Wednesday May 9, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, May 9, 1979

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Milwaukee       18  12  3.12   30  17   3   262   272  119   91   29   72  112
Baltimore       19  11  3.38   30   8   4   266   217  112  100   26  108  125
Boston          18  10  3.75   28   7   8   255   226  111  106   25  109  136
Texas           15  13  3.79   28   3   7   247   250  124  104   17  104  120
New York        15  14  4.04   29  10   7   259   255  124  116   21   94  113
Minnesota       20   8  4.12   28   5   9   251   276  129  115   22   94  114
California      17  13  4.16   30   8   4   266   258  138  123   27  117  183
Kansas City     16  13  4.38   29   5   9   251   276  151  122   22   93  108
Chicago         13  15  4.44   28   3   8   245   223  142  121   19  118  111
Oakland         12  18  4.75   30   3   6   269   303  161  142   31  147  139
Seattle         10  21  4.88   31   2   4   275   313  172  149   36  105  147
Detroit         11  13  5.02   24   2   4   208   228  125  116   26   91   94
Cleveland        9  18  5.15   27   3   5   239   261  150  137   26  111  122
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
Ron Guidry (NY)        3   2  2.31   9   6   3   2   0   51   33   13   13    2   18   40
Mike Caldwell (MIL)    4   3  2.73   7   7   6   0   2   56   56   19   17    4    9   25
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
Jim Palmer (BAL)       4   2  2.95   8   8   3   0   0   58   48   23   19    3   17   20
Ross Baumgarten (CHI)  3   0  2.97   5   5   1   0   1   33   34   12   11    2   12   10

 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
Dennis Martinez        3   2  2.73   7   7   3   0   1   53   43   18   16    6   17   17
Jim Palmer             4   2  2.95   8   8   3   0   0   58   48   23   19    3   17   20
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
Don Stanhouse          2   0  4.02  10   0   0   3   0   16    9    7    7    1   15    4
Sammy Stewart          1   1  4.02   5   1   0   1   0   16   11    7    7    2   12    8
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
Steve Renko            2   1  2.97   5   5   1   0   0   36   29   13   12    5   12   26
Andy Hassler           1   1  3.18   4   0   0   0   0   11   12    6    4    0    5    5
Dick Drago             3   1  3.20  13   0   0   3   0   25   21    9    9    2    8   21
Dennis Eckersley       3   1  3.41   6   6   1   0   0   37   34   14   14    3   17   15
Bill Campbell          1   1  3.48   9   0   0   2   0   10   12    5    4    1    7    7
Jim Wright             1   0  3.75   5   1   0   0   0   12    5    5    5    2    4    6
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  2.81  10   0   0   1   0   26   19    9    8    1   17   26
Dyar Miller            1   0  2.86   9   0   0   0   0   22   24    8    7    2    7   12
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
Dave Frost             2   0  3.91   5   3   1   1   1   25   24   11   11    2    9   13
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
Mike Barlow            0   1  6.30   3   0   0   0   0   10   11    8    7    3    2    7
Dave LaRoche           2   4  6.92   9   0   0   2   0   13   17   10   10    2    7   12

 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        3   0  2.97   5   5   1   0   1   33   34   12   11    2   12   10
Mike Proly             1   3  3.60  15   2   0   6   0   35   27   14   14    1   16   18
Rich Wortham           4   2  3.83   6   6   1   0   0   42   34   21   18    2   17   28
Ken Kravec             1   3  4.07   8   7   1   1   1   49   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  1.23  14   0   0   4   0   22   13    4    3    0    8   21
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
Dan Spillner           0   1  4.00  11   0   0   0   0   18   11    8    8    1   12    7
Rick Waits             3   3  4.88   7   7   1   0   1   48   52   27   26    5   23   21
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  2.65   6   0   0   0   0   17   17    5    5    3    7    7
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   2  6.16   6   6   1   0   0   31   34   22   21    2   16   15
Bruce Taylor           1   1  7.27   6   0   0   0   0    9    7    9    7    0    4    5
Kip Young              1   0  9.60   4   4   0   0   0   15   27   16   16    6    6    6

 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
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
Al Hrabosky            3   1  3.60  12   0   0   4   0   15   18    6    6    0    6   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              2   2  5.09   7   7   0   0   0   41   48   27   23    4   13   26
Larry Gura             1   4  6.29   8   8   0   0   0   49   58   41   34    7   20   15
Renie Martin           0   0  6.75   1   0   0   1   0    1    2    1    1    0    0    0
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   3  2.73   7   7   6   0   2   56   56   19   17    4    9   25
Lary Sorensen          4   3  2.80   7   7   5   0   1   55   56   18   17    6    5   11
Jerry Augustine        0   0  3.14   7   1   0   0   0   14   19    7    5    2    3    6
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
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  5.27   9   0   0   1   0   14   18   11    8    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
Ed Figueroa            3   3  3.70   8   8   3   0   1   58   52   25   24    3   22   22
Rich Gossage           1   1  4.32   6   0   0   3   0    8    9    4    4    0    7    4
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
Mike Norris            3   1  3.70   7   7   1   0   0   49   39   24   20    3   36   21
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
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
Paul Mitchell          0   3  4.44   6   4   0   0   0   24   33   20   12    3    8   15
Glenn Abbott           1   4  4.54   7   7   1   0   0   42   43   25   21    7   13   10
Rafael Vasquez         1   0  4.91   8   0   0   0   0   15   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   1  3.34   8   8   3   0   1   57   59   24   21    8   16   40
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:

  G. Abbott (SEA)           4
  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
  D. LaRoche (CAL)          4
  R. Langford (OAK)         4

Complete Games:

  M. Caldwell (MIL)         6
  L. Sorensen (MIL)         5
  E. Figueroa (NY)          3
  R. Guidry (NY)            3
  F. Jenkins (TEX)          3
  T. John (NY)              3
  D. Lemanczyk (TOR)        3
  D. Leonard (KC)           3
  D. Martinez (BAL)         3
  J. Palmer (BAL)           3

Saves:

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

Shutouts:

  M. Caldwell (MIL)         2
  N. Ryan (CAL)             2
  R. Baumgarten (CHI)       1
  E. Figueroa (NY)          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

Innings Pitched:

  E. Figueroa (NY)       58.1
  J. Palmer (BAL)        58.0
  F. Jenkins (TEX)       56.2
  M. Caldwell (MIL)      56.0
  L. Sorensen (MIL)      54.2
  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

Hits:

  F. Jenkins (TEX)         59
  D. Goltz (MIN)           58
  L. Gura (KC)             58
  D. Leonard (KC)          58
  M. Caldwell (MIL)        56
  L. Sorensen (MIL)        56
  J. Koosman (MIN)         55
  E. Figueroa (NY)         52
  B. Stanley (BOS)         52
  R. Waits (CLE)           52

Runs:

  L. Gura (KC)             41
  T. Underwood (TOR)       37
  M. Lemongello (TOR)      30
  M. Keough (OAK)          29
  R. Gale (KC)             27
  R. Waits (CLE)           27
  O. Jones (SEA)           26
  D. Leonard (KC)          26
  G. Abbott (SEA)          25
  F. Bannister (SEA)       25

Home Runs:

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

Walks:

  M. Norris (OAK)          36
  M. Torrez (BOS)          36
  T. Underwood (TOR)       29
  N. Ryan (CAL)            28
  D. Alexander (TEX)       26
  R. Waits (CLE)           23
  E. Figueroa (NY)         22
  J. Johnson (OAK)         22
  L. Gura (KC)             20
  K. Kravec (CHI)          20

Strikeouts:

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

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