Wednesday May 24, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, May 24, 1978

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         24  17  2.56   41   3  10   373   308  134  106   17  154  156
New York        24  14  3.23   38   6  12   340   314  134  122   23  106  150
Detroit         24  14  3.33   38  13   7   348   321  146  129   27  124  177
California      23  16  3.50   39  11  11   350   326  143  136   20  146  222
Texas           20  19  3.56   39  13   8   352   338  157  139   32  120  183
Boston          27  15  3.70   42  11   9   377   403  170  155   40  126  147
Kansas City     21  19  3.91   40  10  14   348   328  174  151   35  127  142
Minnesota       17  25  4.03   42   8   7   382   385  193  171   35  144  197
Cleveland       18  20  4.03   38   9   9   333   315  162  149   28  136  173
Seattle         16  29  4.15   45   6   8   408   416  212  188   32  160  168
Milwaukee       20  19  4.32   39  14   5   339   364  179  163   29  110  162
Baltimore       18  22  4.35   40  12   7   350   348  199  169   30  161  209
Chicago         12  25  4.42   37   4   6   317   332  176  156   31  133  147
Toronto         15  25  5.18   40  10   5   351   361  212  202   46  171  152

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
J. Johnson (OAK)       4   2  1.53   8   8   3   0   2   59   39   12   10    3   22   25
Ron Guidry (NY)        6   0  1.73   9   9   2   0   0   68   56   16   13    1   24   48
Bill Lee (BOS)         6   1  2.49   9   9   4   0   1   72   70   22   20    7   20   18
Matt Keough (OAK)      2   3  2.60   9   9   0   0   0   52   41   21   15    2   28   33
Dave Rozema (DET)      2   2  2.66   6   6   2   0   1   44   36   13   13    4   13   16
Rick Waits (CLE)       3   3  2.67   9   8   4   0   1   57   47   21   17    3   21   31
Geoff Zahn (MIN)       4   2  2.71   9   9   3   0   0   66   58   27   20    5   21   30
Paul Splittorff (KC)   4   4  2.72  10  10   4   0   1   79   63   25   24    6   14   18
Jim Palmer (BAL)       5   4  2.77  10  10   3   0   2   68   60   26   21    4   24   34
Frank Tanana (CAL)     7   1  2.80   9   9   3   0   1   71   74   26   22    6   13   40

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Palmer             5   4  2.77  10  10   3   0   2   68   60   26   21    4   24   34
Mike Flanagan          5   3  3.01  10  10   5   0   1   72   61   25   24    4   23   52
Nelson Briles          1   3  3.30   6   4   1   0   0   30   24   14   11    2   13   20
Don Stanhouse          0   3  3.98  16   0   0   7   0   20   12   10    9    0   18   13
Dennis Martinez        3   3  4.73  12  11   1   0   0   72   82   44   38    6   31   39
Scott McGregor         3   3  5.40   6   5   2   0   1   33   35   21   20    2    8   17
Joe Kerrigan           0   0  6.62   7   0   0   0   0   18   21   19   13    5   17    7
John Flinn             1   1  7.20   5   0   0   0   0    5    6    5    4    1    4    4
Tippy Martinez         0   1  8.20  15   0   0   0   0   19   30   18   17    3   16   13
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
Jim Wright             1   0  2.25   5   2   1   0   1   24   21    7    6    2    6   14
Bill Lee               6   1  2.49   9   9   4   0   1   72   70   22   20    7   20   18
Bob Stanley            3   1  3.62  15   0   0   3   0   32   39   13   13    1   12    8
Dennis Eckersley       3   1  3.95   9   9   2   0   0   66   71   32   29   11   18   24
Mike Torrez            6   2  4.00  10  10   2   0   1   70   80   35   31    6   28   32
Luis Tiant             2   0  4.06   6   5   1   0   0   31   27   15   14    3   16   20
Allen Ripley           1   3  4.33   7   7   1   0   0   44   45   24   21    5   12   11
Tom Burgmeier          1   1  5.14  14   0   0   3   0   14   17    8    8    2    6    7
Bill Campbell          2   4  8.44   8   0   0   0   0   11   19   10   10    1    4    6

 California            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dave LaRoche           3   1  2.28  15   0   0   6   0   24   18    6    6    1   15   10
Frank Tanana           7   1  2.80   9   9   3   0   1   71   74   26   22    6   13   40
Chris Knapp            6   3  3.03   9   9   2   0   0   59   57   22   20    3   16   35
Nolan Ryan             3   3  3.12   9   9   5   0   2   75   46   27   26    4   46   89
Paul Hartzell          0   3  3.54  17   0   0   5   0   28   30   11   11    0    5   15
Dyar Miller            1   0  3.77   9   0   0   0   0   14   18    6    6    0   10    2
Don Aase               2   2  4.35   7   7   0   0   0   41   46   20   20    4   19   20
Tom Griffin            0   0  4.76   4   0   0   0   0    6    3    3    3    0    8    1
Ken Brett              1   3  6.25   6   5   1   0   1   32   34   22   22    2   14   10

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rich Hinton            0   0  0.87   7   0   0   0   0   10    5    1    1    1    3    4
Jim Willoughby         0   3  3.18  17   0   0   2   0   28   23   11   10    1    5   12
Lerrin LaGrow          1   1  3.20  13   0   0   3   0   25   20   10    9    3   10   14
Ron Schueler           0   0  3.63   7   0   0   0   0   17   15    7    7    3    7   11
Rich Wortham           1   2  3.79   3   3   0   0   0   19   26    9    8    0    7    9
Wilbur Wood            4   4  4.27  10  10   3   0   0   65   76   36   31    6   27   27
Steve Stone            3   2  4.38   8   8   0   0   0   51   52   28   25    2   21   28
Pablo Torrealba        1   4  5.01  11   1   0   1   0   23   29   20   13    2   18   11
Francisco Barrios      1   5  5.98   9   9   1   0   0   47   52   32   31    7   20   12
Ken Kravec             1   4  6.23   6   6   0   0   0   30   34   22   21    6   15   19

 Cleveland             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
David Clyde            2   0  1.50   5   2   1   0   0   24   21    6    4    0    8   12
Sid Monge              1   0  2.38   3   0   0   0   0   11    5    4    3    1    7    8
Rick Waits             3   3  2.67   9   8   4   0   1   57   47   21   17    3   21   31
Rick Wise              2   7  3.21   9   9   4   0   0   62   58   23   22    4   16   23
Rick Kreuger           0   0  3.86   6   0   0   0   0    9    6    4    4    1    3    7
Al Fitzmorris          0   0  4.50   3   0   0   0   0    2    3    1    1    0    1    0
Don Hood               3   2  4.61   9   9   0   0   0   55   58   29   28    5   29   25
Mike Paxton            1   2  4.63   8   4   0   1   0   35   30   19   18    4   14   19
Dennis Kinney          0   2  4.66  14   0   0   5   0   29   26   17   15    2   10   16
Jim Kern               4   1  5.30  14   0   0   3   0   19   18   11   11    2   11   19
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
Bob Sykes              3   1  1.32   4   4   3   0   2   34   28    5    5    3   13   24
John Hiller            4   1  2.41  15   0   0   4   0   34   25   12    9    2   11   29
Mark Fidrych           2   0  2.45   3   3   2   0   0   22   17    6    6    1    5   10
Dave Rozema            2   2  2.66   6   6   2   0   1   44   36   13   13    4   13   16
Steve Foucault         1   4  2.76  10   0   0   3   0   16   23   10    5    0    6    6
Milt Wilcox            3   1  3.05   7   5   3   0   1   44   30   17   15    0   15   34
Jack Billingham        4   2  3.39   8   8   2   0   0   58   55   24   22    6   18   19
Jim Crawford           1   2  3.60   9   0   0   0   0   15   14    8    6    2    5    9
Jim Slaton             4   1  4.85   9   9   1   0   0   59   68   35   32    7   27   23
Jack Morris            0   0  6.75   4   3   0   0   0   16   17   12   12    1   11    6
Fernando Arroyo        0   0  8.31   2   0   0   0   0    4    8    4    4    1    0    1

 Kansas City           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Al Hrabosky            1   0  0.98  17   0   0   7   0   18    9    2    2    1    7   15
Steve Mingori          1   0  1.06  13   0   0   4   0   17   11    4    2    0    4    8
Paul Splittorff        4   4  2.72  10  10   4   0   1   79   63   25   24    6   14   18
Rich Gale              4   0  2.78   5   5   1   0   0   32   26   12   10    1   19   13
Marty Pattin           1   1  3.65   7   0   0   2   0   12   17    5    5    3    2    5
Larry Gura             2   1  3.72   9   4   0   0   0   36   33   17   15    4   12   12
Jim Colborn            1   2  4.76   8   3   0   0   0   28   31   18   15    4   12    8
Dennis Leonard         3   8  4.99  11  11   4   0   0   74   80   50   41   14   24   41
Andy Hassler           0   1  5.00   3   3   1   0   0   18   22   13   10    0   10    8
Doug Bird              3   2  6.33  14   0   0   1   0   21   22   16   15    1   13   13
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            1   0  0.00   8   0   0   1   0   10    7    0    0    0    1    3
Mike Caldwell          4   3  3.36  11   8   4   1   1   75   68   29   28    4   19   36
Eduardo Rodriguez      0   2  3.38  10   0   0   1   0   13   16    7    5    0    3    7
Lary Sorensen          5   3  3.78  10  10   4   0   0   79   74   37   33    6   27   30
Andy Replogle          2   0  3.95   7   3   1   0   0   27   38   13   12    5    9    8
Bob McClure            0   1  4.82  12   0   0   2   0   19   23   10   10    1    6   19
Jerry Augustine        5   6  5.24  11  11   3   0   1   69   86   43   40    6   24   20
Moose Haas             2   2  5.40   4   4   2   0   0   25   24   16   15    5    6   26
Randy Stein            0   1  7.80   6   1   0   0   0   15   17   16   13    1   10    8
Bill Travers           1   1  7.88   2   2   0   0   0    8   11    8    7    1    5    5

 Minnesota             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mike Marshall          1   1  0.90   6   0   0   4   0   10    3    1    1    0    4    8
Geoff Zahn             4   2  2.71   9   9   3   0   0   66   58   27   20    5   21   30
Gary Serum             3   0  3.60  10   4   1   0   0   40   37   17   16    4    6   17
Greg Thayer            1   1  3.62  13   0   0   0   0   32   25   13   13    4   21   24
Tom Johnson            1   4  3.64  13   0   0   3   0   30   37   14   12    2   11   20
Dave Goltz             1   3  3.65   5   5   1   0   0   37   38   15   15    3   15   25
Mac Scarce             1   1  3.86   9   0   0   0   0   14   17    7    6    3    7    8
Roger Erickson         4   3  4.85  11  11   2   0   0   72   77   43   39    4   28   32
Paul Thormodsgard      1   6  4.91  10  10   1   0   0   59   68   33   32    7   16   22
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             6   0  1.73   9   9   2   0   0   68   56   16   13    1   24   48
Rich Gossage           2   4  1.99  15   0   0   6   0   32   20    9    7    5    8   28
Rawly Eastwick         1   0  2.03   4   0   0   0   0   13   15    3    3    1    1    4
Ed Figueroa            5   1  2.92   8   8   3   0   0   65   62   25   21    4   13   18
Ken Clay               1   2  3.12   7   1   0   0   0   17   18    7    6    0    4    6
Sparky Lyle            2   1  3.62  16   0   0   6   0   32   32   15   13    1   11    8
Ken Holtzman           1   0  4.08   5   3   0   0   0   18   21    8    8    2    9    3
Dick Tidrow            2   3  4.47   7   7   1   0   0   46   45   23   23    2   16   14
Jim Beattie            2   0  4.70   5   5   0   0   0   23   22   12   12    2   11    7
Catfish Hunter         2   3  5.47   5   5   0   0   0   26   23   16   16    5    9   14

 Oakland               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Elias Sosa             4   0  0.84  21   0   0   6   0   32   23    4    3    0   15   15
Joe Coleman            3   0  1.37  10   0   0   0   0   20   12    3    3    1    5    4
John Henry Johnson     4   2  1.53   8   8   3   0   2   59   39   12   10    3   22   25
Steve Renko            0   0  2.25   4   2   0   0   0   20   21    6    5    0    6    3
Bob Lacey              3   2  2.51  21   0   0   2   0   29   22   10    8    1   12   11
Matt Keough            2   3  2.60   9   9   0   0   0   52   41   21   15    2   28   33
Rick Langford          1   2  3.02  10   6   0   0   0   48   40   18   16    4   18   16
Pete Broberg           4   4  3.06   9   9   0   0   0   50   47   27   17    1   16   26
Alan Wirth             1   3  3.69   7   7   0   0   0   32   27   15   13    2   18   13
Dave Heaverlo          2   1  4.41  17   0   0   2   0   33   36   18   16    3   14   10

 Seattle               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Enrique Romo           3   1  3.38  16   0   0   4   0   35   24   13   13    2   16   14
Tom House              3   2  3.48  10   4   2   0   0   44   46   18   17    1    3   13
Rick Honeycutt         2   4  3.56   9   8   1   0   0   48   44   23   19    3   22   14
Jim Todd               0   3  3.73  13   2   0   1   0   31   27   16   13    0   19   11
Paul Mitchell          2   4  3.88   9   9   2   0   1   49   56   26   21    5   15   23
Steve Burke            0   1  3.89  14   0   0   0   0   42   38   21   18    2   23   12
Glenn Abbott           1   2  4.22   5   5   0   0   0   21   27   10   10    3    8    5
Shane Rawley           1   5  4.30  19   1   0   3   0   38   40   21   18    2   14   26
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              4   4  5.31  10  10   1   0   0   58   67   37   34    8   18   22
Byron McLaughlin       0   2  5.73   5   4   0   0   0   22   23   16   14    4   14   23

 Texas                 W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Paul Lindblad          1   0  1.08   4   0   0   1   0    8    3    1    1    1    4    6
Steve Comer            0   1  1.35   4   0   0   0   0    7    4    1    1    0    5    4
Roger Moret            0   0  2.25   1   0   0   1   0    4    4    1    1    0    1    0
Reggie Cleveland       1   1  2.51  10   0   0   4   0   14   12    6    4    1    3   11
Jon Matlack            4   5  3.07   9   9   4   0   0   67   75   30   23    4   21   39
Doyle Alexander        4   2  3.24   8   8   3   0   1   58   55   22   21    8   23   29
Fergie Jenkins         4   2  3.42   9   5   3   0   0   55   54   23   21    4    8   31
Dock Ellis             2   2  3.71   8   8   2   0   0   51   41   24   21    4   19   12
Len Barker             1   2  3.86   8   0   0   1   0   12   11    7    5    2    8    7
Jim Umbarger           2   3  4.44   9   6   1   0   0   51   52   26   25    7   15   32
Doc Medich             1   1  6.00   6   3   0   1   0   24   27   16   16    1   13   12

 Toronto               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Murphy             2   0  2.22  13   0   0   2   0   24   15    6    6    1    8    8
Don Kirkwood           1   0  2.77   4   0   0   0   0   13   14    4    4    0    3    7
Tom Underwood          1   4  3.40   8   8   2   0   1   48   42   20   18    4   22   29
Dave Wallace           0   0  3.86   6   0   0   0   0   14   12    6    6    1   11    7
Jesse Jefferson        3   5  4.26   9   8   4   0   1   61   51   31   29    9   30   20
Jim Clancy             2   4  5.11   8   7   2   0   0   49   51   30   28    6   27   22
Balor Moore            2   0  6.04  11   0   0   0   0   22   30   15   15    4   13   10
Mike Willis            1   2  6.08  16   0   0   3   0   27   27   19   18    4   13   12
Jerry Garvin           2   2  6.80   8   8   1   0   0   45   60   35   34    7   19   22
Dave Lemanczyk         1   8  8.34   9   9   1   0   0   45   56   43   42   10   24   13
Joe Coleman            0   0  9.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    3    3    2    0    1    2

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League Leaders

Wins:

  F. Tanana (CAL)           7
  R. Guidry (NY)            6
  C. Knapp (CAL)            6
  B. Lee (BOS)              6
  M. Torrez (BOS)           6
  J. Augustine (MIL)        5
  E. Figueroa (NY)          5
  M. Flanagan (BAL)         5
  J. Palmer (BAL)           5
  L. Sorensen (MIL)         5

Losses:

  D. Lemanczyk (TOR)        8
  D. Leonard (KC)           8
  R. Wise (CLE)             7
  J. Augustine (MIL)        6
  P. Thormodsgard (MIN)     6
  F. Barrios (CHI)          5
  J. Jefferson (TOR)        5
  J. Matlack (TEX)          5
  S. Rawley (SEA)           5
  P. Broberg (OAK)          4

Complete Games:

  M. Flanagan (BAL)         5
  N. Ryan (CAL)             5
  M. Caldwell (MIL)         4
  J. Jefferson (TOR)        4
  B. Lee (BOS)              4
  D. Leonard (KC)           4
  J. Matlack (TEX)          4
  L. Sorensen (MIL)         4
  P. Splittorff (KC)        4
  R. Waits (CLE)            4

Saves:

  A. Hrabosky (KC)          7
  D. Stanhouse (BAL)        7
  R. Gossage (NY)           6
  D. LaRoche (CAL)          6
  S. Lyle (NY)              6
  E. Sosa (OAK)             6
  P. Hartzell (CAL)         5
  D. Kinney (CLE)           5
  R. Cleveland (TEX)        4
  J. Hiller (DET)           4

Shutouts:

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

Innings Pitched:

  P. Splittorff (KC)     79.1
  L. Sorensen (MIL)      78.2
  M. Caldwell (MIL)      75.0
  N. Ryan (CAL)          75.0
  D. Leonard (KC)        74.0
  R. Erickson (MIN)      72.1
  B. Lee (BOS)           72.1
  D. Martinez (BAL)      72.1
  M. Flanagan (BAL)      71.2
  F. Tanana (CAL)        70.2

Hits:

  J. Augustine (MIL)       86
  D. Martinez (BAL)        82
  D. Leonard (KC)          80
  M. Torrez (BOS)          80
  R. Erickson (MIN)        77
  W. Wood (CHI)            76
  J. Matlack (TEX)         75
  L. Sorensen (MIL)        74
  F. Tanana (CAL)          74
  D. Eckersley (BOS)       71

Runs:

  D. Leonard (KC)          50
  D. Martinez (BAL)        44
  J. Augustine (MIL)       43
  R. Erickson (MIN)        43
  D. Lemanczyk (TOR)       43
  D. Pole (SEA)            37
  L. Sorensen (MIL)        37
  W. Wood (CHI)            36
  J. Garvin (TOR)          35
  J. Slaton (DET)          35

Home Runs:

  D. Leonard (KC)          14
  D. Eckersley (BOS)       11
  D. Lemanczyk (TOR)       10
  J. Jefferson (TOR)        9
  D. Alexander (TEX)        8
  D. Pole (SEA)             8
  F. Barrios (CHI)          7
  J. Garvin (TOR)           7
  B. Lee (BOS)              7
  J. Slaton (DET)           7

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            46
  D. Martinez (BAL)        31
  J. Jefferson (TOR)       30
  D. Hood (CLE)            29
  R. Erickson (MIN)        28
  M. Keough (OAK)          28
  M. Torrez (BOS)          28
  J. Clancy (TOR)          27
  J. Slaton (DET)          27
  L. Sorensen (MIL)        27

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            89
  M. Flanagan (BAL)        52
  R. Guidry (NY)           48
  D. Leonard (KC)          41
  F. Tanana (CAL)          40
  D. Martinez (BAL)        39
  J. Matlack (TEX)         39
  M. Caldwell (MIL)        36
  C. Knapp (CAL)           35
  J. Palmer (BAL)          34

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