Wednesday May 31, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, May 31, 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  17  3.10   46   9  12   415   379  160  143   27  121  180
Detroit         26  20  3.31   46  15   8   416   384  171  153   38  147  218
Texas           23  22  3.48   45  14   9   406   386  176  157   34  131  210
Boston          34  16  3.58   50  15  11   450   477  194  179   46  140  175
California      25  21  3.71   46  12  11   410   399  188  169   31  167  254
Kansas City     25  19  3.86   44  12  14   387   375  190  166   38  141  157
Cleveland       21  24  3.93   45  13   9   394   371  186  172   32  156  208
Chicago         17  28  4.02   45   7   8   389   380  195  174   36  159  182
Minnesota       19  28  4.07   47   8   9   429   433  217  194   36  163  227
Baltimore       23  25  4.12   48  16   7   422   409  223  193   35  179  243
Milwaukee       23  22  4.21   45  16   6   391   416  200  183   35  124  178
Seattle         17  33  4.36   50   7   9   450   468  244  218   37  177  185
Toronto         17  31  4.99   48  11   6   422   435  248  234   55  207  189

 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
Paul Splittorff (KC)   6   4  2.74  12  12   5   0   1   95   81   31   29    7   18   23
Frank Tanana (CAL)     8   2  2.77  11  11   4   0   2   84   86   31   26    8   15   47
Ed Figueroa (NY)       5   3  2.87  10  10   4   0   0   82   79   32   26    5   17   29
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          6   4  3.20  12  12   6   0   1   84   70   31   30    4   30   58
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
Jim Wright             2   0  2.61   6   3   1   0   1   31   30   10    9    2    6   17
Bob Stanley            4   1  2.74  17   0   0   3   0   43   45   13   13    1   12   12
Luis Tiant             3   0  3.15   7   6   2   0   1   40   34   15   14    3   18   24
Bill Lee               7   2  3.18  11  11   5   0   1   82   80   31   29    9   24   20
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
Dyar Miller            1   0  2.66  11   0   0   0   0   24   26    8    7    1   10    7
Dave LaRoche           3   1  2.77  17   0   0   6   0   26   22    9    8    1   17   10
Frank Tanana           8   2  2.77  11  11   4   0   2   84   86   31   26    8   15   47
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
Paul Hartzell          1   3  3.62  21   0   0   5   0   32   34   14   13    2    5   18
Don Aase               2   3  4.65   9   9   0   0   0   50   60   28   26    5   23   25
Tom Griffin            0   1  4.76   7   1   0   0   0   11   14    9    6    1   12    1
Ken Brett              1   3  6.75  10   5   1   0   1   37   46   31   28    3   16   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
Steve Stone            4   3  3.82  10  10   1   0   0   68   65   33   29    3   27   39
Wilbur Wood            5   4  3.98  12  12   3   0   0   81   88   41   36    9   32   32
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
Milt Wilcox            4   2  3.08   9   7   5   0   2   61   49   23   21    3   20   47
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
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        6   4  2.74  12  12   5   0   1   95   81   31   29    7   18   23
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  4.15  14   0   0   3   0   22   25   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  5.96   8   1   0   0   0   23   22   18   15    1   11   12
Bill Travers           1   2  6.63   4   4   0   0   0   19   23   16   14    3   10    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   3  2.87  10  10   4   0   0   82   79   32   26    5   17   29
Ken Clay               1   2  3.43   9   2   0   0   0   21   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  3.72  16   0   0   0   0   46   42   22   19    2   24   15
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
Jim Todd               0   3  4.28  14   2   0   1   0   34   29   19   16    0   20   11
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
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
Glenn Abbott           1   4  6.04   7   7   0   0   0   28   40   20   19    6   10   10

 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  2.43  17   0   0   3   0   30   18    8    8    2   12   11
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
Jim Clancy             4   4  4.27  10   9   2   0   0   65   65   33   31    6   36   31
Jesse Jefferson        3   6  4.39  10   9   4   0   1   68   60   35   33   10   34   20
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
  M. Flanagan (BAL)         6
  C. Knapp (CAL)            6
  J. Palmer (BAL)           6
  L. Sorensen (MIL)         6
  P. Splittorff (KC)        6
  J. Augustine (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:

  M. Flanagan (BAL)         6
  R. Wise (CLE)             6
  M. Caldwell (MIL)         5
  B. Lee (BOS)              5
  N. Ryan (CAL)             5
  L. Sorensen (MIL)         5
  P. Splittorff (KC)        5
  R. Waits (CLE)            5
  M. Wilcox (DET)           5
  E. Figueroa (NY)          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
  M. Wilcox (DET)           2
  D. Alexander (TEX)        1
  J. Augustine (MIL)        1
  F. Barrios (CHI)          1
  K. Brett (CAL)            1

Innings Pitched:

  P. Splittorff (KC)     95.1
  L. Sorensen (MIL)      87.2
  M. Flanagan (BAL)      84.1
  F. Tanana (CAL)        84.1
  M. Caldwell (MIL)      84.0
  D. Eckersley (BOS)     82.0
  B. Lee (BOS)           82.0
  E. Figueroa (NY)       81.2
  N. Ryan (CAL)          81.2
  W. Wood (CHI)          81.1

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
  P. Splittorff (KC)       81

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. Clancy (TOR)          36
  J. Jefferson (TOR)       34
  D. Martinez (BAL)        34
  D. Hood (CLE)            33
  W. Wood (CHI)            32
  M. Keough (OAK)          31
  M. Flanagan (BAL)        30
  M. Torrez (BOS)          30
  R. Erickson (MIN)        29

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            97
  M. Flanagan (BAL)        58
  R. Guidry (NY)           54
  F. Tanana (CAL)          47
  M. Wilcox (DET)          47
  T. Underwood (TOR)       45
  J. Matlack (TEX)         44
  D. Martinez (BAL)        42
  D. Leonard (KC)          41
  M. Caldwell (MIL)        39


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