Friday April 30, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Friday, April 30, 1976

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Milwaukee        9   3  2.27   12   2   6   107    81   32   27    4   36   44
Texas            9   6  2.87   15   7   2   135   112   48   43    7   42   78
Detroit          7   6  2.92   13   3   3   117   106   47   38    2   52   61
New York        10   3  3.05   13   6   4   118   100   47   40    7   38   55
Baltimore        6   9  3.42   15   2   2   140   134   59   53    7   64   49
Cleveland        7   6  3.59   13   1   4   110   104   50   44    7   45   78
California       5  12  3.82   17   4   1   151   135   74   64   10   65  114
Oakland          9   8  3.93   17   2   4   151   146   77   66   11   51   77
Boston           6   7  3.98   13   4   0   113   113   54   50    9   36   51
Chicago          5   7  4.24   12   5   1   104   113   62   49    9   27   68
Kansas City      5   7  4.44   12   1   3   103   109   54   51    7   51   55
Minnesota        5   9  4.72   14   0   2   128   125   73   67   13   58   73

 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)     2   0  0.44   3   3   0   0   0   21   17    2    1    0    7   13
Dave Roberts (DET)     3   0  1.00   3   3   3   0   1   27   13    4    3    0    6   11
Jim Kern (CLE)         1   0  1.02   5   0   0   1   0   18    6    4    2    0    8   17
Ken Holtzman (BAL)     2   0  1.32   4   4   1   0   0   34   23    5    5    0   15    8
Nolan Ryan (CAL)       2   1  1.36   4   4   2   0   1   33   11    5    5    0   24   39
Bill Campbell (MIN)    2   1  1.80   7   0   0   2   0   15   10    3    3    0    6    8
Nelson Briles (TEX)    2   1  1.88   3   3   2   0   0   24   18    6    5    0    6   12
Luis Tiant (BOS)       3   0  1.88   3   3   1   0   0   24   20    5    5    1    7    7
Doug Bird (KC)         1   0  2.25   7   1   0   0   0   20   15    5    5    1    9   11

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ken Holtzman           2   0  1.32   4   4   1   0   0   34   23    5    5    0   15    8
Grant Jackson          1   1  1.80   3   0   0   0   0    5    4    1    1    0    1    2
Ross Grimsley          0   1  1.98   3   1   0   0   0   14   14    5    3    0    6    3
Doyle Alexander        0   1  2.79   2   1   0   0   0   10    9    4    3    0    5    5
Wayne Garland          0   0  2.79   5   0   0   0   0   10    8    4    3    0    5    2
Dyar Miller            0   1  3.48   8   0   0   2   0   10   15    5    4    1    2    4
Jim Palmer             3   3  3.74   6   6   1   0   0   43   40   19   18    4   20   15
Mike Flanagan          0   0  4.32   3   0   0   0   0    8    6    4    4    1    4    7
Mike Cuellar           0   2 19.06   3   3   0   0   0    6   15   12   12    1    6    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
Rick Wise              1   1  2.84   3   3   1   0   0   19   21    8    6    1    3    8
Fergie Jenkins         1   3  3.45   4   4   2   0   1   29   26   12   11    1    6   19
Dick Pole              0   0  3.86   2   0   0   0   0    7    5    3    3    1    1    2
Tom House              0   1  4.50   4   0   0   0   0    6    6    3    3    0    1    2
Jim Willoughby         0   0  5.68   4   0   0   0   0    6    9    4    4    1    1    1
Rick Jones             0   0  9.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    4    2    2    0    1    1
Bill Lee               0   2 12.71   3   3   0   0   0   11   18   17   16    4   11    7

 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
Jim Brewer             1   0  1.23   5   0   0   1   0    7    7    2    1    0    1    5
Nolan Ryan             2   1  1.36   4   4   2   0   1   33   11    5    5    0   24   39
Paul Hartzell          0   0  2.13   5   0   0   0   0   13   11    3    3    0    3    5
Gary Ross              0   3  3.57   4   3   0   0   0   23   22   10    9    2    8   17
Frank Tanana           1   2  3.90   5   5   2   0   0   32   30   16   14    4   13   36
Dick Drago             0   2  4.66   8   0   0   0   0   10   11    7    5    1    3    5
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   1  0.00   3   0   0   1   0   11    9    3    0    0    2    6
Wilbur Wood            2   3  2.81   5   5   4   0   1   42   44   23   13    3    6   21
Terry Forster          1   0  2.84   2   2   0   0   0   13   14    4    4    1    4    7
Rich Gossage           1   1  4.66   3   2   1   0   0   19   14   10   10    2    6   19
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  9.82   2   1   0   0   0    7   12    8    8    1    3    6
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   5   0   0   2   0    6    1    0    0    0    3    5
Rick Waits             0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    4    4    0    0    0    2    1
Jim Kern               1   0  1.02   5   0   0   1   0   18    6    4    2    0    8   17
Jackie Brown           1   0  2.45   3   0   0   0   0   11   12    4    3    2    5   10
Don Hood               1   0  3.12   5   0   0   1   0    9   12    3    3    0    2    4
Dennis Eckersley       2   2  3.57   4   4   1   0   1   18   12    8    7    1    6   19
Stan Thomas            0   0  4.50   3   0   0   0   0    2    2    1    1    0    4    1
Pat Dobson             1   2  4.85   3   3   0   0   0   13   16    9    7    1    5    6
Fritz Peterson         0   1  5.28   3   3   0   0   0   15   18    9    9    2    1    8
Tom Buskey             0   1  6.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    1    2    2    1    2    0
Jim Bibby              1   0  7.50   3   3   0   0   0   12   20   10   10    0    7    7

 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
Bill Laxton            0   0  0.00   1   0   0   1   0    3    0    0    0    0    1    3
Dave Roberts           3   0  1.00   3   3   3   0   1   27   13    4    3    0    6   11
John Hiller            1   3  2.45   7   0   0   2   0   15   13    6    4    0    9   12
Joe Coleman            2   0  2.96   4   4   0   0   0   27   22   12    9    0   16   12
Jim Crawford           0   1  3.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    4    1    1    0    1    0
Steve Grilli           0   1  3.18   3   0   0   0   0    6    9    4    2    0    4    4
Ray Bare               1   1  4.21   4   4   0   0   0   26   33   13   12    1   11   12
Vern Ruhle             0   0  5.73   2   2   0   0   0   11   11    7    7    1    4    7

 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  2.25   7   1   0   0   0   20   15    5    5    1    9   11
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   3  7.29   5   4   0   0   0   21   31   17   17    4    9    9
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           2   0  0.44   3   3   0   0   0   21   17    2    1    0    7   13
Bill Champion          0   0  1.59   3   0   0   0   0    6    6    2    1    0    3    3
Jim Slaton             3   1  2.27   5   5   2   0   2   40   24   10   10    3   12   12
Pete Broberg           1   0  3.60   1   1   0   0   0    5    2    3    2    0    4    1
Eduardo Rodriguez      1   0  4.35   8   0   0   6   0   10    8    5    5    1    3    3
Jerry Augustine        0   0  4.50   4   0   0   0   0    2    5    1    1    0    0    1
Tom Murphy             0   1 162.0   3   0   0   0   0    0    6    7    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   5   0   0   0   0   13    9    2    2    1    3    3
Bill Campbell          2   1  1.80   7   0   0   2   0   15   10    3    3    0    6    8
Vic Albury             0   1  2.25   3   0   0   0   0    4    4    1    1    0    1    0
Bert Blyleven          1   2  3.76   5   5   0   0   0   38   41   19   16    2   14   25
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
Steve Luebber          0   0  7.30   4   0   0   0   0   12    9   10   10    3    7    4
Dave Goltz             0   2  9.16   4   4   0   0   0   19   25   20   19    3    7   13
Jim Hughes             0   1 14.73   2   1   0   0   0    4    7    6    6    3    2    2

 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  1.80   7   0   0   3   0   10    7    3    2    0    3    7
Dock Ellis             2   0  2.25   3   3   1   0   0   20   17    5    5    1    8    5
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         2   3  3.35   5   5   4   0   1   43   30   16   16    4    8   18
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  2.19   3   0   0   0   0   12   11    3    3    0    3    3
Mike Torrez            3   3  2.88   6   6   1   0   0   41   26   17   13    3   19   24
Vida Blue              1   3  3.09   5   5   1   0   0   32   30   12   11    1   10   19
Jim Todd               1   0  3.27   8   0   0   2   0   11   12    5    4    0    5    2
Rollie Fingers         2   0  3.55   9   0   0   2   0   13   10    6    5    1    3   10
Paul Lindblad          1   0  3.60   5   0   0   0   0   10    9    5    4    1    1    4
Stan Bahnsen           1   0  3.75   3   2   0   0   0   12   16    6    5    0    3    7
Mike Norris            0   1  6.92   4   2   0   0   0   13   16   11   10    2    5    6
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
Nelson Briles          2   1  1.88   3   3   2   0   0   24   18    6    5    0    6   12
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   5   0   0   1   0    4    5    2    1    1    0    3
Gaylord Perry          2   2  2.55   4   4   3   0   0   35   33   10   10    0    5   18
Steve Hargan           0   0  3.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    2    1    1    0    3    2
Jim Umbarger           2   1  3.29   4   4   1   0   0   27   29   13   10    1    7   20
Bill Singer            1   0  4.35   3   3   0   0   0   21   13   10   10    2   11   10
Joe Hoerner            0   0  6.75   5   0   0   1   0    3    1    2    2    0    3    2

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League Leaders

Wins:

  J. Palmer (BAL)           3
  D. Roberts (DET)          3
  J. Slaton (MIL)           3
  L. Tiant (BOS)            3
  M. Torrez (OAK)           3
  N. Briles (TEX)           2
  B. Campbell (MIN)         2
  J. Colborn (MIL)          2
  J. Coleman (DET)          2
  D. Eckersley (CLE)        2

Losses:

  V. Blue (OAK)             3
  J. Hiller (DET)           3
  C. Hunter (NY)            3
  F. Jenkins (BOS)          3
  J. Palmer (BAL)           3
  G. Ross (CAL)             3
  P. Splittorff (KC)        3
  M. Torrez (OAK)           3
  W. Wood (CHI)             3
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         2

Complete Games:

  C. Hunter (NY)            4
  W. Wood (CHI)             4
  G. Perry (TEX)            3
  D. Roberts (DET)          3
  N. Briles (TEX)           2
  F. Jenkins (BOS)          2
  N. Ryan (CAL)             2
  J. Slaton (MIL)           2
  F. Tanana (CAL)           2
  S. Barr (TEX)             1

Saves:

  E. Rodriguez (MIL)        6
  S. Lyle (NY)              3
  B. Campbell (MIN)         2
  R. Fingers (OAK)          2
  J. Hiller (DET)           2
  D. LaRoche (CLE)          2
  D. Miller (BAL)           2
  M. Pattin (KC)            2
  J. Todd (OAK)             2
  K. Brett (NY)             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)        43.1
  C. Hunter (NY)         43.0
  W. Wood (CHI)          41.2
  M. Torrez (OAK)        40.2
  J. Slaton (MIL)        39.2
  B. Blyleven (MIN)      38.1
  G. Perry (TEX)         35.1
  K. Holtzman (BAL)      34.0
  N. Ryan (CAL)          33.0
  F. Tanana (CAL)        32.1

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)            44
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        41
  J. Palmer (BAL)          40
  R. Bare (DET)            33
  G. Perry (TEX)           33
  P. Splittorff (KC)       31
  V. Blue (OAK)            30
  C. Hunter (NY)           30
  F. Tanana (CAL)          30
  J. Umbarger (TEX)        29

Runs:

  W. Wood (CHI)            23
  D. Goltz (MIN)           20
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        19
  J. Palmer (BAL)          19
  B. Lee (BOS)             17
  P. Splittorff (KC)       17
  M. Torrez (OAK)          17
  C. Hunter (NY)           16
  D. Kirkwood (CAL)        16
  F. Tanana (CAL)          16

Home Runs:

  C. Hunter (NY)            4
  B. Lee (BOS)              4
  J. Palmer (BAL)           4
  P. Splittorff (KC)        4
  F. Tanana (CAL)           4
  D. Goltz (MIN)            3
  J. Hughes (MIN)           3
  S. Luebber (MIN)          3
  J. Slaton (MIL)           3
  M. Torrez (OAK)           3

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            24
  J. Palmer (BAL)          20
  M. Torrez (OAK)          19
  J. Coleman (DET)         16
  J. Decker (MIN)          15
  K. Holtzman (BAL)        15
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        14
  F. Tanana (CAL)          13
  J. Slaton (MIL)          12
  R. Bare (DET)            11

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            39
  F. Tanana (CAL)          36
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        25
  M. Torrez (OAK)          24
  W. Wood (CHI)            21
  J. Umbarger (TEX)        20
  V. Blue (OAK)            19
  D. Eckersley (CLE)       19
  R. Gossage (CHI)         19
  F. Jenkins (BOS)         19


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