Sunday April 29, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, April 29, 1979

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Texas           11   7  2.79   18   2   5   158   144   62   49    7   75   80
Boston          13   6  3.28   19   4   7   173   143   66   63   12   73   92
California      14   8  3.58   22   6   4   196   178   90   78   15   93  140
Milwaukee       12   9  3.60   21  10   3   182   203   92   73   23   56   68
New York        10  10  3.67   20   6   6   176   167   78   72   13   66   63
Baltimore       13   9  3.82   22   5   4   193   170   89   82   22   87   75
Minnesota       12   7  4.08   19   3   7   170   184   86   77   17   57   79
Chicago          9  11  4.30   20   2   5   176   150  100   84   11   90   85
Seattle          8  14  4.48   22   2   4   197   222  120   98   25   67  121
Kansas City     11   9  4.66   20   4   5   170   189  109   88   17   65   78
Detroit          7   9  4.66   16   2   3   139   140   79   72   14   56   65
Oakland          7  14  5.05   21   0   4   187   219  121  105   21  104   98
Toronto          7  14  5.35   21   4   2   182   210  129  108   10   93   82
Cleveland        6  13  5.43   19   1   3   167   194  107  101   17   78   74

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tommy John (NY)        4   0  1.13   5   5   2   0   1   40   32    6    5    0    7    9
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
Mike Caldwell (MIL)    4   1  1.84   5   5   5   0   2   44   39    9    9    2    7   19
Dave Lemanczyk (TOR)   2   0  2.22   5   3   2   0   1   28   20    7    7    3    7   12
Steve Renko (BOS)      1   1  2.49   3   3   0   0   0   22   15    6    6    3    8   14
Ross Baumgarten (CHI)  2   0  2.53   3   3   1   0   1   21   17    7    6    1    6    7
Geoff Zahn (MIN)       3   0  2.61   3   3   1   0   0   21   22    6    6    1    2    9
D. Eckersley (BOS)     2   1  2.63   4   4   1   0   0   24   23    7    7    1   11   10
Frank Tanana (CAL)     2   3  2.84   5   5   0   0   0   32   29   14   10    4    8   17

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tim Stoddard           1   1  1.53   7   0   0   0   0   18   11    4    3    1    5   11
Don Stanhouse          1   0  3.09   7   0   0   3   0   12    7    4    4    0   12    0
Tippy Martinez         1   0  3.12   4   0   0   0   0    9    5    3    3    0    4    9
Jim Palmer             3   1  3.21   6   6   3   0   0   42   39   18   15    2   11   12
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

 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  1.50   9   0   0   2   0   18    9    3    3    1    5   15
Jim Wright             1   0  2.35   2   1   0   0   0    8    2    2    2    0    1    4
Steve Renko            1   1  2.49   3   3   0   0   0   22   15    6    6    3    8   14
Dennis Eckersley       2   1  2.63   4   4   1   0   0   24   23    7    7    1   11   10
Bill Campbell          0   0  3.38   5   0   0   2   0    5    5    2    2    0    5    3
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
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
Don Aase               2   2  4.28   5   5   2   0   0   34   33   17   16    3    9   25
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

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
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   2  3.47   5   5   1   0   0   36   27   16   14    0   15   26
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  6.17   7   0   0   0   0   12    9    8    8    1    7    4
Lerrin LaGrow          0   2 10.05   9   2   0   1   0   14   24   19   16    2   12    6
Mark Esser             0   0 16.20   2   0   0   0   0    2    2    3    3    0    4    1

 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  1.72  11   0   0   2   0   16   11    3    3    0    4   12
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              3   2  4.73   5   5   0   0   0   32   35   18   17    6   11   17
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
Aurelio Lopez          0   0  1.08   3   0   0   0   0    8    6    1    1    0    3    5
Sheldon Burnside       1   1  3.00   6   0   0   0   0   15   13    5    5    1    6    9
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
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
Milt Wilcox            2   1  5.24   4   4   1   0   0   22   23   13   13    1   11   11
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
Marty Pattin           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    3    2    0    0    0    0    3
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   3  5.63   6   6   0   0   0   38   41   30   24    5   15   14
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          4   1  1.84   5   5   5   0   2   44   39    9    9    2    7   19
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  3.52   7   0   0   1   0    8    5    3    3    0    5    6
Jerry Augustine        0   0  4.35   6   1   0   0   0   10   17    7    5    2    1    3
Bob Galasso            0   0  4.70   5   0   0   0   0    8    8    8    4    1    4    0
Reggie Cleveland       1   2  5.40   8   0   0   1   0   12   13    8    7    1    4    6
Bill Travers           0   2  5.48   4   4   1   0   0   23   24   16   14    7   13    9
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
Mike Marshall          2   1  1.35  11   0   0   7   0   20   13    3    3    1    7   13
Pete Redfern           1   0  1.46   5   0   0   0   0   12    6    3    2    0    6   11
Geoff Zahn             3   0  2.61   3   3   1   0   0   21   22    6    6    1    2    9
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
Ron Davis              0   0  Inf    1   0   0   0   0    0    1    0    0    0    1    0
Tommy John             4   0  1.13   5   5   2   0   1   40   32    6    5    0    7    9
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
Paul Mirabella         0   2  4.50   6   0   0   0   0   12   10    7    6    0    6    3
Dick Tidrow            1   1  5.79   8   0   0   2   0    9   14    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
Mike Norris            1   1  3.82   5   5   0   0   0   33   30   17   14    1   28   10
John Henry Johnson     0   4  5.70   5   5   0   0   0   30   38   22   19    5   16   21
Alan Wirth             1   0  6.00   5   1   0   0   0   12   14    8    8    2    8    7
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
Bob Lacey              0   1  7.30  12   0   0   1   0   12   22   11   10    2    4   13
Jim Todd               2   1  9.20  11   0   0   1   0   15   19   16   15    2   11    4

 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
Rafael Vasquez         1   0  4.22   5   0   0   0   0   11   15    5    5    2    4    7
Mike Parrott           1   0  4.26   4   0   0   0   0   13   18    6    6    1    6    6
Odell Jones            0   1  4.70   5   5   1   0   0   31   41   21   16    4   10   23
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
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  2.20   7   0   0   3   0   16   16    8    4    0    8   16
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
Dock Ellis             1   1  3.77   3   3   0   0   0   14   18    6    6    1    7    2
Ed Farmer              0   0  4.15   3   0   0   0   0    4    7    4    2    0    4    3
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         2   0  2.22   5   3   2   0   1   28   20    7    7    3    7   12
Jesse Jefferson        0   1  4.35   6   0   0   0   0   10   16    5    5    0    3    4
Jim Clancy             1   4  4.40   5   5   2   0   0   31   31   20   15    2   11   13
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:

  M. Caldwell (MIL)         4
  F. Jenkins (TEX)          4
  T. John (NY)              4
  J. Koosman (MIN)          4
  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:

  J. Clancy (TOR)           4
  J. Johnson (OAK)          4
  R. Langford (OAK)         4
  F. Bannister (SEA)        3
  S. Comer (TEX)            3
  R. Erickson (MIN)         3
  D. Goltz (MIN)            3
  L. Gura (KC)              3
  R. Honeycutt (SEA)        3
  M. Keough (OAK)           3

Complete Games:

  M. Caldwell (MIL)         5
  J. Palmer (BAL)           3
  L. Sorensen (MIL)         3
  D. Aase (CAL)             2
  J. Clancy (TOR)           2
  R. Guidry (NY)            2
  F. Jenkins (TEX)          2
  T. John (NY)              2
  D. Lemanczyk (TOR)        2
  D. Leonard (KC)           2

Saves:

  M. Marshall (MIN)         7
  M. Proly (CHI)            4
  R. Gossage (NY)           3
  A. Hrabosky (KC)          3
  J. Kern (TEX)             3
  S. Rawley (SEA)           3
  D. Stanhouse (BAL)        3
  B. Campbell (BOS)         2
  D. Drago (BOS)            2
  D. Freisleben (TOR)       2

Shutouts:

  M. Caldwell (MIL)         2
  R. Baumgarten (CHI)       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:

  M. Caldwell (MIL)      44.0
  J. Palmer (BAL)        42.0
  T. John (NY)           40.0
  F. Jenkins (TEX)       39.0
  L. Gura (KC)           38.1
  D. Leonard (KC)        38.0
  L. Sorensen (MIL)      37.2
  R. Guidry (NY)         37.0
  R. Wortham (CHI)       36.1
  E. Figueroa (NY)       36.0

Hits:

  M. Keough (OAK)          44
  L. Sorensen (MIL)        44
  D. Goltz (MIN)           41
  L. Gura (KC)             41
  O. Jones (SEA)           41
  M. Caldwell (MIL)        39
  D. Leonard (KC)          39
  J. Palmer (BAL)          39
  J. Johnson (OAK)         38
  J. Koosman (MIN)         37

Runs:

  L. Gura (KC)             30
  M. Keough (OAK)          27
  T. Underwood (TOR)       27
  J. Johnson (OAK)         22
  O. Jones (SEA)           21
  J. Clancy (TOR)          20
  K. Kravec (CHI)          20
  M. Lemongello (TOR)      20
  P. Splittorff (KC)       20
  M. Torrez (BOS)          20

Home Runs:

  B. Travers (MIL)          7
  D. Martinez (BAL)         6
  R. Wise (CLE)             6
  L. Gura (KC)              5
  J. Johnson (OAK)          5
  M. Keough (OAK)           5
  J. Koosman (MIN)          5
  L. Sorensen (MIL)         5
  S. Stone (BAL)            5
  G. Abbott (SEA)           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
  J. Johnson (OAK)         16
  K. Kravec (CHI)          16
  L. Gura (KC)             15
  P. Splittorff (KC)       15

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            35
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         30
  R. Wortham (CHI)         26
  D. Aase (CAL)            25
  O. Jones (SEA)           23
  J. Koosman (MIN)         23
  R. Guidry (NY)           22
  J. Johnson (OAK)         21
  D. Leonard (KC)          21
  F. Bannister (SEA)       20


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