Monday May 17, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Monday, May 17, 1976

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Detroit         13  13  3.08   26   6   5   234   210   96   80   12   91  128
Texas           19  10  3.16   29  13   4   268   238  107   94   21   81  139
Baltimore       15  14  3.23   29   6   4   265   239  110   95   15  115   96
New York        17  10  3.36   27  10   9   246   204  101   92   14   88  124
Cleveland       13  15  3.40   28   4   6   249   227  110   94   13  102  157
Kansas City     17  10  3.46   27   4   7   247   245  104   95   15   94  134
Oakland         15  16  3.75   31   5   5   286   273  144  119   20   95  147
Milwaukee       11  13  3.91   24   2   7   212   193  108   92   11   86   98
California      13  22  3.99   35   9   4   314   296  166  139   23  126  220
Boston          11  16  4.37   27   7   1   239   266  135  116   25   80  116
Minnesota       15  13  4.40   28   3   5   254   264  141  124   18  124  154
Chicago          9  16  4.76   25   8   3   219   234  136  116   14   85  147

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Paul Lindblad (OAK)    2   0  1.88  13   0   0   0   0   29   18    8    6    1    4   11
Wilbur Wood (CHI)      4   3  2.24   7   7   5   0   1   56   51   24   14    3   11   31
Bill Travers (MIL)     2   2  2.38   6   6   0   0   0   34   35   13    9    0   13   25
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
Luis Tiant (BOS)       5   2  2.57   7   7   2   0   1   49   50   23   14    6   16   23
Bill Campbell (MIN)    5   1  2.73  14   0   0   3   0   33   28   10   10    0   20   21
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

 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  3.53  10  10   3   0   1   71   66   31   28    6   32   29
Mike Flanagan          0   0  3.86   4   0   0   0   0    9    6    4    4    1    5    7
Dyar Miller            1   1  4.38  10   0   0   2   0   12   15    7    6    1    5    6
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
Luis Tiant             5   2  2.57   7   7   2   0   1   49   50   23   14    6   16   23
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
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
Paul Hartzell          0   1  3.14  12   0   0   2   0   29   27   12   10    1    8   11
Frank Tanana           4   3  3.19   9   9   5   0   0   68   53   30   24    9   21   63
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
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
Jim Otten              0   0  4.50   2   0   0   0   0    6    9    6    3    0    2    3
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
Jesse Jefferson        0   1 13.50   1   1   0   0   0    5    5    7    7    0    8    3

 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
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
Bill Laxton            0   1  2.66   5   0   0   2   0   24   15    9    7    4    6   17
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   3  4.47   8   8   0   0   0   44   49   26   22    0   25   24

 Kansas City           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Hall               1   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    5    1    0    0    0    1    3
Ray Sadecki            0   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    5    7    0    0    0    3    1
Mark Littell           2   0  1.00  10   0   0   2   0   18    9    3    2    0   10   20
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  12   0   0   2   0   14   11    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  3.74   6   6   1   0   0   46   48   19   19    4   14   30
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  2.38   6   6   0   0   0   34   35   13    9    0   13   25
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
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
Eduardo Rodriguez      1   3  5.50  14   0   0   7   0   18   12   13   11    1   12   10
Tom Murphy             0   1  6.92  10   0   0   0   0   13   15   12   10    1    7    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          5   1  2.73  14   0   0   3   0   33   28   10   10    0   20   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
Steve Luebber          0   1  5.82  10   0   0   2   0   22   17   14   14    4    8   10
Dave Goltz             1   2  5.85   7   7   1   0   0   40   47   29   26    3   16   24
Joe Decker             2   3  6.06   8   8   0   0   0   36   39   25   24    2   35   24
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  1.88  13   0   0   0   0   29   18    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   3  3.42  15   0   0   2   0   24   21   12    9    1   14    7
Dick Bosman            0   0  3.60   4   1   0   0   0   15   18    6    6    0    3    4
Rollie Fingers         2   3  3.81  16   0   0   3   0   26   24   13   11    2    7   24
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  7.20   8   4   0   0   0   20   25   17   16    4    9   10

 Texas                 W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jeff Terpko            1   1  0.93   4   0   0   0   0   10    6    1    1    1    5    4
Steve Foucault         3   1  1.10  10   0   0   2   0   16   12    3    2    1    3    7
Steve Hargan           1   1  2.03   5   0   0   0   0   13    8    4    3    1    8   10
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
Bill Singer            3   0  3.33   7   7   2   0   1   46   38   20   17    3   19   24
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  8.10   3   0   0   0   0    7   11    6    6    1    1    5

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League Leaders

Wins:

  B. Campbell (MIN)         5
  J. Palmer (BAL)           5
  J. Slaton (MIL)           5
  L. Tiant (BOS)            5
  D. Ellis (NY)             4
  A. Fitzmorris (KC)        4
  G. Perry (TEX)            4
  F. Tanana (CAL)           4
  M. Torrez (OAK)           4
  W. Wood (CHI)             4

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
  F. Tanana (CAL)           5
  W. Wood (CHI)             5
  F. Jenkins (BOS)          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:

  J. Palmer (BAL)        71.1
  C. Hunter (NY)         69.0
  F. Tanana (CAL)        67.2
  B. Blyleven (MIN)      64.1
  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
  N. Ryan (CAL)          57.0

Hits:

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

Runs:

  J. Palmer (BAL)          31
  C. Hunter (NY)           30
  F. Tanana (CAL)          30
  V. Blue (OAK)            29
  D. Goltz (MIN)           29
  B. Johnson (CHI)         29
  B. Lee (BOS)             27
  M. Torrez (OAK)          27
  R. Wise (BOS)            27
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        26

Home Runs:

  F. Tanana (CAL)           9
  C. Hunter (NY)            8
  B. Lee (BOS)              7
  N. Briles (TEX)           6
  J. Palmer (BAL)           6
  L. Tiant (BOS)            6
  J. Brown (CLE)            5
  F. Jenkins (BOS)          5
  P. Splittorff (KC)        5
  M. Torrez (OAK)           5

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            41
  J. Decker (MIN)          35
  J. Palmer (BAL)          32
  M. Torrez (OAK)          29
  J. Coleman (DET)         25
  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)          63
  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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