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Wednesday May 2, 1979
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American League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, May 2, 1979

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Texas           13   8  3.28   21   2   7   184   176   80   67   11   86   89
Milwaukee       14  10  3.33   24  13   3   208   218   96   77   25   59   79
Boston          14   8  3.41   22   5   7   201   163   79   76   17   86  102
California      16   9  3.60   25   7   4   225   208  103   90   17  100  157
New York        11  12  3.62   23   8   6   204   193   89   82   14   73   87
Baltimore       16   9  3.66   25   6   4   221   188  100   90   24   96   99
Minnesota       15   7  3.97   22   4   9   197   211   96   87   19   68   88
Chicago          9  12  4.34   21   2   5   185   157  105   89   13   94   90
Kansas City     12  11  4.43   23   5   6   197   213  123   97   18   72   84
Detroit          8   9  4.44   17   2   4   148   147   81   73   14   59   69
Seattle          8  17  4.73   25   2   4   225   255  140  118   29   88  138
Oakland          9  15  4.83   24   1   5   216   253  132  116   23  116  114
Cleveland        7  15  5.28   22   1   4   194   225  122  114   21   91   96
Toronto          7  17  5.35   24   4   2   209   238  145  124   15  106   90

 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  1.08  13   0   0   9   0   25   14    3    3    1   12   15
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
Dave Lemanczyk (TOR)   2   0  2.22   5   3   2   0   1   28   20    7    7    3    7   12
Ron Guidry (NY)        2   2  2.60   7   6   3   1   0   45   31   13   13    2   16   31
Nolan Ryan (CAL)       4   1  2.61   6   6   3   0   2   38   21   11   11    2   26   42
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
Sammy Stewart          1   1  4.02   5   1   0   1   0   16   11    7    7    2   12    8
Mike Flanagan          4   2  4.05   6   6   1   0   0   40   38   19   18    4   14   18
Steve Stone            2   1  4.13   4   4   0   0   0   24   18   14   11    6   17   14
Don Stanhouse          2   0  4.30   9   0   0   3   0   15    9    7    7    1   14    3
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            2   1  4.46   6   6   2   0   1   40   30   21   20    4   31   21

 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
Nolan Ryan             4   1  2.61   6   6   3   0   2   38   21   11   11    2   26   42
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
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
Sid Monge              1   1  1.47  12   0   0   3   0   18   12    3    3    0    5   15
Dan Spillner           0   1  1.56   9   0   0   0   0   17    9    3    3    0    9    7
Victor Cruz            0   2  4.02   8   0   0   1   0   16   18    8    7    4    7    7
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   3 11.32   3   3   0   0   0   10   21   14   13    1    5    4

 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   3  3.06   6   6   3   0   1   47   49   20   16    4   11   22
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
Moose Haas             1   1  4.18   4   4   1   0   0   24   26   15   11    5    8   16
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

 Minnesota             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mike Marshall          2   1  1.08  13   0   0   9   0   25   14    3    3    1   12   15
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             3   3  4.83   6   6   1   0   0   41   51   24   22    2   13    9
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
Ron Guidry             2   2  2.60   7   6   3   1   0   45   31   13   13    2   16   31
Ken Clay               0   0  2.77   5   0   0   0   0   13   14    4    4    1    2    4
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
Matt Keough            0   4  5.60   6   6   1   0   0   35   50   29   22    6   15   23
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
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  3.16  12   0   0   1   0   31   23   12   11    2   10   22
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
Odell Jones            0   1  4.70   5   5   1   0   0   31   41   21   16    4   10   23
Paul Mitchell          0   3  4.71   5   4   0   0   0   21   30   19   11    3    8   15
Rafael Vasquez         1   0  4.85   6   0   0   0   0   13   20    7    7    3    5    9
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  5.51  11   1   0   3   0   16   17   11   10    0   10   12
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            2   3  2.97   6   6   0   0   0   39   33   15   13    0   17   14
Sparky Lyle            2   1  3.00  12   0   0   4   0   18    8    6    6    2    4    4
Doyle Alexander        1   1  3.24   5   5   0   0   0   25   24   13    9    0   22    7
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
Mike Willis            0   1  5.52   7   0   0   0   0   15   15   10    9    0    8    4
Tom Murphy             1   2  6.00   8   0   0   0   0   15   22   10   10    0    6    4
Balor Moore            0   0  6.39   8   0   0   0   0   13   16    9    9    0   14    4
Tom Underwood          0   3  6.56   5   5   0   0   0   23   29   27   17    1   21   17
Phil Huffman           2   2  6.75   5   5   0   0   0   21   30   20   16    2   10    9
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
  M. Flanagan (BAL)         4
  F. Jenkins (TEX)          4
  N. Ryan (CAL)             4
  P. Splittorff (KC)        4
  D. Drago (BOS)            3
  D. Goltz (MIN)            3
  J. Kern (TEX)             3

Losses:

  J. Clancy (TOR)           4
  R. Honeycutt (SEA)        4
  J. Johnson (OAK)          4
  M. Keough (OAK)           4
  R. Langford (OAK)         4
  F. Bannister (SEA)        3
  S. Comer (TEX)            3
  R. Erickson (MIN)         3
  E. Figueroa (NY)          3
  W. Garland (CLE)          3

Complete Games:

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

Saves:

  M. Marshall (MIN)         9
  S. Lyle (TEX)             4
  M. Proly (CHI)            4
  R. Gossage (NY)           3
  A. Hrabosky (KC)          3
  J. Kern (TEX)             3
  S. Monge (CLE)            3
  S. Rawley (SEA)           3
  D. Stanhouse (BAL)        3
  B. Campbell (BOS)         2

Shutouts:

  M. Caldwell (MIL)         2
  N. Ryan (CAL)             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
  J. Slaton (MIL)           1
  B. Stanley (BOS)          1

Innings Pitched:

  D. Leonard (KC)        47.0
  L. Sorensen (MIL)      45.2
  R. Guidry (NY)         45.0
  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
  D. Goltz (MIN)         41.0

Hits:

  L. Sorensen (MIL)        52
  D. Goltz (MIN)           51
  M. Keough (OAK)          50
  D. Leonard (KC)          49
  J. Koosman (MIN)         46
  F. Bannister (SEA)       43
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         42
  L. Gura (KC)             41
  O. Jones (SEA)           41
  D. Martinez (BAL)        41

Runs:

  L. Gura (KC)             30
  M. Keough (OAK)          29
  T. Underwood (TOR)       27
  M. Lemongello (TOR)      26
  R. Gale (KC)             25
  K. Kravec (CHI)          25
  D. Goltz (MIN)           24
  J. Johnson (OAK)         22
  F. Bannister (SEA)       21
  O. Jones (SEA)           21

Home Runs:

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

Walks:

  M. Torrez (BOS)          31
  M. Norris (OAK)          28
  N. Ryan (CAL)            26
  D. Alexander (TEX)       22
  T. Underwood (TOR)       21
  K. Kravec (CHI)          20
  E. Figueroa (NY)         18
  S. Comer (TEX)           17
  S. Stone (BAL)           17
  R. Guidry (NY)           16

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            42
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         33
  R. Guidry (NY)           31
  J. Koosman (MIN)         28
  R. Wortham (CHI)         26
  D. Aase (CAL)            25
  F. Bannister (SEA)       25
  O. Jones (SEA)           23
  M. Keough (OAK)          23
  E. Wilkins (CLE)         23


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