Thursday June 1, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, June 1, 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  18  3.03   47   9  12   424   383  161  143   27  127  187
Detroit         27  20  3.30   47  15   9   425   389  174  156   39  149  223
Texas           24  22  3.54   46  14   9   415   401  183  163   36  134  214
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     26  19  3.77   45  13  14   396   381  190  166   38  142  158
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
Baltimore       24  25  4.03   49  17   7   431   411  223  193   35  184  245
Minnesota       19  29  4.16   48   8   9   437   444  227  202   37  166  232
Milwaukee       23  23  4.21   46  17   6   399   425  204  187   35  124  179
Seattle         17  34  4.40   51   7   9   458   482  254  224   37  181  186
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
Jim Palmer (BAL)       7   4  2.19  12  12   5   0   4   86   70   26   21    4   30   40
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
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             7   4  2.19  12  12   5   0   4   86   70   26   21    4   30   40
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
John Hiller            4   3  2.53  19   0   0   6   0   43   31   15   12    4   13   38
Bob Sykes              3   2  2.54   5   5   3   0   2   39   35   11   11    6   14   26
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             5   2  4.81  11  11   1   0   0   73   84   42   39    9   30   28
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
Dennis Leonard         4   8  4.45  12  12   5   0   1   83   86   50   41   14   25   42
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
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   4  3.67  12  12   6   0   0   96   91   43   39    6   28   33
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
Geoff Zahn             5   2  2.42  10  10   3   0   0   74   63   27   20    5   23   35
Mike Marshall          1   3  3.06  10   0   0   6   0   18    8    6    6    1    8   17
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  4.22  12   0   0   0   0   21   21   11   10    3   10   13
Roger Erickson         5   3  4.61  12  12   2   0   0   80   84   45   41    4   29   37
Paul Thormodsgard      1   6  5.05  12  12   1   0   0   66   81   40   37    7   17   23
Tom Johnson            1   4  5.23  15   0   0   3   0   31   40   20   18    2   14   21
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  1.77  17   0   0   6   0   41   24   11    8    6   10   34
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
Jim Beattie            2   1  3.22   7   7   0   0   0   36   32   15   13    3   22   11
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
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
Tom House              3   4  3.44  12   6   3   0   0   55   61   26   21    1    6   14
Enrique Romo           3   1  3.55  18   0   0   5   0   38   27   15   15    2   19   17
Rick Honeycutt         2   4  3.56   9   8   1   0   0   48   44   23   19    3   22   14
Steve Burke            0   1  3.64  17   0   0   0   0   47   43   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
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
John Montague          0   1  5.89   7   0   0   0   0   18   25   13   12    0   12    4
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
Steve Comer            1   1  1.86   5   0   0   0   0   10    9    2    2    0    5    6
Reggie Cleveland       1   1  2.50  13   0   0   5   0   18   14    7    5    1    5   12
Paul Lindblad          1   0  2.53   7   0   0   1   0   11    7    3    3    2    5    7
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  3.75  10  10   3   0   1   70   70   31   29    9   29   33
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
  J. Palmer (BAL)           7
  M. Torrez (BOS)           7
  M. Flanagan (BAL)         6
  C. Knapp (CAL)            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
  L. Sorensen (MIL)         6
  R. Wise (CLE)             6
  M. Caldwell (MIL)         5
  B. Lee (BOS)              5
  D. Leonard (KC)           5
  J. Palmer (BAL)           5
  N. Ryan (CAL)             5
  P. Splittorff (KC)        5
  R. Waits (CLE)            5

Saves:

  A. Hrabosky (KC)          7
  D. Stanhouse (BAL)        7
  R. Gossage (NY)           6
  J. Hiller (DET)           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

Shutouts:

  J. Palmer (BAL)           4
  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:

  L. Sorensen (MIL)      95.2
  P. Splittorff (KC)     95.1
  J. Palmer (BAL)        86.1
  M. Flanagan (BAL)      84.1
  F. Tanana (CAL)        84.1
  M. Caldwell (MIL)      84.0
  D. Leonard (KC)        83.0
  D. Eckersley (BOS)     82.0
  B. Lee (BOS)           82.0
  E. Figueroa (NY)       81.2

Hits:

  J. Augustine (MIL)       92
  L. Sorensen (MIL)        91
  D. Eckersley (BOS)       89
  D. Martinez (BAL)        89
  M. Torrez (BOS)          89
  W. Wood (CHI)            88
  D. Leonard (KC)          86
  F. Tanana (CAL)          86
  R. Erickson (MIN)        84
  J. Slaton (DET)          84

Runs:

  D. Leonard (KC)          50
  D. Lemanczyk (TOR)       48
  D. Martinez (BAL)        47
  J. Augustine (MIL)       46
  R. Erickson (MIN)        45
  L. Sorensen (MIL)        43
  J. Garvin (TOR)          42
  D. Pole (SEA)            42
  J. Slaton (DET)          42
  W. Wood (CHI)            41

Home Runs:

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

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
  J. Palmer (BAL)          30
  J. Slaton (DET)          30

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. Leonard (KC)          42
  D. Martinez (BAL)        42
  J. Palmer (BAL)          40


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