Friday April 20, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Friday, April 20, 1979

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Texas            7   3  3.17   10   1   3    88    78   38   31    4   44   55
Milwaukee        7   5  3.54   12   7   1   104   111   51   41   11   37   37
California      11   3  3.63   14   4   4   124   119   58   50   12   50   75
New York         8   5  3.93   13   2   6   117   112   55   51    8   47   43
Boston           7   4  3.96   11   2   3   100    87   45   44    9   43   56
Chicago          6   6  4.12   12   1   3   107    87   59   49    5   57   60
Minnesota        7   5  4.29   12   2   3   109   119   60   52   12   36   48
Oakland          4  10  4.32   14   0   2   125   135   74   60    9   69   66
Baltimore        5   8  4.69   13   3   2   113   111   66   59   19   50   39
Seattle          5   9  4.95   14   1   2   124   147   89   68   17   42   83
Cleveland        3   8  4.96   11   1   1    98   100   59   54   11   53   50
Detroit          5   4  4.96    9   1   2    78    82   48   43    5   36   35
Kansas City      5   6  5.24   11   2   3    91   105   66   53    8   39   40
Toronto          4   8  6.51   12   1   1   101   134   87   73    6   59   42

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dave Heaverlo (OAK)    1   0  0.71   8   0   0   1   0   13   10    1    1    0    5    7
Tommy John (NY)        3   0  0.76   3   3   1   0   1   24   17    2    2    0    4    5
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
Fergie Jenkins (TEX)   3   0  1.99   3   3   1   0   0   23   16    6    5    2    8   21
Dick Drago (BOS)       2   0  2.08   7   0   0   2   0   13    6    3    3    1    3   13
Lary Sorensen (MIL)    2   1  2.08   3   3   3   0   0   26   22    6    6    3    3    4
Mike Marshall (MIN)    2   1  2.13   7   0   0   3   0   13    6    3    3    1    7    8
John Montague (SEA)    2   0  2.16   7   0   0   0   0   17   10    5    4    1    6   12
Mike Caldwell (MIL)    3   1  2.31   4   4   4   0   1   35   33    9    9    2    7   17

 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             2   1  3.09   4   4   3   0   0   35   31   15   12    2   11    7
Steve Stone            1   1  5.11   2   2   0   0   0   12   10    7    7    4   11    5
Don Stanhouse          1   0  5.40   5   0   0   1   0    7    5    4    4    0    7    0
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
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

 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
Dick Drago             2   0  2.08   7   0   0   2   0   13    6    3    3    1    3   13
Andy Hassler           1   0  2.57   2   0   0   0   0    7    6    2    2    0    4    2
Dennis Eckersley       2   1  2.63   4   4   1   0   0   24   23    7    7    1   11   10
Bill Campbell          0   0  2.70   2   0   0   0   0    3    3    1    1    0    2    1
Chuck Rainey           1   0  3.38   2   1   0   0   0   11    5    4    4    1    3    8
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
Dave LaRoche           1   0  1.69   3   0   0   2   0    5    6    1    1    1    2    3
Mark Clear             1   0  2.70   4   0   0   1   0   10   10    3    3    0    7    5
Frank Tanana           2   2  2.81   4   4   0   0   0   26   23   11    8    4    4   12
Chris Knapp            1   0  3.18   3   3   1   0   0   17   16   10    6    1    9    5
Don Aase               2   0  3.57   3   3   1   0   0   23   21    9    9    1    6   16
Nolan Ryan             2   1  4.19   3   3   2   0   1   19   13    9    9    2   11   21
Dave Frost             1   0  5.56   3   1   0   1   0   11   12    7    7    0    5    6
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             1   2  3.54   6   2   0   2   0   20   15    8    8    0    6   12
Ken Kravec             0   2  4.26   4   4   0   0   0   25   20   15   12    1   13   15
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   2  4.82   5   0   0   1   0    9   10    5    5    2    4    5
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
Don Hood               0   0  6.75   3   0   0   0   0    4    1    3    3    0    5    1
Paul Reuschel          0   0  7.71   2   0   0   0   0    5    9    4    4    0    3    0
Mike Paxton            0   1 11.17   3   3   0   0   0   10   18   12   12    2    6    2
Len Barker             0   0 12.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    6    5    4    1    1    1

 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
Milt Wilcox            2   0  4.12   3   3   1   0   0   20   17    9    9    1    9    9
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
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
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
Dennis Leonard         1   2  4.95   3   3   0   0   0   20   24   15   11    2    7   11
Eduardo Rodriguez      2   0  7.71   6   0   0   0   0    5    7    4    4    0    1    3
Rich Gale              0   1  8.38   2   2   0   0   0   10   16    9    9    1    2    5
George Throop          0   0 20.25   3   0   0   0   0    1    5    3    3    0    4    0

 Milwaukee             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Lary Sorensen          2   1  2.08   3   3   3   0   0   26   22    6    6    3    3    4
Mike Caldwell          3   1  2.31   4   4   4   0   1   35   33    9    9    2    7   17
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
Jim Slaton             0   1  4.22   3   2   0   0   0   11   19    9    5    1    8    2
Moose Haas             0   0  4.50   1   1   0   0   0    6    6    3    3    1    3    4
Reggie Cleveland       0   2  5.14   5   0   0   1   0    7    7    5    4    1    2    3
Bill Travers           0   0  9.00   2   2   0   0   0    8    8    8    8    2    7    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
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
Mike Marshall          2   1  2.13   7   0   0   3   0   13    6    3    3    1    7    8
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
Paul Hartzell          0   0  5.02   2   2   0   0   0   14   19    8    8    3    3    4
Dave Goltz             1   2  5.68   3   3   0   0   0   19   27   14   12    1    4    4
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
Tommy John             3   0  0.76   3   3   1   0   1   24   17    2    2    0    4    5
Ken Clay               0   0  2.45   3   0   0   0   0   11   10    3    3    1    2    3
Paul Mirabella         0   1  2.53   5   0   0   0   0   11    9    4    3    0    4    0
Ron Guidry             1   1  3.32   4   3   1   1   0   22   12    8    8    1    8   14
Dick Tidrow            1   0  3.52   6   0   0   2   0    8   10    3    3    0    2    5
Rich Gossage           1   1  4.32   6   0   0   3   0    8    9    4    4    0    7    4
Ed Figueroa            2   1  5.46   4   4   0   0   0   28   30   17   17    2   15    9
Luis Tiant             0   1 12.46   2   2   0   0   0    4   10    9    6    3    4    2
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  0.71   8   0   0   1   0   13   10    1    1    0    5    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
Craig Minetto          0   0  3.60   2   0   0   0   0    5    5    2    2    0    1    5
Matt Keough            0   1  3.86   3   3   0   0   0   19   26   15    8    1   10   10
Bob Lacey              0   1  4.70   9   0   0   1   0    8   12    5    4    1    1    7
Rick Langford          0   4  6.65   4   4   0   0   0   22   25   16   16    4    9    4
John Henry Johnson     0   2  7.47   3   3   0   0   0   16   21   15   13    2    9   13
Jim Todd               1   1  8.00   7   0   0   0   0    9   12    9    8    0    8    3

 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   3   0   0   0   0    5    4    0    0    0    1    2
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
Steve Comer            1   1  4.00   3   3   0   0   0   18   15    8    8    0    6   10
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  3.48   3   1   0   0   0   10   10    4    4    2    4    5
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
Tom Underwood          0   2  8.74   3   3   0   0   0   11   15   20   11    0   15    6
Mark Lemongello        0   2  9.18   3   3   0   0   0   17   24   17   17    3   10    7

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League Leaders

Wins:

  M. Caldwell (MIL)         3
  F. Jenkins (TEX)          3
  T. John (NY)              3
  R. Wortham (CHI)          3
  D. Aase (CAL)             2
  D. Drago (BOS)            2
  D. Eckersley (BOS)        2
  E. Figueroa (NY)          2
  J. Kern (TEX)             2
  J. Koosman (MIN)          2

Losses:

  R. Langford (OAK)         4
  R. Honeycutt (SEA)        3
  J. Clancy (TOR)           2
  R. Cleveland (MIL)        2
  V. Cruz (CLE)             2
  R. Erickson (MIN)         2
  M. Flanagan (BAL)         2
  D. Goltz (MIN)            2
  J. Johnson (OAK)          2
  K. Kravec (CHI)           2

Complete Games:

  M. Caldwell (MIL)         4
  J. Palmer (BAL)           3
  L. Sorensen (MIL)         3
  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
  D. Drago (BOS)            2
  A. Hrabosky (KC)          2
  D. LaRoche (CAL)          2
  S. Lyle (TEX)             2
  M. Proly (CHI)            2
  S. Rawley (SEA)           2
  D. Tidrow (NY)            2
  S. Baker (DET)            1

Shutouts:

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

Innings Pitched:

  M. Caldwell (MIL)      35.0
  J. Palmer (BAL)        35.0
  E. Figueroa (NY)       28.0
  L. Sorensen (MIL)      26.0
  F. Tanana (CAL)        25.2
  K. Kravec (CHI)        25.1
  R. Wortham (CHI)       24.1
  D. Eckersley (BOS)     24.0
  T. John (NY)           23.2
  M. Norris (OAK)        23.0

Hits:

  M. Caldwell (MIL)        33
  J. Palmer (BAL)          31
  E. Figueroa (NY)         30
  O. Jones (SEA)           29
  D. Goltz (MIN)           27
  M. Keough (OAK)          26
  R. Langford (OAK)        25
  M. Lemongello (TOR)      24
  D. Leonard (KC)          24
  D. Eckersley (BOS)       23

Runs:

  T. Underwood (TOR)       20
  E. Figueroa (NY)         17
  M. Lemongello (TOR)      17
  R. Langford (OAK)        16
  M. Torrez (BOS)          16
  L. Gura (KC)             15
  J. Johnson (OAK)         15
  M. Keough (OAK)          15
  K. Kravec (CHI)          15
  D. Leonard (KC)          15

Home Runs:

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

Walks:

  M. Norris (OAK)          17
  M. Torrez (BOS)          16
  E. Figueroa (NY)         15
  T. Underwood (TOR)       15
  R. Waits (CLE)           14
  D. Alexander (TEX)       13
  K. Kravec (CHI)          13
  R. Wortham (CHI)         12
  D. Eckersley (BOS)       11
  J. Palmer (BAL)          11

Strikeouts:

  R. Wortham (CHI)         22
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         21
  N. Ryan (CAL)            21
  M. Caldwell (MIL)        17
  O. Jones (SEA)           17
  D. Aase (CAL)            16
  K. Kravec (CHI)          15
  R. Guidry (NY)           14
  D. Drago (BOS)           13
  J. Johnson (OAK)         13

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