Thursday May 26, 1977
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, May 26, 1977

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        23  19  2.93   42  13  10   383   363  150  125   26  141  205
Baltimore       23  16  3.29   39  17   4   353   313  135  129   27  130  163
California      21  21  3.48   42  18   8   375   349  170  145   39  166  295
Texas           20  17  3.50   37  15   5   331   306  141  129   29  102  173
Minnesota       27  14  3.51   41   5  12   367   388  160  143   28  116  162
Milwaukee       22  23  3.66   45  14   9   399   369  187  162   42  155  175
Kansas City     19  21  3.80   40   7   9   362   375  174  153   34  132  197
Chicago         23  16  4.12   39   8  11   348   374  184  159   35  133  179
Oakland         20  21  4.28   41   8   7   366   397  202  174   39  160  223
Toronto         17  25  4.35   42   8   6   373   408  201  180   27  169  194
Detroit         17  22  4.40   39  10   6   348   358  195  170   43  107  186
Cleveland       16  21  4.98   37   5   9   340   374  204  188   38  137  191
Seattle         16  30  5.01   46   3   8   404   426  257  225   48  205  219
Boston          21  19  5.12   40   6   9   355   406  221  202   50   94  188

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ed Figueroa (NY)       5   3  1.55   9   9   7   0   1   75   55   18   13    4   20   32
Dick Tidrow (NY)       3   2  1.77  15   0   0   2   0   46   41   10    9    2   11   30
Bert Blyleven (TEX)    4   5  1.97  10  10   6   0   2   87   70   24   19    6   23   64
Frank Tanana (CAL)     8   1  2.17  11  11   8   0   4   91   74   22   22    9   24   89
Rick Langford (OAK)    4   3  2.23  10   6   1   0   1   48   44   15   12    1   22   36
Jim Slaton (MIL)       2   5  2.24   9   9   2   0   1   72   63   26   18    7   27   28
Fernando Arroyo (DET)  3   2  2.34  12   2   1   0   0   50   41   16   13    5   11   16
Steve Stone (CHI)      5   3  2.49   9   9   5   0   0   69   58   22   19    5   25   32
Nolan Ryan (CAL)       7   4  2.56  11  11   9   0   2   95   59   28   27    5   72  101
Doyle Alexander (TEX)  6   1  2.61   8   8   4   0   1   59   49   17   17    6   17   21

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dennis Martinez        3   2  1.89   9   1   1   1   0   33   19    8    7    2   13   14
Jim Palmer             6   3  2.79  11  11   6   0   2   87   65   27   27    5   31   58
Ross Grimsley          4   3  3.09   9   9   4   0   0   67   70   23   23    6   18   21
Rudy May               5   4  3.13   9   9   4   0   0   63   60   26   22    3   27   21
Mike Flanagan          1   2  3.60   7   6   2   1   1   45   39   18   18    5   12   28
Tippy Martinez         1   0  4.32   7   0   0   0   0    8    9    4    4    0    6    1
Scott McGregor         1   1  4.39   5   3   0   1   0   27   28   14   13    2    5   10
Dyar Miller            2   1  5.56   8   0   0   1   0   11   11    7    7    4    7    6
Fred Holdsworth        0   0  6.75   9   0   0   0   0   11   12    8    8    0   11    4

 Boston                W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Reggie Cleveland       2   3  3.59  10   8   2   0   0   63   53   30   25    7   16   35
Bill Campbell          3   3  3.71  19   0   0   7   0   34   27   16   14    2   16   29
Jim Willoughby         3   0  4.00  12   0   0   1   0   27   25   13   12    2    7   11
Fergie Jenkins         4   4  4.11   9   9   3   0   1   66   64   32   30   13   11   32
Bill Lee               2   0  4.33   6   3   0   0   0   27   31   15   13    4    6   11
Bob Stanley            3   1  4.68   8   7   1   1   1   50   66   31   26    2   12   13
Luis Tiant             2   4  5.95   8   8   0   0   0   42   56   28   28   11    9   25
Tom Murphy             0   1  6.53   8   0   0   0   0   21   30   17   15    4    8   11
Tom House              1   0 12.91   8   0   0   0   0    8   15   11   11    0    6    6
Rick Wise              1   2 13.21   6   4   0   0   0   16   32   23   23    5    2   13
Mike Paxton            0   1 19.29   1   1   0   0   0    2    7    5    5    0    1    2

 California            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Frank Tanana           8   1  2.17  11  11   8   0   4   91   74   22   22    9   24   89
Nolan Ryan             7   4  2.56  11  11   9   0   2   95   59   28   27    5   72  101
Paul Hartzell          1   4  2.82  11   3   1   3   0   38   34   15   12    2   10   22
Dave LaRoche           0   0  3.00   3   0   0   2   0    6    6    2    2    2    2    5
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
Wayne Simpson          3   3  4.98   9   9   0   0   0   43   52   30   24    4   21   27
Gary Ross              1   2  5.11   8   7   0   0   0   37   50   26   21    7    8   17
Mickey Scott           0   2  5.40   9   0   0   0   0   10   10   10    6    0    4    4
Don Kirkwood           1   0  5.74  10   0   0   1   0   16   19   12   10    3    9    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  1.24  17   0   0   7   0   29   19    5    4    2    7   15
Steve Stone            5   3  2.49   9   9   5   0   0   69   58   22   19    5   25   32
Bruce Dal Canton       0   1  3.10   7   0   0   2   0   20   15    8    7    1   11    8
Francisco Barrios      3   3  3.56   9   7   1   0   0   56   59   27   22    4   16   31
Bart Johnson           3   2  4.64  10   3   0   0   0   33   44   20   17    1   18   12
Ken Brett              5   3  4.92   9   9   1   0   0   57   75   32   31    6   11   30
Chris Knapp            5   2  4.94  10  10   1   0   0   51   53   34   28    7   27   32
Dave Hamilton          1   1  5.55  18   0   0   2   0   24   29   19   15    3   12   14
Silvio Martinez        0   0 10.80   4   0   0   0   0    5   12    6    6    3    3    2
Wilbur Wood            0   1 22.50   3   1   0   0   0    4   10   11   10    3    3    3

 Cleveland             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Don Hood               1   0  2.75  10   0   0   0   0   20   15    6    6    2   10   14
Dennis Eckersley       4   3  3.34  10  10   2   0   0   73   67   30   27    7   24   44
Jim Kern               1   2  3.80  18   0   0   4   0   21   20   10    9    1   11   18
Rick Waits             2   0  4.01  12   0   0   1   0   25   26   11   11    1   13   13
Jim Bibby              3   1  4.36   7   5   2   0   1   33   38   16   16    3    4   17
Al Fitzmorris          2   4  4.97  10   7   0   0   0   38   46   25   21    1   18   20
Dave LaRoche           2   2  5.30  13   0   0   4   0   19   15   13   11    3    7   18
Tom Buskey             0   0  5.66  12   0   0   0   0   21   30   17   13    3    6    9
Wayne Garland          1   5  6.17   8   8   1   0   0   42   58   30   29    7   16   14
Pat Dobson             0   4  8.12  10   7   0   0   0   41   54   37   37   10   22   17
Sid Monge              0   0  9.39   5   0   0   0   0    8    5    9    8    0    6    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        3   2  2.34  12   2   1   0   0   50   41   16   13    5   11   16
Dave Rozema            4   1  2.88   9   9   5   0   1   72   66   26   23    7   10   35
John Hiller            1   5  4.26  15   2   1   4   0   32   24   17   15    2   16   30
Dave Roberts           3   6  4.32  10  10   3   0   0   67   70   38   32   12   21   29
Bob Sykes              0   1  4.50   7   4   0   0   0   28   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
Steve Grilli           0   0  9.45   4   0   0   0   0    7   10    7    7    1    4    6
Ray Bare               0   2 12.56   5   4   0   0   0   14   24   21   20    3    7    4

 Kansas City           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Larry Gura             2   1  2.45  14   3   0   4   0   37   31   12   10    4    8   16
Jim Colborn            5   5  3.01  10  10   3   0   1   69   58   25   23    6   22   32
Mark Littell           4   2  3.20  16   0   0   4   0   25   21    9    9    2   12   27
Tom Hall               0   0  3.52   6   0   0   0   0    8    4    3    3    2    6   10
Paul Splittorff        3   4  3.77  11  11   2   0   1   72   79   33   30    7   28   26
Steve Mingori          0   3  3.92  10   0   0   0   0   21   20    9    9    3    6    4
Andy Hassler           1   1  4.00   5   5   0   0   0   27   33   16   12    1   12   16
Dennis Leonard         2   4  4.24   9   8   2   1   0   57   64   37   27    4   22   38
Doug Bird              2   0  5.14  12   1   0   0   0   28   38   16   16    3   10   18
Marty Pattin           0   1  6.63   8   2   0   0   0   19   27   14   14    2    6   10

 Milwaukee             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bob McClure            1   0  1.33  21   0   0   3   0   20   16    5    3    0    8    6
Jim Slaton             2   5  2.24   9   9   2   0   1   72   63   26   18    7   27   28
Bill Travers           3   4  3.04   7   7   2   0   1   50   47   20   17    4   26   18
Sam Hinds              0   0  3.38   1   0   0   0   0    5    5    2    2    1    2    3
Jerry Augustine        5   5  3.48  10  10   6   0   0   83   69   35   32    9   27   27
Moose Haas             4   2  3.49  10  10   2   0   0   67   57   29   26    6   26   36
Barry Cort             1   1  3.57   6   3   1   0   0   23   25    9    9    1    7   15
Eduardo Rodriguez      1   1  3.86   7   2   1   0   1   35   30   15   15    2   13   25
Bill Castro            4   2  6.10  17   0   0   6   0   21   25   15   14    5    3    7
Rich Folkers           0   1  9.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    3    5    1    1    2    1
Gary Beare             1   2 10.55   6   4   0   0   0   21   29   26   25    6   14    9

 Minnesota             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Johnson            4   2  1.71  17   0   0   5   0   32   25    7    6    1    7   17
Jim Hughes             0   0  2.08   2   0   0   0   0    4    4    1    1    0    1    1
Tom Burgmeier          5   1  2.17  19   0   0   5   0   37   31    9    9    4    8    9
Mike Pazik             1   0  2.50   3   3   0   0   0   18   18    5    5    1    6    6
Ron Schueler           2   1  2.51  16   0   0   2   0   29   25    9    8    2   10   13
Paul Thormodsgard      3   2  3.38   9   9   0   0   0   51   54   20   19    4   19   15
Geoff Zahn             6   2  3.54   9   9   3   0   0   61   71   26   24    8   12   37
Dave Goltz             3   3  3.92  10  10   2   0   0   67   75   33   29    2   24   28
Jeff Holly             2   0  4.12   4   2   0   0   0   20   18    9    9    0    5   13
Dave Johnson           0   0  4.70   3   0   0   0   0    8    7    4    4    1    6    7
Pete Redfern           1   3  5.68   8   8   0   0   0   38   53   32   24    4   17   15
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   2  1.02  16   0   0   7   0   35   32    5    4    2   11   18
Ed Figueroa            5   3  1.55   9   9   7   0   1   75   55   18   13    4   20   32
Dick Tidrow            3   2  1.77  15   0   0   2   0   46   41   10    9    2   11   30
Dock Ellis             1   1  1.83   3   3   1   0   0   20   18    9    4    1    8    5
Ron Guidry             3   0  1.85   9   3   0   1   0   39   32   10    8    3   13   32
Mike Torrez            2   2  3.65   5   5   2   0   0   37   35   16   15    2   17   18
Catfish Hunter         1   3  4.18   4   4   1   0   0   24   24   16   11    4    7   11
Gil Patterson          1   1  4.22   6   4   0   0   0   21   21   10   10    1   14   18
Don Gullett            3   2  4.94   7   7   2   0   0   47   51   27   26    4   27   34
Ken Holtzman           2   3  5.77   7   7   0   0   0   39   54   29   25    3   13    7

 Oakland               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Pablo Torrealba        1   0  0.73  11   0   0   2   0   12   14    2    1    1    6    4
Bob Lacey              1   1  0.92   7   0   0   0   0   20   12    3    2    0    6   17
Rick Langford          4   3  2.23  10   6   1   0   1   48   44   15   12    1   22   36
Joe Coleman            0   0  2.31  12   0   0   0   0   23   16    6    6    2   18   12
Dave Giusti            1   2  2.77  18   0   0   4   0   26   25    9    8    0    8   14
Mike Norris            1   1  3.91   6   3   0   0   0   25   29   14   11    2    8   12
Vida Blue              3   4  3.93   9   9   4   0   0   71   78   33   31    7   17   45
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  5.60   9   5   0   0   0   27   38   24   17    3   21   14
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 23.48   4   4   0   0   0    8   20   21   20    5    6    4

 Seattle               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mike Kekich            2   0  1.17   9   0   0   1   0   15    9    2    2    0    8   10
Enrique Romo           1   3  2.43  10   3   0   2   0   33   31   10    9    2   12   26
Bill Laxton            2   2  3.82  18   0   0   1   0   31   23   13   13    2   18   18
Frank MacCormack       0   0  3.86   3   3   0   0   0    7    4    3    3    0   12    4
John Montague          3   3  4.18  16   3   0   2   0   56   59   30   26    4   31   26
Dave Pagan             1   1  4.57  16   2   1   2   1   43   47   26   22    2   12   26
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
Glenn Abbott           1   4  5.48  10   9   0   0   0   44   47   31   27    9   20   17
Stan Thomas            1   5  5.57  10   8   1   0   0   52   67   41   32    7   21   14
Diego Segui            0   4  6.94  11   4   0   0   0   36   38   33   28    6   21   33
Dick Pole              1   1 10.50   5   4   0   0   0   12   19   14   14    5   12    8
Rick Jones             0   3 11.32   4   4   0   0   0   10   18   13   13    5   10    5

 Texas                 W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Darold Knowles         0   0  0.00  10   0   0   2   0    9    3    0    0    0    3    2
Bert Blyleven          4   5  1.97  10  10   6   0   2   87   70   24   19    6   23   64
Adrian Devine          3   1  2.05  12   1   0   1   0   22   14    5    5    2    9   14
Doyle Alexander        6   1  2.61   8   8   4   0   1   59   49   17   17    6   17   21
Mike Marshall          0   0  2.84   2   0   0   0   0    6    4    2    2    0    1    1
Paul Lindblad          1   2  3.51  10   0   0   2   0   26   23   11   10    4    7   14
Gaylord Perry          4   4  4.21   9   9   5   0   2   62   62   35   29    4   11   32
Nelson Briles          2   1  5.56   6   3   0   0   0   23   19   14   14    3    8    7
Tommy Boggs            0   3  5.93   6   6   0   0   0   27   40   18   18    1   12   15
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
Steve Hargan           0   0  Inf    1   0   0   0   0    0    3    3    3    1    1    0

 Toronto               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mike Willis            1   1  1.75   9   0   0   3   0   26   20    5    5    3    8    9
Jerry Johnson          1   1  2.67  14   0   0   1   0   30   29   10    9    1   20   13
Pete Vuckovich         2   4  3.34  14   1   1   2   0   32   28   13   12    2   16   22
Jerry Garvin           6   2  3.42  10  10   4   0   0   76   75   34   29    6   28   43
Jesse Jefferson        2   3  4.56   8   8   0   0   0   47   58   28   24    3   20   28
Dave Lemanczyk         2   4  4.68   9   9   2   0   0   65   75   38   34    5   30   27
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
Tom Bruno              0   0 10.13   2   0   0   0   0    5   13    6    6    0    0    3
Dennis DeBarr          0   0 13.50   1   0   0   0   0    1    3    1    1    0    0    0

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League Leaders

Wins:

  F. Tanana (CAL)           8
  N. Ryan (CAL)             7
  D. Alexander (TEX)        6
  J. Garvin (TOR)           6
  J. Palmer (BAL)           6
  G. Zahn (MIN)             6
  J. Augustine (MIL)        5
  K. Brett (CHI)            5
  T. Burgmeier (MIN)        5
  J. Colborn (KC)           5

Losses:

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

Complete Games:

  N. Ryan (CAL)             9
  F. Tanana (CAL)           8
  E. Figueroa (NY)          7
  J. Augustine (MIL)        6
  B. Blyleven (TEX)         6
  J. Palmer (BAL)           6
  G. Perry (TEX)            5
  D. Rozema (DET)           5
  S. Stone (CHI)            5
  D. Alexander (TEX)        4

Saves:

  B. Campbell (BOS)         7
  L. LaGrow (CHI)           7
  S. Lyle (NY)              7
  B. Castro (MIL)           6
  D. LaRoche (CAL)          6
  T. Burgmeier (MIN)        5
  T. Johnson (MIN)          5
  D. Giusti (OAK)           4
  L. Gura (KC)              4
  J. Hiller (DET)           4

Shutouts:

  F. Tanana (CAL)           4
  B. Blyleven (TEX)         2
  J. Palmer (BAL)           2
  G. Perry (TEX)            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

Innings Pitched:

  N. Ryan (CAL)          95.0
  F. Tanana (CAL)        91.1
  B. Blyleven (TEX)      87.0
  J. Palmer (BAL)        87.0
  J. Augustine (MIL)     82.2
  J. Garvin (TOR)        76.1
  E. Figueroa (NY)       75.1
  D. Eckersley (CLE)     72.2
  J. Slaton (MIL)        72.1
  D. Rozema (DET)        72.0

Hits:

  P. Splittorff (KC)       79
  V. Blue (OAK)            78
  K. Brett (CHI)           75
  J. Garvin (TOR)          75
  D. Goltz (MIN)           75
  D. Lemanczyk (TOR)       75
  F. Tanana (CAL)          74
  G. Zahn (MIN)            71
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        70
  R. Grimsley (BAL)        70

Runs:

  S. Thomas (SEA)          41
  B. Singer (TOR)          40
  D. Lemanczyk (TOR)       38
  D. Roberts (DET)         38
  P. Dobson (CLE)          37
  D. Leonard (KC)          37
  J. Augustine (MIL)       35
  G. Perry (TEX)           35
  J. Garvin (TOR)          34
  C. Knapp (CHI)           34

Home Runs:

  F. Jenkins (BOS)         13
  D. Roberts (DET)         12
  L. Tiant (BOS)           11
  P. Dobson (CLE)          10
  G. Abbott (SEA)           9
  J. Augustine (MIL)        9
  F. Tanana (CAL)           9
  G. Zahn (MIN)             8
  V. Blue (OAK)             7
  R. Cleveland (BOS)        7

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            72
  J. Montague (SEA)        31
  J. Palmer (BAL)          31
  B. Singer (TOR)          31
  D. Lemanczyk (TOR)       30
  J. Garvin (TOR)          28
  P. Splittorff (KC)       28
  M. Torrez (NY)           28
  J. Augustine (MIL)       27
  D. Gullett (NY)          27

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           101
  F. Tanana (CAL)          89
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        64
  J. Palmer (BAL)          58
  V. Blue (OAK)            45
  D. Eckersley (CLE)       44
  J. Garvin (TOR)          43
  D. Leonard (KC)          38
  G. Zahn (MIN)            37
  M. Haas (MIL)            36

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