Monday June 18, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Monday, June 18, 1979

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore       42  22  3.36   64  20  10   584   508  245  218   53  209  286
Milwaukee       36  30  3.60   66  32   7   583   608  278  233   62  163  231
Boston          39  24  3.74   63  18  14   570   561  257  237   52  203  297
Texas           34  31  3.89   65   9  16   576   582  284  249   50  208  298
New York        34  31  3.96   65  22   7   582   591  277  256   45  188  262
California      41  27  4.13   68  19  13   601   590  307  276   56  253  383
Chicago         31  33  4.22   64  11  15   567   533  304  266   41  267  287
Cleveland       32  32  4.32   64  11  11   571   584  304  274   47  250  290
Detroit         30  30  4.43   60  11  11   530   552  288  261   61  216  280
Minnesota       32  29  4.49   61  10  15   543   593  289  271   55  176  240
Seattle         28  40  4.52   68  10  12   602   644  337  302   64  247  285
Kansas City     35  31  4.58   66  18  16   594   623  345  302   61  238  242
Oakland         19  48  4.81   67   6   9   590   671  366  315   69  288  323
Toronto         21  46  4.87   67  19   3   585   623  365  317   58  272  274

 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)       6   3  2.37  13  12   5   0   1   91   92   32   24    6   27   34
Dave Lemanczyk (TOR)   7   3  2.42  13  11   8   0   2   97   80   30   26    7   23   39
Nolan Ryan (CAL)       9   3  2.56  14  14   8   0   4   95   58   29   27    6   40  109
Bill Travers (MIL)     4   3  2.82  11  11   6   0   2   77   69   29   24   11   22   36
Jack Billingham (DET)  6   3  2.84  16  10   2   2   0   79   74   29   25    5   26   29
Steve Busby (KC)       2   4  2.93  10   8   4   0   0   68   45   27   22    6   36   25
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  1.64  19   0   0   3   0   44   31    9    8    2   13   38
Don Stanhouse          6   1  2.83  22   0   0   6   0   35   23   12   11    2   26   15
Sammy Stewart          3   2  2.91  13   2   1   1   0   56   37   18   18    6   34   33
Jim Palmer             6   3  2.95  12  12   4   0   0   88   76   33   29    4   24   32
Dennis Martinez        9   2  3.16  16  16   8   0   2  120  101   45   42   10   30   45
Mike Flanagan          8   5  3.86  16  16   5   0   1  105  107   51   45    8   28   59
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
Scott McGregor         1   2  4.46   8   5   1   0   1   42   37   22   21    6   12   11

 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             5   3  2.86  23   0   0   5   0   44   44   16   14    3   11   35
Bill Campbell          2   2  3.04  18   0   0   6   0   27   29   10    9    3    9   15
Dennis Eckersley       7   3  3.06  14  14   5   0   1  100   94   37   34   11   28   53
Steve Renko            5   2  3.24  12  12   1   0   0   78   75   34   28    8   26   49
Bob Stanley            7   4  3.25  16  12   5   1   2   97  107   37   35    5   16   31
Chuck Rainey           4   4  4.65  12  10   3   1   1   60   56   32   31    4   31   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
Nolan Ryan             9   3  2.56  14  14   8   0   4   95   58   29   27    6   40  109
Mark Clear             7   2  2.76  24   0   0   6   0   59   41   19   18    3   35   57
Dyar Miller            1   0  3.31  14   1   0   0   0   35   44   14   13    2   13   16
Don Aase               6   5  3.72  14  14   5   0   0   94   93   44   39    7   38   53
Jim Barr               3   1  4.11  15   6   1   0   0   66   76   32   30    9   22   21
Dave Frost             4   3  4.59  13  10   2   1   1   69   67   40   35    6   33   29
Mike Barlow            1   1  4.83  12   0   0   0   0   32   39   19   17    4   11   18
Frank Tanana           5   4  4.85  12  12   1   0   1   59   63   36   32    7   19   33
Chris Knapp            3   2  5.68  10  10   2   0   0   52   58   41   33    6   21   23
Dave LaRoche           2   6  6.62  22   0   0   6   0   34   43   25   25    6   18   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
Ken Kravec             8   4  3.05  16  15   5   1   2  112   80   41   38    6   50   69
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   4  3.67  11  11   2   0   1   74   67   33   30    4   40   33
Randy Scarbery         1   3  4.11  17   1   0   2   0   35   35   18   16    3   12   17
Rich Wortham           7   5  4.55  13  13   2   0   0   83   77   47   42    5   44   54
Fred Howard            1   2  4.56   7   4   0   0   0   26   31   16   13    2   11   14
Steve Trout            1   2  4.65  12   1   0   3   0   31   38   19   16    3   13   13
Rich Hinton            1   2  5.80  11   2   0   1   0   36   47   24   23    4    7   24
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              6   6  2.19  32   0   0   5   0   53   41   14   13    3   22   47
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
Victor Cruz            0   3  3.82  23   0   0   5   0   35   32   16   15    5   19   24
Rick Wise              6   5  3.84  14  14   3   0   1   87   83   44   37   11   33   40
Dan Spillner           1   2  4.35  21   0   0   0   0   39   29   19   19    1   21   19
Eric Wilkins           2   3  4.76  12  11   0   0   0   59   69   37   31    3   35   49
Len Barker             0   0  4.89  11   1   0   0   0   35   37   20   19    1   13   16
Wayne Garland          3   7  5.90  12  12   2   0   0   69   90   51   45    8   27   25
Mike Paxton            4   2  6.23  15  12   2   0   0   65   85   47   45    5   22   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  1.42   8   0   0   1   0   13    7    2    2    1    3   12
Jack Billingham        6   3  2.84  16  10   2   2   0   79   74   29   25    5   26   29
John Hiller            3   5  3.24  25   0   0   7   0   42   35   16   15    6   30   28
Dave Rozema            3   3  3.48  12  12   3   0   1   78   78   42   30    9   18   23
Pat Underwood          2   0  3.62   4   3   1   0   0   27   24   12   11    3    7   18
Aurelio Lopez          1   1  3.82  15   0   0   0   0   33   40   14   14    4   15   22
Jack Morris            4   3  3.84   8   8   2   0   0   59   58   25   25    7   19   31
Bruce Taylor           1   2  4.82  10   0   0   0   0   19   16   13   10    1    7    8
Milt Wilcox            5   4  5.54  14  14   3   0   0   80   85   54   49    7   40   47
Steve Baker            1   3  5.63  12   5   0   1   0   40   44   25   25    5   24   31
Fernando Arroyo        1   1  6.10   5   0   0   0   0   10   13    7    7    2    4    7
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   4  2.93  10   8   4   0   0   68   45   27   22    6   36   25
Marty Pattin           3   0  3.42  12   4   1   3   0   50   47   21   19    3   12   17
Al Hrabosky            4   2  4.00  28   0   0   8   0   36   40   17   16    0   19   20
Dennis Leonard         4   4  4.07   9   9   4   0   1   66   76   35   30    7   16   31
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   5  5.00  15  15   2   0   1   95   99   61   53    9   43   48
Eduardo Rodriguez      4   1  5.48  19   1   1   1   0   46   52   28   28    6   20   14
Larry Gura             4   6  5.49  19  14   1   0   0  100  107   72   61   17   35   42
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             6   3  2.37  13  12   5   0   1   91   92   32   24    6   27   34
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          9   6  2.98  15  15  10   0   1  118  118   44   39   15   13   30
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
Pete Redfern           3   0  3.51  14   2   0   0   0   33   31   16   13    3   17   26
Jerry Koosman          7   6  4.06  14  14   3   0   0  106  109   52   48   10   37   62
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  7.25  13  12   0   0   0   58   78   50   47   11   27   21

 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              5   0  2.16   9   0   0   0   0   17   17    4    4    1    7    6
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  4.76  11  11   1   0   0   62   71   39   33    7   20   24
Ken Clay               1   2  5.13  18   0   0   0   0   40   50   24   23    6   10   16
Ray Burris             1   2  5.65   8   0   0   0   0   14   19    9    9    1    2    9
Catfish Hunter         0   5  5.91   8   8   1   0   0   46   52   32   30    9   15   14
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   2  1.81  11   5   1   0   0   50   46   14   10    2   20   27
Dave Hamilton          2   1  2.82  15   3   1   0   0   38   35   20   12    1   21   24
Dave Heaverlo          2   7  3.21  34   0   0   4   0   48   53   18   17    3   21   20
John Henry Johnson     2   8  4.36  14  13   1   0   0   85   89   45   41   13   36   50
Mike Norris            3   4  5.06  14  11   1   0   0   78   73   50   44    6   55   56
Bob Lacey              1   4  5.15  37   0   0   4   0   44   56   28   25    5   22   32
Craig Minetto          1   2  5.18  13   8   0   0   0   42   59   31   24    8   18   25
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  6.15  14  12   1   0   0   72   87   54   49   11   26   28
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  2.16   4   1   0   0   0   17   15    4    4    1    4    9
Mike Parrott           5   2  3.05  17   9   1   0   0   77   69   29   26    4   42   36
John Montague          4   1  3.58  23   0   0   1   0   73   63   30   29    5   30   38
Shane Rawley           4   6  4.17  31   1   0   7   0   54   51   28   25    2   25   32
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  4.74  14  14   3   0   0   87   96   51   46   12   24   18
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  5.82  17   5   0   4   0   39   39   25   25    6   20   18
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  1.80  29   0   0   9   0   60   48   17   12    1   22   58
Dave Rajsich           0   0  2.78  12   1   0   0   0   23   26    7    7    4    5    7
Steve Comer            6   5  3.48  15  15   1   0   0  101  102   46   39    4   38   38
Fergie Jenkins         7   4  3.71  16  16   6   0   1  114  117   52   47   17   26   76
Doyle Alexander        3   5  3.84  13  12   0   0   0   70   67   35   30    1   45   34
Sparky Lyle            3   6  3.95  30   0   0   7   0   43   33   19   19    6   14   15
Jon Matlack            4   3  3.99  10  10   2   0   0   65   70   33   29    6   11   23
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         7   3  2.42  13  11   8   0   2   97   80   30   26    7   23   39
Tom Buskey             3   1  2.61  12   0   0   0   0   21   17    6    6    2    4   14
Jerry Garvin           0   1  4.32   3   1   0   0   0    8    6    6    4    0    7    5
Jesse Jefferson        1   6  4.37  16   8   2   0   0   70   82   37   34   10   24   29
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  4.76  21   0   0   3   0   40   45   27   21    1   28   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
  N. Ryan (CAL)             9
  L. Sorensen (MIL)         9
  R. Waits (CLE)            9
  M. Flanagan (BAL)         8
  J. Kern (TEX)             8
  K. Kravec (CHI)           8
  M. Marshall (MIN)         8
  P. Splittorff (KC)        8

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
  D. Heaverlo (OAK)         7
  P. Huffman (TOR)          7
  O. Jones (SEA)            7
  M. Lemongello (TOR)       7

Complete Games:

  L. Sorensen (MIL)        10
  M. Caldwell (MIL)         9
  T. John (NY)              8
  D. Lemanczyk (TOR)        8
  D. Martinez (BAL)         8
  N. Ryan (CAL)             8
  R. Guidry (NY)            7
  F. Jenkins (TEX)          6
  B. Travers (MIL)          6
  D. Aase (CAL)             5

Saves:

  M. Marshall (MIN)        15
  J. Kern (TEX)             9
  A. Hrabosky (KC)          8
  J. Hiller (DET)           7
  S. Lyle (TEX)             7
  M. Proly (CHI)            7
  S. Rawley (SEA)           7
  B. Campbell (BOS)         6
  M. Clear (CAL)            6
  D. LaRoche (CAL)          6

Shutouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)             4
  M. Caldwell (MIL)         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
  L. Sorensen (MIL)     117.2
  F. Jenkins (TEX)      114.0
  T. John (NY)          113.0
  K. Kravec (CHI)       112.0
  M. Caldwell (MIL)     110.1
  J. Koosman (MIN)      106.1
  M. Flanagan (BAL)     105.0
  R. Waits (CLE)        101.1
  S. Comer (TEX)        101.0

Hits:

  L. Sorensen (MIL)       118
  F. Jenkins (TEX)        117
  D. Goltz (MIN)          112
  M. Caldwell (MIL)       109
  M. Keough (OAK)         109
  J. Koosman (MIN)        109
  M. Flanagan (BAL)       107
  L. Gura (KC)            107
  B. Stanley (BOS)        107
  P. Hartzell (MIN)       105

Runs:

  L. Gura (KC)             72
  R. Gale (KC)             61
  M. Keough (OAK)          61
  M. Lemongello (TOR)      58
  T. Underwood (TOR)       58
  D. Goltz (MIN)           55
  M. Torrez (BOS)          55
  O. Jones (SEA)           54
  R. Langford (OAK)        54
  M. Wilcox (DET)          54

Home Runs:

  L. Gura (KC)             17
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         17
  L. Sorensen (MIL)        15
  S. Stone (BAL)           15
  M. Haas (MIL)            14
  J. Johnson (OAK)         13
  G. Abbott (SEA)          12
  D. Eckersley (BOS)       11
  R. Erickson (MIN)        11
  P. Hartzell (MIN)        11

Walks:

  M. Torrez (BOS)          62
  M. Norris (OAK)          55
  T. Underwood (TOR)       55
  K. Kravec (CHI)          50
  D. Alexander (TEX)       45
  R. Wortham (CHI)         44
  R. Gale (KC)             43
  M. Parrott (SEA)         42
  R. Waits (CLE)           41
  R. Baumgarten (CHI)      40

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           109
  R. Guidry (NY)           80
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         76
  K. Kravec (CHI)          69
  J. Koosman (MIN)         62
  M. Flanagan (BAL)        59
  T. Underwood (TOR)       59
  J. Kern (TEX)            58
  M. Clear (CAL)           57
  M. Norris (OAK)          56


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