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Wednesday April 20, 1977
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American League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, April 20, 1977

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore        6   4  2.18   10   5   1    91    74   26   22    2   23   44
Milwaukee        7   3  2.25   10   3   3    88    73   22   22    5   38   22
Texas            6   4  2.97   10   3   2    91    75   33   30    7   34   60
New York         3   8  3.32   11   2   2   100    91   44   37    5   35   46
Minnesota        7   6  3.39   13   1   3   117   116   54   44    9   33   43
Kansas City      6   5  3.41   11   1   4   103    99   46   39    9   37   53
Oakland          8   4  3.57   12   3   4   106   103   53   42    8   42   61
Chicago          7   3  3.72   10   2   5    87    88   41   36    8   35   44
Toronto          7   6  3.81   13   4   3   113   114   52   48    9   49   66
California       6   8  4.01   14   6   1   121   127   63   54   14   61   84
Seattle          6   9  4.73   15   1   4   137   143   82   72   19   57   65
Detroit          4   9  4.95   13   2   2   111   127   78   61   13   47   56
Cleveland        4   6  5.06   10   1   1    91   106   53   51   14   35   66
Boston           4   6  5.26   10   1   2    89   101   60   52    9   30   36

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Palmer (BAL)       2   1  0.64   3   3   3   0   2   28   14    2    2    0    6   16
Jim Slaton (MIL)       1   0  1.08   2   2   1   0   1   17    9    2    2    1    8    4
Bill Travers (MIL)     1   2  1.40   3   3   2   0   1   26   23    4    4    1   12    5
Tom Burgmeier (MIN)    1   1  1.42   4   0   0   2   0   13   11    2    2    0    1    2
Nolan Ryan (CAL)       2   2  1.53   4   4   4   0   2   35   19    6    6    1   27   31
Bert Blyleven (TEX)    1   1  1.61   3   3   2   0   0   28   21    8    5    1   10   21
Enrique Romo (SEA)     0   1  1.72   3   3   0   0   0   16   12    3    3    1    7   13
Jerry Garvin (TOR)     3   0  2.08   3   3   2   0   0   26   19    7    6    2    6   18
Ross Grimsley (BAL)    1   1  2.08   2   2   1   0   0   17   15    4    4    1    3    8
Ed Figueroa (NY)       0   2  2.11   3   3   1   0   0   21   21    9    5    1    4    7

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dyar Miller            1   0  0.00   2   0   0   1   0    1    2    0    0    0    1    2
Jim Palmer             2   1  0.64   3   3   3   0   2   28   14    2    2    0    6   16
Dennis Martinez        0   0  1.29   2   0   0   0   0    7    5    1    1    0    2    4
Mike Flanagan          0   0  2.00   1   1   0   0   0    9    5    2    2    1    2    6
Ross Grimsley          1   1  2.08   2   2   1   0   0   17   15    4    4    1    3    8
Scott McGregor         1   0  2.45   1   1   0   0   0    7    7    2    2    0    1    3
Rudy May               1   2  3.20   3   3   1   0   0   20   22   11    7    0    6    5
Fred Holdsworth        0   0  9.00   2   0   0   0   0    1    1    1    1    0    1    0
Tippy Martinez         0   0 81.00   1   0   0   0   0    0    3    3    3    0    1    0

 Boston                W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bill Lee               0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    0    0    0    2    1
Reggie Cleveland       1   0  2.25   2   2   1   0   0   16   10    4    4    2    3    9
Bob Stanley            1   0  3.00   2   1   0   1   0   12   14    6    4    0    4    3
Tom Murphy             0   1  3.18   3   0   0   0   0   11   11    5    4    1    4    4
Luis Tiant             1   1  3.27   2   2   0   0   0   11   12    4    4    2    4    4
Fergie Jenkins         1   1  3.63   3   3   0   0   0   22   22   11    9    3    4    9
Jim Willoughby         0   0  6.35   5   0   0   1   0    6    4    5    4    0    2    3
Bill Campbell          0   2 10.29   4   0   0   0   0    7   10   10    8    1    4    3
Tom House              0   0 33.75   2   0   0   0   0    1    5    5    5    0    1    0
Rick Wise              0   1 54.00   2   2   0   0   0    2   12   10   10    0    2    0

 California            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Paul Hartzell          1   0  0.93   2   1   0   0   0   10    9    3    1    0    3    3
Nolan Ryan             2   2  1.53   4   4   4   0   2   35   19    6    6    1   27   31
Frank Tanana           3   0  2.97   4   4   2   0   1   30   29   10   10    6    7   29
John Verhoeven         0   2  3.86   3   0   0   0   0    5    4    3    2    0    4    3
Sid Monge              0   1  4.00   3   0   0   0   0    9   11    6    4    1    5    3
Dick Drago             0   0  4.50   5   0   0   0   0    6    8    3    3    1    1    5
Mickey Scott           0   0  7.11   5   0   0   0   0    6    7    5    5    0    2    2
Gary Ross              0   1  8.59   2   2   0   0   0    7   16   10    7    2    0    1
Wayne Simpson          0   2 10.61   3   3   0   0   0    9   15   12   11    2    9    5
Don Kirkwood           0   0 13.50   4   0   0   1   0    3    9    5    5    1    3    2

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Lerrin LaGrow          0   0  1.35   4   0   0   3   0    7    4    1    1    0    2    6
Francisco Barrios      1   0  1.69   2   0   0   0   0   11    8    2    2    1    5    3
Steve Stone            1   1  2.12   2   2   2   0   0   17    8    5    4    1    8    9
Chris Knapp            2   0  2.19   3   3   0   0   0   12   13    7    3    0    8    6
Bruce Dal Canton       0   0  3.60   2   0   0   1   0    5    2    2    2    1    1    1
Ken Brett              2   1  3.78   3   3   0   0   0   17   21    7    7    2    3   11
Bart Johnson           1   1  6.10   2   2   0   0   0   10   16    7    7    0    4    6
Dave Hamilton          0   0  8.59   5   0   0   1   0    7   10    7    7    1    3    2
Silvio Martinez        0   0 27.00   2   0   0   0   0    1    6    3    3    2    1    0

 Cleveland             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Kern               0   0  0.00   4   0   0   0   0    5    5    1    0    0    3    4
Dennis Eckersley       1   0  2.77   3   3   1   0   0   26   25    9    8    3    8   18
Pat Dobson             0   1  3.65   2   2   0   0   0   12   16    5    5    4    4    7
Al Fitzmorris          0   1  3.65   2   2   0   0   0   12   13    5    5    0    5   10
Don Hood               0   0  4.76   2   0   0   0   0    6    4    3    3    1    4    5
Rick Waits             0   0  6.75   2   0   0   0   0    1    2    1    1    0    1    2
Jim Bibby              1   0  7.50   1   1   0   0   0    6    8    5    5    1    0    4
Wayne Garland          0   2  9.00   2   2   0   0   0    8   13    8    8    1    4    3
Tom Buskey             0   0  9.95   4   0   0   0   0    6   10    7    7    2    2    3
Dave LaRoche           2   2 10.13   5   0   0   1   0    8   10    9    9    2    4   10

 Detroit               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Steve Foucault         0   0  0.00   3   0   0   1   0    1    0    0    0    0    0    2
Bob Sykes              0   0  3.38   3   2   0   0   0   11   11    5    4    0    8    8
Fernando Arroyo        0   2  3.46   4   0   0   0   0   13   12    8    5    2    4    4
Dave Rozema            0   0  3.65   2   2   0   0   0   12   15    7    5    0    3    8
Vern Ruhle             2   1  3.98   3   3   0   0   0   20   22   10    9    3    5    3
Dave Roberts           1   2  4.09   3   3   2   0   0   22   21   13   10    4    7    8
Jim Crawford           0   0  5.00   4   0   0   0   0    9   14   10    5    1    7    8
John Hiller            1   2  5.40   6   0   0   1   0    8    7    6    5    1    5    8
Ray Bare               0   2  9.58   3   3   0   0   0   10   15   12   11    1    5    3
Steve Grilli           0   0 17.18   2   0   0   0   0    4   10    7    7    1    3    4

 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    4    1    0    0    0    0    3
Mark Littell           1   1  1.00   5   0   0   2   0    9    2    1    1    1    2    7
Larry Gura             1   0  1.13   4   0   0   1   0    8    4    1    1    0    4    4
Jim Colborn            2   1  3.15   3   3   1   0   0   20   19    7    7    1    4    5
Andy Hassler           1   1  3.24   3   3   0   0   0   17   22    8    6    1    6   12
Doug Bird              0   0  4.15   4   0   0   0   0    4    9    2    2    1    3    3
Paul Splittorff        1   0  4.18   4   4   0   0   0   28   29   14   13    3   10   11
Dennis Leonard         0   0  4.91   2   1   0   1   0    7    7    8    4    1    5    7
Steve Mingori          0   2  7.94   3   0   0   0   0    6    6    5    5    1    3    1

 Milwaukee             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bob McClure            1   0  0.00   2   0   0   1   0    2    1    0    0    0    0    0
Eduardo Rodriguez      0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    0    0    0    1    0
Jim Slaton             1   0  1.08   2   2   1   0   1   17    9    2    2    1    8    4
Bill Travers           1   2  1.40   3   3   2   0   1   26   23    4    4    1   12    5
Moose Haas             0   0  2.25   2   2   0   0   0   16   14    4    4    1    6    5
Jerry Augustine        2   1  3.52   3   3   0   0   0   23   17    9    9    1   11    8
Bill Castro            2   0  6.23   6   0   0   2   0    4    8    3    3    1    0    0

 Minnesota             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Johnson            1   0  0.00   4   0   0   1   0    8    4    0    0    0    1    5
Tom Burgmeier          1   1  1.42   4   0   0   2   0   13   11    2    2    0    1    2
Jim Hughes             0   0  2.08   2   0   0   0   0    4    4    1    1    0    1    1
Geoff Zahn             2   0  2.12   2   2   1   0   0   17   12    4    4    2    2   10
Paul Thormodsgard      1   1  2.20   3   3   0   0   0   16   20    5    4    1    6    6
Mike Pazik             1   0  2.77   2   2   0   0   0   13   12    4    4    1    4    4
Ron Schueler           1   1  3.24   5   0   0   0   0    8    6    3    3    1    3    1
Dave Goltz             0   0  4.91   3   3   0   0   0   18   22   12   10    0    6    7
Pete Redfern           0   3  6.19   3   3   0   0   0   16   18   18   11    3    8    6
Don Carrithers         0   0 15.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    7    5    5    1    1    1

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Catfish Hunter         1   0  0.00   1   1   0   0   0    7    3    0    0    0    0    5
Sparky Lyle            0   1  1.93   4   0   0   2   0    9    8    2    2    1    4    5
Ed Figueroa            0   2  2.11   3   3   1   0   0   21   21    9    5    1    4    7
Ken Holtzman           0   0  2.25   1   1   0   0   0    8    5    2    2    0    2    0
Dick Tidrow            0   1  2.53   5   0   0   0   0   11    7    3    3    0    4    6
Dock Ellis             0   1  2.57   2   2   1   0   0   14   14    6    4    1    6    3
Ron Guidry             1   0  4.26   3   0   0   0   0    6    7    4    3    0    3    5
Don Gullett            1   2  6.20   3   3   0   0   0   20   22   14   14    2   10   12
Gil Patterson          0   1 10.80   1   1   0   0   0    3    4    4    4    0    2    3

 Oakland               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Pablo Torrealba        1   0  0.00   7   0   0   2   0    7    7    0    0    0    3    4
Mike Norris            0   0  2.16   2   1   0   0   0    8   10    4    2    0    2    5
Mike Torrez            3   0  2.52   3   3   2   0   0   25   18    8    7    1    9   11
Stan Bahnsen           1   0  2.57   2   1   0   0   0    7    4    2    2    2    2    6
Rick Langford          1   0  2.70   2   1   0   0   0   10    9    3    3    0    3    8
Dave Giusti            0   1  2.79   6   0   0   2   0   10    8    4    3    0    2    4
Vida Blue              0   1  3.38   1   1   1   0   0    8    5    3    3    0    3    8
Doc Medich             1   0  4.57   3   3   0   0   0   22   27   14   11    2   11   11
Jim Umbarger           0   2  8.10   2   2   0   0   0    7   10   10    6    1    5    3
Doug Bair              1   0 19.29   3   0   0   0   0    2    5    5    5    2    2    1

 Seattle               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Enrique Romo           0   1  1.72   3   3   0   0   0   16   12    3    3    1    7   13
Mike Kekich            1   0  2.08   6   0   0   0   0    9    6    2    2    0    5    3
Gary Wheelock          2   1  2.74   3   3   1   0   0   23   16    7    7    2    3   13
Dave Pagan             0   0  4.15   4   0   0   1   0    9    9    7    4    2    4    6
Stan Thomas            1   0  4.50   3   3   0   0   0   22   29   13   11    2    6    7
Bill Laxton            1   1  4.66   6   0   0   1   0   10    9    5    5    2    4    5
Tommy Moore            1   0  4.66   5   0   0   0   0   10   10    7    5    0    5    3
John Montague          0   2  5.75   8   1   0   2   0   20   27   13   13    3   12    5
Diego Segui            0   2  8.74   3   3   0   0   0   11   15   14   11    3    8    7
Glenn Abbott           0   2 12.38   3   2   0   0   0    8   10   11   11    4    3    3

 Texas                 W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Darold Knowles         0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    1    1
Paul Lindblad          1   0  0.82   4   0   0   1   0   11    5    1    1    1    3    7
Adrian Devine          1   0  1.23   3   0   0   1   0    7    2    1    1    1    3    4
Bert Blyleven          1   1  1.61   3   3   2   0   0   28   21    8    5    1   10   21
Tommy Boggs            0   1  2.25   2   2   0   0   0   12   12    3    3    0    4    7
Nelson Briles          1   0  2.70   2   1   0   0   0    7    3    2    2    1    0    4
Gaylord Perry          1   1  5.11   2   2   1   0   0   12   14    7    7    0    3   11
Doyle Alexander        1   1  6.00   2   2   0   0   0    9   11    6    6    2    6    4
Mike Wallace           0   0 11.25   2   0   0   0   0    4    7    5    5    1    4    1

 Toronto               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Pete Vuckovich         0   1  0.00   3   0   0   2   0    4    3    1    0    0    3    5
Mike Willis            0   0  0.00   2   0   0   1   0    6    5    0    0    0    1    1
Chuck Hartenstein      0   0  0.96   3   0   0   0   0    9    9    1    1    0    0    7
Jerry Garvin           3   0  2.08   3   3   2   0   0   26   19    7    6    2    6   18
Jesse Jefferson        0   0  2.57   2   2   0   0   0   14   12    5    4    1    4    7
Dave Lemanczyk         2   1  3.70   3   3   2   0   0   24   22   10   10    3   11   13
Jerry Johnson          1   1  6.75   4   0   0   0   0    8   12    6    6    0    6    2
Bill Singer            0   2  7.90   3   3   0   0   0   14   18   13   12    2   12   12
Steve Hargan           1   1  9.72   3   2   0   0   0    8   14    9    9    1    6    1

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League Leaders

Wins:

  J. Garvin (TOR)           3
  F. Tanana (CAL)           3
  M. Torrez (OAK)           3
  J. Augustine (MIL)        2
  K. Brett (CHI)            2
  B. Castro (MIL)           2
  J. Colborn (KC)           2
  C. Knapp (CHI)            2
  D. LaRoche (CLE)          2
  D. Lemanczyk (TOR)        2

Losses:

  P. Redfern (MIN)          3
  G. Abbott (SEA)           2
  F. Arroyo (DET)           2
  R. Bare (DET)             2
  B. Campbell (BOS)         2
  E. Figueroa (NY)          2
  W. Garland (CLE)          2
  D. Gullett (NY)           2
  J. Hiller (DET)           2
  D. LaRoche (CLE)          2

Complete Games:

  N. Ryan (CAL)             4
  J. Palmer (BAL)           3
  B. Blyleven (TEX)         2
  J. Garvin (TOR)           2
  D. Lemanczyk (TOR)        2
  D. Roberts (DET)          2
  S. Stone (CHI)            2
  F. Tanana (CAL)           2
  M. Torrez (OAK)           2
  B. Travers (MIL)          2

Saves:

  L. LaGrow (CHI)           3
  T. Burgmeier (MIN)        2
  B. Castro (MIL)           2
  D. Giusti (OAK)           2
  M. Littell (KC)           2
  S. Lyle (NY)              2
  J. Montague (SEA)         2
  P. Torrealba (OAK)        2
  P. Vuckovich (TOR)        2
  B. Dal Canton (CHI)       1

Shutouts:

  J. Palmer (BAL)           2
  N. Ryan (CAL)             2
  J. Slaton (MIL)           1
  F. Tanana (CAL)           1
  B. Travers (MIL)          1

Innings Pitched:

  N. Ryan (CAL)          35.1
  F. Tanana (CAL)        30.1
  B. Blyleven (TEX)      28.0
  J. Palmer (BAL)        28.0
  P. Splittorff (KC)     28.0
  D. Eckersley (CLE)     26.0
  J. Garvin (TOR)        26.0
  B. Travers (MIL)       25.2
  M. Torrez (OAK)        25.0
  D. Lemanczyk (TOR)     24.1

Hits:

  P. Splittorff (KC)       29
  F. Tanana (CAL)          29
  S. Thomas (SEA)          29
  D. Medich (OAK)          27
  J. Montague (SEA)        27
  D. Eckersley (CLE)       25
  B. Travers (MIL)         23
  D. Goltz (MIN)           22
  D. Gullett (NY)          22
  A. Hassler (KC)          22

Runs:

  P. Redfern (MIN)         18
  D. Gullett (NY)          14
  D. Medich (OAK)          14
  D. Segui (SEA)           14
  P. Splittorff (KC)       14
  J. Montague (SEA)        13
  D. Roberts (DET)         13
  B. Singer (TOR)          13
  S. Thomas (SEA)          13
  R. Bare (DET)            12

Home Runs:

  F. Tanana (CAL)           6
  G. Abbott (SEA)           4
  P. Dobson (CLE)           4
  D. Roberts (DET)          4
  D. Eckersley (CLE)        3
  F. Jenkins (BOS)          3
  D. Lemanczyk (TOR)        3
  J. Montague (SEA)         3
  P. Redfern (MIN)          3
  V. Ruhle (DET)            3

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            27
  J. Montague (SEA)        12
  B. Singer (TOR)          12
  B. Travers (MIL)         12
  J. Augustine (MIL)       11
  D. Lemanczyk (TOR)       11
  D. Medich (OAK)          11
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        10
  D. Gullett (NY)          10
  P. Splittorff (KC)       10

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            31
  F. Tanana (CAL)          29
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        21
  D. Eckersley (CLE)       18
  J. Garvin (TOR)          18
  J. Palmer (BAL)          16
  D. Lemanczyk (TOR)       13
  E. Romo (SEA)            13
  G. Wheelock (SEA)        13
  D. Gullett (NY)          12


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