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Thursday May 10, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, May 10, 1979

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Milwaukee       18  13  3.22   31  17   3   271   284  127   97   29   79  118
Baltimore       20  11  3.30   31   9   4   275   220  113  101   26  110  129
Boston          18  11  3.79   29   7   8   264   239  116  111   26  110  142
Texas           15  13  3.79   28   3   7   247   250  124  104   17  104  120
New York        16  14  3.93   30  11   7   268   262  125  117   21   94  116
California      18  13  4.12   31   8   5   275   269  141  126   28  119  186
Minnesota       20   8  4.12   28   5   9   251   276  129  115   22   94  114
Chicago         14  15  4.36   29   3   8   254   229  144  123   19  123  112
Kansas City     16  14  4.42   30   5   9   259   287  156  127   23   96  111
Oakland         12  19  4.71   31   3   6   277   311  164  145   32  151  146
Seattle         10  22  4.97   32   2   4   283   327  180  156   37  112  150
Cleveland       10  18  5.00   28   3   6   248   268  151  138   26  116  127
Detroit         11  13  5.02   24   2   4   208   228  125  116   26   91   94
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
Tommy John (NY)        7   0  1.63   8   7   4   0   1   61   53   12   11    0   10   16
Jim Slaton (MIL)       3   2  1.84   7   6   3   0   1   44   43   14    9    2   15   17
Ron Guidry (NY)        3   2  2.31   9   6   3   2   0   51   33   13   13    2   18   40
Mark Clear (CAL)       2   0  2.43  11   0   0   2   0   30   22    9    8    1   18   28
Dennis Martinez (BAL)  4   2  2.48   8   8   4   0   1   62   46   19   17    6   19   21
Mike Caldwell (MIL)    4   3  2.73   7   7   6   0   2   56   56   19   17    4    9   25
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        4   2  2.48   8   8   4   0   1   62   46   19   17    6   19   21
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
Jim Wright             1   0  2.70   6   1   0   0   0   17    9    5    5    2    4    8
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
Bill Campbell          1   1  3.48   9   0   0   2   0   10   12    5    4    1    7    7
Bob Stanley            2   2  4.03   7   6   2   1   1   45   52   20   20    2    8   12
Dennis Eckersley       3   2  4.14   7   7   1   0   0   41   43   19   19    4   18   19
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  2.43  11   0   0   2   0   30   22    9    8    1   18   28
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               3   3  5.18   7   7   2   0   0   42   46   25   24    5   13   26
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
Francisco Barrios      3   1  3.86   6   6   0   0   0   35   28   22   15    5   17    6
Ken Kravec             1   3  4.07   8   7   1   1   1   49   35   25   22    3   20   26
Ron Schueler           0   0  4.50   1   0   0   0   0    4    1    2    2    1    1    1
Steve Trout            1   1  5.19   2   1   0   0   0    9   12    5    5    1    3    4
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
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
Don Hood               0   0  4.63   7   0   0   1   0   12    9    6    6    1   11    4
Rick Waits             3   3  4.88   7   7   1   0   1   48   52   27   26    5   23   21
Eric Wilkins           1   2  4.94   5   5   0   0   0   27   32   18   15    2   15   26
Mike Paxton            2   1  6.00   6   6   1   0   0   30   38   21   20    4    8   11
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
Eduardo Rodriguez      3   0  3.68  10   0   0   1   0   15   16    6    6    0    4    6
Paul Splittorff        4   3  3.77   7   7   2   0   0   45   43   24   19    3   19   13
Dennis Leonard         3   3  3.86   7   7   3   0   1   51   58   26   22    6   11   26
Al Hrabosky            3   1  4.20  13   0   0   4   0   15   21    7    7    0    6   10
Steve Mingori          0   0  4.35   6   0   0   1   0   10   11    8    5    1    6    5
Renie Martin           0   0  4.50   2   0   0   1   0    2    2    1    1    0    0    0
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
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   2  1.84   7   6   3   0   1   44   43   14    9    2   15   17
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
Moose Haas             2   1  3.77   5   5   1   0   0   31   34   19   13    5   13   23
Bill Travers           1   2  4.50   5   5   2   0   0   32   32   20   16    8   14   16
Reggie Cleveland       1   2  4.91  10   0   0   1   0   15   19   11    8    1    5    7
Bob McClure            3   0  5.19   9   0   0   1   0    9    8    6    5    0    5    8
Bob Galasso            0   0  6.00   7   0   0   0   0    9   11   11    6    1    7    3

 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             7   0  1.63   8   7   4   0   1   61   53   12   11    0   10   16
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  1.13   3   0   0   0   0    8    5    1    1    1    7    7
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   5  5.14   7   7   0   0   0   42   48   27   24    6   25   28
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  3.27  15   0   0   1   0   41   37   16   15    3   15   25
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  5.06   9   0   0   0   0   16   23    9    9    4    6    9
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
Odell Jones            0   3  6.62   7   7   1   0   0   35   52   32   26    6   15   24
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)              7
  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
  D. Martinez (BAL)         4
  J. Palmer (BAL)           4

Losses:

  J. Johnson (OAK)          5
  G. Abbott (SEA)           4
  F. Bannister (SEA)        4
  J. Clancy (TOR)           4
  W. Garland (CLE)          4
  L. Gura (KC)              4
  R. Honeycutt (SEA)        4
  M. Keough (OAK)           4
  D. LaRoche (CAL)          4
  R. Langford (OAK)         4

Complete Games:

  M. Caldwell (MIL)         6
  L. Sorensen (MIL)         5
  T. John (NY)              4
  D. Martinez (BAL)         4
  E. Figueroa (NY)          3
  R. Guidry (NY)            3
  F. Jenkins (TEX)          3
  D. Lemanczyk (TOR)        3
  D. Leonard (KC)           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:

  D. Martinez (BAL)      61.2
  T. John (NY)           60.2
  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. 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
  T. John (NY)             53
  E. Figueroa (NY)         52
  O. Jones (SEA)           52

Runs:

  L. Gura (KC)             41
  T. Underwood (TOR)       37
  O. Jones (SEA)           32
  M. Lemongello (TOR)      30
  M. Keough (OAK)          29
  R. Gale (KC)             27
  J. Johnson (OAK)         27
  R. Waits (CLE)           27
  D. Leonard (KC)          26
  D. Aase (CAL)            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
  J. Johnson (OAK)          6
  O. Jones (SEA)            6
  M. Keough (OAK)           6

Walks:

  M. Norris (OAK)          36
  M. Torrez (BOS)          36
  T. Underwood (TOR)       29
  N. Ryan (CAL)            28
  D. Alexander (TEX)       26
  J. Johnson (OAK)         25
  R. Waits (CLE)           23
  E. Figueroa (NY)         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. Clear (CAL)           28
  J. Johnson (OAK)         28
  M. Torrez (BOS)          28
  R. Wortham (CHI)         28
  J. Kern (TEX)            27
  D. Aase (CAL)            26


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