Saturday May 1, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, May 1, 1976

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Texas           10   6  2.75   16   8   2   144   118   49   44    8   44   84
Detroit          8   6  2.79   14   4   3   126   111   48   39    3   54   65
Milwaukee        9   4  2.82   13   2   6   115    92   41   36    4   41   45
New York        10   4  3.14   14   7   4   126   108   51   44    7   41   55
Baltimore        6   9  3.42   15   2   2   140   134   59   53    7   64   49
California       6  12  3.66   18   4   2   160   140   75   65   10   69  121
Cleveland        7   7  3.77   14   1   4   119   114   56   50    8   48   83
Oakland          9   8  3.93   17   2   4   151   146   77   66   11   51   77
Kansas City      6   7  4.17   13   2   3   112   117   55   52    7   53   58
Boston           6   8  4.24   14   4   0   121   126   61   57   11   39   53
Chicago          5   8  4.70   13   5   1   113   127   72   59   11   34   74
Minnesota        6   9  4.74   15   0   2   137   135   78   72   13   64   78

 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)       3   1  1.42   5   5   2   0   1   38   14    6    6    0   27   45
Paul Hartzell (CAL)    0   0  1.62   6   0   0   1   0   17   13    3    3    0    4    6
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  0.73   4   0   0   0   0   12    9    1    1    0    6    5
Luis Tiant             3   0  1.88   3   3   1   0   0   24   20    5    5    1    7    7
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
Rick Wise              1   2  4.63   4   4   1   0   0   23   29   14   12    3    5    9
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             3   1  1.42   5   5   2   0   1   38   14    6    6    0   27   45
Paul Hartzell          0   0  1.62   6   0   0   1   0   17   13    3    3    0    4    6
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
Francisco Barrios      0   0  3.86   2   0   0   0   0    2    3    1    1    0    0    2
Rich Gossage           1   1  4.66   3   2   1   0   0   19   14   10   10    2    6   19
Pete Vuckovich         0   0  6.75   2   0   0   0   0    3    2    2    2    1    3    3
Jack Kucek             0   0  9.64   2   0   0   0   0    5    9    5    5    2    4    2
Dave Hamilton          0   1  9.82   2   1   0   0   0    7   12    8    8    1    3    6
Bart Johnson           1   2 12.71   3   3   0   0   0   11   20   16   16    1    6    8

 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
Stan Thomas            0   0  2.45   4   0   0   0   0    4    3    1    1    0    4    2
Don Hood               1   0  3.18   6   0   0   1   0   11   16    4    4    1    2    4
Dennis Eckersley       2   2  3.57   4   4   1   0   1   18   12    8    7    1    6   19
Tom Buskey             0   1  4.50   3   0   0   0   0    4    1    2    2    1    2    0
Fritz Peterson         0   1  5.28   3   3   0   0   0   15   18    9    9    2    1    8
Pat Dobson             1   3  6.48   4   4   0   0   0   17   21   14   12    1    8   10
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
Vern Ruhle             1   0  3.60   3   3   1   0   0   20   16    8    8    2    6   11
Ray Bare               1   1  4.21   4   4   0   0   0   26   33   13   12    1   11   12

 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
Steve Busby            1   1  3.38   3   3   1   0   0   21   16   10    8    0   11    7
Marty Pattin           0   2  4.50   6   0   0   2   0    6    6    3    3    1    4    6
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
Jim Slaton             3   1  2.27   5   5   2   0   2   40   24   10   10    3   12   12
Jerry Augustine        0   0  2.70   5   0   0   0   0    3    5    1    1    0    0    1
Bill Champion          0   0  3.86   4   0   0   0   0    7   10    4    3    0    3    3
Eduardo Rodriguez      1   0  4.35   8   0   0   6   0   10    8    5    5    1    3    3
Pete Broberg           1   1  7.36   2   2   0   0   0    7    6    7    6    0    7    2
Bill Castro            0   0 11.57   1   0   0   0   0    2    3    3    3    0    0    0
Tom Murphy             0   1 54.00   4   0   0   0   0    1    6    7    6    0    3    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
Vic Albury             0   1  2.25   3   0   0   0   0    4    4    1    1    0    1    0
Bill Campbell          3   1  2.70   8   0   0   2   0   20   16    6    6    0    7   11
Bert Blyleven          1   2  3.76   5   5   0   0   0   38   41   19   16    2   14   25
Joe Decker             1   2  3.91   5   5   0   0   0   23   20   10   10    1   20   17
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
Dick Tidrow            1   0  3.12   4   0   0   0   0    9   12    3    3    0    3    7
Ed Figueroa            1   1  3.29   4   4   2   0   1   27   30   13   10    0   12    8
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            2   0  3.34   4   4   1   0   0   30   19   11   11    3   13   16
Joe Hoerner            0   0  6.75   5   0   0   1   0    3    1    2    2    0    3    2

The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at "www.retrosheet.org".

















League Leaders

Wins:

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

Losses:

  V. Blue (OAK)             3
  P. Dobson (CLE)           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

Complete Games:

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

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
  N. Ryan (CAL)          38.0
  G. Perry (TEX)         35.1
  K. Holtzman (BAL)      34.0
  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
  E. Figueroa (NY)         30
  C. Hunter (NY)           30
  F. Tanana (CAL)          30

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
  B. Johnson (CHI)         16
  D. Kirkwood (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
  B. Singer (TEX)           3
  J. Slaton (MIL)           3

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            27
  J. Decker (MIN)          20
  J. Palmer (BAL)          20
  M. Torrez (OAK)          19
  J. Coleman (DET)         16
  K. Holtzman (BAL)        15
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        14
  B. Singer (TEX)          13
  F. Tanana (CAL)          13
  E. Figueroa (NY)         12

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            45
  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

  Copyright © 2014-2024, All Rights Reserved   •   Privacy Policy   •   Contact Us