Saturday May 19, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, May 19, 1979

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore       25  13  3.31   38  11   6   340   281  142  125   30  132  160
Milwaukee       21  18  3.43   39  20   4   341   350  162  130   36   99  149
Boston          24  13  3.80   37  11  10   337   317  149  142   30  137  174
New York        21  17  3.91   38  15   7   339   334  156  147   24  112  149
Texas           21  16  4.02   37   5  11   325   328  168  145   27  137  158
California      24  15  4.15   39   9   8   347   341  178  160   35  148  225
Minnesota       24  12  4.31   36   6  10   324   354  171  155   25  116  140
Cleveland       15  22  4.34   37   6   7   328   328  176  158   29  151  164
Kansas City     21  18  4.46   39   9  11   339   360  200  168   33  125  132
Chicago         18  19  4.50   37   3  11   324   294  186  162   25  158  146
Seattle         13  27  4.72   40   4   4   353   383  211  185   44  146  190
Oakland         13  26  4.86   39   3   6   346   385  213  187   40  190  188
Detroit         14  18  4.94   32   3   5   277   299  162  152   35  107  132
Toronto         10  30  5.21   40  10   3   347   377  228  201   33  169  156

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
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
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
Dennis Martinez (BAL)  5   2  2.93   9   9   4   0   1   68   54   24   22    7   20   22
Jim Palmer (BAL)       5   2  2.95  10  10   3   0   0   73   62   28   24    3   20   25
John Montague (SEA)    4   0  3.00  17   0   0   1   0   51   42   18   17    4   17   28

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tim Stoddard           1   1  1.91  13   0   0   1   0   28   21    7    6    1    8   25
Dennis Martinez        5   2  2.93   9   9   4   0   1   68   54   24   22    7   20   22
Jim Palmer             5   2  2.95  10  10   3   0   0   73   62   28   24    3   20   25
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  3.68  14   0   0   4   0   22   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
Bill Campbell          2   1  2.77  10   0   0   2   0   13   14    5    4    1    8    7
Dick Drago             3   1  2.86  15   0   0   5   0   28   22    9    9    2    8   24
Bob Stanley            4   2  3.45   9   8   3   1   1   60   70   24   23    3   10   17
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  4.81   7   5   1   1   0   34   26   18   18    4   17   17
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
Dave LaRoche           2   4  4.64  14   0   0   4   0   21   27   11   11    3    8   16
Chris Knapp            3   1  4.81   8   8   2   0   0   49   47   33   26    4   20   20
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  3.51  19   2   0   7   0   41   31   16   16    1   18   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
Randy Scarbery         1   1  5.00   8   0   0   1   0   18   21   10   10    2    7    6
Rich Wortham           4   4  5.72   8   8   1   0   0   46   44   32   29    3   22   28
Steve Trout            1   1  5.79   5   1   0   1   0   14   20   11    9    2    3    5
Dewey Robinson         0   1  6.17   7   0   0   0   0   12    9    8    8    1    7    4
Ron Schueler           0   1  7.30   4   1   0   0   0   12   12   10   10    2    9    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
Dan Spillner           0   1  3.38  13   0   0   0   0   21   13    8    8    1   14    8
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
Rick Waits             5   3  3.71   9   9   2   0   2   63   57   27   26    5   33   25
Eric Wilkins           1   2  4.28   6   6   0   0   0   34   37   21   16    2   20   31
Don Hood               0   0  4.50   8   0   0   1   0   12    9    6    6    1   12    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
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
Jack Morris            1   1  5.40   2   2   0   0   0   13   16    8    8    2    3    8
Sheldon Burnside       1   1  5.66   9   0   0   0   0   21   24   13   13    2    8   13
Bruce Taylor           1   2  5.74   9   0   0   0   0   16   16   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
Reggie Cleveland       1   2  4.56  13   0   0   1   0   24   27   15   12    1    8   10
Moose Haas             2   3  4.97   7   7   1   0   0   42   49   30   23   10   17   27
Bob McClure            3   0  5.00  11   0   0   2   0    9    8    6    5    0    6    8
Bob Galasso            0   0  8.10   8   0   0   0   0   10   16   14    9    1    7    4
Lance Rautzhan         0   0 81.00   1   0   0   0   0    0    1    3    3    0    3    0

 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   5  3.75  10  10   4   0   1   74   71   32   31    3   27   26
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  1.39  20   0   0   2   0   32   25    6    5    1   15   13
Dave Hamilton          0   0  1.59   7   1   0   0   0   17   12    5    3    1   12   11
Bob Lacey              1   1  4.50  20   0   0   3   0   26   36   15   13    3   10   22
John Henry Johnson     1   6  4.53   9   9   0   0   0   58   60   33   29    9   27   43
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
Floyd Bannister        2   5  3.96   8   8   1   0   1   52   57   26   23    6   17   36
Paul Mitchell          0   3  4.33   8   4   0   0   0   27   35   21   13    3   11   16
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   2  3.71  10  10   4   0   1   70   73   33   29   12   21   51
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 Underwood          0   6  5.19   9   9   2   0   0   52   56   42   30    4   40   33
Tom Murphy             1   2  5.40  10   0   0   0   0   18   23   11   11    1    8    6
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  9.00   3   0   0   0   0    4    4    4    4    1    2    2

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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
  J. Palmer (BAL)           5
  L. Sorensen (MIL)         5
  P. Splittorff (KC)        5
  R. Waits (CLE)            5

Losses:

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

Complete Games:

  M. Caldwell (MIL)         7
  L. Sorensen (MIL)         6
  T. John (NY)              5
  E. Figueroa (NY)          4
  R. Guidry (NY)            4
  F. Jenkins (TEX)          4
  D. Lemanczyk (TOR)        4
  D. Martinez (BAL)         4
  M. Torrez (BOS)           4
  M. Flanagan (BAL)         3

Saves:

  M. Marshall (MIN)        10
  M. Proly (CHI)            7
  S. Lyle (TEX)             6
  D. Drago (BOS)            5
  J. Kern (TEX)             5
  A. Hrabosky (KC)          4
  D. LaRoche (CAL)          4
  S. Monge (CLE)            4
  D. Stanhouse (BAL)        4
  M. Clear (CAL)            3

Shutouts:

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

Innings Pitched:

  E. Figueroa (NY)       74.1
  J. Palmer (BAL)        73.1
  F. Jenkins (TEX)       70.1
  T. John (NY)           69.2
  D. Goltz (MIN)         67.2
  D. Martinez (BAL)      67.2
  L. Sorensen (MIL)      66.2
  M. Torrez (BOS)        65.1
  M. Flanagan (BAL)      64.2
  M. Caldwell (MIL)      64.0

Hits:

  D. Goltz (MIN)           75
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         73
  E. Figueroa (NY)         71
  B. Stanley (BOS)         70
  D. Leonard (KC)          69
  L. Gura (KC)             68
  L. Sorensen (MIL)        68
  J. Koosman (MIN)         67
  M. Lemongello (TOR)      65
  M. Keough (OAK)          62

Runs:

  L. Gura (KC)             48
  T. Underwood (TOR)       42
  M. Keough (OAK)          40
  M. Lemongello (TOR)      37
  O. Jones (SEA)           36
  D. Goltz (MIN)           34
  P. Huffman (TOR)         34
  M. Norris (OAK)          34
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         33
  J. Johnson (OAK)         33

Home Runs:

  F. Jenkins (TEX)         12
  M. Haas (MIL)            10
  S. Stone (BAL)           10
  G. Abbott (SEA)           9
  L. Gura (KC)              9
  J. Johnson (OAK)          9
  M. Lemongello (TOR)       9
  B. Travers (MIL)          8
  R. Wise (CLE)             8
  O. Jones (SEA)            7

Walks:

  M. Norris (OAK)          45
  M. Torrez (BOS)          45
  T. Underwood (TOR)       40
  R. Waits (CLE)           33
  K. Kravec (CHI)          31
  N. Ryan (CAL)            30
  D. Alexander (TEX)       28
  E. Figueroa (NY)         27
  J. Johnson (OAK)         27
  S. Comer (TEX)           24

Strikeouts:

  R. Guidry (NY)           53
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         51
  N. Ryan (CAL)            50
  J. Johnson (OAK)         43
  J. Koosman (MIN)         42
  M. Clear (CAL)           39
  J. Kern (TEX)            37
  F. Bannister (SEA)       36
  K. Kravec (CHI)          36
  O. Jones (SEA)           34

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