Tuesday August 25, 1981
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, August 25, 1981

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         45  29  2.93   74  43   6   679   572  249  221   49  251  349
New York        40  31  3.02   71   4  26   636   574  237  213   42  199  423
Chicago         40  28  3.25   68  15  20   606   558  250  219   47  231  316
Texas           40  29  3.44   69  14  12   617   569  255  236   41  190  292
Detroit         42  30  3.46   72  20  16   639   548  261  246   58  247  316
Baltimore       40  29  3.49   69  13  19   616   613  276  239   51  217  297
Cleveland       32  35  3.60   67  25   8   612   641  274  245   42  183  366
Milwaukee       41  32  3.72   73   9  23   668   668  298  276   37  223  298
California      38  36  3.75   74  18  14   662   658  309  276   56  208  287
Boston          37  34  3.90   71  13  15   644   657  322  279   66  221  344
Minnesota       23  49  3.94   73   7  12   652   668  326  285   57  241  339
Toronto         23  50  3.99   73  14  11   663   660  343  294   53  267  298
Kansas City     27  39  4.06   66  13  18   590   606  289  266   51  193  265
Seattle         28  45  4.41   74   6  13   670   707  360  328   60  248  321

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Steve McCatty (OAK)    8   6  2.46  14  14  10   0   2  121   88   33   33    9   40   57
Britt Burns (CHA)      8   2  2.57  16  15   4   0   1  102   90   32   29    8   31   65
Rick Honeycutt (TEX)   8   2  2.61  13  13   5   0   2   86   73   27   25    5   12   23
Bert Blyleven (CLE)    8   5  2.73  15  15   8   0   1  122  112   38   37    6   27   81
Steve Trout (CHA)      7   4  2.73  14  12   3   0   0   89   80   30   27    5   31   43
Ken Forsch (CAL)      10   5  2.77  16  16   9   0   4  124  113   40   38    5   24   44
Tommy John (NYA)       6   4  2.78  13  13   2   0   0   87   84   33   27    4   26   32
Rick Langford (OAK)    7   8  2.80  15  15  13   0   1  125  115   53   39    5   43   57
Jim Palmer (BAL)       4   5  2.88  15  15   3   0   0   97   89   38   31    8   32   28
Len Barker (CLE)       7   4  2.89  14  14   8   0   3  112   94   38   36    4   27   93

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Sammy Stewart          3   4  1.95  20   1   0   4   0   69   57   19   15    3   33   36
Tippy Martinez         3   2  2.27  26   0   0   9   0   36   32   11    9    2   17   23
Jim Palmer             4   5  2.88  15  15   3   0   0   97   89   38   31    8   32   28
Dennis Martinez        9   4  3.31  16  15   3   0   1  103  107   55   38    7   34   48
Scott McGregor         8   3  3.41  14  13   4   0   1   95   90   36   36    9   28   44
Mike Flanagan          8   5  3.84  16  16   3   0   2  101   90   44   43    9   30   65
Tim Stoddard           2   1  4.32  21   0   0   5   0   25   27   12   12    3   13   21
Steve Stone            2   3  4.58   8   7   0   0   0   35   38   19   18    4   15   16
Jeff Schneider         0   0  5.63   4   0   0   1   0    8   12    6    5    2    3    2
Dave Ford              1   2  5.77  13   2   0   0   0   34   50   26   22    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
Bob Ojeda              2   1  2.31   3   3   1   0   0   23   21    7    6    1    8   11
Chuck Rainey           0   1  2.95   9   2   0   0   0   37   36   21   12    2    9   20
Mark Clear             8   1  3.22  23   0   0   5   0   59   53   21   21    9   36   62
Bill Campbell          1   1  3.60  21   0   0   5   0   30   24   13   12    5   15   19
Tom Burgmeier          3   5  3.76  21   0   0   5   0   41   45   21   17    5    7   22
Mike Torrez            6   2  3.82  14  14   2   0   0   75   75   36   32    7   27   27
Bob Stanley            6   4  3.84  25   0   0   0   0   63   79   30   27    2   29   18
Frank Tanana           3   6  3.98  16  15   3   0   1   95   92   46   42    9   27   52
John Tudor             2   3  4.20  11  10   2   0   0   64   63   34   30    8   22   28
Dennis Eckersley       6   5  4.24  16  16   5   0   2  104  102   56   49    8   26   60
Steve Crawford         0   5  5.26  12  11   0   0   0   53   67   37   31   10   15   25

 California            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Don Aase               4   3  1.75  29   0   0   8   0   51   44   10   10    3   15   33
Ken Forsch            10   5  2.77  16  16   9   0   4  124  113   40   38    5   24   44
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
Andy Hassler           3   1  3.08  26   0   0   4   0   53   45   19   18    6   19   31
Bruce Kison            0   0  3.21   4   0   0   0   0   14   11    5    5    2    3    5
Dave Frost             1   3  3.49   6   5   0   0   0   28   21   11   11    3   10    9
Steve Renko            5   3  3.61  15  11   0   0   0   72   69   30   29    5   26   40
Jesse Jefferson        2   4  3.86  16   5   0   0   0   58   58   29   25    3   14   19
Mike Witt              4   6  3.93  14  13   2   0   0   71   67   36   31    7   31   40
Geoff Zahn             8   6  4.25  17  17   7   0   0  110  128   64   52   11   30   33
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
Angel Moreno           0   0 13.50   3   0   0   0   0    1    4    2    2    0    2    0

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dennis Lamp            5   1  1.93  19   2   1   0   0   65   50   15   14    2   24   36
Britt Burns            8   2  2.57  16  15   4   0   1  102   90   32   29    8   31   65
Steve Trout            7   4  2.73  14  12   3   0   0   89   80   30   27    5   31   43
Lynn McGlothen         0   0  3.18   4   0   0   0   0    6    3    2    2    0    2    1
Richard Dotson         8   4  3.29  16  16   5   0   4  104  100   42   38    7   36   49
Kevin Hickey           0   1  3.58  25   0   0   3   0   28   22   11   11    2   12   10
LaMarr Hoyt            4   3  3.65  26   1   0   7   0   57   51   27   23    6   19   39
Francisco Barrios      1   3  3.96   8   7   1   0   0   36   45   23   16    3   14   12
Ross Baumgarten        5   6  4.06  14  14   1   0   1   75   74   39   34    8   32   35
Ed Farmer              2   3  4.06  28   0   0  10   0   38   32   21   17    5   24   24
Dewey Robinson         0   0  4.50   1   0   0   0   0    2    2    1    1    0    2    0
Reggie Patterson       0   1 13.50   3   1   0   0   0    5    9    7    7    1    4    2

 Cleveland             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mike Stanton           3   2  2.06  20   0   0   2   0   39   30    9    9    1   14   28
Bert Blyleven          8   5  2.73  15  15   8   0   1  122  112   38   37    6   27   81
Len Barker             7   4  2.89  14  14   8   0   3  112   94   38   36    4   27   93
Dan Spillner           1   3  3.48  18   4   1   3   0   65   62   28   25    3   25   44
Sid Monge              1   4  3.50  20   0   0   3   0   36   32   17   14    5   10   23
John Denny             4   4  3.70  11  11   2   0   0   83   81   44   34    6   43   46
Rick Waits             5   7  4.46  14  14   4   0   0   85  117   47   42    6   23   27
Wayne Garland          3   6  5.47  10   9   2   0   1   49   77   33   30    6   11   13
Bob Lacey              0   0  7.59  14   0   0   0   0   21   36   20   18    5    3   11

 Detroit               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Kevin Saucier          2   0  1.42  26   0   0  12   0   38   19    6    6    1   14   20
Dave Tobik             2   0  1.94  19   0   0   1   0   46   29   11   10    3   29   22
Aurelio Lopez          5   1  2.83  20   2   0   2   0   57   51   19   18    5   20   43
Milt Wilcox            8   5  2.93  16  16   4   0   1  104   89   38   34    5   32   58
Jack Morris            9   4  2.98  16  16  10   0   1  130  106   45   43   10   53   56
George Cappuzzello     0   0  3.27  10   1   0   0   0   11    9    5    4    1    7    9
Dave Rozema            4   4  3.55  18   8   2   1   2   84   78   33   33   11   18   38
Dan Petry              6   6  3.77  14  13   3   0   1   72   62   33   30    7   34   36
Dan Schatzeder         5   6  5.63  13  11   1   0   0   56   57   36   35   11   26   15
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

 Kansas City           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Atlee Hammaker         0   0  1.46   3   0   0   0   0   12   10    2    2    0    2    4
Mike Jones             1   1  2.35   4   3   0   0   0   23   22    8    6    0   11    5
Dan Quisenberry        0   4  2.35  27   0   0  12   0   38   40   13   10    1   12   13
Renie Martin           2   5  3.17  21   0   0   4   0   48   40   18   17    2   24   18
Jim Wright             1   1  3.28  10   0   0   0   0   25   28    9    9    1   13   14
Larry Gura             7   5  3.46  15  15   6   0   2  107   95   45   41    8   20   39
Dennis Leonard         7   8  3.69  17  17   4   0   0  127  138   61   52   10   31   67
Ken Brett              1   0  4.44  17   0   0   2   0   24   28   13   12    2   12    5
Paul Splittorff        3   5  4.79  15  14   1   0   0   83   96   44   44    9   19   39
Rich Gale              5   6  5.83  14  14   2   0   0   83   87   55   54   14   33   41
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         2   2  1.24  30   0   0  17   0   51   35    7    7    3    9   39
Mike Caldwell          8   6  3.19  15  15   3   0   0  107  104   44   38    9   22   33
Jamie Easterly         2   2  3.61  31   0   0   3   0   42   32   18   17    0   24   23
Pete Vuckovich         9   3  3.76  15  15   1   0   0   96   87   41   40    4   41   45
Jim Slaton             4   6  3.86  16  16   0   0   0   89   93   40   38    4   36   38
Reggie Cleveland       2   2  3.88  24   0   0   1   0   49   39   23   21    2   19   14
Jerry Augustine        2   1  3.91  18   2   0   2   0   48   56   21   21    3   10   23
Moose Haas             7   4  4.34  15  14   4   0   0   85   87   42   41    6   26   37
Randy Lerch            4   6  4.61  15  11   1   0   0   66   88   42   34    2   25   37
Rickey Keeton          1   0  4.84  17   0   0   0   0   35   47   20   19    4   11    9

 Minnesota             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Doug Corbett           2   3  2.73  36   0   0   8   0   56   48   21   17    3   23   42
John Verhoeven         0   0  3.46  18   0   0   0   0   39   41   19   15    3   10   13
Brad Havens            0   3  3.52   6   4   0   0   0   31   26   12   12    3    7   17
Albert Williams        3   5  3.61  14  13   1   0   0   85   80   37   34    8   25   49
Roger Erickson         3   8  3.84  14  14   1   0   0   91   93   48   39    7   31   44
Pete Redfern           3   7  4.22  16  15   2   0   0   90   95   47   42    9   33   58
Fernando Arroyo        4   6  4.24  16  12   1   0   0   87   99   48   41    7   23   23
Jack O'Connor          3   2  4.25  21   0   0   0   0   30   36   17   14    2   22   12
Jerry Koosman          3   9  4.32  18  13   2   4   1   92   95   49   44    8   34   53
Darrell Jackson        2   2  4.42  11   2   0   0   0   18   20    9    9    1   12   12
Don Cooper             0   4  4.81  19   0   0   0   0   34   35   19   18    6   21   16

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rich Gossage           2   1  0.53  23   0   0  17   0   34   16    2    2    1   11   37
George Frazier         0   1  0.64   7   0   0   3   0   14   11    1    1    1    3   10
Dave LaRoche           4   1  1.56  18   1   0   0   0   35   25    6    6    2   12   18
Dave Righetti          3   2  2.01   7   7   0   0   0   49   41   12   11    0   18   44
Mike Griffin           0   0  2.08   2   0   0   0   0    4    5    1    1    0    0    4
Ron Davis              2   3  2.14  31   0   0   5   0   55   35   13   13    4   16   66
Doug Bird              5   1  2.70  17   4   0   0   0   53   58   19   16    5   16   28
Tommy John             6   4  2.78  13  13   2   0   0   87   84   33   27    4   26   32
Rick Reuschel          1   1  2.89   4   3   0   0   0   19   21    8    6    1    1    4
Ron Guidry             8   3  2.92  15  14   0   0   0   83   68   28   27    8   18   62
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
Rudy May               4   8  4.60  20  16   2   1   0  108  110   57   55    7   32   63
Gene Nelson            3   1  5.00   7   7   0   0   0   36   36   23   20    5   21   15
Dave Wehrmeister       0   0  5.14   5   0   0   0   0    7    6    4    4    0    7    7

 Oakland               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bob Owchinko           4   2  1.76  20   0   0   2   0   31   18    6    6    0   16   17
Dave Heaverlo          1   0  1.93   5   0   0   0   0    5    7    1    1    0    3    2
Steve McCatty          8   6  2.46  14  14  10   0   2  121   88   33   33    9   40   57
Jeff Jones             4   1  2.56  20   0   0   3   0   46   31   13   13    4   24   32
Craig Minetto          0   0  2.70   8   0   0   0   0    7    7    2    2    0    4    4
Rick Langford          7   8  2.80  15  15  13   0   1  125  115   53   39    5   43   57
Matt Keough            8   3  2.99  14  14   9   0   2  111   95   40   37    7   35   56
Brian Kingman          3   5  3.21  14  13   3   0   1   87   89   35   31    9   26   47
Tom Underwood          1   0  3.25   8   3   0   0   0   28   22   13   10    2   12   22
Mike Norris            9   4  3.45  15  15   8   0   1  112   93   47   43   13   44   53
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  3.02  28   0   0   3   0   42   34   17   14    3    9   28
Bryan Clark            2   4  3.61  22   8   1   2   0   82   74   39   33    2   44   48
Shane Rawley           2   3  3.61  29   0   0   4   0   47   44   20   19    1   23   22
Brian Allard           3   2  3.75   7   7   1   0   0   48   48   22   20    5    8   20
Glenn Abbott           2   4  3.95  15  13   0   0   0   82   88   40   36   10   21   22
Mike Parrott           3   5  4.43  14  11   0   0   0   67   78   35   33    3   21   31
Floyd Bannister        6   5  4.54  13  12   3   0   2   75   79   39   38   11   24   49
Ken Clay               0   4  4.97  15   7   0   0   0   58   73   39   32    7   27   17
Dick Drago             4   5  5.14  30   0   0   3   0   42   51   24   24    4   14   23
Jerry Don Gleaton      4   7  5.17  15  12   1   0   0   71   73   44   41   10   32   27
Jim Beattie            1   1  5.79   6   3   0   0   0   23   25   15   15    1    9   16
Bob Galasso            0   1  5.79   9   1   0   1   0   23   26   17   15    2   10   12
Randy Stein            0   1  8.64   4   0   0   0   0    8   14    9    8    1    6    6

 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               1   2  2.45  12   0   0   3   0   15    8    5    4    0   13   10
Dave Schmidt           0   1  2.53   8   1   0   1   0   21   18    6    6    0    4    8
Rick Honeycutt         8   2  2.61  13  13   5   0   2   86   73   27   25    5   12   23
Doc Medich             7   3  2.90  13  13   3   0   3   93   91   32   30    2   15   38
Steve Comer            5   1  2.95  23   1   0   5   0   55   53   20   18    1   20   15
John Henry Johnson     3   1  2.95  22   0   0   2   0   21   18    7    7    2    4    7
Danny Darwin           7   6  3.84  14  14   4   0   2   89   68   39   38    9   34   56
Jon Matlack            3   6  4.02  14  14   1   0   1   94   89   51   42    7   34   40
Charlie Hough          0   0  4.65  14   0   0   1   0   31   35   17   16    2   12   28
Fergie Jenkins         5   6  4.70  15  13   1   0   0   82   95   44   43   11   26   49

 Toronto               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Juan Berenguer         2   1  2.33   4   3   1   0   0   27   24   10    7    2   10    8
Roy Lee Jackson        1   2  2.83  31   0   0   6   0   54   56   22   17    5   19   23
Luis Leal              4   9  3.48  20  11   3   1   0   88   79   42   34    7   28   53
Jerry Garvin           1   2  3.50  25   4   0   0   0   46   42   18   18    3   19   20
Joey McLaughlin        0   5  3.77  28   0   0   4   0   43   48   23   18    2   16   26
Dave Stieb             6   9  3.88  17  17   7   0   0  123  110   58   53    7   41   56
Jackson Todd           2   6  4.15  15  12   3   0   0   80   81   45   37    7   29   35
Mike Barlow            0   0  4.20  12   0   0   0   0   15   22   11    7    1    6    5
Mark Bomback           4   5  4.23  16  11   0   0   0   77   73   39   36    6   31   29
Jim Clancy             3   7  5.29  14  14   0   0   0   68   74   46   40    6   46   26
Paul Mirabella         0   0  5.68   3   1   0   0   0    6    8    4    4    1    2    1
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)          10
  D. Martinez (BAL)         9
  J. Morris (DET)           9
  M. Norris (OAK)           9
  P. Vuckovich (MIL)        9
  B. Blyleven (CLE)         8
  B. Burns (CHA)            8
  M. Caldwell (MIL)         8
  M. Clear (BOS)            8
  R. Dotson (CHA)           8

Losses:

  J. Koosman (MIN)          9
  L. Leal (TOR)             9
  D. Stieb (TOR)            9
  R. Erickson (PHI)         8
  R. Langford (OAK)         8
  D. Leonard (KCA)          8
  R. May (NYA)              8
  J. Clancy (TOR)           7
  J. Gleaton (SEA)          7
  P. Redfern (MIN)          7

Complete Games:

  R. Langford (OAK)        13
  S. McCatty (OAK)         10
  J. Morris (DET)          10
  K. Forsch (CAL)           9
  M. Keough (OAK)           9
  L. Barker (CLE)           8
  B. Blyleven (CLE)         8
  M. Norris (OAK)           8
  D. Stieb (TOR)            7
  G. Zahn (CAL)             7

Saves:

  R. Fingers (MIL)         17
  R. Gossage (NYA)         17
  D. Quisenberry (KCA)     12
  K. Saucier (DET)         12
  E. Farmer (CHA)          10
  T. Martinez (BAL)         9
  D. Aase (CAL)             8
  D. Corbett (MIN)          8
  L. Hoyt (CHA)             7
  R. Jackson (TOR)          6

Shutouts:

  R. Dotson (CHA)           4
  K. Forsch (CAL)           4
  L. Barker (CLE)           3
  D. Medich (TEX)           3
  F. Bannister (SEA)        2
  D. Darwin (TEX)           2
  D. Eckersley (BOS)        2
  M. Flanagan (BAL)         2
  L. Gura (KCA)             2
  R. Honeycutt (TEX)        2

Innings Pitched:

  J. Morris (DET)       130.0
  D. Leonard (KCA)      127.0
  R. Langford (OAK)     125.1
  K. Forsch (CAL)       123.2
  D. Stieb (TOR)        123.0
  B. Blyleven (CLE)     122.0
  S. McCatty (OAK)      120.2
  M. Norris (OAK)       112.1
  L. Barker (CLE)       112.0
  M. Keough (OAK)       111.1

Hits:

  D. Leonard (KCA)        138
  G. Zahn (CAL)           128
  R. Waits (CLE)          117
  R. Langford (OAK)       115
  K. Forsch (CAL)         113
  B. Blyleven (CLE)       112
  R. May (NYA)            110
  D. Stieb (TOR)          110
  D. Martinez (BAL)       107
  J. Morris (DET)         106

Runs:

  G. Zahn (CAL)            64
  D. Leonard (KCA)         61
  D. Stieb (TOR)           58
  R. May (NYA)             57
  D. Eckersley (BOS)       56
  R. Gale (KCA)            55
  D. Martinez (BAL)        55
  R. Langford (OAK)        53
  J. Matlack (TEX)         51
  J. Koosman (MIN)         49

Home Runs:

  R. Gale (KCA)            14
  M. Norris (OAK)          13
  F. Bannister (SEA)       11
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         11
  D. Rozema (DET)          11
  D. Schatzeder (DET)      11
  G. Zahn (CAL)            11
  G. Abbott (SEA)          10
  S. Crawford (BOS)        10
  J. Gleaton (SEA)         10

Walks:

  J. Morris (DET)          53
  J. Clancy (TOR)          46
  B. Clark (SEA)           44
  M. Norris (OAK)          44
  J. Denny (CLE)           43
  R. Langford (OAK)        43
  D. Stieb (TOR)           41
  P. Vuckovich (MIL)       41
  S. McCatty (OAK)         40
  M. Clear (BOS)           36

Strikeouts:

  L. Barker (CLE)          93
  B. Blyleven (CLE)        81
  D. Leonard (KCA)         67
  R. Davis (NYA)           66
  B. Burns (CHA)           65
  M. Flanagan (BAL)        65
  R. May (NYA)             63
  M. Clear (BOS)           62
  R. Guidry (NYA)          62
  D. Eckersley (BOS)       60

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