Tuesday May 30, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, May 30, 1978

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         27  20  2.52   47   4  11   425   361  149  119   20  169  180
New York        29  16  3.12   45   9  12   406   372  157  141   26  119  174
Detroit         25  20  3.38   45  14   8   407   376  171  153   38  146  209
Texas           23  22  3.48   45  14   9   406   386  176  157   34  131  210
Boston          34  15  3.53   49  15  11   441   468  188  173   46  136  173
California      25  20  3.56   45  12  11   402   377  171  159   28  163  253
Kansas City     24  19  3.90   43  11  14   378   364  187  164   38  139  154
Cleveland       21  24  3.93   45  13   9   394   371  186  172   32  156  208
Minnesota       19  28  4.07   47   8   9   429   433  217  194   36  163  227
Chicago         16  28  4.07   44   6   8   380   375  193  172   35  156  178
Baltimore       22  25  4.17   47  15   7   413   406  221  191   35  176  239
Milwaukee       23  21  4.25   44  16   6   383   408  197  181   34  123  178
Seattle         17  32  4.28   49   7   9   442   457  236  210   35  175  182
Toronto         16  31  5.06   47  11   6   413   426  246  232   55  203  180

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
J. Johnson (OAK)       4   2  1.64   9   9   3   0   2   66   46   14   12    3   23   25
Ron Guidry (NY)        7   0  1.88  10  10   3   0   0   77   62   19   16    1   24   54
Dave Rozema (DET)      2   2  2.39   7   7   2   0   1   49   38   13   13    4   14   18
Geoff Zahn (MIN)       5   2  2.42  10  10   3   0   0   74   63   27   20    5   23   35
Jim Palmer (BAL)       6   4  2.44  11  11   4   0   3   77   68   26   21    4   25   38
Matt Keough (OAK)      2   4  2.48  10  10   0   0   0   58   48   23   16    2   31   35
Bill Lee (BOS)         7   1  2.55  10  10   5   0   1   81   77   25   23    9   20   20
Frank Tanana (CAL)     8   2  2.77  11  11   4   0   2   84   86   31   26    8   15   47
Paul Splittorff (KC)   5   4  2.81  11  11   4   0   1   86   70   28   27    7   16   20
Rick Langford (OAK)    1   2  2.89  11   6   0   0   0   53   45   20   17    4   20   18

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Palmer             6   4  2.44  11  11   4   0   3   77   68   26   21    4   25   38
Mike Flanagan          5   4  3.35  11  11   5   0   1   75   67   29   28    4   27   54
Don Stanhouse          0   4  3.91  17   0   0   7   0   23   13   11   10    0   20   13
Nelson Briles          1   4  4.03   8   6   1   0   0   38   39   20   17    3   14   23
Scott McGregor         5   3  4.21   8   7   4   0   1   51   47   25   24    4    9   24
Dennis Martinez        3   3  4.65  13  12   1   0   0   79   89   47   41    6   34   42
Joe Kerrigan           0   0  5.87   8   0   0   0   0   23   25   21   15    6   19    8
John Flinn             1   1  6.00   6   0   0   0   0    6    6    5    4    1    4    4
Tippy Martinez         1   1  6.33  18   0   0   0   0   27   35   20   19    4   17   23
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  1.62  11   0   0   5   0   17   14    3    3    2    4    8
Bill Lee               7   1  2.55  10  10   5   0   1   81   77   25   23    9   20   20
Jim Wright             2   0  2.61   6   3   1   0   1   31   30   10    9    2    6   17
Luis Tiant             3   0  3.15   7   6   2   0   1   40   34   15   14    3   18   24
Bob Stanley            4   1  3.41  16   0   0   3   0   34   39   13   13    1   12   10
Dennis Eckersley       5   1  3.51  11  11   3   0   1   82   89   35   32   12   19   31
Mike Torrez            7   2  4.00  11  11   3   0   1   79   89   39   35    7   30   36
Allen Ripley           1   3  4.35   8   8   1   0   0   50   56   27   24    7   14   13
Tom Burgmeier          1   1  5.51  16   0   0   3   0   16   20   10   10    2    9    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  2.16  16   0   0   6   0   25   18    7    6    1   17   10
Dyar Miller            1   0  2.66  11   0   0   0   0   24   26    8    7    1   10    7
Frank Tanana           8   2  2.77  11  11   4   0   2   84   86   31   26    8   15   47
Paul Hartzell          1   3  3.19  20   0   0   5   0   31   32   12   11    0    5   17
Nolan Ryan             3   4  3.31  10  10   5   0   2   82   48   31   30    5   52   97
Chris Knapp            6   4  3.59  10  10   2   0   0   63   63   27   25    5   17   35
Tom Griffin            0   1  4.35   6   1   0   0   0   10   10    6    5    0   11    1
Don Aase               2   2  4.70   8   8   0   0   0   46   52   24   24    5   21   25
Ken Brett              1   3  6.08   9   5   1   0   1   37   42   25   25    3   15   14

 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   4  3.00  21   0   0   4   0   33   25   12   11    1    6   15
Lerrin LaGrow          1   1  3.16  14   0   0   3   0   26   21   10    9    3   11   14
Pablo Torrealba        2   4  3.55  13   2   1   1   1   38   41   22   15    3   27   16
Rich Wortham           1   2  3.79   3   3   0   0   0   19   26    9    8    0    7    9
Wilbur Wood            5   4  3.98  12  12   3   0   0   81   88   41   36    9   32   32
Steve Stone            3   3  4.10   9   9   0   0   0   59   60   31   27    2   24   35
Francisco Barrios      2   5  4.84  11  10   2   0   1   58   55   32   31    7   21   18
Ken Kravec             2   4  5.40   7   7   0   0   0   38   37   24   23    6   17   24
Ron Schueler           0   1  5.60   8   1   0   0   0   18   17   11   11    3    8   11

 Cleveland             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
David Clyde            3   0  1.36   6   3   2   0   0   33   28    8    5    0   10   17
Sid Monge              2   0  1.88   4   0   0   0   0   14    7    4    3    1    8   10
Rick Wise              3   8  3.06  11  11   6   0   0   79   70   28   27    6   21   37
Rick Waits             3   5  3.29  11  10   5   0   1   68   61   29   25    4   23   36
Rick Kreuger           0   0  3.86   6   0   0   0   0    9    6    4    4    1    3    7
Dennis Kinney          0   2  4.26  16   0   0   5   0   32   28   17   15    2   11   18
Don Hood               3   2  4.52  10  10   0   0   0   62   63   32   31    6   33   28
Mike Paxton            1   3  4.54   9   5   0   1   0   42   38   22   21    4   16   22
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
Steve Baker            1   0  1.35   2   2   0   0   0   13   11    3    2    1    7   13
Dave Rozema            2   2  2.39   7   7   2   0   1   49   38   13   13    4   14   18
Mark Fidrych           2   0  2.45   3   3   2   0   0   22   17    6    6    1    5   10
Bob Sykes              3   2  2.54   5   5   3   0   2   39   35   11   11    6   14   26
John Hiller            4   3  2.63  18   0   0   5   0   41   31   15   12    4   13   36
Steve Foucault         1   4  2.76  10   0   0   3   0   16   23   10    5    0    6    6
Jim Crawford           1   2  3.24  10   0   0   0   0   17   15    8    6    2    6    9
Jack Billingham        4   2  3.39   9   9   2   0   0   64   59   26   24    6   23   19
Milt Wilcox            3   2  3.61   8   6   4   0   1   52   41   23   21    3   19   38
Jim Slaton             4   2  4.93  10  10   1   0   0   66   79   39   36    8   28   25
Jack Morris            0   1  5.09   6   3   0   0   0   23   19   13   13    2   11    8
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  1.40  18   0   0   7   0   19    9    3    3    1    9   16
Steve Mingori          1   0  2.37  14   0   0   4   0   19   16    7    5    0    5   11
Rich Gale              5   0  2.61   6   6   2   0   0   41   37   14   12    1   22   15
Paul Splittorff        5   4  2.81  11  11   4   0   1   86   70   28   27    7   16   20
Larry Gura             3   1  3.43  10   4   0   0   0   39   34   17   15    4   14   12
Marty Pattin           1   1  3.77   8   0   0   2   0   14   19    6    6    4    2    8
Andy Hassler           0   1  4.70   4   4   1   0   0   23   31   15   12    0   11    9
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
Doug Bird              3   2  6.45  15   0   0   1   0   22   23   17   16    2   14   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          5   3  3.11  12   9   5   1   1   84   76   30   29    4   21   39
Eduardo Rodriguez      0   3  3.57  12   0   0   1   0   18   20    9    7    1    4    8
Lary Sorensen          6   3  3.59  11  11   5   0   0   88   82   39   35    6   28   32
Andy Replogle          3   0  3.93   8   4   1   0   0   34   45   16   15    8   11   13
Bob McClure            0   1  4.35  13   0   0   3   0   21   24   10   10    1    7   20
Moose Haas             2   2  5.40   4   4   2   0   0   25   24   16   15    5    6   26
Jerry Augustine        5   7  5.56  12  12   3   0   1   70   92   46   43    6   25   20
Randy Stein            0   1  6.43   7   1   0   0   0   21   22   18   15    1   11   12
Bill Travers           1   1  7.90   3   3   0   0   0   14   16   13   12    2    9    5

 Minnesota             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mike Marshall          1   2  1.15   9   0   0   6   0   16    6    2    2    0    6   14
Geoff Zahn             5   2  2.42  10  10   3   0   0   74   63   27   20    5   23   35
Dave Goltz             1   3  3.65   5   5   1   0   0   37   38   15   15    3   15   25
Gary Serum             3   2  3.83  12   6   1   0   0   52   53   24   22    5   10   24
Greg Thayer            1   1  3.96  15   0   0   0   0   36   31   16   16    4   25   26
Mac Scarce             1   1  4.05  11   0   0   0   0   20   20   10    9    3   10   13
Roger Erickson         5   3  4.61  12  12   2   0   0   80   84   45   41    4   29   37
Tom Johnson            1   4  4.85  14   0   0   3   0   30   38   18   16    2   13   20
Paul Thormodsgard      1   6  5.17  11  11   1   0   0   63   75   37   36    7   17   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
Andy Messersmith       0   0  0.00   1   1   0   0   0    5    1    0    0    0    1    3
Rawly Eastwick         2   0  1.56   5   0   0   0   0   17   15    3    3    1    1    8
Rich Gossage           3   4  1.86  16   0   0   6   0   39   24   11    8    6   10   31
Ron Guidry             7   0  1.88  10  10   3   0   0   77   62   19   16    1   24   54
Ed Figueroa            5   2  2.93   9   9   4   0   0   74   72   29   24    4   15   23
Ken Clay               1   2  3.60   8   2   0   0   0   20   23    9    8    0    4    6
Sparky Lyle            3   1  3.98  19   0   0   6   0   41   44   20   18    2   12    9
Dick Tidrow            3   4  3.98   9   9   2   0   0   61   59   28   27    2   18   16
Jim Beattie            2   0  3.99   6   6   0   0   0   29   28   14   13    3   16    7
Ken Holtzman           1   0  4.08   5   3   0   0   0   18   21    8    8    2    9    3
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
Joe Coleman            3   0  1.37  10   0   0   0   0   20   12    3    3    1    5    4
Elias Sosa             4   1  1.49  24   0   0   6   0   36   33    7    6    1   15   18
John Henry Johnson     4   2  1.64   9   9   3   0   2   66   46   14   12    3   23   25
Bob Lacey              4   2  2.06  26   0   0   3   0   35   26   10    8    1   14   17
Matt Keough            2   4  2.48  10  10   0   0   0   58   48   23   16    2   31   35
Steve Renko            0   1  2.82   5   3   0   0   0   22   26    8    7    0    8    5
Rick Langford          1   2  2.89  11   6   0   0   0   53   45   20   17    4   20   18
Pete Broberg           5   4  2.90  10  10   1   0   0   59   53   29   19    2   17   31
Alan Wirth             2   3  3.23   9   9   0   0   0   39   33   16   14    3   21   14
Dave Heaverlo          2   1  4.14  19   0   0   2   0   37   39   19   17    3   15   13

 Seattle               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Enrique Romo           3   1  3.41  17   0   0   5   0   37   26   14   14    2   17   16
Tom House              3   3  3.46  11   5   3   0   0   52   55   21   20    1    6   14
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           2   5  4.03  21   1   0   3   0   45   47   23   20    2   17   29
John Montague          0   1  4.70   6   0   0   0   0   15   19    9    8    0   10    4
Mike Parrott           0   0  4.91   2   2   0   0   0   11   13    6    6    2    1    3
Glenn Abbott           1   3  5.55   6   6   0   0   0   24   33   16   15    4   10    8
Byron McLaughlin       0   2  5.74   6   5   0   0   0   27   26   19   17    5   16   24
Dick Pole              4   5  5.98  11  11   1   0   0   59   71   42   39    9   19   22

 Texas                 W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Paul Lindblad          1   0  0.93   6   0   0   1   0   10    5    1    1    1    5    6
Steve Comer            0   1  1.35   4   0   0   0   0    7    4    1    1    0    5    4
Reggie Cleveland       1   1  2.50  13   0   0   5   0   18   14    7    5    1    5   12
Roger Moret            0   0  2.70   3   0   0   1   0    7    8    2    2    1    1    3
Jon Matlack            5   5  2.97  10  10   4   0   0   76   83   32   25    5   22   44
Fergie Jenkins         5   3  3.01  11   7   4   0   0   72   67   26   24    4    9   39
Dock Ellis             3   2  3.26   9   9   2   0   0   58   42   24   21    4   21   15
Doyle Alexander        4   3  3.62   9   9   3   0   1   65   62   27   26    8   26   32
Len Barker             1   2  3.86   8   0   0   1   0   12   11    7    5    2    8    7
Doc Medich             1   1  5.06   7   3   0   1   0   32   34   19   18    1   13   16
Jim Umbarger           2   4  5.12  10   7   1   0   0   51   56   30   29    7   16   32

 Toronto               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Don Kirkwood           1   0  2.40   5   0   0   0   0   15   15    5    4    0    4    8
Tom Murphy             2   1  2.54  16   0   0   3   0   28   18    8    8    2   12   10
Joe Coleman            0   0  3.86   3   0   0   0   0    5    5    3    2    0    2    2
Dave Wallace           0   0  3.86   6   0   0   0   0   14   12    6    6    1   11    7
Tom Underwood          1   6  4.15  10  10   3   0   1   61   60   32   28    8   29   45
Jesse Jefferson        3   6  4.39  10   9   4   0   1   68   60   35   33   10   34   20
Jim Clancy             3   4  4.53   9   8   2   0   0   58   56   31   29    6   32   23
Balor Moore            2   0  5.00  14   0   0   0   0   27   32   16   15    4   15   13
Mike Willis            1   2  6.26  17   0   0   3   0   27   30   20   19    4   13   12
Jerry Garvin           2   4  6.51  10  10   1   0   0   57   75   42   41    9   22   25
Dave Lemanczyk         1   8  7.83  10  10   1   0   0   54   63   48   47   11   29   15

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League Leaders

Wins:

  F. Tanana (CAL)           8
  R. Guidry (NY)            7
  B. Lee (BOS)              7
  M. Torrez (BOS)           7
  C. Knapp (CAL)            6
  J. Palmer (BAL)           6
  L. Sorensen (MIL)         6
  J. Augustine (MIL)        5
  P. Broberg (OAK)          5
  M. Caldwell (MIL)         5

Losses:

  D. Lemanczyk (TOR)        8
  D. Leonard (KC)           8
  R. Wise (CLE)             8
  J. Augustine (MIL)        7
  J. Jefferson (TOR)        6
  P. Thormodsgard (MIN)     6
  T. Underwood (TOR)        6
  F. Barrios (CHI)          5
  J. Matlack (TEX)          5
  D. Pole (SEA)             5

Complete Games:

  R. Wise (CLE)             6
  M. Caldwell (MIL)         5
  M. Flanagan (BAL)         5
  B. Lee (BOS)              5
  N. Ryan (CAL)             5
  L. Sorensen (MIL)         5
  R. Waits (CLE)            5
  E. Figueroa (NY)          4
  J. Jefferson (TOR)        4
  F. Jenkins (TEX)          4

Saves:

  A. Hrabosky (KC)          7
  D. Stanhouse (BAL)        7
  R. Gossage (NY)           6
  D. LaRoche (CAL)          6
  S. Lyle (NY)              6
  M. Marshall (MIN)         6
  E. Sosa (OAK)             6
  R. Cleveland (TEX)        5
  D. Drago (BOS)            5
  P. Hartzell (CAL)         5

Shutouts:

  J. Palmer (BAL)           3
  J. Johnson (OAK)          2
  N. Ryan (CAL)             2
  B. Sykes (DET)            2
  F. Tanana (CAL)           2
  D. Alexander (TEX)        1
  J. Augustine (MIL)        1
  F. Barrios (CHI)          1
  K. Brett (CAL)            1
  M. Caldwell (MIL)         1

Innings Pitched:

  L. Sorensen (MIL)      87.2
  P. Splittorff (KC)     86.1
  F. Tanana (CAL)        84.1
  M. Caldwell (MIL)      84.0
  D. Eckersley (BOS)     82.0
  N. Ryan (CAL)          81.2
  B. Lee (BOS)           81.1
  W. Wood (CHI)          81.1
  R. Erickson (MIN)      80.0
  D. Martinez (BAL)      79.1

Hits:

  J. Augustine (MIL)       92
  D. Eckersley (BOS)       89
  D. Martinez (BAL)        89
  M. Torrez (BOS)          89
  W. Wood (CHI)            88
  F. Tanana (CAL)          86
  R. Erickson (MIN)        84
  J. Matlack (TEX)         83
  L. Sorensen (MIL)        82
  D. Leonard (KC)          80

Runs:

  D. Leonard (KC)          50
  D. Lemanczyk (TOR)       48
  D. Martinez (BAL)        47
  J. Augustine (MIL)       46
  R. Erickson (MIN)        45
  J. Garvin (TOR)          42
  D. Pole (SEA)            42
  W. Wood (CHI)            41
  J. Slaton (DET)          39
  L. Sorensen (MIL)        39

Home Runs:

  D. Leonard (KC)          14
  D. Eckersley (BOS)       12
  D. Lemanczyk (TOR)       11
  J. Jefferson (TOR)       10
  J. Garvin (TOR)           9
  B. Lee (BOS)              9
  D. Pole (SEA)             9
  W. Wood (CHI)             9
  D. Alexander (TEX)        8
  A. Replogle (MIL)         8

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            52
  J. Jefferson (TOR)       34
  D. Martinez (BAL)        34
  D. Hood (CLE)            33
  J. Clancy (TOR)          32
  W. Wood (CHI)            32
  M. Keough (OAK)          31
  M. Torrez (BOS)          30
  R. Erickson (MIN)        29
  D. Lemanczyk (TOR)       29

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            97
  M. Flanagan (BAL)        54
  R. Guidry (NY)           54
  F. Tanana (CAL)          47
  T. Underwood (TOR)       45
  J. Matlack (TEX)         44
  D. Martinez (BAL)        42
  D. Leonard (KC)          41
  M. Caldwell (MIL)        39
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         39


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