Wednesday April 25, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, April 25, 1979

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Texas           10   5  2.77   15   2   4   133   120   48   41    6   60   74
Boston          11   4  3.37   15   3   6   139   113   53   52   11   59   76
New York        10   7  3.44   17   5   6   152   137   63   58    8   53   54
Milwaukee        7   8  3.72   15   8   1   128   140   68   53   17   46   44
California      12   6  3.88   18   4   4   160   147   78   69   15   75  112
Baltimore       10   8  3.98   18   4   4   158   149   77   70   21   68   60
Minnesota       10   6  4.13   16   3   5   144   154   75   66   15   48   64
Chicago          7  10  4.48   17   1   4   149   131   88   74   10   78   75
Detroit          6   5  4.50   11   2   2    96    92   54   48    7   43   42
Oakland          6  12  4.50   18   0   3   160   175   96   80   12   93   82
Cleveland        5  10  4.70   15   1   2   134   148   76   70   12   57   64
Seattle          5  13  4.76   18   2   2   161   189  106   85   22   51  103
Kansas City      8   8  4.84   16   3   4   134   151   91   72   14   57   57
Toronto          6  11  5.41   17   2   2   145   170  104   87    7   73   59

 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
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
Fergie Jenkins (TEX)   4   0  1.62   5   5   2   0   1   39   35    8    7    3   10   30
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  3.09   7   0   0   3   0   12    7    4    4    0   12    0
Steve Stone            2   1  4.42   3   3   0   0   0   18   15    9    9    5   14    9
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
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
Jim Wright             1   0  0.00   1   1   0   0   0    6    1    0    0    0    0    4
Dick Drago             3   0  1.53   8   0   0   2   0   18    8    3    3    1    5   15
Tom Burgmeier          1   0  2.08   5   0   0   1   0    4    7    1    1    1    1    4
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  3.18   3   1   0   1   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
Frank Tanana           2   3  2.84   5   5   0   0   0   32   29   14   10    4    8   17
Nolan Ryan             3   1  3.33   4   4   2   0   1   27   14   10   10    2   20   33
Mark Clear             1   0  3.46   5   0   0   1   0   13   12    5    5    0   12   11
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
Rich Wortham           3   1  3.45   4   4   1   0   0   29   24   12   11    0   13   23
Mike Proly             1   3  3.65   8   2   0   3   0   25   19   10   10    1   11   16
Ross Baumgarten        1   0  4.38   2   2   0   0   0   12   11    7    6    1    3    3
Ken Kravec             0   2  4.88   5   5   0   0   0   31   25   20   17    1   16   18
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
Dan Spillner           0   0  0.79   7   0   0   0   0   11    5    1    1    0    4    6
Sid Monge              1   1  1.84   9   0   0   1   0   15   11    3    3    0    4   10
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
Eric Wilkins           0   1  4.50   3   3   0   0   0   16   22   10    8    0    7   14
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
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            1   0  1.17   7   0   0   3   0    8    6    1    1    0    4    5
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  4.35   5   0   0   1   0   10   11    8    5    1    5    5
Larry Gura             1   2  5.85   5   5   0   0   0   32   33   25   21    5   13   11
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           1   0  0.75   4   0   0   0   0   12    6    2    1    0    5   11
Mike Marshall          2   1  1.72   9   0   0   5   0   16   11    3    3    1    7    9
Geoff Zahn             2   0  1.80   2   2   1   0   0   15   11    3    3    1    1    7
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  4.74   3   3   0   0   0   19   24   10   10    4    4    6
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   2  4.50   5   5   1   0   0   36   34   18   18    2   16   11
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
Craig Minetto          1   0  1.59   3   1   0   0   0   11   12    2    2    0    1    7
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
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
Jim Todd               1   1  7.50   9   0   0   1   0   12   13   11   10    0    9    3
Bob Lacey              0   1  7.71  10   0   0   1   0    9   17    9    8    2    3    9

 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   3  5.26   4   4   0   0   0   26   36   17   15    4    3   20
Byron McLaughlin       1   0  6.30   2   2   0   0   0   10    9    7    7    2    7    7
Rafael Vasquez         0   0  6.75   4   0   0   0   0    7   12    5    5    2    2    5
Shane Rawley           0   3  7.30   6   1   0   2   0   12   17   11   10    0    5    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  1.62   5   5   2   0   1   39   35    8    7    3   10   30
Jim Kern               2   0  2.57   6   0   0   2   0   14   16    8    4    0    8   15
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
Sparky Lyle            2   1  3.21   9   0   0   2   0   14    6    5    5    2    3    3
Steve Comer            1   2  3.55   4   4   0   0   0   25   20   10   10    0   11   12
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
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
Jesse Jefferson        0   1  6.14   4   0   0   0   0    7   14    5    5    0    3    2
Mike Willis            0   0  6.43   3   0   0   0   0    7   10    6    5    0    2    1
Mark Lemongello        0   2  7.01   4   4   0   0   0   26   31   20   20    3   13   11
Tom Underwood          0   3  7.27   4   4   0   0   0   17   23   24   14    1   16   11

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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
  F. Bannister (SEA)        3
  J. Clancy (TOR)           3
  R. Erickson (MIN)         3
  R. Honeycutt (SEA)        3
  J. Johnson (OAK)          3
  M. Proly (CHI)            3
  S. Rawley (SEA)           3
  F. Tanana (CAL)           3
  T. Underwood (TOR)        3

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)         5
  R. Gossage (NY)           3
  A. Hrabosky (KC)          3
  M. Proly (CHI)            3
  D. Stanhouse (BAL)        3
  D. Drago (BOS)            2
  D. Freisleben (TOR)       2
  J. Kern (TEX)             2
  D. LaRoche (CAL)          2
  S. Lyle (TEX)             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
  F. Jenkins (TEX)       39.0
  E. Figueroa (NY)       36.0
  M. Caldwell (MIL)      35.0
  T. John (NY)           32.2
  L. Gura (KC)           32.1
  F. Tanana (CAL)        31.2
  K. Kravec (CHI)        31.1
  R. Guidry (NY)         30.2
  R. Waits (CLE)         29.1

Hits:

  J. Palmer (BAL)          37
  F. Bannister (SEA)       36
  M. Keough (OAK)          36
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         35
  O. Jones (SEA)           35
  E. Figueroa (NY)         34
  M. Caldwell (MIL)        33
  L. Gura (KC)             33
  D. Goltz (MIN)           32
  M. Lemongello (TOR)      31

Runs:

  L. Gura (KC)             25
  T. Underwood (TOR)       24
  M. Keough (OAK)          22
  K. Kravec (CHI)          20
  M. Lemongello (TOR)      20
  E. Figueroa (NY)         18
  F. Bannister (SEA)       17
  J. Clancy (TOR)          17
  J. Johnson (OAK)         17
  L. LaGrow (CHI)          17

Home Runs:

  D. Martinez (BAL)         6
  R. Wise (CLE)             6
  L. Gura (KC)              5
  L. Sorensen (MIL)         5
  S. Stone (BAL)            5
  G. Abbott (SEA)           4
  F. Bannister (SEA)        4
  M. Flanagan (BAL)         4
  P. Hartzell (MIN)         4
  R. Langford (OAK)         4

Walks:

  M. Norris (OAK)          24
  M. Torrez (BOS)          21
  N. Ryan (CAL)            20
  D. Alexander (TEX)       17
  E. Figueroa (NY)         16
  K. Kravec (CHI)          16
  T. Underwood (TOR)       16
  M. Keough (OAK)          14
  S. Stone (BAL)           14
  R. Waits (CLE)           14

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            33
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         30
  R. Wortham (CHI)         23
  F. Bannister (SEA)       20
  O. Jones (SEA)           20
  D. Aase (CAL)            18
  R. Guidry (NY)           18
  K. Kravec (CHI)          18
  M. Caldwell (MIL)        17
  J. Johnson (OAK)         17

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