Saturday May 15, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, May 15, 1976

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Detroit         13  11  2.88   24   6   5   216   191   85   69   11   84  116
Texas           19   8  3.05   27  12   4   248   218   96   84   21   74  136
New York        17   9  3.22   26  10   9   237   191   94   85   14   86  116
Kansas City     16   9  3.35   25   4   7   226   222   93   84   14   87  119
Baltimore       13  14  3.36   27   5   4   247   225  107   92   14  108   91
Cleveland       12  15  3.53   27   3   6   240   223  110   94   13  101  153
Oakland         14  15  3.79   29   4   5   266   254  137  112   19   86  138
Milwaukee       10  12  3.94   22   2   7   194   176   99   85   11   76   83
California      11  22  4.08   33   7   4   296   282  160  134   22  124  207
Boston          10  15  4.28   25   6   1   221   242  124  105   24   74  106
Minnesota       14  12  4.49   26   3   5   235   246  132  117   16  110  147
Chicago          8  15  4.60   23   8   2   201   213  123  103   14   74  134

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Paul Lindblad (OAK)    2   0  1.91  12   0   0   0   0   28   17    8    6    1    4   11
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 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
Bill Campbell (MIN)    4   1  3.00  13   0   0   3   0   30   26   10   10    0   17   21

 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  1.29   5   0   0   1   0    7    6    1    1    0    1    4
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
Jim Palmer             5   4  3.52   9   9   3   0   1   64   57   28   25    5   28   26
Mike Flanagan          0   0  3.86   4   0   0   0   0    9    6    4    4    1    5    7
Dyar Miller            0   1  5.06   9   0   0   2   0   11   15    7    6    1    5    4
Mike Cuellar           1   3  7.96   7   7   0   0   0   26   40   25   23    3   19    8

 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         2   5  3.83   7   7   4   0   1   52   50   23   22    5   12   37
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  1.08  11   0   0   1   0   17   15    3    2    0    4   13
Frank Tanana           3   3  3.07   8   8   4   0   0   59   46   25   20    8   21   55
Paul Hartzell          0   1  3.14  12   0   0   2   0   29   27   12   10    1    8   11
Gary Ross              0   5  3.52   7   6   0   0   0   38   44   20   15    3   10   26
Nolan Ryan             3   3  3.63   8   8   3   0   1   57   33   24   23    2   41   70
Mickey Scott           0   0  3.86   2   0   0   0   0    5    5    2    2    0    2    1
Sid Monge              1   1  4.26   8   2   0   0   0   19   19    9    9    2   12    1
Andy Hassler           0   3  5.91   4   3   0   0   0   21   25   18   14    1    7    7
Don Kirkwood           0   3  6.59   6   6   0   0   0   29   38   23   21    2    8   10
Dick Drago             1   3  7.02  13   0   0   1   0   17   21   15   13    1    5    9
Steve Dunning          0   0  7.50   4   0   0   0   0    6    9    9    5    2    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   3  3.07   6   5   3   0   0   44   31   17   15    3   17   38
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
Pat Dobson             3   4  3.46   7   7   2   0   0   42   39   20   16    2   10   17
Dennis Eckersley       2   2  3.67   6   6   1   0   1   27   16   12   11    2   14   25
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           1   0  0.90   3   1   1   0   0   10    5    1    1    0    1    6
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           2   0  0.00   9   0   0   2   0   18    9    1    0    0    7   20
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  4.79   8   7   0   0   0   47   56   26   25    5   17   19
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  3.03   6   6   0   0   0   36   29   16   12    2   10   17
Jim Slaton             4   1  3.29   7   7   2   0   2   52   42   19   19    3   15   20
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
Eduardo Rodriguez      1   2  4.86  12   0   0   7   0   17   12   10    9    1    8    8
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  7.11   9   0   0   0   0   13   14   12   10    1    6    3
Ray Sadecki            0   0 18.00   2   0   0   0   0    1    2    2    2    1    1    0

 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  3.00  13   0   0   3   0   30   26   10   10    0   17   21
Bert Blyleven          3   2  3.22   8   8   2   0   0   64   71   26   23    3   22   52
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
Pete Redfern           1   0  7.20   1   1   0   0   0    5    3    4    4    1    3    2

 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  2.14  13   0   0   7   0   21   16    7    5    0    5   14
Dock Ellis             4   0  3.00   6   6   1   0   0   42   34   14   14    2   23   16
Ed Figueroa            3   2  3.22   7   7   3   0   1   50   50   21   18    0   20   23
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  1.91  12   0   0   0   0   28   17    8    6    1    4   11
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
Jim Todd               2   2  3.27  14   0   0   2   0   22   19   11    8    1   12    6
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
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
Paul Mitchell          1   1  6.75   4   4   1   0   0   17   25   15   13    3    3   13
Mike Norris            0   1  6.75   7   3   0   0   0   16   21   13   12    3    6    9

 Texas                 W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Steve Foucault         3   0  0.68   9   0   0   2   0   13   11    2    1    1    1    6
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
Gaylord Perry          4   2  3.10   7   7   5   0   0   61   55   21   21    4   12   33
Nelson Briles          3   1  3.30   6   6   2   0   0   46   46   19   17    6    7   23
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  3.86   8   0   0   2   0    5    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
  G. Ross (CAL)             5
  V. Blue (OAK)             4
  P. Dobson (CLE)           4
  B. Johnson (CHI)          4
  J. Palmer (BAL)           4
  M. Pattin (KC)            4
  J. Colborn (MIL)          3
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          3

Complete Games:

  C. Hunter (NY)            6
  G. Perry (TEX)            5
  W. Wood (CHI)             5
  F. Jenkins (BOS)          4
  F. Tanana (CAL)           4
  E. Figueroa (NY)          3
  R. Gossage (CHI)          3
  J. Palmer (BAL)           3
  D. Roberts (DET)          3
  N. Ryan (CAL)             3

Saves:

  S. Lyle (NY)              7
  E. Rodriguez (MIL)        7
  B. Campbell (MIN)         3
  R. Fingers (OAK)          3
  J. Hiller (DET)           3
  D. LaRoche (CLE)          3
  D. Bird (KC)              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
  B. Blyleven (MIN)      64.1
  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
  V. Blue (OAK)          54.1
  J. Slaton (MIL)        52.0

Hits:

  B. Blyleven (MIN)        71
  J. Palmer (BAL)          57
  V. Blue (OAK)            56
  P. Splittorff (KC)       56
  G. Perry (TEX)           55
  C. Hunter (NY)           51
  W. Wood (CHI)            51
  E. Figueroa (NY)         50
  F. Jenkins (BOS)         50
  D. Goltz (MIN)           47

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
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        26
  P. Splittorff (KC)       26
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         25

Home Runs:

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

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)        22
  F. Tanana (CAL)          21
  S. Busby (KC)            20
  E. Figueroa (NY)         20

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            70
  F. Tanana (CAL)          55
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        52
  R. Gossage (CHI)         38
  F. Jenkins (BOS)         37
  C. Hunter (NY)           34
  G. Perry (TEX)           33
  V. Blue (OAK)            32
  W. Wood (CHI)            31
  J. Kern (CLE)            30


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