Friday June 25, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Friday, June 25, 1976

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        40  24  3.18   64  25  16   596   485  231  211   35  190  299
Cleveland       33  31  3.25   64   9  17   584   536  241  211   32  216  354
Texas           37  28  3.40   65  25   9   594   571  276  224   50  195  314
Kansas City     40  26  3.48   66  16  18   603   598  261  233   37  212  327
Baltimore       32  33  3.49   65  20   8   594   567  252  230   41  221  242
Oakland         34  35  3.63   69  12  13   627   620  287  253   51  187  304
Boston          30  34  3.68   64  21   5   580   591  273  237   52  172  276
Milwaukee       25  36  3.79   61  16  11   542   516  260  228   28  214  261
California      29  43  3.81   72  23   9   645   630  317  273   45  237  444
Chicago         32  34  3.91   66  19  12   605   592  292  263   34  238  348
Minnesota       31  36  4.12   67  16   8   596   592  312  273   41  263  335
Detroit         31  34  4.20   65  17  10   577   584  319  269   47  240  336

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bill Travers (MIL)     8   5  1.79  15  15   7   0   3  110   90   31   22    4   43   65
Mark Fidrych (DET)     7   1  2.18  10   8   7   0   0   74   59   21   18    4   18   35
Jim Umbarger (TEX)     7   5  2.59  14  14   6   0   2   94   92   38   27    4   28   50
Pat Dobson (CLE)       8   5  2.70  15  15   5   0   0  100   83   37   30    7   25   52
Rich Gossage (CHI)     5   6  2.78  14  13   8   0   0  110   93   37   34    6   44   74
Ken Holtzman (NY)      5   5  2.92  15  15   7   0   1  114  116   40   37    4   36   29
Luis Tiant (BOS)       8   5  2.93  15  15   7   0   2  108  115   45   35   10   24   47
Jackie Brown (CLE)     6   2  3.00  15  12   2   0   2   93   87   36   31    8   26   51
Doug Bird (KC)         7   1  3.02  20  10   1   2   1   86   81   30   29    8   15   51
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
Tippy Martinez         0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    4    2    0    0    0    3    2
Wayne Garland          7   0  1.94  16   3   1   1   1   65   48   15   14    2   18   29
Ken Holtzman           5   4  2.86  13  13   6   0   1   98  100   34   31    4   35   25
Dyar Miller            1   2  2.97  21   0   0   3   0   33   30   12   11    1   12   15
Jim Palmer             9   7  3.06  19  19   9   0   2  144  123   53   49   14   51   68
Doyle Alexander        3   4  3.50  11   6   2   0   1   64   58   27   25    3   24   17
Ross Grimsley          1   4  3.81  13   6   0   0   0   54   56   28   23    4   15   18
Grant Jackson          1   1  5.12  13   0   0   3   0   19   19   11   11    1    9   14
Mike Cuellar           4   7  5.20  16  15   2   0   1   73   90   46   42    6   36   23
Mike Flanagan          0   2  5.31   8   1   0   0   0   20   20   12   12    4    9   17
Dave Pagan             0   2  5.63   3   0   0   1   0    8    6    5    5    1    4    5
Rudy May               1   0  6.10   2   2   0   0   0   10   15    9    7    1    5    9

 Boston                W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Murphy             2   1  0.82   6   0   0   0   0   11   10    4    1    1    4    2
Rick Jones             1   0  2.61  11   3   1   0   0   38   43   11   11    0    9   19
Luis Tiant             8   5  2.93  15  15   7   0   2  108  115   45   35   10   24   47
Jim Willoughby         1   4  3.00  22   0   0   1   0   36   33   18   12    2   13   17
Fergie Jenkins         5   8  3.32  16  16   8   0   1  117  107   50   43   14   30   82
Reggie Cleveland       4   2  3.36  18   1   0   1   0   59   58   24   22    0   19   23
Tom House              1   2  3.94  21   0   0   3   0   32   24   14   14    2   11   17
Rick Wise              5   5  4.23  14  14   4   0   2   87   94   44   41   11   20   36
Dick Pole              3   4  4.92  14   9   1   0   0   64   67   35   35    5   28   23
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
Jim Brewer             3   1  2.70  13   0   0   2   0   20   20    7    6    0    6   16
Sid Monge              3   2  3.03  16   7   1   0   0   65   60   24   22    5   25   19
Frank Tanana           8   5  3.04  15  15  10   0   1  118  100   48   40   14   31  123
Paul Hartzell          0   2  3.17  21   0   0   2   0   54   59   22   19    3   13   18
Gary Ross              5   9  3.41  16  15   2   0   1  100  110   48   38    6   26   58
Nolan Ryan             6   7  3.89  16  16   8   0   2  111   75   52   48    5   76  128
Mickey Scott           1   0  4.11  10   0   0   1   0   15   18    8    7    1    5    5
Don Kirkwood           2   7  4.79  15  15   2   0   0   83   97   49   44    5   21   41
Dick Drago             1   5  5.28  24   0   0   4   0   31   36   20   18    1   13   17
Andy Hassler           0   5  5.66  12   4   0   0   0   41   46   30   26    3   15   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
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
Rich Gossage           5   6  2.78  14  13   8   0   0  110   93   37   34    6   44   74
Ken Brett              3   1  3.18   7   6   1   1   0   45   30   16   16    1   20   17
Dave Hamilton          3   4  3.19  21   1   0   3   0   48   40   18   17    2   20   30
Pete Vuckovich         6   2  3.91  13   6   1   0   0   53   58   23   23    2   24   29
Terry Forster          1   4  4.26  14  10   1   1   0   61   71   30   29    2   25   44
Jim Otten              0   0  4.50   2   0   0   0   0    6    9    6    3    0    2    3
Chris Knapp            0   0  4.76   2   1   0   0   0    6    6    4    3    1    7    4
Bart Johnson           4   7  5.59  13  13   2   0   1   77   85   52   48    7   30   37
Francisco Barrios      1   2  5.59  14   4   1   1   0   47   49   29   29    7   13   30
Jesse Jefferson        2   2  6.69   9   5   0   0   0   36   46   29   27    1   22   17
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   2  1.69  24   0   0   9   0   37   22    7    7    0   22   37
Stan Thomas            1   1  2.16  20   0   0   3   0   33   22   10    8    2   20   18
Jim Kern               6   2  2.50  20   2   0   3   0   58   44   22   16    0   27   51
Pat Dobson             8   5  2.70  15  15   5   0   0  100   83   37   30    7   25   52
Rick Waits             2   1  2.89   6   4   0   0   0   28   31    9    9    0   12   14
Jackie Brown           6   2  3.00  15  12   2   0   2   93   87   36   31    8   26   51
Don Hood               2   4  3.07  15   4   0   1   0   44   45   16   15    3   13   22
Tom Buskey             2   3  3.41  17   0   0   0   0   34   30   15   13    5   11   14
Jim Bibby              3   2  4.35  13   5   0   1   0   41   54   22   20    0   19   23
Dennis Eckersley       3   6  4.39  13  13   2   0   1   68   59   36   33    4   31   53
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           7   1  2.18  10   8   7   0   0   74   59   21   18    4   18   35
John Hiller            6   3  2.96  26   0   0   6   0   49   37   18   16    5   30   50
Dave Roberts           7   5  3.48  13  13   7   0   1   96   82   39   37    6   26   35
Vern Ruhle             5   3  4.03  14  14   1   0   0   87   97   46   39   10   26   47
Jim Crawford           0   3  4.62  15   0   0   1   0   39   45   25   20    1   17   28
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
Frank MacCormack       0   3  6.08   3   3   0   0   0   13   16   11    9    1   13    8
Steve Grilli           1   1  6.43  17   0   0   1   0   35   41   30   25    4   23   19
Dave Lemanczyk         0   1 12.46   2   1   0   0   0    4    8    6    6    0    1    3

 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  2.72  20   0   0   3   0   36   35   12   11    1    9   17
Mark Littell           3   2  2.81  23   1   0   7   0   42   33   14   13    0   23   41
Tom Hall               1   1  3.00  13   0   0   1   0   15   10    7    5    1    7   13
Doug Bird              7   1  3.02  20  10   1   2   1   86   81   30   29    8   15   51
Dennis Leonard         7   3  3.11  14  14   8   0   0  119  110   44   41    8   37   80
Marty Pattin           1   7  3.30  26   0   0   5   0   30   30   12   11    3   11   23
Al Fitzmorris          8   4  3.62  16  15   3   0   0   97  116   46   39    3   22   34
Steve Busby            3   2  4.12  10  10   1   0   0   55   45   30   25    4   37   21
Paul Splittorff        7   6  4.12  17  16   3   0   1  111  120   56   51    9   38   42
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   5  1.79  15  15   7   0   3  110   90   31   22    4   43   65
Bill Castro            1   0  3.06   8   0   0   1   0   18   12    6    6    1    4    8
Jim Slaton             8   5  3.27  16  16   6   0   2  127  115   48   46    6   37   55
Jerry Augustine        2   3  4.19  19   4   0   0   0   39   38   18   18    3   10   19
Jim Colborn            4   9  4.23  15  15   3   0   0   94   90   48   44    8   25   46
Pete Broberg           1   5  4.53  10   8   0   0   0   48   48   30   24    1   34   15
Eduardo Rodriguez      1   5  4.96  27   0   0   8   0   33   27   21   18    2   18   19
Tom Hausman            0   0  5.40   3   0   0   0   0    3    3    2    2    0    3    1
Ray Sadecki            0   0  5.73  11   0   0   0   0   11   14    9    7    1    6    9
Rick Austin            0   0  6.75   1   0   0   0   0    1    4    1    1    0    0    2
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  1.79  24   0   0   0   0   45   35   10    9    4   12   16
Bert Blyleven          4   5  3.12  12  12   4   0   0   95  101   39   33    3   35   75
Bill Campbell          7   2  3.58  29   0   0   6   0   65   58   28   26    2   33   40
Vic Albury             1   1  3.86   8   0   0   0   0   19   17   10    8    0    8    8
Dave Goltz             7   5  3.97  17  17   8   0   1  116  116   57   51    7   38   66
Steve Luebber          0   2  4.53  20   2   0   2   0   46   41   23   23    5   23   19
Bill Singer            2   2  4.81   5   5   2   0   0   34   36   20   18    4   11   10
Pete Redfern           2   4  5.19   7   7   0   0   0   35   32   23   20    3   18   20
Joe Decker             2   7  5.28  13  12   0   0   0   58   60   37   34    3   51   35
Jim Hughes             3   8  5.28  13  12   2   0   0   75   83   56   44   10   30   40
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            5   4  1.84  30   0   0  12   0   59   48   16   12    2   13   38
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
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
Ken Holtzman           0   1  3.31   2   2   1   0   0   16   16    6    6    0    1    4
Doyle Alexander        1   0  3.38   2   2   0   0   0   16   12    7    6    1    2    5
Dock Ellis             8   4  3.40  15  15   5   0   1   95   80   37   36    5   38   31
Rudy May               4   3  3.57  11  11   2   0   1   68   49   32   27    5   28   38
Catfish Hunter         8   7  3.65  17  17  10   0   2  148  115   63   60   15   35   76
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            1   0  2.67  13   5   0   0   0   54   51   16   16    5    9   18
Paul Lindblad          4   1  2.89  32   0   0   2   0   56   48   21   18    2   11   17
Vida Blue              6   6  3.09  15  15   5   0   1  108  116   44   37    2   28   54
Stan Bahnsen           3   2  3.36  15   9   1   0   1   70   65   27   26    6   22   43
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  3.78  19  19   3   0   0  114  106   59   48   10   52   49
Paul Mitchell          3   4  4.38  11  11   3   0   0   62   73   34   30    8   13   34
Glenn Abbott           1   2  4.93  10   4   0   0   0   35   38   20   19    5    4   15
Mike Norris            1   2  5.79  10   6   0   0   0   33   37   22   21    6   17   14

 Texas                 W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jeff Terpko            1   1  2.08  11   0   0   0   0   22   23    6    5    1   11   10
Steve Foucault         6   4  2.40  22   0   0   4   0   41   35   14   11    6    8   21
Mike Bacsik            0   0  2.45   1   0   0   0   0    4    2    3    1    1    3    1
Jim Umbarger           7   5  2.59  14  14   6   0   2   94   92   38   27    4   28   50
Gaylord Perry          8   5  3.18  15  15   9   0   0  119  104   42   42    6   30   74
Steve Hargan           2   2  3.27  13   2   0   0   0   41   41   22   15    3   20   26
Nelson Briles          6   4  3.28  13  13   4   0   0   93   91   43   34   11   18   43
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
Joe Hoerner            0   0  3.71  18   0   0   5   0   17   16    9    7    0    7    5
Bert Blyleven          1   3  3.96   4   4   2   0   1   36   30   17   16    4    9   28
Steve Barr             1   3  5.66  11   5   2   0   0   35   40   29   22    7   23   12
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. Palmer (BAL)           9
  P. Dobson (CLE)           8
  D. Ellis (NY)             8
  E. Figueroa (NY)          8
  A. Fitzmorris (KC)        8
  C. Hunter (NY)            8
  G. Perry (TEX)            8
  J. Slaton (MIL)           8
  F. Tanana (CAL)           8
  L. Tiant (BOS)            8

Losses:

  J. Colborn (MIL)          9
  G. Ross (CAL)             9
  B. Blyleven (TEX)         8
  J. Hughes (MIN)           8
  F. Jenkins (BOS)          8
  M. Torrez (OAK)           8
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          7
  J. Decker (MIN)           7
  C. Hunter (NY)            7
  B. Johnson (CHI)          7

Complete Games:

  C. Hunter (NY)           10
  F. Tanana (CAL)          10
  J. Palmer (BAL)           9
  G. Perry (TEX)            9
  D. Goltz (MIN)            8
  R. Gossage (CHI)          8
  F. Jenkins (BOS)          8
  D. Leonard (KC)           8
  N. Ryan (CAL)             8
  M. Fidrych (DET)          7

Saves:

  S. Lyle (NY)             12
  D. LaRoche (CLE)          9
  R. Fingers (OAK)          8
  E. Rodriguez (MIL)        8
  M. Littell (KC)           7
  B. Campbell (MIN)         6
  C. Carroll (CHI)          6
  J. Hiller (DET)           6
  J. Hoerner (TEX)          5
  M. Pattin (KC)            5

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)        148.0
  J. Palmer (BAL)       144.1
  B. Blyleven (TEX)     131.2
  J. Slaton (MIL)       126.2
  G. Perry (TEX)        119.0
  D. Leonard (KC)       118.2
  F. Tanana (CAL)       118.1
  F. Jenkins (BOS)      116.2
  D. Goltz (MIN)        115.2
  M. Torrez (OAK)       114.1

Hits:

  B. Blyleven (TEX)       131
  J. Palmer (BAL)         123
  P. Splittorff (KC)      120
  V. Blue (OAK)           116
  A. Fitzmorris (KC)      116
  D. Goltz (MIN)          116
  K. Holtzman (NY)        116
  C. Hunter (NY)          115
  J. Slaton (MIL)         115
  L. Tiant (BOS)          115

Runs:

  C. Hunter (NY)           63
  M. Torrez (OAK)          59
  D. Goltz (MIN)           57
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        56
  J. Hughes (MIN)          56
  P. Splittorff (KC)       56
  J. Palmer (BAL)          53
  B. Johnson (CHI)         52
  N. Ryan (CAL)            52
  B. Singer (MIN)          51

Home Runs:

  C. Hunter (NY)           15
  F. Jenkins (BOS)         14
  J. Palmer (BAL)          14
  F. Tanana (CAL)          14
  N. Briles (TEX)          11
  R. Wise (BOS)            11
  J. Hughes (MIN)          10
  V. Ruhle (DET)           10
  L. Tiant (BOS)           10
  M. Torrez (OAK)          10

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            76
  M. Torrez (OAK)          52
  J. Decker (MIN)          51
  J. Palmer (BAL)          51
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        44
  R. Gossage (CHI)         44
  B. Travers (MIL)         43
  E. Figueroa (NY)         41
  D. Ellis (NY)            38
  D. Goltz (MIN)           38

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           128
  F. Tanana (CAL)         123
  B. Blyleven (TEX)       103
  F. Jenkins (BOS)         82
  D. Leonard (KC)          80
  C. Hunter (NY)           76
  R. Gossage (CHI)         74
  G. Perry (TEX)           74
  J. Palmer (BAL)          68
  D. Goltz (MIN)           66

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