Thursday April 27, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, April 27, 1978

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         14   4  1.73   18   1   5   172   131   43   33    6   72   72
California      12   6  2.59   18   3   7   167   143   50   48   11   66  116
Kansas City     11   5  3.06   16   5   8   141   120   55   48   12   45   53
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        7  14  3.86   21   5   1   196   191  100   84   21   73  104
Chicago          6   9  4.02   15   2   4   130   130   68   58   12   50   57
Cleveland        7   9  4.27   16   4   4   139   133   70   66   20   51   68
Texas            6  10  4.34   16   3   2   143   161   77   69   11   58   79
Milwaukee        9   8  4.43   17   3   4   150   165   84   74   12   55   91
Seattle          7  16  4.49   23   3   5   205   218  112  102   11   91   93
Boston          11   6  4.65   17   2   3   153   181   88   79   24   46   63
Toronto          7  11  4.96   18   3   4   158   166   90   87   25   64   61
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
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
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
Gary Serum (MIN)       2   0  1.85   7   1   1   0   0   24   16    5    5    3    3   11
Rick Waits (CLE)       1   1  2.08   4   3   2   0   1   26   16    7    6    2    7   16
Matt Keough (OAK)      1   0  2.13   4   4   0   0   0   25   20    8    6    0   14   18

 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
Frank Tanana           5   0  2.45   5   5   2   0   1   40   43   11   11    4    7   17
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
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   1  2.08   4   3   2   0   1   26   16    7    6    2    7   16
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
Al Hrabosky            0   0  1.50   7   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
Larry Gura             2   0  3.05   5   2   0   0   0   21   18    8    7    2    4    3
Dennis Leonard         2   3  3.38   5   5   3   0   0   37   34   17   14    6   11   24
Doug Bird              1   1  4.85   6   0   0   1   0   13   14    8    7    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             2   0  1.85   7   1   1   0   0   24   16    5    5    3    3   11
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
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
Alan Wirth             1   2  2.21   4   4   0   0   0   20   15    7    5    1   14    9
Bob Lacey              2   0  2.60  11   0   0   0   0   17   13    5    5    1    5    3
Steve Renko            0   0  4.50   1   0   0   0   0    6   11    3    3    0    0    1

 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
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
Jim Todd               0   2  4.19   8   2   0   0   0   19   16   11    9    0   12    7
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
Steve Burke            0   1  4.55   9   0   0   0   0   28   25   15   14    2   16    8
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  6.41   4   3   1   0   0   20   27   15   14    0    3    7

 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            2   3  3.18   5   5   1   0   0   34   40   17   12    2   10   22
Doyle Alexander        1   1  3.46   4   4   1   0   1   26   32   10   10    3    9   12
Len Barker             1   1  3.72   5   0   0   1   0   10    9    4    4    1    6    5
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  2.70   9   0   0   3   0   13   10    4    4    1    4    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
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
Jim Clancy             1   1  6.14   4   3   0   0   0   22   28   15   15    2   10   10
Dave Lemanczyk         0   4  7.77   4   4   1   0   0   22   28   19   19    7    8    8
Balor Moore            1   0  8.53   4   0   0   0   0    6    9    6    6    2    6    1

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League Leaders

Wins:

  F. Tanana (CAL)           5
  B. Lee (BOS)              4
  P. Splittorff (KC)        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
  F. Tanana (CAL)           2
  R. Waits (CLE)            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
  M. Willis (TOR)           3
  D. Drago (BOS)            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
  F. Tanana (CAL)        40.1
  W. Wood (CHI)          37.2
  D. Leonard (KC)        37.1
  R. Erickson (MIN)      34.0
  J. Matlack (TEX)       34.0
  J. Augustine (MIL)     33.2
  N. Ryan (CAL)          32.0
  B. Lee (BOS)           31.2
  D. Goltz (MIN)         31.0

Hits:

  M. Torrez (BOS)          47
  J. Augustine (MIL)       43
  F. Tanana (CAL)          43
  J. Matlack (TEX)         40
  W. Wood (CHI)            39
  W. Garland (CLE)         37
  D. Pole (SEA)            37
  R. Erickson (MIN)        34
  D. Leonard (KC)          34
  D. Eckersley (BOS)       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
  S. Burke (SEA)           16
  J. Augustine (MIL)       15
  J. Kerrigan (BAL)        15
  M. Keough (OAK)          14
  A. Wirth (OAK)           14
  W. Garland (CLE)         13
  R. Honeycutt (SEA)       13
  G. Zahn (MIN)            13

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            48
  M. Haas (MIL)            26
  D. Leonard (KC)          24
  J. Matlack (TEX)         22
  D. Goltz (MIN)           21
  C. Knapp (CAL)           20
  M. Keough (OAK)          18
  M. Caldwell (MIL)        17
  R. Erickson (MIN)        17
  F. Tanana (CAL)          17

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