Monday June 21, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Monday, June 21, 1976

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        38  22  3.20   60  23  16   560   458  219  199   32  185  288
Cleveland       30  30  3.24   60   9  15   548   500  227  197   30  202  334
Kansas City     39  23  3.26   62  15  17   569   553  232  206   33  198  307
Texas           34  26  3.39   60  24   8   550   519  246  207   46  181  294
Baltimore       31  31  3.49   62  19   8   560   540  238  217   37  206  227
Boston          29  31  3.63   60  21   5   537   546  253  217   48  168  250
California      28  40  3.66   68  23   8   610   580  292  248   40  225  431
Milwaukee       24  34  3.70   58  15  11   516   475  244  212   26  209  246
Oakland         31  34  3.72   65  12  12   592   591  279  245   48  176  289
Chicago         28  32  3.74   60  18  10   553   533  255  230   29  206  320
Minnesota       29  33  4.06   62  15   8   552   550  286  249   37  239  311
Detroit         28  33  4.22   61  16   9   542   549  301  254   43  228  316

 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
Wayne Garland (BAL)    7   0  1.94  16   3   1   1   1   65   48   15   14    2   18   29
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

 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
Wayne Garland          7   0  1.94  16   3   1   1   1   65   48   15   14    2   18   29
Rudy May               1   0  2.16   1   1   0   0   0    8   10    4    2    0    3    6
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
Luis Tiant             8   5  2.93  15  15   7   0   2  108  115   45   35   10   24   47
Rick Jones             1   0  2.97  10   2   1   0   0   30   35   10   10    0    9   15
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
Gary Ross              5   8  3.09  15  14   2   0   1   93  102   42   32    4   22   58
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
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
Dave Hamilton          3   3  2.42  18   1   0   3   0   45   36   13   12    1   18   29
Clay Carroll           3   3  2.47  19   0   0   6   0   55   45   19   15    0   16   30
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  4.64  13   3   1   1   0   43   42   22   22    6   11   29
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  3.13  16   0   0   0   0   32   27   13   11    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   6  4.39  13  13   2   0   1   68   59   36   33    4   31   53
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
John Hiller            5   3  3.15  25   0   0   6   0   46   36   18   16    5   28   47
Dave Roberts           6   5  3.34  12  12   7   0   1   89   73   35   33    5   24   32
Jim Crawford           0   3  4.17  14   0   0   1   0   37   39   21   17    1   16   27
Vern Ruhle             5   3  4.33  13  13   1   0   0   81   92   44   39   10   25   46
Frank MacCormack       0   2  4.35   2   2   0   0   0   10   11    7    5    0   11    4
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
Dennis Leonard         7   2  2.77  13  13   7   0   0  111  103   37   34    7   34   74
Mark Littell           3   2  2.79  22   1   0   6   0   39   29   13   12    0   21   40
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  3.10  25   0   0   5   0   29   28   11   10    3   11   22
Tom Hall               1   1  3.18  12   0   0   1   0   11    7    6    4    1    5    9
Al Fitzmorris          8   3  3.50  15  14   3   0   0   93  107   42   36    3   20   31
Paul Splittorff        6   6  4.19  16  15   3   0   1  105  114   54   49    9   37   39
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   5  3.27  16  16   6   0   2  127  115   48   46    6   37   55
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   4  4.01  16  16   8   0   1  108  110   54   48    7   33   62
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            8   4  3.24  15  15   6   0   2  111   96   45   40    5   41   57
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   4  4.38  11  11   3   0   0   62   73   34   30    8   13   34
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          1   3  3.96   4   4   2   0   1   36   30   17   16    4    9   28
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
  E. Figueroa (NY)          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

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
  D. Goltz (MIN)            8
  F. Jenkins (BOS)          8
  J. Palmer (BAL)           8
  G. Perry (TEX)            8
  N. Ryan (CAL)             8
  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
  E. Figueroa (NY)          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

Innings Pitched:

  C. Hunter (NY)        140.1
  J. Palmer (BAL)       134.1
  B. Blyleven (TEX)     131.2
  J. Slaton (MIL)       126.2
  F. Tanana (CAL)       118.1
  E. Figueroa (NY)      111.0
  N. Ryan (CAL)         111.0
  D. Leonard (KC)       110.2
  G. Perry (TEX)        110.0
  F. Jenkins (BOS)      109.1

Hits:

  B. Blyleven (TEX)       131
  V. Blue (OAK)           116
  J. Palmer (BAL)         116
  J. Slaton (MIL)         115
  L. Tiant (BOS)          115
  P. Splittorff (KC)      114
  D. Goltz (MIN)          110
  K. Holtzman (NY)        109
  C. Hunter (NY)          108
  A. Fitzmorris (KC)      107

Runs:

  C. Hunter (NY)           60
  M. Torrez (OAK)          59
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        56
  D. Goltz (MIN)           54
  P. Splittorff (KC)       54
  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
  L. Tiant (BOS)           10
  M. Torrez (OAK)          10
  R. Wise (BOS)            10
  J. Hughes (MIN)           9

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            76
  M. Torrez (OAK)          51
  J. Palmer (BAL)          50
  J. Decker (MIN)          45
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        44
  B. Travers (MIL)         42
  E. Figueroa (NY)         41
  R. Gossage (CHI)         38
  B. Singer (MIN)          37
  J. Slaton (MIL)          37

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           128
  F. Tanana (CAL)         123
  B. Blyleven (TEX)       103
  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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