Monday April 30, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Monday, April 30, 1979

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Texas           12   7  3.02   19   2   6   167   157   69   56    9   80   86
Boston          13   7  3.33   20   4   7   184   148   71   68   15   77   96
Milwaukee       13   9  3.43   22  11   3   191   205   92   73   23   56   71
California      15   8  3.47   23   6   4   205   185   91   79   15   96  144
New York        10  11  3.56   21   7   6   185   173   80   73   13   68   70
Baltimore       14   9  3.81   23   5   4   203   175   96   86   24   92   89
Minnesota       13   7  4.02   20   4   7   179   191   89   80   18   59   79
Chicago          9  11  4.30   20   2   5   176   150  100   84   11   90   85
Seattle          8  15  4.62   23   2   4   207   235  128  106   26   78  129
Kansas City     11  10  4.63   21   4   5   179   196  117   92   17   70   81
Detroit          7   9  4.66   16   2   3   139   140   79   72   14   56   65
Oakland          8  14  4.95   22   0   4   198   230  125  109   21  107  102
Toronto          7  15  5.38   22   4   2   191   220  135  114   12   97   83
Cleveland        6  14  5.51   20   1   3   176   203  115  108   20   84   84

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dave Heaverlo (OAK)    2   0  0.42  12   0   0   2   0   22   14    2    1    0   10   11
Tommy John (NY)        4   0  1.13   5   5   2   0   1   40   32    6    5    0    7    9
Mike Caldwell (MIL)    4   1  1.84   5   5   5   0   2   44   39    9    9    2    7   19
Jim Slaton (MIL)       2   1  1.88   5   4   2   0   1   29   28   10    6    1   10   10
Dave Lemanczyk (TOR)   2   0  2.22   5   3   2   0   1   28   20    7    7    3    7   12
John Montague (SEA)    2   0  2.33  11   0   0   1   0   27   18    8    7    1    9   19
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
Fergie Jenkins (TEX)   4   0  2.68   6   6   2   0   1   44   42   14   13    5   13   33
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  1.35   8   0   0   0   0   20   12    4    3    1    6   18
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
Don Stanhouse          2   0  3.95   8   0   0   3   0   14    8    6    6    1   13    2
Sammy Stewart          1   1  4.02   5   1   0   1   0   16   11    7    7    2   12    8
Steve Stone            2   1  4.13   4   4   0   0   0   24   18   14   11    6   17   14
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   1  1.83  10   0   0   2   0   20   10    4    4    1    7   17
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  2.90   5   5   1   0   0   31   26   10   10    3   13   11
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  3.68   6   0   0   2   0    7    6    3    3    1    5    4
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
Jim Barr               0   0  3.54   6   1   0   0   0   20   20    9    8    2    8   11
Dave LaRoche           2   2  3.60   6   0   0   2   0   10   13    4    4    1    4    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

 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
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
Eric Wilkins           0   2  5.64   4   4   0   0   0   22   28   17   14    2   12   23
Don Hood               0   0  7.04   6   0   0   0   0    8    6    6    6    1    9    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
Len Barker             0   0 10.03   5   0   0   0   0   12   20   14   13    1    7    2
Wayne Garland          0   2 12.27   2   2   0   0   0    7   13   11   10    1    4    2

 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
Steve Busby            0   1  0.96   2   0   0   0   0    9    6    6    1    2    5    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
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  7.67   5   5   0   0   0   27   39   25   23    4    8   17
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             2   1  1.88   5   4   2   0   1   29   28   10    6    1   10   10
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
Paul Hartzell          1   0  4.18   4   4   1   0   0   28   31   13   13    5    6    6
Dave Goltz             2   3  4.50   5   5   1   0   0   34   41   19   17    1   11    7
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
Ed Figueroa            2   3  3.86   6   6   2   0   0   44   40   20   19    2   18   18
Rich Gossage           1   1  4.32   6   0   0   3   0    8    9    4    4    0    7    4
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  0.42  12   0   0   2   0   22   14    2    1    0   10   11
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
Bob Lacey              1   1  6.28  13   0   0   1   0   14   23   11   10    2    5   15
Rick Langford          0   4  6.59   5   5   0   0   0   27   34   20   20    4   10    5
Matt Keough            0   3  6.84   5   5   0   0   0   26   44   27   20    5   14   14
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  2.33  11   0   0   1   0   27   18    8    7    1    9   19
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
Mike Parrott           1   0  4.05   5   0   0   0   0   13   18    6    6    1    7    6
Rafael Vasquez         1   0  4.22   5   0   0   0   0   11   15    5    5    2    4    7
Odell Jones            0   1  4.70   5   5   1   0   0   31   41   21   16    4   10   23
Floyd Bannister        1   3  5.40   5   5   0   0   0   32   43   21   19    5    8   25
Shane Rawley           1   3  5.63  10   1   0   3   0   16   17   11   10    0   10   11
Byron McLaughlin       1   0  6.30   2   2   0   0   0   10    9    7    7    2    7    7
Rick Honeycutt         0   4  7.32   6   2   0   0   0   20   21   17   16    4    6    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
Jim Kern               3   0  1.83   8   0   0   3   0   20   20    8    4    0    9   18
Fergie Jenkins         4   0  2.68   6   6   2   0   1   44   42   14   13    5   13   33
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
Sparky Lyle            2   1  3.31  11   0   0   3   0   16    8    6    6    2    4    4
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
Balor Moore            0   0  6.35   7   0   0   0   0   11   14    8    8    0   12    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   3  7.02   5   5   0   0   0   33   40   26   26    5   16   12

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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
  J. Kern (TEX)             3
  D. Leonard (KC)           3
  B. McClure (MIL)          3
  J. Palmer (BAL)           3

Losses:

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

Complete Games:

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

Saves:

  M. Marshall (MIN)         7
  M. Proly (CHI)            4
  R. Gossage (NY)           3
  A. Hrabosky (KC)          3
  J. Kern (TEX)             3
  S. Lyle (TEX)             3
  S. Rawley (SEA)           3
  D. Stanhouse (BAL)        3
  B. Campbell (BOS)         2
  D. Drago (BOS)            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
  J. Slaton (MIL)           1
  B. Stanley (BOS)          1

Innings Pitched:

  E. Figueroa (NY)       44.1
  M. Caldwell (MIL)      44.0
  F. Jenkins (TEX)       43.2
  J. Palmer (BAL)        42.0
  T. John (NY)           40.0
  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

Hits:

  M. Keough (OAK)          44
  L. Sorensen (MIL)        44
  F. Bannister (SEA)       43
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         42
  D. Goltz (MIN)           41
  L. Gura (KC)             41
  O. Jones (SEA)           41
  E. Figueroa (NY)         40
  M. Lemongello (TOR)      40
  M. Caldwell (MIL)        39

Runs:

  L. Gura (KC)             30
  M. Keough (OAK)          27
  T. Underwood (TOR)       27
  M. Lemongello (TOR)      26
  R. Gale (KC)             25
  J. Johnson (OAK)         22
  F. Bannister (SEA)       21
  O. Jones (SEA)           21
  J. Clancy (TOR)          20
  E. Figueroa (NY)         20

Home Runs:

  B. Travers (MIL)          7
  D. Martinez (BAL)         6
  S. Stone (BAL)            6
  R. Wise (CLE)             6
  F. Bannister (SEA)        5
  L. Gura (KC)              5
  P. Hartzell (MIN)         5
  F. Jenkins (TEX)          5
  J. Johnson (OAK)          5
  M. Keough (OAK)           5

Walks:

  M. Norris (OAK)          28
  N. Ryan (CAL)            24
  M. Torrez (BOS)          23
  D. Alexander (TEX)       22
  T. Underwood (TOR)       21
  E. Figueroa (NY)         18
  S. Stone (BAL)           17
  J. Johnson (OAK)         16
  K. Kravec (CHI)          16
  M. Lemongello (TOR)      16

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            35
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         33
  R. Wortham (CHI)         26
  D. Aase (CAL)            25
  F. Bannister (SEA)       25
  O. Jones (SEA)           23
  J. Koosman (MIN)         23
  E. Wilkins (CLE)         23
  R. Guidry (NY)           22
  J. Johnson (OAK)         21

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