Saturday April 30, 1977
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, April 30, 1977

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore        9   8  2.65   17   8   1   156   126   50   46   10   49   77
Milwaukee       11   6  2.83   17   3   6   153   133   50   48    9   60   49
New York        11   9  3.04   20   4   7   180   178   72   61   10   66   88
Kansas City     11   8  3.10   19   3   6   174   161   73   60   12   63   97
Minnesota       13   9  3.32   22   3   5   198   211   85   73   16   60   83
Texas           10   8  3.61   18   7   2   162   148   71   65   14   61   91
California       9  13  4.05   22   9   3   196   204  107   88   21   97  146
Toronto         10  11  4.13   21   5   3   185   188   94   85   15   86  102
Chicago         10   8  4.47   18   4   6   161   170   95   80   18   71   85
Boston           9   9  4.58   18   2   4   159   167   90   81   19   38   79
Cleveland        6  11  4.76   17   1   3   159   174   94   84   20   59   99
Detroit          8  12  4.83   20   3   4   179   191  113   96   24   63   88
Seattle          8  16  4.84   24   2   4   214   221  137  115   23   96   97
Oakland         12   9  4.89   21   4   6   184   206  113  100   26   87  107

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Palmer (BAL)       3   1  0.96   5   5   4   0   2   47   21    5    5    2   13   29
Jim Slaton (MIL)       1   1  1.65   4   4   1   0   1   33   26    7    6    2   12    9
Bert Blyleven (TEX)    2   2  1.81   5   5   3   0   1   45   36   12    9    4   14   33
Ed Figueroa (NY)       2   2  1.83   5   5   3   0   0   39   34   12    8    2   11   14
Dick Tidrow (NY)       2   1  1.93   9   0   0   1   0   23   23    5    5    1    6   10
Jerry Garvin (TOR)     4   0  2.14   5   5   3   0   0   42   35   11   10    3   11   26
Bill Travers (MIL)     3   2  2.15   5   5   2   0   1   38   32    9    9    1   19   10
Steve Stone (CHI)      1   3  2.16   4   4   3   0   0   33   22   10    8    2   14   17
Rick Langford (OAK)    2   0  2.18   5   1   0   0   0   21   19    6    5    0    8   16
Jim Colborn (KC)       4   1  2.19   5   5   2   0   0   37   31    9    9    2   11   17

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Palmer             3   1  0.96   5   5   4   0   2   47   21    5    5    2   13   29
Mike Flanagan          0   1  2.70   3   3   1   0   0   23   15    7    7    3    6   14
Dyar Miller            1   1  2.70   4   0   0   1   0    3    4    1    1    1    2    4
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        1   2  3.46   5   0   0   0   0   13   10    5    5    1    6    5
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         3   1  3.13   5   5   1   0   1   37   31   15   13    6    4   20
Tom Murphy             0   1  3.18   3   0   0   0   0   11   11    5    4    1    4    4
Luis Tiant             2   1  3.42   4   4   0   0   0   26   30   10   10    4    5   16
Reggie Cleveland       1   2  3.68   4   4   1   0   0   29   24   13   12    4    8   13
Jim Willoughby         1   0  3.97   7   0   0   1   0   11    8    6    5    1    3    5
Bob Stanley            1   0  4.96   3   2   0   1   0   16   21   11    9    0    4    3
Bill Campbell          0   3  6.94   8   0   0   2   0   12   13   11    9    2    5    9
Bill Lee               0   0  7.36   2   0   0   0   0    4    7    3    3    1    2    1
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   3  2.68   6   6   5   0   2   50   36   15   15    2   39   48
Frank Tanana           4   0  3.23   6   6   3   0   1   47   45   17   17    7   15   45
Sid Monge              0   1  3.65   4   0   0   1   0   12   14    7    5    2    6    4
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   3  2.16   4   4   3   0   0   33   22   10    8    2   14   17
Bruce Dal Canton       0   1  2.77   4   0   0   2   0   13    9    5    4    1    6    2
Francisco Barrios      2   0  4.03   4   2   1   0   0   22   19   12   10    3   10   15
Chris Knapp            3   1  4.29   5   5   0   0   0   21   24   16   10    3   13   14
Ken Brett              2   1  5.75   4   4   0   0   0   20   27   13   13    2    4   15
Dave Hamilton          0   0  6.75  10   0   0   1   0   15   19   12   11    2    7    5
Bart Johnson           1   2  8.16   5   3   0   0   0   14   25   14   13    0    8    7
Silvio Martinez        0   0 10.80   4   0   0   0   0    5   12    6    6    3    3    2
Wilbur Wood            0   0 18.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    5    5    4    2    1    0

 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
Jim Kern               0   1  2.16   8   0   0   0   0    8   11    3    2    0    7    4
Don Hood               0   0  2.31   4   0   0   0   0   12    8    3    3    1    5    7
Dennis Eckersley       2   1  3.40   5   5   1   0   0   42   37   17   16    4   13   30
Al Fitzmorris          1   2  4.50   4   4   0   0   0   20   23   14   10    0    9   16
Pat Dobson             0   3  5.64   4   4   0   0   0   22   29   14   14    5    6    9
Tom Buskey             0   0  5.68   7   0   0   0   0   13   17   10    8    3    4    5
Jim Bibby              1   0  6.52   2   1   0   0   0   10   11    7    7    1    2    5
Dave LaRoche           2   2  6.59   9   0   0   2   0   14   13   12   10    3    5   14
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  2.39   7   0   0   0   0   26   21   10    7    3    6    7
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
Vern Ruhle             3   1  4.01   5   5   0   0   0   34   37   16   15    3    7    6
John Hiller            1   2  4.02   9   0   0   3   0   16   10    8    7    2    8   17
Steve Foucault         1   1  4.05   5   0   0   1   0    7    4    3    3    0    4    6
Dave Roberts           1   4  5.76   5   5   2   0   0   30   32   22   19    8   10   11
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 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            4   1  2.19   5   5   2   0   0   37   31    9    9    2   11   17
Andy Hassler           1   1  4.00   5   5   0   0   0   27   33   16   12    1   12   16
Paul Splittorff        1   2  4.01   6   6   1   0   0   43   45   20   19    4   18   15
Dennis Leonard         1   1  4.22   4   3   0   1   0   21   23   18   10    2    9   15
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   6   0   0   2   0    5    2    0    0    0    1    1
Eduardo Rodriguez      0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    0    0    0    1    0
Jim Slaton             1   1  1.65   4   4   1   0   1   33   26    7    6    2   12    9
Bill Travers           3   2  2.15   5   5   2   0   1   38   32    9    9    1   19   10
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  6.23   3   0   0   0   0    4    5    3    3    0    1    5
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   1  0.98   9   0   0   2   0   18   15    3    2    1    4   13
Jim Hughes             0   0  2.08   2   0   0   0   0    4    4    1    1    0    1    1
Tom Burgmeier          2   1  2.41   9   0   0   3   0   19   21    5    5    2    2    5
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
Ron Schueler           1   1  2.81   9   0   0   0   0   16   12    6    5    2    6    5
Geoff Zahn             4   0  3.19   5   5   2   0   0   37   39   13   13    3    8   22
Dave Goltz             0   2  3.78   5   5   1   0   0   33   35   16   14    1    9   11
Pete Redfern           1   3  5.60   5   5   0   0   0   27   33   24   17    4   14   11
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  1.20   8   0   0   5   0   15   12    2    2    1    4   10
Dock Ellis             1   1  1.83   3   3   1   0   0   20   18    9    4    1    8    5
Ed Figueroa            2   2  1.83   5   5   3   0   0   39   34   12    8    2   11   14
Ron Guidry             2   0  1.93   6   1   0   1   0   19   20    5    4    0    5   18
Dick Tidrow            2   1  1.93   9   0   0   1   0   23   23    5    5    1    6   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
Joe Coleman            0   0  2.16   3   0   0   0   0    8    6    2    2    0    6    5
Rick Langford          2   0  2.18   5   1   0   0   0   21   19    6    5    0    8   16
Dave Giusti            0   1  2.63  10   0   0   3   0   14   14    5    4    0    4    5
Mike Norris            1   1  3.38   4   3   0   0   0   21   23   10    8    2    6   11
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  6.23   7   1   0   1   0   13   15    9    9    3    8   10
Jim Umbarger           1   2  7.71   5   4   0   0   0   14   20   16   12    2   13    7
Dock Ellis             0   1 12.60   1   1   0   0   0    5    8    7    7    3    1    4
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   2  3.53   6   5   1   0   0   36   41   23   14    3   13   10
John Montague          2   2  4.31  10   1   0   2   0   31   34   16   15    3   15    9
Gary Wheelock          2   3  5.23   5   5   1   0   0   31   28   19   18    5    7   19
Dave Pagan             0   1  5.40   8   0   0   1   0   17   19   13   10    2    5    9
Glenn Abbott           0   2  5.91   5   4   0   0   0   21   24   16   14    4    8    8
Bill Laxton            1   1  5.93  11   0   0   1   0   14   14    9    9    2    6    7
Tommy Moore            1   1  6.62   8   1   0   0   0   18   19   15   13    0    9    6
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        3   1  2.33   4   4   2   0   1   27   21    7    7    3   10    7
Nelson Briles          2   0  5.11   4   1   0   0   0   12    8    7    7    2    7    6
Tommy Boggs            0   2  5.21   4   4   0   0   0   19   25   11   11    0    7   11
Gaylord Perry          1   3  6.31   4   4   2   0   0   26   35   21   18    1    6   17
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           4   0  2.14   5   5   3   0   0   42   35   11   10    3   11   26
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  4.91   8   0   0   2   0   11    9    7    6    1    9    8
Steve Hargan           1   1  5.87   4   3   0   0   0   15   18   10   10    2    9    3
Bill Singer            0   4  7.09   5   5   0   0   0   27   33   25   21    3   16   17

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League Leaders

Wins:

  J. Colborn (KC)           4
  J. Garvin (TOR)           4
  F. Tanana (CAL)           4
  G. Zahn (MIN)             4
  D. Alexander (TEX)        3
  B. Castro (MIL)           3
  F. Jenkins (BOS)          3
  T. Johnson (MIN)          3
  C. Knapp (CHI)            3
  J. Palmer (BAL)           3

Losses:

  D. Roberts (DET)          4
  B. Singer (TOR)           4
  B. Campbell (BOS)         3
  P. Dobson (CLE)           3
  G. Perry (TEX)            3
  P. Redfern (MIN)          3
  N. Ryan (CAL)             3
  D. Segui (SEA)            3
  S. Stone (CHI)            3
  G. Wheelock (SEA)         3

Complete Games:

  N. Ryan (CAL)             5
  J. Palmer (BAL)           4
  B. Blyleven (TEX)         3
  E. Figueroa (NY)          3
  J. Garvin (TOR)           3
  S. Stone (CHI)            3
  F. Tanana (CAL)           3
  D. Alexander (TEX)        2
  V. Blue (OAK)             2
  J. Colborn (KC)           2

Saves:

  S. Lyle (NY)              5
  B. Castro (MIL)           4
  T. Burgmeier (MIN)        3
  D. Giusti (OAK)           3
  L. Gura (KC)              3
  J. Hiller (DET)           3
  L. LaGrow (CHI)           3
  B. Campbell (BOS)         2
  B. Dal Canton (CHI)       2
  T. Johnson (MIN)          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:

  N. Ryan (CAL)          50.1
  F. Tanana (CAL)        47.1
  J. Palmer (BAL)        47.0
  B. Blyleven (TEX)      44.2
  P. Splittorff (KC)     42.2
  D. Eckersley (CLE)     42.1
  J. Garvin (TOR)        42.0
  E. Figueroa (NY)       39.1
  B. Travers (MIL)       37.2
  F. Jenkins (BOS)       37.1

Hits:

  P. Splittorff (KC)       45
  F. Tanana (CAL)          45
  S. Thomas (SEA)          41
  G. Zahn (MIN)            39
  D. Eckersley (CLE)       37
  V. Ruhle (DET)           37
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        36
  N. Ryan (CAL)            36
  J. Garvin (TOR)          35
  D. Goltz (MIN)           35

Runs:

  B. Singer (TOR)          25
  P. Redfern (MIN)         24
  S. Thomas (SEA)          23
  D. Roberts (DET)         22
  G. Perry (TEX)           21
  D. Medich (OAK)          20
  P. Splittorff (KC)       20
  D. Gullett (NY)          19
  D. Segui (SEA)           19
  G. Wheelock (SEA)        19

Home Runs:

  D. Roberts (DET)          8
  F. Tanana (CAL)           7
  F. Jenkins (BOS)          6
  V. Blue (OAK)             5
  P. Dobson (CLE)           5
  D. Medich (OAK)           5
  G. Wheelock (SEA)         5
  G. Abbott (SEA)           4
  B. Blyleven (TEX)         4
  R. Cleveland (BOS)        4

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            39
  B. Travers (MIL)         19
  P. Splittorff (KC)       18
  D. Gullett (NY)          17
  J. Augustine (MIL)       16
  B. Singer (TOR)          16
  J. Montague (SEA)        15
  F. Tanana (CAL)          15
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        14
  D. Lemanczyk (TOR)       14

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            48
  F. Tanana (CAL)          45
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        33
  D. Eckersley (CLE)       30
  J. Palmer (BAL)          29
  J. Garvin (TOR)          26
  G. Zahn (MIN)            22
  F. Jenkins (BOS)         20
  G. Wheelock (SEA)        19
  R. Guidry (NY)           18


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