best era as a pitcher with a minimum of 40 innings pitched in may 1979

Steve Rogers had the best ERA when pitching at least 40 innings in May 1979, with an ERA of 0.79.

NAME ERA IP MONTH G W L W% GS SO CG SHO SV H ER R HR BB HBP GF IBB TBF WP K/9 BB/9 K/BB HR/9 K% BB% WHIP BABIP RA H/9
1 Steve Rogers
S. Rogers
0.79
45.2
May 1979
6
3
1
.750
6
23
4
3
0
36
4
8
2
8
0
0
1
179
1
4.53
1.58
2.88
0.39
12.8
4.5
0.96
.233
1.58
7.09
2 Rick Williams
R. Williams
1.00
45.0
May 1979
9
2
1
.667
5
14
2
2
0
38
5
5
1
8
0
1
0
178
0
2.80
1.60
1.75
0.20
7.9
4.5
1.02
.239
1.00
7.60
3 Bill Travers
B. Travers
1.27
42.2
May 1979
5
3
1
.750
5
23
4
2
0
32
6
8
2
9
1
0
0
163
0
4.85
1.90
2.56
0.42
14.1
5.5
0.96
.234
1.69
6.75
4 Joe Niekro
J. Niekro
1.70
58.1
May 1979
7
6
0
1.000
7
16
4
2
0
40
11
11
2
20
1
0
0
226
2
2.47
3.09
0.80
0.31
7.1
8.8
1.03
.203
1.70
6.17
5 Ken Kravec
K. Kravec
2.02
49.0
May 1979
7
5
1
.833
6
32
3
1
1
27
11
11
3
23
5
1
0
194
1
5.88
4.22
1.39
0.55
16.5
11.9
1.02
.183
2.02
4.96
6 Bob Forsch
B. Forsch
2.03
40.0
May 1979
5
2
2
.500
5
16
2
0
0
28
9
12
2
11
0
0
0
157
1
3.60
2.47
1.45
0.45
10.2
7.0
0.98
.203
2.70
6.30
7 Lary Sorensen
L. Sorensen
2.11
47.0
May 1979
6
3
3
.500
6
15
5
1
0
36
11
12
3
5
1
0
0
175
0
2.87
0.96
3.00
0.57
8.6
2.9
0.87
.219
2.30
6.89
8 Michael LaCoss
M. LaCoss
2.12
51.0
May 1979
7
4
0
1.000
6
20
1
1
0
39
12
14
4
18
0
0
1
201
0
3.53
3.18
1.11
0.71
10.0
9.0
1.12
.220
2.47
6.88
9 Philip Nastu
P. Nastu
2.20
41.0
May 1979
6
2
2
.500
6
13
1
0
0
39
10
12
2
13
0
0
1
169
1
2.85
2.85
1.00
0.44
7.7
7.7
1.27
.262
2.63
8.56
10 Ed Halicki
E. Halicki
2.20
45.0
May 1979
6
4
1
.800
6
23
3
1
0
35
11
12
1
16
0
0
2
184
0
4.60
3.20
1.44
0.20
12.5
8.7
1.13
.236
2.40
7.00
11 Tommy John
T. John
2.31
50.2
May 1979
7
5
1
.833
6
21
4
1
0
42
13
16
2
6
0
1
0
189
1
3.73
1.07
3.50
0.36
11.1
3.2
0.95
.250
2.84
7.46
12 Steve Carlton
S. Carlton
2.33
46.1
May 1979
6
4
2
.667
6
34
3
1
0
35
12
14
3
9
1
0
1
180
2
6.60
1.75
3.78
0.58
18.9
5.0
0.95
.241
2.72
6.80
13 Dennis Martinez
D. Martinez
2.40
60.0
May 1979
7
6
0
1.000
7
22
5
1
0
43
16
16
2
8
0
0
0
228
1
3.30
1.20
2.75
0.30
9.6
3.5
0.85
.209
2.40
6.45
14 Gaylord Perry
G. Perry
2.42
52.0
May 1979
7
2
3
.400
7
41
2
0
0
49
14
20
3
11
1
0
3
211
1
7.10
1.90
3.73
0.52
19.4
5.2
1.15
.297
3.46
8.48
15 Jim Slaton
J. Slaton
2.63
48.0
May 1979
6
2
2
.500
6
19
2
0
0
48
14
17
4
15
0
0
1
202
3
3.56
2.81
1.27
0.75
9.4
7.4
1.31
.268
3.19
9.00
16 Rick Waits
R. Waits
2.66
44.0
May 1979
6
5
0
1.000
6
19
2
1
0
38
13
16
4
22
2
0
0
188
1
3.89
4.50
0.86
0.82
10.1
11.7
1.36
.241
3.27
7.77
17 Bob Knepper
B. Knepper
2.70
50.0
May 1979
7
4
0
1.000
7
20
2
1
0
41
15
16
5
17
0
0
1
203
0
3.60
3.06
1.18
0.90
9.9
8.4
1.16
.224
2.88
7.38
18 John Candelaria
J. Candelaria
2.91
43.1
May 1979
6
4
2
.667
6
26
2
0
0
46
14
16
6
6
1
0
0
179
0
5.40
1.25
4.33
1.25
14.5
3.4
1.20
.286
3.32
9.55
19 Silvio Martinez
S. Martinez
2.93
46.0
May 1979
6
3
0
1.000
6
24
0
0
0
44
15
15
1
13
0
0
0
182
0
4.70
2.54
1.85
0.20
13.2
7.1
1.24
.299
2.93
8.61
20 Pete Vuckovich
P. Vuckovich
3.07
41.0
May 1979
6
2
3
.400
5
21
1
0
0
42
14
17
2
4
0
0
1
164
0
4.61
0.88
5.25
0.44
12.8
2.4
1.12
.292
3.73
9.22
21 Jerry Koosman
J. Koosman
3.18
45.1
May 1979
6
3
2
.600
6
28
1
0
0
45
16
19
3
15
2
0
0
190
0
5.56
2.98
1.87
0.60
14.7
7.9
1.32
.296
3.77
8.93
22 Jon Matlack
J. Matlack
3.33
48.2
May 1979
7
3
2
.600
7
17
2
0
0
48
18
21
2
8
0
0
0
196
0
3.14
1.48
2.13
0.37
8.7
4.1
1.15
.272
3.88
8.88
23 Ross Baumgarten
R. Baumgarten
3.35
40.1
May 1979
6
3
2
.600
6
22
1
0
0
35
15
17
2
25
0
0
0
179
3
4.91
5.58
0.88
0.45
12.3
14.0
1.49
.254
3.79
7.81
24 Dennis Eckersley
D. Eckersley
3.48
44.0
May 1979
6
2
2
.500
6
30
2
0
0
48
17
19
6
12
1
0
0
189
0
6.14
2.45
2.50
1.23
15.9
6.3
1.36
.300
3.89
9.82
25 Paul Splittorff
P. Splittorff
3.51
41.0
May 1979
6
4
2
.667
6
14
1
0
0
46
16
17
4
10
1
0
0
173
1
3.07
2.20
1.40
0.88
8.1
5.8
1.37
.292
3.73
10.10
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R

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SO

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Mets Mets
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.629
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Nationals Nationals
29
32
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27
33
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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
6/5
CHC CHC
@
WSH WSH
6:45 PM
Fri
6/6
TEX TEX
@
WSH WSH
6:45 PM
Sat
6/7
TEX TEX
@
WSH WSH
4:05 PM
Sun
6/8
TEX TEX
@
WSH WSH
1:35 PM
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6/10
WSH WSH
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NYM NYM
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AL East W L PCT GB
Yankees Yankees
37
23
.617
Rays Rays
32
29
.525
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AL Central W L PCT GB
Tigers Tigers
41
22
.651
Twins Twins
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Astros Astros
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28
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Mariners Mariners
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Mets Mets
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23
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Phillies Phillies
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24
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Cardinals Cardinals
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27
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Dodgers Dodgers
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25
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Padres Padres
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DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Mon
5/19
CIN CIN
@
PIT PIT
0-1
Mon
5/19
HOU HOU
@
TBR TBR
2-3
Mon
5/19
SEA SEA
@
CWS CWS
0-1
Mon
5/19
BAL BAL
@
MIL MIL
2-5
Mon
5/19
DET DET
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STL STL
5-4

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
6/5
AZ AZ
@
ATL ATL
12:15 PM
Thu
6/5
KCR KCR
@
STL STL
1:45 PM
Thu
6/5
DET DET
@
CWS CWS
2:10 PM
Thu
6/5
PHI PHI
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TOR TOR
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Thu
6/5
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ATH ATH
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