Saturday June 12, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, June 12, 1976

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Cleveland       25  27  3.07   52   9  11   478   423  189  163   27  178  294
Kansas City     35  19  3.14   54  13  16   498   469  196  174   28  179  267
New York        31  21  3.30   52  21  12   483   397  194  177   30  166  253
Texas           31  21  3.34   52  20   8   477   454  211  177   37  154  243
Chicago         27  24  3.55   51  16  10   467   438  205  184   24  167  279
Baltimore       24  30  3.68   54  14   7   489   488  219  200   31  191  179
California      23  36  3.71   59  19   7   527   510  257  217   33  203  372
Oakland         27  30  3.75   57  10  10   520   527  250  217   37  156  251
Boston          24  27  3.85   51  15   5   458   486  230  196   40  145  213
Milwaukee       20  29  3.89   49  11   9   437   413  216  189   22  184  208
Detroit         24  28  4.01   52  14   8   465   451  245  207   39  190  278
Minnesota       27  26  4.02   53  12   7   475   465  241  212   29  220  271

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bill Travers (MIL)     7   3  1.75  12  12   5   0   2   87   71   24   17    2   37   56
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
Jim Palmer             6   7  3.33  16  16   6   0   1  116  105   47   43    9   49   51
Doyle Alexander        3   4  3.50  11   6   2   0   1   64   58   27   25    3   24   17
Mike Flanagan          0   1  3.50   7   0   0   0   0   18   15    7    7    2    7   14
Ross Grimsley          1   4  4.01  11   6   0   0   0   52   54   28   23    4   15   17
Dyar Miller            1   2  4.13  18   0   0   3   0   24   27   12   11    1    9   13
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             8   3  2.95  13  13   5   0   2   92  103   39   30    8   21   40
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
Jim Brewer             3   1  2.70  13   0   0   2   0   20   20    7    6    0    6   16
Sid Monge              2   1  2.93  13   4   1   0   0   46   41   16   15    4   17   10
Gary Ross              3   8  3.87  13  12   0   0   0   74   92   41   32    4   18   48
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  5.28   9   3   0   0   0   29   30   21   17    2   11   10
Dick Drago             1   4  6.38  21   0   0   2   0   24   31   19   17    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  3.16  15   1   0   3   0   31   28   11   11    1   14   23
Pete Vuckovich         4   2  4.11  10   6   1   0   0   46   51   21   21    2   20   26
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
Rick Waits             1   1  2.12   4   2   0   0   0   17   18    4    4    0    9    9
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
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  4.75  10   4   0   1   0   30   40   18   16    0   13   15
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  3.43  22   0   0   5   0   39   30   17   15    5   23   40
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
Vern Ruhle             5   2  4.59  11  11   1   0   0   69   77   38   35   10   21   41
Bill Laxton            0   4  4.63   9   3   0   2   0   47   34   27   24    9   22   39
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  2.51  16   0   0   3   0   29   22    8    8    1    7   15
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
Steve Busby            3   1  2.84   9   9   1   0   0   51   38   21   16    1   33   19
Marty Pattin           1   6  3.00  20   0   0   5   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   3  1.75  12  12   5   0   2   87   71   24   17    2   37   56
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
Vic Albury             1   1  3.86   6   0   0   0   0   14   14    8    6    0    6    6
Dave Goltz             6   3  4.44  14  14   6   0   0   93   99   52   46    6   29   56
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
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
Tippy Martinez         2   0  1.93  11   0   0   2   0   28   18    6    6    1   14   14
Sparky Lyle            4   4  2.18  22   0   0   8   0   45   42   15   11    1   13   28
Dave Pagan             1   1  2.28   7   2   1   0   0   24   18    7    6    0    4   13
Dick Tidrow            2   0  2.81  16   0   0   1   0   26   26    8    8    0   13   20
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
Rollie Fingers         3   5  3.54  29   0   0   8   0   48   44   21   19    3   13   45
Stan Bahnsen           2   2  3.59  10   9   1   0   1   53   49   22   21    4   12   30
Jim Todd               6   4  3.60  26   0   0   2   0   45   40   22   18    3   17   14
Paul Mitchell          2   3  5.91   9   9   1   0   0   43   64   32   28    6    8   24
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  1.41  17   0   0   4   0   32   23    6    5    2    6   17
Joe Hoerner            0   0  1.98  15   0   0   4   0   14   11    4    3    0    6    5
Steve Hargan           1   2  2.10  11   1   0   0   0   30   25   14    7    1   16   17
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
Nelson Briles          6   2  3.40  11  11   4   0   0   79   79   35   30    9   15   35
Bill Singer            4   1  3.48  10  10   2   0   1   65   56   31   25    4   27   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  5.40   8   4   2   0   0   32   34   22   19    6   19   10
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
  L. Tiant (BOS)            8
  D. Bird (KC)              7
  B. Campbell (MIN)         7
  A. Fitzmorris (KC)        7
  C. Hunter (NY)            7
  J. Slaton (MIL)           7
  B. Travers (MIL)          7
  V. Blue (OAK)             6
  N. Briles (TEX)           6

Losses:

  G. Ross (CAL)             8
  B. Blyleven (TEX)         7
  J. Colborn (MIL)          7
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          7
  J. Palmer (BAL)           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:

  R. Fingers (OAK)          8
  S. Lyle (NY)              8
  E. Rodriguez (MIL)        8
  C. Carroll (CHI)          6
  M. Littell (KC)           6
  B. Campbell (MIN)         5
  J. Hiller (DET)           5
  D. LaRoche (CLE)          5
  M. Pattin (KC)            5
  S. Foucault (TEX)         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
  D. Goltz (MIN)         93.1

Hits:

  B. Blyleven (TEX)       122
  V. Blue (OAK)           116
  J. Palmer (BAL)         105
  L. Tiant (BOS)          103
  K. Holtzman (BAL)       100
  D. Goltz (MIN)           99
  P. Splittorff (KC)       97
  A. Fitzmorris (KC)       93
  C. Hunter (NY)           93
  G. Ross (CAL)            92

Runs:

  D. Goltz (MIN)           52
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        49
  C. Hunter (NY)           49
  N. Ryan (CAL)            49
  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
  B. Travers (MIL)         37
  E. Figueroa (NY)         35
  K. Holtzman (BAL)        35
  P. Splittorff (KC)       35
  P. Broberg (MIL)         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. Goltz (MIN)           56
  D. Leonard (KC)          56
  B. Travers (MIL)         56
  V. Blue (OAK)            54


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