Friday May 25, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Friday, May 25, 1979

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore       28  14  3.32   42  13   6   377   314  156  139   31  134  176
Milwaukee       25  20  3.36   45  24   4   394   393  180  147   37  119  170
Boston          25  16  3.82   41  13  11   372   348  166  158   36  147  202
New York        23  19  3.86   42  17   7   373   368  171  160   26  123  164
Texas           24  19  3.92   43   6  12   379   388  192  165   29  153  186
Chicago         22  20  4.18   42   6  11   368   328  197  171   26  182  176
California      25  19  4.22   44  11   8   388   388  201  182   37  166  250
Minnesota       25  16  4.43   41   6  11   366   402  197  180   35  128  159
Cleveland       18  23  4.44   41   7   8   363   364  200  179   30  166  180
Kansas City     24  20  4.61   44  11  12   387   423  232  198   36  136  154
Seattle         17  29  4.76   46   5   6   409   447  245  216   48  162  214
Oakland         15  30  4.77   45   3   7   396   454  244  210   48  211  217
Detroit         16  20  5.07   36   4   5   312   343  187  176   37  129  148
Toronto         11  33  5.12   44  11   3   383   407  247  218   36  189  179

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Kern (TEX)         6   0  1.24  20   0   0   6   0   44   34   11    6    0   14   45
Tommy John (NY)        9   0  1.60  10   9   6   0   2   79   62   15   14    0   11   26
Mike Marshall (MIN)    7   4  1.80  25   0   0  11   0   45   35    9    9    1   17   22
Jim Slaton (MIL)       3   3  1.90   9   8   4   0   1   62   56   19   13    3   20   24
Ross Baumgarten (CHI)  5   1  2.35   8   8   2   0   1   57   46   18   15    2   26   27
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
Mike Parrott (SEA)     2   0  2.64  12   4   0   0   0   44   40   15   13    3   27   19
Dennis Martinez (BAL)  7   2  2.84  11  11   6   0   1   86   68   29   27    7   21   27
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        7   2  2.84  11  11   6   0   1   86   68   29   27    7   21   27
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         2   1  3.14   6   0   0   0   0   14   11    5    5    0    5   16
Steve Stone            3   2  3.52   8   8   1   0   0   46   43   25   18   10   22   25
Don Stanhouse          3   1  3.68  14   0   0   4   0   22   13    9    9    1   19    6
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  2.56  17   0   0   5   0   32   25    9    9    2    9   30
Dennis Eckersley       4   3  3.28   9   9   3   0   0   60   57   23   22    7   23   32
Bob Stanley            4   3  3.50  10   9   4   1   1   69   77   29   27    5   12   19
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   3  4.69  10  10   4   0   1   71   60   38   37    8   48   38
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  2.01  15   0   0   3   0   40   27   10    9    1   24   42
Dyar Miller            1   0  3.13  12   1   0   0   0   32   38   12   11    2    9   14
Nolan Ryan             5   3  3.36  10  10   4   0   3   59   38   24   22    3   32   66
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
Don Aase               3   4  4.86   9   9   3   0   0   54   58   30   29    6   21   30
Dave Frost             2   2  5.21   8   5   1   1   1   38   40   22   22    3   16   17
Chris Knapp            3   2  5.61   9   9   2   0   0   51   56   40   32    6   21   21
Mike Barlow            0   1  8.56   5   0   0   0   0   14   19   14   13    3    7    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        5   1  2.35   8   8   2   0   1   57   46   18   15    2   26   27
Rich Hinton            1   1  2.70   3   1   0   0   0   13   14    5    4    0    2   12
Ken Kravec             4   3  3.41  11  10   2   1   1   71   49   30   27    4   35   42
Mike Proly             1   3  3.51  19   2   0   7   0   41   31   16   16    1   18   21
Francisco Barrios      4   1  3.83   8   8   0   0   0   47   43   27   20    6   20   10
Randy Scarbery         1   1  4.74   9   0   0   1   0   19   21   10   10    2    7    7
Rich Wortham           5   4  4.94   9   9   2   0   0   55   49   33   30    3   30   34
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
Wayne Garland          2   4  5.54   7   7   1   0   0   37   46   27   23    2   17   10
Mike Paxton            3   2  6.13   9   9   2   0   0   47   61   33   32    5   12   20
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            3   2  3.81  15   0   0   2   0   26   21   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
Jack Morris            1   1  4.87   3   3   0   0   0   20   25   11   11    3    5    9
Steve Baker            1   3  5.03  10   4   0   1   0   34   36   19   19    4   19   24
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        7   3  3.33  10  10   3   0   0   70   73   32   26    4   22   20
Steve Busby            1   2  3.72   6   4   2   0   0   36   26   20   15    6   18   13
Dennis Leonard         4   4  4.07   9   9   4   0   1   66   76   35   30    7   16   31
Marty Pattin           1   0  4.08   7   2   0   2   0   29   32   15   13    1    5    7
Al Hrabosky            3   2  4.24  18   0   0   5   0   23   29   11   11    0   11   15
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        2   2  2.42  11   1   0   0   0   26   32   10    7    2    8   12
Lary Sorensen          6   4  2.85  10  10   7   0   1   76   73   25   24    7    7   20
Bill Travers           3   2  2.91   8   8   4   0   2   56   47   22   18    8   20   28
Mike Caldwell          5   4  3.14  10  10   8   0   2   77   76   29   27    5   14   31
Reggie Cleveland       1   2  4.56  13   0   0   1   0   24   27   15   12    1    8   10
Bob McClure            3   0  5.00  11   0   0   2   0    9    8    6    5    0    6    8
Moose Haas             2   3  5.44   8   8   1   0   0   46   51   35   28   10   23   31
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   4  1.80  25   0   0  11   0   45   35    9    9    1   17   22
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
Ken Brett              0   0  3.48   7   0   0   0   0   10   10    4    4    1    6    1
Jerry Koosman          7   1  3.72   9   9   1   0   0   68   75   32   28    7   23   45
Mike Bacsik            1   0  4.15   6   0   0   0   0   13    8    8    6    1    5    4
Dave Goltz             4   5  4.71  10  10   3   0   0   73   82   40   38    6   19   24
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
Roger Erickson         0   4  7.09   9   9   0   0   0   39   51   34   31    6   24   12
Jeff Holly             0   0  7.11   6   0   0   0   0    6   10    7    5    0    3    5

 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  3.30   5   4   1   0   1   30   27   11   11    1   14   12
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
Catfish Hunter         0   3  5.46   5   5   1   0   0   30   32   20   18    5   10    9
Ken Clay               0   1  5.57  10   0   0   0   0   21   23   14   13    3    9    8
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  9.00   2   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  1.35   9   1   0   0   0   20   16   10    3    1   14   15
Dave Heaverlo          2   3  1.80  24   0   0   3   0   35   31    8    7    2   15   14
Bob Lacey              1   2  4.15  24   0   0   3   0   30   42   17   14    3   11   22
Craig Minetto          1   0  4.15   8   5   0   0   0   30   42   15   14    5    8   17
John Henry Johnson     1   7  4.79  10  10   0   0   0   62   69   37   33   10   30   44
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   7  6.67  10  10   1   0   0   55   77   50   41    8   30   32
Jim Todd               2   2  9.11  17   0   0   1   0   27   39   28   27    5   20    8

 Seattle               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mike Parrott           2   0  2.64  12   4   0   0   0   44   40   15   13    3   27   19
John Montague          4   0  3.22  18   0   0   1   0   59   50   22   21    4   19   31
Floyd Bannister        2   5  3.99   9   9   1   0   1   56   63   30   25    6   19   37
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
Shane Rawley           2   4  5.29  21   1   0   5   0   32   31   20   19    0   16   22
Glenn Abbott           2   5  5.57   9   9   1   0   0   53   59   37   33   10   17   12
Rick Honeycutt         2   5  5.80  10   5   1   0   0   40   44   28   26    6   12   15
Byron McLaughlin       2   2  5.81   9   5   0   0   0   31   30   20   20    5   13   16
Joe Decker             0   0  6.75   1   0   0   0   0    1    2    1    1    0    1    0
Odell Jones            0   5  6.75  10   9   2   0   0   48   70   42   36    7   21   37

 Texas                 W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Kern               6   0  1.24  20   0   0   6   0   44   34   11    6    0   14   45
Dave Rajsich           0   0  1.65   9   0   0   0   0   16   16    3    3    1    4    5
Fergie Jenkins         5   2  3.52  11  11   5   0   1   79   79   35   31   12   24   54
Steve Comer            3   4  4.04  10  10   0   0   0   65   69   31   29    2   26   22
Doyle Alexander        2   3  4.07   9   9   0   0   0   49   48   27   22    1   34   21
Jon Matlack            2   2  4.40   5   5   1   0   0   31   35   18   15    1    6    6
Sparky Lyle            3   3  4.71  22   0   0   6   0   29   23   15   15    5   10    9
Ed Farmer              2   0  5.48   8   2   0   0   0   23   23   19   14    1   17   15
Dock Ellis             1   3  5.58   7   6   0   0   0   31   44   21   19    3   11    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
Mark Lemongello        1   6  6.46   9   9   2   0   0   61   70   45   44   10   23   32
Phil Huffman           2   4  6.49   9   9   0   0   0   43   56   36   31    3   20   16
Dave Freisleben        1   2  6.64  15   0   0   3   0   20   25   16   15    1   19   11
Mike Willis            0   2  6.88  11   0   0   0   0   17   18   14   13    0    9    4
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
  D. Martinez (BAL)         7
  P. Splittorff (KC)        7
  M. Flanagan (BAL)         6
  J. Kern (TEX)             6
  L. Sorensen (MIL)         6
  R. Baumgarten (CHI)       5
  M. Caldwell (MIL)         5

Losses:

  J. Johnson (OAK)          7
  M. Keough (OAK)           7
  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
  D. Goltz (MIN)            5

Complete Games:

  M. Caldwell (MIL)         8
  L. Sorensen (MIL)         7
  T. John (NY)              6
  D. Martinez (BAL)         6
  R. Guidry (NY)            5
  F. Jenkins (TEX)          5
  D. Lemanczyk (TOR)        5
  E. Figueroa (NY)          4
  D. Leonard (KC)           4
  N. Ryan (CAL)             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)          5
  S. Monge (CLE)            5
  S. Rawley (SEA)           5
  D. LaRoche (CAL)          4
  D. Stanhouse (BAL)        4

Shutouts:

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

Innings Pitched:

  D. Martinez (BAL)      85.2
  F. Jenkins (TEX)       79.1
  T. John (NY)           78.2
  M. Caldwell (MIL)      77.1
  L. Sorensen (MIL)      75.2
  E. Figueroa (NY)       74.1
  J. Palmer (BAL)        73.1
  D. Goltz (MIN)         72.2
  K. Kravec (CHI)        71.1
  M. Torrez (BOS)        71.0

Hits:

  D. Goltz (MIN)           82
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         79
  M. Keough (OAK)          77
  B. Stanley (BOS)         77
  M. Caldwell (MIL)        76
  D. Leonard (KC)          76
  J. Koosman (MIN)         75
  L. Gura (KC)             74
  L. Sorensen (MIL)        73
  P. Splittorff (KC)       73

Runs:

  L. Gura (KC)             53
  M. Keough (OAK)          50
  M. Lemongello (TOR)      45
  O. Jones (SEA)           42
  T. Underwood (TOR)       42
  D. Goltz (MIN)           40
  C. Knapp (CAL)           40
  M. Torrez (BOS)          38
  G. Abbott (SEA)          37
  J. Johnson (OAK)         37

Home Runs:

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

Walks:

  M. Torrez (BOS)          48
  M. Norris (OAK)          45
  T. Underwood (TOR)       40
  K. Kravec (CHI)          35
  D. Alexander (TEX)       34
  R. Waits (CLE)           33
  N. Ryan (CAL)            32
  J. Johnson (OAK)         30
  M. Keough (OAK)          30
  R. Wortham (CHI)         30

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            66
  R. Guidry (NY)           58
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         54
  J. Kern (TEX)            45
  J. Koosman (MIN)         45
  J. Johnson (OAK)         44
  M. Clear (CAL)           42
  K. Kravec (CHI)          42
  M. Torrez (BOS)          38
  F. Bannister (SEA)       37

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