Monday April 26, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Monday, April 26, 1976

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Milwaukee        7   3  2.33   10   2   5    89    66   26   23    3   34   36
Detroit          5   5  2.97   10   2   2    91    82   36   30    1   43   49
Baltimore        4   8  3.06   12   1   2   112    98   44   38    6   48   40
Texas            7   5  3.17   12   5   1   108    85   41   38    7   33   62
New York         8   3  3.33   11   5   3   100    90   44   37    7   31   48
Oakland          8   6  3.50   14   1   4   126   114   58   49   10   42   64
Boston           6   5  3.62   11   4   0    97    92   42   39    7   30   42
California       5   9  3.89   14   4   1   125   106   62   54    9   45   91
Cleveland        4   6  4.00   10   1   2    83    80   43   37    6   37   56
Minnesota        5   7  4.19   12   0   2   110   102   57   51   10   50   64
Chicago          4   5  4.21    9   4   1    77    83   46   36    7   20   49
Kansas City      5   6  4.39   11   1   3    94    98   49   46    6   48   48

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Colborn (MIL)      2   1  0.41   3   3   0   0   0   22   13    2    1    0    4   10
Bill Travers (MIL)     1   0  0.71   2   2   0   0   0   13    9    1    1    0    7    8
Ken Holtzman (BAL)     1   0  1.08   3   3   0   0   0   25   15    3    3    0   12    5
Nolan Ryan (CAL)       2   1  1.08   3   3   2   0   1   25    8    3    3    0   15   28
Jim Kern (CLE)         0   0  1.29   4   0   0   1   0   14    5    4    2    0    7   13
Tom Burgmeier (MIN)    1   0  1.42   4   0   0   0   0   13    8    2    2    1    2    3
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
Bert Blyleven (MIN)    1   1  1.87   4   4   0   0   0   34   30   10    7    1   12   22
Luis Tiant (BOS)       3   0  1.88   3   3   1   0   0   24   20    5    5    1    7    7

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mike Flanagan          0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    7    3    0    0    0    3    6
Dyar Miller            0   1  0.96   6   0   0   2   0    9    9    2    1    1    2    4
Ken Holtzman           1   0  1.08   3   3   0   0   0   25   15    3    3    0   12    5
Ross Grimsley          0   1  2.61   2   1   0   0   0   10   12    5    3    0    3    3
Grant Jackson          0   1  2.70   2   0   0   0   0    3    3    1    1    0    1    2
Wayne Garland          0   0  3.00   4   0   0   0   0    9    6    4    3    0    5    2
Doyle Alexander        0   1  3.18   1   1   0   0   0    6    6    3    2    0    2    3
Jim Palmer             3   2  3.41   5   5   1   0   0   37   30   15   14    4   17   12
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
Frank Tanana           1   2  4.68   4   4   2   0   0   25   23   14   13    4    8   29
Steve Dunning          0   0  5.40   3   0   0   0   0    3    5    4    2    1    4    2
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
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
Jim Kern               0   0  1.29   4   0   0   1   0   14    5    4    2    0    7   13
Jackie Brown           0   0  3.68   2   0   0   0   0    7    8    4    3    2    3    5
Stan Thomas            0   0  4.50   3   0   0   0   0    2    2    1    1    0    4    1
Don Hood               1   0  4.76   4   0   0   0   0    6   10    3    3    0    2    3
Pat Dobson             1   2  4.85   3   3   0   0   0   13   16    9    7    1    5    6
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
Tom Buskey             0   1  6.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    1    2    2    1    2    0
Fritz Peterson         0   1  6.30   2   2   0   0   0   10   11    7    7    1    0    6

 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   3  2.45   7   0   0   2   0   15   13    6    4    0    9   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  5.73   2   2   0   0   0   11   11    7    7    1    4    7
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   3   0   0   0   0    5    7    0    0    0    3    1
Doug Bird              1   0  2.35   6   1   0   0   0   15   12    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   2  4.50   6   0   0   2   0    6    6    3    3    1    4    6
Steve Busby            0   1  5.11   2   2   0   0   0   12    8    9    7    0    9    4
Dennis Leonard         0   1  6.55   2   2   0   0   0   11   15    8    8    1    4    5
Paul Splittorff        1   2  7.02   4   3   0   0   0   17   23   13   13    3    7    6
Steve Mingori          1   0 10.80   3   0   0   1   0    2    3    2    2    0    0    1
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            2   1  0.41   3   3   0   0   0   22   13    2    1    0    4   10
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  5.87   6   0   0   5   0    8    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
Tom Burgmeier          1   0  1.42   4   0   0   0   0   13    8    2    2    1    2    3
Bert Blyleven          1   1  1.87   4   4   0   0   0   34   30   10    7    1   12   22
Vic Albury             0   1  2.25   3   0   0   0   0    4    4    1    1    0    1    0
Bill Campbell          2   1  2.25   6   0   0   2   0   12    8    3    3    0    4    8
Joe Decker             1   2  3.79   4   4   0   0   0   19   16    8    8    1   15   15
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
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
Sparky Lyle            2   0  1.86   6   0   0   2   0   10    7    3    2    0    3    7
Ed Figueroa            1   0  2.79   3   3   1   0   1   19   22    9    6    0    9    8
Dick Tidrow            1   0  3.12   4   0   0   0   0    9   12    3    3    0    3    7
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   2   0   0   0   0    9    4    0    0    0    3    2
Jim Todd               1   0  0.90   6   0   0   2   0   10    8    2    1    0    4    2
Vida Blue              1   2  2.17   4   4   1   0   0   29   23    7    7    1    7   18
Rollie Fingers         2   0  2.53   7   0   0   2   0   11    8    4    3    0    2   10
Paul Lindblad          1   0  3.60   5   0   0   0   0   10    9    5    4    1    1    4
Mike Torrez            2   3  3.69   5   5   0   0   0   32   24   16   13    3   16   18
Mike Norris            0   0  4.22   3   1   0   0   0   11   10    6    5    2    4    4
Stan Bahnsen           1   0  5.63   2   2   0   0   0    8   12    6    5    0    3    4
Glenn Abbott           0   0 10.80   3   0   0   0   0    3    4    4    4    1    2    2
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
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
Steve Foucault         1   0  2.25   4   0   0   1   0    4    3    1    1    1    0    3
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  4.35   3   3   0   0   0   21   13   10   10    2   11   10
Joe Hoerner            0   0  9.00   4   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
  B. Campbell (MIN)         2
  J. Colborn (MIL)          2
  R. Fingers (OAK)          2
  A. Fitzmorris (KC)        2
  S. Lyle (NY)              2
  G. Perry (TEX)            2
  D. Roberts (DET)          2

Losses:

  J. Hiller (DET)           3
  C. Hunter (NY)            3
  M. Torrez (OAK)           3
  V. Blue (OAK)             2
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          2
  J. Decker (MIN)           2
  P. Dobson (CLE)           2
  D. Eckersley (CLE)        2
  A. Hassler (CAL)          2
  F. Jenkins (BOS)          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
  F. Tanana (CAL)           2
  S. Barr (TEX)             1
  V. Blue (OAK)             1

Saves:

  E. Rodriguez (MIL)        5
  B. Campbell (MIN)         2
  R. Fingers (OAK)          2
  J. Hiller (DET)           2
  S. Lyle (NY)              2
  D. Miller (BAL)           2
  M. Pattin (KC)            2
  J. Todd (OAK)             2
  K. Brett (NY)             1
  J. Brewer (CAL)           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:

  J. Palmer (BAL)        37.0
  C. Hunter (NY)         34.0
  B. Blyleven (MIN)      33.2
  W. Wood (CHI)          32.2
  J. Slaton (MIL)        32.1
  M. Torrez (OAK)        31.2
  V. Blue (OAK)          29.0
  G. Perry (TEX)         26.1
  K. Holtzman (BAL)      25.0
  N. Ryan (CAL)          25.0

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)            35
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        30
  J. Palmer (BAL)          30
  R. Bare (DET)            25
  C. Hunter (NY)           24
  G. Perry (TEX)           24
  M. Torrez (OAK)          24
  V. Blue (OAK)            23
  P. Splittorff (KC)       23
  F. Tanana (CAL)          23

Runs:

  W. Wood (CHI)            19
  D. Kirkwood (CAL)        16
  M. Torrez (OAK)          16
  J. Palmer (BAL)          15
  F. Tanana (CAL)          14
  D. Goltz (MIN)           13
  C. Hunter (NY)           13
  P. Splittorff (KC)       13
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         11
  B. Lee (BOS)             11

Home Runs:

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

Walks:

  J. Palmer (BAL)          17
  M. Torrez (OAK)          16
  J. Decker (MIN)          15
  N. Ryan (CAL)            15
  J. Coleman (DET)         14
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        12
  K. Holtzman (BAL)        12
  B. Singer (TEX)          11
  J. Slaton (MIL)          10
  R. Bare (DET)             9

Strikeouts:

  F. Tanana (CAL)          29
  N. Ryan (CAL)            28
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        22
  V. Blue (OAK)            18
  M. Torrez (OAK)          18
  C. Hunter (NY)           16
  W. Wood (CHI)            16
  J. Decker (MIN)          15
  G. Perry (TEX)           15
  G. Ross (CAL)            15


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