Thursday June 10, 1976
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American League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, June 10, 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     33  19  3.17   52  13  14   480   456  190  169   27  176  256
New York        30  20  3.29   50  21  12   465   379  187  170   29  161  241
Texas           30  20  3.31   50  20   7   460   433  203  169   33  152  236
Chicago         27  22  3.55   49  16  10   446   415  197  176   22  165  269
California      23  34  3.60   57  19   7   510   488  243  204   32  194  352
Baltimore       24  28  3.60   52  14   7   473   468  208  189   30  185  178
Boston          23  26  3.75   49  14   5   441   463  218  184   40  138  207
Oakland         26  29  3.79   55  10   9   503   505  245  212   37  153  242
Milwaukee       19  28  3.97   47   9   9   419   403  212  185   20  177  199
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
Frank Tanana (CAL)     8   4  2.56  14  14  10   0   1  112   91   40   32   11   31  113
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
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   7  3.33  16  16   6   0   1  116  105   47   43    9   49   51
Mike Flanagan          0   1  3.50   7   0   0   0   0   18   15    7    7    2    7   14
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
Grant Jackson          1   1  4.60  12   0   0   3   0   16   14    8    8    1    7   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   1  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    1    3    3    0    0    2    0
Jim Willoughby         1   3  2.48  18   0   0   1   0   29   27   14    8    1   11   14
Luis Tiant             7   3  3.05  12  12   4   0   2   83   91   37   28    8   20   37
Reggie Cleveland       3   2  3.12  15   1   0   1   0   49   49   19   17    0   16   17
Fergie Jenkins         5   6  3.41  13  13   7   0   1   92   88   41   35   11   23   62
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
Frank Tanana           8   4  2.56  14  14  10   0   1  112   91   40   32   11   31  113
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
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
Francisco Barrios      1   1  5.53  10   1   1   1   0   28   28   17   17    5    6   19
Jesse Jefferson        1   2  5.75   5   3   0   0   0   20   22   13   13    0   12    9
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        5   6  4.15  14  13   3   0   1   89   97   46   41    9   35   33
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
Danny Frisella         0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    0    0    0    0    1    3
Bill Travers           7   2  1.72  11  11   4   0   2   78   66   22   15    0   32   52
Jim Slaton             7   3  3.44  13  13   4   0   2   99   91   39   38    5   34   42
Jerry Augustine        1   2  4.03  16   1   0   0   0   22   23   10   10    3    4   12
Bill Castro            0   0  4.15   5   0   0   0   0   13   10    6    6    1    3    6
Jim Colborn            2   7  4.25  11  11   1   0   0   66   60   35   31    5   20   32
Pete Broberg           1   5  4.34   9   8   0   0   0   46   41   28   22    1   34   13
Ray Sadecki            0   0  4.66   8   0   0   0   0   10   11    6    5    1    4    6
Eduardo Rodriguez      1   5  4.91  24   0   0   8   0   29   24   19   16    2   17   17
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   3  3.57  11  11   2   0   1   68   49   32   27    5   28   38
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  2.72  10   3   0   0   0   36   34   11   11    2    8   13
Vida Blue              6   5  2.95  14  14   5   0   1  101  105   40   33    2   27   50
Paul Lindblad          2   1  3.09  25   0   0   0   0   47   41   19   16    2    8   13
Mike Torrez            6   6  3.33  15  15   3   0   0  100   86   47   37    8   45   44
Stan Bahnsen           2   2  3.59  10   9   1   0   1   53   49   22   21    4   12   30
Rollie Fingers         3   5  3.61  28   0   0   7   0   47   42   21   19    3   13   43
Jim Todd               6   4  3.80  24   0   0   2   0   43   39   22   18    3   17   13
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:

  F. Tanana (CAL)           8
  B. Campbell (MIN)         7
  A. Fitzmorris (KC)        7
  C. Hunter (NY)            7
  J. Slaton (MIL)           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
  J. Palmer (BAL)           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

Complete Games:

  F. Tanana (CAL)          10
  C. Hunter (NY)            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
  R. Fingers (OAK)          7
  C. Carroll (CHI)          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)       116.1
  F. Tanana (CAL)       112.1
  B. Blyleven (TEX)     106.1
  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
  F. Jenkins (BOS)       92.1

Hits:

  B. Blyleven (TEX)       111
  V. Blue (OAK)           105
  J. Palmer (BAL)         105
  K. Holtzman (BAL)       100
  P. Splittorff (KC)       97
  A. Fitzmorris (KC)       93
  C. Hunter (NY)           93
  J. Slaton (MIL)          91
  F. Tanana (CAL)          91
  L. Tiant (BOS)           91

Runs:

  C. Hunter (NY)           49
  D. Goltz (MIN)           47
  J. Palmer (BAL)          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
  F. Jenkins (BOS)         41

Home Runs:

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

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            66
  J. Palmer (BAL)          49
  M. Torrez (OAK)          45
  J. Decker (MIN)          43
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        38
  K. Holtzman (BAL)        35
  P. Splittorff (KC)       35
  P. Broberg (MIL)         34
  J. Coleman (CHI)         34
  E. Figueroa (NY)         34

Strikeouts:

  F. Tanana (CAL)         113
  N. Ryan (CAL)            95
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        85
  C. Hunter (NY)           71
  R. Gossage (CHI)         62
  F. Jenkins (BOS)         62
  D. Leonard (KC)          56
  D. Goltz (MIN)           55
  G. Perry (TEX)           53
  B. Travers (MIL)         52

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