Saturday May 7, 1977
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, May 7, 1977

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore       13   9  2.45   22  11   2   202   159   59   55   13   69   95
New York        15  10  2.80   25   7   9   225   219   83   70   12   80  114
Minnesota       17  10  3.30   27   3   8   243   252  102   89   19   71  108
Kansas City     15  11  3.38   26   4   8   237   229  105   89   19   86  133
Milwaukee       14  11  3.51   25   6   7   221   212   94   86   16   81   77
Texas           12  10  3.68   22   9   2   198   183   91   81   21   68  113
California      10  16  4.11   26  10   4   230   234  125  105   27  111  178
Chicago         15  10  4.22   25   4   8   222   231  122  104   25   98  116
Toronto         12  16  4.37   28   6   4   247   262  133  120   19  110  127
Boston          13  11  4.39   24   4   5   213   226  116  104   25   49  103
Cleveland        8  15  4.82   23   2   5   213   233  127  114   27   83  129
Seattle          9  21  4.83   30   2   5   263   272  168  141   31  125  122
Detroit         10  14  4.95   24   4   5   215   235  136  118   30   69  107
Oakland         14  13  5.00   27   5   7   234   263  145  130   34  111  144

 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
Ed Figueroa (NY)       3   2  1.49   6   6   4   0   0   48   39   13    8    2   13   17
Bert Blyleven (TEX)    3   2  1.51   6   6   4   0   2   54   40   12    9    4   15   45
Dick Tidrow (NY)       2   1  1.65  10   0   0   2   0   27   26    5    5    1    6   15
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
Doyle Alexander (TEX)  4   1  2.25   5   5   3   0   1   36   27    9    9    5   10   10
Fernando Arroyo (DET)  1   2  2.39   7   0   0   0   0   26   21   10    7    3    6    7
Ross Grimsley (BAL)    3   1  2.48   5   5   3   0   0   40   36   11   11    3    8   13
Jim Colborn (KC)       4   2  2.62   6   6   2   0   0   45   40   13   13    3   15   18

 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
Ross Grimsley          3   1  2.48   5   5   3   0   0   40   36   11   11    3    8   13
Mike Flanagan          0   1  2.55   4   3   1   1   0   25   16    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               3   3  2.72   6   6   2   0   0   43   43   17   13    1   20   13
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  3.68   5   0   0   0   0    7    4    3    3    0    7    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
Bob Stanley            2   0  3.45   5   4   1   1   1   31   35   15   12    0    8    8
Luis Tiant             2   2  3.90   5   5   0   0   0   32   39   14   14    6    5   21
Tom Murphy             0   1  4.30   5   0   0   0   0   15   17    9    7    2    6    9
Bill Lee               0   0  4.82   3   0   0   0   0    9   12    5    5    2    2    3
Bill Campbell          1   3  5.19  11   0   0   3   0   17   15   12   10    2    8   12
Jim Willoughby         1   0  5.25   8   0   0   1   0   12   11    8    7    1    4    5
Rick Wise              1   2 13.50   4   4   0   0   0   11   22   16   16    1    2    8
Tom House              0   0 27.00   3   0   0   0   0    2    5    5    5    0    1    0

 California            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Nolan Ryan             4   3  2.75   7   7   5   0   2   59   42   19   18    2   46   63
Frank Tanana           4   1  3.25   7   7   4   0   1   55   52   20   20    8   17   53
Paul Hartzell          1   3  3.62   6   3   1   1   0   27   26   14   11    2    8   14
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
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  1.23  12   0   0   4   0   22   15    4    3    2    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      3   1  4.14   6   4   1   0   0   37   34   19   17    4   14   21
Chris Knapp            3   1  4.80   7   7   0   0   0   30   33   22   16    5   21   22
Dave Hamilton          1   0  5.12  13   0   0   2   0   19   22   12   11    2    9    9
Ken Brett              3   2  5.73   6   6   0   0   0   33   45   22   21    4   11   20
Bart Johnson           3   2  5.73   7   3   0   0   0   22   32   17   14    0   11    8
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  3.29   6   0   0   1   0   14   10    5    5    1    6    8
Dennis Eckersley       2   2  3.69   6   6   1   0   0   46   44   22   19    5   15   34
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  5.71  12   0   0   3   0   17   15   13   11    3    7   16
Pat Dobson             0   3  6.11   5   5   0   0   0   28   35   19   19    7   11    9
Jim Bibby              1   0  6.59   4   2   0   0   0   14   20   10   10    2    3    7
Wayne Garland          0   4  8.51   5   5   1   0   0   24   38   23   23    5   10    9

 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
Steve Foucault         1   1  3.24   6   0   0   2   0    8    4    3    3    0    4    7
Dave Rozema            2   0  3.33   6   6   2   0   1   46   43   19   17    4    5   21
Bob Sykes              0   0  3.63   4   2   0   0   0   17   19    8    7    1   10   12
John Hiller            1   3  4.60  10   0   0   3   0   16   12    9    8    2    8   17
Dave Roberts           2   4  4.86   6   6   2   0   0   37   41   24   20    9   10   17
Vern Ruhle             3   2  5.60   6   6   0   0   0   35   43   23   22    4    8    8
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
Larry Gura             2   1  1.99   9   2   0   3   0   23   16    7    5    3    5   11
Mark Littell           3   1  2.12  11   0   0   4   0   17   13    4    4    2    4   20
Jim Colborn            4   2  2.62   6   6   2   0   0   45   40   13   13    3   15   18
Tom Hall               0   0  3.00   4   0   0   0   0    3    1    1    1    1    2    4
Dennis Leonard         2   1  3.46   6   5   1   1   0   39   35   23   15    2   18   28
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  5.11   5   0   0   0   0   12   10    7    7    2    3    4

 Milwaukee             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bob McClure            1   0  0.00  11   0   0   2   0    9    5    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   3  2.62   6   6   2   0   1   45   40   15   13    2   24   15
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   3  3.78   6   6   2   0   0   48   43   20   20    3   19   14
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  1.23  12   0   0   4   0   22   17    4    3    1    5   14
Jim Hughes             0   0  2.08   2   0   0   0   0    4    4    1    1    0    1    1
Tom Burgmeier          3   1  2.35  11   0   0   3   0   23   24    6    6    2    3    6
Ron Schueler           1   1  2.37  10   0   0   1   0   19   12    6    5    2    7    9
Mike Pazik             1   0  2.50   3   3   0   0   0   18   18    5    5    1    6    6
Geoff Zahn             5   0  2.95   6   6   2   0   0   43   48   15   14    3    9   28
Paul Thormodsgard      2   1  3.19   6   6   0   0   0   31   36   12   11    4   13   10
Dave Goltz             0   2  3.86   6   6   1   0   0   40   43   19   17    1   10   13
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
Ed Figueroa            3   2  1.49   6   6   4   0   0   48   39   13    8    2   13   17
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
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
Don Gullett            2   2  5.73   5   5   1   0   0   33   38   21   21    3   19   23
Gil Patterson          0   1  5.91   3   3   0   0   0   11   13    7    7    1    9   10

 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
Dave Giusti            0   1  2.25  12   0   0   4   0   16   16    5    4    0    4    8
Rick Langford          3   1  2.73   7   3   0   0   0   30   26   11    9    1   16   22
Mike Norris            1   1  3.91   6   3   0   0   0   25   29   14   11    2    8   12
Joe Coleman            0   0  4.38   5   0   0   0   0   12    9    6    6    2   10    8
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   2  5.51   5   5   0   0   0   33   42   24   20    6   14   15
Jim Umbarger           1   2  6.41   7   4   0   0   0   20   25   18   14    3   16   12
Stan Bahnsen           1   1  6.75   9   1   0   1   0   15   17   11   11    4    9   13
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
Rick Jones             0   1  4.15   1   1   0   0   0    4    6    2    2    1    3    0
Dave Pagan             0   1  4.43  11   0   0   2   0   22   23   15   11    2    6   11
Gary Wheelock          2   3  5.23   5   5   1   0   0   31   28   19   18    5    7   19
Tommy Moore            1   1  5.53  11   1   0   0   0   28   28   19   17    1   18   12
Bill Laxton            1   1  5.93  11   0   0   1   0   14   14    9    9    2    6    7
Glenn Abbott           0   4  6.59   7   6   0   0   0   29   35   23   21    7   12    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   4   0   0   0   0    5    0    0    0    0    2    2
Bert Blyleven          3   2  1.51   6   6   4   0   2   54   40   12    9    4   15   45
Adrian Devine          1   1  1.64   6   0   0   1   0   11    6    2    2    1    5    7
Doyle Alexander        4   1  2.25   5   5   3   0   1   36   27    9    9    5   10   10
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
Gaylord Perry          1   4  6.69   6   6   2   0   0   35   46   32   26    4    8   20
Mike Wallace           0   0  7.56   5   0   0   0   0    8   10    7    7    1   10    2
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  3.79   8   0   0   0   0   19   20    8    8    1   11    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   3  4.82   6   6   2   0   0   47   50   29   25    4   20   21
Chuck Hartenstein      0   1  4.97   6   0   0   0   0   13   16    7    7    1    1   10
Steve Hargan           1   3  5.22   6   5   1   0   0   29   36   17   17    2   14   11
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:

  G. Zahn (MIN)             5
  D. Alexander (TEX)        4
  J. Colborn (KC)           4
  J. Garvin (TOR)           4
  F. Jenkins (BOS)          4
  J. Palmer (BAL)           4
  N. Ryan (CAL)             4
  F. Tanana (CAL)           4
  M. Torrez (NY)            4
  J. Augustine (MIL)        3

Losses:

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

Complete Games:

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

Saves:

  S. Lyle (NY)              6
  B. Castro (MIL)           5
  D. Giusti (OAK)           4
  T. Johnson (MIN)          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

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
  B. Stanley (BOS)          1
  F. Tanana (CAL)           1
  B. Travers (MIL)          1

Innings Pitched:

  N. Ryan (CAL)          59.0
  J. Palmer (BAL)        56.0
  F. Tanana (CAL)        55.1
  B. Blyleven (TEX)      53.2
  E. Figueroa (NY)       48.1
  J. Augustine (MIL)     47.2
  J. Garvin (TOR)        46.2
  D. Lemanczyk (TOR)     46.2
  D. Eckersley (CLE)     46.1
  F. Jenkins (BOS)       46.1

Hits:

  F. Tanana (CAL)          52
  D. Lemanczyk (TOR)       50
  P. Splittorff (KC)       50
  S. Thomas (SEA)          50
  G. Zahn (MIN)            48
  G. Perry (TEX)           46
  K. Brett (CHI)           45
  D. Eckersley (CLE)       44
  J. Augustine (MIL)       43
  V. Blue (OAK)            43

Runs:

  G. Perry (TEX)           32
  D. Lemanczyk (TOR)       29
  P. Redfern (MIN)         28
  B. Singer (TOR)          27
  S. Thomas (SEA)          27
  D. Medich (OAK)          24
  D. Roberts (DET)         24
  D. Segui (SEA)           24
  G. Abbott (SEA)          23
  W. Garland (CLE)         23

Home Runs:

  D. Roberts (DET)          9
  F. Tanana (CAL)           8
  G. Abbott (SEA)           7
  P. Dobson (CLE)           7
  F. Jenkins (BOS)          7
  V. Blue (OAK)             6
  D. Medich (OAK)           6
  L. Tiant (BOS)            6
  D. Alexander (TEX)        5
  D. Eckersley (CLE)        5

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            46
  B. Travers (MIL)         24
  P. Splittorff (KC)       22
  C. Knapp (CHI)           21
  D. Lemanczyk (TOR)       20
  R. May (BAL)             20
  B. Singer (TOR)          20
  J. Augustine (MIL)       19
  D. Gullett (NY)          19
  D. Leonard (KC)          18

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            63
  F. Tanana (CAL)          53
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        45
  J. Palmer (BAL)          36
  D. Eckersley (CLE)       34
  V. Blue (OAK)            31
  J. Garvin (TOR)          28
  D. Leonard (KC)          28
  G. Zahn (MIN)            28
  D. Gullett (NY)          23

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