Sunday May 6, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, May 6, 1979

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Milwaukee       17  11  3.06   28  17   3   244   248  106   83   27   65   99
Baltimore       18   9  3.38   27   7   4   239   194  101   90   24  100  106
Boston          16   9  3.40   25   6   8   228   193   89   86   19   97  117
Texas           14  11  3.64   25   2   7   220   219  103   89   15   95  103
California      16  11  3.92   27   7   4   241   229  118  105   21  104  170
New York        13  13  3.92   26   9   6   232   226  109  101   18   82   98
Minnesota       18   8  4.17   26   4   9   233   260  122  108   21   88  105
Kansas City     14  12  4.25   26   5   7   225   241  134  106   18   88   97
Chicago         12  13  4.25   25   3   7   220   191  123  104   16  105  102
Oakland         10  17  4.85   27   1   6   243   284  148  131   28  131  127
Seattle          9  19  4.87   28   2   4   250   283  158  135   34  100  144
Detroit          9  12  4.92   21   2   4   181   195  108   99   21   75   80
Cleveland        8  17  4.94   25   3   4   222   246  134  122   24   93  114
Toronto          8  20  5.27   28   7   3   242   268  164  142   19  121  108

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mike Marshall (MIN)    5   1  0.85  16   0   0   9   0   32   21    3    3    1   14   16
Jim Slaton (MIL)       3   1  1.67   6   5   3   0   1   38   36   11    7    2   12   16
Tommy John (NY)        6   0  1.74   7   6   3   0   1   52   46   11   10    0   10   13
Mike Caldwell (MIL)    4   2  2.04   6   6   6   0   2   53   49   14   12    2    9   24
Ron Guidry (NY)        3   2  2.40   8   6   3   1   0   49   33   13   13    2   18   36
Ross Baumgarten (CHI)  2   0  2.57   4   4   1   0   1   28   25    9    8    1   10    8
Nolan Ryan (CAL)       4   1  2.61   6   6   3   0   2   38   21   11   11    2   26   42
Steve Renko (BOS)      2   1  2.64   4   4   1   0   0   31   20    9    9    5   11   20
Jim Palmer (BAL)       4   1  2.70   7   7   3   0   0   50   43   19   15    2   13   16
Dennis Martinez (BAL)  3   2  2.73   7   7   3   0   1   53   43   18   16    6   17   17

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tim Stoddard           1   1  1.29   9   0   0   0   0   21   12    4    3    1    6   18
Jim Palmer             4   1  2.70   7   7   3   0   0   50   43   19   15    2   13   16
Dennis Martinez        3   2  2.73   7   7   3   0   1   53   43   18   16    6   17   17
Tippy Martinez         1   0  3.12   4   0   0   0   0    9    5    3    3    0    4    9
Sammy Stewart          1   1  4.02   5   1   0   1   0   16   11    7    7    2   12    8
Mike Flanagan          4   2  4.05   6   6   1   0   0   40   38   19   18    4   14   18
Steve Stone            2   1  4.13   4   4   0   0   0   24   18   14   11    6   17   14
Don Stanhouse          2   0  4.30   9   0   0   3   0   15    9    7    7    1   14    3
Scott McGregor         0   1  7.11   3   2   0   0   0   13   15   10   10    2    3    3

 Boston                W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Burgmeier          1   0  1.17   7   0   0   1   0    8    9    1    1    1    3    5
Dick Drago             3   1  1.93  12   0   0   3   0   23   14    5    5    1    8   21
Jim Wright             1   0  2.35   3   1   0   0   0    8    3    2    2    0    1    4
Steve Renko            2   1  2.64   4   4   1   0   0   31   20    9    9    5   11   20
Andy Hassler           1   1  3.18   4   0   0   0   0   11   12    6    4    0    5    5
Dennis Eckersley       3   1  3.41   6   6   1   0   0   37   34   14   14    3   17   15
Chuck Rainey           1   1  3.57   4   2   0   1   0   18   11    7    7    2    7   10
Bob Stanley            2   2  4.03   7   6   2   1   1   45   52   20   20    2    8   12
Mike Torrez            2   1  4.46   6   6   2   0   1   40   30   21   20    4   31   21
Bill Campbell          0   1  4.91   7   0   0   2   0    7    8    4    4    1    6    4

 California            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mark Clear             2   0  1.90   9   0   0   1   0   24   15    6    5    0   14   23
Nolan Ryan             4   1  2.61   6   6   3   0   2   38   21   11   11    2   26   42
Dyar Miller            1   0  2.86   9   0   0   0   0   22   24    8    7    2    7   12
Dave Frost             2   0  3.10   4   2   1   1   1   20   18    7    7    0    9   10
Frank Tanana           2   3  3.86   7   7   0   0   0   33   33   18   14    5    9   18
Jim Barr               0   0  4.50   7   1   0   0   0   24   27   13   12    3    8   13
Chris Knapp            1   0  5.04   5   5   1   0   0   25   27   18   14    1   13   12
Don Aase               2   3  5.15   6   6   2   0   0   37   38   22   21    4   12   25
Dave LaRoche           2   3  6.17   8   0   0   2   0   12   16    8    8    1    6    9
Mike Barlow            0   1  7.71   2   0   0   0   0    7   10    7    6    3    0    6

 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   0  2.00   4   0   0   0   0    9   11    2    2    0    4    4
Ross Baumgarten        2   0  2.57   4   4   1   0   1   28   25    9    8    1   10    8
Francisco Barrios      3   1  3.58   4   4   0   0   0   28   22   16   11    5   10    6
Rich Wortham           4   2  3.83   6   6   1   0   0   42   34   21   18    2   17   28
Mike Proly             1   3  3.90  12   2   0   6   0   30   22   13   13    1   15   17
Ken Kravec             1   3  4.10   7   7   1   0   1   48   35   25   22    3   20   26
Dewey Robinson         0   1  6.17   7   0   0   0   0   12    9    8    8    1    7    4
Lerrin LaGrow          0   3 10.80  10   2   0   1   0   15   26   21   18    2   13    7
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              1   2  1.27  13   0   0   3   0   21   13    4    3    0    5   20
Dan Spillner           0   1  1.56   9   0   0   0   0   17    9    3    3    0    9    7
Rick Wise              3   3  3.92   6   6   1   0   0   41   39   21   18    7   12   21
Victor Cruz            0   2  4.02   8   0   0   1   0   16   18    8    7    4    7    7
Rick Waits             2   3  4.73   6   6   1   0   1   40   45   22   21    4   16   17
Eric Wilkins           0   2  5.64   4   4   0   0   0   22   28   17   14    2   12   23
Mike Paxton            2   1  6.00   6   6   1   0   0   30   38   21   20    4    8   11
Don Hood               0   0  7.04   6   0   0   0   0    8    6    6    6    1    9    2
Paul Reuschel          0   0  7.71   2   0   0   0   0    5    9    4    4    0    3    0
Len Barker             0   0 10.03   5   0   0   0   0   12   20   14   13    1    7    2
Wayne Garland          0   3 11.32   3   3   0   0   0   10   21   14   13    1    5    4

 Detroit               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Aurelio Lopez          0   1  2.63   5   0   0   0   0   14   15    4    4    2    5    5
Jack Billingham        2   3  3.94   7   4   0   1   0   30   32   16   13    3   10    9
Sheldon Burnside       1   1  4.15   8   0   0   0   0   17   18    8    8    2    7   12
Mark Fidrych           0   0  4.50   1   1   0   0   0    4    4    2    2    0    2    1
John Hiller            1   1  4.50  10   0   0   2   0   18   17    9    9    4   11   11
Dave Rozema            1   2  4.60   5   5   1   0   0   29   30   18   15    2    6    5
Steve Baker            1   2  4.63   6   3   0   1   0   23   24   12   12    1   12   17
Milt Wilcox            2   1  5.60   5   5   1   0   0   27   30   18   17    2   13   11
Kip Young              1   0  7.90   3   3   0   0   0   14   19   12   12    5    5    6
Bruce Taylor           0   1 13.50   4   0   0   0   0    5    6    9    7    0    4    3

 Kansas City           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Steve Busby            0   1  1.53   3   1   0   0   0   18   12    8    3    2   10    6
Al Hrabosky            3   1  2.57  11   0   0   4   0   14   13    4    4    0    6   10
Dennis Leonard         3   3  3.06   6   6   3   0   1   47   49   20   16    4   11   22
Marty Pattin           0   0  3.38   3   0   0   1   0    8   11    4    3    0    2    3
Paul Splittorff        4   2  3.55   6   6   2   0   0   38   35   20   15    2   16   10
Steve Mingori          0   0  4.35   6   0   0   1   0   10   11    8    5    1    6    5
Larry Gura             1   3  5.52   7   7   0   0   0   44   50   33   27    5   18   14
Eduardo Rodriguez      2   0  6.00   8   0   0   1   0    9   11    6    6    0    3    4
Rich Gale              1   2  6.09   6   6   0   0   0   34   42   27   23    4   11   22
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  1.50   6   0   0   1   0    6    6    2    1    0    3    1
Jim Slaton             3   1  1.67   6   5   3   0   1   38   36   11    7    2   12   16
Mike Caldwell          4   2  2.04   6   6   6   0   2   53   49   14   12    2    9   24
Lary Sorensen          4   3  2.80   7   7   5   0   1   55   56   18   17    6    5   11
Bob McClure            3   0  3.52   7   0   0   1   0    8    5    3    3    0    5    6
Moose Haas             1   1  4.18   4   4   1   0   0   24   26   15   11    5    8   16
Jerry Augustine        0   0  4.35   6   1   0   0   0   10   17    7    5    2    1    3
Bill Travers           1   2  4.50   5   5   2   0   0   32   32   20   16    8   14   16
Bob Galasso            0   0  4.70   5   0   0   0   0    8    8    8    4    1    4    0
Reggie Cleveland       1   2  5.40   8   0   0   1   0   12   13    8    7    1    4    6

 Minnesota             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mike Marshall          5   1  0.85  16   0   0   9   0   32   21    3    3    1   14   16
Pete Redfern           1   0  1.65   6   1   0   0   0   16   11    6    3    0   10   15
Mike Bacsik            0   0  2.25   2   0   0   0   0    4    2    3    1    0    3    1
Geoff Zahn             3   0  2.61   3   3   1   0   0   21   22    6    6    1    2    9
Jerry Koosman          5   0  4.23   6   6   1   0   0   45   55   23   21    6   13   33
Ken Brett              0   0  4.50   2   0   0   0   0    6    6    3    3    1    3    1
Dave Goltz             3   3  4.83   6   6   1   0   0   41   51   24   22    2   13    9
Paul Hartzell          1   1  5.34   5   5   1   0   0   32   42   19   19    5    9    7
Gary Serum             0   0  6.92   6   0   0   0   0   13   18   10   10    2    3    5
Jeff Holly             0   0  7.11   6   0   0   0   0    6   10    7    5    0    3    5
Roger Erickson         0   3  7.79   5   5   0   0   0   17   22   18   15    3   15    4

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ron Davis              0   0  Inf    1   0   0   0   0    0    1    0    0    0    1    0
Tommy John             6   0  1.74   7   6   3   0   1   52   46   11   10    0   10   13
Ron Guidry             3   2  2.40   8   6   3   1   0   49   33   13   13    2   18   36
Ken Clay               0   0  4.11   6   0   0   0   0   15   17    8    7    2    3    4
Rich Gossage           1   1  4.32   6   0   0   3   0    8    9    4    4    0    7    4
Ed Figueroa            2   3  4.38   7   7   2   0   0   49   47   25   24    3   19   20
Paul Mirabella         0   2  4.97   8   0   0   0   0   13   11    8    7    0    6    3
Catfish Hunter         0   2  6.35   4   4   1   0   0   23   26   17   16    4    9    6
Dick Tidrow            1   1  6.57   9   0   0   2   0   12   18    9    9    3    3    7
Luis Tiant             0   1  8.38   3   3   0   0   0   10   15   12    9    4    5    5
Jim Beattie            0   1 18.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    3    2    2    0    1    0

 Oakland               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dave Hamilton          0   0  0.00   4   0   0   0   0    7    2    0    0    0    4    8
Dave Heaverlo          2   2  1.75  15   0   0   2   0   26   22    6    5    1   14   11
Steve McCatty          1   0  3.00   1   0   0   0   0    3    3    1    1    1    4    2
Craig Minetto          1   0  3.98   5   3   0   0   0   20   28   10    9    2    4    9
Bob Lacey              1   1  4.29  16   0   0   3   0   21   29   11   10    2    7   19
Mike Norris            2   1  4.31   6   6   0   0   0   40   38   22   19    3   32   15
John Henry Johnson     0   4  5.15   6   6   0   0   0   37   42   24   21    5   22   24
Matt Keough            0   4  5.60   6   6   1   0   0   35   50   29   22    6   15   23
Alan Wirth             1   0  6.00   5   1   0   0   0   12   14    8    8    2    8    7
Rick Langford          0   4  6.59   5   5   0   0   0   27   34   20   20    4   10    5
Jim Todd               2   1  9.82  12   0   0   1   0   15   22   17   16    2   11    4

 Seattle               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mike Parrott           1   0  2.31   8   1   0   0   0   23   23    7    6    1   17    6
John Montague          3   0  3.44  14   0   0   1   0   37   30   15   14    3   11   23
Glenn Abbott           1   3  4.15   6   6   1   0   0   35   34   20   16    6   12   10
Paul Mitchell          0   3  4.71   5   4   0   0   0   21   30   19   11    3    8   15
Rafael Vasquez         1   0  5.27   7   0   0   0   0   14   21    8    8    4    5    9
Byron McLaughlin       1   1  5.29   3   3   0   0   0   17   13   10   10    3    9   10
Floyd Bannister        1   3  5.40   5   5   0   0   0   32   43   21   19    5    8   25
Odell Jones            0   2  5.67   6   6   1   0   0   33   47   26   21    5   13   23
Shane Rawley           1   3  6.75  12   1   0   3   0   19   21   15   14    0   11   15
Rick Honeycutt         0   4  7.32   6   2   0   0   0   20   21   17   16    4    6    8

 Texas                 W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Kern               3   0  1.82  10   0   0   3   0   25   26   10    5    0   10   21
Ed Farmer              1   0  2.61   5   0   0   0   0   10   10    5    3    0    5    8
Steve Comer            2   3  2.97   6   6   0   0   0   39   33   15   13    0   17   14
Dave Rajsich           0   0  3.00   5   0   0   0   0    9   11    3    3    1    2    2
Fergie Jenkins         4   0  3.59   7   7   2   0   1   48   52   20   19    7   13   34
Doyle Alexander        1   1  3.66   6   6   0   0   0   32   27   17   13    1   26   11
Sparky Lyle            2   2  3.66  14   0   0   4   0   20   11    8    8    2    6    4
Dock Ellis             1   2  5.00   4   4   0   0   0   18   25   10   10    1    7    2
Doc Medich             0   1  5.40   4   0   0   0   0   12   12    7    7    2    5    6
Jon Matlack            0   2  9.39   2   2   0   0   0    8   12    8    8    1    4    1

 Toronto               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dave Lemanczyk         2   1  2.97   6   4   3   0   1   36   27   13   12    4    9   15
Jesse Jefferson        0   2  4.32   7   1   0   0   0   17   23    8    8    2    3    6
Jim Clancy             2   4  4.42   6   6   2   0   0   39   37   24   19    3   15   20
Dave Freisleben        1   0  4.61   9   0   0   3   0   14   12    8    7    0   10    9
Mike Willis            0   1  5.52   7   0   0   0   0   15   15   10    9    0    8    4
Tom Murphy             1   2  6.00   8   0   0   0   0   15   22   10   10    0    6    4
Tom Underwood          0   4  6.19   6   6   1   0   0   32   36   32   22    2   26   21
Balor Moore            0   0  6.39   8   0   0   0   0   13   16    9    9    0   14    4
Mark Lemongello        0   4  6.53   6   6   1   0   0   41   50   30   30    6   20   16
Phil Huffman           2   2  6.75   5   5   0   0   0   21   30   20   16    2   10    9

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League Leaders

Wins:

  T. John (NY)              6
  J. Koosman (MIN)          5
  M. Marshall (MIN)         5
  M. Caldwell (MIL)         4
  M. Flanagan (BAL)         4
  F. Jenkins (TEX)          4
  J. Palmer (BAL)           4
  N. Ryan (CAL)             4
  L. Sorensen (MIL)         4
  P. Splittorff (KC)        4

Losses:

  J. Clancy (TOR)           4
  R. Honeycutt (SEA)        4
  J. Johnson (OAK)          4
  M. Keough (OAK)           4
  R. Langford (OAK)         4
  M. Lemongello (TOR)       4
  T. Underwood (TOR)        4
  D. Aase (CAL)             3
  G. Abbott (SEA)           3
  F. Bannister (SEA)        3

Complete Games:

  M. Caldwell (MIL)         6
  L. Sorensen (MIL)         5
  R. Guidry (NY)            3
  T. John (NY)              3
  D. Lemanczyk (TOR)        3
  D. Leonard (KC)           3
  D. Martinez (BAL)         3
  J. Palmer (BAL)           3
  N. Ryan (CAL)             3
  J. Slaton (MIL)           3

Saves:

  M. Marshall (MIN)         9
  M. Proly (CHI)            6
  A. Hrabosky (KC)          4
  S. Lyle (TEX)             4
  D. Drago (BOS)            3
  D. Freisleben (TOR)       3
  R. Gossage (NY)           3
  J. Kern (TEX)             3
  B. Lacey (OAK)            3
  S. Monge (CLE)            3

Shutouts:

  M. Caldwell (MIL)         2
  N. Ryan (CAL)             2
  R. Baumgarten (CHI)       1
  D. Frost (CAL)            1
  F. Jenkins (TEX)          1
  T. John (NY)              1
  K. Kravec (CHI)           1
  D. Lemanczyk (TOR)        1
  D. Leonard (KC)           1
  D. Martinez (BAL)         1

Innings Pitched:

  L. Sorensen (MIL)      54.2
  M. Caldwell (MIL)      53.0
  D. Martinez (BAL)      52.2
  T. John (NY)           51.2
  J. Palmer (BAL)        50.0
  E. Figueroa (NY)       49.1
  R. Guidry (NY)         48.2
  K. Kravec (CHI)        48.1
  F. Jenkins (TEX)       47.2
  D. Leonard (KC)        47.0

Hits:

  L. Sorensen (MIL)        56
  J. Koosman (MIN)         55
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         52
  B. Stanley (BOS)         52
  D. Goltz (MIN)           51
  L. Gura (KC)             50
  M. Keough (OAK)          50
  M. Lemongello (TOR)      50
  M. Caldwell (MIL)        49
  D. Leonard (KC)          49

Runs:

  L. Gura (KC)             33
  T. Underwood (TOR)       32
  M. Lemongello (TOR)      30
  M. Keough (OAK)          29
  R. Gale (KC)             27
  O. Jones (SEA)           26
  E. Figueroa (NY)         25
  K. Kravec (CHI)          25
  J. Clancy (TOR)          24
  D. Goltz (MIN)           24

Home Runs:

  B. Travers (MIL)          8
  F. Jenkins (TEX)          7
  R. Wise (CLE)             7
  G. Abbott (SEA)           6
  M. Keough (OAK)           6
  J. Koosman (MIN)          6
  M. Lemongello (TOR)       6
  D. Martinez (BAL)         6
  L. Sorensen (MIL)         6
  S. Stone (BAL)            6

Walks:

  M. Norris (OAK)          32
  M. Torrez (BOS)          31
  D. Alexander (TEX)       26
  N. Ryan (CAL)            26
  T. Underwood (TOR)       26
  J. Johnson (OAK)         22
  K. Kravec (CHI)          20
  M. Lemongello (TOR)      20
  E. Figueroa (NY)         19
  R. Guidry (NY)           18

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            42
  R. Guidry (NY)           36
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         34
  J. Koosman (MIN)         33
  R. Wortham (CHI)         28
  K. Kravec (CHI)          26
  D. Aase (CAL)            25
  F. Bannister (SEA)       25
  M. Caldwell (MIL)        24
  J. Johnson (OAK)         24

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