Friday June 11, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Friday, June 11, 1976

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Kansas City     34  19  3.11   53  13  15   489   460  190  169   27  177  263
Cleveland       24  27  3.13   51   9  10   469   412  189  163   27  176  287
New York        31  20  3.32   51  21  12   474   387  192  175   30  164  245
Texas           30  21  3.39   51  20   7   468   444  210  176   36  152  239
Chicago         27  23  3.55   50  16  10   459   429  202  181   24  166  276
California      23  35  3.59   58  19   7   519   496  247  207   32  199  364
Baltimore       24  29  3.61   53  14   7   481   477  212  193   30  188  178
Oakland         26  30  3.80   56  10   9   511   516  249  216   37  155  246
Boston          23  27  3.89   50  14   5   449   474  228  194   40  144  210
Milwaukee       20  28  3.93   48  10   9   428   408  214  187   20  179  204
Minnesota       27  25  4.02   52  12   7   466   453  236  208   28  217  265
Detroit         23  28  4.05   51  14   7   456   442  241  205   39  186  267

 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  12   9   2   0   2   79   64   23   19    7   23   39
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
Doug Bird (KC)         7   1  2.84  18   9   1   2   1   79   74   25   25    6   15   48

 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
Dyar Miller            1   2  3.91  17   0   0   3   0   23   25   11   10    1    9   12
Ross Grimsley          1   4  4.07  10   6   0   0   0   49   51   27   22    4   14   17
Grant Jackson          1   1  4.60  12   0   0   3   0   16   14    8    8    1    7   12
Mike Cuellar           2   7  6.75  13  12   0   0   0   52   73   42   39    5   30   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  2.64  19   0   0   1   0   31   28   15    9    1   13   14
Luis Tiant             7   3  3.05  12  12   4   0   2   83   91   37   28    8   20   37
Reggie Cleveland       3   2  3.40  16   1   0   1   0   53   54   22   20    0   18   19
Fergie Jenkins         5   6  3.41  13  13   7   0   1   92   88   41   35   11   23   62
Tom House              1   2  3.52  19   0   0   3   0   31   22   12   12    2   11   15
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
Dick Pole              2   4  5.11  12   7   0   0   0   49   52   28   28    4   24   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
Mickey Scott           1   0  1.74   7   0   0   1   0   10   10    3    2    0    4    2
Paul Hartzell          0   2  2.55  18   0   0   2   0   42   42   15   12    2   12   15
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
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  4.45  14  14   6   0   1   93   67   49   46    4   70  104
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
Clay Carroll           3   2  1.79  16   0   0   6   0   50   38   13   10    0   13   29
Ken Brett              3   0  2.12   5   5   0   0   0   34   17    8    8    1   16   11
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
Pete Vuckovich         4   1  4.05   9   5   1   0   0   40   42   18   18    2   20   25
Terry Forster          1   3  4.15   9   8   1   0   0   48   54   23   22    2   19   36
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  1.71  18   0   0   5   0   32   18    6    6    0   19   34
Jackie Brown           5   2  2.17  12   9   2   0   2   79   64   23   19    7   23   39
Tom Buskey             2   3  2.20  13   0   0   0   0   29   19    7    7    3   10   11
Jim Kern               5   2  2.22  16   2   0   2   0   49   33   18   12    0   24   48
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           4   1  1.84   7   5   5   0   0   49   38   12   10    2    8   27
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  1.09  19   0   0   6   0   33   20    5    4    0   19   35
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
Doug Bird              7   1  2.84  18   9   1   2   1   79   74   25   25    6   15   48
Marty Pattin           1   6  3.04  19   0   0   4   0   24   21    9    8    2    8   21
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
Jim Colborn            3   7  3.98  12  12   2   0   0   75   65   37   33    5   22   37
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
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          3   0  0.74  18   0   0   0   0   37   27    4    3    1   10   12
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
Bill Singer            1   0  3.75   2   2   1   0   0   12   10    6    5    2    6    2
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         2   0  1.93  11   0   0   2   0   28   18    6    6    1   14   14
Sparky Lyle            4   4  2.30  21   0   0   8   0   43   40   15   11    1   13   25
Dick Tidrow            2   0  3.32  15   0   0   1   0   22   24    8    8    0   13   17
Ed Figueroa            6   4  3.47  13  13   5   0   1   93   85   41   36    5   35   43
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
Paul Lindblad          2   1  3.04  26   0   0   0   0   47   41   19   16    2    9   13
Vida Blue              6   6  3.09  15  15   5   0   1  108  116   44   37    2   28   54
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  3.77  25   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
Steve Hargan           1   2  2.10  11   1   0   0   0   30   25   14    7    1   16   17
Joe Hoerner            0   0  2.13  14   0   0   3   0   13    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
Bert Blyleven          0   2  4.34   2   2   1   0   0   19   21   10    9    3    3   13
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
  D. Bird (KC)              7
  B. Campbell (MIN)         7
  A. Fitzmorris (KC)        7
  C. Hunter (NY)            7
  J. Slaton (MIL)           7
  L. Tiant (BOS)            7
  B. Travers (MIL)          7
  V. Blue (OAK)             6
  P. Dobson (CLE)           6

Losses:

  B. Blyleven (TEX)         7
  J. Colborn (MIL)          7
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          7
  J. Palmer (BAL)           7
  G. Ross (CAL)             7
  N. Ryan (CAL)             7
  V. Blue (OAK)             6
  J. Hughes (MIN)           6
  F. Jenkins (BOS)          6
  B. Johnson (CHI)          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
  M. Littell (KC)           6
  B. Campbell (MIN)         5
  D. LaRoche (CLE)          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
  B. Blyleven (TEX)     114.0
  F. Tanana (CAL)       112.1
  V. Blue (OAK)         107.2
  M. Torrez (OAK)       100.0
  J. Slaton (MIL)        99.1
  K. Holtzman (BAL)      97.2
  E. Figueroa (NY)       93.1
  N. Ryan (CAL)          93.0

Hits:

  B. Blyleven (TEX)       122
  V. Blue (OAK)           116
  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:

  B. Blyleven (TEX)        49
  C. Hunter (NY)           49
  N. Ryan (CAL)            49
  D. Goltz (MIN)           47
  J. Palmer (BAL)          47
  M. Torrez (OAK)          47
  P. Splittorff (KC)       46
  V. Blue (OAK)            44
  J. Coleman (CHI)         44
  R. Bare (DET)            42

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)            70
  J. Palmer (BAL)          49
  M. Torrez (OAK)          45
  J. Decker (MIN)          43
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        38
  E. Figueroa (NY)         35
  K. Holtzman (BAL)        35
  P. Splittorff (KC)       35
  P. Broberg (MIL)         34
  J. Coleman (CHI)         34

Strikeouts:

  F. Tanana (CAL)         113
  N. Ryan (CAL)           104
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        88
  C. Hunter (NY)           71
  R. Gossage (CHI)         62
  F. Jenkins (BOS)         62
  D. Leonard (KC)          56
  D. Goltz (MIN)           55
  V. Blue (OAK)            54
  G. Perry (TEX)           53


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