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Monday June 12, 1978
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American League pitching statistics through games of Monday, June 12, 1978

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         32  27  2.66   59   6  14   532   461  190  157   35  202  239
New York        33  24  3.09   57  11  14   512   472  199  176   35  160  250
Detroit         31  25  3.38   56  16  10   506   465  214  190   49  183  258
Texas           30  26  3.41   56  17  12   507   478  216  192   39  166  252
Boston          40  19  3.53   59  16  14   528   564  234  207   52  164  209
Kansas City     28  27  3.75   55  16  14   487   461  233  203   46  174  191
California      30  28  3.78   58  13  12   520   498  246  218   43  220  330
Chicago         26  30  3.79   56  10  13   486   470  226  205   40  200  243
Baltimore       33  25  3.81   58  21  11   513   478  249  217   40  208  292
Cleveland       26  29  3.99   55  15  12   482   463  230  214   41  182  253
Minnesota       21  35  4.02   56   9  10   506   517  260  226   40  191  254
Milwaukee       31  26  4.07   57  21   7   499   529  248  226   44  150  229
Seattle         19  42  4.48   61   7   9   547   578  311  272   55  225  239
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)       10   0  1.57  13  13   5   0   1  103   77   21   18    2   30   86
Jim Palmer (BAL)       8   4  1.93  14  14   6   0   5  102   79   27   22    4   31   49
Matt Keough (OAK)      4   4  2.00  13  13   1   0   0   77   56   24   17    2   33   46
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
Rick Waits (CLE)       3   7  2.74  13  12   7   0   1   85   71   32   26    4   26   44
Bill Lee (BOS)         7   3  2.82  13  13   5   0   1   93   95   41   29   10   27   22

 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  3.18  22   0   0  10   0   28   18   12   10    0   24   15
Scott McGregor         7   3  3.26  10   9   5   0   2   69   59   26   25    5   11   34
Nelson Briles          1   4  4.03   8   6   1   0   0   38   39   20   17    3   14   23
Dennis Martinez        5   3  5.07  16  15   1   0   0   98  111   62   55    8   40   51
Tippy Martinez         2   1  5.68  22   0   0   1   0   32   40   21   20    4   19   27
Joe Kerrigan           0   0  5.87   8   0   0   0   0   23   25   21   15    6   19    8
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  1.93  14   0   0   6   0   23   19    6    5    2    7    9
Luis Tiant             5   0  2.78   9   8   3   0   1   55   49   18   17    4   19   29
Bill Lee               7   3  2.82  13  13   5   0   1   93   95   41   29   10   27   22
Jim Wright             2   0  3.25   7   3   1   0   1   36   37   14   13    2    8   20
Bob Stanley            4   1  3.35  19   0   0   3   0   46   51   17   17    1   14   12
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          3   4  6.46  11   0   0   2   0   15   22   11   11    2    6   13

 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   3  3.15  23   0   0   7   0   34   28   16   12    3   22   23
Paul Hartzell          1   4  3.43  27   0   0   5   0   45   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
Tom Griffin            0   2  4.50  10   3   0   0   0   22   25   17   11    3   15    7
Don Aase               2   3  4.94  11  11   0   0   0   58   72   34   32    6   28   34
Ken Brett              2   3  5.83  12   6   1   0   1   46   51   33   30    3   18   20

 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  2.70  26   0   0   6   0   40   33   13   12    1    6   16
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
Ken Kravec             5   4  4.45  10  10   0   0   0   61   55   31   30    6   31   43
Pablo Torrealba        2   4  4.54  15   3   1   1   1   40   46   27   20    3   30   16

 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   7  2.74  13  12   7   0   1   85   71   32   26    4   26   44
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  2.74  13   0   0   3   0   23   32   13    7    1    8   11
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   4  3.93  11   9   5   0   2   71   67   34   31    6   23   49
Jack Morris            1   2  4.17  10   3   0   0   0   37   29   18   17    5   16   15
Jim Slaton             6   2  4.39  12  12   2   0   0   82   89   43   40    9   36   32
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   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
Steve Mingori          1   1  2.66  17   0   0   4   0   20   18    8    6    1    6   11
Marty Pattin           1   1  3.24  11   0   0   2   0   17   19    6    6    4    3    8
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
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  5.40  19   1   0   1   0   35   35   22   21    3   16   20
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
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
Eduardo Rodriguez      0   3  3.68  15   1   0   1   0   29   36   14   12    3    8   14
Bob McClure            1   2  3.82  18   0   0   3   0   31   31   14   13    3   10   26
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
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
Ron Guidry            10   0  1.57  13  13   5   0   1  103   77   21   18    2   30   86
Rich Gossage           3   6  1.68  22   0   0   8   0   48   27   13    9    6   14   39
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
Bob Lacey              5   2  1.99  32   0   0   3   0   45   36   13   10    2   17   21
Matt Keough            4   4  2.00  13  13   1   0   0   77   56   24   17    2   33   46
Mike Morgan            0   1  2.00   1   1   1   0   0    9   10    3    2    1    5    0
Steve Renko            1   2  2.13   7   5   0   0   0   38   37   10    9    0   13   18
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   2  3.48  23   0   0   2   0   52   50   22   20    6   19   22
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
Enrique Romo           3   1  3.43  22   0   0   5   0   45   34   17   17    2   21   24
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
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   3 10.66   3   3   0   0   0   13   16   16   15    5    5    0

 Texas                 W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Steve Comer            3   1  1.15   9   0   0   1   0   16   18    2    2    0    6    8
Reggie Cleveland       1   2  2.03  17   0   0   6   0   27   20    8    6    1    6   18
Paul Lindblad          1   0  2.13   8   0   0   2   0   13    8    3    3    2    6    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  3.09  13   9   5   0   0   87   77   32   30    5   12   49
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)           10
  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. Waits (CLE)            7
  R. Gossage (NY)           6
  J. Jefferson (TOR)        6
  J. Matlack (TEX)          6

Complete Games:

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

Saves:

  D. Stanhouse (BAL)       10
  E. Sosa (OAK)             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
  R. Guidry (NY)        103.0
  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. Martinez (BAL)      97.2

Hits:

  D. Martinez (BAL)       111
  D. Eckersley (BOS)      106
  R. Erickson (MIN)       105
  L. Sorensen (MIL)       105
  M. Torrez (BOS)         104
  J. Augustine (MIL)      101
  D. Leonard (KC)         101
  W. Wood (CHI)           101
  J. Matlack (TEX)         97
  F. Tanana (CAL)          96

Runs:

  D. Martinez (BAL)        62
  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. Colborn (SEA)          9
  J. Garvin (TOR)           9

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            67
  D. Martinez (BAL)        40
  J. Clancy (TOR)          39
  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)           86
  M. Flanagan (BAL)        70
  F. Tanana (CAL)          57
  T. Underwood (TOR)       57
  J. Matlack (TEX)         52
  D. Martinez (BAL)        51
  F. Jenkins (TEX)         49
  D. Leonard (KC)          49
  J. Palmer (BAL)          49


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