Thursday May 27, 1976
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American League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, May 27, 1976

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        23  14  3.26   37  14  10   348   288  140  126   23  121  182
Cleveland       18  20  3.29   38   6   8   345   312  148  126   18  137  213
Baltimore       20  18  3.45   38   8   6   345   325  148  132   21  142  122
Detroit         15  21  3.45   36   9   6   321   293  149  123   26  130  180
Kansas City     23  14  3.47   37   8   9   334   330  144  129   21  118  173
Texas           23  15  3.55   38  15   5   345   326  159  136   28  107  174
Chicago         19  17  3.78   36  12   7   319   302  154  134   14  115  209
Boston          18  19  3.79   37  11   3   332   348  162  140   30  104  159
Milwaukee       15  18  3.80   33   5   8   289   261  140  122   13  125  135
California      16  28  3.94   44  13   5   391   374  205  171   26  152  279
Oakland         18  24  3.96   42   7   6   380   383  198  167   26  125  190
Minnesota       19  19  4.25   38   7   6   341   348  184  161   20  156  200

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Doyle Alexander (BAL)  3   1  1.50   7   2   1   0   1   42   26    8    7    1   17   13
Bill Travers (MIL)     4   2  1.90   8   8   2   0   1   52   43   16   11    0   19   39
Wilbur Wood (CHI)      4   3  2.24   7   7   5   0   1   56   51   24   14    3   11   31
Jim Kern (CLE)         2   2  2.37  12   1   0   2   0   38   23   16   10    0   19   39
Luis Tiant (BOS)       6   2  2.51   9   9   3   0   2   65   66   27   18    6   17   32
Rich Gossage (CHI)     3   3  2.61   8   7   5   0   0   62   44   20   18    3   21   55
Jackie Brown (CLE)     4   1  2.63   8   5   1   0   1   48   47   17   14    5   15   26
Frank Tanana (CAL)     6   3  2.84  11  11   7   0   0   86   70   34   27    9   22   82
Pat Dobson (CLE)       4   5  2.87   9   9   4   0   0   60   55   25   19    3   15   28
Ken Holtzman (BAL)     4   2  2.89  10  10   3   0   1   72   72   25   23    3   25   18

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Doyle Alexander        3   1  1.50   7   2   1   0   1   42   26    8    7    1   17   13
Wayne Garland          3   0  1.95  11   0   0   1   0   32   22    8    7    1   12   12
Ken Holtzman           4   2  2.89  10  10   3   0   1   72   72   25   23    3   25   18
Grant Jackson          1   1  3.00   8   0   0   2   0   12    9    4    4    0    3    9
Mike Flanagan          0   0  3.18   5   0   0   0   0   11    8    4    4    1    5    9
Ross Grimsley          1   3  3.32   9   5   0   0   0   43   42   21   16    4   13   13
Jim Palmer             5   5  3.65  12  12   4   0   1   81   76   37   33    6   39   30
Dyar Miller            1   2  4.67  13   0   0   3   0   17   18   10    9    1    6    9
Mike Cuellar           2   4  7.83   9   9   0   0   0   33   52   31   29    4   22    9

 Boston                W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Luis Tiant             6   2  2.51   9   9   3   0   2   65   66   27   18    6   17   32
Jim Willoughby         1   2  2.82  13   0   0   1   0   22   23   12    7    1    8   10
Reggie Cleveland       3   0  2.87  10   0   0   0   0   31   29   10   10    0   13   11
Dick Pole              1   2  3.05   8   4   0   0   0   38   34   13   13    4   16   12
Fergie Jenkins         4   5  3.62  10  10   6   0   1   75   70   31   30    8   18   53
Rick Jones             0   0  4.09   6   0   0   0   0   11   16    5    5    0    4    5
Tom House              1   2  4.34  14   0   0   2   0   19   14    9    9    1    7    9
Rick Wise              2   3  5.23   8   8   2   0   1   43   56   27   25    3    7   17
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   1  2.70  13   0   0   2   0   20   20    7    6    0    6   16
Frank Tanana           6   3  2.84  11  11   7   0   0   86   70   34   27    9   22   82
Paul Hartzell          0   1  2.93  13   0   0   2   0   31   29   12   10    1    9   11
Sid Monge              1   1  3.12  10   3   0   0   0   26   25   10    9    2   14    2
Gary Ross              1   6  3.52   9   8   0   0   0   54   62   29   21    4   13   34
Mickey Scott           0   0  3.86   2   0   0   0   0    5    5    2    2    0    2    1
Don Kirkwood           1   5  4.56   9   9   2   0   0   53   59   30   27    3   14   27
Nolan Ryan             3   5  4.59  10  10   4   0   1   67   42   36   34    2   52   80
Andy Hassler           0   3  5.84   5   3   0   0   0   25   28   20   16    2    8    8
Dick Drago             1   3  6.52  16   0   0   1   0   19   25   16   14    1    6   14
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              2   0  0.00   2   2   0   0   0   15    3    0    0    0    6    4
Clay Carroll           2   1  1.95  11   0   0   5   0   32   25   10    7    0    8   21
Wilbur Wood            4   3  2.24   7   7   5   0   1   56   51   24   14    3   11   31
Rich Gossage           3   3  2.61   8   7   5   0   0   62   44   20   18    3   21   55
Dave Hamilton          1   2  4.03  10   1   0   2   0   22   24   10   10    1   10   17
Terry Forster          1   1  4.22   6   6   0   0   0   32   38   16   15    1   12   28
Pete Vuckovich         2   1  4.28   7   3   1   0   0   27   26   13   13    2   14   19
Jim Otten              0   0  4.50   2   0   0   0   0    6    9    6    3    0    2    3
Jesse Jefferson        1   1  6.61   3   3   0   0   0   16   19   12   12    0   10    7
Bart Johnson           3   4  7.28   7   7   1   0   1   38   46   32   31    2   15   17
Francisco Barrios      0   1  8.10   5   0   0   0   0    7    8    6    6    0    2    5
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  1.14  11   0   0   0   0   24   13    3    3    1    8   10
Stan Thomas            0   0  1.80   9   0   0   1   0   15    9    5    3    0   12   14
Dave LaRoche           0   1  2.31  14   0   0   4   0   23   14    6    6    0   15   22
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
Pat Dobson             4   5  2.87   9   9   4   0   0   60   55   25   19    3   15   28
Dennis Eckersley       3   2  3.44   8   8   1   0   1   37   22   15   14    3   19   34
Don Hood               1   3  4.05  11   2   0   1   0   27   33   12   12    3    9    9
Fritz Peterson         0   3  5.55   9   9   0   0   0   47   59   31   29    3   10   19
Jim Bibby              2   1  6.35   8   4   0   0   0   23   33   18   16    0   13   11

 Detroit               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mark Fidrych           1   1  1.50   4   2   2   0   0   18   11    3    3    1    3    7
Steve Grilli           1   1  2.12   9   0   0   0   0   17   19    7    4    1   12    7
Bill Laxton            0   2  3.26   7   1   0   2   0   39   24   17   14    6   15   33
Dave Roberts           3   3  3.29   7   7   4   0   1   52   38   21   19    4   16   17
John Hiller            2   3  3.29  15   0   0   4   0   27   26   12   10    3   13   26
Ray Bare               3   4  3.33   9   9   1   0   1   51   54   29   19    4   20   27
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   4  4.53  10  10   1   0   0   56   64   34   28    0   29   31

 Kansas City           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ray Sadecki            0   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    5    7    0    0    0    3    1
Mark Littell           2   0  0.77  14   0   0   3   0   23   15    3    2    0   11   23
Tom Hall               1   0  1.23   6   0   0   0   0    7    3    1    1    1    2    5
Steve Mingori          2   0  1.93   9   0   0   1   0   14   13    3    3    0    3    4
Marty Pattin           1   5  3.00  15   0   0   3   0   18   16    7    6    2    5   14
Dennis Leonard         4   1  3.11   8   8   3   0   0   64   58   22   22    4   20   41
Al Fitzmorris          5   1  3.72   9   9   3   0   0   56   64   26   23    2    9   23
Steve Busby            1   1  3.82   5   5   1   0   0   31   26   17   13    1   20   10
Doug Bird              4   1  4.14  14   5   0   2   0   46   46   21   21    4   14   23
Paul Splittorff        3   5  4.26  11  10   1   0   0   68   77   37   32    7   24   26
Bob McClure            0   0 11.57   5   0   0   0   0    2    1    3    3    0    6    3
Larry Gura             0   0 20.25   2   0   0   0   0    1    4    4    3    0    1    0

 Milwaukee             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bill Travers           4   2  1.90   8   8   2   0   1   52   43   16   11    0   19   39
Jerry Augustine        0   1  1.93  10   0   0   0   0   14    9    3    3    2    2    9
Bill Castro            0   0  3.00   4   0   0   0   0   12    7    4    4    1    3    6
Jim Slaton             7   1  3.40  10  10   3   0   2   77   68   30   29    4   26   31
Pete Broberg           1   4  3.82   6   6   0   0   0   33   30   17   14    0   24    8
Eduardo Rodriguez      1   3  4.43  17   0   0   7   0   22   13   13   11    1   13   12
Jim Colborn            2   5  4.74   8   8   0   0   0   38   38   24   20    3   12   17
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
Ray Sadecki            0   0  6.75   4   0   0   0   0    4    5    3    3    1    3    1
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

 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   2  2.75  16   0   0   4   0   36   30   13   11    0   23   21
Bert Blyleven          4   4  3.13  11  11   3   0   0   86   95   36   30    3   32   66
Dave Goltz             4   2  4.17  10  10   4   0   0   69   65   36   32    3   22   42
Joe Decker             2   3  5.27   9   8   0   0   0   41   43   25   24    2   35   28
Vic Albury             1   1  5.59   5   0   0   0   0   10   13    8    6    0    4    1
Steve Luebber          0   1  6.11  12   1   0   2   0   28   22   19   19    4   13   13
Jim Hughes             0   5  6.75   7   6   0   0   0   31   41   28   23    6   12   14
Mike Pazik             0   0  7.00   5   0   0   0   0    9   13    9    7    0    4    6
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  2.15  17   0   0   7   0   38   34   12    9    1   12   21
Dick Tidrow            2   0  2.45  13   0   0   1   0   18   19    5    5    0   10   16
Ed Figueroa            4   3  2.98   9   9   4   0   1   66   64   26   22    2   26   30
Dock Ellis             4   2  3.48   9   9   2   0   0   54   46   22   21    2   25   21
Catfish Hunter         5   5  3.49  11  11   8   0   2   98   70   39   38   11   19   52
Rudy May               3   2  4.25   8   8   0   0   0   49   35   27   23    5   22   28
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  2.65  19   0   0   0   0   37   28   14   11    1    7   12
Mike Torrez            5   5  3.14  12  12   2   0   0   80   63   36   28    5   38   40
Vida Blue              4   5  3.38  11  11   4   0   0   77   84   36   29    2   22   40
Dick Bosman            0   0  3.63   6   2   0   0   0   22   23    9    9    1    6    8
Stan Bahnsen           1   1  3.72   6   5   0   0   0   29   32   13   12    1    6   14
Rollie Fingers         2   3  3.73  20   0   0   4   0   31   29   15   13    2    9   31
Jim Todd               3   4  4.41  20   0   0   2   0   33   32   20   16    3   15   10
Paul Mitchell          1   3  5.90   6   6   1   0   0   29   39   23   19    4    6   21
Mike Norris            0   2  6.66   9   5   0   0   0   26   32   20   19    5   13   10
Glenn Abbott           0   1  6.75   7   1   0   0   0   15   21   12   11    2    3    4

 Texas                 W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Steve Foucault         4   1  0.89  12   0   0   2   0   20   15    3    2    1    5    8
Jeff Terpko            1   1  1.64   5   0   0   0   0   11    8    2    2    1    6    5
Steve Hargan           1   1  1.77   8   0   0   0   0   20   16    9    4    1   11   13
Nelson Briles          4   1  3.16   8   8   3   0   0   63   58   24   22    6    9   30
Jim Umbarger           4   3  3.33   8   8   3   0   1   51   55   24   19    2   14   27
Joe Hoerner            0   0  3.38  11   0   0   3   0    8    4    4    3    0    5    3
Bill Singer            4   1  3.49   9   9   2   0   1   59   52   27   23    3   23   32
Gaylord Perry          4   4  3.89   9   9   5   0   0   72   69   31   31    5   17   42
Steve Barr             1   3  5.40   6   4   2   0   0   28   29   20   17    6   13    8
Stan Perzanowski       0   0 10.03   5   0   0   0   0   12   20   15   13    3    4    6

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League Leaders

Wins:

  J. Slaton (MIL)           7
  F. Tanana (CAL)           6
  L. Tiant (BOS)            6
  B. Campbell (MIN)         5
  A. Fitzmorris (KC)        5
  C. Hunter (NY)            5
  J. Palmer (BAL)           5
  M. Torrez (OAK)           5
  D. Bird (KC)              4
  V. Blue (OAK)             4

Losses:

  G. Ross (CAL)             6
  V. Blue (OAK)             5
  J. Colborn (MIL)          5
  P. Dobson (CLE)           5
  J. Hughes (MIN)           5
  C. Hunter (NY)            5
  F. Jenkins (BOS)          5
  D. Kirkwood (CAL)         5
  J. Palmer (BAL)           5
  M. Pattin (KC)            5

Complete Games:

  C. Hunter (NY)            8
  F. Tanana (CAL)           7
  F. Jenkins (BOS)          6
  R. Gossage (CHI)          5
  G. Perry (TEX)            5
  W. Wood (CHI)             5
  V. Blue (OAK)             4
  P. Dobson (CLE)           4
  E. Figueroa (NY)          4
  D. Goltz (MIN)            4

Saves:

  S. Lyle (NY)              7
  E. Rodriguez (MIL)        7
  C. Carroll (CHI)          5
  B. Campbell (MIN)         4
  R. Fingers (OAK)          4
  J. Hiller (DET)           4
  D. LaRoche (CLE)          4
  J. Hoerner (TEX)          3
  M. Littell (KC)           3
  D. Miller (BAL)           3

Shutouts:

  C. Hunter (NY)            2
  J. Slaton (MIL)           2
  L. Tiant (BOS)            2
  D. Alexander (BAL)        1
  R. Bare (DET)             1
  J. Brown (CLE)            1
  D. Eckersley (CLE)        1
  E. Figueroa (NY)          1
  K. Holtzman (BAL)         1
  F. Jenkins (BOS)          1

Innings Pitched:

  C. Hunter (NY)         98.0
  B. Blyleven (MIN)      86.1
  F. Tanana (CAL)        85.2
  J. Palmer (BAL)        81.1
  M. Torrez (OAK)        80.1
  V. Blue (OAK)          77.1
  J. Slaton (MIL)        76.2
  F. Jenkins (BOS)       74.2
  K. Holtzman (BAL)      71.2
  G. Perry (TEX)         71.2

Hits:

  B. Blyleven (MIN)        95
  V. Blue (OAK)            84
  P. Splittorff (KC)       77
  J. Palmer (BAL)          76
  K. Holtzman (BAL)        72
  C. Hunter (NY)           70
  F. Jenkins (BOS)         70
  F. Tanana (CAL)          70
  G. Perry (TEX)           69
  J. Slaton (MIL)          68

Runs:

  C. Hunter (NY)           39
  J. Palmer (BAL)          37
  P. Splittorff (KC)       37
  V. Blue (OAK)            36
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        36
  D. Goltz (MIN)           36
  N. Ryan (CAL)            36
  M. Torrez (OAK)          36
  J. Coleman (DET)         34
  F. Tanana (CAL)          34

Home Runs:

  C. Hunter (NY)           11
  F. Tanana (CAL)           9
  F. Jenkins (BOS)          8
  B. Lee (BOS)              7
  P. Splittorff (KC)        7
  S. Barr (TEX)             6
  N. Briles (TEX)           6
  J. Hughes (MIN)           6
  B. Laxton (DET)           6
  J. Palmer (BAL)           6

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            52
  J. Palmer (BAL)          39
  M. Torrez (OAK)          38
  J. Decker (MIN)          35
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        32
  J. Coleman (DET)         29
  E. Figueroa (NY)         26
  J. Slaton (MIL)          26
  D. Ellis (NY)            25
  K. Holtzman (BAL)        25

Strikeouts:

  F. Tanana (CAL)          82
  N. Ryan (CAL)            80
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        66
  R. Gossage (CHI)         55
  F. Jenkins (BOS)         53
  C. Hunter (NY)           52
  D. Goltz (MIN)           42
  G. Perry (TEX)           42
  D. Leonard (KC)          41
  V. Blue (OAK)            40

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