Friday May 5, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Friday, May 5, 1978

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         19   5  1.71   24   2   8   226   171   56   43    7   92   98
California      15   9  3.05   24   5   8   221   194   80   75   13   95  154
New York        14   9  3.09   23   5   6   204   189   78   70   18   56   97
Detroit         15   6  3.34   21   6   5   191   174   85   71   12   61   87
Kansas City     14   9  3.56   23   6  10   200   187   90   79   22   65   84
Texas           10  11  3.67   21   6   2   189   192   89   77   12   72  105
Minnesota        8  19  3.94   27   7   1   247   246  128  108   21   89  133
Cleveland       10  12  3.97   22   5   6   191   176   90   84   22   78   88
Chicago          7  13  4.09   20   3   4   174   170   94   79   16   72   77
Seattle          9  20  4.35   29   4   5   261   273  140  126   15  114  117
Milwaukee       11  12  4.38   23   6   4   201   217  110   98   14   64  110
Boston          14  10  4.43   24   3   5   215   245  118  106   27   78   88
Baltimore       10  13  4.59   23   5   5   200   206  123  102   24   96  111
Toronto          8  16  5.22   24   5   4   207   214  125  120   31   96   93

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Pete Broberg (OAK)     4   0  1.08   5   5   0   0   0   33   27    9    4    0   10   19
J. Johnson (OAK)       3   1  1.19   5   5   2   0   1   38   22    5    5    2   14   18
Jim Palmer (BAL)       3   1  1.40   5   5   2   0   1   39   30    8    6    2    7   23
Ron Guidry (NY)        3   0  1.49   6   6   1   0   0   42   37   10    7    0   17   26
Rick Waits (CLE)       2   1  1.59   5   4   2   0   1   34   21    8    6    2   12   17
Nolan Ryan (CAL)       2   1  1.62   6   6   2   0   2   50   20   10    9    1   30   71
Dave Rozema (DET)      2   0  1.67   4   4   2   0   1   32   27    6    6    3    6   13
Rick Langford (OAK)    0   1  1.95   5   5   0   0   0   32   26    9    7    3   12    9
Matt Keough (OAK)      2   0  2.01   5   5   0   0   0   31   25    9    7    0   17   20
Bill Lee (BOS)         4   0  2.25   5   5   2   0   1   40   37   12   10    6    6   12

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Don Stanhouse          0   1  0.68   9   0   0   5   0   13    5    1    1    0    9    9
Jim Palmer             3   1  1.40   5   5   2   0   1   39   30    8    6    2    7   23
Nelson Briles          1   2  3.93   4   3   0   0   0   18   16   11    8    2    8   13
Mike Flanagan          2   3  3.99   6   6   2   0   0   38   37   18   17    4   12   19
Dennis Martinez        3   1  4.87   7   6   1   0   0   41   45   24   22    4   19   19
Tippy Martinez         0   1  6.30   9   0   0   0   0   10   12    8    7    2   11    6
Joe Kerrigan           0   0  6.92   5   0   0   0   0   13   17   16   10    5   16    5
Tim Stoddard           0   1  8.76   7   0   0   0   0   12   17   17   12    3    7   10
Scott McGregor         1   3 11.15   4   3   0   0   0   15   27   20   19    2    7    7

 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
Bill Lee               4   0  2.25   5   5   2   0   1   40   37   12   10    6    6   12
Bob Stanley            1   1  3.38  10   0   0   2   0   21   25    8    8    1   10    8
Dennis Eckersley       1   1  4.06   6   6   1   0   0   44   47   22   20    6   13   14
Tom Burgmeier          1   0  4.50   8   0   0   1   0    8   10    4    4    1    3    4
Luis Tiant             1   0  4.95   4   3   0   0   0   20   17   11   11    2   10   13
Mike Torrez            3   1  5.45   6   6   0   0   0   36   52   25   22    4   16   18
Allen Ripley           0   2  5.91   4   4   0   0   0   21   25   17   14    2    9    3
Jim Wright             0   0  9.00   3   0   0   0   0    5    5    6    5    2    4    6
Bill Campbell          1   3 12.79   6   0   0   0   0    6   14    9    9    1    3    3

 California            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dave LaRoche           2   0  1.23  10   0   0   5   0   15    8    2    2    1    7    8
Nolan Ryan             2   1  1.62   6   6   2   0   2   50   20   10    9    1   30   71
Paul Hartzell          0   2  2.82  12   0   0   3   0   22   19    7    7    0    4   10
Frank Tanana           5   1  2.89   6   6   2   0   1   47   50   18   15    4    8   24
Chris Knapp            3   2  3.14   5   5   0   0   0   29   32   11   10    2   12   20
Dyar Miller            1   0  4.09   6   0   0   0   0   11   15    5    5    0    8    2
Don Aase               1   1  4.71   4   4   0   0   0   21   23   11   11    3    9   11
Tom Griffin            0   0  4.76   4   0   0   0   0    6    3    3    3    0    8    1
Ken Brett              1   2  5.57   4   3   1   0   1   21   24   13   13    2    9    7

 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   3  2.57   8   0   0   1   0   14   11    7    4    0    9    9
Wilbur Wood            2   3  3.28   6   6   3   0   0   47   47   22   17    5   19   15
Jim Willoughby         0   1  3.46   8   0   0   0   0   13   11    6    5    0    3    5
Rich Wortham           0   1  4.05   1   1   0   0   0    7    7    3    3    0    3    2
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
Francisco Barrios      1   1  4.71   5   5   0   0   0   29   26   16   15    3   14    7
Lerrin LaGrow          1   0  5.40   8   0   0   3   0   10   10    7    6    1    4    6
Ken Kravec             1   3  6.23   4   4   0   0   0   22   27   16   15    4    9   12

 Cleveland             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
David Clyde            0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    6    4    0    0    0    3    2
Sid Monge              0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    0    0    0    0    3    2
Rick Waits             2   1  1.59   5   4   2   0   1   34   21    8    6    2   12   17
Dennis Kinney          0   1  2.03   6   0   0   3   0   13    9    5    3    1    5    5
Rick Wise              1   5  3.48   6   6   3   0   0   41   36   17   16    4   10   15
Rick Kreuger           0   0  4.15   5   0   0   0   0    9    6    4    4    1    3    7
Jim Kern               2   1  4.22   8   0   0   2   0   11    9    5    5    2    6    8
Don Hood               3   0  4.55   5   5   0   0   0   30   35   15   15    3   16    9
Mike Paxton            0   1  5.40   5   1   0   1   0   15   13    9    9    3    4   10
Wayne Garland          2   3  7.89   6   6   0   0   0   30   43   27   26    6   16   13

 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  1.47   8   0   0   2   0   18   11    6    3    1    7   14
Dave Rozema            2   0  1.67   4   4   2   0   1   32   27    6    6    3    6   13
Mark Fidrych           2   0  2.45   3   3   2   0   0   22   17    6    6    1    5   10
Jack Billingham        3   1  3.38   5   5   1   0   0   37   36   16   14    1   11    9
Steve Foucault         0   1  3.38   5   0   0   3   0    8   13    5    3    0    3    3
Jim Crawford           1   2  3.86   5   0   0   0   0    9    7    6    4    2    2    6
Jack Morris            0   0  3.97   2   2   0   0   0   11    8    5    5    1    6    3
Jim Slaton             3   1  5.12   5   5   0   0   0   32   39   21   18    3   12   15
Milt Wilcox            1   1  5.40   4   2   1   0   0   20   16   14   12    0    9   14

 Kansas City           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rich Gale              1   0  0.00   1   1   0   0   0    7    6    0    0    0    1    4
Steve Mingori          0   0  0.00   8   0   0   3   0    8    3    1    0    0    2    5
Al Hrabosky            0   0  1.04   9   0   0   4   0    9    3    1    1    0    4    6
Paul Splittorff        4   2  2.51   6   6   2   0   1   47   34   14   13    4    9   13
Marty Pattin           1   0  2.70   5   0   0   2   0   10   13    3    3    2    2    3
Dennis Leonard         3   4  3.50   7   7   4   0   0   54   56   25   21   10   16   37
Larry Gura             2   1  3.76   6   3   0   0   0   26   24   12   11    3    6    6
Doug Bird              1   1  5.54   7   0   0   1   0   13   15    9    8    0    8    5
Jim Colborn            1   1  5.87   5   2   0   0   0   15   19   13   10    2    7    4
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
Mike Caldwell          2   1  2.89   7   4   2   1   1   44   36   14   14    1   14   25
Bob McClure            0   1  3.46   8   0   0   2   0   13   16    5    5    0    3   14
Lary Sorensen          2   2  4.64   6   6   0   0   0   43   46   26   22    3   15   16
Jerry Augustine        4   3  4.70   7   7   2   0   1   44   51   25   23    2   17   13
Moose Haas             2   2  5.40   4   4   2   0   0   25   24   16   15    5    6   26
Andy Replogle          1   0  6.17   4   1   0   0   0   12   22    9    8    3    2    4
Randy Stein            0   1 12.15   3   1   0   0   0    7   10   12    9    0    5    4

 Minnesota             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mac Scarce             0   1  1.35   5   0   0   0   0    7    6    2    1    0    3    3
Geoff Zahn             2   1  2.78   6   6   3   0   0   45   41   20   14    3   14   19
Tom Johnson            1   4  2.86   8   0   0   1   0   22   24    8    7    2    8   15
Gary Serum             2   0  2.93   8   2   1   0   0   28   23   10    9    3    4   15
Roger Erickson         2   2  3.86   6   6   1   0   0   42   40   22   18    1   13   23
Greg Thayer            0   1  3.93   9   0   0   0   0   18   14    8    8    3   12   12
Dave Goltz             0   3  4.06   4   4   1   0   0   31   33   14   14    3   11   21
Paul Thormodsgard      1   3  5.35   6   6   1   0   0   34   41   21   20    3   10   14
Pete Redfern           0   2  6.52   3   2   0   0   0   10   10   12    7    2    6    4
Dave Johnson           0   2  8.44   4   1   0   0   0   11   14   11   10    1    8    7

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ron Guidry             3   0  1.49   6   6   1   0   0   42   37   10    7    0   17   26
Sparky Lyle            2   0  1.65   7   0   0   4   0   16   13    3    3    1    3    6
Ken Clay               0   0  2.25   3   0   0   0   0    4    3    1    1    0    1    1
Rawly Eastwick         1   0  2.38   3   0   0   0   0   11   12    3    3    1    0    3
Rich Gossage           1   3  2.49   9   0   0   2   0   22   19    8    6    4    3   21
Dick Tidrow            1   2  3.07   4   4   1   0   0   29   23   10   10    1   10    9
Ed Figueroa            4   1  3.15   5   5   3   0   0   40   38   17   14    4    4   13
Jim Beattie            1   0  4.82   2   2   0   0   0    9   10    5    5    1    6    5
Ken Holtzman           0   0  4.82   2   2   0   0   0    9   12    5    5    1    5    2
Catfish Hunter         1   3  7.08   4   4   0   0   0   20   22   16   16    5    7   11

 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             3   0  0.79  12   0   0   4   0   23   15    2    2    0   12    9
Pete Broberg           4   0  1.08   5   5   0   0   0   33   27    9    4    0   10   19
John Henry Johnson     3   1  1.19   5   5   2   0   1   38   22    5    5    2   14   18
Rick Langford          0   1  1.95   5   5   0   0   0   32   26    9    7    3   12    9
Matt Keough            2   0  2.01   5   5   0   0   0   31   25    9    7    0   17   20
Bob Lacey              2   0  2.18  13   0   0   2   0   21   15    5    5    1    6    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
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  2.82  13   0   0   3   0   22   23    9    7    1   11   19
Enrique Romo           2   0  3.38   9   0   0   2   0   21   18    8    8    0   11   10
Rick Honeycutt         2   3  3.47   7   6   1   0   0   36   33   18   14    2   16   12
Paul Mitchell          1   3  4.13   5   5   1   0   0   28   31   15   13    1    8   15
Jim Todd               0   2  4.43   9   2   0   0   0   20   18   13   10    0   14    8
John Montague          0   1  4.50   4   0   0   0   0   10   11    5    5    0    7    2
Steve Burke            0   1  4.85  10   0   0   0   0   30   27   17   16    2   18    8
Mike Parrott           0   0  4.91   2   2   0   0   0   11   13    6    6    2    1    3
Dick Pole              2   4  5.14   6   6   1   0   0   35   45   21   20    6   11   14
Tom House              1   2  5.33   6   3   1   0   0   25   31   16   15    0    3    8
Byron McLaughlin       0   2  9.35   2   2   0   0   0    9   10    9    9    1    8   14

 Texas                 W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Steve Comer            0   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    4    2    0    0    0    5    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
Doyle Alexander        2   1  2.83   5   5   2   0   1   35   35   11   11    3   12   17
Fergie Jenkins         2   1  2.87   6   2   2   0   0   31   27   11   10    1    7   14
Jon Matlack            2   4  3.27   6   6   1   0   0   41   49   22   15    2   12   29
Jim Umbarger           0   1  3.38   5   2   0   0   0   21   21    8    8    1    5   16
Len Barker             1   1  3.72   5   0   0   1   0   10    9    4    4    1    6    5
Reggie Cleveland       1   1  4.05   4   0   0   0   0    7    8    5    3    1    1    5
Dock Ellis             2   1  4.95   4   4   1   0   0   20   14   13   11    2   11    6
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  2.30   8   0   0   1   0   16    7    4    4    0    7    6
Don Kirkwood           1   0  3.27   3   0   0   0   0   11   12    4    4    0    3    7
Dave Wallace           0   0  3.38   2   0   0   0   0    5    4    2    2    0    3    3
Tom Underwood          0   3  4.56   5   5   1   0   0   26   23   15   13    3   13   12
Jesse Jefferson        1   4  4.74   6   5   2   0   1   38   33   22   20    8   18   14
Mike Willis            0   1  5.02  10   0   0   3   0   14   14    8    8    1    6    8
Jerry Garvin           2   1  5.08   5   5   1   0   0   34   41   19   19    6   11   17
Jim Clancy             1   2  6.41   5   4   0   0   0   27   33   20   19    3   15   12
Balor Moore            1   0  7.45   7   0   0   0   0   10   15    8    8    2   10    4
Dave Lemanczyk         0   5  7.67   5   5   1   0   0   27   32   23   23    8   10   10

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League Leaders

Wins:

  F. Tanana (CAL)           5
  J. Augustine (MIL)        4
  P. Broberg (OAK)          4
  E. Figueroa (NY)          4
  B. Lee (BOS)              4
  P. Splittorff (KC)        4
  J. Billingham (DET)       3
  R. Guidry (NY)            3
  J. Hiller (DET)           3
  D. Hood (CLE)             3

Losses:

  D. Lemanczyk (TOR)        5
  R. Wise (CLE)             5
  J. Jefferson (TOR)        4
  T. Johnson (MIN)          4
  D. Leonard (KC)           4
  J. Matlack (TEX)          4
  D. Pole (SEA)             4
  J. Augustine (MIL)        3
  B. Campbell (BOS)         3
  M. Flanagan (BAL)         3

Complete Games:

  D. Leonard (KC)           4
  E. Figueroa (NY)          3
  R. Wise (CLE)             3
  W. Wood (CHI)             3
  G. Zahn (MIN)             3
  D. Alexander (TEX)        2
  J. Augustine (MIL)        2
  M. Caldwell (MIL)         2
  M. Fidrych (DET)          2
  M. Flanagan (BAL)         2

Saves:

  D. LaRoche (CAL)          5
  D. Stanhouse (BAL)        5
  A. Hrabosky (KC)          4
  S. Lyle (NY)              4
  E. Sosa (OAK)             4
  S. Foucault (DET)         3
  P. Hartzell (CAL)         3
  D. Kinney (CLE)           3
  L. LaGrow (CHI)           3
  S. Mingori (KC)           3

Shutouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)             2
  D. Alexander (TEX)        1
  J. Augustine (MIL)        1
  K. Brett (CAL)            1
  M. Caldwell (MIL)         1
  J. Jefferson (TOR)        1
  J. Johnson (OAK)          1
  B. Lee (BOS)              1
  J. Palmer (BAL)           1
  D. Rozema (DET)           1

Innings Pitched:

  D. Leonard (KC)        54.0
  N. Ryan (CAL)          50.0
  P. Splittorff (KC)     46.2
  F. Tanana (CAL)        46.2
  W. Wood (CHI)          46.2
  G. Zahn (MIN)          45.1
  D. Eckersley (BOS)     44.1
  J. Augustine (MIL)     44.0
  M. Caldwell (MIL)      43.2
  L. Sorensen (MIL)      42.2

Hits:

  D. Leonard (KC)          56
  M. Torrez (BOS)          52
  J. Augustine (MIL)       51
  F. Tanana (CAL)          50
  J. Matlack (TEX)         49
  D. Eckersley (BOS)       47
  W. Wood (CHI)            47
  L. Sorensen (MIL)        46
  D. Martinez (BAL)        45
  D. Pole (SEA)            45

Runs:

  W. Garland (CLE)         27
  L. Sorensen (MIL)        26
  J. Augustine (MIL)       25
  D. Leonard (KC)          25
  M. Torrez (BOS)          25
  D. Martinez (BAL)        24
  D. Lemanczyk (TOR)       23
  D. Eckersley (BOS)       22
  R. Erickson (MIN)        22
  J. Jefferson (TOR)       22

Home Runs:

  D. Leonard (KC)          10
  J. Jefferson (TOR)        8
  D. Lemanczyk (TOR)        8
  D. Eckersley (BOS)        6
  W. Garland (CLE)          6
  J. Garvin (TOR)           6
  B. Lee (BOS)              6
  D. Pole (SEA)             6
  M. Haas (MIL)             5
  C. Hunter (NY)            5

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            30
  D. Martinez (BAL)        19
  W. Wood (CHI)            19
  S. Burke (SEA)           18
  J. Jefferson (TOR)       18
  J. Augustine (MIL)       17
  R. Guidry (NY)           17
  M. Keough (OAK)          17
  W. Garland (CLE)         16
  R. Honeycutt (SEA)       16

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            71
  D. Leonard (KC)          37
  J. Matlack (TEX)         29
  R. Guidry (NY)           26
  M. Haas (MIL)            26
  M. Caldwell (MIL)        25
  F. Tanana (CAL)          24
  R. Erickson (MIN)        23
  J. Palmer (BAL)          23
  D. Goltz (MIN)           21


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