Friday April 14, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Friday, April 14, 1978

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland          6   2  1.16    8   0   3    70    41   11    9    1   31   37
California       5   3  2.47    8   2   2    73    67   21   20    6   25   58
Kansas City      4   1  2.66    5   0   4    44    39   17   13    4   18   18
Detroit          4   2  3.23    6   3   1    53    44   25   19    4   19   25
Minnesota        5   5  3.30   10   4   1    87    78   40   32   12   29   43
Boston           3   3  3.57    6   1   1    53    63   24   21    5   10   23
Texas            2   4  3.79    6   1   1    55    63   24   23    4   22   29
Chicago          4   2  3.91    6   1   3    53    54   28   23    5   22   26
Milwaukee        5   1  4.08    6   2   1    53    56   26   24    4   17   36
New York         2   4  4.14    6   2   0    50    47   24   23    7   10   15
Cleveland        2   3  4.50    5   1   1    44    41   23   22    6   16   22
Seattle          2   8  4.85   10   1   2    85    90   50   46    5   42   32
Toronto          2   4  6.84    6   1   2    50    62   38   38   14   27   22
Baltimore        1   5  8.27    6   0   1    49    61   54   45   10   32   31

 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)    2   0  0.00   5   0   0   2   0   10    2    0    0    0    1    3
Bill Lee (BOS)         1   0  0.00   1   1   1   0   1    9    7    0    0    0    1    5
Nolan Ryan (CAL)       0   0  0.00   2   2   0   0   0   16    6    0    0    0    8   25
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
Ron Guidry (NY)        1   0  1.69   2   2   1   0   0   16   16    3    3    0    4    6
Paul Splittorff (KC)   2   0  1.76   2   2   0   0   0   15   13    3    3    0    5    4
Alan Wirth (OAK)       0   1  1.86   2   2   0   0   0   10    7    4    2    1    9    3

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Don Stanhouse          0   0  0.00   2   0   0   1   0    4    0    0    0    0    2    3
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        1   1 10.03   3   2   0   0   0   12   16   13   13    3    6    8
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  3.24   2   2   0   0   0   17   14    6    6    2    2    4
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             1   1  6.00   4   0   0   1   0    3    5    2    2    1    2    2
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   1  1.98   2   2   0   0   0   14   13    4    3    1    6   12
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  7.36   3   0   0   0   0    7   12    6    6    0    2    6
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   2  3.38   2   2   1   0   0   13   12    6    5    1    4    6
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
Bruce Taylor           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
Milt Wilcox            0   1  2.70   1   0   0   0   0    3    2    3    1    0    2    3
John Hiller            0   0  3.86   2   0   0   0   0    2    3    3    1    0    2    2
Jack Billingham        1   0  4.32   1   1   0   0   0    8    8    4    4    0    3    0
Jim Slaton             0   1  6.10   2   2   0   0   0   10   14    9    7    2    6    6

 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   4   0   0   2   0    4    0    0    0    0    0    2
Marty Pattin           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    2    0    0    0    0    0
Paul Splittorff        2   0  1.76   2   2   0   0   0   15   13    3    3    0    5    4
Dennis Leonard         1   1  5.11   2   2   0   0   0   12   16   10    7    4    5    8
Doug Bird              0   0  7.36   2   0   0   1   0    4    6    4    3    0    2    2

 Milwaukee             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bill Castro            0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    0    1
Bob McClure            0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    2    4    0    0    0    0    3
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
Mike Caldwell          0   0  5.40   1   0   0   1   0    3    4    2    2    0    0    0
Lary Sorensen          1   1  5.52   2   2   0   0   0   15   15   11    9    0    8    6

 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
Geoff Zahn             1   0  5.54   2   2   1   0   0   13   16   10    8    2    7    3
Pete Redfern           0   2  9.53   2   2   0   0   0    6    6   11    6    2    5    3

 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          2   0  0.00   5   0   0   2   0   10    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
Alan Wirth             0   1  1.86   2   2   0   0   0   10    7    4    2    1    9    3
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

 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
Rick Honeycutt         1   0  1.88   3   2   0   0   0   14    9    6    3    0    5    5
Glenn Abbott           1   1  2.53   2   2   0   0   0   11   10    3    3    0    5    4
John Montague          0   0  4.50   3   0   0   0   0    6    6    3    3    0    5    0
Jim Todd               0   0  4.50   1   0   0   0   0    2    2    1    1    0    1    1
Paul Mitchell          0   1  5.00   2   2   0   0   0    9   10    5    5    0    6    5
Steve Burke            0   1  5.54   4   0   0   0   0   13   11    8    8    2   10    3
Dick Pole              0   2  5.59   2   2   1   0   0   10   11    6    6    2    2    2
Shane Rawley           0   1  5.79   5   0   0   0   0    9   12    6    6    1    5    6
Tom House              0   2 18.56   2   2   0   0   0    5   14   12   11    0    1    2

 Texas                 W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
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
Doyle Alexander        0   1  3.75   2   2   0   0   0   12   19    5    5    1    7    4
Jim Umbarger           0   0  3.86   2   0   0   0   0    5    4    2    2    0    1    7
Len Barker             0   1  5.06   2   0   0   0   0    5    6    3    3    1    2    2
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
Balor Moore            0   0  Inf    1   0   0   0   0    0    0    0    0    0    2    0
Tom Murphy             0   0  0.00   2   0   0   1   0    7    3    0    0    0    4    1
Mike Willis            0   0  3.86   3   0   0   1   0    2    2    1    1    0    1    1
Don Kirkwood           1   0  4.76   1   0   0   0   0    6    5    3    3    0    2    1
Jerry Garvin           1   0  5.73   2   2   0   0   0   11   17    7    7    3    4    7
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
  D. Heaverlo (OAK)         2
  B. Lacey (OAK)            2
  P. Splittorff (KC)        2
  F. Tanana (CAL)           2
  G. Abbott (SEA)           1
  J. Billingham (DET)       1

Losses:

  M. Flanagan (BAL)         2
  D. Goltz (MIN)            2
  R. Gossage (NY)           2
  T. House (SEA)            2
  D. Lemanczyk (TOR)        2
  D. Pole (SEA)             2
  P. Redfern (MIN)          2
  R. Wise (CLE)             2
  W. Wood (CHI)             2
  D. Aase (CAL)             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
  D. Bird (KC)              1
  M. Caldwell (MIL)         1
  D. Drago (BOS)            1
  S. Foucault (DET)         1
  A. Hrabosky (KC)          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
  D. Eckersley (BOS)     16.2
  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. Splittorff (KC)     15.1

Hits:

  M. Torrez (BOS)          23
  D. Alexander (TEX)       19
  J. Augustine (MIL)       19
  J. Matlack (TEX)         19
  F. Tanana (CAL)          18
  J. Garvin (TOR)          17
  D. Goltz (MIN)           17
  W. Wood (CHI)            17
  W. Garland (CLE)         16
  R. Guidry (NY)           16

Runs:

  D. Martinez (BAL)        13
  T. House (SEA)           12
  P. Redfern (MIN)         11
  L. Sorensen (MIL)        11
  W. Garland (CLE)         10
  J. Jefferson (TOR)       10
  D. Lemanczyk (TOR)       10
  D. Leonard (KC)          10
  S. McGregor (BAL)        10
  G. Zahn (MIN)            10

Home Runs:

  D. Lemanczyk (TOR)        6
  J. Jefferson (TOR)        5
  W. Garland (CLE)          4
  D. Leonard (KC)           4
  J. Garvin (TOR)           3
  D. Martinez (BAL)         3
  D. Aase (CAL)             2
  J. Augustine (MIL)        2
  S. Burke (SEA)            2
  D. Eckersley (BOS)        2

Walks:

  S. Burke (SEA)           10
  W. Wood (CHI)            10
  A. Wirth (OAK)            9
  N. Ryan (CAL)             8
  L. Sorensen (MIL)         8
  D. Alexander (TEX)        7
  W. Garland (CLE)          7
  G. Zahn (MIN)             7
  J. Jefferson (TOR)        6
  J. Kerrigan (BAL)         6

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            25
  M. Haas (MIL)            21
  C. Knapp (CAL)           12
  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


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