Wednesday May 18, 1977
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, May 18, 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
Milwaukee       18  18  3.38   36  10   8   320   296  137  120   25  121  130
Texas           18  14  3.41   32  13   4   287   264  121  109   25   91  154
Kansas City     17  17  3.52   34   6   8   307   308  139  120   28  113  173
California      16  20  3.79   36  14   7   321   314  157  135   36  142  243
Chicago         21  12  3.82   33   7  10   295   304  147  125   28  111  157
Toronto         15  21  4.36   36   6   5   320   351  171  155   21  142  161
Boston          18  14  4.37   32   6   8   284   296  150  138   34   66  145
Oakland         17  18  4.51   35   7   7   311   341  176  156   37  137  196
Detroit         14  20  4.60   34   7   6   303   320  180  155   38   93  160
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
Fernando Arroyo (DET)  2   2  2.41  11   1   0   0   0   41   36   14   11    4    9   11
Jim Palmer (BAL)       5   3  2.58   9   9   5   0   2   73   50   21   21    4   23   43

 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  1.09  15   0   0   6   0   25   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            5   1  4.25   9   9   1   0   0   49   48   29   23    6   25   30
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  2.35   8   0   0   2   0   15   12    4    4    0    5   16
Fernando Arroyo        2   2  2.41  11   1   0   0   0   41   36   14   11    4    9   11
Dave Rozema            3   1  2.86   8   8   4   0   1   63   54   23   20    5   10   30
Dave Roberts           3   5  3.93   8   8   3   0   0   55   55   30   24   10   13   22
Bob Sykes              0   1  4.50   7   4   0   0   0   28   28   17   14    2   14   21
John Hiller            1   4  5.16  14   1   0   4   0   23   19   15   13    2   13   25
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
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
Dennis Leonard         2   3  4.08   8   7   2   1   0   53   57   32   24    3   20   37
Marty Pattin           0   1  4.32   6   2   0   0   0   17   19    8    8    2    5    9
Steve Mingori          0   3  4.67   8   0   0   0   0   17   15    9    9    3    6    4
Paul Splittorff        1   4  4.72   9   9   1   0   0   55   63   32   29    7   27   22

 Milwaukee             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bob McClure            1   0  1.50  17   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
Jerry Augustine        4   4  3.15   8   8   4   0   0   66   54   26   23    4   21   22
Barry Cort             1   1  3.57   6   3   1   0   0   23   25    9    9    1    7   15
Bill Castro            4   1  4.58  15   0   0   6   0   18   19    9    9    3    1    5
Eduardo Rodriguez      0   0  5.30   5   0   0   0   0   19   20   11   11    2    8   12
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          3   4  4.92   8   8   4   0   1   53   56   35   29    4   11   30
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 Johnson          1   1  3.42  11   0   0   1   0   24   24    9    9    1   13   10
Pete Vuckovich         2   3  3.47  13   0   0   2   0   23   20   10    9    1   14   16
Jerry Garvin           5   1  3.75   8   8   3   0   0   58   59   25   24    4   20   31
Dave Lemanczyk         2   3  4.23   8   8   2   0   0   62   64   33   29    4   29   26
Jesse Jefferson        1   3  4.32   7   7   0   0   0   42   51   24   20    2   18   24
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
  C. Knapp (CHI)            5
  J. Palmer (BAL)           5
  N. Ryan (CAL)             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
  G. Perry (TEX)            4
  D. Rozema (DET)           4

Saves:

  B. Campbell (BOS)         6
  B. Castro (MIL)           6
  L. LaGrow (CHI)           6
  S. Lyle (NY)              6
  T. Johnson (MIN)          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
  D. Lemanczyk (TOR)     61.2
  J. Colborn (KC)        60.2
  F. Jenkins (BOS)       59.1

Hits:

  V. Blue (OAK)            67
  G. Zahn (MIN)            65
  D. Lemanczyk (TOR)       64
  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

Runs:

  S. Thomas (SEA)          37
  B. Singer (TOR)          36
  G. Perry (TEX)           35
  D. Lemanczyk (TOR)       33
  P. Dobson (CLE)          32
  D. Leonard (KC)          32
  V. Ruhle (DET)           32
  P. Splittorff (KC)       32
  D. Roberts (DET)         30
  W. Garland (CLE)         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
  D. Lemanczyk (TOR)       29
  P. Splittorff (KC)       27
  B. Singer (TOR)          26
  B. Travers (MIL)         26
  C. Knapp (CHI)           25
  R. May (BAL)             25
  J. Montague (SEA)        24
  D. Gullett (NY)          23
  J. Palmer (BAL)          23

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)          37
  D. Gullett (NY)          32
  G. Zahn (MIN)            32
  J. Garvin (TOR)          31


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