Saturday May 27, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, May 27, 1978

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Oakland         26  17  2.53   43   3  11   392   325  138  110   18  156  162
New York        26  15  3.19   41   8  12   367   339  144  130   25  114  157
Detroit         24  17  3.34   41  14   7   372   345  155  138   33  133  192
California      25  17  3.44   42  12  11   377   348  152  144   23  153  237
Texas           22  20  3.52   42  14   9   379   363  166  148   33  126  194
Boston          30  15  3.63   45  13  10   404   430  178  163   43  131  156
Kansas City     22  19  3.91   41  10  14   357   337  178  155   37  129  147
Minnesota       17  26  4.07   43   8   7   391   394  200  177   35  149  203
Cleveland       19  22  4.09   41  11   9   358   345  177  163   29  147  187
Seattle         17  31  4.19   48   7   9   434   446  228  202   34  172  179
Baltimore       20  23  4.28   43  13   7   377   373  209  179   33  170  225
Milwaukee       21  20  4.32   41  15   5   356   380  187  171   30  116  165
Chicago         12  28  4.39   40   4   6   344   357  189  168   34  144  165
Toronto         16  27  5.08   43  10   6   377   382  226  213   49  181  165

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
J. Johnson (OAK)       4   2  1.64   9   9   3   0   2   66   46   14   12    3   23   25
Ron Guidry (NY)        6   0  1.73   9   9   2   0   0   68   56   16   13    1   24   48
Dave Rozema (DET)      2   2  2.39   7   7   2   0   1   49   38   13   13    4   14   18
Frank Tanana (CAL)     8   1  2.49  10  10   4   0   2   80   78   26   22    6   14   44
Bill Lee (BOS)         7   1  2.55  10  10   5   0   1   81   77   25   23    9   20   20
Matt Keough (OAK)      2   3  2.60   9   9   0   0   0   52   41   21   15    2   28   33
Geoff Zahn (MIN)       4   2  2.71   9   9   3   0   0   66   58   27   20    5   21   30
Jim Palmer (BAL)       5   4  2.77  10  10   3   0   2   68   60   26   21    4   24   34
Paul Splittorff (KC)   5   4  2.81  11  11   4   0   1   86   70   28   27    7   16   20
Ed Figueroa (NY)       5   2  2.93   9   9   4   0   0   74   72   29   24    4   15   23

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Palmer             5   4  2.77  10  10   3   0   2   68   60   26   21    4   24   34
Mike Flanagan          5   4  3.35  11  11   5   0   1   75   67   29   28    4   27   54
Nelson Briles          1   3  3.63   7   5   1   0   0   35   31   17   14    3   14   22
Don Stanhouse          0   3  3.98  16   0   0   7   0   20   12   10    9    0   18   13
Scott McGregor         4   3  4.46   7   6   3   0   1   42   41   22   21    3    9   23
Dennis Martinez        3   3  4.73  12  11   1   0   0   72   82   44   38    6   31   39
Joe Kerrigan           0   0  5.87   8   0   0   0   0   23   25   21   15    6   19    8
Tippy Martinez         1   1  6.65  16   0   0   0   0   23   32   18   17    3   17   18
John Flinn             1   1  7.20   5   0   0   0   0    5    6    5    4    1    4    4
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  1.84  10   0   0   4   0   15   14    3    3    2    4    7
Jim Wright             1   0  2.25   5   2   1   0   1   24   21    7    6    2    6   14
Bill Lee               7   1  2.55  10  10   5   0   1   81   77   25   23    9   20   20
Luis Tiant             3   0  3.15   7   6   2   0   1   40   34   15   14    3   18   24
Bob Stanley            3   1  3.62  15   0   0   3   0   32   39   13   13    1   12    8
Dennis Eckersley       4   1  3.95  10  10   2   0   0   73   81   35   32   12   19   26
Mike Torrez            6   2  4.00  10  10   2   0   1   70   80   35   31    6   28   32
Allen Ripley           1   3  4.33   7   7   1   0   0   44   45   24   21    5   12   11
Tom Burgmeier          1   1  6.28  15   0   0   3   0   14   19   10   10    2    8    8
Bill Campbell          2   4  8.44   8   0   0   0   0   11   19   10   10    1    4    6

 California            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dave LaRoche           3   1  2.28  15   0   0   6   0   24   18    6    6    1   15   10
Frank Tanana           8   1  2.49  10  10   4   0   2   80   78   26   22    6   14   44
Chris Knapp            6   3  3.03   9   9   2   0   0   59   57   22   20    3   16   35
Dyar Miller            1   0  3.05  10   0   0   0   0   21   22    7    7    1   10    6
Nolan Ryan             3   3  3.12   9   9   5   0   2   75   46   27   26    4   46   89
Paul Hartzell          1   3  3.23  18   0   0   5   0   31   30   11   11    0    5   17
Don Aase               2   2  4.70   8   8   0   0   0   46   52   24   24    5   21   25
Tom Griffin            0   1  5.40   5   1   0   0   0    8    8    6    5    0   11    1
Ken Brett              1   3  6.21   7   5   1   0   1   33   37   23   23    3   15   10

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rich Hinton            0   0  0.87   7   0   0   0   0   10    5    1    1    1    3    4
Lerrin LaGrow          1   1  3.20  13   0   0   3   0   25   20   10    9    3   10   14
Jim Willoughby         0   4  3.26  19   0   0   2   0   30   25   12   11    1    6   14
Rich Wortham           1   2  3.79   3   3   0   0   0   19   26    9    8    0    7    9
Steve Stone            3   3  4.10   9   9   0   0   0   59   60   31   27    2   24   35
Wilbur Wood            4   4  4.12  11  11   3   0   0   74   80   39   34    8   31   31
Pablo Torrealba        1   4  4.66  12   1   0   1   0   29   37   22   15    3   20   14
Ron Schueler           0   1  5.60   8   1   0   0   0   18   17   11   11    3    8   11
Francisco Barrios      1   5  5.73  10   9   1   0   0   49   53   32   31    7   20   14
Ken Kravec             1   4  6.23   6   6   0   0   0   30   34   22   21    6   15   19

 Cleveland             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
David Clyde            3   0  1.36   6   3   2   0   0   33   28    8    5    0   10   17
Sid Monge              1   0  2.38   3   0   0   0   0   11    5    4    3    1    7    8
Rick Wise              2   8  3.33  10  10   5   0   0   70   66   27   26    5   21   29
Rick Waits             3   4  3.49  10   9   4   0   1   59   55   27   23    3   21   32
Rick Kreuger           0   0  3.86   6   0   0   0   0    9    6    4    4    1    3    7
Dennis Kinney          0   2  4.45  15   0   0   5   0   30   27   17   15    2   11   17
Don Hood               3   2  4.61   9   9   0   0   0   55   58   29   28    5   29   25
Mike Paxton            1   2  4.63   8   4   0   1   0   35   30   19   18    4   14   19
Jim Kern               4   1  5.30  14   0   0   3   0   19   18   11   11    2   11   19
Al Fitzmorris          0   0  5.40   4   0   0   0   0    7    9    4    4    0    4    1
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
Bob Sykes              3   1  1.32   4   4   3   0   2   34   28    5    5    3   13   24
Steve Baker            0   0  1.42   1   1   0   0   0    6    8    1    1    1    3    6
Dave Rozema            2   2  2.39   7   7   2   0   1   49   38   13   13    4   14   18
Mark Fidrych           2   0  2.45   3   3   2   0   0   22   17    6    6    1    5   10
John Hiller            4   2  2.55  16   0   0   4   0   35   26   13   10    3   12   32
Steve Foucault         1   4  2.76  10   0   0   3   0   16   23   10    5    0    6    6
Jack Billingham        4   2  3.39   8   8   2   0   0   58   55   24   22    6   18   19
Jim Crawford           1   2  3.60   9   0   0   0   0   15   14    8    6    2    5    9
Milt Wilcox            3   2  3.61   8   6   4   0   1   52   41   23   21    3   19   38
Jim Slaton             4   1  4.85   9   9   1   0   0   59   68   35   32    7   27   23
Jack Morris            0   1  6.16   5   3   0   0   0   19   19   13   13    2   11    6
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   0  0.98  17   0   0   7   0   18    9    2    2    1    7   15
Steve Mingori          1   0  1.06  13   0   0   4   0   17   11    4    2    0    4    8
Rich Gale              4   0  2.78   5   5   1   0   0   32   26   12   10    1   19   13
Paul Splittorff        5   4  2.81  11  11   4   0   1   86   70   28   27    7   16   20
Larry Gura             2   1  3.72   9   4   0   0   0   36   33   17   15    4   12   12
Marty Pattin           1   1  3.77   8   0   0   2   0   14   19    6    6    4    2    8
Jim Colborn            1   2  4.76   8   3   0   0   0   28   31   18   15    4   12    8
Dennis Leonard         3   8  4.99  11  11   4   0   0   74   80   50   41   14   24   41
Andy Hassler           0   1  5.00   3   3   1   0   0   18   22   13   10    0   10    8
Doug Bird              3   2  6.33  14   0   0   1   0   21   22   16   15    1   13   13
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            1   0  0.00   8   0   0   1   0   10    7    0    0    0    1    3
Mike Caldwell          4   3  3.36  11   8   4   1   1   75   68   29   28    4   19   36
Eduardo Rodriguez      0   3  3.45  11   0   0   1   0   16   19    8    6    0    4    8
Lary Sorensen          6   3  3.59  11  11   5   0   0   88   82   39   35    6   28   32
Andy Replogle          2   0  3.95   7   3   1   0   0   27   38   13   12    5    9    8
Bob McClure            0   1  4.82  12   0   0   2   0   19   23   10   10    1    6   19
Jerry Augustine        5   6  5.24  11  11   3   0   1   69   86   43   40    6   24   20
Moose Haas             2   2  5.40   4   4   2   0   0   25   24   16   15    5    6   26
Randy Stein            0   1  7.80   6   1   0   0   0   15   17   16   13    1   10    8
Bill Travers           1   1  7.90   3   3   0   0   0   14   16   13   12    2    9    5

 Minnesota             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mike Marshall          1   1  0.90   6   0   0   4   0   10    3    1    1    0    4    8
Geoff Zahn             4   2  2.71   9   9   3   0   0   66   58   27   20    5   21   30
Gary Serum             3   1  3.23  11   5   1   0   0   47   44   19   17    4    7   21
Mac Scarce             1   1  3.52  10   0   0   0   0   15   17    7    6    3    7   10
Dave Goltz             1   3  3.65   5   5   1   0   0   37   38   15   15    3   15   25
Greg Thayer            1   1  3.86  14   0   0   0   0   33   26   14   14    4   23   24
Roger Erickson         4   3  4.85  11  11   2   0   0   72   77   43   39    4   28   32
Tom Johnson            1   4  4.85  14   0   0   3   0   30   38   18   16    2   13   20
Paul Thormodsgard      1   6  4.91  10  10   1   0   0   59   68   33   32    7   16   22
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             6   0  1.73   9   9   2   0   0   68   56   16   13    1   24   48
Rich Gossage           2   4  1.99  15   0   0   6   0   32   20    9    7    5    8   28
Rawly Eastwick         1   0  2.03   4   0   0   0   0   13   15    3    3    1    1    4
Ed Figueroa            5   2  2.93   9   9   4   0   0   74   72   29   24    4   15   23
Ken Clay               1   2  3.12   7   1   0   0   0   17   18    7    6    0    4    6
Sparky Lyle            3   1  3.60  17   0   0   6   0   35   33   16   14    2   11    8
Jim Beattie            2   0  3.99   6   6   0   0   0   29   28   14   13    3   16    7
Ken Holtzman           1   0  4.08   5   3   0   0   0   18   21    8    8    2    9    3
Dick Tidrow            3   3  4.23   8   8   2   0   0   55   53   26   26    2   17   16
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
Elias Sosa             4   0  1.07  22   0   0   6   0   34   27    5    4    0   15   16
Joe Coleman            3   0  1.37  10   0   0   0   0   20   12    3    3    1    5    4
John Henry Johnson     4   2  1.64   9   9   3   0   2   66   46   14   12    3   23   25
Bob Lacey              4   2  2.20  23   0   0   3   0   33   23   10    8    1   12   15
Steve Renko            0   0  2.25   4   2   0   0   0   20   21    6    5    0    6    3
Matt Keough            2   3  2.60   9   9   0   0   0   52   41   21   15    2   28   33
Rick Langford          1   2  3.02  10   6   0   0   0   48   40   18   16    4   18   16
Pete Broberg           4   4  3.06   9   9   0   0   0   50   47   27   17    1   16   26
Alan Wirth             2   3  3.32   8   8   0   0   0   38   32   16   14    3   19   14
Dave Heaverlo          2   1  4.41  17   0   0   2   0   33   36   18   16    3   14   10

 Seattle               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Enrique Romo           3   1  3.41  17   0   0   5   0   37   26   14   14    2   17   16
Tom House              3   3  3.46  11   5   3   0   0   52   55   21   20    1    6   14
Rick Honeycutt         2   4  3.56   9   8   1   0   0   48   44   23   19    3   22   14
Steve Burke            0   1  3.65  15   0   0   0   0   44   40   21   18    2   23   14
Jim Todd               0   3  3.73  13   2   0   1   0   31   27   16   13    0   19   11
Paul Mitchell          2   4  3.88   9   9   2   0   1   49   56   26   21    5   15   23
Shane Rawley           2   5  4.08  20   1   0   3   0   40   43   21   18    2   16   26
John Montague          0   1  4.73   5   0   0   0   0   13   16    8    7    0    9    4
Mike Parrott           0   0  4.91   2   2   0   0   0   11   13    6    6    2    1    3
Dick Pole              4   4  5.31  10  10   1   0   0   58   67   37   34    8   18   22
Glenn Abbott           1   3  5.55   6   6   0   0   0   24   33   16   15    4   10    8
Byron McLaughlin       0   2  5.74   6   5   0   0   0   27   26   19   17    5   16   24

 Texas                 W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Paul Lindblad          1   0  1.00   5   0   0   1   0    9    4    1    1    1    4    6
Steve Comer            0   1  1.35   4   0   0   0   0    7    4    1    1    0    5    4
Roger Moret            0   0  2.25   1   0   0   1   0    4    4    1    1    0    1    0
Reggie Cleveland       1   1  2.65  12   0   0   5   0   17   14    7    5    1    4   12
Jon Matlack            5   5  2.97  10  10   4   0   0   76   83   32   25    5   22   44
Fergie Jenkins         5   2  3.08  10   6   4   0   0   64   61   24   22    4    9   33
Doyle Alexander        4   3  3.62   9   9   3   0   1   65   62   27   26    8   26   32
Dock Ellis             2   2  3.71   8   8   2   0   0   51   41   24   21    4   19   12
Len Barker             1   2  3.86   8   0   0   1   0   12   11    7    5    2    8    7
Jim Umbarger           2   3  4.44   9   6   1   0   0   51   52   26   25    7   15   32
Doc Medich             1   1  6.00   6   3   0   1   0   24   27   16   16    1   13   12

 Toronto               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Murphy             2   0  2.36  15   0   0   3   0   27   16    7    7    2    8    9
Don Kirkwood           1   0  2.40   5   0   0   0   0   15   15    5    4    0    4    8
Dave Wallace           0   0  3.86   6   0   0   0   0   14   12    6    6    1   11    7
Tom Underwood          1   5  4.10   9   9   2   0   1   53   49   27   24    6   25   37
Jesse Jefferson        3   5  4.26   9   8   4   0   1   61   51   31   29    9   30   20
Jim Clancy             3   4  4.53   9   8   2   0   0   58   56   31   29    6   32   23
Balor Moore            2   0  5.55  12   0   0   0   0   24   31   16   15    4   13   11
Mike Willis            1   2  6.08  16   0   0   3   0   27   27   19   18    4   13   12
Jerry Garvin           2   3  6.49   9   9   1   0   0   51   66   38   37    7   20   23
Dave Lemanczyk         1   8  8.34   9   9   1   0   0   45   56   43   42   10   24   13
Joe Coleman            0   0  9.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    3    3    2    0    1    2

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League Leaders

Wins:

  F. Tanana (CAL)           8
  B. Lee (BOS)              7
  R. Guidry (NY)            6
  C. Knapp (CAL)            6
  L. Sorensen (MIL)         6
  M. Torrez (BOS)           6
  J. Augustine (MIL)        5
  E. Figueroa (NY)          5
  M. Flanagan (BAL)         5
  F. Jenkins (TEX)          5

Losses:

  D. Lemanczyk (TOR)        8
  D. Leonard (KC)           8
  R. Wise (CLE)             8
  J. Augustine (MIL)        6
  P. Thormodsgard (MIN)     6
  F. Barrios (CHI)          5
  J. Jefferson (TOR)        5
  J. Matlack (TEX)          5
  S. Rawley (SEA)           5
  T. Underwood (TOR)        5

Complete Games:

  M. Flanagan (BAL)         5
  B. Lee (BOS)              5
  N. Ryan (CAL)             5
  L. Sorensen (MIL)         5
  R. Wise (CLE)             5
  M. Caldwell (MIL)         4
  E. Figueroa (NY)          4
  J. Jefferson (TOR)        4
  F. Jenkins (TEX)          4
  D. Leonard (KC)           4

Saves:

  A. Hrabosky (KC)          7
  D. Stanhouse (BAL)        7
  R. Gossage (NY)           6
  D. LaRoche (CAL)          6
  S. Lyle (NY)              6
  E. Sosa (OAK)             6
  R. Cleveland (TEX)        5
  P. Hartzell (CAL)         5
  D. Kinney (CLE)           5
  E. Romo (SEA)             5

Shutouts:

  J. Johnson (OAK)          2
  J. Palmer (BAL)           2
  N. Ryan (CAL)             2
  B. Sykes (DET)            2
  F. Tanana (CAL)           2
  D. Alexander (TEX)        1
  J. Augustine (MIL)        1
  K. Brett (CAL)            1
  M. Caldwell (MIL)         1
  M. Flanagan (BAL)         1

Innings Pitched:

  L. Sorensen (MIL)      87.2
  P. Splittorff (KC)     86.1
  B. Lee (BOS)           81.1
  F. Tanana (CAL)        79.2
  J. Matlack (TEX)       75.2
  M. Flanagan (BAL)      75.1
  M. Caldwell (MIL)      75.0
  N. Ryan (CAL)          75.0
  W. Wood (CHI)          74.1
  D. Leonard (KC)        74.0

Hits:

  J. Augustine (MIL)       86
  J. Matlack (TEX)         83
  D. Martinez (BAL)        82
  L. Sorensen (MIL)        82
  D. Eckersley (BOS)       81
  D. Leonard (KC)          80
  M. Torrez (BOS)          80
  W. Wood (CHI)            80
  F. Tanana (CAL)          78
  R. Erickson (MIN)        77

Runs:

  D. Leonard (KC)          50
  D. Martinez (BAL)        44
  J. Augustine (MIL)       43
  R. Erickson (MIN)        43
  D. Lemanczyk (TOR)       43
  L. Sorensen (MIL)        39
  W. Wood (CHI)            39
  J. Garvin (TOR)          38
  D. Pole (SEA)            37
  D. Eckersley (BOS)       35

Home Runs:

  D. Leonard (KC)          14
  D. Eckersley (BOS)       12
  D. Lemanczyk (TOR)       10
  J. Jefferson (TOR)        9
  B. Lee (BOS)              9
  D. Alexander (TEX)        8
  D. Pole (SEA)             8
  W. Wood (CHI)             8
  F. Barrios (CHI)          7
  J. Garvin (TOR)           7

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            46
  J. Clancy (TOR)          32
  D. Martinez (BAL)        31
  W. Wood (CHI)            31
  J. Jefferson (TOR)       30
  D. Hood (CLE)            29
  R. Erickson (MIN)        28
  M. Keough (OAK)          28
  L. Sorensen (MIL)        28
  M. Torrez (BOS)          28

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            89
  M. Flanagan (BAL)        54
  R. Guidry (NY)           48
  J. Matlack (TEX)         44
  F. Tanana (CAL)          44
  D. Leonard (KC)          41
  D. Martinez (BAL)        39
  M. Wilcox (DET)          38
  T. Underwood (TOR)       37
  M. Caldwell (MIL)        36

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