Friday May 7, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Friday, May 7, 1976

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Texas           12   6  2.83   18   9   3   162   137   56   51   13   44   93
Milwaukee       10   5  2.91   15   2   7   133   107   51   43    6   45   56
New York        14   5  2.98   19   8   7   172   136   64   57    9   60   81
Detroit          9   8  3.04   17   5   3   154   134   61   52    7   64   81
Baltimore        9  11  3.07   20   4   2   185   164   74   63    9   75   69
Cleveland       10  10  3.66   20   2   5   172   164   82   70   12   78  118
Kansas City      9   8  3.78   17   2   5   150   151   69   63   10   69   75
Oakland         11  12  3.95   23   3   5   205   204  109   90   15   68   99
California       8  16  3.98   24   5   3   213   198  111   94   15   86  154
Chicago          6  10  4.17   16   7   1   138   145   80   64   11   46  102
Minnesota        8  10  4.51   18   1   3   164   164   88   82   13   75   95
Boston           6  11  4.78   17   4   0   147   161   82   78   17   51   70

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bill Travers (MIL)     2   0  0.44   3   3   0   0   0   21   17    2    1    0    7   13
Ken Holtzman (BAL)     2   1  1.26   5   5   2   0   0   43   31    8    6    0   16   12
Wayne Garland (BAL)    2   0  1.37   7   0   0   0   0   20   13    4    3    0    5    7
Jim Colborn (MIL)      2   2  1.65   4   4   0   0   0   27   20    8    5    2    7   13
Jim Kern (CLE)         1   0  1.66   7   0   0   1   0   22   11    6    4    0   10   21
Doug Bird (KC)         2   0  1.88   9   1   0   1   0   24   15    5    5    1   10   13
Dock Ellis (NY)        3   0  1.91   4   4   1   0   0   28   21    6    6    1   14    9
Wilbur Wood (CHI)      3   3  2.49   6   6   5   0   1   51   48   24   14    3   10   28
Jim Slaton (MIL)       4   1  2.51   6   6   2   0   2   47   31   13   13    3   13   17
Nelson Briles (TEX)    3   1  2.59   4   4   2   0   0   31   28   10    9    3    6   15

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ken Holtzman           2   1  1.26   5   5   2   0   0   43   31    8    6    0   16   12
Wayne Garland          2   0  1.37   7   0   0   0   0   20   13    4    3    0    5    7
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
Jim Palmer             4   3  3.10   7   7   2   0   1   52   42   19   18    4   22   21
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
Mike Flanagan          0   0  4.32   3   0   0   0   0    8    6    4    4    1    4    7
Mike Cuellar           0   2 11.20   5   5   0   0   0   14   26   18   17    1   12    5

 Boston                W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Reggie Cleveland       1   0  2.57   5   0   0   0   0   14   12    4    4    0    8    7
Luis Tiant             3   1  3.13   4   4   1   0   0   32   30   11   11    4    9   12
Fergie Jenkins         1   4  3.63   5   5   2   0   1   35   35   15   14    2    8   23
Dick Pole              0   0  3.86   3   0   0   0   0    9    8    4    4    1    4    3
Jim Willoughby         0   0  4.15   6   0   0   0   0    9    9    4    4    1    1    2
Rick Wise              1   2  4.63   4   4   1   0   0   23   29   14   12    3    5    9
Tom House              0   1  6.43   6   0   0   0   0    7    8    5    5    0    4    4
Rick Jones             0   0  9.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    4    2    2    0    1    1
Bill Lee               0   3 12.12   4   4   0   0   0   16   26   23   22    6   11    9

 California            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Brewer             2   0  1.42   7   0   0   1   0   13   12    3    2    0    3   10
Paul Hartzell          0   0  1.53   7   0   0   1   0   18   14    3    3    0    4    6
Sid Monge              1   0  2.00   6   0   0   0   0    9    9    2    2    0    2    1
Nolan Ryan             3   2  2.96   6   6   2   0   1   46   24   15   15    1   30   53
Frank Tanana           1   3  3.48   6   6   3   0   0   41   36   18   16    6   16   40
Dick Drago             1   2  3.52  11   0   0   1   0   15   15    8    6    1    3    9
Gary Ross              0   4  3.64   5   4   0   0   0   30   30   14   12    2    9   20
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  8.57   5   5   0   0   0   21   30   22   20    2    7    7

 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            3   3  2.49   6   6   5   0   1   51   48   24   14    3   10   28
Rich Gossage           1   2  3.29   4   3   2   0   0   27   19   12   10    2    9   29
Pete Vuckovich         0   0  3.60   3   0   0   0   0    5    2    2    2    1    4    8
Francisco Barrios      0   0  3.86   2   0   0   0   0    2    3    1    1    0    0    2
Terry Forster          1   1  3.93   3   3   0   0   0   18   23    9    8    1    8   13
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   8   0   0   3   0   11    3    0    0    0    7   13
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  1.66   7   0   0   1   0   22   11    6    4    0   10   21
Tom Buskey             1   1  2.35   5   0   0   0   0    8    2    2    2    1    4    2
Don Hood               1   1  3.38   7   0   0   1   0   13   18    5    5    1    4    7
Jackie Brown           2   1  4.07   5   2   0   0   0   24   29   12   11    5   11   16
Pat Dobson             2   3  4.21   5   5   1   0   0   26   28   15   12    1    9   11
Dennis Eckersley       2   2  4.35   5   5   1   0   1   21   14   11   10    2    8   22
Fritz Peterson         0   2  5.40   4   4   0   0   0   20   26   14   12    2    3    9
Jim Bibby              1   0  7.63   5   4   0   0   0   15   24   15   13    0   11    8

 Detroit               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mark Fidrych           0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    1    3    0    0    0    0    1
John Hiller            1   3  2.35   8   0   0   2   0   15   13    6    4    0    9   14
Steve Grilli           0   1  2.57   4   0   0   0   0    7   10    4    2    0    5    5
Dave Roberts           3   1  2.94   4   4   3   0   1   34   22   12   11    2    8   14
Jim Crawford           0   1  3.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    4    1    1    0    1    0
Bill Laxton            0   1  3.00   2   0   0   1   0    6    2    2    2    2    2    5
Ray Bare               2   1  3.12   5   5   1   0   1   35   34   13   12    1   13   15
Joe Coleman            2   0  3.24   5   5   0   0   0   33   30   15   12    0   20   16
Vern Ruhle             1   0  3.60   3   3   1   0   0   20   16    8    8    2    6   11

 Kansas City           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mark Littell           0   0  0.00   6   0   0   1   0   10    6    1    0    0    5   11
Ray Sadecki            0   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    5    7    0    0    0    3    1
Doug Bird              2   0  1.88   9   1   0   1   0   24   15    5    5    1   10   13
Al Fitzmorris          3   0  3.32   4   4   1   0   0   22   28   11    8    1    4   11
Marty Pattin           0   3  3.72   8   0   0   2   0   10    7    4    4    2    4    7
Steve Busby            1   1  3.76   4   4   1   0   0   26   22   13   11    1   16    9
Dennis Leonard         0   1  3.86   3   3   0   0   0   21   24    9    9    1    8    9
Paul Splittorff        2   3  6.75   6   5   0   0   0   28   38   21   21    4   13   10
Steve Mingori          1   0  7.71   4   0   0   1   0    2    3    2    2    0    0    1
Bob McClure            0   0 11.57   5   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
Bill Travers           2   0  0.44   3   3   0   0   0   21   17    2    1    0    7   13
Jim Colborn            2   2  1.65   4   4   0   0   0   27   20    8    5    2    7   13
Jim Slaton             4   1  2.51   6   6   2   0   2   47   31   13   13    3   13   17
Jerry Augustine        0   0  2.70   5   0   0   0   0    3    5    1    1    0    0    1
Eduardo Rodriguez      1   0  3.65   9   0   0   7   0   12    8    5    5    1    3    5
Bill Champion          0   0  3.86   4   0   0   0   0    7   10    4    3    0    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 11.57   5   0   0   0   0    5    7    8    6    0    3    2

 Minnesota             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Burgmeier          1   0  1.38   6   0   0   0   0   13   10    2    2    1    3    3
Bert Blyleven          2   2  3.42   6   6   1   0   0   47   53   21   18    2   19   31
Bill Campbell          3   1  3.48   9   0   0   2   0   21   19    8    8    0    9   11
Vic Albury             1   1  3.60   4   0   0   0   0    5    4    2    2    0    3    0
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  6.00   6   0   0   1   0   15   11   10   10    3    7    8
Dave Goltz             0   2  6.92   5   5   0   0   0   26   32   21   20    3    8   16
Jim Hughes             0   2  9.31   3   2   0   0   0   10   11   10   10    3    3    6

 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  1.88  10   0   0   5   0   14   11    4    3    0    5    9
Dock Ellis             3   0  1.91   4   4   1   0   0   28   21    6    6    1   14    9
Dick Tidrow            1   0  2.13   5   0   0   1   0   13   13    3    3    0    5    8
Ed Figueroa            2   1  3.09   5   5   2   0   1   35   34   15   12    0   15   16
Catfish Hunter         3   3  3.46   6   6   5   0   1   52   36   20   20    5    9   25
Rudy May               2   0  4.94   4   4   0   0   0   24   18   16   13    3    9   12

 Oakland               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Todd               1   0  2.65  10   0   0   2   0   17   16    6    5    0    8    2
Stan Bahnsen           1   0  2.79   4   3   0   0   0   19   22    7    6    0    3   11
Mike Torrez            4   3  2.94   7   7   1   0   0   49   32   21   16    4   22   25
Vida Blue              2   4  3.21   7   7   2   0   0   48   47   24   17    2   17   29
Dick Bosman            0   0  3.60   4   1   0   0   0   15   18    6    6    0    3    4
Paul Lindblad          1   0  3.86   9   0   0   0   0   14   14    8    6    1    3    5
Rollie Fingers         2   2  4.67  13   0   0   3   0   17   17   10    9    2    4   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
Steve Foucault         1   0  1.59   6   0   0   2   0    6    7    2    1    1    0    3
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          3   1  2.59   4   4   2   0   0   31   28   10    9    3    6   15
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:

  J. Palmer (BAL)           4
  J. Slaton (MIL)           4
  M. Torrez (OAK)           4
  N. Briles (TEX)           3
  B. Campbell (MIN)         3
  D. Ellis (NY)             3
  A. Fitzmorris (KC)        3
  C. Hunter (NY)            3
  G. Perry (TEX)            3
  D. Roberts (DET)          3

Losses:

  V. Blue (OAK)             4
  F. Jenkins (BOS)          4
  G. Ross (CAL)             4
  P. Dobson (CLE)           3
  A. Hassler (CAL)          3
  J. Hiller (DET)           3
  C. Hunter (NY)            3
  B. Lee (BOS)              3
  J. Palmer (BAL)           3
  M. Pattin (KC)            3

Complete Games:

  C. Hunter (NY)            5
  W. Wood (CHI)             5
  G. Perry (TEX)            4
  D. Roberts (DET)          3
  F. Tanana (CAL)           3
  V. Blue (OAK)             2
  N. Briles (TEX)           2
  E. Figueroa (NY)          2
  R. Gossage (CHI)          2
  K. Holtzman (BAL)         2

Saves:

  E. Rodriguez (MIL)        7
  S. Lyle (NY)              5
  R. Fingers (OAK)          3
  D. LaRoche (CLE)          3
  B. Campbell (MIN)         2
  S. Foucault (TEX)         2
  J. Hiller (DET)           2
  D. Miller (BAL)           2
  M. Pattin (KC)            2
  J. Todd (OAK)             2

Shutouts:

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

Innings Pitched:

  J. Palmer (BAL)        52.1
  C. Hunter (NY)         52.0
  W. Wood (CHI)          50.2
  M. Torrez (OAK)        49.0
  V. Blue (OAK)          47.2
  B. Blyleven (MIN)      47.1
  J. Slaton (MIL)        46.2
  N. Ryan (CAL)          45.2
  G. Perry (TEX)         44.1
  K. Holtzman (BAL)      43.0

Hits:

  B. Blyleven (MIN)        53
  W. Wood (CHI)            48
  V. Blue (OAK)            47
  J. Palmer (BAL)          42
  G. Perry (TEX)           40
  P. Splittorff (KC)       38
  C. Hunter (NY)           36
  F. Tanana (CAL)          36
  F. Jenkins (BOS)         35
  R. Bare (DET)            34

Runs:

  V. Blue (OAK)            24
  W. Wood (CHI)            24
  B. Lee (BOS)             23
  D. Kirkwood (CAL)        22
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        21
  D. Goltz (MIN)           21
  P. Splittorff (KC)       21
  M. Torrez (OAK)          21
  C. Hunter (NY)           20
  J. Palmer (BAL)          19

Home Runs:

  B. Lee (BOS)              6
  F. Tanana (CAL)           6
  J. Brown (CLE)            5
  C. Hunter (NY)            5
  J. Palmer (BAL)           4
  P. Splittorff (KC)        4
  L. Tiant (BOS)            4
  M. Torrez (OAK)           4
  N. Briles (TEX)           3
  D. Goltz (MIN)            3

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            30
  J. Palmer (BAL)          22
  M. Torrez (OAK)          22
  J. Coleman (DET)         20
  J. Decker (MIN)          20
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        19
  V. Blue (OAK)            17
  S. Busby (KC)            16
  K. Holtzman (BAL)        16
  F. Tanana (CAL)          16

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            53
  F. Tanana (CAL)          40
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        31
  V. Blue (OAK)            29
  R. Gossage (CHI)         29
  W. Wood (CHI)            28
  C. Hunter (NY)           25
  M. Torrez (OAK)          25
  G. Perry (TEX)           24
  F. Jenkins (BOS)         23


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