Saturday May 29, 1976
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American League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, May 29, 1976

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Cleveland       19  20  3.19   39   7   8   355   317  148  126   18  138  217
New York        24  15  3.30   39  15  11   365   300  149  134   26  126  188
Baltimore       22  18  3.35   40   9   7   363   341  151  135   22  145  131
Kansas City     24  16  3.40   40   9   9   360   350  154  136   21  131  189
Detroit         16  22  3.48   38  10   6   339   307  159  131   30  136  192
Texas           24  16  3.51   40  16   5   362   345  164  141   28  114  183
Oakland         20  24  3.78   44   9   6   398   394  198  167   26  126  203
California      18  29  3.79   47  15   5   418   400  212  176   26  159  291
Boston          18  21  3.85   39  11   3   350   370  173  150   30  108  167
Milwaukee       15  19  3.86   34   5   8   299   270  146  128   14  128  140
Chicago         19  19  3.95   38  13   7   335   324  167  147   18  120  219
Minnesota       20  20  4.17   40   8   6   359   361  189  166   21  166  208

 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
Jackie Brown (CLE)     5   1  2.17   9   6   2   0   2   58   52   17   14    5   16   30
Wilbur Wood (CHI)      4   3  2.24   7   7   5   0   1   56   51   24   14    3   11   31
Rich Gossage (CHI)     3   3  2.61   8   7   5   0   0   62   44   20   18    3   21   55
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
Luis Tiant (BOS)       6   3  2.84  10  10   3   0   2   70   75   31   22    6   18   32
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             6   5  3.49  13  13   5   0   1   90   83   39   35    7   40   36
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
Jim Willoughby         1   2  2.59  14   0   0   1   0   24   23   12    7    1    8   13
Luis Tiant             6   3  2.84  10  10   3   0   2   70   75   31   22    6   18   32
Reggie Cleveland       3   1  3.05  11   1   0   0   0   38   37   14   13    0   14   14
Dick Pole              1   2  3.35   9   4   0   0   0   40   37   15   15    4   18   12
Fergie Jenkins         4   5  3.62  10  10   6   0   1   75   70   31   30    8   18   53
Rick Jones             0   0  4.15   7   0   0   0   0   13   18    6    6    0    4    7
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
Sid Monge              2   1  2.83  11   4   1   0   0   35   34   12   11    2   15    6
Frank Tanana           6   3  2.84  11  11   7   0   0   86   70   34   27    9   22   82
Paul Hartzell          0   1  2.87  14   0   0   2   0   31   29   12   10    1   10   11
Gary Ross              2   6  3.19  10   9   0   0   0   62   69   31   22    4   14   37
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
Terry Forster          1   2  3.83   7   7   1   0   0   40   44   18   17    1   15   31
Dave Hamilton          1   2  4.03  10   1   0   2   0   22   24   10   10    1   10   17
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
Jackie Brown           5   1  2.17   9   6   2   0   2   58   52   17   14    5   16   30
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
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
Dave Roberts           4   3  2.95   8   8   5   0   1   61   41   22   20    4   18   21
Bill Laxton            0   2  3.26   7   1   0   2   0   39   24   17   14    6   15   33
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   1  1.54  15   0   0   3   0   23   17    5    4    0   12   23
Steve Mingori          2   0  2.04  10   0   0   1   0   18   14    4    4    0    4    9
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
Steve Busby            1   1  3.28   6   6   1   0   0   36   29   17   13    1   23   11
Tom Hall               1   0  3.38   7   0   0   0   0    8    5    5    3    1    4    6
Doug Bird              5   1  3.46  15   6   1   2   1   55   52   21   21    4   15   31
Al Fitzmorris          5   2  3.57  10  10   3   0   0   63   70   29   25    2   14   24
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  2.57  11   0   0   0   0   14   10    4    4    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
Jim Colborn            2   6  4.34   9   9   0   0   0   48   45   27   23    3   15   21
Eduardo Rodriguez      1   3  4.43  17   0   0   7   0   22   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
Ray Sadecki            0   0  6.75   4   0   0   0   0    4    5    3    3    1    3    1
Tom Murphy             0   1  8.59  13   0   0   1   0   15   21   16   14    2    8    6
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
Jim Hughes             1   5  5.45   8   7   1   0   0   40   44   29   24    6   15   20
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
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
Catfish Hunter         5   5  3.49  11  11   8   0   2   98   70   39   38   11   19   52
Dock Ellis             4   3  3.61  10  10   3   0   0   62   53   26   25    4   28   23
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
Vida Blue              5   5  3.02  12  12   5   0   1   86   89   36   29    2   23   44
Mike Torrez            5   5  3.14  12  12   2   0   0   80   63   36   28    5   38   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
Steve Hargan           1   2  2.33   9   1   0   0   0   27   23   12    7    1   15   16
Jim Umbarger           5   3  2.83   9   9   4   0   2   60   63   24   19    2   17   33
Jeff Terpko            1   1  3.00   6   0   0   0   0   12   11    4    4    1    6    5
Nelson Briles          4   1  3.16   8   8   3   0   0   63   58   24   22    6    9   30
Joe Hoerner            0   0  3.24  12   0   0   3   0    8    5    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
  J. Palmer (BAL)           6
  F. Tanana (CAL)           6
  L. Tiant (BOS)            6
  D. Bird (KC)              5
  V. Blue (OAK)             5
  J. Brown (CLE)            5
  B. Campbell (MIN)         5
  E. Figueroa (NY)          5
  A. Fitzmorris (KC)        5

Losses:

  J. Colborn (MIL)          6
  G. Ross (CAL)             6
  N. Ryan (CAL)             6
  V. Blue (OAK)             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
  V. Blue (OAK)             5
  R. Gossage (CHI)          5
  J. Palmer (BAL)           5
  G. Perry (TEX)            5
  D. Roberts (DET)          5
  N. Ryan (CAL)             5
  W. Wood (CHI)             5

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:

  J. Brown (CLE)            2
  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
  V. Blue (OAK)             1

Innings Pitched:

  C. Hunter (NY)         98.0
  J. Palmer (BAL)        90.1
  V. Blue (OAK)          86.1
  B. Blyleven (MIN)      86.1
  F. Tanana (CAL)        85.2
  M. Torrez (OAK)        80.1
  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)            89
  J. Palmer (BAL)          83
  P. Splittorff (KC)       77
  L. Tiant (BOS)           75
  K. Holtzman (BAL)        72
  A. Fitzmorris (KC)       70
  C. Hunter (NY)           70
  F. Jenkins (BOS)         70
  F. Tanana (CAL)          70

Runs:

  C. Hunter (NY)           39
  J. Palmer (BAL)          39
  N. Ryan (CAL)            39
  B. Johnson (CHI)         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
  J. Palmer (BAL)           7
  P. Splittorff (KC)        7
  S. Barr (TEX)             6
  N. Briles (TEX)           6
  J. Hughes (MIN)           6

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            56
  J. Palmer (BAL)          40
  M. Torrez (OAK)          38
  J. Decker (MIN)          35
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        32
  J. Coleman (DET)         29
  D. Ellis (NY)            28
  E. Figueroa (NY)         28
  J. Slaton (MIL)          26
  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
  V. Blue (OAK)            44
  D. Goltz (MIN)           42
  G. Perry (TEX)           42
  D. Leonard (KC)          41

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