Tuesday May 22, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, May 22, 1979

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore       26  14  3.37   40  12   6   358   295  151  134   31  134  168
Milwaukee       22  20  3.41   42  22   4   367   372  172  139   37  108  159
Boston          25  14  3.78   39  12  11   355   332  156  149   33  141  190
New York        23  18  3.85   41  17   7   365   360  167  156   26  117  159
Texas           23  17  3.99   40   5  12   352   362  182  156   28  142  173
California      25  16  4.13   41  10   8   364   357  185  167   35  152  239
Minnesota       25  14  4.36   39   6  11   349   380  186  169   29  123  149
Chicago         19  20  4.46   39   4  11   341   312  194  169   26  162  158
Cleveland       17  23  4.53   40   6   8   354   360  197  178   30  162  178
Kansas City     22  20  4.69   42  10  11   369   405  225  192   35  132  146
Oakland         15  27  4.74   42   3   7   372   416  225  196   45  197  204
Seattle         15  28  4.92   43   4   5   383   420  235  209   46  156  205
Detroit         15  20  5.13   35   4   5   303   332  184  173   36  127  147
Toronto         11  32  5.17   43  11   3   374   400  243  215   35  183  174

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Kern (TEX)         6   0  1.27  19   0   0   6   0   43   33   11    6    0   14   42
Mike Marshall (MIN)    7   3  1.50  24   0   0  11   0   42   30    7    7    1   15   19
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
Lary Sorensen (MIL)    6   4  2.85  10  10   7   0   1   76   73   25   24    7    7   20

 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
Sammy Stewart          1   1  2.89   7   1   0   1   0   28   19    9    9    2   17   16
Jim Palmer             5   2  2.95  10  10   3   0   0   73   62   28   24    3   20   25
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
Mike Flanagan          6   3  4.21  10  10   3   0   0   66   62   34   31    5   19   33
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  2.30  11   0   0   3   0   16   15    5    4    1    8    9
Dick Drago             3   1  2.76  16   0   0   5   0   29   24    9    9    2    8   26
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
Jim Wright             1   0  4.15   8   1   0   0   0   17   12    8    8    2    5   10
Steve Renko            3   1  4.20   7   7   1   0   0   45   41   22   21    6   16   33
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
Dyar Miller            1   0  3.41  11   1   0   0   0   29   36   12   11    2    8   14
Jim Barr               2   0  3.48  11   2   1   0   0   41   46   17   16    5   16   15
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
Dave Frost             2   2  5.21   8   5   1   1   1   38   40   22   22    3   16   17
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
Rich Hinton            1   1  2.70   3   1   0   0   0   13   14    5    4    0    2   12
Ross Baumgarten        4   1  2.74   7   7   2   0   1   49   45   17   15    2   18   22
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
Francisco Barrios      4   1  3.83   8   8   0   0   0   47   43   27   20    6   20   10
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  6.92   5   1   0   0   0   13   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  1.64  20   0   0   5   0   33   19    7    6    0   13   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
Eric Wilkins           2   2  4.86   8   7   0   0   0   37   43   26   20    3   24   34
Don Hood               0   0  5.02   9   0   0   1   0   14   11    8    8    1   12    5
Mike Paxton            3   2  6.13   9   9   2   0   0   47   61   33   32    5   12   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
Jack Billingham        4   3  3.18  11   5   1   2   0   45   46   19   16    3   15   18
Aurelio Lopez          0   1  3.28  10   0   0   0   0   25   27    9    9    3   11   14
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
Bruce Taylor           1   2  4.82  10   0   0   0   0   19   16   13   10    1    7    8
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
Milt Wilcox            3   2  5.68   8   8   2   0   0   44   44   29   28    2   21   25
Sheldon Burnside       1   1  6.33  10   0   0   0   0   21   28   16   15    2    8   13
Kip Young              1   0  9.60   4   4   0   0   0   15   27   16   16    6    6    6
Mark Fidrych           0   3 10.43   4   4   0   0   0   15   23   17   17    3    9    5

 Kansas City           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Paul Splittorff        6   3  3.50   9   9   3   0   0   62   62   29   24    4   21   17
Steve Busby            1   2  3.72   6   4   2   0   0   36   26   20   15    6   18   13
Dennis Leonard         3   4  4.08   8   8   3   0   1   57   69   31   26    6   13   27
Marty Pattin           1   0  4.08   7   2   0   2   0   29   32   15   13    1    5    7
Al Hrabosky            3   2  4.30  17   0   0   4   0   23   29   11   11    0   11   14
Steve Mingori          0   0  4.35   6   0   0   1   0   10   11    8    5    1    6    5
Eduardo Rodriguez      4   0  4.67  14   1   1   1   0   27   26   14   14    2    9    9
Rich Gale              3   3  4.82   9   9   1   0   1   52   59   32   28    5   19   31
Larry Gura             1   5  6.46  12   9   0   0   0   61   74   53   44    9   22   17
Renie Martin           0   1  9.00   7   0   0   3   0    8   10    8    8    1    3    5
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          6   4  2.85  10  10   7   0   1   76   73   25   24    7    7   20
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  1.50  24   0   0  11   0   42   30    7    7    1   15   19
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   1  3.72   9   9   1   0   0   68   75   32   28    7   23   45
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
Luis Tiant             1   1  6.49   6   6   0   0   0   26   35   24   19    4   11   10
Paul Mirabella         0   3  7.24   9   0   0   0   0   14   13   12   11    1    8    4
Dick Tidrow            2   1  7.94  14   0   0   2   0   23   38   20   20    5    4    7
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 Hamilton          1   0  1.56   8   1   0   0   0   17   12    5    3    1   12   11
Dave Heaverlo          2   3  1.60  23   0   0   3   0   34   29    7    6    2   15   14
Bob Lacey              1   1  4.08  23   0   0   3   0   29   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  5.34   9   9   1   0   0   56   63   36   33    6   21   17
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  3.22  18   0   0   1   0   59   50   22   21    4   19   31
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           2   4  5.58  19   1   0   4   0   31   31   20   19    0   16   22
Byron McLaughlin       2   2  5.76   8   5   0   0   0   30   26   19   19    5   13   16
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
Odell Jones            0   4  7.05   9   9   2   0   0   45   65   41   35    7   19   34

 Texas                 W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Kern               6   0  1.27  19   0   0   6   0   43   33   11    6    0   14   42
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  4.04  10  10   0   0   0   65   69   31   29    2   26   22
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 Buskey             0   0  4.70   4   0   0   0   0    8    6    4    4    1    3    4
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
Dave Freisleben        1   1  6.38  14   0   0   3   0   18   23   14   13    0   17    9
Mark Lemongello        1   6  6.46   9   9   2   0   0   61   70   45   44   10   23   32
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

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League Leaders

Wins:

  T. John (NY)              9
  J. Koosman (MIN)          7
  M. Marshall (MIN)         7
  M. Flanagan (BAL)         6
  J. Kern (TEX)             6
  D. Martinez (BAL)         6
  L. Sorensen (MIL)         6
  P. Splittorff (KC)        6
  J. Palmer (BAL)           5
  N. Ryan (CAL)             5

Losses:

  J. Johnson (OAK)          6
  M. Keough (OAK)           6
  R. Langford (OAK)         6
  M. Lemongello (TOR)       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

Complete Games:

  M. Caldwell (MIL)         7
  L. Sorensen (MIL)         7
  T. John (NY)              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
  S. Monge (CLE)            5
  A. Hrabosky (KC)          4
  D. LaRoche (CAL)          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
  L. Sorensen (MIL)      75.2
  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
  J. Koosman (MIN)       67.2

Hits:

  D. Goltz (MIN)           75
  J. Koosman (MIN)         75
  L. Gura (KC)             74
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         73
  L. Sorensen (MIL)        73
  E. Figueroa (NY)         71
  M. Keough (OAK)          71
  M. Lemongello (TOR)      70
  B. Stanley (BOS)         70
  S. Comer (TEX)           69

Runs:

  L. Gura (KC)             53
  M. Keough (OAK)          45
  M. Lemongello (TOR)      45
  T. Underwood (TOR)       42
  O. Jones (SEA)           41
  G. Abbott (SEA)          37
  R. Langford (OAK)        36
  M. Flanagan (BAL)        34
  D. Goltz (MIN)           34
  P. Hartzell (MIN)        34

Home Runs:

  F. Jenkins (TEX)         12
  G. Abbott (SEA)          10
  M. Haas (MIL)            10
  M. Lemongello (TOR)      10
  S. Stone (BAL)           10
  L. Gura (KC)              9
  J. Johnson (OAK)          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
  S. Comer (TEX)           26

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            61
  R. Guidry (NY)           58
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         51
  J. Koosman (MIN)         45
  J. Johnson (OAK)         43
  J. Kern (TEX)            42
  M. Clear (CAL)           39
  F. Bannister (SEA)       36
  K. Kravec (CHI)          36
  O. Jones (SEA)           34

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