Sunday April 22, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, April 22, 1979

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Texas            8   4  3.09   12   2   3   105    98   43   36    5   48   61
Boston           9   4  3.66   13   3   4   118    97   49   48    9   53   63
California      12   4  3.68   16   4   4   142   130   66   58   12   64   97
Milwaukee        7   8  3.72   15   8   1   128   140   68   53   17   46   44
New York         9   6  3.74   15   3   6   135   127   61   56    8   51   49
Minnesota        9   5  4.04   14   3   4   127   139   66   57   12   42   55
Chicago          7   7  4.21   14   1   4   124   101   72   58    8   66   64
Baltimore        8   8  4.23   16   4   3   140   136   73   66   20   62   50
Detroit          6   5  4.50   11   2   2    96    92   54   48    7   43   42
Seattle          5  11  4.96   16   2   2   140   168   98   77   19   45   87
Cleveland        4   9  4.97   13   1   2   116   124   70   64   12   55   53
Oakland          5  11  5.01   16   0   2   142   159   93   79   12   88   75
Kansas City      5   8  5.55   13   2   3   107   124   82   66   12   50   50
Toronto          5   9  6.03   14   1   2   118   152   95   79    7   66   49

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dave Heaverlo (OAK)    2   0  0.57   9   0   0   1   0   16   12    1    1    0    8    9
Tommy John (NY)        3   0  0.76   3   3   1   0   1   24   17    2    2    0    4    5
Fergie Jenkins (TEX)   4   0  1.42   4   4   2   0   1   32   24    6    5    2   10   25
John Montague (SEA)    2   0  1.71   8   0   0   0   0   21   13    5    4    1    6   13
Geoff Zahn (MIN)       2   0  1.80   2   2   1   0   0   15   11    3    3    1    1    7
Mike Marshall (MIN)    2   1  1.84   8   0   0   4   0   15   10    3    3    1    7    8
Mike Caldwell (MIL)    3   1  2.31   4   4   4   0   1   35   33    9    9    2    7   17
Rich Wortham (CHI)     3   0  2.59   3   3   1   0   0   24   16    8    7    0   12   22
D. Eckersley (BOS)     2   1  2.63   4   4   1   0   0   24   23    7    7    1   11   10
Ron Guidry (NY)        2   1  2.64   5   4   2   1   0   31   18    9    9    1    9   18

 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  1.69   4   0   0   0   0   11    7    3    2    1    2    9
Jim Palmer             2   1  3.09   4   4   3   0   0   35   31   15   12    2   11    7
Don Stanhouse          1   0  4.15   6   0   0   2   0    9    6    4    4    0    9    0
Dennis Martinez        1   2  4.50   4   4   1   0   0   28   30   16   14    6   12    5
Sammy Stewart          1   1  4.85   4   1   0   1   0   13    9    7    7    2    9    7
Steve Stone            1   1  5.11   2   2   0   0   0   12   10    7    7    4   11    5
Mike Flanagan          2   2  5.87   4   4   0   0   0   23   29   16   15    4    8   10
Scott McGregor         0   0  6.14   2   1   0   0   0    7   12    5    5    1    0    3

 Boston                W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Burgmeier          1   0  0.00   3   0   0   1   0    2    1    0    0    0    0    1
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
Chuck Rainey           1   0  3.38   2   1   0   0   0   11    5    4    4    1    3    8
Bill Campbell          0   0  3.86   3   0   0   0   0    5    4    2    2    0    5    2
Steve Renko            0   1  4.05   1   1   0   0   0    7    6    3    3    2    2    5
Mike Torrez            1   1  4.66   4   4   1   0   1   29   20   16   15    3   21   16
Bob Stanley            1   1  5.06   4   3   1   1   0   21   26   12   12    1    4    6

 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   1  2.25   4   0   0   2   0    8    8    2    2    1    3    7
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
Nolan Ryan             3   1  3.33   4   4   2   0   1   27   14   10   10    2   20   33
Don Aase               2   0  3.57   3   3   1   0   0   23   21    9    9    1    6   16
Chris Knapp            1   0  4.63   4   4   1   0   0   23   23   16   12    1   13   10
Dave Frost             1   0  5.56   3   1   0   1   0   11   12    7    7    0    5    6
Jim Barr               0   0 14.73   3   0   0   0   0    4    8    7    6    2    3    2

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mark Esser             0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    0    0    0    2    0
Jack Kucek             0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    4    0    0    3    0
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  3.27   7   2   0   3   0   22   15    8    8    0    7   13
Ken Kravec             0   2  4.26   4   4   0   0   0   25   20   15   12    1   13   15
Ross Baumgarten        1   0  4.38   2   2   0   0   0   12   11    7    6    1    3    3
Francisco Barrios      1   1  4.97   2   2   0   0   0   13   12    9    7    3    5    3
Dewey Robinson         0   1  8.59   5   0   0   0   0    7    4    7    7    1    5    2
Lerrin LaGrow          0   1  9.35   7   1   0   1   0    9   13   12    9    1   11    4

 Cleveland             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Sid Monge              1   0  0.77   8   0   0   1   0   12    8    1    1    0    3   10
Dan Spillner           0   0  0.96   6   0   0   0   0    9    5    1    1    0    4    5
Wayne Garland          0   1  3.00   1   1   0   0   0    6    7    3    2    0    0    1
Rick Waits             2   2  3.68   4   4   1   0   1   29   27   13   12    1   14   10
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 13.50   3   0   0   0   0    5    9    8    7    1    2    1

 Detroit               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Steve Baker            0   1  2.08   3   0   0   1   0    9    6    2    2    0    4    6
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
Dave Rozema            1   1  3.60   4   4   1   0   0   25   21   13   10    2    6    5
Sheldon Burnside       1   1  3.86   4   0   0   0   0    9    9    4    4    0    6    5
Milt Wilcox            2   0  4.12   3   3   1   0   0   20   17    9    9    1    9    9
Jack Billingham        1   1  5.17   3   3   0   0   0   16   19   11    9    1    8    5
Kip Young              0   0 13.50   1   1   0   0   0    4    6    6    6    2    2    4
Bruce Taylor           0   1 19.29   3   0   0   0   0    2    3    6    5    0    2    0

 Kansas City           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Al Hrabosky            0   0  1.50   5   0   0   2   0    6    4    1    1    0    4    3
Steve Busby            0   0  3.38   1   0   0   0   0    3    3    4    1    2    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
Dennis Leonard         1   2  4.95   3   3   0   0   0   20   24   15   11    2    7   11
Larry Gura             1   2  5.68   4   4   0   0   0   25   26   20   16    4   12   10
Eduardo Rodriguez      2   0  7.71   6   0   0   0   0    5    7    4    4    0    1    3
Rich Gale              0   2  8.10   3   3   0   0   0   17   25   15   15    2    4    9
George Throop          0   0 13.50   4   0   0   0   0    3    7    4    4    0    5    1

 Milwaukee             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bob Galasso            0   0  2.08   4   0   0   0   0    4    4    5    1    1    3    0
Bill Castro            0   0  2.25   4   0   0   0   0    4    4    2    1    0    2    1
Mike Caldwell          3   1  2.31   4   4   4   0   1   35   33    9    9    2    7   17
Lary Sorensen          2   2  3.10   4   4   3   0   0   29   31   10   10    5    3    4
Reggie Cleveland       0   2  4.00   6   0   0   1   0    9    8    5    4    1    3    4
Jim Slaton             0   1  4.22   3   2   0   0   0   11   19    9    5    1    8    2
Bill Travers           0   1  5.63   3   3   1   0   0   16   15   12   10    4   11    4
Moose Haas             0   1  5.73   2   2   0   0   0   11   14    9    7    3    4    7
Jerry Augustine        0   0  5.79   5   0   0   0   0    5    7    4    3    0    1    1
Bob McClure            2   0  5.79   4   0   0   0   0    5    5    3    3    0    4    4

 Minnesota             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Pete Redfern           0   0  1.04   3   0   0   0   0    9    6    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  1.84   8   0   0   4   0   15   10    3    3    1    7    8
Roger Erickson         0   2  3.77   3   3   0   0   0   14   14    9    6    2    8    2
Dave Goltz             2   2  4.18   4   4   1   0   0   28   32   15   13    1    8    6
Jerry Koosman          3   0  4.24   3   3   1   0   0   23   30   12   11    3    7   15
Paul Hartzell          0   0  5.02   2   2   0   0   0   14   19    8    8    3    3    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
Paul Mirabella         0   1  2.53   5   0   0   0   0   11    9    4    3    0    4    0
Ron Guidry             2   1  2.64   5   4   2   1   0   31   18    9    9    1    9   18
Ken Clay               0   0  2.77   4   0   0   0   0   13   12    4    4    1    2    4
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
Catfish Hunter         0   1  8.64   2   2   0   0   0    8   12    9    8    1    4    2
Luis Tiant             0   1 12.46   2   2   0   0   0    4   10    9    6    3    4    2

 Oakland               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dave Hamilton          0   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    3    2    0    0    0    3    3
Dave Heaverlo          2   0  0.57   9   0   0   1   0   16   12    1    1    0    8    9
Alan Wirth             1   0  3.00   4   1   0   0   0   12   10    4    4    1    8    7
Mike Norris            1   1  3.25   4   4   0   0   0   28   18   13   10    1   24   10
Craig Minetto          0   0  3.60   2   0   0   0   0    5    5    2    2    0    1    5
Matt Keough            0   2  5.96   4   4   0   0   0   23   36   22   15    2   14   12
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
Bob Lacey              0   1  7.71  10   0   0   1   0    9   17    9    8    2    3    9
Jim Todd               1   1  9.64   8   0   0   0   0    9   13   11   10    0    9    3

 Seattle               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
John Montague          2   0  1.71   8   0   0   0   0   21   13    5    4    1    6   13
Odell Jones            0   1  3.60   3   3   1   0   0   20   29   13    8    2    5   17
Glenn Abbott           1   2  4.71   4   4   1   0   0   21   24   14   11    4    8    7
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
Floyd Bannister        1   2  5.68   3   3   0   0   0   19   26   14   12    3    3   11
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
Dave Rajsich           0   0  0.00   4   0   0   0   0    7    6    0    0    0    2    2
Fergie Jenkins         4   0  1.42   4   4   2   0   1   32   24    6    5    2   10   25
Jim Kern               2   0  2.38   4   0   0   1   0   11   13    7    3    0    6   12
Ed Farmer              0   0  2.70   2   0   0   0   0    3    5    2    1    0    3    2
Steve Comer            1   1  4.00   3   3   0   0   0   18   15    8    8    0    6   10
Sparky Lyle            1   1  4.22   7   0   0   2   0   11    6    5    5    2    2    2
Doyle Alexander        0   0  4.26   3   3   0   0   0   13   13    7    6    0   13    4
Doc Medich             0   1  6.00   1   0   0   0   0    3    2    2    2    0    3    2
Dock Ellis             0   1  7.04   2   2   0   0   0    8   14    6    6    1    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  3.72   6   0   0   2   0   10   10    5    4    0    5    7
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
Jesse Jefferson        0   0  5.40   3   0   0   0   0    7   11    4    4    0    3    2
Phil Huffman           2   0  5.93   3   3   0   0   0   14   18    9    9    0    7    4
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
Tom Underwood          0   3  7.27   4   4   0   0   0   17   23   24   14    1   16   11
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:

  F. Jenkins (TEX)          4
  M. Caldwell (MIL)         3
  T. John (NY)              3
  J. Koosman (MIN)          3
  N. Ryan (CAL)             3
  R. Wortham (CHI)          3
  D. Aase (CAL)             2
  D. Drago (BOS)            2
  D. Eckersley (BOS)        2
  E. Figueroa (NY)          2

Losses:

  R. Langford (OAK)         4
  R. Honeycutt (SEA)        3
  T. Underwood (TOR)        3
  G. Abbott (SEA)           2
  F. Bannister (SEA)        2
  J. Clancy (TOR)           2
  R. Cleveland (MIL)        2
  V. Cruz (CLE)             2
  R. Erickson (MIN)         2
  M. Flanagan (BAL)         2

Complete Games:

  M. Caldwell (MIL)         4
  J. Palmer (BAL)           3
  L. Sorensen (MIL)         3
  R. Guidry (NY)            2
  F. Jenkins (TEX)          2
  N. Ryan (CAL)             2
  P. Splittorff (KC)        2
  D. Aase (CAL)             1
  G. Abbott (SEA)           1
  J. Clancy (TOR)           1

Saves:

  M. Marshall (MIN)         4
  R. Gossage (NY)           3
  M. Proly (CHI)            3
  D. Drago (BOS)            2
  D. Freisleben (TOR)       2
  A. Hrabosky (KC)          2
  D. LaRoche (CAL)          2
  S. Lyle (TEX)             2
  S. Rawley (SEA)           2
  D. Stanhouse (BAL)        2

Shutouts:

  M. Caldwell (MIL)         1
  F. Jenkins (TEX)          1
  T. John (NY)              1
  N. Ryan (CAL)             1
  M. Torrez (BOS)           1
  R. Waits (CLE)            1

Innings Pitched:

  M. Caldwell (MIL)      35.0
  J. Palmer (BAL)        35.0
  F. Jenkins (TEX)       31.2
  R. Guidry (NY)         30.2
  R. Waits (CLE)         29.1
  L. Sorensen (MIL)      29.0
  M. Torrez (BOS)        29.0
  E. Figueroa (NY)       28.0
  D. Goltz (MIN)         28.0
  D. Martinez (BAL)      28.0

Hits:

  M. Keough (OAK)          36
  M. Caldwell (MIL)        33
  D. Goltz (MIN)           32
  J. Palmer (BAL)          31
  L. Sorensen (MIL)        31
  E. Figueroa (NY)         30
  J. Koosman (MIN)         30
  D. Martinez (BAL)        30
  M. Flanagan (BAL)        29
  O. Jones (SEA)           29

Runs:

  T. Underwood (TOR)       24
  M. Keough (OAK)          22
  L. Gura (KC)             20
  E. Figueroa (NY)         17
  M. Lemongello (TOR)      17
  M. Flanagan (BAL)        16
  C. Knapp (CAL)           16
  R. Langford (OAK)        16
  D. Martinez (BAL)        16
  M. Torrez (BOS)          16

Home Runs:

  D. Martinez (BAL)         6
  R. Wise (CLE)             6
  L. Sorensen (MIL)         5
  G. Abbott (SEA)           4
  M. Flanagan (BAL)         4
  L. Gura (KC)              4
  R. Langford (OAK)         4
  S. Stone (BAL)            4
  F. Tanana (CAL)           4
  B. Travers (MIL)          4

Walks:

  M. Norris (OAK)          24
  M. Torrez (BOS)          21
  N. Ryan (CAL)            20
  T. Underwood (TOR)       16
  E. Figueroa (NY)         15
  M. Keough (OAK)          14
  R. Waits (CLE)           14
  D. Alexander (TEX)       13
  C. Knapp (CAL)           13
  K. Kravec (CHI)          13

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            33
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         25
  R. Wortham (CHI)         22
  R. Guidry (NY)           18
  M. Caldwell (MIL)        17
  O. Jones (SEA)           17
  D. Aase (CAL)            16
  M. Torrez (BOS)          16
  J. Koosman (MIN)         15
  K. Kravec (CHI)          15

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