Tuesday June 8, 1976
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American League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, June 8, 1976

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Cleveland       22  27  3.20   49   8  10   447   401  184  159   24  173  270
Kansas City     31  19  3.23   50  12  13   462   442  187  166   27  173  249
New York        29  19  3.32   48  20  11   447   364  182  165   29  155  230
Texas           29  20  3.36   49  19   7   451   429  202  168   33  150  227
Baltimore       24  26  3.52   50  13   7   456   447  197  178   28  175  169
Chicago         25  22  3.55   47  15   9   428   398  190  169   19  162  263
California      22  33  3.65   55  18   7   493   472  239  200   32  188  340
Oakland         25  28  3.72   53  10   8   486   486  234  201   31  147  235
Boston          22  25  3.76   47  14   4   423   443  206  177   37  131  197
Milwaukee       19  26  3.82   45   9   9   401   382  196  170   18  172  185
Minnesota       26  24  4.05   50  12   7   449   441  228  202   26  206  259
Detroit         22  27  4.08   49  13   7   439   425  232  199   37  183  258

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bill Travers (MIL)     7   2  1.72  11  11   4   0   2   78   66   22   15    0   32   52
Jackie Brown (CLE)     5   2  2.17  11   8   2   0   2   71   60   20   17    5   22   35
Wilbur Wood (CHI)      4   3  2.24   7   7   5   0   1   56   51   24   14    3   11   31
Rich Gossage (CHI)     4   3  2.39  10   9   6   0   0   79   60   23   21    4   29   60
Jim Umbarger (TEX)     6   4  2.52  11  11   5   0   2   79   75   29   22    3   23   45
Bill Campbell (MIN)    7   2  2.70  23   0   0   5   0   53   43   18   16    0   30   28
Ken Holtzman (BAL)     5   3  2.74  12  12   5   0   1   89   90   30   27    4   30   22
Frank Tanana (CAL)     7   4  2.79  13  13   9   0   0  103   85   40   32   11   29  103
Dennis Leonard (KC)    5   2  2.82  11  11   5   0   0   93   81   30   29    5   28   56
Pat Dobson (CLE)       5   5  2.88  11  11   4   0   0   75   67   30   24    5   20   39

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Wayne Garland          5   0  2.39  14   1   0   1   0   49   42   14   13    2   15   18
Ken Holtzman           5   3  2.74  12  12   5   0   1   89   90   30   27    4   30   22
Doyle Alexander        3   3  2.98  10   5   2   0   1   60   52   22   20    2   22   17
Jim Palmer             6   6  3.10  15  15   6   0   1  110   96   42   38    8   46   46
Mike Flanagan          0   1  3.50   7   0   0   0   0   18   15    7    7    2    7   14
Grant Jackson          1   1  3.95  11   0   0   3   0   14   12    6    6    0    5   11
Ross Grimsley          1   4  4.07  10   6   0   0   0   49   51   27   22    4   14   17
Dyar Miller            1   2  4.09  16   0   0   3   0   22   24   11   10    1    8   12
Mike Cuellar           2   6  7.00  12  11   0   0   0   45   65   38   35    5   28   12

 Boston                W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Murphy             0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    0    0    0    0    0
Jim Willoughby         1   3  2.33  16   0   0   1   0   27   25   13    7    1   10   13
Reggie Cleveland       3   2  2.91  14   1   0   1   0   46   45   16   15    0   16   17
Luis Tiant             7   3  3.05  12  12   4   0   2   83   91   37   28    8   20   37
Fergie Jenkins         5   6  3.40  12  12   7   0   1   87   83   39   33   10   21   59
Tom House              1   2  3.95  17   0   0   2   0   27   20   12   12    2   11   13
Dick Pole              2   3  4.04  11   6   0   0   0   49   48   22   22    4   22   17
Rick Wise              3   3  4.48  10  10   3   0   1   60   70   32   30    5   13   24
Rick Jones             0   0  4.50   8   0   0   0   0   14   20    7    7    0    4    7
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           1   0  1.74   6   0   0   1   0   10   10    3    2    0    3    2
Sid Monge              2   1  2.57  12   4   1   0   0   42   37   13   12    3   16    8
Paul Hartzell          0   1  2.65  16   0   0   2   0   37   36   13   11    2   10   12
Jim Brewer             3   1  2.70  13   0   0   2   0   20   20    7    6    0    6   16
Frank Tanana           7   4  2.79  13  13   9   0   0  103   85   40   32   11   29  103
Gary Ross              3   7  3.41  12  11   0   0   0   71   84   36   27    4   16   43
Don Kirkwood           1   5  4.24  11  11   2   0   0   64   70   34   30    3   16   33
Nolan Ryan             4   7  4.40  13  13   6   0   1   88   63   46   43    4   66   95
Andy Hassler           0   3  5.46   7   3   0   0   0   28   30   21   17    2    9    9
Dick Drago             1   4  5.79  19   0   0   2   0   23   28   17   15    1   11   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
Ken Brett              3   0  1.73   4   4   0   0   0   26    9    5    5    0   16    8
Clay Carroll           3   2  1.97  14   0   0   5   0   46   33   13   10    0   12   26
Wilbur Wood            4   3  2.24   7   7   5   0   1   56   51   24   14    3   11   31
Rich Gossage           4   3  2.39  10   9   6   0   0   79   60   23   21    4   29   60
Dave Hamilton          2   2  3.38  14   1   0   3   0   29   28   11   11    1   13   21
Terry Forster          1   2  3.94   8   8   1   0   0   46   51   21   20    1   19   34
Pete Vuckovich         4   1  4.05   9   5   1   0   0   40   42   18   18    2   20   25
Jim Otten              0   0  4.50   2   0   0   0   0    6    9    6    3    0    2    3
Jesse Jefferson        1   2  5.75   5   3   0   0   0   20   22   13   13    0   12    9
Francisco Barrios      0   1  5.79   9   0   0   1   0   19   21   12   12    2    5   16
Bart Johnson           3   6  5.88  10  10   2   0   1   57   63   39   37    4   19   28
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
Dave LaRoche           0   1  1.91  17   0   0   5   0   28   16    6    6    0   19   29
Jim Kern               4   2  2.11  15   2   0   2   0   47   32   17   11    0   23   46
Jackie Brown           5   2  2.17  11   8   2   0   2   71   60   20   17    5   22   35
Tom Buskey             2   3  2.20  13   0   0   0   0   29   19    7    7    3   10   11
Stan Thomas            0   0  2.70  14   0   0   2   0   23   16    9    7    2   13   15
Pat Dobson             5   5  2.88  11  11   4   0   0   75   67   30   24    5   20   39
Rick Waits             0   1  3.27   3   1   0   0   0   11   12    4    4    0    7    4
Dennis Eckersley       3   5  3.75  11  11   2   0   1   58   47   27   24    3   26   49
Don Hood               1   4  4.06  12   3   0   1   0   31   38   15   14    3   10   10
Jim Bibby              2   1  5.27   9   4   0   0   0   27   35   18   16    0   13   13
Fritz Peterson         0   3  5.55   9   9   0   0   0   47   59   31   29    3   10   19

 Detroit               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mark Fidrych           3   1  2.03   6   4   4   0   0   40   29    9    9    2    8   23
Dave Roberts           5   4  3.01  10  10   6   0   1   75   55   27   25    4   22   24
John Hiller            4   3  3.67  20   0   0   4   0   34   29   16   14    4   20   34
Ray Bare               3   4  3.92  12  10   1   0   1   60   66   37   26    5   24   32
Bill Laxton            0   4  4.63   9   3   0   2   0   47   34   27   24    9   22   39
Vern Ruhle             4   2  4.74  10  10   1   0   0   63   68   34   33   10   20   34
Jim Crawford           0   3  4.82  10   0   0   1   0   28   33   18   15    1   14   22
Joe Coleman            2   5  4.86  12  12   1   0   0   67   80   44   36    1   34   38
Steve Grilli           1   1  5.88  14   0   0   0   0   26   31   20   17    1   19   12

 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  1.16  18   0   0   5   0   31   19    5    4    0   18   34
Steve Mingori          3   0  1.93  14   0   0   2   0   23   19    5    5    0    6   12
Steve Busby            2   1  2.76   8   8   1   0   0   46   32   18   14    1   32   16
Dennis Leonard         5   2  2.82  11  11   5   0   0   93   81   30   29    5   28   56
Marty Pattin           1   6  3.04  19   0   0   4   0   24   21    9    8    2    8   21
Doug Bird              6   1  3.11  17   8   1   2   1   72   71   25   25    6   15   42
Tom Hall               1   0  3.12   9   0   0   0   0    9    5    5    3    1    4    6
Al Fitzmorris          6   2  3.58  12  11   3   0   0   73   83   34   29    3   17   26
Paul Splittorff        4   6  4.61  13  12   2   0   0   80   93   46   41    9   32   31
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           7   2  1.72  11  11   4   0   2   78   66   22   15    0   32   52
Jerry Augustine        1   1  1.83  15   0   0   0   0   20   16    4    4    2    4   11
Bill Castro            0   0  3.00   4   0   0   0   0   12    7    4    4    1    3    6
Jim Slaton             7   2  3.29  12  12   4   0   2   93   85   35   34    5   30   38
Pete Broberg           1   5  4.15   8   8   0   0   0   43   39   25   20    0   34   12
Jim Colborn            2   7  4.25  11  11   1   0   0   66   60   35   31    5   20   32
Eduardo Rodriguez      1   5  4.76  23   0   0   8   0   28   22   18   15    2   17   16
Tom Hausman            0   0  5.40   3   0   0   0   0    3    3    2    2    0    3    1
Ray Sadecki            0   0  6.43   7   0   0   0   0    7   10    6    5    1    4    2
Bill Champion          0   1  7.03  10   3   0   0   0   24   35   20   19    0   13    8
Ed Sprague             0   2  7.04   3   0   0   0   0    8   14    7    6    0    3    0
Tom Murphy             0   1  7.36  15   0   0   1   0   18   25   18   15    2    9    7

 Minnesota             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Burgmeier          2   0  0.60  16   0   0   0   0   30   25    3    2    1    9    8
Bill Singer            1   0  1.00   1   1   1   0   0    9    5    2    1    0    3    2
Bill Campbell          7   2  2.70  23   0   0   5   0   53   43   18   16    0   30   28
Bert Blyleven          4   5  3.12  12  12   4   0   0   95  101   39   33    3   35   75
Dave Goltz             6   2  4.26  13  13   6   0   0   89   88   47   42    5   28   55
Joe Decker             2   4  5.01  10   9   0   0   0   47   51   27   26    3   37   28
Jim Hughes             2   6  5.43  10   9   1   0   0   53   54   38   32    8   25   33
Steve Luebber          0   2  5.50  15   2   0   2   0   38   32   23   23    5   21   16
Vic Albury             1   1  5.59   5   0   0   0   0   10   13    8    6    0    4    1
Mike Pazik             0   0  7.00   5   0   0   0   0    9   13    9    7    0    4    6
Pete Redfern           1   2  7.71   4   4   0   0   0   16   16   14   14    1   10    7

 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
Dave Pagan             1   0  1.71   6   1   1   0   0   21   12    5    4    0    2   11
Tippy Martinez         1   0  2.25  10   0   0   2   0   24   18    6    6    1   12   14
Sparky Lyle            4   4  2.34  20   0   0   7   0   42   39   15   11    1   13   25
Ed Figueroa            6   4  3.16  12  12   5   0   1   88   77   36   31    4   34   39
Dick Tidrow            2   0  3.32  15   0   0   1   0   22   24    8    8    0   13   17
Catfish Hunter         6   5  3.49  13  13   9   0   2  116   85   46   45   13   24   66
Rudy May               4   2  3.81  10  10   1   0   1   59   43   30   25    5   24   32
Dock Ellis             5   4  3.86  12  12   4   0   0   72   60   32   31    4   33   25
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
Vida Blue              6   5  2.95  14  14   5   0   1  101  105   40   33    2   27   50
Paul Lindblad          2   1  2.96  23   0   0   0   0   46   39   18   15    1    8   13
Dick Bosman            0   0  3.00   8   3   0   0   0   33   33   11   11    2    6   12
Stan Bahnsen           2   2  3.02   9   8   1   0   1   51   44   18   17    2   12   29
Mike Torrez            6   5  3.09  14  14   3   0   0   93   77   42   32    5   41   44
Jim Todd               5   4  3.76  23   0   0   2   0   41   37   21   17    3   17   11
Rollie Fingers         3   5  3.77  27   0   0   6   0   45   42   21   19    3   13   40
Paul Mitchell          1   3  6.63   8   8   1   0   0   37   56   31   27    6    7   22
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  1.19  16   0   0   4   0   30   21    5    4    1    6   15
Bert Blyleven          0   1  1.64   1   1   1   0   0   11   10    3    2    0    3   10
Steve Hargan           1   2  2.10  11   1   0   0   0   30   25   14    7    1   16   17
Joe Hoerner            0   0  2.19  13   0   0   3   0   12    9    4    3    0    6    5
Jim Umbarger           6   4  2.52  11  11   5   0   2   79   75   29   22    3   23   45
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
Gaylord Perry          5   4  3.58  11  11   5   0   0   83   77   33   33    5   22   44
Nelson Briles          5   2  3.63  10  10   4   0   0   74   76   35   30    9   14   34
Fritz Peterson         1   0  5.00   3   1   0   0   0    9   14    5    5    0    2    2
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

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League Leaders

Wins:

  B. Campbell (MIN)         7
  J. Slaton (MIL)           7
  F. Tanana (CAL)           7
  L. Tiant (BOS)            7
  B. Travers (MIL)          7
  D. Bird (KC)              6
  V. Blue (OAK)             6
  E. Figueroa (NY)          6
  A. Fitzmorris (KC)        6
  D. Goltz (MIN)            6

Losses:

  J. Colborn (MIL)          7
  G. Ross (CAL)             7
  N. Ryan (CAL)             7
  B. Blyleven (TEX)         6
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          6
  J. Hughes (MIN)           6
  F. Jenkins (BOS)          6
  B. Johnson (CHI)          6
  J. Palmer (BAL)           6
  M. Pattin (KC)            6

Complete Games:

  C. Hunter (NY)            9
  F. Tanana (CAL)           9
  F. Jenkins (BOS)          7
  D. Goltz (MIN)            6
  R. Gossage (CHI)          6
  J. Palmer (BAL)           6
  D. Roberts (DET)          6
  N. Ryan (CAL)             6
  V. Blue (OAK)             5
  B. Blyleven (TEX)         5

Saves:

  E. Rodriguez (MIL)        8
  S. Lyle (NY)              7
  R. Fingers (OAK)          6
  B. Campbell (MIN)         5
  C. Carroll (CHI)          5
  D. LaRoche (CLE)          5
  M. Littell (KC)           5
  S. Foucault (TEX)         4
  J. Hiller (DET)           4
  M. Pattin (KC)            4

Shutouts:

  J. Brown (CLE)            2
  C. Hunter (NY)            2
  J. Slaton (MIL)           2
  L. Tiant (BOS)            2
  B. Travers (MIL)          2
  J. Umbarger (TEX)         2
  D. Alexander (BAL)        1
  S. Bahnsen (OAK)          1
  R. Bare (DET)             1
  D. Bird (KC)              1

Innings Pitched:

  C. Hunter (NY)        116.0
  J. Palmer (BAL)       110.1
  B. Blyleven (TEX)     106.1
  F. Tanana (CAL)       103.1
  V. Blue (OAK)         100.2
  M. Torrez (OAK)        93.1
  J. Slaton (MIL)        93.0
  D. Leonard (KC)        92.2
  D. Goltz (MIN)         88.2
  K. Holtzman (BAL)      88.2

Hits:

  B. Blyleven (TEX)       111
  V. Blue (OAK)           105
  J. Palmer (BAL)          96
  P. Splittorff (KC)       93
  L. Tiant (BOS)           91
  K. Holtzman (BAL)        90
  D. Goltz (MIN)           88
  C. Hunter (NY)           85
  J. Slaton (MIL)          85
  F. Tanana (CAL)          85

Runs:

  D. Goltz (MIN)           47
  C. Hunter (NY)           46
  N. Ryan (CAL)            46
  P. Splittorff (KC)       46
  J. Coleman (DET)         44
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        42
  J. Palmer (BAL)          42
  M. Torrez (OAK)          42
  V. Blue (OAK)            40
  F. Tanana (CAL)          40

Home Runs:

  C. Hunter (NY)           13
  F. Tanana (CAL)          11
  F. Jenkins (BOS)         10
  V. Ruhle (DET)           10
  N. Briles (TEX)           9
  B. Laxton (DET)           9
  P. Splittorff (KC)        9
  J. Hughes (MIN)           8
  J. Palmer (BAL)           8
  L. Tiant (BOS)            8

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            66
  J. Palmer (BAL)          46
  M. Torrez (OAK)          41
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        38
  J. Decker (MIN)          37
  P. Broberg (MIL)         34
  J. Coleman (DET)         34
  E. Figueroa (NY)         34
  D. Ellis (NY)            33
  S. Busby (KC)            32

Strikeouts:

  F. Tanana (CAL)         103
  N. Ryan (CAL)            95
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        85
  C. Hunter (NY)           66
  R. Gossage (CHI)         60
  F. Jenkins (BOS)         59
  D. Leonard (KC)          56
  D. Goltz (MIN)           55
  B. Travers (MIL)         52
  V. Blue (OAK)            50


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