Thursday April 13, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, April 13, 1978

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland          5   2  1.18    7   0   3    61    38   10    8    1   26   35
California       5   2  2.49    7   2   2    65    58   19   18    5   24   52
Detroit          4   1  2.60    5   3   1    45    32   15   13    4   13   20
Kansas City      3   1  3.09    4   0   3    35    32   16   12    4   15   14
Minnesota        4   5  3.33    9   3   1    78    68   35   29   11   27   40
Boston           2   3  3.56    5   1   1    43    53   20   17    3    9   19
Texas            2   3  3.60    5   1   1    45    48   19   18    2   17   25
Seattle          2   7  3.72    9   1   2    77    75   36   32    5   34   28
Milwaukee        5   0  3.80    5   2   1    45    47   20   19    4   14   28
Chicago          4   2  3.91    6   1   3    53    54   28   23    5   22   26
New York         2   4  4.14    6   2   0    50    47   24   23    7   10   15
Cleveland        2   2  5.00    4   0   1    36    33   20   20    5   15   19
Toronto          1   4  6.59    5   1   1    41    49   30   30   12   22   20
Baltimore        0   5  9.00    5   0   0    40    54   49   40    8   28   23

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ken Brett (CAL)        1   0  0.00   1   1   1   0   1    9    5    0    0    0    2    2
Pete Broberg (OAK)     1   0  0.00   1   1   0   0   0    7    4    0    0    0    2    9
Dave Heaverlo (OAK)    1   0  0.00   4   0   0   2   0    8    2    0    0    0    1    3
J. Johnson (OAK)       1   0  0.00   1   1   0   0   0    6    2    0    0    0    4    2
Bill Lee (BOS)         1   0  0.00   1   1   1   0   1    9    7    0    0    0    1    5
Enrique Romo (SEA)     0   0  0.00   3   0   0   2   0    6    5    0    0    0    2    4
Nolan Ryan (CAL)       0   0  0.00   2   2   0   0   0   16    6    0    0    0    8   25
Pablo Torrealba (CHI)  1   0  0.00   2   0   0   1   0    7    2    0    0    0    4    5
P. Thormodsgard (MIN)  1   0  0.59   2   2   1   0   0   15    8    2    1    0    6    5
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
Nelson Briles          0   1  4.50   1   1   0   0   0    6    6    3    3    0    2    2
Tim Stoddard           0   0  5.40   3   0   0   0   0    7    5    7    4    2    3    7
Tippy Martinez         0   0  6.35   3   0   0   0   0    6    6    4    4    0    4    3
Joe Kerrigan           0   0  7.36   1   0   0   0   0    4    6    8    3    2    6    1
Mike Flanagan          0   2  8.64   2   2   0   0   0    8   12    9    8    2    5    5
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
Tom Burgmeier          0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    1
Reggie Cleveland       0   1  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    0    1    1    0    0    0    0
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
Allen Ripley           0   0  3.38   1   1   0   0   0    8    6    4    3    1    1    2
Mike Torrez            1   0  3.77   2   2   0   0   0   14   23    7    6    1    4    7
Dick Drago             0   1  6.75   3   0   0   1   0    3    5    2    2    1    2    1
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
Ken Brett              1   0  0.00   1   1   1   0   1    9    5    0    0    0    2    2
Nolan Ryan             0   0  0.00   2   2   0   0   0   16    6    0    0    0    8   25
Chris Knapp            1   0  1.23   1   1   0   0   0    7    6    2    1    0    5    7
Dave LaRoche           1   0  2.08   4   0   0   2   0    4    3    1    1    1    0    0
Frank Tanana           2   0  2.30   2   2   1   0   1   16   18    4    4    2    2   10
Dyar Miller            0   0  3.38   2   0   0   0   0    3    4    1    1    0    3    1
Paul Hartzell          0   1  9.53   2   0   0   0   0    6   10    6    6    0    2    5
Don Aase               0   1 10.38   1   1   0   0   0    4    6    5    5    2    2    2

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Pablo Torrealba        1   0  0.00   2   0   0   1   0    7    2    0    0    0    4    5
Lerrin LaGrow          1   0  2.08   4   0   0   2   0    4    4    1    1    0    0    2
Wilbur Wood            0   2  3.24   2   2   1   0   0   17   17    9    6    2   10    7
Steve Stone            1   0  3.77   2   2   0   0   0   14   15    8    6    0    2    7
Ken Kravec             1   0  6.35   1   1   0   0   0    6    6    4    4    2    1    3
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
Jim Willoughby         0   0 27.00   1   0   0   0   0    0    2    1    1    0    1    0

 Cleveland             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Kern               1   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    2    2    0    0    0    0    1
Mike Paxton            0   0  1.50   2   0   0   1   0    6    2    1    1    1    0    3
Rick Waits             0   0  3.00   1   0   0   0   0    3    2    1    1    0    0    2
Rick Wise              0   1  5.06   1   1   0   0   0    5    4    3    3    0    3    3
Don Hood               0   0  5.40   1   1   0   0   0    5    4    3    3    0    5    2
Rick Kreuger           0   0  5.40   1   0   0   0   0    2    1    1    1    0    0    0
Wayne Garland          1   1  7.50   2   2   0   0   0   12   16   10   10    4    7    8
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           2   0  2.00   2   2   2   0   0   18   11    4    4    1    5   10
Dave Rozema            1   0  2.00   1   1   1   0   0    9    6    2    2    1    1    3
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   2   0   0   1   0    1    0    0    0    0    2    2
Steve Mingori          0   0  0.00   3   0   0   2   0    4    0    0    0    0    0    1
Marty Pattin           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    2    0    0    0    0    0
Paul Splittorff        1   0  2.16   1   1   0   0   0    8    7    2    2    0    3    1
Dennis Leonard         1   1  5.11   2   2   0   0   0   12   16   10    7    4    5    8
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
Andy Replogle          0   0  Inf    1   0   0   0   0    0    1    0    0    0    0    0
Eduardo Rodriguez      0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    0    0
Moose Haas             2   0  3.00   2   2   2   0   0   18   13    6    6    2    4   21
Jerry Augustine        2   0  4.50   2   2   0   0   0   14   19    7    7    2    5    5
Lary Sorensen          1   0  4.50   1   1   0   0   0    8    8    5    4    0    5    0
Mike Caldwell          0   0  5.40   1   0   0   1   0    3    4    2    2    0    0    0

 Minnesota             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dave Johnson           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    5    3    0    0    0    1    3
Paul Thormodsgard      1   0  0.59   2   2   1   0   0   15    8    2    1    0    6    5
Roger Erickson         2   0  2.35   2   2   1   0   0   15   12    4    4    1    2    8
Tom Johnson            0   1  2.70   2   0   0   1   0    7    8    2    2    2    0    7
Dave Goltz             0   2  3.60   2   2   1   0   0   15   17    6    6    2    4   10
Gary Serum             1   0  3.68   2   0   0   0   0    7    6    3    3    2    0    1
Greg Thayer            0   0  4.50   2   0   0   0   0    4    2    2    2    1    4    3
Pete Redfern           0   2  9.53   2   2   0   0   0    6    6   11    6    2    5    3
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
Sparky Lyle            0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    2    0    0    0    0    0
Ed Figueroa            1   0  1.00   1   1   1   0   0    9    3    1    1    0    0    2
Ron Guidry             1   0  1.69   2   2   1   0   0   16   16    3    3    0    4    6
Ken Holtzman           0   0  3.60   1   1   0   0   0    5    4    2    2    1    4    2
Ken Clay               0   0  4.50   1   0   0   0   0    2    2    1    1    0    0    0
Rawly Eastwick         0   0  4.50   1   0   0   0   0    4    3    2    2    1    0    0
Rich Gossage           0   2  6.75   2   0   0   0   0    4    5    4    3    2    0    4
Dick Tidrow            0   1  7.94   1   1   0   0   0    6    6    5    5    1    2    1
Catfish Hunter         0   1 27.00   1   1   0   0   0    2    6    6    6    2    0    0

 Oakland               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Pete Broberg           1   0  0.00   1   1   0   0   0    7    4    0    0    0    2    9
Dave Heaverlo          1   0  0.00   4   0   0   2   0    8    2    0    0    0    1    3
John Henry Johnson     1   0  0.00   1   1   0   0   0    6    2    0    0    0    4    2
Elias Sosa             0   0  0.00   2   0   0   1   0    5    2    0    0    0    3    4
Bob Lacey              2   0  1.80   4   0   0   0   0    5    2    1    1    0    2    1
Matt Keough            0   0  1.93   2   2   0   0   0   14   12    3    3    0    5   11
Rick Langford          0   1  2.13   2   2   0   0   0   13   10    3    3    0    5    4
Alan Wirth             0   1  2.70   1   1   0   0   0    3    4    3    1    1    4    1

 Seattle               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Enrique Romo           0   0  0.00   3   0   0   2   0    6    5    0    0    0    2    4
Shane Rawley           0   1  1.13   4   0   0   0   0    8    8    1    1    1    2    5
Rick Honeycutt         1   0  2.03   2   2   0   0   0   13    9    6    3    0    5    4
Glenn Abbott           1   1  2.53   2   2   0   0   0   11   10    3    3    0    5    4
Jim Todd               0   0  4.50   1   0   0   0   0    2    2    1    1    0    1    1
Steve Burke            0   1  4.66   3   0   0   0   0   10    7    5    5    2    5    1
Paul Mitchell          0   1  5.00   2   2   0   0   0    9   10    5    5    0    6    5
John Montague          0   0  5.40   2   0   0   0   0    5    5    3    3    0    5    0
Dick Pole              0   2  5.59   2   2   1   0   0   10   11    6    6    2    2    2
Tom House              0   1 11.25   1   1   0   0   0    4    8    6    5    0    1    2

 Texas                 W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Len Barker             0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    0    0    0    0    0    2
Dock Ellis             1   0  0.00   1   1   0   0   0    5    1    1    0    0    2    3
Jon Matlack            1   1  2.20   2   2   1   0   0   16   19    4    4    1    3   11
Roger Moret            0   0  2.25   1   0   0   1   0    4    4    1    1    0    1    0
Jim Umbarger           0   0  3.86   2   0   0   0   0    5    4    2    2    0    1    7
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
Doc Medich             0   1 11.57   1   1   0   0   0    5    8    6    6    1    4    1

 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
Mike Willis            0   0  3.86   3   0   0   1   0    2    2    1    1    0    1    1
Dave Lemanczyk         0   2  7.71   2   2   1   0   0   12   14   10   10    6    5    5
Jesse Jefferson        0   1  7.94   2   1   0   0   0   11   13   10   10    5    6    7
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:

  J. Augustine (MIL)        2
  R. Erickson (MIN)         2
  M. Fidrych (DET)          2
  M. Haas (MIL)             2
  B. Lacey (OAK)            2
  F. Tanana (CAL)           2
  G. Abbott (SEA)           1
  J. Billingham (DET)       1
  K. Brett (CAL)            1
  P. Broberg (OAK)          1

Losses:

  M. Flanagan (BAL)         2
  D. Goltz (MIN)            2
  R. Gossage (NY)           2
  D. Lemanczyk (TOR)        2
  D. Pole (SEA)             2
  P. Redfern (MIN)          2
  W. Wood (CHI)             2
  D. Aase (CAL)             1
  G. Abbott (SEA)           1
  D. Alexander (TEX)        1

Complete Games:

  M. Fidrych (DET)          2
  M. Haas (MIL)             2
  K. Brett (CAL)            1
  R. Erickson (MIN)         1
  E. Figueroa (NY)          1
  D. Goltz (MIN)            1
  R. Guidry (NY)            1
  B. Lee (BOS)              1
  D. Lemanczyk (TOR)        1
  J. Matlack (TEX)          1

Saves:

  D. Heaverlo (OAK)         2
  L. LaGrow (CHI)           2
  D. LaRoche (CAL)          2
  S. Mingori (KC)           2
  E. Romo (SEA)             2
  M. Caldwell (MIL)         1
  D. Drago (BOS)            1
  S. Foucault (DET)         1
  A. Hrabosky (KC)          1
  T. Johnson (MIN)          1

Shutouts:

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

Innings Pitched:

  M. Fidrych (DET)       18.0
  M. Haas (MIL)          18.0
  W. Wood (CHI)          16.2
  J. Matlack (TEX)       16.1
  R. Guidry (NY)         16.0
  N. Ryan (CAL)          16.0
  F. Tanana (CAL)        15.2
  R. Erickson (MIN)      15.1
  P. Thormodsgard (MIN)  15.1
  D. Goltz (MIN)         15.0

Hits:

  M. Torrez (BOS)          23
  J. Augustine (MIL)       19
  J. Matlack (TEX)         19
  F. Tanana (CAL)          18
  D. Goltz (MIN)           17
  W. Wood (CHI)            17
  W. Garland (CLE)         16
  R. Guidry (NY)           16
  D. Leonard (KC)          16
  S. Stone (CHI)           15

Runs:

  P. Redfern (MIN)         11
  W. Garland (CLE)         10
  J. Jefferson (TOR)       10
  D. Lemanczyk (TOR)       10
  D. Leonard (KC)          10
  S. McGregor (BAL)        10
  M. Flanagan (BAL)         9
  W. Wood (CHI)             9
  J. Kerrigan (BAL)         8
  D. Martinez (BAL)         8

Home Runs:

  D. Lemanczyk (TOR)        6
  J. Jefferson (TOR)        5
  W. Garland (CLE)          4
  D. Leonard (KC)           4
  D. Aase (CAL)             2
  J. Augustine (MIL)        2
  S. Burke (SEA)            2
  M. Flanagan (BAL)         2
  D. Goltz (MIN)            2
  R. Gossage (NY)           2

Walks:

  W. Wood (CHI)            10
  N. Ryan (CAL)             8
  W. Garland (CLE)          7
  J. Jefferson (TOR)        6
  J. Kerrigan (BAL)         6
  P. Mitchell (SEA)         6
  P. Thormodsgard (MIN)     6
  G. Abbott (SEA)           5
  J. Augustine (MIL)        5
  S. Burke (SEA)            5

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            25
  M. Haas (MIL)            21
  M. Keough (OAK)          11
  J. Matlack (TEX)         11
  M. Fidrych (DET)         10
  D. Goltz (MIN)           10
  F. Tanana (CAL)          10
  P. Broberg (OAK)          9
  R. Erickson (MIN)         8
  W. Garland (CLE)          8

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