Wednesday June 16, 1976
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American League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, June 16, 1976

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Cleveland       28  28  3.14   56   9  13   513   467  208  179   30  190  317
Kansas City     38  20  3.21   58  14  17   533   507  213  190   32  189  289
New York        33  22  3.35   55  22  13   510   419  207  190   31  177  265
Texas           33  22  3.36   55  22   8   504   475  223  188   39  161  260
Baltimore       26  31  3.67   57  16   7   515   514  229  210   34  197  191
Oakland         29  31  3.71   60  11  10   546   548  258  225   39  161  264
Boston          26  29  3.71   55  19   5   492   508  239  203   43  157  226
Milwaukee       23  30  3.72   53  13  11   472   436  223  195   22  193  226
Chicago         27  28  3.81   55  17  10   501   482  236  212   29  189  298
California      25  38  3.83   63  20   8   562   548  281  239   39  211  397
Minnesota       27  30  4.09   57  12   7   511   507  269  232   33  232  291
Detroit         25  31  4.32   56  15   8   500   500  284  240   43  205  295

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bill Travers (MIL)     8   3  1.59  13  13   6   0   3   96   74   24   17    2   40   60
Mark Fidrych (DET)     5   1  1.86   8   6   6   0   0   58   43   15   12    2   10   29
Jim Umbarger (TEX)     7   4  2.36  12  12   6   0   2   88   80   30   23    3   26   48
Jackie Brown (CLE)     6   2  2.39  13  10   2   0   2   87   74   27   23    8   25   46
Rich Gossage (CHI)     5   4  2.56  12  11   7   0   0   95   76   29   27    5   36   66
Pat Dobson (CLE)       7   5  2.60  13  13   5   0   0   90   76   33   26    6   24   46
Ken Holtzman (BAL)     5   4  2.86  13  13   6   0   1   98  100   34   31    4   35   25
Doug Bird (KC)         7   1  2.88  19  10   1   2   1   84   78   27   27    8   15   51
Dennis Leonard (KC)    6   2  2.92  12  12   6   0   0  102   90   34   33    7   32   65
Luis Tiant (BOS)       8   4  2.98  14  14   6   0   2  100  110   43   33    9   23   43

 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             7   7  3.09  17  17   7   0   2  125  110   47   43    9   50   54
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           3   7  6.05  14  13   1   0   0   61   83   44   41    6   31   16

 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   4  2.98  14  14   6   0   2  100  110   43   33    9   23   43
Fergie Jenkins         5   7  3.32  14  14   8   0   1  100   93   44   37   13   27   67
Reggie Cleveland       3   2  3.40  16   1   0   1   0   53   54   22   20    0   18   19
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              5   3  3.77  12  12   4   0   2   76   77   35   32    7   19   31
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
Jim Brewer             3   1  2.70  13   0   0   2   0   20   20    7    6    0    6   16
Frank Tanana           8   5  3.04  15  15  10   0   1  118  100   48   40   14   31  123
Sid Monge              2   2  3.22  14   5   1   0   0   50   45   20   18    5   21   12
Paul Hartzell          0   2  3.26  19   0   0   2   0   47   51   20   17    3   12   16
Gary Ross              3   8  3.87  13  12   0   0   0   74   92   41   32    4   18   48
Nolan Ryan             5   7  4.06  15  15   7   0   2  102   69   49   46    4   72  113
Don Kirkwood           2   6  4.56  13  13   2   0   0   77   89   44   39    4   19   37
Andy Hassler           0   3  4.94  10   3   0   0   0   31   31   21   17    2   11   11
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   4  2.56  12  11   7   0   0   95   76   29   27    5   36   66
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   2  5.73  12   2   1   1   0   33   33   21   21    6   11   23
Bart Johnson           3   7  6.18  11  11   2   0   1   63   73   47   43    6   23   32
Jesse Jefferson        1   2  6.83   7   4   0   0   0   28   33   21   21    1   18   12
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  1.57  21   0   0   7   0   34   21    6    6    0   19   36
Rick Waits             1   1  2.12   4   2   0   0   0   17   18    4    4    0    9    9
Tom Buskey             2   3  2.35  14   0   0   0   0   31   23   10    8    4   10   12
Jackie Brown           6   2  2.39  13  10   2   0   2   87   74   27   23    8   25   46
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  16   0   0   2   0   24   16    9    7    2   15   16
Don Hood               1   4  3.60  13   3   0   1   0   35   39   15   14    3   12   15
Dennis Eckersley       3   5  4.15  12  12   2   0   1   61   52   31   28    4   27   52
Jim Bibby              2   2  4.98  11   5   0   1   0   34   49   21   19    0   14   18
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           5   1  1.86   8   6   6   0   0   58   43   15   12    2   10   29
Frank MacCormack       0   1  3.00   1   1   0   0   0    6    7    4    2    0    5    3
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  4.24  12   0   0   1   0   34   35   19   16    1   15   25
Vern Ruhle             5   2  4.59  11  11   1   0   0   69   77   38   35   10   21   41
Joe Coleman            2   5  4.86  12  12   1   0   0   67   80   44   36    1   34   38
Bill Laxton            0   4  4.98  10   3   0   2   0   47   38   30   26    9   22   39
Ray Bare               3   5  5.07  15  11   1   0   1   66   81   49   37    6   30   34
Steve Grilli           1   1  6.89  16   0   0   0   0   33   41   30   25    4   22   16
Dave Lemanczyk         0   1 27.00   1   1   0   0   0    2    6    5    5    0    0    2

 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  1.25  20   0   0   6   0   36   22    6    5    0   19   37
Steve Mingori          3   0  2.32  17   0   0   3   0   31   25    8    8    1    8   15
Tom Hall               1   0  2.70  11   0   0   1   0   10    5    5    3    1    4    9
Steve Busby            3   1  2.84   9   9   1   0   0   51   38   21   16    1   33   19
Doug Bird              7   1  2.88  19  10   1   2   1   84   78   27   27    8   15   51
Dennis Leonard         6   2  2.92  12  12   6   0   0  102   90   34   33    7   32   65
Marty Pattin           1   7  3.28  23   0   0   5   0   25   26   10    9    2   10   21
Al Fitzmorris          8   2  3.44  14  13   3   0   0   86   99   39   33    3   18   30
Paul Splittorff        6   6  4.48  15  14   3   0   1   96  106   53   48    9   37   37
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   2   0   0   1   0    5    1    0    0    0    3    7
Bill Travers           8   3  1.59  13  13   6   0   3   96   74   24   17    2   40   60
Jim Slaton             8   3  3.43  14  14   4   0   2  108   96   43   41    5   34   47
Jim Colborn            3   8  3.70  13  13   3   0   0   83   73   38   34    5   24   40
Jerry Augustine        2   2  3.86  17   2   0   0   0   28   28   12   12    3    6   14
Bill Castro            0   0  3.95   6   0   0   1   0   14   11    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  1.52  22   0   0   0   0   41   32    8    7    3   12   15
Bill Campbell          7   2  2.56  25   0   0   5   0   56   44   18   16    0   30   30
Bert Blyleven          4   5  3.12  12  12   4   0   0   95  101   39   33    3   35   75
Dave Goltz             6   3  4.44  14  14   6   0   0   93   99   52   46    6   29   56
Bill Singer            1   1  4.58   3   3   1   0   0   18   18   11    9    3    9    7
Steve Luebber          0   2  4.70  19   2   0   2   0   44   39   23   23    5   23   17
Vic Albury             1   1  4.91   7   0   0   0   0   15   16   10    8    0    6    6
Joe Decker             2   6  5.08  12  11   0   0   0   57   59   35   32    3   45   33
Jim Hughes             2   7  5.13  11  10   1   0   0   60   64   46   34    8   26   36
Pete Redfern           1   3  6.75   5   5   0   0   0   23   22   18   17    2   13   10
Mike Pazik             0   0  7.00   5   0   0   0   0    9   13    9    7    0    4    6

 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  2.05  24   0   0   9   0   48   43   15   11    1   13   29
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            7   4  3.53  14  14   5   0   1  102   93   45   40    5   39   50
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             6   4  3.78  13  13   4   0   0   79   65   34   33    4   35   27
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          3   1  2.94  28   0   0   0   0   49   42   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          3   3  5.05  10  10   2   0   0   52   67   33   29    7   10   30
Glenn Abbott           0   1  5.16   8   2   0   0   0   23   23   14   13    3    3    9
Mike Norris            0   2  6.66   9   5   0   0   0   26   32   20   19    5   13   10

 Texas                 W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Steve Foucault         5   2  1.67  18   0   0   4   0   32   24    7    6    3    6   18
Joe Hoerner            0   0  1.84  16   0   0   4   0   15   12    5    3    0    7    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          7   4  3.21  13  13   7   0   0  101   87   36   36    5   25   59
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
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
Bert Blyleven          0   3  5.47   3   3   1   0   0   26   29   17   16    4    5   20
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:

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

Losses:

  B. Blyleven (TEX)         8
  J. Colborn (MIL)          8
  G. Ross (CAL)             8
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          7
  J. Hughes (MIN)           7
  F. Jenkins (BOS)          7
  B. Johnson (CHI)          7
  J. Palmer (BAL)           7
  M. Pattin (KC)            7
  N. Ryan (CAL)             7

Complete Games:

  C. Hunter (NY)           10
  F. Tanana (CAL)          10
  F. Jenkins (BOS)          8
  R. Gossage (CHI)          7
  J. Palmer (BAL)           7
  G. Perry (TEX)            7
  N. Ryan (CAL)             7
  M. Fidrych (DET)          6
  D. Goltz (MIN)            6
  K. Holtzman (BAL)         6

Saves:

  S. Lyle (NY)              9
  R. Fingers (OAK)          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:

  B. Travers (MIL)          3
  J. Brown (CLE)            2
  C. Hunter (NY)            2
  J. Palmer (BAL)           2
  N. Ryan (CAL)             2
  J. Slaton (MIL)           2
  L. Tiant (BOS)            2
  J. Umbarger (TEX)         2
  R. Wise (BOS)             2
  D. Alexander (BAL)        1

Innings Pitched:

  C. Hunter (NY)        133.1
  J. Palmer (BAL)       125.1
  B. Blyleven (TEX)     121.2
  F. Tanana (CAL)       118.1
  V. Blue (OAK)         107.2
  J. Slaton (MIL)       107.2
  E. Figueroa (NY)      102.0
  N. Ryan (CAL)         102.0
  D. Leonard (KC)       101.2
  M. Torrez (OAK)       101.1

Hits:

  B. Blyleven (TEX)       130
  V. Blue (OAK)           116
  J. Palmer (BAL)         110
  L. Tiant (BOS)          110
  P. Splittorff (KC)      106
  C. Hunter (NY)          101
  K. Holtzman (BAL)       100
  F. Tanana (CAL)         100
  A. Fitzmorris (KC)       99
  D. Goltz (MIN)           99

Runs:

  B. Blyleven (TEX)        56
  C. Hunter (NY)           56
  P. Splittorff (KC)       53
  D. Goltz (MIN)           52
  M. Torrez (OAK)          51
  R. Bare (DET)            49
  N. Ryan (CAL)            49
  F. Tanana (CAL)          48
  B. Johnson (CHI)         47
  J. Palmer (BAL)          47

Home Runs:

  C. Hunter (NY)           14
  F. Tanana (CAL)          14
  F. Jenkins (BOS)         13
  V. Ruhle (DET)           10
  N. Briles (TEX)           9
  B. Laxton (DET)           9
  J. Palmer (BAL)           9
  P. Splittorff (KC)        9
  L. Tiant (BOS)            9
  D. Bird (KC)              8

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            72
  J. Palmer (BAL)          50
  M. Torrez (OAK)          46
  J. Decker (MIN)          45
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        40
  B. Travers (MIL)         40
  E. Figueroa (NY)         39
  P. Splittorff (KC)       37
  R. Gossage (CHI)         36
  B. Singer (MIN)          36

Strikeouts:

  F. Tanana (CAL)         123
  N. Ryan (CAL)           113
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        95
  C. Hunter (NY)           73
  F. Jenkins (BOS)         67
  R. Gossage (CHI)         66
  D. Leonard (KC)          65
  B. Travers (MIL)         60
  G. Perry (TEX)           59
  D. Goltz (MIN)           56

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