Saturday May 8, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, May 8, 1976

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Texas           14   6  2.75   20  10   4   180   151   65   55   13   55   99
Detroit         10   8  2.93   18   5   4   163   140   62   53    7   68   86
New York        15   5  3.03   20   8   7   181   144   68   61   10   64   86
Baltimore        9  12  3.21   21   4   2   194   176   80   69   10   77   69
Milwaukee       10   6  3.55   16   2   7   142   122   64   56    7   49   61
Cleveland       10  11  3.60   21   2   5   185   173   86   74   12   92  125
Kansas City     10   8  3.74   18   2   6   159   160   72   66   12   70   82
California       9  16  3.87   25   5   3   226   208  114   97   16   91  156
Oakland         11  13  4.04   24   3   5   214   216  117   96   16   71  102
Chicago          6  11  4.32   17   7   1   146   155   87   70   11   48  104
Minnesota        9  10  4.33   19   1   3   173   168   90   83   13   82   97
Boston           6  13  4.75   19   4   0   165   188  100   87   19   60   77

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Paul Hartzell (CAL)    0   0  1.54   8   0   0   1   0   23   18    4    4    0    4    7
Jim Colborn (MIL)      2   2  1.65   4   4   0   0   0   27   20    8    5    2    7   13
Doug Bird (KC)         2   0  1.75  10   1   0   2   0   26   15    5    5    1   10   14
Jim Kern (CLE)         1   0  1.93   8   0   0   1   0   23   13    7    5    0   12   23
Ken Holtzman (BAL)     2   2  2.06   6   6   2   0   0   48   40   13   11    1   16   12
Wilbur Wood (CHI)      3   3  2.49   6   6   5   0   1   51   48   24   14    3   10   28
Dock Ellis (NY)        3   0  2.50   5   5   1   0   0   36   29   10   10    2   17   13
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
Gaylord Perry (TEX)    3   2  2.64   5   5   4   0   0   44   40   13   13    2    5   24

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
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  2.04   4   1   0   0   0   18   13    5    4    0    7    6
Ken Holtzman           2   2  2.06   6   6   2   0   0   48   40   13   11    1   16   12
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  2.60   6   0   0   0   0   17   15    5    5    0   10    7
Luis Tiant             3   2  2.97   5   5   1   0   0   33   36   20   11    5   12   13
Fergie Jenkins         1   4  3.63   5   5   2   0   1   35   35   15   14    2    8   23
Dick Pole              0   1  3.77   4   0   0   0   0   14   12    6    6    2    5    5
Jim Willoughby         0   0  4.15   6   0   0   0   0    9    9    4    4    1    1    2
Rick Wise              1   2  5.47   5   5   1   0   0   26   38   18   16    3    5   11
Tom House              0   1  5.63   7   0   0   0   0    8    8    5    5    0    4    4
Rick Jones             0   0  6.00   2   0   0   0   0    6    9    4    4    0    4    3
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             3   0  1.26   8   0   0   1   0   14   13    3    2    0    3   11
Paul Hartzell          0   0  1.54   8   0   0   1   0   23   18    4    4    0    4    7
Sid Monge              1   0  2.45   7   1   0   0   0   15   14    4    4    1    7    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  0.79   4   0   0   1   0   11   11    4    1    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   3  9.95   4   4   0   0   0   19   28   22   21    1    8   10

 Cleveland             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rick Waits             0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    4    4    0    0    0    2    1
Dave LaRoche           0   0  0.63   9   0   0   3   0   14    6    1    1    0   10   14
Stan Thomas            0   0  1.04   5   0   0   0   0    9    5    2    1    0    9    8
Jim Kern               1   0  1.93   8   0   0   1   0   23   13    7    5    0   12   23
Tom Buskey             1   2  3.12   6   0   0   0   0    9    4    3    3    1    6    3
Don Hood               1   1  3.38   8   0   0   1   0   13   18    5    5    1    5    7
Dennis Eckersley       2   2  3.67   6   6   1   0   1   27   16   12   11    2   14   25
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
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
Bill Laxton            0   1  1.80   3   0   0   2   0   10    3    2    2    2    3    8
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
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             2   0  3.24   4   4   1   0   0   25   21    9    9    2    9   13

 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  1.75  10   1   0   2   0   26   15    5    5    1   10   14
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         1   1  3.81   4   4   0   0   0   28   33   12   12    3    9   15
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
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
Bill Travers           2   1  2.86   4   4   0   0   0   22   24    8    7    0    8   15
Eduardo Rodriguez      1   0  3.65   9   0   0   7   0   12    8    5    5    1    3    5
Bill Champion          0   0  4.70   5   0   0   0   0    8   11    5    4    0    4    4
Tom Hausman            0   0  5.40   3   0   0   0   0    3    3    2    2    0    3    1
Bill Castro            0   0  6.75   2   0   0   0   0    5    5    4    4    1    0    1
Pete Broberg           1   1  7.36   2   2   0   0   0    7    6    7    6    0    7    2
Tom Murphy             0   1 12.15   6   0   0   0   0    7    9   11    9    0    4    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
Joe Decker             2   2  3.19   6   6   0   0   0   31   24   12   11    1   26   18
Bill Campbell          3   1  3.32  10   0   0   2   0   22   19    8    8    0   10   12
Bert Blyleven          2   2  3.42   6   6   1   0   0   47   53   21   18    2   19   31
Vic Albury             1   1  3.60   4   0   0   0   0    5    4    2    2    0    3    0
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
Dick Tidrow            2   0  1.93   6   0   0   1   0   14   13    3    3    0    6    9
Dock Ellis             3   0  2.50   5   5   1   0   0   36   29   10   10    2   17   13
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
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
Jim Todd               1   1  3.57  11   0   0   2   0   18   16    8    7    0   10    2
Dick Bosman            0   0  3.60   4   1   0   0   0   15   18    6    6    0    3    4
Paul Lindblad          1   0  3.68  10   0   0   0   0   15   14    8    6    1    3    6
Rollie Fingers         2   2  5.00  14   0   0   3   0   18   19   12   10    2    4   13
Glenn Abbott           0   1  6.39   5   1   0   0   0   13   15   10    9    2    3    3
Mike Norris            0   1  6.75   7   3   0   0   0   16   21   13   12    3    6    9
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 Hargan           1   0  1.17   3   0   0   0   0    8    5    2    1    0    6    4
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
Jim Umbarger           3   1  3.22   5   5   2   0   0   36   38   17   13    1   11   21
Bill Singer            2   0  3.24   5   5   1   0   0   33   21   15   12    3   17   18
Joe Hoerner            0   0  5.40   6   0   0   2   0    3    1    2    2    0    3    3

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League Leaders

Wins:

  J. Palmer (BAL)           4
  J. Slaton (MIL)           4
  M. Torrez (OAK)           4
  J. Brewer (CAL)           3
  N. Briles (TEX)           3
  B. Campbell (MIN)         3
  D. Ellis (NY)             3
  A. Fitzmorris (KC)        3
  C. Hunter (NY)            3
  G. Perry (TEX)            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. Johnson (CHI)          3
  B. Lee (BOS)              3
  J. Palmer (BAL)           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
  D. Bird (KC)              2
  B. Campbell (MIN)         2
  S. Foucault (TEX)         2
  J. Hiller (DET)           2
  J. Hoerner (TEX)          2
  B. Laxton (DET)           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
  K. Holtzman (BAL)      48.0
  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

Hits:

  B. Blyleven (MIN)        53
  W. Wood (CHI)            48
  V. Blue (OAK)            47
  J. Palmer (BAL)          42
  K. Holtzman (BAL)        40
  G. Perry (TEX)           40
  P. Splittorff (KC)       38
  J. Umbarger (TEX)        38
  R. Wise (BOS)            38
  C. Hunter (NY)           36

Runs:

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

Home Runs:

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

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            30
  J. Decker (MIN)          26
  J. Palmer (BAL)          22
  M. Torrez (OAK)          22
  J. Coleman (DET)         20
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        19
  V. Blue (OAK)            17
  D. Ellis (NY)            17
  B. Singer (TEX)          17
  S. Busby (KC)            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
  D. Eckersley (CLE)       25
  C. Hunter (NY)           25
  M. Torrez (OAK)          25
  G. Perry (TEX)           24

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