Wednesday June 8, 1977
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, June 8, 1977

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
California      26  26  3.35   52  21  10   468   433  211  174   47  195  373
New York        31  24  3.37   55  17  14   497   486  215  186   41  190  259
Baltimore       29  24  3.80   53  24   6   474   448  216  200   39  196  239
Texas           26  24  3.88   50  17   6   450   443  208  194   46  140  240
Minnesota       33  21  3.89   54   6  13   488   525  230  211   43  157  244
Oakland         26  27  3.99   53  10  11   472   482  240  209   45  203  275
Toronto         21  31  4.10   52   9   9   465   496  240  212   35  205  258
Milwaukee       27  29  4.12   56  15   9   498   482  253  228   52  206  244
Detroit         22  29  4.14   51  13   9   454   459  238  209   52  134  242
Kansas City     25  27  4.22   52   8  12   469   495  247  220   51  171  274
Chicago         29  23  4.32   52  10  13   466   513  252  224   50  169  241
Cleveland       23  26  4.48   49   7  13   446   462  245  222   45  168  271
Seattle         23  35  4.66   58   5  12   512   529  299  265   59  239  264
Boston          29  24  4.74   53  12  12   469   523  270  247   63  127  242

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dick Tidrow (NY)       5   2  1.92  19   0   0   2   0   61   57   15   13    5   15   35
Frank Tanana (CAL)     9   2  1.99  13  13  10   0   4  108   87   24   24   10   27   99
Ed Figueroa (NY)       7   4  2.23  12  12   8   0   1   97   80   30   24    7   35   40
Bert Blyleven (TEX)    5   7  2.24  13  13   8   0   2  113   88   33   28    9   29   82
Nolan Ryan (CAL)       8   5  2.44  14  14  10   0   2  122   79   40   33    6   91  143
Rick Langford (OAK)    4   3  2.47  12   8   1   0   1   62   59   20   17    1   27   43
Dave Rozema (DET)      6   2  2.77  12  12   6   0   1   97   89   33   30    9   14   43
Jim Palmer (BAL)       7   5  2.81  14  14   9   0   2  112   84   36   35    7   42   74
D. Eckersley (CLE)     6   4  2.96  13  13   3   0   1   94   72   34   31    9   30   66
Jim Slaton (MIL)       3   6  3.00  12  11   2   0   1   84   76   36   28    8   30   36

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tippy Martinez         1   0  2.55  11   0   0   1   0   18   16    5    5    0   13    9
Jim Palmer             7   5  2.81  14  14   9   0   2  112   84   36   35    7   42   74
Dennis Martinez        4   3  3.27  12   3   2   1   0   44   33   20   16    2   21   18
Rudy May               7   5  3.49  13  13   6   0   1   88   84   40   34    5   39   41
Ross Grimsley          6   3  3.81  12  12   4   0   0   80   94   35   34    8   23   23
Mike Flanagan          1   5  4.10  10   8   3   1   1   59   57   28   27    6   19   41
Scott McGregor         1   1  4.11   8   3   0   2   0   35   35   17   16    2   10   13
Dyar Miller            2   2  6.63  11   0   0   1   0   19   23   14   14    6   10    9
Fred Holdsworth        0   0  6.75   9   0   0   0   0   11   12    8    8    0   11    4
Tony Chevez            0   0 12.38   4   0   0   0   0    8   10   13   11    3    8    7

 Boston                W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bill Campbell          4   3  3.06  23   0   0  10   0   47   36   18   16    4   16   40
Reggie Cleveland       4   3  3.17  12  10   3   0   0   77   68   32   27    8   17   39
Fergie Jenkins         5   5  3.53  12  12   5   0   1   89   81   39   35   16   17   48
Bill Lee               3   1  4.00   8   5   2   0   0   45   47   22   20    7    7   14
Jim Willoughby         3   0  4.00  12   0   0   1   0   27   25   13   12    2    7   11
Bob Stanley            3   3  4.70  11   9   2   1   1   61   82   38   32    3   18   15
Luis Tiant             3   4  6.00  11  11   0   0   0   57   73   39   38   12   22   31
Tom Murphy             0   1  7.23  10   0   0   0   0   24   35   21   19    5    9   12
Rick Wise              2   2  8.10   8   5   0   0   0   27   43   24   24    5    5   23
Ramon Hernandez        0   0  9.00   2   0   0   0   0    2    3    2    2    1    0    1
Tom House              1   0 12.91   8   0   0   0   0    8   15   11   11    0    6    6
Mike Paxton            1   2 16.50   4   1   0   0   0    6   15   11   11    0    3    2

 California            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dave LaRoche           2   0  1.56   8   0   0   2   0   17   10    4    3    3    5   10
Frank Tanana           9   2  1.99  13  13  10   0   4  108   87   24   24   10   27   99
Nolan Ryan             8   5  2.44  14  14  10   0   2  122   79   40   33    6   91  143
Paul Hartzell          1   5  2.91  14   5   1   4   0   53   48   23   17    5   12   27
Dick Drago             0   1  3.20  12   0   0   2   0   20   20    8    7    3    3   14
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   3  4.99  10   9   0   0   0   49   63   32   27    8    9   26
Don Kirkwood           1   0  5.29  12   0   0   1   0   17   20   12   10    3    9    9
Mickey Scott           0   2  5.63  12   0   0   0   0   16   19   16   10    1    4    5
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
Larry Anderson         0   1  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    2    1    0    0    2    2
Lerrin LaGrow          2   0  1.35  23   0   0   8   0   40   31    7    6    2   10   24
Steve Stone            6   4  3.14  11  11   6   0   0   80   76   31   28   10   26   40
Bruce Dal Canton       0   2  3.75   8   0   0   2   0   24   20   11   10    1   13    9
Francisco Barrios      5   3  4.07  12  10   1   0   0   73   84   38   33    6   19   36
Dave Hamilton          1   2  4.66  24   0   0   3   0   37   41   24   19    5   16   22
Bart Johnson           3   3  4.70  15   4   0   0   0   44   57   27   23    1   22   15
Chris Knapp            5   2  4.91  12  11   1   0   0   55   58   36   30    7   27   33
Ken Brett              6   3  5.02  12  12   2   0   0   75   95   43   42    8   15   38
Ken Kravec             1   2  7.50   3   3   0   0   0   18   20   15   15    4    8   15
Wilbur Wood            0   1  8.10   5   1   0   0   0   13   17   13   12    3    8    5
Silvio Martinez        0   0 10.80   4   0   0   0   0    5   12    6    6    3    3    2

 Cleveland             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Kern               1   3  2.81  24   0   0   6   0   32   25   11   10    1   17   28
Dennis Eckersley       6   4  2.96  13  13   3   0   1   94   72   34   31    9   30   66
Don Hood               1   0  3.33  13   0   0   0   0   27   21   11   10    2   13   17
Rick Waits             3   0  3.72  14   0   0   1   0   29   32   12   12    1   13   15
Jim Bibby              4   3  4.31  10   8   2   0   1   48   56   27   23    4   10   33
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
Sid Monge              1   0  5.40  11   0   0   2   0   13    9    9    8    0    9   10
Wayne Garland          2   5  5.52  11  11   2   0   0   60   75   40   37    8   19   20
Pat Dobson             1   5  6.53  13  10   0   0   0   62   78   45   45   12   26   34

 Detroit               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Steve Foucault         3   2  2.10  14   0   0   5   0   26   19    6    6    1    6   25
Mark Fidrych           1   2  2.25   3   3   2   0   1   24   25    7    6    0    4   10
Dave Rozema            6   2  2.77  12  12   6   0   1   97   89   33   30    9   14   43
Fernando Arroyo        3   3  3.08  14   4   1   0   0   61   55   24   21    6   14   17
John Hiller            3   6  3.53  18   4   1   4   0   51   40   22   20    5   21   50
Bob Sykes              0   1  4.45   8   4   0   0   0   30   29   18   15    2   14   23
Jim Crawford           0   0  4.74   9   0   0   0   0   25   30   19   13    6   15   22
Dave Roberts           3   7  4.91  12  12   3   0   0   73   80   49   40   13   24   31
Steve Grilli           0   0  6.52   6   0   0   0   0   10   12    7    7    1    6    7
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

 Kansas City           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Steve Mingori          0   3  2.89  14   0   0   0   0   28   24   10    9    3    8    5
Jim Colborn            6   6  3.16  13  13   3   0   1   88   81   33   31    8   29   42
Mark Littell           5   2  3.22  21   0   0   6   0   36   26   14   13    3   18   35
Larry Gura             3   2  3.25  21   3   0   5   0   44   39   18   16    6   10   20
Tom Hall               0   0  3.52   6   0   0   0   0    8    4    3    3    2    6   10
Andy Hassler           2   1  4.08   7   6   0   0   0   35   43   20   16    1   18   24
Dennis Leonard         3   6  4.37  12  11   3   1   0   80   86   50   39    6   26   63
Paul Splittorff        4   4  4.41  14  14   2   0   1   86  100   46   42    8   36   29
Doug Bird              2   1  7.25  14   3   0   0   0   36   54   29   29    7   13   29
Marty Pattin           0   2  7.33  12   2   0   0   0   27   38   24   22    7    7   17

 Milwaukee             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bob McClure            1   0  2.70  26   0   0   3   0   23   23    9    7    0   10    9
Jim Slaton             3   6  3.00  12  11   2   0   1   84   76   36   28    8   30   36
Bill Travers           3   4  3.23   8   8   2   0   1   53   50   22   19    4   29   21
Moose Haas             4   2  3.43  12  12   2   0   0   81   70   34   31    8   31   46
Barry Cort             1   1  3.57   6   3   1   0   0   23   25    9    9    1    7   15
Jerry Augustine        6   7  4.07  13  13   7   0   0   95   89   46   43   12   33   29
Rich Folkers           0   1  4.26   3   0   0   0   0    6    7    7    3    2    4    6
Bill Castro            7   2  4.67  22   0   0   6   0   27   28   15   14    5    5   10
Sam Hinds              0   1  5.03   6   0   0   0   0   20   18   11   11    1   13   11
Eduardo Rodriguez      1   3  5.55  10   4   1   0   1   47   48   29   29    5   22   35
Lary Sorensen          0   0  5.68   1   1   0   0   0    6    7    4    4    0    3    3
Gary Beare             1   2  8.44   9   4   0   0   0   32   41   31   30    6   19   23

 Minnesota             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Johnson            6   2  1.84  25   0   0   6   0   44   36   10    9    1   13   26
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
Tom Burgmeier          5   2  3.15  25   0   0   5   0   46   42   16   16    5   12   13
Dave Goltz             5   3  3.59  13  13   3   0   0   93   98   42   37    5   27   48
Dave Johnson           1   0  3.60   8   0   0   0   0   15   15    6    6    1    6   11
Geoff Zahn             6   3  3.87  12  12   3   0   0   79   95   36   34    9   22   48
Ron Schueler           2   3  4.25  22   0   0   2   0   42   41   21   20    3   19   22
Paul Thormodsgard      3   3  4.29  12  12   0   0   0   63   75   32   30    7   22   23
Pete Redfern           2   3  4.73  11  10   0   0   0   51   59   35   27    6   23   23
Jeff Holly             2   2  6.44   8   4   0   0   0   29   35   21   21    4    5   22
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
Ken Clay               0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    0    0    0    0    1
Sparky Lyle            2   2  0.93  23   0   0  11   0   48   40    6    5    2   12   25
Dock Ellis             1   1  1.83   3   3   1   0   0   20   18    9    4    1    8    5
Dick Tidrow            5   2  1.92  19   0   0   2   0   61   57   15   13    5   15   35
Ed Figueroa            7   4  2.23  12  12   8   0   1   97   80   30   24    7   35   40
Ron Guidry             3   2  3.22  11   5   0   1   0   50   46   20   18    4   20   43
Mike Torrez            4   3  4.01   8   8   4   0   0   58   54   28   26    3   29   25
Catfish Hunter         2   3  4.81   6   6   2   0   0   34   35   23   18    5    9   14
Don Gullett            4   2  5.06   8   8   2   0   0   53   56   32   30    7   28   36
Gil Patterson          1   2  5.34   8   6   0   0   0   29   30   17   17    3   18   27
Ken Holtzman           2   3  6.11   9   7   0   0   0   46   69   35   31    4   16    8

 Oakland               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Pablo Torrealba        2   0  0.48  14   0   0   2   0   19   17    2    1    1   11    4
Bob Lacey              2   3  1.97  15   0   0   2   0   32   22    9    7    2    9   30
Joe Coleman            0   0  2.30  17   0   0   2   0   27   20    7    7    3   18   14
Rick Langford          4   3  2.47  12   8   1   0   1   62   59   20   17    1   27   43
Dave Giusti            1   2  2.48  21   0   0   4   0   29   29    9    8    0    8   16
Mike Norris            2   1  3.16   8   5   1   0   1   37   35   16   13    2   16   15
Doc Medich             5   2  4.00  11  11   1   0   0   70   72   39   31    7   23   39
Vida Blue              3   7  4.25  12  12   5   0   0   91   98   45   43   10   28   54
Mike Torrez            3   1  4.44   4   4   2   0   0   26   23   14   13    3   11   12
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   4 10.32   6   6   0   0   0   23   31   28   26    5   12   10
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            3   1  1.44  12   0   0   2   0   25   13    4    4    1   12   15
Enrique Romo           2   3  2.11  14   3   0   2   0   38   33   10    9    2   15   28
Bill Laxton            2   2  3.35  22   0   0   3   0   38   28   14   14    3   19   23
John Montague          5   3  3.80  18   5   1   2   0   71   73   34   30    4   33   34
Frank MacCormack       0   0  3.86   3   3   0   0   0    7    4    3    3    0   12    4
Tom House              0   0  4.00   3   0   0   0   0    9   10    4    4    1    3    4
Dave Pagan             1   1  4.88  18   4   1   2   1   52   62   34   28    2   17   27
Tommy Moore            2   1  4.91  14   1   0   0   0   33   36   22   18    1   21   13
Dick Pole              2   2  4.91   8   7   1   0   0   33   36   18   18    6   17   14
Gary Wheelock          2   3  5.23   5   5   1   0   0   31   28   19   18    5    7   19
Glenn Abbott           2   6  5.46  13  12   0   0   0   59   65   40   36   12   23   24
Stan Thomas            2   5  5.49  12   8   1   0   0   57   71   44   35    8   23   14
Diego Segui            0   4  6.25  13   4   0   1   0   40   41   33   28    6   23   36
Rick Jones             0   4  9.64   6   6   0   0   0   19   29   20   20    8   14    9

 Texas                 W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Darold Knowles         1   0  1.53  15   0   0   2   0   18   10    4    3    2    8    7
Adrian Devine          4   1  1.69  17   1   0   2   0   32   22    6    6    3   10   20
Bert Blyleven          5   7  2.24  13  13   8   0   2  113   88   33   28    9   29   82
Paul Lindblad          2   3  3.08  15   0   0   2   0   38   34   14   13    5    9   18
Doyle Alexander        6   3  3.91  11  11   4   0   1   74   71   32   32    9   26   26
Nelson Briles          2   2  4.73   9   6   0   0   0   40   39   21   21    5   13   14
Gaylord Perry          5   5  4.94  11  11   5   0   2   71   79   45   39    8   11   38
Tommy Boggs            0   3  5.93   6   6   0   0   0   27   40   18   18    1   12   15
Mike Marshall          0   0  6.14   4   2   0   0   0   15   19   10   10    0    7    7
Mike Wallace           0   0  7.56   5   0   0   0   0    8   10    7    7    1   10    2
Steve Hargan           1   0  8.76   6   0   0   0   0   12   22   13   12    2    5   10
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            2   1  1.99  11   0   0   3   0   32   24    7    7    4    9   13
Pete Vuckovich         2   4  2.72  19   2   1   4   0   43   34   15   13    2   23   30
Jerry Johnson          1   2  2.72  18   0   0   2   0   40   40   16   12    2   27   23
Jerry Garvin           7   3  3.51  12  12   4   0   0   90   93   41   35    6   32   48
Jesse Jefferson        3   4  4.04  11  11   0   0   0   71   77   36   32    5   26   44
Dave Lemanczyk         3   5  4.32  11  11   3   0   0   81   89   43   39    6   33   40
Steve Hargan           1   3  5.22   6   5   1   0   0   29   36   17   17    2   14   11
Dennis DeBarr          0   0  5.40   2   0   0   0   0    2    4    1    1    0    0    1
Chuck Hartenstein      0   1  5.40   7   0   0   0   0   15   20    9    9    1    2   11
Bill Singer            2   7  6.29  11  11   0   0   0   54   62   46   38    5   37   31
Tom Bruno              0   1  9.72   4   0   0   0   0    8   17    9    9    2    2    6

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League Leaders

Wins:

  F. Tanana (CAL)           9
  N. Ryan (CAL)             8
  B. Castro (MIL)           7
  E. Figueroa (NY)          7
  J. Garvin (TOR)           7
  R. May (BAL)              7
  J. Palmer (BAL)           7
  M. Torrez (NY)            7
  D. Alexander (TEX)        6
  J. Augustine (MIL)        6

Losses:

  J. Augustine (MIL)        7
  V. Blue (OAK)             7
  B. Blyleven (TEX)         7
  D. Roberts (DET)          7
  B. Singer (TOR)           7
  G. Abbott (SEA)           6
  J. Colborn (KC)           6
  J. Hiller (DET)           6
  D. Leonard (KC)           6
  J. Slaton (MIL)           6

Complete Games:

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

Saves:

  S. Lyle (NY)             11
  B. Campbell (BOS)        10
  L. LaGrow (CHI)           8
  B. Castro (MIL)           6
  T. Johnson (MIN)          6
  J. Kern (CLE)             6
  D. LaRoche (CAL)          6
  M. Littell (KC)           6
  T. Burgmeier (MIN)        5
  S. Foucault (DET)         5

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
  M. Fidrych (DET)          1

Innings Pitched:

  N. Ryan (CAL)         121.2
  B. Blyleven (TEX)     112.2
  J. Palmer (BAL)       112.0
  F. Tanana (CAL)       108.1
  D. Rozema (DET)        97.1
  E. Figueroa (NY)       97.0
  J. Augustine (MIL)     95.0
  D. Eckersley (CLE)     94.1
  D. Goltz (MIN)         92.2
  V. Blue (OAK)          91.0

Hits:

  P. Splittorff (KC)      100
  V. Blue (OAK)            98
  D. Goltz (MIN)           98
  K. Brett (CHI)           95
  G. Zahn (MIN)            95
  R. Grimsley (BAL)        94
  J. Garvin (TOR)          93
  J. Augustine (MIL)       89
  D. Lemanczyk (TOR)       89
  D. Rozema (DET)          89

Runs:

  D. Leonard (KC)          50
  D. Roberts (DET)         49
  J. Augustine (MIL)       46
  B. Singer (TOR)          46
  P. Splittorff (KC)       46
  V. Blue (OAK)            45
  P. Dobson (CLE)          45
  G. Perry (TEX)           45
  S. Thomas (SEA)          44
  K. Brett (CHI)           43

Home Runs:

  F. Jenkins (BOS)         16
  D. Roberts (DET)         13
  G. Abbott (SEA)          12
  J. Augustine (MIL)       12
  P. Dobson (CLE)          12
  L. Tiant (BOS)           12
  V. Blue (OAK)            10
  S. Stone (CHI)           10
  F. Tanana (CAL)          10
  D. Alexander (TEX)        9

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            91
  J. Palmer (BAL)          42
  M. Torrez (NY)           40
  R. May (BAL)             39
  B. Singer (TOR)          37
  P. Splittorff (KC)       36
  E. Figueroa (NY)         35
  J. Augustine (MIL)       33
  D. Lemanczyk (TOR)       33
  J. Montague (SEA)        33

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           143
  F. Tanana (CAL)          99
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        82
  J. Palmer (BAL)          74
  D. Eckersley (CLE)       66
  D. Leonard (KC)          63
  V. Blue (OAK)            54
  J. Hiller (DET)          50
  J. Garvin (TOR)          48
  D. Goltz (MIN)           48

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