Sunday August 30, 1981
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, August 30, 1981

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        44  32  2.92   76   5  26   679   603  246  220   44  210  450
Oakland         46  32  3.13   78  44   6   712   615  277  248   53  271  367
Chicago         41  31  3.34   72  15  20   641   598  274  238   52  242  337
Texas           42  31  3.50   73  15  13   651   605  273  253   43  209  311
Baltimore       42  31  3.51   73  15  19   652   641  297  254   57  236  325
Detroit         43  34  3.53   77  21  16   682   590  285  267   63  262  341
Cleveland       36  35  3.63   71  26   8   648   686  290  261   43  198  392
California      40  38  3.72   78  19  14   696   686  322  288   58  217  306
Milwaukee       43  34  3.73   77   9  25   704   705  316  292   38  237  309
Minnesota       26  51  3.86   78   9  13   696   709  339  298   58  261  359
Boston          40  35  3.96   75  14  15   680   694  343  299   75  234  368
Kansas City     30  40  3.97   70  14  19   625   636  299  276   52  201  281
Toronto         24  52  4.05   76  14  11   690   687  359  310   54  280  307
Seattle         28  49  4.62   78   6  13   703   752  397  361   60  268  329

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Britt Burns (CHA)      8   2  2.40  17  16   4   0   1  109   93   32   29    8   34   69
Steve McCatty (OAK)    9   6  2.50  15  15  11   0   2  130   92   36   36   10   45   61
Tommy John (NYA)       7   4  2.58  14  14   2   0   0   94   90   35   27    5   27   34
Bert Blyleven (CLE)    9   5  2.65  16  16   8   0   1  129  118   39   38    6   29   88
Ron Guidry (NYA)       9   3  2.82  16  15   0   0   0   89   71   29   28    8   19   70
Steve Trout (CHA)      7   5  2.83  15  13   3   0   0   95   86   33   30    6   31   46
Jack Morris (DET)     10   4  2.85  17  17  11   0   1  139  109   46   44   10   54   63
Rick Langford (OAK)    7   8  2.87  16  16  13   0   1  132  123   56   42    5   45   60
Ken Forsch (CAL)      10   6  2.89  17  17   9   0   4  131  121   44   42    5   25   48
Milt Wilcox (DET)      8   5  2.93  16  16   4   0   1  104   89   38   34    5   32   58

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Sammy Stewart          3   4  1.89  21   1   0   4   0   71   59   19   15    3   36   37
Tippy Martinez         3   2  2.40  27   0   0   9   0   41   35   13   11    3   21   32
Dennis Martinez       10   4  3.28  17  16   4   0   1  112  114   58   41    8   38   54
Scott McGregor         9   3  3.29  15  14   5   0   1  104   95   38   38   11   30   48
Jim Palmer             4   6  3.29  16  16   3   0   0   98   91   43   36   10   34   29
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   4  4.35   9   8   0   0   0   39   44   25   19    4   16   18
Jeff Schneider         0   0  4.85   6   0   0   1   0   13   15    9    7    2    6    7
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
Chuck Rainey           0   1  2.95   9   2   0   0   0   37   36   21   12    2    9   20
Bob Ojeda              3   1  3.06   4   4   2   0   0   32   28   12   11    4    8   15
Bill Campbell          1   1  3.18  22   0   0   5   0   34   27   13   12    5   16   22
Mark Clear             8   1  3.41  24   0   0   5   0   61   55   23   23   10   38   64
Bob Stanley            7   4  3.50  26   0   0   0   0   69   83   30   27    2   31   22
Tom Burgmeier          3   5  3.64  22   0   0   5   0   42   48   21   17    5    7   22
Mike Torrez            7   2  3.83  15  15   2   0   0   82   79   40   35    8   32   33
Dennis Eckersley       6   5  4.24  16  16   5   0   2  104  102   56   49    8   26   60
Frank Tanana           3   7  4.29  17  16   3   0   1   99  100   51   47   12   28   54
John Tudor             2   3  4.68  12  11   2   0   0   67   69   39   35    9   24   31
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  1.90  30   0   0   8   0   52   45   11   11    4   16   33
Ken Forsch            10   6  2.89  17  17   9   0   4  131  121   44   42    5   25   48
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           4   1  3.05  29   0   0   4   0   59   51   21   20    6   20   35
Bruce Kison            0   0  3.21   4   0   0   0   0   14   11    5    5    2    3    5
Steve Renko            5   3  3.42  16  12   0   0   0   76   69   30   29    5   32   42
Dave Frost             1   3  3.49   6   5   0   0   0   28   21   11   11    3   10    9
Mike Witt              5   6  3.71  15  14   3   0   0   80   75   38   33    7   31   46
Jesse Jefferson        2   4  3.84  17   5   0   0   0   59   58   29   25    3   14   19
Geoff Zahn             8   7  4.26  18  18   7   0   0  116  133   68   55   12   30   36
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   2  2.09  20   3   1   0   0   73   57   20   17    2   27   40
Britt Burns            8   2  2.40  17  16   4   0   1  109   93   32   29    8   34   69
Steve Trout            7   5  2.83  15  13   3   0   0   95   86   33   30    6   31   46
Richard Dotson         8   5  3.31  17  17   5   0   4  109  107   45   40    8   36   53
Kevin Hickey           0   1  3.48  27   0   0   3   0   31   25   14   12    2   14   13
Ed Farmer              2   3  3.92  30   0   0  10   0   39   33   21   17    5   24   25
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
LaMarr Hoyt            5   3  4.42  28   1   0   7   0   59   57   33   29    9   20   41
Dewey Robinson         0   0  4.50   1   0   0   0   0    2    2    1    1    0    2    0
Lynn McGlothen         0   0  7.50   5   0   0   0   0    6    7    5    5    0    3    1
Reggie Patterson       0   1 11.37   5   1   0   0   0    6   12    8    8    1    5    2

 Cleveland             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bert Blyleven          9   5  2.65  16  16   8   0   1  129  118   39   38    6   29   88
Mike Stanton           3   2  2.76  21   0   0   2   0   42   35   13   13    2   16   32
Len Barker             7   4  3.24  15  15   8   0   3  114  101   43   41    4   28   95
John Denny             5   4  3.34  12  12   3   0   1   92   87   44   34    6   46   52
Dan Spillner           1   3  3.36  19   4   1   3   0   67   63   28   25    3   26   44
Sid Monge              2   4  3.52  21   0   0   3   0   38   37   18   15    5   11   23
Rick Waits             6   7  4.43  15  15   4   0   0   91  126   50   45    6   27   30
Dennis Lewallyn        0   0  4.91   2   0   0   0   0    4    6    2    2    0    1    4
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   1  1.64  27   0   0  12   0   38   19    7    7    1   15   21
Dave Tobik             2   0  2.20  21   0   0   1   0   49   34   13   12    5   29   24
George Cappuzzello     0   0  2.55  12   1   0   0   0   18   14    6    5    1   10   12
Jack Morris           10   4  2.85  17  17  11   0   1  139  109   46   44   10   54   63
Milt Wilcox            8   5  2.93  16  16   4   0   1  104   89   38   34    5   32   58
Dan Petry              6   6  3.39  15  14   3   0   1   80   67   36   30    7   39   43
Aurelio Lopez          5   2  3.41  22   3   0   2   0   63   60   25   24    6   22   45
Dave Rozema            4   5  3.80  19   9   2   1   2   90   85   38   38   12   21   39
Dan Schatzeder         5   7  6.03  14  12   1   0   0   60   65   41   40   12   26   17
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
Mike Jones             2   1  1.80   5   4   0   0   0   30   28    8    6    0   12    7
Dan Quisenberry        0   4  2.23  28   0   0  13   0   40   41   13   10    1   12   13
Renie Martin           3   5  2.89  22   0   0   4   0   53   43   18   17    2   24   21
Jim Wright             1   1  3.16  11   0   0   0   0   26   28    9    9    1   13   15
Larry Gura             8   5  3.27  16  16   7   0   2  116  102   46   42    8   24   43
Dennis Leonard         7   8  3.69  17  17   4   0   0  127  138   61   52   10   31   67
Atlee Hammaker         0   0  4.02   4   1   0   0   0   16   16    7    7    1    3    5
Paul Splittorff        3   5  4.52  16  14   1   0   0   88   98   44   44    9   19   43
Ken Brett              1   1  4.62  18   0   0   2   0   25   29   14   13    2   12    5
Rich Gale              5   6  6.01  15  15   2   0   0   85   91   58   57   14   35   42
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  1.19  32   0   0  19   0   53   37    7    7    3    9   41
Mike Caldwell          8   7  3.43  16  16   3   0   0  113  113   49   43   10   25   34
Pete Vuckovich        10   3  3.55  16  16   1   0   0  104   94   43   41    4   43   50
Jamie Easterly         2   2  3.61  31   0   0   3   0   42   32   18   17    0   24   23
Jim Slaton             4   6  3.77  17  16   0   0   0   91   93   40   38    4   36   38
Jerry Augustine        2   1  3.83  20   2   0   2   0   54   61   23   23    3   13   24
Reggie Cleveland       2   2  4.18  26   0   0   1   0   52   42   26   24    2   22   15
Moose Haas             8   4  4.24  16  15   4   0   0   91   92   44   43    6   27   38
Randy Lerch            4   7  4.80  16  12   1   0   0   69   94   46   37    2   27   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  2.68  37   0   0   8   0   57   49   21   17    3   25   42
Brad Havens            1   3  3.03   7   5   0   0   0   39   33   13   13    3   10   22
John Verhoeven         0   0  3.56  19   0   0   0   0   43   46   21   17    3   11   15
Albert Williams        3   6  3.59  15  14   2   0   0   93   89   40   37    8   29   53
Roger Erickson         3   8  3.84  14  14   1   0   0   91   93   48   39    7   31   44
Fernando Arroyo        5   6  3.95  17  13   1   0   0   93  102   48   41    7   27   24
Pete Redfern           4   7  4.10  17  16   3   0   0   99  101   50   45   10   36   61
Jerry Koosman          3   9  4.20  19  13   2   5   1   94   98   49   44    8   34   55
Darrell Jackson        2   2  4.42  11   2   0   0   0   18   20    9    9    1   12   12
Don Cooper             0   5  4.70  20   1   0   0   0   38   39   21   20    6   23   18
Jack O'Connor          3   2  4.80  22   0   0   0   0   30   39   19   16    2   23   13

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
George Frazier         0   1  0.53  10   0   0   3   0   17   14    1    1    1    4   10
Rich Gossage           3   1  0.74  25   0   0  17   0   37   19    3    3    1   11   38
Dave LaRoche           4   1  1.56  18   1   0   0   0   35   25    6    6    2   12   18
Dave Righetti          3   2  1.92   8   8   0   0   0   56   43   13   12    0   21   51
Mike Griffin           0   0  2.08   2   0   0   0   0    4    5    1    1    0    0    4
Rick Reuschel          1   1  2.10   5   4   0   0   0   26   26    8    6    1    2    9
Ron Davis              2   4  2.57  33   0   0   5   0   56   37   16   16    5   18   67
Tommy John             7   4  2.58  14  14   2   0   0   94   90   35   27    5   27   34
Doug Bird              5   1  2.70  17   4   0   0   0   53   58   19   16    5   16   28
Ron Guidry             9   3  2.82  16  15   0   0   0   89   71   29   28    8   19   70
Bill Castro            1   1  3.79  11   0   0   0   0   19   26   13    8    2    5    4
Rudy May               5   8  4.32  21  17   3   1   0  117  115   58   56    7   34   66
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
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
Dave Heaverlo          1   0  1.93   5   0   0   0   0    5    7    1    1    0    3    2
Bob Owchinko           4   2  2.06  22   0   0   2   0   35   24    8    8    1   16   23
Steve McCatty          9   6  2.50  15  15  11   0   2  130   92   36   36   10   45   61
Craig Minetto          0   0  2.70   8   0   0   0   0    7    7    2    2    0    4    4
Rick Langford          7   8  2.87  16  16  13   0   1  132  123   56   42    5   45   60
Jeff Jones             4   1  2.87  23   0   0   3   0   47   32   15   15    4   27   32
Matt Keough            8   4  3.21  15  15   9   0   2  118  106   45   42    8   36   56
Brian Kingman          3   5  3.45  15  13   3   0   1   89   95   38   34    9   29   49
Tom Underwood          1   1  3.72   9   3   0   0   0   29   24   15   12    3   14   24
Mike Norris            9   5  3.91  16  16   8   0   1  115   98   55   50   13   48   54
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  2.85  30   0   0   3   0   47   36   19   15    3   10   29
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
Bryan Clark            2   4  4.15  25   8   1   2   0   85   80   46   39    2   49   48
Jim Beattie            1   1  4.31   7   4   0   0   0   31   31   15   15    1   11   18
Shane Rawley           2   5  4.69  31   0   0   4   0   48   48   26   25    1   25   23
Floyd Bannister        6   6  4.93  14  13   3   0   2   77   84   43   42   11   25   49
Ken Clay               0   4  4.97  15   7   0   0   0   58   73   39   32    7   27   17
Mike Parrott           3   6  4.98  15  12   0   0   0   69   82   40   38    3   23   31
Bob Galasso            0   1  5.20  11   1   0   1   0   28   27   18   16    2   12   13
Jerry Don Gleaton      4   7  5.21  16  13   1   0   0   78   80   50   45   10   35   30
Dick Drago             4   5  5.61  32   0   0   3   0   43   57   27   27    4   14   23
Randy Stein            0   1 10.61   5   0   0   0   0    9   18   12   11    1    8    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  2.25  14   0   0   4   0   16    8    5    4    0   14   11
Dave Schmidt           0   1  2.77   9   1   0   1   0   26   25    8    8    0    8   10
John Henry Johnson     3   1  2.82  23   0   0   2   0   22   18    7    7    2    6    8
Rick Honeycutt         8   3  3.12  14  14   5   0   2   87   78   32   30    6   12   24
Steve Comer            5   1  3.12  24   1   0   5   0   58   59   23   20    1   21   15
Doc Medich             7   4  3.18  14  14   3   0   3   96   97   36   34    3   17   40
Danny Darwin           8   6  3.58  15  15   5   0   2   98   72   40   39    9   37   62
Jon Matlack            4   6  4.00  15  15   1   0   1   99   94   53   44    7   38   41
Charlie Hough          0   0  4.06  15   0   0   1   0   38   38   18   17    2   14   33
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   2  2.31   5   4   1   0   0   35   29   12    9    2   13   10
Roy Lee Jackson        1   2  2.78  32   0   0   6   0   55   56   22   17    5   19   24
Jerry Garvin           1   2  3.33  27   4   0   0   0   49   43   18   18    3   20   21
Luis Leal              4   9  3.54  21  12   3   1   0   94   87   45   37    7   31   54
Joey McLaughlin        1   5  3.55  30   0   0   4   0   46   48   23   18    2   17   28
Dave Stieb             6   9  3.88  17  17   7   0   0  123  110   58   53    7   41   56
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
Jackson Todd           2   6  4.25  16  12   3   0   0   83   85   47   39    7   29   35
Jim Clancy             3   8  5.78  15  15   0   0   0   72   80   52   46    7   50   27
Mike Willis            0   4  5.91  20   0   0   0   0   35   43   25   23    6   20   16
Paul Mirabella         0   0  8.59   4   1   0   0   0    7   11    7    7    1    3    2

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League Leaders

Wins:

  K. Forsch (CAL)          10
  D. Martinez (BAL)        10
  J. Morris (DET)          10
  P. Vuckovich (MIL)       10
  B. Blyleven (CLE)         9
  R. Guidry (NYA)           9
  S. McCatty (OAK)          9
  S. McGregor (BAL)         9
  M. Norris (OAK)           9
  B. Burns (CHA)            8

Losses:

  J. Koosman (CHA)          9
  L. Leal (TOR)             9
  D. Stieb (TOR)            9
  J. Clancy (TOR)           8
  R. Erickson (PHI)         8
  R. Langford (OAK)         8
  D. Leonard (KCA)          8
  R. May (NYA)              8
  M. Caldwell (MIL)         7
  J. Gleaton (SEA)          7

Complete Games:

  R. Langford (OAK)        13
  S. McCatty (OAK)         11
  J. Morris (DET)          11
  K. Forsch (CAL)           9
  M. Keough (OAK)           9
  L. Barker (CLE)           8
  B. Blyleven (CLE)         8
  M. Norris (OAK)           8
  L. Gura (KCA)             7
  D. Stieb (TOR)            7

Saves:

  R. Fingers (MIL)         19
  R. Gossage (NYA)         17
  D. Quisenberry (KCA)     13
  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)       139.0
  R. Langford (OAK)     131.2
  K. Forsch (CAL)       131.0
  S. McCatty (OAK)      129.2
  B. Blyleven (CLE)     129.0
  D. Leonard (KCA)      127.0
  D. Stieb (TOR)        123.0
  M. Keough (OAK)       117.2
  R. May (NYA)          116.2
  G. Zahn (CAL)         116.1

Hits:

  D. Leonard (KCA)        138
  G. Zahn (CAL)           133
  R. Waits (CLE)          126
  R. Langford (OAK)       123
  K. Forsch (CAL)         121
  B. Blyleven (CLE)       118
  R. May (NYA)            115
  D. Martinez (BAL)       114
  M. Caldwell (MIL)       113
  D. Stieb (TOR)          110

Runs:

  G. Zahn (CAL)            68
  D. Leonard (KCA)         61
  R. Gale (KCA)            58
  D. Martinez (BAL)        58
  R. May (NYA)             58
  D. Stieb (TOR)           58
  D. Eckersley (BOS)       56
  R. Langford (OAK)        56
  M. Norris (OAK)          55
  J. Matlack (TEX)         53

Home Runs:

  R. Gale (KCA)            14
  M. Norris (OAK)          13
  D. Rozema (DET)          12
  D. Schatzeder (DET)      12
  F. Tanana (BOS)          12
  G. Zahn (CAL)            12
  F. Bannister (SEA)       11
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         11
  S. McGregor (BAL)        11
  G. Abbott (SEA)          10

Walks:

  J. Morris (DET)          54
  J. Clancy (TOR)          50
  B. Clark (SEA)           49
  M. Norris (OAK)          48
  J. Denny (CLE)           46
  R. Langford (OAK)        45
  S. McCatty (OAK)         45
  P. Vuckovich (MIL)       43
  D. Stieb (TOR)           41
  D. Petry (DET)           39

Strikeouts:

  L. Barker (CLE)          95
  B. Blyleven (CLE)        88
  R. Guidry (NYA)          70
  B. Burns (CHA)           69
  R. Davis (NYA)           67
  D. Leonard (KCA)         67
  R. May (NYA)             66
  M. Flanagan (BAL)        65
  M. Clear (BOS)           64
  J. Morris (DET)          63


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