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Thursday June 15, 1978
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American League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, June 15, 1978

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         32  30  2.83   62   6  14   556   494  211  175   41  217  252
New York        36  24  3.10   60  11  16   540   503  213  186   37  171  268
Boston          43  19  3.41   62  19  14   555   582  237  210   52  167  224
Texas           30  29  3.46   59  18  12   531   506  228  204   40  172  264
Detroit         31  28  3.54   59  16  10   531   502  235  209   53  200  265
Kansas City     31  27  3.61   58  19  14   514   476  236  206   47  182  206
Baltimore       35  26  3.72   61  23  11   542   499  258  224   42  219  307
California      31  30  3.78   61  15  12   545   520  257  229   47  230  343
Chicago         29  30  3.79   59  10  16   513   491  237  216   41  208  258
Minnesota       24  35  3.88   59  11  11   533   542  264  230   40  200  267
Milwaukee       34  26  3.97   60  22   7   526   556  255  232   45  158  237
Cleveland       26  31  4.12   57  15  12   498   486  248  228   42  192  259
Seattle         19  45  4.55   64   7   9   575   614  330  291   61  235  248
Toronto         19  40  4.90   59  13   7   518   538  297  282   63  248  246

 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)       9   4  1.86  15  15   7   0   5  111   85   29   23    4   34   55
Matt Keough (OAK)      4   4  2.00  13  13   1   0   0   77   56   24   17    2   33   46
Luis Tiant (BOS)       6   0  2.39  10   9   4   0   2   64   53   18   17    4   19   35
Paul Splittorff (KC)   8   5  2.41  15  15   7   0   1  119   95   37   32    9   23   28
Frank Tanana (CAL)    10   3  2.43  14  14   6   0   2  111  101   37   30   10   24   62
Dave Goltz (MIN)       3   4  2.64   8   8   2   0   0   61   59   19   18    3   24   32
J. Johnson (OAK)       4   3  2.64  14  13   3   0   2   78   64   25   23    7   34   31
Rick Langford (OAK)    1   3  2.71  16   6   0   0   0   63   56   22   19    5   24   23
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             9   4  1.86  15  15   7   0   5  111   85   29   23    4   34   55
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   4  3.43  11  10   5   0   2   76   67   31   29    6   16   36
Nelson Briles          1   4  3.83   9   6   1   0   0   40   41   20   17    3   16   24
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             6   0  2.39  10   9   4   0   2   64   53   18   17    4   19   35
Jim Wright             3   0  2.60   8   4   2   0   2   45   39   14   13    2    9   26
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           10   2  3.65  14  14   4   0   1  104  116   47   42    8   34   44
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  2.20  15   0   0   0   0   41   39   11   10    2   21   13
Frank Tanana          10   3  2.43  14  14   6   0   2  111  101   37   30   10   24   62
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   4  6.39  13   7   1   0   1   49   57   38   35    4   22   21

 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  2.59  27   0   0   7   0   42   33   13   12    1    6   17
Steve Stone            6   4  3.38  13  13   2   0   1   91   79   38   34    5   38   55
Francisco Barrios      5   5  3.55  14  13   4   0   2   84   75   34   33    7   27   32
Ron Schueler           2   1  3.63  11   2   0   0   0   35   28   14   14    5   11   22
Rich Wortham           1   2  3.79   3   3   0   0   0   19   26    9    8    0    7    9
Lerrin LaGrow          1   1  3.90  19   0   0   7   0   32   29   15   14    3   14   18
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
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
David Clyde            4   1  3.72   9   6   2   0   0   48   53   23   20    2   16   32
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
Al Fitzmorris          0   1  6.28   7   0   0   0   0   14   19   10   10    3    7    5
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
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
John Hiller            5   3  2.49  22   0   0   7   0   47   32   16   13    4   15   43
Jim Crawford           1   2  2.92  14   0   0   0   0   25   21   12    8    2   13   12
Bob Sykes              3   4  3.51   8   8   3   0   2   51   55   22   20    8   17   28
Jack Billingham        5   4  3.76  12  12   2   0   0   81   77   37   34    7   32   22
Milt Wilcox            4   4  3.93  11   9   5   0   2   71   67   34   31    6   23   49
Jack Morris            1   2  4.28  11   3   0   0   0   40   35   20   19    5   18   16
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
Paul Splittorff        8   5  2.41  15  15   7   0   1  119   95   37   32    9   23   28
Al Hrabosky            1   2  2.45  22   0   0   7   0   26   15    7    7    2   12   22
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         6   9  3.96  15  15   8   0   1  109  111   57   48   17   30   57
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            2   0  0.61  10   0   0   2   0   15   10    1    1    0    1    5
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  4.39   7   7   1   0   1   41   45   24   20    5   14   15
Andy Replogle          3   1  4.50  11   7   1   0   0   50   67   28   25    9   20   16
Randy Stein            2   1  4.72  11   1   0   0   0   34   32   21   18    2   14   22
Moose Haas             2   2  5.40   4   4   2   0   0   25   24   16   15    5    6   26
Jerry Augustine        6   8  5.58  15  14   3   0   1   81  108   54   50    8   29   27

 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         7   4  4.50  16  16   3   0   0  104  115   59   52    6   39   43
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  1.71  24   0   0   9   0   53   28   14   10    6   19   41
Don Gullett            1   0  2.38   3   3   0   0   0   11   12    4    3    1    5   10
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
Ken Clay               1   3  3.73  13   2   0   0   0   31   39   15   13    0    7   13
Andy Messersmith       0   1  3.75   3   3   0   0   0   12   10   10    5    4    6    7
Sparky Lyle            4   1  3.96  23   0   0   7   0   50   56   24   22    3   14   12
Ken Holtzman           1   0  4.08   5   3   0   0   0   18   21    8    8    2    9    3
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
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  2.44   8   6   0   0   0   44   47   13   12    1   18   23
Bob Lacey              5   3  2.57  34   0   0   3   0   49   39   17   14    3   18   23
Elias Sosa             4   2  2.58  29   0   0   9   0   45   43   16   13    4   17   25
John Henry Johnson     4   3  2.64  14  13   3   0   2   78   64   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  3.59  24   0   0   2   0   58   55   27   23    7   22   25
Alan Wirth             2   4  3.67  10  10   0   0   0   42   37   19   17    3   22   14
Pete Broberg           6   6  4.04  13  13   1   0   0   71   75   42   32    7   19   38

 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
Rick Honeycutt         2   4  3.56   9   8   1   0   0   48   44   23   19    3   22   14
Paul Mitchell          2   7  3.69  12  12   2   0   1   71   72   34   29    8   27   33
Enrique Romo           3   2  3.77  24   0   0   5   0   45   37   19   19    3   23   24
Shane Rawley           3   5  3.91  26   1   0   3   0   53   58   28   23    4   22   38
Tom House              4   4  4.16  15   8   3   0   0   67   79   36   31    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
Dick Pole              4   7  5.58  13  13   1   0   0   71   83   53   44   10   28   32
John Montague          0   2  5.64  11   0   0   0   0   30   39   20   19    2   16    7
Byron McLaughlin       0   3  5.77   9   7   0   0   0   39   42   27   25    8   19   35
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  2.00  18   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
Roger Moret            0   0  2.77   6   1   0   1   0   13   17    4    4    1    2    4
Jon Matlack            5   7  2.86  13  13   6   0   0  101  107   41   32    5   25   58
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   3  4.59  10   5   0   1   0   51   46   27   26    2   25   22
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
Joe Coleman            0   0  3.07   8   0   0   0   0   15   16    6    5    1    7    8
Don Kirkwood           1   0  3.43   6   1   0   0   0   21   22    9    8    1    7   11
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
Tom Murphy             2   4  3.96  21   0   0   4   0   36   30   16   16    4   15   15
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  5.25  20   0   0   3   0   36   34   22   21    5   16   20
Jerry Garvin           2   6  6.89  12  12   1   0   0   65   90   51   50    9   27   28
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
  F. Tanana (CAL)          10
  M. Torrez (BOS)          10
  M. Flanagan (BAL)         9
  J. Palmer (BAL)           9
  L. Sorensen (MIL)         8
  P. Splittorff (KC)        8
  M. Caldwell (MIL)         7
  R. Erickson (MIN)         7
  E. Figueroa (NY)          7

Losses:

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

Complete Games:

  M. Flanagan (BAL)         9
  D. Leonard (KC)           8
  L. Sorensen (MIL)         8
  M. Caldwell (MIL)         7
  J. Palmer (BAL)           7
  P. Splittorff (KC)        7
  R. Waits (CLE)            7
  J. Matlack (TEX)          6
  F. Tanana (CAL)           6
  R. Wise (CLE)             6

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
  L. LaGrow (CHI)           7
  D. LaRoche (CAL)          7
  S. Lyle (NY)              7
  J. Willoughby (CHI)       7

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
  L. Tiant (BOS)            2
  M. Wilcox (DET)           2
  J. Wright (BOS)           2

Innings Pitched:

  P. Splittorff (KC)    119.1
  L. Sorensen (MIL)     113.2
  M. Flanagan (BAL)     113.1
  J. Palmer (BAL)       111.1
  F. Tanana (CAL)       111.0
  D. Leonard (KC)       109.0
  M. Caldwell (MIL)     107.0
  R. Erickson (MIN)     104.0
  M. Torrez (BOS)       103.2
  R. Guidry (NY)        103.0

Hits:

  M. Torrez (BOS)         116
  R. Erickson (MIN)       115
  D. Leonard (KC)         111
  D. Martinez (BAL)       111
  J. Augustine (MIL)      108
  J. Matlack (TEX)        107
  D. Eckersley (BOS)      106
  L. Sorensen (MIL)       105
  W. Wood (CHI)           104
  E. Figueroa (NY)        103

Runs:

  D. Martinez (BAL)        62
  R. Erickson (MIN)        59
  D. Leonard (KC)          57
  D. Lemanczyk (TOR)       55
  J. Augustine (MIL)       54
  D. Pole (SEA)            53
  J. Garvin (TOR)          51
  J. Slaton (DET)          50
  W. Wood (CHI)            50
  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
  F. Tanana (CAL)          10
  W. Wood (CHI)            10
  D. Alexander (TEX)        9

Walks:

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

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           113
  R. Guidry (NY)           86
  M. Flanagan (BAL)        76
  F. Tanana (CAL)          62
  J. Matlack (TEX)         58
  D. Leonard (KC)          57
  T. Underwood (TOR)       57
  J. Palmer (BAL)          55
  S. Stone (CHI)           55
  D. Martinez (BAL)        51


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