Thursday April 28, 1977
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, April 28, 1977

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore        8   7  2.67   15   8   1   135   114   44   40    7   40   64
Milwaukee       10   5  2.93   15   3   5   132   115   44   43    9   56   40
New York         9   9  3.27   18   3   6   162   164   70   59    9   60   77
Minnesota       12   8  3.27   20   2   5   179   182   76   65   14   53   73
Kansas City     10   7  3.29   17   1   6   156   145   70   57   12   55   93
Texas            8   8  3.75   16   6   2   144   133   66   60   13   54   85
California       8  12  4.21   20   7   3   175   190  101   82   19   89  127
Toronto          9  10  4.22   19   4   3   168   173   87   79   15   80   97
Chicago         10   6  4.28   16   3   6   143   149   79   68   14   59   74
Oakland         12   7  4.55   19   4   6   168   184   98   85   22   77   96
Boston           7   9  4.66   16   2   3   141   150   82   73   14   38   64
Detroit          7  11  4.70   18   3   3   161   169  101   84   23   60   79
Seattle          8  14  4.77   22   1   4   198   206  127  105   20   89   94
Cleveland        5  10  5.06   15   1   2   139   159   88   78   19   52   90

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Palmer (BAL)       3   1  0.73   4   4   4   0   2   37   18    3    3    1    7   24
Bill Travers (MIL)     2   2  1.42   4   4   2   0   1   32   26    5    5    1   18    8
Ed Figueroa (NY)       1   2  1.78   4   4   2   0   0   30   27   10    6    1    7   11
Bert Blyleven (TEX)    2   2  1.81   5   5   3   0   1   45   36   12    9    4   14   33
Dock Ellis (NY)        1   1  1.83   3   3   1   0   0   20   18    9    4    1    8    5
Dick Tidrow (NY)       2   1  1.93   9   0   0   1   0   23   23    5    5    1    6   10
Rick Langford (OAK)    2   0  2.18   5   1   0   0   0   21   19    6    5    0    8   16
Steve Stone (CHI)      1   2  2.22   3   3   2   0   0   24   14    8    6    1   12   13
Nolan Ryan (CAL)       3   2  2.41   5   5   4   0   2   41   29   11   11    1   34   35
Jerry Garvin (TOR)     3   0  2.45   4   4   2   0   0   33   28   10    9    3    8   22

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dyar Miller            1   0  0.00   3   0   0   1   0    2    2    0    0    0    2    2
Jim Palmer             3   1  0.73   4   4   4   0   2   37   18    3    3    1    7   24
Mike Flanagan          0   1  2.12   2   2   1   0   0   17    9    4    4    2    4    9
Rudy May               2   2  2.83   4   4   2   0   0   29   31   13    9    0    8    8
Scott McGregor         1   0  3.14   2   2   0   0   0   14   15    5    5    1    4    7
Ross Grimsley          1   1  3.43   3   3   1   0   0   21   23    8    8    2    3    8
Dennis Martinez        0   2  4.82   4   0   0   0   0    9    9    5    5    1    5    4
Fred Holdsworth        0   0  5.40   3   0   0   0   0    5    4    3    3    0    5    2
Tippy Martinez         0   0 81.00   2   0   0   0   0    0    3    3    3    0    2    0

 Boston                W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Fergie Jenkins         2   1  2.59   4   4   1   0   1   31   25   11    9    3    4   15
Tom Murphy             0   1  3.18   3   0   0   0   0   11   11    5    4    1    4    4
Luis Tiant             1   1  3.44   3   3   0   0   0   18   21    7    7    3    5    9
Jim Willoughby         1   0  3.48   6   0   0   1   0   10    7    5    4    0    3    5
Reggie Cleveland       1   2  3.68   4   4   1   0   0   29   24   13   12    4    8   13
Bob Stanley            1   0  4.96   3   2   0   1   0   16   21   11    9    0    4    3
Bill Lee               0   0  7.36   2   0   0   0   0    4    7    3    3    1    2    1
Bill Campbell          0   3  9.35   7   0   0   1   0    9   12   11    9    2    5    6
Rick Wise              1   1  9.58   3   3   0   0   0   10   17   11   11    0    2    8
Tom House              0   0 33.75   2   0   0   0   0    1    5    5    5    0    1    0

 California            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Nolan Ryan             3   2  2.41   5   5   4   0   2   41   29   11   11    1   34   35
Sid Monge              0   1  3.65   4   0   0   1   0   12   14    7    5    2    6    4
Frank Tanana           3   0  3.72   5   5   2   0   1   36   38   15   15    6   12   39
John Verhoeven         0   2  3.86   3   0   0   0   0    5    4    3    2    0    4    3
Paul Hartzell          1   2  3.91   4   3   1   0   0   23   23   13   10    1    7   12
Dick Drago             0   1  4.35   8   0   0   1   0   10   13    6    5    2    3    7
Mickey Scott           0   1  5.63   7   0   0   0   0    8    9    9    5    0    3    4
Wayne Simpson          1   2  6.04   5   5   0   0   0   22   28   18   15    3   13   16
Don Kirkwood           0   0  6.14   6   0   0   1   0    7   11    7    5    1    5    5
Gary Ross              0   1  7.20   3   2   0   0   0   10   19   11    8    3    1    2
Mike Cuellar           0   0  Inf    1   0   0   0   0    0    2    1    1    0    1    0

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Lerrin LaGrow          1   0  0.60   7   0   0   3   0   15    8    2    1    0    5    8
Steve Stone            1   2  2.22   3   3   2   0   0   24   14    8    6    1   12   13
Bruce Dal Canton       0   1  2.77   4   0   0   2   0   13    9    5    4    1    6    2
Chris Knapp            3   0  3.63   4   4   0   0   0   17   21   11    7    2    9    8
Francisco Barrios      2   0  4.03   4   2   1   0   0   22   19   12   10    3   10   15
Ken Brett              2   1  5.75   4   4   0   0   0   20   27   13   13    2    4   15
Dave Hamilton          0   0  7.24   9   0   0   1   0   14   18   11   11    2    5    5
Bart Johnson           1   2  7.50   4   3   0   0   0   12   21   11   10    0    5    6
Silvio Martinez        0   0 10.80   4   0   0   0   0    5   12    6    6    3    3    2

 Cleveland             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rick Waits             0   0  2.08   4   0   0   1   0    9    8    2    2    0    2    5
Don Hood               0   0  2.31   4   0   0   0   0   12    8    3    3    1    5    7
Jim Kern               0   1  2.45   6   0   0   0   0    7    9    3    2    0    5    4
Pat Dobson             0   2  4.34   3   3   0   0   0   19   22    9    9    5    5    8
Al Fitzmorris          1   2  4.50   4   4   0   0   0   20   23   14   10    0    9   16
Dennis Eckersley       1   1  4.60   4   4   1   0   0   31   34   17   16    4   10   23
Jim Bibby              1   0  6.52   2   1   0   0   0   10   11    7    7    1    2    5
Tom Buskey             0   0  6.52   6   0   0   0   0   10   14    9    7    2    4    5
Dave LaRoche           2   2  7.30   7   0   0   1   0   12   13   12   10    3    4   13
Wayne Garland          0   2 11.57   3   3   0   0   0    9   17   12   12    3    6    4

 Detroit               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Fernando Arroyo        1   2  2.70   6   0   0   0   0   20   15    9    6    3    6    6
Vern Ruhle             3   1  3.10   4   4   0   0   0   29   29   11   10    3    7    5
Dave Rozema            1   0  3.18   4   4   1   0   1   28   28   12   10    1    3   16
Bob Sykes              0   0  3.38   3   2   0   0   0   11   11    5    4    0    8    8
Dave Roberts           1   3  4.18   4   4   2   0   0   28   26   16   13    7    8   10
John Hiller            1   2  4.30   8   0   0   2   0   15   10    8    7    2    8   15
Jim Crawford           0   0  6.30   5   0   0   0   0   10   18   12    7    3    7    9
Ray Bare               0   2 10.67   4   4   0   0   0   14   20   18   17    3    7    4
Steve Foucault         0   1 11.57   4   0   0   1   0    2    2    3    3    0    3    2
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
Tom Hall               0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    0    2
Larry Gura             1   0  0.82   7   0   0   3   0   11    4    1    1    0    4    6
Mark Littell           2   1  0.84   7   0   0   2   0   11    3    1    1    1    2   11
Marty Pattin           0   0  1.23   3   0   0   0   0    7    3    1    1    0    1    5
Doug Bird              1   0  1.74   5   0   0   0   0   10   13    2    2    1    3    9
Jim Colborn            3   1  2.57   4   4   1   0   0   28   24    8    8    2    6   14
Andy Hassler           1   1  4.00   5   5   0   0   0   27   33   16   12    1   12   16
Dennis Leonard         1   1  4.22   4   3   0   1   0   21   23   18   10    2    9   15
Paul Splittorff        1   1  4.54   5   5   0   0   0   34   36   18   17    4   15   14
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   4   0   0   1   0    3    1    0    0    0    1    0
Eduardo Rodriguez      0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    0    0    0    1    0
Bill Travers           2   2  1.42   4   4   2   0   1   32   26    5    5    1   18    8
Jim Slaton             1   0  2.49   3   3   1   0   1   22   17    6    6    2    9    5
Moose Haas             0   1  3.25   4   4   0   0   0   28   28   11   10    2    9   11
Jerry Augustine        2   2  3.52   4   4   0   0   0   31   24   12   12    1   16   10
Bill Castro            3   0  4.50   9   0   0   4   0   10   11    5    5    2    0    3
Barry Cort             0   0  6.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    3    2    2    0    1    3
Gary Beare             1   0  6.75   2   0   0   0   0    4    4    3    3    1    1    0

 Minnesota             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Johnson            3   0  0.59   8   0   0   2   0   15   10    1    1    0    3   11
Jim Hughes             0   0  2.08   2   0   0   0   0    4    4    1    1    0    1    1
Paul Thormodsgard      1   1  2.45   4   4   0   0   0   22   27    7    6    1    9    8
Mike Pazik             1   0  2.50   3   3   0   0   0   18   18    5    5    1    6    6
Tom Burgmeier          2   1  2.81   8   0   0   3   0   16   18    5    5    2    2    5
Ron Schueler           1   1  2.81   9   0   0   0   0   16   12    6    5    2    6    5
Geoff Zahn             3   0  3.25   4   4   1   0   0   28   27   10   10    2    6   15
Dave Goltz             0   2  3.78   5   5   1   0   0   33   35   16   14    1    9   11
Pete Redfern           1   3  5.09   4   4   0   0   0   23   24   20   13    4   10   10
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            1   1  1.26   7   0   0   4   0   14   12    2    2    1    4   10
Ed Figueroa            1   2  1.78   4   4   2   0   0   30   27   10    6    1    7   11
Dock Ellis             1   1  1.83   3   3   1   0   0   20   18    9    4    1    8    5
Dick Tidrow            2   1  1.93   9   0   0   1   0   23   23    5    5    1    6   10
Ron Guidry             1   0  3.48   5   0   0   1   0   10   13    5    4    0    3   10
Ken Holtzman           1   1  4.76   3   3   0   0   0   23   28   13   12    2    6    3
Gil Patterson          0   1  5.91   3   3   0   0   0   11   13    7    7    1    9   10
Don Gullett            1   2  7.13   4   4   0   0   0   24   27   19   19    2   17   13

 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
Rick Langford          2   0  2.18   5   1   0   0   0   21   19    6    5    0    8   16
Mike Norris            1   0  2.20   3   2   0   0   0   16   17    6    4    1    4    7
Joe Coleman            0   0  2.84   2   0   0   0   0    6    5    2    2    0    4    4
Dave Giusti            0   1  3.09   8   0   0   3   0   12   11    5    4    0    2    4
Mike Torrez            3   1  4.44   4   4   2   0   0   26   23   14   13    3   11   12
Vida Blue              1   2  5.32   3   3   2   0   0   22   24   13   13    5    8   16
Doc Medich             1   1  5.61   4   4   0   0   0   26   33   20   16    5   13   14
Stan Bahnsen           1   0  5.73   6   1   0   1   0   11   12    7    7    3    6    9
Jim Umbarger           1   2  6.43   4   4   0   0   0   14   19   14   10    2   12    7
Doug Bair              1   0 14.85   4   0   0   0   0    7   14   11   11    3    6    3

 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
Frank MacCormack       0   0  2.57   2   2   0   0   0    7    3    2    2    0   10    4
Stan Thomas            1   1  3.58   5   4   0   0   0   28   35   20   11    2    9    9
Gary Wheelock          2   2  3.72   4   4   1   0   0   29   23   13   12    3    5   19
John Montague          2   2  4.31  10   1   0   2   0   31   34   16   15    3   15    9
Bill Laxton            1   1  5.54  10   0   0   1   0   13   12    8    8    2    6    7
Glenn Abbott           0   2  5.91   5   4   0   0   0   21   24   16   14    4    8    8
Tommy Moore            1   1  6.62   8   1   0   0   0   18   19   15   13    0    9    6
Dave Pagan             0   1  7.94   7   0   0   1   0   11   17   13   10    2    4    7
Diego Segui            0   3  8.80   5   3   0   0   0   15   21   19   15    3   11    9

 Texas                 W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Darold Knowles         0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    0    0    0    0    1    2
Adrian Devine          1   0  1.04   4   0   0   1   0    9    2    1    1    1    4    4
Paul Lindblad          1   0  1.23   5   0   0   1   0   15    8    2    2    2    4    9
Bert Blyleven          2   2  1.81   5   5   3   0   1   45   36   12    9    4   14   33
Doyle Alexander        2   1  3.00   3   3   1   0   1   18   16    6    6    2    8    5
Tommy Boggs            0   2  5.28   3   3   0   0   0   15   19    9    9    0    5    9
Gaylord Perry          1   3  6.31   4   4   2   0   0   26   35   21   18    1    6   17
Nelson Briles          1   0  6.43   3   1   0   0   0    7    4    5    5    2    4    4
Mike Wallace           0   0 11.81   4   0   0   0   0    5    7    7    7    1    8    1
Mike Bacsik            0   0 13.50   1   0   0   0   0    2    6    3    3    0    0    1

 Toronto               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mike Willis            1   0  0.00   4   0   0   1   0   11    7    0    0    0    4    3
Jerry Garvin           3   0  2.45   4   4   2   0   0   33   28   10    9    3    8   22
Jesse Jefferson        0   1  4.03   4   4   0   0   0   22   25   12   10    1   12   11
Dave Lemanczyk         2   1  4.11   4   4   2   0   0   31   30   15   14    3   14   16
Chuck Hartenstein      0   1  4.50   5   0   0   0   0   12   14    6    6    1    1   10
Jerry Johnson          1   1  4.91   6   0   0   0   0   15   17    8    8    1   10    8
Pete Vuckovich         1   2  5.59   7   0   0   2   0   10    9    7    6    1    8    8
Steve Hargan           1   1  5.87   4   3   0   0   0   15   18   10   10    2    9    3
Bill Singer            0   3  7.20   4   4   0   0   0   20   25   19   16    3   14   16

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League Leaders

Wins:

  B. Castro (MIL)           3
  J. Colborn (KC)           3
  J. Garvin (TOR)           3
  T. Johnson (MIN)          3
  C. Knapp (CHI)            3
  J. Palmer (BAL)           3
  V. Ruhle (DET)            3
  N. Ryan (CAL)             3
  F. Tanana (CAL)           3
  M. Torrez (OAK)           3

Losses:

  B. Campbell (BOS)         3
  G. Perry (TEX)            3
  P. Redfern (MIN)          3
  D. Roberts (DET)          3
  D. Segui (SEA)            3
  B. Singer (TOR)           3
  G. Abbott (SEA)           2
  F. Arroyo (DET)           2
  J. Augustine (MIL)        2
  R. Bare (DET)             2

Complete Games:

  J. Palmer (BAL)           4
  N. Ryan (CAL)             4
  B. Blyleven (TEX)         3
  V. Blue (OAK)             2
  E. Figueroa (NY)          2
  J. Garvin (TOR)           2
  D. Lemanczyk (TOR)        2
  R. May (BAL)              2
  G. Perry (TEX)            2
  D. Roberts (DET)          2

Saves:

  B. Castro (MIL)           4
  S. Lyle (NY)              4
  T. Burgmeier (MIN)        3
  D. Giusti (OAK)           3
  L. Gura (KC)              3
  L. LaGrow (CHI)           3
  B. Dal Canton (CHI)       2
  J. Hiller (DET)           2
  T. Johnson (MIN)          2
  M. Littell (KC)           2

Shutouts:

  J. Palmer (BAL)           2
  N. Ryan (CAL)             2
  D. Alexander (TEX)        1
  B. Blyleven (TEX)         1
  F. Jenkins (BOS)          1
  D. Rozema (DET)           1
  J. Slaton (MIL)           1
  F. Tanana (CAL)           1
  B. Travers (MIL)          1

Innings Pitched:

  B. Blyleven (TEX)      44.2
  N. Ryan (CAL)          41.0
  J. Palmer (BAL)        37.0
  F. Tanana (CAL)        36.1
  P. Splittorff (KC)     33.2
  D. Goltz (MIN)         33.1
  J. Garvin (TOR)        33.0
  B. Travers (MIL)       31.2
  D. Eckersley (CLE)     31.1
  F. Jenkins (BOS)       31.1

Hits:

  F. Tanana (CAL)          38
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        36
  P. Splittorff (KC)       36
  D. Goltz (MIN)           35
  G. Perry (TEX)           35
  S. Thomas (SEA)          35
  D. Eckersley (CLE)       34
  J. Montague (SEA)        34
  A. Hassler (KC)          33
  D. Medich (OAK)          33

Runs:

  G. Perry (TEX)           21
  D. Medich (OAK)          20
  P. Redfern (MIN)         20
  S. Thomas (SEA)          20
  D. Gullett (NY)          19
  D. Segui (SEA)           19
  B. Singer (TOR)          19
  R. Bare (DET)            18
  D. Leonard (KC)          18
  W. Simpson (CAL)         18

Home Runs:

  D. Roberts (DET)          7
  F. Tanana (CAL)           6
  V. Blue (OAK)             5
  P. Dobson (CLE)           5
  D. Medich (OAK)           5
  G. Abbott (SEA)           4
  B. Blyleven (TEX)         4
  R. Cleveland (BOS)        4
  D. Eckersley (CLE)        4
  P. Redfern (MIN)          4

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            34
  B. Travers (MIL)         18
  D. Gullett (NY)          17
  J. Augustine (MIL)       16
  J. Montague (SEA)        15
  P. Splittorff (KC)       15
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        14
  D. Lemanczyk (TOR)       14
  B. Singer (TOR)          14
  D. Medich (OAK)          13

Strikeouts:

  F. Tanana (CAL)          39
  N. Ryan (CAL)            35
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        33
  J. Palmer (BAL)          24
  D. Eckersley (CLE)       23
  J. Garvin (TOR)          22
  G. Wheelock (SEA)        19
  G. Perry (TEX)           17
  V. Blue (OAK)            16
  A. Fitzmorris (CLE)      16


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