Friday May 20, 1977
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Friday, May 20, 1977

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        20  15  2.89   35  11   9   317   306  127  102   21  117  173
Baltimore       18  14  3.32   32  13   4   287   250  111  106   22  107  132
Minnesota       24  13  3.39   37   5  11   332   348  141  125   25  101  146
Texas           18  15  3.43   33  14   4   296   270  125  113   26   94  158
Milwaukee       20  18  3.43   38  11   9   338   315  147  129   30  126  136
Kansas City     18  18  3.56   36   7   8   324   326  147  128   31  118  178
California      18  20  3.67   38  16   7   339   327  160  138   37  154  263
Chicago         22  13  3.89   35   8  10   313   328  157  135   30  112  161
Toronto         16  22  4.30   38   7   5   337   364  179  161   21  155  172
Oakland         18  19  4.43   37   7   7   329   357  184  162   38  144  204
Detroit         15  20  4.59   35   7   6   312   328  184  159   38   96  165
Boston          18  15  4.70   33   6   8   293   314  165  153   38   71  149
Seattle         14  28  5.15   42   3   7   367   394  240  210   46  183  194
Cleveland       12  21  5.26   33   3   8   298   340  190  174   35  122  173

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ed Figueroa (NY)       5   2  1.22   8   8   6   0   1   66   48   14    9    2   18   28
Bert Blyleven (TEX)    4   4  1.82   9   9   6   0   2   79   63   21   16    5   22   59
Dick Tidrow (NY)       2   2  1.82  13   0   0   2   0   40   38    9    8    2    9   28
Jim Slaton (MIL)       2   4  1.99   8   8   2   0   1   63   55   20   14    5   24   22
Doyle Alexander (TEX)  5   1  2.19   7   7   4   0   1   53   41   13   13    6   15   18
Steve Stone (CHI)      4   3  2.34   8   8   5   0   0   62   51   19   16    3   22   29
Frank Tanana (CAL)     7   1  2.40  10  10   7   0   3   82   71   22   22    9   22   78
Fernando Arroyo (DET)  2   2  2.41  11   1   0   0   0   41   36   14   11    4    9   11
Nolan Ryan (CAL)       6   4  2.72  10  10   8   0   2   86   56   27   26    5   65   89
Rick Langford (OAK)    3   3  2.75   9   5   0   0   0   39   38   15   12    1   20   28

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dennis Martinez        2   2  2.22   8   0   0   1   0   24   14    6    6    1    8   13
Ross Grimsley          4   2  3.00   7   7   3   0   0   48   49   16   16    6   11   14
Jim Palmer             5   3  3.00  10  10   5   0   2   78   58   26   26    4   29   46
Mike Flanagan          1   2  3.26   6   5   2   1   1   39   30   14   14    4   10   25
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  4.66   8   0   0   0   0   10    9    5    5    0    9    3
Tippy Martinez         0   0  5.40   6   0   0   0   0    7    8    4    4    0    6    1
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
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
Bill Campbell          2   3  3.81  15   0   0   6   0   26   22   13   11    2   11   21
Jim Willoughby         3   0  4.00  12   0   0   1   0   27   25   13   12    2    7   11
Bill Lee               1   0  5.40   5   2   0   0   0   20   26   12   12    3    4    9
Luis Tiant             2   3  5.50   7   7   0   0   0   36   47   22   22    9    7   23
Tom Murphy             0   1  6.10   7   0   0   0   0   21   27   16   14    3    8   11
Rick Wise              1   2 13.50   4   4   0   0   0   11   22   16   16    1    2    8
Tom House              0   0 43.20   4   0   0   0   0    2    7    8    8    0    2    0

 California            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Frank Tanana           7   1  2.40  10  10   7   0   3   82   71   22   22    9   22   78
Nolan Ryan             6   4  2.72  10  10   8   0   2   86   56   27   26    5   65   89
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
Bruce Dal Canton       0   1  2.30   6   0   0   2   0   16   10    5    4    1    7    5
Steve Stone            4   3  2.34   8   8   5   0   0   62   51   19   16    3   22   29
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   3  4.92   9   9   1   0   0   57   75   32   31    6   11   30
Dave Hamilton          1   1  5.48  16   0   0   2   0   23   25   15   14    3   10   13
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  2.37  16   0   0   3   0   19   17    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   3  3.86   9   9   1   0   0   61   62   29   26    7   23   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  8.22   4   0   0   0   0    8    5    8    7    0    5    7

 Detroit               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Steve Foucault         3   1  1.83   9   0   0   2   0   20   13    4    4    0    5   19
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  4.22   9   9   3   0   0   60   62   34   28   10   16   24
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  1.71  14   0   0   4   0   21   17    4    4    2    7   23
Larry Gura             2   1  2.27  12   3   0   3   0   32   26   10    8    3    7   16
Jim Colborn            5   4  2.98   9   9   3   0   1   63   54   23   21    6   20   28
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
Paul Splittorff        2   4  4.06  10  10   2   0   1   64   71   32   29    7   28   23
Dennis Leonard         2   3  4.08   8   7   2   1   0   53   57   32   24    3   20   37
Tom Hall               0   0  4.26   5   0   0   0   0    6    4    3    3    2    5    8
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

 Milwaukee             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bob McClure            1   0  1.45  18   0   0   3   0   19   15    5    3    0    6    6
Jim Slaton             2   4  1.99   8   8   2   0   1   63   55   20   14    5   24   22
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  3.57   6   3   1   0   0   23   25    9    9    1    7   15
Jerry Augustine        5   4  3.62   9   9   5   0   0   75   64   33   30    8   24   24
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  1.69  15   0   0   5   0   27   22    6    5    1    5   15
Ron Schueler           2   1  2.00  14   0   0   2   0   27   20    7    6    2    9   13
Jim Hughes             0   0  2.08   2   0   0   0   0    4    4    1    1    0    1    1
Tom Burgmeier          5   1  2.14  18   0   0   4   0   34   30    8    8    3    8    8
Mike Pazik             1   0  2.50   3   3   0   0   0   18   18    5    5    1    6    6
Paul Thormodsgard      2   2  3.16   8   8   0   0   0   43   47   16   15    4   16   14
Geoff Zahn             6   1  3.46   8   8   3   0   0   55   65   23   21    7   10   32
Dave Goltz             2   3  3.67   9   9   2   0   0   61   65   29   25    1   22   24
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            5   2  1.22   8   8   6   0   1   66   48   14    9    2   18   28
Ron Guidry             2   0  1.76   8   2   0   1   0   31   28    8    6    2    8   25
Dick Tidrow            2   2  1.82  13   0   0   2   0   40   38    9    8    2    9   28
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  4.94   7   7   2   0   0   47   51   27   26    4   27   34
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   5   0   0   0   0   12    7    1    0    0    3   12
Pablo Torrealba        1   0  0.00   9   0   0   2   0    9    7    0    0    0    4    4
Joe Coleman            0   0  2.45  10   0   0   0   0   22   14    6    6    2   16   12
Rick Langford          3   3  2.75   9   5   0   0   0   39   38   15   12    1   20   28
Dave Giusti            0   2  2.95  16   0   0   4   0   21   24    8    7    0    8   12
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             3   2  4.86   8   8   1   0   0   50   60   34   27    7   18   29
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  4.21  16   0   0   1   0   26   19   12   12    2   15   15
Dave Pagan             1   1  4.23  15   1   1   2   1   38   41   22   18    2   10   21
Tommy Moore            2   1  4.91  14   1   0   0   0   33   36   22   18    1   21   13
Gary Wheelock          2   3  5.23   5   5   1   0   0   31   28   19   18    5    7   19
Stan Thomas            1   5  5.57  10   8   1   0   0   52   67   41   32    7   21   14
Glenn Abbott           1   4  5.72   9   8   0   0   0   39   44   28   25    8   16   15
Diego Segui            0   4  6.94  11   4   0   0   0   36   38   33   28    6   21   33
Rick Jones             0   3 11.32   4   4   0   0   0   10   18   13   13    5   10    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   4  1.82   9   9   6   0   2   79   63   21   16    5   22   59
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  2.79  12   0   0   1   0   29   29   10    9    1   17   11
Pete Vuckovich         2   3  3.47  13   0   0   2   0   23   20   10    9    1   14   16
Jerry Garvin           6   1  3.51   9   9   4   0   0   67   66   28   26    4   24   38
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   6  6.80   9   9   0   0   0   45   51   40   34    4   31   27
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)           7
  J. Garvin (TOR)           6
  N. Ryan (CAL)             6
  G. Zahn (MIN)             6
  D. Alexander (TEX)        5
  J. Augustine (MIL)        5
  K. Brett (CHI)            5
  T. Burgmeier (MIN)        5
  J. Colborn (KC)           5
  E. Figueroa (NY)          5

Losses:

  B. Singer (TOR)           6
  W. Garland (CLE)          5
  D. Roberts (DET)          5
  S. Thomas (SEA)           5
  G. Abbott (SEA)           4
  J. Augustine (MIL)        4
  B. Blyleven (TEX)         4
  J. Colborn (KC)           4
  P. Dobson (CLE)           4
  D. Ellis (OAK)            4

Complete Games:

  N. Ryan (CAL)             8
  F. Tanana (CAL)           7
  B. Blyleven (TEX)         6
  E. Figueroa (NY)          6
  J. Augustine (MIL)        5
  J. Palmer (BAL)           5
  S. Stone (CHI)            5
  D. Alexander (TEX)        4
  V. Blue (OAK)             4
  J. Garvin (TOR)           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:

  F. Tanana (CAL)           3
  B. Blyleven (TEX)         2
  J. Palmer (BAL)           2
  N. Ryan (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)          86.0
  F. Tanana (CAL)        82.1
  B. Blyleven (TEX)      79.1
  J. Palmer (BAL)        78.0
  J. Augustine (MIL)     74.2
  J. Garvin (TOR)        66.2
  E. Figueroa (NY)       66.1
  P. Splittorff (KC)     64.1
  V. Blue (OAK)          64.0
  J. Colborn (KC)        63.1

Hits:

  K. Brett (CHI)           75
  P. Splittorff (KC)       71
  F. Tanana (CAL)          71
  V. Blue (OAK)            67
  S. Thomas (SEA)          67
  J. Garvin (TOR)          66
  D. Goltz (MIN)           65
  G. Zahn (MIN)            65
  J. Augustine (MIL)       64
  D. Lemanczyk (TOR)       64

Runs:

  S. Thomas (SEA)          41
  B. Singer (TOR)          40
  G. Perry (TEX)           35
  D. Medich (OAK)          34
  D. Roberts (DET)         34
  J. Augustine (MIL)       33
  D. Lemanczyk (TOR)       33
  D. Segui (SEA)           33
  K. Brett (CHI)           32
  P. Dobson (CLE)          32

Home Runs:

  F. Jenkins (BOS)         11
  D. Roberts (DET)         10
  P. Dobson (CLE)           9
  F. Tanana (CAL)           9
  L. Tiant (BOS)            9
  G. Abbott (SEA)           8
  J. Augustine (MIL)        8
  V. Blue (OAK)             7
  D. Eckersley (CLE)        7
  D. Medich (OAK)           7

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            65
  B. Singer (TOR)          31
  D. Lemanczyk (TOR)       29
  J. Palmer (BAL)          29
  P. Splittorff (KC)       28
  D. Gullett (NY)          27
  B. Travers (MIL)         26
  C. Knapp (CHI)           25
  R. May (BAL)             25
  J. Augustine (MIL)       24

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            89
  F. Tanana (CAL)          78
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        59
  J. Palmer (BAL)          46
  V. Blue (OAK)            42
  D. Eckersley (CLE)       39
  J. Garvin (TOR)          38
  D. Leonard (KC)          37
  D. Gullett (NY)          34
  D. Segui (SEA)           33


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