Tuesday May 29, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, May 29, 1979

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Milwaukee       27  22  3.28   49  27   4   431   427  191  157   42  127  184
Baltimore       30  17  3.39   47  13   6   433   374  182  163   38  158  205
Texas           27  19  3.79   46   7  14   406   412  198  171   29  154  212
Boston          26  18  3.80   44  14  11   398   379  178  168   39  151  214
New York        25  22  3.91   47  17   7   416   419  196  181   31  138  186
California      29  19  4.09   48  13  10   424   417  212  193   40  177  269
Chicago         24  23  4.21   47   8  12   413   373  221  193   28  199  209
Cleveland       20  26  4.39   46   9   8   406   413  219  198   33  180  199
Kansas City     27  21  4.48   48  12  13   430   463  249  214   43  154  175
Minnesota       26  18  4.49   44   7  11   393   436  213  196   37  132  169
Seattle         17  32  4.73   49   6   6   434   478  260  228   49  173  223
Detroit         20  21  4.74   41   7   6   364   389  208  192   41  153  177
Oakland         16  32  4.90   48   3   8   421   483  263  229   51  225  233
Toronto         12  36  5.15   48  12   3   419   451  269  240   38  201  201

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tommy John (NY)        9   1  1.84  11  10   6   0   2   83   69   21   17    2   12   28
Mike Marshall (MIN)    8   4  2.05  27   0   0  11   0   48   42   11   11    1   19   22
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
Lary Sorensen (MIL)    6   5  2.66  11  11   8   0   1   85   80   27   25    8    9   22
Bill Travers (MIL)     3   3  2.74   9   9   5   0   2   66   56   24   20    9   22   32
Jim Palmer (BAL)       6   2  2.80  11  11   3   0   0   80   67   29   25    3   22   28
Jack Billingham (DET)  5   3  2.82  12   6   2   2   0   54   49   20   17    4   18   22
Mike Parrott (SEA)     2   1  2.94  13   5   0   0   0   49   49   19   16    4   30   21

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tim Stoddard           1   1  2.18  15   0   0   1   0   33   28    9    8    2   11   30
Sammy Stewart          2   2  2.73   9   1   0   1   0   33   21   10   10    3   19   21
Jim Palmer             6   2  2.80  11  11   3   0   0   80   67   29   25    3   22   28
Don Stanhouse          3   1  2.89  16   0   0   4   0   28   18    9    9    1   23   10
Dennis Martinez        7   2  2.95  12  12   6   0   1   95   78   33   31    8   22   31
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  4.12  10   0   0   0   0   20   18    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  1.23  11   0   0   1   0   15   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
Steve Renko            3   2  4.01   8   8   1   0   0   52   51   25   23    7   16   39
Jim Wright             1   0  4.15   9   1   0   0   0   17   13    8    8    2    6   10
Mike Torrez            4   3  4.69  10  10   4   0   1   71   60   38   37    8   48   38
Andy Hassler           1   2  7.36   7   0   0   0   0   15   21   14   12    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               3   0  3.72  12   3   1   0   0   48   54   21   20    7   17   17
Dave LaRoche           2   4  4.24  15   0   0   5   0   23   28   11   11    3   10   18
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
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             5   3  3.14  12  11   3   1   1   80   52   31   28    4   39   50
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  4.03  11   0   0   2   0   22   25   10   10    2    7   10
Rich Wortham           6   4  4.43  10  10   2   0   0   63   55   35   31    3   33   41
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  1.73  22   0   0   5   0   36   23    8    7    1   13   33
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  3.63  13   0   0   2   0   22   23   10    9    5   10   13
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   3  5.10   9   8   0   0   0   42   52   30   24    3   28   37
Wayne Garland          2   5  5.79   8   8   1   0   0   42   55   31   27    2   18   11
Mike Paxton            3   2  6.39  10  10   2   0   0   49   67   36   35    5   13   20
Len Barker             0   0  7.15   9   0   0   0   0   23   27   19   18    1   11   10
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             1   0  2.08   2   0   0   0   0    4    3    1    1    0    1    6
Jack Billingham        5   3  2.82  12   6   2   2   0   54   49   20   17    4   18   22
John Hiller            3   3  3.62  17   0   0   3   0   32   25   13   13    5   25   20
Aurelio Lopez          0   1  3.64  12   0   0   0   0   30   35   12   12    3   13   18
Dave Rozema            2   2  3.95   9   9   2   0   0   57   58   30   25    6   13   13
Jack Morris            2   1  3.99   4   4   1   0   0   29   32   13   13    4    6   12
Bruce Taylor           1   2  4.82  10   0   0   0   0   19   16   13   10    1    7    8
Steve Baker            1   3  5.45  11   5   0   1   0   38   42   23   23    4   22   27
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
Al Hrabosky            3   2  3.54  20   0   0   6   0   28   31   11   11    0   14   16
Paul Splittorff        7   4  3.77  11  11   3   0   0   74   80   37   31    6   25   22
Dennis Leonard         4   4  4.07   9   9   4   0   1   66   76   35   30    7   16   31
Marty Pattin           1   0  4.14   8   3   0   2   0   37   40   19   17    3    7    9
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  4.88  15   1   1   1   0   31   33   17   17    4   12   10
Larry Gura             2   5  6.04  14   9   0   0   0   67   76   54   45    9   23   24
Renie Martin           0   1  7.71   9   0   0   3   0    9   12    8    8    1    3    6
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   3  2.74   9   9   5   0   2   66   56   24   20    9   22   32
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             3   3  5.04   9   9   2   0   0   55   58   38   31   12   23   34
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          8   4  2.05  27   0   0  11   0   48   42   11   11    1   19   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  4.92  11  11   3   0   0   79   90   45   43    7   20   26
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              1   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    2    0    0    0    1    1
Tommy John             9   1  1.84  11  10   6   0   2   83   69   21   17    2   12   28
Jim Kaat               0   0  2.25   5   0   0   0   0    4    6    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  2.89   6   5   1   0   1   37   33   12   12    1   19   15
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
Ken Clay               0   1  5.76  12   0   0   0   0   25   31   17   16    4    9   12
Catfish Hunter         0   4  5.95   6   6   1   0   0   36   39   26   24    7   12   11
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   4  1.96  27   0   0   4   0   37   34    9    8    2   18   15
Dave Hamilton          1   0  2.25  10   1   0   0   0   20   17   12    5    1   16   15
Craig Minetto          1   0  4.15   8   5   0   0   0   30   42   15   14    5    8   17
Bob Lacey              1   2  4.83  26   0   0   3   0   32   44   20   17    3   14   23
Mike Norris            3   3  4.92  10   9   1   0   0   57   51   36   31    5   46   32
John Henry Johnson     1   7  5.18  11  11   0   0   0   64   74   41   37   11   32   46
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  8.90  19   0   0   1   0   29   43   30   29    5   20    8

 Seattle               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mike Parrott           2   1  2.94  13   5   0   0   0   49   49   19   16    4   30   21
John Montague          4   0  3.29  19   0   0   1   0   63   54   24   23    4   21   33
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         6   2  3.44  12  12   5   0   1   86   86   37   33   12   24   62
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  4.40  23   0   0   7   0   31   25   15   15    5   10   11
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
Dave Lemanczyk         4   3  3.10  10   8   5   0   1   70   61   26   24    6   19   29
Jesse Jefferson        0   4  3.15  12   4   1   0   0   46   47   16   16    4   13   21
Tom Buskey             1   1  4.22   6   0   0   0   0   11   10    5    5    1    4    5
Jerry Garvin           0   1  4.32   3   1   0   0   0    8    6    6    4    0    7    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
Mike Willis            0   2  6.05  12   0   0   0   0   19   19   14   13    0    9    5
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  7.94  16   0   0   3   0   23   31   21   20    1   21   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
  M. Marshall (MIN)         8
  J. Koosman (MIN)          7
  D. Martinez (BAL)         7
  P. Splittorff (KC)        7
  M. Flanagan (BAL)         6
  F. Jenkins (TEX)          6
  J. Kern (TEX)             6
  J. Palmer (BAL)           6
  L. Sorensen (MIL)         6

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
  W. Garland (CLE)          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
  B. Travers (MIL)          5
  D. Aase (CAL)             4
  E. Figueroa (NY)          4

Saves:

  M. Marshall (MIN)        11
  J. Kern (TEX)             7
  S. Lyle (TEX)             7
  M. Proly (CHI)            7
  A. Hrabosky (KC)          6
  D. Drago (BOS)            5
  D. LaRoche (CAL)          5
  S. Monge (CLE)            5
  S. Rawley (SEA)           5
  M. Clear (CAL)            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)      94.2
  F. Jenkins (TEX)       86.1
  L. Sorensen (MIL)      84.2
  T. John (NY)           83.0
  K. Kravec (CHI)        80.1
  J. Palmer (BAL)        80.1
  D. Goltz (MIN)         78.2
  M. Caldwell (MIL)      77.1
  J. Koosman (MIN)       76.2
  E. Figueroa (NY)       74.1

Hits:

  D. Goltz (MIN)           90
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         86
  J. Koosman (MIN)         82
  L. Sorensen (MIL)        80
  P. Splittorff (KC)       80
  D. Martinez (BAL)        78
  S. Comer (TEX)           77
  M. Keough (OAK)          77
  B. Stanley (BOS)         77
  M. Caldwell (MIL)        76

Runs:

  L. Gura (KC)             54
  M. Keough (OAK)          50
  T. Underwood (TOR)       48
  D. Goltz (MIN)           45
  M. Lemongello (TOR)      45
  O. Jones (SEA)           42
  J. Johnson (OAK)         41
  C. Knapp (CAL)           40
  R. Langford (OAK)        40
  G. Abbott (SEA)          39

Home Runs:

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

Walks:

  M. Torrez (BOS)          48
  M. Norris (OAK)          46
  T. Underwood (TOR)       44
  K. Kravec (CHI)          39
  D. Alexander (TEX)       34
  R. Waits (CLE)           33
  R. Wortham (CHI)         33
  J. Johnson (OAK)         32
  N. Ryan (CAL)            32
  M. Keough (OAK)          30

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            66
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         62
  R. Guidry (NY)           61
  J. Koosman (MIN)         51
  K. Kravec (CHI)          50
  J. Kern (TEX)            48
  J. Johnson (OAK)         46
  M. Clear (CAL)           44
  T. Underwood (TOR)       42
  R. Wortham (CHI)         41


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