Saturday April 29, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, April 29, 1978

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         15   5  1.89   20   1   6   190   147   50   40    7   82   80
California      14   6  2.53   20   4   8   185   156   54   52   11   75  132
Kansas City     13   5  3.17   18   6   9   159   141   63   56   15   55   60
New York         9   9  3.23   18   5   2   159   148   63   57   11   39   63
Detroit         13   4  3.37   17   5   4   155   139   70   58   11   51   72
Minnesota        8  15  3.70   23   6   1   214   207  104   88   21   75  113
Chicago          6  11  3.95   17   2   4   148   144   79   65   15   62   68
Texas            8  10  4.03   18   4   2   163   176   82   73   12   64   90
Cleveland        8  10  4.15   18   4   4   156   145   77   72   20   64   77
Seattle          7  18  4.45   25   3   5   223   238  122  110   12  100  102
Boston          11   8  4.58   19   2   3   171   200   97   87   25   53   72
Milwaukee        9  10  4.87   19   3   4   166   191  102   90   12   61   98
Baltimore        7  11  4.90   18   3   5   156   169  103   85   21   73   86
Toronto          7  13  4.97   20   3   4   174   182  100   96   27   73   73

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
J. Johnson (OAK)       2   1  1.26   4   4   1   0   1   29   18    4    4    2   12   12
Pete Broberg (OAK)     3   0  1.33   4   4   0   0   0   27   24    6    4    0    7   17
Chris Knapp (CAL)      3   1  1.33   4   4   0   0   0   27   24    5    4    1   11   20
Jim Palmer (BAL)       3   1  1.38   4   4   2   0   1   33   25    7    5    2    6   17
Dave Rozema (DET)      2   0  1.67   4   4   2   0   1   32   27    6    6    3    6   13
Paul Splittorff (KC)   4   1  1.79   5   5   2   0   1   40   26    8    8    4    7   10
Ron Guidry (NY)        2   0  1.82   4   4   1   0   0   30   29    7    6    0    8   12
Gary Serum (MIN)       2   0  1.85   7   1   1   0   0   24   16    5    5    3    3   11
Nolan Ryan (CAL)       1   1  1.98   5   5   1   0   1   41   19   10    9    1   25   59
Rick Waits (CLE)       1   1  2.08   4   3   2   0   1   26   16    7    6    2    7   16

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Don Stanhouse          0   0  0.00   8   0   0   5   0   10    4    0    0    0    8    6
Jim Palmer             3   1  1.38   4   4   2   0   1   33   25    7    5    2    6   17
Nelson Briles          1   1  2.77   3   2   0   0   0   13   10    4    4    1    5   11
Mike Flanagan          1   3  4.68   4   4   1   0   0   25   25   14   13    4    7   14
Dennis Martinez        2   1  5.97   6   5   0   0   0   32   41   23   21    4   12   14
Tippy Martinez         0   1  6.30   8   0   0   0   0   10   12    8    7    2   10    6
Joe Kerrigan           0   0  6.75   3   0   0   0   0   11   14   14    8    4   15    4
Tim Stoddard           0   1  7.20   5   0   0   0   0   10   12   13    8    2    4    9
Scott McGregor         0   3 13.50   3   3   0   0   0   13   26   20   19    2    6    5

 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  2.19   8   0   0   2   0   12   12    3    3    2    4    7
Tom Burgmeier          0   0  2.25   5   0   0   1   0    4    3    1    1    1    1    2
Bill Lee               4   0  2.56   4   4   2   0   1   32   30   11    9    6    5   11
Luis Tiant             1   0  3.00   3   2   0   0   0   15    8    5    5    2    5   11
Bob Stanley            1   1  3.06   8   0   0   0   0   18   22    6    6    0    6    5
Dennis Eckersley       0   1  5.09   5   5   0   0   0   35   43   21   20    6   11   12
Mike Torrez            2   1  5.34   5   5   0   0   0   30   47   21   18    4   10   13
Allen Ripley           0   1  8.31   3   3   0   0   0   13   17   14   12    1    5    2
Jim Wright             0   0  9.00   3   0   0   0   0    5    5    6    5    2    4    6
Bill Campbell          1   2 11.37   5   0   0   0   0    6   12    8    8    1    2    3

 California            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Chris Knapp            3   1  1.33   4   4   0   0   0   27   24    5    4    1   11   20
Dave LaRoche           2   0  1.38   9   0   0   5   0   13    7    2    2    1    6    7
Nolan Ryan             1   1  1.98   5   5   1   0   1   41   19   10    9    1   25   59
Frank Tanana           5   0  2.45   5   5   2   0   1   40   43   11   11    4    7   17
Ken Brett              1   1  2.65   3   2   1   0   1   17   14    5    5    1    6    7
Dyar Miller            1   0  3.00   4   0   0   0   0    6    8    2    2    0    6    1
Paul Hartzell          0   2  3.38  10   0   0   3   0   19   17    7    7    0    4   10
Don Aase               1   1  4.71   4   4   0   0   0   21   23   11   11    3    9   11
Tom Griffin            0   0  9.00   2   0   0   0   0    1    1    1    1    0    1    0

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rich Hinton            0   0  1.69   4   0   0   0   0    5    4    1    1    1    3    3
Pablo Torrealba        1   2  2.31   7   0   0   1   0   12    8    5    3    0    8    8
Wilbur Wood            1   3  3.35   5   5   2   0   0   38   39   19   14    5   17   12
Francisco Barrios      1   1  3.42   4   4   0   0   0   24   19   10    9    2   11    5
Jim Willoughby         0   1  3.60   6   0   0   0   0   10   10    5    4    0    2    4
Ron Schueler           0   0  4.15   3   0   0   0   0    4    4    2    2    1    1    2
Steve Stone            1   1  4.18   4   4   0   0   0   24   23   14   11    1    7   16
Lerrin LaGrow          1   0  5.40   8   0   0   3   0   10   10    7    6    1    4    6
Ken Kravec             1   3  6.23   4   4   0   0   0   22   27   16   15    4    9   12

 Cleveland             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
David Clyde            0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    4    3    0    0    0    2    2
Sid Monge              0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    0    0    0    0    3    2
Rick Waits             1   1  2.08   4   3   2   0   1   26   16    7    6    2    7   16
Rick Wise              1   3  2.86   4   4   2   0   0   28   23   10    9    3    7   11
Dennis Kinney          0   1  2.89   5   0   0   2   0    9    7    5    3    1    3    4
Don Hood               2   0  3.65   4   4   0   0   0   25   27   10   10    2   14    8
Jim Kern               2   1  4.50   7   0   0   1   0   10    9    5    5    2    6    6
Rick Kreuger           0   0  5.40   3   0   0   0   0    7    4    4    4    1    2    5
Mike Paxton            0   1  5.40   5   1   0   1   0   15   13    9    9    3    4   10
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
John Hiller            3   0  1.62   6   0   0   1   0   17   10    6    3    1    6   12
Dave Rozema            2   0  1.67   4   4   2   0   1   32   27    6    6    3    6   13
Mark Fidrych           2   0  2.45   3   3   2   0   0   22   17    6    6    1    5   10
Jack Billingham        3   0  2.96   3   3   1   0   0   24   20    8    8    0    6    5
Steve Foucault         0   0  3.18   4   0   0   3   0    6    7    4    2    0    2    2
Jack Morris            0   0  3.97   2   2   0   0   0   11    8    5    5    1    6    3
Jim Crawford           1   2  4.91   4   0   0   0   0    7    6    6    4    2    2    6
Jim Slaton             2   1  5.40   4   4   0   0   0   23   32   17   14    3   11   13
Milt Wilcox            0   1  8.18   3   1   0   0   0   11   12   12   10    0    7    8

 Kansas City           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Steve Mingori          0   0  0.00   5   0   0   2   0    5    0    0    0    0    1    3
Marty Pattin           1   0  0.00   4   0   0   2   0    7    7    0    0    0    1    1
Al Hrabosky            0   0  1.50   7   0   0   4   0    6    3    1    1    0    4    5
Paul Splittorff        4   1  1.79   5   5   2   0   1   40   26    8    8    4    7   10
Larry Gura             2   0  3.05   5   2   0   0   0   21   18    8    7    2    4    3
Dennis Leonard         3   3  3.11   6   6   4   0   0   46   47   19   16    7   14   31
Jim Colborn            1   0  4.50   3   1   0   0   0   10   12    7    5    1    6    1
Doug Bird              1   1  4.85   6   0   0   1   0   13   14    8    7    0    8    5
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            0   0  0.00   4   0   0   0   0    5    5    0    0    0    1    2
Eduardo Rodriguez      0   2  1.93   6   0   0   1   0    9    7    3    2    0    1    6
Bob McClure            0   1  3.55   7   0   0   2   0   13   16    5    5    0    3   14
Mike Caldwell          1   0  3.71   5   2   0   1   0   27   24   11   11    1   12   17
Lary Sorensen          2   1  4.50   5   5   0   0   0   34   35   21   17    1   14   13
Moose Haas             2   2  5.40   4   4   2   0   0   25   24   16   15    5    6   26
Jerry Augustine        3   3  5.91   6   6   1   0   0   35   48   25   23    2   17   12
Andy Replogle          1   0  6.17   4   1   0   0   0   12   22    9    8    3    2    4
Randy Stein            0   1 12.15   3   1   0   0   0    7   10   12    9    0    5    4

 Minnesota             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mac Scarce             0   0  1.59   3   0   0   0   0    6    3    1    1    0    2    3
Gary Serum             2   0  1.85   7   1   1   0   0   24   16    5    5    3    3   11
Geoff Zahn             2   0  3.13   5   5   2   0   0   37   35   18   13    3   13   13
Tom Johnson            1   4  3.26   6   0   0   1   0   19   23    8    7    2    7   15
Paul Thormodsgard      1   2  3.66   5   5   1   0   0   32   35   14   13    3    9   14
Dave Goltz             0   3  4.06   4   4   1   0   0   31   33   14   14    3   11   21
Roger Erickson         2   2  4.24   5   5   1   0   0   34   34   20   16    1   12   17
Greg Thayer            0   1  4.38   7   0   0   0   0   12    9    6    6    3    7   10
Dave Johnson           0   1  6.48   3   1   0   0   0    8    9    6    6    1    5    5
Pete Redfern           0   2  6.52   3   2   0   0   0   10   10   12    7    2    6    4

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Beattie            1   0  1.42   1   1   0   0   0    6    5    1    1    0    3    3
Ron Guidry             2   0  1.82   4   4   1   0   0   30   29    7    6    0    8   12
Sparky Lyle            2   0  2.13   5   0   0   2   0   13   10    3    3    1    1    4
Ken Clay               0   0  2.25   3   0   0   0   0    4    3    1    1    0    1    1
Ed Figueroa            3   1  2.53   4   4   3   0   0   32   28   12    9    1    3   10
Rich Gossage           0   3  2.93   6   0   0   0   0   15   14    7    5    3    3   15
Dick Tidrow            1   2  3.07   4   4   1   0   0   29   23   10   10    1   10    9
Rawly Eastwick         0   0  3.86   2   0   0   0   0    7    7    3    3    1    0    0
Ken Holtzman           0   0  4.82   2   2   0   0   0    9   12    5    5    1    5    2
Catfish Hunter         0   3  9.45   3   3   0   0   0   13   17   14   14    3    5    7

 Oakland               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Joe Coleman            2   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    2    0    0    0    0    1    2
Elias Sosa             2   0  1.02  10   0   0   3   0   18   13    2    2    0   12    7
John Henry Johnson     2   1  1.26   4   4   1   0   1   29   18    4    4    2   12   12
Pete Broberg           3   0  1.33   4   4   0   0   0   27   24    6    4    0    7   17
Matt Keough            1   0  2.13   4   4   0   0   0   25   20    8    6    0   14   18
Rick Langford          0   1  2.13   4   4   0   0   0   25   18    8    6    3   11    5
Alan Wirth             1   2  2.21   4   4   0   0   0   20   15    7    5    1   14    9
Dave Heaverlo          2   1  2.33  10   0   0   2   0   19   15    7    5    0    6    6
Bob Lacey              2   0  2.50  12   0   0   1   0   18   13    5    5    1    5    3
Steve Renko            0   0  4.50   1   0   0   0   0    6   11    3    3    0    0    1

 Seattle               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Glenn Abbott           1   1  2.19   3   3   0   0   0   12   13    3    3    0    6    4
Shane Rawley           0   1  3.26  11   0   0   3   0   19   20    9    7    1    9   18
Paul Mitchell          1   3  4.13   5   5   1   0   0   28   31   15   13    1    8   15
Jim Todd               0   2  4.19   8   2   0   0   0   19   16   11    9    0   12    7
Enrique Romo           1   0  4.32   7   0   0   2   0   17   16    8    8    0    8    7
Byron McLaughlin       0   1  4.50   1   1   0   0   0    6    6    3    3    0    4   10
John Montague          0   1  4.50   4   0   0   0   0   10   11    5    5    0    7    2
Steve Burke            0   1  4.55   9   0   0   0   0   28   25   15   14    2   16    8
Rick Honeycutt         1   3  4.61   6   5   0   0   0   27   29   17   14    2   16   10
Dick Pole              2   3  5.14   5   5   1   0   0   28   37   17   16    5   10   12
Tom House              1   2  5.79   5   3   1   0   0   23   30   16   15    0    3    8
Mike Parrott           0   0  6.23   1   1   0   0   0    4    4    3    3    1    1    1

 Texas                 W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Steve Comer            0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    2    0    0    0    3    4
Paul Lindblad          0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    3    2    0    0    0    2    4
Roger Moret            0   0  2.25   1   0   0   1   0    4    4    1    1    0    1    0
Jon Matlack            2   3  3.18   5   5   1   0   0   34   40   17   12    2   10   22
Jim Umbarger           0   1  3.38   5   2   0   0   0   21   21    8    8    1    5   16
Doyle Alexander        1   1  3.46   4   4   1   0   1   26   32   10   10    3    9   12
Len Barker             1   1  3.72   5   0   0   1   0   10    9    4    4    1    6    5
Fergie Jenkins         1   1  4.03   5   1   1   0   0   22   23   10   10    1    6   11
Reggie Cleveland       1   1  4.05   4   0   0   0   0    7    8    5    3    1    1    5
Dock Ellis             2   1  4.95   4   4   1   0   0   20   14   13   11    2   11    6
Doc Medich             0   1  9.95   3   2   0   0   0   13   21   14   14    1   10    5

 Toronto               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Murphy             2   0  0.00   7   0   0   1   0   14    5    0    0    0    5    6
Mike Willis            0   1  2.70   9   0   0   3   0   13   10    4    4    1    4    6
Don Kirkwood           1   0  3.27   3   0   0   0   0   11   12    4    4    0    3    7
Jesse Jefferson        1   3  4.08   5   4   2   0   1   35   28   18   16    7   17   13
Tom Underwood          0   2  5.60   4   4   0   0   0   18   21   13   11    2    9    7
Jerry Garvin           1   1  5.84   4   4   0   0   0   25   33   16   16    5    8   10
Jim Clancy             1   1  6.14   4   3   0   0   0   22   28   15   15    2   10   10
Balor Moore            1   0  6.75   5   0   0   0   0    9   13    7    7    2    7    4
Dave Lemanczyk         0   5  7.67   5   5   1   0   0   27   32   23   23    8   10   10

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League Leaders

Wins:

  F. Tanana (CAL)           5
  B. Lee (BOS)              4
  P. Splittorff (KC)        4
  J. Augustine (MIL)        3
  J. Billingham (DET)       3
  P. Broberg (OAK)          3
  E. Figueroa (NY)          3
  J. Hiller (DET)           3
  C. Knapp (CAL)            3
  D. Leonard (KC)           3

Losses:

  D. Lemanczyk (TOR)        5
  T. Johnson (MIN)          4
  J. Augustine (MIL)        3
  M. Flanagan (BAL)         3
  W. Garland (CLE)          3
  D. Goltz (MIN)            3
  R. Gossage (NY)           3
  R. Honeycutt (SEA)        3
  C. Hunter (NY)            3
  J. Jefferson (TOR)        3

Complete Games:

  D. Leonard (KC)           4
  E. Figueroa (NY)          3
  M. Fidrych (DET)          2
  M. Haas (MIL)             2
  J. Jefferson (TOR)        2
  B. Lee (BOS)              2
  J. Palmer (BAL)           2
  D. Rozema (DET)           2
  P. Splittorff (KC)        2
  F. Tanana (CAL)           2

Saves:

  D. LaRoche (CAL)          5
  D. Stanhouse (BAL)        5
  A. Hrabosky (KC)          4
  S. Foucault (DET)         3
  P. Hartzell (CAL)         3
  L. LaGrow (CHI)           3
  S. Rawley (SEA)           3
  E. Sosa (OAK)             3
  M. Willis (TOR)           3
  D. Drago (BOS)            2

Shutouts:

  D. Alexander (TEX)        1
  K. Brett (CAL)            1
  J. Jefferson (TOR)        1
  J. Johnson (OAK)          1
  B. Lee (BOS)              1
  J. Palmer (BAL)           1
  D. Rozema (DET)           1
  N. Ryan (CAL)             1
  P. Splittorff (KC)        1
  F. Tanana (CAL)           1

Innings Pitched:

  D. Leonard (KC)        46.1
  N. Ryan (CAL)          41.0
  P. Splittorff (KC)     40.1
  F. Tanana (CAL)        40.1
  W. Wood (CHI)          37.2
  G. Zahn (MIN)          37.1
  D. Eckersley (BOS)     35.1
  J. Jefferson (TOR)     35.1
  J. Augustine (MIL)     35.0
  R. Erickson (MIN)      34.0

Hits:

  J. Augustine (MIL)       48
  D. Leonard (KC)          47
  M. Torrez (BOS)          47
  D. Eckersley (BOS)       43
  W. Garland (CLE)         43
  F. Tanana (CAL)          43
  D. Martinez (BAL)        41
  J. Matlack (TEX)         40
  W. Wood (CHI)            39
  D. Pole (SEA)            37

Runs:

  W. Garland (CLE)         27
  J. Augustine (MIL)       25
  D. Lemanczyk (TOR)       23
  D. Martinez (BAL)        23
  D. Eckersley (BOS)       21
  L. Sorensen (MIL)        21
  M. Torrez (BOS)          21
  R. Erickson (MIN)        20
  S. McGregor (BAL)        20
  D. Leonard (KC)          19

Home Runs:

  D. Lemanczyk (TOR)        8
  J. Jefferson (TOR)        7
  D. Leonard (KC)           7
  D. Eckersley (BOS)        6
  W. Garland (CLE)          6
  B. Lee (BOS)              6
  J. Garvin (TOR)           5
  M. Haas (MIL)             5
  D. Pole (SEA)             5
  W. Wood (CHI)             5

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            25
  J. Augustine (MIL)       17
  J. Jefferson (TOR)       17
  W. Wood (CHI)            17
  S. Burke (SEA)           16
  W. Garland (CLE)         16
  R. Honeycutt (SEA)       16
  J. Kerrigan (BAL)        15
  D. Hood (CLE)            14
  M. Keough (OAK)          14

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            59
  D. Leonard (KC)          31
  M. Haas (MIL)            26
  J. Matlack (TEX)         22
  D. Goltz (MIN)           21
  C. Knapp (CAL)           20
  M. Keough (OAK)          18
  S. Rawley (SEA)          18
  P. Broberg (OAK)         17
  M. Caldwell (MIL)        17

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