Sunday June 11, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, June 11, 1978

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         32  26  2.66   58   6  14   524   456  188  155   33  200  233
New York        32  24  3.15   56  10  14   503   469  199  176   35  158  239
Detroit         31  24  3.35   55  16  10   497   452  207  185   48  179  252
Texas           29  26  3.38   55  17  11   498   469  211  187   39  162  250
Boston          39  19  3.52   58  16  14   519   553  225  203   52  156  207
Kansas City     28  26  3.71   54  16  14   478   453  227  197   44  171  188
California      30  27  3.71   57  13  12   512   485  236  211   41  217  326
Baltimore       32  25  3.81   57  21  10   504   468  245  213   39  205  282
Chicago         25  30  3.87   55  10  12   477   464  226  205   40  196  237
Minnesota       21  35  4.02   56   9  10   506   517  260  226   40  191  254
Cleveland       26  28  4.06   54  14  12   474   459  229  214   41  180  252
Milwaukee       30  26  4.07   56  21   7   490   523  244  222   42  144  225
Seattle         19  41  4.46   60   7   9   539   570  306  267   53  223  237
Toronto         19  36  4.87   55  13   7   482   494  276  261   61  232  229

 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
Scott McGregor         7   3  3.26  10   9   5   0   2   69   59   26   25    5   11   34
Don Stanhouse          1   4  3.29  21   0   0   9   0   27   17   12   10    0   24   14
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       6   2  3.54  13  13   3   0   1   97  106   41   38   14   26   40
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  7.24  10   0   0   2   0   14   22   11   11    2    5   11

 California            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dyar Miller            2   0  2.50  14   0   0   0   0   36   36   11   10    2   19   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  3.59  26   0   0   5   0   43   42   18   17    4    6   24
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  4.94  11  11   0   0   0   58   72   34   32    6   28   34
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
Francisco Barrios      5   5  3.55  14  13   4   0   2   84   75   34   33    7   27   32
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
Wilbur Wood            6   5  4.04  14  14   3   0   0   91  101   46   41   10   37   38
Lerrin LaGrow          1   1  4.20  17   0   0   5   0   30   28   15   14    3   13   18
Ron Schueler           1   1  4.28  10   1   0   0   0   27   25   13   13    4   10   15
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            3   3  4.36  12   6   0   1   0   54   50   27   26    5   20   26
Don Hood               3   3  4.67  12  12   0   0   0   71   78   38   37    7   34   30
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
John Hiller            5   3  2.38  21   0   0   7   0   45   31   15   12    4   14   41
Dave Rozema            2   2  2.39   7   7   2   0   1   49   38   13   13    4   14   18
Steve Baker            1   0  2.45   4   4   0   0   0   26   18    8    7    3   15   20
Mark Fidrych           2   0  2.45   3   3   2   0   0   22   17    6    6    1    5   10
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
Steve Mingori          1   0  2.25  16   0   0   4   0   20   17    7    5    0    5   11
Al Hrabosky            1   2  2.45  22   0   0   7   0   26   15    7    7    2   12   22
Paul Splittorff        7   5  2.53  14  14   6   0   1  110   91   36   31    8   22   25
Larry Gura             3   1  3.35  12   5   0   0   0   51   42   22   19    4   17   14
Rich Gale              5   1  3.38   8   8   2   0   0   53   48   22   20    1   33   17
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          8   4  3.25  14  14   8   0   0  114  105   45   41    6   28   42
Bill Travers           3   2  4.41   6   6   1   0   1   35   38   20   17    4   13   14
Andy Replogle          3   1  4.50  11   7   1   0   0   50   67   28   25    9   20   16
Bob McClure            0   2  4.56  17   0   0   3   0   26   30   14   13    3    7   23
Randy Stein            2   1  5.01  10   1   0   0   0   32   30   21   18    2   12   20
Moose Haas             2   2  5.40   4   4   2   0   0   25   24   16   15    5    6   26
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   5  2.74  14   0   0   7   0   23   14    8    7    1   12   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
Gary Serum             3   2  3.34  14   7   1   0   0   62   60   26   23    5   12   29
Mac Scarce             1   1  3.64  14   0   0   0   0   30   29   13   12    4   12   17
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
Jim Beattie            2   1  2.98   9   7   0   0   0   42   41   16   14    3   24   13
Ed Figueroa            6   4  3.17  12  12   4   0   0   94   95   39   33    7   21   33
Rawly Eastwick         2   1  3.28   8   0   0   0   0   25   22    9    9    2    4   13
Don Gullett            0   0  3.38   2   2   0   0   0    5    6    3    2    1    4    5
Ken Clay               1   3  3.49  12   2   0   0   0   28   32   13   11    0    7   11
Andy Messersmith       0   1  3.60   2   2   0   0   0   10    7    5    4    3    4    5
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
Dick Tidrow            3   4  4.21  11  11   2   0   0   68   71   34   32    2   21   18
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
Mike Morgan            0   1  2.00   1   1   1   0   0    9   10    3    2    1    5    0
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
John Montague          0   1  5.02  10   0   0   0   0   29   36   17   16    2   15    6
Dick Pole              4   7  5.58  13  13   1   0   0   71   83   53   44   10   28   32
Byron McLaughlin       0   3  5.79   8   7   0   0   0   37   40   26   24    7   19   34
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   2  2.03  17   0   0   6   0   27   20    8    6    1    6   18
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
Roger Moret            0   0  2.77   6   1   0   1   0   13   17    4    4    1    2    4
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
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   3  3.44  20   0   0   4   0   34   27   13   13    4   13   14
Tom Underwood          2   7  3.70  12  12   4   0   1   75   72   35   31    9   37   57
Dave Wallace           0   0  3.86   6   0   0   0   0   14   12    6    6    1   11    7
Jim Clancy             4   4  3.93  11  10   2   0   0   73   72   35   32    6   39   36
Jesse Jefferson        4   6  3.98  12  11   5   0   1   84   72   39   37   12   36   29
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
  L. Sorensen (MIL)         8
  B. Lee (BOS)              7
  S. McGregor (BAL)         7
  P. Splittorff (KC)        7
  P. Broberg (OAK)          6

Losses:

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

Complete Games:

  M. Flanagan (BAL)         8
  L. Sorensen (MIL)         8
  D. Leonard (KC)           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
  S. McGregor (BAL)         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

Innings Pitched:

  L. Sorensen (MIL)     113.2
  P. Splittorff (KC)    110.1
  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
  D. Eckersley (BOS)     96.2
  R. Erickson (MIN)      95.0

Hits:

  D. Eckersley (BOS)      106
  R. Erickson (MIN)       105
  L. Sorensen (MIL)       105
  M. Torrez (BOS)         104
  D. Martinez (BAL)       103
  J. Augustine (MIL)      101
  D. Leonard (KC)         101
  W. Wood (CHI)           101
  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)        45

Home Runs:

  D. Leonard (KC)          17
  D. Eckersley (BOS)       14
  J. Jefferson (TOR)       12
  D. Lemanczyk (TOR)       11
  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
  T. Underwood (TOR)       37
  W. Wood (CHI)            37
  R. Erickson (MIN)        36
  J. Jefferson (TOR)       36
  J. Slaton (DET)          36
  S. Stone (CHI)           36

Strikeouts:

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

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