Thursday May 13, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, May 13, 1976

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Detroit         12  10  2.91   22   5   5   198   174   78   64   11   78  103
Texas           17   8  3.07   25  11   4   226   202   89   77   20   70  126
New York        16   8  3.12   24  10   8   219   171   85   76   12   80  103
Baltimore       12  13  3.25   25   5   3   230   205   98   83   12  100   85
Cleveland       11  14  3.59   25   2   6   223   205  105   89   13  101  149
Kansas City     14   9  3.60   23   3   7   205   206   91   82   14   83  108
California      11  19  3.75   30   7   4   269   244  134  112   20  105  193
Milwaukee       10  10  3.79   20   2   7   178   160   88   75    9   65   79
Oakland         14  13  3.87   27   4   5   244   236  127  105   18   78  122
Boston           8  15  4.43   23   5   0   203   228  119  100   22   69   94
Chicago          8  13  4.64   21   7   2   182   194  114   94   12   65  126
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
Doug Bird (KC)         3   0  2.14  11   2   0   2   0   34   26    8    8    1   12   17
Paul Hartzell (CAL)    0   0  2.19  10   0   0   2   0   25   20    6    6    1    5    8
Wilbur Wood (CHI)      4   3  2.24   7   7   5   0   1   56   51   24   14    3   11   31
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
Bill Travers (MIL)     2   2  2.70   5   5   0   0   0   27   30   12    8    0   11   18
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             5   4  3.52   9   9   3   0   1   64   57   28   25    5   28   26
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             4   2  3.15   6   6   1   0   0   40   45   23   14    6   12   16
Jim Willoughby         0   1  3.38   8   0   0   0   0   13   13    8    5    1    5    6
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
Tom House              1   1  4.82   8   0   0   0   0    9    8    5    5    0    4    5
Rick Jones             0   0  5.40   3   0   0   0   0    7    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  2.19  10   0   0   2   0   25   20    6    6    1    5    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           3   3  3.07   8   8   4   0   0   59   46   25   20    8   21   55
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
Jim Otten              0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    3    3    0    0    2    0
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
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
Francisco Barrios      0   0  8.31   3   0   0   0   0    4    7    4    4    0    1    3
Jack Kucek             0   0  9.64   2   0   0   0   0    5    9    5    5    2    4    2
Bart Johnson           1   4 10.80   5   5   0   0   0   23   37   29   28    2    9   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   1  1.37  11   0   0   3   0   20   11    3    3    0   11   19
Stan Thomas            0   0  2.31   7   0   0   1   0   12    9    5    3    0   11   10
Jim Kern               1   1  2.86   9   1   0   1   0   28   19   11    9    0   14   30
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  6.75   6   4   0   0   0   17   26   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             3   0  3.03   5   5   1   0   0   33   28   11   11    3   10   15
John Hiller            1   3  3.10  11   0   0   3   0   20   21    9    7    1   11   19
Ray Bare               2   2  3.31   6   6   1   0   1   35   38   17   13    2   14   15
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
Dennis Leonard         2   1  3.38   5   5   1   0   0   37   40   14   14    4   11   22
Marty Pattin           1   4  3.55  10   0   0   2   0   13    8    5    5    2    4    8
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
Bill Travers           2   2  2.70   5   5   0   0   0   27   30   12    8    0   11   18
Jim Colborn            2   3  2.73   5   5   0   0   0   30   24   13    9    2    9   15
Jim Slaton             4   1  3.29   7   7   2   0   2   52   42   19   19    3   15   20
Eduardo Rodriguez      1   1  3.31  11   0   0   7   0   16   11    7    6    1    6    8
Bill Castro            0   0  3.86   3   0   0   0   0    9    7    4    4    1    1    4
Bill Champion          0   0  4.09   6   0   0   0   0   11   13    6    5    0    5    4
Jerry Augustine        0   1  4.50   7   0   0   0   0    6    7    3    3    2    0    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  1.84   7   0   0   1   0   15   14    3    3    0    6   10
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   1  4.50   5   5   0   0   0   32   23   19   16    4   15   15

 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
Steve Hargan           1   1  2.03   5   0   0   0   0   13    8    4    3    1    8   10
Bill Singer            3   0  2.55   6   6   2   0   1   42   30   15   12    3   18   23
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   2  3.69   6   6   2   0   0   39   43   21   16    1   11   23
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
Stan Perzanowski       0   0  6.00   2   0   0   0   0    6    7    4    4    1    1    4

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League Leaders

Wins:

  J. Palmer (BAL)           5
  B. Campbell (MIN)         4
  D. Ellis (NY)             4
  J. Slaton (MIL)           4
  L. Tiant (BOS)            4
  M. Torrez (OAK)           4
  W. Wood (CHI)             4
  D. Bird (KC)              3
  J. Brewer (CAL)           3
  N. Briles (TEX)           3

Losses:

  F. Jenkins (BOS)          5
  V. Blue (OAK)             4
  C. Hunter (NY)            4
  B. Johnson (CHI)          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

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
  J. Palmer (BAL)           3
  D. Roberts (DET)          3
  N. Ryan (CAL)             3
  V. Blue (OAK)             2

Saves:

  E. Rodriguez (MIL)        7
  S. Lyle (NY)              6
  R. Fingers (OAK)          3
  J. Hiller (DET)           3
  D. LaRoche (CLE)          3
  D. Bird (KC)              2
  B. Campbell (MIN)         2
  C. Carroll (CHI)          2
  S. Foucault (TEX)         2
  P. Hartzell (CAL)         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:

  J. Palmer (BAL)        64.0
  C. Hunter (NY)         63.0
  F. Tanana (CAL)        58.2
  W. Wood (CHI)          56.1
  B. Blyleven (MIN)      55.1
  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

Hits:

  B. Blyleven (MIN)        63
  J. Palmer (BAL)          57
  V. Blue (OAK)            56
  W. Wood (CHI)            51
  G. Perry (TEX)           49
  P. Splittorff (KC)       47
  F. Tanana (CAL)          46
  K. Holtzman (BAL)        45
  L. Tiant (BOS)           45
  R. Wise (BOS)            45

Runs:

  B. Johnson (CHI)         29
  J. Palmer (BAL)          28
  V. Blue (OAK)            27
  B. Lee (BOS)             27
  D. Goltz (MIN)           25
  P. Splittorff (KC)       25
  F. Tanana (CAL)          25
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        24
  C. Hunter (NY)           24
  M. Torrez (OAK)          24

Home Runs:

  F. Tanana (CAL)           8
  B. Lee (BOS)              7
  C. Hunter (NY)            6
  L. Tiant (BOS)            6
  N. Briles (TEX)           5
  J. Brown (CLE)            5
  J. Palmer (BAL)           5
  P. Splittorff (KC)        5
  J. Hughes (MIN)           4
  D. Leonard (KC)           4

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            35
  J. Decker (MIN)          29
  J. Palmer (BAL)          28
  M. Torrez (OAK)          25
  D. Ellis (NY)            23
  J. Coleman (DET)         22
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        21
  F. Tanana (CAL)          21
  S. Busby (KC)            20
  K. Holtzman (BAL)        19

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            65
  F. Tanana (CAL)          55
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        40
  R. Gossage (CHI)         33
  V. Blue (OAK)            32
  W. Wood (CHI)            31
  J. Kern (CLE)            30
  G. Perry (TEX)           29
  C. Hunter (NY)           28
  F. Jenkins (BOS)         28


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