Friday June 1, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Friday, June 1, 1979

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Milwaukee       29  23  3.29   52  27   5   460   459  204  168   45  137  192
Baltimore       30  19  3.35   49  14   6   449   391  188  167   40  161  216
Texas           29  20  3.65   49   7  15   437   432  205  177   31  165  223
Boston          28  19  3.68   47  14  12   428   413  185  175   41  163  230
New York        27  23  3.81   50  18   7   444   442  203  188   32  144  201
Chicago         24  25  4.25   49   9  12   430   386  231  203   30  209  215
California      30  21  4.28   51  14  10   450   446  233  214   45  192  289
Cleveland       22  26  4.31   48   9  10   424   429  227  203   35  193  212
Kansas City     28  22  4.42   50  12  14   448   478  255  220   46  165  189
Minnesota       27  20  4.46   47   9  11   420   460  225  208   38  140  178
Detroit         22  22  4.53   44   8   7   391   403  213  197   41  161  190
Seattle         19  33  4.73   52   7   7   461   507  275  242   54  185  228
Oakland         18  33  4.95   51   4   9   447   509  282  246   55  236  244
Toronto         12  39  5.13   51  13   3   445   479  285  254   42  214  209

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Kern (TEX)         7   0  1.24  23   0   0   8   0   51   39   12    7    1   18   51
Tommy John (NY)        9   1  1.79  12  11   6   0   2   91   74   22   18    2   13   30
Mike Marshall (MIN)    8   4  1.94  28   0   0  11   0   51   43   11   11    1   20   23
Ron Guidry (NY)        5   4  2.20  13  10   6   2   1   82   61   21   20    4   28   71
Jim Slaton (MIL)       4   3  2.35  11  10   4   0   1   77   76   27   20    5   25   29
Bill Travers (MIL)     3   3  2.74   9   9   5   0   2   66   56   24   20    9   22   32
Jack Billingham (DET)  5   3  2.74  13   7   2   2   0   62   53   22   19    4   20   25
Lary Sorensen (MIL)    7   5  2.75  12  12   8   0   1   92   91   31   28    9   11   23
Jim Palmer (BAL)       6   2  2.80  11  11   3   0   0   80   67   29   25    3   22   28
Dennis Martinez (BAL)  7   2  2.95  12  12   6   0   1   95   78   33   31    8   22   31

 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
Mike Flanagan          6   4  3.92  12  12   4   0   0   80   80   38   35    7   22   45
Tippy Martinez         2   1  4.12  10   0   0   0   0   20   18    9    9    0    7   18
Steve Stone            3   4  4.15  10  10   1   0   0   56   58   36   26   12   27   29
Scott McGregor         0   2  5.40   5   3   0   0   0   23   23   15   14    4    8    4

 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             4   2  2.52  19   0   0   5   0   36   28   10   10    2   10   31
Bill Campbell          2   2  3.00  15   0   0   4   0   21   21    8    7    2    9   10
Dennis Eckersley       4   3  3.24  11  11   3   0   0   75   74   29   27    9   25   41
Bob Stanley            5   3  3.36  11  10   4   1   1   78   88   31   29    5   16   22
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  4.52  11  11   4   0   1   78   70   40   39    9   52   42
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   1  3.11  17   0   0   4   0   46   33   17   16    3   29   46
Nolan Ryan             6   3  3.18  11  11   5   0   3   68   41   26   24    5   35   78
Dyar Miller            1   0  3.31  14   1   0   0   0   35   44   14   13    2   13   16
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
Don Aase               4   4  4.31  10  10   4   0   0   63   62   31   30    6   23   36
Frank Tanana           4   3  4.84  10  10   0   0   0   48   54   30   26    6   16   29
Dave Frost             3   3  5.29  10   7   2   1   1   49   51   29   29    4   21   20
Chris Knapp            3   2  5.61   9   9   2   0   0   51   56   40   32    6   21   21
Mike Barlow            0   1  6.75   6   0   0   0   0   17   23   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   2  3.06   9   9   2   0   1   62   52   24   21    3   31   29
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   3  3.94  10  10   2   0   0   64   55   35   28    7   25   14
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
Steve Trout            1   1  4.98   7   1   0   1   0   22   28   15   12    2    8   10
Rich Hinton            1   2  5.30   4   2   0   0   0   19   23   12   11    2    3   17
Fred Howard            0   1  6.00   2   1   0   0   0    6    8    4    4    0    4    3
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
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  1.91  23   0   0   5   0   38   27    9    8    1   14   33
Victor Cruz            0   2  2.93  15   0   0   4   0   28   23   10    9    5   11   19
Dan Spillner           1   1  3.51  16   0   0   0   0   26   16   10   10    1   17   11
Rick Waits             7   3  3.51  11  11   3   0   2   77   72   34   30    7   37   31
Rick Wise              5   5  3.52  11  11   3   0   1   77   69   36   30    9   27   33
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   2   0   0   0   0    1    2    0    0    0    1    0
Pat Underwood          1   0  0.00   1   1   0   0   0    8    3    0    0    0    1    4
Dave Tobik             1   0  1.93   3   0   0   0   0    5    3    1    1    0    1    6
Jack Billingham        5   3  2.74  13   7   2   2   0   62   53   22   19    4   20   25
Aurelio Lopez          0   1  3.64  12   0   0   0   0   30   35   12   12    3   13   18
John Hiller            3   4  3.78  19   0   0   4   0   33   26   14   14    5   27   21
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
Milt Wilcox            4   2  4.97  10  10   3   0   0   58   55   36   32    3   27   32
Steve Baker            1   3  5.45  11   5   0   1   0   38   42   23   23    4   22   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  3.30  22   0   0   7   0   30   33   11   11    0   15   17
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
Rich Gale              5   3  4.21  11  11   1   0   1   66   69   36   31    6   29   40
Steve Mingori          0   0  4.35   6   0   0   1   0   10   11    8    5    1    6    5
Eduardo Rodriguez      4   0  4.88  15   1   1   1   0   31   33   17   17    4   12   10
Larry Gura             2   5  5.92  15  10   0   0   0   73   82   57   48   12   25   30
Renie Martin           0   2  7.94  10   0   0   3   0   11   15   10   10    1    4    8
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  1.04  12   0   0   1   0    9    6    2    1    0    3    2
Jerry Augustine        3   2  2.12  13   1   0   1   0   30   33   10    7    2    8   15
Jim Slaton             4   3  2.35  11  10   4   0   1   77   76   27   20    5   25   29
Bill Travers           3   3  2.74   9   9   5   0   2   66   56   24   20    9   22   32
Lary Sorensen          7   5  2.75  12  12   8   0   1   92   91   31   28    9   11   23
Mike Caldwell          5   4  2.99  11  11   8   0   2   87   83   31   29    6   17   35
Reggie Cleveland       1   2  4.56  13   0   0   1   0   24   27   15   12    1    8   10
Moose Haas             3   3  5.04   9   9   2   0   0   55   58   38   31   12   23   34
Bob McClure            3   1  7.45  12   0   0   2   0   10   11    9    8    0    7    8
Bob Galasso            0   0  8.10   8   0   0   0   0   10   16   14    9    1    7    4
Lance Rautzhan         0   0 20.25   2   0   0   0   0    1    2    3    3    0    6    0

 Minnesota             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mike Marshall          8   4  1.94  28   0   0  11   0   51   43   11   11    1   20   23
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   3  3.68  11  11   3   0   0   86   86   39   35    9   30   55
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          2   3  5.45  10  10   2   0   0   66   85   41   40    7   13   15
Gary Serum             0   0  6.06   7   0   0   0   0   16   23   11   11    2    3    7
Roger Erickson         0   5  7.09  10  10   0   0   0   46   58   39   36    6   25   14
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              2   0  0.00   4   0   0   0   0    5    6    0    0    0    2    1
Tommy John             9   1  1.79  12  11   6   0   2   91   74   22   18    2   13   30
Ron Guidry             5   4  2.20  13  10   6   2   1   82   61   21   20    4   28   71
Jim Kaat               0   0  2.25   5   0   0   0   0    4    6    1    1    0    1    1
Jim Beattie            3   1  2.89   6   5   1   0   1   37   33   12   12    1   19   15
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   4  5.95   6   6   1   0   0   36   39   26   24    7   12   11
Ken Clay               0   1  6.00  13   0   0   0   0   27   34   19   18    4    9   12
Luis Tiant             1   1  6.03   8   8   0   0   0   37   49   30   25    5   13   14
Ray Burris             1   1  6.35   4   0   0   0   0    6    9    4    4    0    1    5
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          4   0  1.10   8   2   1   0   0   33   22    4    4    2   14   20
Dave Heaverlo          2   4  1.96  27   0   0   4   0   37   34    9    8    2   18   15
Dave Hamilton          1   0  3.22  11   1   0   0   0   22   21   15    8    1   17   15
Craig Minetto          1   0  4.15   8   5   0   0   0   30   42   15   14    5    8   17
Bob Lacey              1   2  4.73  27   0   0   4   0   32   44   20   17    3   14   23
John Henry Johnson     2   7  5.03  12  11   0   0   0   68   75   42   38   11   33   47
Mike Norris            3   3  5.43  11   9   1   0   0   61   58   42   37    6   50   36
Rick Langford          1   8  5.46  11  11   1   0   0   61   70   42   37    8   22   23
Alan Wirth             1   0  6.00   5   1   0   0   0   12   14    8    8    2    8    7
Matt Keough            0   7  6.60  11  11   1   0   0   60   84   53   44    9   31   33
Jim Todd               2   2  9.20  21   0   0   1   0   30   45   32   31    6   21    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  3.64  20   0   0   1   0   64   57   27   26    5   22   34
Floyd Bannister        2   5  3.99   9   9   1   0   1   56   63   30   25    6   19   37
Paul Mitchell          1   4  4.42  10   6   1   0   0   37   46   26   18    4   15   18
Shane Rawley           2   5  4.79  24   1   0   6   0   41   43   25   22    0   19   25
Rafael Vasquez         1   0  5.06   9   0   0   0   0   16   23    9    9    4    6    9
Rick Honeycutt         2   5  5.29  11   6   1   0   0   48   50   30   28    7   16   17
Glenn Abbott           2   6  5.37  11  11   2   0   0   65   71   44   39   11   20   14
Byron McLaughlin       3   2  5.71  11   5   0   0   0   35   33   22   22    6   16   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               7   0  1.24  23   0   0   8   0   51   39   12    7    1   18   51
Dave Rajsich           0   0  1.65   9   0   0   0   0   16   16    3    3    1    4    5
Jon Matlack            3   2  3.33   7   7   2   0   0   49   48   21   18    2    8   17
Fergie Jenkins         6   2  3.44  12  12   5   0   1   86   86   37   33   12   24   62
Steve Comer            5   4  3.74  12  12   0   0   0   79   81   35   33    2   29   30
Doyle Alexander        2   3  4.07   9   9   0   0   0   49   48   27   22    1   34   21
Sparky Lyle            3   4  4.28  24   0   0   7   0   34   26   16   16    5   11   11
Dock Ellis             1   3  4.91   8   7   0   0   0   37   48   23   20    3   13    5
Ed Farmer              2   0  5.48   8   2   0   0   0   23   23   19   14    1   17   15
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   5  3.86  13   5   1   0   0   49   54   22   21    5   16   22
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   7  4.80  11  11   3   0   0   69   71   49   37    6   46   48
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
Phil Huffman           2   5  6.22  10  10   0   0   0   51   66   41   35    5   24   16
Mark Lemongello        1   6  6.75  10   9   2   0   0   63   73   48   47   10   24   33
Balor Moore            0   0  6.86  11   0   0   0   0   20   23   15   15    4   18    5
Dave Freisleben        1   2  7.94  16   0   0   3   0   23   31   21   20    1   21   13

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League Leaders

Wins:

  T. John (NY)              9
  M. Marshall (MIN)         8
  J. Kern (TEX)             7
  J. Koosman (MIN)          7
  D. Martinez (BAL)         7
  L. Sorensen (MIL)         7
  P. Splittorff (KC)        7
  R. Waits (CLE)            7
  M. Flanagan (BAL)         6
  F. Jenkins (TEX)          6

Losses:

  R. Langford (OAK)         8
  J. Johnson (OAK)          7
  M. Keough (OAK)           7
  T. Underwood (TOR)        7
  G. Abbott (SEA)           6
  M. Lemongello (TOR)       6
  F. Bannister (SEA)        5
  J. Clancy (TOR)           5
  R. Erickson (MIN)         5
  E. Figueroa (NY)          5

Complete Games:

  M. Caldwell (MIL)         8
  L. Sorensen (MIL)         8
  R. Guidry (NY)            6
  T. John (NY)              6
  D. Martinez (BAL)         6
  F. Jenkins (TEX)          5
  D. Lemanczyk (TOR)        5
  N. Ryan (CAL)             5
  B. Travers (MIL)          5
  D. Aase (CAL)             4

Saves:

  M. Marshall (MIN)        11
  J. Kern (TEX)             8
  A. Hrabosky (KC)          7
  S. Lyle (TEX)             7
  M. Proly (CHI)            7
  S. Rawley (SEA)           6
  D. Drago (BOS)            5
  D. LaRoche (CAL)          5
  S. Monge (CLE)            5
  B. Campbell (BOS)         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
  L. Sorensen (MIL)      91.2
  T. John (NY)           90.2
  M. Caldwell (MIL)      87.1
  F. Jenkins (TEX)       86.1
  J. Koosman (MIN)       85.2
  R. Guidry (NY)         81.2
  M. Flanagan (BAL)      80.1
  K. Kravec (CHI)        80.1
  J. Palmer (BAL)        80.1

Hits:

  L. Sorensen (MIL)        91
  D. Goltz (MIN)           90
  B. Stanley (BOS)         88
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         86
  J. Koosman (MIN)         86
  P. Hartzell (MIN)        85
  M. Keough (OAK)          84
  M. Caldwell (MIL)        83
  L. Gura (KC)             82
  S. Comer (TEX)           81

Runs:

  L. Gura (KC)             57
  M. Keough (OAK)          53
  T. Underwood (TOR)       49
  M. Lemongello (TOR)      48
  D. Goltz (MIN)           45
  G. Abbott (SEA)          44
  J. Johnson (OAK)         42
  O. Jones (SEA)           42
  R. Langford (OAK)        42
  M. Norris (OAK)          42

Home Runs:

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

Walks:

  M. Torrez (BOS)          52
  M. Norris (OAK)          50
  T. Underwood (TOR)       46
  K. Kravec (CHI)          39
  R. Waits (CLE)           37
  N. Ryan (CAL)            35
  D. Alexander (TEX)       34
  J. Johnson (OAK)         33
  R. Wortham (CHI)         33
  R. Baumgarten (CHI)      31

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            78
  R. Guidry (NY)           71
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         62
  J. Koosman (MIN)         55
  J. Kern (TEX)            51
  K. Kravec (CHI)          50
  T. Underwood (TOR)       48
  J. Johnson (OAK)         47
  M. Clear (CAL)           46
  M. Flanagan (BAL)        45

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