Friday May 28, 1976
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American League pitching statistics through games of Friday, May 28, 1976

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        24  14  3.27   38  14  11   357   293  145  130   24  123  186
Cleveland       18  20  3.29   38   6   8   345   312  148  126   18  137  213
Kansas City     24  14  3.38   38   9   9   343   336  144  129   21  119  181
Baltimore       21  18  3.38   39   8   7   354   334  149  133   21  144  125
Texas           24  15  3.46   39  16   5   354   334  159  136   28  110  180
Detroit         15  22  3.55   37   9   6   330   304  158  130   30  134  188
Boston          18  20  3.77   38  11   3   341   356  166  143   30  105  165
Milwaukee       15  18  3.80   33   5   8   289   261  140  122   13  125  135
Oakland         19  24  3.87   43   8   6   389   389  198  167   26  125  199
California      16  29  3.90   45  14   5   400   384  208  173   26  156  284
Chicago         19  18  3.99   37  12   7   327   318  165  145   18  117  216
Minnesota       19  20  4.25   39   7   6   350   358  188  165   21  163  202

 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
Wayne Garland (BAL)    4   0  1.79  12   1   0   1   0   40   31    9    8    1   14   14
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
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
Jim Umbarger (TEX)     5   3  2.83   9   9   4   0   2   60   63   24   19    2   17   33
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

 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          4   0  1.79  12   1   0   1   0   40   31    9    8    1   14   14
Ken Holtzman           4   2  2.89  10  10   3   0   1   72   72   25   23    3   25   18
Grant Jackson          1   1  2.92   9   0   0   3   0   12    9    4    4    0    3   10
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  4.50  14   0   0   3   0   18   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  2.59  14   0   0   1   0   24   23   12    7    1    8   13
Reggie Cleveland       3   1  3.05  11   1   0   0   0   38   37   14   13    0   14   14
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
Nolan Ryan             3   6  4.28  11  11   5   0   1   76   52   39   36    2   56   85
Don Kirkwood           1   5  4.56   9   9   2   0   0   53   59   30   27    3   14   27
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
Francisco Barrios      0   1  8.10   6   0   0   0   0   13   19   12   12    2    3   11
Bart Johnson           3   5  8.17   8   8   1   0   1   40   51   37   36    4   16   18
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  2.00  10   0   0   0   0   18   20    7    4    1   12    8
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
Ray Bare               3   4  3.33   9   9   1   0   1   51   54   29   19    4   20   27
John Hiller            2   3  3.41  16   0   0   4   0   29   28   13   11    4   14   27
Vern Ruhle             3   1  4.25   8   8   1   0   0   49   45   23   23    9   17   25
Jim Crawford           0   3  4.42   6   0   0   0   0   18   20   11    9    1    8   13
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
Doug Bird              5   1  3.46  15   6   1   2   1   55   52   21   21    4   15   31
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
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  0.77  14   0   0   0   0   23   18    3    2    1    7    6
Bill Campbell          5   2  2.68  17   0   0   4   0   37   30   13   11    0   24   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   2  5.97  13   2   0   2   0   35   31   23   23    5   19   15
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  1.13   8   0   0   2   0   16    9    2    2    1    6    9
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            5   3  3.27  10  10   4   0   1   72   68   31   26    3   28   32
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
Stan Bahnsen           2   1  2.84   7   6   1   0   1   38   38   13   12    1    6   23
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
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
Jim Umbarger           5   3  2.83   9   9   4   0   2   60   63   24   19    2   17   33
Nelson Briles          4   1  3.16   8   8   3   0   0   63   58   24   22    6    9   30
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
  D. Bird (KC)              5
  B. Campbell (MIN)         5
  E. Figueroa (NY)          5
  A. Fitzmorris (KC)        5
  C. Hunter (NY)            5
  J. Palmer (BAL)           5
  M. Torrez (OAK)           5

Losses:

  G. Ross (CAL)             6
  N. Ryan (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
  B. Johnson (CHI)          5
  D. Kirkwood (CAL)         5

Complete Games:

  C. Hunter (NY)            8
  F. Tanana (CAL)           7
  F. Jenkins (BOS)          6
  R. Gossage (CHI)          5
  G. Perry (TEX)            5
  N. Ryan (CAL)             5
  W. Wood (CHI)             5
  V. Blue (OAK)             4
  P. Dobson (CLE)           4
  E. Figueroa (NY)          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
  G. Jackson (BAL)          3
  M. Littell (KC)           3

Shutouts:

  C. Hunter (NY)            2
  J. Slaton (MIL)           2
  L. Tiant (BOS)            2
  J. Umbarger (TEX)         2
  D. Alexander (BAL)        1
  S. Bahnsen (OAK)          1
  R. Bare (DET)             1
  D. Bird (KC)              1
  J. Brown (CLE)            1
  D. Eckersley (CLE)        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
  N. Ryan (CAL)          75.2
  F. Jenkins (BOS)       74.2
  E. Figueroa (NY)       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
  E. Figueroa (NY)         68

Runs:

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

Home Runs:

  C. Hunter (NY)           11
  V. Ruhle (DET)            9
  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

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            56
  J. Palmer (BAL)          39
  M. Torrez (OAK)          38
  J. Decker (MIN)          35
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        32
  J. Coleman (DET)         29
  E. Figueroa (NY)         28
  J. Slaton (MIL)          26
  D. Ellis (NY)            25
  K. Holtzman (BAL)        25

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            85
  F. Tanana (CAL)          82
  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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