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Tuesday May 11, 1976
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American League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, May 11, 1976

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Detroit         11   9  2.98   20   5   4   181   157   69   60    8   75   93
New York        15   7  3.04   22  10   7   201   158   76   68   11   68   94
Texas           16   7  3.06   23  10   4   209   184   82   71   19   68  113
Baltimore       10  13  3.15   23   4   3   212   190   89   74   11   86   78
Cleveland       11  12  3.52   23   2   6   202   184   92   79   13   95  134
Milwaukee       10   8  3.66   18   2   7   160   137   75   65    7   58   71
Kansas City     12   9  3.71   21   2   7   187   193   84   77   13   77   99
Oakland         14  13  3.87   27   4   5   244   236  127  105   18   78  122
California      10  18  3.91   28   7   3   251   229  128  109   18   99  181
Minnesota       11  11  4.19   22   1   4   200   203  104   93   15   93  119
Chicago          8  12  4.34   20   7   2   174   178  101   84   11   61  125
Boston           6  15  4.60   21   5   0   182   206  110   93   21   65   85

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Wayne Garland (BAL)    2   0  1.19   8   0   0   1   0   23   13    4    3    0    5   12
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
Doug Bird (KC)         3   0  2.14  11   2   0   2   0   34   26    8    8    1   12   17
Wilbur Wood (CHI)      4   3  2.24   7   7   5   0   1   56   51   24   14    3   11   31
Paul Hartzell (CAL)    0   0  2.25   9   0   0   1   0   24   20    6    6    1    4    8
Dave Roberts (DET)     3   1  2.50   5   5   3   0   1   40   24   12   11    2   10   14
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  1.19   8   0   0   1   0   23   13    4    3    0    5   12
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           1   2  8.24   6   6   0   0   0   20   31   20   18    2   16    7

 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
Dick Pole              0   1  3.77   4   0   0   0   0   14   12    6    6    2    5    5
Fergie Jenkins         1   5  3.80   6   6   3   0   1   43   42   19   18    3    9   28
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   9   0   0   1   0   14   14    3    2    0    3   11
Paul Hartzell          0   0  2.25   9   0   0   1   0   24   20    6    6    1    4    8
Sid Monge              1   0  2.45   7   1   0   0   0   15   14    4    4    1    7    1
Gary Ross              0   4  2.97   6   5   0   0   0   36   36   16   12    2    9   24
Frank Tanana           2   3  3.22   7   7   4   0   0   50   39   20   18    6   18   48
Nolan Ryan             3   3  3.52   7   7   3   0   1   54   31   21   21    2   35   65
Dick Drago             1   3  4.50  12   0   0   1   0   16   17   10    8    1    4    9
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
Wilbur Wood            4   3  2.24   7   7   5   0   1   56   51   24   14    3   11   31
Clay Carroll           0   1  3.06   6   0   0   2   0   18   15    9    6    0    7    9
Pete Vuckovich         0   0  3.38   4   0   0   0   0    5    2    2    2    1    5    8
Rich Gossage           1   2  3.55   5   4   2   0   0   33   23   15   13    2   11   33
Francisco Barrios      0   0  3.86   2   0   0   0   0    2    3    1    1    0    0    2
Terry Forster          1   1  4.44   4   4   0   0   0   24   30   13   12    1    9   21
Dave Hamilton          1   2  7.71   4   1   0   0   0   12   17   10   10    1    6    9
Jack Kucek             0   0  9.64   2   0   0   0   0    5    9    5    5    2    4    2
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  0.93   6   0   0   1   0   10    6    2    1    0    9   10
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
Pat Dobson             3   3  3.74   6   6   1   0   0   34   32   18   14    2   10   15
Jackie Brown           2   1  4.07   5   2   0   0   0   24   29   12   11    5   11   16
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
Steve Grilli           1   1  2.00   5   0   0   0   0    9   10    4    2    0    6    5
Dave Roberts           3   1  2.50   5   5   3   0   1   40   24   12   11    2   10   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
John Hiller            1   3  3.32  10   0   0   2   0   19   21    9    7    1   11   16
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   8   0   0   2   0   16    9    1    0    0    7   18
Ray Sadecki            0   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    5    7    0    0    0    3    1
Doug Bird              3   0  2.14  11   2   0   2   0   34   26    8    8    1   12   17
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
Marty Pattin           0   4  4.50   9   0   0   2   0   10    8    5    5    2    4    7
Paul Splittorff        2   3  5.84   7   6   0   0   0   37   47   25   24    5   14   13
Steve Mingori          1   0  6.00   5   0   0   1   0    3    4    2    2    0    1    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
Jerry Augustine        0   0  1.50   6   0   0   0   0    6    5    1    1    0    0    4
Jim Slaton             4   1  2.51   6   6   2   0   2   47   31   13   13    3   13   17
Jim Colborn            2   3  2.73   5   5   0   0   0   30   24   13    9    2    9   15
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 Castro            0   0  3.86   3   0   0   0   0    9    7    4    4    1    1    4
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
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          2   0  1.17   8   0   0   0   0   15   13    3    2    1    4    3
Bill Campbell          4   1  3.12  12   0   0   2   0   26   24    9    9    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   7   7   1   0   0   55   63   24   21    3   21   40
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
Jim Hughes             0   2  5.74   4   3   0   0   0   16   18   13   10    4    5   10
Steve Luebber          0   1  6.61   8   0   0   2   0   16   14   12   12    3    7    9
Dave Goltz             0   2  6.97   6   6   0   0   0   31   39   25   24    3   12   18

 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   2  3.27   6   6   3   0   1   44   42   19   16    0   16   21
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  3.31   8   8   2   0   0   54   56   27   20    2   18   32
Dick Bosman            0   0  3.60   4   1   0   0   0   15   18    6    6    0    3    4
Jim Todd               2   1  3.60  12   0   0   2   0   20   18    9    8    1   11    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          1   1  6.92   3   3   1   0   0   13   18   11   10    3    1   10

 Texas                 W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Steve Foucault         2   0  1.04   8   0   0   2   0    9    9    2    1    1    0    5
Jeff Terpko            1   1  1.69   3   0   0   0   0    5    3    1    1    1    4    4
Stan Perzanowski       0   0  2.25   1   0   0   0   0    4    5    1    1    0    0    1
Steve Hargan           1   1  2.70   4   0   0   0   0   10    6    4    3    1    8    7
Nelson Briles          3   1  2.97   5   5   2   0   0   39   38   15   13    5    7   18
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
Steve Barr             1   1  3.78   3   2   1   0   0   17   14    7    7    3    8    7
Joe Hoerner            0   0  4.15   7   0   0   2   0    4    1    2    2    0    4    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
  D. Bird (KC)              3
  J. Brewer (CAL)           3
  N. Briles (TEX)           3
  P. Dobson (CLE)           3
  D. Ellis (NY)             3

Losses:

  F. Jenkins (BOS)          5
  V. Blue (OAK)             4
  C. Hunter (NY)            4
  J. Palmer (BAL)           4
  M. Pattin (KC)            4
  G. Ross (CAL)             4
  J. Colborn (MIL)          3
  P. Dobson (CLE)           3
  D. Drago (CAL)            3
  A. Hassler (CAL)          3

Complete Games:

  C. Hunter (NY)            6
  W. Wood (CHI)             5
  G. Perry (TEX)            4
  F. Tanana (CAL)           4
  E. Figueroa (NY)          3
  F. Jenkins (BOS)          3
  D. Roberts (DET)          3
  N. Ryan (CAL)             3
  V. Blue (OAK)             2
  N. Briles (TEX)           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
  B. Blyleven (MIN)      55.1
  J. Palmer (BAL)        55.0
  V. Blue (OAK)          54.1
  M. Torrez (OAK)        54.0
  N. Ryan (CAL)          53.2
  G. Perry (TEX)         51.0
  F. Tanana (CAL)        50.1
  K. Holtzman (BAL)      48.0

Hits:

  B. Blyleven (MIN)        63
  V. Blue (OAK)            56
  W. Wood (CHI)            51
  J. Palmer (BAL)          49
  G. Perry (TEX)           49
  P. Splittorff (KC)       47
  E. Figueroa (NY)         42
  C. Hunter (NY)           42
  F. Jenkins (BOS)         42
  K. Holtzman (BAL)        40

Runs:

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

Home Runs:

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

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            35
  J. Decker (MIN)          26
  M. Torrez (OAK)          25
  J. Palmer (BAL)          24
  J. Coleman (DET)         22
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        21
  V. Blue (OAK)            18
  F. Tanana (CAL)          18
  D. Ellis (NY)            17
  B. Singer (TEX)          17

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            65
  F. Tanana (CAL)          48
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        40
  R. Gossage (CHI)         33
  V. Blue (OAK)            32
  W. Wood (CHI)            31
  G. Perry (TEX)           29
  C. Hunter (NY)           28
  F. Jenkins (BOS)         28
  M. Torrez (OAK)          27


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