Saturday April 28, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, April 28, 1979

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Texas           10   7  2.96   17   2   4   149   140   62   49    7   71   79
Boston          12   6  3.46   18   4   6   164   139   66   63   12   70   86
New York        10   9  3.60   19   6   6   168   155   72   67   13   61   59
Milwaukee       11   8  3.70   19   9   3   165   187   87   68   20   53   61
California      14   7  3.71   21   5   4   187   171   88   77   15   92  133
Baltimore       12   9  3.95   21   5   4   184   165   88   81   22   84   70
Chicago          9  10  4.05   19   2   5   167   140   90   75   11   86   81
Minnesota       11   7  4.14   18   3   6   161   172   83   74   17   56   75
Seattle          7  14  4.46   21   2   4   188   213  115   93   24   63  116
Detroit          7   8  4.64   15   2   3   130   130   74   67   13   52   58
Oakland          7  13  4.65   20   0   4   178   203  108   92   16   99   91
Kansas City     11   8  4.75   19   4   5   161   179  104   85   17   63   72
Cleveland        5  13  5.51   18   1   2   158   188  103   97   17   75   69
Toronto          6  13  5.61   19   2   2   164   194  123  102    8   89   74

 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  1.44  10   0   0   1   0   25   14    5    4    1    8   17
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
Ross Baumgarten (CHI)  2   0  2.53   3   3   1   0   1   21   17    7    6    1    6    7
D. Eckersley (BOS)     2   1  2.63   4   4   1   0   0   24   23    7    7    1   11   10
Jim Slaton (MIL)       1   1  2.75   4   3   1   0   0   20   26   10    6    1   10    7
Frank Tanana (CAL)     2   3  2.84   5   5   0   0   0   32   29   14   10    4    8   17
Ron Guidry (NY)        2   1  2.92   6   5   2   1   0   37   26   12   12    2   13   22

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
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
Sammy Stewart          1   1  4.02   5   1   0   1   0   16   11    7    7    2   12    8
Steve Stone            2   1  4.42   3   3   0   0   0   18   15    9    9    5   14    9
Mike Flanagan          3   2  4.50   5   5   1   0   0   32   32   17   16    4   12   14
Scott McGregor         0   1  7.11   3   2   0   0   0   13   15   10   10    2    3    3
Tippy Martinez         0   0 11.57   3   0   0   0   0    2    3    3    3    0    2    4

 Boston                W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Burgmeier          1   0  1.42   6   0   0   1   0    6    8    1    1    1    3    5
Dick Drago             3   0  1.53   8   0   0   2   0   18    8    3    3    1    5   15
Jim Wright             1   0  2.35   2   1   0   0   0    8    2    2    2    0    1    4
Dennis Eckersley       2   1  2.63   4   4   1   0   0   24   23    7    7    1   11   10
Andy Hassler           1   1  3.38   3   0   0   0   0   11   12    6    4    0    5    5
Bob Stanley            2   1  3.56   5   4   2   1   1   30   32   12   12    1    5   10
Chuck Rainey           1   1  3.57   4   2   0   1   0   18   11    7    7    2    7   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  5.46   5   5   1   0   1   31   26   20   19    3   23   16

 California            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dyar Miller            1   0  2.20   6   0   0   0   0   16   16    5    4    2    7    8
Mark Clear             2   0  2.41   7   0   0   1   0   19   14    6    5    0   14   19
Frank Tanana           2   3  2.84   5   5   0   0   0   32   29   14   10    4    8   17
Dave Frost             2   0  3.10   4   2   1   1   1   20   18    7    7    0    9   10
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  5.04   5   5   1   0   0   25   27   18   14    1   13   12
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

 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
Ross Baumgarten        2   0  2.53   3   3   1   0   1   21   17    7    6    1    6    7
Mike Proly             1   3  3.38   9   2   0   4   0   27   19   10   10    1   12   16
Rich Wortham           3   1  3.45   4   4   1   0   0   29   24   12   11    0   13   23
Francisco Barrios      2   1  3.66   3   3   0   0   0   20   15   11    8    4    9    5
Ken Kravec             0   2  4.88   5   5   0   0   0   31   25   20   17    1   16   18
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
Victor Cruz            0   2  4.26   7   0   0   1   0   13   14    6    6    3    6    5
Eric Wilkins           0   1  4.50   3   3   0   0   0   16   22   10    8    0    7   14
Rick Waits             2   3  4.64   5   5   1   0   1   33   34   18   17    3   15   12
Rick Wise              2   2  4.81   4   4   0   0   0   24   29   14   13    6    8   14
Don Hood               0   0  5.87   5   0   0   0   0    8    5    5    5    0    8    2
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
Wayne Garland          0   2 12.27   2   2   0   0   0    7   13   11   10    1    4    2
Len Barker             0   0 13.00   4   0   0   0   0    9   18   14   13    1    7    1

 Detroit               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Sheldon Burnside       1   1  2.57   5   0   0   0   0   14   11    4    4    0    6    7
Aurelio Lopez          0   0  3.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    4    1    1    0    1    2
John Hiller            1   0  3.21   7   0   0   2   0   14   13    5    5    3    6   10
Steve Baker            0   2  3.77   4   1   0   1   0   14   13    6    6    1    9   12
Milt Wilcox            2   0  4.12   3   3   1   0   0   20   17    9    9    1    9    9
Jack Billingham        1   2  4.57   4   4   0   0   0   22   22   13   11    2    9    5
Dave Rozema            1   2  4.60   5   5   1   0   0   29   30   18   15    2    6    5
Kip Young              1   0  8.68   2   2   0   0   0    9   14    9    9    4    2    5
Bruce Taylor           0   1 13.50   4   0   0   0   0    5    6    9    7    0    4    3

 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
Dennis Leonard         3   2  3.08   5   5   2   0   1   38   39   17   13    3   10   21
Steve Busby            0   0  3.38   1   0   0   0   0    3    3    4    1    2    3    2
Paul Splittorff        3   2  4.09   5   5   2   0   0   33   34   20   15    2   15    8
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  6.23   7   0   0   1   0    9   11    6    6    0    2    4
Rich Gale              0   2  6.93   4   4   0   0   0   25   35   19   19    4    5   15
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  1.50   6   0   0   1   0    6    6    2    1    0    3    1
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          3   2  3.35   5   5   3   0   0   38   44   15   14    5    4    7
Bob McClure            3   0  4.05   6   0   0   1   0    7    5    3    3    0    4    6
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
Bob Galasso            0   0  4.70   5   0   0   0   0    8    8    8    4    1    4    0
Bill Travers           0   1  5.63   3   3   1   0   0   16   15   12   10    4   11    4
Moose Haas             0   1  6.14   3   3   0   0   0   15   21   14   10    4    5   10

 Minnesota             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Pete Redfern           1   0  1.46   5   0   0   0   0   12    6    3    2    0    6   11
Mike Marshall          2   1  1.62  10   0   0   6   0   17   12    3    3    1    7   11
Geoff Zahn             2   0  1.80   2   2   1   0   0   15   11    3    3    1    1    7
Jerry Koosman          4   0  4.02   4   4   1   0   0   31   37   15   14    5    9   23
Dave Goltz             2   3  4.50   5   5   1   0   0   34   41   19   17    1   11    7
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
Gary Serum             0   0  6.97   4   0   0   0   0   10   13    8    8    2    3    3
Jeff Holly             0   0  7.11   6   0   0   0   0    6   10    7    5    0    3    5

 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
Ken Clay               0   0  2.77   4   0   0   0   0   13   12    4    4    1    2    4
Ron Guidry             2   1  2.92   6   5   2   1   0   37   26   12   12    2   13   22
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
Dick Tidrow            1   1  5.79   7   0   0   2   0    9   13    6    6    3    3    5
Catfish Hunter         0   2  6.06   3   3   1   0   0   16   19   12   11    2    7    3
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   4   0   0   0   0    7    2    0    0    0    4    8
Dave Heaverlo          2   0  0.49  11   0   0   2   0   18   13    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  3.82   5   5   0   0   0   33   30   17   14    1   28   10
John Henry Johnson     0   3  5.32   4   4   0   0   0   24   30   17   14    2   13   17
Rick Langford          0   4  6.65   4   4   0   0   0   22   25   16   16    4    9    4
Matt Keough            0   3  6.84   5   5   0   0   0   26   44   27   20    5   14   14
Jim Todd               2   1  7.07  10   0   0   1   0   14   16   12   11    1   10    4
Bob Lacey              0   1  8.71  11   0   0   1   0   10   21   11   10    2    3   10

 Seattle               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
John Montague          2   0  1.44  10   0   0   1   0   25   14    5    4    1    8   17
Glenn Abbott           1   2  3.77   5   5   1   0   0   29   28   16   12    4   12    8
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
Mike Parrott           1   0  4.26   4   0   0   0   0   13   18    6    6    1    6    6
Floyd Bannister        1   3  5.26   4   4   0   0   0   26   36   17   15    4    3   20
Shane Rawley           1   3  6.00   9   1   0   3   0   15   17   11   10    0    7   10
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
Rick Honeycutt         0   3  6.98   5   2   0   0   0   19   19   16   15    4    5    8

 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
Sparky Lyle            2   1  2.93  10   0   0   2   0   15    6    5    5    2    3    3
Steve Comer            1   3  3.09   5   5   0   0   0   32   25   13   11    0   14   14
Doyle Alexander        1   1  3.24   5   5   0   0   0   25   24   13    9    0   22    7
Ed Farmer              0   0  4.15   3   0   0   0   0    4    7    4    2    0    4    3
Dock Ellis             0   1  7.04   2   2   0   0   0    8   14    6    6    1    3    2
Doc Medich             0   1  9.00   2   0   0   0   0    5    7    5    5    1    5    3

 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
Jesse Jefferson        0   1  4.35   6   0   0   0   0   10   16    5    5    0    3    4
Jim Clancy             1   3  4.98   4   4   1   0   0   22   24   17   12    1    9    8
Dave Freisleben        1   0  5.56   7   0   0   2   0   11   11    8    7    0    8    8
Phil Huffman           2   1  5.87   4   4   0   0   0   15   23   14   10    1    8    6
Tom Murphy             1   2  6.00   8   0   0   0   0   15   22   10   10    0    6    4
Tom Underwood          0   3  6.56   5   5   0   0   0   23   29   27   17    1   21   17
Mike Willis            0   1  6.94   5   0   0   0   0   12   14   10    9    0    5    3
Mark Lemongello        0   2  7.01   4   4   0   0   0   26   31   20   20    3   13   11
Balor Moore            0   0  7.20   6   0   0   0   0   10   13    8    8    0   11    4

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League Leaders

Wins:

  F. Jenkins (TEX)          4
  T. John (NY)              4
  J. Koosman (MIN)          4
  M. Caldwell (MIL)         3
  D. Drago (BOS)            3
  M. Flanagan (BAL)         3
  D. Leonard (KC)           3
  B. McClure (MIL)          3
  J. Palmer (BAL)           3
  N. Ryan (CAL)             3

Losses:

  R. Langford (OAK)         4
  F. Bannister (SEA)        3
  J. Clancy (TOR)           3
  S. Comer (TEX)            3
  R. Erickson (MIN)         3
  D. Goltz (MIN)            3
  R. Honeycutt (SEA)        3
  J. Johnson (OAK)          3
  M. Keough (OAK)           3
  M. Proly (CHI)            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
  D. Leonard (KC)           2
  N. Ryan (CAL)             2
  P. Splittorff (KC)        2
  B. Stanley (BOS)          2

Saves:

  M. Marshall (MIN)         6
  M. Proly (CHI)            4
  R. Gossage (NY)           3
  A. Hrabosky (KC)          3
  S. Rawley (SEA)           3
  D. Stanhouse (BAL)        3
  D. Drago (BOS)            2
  D. Freisleben (TOR)       2
  D. Heaverlo (OAK)         2
  J. Hiller (DET)           2

Shutouts:

  R. Baumgarten (CHI)       1
  M. Caldwell (MIL)         1
  D. Frost (CAL)            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

Innings Pitched:

  J. Palmer (BAL)        41.1
  F. Jenkins (TEX)       39.0
  D. Leonard (KC)        38.0
  L. Sorensen (MIL)      37.2
  R. Guidry (NY)         37.0
  E. Figueroa (NY)       36.0
  M. Caldwell (MIL)      35.0
  D. Martinez (BAL)      34.2
  D. Goltz (MIN)         34.0
  M. Norris (OAK)        33.0

Hits:

  M. Keough (OAK)          44
  L. Sorensen (MIL)        44
  D. Goltz (MIN)           41
  D. Leonard (KC)          39
  J. Koosman (MIN)         37
  J. Palmer (BAL)          37
  F. Bannister (SEA)       36
  R. Gale (KC)             35
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         35
  O. Jones (SEA)           35

Runs:

  M. Keough (OAK)          27
  T. Underwood (TOR)       27
  L. Gura (KC)             25
  K. Kravec (CHI)          20
  M. Lemongello (TOR)      20
  P. Splittorff (KC)       20
  M. Torrez (BOS)          20
  R. Gale (KC)             19
  D. Goltz (MIN)           19
  E. Figueroa (NY)         18

Home Runs:

  D. Martinez (BAL)         6
  R. Wise (CLE)             6
  L. Gura (KC)              5
  M. Keough (OAK)           5
  J. Koosman (MIN)          5
  L. Sorensen (MIL)         5
  S. Stone (BAL)            5
  G. Abbott (SEA)           4
  F. Bannister (SEA)        4
  F. Barrios (CHI)          4

Walks:

  M. Norris (OAK)          28
  N. Ryan (CAL)            24
  M. Torrez (BOS)          23
  D. Alexander (TEX)       22
  T. Underwood (TOR)       21
  E. Figueroa (NY)         16
  K. Kravec (CHI)          16
  P. Splittorff (KC)       15
  R. Waits (CLE)           15
  M. Clear (CAL)           14

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            35
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         30
  J. Koosman (MIN)         23
  R. Wortham (CHI)         23
  R. Guidry (NY)           22
  D. Leonard (KC)          21
  F. Bannister (SEA)       20
  O. Jones (SEA)           20
  M. Clear (CAL)           19
  D. Aase (CAL)            18


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