Wednesday April 18, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, April 18, 1979

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Texas            7   2  2.93    9   1   3    80    69   33   26    4   41   52
Milwaukee        7   3  3.57   10   6   1    88    87   40   35   10   33   33
California       9   3  3.74   12   4   2   106   102   50   44   11   43   63
New York         7   4  3.83   11   2   5    99    99   46   42    7   35   40
Oakland          4   9  4.08   13   0   2   117   124   67   53    8   62   59
Minnesota        7   4  4.14   11   2   3   100   109   54   46    8   34   44
Boston           5   4  4.28    9   2   2    82    72   40   39    8   37   46
Chicago          5   6  4.36   11   1   3    97    84   57   47    5   54   49
Kansas City      5   5  4.77   10   2   3    83    91   57   44    7   35   34
Seattle          5   9  4.95   14   1   2   124   147   89   68   17   42   83
Baltimore        3   8  5.10   11   2   1    95    96   60   54   17   43   36
Cleveland        3   7  5.11   10   1   1    88    89   55   50   11   51   47
Detroit          4   4  5.35    8   0   2    69    76   46   41    4   35   30
Toronto          4   7  6.39   11   1   1    93   124   80   66    4   55   37

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dave Heaverlo (OAK)    1   0  0.73   7   0   0   1   0   12    9    1    1    0    4    7
Tommy John (NY)        3   0  0.76   3   3   1   0   1   24   17    2    2    0    4    5
Mike Caldwell (MIL)    3   0  1.00   3   3   3   0   1   27   19    3    3    1    6   15
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
Lary Sorensen (MIL)    2   1  2.08   3   3   3   0   0   26   22    6    6    3    3    4
John Montague (SEA)    2   0  2.16   7   0   0   0   0   17   10    5    4    1    6   12
Dick Drago (BOS)       2   0  2.31   6   0   0   1   0   12    5    3    3    1    3   11

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tippy Martinez         0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    2    2    0    0    0    0    4
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
Dennis Martinez        0   2  5.68   3   3   0   0   0   19   21   14   12    6    7    3
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

 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
Andy Hassler           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    1    0
Dick Drago             2   0  2.31   6   0   0   1   0   12    5    3    3    1    3   11
Bill Campbell          0   0  2.70   2   0   0   0   0    3    3    1    1    0    2    1
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
Steve Renko            0   1  4.05   1   1   0   0   0    7    6    3    3    2    2    5
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            1   0  0.87   4   0   0   0   0   10   11    1    1    1    3    6
Mark Clear             1   0  2.70   4   0   0   1   0   10   10    3    3    0    7    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  3.18   3   3   1   0   0   17   16   10    6    1    9    5
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
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
Rich Wortham           3   0  2.59   3   3   1   0   0   24   16    8    7    0   12   22
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
Dewey Robinson         0   1  8.59   5   0   0   0   0    7    4    7    7    1    5    2
Lerrin LaGrow          0   1  9.72   6   1   0   1   0    8   13   10    9    1    9    3

 Cleveland             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Sid Monge              1   0  0.87   6   0   0   0   0   10    7    1    1    0    3    9
Dan Spillner           0   0  1.04   4   0   0   0   0    9    3    1    1    0    3    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  5.40   2   2   0   0   0   10   12    8    6    0    7    9
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
Lary Sorensen          2   1  2.08   3   3   3   0   0   26   22    6    6    3    3    4
Bob McClure            2   0  2.45   3   0   0   0   0    4    3    1    1    0    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   6   0   0   3   0   11    3    0    0    0    6    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   2  3.77   3   3   0   0   0   14   14    9    6    2    8    2
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  8.44   4   0   0   0   0    5    8    7    5    0    2    4
Gary Serum             0   0 18.90   2   0   0   0   0    3    9    7    7    1    2    1

 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             3   0  0.76   3   3   1   0   1   24   17    2    2    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  4.32   6   0   0   3   0    8    9    4    4    0    7    4
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  0.73   7   0   0   1   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
Alan Wirth             1   0  3.38   3   1   0   0   0   11    9    4    4    1    7    7
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
Bob Lacey              0   1  4.70   9   0   0   1   0    8   12    5    4    1    1    7
Rick Langford          0   3  5.71   3   3   0   0   0   17   20   11   11    3    5    1
Jim Todd               1   1  7.27   6   0   0   0   0    9   10    8    7    0    6    3
John Henry Johnson     0   2  7.47   3   3   0   0   0   16   21   15   13    2    9   13

 Seattle               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
John Montague          2   0  2.16   7   0   0   0   0   17   10    5    4    1    6   12
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   3  5.00   4   1   0   0   0   18   15   11   10    2    3    8
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   2   0   0   0   0    1    1    0    0    0    1    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
Dock Ellis             0   0  3.60   1   1   0   0   0    5    7    2    2    0    2    2
Doyle Alexander        0   0  4.26   3   3   0   0   0   13   13    7    6    0   13    4
Sparky Lyle            1   1  5.19   6   0   0   2   0    9    5    5    5    2    2    1
Doc Medich             0   1  6.00   1   0   0   0   0    3    2    2    2    0    3    2

 Toronto               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dave Lemanczyk         0   0  3.52   2   1   0   0   0    8    8    3    3    1    4    4
Dave Freisleben        1   0  4.05   5   0   0   1   0    7    6    3    3    0    4    6
Jim Clancy             1   2  5.02   3   3   1   0   0   14   17   12    8    1    7    6
Tom Murphy             1   2  5.27   6   0   0   0   0   14   19    8    8    0    3    3
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
  T. John (NY)              3
  R. Wortham (CHI)          3
  D. Drago (BOS)            2
  D. Eckersley (BOS)        2
  J. Kern (TEX)             2
  J. Koosman (MIN)          2
  M. Marshall (MIN)         2
  B. McClure (MIL)          2

Losses:

  R. Honeycutt (SEA)        3
  R. Langford (OAK)         3
  J. Clancy (TOR)           2
  R. Cleveland (MIL)        2
  R. Erickson (MIN)         2
  M. Flanagan (BAL)         2
  D. Goltz (MIN)            2
  J. Johnson (OAK)          2
  K. Kravec (CHI)           2
  D. Martinez (BAL)         2

Complete Games:

  M. Caldwell (MIL)         3
  L. Sorensen (MIL)         3
  J. Palmer (BAL)           2
  N. Ryan (CAL)             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:

  R. Gossage (NY)           3
  M. Marshall (MIN)         3
  A. Hrabosky (KC)          2
  S. Lyle (TEX)             2
  M. Proly (CHI)            2
  S. Rawley (SEA)           2
  S. Baker (DET)            1
  M. Clear (CAL)            1
  R. Cleveland (MIL)        1
  V. Cruz (CLE)             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
  L. Sorensen (MIL)      26.0
  R. Wortham (CHI)       24.1
  T. John (NY)           23.2
  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

Hits:

  O. Jones (SEA)           29
  D. Goltz (MIN)           27
  E. Figueroa (NY)         26
  M. Keough (OAK)          26
  J. Palmer (BAL)          23
  L. Sorensen (MIL)        22
  L. Gura (KC)             21
  J. Johnson (OAK)         21
  D. Martinez (BAL)        21
  B. Stanley (BOS)         21

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
  D. Martinez (BAL)        14
  P. Mitchell (SEA)        14
  M. Flanagan (BAL)        13

Home Runs:

  D. Martinez (BAL)         6
  R. Wise (CLE)             6
  G. Abbott (SEA)           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
  L. Sorensen (MIL)         3

Walks:

  M. Norris (OAK)          17
  M. Torrez (BOS)          16
  T. Underwood (TOR)       15
  R. Waits (CLE)           14
  D. Alexander (TEX)       13
  R. Wortham (CHI)         12
  N. Ryan (CAL)            11
  D. Eckersley (BOS)       10
  M. Keough (OAK)          10
  K. Kravec (CHI)          10

Strikeouts:

  R. Wortham (CHI)         22
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         21
  N. Ryan (CAL)            21
  O. Jones (SEA)           17
  M. Caldwell (MIL)        15
  R. Guidry (NY)           14
  J. Johnson (OAK)         13
  J. Kern (TEX)            12
  J. Montague (SEA)        12
  M. Torrez (BOS)          12

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