Monday May 3, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Monday, May 3, 1976

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Texas           11   6  2.76   17   9   2   153   125   52   47   10   44   90
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   5  3.04   15   7   4   136   111   53   46    7   46   57
Baltimore        7  10  3.42   17   2   2   158   145   68   60    9   68   56
Cleveland        9   8  3.73   17   1   5   147   135   68   61   10   73  109
California       7  13  3.82   20   4   3   177   162   91   75   12   77  131
Kansas City      7   7  3.87   14   2   3   123   126   56   53    7   58   62
Oakland         10  10  3.89   20   3   4   178   173   88   77   14   57   88
Boston           6   9  4.40   15   4   0   129   138   67   63   14   41   58
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
Ken Holtzman (BAL)     2   0  1.32   4   4   1   0   0   34   23    5    5    0   15    8
Jim Kern (CLE)         1   0  1.33   6   0   0   1   0   20    8    5    3    0   10   20
Nolan Ryan (CAL)       3   1  1.42   5   5   2   0   1   38   14    6    6    0   27   45
Wayne Garland (BAL)    1   0  1.59   6   0   0   0   0   17   11    4    3    0    5    6
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
Doug Bird (KC)         2   0  2.14   8   1   0   0   0   21   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
Wayne Garland          1   0  1.59   6   0   0   0   0   17   11    4    3    0    5    6
Grant Jackson          1   1  1.80   3   0   0   0   0    5    4    1    1    0    1    2
Doyle Alexander        0   1  1.98   3   1   0   0   0   14   10    4    3    0    5    6
Ross Grimsley          0   2  3.38   4   2   0   0   0   19   17   11    7    2    8    5
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 18.41   4   4   0   0   0    7   19   15   15    1    8    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   1  3.13   4   4   1   0   0   32   30   11   11    4    9   12
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  4.26   5   0   0   0   0    6    8    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  1.00   5   0   0   0   0    9    8    1    1    0    1    1
Nolan Ryan             3   1  1.42   5   5   2   0   1   38   14    6    6    0   27   45
Jim Brewer             2   0  1.54   6   0   0   1   0   12   12    3    2    0    3   10
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  4.35   9   0   0   1   0   10   11    7    5    1    3    5
Steve Dunning          0   0  7.50   4   0   0   0   0    6    9    9    5    2    6    4
Andy Hassler           0   3  8.16   3   3   0   0   0   14   19   17   13    1    6    4
Don Kirkwood           0   2  9.77   4   4   0   0   0   16   24   19   17    2    6    3

 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   7   0   0   3   0   10    3    0    0    0    7   11
Rick Waits             0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    4    4    0    0    0    2    1
Stan Thomas            0   0  1.04   5   0   0   0   0    9    5    2    1    0    9    8
Jim Kern               1   0  1.33   6   0   0   1   0   20    8    5    3    0   10   20
Tom Buskey             1   1  2.35   5   0   0   0   0    8    2    2    2    1    4    2
Jackie Brown           2   0  3.12   4   1   0   0   0   17   20    7    6    3    9   13
Don Hood               1   1  3.38   7   0   0   1   0   13   18    5    5    1    4    7
Dennis Eckersley       2   2  4.35   5   5   1   0   1   21   14   11   10    2    8   22
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  8.78   4   4   0   0   0   13   22   13   13    0   11    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              2   0  2.14   8   1   0   0   0   21   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
Dennis Leonard         0   1  3.86   3   3   0   0   0   21   24    9    9    1    8    9
Marty Pattin           0   2  4.50   6   0   0   2   0    6    6    3    3    1    4    6
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   4   0   0   0   0    2    1    3    3    0    6    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   1  2.19   8   0   0   3   0   12    9    4    3    0    5    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  4.34   3   3   0   0   0   19   10   12    9    2    7   10

 Oakland               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Todd               1   0  2.30   9   0   0   2   0   16   13    5    4    0    7    2
Vida Blue              2   3  2.85   6   6   2   0   0   41   37   14   13    2   13   23
Mike Torrez            3   3  2.88   6   6   1   0   0   41   26   17   13    3   19   24
Paul Lindblad          1   0  2.92   6   0   0   0   0   12   10    5    4    1    1    5
Dick Bosman            0   0  3.60   4   1   0   0   0   15   18    6    6    0    3    4
Stan Bahnsen           1   0  3.75   3   2   0   0   0   12   16    6    5    0    3    7
Rollie Fingers         2   1  4.02  11   0   0   2   0   16   15    8    7    2    3   13
Glenn Abbott           0   1  6.75   4   0   0   0   0    8    7    6    6    1    2    3
Mike Norris            0   1  7.90   6   3   0   0   0   14   19   13   12    3    6    7
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          3   2  2.64   5   5   4   0   0   44   40   13   13    2    5   24
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

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League Leaders

Wins:

  B. Campbell (MIN)         3
  J. Palmer (BAL)           3
  G. Perry (TEX)            3
  D. Roberts (DET)          3
  N. Ryan (CAL)             3
  J. Slaton (MIL)           3
  L. Tiant (BOS)            3
  M. Torrez (OAK)           3
  D. Bird (KC)              2
  V. Blue (OAK)             2

Losses:

  V. Blue (OAK)             3
  P. Dobson (CLE)           3
  A. Hassler (CAL)          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

Complete Games:

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

Saves:

  E. Rodriguez (MIL)        6
  D. LaRoche (CLE)          3
  S. Lyle (NY)              3
  B. Campbell (MIN)         2
  R. Fingers (OAK)          2
  J. Hiller (DET)           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:

  G. Perry (TEX)         44.1
  J. Palmer (BAL)        43.1
  C. Hunter (NY)         43.0
  W. Wood (CHI)          41.2
  V. Blue (OAK)          41.0
  M. Torrez (OAK)        40.2
  J. Slaton (MIL)        39.2
  B. Blyleven (MIN)      38.1
  N. Ryan (CAL)          38.0
  K. Holtzman (BAL)      34.0

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)            44
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        41
  J. Palmer (BAL)          40
  G. Perry (TEX)           40
  V. Blue (OAK)            37
  R. Bare (DET)            33
  P. Splittorff (KC)       31
  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
  D. Kirkwood (CAL)        19
  J. Palmer (BAL)          19
  A. Hassler (CAL)         17
  B. Lee (BOS)             17
  P. Splittorff (KC)       17
  M. Torrez (OAK)          17
  C. Hunter (NY)           16

Home Runs:

  C. Hunter (NY)            4
  B. Lee (BOS)              4
  J. Palmer (BAL)           4
  P. Splittorff (KC)        4
  F. Tanana (CAL)           4
  L. Tiant (BOS)            4
  J. Brown (CLE)            3
  D. Goltz (MIN)            3
  J. Hughes (MIN)           3
  S. Luebber (MIN)          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
  V. Blue (OAK)            13
  B. Singer (TEX)          13
  F. Tanana (CAL)          13

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            45
  F. Tanana (CAL)          36
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        25
  G. Perry (TEX)           24
  M. Torrez (OAK)          24
  V. Blue (OAK)            23
  D. Eckersley (CLE)       22
  W. Wood (CHI)            21
  J. Kern (CLE)            20
  J. Umbarger (TEX)        20

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