Monday May 14, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Monday, May 14, 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           19  14  3.68   33   4   9   291   286  139  119   19  120  140
Minnesota       22  10  4.01   32   6   9   287   309  142  128   23  108  128
New York        18  16  4.09   34  11   7   304   303  147  138   23  106  128
California      19  15  4.26   34   9   5   300   305  160  142   31  125  193
Kansas City     19  15  4.32   34   8  10   294   312  170  141   27  107  117
Chicago         15  17  4.58   32   3   9   281   264  166  143   22  139  120
Cleveland       12  20  4.67   32   4   7   283   293  161  147   29  132  144
Detroit         13  15  4.68   28   3   5   244   259  136  127   28  100  115
Seattle         10  25  4.89   35   2   4   308   346  193  167   40  127  164
Oakland         12  22  5.02   34   3   6   301   350  191  168   36  168  159
Toronto          9  26  5.30   35   9   3   302   334  201  178   27  145  130

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mike Marshall (MIN)    6   2  1.19  19   0   0   9   0   38   25    5    5    1   15   17
Jim Kern (TEX)         5   0  1.60  14   0   0   3   0   34   29   11    6    0   13   33
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

 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
Rick Waits             4   3  4.11   8   8   2   0   2   57   54   27   26    5   30   24
Don Hood               0   0  4.63   7   0   0   1   0   12    9    6    6    1   11    4
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
Milt Wilcox            3   2  4.99   7   7   2   0   0   40   38   23   22    2   18   21
Mark Fidrych           0   1  5.79   2   2   0   0   0    9   12    6    6    0    5    1
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
Rich Gale              3   2  4.17   8   8   1   0   1   50   53   27   23    4   17   27
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
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 Bacsik            1   0  1.04   4   0   0   0   0    9    3    3    1    0    4    2
Mike Marshall          6   2  1.19  19   0   0   9   0   38   25    5    5    1   15   17
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
Paul Hartzell          1   1  5.08   6   6   1   0   0   39   48   22   22    6   11   11
Ken Brett              0   0  5.40   4   0   0   0   0    7    9    4    4    1    5    1
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  7.90   7   7   0   0   0   27   37   27   24    4   20    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   4  3.66   9   9   3   0   1   66   60   28   27    3   25   24
Rich Gossage           1   1  4.32   6   0   0   3   0    8    9    4    4    0    7    4
Ken Clay               0   0  5.31   9   0   0   0   0   20   22   13   12    3    7    7
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
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
Floyd Bannister        1   5  4.78   7   7   0   0   0   43   51   26   23    6   15   29
Rafael Vasquez         1   0  5.06   9   0   0   0   0   16   23    9    9    4    6    9
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  7.13   6   5   0   0   0   24   23   19   19    5   13   13

 Texas                 W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Kern               5   0  1.60  14   0   0   3   0   34   29   11    6    0   13   33
Dave Rajsich           0   0  2.45   7   0   0   0   0   11   12    3    3    1    2    2
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
Fergie Jenkins         4   1  3.75   9   9   3   0   1   62   68   29   26    9   19   44
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
Tom Underwood          0   5  5.44   8   8   2   0   0   45   51   38   27    3   32   27
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
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
  J. Kern (TEX)             5
  L. Sorensen (MIL)         5
  M. Caldwell (MIL)         4
  D. Goltz (MIN)            4
  F. Jenkins (TEX)          4
  D. Martinez (BAL)         4

Losses:

  F. Bannister (SEA)        5
  J. Clancy (TOR)           5
  R. Honeycutt (SEA)        5
  J. Johnson (OAK)          5
  M. Keough (OAK)           5
  R. Langford (OAK)         5
  T. Underwood (TOR)        5
  G. Abbott (SEA)           4
  E. Figueroa (NY)          4
  W. Garland (CLE)          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. Waits (CLE)            2
  R. Baumgarten (CHI)       1
  E. Figueroa (NY)          1
  D. Frost (CAL)            1
  R. Gale (KC)              1
  F. Jenkins (TEX)          1
  T. John (NY)              1
  K. Kravec (CHI)           1

Innings Pitched:

  E. Figueroa (NY)       66.1
  L. Sorensen (MIL)      63.2
  F. Jenkins (TEX)       62.1
  D. Martinez (BAL)      61.2
  T. John (NY)           60.2
  D. Goltz (MIN)         59.0
  M. Torrez (BOS)        58.1
  M. Flanagan (BAL)      58.0
  J. Palmer (BAL)        58.0
  R. Waits (CLE)         57.0

Hits:

  F. Jenkins (TEX)         68
  D. Goltz (MIN)           66
  B. Stanley (BOS)         62
  L. Sorensen (MIL)        61
  E. Figueroa (NY)         60
  L. Gura (KC)             60
  J. Koosman (MIN)         59
  M. Lemongello (TOR)      58
  D. Leonard (KC)          58
  M. Caldwell (MIL)        56

Runs:

  L. Gura (KC)             43
  T. Underwood (TOR)       38
  M. Keough (OAK)          37
  O. Jones (SEA)           32
  M. Lemongello (TOR)      31
  M. Norris (OAK)          31
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         29
  E. Figueroa (NY)         28
  D. Goltz (MIN)           28
  P. Huffman (TOR)         28

Home Runs:

  F. Jenkins (TEX)          9
  L. Gura (KC)              8
  M. Haas (MIL)             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)       32
  R. Waits (CLE)           30
  D. Alexander (TEX)       28
  K. Kravec (CHI)          28
  N. Ryan (CAL)            28
  E. Figueroa (NY)         25
  J. Johnson (OAK)         25
  S. Comer (TEX)           21

Strikeouts:

  F. Jenkins (TEX)         44
  N. Ryan (CAL)            43
  R. Guidry (NY)           40
  J. Koosman (MIN)         38
  J. Kern (TEX)            33
  M. Flanagan (BAL)        30
  K. Kravec (CHI)          30
  F. Bannister (SEA)       29
  M. Torrez (BOS)          29
  M. Clear (CAL)           28


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