Sunday May 14, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, May 14, 1978

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         21  10  2.39   31   2   9   286   240   94   76   14  122  125
California      19  11  3.10   30   7  10   273   245  100   94   17  111  182
Detroit         18   9  3.26   27   9   5   245   217  105   89   17   85  124
New York        17  12  3.40   29   5   8   260   239  106   98   20   83  119
Texas           14  14  3.47   28  10   3   254   246  112   98   24   85  132
Boston          22  11  3.85   33   6   8   297   320  140  127   33   98  119
Kansas City     17  13  3.95   30   6  11   260   254  129  114   28   89  104
Cleveland       14  15  4.15   29   6   8   252   236  126  116   25  111  129
Chicago          9  18  4.20   27   4   5   231   233  124  108   24   94  104
Minnesota       10  23  4.27   33   7   2   299   310  164  142   31  109  161
Seattle         12  23  4.29   35   5   6   312   324  172  149   21  132  136
Milwaukee       14  16  4.37   30  10   4   259   278  141  126   19   83  126
Baltimore       13  17  4.81   30   7   6   262   280  165  140   26  125  151
Toronto         11  19  5.07   30   8   4   259   261  153  146   33  131  114

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
J. Johnson (OAK)       3   1  1.28   6   6   2   0   1   42   29    8    6    3   14   21
Ron Guidry (NY)        4   0  1.61   7   7   1   0   0   50   45   12    9    0   19   32
Nolan Ryan (CAL)       2   2  2.02   7   7   3   0   2   58   27   14   13    2   36   76
Dave Rozema (DET)      2   1  2.03   5   5   2   0   1   40   29    9    9    4   11   15
Matt Keough (OAK)      2   1  2.05   7   7   0   0   0   44   33   15   10    2   24   29
Rick Waits (CLE)       3   2  2.42   7   6   3   0   1   45   35   14   12    2   17   24
Fergie Jenkins (TEX)   3   1  2.45   7   3   3   0   0   40   34   12   11    2    8   18
Bill Lee (BOS)         5   0  2.60   7   7   2   0   1   55   53   18   16    6   16   14
Paul Splittorff (KC)   4   2  2.64   8   8   2   0   1   61   48   19   18    5   12   15
Geoff Zahn (MIN)       2   2  2.70   7   7   3   0   0   53   46   23   16    4   17   25

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
John Flinn             1   0  2.70   3   0   0   0   0    3    4    1    1    0    0    2
Jim Palmer             3   3  2.91   7   7   2   0   1   46   44   19   15    2   15   26
Don Stanhouse          0   2  3.18  13   0   0   6   0   17    9    7    6    0   14   12
Mike Flanagan          3   3  3.52   8   8   3   0   0   54   52   22   21    4   18   34
Nelson Briles          1   2  3.93   4   3   0   0   0   18   16   11    8    2    8   13
Dennis Martinez        3   2  4.58   9   8   1   0   0   57   61   32   29    5   23   29
Scott McGregor         2   3  7.40   5   4   1   0   0   24   31   21   20    2    8   12
Joe Kerrigan           0   0  8.36   6   0   0   0   0   14   20   19   13    5   17    5
Tippy Martinez         0   1  8.62  12   0   0   0   0   16   26   16   15    3   15    8
Tim Stoddard           0   1  8.76   7   0   0   0   0   12   17   17   12    3    7   10

 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  2.08   9   0   0   3   0   13   13    3    3    2    4    7
Bill Lee               5   0  2.60   7   7   2   0   1   55   53   18   16    6   16   14
Jim Wright             1   0  3.21   4   1   1   0   1   14   12    6    5    2    4    9
Dennis Eckersley       3   1  3.60   8   8   2   0   0   60   62   27   24    9   17   24
Bob Stanley            3   1  3.77  13   0   0   2   0   31   36   13   13    1   12    8
Mike Torrez            5   1  4.05   8   8   1   0   1   53   65   27   24    5   17   27
Tom Burgmeier          1   1  4.26  12   0   0   3   0   13   14    6    6    2    5    6
Allen Ripley           0   2  4.71   5   5   0   0   0   29   31   18   15    3   10    7
Luis Tiant             1   0  4.91   5   4   0   0   0   22   19   12   12    2   10   14
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           3   0  1.56  11   0   0   5   0   17   10    3    3    1    9    8
Nolan Ryan             2   2  2.02   7   7   3   0   2   58   27   14   13    2   36   76
Paul Hartzell          0   2  2.39  15   0   0   5   0   26   25    7    7    0    4   13
Chris Knapp            4   3  3.00   7   7   1   0   0   45   45   16   15    3   14   29
Frank Tanana           6   1  3.06   8   8   2   0   1   62   65   25   21    5   12   32
Dyar Miller            1   0  4.09   6   0   0   0   0   11   15    5    5    0    8    2
Don Aase               2   1  4.67   5   5   0   0   0   27   31   14   14    4   11   14
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   5   0   0   0   0    5    5    1    1    1    3    3
Rich Wortham           1   1  2.45   2   2   0   0   0   15   16    5    4    0    6    7
Jim Willoughby         0   2  3.38  13   0   0   1   0   21   17    9    8    1    5    9
Wilbur Wood            3   3  3.53   7   7   3   0   0   51   53   25   20    5   23   17
Lerrin LaGrow          1   0  4.05   9   0   0   3   0   13   11    7    6    1    5    7
Ron Schueler           0   0  4.50   4   0   0   0   0    8    7    4    4    2    2    5
Steve Stone            1   2  4.50   6   6   0   0   0   36   39   21   18    2   12   22
Francisco Barrios      1   3  4.78   7   7   1   0   0   43   41   24   23    6   18   11
Pablo Torrealba        1   4  4.86   9   1   0   1   0   17   17   12    9    2   11   11
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
Al Fitzmorris          0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    0    0    0    0    0
David Clyde            0   0  1.04   3   0   0   0   0    9   10    2    1    0    5    3
Rick Waits             3   2  2.42   7   6   3   0   1   45   35   14   12    2   17   24
Rick Wise              2   5  3.23   7   7   3   0   0   47   41   18   17    4   13   17
Rick Kreuger           0   0  3.86   6   0   0   0   0    9    6    4    4    1    3    7
Dennis Kinney          0   1  3.98  10   0   0   4   0   20   13   11    9    2    9    9
Don Hood               3   1  4.19   7   7   0   0   0   43   45   21   20    3   23   21
Mike Paxton            1   2  4.34   7   3   0   1   0   29   23   15   14    4   10   18
Sid Monge              0   0  5.40   2   0   0   0   0    5    4    4    3    1    5    5
Jim Kern               3   1  6.59  12   0   0   3   0   14   15   10   10    2   10   12
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
Bob Sykes              2   0  0.00   2   2   2   0   2   18    8    0    0    0    9   14
Bruce Taylor           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    0    0
Dave Rozema            2   1  2.03   5   5   2   0   1   40   29    9    9    4   11   15
Mark Fidrych           2   0  2.45   3   3   2   0   0   22   17    6    6    1    5   10
John Hiller            3   1  3.18  11   0   0   2   0   23   18   11    8    1    8   20
Steve Foucault         0   2  3.48   7   0   0   3   0   10   16    8    4    0    4    3
Jack Billingham        3   1  3.53   6   6   1   0   0   43   43   19   17    3   13   15
Milt Wilcox            2   1  3.72   5   3   2   0   1   29   21   14   12    0   10   21
Jack Morris            0   0  3.97   2   2   0   0   0   11    8    5    5    1    6    3
Jim Crawford           1   2  4.35   7   0   0   0   0   10   10    7    5    2    2    6
Jim Slaton             3   1  5.54   6   6   0   0   0   37   47   26   23    5   17   17

 Kansas City           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Steve Mingori          0   0  1.35  10   0   0   4   0   13    7    3    2    0    3    7
Al Hrabosky            1   0  1.38  13   0   0   4   0   13    7    2    2    1    5    9
Paul Splittorff        4   2  2.64   8   8   2   0   1   61   48   19   18    5   12   15
Marty Pattin           1   0  2.70   6   0   0   2   0   10   14    3    3    2    2    3
Rich Gale              2   0  2.84   2   2   0   0   0   13   11    4    4    0    6    6
Larry Gura             2   1  3.81   7   3   0   0   0   28   27   13   12    3    6    9
Dennis Leonard         3   6  3.97   9   9   4   0   0   68   70   37   30   12   21   40
Jim Colborn            1   2  5.73   6   3   0   0   0   22   30   17   14    3   10    5
Doug Bird              2   2  6.75  11   0   0   1   0   16   19   13   12    1   10    8
Andy Hassler           0   0  9.64   1   1   0   0   0    5    7    6    5    0    4    1
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   5   0   0   0   0    6    5    0    0    0    1    2
Eduardo Rodriguez      0   2  1.74   7   0   0   1   0   10    9    4    2    0    2    6
Mike Caldwell          3   2  3.41   9   6   3   1   1   61   52   24   23    3   18   29
Bob McClure            0   1  3.46   8   0   0   2   0   13   16    5    5    0    3   14
Andy Replogle          2   0  3.91   6   2   1   0   0   23   31   11   10    4    6    6
Lary Sorensen          3   3  4.30   8   8   2   0   0   61   62   33   29    5   21   23
Moose Haas             2   2  5.40   4   4   2   0   0   25   24   16   15    5    6   26
Jerry Augustine        4   5  5.68   9   9   2   0   1   52   69   36   33    2   20   15
Randy Stein            0   1 10.13   4   1   0   0   0    8   10   12    9    0    6    5

 Minnesota             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Geoff Zahn             2   2  2.70   7   7   3   0   0   53   46   23   16    4   17   25
Greg Thayer            1   1  2.89  11   0   0   0   0   28   20    9    9    3   17   20
Tom Johnson            1   4  3.38  10   0   0   2   0   24   28   11    9    2   10   17
Mac Scarce             1   1  3.86   9   0   0   0   0   14   17    7    6    3    7    8
Gary Serum             2   0  3.94   9   3   1   0   0   32   31   15   14    4    4   16
Dave Goltz             0   3  4.06   4   4   1   0   0   31   33   14   14    3   11   21
Roger Erickson         2   3  5.29   8   8   1   0   0   51   56   34   30    3   15   26
Paul Thormodsgard      1   5  5.52   8   8   1   0   0   44   54   28   27    6   13   17
Pete Redfern           0   2  6.52   3   2   0   0   0   10   10   12    7    2    6    4
Dave Johnson           0   2  7.50   6   1   0   0   0   12   15   11   10    1    9    7

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ron Guidry             4   0  1.61   7   7   1   0   0   50   45   12    9    0   19   32
Rich Gossage           2   4  2.36  12   0   0   3   0   27   20    9    7    5    8   26
Rawly Eastwick         1   0  2.38   3   0   0   0   0   11   12    3    3    1    0    3
Ed Figueroa            4   1  3.14   6   6   3   0   0   49   44   20   17    4    6   16
Sparky Lyle            2   0  3.24  11   0   0   5   0   25   23    9    9    1    9    7
Jim Beattie            1   0  4.30   3   3   0   0   0   15   14    7    7    1    8    5
Dick Tidrow            1   3  4.58   6   6   1   0   0   39   36   20   20    2   16   12
Ken Holtzman           0   0  4.82   2   2   0   0   0    9   12    5    5    1    5    2
Catfish Hunter         2   3  5.47   5   5   0   0   0   26   23   16   16    5    9   14
Ken Clay               0   1  5.63   5   0   0   0   0    8   10    5    5    0    3    2

 Oakland               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Joe Coleman            2   0  0.00   7   0   0   0   0   12    6    0    0    0    3    3
Elias Sosa             4   0  0.67  15   0   0   5   0   27   18    2    2    0   14   11
John Henry Johnson     3   1  1.28   6   6   2   0   1   42   29    8    6    3   14   21
Matt Keough            2   1  2.05   7   7   0   0   0   44   33   15   10    2   24   29
Bob Lacey              3   0  2.25  17   0   0   2   0   24   18    6    6    1    9    8
Pete Broberg           4   2  2.72   7   7   0   0   0   40   38   17   12    0   13   22
Rick Langford          0   2  3.12   7   6   0   0   0   40   37   16   14    4   17   13
Alan Wirth             1   3  3.43   5   5   0   0   0   21   18   10    8    1   16   10
Steve Renko            0   0  4.50   2   0   0   0   0    8   14    4    4    0    0    1
Dave Heaverlo          2   1  4.55  14   0   0   2   0   28   29   16   14    3   12    7

 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
Paul Mitchell          2   3  2.97   7   7   2   0   1   39   44   18   13    2   11   19
Rick Honeycutt         2   4  3.92   8   7   1   0   0   41   38   22   18    3   20   13
Shane Rawley           0   3  4.05  15   0   0   3   0   27   30   15   12    1   12   21
Enrique Romo           3   0  4.07  11   0   0   3   0   24   21   11   11    2   11   10
Steve Burke            0   1  4.33  12   0   0   0   0   35   32   20   17    2   21   11
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
Mike Parrott           0   0  4.91   2   2   0   0   0   11   13    6    6    2    1    3
Tom House              1   2  5.13   7   3   1   0   0   26   32   16   15    0    3    9
Dick Pole              3   4  5.18   8   8   1   0   0   49   55   30   28    7   14   18
Byron McLaughlin       0   2  5.94   4   3   0   0   0   17   17   13   11    2   12   18

 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
Fergie Jenkins         3   1  2.45   7   3   3   0   0   40   34   12   11    2    8   18
Reggie Cleveland       1   1  2.89   5   0   0   1   0    9   10    5    3    1    1    9
Doyle Alexander        3   1  3.05   6   6   2   0   1   41   40   14   14    6   15   20
Jon Matlack            3   4  3.22   7   7   2   0   0   50   60   25   18    3   14   31
Dock Ellis             2   2  3.46   6   6   2   0   0   39   28   18   15    4   13   10
Len Barker             1   2  4.09   6   0   0   1   0   11   10    5    5    2    6    6
Jim Umbarger           1   2  4.21   7   4   1   0   0   36   35   18   17    5   10   23
Doc Medich             0   1  8.04   4   2   0   0   0   16   21   14   14    1   10    7

 Toronto               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Murphy             2   0  2.41   9   0   0   1   0   19   10    5    5    0    7    6
Don Kirkwood           1   0  3.27   3   0   0   0   0   11   12    4    4    0    3    7
Tom Underwood          1   3  3.38   6   6   2   0   1   35   28   15   13    3   17   21
Jesse Jefferson        2   4  4.40   7   6   3   0   1   47   41   25   23    8   24   16
Dave Wallace           0   0  4.50   4   0   0   0   0    6    4    3    3    0    7    3
Jim Clancy             2   2  4.79   6   5   1   0   0   36   39   21   19    3   19   17
Jerry Garvin           2   1  5.45   6   6   1   0   0   40   47   24   24    6   15   19
Mike Willis            0   2  5.48  13   0   0   3   0   21   20   13   13    2   11    9
Balor Moore            1   0  7.90   8   0   0   0   0   14   21   12   12    3   10    5
Dave Lemanczyk         0   7  8.62   7   7   1   0   0   31   39   31   30    8   18   11

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League Leaders

Wins:

  F. Tanana (CAL)           6
  B. Lee (BOS)              5
  M. Torrez (BOS)           5
  J. Augustine (MIL)        4
  P. Broberg (OAK)          4
  E. Figueroa (NY)          4
  R. Guidry (NY)            4
  C. Knapp (CAL)            4
  E. Sosa (OAK)             4
  P. Splittorff (KC)        4

Losses:

  D. Lemanczyk (TOR)        7
  D. Leonard (KC)           6
  J. Augustine (MIL)        5
  P. Thormodsgard (MIN)     5
  R. Wise (CLE)             5
  R. Gossage (NY)           4
  R. Honeycutt (SEA)        4
  J. Jefferson (TOR)        4
  T. Johnson (MIN)          4
  J. Matlack (TEX)          4

Complete Games:

  D. Leonard (KC)           4
  M. Caldwell (MIL)         3
  E. Figueroa (NY)          3
  M. Flanagan (BAL)         3
  J. Jefferson (TOR)        3
  F. Jenkins (TEX)          3
  N. Ryan (CAL)             3
  R. Waits (CLE)            3
  R. Wise (CLE)             3
  W. Wood (CHI)             3

Saves:

  D. Stanhouse (BAL)        6
  P. Hartzell (CAL)         5
  D. LaRoche (CAL)          5
  S. Lyle (NY)              5
  E. Sosa (OAK)             5
  A. Hrabosky (KC)          4
  D. Kinney (CLE)           4
  S. Mingori (KC)           4
  T. Burgmeier (BOS)        3
  D. Drago (BOS)            3

Shutouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)             2
  B. Sykes (DET)            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
  P. Mitchell (SEA)         1

Innings Pitched:

  D. Leonard (KC)        68.0
  F. Tanana (CAL)        61.2
  P. Splittorff (KC)     61.1
  M. Caldwell (MIL)      60.2
  L. Sorensen (MIL)      60.2
  D. Eckersley (BOS)     60.0
  N. Ryan (CAL)          58.0
  D. Martinez (BAL)      57.0
  B. Lee (BOS)           55.1
  M. Flanagan (BAL)      53.2

Hits:

  D. Leonard (KC)          70
  J. Augustine (MIL)       69
  F. Tanana (CAL)          65
  M. Torrez (BOS)          65
  D. Eckersley (BOS)       62
  L. Sorensen (MIL)        62
  D. Martinez (BAL)        61
  J. Matlack (TEX)         60
  R. Erickson (MIN)        56
  D. Pole (SEA)            55

Runs:

  D. Leonard (KC)          37
  J. Augustine (MIL)       36
  R. Erickson (MIN)        34
  L. Sorensen (MIL)        33
  D. Martinez (BAL)        32
  D. Lemanczyk (TOR)       31
  D. Pole (SEA)            30
  P. Thormodsgard (MIN)    28
  D. Eckersley (BOS)       27
  W. Garland (CLE)         27

Home Runs:

  D. Leonard (KC)          12
  D. Eckersley (BOS)        9
  J. Jefferson (TOR)        8
  D. Lemanczyk (TOR)        8
  D. Pole (SEA)             7
  D. Alexander (TEX)        6
  F. Barrios (CHI)          6
  W. Garland (CLE)          6
  J. Garvin (TOR)           6
  B. Lee (BOS)              6

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            36
  J. Jefferson (TOR)       24
  M. Keough (OAK)          24
  D. Hood (CLE)            23
  D. Martinez (BAL)        23
  W. Wood (CHI)            23
  S. Burke (SEA)           21
  D. Leonard (KC)          21
  L. Sorensen (MIL)        21
  J. Augustine (MIL)       20

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            76
  D. Leonard (KC)          40
  M. Flanagan (BAL)        34
  R. Guidry (NY)           32
  F. Tanana (CAL)          32
  J. Matlack (TEX)         31
  M. Caldwell (MIL)        29
  M. Keough (OAK)          29
  C. Knapp (CAL)           29
  D. Martinez (BAL)        29


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