Sunday May 9, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, May 9, 1976

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Texas           15   6  2.86   21  10   4   189   161   70   60   15   59  106
Detroit         10   9  2.98   19   5   4   172   151   66   57    7   71   92
New York        15   6  2.99   21   9   7   192   150   72   64   11   67   89
Baltimore        9  13  3.24   22   4   2   203   185   87   73   10   82   71
Cleveland       10  12  3.59   22   2   5   193   179   89   77   12   94  128
Milwaukee       10   7  3.64   17   2   7   151   131   70   61    7   55   63
Kansas City     11   8  3.75   19   2   6   168   171   76   70   12   73   91
California      10  16  3.80   26   6   3   235   211  116   99   16   93  164
Oakland         12  13  3.90   25   3   5   226   219  120   98   16   75  107
Chicago          7  11  4.18   18   7   2   155   160   89   72   11   51  108
Minnesota       10  10  4.31   20   1   3   182   178   94   87   13   88  105
Boston           6  14  4.60   20   4   0   174   199  106   89   20   64   80

 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)      4   3  2.24   7   7   5   0   1   56   51   24   14    3   11   31
Paul Lindblad (OAK)    2   0  2.49  11   0   0   0   0   22   15    8    6    1    4    9
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
Ross Grimsley (BAL)    0   2  2.52   5   2   0   0   0   25   19   12    7    2   11    6

 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
Ross Grimsley          0   2  2.52   5   2   0   0   0   25   19   12    7    2   11    6
Dyar Miller            0   1  3.48   8   0   0   2   0   10   15    5    4    1    2    4
Jim Palmer             4   4  3.60   8   8   2   0   1   55   49   25   22    4   24   22
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   1  3.86   7   0   0   0   0   12   13    6    5    1    3    4
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  9.27   5   5   0   0   0   22   33   27   23    7   13   10

 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           2   3  3.22   7   7   4   0   0   50   39   20   18    6   18   48
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  1.84   5   0   0   2   0   15   13    6    3    0    4    7
Wilbur Wood            4   3  2.24   7   7   5   0   1   56   51   24   14    3   11   31
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  0.60  10   0   0   3   0   15    7    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   3  4.94   5   5   0   0   0   27   31   17   15    2    5   12
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  2.00   9   0   0   2   0   18   17    6    4    0   10   15
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
Vern Ruhle             2   0  3.24   4   4   1   0   0   25   21    9    9    2    9   13
Joe Coleman            2   1  3.63   6   6   0   0   0   40   37   19   16    0   22   21

 Kansas City           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mark Littell           1   0  0.00   7   0   0   1   0   15    9    1    0    0    7   16
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
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
Al Fitzmorris          3   0  4.15   5   5   1   0   0   26   36   15   12    1    5   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   1  3.52  10   0   0   7   0   15   11    7    6    1    6    7
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
Pete Broberg           1   1  6.75   3   3   0   0   0   13   12   11   10    0   10    2
Bill Castro            0   0  6.75   2   0   0   0   0    5    5    4    4    1    0    1
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
Bill Campbell          4   1  2.81  11   0   0   2   0   26   22    8    8    0   12   18
Joe Decker             2   2  3.19   6   6   0   0   0   31   24   12   11    1   26   18
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  6.97   6   6   0   0   0   31   39   25   24    3   12   18
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   4  3.29   7   7   6   0   1   63   42   24   23    6   12   28
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
Paul Lindblad          2   0  2.49  11   0   0   0   0   22   15    8    6    1    4    9
Stan Bahnsen           1   0  2.79   4   3   0   0   0   19   22    7    6    0    3   11
Mike Torrez            4   3  3.00   8   8   1   0   0   54   34   24   18    4   25   27
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
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 Foucault         2   0  1.13   7   0   0   2   0    8    8    2    1    1    0    5
Steve Hargan           1   0  1.17   3   0   0   0   0    8    5    2    1    0    6    4
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  3.18   6   6   4   0   0   51   49   18   18    4    9   29
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:

  B. Campbell (MIN)         4
  J. Palmer (BAL)           4
  J. Slaton (MIL)           4
  M. Torrez (OAK)           4
  W. Wood (CHI)             4
  J. Brewer (CAL)           3
  N. Briles (TEX)           3
  D. Ellis (NY)             3
  A. Fitzmorris (KC)        3
  C. Hunter (NY)            3

Losses:

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

Complete Games:

  C. Hunter (NY)            6
  W. Wood (CHI)             5
  G. Perry (TEX)            4
  F. Tanana (CAL)           4
  D. Roberts (DET)          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
  C. Carroll (CHI)          2
  S. Foucault (TEX)         2
  J. Hiller (DET)           2
  J. Hoerner (TEX)          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:

  C. Hunter (NY)         63.0
  W. Wood (CHI)          56.1
  J. Palmer (BAL)        55.0
  M. Torrez (OAK)        54.0
  G. Perry (TEX)         51.0
  F. Tanana (CAL)        50.1
  K. Holtzman (BAL)      48.0
  V. Blue (OAK)          47.2
  B. Blyleven (MIN)      47.1
  J. Slaton (MIL)        46.2

Hits:

  B. Blyleven (MIN)        53
  W. Wood (CHI)            51
  J. Palmer (BAL)          49
  G. Perry (TEX)           49
  V. Blue (OAK)            47
  C. Hunter (NY)           42
  K. Holtzman (BAL)        40
  D. Goltz (MIN)           39
  F. Tanana (CAL)          39
  P. Splittorff (KC)       38

Runs:

  B. Lee (BOS)             27
  D. Goltz (MIN)           25
  J. Palmer (BAL)          25
  V. Blue (OAK)            24
  C. Hunter (NY)           24
  M. Torrez (OAK)          24
  W. Wood (CHI)            24
  B. Johnson (CHI)         22
  D. Kirkwood (CAL)        22
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        21

Home Runs:

  B. Lee (BOS)              7
  C. Hunter (NY)            6
  F. Tanana (CAL)           6
  J. Brown (CLE)            5
  L. Tiant (BOS)            5
  J. Palmer (BAL)           4
  G. Perry (TEX)            4
  P. Splittorff (KC)        4
  M. Torrez (OAK)           4
  N. Briles (TEX)           3

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            30
  J. Decker (MIN)          26
  M. Torrez (OAK)          25
  J. Palmer (BAL)          24
  J. Coleman (DET)         22
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        19
  F. Tanana (CAL)          18
  V. Blue (OAK)            17
  D. Ellis (NY)            17
  B. Singer (TEX)          17

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            53
  F. Tanana (CAL)          48
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        31
  W. Wood (CHI)            31
  V. Blue (OAK)            29
  R. Gossage (CHI)         29
  G. Perry (TEX)           29
  C. Hunter (NY)           28
  M. Torrez (OAK)          27
  D. Eckersley (CLE)       25


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