Monday May 15, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Monday, May 15, 1978

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         22  10  2.38   32   2  10   295   246   96   78   15  123  129
Detroit         19   9  3.22   28  10   5   254   222  107   91   17   89  127
New York        18  12  3.32   30   5   9   269   245  107   99   20   84  121
California      19  12  3.33   31   7  10   281   256  110  104   17  116  184
Texas           15  14  3.45   29  10   4   263   253  118  101   25   87  139
Boston          22  12  3.84   34   7   8   305   327  143  130   33  100  120
Kansas City     18  13  3.85   31   7  11   269   256  130  115   28   94  109
Cleveland       14  16  4.11   30   6   8   261   247  129  119   25  114  135
Chicago          9  19  4.19   28   4   5   240   243  128  112   24   95  107
Seattle         12  24  4.30   36   5   6   320   332  176  153   22  133  138
Minnesota       11  23  4.31   34   7   2   309   318  170  148   32  121  167
Milwaukee       14  17  4.48   31  10   4   267   291  149  133   20   89  129
Baltimore       13  18  4.84   31   7   6   272   287  174  146   28  135  156
Toronto         12  19  5.10   31   8   4   268   269  159  152   34  138  120

 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
Bill Lee (BOS)         5   0  2.60   7   7   2   0   1   55   53   18   16    6   16   14
Fergie Jenkins (TEX)   4   1  2.61   8   4   3   0   0   48   41   16   14    3    8   24
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
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
Nelson Briles          1   2  3.27   5   3   0   0   0   22   18   11    8    2   11   16
Mike Flanagan          3   3  3.52   8   8   3   0   0   54   52   22   21    4   18   34
Dennis Martinez        3   2  4.70  10   9   1   0   0   61   65   38   32    6   27   30
Scott McGregor         2   3  7.40   5   4   1   0   0   24   31   21   20    2    8   12
John Flinn             1   1  7.71   4   0   0   0   0    5    5    4    4    1    3    3
Joe Kerrigan           0   0  8.36   6   0   0   0   0   14   20   19   13    5   17    5
Tippy Martinez         0   1  8.44  13   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   3  4.42   6   6   1   0   0   37   38   21   18    3   12    8
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
Nolan Ryan             2   2  2.02   7   7   3   0   2   58   27   14   13    2   36   76
Dave LaRoche           3   0  2.50  12   0   0   5   0   18   13    5    5    1   10    8
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  3.75   7   0   0   0   0   12   15    5    5    0    8    2
Paul Hartzell          0   3  3.76  16   0   0   5   0   26   28   11   11    0    5   13
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  5.60   5   4   1   0   1   27   29   17   17    2   12    9

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rich Hinton            0   0  0.90   6   0   0   0   0   10    5    1    1    1    3    4
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
Rich Wortham           1   2  3.79   3   3   0   0   0   19   26    9    8    0    7    9
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
Dennis Kinney          0   1  3.38  11   0   0   4   0   24   17   11    9    2    9   11
Rick Wise              2   6  3.42   8   8   3   0   0   53   48   21   20    4   16   21
Rick Kreuger           0   0  3.86   6   0   0   0   0    9    6    4    4    1    3    7
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             4   1  4.86   7   7   1   0   0   46   52   28   25    5   21   20

 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
Rich Gale              3   0  2.08   3   3   1   0   0   22   13    5    5    0   11   11
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
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   6   0   0   0   0    7    6    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  8.31   5   1   0   0   0   13   16   15   12    1    9    6
Bill Travers           0   1 18.00   1   1   0   0   0    2    6    5    4    0    3    2

 Minnesota             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mike Marshall          1   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    0    0    0    0    1    2
Geoff Zahn             2   2  2.70   7   7   3   0   0   53   46   23   16    4   17   25
Greg Thayer            1   1  3.19  12   0   0   0   0   31   21   11   11    4   20   24
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  5.43   9   9   1   0   0   56   63   38   34    3   23   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
Sparky Lyle            2   0  2.83  12   0   0   6   0   29   25    9    9    1    9    7
Ed Figueroa            4   1  3.14   6   6   3   0   0   49   44   20   17    4    6   16
Jim Beattie            2   0  3.60   4   4   0   0   0   20   18    8    8    1    9    7
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            3   0  0.00   8   0   0   0   0   15    7    0    0    0    3    3
Elias Sosa             4   0  0.64  16   0   0   6   0   28   18    2    2    0   14   13
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  2.16  18   0   0   2   0   25   19    6    6    1    9    9
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  3.60   6   6   0   0   0   25   22   12   10    2   17   11
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
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
Glenn Abbott           1   2  4.02   4   4   0   0   0   16   19    7    7    1    7    5
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
Tom House              1   2  4.35   8   3   1   0   0   31   34   16   15    0    3   10
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
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         4   1  2.61   8   4   3   0   0   48   41   16   14    3    8   24
Reggie Cleveland       1   1  2.79   6   0   0   2   0   10   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  3.86   7   0   0   1   0   12   10    7    5    2    8    7
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  2.18  10   0   0   1   0   21   10    5    5    0    7    8
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
Jim Clancy             2   2  4.79   6   5   1   0   0   36   39   21   19    3   19   17
Dave Wallace           0   0  4.82   5   0   0   0   0    9    6    5    5    1   10    4
Mike Willis            0   2  5.48  13   0   0   3   0   21   20   13   13    2   11    9
Jerry Garvin           2   1  6.10   7   7   1   0   0   41   52   28   28    6   17   20
Balor Moore            2   0  6.89   9   0   0   0   0   16   22   12   12    3   12    7
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
  F. Jenkins (TEX)          4
  C. Knapp (CAL)            4
  J. Slaton (DET)           4

Losses:

  D. Lemanczyk (TOR)        7
  D. Leonard (KC)           6
  R. Wise (CLE)             6
  J. Augustine (MIL)        5
  P. Thormodsgard (MIN)     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:

  S. Lyle (NY)              6
  E. Sosa (OAK)             6
  D. Stanhouse (BAL)        6
  P. Hartzell (CAL)         5
  D. LaRoche (CAL)          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
  D. Martinez (BAL)      61.1
  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
  R. Erickson (MIN)      56.1
  B. Lee (BOS)           55.1

Hits:

  D. Leonard (KC)          70
  J. Augustine (MIL)       69
  D. Martinez (BAL)        65
  F. Tanana (CAL)          65
  M. Torrez (BOS)          65
  R. Erickson (MIN)        63
  D. Eckersley (BOS)       62
  L. Sorensen (MIL)        62
  J. Matlack (TEX)         60
  D. Pole (SEA)            55

Runs:

  R. Erickson (MIN)        38
  D. Martinez (BAL)        38
  D. Leonard (KC)          37
  J. Augustine (MIL)       36
  L. Sorensen (MIL)        33
  D. Lemanczyk (TOR)       31
  D. Pole (SEA)            30
  J. Garvin (TOR)          28
  J. Slaton (DET)          28
  P. Thormodsgard (MIN)    28

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
  D. Martinez (BAL)        27
  J. Jefferson (TOR)       24
  M. Keough (OAK)          24
  R. Erickson (MIN)        23
  D. Hood (CLE)            23
  W. Wood (CHI)            23
  S. Burke (SEA)           21
  D. Leonard (KC)          21
  J. Slaton (DET)          21

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
  D. Martinez (BAL)        30
  M. Caldwell (MIL)        29
  M. Keough (OAK)          29
  C. Knapp (CAL)           29

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