Friday June 18, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Friday, June 18, 1976

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Kansas City     39  20  3.17   59  15  17   542   520  216  191   32  191  298
Cleveland       28  29  3.17   57   9  13   522   476  213  184   30  193  320
New York        35  22  3.27   57  22  14   533   439  213  194   31  180  274
Texas           33  24  3.42   57  22   8   522   495  236  198   43  168  274
Baltimore       28  31  3.60   59  16   8   533   529  234  213   34  203  200
Boston          28  29  3.65   57  20   5   510   522  243  207   43  163  236
Milwaukee       24  31  3.66   55  14  11   489   448  227  199   22  197  233
California      26  39  3.76   65  21   8   580   557  284  242   39  215  403
Chicago         27  30  3.76   57  17  10   524   505  244  219   29  198  307
Oakland         29  33  3.76   62  11  10   564   569  269  236   45  166  276
Minnesota       28  31  4.05   59  14   7   525   521  273  236   34  235  298
Detroit         26  32  4.28   58  16   8   514   518  290  244   43  209  300

 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
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
Jim Umbarger (TEX)     7   5  2.63  13  13   6   0   2   89   84   33   26    4   26   49
Dennis Leonard (KC)    7   2  2.77  13  13   7   0   0  111  103   37   34    7   34   74
Ken Holtzman (NY)      5   4  2.83  14  14   6   0   1  105  109   36   33    4   36   26
Doug Bird (KC)         7   1  2.88  19  10   1   2   1   84   78   27   27    8   15   51
Luis Tiant (BOS)       8   4  2.98  14  14   6   0   2  100  110   43   33    9   23   43
Frank Tanana (CAL)     8   5  3.04  15  15  10   0   1  118  100   48   40   14   31  123

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dave Pagan             0   0  0.00   1   0   0   1   0    2    0    0    0    0    1    2
Rudy May               1   0  2.16   1   1   0   0   0    8   10    4    2    0    3    6
Wayne Garland          6   0  2.25  15   2   0   1   0   56   46   15   14    2   17   19
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  4.01  19   0   0   3   0   25   28   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             1   1  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    3    3    3    0    0    2    0
Jim Willoughby         1   3  2.64  19   0   0   1   0   31   28   15    9    1   13   14
Rick Jones             1   0  2.97  10   2   1   0   0   30   35   10   10    0    9   15
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 Wise              5   3  3.77  12  12   4   0   2   76   77   35   32    7   19   31
Dick Pole              3   4  4.78  13   8   1   0   0   58   60   31   31    4   27   22
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              4   8  3.46  14  13   1   0   1   83   94   41   32    4   19   51
Nolan Ryan             5   7  4.06  15  15   7   0   2  102   69   49   46    4   72  113
Don Kirkwood           2   6  4.42  14  14   2   0   0   79   90   44   39    4   20   38
Andy Hassler           0   4  4.78  11   3   0   0   0   38   37   24   20    2   13   13
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
Dave Hamilton          2   3  2.49  17   1   0   3   0   43   36   13   12    1   18   28
Clay Carroll           3   3  2.52  18   0   0   6   0   54   44   19   15    0   15   30
Rich Gossage           5   4  2.56  12  11   7   0   0   95   76   29   27    5   36   66
Pete Vuckovich         4   2  4.11  10   6   1   0   0   46   51   21   21    2   20   26
Terry Forster          1   4  4.47  11   9   1   0   0   54   66   28   27    2   21   39
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  5.79  12  12   2   0   1   70   80   49   45    6   26   36
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
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
Stan Thomas            0   1  2.57  17   0   0   2   0   28   19   10    8    2   17   16
Pat Dobson             7   5  2.60  13  13   5   0   0   90   76   33   26    6   24   46
Jim Kern               6   2  2.60  18   2   0   2   0   55   41   22   16    0   26   49
Rick Waits             1   1  3.15   5   3   0   0   0   20   23    7    7    0    9   11
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
Dave Roberts           6   5  3.34  12  12   7   0   1   89   73   35   33    5   24   32
John Hiller            4   3  3.43  22   0   0   5   0   39   30   17   15    5   23   40
Jim Crawford           0   3  4.11  13   0   0   1   0   35   36   19   16    1   15   25
Vern Ruhle             5   3  4.58  12  12   1   0   0   73   83   42   37   10   24   42
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
Dennis Leonard         7   2  2.77  13  13   7   0   0  111  103   37   34    7   34   74
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
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   4  3.35  15  15   5   0   2  116  103   45   43    5   35   51
Bill Castro            1   0  3.45   7   0   0   1   0   16   11    6    6    1    3    7
Jerry Augustine        2   2  3.60  18   3   0   0   0   35   33   14   14    3    9   16
Jim Colborn            3   8  3.70  13  13   3   0   0   83   73   38   34    5   24   40
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             7   3  4.21  15  15   7   0   1   98  102   52   46    6   31   61
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
Jim Hughes             2   8  4.98  12  11   2   0   0   69   75   50   38    9   27   38
Joe Decker             2   6  5.08  12  11   0   0   0   57   59   35   32    3   45   33
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
Grant Jackson          1   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    3    1    0    0    0    1    2
Sparky Lyle            4   4  1.83  26   0   0  10   0   54   46   15   11    1   13   35
Tippy Martinez         2   0  1.93  11   0   0   2   0   28   18    6    6    1   14   14
Dave Pagan             1   1  2.28   7   2   1   0   0   24   18    7    6    0    4   13
Ken Holtzman           0   0  2.45   1   1   0   0   0    7    9    2    2    0    1    1
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         8   6  3.66  16  16  10   0   2  140  108   60   57   14   32   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  2.68  12   4   0   0   0   47   45   14   14    4    9   17
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
Rollie Fingers         3   5  3.54  29   0   0   8   0   48   44   21   19    3   13   45
Stan Bahnsen           2   2  3.61  12   9   1   0   1   62   60   26   25    5   17   38
Jim Todd               6   5  3.64  27   0   0   2   0   47   42   23   19    4   17   15
Mike Torrez            6   8  3.93  17  17   3   0   0  103   98   55   45   10   46   45
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  1.62  19   0   0   4   0   33   25    7    6    3    6   18
Joe Hoerner            0   0  1.84  16   0   0   4   0   15   12    5    3    0    7    5
Jeff Terpko            1   1  2.60   8   0   0   0   0   17   16    6    5    1   11    8
Jim Umbarger           7   5  2.63  13  13   6   0   2   89   84   33   26    4   26   49
Nelson Briles          6   3  3.19  12  12   4   0   0   87   86   39   31   10   17   41
Gaylord Perry          7   4  3.21  13  13   7   0   0  101   87   36   36    5   25   59
Steve Hargan           1   2  3.28  12   1   0   0   0   36   32   20   13    3   19   22
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
  C. Hunter (NY)            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

Losses:

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

Complete Games:

  C. Hunter (NY)           10
  F. Tanana (CAL)          10
  F. Jenkins (BOS)          8
  D. Goltz (MIN)            7
  R. Gossage (CHI)          7
  D. Leonard (KC)           7
  J. Palmer (BAL)           7
  G. Perry (TEX)            7
  D. Roberts (DET)          7
  N. Ryan (CAL)             7

Saves:

  S. Lyle (NY)             10
  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)        140.1
  J. Palmer (BAL)       125.1
  B. Blyleven (TEX)     121.2
  F. Tanana (CAL)       118.1
  J. Slaton (MIL)       115.2
  D. Leonard (KC)       110.2
  V. Blue (OAK)         107.2
  K. Holtzman (NY)      105.0
  M. Torrez (OAK)       103.0
  E. Figueroa (NY)      102.0

Hits:

  B. Blyleven (TEX)       130
  V. Blue (OAK)           116
  J. Palmer (BAL)         110
  L. Tiant (BOS)          110
  K. Holtzman (NY)        109
  C. Hunter (NY)          108
  P. Splittorff (KC)      106
  D. Leonard (KC)         103
  J. Slaton (MIL)         103
  D. Goltz (MIN)          102

Runs:

  C. Hunter (NY)           60
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        56
  M. Torrez (OAK)          55
  P. Splittorff (KC)       53
  D. Goltz (MIN)           52
  J. Hughes (MIN)          50
  R. Bare (DET)            49
  B. Johnson (CHI)         49
  N. Ryan (CAL)            49
  F. Tanana (CAL)          48

Home Runs:

  C. Hunter (NY)           14
  F. Tanana (CAL)          14
  F. Jenkins (BOS)         13
  N. Briles (TEX)          10
  V. Ruhle (DET)           10
  M. Torrez (OAK)          10
  J. Hughes (MIN)           9
  B. Laxton (DET)           9
  J. Palmer (BAL)           9
  P. Splittorff (KC)        9

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
  K. Holtzman (NY)         36

Strikeouts:

  F. Tanana (CAL)         123
  N. Ryan (CAL)           113
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        95
  D. Leonard (KC)          74
  C. Hunter (NY)           73
  F. Jenkins (BOS)         67
  R. Gossage (CHI)         66
  D. Goltz (MIN)           61
  B. Travers (MIL)         60
  G. Perry (TEX)           59


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