Friday April 28, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Friday, April 28, 1978

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         14   5  1.94   19   1   5   181   141   49   39    7   78   77
California      13   6  2.66   19   3   8   176   154   54   52   11   69  121
New York         9   8  3.22   17   4   2   151   141   60   54   11   39   59
Kansas City     12   5  3.24   17   5   9   150   128   61   54   14   52   53
Detroit         12   4  3.58   16   4   4   146   132   70   58   11   50   69
Minnesota        7  15  3.82   22   5   1   205   202  103   87   21   75  108
Chicago          6  10  3.95   16   2   4   139   135   74   61   14   58   66
Cleveland        8   9  4.14   17   4   4   148   136   72   68   20   56   71
Texas            7  10  4.21   17   3   2   154   171   81   72   12   60   87
Seattle          7  17  4.51   24   3   5   214   230  117  107   11   98   98
Milwaukee        9   9  4.55   18   3   4   158   178   91   80   12   57   94
Boston          11   7  4.64   18   2   3   163   190   93   84   25   49   66
Toronto          7  12  4.93   19   3   4   166   174   95   91   26   70   68
Baltimore        6  11  5.08   17   3   4   147   159  101   83   21   67   84

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Palmer (BAL)       2   1  1.04   3   3   2   0   1   26   17    5    3    2    3   15
J. Johnson (OAK)       2   1  1.26   4   4   1   0   1   29   18    4    4    2   12   12
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
Rick Langford (OAK)    0   1  2.13   4   4   0   0   0   25   18    8    6    3   11    5

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Don Stanhouse          0   0  0.00   7   0   0   4   0    8    2    0    0    0    5    6
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
Dennis Martinez        2   1  5.97   6   5   0   0   0   32   41   23   21    4   12   14
Tippy Martinez         0   1  6.30   8   0   0   0   0   10   12    8    7    2   10    6
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
Dick Drago             2   1  2.19   8   0   0   2   0   12   12    3    3    2    4    7
Tom Burgmeier          0   0  2.45   4   0   0   1   0    4    3    1    1    1    0    2
Bill Lee               4   0  2.56   4   4   2   0   1   32   30   11    9    6    5   11
Luis Tiant             1   0  3.00   3   2   0   0   0   15    8    5    5    2    5   11
Bob Stanley            1   1  3.12   7   0   0   0   0   17   22    6    6    0    6    5
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
Jim Wright             0   0  9.00   3   0   0   0   0    5    5    6    5    2    4    6
Bill Campbell          1   2 11.37   5   0   0   0   0    6   12    8    8    1    2    3

 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  1.38   9   0   0   5   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            1   0  3.00   4   0   0   0   0    6    8    2    2    0    6    1
Paul Hartzell          0   2  3.38  10   0   0   3   0   19   17    7    7    0    4   10
Don Aase               1   1  4.71   4   4   0   0   0   21   23   11   11    3    9   11
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   2  2.31   7   0   0   1   0   12    8    5    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
Ron Schueler           0   0  4.15   3   0   0   0   0    4    4    2    2    1    1    2
Steve Stone            1   1  4.18   4   4   0   0   0   24   23   14   11    1    7   16
Lerrin LaGrow          1   0  5.40   8   0   0   3   0   10   10    7    6    1    4    6
Jim Willoughby         0   1  5.68   5   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               2   0  3.65   4   4   0   0   0   25   27   10   10    2   14    8
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  5.40   5   1   0   1   0   15   13    9    9    3    4   10
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  1.62   6   0   0   1   0   17   10    6    3    1    6   12
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             2   1  5.40   4   4   0   0   0   23   32   17   14    3   11   13
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   4   0   0   2   0    7    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
Jim Colborn            1   0  4.50   3   1   0   0   0   10   12    7    5    1    6    1
Doug Bird              1   1  4.85   6   0   0   1   0   13   14    8    7    0    8    5
Steve Busby            1   0 10.13   4   4   0   0   0   11   14   12   12    1   10    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   2  1.93   6   0   0   1   0    9    7    3    2    0    1    6
Bob McClure            0   1  3.55   7   0   0   2   0   13   16    5    5    0    3   14
Mike Caldwell          1   0  3.71   5   2   0   1   0   27   24   11   11    1   12   17
Lary Sorensen          2   1  4.50   5   5   0   0   0   34   35   21   17    1   14   13
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
Mac Scarce             0   0  1.59   3   0   0   0   0    6    3    1    1    0    2    3
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   2  3.66   5   5   1   0   0   32   35   14   13    3    9   14
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

 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
Ed Figueroa            3   1  2.53   4   4   3   0   0   32   28   12    9    1    3   10
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
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   3   0   0   0   0    2    0    0    0    0    1    2
Elias Sosa             2   0  1.02  10   0   0   3   0   18   13    2    2    0   12    7
John Henry Johnson     2   1  1.26   4   4   1   0   1   29   18    4    4    2   12   12
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
Dave Heaverlo          2   1  2.33  10   0   0   2   0   19   15    7    5    0    6    6
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  3.26  11   0   0   3   0   19   20    9    7    1    9   18
Jim Todd               0   2  4.19   8   2   0   0   0   19   16   11    9    0   12    7
Paul Mitchell          1   2  4.30   4   4   1   0   0   23   26   11   11    0    6   12
Enrique Romo           1   0  4.32   7   0   0   2   0   17   16    8    8    0    8    7
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
Rick Honeycutt         1   3  4.61   6   5   0   0   0   27   29   17   14    2   16   10
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
Jon Matlack            2   3  3.18   5   5   1   0   0   34   40   17   12    2   10   22
Jim Umbarger           0   1  3.38   5   2   0   0   0   21   21    8    8    1    5   16
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
Reggie Cleveland       1   1  4.05   4   0   0   0   0    7    8    5    3    1    1    5
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

 Toronto               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Murphy             2   0  0.00   7   0   0   1   0   14    5    0    0    0    5    6
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   3  4.08   5   4   2   0   1   35   28   18   16    7   17   13
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
  E. Figueroa (NY)          3
  J. Hiller (DET)           3
  C. Knapp (CAL)            3
  P. Broberg (OAK)          2
  J. Coleman (OAK)          2

Losses:

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

Complete Games:

  E. Figueroa (NY)          3
  D. Leonard (KC)           3
  M. Fidrych (DET)          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:

  D. LaRoche (CAL)          5
  A. Hrabosky (KC)          4
  D. Stanhouse (BAL)        4
  S. Foucault (DET)         3
  P. Hartzell (CAL)         3
  L. LaGrow (CHI)           3
  S. Rawley (SEA)           3
  E. Sosa (OAK)             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
  J. Jefferson (TOR)     35.1
  R. Erickson (MIN)      34.0
  J. Matlack (TEX)       34.0
  L. Sorensen (MIL)      34.0
  J. Augustine (MIL)     33.2
  E. Figueroa (NY)       32.0

Hits:

  M. Torrez (BOS)          47
  J. Augustine (MIL)       43
  F. Tanana (CAL)          43
  D. Martinez (BAL)        41
  J. Matlack (TEX)         40
  W. Wood (CHI)            39
  W. Garland (CLE)         37
  D. Pole (SEA)            37
  L. Sorensen (MIL)        35
  P. Thormodsgard (MIN)    35

Runs:

  D. Martinez (BAL)        23
  W. Garland (CLE)         22
  L. Sorensen (MIL)        21
  M. Torrez (BOS)          21
  J. Augustine (MIL)       20
  R. Erickson (MIN)        20
  S. McGregor (BAL)        20
  D. Lemanczyk (TOR)       19
  W. Wood (CHI)            19
  J. Jefferson (TOR)       18

Home Runs:

  J. Jefferson (TOR)        7
  D. Lemanczyk (TOR)        7
  D. Eckersley (BOS)        6
  W. Garland (CLE)          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
  J. Jefferson (TOR)       17
  W. Wood (CHI)            17
  S. Burke (SEA)           16
  R. Honeycutt (SEA)       16
  J. Augustine (MIL)       15
  J. Kerrigan (BAL)        15
  D. Hood (CLE)            14
  M. Keough (OAK)          14
  L. Sorensen (MIL)        14

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
  S. Rawley (SEA)          18
  M. Caldwell (MIL)        17
  R. Erickson (MIN)        17

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