Thursday May 5, 1977
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, May 5, 1977

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore       11   9  2.54   20  10   1   184   145   56   52   12   62   92
New York        13  10  2.95   23   5   9   207   203   80   68   11   76  101
Kansas City     14  10  3.33   24   4   8   219   210   95   81   16   80  121
Milwaukee       14   9  3.39   23   5   7   205   193   83   77   14   73   68
Minnesota       15  10  3.49   25   3   6   225   237   99   87   19   65   96
Texas           11   9  3.82   20   8   2   179   169   83   76   17   65  106
California       9  15  4.19   24   9   3   213   221  118   99   26  102  154
Chicago         13  10  4.28   23   4   7   204   218  115   97   21   87  106
Toronto         12  14  4.32   26   5   4   229   243  122  110   18  103  122
Boston          12  10  4.43   22   3   5   195   204  108   96   23   44   93
Oakland         14  11  4.79   25   5   7   218   242  130  116   30  103  137
Cleveland        8  13  4.81   21   2   5   195   211  115  104   25   76  121
Seattle          9  19  4.88   28   2   5   247   256  160  134   28  117  118
Detroit          8  14  5.26   22   3   4   197   219  132  115   27   68   97

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Palmer (BAL)       4   1  1.13   6   6   5   0   2   56   28    7    7    3   14   36
Bert Blyleven (TEX)    3   2  1.51   6   6   4   0   2   54   40   12    9    4   15   45
Rick Langford (OAK)    3   0  1.63   6   2   0   0   0   28   21    6    5    0   14   19
Dick Tidrow (NY)       2   1  1.65  10   0   0   2   0   27   26    5    5    1    6   15
Ed Figueroa (NY)       2   2  1.83   5   5   3   0   0   39   34   12    8    2   11   14
Jim Slaton (MIL)       1   2  1.93   5   5   1   0   1   37   34   12    8    2   15    9
Steve Stone (CHI)      1   3  1.98   5   5   3   0   0   36   23   10    8    2   16   18
Bill Travers (MIL)     3   2  2.15   5   5   2   0   1   38   32    9    9    1   19   10
Doyle Alexander (TEX)  3   1  2.33   4   4   2   0   1   27   21    7    7    3   10    7
Fernando Arroyo (DET)  1   2  2.39   7   0   0   0   0   26   21   10    7    3    6    7

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Palmer             4   1  1.13   6   6   5   0   2   56   28    7    7    3   14   36
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   3  2.78   5   5   2   0   0   36   35   15   11    0   15   12
Ross Grimsley          2   1  2.90   4   4   2   0   0   31   31   10   10    3    7   11
Scott McGregor         1   0  3.14   2   2   0   0   0   14   15    5    5    1    4    7
Dennis Martinez        1   2  3.46   5   0   0   0   0   13   10    5    5    1    6    5
Fred Holdsworth        0   0  3.86   4   0   0   0   0    7    4    3    3    0    6    3
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         4   1  2.91   6   6   2   0   1   46   38   17   15    7    4   21
Reggie Cleveland       2   2  3.13   5   5   1   0   0   37   32   15   13    4    9   16
Luis Tiant             2   1  3.42   4   4   0   0   0   26   30   10   10    4    5   16
Tom Murphy             0   1  3.77   4   0   0   0   0   14   15    8    6    2    5    9
Jim Willoughby         1   0  3.97   7   0   0   1   0   11    8    6    5    1    3    5
Bill Lee               0   0  4.82   3   0   0   0   0    9   12    5    5    2    2    3
Bob Stanley            1   0  4.84   4   3   0   1   0   22   29   15   12    0    6    5
Bill Campbell          1   3  5.17  10   0   0   3   0   16   13   11    9    2    7   10
Rick Wise              1   2 13.50   4   4   0   0   0   11   22   16   16    1    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
Paul Hartzell          1   3  3.67   5   3   1   0   0   27   26   14   11    2    8   13
John Verhoeven         0   2  3.86   3   0   0   0   0    5    4    3    2    0    4    3
Mickey Scott           0   1  4.50   8   0   0   0   0   10   10    9    5    0    3    4
Dick Drago             0   1  4.85   9   0   0   1   0   13   15    8    7    3    3    9
Gary Ross              0   1  6.00   4   3   0   0   0   15   23   13   10    4    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
Mike Cuellar           0   1 18.90   2   1   0   0   0    3    9    7    7    2    3    3

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Lerrin LaGrow          1   0  0.87  11   0   0   4   0   21   13    3    2    1    5   11
Steve Stone            1   3  1.98   5   5   3   0   0   36   23   10    8    2   16   18
Bruce Dal Canton       0   1  2.35   5   0   0   2   0   15   10    5    4    1    7    5
Francisco Barrios      2   1  3.94   5   3   1   0   0   30   27   15   13    3   12   20
Chris Knapp            3   1  5.18   6   6   0   0   0   24   30   20   14    3   15   17
Dave Hamilton          1   0  5.40  11   0   0   1   0   18   21   12   11    2    8    6
Ken Brett              3   2  5.73   6   6   0   0   0   33   45   22   21    4   11   20
Bart Johnson           2   2  6.52   6   3   0   0   0   19   32   17   14    0    9    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
Don Hood               1   0  2.03   6   0   0   0   0   13    8    3    3    1    7    9
Jim Kern               0   2  2.19  11   0   0   1   0   12   14    4    3    0    8   11
Rick Waits             0   0  3.00   5   0   0   1   0    9    9    3    3    1    3    6
Dennis Eckersley       2   1  3.40   5   5   1   0   0   42   37   17   16    4   13   30
Al Fitzmorris          2   2  3.86   6   5   0   0   0   28   30   16   12    0   12   18
Tom Buskey             0   0  5.17   8   0   0   0   0   16   19   12    9    3    4    8
Dave LaRoche           2   2  6.00  10   0   0   3   0   15   13   12   10    3    6   15
Pat Dobson             0   3  6.11   5   5   0   0   0   28   35   19   19    7   11    9
Jim Bibby              1   0  6.59   3   2   0   0   0   14   19   10   10    2    3    7
Wayne Garland          0   3  9.87   4   4   1   0   0   17   27   19   19    4    9    8

 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
Bob Sykes              0   0  3.63   4   2   0   0   0   17   19    8    7    1   10   12
Dave Rozema            1   0  3.65   5   5   1   0   1   37   36   17   15    2    4   18
Steve Foucault         1   1  4.05   5   0   0   1   0    7    4    3    3    0    4    6
John Hiller            1   3  4.60  10   0   0   3   0   16   12    9    8    2    8   17
Vern Ruhle             3   2  5.60   6   6   0   0   0   35   43   23   22    4    8    8
Dave Roberts           1   4  5.76   5   5   2   0   0   30   32   22   19    8   10   11
Jim Crawford           0   0  5.91   6   0   0   0   0   11   18   12    7    3    8   10
Ray Bare               0   2 12.56   5   4   0   0   0   14   24   21   20    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   3   0   0   0   0    3    0    0    0    0    1    4
Larry Gura             2   0  1.00   8   1   0   3   0   18   10    2    2    1    4    9
Mark Littell           2   1  2.30  10   0   0   4   0   16   11    4    4    2    4   18
Jim Colborn            4   2  2.62   6   6   2   0   0   45   40   13   13    3   15   18
Dennis Leonard         2   1  3.26   5   4   1   1   0   30   27   19   11    2   14   21
Marty Pattin           0   0  3.60   4   1   0   0   0   10    9    4    4    0    1    5
Andy Hassler           1   1  4.00   5   5   0   0   0   27   33   16   12    1   12   16
Paul Splittorff        1   2  4.08   7   7   1   0   0   46   50   23   21    4   22   17
Doug Bird              2   0  4.20   7   0   0   0   0   15   22    7    7    1    4   10
Steve Mingori          0   3  7.00   4   0   0   0   0    9    8    7    7    2    3    3

 Milwaukee             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bob McClure            1   0  0.00  10   0   0   2   0    8    4    0    0    0    3    1
Jim Slaton             1   2  1.93   5   5   1   0   1   37   34   12    8    2   15    9
Bill Travers           3   2  2.15   5   5   2   0   1   38   32    9    9    1   19   10
Moose Haas             1   1  2.75   5   5   0   0   0   36   32   12   11    3    9   17
Barry Cort             1   0  3.38   4   1   1   0   0   13   14    5    5    0    2   10
Jerry Augustine        3   2  3.40   5   5   1   0   0   40   33   15   15    2   16   10
Bill Castro            3   1  5.93  11   0   0   5   0   14   16    9    9    3    1    4
Eduardo Rodriguez      0   0  6.75   3   0   0   0   0    9   13    7    7    2    2    4
Gary Beare             1   1 12.10   4   2   0   0   0   10   15   14   13    1    6    3

 Minnesota             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jeff Holly             1   0  0.90   2   0   0   0   0   10    4    1    1    0    2    8
Tom Johnson            3   2  1.29  11   0   0   3   0   21   17    4    3    1    5   14
Tom Burgmeier          3   1  2.05  10   0   0   3   0   22   22    5    5    2    3    6
Jim Hughes             0   0  2.08   2   0   0   0   0    4    4    1    1    0    1    1
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  3.86   6   6   1   0   0   40   43   19   17    1   10   13
Paul Thormodsgard      1   1  4.13   5   5   0   0   0   24   32   12   11    4    9    8
Pete Redfern           1   3  6.30   6   6   0   0   0   30   39   28   21    4   14   12
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
Mike Torrez            1   0  0.00   1   1   0   0   0    5    1    1    0    0    4    3
Sparky Lyle            1   1  1.00   9   0   0   6   0   18   15    2    2    1    5   10
Dick Tidrow            2   1  1.65  10   0   0   2   0   27   26    5    5    1    6   15
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
Catfish Hunter         1   1  2.81   2   2   1   0   0   16   11    5    5    1    3    9
Ken Holtzman           2   1  4.40   4   4   0   0   0   29   38   15   14    2    8    4
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          3   0  1.63   6   2   0   0   0   28   21    6    5    0   14   19
Joe Coleman            0   0  1.93   4   0   0   0   0    9    6    2    2    0    6    5
Dave Giusti            0   1  2.25  12   0   0   4   0   16   16    5    4    0    4    8
Mike Norris            1   1  3.63   5   3   0   0   0   22   25   12    9    2    7   12
Mike Torrez            3   1  4.44   4   4   2   0   0   26   23   14   13    3   11   12
Vida Blue              2   2  4.50   5   5   3   0   0   38   43   19   19    6   10   31
Doc Medich             1   1  5.61   4   4   0   0   0   26   33   20   16    5   13   14
Stan Bahnsen           1   1  6.75   9   1   0   1   0   15   17   11   11    4    9   13
Jim Umbarger           1   2  6.75   6   4   0   0   0   19   25   18   14    3   16   12
Doug Bair              1   0 14.85   4   0   0   0   0    7   14   11   11    3    6    3
Dock Ellis             0   2 20.25   2   2   0   0   0    5   12   12   12    4    4    4

 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
Stan Thomas            1   3  3.80   7   6   1   0   0   43   50   27   18    4   17   12
Frank MacCormack       0   0  3.86   3   3   0   0   0    7    4    3    3    0   12    4
John Montague          3   2  4.03  11   1   0   2   0   38   38   21   17    3   18   13
Dave Pagan             0   1  4.82  10   0   0   2   0   19   21   13   10    2    5   10
Gary Wheelock          2   3  5.23   5   5   1   0   0   31   28   19   18    5    7   19
Bill Laxton            1   1  5.93  11   0   0   1   0   14   14    9    9    2    6    7
Glenn Abbott           0   3  6.08   6   5   0   0   0   27   29   20   18    5   12    9
Tommy Moore            1   1  6.65  10   1   0   0   0   22   26   18   16    1   14    9
Diego Segui            0   4  7.66   6   4   0   0   0   22   27   24   19    5   12   19
Dick Pole              0   0  9.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    1    1    0    2    0

 Texas                 W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Darold Knowles         0   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    5    0    0    0    0    1    2
Adrian Devine          1   0  0.84   5   0   0   1   0   11    5    1    1    1    4    6
Bert Blyleven          3   2  1.51   6   6   4   0   2   54   40   12    9    4   15   45
Doyle Alexander        3   1  2.33   4   4   2   0   1   27   21    7    7    3   10    7
Paul Lindblad          1   0  3.00   6   0   0   1   0   15   12    6    5    3    4    9
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
Mike Wallace           0   0  7.56   5   0   0   0   0    8   10    7    7    1   10    2
Gaylord Perry          1   4  8.31   5   5   2   0   0   26   39   27   24    2    7   17
Mike Bacsik            0   0 19.29   2   0   0   0   0    2    9    5    5    1    0    1

 Toronto               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mike Willis            1   0  0.66   5   0   0   2   0   14   10    1    1    1    4    5
Jerry Garvin           4   0  3.09   6   6   3   0   0   47   42   17   16    4   15   28
Jerry Johnson          1   1  3.86   7   0   0   0   0   19   20    8    8    1   10    8
Pete Vuckovich         2   2  4.32  10   0   0   2   0   17   15    9    8    1   11   10
Jesse Jefferson        0   2  4.50   5   5   0   0   0   30   35   18   15    2   14   15
Dave Lemanczyk         2   2  4.50   5   5   2   0   0   38   40   22   19    3   17   17
Chuck Hartenstein      0   1  4.97   6   0   0   0   0   13   16    7    7    1    1   10
Steve Hargan           1   2  5.75   5   4   0   0   0   20   27   13   13    2   11   10
Bill Singer            1   4  6.34   6   6   0   0   0   33   38   27   23    3   20   19

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League Leaders

Wins:

  J. Colborn (KC)           4
  J. Garvin (TOR)           4
  F. Jenkins (BOS)          4
  J. Palmer (BAL)           4
  F. Tanana (CAL)           4
  M. Torrez (NY)            4
  G. Zahn (MIN)             4
  D. Alexander (TEX)        3
  J. Augustine (MIL)        3
  B. Blyleven (TEX)         3

Losses:

  G. Perry (TEX)            4
  D. Roberts (DET)          4
  D. Segui (SEA)            4
  B. Singer (TOR)           4
  G. Abbott (SEA)           3
  B. Campbell (BOS)         3
  P. Dobson (CLE)           3
  D. Ellis (OAK)            3
  W. Garland (CLE)          3
  P. Hartzell (CAL)         3

Complete Games:

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

Saves:

  S. Lyle (NY)              6
  B. Castro (MIL)           5
  D. Giusti (OAK)           4
  L. LaGrow (CHI)           4
  M. Littell (KC)           4
  T. Burgmeier (MIN)        3
  B. Campbell (BOS)         3
  L. Gura (KC)              3
  J. Hiller (DET)           3
  T. Johnson (MIN)          3

Shutouts:

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

Innings Pitched:

  J. Palmer (BAL)        56.0
  B. Blyleven (TEX)      53.2
  N. Ryan (CAL)          50.1
  F. Tanana (CAL)        47.1
  J. Garvin (TOR)        46.2
  F. Jenkins (BOS)       46.1
  P. Splittorff (KC)     46.1
  J. Colborn (KC)        44.2
  S. Thomas (SEA)        42.2
  D. Eckersley (CLE)     42.1

Hits:

  P. Splittorff (KC)       50
  S. Thomas (SEA)          50
  K. Brett (CHI)           45
  F. Tanana (CAL)          45
  V. Blue (OAK)            43
  D. Goltz (MIN)           43
  V. Ruhle (DET)           43
  J. Garvin (TOR)          42
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        40
  J. Colborn (KC)          40

Runs:

  P. Redfern (MIN)         28
  G. Perry (TEX)           27
  B. Singer (TOR)          27
  S. Thomas (SEA)          27
  D. Segui (SEA)           24
  V. Ruhle (DET)           23
  P. Splittorff (KC)       23
  K. Brett (CHI)           22
  D. Lemanczyk (TOR)       22
  D. Roberts (DET)         22

Home Runs:

  D. Roberts (DET)          8
  P. Dobson (CLE)           7
  F. Jenkins (BOS)          7
  F. Tanana (CAL)           7
  V. Blue (OAK)             6
  G. Abbott (SEA)           5
  D. Ellis (OAK)            5
  D. Medich (OAK)           5
  D. Segui (SEA)            5
  G. Wheelock (SEA)         5

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            39
  P. Splittorff (KC)       22
  B. Singer (TOR)          20
  B. Travers (MIL)         19
  J. Montague (SEA)        18
  D. Gullett (NY)          17
  D. Lemanczyk (TOR)       17
  S. Thomas (SEA)          17
  J. Augustine (MIL)       16
  S. Stone (CHI)           16

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            48
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        45
  F. Tanana (CAL)          45
  J. Palmer (BAL)          36
  V. Blue (OAK)            31
  D. Eckersley (CLE)       30
  J. Garvin (TOR)          28
  G. Zahn (MIN)            22
  F. Jenkins (BOS)         21
  D. Leonard (KC)          21


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