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Jim Kern

Game Log for 1979
Previous Season Next Season Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record TEX Apr 10 W, 5-0 vs Indians Finish 4.1 4 18 0 0 0 1 0 6 0.00 W (1-0) TEX Apr 13 W, 5-4 vs Tigers Middle 3.1 2 12 2 1 0 0 0 0 1.17 W (2-0) TEX Apr 15 L, 6-11 vs Tigers Middle 0.0 4 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 2.35 TEX Apr 17 W, 6-2 at Indians Finish 1 3.2 3 18 1 1 0 5 0 6 2.38 TEX Apr 23 W, 5-0 vs Blue Jays Finish 2 1.2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.08 TEX Apr 25 W, 4-3 vs Blue Jays Middle 1.0 3 8 1 1 0 2 0 1 2.57 TEX Apr 29 W, 10-0 at White Sox Finish 3 2.1 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.20 TEX Apr 30 W, 8-7 at Royals Middle 3.1 4 13 0 0 0 1 0 2 1.83 W (3-0) Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record TEX May 04 (1) L, 5-7 vs White Sox Middle 1.1 3 7 1 1 0 0 0 1 2.14 TEX May 06 L, 0-3 vs White Sox Finish 3.2 3 14 1 0 0 1 0 2 1.82 TEX May 08 W, 8-7 vs Royals Finish 4.2 1 15 0 0 0 0 0 6 1.53 W (4-0) TEX May 12 W, 3-1 at Blue Jays Middle 0.0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.53 TEX May 13 (2) W, 7-5 at Blue Jays Middle 1.1 2 7 1 1 0 1 0 2 1.76 TEX May 14 W, 7-5 at Twins Finish 3.0 0 9 0 0 0 1 0 4 1.60 W (5-0) TEX May 15 W, 9-8 at Twins Finish 4 0.2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.57 TEX May 16 W, 8-4 at Twins Finish 5 3.0 2 12 0 0 0 1 0 4 1.45 TEX May 20 W, 6-4 at Mariners Finish 6 3.1 1 12 0 0 0 0 0 3 1.33 TEX May 21 L, 6-7 vs Twins Finish 0.2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.31 TEX May 22 W, 4-3 vs Twins Finish 1.1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 1.27 W (6-0) TEX May 25 (2) L, 3-5 vs Mariners Middle 1.0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 1.24 TEX May 27 W, 7-3 vs Mariners Finish 7 1.2 1 7 0 0 0 1 0 3 1.19 TEX May 30 W, 3-2 vs Red Sox Finish 4.0 3 18 0 0 0 2 1 1 1.09 W (7-0) Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record TEX Jun 01 W, 4-2 vs Orioles Finish 8 1.2 1 6 1 1 1 0 0 2 1.24 TEX Jun 03 W, 4-2 vs Orioles Finish 9 2.0 3 9 1 1 0 0 0 2 1.36 TEX Jun 06 L, 3-4 at Brewers Finish 1.2 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 1.32 TEX Jun 10 L, 4-5 at Orioles Finish 0.2 1 6 2 2 0 1 2 0 1.63 L (7-1) TEX Jun 12 W, 7-6 vs Brewers Finish 2.2 4 12 2 2 0 0 0 2 1.86 W (8-1) TEX Jun 15 W, 9-5 vs Yankees Finish 1.1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 1.82 TEX Jun 16 L, 2-3 vs Yankees Finish 0.2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.80 TEX Jun 19 W, 2-1 at Angels Finish 10 4.0 1 16 0 0 0 3 0 2 1.69 TEX Jun 21 W, 3-2 at Angels Middle 0.2 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 1.67 TEX Jun 23 W, 8-5 at A's Finish 2.1 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 4 1.61 W (9-1) TEX Jun 24 (1) W, 5-1 at A's Finish 2.0 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.57 TEX Jun 24 (2) W, 7-2 at A's Finish 11 1.2 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.53 TEX Jun 26 W, 2-1 vs Angels Finish 12 0.1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.52 TEX Jun 27 W, 4-2 vs Angels Finish 13 0.2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.51 TEX Jun 30 W, 4-3 vs A's Finish 2.2 2 12 0 0 0 2 0 4 1.45 W (10-1) Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record TEX Jul 04 W, 9-5 vs Orioles Finish 14 4.0 2 17 0 0 0 3 0 9 1.38 TEX Jul 07 W, 2-0 vs Blue Jays Finish 15 2.1 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.34 TEX Jul 10 L, 3-6 at White Sox Middle 1.2 2 12 3 2 0 3 0 0 1.53 L (10-2) TEX Jul 14 W, 7-3 at Royals Finish 16 3.0 2 11 0 0 0 0 0 4 1.48 TEX Jul 19 (2) L, 4-5 vs White Sox Middle 0.2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.47 TEX Jul 21 W, 4-1 vs Royals Finish 17 3.0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 3 1.42 TEX Jul 22 L, 6-7 vs Royals Finish 0.2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.41 TEX Jul 26 L, 4-8 at Blue Jays Finish 1.0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.39 TEX Jul 30 L, 4-6 vs Tigers Middle 1.1 3 8 1 0 0 2 0 0 1.37 Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record TEX Aug 01 W, 4-3 vs Tigers Finish 18 2.1 0 7 0 0 0 1 0 5 1.34 TEX Aug 04 L, 8-12 at Indians Middle 1.1 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 1 1.32 TEX Aug 07 (1) L, 1-3 at Tigers Finish 0.2 1 4 2 2 1 1 0 0 1.49 L (10-3) TEX Aug 08 (1) W, 16-9 at Tigers Finish 1.0 1 8 3 0 0 3 0 3 1.48 TEX Aug 09 L, 2-3 at Tigers Finish 4.0 0 13 0 0 0 0 1 5 1.42 TEX Aug 11 W, 5-2 vs Indians Finish 19 2.2 0 9 0 0 0 1 0 2 1.38 TEX Aug 14 L, 5-6 at Yankees Middle 0.1 2 5 1 1 1 2 0 1 1.47 L (10-4) TEX Aug 17 L, 1-5 at Brewers Finish 2.0 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.44 TEX Aug 18 W, 7-3 at Brewers Finish 20 3.0 3 12 0 0 0 0 0 3 1.40 TEX Aug 21 W, 2-1 at Orioles Finish 21 1.1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 1.38 TEX Aug 24 L, 6-9 vs Brewers Finish 1.2 3 9 2 2 1 2 0 0 1.52 TEX Aug 28 W, 10-2 vs Yankees Finish 3.2 1 12 0 0 0 0 0 2 1.47 W (11-4) Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record TEX Sep 01 W, 5-4 at Red Sox Finish 22 1.0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.46 TEX Sep 02 W, 7-6 at Red Sox Finish 3.0 2 11 1 1 0 0 0 1 1.50 W (12-4) TEX Sep 03 W, 4-1 at Mariners Finish 23 3.1 2 16 0 0 0 4 0 3 1.46 TEX Sep 07 W, 5-4 at Twins Finish 24 1.0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.45 TEX Sep 08 W, 6-2 at Twins Finish 25 2.2 0 9 0 0 0 1 0 2 1.42 TEX Sep 09 W, 6-5 at Twins Finish 26 1.0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.41 TEX Sep 12 W, 13-3 vs Mariners Finish 1.0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.40 TEX Sep 13 L, 4-7 vs Twins Finish 3.1 4 19 3 3 1 4 1 1 1.56 L (12-5) TEX Sep 17 W, 6-3 at A's Finish 27 3.0 3 14 1 1 0 2 0 3 1.60 TEX Sep 19 W, 9-4 at A's Finish 2.2 3 11 1 1 0 0 0 1 1.63 TEX Sep 21 W, 3-1 at Angels Finish 28 2.1 3 11 0 0 0 1 0 5 1.60 TEX Sep 25 W, 5-3 vs A's Finish 2.1 3 9 0 0 0 0 0 2 1.58 W (13-5) TEX Sep 29 W, 6-3 vs Angels Finish 29 0.1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.57

Pitcher data: Role: Start, finish or appear in middle relief; CG: Complete game; SHO: Shutout; Sv: Save; IP: Innings pitched; H: Hits allowed; BF: Batters faced; R: Runs allowed; ER: Earned runs; HR: Home runs allowed; UW: Unintentional walks; IW: Intentional walks; SO: Strikeouts; ERA: Earned run average

                                                                                                        Team
Role             W   L    ERA    G  GS  CG  GF  SV  SHO   IP     H    BF    R   ER  HR   UW  IW   SO   Record
Middle relief    2   2   4.15   14   0   0   0   0   0   17.1   27    93   14    8   1   13   1   13    6-8 
As closer       11   3   1.22   57   0   0  57  29   0  125.2   72   485   21   17   4   43   5  123   45-12

L/R              G   AB    R    H   TB  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   UW  IW  HP   SO  DP    BA   SLG   OBP   OPS
vs LHB              245   32   58   82  10   1   4   28   1   2   31   2   0   58   3  .237  .335  .326  .661
vs RHB              254   26   41   48   4   0   1   23   5   3   25   4   2   78   8  .161  .189  .251  .440

                                                                                                        Team
Site             W   L    ERA    G  GS  CG  GF  SV  SHO   IP     H    BF    R   ER  HR   UW  IW   SO   Record
Home             9   1   1.67   35   0   0  28  12   0   70.0   55   281   19   13   3   23   2   67   24-11
Road             4   4   1.48   36   0   0  29  17   0   73.0   44   297   16   12   2   33   4   69   27-9 

                                                                                                        Team
Time of Day      W   L    ERA    G  GS  CG  GF  SV  SHO   IP     H    BF    R   ER  HR   UW  IW   SO   Record
Day              2   1   2.60   16   0   0  11   6   0   27.2   22   116   11    8   0    9   2   22   12-4 
Night           11   4   1.33   55   0   0  46  23   0  115.1   77   462   24   17   5   47   4  114   39-16

                                                                                                        Team
Month            W   L    ERA    G  GS  CG  GF  SV  SHO   IP     H    BF    R   ER  HR   UW  IW   SO   Record
April            3   0   1.83    8   0   0   4   3   0   19.2   20    85    8    4   0    9   0   18    7-1 
May              4   0   0.61   14   0   0  10   4   0   29.2   18   114    3    2   0    8   1   31   10-4 
June             3   1   2.16   15   0   0  14   6   0   25.0   16    97    6    6   1    7   3   23   12-3 
July             0   1   1.02    9   0   0   6   4   0   17.2   10    70    4    2   0    8   0   18    4-5 
August           1   2   1.88   12   0   0  10   4   0   24.0   12    95    8    5   3   11   1   26    6-6 
September        2   1   2.00   13   0   0  13   8   0   27.0   23   117    6    6   1   13   1   20   12-1 

                                                                                                        Team
Opponent         W   L    ERA    G  GS  CG  GF  SV  SHO   IP     H    BF    R   ER  HR   UW  IW   SO   Record
Angels           0   0   0.00    6   0   0   5   5   0    8.1    5    36    0    0   0    5   1    9    6-0 
A's              3   0   1.08    7   0   0   7   2   0   16.2   13    65    2    2   0    4   0   16    7-0 
Blue Jays        0   0   2.45    6   0   0   3   2   0    7.1    5    30    2    2   0    4   0    6    5-1 
Brewers          1   0   3.27    5   0   0   5   1   0   11.0   11    44    4    4   1    3   0    7    2-3 
Indians          1   0   0.75    4   0   0   3   2   0   12.0    7    50    1    1   0    8   0   15    3-1 
Mariners         0   0   0.00    5   0   0   4   3   0   10.1    6    43    0    0   0    5   0   13    4-1 
Orioles          0   1   3.72    5   0   0   5   4   0    9.2    7    42    4    4   1    4   2   16    4-1 
Red Sox          2   0   1.12    3   0   0   3   1   0    8.0    5    32    1    1   0    2   1    2    3-0 
Royals           2   0   0.00    5   0   0   4   2   0   14.2    8    49    0    0   0    1   0   15    4-1 
Tigers           1   1   2.84    7   0   0   4   1   0   12.2   11    57   12    4   1    7   1   13    3-4 
Twins            2   1   1.62    9   0   0   9   5   0   16.2    9    65    3    3   1    7   1   14    7-2 
White Sox        0   1   2.79    5   0   0   2   1   0    9.2    8    42    5    3   0    4   0    5    1-4 
Yankees          1   1   1.50    4   0   0   3   0   0    6.0    4    23    1    1   1    2   0    5    2-2 

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