Tuesday May 10, 1977
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, May 10, 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       19  10  3.38   29   3  10   261   271  111   98   20   80  118
Milwaukee       15  13  3.48   28   7   8   246   234  106   95   18   94   90
Kansas City     15  14  3.49   29   4   8   263   261  121  102   23  101  148
Texas           14  11  3.60   25   9   3   225   207  101   90   23   76  122
California      12  17  3.98   29  11   5   256   254  133  113   28  124  196
Chicago         17  11  4.05   28   6   8   249   256  131  112   26  105  133
Boston          14  12  4.27   26   5   5   230   241  121  109   25   53  111
Toronto         14  17  4.30   31   6   4   274   294  145  131   20  118  139
Cleveland       10  16  4.69   26   3   6   240   258  139  125   30   96  147
Detroit         10  16  4.99   26   4   5   233   256  150  129   32   75  118
Oakland         15  14  5.02   29   6   7   251   285  156  140   37  114  151
Seattle          9  24  5.17   33   2   5   287   302  193  165   34  146  141

 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
Jim Slaton (MIL)       1   3  1.77   6   6   2   0   1   46   39   13    9    3   20   13
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
Nolan Ryan (CAL)       5   3  2.51   8   8   6   0   2   68   44   20   19    2   52   69
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             5   3  2.51   8   8   6   0   2   68   44   20   19    2   52   69
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  1.19  13   0   0   4   0   23   16    4    3    2    6   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  3.89   7   5   1   0   0   44   39   21   19    4   14   24
Chris Knapp            3   1  4.80   7   7   0   0   0   30   33   22   16    5   21   22
Ken Brett              4   2  5.14   7   7   1   0   0   42   54   25   24    4   11   25
Dave Hamilton          1   1  5.40  14   0   0   2   0   20   22   13   12    2   10   10
Bart Johnson           3   2  5.64   8   3   0   0   0   22   33   17   14    0   13    9
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               1   2  2.81  12   0   0   1   0   16   15    6    5    0    9   13
Rick Waits             0   0  3.29   7   0   0   1   0   14   11    5    5    1    7    8
Dennis Eckersley       2   2  3.83   7   7   1   0   0   49   48   24   21    7   17   37
Jim Bibby              2   0  3.97   5   3   1   0   1   23   25   10   10    2    4   14
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  5.30  13   0   0   4   0   19   15   13   11    3    7   18
Pat Dobson             0   3  6.30   7   5   0   0   0   30   38   21   21    7   14   10
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   9   0   0   0   0   30   26   12    9    3    8    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
John Hiller            1   3  3.93  11   0   0   3   0   18   13   10    8    2    8   19
Bob Sykes              0   1  4.30   5   3   0   0   0   23   25   14   11    2   13   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  3.86   9   0   0   0   0   19   25    8    8    1    7   11
Andy Hassler           1   1  4.00   5   5   0   0   0   27   33   16   12    1   12   16
Paul Splittorff        1   3  4.25   8   8   1   0   0   53   58   28   25    5   26   22
Marty Pattin           0   1  4.30   5   2   0   0   0   15   15    7    7    1    4    8
Steve Mingori          0   3  5.65   7   0   0   0   0   14   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  1.38  13   0   0   2   0   13    9    3    2    0    4    3
Jim Slaton             1   3  1.77   6   6   2   0   1   46   39   13    9    3   20   13
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  5.28  13   0   0   6   0   15   18    9    9    3    1    5
Eduardo Rodriguez      0   0  6.75   3   0   0   0   0    9   13    7    7    2    2    4
Gary Beare             1   2 10.80   5   3   0   0   0   15   20   19   18    2   11    6

 Minnesota             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
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  2.21  11   0   0   1   0   20   14    6    5    2    8   11
Mike Pazik             1   0  2.50   3   3   0   0   0   18   18    5    5    1    6    6
Jeff Holly             2   0  2.76   3   1   0   0   0   16   11    5    5    0    3   12
Tom Burgmeier          3   1  2.84  13   0   0   4   0   25   26    8    8    3    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  1.56   4   3   0   0   0   17   14    3    3    1    8   17
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
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
John Montague          3   3  4.75  12   2   0   2   0   42   45   26   22    3   21   17
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  8.06   8   4   0   0   0   26   31   28   23    5   15   22
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   7   0   0   1   0    7    2    0    0    0    3    2
Bert Blyleven          4   2  1.45   7   7   4   0   2   62   46   14   10    4   17   50
Adrian Devine          2   1  1.54   8   0   0   1   0   12    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  3.98   5   2   0   0   0   20   14    9    9    3    7    7
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           5   0  3.19   7   7   3   0   0   54   50   20   19    4   17   31
Jerry Johnson          1   1  3.86   9   0   0   0   0   21   22    9    9    1   13    8
Pete Vuckovich         2   2  3.86  11   0   0   2   0   19   17    9    8    1   11   11
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. Garvin (TOR)           5
  J. Palmer (BAL)           5
  N. Ryan (CAL)             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
  F. Jenkins (BOS)          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:

  N. Ryan (CAL)             6
  J. Palmer (BAL)           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
  T. Burgmeier (MIN)        4
  D. Giusti (OAK)           4
  L. LaGrow (CHI)           4
  D. LaRoche (CLE)          4
  M. Littell (KC)           4
  B. Campbell (BOS)         3
  L. Gura (KC)              3

Shutouts:

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

Innings Pitched:

  N. Ryan (CAL)          68.0
  J. Palmer (BAL)        64.0
  B. Blyleven (TEX)      62.0
  F. Tanana (CAL)        55.1
  J. Garvin (TOR)        53.2
  P. Splittorff (KC)     53.0
  J. Colborn (KC)        51.2
  D. Eckersley (CLE)     49.1
  E. Figueroa (NY)       48.1
  J. Augustine (MIL)     47.2

Hits:

  P. Splittorff (KC)       58
  S. Thomas (SEA)          56
  K. Brett (CHI)           54
  V. Ruhle (DET)           52
  F. Tanana (CAL)          52
  D. Goltz (MIN)           51
  J. Garvin (TOR)          50
  D. Lemanczyk (TOR)       50
  V. Blue (OAK)            49
  J. Colborn (KC)          49

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. Segui (SEA)           28
  P. Splittorff (KC)       28
  D. Ellis (OAK)           27
  J. Montague (SEA)        26

Home Runs:

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

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            52
  P. Splittorff (KC)       26
  B. Travers (MIL)         24
  B. Singer (TOR)          22
  C. Knapp (CHI)           21
  J. Montague (SEA)        21
  D. Lemanczyk (TOR)       20
  R. May (BAL)             20
  J. Slaton (MIL)          20
  J. Augustine (MIL)       19

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            69
  F. Tanana (CAL)          53
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        50
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  V. Blue (OAK)            34
  J. Garvin (TOR)          31
  D. Leonard (KC)          28
  G. Zahn (MIN)            28
  K. Brett (CHI)           25

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