Sunday May 23, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, May 23, 1976

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Texas           21  13  3.19   34  15   4   308   272  123  109   22   97  157
Kansas City     21  12  3.34   33   7   9   299   286  120  111   18  103  154
New York        21  12  3.37   33  11  10   312   263  129  117   20  115  159
Cleveland       15  19  3.43   34   5   7   310   287  140  118   16  125  190
Detroit         14  17  3.47   31   6   5   278   258  132  107   22  119  160
Baltimore       18  15  3.50   33   6   5   301   282  132  117   17  132  106
Chicago         16  16  3.98   32  10   6   282   275  145  125   14  104  184
Oakland         15  23  4.01   38   6   5   344   348  181  153   22  113  170
Milwaukee       13  16  4.04   29   3   8   254   234  131  114   12  108  118
Boston          15  18  4.06   33   8   3   297   323  155  134   27   99  135
California      15  25  4.08   40  11   5   353   331  189  160   25  142  254
Minnesota       18  16  4.15   34   5   6   308   316  160  142   19  139  178

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Wilbur Wood (CHI)      4   3  2.24   7   7   5   0   1   56   51   24   14    3   11   31
Paul Lindblad (OAK)    2   0  2.25  18   0   0   0   0   36   27   12    9    1    5   12
Dick Pole (BOS)        1   1  2.25   7   3   0   0   0   36   27    9    9    2   15   12
Bill Travers (MIL)     3   2  2.30   7   7   1   0   0   43   39   16   11    0   17   31
Sparky Lyle (NY)       4   2  2.34  16   0   0   7   0   35   32   12    9    1   11   20
Jim Kern (CLE)         2   2  2.37  12   1   0   2   0   38   23   16   10    0   19   39
Bill Campbell (MIN)    5   1  2.62  15   0   0   4   0   34   28   10   10    0   20   21
Jackie Brown (CLE)     4   1  2.63   8   5   1   0   1   48   47   17   14    5   15   26
Ken Holtzman (BAL)     3   2  2.80   9   9   3   0   1   64   62   22   20    1   24   15
Rich Gossage (CHI)     2   3  2.89   7   6   4   0   0   53   38   19   17    3   17   46

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Wayne Garland          3   0  1.42  10   0   0   1   0   32   20    6    5    0   11   12
Doyle Alexander        2   1  1.91   6   1   0   0   0   33   19    8    7    1   15   12
Ken Holtzman           3   2  2.80   9   9   3   0   1   64   62   22   20    1   24   15
Ross Grimsley          1   2  3.09   7   4   0   0   0   35   33   17   12    3   12    9
Mike Flanagan          0   0  3.18   5   0   0   0   0   11    8    4    4    1    5    9
Jim Palmer             5   4  3.86  11  11   3   0   1   72   70   34   31    6   35   29
Grant Jackson          1   1  4.70   7   0   0   2   0    8    7    4    4    0    3    5
Dyar Miller            1   2  5.93  11   0   0   2   0   14   17   10    9    1    6    6
Mike Cuellar           2   3  7.11   8   8   0   0   0   32   46   27   25    4   21    9

 Boston                W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dick Pole              1   1  2.25   7   3   0   0   0   36   27    9    9    2   15   12
Jim Willoughby         1   2  2.75  12   0   0   1   0   20   22   10    6    1    7    8
Reggie Cleveland       3   0  2.87  10   0   0   0   0   31   29   10   10    0   13   11
Luis Tiant             5   2  2.91   8   8   2   0   1   56   59   27   18    6   17   24
Fergie Jenkins         3   5  3.97   9   9   5   0   1   66   66   30   29    7   16   45
Tom House              1   2  4.58  13   0   0   2   0   18   14    9    9    1    7    7
Rick Jones             0   0  5.00   5   0   0   0   0    9   12    5    5    0    4    4
Rick Wise              1   3  6.62   7   7   1   0   0   34   54   27   25    3    6   14
Bill Lee               0   3  7.31   6   6   0   0   0   28   40   28   23    7   14   10

 California            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Brewer             3   0  0.96  12   0   0   2   0   19   16    3    2    0    4   16
Paul Hartzell          0   1  2.93  13   0   0   2   0   31   29   12   10    1    9   11
Frank Tanana           5   3  2.93  10  10   6   0   0   77   59   31   25    9   21   73
Gary Ross              1   5  3.57   8   7   0   0   0   45   50   23   18    3   12   30
Mickey Scott           0   0  3.86   2   0   0   0   0    5    5    2    2    0    2    1
Sid Monge              1   1  4.19   9   2   0   0   0   19   19    9    9    2   12    1
Nolan Ryan             3   5  4.59  10  10   4   0   1   67   42   36   34    2   52   80
Don Kirkwood           1   4  5.53   8   8   1   0   0   42   52   29   26    3   11   19
Andy Hassler           0   3  5.84   5   3   0   0   0   25   28   20   16    2    8    8
Dick Drago             1   3  6.62  14   0   0   1   0   18   22   15   13    1    5   11
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
Ken Brett              1   0  0.00   1   1   0   0   0    5    1    0    0    0    5    1
Clay Carroll           2   1  2.01  10   0   0   4   0   31   25   10    7    0    8   20
Wilbur Wood            4   3  2.24   7   7   5   0   1   56   51   24   14    3   11   31
Rich Gossage           2   3  2.89   7   6   4   0   0   53   38   19   17    3   17   46
Terry Forster          1   1  4.22   6   6   0   0   0   32   38   16   15    1   12   28
Dave Hamilton          1   2  4.43   9   1   0   2   0   20   22   10   10    1   10   15
Jim Otten              0   0  4.50   2   0   0   0   0    6    9    6    3    0    2    3
Pete Vuckovich         1   1  4.91   6   2   0   0   0   18   19   10   10    2   11   11
Francisco Barrios      0   0  6.75   4   0   0   0   0    5    7    4    4    0    1    4
Jesse Jefferson        1   1  6.94   2   2   0   0   0   12   10    9    9    0    8    6
Bart Johnson           3   4  7.28   7   7   1   0   1   38   46   32   31    2   15   17
Jack Kucek             0   0  9.64   2   0   0   0   0    5    9    5    5    2    4    2

 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  1.23  10   0   0   0   0   22   11    3    3    1    8   10
Stan Thomas            0   0  1.93   8   0   0   1   0   14    9    5    3    0   11   11
Jim Kern               2   2  2.37  12   1   0   2   0   38   23   16   10    0   19   39
Jackie Brown           4   1  2.63   8   5   1   0   1   48   47   17   14    5   15   26
Dave LaRoche           0   1  2.66  13   0   0   3   0   20   13    6    6    0   14   20
Pat Dobson             3   5  3.20   8   8   3   0   0   51   46   24   18    3   13   22
Don Hood               1   2  3.54  10   1   0   1   0   20   28    8    8    2    7    8
Dennis Eckersley       2   2  4.40   7   7   1   0   1   29   21   15   14    3   15   27
Fritz Peterson         0   3  5.53   8   8   0   0   0   42   53   28   26    2    9   17
Jim Bibby              1   1  6.75   7   4   0   0   0   21   32   18   16    0   12    9

 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  2.30   8   0   0   0   0   16   18    7    4    1   12    7
Bill Laxton            0   1  2.32   6   0   0   2   0   31   16   11    8    4   13   26
Dave Roberts           3   2  3.27   6   6   3   0   1   44   33   18   16    4   12   17
Ray Bare               2   4  3.48   8   8   1   0   1   44   48   27   17    3   19   21
John Hiller            2   3  3.51  14   0   0   3   0   26   26   12   10    3   13   24
Vern Ruhle             3   0  3.74   7   7   1   0   0   46   42   19   19    6   15   22
Jim Crawford           0   3  4.20   5   0   0   0   0   15   15    7    7    1    7   10
Joe Coleman            2   3  4.82   9   9   0   0   0   47   55   30   25    0   27   27

 Kansas City           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Larry Gura             0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    0    0    0    0    0
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  0.89  12   0   0   3   0   20   11    3    2    0   10   23
Marty Pattin           1   4  2.65  13   0   0   3   0   17   13    5    5    2    4   13
Steve Mingori          1   0  3.00   8   0   0   1   0    9    9    3    3    0    1    3
Dennis Leonard         3   1  3.29   7   7   2   0   0   55   52   20   20    4   17   34
Doug Bird              4   1  3.30  13   4   0   2   0   44   39   16   16    4   13   20
Al Fitzmorris          5   1  3.42   8   8   3   0   0   50   57   22   19    1    7   21
Steve Busby            1   1  3.82   5   5   1   0   0   31   26   17   13    1   20   10
Paul Splittorff        3   4  4.45  10   9   1   0   0   61   69   31   30    6   21   23
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           3   2  2.30   7   7   1   0   0   43   39   16   11    0   17   31
Bill Castro            0   0  3.00   4   0   0   0   0   12    7    4    4    1    3    6
Jerry Augustine        0   1  3.24   8   0   0   0   0    8    7    3    3    2    0    7
Jim Slaton             6   1  3.59   9   9   2   0   2   68   60   28   27    4   22   28
Jim Colborn            2   4  3.65   7   7   0   0   0   37   34   19   15    2   10   17
Pete Broberg           1   3  4.44   5   5   0   0   0   26   23   15   13    0   19    5
Eduardo Rodriguez      1   3  4.79  16   0   0   7   0   21   13   13   11    1   13   12
Tom Hausman            0   0  5.40   3   0   0   0   0    3    3    2    2    0    3    1
Bill Champion          0   0  5.63   8   1   0   0   0   16   19   11   10    0   10    6
Tom Murphy             0   1  7.53  12   0   0   1   0   14   20   14   12    1    8    5
Ed Sprague             0   1  9.00   1   0   0   0   0    3    6    3    3    0    2    0
Ray Sadecki            0   0 13.50   3   0   0   0   0    2    3    3    3    1    1    0

 Minnesota             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Burgmeier          2   0  0.82  13   0   0   0   0   22   17    3    2    1    7    6
Bill Campbell          5   1  2.62  15   0   0   4   0   34   28   10   10    0   20   21
Bert Blyleven          4   3  3.10  10  10   2   0   0   78   87   31   27    3   28   61
Mike Pazik             0   0  3.86   4   0   0   0   0    7    9    5    3    0    3    5
Dave Goltz             3   2  4.80   9   9   3   0   0   60   61   35   32    3   21   34
Steve Luebber          0   1  5.32  11   0   0   2   0   24   19   14   14    4    8   11
Jim Hughes             0   4  5.46   6   5   0   0   0   28   34   22   17    5    9   12
Vic Albury             1   1  5.59   5   0   0   0   0   10   13    8    6    0    4    1
Joe Decker             2   3  6.06   8   8   0   0   0   36   39   25   24    2   35   24
Pete Redfern           1   1  7.00   2   2   0   0   0    9    9    7    7    1    4    3

 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  1.46   7   0   0   1   0   12    8    2    2    1    6    7
Dave Pagan             0   0  1.80   4   0   0   0   0   10    6    3    2    0    1    6
Sparky Lyle            4   2  2.34  16   0   0   7   0   35   32   12    9    1   11   20
Dick Tidrow            2   0  2.45  12   0   0   1   0   18   18    5    5    0   10   16
Ed Figueroa            3   3  3.30   8   8   3   0   1   57   57   24   21    1   24   25
Catfish Hunter         4   5  3.54  10  10   7   0   2   89   64   36   35    9   18   46
Dock Ellis             4   1  3.97   8   8   1   0   0   45   42   21   20    2   24   17
Rudy May               3   1  4.01   7   7   0   0   0   43   30   22   19    5   21   21
Ron Guidry             0   0 108.0   1   0   0   0   0    0    4    4    4    1    0    0

 Oakland               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Paul Lindblad          2   0  2.25  18   0   0   0   0   36   27   12    9    1    5   12
Dick Bosman            0   0  3.00   5   1   0   0   0   18   20    6    6    0    3    5
Mike Torrez            4   5  3.33  11  11   2   0   0   73   55   33   27    5   35   37
Vida Blue              3   5  3.69  10  10   3   0   0   68   76   35   28    2   20   34
Stan Bahnsen           1   1  3.72   6   5   0   0   0   29   32   13   12    1    6   14
Rollie Fingers         2   3  3.94  19   0   0   3   0   30   28   15   13    2    9   29
Jim Todd               2   4  4.05  18   0   0   2   0   27   26   16   12    1   15    8
Paul Mitchell          1   2  6.46   5   5   1   0   0   24   34   20   17    3    4   18
Glenn Abbott           0   1  6.59   6   1   0   0   0   14   18   11   10    2    3    3
Mike Norris            0   2  6.66   9   5   0   0   0   26   32   20   19    5   13   10

 Texas                 W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Steve Foucault         3   1  0.98  11   0   0   2   0   18   13    3    2    1    4    8
Jeff Terpko            1   1  1.64   5   0   0   0   0   11    8    2    2    1    6    5
Steve Hargan           1   1  1.84   7   0   0   0   0   15   11    4    3    1   10   10
Nelson Briles          4   1  3.09   7   7   3   0   0   55   50   21   19    6    9   27
Steve Barr             1   2  3.28   4   3   2   0   0   25   18   10    9    3   11    7
Jim Umbarger           4   3  3.33   8   8   3   0   1   51   55   24   19    2   14   27
Bill Singer            3   1  3.42   8   8   2   0   1   53   44   24   20    3   21   28
Gaylord Perry          4   3  3.57   8   8   5   0   0   68   61   27   27    4   17   37
Joe Hoerner            0   0  3.60   9   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:

  J. Slaton (MIL)           6
  B. Campbell (MIN)         5
  A. Fitzmorris (KC)        5
  J. Palmer (BAL)           5
  F. Tanana (CAL)           5
  L. Tiant (BOS)            5
  D. Bird (KC)              4
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         4
  N. Briles (TEX)           4
  J. Brown (CLE)            4

Losses:

  V. Blue (OAK)             5
  P. Dobson (CLE)           5
  C. Hunter (NY)            5
  F. Jenkins (BOS)          5
  G. Ross (CAL)             5
  N. Ryan (CAL)             5
  M. Torrez (OAK)           5
  R. Bare (DET)             4
  J. Colborn (MIL)          4
  J. Hughes (MIN)           4

Complete Games:

  C. Hunter (NY)            7
  F. Tanana (CAL)           6
  F. Jenkins (BOS)          5
  G. Perry (TEX)            5
  W. Wood (CHI)             5
  R. Gossage (CHI)          4
  N. Ryan (CAL)             4
  V. Blue (OAK)             3
  N. Briles (TEX)           3
  P. Dobson (CLE)           3

Saves:

  S. Lyle (NY)              7
  E. Rodriguez (MIL)        7
  B. Campbell (MIN)         4
  C. Carroll (CHI)          4
  R. Fingers (OAK)          3
  J. Hiller (DET)           3
  D. LaRoche (CLE)          3
  M. Littell (KC)           3
  M. Pattin (KC)            3
  D. Bird (KC)              2

Shutouts:

  C. Hunter (NY)            2
  J. Slaton (MIL)           2
  R. Bare (DET)             1
  J. Brown (CLE)            1
  D. Eckersley (CLE)        1
  E. Figueroa (NY)          1
  K. Holtzman (BAL)         1
  F. Jenkins (BOS)          1
  B. Johnson (CHI)          1
  J. Palmer (BAL)           1

Innings Pitched:

  C. Hunter (NY)         89.0
  B. Blyleven (MIN)      78.1
  F. Tanana (CAL)        76.2
  M. Torrez (OAK)        73.0
  J. Palmer (BAL)        72.1
  V. Blue (OAK)          68.1
  G. Perry (TEX)         68.0
  J. Slaton (MIL)        67.2
  N. Ryan (CAL)          66.2
  F. Jenkins (BOS)       65.2

Hits:

  B. Blyleven (MIN)        87
  V. Blue (OAK)            76
  J. Palmer (BAL)          70
  P. Splittorff (KC)       69
  F. Jenkins (BOS)         66
  C. Hunter (NY)           64
  K. Holtzman (BAL)        62
  D. Goltz (MIN)           61
  G. Perry (TEX)           61
  J. Slaton (MIL)          60

Runs:

  C. Hunter (NY)           36
  N. Ryan (CAL)            36
  V. Blue (OAK)            35
  D. Goltz (MIN)           35
  J. Palmer (BAL)          34
  M. Torrez (OAK)          33
  B. Johnson (CHI)         32
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        31
  P. Splittorff (KC)       31
  F. Tanana (CAL)          31

Home Runs:

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

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            52
  J. Decker (MIN)          35
  J. Palmer (BAL)          35
  M. Torrez (OAK)          35
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        28
  J. Coleman (DET)         27
  D. Ellis (NY)            24
  E. Figueroa (NY)         24
  K. Holtzman (BAL)        24
  J. Slaton (MIL)          22

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            80
  F. Tanana (CAL)          73
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        61
  R. Gossage (CHI)         46
  C. Hunter (NY)           46
  F. Jenkins (BOS)         45
  J. Kern (CLE)            39
  G. Perry (TEX)           37
  M. Torrez (OAK)          37
  V. Blue (OAK)            34

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