Tuesday May 8, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, May 8, 1979

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Milwaukee       18  11  3.02   29  17   3   253   258  111   85   27   70  108
Baltimore       19  10  3.36   29   8   4   257   212  108   96   25  103  120
Boston          17  10  3.63   27   7   8   246   209  103   99   24  107  128
Texas           15  12  3.86   27   2   7   238   243  120  102   16  101  114
California      17  12  3.98   29   8   4   258   247  129  114   23  113  174
Minnesota       20   8  4.12   28   5   9   251   276  129  115   22   94  114
New York        14  14  4.18   28   9   7   250   250  124  116   21   91  111
Kansas City     15  13  4.43   28   5   8   242   263  148  119   22   91  104
Chicago         12  15  4.46   27   3   7   236   210  138  117   18  115  108
Seattle         10  20  4.86   30   2   4   267   304  167  144   35  104  147
Oakland         11  18  4.88   29   2   6   260   302  159  141   31  143  133
Detroit         11  12  5.02   23   2   4   199   221  120  111   25   86   86
Cleveland        8  18  5.08   26   3   4   230   254  143  130   25   99  117
Toronto          8  22  5.71   30   7   3   258   297  186  164   25  132  117

 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 Kern (TEX)         4   0  1.53  11   0   0   3   0   29   27   10    5    0   10   27
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  2.31   9   6   3   2   0   51   33   13   13    2   18   40
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

 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
Mike Flanagan          5   2  3.67   7   7   2   0   0   49   44   21   20    4   14   24
Sammy Stewart          1   1  4.02   5   1   0   1   0   16   11    7    7    2   12    8
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  0.93   8   0   0   1   0   10   10    1    1    1    3    5
Dick Drago             3   1  1.93  12   0   0   3   0   23   14    5    5    1    8   21
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
Bill Campbell          0   1  3.86   8   0   0   2   0    9   11    5    4    1    6    6
Jim Wright             1   0  3.86   4   1   0   0   0   12    5    5    5    2    4    5
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
Chuck Rainey           1   2  6.27   5   3   0   1   0   19   14   13   13    3    9   11

 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
Chris Knapp            2   0  4.24   6   6   2   0   0   34   34   20   16    2   15   13
Jim Barr               0   0  4.45   8   1   0   0   0   28   33   15   14    4   11   14
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
Ross Baumgarten        2   0  2.57   4   4   1   0   1   28   25    9    8    1   10    8
Mike Proly             1   3  3.69  14   2   0   6   0   32   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
Francisco Barrios      3   1  4.23   5   5   0   0   0   28   24   20   13    5   13    6
Ron Schueler           0   0  4.50   1   0   0   0   0    4    1    2    2    1    1    1
Randy Scarbery         1   1  5.59   5   0   0   0   0   10   15    6    6    0    5    4
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  9.17  11   2   0   1   0   18   27   21   18    2   16    9
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  3.06  10   0   0   0   0   18   11    6    6    1   10    7
Victor Cruz            0   2  3.78   9   0   0   1   0   17   18    8    7    4    7    8
Rick Wise              3   3  3.92   6   6   1   0   0   41   39   21   18    7   12   21
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  9.22   6   0   0   0   0   14   20   15   14    1   10    3
Wayne Garland          0   4 10.20   4   4   0   0   0   15   27   19   17    1    7    5

 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        3   3  3.97   8   4   0   1   0   34   36   18   15    3   11   11
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  4.73   7   3   0   1   0   27   27   14   14    2   17   19
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  9.60   4   4   0   0   0   15   27   16   16    6    6    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
Eduardo Rodriguez      3   0  3.68  10   0   0   1   0   15   16    6    6    0    4    6
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
Rich Gale              1   2  6.09   6   6   0   0   0   34   42   27   23    4   11   22
Larry Gura             1   4  6.29   8   8   0   0   0   49   58   41   34    7   20   15
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  1.29   7   0   0   1   0    7    6    2    1    0    3    2
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  3.38   8   0   0   1   0    8    6    3    3    0    5    6
Moose Haas             2   1  3.77   5   5   1   0   0   31   34   19   13    5   13   23
Jerry Augustine        0   0  4.35   6   1   0   0   0   10   17    7    5    2    1    3
Bob Galasso            0   0  4.50   6   0   0   0   0    8    9    9    4    1    4    1
Bill Travers           1   2  4.50   5   5   2   0   0   32   32   20   16    8   14   16
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
Mike Bacsik            1   0  1.17   3   0   0   0   0    8    2    3    1    0    3    2
Pete Redfern           1   0  2.20   7   1   0   0   0   16   12    7    4    0   10   15
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  4.26   3   0   0   0   0    6    7    3    3    1    5    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  8.06   6   6   0   0   0   22   29   23   20    4   17    6

 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  2.31   9   6   3   2   0   51   33   13   13    2   18   40
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
Jim Beattie            1   1  5.63   2   1   0   0   0    8   13    5    5    1    3    4
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

 Oakland               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dave Hamilton          0   0  0.90   5   1   0   0   0   10    6    2    1    0    8    9
Steve McCatty          1   0  1.69   2   0   0   0   0    5    3    1    1    1    6    4
Dave Heaverlo          2   2  1.75  15   0   0   2   0   26   22    6    5    1   14   11
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   2 11.21  13   0   0   1   0   18   29   23   22    5   14    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  4.44   6   4   0   0   0   24   33   20   12    3    8   15
Rafael Vasquez         1   0  5.27   7   0   0   0   0   14   21    8    8    4    5    9
Odell Jones            0   2  5.67   6   6   1   0   0   33   47   26   21    5   13   23
Floyd Bannister        1   4  5.75   6   6   0   0   0   36   48   25   23    6    9   26
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  6.63  13   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               4   0  1.53  11   0   0   3   0   29   27   10    5    0   10   27
Dave Rajsich           0   0  2.53   6   0   0   0   0   11   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
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
Ed Farmer              1   0  4.30   6   1   0   0   0   15   17   12    7    0    9   11
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
Tom Murphy             1   2  5.40  10   0   0   0   0   18   23   11   11    1    8    6
Dave Freisleben        1   0  6.43  10   0   0   3   0   14   14   11   10    0   12    9
Mark Lemongello        0   4  6.53   6   6   1   0   0   41   50   30   30    6   20   16
Tom Underwood          0   4  6.63   7   7   1   0   0   37   45   37   27    3   29   24
Mike Willis            0   2  7.04   8   0   0   0   0   15   18   13   12    0    8    4
Phil Huffman           2   3  7.99   6   6   0   0   0   24   36   25   21    2   12    9
Balor Moore            0   0  8.56   9   0   0   0   0   14   20   13   13    3   14    5

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League Leaders

Wins:

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

Losses:

  F. Bannister (SEA)        4
  J. Clancy (TOR)           4
  W. Garland (CLE)          4
  L. Gura (KC)              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

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
  R. Guidry (NY)         50.2
  D. Goltz (MIN)         50.0
  J. Palmer (BAL)        50.0
  E. Figueroa (NY)       49.1
  M. Torrez (BOS)        49.1

Hits:

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

Runs:

  L. Gura (KC)             41
  T. Underwood (TOR)       37
  M. Lemongello (TOR)      30
  M. Keough (OAK)          29
  R. Gale (KC)             27
  O. Jones (SEA)           26
  D. Leonard (KC)          26
  F. Bannister (SEA)       25
  E. Figueroa (NY)         25
  D. Goltz (MIN)           25

Home Runs:

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

Walks:

  M. Torrez (BOS)          36
  M. Norris (OAK)          32
  T. Underwood (TOR)       29
  N. Ryan (CAL)            28
  D. Alexander (TEX)       26
  J. Johnson (OAK)         22
  L. Gura (KC)             20
  K. Kravec (CHI)          20
  M. Lemongello (TOR)      20
  S. Comer (TEX)           19

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            43
  R. Guidry (NY)           40
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         34
  J. Koosman (MIN)         33
  M. Torrez (BOS)          28
  R. Wortham (CHI)         28
  J. Kern (TEX)            27
  F. Bannister (SEA)       26
  K. Kravec (CHI)          26
  D. Leonard (KC)          26


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