Friday June 15, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Friday, June 15, 1979

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore       40  22  3.29   62  20   9   566   491  233  207   50  200  272
Milwaukee       34  30  3.63   64  30   7   565   589  273  228   59  162  226
Boston          37  23  3.70   60  18  13   544   523  238  224   49  197  283
Texas           33  29  3.92   62   8  16   549   556  273  239   45  200  285
New York        33  30  3.96   63  22   7   564   572  269  248   41  182  253
Chicago         30  31  4.17   61  10  15   540   503  287  250   38  256  276
California      39  26  4.18   65  18  12   575   569  297  267   53  244  363
Cleveland       31  30  4.28   61  11  11   544   549  287  259   43  242  276
Detroit         29  28  4.38   57  11  11   504   518  271  245   61  200  261
Minnesota       32  28  4.43   60  10  15   534   580  281  263   53  174  235
Seattle         26  39  4.57   65   9  11   576   613  327  292   62  236  273
Kansas City     34  29  4.64   63  16  15   569   601  335  293   58  228  230
Oakland         19  45  4.78   64   6   9   565   638  350  300   67  279  302
Toronto         19  46  4.87   65  18   3   567   603  354  307   55  269  270

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mike Marshall (MIN)    8   6  2.03  38   0   0  15   0   67   55   16   15    1   25   38
Tommy John (NY)       10   2  2.07  15  14   8   0   2  113   95   34   26    4   17   41
Ron Guidry (NY)        6   4  2.12  15  12   7   2   1   98   70   24   23    4   37   80
Jim Slaton (MIL)       5   3  2.40  12  11   4   0   1   82   83   30   22    5   26   32
Dave Lemanczyk (TOR)   6   3  2.46  12  10   7   0   2   88   73   28   24    6   22   37
Bill Travers (MIL)     4   3  2.82  11  11   6   0   2   77   69   29   24   11   22   36
Nolan Ryan (CAL)       8   3  2.83  13  13   7   0   3   86   56   29   27    6   38   99
Jack Billingham (DET)  6   3  2.84  16  10   2   2   0   79   74   29   25    5   26   29
D. Eckersley (BOS)     6   3  2.90  13  13   5   0   1   93   89   32   30    9   26   51
Jim Palmer (BAL)       6   3  2.95  12  12   4   0   0   88   76   33   29    4   24   32

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tim Stoddard           2   1  1.77  18   0   0   2   0   41   31    9    8    2   11   36
Sammy Stewart          3   2  2.89  12   2   1   1   0   53   33   17   17    6   31   30
Jim Palmer             6   3  2.95  12  12   4   0   0   88   76   33   29    4   24   32
Don Stanhouse          5   1  3.00  21   0   0   6   0   33   23   12   11    2   25   14
Dennis Martinez        9   2  3.16  16  16   8   0   2  120  101   45   42   10   30   45
Scott McGregor         1   2  3.55   7   4   1   0   1   38   32   16   15    4   10    8
Mike Flanagan          7   5  3.71  15  15   5   0   1   99   99   46   41    7   27   54
Tippy Martinez         3   1  4.13  12   0   0   0   0   24   20   11   11    0   11   21
Steve Stone            4   5  4.26  13  13   1   0   0   70   76   44   33   15   31   32

 Boston                W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Joel Finch             0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    5    2    0    0    0    1    2
Tom Burgmeier          1   0  1.95  15   0   0   1   0   28   24    6    6    3    5   15
Dick Drago             4   3  2.66  22   0   0   5   0   41   37   14   12    3   10   32
Dennis Eckersley       6   3  2.90  13  13   5   0   1   93   89   32   30    9   26   51
Steve Renko            5   2  3.22  11  11   1   0   0   73   67   28   26    7   24   44
Bob Stanley            7   4  3.25  15  12   5   1   2   91   98   35   33    5   16   29
Bill Campbell          2   2  3.38  16   0   0   5   0   24   26   10    9    3    9   13
Chuck Rainey           4   3  4.37  11   9   3   1   1   58   50   28   28    4   30   28
Mike Torrez            6   4  4.98  14  14   4   0   1   94   88   55   52   10   62   47
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             7   2  2.76  24   0   0   6   0   59   41   19   18    3   35   57
Nolan Ryan             8   3  2.83  13  13   7   0   3   86   56   29   27    6   38   99
Dyar Miller            1   0  3.31  14   1   0   0   0   35   44   14   13    2   13   16
Don Aase               6   4  3.63  13  13   5   0   0   87   83   39   35    6   33   49
Jim Barr               3   1  4.11  15   6   1   0   0   66   76   32   30    9   22   21
Frank Tanana           5   4  4.85  12  12   1   0   1   59   63   36   32    7   19   33
Mike Barlow            1   1  4.88  11   0   0   0   0   31   37   19   17    4   11   18
Dave Frost             3   3  4.92  12   9   2   1   1   60   62   38   33    4   32   23
Chris Knapp            3   2  5.68  10  10   2   0   0   52   58   41   33    6   21   23
Dave LaRoche           2   6  5.94  20   0   0   5   0   33   41   22   22    6   17   23
Steve Eddy             0   0 10.50   1   1   0   0   0    6    8    8    7    0    3    1

 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
Randy Scarbery         1   2  3.19  15   0   0   2   0   31   29   12   11    2   11   15
Ken Kravec             7   4  3.23  15  14   4   1   2  103   74   40   37    5   46   63
Mike Proly             1   3  3.38  20   2   0   7   0   43   31   16   16    1   19   22
Francisco Barrios      6   3  3.57  12  12   2   0   0   76   70   41   30    7   29   21
Ross Baumgarten        5   3  3.59  10  10   2   0   1   68   58   30   27    4   36   32
Fred Howard            1   2  4.24   6   4   0   0   0   23   28   14   11    2   10   13
Rich Wortham           7   5  4.55  13  13   2   0   0   83   77   47   42    5   44   54
Steve Trout            1   2  4.65  12   1   0   3   0   31   38   19   16    3   13   13
Rich Hinton            1   2  5.40   9   2   0   1   0   30   41   19   18    3    6   23
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              5   5  1.80  29   0   0   5   0   50   36   11   10    2   21   45
Rick Waits             9   4  3.20  14  14   4   0   2  101   94   42   36    9   41   38
Don Hood               1   0  3.68  13   0   0   1   0   22   13    9    9    1   14    7
Rick Wise              6   5  3.72  13  13   3   0   1   85   79   42   35   11   30   38
Victor Cruz            0   2  3.86  21   0   0   5   0   33   29   15   14    5   17   22
Eric Wilkins           2   3  4.53  11  10   0   0   0   56   61   34   28    3   35   48
Len Barker             0   0  4.89  11   1   0   0   0   35   37   20   19    1   13   16
Dan Spillner           1   2  5.06  19   0   0   0   0   32   23   18   18    1   21   14
Wayne Garland          3   7  5.60  11  11   2   0   0   64   84   45   40    5   26   23
Mike Paxton            4   2  6.68  14  12   2   0   0   61   82   46   45    5   21   25
Paul Reuschel          0   0  7.71   2   0   0   0   0    5    9    4    4    0    3    0
David Clyde            0   0  9.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    2    1    1    0    0    0

 Detroit               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dave Tobik             1   1  1.64   7   0   0   1   0   11    7    2    2    1    3   11
Jack Billingham        6   3  2.84  16  10   2   2   0   79   74   29   25    5   26   29
John Hiller            3   5  3.24  24   0   0   7   0   42   33   16   15    6   29   28
Dave Rozema            3   3  3.48  12  12   3   0   1   78   78   42   30    9   18   23
Pat Underwood          2   0  3.60   3   2   1   0   0   20   15    8    8    3    5   12
Jack Morris            4   2  3.68   7   7   2   0   0   51   52   21   21    7   13   25
Fernando Arroyo        1   0  3.86   4   0   0   0   0    7    9    3    3    2    2    5
Aurelio Lopez          0   1  4.11  13   0   0   0   0   31   37   14   14    4   14   20
Bruce Taylor           1   2  4.82  10   0   0   0   0   19   16   13   10    1    7    8
Milt Wilcox            5   4  5.23  13  13   3   0   0   76   75   49   44    7   36   45
Steve Baker            1   3  5.63  12   5   0   1   0   40   44   25   25    5   24   31
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   3  2.87   9   7   3   0   0   60   37   24   19    6   31   20
Marty Pattin           3   0  3.42  12   4   1   3   0   50   47   21   19    3   12   17
Dennis Leonard         4   4  4.07   9   9   4   0   1   66   76   35   30    7   16   31
Al Hrabosky            4   2  4.08  27   0   0   7   0   35   40   17   16    0   19   18
Paul Splittorff        8   5  4.13  14  14   5   0   0   94  103   49   43    9   35   27
Steve Mingori          1   1  4.22  10   1   0   1   0   21   25   15   10    3    8    6
Rich Gale              5   4  5.05  14  14   1   0   1   87   91   56   49    7   42   45
Eduardo Rodriguez      4   1  5.48  19   1   1   1   0   46   52   28   28    6   20   14
Larry Gura             3   6  5.79  18  13   1   0   0   92  101   70   59   16   31   40
Renie Martin           0   3  9.82  13   0   0   3   0   15   22   16   16    1    9   11
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
Jim Slaton             5   3  2.40  12  11   4   0   1   82   83   30   22    5   26   32
Jerry Augustine        3   2  2.48  18   1   0   2   0   36   42   13   10    2   11   21
Bill Castro            0   0  2.77  17   0   0   1   0   13   15    6    4    1    5    3
Bill Travers           4   3  2.82  11  11   6   0   2   77   69   29   24   11   22   36
Lary Sorensen          8   6  2.98  14  14   9   0   1  109  108   41   36   13   13   27
Mike Caldwell          6   5  3.18  14  14   9   0   3  110  109   42   39    9   17   39
Reggie Cleveland       1   4  4.65  17   0   0   2   0   31   37   19   16    2    9   12
Moose Haas             4   5  5.67  12  12   2   0   0   73   79   53   46   14   28   40
Bob McClure            3   1  6.39  14   0   0   2   0   13   14   13    9    0   12    9
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
Paul Mitchell          0   1 15.19   2   1   0   0   0    5   11    9    9    1    0    0

 Minnesota             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mike Marshall          8   6  2.03  38   0   0  15   0   67   55   16   15    1   25   38
Geoff Zahn             5   1  3.09   6   6   1   0   0   35   33   12   12    4    7   12
Jerry Koosman          7   5  3.68  13  13   3   0   0  103  102   46   42    9   36   61
Pete Redfern           3   0  3.86  13   2   0   0   0   30   28   16   13    3   17   23
Dave Goltz             5   6  4.80  14  14   4   0   0   99  112   55   53   10   26   35
Ken Brett              0   0  4.97   9   0   0   0   0   13   16    7    7    1    6    3
Mike Bacsik            1   0  5.03  10   0   0   0   0   20   21   13   11    2    9    6
Paul Hartzell          3   4  5.07  13  13   2   0   0   87  105   50   49   11   16   22
Gary Serum             0   0  5.30   8   0   0   0   0   19   23   11   11    2    3   10
Jeff Holly             0   0  7.11   6   0   0   0   0    6   10    7    5    0    3    5
Roger Erickson         0   6  7.23  12  12   0   0   0   56   75   48   45   10   26   20

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tommy John            10   2  2.07  15  14   8   0   2  113   95   34   26    4   17   41
Ron Guidry             6   4  2.12  15  12   7   2   1   98   70   24   23    4   37   80
Ron Davis              4   0  2.45   8   0   0   0   0   15   17    4    4    1    5    5
Jim Kaat               0   0  2.63  11   0   0   0   0   14   18    5    4    0    4    6
Rich Gossage           1   1  4.32   6   0   0   3   0    8    9    4    4    0    7    4
Ed Figueroa            3   6  4.57  12  12   4   0   1   85   87   44   43    4   29   31
Jim Beattie            3   3  4.74   9   8   1   0   1   49   52   26   26    3   28   20
Luis Tiant             2   2  5.14  10  10   1   0   0   54   65   37   31    6   18   19
Ken Clay               1   2  5.35  17   0   0   0   0   35   44   22   21    5    9   14
Catfish Hunter         0   4  5.48   7   7   1   0   0   43   45   28   26    7   14   13
Ray Burris             1   2  5.65   8   0   0   0   0   14   19    9    9    1    2    9
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   1  1.49  10   4   1   0   0   42   37   11    7    2   19   23
Dave Hamilton          2   1  2.82  15   3   1   0   0   38   35   20   12    1   21   24
Dave Heaverlo          2   6  2.93  33   0   0   4   0   46   49   16   15    3   21   19
John Henry Johnson     2   8  4.36  14  13   1   0   0   85   89   45   41   13   36   50
Craig Minetto          1   2  4.61  12   7   0   0   0   41   56   28   21    8   16   24
Bob Lacey              1   4  4.93  34   0   0   4   0   42   53   26   23    4   21   31
Mike Norris            3   3  5.43  13  10   1   0   0   70   63   47   42    6   53   44
Matt Keough            0   8  5.66  15  14   1   0   0   83  109   61   52   11   38   43
Alan Wirth             1   0  6.00   5   1   0   0   0   12   14    8    8    2    8    7
Rick Langford          1   9  6.24  13  12   1   0   0   66   83   51   46   10   23   26
Jim Todd               2   3  7.49  25   0   0   1   0   40   50   37   33    7   23   11

 Seattle               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Joe Decker             0   0  1.54   3   0   0   0   0   12   10    2    2    1    2    7
Mike Parrott           4   2  3.33  16   8   0   0   0   68   61   28   25    4   39   31
John Montague          4   0  3.47  22   0   0   1   0   70   58   28   27    5   27   38
Shane Rawley           3   6  4.10  30   1   0   7   0   53   49   27   24    1   25   30
Floyd Bannister        3   6  4.20  11  11   1   0   1   64   70   35   30    7   25   43
Paul Mitchell          1   4  4.42  10   6   1   0   0   37   46   26   18    4   15   18
Glenn Abbott           3   7  4.71  13  13   3   0   0   80   87   47   42   11   22   17
Rick Honeycutt         3   5  4.76  14   9   2   0   0   64   68   37   34    8   23   19
Rafael Vasquez         1   0  5.06   9   0   0   0   0   16   23    9    9    4    6    9
Byron McLaughlin       3   2  5.97  15   5   0   3   0   38   37   25   25    6   19   16
Rob Dressler           0   0  6.75   2   0   0   0   0   11   16    9    8    2    5    2
Odell Jones            1   7  6.79  13  12   2   0   0   64   88   54   48    9   28   43

 Texas                 W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Kern               8   1  1.82  28   0   0   9   0   59   47   17   12    1   22   58
Dave Rajsich           0   0  2.76  11   0   0   0   0   16   19    5    5    2    5    5
Fergie Jenkins         7   3  3.45  15  15   6   0   1  110  109   47   42   15   26   75
Steve Comer            5   5  3.62  14  14   0   0   0   92   95   43   37    3   33   36
Jon Matlack            4   3  3.99  10  10   2   0   0   65   70   33   29    6   11   23
Sparky Lyle            3   5  4.02  29   0   0   7   0   40   32   18   18    6   13   13
Doyle Alexander        3   5  4.05  12  12   0   0   0   67   65   35   30    1   43   28
Ed Farmer              2   0  4.36  11   2   0   0   0   33   30   21   16    2   19   25
Dock Ellis             1   5  5.98  10   9   0   0   0   47   64   34   31    5   16   10
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         6   3  2.46  12  10   7   0   2   88   73   28   24    6   22   37
Tom Buskey             2   1  2.70  11   0   0   0   0   20   17    6    6    2    4   14
Jesse Jefferson        1   6  3.72  15   7   2   0   0   65   73   30   27    8   23   27
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          1   9  4.48  14  14   5   0   1   90   87   58   45    8   55   59
Dave Freisleben        2   2  5.00  20   0   0   3   0   36   41   25   20    1   27   22
Tom Murphy             1   2  5.40  10   0   0   0   0   18   23   11   11    1    8    6
Balor Moore            0   0  5.51  13   2   0   0   0   33   31   20   20    4   28   13
Phil Huffman           3   7  6.06  13  13   0   0   0   65   82   52   44    8   33   20
Mark Lemongello        1   7  6.78  12  10   2   0   0   70   84   58   53   11   27   36
Mike Willis            0   3  8.77  16   1   0   0   0   26   35   27   25    1   16    8
Dyar Miller            0   0 23.14   3   0   0   0   0    2    9    6    6    2    1    1

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League Leaders

Wins:

  T. John (NY)             10
  D. Martinez (BAL)         9
  R. Waits (CLE)            9
  J. Kern (TEX)             8
  M. Marshall (MIN)         8
  N. Ryan (CAL)             8
  L. Sorensen (MIL)         8
  P. Splittorff (KC)        8
  M. Clear (CAL)            7
  M. Flanagan (BAL)         7

Losses:

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

Complete Games:

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

Saves:

  M. Marshall (MIN)        15
  J. Kern (TEX)             9
  J. Hiller (DET)           7
  A. Hrabosky (KC)          7
  S. Lyle (TEX)             7
  M. Proly (CHI)            7
  S. Rawley (SEA)           7
  M. Clear (CAL)            6
  D. Stanhouse (BAL)        6
  B. Campbell (BOS)         5

Shutouts:

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

Innings Pitched:

  D. Martinez (BAL)     119.2
  T. John (NY)          113.0
  M. Caldwell (MIL)     110.1
  F. Jenkins (TEX)      109.2
  L. Sorensen (MIL)     108.2
  K. Kravec (CHI)       103.0
  J. Koosman (MIN)      102.2
  R. Waits (CLE)        101.1
  M. Flanagan (BAL)      99.1
  D. Goltz (MIN)         99.1

Hits:

  D. Goltz (MIN)          112
  M. Caldwell (MIL)       109
  F. Jenkins (TEX)        109
  M. Keough (OAK)         109
  L. Sorensen (MIL)       108
  P. Hartzell (MIN)       105
  P. Splittorff (KC)      103
  J. Koosman (MIN)        102
  L. Gura (KC)            101
  D. Martinez (BAL)       101

Runs:

  L. Gura (KC)             70
  M. Keough (OAK)          61
  M. Lemongello (TOR)      58
  T. Underwood (TOR)       58
  R. Gale (KC)             56
  D. Goltz (MIN)           55
  M. Torrez (BOS)          55
  O. Jones (SEA)           54
  M. Haas (MIL)            53
  P. Huffman (TOR)         52

Home Runs:

  L. Gura (KC)             16
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         15
  S. Stone (BAL)           15
  M. Haas (MIL)            14
  J. Johnson (OAK)         13
  L. Sorensen (MIL)        13
  G. Abbott (SEA)          11
  P. Hartzell (MIN)        11
  M. Keough (OAK)          11
  M. Lemongello (TOR)      11

Walks:

  M. Torrez (BOS)          62
  T. Underwood (TOR)       55
  M. Norris (OAK)          53
  K. Kravec (CHI)          46
  R. Wortham (CHI)         44
  D. Alexander (TEX)       43
  R. Gale (KC)             42
  R. Waits (CLE)           41
  M. Parrott (SEA)         39
  M. Keough (OAK)          38

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            99
  R. Guidry (NY)           80
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         75
  K. Kravec (CHI)          63
  J. Koosman (MIN)         61
  T. Underwood (TOR)       59
  J. Kern (TEX)            58
  M. Clear (CAL)           57
  M. Flanagan (BAL)        54
  R. Wortham (CHI)         54


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