Wednesday June 2, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, June 2, 1976

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Cleveland       21  22  3.08   43   7  10   395   347  159  135   20  153  242
New York        27  15  3.19   42  18  11   392   318  154  139   28  130  204
Baltimore       23  21  3.26   44  11   7   401   377  162  145   25  159  143
Kansas City     27  17  3.40   44   9  11   402   390  171  152   25  153  223
Texas           25  19  3.50   44  17   5   404   387  183  157   30  135  201
Detroit         20  23  3.59   43  11   7   386   355  183  154   34  158  230
California      21  30  3.63   51  17   6   459   434  223  185   29  172  324
Oakland         21  27  3.68   48  10   6   440   433  212  180   28  138  216
Chicago         22  20  3.76   42  13   8   383   354  180  160   19  145  245
Boston          19  23  3.89   42  12   3   377   398  189  163   32  119  178
Milwaukee       16  23  3.95   39   6   9   344   329  175  151   16  149  166
Minnesota       21  23  4.17   44  10   6   395   385  206  183   22  183  235

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Doyle Alexander (BAL)  3   2  1.62   8   3   2   0   1   50   34   11    9    2   18   16
Jackie Brown (CLE)     5   1  1.87  10   7   2   0   2   67   54   17   14    5   20   35
Bill Travers (MIL)     5   2  1.94   9   9   2   0   1   60   52   20   13    0   24   44
Jim Kern (CLE)         3   2  2.20  13   2   0   2   0   45   32   17   11    0   21   45
Wilbur Wood (CHI)      4   3  2.24   7   7   5   0   1   56   51   24   14    3   11   31
Jim Umbarger (TEX)     5   4  2.56  10  10   5   0   2   70   67   25   20    2   21   39
Rich Gossage (CHI)     3   3  2.57   9   8   5   0   0   70   51   22   20    4   28   57
Frank Tanana (CAL)     7   3  2.76  12  12   8   0   0   95   77   36   29   10   22   94
Pat Dobson (CLE)       5   5  2.79  10  10   4   0   0   68   60   27   21    4   19   33
Mike Torrez (OAK)      6   5  2.82  13  13   3   0   0   89   71   37   28    5   39   43

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Doyle Alexander        3   2  1.62   8   3   2   0   1   50   34   11    9    2   18   16
Wayne Garland          5   0  1.66  13   1   0   1   0   43   34    9    8    1   14   15
Grant Jackson          1   1  2.84  10   0   0   3   0   13    9    4    4    0    3   11
Ken Holtzman           4   3  3.05  11  11   4   0   1   80   85   29   27    4   29   19
Jim Palmer             6   5  3.11  14  14   5   0   1  101   88   39   35    7   44   42
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
Dyar Miller            1   2  4.50  14   0   0   3   0   18   18   10    9    1    6    9
Mike Cuellar           2   5  7.24  10  10   0   0   0   41   59   35   33    5   27    9

 Boston                W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Willoughby         1   2  2.42  15   0   0   1   0   26   24   12    7    1    9   13
Luis Tiant             6   3  2.84  10  10   3   0   2   70   75   31   22    6   18   32
Reggie Cleveland       3   1  2.90  12   1   0   0   0   40   38   14   13    0   14   15
Fergie Jenkins         4   6  3.68  11  11   6   0   1   78   78   36   32    8   20   54
Tom House              1   2  4.05  16   0   0   2   0   27   20   12   12    2   11   13
Rick Jones             0   0  4.50   8   0   0   0   0   14   20    7    7    0    4    7
Dick Pole              1   3  4.50  10   5   0   0   0   42   41   21   21    4   21   12
Rick Wise              3   3  4.50   9   9   3   0   1   52   62   28   26    4    8   22
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
Mickey Scott           0   0  2.00   4   0   0   1   0    9    9    3    2    0    3    2
Jim Brewer             3   1  2.70  13   0   0   2   0   20   20    7    6    0    6   16
Frank Tanana           7   3  2.76  12  12   8   0   0   95   77   36   29   10   22   94
Sid Monge              2   1  2.83  11   4   1   0   0   35   34   12   11    2   15    6
Paul Hartzell          0   1  2.84  15   0   0   2   0   32   29   12   10    1   10   11
Gary Ross              3   6  3.07  11  10   0   0   0   70   79   33   24    4   15   43
Don Kirkwood           1   5  3.98  10  10   2   0   0   61   63   31   27    3   16   33
Nolan Ryan             4   6  4.25  12  12   6   0   1   85   59   43   40    4   61   92
Andy Hassler           0   3  5.76   6   3   0   0   0   25   28   20   16    2    8    8
Dick Drago             1   4  6.33  17   0   0   1   0   21   27   17   15    1   10   15
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
Clay Carroll           3   1  1.73  13   0   0   5   0   42   29   11    8    0   11   24
Wilbur Wood            4   3  2.24   7   7   5   0   1   56   51   24   14    3   11   31
Ken Brett              2   0  2.37   3   3   0   0   0   19    7    5    5    0   12    5
Rich Gossage           3   3  2.57   9   8   5   0   0   70   51   22   20    4   28   57
Dave Hamilton          2   2  3.62  13   1   0   3   0   27   26   11   11    1   11   21
Terry Forster          1   2  3.83   7   7   1   0   0   40   44   18   17    1   15   31
Pete Vuckovich         3   1  4.24   8   4   1   0   0   34   32   16   16    2   18   23
Jim Otten              0   0  4.50   2   0   0   0   0    6    9    6    3    0    2    3
Francisco Barrios      0   1  6.23   7   0   0   0   0   17   21   12   12    2    5   16
Jesse Jefferson        1   2  6.38   4   3   0   0   0   18   21   13   13    0   11    8
Bart Johnson           3   5  6.66   9   9   1   0   1   49   54   37   36    4   17   24
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   3  1.75  12   0   0   0   0   26   15    5    5    2    8   10
Jackie Brown           5   1  1.87  10   7   2   0   2   67   54   17   14    5   20   35
Dave LaRoche           0   1  2.00  16   0   0   5   0   27   15    6    6    0   17   26
Stan Thomas            0   0  2.08  12   0   0   2   0   17   12    6    4    0   12   14
Jim Kern               3   2  2.20  13   2   0   2   0   45   32   17   11    0   21   45
Pat Dobson             5   5  2.79  10  10   4   0   0   68   60   27   21    4   19   33
Dennis Eckersley       3   3  3.45   9   9   1   0   1   44   30   20   17    3   22   39
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
Steve Grilli           1   1  1.88  11   0   0   0   0   24   23    8    5    1   15   11
Mark Fidrych           2   1  2.17   5   3   3   0   0   29   22    7    7    2    7   15
Dave Roberts           4   3  2.95   8   8   5   0   1   61   41   22   20    4   18   21
Jim Crawford           0   3  3.52   8   0   0   1   0   23   23   11    9    1    9   18
Bill Laxton            0   3  3.71   8   2   0   2   0   44   28   21   18    8   17   37
John Hiller            4   3  3.90  19   0   0   4   0   32   29   16   14    4   20   33
Ray Bare               3   4  4.00  10  10   1   0   1   54   61   35   24    4   22   29
Vern Ruhle             4   1  4.15   9   9   1   0   0   56   55   26   26    9   19   32
Joe Coleman            2   4  4.48  11  11   1   0   0   62   73   37   31    1   31   34

 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           3   1  1.32  16   0   0   3   0   27   17    5    4    0   14   29
Steve Mingori          3   0  1.69  12   0   0   2   0   21   16    4    4    0    5   11
Marty Pattin           1   5  2.70  17   0   0   4   0   20   17    7    6    2    6   18
Dennis Leonard         4   1  2.93   9   9   3   0   0   74   67   24   24    4   24   50
Steve Busby            1   1  3.18   7   7   1   0   0   40   30   18   14    1   28   13
Tom Hall               1   0  3.24   8   0   0   0   0    8    5    5    3    1    4    6
Doug Bird              6   1  3.32  16   7   1   2   1   62   59   23   23    6   15   38
Al Fitzmorris          5   2  3.65  11  10   3   0   0   67   77   31   27    3   17   25
Paul Splittorff        3   6  4.94  12  11   1   0   0   71   84   44   39    8   27   28
Larry Gura             0   0  9.00   3   0   0   0   0    5   10    7    5    0    4    1
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           5   2  1.94   9   9   2   0   1   60   52   20   13    0   24   44
Jerry Augustine        0   1  2.51  13   0   0   0   0   14   12    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  3.23  11  11   3   0   2   84   77   31   30    4   27   36
Pete Broberg           1   4  4.10   7   7   0   0   0   37   33   20   17    0   30   11
Jim Colborn            2   7  4.69  10  10   1   0   0   56   55   33   29    4   17   28
Eduardo Rodriguez      1   5  5.00  21   0   0   8   0   27   19   18   15    2   16   15
Tom Hausman            0   0  5.40   3   0   0   0   0    3    3    2    2    0    3    1
Bill Champion          0   0  5.64   9   2   0   0   0   22   29   15   14    0   12    7
Tom Murphy             0   1  7.36  15   0   0   1   0   18   25   18   15    2    9    7
Ray Sadecki            0   0  7.71   5   0   0   0   0    5    7    5    4    1    4    2
Ed Sprague             0   2  7.71   2   0   0   0   0    5   10    5    4    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  15   0   0   0   0   23   19    3    2    1    7    6
Bill Campbell          5   2  2.55  19   0   0   4   0   42   34   14   12    0   25   23
Bert Blyleven          4   5  3.12  12  12   4   0   0   95  101   39   33    3   35   75
Dave Goltz             5   2  4.04  11  11   5   0   0   78   71   39   35    4   24   51
Joe Decker             2   3  5.27   9   8   0   0   0   41   43   25   24    2   35   28
Jim Hughes             1   6  5.40   9   8   1   0   0   47   48   33   28    6   21   24
Vic Albury             1   1  5.59   5   0   0   0   0   10   13    8    6    0    4    1
Steve Luebber          0   2  5.65  14   2   0   2   0   37   31   23   23    5   20   15
Mike Pazik             0   0  7.00   5   0   0   0   0    9   13    9    7    0    4    6
Pete Redfern           1   2  9.24   3   3   0   0   0   13   12   13   13    1    8    6

 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            6   3  3.12  11  11   5   0   1   81   72   33   28    4   29   39
Catfish Hunter         6   5  3.45  12  12   9   0   2  107   80   42   41   12   20   58
Rudy May               4   2  3.59   9   9   1   0   1   58   39   27   23    5   24   31
Dock Ellis             4   3  3.61  10  10   3   0   0   62   53   26   25    4   28   23
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
Mike Torrez            6   5  2.82  13  13   3   0   0   89   71   37   28    5   39   43
Paul Lindblad          2   0  2.95  21   0   0   0   0   40   31   16   13    1    8   12
Vida Blue              5   5  2.99  13  13   5   0   1   93   99   38   31    2   25   45
Dick Bosman            0   0  3.07   7   3   0   0   0   29   28   10   10    2    6    9
Stan Bahnsen           2   2  3.32   8   7   1   0   1   43   41   17   16    2   10   25
Rollie Fingers         2   5  3.73  23   0   0   4   0   41   38   19   17    2   13   37
Jim Todd               3   4  4.19  21   0   0   2   0   34   33   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         5   2  1.27  14   0   0   2   0   28   20    5    4    1    6   12
Joe Hoerner            0   0  2.19  13   0   0   3   0   12    9    4    3    0    6    5
Steve Hargan           1   2  2.30  10   1   0   0   0   27   23   12    7    1   15   16
Jim Umbarger           5   4  2.56  10  10   5   0   2   70   67   25   20    2   21   39
Jeff Terpko            1   1  2.93   7   0   0   0   0   15   15    6    5    1    9    6
Bill Singer            4   1  3.48  10  10   2   0   1   65   56   31   25    4   27   34
Nelson Briles          4   2  3.72   9   9   3   0   0   65   67   29   27    7    9   31
Gaylord Perry          4   4  3.76  10  10   5   0   0   77   74   32   32    5   20   43
Steve Barr             1   3  5.64   7   4   2   0   0   30   31   22   19    6   18    9
Stan Perzanowski       0   0 10.03   5   0   0   0   0   12   20   15   13    3    4    6
Fritz Peterson         0   0 13.50   2   0   0   0   0    1    5    2    2    0    0    0

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League Leaders

Wins:

  J. Slaton (MIL)           7
  F. Tanana (CAL)           7
  D. Bird (KC)              6
  E. Figueroa (NY)          6
  C. Hunter (NY)            6
  J. Palmer (BAL)           6
  L. Tiant (BOS)            6
  M. Torrez (OAK)           6
  V. Blue (OAK)             5
  J. Brown (CLE)            5

Losses:

  J. Colborn (MIL)          7
  J. Hughes (MIN)           6
  F. Jenkins (BOS)          6
  G. Ross (CAL)             6
  N. Ryan (CAL)             6
  P. Splittorff (KC)        6
  V. Blue (OAK)             5
  B. Blyleven (MIN)         5
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          5
  P. Dobson (CLE)           5

Complete Games:

  C. Hunter (NY)            9
  F. Tanana (CAL)           8
  F. Jenkins (BOS)          6
  N. Ryan (CAL)             6
  V. Blue (OAK)             5
  E. Figueroa (NY)          5
  D. Goltz (MIN)            5
  R. Gossage (CHI)          5
  J. Palmer (BAL)           5
  G. Perry (TEX)            5

Saves:

  E. Rodriguez (MIL)        8
  S. Lyle (NY)              7
  C. Carroll (CHI)          5
  D. LaRoche (CLE)          5
  B. Campbell (MIN)         4
  R. Fingers (OAK)          4
  J. Hiller (DET)           4
  M. Pattin (KC)            4
  D. Hamilton (CHI)         3
  J. Hoerner (TEX)          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)        107.0
  J. Palmer (BAL)       101.1
  B. Blyleven (MIN)      95.1
  F. Tanana (CAL)        94.2
  V. Blue (OAK)          93.1
  M. Torrez (OAK)        89.1
  N. Ryan (CAL)          84.2
  J. Slaton (MIL)        83.2
  E. Figueroa (NY)       80.2
  K. Holtzman (BAL)      79.2

Hits:

  B. Blyleven (MIN)       101
  V. Blue (OAK)            99
  J. Palmer (BAL)          88
  K. Holtzman (BAL)        85
  P. Splittorff (KC)       84
  C. Hunter (NY)           80
  G. Ross (CAL)            79
  F. Jenkins (BOS)         78
  A. Fitzmorris (KC)       77
  J. Slaton (MIL)          77

Runs:

  P. Splittorff (KC)       44
  N. Ryan (CAL)            43
  C. Hunter (NY)           42
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        39
  D. Goltz (MIN)           39
  J. Palmer (BAL)          39
  V. Blue (OAK)            38
  J. Coleman (DET)         37
  B. Johnson (CHI)         37
  M. Torrez (OAK)          37

Home Runs:

  C. Hunter (NY)           12
  F. Tanana (CAL)          10
  V. Ruhle (DET)            9
  F. Jenkins (BOS)          8
  B. Laxton (DET)           8
  P. Splittorff (KC)        8
  N. Briles (TEX)           7
  B. Lee (BOS)              7
  J. Palmer (BAL)           7
  S. Barr (TEX)             6

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            61
  J. Palmer (BAL)          44
  M. Torrez (OAK)          39
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        35
  J. Decker (MIN)          35
  J. Coleman (DET)         31
  P. Broberg (MIL)         30
  E. Figueroa (NY)         29
  K. Holtzman (BAL)        29
  S. Busby (KC)            28

Strikeouts:

  F. Tanana (CAL)          94
  N. Ryan (CAL)            92
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        75
  C. Hunter (NY)           58
  R. Gossage (CHI)         57
  F. Jenkins (BOS)         54
  D. Goltz (MIN)           51
  D. Leonard (KC)          50
  V. Blue (OAK)            45
  J. Kern (CLE)            45


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