Tuesday May 31, 1977
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, May 31, 1977

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        26  21  3.16   47  15  11   427   410  176  150   33  159  229
Baltimore       26  18  3.29   44  20   5   397   356  154  145   30  148  198
California      24  23  3.42   47  20  10   419   387  186  159   40  177  325
Minnesota       29  17  3.62   46   5  13   410   434  183  165   34  128  198
Milwaukee       25  25  3.72   50  15   9   445   414  209  184   44  181  200
Texas           21  21  3.77   42  15   5   377   367  170  158   34  122  193
Kansas City     21  23  4.05   44   7  11   396   416  202  178   42  148  226
Chicago         25  19  4.17   44   9  11   391   425  208  181   39  146  207
Oakland         22  24  4.21   46   9   9   409   435  219  191   41  179  242
Toronto         18  28  4.23   46   9   7   409   441  216  192   29  186  218
Detroit         18  26  4.24   44  12   7   393   399  214  185   48  114  212
Seattle         21  30  4.73   51   3  12   449   461  270  236   51  220  238
Cleveland       19  23  4.74   42   7   9   386   414  221  203   39  150  225
Boston          24  21  5.04   45  10   9   400   459  243  224   58  107  202

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ed Figueroa (NY)       6   3  1.60  10  10   8   0   1   84   61   20   15    4   22   36
Dick Tidrow (NY)       4   2  1.71  16   0   0   2   0   53   47   11   10    3   13   32
Frank Tanana (CAL)     8   2  2.08  12  12   9   0   4   99   79   23   23    9   25   95
Bert Blyleven (TEX)    4   6  2.31  11  11   6   0   2   94   76   29   24    7   26   67
Jim Slaton (MIL)       3   5  2.38  11  10   2   0   1   79   66   29   21    7   29   34
Nolan Ryan (CAL)       8   4  2.42  12  12  10   0   2  104   64   30   28    5   78  113
Rick Langford (OAK)    4   3  2.45  11   7   1   0   1   55   51   18   15    1   24   38
Steve Stone (CHI)      6   3  2.55  10  10   6   0   0   78   68   25   22    6   26   40
Jim Palmer (BAL)       7   3  2.63  12  12   7   0   2   96   70   28   28    6   35   64
Jim Colborn (KC)       6   5  2.72  11  11   3   0   1   76   64   25   23    6   27   36

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Palmer             7   3  2.63  12  12   7   0   2   96   70   28   28    6   35   64
Dennis Martinez        3   2  2.67  10   1   1   1   0   34   23   11   10    2   13   14
Rudy May               6   5  3.14  11  11   5   0   1   77   74   32   27    4   33   33
Ross Grimsley          5   3  3.21  10  10   4   0   0   73   79   27   26    6   19   22
Mike Flanagan          1   3  3.50   8   7   3   1   1   54   45   21   21    6   16   38
Tippy Martinez         1   0  3.86   8   0   0   0   0    9   10    4    4    0    8    3
Scott McGregor         1   1  3.99   6   3   0   2   0   29   29   14   13    2    6   12
Tony Chevez            0   0  4.50   1   0   0   0   0    2    3    2    1    0    0    2
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       3   3  3.27  11   9   3   0   0   72   62   31   26    8   17   38
Fergie Jenkins         5   4  3.74  10  10   4   0   1   75   72   33   31   14   12   38
Bill Campbell          4   3  3.79  20   0   0   7   0   38   32   18   16    4   16   30
Jim Willoughby         3   0  4.00  12   0   0   1   0   27   25   13   12    2    7   11
Bob Stanley            3   2  4.42   9   8   2   1   1   59   76   34   29    3   17   14
Bill Lee               2   1  4.50   7   4   1   0   0   36   41   20   18    6    7   13
Tom Murphy             0   1  6.53   8   0   0   0   0   21   30   17   15    4    8   11
Luis Tiant             2   4  6.70   9   9   0   0   0   46   62   34   34   12   14   26
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 20.25   2   1   0   0   0    4   12    9    9    0    1    2

 California            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dave LaRoche           1   0  1.54   5   0   0   2   0   12    8    2    2    2    4    7
Frank Tanana           8   2  2.08  12  12   9   0   4   99   79   23   23    9   25   95
Nolan Ryan             8   4  2.42  12  12  10   0   2  104   64   30   28    5   78  113
Paul Hartzell          1   4  3.20  13   4   1   4   0   45   40   19   16    3   11   25
Dick Drago             0   1  3.38  11   0   0   2   0   19   19    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
Gary Ross              2   2  4.50   9   8   0   0   0   44   56   27   22    7    8   19
Mickey Scott           0   2  5.27  11   0   0   0   0   14   14   13    8    0    4    5
Don Kirkwood           1   0  5.63  11   0   0   1   0   16   20   12   10    3    9    9
Wayne Simpson          3   4  5.67  10  10   0   0   0   46   60   35   29    4   22   30
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  20   0   0   7   0   32   20    5    4    2   10   19
Steve Stone            6   3  2.55  10  10   6   0   0   78   68   25   22    6   26   40
Francisco Barrios      4   3  3.69  10   8   1   0   0   63   68   31   26    5   17   34
Bruce Dal Canton       0   2  3.75   8   0   0   2   0   24   20   11   10    1   13    9
Bart Johnson           3   2  3.92  12   3   0   0   0   39   50   21   17    1   19   12
Ken Kravec             0   1  4.91   1   1   0   0   0    7    4    4    4    1    3    8
Chris Knapp            5   2  5.19  11  11   1   0   0   52   57   36   30    7   27   33
Dave Hamilton          1   2  5.20  21   0   0   2   0   28   35   21   16    3   13   16
Ken Brett              5   3  5.55  10  10   1   0   0   58   81   37   36    7   12   31
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  2.82  11   0   0   0   0   22   18    8    7    2   11   15
Dennis Eckersley       5   3  2.98  11  11   3   0   1   82   67   30   27    7   25   56
Jim Kern               1   3  3.33  21   0   0   4   0   27   25   11   10    1   15   23
Rick Waits             2   0  4.01  12   0   0   1   0   25   26   11   11    1   13   13
Jim Bibby              3   2  4.71   8   6   2   0   1   36   44   19   19    3    7   20
Al Fitzmorris          2   4  5.03  11   7   0   0   0   39   49   26   22    2   18   21
Dave LaRoche           2   2  5.30  13   0   0   4   0   19   15   13   11    3    7   18
Tom Buskey             0   0  5.40  13   0   0   0   0   22   30   17   13    3    6    9
Wayne Garland          2   5  5.53  10  10   2   0   0   55   69   36   34    7   17   20
Pat Dobson             0   4  7.48  11   8   0   0   0   49   65   41   41   10   24   22
Sid Monge              1   0  7.71   7   0   0   0   0    9    6    9    8    0    7    8

 Detroit               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mark Fidrych           0   1  1.00   1   1   1   0   0    9    8    2    1    0    1    3
Steve Foucault         3   2  2.28  11   0   0   3   0   24   18    6    6    1    6   23
Fernando Arroyo        3   2  2.73  13   3   1   0   0   56   47   20   17    6   13   17
Dave Rozema            4   2  2.89  10  10   6   0   1   81   72   29   26    8   11   38
John Hiller            2   5  3.86  16   3   1   4   0   40   33   19   17    3   17   39
Dave Roberts           3   7  4.35  11  11   3   0   0   70   73   43   34   12   22   30
Bob Sykes              0   1  4.50   7   4   0   0   0   28   28   17   14    2   14   21
Jim Crawford           0   0  4.91   8   0   0   0   0   22   30   18   12    6   10   21
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
Jim Colborn            6   5  2.72  11  11   3   0   1   76   64   25   23    6   27   36
Mark Littell           4   2  2.86  18   0   0   6   0   28   21    9    9    2   13   29
Larry Gura             2   1  3.16  16   3   0   4   0   37   34   15   13    4    8   16
Tom Hall               0   0  3.52   6   0   0   0   0    8    4    3    3    2    6   10
Paul Splittorff        4   4  3.53  12  12   2   0   1   79   84   34   31    7   32   26
Steve Mingori          0   3  3.74  11   0   0   0   0   22   20    9    9    3    7    4
Andy Hassler           1   1  4.03   6   5   0   0   0   29   36   17   13    1   14   20
Dennis Leonard         2   5  4.95  10   9   2   1   0   64   75   46   35    5   23   47
Doug Bird              2   0  6.40  13   2   0   0   0   32   45   23   23    6   11   25
Marty Pattin           0   2  8.02  10   2   0   0   0   21   33   21   19    6    7   13

 Milwaukee             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bob McClure            1   0  1.99  24   0   0   3   0   23   22    7    5    0    9    8
Jim Slaton             3   5  2.38  11  10   2   0   1   79   66   29   21    7   29   34
Sam Hinds              0   1  2.57   3   0   0   0   0   14    7    4    4    1   10    7
Bill Travers           3   4  3.23   8   8   2   0   1   53   50   22   19    4   29   21
Jerry Augustine        6   5  3.24  11  11   7   0   0   92   77   36   33    9   31   27
Moose Haas             4   2  3.54  11  11   2   0   0   74   66   32   29    7   27   38
Barry Cort             1   1  3.57   6   3   1   0   0   23   25    9    9    1    7   15
Eduardo Rodriguez      1   2  4.65   8   3   1   0   1   41   35   21   21    3   18   29
Bill Castro            5   2  5.56  19   0   0   6   0   23   27   15   14    5    4    8
Gary Beare             1   2 10.57   7   4   0   0   0   23   34   28   27    6   15   12
Rich Folkers           0   1 13.50   2   0   0   0   0    1    5    6    2    1    2    1

 Minnesota             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Johnson            4   2  1.49  20   0   0   6   0   36   28    7    6    1    7   21
Tom Burgmeier          5   1  2.06  20   0   0   5   0   39   32    9    9    4    8   12
Jim Hughes             0   0  2.08   2   0   0   0   0    4    4    1    1    0    1    1
Mike Pazik             1   0  2.50   3   3   0   0   0   18   18    5    5    1    6    6
Ron Schueler           2   2  3.58  18   0   0   2   0   33   29   14   13    3   14   16
Paul Thormodsgard      3   2  3.60  10  10   0   0   0   55   61   24   22    5   20   21
Dave Goltz             4   3  3.74  11  11   2   0   0   75   82   35   31    3   25   35
Geoff Zahn             6   3  3.90  10  10   3   0   0   65   78   30   28    8   16   39
Jeff Holly             2   1  4.38   5   3   0   0   0   25   24   12   12    1    5   19
Pete Redfern           2   3  5.13  10   9   0   0   0   47   58   35   27    6   19   20
Dave Johnson           0   0  5.59   5   0   0   0   0   10   13    6    6    1    6    7
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  0.90  19   0   0   8   0   40   34    5    4    2   11   21
Ed Figueroa            6   3  1.60  10  10   8   0   1   84   61   20   15    4   22   36
Dick Tidrow            4   2  1.71  16   0   0   2   0   53   47   11   10    3   13   32
Dock Ellis             1   1  1.83   3   3   1   0   0   20   18    9    4    1    8    5
Ron Guidry             3   1  2.98  10   4   0   1   0   42   38   16   14    4   17   35
Mike Torrez            3   2  3.52   6   6   3   0   0   46   42   20   18    3   23   21
Don Gullett            3   2  4.94   7   7   2   0   0   47   51   27   26    4   27   34
Gil Patterson          1   2  5.00   7   5   0   0   0   27   26   15   15    3   16   26
Ken Holtzman           2   3  5.82   8   7   0   0   0   43   64   32   28    4   14    8
Catfish Hunter         1   3  5.84   5   5   1   0   0   25   29   21   16    5    8   11

 Oakland               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Pablo Torrealba        1   0  0.71  12   0   0   2   0   13   15    2    1    1    7    4
Bob Lacey              1   2  2.05  10   0   0   1   0   26   18    7    6    2    7   24
Joe Coleman            0   0  2.25  13   0   0   1   0   24   16    6    6    2   18   13
Rick Langford          4   3  2.45  11   7   1   0   1   55   51   18   15    1   24   38
Dave Giusti            1   2  2.73  19   0   0   4   0   26   27    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   6  3.92  11  11   5   0   0   85   91   39   37    7   26   50
Mike Torrez            3   1  4.44   4   4   2   0   0   26   23   14   13    3   11   12
Doc Medich             4   2  4.50   9   9   1   0   0   56   63   35   28    7   21   31
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
Dock Ellis             1   3 13.21   5   5   0   0   0   16   26   24   23    5    9    6
Doug Bair              1   0 14.85   4   0   0   0   0    7   14   11   11    3    6    3

 Seattle               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mike Kekich            2   0  1.00  10   0   0   2   0   18    9    2    2    0    8   12
Enrique Romo           2   3  2.25  11   3   0   2   0   36   32   10    9    2   15   28
Bill Laxton            2   2  3.44  20   0   0   3   0   34   25   13   13    2   18   19
Frank MacCormack       0   0  3.86   3   3   0   0   0    7    4    3    3    0   12    4
John Montague          4   3  4.21  17   4   0   2   0   62   64   33   29    4   32   31
Dave Pagan             1   1  4.47  17   3   1   2   1   48   55   30   24    2   15   26
Tommy Moore            2   1  4.91  14   1   0   0   0   33   36   22   18    1   21   13
Glenn Abbott           2   4  4.97  11  10   0   0   0   51   50   32   28   10   21   19
Stan Thomas            2   5  5.17  11   8   1   0   0   56   69   41   32    7   22   14
Gary Wheelock          2   3  5.23   5   5   1   0   0   31   28   19   18    5    7   19
Diego Segui            0   4  6.41  12   4   0   1   0   39   41   33   28    6   23   36
Dick Pole              2   1  7.11   6   5   0   0   0   19   25   15   15    5   14    9
Rick Jones             0   3  9.98   5   5   0   0   0   15   23   17   17    7   12    8

 Texas                 W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Darold Knowles         0   0  1.42  13   0   0   2   0   13    5    2    2    1    5    4
Adrian Devine          4   1  1.61  15   1   0   1   0   28   18    5    5    2   10   16
Bert Blyleven          4   6  2.31  11  11   6   0   2   94   76   29   24    7   26   67
Doyle Alexander        6   1  2.92   9   9   4   0   1   62   55   20   20    6   21   22
Mike Marshall          0   0  3.18   3   1   0   0   0   11   11    4    4    0    5    4
Paul Lindblad          1   3  3.82  12   0   0   2   0   31   29   14   13    5    9   14
Gaylord Perry          4   5  4.52  10  10   5   0   2   66   72   39   33    5   11   34
Nelson Briles          2   2  5.34   7   4   0   0   0   29   28   17   17    3    9    9
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
Steve Hargan           0   0 13.50   4   0   0   0   0    7   14   10   10    2    4    5
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  1.75   9   0   0   3   0   26   20    5    5    3    8    9
Jerry Johnson          1   2  2.62  15   0   0   1   0   34   32   14   10    1   25   16
Pete Vuckovich         2   4  3.09  16   1   1   3   0   35   29   13   12    2   18   25
Jerry Garvin           6   3  3.51  11  11   4   0   0   85   85   38   33    6   31   44
Dave Lemanczyk         2   5  4.48  10  10   3   0   0   74   83   41   37    6   31   35
Jesse Jefferson        3   3  4.64   9   9   0   0   0   54   64   32   28    4   22   36
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  6.12  10  10   0   0   0   50   56   40   34    4   35   28
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:

  N. Ryan (CAL)             8
  F. Tanana (CAL)           8
  J. Palmer (BAL)           7
  D. Alexander (TEX)        6
  J. Augustine (MIL)        6
  J. Colborn (KC)           6
  E. Figueroa (NY)          6
  J. Garvin (TOR)           6
  R. May (BAL)              6
  S. Stone (CHI)            6

Losses:

  D. Roberts (DET)          7
  V. Blue (OAK)             6
  B. Blyleven (TEX)         6
  B. Singer (TOR)           6
  J. Augustine (MIL)        5
  J. Colborn (KC)           5
  W. Garland (CLE)          5
  J. Hiller (DET)           5
  D. Lemanczyk (TOR)        5
  D. Leonard (KC)           5

Complete Games:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            10
  F. Tanana (CAL)           9
  E. Figueroa (NY)          8
  J. Augustine (MIL)        7
  J. Palmer (BAL)           7
  B. Blyleven (TEX)         6
  D. Rozema (DET)           6
  S. Stone (CHI)            6
  V. Blue (OAK)             5
  R. May (BAL)              5

Saves:

  S. Lyle (NY)              8
  B. Campbell (BOS)         7
  L. LaGrow (CHI)           7
  B. Castro (MIL)           6
  T. Johnson (MIN)          6
  D. LaRoche (CAL)          6
  M. Littell (KC)           6
  T. Burgmeier (MIN)        5
  D. Giusti (OAK)           4
  L. Gura (KC)              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
  D. Eckersley (CLE)        1
  E. Figueroa (NY)          1

Innings Pitched:

  N. Ryan (CAL)         104.0
  F. Tanana (CAL)        99.1
  J. Palmer (BAL)        96.0
  B. Blyleven (TEX)      93.2
  J. Augustine (MIL)     91.2
  V. Blue (OAK)          85.0
  J. Garvin (TOR)        84.2
  E. Figueroa (NY)       84.1
  D. Eckersley (CLE)     81.2
  D. Rozema (DET)        81.0

Hits:

  V. Blue (OAK)            91
  J. Garvin (TOR)          85
  P. Splittorff (KC)       84
  D. Lemanczyk (TOR)       83
  D. Goltz (MIN)           82
  K. Brett (CHI)           81
  R. Grimsley (BAL)        79
  F. Tanana (CAL)          79
  G. Zahn (MIN)            78
  J. Augustine (MIL)       77

Runs:

  D. Leonard (KC)          46
  D. Roberts (DET)         43
  P. Dobson (CLE)          41
  D. Lemanczyk (TOR)       41
  S. Thomas (SEA)          41
  B. Singer (TOR)          40
  V. Blue (OAK)            39
  G. Perry (TEX)           39
  J. Garvin (TOR)          38
  K. Brett (CHI)           37

Home Runs:

  F. Jenkins (BOS)         14
  D. Roberts (DET)         12
  L. Tiant (BOS)           12
  G. Abbott (SEA)          10
  P. Dobson (CLE)          10
  J. Augustine (MIL)        9
  F. Tanana (CAL)           9
  R. Cleveland (BOS)        8
  D. Rozema (DET)           8
  G. Zahn (MIN)             8

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            78
  J. Palmer (BAL)          35
  B. Singer (TOR)          35
  M. Torrez (NY)           34
  R. May (BAL)             33
  J. Montague (SEA)        32
  P. Splittorff (KC)       32
  J. Augustine (MIL)       31
  J. Garvin (TOR)          31
  D. Lemanczyk (TOR)       31

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           113
  F. Tanana (CAL)          95
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        67
  J. Palmer (BAL)          64
  D. Eckersley (CLE)       56
  V. Blue (OAK)            50
  D. Leonard (KC)          47
  J. Garvin (TOR)          44
  S. Stone (CHI)           40
  J. Hiller (DET)          39


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