Monday May 21, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Monday, May 21, 1979

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore       26  13  3.28   39  12   6   349   285  144  127   30  133  162
Milwaukee       21  20  3.47   41  21   4   358   367  171  138   37  107  155
Boston          24  14  3.75   38  12  10   346   323  151  144   32  139  182
New York        22  18  3.80   40  17   7   356   349  159  150   25  113  159
Texas           22  17  4.01   39   5  12   343   351  179  153   27  140  168
California      25  15  4.04   40  10   8   356   343  178  160   35  149  236
Minnesota       25  13  4.35   38   6  11   341   372  182  165   28  122  145
Chicago         18  20  4.47   38   4  11   332   302  190  165   25  160  150
Cleveland       16  23  4.51   39   6   7   345   349  191  173   30  157  175
Kansas City     22  19  4.54   41  10  11   357   384  213  180   34  129  140
Oakland         15  26  4.77   41   3   7   364   408  220  193   43  195  199
Seattle         14  28  4.81   42   4   5   371   404  224  198   46  152  199
Detroit         15  19  4.95   34   4   5   294   317  172  162   36  119  142
Toronto         11  31  5.12   42  11   3   365   393  235  208   34  180  167

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Kern (TEX)         5   0  1.31  18   0   0   6   0   41   33   11    6    0   14   40
Mike Marshall (MIN)    7   3  1.52  23   0   0  11   0   41   30    7    7    1   15   18
Tommy John (NY)        9   0  1.60  10   9   6   0   2   79   62   15   14    0   11   26
Jim Slaton (MIL)       3   3  1.90   9   8   4   0   1   62   56   19   13    3   20   24
Ron Guidry (NY)        4   3  2.39  11   8   5   2   0   68   55   18   18    4   20   58
Dave Lemanczyk (TOR)   4   2  2.57   9   7   5   0   1   63   48   20   18    5   17   28
Nolan Ryan (CAL)       5   2  2.68   9   9   4   0   3   54   29   18   16    3   31   61
Ross Baumgarten (CHI)  4   1  2.74   7   7   2   0   1   49   45   17   15    2   18   22
Dennis Martinez (BAL)  6   2  2.82  10  10   5   0   1   77   58   26   24    7   21   24
Jim Palmer (BAL)       5   2  2.95  10  10   3   0   0   73   62   28   24    3   20   25

 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        6   2  2.82  10  10   5   0   1   77   58   26   24    7   21   24
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
Dennis Eckersley       4   3  3.28   9   9   3   0   0   60   57   23   22    7   23   32
Bob Stanley            4   2  3.45   9   8   3   1   1   60   70   24   23    3   10   17
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             5   2  2.68   9   9   4   0   3   54   29   18   16    3   31   61
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   1  2.74   7   7   2   0   1   49   45   17   15    2   18   22
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           1   1  2.84  14   0   0   0   0   25   14    8    8    1   14   11
Rick Waits             5   3  3.71   9   9   2   0   2   63   57   27   26    5   33   25
Victor Cruz            0   2  3.72  11   0   0   2   0   19   21    9    8    4    8   10
Rick Wise              3   5  3.94   9   9   2   0   0   62   58   33   27    8   19   28
Don Hood               0   0  5.02   9   0   0   1   0   14   11    8    8    1   12    5
Eric Wilkins           1   2  5.29   7   7   0   0   0   34   40   25   20    3   23   31
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
Len Barker             0   0  7.52   8   0   0   0   0   20   25   18   17    1   11    9
Paul Reuschel          0   0  7.71   2   0   0   0   0    5    9    4    4    0    3    0

 Detroit               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Aurelio Lopez          0   1  2.11   9   0   0   0   0   21   21    5    5    3    9   12
Jack Billingham        4   3  3.18  11   5   1   2   0   45   46   19   16    3   15   18
John Hiller            2   2  4.13  14   0   0   2   0   24   19   11   11    5   19   15
Dave Rozema            1   2  4.50   8   8   1   0   0   48   50   27   24    5    9   11
Steve Baker            1   3  5.03  10   4   0   1   0   34   36   19   19    4   19   24
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
Milt Wilcox            3   2  5.68   8   8   2   0   0   44   44   29   28    2   21   25
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        6   3  3.50   9   9   3   0   0   62   62   29   24    4   21   17
Dennis Leonard         3   4  4.08   8   8   3   0   1   57   69   31   26    6   13   27
Steve Mingori          0   0  4.35   6   0   0   1   0   10   11    8    5    1    6    5
Al Hrabosky            3   1  4.74  16   0   0   4   0   19   25   10   10    0   10   13
Rich Gale              3   3  4.82   9   9   1   0   1   52   59   32   28    5   19   31
Eduardo Rodriguez      4   0  4.91  13   1   1   1   0   26   24   14   14    2    9    8
Renie Martin           0   1  6.14   6   0   0   3   0    7    6    5    5    1    3    3
Larry Gura             1   5  6.46  12   9   0   0   0   61   74   53   44    9   22   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   3  1.90   9   8   4   0   1   62   56   19   13    3   20   24
Jerry Augustine        1   2  2.49  10   1   0   0   0   22   27    9    6    2    6   10
Lary Sorensen          5   4  3.11   9   9   6   0   1   67   68   24   23    7    6   16
Mike Caldwell          4   4  3.29   9   9   7   0   2   68   68   27   25    5   13   29
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  1.52  23   0   0  11   0   41   30    7    7    1   15   18
Geoff Zahn             3   0  2.61   3   3   1   0   0   21   22    6    6    1    2    9
Pete Redfern           2   0  3.33  10   2   0   0   0   24   22   12    9    3   13   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
Ken Brett              0   0  4.00   6   0   0   0   0    9   10    4    4    1    5    1
Dave Goltz             4   4  4.26   9   9   3   0   0   68   75   34   32    2   18   21
Paul Hartzell          1   2  5.90   8   8   1   0   0   50   64   34   33    7   13   12
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   4  7.83   8   8   0   0   0   33   43   32   29    5   23    9

 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             9   0  1.60  10   9   6   0   2   79   62   15   14    0   11   26
Ron Guidry             4   3  2.39  11   8   5   2   0   68   55   18   18    4   20   58
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          2   0  0.60   6   0   0   0   0   15   12    1    1    1    9   13
Dave Heaverlo          2   2  1.35  22   0   0   3   0   33   27    6    5    1   15   14
Dave Hamilton          1   0  1.56   8   1   0   0   0   17   12    5    3    1   12   11
Bob Lacey              1   1  4.18  22   0   0   3   0   28   39   16   13    3   10   22
Craig Minetto          1   0  4.50   7   4   0   0   0   24   34   13   12    3    7   12
John Henry Johnson     1   6  4.53   9   9   0   0   0   58   60   33   29    9   27   43
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  6.19   9   9   1   0   0   52   71   45   36    8   26   30
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  2.87  11   3   0   0   0   38   36   14   12    2   25   15
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
Rafael Vasquez         1   0  5.06   9   0   0   0   0   16   23    9    9    4    6    9
Glenn Abbott           2   5  5.57   9   9   1   0   0   53   59   37   33   10   17   12
Shane Rawley           1   4  5.74  18   1   0   4   0   27   28   18   17    0   16   19
Byron McLaughlin       2   2  5.76   8   5   0   0   0   30   26   19   19    5   13   16
Odell Jones            0   4  6.09   8   8   2   0   0   44   60   36   30    7   17   34
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  1.31  18   0   0   6   0   41   33   11    6    0   14   40
Dave Rajsich           0   0  2.45   8   0   0   0   0   11   12    3    3    1    3    2
Fergie Jenkins         4   2  3.71  10  10   4   0   1   70   73   33   29   12   21   51
Doyle Alexander        2   2  3.80   8   8   0   0   0   45   42   24   19    1   31   17
Steve Comer            3   4  4.11   9   9   0   0   0   57   58   28   26    1   24   19
Jon Matlack            2   2  4.40   5   5   1   0   0   31   35   18   15    1    6    6
Sparky Lyle            3   3  4.55  21   0   0   6   0   28   22   14   14    5    8    9
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         4   2  2.57   9   7   5   0   1   63   48   20   18    5   17   28
Jesse Jefferson        0   3  3.68  11   3   0   0   0   37   40   15   15    4   13   16
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  6.38  14   0   0   3   0   18   23   14   13    0   17    9
Mike Willis            0   2  6.88  11   0   0   0   0   17   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)              9
  J. Koosman (MIN)          7
  M. Marshall (MIN)         7
  M. Flanagan (BAL)         6
  D. Martinez (BAL)         6
  P. Splittorff (KC)        6
  J. Kern (TEX)             5
  J. Palmer (BAL)           5
  N. Ryan (CAL)             5
  L. Sorensen (MIL)         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
  T. John (NY)              6
  L. Sorensen (MIL)         6
  R. Guidry (NY)            5
  D. Lemanczyk (TOR)        5
  D. Martinez (BAL)         5
  E. Figueroa (NY)          4
  F. Jenkins (TEX)          4
  N. Ryan (CAL)             4
  J. Slaton (MIL)           4

Saves:

  M. Marshall (MIN)        11
  M. Proly (CHI)            7
  J. Kern (TEX)             6
  S. Lyle (TEX)             6
  D. Drago (BOS)            5
  A. Hrabosky (KC)          4
  D. LaRoche (CAL)          4
  S. Monge (CLE)            4
  S. Rawley (SEA)           4
  D. Stanhouse (BAL)        4

Shutouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)             3
  M. Caldwell (MIL)         2
  T. John (NY)              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

Innings Pitched:

  T. John (NY)           78.2
  D. Martinez (BAL)      76.2
  E. Figueroa (NY)       74.1
  J. Palmer (BAL)        73.1
  F. Jenkins (TEX)       70.1
  M. Caldwell (MIL)      68.1
  D. Goltz (MIN)         67.2
  R. Guidry (NY)         67.2
  L. Sorensen (MIL)      66.2
  M. Torrez (BOS)        65.1

Hits:

  D. Goltz (MIN)           75
  L. Gura (KC)             74
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         73
  E. Figueroa (NY)         71
  M. Keough (OAK)          71
  B. Stanley (BOS)         70
  D. Leonard (KC)          69
  M. Caldwell (MIL)        68
  L. Sorensen (MIL)        68
  J. Koosman (MIN)         67

Runs:

  L. Gura (KC)             53
  M. Keough (OAK)          45
  T. Underwood (TOR)       42
  G. Abbott (SEA)          37
  M. Lemongello (TOR)      37
  O. Jones (SEA)           36
  D. Goltz (MIN)           34
  P. Hartzell (MIN)        34
  P. Huffman (TOR)         34
  M. Norris (OAK)          34

Home Runs:

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

Walks:

  M. Norris (OAK)          45
  M. Torrez (BOS)          45
  T. Underwood (TOR)       40
  R. Waits (CLE)           33
  D. Alexander (TEX)       31
  K. Kravec (CHI)          31
  N. Ryan (CAL)            31
  E. Figueroa (NY)         27
  J. Johnson (OAK)         27
  M. Keough (OAK)          26

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            61
  R. Guidry (NY)           58
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         51
  J. Johnson (OAK)         43
  J. Koosman (MIN)         42
  J. Kern (TEX)            40
  M. Clear (CAL)           39
  F. Bannister (SEA)       36
  K. Kravec (CHI)          36
  O. Jones (SEA)           34

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