Monday May 9, 1977
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Monday, May 9, 1977

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore       14   9  2.52   23  11   3   211   171   63   59   13   69   99
New York        16  10  2.88   26   8   9   234   228   88   75   14   84  120
Minnesota       18  10  3.33   28   3   9   252   261  106   93   19   78  112
Milwaukee       15  11  3.41   26   6   8   230   220   98   87   16   83   82
Kansas City     15  13  3.44   28   4   8   254   252  115   97   22   96  143
Texas           13  11  3.67   24   9   3   216   200   99   88   22   75  121
California      11  17  4.09   28  10   5   247   252  132  112   28  118  190
Chicago         17  10  4.09   27   6   8   240   249  128  109   26  101  128
Boston          14  12  4.27   26   5   5   230   241  121  109   25   53  111
Toronto         13  17  4.34   30   6   4   265   284  142  128   20  116  135
Cleveland        8  16  4.91   24   2   5   222   247  135  121   28   89  133
Detroit         10  15  4.99   25   4   5   224   247  143  124   31   71  111
Oakland         15  14  5.02   29   6   7   251   285  156  140   37  114  151
Seattle          9  23  5.03   32   2   5   279   289  184  156   34  139  132

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bert Blyleven (TEX)    4   2  1.45   7   7   4   0   2   62   46   14   10    4   17   50
Ed Figueroa (NY)       3   2  1.49   6   6   4   0   0   48   39   13    8    2   13   17
Jim Palmer (BAL)       5   1  1.55   7   7   5   0   2   64   39   11   11    3   14   39
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)      2   3  1.99   6   6   4   0   0   45   32   13   10    3   19   25
Doyle Alexander (TEX)  4   1  2.25   5   5   3   0   1   36   27    9    9    5   10   10
Ross Grimsley (BAL)    3   1  2.48   5   5   3   0   0   40   36   11   11    3    8   13
Moose Haas (MIL)       2   1  2.57   6   6   0   0   0   42   38   15   12    3   11   20
Jim Colborn (KC)       4   3  2.61   7   7   2   0   0   52   49   17   15    4   18   22

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Palmer             5   1  1.55   7   7   5   0   2   64   39   11   11    3   14   39
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  2.93   3   2   0   1   0   15   16    5    5    1    4    8
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   3  2.98   6   6   2   0   0   45   37   17   15    4   12   22
Bob Stanley            2   0  3.45   5   4   1   1   1   31   35   15   12    0    8    8
Jim Willoughby         2   0  3.86   9   0   0   1   0   16   14    8    7    1    5    6
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  5.14   4   1   0   0   0   14   19    8    8    2    2    4
Bill Campbell          1   3  5.19  11   0   0   3   0   17   15   12   10    2    8   12
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  3.26   7   3   1   2   0   30   28   14   11    2    8   17
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
Don Kirkwood           0   0  4.82   7   0   0   1   0    9   12    7    5    1    6    6
Dick Drago             0   1  4.85   9   0   0   1   0   13   15    8    7    3    3    9
Wayne Simpson          2   2  5.72   6   6   0   0   0   28   33   21   18    3   17   20
Gary Ross              0   2  6.00   5   4   0   0   0   21   33   17   14    5    5    8
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            2   3  1.99   6   6   4   0   0   45   32   13   10    3   19   25
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              4   2  5.14   7   7   1   0   0   42   54   25   24    4   11   25
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  1.88   7   0   0   0   0   14    9    3    3    1    7   10
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
Tom Buskey             0   0  4.50   9   0   0   0   0   18   23   13    9    3    4    8
Al Fitzmorris          2   3  4.68   7   6   0   0   0   33   36   21   17    1   17   20
Dave LaRoche           2   2  5.71  12   0   0   3   0   17   15   13   11    3    7   16
Pat Dobson             0   3  6.52   6   5   0   0   0   29   38   21   21    7   12   10
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  2.70   8   0   0   0   0   27   23   11    8    3    7    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  3.93  11   0   0   3   0   18   13   10    8    2    8   19
Dave Roberts           2   4  4.86   6   6   2   0   0   37   41   24   20    9   10   17
Vern Ruhle             3   3  5.88   7   7   0   0   0   41   52   28   27    5    9   10
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
Mark Littell           3   1  1.96  12   0   0   4   0   18   14    4    4    2    6   21
Larry Gura             2   1  2.31  10   2   0   3   0   23   18    8    6    3    5   12
Jim Colborn            4   3  2.61   7   7   2   0   0   52   49   17   15    4   18   22
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
Doug Bird              2   0  3.63   8   0   0   0   0   17   24    7    7    1    6   11
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
Marty Pattin           0   1  4.30   5   2   0   0   0   15   15    7    7    1    4    8
Steve Mingori          0   3  6.08   6   0   0   0   0   13   13    9    9    3    3    4

 Milwaukee             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bob McClure            1   0  0.00  12   0   0   2   0   11    7    1    0    0    3    3
Jim Slaton             1   2  1.93   5   5   1   0   1   37   34   12    8    2   15    9
Moose Haas             2   1  2.57   6   6   0   0   0   42   38   15   12    3   11   20
Bill Travers           3   3  2.62   6   6   2   0   1   45   40   15   13    2   24   15
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  5.65  12   0   0   6   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  1.21  13   0   0   5   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
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
Tom Burgmeier          3   1  2.63  12   0   0   3   0   24   25    7    7    2    5    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             1   2  3.80   7   7   1   0   0   47   51   22   20    1   15   17
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
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
Mike Torrez            2   0  3.21   2   2   1   0   0   14   10    6    5    2    8    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
Vida Blue              3   2  3.83   6   6   4   0   0   47   49   20   20    7   11   34
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
Doc Medich             1   2  5.51   5   5   0   0   0   33   42   24   20    6   14   15
Jim Umbarger           1   2  5.87   8   4   0   0   0   23   32   20   15    3   16   13
Stan Bahnsen           1   1  6.75  10   1   0   1   0   17   20   13   13    5   10   16
Doug Bair              1   0 14.85   4   0   0   0   0    7   14   11   11    3    6    3
Dock Ellis             0   3 22.09   3   3   0   0   0    7   18   18   18    5    5    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
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
Bill Laxton            1   1  4.26  12   0   0   1   0   19   14    9    9    2   11   11
Stan Thomas            1   4  4.40   8   7   1   0   0   47   56   32   23    5   19   13
Tommy Moore            1   1  5.22  12   1   0   0   0   29   31   20   17    1   19   12
Gary Wheelock          2   3  5.23   5   5   1   0   0   31   28   19   18    5    7   19
Dave Pagan             0   1  5.55  12   0   0   2   0   24   27   19   15    2    8   11
Glenn Abbott           0   4  6.59   7   6   0   0   0   29   35   23   21    7   12    9
Diego Segui            0   4  7.43   7   4   0   0   0   23   27   24   19    5   12   21
Dick Pole              0   1 21.00   2   1   0   0   0    3    5    7    7    2    6    3

 Texas                 W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Darold Knowles         0   0  0.00   6   0   0   1   0    6    1    0    0    0    2    2
Bert Blyleven          4   2  1.45   7   7   4   0   2   62   46   14   10    4   17   50
Adrian Devine          1   1  1.59   7   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   1  3.54   7   0   0   1   0   20   16    9    8    3    6   11
Nelson Briles          2   0  5.11   4   1   0   0   0   12    8    7    7    2    7    6
Tommy Boggs            0   2  5.73   5   5   0   0   0   22   31   14   14    1   10   12
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  0.50   6   0   0   2   0   18   14    1    1    1    5    7
Jerry Garvin           4   0  3.09   6   6   3   0   0   47   42   17   16    4   15   28
Jerry Johnson          1   1  3.86   9   0   0   0   0   21   22    9    9    1   13    8
Pete Vuckovich         2   2  4.32  10   0   0   2   0   17   15    9    8    1   11   10
Dave Lemanczyk         2   3  4.82   6   6   2   0   0   47   50   29   25    4   20   21
Jesse Jefferson        0   3  4.93   6   6   0   0   0   35   45   23   19    2   15   17
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            2   4  5.90   7   7   0   0   0   40   44   30   26    4   22   23

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League Leaders

Wins:

  J. Palmer (BAL)           5
  M. Torrez (NY)            5
  G. Zahn (MIN)             5
  D. Alexander (TEX)        4
  B. Blyleven (TEX)         4
  K. Brett (CHI)            4
  J. Colborn (KC)           4
  J. Garvin (TOR)           4
  F. Jenkins (BOS)          4
  N. Ryan (CAL)             4

Losses:

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

Complete Games:

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

Saves:

  B. Castro (MIL)           6
  S. Lyle (NY)              6
  T. Johnson (MIN)          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

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:

  J. Palmer (BAL)        64.0
  B. Blyleven (TEX)      62.0
  N. Ryan (CAL)          59.0
  F. Tanana (CAL)        55.1
  J. Colborn (KC)        51.2
  E. Figueroa (NY)       48.1
  J. Augustine (MIL)     47.2
  D. Goltz (MIN)         47.1
  V. Blue (OAK)          47.0
  S. Thomas (SEA)        47.0

Hits:

  S. Thomas (SEA)          56
  K. Brett (CHI)           54
  V. Ruhle (DET)           52
  F. Tanana (CAL)          52
  D. Goltz (MIN)           51
  D. Lemanczyk (TOR)       50
  P. Splittorff (KC)       50
  V. Blue (OAK)            49
  J. Colborn (KC)          49
  G. Zahn (MIN)            48

Runs:

  G. Perry (TEX)           32
  S. Thomas (SEA)          32
  B. Singer (TOR)          30
  D. Lemanczyk (TOR)       29
  P. Redfern (MIN)         28
  V. Ruhle (DET)           28
  D. Ellis (OAK)           27
  K. Brett (CHI)           25
  D. Medich (OAK)          24
  D. Roberts (DET)         24

Home Runs:

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

Walks:

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

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            63
  F. Tanana (CAL)          53
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        50
  J. Palmer (BAL)          39
  V. Blue (OAK)            34
  D. Eckersley (CLE)       34
  J. Garvin (TOR)          28
  D. Leonard (KC)          28
  G. Zahn (MIN)            28
  K. Brett (CHI)           25


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