Thursday April 12, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, April 12, 1979

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Texas            4   0  1.00    4   1   1    36    21    5    4    1   11   29
Kansas City      4   1  2.60    5   1   2    45    38   19   13    2   16   22
Milwaukee        3   2  2.86    5   3   1    44    38   18   14    4   17   14
Oakland          1   6  3.29    7   0   0    63    63   31   23    1   34   27
New York         3   3  3.62    6   1   2    55    45   22   22    3   24   20
Minnesota        4   2  3.76    6   1   2    55    51   24   23    3   22   28
Baltimore        3   3  3.93    6   1   1    55    53   28   24    5   17   24
Cleveland        1   5  4.08    6   1   0    53    48   28   24    8   29   24
Boston           3   2  4.50    5   1   1    46    37   23   23    4   20   26
Seattle          5   3  4.63    8   0   2    72    80   42   37   11   22   50
Chicago          1   4  5.02    5   0   1    43    41   31   24    2   26   20
Toronto          2   3  5.14    5   0   1    42    53   35   24    1   21   21
California       4   3  5.46    7   2   1    61    67   39   37    9   25   38
Detroit          1   2  5.88    3   0   1    26    29   21   17    1   13    9

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
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
Dan Spillner (CLE)     0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    6    0    0    0    0    2    2
Tim Stoddard (BAL)     0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    8    3    0    0    0    1    6
Mike Caldwell (MIL)    2   0  0.50   2   2   2   0   1   18   12    1    1    0    2    8
Tommy John (NY)        2   0  0.56   2   2   1   0   1   16    9    1    1    0    4    5
Paul Splittorff (KC)   1   0  1.00   1   1   1   0   0    9    5    3    1    0    5    3
Geoff Zahn (MIN)       1   0  1.00   1   1   1   0   0    9    3    1    1    0    0    7
Jerry Koosman (MIN)    1   0  1.17   1   1   0   0   0    8    8    1    1    0    4    5
Tom Murphy (TOR)       1   0  1.23   3   0   0   0   0    7    8    1    1    0    1    2

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tippy Martinez         0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    2    0    0    0    0    3
Tim Stoddard           0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    8    3    0    0    0    1    6
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
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
Mike Flanagan          1   1  8.22   2   2   0   0   0    8   11    8    7    2    5    3

 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
Chuck Rainey           0   0  3.00   1   0   0   0   0    3    1    1    1    0    1    3
Dick Drago             2   0  3.52   4   0   0   0   0    8    4    3    3    1    1    7
Bob Stanley            0   0  7.50   2   1   0   1   0    6    9    5    5    0    0    1
Mike Torrez            0   1  8.03   2   2   0   0   0   12   11   11   11    2   11    9

 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
Chris Knapp            1   0  3.14   2   2   1   0   0   14   11    5    5    0    7    4
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
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
Rich Wortham           1   0  1.23   1   1   0   0   0    7    3    1    1    0    5    7
Pablo Torrealba        0   0  1.59   3   0   0   0   0    6    5    1    1    1    2    1
Ken Kravec             0   2  4.26   2   2   0   0   0   13   12    9    6    0    9    5
Mike Proly             0   1  6.00   2   2   0   0   0    9   10    6    6    0    3    5
Dewey Robinson         0   0  7.20   3   0   0   0   0    5    3    4    4    1    3    2
Lerrin LaGrow          0   1 20.25   4   0   0   1   0    3    8    6    6    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   1  1.76   2   2   1   0   1   15    8    4    3    0   12    7
Victor Cruz            0   1  4.05   3   0   0   0   0    7    6    3    3    2    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
Bob Galasso            0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    3    4    4    0    1    2    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 Castro            0   0  3.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    3    1    1    0    1    1
Reggie Cleveland       0   1  3.86   2   0   0   1   0    2    1    1    1    0    2    2
Bill Travers           0   0  9.00   2   2   0   0   0    8    8    8    8    2    7    2
Jerry Augustine        0   0  Inf    2   0   0   0   0    0    2    1    1    0    0    0

 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
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
Pete Redfern           0   0  2.25   1   0   0   0   0    4    3    1    1    0    4    4
Roger Erickson         0   1  2.84   2   2   0   0   0   13   10    4    4    2    4    1
Dave Goltz             1   1  4.91   2   2   0   0   0   15   18    9    8    0    4    4
Jeff Holly             0   0 21.60   2   0   0   0   0    2    5    4    4    0    2    2
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             2   0  0.56   2   2   1   0   1   16    9    1    1    0    4    5
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  1.23   2   2   0   0   0   15    9    5    2    0    9    9
Dave Heaverlo          0   0  1.29   4   0   0   0   0    7    4    1    1    0    4    3
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   1  4.50   5   0   0   0   0    4    7    3    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
John Montague          2   0  3.38   4   0   0   0   0   11    6    4    4    1    5    9
Glenn Abbott           1   0  3.60   2   2   0   0   0   10   10    4    4    2    3    5
Odell Jones            0   0  3.97   2   2   0   0   0   11   16    7    5    2    2   12
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
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   2   0   0   1   0    3    0    0    0    0    0    0
Fergie Jenkins         2   0  2.08   2   2   1   0   0   17   13    5    4    1    6   15

 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
Tom Murphy             1   0  1.23   3   0   0   0   0    7    8    1    1    0    1    2
Phil Huffman           1   0  1.50   1   1   0   0   0    6    7    1    1    0    0    3
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
Tom Underwood          0   1  9.45   2   2   0   0   0    7   11   16    7    0    8    3
Mark Lemongello        0   1 10.38   1   1   0   0   0    4    5    5    5    0    3    3

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League Leaders

Wins:

  M. Caldwell (MIL)         2
  D. Drago (BOS)            2
  F. Jenkins (TEX)          2
  T. John (NY)              2
  J. Montague (SEA)         2
  G. Abbott (SEA)           1
  F. Bannister (SEA)        1
  M. Clear (CAL)            1
  S. Comer (TEX)            1
  D. Eckersley (BOS)        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
  R. Cleveland (MIL)        1
  V. Cruz (CLE)             1
  D. Eckersley (BOS)        1
  R. Erickson (MIN)         1

Complete Games:

  M. Caldwell (MIL)         2
  D. Eckersley (BOS)        1
  F. Jenkins (TEX)          1
  T. John (NY)              1
  C. Knapp (CAL)            1
  J. Palmer (BAL)           1
  N. Ryan (CAL)             1
  L. Sorensen (MIL)         1
  P. Splittorff (KC)        1
  R. Waits (CLE)            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. Lyle (TEX)             1

Shutouts:

  M. Caldwell (MIL)         1
  T. John (NY)              1
  R. Waits (CLE)            1

Innings Pitched:

  M. Caldwell (MIL)      18.0
  J. Palmer (BAL)        18.0
  F. Jenkins (TEX)       17.1
  T. John (NY)           16.0
  R. Waits (CLE)         15.1
  D. Eckersley (BOS)     15.0
  L. Gura (KC)           15.0
  D. Goltz (MIN)         14.2
  M. Norris (OAK)        14.2
  C. Knapp (CAL)         14.1

Hits:

  D. Goltz (MIN)           18
  M. Keough (OAK)          17
  O. Jones (SEA)           16
  F. Tanana (CAL)          16
  E. Figueroa (NY)         13
  L. Gura (KC)             13
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         13
  R. Langford (OAK)        13
  J. Palmer (BAL)          13
  M. Caldwell (MIL)        12

Runs:

  T. Underwood (TOR)       16
  M. Torrez (BOS)          11
  R. Wise (CLE)            10
  E. Figueroa (NY)          9
  D. Goltz (MIN)            9
  K. Kravec (CHI)           9
  N. Ryan (CAL)             9
  M. Flanagan (BAL)         8
  M. Keough (OAK)           8
  J. Palmer (BAL)           8

Home Runs:

  R. Wise (CLE)             4
  F. Tanana (CAL)           3
  G. Abbott (SEA)           2
  J. Barr (CAL)             2
  V. Cruz (CLE)             2
  R. Erickson (MIN)         2
  E. Figueroa (NY)          2
  M. Flanagan (BAL)         2
  L. Gura (KC)              2
  O. Jones (SEA)            2

Walks:

  R. Waits (CLE)           12
  M. Torrez (BOS)          11
  K. Kravec (CHI)           9
  M. Norris (OAK)           9
  M. Keough (OAK)           8
  N. Ryan (CAL)             8
  T. Underwood (TOR)        8
  E. Figueroa (NY)          7
  C. Knapp (CAL)            7
  B. McLaughlin (SEA)       7

Strikeouts:

  F. Jenkins (TEX)         15
  O. Jones (SEA)           12
  N. Ryan (CAL)            11
  J. Montague (SEA)         9
  M. Norris (OAK)           9
  M. Torrez (BOS)           9
  M. Caldwell (MIL)         8
  M. Keough (OAK)           8
  F. Tanana (CAL)           8
  D. Drago (BOS)            7

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