Friday May 11, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Friday, May 11, 1979

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Milwaukee       19  13  3.15   32  18   3   280   289  128   98   30   79  122
Baltimore       21  11  3.20   32  10   4   284   226  116  101   27  112  134
Texas           16  13  3.69   29   4   7   256   256  125  105   17  104  120
Boston          19  11  3.73   30   8   8   273   249  118  113   27  110  144
New York        16  15  3.90   31  11   7   277   270  129  120   22   95  119
California      19  13  4.02   32   9   5   284   277  142  127   29  122  186
Minnesota       21   8  4.08   29   5   9   260   283  132  118   23   96  119
Chicago         15  15  4.31   30   3   9   263   232  147  126   19  131  117
Kansas City     16  15  4.46   31   6   9   267   291  161  132   25   99  112
Oakland         12  20  4.86   32   3   6   285   322  175  154   32  157  150
Cleveland       10  19  4.94   29   3   6   257   275  155  141   27  118  132
Detroit         11  14  5.02   25   2   4   217   238  130  121   27   94   97
Seattle         10  23  5.05   33   2   4   291   337  188  163   39  116  152
Toronto          8  23  5.62   31   7   3   267   304  189  167   25  136  119

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mike Marshall (MIN)    6   1  0.80  17   0   0   9   0   34   22    3    3    1   14   17
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
Dennis Martinez (BAL)  4   2  2.48   8   8   4   0   1   62   46   19   17    6   19   21
Lary Sorensen (MIL)    5   3  2.54   8   8   6   0   1   64   61   19   18    7    5   15
Mike Caldwell (MIL)    4   3  2.73   7   7   6   0   2   56   56   19   17    4    9   25
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
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  1.14  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
Steve Stone            3   1  3.38   6   6   1   0   0   35   30   20   13    8   20   19
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
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            3   2  3.69   8   7   3   1   1   54   62   22   22    3    8   14
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
Jim Barr               1   0  3.62   9   2   1   0   0   37   41   16   15    5   14   14
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
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             2   3  4.07   9   8   1   1   1   55   37   28   25    3   28   30
Randy Scarbery         1   1  4.50   6   0   0   1   0   12   16    6    6    0    5    5
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
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   3  1.57  15   0   0   4   0   23   15    5    4    0    8   22
Rick Wise              3   3  3.67   7   7   1   0   0   49   44   24   20    8   14   25
Victor Cruz            0   2  3.78   9   0   0   1   0   17   18    8    7    4    7    8
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  3.89   9   4   0   1   0   35   37   18   15    3   11   13
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
Steve Baker            1   2  4.55   8   3   0   1   0   30   28   15   15    3   17   20
Dave Rozema            1   2  4.79   6   6   1   0   0   36   40   22   19    4    8    6
Mark Fidrych           0   1  5.79   2   2   0   0   0    9   12    6    6    0    5    1
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
Marty Pattin           0   0  2.61   4   0   0   2   0   10   11    4    3    0    2    3
Steve Busby            0   2  2.81   4   2   1   0   0   26   16   13    8    4   13    7
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
Lary Sorensen          5   3  2.54   8   8   6   0   1   64   61   19   18    7    5   15
Mike Caldwell          4   3  2.73   7   7   6   0   2   56   56   19   17    4    9   25
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          6   1  0.80  17   0   0   9   0   34   22    3    3    1   14   17
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  5.08   6   6   1   0   0   39   48   22   22    6   11   11
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
Catfish Hunter         0   3  5.46   5   5   1   0   0   30   32   20   18    5   10    9
Jim Beattie            1   1  5.63   2   1   0   0   0    8   13    5    5    1    3    4
Dick Tidrow            1   1  6.06  11   0   0   2   0   16   23   11   11    4    3    7
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  1.69  16   0   0   2   0   27   23    6    5    1   14   11
Mike Norris            3   1  3.70   7   7   1   0   0   49   39   24   20    3   36   21
Bob Lacey              1   1  4.09  17   0   0   3   0   22   30   11   10    2    7   20
Craig Minetto          1   0  4.79   6   3   0   0   0   21   30   12   11    2    5    9
John Henry Johnson     0   5  5.14   7   7   0   0   0   42   48   27   24    6   25   28
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
Matt Keough            0   5  6.52   7   7   1   0   0   39   55   37   28    6   19   24
Jim Todd               2   2 10.35  14   0   0   1   0   20   31   24   23    5   15    6

 Seattle               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mike Parrott           1   0  2.36   9   1   0   0   0   27   28    9    7    1   19    7
John Montague          3   0  3.27  15   0   0   1   0   41   37   16   15    3   15   25
Paul Mitchell          0   3  4.10   7   4   0   0   0   26   33   20   12    3    9   16
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
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
Byron McLaughlin       1   2  7.66   5   5   0   0   0   22   23   19   19    5   12   11

 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
Jon Matlack            1   2  4.86   3   3   1   0   0   17   18    9    9    1    4    1
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

 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  3.52   9   1   0   0   0   23   29    9    9    3    6    9
Jim Clancy             2   5  4.40   7   7   2   0   0   45   42   27   22    3   18   22
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. Marshall (MIN)         6
  M. Flanagan (BAL)         5
  J. Koosman (MIN)          5
  L. Sorensen (MIL)         5
  M. Caldwell (MIL)         4
  D. Goltz (MIN)            4
  F. Jenkins (TEX)          4
  J. Kern (TEX)             4
  D. Martinez (BAL)         4

Losses:

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

Complete Games:

  M. Caldwell (MIL)         6
  L. Sorensen (MIL)         6
  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:

  L. Sorensen (MIL)      63.2
  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
  K. Kravec (CHI)        55.1
  B. Stanley (BOS)       53.2
  D. Leonard (KC)        51.1

Hits:

  B. Stanley (BOS)         62
  L. Sorensen (MIL)        61
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         59
  D. Goltz (MIN)           58
  L. Gura (KC)             58
  D. Leonard (KC)          58
  M. Caldwell (MIL)        56
  M. Keough (OAK)          55
  J. Koosman (MIN)         55
  T. John (NY)             53

Runs:

  L. Gura (KC)             41
  M. Keough (OAK)          37
  T. Underwood (TOR)       37
  O. Jones (SEA)           32
  M. Lemongello (TOR)      30
  K. Kravec (CHI)          28
  J. Clancy (TOR)          27
  R. Gale (KC)             27
  J. Johnson (OAK)         27
  R. Waits (CLE)           27

Home Runs:

  F. Jenkins (TEX)          8
  S. Stone (BAL)            8
  B. Travers (MIL)          8
  R. Wise (CLE)             8
  G. Abbott (SEA)           7
  L. Gura (KC)              7
  L. Sorensen (MIL)         7
  F. Bannister (SEA)        6
  P. Hartzell (MIN)         6
  J. Johnson (OAK)          6

Walks:

  M. Norris (OAK)          36
  M. Torrez (BOS)          36
  T. Underwood (TOR)       29
  K. Kravec (CHI)          28
  N. Ryan (CAL)            28
  D. Alexander (TEX)       26
  J. Johnson (OAK)         25
  R. Waits (CLE)           23
  E. Figueroa (NY)         22
  L. Gura (KC)             20

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            43
  R. Guidry (NY)           40
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         40
  J. Koosman (MIN)         33
  K. Kravec (CHI)          30
  M. Clear (CAL)           28
  J. Johnson (OAK)         28
  M. Torrez (BOS)          28
  R. Wortham (CHI)         28
  J. Kern (TEX)            27

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