Sunday June 18, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, June 18, 1978

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         32  33  2.90   65   6  14   580   520  224  187   45  224  265
New York        37  26  3.14   63  13  16   567   528  226  198   40  178  291
Boston          45  20  3.37   65  19  14   582   611  247  218   53  174  238
Texas           32  31  3.51   63  19  12   567   539  245  221   42  178  286
Chicago         31  32  3.62   63  11  18   551   514  243  222   42  225  276
Baltimore       38  26  3.62   64  24  13   569   522  263  229   44  226  319
Detroit         31  31  3.65   62  17  10   555   535  251  225   54  218  277
Kansas City     33  29  3.65   62  19  15   550   516  256  223   51  198  222
Minnesota       27  35  3.79   62  12  12   560   569  271  236   41  210  279
California      33  31  3.82   64  16  12   571   549  270  242   48  240  357
Milwaukee       37  27  3.88   64  23   9   565   590  268  244   48  166  245
Cleveland       27  34  4.01   61  16  12   538   520  264  240   47  211  273
Seattle         20  47  4.53   67   9   9   600   645  343  302   64  243  253
Toronto         21  42  4.92   63  13   8   553   579  318  302   66  258  266

 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)      10   4  1.81  16  16   7   0   5  119   89   30   24    5   35   58
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
Frank Tanana (CAL)    10   3  2.43  14  14   6   0   2  111  101   37   30   10   24   62
Rick Waits (CLE)       4   7  2.48  14  13   8   0   2   94   77   32   26    4   28   47
Geoff Zahn (MIN)       7   4  2.61  14  14   5   0   0  103   90   40   30    5   32   46
Paul Splittorff (KC)   8   6  2.68  16  16   7   0   1  124  101   42   37   12   25   28
J. Johnson (OAK)       4   4  2.71  15  14   3   0   2   83   71   27   25    8   36   36
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            10   4  1.81  16  16   7   0   5  119   89   30   24    5   35   58
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  5.29  24   0   0   2   0   34   42   21   20    4   19   29
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  1.88  15   0   0   6   0   24   20    6    5    2    8   10
Luis Tiant             6   0  2.39  10   9   4   0   2   64   53   18   17    4   19   35
Jim Wright             3   1  2.73   9   5   2   0   2   53   49   17   16    2   10   31
Bill Lee               7   3  2.82  13  13   5   0   1   93   95   41   29   10   27   22
Bob Stanley            5   1  3.26  21   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  5.29  18   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            7   5  3.79  14  14   4   0   0   93   89   41   39    9   29   53
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  2.25  29   0   0   9   0   48   38   13   12    1    6   17
Ron Schueler           3   1  3.18  12   3   0   0   0   40   30   14   14    5   15   24
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
Rich Wortham           1   2  3.79   3   3   0   0   0   19   26    9    8    0    7    9
Lerrin LaGrow          1   2  3.89  20   0   0   7   0   35   30   16   15    3   15   19
Ken Kravec             6   4  4.14  11  11   0   0   0   67   59   32   31    6   34   48
Wilbur Wood            6   5  4.23  16  16   3   0   0  100  109   52   47   11   45   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             4   7  2.48  14  13   8   0   2   94   77   32   26    4   28   47
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   4  4.15  13   7   0   1   0   61   54   29   28    6   25   27
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
Dan Spillner           0   0  6.00   3   0   0   0   0    3    3    2    2    0    2    1
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
John Hiller            5   3  2.49  22   0   0   7   0   47   32   16   13    4   15   43
Steve Foucault         1   4  2.60  15   0   0   3   0   28   38   14    8    1   12   13
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  3.46   9   8   3   0   2   55   59   23   21    8   20   29
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  4.71  12   3   0   0   0   42   38   23   22    5   21   17
Jim Slaton             6   4  5.06  14  14   2   0   0   89   99   53   50   11   41   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            2   2  2.15  24   0   0   8   0   29   17    7    7    2   13   27
Steve Mingori          1   1  2.52  18   0   0   4   0   25   22    9    7    1    6   14
Paul Splittorff        8   6  2.68  16  16   7   0   1  124  101   42   37   12   25   28
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
Marty Pattin           1   1  3.74  13   0   0   2   0   22   29   12    9    5    6   11
Dennis Leonard         6   9  3.96  15  15   8   0   1  109  111   57   48   17   30   57
Andy Hassler           0   3  4.68   7   7   1   0   0   42   53   27   22    1   18   18
Jim Colborn            1   2  4.76   8   3   0   0   0   28   31   18   15    4   12    8
Doug Bird              3   2  5.02  21   1   0   1   0   38   37   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  0.48  13   0   0   4   0   19   11    1    1    0    1    6
Mike Caldwell          7   4  3.05  16  13   8   1   1  115  106   41   39    5   28   46
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
Jerry Augustine        7   8  5.22  16  15   3   0   1   88  116   55   51    8   31   29
Moose Haas             2   2  5.40   4   4   2   0   0   25   24   16   15    5    6   26

 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
Mike Marshall          1   5  2.60  17   0   0   9   0   28   21    9    8    1   13   21
Geoff Zahn             7   4  2.61  14  14   5   0   0  103   90   40   30    5   32   46
Dave Goltz             4   4  2.77   9   9   2   0   0   68   65   23   21    4   27   34
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   5  3.21  14  14   5   0   0  109  110   45   39    8   25   40
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   4  2.71  15  14   3   0   2   83   71   27   25    8   36   36
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  3.86  14  13   1   0   0   75   77   42   32    7   20   39
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
Glenn Abbott           2   4  4.40   9   9   1   0   0   47   59   24   23    9   16   14
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
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       2   2  1.88  20   0   0   6   0   29   21    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  3.87  13  13   3   0   1   91   94   41   39   10   36   38
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   5  3.86  23   0   0   5   0   40   34   17   17    4   17   15
Dave Wallace           0   0  3.86   6   0   0   0   0   14   12    6    6    1   11    7
Balor Moore            2   1  4.15  17   2   0   0   0   43   48   21   20    4   18   20
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
  J. Palmer (BAL)          10
  F. Tanana (CAL)          10
  M. Torrez (BOS)          10
  L. Sorensen (MIL)         8
  P. Splittorff (KC)        8
  J. Augustine (MIL)        7
  M. Caldwell (MIL)         7
  R. Erickson (MIN)         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
  M. Caldwell (MIL)         8
  D. Leonard (KC)           8
  L. Sorensen (MIL)         8
  R. Waits (CLE)            8
  J. Palmer (BAL)           7
  P. Splittorff (KC)        7
  R. Guidry (NY)            6
  F. Jenkins (TEX)          6
  J. Matlack (TEX)          6

Saves:

  D. Stanhouse (BAL)       11
  R. Gossage (NY)           9
  M. Marshall (MIN)         9
  E. Sosa (OAK)             9
  J. Willoughby (CHI)       9
  A. Hrabosky (KC)          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
  R. Waits (CLE)            2

Innings Pitched:

  P. Splittorff (KC)    124.1
  L. Sorensen (MIL)     121.2
  M. Flanagan (BAL)     120.0
  J. Palmer (BAL)       119.1
  M. Caldwell (MIL)     115.0
  R. Guidry (NY)        112.0
  F. Tanana (CAL)       111.0
  E. Figueroa (NY)      109.1
  D. Leonard (KC)       109.0
  D. Martinez (BAL)     106.2

Hits:

  D. Martinez (BAL)       120
  J. Augustine (MIL)      116
  M. Torrez (BOS)         116
  R. Erickson (MIN)       115
  D. Eckersley (BOS)      113
  L. Sorensen (MIL)       112
  D. Leonard (KC)         111
  E. Figueroa (NY)        110
  W. Wood (CHI)           109
  J. Matlack (TEX)        107

Runs:

  D. Martinez (BAL)        62
  D. Lemanczyk (TOR)       61
  R. Erickson (MIN)        59
  D. Pole (SEA)            59
  D. Leonard (KC)          57
  J. Augustine (MIL)       55
  J. Slaton (DET)          53
  W. Wood (CHI)            52
  J. Garvin (TOR)          51
  L. Sorensen (MIL)        51

Home Runs:

  D. Leonard (KC)          17
  D. Eckersley (BOS)       14
  J. Jefferson (TOR)       13
  D. Lemanczyk (TOR)       12
  P. Splittorff (KC)       12
  J. Slaton (DET)          11
  W. Wood (CHI)            11
  D. Alexander (TEX)       10
  J. Colborn (SEA)         10
  B. Lee (BOS)             10

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            67
  W. Wood (CHI)            45
  D. Martinez (BAL)        44
  R. Gale (KC)             42
  J. Clancy (TOR)          41
  J. Slaton (DET)          41
  T. Underwood (TOR)       40
  R. Erickson (MIN)        39
  M. Flanagan (BAL)        39
  S. Stone (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
  J. Palmer (BAL)          58
  D. Leonard (KC)          57
  S. Stone (CHI)           55
  M. Wilcox (DET)          55

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