Monday June 5, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Monday, June 5, 1978

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         30  21  2.60   51   5  13   461   398  164  133   25  181  196
New York        30  21  3.17   51   9  13   457   422  180  161   35  142  213
Detroit         28  22  3.40   50  15   9   452   419  191  171   44  161  232
Texas           25  24  3.54   49  15  10   440   426  195  173   38  144  222
Boston          36  18  3.66   54  15  13   484   519  212  197   49  151  191
California      26  24  3.67   50  12  12   447   426  207  182   35  187  277
Kansas City     27  21  3.79   48  13  14   423   407  206  178   39  149  166
Baltimore       28  25  3.95   53  18   9   468   446  236  205   39  195  263
Minnesota       21  30  4.04   51   9  10   463   467  237  208   38  175  236
Chicago         20  29  4.09   49   9   9   424   415  214  193   36  177  200
Cleveland       23  27  4.20   50  14  10   437   428  219  204   41  168  230
Milwaukee       25  25  4.30   50  17   7   435   472  228  208   41  131  197
Seattle         18  37  4.37   55   7   9   494   519  273  240   44  199  212
Toronto         19  32  4.95   51  12   7   449   457  261  247   57  220  205

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ron Guidry (NY)        8   0  1.80  11  11   3   0   0   85   68   20   17    2   26   65
Jim Palmer (BAL)       7   4  2.12  13  13   5   0   4   93   76   27   22    4   31   45
J. Johnson (OAK)       4   3  2.22  11  11   3   0   2   69   53   19   17    4   29   26
Matt Keough (OAK)      3   4  2.28  11  11   1   0   0   67   52   24   17    2   31   39
Geoff Zahn (MIN)       5   3  2.36  11  11   3   0   0   80   69   31   21    5   23   37
Frank Tanana (CAL)     9   2  2.52  12  12   4   0   2   93   90   33   26    8   17   52
Paul Splittorff (KC)   7   4  2.55  13  13   5   0   1  102   85   33   29    7   19   23
Rick Langford (OAK)    1   2  2.68  12   6   0   0   0   57   46   20   17    4   23   19
Jon Matlack (TEX)      5   6  2.90  11  11   5   0   0   84   90   35   27    5   23   47
Mike Flanagan (BAL)    7   4  2.99  13  13   7   0   1   93   77   32   31    5   31   64

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Palmer             7   4  2.12  13  13   5   0   4   93   76   27   22    4   31   45
Mike Flanagan          7   4  2.99  13  13   7   0   1   93   77   32   31    5   31   64
Don Stanhouse          1   4  3.38  20   0   0   8   0   27   17   12   10    0   24   14
Scott McGregor         6   3  3.75   9   8   4   0   1   60   53   26   25    5   10   28
Nelson Briles          1   4  4.03   8   6   1   0   0   38   39   20   17    3   14   23
Dennis Martinez        4   3  4.89  14  13   1   0   0   85   97   52   46    7   36   43
Joe Kerrigan           0   0  5.87   8   0   0   0   0   23   25   21   15    6   19    8
Tippy Martinez         1   1  6.35  20   0   0   1   0   28   36   21   20    4   17   23
John Flinn             1   1  7.88   7   0   0   0   0    8    9    8    7    2    6    5
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  1.66  13   0   0   6   0   22   17    4    4    2    4    9
Bob Stanley            4   1  2.74  17   0   0   3   0   43   45   13   13    1   12   12
Luis Tiant             4   0  2.93   8   7   2   0   1   46   40   16   15    3   19   27
Bill Lee               7   2  3.18  11  11   5   0   1   82   80   31   29    9   24   20
Jim Wright             2   0  3.25   7   3   1   0   1   36   37   14   13    2    8   20
Dennis Eckersley       5   2  3.61  12  12   3   0   1   90   99   39   36   14   24   36
Mike Torrez            8   2  4.05  12  12   3   0   1   87  100   43   39    8   31   38
Allen Ripley           1   4  4.97   9   9   1   0   0   51   60   31   28    7   15   14
Tom Burgmeier          1   1  5.40  17   0   0   3   0   17   20   10   10    2    9    8
Bill Campbell          2   4  7.71   9   0   0   1   0   12   20   10   10    1    5    7

 California            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dyar Miller            1   0  2.22  12   0   0   0   0   28   29    8    7    1   12    8
Frank Tanana           9   2  2.52  12  12   4   0   2   93   90   33   26    8   17   52
Dave LaRoche           3   2  3.00  19   0   0   7   0   27   23   13    9    2   20   12
Paul Hartzell          1   4  3.29  23   0   0   5   0   38   37   15   14    3    6   21
Nolan Ryan             3   5  3.66  11  11   5   0   2   86   53   37   35    6   58  102
Chris Knapp            6   4  3.75  11  11   2   0   0   70   67   31   29    6   21   37
Don Aase               2   3  4.55  10  10   0   0   0   55   67   30   28    5   25   30
Tom Griffin            0   1  4.63   8   1   0   0   0   12   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  0.75   8   0   0   1   0   12    5    1    1    1    3    7
Jim Willoughby         0   4  3.24  22   0   0   4   0   33   28   13   12    1    6   15
Steve Stone            5   3  3.38  11  11   2   0   1   77   68   33   29    3   33   45
Rich Wortham           1   2  3.79   3   3   0   0   0   19   26    9    8    0    7    9
Pablo Torrealba        2   4  4.08  14   2   1   1   1   40   44   25   18    3   29   16
Wilbur Wood            5   5  4.30  13  13   3   0   0   84   94   45   40    9   33   33
Francisco Barrios      3   5  4.32  12  11   3   0   1   67   60   33   32    7   23   24
Lerrin LaGrow          1   1  4.85  15   0   0   3   0   26   26   15   14    3   12   14
Ron Schueler           0   1  5.06   9   1   0   0   0   21   21   12   12    3    8   11
Ken Kravec             3   4  5.36   8   8   0   0   0   45   43   28   27    6   23   26

 Cleveland             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Sid Monge              2   0  1.59   5   0   0   1   0   17    7    4    3    1    8   10
David Clyde            3   0  2.29   7   4   2   0   0   39   38   13   10    2   12   23
Rick Waits             3   6  3.03  12  11   6   0   1   77   67   31   26    4   24   43
Rick Wise              3   9  3.69  12  12   6   0   0   85   79   36   35    8   23   39
Rick Kreuger           0   0  3.86   6   0   0   0   0    9    6    4    4    1    3    7
Mike Paxton            2   3  4.69  10   6   0   1   0   48   46   26   25    5   18   23
Don Hood               3   3  4.97  11  11   0   0   0   67   73   38   37    7   34   28
Jim Kern               5   1  5.06  15   0   0   3   0   21   22   12   12    2   13   24
Dennis Kinney          0   2  5.08  17   0   0   5   0   34   33   21   19    3   13   18
Al Fitzmorris          0   0  6.75   5   0   0   0   0    9   14    7    7    2    4    2
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
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
Steve Baker            1   0  2.60   3   3   0   0   0   17   14    6    5    3   11   15
Jim Crawford           1   2  2.61  12   0   0   0   0   21   19   10    6    2    9   12
Milt Wilcox            4   2  3.08   9   7   5   0   2   61   49   23   21    3   20   47
Bob Sykes              3   3  3.30   6   6   3   0   2   44   43   16   16    7   15   27
Steve Foucault         1   4  3.38  11   0   0   3   0   19   28   12    7    1    6    7
Jack Billingham        4   3  3.74  10  10   2   0   0   67   66   30   28    6   25   19
Jack Morris            1   1  4.02   8   3   0   0   0   31   22   14   14    3   13   10
Jim Slaton             5   2  4.81  11  11   1   0   0   73   84   42   39    9   30   28
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  1.33  19   0   0   7   0   20   10    3    3    1    9   17
Steve Mingori          1   0  2.25  16   0   0   4   0   20   17    7    5    0    5   11
Paul Splittorff        7   4  2.55  13  13   5   0   1  102   85   33   29    7   19   23
Larry Gura             3   1  3.56  11   4   0   0   0   43   36   20   17    4   16   13
Rich Gale              5   1  3.63   7   7   2   0   0   45   45   20   18    1   25   16
Marty Pattin           1   1  3.68   9   0   0   2   0   15   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   2  4.65   5   5   1   0   0   31   40   20   16    1   12   12
Jim Colborn            1   2  4.76   8   3   0   0   0   28   31   18   15    4   12    8
Doug Bird              3   2  5.76  17   0   0   1   0   25   24   17   16    2   14   15
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   9   0   0   2   0   12    7    0    0    0    1    4
Eduardo Rodriguez      0   3  2.84  14   0   0   1   0   25   31   10    8    1    5   13
Mike Caldwell          5   3  3.38  13  10   5   1   1   88   83   34   33    4   22   40
Lary Sorensen          6   4  3.67  12  12   6   0   0   96   91   43   39    6   28   33
Andy Replogle          3   0  4.08   9   5   1   0   0   40   50   19   18    8   14   15
Bob McClure            0   2  4.74  16   0   0   3   0   25   29   14   13    3    7   21
Moose Haas             2   2  5.40   4   4   2   0   0   25   24   16   15    5    6   26
Jerry Augustine        5   8  5.88  13  13   3   0   1   72   96   51   47    8   26   22
Randy Stein            1   1  5.93   9   1   0   0   0   27   28   21   18    2   12   15
Bill Travers           2   2  5.96   5   5   0   0   0   26   33   20   17    4   10    8

 Minnesota             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Geoff Zahn             5   3  2.36  11  11   3   0   0   80   69   31   21    5   23   37
Mike Marshall          1   3  3.00  11   0   0   7   0   18    9    6    6    1    9   17
Dave Goltz             2   3  3.13   6   6   2   0   0   46   43   17   16    3   19   26
Gary Serum             3   2  3.91  13   6   1   0   0   53   54   25   23    5   10   24
Greg Thayer            1   1  3.96  15   0   0   0   0   36   31   16   16    4   25   26
Roger Erickson         6   3  4.36  13  13   2   0   0   89   92   47   43    4   33   38
Mac Scarce             1   1  4.50  13   0   0   0   0   22   23   12   11    4   10   13
Paul Thormodsgard      1   6  5.05  12  12   1   0   0   66   81   40   37    7   17   23
Tom Johnson            1   4  5.17  16   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
Rich Gossage           3   4  1.73  19   0   0   7   0   42   24   11    8    6   10   36
Ron Guidry             8   0  1.80  11  11   3   0   0   85   68   20   17    2   26   65
Rawly Eastwick         2   1  2.49   6   0   0   0   0   22   18    6    6    2    2   10
Ken Clay               1   2  2.81  11   2   0   0   0   26   25    9    8    0    6   11
Jim Beattie            2   1  3.12   8   7   0   0   0   40   40   16   14    3   24   13
Ed Figueroa            5   4  3.36  11  11   4   0   0   86   88   38   32    7   20   30
Andy Messersmith       0   1  3.60   2   2   0   0   0   10    7    5    4    3    4    5
Dick Tidrow            3   4  3.98   9   9   2   0   0   61   59   28   27    2   18   16
Sparky Lyle            3   1  4.07  20   0   0   6   0   42   46   21   19    2   13   10
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
Don Gullett            0   0 54.00   1   1   0   0   0    0    3    2    2    1    1    0

 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  1.77  26   0   0   8   0   41   37    9    8    2   15   22
Bob Lacey              5   2  2.06  27   0   0   3   0   39   31   12    9    2   15   18
John Henry Johnson     4   3  2.22  11  11   3   0   2   69   53   19   17    4   29   26
Matt Keough            3   4  2.28  11  11   1   0   0   67   52   24   17    2   31   39
Rick Langford          1   2  2.68  12   6   0   0   0   57   46   20   17    4   23   19
Steve Renko            0   1  2.82   5   3   0   0   0   22   26    8    7    0    8    5
Alan Wirth             2   3  3.23   9   9   0   0   0   39   33   16   14    3   21   14
Pete Broberg           6   4  3.29  11  11   1   0   0   66   64   34   24    4   18   35
Dave Heaverlo          2   1  3.70  20   0   0   2   0   41   44   19   17    3   16   14

 Seattle               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom House              4   4  3.36  13   7   3   0   0   62   66   28   23    3   10   18
Enrique Romo           3   1  3.48  20   0   0   5   0   41   31   16   16    2   19   21
Steve Burke            0   1  3.49  18   0   0   0   0   49   46   22   19    2   24   16
Rick Honeycutt         2   4  3.56   9   8   1   0   0   48   44   23   19    3   22   14
Paul Mitchell          2   5  3.65  10  10   2   0   1   57   62   28   23    7   20   26
Shane Rawley           2   5  3.91  23   1   0   3   0   46   49   25   20    2   19   32
Jim Todd               0   3  4.42  15   2   0   1   0   37   32   21   18    1   21   15
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   6  5.75  12  12   1   0   0   67   80   46   43   10   23   29
John Montague          0   1  5.89   7   0   0   0   0   18   25   13   12    0   12    4
Glenn Abbott           1   4  6.04   7   7   0   0   0   28   40   20   19    6   10   10
Jim Colborn            0   1 15.00   1   1   0   0   0    3    5    6    5    1    2    0

 Texas                 W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Steve Comer            1   1  1.42   6   0   0   1   0   13   14    2    2    0    5    7
Reggie Cleveland       1   1  2.41  14   0   0   5   0   19   15    7    5    1    5   13
Paul Lindblad          1   0  2.53   7   0   0   1   0   11    7    3    3    2    5    7
Roger Moret            0   0  2.57   4   0   0   1   0    7    8    2    2    1    1    3
Jon Matlack            5   6  2.90  11  11   5   0   0   84   90   35   27    5   23   47
Fergie Jenkins         5   3  3.01  11   7   4   0   0   72   67   26   24    4    9   39
Dock Ellis             4   2  3.66  10  10   2   0   0   64   49   29   26    6   23   16
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  4.66   8   3   0   1   0   37   35   20   19    1   16   18
Jim Umbarger           2   5  5.23  11   8   1   0   0   53   60   33   31    7   20   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  2.81  18   0   0   4   0   32   21   10   10    3   12   12
Dave Wallace           0   0  3.86   6   0   0   0   0   14   12    6    6    1   11    7
Tom Underwood          2   6  3.88  11  11   3   0   1   67   66   33   29    8   33   50
Jesse Jefferson        4   6  3.99  11  10   5   0   1   77   64   36   34   10   35   23
Jim Clancy             4   4  4.27  10   9   2   0   0   65   65   33   31    6   36   31
Balor Moore            2   0  4.80  15   0   0   0   0   30   35   17   16    4   16   14
Joe Coleman            0   0  5.40   4   0   0   0   0    7    6    5    4    1    5    3
Mike Willis            1   2  5.83  18   0   0   3   0   29   30   20   19    4   14   16
Jerry Garvin           2   4  6.51  10  10   1   0   0   57   75   42   41    9   22   25
Dave Lemanczyk         1   9  8.52  11  11   1   0   0   56   68   54   53   11   32   16

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League Leaders

Wins:

  F. Tanana (CAL)           9
  R. Guidry (NY)            8
  M. Torrez (BOS)           8
  M. Flanagan (BAL)         7
  B. Lee (BOS)              7
  J. Palmer (BAL)           7
  P. Splittorff (KC)        7
  P. Broberg (OAK)          6
  R. Erickson (MIN)         6
  C. Knapp (CAL)            6

Losses:

  D. Lemanczyk (TOR)        9
  R. Wise (CLE)             9
  J. Augustine (MIL)        8
  D. Leonard (KC)           8
  J. Jefferson (TOR)        6
  J. Matlack (TEX)          6
  D. Pole (SEA)             6
  P. Thormodsgard (MIN)     6
  T. Underwood (TOR)        6
  R. Waits (CLE)            6

Complete Games:

  M. Flanagan (BAL)         7
  L. Sorensen (MIL)         6
  R. Waits (CLE)            6
  R. Wise (CLE)             6
  M. Caldwell (MIL)         5
  J. Jefferson (TOR)        5
  B. Lee (BOS)              5
  D. Leonard (KC)           5
  J. Matlack (TEX)          5
  J. Palmer (BAL)           5

Saves:

  E. Sosa (OAK)             8
  D. Stanhouse (BAL)        8
  R. Gossage (NY)           7
  A. Hrabosky (KC)          7
  D. LaRoche (CAL)          7
  M. Marshall (MIN)         7
  D. Drago (BOS)            6
  J. Hiller (DET)           6
  S. Lyle (NY)              6
  R. Cleveland (TEX)        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:

  P. Splittorff (KC)    102.1
  L. Sorensen (MIL)      95.2
  M. Flanagan (BAL)      93.1
  J. Palmer (BAL)        93.1
  F. Tanana (CAL)        93.0
  D. Eckersley (BOS)     89.2
  R. Erickson (MIN)      88.2
  M. Caldwell (MIL)      88.0
  M. Torrez (BOS)        86.2
  N. Ryan (CAL)          86.0

Hits:

  M. Torrez (BOS)         100
  D. Eckersley (BOS)       99
  D. Martinez (BAL)        97
  J. Augustine (MIL)       96
  W. Wood (CHI)            94
  R. Erickson (MIN)        92
  L. Sorensen (MIL)        91
  J. Matlack (TEX)         90
  F. Tanana (CAL)          90
  E. Figueroa (NY)         88

Runs:

  D. Lemanczyk (TOR)       54
  D. Martinez (BAL)        52
  J. Augustine (MIL)       51
  D. Leonard (KC)          50
  R. Erickson (MIN)        47
  D. Pole (SEA)            46
  W. Wood (CHI)            45
  L. Sorensen (MIL)        43
  M. Torrez (BOS)          43
  J. Garvin (TOR)          42

Home Runs:

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

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            58
  J. Clancy (TOR)          36
  D. Martinez (BAL)        36
  J. Jefferson (TOR)       35
  D. Hood (CLE)            34
  R. Erickson (MIN)        33
  S. Stone (CHI)           33
  T. Underwood (TOR)       33
  W. Wood (CHI)            33
  D. Lemanczyk (TOR)       32

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           102
  R. Guidry (NY)           65
  M. Flanagan (BAL)        64
  F. Tanana (CAL)          52
  T. Underwood (TOR)       50
  J. Matlack (TEX)         47
  M. Wilcox (DET)          47
  J. Palmer (BAL)          45
  S. Stone (CHI)           45
  D. Martinez (BAL)        43

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