Sunday April 16, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, April 16, 1978

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland          6   3  1.11    9   0   3    81    47   13   10    2   38   42
California       6   3  2.25    9   2   3    84    74   22   21    7   30   61
Kansas City      6   1  2.76    7   1   5    62    56   23   19    4   22   25
Detroit          6   2  3.17    8   3   2    71    63   31   25    5   22   29
New York         4   4  3.31    8   3   1    68    64   26   25    7   13   23
Chicago          4   4  3.78    8   1   3    69    67   34   29    7   28   29
Minnesota        6   7  3.79   13   4   1   116   107   60   49   13   44   54
Boston           5   3  3.80    8   1   2    71    84   34   30    7   16   27
Seattle          4   9  4.43   13   2   3   114   125   63   56    6   51   42
Cleveland        2   5  4.50    7   1   1    60    61   31   30    8   19   26
Milwaukee        6   3  4.50    9   2   2    78    87   42   39    8   24   52
Texas            2   6  5.35    8   1   1    71    91   44   42    7   33   39
Toronto          2   6  6.22    8   1   2    68    83   48   47   17   36   28
Baltimore        3   6  6.51    9   1   2    76    84   68   55   14   44   54

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ken Brett (CAL)        1   0  0.00   2   1   1   0   1    9    6    0    0    0    2    2
Dave Heaverlo (OAK)    2   1  0.00   6   0   0   2   0   11    3    1    0    0    3    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
J. Johnson (OAK)       1   0  0.71   2   2   0   0   0   13    6    1    1    1    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

 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   3   0   0   2   0    4    1    0    0    0    3    4
Nelson Briles          1   1  2.77   2   2   0   0   0   13   10    4    4    1    4   11
Tippy Martinez         0   0  6.14   4   0   0   0   0    7    7    5    5    0    7    4
Tim Stoddard           0   0  6.75   4   0   0   0   0    8    9   11    6    2    3    8
Joe Kerrigan           0   0  7.50   2   0   0   0   0    6    8   11    5    4   10    2
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   2 15.12   2   2   0   0   0    8   19   15   14    2    5    5

 Boston                W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Burgmeier          0   0  0.00   2   0   0   1   0    1    0    0    0    0    0    1
Reggie Cleveland       0   1  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    0    1    1    0    0    0    0
Jim Wright             0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    0    2
Bob Stanley            1   0  1.80   3   0   0   0   0    5    8    1    1    0    3    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
Mike Torrez            1   0  3.77   2   2   0   0   0   14   23    7    6    1    4    7
Allen Ripley           0   0  4.85   2   2   0   0   0   13   13    9    7    1    4    2
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   2   1   1   0   1    9    6    0    0    0    2    2
Nolan Ryan             0   0  0.00   2   2   0   0   0   16    6    0    0    0    8   25
Dave LaRoche           2   0  1.23   5   0   0   2   0    7    4    1    1    1    1    1
Chris Knapp            1   1  1.98   2   2   0   0   0   14   13    4    3    1    6   12
Frank Tanana           2   0  2.30   2   2   1   0   1   16   18    4    4    2    2   10
Dyar Miller            0   0  2.70   3   0   0   0   0    3    5    1    1    0    4    1
Don Aase               0   1  4.76   2   2   0   0   0   11   10    6    6    3    5    4
Paul Hartzell          0   1  7.04   4   0   0   1   0    8   12    6    6    0    2    6

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rich Hinton            0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    0    0    0    0    1    2
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
Ken Kravec             1   1  5.25   2   2   0   0   0   12   13    7    7    2    5    4
Francisco Barrios      0   1  5.40   2   2   0   0   0   10   11    6    6    2    5    0
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   3   0   0   0   0    3    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
Wayne Garland          1   2  5.59   3   3   0   0   0   19   22   12   12    4    9   11
Don Hood               0   0  6.30   2   2   0   0   0   10   15    7    7    2    5    3
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
Jim Crawford           1   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    4    0    0    0    0    0    1
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
Milt Wilcox            0   1  2.70   1   0   0   0   0    3    2    3    1    0    2    3
Dave Rozema            1   0  3.14   2   2   1   0   0   14   14    5    5    2    2    5
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         2   1  3.38   3   3   1   0   0   21   22   11    8    4    6   13
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   2   0   0   0   0    3    3    0    0    0    1    1
Bob McClure            0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    2    4    0    0    0    0    3
Eduardo Rodriguez      0   0  0.00   3   0   0   1   0    5    1    0    0    0    0    4
Mike Caldwell          0   0  3.00   2   0   0   1   0    6    6    2    2    0    0    6
Andy Replogle          1   0  3.18   2   1   0   0   0    6    8    2    2    1    1    2
Moose Haas             2   1  4.63   3   3   2   0   0   23   22   13   12    5    5   23
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
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
Greg Thayer            0   0  2.84   4   0   0   0   0    6    4    2    2    1    6    3
Gary Serum             1   0  3.00   3   0   0   0   0   12    9    4    4    2    0    1
Roger Erickson         2   1  3.60   3   3   1   0   0   20   18   11    8    1    6    9
Dave Goltz             0   2  4.13   3   3   1   0   0   24   25   11   11    2    8   16
Geoff Zahn             1   0  5.54   2   2   1   0   0   13   16   10    8    2    7    3
Pete Redfern           0   2  6.52   3   2   0   0   0   10   10   12    7    2    6    4
Dave Johnson           0   1  7.36   2   1   0   0   0    7    8    6    6    1    5    5

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Sparky Lyle            0   0  0.00   2   0   0   1   0    5    3    0    0    0    0    2
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
Dick Tidrow            1   1  3.65   2   2   0   0   0   12   10    5    5    1    5    5
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
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   1  0.00   6   0   0   2   0   11    3    1    0    0    3    3
Elias Sosa             0   0  0.00   3   0   0   1   0    6    2    0    0    0    5    4
John Henry Johnson     1   0  0.71   2   2   0   0   0   13    6    1    1    1    6    5
Bob Lacey              2   0  1.17   5   0   0   0   0    8    3    1    1    0    3    3
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
Dick Pole              1   2  5.00   3   3   1   0   0   18   23   11   10    3    4    4
Shane Rawley           0   1  5.40   6   0   0   1   0   10   13    6    6    1    5    6
Steve Burke            0   1  5.54   4   0   0   0   0   13   11    8    8    2   10    3
Tom House              1   2  8.16   3   3   1   0   0   14   27   14   13    0    2    4

 Texas                 W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Steve Comer            0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    2    0    0    0    3    4
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
Len Barker             0   1  5.14   3   0   0   0   0    7    8    4    4    1    4    2
Jim Umbarger           0   1  6.75   3   0   0   0   0    5    7    4    4    0    1    8
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 11.00   2   2   0   0   0    9   14   11   11    1    8    4

 Toronto               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Balor Moore            0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    2    2    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
Jim Clancy             0   1  7.71   2   1   0   0   0    7   12    6    6    1    4    4
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

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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
  D. LaRoche (CAL)          2
  B. Lacey (OAK)            2
  B. Lee (BOS)              2

Losses:

  M. Flanagan (BAL)         2
  W. Garland (CLE)          2
  D. Goltz (MIN)            2
  R. Gossage (NY)           2
  T. House (SEA)            2
  D. Lemanczyk (TOR)        2
  S. McGregor (BAL)         2
  D. Pole (SEA)             2
  P. Redfern (MIN)          2
  R. Wise (CLE)             2

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
  T. House (SEA)            1
  B. Lee (BOS)              1
  D. Lemanczyk (TOR)        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. Stanhouse (BAL)        2
  D. Bird (KC)              1
  T. Burgmeier (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
  M. Haas (MIL)          23.1
  D. Leonard (KC)        21.1
  R. Erickson (MIN)      20.0
  W. Garland (CLE)       19.1
  J. Augustine (MIL)     18.1
  M. Fidrych (DET)       18.0
  E. Figueroa (NY)       18.0
  D. Pole (SEA)          18.0
  D. Eckersley (BOS)     16.2

Hits:

  J. Augustine (MIL)       28
  T. House (SEA)           27
  D. Goltz (MIN)           25
  D. Pole (SEA)            23
  M. Torrez (BOS)          23
  W. Garland (CLE)         22
  M. Haas (MIL)            22
  D. Leonard (KC)          22
  D. Alexander (TEX)       19
  J. Matlack (TEX)         19

Runs:

  S. McGregor (BAL)        15
  J. Augustine (MIL)       14
  T. House (SEA)           14
  M. Haas (MIL)            13
  D. Martinez (BAL)        13
  W. Garland (CLE)         12
  P. Redfern (MIN)         12
  R. Erickson (MIN)        11
  D. Goltz (MIN)           11
  J. Kerrigan (BAL)        11

Home Runs:

  D. Lemanczyk (TOR)        6
  M. Haas (MIL)             5
  J. Jefferson (TOR)        5
  W. Garland (CLE)          4
  J. Kerrigan (BAL)         4
  D. Leonard (KC)           4
  D. Aase (CAL)             3
  J. Garvin (TOR)           3
  D. Martinez (BAL)         3
  D. Pole (SEA)             3

Walks:

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

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            25
  M. Haas (MIL)            23
  D. Goltz (MIN)           16
  D. Leonard (KC)          13
  C. Knapp (CAL)           12
  N. Briles (BAL)          11
  W. Garland (CLE)         11
  M. Keough (OAK)          11
  J. Matlack (TEX)         11
  M. Fidrych (DET)         10


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