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Jerry Koosman

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 MIN Apr 10 W, 8-1 at Angels Start 7.2 8 35 1 1 0 4 0 5 1.17 W (1-0) MIN Apr 15 W, 18-6 at Mariners Start 1 9.0 12 38 6 6 3 1 0 5 3.78 W (2-0) MIN Apr 21 W, 6-5 vs Mariners Start 6.2 10 31 5 4 0 2 0 5 4.24 W (3-0) MIN Apr 27 W, 5-3 at Tigers Start 8.0 7 30 3 3 2 2 0 8 4.02 W (4-0) Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record MIN May 01 W, 3-2 at Blue Jays Start 6.0 9 29 2 2 0 2 0 5 3.86 W (5-0) MIN May 06 W, 9-6 vs Tigers Start 7.1 9 32 6 5 1 2 0 5 4.23 MIN May 12 W, 4-0 vs Indians Start 7.2 4 32 0 0 0 6 0 5 3.61 W (6-0) MIN May 17 W, 7-6 at Royals Start 8.0 8 34 5 3 0 3 0 4 3.58 W (7-0) MIN May 22 L, 3-4 at Rangers Start 7.1 8 30 4 4 1 1 0 3 3.72 L (7-1) MIN May 27 L, 1-2 vs Royals Start 2 9.0 7 33 2 2 1 1 0 6 3.52 L (7-2) Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record MIN Jun 01 L, 2-5 vs Red Sox Start 3 9.0 4 36 5 5 1 6 0 4 3.68 L (7-3) MIN Jun 06 L, 2-3 at Yankees Start 8.1 7 34 3 3 0 2 1 5 3.64 L (7-4) MIN Jun 12 L, 1-4 vs Yankees Start 8.2 9 37 4 4 0 2 1 1 3.68 L (7-5) MIN Jun 17 L, 5-8 vs Orioles Start 3.2 7 19 6 6 1 1 0 1 4.06 L (7-6) MIN Jun 19 L, 9-10 at Brewers Middle 1.1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.01 MIN Jun 24 (2) W, 7-1 at White Sox Start 8.0 7 33 1 1 0 3 0 7 3.81 W (8-6) MIN Jun 29 W, 5-2 vs White Sox Start 4 9.0 7 35 2 2 1 4 0 6 3.68 W (9-6) Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record MIN Jul 04 W, 7-2 vs Mariners Start 5 9.0 4 35 2 2 0 3 0 5 3.57 W (10-6) MIN Jul 09 W, 5-3 at Tigers Start 7.0 9 29 3 2 1 1 0 3 3.52 W (11-6) MIN Jul 14 L, 2-4 at Blue Jays Start 2.2 7 15 4 3 1 1 0 0 3.64 L (11-7) MIN Jul 19 L, 3-8 vs Tigers Start 3.2 6 21 6 6 0 3 1 3 3.92 L (11-8) MIN Jul 24 L, 2-4 vs Indians Start 8.0 9 32 4 4 2 3 1 4 3.95 L (11-9) MIN Jul 28 L, 0-5 at Angels Start 4.1 6 22 3 3 0 3 0 5 4.01 L (11-10) Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record MIN Aug 03 W, 4-1 vs Angels Start 7.1 8 32 1 1 0 2 0 8 3.89 W (12-10) MIN Aug 07 W, 5-2 at Mariners Start 7.2 7 32 2 2 0 2 0 4 3.82 W (13-10) MIN Aug 12 W, 1-0 vs A's Start 6 1 9.0 10 34 0 0 0 0 0 4 3.63 W (14-10) MIN Aug 17 W, 5-2 at Yankees Start 7 9.0 10 36 2 2 1 1 0 7 3.56 W (15-10) MIN Aug 21 W, 7-2 vs Red Sox Start 8 9.0 5 33 2 2 0 5 0 4 3.49 W (16-10) MIN Aug 25 W, 4-1 vs Yankees Start 8.0 9 35 1 0 0 2 0 6 3.35 W (17-10) MIN Aug 30 L, 4-5 at Orioles Start 6.1 9 27 4 4 0 2 0 3 3.42 L (17-11) Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record MIN Sep 04 W, 5-1 vs Royals Start 9 9.0 2 29 1 1 1 0 0 7 3.32 W (18-11) MIN Sep 08 L, 2-6 vs Rangers Start 4.0 8 22 5 5 0 2 0 1 3.46 L (18-12) MIN Sep 12 L, 0-4 at Royals Start 7.1 6 30 4 2 0 2 0 4 3.43 L (18-13) MIN Sep 17 W, 10-3 at White Sox Start 3.1 6 16 3 3 0 1 0 1 3.50 MIN Sep 21 W, 3-2 at Brewers Start 8.0 8 33 2 2 1 2 0 6 3.46 W (19-13) MIN Sep 26 L, 5-6 vs White Sox Start 7.1 6 31 4 4 1 1 0 4 3.50 MIN Sep 30 W, 5-0 vs Brewers Start 10 2 9.0 9 35 0 0 0 1 0 3 3.38 W (20-13)

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
As starter      20  13   3.40   36  36  10   0   0   2  262.1  267  1097  108   99  19   79   4  157   22-14  4.58 runs/start
Middle relief    0   0   0.00    1   0   0   0   0   0    1.1    1     4    0    0   0    0   0    0    0-1 

L/R              G   AB    R    H   TB  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   UW  IW  HP   SO  DP    BA   SLG   OBP   OPS
vs LHB              249   17   63   80   7   2   2   14   1   3   17   0   3   44   7  .253  .321  .307  .629
vs RHB              750   83  205  313  43   7  17   78   6  13   62   4   0  113  22  .273  .417  .331  .749

                                                                                                        Team
Site             W   L    ERA    G  GS  CG  GF  SV  SHO   IP     H    BF    R   ER  HR   UW  IW   SO   Record
Home            10   7   3.30   19  19   8   0   0   2  144.1  133   594   56   53   9   46   3   82   11-8   4.11 runs/start
Road            10   6   3.47   18  17   2   0   0   0  119.1  135   507   52   46  10   33   1   75   11-7   5.12 runs/start

                                                                                                        Team
Time of Day      W   L    ERA    G  GS  CG  GF  SV  SHO   IP     H    BF    R   ER  HR   UW  IW   SO   Record
Day              5   3   3.66    9   9   4   0   0   2   64.0   75   269   29   26   7   15   0   34    6-3   5.67 runs/start
Night           15  10   3.29   28  27   6   0   0   0  199.2  193   832   79   73  12   64   4  123   16-12  4.22 runs/start

                                                                                                        Team
Month            W   L    ERA    G  GS  CG  GF  SV  SHO   IP     H    BF    R   ER  HR   UW  IW   SO   Record
April            4   0   4.02    4   4   1   0   0   0   31.1   37   134   15   14   5    9   0   23    4-0   9.25 runs/start
May              3   2   3.18    6   6   1   0   0   0   45.1   45   190   19   16   3   15   0   28    4-2   4.50 runs/start
June             2   4   3.94    7   6   2   0   0   0   48.0   42   198   21   21   3   18   2   24    2-5   3.67 runs/start
July             2   4   5.19    6   6   1   0   0   0   34.2   41   154   22   20   4   14   2   20    2-4   3.17 runs/start
August           6   1   1.76    7   7   3   0   0   1   56.1   58   229   12   11   1   14   0   36    6-1   4.29 runs/start
September        3   2   3.19    7   7   2   0   0   1   48.0   45   196   19   17   3    9   0   26    4-3   4.29 runs/start

                                                                                                        Team
Opponent         W   L    ERA    G  GS  CG  GF  SV  SHO   IP     H    BF    R   ER  HR   UW  IW   SO   Record
Angels           2   1   2.33    3   3   0   0   0   0   19.1   22    89    5    5   0    9   0   18    2-1   4.00 runs/start
A's              1   0   0.00    1   1   1   0   0   1    9.0   10    34    0    0   0    0   0    4    1-0   1.00 runs/start
Blue Jays        1   1   5.19    2   2   0   0   0   0    8.2   16    44    6    5   1    3   0    5    1-1   2.50 runs/start
Brewers          2   0   0.98    3   2   1   0   0   1   18.1   18    72    2    2   1    3   0    9    2-1   4.00 runs/start
Indians          1   1   2.30    2   2   0   0   0   0   15.2   13    64    4    4   2    9   1    9    1-1   3.00 runs/start
Mariners         4   0   3.90    4   4   2   0   0   0   32.1   33   136   15   14   3    8   0   19    4-0   9.00 runs/start
Orioles          0   2   9.00    2   2   0   0   0   0   10.0   16    46   10   10   1    3   0    4    0-2   4.50 runs/start
Rangers          0   2   7.15    2   2   0   0   0   0   11.1   16    52    9    9   1    3   0    4    0-2   2.50 runs/start
Red Sox          1   1   3.50    2   2   2   0   0   0   18.0    9    69    7    7   1   11   0    8    1-1   4.50 runs/start
Royals           2   2   2.16    4   4   2   0   0   0   33.1   23   126   12    8   2    6   0   21    2-2   3.25 runs/start
Tigers           2   1   5.54    4   4   0   0   0   0   26.0   31   112   18   16   4    8   1   19    3-1   5.50 runs/start
White Sox        2   0   3.25    4   4   1   0   0   0   27.2   26   115   10   10   2    9   0   18    3-1   6.75 runs/start
Yankees          2   2   2.38    4   4   1   0   0   0   34.0   35   142   10    9   1    7   2   19    2-2   3.00 runs/start

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