Friday April 21, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Friday, April 21, 1978

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland          9   3  1.55   12   0   4   110    74   23   19    4   53   53
Kansas City      8   2  2.25   10   3   6    88    70   26   22    4   27   38
California       9   4  2.50   13   2   5   119   103   35   33    8   49   82
Detroit          7   2  3.71    9   3   2    80    75   40   33    5   26   31
New York         5   7  3.76   12   3   1   103   106   48   43    9   24   43
Boston           9   3  3.87   12   2   2   107   118   53   46   12   33   44
Minnesota        6  10  4.03   16   4   1   145   137   76   65   16   58   74
Chicago          5   5  4.19   10   1   4    86    90   46   40    8   39   38
Cleveland        3   6  4.56    9   2   1    77    75   40   39   11   24   31
Seattle          5  12  4.63   17   3   3   150   166   87   77    9   68   60
Milwaukee        7   6  4.92   13   2   2   112   132   70   61   11   41   72
Texas            2   7  4.92    9   1   1    79    99   50   43    8   34   43
Baltimore        5   7  5.38   12   2   3   102   102   74   61   16   50   65
Toronto          3   9  5.88   12   2   2   104   122   70   68   23   50   43

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Palmer (BAL)       2   0  0.53   2   2   1   0   1   17    6    1    1    1    2   10
J. Johnson (OAK)       1   0  0.71   2   2   0   0   0   13    6    1    1    1    6    5
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
Dave Heaverlo (OAK)    2   1  1.42   8   0   0   2   0   13    8    4    2    0    4    3
Matt Keough (OAK)      1   0  1.42   3   3   0   0   0   19   14    3    3    0   11   16
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
Don Stanhouse          0   0  0.00   4   0   0   3   0    5    2    0    0    0    3    4
Jim Palmer             2   0  0.53   2   2   1   0   1   17    6    1    1    1    2   10
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
Dick Drago             2   1  3.38   5   0   0   1   0    5    7    2    2    1    3    2
Mike Torrez            2   0  4.18   4   4   0   0   0   28   39   16   13    2   10   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
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  0.90   6   0   0   3   0   10    4    1    1    1    3    3
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               1   1  4.08   3   3   0   0   0   18   16    8    8    3    8    7
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
Pablo Torrealba        1   0  1.86   4   0   0   1   0   10    4    2    2    0    8    7
Lerrin LaGrow          1   0  2.08   6   0   0   3   0    9    6    2    2    0    1    5
Steve Stone            1   0  3.77   2   2   0   0   0   14   15    8    6    0    2    7
Francisco Barrios      1   1  4.11   3   3   0   0   0   15   17    7    7    2    8    4
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
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
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
Jim Kern               1   1  3.86   4   0   0   0   0    5    5    2    2    1    0    2
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   2  6.65   4   4   0   0   0   23   29   17   17    5   11   11
Dennis Kinney          0   0  8.10   2   0   0   0   0    3    4    3    3    1    1    1

 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   2  3.07   4   4   2   0   0   29   28   13   10    4    8   20
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   3   0   0   0   0    4    5    0    0    0    1    7
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
Jerry Augustine        3   1  5.84   4   4   0   0   0   25   35   16   16    2   13    8
Andy Replogle          1   0  6.00   3   1   0   0   0    9   17    7    6    3    2    3
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
Greg Thayer            0   0  2.16   5   0   0   0   0    8    4    2    2    1    6    5
Gary Serum             1   0  2.40   5   0   0   0   0   15   11    4    4    2    1    5
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   3  4.06   4   4   1   0   0   31   33   14   14    3   11   21
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
Ken Clay               0   0  2.25   3   0   0   0   0    4    3    1    1    0    1    1
Ron Guidry             1   0  2.38   3   3   1   0   0   23   23    6    6    0    6   10
Ed Figueroa            2   1  3.13   3   3   2   0   0   23   23   11    8    1    0    9
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  3.86   2   0   0   0   0    7    7    3    3    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   6   0   0   2   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
Pete Broberg           2   0  1.32   2   2   0   0   0   14   12    2    2    0    3   13
Dave Heaverlo          2   1  1.42   8   0   0   2   0   13    8    4    2    0    4    3
Matt Keough            1   0  1.42   3   3   0   0   0   19   14    3    3    0   11   16
Alan Wirth             0   1  1.86   2   2   0   0   0   10    7    4    2    1    9    3
Rick Langford          0   1  2.37   3   3   0   0   0   19   15    5    5    2    7    5
Bob Lacey              2   0  3.00   7   0   0   0   0   12    8    4    4    0    4    3

 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
Jim Todd               0   1  4.15   5   1   0   0   0   13   11    8    6    0    9    6
Rick Honeycutt         1   1  4.24   4   3   0   0   0   17   14   11    8    2    9    6
Shane Rawley           0   1  4.30   8   0   0   1   0   15   18    9    7    1    6   12
John Montague          0   1  4.50   4   0   0   0   0   10   11    5    5    0    7    2
Steve Burke            0   1  4.87   6   0   0   0   0   20   17   12   11    2   12    6
Dick Pole              1   3  5.16   4   4   1   0   0   23   31   14   13    4    6    7
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
Tom Murphy             1   0  0.00   4   0   0   1   0    9    3    0    0    0    4    2
Don Kirkwood           1   0  3.27   3   0   0   0   0   11   12    4    4    0    3    7
Mike Willis            0   1  4.00   6   0   0   1   0    9    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   2  9.28   3   3   0   0   0   11   18   12   11    2    8    4
Dave Lemanczyk         0   3  9.64   3   3   1   0   0   14   20   15   15    7    6    6
Balor Moore            0   0 11.57   3   0   0   0   0    5    6    6    6    2    6    0

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League Leaders

Wins:

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

Losses:

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

Complete Games:

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

Saves:

  A. Hrabosky (KC)          3
  L. LaGrow (CHI)           3
  D. LaRoche (CAL)          3
  D. Stanhouse (BAL)        3
  S. Foucault (DET)         2
  P. Hartzell (CAL)         2
  D. Heaverlo (OAK)         2
  S. Mingori (KC)           2
  E. Romo (SEA)             2
  E. Sosa (OAK)             2

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:

  D. Goltz (MIN)         31.0
  D. Leonard (KC)        29.1
  M. Torrez (BOS)        28.0
  M. Haas (MIL)          25.0
  B. Lee (BOS)           25.0
  J. Augustine (MIL)     24.2
  P. Splittorff (KC)     24.1
  E. Figueroa (NY)       23.0
  W. Garland (CLE)       23.0
  N. Ryan (CAL)          23.0

Hits:

  M. Torrez (BOS)          39
  J. Augustine (MIL)       35
  D. Goltz (MIN)           33
  D. Pole (SEA)            31
  F. Tanana (CAL)          30
  W. Garland (CLE)         29
  D. Leonard (KC)          28
  T. House (SEA)           27
  J. Garvin (TOR)          25
  J. Matlack (TEX)         25

Runs:

  W. Garland (CLE)         17
  J. Augustine (MIL)       16
  M. Haas (MIL)            16
  D. Martinez (BAL)        16
  L. Sorensen (MIL)        16
  M. Torrez (BOS)          16
  D. Lemanczyk (TOR)       15
  S. McGregor (BAL)        15
  D. Goltz (MIN)           14
  T. House (SEA)           14

Home Runs:

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

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            14
  J. Augustine (MIL)       13
  S. Burke (SEA)           12
  W. Wood (CHI)            12
  W. Garland (CLE)         11
  D. Goltz (MIN)           11
  M. Keough (OAK)          11
  L. Sorensen (MIL)        11
  J. Jefferson (TOR)       10
  J. Kerrigan (BAL)        10

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            33
  M. Haas (MIL)            26
  D. Goltz (MIN)           21
  D. Leonard (KC)          20
  M. Keough (OAK)          16
  C. Knapp (CAL)           14
  J. Matlack (TEX)         14
  P. Broberg (OAK)         13
  F. Tanana (CAL)          13
  M. Torrez (BOS)          13


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