Saturday April 15, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, April 15, 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      5   1  3.06    6   0   5    53    50   22   18    4   21   20
Detroit          5   2  3.19    7   3   2    62    55   28   22    4   21   26
Minnesota        6   5  3.39   11   4   1    98    87   45   37   12   33   50
Boston           4   3  3.63    7   1   1    62    73   28   25    7   10   27
New York         3   4  3.81    7   3   0    59    59   26   25    7   10   17
Chicago          4   3  3.84    7   1   3    61    60   31   26    7   23   26
Milwaukee        5   2  4.57    7   2   1    61    67   33   31    4   21   45
Seattle          2   9  4.70   11   1   2    96    99   56   50    5   48   38
Cleveland        2   4  4.85    6   1   1    52    55   29   28    8   17   23
Texas            2   5  4.88    7   1   1    63    80   36   34    7   24   33
Toronto          2   5  6.56    7   1   2    59    73   44   43   16   32   24
Baltimore        2   5  6.98    7   1   1    58    63   54   45   10   33   38

 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
Dave Heaverlo (OAK)    2   0  0.00   5   0   0   2   0   10    2    0    0    0    1    3
Jim Palmer (BAL)       1   0  0.00   1   1   1   0   1    9    2    0    0    0    1    7
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)       2   0  1.50   2   2   2   0   0   18   15    3    3    0    0    4
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
Rick Honeycutt (SEA)   1   0  1.88   3   2   0   0   0   14    9    6    3    0    5    5

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Palmer             1   0  0.00   1   1   1   0   1    9    2    0    0    0    1    7
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
Bob Stanley            0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    1    4    0    0    0    0    2
Jim Wright             0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    0    2
Bill Lee               2   0  2.25   2   2   1   0   1   16   15    4    4    2    1    6
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   3   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
Francisco Barrios      0   1  5.40   2   2   0   0   0   10   11    6    6    2    5    0
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
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   1  3.00   3   0   0   1   0    9    5    3    3    1    1    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
Rick Kreuger           0   0  5.40   1   0   0   0   0    2    1    1    1    0    0    0
Don Hood               0   0  6.30   2   2   0   0   0   10   15    7    7    2    5    3
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   2   0   0   2   0    3    2    0    0    0    0    2
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        2   0  4.11   2   2   0   0   0   15   17    7    7    0    5    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
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   3   0   0   2   0    3    0    0    0    0    2    3
Steve Mingori          0   0  0.00   4   0   0   2   0    4    0    0    0    0    0    2
Marty Pattin           1   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    5    7    0    0    0    1    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
Steve Busby            1   0  5.19   2   2   0   0   0    9    8    5    5    0    5    1
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   2   0   0   0   0    2    0    0    0    0    0    1
Mike Caldwell          0   0  3.00   2   0   0   1   0    6    6    2    2    0    0    6
Moose Haas             2   0  3.00   2   2   2   0   0   18   13    6    6    2    4   21
Lary Sorensen          1   1  5.52   2   2   0   0   0   15   15   11    9    0    8    6
Jerry Augustine        2   1  6.87   3   3   0   0   0   18   28   14   14    2    9    7

 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
Tom Johnson            1   1  2.08   3   0   0   1   0    9    9    2    2    2    0    8
Roger Erickson         2   0  2.35   2   2   1   0   0   15   12    4    4    1    2    8
Gary Serum             1   0  3.68   2   0   0   0   0    7    6    3    3    2    0    1
Dave Goltz             0   2  4.13   3   3   1   0   0   24   25   11   11    2    8   16
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            2   0  1.50   2   2   2   0   0   18   15    3    3    0    0    4
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
Jim Todd               0   0  3.24   2   1   0   0   0    8    6    5    3    0    5    5
John Montague          0   1  4.50   4   0   0   0   0   10   11    5    5    0    7    2
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
Steve Comer            0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    2    0    0    0    0    2
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
Dock Ellis             1   1  7.50   2   2   0   0   0    6    5    7    5    2    3    3
Fergie Jenkins         0   0  9.00   2   0   0   0   0    8   13    8    8    1    3    3
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   3   0   0   1   0    7    3    0    0    0    4    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
Mike Willis            0   1  7.71   4   0   0   1   0    5    7    4    4    1    2    1
Jesse Jefferson        0   1  7.94   2   1   0   0   0   11   13   10   10    5    6    7
Tom Underwood          0   1  9.00   2   2   0   0   0    7   10    8    7    1    7    2
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
  J. Billingham (DET)       2
  R. Erickson (MIN)         2
  M. Fidrych (DET)          2
  E. Figueroa (NY)          2
  M. Haas (MIL)             2
  D. Heaverlo (OAK)         2
  B. Lacey (OAK)            2
  B. Lee (BOS)              2
  P. Splittorff (KC)        2

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

Saves:

  S. Foucault (DET)         2
  D. Heaverlo (OAK)         2
  A. Hrabosky (KC)          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

Shutouts:

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

Innings Pitched:

  D. Goltz (MIN)         24.0
  J. Augustine (MIL)     18.1
  M. Fidrych (DET)       18.0
  E. Figueroa (NY)       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
  B. Lee (BOS)           16.0

Hits:

  J. Augustine (MIL)       28
  D. Goltz (MIN)           25
  M. Torrez (BOS)          23
  D. Alexander (TEX)       19
  J. Matlack (TEX)         19
  F. Tanana (CAL)          18
  J. Billingham (DET)      17
  J. Garvin (TOR)          17
  W. Wood (CHI)            17
  W. Garland (CLE)         16

Runs:

  J. Augustine (MIL)       14
  D. Martinez (BAL)        13
  T. House (SEA)           12
  D. Goltz (MIN)           11
  P. Redfern (MIN)         11
  L. Sorensen (MIL)        11
  W. Garland (CLE)         10
  J. Jefferson (TOR)       10
  D. Lemanczyk (TOR)       10
  D. Leonard (KC)          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
  F. Barrios (CHI)          2
  S. Burke (SEA)            2

Walks:

  S. Burke (SEA)           10
  W. Wood (CHI)            10
  J. Augustine (MIL)        9
  A. Wirth (OAK)            9
  D. Goltz (MIN)            8
  N. Ryan (CAL)             8
  L. Sorensen (MIL)         8
  D. Alexander (TEX)        7
  W. Garland (CLE)          7
  J. Montague (SEA)         7

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            25
  M. Haas (MIL)            21
  D. Goltz (MIN)           16
  C. Knapp (CAL)           12
  M. Keough (OAK)          11
  J. Matlack (TEX)         11
  M. Fidrych (DET)         10
  F. Tanana (CAL)          10
  P. Broberg (OAK)          9
  R. Erickson (MIN)         8

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