Sunday April 15, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, April 15, 1979

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Texas            6   1  2.57    7   1   2    63    54   25   18    2   25   38
Milwaukee        6   2  3.68    8   5   1    71    68   33   29    7   28   28
Minnesota        7   2  3.95    9   2   3    82    85   37   36    7   28   36
California       7   3  4.30   10   3   1    88    83   44   42   10   34   50
Kansas City      5   3  4.30    8   2   3    67    70   41   32    5   26   26
Boston           4   2  4.42    6   1   2    55    46   27   27    4   24   33
New York         5   4  4.46    9   1   4    81    87   44   40    7   32   29
Oakland          1   9  4.50   10   0   0    90   103   58   45    8   45   47
Chicago          2   6  4.89    8   1   1    70    63   47   38    5   36   38
Baltimore        3   6  5.33    9   2   1    79    83   52   47   14   37   31
Seattle          5   6  5.36   11   0   2    99   120   74   59   17   35   70
Cleveland        1   6  5.46    7   1   0    61    61   42   37    9   40   28
Toronto          4   4  5.73    8   1   1    66    85   54   42    3   35   27
Detroit          2   4  6.18    6   0   1    51    57   39   35    4   29   22

 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
Tommy John (NY)        2   0  0.56   2   2   1   0   1   16    9    1    1    0    4    5
Dave Heaverlo (OAK)    0   0  0.96   5   0   0   0   0    9    9    1    1    0    4    6
Mike Caldwell (MIL)    3   0  1.00   3   3   3   0   1   27   19    3    3    1    6   15
Rich Wortham (CHI)     2   0  1.10   2   2   1   0   0   16    7    3    2    0   10   16
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
Geoff Zahn (MIN)       2   0  1.80   2   2   1   0   0   15   11    3    3    1    1    7
Tim Stoddard (BAL)     0   1  1.86   3   0   0   0   0   10    6    3    2    1    2    7
Steve Comer (TEX)      1   0  1.98   2   2   0   0   0   14    9    3    3    0    3    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   1  1.86   3   0   0   0   0   10    6    3    2    1    2    7
Jim Palmer             1   1  3.46   3   3   2   0   0   26   23   12   10    2    9    7
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
Dick Drago             2   0  2.53   5   0   0   1   0   11    4    3    3    1    1   10
Dennis Eckersley       2   1  3.00   3   3   1   0   0   21   19    7    7    1   10    9
Chuck Rainey           0   0  3.00   1   0   0   0   0    3    1    1    1    0    1    3
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  1.13   3   0   0   0   0    8    6    1    1    1    1    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           1   2  3.66   3   3   0   0   0   20   20    9    8    4    2   11
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
Ross Baumgarten        0   0  5.06   1   1   0   0   0    5    7    4    3    1    2    3
Mike Proly             0   2  5.68   3   2   0   0   0   13   13    8    8    0    3    7
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
Sid Monge              0   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    4    5    0    0    0    1    3
Dan Spillner           0   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    8    1    0    0    0    2    4
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
Rick Wise              0   2  7.36   2   2   0   0   0   11   12   10    9    4    4    6
Paul Reuschel          0   0  7.71   2   0   0   0   0    5    9    4    4    0    3    0
Len Barker             0   0 13.50   1   0   0   0   0    2    4    4    3    1    1    1
Mike Paxton            0   1 16.88   2   2   0   0   0    5   11   10   10    2    6    1
Don Hood               0   0 81.00   2   0   0   0   0    0    0    3    3    0    4    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
Sheldon Burnside       1   1  4.32   3   0   0   0   0    8    8    4    4    0    5    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
Kip Young              0   0 13.50   1   1   0   0   0    4    6    6    6    2    2    4
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   3   0   0   2   0    3    2    0    0    0    2    1
Eduardo Rodriguez      2   0  0.00   4   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
Steve Mingori          0   0  4.15   4   0   0   1   0    9    8    7    4    0    5    5
Rich Gale              0   1  8.38   2   2   0   0   0   10   16    9    9    1    2    5
George Throop          0   0 27.00   2   0   0   0   0    1    4    3    3    0    3    0

 Milwaukee             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mike Caldwell          3   0  1.00   3   3   3   0   1   27   19    3    3    1    6   15
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
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
Jerry Koosman          2   0  3.78   2   2   1   0   0   17   20    7    7    3    5   10
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  5.14   5   0   0   2   0    7    8    4    4    0    6    3
Ed Figueroa            1   1  6.30   3   3   0   0   0   20   26   14   14    2    9    8
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
Dave Heaverlo          0   0  0.96   5   0   0   0   0    9    9    1    1    0    4    6
Mike Norris            0   1  1.23   2   2   0   0   0   15    9    5    2    0    9    9
Matt Keough            0   1  3.86   3   3   0   0   0   19   26   15    8    1   10   10
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   3  5.71   3   3   0   0   0   17   20   11   11    3    5    1
Bob Lacey              0   1  6.00   7   0   0   0   0    6   11    5    4    1    0    4
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
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
Odell Jones            0   0  3.97   2   2   0   0   0   11   16    7    5    2    2   12
Paul Mitchell          0   1  4.76   3   2   0   0   0   11   16   14    6    3    4    7
Rick Honeycutt         0   2  5.25   3   0   0   0   0   12    9    7    7    2    2    7
Glenn Abbott           1   1  5.54   3   3   0   0   0   13   16   11    8    4    5    6
Byron McLaughlin       1   0  6.30   2   2   0   0   0   10    9    7    7    2    7    7
Rafael Vasquez         0   0  8.31   3   0   0   0   0    4   10    4    4    1    2    4
Mike Parrott           0   0 10.13   3   0   0   0   0    5   11    6    6    1    3    5
Shane Rawley           0   1 10.80   4   0   0   2   0    5    9    6    6    0    2    4

 Texas                 W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ed Farmer              0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    3    1    0    0    3    1
Dave Rajsich           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
Steve Comer            1   0  1.98   2   2   0   0   0   14    9    3    3    0    3    9
Fergie Jenkins         2   0  2.08   2   2   1   0   0   17   13    5    4    1    6   15
Jim Kern               2   0  2.35   3   0   0   0   0    8   10    6    2    0    1    6
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
Sparky Lyle            1   1  5.14   5   0   0   2   0    7    3    4    4    1    2    1

 Toronto               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dave Freisleben        1   0  0.00   4   0   0   1   0    6    2    0    0    0    4    5
Jim Clancy             1   1  3.00   2   2   1   0   0   12    9    6    4    1    6    6
Tom Murphy             1   1  3.38   4   0   0   0   0    8   11    3    3    0    1    2
Mike Willis            0   0  4.15   2   0   0   0   0    4    6    3    2    0    1    1
Balor Moore            0   0  5.40   2   0   0   0   0    3    5    2    2    0    3    1
Jesse Jefferson        0   0  7.71   2   0   0   0   0    5   10    4    4    0    2    2
Dave Lemanczyk         0   0  7.71   1   0   0   0   0    2    2    2    2    0    1    1
Phil Huffman           1   0  8.22   2   2   0   0   0    8   13    7    7    0    3    3
Mark Lemongello        0   1  8.74   2   2   0   0   0   11   16   11   11    2    6    3
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)         3
  D. Drago (BOS)            2
  D. Eckersley (BOS)        2
  F. Jenkins (TEX)          2
  T. John (NY)              2
  J. Kern (TEX)             2
  J. Koosman (MIN)          2
  M. Marshall (MIN)         2
  B. McClure (MIL)          2
  J. Montague (SEA)         2

Losses:

  R. Langford (OAK)         3
  R. Honeycutt (SEA)        2
  J. Johnson (OAK)          2
  K. Kravec (CHI)           2
  M. Proly (CHI)            2
  F. Tanana (CAL)           2
  R. Wise (CLE)             2
  G. Abbott (SEA)           1
  S. Baker (DET)            1
  F. Bannister (SEA)        1

Complete Games:

  M. Caldwell (MIL)         3
  J. Palmer (BAL)           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

Saves:

  M. Marshall (MIN)         3
  R. Gossage (NY)           2
  A. Hrabosky (KC)          2
  S. Lyle (TEX)             2
  S. Rawley (SEA)           2
  R. Cleveland (MIL)        1
  D. Drago (BOS)            1
  D. Freisleben (TOR)       1
  R. Guidry (NY)            1
  J. Hiller (DET)           1

Shutouts:

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

Innings Pitched:

  M. Caldwell (MIL)      27.0
  J. Palmer (BAL)        26.0
  D. Eckersley (BOS)     21.0
  E. Figueroa (NY)       20.0
  F. Tanana (CAL)        19.2
  M. Keough (OAK)        18.2
  K. Kravec (CHI)        18.2
  F. Jenkins (TEX)       17.1
  R. Langford (OAK)      17.1
  L. Sorensen (MIL)      17.0

Hits:

  E. Figueroa (NY)         26
  M. Keough (OAK)          26
  J. Palmer (BAL)          23
  J. Koosman (MIN)         20
  R. Langford (OAK)        20
  F. Tanana (CAL)          20
  M. Caldwell (MIL)        19
  D. Eckersley (BOS)       19
  D. Goltz (MIN)           18
  K. Kravec (CHI)          18

Runs:

  T. Underwood (TOR)       16
  M. Keough (OAK)          15
  E. Figueroa (NY)         14
  P. Mitchell (SEA)        14
  K. Kravec (CHI)          13
  J. Johnson (OAK)         12
  J. Palmer (BAL)          12
  G. Abbott (SEA)          11
  R. Langford (OAK)        11
  M. Lemongello (TOR)      11

Home Runs:

  G. Abbott (SEA)           4
  D. Martinez (BAL)         4
  F. Tanana (CAL)           4
  R. Wise (CLE)             4
  J. Koosman (MIN)          3
  R. Langford (OAK)         3
  P. Mitchell (SEA)         3
  J. Barr (CAL)             2
  V. Cruz (CLE)             2
  R. Erickson (MIN)         2

Walks:

  R. Waits (CLE)           12
  M. Torrez (BOS)          11
  D. Eckersley (BOS)       10
  M. Keough (OAK)          10
  K. Kravec (CHI)          10
  R. Wortham (CHI)         10
  E. Figueroa (NY)          9
  M. Norris (OAK)           9
  J. Palmer (BAL)           9
  D. Alexander (TEX)        8

Strikeouts:

  R. Wortham (CHI)         16
  M. Caldwell (MIL)        15
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         15
  O. Jones (SEA)           12
  N. Ryan (CAL)            11
  F. Tanana (CAL)          11
  D. Aase (CAL)            10
  D. Drago (BOS)           10
  M. Keough (OAK)          10
  J. Koosman (MIN)         10

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