Sunday April 8, 1979
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American League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, April 8, 1979

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Minnesota        3   0  1.50    3   1   1    30    16    5    5    1    5   15
Kansas City      3   0  1.67    3   1   2    27    20    9    5    1   10   12
Texas            1   0  2.00    1   1   0     9     7    2    2    1    2    5
Milwaukee        2   1  2.08    3   2   1    26    19    6    6    1    9    3
Oakland          0   3  3.00    3   0   0    30    28   11   10    0   14   10
Boston           2   1  3.10    3   0   0    29    18   10   10    0   14   19
Baltimore        2   1  3.33    3   1   1    27    20   11   10    0   11   12
New York         1   2  3.33    3   0   1    27    23   10   10    2    8   12
Chicago          1   2  3.60    3   0   1    25    18   12   10    0   12   15
Cleveland        1   2  4.03    3   1   0    29    25   14   13    5   17   14
Detroit          0   1  5.00    1   0   0     9     8    8    5    1    4    3
Seattle          2   2  5.00    4   0   0    36    39   22   20    6   10   21
Toronto          0   3  7.13    3   0   0    24    31   26   19    1   13   12
California       2   2  7.15    4   0   1    34    49   28   27    8   12   21

 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
Rich Gossage (NY)      0   0  0.00   2   0   0   1   0    3    1    0    0    0    1    3
Dennis Leonard (KC)    1   0  0.00   1   1   0   0   0    6    6    2    0    0    2    4
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
Sid Monge (CLE)        0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    4    5    0    0    0    1    3
Sammy Stewart (BAL)    0   0  0.00   1   0   0   1   0    3    0    0    0    0    2    3
Rick Waits (CLE)       1   0  0.00   1   1   1   0   1    9    1    0    0    0    6    4

 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
Tim Stoddard           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    1    0    0    0    0    1
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
Dennis Martinez        0   1  5.40   1   1   0   0   0    7    9    5    4    0    2    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
Bill Campbell          0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    1    0    0    0    1    1
Dennis Eckersley       1   0  0.00   1   1   0   0   0    7    2    0    0    0    5    4
Dick Drago             1   0  2.08   3   0   0   0   0    4    1    1    1    0    1    4
Chuck Rainey           0   0  3.00   1   0   0   0   0    3    1    1    1    0    1    3
Mike Torrez            0   1  3.52   1   1   0   0   0    8    4    3    3    0    6    6
Bob Stanley            0   0  9.00   1   1   0   0   0    5    8    5    5    0    0    1

 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
Dyar Miller            0   0  1.69   1   0   0   0   0    5    5    1    1    1    0    5
Dave LaRoche           1   0  2.70   2   0   0   1   0    3    4    1    1    1    1    1
Don Aase               0   0  5.40   1   1   0   0   0    7    9    4    4    0    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
Rich Wortham           1   0  1.23   1   1   0   0   0    7    3    1    1    0    5    7
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  7.71   2   0   0   1   0    2    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   2   0   0   0   0    4    5    0    0    0    1    3
Dan Spillner           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    0    0    0    0    2    0
Rick Waits             1   0  0.00   1   1   1   0   1    9    1    0    0    0    6    4
Victor Cruz            0   1  3.60   2   0   0   0   0    5    4    2    2    1    3    4
Rick Wise              0   1  9.00   1   1   0   0   0    5    7    6    5    2    3    3
Mike Paxton            0   0 13.50   1   1   0   0   0    4    8    6    6    2    2    0

 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
Paul Splittorff        1   0  1.00   1   1   1   0   0    9    5    3    1    0    5    3
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
Lary Sorensen          0   1  2.25   1   1   1   0   0    8    6    2    2    1    1    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
Geoff Zahn             1   0  1.00   1   1   1   0   0    9    3    1    1    0    0    7
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   2   0   0   1   0    3    1    0    0    0    1    3
Tommy John             1   0  1.29   1   1   0   0   0    7    6    1    1    0    2    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
Matt Keough            0   0  1.08   1   1   0   0   0    8   10    1    1    0    3    4
Mike Norris            0   1  1.17   1   1   0   0   0    8    5    2    1    0    7    6
Dave Heaverlo          0   0  2.25   2   0   0   0   0    4    2    1    1    0    0    0
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
Rick Honeycutt         0   1  1.80   1   0   0   0   0    5    3    1    1    0    0    2
John Montague          1   0  2.16   2   0   0   0   0    8    3    2    2    1    3    6
Byron McLaughlin       1   0  2.57   1   1   0   0   0    7    6    2    2    1    3    5
Paul Mitchell          0   0  4.05   1   1   0   0   0    7    7    5    3    1    1    6
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
Shane Rawley           0   1 13.50   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    1    1    0    1    0
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  2.70   2   0   0   0   0    3    5    1    1    0    0    1
Balor Moore            0   0  5.40   2   0   0   0   0    3    5    2    2    0    3    1
Jim Clancy             0   1  6.00   1   1   0   0   0    6    7    5    4    1    2    4
Dave Lemanczyk         0   0  7.71   1   0   0   0   0    2    2    2    2    0    1    1
Jesse Jefferson        0   0  9.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    4    2    2    0    0    1
Mark Lemongello        0   1 10.38   1   1   0   0   0    4    5    5    5    0    3    3
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. Drago (BOS)            1
  D. Eckersley (BOS)        1
  M. Flanagan (BAL)         1
  D. Goltz (MIN)            1
  L. Gura (KC)              1
  F. Jenkins (TEX)          1
  T. John (NY)              1
  D. LaRoche (CAL)          1

Losses:

  J. Clancy (TOR)           1
  V. Cruz (CLE)             1
  E. Figueroa (NY)          1
  R. Guidry (NY)            1
  R. Honeycutt (SEA)        1
  K. Kravec (CHI)           1
  R. Langford (OAK)         1
  M. Lemongello (TOR)       1
  D. Martinez (BAL)         1
  M. Norris (OAK)           1

Complete Games:

  M. Caldwell (MIL)         1
  F. Jenkins (TEX)          1
  J. Palmer (BAL)           1
  L. Sorensen (MIL)         1
  P. Splittorff (KC)        1
  R. Waits (CLE)            1
  G. Zahn (MIN)             1

Saves:

  R. Cleveland (MIL)        1
  R. Gossage (NY)           1
  A. Hrabosky (KC)          1
  L. LaGrow (CHI)           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
  P. Splittorff (KC)      9.0
  R. Waits (CLE)          9.0
  G. Zahn (MIN)           9.0
  D. Goltz (MIN)          8.1
  M. Keough (OAK)         8.1
  J. Montague (SEA)       8.1

Hits:

  M. Keough (OAK)          10
  D. Aase (CAL)             9
  D. Martinez (BAL)         9
  F. Tanana (CAL)           9
  D. Goltz (MIN)            8
  M. Paxton (CLE)           8
  B. Stanley (BOS)          8
  M. Caldwell (MIL)         7
  J. Clancy (TOR)           7
  E. Figueroa (NY)          7

Runs:

  T. Underwood (TOR)        9
  N. Ryan (CAL)             7
  M. Paxton (CLE)           6
  R. Wise (CLE)             6
  J. Clancy (TOR)           5
  K. Kravec (CHI)           5
  M. Lemongello (TOR)       5
  D. Martinez (BAL)         5
  P. Mitchell (SEA)         5
  D. Rozema (DET)           5

Home Runs:

  F. Tanana (CAL)           3
  E. Figueroa (NY)          2
  M. Paxton (CLE)           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

Walks:

  M. Norris (OAK)           7
  M. Torrez (BOS)           6
  B. Travers (MIL)          6
  R. Waits (CLE)            6
  D. Eckersley (BOS)        5
  P. Splittorff (KC)        5
  R. Wortham (CHI)          5
  M. Clear (CAL)            4
  K. Kravec (CHI)           4
  J. Palmer (BAL)           4

Strikeouts:

  R. Wortham (CHI)          7
  G. Zahn (MIN)             7
  P. Mitchell (SEA)         6
  J. Montague (SEA)         6
  M. Norris (OAK)           6
  M. Torrez (BOS)           6
  D. Aase (CAL)             5
  F. Jenkins (TEX)          5
  B. McLaughlin (SEA)       5
  D. Miller (CAL)           5


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