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Tuesday June 13, 1978
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American League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, June 13, 1978

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         32  28  2.68   60   6  14   540   470  195  161   37  207  243
New York        34  24  3.09   58  11  15   521   480  202  179   35  163  257
Detroit         31  26  3.44   57  16  10   515   478  221  197   51  187  261
Texas           30  27  3.44   57  17  12   515   490  221  197   39  167  255
Boston          41  19  3.47   60  17  14   537   566  234  207   52  165  215
Kansas City     29  27  3.68   56  17  14   496   462  233  203   46  180  195
Baltimore       34  25  3.76   59  22  11   524   483  251  219   41  209  298
California      30  29  3.80   59  14  12   528   506  251  223   45  221  334
Chicago         27  30  3.89   57  10  14   495   485  235  214   40  204  244
Minnesota       23  35  3.91   58  10  11   524   532  262  228   40  197  265
Milwaukee       32  26  4.04   58  22   7   508   537  250  228   44  152  229
Cleveland       26  30  4.04   56  15  12   490   473  240  220   41  188  254
Seattle         19  43  4.44   62   7   9   557   589  314  275   56  231  242
Toronto         19  38  4.86   57  13   7   500   514  285  270   62  239  237

 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
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
Dave Goltz (MIN)       3   4  2.64   8   8   2   0   0   61   59   19   18    3   24   32
J. Johnson (OAK)       4   3  2.68  13  13   3   0   2   77   63   25   23    7   34   31
Rick Langford (OAK)    1   3  2.71  16   6   0   0   0   63   56   22   19    5   24   23
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

 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          9   4  2.86  15  15   9   0   1  113   85   37   36    6   38   76
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
Jim Wright             3   0  2.60   8   4   2   0   2   45   39   14   13    2    9   26
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
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   5  3.98  13  13   3   0   0   84   82   39   37    9   25   46
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            1   0  0.98   9   0   0   1   0   18   10    2    2    1    3    8
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
Lerrin LaGrow          1   1  4.02  18   0   0   6   0   31   29   15   14    3   13   18
Ron Schueler           1   1  4.28  10   1   0   0   0   27   25   13   13    4   10   15
Wilbur Wood            6   5  4.43  15  15   3   0   0   91  104   50   45   10   38   38
Ken Kravec             5   4  4.45  10  10   0   0   0   61   55   31   30    6   31   43
Pablo Torrealba        2   4  5.27  16   3   1   1   1   41   52   31   24    3   33   16

 Cleveland             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
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
Sid Monge              2   1  3.14   7   2   0   1   0   29   20   15   10    1   15   12
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
Dennis Kinney          0   2  4.42  18   0   0   5   0   39   37   21   19    3   14   19
Don Hood               3   3  4.67  12  12   0   0   0   71   78   38   37    7   34   30
Wayne Garland          2   3  7.89   6   6   0   0   0   30   43   27   26    6   16   13
Al Fitzmorris          0   1  8.68   6   0   0   0   0    9   15    9    9    2    5    2

 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  2.49  14   0   0   3   0   25   36   13    7    1   10   12
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   3  4.77  13  13   2   0   0   89   98   50   47   11   38   34
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
Rich Gale              6   1  2.89   9   9   3   0   1   62   49   22   20    1   39   21
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
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          7   3  3.11  15  12   7   1   1  107   98   38   37    4   28   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  2.63  15   0   0   8   0   24   14    8    7    1   12   20
Dave Goltz             3   4  2.64   8   8   2   0   0   61   59   19   18    3   24   32
Geoff Zahn             6   4  2.77  13  13   4   0   0   94   83   39   29    5   30   44
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  1.60  23   0   0   9   0   51   27   13    9    6   15   41
Jim Beattie            2   1  2.98   9   7   0   0   0   42   41   16   14    3   24   13
Ed Figueroa            7   4  3.23  13  13   4   0   0  100  103   42   36    7   23   38
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  1.90  33   0   0   3   0   47   36   13   10    2   17   22
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
Elias Sosa             4   2  2.58  29   0   0   9   0   45   43   16   13    4   17   25
John Henry Johnson     4   3  2.68  13  13   3   0   2   77   63   25   23    7   34   31
Rick Langford          1   3  2.71  16   6   0   0   0   63   56   22   19    5   24   23
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
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   2  3.57  23   0   0   5   0   45   36   18   18    2   23   24
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
Glenn Abbott           1   4  4.97   8   8   0   0   0   38   49   22   21    7   14   13
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
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
Len Barker             1   2  3.86   8   0   0   1   0   12   11    7    5    2    8    7
Doyle Alexander        5   4  4.03  12  12   3   0   1   83   86   39   37    9   34   37
Doc Medich             1   2  4.78   9   4   0   1   0   43   40   24   23    1   21   19
Jim Umbarger           2   5  4.98  13   8   1   0   0   56   62   33   31    7   20   34

 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
Joe Coleman            0   0  3.48   6   0   0   0   0   10    8    5    4    1    5    7
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
Jesse Jefferson        4   6  3.98  12  11   5   0   1   84   72   39   37   12   36   29
Balor Moore            2   1  4.38  16   1   0   0   0   37   42   19   18    4   18   17
Jim Clancy             4   5  4.40  12  11   2   0   0   74   76   39   36    6   40   36
Mike Willis            1   2  5.73  19   0   0   3   0   33   34   22   21    5   16   17
Jerry Garvin           2   5  6.57  11  11   1   0   0   63   84   47   46    9   25   27
Dave Lemanczyk         1   9  7.97  12  11   1   0   0   61   72   55   54   11   34   18

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League Leaders

Wins:

  R. Guidry (NY)           10
  M. Flanagan (BAL)         9
  F. Tanana (CAL)           9
  M. Torrez (BOS)           9
  J. Palmer (BAL)           8
  L. Sorensen (MIL)         8
  M. Caldwell (MIL)         7
  E. Figueroa (NY)          7
  B. Lee (BOS)              7
  S. McGregor (BAL)         7

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)         9
  L. Sorensen (MIL)         8
  M. Caldwell (MIL)         7
  D. Leonard (KC)           7
  R. Waits (CLE)            7
  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
  R. Gossage (NY)           9
  E. Sosa (OAK)             9
  M. Marshall (MIN)         8
  J. Hiller (DET)           7
  A. Hrabosky (KC)          7
  D. LaRoche (CAL)          7
  R. Cleveland (TEX)        6
  D. Drago (BOS)            6
  L. LaGrow (CHI)           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
  J. Wright (BOS)           2
  D. Alexander (TEX)        1

Innings Pitched:

  L. Sorensen (MIL)     113.2
  M. Flanagan (BAL)     113.1
  P. Splittorff (KC)    110.1
  M. Caldwell (MIL)     107.0
  R. Guidry (NY)        103.0
  J. Palmer (BAL)       102.1
  F. Tanana (CAL)       102.0
  E. Figueroa (NY)      100.1
  N. Ryan (CAL)         100.1
  D. Leonard (KC)       100.0

Hits:

  D. Martinez (BAL)       111
  D. Eckersley (BOS)      106
  R. Erickson (MIN)       105
  L. Sorensen (MIL)       105
  M. Torrez (BOS)         104
  W. Wood (CHI)           104
  E. Figueroa (NY)        103
  J. Augustine (MIL)      101
  D. Leonard (KC)         101
  M. Caldwell (MIL)        98

Runs:

  D. Martinez (BAL)        62
  R. Erickson (MIN)        57
  D. Lemanczyk (TOR)       55
  D. Leonard (KC)          55
  J. Augustine (MIL)       54
  D. Pole (SEA)            53
  J. Slaton (DET)          50
  W. Wood (CHI)            50
  J. Garvin (TOR)          47
  N. Ryan (CAL)            47

Home Runs:

  D. Leonard (KC)          17
  D. Eckersley (BOS)       14
  J. Jefferson (TOR)       12
  D. Lemanczyk (TOR)       11
  J. Slaton (DET)          11
  B. Lee (BOS)             10
  D. Pole (SEA)            10
  W. Wood (CHI)            10
  D. Alexander (TEX)        9
  J. Colborn (SEA)          9

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            67
  J. Clancy (TOR)          40
  D. Martinez (BAL)        40
  R. Gale (KC)             39
  M. Flanagan (BAL)        38
  J. Slaton (DET)          38
  W. Wood (CHI)            38
  T. Underwood (TOR)       37
  R. Erickson (MIN)        36
  J. Jefferson (TOR)       36

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           113
  R. Guidry (NY)           86
  M. Flanagan (BAL)        76
  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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