Sunday May 13, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, May 13, 1979

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore       22  11  3.13   33  11   4   293   230  118  102   27  113  140
Milwaukee       20  14  3.21   34  18   4   297   305  136  106   33   85  130
Boston          21  11  3.62   32  10   8   291   257  122  117   29  119  148
Texas           18  14  3.64   32   4   9   282   276  134  114   18  116  132
Minnesota       22   9  3.92   31   6   9   278   295  135  121   23  103  128
New York        18  15  4.12   33  11   7   295   295  144  135   23  103  125
California      19  15  4.26   34   9   5   300   305  160  142   31  125  193
Kansas City     18  15  4.46   33   7  10   285   307  170  141   27  103  116
Chicago         15  17  4.58   32   3   9   281   264  166  143   22  139  120
Detroit         12  15  4.83   27   2   5   235   255  135  126   28   98  109
Cleveland       11  20  4.83   31   3   7   274   291  161  147   29  125  141
Oakland         12  22  5.02   34   3   6   301   350  191  168   36  168  159
Seattle         10  24  5.03   34   2   4   299   343  192  167   40  120  159
Toronto          9  25  5.44   34   8   3   294   328  200  178   27  142  127

 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           2   2  4.88   6   4   1   1   0   28   17   15   15    4   14   14

 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   1  4.46   7   7   2   0   0   40   39   27   20    3   17   18
Don Aase               3   3  5.18   7   7   2   0   0   42   46   25   24    5   13   26
Dave LaRoche           2   4  5.82  11   0   0   2   0   17   25   11   11    3    7   13
Mike Barlow            0   1  9.82   4   0   0   0   0   11   17   13   12    3    2    8

 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
Francisco Barrios      3   1  3.86   6   6   0   0   0   35   28   22   15    5   17    6
Mike Proly             1   3  3.89  16   2   0   6   0   37   31   16   16    1   16   18
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
Rich Wortham           4   3  4.57   7   7   1   0   0   45   41   26   23    2   19   28
Steve Trout            1   1  5.11   3   1   0   0   0   12   17    9    7    2    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
Randy Scarbery         1   1  6.57   7   0   0   1   0   12   19    9    9    1    6    5
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  1.42  17   0   0   4   0   25   15    5    4    0    9   24
Victor Cruz            0   2  3.63  10   0   0   2   0   17   18    8    7    4    7    8
Rick Wise              3   3  3.67   7   7   1   0   0   49   44   24   20    8   14   25
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
Wayne Garland          1   4  8.02   5   5   0   0   0   21   34   21   19    2   10    7
Len Barker             0   0  8.04   7   0   0   0   0   16   21   15   14    1   10    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 Morris            1   0  2.45   1   1   0   0   0    7    7    2    2    0    3    5
Jack Billingham        3   3  3.72  10   4   0   2   0   36   38   18   15    3   11   15
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
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
Eduardo Rodriguez      4   0  4.18  11   1   1   1   0   24   21   11   11    1    8    8
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  1.17   9   0   0   1   0    8    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
Bill Travers           1   2  4.30   6   6   2   0   0   38   38   22   18    8   16   20
Moose Haas             2   2  4.42   6   6   1   0   0   39   43   25   19    8   14   25
Reggie Cleveland       1   2  4.70  11   0   0   1   0   15   19   11    8    1    6    8
Bob McClure            3   0  5.00  11   0   0   2   0    9    8    6    5    0    6    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   4  3.97   8   8   3   0   0   59   66   28   26    2   16   19
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
Jim Beattie            2   1  5.40   3   2   0   0   0   13   16    8    8    1    8    7
Catfish Hunter         0   3  5.46   5   5   1   0   0   30   32   20   18    5   10    9
Ken Clay               0   0  5.59   8   0   0   0   0   19   22   13   12    3    7    6
Paul Mirabella         0   3  7.24   9   0   0   0   0   14   13   12   11    1    8    4
Dick Tidrow            2   1  7.29  13   0   0   2   0   21   34   17   17    4    3    7
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
Steve McCatty          1   0  0.90   4   0   0   0   0   10    6    1    1    1    7    8
Dave Hamilton          0   0  1.38   6   1   0   0   0   13    9    3    2    1   10    9
Dave Heaverlo          2   2  1.59  17   0   0   2   0   28   24    6    5    1   15   12
Mike Norris            3   2  4.50   8   8   1   0   0   52   47   31   26    4   40   26
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  1.76  13   0   0   3   0   31   29   11    6    0   12   29
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   2  3.66   7   7   0   0   0   39   33   20   16    1   28   13
Sparky Lyle            2   2  3.86  18   0   0   6   0   23   14   10   10    3    6    7
Ed Farmer              2   0  4.50   7   2   0   0   0   22   22   16   11    1   15   15
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
Mark Lemongello        1   4  5.54   7   7   2   0   0   50   58   31   31    6   21   21
Dave Freisleben        1   0  6.28  11   0   0   3   0   14   14   11   10    0   12    9
Tom Underwood          0   4  6.63   7   7   1   0   0   37   45   37   27    3   29   24
Phil Huffman           2   4  6.97   7   7   0   0   0   31   41   28   24    2   14   10
Mike Willis            0   2  7.47   9   0   0   0   0   16   18   14   13    0    9    4
Balor Moore            0   0  8.40  10   0   0   0   0   15   21   14   14    4   15    5
Tom Buskey             0   0  Inf    1   0   0   0   0    0    2    2    2    0    0    0

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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
  D. Goltz (MIN)            4
  L. Gura (KC)              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
  D. Goltz (MIN)            3
  R. Guidry (NY)            3
  F. Jenkins (TEX)          3

Saves:

  M. Marshall (MIN)         9
  S. Lyle (TEX)             6
  M. Proly (CHI)            6
  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
  D. Goltz (MIN)         59.0
  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

Hits:

  D. Goltz (MIN)           66
  B. Stanley (BOS)         62
  L. Sorensen (MIL)        61
  L. Gura (KC)             60
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         59
  J. Koosman (MIN)         59
  M. Lemongello (TOR)      58
  D. Leonard (KC)          58
  M. Caldwell (MIL)        56
  M. Keough (OAK)          55

Runs:

  L. Gura (KC)             43
  M. Keough (OAK)          37
  T. Underwood (TOR)       37
  O. Jones (SEA)           32
  M. Lemongello (TOR)      31
  M. Norris (OAK)          31
  D. Goltz (MIN)           28
  P. Huffman (TOR)         28
  K. Kravec (CHI)          28
  J. Clancy (TOR)          27

Home Runs:

  L. Gura (KC)              8
  M. Haas (MIL)             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

Walks:

  M. Norris (OAK)          40
  M. Torrez (BOS)          40
  T. Underwood (TOR)       29
  D. Alexander (TEX)       28
  K. Kravec (CHI)          28
  N. Ryan (CAL)            28
  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
  J. Kern (TEX)            29
  M. Torrez (BOS)          29
  M. Clear (CAL)           28
  J. Johnson (OAK)         28

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