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American League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, June 20, 1976

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Cleveland       30  29  3.18   59   9  15   540   491  221  191   30  198  333
New York        37  22  3.25   59  22  16   551   455  219  199   32  183  281
Kansas City     39  22  3.29   61  15  17   558   543  230  204   33  197  305
Texas           33  26  3.45   59  23   8   540   518  246  207   46  177  286
Baltimore       30  31  3.55   61  18   8   551   538  238  217   37  205  217
Boston          29  30  3.66   59  20   5   529   541  251  215   47  167  246
California      27  40  3.72   67  22   8   600   572  291  248   40  222  424
Milwaukee       24  33  3.72   57  14  11   505   463  241  209   25  207  242
Oakland         31  33  3.77   64  11  12   582   585  278  244   47  173  285
Chicago         27  32  3.80   59  18  10   542   524  254  229   29  206  313
Minnesota       29  32  4.10   61  14   8   543   542  284  247   36  237  310
Detroit         27  33  4.27   60  16   9   531   539  299  252   43  225  310

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bill Travers (MIL)     8   4  1.85  14  14   6   0   3  102   82   30   21    3   42   63
Mark Fidrych (DET)     6   1  2.07   9   7   6   0   0   65   52   18   15    2   16   31
Pat Dobson (CLE)       8   5  2.41  14  14   5   0   0   97   77   33   26    6   24   50
Jim Umbarger (TEX)     7   5  2.63  13  13   6   0   2   89   84   33   26    4   26   49
Rich Gossage (CHI)     5   5  2.74  13  12   7   0   0  102   86   33   31    5   38   69
Dennis Leonard (KC)    7   2  2.77  13  13   7   0   0  111  103   37   34    7   34   74
Jackie Brown (CLE)     6   2  2.81  14  11   2   0   2   90   82   33   28    8   26   48
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

 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             8   7  3.15  18  18   8   0   2  134  116   51   47   12   50   65
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 Cuellar           4   7  5.27  15  14   2   0   1   70   86   44   41    6   33   22
Mike Flanagan          0   2  5.31   8   1   0   0   0   20   20   12   12    4    9   17

 Boston                W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Murphy             2   1  0.00   4   0   0   0   0    5    6    3    0    0    3    1
Jim Willoughby         1   3  2.48  20   0   0   1   0   33   29   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  3.29  15  15   8   0   1  109  100   47   40   14   30   73
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   4  4.04  13  13   4   0   2   82   85   40   37   10   19   34
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
Paul Hartzell          0   2  3.26  19   0   0   2   0   47   51   20   17    3   12   16
Sid Monge              2   2  3.30  15   6   1   0   0   57   51   23   21    5   23   16
Gary Ross              4   8  3.46  14  13   1   0   1   83   94   41   32    4   19   51
Nolan Ryan             6   7  3.89  16  16   8   0   2  111   75   52   48    5   76  128
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   5  5.46  23   0   0   3   0   30   35   20   18    1   12   17
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
Wilbur Wood            4   3  2.24   7   7   5   0   1   56   51   24   14    3   11   31
Clay Carroll           3   3  2.47  19   0   0   6   0   55   45   19   15    0   16   30
Dave Hamilton          2   3  2.49  17   1   0   3   0   43   36   13   12    1   18   28
Rich Gossage           5   5  2.74  13  12   7   0   0  102   86   33   31    5   38   69
Ken Brett              3   1  2.93   6   6   1   0   0   43   25   14   14    1   20   14
Pete Vuckovich         4   2  4.11  10   6   1   0   0   46   51   21   21    2   20   26
Terry Forster          1   4  4.39  12   9   1   0   0   55   66   28   27    2   22   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
Pat Dobson             8   5  2.41  14  14   5   0   0   97   77   33   26    6   24   50
Stan Thomas            0   1  2.48  18   0   0   3   0   29   19   10    8    2   17   16
Jim Kern               6   2  2.51  19   2   0   3   0   57   43   22   16    0   27   50
Jackie Brown           6   2  2.81  14  11   2   0   2   90   82   33   28    8   26   48
Tom Buskey             2   3  2.93  15   0   0   0   0   31   25   12   10    4   11   12
Rick Waits             1   1  3.15   5   3   0   0   0   20   23    7    7    0    9   11
Don Hood               1   4  3.50  14   3   0   1   0   36   39   15   14    3   12   17
Dennis Eckersley       3   5  4.15  12  12   2   0   1   61   52   31   28    4   27   52
Jim Bibby              3   2  4.46  12   5   0   1   0   38   51   21   19    0   16   22
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           6   1  2.07   9   7   6   0   0   65   52   18   15    2   16   31
Dave Roberts           6   5  3.34  12  12   7   0   1   89   73   35   33    5   24   32
John Hiller            4   3  3.35  24   0   0   6   0   43   35   18   16    5   26   45
Jim Crawford           0   3  4.17  14   0   0   1   0   37   39   21   17    1   16   27
Frank MacCormack       0   2  4.35   2   2   0   0   0   10   11    7    5    0   11    4
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
Steve Mingori          3   0  2.62  19   0   0   3   0   34   31   11   10    1    9   17
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
Mark Littell           3   2  2.84  21   1   0   6   0   38   29   13   12    0   21   40
Doug Bird              7   1  2.88  19  10   1   2   1   84   78   27   27    8   15   51
Marty Pattin           1   7  3.10  25   0   0   5   0   29   28   11   10    3   11   22
Al Fitzmorris          8   3  3.50  15  14   3   0   0   93  107   42   36    3   20   31
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   4   0   0   1   0    9    1    1    0    0    9    7
Bill Travers           8   4  1.85  14  14   6   0   3  102   82   30   21    3   42   63
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   9  4.14  14  14   3   0   0   87   80   44   40    7   24   43
Pete Broberg           1   5  4.34   9   8   0   0   0   46   41   28   22    1   34   13
Ray Sadecki            0   0  4.35   9   0   0   0   0   10   11    7    5    1    5    8
Eduardo Rodriguez      1   5  4.65  26   0   0   8   0   31   24   19   16    2   18   18
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  1.51  23   0   0   0   0   42   32    8    7    3   12   15
Bill Campbell          7   2  2.88  26   0   0   6   0   59   48   21   19    1   30   35
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
Steve Luebber          0   2  4.53  20   2   0   2   0   46   41   23   23    5   23   19
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           2   3  5.65   6   6   0   0   0   29   27   19   18    2   14   14
Bill Singer            1   2  5.84   4   4   1   0   0   25   28   18   16    4   10    8
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  1.77  28   0   0  12   0   56   46   15   11    1   13   36
Tippy Martinez         2   0  1.93  11   0   0   2   0   28   18    6    6    1   14   14
Doyle Alexander        1   0  2.16   1   1   0   0   0    8    8    3    2    0    2    4
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             7   4  3.75  14  14   4   0   0   86   73   37   36    5   36   29
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  2.73  29   0   0   1   0   53   44   19   16    2   10   15
Vida Blue              6   6  3.09  15  15   5   0   1  108  116   44   37    2   28   54
Stan Bahnsen           3   2  3.51  13   9   1   0   1   67   63   27   26    6   18   42
Rollie Fingers         3   5  3.54  29   0   0   8   0   48   44   21   19    3   13   45
Jim Todd               6   5  3.54  28   0   0   3   0   48   42   23   19    4   18   15
Mike Torrez            6   8  4.06  18  18   3   0   0  106  102   59   48   10   51   46
Paul Mitchell          3   3  5.05  10  10   2   0   0   52   67   33   29    7   10   30
Glenn Abbott           1   1  5.46   9   3   0   0   0   28   30   18   17    4    3   11
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
Joe Hoerner            0   0  1.84  16   0   0   4   0   15   12    5    3    0    7    5
Steve Foucault         5   3  2.60  20   0   0   4   0   35   29   11   10    5    7   18
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
Gaylord Perry          7   5  3.11  14  14   8   0   0  110   96   38   38    5   27   68
Nelson Briles          6   3  3.19  12  12   4   0   0   87   86   39   31   10   17   41
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  3.60   4   2   0   0   0   15   21    7    6    0    7    4
Bert Blyleven          0   3  5.47   3   3   1   0   0   26   29   17   16    4    5   20
Steve Barr             1   3  5.67   9   4   2   0   0   33   37   24   21    7   20   11
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:

  P. Dobson (CLE)           8
  A. Fitzmorris (KC)        8
  C. Hunter (NY)            8
  J. Palmer (BAL)           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

Losses:

  J. Colborn (MIL)          9
  B. Blyleven (TEX)         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
  J. Palmer (BAL)           8
  G. Perry (TEX)            8
  N. Ryan (CAL)             8
  D. Goltz (MIN)            7
  R. Gossage (CHI)          7
  D. Leonard (KC)           7
  D. Roberts (DET)          7

Saves:

  S. Lyle (NY)             12
  R. Fingers (OAK)          8
  E. Rodriguez (MIL)        8
  D. LaRoche (CLE)          7
  B. Campbell (MIN)         6
  C. Carroll (CHI)          6
  J. Hiller (DET)           6
  M. Littell (KC)           6
  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 (NY)         1

Innings Pitched:

  C. Hunter (NY)        140.1
  J. Palmer (BAL)       134.1
  B. Blyleven (TEX)     121.2
  F. Tanana (CAL)       118.1
  J. Slaton (MIL)       115.2
  N. Ryan (CAL)         111.0
  D. Leonard (KC)       110.2
  G. Perry (TEX)        110.0
  F. Jenkins (BOS)      109.1
  V. Blue (OAK)         107.2

Hits:

  B. Blyleven (TEX)       130
  V. Blue (OAK)           116
  J. Palmer (BAL)         116
  L. Tiant (BOS)          110
  K. Holtzman (NY)        109
  C. Hunter (NY)          108
  A. Fitzmorris (KC)      107
  P. Splittorff (KC)      106
  D. Leonard (KC)         103
  J. Slaton (MIL)         103

Runs:

  C. Hunter (NY)           60
  M. Torrez (OAK)          59
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        56
  P. Splittorff (KC)       53
  D. Goltz (MIN)           52
  N. Ryan (CAL)            52
  J. Palmer (BAL)          51
  J. Hughes (MIN)          50
  R. Bare (DET)            49
  B. Johnson (CHI)         49

Home Runs:

  C. Hunter (NY)           14
  F. Jenkins (BOS)         14
  F. Tanana (CAL)          14
  J. Palmer (BAL)          12
  N. Briles (TEX)          10
  V. Ruhle (DET)           10
  M. Torrez (OAK)          10
  R. Wise (BOS)            10
  J. Hughes (MIN)           9
  B. Laxton (DET)           9

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            76
  M. Torrez (OAK)          51
  J. Palmer (BAL)          50
  J. Decker (MIN)          45
  B. Travers (MIL)         42
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        40
  E. Figueroa (NY)         39
  R. Gossage (CHI)         38
  B. Singer (MIN)          37
  P. Splittorff (KC)       37

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           128
  F. Tanana (CAL)         123
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        95
  D. Leonard (KC)          74
  C. Hunter (NY)           73
  F. Jenkins (BOS)         73
  R. Gossage (CHI)         69
  G. Perry (TEX)           68
  J. Palmer (BAL)          65
  B. Travers (MIL)         63


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