Tuesday April 24, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, April 24, 1979

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Texas            9   5  2.78   14   2   4   123   106   45   38    5   57   67
Boston          10   4  3.53   14   3   5   130   106   52   51   10   58   69
New York        10   6  3.57   16   4   6   144   133   62   57    8   52   52
Milwaukee        7   8  3.72   15   8   1   128   140   68   53   17   46   44
California      12   5  3.87   17   4   4   151   139   73   65   15   66  101
Baltimore        9   8  4.10   17   4   3   149   143   75   68   20   62   56
Minnesota        9   6  4.27   15   3   4   135   148   73   64   14   46   58
Chicago          7   9  4.31   16   1   4   140   122   81   67    9   71   69
Detroit          6   5  4.50   11   2   2    96    92   54   48    7   43   42
Cleveland        5   9  4.75   14   1   2   125   135   72   66   12   56   59
Kansas City      7   8  4.75   15   3   4   125   141   85   66   12   56   55
Oakland          5  12  4.77   17   0   2   151   168   96   80   12   93   80
Seattle          5  12  4.81   17   2   2   152   177  102   81   20   51   93
Toronto          6  10  5.53   16   2   2   135   160  100   83    7   70   55

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dave Heaverlo (OAK)    2   0  0.54  10   0   0   1   0   17   12    2    1    0    9   10
Tommy John (NY)        4   0  0.83   4   4   2   0   1   33   23    3    3    0    5    8
Fergie Jenkins (TEX)   4   0  1.42   4   4   2   0   1   32   24    6    5    2   10   25
John Montague (SEA)    2   0  1.46   9   0   0   0   0   25   14    5    4    1    8   16
Dick Drago (BOS)       3   0  1.53   8   0   0   2   0   18    8    3    3    1    5   15
Dave Lemanczyk (TOR)   1   0  1.86   4   2   1   0   1   19   11    4    4    2    5    9
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  1.35   5   0   0   0   0   13    8    3    2    1    2   10
Jim Palmer             3   1  3.05   5   5   3   0   0   41   37   17   14    2   11   12
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   4   0   0   1   0    2    1    0    0    0    0    1
Dick Drago             3   0  1.53   8   0   0   2   0   18    8    3    3    1    5   15
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  3.60   4   0   0   1   0    5    4    2    2    0    5    3
Steve Renko            0   1  4.05   2   2   0   0   0   13   13    6    6    3    5    8
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  1.26   5   0   0   0   0   14   14    2    2    2    3    7
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
Chris Knapp            1   0  4.63   4   4   1   0   0   23   23   16   12    1   13   10
Don Aase               2   1  5.47   4   4   1   0   0   25   26   15   15    3    8   18
Dave Frost             1   0  5.56   3   1   0   1   0   11   12    7    7    0    5    6
Jim Barr               0   0  8.10   4   0   0   0   0    7    9    7    6    2    3    3

 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
Randy Scarbery         1   0  1.42   2   0   0   0   0    6    7    1    1    0    4    1
Pablo Torrealba        0   0  1.59   3   0   0   0   0    6    5    1    1    1    2    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   2  9.00   8   2   0   1   0   14   21   17   14    2   12    6

 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  0.79   7   0   0   0   0   11    5    1    1    0    4    6
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
Rick Wise              2   2  4.81   4   4   0   0   0   24   29   14   13    6    8   14
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
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
Dennis Leonard         2   2  3.41   4   4   1   0   1   29   31   15   11    2   10   14
Steve Mingori          0   0  4.15   4   0   0   1   0    9    8    7    4    0    5    5
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
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
Roger Erickson         0   3  6.75   4   4   0   0   0   16   18   15   12    3   12    2
Jeff Holly             0   0  7.11   5   0   0   0   0    6    9    7    5    0    2    5
Gary Serum             0   0  8.31   3   0   0   0   0    9   13    8    8    2    2    3

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tommy John             4   0  0.83   4   4   2   0   1   33   23    3    3    0    5    8
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  0.54  10   0   0   1   0   17   12    2    1    0    9   10
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
John Henry Johnson     0   3  5.32   4   4   0   0   0   24   30   17   14    2   13   17
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
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  1.46   9   0   0   0   0   25   14    5    4    1    8   16
Odell Jones            0   1  3.86   4   4   1   0   0   26   35   16   11    3    8   20
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
Shane Rawley           0   3  7.30   6   1   0   2   0   12   17   11   10    0    5    8
Rafael Vasquez         0   0  8.31   3   0   0   0   0    4   10    4    4    1    2    4
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   2  3.55   4   4   0   0   0   25   20   10   10    0   11   12
Sparky Lyle            1   1  3.65   8   0   0   2   0   12    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         1   0  1.86   4   2   1   0   1   19   11    4    4    2    5    9
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
  T. John (NY)              4
  M. Caldwell (MIL)         3
  D. Drago (BOS)            3
  J. Koosman (MIN)          3
  J. Palmer (BAL)           3
  N. Ryan (CAL)             3
  R. Wortham (CHI)          3
  D. Aase (CAL)             2
  D. Eckersley (BOS)        2

Losses:

  R. Langford (OAK)         4
  J. Clancy (TOR)           3
  R. Erickson (MIN)         3
  R. Honeycutt (SEA)        3
  J. Johnson (OAK)          3
  S. Rawley (SEA)           3
  T. Underwood (TOR)        3
  G. Abbott (SEA)           2
  F. Bannister (SEA)        2
  R. Cleveland (MIL)        2

Complete Games:

  M. Caldwell (MIL)         4
  J. Palmer (BAL)           3
  L. Sorensen (MIL)         3
  R. Guidry (NY)            2
  F. Jenkins (TEX)          2
  T. John (NY)              2
  N. Ryan (CAL)             2
  P. Splittorff (KC)        2
  D. Aase (CAL)             1
  G. Abbott (SEA)           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
  D. Lemanczyk (TOR)        1
  D. Leonard (KC)           1
  N. Ryan (CAL)             1
  M. Torrez (BOS)           1
  R. Waits (CLE)            1

Innings Pitched:

  J. Palmer (BAL)        41.1
  M. Caldwell (MIL)      35.0
  T. John (NY)           32.2
  F. Jenkins (TEX)       31.2
  R. Guidry (NY)         30.2
  R. Waits (CLE)         29.1
  D. Leonard (KC)        29.0
  L. Sorensen (MIL)      29.0
  M. Torrez (BOS)        29.0
  R. Wortham (CHI)       28.2

Hits:

  J. Palmer (BAL)          37
  M. Keough (OAK)          36
  O. Jones (SEA)           35
  M. Caldwell (MIL)        33
  D. Goltz (MIN)           32
  D. Leonard (KC)          31
  L. Sorensen (MIL)        31
  E. Figueroa (NY)         30
  J. Johnson (OAK)         30
  J. Koosman (MIN)         30

Runs:

  T. Underwood (TOR)       24
  M. Keough (OAK)          22
  L. Gura (KC)             20
  J. Clancy (TOR)          17
  E. Figueroa (NY)         17
  J. Johnson (OAK)         17
  L. LaGrow (CHI)          17
  M. Lemongello (TOR)      17
  J. Palmer (BAL)          17
  M. Flanagan (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
  J. Johnson (OAK)         13
  C. Knapp (CAL)           13

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            33
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         25
  R. Wortham (CHI)         23
  O. Jones (SEA)           20
  D. Aase (CAL)            18
  R. Guidry (NY)           18
  M. Caldwell (MIL)        17
  J. Johnson (OAK)         17
  J. Montague (SEA)        16
  M. Torrez (BOS)          16

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