Sunday June 13, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, June 13, 1976

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Cleveland       27  27  3.12   54   9  13   496   446  201  172   29  183  301
Kansas City     36  19  3.16   55  14  16   507   478  200  178   30  183  276
Texas           32  21  3.30   53  21   8   486   459  212  178   37  157  246
New York        31  22  3.36   53  22  12   492   405  201  184   31  171  255
Chicago         27  26  3.69   53  16  10   483   461  222  198   26  175  288
California      24  36  3.74   60  19   8   536   523  264  223   34  205  374
Baltimore       24  31  3.77   55  14   7   497   499  227  208   33  195  184
Oakland         27  31  3.78   58  10  10   528   542  255  222   37  159  253
Boston          25  27  3.81   52  16   5   467   495  232  198   40  147  216
Milwaukee       21  29  3.87   50  11  10   446   419  220  192   22  184  213
Minnesota       27  27  4.02   54  12   7   484   477  251  216   30  222  275
Detroit         24  29  4.09   53  14   8   474   463  255  215   41  193  283

 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
Jim Umbarger (TEX)     7   4  2.36  12  12   6   0   2   88   80   30   23    3   26   48
Rich Gossage (CHI)     5   3  2.41  11  10   6   0   0   86   68   25   23    4   31   62
Frank Tanana (CAL)     8   4  2.56  14  14  10   0   1  112   91   40   32   11   31  113
Pat Dobson (CLE)       7   5  2.60  13  13   5   0   0   90   76   33   26    6   24   46
Doug Bird (KC)         7   1  2.84  18   9   1   2   1   79   74   25   25    6   15   48
Ken Holtzman (BAL)     5   4  2.86  13  13   6   0   1   98  100   34   31    4   35   25
Dennis Leonard (KC)    6   2  2.92  12  12   6   0   0  102   90   34   33    7   32   65

 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
Ross Grimsley          1   4  3.86  12   6   0   0   0   54   55   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  5.12  13   0   0   3   0   19   19   11   11    1    9   14
Mike Flanagan          0   2  5.31   8   1   0   0   0   20   20   12   12    4    9   17
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 Jones             1   0  3.52   9   1   1   0   0   23   29    9    9    0    6   10
Rick Wise              4   3  4.28  11  11   3   0   1   67   76   35   32    7   15   29
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
Nolan Ryan             4   7  4.45  14  14   6   0   1   93   67   49   46    4   70  104
Don Kirkwood           2   6  4.56  13  13   2   0   0   77   89   44   39    4   19   37
Andy Hassler           0   3  5.28   9   3   0   0   0   29   30   21   17    2   11   10
Dick Drago             1   4  5.96  22   0   0   3   0   26   32   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
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
Clay Carroll           3   3  2.31  17   0   0   6   0   51   41   17   13    0   13   29
Rich Gossage           5   3  2.41  11  10   6   0   0   86   68   25   23    4   31   62
Dave Hamilton          2   2  2.95  16   1   0   3   0   37   32   12   12    1   15   26
Pete Vuckovich         4   2  4.11  10   6   1   0   0   46   51   21   21    2   20   26
Terry Forster          1   3  4.47  10   8   1   0   0   48   57   25   24    2   20   37
Jim Otten              0   0  4.50   2   0   0   0   0    6    9    6    3    0    2    3
Francisco Barrios      1   1  5.16  11   1   1   1   0   30   28   17   17    5    7   20
Jesse Jefferson        1   2  6.14   6   4   0   0   0   22   25   15   15    0   13    9
Bart Johnson           3   7  6.18  11  11   2   0   1   63   73   47   43    6   23   32
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  1.62  20   0   0   7   0   33   20    6    6    0   19   35
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  2.35  14   0   0   0   0   31   23   10    8    4   10   12
Jim Kern               6   2  2.52  17   2   0   2   0   54   40   21   15    0   25   48
Pat Dobson             7   5  2.60  13  13   5   0   0   90   76   33   26    6   24   46
Stan Thomas            0   0  2.66  15   0   0   2   0   24   16    9    7    2   13   16
Don Hood               1   4  4.06  12   3   0   1   0   31   38   15   14    3   10   10
Dennis Eckersley       3   5  4.15  12  12   2   0   1   61   52   31   28    4   27   52
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
John Hiller            4   3  3.43  22   0   0   5   0   39   30   17   15    5   23   40
Dave Roberts           5   5  3.49  11  11   6   0   1   80   62   33   31    5   23   28
Jim Crawford           0   3  4.35  11   0   0   1   0   31   34   18   15    1   14   23
Ray Bare               3   5  4.48  14  11   1   0   1   64   75   44   32    6   29   34
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  5.46  15   0   0   0   0   28   33   22   17    2   19   13

 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
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
Dennis Leonard         6   2  2.92  12  12   6   0   0  102   90   34   33    7   32   65
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             8   3  3.43  14  14   4   0   2  108   96   43   41    5   34   47
Bill Castro            0   0  3.95   6   0   0   1   0   14   11    6    6    1    3    6
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
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  1.22  19   0   0   0   0   37   28    6    5    2   11   13
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  5.05  17   2   0   2   0   41   35   23   23    5   22   16
Jim Hughes             2   7  5.13  11  10   1   0   0   60   64   46   34    8   26   36
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
Rudy May               4   3  3.57  11  11   2   0   1   68   49   32   27    5   28   38
Catfish Hunter         7   6  3.71  15  15  10   0   2  133  101   56   55   14   31   73
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  2.70  11   3   0   0   0   40   39   12   12    2    8   13
Paul Lindblad          2   1  3.00  27   0   0   0   0   48   41   19   16    2   10   13
Vida Blue              6   6  3.09  15  15   5   0   1  108  116   44   37    2   28   54
Stan Bahnsen           2   2  3.44  11   9   1   0   1   55   53   22   21    4   13   32
Rollie Fingers         3   5  3.54  29   0   0   8   0   48   44   21   19    3   13   45
Jim Todd               6   4  3.60  26   0   0   2   0   45   40   22   18    3   17   14
Mike Torrez            6   7  3.64  16  16   3   0   0  101   92   51   41    8   46   44
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           7   4  2.36  12  12   6   0   2   88   80   30   23    3   26   48
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:

  J. Slaton (MIL)           8
  F. Tanana (CAL)           8
  L. Tiant (BOS)            8
  D. Bird (KC)              7
  B. Campbell (MIN)         7
  P. Dobson (CLE)           7
  A. Fitzmorris (KC)        7
  C. Hunter (NY)            7
  B. Travers (MIL)          7
  J. Umbarger (TEX)         7

Losses:

  G. Ross (CAL)             8
  B. Blyleven (TEX)         7
  J. Colborn (MIL)          7
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          7
  J. Hughes (MIN)           7
  B. Johnson (CHI)          7
  J. Palmer (BAL)           7
  N. Ryan (CAL)             7
  M. Torrez (OAK)           7
  V. Blue (OAK)             6

Complete Games:

  C. Hunter (NY)           10
  F. Tanana (CAL)          10
  F. Jenkins (BOS)          7
  D. Goltz (MIN)            6
  R. Gossage (CHI)          6
  K. Holtzman (BAL)         6
  D. Leonard (KC)           6
  J. Palmer (BAL)           6
  G. Perry (TEX)            6
  D. Roberts (DET)          6

Saves:

  R. Fingers (OAK)          8
  S. Lyle (NY)              8
  E. Rodriguez (MIL)        8
  D. LaRoche (CLE)          7
  C. Carroll (CHI)          6
  M. Littell (KC)           6
  B. Campbell (MIN)         5
  J. Hiller (DET)           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)        133.1
  J. Palmer (BAL)       116.1
  B. Blyleven (TEX)     114.0
  F. Tanana (CAL)       112.1
  V. Blue (OAK)         107.2
  J. Slaton (MIL)       107.2
  D. Leonard (KC)       101.2
  M. Torrez (OAK)       101.1
  K. Holtzman (BAL)      97.2
  E. Figueroa (NY)       93.1

Hits:

  B. Blyleven (TEX)       122
  V. Blue (OAK)           116
  J. Palmer (BAL)         105
  L. Tiant (BOS)          103
  C. Hunter (NY)          101
  K. Holtzman (BAL)       100
  D. Goltz (MIN)           99
  P. Splittorff (KC)       97
  J. Slaton (MIL)          96
  A. Fitzmorris (KC)       93

Runs:

  C. Hunter (NY)           56
  D. Goltz (MIN)           52
  M. Torrez (OAK)          51
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        49
  N. Ryan (CAL)            49
  B. Johnson (CHI)         47
  J. Palmer (BAL)          47
  J. Hughes (MIN)          46
  P. Splittorff (KC)       46
  R. Bare (DET)            44

Home Runs:

  C. Hunter (NY)           14
  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)          46
  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)           73
  D. Leonard (KC)          65
  R. Gossage (CHI)         62
  F. Jenkins (BOS)         62
  D. Goltz (MIN)           56
  B. Travers (MIL)         56
  V. Blue (OAK)            54

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