Wednesday June 3, 1981
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, June 3, 1981

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         33  20  2.85   53  33   5   480   383  172  152   37  177  258
Cleveland       24  19  2.93   43  21   4   390   374  146  127   21  119  230
Chicago         26  19  3.19   45  11  11   403   372  171  143   31  149  225
New York        28  20  3.26   48   4  18   427   383  172  155   34  155  290
Baltimore       28  18  3.28   46  10  12   409   403  166  149   30  139  213
Milwaukee       28  21  3.58   49   7  13   455   450  198  181   27  142  233
Toronto         16  35  3.75   51  11   6   468   442  227  195   34  194  224
California      26  27  3.77   53  13  10   468   463  227  196   42  156  213
Texas           28  19  3.80   47   9   9   421   404  187  178   28  133  198
Minnesota       14  34  3.91   49   6   5   440   444  213  191   40  163  236
Detroit         25  25  4.00   50  17   8   441   400  206  196   46  171  215
Boston          26  22  4.13   48   9   8   436   464  228  200   45  153  235
Kansas City     17  26  4.15   43   9  10   386   395  194  178   34  126  187
Seattle         18  32  4.59   51   5  10   451   479  253  230   45  179  228

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Len Barker (CLE)       4   2  1.93   8   8   5   0   2   65   49   16   14    2   15   56
Steve McCatty (OAK)    6   4  2.33  10  10   7   0   2   85   59   22   22    7   26   39
Ken Forsch (CAL)       7   3  2.54  11  11   6   0   3   85   74   26   24    5   16   38
Rick Waits (CLE)       5   4  2.54   9   9   4   0   0   64   75   23   18    2   18   22
Brian Kingman (OAK)    3   4  2.63  10  10   3   0   1   72   66   25   21    7   18   43
Britt Burns (CHA)      5   2  2.64  11  10   3   0   0   72   58   23   21    6   24   52
Bert Blyleven (CLE)    6   3  2.74   9   9   7   0   1   76   60   23   23    4   15   56
Steve Trout (CHA)      4   2  2.80   8   8   2   0   0   55   54   20   17    4   19   30
Rick Langford (OAK)    5   5  2.83  10  10   9   0   0   86   75   34   27    5   30   41
Matt Keough (OAK)      6   2  2.86  10  10   6   0   2   79   63   28   25    5   29   48

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Sammy Stewart          2   2  1.77  13   0   0   3   0   46   36   12    9    2   22   28
Tippy Martinez         2   2  2.36  19   0   0   8   0   27   23    8    7    2   10   16
Jim Palmer             3   3  2.94  10  10   3   0   0   64   60   23   21    5   23   17
Scott McGregor         5   2  3.10   9   8   3   0   1   61   62   21   21    4   18   32
Dennis Martinez        6   2  3.29  10   9   1   0   0   63   69   33   23    3   22   29
Mike Flanagan          6   3  3.33  11  11   3   0   2   76   64   28   28    6   18   56
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  5.18   7   1   0   0   0   24   31   14   14    1    7    7
Tim Stoddard           1   1  5.59  12   0   0   1   0   10   15    6    6    2    4   11

 Boston                W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mark Clear             7   0  2.61  14   0   0   3   0   38   35   11   11    6   21   41
Bill Campbell          1   0  2.95  13   0   0   1   0   18   16    6    6    1   10   13
Chuck Rainey           0   0  3.25   7   1   0   0   0   28   29   15   10    2    5   15
Tom Burgmeier          2   3  3.41  15   0   0   4   0   29   35   15   11    4    5   15
Mike Torrez            4   2  4.18   9   9   1   0   0   47   48   26   22    4   17   18
Bob Stanley            4   3  4.26  18   0   0   0   0   44   56   24   21    1   24   11
John Tudor             2   2  4.39   8   8   1   0   0   53   55   28   26    7   16   21
Dennis Eckersley       5   4  4.54  11  11   5   0   2   73   70   40   37    5   20   41
Steve Crawford         0   4  4.60   9   9   0   0   0   47   56   30   24    9   14   25
Frank Tanana           1   4  4.97  10  10   2   0   1   58   64   33   32    6   21   35

 California            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dave Frost             1   0  0.00   1   1   0   0   0    6    4    0    0    0    1    1
Don Aase               1   1  1.74  17   0   0   4   0   31   26    6    6    1   14   18
Ken Forsch             7   3  2.54  11  11   6   0   3   85   74   26   24    5   16   38
Luis Sanchez           0   2  3.09  16   0   0   2   0   32   37   16   11    4   10   10
Steve Renko            3   3  3.10  11   7   0   0   0   49   48   18   17    3   19   30
Mike Witt              4   4  3.55  10  10   2   0   0   58   47   27   23    5   22   34
Andy Hassler           2   1  3.74  19   0   0   4   0   34   27   15   14    4   15   20
Jesse Jefferson        1   4  3.94  12   5   0   0   0   48   48   25   21    3   12   15
Geoff Zahn             6   6  3.98  12  12   5   0   0   81   95   47   36   10   25   27
Fred Martinez          0   0  4.91   1   0   0   0   0    4    3    2    2    1    2    4
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            1   1  2.51  11   0   0   0   0   29   28    9    8    2   11   14
Britt Burns            5   2  2.64  11  10   3   0   0   72   58   23   21    6   24   52
LaMarr Hoyt            4   1  2.76  19   0   0   6   0   42   35   17   13    1    8   33
Steve Trout            4   2  2.80   8   8   2   0   0   55   54   20   17    4   19   30
Kevin Hickey           0   0  2.81  15   0   0   0   0   16   11    5    5    1    7    6
Richard Dotson         5   3  3.25  10  10   4   0   3   72   61   28   26    5   30   33
Ross Baumgarten        5   5  3.47  10  10   1   0   1   60   56   28   23    6   22   29
Francisco Barrios      1   3  3.96   8   7   1   0   0   36   45   23   16    3   14   12
Ed Farmer              1   2  5.82  16   0   0   5   0   22   24   18   14    3   14   16

 Cleveland             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mike Stanton           1   0  1.33  10   0   0   0   0   20   16    3    3    0    7   13
Len Barker             4   2  1.93   8   8   5   0   2   65   49   16   14    2   15   56
Rick Waits             5   4  2.54   9   9   4   0   0   64   75   23   18    2   18   22
Bert Blyleven          6   3  2.74   9   9   7   0   1   76   60   23   23    4   15   56
Sid Monge              1   2  2.93  11   0   0   2   0   15    9    6    5    2    6    9
Dan Spillner           1   1  3.03   9   2   1   2   0   33   28   13   11    1   17   26
John Denny             3   2  3.17   7   7   2   0   0   60   54   28   21    4   29   31
Wayne Garland          3   5  4.64   8   8   2   0   1   43   62   23   22    3   10    9
Bob Lacey              0   0  6.28   8   0   0   0   0   14   21   11   10    3    2    8

 Detroit               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Kevin Saucier          0   0  1.48  16   0   0   6   0   24   14    4    4    0   10   14
Dave Tobik             2   0  2.40  10   0   0   0   0   30   21    8    8    3   22   15
Jack Morris            7   3  2.86  11  11   8   0   0   94   77   32   30    8   39   43
Aurelio Lopez          2   1  3.43  15   0   0   2   0   39   36   16   15    4   14   31
Milt Wilcox            5   5  4.05  11  11   3   0   0   67   62   33   30    4   23   40
Dan Schatzeder         3   3  4.37   8   6   1   0   0   35   31   17   17    4   14    6
Dave Rozema            3   4  4.48  11   8   2   0   2   66   70   33   33   11   15   25
Dan Petry              2   5  4.93   9   8   3   0   1   42   37   25   23    7   16   21
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
George Cappuzzello     0   0 11.57   2   1   0   0   0    2    4    3    3    1    4    1

 Kansas City           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Wright             1   0  3.00   7   0   0   0   0   18   18    6    6    1    9    8
Dan Quisenberry        0   3  3.33  18   0   0   8   0   24   34   12    9    1    8    9
Renie Martin           1   2  3.46  11   0   0   1   0   26   22   10   10    2   15   11
Dennis Leonard         5   6  3.64  11  11   2   0   0   84   95   40   34    5   20   46
Ken Brett              0   0  3.68  11   0   0   1   0   15   14    7    6    2    8    3
Paul Splittorff        2   4  4.09  10   9   1   0   0   62   63   28   28    5   11   28
Larry Gura             4   4  4.11  11  11   4   0   1   77   70   38   35    7   17   31
Rich Gale              4   3  5.09  10  10   2   0   0   64   62   37   36    9   24   35
Juan Berenguer         0   4  7.41   7   2   0   0   0   17   17   16   14    2   14   16

 Milwaukee             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rollie Fingers         1   2  1.49  21   0   0  10   0   36   28    6    6    3    8   34
Jerry Augustine        1   1  2.76  11   2   0   1   0   33   30   10   10    3    7   19
Mike Caldwell          6   4  3.02  11  11   2   0   0   80   80   29   27    7   16   28
Jamie Easterly         2   1  3.38  22   0   0   2   0   32   24   13   12    0   18   19
Pete Vuckovich         6   2  3.47   9   9   1   0   0   60   57   24   23    3   16   32
Randy Lerch            3   4  3.78  11   7   1   0   0   48   56   28   20    2   17   33
Jim Slaton             3   3  3.98  11  11   0   0   0   61   66   28   27    2   22   29
Moose Haas             4   3  4.42  10   9   3   0   0   59   59   30   29    4   20   25
Rickey Keeton          0   0  4.82   7   0   0   0   0   19   24   11   10    2    5    5
Reggie Cleveland       2   1  5.46  16   0   0   0   0   28   26   19   17    1   13    9

 Minnesota             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
John Verhoeven         0   0  2.37  13   0   0   0   0   30   24   12    8    1    9    8
Doug Corbett           2   2  3.11  25   0   0   5   0   38   32   13   13    3   15   34
Albert Williams        1   4  3.57  10  10   1   0   0   68   61   30   27    7   23   39
Fernando Arroyo        2   4  3.96   9   8   0   0   0   52   55   25   23    5   14   17
Pete Redfern           3   5  4.01  11  10   2   0   0   61   67   29   27    6   21   38
Roger Erickson         1   6  4.04  10  10   1   0   0   71   73   37   32    5   24   34
Don Cooper             0   3  4.15  14   0   0   0   0   26   26   12   12    4   15   14
Jerry Koosman          3   7  4.27  11  11   2   0   1   72   76   38   34    8   26   43
Jack O'Connor          2   2  4.67  12   0   0   0   0   17   21   11    9    1   12    6
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
Rich Gossage           2   1  0.65  18   0   0  14   0   28   14    2    2    1   10   32
Dave LaRoche           1   0  1.10  11   0   0   0   0   16    9    2    2    1    9   14
Dave Righetti          2   0  1.17   3   3   0   0   0   23   15    4    3    0   10   18
Ron Davis              2   2  2.21  22   0   0   4   0   41   26   10   10    3   12   57
Doug Bird              4   0  3.00  15   2   0   0   0   42   44   16   14    5   15   21
Tommy John             5   4  3.19  10  10   2   0   0   68   64   26   24    4   26   22
Bill Castro            1   1  3.79  11   0   0   0   0   19   26   13    8    2    5    4
Ron Guidry             4   3  3.94  10  10   0   0   0   59   55   27   26    8   13   37
Gene Nelson            2   1  4.10   5   5   0   0   0   26   26   15   12    3   17   14
Tom Underwood          1   4  4.41   9   6   0   0   0   33   32   17   16    2   13   29
Rudy May               4   4  4.71  12  12   2   0   0   73   72   40   38    5   25   42

 Oakland               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bob Owchinko           3   1  1.29  12   0   0   2   0   21    9    3    3    0    9   10
Steve McCatty          6   4  2.33  10  10   7   0   2   85   59   22   22    7   26   39
Brian Kingman          3   4  2.63  10  10   3   0   1   72   66   25   21    7   18   43
Jeff Jones             3   1  2.70  13   0   0   2   0   27   18    8    8    2   14   17
Craig Minetto          0   0  2.70   8   0   0   0   0    7    7    2    2    0    4    4
Rick Langford          5   5  2.83  10  10   9   0   0   86   75   34   27    5   30   41
Matt Keough            6   2  2.86  10  10   6   0   2   79   63   28   25    5   29   48
Mike Norris            7   3  3.31  11  11   8   0   1   84   69   35   31   10   35   45
Tom Underwood          0   0  4.97   2   2   0   0   0   13   10    9    7    1    8    9
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  2.17  19   0   0   1   0   29   19   10    7    1    8   19
Bryan Clark            2   1  2.96  16   7   1   1   0   67   58   28   22    1   36   42
Brian Allard           3   1  3.82   5   5   1   0   0   35   31   17   15    5    8   16
Shane Rawley           0   2  4.39  16   0   0   4   0   27   27   14   13    1   14   14
Glenn Abbott           1   4  4.59  10   8   0   0   0   51   54   30   26    7   11   14
Mike Parrott           1   4  4.63  10   7   0   0   0   47   56   25   24    3   16   23
Dick Drago             2   2  4.78  18   0   0   3   0   26   30   14   14    2   11   18
Floyd Bannister        5   5  5.16  12  11   2   0   1   66   77   39   38   11   21   42
Jerry Don Gleaton      3   6  5.53  12   9   1   0   0   54   57   34   33    8   27   19
Bob Galasso            0   0  6.00   3   0   0   1   0    3    3    2    2    0    3    2
Ken Clay               0   4  6.05  12   4   0   0   0   42   57   32   28    5   23   14
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   1  2.33  14   0   0   0   0   27   19    7    7    2   15   17
Doc Medich             4   3  3.12   8   8   2   0   2   58   56   21   20    1   10   25
Dave Schmidt           0   1  3.24   5   1   0   0   0   17   17    6    6    0    2    7
Steve Comer            3   1  3.43  17   1   0   5   0   39   36   15   15    1   17   11
Jon Matlack            3   3  3.52   9   9   1   0   1   64   62   29   25    4   21   24
Rick Honeycutt         5   1  3.54   9   9   3   0   1   56   54   24   22    5    7   12
Jim Kern               0   0  3.60   4   0   0   1   0    5    2    2    2    0    5    3
John Henry Johnson     3   1  3.71  16   0   0   2   0   17   15    7    7    2    1    6
Danny Darwin           6   4  3.93  10  10   3   0   1   66   54   30   29    5   26   43
Charlie Hough          0   0  5.23   9   0   0   1   0   21   24   13   12    1    8   17
Fergie Jenkins         3   4  5.75  10   9   0   0   0   52   65   33   33    7   21   33

 Toronto               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Roy Lee Jackson        1   2  2.72  21   0   0   2   0   40   37   12   12    3   14   16
Dave Stieb             4   6  3.00  11  11   6   0   0   84   69   31   28    5   29   40
Luis Leal              3   6  3.32  15   8   2   1   0   62   52   29   23    4   22   45
Joey McLaughlin        0   4  3.41  20   0   0   3   0   34   29   17   13    1   12   20
Jerry Garvin           0   2  3.55  16   4   0   0   0   38   31   15   15    3   16   15
Jackson Todd           2   4  3.56  11  10   3   0   0   61   54   32   24    5   24   31
Mark Bomback           3   4  3.68  10   9   0   0   0   59   56   27   24    5   22   23
Mike Barlow            0   0  4.61  10   0   0   0   0   14   20   10    7    1    5    4
Jim Clancy             3   4  5.55   9   9   0   0   0   47   55   32   29    2   33   17
Mike Willis            0   3  6.14  16   0   0   0   0   29   39   22   20    5   17   13

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League Leaders

Wins:

  M. Clear (BOS)            7
  K. Forsch (CAL)           7
  J. Morris (DET)           7
  M. Norris (OAK)           7
  B. Blyleven (CLE)         6
  M. Caldwell (MIL)         6
  D. Darwin (TEX)           6
  M. Flanagan (BAL)         6
  M. Keough (OAK)           6
  D. Martinez (BAL)         6

Losses:

  J. Koosman (MIN)          7
  R. Erickson (MIN)         6
  J. Gleaton (SEA)          6
  L. Leal (TOR)             6
  D. Leonard (KCA)          6
  D. Stieb (TOR)            6
  G. Zahn (CAL)             6
  F. Bannister (SEA)        5
  R. Baumgarten (CHA)       5
  W. Garland (CLE)          5

Complete Games:

  R. Langford (OAK)         9
  J. Morris (DET)           8
  M. Norris (OAK)           8
  B. Blyleven (CLE)         7
  S. McCatty (OAK)          7
  K. Forsch (CAL)           6
  M. Keough (OAK)           6
  D. Stieb (TOR)            6
  L. Barker (CLE)           5
  D. Eckersley (BOS)        5

Saves:

  R. Gossage (NYA)         14
  R. Fingers (MIL)         10
  T. Martinez (BAL)         8
  D. Quisenberry (KCA)      8
  L. Hoyt (CHA)             6
  K. Saucier (DET)          6
  S. Comer (TEX)            5
  D. Corbett (MIN)          5
  E. Farmer (CHA)           5
  D. Aase (CAL)             4

Shutouts:

  R. Dotson (CHA)           3
  K. Forsch (CAL)           3
  L. Barker (CLE)           2
  D. Eckersley (BOS)        2
  M. Flanagan (BAL)         2
  M. Keough (OAK)           2
  S. McCatty (OAK)          2
  D. Medich (TEX)           2
  D. Rozema (DET)           2
  F. Bannister (SEA)        1

Innings Pitched:

  J. Morris (DET)        94.1
  R. Langford (OAK)      86.0
  K. Forsch (CAL)        85.0
  S. McCatty (OAK)       85.0
  M. Norris (OAK)        84.1
  D. Leonard (KCA)       84.0
  D. Stieb (TOR)         84.0
  G. Zahn (CAL)          81.1
  M. Caldwell (MIL)      80.1
  M. Keough (OAK)        78.2

Hits:

  D. Leonard (KCA)         95
  G. Zahn (CAL)            95
  M. Caldwell (MIL)        80
  F. Bannister (SEA)       77
  J. Morris (DET)          77
  J. Koosman (MIN)         76
  R. Langford (OAK)        75
  R. Waits (CLE)           75
  K. Forsch (CAL)          74
  R. Erickson (MIN)        73

Runs:

  G. Zahn (CAL)            47
  D. Eckersley (BOS)       40
  D. Leonard (KCA)         40
  R. May (NYA)             40
  F. Bannister (SEA)       39
  L. Gura (KCA)            38
  J. Koosman (MIN)         38
  R. Erickson (MIN)        37
  R. Gale (KCA)            37
  M. Norris (OAK)          35

Home Runs:

  F. Bannister (SEA)       11
  D. Rozema (DET)          11
  M. Norris (OAK)          10
  G. Zahn (CAL)            10
  S. Crawford (BOS)         9
  R. Gale (KCA)             9
  J. Gleaton (SEA)          8
  R. Guidry (NYA)           8
  J. Koosman (MIN)          8
  J. Morris (DET)           8

Walks:

  J. Morris (DET)          39
  B. Clark (SEA)           36
  M. Norris (OAK)          35
  J. Clancy (TOR)          33
  R. Dotson (CHA)          30
  R. Langford (OAK)        30
  J. Denny (CLE)           29
  M. Keough (OAK)          29
  D. Stieb (TOR)           29
  J. Gleaton (SEA)         27

Strikeouts:

  R. Davis (NYA)           57
  L. Barker (CLE)          56
  B. Blyleven (CLE)        56
  M. Flanagan (BAL)        56
  B. Burns (CHA)           52
  M. Keough (OAK)          48
  D. Leonard (KCA)         46
  L. Leal (TOR)            45
  M. Norris (OAK)          45
  D. Darwin (TEX)          43

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