Sunday June 25, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, June 25, 1978

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         35  37  3.07   72   6  17   639   576  257  218   46  260  300
New York        41  29  3.32   70  14  18   627   595  260  231   45  204  327
Texas           38  32  3.33   70  23  13   630   585  257  233   45  183  312
Boston          50  21  3.38   71  23  14   636   661  269  239   63  189  269
Kansas City     37  32  3.58   69  20  18   613   579  286  244   55  215  258
Baltimore       40  30  3.70   70  27  13   619   574  293  254   48  244  348
Detroit         34  34  3.71   68  18  11   613   591  285  253   59  237  306
Chicago         32  38  3.83   70  12  19   615   585  285  262   48  256  310
California      36  35  3.84   71  17  12   633   606  304  270   52  268  385
Minnesota       30  39  3.89   69  13  13   625   639  309  270   48  240  295
Cleveland       31  37  3.89   68  17  14   599   580  285  259   49  242  303
Milwaukee       39  31  4.01   70  25  10   619   647  302  276   52  181  263
Seattle         25  48  4.37   73  10  12   654   691  368  318   69  264  274
Toronto         22  47  4.98   69  14   9   608   646  356  336   72  275  289

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ron Guidry (NY)       12   0  1.50  15  15   6   0   2  120   87   23   20    3   34  112
Jim Palmer (BAL)      10   5  2.05  17  17   8   0   5  127   99   35   29    6   39   61
Matt Keough (OAK)      4   4  2.28  15  15   1   0   0   87   66   29   22    2   36   56
Frank Tanana (CAL)    11   3  2.52  15  15   6   0   2  118  111   42   33   10   26   65
Rick Waits (CLE)       5   7  2.53  15  14   9   0   2  103   84   35   29    5   34   50
Dave Goltz (MIN)       5   4  2.56  10  10   3   0   0   77   70   24   22    4   28   34
Jon Matlack (TEX)      6   8  2.58  15  15   8   0   1  119  115   43   34    6   26   68
J. Johnson (OAK)       4   4  2.66  16  14   3   0   2   88   73   28   26    8   41   37
Paul Splittorff (KC)   9   6  2.73  17  17   7   0   1  132  107   45   40   13   25   29
Fergie Jenkins (TEX)   8   3  2.73  15  11   7   0   1  105   88   34   32    5   12   60

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Palmer            10   5  2.05  17  17   8   0   5  127   99   35   29    6   39   61
Mike Flanagan         11   4  3.00  17  17  10   0   1  129  103   44   43    7   41   82
Don Stanhouse          1   4  3.09  24   0   0  11   0   32   22   13   11    0   26   17
Scott McGregor         8   5  3.59  13  12   5   0   2   88   78   40   35    8   18   45
Nelson Briles          1   4  3.83   9   6   1   0   0   40   41   20   17    3   16   24
Dennis Martinez        6   5  4.62  19  18   3   0   1  121  134   71   62    9   49   62
Tippy Martinez         2   1  5.29  24   0   0   2   0   34   42   21   20    4   19   29
Joe Kerrigan           0   0  5.86  10   0   0   0   0   28   28   24   18    6   23   13
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  2.25  16   0   0   6   0   28   24    9    7    3   11   13
Jim Wright             3   1  2.65  10   5   2   0   2   54   50   17   16    2   11   31
Bill Lee               8   3  2.74  14  14   6   0   1  102  103   43   31   11   29   22
Luis Tiant             7   0  2.84  12  11   5   0   2   76   64   25   24    9   21   42
Bob Stanley            5   1  3.21  22   0   0   3   0   48   53   17   17    1   14   12
Dennis Eckersley       7   2  3.26  15  15   4   0   1  113  119   46   41   15   30   50
Mike Torrez           11   3  3.88  16  16   5   0   1  116  131   55   50   10   39   55
Tom Burgmeier          2   1  4.03  19   0   0   3   0   22   24   10   10    2   10   11
Allen Ripley           1   4  4.83  11  10   1   0   0   60   68   35   32    8   18   17
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  2.05  19   0   0   0   0   48   42   12   11    2   22   15
Frank Tanana          11   3  2.52  15  15   6   0   2  118  111   42   33   10   26   65
Dave Frost             0   1  3.00   1   1   0   0   0    6    7    2    2    0    4    2
Dave LaRoche           6   3  3.63  26   0   0   7   0   40   31   20   16    4   25   26
Paul Hartzell          1   5  3.83  31   1   0   5   0   56   58   26   24    4    8   30
Nolan Ryan             3   6  4.04  13  13   5   0   2  100   74   47   45    6   67  113
Chris Knapp            7   6  4.24  15  15   4   0   0   98   95   48   46   11   33   56
Tom Griffin            0   3  4.73  11   4   0   0   0   27   32   21   14    3   17   10
Don Aase               4   4  4.78  14  14   1   0   0   79   92   46   42    8   39   42
Ken Brett              2   4  5.49  15   8   1   0   1   61   64   40   37    4   27   26

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rich Hinton            1   1  2.57  12   1   0   1   0   28   21    8    8    1    7   14
Jim Willoughby         0   5  2.89  33   0   0   9   0   56   52   19   18    2    8   22
Ron Schueler           3   2  3.35  13   3   0   0   0   40   32   15   15    5   16   24
Francisco Barrios      5   6  3.57  16  15   5   0   2   93   84   38   37    7   31   37
Steve Stone            6   5  3.77  15  15   2   0   1  103   93   47   43    6   44   64
Ken Kravec             6   5  3.77  12  12   1   0   0   76   64   34   32    7   37   53
Rich Wortham           1   2  3.79   3   3   0   0   0   19   26    9    8    0    7    9
Lerrin LaGrow          1   2  4.05  23   0   0   8   0   40   34   19   18    4   18   19
Wilbur Wood            7   5  4.13  17  17   3   0   0  107  115   55   49   11   46   45
Pablo Torrealba        2   4  5.27  16   3   1   1   1   41   52   31   24    3   33   16
Jack Kucek             0   1  7.50   3   1   0   0   0   12   12   10   10    2    9    7

 Cleveland             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Sid Monge              2   1  2.41  12   2   0   2   0   37   25   15   10    1   20   16
Rick Waits             5   7  2.53  15  14   9   0   2  103   84   35   29    5   34   50
Dan Spillner           1   0  2.70   5   0   0   0   0    7    4    2    2    0    3    3
Rick Wise              5  10  3.38  16  16   6   0   0  115  106   49   43   11   33   51
Rick Kreuger           0   0  3.86   6   0   0   0   0    9    6    4    4    1    3    7
David Clyde            4   3  4.05  11   8   2   0   0   60   63   30   27    2   23   38
Mike Paxton            4   4  4.10  14   8   0   1   0   68   67   32   31    6   27   31
Jim Kern               5   3  4.33  23   0   0   6   0   35   36   17   17    3   22   36
Dennis Kinney          0   2  4.42  18   0   0   5   0   39   37   21   19    3   14   19
Don Hood               3   3  4.50  14  14   0   0   0   82   90   43   41    8   40   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
Steve Foucault         1   4  2.40  16   0   0   4   0   30   41   14    8    1   12   15
John Hiller            6   3  2.41  25   0   0   7   0   56   41   18   15    4   17   49
Mark Fidrych           2   0  2.45   3   3   2   0   0   22   17    6    6    1    5   10
Dave Rozema            2   4  2.49   9   9   2   0   1   61   52   19   17    5   16   21
Steve Baker            1   1  3.12   7   6   0   0   0   43   37   16   15    4   24   27
Jim Crawford           2   2  3.19  15   0   0   0   0   31   27   16   11    3   15   16
Milt Wilcox            4   6  4.18  13  11   6   0   2   84   78   43   39    8   31   58
Jack Billingham        5   4  4.19  13  13   2   0   0   82   83   41   38    7   32   22
Bob Sykes              3   4  4.25  10   8   3   0   2   55   64   28   26    9   20   29
Jack Morris            1   2  4.34  13   3   0   0   0   46   40   24   22    5   23   20
Jim Slaton             7   4  4.78  15  15   3   0   0   98  103   56   52   11   42   38
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  1.95  27   0   0  11   0   32   18    7    7    2   14   32
Steve Mingori          1   1  2.30  20   0   0   4   0   27   22    9    7    1    6   15
Paul Splittorff        9   6  2.73  17  17   7   0   1  132  107   45   40   13   25   29
Larry Gura             5   2  3.18  15   8   1   0   0   74   62   29   26    5   24   20
Marty Pattin           1   1  3.57  14   0   0   2   0   23   30   12    9    5    7   11
Rich Gale              6   2  3.63  11  11   3   0   1   67   57   29   27    1   46   23
Dennis Leonard         7  10  3.77  17  17   8   0   1  124  129   67   52   19   34   72
Andy Hassler           1   3  4.37   8   8   1   0   0   47   61   30   23    1   19   20
Jim Colborn            1   2  4.76   8   3   0   0   0   28   31   18   15    4   12    8
Doug Bird              3   3  4.91  24   1   0   1   0   48   48   28   26    3   18   27
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  1.31  15   0   0   5   0   21   15    3    3    2    1    7
Mike Caldwell          7   5  2.98  17  14   9   1   1  124  116   44   41    5   29   49
Bob McClure            2   2  3.16  22   0   0   3   0   37   35   14   13    3   13   28
Lary Sorensen          9   4  3.49  16  16   8   0   0  129  120   54   50    8   30   44
Eduardo Rodriguez      0   3  3.68  16   1   0   1   0   29   36   14   12    3   10   14
Andy Replogle          3   1  4.55  14   8   1   0   0   63   80   35   32    9   22   19
Jerry Augustine        8   8  4.73  17  16   4   0   2   97  119   55   51    8   31   31
Randy Stein            2   2  5.01  15   1   0   0   0   41   39   27   23    3   19   24
Bill Travers           3   3  5.54   9   9   1   0   1   52   60   36   32    5   18   20
Moose Haas             2   3  6.66   5   5   2   0   0   26   27   20   19    6    8   27

 Minnesota             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mike Marshall          2   6  2.35  20   0   0  10   0   38   32   11   10    1   18   24
Dave Goltz             5   4  2.56  10  10   3   0   0   77   70   24   22    4   28   34
Darrell Jackson        1   1  2.84   2   2   0   0   0   13   10    4    4    2    7    7
Geoff Zahn             7   5  3.10  16  16   5   0   0  116  105   50   40    7   38   50
Gary Serum             3   2  3.25  15   8   1   0   0   69   64   28   25    5   14   29
Greg Thayer            1   1  3.45  19   0   0   0   0   44   39   17   17    4   28   30
Mac Scarce             1   1  3.94  17   0   0   0   0   32   35   19   14    5   15   17
Roger Erickson         8   5  4.82  18  18   3   0   0  116  134   69   62    8   45   49
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
Roric Harrison         0   0 54.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    4    4    4    0    1    0

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Larry McCall           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    0    0    0    0    0
Ron Guidry            12   0  1.50  15  15   6   0   2  120   87   23   20    3   34  112
Rich Gossage           3   7  2.28  27   0   0  11   0   59   35   19   15    6   23   50
Don Gullett            3   0  2.89   5   5   1   0   0   28   25   10    9    2   14   21
Rawly Eastwick         2   1  3.28   8   0   0   0   0   25   22    9    9    2    4   13
Ed Figueroa            7   5  3.32  15  15   5   0   0  114  119   48   42    8   27   40
Sparky Lyle            5   1  3.70  26   0   0   7   0   56   60   25   23    3   17   13
Dick Tidrow            3   5  3.99  13  11   2   0   0   79   81   37   35    3   21   21
Ken Holtzman           1   0  4.08   5   3   0   0   0   18   21    8    8    2    9    3
Jim Beattie            2   3  4.09  11   9   0   0   0   51   54   26   23    3   30   15
Ken Clay               1   3  4.93  15   4   0   0   0   35   47   22   19    0    9   15
Catfish Hunter         2   3  5.93   6   5   0   0   0   27   27   18   18    7   10   16
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  2.28  15  15   1   0   0   87   66   29   22    2   36   56
Bob Lacey              6   3  2.44  38   0   0   3   0   55   45   19   15    3   21   24
John Henry Johnson     4   4  2.66  16  14   3   0   2   88   73   28   26    8   41   37
Tim Conroy             0   0  2.70   1   1   0   0   0    3    2    1    1    0    5    0
Rick Langford          1   5  3.12  20   8   0   0   0   75   67   29   26    7   29   32
Elias Sosa             4   2  3.14  35   0   0  11   0   52   52   21   18    5   20   28
Steve Renko            2   3  3.27  10   8   0   0   0   52   54   20   19    2   24   28
Dave Heaverlo          2   3  3.38  29   0   0   3   0   64   62   29   24    7   25   30
Steve McCatty          0   0  3.38   3   0   0   0   0   11    6    4    4    0    3    7
Alan Wirth             2   4  3.67  10  10   0   0   0   42   37   19   17    3   22   14
Pete Broberg           7   6  3.79  15  13   1   0   0   78   81   43   33    7   21   40
Mike Morgan            0   3  7.30   3   3   1   0   0   12   19   12   10    1    8    0

 Seattle               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mike Parrott           1   0  3.43   4   4   0   0   0   21   24   15    8    2    3    4
Enrique Romo           4   2  3.44  27   0   0   7   0   50   38   19   19    3   25   27
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          3   7  3.59  13  13   2   0   1   78   76   36   31   10   29   36
Glenn Abbott           3   4  3.70  10  10   2   0   1   56   63   24   23    9   17   20
Shane Rawley           3   5  3.99  28   1   0   3   0   56   61   30   25    5   23   40
Tom House              4   4  4.33  16   8   3   0   0   69   83   38   33    4   10   18
Jim Todd               0   3  4.33  19   2   0   1   0   44   39   25   21    3   28   16
John Montague          1   3  5.02  14   0   0   1   0   38   44   22   21    2   19   11
Dick Pole              4   8  5.64  15  15   2   0   0   83   98   63   52   10   33   36
Byron McLaughlin       0   3  5.77   9   7   0   0   0   39   42   27   25    8   19   35
Jim Colborn            0   4  8.03   5   5   0   0   0   25   33   24   22    8   12    1

 Texas                 W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Steve Comer            3   1  1.13  11   0   0   1   0   24   21    3    3    0    8   13
Reggie Cleveland       2   2  2.01  22   0   0   7   0   31   24    9    7    1    8   23
Jon Matlack            6   8  2.58  15  15   8   0   1  119  115   43   34    6   26   68
Fergie Jenkins         8   3  2.73  15  11   7   0   1  105   88   34   32    5   12   60
Paul Lindblad          1   0  3.21  10   0   0   2   0   14   10    5    5    2    8    7
Dock Ellis             6   3  3.68  13  13   3   0   0   88   67   40   36    8   29   31
Len Barker             1   2  3.86   8   0   0   1   0   12   11    7    5    2    8    7
Doyle Alexander        6   4  3.88  14  14   3   0   1   97  102   44   42   11   37   38
Doc Medich             2   3  4.03  12   7   1   1   1   67   62   31   30    2   25   25
Jim Umbarger           3   5  4.84  15   8   1   0   0   58   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
Victor Cruz            0   0  0.00   2   0   0   1   0    4    2    0    0    0    0    4
Tom Murphy             2   5  3.45  25   0   0   5   0   44   36   17   17    4   17   18
Tom Underwood          3   7  3.71  14  14   4   0   1   87   87   43   36   10   41   68
Balor Moore            3   1  3.76  18   3   0   0   0   50   53   22   21    4   20   21
Dave Wallace           0   0  3.86   6   0   0   0   0   14   12    6    6    1   11    7
Joe Coleman            0   0  4.05  11   0   0   0   0   20   25   10    9    1   10   10
Jesse Jefferson        5   7  4.16  14  13   5   0   1   97   84   47   45   14   39   36
Don Kirkwood           1   1  4.84   7   1   0   0   0   22   26   13   12    2    7   12
Jim Clancy             4   7  5.21  14  13   2   0   0   78   89   48   45    7   42   38
Mike Willis            1   3  5.82  23   0   0   3   0   43   41   29   28    6   18   22
Jerry Garvin           2   7  5.95  14  14   2   0   0   82  106   57   54   11   30   32
Dave Lemanczyk         1   9  8.63  15  11   1   0   0   66   85   64   63   12   40   21

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League Leaders

Wins:

  R. Guidry (NY)           12
  M. Flanagan (BAL)        11
  F. Tanana (CAL)          11
  M. Torrez (BOS)          11
  J. Palmer (BAL)          10
  L. Sorensen (MIL)         9
  P. Splittorff (KC)        9
  J. Augustine (MIL)        8
  R. Erickson (MIN)         8
  F. Jenkins (TEX)          8

Losses:

  D. Leonard (KC)          10
  R. Wise (CLE)            10
  D. Lemanczyk (TOR)        9
  J. Augustine (MIL)        8
  J. Matlack (TEX)          8
  D. Pole (SEA)             8
  J. Clancy (TOR)           7
  J. Garvin (TOR)           7
  R. Gossage (NY)           7
  J. Jefferson (TOR)        7

Complete Games:

  M. Flanagan (BAL)        10
  M. Caldwell (MIL)         9
  R. Waits (CLE)            9
  D. Leonard (KC)           8
  J. Matlack (TEX)          8
  J. Palmer (BAL)           8
  L. Sorensen (MIL)         8
  F. Jenkins (TEX)          7
  P. Splittorff (KC)        7
  R. Guidry (NY)            6

Saves:

  R. Gossage (NY)          11
  A. Hrabosky (KC)         11
  E. Sosa (OAK)            11
  D. Stanhouse (BAL)       11
  M. Marshall (MIN)        10
  J. Willoughby (CHI)       9
  L. LaGrow (CHI)           8
  R. Cleveland (TEX)        7
  J. Hiller (DET)           7
  D. LaRoche (CAL)          7

Shutouts:

  J. Palmer (BAL)           5
  J. Augustine (MIL)        2
  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

Innings Pitched:

  P. Splittorff (KC)    132.0
  M. Flanagan (BAL)     129.0
  L. Sorensen (MIL)     129.0
  J. Palmer (BAL)       127.1
  M. Caldwell (MIL)     124.0
  D. Leonard (KC)       124.0
  D. Martinez (BAL)     120.2
  R. Guidry (NY)        120.0
  J. Matlack (TEX)      118.2
  F. Tanana (CAL)       118.0

Hits:

  R. Erickson (MIN)       134
  D. Martinez (BAL)       134
  M. Torrez (BOS)         131
  D. Leonard (KC)         129
  L. Sorensen (MIL)       120
  J. Augustine (MIL)      119
  D. Eckersley (BOS)      119
  E. Figueroa (NY)        119
  M. Caldwell (MIL)       116
  J. Matlack (TEX)        115

Runs:

  D. Martinez (BAL)        71
  R. Erickson (MIN)        69
  D. Leonard (KC)          67
  D. Lemanczyk (TOR)       64
  D. Pole (SEA)            63
  J. Garvin (TOR)          57
  J. Slaton (DET)          56
  J. Augustine (MIL)       55
  M. Torrez (BOS)          55
  W. Wood (CHI)            55

Home Runs:

  D. Leonard (KC)          19
  D. Eckersley (BOS)       15
  J. Jefferson (TOR)       14
  P. Splittorff (KC)       13
  J. Colborn (SEA)         12
  D. Lemanczyk (TOR)       12
  D. Alexander (TEX)       11
  J. Garvin (TOR)          11
  C. Knapp (CAL)           11
  B. Lee (BOS)             11

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            67
  D. Martinez (BAL)        49
  R. Gale (KC)             46
  W. Wood (CHI)            46
  R. Erickson (MIN)        45
  S. Stone (CHI)           44
  J. Clancy (TOR)          42
  J. Slaton (DET)          42
  M. Flanagan (BAL)        41
  J. Johnson (OAK)         41

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           113
  R. Guidry (NY)          112
  M. Flanagan (BAL)        82
  D. Leonard (KC)          72
  J. Matlack (TEX)         68
  T. Underwood (TOR)       68
  F. Tanana (CAL)          65
  S. Stone (CHI)           64
  D. Martinez (BAL)        62
  J. Palmer (BAL)          61


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