Tuesday May 17, 1977
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, May 17, 1977

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        19  14  2.89   33  10   9   299   288  120   96   20  113  160
Baltimore       17  13  3.07   30  13   4   270   226   97   92   21   97  123
Minnesota       24  11  3.36   35   5  11   316   332  133  118   25   95  139
Kansas City     17  16  3.40   33   6   8   299   295  132  113   27  109  170
Milwaukee       17  18  3.43   35  10   8   310   288  135  118   24  118  125
Texas           17  14  3.43   31  12   4   278   258  118  106   25   90  149
California      16  20  3.79   36  14   7   321   314  157  135   36  142  243
Chicago         20  12  3.81   32   7   9   286   295  143  121   27  108  153
Boston          18  14  4.37   32   6   8   284   296  150  138   34   66  145
Toronto         15  20  4.41   35   6   5   310   340  168  152   21  136  156
Oakland         17  18  4.51   35   7   7   311   341  176  156   37  137  196
Detroit         14  19  4.55   33   7   6   295   309  174  149   38   89  153
Seattle         13  27  5.04   40   2   7   350   377  226  196   43  175  178
Cleveland       12  20  5.28   32   3   8   290   328  186  170   35  120  172

 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
Dick Tidrow (NY)       2   1  1.75  12   0   0   2   0   36   35    8    7    2    9   24
Jim Slaton (MIL)       1   4  1.96   7   7   2   0   1   55   46   17   12    4   22   18
Doyle Alexander (TEX)  5   1  2.19   7   7   4   0   1   53   41   13   13    6   15   18
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
Jim Palmer (BAL)       5   3  2.58   9   9   5   0   2   73   50   21   21    4   23   43
Fernando Arroyo (DET)  2   2  2.58  10   1   0   0   0   38   34   14   11    4    8   10

 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   3  2.58   9   9   5   0   2   73   50   21   21    4   23   43
Dennis Martinez        1   2  2.70   7   0   0   1   0   20   12    6    6    1    7   12
Ross Grimsley          4   2  3.00   7   7   3   0   0   48   49   16   16    6   11   14
Rudy May               4   4  3.48   8   8   3   0   0   54   53   25   21    3   25   18
Scott McGregor         1   0  3.48   4   2   0   1   0   21   21    9    8    1    4    8
Fred Holdsworth        0   0  4.00   7   0   0   0   0    9    7    4    4    0    9    3
Tippy Martinez         0   0  6.23   5   0   0   0   0    4    5    3    3    0    5    0
Dyar Miller            1   1  8.10   6   0   0   1   0    7    8    6    6    3    5    4

 Boston                W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Reggie Cleveland       2   3  3.08   7   7   2   0   0   53   42   20   18    5   14   27
Tom Murphy             0   1  3.57   6   0   0   0   0   18   19    9    7    2    6   10
Fergie Jenkins         4   3  3.64   8   8   3   0   1   59   51   26   24   11    8   29
Bob Stanley            3   0  3.69   6   5   1   1   1   39   45   19   16    2    8   10
Jim Willoughby         3   0  3.75  11   0   0   1   0   24   21   11   10    1    6   10
Bill Campbell          2   3  3.81  15   0   0   6   0   26   22   13   11    2   11   21
Luis Tiant             2   2  5.18   6   6   0   0   0   33   43   19   19    7    6   21
Bill Lee               1   0  5.40   5   2   0   0   0   20   26   12   12    3    4    9
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   4  2.69   9   9   7   0   2   77   51   24   23    4   57   77
Frank Tanana           6   1  2.70   9   9   6   0   2   73   63   22   22    9   18   70
Dave LaRoche           0   0  3.00   2   0   0   1   0    3    3    1    1    1    2    2
Paul Hartzell          1   4  3.06  10   3   1   3   0   35   33   15   12    2    9   20
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  4.11   9   0   0   1   0   15   16    9    7    2    9    8
Mickey Scott           0   1  4.50   8   0   0   0   0   10   10    9    5    0    3    4
Wayne Simpson          3   3  5.50   8   8   0   0   0   38   46   26   23    4   21   25
Gary Ross              0   2  6.10   7   6   0   0   0   31   47   26   21    7    7   15
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   2  3.46   8   6   1   0   0   52   52   25   20    4   14   30
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  5.14  15   0   0   2   0   21   22   13   12    2   10   11
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  2.41  15   0   0   3   0   19   16    6    5    0   10   15
Don Hood               1   0  2.75   9   0   0   0   0   20   14    6    6    2    8   14
Dennis Eckersley       3   2  3.81   8   8   1   0   0   54   52   26   23    7   21   39
Al Fitzmorris          2   4  5.02   9   7   0   0   0   38   46   25   21    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
Jim Bibby              2   1  5.63   6   4   1   0   1   24   31   15   15    3    4   14
Rick Waits             0   0  5.71  10   0   0   1   0   17   20   11   11    1    9    9
Wayne Garland          1   5  7.07   7   7   1   0   0   36   53   29   28    6   14   13
Pat Dobson             0   4  7.85   9   6   0   0   0   37   48   32   32    9   18   15
Sid Monge              0   0  8.53   3   0   0   0   0    6    4    7    6    0    5    6

 Detroit               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Steve Foucault         2   1  1.93   7   0   0   2   0   14    8    3    3    0    5   14
Fernando Arroyo        2   2  2.58  10   1   0   0   0   38   34   14   11    4    8   10
Dave Rozema            3   1  2.86   8   8   4   0   1   63   54   23   20    5   10   30
John Hiller            1   3  3.72  13   0   0   4   0   19   14   10    8    2   10   21
Dave Roberts           3   5  3.93   8   8   3   0   0   55   55   30   24   10   13   22
Bob Sykes              0   1  4.61   6   4   0   0   0   27   28   17   14    2   14   21
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  10   0   0   0   0   23   30   10   10    2    8   14
Andy Hassler           1   1  4.00   5   5   0   0   0   27   33   16   12    1   12   16
Marty Pattin           0   1  4.32   6   2   0   0   0   17   19    8    8    2    5    9
Paul Splittorff        1   4  4.72   9   9   1   0   0   55   63   32   29    7   27   22
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  1.53  16   0   0   2   0   18   15    5    3    0    6    6
Jim Slaton             1   4  1.96   7   7   2   0   1   55   46   17   12    4   22   18
Moose Haas             3   2  2.84   8   8   1   0   0   57   50   21   18    5   19   28
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        4   4  3.15   8   8   4   0   0   66   54   26   23    4   21   22
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
Tom Johnson            3   2  1.82  14   0   0   5   0   25   20    6    5    1    5   15
Ron Schueler           2   1  1.85  13   0   0   2   0   24   17    6    5    2    9   12
Jim Hughes             0   0  2.08   2   0   0   0   0    4    4    1    1    0    1    1
Tom Burgmeier          5   1  2.25  16   0   0   4   0   32   30    8    8    3    8    7
Mike Pazik             1   0  2.50   3   3   0   0   0   18   18    5    5    1    6    6
Paul Thormodsgard      2   1  2.84   7   7   0   0   0   38   42   13   12    4   14   13
Geoff Zahn             6   1  3.46   8   8   3   0   0   55   65   23   21    7   10   32
Dave Goltz             2   2  3.51   8   8   2   0   0   56   59   25   22    1   18   20
Dave Johnson           0   0  4.05   2   0   0   0   0    7    4    3    3    1    4    6
Jeff Holly             2   0  4.12   4   2   0   0   0   20   18    9    9    0    5   13
Pete Redfern           1   3  5.82   7   7   0   0   0   34   48   29   22    4   14   13
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            2   1  0.92  13   0   0   6   0   29   25    4    3    2    9   16
Ed Figueroa            4   2  1.26   7   7   5   0   1   57   42   13    8    2   18   21
Dick Tidrow            2   1  1.75  12   0   0   2   0   36   35    8    7    2    9   24
Ron Guidry             2   0  1.76   8   2   0   1   0   31   28    8    6    2    8   25
Dock Ellis             1   1  1.83   3   3   1   0   0   20   18    9    4    1    8    5
Catfish Hunter         1   2  3.44   3   3   1   0   0   18   19   12    7    3    6    9
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
Ken Holtzman           2   3  5.35   6   6   0   0   0   35   48   25   21    2   11    6
Mike Torrez            2   1  5.50   3   3   1   0   0   18   18   12   11    2   11   11

 Oakland               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bob Lacey              1   0  0.00   4   0   0   0   0    9    4    0    0    0    1   10
Pablo Torrealba        1   0  0.00   7   0   0   2   0    7    7    0    0    0    3    4
Rick Langford          3   2  2.41   8   4   0   0   0   37   33   13   10    1   20   27
Dave Giusti            0   2  2.95  16   0   0   4   0   21   24    8    7    0    8   12
Joe Coleman            0   0  3.31   8   0   0   0   0   16   12    6    6    2   13   11
Vida Blue              3   3  3.80   8   8   4   0   0   64   67   27   27    7   16   42
Mike Norris            1   1  3.91   6   3   0   0   0   25   29   14   11    2    8   12
Mike Torrez            3   1  4.44   4   4   2   0   0   26   23   14   13    3   11   12
Doc Medich             2   2  4.60   7   7   1   0   0   45   54   29   23    6   17   25
Jim Umbarger           1   2  5.87   8   4   0   0   0   23   32   20   15    3   16   13
Stan Bahnsen           1   2  6.14  11   2   0   1   0   22   24   16   15    5   13   21
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  1.46   7   0   0   1   0   12    8    2    2    0    7    7
Enrique Romo           1   2  1.98   8   3   0   1   0   27   25    6    6    2   11   21
Frank MacCormack       0   0  3.86   3   3   0   0   0    7    4    3    3    0   12    4
John Montague          3   3  4.15  14   2   0   2   0   48   48   26   22    3   24   22
Bill Laxton            2   1  4.38  15   0   0   1   0   25   19   12   12    2   14   14
Tommy Moore            2   1  4.91  14   1   0   0   0   33   36   22   18    1   21   13
Stan Thomas            1   5  4.97   9   8   1   0   0   51   64   37   28    7   20   14
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
Glenn Abbott           1   4  5.72   9   8   0   0   0   39   44   28   25    8   16   15
Diego Segui            0   4  6.68  10   4   0   0   0   31   34   28   23    5   17   26
Rick Jones             0   2  7.45   3   3   0   0   0   10   14    8    8    3    9    5
Dick Pole              0   1 16.71   4   3   0   0   0    7   18   13   13    5    8    5

 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   3  1.54   8   8   5   0   2   70   57   17   12    4   19   55
Doyle Alexander        5   1  2.19   7   7   4   0   1   53   41   13   13    6   15   18
Adrian Devine          3   1  2.50  10   1   0   1   0   18   10    5    5    2    7   11
Paul Lindblad          1   2  3.28   9   0   0   2   0   25   22   10    9    3    6   13
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
Pete Vuckovich         2   2  3.18  12   0   0   2   0   23   18    9    8    1   13   15
Jerry Johnson          1   1  3.42  11   0   0   1   0   24   24    9    9    1   13   10
Jerry Garvin           5   1  3.75   8   8   3   0   0   58   59   25   24    4   20   31
Jesse Jefferson        1   3  4.32   7   7   0   0   0   42   51   24   20    2   18   24
Dave Lemanczyk         2   3  4.61   7   7   2   0   0   53   55   31   27    4   24   22
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:

  F. Tanana (CAL)           6
  G. Zahn (MIN)             6
  D. Alexander (TEX)        5
  K. Brett (CHI)            5
  T. Burgmeier (MIN)        5
  J. Colborn (KC)           5
  J. Garvin (TOR)           5
  J. Palmer (BAL)           5
  N. Ryan (CAL)             5
  M. Torrez (NY)            5

Losses:

  W. Garland (CLE)          5
  D. Roberts (DET)          5
  B. Singer (TOR)           5
  S. Thomas (SEA)           5
  G. Abbott (SEA)           4
  J. Augustine (MIL)        4
  P. Dobson (CLE)           4
  D. Ellis (OAK)            4
  A. Fitzmorris (CLE)       4
  P. Hartzell (CAL)         4

Complete Games:

  N. Ryan (CAL)             7
  F. Tanana (CAL)           6
  B. Blyleven (TEX)         5
  E. Figueroa (NY)          5
  J. Palmer (BAL)           5
  D. Alexander (TEX)        4
  J. Augustine (MIL)        4
  V. Blue (OAK)             4
  D. Rozema (DET)           4
  S. Stone (CHI)            4

Saves:

  B. Campbell (BOS)         6
  B. Castro (MIL)           6
  S. Lyle (NY)              6
  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)        73.1
  F. Tanana (CAL)        73.1
  B. Blyleven (TEX)      70.1
  J. Augustine (MIL)     65.2
  V. Blue (OAK)          64.0
  D. Rozema (DET)        63.0
  J. Colborn (KC)        60.2
  F. Jenkins (BOS)       59.1
  J. Garvin (TOR)        57.2

Hits:

  V. Blue (OAK)            67
  G. Zahn (MIN)            65
  S. Thomas (SEA)          64
  K. Brett (CHI)           63
  P. Splittorff (KC)       63
  F. Tanana (CAL)          63
  J. Garvin (TOR)          59
  D. Goltz (MIN)           59
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        57
  V. Ruhle (DET)           56

Runs:

  S. Thomas (SEA)          37
  B. Singer (TOR)          36
  P. Dobson (CLE)          32
  G. Perry (TEX)           32
  V. Ruhle (DET)           32
  P. Splittorff (KC)       32
  D. Lemanczyk (TOR)       31
  D. Roberts (DET)         30
  W. Garland (CLE)         29
  D. Medich (OAK)          29

Home Runs:

  F. Jenkins (BOS)         11
  D. Roberts (DET)         10
  P. Dobson (CLE)           9
  F. Tanana (CAL)           9
  G. Abbott (SEA)           8
  V. Blue (OAK)             7
  D. Eckersley (CLE)        7
  G. Ross (CAL)             7
  P. Splittorff (KC)        7
  S. Thomas (SEA)           7

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            57
  P. Splittorff (KC)       27
  B. Singer (TOR)          26
  B. Travers (MIL)         26
  R. May (BAL)             25
  D. Lemanczyk (TOR)       24
  J. Montague (SEA)        24
  D. Gullett (NY)          23
  J. Palmer (BAL)          23
  C. Knapp (CHI)           22

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            77
  F. Tanana (CAL)          70
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        55
  J. Palmer (BAL)          43
  V. Blue (OAK)            42
  D. Eckersley (CLE)       39
  D. Leonard (KC)          34
  D. Gullett (NY)          32
  G. Zahn (MIN)            32
  J. Garvin (TOR)          31

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