Monday August 10, 1981
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Monday, August 10, 1981

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         37  24  2.85   61  37   5   552   450  198  175   40  208  296
Chicago         32  22  3.07   54  13  15   484   454  194  165   34  181  261
Cleveland       26  25  3.16   51  24   5   464   455  184  163   27  139  280
New York        35  22  3.18   57   4  22   509   458  198  180   38  166  335
Baltimore       32  23  3.41   55  11  14   489   493  211  185   39  176  249
Milwaukee       32  25  3.63   57   9  15   528   508  230  213   31  171  258
Texas           33  23  3.67   56  10   9   502   479  218  205   34  160  249
California      31  30  3.67   61  16  12   539   536  251  220   46  170  242
Detroit         32  26  3.69   58  20   9   512   451  222  210   47  191  254
Minnesota       18  39  3.77   58   7   8   518   511  240  217   45  187  279
Toronto         16  43  3.92   59  12   6   538   528  275  234   40  227  262
Boston          30  27  4.03   57  11  11   516   539  263  231   53  171  281
Kansas City     20  31  4.21   51  12  12   460   471  233  215   42  154  224
Seattle         22  36  4.54   59   6  10   525   566  290  265   45  199  257

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Len Barker (CLE)       5   3  2.08  10  10   7   0   2   82   64   21   19    3   17   70
Ken Forsch (CAL)       9   3  2.27  13  13   8   0   4  103   87   28   26    5   16   40
Steve McCatty (OAK)    7   4  2.30  11  11   8   0   2   94   65   24   24    7   30   42
Jack Morris (DET)      9   3  2.56  13  13  10   0   1  112   88   34   32    8   41   53
Brian Kingman (OAK)    3   4  2.72  11  11   3   0   1   76   73   27   23    7   21   44
Steve Trout (CHA)      5   3  2.73  10  10   3   0   0   69   66   24   21    5   26   36
Rick Waits (CLE)       5   4  2.74  10  10   4   0   0   69   82   26   21    2   20   25
Bert Blyleven (CLE)    7   4  2.75  12  12   8   0   1  101   86   32   31    5   20   71
Richard Dotson (CHA)   7   3  2.83  13  13   5   0   4   92   83   31   29    6   33   41
Mike Caldwell (MIL)    6   5  2.85  12  12   3   0   0   88   85   30   28    7   18   30

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Sammy Stewart          2   3  1.66  16   0   0   3   0   54   45   14   10    2   28   32
Tippy Martinez         3   2  2.17  22   0   0   9   0   29   24    8    7    2   10   20
Jim Palmer             3   4  2.94  11  11   3   0   0   70   64   27   23    6   27   21
Scott McGregor         6   2  3.15  11  10   3   0   1   74   76   26   26    6   23   35
Dennis Martinez        7   3  3.35  13  12   2   0   0   81   87   42   30    5   28   36
Mike Flanagan          7   4  3.61  13  13   3   0   2   87   73   35   35    8   26   62
Tim Stoddard           1   1  4.61  15   0   0   2   0   14   20    7    7    2    7   13
Steve Stone            2   3  4.72   7   7   0   0   0   34   38   19   18    4   15   16
Dave Ford              1   1  5.23  10   2   0   0   0   33   45   23   19    1    9    9
Steve Luebber          0   0  7.50   4   0   0   0   0   12   21   10   10    3    3    5

 Boston                W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Chuck Rainey           0   1  2.95   9   2   0   0   0   37   36   21   12    2    9   20
Tom Burgmeier          2   3  3.38  17   0   0   5   0   32   39   16   12    4    5   18
Mark Clear             7   1  3.48  17   0   0   3   0   44   43   17   17    9   25   45
Bill Campbell          1   0  3.57  16   0   0   3   0   23   20    9    9    2   11   16
Mike Torrez            6   2  3.63  11  11   2   0   0   62   59   29   25    5   19   24
Frank Tanana           3   4  4.04  13  12   2   0   1   76   76   35   34    7   24   43
John Tudor             2   3  4.11   9   9   2   0   0   61   59   30   28    8   18   27
Dennis Eckersley       5   5  4.55  13  13   5   0   2   85   82   46   43    6   22   51
Bob Stanley            4   3  4.56  19   0   0   0   0   47   63   27   24    1   24   12
Steve Crawford         0   5  4.96  10  10   0   0   0   49   62   33   27    9   14   25

 California            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Don Aase               1   2  1.70  21   0   0   6   0   37   34    7    7    1   15   24
Ken Forsch             9   3  2.27  13  13   8   0   4  103   87   28   26    5   16   40
Dave Frost             1   1  2.53   2   2   0   0   0   11    7    3    3    2    3    2
Luis Sanchez           0   2  2.94  17   0   0   2   0   34   39   16   11    4   11   13
Fred Martinez          0   0  3.00   2   0   0   0   0    6    5    2    2    1    3    4
Steve Renko            4   3  3.12  12   8   0   0   0   58   57   21   20    3   19   34
Andy Hassler           3   1  3.19  22   0   0   4   0   42   37   16   15    4   17   24
Geoff Zahn             7   6  3.90  14  14   6   0   0   95  105   52   41   11   27   31
Jesse Jefferson        1   4  4.10  13   5   0   0   0   53   56   28   24    3   12   17
Mike Witt              4   5  4.18  12  12   2   0   0   60   54   32   28    5   27   36
Bruce Kison            0   0  5.40   1   0   0   0   0    2    1    1    1    1    0    1
Bill Travers           0   1  8.38   4   4   0   0   0   10   14   11    9    2    4    5
Doug Rau               1   2  8.71   3   3   0   0   0   10   14   10   10    2    4    3
John D'Acquisto        0   0 10.71   6   0   0   0   0   19   26   24   23    2   12    8

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dennis Lamp            3   1  2.05  14   1   0   0   0   44   38   11   10    2   15   26
LaMarr Hoyt            4   1  2.68  23   0   0   7   0   50   45   19   15    1   14   35
Steve Trout            5   3  2.73  10  10   3   0   0   69   66   24   21    5   26   36
Richard Dotson         7   3  2.83  13  13   5   0   4   92   83   31   29    6   33   41
Kevin Hickey           0   1  2.89  19   0   0   1   0   19   13    6    6    1    8    7
Britt Burns            6   2  3.09  13  12   3   0   0   82   75   31   28    7   29   57
Ross Baumgarten        5   6  3.57  11  11   1   0   1   63   60   30   25    6   25   29
Francisco Barrios      1   3  3.96   8   7   1   0   0   36   45   23   16    3   14   12
Dewey Robinson         0   0  4.50   1   0   0   0   0    2    2    1    1    0    2    0
Ed Farmer              1   2  4.73  21   0   0   7   0   27   27   18   14    3   15   18

 Cleveland             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Len Barker             5   3  2.08  10  10   7   0   2   82   64   21   19    3   17   70
Mike Stanton           1   2  2.42  14   0   0   1   0   26   21    7    7    0   12   17
Sid Monge              1   2  2.74  14   0   0   2   0   23   14    8    7    4    8   13
Rick Waits             5   4  2.74  10  10   4   0   0   69   82   26   21    2   20   25
Bert Blyleven          7   4  2.75  12  12   8   0   1  101   86   32   31    5   20   71
John Denny             3   2  3.17   7   7   2   0   0   60   54   28   21    4   29   31
Wayne Garland          3   5  4.64   8   8   2   0   1   43   62   23   22    3   10    9
Dan Spillner           1   3  4.80  11   4   1   2   0   45   48   27   24    3   21   36
Bob Lacey              0   0  6.60   9   0   0   0   0   15   24   12   11    3    2    8

 Detroit               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Kevin Saucier          1   0  1.23  19   0   0   7   0   29   16    4    4    0   10   14
Dave Tobik             2   0  2.21  13   0   0   0   0   37   24   10    9    3   26   20
Jack Morris            9   3  2.56  13  13  10   0   1  112   88   34   32    8   41   53
Aurelio Lopez          3   1  2.98  16   1   0   2   0   45   40   16   15    4   17   37
Milt Wilcox            6   5  3.53  13  13   4   0   1   82   73   35   32    5   25   46
Dave Rozema            3   4  4.16  13   8   2   0   2   71   70   33   33   11   16   28
Dan Petry              4   5  4.31  11  10   3   0   1   54   49   28   26    7   21   27
Dan Schatzeder         3   4  5.50   9   7   1   0   0   36   37   23   22    4   16    6
Dave Rucker            0   0  6.75   2   0   0   0   0    4    3    4    3    0    1    2
Howard Bailey          1   4  7.36   9   5   0   0   0   37   45   31   30    4   13   17
George Cappuzzello     0   0  8.31   4   1   0   0   0    4    6    4    4    1    5    4

 Kansas City           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mike Jones             0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    3    0    0    0    0    2    0
Dan Quisenberry        0   3  2.59  21   0   0   9   0   31   37   12    9    1   10   12
Jim Wright             1   0  2.70   8   0   0   0   0   20   20    6    6    1   10   12
Renie Martin           2   4  3.13  15   0   0   2   0   37   31   14   13    2   20   15
Dennis Leonard         6   7  3.70  14  14   4   0   0  107  115   50   44    8   23   60
Larry Gura             4   5  4.20  12  12   5   0   1   86   80   44   40    8   18   34
Paul Splittorff        3   4  4.33  12  11   1   0   0   71   78   34   34    6   16   32
Ken Brett              0   0  5.17  12   0   0   1   0   16   19   10    9    2   10    3
Rich Gale              4   4  5.30  11  11   2   0   0   70   69   42   41   10   29   36
Juan Berenguer         0   4  8.69   8   3   0   0   0   20   22   21   19    4   16   20

 Milwaukee             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rollie Fingers         1   2  1.52  24   0   0  12   0   41   31    7    7    3    9   36
Mike Caldwell          6   5  2.85  12  12   3   0   0   88   85   30   28    7   18   30
Jerry Augustine        1   1  3.29  13   2   0   1   0   38   36   14   14    3    8   21
Pete Vuckovich         8   2  3.32  12  12   1   0   0   79   68   30   29    3   24   40
Jamie Easterly         2   1  3.63  24   0   0   2   0   35   26   15   14    0   19   19
Jim Slaton             3   4  4.01  12  12   0   0   0   67   70   31   30    2   27   31
Randy Lerch            3   5  4.27  12   8   1   0   0   53   63   33   25    2   21   34
Rickey Keeton          1   0  4.50  10   0   0   0   0   26   31   14   13    4    7    6
Moose Haas             5   4  4.56  12  11   4   0   0   71   71   37   36    6   25   32
Reggie Cleveland       2   1  5.10  17   0   0   0   0   30   27   19   17    1   13    9

 Minnesota             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
John Verhoeven         0   0  2.32  14   0   0   0   0   31   25   12    8    1    9    9
Doug Corbett           2   2  2.76  29   0   0   7   0   42   34   13   13    3   15   35
Albert Williams        1   4  3.38  11  10   1   0   0   72   65   30   27    7   24   43
Fernando Arroyo        4   4  3.47  11  10   1   0   0   70   71   29   27    5   18   19
Roger Erickson         3   6  3.64  12  12   1   0   0   84   81   39   34    5   27   43
Jerry Koosman          3   8  4.06  13  12   2   1   1   82   85   41   37    8   30   48
Brad Havens            0   2  4.09   2   2   0   0   0   11   10    5    5    3    3    7
Don Cooper             0   3  4.28  16   0   0   0   0   27   26   13   13    4   17   15
Pete Redfern           3   7  4.40  13  12   2   0   0   74   80   39   36    8   26   48
Jack O'Connor          2   2  4.95  14   0   0   0   0   20   25   13   11    1   14    9
Darrell Jackson        0   1 12.46   6   0   0   0   0    4    9    6    6    0    4    3

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rich Gossage           2   1  0.56  21   0   0  17   0   32   16    2    2    1   11   36
Dave LaRoche           3   0  0.68  14   0   0   0   0   26   17    2    2    1   10   15
Dave Righetti          3   0  1.50   4   4   0   0   0   30   23    6    5    0   10   23
Ron Davis              2   2  1.82  27   0   0   4   0   49   30   10   10    3   12   60
Mike Griffin           0   0  2.08   2   0   0   0   0    4    5    1    1    0    0    4
Doug Bird              5   1  2.70  17   4   0   0   0   53   58   19   16    5   16   28
Tommy John             6   4  2.89  11  11   2   0   0   75   66   26   24    4   26   28
Ron Guidry             5   3  3.74  11  11   0   0   0   65   59   28   27    8   15   40
Bill Castro            1   1  3.79  11   0   0   0   0   19   26   13    8    2    5    4
Tom Underwood          1   4  4.41   9   6   0   0   0   33   32   17   16    2   13   29
Gene Nelson            3   1  5.00   7   7   0   0   0   36   36   23   20    5   21   15
Rudy May               4   5  5.11  15  14   2   1   0   86   90   51   49    7   27   53

 Oakland               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dave Heaverlo          1   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    2    2    0    0    0    0    1
Bob Owchinko           3   1  1.11  15   0   0   2   0   24   10    3    3    0   11   11
Steve McCatty          7   4  2.30  11  11   8   0   2   94   65   24   24    7   30   42
Jeff Jones             4   1  2.31  17   0   0   2   0   35   21    9    9    3   19   25
Craig Minetto          0   0  2.70   8   0   0   0   0    7    7    2    2    0    4    4
Brian Kingman          3   4  2.72  11  11   3   0   1   76   73   27   23    7   21   44
Matt Keough            6   3  2.98  11  11   7   0   2   88   73   32   29    7   30   52
Rick Langford          5   8  3.19  13  13  11   0   0  107  101   47   38    5   39   51
Mike Norris            8   3  3.25  12  12   8   0   1   91   76   37   33   10   40   48
Tom Underwood          0   0  3.54   4   3   0   0   0   20   15   11    8    1   10   16
Bo McLaughlin          0   0  7.71   7   0   0   1   0    7    7    6    6    0    4    2

 Seattle               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Larry Andersen         1   3  3.23  21   0   0   1   0   31   25   14   11    1    8   20
Bob Galasso            0   0  3.29   5   0   0   1   0   14   10    5    5    0    6    8
Bryan Clark            2   2  3.56  17   8   1   1   0   68   62   33   27    1   39   43
Brian Allard           3   2  3.75   7   7   1   0   0   48   48   22   20    5    8   20
Dick Drago             4   2  4.09  23   0   0   3   0   33   38   15   15    2   11   21
Shane Rawley           0   3  4.28  21   0   0   4   0   34   33   17   16    1   18   16
Glenn Abbott           1   4  4.36  12  10   0   0   0   64   72   35   31    7   13   16
Floyd Bannister        6   5  4.54  13  12   3   0   2   75   79   39   38   11   24   49
Mike Parrott           2   5  4.66  12   9   0   0   0   56   68   31   29    3   19   25
Jerry Don Gleaton      3   6  5.53  12   9   1   0   0   54   57   34   33    8   27   19
Ken Clay               0   4  6.05  12   4   0   0   0   42   57   32   28    5   23   14
Randy Stein            0   0 13.50   1   0   0   0   0    3    7    5    4    0    2    1
Jim Beattie            0   0 16.62   3   0   0   0   0    4   10    8    8    1    1    5

 Texas                 W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bob Babcock            1   1  2.20  16   0   0   0   0   29   21    7    7    2   16   18
Jim Kern               0   0  2.57   6   0   0   1   0    7    3    2    2    0    7    5
Steve Comer            4   1  2.76  20   1   0   5   0   49   42   16   15    1   19   14
Rick Honeycutt         6   1  3.23  10  10   3   0   1   64   59   25   23    5    9   15
Dave Schmidt           0   1  3.24   5   1   0   0   0   17   17    6    6    0    2    7
John Henry Johnson     3   1  3.44  19   0   0   2   0   18   15    7    7    2    4    6
Danny Darwin           7   5  3.47  12  12   4   0   2   80   60   32   31    7   30   53
Doc Medich             5   3  3.71  10  10   2   0   2   70   77   30   29    2   13   28
Jon Matlack            3   5  4.01  11  11   1   0   1   76   73   41   34    4   27   34
Charlie Hough          0   0  4.44  12   0   0   1   0   26   29   14   13    1   10   22
Fergie Jenkins         4   5  5.23  12  11   0   0   0   65   83   38   38   10   23   47

 Toronto               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Luis Leal              3   8  3.03  17   9   3   1   0   74   64   33   25    5   23   51
Roy Lee Jackson        1   2  3.05  24   0   0   2   0   44   46   20   15    4   17   19
Dave Stieb             4   7  3.31  13  13   6   0   0   98   84   39   36    6   35   47
Joey McLaughlin        0   5  3.55  24   0   0   3   0   38   38   20   15    1   16   24
Jerry Garvin           0   2  3.89  21   4   0   0   0   42   39   18   18    3   17   17
Jackson Todd           2   5  3.93  13  11   3   0   0   69   67   38   30    6   26   33
Mark Bomback           3   5  4.11  12  11   0   0   0   70   66   35   32    6   28   28
Mike Barlow            0   0  4.20  12   0   0   0   0   15   22   11    7    1    6    5
Jim Clancy             3   5  5.64  11  11   0   0   0   53   59   36   33    2   39   22
Mike Willis            0   4  5.91  20   0   0   0   0   35   43   25   23    6   20   16

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League Leaders

Wins:

  K. Forsch (CAL)           9
  J. Morris (DET)           9
  M. Norris (OAK)           8
  P. Vuckovich (MIL)        8
  B. Blyleven (CLE)         7
  M. Clear (BOS)            7
  D. Darwin (TEX)           7
  R. Dotson (CHA)           7
  M. Flanagan (BAL)         7
  D. Martinez (BAL)         7

Losses:

  J. Koosman (MIN)          8
  R. Langford (OAK)         8
  L. Leal (TOR)             8
  D. Leonard (KCA)          7
  P. Redfern (MIN)          7
  D. Stieb (TOR)            7
  R. Baumgarten (CHA)       6
  R. Erickson (MIN)         6
  J. Gleaton (SEA)          6
  G. Zahn (CAL)             6

Complete Games:

  R. Langford (OAK)        11
  J. Morris (DET)          10
  B. Blyleven (CLE)         8
  K. Forsch (CAL)           8
  S. McCatty (OAK)          8
  M. Norris (OAK)           8
  L. Barker (CLE)           7
  M. Keough (OAK)           7
  D. Stieb (TOR)            6
  G. Zahn (CAL)             6

Saves:

  R. Gossage (NYA)         17
  R. Fingers (MIL)         12
  T. Martinez (BAL)         9
  D. Quisenberry (KCA)      9
  D. Corbett (MIN)          7
  E. Farmer (CHA)           7
  L. Hoyt (CHA)             7
  K. Saucier (DET)          7
  D. Aase (CAL)             6
  T. Burgmeier (BOS)        5

Shutouts:

  R. Dotson (CHA)           4
  K. Forsch (CAL)           4
  F. Bannister (SEA)        2
  L. Barker (CLE)           2
  D. Darwin (TEX)           2
  D. Eckersley (BOS)        2
  M. Flanagan (BAL)         2
  M. Keough (OAK)           2
  S. McCatty (OAK)          2
  D. Medich (TEX)           2

Innings Pitched:

  J. Morris (DET)       112.1
  R. Langford (OAK)     107.1
  D. Leonard (KCA)      107.0
  K. Forsch (CAL)       103.0
  B. Blyleven (CLE)     101.1
  D. Stieb (TOR)         98.0
  G. Zahn (CAL)          94.2
  S. McCatty (OAK)       94.0
  R. Dotson (CHA)        92.1
  M. Norris (OAK)        91.1

Hits:

  D. Leonard (KCA)        115
  G. Zahn (CAL)           105
  R. Langford (OAK)       101
  R. May (NYA)             90
  J. Morris (DET)          88
  K. Forsch (CAL)          87
  D. Martinez (BAL)        87
  B. Blyleven (CLE)        86
  M. Caldwell (MIL)        85
  J. Koosman (MIN)         85

Runs:

  G. Zahn (CAL)            52
  R. May (NYA)             51
  D. Leonard (KCA)         50
  R. Langford (OAK)        47
  D. Eckersley (BOS)       46
  L. Gura (KCA)            44
  R. Gale (KCA)            42
  D. Martinez (BAL)        42
  J. Koosman (MIN)         41
  J. Matlack (TEX)         41

Home Runs:

  F. Bannister (SEA)       11
  D. Rozema (DET)          11
  G. Zahn (CAL)            11
  R. Gale (KCA)            10
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         10
  M. Norris (OAK)          10
  M. Clear (BOS)            9
  S. Crawford (BOS)         9
  M. Flanagan (BAL)         8
  J. Gleaton (SEA)          8

Walks:

  J. Morris (DET)          41
  M. Norris (OAK)          40
  J. Clancy (TOR)          39
  B. Clark (SEA)           39
  R. Langford (OAK)        39
  D. Stieb (TOR)           35
  R. Dotson (CHA)          33
  D. Darwin (TEX)          30
  M. Keough (OAK)          30
  J. Koosman (MIN)         30

Strikeouts:

  B. Blyleven (CLE)        71
  L. Barker (CLE)          70
  M. Flanagan (BAL)        62
  R. Davis (NYA)           60
  D. Leonard (KCA)         60
  B. Burns (CHA)           57
  D. Darwin (TEX)          53
  R. May (NYA)             53
  J. Morris (DET)          53
  M. Keough (OAK)          52

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