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American League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, May 16, 1976

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Detroit         13  12  2.92   25   6   5   225   198   89   73   11   88  122
Texas           19   9  3.02   28  13   4   256   222   99   86   21   77  136
Baltimore       14  14  3.24   28   6   4   256   230  107   92   14  111   91
New York        17  10  3.36   27  10   9   246   204  101   92   14   88  124
Kansas City     16  10  3.37   26   4   7   235   235   97   88   15   87  124
Cleveland       13  15  3.40   28   4   6   249   227  110   94   13  102  157
Oakland         15  15  3.73   30   5   5   275   264  139  114   19   88  140
Milwaukee       11  12  3.95   23   2   7   203   187  104   89   11   79   90
California      12  22  3.99   34   8   4   305   289  161  135   22  126  212
Minnesota       14  13  4.45   27   3   5   243   254  137  120   16  114  149
Chicago          9  15  4.54   24   8   3   210   223  126  106   14   77  141
Boston          10  16  4.54   26   6   1   230   261  135  116   25   76  109

 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
Wilbur Wood (CHI)      4   3  2.24   7   7   5   0   1   56   51   24   14    3   11   31
Ken Holtzman (BAL)     3   2  2.45   8   8   3   0   1   59   50   18   16    1   22   13
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
Jim Kern (CLE)         1   1  2.86   9   1   0   1   0   28   19   11    9    0   14   30
Jackie Brown (CLE)     3   1  2.93   7   4   1   0   1   40   39   16   13    5   13   22
Doug Bird (KC)         3   1  2.95  12   3   0   2   0   37   34   12   12    2   12   18
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
Ken Holtzman           3   2  2.45   8   8   3   0   1   59   50   18   16    1   22   13
Ross Grimsley          1   2  2.51   6   3   0   0   0   32   28   14    9    3   12    9
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
Jim Willoughby         0   1  2.76  10   0   0   1   0   16   16    8    5    1    6    8
Reggie Cleveland       1   0  2.77   8   0   0   0   0   26   24    8    8    0   12    9
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
Rick Jones             0   0  5.19   4   0   0   0   0    9   12    5    5    0    4    4
Tom House              1   1  6.10   9   0   0   0   0   10   10    7    7    1    4    5
Rick Wise              1   3  6.62   7   7   1   0   0   34   54   27   25    3    6   14
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
Don Kirkwood           1   3  5.26   7   7   1   0   0   38   45   24   22    2   10   15
Andy Hassler           0   3  5.91   4   3   0   0   0   21   25   18   14    1    7    7
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           1   1  2.63   7   0   0   2   0   24   20   10    7    0    8   13
Rich Gossage           1   3  3.07   6   5   3   0   0   44   31   17   15    3   17   38
Terry Forster          1   1  4.91   5   5   0   0   0   26   35   15   14    1   10   22
Dave Hamilton          1   2  6.43   6   1   0   1   0   14   17   10   10    1    8   11
Francisco Barrios      0   0  6.75   4   0   0   0   0    5    7    4    4    0    1    4
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
Jackie Brown           3   1  2.93   7   4   1   0   1   40   39   16   13    5   13   22
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
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  1.38   7   0   0   0   0   13   13    5    2    0    9    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   3  3.53   7   7   1   0   1   43   45   21   17    2   17   21
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   2   0   0   0   0    2    0    0    0    0    0    1
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   1  2.95  12   3   0   2   0   37   34   12   12    2   12   18
Steve Mingori          1   0  3.24   7   0   0   1   0    8    9    3    3    0    1    2
Marty Pattin           1   4  3.29  11   0   0   2   0   14   10    5    5    2    4   10
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
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
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             5   1  3.41   8   8   2   0   2   61   53   24   23    3   18   26
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  4.76  13   0   0   7   0   17   12   10    9    1    8    9
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  1.15   9   0   0   0   0   16   13    3    2    1    5    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
Jim Hughes             0   3  4.84   5   4   0   0   0   22   24   17   12    4    8   12
Vic Albury             1   1  5.59   5   0   0   0   0   10   13    8    6    0    4    1
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  6.75   9   0   0   2   0   17   16   13   13    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   2   0   0   1   0    2    2    0    0    0    0    1
Tippy Martinez         1   0  1.00   4   0   0   0   0    9    6    1    1    0    4    6
Sparky Lyle            2   1  2.14  13   0   0   7   0   21   16    7    5    0    5   14
Dick Tidrow            2   0  2.30   8   0   0   1   0   16   16    4    4    0    6   13
Ed Figueroa            3   2  3.22   7   7   3   0   1   50   50   21   18    0   20   23
Dock Ellis             4   1  3.45   7   7   1   0   0   44   38   17   17    2   24   17
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
Dave Pagan             0   0  6.75   2   0   0   0   0    3    2    2    2    0    1    1

 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
Vida Blue              3   4  3.13   9   9   3   0   0   63   66   29   22    2   20   34
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
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
Steve Barr             1   2  3.28   4   3   2   0   0   25   18   10    9    3   11    7
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
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
  J. Slaton (MIL)           5
  B. Campbell (MIN)         4
  D. Ellis (NY)             4
  A. Fitzmorris (KC)        4
  G. Perry (TEX)            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
  R. Bare (DET)             3
  J. Colborn (MIL)          3

Complete Games:

  C. Hunter (NY)            6
  G. Perry (TEX)            5
  W. Wood (CHI)             5
  F. Jenkins (BOS)          4
  F. Tanana (CAL)           4
  V. Blue (OAK)             3
  E. Figueroa (NY)          3
  R. Gossage (CHI)          3
  K. Holtzman (BAL)         3
  J. Palmer (BAL)           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
  J. Brown (CLE)            1
  D. Eckersley (CLE)        1
  E. Figueroa (NY)          1
  K. Holtzman (BAL)         1
  C. Hunter (NY)            1
  F. Jenkins (BOS)          1
  J. Palmer (BAL)           1
  D. Roberts (DET)          1

Innings Pitched:

  C. Hunter (NY)         69.0
  B. Blyleven (MIN)      64.1
  J. Palmer (BAL)        64.0
  V. Blue (OAK)          63.1
  G. Perry (TEX)         61.0
  J. Slaton (MIL)        60.2
  M. Torrez (OAK)        59.2
  K. Holtzman (BAL)      58.2
  F. Tanana (CAL)        58.2
  N. Ryan (CAL)          57.0

Hits:

  B. Blyleven (MIN)        71
  V. Blue (OAK)            66
  J. Palmer (BAL)          57
  P. Splittorff (KC)       56
  G. Perry (TEX)           55
  R. Wise (BOS)            54
  J. Slaton (MIL)          53
  C. Hunter (NY)           51
  W. Wood (CHI)            51
  E. Figueroa (NY)         50

Runs:

  C. Hunter (NY)           30
  V. Blue (OAK)            29
  D. Goltz (MIN)           29
  B. Johnson (CHI)         29
  J. Palmer (BAL)          28
  B. Lee (BOS)             27
  M. Torrez (OAK)          27
  R. Wise (BOS)            27
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        26
  P. Splittorff (KC)       26

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)            24
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        22
  K. Holtzman (BAL)        22
  F. Tanana (CAL)          21
  V. Blue (OAK)            20

Strikeouts:

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


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