Tuesday April 10, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, April 10, 1979

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Texas            2   0  1.00    2   1   0    18    14    2    2    1    6   13
Minnesota        4   0  1.38    4   1   2    39    24    6    6    1   11   21
Milwaukee        3   1  1.54    4   3   1    35    24    6    6    1   11   11
Kansas City      3   1  2.50    4   1   2    36    30   16   10    1   13   19
Boston           2   2  3.16    4   1   0    37    26   13   13    1   15   20
Seattle          4   2  3.67    6   0   2    54    55   25   22    7   13   31
Oakland          0   5  3.72    5   0   0    46    48   20   19    1   24   16
Chicago          1   3  3.97    4   0   1    34    27   22   15    0   24   18
Detroit          1   1  4.00    2   0   1    18    16   11    8    1    9    7
New York         2   2  4.00    4   0   2    36    33   16   16    3   14   13
Baltimore        2   2  4.25    4   1   1    36    35   18   17    2   12   14
Cleveland        1   3  4.38    4   1   0    37    34   19   18    7   18   17
Toronto          1   3  5.45    4   0   1    33    42   28   20    1   16   18
California       2   3  7.12    5   0   1    43    60   36   34    9   15   26

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Doyle Alexander (TEX)  0   0  0.00   1   1   0   0   0    5    3    0    0    0    3    2
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
Jim Kern (TEX)         1   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    4    4    0    0    0    1    6
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   3   0   0   2   0    5    1    0    0    0    3    5
Rick Waits (CLE)       1   0  0.00   1   1   1   0   1    9    1    0    0    0    6    4
Mike Caldwell (MIL)    2   0  0.50   2   2   2   0   1   18   12    1    1    0    2    8
Roger Erickson (MIN)   0   0  1.00   1   1   0   0   0    9    4    1    1    1    3    1
Paul Splittorff (KC)   1   0  1.00   1   1   1   0   0    9    5    3    1    0    5    3

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
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
Scott McGregor         0   0  4.76   1   1   0   0   0    6    9    3    3    0    0    1
Dennis Martinez        0   1  5.40   1   1   0   0   0    7    9    5    4    0    2    2
Sammy Stewart          0   1  5.40   2   0   0   1   0    5    3    3    3    2    3    4
Don Stanhouse          0   0  6.75   1   0   0   0   0    1    3    1    1    0    0    0

 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   1  1.80   2   2   1   0   0   15   10    3    3    1    6    5
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  1.50   2   0   0   0   0    6    5    1    1    1    0    5
Dave LaRoche           1   0  2.70   2   0   0   1   0    3    4    1    1    1    1    1
Frank Tanana           0   2  4.97   2   2   0   0   0   13   16    8    7    3    0    8
Don Aase               0   0  5.40   1   1   0   0   0    7    9    4    4    0    0    5
Chris Knapp            0   0  6.75   1   1   0   0   0    5    7    4    4    0    2    2
Jim Barr               0   0 23.14   2   0   0   0   0    2    7    7    6    2    3    1
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
Jack Kucek             0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    4    0    0    3    0
Pablo Torrealba        0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    4    4    0    0    0    2    1
Rich Wortham           1   0  1.23   1   1   0   0   0    7    3    1    1    0    5    7
Ken Kravec             0   2  4.26   2   2   0   0   0   13   12    9    6    0    9    5
Dewey Robinson         0   0  4.50   2   0   0   0   0    2    0    1    1    0    1    2
Mike Proly             0   1  7.20   1   1   0   0   0    5    3    4    4    0    3    3
Lerrin LaGrow          0   0 10.13   3   0   0   1   0    3    5    3    3    0    1    0

 Cleveland             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Sid Monge              0   0  0.00   3   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
Paul Reuschel          0   0  5.40   1   0   0   0   0    2    4    1    1    0    0    0
Rick Wise              0   2  7.36   2   2   0   0   0   11   12   10    9    4    4    6
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
John Hiller            0   0  3.00   1   0   0   1   0    3    3    1    1    0    1    0
Milt Wilcox            1   0  3.00   1   1   0   0   0    6    5    2    2    0    4    4
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
Eduardo Rodriguez      0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    0    0
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
Steve Mingori          0   0  3.86   2   0   0   1   0    5    4    4    2    0    2    4
Rich Gale              0   1  4.05   1   1   0   0   0    7    7    3    3    0    2    5
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          2   0  0.50   2   2   2   0   1   18   12    1    1    0    2    8
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   3   0   0   2   0    5    1    0    0    0    3    5
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
Jerry Koosman          1   0  1.17   1   1   0   0   0    8    8    1    1    0    4    5
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
Paul Mirabella         0   0  Inf    1   0   0   0   0    0    1    0    0    0    0    0
Tommy John             1   0  1.29   1   1   0   0   0    7    6    1    1    0    2    1
Dick Tidrow            0   0  3.00   2   0   0   1   0    3    2    1    1    0    0    1
Ron Guidry             0   1  5.25   2   2   0   0   0   12    9    7    7    1    6    4
Rich Gossage           1   0  5.40   3   0   0   1   0    5    5    3    3    0    3    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  1.50   3   0   0   0   0    6    4    1    1    0    2    2
Rick Langford          0   2  5.40   2   2   0   0   0   12   13    7    7    1    2    0
Bob Lacey              0   0  6.00   3   0   0   0   0    3    5    2    2    0    0    0
Jim Todd               0   1  6.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    2    2    2    0    3    0
Alan Wirth             0   0  6.75   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    1    1    0    1    1
John Henry Johnson     0   1  7.20   1   1   0   0   0    5    7    4    4    0    6    3

 Seattle               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Floyd Bannister        1   0  1.29   1   1   0   0   0    7    7    2    1    0    1    3
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
Shane Rawley           0   1  2.25   3   0   0   2   0    4    4    1    1    0    1    3
Byron McLaughlin       1   0  2.57   1   1   0   0   0    7    6    2    2    1    3    5
Glenn Abbott           1   0  3.60   2   2   0   0   0   10   10    4    4    2    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
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
Doyle Alexander        0   0  0.00   1   1   0   0   0    5    3    0    0    0    3    2
Jim Kern               1   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    4    4    0    0    0    1    6
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   2   0   0   1   0    2    1    0    0    0    3    3
Mike Willis            0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    3    1    0    0    0    0
Phil Huffman           1   0  1.50   1   1   0   0   0    6    7    1    1    0    0    3
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)         2
  G. Abbott (SEA)           1
  F. Bannister (SEA)        1
  M. Clear (CAL)            1
  D. Drago (BOS)            1
  D. Eckersley (BOS)        1
  M. Flanagan (BAL)         1
  D. Goltz (MIN)            1
  R. Gossage (NY)           1
  L. Gura (KC)              1

Losses:

  K. Kravec (CHI)           2
  R. Langford (OAK)         2
  F. Tanana (CAL)           2
  R. Wise (CLE)             2
  J. Clancy (TOR)           1
  V. Cruz (CLE)             1
  D. Eckersley (BOS)        1
  E. Figueroa (NY)          1
  R. Gale (KC)              1
  R. Guidry (NY)            1

Complete Games:

  M. Caldwell (MIL)         2
  D. Eckersley (BOS)        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:

  M. Marshall (MIN)         2
  S. Rawley (SEA)           2
  R. Cleveland (MIL)        1
  D. Freisleben (TOR)       1
  R. Gossage (NY)           1
  J. Hiller (DET)           1
  A. Hrabosky (KC)          1
  L. LaGrow (CHI)           1
  D. LaRoche (CAL)          1
  S. Mingori (KC)           1

Shutouts:

  M. Caldwell (MIL)         1
  R. Waits (CLE)            1

Innings Pitched:

  M. Caldwell (MIL)      18.0
  D. Eckersley (BOS)     15.0
  K. Kravec (CHI)        12.2
  F. Tanana (CAL)        12.2
  R. Guidry (NY)         12.0
  R. Langford (OAK)      11.2
  R. Wise (CLE)          11.0
  G. Abbott (SEA)        10.0
  R. Erickson (MIN)       9.0
  F. Jenkins (TEX)        9.0

Hits:

  F. Tanana (CAL)          16
  R. Langford (OAK)        13
  M. Caldwell (MIL)        12
  K. Kravec (CHI)          12
  R. Wise (CLE)            12
  G. Abbott (SEA)          10
  D. Eckersley (BOS)       10
  M. Keough (OAK)          10
  D. Aase (CAL)             9
  R. Guidry (NY)            9

Runs:

  R. Wise (CLE)            10
  K. Kravec (CHI)           9
  T. Underwood (TOR)        9
  F. Tanana (CAL)           8
  J. Barr (CAL)             7
  R. Guidry (NY)            7
  R. Langford (OAK)         7
  N. Ryan (CAL)             7
  M. Paxton (CLE)           6
  J. Clancy (TOR)           5

Home Runs:

  R. Wise (CLE)             4
  F. Tanana (CAL)           3
  G. Abbott (SEA)           2
  J. Barr (CAL)             2
  E. Figueroa (NY)          2
  M. Paxton (CLE)           2
  N. Ryan (CAL)             2
  S. Stewart (BAL)          2
  J. Clancy (TOR)           1
  V. Cruz (CLE)             1

Walks:

  K. Kravec (CHI)           9
  M. Norris (OAK)           7
  D. Eckersley (BOS)        6
  R. Guidry (NY)            6
  J. Johnson (OAK)          6
  M. Torrez (BOS)           6
  B. Travers (MIL)          6
  R. Waits (CLE)            6
  P. Splittorff (KC)        5
  R. Wortham (CHI)          5

Strikeouts:

  M. Caldwell (MIL)         8
  F. Tanana (CAL)           8
  R. Wortham (CHI)          7
  G. Zahn (MIN)             7
  J. Kern (TEX)             6
  P. Mitchell (SEA)         6
  J. Montague (SEA)         6
  M. Norris (OAK)           6
  M. Torrez (BOS)           6
  R. Wise (CLE)             6


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