Saturday April 7, 1979
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American League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, April 7, 1979

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Minnesota        2   0  1.71    2   0   1    21    13    4    4    1    5    8
Kansas City      2   0  2.00    2   0   2    18    15    6    4    1    5    9
Milwaukee        2   0  2.00    2   1   1    18    13    4    4    0    8    3
Texas            1   0  2.00    1   1   0     9     7    2    2    1    2    5
Boston           1   1  2.12    2   0   0    17     8    4    4    0   12   12
Baltimore        2   0  3.00    2   1   1    18    10    6    6    0    9    9
Cleveland        1   1  3.18    2   1   0    17    12    7    6    3    9   12
Oakland          0   2  3.43    2   0   0    21    21    8    8    0    7    4
New York         0   2  4.50    2   0   0    18    16    9    9    2    6    9
Detroit          0   1  5.00    1   0   0     9     8    8    5    1    4    3
Seattle          2   1  5.00    3   0   0    27    30   15   15    4    7   14
Chicago          0   2  5.06    2   0   0    16    15   11    9    0    7    8
Toronto          0   2  6.19    2   0   0    16    22   18   11    1    8    8
California       1   2  7.92    3   0   1    25    37   23   22    7   11   16

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ken Clay (NY)          0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    5    3    0    0    0    2    2
Mark Clear (CAL)       1   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    5    3    0    0    0    4    3
D. Eckersley (BOS)     1   0  0.00   1   1   0   0   0    7    2    0    0    0    5    4
Dave Heaverlo (OAK)    0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    3    0    0    0    0    0    0
Dennis Leonard (KC)    1   0  0.00   1   1   0   0   0    6    6    2    0    0    2    4
Aurelio Lopez (DET)    0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    2    0    0    0    1    2
Mike Marshall (MIN)    1   0  0.00   2   0   0   1   0    4    1    0    0    0    1    4
Steve Mingori (KC)     0   0  0.00   1   0   0   1   0    3    1    0    0    0    1    2
Sammy Stewart (BAL)    0   0  0.00   1   0   0   1   0    3    0    0    0    0    2    3
Pablo Torrealba (CHI)  0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    2    0    0    0    0    1

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Sammy Stewart          0   0  0.00   1   0   0   1   0    3    0    0    0    0    2    3
Jim Palmer             1   0  3.00   1   1   1   0   0    9    3    3    3    0    4    4
Mike Flanagan          1   0  4.50   1   1   0   0   0    6    7    3    3    0    3    2

 Boston                W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Burgmeier          0   0  Inf    1   0   0   0   0    0    1    0    0    0    0    0
Dennis Eckersley       1   0  0.00   1   1   0   0   0    7    2    0    0    0    5    4
Mike Torrez            0   1  3.52   1   1   0   0   0    8    4    3    3    0    6    6
Dick Drago             0   0  3.86   2   0   0   0   0    2    1    1    1    0    1    2

 California            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mark Clear             1   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    5    3    0    0    0    4    3
Dave LaRoche           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   1   0    1    1    0    0    0    0    1
Dyar Miller            0   0  1.69   1   0   0   0   0    5    5    1    1    1    0    5
Frank Tanana           0   1  6.35   1   1   0   0   0    6    9    5    4    3    0    4
Chris Knapp            0   0  6.75   1   1   0   0   0    5    7    4    4    0    2    2
Jim Barr               0   0 18.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    3    2    2    1    0    0
Nolan Ryan             0   1 47.25   1   1   0   0   0    1    6    7    7    2    3    1
Dave Frost             0   0 108.0   1   0   0   0   0    0    3    4    4    0    2    0

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dewey Robinson         0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    0    0    0    0    0    2
Pablo Torrealba        0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    2    0    0    0    0    1
Ken Kravec             0   1  4.26   1   1   0   0   0    6    7    5    3    0    4    2
Mike Proly             0   1  7.20   1   1   0   0   0    5    3    4    4    0    3    3
Lerrin LaGrow          0   0 27.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    3    2    2    0    0    0

 Cleveland             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Sid Monge              0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    0    0    0    0    1
Rick Waits             1   0  0.00   1   1   1   0   1    9    1    0    0    0    6    4
Victor Cruz            0   0  4.50   1   0   0   0   0    2    3    1    1    1    0    4
Rick Wise              0   1  9.00   1   1   0   0   0    5    7    6    5    2    3    3

 Detroit               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Aurelio Lopez          0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    2    0    0    0    1    2
Dave Rozema            0   1  3.38   1   1   0   0   0    5    4    5    2    1    2    1
Sheldon Burnside       0   0 20.25   1   0   0   0   0    1    2    3    3    0    1    0

 Kansas City           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Al Hrabosky            0   0  0.00   1   0   0   1   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    1
Dennis Leonard         1   0  0.00   1   1   0   0   0    6    6    2    0    0    2    4
Steve Mingori          0   0  0.00   1   0   0   1   0    3    1    0    0    0    1    2
Larry Gura             1   0  3.52   1   1   0   0   0    8    6    3    3    1    1    2
George Throop          0   0  9.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    2    1    1    0    1    0

 Milwaukee             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jerry Augustine        0   0  Inf    1   0   0   0   0    0    1    0    0    0    0    0
Reggie Cleveland       0   0  0.00   1   0   0   1   0    1    0    0    0    0    0    0
Bob McClure            1   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    1    1
Jim Slaton             0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    2    0    0    0    1    0
Mike Caldwell          1   0  1.00   1   1   1   0   0    9    7    1    1    0    0    0
Bill Travers           0   0  4.15   1   1   0   0   0    4    2    2    2    0    6    1
Bill Castro            0   0  4.50   1   0   0   0   0    2    1    1    1    0    0    1

 Minnesota             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mike Marshall          1   0  0.00   2   0   0   1   0    4    1    0    0    0    1    4
Roger Erickson         0   0  1.00   1   1   0   0   0    9    4    1    1    1    3    1
Dave Goltz             1   0  3.24   1   1   0   0   0    8    8    3    3    0    1    3

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ken Clay               0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    5    3    0    0    0    2    2
Rich Gossage           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    1    1
Dick Tidrow            0   0  3.86   1   0   0   0   0    2    2    1    1    0    0    1
Ron Guidry             0   1  6.35   1   1   0   0   0    6    4    4    4    0    2    3
Ed Figueroa            0   1  9.82   1   1   0   0   0    4    7    4    4    2    1    2

 Oakland               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dave Hamilton          0   0  Inf    1   0   0   0   0    0    1    0    0    0    0    0
Dave Heaverlo          0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    3    0    0    0    0    0    0
Matt Keough            0   0  1.08   1   1   0   0   0    8   10    1    1    0    3    4
Rick Langford          0   1  4.76   1   1   0   0   0    6    4    3    3    0    2    0
Bob Lacey              0   0  7.71   2   0   0   0   0    2    4    2    2    0    0    0
Jim Todd               0   1  9.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    2    2    2    0    2    0

 Seattle               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
John Montague          1   0  1.35   1   0   0   0   0    7    2    1    1    0    2    5
Rick Honeycutt         0   1  1.80   1   0   0   0   0    5    3    1    1    0    0    2
Byron McLaughlin       1   0  2.57   1   1   0   0   0    7    6    2    2    1    3    5
Odell Jones            0   0  9.00   1   1   0   0   0    4    7    4    4    1    1    1
Rafael Vasquez         0   0  9.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    3    1    1    0    0    0
Glenn Abbott           0   0 11.57   1   1   0   0   0    2    4    3    3    1    1    1
Mike Parrott           0   0 27.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    5    3    3    1    0    0

 Texas                 W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Fergie Jenkins         1   0  2.00   1   1   1   0   0    9    7    2    2    1    2    5

 Toronto               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dave Freisleben        0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    0    0
Tom Murphy             0   0  3.00   1   0   0   0   0    3    5    1    1    0    0    1
Balor Moore            0   0  3.86   1   0   0   0   0    2    3    1    1    0    2    1
Jim Clancy             0   1  6.00   1   1   0   0   0    6    7    5    4    1    2    4
Jesse Jefferson        0   0  9.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    4    2    2    0    0    1
Tom Underwood          0   1 16.20   1   1   0   0   0    2    3    9    3    0    4    1

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League Leaders

Wins:

  M. Caldwell (MIL)         1
  M. Clear (CAL)            1
  D. Eckersley (BOS)        1
  M. Flanagan (BAL)         1
  D. Goltz (MIN)            1
  L. Gura (KC)              1
  F. Jenkins (TEX)          1
  D. Leonard (KC)           1
  M. Marshall (MIN)         1
  B. McClure (MIL)          1

Losses:

  J. Clancy (TOR)           1
  E. Figueroa (NY)          1
  R. Guidry (NY)            1
  R. Honeycutt (SEA)        1
  K. Kravec (CHI)           1
  R. Langford (OAK)         1
  M. Proly (CHI)            1
  D. Rozema (DET)           1
  N. Ryan (CAL)             1
  F. Tanana (CAL)           1

Complete Games:

  M. Caldwell (MIL)         1
  F. Jenkins (TEX)          1
  J. Palmer (BAL)           1
  R. Waits (CLE)            1

Saves:

  R. Cleveland (MIL)        1
  A. Hrabosky (KC)          1
  D. LaRoche (CAL)          1
  M. Marshall (MIN)         1
  S. Mingori (KC)           1
  S. Stewart (BAL)          1

Shutouts:

  R. Waits (CLE)            1

Innings Pitched:

  M. Caldwell (MIL)       9.0
  R. Erickson (MIN)       9.0
  F. Jenkins (TEX)        9.0
  J. Palmer (BAL)         9.0
  R. Waits (CLE)          9.0
  D. Goltz (MIN)          8.1
  M. Keough (OAK)         8.1
  L. Gura (KC)            7.2
  M. Torrez (BOS)         7.2
  D. Eckersley (BOS)      7.0

Hits:

  M. Keough (OAK)          10
  F. Tanana (CAL)           9
  D. Goltz (MIN)            8
  M. Caldwell (MIL)         7
  J. Clancy (TOR)           7
  E. Figueroa (NY)          7
  M. Flanagan (BAL)         7
  F. Jenkins (TEX)          7
  O. Jones (SEA)            7
  C. Knapp (CAL)            7

Runs:

  T. Underwood (TOR)        9
  N. Ryan (CAL)             7
  R. Wise (CLE)             6
  J. Clancy (TOR)           5
  K. Kravec (CHI)           5
  D. Rozema (DET)           5
  F. Tanana (CAL)           5
  E. Figueroa (NY)          4
  D. Frost (CAL)            4
  R. Guidry (NY)            4

Home Runs:

  F. Tanana (CAL)           3
  E. Figueroa (NY)          2
  N. Ryan (CAL)             2
  R. Wise (CLE)             2
  G. Abbott (SEA)           1
  J. Barr (CAL)             1
  J. Clancy (TOR)           1
  V. Cruz (CLE)             1
  R. Erickson (MIN)         1
  L. Gura (KC)              1

Walks:

  M. Torrez (BOS)           6
  B. Travers (MIL)          6
  R. Waits (CLE)            6
  D. Eckersley (BOS)        5
  M. Clear (CAL)            4
  K. Kravec (CHI)           4
  J. Palmer (BAL)           4
  T. Underwood (TOR)        4
  R. Erickson (MIN)         3
  M. Flanagan (BAL)         3

Strikeouts:

  M. Torrez (BOS)           6
  F. Jenkins (TEX)          5
  B. McLaughlin (SEA)       5
  D. Miller (CAL)           5
  J. Montague (SEA)         5
  J. Clancy (TOR)           4
  V. Cruz (CLE)             4
  D. Eckersley (BOS)        4
  M. Keough (OAK)           4
  D. Leonard (KC)           4

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