Thursday May 25, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, May 25, 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        25  14  3.22   39   7  12   349   322  137  125   23  107  152
Detroit         24  15  3.31   39  13   7   356   330  148  131   29  128  186
California      24  16  3.41   40  12  11   359   330  143  136   20  147  226
Texas           21  19  3.49   40  14   8   361   345  158  140   32  121  185
Boston          28  15  3.73   43  11  10   386   416  175  160   41  129  150
Kansas City     22  19  3.91   41  10  14   357   337  178  155   37  129  147
Minnesota       17  26  4.07   43   8   7   391   394  200  177   35  149  203
Cleveland       18  21  4.17   39   9   9   341   330  171  158   28  140  176
Seattle         16  30  4.21   46   6   8   417   429  221  195   33  164  175
Baltimore       19  22  4.27   41  13   7   359   354  200  170   31  162  215
Milwaukee       20  19  4.32   39  14   5   339   364  179  163   29  110  162
Chicago         12  26  4.48   38   4   6   325   343  182  162   32  136  152
Toronto         15  26  5.20   41  10   5   360   370  221  208   48  175  162

 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
Frank Tanana (CAL)     8   1  2.49  10  10   4   0   2   80   78   26   22    6   14   44
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
Geoff Zahn (MIN)       4   2  2.71   9   9   3   0   0   66   58   27   20    5   21   30
Jim Palmer (BAL)       5   4  2.77  10  10   3   0   2   68   60   26   21    4   24   34
Paul Splittorff (KC)   5   4  2.81  11  11   4   0   1   86   70   28   27    7   16   20
Ed Figueroa (NY)       5   1  2.92   8   8   3   0   0   65   62   25   21    4   13   18

 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
Scott McGregor         4   3  4.46   7   6   3   0   1   42   41   22   21    3    9   23
Dennis Martinez        3   3  4.73  12  11   1   0   0   72   82   44   38    6   31   39
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  1.84  10   0   0   4   0   15   14    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       4   1  3.95  10  10   2   0   0   73   81   35   32   12   19   26
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  6.28  15   0   0   3   0   14   19   10   10    2    8    8
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           8   1  2.49  10  10   4   0   2   80   78   26   22    6   14   44
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
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  4.66  12   1   0   1   0   29   37   22   15    3   20   14
Ron Schueler           0   1  5.60   8   1   0   0   0   18   17   11   11    3    8   11
Francisco Barrios      1   5  5.73  10   9   1   0   0   49   53   32   31    7   20   14
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 Wise              2   7  3.21   9   9   4   0   0   62   58   23   22    4   16   23
Rick Waits             3   4  3.49  10   9   4   0   1   59   55   27   23    3   21   32
Rick Kreuger           0   0  3.86   6   0   0   0   0    9    6    4    4    1    3    7
Dennis Kinney          0   2  4.45  15   0   0   5   0   30   27   17   15    2   11   17
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
Jim Kern               4   1  5.30  14   0   0   3   0   19   18   11   11    2   11   19
Al Fitzmorris          0   0  5.40   4   0   0   0   0    7    9    4    4    0    4    1
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
Steve Baker            0   0  1.42   1   1   0   0   0    6    8    1    1    1    3    6
Mark Fidrych           2   0  2.45   3   3   2   0   0   22   17    6    6    1    5   10
John Hiller            4   2  2.55  16   0   0   4   0   35   26   13   10    3   12   32
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
Rich Gale              4   0  2.78   5   5   1   0   0   32   26   12   10    1   19   13
Paul Splittorff        5   4  2.81  11  11   4   0   1   86   70   28   27    7   16   20
Larry Gura             2   1  3.72   9   4   0   0   0   36   33   17   15    4   12   12
Marty Pattin           1   1  3.77   8   0   0   2   0   14   19    6    6    4    2    8
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   1  3.23  11   5   1   0   0   47   44   19   17    4    7   21
Mac Scarce             1   1  3.52  10   0   0   0   0   15   17    7    6    3    7   10
Dave Goltz             1   3  3.65   5   5   1   0   0   37   38   15   15    3   15   25
Greg Thayer            1   1  3.86  14   0   0   0   0   33   26   14   14    4   23   24
Roger Erickson         4   3  4.85  11  11   2   0   0   72   77   43   39    4   28   32
Tom Johnson            1   4  4.85  14   0   0   3   0   30   38   18   16    2   13   20
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            3   3  4.23   8   8   2   0   0   55   53   26   26    2   17   16
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
Steve Burke            0   1  3.65  15   0   0   0   0   44   40   21   18    2   23   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
Shane Rawley           1   5  4.30  19   1   0   3   0   38   40   21   18    2   14   26
John Montague          0   1  4.73   5   0   0   0   0   13   16    8    7    0    9    4
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
Glenn Abbott           1   3  5.55   6   6   0   0   0   24   33   16   15    4   10    8
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
Fergie Jenkins         5   2  3.08  10   6   4   0   0   64   61   24   22    4    9   33
Doyle Alexander        4   2  3.24   8   8   3   0   1   58   55   22   21    8   23   29
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  2.40   5   0   0   0   0   15   15    5    4    0    4    8
Dave Wallace           0   0  3.86   6   0   0   0   0   14   12    6    6    1   11    7
Tom Underwood          1   5  4.10   9   9   2   0   1   53   49   27   24    6   25   37
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  5.55  12   0   0   0   0   24   31   16   15    4   13   11
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)           8
  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
  F. Jenkins (TEX)          5
  J. Palmer (BAL)           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
  T. Underwood (TOR)        5

Complete Games:

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

Shutouts:

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

Innings Pitched:

  P. Splittorff (KC)     86.1
  F. Tanana (CAL)        79.2
  L. Sorensen (MIL)      78.2
  M. Caldwell (MIL)      75.0
  N. Ryan (CAL)          75.0
  D. Leonard (KC)        74.0
  D. Eckersley (BOS)     73.0
  R. Erickson (MIN)      72.1
  B. Lee (BOS)           72.1
  D. Martinez (BAL)      72.1

Hits:

  J. Augustine (MIL)       86
  D. Martinez (BAL)        82
  D. Eckersley (BOS)       81
  D. Leonard (KC)          80
  M. Torrez (BOS)          80
  F. Tanana (CAL)          78
  R. Erickson (MIN)        77
  W. Wood (CHI)            76
  J. Matlack (TEX)         75
  L. Sorensen (MIL)        74

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
  D. Eckersley (BOS)       35
  J. Garvin (TOR)          35

Home Runs:

  D. Leonard (KC)          14
  D. Eckersley (BOS)       12
  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
  F. Tanana (CAL)          44
  D. Leonard (KC)          41
  D. Martinez (BAL)        39
  J. Matlack (TEX)         39
  T. Underwood (TOR)       37
  M. Caldwell (MIL)        36
  C. Knapp (CAL)           35

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