Tuesday April 25, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, April 25, 1978

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         13   3  1.25   16   1   5   151   103   29   21    5   65   67
California      11   5  2.54   16   2   7   149   131   44   42    9   60  108
Kansas City     11   3  2.78   14   4   8   123   104   44   38    8   43   50
New York         8   8  3.36   16   3   2   142   136   59   53   11   36   58
Detroit         11   3  3.63   14   4   3   129   114   59   52    9   43   60
Minnesota        6  13  3.84   19   4   1   176   171   90   75   19   68   91
Chicago          5   9  4.31   14   1   4   121   124   66   58   12   47   54
Cleveland        7   7  4.39   14   2   4   123   123   64   60   17   48   57
Milwaukee        8   8  4.46   16   3   3   141   157   80   70   12   52   87
Seattle          6  15  4.46   21   3   4   188   203  103   93   10   80   81
Boston          11   5  4.53   16   2   3   145   169   82   73   22   45   63
Texas            4  10  4.90   14   2   1   125   146   76   68   11   54   69
Toronto          5  11  5.14   16   3   3   140   151   82   80   25   57   54
Baltimore        5  11  5.15   16   3   3   138   147   97   79   20   65   81

 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
Dave Heaverlo (OAK)    2   1  0.95   9   0   0   2   0   19   13    4    2    0    5    5
Jim Palmer (BAL)       2   1  1.04   3   3   2   0   1   26   17    5    3    2    3   15
Alan Wirth (OAK)       1   1  1.04   3   3   0   0   0   17   10    4    2    1   11    7
Chris Knapp (CAL)      3   1  1.33   4   4   0   0   0   27   24    5    4    1   11   20
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
Pete Broberg (OAK)     2   0  1.45   3   3   0   0   0   19   18    5    3    0    3   14
Rick Waits (CLE)       1   0  1.50   3   2   1   0   1   18   11    4    3    1    5    9
Ron Guidry (NY)        2   0  1.82   4   4   1   0   0   30   29    7    6    0    8   12

 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   1  1.04   3   3   2   0   1   26   17    5    3    2    3   15
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
Joe Kerrigan           0   0  6.75   3   0   0   0   0   11   14   14    8    4   15    4
Tim Stoddard           0   1  7.20   5   0   0   0   0   10   12   13    8    2    4    9
Scott McGregor         0   3 13.50   3   3   0   0   0   13   26   20   19    2    6    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               4   0  2.56   4   4   2   0   1   32   30   11    9    6    5   11
Dick Drago             2   1  2.61   7   0   0   2   0   10   11    3    3    2    3    7
Tom Burgmeier          0   0  3.38   3   0   0   1   0    3    2    1    1    1    0    2
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
Chris Knapp            3   1  1.33   4   4   0   0   0   27   24    5    4    1   11   20
Dave LaRoche           2   0  1.42   8   0   0   4   0   13    7    2    2    1    6    7
Nolan Ryan             0   1  2.53   4   4   0   0   0   32   17   10    9    1   19   48
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
Don Aase               1   1  4.08   3   3   0   0   0   18   16    8    8    3    8    7
Paul Hartzell          0   2  4.20   8   0   0   3   0   15   16    7    7    0    4    9
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  1.69   4   0   0   0   0    5    4    1    1    1    3    3
Pablo Torrealba        1   1  2.31   6   0   0   1   0   12    8    4    3    0    8    8
Francisco Barrios      1   1  3.42   4   4   0   0   0   24   19   10    9    2   11    5
Lerrin LaGrow          1   0  4.00   7   0   0   3   0    9    8    4    4    0    1    5
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
Steve Stone            1   1  5.63   3   3   0   0   0   16   20   12   10    0    2    8
Jim Willoughby         0   1  6.00   4   0   0   0   0    6    7    5    4    0    1    4
Ken Kravec             1   2  6.06   3   3   0   0   0   16   21   11   11    3    6   10

 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
Dennis Kinney          0   1  2.89   5   0   0   2   0    9    7    5    3    1    3    4
Don Hood               1   0  4.08   3   3   0   0   0   18   24    8    8    2   10    6
Jim Kern               2   1  4.50   7   0   0   1   0   10    9    5    5    2    6    6
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
Wayne Garland          2   2  7.07   5   5   0   0   0   28   37   22   22    6   13   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
John Hiller            3   0  1.29   5   0   0   0   0   14    9    5    2    0    4    9
Steve Foucault         0   0  1.80   3   0   0   3   0    5    5    1    1    0    0    2
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        3   0  2.96   3   3   1   0   0   24   20    8    8    0    6    5
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  8.18   3   1   0   0   0   11   12   12   10    0    7    8

 Kansas City           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
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   3  3.38   5   5   3   0   0   37   34   17   14    6   11   24
Doug Bird              1   0  3.75   5   0   0   1   0   12   11    6    5    0    8    5
Steve Busby            1   0  7.00   3   3   0   0   0    9    9    7    7    0    8    1
Jim Colborn            0   0  9.82   2   1   0   0   0    4    9    6    4    0    1    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   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
Jerry Augustine        3   2  5.08   5   5   1   0   0   34   43   20   19    2   15   12
Moose Haas             2   2  5.40   4   4   2   0   0   25   24   16   15    5    6   26
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
Gary Serum             1   0  2.35   6   0   0   0   0   15   11    4    4    2    1    5
Tom Johnson            1   3  2.65   5   0   0   1   0   17   19    5    5    2    7   14
Paul Thormodsgard      1   1  3.29   4   4   1   0   0   27   25   11   10    3    9   11
Greg Thayer            0   1  3.72   6   0   0   0   0   10    6    4    4    2    7    7
Geoff Zahn             1   0  3.81   4   4   1   0   0   28   30   17   12    3   13    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
Dave Johnson           0   1  6.48   3   1   0   0   0    8    9    6    6    1    5    5
Pete Redfern           0   2  6.52   3   2   0   0   0   10   10   12    7    2    6    4
Mac Scarce             0   0  6.75   2   0   0   0   0    1    2    1    1    0    0    2

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Beattie            1   0  1.42   1   1   0   0   0    6    5    1    1    0    3    3
Ron Guidry             2   0  1.82   4   4   1   0   0   30   29    7    6    0    8   12
Sparky Lyle            2   0  2.13   5   0   0   2   0   13   10    3    3    1    1    4
Ken Clay               0   0  2.25   3   0   0   0   0    4    3    1    1    0    1    1
Rich Gossage           0   3  2.93   6   0   0   0   0   15   14    7    5    3    3   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
Joe Coleman            1   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    0    1
Elias Sosa             2   0  0.00   8   0   0   3   0   16    7    0    0    0   11    7
John Henry Johnson     2   0  0.42   3   3   1   0   1   22   12    1    1    1    8    9
Dave Heaverlo          2   1  0.95   9   0   0   2   0   19   13    4    2    0    5    5
Alan Wirth             1   1  1.04   3   3   0   0   0   17   10    4    2    1   11    7
Matt Keough            1   0  1.42   3   3   0   0   0   19   14    3    3    0   11   16
Pete Broberg           2   0  1.45   3   3   0   0   0   19   18    5    3    0    3   14
Rick Langford          0   1  2.13   4   4   0   0   0   25   18    8    6    3   11    5
Bob Lacey              2   0  2.70  10   0   0   0   0   13   11    4    4    0    5    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
Jim Todd               0   1  3.50   7   1   0   0   0   18   12    9    7    0   10    6
Enrique Romo           1   0  3.77   6   0   0   2   0   14   14    6    6    0    6    6
Steve Burke            0   1  4.07   7   0   0   0   0   24   20   12   11    2   13    8
Shane Rawley           0   1  4.11   9   0   0   2   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
Byron McLaughlin       0   1  4.50   1   1   0   0   0    6    6    3    3    0    4   10
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
Mike Parrott           0   0  6.23   1   1   0   0   0    4    4    3    3    1    1    1
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
Paul Lindblad          0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    3    2    0    0    0    2    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
Fergie Jenkins         1   1  4.03   5   1   1   0   0   22   23   10   10    1    6   11
Doyle Alexander        0   1  5.29   3   3   0   0   0   17   26   10   10    3    7    9
Dock Ellis             1   1  8.18   3   3   0   0   0   11    9   12   10    2    7    3
Doc Medich             0   1  9.95   3   2   0   0   0   13   21   14   14    1   10    5
Reggie Cleveland       0   1 10.13   3   0   0   0   0    3    4    4    3    1    1    2

 Toronto               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Murphy             1   0  0.00   5   0   0   1   0   10    3    0    0    0    4    2
Mike Willis            0   1  2.92   8   0   0   2   0   12   10    4    4    1    3    6
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
Jim Clancy             1   1  4.60   3   2   0   0   0   16   20    8    8    2    6    8
Jerry Garvin           1   1  5.84   4   4   0   0   0   25   33   16   16    5    8   10
Dave Lemanczyk         0   4  7.77   4   4   1   0   0   22   28   19   19    7    8    8
Tom Underwood          0   2  9.28   3   3   0   0   0   11   18   12   11    2    8    4
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:

  B. Lee (BOS)              4
  P. Splittorff (KC)        4
  F. Tanana (CAL)           4
  J. Augustine (MIL)        3
  J. Billingham (DET)       3
  J. Hiller (DET)           3
  C. Knapp (CAL)            3
  P. Broberg (OAK)          2
  D. Drago (BOS)            2
  R. Erickson (MIN)         2

Losses:

  D. Lemanczyk (TOR)        4
  M. Flanagan (BAL)         3
  D. Goltz (MIN)            3
  R. Gossage (NY)           3
  C. Hunter (NY)            3
  T. Johnson (MIN)          3
  D. Leonard (KC)           3
  J. Matlack (TEX)          3
  S. McGregor (BAL)         3
  D. Pole (SEA)             3

Complete Games:

  D. Leonard (KC)           3
  M. Fidrych (DET)          2
  E. Figueroa (NY)          2
  M. Haas (MIL)             2
  J. Jefferson (TOR)        2
  B. Lee (BOS)              2
  J. Palmer (BAL)           2
  J. Augustine (MIL)        1
  J. Billingham (DET)       1
  K. Brett (CAL)            1

Saves:

  A. Hrabosky (KC)          4
  D. LaRoche (CAL)          4
  S. Foucault (DET)         3
  P. Hartzell (CAL)         3
  L. LaGrow (CHI)           3
  E. Sosa (OAK)             3
  D. Stanhouse (BAL)        3
  D. Drago (BOS)            2
  D. Heaverlo (OAK)         2
  D. Kinney (CLE)           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:

  D. Leonard (KC)        37.1
  J. Augustine (MIL)     33.2
  N. Ryan (CAL)          32.0
  B. Lee (BOS)           31.2
  P. Splittorff (KC)     31.1
  F. Tanana (CAL)        31.1
  D. Goltz (MIN)         31.0
  R. Guidry (NY)         29.2
  J. Jefferson (TOR)     29.1
  W. Wood (CHI)          28.2

Hits:

  J. Augustine (MIL)       43
  F. Tanana (CAL)          39
  M. Torrez (BOS)          39
  W. Garland (CLE)         37
  D. Leonard (KC)          34
  D. Eckersley (BOS)       33
  J. Garvin (TOR)          33
  D. Goltz (MIN)           33
  W. Wood (CHI)            33
  J. Matlack (TEX)         32

Runs:

  W. Garland (CLE)         22
  J. Augustine (MIL)       20
  S. McGregor (BAL)        20
  D. Lemanczyk (TOR)       19
  D. Martinez (BAL)        19
  L. Sorensen (MIL)        18
  D. Eckersley (BOS)       17
  D. Leonard (KC)          17
  W. Wood (CHI)            17
  G. Zahn (MIN)            17

Home Runs:

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

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            19
  J. Augustine (MIL)       15
  J. Kerrigan (BAL)        15
  W. Wood (CHI)            14
  S. Burke (SEA)           13
  W. Garland (CLE)         13
  R. Honeycutt (SEA)       13
  G. Zahn (MIN)            13
  L. Sorensen (MIL)        12
  F. Barrios (CHI)         11

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            48
  M. Haas (MIL)            26
  D. Leonard (KC)          24
  D. Goltz (MIN)           21
  C. Knapp (CAL)           20
  M. Keough (OAK)          16
  J. Matlack (TEX)         16
  M. Caldwell (MIL)        15
  R. Gossage (NY)          15
  J. Palmer (BAL)          15

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