Thursday April 20, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, April 20, 1978

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland          8   3  1.43   11   0   3   101    66   20   16    4   45   48
Kansas City      8   1  2.25    9   2   6    80    64   24   20    4   25   31
California       8   4  2.54   12   2   4   110    97   33   31    8   44   77
New York         5   6  3.54   11   3   1    94    94   39   37    8   24   38
Detroit          7   2  3.71    9   3   2    80    75   40   33    5   26   31
Boston           8   3  3.77   11   2   2    98   108   46   41   11   30   44
Cleveland        3   5  3.91    8   2   1    69    63   31   30    8   21   29
Minnesota        6   9  4.09   15   4   1   136   129   73   62   15   55   67
Chicago          4   5  4.44    9   1   3    77    83   44   38    8   36   31
Seattle          5  11  4.73   16   3   3   141   155   82   74    8   66   53
Texas            2   7  4.92    9   1   1    79    99   50   43    8   34   43
Milwaukee        6   6  5.17   12   2   2   103   124   68   59   11   36   67
Toronto          3   8  5.40   11   2   2    95   105   59   57   20   44   40
Baltimore        4   7  5.81   11   2   2    93    97   73   60   15   49   62

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
J. Johnson (OAK)       1   0  0.71   2   2   0   0   0   13    6    1    1    1    6    5
Dave Heaverlo (OAK)    2   1  0.75   7   0   0   2   0   12    5    3    1    0    3    3
Rick Waits (CLE)       1   0  0.75   2   1   1   0   1   12    4    1    1    0    2    5
Paul Splittorff (KC)   3   0  1.11   3   3   1   0   1   24   18    3    3    0    5    8
Pete Broberg (OAK)     2   0  1.32   2   2   0   0   0   14   12    2    2    0    3   13
Ed Figueroa (NY)       2   0  1.50   2   2   2   0   0   18   15    3    3    0    0    4
Matt Keough (OAK)      0   0  1.93   2   2   0   0   0   14   12    3    3    0    5   11
Chris Knapp (CAL)      2   1  1.93   3   3   0   0   0   19   18    5    4    1    9   14
Nolan Ryan (CAL)       0   1  1.96   3   3   0   0   0   23   10    6    5    0   14   33
Jon Matlack (TEX)      1   2  2.01   3   3   1   0   0   22   25   10    5    2    4   14

 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
Mike Flanagan          1   2  4.67   3   3   1   0   0   17   17   10    9    2    7   11
Tim Stoddard           0   0  6.75   4   0   0   0   0    8    9   11    6    2    3    8
Dennis Martinez        1   1  7.32   4   3   0   0   0   20   23   16   16    3    9   10
Tippy Martinez         0   1  7.36   5   0   0   0   0    7    8    6    6    1    7    4
Joe Kerrigan           0   0  7.50   2   0   0   0   0    6    8   11    5    4   10    2
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
Luis Tiant             1   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    3    0    0    0    0    1    4
Jim Wright             0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    0    0    0    0    3    4
Bob Stanley            1   0  1.59   4   0   0   0   0    6    9    1    1    0    3    3
Bill Lee               3   0  2.52   3   3   2   0   1   25   22    8    7    4    4   10
Mike Torrez            2   0  3.38   3   3   0   0   0   21   31    9    8    1    8   13
Allen Ripley           0   0  4.85   2   2   0   0   0   13   13    9    7    1    4    2
Dennis Eckersley       0   0  4.91   3   3   0   0   0   22   22   12   12    4    5    4
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
Dave LaRoche           2   0  1.23   5   0   0   2   0    7    4    1    1    1    1    1
Chris Knapp            2   1  1.93   3   3   0   0   0   19   18    5    4    1    9   14
Nolan Ryan             0   1  1.96   3   3   0   0   0   23   10    6    5    0   14   33
Dyar Miller            0   0  2.70   3   0   0   0   0    3    5    1    1    0    4    1
Frank Tanana           3   0  2.74   3   3   1   0   1   23   30    7    7    3    4   13
Paul Hartzell          0   1  4.05   6   0   0   2   0   13   13    6    6    0    4    9
Don Aase               0   1  4.76   2   2   0   0   0   11   10    6    6    3    5    4
Tom Griffin            0   0  9.00   2   0   0   0   0    1    1    1    1    0    1    0

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rich Hinton            0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    2    0    0    0    0    2    2
Lerrin LaGrow          1   0  1.80   5   0   0   2   0    5    5    1    1    0    1    2
Pablo Torrealba        1   0  1.86   4   0   0   1   0   10    4    2    2    0    8    7
Steve Stone            1   0  3.77   2   2   0   0   0   14   15    8    6    0    2    7
Wilbur Wood            0   2  4.29   3   3   1   0   0   21   25   13   10    3   12    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   2   0   0   0   0    2    4    2    2    1    0    2
Jim Willoughby         0   1 36.00   2   0   0   0   0    1    6    5    4    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
Rick Waits             1   0  0.75   2   1   1   0   1   12    4    1    1    0    2    5
Mike Paxton            0   1  3.00   3   0   0   1   0    9    5    3    3    1    1    3
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  2.45   3   3   2   0   0   22   17    6    6    1    5   10
Dave Rozema            1   0  3.14   2   2   1   0   0   14   14    5    5    2    2    5
John Hiller            1   0  3.38   3   0   0   0   0    5    6    5    2    0    3    3
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
Milt Wilcox            0   1 10.13   2   0   0   0   0    5    5    8    6    0    5    4

 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
Al Hrabosky            0   0  0.00   4   0   0   3   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        3   0  1.11   3   3   1   0   1   24   18    3    3    0    5    8
Larry Gura             1   0  1.17   3   1   0   0   0    8    3    1    1    0    2    2
Dennis Leonard         2   1  3.38   3   3   1   0   0   21   22   11    8    4    6   13
Doug Bird              0   0  5.06   3   0   0   1   0    5    6    4    3    0    4    2
Steve Busby            1   0  5.19   2   2   0   0   0    9    8    5    5    0    5    1

 Milwaukee             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bill Castro            0   0  0.00   4   0   0   0   0    5    5    0    0    0    1    2
Bob McClure            0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    2    4    0    0    0    0    3
Eduardo Rodriguez      0   1  2.16   4   0   0   1   0    8    4    2    2    0    1    6
Mike Caldwell          0   0  3.65   3   0   0   1   0   12   12    5    5    1    3   11
Moose Haas             2   2  5.40   4   4   2   0   0   25   24   16   15    5    6   26
Lary Sorensen          1   1  5.40   3   3   0   0   0   20   23   16   12    0   11    8
Andy Replogle          1   0  6.00   3   1   0   0   0    9   17    7    6    3    2    3
Jerry Augustine        2   1  6.87   3   3   0   0   0   18   28   14   14    2    9    7
Randy Stein            0   1 16.88   2   1   0   0   0    3    7    8    5    0    3    1

 Minnesota             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Gary Serum             1   0  2.40   5   0   0   0   0   15   11    4    4    2    1    5
Greg Thayer            0   0  2.84   4   0   0   0   0    6    4    2    2    1    6    3
Tom Johnson            1   2  2.92   4   0   0   1   0   12   14    4    4    2    4   11
Paul Thormodsgard      1   1  3.22   3   3   1   0   0   22   16    9    8    2    9    8
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  5.59   3   3   1   0   0   19   23   14   12    2   10    6
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            1   0  0.00   3   0   0   1   0    7    5    0    0    0    1    2
Ed Figueroa            2   0  1.50   2   2   2   0   0   18   15    3    3    0    0    4
Ron Guidry             1   0  2.38   3   3   1   0   0   23   23    6    6    0    6   10
Ken Clay               0   0  3.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    3    1    1    0    1    1
Rich Gossage           0   3  3.18   4   0   0   0   0   11   11    6    4    3    1   12
Dick Tidrow            1   1  3.65   2   2   0   0   0   12   10    5    5    1    5    5
Rawly Eastwick         0   0  4.50   1   0   0   0   0    4    3    2    2    1    0    0
Ken Holtzman           0   0  4.82   2   2   0   0   0    9   12    5    5    1    5    2
Catfish Hunter         0   2 15.63   2   2   0   0   0    6   12   11   11    2    5    2

 Oakland               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Elias Sosa             1   0  0.00   5   0   0   1   0   11    4    0    0    0    9    5
John Henry Johnson     1   0  0.71   2   2   0   0   0   13    6    1    1    1    6    5
Dave Heaverlo          2   1  0.75   7   0   0   2   0   12    5    3    1    0    3    3
Pete Broberg           2   0  1.32   2   2   0   0   0   14   12    2    2    0    3   13
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
Bob Lacey              2   0  2.00   6   0   0   0   0    9    5    2    2    0    3    3
Rick Langford          0   1  2.37   3   3   0   0   0   19   15    5    5    2    7    5

 Seattle               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Glenn Abbott           1   1  2.19   3   3   0   0   0   12   13    3    3    0    6    4
Paul Mitchell          1   1  3.00   3   3   1   0   0   18   16    6    6    0    6    9
Rick Honeycutt         1   1  4.24   4   3   0   0   0   17   14   11    8    2    9    6
John Montague          0   1  4.50   4   0   0   0   0   10   11    5    5    0    7    2
Jim Todd               0   1  4.50   4   1   0   0   0   12   11    8    6    0    9    6
Steve Burke            0   1  4.87   6   0   0   0   0   20   17   12   11    2   12    6
Dick Pole              1   2  5.00   3   3   1   0   0   18   23   11   10    3    4    4
Shane Rawley           0   1  5.56   7   0   0   1   0   11   15    7    7    1    6    8
Enrique Romo           0   0  6.14   4   0   0   2   0    7    8    5    5    0    5    4
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   2  2.01   3   3   1   0   0   22   25   10    5    2    4   14
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
Fergie Jenkins         0   0  7.20   3   0   0   0   0   10   15    8    8    1    3    4
Dock Ellis             1   1  7.50   2   2   0   0   0    6    5    7    5    2    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             1   0  0.00   4   0   0   1   0    9    3    0    0    0    4    2
Don Kirkwood           1   0  2.89   2   0   0   0   0    9    7    3    3    0    2    6
Mike Willis            0   1  4.70   5   0   0   1   0    8    8    4    4    1    2    4
Jerry Garvin           1   0  4.82   3   3   0   0   0   19   25   10   10    4    7    8
Jesse Jefferson        0   2  5.31   3   2   1   0   0   20   18   13   12    6   10    8
Jim Clancy             0   1  7.71   2   1   0   0   0    7   12    6    6    1    4    4
Tom Underwood          0   1  9.00   2   2   0   0   0    7   10    8    7    1    7    2
Dave Lemanczyk         0   3  9.64   3   3   1   0   0   14   20   15   15    7    6    6

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League Leaders

Wins:

  B. Lee (BOS)              3
  P. Splittorff (KC)        3
  F. Tanana (CAL)           3
  J. Augustine (MIL)        2
  J. Billingham (DET)       2
  P. Broberg (OAK)          2
  R. Erickson (MIN)         2
  M. Fidrych (DET)          2
  E. Figueroa (NY)          2
  M. Haas (MIL)             2

Losses:

  R. Gossage (NY)           3
  D. Lemanczyk (TOR)        3
  M. Flanagan (BAL)         2
  W. Garland (CLE)          2
  D. Goltz (MIN)            2
  M. Haas (MIL)             2
  T. House (SEA)            2
  C. Hunter (NY)            2
  J. Jefferson (TOR)        2
  T. Johnson (MIN)          2

Complete Games:

  M. Fidrych (DET)          2
  E. Figueroa (NY)          2
  M. Haas (MIL)             2
  B. Lee (BOS)              2
  K. Brett (CAL)            1
  R. Erickson (MIN)         1
  M. Flanagan (BAL)         1
  D. Goltz (MIN)            1
  R. Guidry (NY)            1
  T. House (SEA)            1

Saves:

  A. Hrabosky (KC)          3
  S. Foucault (DET)         2
  P. Hartzell (CAL)         2
  D. Heaverlo (OAK)         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

Shutouts:

  K. Brett (CAL)            1
  B. Lee (BOS)              1
  J. Palmer (BAL)           1
  P. Splittorff (KC)        1
  F. Tanana (CAL)           1
  R. Waits (CLE)            1

Innings Pitched:

  M. Haas (MIL)          25.0
  B. Lee (BOS)           25.0
  P. Splittorff (KC)     24.1
  D. Goltz (MIN)         24.0
  N. Ryan (CAL)          23.0
  F. Tanana (CAL)        23.0
  R. Guidry (NY)         22.2
  J. Matlack (TEX)       22.1
  P. Thormodsgard (MIN)  22.1
  D. Eckersley (BOS)     22.0

Hits:

  M. Torrez (BOS)          31
  F. Tanana (CAL)          30
  J. Augustine (MIL)       28
  T. House (SEA)           27
  J. Garvin (TOR)          25
  D. Goltz (MIN)           25
  J. Matlack (TEX)         25
  W. Wood (CHI)            25
  M. Haas (MIL)            24
  R. Guidry (NY)           23

Runs:

  M. Haas (MIL)            16
  D. Martinez (BAL)        16
  L. Sorensen (MIL)        16
  D. Lemanczyk (TOR)       15
  S. McGregor (BAL)        15
  J. Augustine (MIL)       14
  T. House (SEA)           14
  G. Zahn (MIN)            14
  J. Jefferson (TOR)       13
  W. Wood (CHI)            13

Home Runs:

  D. Lemanczyk (TOR)        7
  J. Jefferson (TOR)        6
  M. Haas (MIL)             5
  D. Eckersley (BOS)        4
  W. Garland (CLE)          4
  J. Garvin (TOR)           4
  J. Kerrigan (BAL)         4
  B. Lee (BOS)              4
  D. Leonard (KC)           4
  D. Aase (CAL)             3

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            14
  S. Burke (SEA)           12
  W. Wood (CHI)            12
  L. Sorensen (MIL)        11
  J. Jefferson (TOR)       10
  J. Kerrigan (BAL)        10
  G. Zahn (MIN)            10
  J. Augustine (MIL)        9
  W. Garland (CLE)          9
  R. Honeycutt (SEA)        9

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            33
  M. Haas (MIL)            26
  D. Goltz (MIN)           16
  C. Knapp (CAL)           14
  J. Matlack (TEX)         14
  P. Broberg (OAK)         13
  D. Leonard (KC)          13
  F. Tanana (CAL)          13
  M. Torrez (BOS)          13
  R. Gossage (NY)          12

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