Monday April 16, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Monday, April 16, 1979

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Texas            6   1  2.57    7   1   2    63    54   25   18    2   25   38
Milwaukee        6   2  3.68    8   5   1    71    68   33   29    7   28   28
Minnesota        7   2  3.95    9   2   3    82    85   37   36    7   28   36
Oakland          2   9  4.27   11   0   1    99   108   60   47    8   53   49
California       7   3  4.30   10   3   1    88    83   44   42   10   34   50
Boston           4   3  4.36    7   2   2    64    58   31   31    5   26   37
New York         5   4  4.46    9   1   4    81    87   44   40    7   32   29
Kansas City      5   4  4.56    9   2   3    75    81   51   38    6   31   31
Chicago          3   6  4.67    9   1   2    79    72   51   41    5   49   42
Cleveland        2   6  5.14    8   1   1    70    69   45   40   11   44   31
Seattle          5   7  5.22   12   0   2   107   127   78   62   17   37   76
Baltimore        3   6  5.33    9   2   1    79    83   52   47   14   37   31
Detroit          3   4  5.70    7   0   2    60    68   43   38    4   33   28
Toronto          4   5  6.00    9   1   1    75    99   62   50    4   40   31

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mike Marshall (MIN)    2   0  0.00   5   0   0   3   0   10    3    0    0    0    5    6
Tommy John (NY)        2   0  0.56   2   2   1   0   1   16    9    1    1    0    4    5
Dave Heaverlo (OAK)    0   0  0.96   5   0   0   0   0    9    9    1    1    0    4    6
Mike Caldwell (MIL)    3   0  1.00   3   3   3   0   1   27   19    3    3    1    6   15
Rich Wortham (CHI)     2   0  1.10   2   2   1   0   0   16    7    3    2    0   10   16
Mike Norris (OAK)      1   1  1.57   3   3   0   0   0   23   14    7    4    0   17    9
Rick Waits (CLE)       1   1  1.76   2   2   1   0   1   15    8    4    3    0   12    7
Geoff Zahn (MIN)       2   0  1.80   2   2   1   0   0   15   11    3    3    1    1    7
Tim Stoddard (BAL)     0   1  1.86   3   0   0   0   0   10    6    3    2    1    2    7
Steve Comer (TEX)      1   0  1.98   2   2   0   0   0   14    9    3    3    0    3    9

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tippy Martinez         0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    2    0    0    0    0    3
Tim Stoddard           0   1  1.86   3   0   0   0   0   10    6    3    2    1    2    7
Jim Palmer             1   1  3.46   3   3   2   0   0   26   23   12   10    2    9    7
Scott McGregor         0   0  6.14   2   1   0   0   0    7   12    5    5    1    0    3
Steve Stone            0   1  6.75   1   1   0   0   0    5    4    4    4    2    7    2
Sammy Stewart          0   1  7.50   3   0   0   1   0    6    5    5    5    2    4    4
Dennis Martinez        0   1  7.94   2   2   0   0   0   11   16   11   10    4    4    2
Mike Flanagan          1   1  8.22   2   2   0   0   0    8   11    8    7    2    5    3
Don Stanhouse          1   0  9.00   3   0   0   0   0    4    4    4    4    0    6    0

 Boston                W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Burgmeier          0   0  Inf    1   0   0   0   0    0    1    0    0    0    0    0
Bill Campbell          0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    1    0    0    0    1    1
Dick Drago             2   0  2.53   5   0   0   1   0   11    4    3    3    1    1   10
Dennis Eckersley       2   1  3.00   3   3   1   0   0   21   19    7    7    1   10    9
Chuck Rainey           0   0  3.00   1   0   0   0   0    3    1    1    1    0    1    3
Bob Stanley            0   1  5.40   3   2   1   1   0   15   21    9    9    1    2    5
Mike Torrez            0   1  8.03   2   2   0   0   0   12   11   11   11    2   11    9

 California            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dyar Miller            0   0  1.13   3   0   0   0   0    8    6    1    1    1    1    5
Dave LaRoche           1   0  2.70   2   0   0   1   0    3    4    1    1    1    1    1
Don Aase               1   0  2.87   2   2   1   0   0   16   15    5    5    0    2   10
Mark Clear             1   0  3.00   3   0   0   0   0    6    5    2    2    0    5    4
Chris Knapp            1   0  3.14   2   2   1   0   0   14   11    5    5    0    7    4
Frank Tanana           1   2  3.66   3   3   0   0   0   20   20    9    8    4    2   11
Dave Frost             1   0  5.40   2   1   0   0   0    8    6    5    5    0    5    3
Nolan Ryan             1   1  7.84   2   2   1   0   0   10    9    9    9    2    8   11
Jim Barr               0   0 23.14   2   0   0   0   0    2    7    7    6    2    3    1

 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
Rich Wortham           2   0  1.10   2   2   1   0   0   16    7    3    2    0   10   16
Pablo Torrealba        0   0  1.59   3   0   0   0   0    6    5    1    1    1    2    1
Randy Scarbery         1   0  2.45   1   0   0   0   0    4    4    1    1    0    3    1
Ken Kravec             0   2  4.82   3   3   0   0   0   19   18   13   10    1   10    8
Ross Baumgarten        0   0  5.06   1   1   0   0   0    5    7    4    3    1    2    3
Mike Proly             0   2  5.14   4   2   0   1   0   14   14    8    8    0    5    8
Lerrin LaGrow          0   1  9.72   6   1   0   1   0    8   13   10    9    1    9    3
Dewey Robinson         0   1  9.95   4   0   0   0   0    6    4    7    7    1    5    2

 Cleveland             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dan Spillner           0   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    8    1    0    0    0    2    4
Sid Monge              0   0  1.50   4   0   0   0   0    6    6    1    1    0    2    3
Rick Waits             1   1  1.76   2   2   1   0   1   15    8    4    3    0   12    7
Victor Cruz            0   1  3.68   4   0   0   1   0    7    7    3    3    2    3    4
Eric Wilkins           0   1  4.50   1   1   0   0   0    4    5    4    2    0    4    2
Rick Wise              1   2  5.71   3   3   0   0   0   17   18   12   11    6    7    9
Paul Reuschel          0   0  7.71   2   0   0   0   0    5    9    4    4    0    3    0
Len Barker             0   0 13.50   1   0   0   0   0    2    4    4    3    1    1    1
Mike Paxton            0   1 16.88   2   2   0   0   0    5   11   10   10    2    6    1
Don Hood               0   0 81.00   2   0   0   0   0    0    0    3    3    0    4    0

 Detroit               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Steve Baker            0   1  1.35   2   0   0   1   0    7    4    1    1    0    3    5
Aurelio Lopez          0   0  3.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    4    1    1    0    1    2
John Hiller            0   0  3.38   4   0   0   1   0    5    6    2    2    1    4    4
Sheldon Burnside       1   1  4.32   3   0   0   0   0    8    8    4    4    0    5    4
Jack Billingham        1   0  4.91   2   2   0   0   0   11   15    7    6    0    5    3
Dave Rozema            0   1  5.40   2   2   0   0   0   10   11    9    6    1    4    2
Milt Wilcox            1   0  5.91   2   2   0   0   0   11   11    7    7    0    8    4
Kip Young              0   0 13.50   1   1   0   0   0    4    6    6    6    2    2    4
Bruce Taylor           0   1 45.00   2   0   0   0   0    1    3    6    5    0    1    0

 Kansas City           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Al Hrabosky            0   0  0.00   3   0   0   2   0    3    2    0    0    0    2    1
Eduardo Rodriguez      2   0  2.25   5   0   0   0   0    4    5    1    1    0    0    3
Paul Splittorff        1   1  3.21   2   2   2   0   0   14   12    7    5    1    6    4
Dennis Leonard         1   1  3.46   2   2   0   0   0   13   13    9    5    1    5    5
Steve Mingori          0   0  4.15   4   0   0   1   0    9    8    7    4    0    5    5
Larry Gura             1   1  4.64   3   3   0   0   0   21   21   15   11    3    8    8
Rich Gale              0   1  8.38   2   2   0   0   0   10   16    9    9    1    2    5
George Throop          0   0 27.00   2   0   0   0   0    1    4    3    3    0    3    0

 Milwaukee             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mike Caldwell          3   0  1.00   3   3   3   0   1   27   19    3    3    1    6   15
Lary Sorensen          1   1  2.65   2   2   2   0   0   17   14    5    5    2    2    3
Bob McClure            2   0  2.70   2   0   0   0   0    3    3    1    1    0    2    3
Bill Castro            0   0  3.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    3    1    1    0    1    1
Bob Galasso            0   0  3.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    4    5    1    1    3    0
Jim Slaton             0   0  7.50   2   1   0   0   0    6   10    5    5    1    5    1
Reggie Cleveland       0   1  7.71   3   0   0   1   0    2    3    2    2    0    2    2
Bill Travers           0   0  9.00   2   2   0   0   0    8    8    8    8    2    7    2
Jerry Augustine        0   0 20.25   3   0   0   0   0    1    4    3    3    0    0    1

 Minnesota             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mike Marshall          2   0  0.00   5   0   0   3   0   10    3    0    0    0    5    6
Geoff Zahn             2   0  1.80   2   2   1   0   0   15   11    3    3    1    1    7
Pete Redfern           0   0  2.25   1   0   0   0   0    4    3    1    1    0    4    4
Roger Erickson         0   1  2.84   2   2   0   0   0   13   10    4    4    2    4    1
Jerry Koosman          2   0  3.78   2   2   1   0   0   17   20    7    7    3    5   10
Dave Goltz             1   1  4.91   2   2   0   0   0   15   18    9    8    0    4    4
Paul Hartzell          0   0  6.14   1   1   0   0   0    7   12    5    5    0    2    2
Jeff Holly             0   0 21.60   2   0   0   0   0    2    5    4    4    0    2    2
Gary Serum             0   0 108.0   1   0   0   0   0    0    3    4    4    1    1    0

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Paul Mirabella         0   0  0.00   4   0   0   0   0    7    4    1    0    0    2    0
Tommy John             2   0  0.56   2   2   1   0   1   16    9    1    1    0    4    5
Ken Clay               0   0  3.24   2   0   0   0   0    8    9    3    3    1    2    3
Dick Tidrow            1   0  4.05   5   0   0   1   0    7   10    3    3    0    2    4
Ron Guidry             0   1  4.97   3   2   0   1   0   13    9    7    7    1    6    4
Rich Gossage           1   1  5.14   5   0   0   2   0    7    8    4    4    0    6    3
Ed Figueroa            1   1  6.30   3   3   0   0   0   20   26   14   14    2    9    8
Luis Tiant             0   1 13.50   1   1   0   0   0    2    7    6    3    2    0    1
Catfish Hunter         0   0 33.75   1   1   0   0   0    1    5    5    5    1    1    1

 Oakland               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dave Hamilton          0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    1    1    0    0    0    2    1
Dave Heaverlo          0   0  0.96   5   0   0   0   0    9    9    1    1    0    4    6
Mike Norris            1   1  1.57   3   3   0   0   0   23   14    7    4    0   17    9
Matt Keough            0   1  3.86   3   3   0   0   0   19   26   15    8    1   10   10
Craig Minetto          0   0  4.50   1   0   0   0   0    2    2    1    1    0    1    1
Alan Wirth             0   0  4.91   2   0   0   0   0    4    4    2    2    1    1    3
Bob Lacey              0   1  5.40   8   0   0   1   0    7   11    5    4    1    0    6
Rick Langford          0   3  5.71   3   3   0   0   0   17   20   11   11    3    5    1
Jim Todd               1   1  7.04   4   0   0   0   0    8    7    6    6    0    5    3
John Henry Johnson     0   2  9.31   2   2   0   0   0   10   14   12   10    2    8    9

 Seattle               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
John Montague          2   0  2.45   6   0   0   0   0   15    9    4    4    1    5   11
Floyd Bannister        1   1  3.52   2   2   0   0   0   15   16    8    6    1    3    9
Odell Jones            0   0  3.97   2   2   0   0   0   11   16    7    5    2    2   12
Paul Mitchell          0   1  4.76   3   2   0   0   0   11   16   14    6    3    4    7
Rick Honeycutt         0   2  5.25   3   0   0   0   0   12    9    7    7    2    2    7
Glenn Abbott           1   1  5.54   3   3   0   0   0   13   16   11    8    4    5    6
Byron McLaughlin       1   0  6.30   2   2   0   0   0   10    9    7    7    2    7    7
Rafael Vasquez         0   0  8.31   3   0   0   0   0    4   10    4    4    1    2    4
Shane Rawley           0   2  8.38   5   1   0   2   0   10   15   10    9    0    4    8
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
Ed Farmer              0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    3    1    0    0    3    1
Dave Rajsich           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
Steve Comer            1   0  1.98   2   2   0   0   0   14    9    3    3    0    3    9
Fergie Jenkins         2   0  2.08   2   2   1   0   0   17   13    5    4    1    6   15
Jim Kern               2   0  2.35   3   0   0   0   0    8   10    6    2    0    1    6
Doyle Alexander        0   0  2.70   2   2   0   0   0   10    9    4    3    0    8    4
Dock Ellis             0   0  3.60   1   1   0   0   0    5    7    2    2    0    2    2
Sparky Lyle            1   1  5.14   5   0   0   2   0    7    3    4    4    1    2    1

 Toronto               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dave Freisleben        1   0  0.00   4   0   0   1   0    6    2    0    0    0    4    5
Jim Clancy             1   1  3.00   2   2   1   0   0   12    9    6    4    1    6    6
Dave Lemanczyk         0   0  3.52   2   1   0   0   0    8    8    3    3    1    4    4
Tom Murphy             1   2  5.63   5   0   0   0   0    8   13    5    5    0    1    2
Mike Willis            0   0  6.43   3   0   0   0   0    7   10    6    5    0    2    1
Jesse Jefferson        0   0  7.71   2   0   0   0   0    5   10    4    4    0    2    2
Phil Huffman           1   0  8.22   2   2   0   0   0    8   13    7    7    0    3    3
Balor Moore            0   0  8.31   3   0   0   0   0    4    7    4    4    0    4    2
Mark Lemongello        0   1  8.74   2   2   0   0   0   11   16   11   11    2    6    3
Tom Underwood          0   1  9.45   2   2   0   0   0    7   11   16    7    0    8    3

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League Leaders

Wins:

  M. Caldwell (MIL)         3
  D. Drago (BOS)            2
  D. Eckersley (BOS)        2
  F. Jenkins (TEX)          2
  T. John (NY)              2
  J. Kern (TEX)             2
  J. Koosman (MIN)          2
  M. Marshall (MIN)         2
  B. McClure (MIL)          2
  J. Montague (SEA)         2

Losses:

  R. Langford (OAK)         3
  R. Honeycutt (SEA)        2
  J. Johnson (OAK)          2
  K. Kravec (CHI)           2
  T. Murphy (TOR)           2
  M. Proly (CHI)            2
  S. Rawley (SEA)           2
  F. Tanana (CAL)           2
  R. Wise (CLE)             2
  G. Abbott (SEA)           1

Complete Games:

  M. Caldwell (MIL)         3
  J. Palmer (BAL)           2
  L. Sorensen (MIL)         2
  P. Splittorff (KC)        2
  D. Aase (CAL)             1
  J. Clancy (TOR)           1
  D. Eckersley (BOS)        1
  F. Jenkins (TEX)          1
  T. John (NY)              1
  C. Knapp (CAL)            1

Saves:

  M. Marshall (MIN)         3
  R. Gossage (NY)           2
  A. Hrabosky (KC)          2
  S. Lyle (TEX)             2
  S. Rawley (SEA)           2
  S. Baker (DET)            1
  R. Cleveland (MIL)        1
  V. Cruz (CLE)             1
  D. Drago (BOS)            1
  D. Freisleben (TOR)       1

Shutouts:

  M. Caldwell (MIL)         1
  T. John (NY)              1
  R. Waits (CLE)            1

Innings Pitched:

  M. Caldwell (MIL)      27.0
  J. Palmer (BAL)        26.0
  M. Norris (OAK)        23.0
  L. Gura (KC)           21.1
  D. Eckersley (BOS)     21.0
  E. Figueroa (NY)       20.0
  F. Tanana (CAL)        19.2
  M. Keough (OAK)        18.2
  K. Kravec (CHI)        18.2
  F. Jenkins (TEX)       17.1

Hits:

  E. Figueroa (NY)         26
  M. Keough (OAK)          26
  J. Palmer (BAL)          23
  L. Gura (KC)             21
  B. Stanley (BOS)         21
  J. Koosman (MIN)         20
  R. Langford (OAK)        20
  F. Tanana (CAL)          20
  M. Caldwell (MIL)        19
  D. Eckersley (BOS)       19

Runs:

  T. Underwood (TOR)       16
  L. Gura (KC)             15
  M. Keough (OAK)          15
  E. Figueroa (NY)         14
  P. Mitchell (SEA)        14
  K. Kravec (CHI)          13
  J. Johnson (OAK)         12
  J. Palmer (BAL)          12
  R. Wise (CLE)            12
  G. Abbott (SEA)          11

Home Runs:

  R. Wise (CLE)             6
  G. Abbott (SEA)           4
  D. Martinez (BAL)         4
  F. Tanana (CAL)           4
  L. Gura (KC)              3
  J. Koosman (MIN)          3
  R. Langford (OAK)         3
  P. Mitchell (SEA)         3
  J. Barr (CAL)             2
  V. Cruz (CLE)             2

Walks:

  M. Norris (OAK)          17
  R. Waits (CLE)           12
  M. Torrez (BOS)          11
  D. Eckersley (BOS)       10
  M. Keough (OAK)          10
  K. Kravec (CHI)          10
  R. Wortham (CHI)         10
  E. Figueroa (NY)          9
  L. LaGrow (CHI)           9
  J. Palmer (BAL)           9

Strikeouts:

  R. Wortham (CHI)         16
  M. Caldwell (MIL)        15
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         15
  O. Jones (SEA)           12
  J. Montague (SEA)        11
  N. Ryan (CAL)            11
  F. Tanana (CAL)          11
  D. Aase (CAL)            10
  D. Drago (BOS)           10
  M. Keough (OAK)          10

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