Tuesday May 18, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, May 18, 1976

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Detroit         13  14  3.15   27   6   5   243   218  101   85   13   97  133
Texas           19  11  3.17   30  13   4   276   247  110   97   22   81  140
Baltimore       15  14  3.23   29   6   4   265   239  110   95   15  115   96
New York        18  10  3.36   28  10   9   262   217  107   98   15   94  134
Kansas City     18  10  3.38   28   5   7   256   252  105   96   15   95  136
Cleveland       13  16  3.43   29   4   6   265   243  121  101   13  111  167
Oakland         15  17  3.74   32   5   5   296   282  148  123   21   97  150
Milwaukee       11  13  3.91   24   2   7   212   193  108   92   11   86   98
California      13  23  4.00   36  10   4   322   302  171  143   23  131  229
Boston          12  16  4.32   28   7   2   248   275  138  119   25   87  120
Minnesota       16  13  4.32   29   4   5   265   271  144  127   18  127  161
Chicago         10  16  4.57   26   9   3   228   237  136  116   14   88  149

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Paul Lindblad (OAK)    2   0  1.72  14   0   0   0   0   31   19    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
Al Fitzmorris (KC)     5   0  2.86   7   7   3   0   0   44   50   17   14    1    7   20
Jim Kern (CLE)         1   2  2.87  10   1   0   1   0   31   21   16   10    0   18   35

 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
Reggie Cleveland       1   0  2.77   8   0   0   0   0   26   24    8    8    0   12    9
Dick Pole              1   1  2.93   6   2   0   0   0   28   23    9    9    2   13    9
Jim Willoughby         1   1  3.06  11   0   0   1   0   18   19    9    6    1    7    8
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  5.73  10   0   0   1   0   11   10    7    7    1    4    6
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   4  3.74   9   9   4   0   1   65   39   29   27    2   46   79
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
Bart Johnson           2   4  7.79   6   6   1   0   1   32   40   29   28    2   12   12
Jack Kucek             0   0  9.64   2   0   0   0   0    5    9    5    5    2    4    2
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
Tom Buskey             2   2  1.45   9   0   0   0   0   19   10    3    3    1    8    8
Stan Thomas            0   0  2.31   7   0   0   1   0   12    9    5    3    0   11   10
Dave LaRoche           0   1  2.70  12   0   0   3   0   20   13    6    6    0   13   20
Jim Kern               1   2  2.87  10   1   0   1   0   31   21   16   10    0   18   35
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  4.81   7   7   0   0   0   39   48   23   21    2    6   14
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
Bill Laxton            0   1  2.66   5   0   0   2   0   24   15    9    7    4    6   17
Jim Crawford           0   2  3.12   4   0   0   0   0    9   10    3    3    0    3    7
Vern Ruhle             3   0  3.23   6   6   1   0   0   39   35   14   14    4   13   18
John Hiller            1   3  3.38  12   0   0   3   0   21   22   10    8    1   13   20
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
Al Fitzmorris          5   0  2.86   7   7   3   0   0   44   50   17   14    1    7   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
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
Dave Goltz             2   2  5.12   8   8   2   0   0   51   54   32   29    3   19   31
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
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            3   1  1.67  14   0   0   7   0   27   19    7    5    0    9   15
Dick Tidrow            2   0  2.16   9   0   0   1   0   17   16    4    4    0    6   15
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  4.04   9   9   6   0   1   78   61   36   35    9   15   41
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  1.72  14   0   0   0   0   31   19    8    6    1    4   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
Stan Bahnsen           1   0  3.20   5   4   0   0   0   25   27   10    9    1    5   13
Dick Bosman            0   0  3.60   4   1   0   0   0   15   18    6    6    0    3    4
Jim Todd               2   4  3.60  16   0   0   2   0   25   24   13   10    1   14    8
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  1.93   6   0   0   0   0   14    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   3  3.69   7   7   2   0   0   46   52   24   19    2   11   24
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
  A. Fitzmorris (KC)        5
  J. Palmer (BAL)           5
  J. Slaton (MIL)           5
  L. Tiant (BOS)            5
  D. Ellis (NY)             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
  N. Ryan (CAL)             4
  J. Todd (OAK)             4

Complete Games:

  C. Hunter (NY)            6
  G. Perry (TEX)            5
  F. Tanana (CAL)           5
  W. Wood (CHI)             5
  F. Jenkins (BOS)          4
  N. Ryan (CAL)             4
  V. Blue (OAK)             3
  E. Figueroa (NY)          3
  A. Fitzmorris (KC)        3
  R. Gossage (CHI)          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
  B. Johnson (CHI)          1
  J. Palmer (BAL)           1

Innings Pitched:

  C. Hunter (NY)         78.0
  J. Palmer (BAL)        71.1
  F. Tanana (CAL)        67.2
  N. Ryan (CAL)          65.0
  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

Hits:

  B. Blyleven (MIN)        71
  V. Blue (OAK)            66
  J. Palmer (BAL)          66
  C. Hunter (NY)           61
  P. Splittorff (KC)       56
  G. Perry (TEX)           55
  D. Goltz (MIN)           54
  R. Wise (BOS)            54
  J. Slaton (MIL)          53
  F. Tanana (CAL)          53

Runs:

  C. Hunter (NY)           36
  D. Goltz (MIN)           32
  J. Palmer (BAL)          31
  F. Tanana (CAL)          30
  V. Blue (OAK)            29
  B. Johnson (CHI)         29
  N. Ryan (CAL)            29
  B. Lee (BOS)             27
  M. Torrez (OAK)          27
  R. Wise (BOS)            27

Home Runs:

  C. Hunter (NY)            9
  F. Tanana (CAL)           9
  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)            46
  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)            79
  F. Tanana (CAL)          63
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        52
  C. Hunter (NY)           41
  R. Gossage (CHI)         38
  F. Jenkins (BOS)         37
  J. Kern (CLE)            35
  V. Blue (OAK)            34
  G. Perry (TEX)           33
  D. Goltz (MIN)           31


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