Wednesday June 6, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, June 6, 1979

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore       33  21  3.26   54  16   7   494   432  201  179   41  172  241
Milwaukee       32  25  3.28   57  29   6   503   499  220  183   48  155  208
New York        30  25  3.74   55  21   7   491   483  220  204   35  160  215
Boston          31  21  3.81   52  15  13   472   464  211  200   48  174  253
Texas           30  24  3.93   54   7  16   479   487  238  209   40  179  248
California      33  23  4.07   56  15  11   495   485  247  224   45  210  307
Chicago         26  28  4.10   54  10  13   477   428  250  217   31  232  232
Cleveland       26  27  4.21   53  10  11   473   475  246  221   40  212  235
Kansas City     31  24  4.31   55  16  14   491   516  271  235   47  182  204
Minnesota       29  23  4.35   52  10  12   465   499  242  225   40  151  204
Detroit         25  24  4.48   49   9   9   434   437  232  216   50  180  213
Seattle         22  35  4.65   57   8   8   506   545  294  261   58  205  246
Oakland         18  38  4.94   56   5   9   497   568  316  273   59  253  268
Toronto         14  42  4.97   56  16   3   487   521  308  269   50  232  234

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Kern (TEX)         7   0  1.32  25   0   0   9   0   55   42   13    8    1   19   54
Tommy John (NY)       10   1  1.90  13  12   7   0   2  100   80   25   21    3   15   33
Mike Marshall (MIN)    8   5  1.94  31   0   0  12   0   56   47   12   12    1   22   28
Ron Guidry (NY)        6   4  2.18  14  11   7   2   1   91   66   23   22    4   34   76
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)    8   5  2.77  13  13   9   0   1  101   98   34   31   11   12   27
Ken Kravec (CHI)       6   3  2.82  13  12   4   1   2   89   55   31   28    4   41   53

 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        8   2  3.04  14  14   7   0   2  104   86   37   35    8   23   40
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  1.71  13   0   0   1   0   21   19    4    4    3    4   11
Dick Drago             4   2  2.45  20   0   0   5   0   37   29   10   10    2   10   31
Dennis Eckersley       5   3  3.21  12  12   4   0   0   84   85   32   30    9   25   46
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
Bob Stanley            5   4  3.76  12  11   4   1   1   79   94   35   33    5   16   23
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  5.09  11   1   0   0   0   23   19   13   13    5    7   15
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  2.75  20   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 Frost             3   3  4.69  11   8   2   1   1   56   56   32   29    4   26   21
Dave LaRoche           2   5  5.06  17   0   0   5   0   27   34   15   15    3   11   18
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      5   3  3.69  11  11   2   0   0   71   67   40   29    7   28   15
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
Steve Trout            1   1  4.38   9   1   0   2   0   25   31   15   12    2    8   12
Rich Hinton            1   2  4.63   6   2   0   0   0   23   27   13   12    2    5   17
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  3.19  18   0   0   5   0   31   25   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              6   5  3.55  12  12   3   0   1   84   76   40   33   11   30   37
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  1.04   5   0   0   1   0    9    4    1    1    0    2    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   2  4.25   6   6   1   0   0   42   43   20   20    7   12   21
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   5  3.66  13  13   5   0   0   91   96   43   37    7   32   26
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          8   5  2.77  13  13   9   0   1  101   98   34   31   11   12   27
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  1.94  31   0   0  12   0   56   47   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   4  3.64  12  12   3   0   0   94   93   42   38    9   33   60
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             6   4  2.18  14  11   7   2   1   91   66   23   22    4   34   76
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  0.93   9   3   1   0   0   39   30    8    4    2   15   23
Dave Heaverlo          2   5  2.16  29   0   0   4   0   42   40   11   10    2   20   17
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  5.11  30   0   0   4   0   37   49   24   21    3   19   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        3   5  3.98  10  10   1   0   1   63   68   33   28    7   23   41
Paul Mitchell          1   4  4.42  10   6   1   0   0   37   46   26   18    4   15   18
Shane Rawley           2   5  4.44  27   1   0   6   0   47   45   26   23    1   23   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  6.19  13   5   0   1   0   36   37   25   25    6   19   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  1.32  25   0   0   9   0   55   42   13    8    1   19   54
Dave Rajsich           0   0  2.76  11   0   0   0   0   16   19    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
Jon Matlack            3   3  3.81   8   8   2   0   0   50   53   25   21    3    9   18
Steve Comer            5   5  3.89  13  13   0   0   0   86   88   39   37    3   31   33
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        1   5  3.72  14   6   2   0   0   58   64   26   24    8   18   26
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
  D. Martinez (BAL)         8
  L. Sorensen (MIL)         8
  P. Splittorff (KC)        8
  R. Waits (CLE)            8
  J. Kern (TEX)             7
  J. Koosman (MIN)          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)         9
  R. Guidry (NY)            7
  T. John (NY)              7
  D. Martinez (BAL)         7
  D. Lemanczyk (TOR)        6
  F. Jenkins (TEX)          5
  N. Ryan (CAL)             5
  P. Splittorff (KC)        5
  B. Travers (MIL)          5

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
  V. Cruz (CLE)             5
  D. Drago (BOS)            5

Shutouts:

  M. Caldwell (MIL)         3
  N. Ryan (CAL)             3
  T. John (NY)              2
  K. Kravec (CHI)           2
  D. Martinez (BAL)         2
  B. Travers (MIL)          2
  R. Waits (CLE)            2
  F. Bannister (SEA)        1
  R. Baumgarten (CHI)       1
  J. Beattie (NY)           1

Innings Pitched:

  D. Martinez (BAL)     103.2
  L. Sorensen (MIL)     100.2
  T. John (NY)           99.2
  M. Caldwell (MIL)      96.1
  J. Koosman (MIN)       94.0
  F. Jenkins (TEX)       93.1
  P. Splittorff (KC)     91.0
  R. Guidry (NY)         90.2
  M. Flanagan (BAL)      89.1
  K. Kravec (CHI)        89.1

Hits:

  L. Sorensen (MIL)        98
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         97
  D. Goltz (MIN)           96
  P. Splittorff (KC)       96
  B. Stanley (BOS)         94
  M. Keough (OAK)          93
  J. Koosman (MIN)         93
  M. Caldwell (MIL)        91
  M. Flanagan (BAL)        91
  P. Hartzell (MIN)        90

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
  L. Sorensen (MIL)        11
  R. Wise (CLE)            11
  R. Langford (OAK)        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)           76
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         66
  J. Koosman (MIN)         60
  J. Kern (TEX)            54
  T. Underwood (TOR)       54
  K. Kravec (CHI)          53
  J. Johnson (OAK)         50
  M. Clear (CAL)           49
  M. Flanagan (BAL)        49

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