Thursday May 17, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, May 17, 1979

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore       23  13  3.29   36  11   5   320   259  133  117   30  126  154
Milwaukee       20  17  3.31   37  19   4   324   333  150  119   34   90  140
Boston          23  12  3.64   35  11   9   319   289  136  129   30  128  166
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      22  15  4.13   37   9   6   329   326  169  151   34  140  214
Chicago         18  17  4.27   35   3  11   308   276  169  146   23  148  139
Minnesota       23  12  4.27   35   6  10   314   345  165  149   25  114  138
Kansas City     21  17  4.35   38   9  11   329   348  190  159   32  119  127
Cleveland       14  21  4.44   35   6   7   310   313  171  153   29  144  159
Oakland         12  25  4.83   37   3   6   328   370  201  176   36  178  174
Seattle         11  27  4.84   38   3   4   335   370  206  180   43  140  181
Detroit         13  17  4.95   30   3   5   260   281  153  143   33  104  125
Toronto         10  28  5.25   38  10   3   327   355  217  191   31  155  144

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Kern (TEX)         5   0  1.45  16   0   0   5   0   37   31   11    6    0   14   37
Mike Marshall (MIN)    6   3  1.62  21   0   0  10   0   39   30    7    7    1   15   17
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
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
Dennis Martinez (BAL)  5   2  2.93   9   9   4   0   1   68   54   24   22    7   20   22

 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   2  3.89   7   7   1   0   0   37   35   23   16   10   22   20
Sammy Stewart          1   1  3.92   6   1   0   1   0   21   15    9    9    2   17   11
Don Stanhouse          2   1  4.58  12   0   0   3   0   18   12    9    9    1   17    6
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  2.89  14   0   0   4   0   28   22    9    9    2    8   23
Bob Stanley            4   2  3.45   9   8   3   1   1   60   70   24   23    3   10   17
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
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               2   0  3.54  10   2   1   0   0   41   44   17   16    5   16   15
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
Dave LaRoche           2   4  4.79  13   0   0   3   0   21   27   11   11    3    8   16
Don Aase               3   3  5.52   8   8   2   0   0   46   52   29   28    6   17   28
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  3.60  18   2   0   7   0   40   31   16   16    1   17   21
Ken Kravec             3   3  3.75  10   9   1   1   1   62   39   29   26    4   31   36
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            3   2  5.52   8   8   2   0   0   44   54   28   27    5    9   20
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
Al Hrabosky            3   1  3.78  14   0   0   4   0   17   21    7    7    0    7   10
Paul Splittorff        5   3  3.93   8   8   2   0   0   53   53   28   23    4   21   14
Dennis Leonard         3   4  4.08   8   8   3   0   1   57   69   31   26    6   13   27
Rich Gale              3   2  4.17   8   8   1   0   1   50   53   27   23    4   17   27
Steve Mingori          0   0  4.35   6   0   0   1   0   10   11    8    5    1    6    5
Eduardo Rodriguez      4   0  4.68  12   1   1   1   0   25   24   13   13    2    8    8
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  1.13  10   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
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
Lary Sorensen          5   4  3.11   9   9   6   0   1   67   68   24   23    7    6   16
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  4.95  12   0   0   1   0   20   25   14   11    1    7    9
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  1.62  21   0   0  10   0   39   30    7    7    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          7   0  3.58   8   8   1   0   0   60   67   28   24    6   22   42
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   5   0   0   0   0   10    7    1    1    1    8    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
Bob Lacey              1   1  4.74  19   0   0   3   0   25   34   15   13    3    8   21
Craig Minetto          1   0  4.79   6   3   0   0   0   21   30   12   11    2    5    9
Rick Langford          1   6  5.73   8   8   1   0   0   49   57   32   31    5   19   12
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   5  5.95   8   8   2   0   0   56   65   37   37    9   21   27
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 15.43   2   0   0   0   0    2    3    4    4    1    1    0

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League Leaders

Wins:

  T. John (NY)              8
  J. Koosman (MIN)          7
  M. Flanagan (BAL)         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
  R. Langford (OAK)         6
  G. Abbott (SEA)           5
  F. Bannister (SEA)        5
  J. Clancy (TOR)           5
  L. Gura (KC)              5
  R. Honeycutt (SEA)        5
  M. Lemongello (TOR)       5
  T. Underwood (TOR)        5

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)        10
  M. Proly (CHI)            7
  S. Lyle (TEX)             6
  J. Kern (TEX)             5
  D. Drago (BOS)            4
  A. Hrabosky (KC)          4
  S. Monge (CLE)            4
  D. Freisleben (TOR)       3
  R. Gossage (NY)           3
  D. LaRoche (CAL)          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
  L. Sorensen (MIL)      66.2
  E. Figueroa (NY)       66.1
  J. Palmer (BAL)        66.0
  M. Caldwell (MIL)      64.0
  F. Jenkins (TEX)       62.1
  K. Kravec (CHI)        62.1
  J. Koosman (MIN)       60.1
  B. Stanley (BOS)       60.0

Hits:

  B. Stanley (BOS)         70
  D. Leonard (KC)          69
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         68
  L. Sorensen (MIL)        68
  L. Gura (KC)             67
  J. Koosman (MIN)         67
  D. Goltz (MIN)           66
  M. Lemongello (TOR)      65
  M. Keough (OAK)          62
  M. Caldwell (MIL)        61

Runs:

  L. Gura (KC)             48
  M. Keough (OAK)          40
  T. Underwood (TOR)       38
  M. Lemongello (TOR)      37
  O. Jones (SEA)           36
  R. Langford (OAK)        32
  D. Leonard (KC)          31
  M. Norris (OAK)          31
  G. Abbott (SEA)          30
  D. Aase (CAL)            29

Home Runs:

  S. Stone (BAL)           10
  G. Abbott (SEA)           9
  L. Gura (KC)              9
  F. Jenkins (TEX)          9
  M. Lemongello (TOR)       9
  M. Haas (MIL)             8
  B. Travers (MIL)          8
  R. Wise (CLE)             8
  O. Jones (SEA)            7
  D. Martinez (BAL)         7

Walks:

  M. Norris (OAK)          40
  M. Torrez (BOS)          40
  T. Underwood (TOR)       32
  K. Kravec (CHI)          31
  N. Ryan (CAL)            30
  R. Waits (CLE)           30
  D. Alexander (TEX)       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)         42
  J. Kern (TEX)            37
  K. Kravec (CHI)          36
  J. Johnson (OAK)         35
  O. Jones (SEA)           34
  M. Clear (CAL)           33
  E. Wilkins (CLE)         31

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