who had the best era in the al in 1978

Ron Guidry had the best ERA in the AL in a season in 1978, with an ERA of 1.74.

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NAMEERASEASONTMGWLW%GSSOCGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAERA-FIPFIP-H/9PRAA
1Ron Guidry
R. Guidry
1.74
1978
NYY NYY
35
25
3
.893
35
248
16
9
0
273.2
187
53
61
13
72
1
0
1
1,057
7
8.16
2.37
3.44
0.43
23.5
6.8
0.95
.241
2.01
48
2.18
58
6.15
48.5
2Jon Matlack
J. Matlack
2.27
1978
TEX TEX
35
15
13
.536
33
157
18
2
1
270.0
252
68
93
14
51
4
2
4
1,097
8
5.23
1.70
3.08
0.47
14.3
4.6
1.12
.273
3.10
60
2.70
72
8.40
31.2
3Mike Caldwell
M. Caldwell
2.36
1978
MIL MIL
37
22
9
.710
34
131
23
6
1
293.1
258
77
90
14
54
7
1
3
1,176
8
4.02
1.66
2.43
0.43
11.1
4.6
1.06
.252
2.76
63
2.93
79
7.92
26.3
4Jim Palmer
J. Palmer
2.46
1978
BAL BAL
38
21
12
.636
38
138
19
6
0
296.0
246
81
94
19
97
1
0
1
1,197
5
4.20
2.95
1.42
0.58
11.5
8.1
1.16
.241
2.86
69
3.47
93
7.48
8.2
5Dave Goltz
D. Goltz
2.49
1978
MIN MIN
29
15
10
.600
29
116
13
2
0
220.1
209
61
72
12
67
1
0
1
913
4
4.74
2.74
1.73
0.49
12.7
7.3
1.25
.275
2.94
65
3.15
83
8.54
15.8
6Larry Gura
L. Gura
2.72
1978
KCR KCR
35
16
4
.800
26
81
8
2
0
221.2
183
67
73
13
60
4
1
3
890
1
3.29
2.44
1.35
0.53
9.1
6.7
1.10
.232
2.96
72
3.47
92
7.43
7.1
7Dennis Eckersley
D. Eckersley
2.99
1978
BOS BOS
35
20
8
.714
35
162
16
3
0
268.1
258
89
99
30
71
7
0
8
1,121
3
5.43
2.38
2.28
1.01
14.5
6.3
1.23
.268
3.32
74
3.69
94
8.65
6.8
8Ed Figueroa
E. Figueroa
2.99
1978
NYY NYY
35
20
9
.690
35
92
12
2
0
253.0
233
84
96
22
77
3
0
4
1,038
6
3.27
2.74
1.19
0.78
8.9
7.4
1.23
.250
3.42
82
3.93
104
8.29
-4.8
9Geoff Zahn
G. Zahn
3.03
1978
MIN MIN
35
14
14
.500
35
106
12
1
0
252.1
260
85
101
18
81
4
0
2
1,056
7
3.78
2.89
1.31
0.64
10.0
7.7
1.35
.286
3.60
79
3.67
97
9.27
3.6
10Fergie Jenkins
F. Jenkins
3.04
1978
TEX TEX
34
18
8
.692
30
157
16
4
0
249.0
228
84
92
21
41
3
3
2
990
2
5.67
1.48
3.83
0.76
15.9
4.1
1.08
.270
3.33
81
2.94
79
8.24
21.9
11Rich Gale
R. Gale
3.09
1978
KCR KCR
31
14
8
.636
30
88
9
3
0
192.1
171
66
78
10
100
3
0
3
821
5
4.12
4.68
0.88
0.47
10.7
12.2
1.41
.260
3.65
81
3.94
105
8.00
-4
12Dave Rozema
D. Rozema
3.14
1978
DET DET
28
9
12
.429
28
57
11
2
0
209.1
205
73
83
17
41
2
0
1
848
3
2.45
1.76
1.39
0.73
6.7
4.8
1.18
.257
3.57
81
3.70
95
8.81
5.1
13Rick Waits
R. Waits
3.20
1978
CLE CLE
34
13
15
.464
33
97
15
2
0
230.1
206
82
97
16
86
2
1
0
957
10
3.79
3.36
1.13
0.63
10.1
9.0
1.27
.251
3.79
85
3.78
99
8.05
1.6
14Lary Sorensen
L. Sorensen
3.21
1978
MIL MIL
37
18
12
.600
36
78
17
3
1
280.2
277
100
111
14
50
5
1
4
1,150
3
2.50
1.60
1.56
0.45
6.8
4.3
1.17
.262
3.56
86
3.25
87
8.88
14.6
15Matt Keough
M. Keough
3.24
1978
OAK OAK
32
8
15
.348
32
108
6
0
0
197.1
178
71
90
9
85
4
0
2
837
12
4.93
3.88
1.27
0.41
12.9
10.2
1.33
.268
4.10
90
3.43
90
8.12
8.2
16Luis Tiant
L. Tiant
3.31
1978
BOS BOS
32
13
8
.619
31
114
12
5
0
212.1
185
78
80
26
57
5
1
4
863
0
4.83
2.42
2.00
1.10
13.2
6.6
1.14
.241
3.39
82
3.97
101
7.84
-0.9
17Scott McGregor
S. McGregor
3.32
1978
BAL BAL
35
15
13
.536
32
94
13
4
1
233.0
217
86
98
19
47
1
2
3
936
3
3.63
1.82
2.00
0.73
10.0
5.0
1.13
.255
3.79
93
3.45
93
8.38
7.1
18Dennis Leonard
D. Leonard
3.33
1978
KCR KCR
40
21
17
.553
40
183
20
4
0
294.2
283
109
125
27
78
9
0
7
1,218
12
5.59
2.38
2.35
0.82
15.0
6.4
1.23
.278
3.82
88
3.41
91
8.64
11.5
19John Henry Johnson
J. Henry Johnson
3.39
1978
OAK OAK
33
11
10
.524
30
91
7
2
0
186.0
164
70
81
18
82
0
1
6
789
5
4.40
3.97
1.11
0.87
11.5
10.4
1.32
.244
3.92
94
4.18
110
7.94
-7.8
20Paul Splittorff
P. Splittorff
3.40
1978
KCR KCR
39
19
13
.594
38
76
13
2
0
262.0
244
99
113
22
60
3
0
2
1,069
3
2.61
2.06
1.27
0.76
7.1
5.6
1.16
.244
3.88
89
3.81
101
8.38
-1.5
21Rick Langford
R. Langford
3.43
1978
OAK OAK
37
7
13
.350
24
92
4
2
0
175.2
169
67
77
15
56
3
5
8
741
2
4.71
2.87
1.64
0.77
12.4
7.6
1.28
.268
3.94
95
3.64
96
8.66
3
22Bill Lee
B. Lee
3.46
1978
BOS BOS
28
10
10
.500
24
44
8
1
0
177.0
198
68
89
20
59
2
3
2
768
0
2.24
3.00
0.75
1.02
5.7
7.7
1.45
.277
4.53
86
4.58
117
10.07
-12.4
23Dennis Martinez
D. Martinez
3.52
1978
BAL BAL
40
16
11
.593
38
142
15
2
0
276.1
257
108
121
20
93
3
0
4
1,140
8
4.62
3.03
1.53
0.65
12.5
8.2
1.27
.269
3.94
98
3.53
95
8.37
5.8
24Frank Tanana
F. Tanana
3.65
1978
CAL CAL
33
18
12
.600
33
137
10
4
0
239.0
239
97
108
26
60
9
0
7
1,014
5
5.16
2.26
2.28
0.98
13.5
5.9
1.25
.272
4.07
101
3.71
100
9.00
0.2
25Nolan Ryan
N. Ryan
3.72
1978
CAL CAL
31
10
13
.435
31
260
14
3
0
234.2
183
97
106
12
148
3
0
7
1,008
13
9.97
5.68
1.76
0.46
25.8
14.7
1.41
.292
4.07
103
2.95
79
7.02
20.3
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Contreras

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94
68
.580
Phillies Phillies - w
88
74
.543
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Marlins Marlins
80
82
.494
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Nationals Nationals
77
85
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Mets Mets
74
88
.457
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Brewers Brewers - y
103
59
.636
Cubs Cubs - w
89
73
.549
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Pirates Pirates
82
80
.506
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Cardinals Cardinals
77
85
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Reds Reds
75
87
.463
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100
62
.617
Padres Padres - w
91
71
.562
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65
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98
64
.605
Yankees Yankees - w
93
68
.578
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Red Sox Red Sox - w
87
75
.537
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Orioles Orioles
79
82
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79
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77
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White Sox White Sox - w
84
78
.519
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Twins Twins
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85
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76
86
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81
81
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Rangers Rangers
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82
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Mariners Mariners
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86
.469
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Athletics Athletics
64
98
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17.0
Angels Angels
62
100
.383
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LAA LAA
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9/13
CLE CLE
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MIN MIN
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Sun
9/13
CIN CIN
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MIL MIL
4-3
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9/14
CWS CWS
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CLE CLE
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@
LAD LAD
8:00 PM
Mon
10/5
CWS CWS
@
CLE CLE
5:00 PM
Mon
10/5
NYY NYY
@
TBR TBR
8:00 PM
Tue
10/6
LAD LAD
@
ATL ATL
6:00 PM