Tuesday May 26, 1981
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, May 26, 1981

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         30  17  2.82   47  28   5   428   339  147  134   31  156  231
Cleveland       22  14  2.83   36  18   3   328   299  118  103   14  106  193
Baltimore       26  14  3.22   40  10  11   352   350  140  126   25  112  179
Chicago         23  16  3.26   39  10  10   348   329  149  126   30  129  191
New York        23  18  3.38   41   4  15   362   330  151  136   29  121  254
Toronto         13  31  3.56   44   8   4   405   379  189  160   29  170  187
Milwaukee       23  18  3.73   41   5  11   382   382  173  158   23  125  197
Minnesota       12  29  3.88   42   6   4   378   384  182  163   35  140  202
California      22  24  3.92   46  10   9   406   414  203  177   36  132  176
Detroit         21  21  4.00   42  15   6   369   326  174  164   38  146  181
Texas           24  16  4.00   40   5   8   355   349  167  158   24  119  165
Kansas City     12  24  4.14   36   9   5   324   328  163  149   27  110  154
Boston          23  19  4.24   42   8   8   382   406  203  180   36  136  208
Seattle         15  28  4.45   44   5   7   388   400  214  192   40  158  198

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bert Blyleven (CLE)    6   1  1.86   7   7   6   0   1   63   41   13   13    2   13   47
Len Barker (CLE)       3   2  2.08   7   7   4   0   2   56   43   14   13    2   11   51
Bryan Clark (SEA)      2   0  2.13  14   5   1   1   0   55   44   19   13    0   30   33
Steve Trout (CHA)      4   1  2.17   7   7   2   0   0   50   46   15   12    4   17   26
Steve McCatty (OAK)    5   4  2.37   9   9   6   0   2   76   52   20   20    7   23   34
Matt Keough (OAK)      6   1  2.42   9   9   5   0   2   71   55   22   19    4   24   44
Brian Kingman (OAK)    2   4  2.57   9   9   2   0   1   63   59   22   18    5   17   40
Rick Waits (CLE)       4   3  2.60   7   7   4   0   0   52   58   17   15    2   15   19
Scott McGregor (BAL)   5   1  2.62   8   7   3   0   1   55   53   16   16    3   17   31
Jim Palmer (BAL)       3   2  2.74   9   9   3   0   0   62   57   21   19    5   20   16

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Sammy Stewart          2   1  1.49  11   0   0   3   0   36   29    8    6    1   17   21
Tippy Martinez         1   1  1.83  14   0   0   7   0   20   14    4    4    1    6   15
Scott McGregor         5   1  2.62   8   7   3   0   1   55   53   16   16    3   17   31
Jim Palmer             3   2  2.74   9   9   3   0   0   62   57   21   19    5   20   16
Mike Flanagan          6   3  3.10   9   9   3   0   2   61   52   21   21    4   12   44
Dennis Martinez        5   2  3.91   8   7   1   0   0   46   56   29   20    3   16   18
Steve Luebber          0   0  4.15   1   0   0   0   0    4    5    2    2    1    0    1
Steve Stone            2   3  4.72   7   7   0   0   0   34   38   19   18    4   15   16
Dave Ford              1   0  5.25   6   1   0   0   0   24   31   14   14    1    6    7
Tim Stoddard           1   1  6.00  10   0   0   1   0    9   15    6    6    2    3   10

 Boston                W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mark Clear             5   0  2.78  12   0   0   3   0   32   28   10   10    6   19   32
Tom Burgmeier          2   2  3.04  13   0   0   4   0   27   29   13    9    3    5   15
Chuck Rainey           0   0  3.33   6   1   0   0   0   24   27   13    9    1    5   10
Bill Campbell          1   0  3.45  11   0   0   1   0   16   14    6    6    1    8   12
Bob Stanley            4   3  3.95  16   0   0   0   0   41   49   21   18    1   21   11
John Tudor             2   1  4.15   6   6   1   0   0   43   42   21   20    5   13   19
Mike Torrez            4   2  4.58   8   8   1   0   0   39   45   23   20    2   14   15
Steve Crawford         0   3  4.81   8   8   0   0   0   43   49   27   23    8   14   24
Frank Tanana           1   4  4.82   9   9   2   0   1   52   57   29   28    4   20   32
Dennis Eckersley       4   4  5.18  10  10   4   0   1   64   66   40   37    5   17   38

 California            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Don Aase               1   0  0.66  15   0   0   4   0   27   20    2    2    1    8   15
Ken Forsch             6   2  2.82   9   9   4   0   2   67   64   23   21    4   11   30
Luis Sanchez           0   2  3.26  15   0   0   2   0   30   37   16   11    4    8    9
Steve Renko            3   3  3.40  10   6   0   0   0   42   43   17   16    3   16   26
Geoff Zahn             5   5  3.62  10  10   4   0   0   70   78   34   28    7   23   21
Mike Witt              3   4  3.86   9   9   2   0   0   51   43   26   22    4   20   28
Jesse Jefferson        1   4  3.94  12   5   0   0   0   48   48   25   21    3   12   15
Andy Hassler           2   1  4.11  17   0   0   3   0   31   27   15   14    4   14   16
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
Steve Trout            4   1  2.17   7   7   2   0   0   50   46   15   12    4   17   26
Kevin Hickey           0   0  2.63  14   0   0   0   0   14    8    4    4    1    6    5
Dennis Lamp            1   1  2.66   9   0   0   0   0   20   21    7    6    2    8   10
LaMarr Hoyt            3   1  2.70  16   0   0   5   0   33   31   14   10    1    6   28
Britt Burns            5   2  2.83  10   9   3   0   0   64   54   22   20    6   24   44
Francisco Barrios      1   2  3.58   7   6   1   0   0   33   41   19   13    2   11   11
Ross Baumgarten        4   4  3.67   8   8   1   0   1   54   47   23   22    6   21   27
Richard Dotson         4   3  3.71   9   9   3   0   2   63   58   28   26    5   25   29
Ed Farmer              1   2  6.62  14   0   0   5   0   18   23   17   13    3   11   11

 Cleveland             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Sid Monge              1   2  1.50   9   0   0   1   0   12    5    3    2    0    6    6
Bert Blyleven          6   1  1.86   7   7   6   0   1   63   41   13   13    2   13   47
Len Barker             3   2  2.08   7   7   4   0   2   56   43   14   13    2   11   51
Mike Stanton           1   0  2.38   7   0   0   0   0   11   10    3    3    0    6    6
Rick Waits             4   3  2.60   7   7   4   0   0   52   58   17   15    2   15   19
John Denny             3   2  3.17   7   7   2   0   0   60   54   28   21    4   29   31
Dan Spillner           1   0  3.80   8   1   0   2   0   24   20   12   10    1   16   18
Wayne Garland          3   4  4.19   7   7   2   0   1   39   53   19   18    1    9    9
Bob Lacey              0   0  6.55   5   0   0   0   0   11   15    9    8    2    1    6

 Detroit               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Kevin Saucier          0   0  2.12  12   0   0   4   0   17   11    4    4    0    4   12
Jack Morris            6   3  3.06  10  10   7   0   0   85   71   31   29    7   37   40
Dan Petry              2   3  3.24   7   6   2   0   1   33   24   14   12    4   13   15
Dave Tobik             2   0  3.38   8   0   0   0   0   21   13    8    8    3   22   12
Milt Wilcox            5   5  3.84  10  10   3   0   0   63   56   30   27    3   22   38
Aurelio Lopez          1   1  4.33  13   0   0   2   0   27   29   14   13    3   10   20
Dave Rozema            2   4  4.50   9   8   2   0   2   58   62   29   29   10   13   20
Dan Schatzeder         2   2  4.85   6   4   1   0   0   26   19   14   14    4   12    5
Howard Bailey          1   3  6.68   8   4   0   0   0   34   38   26   25    4   12   17
Dave Rucker            0   0  6.75   2   0   0   0   0    4    3    4    3    0    1    2

 Kansas City           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Wright             0   0  3.21   5   0   0   0   0   14   14    5    5    1    9    7
Dennis Leonard         5   5  3.42  10  10   2   0   0   76   83   35   29    5   18   39
Larry Gura             4   4  3.72  10  10   4   0   1   73   63   33   30    6   17   29
Paul Splittorff        0   4  3.99   8   7   1   0   0   47   47   21   21    4    9   19
Ken Brett              0   0  4.09   9   0   0   0   0   11   10    6    5    1    7    3
Dan Quisenberry        0   3  4.26  13   0   0   4   0   19   29   12    9    1    7    7
Renie Martin           1   2  4.50   9   0   0   1   0   20   18   10   10    2   13    8
Rich Gale              2   3  4.94   8   8   2   0   0   51   51   29   28    5   20   31
Juan Berenguer         0   3  8.53   6   1   0   0   0   13   13   12   12    2   10   11

 Milwaukee             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rollie Fingers         0   1  0.88  17   0   0   8   0   31   24    3    3    1    8   30
Jamie Easterly         2   1  2.20  20   0   0   2   0   29   20    8    7    0   16   17
Jerry Augustine        1   1  2.96  10   2   0   1   0   27   26    9    9    2    7   15
Mike Caldwell          4   4  3.43   9   9   2   0   0   66   67   26   25    7    9   23
Pete Vuckovich         5   2  3.73   8   8   0   0   0   51   48   22   21    2   15   28
Jim Slaton             3   2  3.78   9   9   0   0   0   52   56   23   22    2   18   28
Moose Haas             4   3  4.82   9   8   3   0   0   52   54   29   28    4   19   23
Rickey Keeton          0   0  4.82   7   0   0   0   0   19   24   11   10    2    5    5
Randy Lerch            2   4  5.34   9   5   0   0   0   29   39   24   17    2   15   19
Reggie Cleveland       2   0  5.40  15   0   0   0   0   27   24   18   16    1   13    9

 Minnesota             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Doug Corbett           2   1  2.70  21   0   0   4   0   33   28   10   10    1   10   33
John Verhoeven         0   0  2.81  11   0   0   0   0   26   21   12    8    1    8    6
Albert Williams        1   4  3.45   9   9   1   0   0   63   57   27   24    7   22   33
Roger Erickson         1   4  3.75   8   8   1   0   0   58   56   28   24    4   20   31
Pete Redfern           3   5  4.12  10   9   2   0   0   55   61   26   25    6   19   34
Don Cooper             0   3  4.13  12   0   0   0   0   24   24   11   11    3   14   11
Fernando Arroyo        2   3  4.17   8   7   0   0   0   45   51   23   21    5   13   16
Jack O'Connor          1   2  4.50  10   0   0   0   0   14   19    9    7    1   10    4
Jerry Koosman          2   6  4.66   9   9   2   0   1   56   59   32   29    7   21   31
Darrell Jackson        0   1  8.31   5   0   0   0   0    4    8    4    4    0    3    3

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rich Gossage           1   0  0.46  13   0   0  11   0   20    8    1    1    1    4   27
Dave LaRoche           1   0  0.61  10   0   0   0   0   15    4    1    1    0    8   13
Dave Righetti          1   0  2.57   1   1   0   0   0    7    4    2    2    0    3    7
Ron Davis              1   2  2.64  18   0   0   4   0   31   18    9    9    2    8   49
Doug Bird              3   0  2.68  14   1   0   0   0   37   37   13   11    4   13   19
Tommy John             5   4  3.19  10  10   2   0   0   68   64   26   24    4   26   22
Ron Guidry             4   3  4.01   9   9   0   0   0   52   52   24   23    7   10   35
Rudy May               4   3  4.14  10  10   2   0   0   63   61   30   29    4   18   38
Bill Castro            1   1  4.24  10   0   0   0   0   17   26   13    8    2    5    3
Tom Underwood          1   4  4.41   9   6   0   0   0   33   32   17   16    2   13   29
Gene Nelson            1   1  5.23   4   4   0   0   0   21   24   15   12    3   13   12

 Oakland               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bob Owchinko           2   1  1.50  11   0   0   2   0   18    8    3    3    0    8   10
Steve McCatty          5   4  2.37   9   9   6   0   2   76   52   20   20    7   23   34
Matt Keough            6   1  2.42   9   9   5   0   2   71   55   22   19    4   24   44
Brian Kingman          2   4  2.57   9   9   2   0   1   63   59   22   18    5   17   40
Craig Minetto          0   0  2.70   8   0   0   0   0    7    7    2    2    0    4    4
Jeff Jones             3   1  2.84  12   0   0   2   0   25   18    8    8    2   12   17
Rick Langford          5   4  2.92   9   9   8   0   0   77   65   31   25    5   29   34
Mike Norris            7   2  3.42  10  10   7   0   1   76   64   29   29    7   31   40
Tom Underwood          0   0  4.50   1   1   0   0   0    8    4    4    4    1    4    6
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
Bryan Clark            2   0  2.13  14   5   1   1   0   55   44   19   13    0   30   33
Larry Andersen         1   2  2.42  15   0   0   1   0   22   14    9    6    1    7   15
Brian Allard           2   1  3.86   4   4   1   0   0   28   21   14   12    4    7   13
Shane Rawley           0   2  4.50  12   0   0   3   0   22   20   11   11    1   12   14
Floyd Bannister        4   4  4.61  10   9   2   0   1   57   61   30   29    9   18   36
Mike Parrott           1   3  4.76   9   6   0   0   0   40   49   22   21    3   16   21
Ken Clay               0   4  4.83  10   4   0   0   0   41   52   26   22    4   20   14
Glenn Abbott           1   4  4.84   9   7   0   0   0   45   48   28   24    7   10   13
Jerry Don Gleaton      3   6  5.53  12   9   1   0   0   54   57   34   33    8   27   19
Dick Drago             1   2  5.66  15   0   0   2   0   21   24   13   13    2   10   15
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   0  2.16  13   0   0   0   0   25   16    6    6    1   14   16
Dave Schmidt           0   1  3.24   5   1   0   0   0   17   17    6    6    0    2    7
Steve Comer            3   1  3.27  14   1   0   4   0   33   29   12   12    1   13    7
Jim Kern               0   0  3.60   4   0   0   1   0    5    2    2    2    0    5    3
Jon Matlack            3   3  3.65   8   8   1   0   1   57   58   27   23    3   17   23
Doc Medich             3   3  3.70   7   7   1   0   1   49   52   21   20    1   10   18
John Henry Johnson     3   1  3.86  15   0   0   2   0   16   14    7    7    2    1    6
Rick Honeycutt         3   1  4.03   7   7   1   0   1   38   39   19   17    5    6   10
Danny Darwin           5   3  4.35   8   8   2   0   1   50   42   25   24    4   22   30
Charlie Hough          0   0  5.49   8   0   0   1   0   20   24   13   12    1    8   16
Fergie Jenkins         3   3  5.59   9   8   0   0   0   47   56   29   29    6   21   29

 Toronto               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Joey McLaughlin        0   3  2.23  17   0   0   2   0   32   22   12    8    1   11   20
Roy Lee Jackson        1   2  2.67  19   0   0   1   0   34   31   10   10    3   14   14
Dave Stieb             3   5  3.27   9   9   4   0   0   66   57   27   24    3   24   30
Luis Leal              2   5  3.44  13   7   1   1   0   52   46   26   20    3   18   37
Mark Bomback           3   4  3.51   9   8   0   0   0   51   49   22   20    5   20   19
Jackson Todd           2   4  3.58  10   9   3   0   0   55   49   30   22    4   21   26
Jerry Garvin           0   2  3.79  14   4   0   0   0   36   31   15   15    3   16   14
Mike Barlow            0   0  4.26   9   0   0   0   0   13   16    8    6    1    5    4
Mike Willis            0   3  4.50  15   0   0   0   0   28   34   16   14    4   15   11
Jim Clancy             2   3  5.06   7   7   0   0   0   37   44   23   21    2   26   12

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League Leaders

Wins:

  M. Norris (OAK)           7
  B. Blyleven (CLE)         6
  M. Flanagan (BAL)         6
  K. Forsch (CAL)           6
  M. Keough (OAK)           6
  J. Morris (DET)           6
  B. Burns (CHA)            5
  M. Clear (BOS)            5
  D. Darwin (TEX)           5
  T. John (NYA)             5

Losses:

  J. Gleaton (SEA)          6
  J. Koosman (MIN)          6
  L. Leal (TOR)             5
  D. Leonard (KCA)          5
  P. Redfern (MIN)          5
  D. Stieb (TOR)            5
  M. Wilcox (DET)           5
  G. Zahn (CAL)             5
  G. Abbott (SEA)           4
  F. Bannister (SEA)        4

Complete Games:

  R. Langford (OAK)         8
  J. Morris (DET)           7
  M. Norris (OAK)           7
  B. Blyleven (CLE)         6
  S. McCatty (OAK)          6
  M. Keough (OAK)           5
  L. Barker (CLE)           4
  D. Eckersley (BOS)        4
  K. Forsch (CAL)           4
  L. Gura (KCA)             4

Saves:

  R. Gossage (NYA)         11
  R. Fingers (MIL)          8
  T. Martinez (BAL)         7
  E. Farmer (CHA)           5
  L. Hoyt (CHA)             5
  D. Aase (CAL)             4
  T. Burgmeier (BOS)        4
  S. Comer (TEX)            4
  D. Corbett (MIN)          4
  R. Davis (NYA)            4

Shutouts:

  L. Barker (CLE)           2
  R. Dotson (CHA)           2
  M. Flanagan (BAL)         2
  K. Forsch (CAL)           2
  M. Keough (OAK)           2
  S. McCatty (OAK)          2
  D. Rozema (DET)           2
  F. Bannister (SEA)        1
  R. Baumgarten (CHA)       1
  B. Blyleven (CLE)         1

Innings Pitched:

  J. Morris (DET)        85.1
  R. Langford (OAK)      77.0
  D. Leonard (KCA)       76.1
  M. Norris (OAK)        76.1
  S. McCatty (OAK)       76.0
  L. Gura (KCA)          72.2
  M. Keough (OAK)        70.2
  G. Zahn (CAL)          69.2
  T. John (NYA)          67.2
  K. Forsch (CAL)        67.0

Hits:

  D. Leonard (KCA)         83
  G. Zahn (CAL)            78
  J. Morris (DET)          71
  M. Caldwell (MIL)        67
  D. Eckersley (BOS)       66
  R. Langford (OAK)        65
  K. Forsch (CAL)          64
  T. John (NYA)            64
  M. Norris (OAK)          64
  L. Gura (KCA)            63

Runs:

  D. Eckersley (BOS)       40
  D. Leonard (KCA)         35
  J. Gleaton (SEA)         34
  G. Zahn (CAL)            34
  L. Gura (KCA)            33
  J. Koosman (MIN)         32
  R. Langford (OAK)        31
  J. Morris (DET)          31
  F. Bannister (SEA)       30
  R. May (NYA)             30

Home Runs:

  D. Rozema (DET)          10
  F. Bannister (SEA)        9
  S. Crawford (BOS)         8
  J. Gleaton (SEA)          8
  G. Abbott (SEA)           7
  M. Caldwell (MIL)         7
  R. Guidry (NYA)           7
  J. Koosman (MIN)          7
  S. McCatty (OAK)          7
  J. Morris (DET)           7

Walks:

  J. Morris (DET)          37
  M. Norris (OAK)          31
  B. Clark (SEA)           30
  J. Denny (CLE)           29
  R. Langford (OAK)        29
  J. Gleaton (SEA)         27
  J. Clancy (TOR)          26
  T. John (NYA)            26
  R. Dotson (CHA)          25
  B. Burns (CHA)           24

Strikeouts:

  L. Barker (CLE)          51
  R. Davis (NYA)           49
  B. Blyleven (CLE)        47
  B. Burns (CHA)           44
  M. Flanagan (BAL)        44
  M. Keough (OAK)          44
  B. Kingman (OAK)         40
  J. Morris (DET)          40
  M. Norris (OAK)          40
  D. Leonard (KCA)         39

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