Wednesday April 11, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, April 11, 1979

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Texas            3   0  0.67    3   1   0    27    15    2    2    1    7   19
Milwaukee        3   1  1.54    4   3   1    35    24    6    6    1   11   11
Kansas City      4   1  2.60    5   1   2    45    38   19   13    2   16   22
Minnesota        4   1  3.06    5   1   2    47    41   17   16    2   15   23
Boston           2   2  3.16    4   1   0    37    26   13   13    1   15   20
Oakland          1   5  3.60    6   0   0    55    59   27   22    1   30   23
Baltimore        3   2  3.91    5   1   1    46    45   23   20    3   14   15
Chicago          1   3  3.97    4   0   1    34    27   22   15    0   24   18
Cleveland        1   4  4.00    5   1   0    45    39   23   20    7   23   21
New York         2   3  4.34    5   0   2    46    42   22   22    3   22   16
Seattle          4   3  5.14    7   0   2    63    71   39   36   10   20   37
Toronto          1   3  5.45    4   0   1    33    42   28   20    1   16   18
Detroit          1   2  5.88    3   0   1    26    29   21   17    1   13    9
California       3   3  6.23    6   1   1    52    63   38   36    9   20   36

 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
Steve Comer (TEX)      1   0  0.00   1   1   0   0   0    7    1    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
Dan Spillner (CLE)     0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    6    0    0    0    0    2    2
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   2   2   1   0   0   18   13    8    6    1    5    5
Don Stanhouse          1   0  3.86   2   0   0   0   0    2    3    1    1    0    1    0
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

 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
Nolan Ryan             1   1  7.84   2   2   1   0   0   10    9    9    9    2    8   11
Jim Barr               0   0 23.14   2   0   0   0   0    2    7    7    6    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
Don Hood               0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    0    0    0    0    0    1    0
Sid Monge              0   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    4    5    0    0    0    1    3
Dan Spillner           0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    6    0    0    0    0    2    2
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
Eric Wilkins           0   1  4.50   1   1   0   0   0    4    5    4    2    0    4    2
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
John Hiller            0   0  2.45   2   0   0   1   0    4    5    1    1    0    2    1
Aurelio Lopez          0   0  3.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    4    1    1    0    1    2
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
Jack Billingham        0   0  4.50   1   1   0   0   0    6    6    3    3    0    2    1
Sheldon Burnside       0   0 20.25   1   0   0   0   0    1    2    3    3    0    1    0
Bruce Taylor           0   1 67.50   1   0   0   0   0    1    3    6    5    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   2   0   0   1   0    1    1    0    0    0    1    1
Dennis Leonard         1   0  0.00   1   1   0   0   0    6    6    2    0    0    2    4
Eduardo Rodriguez      1   0  0.00   2   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  3.60   2   2   0   0   0   15   13    6    6    2    3    5
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   1  4.91   2   2   0   0   0   15   18    9    8    0    4    4
Jeff Holly             0   0  6.75   1   0   0   0   0    1    4    1    1    0    0    1
Gary Serum             0   0 108.0   1   0   0   0   0    0    3    4    4    1    1    0

 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  0.00   2   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   3   0   0   1   0    3    3    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   1  5.68   4   0   0   1   0    6    7    4    4    0    5    3
Ed Figueroa            0   1  6.94   2   2   0   0   0   12   13    9    9    2    7    5

 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
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
Matt Keough            0   0  2.77   2   2   0   0   0   13   17    8    4    0    8    8
Jim Todd               1   1  2.84   3   0   0   0   0    6    4    2    2    0    4    2
Bob Lacey              0   0  4.50   4   0   0   0   0    4    7    2    2    0    0    1
Rick Langford          0   2  5.40   2   2   0   0   0   12   13    7    7    1    2    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
Shane Rawley           0   1  2.25   3   0   0   2   0    4    4    1    1    0    1    3
Glenn Abbott           1   0  3.60   2   2   0   0   0   10   10    4    4    2    3    5
John Montague          1   0  4.00   3   0   0   0   0    9    6    4    4    1    4    7
Paul Mitchell          0   0  4.05   1   1   0   0   0    7    7    5    3    1    1    6
Rick Honeycutt         0   2  5.63   2   0   0   0   0    8    7    5    5    1    0    3
Byron McLaughlin       1   0  6.30   2   2   0   0   0   10    9    7    7    2    7    7
Odell Jones            0   0  9.00   1   1   0   0   0    4    7    4    4    1    1    1
Rafael Vasquez         0   0 10.80   2   0   0   0   0    3    9    4    4    1    2    2
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
Steve Comer            1   0  0.00   1   1   0   0   0    7    1    0    0    0    1    6
Jim Kern               1   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    4    4    0    0    0    1    6
Sparky Lyle            0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    0    0    0    0    0    0
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
  S. Comer (TEX)            1
  D. Drago (BOS)            1
  D. Eckersley (BOS)        1
  M. Flanagan (BAL)         1
  D. Goltz (MIN)            1
  R. Gossage (NY)           1

Losses:

  R. Honeycutt (SEA)        2
  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

Complete Games:

  M. Caldwell (MIL)         2
  D. Eckersley (BOS)        1
  F. Jenkins (TEX)          1
  J. Palmer (BAL)           1
  N. Ryan (CAL)             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
  J. Palmer (BAL)        18.0
  D. Eckersley (BOS)     15.0
  L. Gura (KC)           15.0
  D. Goltz (MIN)         14.2
  M. Keough (OAK)        13.0
  K. Kravec (CHI)        12.2
  F. Tanana (CAL)        12.2
  R. Guidry (NY)         12.0
  E. Figueroa (NY)       11.2

Hits:

  D. Goltz (MIN)           18
  M. Keough (OAK)          17
  F. Tanana (CAL)          16
  E. Figueroa (NY)         13
  L. Gura (KC)             13
  R. Langford (OAK)        13
  J. Palmer (BAL)          13
  M. Caldwell (MIL)        12
  K. Kravec (CHI)          12
  R. Wise (CLE)            12

Runs:

  R. Wise (CLE)            10
  E. Figueroa (NY)          9
  D. Goltz (MIN)            9
  K. Kravec (CHI)           9
  N. Ryan (CAL)             9
  T. Underwood (TOR)        9
  M. Keough (OAK)           8
  J. Palmer (BAL)           8
  F. Tanana (CAL)           8
  J. Barr (CAL)             7

Home Runs:

  R. Wise (CLE)             4
  F. Tanana (CAL)           3
  G. Abbott (SEA)           2
  J. Barr (CAL)             2
  E. Figueroa (NY)          2
  L. Gura (KC)              2
  B. McLaughlin (SEA)       2
  M. Paxton (CLE)           2
  N. Ryan (CAL)             2
  S. Stewart (BAL)          2

Walks:

  K. Kravec (CHI)           9
  M. Keough (OAK)           8
  N. Ryan (CAL)             8
  E. Figueroa (NY)          7
  B. McLaughlin (SEA)       7
  M. Norris (OAK)           7
  D. Eckersley (BOS)        6
  R. Guidry (NY)            6
  J. Johnson (OAK)          6
  M. Torrez (BOS)           6

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            11
  M. Caldwell (MIL)         8
  M. Keough (OAK)           8
  F. Tanana (CAL)           8
  B. McLaughlin (SEA)       7
  J. Montague (SEA)         7
  R. Wortham (CHI)          7
  G. Zahn (MIN)             7
  S. Comer (TEX)            6
  J. Kern (TEX)             6

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