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Tommy John

Game Log for 1979
Previous Season Next Season Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record NYY Apr 08 W, 2-1 vs Brewers Start 7.0 6 27 1 1 0 2 0 1 1.29 W (1-0) NYY Apr 12 W, 5-0 at Orioles Start 1 1 9.0 3 30 0 0 0 2 0 4 0.56 W (2-0) NYY Apr 18 W, 3-1 vs Orioles Start 7.2 8 29 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.76 W (3-0) NYY Apr 24 W, 3-1 at A's Start 2 9.0 6 32 1 1 0 1 0 3 0.83 W (4-0) NYY Apr 29 L, 5-6 at Mariners Start 7.1 9 33 3 2 0 2 0 1 1.12 Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record NYY May 01 W, 12-8 at Angels Finish 2.2 3 11 1 1 0 1 0 3 1.27 W (5-0) NYY May 05 W, 5-4 vs A's Start 3 9.0 11 36 4 4 0 2 0 1 1.74 W (6-0) NYY May 10 W, 8-1 vs Mariners Start 4 9.0 7 31 1 1 0 0 0 3 1.63 W (7-0) NYY May 15 W, 11-3 vs Tigers Start 5 9.0 7 33 3 3 0 1 0 5 1.81 W (8-0) NYY May 20 W, 2-0 at Red Sox Start 6 2 9.0 2 28 0 0 0 0 0 5 1.60 W (9-0) NYY May 26 L, 4-8 at Indians Start 4.1 7 22 6 3 2 1 0 2 1.84 L (9-1) NYY May 30 W, 5-2 at Brewers Start 7.2 5 28 1 1 0 1 0 2 1.79 Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record NYY Jun 04 W, 8-3 vs Royals Start 7 9.0 6 34 3 3 1 2 0 3 1.90 W (10-1) NYY Jun 09 L, 8-9 at Royals Start 5.1 7 24 5 5 1 1 0 3 2.23 NYY Jun 14 L, 2-4 at Twins Start 8 8.0 8 33 4 0 0 1 0 5 2.07 L (10-2) NYY Jun 19 L, 4-5 vs Blue Jays Start 9 9.0 10 39 5 5 0 6 0 6 2.29 L (10-3) NYY Jun 23 W, 6-5 vs Indians Start 10 10.0 10 41 5 5 0 2 1 7 2.45 W (11-3) NYY Jun 28 W, 5-3 at Blue Jays Start 7.2 9 34 2 2 0 4 0 4 2.45 Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record NYY Jul 02 W, 7-2 vs Red Sox Start 11 9.0 5 34 2 1 0 2 0 1 2.36 W (12-3) NYY Jul 06 (2) W, 3-0 at A's Start 12 3 9.0 7 32 0 0 0 2 0 6 2.23 W (13-3) NYY Jul 11 L, 1-16 at Mariners Start 0.1 6 8 7 7 0 1 0 1 2.62 L (13-4) NYY Jul 14 L, 7-8 at Angels Start 5.1 6 24 2 1 0 2 0 1 2.59 NYY Jul 20 L, 1-5 vs A's Start 13 9.0 9 38 5 3 0 1 0 0 2.61 L (13-5) NYY Jul 25 L, 5-9 vs Angels Start 2.0 5 13 4 3 0 2 0 1 2.74 L (13-6) NYY Jul 30 W, 7-2 at White Sox Start 6.0 7 25 2 2 0 2 0 1 2.74 W (14-6) Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record NYY Aug 05 W, 3-2 vs Orioles Start 14 9.0 7 35 2 2 2 3 0 5 2.71 W (15-6) NYY Aug 10 L, 6-8 at Orioles Start 6.2 9 32 6 6 1 3 0 5 2.89 NYY Aug 15 W, 4-3 vs Rangers Start 8.0 10 36 3 3 0 3 0 5 2.91 W (16-6) NYY Aug 21 W, 6-2 at Royals Start 7.0 8 27 2 2 0 2 0 0 2.90 NYY Aug 27 W, 7-4 at Rangers Start 7.0 9 32 4 3 0 1 0 1 2.93 W (17-6) NYY Aug 31 W, 7-3 vs Royals Start 7.0 6 29 3 3 0 2 0 4 2.96 W (18-6) Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record NYY Sep 05 L, 0-5 vs Red Sox Start 15 9.0 12 39 5 3 2 0 0 2 2.96 L (18-7) NYY Sep 09 L, 1-3 at Tigers Start 16 8.0 11 35 3 3 0 4 0 3 2.98 L (18-8) NYY Sep 15 (1) L, 3-4 vs Tigers Start 17 9.0 8 36 4 4 0 2 0 2 3.01 L (18-9) NYY Sep 19 W, 2-0 at Indians Start 8.2 3 30 0 0 0 2 0 7 2.91 W (19-9) NYY Sep 23 W, 7-5 at Blue Jays Start 8.0 6 30 5 4 0 0 0 1 2.96 W (20-9) NYY Sep 29 W, 9-4 vs Blue Jays Start 8.2 10 36 4 3 0 1 0 7 2.96 W (21-9)

Pitcher data: Role: Start, finish or appear in middle relief; CG: Complete game; SHO: Shutout; Sv: Save; IP: Innings pitched; H: Hits allowed; BF: Batters faced; R: Runs allowed; ER: Earned runs; HR: Home runs allowed; UW: Unintentional walks; IW: Intentional walks; SO: Strikeouts; ERA: Earned run average

                                                                                                        Team
Role             W   L    ERA    G  GS  CG  GF  SV  SHO   IP     H    BF    R   ER  HR   UW  IW   SO   Record
As starter      20   9   2.96   36  36  17   0   0   3  273.2  265  1105  108   90   9   63   1  108   23-13  4.78 runs/start
As closer        1   0   3.37    1   0   0   1   0   0    2.2    3    11    1    1   0    1   0    3    1-0 

L/R              G   AB    R    H   TB  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   UW  IW  HP   SO  DP    BA   SLG   OBP   OPS
vs LHB              204   23   53   68   5   2   2   23   1   1   10   0   2   34   9  .260  .333  .301  .634
vs RHB              827   77  215  279  31   6   7   72   9   7   54   1   2   77  36  .260  .337  .306  .643

                                                                                                        Team
Site             W   L    ERA    G  GS  CG  GF  SV  SHO   IP     H    BF    R   ER  HR   UW  IW   SO   Record
Home            12   5   3.08   17  17  11   0   0   0  140.1  137   566   55   48   5   31   1   53   12-5   5.06 runs/start
Road             9   4   2.85   20  19   6   1   0   3  136.0  131   550   54   43   4   33   0   58   12-8   4.53 runs/start

                                                                                                        Team
Time of Day      W   L    ERA    G  GS  CG  GF  SV  SHO   IP     H    BF    R   ER  HR   UW  IW   SO   Record
Day              7   3   3.07   12  12   6   0   0   1   93.2   91   373   38   32   5   18   0   34    7-5   4.75 runs/start
Night           14   6   2.91   25  24  11   1   0   2  182.2  177   743   71   59   4   46   1   77   17-8   4.79 runs/start

                                                                                                        Team
Month            W   L    ERA    G  GS  CG  GF  SV  SHO   IP     H    BF    R   ER  HR   UW  IW   SO   Record
April            4   0   1.12    5   5   2   0   0   1   40.0   32   151    6    5   0    7   0    9    4-1   3.60 runs/start
May              5   1   2.31    7   6   4   1   0   1   50.2   42   189   16   13   2    6   0   21    6-1   5.83 runs/start
June             2   2   3.67    6   6   4   0   0   0   49.0   50   205   24   20   2   16   1   28    3-3   5.50 runs/start
July             3   3   3.76    7   7   3   0   0   1   40.2   45   174   22   17   0   12   0   11    3-4   4.43 runs/start
August           4   0   3.83    6   6   1   0   0   0   44.2   49   191   20   19   3   14   0   20    5-1   5.50 runs/start
September        3   3   2.98    6   6   3   0   0   0   51.1   50   206   21   17   2    9   0   22    3-3   3.67 runs/start

                                                                                                        Team
Opponent         W   L    ERA    G  GS  CG  GF  SV  SHO   IP     H    BF    R   ER  HR   UW  IW   SO   Record
Angels           1   1   4.50    3   2   0   1   0   0   10.0   14    48    7    5   0    5   0    5    1-2   6.00 runs/start
A's              3   1   2.00    4   4   4   0   0   1   36.0   33   138   10    8   0    6   0   10    3-1   3.00 runs/start
Blue Jays        2   1   3.78    4   4   1   0   0   0   33.1   35   139   16   14   0   11   0   18    3-1   6.25 runs/start
Brewers          1   0   1.23    2   2   0   0   0   0   14.2   11    55    2    2   0    3   0    3    2-0   3.50 runs/start
Indians          2   1   3.13    3   3   1   0   0   0   23.0   20    93   11    8   2    5   1   16    2-1   4.00 runs/start
Mariners         1   1   5.40    3   3   1   0   0   0   16.2   22    72   11   10   0    3   0    5    1-2   4.67 runs/start
Orioles          3   0   2.51    4   4   2   0   0   1   32.1   27   126    9    9   3    8   0   14    3-1   4.25 runs/start
Rangers          2   0   3.60    2   2   0   0   0   0   15.0   19    68    7    6   0    4   0    6    2-0   5.50 runs/start
Red Sox          2   1   1.33    3   3   3   0   0   1   27.0   19   101    7    4   2    2   0    8    2-1   3.00 runs/start
Royals           2   0   4.13    4   4   1   0   0   0   28.1   27   114   13   13   2    7   0   10    3-1   7.25 runs/start
Tigers           1   2   3.46    3   3   3   0   0   0   26.0   26   104   10   10   0    7   0   10    1-2   5.00 runs/start
Twins            0   1   0.00    1   1   1   0   0   0    8.0    8    33    4    0   0    1   0    5    0-1   2.00 runs/start
White Sox        1   0   3.00    1   1   0   0   0   0    6.0    7    25    2    2   0    2   0    1    1-0   7.00 runs/start

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