Friday May 14, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Friday, May 14, 1976

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Detroit         12  11  2.96   23   5   5   207   189   84   68   11   83  111
Texas           18   8  3.05   26  12   4   236   208   92   80   20   73  130
Baltimore       13  13  3.21   26   5   4   239   215  100   85   13  101   89
New York        16   9  3.23   25  10   8   228   180   91   82   14   82  111
Kansas City     15   9  3.49   24   4   7   214   213   92   83   14   84  111
Cleveland       12  14  3.57   26   2   6   232   216  108   92   13  101  151
Milwaukee       10  11  3.68   21   2   7   186   167   90   76    9   71   81
California      11  20  3.79   31   7   4   278   251  140  117   20  114  200
Oakland         14  14  3.86   28   4   5   254   244  131  109   19   84  131
Boston           9  15  4.29   24   5   1   212   234  120  101   22   71   97
Minnesota       12  12  4.57   24   2   4   217   233  125  110   15  101  130
Chicago          8  14  4.78   22   7   2   190   205  121  101   13   68  129

 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
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
Dave Roberts (DET)     3   1  2.50   5   5   3   0   1   40   24   12   11    2   10   14
Ross Grimsley (BAL)    1   2  2.51   6   3   0   0   0   32   28   14    9    3   12    9
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
Jim Kern (CLE)         1   1  2.86   9   1   0   1   0   28   19   11    9    0   14   30
Ken Holtzman (BAL)     2   2  2.90   7   7   2   0   0   50   45   18   16    1   19   13

 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  1.35   4   0   0   1   0    7    5    1    1    0    1    3
Doyle Alexander        1   1  1.80   5   1   0   0   0   25   15    6    5    0   14    8
Ross Grimsley          1   2  2.51   6   3   0   0   0   32   28   14    9    3   12    9
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
Jim Willoughby         0   1  2.81   9   0   0   1   0   16   14    8    5    1    5    8
Dick Pole              1   1  3.05   5   1   0   0   0   21   17    7    7    2    7    6
Luis Tiant             4   2  3.15   6   6   1   0   0   40   45   23   14    6   12   16
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
Mickey Scott           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    4    4    0    0    0    1    1
Jim Brewer             3   0  1.15  10   0   0   1   0   16   14    3    2    0    4   13
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
Paul Hartzell          0   1  3.12  11   0   0   2   0   26   21    9    9    1    7    9
Nolan Ryan             3   3  3.63   8   8   3   0   1   57   33   24   23    2   41   70
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
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
Francisco Barrios      0   0  6.75   4   0   0   0   0    5    7    4    4    0    1    4
Dave Hamilton          1   2  7.11   5   1   0   0   0   13   17   10   10    1    7    9
Pete Vuckovich         0   1  7.15   5   1   0   0   0   11   13    9    9    2    7   10
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
Tom Buskey             2   2  1.93   8   0   0   0   0   14    7    3    3    1    6    6
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
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  5.17   6   6   0   0   0   31   39   20   18    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
Steve Grilli           1   1  1.50   6   0   0   0   0   12   13    5    2    0    8    6
Bill Laxton            0   1  1.56   4   0   0   2   0   17    9    5    3    3    4   13
Dave Roberts           3   1  2.50   5   5   3   0   1   40   24   12   11    2   10   14
Jim Crawford           0   1  2.57   3   0   0   0   0    7   10    2    2    0    2    6
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   2  4.10   7   7   0   0   0   42   43   23   19    0   24   22

 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
Al Fitzmorris          4   0  3.34   6   6   2   0   0   35   43   16   13    1    6   18
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
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
Ray Sadecki            0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    0    0    0    0    0
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
Pete Broberg           1   2  5.03   4   4   0   0   0   20   17   13   11    0   16    4
Tom Hausman            0   0  5.40   3   0   0   0   0    3    3    2    2    0    3    1
Tom Murphy             0   1  7.15   8   0   0   0   0   11   12   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
Dave Goltz             1   2  5.85   7   7   1   0   0   40   47   29   26    3   16   24
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

 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   3   0   0   0   0    7    3    0    0    0    4    4
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  1.96  12   0   0   6   0   18   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   5  3.78   8   8   6   0   1   69   51   30   29    8   13   34
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  3.17   9   9   1   0   0   60   39   27   21    5   29   30
Vida Blue              2   4  3.31   8   8   2   0   0   54   56   27   20    2   18   32
Jim Todd               2   1  3.43  13   0   0   2   0   21   18    9    8    1   12    4
Dick Bosman            0   0  3.60   4   1   0   0   0   15   18    6    6    0    3    4
Rollie Fingers         2   3  4.64  15   0   0   3   0   21   22   13   11    2    5   19
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          4   2  3.10   7   7   5   0   0   61   55   21   21    4   12   33
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
  A. Fitzmorris (KC)        4
  G. Perry (TEX)            4
  J. Slaton (MIL)           4
  L. Tiant (BOS)            4
  M. Torrez (OAK)           4
  W. Wood (CHI)             4
  D. Bird (KC)              3

Losses:

  C. Hunter (NY)            5
  F. Jenkins (BOS)          5
  V. Blue (OAK)             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
  G. Perry (TEX)            5
  W. Wood (CHI)             5
  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:

  C. Hunter (NY)         69.0
  J. Palmer (BAL)        64.0
  G. Perry (TEX)         61.0
  M. Torrez (OAK)        59.2
  F. Tanana (CAL)        58.2
  N. Ryan (CAL)          57.0
  W. Wood (CHI)          56.1
  B. Blyleven (MIN)      55.1
  V. Blue (OAK)          54.1
  J. Slaton (MIL)        52.0

Hits:

  B. Blyleven (MIN)        63
  J. Palmer (BAL)          57
  V. Blue (OAK)            56
  G. Perry (TEX)           55
  C. Hunter (NY)           51
  W. Wood (CHI)            51
  D. Goltz (MIN)           47
  P. Splittorff (KC)       47
  F. Tanana (CAL)          46
  K. Holtzman (BAL)        45

Runs:

  C. Hunter (NY)           30
  D. Goltz (MIN)           29
  B. Johnson (CHI)         29
  J. Palmer (BAL)          28
  V. Blue (OAK)            27
  B. Lee (BOS)             27
  M. Torrez (OAK)          27
  P. Splittorff (KC)       25
  F. Tanana (CAL)          25
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        24

Home Runs:

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

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            41
  J. Decker (MIN)          29
  M. Torrez (OAK)          29
  J. Palmer (BAL)          28
  J. Coleman (DET)         24
  D. Ellis (NY)            23
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        21
  F. Tanana (CAL)          21
  S. Busby (KC)            20
  K. Holtzman (BAL)        19

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            70
  F. Tanana (CAL)          55
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        40
  C. Hunter (NY)           34
  R. Gossage (CHI)         33
  G. Perry (TEX)           33
  V. Blue (OAK)            32
  W. Wood (CHI)            31
  J. Kern (CLE)            30
  M. Torrez (OAK)          30


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