Sunday April 9, 1978
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American League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, April 9, 1978

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland          1   2  1.44    3   0   1    25    17    6    4    1   13   11
New York         1   1  1.59    2   1   0    17    11    3    3    1    2    5
California       2   1  1.67    3   1   1    27    21    6    5    1   11   30
Detroit          2   1  3.00    3   1   1    27    20   11    9    2    9   12
Chicago          2   1  3.33    3   1   1    27    26   15   10    2   10   11
Milwaukee        3   0  3.33    3   1   0    27    27   11   10    1    9   11
Texas            1   1  4.00    2   1   0    18    23    8    8    0    8    7
Minnesota        3   2  4.19    5   2   1    43    37   21   20    7   15   22
Boston           1   2  4.21    3   1   0    26    32   12   12    1    6   10
Kansas City      1   1  4.24    2   0   1    17    18   12    8    3    8    7
Cleveland        1   1  5.00    2   0   1    18    15   10   10    2    6    6
Seattle          2   3  5.00    5   0   2    45    49   26   25    2   22   12
Toronto          1   2  5.76    3   0   1    25    32   16   16    4   16   15
Baltimore        0   3  12.0    3   0   0    24    38   40   32    6   22   16

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Steve Busby (KC)       1   0  0.00   1   1   0   0   0    5    2    0    0    0    3    0
Bill Lee (BOS)         1   0  0.00   1   1   1   0   1    9    7    0    0    0    1    5
Tom Murphy (TOR)       0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    6    1    0    0    0    4    1
Shane Rawley (SEA)     0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    6    7    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
Elias Sosa (OAK)       0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    5    2    0    0    0    3    3
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
Ed Figueroa (NY)       1   0  1.00   1   1   1   0   0    9    3    1    1    0    0    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  5.79   2   0   0   0   0    5    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 16.62   2   1   0   0   0    4    9    8    8    1    4    1
Scott McGregor         0   1 27.00   1   1   0   0   0    3   10   10   10    1    4    2

 Boston                W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bill Lee               1   0  0.00   1   1   1   0   1    9    7    0    0    0    1    5
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
Dyar Miller            0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    2    0    0    0    0    1
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
Chris Knapp            1   0  1.23   1   1   0   0   0    7    6    2    1    0    5    7
Dave LaRoche           0   0  3.38   2   0   0   1   0    3    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
Wilbur Wood            0   1  2.00   1   1   1   0   0    9    7    5    2    1    5    3
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
Jim Kern               0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    0    0    0    0    0
Mike Paxton            0   0  0.00   1   0   0   1   0    3    0    0    0    0    0    1
Rick Wise              0   1  5.06   1   1   0   0   0    5    4    3    3    0    3    3
Rick Kreuger           0   0  5.40   1   0   0   0   0    2    1    1    1    0    0    0
Wayne Garland          1   0  7.50   1   1   0   0   0    6    7    5    5    2    3    2
Dennis Kinney          0   0  9.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    2    1    1    0    0    0

 Detroit               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Steve Foucault         0   0  0.00   1   0   0   1   0    1    0    0    0    0    0    1
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
Jack Billingham        1   0  4.32   1   1   0   0   0    8    8    4    4    0    3    0

 Kansas City           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Steve Busby            1   0  0.00   1   1   0   0   0    5    2    0    0    0    3    0
Jim Colborn            0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
Larry Gura             0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    1    0
Al Hrabosky            0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    0    0    0    0    0    2    1
Steve Mingori          0   0  0.00   2   0   0   1   0    3    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
Doug Bird              0   0 13.50   1   0   0   0   0    2    5    4    3    0    1    2

 Milwaukee             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bob McClure            0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    2    0    0    0    0    2
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
Lary Sorensen          1   0  4.50   1   1   0   0   0    8    8    5    4    0    5    0

 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
Gary Serum             1   0  1.80   1   0   0   0   0    5    3    1    1    1    0    1
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
Geoff Zahn             0   0 11.25   1   1   0   0   0    4    6    5    5    1    5    0

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ed Figueroa            1   0  1.00   1   1   1   0   0    9    3    1    1    0    0    2
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
Elias Sosa             0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    5    2    0    0    0    3    3
Rick Langford          0   1  1.50   1   1   0   0   0    6    4    1    1    0    2    1
Alan Wirth             0   1  2.70   1   1   0   0   0    3    4    3    1    1    4    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   2   0   0   0   0    6    7    0    0    0    1    3
Enrique Romo           0   0  0.00   2   0   0   2   0    5    3    0    0    0    2    2
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
Steve Burke            0   0  4.05   2   0   0   0   0    7    6    3    3    1    4    1
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
Tom House              0   1 11.25   1   1   0   0   0    4    8    6    5    0    1    2
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
Doyle Alexander        0   1  4.50   1   1   0   0   0    6   10    3    3    0    4    0
Fergie Jenkins         0   0  6.75   1   0   0   0   0    3    2    2    2    0    2    1
Jim Umbarger           0   0 54.00   1   0   0   0   0    0    3    2    2    0    0    0

 Toronto               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Murphy             0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    6    1    0    0    0    4    1
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
Mike Willis            0   0  6.75   2   0   0   1   0    1    2    1    1    0    1    1
Dave Lemanczyk         0   1 12.27   1   1   0   0   0    4    7    5    5    2    4    3
Tom Underwood          0   1 45.00   1   1   0   0   0    1    4    5    5    0    3    0
Jim Clancy             0   0 54.00   1   0   0   0   0    0    4    2    2    0    0    0

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League Leaders

Wins:

  G. Abbott (SEA)           1
  J. Augustine (MIL)        1
  J. Billingham (DET)       1
  S. Busby (KC)             1
  R. Erickson (MIN)         1
  M. Fidrych (DET)          1
  E. Figueroa (NY)          1
  W. Garland (CLE)          1
  J. Garvin (TOR)           1
  M. Haas (MIL)             1

Losses:

  D. Alexander (TEX)        1
  B. Campbell (BOS)         1
  D. Drago (BOS)            1
  M. Flanagan (BAL)         1
  D. Goltz (MIN)            1
  R. Gossage (NY)           1
  P. Hartzell (CAL)         1
  T. House (SEA)            1
  R. Langford (OAK)         1
  D. Lemanczyk (TOR)        1

Complete Games:

  M. Fidrych (DET)          1
  E. Figueroa (NY)          1
  D. Goltz (MIN)            1
  M. Haas (MIL)             1
  B. Lee (BOS)              1
  J. Matlack (TEX)          1
  F. Tanana (CAL)           1
  P. Thormodsgard (MIN)     1
  W. Wood (CHI)             1

Saves:

  E. Romo (SEA)             2
  S. Foucault (DET)         1
  D. Heaverlo (OAK)         1
  T. Johnson (MIN)          1
  L. LaGrow (CHI)           1
  D. LaRoche (CAL)          1
  S. Mingori (KC)           1
  M. Paxton (CLE)           1
  M. Willis (TOR)           1

Shutouts:

  B. Lee (BOS)              1
  F. Tanana (CAL)           1

Innings Pitched:

  M. Fidrych (DET)        9.0
  E. Figueroa (NY)        9.0
  M. Haas (MIL)           9.0
  B. Lee (BOS)            9.0
  J. Matlack (TEX)        9.0
  F. Tanana (CAL)         9.0
  P. Thormodsgard (MIN)   9.0
  W. Wood (CHI)           9.0
  J. Garvin (TOR)         8.2
  J. Augustine (MIL)      8.1

Hits:

  J. Garvin (TOR)          11
  D. Alexander (TEX)       10
  S. McGregor (BAL)        10
  M. Torrez (BOS)          10
  J. Augustine (MIL)        9
  D. Goltz (MIN)            9
  D. Leonard (KC)           9
  D. Martinez (BAL)         9
  J. Billingham (DET)       8
  M. Haas (MIL)             8

Runs:

  S. McGregor (BAL)        10
  J. Kerrigan (BAL)         8
  D. Leonard (KC)           8
  D. Martinez (BAL)         8
  T. House (SEA)            6
  T. Stoddard (BAL)         6
  W. Garland (CLE)          5
  D. Lemanczyk (TOR)        5
  J. Slaton (DET)           5
  L. Sorensen (MIL)         5

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
  S. Burke (SEA)            1
  D. Drago (BOS)            1

Walks:

  J. Kerrigan (BAL)         6
  C. Knapp (CAL)            5
  L. Sorensen (MIL)         5
  W. Wood (CHI)             5
  G. Zahn (MIN)             5
  D. Alexander (TEX)        4
  F. Barrios (CHI)          4
  S. Burke (SEA)            4
  R. Honeycutt (SEA)        4
  D. Lemanczyk (TOR)        4

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            13
  F. Tanana (CAL)           8
  M. Haas (MIL)             7
  C. Knapp (CAL)            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

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