Wednesday May 12, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, May 12, 1976

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Texas           17   7  2.93   24  11   4   218   193   82   71   19   69  118
Detroit         11  10  2.95   21   5   4   189   167   76   62   10   77   98
New York        16   7  3.12   23  10   8   210   165   82   73   11   74   99
Baltimore       11  13  3.26   24   4   3   221   197   95   80   11   96   81
Cleveland       11  13  3.49   24   2   6   214   194   98   83   13   97  142
Kansas City     13   9  3.67   22   2   7   196   199   89   80   13   81  101
California      10  19  3.81   29   7   3   260   237  129  110   18  101  186
Oakland         14  13  3.87   27   4   5   244   236  127  105   18   78  122
Milwaukee       10   9  3.89   19   2   7   169   152   83   73    9   61   75
Chicago          8  12  4.34   20   7   2   174   178  101   84   11   61  125
Boston           7  15  4.50   22   5   0   194   219  114   97   21   67   89
Minnesota       11  12  4.68   23   1   4   208   225  121  108   15   97  124

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
R. Cleveland (BOS)     1   0  1.75   7   0   0   0   0   26   21    5    5    0   12    9
Doyle Alexander (BAL)  1   1  1.80   5   1   0   0   0   25   15    6    5    0   14    8
Jim Kern (CLE)         1   0  1.93   8   0   0   1   0   23   13    7    5    0   12   23
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
Ross Grimsley (BAL)    0   2  2.52   5   2   0   0   0   25   19   12    7    2   11    6
Bill Singer (TEX)      3   0  2.55   6   6   2   0   1   42   30   15   12    3   18   23
Jim Colborn (MIL)      2   3  2.73   5   5   0   0   0   30   24   13    9    2    9   15

 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
Doyle Alexander        1   1  1.80   5   1   0   0   0   25   15    6    5    0   14    8
Grant Jackson          1   1  1.80   3   0   0   0   0    5    4    1    1    0    1    2
Ross Grimsley          0   2  2.52   5   2   0   0   0   25   19   12    7    2   11    6
Ken Holtzman           2   2  2.90   7   7   2   0   0   50   45   18   16    1   19   13
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  1.75   7   0   0   0   0   26   21    5    5    0   12    9
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
Tom House              1   1  4.82   8   0   0   0   0    9    8    5    5    0    4    5
Rick Jones             0   0  6.00   2   0   0   0   0    6    9    4    4    0    4    3
Rick Wise              1   2  6.28   6   6   1   0   0   29   45   22   20    3    5   12
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  1.15  10   0   0   1   0   16   14    3    2    0    4   13
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
Don Kirkwood           0   3  6.59   6   6   0   0   0   29   38   23   21    2    8   10
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

 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
Stan Thomas            0   0  0.93   6   0   0   1   0   10    6    2    1    0    9   10
Dave LaRoche           0   1  1.37  11   0   0   3   0   20   11    3    3    0   11   19
Jim Kern               1   0  1.93   8   0   0   1   0   23   13    7    5    0   12   23
Tom Buskey             1   2  3.00   7   0   0   0   0    9    4    3    3    1    6    4
Don Hood               1   1  3.29   9   0   0   1   0   14   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  3.77   6   3   0   0   0   31   35   16   13    5   12   18
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  1.56   4   0   0   2   0   17    9    5    3    3    4   13
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
Vern Ruhle             2   0  3.24   4   4   1   0   0   25   21    9    9    2    9   13
Ray Bare               2   2  3.31   6   6   1   0   1   35   38   17   13    2   14   15
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
Tom Hall               0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    0    0
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
Marty Pattin           1   4  3.55  10   0   0   2   0   13    8    5    5    2    4    8
Dennis Leonard         1   1  3.81   4   4   0   0   0   28   33   12   12    3    9   15
Steve Busby            1   1  3.82   5   5   1   0   0   31   26   17   13    1   20   10
Al Fitzmorris          3   0  4.15   5   5   1   0   0   26   36   15   12    1    5   15
Paul Splittorff        2   3  5.84   7   6   0   0   0   37   47   25   24    5   14   13
Steve Mingori          1   0  6.75   6   0   0   1   0    4    6    3    3    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
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
Jim Slaton             4   1  3.29   7   7   2   0   2   52   42   19   19    3   15   20
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
Jerry Augustine        0   1  4.50   7   0   0   0   0    6    7    3    3    2    0    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  7.84   7   0   0   0   0   10   11   11    9    0    5    3

 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
Bert Blyleven          2   2  3.42   7   7   1   0   0   55   63   24   21    3   21   40
Mike Pazik             0   0  4.26   3   0   0   0   0    6    9    5    3    0    3    5
Vic Albury             1   1  5.59   5   0   0   0   0   10   13    8    6    0    4    1
Jim Hughes             0   2  5.74   4   3   0   0   0   16   18   13   10    4    5   10
Joe Decker             2   3  5.91   7   7   0   0   0   32   32   22   21    1   29   20
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
Dick Tidrow            2   0  1.93   6   0   0   1   0   14   13    3    3    0    6    9
Sparky Lyle            2   1  2.08  11   0   0   6   0   17   13    6    4    0    5   11
Dock Ellis             4   0  3.00   6   6   1   0   0   42   34   14   14    2   23   16
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
Bill Singer            3   0  2.55   6   6   2   0   1   42   30   15   12    3   18   23
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
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
  D. Ellis (NY)             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

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
  J. Decker (MIN)           3
  P. Dobson (CLE)           3
  D. Drago (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)              6
  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
  B. Singer (TEX)           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
  J. Slaton (MIL)        52.0
  G. Perry (TEX)         51.0
  F. Tanana (CAL)        50.1

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
  K. Holtzman (BAL)        45
  R. Wise (BOS)            45
  E. Figueroa (NY)         42
  C. Hunter (NY)           42

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
  D. Kirkwood (CAL)        23

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)          29
  M. Torrez (OAK)          25
  J. Palmer (BAL)          24
  D. Ellis (NY)            23
  J. Coleman (DET)         22
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        21
  S. Busby (KC)            20
  K. Holtzman (BAL)        19
  V. Blue (OAK)            18

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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