Wednesday April 26, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, April 26, 1978

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         14   3  1.49   17   1   5   163   115   37   27    6   69   69
California      11   6  2.68   17   2   7   158   139   49   47   10   64  113
Kansas City     11   4  2.80   15   5   8   132   108   47   41   10   45   52
New York         8   8  3.36   16   3   2   142   136   59   53   11   36   58
Detroit         11   4  3.61   15   4   3   137   122   66   55   10   46   61
Minnesota        6  14  3.99   20   4   1   187   186   99   83   20   71   98
Chicago          6   9  4.02   15   2   4   130   130   68   58   12   50   57
Cleveland        7   8  4.33   15   3   4   131   128   67   63   19   49   61
Milwaukee        9   8  4.43   17   3   4   150   165   84   74   12   55   91
Seattle          7  15  4.44   22   3   5   197   212  107   97   11   86   89
Texas            5  10  4.57   15   3   1   134   152   76   68   11   56   72
Boston          11   6  4.65   17   2   3   153   181   88   79   24   46   63
Toronto          6  11  4.83   17   3   3   149   155   83   80   25   59   58
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
Elias Sosa (OAK)       2   0  1.06   9   0   0   3   0   17   11    2    2    0   12    7
Chris Knapp (CAL)      3   1  1.33   4   4   0   0   0   27   24    5    4    1   11   20
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
Paul Splittorff (KC)   4   1  1.79   5   5   2   0   1   40   26    8    8    4    7   10
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
Bob Stanley            1   1  3.12   7   0   0   0   0   17   22    6    6    0    6    5
Tom Burgmeier          0   0  3.38   3   0   0   1   0    3    2    1    1    1    0    2
Mike Torrez            2   1  5.34   5   5   0   0   0   30   47   21   18    4   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
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
Ken Brett              1   1  2.65   3   2   1   0   1   17   14    5    5    1    6    7
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   2  3.94   9   0   0   3   0   16   16    7    7    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  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
Wilbur Wood            1   3  3.35   5   5   2   0   0   38   39   19   14    5   17   12
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
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   3  2.86   4   4   2   0   0   28   23   10    9    3    7   11
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
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
Steve Foucault         0   0  3.18   4   0   0   3   0    6    7    4    2    0    2    2
Jack Morris            0   0  3.97   2   2   0   0   0   11    8    5    5    1    6    3
Jim Crawford           1   2  4.91   4   0   0   0   0    7    6    6    4    2    2    6
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
Al Hrabosky            0   0  1.59   6   0   0   4   0    6    3    1    1    0    4    5
Paul Splittorff        4   1  1.79   5   5   2   0   1   40   26    8    8    4    7   10
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  1.54   6   0   0   2   0   12   12    2    2    0    3   14
Eduardo Rodriguez      0   1  2.16   5   0   0   1   0    8    5    2    2    0    1    6
Mike Caldwell          1   0  3.71   5   2   0   1   0   27   24   11   11    1   12   17
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   4  3.26   6   0   0   1   0   19   23    8    7    2    7   15
Paul Thormodsgard      1   1  3.29   4   4   1   0   0   27   25   11   10    3    9   11
Geoff Zahn             1   0  3.81   4   4   1   0   0   28   30   17   12    3   13    8
Dave Goltz             0   3  4.06   4   4   1   0   0   31   33   14   14    3   11   21
Roger Erickson         2   2  4.24   5   5   1   0   0   34   34   20   16    1   12   17
Greg Thayer            0   1  4.38   7   0   0   0   0   12    9    6    6    3    7   10
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            2   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    0    1
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
Elias Sosa             2   0  1.06   9   0   0   3   0   17   11    2    2    0   12    7
Pete Broberg           2   0  1.45   3   3   0   0   0   19   18    5    3    0    3   14
Matt Keough            1   0  2.13   4   4   0   0   0   25   20    8    6    0   14   18
Rick Langford          0   1  2.13   4   4   0   0   0   25   18    8    6    3   11    5
Bob Lacey              2   0  2.60  11   0   0   0   0   17   13    5    5    1    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
Shane Rawley           0   1  3.71  10   0   0   3   0   17   18    9    7    1    7   15
Enrique Romo           1   0  3.77   6   0   0   2   0   14   14    6    6    0    6    6
Steve Burke            0   1  4.10   8   0   0   0   0   26   23   13   12    2   14    8
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              2   3  5.14   5   5   1   0   0   28   37   17   16    5   10   12
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
Doyle Alexander        1   1  3.46   4   4   1   0   1   26   32   10   10    3    9   12
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
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             2   0  0.00   6   0   0   1   0   12    4    0    0    0    5    3
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
Tom Underwood          0   2  5.60   4   4   0   0   0   18   21   13   11    2    9    7
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
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
  J. Coleman (OAK)          2
  D. Drago (BOS)            2

Losses:

  T. Johnson (MIN)          4
  D. Lemanczyk (TOR)        4
  M. Flanagan (BAL)         3
  D. Goltz (MIN)            3
  R. Gossage (NY)           3
  C. Hunter (NY)            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
  P. Splittorff (KC)        2
  R. Wise (CLE)             2
  W. Wood (CHI)             2

Saves:

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

Shutouts:

  D. Alexander (TEX)        1
  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)     40.1
  W. Wood (CHI)          37.2
  D. Leonard (KC)        37.1
  R. Erickson (MIN)      34.0
  J. Augustine (MIL)     33.2
  N. Ryan (CAL)          32.0
  B. Lee (BOS)           31.2
  F. Tanana (CAL)        31.1
  D. Goltz (MIN)         31.0
  M. Torrez (BOS)        30.1

Hits:

  M. Torrez (BOS)          47
  J. Augustine (MIL)       43
  F. Tanana (CAL)          39
  W. Wood (CHI)            39
  W. Garland (CLE)         37
  D. Pole (SEA)            37
  R. Erickson (MIN)        34
  D. Leonard (KC)          34
  D. Eckersley (BOS)       33
  J. Garvin (TOR)          33

Runs:

  W. Garland (CLE)         22
  M. Torrez (BOS)          21
  J. Augustine (MIL)       20
  R. Erickson (MIN)        20
  S. McGregor (BAL)        20
  D. Lemanczyk (TOR)       19
  D. Martinez (BAL)        19
  W. Wood (CHI)            19
  L. Sorensen (MIL)        18
  D. Eckersley (BOS)       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
  D. Pole (SEA)             5
  W. Wood (CHI)             5

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            19
  W. Wood (CHI)            17
  J. Augustine (MIL)       15
  J. Kerrigan (BAL)        15
  S. Burke (SEA)           14
  M. Keough (OAK)          14
  W. Garland (CLE)         13
  R. Honeycutt (SEA)       13
  G. Zahn (MIN)            13
  M. Caldwell (MIL)        12

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            48
  M. Haas (MIL)            26
  D. Leonard (KC)          24
  D. Goltz (MIN)           21
  C. Knapp (CAL)           20
  M. Keough (OAK)          18
  M. Caldwell (MIL)        17
  R. Erickson (MIN)        17
  J. Matlack (TEX)         16
  R. Gossage (NY)          15

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