Thursday April 26, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, April 26, 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          12   4  3.16   16   4   6   148   119   53   52   11   60   80
New York        10   7  3.44   17   5   6   152   137   63   58    8   53   54
Milwaukee        9   8  3.57   17   9   2   146   161   74   58   19   49   53
Baltimore       11   8  3.87   19   4   4   167   156   79   72   21   72   65
California      12   7  3.89   19   4   4   169   157   82   73   15   83  119
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
Oakland          6  12  4.50   18   0   3   160   175   96   80   12   93   82
Seattle          5  14  4.61   19   2   2   170   198  108   87   22   52  112
Detroit          6   7  4.74   13   2   2   112   109   66   59   11   52   53
Cleveland        5  11  4.74   16   1   2   142   158   81   75   13   60   65
Kansas City      9   8  4.78   17   3   4   143   161   95   76   16   59   63
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
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
Jim Slaton (MIL)       1   1  2.75   4   3   1   0   0   20   26   10    6    1   10    7

 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           1   1  1.72   6   0   0   0   0   16   10    4    3    1    4   11
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
Dennis Martinez        1   2  3.89   5   5   1   0   0   35   35   17   15    6   14    9
Steve Stone            2   1  4.42   3   3   0   0   0   18   15    9    9    5   14    9
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
Bob Stanley            2   1  3.56   5   4   2   1   1   30   32   12   12    1    5   10
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

 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
Frank Tanana           2   3  2.84   5   5   0   0   0   32   29   14   10    4    8   17
Mark Clear             1   0  3.38   6   0   0   1   0   13   12    5    5    0   13   12
Nolan Ryan             3   1  3.41   5   5   2   0   1   29   15   11   11    2   24   35
Dave LaRoche           1   2  3.72   5   0   0   2   0   10   13    4    4    1    3    7
Chris Knapp            1   0  4.63   4   4   1   0   0   23   23   16   12    1   13   10
Jim Barr               0   0  5.40   5   0   0   0   0   12   13    8    7    2    6    7
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

 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   1  1.26   8   0   0   0   0   14    7    2    2    0    7    6
Sid Monge              1   1  1.84  10   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  6.23   4   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  9.82   4   4   0   0   0   15   26   16   16    3    6    3
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
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
Steve Baker            0   2  3.77   4   1   0   1   0   14   13    6    6    1    9   12
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
John Hiller            1   0  4.35   6   0   0   1   0   10   11    5    5    3    6    8
Jack Billingham        1   2  4.57   4   4   0   0   0   22   22   13   11    2    9    5
Bruce Taylor           0   1 13.50   4   0   0   0   0    5    6    9    7    0    4    3
Kip Young              0   0 13.50   1   1   0   0   0    4    6    6    6    2    2    4

 Kansas City           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Al Hrabosky            2   0  1.04   8   0   0   3   0    9    6    1    1    0    5    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
Rich Gale              0   2  6.93   4   4   0   0   0   25   35   19   19    4    5   15
Eduardo Rodriguez      2   0  7.71   6   0   0   0   0    5    7    4    4    0    1    3
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
Bill Castro            0   0  1.93   5   0   0   1   0    5    4    2    1    0    2    1
Bob Galasso            0   0  2.08   4   0   0   0   0    4    4    5    1    1    3    0
Mike Caldwell          3   1  2.31   4   4   4   0   1   35   33    9    9    2    7   17
Jim Slaton             1   1  2.75   4   3   1   0   0   20   26   10    6    1   10    7
Lary Sorensen          2   2  3.10   4   4   3   0   0   29   31   10   10    5    3    4
Jerry Augustine        0   0  4.35   6   1   0   0   0   10   17    7    5    2    1    3
Reggie Cleveland       1   2  4.63   7   0   0   1   0   12   12    7    6    1    4    6
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
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
Paul Mitchell          0   2  3.79   4   3   0   0   0   19   25   16    8    3    5   15
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
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
Shane Rawley           0   3  6.59   7   1   0   2   0   14   17   11   10    0    5    9
Rafael Vasquez         0   0  6.75   4   0   0   0   0    7   12    5    5    2    2    5
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
  B. Stanley (BOS)          2
  D. Aase (CAL)             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
  B. Stanley (BOS)          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
  D. Martinez (BAL)      34.2
  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

Hits:

  J. Palmer (BAL)          37
  F. Bannister (SEA)       36
  M. Keough (OAK)          36
  R. Gale (KC)             35
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         35
  O. Jones (SEA)           35
  D. Martinez (BAL)        35
  E. Figueroa (NY)         34
  M. Caldwell (MIL)        33
  L. Gura (KC)             33

Runs:

  L. Gura (KC)             25
  T. Underwood (TOR)       24
  M. Keough (OAK)          22
  K. Kravec (CHI)          20
  M. Lemongello (TOR)      20
  R. Gale (KC)             19
  E. Figueroa (NY)         18
  F. Bannister (SEA)       17
  J. Clancy (TOR)          17
  J. Johnson (OAK)         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
  R. Gale (KC)              4
  P. Hartzell (MIN)         4

Walks:

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

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            35
  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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