Friday April 13, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Friday, April 13, 1979

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Texas            5   0  1.40    5   1   2    45    30    9    7    1   13   31
Milwaukee        4   2  2.89    6   4   1    53    46   21   17    5   18   17
Kansas City      4   2  3.06    6   2   2    50    45   23   17    3   17   23
Minnesota        5   2  3.52    7   1   3    64    60   26   25    4   25   29
Oakland          1   7  3.88    8   0   0    72    75   41   31    4   37   36
Cleveland        1   5  4.08    6   1   0    53    48   28   24    8   29   24
New York         3   4  4.31    7   1   2    63    63   34   30    6   25   23
Chicago          2   4  4.33    6   1   1    52    45   33   25    2   31   29
Boston           3   2  4.50    5   1   1    46    37   23   23    4   20   26
Toronto          3   3  4.50    6   1   1    48    55   36   24    1   25   23
Baltimore        3   4  4.71    7   1   1    63    60   37   33    7   30   26
Seattle          5   4  4.78    9   0   2    81    89   50   43   13   26   59
California       5   3  4.89    8   3   1    70    73   40   38    9   27   43
Detroit          1   3  5.82    4   0   1    34    37   26   22    1   17   13

 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
Mike Marshall (MIN)    1   0  0.00   4   0   0   3   0    8    2    0    0    0    5    6
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
Rich Wortham (CHI)     2   0  1.10   2   2   1   0   0   16    7    3    2    0   10   16
Jim Kern (TEX)         2   0  1.17   2   0   0   0   0    8    6    2    1    0    1    6
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
Mike Norris (OAK)      0   1  1.23   2   2   0   0   0   15    9    5    2    0    9    9

 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
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
Steve Stone            0   1  6.75   1   1   0   0   0    5    4    4    4    2    7    2
Sammy Stewart          0   1  7.50   3   0   0   1   0    6    5    5    5    2    4    4
Mike Flanagan          1   1  8.22   2   2   0   0   0    8   11    8    7    2    5    3
Don Stanhouse          1   0  9.00   3   0   0   0   0    4    4    4    4    0    6    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
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
Don Aase               1   0  2.87   2   2   1   0   0   16   15    5    5    0    2   10
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
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           2   0  1.10   2   2   1   0   0   16    7    3    2    0   10   16
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  1.93   3   0   0   1   0    5    5    1    1    0    2    3
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
Jack Billingham        0   0  4.50   1   1   0   0   0    6    6    3    3    0    2    1
Dave Rozema            0   1  5.40   2   2   0   0   0   10   11    9    6    1    4    2
Sheldon Burnside       0   1 10.80   2   0   0   0   0    3    3    4    4    0    3    1
Bruce Taylor           0   1 45.00   2   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   1  3.21   2   2   2   0   0   14   12    7    5    1    6    4
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          1   1  2.65   2   2   2   0   0   17   14    5    5    2    2    3
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   4   0   0   3   0    8    2    0    0    0    5    6
Jerry Koosman          1   0  1.17   1   1   0   0   0    8    8    1    1    0    4    5
Geoff Zahn             2   0  1.80   2   2   1   0   0   15   11    3    3    1    1    7
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
Paul Mirabella         0   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    2    2    1    0    0    0    0
Tommy John             2   0  0.56   2   2   1   0   1   16    9    1    1    0    4    5
Ken Clay               0   0  3.24   2   0   0   0   0    8    9    3    3    1    2    3
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
Dick Tidrow            0   0  6.75   4   0   0   1   0    4    7    3    3    0    1    2
Ed Figueroa            0   1  6.94   2   2   0   0   0   12   13    9    9    2    7    5
Luis Tiant             0   1 13.50   1   1   0   0   0    2    7    6    3    2    0    1

 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
Craig Minetto          0   0  4.50   1   0   0   0   0    2    2    1    1    0    1    1
Alan Wirth             0   0  4.91   2   0   0   0   0    4    4    2    2    1    1    3
Rick Langford          0   2  5.40   2   2   0   0   0   12   13    7    7    1    2    0
John Henry Johnson     0   2  9.31   2   2   0   0   0   10   14   12   10    2    8    9

 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   1  4.82   2   2   0   0   0    9   12    9    5    2    2    7
Rick Honeycutt         0   2  5.25   3   0   0   0   0   12    9    7    7    2    2    7
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 13.50   2   0   0   0   0    3    7    5    5    1    1    4

 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
Sparky Lyle            0   0  0.00   3   0   0   2   0    3    0    0    0    0    0    0
Jim Kern               2   0  1.17   2   0   0   0   0    8    6    2    1    0    1    6
Fergie Jenkins         2   0  2.08   2   2   1   0   0   17   13    5    4    1    6   15
Dock Ellis             0   0  3.60   1   1   0   0   0    5    7    2    2    0    2    2

 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
Jim Clancy             1   1  3.00   2   2   1   0   0   12    9    6    4    1    6    6
Balor Moore            0   0  5.40   2   0   0   0   0    3    5    2    2    0    3    1
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. Kern (TEX)             2
  J. Montague (SEA)         2
  R. Wortham (CHI)          2
  G. Zahn (MIN)             2
  D. Aase (CAL)             1
  G. Abbott (SEA)           1

Losses:

  R. Honeycutt (SEA)        2
  J. Johnson (OAK)          2
  K. Kravec (CHI)           2
  R. Langford (OAK)         2
  F. Tanana (CAL)           2
  R. Wise (CLE)             2
  S. Burnside (DET)         1
  J. Clancy (TOR)           1
  R. Cleveland (MIL)        1
  V. Cruz (CLE)             1

Complete Games:

  M. Caldwell (MIL)         2
  L. Sorensen (MIL)         2
  P. Splittorff (KC)        2
  D. Aase (CAL)             1
  J. Clancy (TOR)           1
  D. Eckersley (BOS)        1
  F. Jenkins (TEX)          1
  T. John (NY)              1
  C. Knapp (CAL)            1
  J. Palmer (BAL)           1

Saves:

  M. Marshall (MIN)         3
  S. Lyle (TEX)             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

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
  L. Sorensen (MIL)      17.0
  R. Wortham (CHI)       16.1
  T. John (NY)           16.0
  D. Aase (CAL)          15.2
  R. Waits (CLE)         15.1
  D. Eckersley (BOS)     15.0
  L. Gura (KC)           15.0

Hits:

  D. Goltz (MIN)           18
  M. Keough (OAK)          17
  O. Jones (SEA)           16
  F. Tanana (CAL)          16
  D. Aase (CAL)            15
  J. Johnson (OAK)         14
  L. Sorensen (MIL)        14
  E. Figueroa (NY)         13
  L. Gura (KC)             13
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         13

Runs:

  T. Underwood (TOR)       16
  J. Johnson (OAK)         12
  M. Torrez (BOS)          11
  R. Wise (CLE)            10
  E. Figueroa (NY)          9
  D. Goltz (MIN)            9
  K. Kravec (CHI)           9
  P. Mitchell (SEA)         9
  D. Rozema (DET)           9
  N. Ryan (CAL)             9

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
  R. Honeycutt (SEA)        2

Walks:

  R. Waits (CLE)           12
  M. Torrez (BOS)          11
  R. Wortham (CHI)         10
  K. Kravec (CHI)           9
  M. Norris (OAK)           9
  J. Johnson (OAK)          8
  M. Keough (OAK)           8
  N. Ryan (CAL)             8
  T. Underwood (TOR)        8
  E. Figueroa (NY)          7

Strikeouts:

  R. Wortham (CHI)         16
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         15
  O. Jones (SEA)           12
  N. Ryan (CAL)            11
  D. Aase (CAL)            10
  J. Johnson (OAK)          9
  J. Montague (SEA)         9
  M. Norris (OAK)           9
  M. Torrez (BOS)           9
  M. Caldwell (MIL)         8


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