Wednesday May 11, 1977
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, May 11, 1977

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore       14  10  2.67   24  11   3   219   178   69   65   17   72  105
New York        16  11  2.93   27   8   9   242   235   93   79   14   86  123
Milwaukee       15  14  3.40   29   8   8   254   239  110   96   18   96   93
Kansas City     15  14  3.49   29   4   8   263   261  121  102   23  101  148
Minnesota       19  11  3.52   30   3  10   269   283  119  105   24   81  123
Texas           14  12  3.60   26   9   3   235   217  105   94   24   81  124
California      13  17  3.84   30  12   5   265   260  133  113   28  124  203
Chicago         18  11  4.00   29   7   8   259   262  134  115   26  106  137
Boston          14  13  4.24   27   6   5   238   246  124  112   28   55  115
Toronto         14  17  4.30   31   6   4   274   294  145  131   20  118  139
Cleveland       11  16  4.63   27   3   7   249   267  142  128   31   97  150
Detroit         11  16  4.84   27   5   5   242   261  153  130   32   76  122
Oakland         16  14  4.85   30   7   7   260   293  157  140   37  114  156
Seattle         10  24  5.08   34   2   6   296   310  195  167   35  146  147

 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  2.44   6   6   3   0   1   44   34   12   12    6   14   11
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
Bill Travers (MIL)     3   3  2.62   6   6   2   0   1   45   40   15   13    2   24   15

 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
Mike Flanagan          0   1  2.55   4   3   1   1   0   25   16    7    7    3    6   14
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  3.00   6   0   0   0   0   18   12    6    6    1    7   11
Ross Grimsley          3   2  3.07   6   6   3   0   0   41   40   14   14    6    9   13
Fred Holdsworth        0   0  3.68   5   0   0   0   0    7    4    3    3    0    7    3
Dyar Miller            1   1  6.23   5   0   0   1   0    4    5    3    3    2    3    4
Tippy Martinez         0   0 20.25   3   0   0   0   0    1    3    3    3    0    2    0

 Boston                W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Reggie Cleveland       2   3  2.98   6   6   2   0   0   45   37   17   15    4   12   22
Fergie Jenkins         4   2  2.98   7   7   3   0   1   54   43   20   18   10    6   25
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           5   1  2.80   8   8   5   0   2   64   58   20   20    8   17   60
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            4   1  4.28   8   8   1   0   0   40   39   25   19    5   22   26
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  2.65  13   0   0   2   0   17   16    6    5    0    9   14
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          1   4  7.24   6   6   1   0   0   32   46   26   26    6   11   11

 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
Dave Roberts           3   4  4.11   7   7   3   0   0   46   46   27   21    9   11   21
Bob Sykes              0   1  4.30   5   3   0   0   0   23   25   14   11    2   13   19
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   4  3.40   7   7   3   0   0   56   48   24   21    3   21   17
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
Dave Johnson           0   0  1.80   1   0   0   0   0    5    2    1    1    1    1    5
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
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
Geoff Zahn             5   1  3.94   7   7   2   0   0   46   58   22   20    6    9   28
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  0.92  10   0   0   6   0   20   16    2    2    1    5   11
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   2  4.63   5   5   0   0   0   35   44   20   18    2   10    6
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
Doc Medich             2   2  4.32   6   6   1   0   0   42   50   25   20    6   14   20
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
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  1.35   5   3   0   1   0   20   15    3    3    1    8   18
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
Bill Laxton            2   1  4.05  13   0   0   1   0   20   16    9    9    2   11   11
Rick Jones             0   1  4.15   1   1   0   0   0    4    6    2    2    1    3    0
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  6.09   8   7   0   0   0   34   40   25   23    8   12   14
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  1.46   9   0   0   1   0   12    7    2    2    1    6    8
Doyle Alexander        4   1  2.44   6   6   3   0   1   44   34   12   12    6   14   11
Paul Lindblad          1   2  3.80   8   0   0   1   0   21   18   10    9    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
  F. Tanana (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

Losses:

  G. Abbott (SEA)           4
  J. Augustine (MIL)        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
  B. Campbell (BOS)         3

Complete Games:

  N. Ryan (CAL)             6
  J. Palmer (BAL)           5
  F. Tanana (CAL)           5
  V. Blue (OAK)             4
  B. Blyleven (TEX)         4
  E. Figueroa (NY)          4
  S. Stone (CHI)            4
  D. Alexander (TEX)        3
  J. Augustine (MIL)        3
  J. Garvin (TOR)           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
  F. Tanana (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

Innings Pitched:

  N. Ryan (CAL)          68.0
  F. Tanana (CAL)        64.1
  J. Palmer (BAL)        64.0
  B. Blyleven (TEX)      62.0
  J. Augustine (MIL)     55.2
  F. Jenkins (BOS)       54.1
  J. Garvin (TOR)        53.2
  P. Splittorff (KC)     53.0
  J. Colborn (KC)        51.2
  D. Eckersley (CLE)     49.1

Hits:

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

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
  D. Roberts (DET)         27

Home Runs:

  F. Jenkins (BOS)         10
  D. Roberts (DET)          9
  G. Abbott (SEA)           8
  F. Tanana (CAL)           8
  V. Blue (OAK)             7
  P. Dobson (CLE)           7
  D. Eckersley (CLE)        7
  D. Alexander (TEX)        6
  D. Ellis (OAK)            6
  W. Garland (CLE)          6

Walks:

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

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            69
  F. Tanana (CAL)          60
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        50
  J. Palmer (BAL)          39
  D. Eckersley (CLE)       37
  V. Blue (OAK)            34
  J. Garvin (TOR)          31
  D. Leonard (KC)          28
  G. Zahn (MIN)            28
  C. Knapp (CHI)           26


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