Saturday April 22, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, April 22, 1978

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         10   3  1.44   13   0   5   119    79   23   19    4   55   57
Kansas City      9   2  2.32   11   3   7    97    76   29   25    6   29   39
California      10   4  2.53   14   2   6   128   113   38   36    8   50   83
New York         6   7  3.60   13   3   1   115   114   51   46   10   29   44
Detroit          8   2  3.90   10   3   2    90    83   46   39    6   33   40
Minnesota        6  11  4.02   17   4   1   154   145   81   69   16   61   81
Chicago          5   6  4.21   11   1   4    94    98   50   44   10   41   41
Boston           9   4  4.50   13   2   2   116   135   66   58   15   36   49
Cleveland        4   6  4.50   10   2   1    86    83   44   43   12   28   34
Seattle          5  13  4.54   18   3   3   159   175   90   80    9   72   63
Milwaukee        7   7  4.74   14   2   2   123   144   74   65   11   49   79
Texas            2   8  5.01   10   1   1    88   111   57   49   10   37   49
Baltimore        5   8  5.27   13   2   3   111   111   79   65   18   52   68
Toronto          4   9  5.58   13   2   3   113   130   72   70   24   52   48

 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
Alan Wirth (OAK)       1   1  1.04   3   3   0   0   0   17   10    4    2    1   11    7
Pete Broberg (OAK)     2   0  1.32   2   2   0   0   0   14   12    2    2    0    3   13
Matt Keough (OAK)      1   0  1.42   3   3   0   0   0   19   14    3    3    0   11   16
Paul Splittorff (KC)   4   0  1.44   4   4   1   0   1   31   22    5    5    2    5    8
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
Rick Langford (OAK)    0   1  2.37   3   3   0   0   0   19   15    5    5    2    7    5
Ron Guidry (NY)        1   0  2.38   3   3   1   0   0   23   23    6    6    0    6   10

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Don Stanhouse          0   0  0.00   5   0   0   3   0    6    2    0    0    0    4    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   3   2   0   0   0   13   10    4    4    1    5   11
Mike Flanagan          1   3  4.68   4   4   1   0   0   25   25   14   13    4    7   14
Tim Stoddard           0   0  6.75   4   0   0   0   0    8    9   11    6    2    3    8
Tippy Martinez         0   1  7.04   6   0   0   0   0    8    9    7    6    1    7    4
Dennis Martinez        1   1  7.32   4   3   0   0   0   20   23   16   16    3    9   10
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
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
Bob Stanley            1   0  1.69   5   0   0   0   0   11   15    2    2    0    4    5
Bill Lee               3   0  2.52   3   3   2   0   1   25   22    8    7    4    4   10
Tom Burgmeier          0   0  3.38   3   0   0   1   0    3    2    1    1    1    0    2
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
Dennis Eckersley       0   0  4.91   3   3   0   0   0   22   22   12   12    4    5    4
Allen Ripley           0   1  8.31   3   3   0   0   0   13   17   14   12    1    5    2
Jim Wright             0   0  9.00   3   0   0   0   0    5    5    6    5    2    4    6
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           4   0  2.87   4   4   1   0   1   31   39   10   10    3    5   14
Paul Hartzell          0   1  3.86   7   0   0   3   0   14   14    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   3  4.40   4   4   1   0   0   29   33   17   14    5   14    9
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 27.00   3   0   0   0   0    1    6    5    4    0    1    1

 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
Rick Wise              1   2  2.66   3   3   1   0   0   20   18    7    6    1    6    7
Mike Paxton            0   1  3.00   3   0   0   1   0    9    5    3    3    1    1    3
Jim Kern               1   1  3.86   4   0   0   0   0    5    5    2    2    1    0    2
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
Rick Kreuger           0   0  9.82   2   0   0   0   0    4    3    4    4    1    2    2

 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
John Hiller            2   0  1.86   4   0   0   0   0   10    7    5    2    0    3    6
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
Jack Billingham        2   0  4.11   2   2   0   0   0   15   17    7    7    0    5    0
Jim Crawford           1   0  5.40   2   0   0   0   0    5    4    3    3    1    2    4
Jim Slaton             0   1  6.10   2   2   0   0   0   10   14    9    7    2    6    6
Jack Morris            0   0  6.23   1   1   0   0   0    4    3    3    3    0    5    3
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
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
Larry Gura             1   0  1.17   3   1   0   0   0    8    3    1    1    0    2    2
Paul Splittorff        4   0  1.44   4   4   1   0   1   31   22    5    5    2    5    8
Al Hrabosky            0   0  1.69   5   0   0   4   0    5    2    1    1    0    4    4
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
Eduardo Rodriguez      0   1  2.16   4   0   0   1   0    8    4    2    2    0    1    6
Bob McClure            0   1  2.25   4   0   0   0   0    8   11    2    2    0    3   10
Mike Caldwell          0   0  3.10   4   1   0   1   0   20   18    7    7    1    9   15
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
Mac Scarce             0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    0    2
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   2  3.86   4   4   1   0   0   28   26   16   12    1    9   14
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            2   0  0.90   4   0   0   1   0   10    7    1    1    1    1    3
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
Dick Tidrow            1   1  2.95   3   3   0   0   0   21   16    7    7    1   10    5
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
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   7   0   0   3   0   12    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
Alan Wirth             1   1  1.04   3   3   0   0   0   17   10    4    2    1   11    7
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
Rick Langford          0   1  2.37   3   3   0   0   0   19   15    5    5    2    7    5
Bob Lacey              2   0  2.77   8   0   0   0   0   13   10    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
Shane Rawley           0   1  4.30   8   0   0   1   0   15   18    9    7    1    6   12
Rick Honeycutt         1   2  4.30   5   4   0   0   0   23   21   14   11    2   13    9
Enrique Romo           0   0  4.35   5   0   0   2   0   10   10    5    5    0    5    4
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
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
Reggie Cleveland       0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    1    0    0    1    0
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
Len Barker             0   1  5.14   3   0   0   0   0    7    8    4    4    1    4    2
Doyle Alexander        0   1  5.29   3   3   0   0   0   17   26   10   10    3    7    9
Fergie Jenkins         0   1  6.08   4   0   0   0   0   13   19    9    9    1    5    5
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
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  3.86   7   0   0   2   0    9    8    4    4    1    2    5
Jim Clancy             1   1  4.60   3   2   0   0   0   16   20    8    8    2    6    8
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
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:

  P. Splittorff (KC)        4
  F. Tanana (CAL)           4
  J. Augustine (MIL)        3
  B. Lee (BOS)              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:

  M. Flanagan (BAL)         3
  D. Goltz (MIN)            3
  R. Gossage (NY)           3
  D. Lemanczyk (TOR)        3
  D. Pole (SEA)             3
  W. Wood (CHI)             3
  R. Erickson (MIN)         2
  W. Garland (CLE)          2
  M. Haas (MIL)             2
  R. Honeycutt (SEA)        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)          4
  P. Hartzell (CAL)         3
  L. LaGrow (CHI)           3
  D. LaRoche (CAL)          3
  E. Sosa (OAK)             3
  D. Stanhouse (BAL)        3
  S. Foucault (DET)         2
  D. Heaverlo (OAK)         2
  S. Mingori (KC)           2
  E. Romo (SEA)             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:

  P. Splittorff (KC)     31.1
  F. Tanana (CAL)        31.1
  D. Goltz (MIN)         31.0
  D. Leonard (KC)        29.1
  W. Wood (CHI)          28.2
  R. Erickson (MIN)      28.0
  M. Torrez (BOS)        28.0
  M. Flanagan (BAL)      25.0
  M. Haas (MIL)          25.0
  B. Lee (BOS)           25.0

Hits:

  F. Tanana (CAL)          39
  M. Torrez (BOS)          39
  J. Augustine (MIL)       35
  D. Goltz (MIN)           33
  W. Wood (CHI)            33
  D. Pole (SEA)            31
  W. Garland (CLE)         29
  D. Leonard (KC)          28
  T. House (SEA)           27
  D. Alexander (TEX)       26

Runs:

  W. Garland (CLE)         17
  W. Wood (CHI)            17
  J. Augustine (MIL)       16
  R. Erickson (MIN)        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

Home Runs:

  D. Lemanczyk (TOR)        7
  J. Jefferson (TOR)        6
  W. Garland (CLE)          5
  M. Haas (MIL)             5
  W. Wood (CHI)             5
  D. Eckersley (BOS)        4
  M. Flanagan (BAL)         4
  J. Garvin (TOR)           4
  J. Kerrigan (BAL)         4
  B. Lee (BOS)              4

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            14
  W. Wood (CHI)            14
  J. Augustine (MIL)       13
  R. Honeycutt (SEA)       13
  S. Burke (SEA)           12
  W. Garland (CLE)         11
  D. Goltz (MIN)           11
  M. Keough (OAK)          11
  L. Sorensen (MIL)        11
  A. Wirth (OAK)           11

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            33
  M. Haas (MIL)            26
  D. Goltz (MIN)           21
  D. Leonard (KC)          20
  M. Keough (OAK)          16
  M. Caldwell (MIL)        15
  R. Erickson (MIN)        14
  M. Flanagan (BAL)        14
  C. Knapp (CAL)           14
  J. Matlack (TEX)         14

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