Saturday May 5, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, May 5, 1979

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Milwaukee       16  11  3.17   27  16   3   235   244  106   83   27   64   97
Boston          16   8  3.42   24   6   8   219   179   86   83   19   93  115
Baltimore       17   9  3.52   26   6   4   230   192  101   90   24   98  103
Texas           14  10  3.71   24   2   7   211   209  100   87   15   93  100
California      16  10  3.82   26   7   4   233   221  112   99   19  103  160
New York        12  13  3.90   25   9   6   222   217  104   96   16   78   90
Minnesota       17   8  4.14   25   4   9   224   251  116  103   20   85  100
Kansas City     14  11  4.21   25   5   7   216   232  129  101   18   80   94
Chicago         11  13  4.44   24   2   7   211   188  123  104   16  105   97
Detroit          9  11  4.68   20   2   4   173   182   99   90   19   72   78
Oakland         10  16  4.86   26   1   6   233   269  142  126   26  128  124
Seattle          8  19  4.97   27   2   4   241   277  156  133   33   95  143
Cleveland        7  17  5.02   24   2   4   213   241  130  119   23   93  110
Toronto          8  19  5.30   27   6   3   234   258  160  138   18  117  104

 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
Jim Slaton (MIL)       3   1  1.67   6   5   3   0   1   38   36   11    7    2   12   16
Tommy John (NY)        6   0  1.74   7   6   3   0   1   52   46   11   10    0   10   13
Mike Caldwell (MIL)    4   2  2.04   6   6   6   0   2   53   49   14   12    2    9   24
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
Jim Palmer (BAL)       4   1  2.70   7   7   3   0   0   50   43   19   15    2   13   16
Dave Lemanczyk (TOR)   2   1  2.97   6   4   3   0   1   36   27   13   12    4    9   15

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tim Stoddard           1   1  1.29   9   0   0   0   0   21   12    4    3    1    6   18
Jim Palmer             4   1  2.70   7   7   3   0   0   50   43   19   15    2   13   16
Tippy Martinez         1   0  3.12   4   0   0   0   0    9    5    3    3    0    4    9
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  1.93  12   0   0   3   0   23   14    5    5    1    8   21
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
Andy Hassler           1   1  3.38   3   0   0   0   0   11   12    6    4    0    5    5
Dennis Eckersley       3   1  3.41   6   6   1   0   0   37   34   14   14    3   17   15
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
Dyar Miller            1   0  2.50   8   0   0   0   0   18   20    6    5    2    7    9
Nolan Ryan             4   1  2.61   6   6   3   0   2   38   21   11   11    2   26   42
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
Frank Tanana           2   3  3.90   6   6   0   0   0   32   33   18   14    5    9   17
Jim Barr               0   0  4.50   7   1   0   0   0   24   27   13   12    3    8   13
Chris Knapp            1   0  5.04   5   5   1   0   0   25   27   18   14    1   13   12
Don Aase               2   3  5.15   6   6   2   0   0   37   38   22   21    4   12   25
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
Pablo Torrealba        0   0  1.59   3   0   0   0   0    6    5    1    1    1    2    1
Randy Scarbery         1   0  2.00   4   0   0   0   0    9   11    2    2    0    4    4
Ross Baumgarten        2   0  2.57   4   4   1   0   1   28   25    9    8    1   10    8
Francisco Barrios      3   1  3.58   4   4   0   0   0   28   22   16   11    5   10    6
Rich Wortham           4   2  3.83   6   6   1   0   0   42   34   21   18    2   17   28
Mike Proly             1   3  3.90  12   2   0   6   0   30   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
Rick Wise              3   3  3.92   6   6   1   0   0   41   39   21   18    7   12   21
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
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
Jack Billingham        2   3  3.94   7   4   0   1   0   30   32   16   13    3   10    9
Sheldon Burnside       1   1  4.15   8   0   0   0   0   17   18    8    8    2    7   12
Mark Fidrych           0   0  4.50   1   1   0   0   0    4    4    2    2    0    2    1
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  0.64  10   0   0   4   0   14   10    1    1    0    5   10
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
Rich Gale              1   2  6.09   6   6   0   0   0   34   42   27   23    4   11   22
Eduardo Rodriguez      2   0  6.23   7   0   0   1   0    9   11    6    6    0    2    4
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             3   1  1.67   6   5   3   0   1   38   36   11    7    2   12   16
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
Mike Bacsik            0   0  2.25   2   0   0   0   0    4    2    3    1    0    3    1
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
Ken Brett              0   0  4.50   2   0   0   0   0    6    6    3    3    1    3    1
Dave Goltz             3   3  4.83   6   6   1   0   0   41   51   24   22    2   13    9
Paul Hartzell          1   1  5.34   5   5   1   0   0   32   42   19   19    5    9    7
Gary Serum             0   0  6.92   6   0   0   0   0   13   18   10   10    2    3    5
Jeff Holly             0   0  7.11   6   0   0   0   0    6   10    7    5    0    3    5
Roger Erickson         0   3  7.79   5   5   0   0   0   17   22   18   15    3   15    4

 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             6   0  1.74   7   6   3   0   1   52   46   11   10    0   10   13
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   1  1.46  14   0   0   2   0   25   19    5    4    1   13   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
John Henry Johnson     0   4  5.15   6   6   0   0   0   37   42   24   21    5   22   24
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
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  3.21  13   0   0   1   0   34   26   13   12    2   11   22
Glenn Abbott           1   3  4.15   6   6   1   0   0   35   34   20   16    6   12   10
Paul Mitchell          0   3  4.71   5   4   0   0   0   21   30   19   11    3    8   15
Rafael Vasquez         1   0  5.27   7   0   0   0   0   14   21    8    8    4    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
Odell Jones            0   2  5.67   6   6   1   0   0   33   47   26   21    5   13   23
Shane Rawley           1   3  6.75  12   1   0   3   0   19   21   15   14    0   11   15
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
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
Dave Rajsich           0   0  3.00   5   0   0   0   0    9   11    3    3    1    2    2
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
Sparky Lyle            2   2  3.66  14   0   0   4   0   20   11    8    8    2    6    4
Dock Ellis             1   2  5.00   4   4   0   0   0   18   25   10   10    1    7    2
Doc Medich             0   1  5.40   4   0   0   0   0   12   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   1  2.97   6   4   3   0   1   36   27   13   12    4    9   15
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)              6
  J. Koosman (MIN)          5
  M. Caldwell (MIL)         4
  M. Flanagan (BAL)         4
  F. Jenkins (TEX)          4
  M. Marshall (MIN)         4
  J. Palmer (BAL)           4
  N. Ryan (CAL)             4
  P. Splittorff (KC)        4
  R. Wortham (CHI)          4

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
  D. Aase (CAL)             3
  G. Abbott (SEA)           3
  F. Bannister (SEA)        3
  J. Billingham (DET)       3

Complete Games:

  M. Caldwell (MIL)         6
  L. Sorensen (MIL)         4
  R. Guidry (NY)            3
  T. John (NY)              3
  D. Lemanczyk (TOR)        3
  D. Leonard (KC)           3
  J. Palmer (BAL)           3
  N. Ryan (CAL)             3
  J. Slaton (MIL)           3
  D. Aase (CAL)             2

Saves:

  M. Marshall (MIN)         9
  M. Proly (CHI)            6
  A. Hrabosky (KC)          4
  S. Lyle (TEX)             4
  D. Drago (BOS)            3
  D. Freisleben (TOR)       3
  R. Gossage (NY)           3
  J. Kern (TEX)             3
  B. Lacey (OAK)            3
  S. Monge (CLE)            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
  T. John (NY)           51.2
  J. Palmer (BAL)        50.0
  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

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
  O. Jones (SEA)           47
  T. John (NY)             46

Runs:

  L. Gura (KC)             33
  T. Underwood (TOR)       32
  M. Keough (OAK)          29
  R. Gale (KC)             27
  O. Jones (SEA)           26
  M. Lemongello (TOR)      26
  E. Figueroa (NY)         25
  K. Kravec (CHI)          25
  J. Clancy (TOR)          24
  D. Goltz (MIN)           24

Home Runs:

  B. Travers (MIL)          8
  F. Jenkins (TEX)          7
  R. Wise (CLE)             7
  G. Abbott (SEA)           6
  M. Keough (OAK)           6
  D. Martinez (BAL)         6
  L. Sorensen (MIL)         6
  S. Stone (BAL)            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
  J. Johnson (OAK)         22
  K. Kravec (CHI)          20
  E. Figueroa (NY)         19
  L. Gura (KC)             18
  S. Comer (TEX)           17

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            42
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         34
  R. Guidry (NY)           31
  J. Koosman (MIN)         28
  R. Wortham (CHI)         28
  D. Aase (CAL)            25
  F. Bannister (SEA)       25
  M. Caldwell (MIL)        24
  J. Johnson (OAK)         24
  O. Jones (SEA)           23


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