Sunday May 27, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, May 27, 1979

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Milwaukee       26  21  3.32   47  25   4   412   411  186  152   39  125  177
Baltimore       29  16  3.46   45  13   6   409   348  176  157   36  150  195
Boston          26  17  3.79   43  14  11   390   367  173  164   38  150  208
Texas           26  19  3.83   45   7  13   397   403  196  169   29  154  202
New York        24  21  3.91   45  17   7   398   401  188  173   29  131  180
California      28  19  4.10   47  13   9   415   408  208  189   38  174  265
Cleveland       20  24  4.34   44   9   8   390   390  209  188   32  173  190
Chicago         22  23  4.35   45   7  11   395   363  218  191   28  192  192
Minnesota       25  18  4.43   43   7  11   384   423  206  189   36  129  167
Kansas City     26  20  4.49   46  12  13   405   436  237  202   37  143  165
Seattle         17  31  4.73   48   6   6   425   465  254  223   48  168  219
Detroit         18  21  4.73   39   6   5   346   369  198  182   40  147  168
Oakland         16  31  4.77   47   3   8   413   472  253  219   50  217  227
Toronto         12  34  5.05   46  12   3   401   424  254  225   37  193  194

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Kern (TEX)         6   0  1.19  21   0   0   7   0   45   35   11    6    0   15   48
Mike Marshall (MIN)    7   4  1.79  26   0   0  11   0   45   37    9    9    1   17   22
Tommy John (NY)        9   1  1.84  11  10   6   0   2   83   69   21   17    2   12   28
Jim Slaton (MIL)       4   3  2.18  10   9   4   0   1   70   67   23   17    4   24   29
Ross Baumgarten (CHI)  5   1  2.35   8   8   2   0   1   57   46   18   15    2   26   27
Ron Guidry (NY)        4   4  2.48  12   9   5   2   0   73   59   21   20    4   24   61
Dave Lemanczyk (TOR)   4   2  2.57   9   7   5   0   1   63   48   20   18    5   17   28
Lary Sorensen (MIL)    6   5  2.66  11  11   8   0   1   85   80   27   25    8    9   22
Jack Billingham (DET)  5   3  2.82  12   6   2   2   0   54   49   20   17    4   18   22
Dennis Martinez (BAL)  7   2  2.84  11  11   6   0   1   86   68   29   27    7   21   27

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tim Stoddard           1   1  2.40  14   0   0   1   0   30   24    9    8    2    9   28
Sammy Stewart          2   1  2.45   8   1   0   1   0   33   20    9    9    2   19   21
Dennis Martinez        7   2  2.84  11  11   6   0   1   86   68   29   27    7   21   27
Jim Palmer             5   2  2.95  10  10   3   0   0   73   62   28   24    3   20   25
Don Stanhouse          3   1  3.24  15   0   0   4   0   25   14    9    9    1   20    9
Steve Stone            3   3  4.10   9   9   1   0   0   53   51   32   24   11   25   26
Mike Flanagan          6   3  4.11  11  11   3   0   0   72   71   36   33    6   22   38
Tippy Martinez         2   1  4.58   9   0   0   0   0   18   16    9    9    0    7   18
Scott McGregor         0   2  6.63   4   3   0   0   0   19   22   15   14    4    7    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  2.56  17   0   0   5   0   32   25    9    9    2    9   30
Dennis Eckersley       4   3  3.38  10  10   3   0   0   67   67   27   25    8   23   34
Bill Campbell          2   2  3.50  12   0   0   3   0   18   18    8    7    2    8    9
Bob Stanley            4   3  3.50  10   9   4   1   1   69   77   29   27    5   12   19
Chuck Rainey           3   2  3.80   8   6   2   1   1   43   32   18   18    4   20   21
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
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  1.87  16   0   0   4   0   43   29   10    9    1   24   44
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           4   3  4.30   9   9   0   0   0   44   47   25   21    6   15   25
Don Aase               4   4  4.31  10  10   4   0   0   63   62   31   30    6   23   36
Dave Frost             3   2  4.60   9   6   2   1   1   47   46   24   24    3   19   20
Dave LaRoche           2   4  4.64  14   0   0   4   0   21   27   11   11    3    8   16
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
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   2  3.86   9   9   1   0   0   56   51   31   24    6   24   13
Randy Scarbery         1   1  4.15  10   0   0   1   0   22   24   10   10    2    7    8
Rich Wortham           5   4  4.94   9   9   2   0   0   55   49   33   30    3   30   34
Rich Hinton            1   2  5.30   4   2   0   0   0   19   23   12   11    2    3   17
Steve Trout            1   1  5.49   6   1   0   1   0   20   28   15   12    2    6    8
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
Fred Howard            0   1 10.80   1   1   0   0   0    3    5    4    4    0    2    2
Mark Esser             0   0 16.20   2   0   0   0   0    2    2    3    3    0    4    1
Wayne Nordhagen        0   0 18.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    2    2    2    0    0    2

 Cleveland             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Sid Monge              2   5  1.77  21   0   0   5   0   36   22    8    7    1   13   32
Dan Spillner           1   1  3.20  15   0   0   0   0   25   15    9    9    1   15   11
Rick Wise              4   5  3.44  10  10   3   0   1   71   63   33   27    8   22   29
Victor Cruz            0   2  3.72  11   0   0   2   0   19   21    9    8    4    8   10
Rick Waits             6   3  3.75  10  10   3   0   2   72   67   31   30    6   33   28
Don Hood               0   0  3.93  10   0   0   1   0   18   12    8    8    1   14    7
Eric Wilkins           2   2  4.86   8   7   0   0   0   37   43   26   20    3   24   34
Wayne Garland          2   4  5.54   7   7   1   0   0   37   46   27   23    2   17   10
Mike Paxton            3   2  6.39  10  10   2   0   0   49   67   36   35    5   13   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
Fernando Arroyo        0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    0    0    0    1    0
Dave Tobik             0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    3    1    0    0    0    1    5
Jack Billingham        5   3  2.82  12   6   2   2   0   54   49   20   17    4   18   22
Aurelio Lopez          0   1  2.93  11   0   0   0   0   28   30    9    9    3   12   17
John Hiller            3   3  3.86  16   0   0   2   0   30   25   13   13    5   24   19
Dave Rozema            2   2  3.95   9   9   2   0   0   57   58   30   25    6   13   13
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  5.51   9   9   2   0   0   49   50   34   30    3   24   27
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
Steve Busby            2   2  3.18   7   5   3   0   0   45   32   21   16    6   21   16
Paul Splittorff        7   3  3.33  10  10   3   0   0   70   73   32   26    4   22   20
Al Hrabosky            3   2  4.07  19   0   0   6   0   24   29   11   11    0   11   15
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
Steve Mingori          0   0  4.35   6   0   0   1   0   10   11    8    5    1    6    5
Rich Gale              4   3  4.63  10  10   1   0   1   58   65   35   30    6   22   35
Eduardo Rodriguez      4   0  4.67  14   1   1   1   0   27   26   14   14    2    9    9
Larry Gura             1   5  6.43  13   9   0   0   0   63   75   54   45    9   23   21
Renie Martin           0   1  8.64   8   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  1.08  11   0   0   1   0    8    6    2    1    0    3    2
Jim Slaton             4   3  2.18  10   9   4   0   1   70   67   23   17    4   24   29
Jerry Augustine        2   2  2.42  11   1   0   0   0   26   32   10    7    2    8   12
Lary Sorensen          6   5  2.66  11  11   8   0   1   85   80   27   25    8    9   22
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  1.79  26   0   0  11   0   45   37    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
Jerry Koosman          7   2  3.52  10  10   2   0   0   77   82   34   30    8   24   51
Mike Bacsik            1   0  4.15   6   0   0   0   0   13    8    8    6    1    5    4
Ken Brett              0   0  4.38   8   0   0   0   0   12   13    6    6    1    6    2
Dave Goltz             4   5  4.71  10  10   3   0   0   73   82   40   38    6   19   24
Paul Hartzell          1   3  6.00   9   9   1   0   0   57   73   39   38    7   13   13
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   1  1.84  11  10   6   0   2   83   69   21   17    2   12   28
Jim Kaat               0   0  2.45   4   0   0   0   0    4    4    1    1    0    1    1
Ron Guidry             4   4  2.48  12   9   5   2   0   73   59   21   20    4   24   61
Jim Beattie            3   1  3.30   5   4   1   0   1   30   27   11   11    1   14   12
Ray Burris             1   0  3.60   2   0   0   0   0    5    6    2    2    0    1    4
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  5.63  11   0   0   0   0   24   29   16   15    4    9   12
Luis Tiant             1   1  6.61   7   7   0   0   0   31   43   28   23    4   13   12
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

 Oakland               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Steve McCatty          3   0  0.76   7   1   0   0   0   24   18    2    2    1   12   15
Dave Heaverlo          2   3  1.75  26   0   0   4   0   36   32    8    7    2   16   15
Dave Hamilton          1   0  2.25  10   1   0   0   0   20   17   12    5    1   16   15
Bob Lacey              1   2  4.06  25   0   0   3   0   31   43   17   14    3   11   23
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   7  5.46  10  10   1   0   0   61   69   40   37    8   21   23
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  9.32  18   0   0   1   0   28   42   30   29    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
Shane Rawley           2   4  4.85  22   1   0   5   0   39   41   24   21    0   18   25
Rafael Vasquez         1   0  5.06   9   0   0   0   0   16   23    9    9    4    6    9
Glenn Abbott           2   6  5.14  10  10   2   0   0   61   65   39   35   10   18   14
Paul Mitchell          0   4  5.20   9   5   0   0   0   28   37   24   16    3   14   16
Byron McLaughlin       2   2  5.68  10   5   0   0   0   32   30   20   20    5   13   16
Rick Honeycutt         2   5  5.80  10   5   1   0   0   40   44   28   26    6   12   15
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  1.19  21   0   0   7   0   45   35   11    6    0   15   48
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
Jon Matlack            3   2  3.63   6   6   2   0   0   40   41   19   16    1    6   15
Steve Comer            4   4  4.00  11  11   0   0   0   72   77   34   32    2   26   26
Doyle Alexander        2   3  4.07   9   9   0   0   0   49   48   27   22    1   34   21
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   4  3.15  12   4   1   0   0   46   47   16   16    4   13   21
Tom Buskey             1   0  4.32   5   0   0   0   0    8    7    4    4    1    3    5
Jim Clancy             2   5  4.40   7   7   2   0   0   45   42   27   22    3   18   22
Tom Underwood          0   6  5.37  10  10   2   0   0   60   65   48   36    5   44   42
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. Waits (CLE)            6
  R. Baumgarten (CHI)       5

Losses:

  J. Johnson (OAK)          7
  M. Keough (OAK)           7
  R. Langford (OAK)         7
  G. Abbott (SEA)           6
  M. Lemongello (TOR)       6
  T. Underwood (TOR)        6
  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)         8
  T. John (NY)              6
  D. Martinez (BAL)         6
  R. Guidry (NY)            5
  F. Jenkins (TEX)          5
  D. Lemanczyk (TOR)        5
  D. Aase (CAL)             4
  E. Figueroa (NY)          4
  D. Leonard (KC)           4

Saves:

  M. Marshall (MIN)        11
  J. Kern (TEX)             7
  M. Proly (CHI)            7
  A. Hrabosky (KC)          6
  S. Lyle (TEX)             6
  D. Drago (BOS)            5
  S. Monge (CLE)            5
  S. Rawley (SEA)           5
  M. Clear (CAL)            4
  D. Heaverlo (OAK)         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
  L. Sorensen (MIL)      84.2
  T. John (NY)           83.0
  F. Jenkins (TEX)       79.1
  M. Caldwell (MIL)      77.1
  J. Koosman (MIN)       76.2
  E. Figueroa (NY)       74.1
  J. Palmer (BAL)        73.1
  D. Goltz (MIN)         72.2
  R. Guidry (NY)         72.2

Hits:

  D. Goltz (MIN)           82
  J. Koosman (MIN)         82
  L. Sorensen (MIL)        80
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         79
  S. Comer (TEX)           77
  M. Keough (OAK)          77
  B. Stanley (BOS)         77
  M. Caldwell (MIL)        76
  D. Leonard (KC)          76
  L. Gura (KC)             75

Runs:

  L. Gura (KC)             54
  M. Keough (OAK)          50
  T. Underwood (TOR)       48
  M. Lemongello (TOR)      45
  O. Jones (SEA)           42
  D. Goltz (MIN)           40
  C. Knapp (CAL)           40
  R. Langford (OAK)        40
  G. Abbott (SEA)          39
  P. Hartzell (MIN)        39

Home Runs:

  F. Jenkins (TEX)         12
  S. Stone (BAL)           11
  G. Abbott (SEA)          10
  M. Haas (MIL)            10
  J. Johnson (OAK)         10
  M. Lemongello (TOR)      10
  L. Gura (KC)              9
  D. Eckersley (BOS)        8
  M. Keough (OAK)           8
  J. Koosman (MIN)          8

Walks:

  M. Torrez (BOS)          48
  M. Norris (OAK)          45
  T. Underwood (TOR)       44
  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)           61
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         54
  J. Koosman (MIN)         51
  J. Kern (TEX)            48
  M. Clear (CAL)           44
  J. Johnson (OAK)         44
  K. Kravec (CHI)          42
  T. Underwood (TOR)       42
  M. Flanagan (BAL)        38


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