Sunday April 23, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, April 23, 1978

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         11   3  1.34   14   1   5   128    85   23   19    4   57   61
California      10   4  2.53   14   2   6   128   113   38   36    8   50   83
Kansas City     10   2  2.55   12   3   8   106    85   34   30    6   37   42
New York         6   8  3.56   14   3   1   124   121   54   49   11   29   52
Detroit          9   3  3.85   12   3   3   110   102   54   47    9   39   48
Minnesota        6  11  4.02   17   4   1   154   145   81   69   16   61   81
Chicago          5   7  4.24   12   1   4   102   108   54   48   10   43   43
Cleveland        5   7  4.54   12   2   2   105   103   57   53   15   39   52
Milwaukee        8   7  4.56   15   2   3   132   149   76   67   12   50   83
Seattle          5  14  4.56   19   3   3   168   188   95   85    9   73   68
Boston          10   5  4.70   15   2   2   136   160   79   71   20   44   61
Texas            3   9  4.96   12   1   1   107   133   67   59   10   47   58
Toronto          5   9  5.16   14   3   3   122   133   72   70   24   53   49
Baltimore        5   9  5.18   14   2   3   120   123   85   69   19   58   74

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
J. Johnson (OAK)       2   0  0.42   3   3   1   0   1   22   12    1    1    1    8    9
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
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
Rick Waits (CLE)       1   0  1.50   3   2   1   0   1   18   11    4    3    1    5    9
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
Dave Rozema (DET)      1   0  2.31   3   3   1   0   0   23   20    6    6    3    5   10
Rick Langford (OAK)    0   1  2.37   3   3   0   0   0   19   15    5    5    2    7    5

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Don Stanhouse          0   0  0.00   6   0   0   3   0    7    2    0    0    0    5    5
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
Tippy Martinez         0   1  6.30   7   0   0   0   0   10   11    8    7    2   10    6
Dennis Martinez        1   1  6.56   5   4   0   0   0   23   30   19   17    3   10   12
Tim Stoddard           0   1  7.20   5   0   0   0   0   10   12   13    8    2    4    9
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  2.25   2   1   0   0   0    8    3    2    2    2    3    8
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   6   0   0   1   0    8   10    3    3    2    3    6
Bob Stanley            1   1  3.86   6   0   0   0   0   12   18    5    5    0    5    5
Mike Torrez            2   0  4.18   4   4   0   0   0   28   39   16   13    2   10   13
Dennis Eckersley       0   0  5.46   4   4   0   0   0   28   33   17   17    6    8    6
Allen Ripley           0   1  8.31   3   3   0   0   0   13   17   14   12    1    5    2
Bill Campbell          1   1  8.53   4   0   0   0   0    6   10    6    6    0    2    3
Jim Wright             0   0  9.00   3   0   0   0   0    5    5    6    5    2    4    6

 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   3   0   0   0   0    5    3    0    0    0    3    3
Pablo Torrealba        1   0  1.69   5   0   0   1   0   11    6    2    2    0    8    7
Lerrin LaGrow          1   0  2.08   6   0   0   3   0    9    6    2    2    0    1    5
Francisco Barrios      1   1  4.11   3   3   0   0   0   15   17    7    7    2    8    4
Ron Schueler           0   0  4.15   3   0   0   0   0    4    4    2    2    1    1    2
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
Steve Stone            1   1  5.63   3   3   0   0   0   16   20   12   10    0    2    8
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  1.50   3   2   1   0   1   18   11    4    3    1    5    9
Rick Wise              1   2  2.66   3   3   1   0   0   20   18    7    6    1    6    7
Jim Kern               2   1  4.15   6   0   0   0   0    9    8    4    4    1    5    5
Dennis Kinney          0   1  5.06   4   0   0   1   0    5    5    5    3    1    2    3
Rick Kreuger           0   0  5.40   3   0   0   0   0    7    4    4    4    1    2    5
Mike Paxton            0   1  6.23   4   1   0   1   0   13   13    9    9    3    3    9
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

 Detroit               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bruce Taylor           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    0    0
Steve Foucault         0   0  1.80   3   0   0   3   0    5    5    1    1    0    0    2
John Hiller            2   0  1.86   4   0   0   0   0   10    7    5    2    0    3    6
Dave Rozema            1   0  2.31   3   3   1   0   0   23   20    6    6    3    5   10
Mark Fidrych           2   0  2.45   3   3   2   0   0   22   17    6    6    1    5   10
Jack Billingham        2   0  4.11   2   2   0   0   0   15   17    7    7    0    5    0
Jim Crawford           1   1  5.14   3   0   0   0   0    7    5    4    4    2    2    5
Jack Morris            0   0  6.23   1   1   0   0   0    4    3    3    3    0    5    3
Jim Slaton             1   1  6.35   3   3   0   0   0   17   23   14   12    3    9    8
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   5   0   0   2   0    5    0    0    0    0    1    3
Marty Pattin           1   0  0.00   3   0   0   1   0    6    7    0    0    0    1    1
Larry Gura             2   0  1.38   4   1   0   0   0   13    9    2    2    0    4    2
Paul Splittorff        4   0  1.44   4   4   1   0   1   31   22    5    5    2    5    8
Al Hrabosky            0   0  1.59   6   0   0   4   0    6    3    1    1    0    4    5
Dennis Leonard         2   2  3.07   4   4   2   0   0   29   28   13   10    4    8   20
Steve Busby            1   0  7.00   3   3   0   0   0    9    9    7    7    0    8    1
Doug Bird              0   0  7.11   4   0   0   1   0    6    7    6    5    0    6    2

 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   1  2.00   5   0   0   1   0    9   11    2    2    0    3   12
Eduardo Rodriguez      0   1  2.16   4   0   0   1   0    8    4    2    2    0    1    6
Mike Caldwell          0   0  3.10   4   1   0   1   0   20   18    7    7    1    9   15
Lary Sorensen          2   1  4.50   4   4   0   0   0   28   28   18   14    1   12   10
Moose Haas             2   2  5.40   4   4   2   0   0   25   24   16   15    5    6   26
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
Rich Gossage           0   3  2.70   5   0   0   0   0   13   13    6    4    3    1   15
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
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   3  9.45   3   3   0   0   0   13   17   14   14    3    5    7

 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     2   0  0.42   3   3   1   0   1   22   12    1    1    1    8    9
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
Steve Burke            0   1  4.07   7   0   0   0   0   24   20   12   11    2   13    8
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
Paul Mitchell          1   2  4.30   4   4   1   0   0   23   26   11   11    0    6   12
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
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   2   0   0   0   0    2    1    1    0    0    1    1
Steve Comer            0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    2    0    0    0    3    4
Roger Moret            0   0  2.25   1   0   0   1   0    4    4    1    1    0    1    0
Jim Umbarger           0   1  3.14   4   1   0   0   0   14   15    5    5    0    3   11
Jon Matlack            1   3  3.86   4   4   1   0   0   26   32   16   11    2    8   16
Len Barker             1   1  4.00   4   0   0   0   0    9    8    4    4    1    6    4
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
Dock Ellis             1   1  7.50   2   2   0   0   0    6    5    7    5    2    3    3
Doc Medich             0   1  9.95   3   2   0   0   0   13   21   14   14    1   10    5

 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
Jesse Jefferson        1   2  3.68   4   3   2   0   1   29   21   13   12    6   11    9
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
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
  C. Hunter (NY)            3
  D. Lemanczyk (TOR)        3
  J. Matlack (TEX)          3
  D. Pole (SEA)             3
  W. Wood (CHI)             3
  R. Erickson (MIN)         2
  W. Garland (CLE)          2

Complete Games:

  M. Fidrych (DET)          2
  E. Figueroa (NY)          2
  M. Haas (MIL)             2
  J. Jefferson (TOR)        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

Saves:

  A. Hrabosky (KC)          4
  S. Foucault (DET)         3
  P. Hartzell (CAL)         3
  L. LaGrow (CHI)           3
  D. LaRoche (CAL)          3
  E. Sosa (OAK)             3
  D. Stanhouse (BAL)        3
  D. Heaverlo (OAK)         2
  S. Mingori (KC)           2
  E. Romo (SEA)             2

Shutouts:

  K. Brett (CAL)            1
  J. Jefferson (TOR)        1
  J. Johnson (OAK)          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
  J. Jefferson (TOR)     29.1
  D. Leonard (KC)        29.1
  W. Wood (CHI)          28.2
  D. Eckersley (BOS)     28.0
  R. Erickson (MIN)      28.0
  L. Sorensen (MIL)      28.0
  M. Torrez (BOS)        28.0

Hits:

  F. Tanana (CAL)          39
  M. Torrez (BOS)          39
  J. Augustine (MIL)       35
  D. Eckersley (BOS)       33
  D. Goltz (MIN)           33
  W. Wood (CHI)            33
  J. Matlack (TEX)         32
  D. Pole (SEA)            31
  D. Martinez (BAL)        30
  W. Garland (CLE)         29

Runs:

  D. Martinez (BAL)        19
  L. Sorensen (MIL)        18
  D. Eckersley (BOS)       17
  W. Garland (CLE)         17
  W. Wood (CHI)            17
  J. Augustine (MIL)       16
  R. Erickson (MIN)        16
  M. Haas (MIL)            16
  J. Matlack (TEX)         16
  M. Torrez (BOS)          16

Home Runs:

  D. Lemanczyk (TOR)        7
  D. Eckersley (BOS)        6
  J. Jefferson (TOR)        6
  W. Garland (CLE)          5
  M. Haas (MIL)             5
  W. Wood (CHI)             5
  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
  S. Burke (SEA)           13
  R. Honeycutt (SEA)       13
  L. Sorensen (MIL)        12
  W. Garland (CLE)         11
  D. Goltz (MIN)           11
  J. Jefferson (TOR)       11
  M. Keough (OAK)          11

Strikeouts:

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

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