Saturday May 14, 1977
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, May 14, 1977

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Baltimore       16  11  2.68   27  13   3   245   199   77   73   18   80  120
New York        18  12  2.75   30  10   9   268   253  102   82   16   99  140
Kansas City     17  15  3.29   32   6   8   290   281  125  106   23  106  166
Minnesota       21  11  3.43   32   4  10   289   302  125  110   24   86  130
Milwaukee       16  16  3.49   32   9   8   281   265  125  109   22  110  111
Texas           15  14  3.53   29  11   3   260   244  114  102   24   88  137
California      14  19  3.80   33  13   6   292   286  145  123   31  138  219
Chicago         20  11  3.90   31   7   9   277   282  139  120   27  108  146
Boston          16  13  4.25   29   6   7   256   268  133  121   31   56  123
Toronto         14  19  4.48   33   6   4   293   322  162  146   21  128  143
Oakland         16  16  4.73   32   7   7   278   314  164  146   37  122  169
Detroit         13  17  4.74   30   6   6   268   286  165  141   37   80  139
Cleveland       11  18  5.13   29   3   7   265   297  165  151   33  108  162
Seattle         11  26  5.24   37   2   6   323   350  216  188   41  154  160

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ed Figueroa (NY)       4   2  1.26   7   7   5   0   1   57   42   13    8    2   18   21
Bert Blyleven (TEX)    4   3  1.54   8   8   5   0   2   70   57   17   12    4   19   55
Jim Slaton (MIL)       1   3  1.77   6   6   2   0   1   46   39   13    9    3   20   13
Mike Flanagan (BAL)    1   1  1.87   5   4   2   1   1   34   21    7    7    3    8   21
Jim Palmer (BAL)       5   2  2.13   8   8   5   0   2   72   48   17   17    4   18   43
Steve Stone (CHI)      3   3  2.22   7   7   4   0   0   53   42   16   13    3   21   27
Jim Colborn (KC)       5   3  2.23   8   8   3   0   1   61   49   17   15    4   19   28
Rick Langford (OAK)    3   2  2.41   8   4   0   0   0   37   33   13   10    1   20   27
Rudy May (BAL)         4   3  2.42   7   7   3   0   0   52   48   18   14    1   21   17
Doyle Alexander (TEX)  4   1  2.44   6   6   3   0   1   44   34   12   12    6   14   11

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mike Flanagan          1   1  1.87   5   4   2   1   1   34   21    7    7    3    8   21
Jim Palmer             5   2  2.13   8   8   5   0   2   72   48   17   17    4   18   43
Rudy May               4   3  2.42   7   7   3   0   0   52   48   18   14    1   21   17
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  4.70   6   0   0   0   0    8    6    4    4    0    8    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
Jim Willoughby         3   0  2.70  10   0   0   1   0   23   19    8    7    1    5    9
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            3   0  3.69   6   5   1   1   1   39   45   19   16    2    8   10
Tom Murphy             0   1  4.30   5   0   0   0   0   15   17    9    7    2    6    9
Bill Campbell          1   3  4.50  13   0   0   5   0   20   18   12   10    2    8   15
Bill Lee               0   0  5.14   4   1   0   0   0   14   19    8    8    2    2    4
Luis Tiant             2   2  5.18   6   6   0   0   0   33   43   19   19    7    6   21
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
Dave LaRoche           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   1   0    1    1    0    0    0    1    1
Nolan Ryan             5   4  2.69   9   9   7   0   2   77   51   24   23    4   57   77
Frank Tanana           5   1  2.80   8   8   5   0   2   64   58   20   20    8   17   60
Paul Hartzell          1   3  3.16   8   3   1   2   0   31   28   14   11    2    9   18
Dick Drago             0   1  3.57  10   0   0   1   0   18   18    8    7    3    3   12
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
Don Kirkwood           1   0  4.15   8   0   0   1   0   13   15    8    6    1    9    7
Mickey Scott           0   1  4.50   8   0   0   0   0   10   10    9    5    0    3    4
Gary Ross              0   2  5.68   6   5   0   0   0   25   39   21   16    5    7    9
Wayne Simpson          2   3  5.97   7   7   0   0   0   32   39   24   21    4   19   21
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  1.11  14   0   0   5   0   24   17    4    3    2    6   12
Steve Stone            3   3  2.22   7   7   4   0   0   53   42   16   13    3   21   27
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              5   2  4.68   8   8   1   0   0   50   63   27   26    5   11   30
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 12.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    5    5    4    2    1    1

 Cleveland             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Kern               1   2  2.60  14   0   0   2   0   17   16    6    5    0    9   15
Don Hood               1   0  2.65   8   0   0   0   0   17   12    5    5    1    8   14
Dennis Eckersley       2   2  3.83   7   7   1   0   0   49   48   24   21    7   17   37
Al Fitzmorris          2   4  4.91   8   7   0   0   0   37   44   24   20    1   18   20
Tom Buskey             0   0  5.23  11   0   0   0   0   21   29   16   12    3    6    9
Dave LaRoche           2   2  5.30  13   0   0   4   0   19   15   13   11    3    7   18
Rick Waits             0   0  5.52   8   0   0   1   0   15   14    9    9    1    9    9
Jim Bibby              2   1  5.63   6   4   1   0   1   24   31   15   15    3    4   14
Pat Dobson             0   3  7.03   8   5   0   0   0   32   41   25   25    8   16   13
Wayne Garland          1   4  7.24   6   6   1   0   0   32   46   26   26    6   11   11
Sid Monge              0   0  9.00   2   0   0   0   0    2    1    2    2    0    3    2

 Detroit               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Fernando Arroyo        2   2  2.58  10   1   0   0   0   38   34   14   11    4    8   10
Dave Rozema            3   0  2.95   7   7   3   0   1   55   48   20   18    5    7   27
Steve Foucault         1   1  3.24   6   0   0   2   0    8    4    3    3    0    4    7
John Hiller            1   3  3.79  12   0   0   4   0   19   13   10    8    2    8   20
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
Jim Crawford           0   0  5.94   7   0   0   0   0   17   26   17   11    5   10   16
Vern Ruhle             3   4  6.59   8   8   0   0   0   42   56   32   31    6    9   10
Ray Bare               0   2 12.56   5   4   0   0   0   14   24   21   20    3    7    4
Steve Grilli           0   0 13.50   3   0   0   0   0    5   10    7    7    1    3    5

 Kansas City           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mark Littell           4   1  1.80  13   0   0   4   0   20   16    4    4    2    7   23
Jim Colborn            5   3  2.23   8   8   3   0   1   61   49   17   15    4   19   28
Larry Gura             2   1  2.35  11   3   0   3   0   31   25   10    8    3    7   16
Tom Hall               0   0  3.00   4   0   0   0   0    3    1    1    1    1    2    4
Dennis Leonard         2   2  3.19   7   6   2   1   0   48   46   25   17    2   19   34
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  1.29  14   0   0   2   0   14   11    4    2    0    4    3
Jim Slaton             1   3  1.77   6   6   2   0   1   46   39   13    9    3   20   13
Moose Haas             3   1  2.65   7   7   1   0   0   51   44   18   15    5   15   27
Bill Travers           3   4  3.04   7   7   2   0   1   50   47   20   17    4   26   18
Barry Cort             1   1  3.05   5   2   1   0   0   21   21    7    7    0    5   14
Jerry Augustine        3   4  3.40   7   7   3   0   0   56   48   24   21    3   21   17
Bill Castro            3   1  5.06  14   0   0   6   0   16   18    9    9    3    1    5
Eduardo Rodriguez      0   0  7.82   4   0   0   0   0   13   17   11   11    2    7    8
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
Dave Johnson           0   0  1.80   1   0   0   0   0    5    2    1    1    1    1    5
Tom Johnson            3   2  1.82  14   0   0   5   0   25   20    6    5    1    5   15
Jim Hughes             0   0  2.08   2   0   0   0   0    4    4    1    1    0    1    1
Ron Schueler           2   1  2.08  12   0   0   1   0   22   16    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  2.81  14   0   0   4   0   26   26    8    8    3    6    6
Paul Thormodsgard      2   1  2.84   7   7   0   0   0   38   42   13   12    4   14   13
Dave Goltz             2   2  3.51   8   8   2   0   0   56   59   25   22    1   18   20
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            4   2  1.26   7   7   5   0   1   57   42   13    8    2   18   21
Ron Guidry             2   0  1.61   7   1   0   1   0   22   23    6    4    0    5   21
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
Mike Torrez            2   0  3.21   2   2   1   0   0   14   10    6    5    2    8    9
Catfish Hunter         1   2  3.44   3   3   1   0   0   18   19   12    7    3    6    9
Ken Holtzman           2   2  4.63   5   5   0   0   0   35   44   20   18    2   10    6
Don Gullett            3   2  4.71   6   6   2   0   0   42   42   22   22    3   23   32
Gil Patterson          0   1  4.97   4   3   0   0   0   13   13    7    7    1   10   11

 Oakland               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bob Lacey              0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    1    0    0    0    0    4
Pablo Torrealba        1   0  0.00   7   0   0   2   0    7    7    0    0    0    3    4
Dave Giusti            0   1  2.12  13   0   0   4   0   17   17    5    4    0    4    8
Rick Langford          3   2  2.41   8   4   0   0   0   37   33   13   10    1   20   27
Joe Coleman            0   0  3.68   6   0   0   0   0   15   10    6    6    2   13   10
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
Vida Blue              3   3  4.41   7   7   4   0   0   51   60   25   25    7   12   36
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
Mike Kekich            1   0  2.08   6   0   0   0   0    9    6    2    2    0    5    3
Enrique Romo           0   2  2.53   6   3   0   1   0   21   20    6    6    2    8   19
Frank MacCormack       0   0  3.86   3   3   0   0   0    7    4    3    3    0   12    4
John Montague          3   3  4.24  13   2   0   2   0   47   47   26   22    3   23   21
Bill Laxton            2   1  4.38  15   0   0   1   0   25   19   12   12    2   14   14
Stan Thomas            1   5  4.97   9   8   1   0   0   51   64   37   28    7   20   14
Tommy Moore            2   1  5.01  13   1   0   0   0   32   35   21   18    1   19   13
Gary Wheelock          2   3  5.23   5   5   1   0   0   31   28   19   18    5    7   19
Dave Pagan             0   1  5.52  14   0   0   2   0   29   35   22   18    2    9   13
Rick Jones             0   1  6.00   2   2   0   0   0    6   10    4    4    2    4    1
Glenn Abbott           0   4  6.09   8   7   0   0   0   34   40   25   23    8   12   14
Diego Segui            0   4  7.86   9   4   0   0   0   26   31   28   23    5   15   22
Dick Pole              0   1 19.80   3   2   0   0   0    5   11   11   11    4    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
Adrian Devine          2   1  1.46   9   0   0   1   0   12    7    2    2    1    6    8
Bert Blyleven          4   3  1.54   8   8   5   0   2   70   57   17   12    4   19   55
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
Gaylord Perry          2   4  5.32   7   7   3   0   1   44   50   32   26    4   10   25
Tommy Boggs            0   3  5.93   6   6   0   0   0   27   40   18   18    1   12   15
Mike Marshall          0   0  6.75   1   0   0   0   0    3    3    2    2    0    1    0
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   1  1.23   7   0   0   2   0   22   17    3    3    2    6    8
Jerry Garvin           5   0  3.19   7   7   3   0   0   54   50   20   19    4   17   31
Jerry Johnson          1   1  3.74  10   0   0   0   0   22   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  4.61   7   7   2   0   0   53   55   31   27    4   24   22
Jesse Jefferson        0   3  4.93   6   6   0   0   0   35   45   23   19    2   15   17
Steve Hargan           1   3  5.22   6   5   1   0   0   29   36   17   17    2   14   11
Chuck Hartenstein      0   1  5.40   7   0   0   0   0   15   20    9    9    1    2   11
Bill Singer            2   5  6.38   8   8   0   0   0   42   50   36   30    4   26   24
Dennis DeBarr          0   0 13.50   1   0   0   0   0    1    3    1    1    0    0    0
Tom Bruno              0   0 15.43   1   0   0   0   0    2    7    4    4    0    0    0

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League Leaders

Wins:

  K. Brett (CHI)            5
  J. Colborn (KC)           5
  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

Losses:

  B. Singer (TOR)           5
  S. Thomas (SEA)           5
  G. Abbott (SEA)           4
  J. Augustine (MIL)        4
  D. Ellis (OAK)            4
  A. Fitzmorris (CLE)       4
  W. Garland (CLE)          4
  G. Perry (TEX)            4
  D. Roberts (DET)          4
  V. Ruhle (DET)            4

Complete Games:

  N. Ryan (CAL)             7
  B. Blyleven (TEX)         5
  E. Figueroa (NY)          5
  J. Palmer (BAL)           5
  F. Tanana (CAL)           5
  V. Blue (OAK)             4
  S. Stone (CHI)            4
  D. Alexander (TEX)        3
  J. Augustine (MIL)        3
  J. Colborn (KC)           3

Saves:

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

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
  J. Colborn (KC)           1
  E. Figueroa (NY)          1
  M. Flanagan (BAL)         1
  F. Jenkins (BOS)          1

Innings Pitched:

  N. Ryan (CAL)          77.0
  J. Palmer (BAL)        71.2
  B. Blyleven (TEX)      70.1
  F. Tanana (CAL)        64.1
  J. Colborn (KC)        60.2
  E. Figueroa (NY)       57.1
  D. Goltz (MIN)         56.1
  J. Augustine (MIL)     55.2
  D. Rozema (DET)        55.0
  F. Jenkins (BOS)       54.1

Hits:

  S. Thomas (SEA)          64
  K. Brett (CHI)           63
  V. Blue (OAK)            60
  D. Goltz (MIN)           59
  P. Splittorff (KC)       58
  F. Tanana (CAL)          58
  G. Zahn (MIN)            58
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        57
  V. Ruhle (DET)           56
  D. Lemanczyk (TOR)       55

Runs:

  S. Thomas (SEA)          37
  B. Singer (TOR)          36
  G. Perry (TEX)           32
  V. Ruhle (DET)           32
  D. Lemanczyk (TOR)       31
  P. Redfern (MIN)         28
  D. Segui (SEA)           28
  P. Splittorff (KC)       28
  K. Brett (CHI)           27
  D. Ellis (OAK)           27

Home Runs:

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

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            57
  B. Singer (TOR)          26
  P. Splittorff (KC)       26
  B. Travers (MIL)         26
  D. Lemanczyk (TOR)       24
  D. Gullett (NY)          23
  J. Montague (SEA)        23
  C. Knapp (CHI)           22
  J. Augustine (MIL)       21
  R. May (BAL)             21

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            77
  F. Tanana (CAL)          60
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        55
  J. Palmer (BAL)          43
  D. Eckersley (CLE)       37
  V. Blue (OAK)            36
  D. Leonard (KC)          34
  D. Gullett (NY)          32
  J. Garvin (TOR)          31
  K. Brett (CHI)           30


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