Saturday April 14, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, April 14, 1979

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Texas            6   0  1.67    6   1   2    54    39   14   10    1   21   34
Kansas City      4   3  3.57    7   2   2    58    55   31   23    4   20   26
Minnesota        6   2  3.70    8   1   3    73    73   31   30    4   27   31
Milwaukee        5   2  3.92    7   4   1    62    61   31   27    6   24   21
Cleveland        1   5  4.08    6   1   0    53    48   28   24    8   29   24
New York         4   4  4.40    8   1   3    72    73   39   35    7   29   26
Oakland          1   8  4.44    9   0   0    81    86   50   40    7   43   41
Boston           3   2  4.50    5   1   1    46    37   23   23    4   20   26
California       6   3  4.67    9   3   1    79    78   43   41    9   31   47
Toronto          4   3  4.74    7   1   1    57    67   42   30    3   28   24
Seattle          5   5  4.80   10   0   2    90   100   56   48   14   28   65
Chicago          2   5  4.87    7   1   1    61    53   41   33    4   34   33
Baltimore        3   5  5.43    8   1   1    71    73   48   43   13   33   29
Detroit          1   4  6.21    5   0   1    42    46   33   29    2   25   15

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mike Marshall (MIN)    2   0  0.00   5   0   0   3   0   10    3    0    0    0    5    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
Rick Waits (CLE)       1   1  1.76   2   2   1   0   1   15    8    4    3    0   12    7
D. Eckersley (BOS)     1   1  1.80   2   2   1   0   0   15   10    3    3    1    6    5

 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   1  1.86   3   0   0   0   0   10    6    3    2    1    2    7
Jim Palmer             1   0  3.00   2   2   1   0   0   18   13    8    6    1    5    5
Scott McGregor         0   0  6.14   2   1   0   0   0    7   12    5    5    1    0    3
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
Dennis Martinez        0   1  7.94   2   2   0   0   0   11   16   11   10    4    4    2
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
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
Mark Clear             1   0  3.00   3   0   0   0   0    6    5    2    2    0    5    4
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
Dave Frost             1   0  5.40   2   1   0   0   0    8    6    5    5    0    5    3
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

 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  4.82   3   3   0   0   0   19   18   13   10    1   10    8
Mike Proly             0   1  6.00   2   2   0   0   0    9   10    6    6    0    3    5
Dewey Robinson         0   1  9.95   4   0   0   0   0    6    4    7    7    1    5    2
Lerrin LaGrow          0   1 14.54   5   0   0   1   0    4    9    7    7    1    1    1

 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
Aurelio Lopez          0   0  3.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    4    1    1    0    1    2
Steve Baker            0   1  3.38   1   0   0   0   0    3    2    1    1    0    2    1
John Hiller            0   0  3.38   4   0   0   1   0    5    6    2    2    1    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
Milt Wilcox            1   0  5.91   2   2   0   0   0   11   11    7    7    0    8    4
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
Eduardo Rodriguez      1   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    2    2    0    0    0    0    1
Paul Splittorff        1   1  3.21   2   2   2   0   0   14   12    7    5    1    6    4
Dennis Leonard         1   1  3.46   2   2   0   0   0   13   13    9    5    1    5    5
Larry Gura             1   0  3.60   2   2   0   0   0   15   13    6    6    2    3    5
Rich Gale              0   1  4.05   1   1   0   0   0    7    7    3    3    0    2    5
Steve Mingori          0   0  5.40   3   0   0   1   0    5    5    5    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
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
Bob McClure            2   0  2.70   2   0   0   0   0    3    3    1    1    0    2    3
Bill Castro            0   0  3.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    3    1    1    0    1    1
Bob Galasso            0   0  3.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    4    5    1    1    3    0
Jim Slaton             0   0  7.50   2   1   0   0   0    6   10    5    5    1    5    1
Reggie Cleveland       0   1  7.71   3   0   0   1   0    2    3    2    2    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 20.25   3   0   0   0   0    1    4    3    3    0    0    1

 Minnesota             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mike Marshall          2   0  0.00   5   0   0   3   0   10    3    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
Paul Hartzell          0   0  6.14   1   1   0   0   0    7   12    5    5    0    2    2
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   4   0   0   0   0    7    4    1    0    0    2    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
Dick Tidrow            1   0  4.05   5   0   0   1   0    7   10    3    3    0    2    4
Ron Guidry             0   1  4.97   3   2   0   1   0   13    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
Luis Tiant             0   1 13.50   1   1   0   0   0    2    7    6    3    2    0    1
Catfish Hunter         0   0 33.75   1   1   0   0   0    1    5    5    5    1    1    1

 Oakland               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dave Hamilton          0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    1    1    0    0    0    2    1
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
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
Bob Lacey              0   1  5.40   6   0   0   0   0    5    8    4    3    1    0    3
Rick Langford          0   3  5.71   3   3   0   0   0   17   20   11   11    3    5    1
Jim Todd               1   1  7.04   4   0   0   0   0    8    7    6    6    0    5    3
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
Shane Rawley           0   1  2.25   3   0   0   2   0    4    4    1    1    0    1    3
John Montague          2   0  3.18   5   0   0   0   0   11    8    4    4    1    5    9
Floyd Bannister        1   1  3.52   2   2   0   0   0   15   16    8    6    1    3    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
Steve Comer            1   0  0.00   1   1   0   0   0    7    1    0    0    0    1    6
Ed Farmer              0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    3    1    0    0    3    1
Sparky Lyle            1   0  0.00   4   0   0   2   0    5    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
Doyle Alexander        0   0  2.70   2   2   0   0   0   10    9    4    3    0    8    4
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        1   0  0.00   3   0   0   1   0    4    2    0    0    0    3    4
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
Mark Lemongello        0   1  8.74   2   2   0   0   0   11   16   11   11    2    6    3
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

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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
  M. Marshall (MIN)         2
  B. McClure (MIL)          2
  J. Montague (SEA)         2
  R. Wortham (CHI)          2
  G. Zahn (MIN)             2

Losses:

  R. Langford (OAK)         3
  R. Honeycutt (SEA)        2
  J. Johnson (OAK)          2
  K. Kravec (CHI)           2
  F. Tanana (CAL)           2
  R. Wise (CLE)             2
  S. Baker (DET)            1
  F. Bannister (SEA)        1
  S. Burnside (DET)         1
  J. Clancy (TOR)           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
  R. Guidry (NY)            1
  J. Hiller (DET)           1
  A. Hrabosky (KC)          1
  L. LaGrow (CHI)           1

Shutouts:

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

Innings Pitched:

  K. Kravec (CHI)        18.2
  M. Caldwell (MIL)      18.0
  J. Palmer (BAL)        18.0
  F. Jenkins (TEX)       17.1
  R. Langford (OAK)      17.1
  L. Sorensen (MIL)      17.0
  R. Wortham (CHI)       16.1
  T. John (NY)           16.0
  D. Aase (CAL)          15.2
  F. Bannister (SEA)     15.1

Hits:

  R. Langford (OAK)        20
  D. Goltz (MIN)           18
  K. Kravec (CHI)          18
  M. Keough (OAK)          17
  F. Bannister (SEA)       16
  O. Jones (SEA)           16
  M. Lemongello (TOR)      16
  D. Martinez (BAL)        16
  F. Tanana (CAL)          16
  D. Aase (CAL)            15

Runs:

  T. Underwood (TOR)       16
  K. Kravec (CHI)          13
  J. Johnson (OAK)         12
  R. Langford (OAK)        11
  M. Lemongello (TOR)      11
  D. Martinez (BAL)        11
  M. Torrez (BOS)          11
  R. Wise (CLE)            10
  E. Figueroa (NY)          9
  D. Goltz (MIN)            9

Home Runs:

  D. Martinez (BAL)         4
  R. Wise (CLE)             4
  R. Langford (OAK)         3
  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

Walks:

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

Strikeouts:

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


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