Saturday June 10, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, June 10, 1978

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         32  25  2.67   57   5  14   515   446  185  153   32  195  233
New York        32  23  3.05   55  10  14   495   453  190  168   35  155  237
Detroit         30  24  3.38   54  16  10   487   448  205  183   48  174  245
Texas           29  25  3.41   54  17  11   489   458  209  185   39  162  246
Boston          38  19  3.53   57  16  13   510   544  222  200   51  154  199
California      29  27  3.67   56  13  12   503   475  230  205   39  209  321
Kansas City     28  25  3.69   53  16  14   469   444  222  192   43  168  185
Baltimore       31  25  3.88   56  20  10   495   462  245  213   39  204  276
Chicago         24  30  3.92   54  10  11   468   456  225  204   40  195  232
Minnesota       21  34  4.07   55   9  10   497   509  258  225   40  187  249
Cleveland       25  28  4.13   53  14  12   464   451  228  213   41  179  247
Milwaukee       28  26  4.15   54  20   7   472   508  239  218   42  143  214
Seattle         19  40  4.45   59   7   9   530   556  301  262   51  221  232
Toronto         19  34  4.91   53  12   7   466   478  269  254   57  226  215

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ron Guidry (NY)        9   0  1.72  12  12   4   0   0   94   74   21   18    2   28   75
Jim Palmer (BAL)       8   4  1.93  14  14   6   0   5  102   79   27   22    4   31   49
Matt Keough (OAK)      4   4  2.05  12  12   1   0   0   75   56   24   17    2   32   45
Rick Langford (OAK)    1   2  2.44  15   6   0   0   0   63   53   20   17    4   24   23
Paul Splittorff (KC)   7   5  2.53  14  14   6   0   1  110   91   36   31    8   22   25
Frank Tanana (CAL)     9   3  2.56  13  13   5   0   2  102   96   36   29    9   21   57
J. Johnson (OAK)       4   3  2.57  12  12   3   0   2   74   58   23   21    6   30   29
Jon Matlack (TEX)      5   6  2.72  12  12   5   0   0   93   97   37   28    5   24   52
Fergie Jenkins (TEX)   6   3  2.79  12   8   5   0   0   81   71   27   25    5   10   47
Geoff Zahn (MIN)       5   4  2.85  12  12   3   0   0   85   76   37   27    5   27   37

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Palmer             8   4  1.93  14  14   6   0   5  102   79   27   22    4   31   49
Mike Flanagan          8   4  2.99  14  14   8   0   1  102   80   35   34    5   37   70
Don Stanhouse          1   4  3.29  21   0   0   9   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        5   3  5.01  15  14   1   0   0   92  103   58   51    7   38   44
Joe Kerrigan           0   0  5.87   8   0   0   0   0   23   25   21   15    6   19    8
Tippy Martinez         1   1  6.07  21   0   0   1   0   30   39   21   20    4   18   25
John Flinn             1   1  7.88   8   0   0   0   0    8   10    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
Luis Tiant             5   0  2.78   9   8   3   0   1   55   49   18   17    4   19   29
Bob Stanley            4   1  2.80  18   0   0   3   0   45   48   14   14    1   12   12
Bill Lee               7   3  2.98  12  12   5   0   1   88   89   37   29   10   25   22
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            9   2  3.71  13  13   3   0   1   95  104   44   39    8   32   41
Allen Ripley           1   4  4.88  10   9   1   0   0   52   60   31   28    7   16   15
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  2.25  13   0   0   0   0   32   32    9    8    1   14   10
Frank Tanana           9   3  2.56  13  13   5   0   2  102   96   36   29    9   21   57
Dave LaRoche           5   2  2.88  22   0   0   7   0   34   25   15   11    3   21   23
Tom Griffin            0   2  3.50   9   2   0   0   0   18   18   10    7    1   14    4
Paul Hartzell          1   4  3.76  25   0   0   5   0   41   41   18   17    4    6   23
Chris Knapp            6   4  3.81  12  12   2   0   0   76   74   34   32    7   24   42
Nolan Ryan             3   6  4.04  13  13   5   0   2  100   74   47   45    6   67  113
Don Aase               2   3  4.55  10  10   0   0   0   55   67   30   28    5   25   30
Ken Brett              2   3  5.68  11   6   1   0   1   44   48   31   28    3   17   19

 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  2.84  25   0   0   5   0   38   31   13   12    1    6   15
Steve Stone            5   4  3.59  12  12   2   0   1   83   76   37   33    5   36   49
Rich Wortham           1   2  3.79   3   3   0   0   0   19   26    9    8    0    7    9
Francisco Barrios      4   5  3.81  13  12   4   0   2   76   67   33   32    7   26   27
Wilbur Wood            6   5  4.04  14  14   3   0   0   91  101   46   41   10   37   38
Ron Schueler           1   1  4.28  10   1   0   0   0   27   25   13   13    4   10   15
Lerrin LaGrow          1   1  4.34  16   0   0   4   0   29   28   15   14    3   13   18
Pablo Torrealba        2   4  4.54  15   3   1   1   1   40   46   27   20    3   30   16
Ken Kravec             4   4  5.03   9   9   0   0   0   54   51   31   30    6   27   38

 Cleveland             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Sid Monge              2   1  2.10   6   1   0   1   0   26   15    7    6    1   11   12
David Clyde            4   0  2.58   8   5   2   0   0   45   44   16   13    2   14   30
Rick Waits             3   6  3.03  12  11   6   0   1   77   67   31   26    4   24   43
Rick Wise              4   9  3.70  13  13   6   0   0   92   85   39   38    8   27   42
Rick Kreuger           0   0  3.86   6   0   0   0   0    9    6    4    4    1    3    7
Jim Kern               5   1  4.05  18   0   0   5   0   27   24   12   12    2   14   29
Mike Paxton            2   3  4.69  11   6   0   1   0   48   47   26   25    5   19   23
Don Hood               3   3  4.97  11  11   0   0   0   67   73   38   37    7   34   28
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
Jim Crawford           1   2  2.38  13   0   0   0   0   23   19   10    6    2    9   12
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  2.47  20   0   0   7   0   44   31   15   12    4   13   39
Steve Baker            1   0  2.60   3   3   0   0   0   17   14    6    5    3   11   15
Steve Foucault         1   4  3.05  12   0   0   3   0   21   29   12    7    1    6    9
Bob Sykes              3   3  3.35   7   7   3   0   2   48   48   18   18    7   15   28
Jack Billingham        5   3  3.46  11  11   2   0   0   75   69   32   29    6   28   21
Milt Wilcox            4   3  3.48  10   8   5   0   2   67   58   28   26    5   23   48
Jim Slaton             6   2  4.39  12  12   2   0   0   82   89   43   40    9   36   32
Jack Morris            1   2  4.54   9   3   0   0   0   34   28   18   17    5   14   12
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   1  1.48  21   0   0   7   0   24   12    4    4    1   10   20
Steve Mingori          1   0  2.25  16   0   0   4   0   20   17    7    5    0    5   11
Paul Splittorff        7   5  2.53  14  14   6   0   1  110   91   36   31    8   22   25
Rich Gale              5   1  3.38   8   8   2   0   0   53   48   22   20    1   33   17
Larry Gura             3   1  3.56  11   4   0   0   0   43   36   20   17    4   16   13
Marty Pattin           1   1  3.60  10   0   0   2   0   15   19    6    6    4    2    8
Dennis Leonard         5   9  4.14  14  14   7   0   1  100  101   55   46   17   29   49
Jim Colborn            1   2  4.76   8   3   0   0   0   28   31   18   15    4   12    8
Andy Hassler           0   3  5.05   6   6   1   0   0   36   47   25   20    1   14   16
Doug Bird              3   2  5.14  18   0   0   1   0   28   28   17   16    2   15   17
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          6   3  3.21  14  11   6   1   1   98   90   36   35    4   26   44
Lary Sorensen          7   4  3.44  13  13   7   0   0  105  100   44   40    6   28   37
Andy Replogle          3   1  4.30  10   6   1   0   0   46   59   24   22    9   19   15
Bill Travers           3   2  4.41   6   6   1   0   1   35   38   20   17    4   13   14
Bob McClure            0   2  4.56  17   0   0   3   0   26   30   14   13    3    7   23
Moose Haas             2   2  5.40   4   4   2   0   0   25   24   16   15    5    6   26
Randy Stein            1   1  5.93   9   1   0   0   0   27   28   21   18    2   12   15
Jerry Augustine        5   8  6.11  14  13   3   0   1   74  101   54   50    8   26   23

 Minnesota             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mike Marshall          1   4  2.38  13   0   0   7   0   23   12    7    6    1   10   19
Geoff Zahn             5   4  2.85  12  12   3   0   0   85   76   37   27    5   27   37
Dave Goltz             2   4  3.04   7   7   2   0   0   53   51   19   18    3   21   29
Mac Scarce             1   1  3.64  14   0   0   0   0   30   29   13   12    4   12   17
Gary Serum             3   2  3.91  13   6   1   0   0   53   54   25   23    5   10   24
Greg Thayer            1   1  3.92  16   0   0   0   0   39   36   17   17    4   25   27
Roger Erickson         6   4  4.74  15  15   2   0   0   95  105   57   50    6   36   41
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   6  1.68  22   0   0   8   0   48   27   13    9    6   14   39
Ron Guidry             9   0  1.72  12  12   4   0   0   94   74   21   18    2   28   75
Rawly Eastwick         2   1  2.74   7   0   0   0   0   23   19    7    7    2    3   11
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            6   4  3.17  12  12   4   0   0   94   95   39   33    7   21   33
Don Gullett            0   0  3.38   2   2   0   0   0    5    6    3    2    1    4    5
Andy Messersmith       0   1  3.60   2   2   0   0   0   10    7    5    4    3    4    5
Dick Tidrow            3   4  3.92  10  10   2   0   0   67   66   31   29    2   20   18
Ken Holtzman           1   0  4.08   5   3   0   0   0   18   21    8    8    2    9    3
Sparky Lyle            3   1  4.09  21   0   0   6   0   44   50   22   20    2   13   10
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
Matt Keough            4   4  2.05  12  12   1   0   0   75   56   24   17    2   32   45
Steve Renko            1   2  2.13   7   5   0   0   0   38   37   10    9    0   13   18
Bob Lacey              5   2  2.14  31   0   0   3   0   42   33   13   10    2   17   19
Rick Langford          1   2  2.44  15   6   0   0   0   63   53   20   17    4   24   23
John Henry Johnson     4   3  2.57  12  12   3   0   2   74   58   23   21    6   30   29
Elias Sosa             4   2  2.70  28   0   0   9   0   43   42   15   13    4   16   24
Dave Heaverlo          2   1  3.31  22   0   0   2   0   49   48   20   18    4   18   19
Pete Broberg           6   5  3.58  12  12   1   0   0   70   70   38   28    6   18   38
Alan Wirth             2   4  3.67  10  10   0   0   0   42   37   19   17    3   22   14

 Seattle               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Steve Burke            0   1  3.49  18   0   0   0   0   49   46   22   19    2   24   16
Paul Mitchell          2   6  3.50  11  11   2   0   1   64   67   30   25    7   25   30
Rick Honeycutt         2   4  3.56   9   8   1   0   0   48   44   23   19    3   22   14
Enrique Romo           3   1  3.59  21   0   0   5   0   43   32   17   17    2   20   22
Shane Rawley           3   5  3.62  25   1   0   3   0   50   51   25   20    2   21   37
Tom House              4   4  3.90  14   7   3   0   0   62   72   32   27    4   10   18
Jim Todd               0   3  4.73  17   2   0   1   0   40   36   24   21    3   24   15
Mike Parrott           0   0  4.91   2   2   0   0   0   11   13    6    6    2    1    3
Byron McLaughlin       0   2  5.40   7   6   0   0   0   33   32   22   20    6   18   30
Dick Pole              4   7  5.58  13  13   1   0   0   71   83   53   44   10   28   32
John Montague          0   1  5.70   9   0   0   0   0   24   30   16   15    1   14    5
Glenn Abbott           1   4  6.04   7   7   0   0   0   28   40   20   19    6   10   10
Jim Colborn            0   2 13.50   2   2   0   0   0    7   10   11   10    3    4    0

 Texas                 W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Steve Comer            2   1  1.17   8   0   0   1   0   15   16    2    2    0    5    8
Reggie Cleveland       1   1  1.90  16   0   0   6   0   24   17    7    5    1    6   15
Paul Lindblad          1   0  2.53   7   0   0   1   0   11    7    3    3    2    5    7
Jon Matlack            5   6  2.72  12  12   5   0   0   93   97   37   28    5   24   52
Fergie Jenkins         6   3  2.79  12   8   5   0   0   81   71   27   25    5   10   47
Dock Ellis             5   2  3.45  11  11   3   0   0   73   54   32   28    6   28   20
Doyle Alexander        5   3  3.76  11  11   3   0   1   77   75   34   32    9   33   36
Len Barker             1   2  3.86   8   0   0   1   0   12   11    7    5    2    8    7
Roger Moret            0   0  3.86   5   0   0   1   0    7    9    3    3    1    2    3
Doc Medich             1   2  4.78   9   4   0   1   0   43   40   24   23    1   21   19
Jim Umbarger           2   5  5.17  12   8   1   0   0   54   61   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   2  3.00  19   0   0   4   0   33   25   11   11    3   12   13
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
Jim Clancy             4   4  3.93  11  10   2   0   0   73   72   35   32    6   39   36
Jesse Jefferson        4   6  3.99  11  10   5   0   1   77   64   36   34   10   35   23
Joe Coleman            0   0  4.32   5   0   0   0   0    8    7    5    4    1    5    5
Balor Moore            2   0  4.80  15   0   0   0   0   30   35   17   16    4   16   14
Mike Willis            1   2  5.83  18   0   0   3   0   29   30   20   19    4   14   16
Jerry Garvin           2   5  6.57  11  11   1   0   0   63   84   47   46    9   25   27
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:

  R. Guidry (NY)            9
  F. Tanana (CAL)           9
  M. Torrez (BOS)           9
  M. Flanagan (BAL)         8
  J. Palmer (BAL)           8
  B. Lee (BOS)              7
  L. Sorensen (MIL)         7
  P. Splittorff (KC)        7
  P. Broberg (OAK)          6
  M. Caldwell (MIL)         6

Losses:

  D. Lemanczyk (TOR)        9
  D. Leonard (KC)           9
  R. Wise (CLE)             9
  J. Augustine (MIL)        8
  D. Pole (SEA)             7
  R. Gossage (NY)           6
  J. Jefferson (TOR)        6
  J. Matlack (TEX)          6
  P. Mitchell (SEA)         6
  N. Ryan (CAL)             6

Complete Games:

  M. Flanagan (BAL)         8
  D. Leonard (KC)           7
  L. Sorensen (MIL)         7
  M. Caldwell (MIL)         6
  J. Palmer (BAL)           6
  P. Splittorff (KC)        6
  R. Waits (CLE)            6
  R. Wise (CLE)             6
  J. Jefferson (TOR)        5
  F. Jenkins (TEX)          5

Saves:

  E. Sosa (OAK)             9
  D. Stanhouse (BAL)        9
  R. Gossage (NY)           8
  J. Hiller (DET)           7
  A. Hrabosky (KC)          7
  D. LaRoche (CAL)          7
  M. Marshall (MIN)         7
  R. Cleveland (TEX)        6
  D. Drago (BOS)            6
  S. Lyle (NY)              6

Shutouts:

  J. Palmer (BAL)           5
  F. Barrios (CHI)          2
  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
  K. Brett (CAL)            1

Innings Pitched:

  P. Splittorff (KC)    110.1
  L. Sorensen (MIL)     104.2
  M. Flanagan (BAL)     102.1
  J. Palmer (BAL)       102.1
  F. Tanana (CAL)       102.0
  N. Ryan (CAL)         100.1
  D. Leonard (KC)       100.0
  M. Caldwell (MIL)      98.0
  R. Erickson (MIN)      95.0
  M. Torrez (BOS)        94.2

Hits:

  R. Erickson (MIN)       105
  M. Torrez (BOS)         104
  D. Martinez (BAL)       103
  J. Augustine (MIL)      101
  D. Leonard (KC)         101
  W. Wood (CHI)           101
  L. Sorensen (MIL)       100
  D. Eckersley (BOS)       99
  J. Matlack (TEX)         97
  F. Tanana (CAL)          96

Runs:

  D. Martinez (BAL)        58
  R. Erickson (MIN)        57
  D. Leonard (KC)          55
  J. Augustine (MIL)       54
  D. Lemanczyk (TOR)       54
  D. Pole (SEA)            53
  J. Garvin (TOR)          47
  N. Ryan (CAL)            47
  W. Wood (CHI)            46
  L. Sorensen (MIL)        44

Home Runs:

  D. Leonard (KC)          17
  D. Eckersley (BOS)       14
  D. Lemanczyk (TOR)       11
  J. Jefferson (TOR)       10
  B. Lee (BOS)             10
  D. Pole (SEA)            10
  W. Wood (CHI)            10
  D. Alexander (TEX)        9
  J. Garvin (TOR)           9
  A. Replogle (MIL)         9

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            67
  J. Clancy (TOR)          39
  D. Martinez (BAL)        38
  M. Flanagan (BAL)        37
  W. Wood (CHI)            37
  R. Erickson (MIN)        36
  J. Slaton (DET)          36
  S. Stone (CHI)           36
  J. Jefferson (TOR)       35
  D. Hood (CLE)            34

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           113
  R. Guidry (NY)           75
  M. Flanagan (BAL)        70
  F. Tanana (CAL)          57
  J. Matlack (TEX)         52
  T. Underwood (TOR)       50
  D. Leonard (KC)          49
  J. Palmer (BAL)          49
  S. Stone (CHI)           49
  M. Wilcox (DET)          48


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