Saturday April 8, 1978
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American League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, April 8, 1978

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Texas            1   0  1.00    1   1   0     9     8    1    1    0    2    6
Oakland          1   1  1.59    2   0   1    17    11    3    3    0    6    7
California       1   1  2.00    2   1   0    18    13    4    4    1    6   22
New York         0   1  2.25    1   0   0     8     8    2    2    1    2    3
Detroit          1   1  2.50    2   1   0    18    12    7    5    2    6   11
Milwaukee        2   0  3.00    2   1   0    18    17    6    6    1    4    9
Minnesota        2   2  3.71    4   2   1    34    28   15   14    5   10   21
Chicago          2   0  4.00    2   0   1    18    19   10    8    1    5    8
Toronto          1   1  4.24    2   0   1    17    21    8    8    4    8   13
Seattle          2   2  4.50    4   0   2    36    34   18   18    1   18   10
Cleveland        1   0  5.00    1   0   1     9     7    5    5    2    3    3
Kansas City      0   1  5.63    1   0   0     8    11    8    5    3    1    4
Boston           0   2  6.48    2   0   0    17    25   12   12    1    5    5
Baltimore        0   2  10.7    2   0   0    16    24   27   19    5   14   13

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dave Heaverlo (OAK)    0   0  0.00   2   0   0   1   0    3    0    0    0    0    0    1
Mike Paxton (CLE)      0   0  0.00   1   0   0   1   0    3    0    0    0    0    0    1
Shane Rawley (SEA)     0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    4    3    0    0    0    1    3
Enrique Romo (SEA)     0   0  0.00   2   0   0   2   0    5    3    0    0    0    2    2
Nolan Ryan (CAL)       0   0  0.00   1   1   0   0   0    6    2    0    0    0    4   13
Frank Tanana (CAL)     1   0  0.00   1   1   1   0   1    9    6    0    0    0    1    8
Pablo Torrealba (CHI)  1   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    4    1    0    0    0    1    2
Jon Matlack (TEX)      1   0  1.00   1   1   1   0   0    9    8    1    1    0    2    6
P. Thormodsgard (MIN)  1   0  1.00   1   1   1   0   0    9    3    2    1    0    2    4
Ron Guidry (NY)        0   0  1.29   1   1   0   0   0    7    6    1    1    0    2    2

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Don Stanhouse          0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    0    0    0    0    0    2
Tim Stoddard           0   0  6.23   1   0   0   0   0    4    2    6    3    2    2    6
Joe Kerrigan           0   0  7.36   1   0   0   0   0    4    6    8    3    2    6    1
Tippy Martinez         0   0 10.80   2   0   0   0   0    3    5    4    4    0    4    2
Mike Flanagan          0   1 13.50   1   1   0   0   0    3    6    4    4    0    2    2
Dennis Martinez        0   1  Inf    1   1   0   0   0    0    5    5    5    1    0    0

 Boston                W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bob Stanley            0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    0    2    0    0    0    0    1
Dennis Eckersley       0   0  2.57   1   1   0   0   0    7    4    2    2    0    1    1
Mike Torrez            0   0  6.00   1   1   0   0   0    6   10    4    4    0    2    2
Dick Drago             0   1  7.71   1   0   0   0   0    2    4    2    2    1    2    0
Bill Campbell          0   1 36.00   2   0   0   0   0    1    5    4    4    0    0    1

 California            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Nolan Ryan             0   0  0.00   1   1   0   0   0    6    2    0    0    0    4   13
Frank Tanana           1   0  0.00   1   1   1   0   1    9    6    0    0    0    1    8
Dave LaRoche           0   0  4.50   1   0   0   0   0    2    2    1    1    1    0    0
Paul Hartzell          0   1 27.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    3    3    3    0    1    1

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Pablo Torrealba        1   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    4    1    0    0    0    1    2
Steve Stone            0   0  2.57   1   1   0   0   0    7    7    4    2    0    0    2
Lerrin LaGrow          1   0  3.86   2   0   0   1   0    2    3    1    1    0    0    2
Ron Schueler           0   0  7.71   1   0   0   0   0    2    3    2    2    1    0    2
Francisco Barrios      0   0 10.13   1   1   0   0   0    3    5    3    3    0    4    0

 Cleveland             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mike Paxton            0   0  0.00   1   0   0   1   0    3    0    0    0    0    0    1
Wayne Garland          1   0  7.50   1   1   0   0   0    6    7    5    5    2    3    2

 Detroit               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
John Hiller            0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    0    0
Mark Fidrych           1   0  2.00   1   1   1   0   0    9    5    2    2    0    2    5
Jim Slaton             0   1  3.24   1   1   0   0   0    8    7    5    3    2    4    6

 Kansas City           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Larry Gura             0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
Steve Mingori          0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    0    0    0    0    0    1
Marty Pattin           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    2    0    0    0    0    0
Dennis Leonard         0   1 10.38   1   1   0   0   0    4    9    8    5    3    1    3

 Milwaukee             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Eduardo Rodriguez      0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    0    0
Moose Haas             1   0  3.00   1   1   1   0   0    9    8    3    3    0    1    7
Jerry Augustine        1   0  3.24   1   1   0   0   0    8    9    3    3    1    3    2

 Minnesota             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Paul Thormodsgard      1   0  1.00   1   1   1   0   0    9    3    2    1    0    2    4
Dave Goltz             0   1  3.38   1   1   1   0   0    8    9    3    3    1    2    6
Tom Johnson            0   0  3.38   1   0   0   1   0    3    5    1    1    1    0    2
Roger Erickson         1   0  4.26   1   1   0   0   0    6    5    3    3    0    1    4
Greg Thayer            0   0  6.00   1   0   0   0   0    3    2    2    2    1    4    3
Pete Redfern           0   1  7.20   1   1   0   0   0    5    4    4    4    2    1    2

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ron Guidry             0   0  1.29   1   1   0   0   0    7    6    1    1    0    2    2
Rich Gossage           0   1  9.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    2    1    1    1    0    1

 Oakland               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dave Heaverlo          0   0  0.00   2   0   0   1   0    3    0    0    0    0    0    1
Bob Lacey              1   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    0    0    0    0    2    0
Rick Langford          0   1  1.50   1   1   0   0   0    6    4    1    1    0    2    1
Matt Keough            0   0  3.00   1   1   0   0   0    6    7    2    2    0    2    5

 Seattle               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Shane Rawley           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    4    3    0    0    0    1    3
Enrique Romo           0   0  0.00   2   0   0   2   0    5    3    0    0    0    2    2
Steve Burke            0   0  2.70   1   0   0   0   0    3    3    1    1    0    1    1
Glenn Abbott           1   0  2.84   1   1   0   0   0    6    5    2    2    0    2    2
Rick Honeycutt         1   0  3.86   1   1   0   0   0    7    3    3    3    0    4    0
Jim Todd               0   0  4.50   1   0   0   0   0    2    2    1    1    0    1    1
John Montague          0   0  8.10   1   0   0   0   0    3    4    3    3    0    3    0
Paul Mitchell          0   1  9.82   1   1   0   0   0    4    4    4    4    0    4    1
Dick Pole              0   1 21.60   1   1   0   0   0    2    7    4    4    1    0    0

 Texas                 W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jon Matlack            1   0  1.00   1   1   1   0   0    9    8    1    1    0    2    6

 Toronto               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mike Willis            0   0  0.00   1   0   0   1   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
Jerry Garvin           1   0  2.08   1   1   0   0   0    9   11    2    2    1    3    6
Jesse Jefferson        0   0  2.08   1   0   0   0   0    4    3    1    1    1    1    4
Dave Lemanczyk         0   1 12.27   1   1   0   0   0    4    7    5    5    2    4    3

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League Leaders

Wins:

  G. Abbott (SEA)           1
  J. Augustine (MIL)        1
  R. Erickson (MIN)         1
  M. Fidrych (DET)          1
  W. Garland (CLE)          1
  J. Garvin (TOR)           1
  M. Haas (MIL)             1
  R. Honeycutt (SEA)        1
  L. LaGrow (CHI)           1
  B. Lacey (OAK)            1

Losses:

  B. Campbell (BOS)         1
  D. Drago (BOS)            1
  M. Flanagan (BAL)         1
  D. Goltz (MIN)            1
  R. Gossage (NY)           1
  P. Hartzell (CAL)         1
  R. Langford (OAK)         1
  D. Lemanczyk (TOR)        1
  D. Leonard (KC)           1
  D. Martinez (BAL)         1

Complete Games:

  M. Fidrych (DET)          1
  D. Goltz (MIN)            1
  M. Haas (MIL)             1
  J. Matlack (TEX)          1
  F. Tanana (CAL)           1
  P. Thormodsgard (MIN)     1

Saves:

  E. Romo (SEA)             2
  D. Heaverlo (OAK)         1
  T. Johnson (MIN)          1
  L. LaGrow (CHI)           1
  M. Paxton (CLE)           1
  M. Willis (TOR)           1

Shutouts:

  F. Tanana (CAL)           1

Innings Pitched:

  M. Fidrych (DET)        9.0
  M. Haas (MIL)           9.0
  J. Matlack (TEX)        9.0
  F. Tanana (CAL)         9.0
  P. Thormodsgard (MIN)   9.0
  J. Garvin (TOR)         8.2
  J. Augustine (MIL)      8.1
  J. Slaton (DET)         8.1
  D. Goltz (MIN)          8.0
  D. Eckersley (BOS)      7.0

Hits:

  J. Garvin (TOR)          11
  M. Torrez (BOS)          10
  J. Augustine (MIL)        9
  D. Goltz (MIN)            9
  D. Leonard (KC)           9
  M. Haas (MIL)             8
  J. Matlack (TEX)          8
  W. Garland (CLE)          7
  M. Keough (OAK)           7
  D. Lemanczyk (TOR)        7

Runs:

  J. Kerrigan (BAL)         8
  D. Leonard (KC)           8
  T. Stoddard (BAL)         6
  W. Garland (CLE)          5
  D. Lemanczyk (TOR)        5
  D. Martinez (BAL)         5
  J. Slaton (DET)           5
  B. Campbell (BOS)         4
  M. Flanagan (BAL)         4
  T. Martinez (BAL)         4

Home Runs:

  D. Leonard (KC)           3
  W. Garland (CLE)          2
  J. Kerrigan (BAL)         2
  D. Lemanczyk (TOR)        2
  P. Redfern (MIN)          2
  J. Slaton (DET)           2
  T. Stoddard (BAL)         2
  J. Augustine (MIL)        1
  D. Drago (BOS)            1
  J. Garvin (TOR)           1

Walks:

  J. Kerrigan (BAL)         6
  F. Barrios (CHI)          4
  R. Honeycutt (SEA)        4
  D. Lemanczyk (TOR)        4
  T. Martinez (BAL)         4
  P. Mitchell (SEA)         4
  N. Ryan (CAL)             4
  J. Slaton (DET)           4
  G. Thayer (MIN)           4
  J. Augustine (MIL)        3

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            13
  F. Tanana (CAL)           8
  M. Haas (MIL)             7
  J. Garvin (TOR)           6
  D. Goltz (MIN)            6
  J. Matlack (TEX)          6
  J. Slaton (DET)           6
  T. Stoddard (BAL)         6
  M. Fidrych (DET)          5
  M. Keough (OAK)           5

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