Tuesday May 15, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, May 15, 1979

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore       22  12  3.12   34  11   4   303   237  121  105   27  116  142
Milwaukee       20  15  3.18   35  19   4   305   310  138  108   34   87  133
Boston          22  11  3.53   33  11   8   301   265  124  118   30  122  153
Texas           20  14  3.78   34   4  10   300   300  147  126   22  125  143
New York        19  16  4.06   35  12   7   313   310  150  141   23  107  133
California      20  15  4.16   35   9   5   309   308  161  143   32  129  203
Minnesota       22  11  4.17   33   6   9   296   321  151  137   25  110  132
Kansas City     20  16  4.35   36   8  11   311   330  180  150   30  112  121
Chicago         16  17  4.47   33   3  10   290   267  167  144   22  143  129
Cleveland       13  20  4.56   33   4   7   292   298  164  148   29  140  151
Seattle         11  26  4.86   37   2   4   326   362  202  176   42  138  171
Detroit         13  16  4.89   29   3   5   252   275  147  137   30  102  119
Oakland         12  23  4.91   35   3   6   310   356  193  169   36  169  166
Toronto          9  27  5.25   36   9   3   310   341  206  181   27  150  135

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mike Marshall (MIN)    6   3  1.42  20   0   0   9   0   38   27    6    6    1   15   17
Jim Kern (TEX)         5   0  1.57  15   0   0   4   0   34   29   11    6    0   13   33
Tommy John (NY)        8   0  1.81   9   8   5   0   1   70   60   15   14    0   11   21
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
Ross Baumgarten (CHI)  4   0  2.61   6   6   1   0   1   41   37   13   12    2   16   18
Mike Caldwell (MIL)    4   4  2.67   8   8   7   0   2   64   61   21   19    5   11   28
Jim Palmer (BAL)       4   2  2.86   9   9   3   0   0   66   54   25   21    3   19   21

 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  2.86   9   9   3   0   0   66   54   25   21    3   19   21
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
Sammy Stewart          1   1  4.02   5   1   0   1   0   16   11    7    7    2   12    8
Don Stanhouse          2   1  4.24  11   0   0   3   0   17   10    8    8    1   16    5
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
Dennis Eckersley       4   2  3.51   8   8   2   0   0   51   51   21   20    5   21   24
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
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             3   0  2.20  12   0   0   2   0   33   23    9    8    1   20   31
Nolan Ryan             4   2  3.22   8   8   3   0   2   45   27   18   16    3   30   50
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        4   0  2.61   6   6   1   0   1   41   37   13   12    2   16   18
Mike Proly             1   3  3.79  17   2   0   7   0   38   31   16   16    1   16   19
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
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              2   3  1.29  18   0   0   4   0   28   15    5    4    0   12   26
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
Eric Wilkins           1   2  4.28   6   6   0   0   0   34   37   21   16    2   20   31
Don Hood               0   0  4.63   7   0   0   1   0   12    9    6    6    1   11    4
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
John Hiller            1   1  4.26  11   0   0   2   0   19   18    9    9    4   13   12
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
Steve Baker            1   3  5.12   9   4   0   1   0   32   34   18   18    4   18   22
Sheldon Burnside       1   1  5.66   9   0   0   0   0   21   24   13   13    2    8   13
Mark Fidrych           0   1  5.79   2   2   0   0   0    9   12    6    6    0    5    1
Bruce Taylor           1   2  6.59   8   0   0   0   0   14   14   13   10    1    4    7
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  3.60   5   0   0   3   0    5    3    2    2    1    2    1
Dennis Leonard         3   3  3.86   7   7   3   0   1   51   58   26   22    6   11   26
Paul Splittorff        5   3  3.93   8   8   2   0   0   53   53   28   23    4   21   14
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   5  6.35  10   9   0   0   0   57   67   48   40    9   21   17
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   4  2.67   8   8   7   0   2   64   61   21   19    5   11   28
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   3  1.42  20   0   0   9   0   38   27    6    6    1   15   17
Geoff Zahn             3   0  2.61   3   3   1   0   0   21   22    6    6    1    2    9
Pete Redfern           1   0  3.38   8   2   0   0   0   21   19   11    8    2   11   18
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
Mike Bacsik            1   0  3.97   5   0   0   0   0   11    6    7    5    0    5    3
Ken Brett              0   0  4.70   5   0   0   0   0    8    9    4    4    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  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             8   0  1.81   9   8   5   0   1   70   60   15   14    0   11   21
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  1.57  18   0   0   2   0   29   24    6    5    1   15   12
John Henry Johnson     0   6  4.44   8   8   0   0   0   51   54   29   25    6   26   35
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
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  2.43  10   2   0   0   0   33   32   11    9    1   23   13
John Montague          3   0  3.05  16   0   0   1   0   44   39   16   15    3   15   27
Paul Mitchell          0   3  4.33   8   4   0   0   0   27   35   21   13    3   11   16
Floyd Bannister        1   5  4.78   7   7   0   0   0   43   51   26   23    6   15   29
Glenn Abbott           1   5  5.01   8   8   1   0   0   47   50   30   26    9   15   10
Rafael Vasquez         1   0  5.06   9   0   0   0   0   16   23    9    9    4    6    9
Shane Rawley           1   3  6.00  15   1   0   3   0   21   21   15   14    0   13   15
Rick Honeycutt         1   5  6.10   8   3   0   0   0   31   33   22   21    5   11   14
Byron McLaughlin       2   2  6.49   7   5   0   0   0   26   24   19   19    5   13   14
Odell Jones            0   3  6.62   7   7   1   0   0   35   52   32   26    6   15   24
Joe Decker             0   0  6.75   1   0   0   0   0    1    2    1    1    0    1    0

 Texas                 W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Kern               5   0  1.57  15   0   0   4   0   34   29   11    6    0   13   33
Dave Rajsich           0   0  2.45   8   0   0   0   0   11   12    3    3    1    3    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            3   2  4.10  19   0   0   6   0   26   19   12   12    5    8    9
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  6.08   6   5   0   0   0   24   36   17   16    2    9    3

 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  3.07  10   2   0   0   0   29   34   10   10    3    7   13
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  6.75  12   0   0   3   0   15   16   12   11    0   14    9
Phil Huffman           2   4  6.97   7   7   0   0   0   31   41   28   24    2   14   10
Mike Willis            0   2  7.16  10   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
Jerry Garvin           0   1 13.50   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    3    1    0    2    1
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)              8
  M. Flanagan (BAL)         6
  J. Koosman (MIN)          6
  M. Marshall (MIN)         6
  J. Kern (TEX)             5
  L. Sorensen (MIL)         5
  P. Splittorff (KC)        5
  R. Baumgarten (CHI)       4
  M. Caldwell (MIL)         4
  D. Eckersley (BOS)        4

Losses:

  J. Johnson (OAK)          6
  G. Abbott (SEA)           5
  F. Bannister (SEA)        5
  J. Clancy (TOR)           5
  L. Gura (KC)              5
  R. Honeycutt (SEA)        5
  M. Keough (OAK)           5
  R. Langford (OAK)         5
  T. Underwood (TOR)        5
  M. Caldwell (MIL)         4

Complete Games:

  M. Caldwell (MIL)         7
  L. Sorensen (MIL)         6
  T. John (NY)              5
  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
  M. Proly (CHI)            7
  S. Lyle (TEX)             6
  A. Hrabosky (KC)          4
  J. Kern (TEX)             4
  S. Monge (CLE)            4
  D. Drago (BOS)            3
  D. Freisleben (TOR)       3
  R. Gossage (NY)           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:

  T. John (NY)           69.2
  E. Figueroa (NY)       66.1
  J. Palmer (BAL)        66.0
  M. Caldwell (MIL)      64.0
  L. Sorensen (MIL)      63.2
  F. Jenkins (TEX)       62.1
  D. Martinez (BAL)      61.2
  D. Goltz (MIN)         59.0
  M. Torrez (BOS)        58.1
  M. Flanagan (BAL)      58.0

Hits:

  F. Jenkins (TEX)         68
  L. Gura (KC)             67
  D. Goltz (MIN)           66
  B. Stanley (BOS)         62
  M. Caldwell (MIL)        61
  L. Sorensen (MIL)        61
  E. Figueroa (NY)         60
  T. John (NY)             60
  J. Koosman (MIN)         59
  M. Lemongello (TOR)      58

Runs:

  L. Gura (KC)             48
  T. Underwood (TOR)       38
  M. Keough (OAK)          37
  O. Jones (SEA)           32
  M. Lemongello (TOR)      31
  M. Norris (OAK)          31
  G. Abbott (SEA)          30
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         29
  J. Johnson (OAK)         29
  E. Figueroa (NY)         28

Home Runs:

  G. Abbott (SEA)           9
  L. Gura (KC)              9
  F. Jenkins (TEX)          9
  M. Haas (MIL)             8
  S. Stone (BAL)            8
  B. Travers (MIL)          8
  R. Wise (CLE)             8
  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
  N. Ryan (CAL)            30
  R. Waits (CLE)           30
  D. Alexander (TEX)       28
  K. Kravec (CHI)          28
  J. Johnson (OAK)         26
  E. Figueroa (NY)         25
  M. Parrott (SEA)         23

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            50
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         44
  R. Guidry (NY)           40
  J. Koosman (MIN)         38
  J. Johnson (OAK)         35
  J. Kern (TEX)            33
  M. Clear (CAL)           31
  E. Wilkins (CLE)         31
  M. Flanagan (BAL)        30
  K. Kravec (CHI)          30

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