Tuesday April 17, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, April 17, 1979

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Texas            7   1  2.50    8   1   3    72    60   27   20    3   32   50
Milwaukee        6   3  3.86    9   5   1    79    79   39   34    9   32   32
California       8   3  3.90   11   4   1    97    87   44   42   10   37   60
Minnesota        7   3  3.96   10   2   3    91    96   43   40    8   28   41
New York         6   4  4.12   10   2   4    90    90   45   41    7   34   39
Oakland          3   9  4.25   12   0   1   108   118   65   51    8   54   54
Chicago          4   6  4.30   10   1   3    88    75   52   42    5   52   43
Boston           5   3  4.32    8   2   2    73    64   36   35    6   33   41
Kansas City      5   5  4.77   10   2   3    83    91   57   44    7   35   34
Seattle          5   8  5.06   13   1   2   116   140   84   65   17   40   81
Cleveland        2   7  5.24    9   1   1    79    81   51   46   11   47   36
Detroit          4   4  5.35    8   0   2    69    76   46   41    4   35   30
Baltimore        3   7  5.36   10   2   1    87    91   57   52   15   40   34
Toronto          4   6  6.00   10   1   1    84   106   68   56    4   52   35

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tommy John (NY)        2   0  0.56   2   2   1   0   1   16    9    1    1    0    4    5
Dave Heaverlo (OAK)    1   0  0.75   6   0   0   0   0   12    9    1    1    0    4    7
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)      1   1  1.57   3   3   0   0   0   23   14    7    4    0   17    9
Geoff Zahn (MIN)       2   0  1.80   2   2   1   0   0   15   11    3    3    1    1    7
Steve Comer (TEX)      1   0  1.98   2   2   0   0   0   14    9    3    3    0    3    9
Fergie Jenkins (TEX)   3   0  1.99   3   3   1   0   0   23   16    6    5    2    8   21
Dick Drago (BOS)       2   0  2.31   6   0   0   1   0   12    5    3    3    1    3   11
Jim Kern (TEX)         2   0  2.38   4   0   0   1   0   11   13    7    3    0    6   12

 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
Mike Flanagan          1   2  7.20   3   3   0   0   0   15   19   13   12    3    8    6
Sammy Stewart          0   1  7.50   3   0   0   1   0    6    5    5    5    2    4    4
Don Stanhouse          1   0  7.71   4   0   0   0   0    5    4    4    4    0    6    0
Dennis Martinez        0   1  7.94   2   2   0   0   0   11   16   11   10    4    4    2

 Boston                W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Burgmeier          1   0  0.00   2   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  2.31   6   0   0   1   0   12    5    3    3    1    3   11
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   1  5.40   3   2   1   1   0   15   21    9    9    1    2    5
Mike Torrez            0   1  6.75   3   3   0   0   0   20   16   16   15    3   16   12

 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
Nolan Ryan             2   1  4.19   3   3   2   0   1   19   13    9    9    2   11   21
Dave Frost             1   0  5.40   2   1   0   0   0    8    6    5    5    0    5    3
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
Francisco Barrios      1   0  1.50   1   1   0   0   0    6    3    1    1    0    2    1
Pablo Torrealba        0   0  1.59   3   0   0   0   0    6    5    1    1    1    2    1
Randy Scarbery         1   0  2.45   1   0   0   0   0    4    4    1    1    0    3    1
Mike Proly             0   2  4.24   5   2   0   2   0   17   14    8    8    0    6    8
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
Lerrin LaGrow          0   1  9.72   6   1   0   1   0    8   13   10    9    1    9    3
Dewey Robinson         0   1  9.95   4   0   0   0   0    6    4    7    7    1    5    2

 Cleveland             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dan Spillner           0   0  1.04   4   0   0   0   0    9    3    1    1    0    3    5
Sid Monge              0   0  1.23   5   0   0   0   0    7    6    1    1    0    2    5
Rick Waits             1   2  3.00   3   3   1   0   1   21   16    8    7    0   14    9
Victor Cruz            0   1  3.68   4   0   0   1   0    7    7    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              1   2  5.71   3   3   0   0   0   17   18   12   11    6    7    9
Paul Reuschel          0   0  7.71   2   0   0   0   0    5    9    4    4    0    3    0
Len Barker             0   0 12.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    6    5    4    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
Steve Baker            0   1  1.35   2   0   0   1   0    7    4    1    1    0    3    5
John Hiller            1   0  2.16   5   0   0   1   0    8    7    2    2    1    5    6
Aurelio Lopez          0   0  3.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    4    1    1    0    1    2
Sheldon Burnside       1   1  4.32   3   0   0   0   0    8    8    4    4    0    5    4
Jack Billingham        1   0  4.91   2   2   0   0   0   11   15    7    6    0    5    3
Dave Rozema            0   1  5.06   3   3   0   0   0   16   18   12    9    1    5    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  1.80   4   0   0   2   0    5    4    1    1    0    3    2
Eduardo Rodriguez      2   0  2.25   5   0   0   0   0    4    5    1    1    0    0    3
Dennis Leonard         1   1  3.46   2   2   0   0   0   13   13    9    5    1    5    5
Steve Mingori          0   0  4.15   4   0   0   1   0    9    8    7    4    0    5    5
Paul Splittorff        1   2  4.43   3   3   2   0   0   20   20   12   10    2    9    6
Larry Gura             1   1  4.64   3   3   0   0   0   21   21   15   11    3    8    8
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
Bob McClure            2   0  2.45   3   0   0   0   0    4    3    1    1    0    2    3
Lary Sorensen          1   1  2.65   2   2   2   0   0   17   14    5    5    2    2    3
Bob Galasso            0   0  2.70   3   0   0   0   0    3    4    5    1    1    3    0
Bill Castro            0   0  3.00   3   0   0   0   0    3    4    2    1    0    2    1
Moose Haas             0   0  4.50   1   1   0   0   0    6    6    3    3    1    3    4
Jim Slaton             0   0  7.50   2   1   0   0   0    6   10    5    5    1    5    1
Bill Travers           0   0  9.00   2   2   0   0   0    8    8    8    8    2    7    2
Reggie Cleveland       0   2  9.82   4   0   0   1   0    4    6    4    4    1    2    2
Jerry Augustine        0   0 16.20   4   0   0   0   0    2    5    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
Pete Redfern           0   0  1.08   2   0   0   0   0    8    5    2    1    0    4    8
Geoff Zahn             2   0  1.80   2   2   1   0   0   15   11    3    3    1    1    7
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   2  5.68   3   3   0   0   0   19   27   14   12    1    4    4
Paul Hartzell          0   0  6.14   1   1   0   0   0    7   12    5    5    0    2    2
Jeff Holly             0   0 18.00   3   0   0   0   0    2    5    4    4    0    2    3
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
Ron Guidry             1   1  3.32   4   3   1   1   0   22   12    8    8    1    8   14
Dick Tidrow            1   0  4.05   5   0   0   1   0    7   10    3    3    0    2    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          1   0  0.75   6   0   0   0   0   12    9    1    1    0    4    7
Mike Norris            1   1  1.57   3   3   0   0   0   23   14    7    4    0   17    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
Bob Lacey              0   1  5.40   8   0   0   1   0    7   11    5    4    1    0    6
Rick Langford          0   3  5.71   3   3   0   0   0   17   20   11   11    3    5    1
John Henry Johnson     0   2  7.47   3   3   0   0   0   16   21   15   13    2    9   13
Jim Todd               1   1  7.88   5   0   0   0   0    8   10    8    7    0    5    3

 Seattle               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
John Montague          2   0  2.45   6   0   0   0   0   15    9    4    4    1    5   11
Floyd Bannister        1   1  3.52   2   2   0   0   0   15   16    8    6    1    3    9
Odell Jones            0   1  3.60   3   3   1   0   0   20   29   13    8    2    5   17
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
Shane Rawley           0   2  8.38   5   1   0   2   0   10   15   10    9    0    4    8
Mike Parrott           0   0 10.13   3   0   0   0   0    5   11    6    6    1    3    5

 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         3   0  1.99   3   3   1   0   0   23   16    6    5    2    8   21
Jim Kern               2   0  2.38   4   0   0   1   0   11   13    7    3    0    6   12
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
Dave Lemanczyk         0   0  3.52   2   1   0   0   0    8    8    3    3    1    4    4
Tom Murphy             1   2  5.63   5   0   0   0   0    8   13    5    5    0    1    2
Balor Moore            0   0  6.23   4   0   0   0   0    9   10    6    6    0    9    3
Mike Willis            0   0  6.43   3   0   0   0   0    7   10    6    5    0    2    1
Jesse Jefferson        0   0  7.71   2   0   0   0   0    5   10    4    4    0    2    2
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   2  8.74   3   3   0   0   0   11   15   20   11    0   15    6

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League Leaders

Wins:

  M. Caldwell (MIL)         3
  F. Jenkins (TEX)          3
  D. Drago (BOS)            2
  D. Eckersley (BOS)        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. Cleveland (MIL)        2
  M. Flanagan (BAL)         2
  D. Goltz (MIN)            2
  R. Honeycutt (SEA)        2
  J. Johnson (OAK)          2
  K. Kravec (CHI)           2
  T. Murphy (TOR)           2
  M. Proly (CHI)            2
  S. Rawley (SEA)           2

Complete Games:

  M. Caldwell (MIL)         3
  J. Palmer (BAL)           2
  N. Ryan (CAL)             2
  L. Sorensen (MIL)         2
  P. Splittorff (KC)        2
  D. Aase (CAL)             1
  J. Clancy (TOR)           1
  D. Eckersley (BOS)        1
  R. Guidry (NY)            1
  F. Jenkins (TEX)          1

Saves:

  M. Marshall (MIN)         3
  R. Gossage (NY)           2
  A. Hrabosky (KC)          2
  S. Lyle (TEX)             2
  M. Proly (CHI)            2
  S. Rawley (SEA)           2
  S. Baker (DET)            1
  R. Cleveland (MIL)        1
  V. Cruz (CLE)             1
  D. Drago (BOS)            1

Shutouts:

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

Innings Pitched:

  M. Caldwell (MIL)      27.0
  J. Palmer (BAL)        26.0
  M. Norris (OAK)        23.0
  F. Jenkins (TEX)       22.2
  R. Guidry (NY)         21.2
  L. Gura (KC)           21.1
  D. Eckersley (BOS)     21.0
  R. Waits (CLE)         21.0
  P. Splittorff (KC)     20.1
  E. Figueroa (NY)       20.0

Hits:

  O. Jones (SEA)           29
  D. Goltz (MIN)           27
  E. Figueroa (NY)         26
  M. Keough (OAK)          26
  J. Palmer (BAL)          23
  L. Gura (KC)             21
  J. Johnson (OAK)         21
  B. Stanley (BOS)         21
  J. Koosman (MIN)         20
  R. Langford (OAK)        20

Runs:

  T. Underwood (TOR)       20
  M. Torrez (BOS)          16
  L. Gura (KC)             15
  J. Johnson (OAK)         15
  M. Keough (OAK)          15
  E. Figueroa (NY)         14
  D. Goltz (MIN)           14
  P. Mitchell (SEA)        14
  M. Flanagan (BAL)        13
  O. Jones (SEA)           13

Home Runs:

  R. Wise (CLE)             6
  G. Abbott (SEA)           4
  D. Martinez (BAL)         4
  F. Tanana (CAL)           4
  M. Flanagan (BAL)         3
  L. Gura (KC)              3
  J. Koosman (MIN)          3
  R. Langford (OAK)         3
  P. Mitchell (SEA)         3
  M. Torrez (BOS)           3

Walks:

  M. Norris (OAK)          17
  M. Torrez (BOS)          16
  T. Underwood (TOR)       15
  R. Waits (CLE)           14
  N. Ryan (CAL)            11
  D. Eckersley (BOS)       10
  M. Keough (OAK)          10
  K. Kravec (CHI)          10
  R. Wortham (CHI)         10
  E. Figueroa (NY)          9

Strikeouts:

  F. Jenkins (TEX)         21
  N. Ryan (CAL)            21
  O. Jones (SEA)           17
  R. Wortham (CHI)         16
  M. Caldwell (MIL)        15
  R. Guidry (NY)           14
  J. Johnson (OAK)         13
  J. Kern (TEX)            12
  M. Torrez (BOS)          12
  D. Drago (BOS)           11


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