Wednesday June 9, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, June 9, 1976

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Cleveland       23  27  3.16   50   9  10   456   405  185  160   25  174  276
Kansas City     32  19  3.23   51  12  14   471   452  190  169   27  173  254
Texas           30  20  3.31   50  20   7   460   433  203  169   33  152  236
New York        30  19  3.31   49  20  12   456   373  185  168   29  157  235
Chicago         26  22  3.52   48  15  10   437   408  192  171   19  164  266
Baltimore       24  27  3.53   51  14   7   465   457  201  182   28  180  172
California      22  34  3.66   56  18   7   501   482  243  204   32  192  342
Boston          23  25  3.75   48  14   5   432   452  210  180   39  133  203
Oakland         25  29  3.77   54  10   8   494   497  240  207   35  151  235
Milwaukee       19  27  3.82   46   9   9   410   389  200  174   18  176  193
Minnesota       26  25  4.02   51  12   7   457   446  232  204   26  214  261
Detroit         22  28  4.11   50  13   7   447   433  238  204   39  186  263

 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)     5   3  2.41  11  10   6   0   0   86   68   25   23    4   31   62
Jim Umbarger (TEX)     6   4  2.52  11  11   5   0   2   79   75   29   22    3   23   45
Pat Dobson (CLE)       6   5  2.68  12  12   5   0   0   84   71   31   25    6   21   45
Bill Campbell (MIN)    7   2  2.70  23   0   0   5   0   53   43   18   16    0   30   28
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
Ken Holtzman (BAL)     5   4  2.86  13  13   6   0   1   98  100   34   31    4   35   25

 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   4  2.86  13  13   6   0   1   98  100   34   31    4   35   25
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  2.60  17   0   0   1   0   28   27   14    8    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  3.77  18   0   0   3   0   29   21   12   12    2   11   14
Dick Pole              2   3  4.04  11   6   0   0   0   49   48   22   22    4   22   17
Rick Wise              4   3  4.28  11  11   3   0   1   67   76   35   32    7   15   29
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   7   0   0   1   0   10   10    3    2    0    4    2
Sid Monge              2   1  2.57  12   4   1   0   0   42   37   13   12    3   16    8
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
Paul Hartzell          0   1  2.79  17   0   0   2   0   39   38   14   12    2   11   12
Gary Ross              3   7  3.41  12  11   0   0   0   71   84   36   27    4   16   43
Don Kirkwood           1   6  4.26  12  12   2   0   0   70   77   37   33    3   17   35
Nolan Ryan             4   7  4.40  13  13   6   0   1   88   63   46   43    4   66   95
Andy Hassler           0   3  5.40   8   3   0   0   0   28   30   21   17    2   10    9
Dick Drago             1   4  5.70  20   0   0   2   0   24   29   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  1.89  15   0   0   6   0   48   35   13   10    0   12   27
Wilbur Wood            4   3  2.24   7   7   5   0   1   56   51   24   14    3   11   31
Rich Gossage           5   3  2.41  11  10   6   0   0   86   68   25   23    4   31   62
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
Pat Dobson             6   5  2.68  12  12   5   0   0   84   71   31   25    6   21   45
Stan Thomas            0   0  2.70  14   0   0   2   0   23   16    9    7    2   13   15
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  3.72  21   0   0   4   0   36   30   17   15    5   20   36
Ray Bare               3   5  4.31  13  11   1   0   1   63   72   42   30    6   27   34
Jim Crawford           0   3  4.35  11   0   0   1   0   31   34   18   15    1   14   23
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
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  1.80  15   0   0   3   0   25   19    5    5    0    6   14
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          7   2  3.59  13  12   3   0   0   80   93   37   32    3   17   29
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   3  3.44  13  13   4   0   2   99   91   39   38    5   34   42
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
Ray Sadecki            0   0  4.66   8   0   0   0   0   10   11    6    5    1    4    6
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
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  0.88  17   0   0   0   0   31   25    4    3    1   10    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   5  4.61  11  10   0   0   0   53   54   30   27    3   43   30
Steve Luebber          0   2  5.31  16   2   0   2   0   39   34   23   23    5   22   16
Jim Hughes             2   6  5.43  10   9   1   0   0   53   54   38   32    8   25   33
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  2.30  21   0   0   8   0   43   40   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         7   5  3.47  14  14   9   0   2  124   93   49   48   13   26   71
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
Dick Bosman            0   0  2.91   9   3   0   0   0   34   33   11   11    2    6   12
Vida Blue              6   5  2.95  14  14   5   0   1  101  105   40   33    2   27   50
Stan Bahnsen           2   2  3.02   9   8   1   0   1   51   44   18   17    2   12   29
Paul Lindblad          2   1  3.13  24   0   0   0   0   46   41   19   16    2    8   13
Mike Torrez            6   6  3.33  15  15   3   0   0  100   86   47   37    8   45   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
Gaylord Perry          6   4  3.33  12  12   6   0   0   92   81   34   34    5   24   53
Bill Singer            4   1  3.48  10  10   2   0   1   65   56   31   25    4   27   34
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
  A. Fitzmorris (KC)        7
  C. Hunter (NY)            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
  P. Dobson (CLE)           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
  D. Kirkwood (CAL)         6
  J. Palmer (BAL)           6

Complete Games:

  C. Hunter (NY)            9
  F. Tanana (CAL)           9
  F. Jenkins (BOS)          7
  D. Goltz (MIN)            6
  R. Gossage (CHI)          6
  K. Holtzman (BAL)         6
  J. Palmer (BAL)           6
  G. Perry (TEX)            6
  D. Roberts (DET)          6
  N. Ryan (CAL)             6

Saves:

  S. Lyle (NY)              8
  E. Rodriguez (MIL)        8
  C. Carroll (CHI)          6
  R. Fingers (OAK)          6
  B. Campbell (MIN)         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)        124.1
  J. Palmer (BAL)       110.1
  B. Blyleven (TEX)     106.1
  F. Tanana (CAL)       103.1
  V. Blue (OAK)         100.2
  M. Torrez (OAK)       100.0
  J. Slaton (MIL)        99.1
  K. Holtzman (BAL)      97.2
  D. Leonard (KC)        92.2
  G. Perry (TEX)         92.0

Hits:

  B. Blyleven (TEX)       111
  V. Blue (OAK)           105
  K. Holtzman (BAL)       100
  J. Palmer (BAL)          96
  A. Fitzmorris (KC)       93
  C. Hunter (NY)           93
  P. Splittorff (KC)       93
  J. Slaton (MIL)          91
  L. Tiant (BOS)           91
  D. Goltz (MIN)           88

Runs:

  C. Hunter (NY)           49
  D. Goltz (MIN)           47
  M. Torrez (OAK)          47
  N. Ryan (CAL)            46
  P. Splittorff (KC)       46
  J. Coleman (CHI)         44
  R. Bare (DET)            42
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        42
  J. Palmer (BAL)          42
  V. Blue (OAK)            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)          45
  J. Decker (MIN)          43
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        38
  K. Holtzman (BAL)        35
  P. Broberg (MIL)         34
  J. Coleman (CHI)         34
  E. Figueroa (NY)         34
  J. Slaton (MIL)          34

Strikeouts:

  F. Tanana (CAL)         103
  N. Ryan (CAL)            95
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        85
  C. Hunter (NY)           71
  R. Gossage (CHI)         62
  F. Jenkins (BOS)         59
  D. Leonard (KC)          56
  D. Goltz (MIN)           55
  G. Perry (TEX)           53
  B. Travers (MIL)         52


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