Friday May 4, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Friday, May 4, 1979

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Milwaukee       15  11  3.26   26  15   3   226   236  105   82   26   62   91
Boston          15   8  3.39   23   6   7   210   168   82   79   19   89  108
Texas           14   9  3.56   23   2   7   202   197   93   80   14   92  100
California      16   9  3.60   25   7   4   225   208  103   90   17  100  157
Baltimore       16   9  3.66   25   6   4   221   188  100   90   24   96   99
New York        11  13  3.89   24   8   6   213   206  100   92   16   76   89
Minnesota       17   7  4.06   24   4   9   215   238  108   97   20   78   98
Kansas City     13  11  4.39   24   5   6   207   226  127  101   18   77   87
Chicago         10  13  4.41   23   2   6   202   177  117   99   14  103   94
Seattle          8  18  4.72   26   2   4   233   263  145  122   31   90  140
Detroit          8  11  4.72   19   2   4   164   172   95   86   18   68   73
Oakland         10  15  4.84   25   1   6   225   262  137  121   25  120  121
Cleveland        7  16  5.20   23   1   4   204   237  127  118   22   92  106
Toronto          8  18  5.29   26   5   3   226   251  154  133   17  115  101

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mike Marshall (MIN)    4   1  0.90  15   0   0   9   0   30   21    3    3    1   13   16
Tommy John (NY)        5   0  1.27   6   5   2   0   1   43   35    7    6    0    8   12
Jim Slaton (MIL)       2   1  1.88   5   4   2   0   1   29   28   10    6    1   10   10
Mike Caldwell (MIL)    4   2  2.04   6   6   6   0   2   53   49   14   12    2    9   24
Dave Lemanczyk (TOR)   2   0  2.22   5   3   2   0   1   28   20    7    7    3    7   12
Ross Baumgarten (CHI)  2   0  2.57   4   4   1   0   1   28   25    9    8    1   10    8
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
Steve Renko (BOS)      2   1  2.64   4   4   1   0   0   31   20    9    9    5   11   20
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            2   1  2.64   4   4   1   0   0   31   20    9    9    5   11   20
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  2.57   4   4   1   0   1   28   25    9    8    1   10    8
Rich Wortham           3   2  3.47   5   5   1   0   0   36   27   16   14    0   15   26
Francisco Barrios      3   1  3.58   4   4   0   0   0   28   22   16   11    5   10    6
Mike Proly             1   3  4.08  11   2   0   5   0   29   22   13   13    1   15   17
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   3 10.80  10   2   0   1   0   15   26   21   18    2   13    7
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   2  1.27  13   0   0   3   0   21   13    4    3    0    5   20
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  4.73   6   6   1   0   1   40   45   22   21    4   16   17
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   1  2.53   4   0   0   0   0   11   10    3    3    1    4    5
Steve Baker            1   2  3.10   5   2   0   1   0   20   17    7    7    1   12   16
John Hiller            1   0  3.38   9   0   0   2   0   16   16    6    6    3    9   10
Sheldon Burnside       1   1  3.94   7   0   0   0   0   16   16    7    7    1    6   11
Jack Billingham        1   3  4.15   6   4   0   1   0   26   28   15   12    3    9    6
Dave Rozema            1   2  4.60   5   5   1   0   0   29   30   18   15    2    6    5
Milt Wilcox            2   1  5.60   5   5   1   0   0   27   30   18   17    2   13   11
Kip Young              1   0  7.90   3   3   0   0   0   14   19   12   12    5    5    6
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
Al Hrabosky            3   0  0.75   9   0   0   3   0   12    7    1    1    0    5    8
Steve Busby            0   1  0.96   2   0   0   0   0    9    6    6    1    2    5    3
Dennis Leonard         3   3  3.06   6   6   3   0   1   47   49   20   16    4   11   22
Marty Pattin           0   0  3.38   3   0   0   1   0    8   11    4    3    0    2    3
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  5.52   7   7   0   0   0   44   50   33   27    5   18   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
Jim Slaton             2   1  1.88   5   4   2   0   1   29   28   10    6    1   10   10
Mike Caldwell          4   2  2.04   6   6   6   0   2   53   49   14   12    2    9   24
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
Bill Travers           1   2  4.50   5   5   2   0   0   32   32   20   16    8   14   16
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

 Minnesota             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mike Marshall          4   1  0.90  15   0   0   9   0   30   21    3    3    1   13   16
Pete Redfern           1   0  1.65   6   1   0   0   0   16   11    6    3    0   10   15
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
Ken Brett              0   0  5.06   1   0   0   0   0    5    5    3    3    1    2    1
Jeff Holly             0   0  7.11   6   0   0   0   0    6   10    7    5    0    3    5
Gary Serum             0   0  7.50   5   0   0   0   0   12   18   10   10    2    3    5
Roger Erickson         0   3  7.79   5   5   0   0   0   17   22   18   15    3   15    4
Mike Bacsik            0   0 13.50   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    1    1    0    0    0

 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  4.11   6   0   0   0   0   15   17    8    7    2    3    4
Rich Gossage           1   1  4.32   6   0   0   3   0    8    9    4    4    0    7    4
Ed Figueroa            2   3  4.38   7   7   2   0   0   49   47   25   24    3   19   20
Paul Mirabella         0   2  4.97   8   0   0   0   0   13   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
Jim Beattie            0   1 18.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    3    2    2    0    1    0

 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            2   1  4.31   6   6   0   0   0   40   38   22   19    3   32   15
Bob Lacey              1   1  5.19  15   0   0   3   0   17   24   11   10    2    6   17
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
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
Mike Parrott           1   0  3.12   7   0   0   0   0   17   21    7    6    1   12    6
John Montague          2   0  3.16  12   0   0   1   0   31   23   12   11    2   10   22
Glenn Abbott           1   3  4.15   6   6   1   0   0   35   34   20   16    6   12   10
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  2.14   9   0   0   3   0   21   23    9    5    0    9   19
Ed Farmer              1   0  2.61   5   0   0   0   0   10   10    5    3    0    5    8
Steve Comer            2   3  2.97   6   6   0   0   0   39   33   15   13    0   17   14
Fergie Jenkins         4   0  3.59   7   7   2   0   1   48   52   20   19    7   13   34
Doyle Alexander        1   1  3.66   6   6   0   0   0   32   27   17   13    1   26   11
Dock Ellis             1   1  3.77   3   3   0   0   0   14   18    6    6    1    7    2
Sparky Lyle            2   2  3.86  13   0   0   4   0   19   11    8    8    2    5    4
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             2   4  4.42   6   6   2   0   0   39   37   24   19    3   15   20
Dave Freisleben        1   0  4.61   9   0   0   3   0   14   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
Tom Underwood          0   4  6.19   6   6   1   0   0   32   36   32   22    2   26   21
Balor Moore            0   0  6.39   8   0   0   0   0   13   16    9    9    0   14    4
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
  M. Marshall (MIN)         4
  N. Ryan (CAL)             4
  P. Splittorff (KC)        4
  F. Barrios (CHI)          3
  D. Drago (BOS)            3

Losses:

  J. Clancy (TOR)           4
  R. Honeycutt (SEA)        4
  J. Johnson (OAK)          4
  M. Keough (OAK)           4
  R. Langford (OAK)         4
  T. Underwood (TOR)        4
  G. Abbott (SEA)           3
  F. Bannister (SEA)        3
  J. Billingham (DET)       3
  S. Comer (TEX)            3

Complete Games:

  M. Caldwell (MIL)         6
  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
  M. Proly (CHI)            5
  S. Lyle (TEX)             4
  D. Freisleben (TOR)       3
  R. Gossage (NY)           3
  A. Hrabosky (KC)          3
  J. Kern (TEX)             3
  B. Lacey (OAK)            3
  S. Monge (CLE)            3
  S. Rawley (SEA)           3

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:

  M. Caldwell (MIL)      53.0
  E. Figueroa (NY)       49.1
  F. Jenkins (TEX)       47.2
  D. Leonard (KC)        47.0
  L. Sorensen (MIL)      45.2
  R. Guidry (NY)         45.0
  L. Gura (KC)           44.0
  D. Martinez (BAL)      43.2
  T. John (NY)           42.2
  J. Palmer (BAL)        42.0

Hits:

  F. Jenkins (TEX)         52
  L. Sorensen (MIL)        52
  D. Goltz (MIN)           51
  L. Gura (KC)             50
  M. Keough (OAK)          50
  M. Caldwell (MIL)        49
  D. Leonard (KC)          49
  E. Figueroa (NY)         47
  J. Koosman (MIN)         46
  R. Waits (CLE)           45

Runs:

  L. Gura (KC)             33
  T. Underwood (TOR)       32
  M. Keough (OAK)          29
  M. Lemongello (TOR)      26
  E. Figueroa (NY)         25
  R. Gale (KC)             25
  K. Kravec (CHI)          25
  J. Clancy (TOR)          24
  D. Goltz (MIN)           24
  J. Johnson (OAK)         22

Home Runs:

  B. Travers (MIL)          8
  F. Jenkins (TEX)          7
  G. Abbott (SEA)           6
  M. Keough (OAK)           6
  D. Martinez (BAL)         6
  L. Sorensen (MIL)         6
  S. Stone (BAL)            6
  R. Wise (CLE)             6
  F. Bannister (SEA)        5
  F. Barrios (CHI)          5

Walks:

  M. Norris (OAK)          32
  M. Torrez (BOS)          31
  D. Alexander (TEX)       26
  N. Ryan (CAL)            26
  T. Underwood (TOR)       26
  K. Kravec (CHI)          20
  E. Figueroa (NY)         19
  L. Gura (KC)             18
  S. Comer (TEX)           17
  S. Stone (BAL)           17

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            42
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         34
  R. Guidry (NY)           31
  J. Koosman (MIN)         28
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