Wednesday August 12, 1981
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, August 12, 1981

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         38  25  2.91   63  37   6   569   469  207  184   41  211  301
New York        36  23  3.14   59   4  23   527   477  203  184   38  169  348
Chicago         33  23  3.14   56  13  16   501   473  204  175   40  187  271
Cleveland       27  27  3.28   54  24   5   491   494  200  179   31  140  294
Baltimore       33  24  3.46   57  11  15   507   511  224  195   42  178  256
Texas           34  24  3.60   58  10  10   519   489  223  208   35  164  252
California      32  31  3.63   63  16  12   558   550  256  225   48  170  251
Milwaukee       34  26  3.69   60   9  17   554   540  245  227   33  182  258
Detroit         32  28  3.74   60  20   9   530   466  232  220   49  200  262
Minnesota       19  40  3.76   60   7   9   536   529  249  224   46  192  289
Toronto         18  43  3.90   61  12   8   556   547  282  241   41  231  268
Boston          31  28  3.98   59  12  11   534   558  268  236   54  175  289
Kansas City     21  32  4.13   53  12  13   477   488  237  219   44  157  231
Seattle         23  37  4.46   61   6  11   545   580  295  270   47  205  267

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Len Barker (CLE)       6   3  2.19  11  11   7   0   2   90   71   24   22    3   17   75
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
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
Jack Morris (DET)      9   4  2.74  14  14  10   0   1  118   94   38   36    8   46   53
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
Jim Palmer (BAL)       3   5  2.83  12  12   3   0   0   76   68   30   24    6   28   21
Tommy John (NYA)       6   4  2.89  11  11   2   0   0   75   66   26   24    4   26   28

 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   5  2.83  12  12   3   0   0   76   68   30   24    6   28   21
Scott McGregor         7   2  3.25  12  11   3   0   1   80   79   29   29    8   23   39
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  3.78  16   0   0   3   0   17   22    7    7    2    7   15
Steve Stone            2   3  4.72   7   7   0   0   0   34   38   19   18    4   15   16
Dave Ford              1   1  5.67  11   2   0   0   0   33   48   25   21    1    9    9
Steve Luebber          0   0  7.50   4   0   0   0   0   12   21   10   10    3    3    5
Jeff Schneider         0   0 15.43   1   0   0   0   0    2    6    5    4    1    1    1

 Boston                W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bob Ojeda              1   0  1.00   1   1   1   0   0    9    7    1    1    0    3    5
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               2   2  1.58  22   0   0   6   0   40   34    7    7    1   15   26
Dave Frost             1   1  1.93   3   3   0   0   0   19   11    4    4    3    3    7
Ken Forsch             9   4  2.39  14  14   8   0   4  109   95   31   29    5   16   42
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
Richard Dotson         7   3  2.83  13  13   5   0   4   92   83   31   29    6   33   41
Britt Burns            6   2  3.05  14  13   3   0   0   86   79   32   29    8   30   58
LaMarr Hoyt            4   2  3.31  24   0   0   7   0   52   49   23   19    5   15   36
Ross Baumgarten        5   6  3.57  12  12   1   0   1   68   64   32   27    6   26   34
Kevin Hickey           0   1  3.80  20   0   0   1   0   21   19    9    9    2   10    7
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             6   3  2.19  11  11   7   0   2   90   71   24   22    3   17   75
Mike Stanton           1   2  2.67  15   0   0   1   0   27   23    8    8    0   12   18
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  2.15  14   0   0   0   0   38   24   10    9    3   26   21
Jack Morris            9   4  2.74  14  14  10   0   1  118   94   38   36    8   46   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
George Cappuzzello     0   0  5.68   5   1   0   0   0    6    6    4    4    1    6    4
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

 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  2.56  22   0   0   9   0   32   37   12    9    1   10   12
Jim Wright             1   1  2.78   9   0   0   0   0   23   25    7    7    1   12   14
Renie Martin           2   4  2.90  16   0   0   3   0   40   33   14   13    2   20   16
Dennis Leonard         6   7  3.70  14  14   4   0   0  107  115   50   44    8   23   60
Larry Gura             5   5  3.93  13  13   5   0   1   92   85   44   40    8   18   35
Paul Splittorff        3   4  4.40  13  12   1   0   0   76   83   37   37    8   17   35
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
Moose Haas             5   4  4.56  12  11   4   0   0   71   71   37   36    6   25   32
Rickey Keeton          1   0  4.67  11   0   0   0   0   27   34   15   14    4    7    6
Reggie Cleveland       2   1  4.75  20   0   0   0   0   36   33   21   19    2   17    9
Randy Lerch            3   6  5.01  13   9   1   0   0   56   73   39   31    2   22   34

 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  2.58  31   0   0   8   0   45   36   13   13    3   17   36
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
Pete Redfern           3   7  4.23  14  13   2   0   0   79   85   42   37    9   28   51
Don Cooper             0   3  4.28  16   0   0   0   0   27   26   13   13    4   17   15
Jack O'Connor          2   2  4.95  14   0   0   0   0   20   25   13   11    1   14    9
Darrell Jackson        1   1  7.36   7   0   0   0   0    7   11    6    6    0    4    5

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
George Frazier         0   0  0.00   2   0   0   1   0    5    2    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           4   0  0.62  15   0   0   0   0   29   21    2    2    1   10   16
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
Rick Reuschel          0   0  5.79   1   1   0   0   0    5    7    4    3    0    0    2

 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   2  1.69  16   0   0   2   0   27   15    5    5    0   12   13
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  2.99  12  12   7   0   2   93   79   34   31    7   31   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  3.31  18   8   1   1   0   73   66   33   27    1   40   46
Brian Allard           3   2  3.75   7   7   1   0   0   48   48   22   20    5    8   20
Shane Rawley           0   3  4.19  22   0   0   4   0   34   33   17   16    1   18   17
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
Dick Drago             4   3  4.86  24   0   0   3   0   33   40   18   18    3   12   21
Jerry Don Gleaton      3   6  5.53  12   9   1   0   0   54   57   34   33    8   27   19
Ken Clay               0   4  5.59  13   5   0   0   0   47   60   33   29    6   24   16
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  3.20  21   0   0   2   0   20   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  3.92  12  12   1   0   1   80   76   44   35    4   29   36
Charlie Hough          0   0  4.44  12   0   0   1   0   26   29   14   13    1   10   22
Fergie Jenkins         4   6  5.27  13  11   0   0   0   68   86   40   40   11   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  2.83  26   0   0   4   0   48   50   20   15    4   17   23
Luis Leal              3   8  3.03  17   9   3   1   0   74   64   33   25    5   23   51
Dave Stieb             5   7  3.38  14  14   6   0   0  104   90   42   39    6   36   48
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  4.00  13  11   0   0   0   72   67   35   32    6   29   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
  F. Jenkins (TEX)          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)          8
  E. Farmer (CHA)           8
  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)       118.1
  K. Forsch (CAL)       109.0
  R. Langford (OAK)     107.1
  D. Leonard (KCA)      107.0
  D. Stieb (TOR)        104.0
  B. Blyleven (CLE)     101.1
  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
  J. Morris (DET)          94
  R. Waits (CLE)           93
  M. Caldwell (MIL)        92
  R. May (NYA)             90
  D. Stieb (TOR)           90
  D. Martinez (BAL)        87

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
  J. Matlack (TEX)         44
  R. Gale (KCA)            42
  D. Martinez (BAL)        42
  P. Redfern (MIN)         42

Home Runs:

  F. Bannister (SEA)       11
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         11
  D. Rozema (DET)          11
  G. Zahn (CAL)            11
  R. Gale (KCA)            10
  M. Norris (OAK)          10
  M. Clear (BOS)            9
  S. Crawford (BOS)         9
  P. Redfern (MIN)          9
  B. Burns (CHA)            8

Walks:

  J. Morris (DET)          46
  M. Norris (OAK)          41
  B. Clark (SEA)           40
  J. Clancy (TOR)          39
  R. Langford (OAK)        39
  D. Stieb (TOR)           36
  R. Dotson (CHA)          33
  M. Keough (OAK)          31
  B. Burns (CHA)           30
  D. Darwin (TEX)          30

Strikeouts:

  L. Barker (CLE)          75
  B. Blyleven (CLE)        71
  M. Flanagan (BAL)        62
  R. Davis (NYA)           60
  D. Leonard (KCA)         60
  B. Burns (CHA)           58
  D. Darwin (TEX)          53
  R. May (NYA)             53
  J. Morris (DET)          53
  M. Keough (OAK)          52

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