Saturday May 12, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, May 12, 1979

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Milwaukee       20  13  3.11   33  18   4   289   296  130  100   30   83  128
Baltimore       22  11  3.13   33  11   4   293   230  118  102   27  113  140
Texas           17  13  3.60   30   4   8   265   263  126  106   17  107  124
Boston          20  11  3.67   31   9   8   282   254  120  115   28  114  145
New York        17  15  3.94   32  11   7   286   281  134  125   22   98  121
Minnesota       22   8  3.95   30   5   9   269   287  132  118   23  102  124
California      19  14  4.09   33   9   5   292   293  148  133   30  123  187
Chicago         15  16  4.33   31   3   9   272   245  152  131   20  136  120
Kansas City     17  15  4.44   32   6  10   276   302  165  136   26   99  114
Cleveland       10  20  4.92   30   3   6   265   284  159  145   28  121  138
Detroit         11  15  4.94   26   2   4   226   247  133  124   28   95  102
Oakland         12  21  4.95   33   3   6   293   338  183  161   34  161  153
Seattle         10  24  5.03   34   2   4   299   343  192  167   40  120  159
Toronto          8  24  5.54   32   7   3   276   312  192  170   26  137  121

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mike Marshall (MIN)    6   1  0.77  18   0   0   9   0   35   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
Steve Renko (BOS)      2   1  2.97   5   5   1   0   0   36   29   13   12    5   12   26

 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
Mike Flanagan          6   2  3.26   8   8   3   0   0   58   48   23   21    4   15   30
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
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
Mike Torrez            4   1  4.01   8   8   4   0   1   58   42   27   26    7   40   29
Dennis Eckersley       3   2  4.14   7   7   1   0   0   41   43   19   19    4   18   19
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
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
Dyar Miller            1   0  3.81  10   1   0   0   0   26   31   12   11    2    8   12
Frank Tanana           2   3  3.86   7   7   0   0   0   33   33   18   14    5    9   18
Dave Frost             2   1  4.15   6   3   1   1   1   26   26   12   12    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
Dave LaRoche           2   4  6.06  10   0   0   2   0   16   24   11   11    3    7   13
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        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
Ron Schueler           0   0  4.32   2   0   0   0   0    8    5    4    4    2    4    1
Randy Scarbery         1   1  4.50   6   0   0   1   0   12   16    6    6    0    5    5
Steve Trout            1   1  5.19   2   1   0   0   0    9   12    5    5    1    3    4
Rich Hinton            0   1  5.79   1   1   0   0   0    5    9    3    3    0    2    3
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  1.54  16   0   0   4   0   23   15    5    4    0    8   23
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  3.86  12   0   0   0   0   19   12    8    8    1   14    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   2  6.17   7   7   1   0   0   35   45   25   24    5    9   14
Paul Reuschel          0   0  7.71   2   0   0   0   0    5    9    4    4    0    3    0
Len Barker             0   0  8.04   7   0   0   0   0   16   21   15   14    1   10    5
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  2.41   7   0   0   0   0   19   20    5    5    3    8    9
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  4.65   7   7   1   0   0   41   43   24   21    5    8    8
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   2  6.55   7   0   0   0   0   11   10   10    8    0    4    6
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           1   0  2.50   5   1   0   2   0   18   20    6    5    0    2    5
Steve Busby            0   2  2.81   4   2   1   0   0   26   16   13    8    4   13    7
Renie Martin           0   0  3.38   3   0   0   2   0    3    2    1    1    0    0    0
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
Rich Gale              2   2  5.09   7   7   0   0   0   41   48   27   23    4   13   26
Larry Gura             1   4  6.57   9   8   0   0   0   49   60   43   36    8   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  1.23   8   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        1   0  2.76   8   1   0   0   0   16   20    7    5    2    4    7
Moose Haas             2   1  3.77   5   5   1   0   0   31   34   19   13    5   13   23
Bill Travers           1   2  4.30   6   6   2   0   0   38   38   22   18    8   16   20
Reggie Cleveland       1   2  4.70  11   0   0   1   0   15   19   11    8    1    6    8
Bob McClure            3   0  5.00  10   0   0   2   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  0.77  18   0   0   9   0   35   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
Jerry Koosman          6   0  3.61   7   7   1   0   0   52   59   23   21    6   19   38
Dave Goltz             4   3  4.14   7   7   2   0   0   50   58   25   23    2   15   15
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
Dick Tidrow            2   1  5.40  12   0   0   2   0   18   24   11   11    4    3    7
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
Paul Mirabella         0   3  7.24   9   0   0   0   0   14   13   12   11    1    8    4
Luis Tiant             0   1  7.58   5   5   0   0   0   19   28   19   16    4    8   10
Jim Kaat               0   0 13.50   1   0   0   0   0    1    2    1    1    0    1    0

 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  0.90   4   0   0   0   0   10    6    1    1    1    7    8
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
Craig Minetto          1   0  4.79   6   3   0   0   0   21   30   12   11    2    5    9
Bob Lacey              1   1  5.09  18   0   0   3   0   23   33   15   13    3    8   20
John Henry Johnson     0   5  5.14   7   7   0   0   0   42   48   27   24    6   25   28
Rick Langford          1   5  5.88   7   7   1   0   0   41   53   27   27    5   16   10
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  3.05  16   0   0   1   0   44   39   16   15    3   15   27
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   5  6.10   8   3   0   0   0   31   33   22   21    5   11   14
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  12   0   0   3   0   29   27   10    5    0   11   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
Steve Comer            3   3  3.44   8   8   0   0   0   52   49   22   20    0   21   17
Doyle Alexander        1   1  3.66   6   6   0   0   0   32   27   17   13    1   26   11
Sparky Lyle            2   2  4.03  16   0   0   5   0   22   14   10   10    3    6    7
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   2  3.00   7   5   3   0   1   45   35   16   15    5   10   17
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  6.28  11   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)         6
  J. Koosman (MIN)          6
  M. Marshall (MIN)         6
  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
  R. Honeycutt (SEA)        5
  J. Johnson (OAK)          5
  M. Keough (OAK)           5
  R. Langford (OAK)         5
  G. Abbott (SEA)           4
  F. Bannister (SEA)        4
  W. Garland (CLE)          4
  L. Gura (KC)              4
  D. LaRoche (CAL)          4

Complete Games:

  M. Caldwell (MIL)         6
  L. Sorensen (MIL)         6
  T. John (NY)              4
  D. Martinez (BAL)         4
  M. Torrez (BOS)           4
  E. Figueroa (NY)          3
  M. Flanagan (BAL)         3
  R. Guidry (NY)            3
  F. Jenkins (TEX)          3
  D. Lemanczyk (TOR)        3

Saves:

  M. Marshall (MIN)         9
  M. Proly (CHI)            6
  S. Lyle (TEX)             5
  A. Hrabosky (KC)          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
  M. Torrez (BOS)        58.1
  M. Flanagan (BAL)      58.0
  J. Palmer (BAL)        58.0
  F. Jenkins (TEX)       56.2
  M. Caldwell (MIL)      56.0
  K. Kravec (CHI)        55.1

Hits:

  B. Stanley (BOS)         62
  L. Sorensen (MIL)        61
  L. Gura (KC)             60
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         59
  J. Koosman (MIN)         59
  D. Goltz (MIN)           58
  D. Leonard (KC)          58
  M. Caldwell (MIL)        56
  M. Keough (OAK)          55
  T. John (NY)             53

Runs:

  L. Gura (KC)             43
  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. Langford (OAK)        27

Home Runs:

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

Walks:

  M. Torrez (BOS)          40
  M. Norris (OAK)          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
  S. Comer (TEX)           21

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            43
  R. Guidry (NY)           40
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         40
  J. Koosman (MIN)         38
  M. Flanagan (BAL)        30
  K. Kravec (CHI)          30
  M. Torrez (BOS)          29
  M. Clear (CAL)           28
  J. Johnson (OAK)         28
  R. Wortham (CHI)         28

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