Monday May 7, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Monday, May 7, 1979

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Milwaukee       17  11  3.06   28  17   3   244   248  106   83   27   65   99
Baltimore       18  10  3.41   28   7   4   248   206  106   94   25  103  114
Boston          17   9  3.42   26   7   8   237   200   93   90   21  102  124
Texas           14  12  3.85   26   2   7   229   235  113   98   16   97  105
California      16  12  4.05   28   7   4   249   240  127  112   22  111  173
Minnesota       19   8  4.05   27   5   9   242   267  123  109   21   90  111
New York        13  14  4.23   27   9   6   241   240  121  113   20   89  103
Chicago         12  14  4.30   26   3   7   228   202  128  109   17  107  105
Kansas City     15  12  4.31   27   5   8   234   254  140  112   20   89  102
Oakland         11  17  4.79   28   2   6   252   291  151  134   28  134  130
Seattle         10  19  4.84   29   2   4   259   296  162  139   34  103  146
Detroit         10  12  4.88   22   2   4   190   206  112  103   23   79   82
Cleveland        8  17  4.94   25   3   4   222   246  134  122   24   93  114
Toronto          8  21  5.32   29   7   3   250   278  170  148   20  126  112

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mike Marshall (MIN)    5   1  0.85  16   0   0   9   0   32   21    3    3    1   14   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
Ron Guidry (NY)        3   2  2.40   8   6   3   1   0   49   33   13   13    2   18   36
Ross Baumgarten (CHI)  2   0  2.57   4   4   1   0   1   28   25    9    8    1   10    8
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
Dennis Martinez (BAL)  3   2  2.73   7   7   3   0   1   53   43   18   16    6   17   17
Lary Sorensen (MIL)    4   3  2.80   7   7   5   0   1   55   56   18   17    6    5   11

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tim Stoddard           1   1  1.14  10   0   0   0   0   24   13    4    3    1    7   19
Jim Palmer             4   1  2.70   7   7   3   0   0   50   43   19   15    2   13   16
Dennis Martinez        3   2  2.73   7   7   3   0   1   53   43   18   16    6   17   17
Tippy Martinez         1   1  3.38   5   0   0   0   0   13   10    5    5    0    5   16
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
Don Stanhouse          2   0  4.30   9   0   0   3   0   15    9    7    7    1   14    3
Steve Stone            2   1  4.56   5   5   0   0   0   26   24   17   13    7   18   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  1.93  12   0   0   3   0   23   14    5    5    1    8   21
Jim Wright             1   0  2.35   3   1   0   0   0    8    3    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  3.18   4   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
Bob Stanley            2   2  4.03   7   6   2   1   1   45   52   20   20    2    8   12
Mike Torrez            3   1  4.38   7   7   3   0   1   49   37   25   24    6   36   28
Bill Campbell          0   1  4.91   7   0   0   2   0    7    8    4    4    1    6    4

 California            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mark Clear             2   0  1.90   9   0   0   1   0   24   15    6    5    0   14   23
Dyar Miller            1   0  2.86   9   0   0   0   0   22   24    8    7    2    7   12
Dave Frost             2   0  3.10   4   2   1   1   1   20   18    7    7    0    9   10
Nolan Ryan             4   2  3.49   7   7   3   0   2   39   25   17   15    2   28   43
Frank Tanana           2   3  3.86   7   7   0   0   0   33   33   18   14    5    9   18
Jim Barr               0   0  4.45   8   1   0   0   0   28   33   15   14    4   11   14
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  6.17   8   0   0   2   0   12   16    8    8    1    6    9
Mike Barlow            0   1  6.30   3   0   0   0   0   10   11    8    7    3    2    7

 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
Mike Proly             1   3  3.77  13   2   0   6   0   31   23   13   13    1   15   17
Rich Wortham           4   2  3.83   6   6   1   0   0   42   34   21   18    2   17   28
Ken Kravec             1   3  4.10   7   7   1   0   1   48   35   25   22    3   20   26
Dewey Robinson         0   1  6.17   7   0   0   0   0   12    9    8    8    1    7    4
Steve Trout            0   1  6.43   1   1   0   0   0    7   10    5    5    1    2    3
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
Mike Paxton            2   1  6.00   6   6   1   0   0   30   38   21   20    4    8   11
Don Hood               0   0  7.04   6   0   0   0   0    8    6    6    6    1    9    2
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  2.63   5   0   0   0   0   14   15    4    4    2    5    5
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
John Hiller            1   1  4.26  11   0   0   2   0   19   18    9    9    4   13   12
Mark Fidrych           0   0  4.50   1   1   0   0   0    4    4    2    2    0    2    1
Steve Baker            1   2  4.63   6   3   0   1   0   23   24   12   12    1   12   17
Dave Rozema            1   2  4.79   6   6   1   0   0   36   40   22   19    4    8    6
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           1   1  9.95   5   0   0   0   0    6    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  1.53   3   1   0   0   0   18   12    8    3    2   10    6
Al Hrabosky            3   1  2.57  11   0   0   4   0   14   13    4    4    0    6   10
Marty Pattin           0   0  2.61   4   0   0   2   0   10   11    4    3    0    2    3
Paul Splittorff        4   2  3.55   6   6   2   0   0   38   35   20   15    2   16   10
Dennis Leonard         3   3  3.86   7   7   3   0   1   51   58   26   22    6   11   26
Steve Mingori          0   0  4.35   6   0   0   1   0   10   11    8    5    1    6    5
Eduardo Rodriguez      3   0  4.76   9   0   0   1   0   11   15    6    6    0    4    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
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          4   3  2.80   7   7   5   0   1   55   56   18   17    6    5   11
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          5   1  0.85  16   0   0   9   0   32   21    3    3    1   14   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
Dave Goltz             4   3  4.14   7   7   2   0   0   50   58   25   23    2   15   15
Jerry Koosman          5   0  4.23   6   6   1   0   0   45   55   23   21    6   13   33
Ken Brett              0   0  4.50   2   0   0   0   0    6    6    3    3    1    3    1
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             3   2  2.40   8   6   3   1   0   49   33   13   13    2   18   36
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
Ken Clay               0   0  5.40   7   0   0   0   0   18   21   12   11    2    7    5
Dick Tidrow            1   1  6.28  10   0   0   2   0   14   21   10   10    4    3    7
Catfish Hunter         0   2  6.35   4   4   1   0   0   23   26   17   16    4    9    6
Paul Mirabella         0   3  7.24   9   0   0   0   0   14   13   12   11    1    8    4
Luis Tiant             0   1  8.53   4   4   0   0   0   13   20   15   12    4    6    8
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   2  1.75  15   0   0   2   0   26   22    6    5    1   14   11
Steve McCatty          1   0  3.00   1   0   0   0   0    3    3    1    1    1    4    2
Craig Minetto          1   0  3.98   5   3   0   0   0   20   28   10    9    2    4    9
Bob Lacey              1   1  4.29  16   0   0   3   0   21   29   11   10    2    7   19
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
Matt Keough            0   4  5.60   6   6   1   0   0   35   50   29   22    6   15   23
Rick Langford          1   4  5.70   6   6   1   0   0   36   41   23   23    4   13    8
Alan Wirth             1   0  6.00   5   1   0   0   0   12   14    8    8    2    8    7
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  2.31   8   1   0   0   0   23   23    7    6    1   17    6
John Montague          3   0  3.44  14   0   0   1   0   37   30   15   14    3   11   23
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
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
Rick Honeycutt         1   4  5.88   7   2   0   0   0   26   29   18   17    4    7    9
Byron McLaughlin       1   1  5.95   4   4   0   0   0   20   18   13   13    3   11   11
Shane Rawley           1   3  6.75  12   1   0   3   0   19   21   15   14    0   11   15

 Texas                 W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Kern               3   0  1.82  10   0   0   3   0   25   26   10    5    0   10   21
Dave Rajsich           0   0  2.53   6   0   0   0   0   11   11    3    3    1    2    2
Ed Farmer              1   0  2.61   5   0   0   0   0   10   10    5    3    0    5    8
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
Steve Comer            2   3  3.83   7   7   0   0   0   45   43   21   19    0   19   15
Sparky Lyle            2   2  4.29  15   0   0   4   0   21   13   10   10    3    6    5
Doc Medich             0   2  5.25   5   0   0   0   0   12   14    8    7    2    5    6
Dock Ellis             1   2  5.40   5   4   0   0   0   18   27   11   11    1    7    2
Jon Matlack            0   2  9.39   2   2   0   0   0    8   12    8    8    1    4    1

 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  3.98   8   1   0   0   0   20   27    9    9    3    5    9
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
Tom Murphy             1   2  5.29   9   0   0   0   0   17   22   10   10    0    7    5
Mike Willis            0   1  5.52   7   0   0   0   0   15   15   10    9    0    8    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
Mark Lemongello        0   4  6.53   6   6   1   0   0   41   50   30   30    6   20   16
Phil Huffman           2   3  7.99   6   6   0   0   0   24   36   25   21    2   12    9

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League Leaders

Wins:

  T. John (NY)              6
  J. Koosman (MIN)          5
  M. Marshall (MIN)         5
  M. Caldwell (MIL)         4
  M. Flanagan (BAL)         4
  D. Goltz (MIN)            4
  F. Jenkins (TEX)          4
  J. Palmer (BAL)           4
  N. Ryan (CAL)             4
  L. Sorensen (MIL)         4

Losses:

  J. Clancy (TOR)           4
  R. Honeycutt (SEA)        4
  J. Johnson (OAK)          4
  M. Keough (OAK)           4
  R. Langford (OAK)         4
  M. Lemongello (TOR)       4
  T. Underwood (TOR)        4
  D. Aase (CAL)             3
  G. Abbott (SEA)           3
  F. Bannister (SEA)        3

Complete Games:

  M. Caldwell (MIL)         6
  L. Sorensen (MIL)         5
  R. Guidry (NY)            3
  T. John (NY)              3
  D. Lemanczyk (TOR)        3
  D. Leonard (KC)           3
  D. Martinez (BAL)         3
  J. Palmer (BAL)           3
  N. Ryan (CAL)             3
  J. Slaton (MIL)           3

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
  K. Kravec (CHI)           1
  D. Lemanczyk (TOR)        1
  D. Leonard (KC)           1
  D. Martinez (BAL)         1

Innings Pitched:

  L. Sorensen (MIL)      54.2
  M. Caldwell (MIL)      53.0
  D. Martinez (BAL)      52.2
  T. John (NY)           51.2
  D. Leonard (KC)        51.1
  D. Goltz (MIN)         50.0
  J. Palmer (BAL)        50.0
  E. Figueroa (NY)       49.1
  M. Torrez (BOS)        49.1
  R. Guidry (NY)         48.2

Hits:

  D. Goltz (MIN)           58
  D. Leonard (KC)          58
  L. Sorensen (MIL)        56
  J. Koosman (MIN)         55
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         52
  B. Stanley (BOS)         52
  L. Gura (KC)             50
  M. Keough (OAK)          50
  M. Lemongello (TOR)      50
  M. Caldwell (MIL)        49

Runs:

  L. Gura (KC)             33
  T. Underwood (TOR)       32
  M. Lemongello (TOR)      30
  M. Keough (OAK)          29
  R. Gale (KC)             27
  O. Jones (SEA)           26
  D. Leonard (KC)          26
  E. Figueroa (NY)         25
  D. Goltz (MIN)           25
  P. Huffman (TOR)         25

Home Runs:

  B. Travers (MIL)          8
  F. Jenkins (TEX)          7
  S. Stone (BAL)            7
  R. Wise (CLE)             7
  G. Abbott (SEA)           6
  M. Keough (OAK)           6
  J. Koosman (MIN)          6
  M. Lemongello (TOR)       6
  D. Leonard (KC)           6
  D. Martinez (BAL)         6

Walks:

  M. Torrez (BOS)          36
  M. Norris (OAK)          32
  N. Ryan (CAL)            28
  D. Alexander (TEX)       26
  T. Underwood (TOR)       26
  J. Johnson (OAK)         22
  K. Kravec (CHI)          20
  M. Lemongello (TOR)      20
  S. Comer (TEX)           19
  E. Figueroa (NY)         19

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            43
  R. Guidry (NY)           36
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         34
  J. Koosman (MIN)         33
  M. Torrez (BOS)          28
  R. Wortham (CHI)         28
  K. Kravec (CHI)          26
  D. Leonard (KC)          26
  D. Aase (CAL)            25
  F. Bannister (SEA)       25

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