Wednesday May 16, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, May 16, 1979

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Milwaukee       20  16  3.16   36  19   4   316   320  142  111   34   88  138
Baltimore       23  12  3.21   35  11   5   312   248  127  111   28  118  149
Boston          22  12  3.72   34  11   8   310   280  134  128   30  126  161
Texas           21  14  3.76   35   4  11   309   310  151  129   22  128  149
New York        20  16  4.00   36  13   7   322   319  152  143   24  108  146
California      21  15  4.10   36   9   5   320   317  164  146   33  133  210
Minnesota       22  12  4.28   34   6   9   305   334  159  145   25  111  134
Kansas City     21  16  4.31   37   9  11   320   334  183  153   31  116  126
Chicago         17  17  4.36   34   3  11   299   274  168  145   22  144  131
Cleveland       13  21  4.49   34   5   7   301   304  168  150   29  144  153
Seattle         11  27  4.84   38   3   4   335   370  206  180   43  140  181
Oakland         12  24  4.85   36   3   6   319   364  196  172   36  174  171
Detroit         13  17  4.95   30   3   5   260   281  153  143   33  104  125
Toronto         10  27  5.16   37  10   3   319   347  209  183   27  154  138

 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  1.45  16   0   0   5   0   37   31   11    6    0   14   37
Tommy John (NY)        8   0  1.81   9   8   5   0   1   70   60   15   14    0   11   21
Jim Slaton (MIL)       3   2  2.01   8   7   3   0   1   54   51   17   12    2   16   22
Ron Guidry (NY)        4   2  2.26  10   7   4   2   0   60   42   15   15    3   19   53
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
Dave Lemanczyk (TOR)   3   2  2.83   8   6   4   0   1   54   41   19   17    5   14   20
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  1.35  11   0   0   1   0   27   16    5    4    1    8   25
Jim Palmer             4   2  2.86   9   9   3   0   0   66   54   25   21    3   19   21
Dennis Martinez        5   2  2.93   9   9   4   0   1   68   54   24   22    7   20   22
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  0.64   9   0   0   1   0   14   14    1    1    1    4    7
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
Steve Renko            2   1  3.63   6   6   1   0   0   40   35   17   16    5   14   29
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
Jim Wright             1   0  4.15   7   1   0   0   0   17   11    8    8    2    5   10
Chuck Rainey           2   2  4.88   6   4   1   1   0   28   17   15   15    4   14   14
Andy Hassler           1   2  5.25   5   0   0   0   0   12   15    9    7    0    5    6

 California            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mark Clear             4   0  2.12  13   0   0   2   0   34   23    9    8    1   20   33
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  4.01   7   4   1   1   1   34   33   15   15    3   13   16
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  5.21  12   0   0   2   0   19   27   11   11    3    7   15
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
Francisco Barrios      4   1  3.38   7   7   0   0   0   43   35   23   16    5   18    7
Mike Proly             1   3  3.79  17   2   0   7   0   38   31   16   16    1   16   19
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  4.61   4   1   0   1   0   14   17    9    7    2    3    5
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
Rick Wise              3   4  3.41   8   8   2   0   0   58   50   28   22    8   18   27
Victor Cruz            0   2  3.63  10   0   0   2   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
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  2.11   8   0   0   0   0   21   20    5    5    3    8   12
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  3.86  12   0   0   2   0   21   18    9    9    4   14   13
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
Bruce Taylor           1   2  6.59   8   0   0   0   0   14   14   13   10    1    4    7
Mark Fidrych           0   2  8.53   3   3   0   0   0   13   18   12   12    3    6    3
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            1   2  2.86   5   3   2   0   0   35   20   16   11    5   17   12
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  2.01   8   7   3   0   1   54   51   17   12    2   16   22
Lary Sorensen          5   3  2.54   8   8   6   0   1   64   61   19   18    7    5   15
Jerry Augustine        1   1  2.60   9   1   0   0   0   17   22    8    5    2    4    7
Mike Caldwell          4   4  2.67   8   8   7   0   2   64   61   21   19    5   11   28
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   2  5.84   7   7   1   0   0   45   56   29   29    6   12   11
Gary Serum             0   0  6.06   7   0   0   0   0   16   23   11   11    2    3    7
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             4   2  2.26  10   7   4   2   0   60   42   15   15    3   19   53
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  1.48  19   0   0   2   0   30   25    6    5    1   15   13
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   6  6.07   8   8   1   0   0   46   62   40   31    6   24   28
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
Odell Jones            0   4  6.09   8   8   2   0   0   44   60   36   30    7   17   34
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
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  1.45  16   0   0   5   0   37   31   11    6    0   14   37
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            2   2  4.76   4   4   1   0   0   23   26   13   12    1    6    3
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         3   2  2.83   8   6   4   0   1   54   41   19   17    5   14   20
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
  D. Martinez (BAL)         5
  L. Sorensen (MIL)         5
  P. Splittorff (KC)        5
  F. Barrios (CHI)          4
  R. Baumgarten (CHI)       4

Losses:

  J. Johnson (OAK)          6
  M. Keough (OAK)           6
  G. Abbott (SEA)           5
  F. Bannister (SEA)        5
  J. Clancy (TOR)           5
  L. Gura (KC)              5
  R. Honeycutt (SEA)        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
  R. Guidry (NY)            4
  D. Lemanczyk (TOR)        4
  D. Martinez (BAL)         4
  M. Torrez (BOS)           4
  E. Figueroa (NY)          3
  M. Flanagan (BAL)         3
  D. Goltz (MIN)            3

Saves:

  M. Marshall (MIN)         9
  M. Proly (CHI)            7
  S. Lyle (TEX)             6
  J. Kern (TEX)             5
  A. Hrabosky (KC)          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
  D. Martinez (BAL)      67.2
  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
  R. Guidry (NY)         59.2
  D. Goltz (MIN)         59.0
  M. Torrez (BOS)        58.1

Hits:

  F. Jenkins (TEX)         68
  L. Gura (KC)             67
  D. Goltz (MIN)           66
  M. Keough (OAK)          62
  B. Stanley (BOS)         62
  M. Caldwell (MIL)        61
  L. Sorensen (MIL)        61
  E. Figueroa (NY)         60
  T. John (NY)             60
  O. Jones (SEA)           60

Runs:

  L. Gura (KC)             48
  M. Keough (OAK)          40
  T. Underwood (TOR)       38
  O. Jones (SEA)           36
  M. Lemongello (TOR)      31
  M. Norris (OAK)          31
  G. Abbott (SEA)          30
  P. Hartzell (MIN)        29
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         29
  J. Johnson (OAK)         29

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
  O. Jones (SEA)            7
  D. Martinez (BAL)         7
  L. Sorensen (MIL)         7

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. Keough (OAK)          24

Strikeouts:

  R. Guidry (NY)           53
  N. Ryan (CAL)            50
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         44
  J. Koosman (MIN)         38
  J. Kern (TEX)            37
  J. Johnson (OAK)         35
  O. Jones (SEA)           34
  M. Clear (CAL)           33
  E. Wilkins (CLE)         31
  M. Flanagan (BAL)        30

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