Monday April 23, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Monday, April 23, 1979

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Texas            9   4  2.84   13   2   4   114   101   43   36    5   52   65
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   8  4.23   15   1   4   132   111   76   62    8   69   67
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      6   8  5.12   14   2   4   116   134   85   66   12   53   52
Toronto          5  10  5.93   15   1   2   126   159  100   83    7   69   51

 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
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
Doyle Alexander (TEX)  1   0  2.70   4   4   0   0   0   20   16    7    6    0   17    6

 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
Mike Proly             1   2  3.27   7   2   0   3   0   22   15    8    8    0    7   13
Rich Wortham           3   1  3.45   4   4   1   0   0   29   24   12   11    0   13   23
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  5.73   6   0   0   0   0   11    6    7    7    1    7    4
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  1.23   6   0   0   3   0    7    6    1    1    0    4    4
Paul Splittorff        2   2  3.21   4   4   2   0   0   28   28   15   10    2   12    7
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
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  2.08   5   0   0   2   0   13   13    7    3    0    6   14
Doyle Alexander        1   0  2.70   4   4   0   0   0   20   16    7    6    0   17    6
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
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   3  4.98   4   4   1   0   0   22   24   17   12    1    9    8
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
Balor Moore            0   0  5.79   5   0   0   0   0    9   10    6    6    0   10    3
Phil Huffman           2   0  5.93   3   3   0   0   0   14   18    9    9    0    7    4
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
  J. Clancy (TOR)           3
  R. Honeycutt (SEA)        3
  T. Underwood (TOR)        3
  G. Abbott (SEA)           2
  F. Bannister (SEA)        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
  A. Hrabosky (KC)          3
  M. Proly (CHI)            3
  D. Drago (BOS)            2
  D. Freisleben (TOR)       2
  J. Kern (TEX)             2
  D. LaRoche (CAL)          2
  S. Lyle (TEX)             2
  S. Rawley (SEA)           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
  R. Wortham (CHI)       28.2
  E. Figueroa (NY)       28.0
  D. Goltz (MIN)         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
  J. Clancy (TOR)          17
  E. Figueroa (NY)         17
  M. Lemongello (TOR)      17
  M. Flanagan (BAL)        16
  C. Knapp (CAL)           16
  R. Langford (OAK)        16
  D. Martinez (BAL)        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
  D. Alexander (TEX)       17
  T. Underwood (TOR)       16
  E. Figueroa (NY)         15
  M. Keough (OAK)          14
  R. Waits (CLE)           14
  C. Knapp (CAL)           13
  K. Kravec (CHI)          13

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            33
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         25
  R. Wortham (CHI)         23
  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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