Friday May 18, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Friday, May 18, 1979

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Milwaukee       21  17  3.22   38  20   4   333   336  150  119   34   92  145
Baltimore       24  13  3.32   37  11   5   331   271  139  122   30  131  156
Boston          23  13  3.82   36  11   9   328   306  146  139   30  133  170
New York        21  16  3.89   37  14   7   331   323  152  143   24  110  147
Texas           21  15  4.03   36   4  11   317   323  164  142   24  135  151
California      23  15  4.10   38   9   7   338   333  172  154   34  145  223
Minnesota       24  12  4.31   36   6  10   324   354  171  155   25  116  140
Chicago         18  18  4.33   36   3  11   316   284  176  152   23  152  145
Cleveland       14  22  4.46   36   6   7   319   324  176  158   29  147  162
Kansas City     21  18  4.46   39   9  11   339   360  200  168   33  125  132
Seattle         12  27  4.84   39   3   4   344   377  211  185   44  144  183
Detroit         14  17  4.88   31   3   5   269   288  156  146   33  107  129
Oakland         12  26  4.89   38   3   6   337   379  209  183   37  189  180
Toronto         10  29  5.27   39  10   3   338   371  224  198   32  160  148

 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)    7   3  1.56  22   0   0  10   0   40   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
Mark Clear (CAL)       4   0  1.91  14   0   0   3   0   38   24    9    8    1   22   39
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

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tim Stoddard           1   1  1.98  12   0   0   1   0   27   19    7    6    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  3.34   9   9   3   0   0   65   56   27   24    4   18   32
Tippy Martinez         1   1  3.38   5   0   0   0   0   13   10    5    5    0    5   16
Don Stanhouse          3   1  3.80  13   0   0   3   0   21   13    9    9    1   19    6
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
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  1.26  10   0   0   1   0   14   15    2    2    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
Jim Wright             1   0  4.15   8   1   0   0   0   17   12    8    8    2    5   10
Mike Torrez            4   2  4.41   9   9   4   0   1   65   52   33   32    7   45   32
Chuck Rainey           2   2  4.88   6   4   1   1   0   28   17   15   15    4   14   14
Andy Hassler           1   2  6.59   6   0   0   0   0   14   20   12   10    0    5    7

 California            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mark Clear             4   0  1.91  14   0   0   3   0   38   24    9    8    1   22   39
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
Dave Frost             2   1  4.01   7   4   1   1   1   34   33   15   15    3   13   16
Frank Tanana           3   3  4.03   8   8   0   0   0   38   39   21   17    5   12   21
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
Rich Hinton            0   1  3.86   2   1   0   0   0    9   12    5    4    0    2    7
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
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
Ron Schueler           0   1  6.94   3   1   0   0   0   12   10    9    9    2    8    3
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   4  1.80  19   0   0   4   0   30   18    7    6    0   12   28
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
Wayne Garland          1   4  6.99   6   6   0   0   0   28   42   24   22    2   13    8
Paul Reuschel          0   0  7.71   2   0   0   0   0    5    9    4    4    0    3    0
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
John Hiller            2   1  3.57  13   0   0   2   0   23   18    9    9    4   16   14
Jack Billingham        3   3  3.72  10   4   0   2   0   36   38   18   15    3   11   15
Dave Rozema            1   2  4.50   8   8   1   0   0   48   50   27   24    5    9   11
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
Steve Busby            1   2  2.86   5   3   2   0   0   35   20   16   11    5   17   12
Marty Pattin           1   0  3.33   6   2   0   2   0   24   27   11    9    1    4    6
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
Al Hrabosky            3   1  4.67  15   0   0   4   0   17   22    9    9    0   10   12
Eduardo Rodriguez      4   0  4.68  12   1   1   1   0   25   24   13   13    2    8    8
Renie Martin           0   1  6.14   6   0   0   3   0    7    6    5    5    1    3    3
Larry Gura             1   5  6.28  11   9   0   0   0   57   68   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           2   2  3.47   7   7   3   0   1   47   41   22   18    8   18   25
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          7   3  1.56  22   0   0  10   0   40   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
Mike Bacsik            1   0  3.97   5   0   0   0   0   11    6    7    5    0    5    3
Dave Goltz             4   4  4.26   9   9   3   0   0   68   75   34   32    2   18   21
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
Jim Beattie            3   1  3.22   4   3   1   0   1   22   20    8    8    1   10    8
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
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 Heaverlo          2   2  1.48  19   0   0   2   0   30   25    6    5    1   15   13
Dave Hamilton          0   0  1.59   7   1   0   0   0   17   12    5    3    1   12   11
John Henry Johnson     0   6  4.44   8   8   0   0   0   51   54   29   25    6   26   35
Bob Lacey              1   1  4.50  20   0   0   3   0   26   36   15   13    3   10   22
Craig Minetto          1   0  4.79   6   3   0   0   0   21   30   12   11    2    5    9
Mike Norris            3   3  4.86   9   9   1   0   0   54   49   34   29    5   45   28
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 10.64  15   0   0   1   0   22   33   27   26    5   17    7

 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          4   0  3.00  17   0   0   1   0   51   42   18   17    4   17   28
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  5.48  16   1   0   3   0   23   22   15   14    0   14   16
Odell Jones            0   4  6.09   8   8   2   0   0   44   60   36   30    7   17   34
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
Rick Honeycutt         1   5  6.89   9   4   0   0   0   31   36   25   24    5   12   14

 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
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  3.95  20   0   0   6   0   27   19   12   12    5    8    9
Steve Comer            3   4  4.11   9   9   0   0   0   57   58   28   26    1   24   19
Jon Matlack            2   2  4.76   4   4   1   0   0   23   26   13   12    1    6    3
Ed Farmer              2   0  5.48   8   2   0   0   0   23   23   19   14    1   17   15
Dock Ellis             1   2  6.08   6   5   0   0   0   24   36   17   16    2    9    3
Doc Medich             0   2  7.43   6   0   0   0   0   13   17   12   11    3    7    6

 Toronto               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jerry Garvin           0   1  2.25   2   0   0   0   0    4    2    3    1    0    4    2
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   1  6.23  13   0   0   3   0   17   20   13   12    0   15    9
Mike Willis            0   2  7.16  10   0   0   0   0   16   18   14   13    0    9    4
Phil Huffman           2   4  7.50   8   8   0   0   0   36   51   34   30    3   16   13
Balor Moore            0   0  8.40  10   0   0   0   0   15   21   14   14    4   15    5
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. Marshall (MIN)         7
  M. Flanagan (BAL)         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
  M. Clear (CAL)            3
  D. Freisleben (TOR)       3
  R. Gossage (NY)           3

Shutouts:

  M. Caldwell (MIL)         2
  N. Ryan (CAL)             2
  R. Waits (CLE)            2
  R. Baumgarten (CHI)       1
  J. Beattie (NY)           1
  E. Figueroa (NY)          1
  D. Frost (CAL)            1
  R. Gale (KC)              1
  F. Jenkins (TEX)          1
  T. John (NY)              1

Innings Pitched:

  T. John (NY)           69.2
  D. Goltz (MIN)         67.2
  D. Martinez (BAL)      67.2
  L. Sorensen (MIL)      66.2
  E. Figueroa (NY)       66.1
  J. Palmer (BAL)        66.0
  M. Torrez (BOS)        65.1
  M. Flanagan (BAL)      64.2
  M. Caldwell (MIL)      64.0
  F. Jenkins (TEX)       62.1

Hits:

  D. Goltz (MIN)           75
  B. Stanley (BOS)         70
  D. Leonard (KC)          69
  L. Gura (KC)             68
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         68
  L. Sorensen (MIL)        68
  J. Koosman (MIN)         67
  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
  D. Goltz (MIN)           34
  P. Huffman (TOR)         34
  M. Norris (OAK)          34
  M. Torrez (BOS)          33
  R. Langford (OAK)        32

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)          45
  M. Torrez (BOS)          45
  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
  S. Comer (TEX)           24

Strikeouts:

  R. Guidry (NY)           53
  N. Ryan (CAL)            50
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         44
  J. Koosman (MIN)         42
  M. Clear (CAL)           39
  J. Kern (TEX)            37
  K. Kravec (CHI)          36
  J. Johnson (OAK)         35
  O. Jones (SEA)           34
  M. Flanagan (BAL)        32


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