Tuesday August 11, 1981
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, August 11, 1981

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         38  24  2.89   62  37   6   561   458  203  180   41  209  299
Chicago         33  22  3.05   55  13  16   493   459  196  167   34  183  269
New York        35  23  3.14   58   4  22   518   465  199  181   38  169  345
Cleveland       26  27  3.27   53  24   5   482   485  196  175   31  140  288
Baltimore       32  23  3.41   55  11  14   489   493  211  185   39  176  249
Milwaukee       34  25  3.59   59   9  17   546   523  236  218   32  180  258
Texas           34  23  3.61   57  10  10   511   483  218  205   34  162  250
California      31  31  3.69   62  16  12   547   546  255  224   47  170  244
Detroit         32  27  3.73   59  20   9   521   460  228  216   49  194  261
Minnesota       18  40  3.81   59   7   8   527   522  246  223   45  190  283
Toronto         17  43  3.92   60  12   7   547   540  279  238   41  229  265
Boston          30  28  4.03   58  11  11   525   551  267  235   54  172  284
Kansas City     20  31  4.21   51  12  12   460   471  233  215   42  154  224
Seattle         23  36  4.48   60   6  11   534   571  291  266   45  202  261

 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
Steve McCatty (OAK)    7   4  2.30  11  11   8   0   2   94   65   24   24    7   30   42
Ken Forsch (CAL)       9   4  2.39  14  14   8   0   4  109   95   31   29    5   16   42
Jack Morris (DET)      9   3  2.56  13  13  10   0   1  112   88   34   32    8   41   53
Steve Trout (CHA)      6   3  2.61  11  10   3   0   0   72   67   24   21    5   26   37
Brian Kingman (OAK)    3   4  2.72  11  11   3   0   1   76   73   27   23    7   21   44
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
Tommy John (NYA)       6   4  2.89  11  11   2   0   0   75   66   26   24    4   26   28
Jim Palmer (BAL)       3   4  2.94  11  11   3   0   0   70   64   27   23    6   27   21

 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  3.41  18   0   0   5   0   34   40   17   13    5    5   19
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  3.74  12  12   2   0   0   65   66   31   27    5   20   25
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
Bob Stanley            4   4  4.41  20   0   0   0   0   51   67   28   25    1   24   13
Dennis Eckersley       5   5  4.55  13  13   5   0   2   85   82   46   43    6   22   51
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   4  2.39  14  14   8   0   4  109   95   31   29    5   16   42
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  3.25  23   0   0   4   0   44   39   17   16    5   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
Steve Trout            6   3  2.61  11  10   3   0   0   72   67   24   21    5   26   37
LaMarr Hoyt            4   1  2.68  23   0   0   7   0   50   45   19   15    1   14   35
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  12  12   1   0   1   68   64   32   27    6   26   34
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  4.55  22   0   0   8   0   28   27   18   14    3   16   20

 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
Bert Blyleven          7   4  2.75  12  12   8   0   1  101   86   32   31    5   20   71
Sid Monge              1   2  3.00  15   0   0   2   0   24   16    9    8    4    8   14
Rick Waits             5   5  3.00  11  11   4   0   0   75   93   30   25    4   20   26
John Denny             3   3  3.60   8   8   2   0   0   65   64   33   26    6   30   36
Dan Spillner           1   3  4.56  13   4   1   2   0   49   52   28   25    3   21   37
Wayne Garland          3   5  4.64   8   8   2   0   1   43   62   23   22    3   10    9
Bob Lacey              0   0  6.61  10   0   0   0   0   16   27   13   12    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  2.79  17   1   0   2   0   48   40   16   15    4   18   39
Milt Wilcox            6   5  3.53  13  13   4   0   1   82   73   35   32    5   25   46
Dave Rozema            3   4  3.87  14   8   2   0   2   77   73   33   33   11   18   32
Dan Petry              4   5  4.31  11  10   3   0   1   54   49   28   26    7   21   27
Dave Rucker            0   0  6.75   2   0   0   0   0    4    3    4    3    0    1    2
Dan Schatzeder         3   5  6.87  10   8   1   0   0   37   43   29   28    6   16    7
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          7   5  3.12  13  13   3   0   0   95   92   35   33    8   20   30
Jerry Augustine        1   1  3.15  14   2   0   2   0   40   37   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  3.50  25   0   0   3   0   36   27   15   14    0   20   19
Jim Slaton             4   4  3.68  13  13   0   0   0   73   74   32   30    2   30   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  4.78  19   0   0   0   0   32   29   19   17    1   16    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  2.64  30   0   0   7   0   44   36   13   13    3   17   35
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
Brad Havens            0   2  3.71   3   2   0   0   0   17   13    7    7    3    4    9
Albert Williams        1   5  3.82  12  11   1   0   0   73   71   34   31    7   24   45
Jerry Koosman          3   8  4.06  13  12   2   1   1   82   85   41   37    8   30   48
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
George Frazier         0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    3    1    0    0    0    2    1
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   1  1.50   5   5   0   0   0   36   29    7    6    0   11   32
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
Jeff Jones             4   1  2.15  18   0   0   3   0   38   22    9    9    3   19   26
Steve McCatty          7   4  2.30  11  11   8   0   2   94   65   24   24    7   30   42
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            9   3  3.36  13  13   8   0   1   96   79   40   36   10   41   50
Tom Underwood          0   0  4.15   5   3   0   0   0   22   19   13   10    2   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  3.13  22   0   0   2   0   32   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
Jim Beattie            1   0  6.57   4   1   0   0   0   12   15    9    9    1    4    9
Randy Stein            0   0 13.50   1   0   0   0   0    3    7    5    4    0    2    1

 Texas                 W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Kern               0   0  1.80   7   0   0   1   0   10    5    2    2    0    8    6
Bob Babcock            1   1  2.20  16   0   0   0   0   29   21    7    7    2   16   18
Steve Comer            4   1  2.76  20   1   0   5   0   49   42   16   15    1   19   14
Rick Honeycutt         7   1  2.99  11  11   3   0   1   69   61   25   23    5   10   15
Dave Schmidt           0   1  3.18   6   1   0   1   0   17   17    6    6    0    2    7
John Henry Johnson     3   1  3.38  20   0   0   2   0   19   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
Juan Berenguer         1   0  1.80   1   0   0   0   0    5    4    1    1    0    1    1
Roy Lee Jackson        1   2  2.89  25   0   0   3   0   47   50   20   15    4   17   21
Luis Leal              3   8  3.03  17   9   3   1   0   74   64   33   25    5   23   51
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
Paul Mirabella         0   0 16.20   1   1   0   0   0    2    4    3    3    1    1    0

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League Leaders

Wins:

  K. Forsch (CAL)           9
  J. Morris (DET)           9
  M. Norris (OAK)           9
  P. Vuckovich (MIL)        8
  B. Blyleven (CLE)         7
  M. Caldwell (MIL)         7
  M. Clear (BOS)            7
  D. Darwin (TEX)           7
  R. Dotson (CHA)           7
  M. Flanagan (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
  E. Farmer (CHA)           8
  D. Corbett (MIN)          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
  K. Forsch (CAL)       109.0
  R. Langford (OAK)     107.1
  D. Leonard (KCA)      107.0
  B. Blyleven (CLE)     101.1
  D. Stieb (TOR)         98.0
  M. Norris (OAK)        96.1
  M. Caldwell (MIL)      95.1
  G. Zahn (CAL)          94.2
  S. McCatty (OAK)       94.0

Hits:

  D. Leonard (KCA)        115
  G. Zahn (CAL)           105
  R. Langford (OAK)       101
  K. Forsch (CAL)          95
  R. Waits (CLE)           93
  M. Caldwell (MIL)        92
  R. May (NYA)             90
  J. Morris (DET)          88
  D. Martinez (BAL)        87
  B. Blyleven (CLE)        86

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. Caldwell (MIL)         8
  M. Flanagan (BAL)         8

Walks:

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