Tuesday May 1, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, May 1, 1979

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Texas           12   8  3.34   20   2   6   175   168   78   65   11   83   89
Milwaukee       13  10  3.43   23  12   3   199   213   95   76   24   56   73
Boston          13   8  3.52   21   4   7   192   159   78   75   16   78   97
Baltimore       15   9  3.69   24   6   4   212   181   97   87   24   93   94
New York        11  11  3.73   22   7   6   196   188   88   81   14   70   78
California      15   9  3.75   24   6   4   216   202  103   90   17   98  150
Minnesota       14   7  3.93   21   4   8   188   200   91   82   18   65   85
Chicago          9  12  4.34   21   2   5   185   157  105   89   13   94   90
Detroit          8   9  4.44   17   2   4   148   147   81   73   14   59   69
Kansas City     12  10  4.50   22   4   6   188   203  120   94   17   71   83
Seattle          8  16  4.55   24   2   4   216   240  131  109   27   83  132
Oakland          9  14  4.96   23   0   5   207   247  130  114   22  115  105
Toronto          7  16  5.27   23   4   2   200   229  138  117   14  100   87
Cleveland        7  14  5.29   21   1   4   185   211  116  109   20   87   91

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dave Heaverlo (OAK)    2   0  0.39  13   0   0   2   0   23   16    2    1    0   11   11
Mike Marshall (MIN)    2   1  1.17  12   0   0   8   0   23   13    3    3    1   11   14
Tommy John (NY)        5   0  1.27   6   5   2   0   1   43   35    7    6    0    8   12
Mike Caldwell (MIL)    4   1  1.84   5   5   5   0   2   44   39    9    9    2    7   19
Jim Slaton (MIL)       2   1  1.88   5   4   2   0   1   29   28   10    6    1   10   10
Mark Clear (CAL)       2   0  1.99   8   0   0   1   0   23   15    6    5    0   14   21
Dave Lemanczyk (TOR)   2   0  2.22   5   3   2   0   1   28   20    7    7    3    7   12
John Montague (SEA)    2   0  2.33  11   0   0   1   0   27   18    8    7    1    9   19
Fergie Jenkins (TEX)   4   0  2.68   6   6   2   0   1   44   42   14   13    5   13   33
D. Eckersley (BOS)     2   1  2.90   5   5   1   0   0   31   26   10   10    3   13   11

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tim Stoddard           1   1  1.35   8   0   0   0   0   20   12    4    3    1    6   18
Tippy Martinez         1   0  3.12   4   0   0   0   0    9    5    3    3    0    4    9
Jim Palmer             3   1  3.21   6   6   3   0   0   42   39   18   15    2   11   12
Dennis Martinez        2   2  3.30   6   6   2   0   0   44   41   18   16    6   15   14
Don Stanhouse          2   0  3.95   8   0   0   3   0   14    8    6    6    1   13    2
Sammy Stewart          1   1  4.02   5   1   0   1   0   16   11    7    7    2   12    8
Steve Stone            2   1  4.13   4   4   0   0   0   24   18   14   11    6   17   14
Mike Flanagan          3   2  4.50   5   5   1   0   0   32   32   17   16    4   12   14
Scott McGregor         0   1  7.11   3   2   0   0   0   13   15   10   10    2    3    3

 Boston                W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Burgmeier          1   0  1.17   7   0   0   1   0    8    9    1    1    1    3    5
Dick Drago             3   1  2.21  11   0   0   2   0   20   11    5    5    1    8   18
Jim Wright             1   0  2.35   2   1   0   0   0    8    2    2    2    0    1    4
Steve Renko            1   1  2.49   3   3   0   0   0   22   15    6    6    3    8   14
Dennis Eckersley       2   1  2.90   5   5   1   0   0   31   26   10   10    3   13   11
Andy Hassler           1   1  3.38   3   0   0   0   0   11   12    6    4    0    5    5
Chuck Rainey           1   1  3.57   4   2   0   1   0   18   11    7    7    2    7   10
Bill Campbell          0   0  3.68   6   0   0   2   0    7    6    3    3    1    5    4
Bob Stanley            2   2  4.46   6   5   2   1   1   36   41   18   18    2    5   10
Mike Torrez            1   1  5.46   5   5   1   0   1   31   26   20   19    3   23   16

 California            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mark Clear             2   0  1.99   8   0   0   1   0   23   15    6    5    0   14   21
Dyar Miller            1   0  2.70   7   0   0   0   0   17   19    6    5    2    7    8
Dave Frost             2   0  3.10   4   2   1   1   1   20   18    7    7    0    9   10
Mike Barlow            0   0  3.38   1   0   0   0   0    5    6    3    2    1    0    3
Nolan Ryan             3   1  3.41   5   5   2   0   1   29   15   11   11    2   24   35
Jim Barr               0   0  3.54   6   1   0   0   0   20   20    9    8    2    8   11
Frank Tanana           2   3  3.90   6   6   0   0   0   32   33   18   14    5    9   17
Don Aase               2   2  4.28   5   5   2   0   0   34   33   17   16    3    9   25
Chris Knapp            1   0  5.04   5   5   1   0   0   25   27   18   14    1   13   12
Dave LaRoche           2   3  6.75   7   0   0   2   0   11   16    8    8    1    5    8

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jack Kucek             0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    4    0    0    3    0
Randy Scarbery         1   0  1.23   3   0   0   0   0    7    7    1    1    0    4    3
Pablo Torrealba        0   0  1.59   3   0   0   0   0    6    5    1    1    1    2    1
Ross Baumgarten        2   0  2.53   3   3   1   0   1   21   17    7    6    1    6    7
Mike Proly             1   3  3.38   9   2   0   4   0   27   19   10   10    1   12   16
Rich Wortham           3   2  3.47   5   5   1   0   0   36   27   16   14    0   15   26
Francisco Barrios      2   1  3.66   3   3   0   0   0   20   15   11    8    4    9    5
Ken Kravec             0   3  5.03   6   6   0   0   0   39   32   25   22    3   20   21
Dewey Robinson         0   1  6.17   7   0   0   0   0   12    9    8    8    1    7    4
Lerrin LaGrow          0   2 10.05   9   2   0   1   0   14   24   19   16    2   12    6
Mark Esser             0   0 16.20   2   0   0   0   0    2    2    3    3    0    4    1

 Cleveland             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dan Spillner           0   1  1.26   8   0   0   0   0   14    7    2    2    0    7    6
Sid Monge              1   1  1.47  12   0   0   3   0   18   12    3    3    0    5   15
Victor Cruz            0   2  4.26   7   0   0   1   0   13   14    6    6    3    6    5
Rick Waits             2   3  4.64   5   5   1   0   1   33   34   18   17    3   15   12
Rick Wise              3   2  4.73   5   5   0   0   0   32   35   18   17    6   11   17
Eric Wilkins           0   2  5.64   4   4   0   0   0   22   28   17   14    2   12   23
Don Hood               0   0  7.04   6   0   0   0   0    8    6    6    6    1    9    2
Mike Paxton            1   1  7.29   5   5   0   0   0   21   33   17   17    3    8    7
Paul Reuschel          0   0  7.71   2   0   0   0   0    5    9    4    4    0    3    0
Len Barker             0   0 10.03   5   0   0   0   0   12   20   14   13    1    7    2
Wayne Garland          0   2 12.27   2   2   0   0   0    7   13   11   10    1    4    2

 Detroit               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Aurelio Lopez          0   0  1.08   3   0   0   0   0    8    6    1    1    0    3    5
Sheldon Burnside       1   1  3.00   6   0   0   0   0   15   13    5    5    1    6    9
Steve Baker            1   2  3.10   5   2   0   1   0   20   17    7    7    1   12   16
John Hiller            1   0  3.21   7   0   0   2   0   14   13    5    5    3    6   10
Jack Billingham        1   2  4.01   5   4   0   1   0   25   25   14   11    2    9    5
Dave Rozema            1   2  4.60   5   5   1   0   0   29   30   18   15    2    6    5
Milt Wilcox            2   1  5.24   4   4   1   0   0   22   23   13   13    1   11   11
Kip Young              1   0  8.68   2   2   0   0   0    9   14    9    9    4    2    5
Bruce Taylor           0   1 13.50   4   0   0   0   0    5    6    9    7    0    4    3

 Kansas City           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Steve Busby            0   1  0.96   2   0   0   0   0    9    6    6    1    2    5    3
Al Hrabosky            2   0  1.04   8   0   0   3   0    9    6    1    1    0    5    5
Marty Pattin           0   0  2.57   2   0   0   1   0    7    8    3    2    0    0    3
Dennis Leonard         3   2  3.08   5   5   2   0   1   38   39   17   13    3   10   21
Paul Splittorff        4   2  3.55   6   6   2   0   0   38   35   20   15    2   16   10
Steve Mingori          0   0  4.35   5   0   0   1   0   10   11    8    5    1    5    5
Larry Gura             1   3  5.63   6   6   0   0   0   38   41   30   24    5   15   14
Eduardo Rodriguez      2   0  6.23   7   0   0   1   0    9   11    6    6    0    2    4
Rich Gale              0   2  7.67   5   5   0   0   0   27   39   25   23    4    8   17
George Throop          0   0 13.50   4   0   0   0   0    3    7    4    4    0    5    1

 Milwaukee             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bill Castro            0   0  1.50   6   0   0   1   0    6    6    2    1    0    3    1
Mike Caldwell          4   1  1.84   5   5   5   0   2   44   39    9    9    2    7   19
Jim Slaton             2   1  1.88   5   4   2   0   1   29   28   10    6    1   10   10
Lary Sorensen          3   3  3.35   6   6   4   0   0   46   52   18   17    6    4    9
Bob McClure            3   0  3.52   7   0   0   1   0    8    5    3    3    0    5    6
Jerry Augustine        0   0  4.35   6   1   0   0   0   10   17    7    5    2    1    3
Bob Galasso            0   0  4.70   5   0   0   0   0    8    8    8    4    1    4    0
Reggie Cleveland       1   2  5.40   8   0   0   1   0   12   13    8    7    1    4    6
Bill Travers           0   2  5.48   4   4   1   0   0   23   24   16   14    7   13    9
Moose Haas             0   1  6.14   3   3   0   0   0   15   21   14   10    4    5   10

 Minnesota             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mike Marshall          2   1  1.17  12   0   0   8   0   23   13    3    3    1   11   14
Pete Redfern           1   0  1.46   5   0   0   0   0   12    6    3    2    0    6   11
Geoff Zahn             3   0  2.61   3   3   1   0   0   21   22    6    6    1    2    9
Jerry Koosman          5   0  3.86   5   5   1   0   0   37   46   17   16    5   11   28
Paul Hartzell          1   0  4.18   4   4   1   0   0   28   31   13   13    5    6    6
Dave Goltz             2   3  4.50   5   5   1   0   0   34   41   19   17    1   11    7
Roger Erickson         0   3  6.75   4   4   0   0   0   16   18   15   12    3   12    2
Gary Serum             0   0  6.97   4   0   0   0   0   10   13    8    8    2    3    3
Jeff Holly             0   0  7.11   6   0   0   0   0    6   10    7    5    0    3    5

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ron Davis              0   0  Inf    1   0   0   0   0    0    1    0    0    0    1    0
Tommy John             5   0  1.27   6   5   2   0   1   43   35    7    6    0    8   12
Ken Clay               0   0  2.77   5   0   0   0   0   13   14    4    4    1    2    4
Ron Guidry             2   1  2.92   6   5   2   1   0   37   26   12   12    2   13   22
Ed Figueroa            2   3  3.86   6   6   2   0   0   44   40   20   19    2   18   18
Rich Gossage           1   1  4.32   6   0   0   3   0    8    9    4    4    0    7    4
Paul Mirabella         0   2  5.25   7   0   0   0   0   12   11    8    7    0    6    3
Catfish Hunter         0   2  6.06   3   3   1   0   0   16   19   12   11    2    7    3
Dick Tidrow            1   1  6.57   9   0   0   2   0   12   18    9    9    3    3    7
Luis Tiant             0   1  8.38   3   3   0   0   0   10   15   12    9    4    5    5

 Oakland               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dave Hamilton          0   0  0.00   4   0   0   0   0    7    2    0    0    0    4    8
Dave Heaverlo          2   0  0.39  13   0   0   2   0   23   16    2    1    0   11   11
Craig Minetto          1   0  2.93   4   2   0   0   0   15   21    5    5    0    3    8
Steve McCatty          1   0  3.00   1   0   0   0   0    3    3    1    1    1    4    2
Mike Norris            1   1  3.82   5   5   0   0   0   33   30   17   14    1   28   10
John Henry Johnson     0   4  5.70   5   5   0   0   0   30   38   22   19    5   16   21
Bob Lacey              1   1  6.00  14   0   0   2   0   15   23   11   10    2    6   15
Alan Wirth             1   0  6.00   5   1   0   0   0   12   14    8    8    2    8    7
Rick Langford          0   4  6.59   5   5   0   0   0   27   34   20   20    4   10    5
Matt Keough            0   3  6.84   5   5   0   0   0   26   44   27   20    5   14   14
Jim Todd               2   1  9.82  12   0   0   1   0   15   22   17   16    2   11    4

 Seattle               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
John Montague          2   0  2.33  11   0   0   1   0   27   18    8    7    1    9   19
Mike Parrott           1   0  3.52   6   0   0   0   0   15   19    6    6    1   10    6
Glenn Abbott           1   2  3.77   5   5   1   0   0   29   28   16   12    4   12    8
Paul Mitchell          0   2  3.79   4   3   0   0   0   19   25   16    8    3    5   15
Rafael Vasquez         1   0  4.22   5   0   0   0   0   11   15    5    5    2    4    7
Odell Jones            0   1  4.70   5   5   1   0   0   31   41   21   16    4   10   23
Byron McLaughlin       1   1  5.29   3   3   0   0   0   17   13   10   10    3    9   10
Floyd Bannister        1   3  5.40   5   5   0   0   0   32   43   21   19    5    8   25
Shane Rawley           1   3  5.63  10   1   0   3   0   16   17   11   10    0   10   11
Rick Honeycutt         0   4  7.32   6   2   0   0   0   20   21   17   16    4    6    8

 Texas                 W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dave Rajsich           0   0  0.00   4   0   0   0   0    7    6    0    0    0    2    2
Jim Kern               3   0  1.83   8   0   0   3   0   20   20    8    4    0    9   18
Fergie Jenkins         4   0  2.68   6   6   2   0   1   44   42   14   13    5   13   33
Steve Comer            1   3  3.09   5   5   0   0   0   32   25   13   11    0   14   14
Doyle Alexander        1   1  3.24   5   5   0   0   0   25   24   13    9    0   22    7
Sparky Lyle            2   1  3.31  11   0   0   3   0   16    8    6    6    2    4    4
Dock Ellis             1   1  3.77   3   3   0   0   0   14   18    6    6    1    7    2
Ed Farmer              0   0  5.06   4   0   0   0   0    5    8    5    3    0    4    3
Doc Medich             0   1  6.52   3   0   0   0   0   10   12    7    7    2    5    6
Jon Matlack            0   1 23.14   1   1   0   0   0    2    5    6    6    1    3    0

 Toronto               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dave Lemanczyk         2   0  2.22   5   3   2   0   1   28   20    7    7    3    7   12
Jesse Jefferson        0   2  4.32   7   1   0   0   0   17   23    8    8    2    3    6
Jim Clancy             1   4  4.40   5   5   2   0   0   31   31   20   15    2   11   13
Dave Freisleben        1   0  4.97   8   0   0   2   0   13   12    8    7    0   10    9
Phil Huffman           2   1  5.87   4   4   0   0   0   15   23   14   10    1    8    6
Tom Murphy             1   2  6.00   8   0   0   0   0   15   22   10   10    0    6    4
Mike Willis            0   1  6.23   6   0   0   0   0   13   15   10    9    0    6    4
Balor Moore            0   0  6.35   7   0   0   0   0   11   14    8    8    0   12    4
Tom Underwood          0   3  6.56   5   5   0   0   0   23   29   27   17    1   21   17
Mark Lemongello        0   3  7.02   5   5   0   0   0   33   40   26   26    5   16   12

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League Leaders

Wins:

  T. John (NY)              5
  J. Koosman (MIN)          5
  M. Caldwell (MIL)         4
  F. Jenkins (TEX)          4
  P. Splittorff (KC)        4
  D. Drago (BOS)            3
  M. Flanagan (BAL)         3
  J. Kern (TEX)             3
  D. Leonard (KC)           3
  B. McClure (MIL)          3

Losses:

  J. Clancy (TOR)           4
  R. Honeycutt (SEA)        4
  J. Johnson (OAK)          4
  R. Langford (OAK)         4
  F. Bannister (SEA)        3
  S. Comer (TEX)            3
  R. Erickson (MIN)         3
  E. Figueroa (NY)          3
  D. Goltz (MIN)            3
  L. Gura (KC)              3

Complete Games:

  M. Caldwell (MIL)         5
  L. Sorensen (MIL)         4
  J. Palmer (BAL)           3
  D. Aase (CAL)             2
  J. Clancy (TOR)           2
  E. Figueroa (NY)          2
  R. Guidry (NY)            2
  F. Jenkins (TEX)          2
  T. John (NY)              2
  D. Lemanczyk (TOR)        2

Saves:

  M. Marshall (MIN)         8
  M. Proly (CHI)            4
  R. Gossage (NY)           3
  A. Hrabosky (KC)          3
  J. Kern (TEX)             3
  S. Lyle (TEX)             3
  S. Monge (CLE)            3
  S. Rawley (SEA)           3
  D. Stanhouse (BAL)        3
  B. Campbell (BOS)         2

Shutouts:

  M. Caldwell (MIL)         2
  R. Baumgarten (CHI)       1
  D. Frost (CAL)            1
  F. Jenkins (TEX)          1
  T. John (NY)              1
  D. Lemanczyk (TOR)        1
  D. Leonard (KC)           1
  N. Ryan (CAL)             1
  J. Slaton (MIL)           1
  B. Stanley (BOS)          1

Innings Pitched:

  L. Sorensen (MIL)      45.2
  E. Figueroa (NY)       44.1
  M. Caldwell (MIL)      44.0
  F. Jenkins (TEX)       43.2
  D. Martinez (BAL)      43.2
  T. John (NY)           42.2
  J. Palmer (BAL)        42.0
  K. Kravec (CHI)        39.1
  L. Gura (KC)           38.1
  D. Leonard (KC)        38.0

Hits:

  L. Sorensen (MIL)        52
  J. Koosman (MIN)         46
  M. Keough (OAK)          44
  F. Bannister (SEA)       43
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         42
  D. Goltz (MIN)           41
  L. Gura (KC)             41
  O. Jones (SEA)           41
  D. Martinez (BAL)        41
  B. Stanley (BOS)         41

Runs:

  L. Gura (KC)             30
  M. Keough (OAK)          27
  T. Underwood (TOR)       27
  M. Lemongello (TOR)      26
  R. Gale (KC)             25
  K. Kravec (CHI)          25
  J. Johnson (OAK)         22
  F. Bannister (SEA)       21
  O. Jones (SEA)           21
  J. Clancy (TOR)          20

Home Runs:

  B. Travers (MIL)          7
  D. Martinez (BAL)         6
  L. Sorensen (MIL)         6
  S. Stone (BAL)            6
  R. Wise (CLE)             6
  F. Bannister (SEA)        5
  L. Gura (KC)              5
  P. Hartzell (MIN)         5
  F. Jenkins (TEX)          5
  J. Johnson (OAK)          5

Walks:

  M. Norris (OAK)          28
  N. Ryan (CAL)            24
  M. Torrez (BOS)          23
  D. Alexander (TEX)       22
  T. Underwood (TOR)       21
  K. Kravec (CHI)          20
  E. Figueroa (NY)         18
  S. Stone (BAL)           17
  J. Johnson (OAK)         16
  M. Lemongello (TOR)      16

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            35
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         33
  J. Koosman (MIN)         28
  R. Wortham (CHI)         26
  D. Aase (CAL)            25
  F. Bannister (SEA)       25
  O. Jones (SEA)           23
  E. Wilkins (CLE)         23
  R. Guidry (NY)           22
  M. Clear (CAL)           21

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