Thursday April 15, 1976
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American League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, April 15, 1976

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Detroit          1   1  0.50    2   0   1    18    14    2    1    0    9    9
Chicago          3   1  1.29    4   3   1    35    26   11    5    1    8   27
Texas            5   1  1.45    6   5   0    56    35   10    9    2   14   30
New York         4   1  2.45    5   2   2    44    40   17   12    1   15   21
Baltimore        2   3  3.00    5   0   1    45    41   17   15    4   20   18
Milwaukee        2   1  3.00    3   2   0    27    19    9    9    1    9   10
Oakland          3   3  3.35    6   0   3    51    44   23   19    4   19   27
Cleveland        1   2  3.81    3   0   1    26    28   15   11    2   12   15
Minnesota        2   4  3.86    6   0   1    54    51   26   23    2   22   40
Boston           2   4  4.15    6   1   0    52    53   26   24    4   16   25
Kansas City      1   3  4.89    4   0   1    35    39   20   19    3   20   23
California       2   4  5.43    6   1   1    53    53   35   32    3   26   34

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ray Bare (DET)         0   0  0.00   1   1   0   0   0    7    6    0    0    0    3    5
R. Cleveland (BOS)     1   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    7    3    0    0    0    3    3
Mike Flanagan (BAL)    0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    6    2    0    0    0    3    6
John Hiller (DET)      0   1  0.00   2   0   0   1   0    5    4    1    0    0    2    3
Jim Kern (CLE)         0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    6    1    0    0    0    3    2
Jim Slaton (MIL)       2   0  0.00   2   2   2   0   2   18    6    0    0    0    4    4
Dick Tidrow (NY)       1   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    7    7    0    0    0    2    6
Jim Todd (OAK)         0   0  0.00   2   0   0   1   0    6    3    0    0    0    3    2
Bill Travers (MIL)     0   0  0.00   1   1   0   0   0    6    4    0    0    0    3    4
Jim Umbarger (TEX)     1   0  0.00   1   1   1   0   0    9    6    1    0    0    2    5

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mike Flanagan          0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    6    2    0    0    0    3    6
Wayne Garland          0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    1    0    0    0    2    1
Grant Jackson          0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    1    0    0    0    0    1
Ross Grimsley          0   1  1.13   1   1   0   0   0    8    8    3    1    0    3    0
Ken Holtzman           1   0  1.13   1   1   0   0   0    8    7    1    1    0    6    2
Dyar Miller            0   0  3.00   3   0   0   1   0    3    3    1    1    1    0    2
Jim Palmer             1   1  4.50   2   2   0   0   0   12   13    6    6    2    3    5
Mike Cuellar           0   1 20.25   1   1   0   0   0    3    6    6    6    1    3    1

 Boston                W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Reggie Cleveland       1   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    7    3    0    0    0    3    3
Luis Tiant             1   0  2.57   1   1   0   0   0    7    7    2    2    0    3    1
Rick Wise              0   1  3.60   2   2   0   0   0   10   13    5    4    1    1    4
Fergie Jenkins         0   2  4.05   2   2   1   0   0   13   12    7    6    0    2   10
Dick Pole              0   0  4.50   1   0   0   0   0    6    4    3    3    1    1    2
Tom House              0   1  6.75   2   0   0   0   0    4    4    3    3    0    1    2
Bill Lee               0   0  9.82   1   1   0   0   0    4    7    4    4    2    5    3
Jim Willoughby         0   0 27.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    3    2    2    0    0    0

 California            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Nolan Ryan             1   1  1.69   2   2   1   0   0   16    5    3    3    0   11   16
Jim Brewer             0   0  3.00   3   0   0   1   0    3    3    1    1    0    1    3
Sid Monge              1   0  3.00   3   0   0   0   0    3    2    1    1    0    1    0
Dick Drago             0   0  3.38   4   0   0   0   0    5    3    2    2    0    1    3
Gary Ross              0   0  4.15   1   0   0   0   0    4    3    2    2    0    2    2
Andy Hassler           0   1  6.00   1   1   0   0   0    6    5    4    4    0    3    3
Steve Dunning          0   0  6.75   2   0   0   0   0    1    4    3    1    0    1    1
Paul Hartzell          0   0  8.10   2   0   0   0   0    3    6    3    3    0    1    0
Frank Tanana           0   1  9.00   2   2   0   0   0    8   16    9    8    2    3    5
Don Kirkwood           0   1 23.63   1   1   0   0   0    3    6    7    7    1    2    1

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Clay Carroll           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   1   0    4    3    0    0    0    2    5
Wilbur Wood            1   1  0.00   2   2   2   0   1   17   14    6    0    0    3   10
Rich Gossage           1   0  1.00   1   1   1   0   0    9    3    1    1    0    2    9
Bart Johnson           1   0  7.20   1   1   0   0   0    5    6    4    4    1    1    3

 Cleveland             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Buskey             0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    0    0
Jim Kern               0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    6    1    0    0    0    3    2
Dave LaRoche           0   0  0.00   3   0   0   1   0    3    0    0    0    0    2    2
Jackie Brown           0   0  2.45   1   0   0   0   0    4    3    2    1    1    1    4
Don Hood               1   0  3.38   1   0   0   0   0    3    4    1    1    0    2    1
Pat Dobson             0   1  6.75   1   1   0   0   0    4    7    5    3    0    1    1
Dennis Eckersley       0   1  6.75   1   1   0   0   0    3    6    3    2    1    1    3
Jim Bibby              0   0  9.82   1   1   0   0   0    4    7    4    4    0    2    2

 Detroit               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ray Bare               0   0  0.00   1   1   0   0   0    7    6    0    0    0    3    5
John Hiller            0   1  0.00   2   0   0   1   0    5    4    1    0    0    2    3
Joe Coleman            1   0  1.50   1   1   0   0   0    6    4    1    1    0    4    1

 Kansas City           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mark Littell           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    3    1    1    0    0    2    2
Ray Sadecki            0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    2    0    0    0    2    0
Doug Bird              0   0  3.38   2   0   0   0   0    5    5    2    2    0    3    5
Al Fitzmorris          1   0  3.60   1   1   0   0   0    5    6    2    2    0    2    4
Dennis Leonard         0   0  4.50   1   1   0   0   0    6    7    3    3    1    1    4
Marty Pattin           0   1  5.40   3   0   0   1   0    3    4    2    2    1    1    3
Paul Splittorff        0   2  8.31   2   2   0   0   0    9   13    8    8    1    6    2
Bob McClure            0   0  9.00   2   0   0   0   0    2    1    2    2    0    3    3

 Milwaukee             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bill Champion          0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    0    0    0    0    0
Jim Slaton             2   0  0.00   2   2   2   0   2   18    6    0    0    0    4    4
Bill Travers           0   0  0.00   1   1   0   0   0    6    4    0    0    0    3    4
Jerry Augustine        0   0  5.40   1   0   0   0   0    2    2    1    1    0    0    1
Eduardo Rodriguez      0   0 54.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    3    4    4    1    1    0
Tom Murphy             0   1 108.0   1   0   0   0   0    0    3    4    4    0    1    1

 Minnesota             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mike Pazik             0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    0    0
Bert Blyleven          0   1  1.08   2   2   0   0   0   17   13    5    2    1    3   13
Vic Albury             0   1  3.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    4    1    1    0    1    0
Joe Decker             1   1  3.86   2   2   0   0   0   12   11    5    5    1    7   11
Dave Goltz             0   0  4.35   2   2   0   0   0   10   11    5    5    0    4    7
Bill Campbell          1   1  5.06   3   0   0   1   0    5    6    3    3    0    3    6
Steve Luebber          0   0 10.13   2   0   0   0   0    5    4    6    6    0    3    2
Tom Burgmeier          0   0 13.50   1   0   0   0   0    1    2    1    1    0    1    1

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ken Brett              0   0  0.00   1   0   0   1   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
Sparky Lyle            1   0  0.00   3   0   0   1   0    3    3    1    0    0    2    2
Tippy Martinez         0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    1
Dave Pagan             0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    0    0
Dick Tidrow            1   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    7    7    0    0    0    2    6
Dock Ellis             1   0  1.00   1   1   1   0   0    9    7    1    1    0    1    0
Catfish Hunter         1   1  2.81   2   2   1   0   1   16   10    5    5    0    4    8
Ed Figueroa            0   0  6.75   1   1   0   0   0    5   11    6    4    0    3    2
Rudy May               0   0  7.71   1   1   0   0   0    2    2    4    2    1    3    2

 Oakland               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rollie Fingers         0   0  0.00   3   0   0   2   0    3    1    1    0    0    1    2
Jim Todd               0   0  0.00   2   0   0   1   0    6    3    0    0    0    3    2
Mike Norris            0   0  1.80   1   0   0   0   0    5    3    1    1    1    1    2
Vida Blue              1   1  2.25   2   2   0   0   0   12    9    3    3    0    6    8
Mike Torrez            1   1  3.00   2   2   0   0   0   12   10    5    4    1    4    7
Stan Bahnsen           1   0  3.60   1   1   0   0   0    5    5    3    2    0    2    3
Paul Lindblad          0   0  5.40   2   0   0   0   0    3    4    2    2    0    0    2
Paul Mitchell          0   1  9.00   1   1   0   0   0    3    6    4    3    1    0    0
Glenn Abbott           0   0 27.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    3    4    4    1    2    1

 Texas                 W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Steve Hargan           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    2    1
Joe Hoerner            0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    0    0    0    0    0    2    0
Jim Umbarger           1   0  0.00   1   1   1   0   0    9    6    1    0    0    2    5
Steve Barr             1   0  1.00   1   1   1   0   0    9    4    1    1    1    3    7
Nelson Briles          1   0  1.00   1   1   1   0   0    9    4    1    1    0    1    3
Gaylord Perry          2   0  1.35   2   2   2   0   0   20   13    3    3    0    1   10
Bill Singer            0   0  4.76   1   1   0   0   0    6    6    3    3    0    2    3
Jeff Terpko            0   1  5.40   1   0   0   0   0    2    2    1    1    1    1    1

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League Leaders

Wins:

  G. Perry (TEX)            2
  J. Slaton (MIL)           2
  S. Bahnsen (OAK)          1
  S. Barr (TEX)             1
  V. Blue (OAK)             1
  N. Briles (TEX)           1
  B. Campbell (MIN)         1
  R. Cleveland (BOS)        1
  J. Coleman (DET)          1
  J. Decker (MIN)           1

Losses:

  F. Jenkins (BOS)          2
  P. Splittorff (KC)        2
  V. Albury (MIN)           1
  V. Blue (OAK)             1
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         1
  B. Campbell (MIN)         1
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          1
  J. Decker (MIN)           1
  P. Dobson (CLE)           1
  D. Eckersley (CLE)        1

Complete Games:

  G. Perry (TEX)            2
  J. Slaton (MIL)           2
  W. Wood (CHI)             2
  S. Barr (TEX)             1
  N. Briles (TEX)           1
  D. Ellis (NY)             1
  R. Gossage (CHI)          1
  C. Hunter (NY)            1
  F. Jenkins (BOS)          1
  N. Ryan (CAL)             1

Saves:

  R. Fingers (OAK)          2
  K. Brett (NY)             1
  J. Brewer (CAL)           1
  B. Campbell (MIN)         1
  C. Carroll (CHI)          1
  J. Hiller (DET)           1
  D. LaRoche (CLE)          1
  S. Lyle (NY)              1
  D. Miller (BAL)           1
  M. Pattin (KC)            1

Shutouts:

  J. Slaton (MIL)           2
  C. Hunter (NY)            1
  W. Wood (CHI)             1

Innings Pitched:

  G. Perry (TEX)         20.0
  J. Slaton (MIL)        18.0
  W. Wood (CHI)          17.0
  B. Blyleven (MIN)      16.2
  C. Hunter (NY)         16.0
  N. Ryan (CAL)          16.0
  F. Jenkins (BOS)       13.1
  V. Blue (OAK)          12.0
  J. Palmer (BAL)        12.0
  M. Torrez (OAK)        12.0

Hits:

  F. Tanana (CAL)          16
  W. Wood (CHI)            14
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        13
  J. Palmer (BAL)          13
  G. Perry (TEX)           13
  P. Splittorff (KC)       13
  R. Wise (BOS)            13
  F. Jenkins (BOS)         12
  J. Decker (MIN)          11
  E. Figueroa (NY)         11

Runs:

  F. Tanana (CAL)           9
  P. Splittorff (KC)        8
  F. Jenkins (BOS)          7
  D. Kirkwood (CAL)         7
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          6
  E. Figueroa (NY)          6
  S. Luebber (MIN)          6
  J. Palmer (BAL)           6
  W. Wood (CHI)             6
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         5

Home Runs:

  B. Lee (BOS)              2
  J. Palmer (BAL)           2
  F. Tanana (CAL)           2
  G. Abbott (OAK)           1
  S. Barr (TEX)             1
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         1
  J. Brown (CLE)            1
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          1
  J. Decker (MIN)           1
  D. Eckersley (CLE)        1

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            11
  J. Decker (MIN)           7
  V. Blue (OAK)             6
  K. Holtzman (BAL)         6
  P. Splittorff (KC)        6
  B. Lee (BOS)              5
  J. Coleman (DET)          4
  D. Goltz (MIN)            4
  C. Hunter (NY)            4
  J. Slaton (MIL)           4

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            16
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        13
  J. Decker (MIN)          11
  F. Jenkins (BOS)         10
  G. Perry (TEX)           10
  W. Wood (CHI)            10
  R. Gossage (CHI)          9
  V. Blue (OAK)             8
  C. Hunter (NY)            8
  S. Barr (TEX)             7

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