Saturday June 17, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, June 17, 1978

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         32  32  2.91   64   6  14   572   511  222  185   44  221  259
New York        37  25  3.15   62  12  16   558   521  223  195   39  176  289
Boston          45  19  3.38   64  19  14   573   600  244  215   53  172  232
Texas           31  31  3.53   62  19  12   558   530  243  219   41  176  285
Detroit         31  30  3.57   61  17  10   547   525  243  217   54  207  274
Kansas City     32  28  3.61   60  19  15   531   495  243  213   47  189  216
Baltimore       37  26  3.67   63  24  12   560   518  262  228   43  225  315
Chicago         30  31  3.71   61  11  17   531   503  240  219   41  213  268
Minnesota       26  35  3.80   61  12  11   551   560  267  233   40  207  276
California      32  31  3.85   63  15  12   562   542  268  240   48  236  350
Milwaukee       36  26  3.96   62  22   8   548   574  264  241   47  164  241
Cleveland       26  33  4.08   59  15  12   520   508  260  236   46  202  268
Seattle         19  47  4.57   66   8   9   591   635  341  300   62  241  252
Toronto         21  41  4.95   62  13   8   544   569  315  299   66  256  263

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ron Guidry (NY)       11   0  1.45  14  14   6   0   2  112   81   21   18    2   32  104
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
Geoff Zahn (MIN)       7   4  2.61  14  14   5   0   0  103   90   40   30    5   32   46
J. Johnson (OAK)       4   3  2.64  14  13   3   0   2   78   64   25   23    7   34   31
Rick Waits (CLE)       3   7  2.74  13  12   7   0   1   85   71   32   26    4   26   44
Rick Langford (OAK)    1   4  2.75  18   7   0   0   0   72   62   25   22    7   25   28

 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         10   4  3.00  16  16   9   0   1  120   93   41   40    7   39   79
Don Stanhouse          1   4  3.07  23   0   0  11   0   29   18   12   10    0   25   16
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        6   3  4.64  17  16   2   0   1  107  120   62   55    8   44   54
Tippy Martinez         2   1  5.45  23   0   0   1   0   33   42   21   20    4   19   28
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            5   1  3.28  20   0   0   3   0   47   52   17   17    1   14   12
Dennis Eckersley       6   2  3.36  14  14   3   0   1  104  113   44   39   14   29   43
Mike Torrez           10   2  3.65  14  14   4   0   1  104  116   47   42    8   34   44
Allen Ripley           1   4  4.83  11  10   1   0   0   60   68   35   32    8   18   17
Tom Burgmeier          1   1  5.40  17   0   0   3   0   17   20   10   10    2    9    8
Bill Campbell          4   4  5.94  12   0   0   2   0   17   24   11   11    2    6   16

 California            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dyar Miller            2   0  2.16  16   0   0   0   0   42   41   11   10    2   21   14
Frank Tanana          10   3  2.43  14  14   6   0   2  111  101   37   30   10   24   62
Dave LaRoche           5   3  3.79  24   0   0   7   0   36   30   19   15    3   24   24
Chris Knapp            6   5  3.98  13  13   3   0   0   84   82   39   37    9   25   46
Paul Hartzell          1   5  4.02  28   1   0   5   0   47   50   22   21    4    6   25
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               3   3  4.96  12  12   0   0   0   65   79   38   36    7   32   34
Ken Brett              2   4  5.73  14   7   1   0   1   55   60   38   35    4   22   25

 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  2.45  28   0   0   8   0   44   35   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   6  3.40  15  14   5   0   2   93   81   36   35    7   29   37
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
Ken Kravec             6   4  4.14  11  11   0   0   0   67   59   32   31    6   34   48
Wilbur Wood            6   5  4.43  15  15   3   0   0   91  104   50   45   10   38   38
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
Dan Spillner           0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    1    1    0    0    0    0    0
Rick Waits             3   7  2.74  13  12   7   0   1   85   71   32   26    4   26   44
Sid Monge              2   1  2.90   8   2   0   1   0   31   21   15   10    1   17   12
Rick Wise              4   9  3.60  14  14   6   0   0  100   92   44   40   10   28   44
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
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  4.48  13  13   0   0   0   78   84   41   39    8   37   32
Jim Kern               5   3  4.70  20   0   0   5   0   31   31   16   16    3   18   34
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
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
Dave Rozema            2   3  2.72   8   8   2   0   1   53   46   16   16    4   15   18
Steve Baker            1   0  2.73   5   4   0   0   0   30   25   10    9    3   16   23
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   5  3.87  12  10   6   0   2   79   75   37   34    7   28   55
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
Al Hrabosky            1   2  2.36  23   0   0   8   0   27   17    7    7    2   12   24
Paul Splittorff        8   5  2.41  15  15   7   0   1  119   95   37   32    9   23   28
Steve Mingori          1   1  2.52  18   0   0   4   0   25   22    9    7    1    6   14
Marty Pattin           1   1  2.89  12   0   0   2   0   19   21    6    6    4    4   10
Larry Gura             4   1  3.10  13   6   0   0   0   58   47   23   20    4   20   17
Rich Gale              6   2  3.53  10  10   3   0   1   64   54   27   25    1   42   21
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  5.25  20   1   0   1   0   36   36   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            3   0  0.53  12   0   0   3   0   17   11    1    1    0    1    6
Mike Caldwell          7   3  3.11  15  12   7   1   1  107   98   38   37    4   28   44
Bob McClure            2   2  3.34  20   0   0   3   0   35   34   14   13    3   12   27
Lary Sorensen          8   4  3.48  15  15   8   0   0  122  112   51   47    8   30   42
Eduardo Rodriguez      0   3  3.68  15   1   0   1   0   29   36   14   12    3    8   14
Bill Travers           3   2  4.39   7   7   1   0   1   41   45   24   20    5   14   15
Andy Replogle          3   1  4.42  12   8   1   0   0   57   74   31   28    9   20   18
Randy Stein            2   1  4.67  12   1   0   0   0   35   32   21   18    2   16   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
Darrell Jackson        1   0  1.23   1   1   0   0   0    7    7    1    1    0    4    7
Geoff Zahn             7   4  2.61  14  14   5   0   0  103   90   40   30    5   32   46
Dave Goltz             3   4  2.64   8   8   2   0   0   61   59   19   18    3   24   32
Mike Marshall          1   5  2.81  16   0   0   8   0   26   18    9    8    1   13   20
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            11   0  1.45  14  14   6   0   2  112   81   21   18    2   32  104
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
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
Jim Beattie            2   2  3.33  10   8   0   0   0   49   49   21   18    3   27   15
Ken Clay               1   3  3.73  13   2   0   0   0   31   39   15   13    0    7   13
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
Andy Messersmith       0   1  6.14   4   3   0   0   0   15   16   15   10    6    6    8

 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
Steve Renko            1   2  2.44   8   6   0   0   0   44   47   13   12    1   18   23
Bob Lacey              5   3  2.55  35   0   0   3   0   49   40   18   14    3   20   23
John Henry Johnson     4   3  2.64  14  13   3   0   2   78   64   25   23    7   34   31
Rick Langford          1   4  2.75  18   7   0   0   0   72   62   25   22    7   25   28
Elias Sosa             4   2  3.10  31   0   0   9   0   49   48   20   17    5   17   26
Dave Heaverlo          2   2  3.49  26   0   0   2   0   59   56   27   23    7   23   26
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
Mike Morgan            0   2  4.50   2   2   1   0   0   10   14    6    5    1    5    0

 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   8  5.47  14  14   2   0   0   79   90   59   48   10   32   34
John Montague          0   3  5.67  12   0   0   0   0   33   42   22   21    2   17    8
Byron McLaughlin       0   3  5.77   9   7   0   0   0   39   42   27   25    8   19   35
Jim Colborn            0   3  9.00   4   4   0   0   0   18   27   19   18    6    6    1

 Texas                 W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Steve Comer            3   1  1.23  10   0   0   1   0   22   21    3    3    0    7   13
Reggie Cleveland       1   2  1.95  19   0   0   6   0   28   20    8    6    1    6   19
Jon Matlack            5   7  2.86  13  13   6   0   0  101  107   41   32    5   25   58
Fergie Jenkins         7   3  2.99  14  10   6   0   0   96   83   34   32    5   12   54
Paul Lindblad          1   0  3.46   9   0   0   2   0   13   10    5    5    2    8    7
Dock Ellis             5   3  3.78  12  12   3   0   0   81   61   38   34    7   29   28
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  4.89  14   8   1   0   0   57   62   33   31    7   20   35
Roger Moret            0   1  4.91   7   2   0   1   0   15   23    8    8    1    2    5

 Toronto               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Don Kirkwood           1   0  3.43   6   1   0   0   0   21   22    9    8    1    7   11
Tom Underwood          3   7  3.56  13  13   4   0   1   83   78   38   33    9   40   64
Joe Coleman            0   0  3.63   9   0   0   0   0   17   20    8    7    1    8   10
Jesse Jefferson        5   6  3.83  13  12   5   0   1   92   78   41   39   13   37   33
Tom Murphy             2   4  3.86  22   0   0   5   0   37   30   16   16    4   15   15
Dave Wallace           0   0  3.86   6   0   0   0   0   14   12    6    6    1   11    7
Balor Moore            2   1  4.38  16   1   0   0   0   37   42   19   18    4   18   17
Jim Clancy             4   6  4.88  13  12   2   0   0   76   83   44   41    7   41   37
Mike Willis            1   2  5.11  21   0   0   3   0   37   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  8.39  13  11   1   0   0   64   80   61   60   12   36   21

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League Leaders

Wins:

  R. Guidry (NY)           11
  M. Flanagan (BAL)        10
  F. Tanana (CAL)          10
  M. Torrez (BOS)          10
  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
  D. Pole (SEA)             8
  J. Matlack (TEX)          7
  P. Mitchell (SEA)         7
  T. Underwood (TOR)        7
  R. Waits (CLE)            7
  F. Barrios (CHI)          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
  R. Guidry (NY)            6
  F. Jenkins (TEX)          6
  J. Matlack (TEX)          6

Saves:

  D. Stanhouse (BAL)       11
  R. Gossage (NY)           9
  E. Sosa (OAK)             9
  A. Hrabosky (KC)          8
  M. Marshall (MIN)         8
  J. Willoughby (CHI)       8
  J. Hiller (DET)           7
  L. LaGrow (CHI)           7
  D. LaRoche (CAL)          7
  S. Lyle (NY)              7

Shutouts:

  J. Palmer (BAL)           5
  F. Barrios (CHI)          2
  R. Guidry (NY)            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

Innings Pitched:

  L. Sorensen (MIL)     121.2
  M. Flanagan (BAL)     120.0
  P. Splittorff (KC)    119.1
  R. Guidry (NY)        112.0
  J. Palmer (BAL)       111.1
  F. Tanana (CAL)       111.0
  D. Leonard (KC)       109.0
  M. Caldwell (MIL)     107.0
  D. Martinez (BAL)     106.2
  D. Eckersley (BOS)    104.1

Hits:

  D. Martinez (BAL)       120
  M. Torrez (BOS)         116
  R. Erickson (MIN)       115
  D. Eckersley (BOS)      113
  L. Sorensen (MIL)       112
  D. Leonard (KC)         111
  J. Augustine (MIL)      108
  J. Matlack (TEX)        107
  W. Wood (CHI)           104
  E. Figueroa (NY)        103

Runs:

  D. Martinez (BAL)        62
  D. Lemanczyk (TOR)       61
  R. Erickson (MIN)        59
  D. Pole (SEA)            59
  D. Leonard (KC)          57
  J. Augustine (MIL)       54
  J. Garvin (TOR)          51
  L. Sorensen (MIL)        51
  J. Slaton (DET)          50
  W. Wood (CHI)            50

Home Runs:

  D. Leonard (KC)          17
  D. Eckersley (BOS)       14
  J. Jefferson (TOR)       13
  D. Lemanczyk (TOR)       12
  J. Slaton (DET)          11
  J. Colborn (SEA)         10
  B. Lee (BOS)             10
  D. Pole (SEA)            10
  F. Tanana (CAL)          10
  R. Wise (CLE)            10

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            67
  D. Martinez (BAL)        44
  R. Gale (KC)             42
  J. Clancy (TOR)          41
  T. Underwood (TOR)       40
  R. Erickson (MIN)        39
  M. Flanagan (BAL)        39
  J. Slaton (DET)          38
  S. Stone (CHI)           38
  W. Wood (CHI)            38

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           113
  R. Guidry (NY)          104
  M. Flanagan (BAL)        79
  T. Underwood (TOR)       64
  F. Tanana (CAL)          62
  J. Matlack (TEX)         58
  D. Leonard (KC)          57
  J. Palmer (BAL)          55
  S. Stone (CHI)           55
  M. Wilcox (DET)          55


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