Tuesday June 5, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, June 5, 1979

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Milwaukee       31  25  3.28   56  28   6   494   492  217  180   46  154  204
Baltimore       32  21  3.32   53  15   7   485   428  201  179   41  172  232
Boston          31  20  3.73   51  15  13   463   451  203  192   45  173  248
New York        29  25  3.77   54  20   7   482   478  218  202   35  154  210
Texas           30  23  3.92   53   7  16   471   479  234  205   39  176  244
California      33  22  4.11   55  15  11   486   477  242  222   45  205  306
Chicago         25  28  4.16   53  10  12   468   414  245  216   31  229  229
Cleveland       25  27  4.23   52  10  10   464   467  242  218   38  209  231
Kansas City     31  23  4.33   54  15  14   483   509  268  232   46  180  203
Minnesota       29  22  4.38   51  10  12   457   491  239  222   40  148  199
Detroit         25  23  4.48   48   9   9   426   430  228  212   48  177  209
Seattle         21  35  4.68   56   8   7   497   539  291  258   57  199  242
Oakland         18  37  5.00   55   5   9   488   556  310  271   59  251  263
Toronto         13  42  5.00   55  15   3   478   511  304  266   47  230  230

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tommy John (NY)       10   1  1.90  13  12   7   0   2  100   80   25   21    3   15   33
Mike Marshall (MIN)    8   5  1.95  30   0   0  12   0   55   46   12   12    1   22   28
Ron Guidry (NY)        5   4  2.20  13  10   6   2   1   82   61   21   20    4   28   71
Jim Slaton (MIL)       5   3  2.40  12  11   4   0   1   82   83   30   22    5   26   32
Jack Billingham (DET)  6   3  2.62  14   8   2   2   0   69   56   23   20    4   24   28
Mike Caldwell (MIL)    6   4  2.71  12  12   9   0   3   96   91   31   29    6   17   35
Dave Lemanczyk (TOR)   5   3  2.75  11   9   6   0   1   79   67   28   24    6   21   33
Lary Sorensen (MIL)    7   5  2.75  12  12   8   0   1   92   91   31   28    9   11   23
Ken Kravec (CHI)       6   3  2.82  13  12   4   1   2   89   55   31   28    4   41   53
Mike Parrott (SEA)     3   1  2.89  14   6   0   0   0   56   53   21   18    4   31   25

 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  2.21  10   1   0   1   0   41   24   10   10    3   23   25
Don Stanhouse          4   1  2.73  18   0   0   5   0   30   18    9    9    1   24   12
Jim Palmer             6   3  2.95  12  12   4   0   0   88   76   33   29    4   24   32
Dennis Martinez        7   2  3.33  13  13   6   0   1   95   82   37   35    8   23   31
Mike Flanagan          6   4  3.63  13  13   4   0   0   89   91   40   36    7   23   49
Tippy Martinez         3   1  3.98  11   0   0   0   0   20   18    9    9    0    7   18
Steve Stone            3   5  4.22  11  11   1   0   0   60   64   38   28   12   29   29
Scott McGregor         0   2  4.66   6   3   0   0   0   29   27   16   15    4    8    6

 Boston                W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Burgmeier          1   0  1.50  12   0   0   1   0   18   17    3    3    2    4   11
Dick Drago             4   2  2.52  19   0   0   5   0   36   28   10   10    2   10   31
Dennis Eckersley       5   3  3.21  12  12   4   0   0   84   85   32   30    9   25   46
Bob Stanley            5   3  3.36  11  10   4   1   1   78   88   31   29    5   16   22
Bill Campbell          2   2  3.38  16   0   0   5   0   24   26   10    9    3    9   13
Steve Renko            4   2  3.59   9   9   1   0   0   58   53   25   23    7   20   39
Chuck Rainey           3   3  4.24   9   7   2   1   1   47   38   22   22    4   23   23
Mike Torrez            5   3  4.36  12  12   4   0   1   85   78   43   41   10   53   45
Jim Wright             1   0  4.66  10   1   0   0   0   19   15   10   10    3    6   11
Andy Hassler           1   2  8.80   8   0   0   0   0   15   23   17   15    0    7    7

 California            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mark Clear             5   1  2.79  19   0   0   5   0   52   34   17   16    3   30   49
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   1  3.58  13   4   1   0   0   55   60   24   22    7   20   18
Frank Tanana           5   3  4.08  11  11   1   0   1   57   58   30   26    6   18   32
Don Aase               4   4  4.15  11  11   4   0   0   69   71   33   32    6   28   39
Dave LaRoche           2   4  4.74  16   0   0   5   0   25   31   13   13    3   11   18
Dave Frost             3   3  5.29  10   7   2   1   1   49   51   29   29    4   21   20
Mike Barlow            1   1  5.48   8   0   0   0   0   23   29   15   14    3    8   13
Chris Knapp            3   2  5.68  10  10   2   0   0   52   58   41   33    6   21   23

 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
Ken Kravec             6   3  2.82  13  12   4   1   2   89   55   31   28    4   41   53
Mike Proly             1   3  3.38  20   2   0   7   0   43   31   16   16    1   19   22
Ross Baumgarten        5   3  3.59  10  10   2   0   1   68   58   30   27    4   36   32
Francisco Barrios      4   3  3.94  10  10   2   0   0   64   55   35   28    7   25   14
Randy Scarbery         1   2  3.96  13   0   0   2   0   25   27   11   11    2   10   12
Rich Wortham           6   4  4.20  11  11   2   0   0   71   60   37   33    3   36   44
Rich Hinton            1   2  4.63   6   2   0   0   0   23   27   13   12    2    5   17
Steve Trout            1   1  4.84   8   1   0   1   0   22   29   15   12    2    8   10
Fred Howard            0   2  6.10   3   2   0   0   0   10   15    8    7    0    7    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
Wayne Nordhagen        0   0  9.00   2   0   0   0   0    2    2    2    2    0    1    2
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              3   5  1.87  25   0   0   5   0   43   33   10    9    2   17   39
Victor Cruz            0   2  3.41  17   0   0   4   0   29   24   12   11    5   14   19
Rick Waits             8   3  3.45  12  12   4   0   2   86   81   37   33    8   40   33
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
Dan Spillner           1   1  4.28  17   0   0   0   0   27   20   13   13    1   17   11
Eric Wilkins           2   3  4.56  10   9   0   0   0   49   56   31   25    3   31   42
Mike Paxton            4   2  5.65  11  11   2   0   0   57   72   37   36    5   16   23
Wayne Garland          2   6  5.66   9   9   1   0   0   49   64   35   31    3   19   14
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   3   0   0   0   0    2    3    0    0    0    1    1
Dave Tobik             1   0  1.35   4   0   0   1   0    7    4    1    1    0    1    9
Jack Billingham        6   3  2.62  14   8   2   2   0   69   56   23   20    4   24   28
Dave Rozema            3   2  3.41  10  10   3   0   1   66   63   30   25    6   15   17
John Hiller            3   4  3.50  20   0   0   5   0   36   27   14   14    5   29   22
Aurelio Lopez          0   1  3.64  12   0   0   0   0   30   35   12   12    3   13   18
Jack Morris            3   1  3.96   5   5   1   0   0   36   36   16   16    5   10   17
Bruce Taylor           1   2  4.82  10   0   0   0   0   19   16   13   10    1    7    8
Pat Underwood          1   0  4.91   2   1   0   0   0   11    9    6    6    3    3    4
Milt Wilcox            4   3  5.34  11  11   3   0   0   62   61   41   37    6   29   34
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
Marty Pattin           2   0  3.52   9   4   1   2   0   46   45   20   18    3    9   14
Steve Mingori          0   0  3.55   7   0   0   1   0   13   17    8    5    1    7    5
Paul Splittorff        8   4  3.69  12  12   4   0   0   83   89   40   34    6   30   25
Dennis Leonard         4   4  4.07   9   9   4   0   1   66   76   35   30    7   16   31
Rich Gale              5   4  4.88  12  12   1   0   1   72   77   44   39    6   34   43
Eduardo Rodriguez      4   0  4.88  15   1   1   1   0   31   33   17   17    4   12   10
Larry Gura             3   5  5.27  16  11   1   0   0   82   85   58   48   12   27   33
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  1.87  15   1   0   2   0   34   34   10    7    2   10   18
Jim Slaton             5   3  2.40  12  11   4   0   1   82   83   30   22    5   26   32
Mike Caldwell          6   4  2.71  12  12   9   0   3   96   91   31   29    6   17   35
Lary Sorensen          7   5  2.75  12  12   8   0   1   92   91   31   28    9   11   23
Bill Travers           3   3  3.06  10  10   5   0   2   68   62   27   23   10   22   32
Reggie Cleveland       1   3  4.03  14   0   0   1   0   29   31   16   13    1    9   12
Moose Haas             3   4  5.62  10  10   2   0   0   58   61   43   36   12   28   35
Bob McClure            3   1  6.55  13   0   0   2   0   11   11    9    8    0    9    8
Bob Galasso            0   0  7.11   9   0   0   0   0   13   19   15   10    1    9    5
Lance Rautzhan         0   0  9.00   3   0   0   0   0    3    3    3    3    0   10    2

 Minnesota             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mike Marshall          8   5  1.95  30   0   0  12   0   55   46   12   12    1   22   28
Geoff Zahn             3   1  3.42   4   4   1   0   0   24   25    9    9    2    2   10
Jerry Koosman          7   3  3.68  11  11   3   0   0   86   86   39   35    9   30   55
Mike Bacsik            1   0  3.94   7   0   0   0   0   16   10    9    7    1    7    5
Pete Redfern           2   0  4.38  11   2   0   0   0   25   24   15   12    3   14   18
Dave Goltz             5   5  4.62  12  12   4   0   0   88   96   47   45    7   22   29
Paul Hartzell          3   3  4.96  11  11   2   0   0   74   90   42   41    7   13   18
Ken Brett              0   0  4.97   9   0   0   0   0   13   16    7    7    1    6    3
Gary Serum             0   0  5.30   8   0   0   0   0   19   23   11   11    2    3   10
Roger Erickson         0   5  6.62  11  11   0   0   0   52   65   41   38    7   26   18
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              3   0  0.00   5   0   0   0   0    8    8    0    0    0    2    1
Jim Kaat               0   0  1.29   7   0   0   0   0    7   11    1    1    0    1    2
Tommy John            10   1  1.90  13  12   7   0   2  100   80   25   21    3   15   33
Ron Guidry             5   4  2.20  13  10   6   2   1   82   61   21   20    4   28   71
Ed Figueroa            3   5  3.75  10  10   4   0   1   74   71   32   31    3   27   26
Jim Beattie            3   2  3.79   7   6   1   0   1   40   37   17   17    3   22   15
Rich Gossage           1   1  4.32   6   0   0   3   0    8    9    4    4    0    7    4
Luis Tiant             1   2  5.24   9   9   1   0   0   46   56   33   27    5   16   17
Catfish Hunter         0   4  5.48   7   7   1   0   0   43   45   28   26    7   14   13
Ken Clay               0   1  5.63  14   0   0   0   0   32   40   21   20    4    9   12
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  1.82  28   0   0   4   0   40   36    9    8    2   20   15
Dave Hamilton          1   0  3.09  12   1   0   0   0   23   23   15    8    1   18   15
Craig Minetto          1   1  4.42  10   6   0   0   0   37   50   22   18    6   11   21
John Henry Johnson     2   8  4.68  13  12   1   0   0   77   81   44   40   12   34   50
Bob Lacey              1   3  5.25  29   0   0   4   0   36   49   24   21    3   18   26
Mike Norris            3   3  5.78  12   9   1   0   0   62   61   45   40    6   50   38
Alan Wirth             1   0  6.00   5   1   0   0   0   12   14    8    8    2    8    7
Rick Langford          1   9  6.12  12  12   1   0   0   65   80   49   44   10   22   25
Matt Keough            0   7  6.26  12  12   1   0   0   69   93   57   48    9   34   37
Jim Todd               2   2  8.31  22   0   0   1   0   35   47   33   32    6   22    9

 Seattle               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mike Parrott           3   1  2.89  14   6   0   0   0   56   53   21   18    4   31   25
John Montague          4   0  3.64  20   0   0   1   0   64   57   27   26    5   22   34
Joe Decker             0   0  3.86   2   0   0   0   0    5    5    2    2    1    2    3
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  4.53  26   1   0   6   0   46   44   26   23    1   22   27
Rick Honeycutt         3   5  4.76  12   7   2   0   0   57   55   32   30    7   19   18
Rafael Vasquez         1   0  5.06   9   0   0   0   0   16   23    9    9    4    6    9
Glenn Abbott           2   7  5.17  12  12   2   0   0   71   81   46   41   11   22   15
Byron McLaughlin       3   2  6.37  12   5   0   0   0   35   37   25   25    6   18   16
Odell Jones            0   6  6.88  11  10   2   0   0   54   75   47   41    8   23   40

 Texas                 W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Kern               7   0  1.36  24   0   0   9   0   53   42   13    8    1   18   53
Dave Rajsich           0   0  2.76  10   0   0   0   0   16   18    5    5    2    5    5
Fergie Jenkins         6   2  3.57  13  13   5   0   1   93   97   41   37   14   24   66
Doyle Alexander        3   3  3.72  10  10   0   0   0   56   53   28   23    1   36   21
Steve Comer            5   4  3.74  12  12   0   0   0   79   81   35   33    2   29   30
Jon Matlack            3   3  3.81   8   8   2   0   0   50   53   25   21    3    9   18
Sparky Lyle            3   5  4.50  26   0   0   7   0   36   29   18   18    6   12   12
Ed Farmer              2   0  4.61  10   2   0   0   0   27   25   19   14    1   17   20
Dock Ellis             1   4  5.93   9   8   0   0   0   41   56   30   27    5   14    7
Doc Medich             0   2  8.84   8   0   0   0   0   19   25   20   19    4   12   12

 Toronto               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dave Lemanczyk         5   3  2.75  11   9   6   0   1   79   67   28   24    6   21   33
Tom Buskey             1   1  3.14   8   0   0   0   0   14   14    5    5    1    4    9
Jesse Jefferson        0   5  3.86  13   5   1   0   0   49   54   22   21    5   16   22
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   8  4.54  12  12   4   0   0   77   77   52   39    8   51   54
Tom Murphy             1   2  5.40  10   0   0   0   0   18   23   11   11    1    8    6
Phil Huffman           2   6  6.27  11  11   0   0   0   56   72   45   39    7   24   18
Mike Willis            0   2  6.30  13   0   0   0   0   20   21   16   14    0   12    5
Balor Moore            0   0  6.86  11   0   0   0   0   20   23   15   15    4   18    5
Mark Lemongello        1   7  7.06  11  10   2   0   0   66   80   56   52   11   27   35
Dave Freisleben        1   2  7.11  17   0   0   3   0   25   32   21   20    1   24   16

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League Leaders

Wins:

  T. John (NY)             10
  M. Marshall (MIN)         8
  P. Splittorff (KC)        8
  R. Waits (CLE)            8
  J. Kern (TEX)             7
  J. Koosman (MIN)          7
  D. Martinez (BAL)         7
  L. Sorensen (MIL)         7
  J. Billingham (DET)       6
  M. Caldwell (MIL)         6

Losses:

  R. Langford (OAK)         9
  J. Johnson (OAK)          8
  T. Underwood (TOR)        8
  G. Abbott (SEA)           7
  M. Keough (OAK)           7
  M. Lemongello (TOR)       7
  W. Garland (CLE)          6
  P. Huffman (TOR)          6
  O. Jones (SEA)            6
  F. Bannister (SEA)        5

Complete Games:

  M. Caldwell (MIL)         9
  L. Sorensen (MIL)         8
  T. John (NY)              7
  R. Guidry (NY)            6
  D. Lemanczyk (TOR)        6
  D. Martinez (BAL)         6
  F. Jenkins (TEX)          5
  N. Ryan (CAL)             5
  B. Travers (MIL)          5
  D. Aase (CAL)             4

Saves:

  M. Marshall (MIN)        12
  J. Kern (TEX)             9
  A. Hrabosky (KC)          7
  S. Lyle (TEX)             7
  M. Proly (CHI)            7
  S. Rawley (SEA)           6
  B. Campbell (BOS)         5
  M. Clear (CAL)            5
  D. Drago (BOS)            5
  J. Hiller (DET)           5

Shutouts:

  M. Caldwell (MIL)         3
  N. Ryan (CAL)             3
  T. John (NY)              2
  K. Kravec (CHI)           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

Innings Pitched:

  T. John (NY)           99.2
  M. Caldwell (MIL)      96.1
  D. Martinez (BAL)      94.2
  F. Jenkins (TEX)       93.1
  L. Sorensen (MIL)      91.2
  M. Flanagan (BAL)      89.1
  K. Kravec (CHI)        89.1
  J. Palmer (BAL)        88.1
  D. Goltz (MIN)         87.2
  R. Waits (CLE)         86.0

Hits:

  F. Jenkins (TEX)         97
  D. Goltz (MIN)           96
  M. Keough (OAK)          93
  M. Caldwell (MIL)        91
  M. Flanagan (BAL)        91
  L. Sorensen (MIL)        91
  P. Hartzell (MIN)        90
  P. Splittorff (KC)       89
  B. Stanley (BOS)         88
  J. Koosman (MIN)         86

Runs:

  L. Gura (KC)             58
  M. Keough (OAK)          57
  M. Lemongello (TOR)      56
  T. Underwood (TOR)       52
  R. Langford (OAK)        49
  D. Goltz (MIN)           47
  O. Jones (SEA)           47
  G. Abbott (SEA)          46
  P. Huffman (TOR)         45
  M. Norris (OAK)          45

Home Runs:

  F. Jenkins (TEX)         14
  L. Gura (KC)             12
  M. Haas (MIL)            12
  J. Johnson (OAK)         12
  S. Stone (BAL)           12
  G. Abbott (SEA)          11
  M. Lemongello (TOR)      11
  R. Langford (OAK)        10
  M. Torrez (BOS)          10
  B. Travers (MIL)         10

Walks:

  M. Torrez (BOS)          53
  T. Underwood (TOR)       51
  M. Norris (OAK)          50
  K. Kravec (CHI)          41
  R. Waits (CLE)           40
  D. Alexander (TEX)       36
  R. Baumgarten (CHI)      36
  R. Wortham (CHI)         36
  N. Ryan (CAL)            35
  R. Gale (KC)             34

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            78
  R. Guidry (NY)           71
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         66
  J. Koosman (MIN)         55
  T. Underwood (TOR)       54
  J. Kern (TEX)            53
  K. Kravec (CHI)          53
  J. Johnson (OAK)         50
  M. Clear (CAL)           49
  M. Flanagan (BAL)        49

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