Friday April 23, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Friday, April 23, 1976

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Milwaukee        6   3  2.59    9   2   4    80    63   26   23    3   31   33
Detroit          5   4  2.85    9   2   2    82    73   31   26    0   41   46
Baltimore        4   6  3.00   10   1   2    90    74   35   30    4   37   35
Cleveland        4   4  3.03    8   1   2    65    57   26   22    3   26   45
New York         7   3  3.03   10   5   3    89    77   36   30    7   25   41
Texas            6   5  3.09   11   5   1    99    80   37   34    6   27   59
Oakland          6   6  3.50   12   1   3   108    94   50   42   10   32   54
Boston           6   5  3.62   11   4   0    97    92   42   39    7   30   42
Kansas City      5   5  4.07   10   1   3    84    83   40   38    6   45   44
California       5   8  4.08   13   3   1   117   104   61   53    8   42   79
Chicago          4   5  4.21    9   4   1    77    83   46   36    7   20   49
Minnesota        3   7  4.98   10   0   2    87    88   54   48    9   36   56

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Colborn (MIL)      1   1  0.66   2   2   0   0   0   14   10    2    1    0    1    7
Bill Travers (MIL)     1   0  0.71   2   2   0   0   0   13    9    1    1    0    7    8
Ken Holtzman (BAL)     1   0  1.00   2   2   0   0   0   18   11    2    2    0   10    4
Nolan Ryan (CAL)       2   1  1.08   3   3   2   0   1   25    8    3    3    0   15   28
Dave Roberts (DET)     2   0  1.50   2   2   2   0   1   18   11    3    3    0    5    8
Jim Slaton (MIL)       3   1  1.67   4   4   2   0   2   32   20    6    6    2   10    9
Luis Tiant (BOS)       3   0  1.88   3   3   1   0   0   24   20    5    5    1    7    7
Steve Barr (TEX)       1   1  2.03   2   1   1   0   0   13    8    3    3    2    4    7
John Hiller (DET)      1   2  2.13   6   0   0   2   0   13   10    4    3    0    8   12
Bert Blyleven (MIN)    1   1  2.16   3   3   0   0   0   25   23    9    6    1    4   17

 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
Grant Jackson          0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    1    0    0    0    0    1
Ken Holtzman           1   0  1.00   2   2   0   0   0   18   11    2    2    0   10    4
Dyar Miller            0   1  2.08   5   0   0   2   0    4    4    2    1    1    0    2
Jim Palmer             3   1  2.43   4   4   1   0   0   30   18    8    8    2   12   11
Ross Grimsley          0   1  2.61   2   1   0   0   0   10   12    5    3    0    3    3
Wayne Garland          0   0  3.12   3   0   0   0   0    9    6    4    3    0    4    2
Doyle Alexander        0   1  3.18   1   1   0   0   0    6    6    3    2    0    2    3
Mike Cuellar           0   2 19.80   2   2   0   0   0    5   14   11   11    1    3    3

 Boston                W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Reggie Cleveland       1   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    9    4    0    0    0    5    4
Luis Tiant             3   0  1.88   3   3   1   0   0   24   20    5    5    1    7    7
Fergie Jenkins         1   2  2.42   3   3   2   0   1   22   17    7    6    0    3   13
Rick Wise              1   1  2.84   3   3   1   0   0   19   21    8    6    1    3    8
Dick Pole              0   0  4.50   1   0   0   0   0    6    4    3    3    1    1    2
Tom House              0   1  5.40   3   0   0   0   0    5    5    3    3    0    1    2
Jim Willoughby         0   0  7.36   2   0   0   0   0    4    6    3    3    1    0    0
Rick Jones             0   0  9.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    4    2    2    0    1    1
Bill Lee               0   1 15.63   2   2   0   0   0    6   11   11   11    3    9    5

 California            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Sid Monge              1   0  1.08   4   0   0   0   0    8    8    1    1    0    1    0
Nolan Ryan             2   1  1.08   3   3   2   0   1   25    8    3    3    0   15   28
Jim Brewer             1   0  1.23   5   0   0   1   0    7    7    2    1    0    1    5
Dick Drago             0   0  2.45   6   0   0   0   0    7    4    3    2    0    1    3
Gary Ross              0   2  2.55   3   2   0   0   0   18   12    6    5    2    5   15
Paul Hartzell          0   0  2.79   4   0   0   0   0   10    9    3    3    0    2    4
Steve Dunning          0   0  5.40   3   0   0   0   0    3    5    4    2    1    4    2
Frank Tanana           1   1  6.35   3   3   1   0   0   17   21   13   12    3    5   17
Andy Hassler           0   2  9.31   2   2   0   0   0   10   13   10   10    0    3    3
Don Kirkwood           0   2 10.80   3   3   0   0   0   12   17   16   14    2    5    2

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Clay Carroll           0   0  0.00   2   0   0   1   0   10    6    0    0    0    2    6
Terry Forster          0   0  1.69   1   1   0   0   0    5    5    1    1    0    1    3
Wilbur Wood            2   2  2.48   4   4   3   0   1   33   35   19    9    3    5   16
Rich Gossage           1   1  3.97   2   1   1   0   0   11    7    5    5    1    4   10
Francisco Barrios      0   0  6.75   1   0   0   0   0    1    3    1    1    0    0    1
Pete Vuckovich         0   0  6.75   2   0   0   0   0    3    2    2    2    1    3    3
Dave Hamilton          0   1 11.12   1   1   0   0   0    6   10    7    7    1    2    5
Bart Johnson           1   1 11.57   2   2   0   0   0    7   11    9    9    1    2    4
Jack Kucek             0   0 18.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    4    2    2    0    1    1

 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   3   0   0   1   0   10    3    0    0    0    5    9
Dave LaRoche           0   0  0.00   4   0   0   1   0    4    0    0    0    0    2    3
Rick Waits             0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    4    4    0    0    0    2    1
Pat Dobson             1   1  2.25   2   2   0   0   0   12   12    5    3    0    3    6
Jackie Brown           0   0  2.45   1   0   0   0   0    4    3    2    1    1    1    4
Fritz Peterson         0   1  3.68   1   1   0   0   0    7    6    3    3    1    0    3
Jim Bibby              1   0  5.19   2   2   0   0   0    9   13    5    5    0    4    5
Dennis Eckersley       1   2  5.40   3   3   1   0   1   12   10    8    7    1    6   13
Don Hood               1   0  5.40   2   0   0   0   0    3    6    2    2    0    2    1
Stan Thomas            0   0  Inf    1   0   0   0   0    0    0    1    1    0    1    0

 Detroit               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mark Fidrych           0   0  Inf    1   0   0   0   0    0    1    0    0    0    0    0
Dave Roberts           2   0  1.50   2   2   2   0   1   18   11    3    3    0    5    8
Steve Grilli           0   1  2.08   2   0   0   0   0    4    6    1    1    0    1    4
John Hiller            1   2  2.13   6   0   0   2   0   13   10    4    3    0    8   12
Ray Bare               1   0  2.91   3   3   0   0   0   22   25    8    7    0    9   11
Joe Coleman            1   0  3.00   3   3   0   0   0   21   14   10    7    0   14    7
Vern Ruhle             0   0  9.00   1   1   0   0   0    4    5    4    4    0    3    4
Jim Crawford           0   1 27.00   1   0   0   0   0    0    1    1    1    0    1    0

 Kansas City           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mark Littell           0   0  0.00   4   0   0   0   0    8    4    1    0    0    5    9
Ray Sadecki            0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    2    2    0    0    0    3    0
Steve Busby            0   1  1.50   1   1   0   0   0    6    2    2    1    0    7    3
Doug Bird              1   0  2.35   5   1   0   0   0   15   11    4    4    1    8    7
Al Fitzmorris          2   0  3.31   3   3   1   0   0   16   19    6    6    0    3    6
Marty Pattin           0   1  3.86   5   0   0   2   0    5    4    2    2    1    3    4
Dennis Leonard         0   1  6.55   2   2   0   0   0   11   15    8    8    1    4    5
Steve Mingori          1   0  6.75   2   0   0   1   0    1    2    1    1    0    0    1
Paul Splittorff        1   2  7.02   4   3   0   0   0   17   23   13   13    3    7    6
Bob McClure            0   0 13.50   3   0   0   0   0    2    1    3    3    0    5    3

 Milwaukee             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Hausman            0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    2    0
Jim Colborn            1   1  0.66   2   2   0   0   0   14   10    2    1    0    1    7
Bill Travers           1   0  0.71   2   2   0   0   0   13    9    1    1    0    7    8
Bill Champion          0   0  1.59   3   0   0   0   0    6    6    2    1    0    3    3
Jim Slaton             3   1  1.67   4   4   2   0   2   32   20    6    6    2   10    9
Pete Broberg           1   0  3.60   1   1   0   0   0    5    2    3    2    0    4    1
Jerry Augustine        0   0  4.50   3   0   0   0   0    2    3    1    1    0    0    1
Eduardo Rodriguez      0   0  6.43   5   0   0   4   0    7    7    5    5    1    3    3
Tom Murphy             0   1 162.0   2   0   0   0   0    0    6    6    6    0    1    1

 Minnesota             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bert Blyleven          1   1  2.16   3   3   0   0   0   25   23    9    6    1    4   17
Vic Albury             0   1  2.25   3   0   0   0   0    4    4    1    1    0    1    0
Tom Burgmeier          0   0  2.25   3   0   0   0   0    4    3    1    1    0    1    2
Joe Decker             1   2  3.38   3   3   0   0   0   19   16    7    7    1   11   15
Bill Campbell          1   1  4.05   5   0   0   2   0    7    6    3    3    0    3    6
Mike Pazik             0   0  4.50   2   0   0   0   0    4    4    4    2    0    3    3
Dave Goltz             0   1  8.53   3   3   0   0   0   13   18   13   12    1    5    8
Steve Luebber          0   0  9.00   3   0   0   0   0   10    8   10   10    3    6    4
Jim Hughes             0   1 32.40   1   1   0   0   0    2    6    6    6    3    2    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   5   0   0   2   0    5    3    1    0    0    2    4
Tippy Martinez         1   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    5    3    0    0    0    3    2
Dave Pagan             0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    0    0
Dick Tidrow            1   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    8    8    0    0    0    2    6
Ed Figueroa            1   0  2.51   2   2   1   0   1   14   17    6    4    0    5    5
Catfish Hunter         1   3  3.44   4   4   3   0   1   34   24   13   13    4    7   16
Dock Ellis             1   0  3.97   2   2   1   0   0   11   13    5    5    1    2    0
Rudy May               1   0  6.75   2   2   0   0   0   11    9   11    8    2    4    8

 Oakland               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dick Bosman            0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    5    3    0    0    0    1    1
Jim Todd               1   0  1.00   5   0   0   1   0    9    7    2    1    0    3    2
Rollie Fingers         1   0  1.04   6   0   0   2   0    9    3    2    1    0    1    8
Mike Norris            0   0  1.93   2   0   0   0   0    9    5    2    2    2    3    3
Vida Blue              1   2  2.17   4   4   1   0   0   29   23    7    7    1    7   18
Paul Lindblad          1   0  3.00   4   0   0   0   0    9    7    4    3    1    0    3
Mike Torrez            1   3  4.56   4   4   0   0   0   24   19   15   12    3   12   14
Stan Bahnsen           1   0  5.63   2   2   0   0   0    8   12    6    5    0    3    4
Glenn Abbott           0   0 15.43   2   0   0   0   0    2    3    4    4    1    2    1
Paul Mitchell          0   1 15.75   2   2   0   0   0    4   12    8    7    2    0    0

 Texas                 W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Steve Foucault         0   0  0.00   3   0   0   1   0    2    2    0    0    0    0    2
Jeff Terpko            0   1  1.93   2   0   0   0   0    5    3    1    1    1    3    4
Steve Barr             1   1  2.03   2   1   1   0   0   13    8    3    3    2    4    7
Nelson Briles          1   1  2.40   2   2   1   0   0   15   12    5    4    0    3    7
Steve Hargan           0   0  3.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    2    1    1    0    3    2
Gaylord Perry          2   1  3.08   3   3   2   0   0   26   24    9    9    0    3   15
Jim Umbarger           1   1  3.32   3   3   1   0   0   19   19    9    7    1    3   13
Bill Singer            1   0  4.73   2   2   0   0   0   13    9    7    7    2    5    8
Joe Hoerner            0   0  9.00   3   0   0   0   0    2    1    2    2    0    3    1

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League Leaders

Wins:

  J. Palmer (BAL)           3
  J. Slaton (MIL)           3
  L. Tiant (BOS)            3
  A. Fitzmorris (KC)        2
  G. Perry (TEX)            2
  D. Roberts (DET)          2
  N. Ryan (CAL)             2
  W. Wood (CHI)             2
  S. Bahnsen (OAK)          1
  R. Bare (DET)             1

Losses:

  C. Hunter (NY)            3
  M. Torrez (OAK)           3
  V. Blue (OAK)             2
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          2
  J. Decker (MIN)           2
  D. Eckersley (CLE)        2
  A. Hassler (CAL)          2
  J. Hiller (DET)           2
  F. Jenkins (BOS)          2
  D. Kirkwood (CAL)         2

Complete Games:

  C. Hunter (NY)            3
  W. Wood (CHI)             3
  F. Jenkins (BOS)          2
  G. Perry (TEX)            2
  D. Roberts (DET)          2
  N. Ryan (CAL)             2
  J. Slaton (MIL)           2
  S. Barr (TEX)             1
  V. Blue (OAK)             1
  N. Briles (TEX)           1

Saves:

  E. Rodriguez (MIL)        4
  B. Campbell (MIN)         2
  R. Fingers (OAK)          2
  J. Hiller (DET)           2
  S. Lyle (NY)              2
  D. Miller (BAL)           2
  M. Pattin (KC)            2
  K. Brett (NY)             1
  J. Brewer (CAL)           1
  C. Carroll (CHI)          1

Shutouts:

  J. Slaton (MIL)           2
  D. Eckersley (CLE)        1
  E. Figueroa (NY)          1
  C. Hunter (NY)            1
  F. Jenkins (BOS)          1
  D. Roberts (DET)          1
  N. Ryan (CAL)             1
  W. Wood (CHI)             1

Innings Pitched:

  C. Hunter (NY)         34.0
  W. Wood (CHI)          32.2
  J. Slaton (MIL)        32.1
  J. Palmer (BAL)        29.2
  V. Blue (OAK)          29.0
  G. Perry (TEX)         26.1
  B. Blyleven (MIN)      25.0
  N. Ryan (CAL)          25.0
  L. Tiant (BOS)         24.0
  M. Torrez (OAK)        23.2

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)            35
  R. Bare (DET)            25
  C. Hunter (NY)           24
  G. Perry (TEX)           24
  V. Blue (OAK)            23
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        23
  P. Splittorff (KC)       23
  F. Tanana (CAL)          21
  R. Wise (BOS)            21
  J. Slaton (MIL)          20

Runs:

  W. Wood (CHI)            19
  D. Kirkwood (CAL)        16
  M. Torrez (OAK)          15
  D. Goltz (MIN)           13
  C. Hunter (NY)           13
  P. Splittorff (KC)       13
  F. Tanana (CAL)          13
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         11
  B. Lee (BOS)             11
  R. May (NY)              11

Home Runs:

  C. Hunter (NY)            4
  J. Hughes (MIN)           3
  B. Lee (BOS)              3
  S. Luebber (MIN)          3
  P. Splittorff (KC)        3
  F. Tanana (CAL)           3
  M. Torrez (OAK)           3
  W. Wood (CHI)             3
  S. Barr (TEX)             2
  D. Kirkwood (CAL)         2

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            15
  J. Coleman (DET)         14
  J. Palmer (BAL)          12
  M. Torrez (OAK)          12
  J. Decker (MIN)          11
  K. Holtzman (BAL)        10
  J. Slaton (MIL)          10
  R. Bare (DET)             9
  B. Lee (BOS)              9
  D. Bird (KC)              8

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            28
  V. Blue (OAK)            18
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        17
  F. Tanana (CAL)          17
  C. Hunter (NY)           16
  W. Wood (CHI)            16
  J. Decker (MIN)          15
  G. Perry (TEX)           15
  G. Ross (CAL)            15
  M. Torrez (OAK)          14

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