Monday June 28, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Monday, June 28, 1976

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        43  25  3.16   68  26  18   631   513  243  222   40  202  320
Cleveland       35  33  3.28   68   9  19   618   565  255  225   35  230  377
Texas           39  29  3.33   68  26   9   624   595  284  231   53  203  332
Kansas City     42  27  3.42   69  16  19   631   612  269  240   38  225  338
Baltimore       34  35  3.55   69  21   9   629   610  273  248   44  232  258
Boston          32  35  3.62   67  22   5   609   621  286  245   55  179  297
Oakland         35  37  3.71   72  12  14   656   653  304  270   52  197  314
California      29  45  3.80   74  23   9   663   644  325  280   47  247  458
Chicago         33  35  3.84   68  20  13   624   604  295  266   35  243  357
Milwaukee       25  40  4.00   65  16  11   574   562  287  255   34  230  271
Detroit         33  35  4.06   68  19  10   605   605  324  273   48  250  347
Minnesota       33  37  4.11   70  16   8   622   612  323  284   43  276  350

 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
Wayne Garland (BAL)    8   0  1.82  17   4   2   1   1   74   56   16   15    2   19   33
Mark Fidrych (DET)     8   1  2.05  11   9   8   0   0   83   66   22   19    5   18   37
Jim Umbarger (TEX)     7   5  2.55  15  15   6   0   2  102   98   40   29    6   29   60
Luis Tiant (BOS)       9   5  2.78  16  16   8   0   2  117  123   46   36   10   24   48
Rich Gossage (CHI)     5   6  2.78  14  13   8   0   0  110   93   37   34    6   44   74
Pat Dobson (CLE)       9   5  2.80  16  16   5   0   0  106   88   40   33    9   29   56
Doug Bird (KC)         8   1  2.96  21  10   1   2   1   91   84   31   30    8   15   52
Jackie Brown (CLE)     6   2  3.00  15  12   2   0   2   93   87   36   31    8   26   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   2   0   0   1   0    4    2    0    0    0    3    3
Wayne Garland          8   0  1.82  17   4   2   1   1   74   56   16   15    2   19   33
Ken Holtzman           5   4  2.86  13  13   6   0   1   98  100   34   31    4   35   25
Dyar Miller            1   2  3.18  22   0   0   3   0   40   36   15   14    2   16   17
Jim Palmer             9   7  3.22  20  20   9   0   2  148  130   59   53   14   52   70
Ross Grimsley          2   4  3.43  14   7   0   0   0   63   64   30   24    5   16   22
Doyle Alexander        3   4  3.50  11   6   2   0   1   64   58   27   25    3   24   17
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
Dave Pagan             0   2  5.59   4   0   0   1   0   10    7    6    6    1    5    6
Mike Flanagan          0   3  5.63  10   1   0   0   0   24   26   15   15    4   10   18
Rudy May               1   1  9.00   4   3   0   0   0   12   22   14   12    2    7   10

 Boston                W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Murphy             2   2  0.68   7   0   0   0   0   13   13    6    1    1    8    2
Luis Tiant             9   5  2.78  16  16   8   0   2  117  123   46   36   10   24   48
Jim Willoughby         1   4  3.00  22   0   0   1   0   36   33   18   12    2   13   17
Rick Jones             1   0  3.02  12   4   1   0   0   42   52   16   14    0   10   22
Fergie Jenkins         6   8  3.28  17  16   8   0   1  121  109   51   44   15   30   90
Reggie Cleveland       4   2  3.58  19   1   0   1   0   60   60   26   24    1   19   25
Tom House              1   2  3.90  22   0   0   3   0   32   24   14   14    2   12   17
Rick Wise              5   5  4.23  14  14   4   0   2   87   94   44   41   11   20   36
Dick Pole              3   4  4.48  15  10   1   0   0   72   73   37   36    6   29   30
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
Paul Hartzell          0   2  3.00  22   0   0   2   0   57   62   22   19    3   15   18
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
Gary Ross              5   9  3.41  16  15   2   0   1  100  110   48   38    6   26   58
Nolan Ryan             6   8  3.96  17  17   8   0   2  116   80   55   51    5   79  136
Mickey Scott           1   0  4.11  10   0   0   1   0   15   18    8    7    1    5    5
Don Kirkwood           2   7  4.57  16  16   2   0   0   89   99   51   45    6   24   45
Dick Drago             1   6  5.45  25   0   0   4   0   35   39   23   21    2   14   19
Andy Hassler           0   5  5.66  13   4   0   0   0   41   47   30   26    3   16   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   2  2.80   8   7   2   1   0   55   35   17   17    1   23   18
Dave Hamilton          3   4  3.14  22   1   0   4   0   49   40   18   17    2   20   32
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           5   7  5.25  14  14   2   0   1   86   92   54   50    8   32   43
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  1.64  25   0   0  10   0   38   22    7    7    0   22   39
Stan Thomas            1   1  2.08  21   0   0   3   0   39   26   11    9    3   22   21
Jim Kern               6   2  2.37  21   2   0   4   0   61   46   22   16    0   28   55
Pat Dobson             9   5  2.80  16  16   5   0   0  106   88   40   33    9   29   56
Jackie Brown           6   2  3.00  15  12   2   0   2   93   87   36   31    8   26   51
Jim Bibby              4   2  3.48  15   5   0   1   0   52   57   22   20    0   20   29
Don Hood               2   4  3.55  16   5   0   1   0   46   49   19   18    3   15   22
Tom Buskey             2   3  3.57  19   0   0   0   0   35   33   16   14    5   11   14
Rick Waits             2   2  3.99   7   5   0   0   0   29   35   13   13    0   14   15
Dennis Eckersley       3   7  4.40  14  14   2   0   1   72   63   38   35    4   33   56
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           8   1  2.05  11   9   8   0   0   83   66   22   19    5   18   37
John Hiller            6   3  2.96  27   0   0   6   0   52   40   19   17    5   32   55
Dave Roberts           7   6  3.28  14  14   8   0   1  104   88   41   38    6   28   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
Frank MacCormack       0   3  4.66   4   4   0   0   0   19   20   12   10    1   19    9
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           2   1  6.08  18   0   0   1   0   37   42   30   25    4   23   22
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  2.63  21   0   0   4   0   38   35   12   11    1    9   18
Marty Pattin           2   7  2.63  27   1   0   5   0   38   31   12   11    3   14   27
Tom Hall               1   1  2.81  15   0   0   1   0   16   10    7    5    1    7   13
Doug Bird              8   1  2.96  21  10   1   2   1   91   84   31   30    8   15   52
Mark Littell           3   3  2.98  24   1   0   7   0   42   34   16   14    0   26   41
Dennis Leonard         7   3  3.08  15  15   8   0   0  126  115   46   43    8   40   81
Al Fitzmorris          8   4  3.62  16  15   3   0   0   97  116   46   39    3   22   34
Paul Splittorff        7   6  4.12  17  16   3   0   1  111  120   56   51    9   38   42
Steve Busby            3   2  4.20  11  11   1   0   0   60   49   33   28    5   41   25
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   5   0   0   1   0   10    2    1    0    0    9    8
Bill Travers           8   5  1.79  15  15   7   0   3  110   90   31   22    4   43   65
Jim Slaton             8   6  3.43  17  17   6   0   2  131  120   52   50    6   39   58
Bill Castro            1   0  4.08   9   0   0   1   0   18   15    8    8    1    4    8
Jerry Augustine        2   4  4.34  20   5   0   0   0   46   46   22   22    4   15   19
Jim Colborn            4  10  4.40  16  16   3   0   0  100  100   53   49   10   27   48
Pete Broberg           1   6  4.86  11   9   0   0   0   54   56   35   29    2   40   15
Rick Austin            0   0  5.06   3   0   0   0   0    5   10    3    3    1    0    3
Tom Hausman            0   0  5.40   3   0   0   0   0    3    3    2    2    0    3    1
Eduardo Rodriguez      1   5  5.56  28   0   0   8   0   34   31   24   21    3   18   20
Ray Sadecki            0   0  6.57  14   0   0   0   0   12   15   11    9    1    7   11
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  1.75  25   0   0   0   0   46   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          8   2  3.46  31   0   0   6   0   70   63   29   27    3   33   46
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  4.65   6   6   2   0   0   41   41   23   21    4   17   15
Jim Hughes             4   8  5.10  14  13   2   0   0   83   88   59   47   10   34   42
Joe Decker             2   7  5.28  13  12   0   0   0   58   60   37   34    3   51   35
Pete Redfern           2   5  5.45   8   8   0   0   0   40   37   27   24    4   21   22
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  1.73  33   0   0  14   0   62   48   16   12    2   17   41
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            3   0  2.76  17   1   0   1   0   33   34   10   10    1   14   27
Ed Figueroa            9   4  3.18  16  16   6   0   2  119  101   48   42    6   43   59
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
Catfish Hunter         9   7  3.57  18  18  10   0   2  156  124   65   62   16   39   83
Rudy May               4   3  3.57  11  11   2   0   1   68   49   32   27    5   28   38
Ken Holtzman           0   2  4.07   3   3   2   0   0   24   22   11   11    2    2    6
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
Paul Lindblad          4   1  2.84  34   0   0   2   0   57   51   21   18    2   12   17
Dick Bosman            2   0  2.90  14   6   0   0   0   59   56   19   19    5    9   18
Vida Blue              6   6  3.09  15  15   5   0   1  108  116   44   37    2   28   54
Stan Bahnsen           3   2  3.24  16   9   1   0   1   72   67   27   26    6   23   44
Rollie Fingers         3   5  3.31  30   0   0   9   0   52   46   21   19    3   15   50
Jim Todd               6   6  3.58  29   0   0   3   0   50   45   24   20    4   20   15
Mike Torrez            6   8  3.78  19  19   3   0   0  114  106   59   48   10   52   49
Glenn Abbott           1   2  4.93  10   4   0   0   0   35   38   20   19    5    4   15
Mike Norris            1   2  5.09  11   7   0   0   0   41   40   24   23    6   19   17
Paul Mitchell          3   5  5.43  12  12   3   0   0   68   88   45   41    9   15   35

 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         7   4  2.27  23   0   0   4   0   44   36   14   11    6    8   23
Mike Bacsik            0   0  2.45   1   0   0   0   0    4    2    3    1    1    3    1
Jim Umbarger           7   5  2.55  15  15   6   0   2  102   98   40   29    6   29   60
Steve Hargan           2   2  3.00  14   2   0   0   0   45   42   22   15    3   21   26
Bert Blyleven          2   3  3.11   5   5   3   0   2   46   40   17   16    4   11   33
Gaylord Perry          8   5  3.18  15  15   9   0   0  119  104   42   42    6   30   74
Bill Singer            4   1  3.48  10  10   2   0   1   65   56   31   25    4   27   34
Nelson Briles          6   5  3.56  14  14   4   0   0   99   97   49   39   12   22   44
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
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:

  P. Dobson (CLE)           9
  E. Figueroa (NY)          9
  C. Hunter (NY)            9
  J. Palmer (BAL)           9
  L. Tiant (BOS)            9
  D. Bird (KC)              8
  B. Campbell (MIN)         8
  D. Ellis (NY)             8
  M. Fidrych (DET)          8
  A. Fitzmorris (KC)        8

Losses:

  J. Colborn (MIL)         10
  G. Ross (CAL)             9
  B. Blyleven (TEX)         8
  J. Hughes (MIN)           8
  F. Jenkins (BOS)          8
  N. Ryan (CAL)             8
  M. Torrez (OAK)           8
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          7
  J. Decker (MIN)           7
  D. Eckersley (CLE)        7

Complete Games:

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

Saves:

  S. Lyle (NY)             14
  D. LaRoche (CLE)         10
  R. Fingers (OAK)          9
  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
  B. Blyleven (TEX)         2
  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

Innings Pitched:

  C. Hunter (NY)        156.1
  J. Palmer (BAL)       148.0
  B. Blyleven (TEX)     141.2
  J. Slaton (MIL)       131.1
  D. Leonard (KC)       125.2
  K. Holtzman (NY)      122.0
  F. Jenkins (BOS)      120.2
  E. Figueroa (NY)      119.0
  G. Perry (TEX)        119.0
  F. Tanana (CAL)       118.1

Hits:

  B. Blyleven (TEX)       141
  J. Palmer (BAL)         130
  C. Hunter (NY)          124
  L. Tiant (BOS)          123
  K. Holtzman (NY)        122
  J. Slaton (MIL)         120
  P. Splittorff (KC)      120
  V. Blue (OAK)           116
  A. Fitzmorris (KC)      116
  D. Goltz (MIN)          116

Runs:

  C. Hunter (NY)           65
  J. Hughes (MIN)          59
  J. Palmer (BAL)          59
  M. Torrez (OAK)          59
  D. Goltz (MIN)           57
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        56
  P. Splittorff (KC)       56
  N. Ryan (CAL)            55
  B. Johnson (CHI)         54
  B. Singer (MIN)          54

Home Runs:

  C. Hunter (NY)           16
  F. Jenkins (BOS)         15
  J. Palmer (BAL)          14
  F. Tanana (CAL)          14
  N. Briles (TEX)          12
  R. Wise (BOS)            11
  J. Colborn (MIL)         10
  J. Hughes (MIN)          10
  V. Ruhle (DET)           10
  L. Tiant (BOS)           10

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            79
  J. Palmer (BAL)          52
  M. Torrez (OAK)          52
  J. Decker (MIN)          51
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        46
  R. Gossage (CHI)         44
  B. Singer (MIN)          44
  E. Figueroa (NY)         43
  B. Travers (MIL)         43
  S. Busby (KC)            41

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           136
  F. Tanana (CAL)         123
  B. Blyleven (TEX)       108
  F. Jenkins (BOS)         90
  C. Hunter (NY)           83
  D. Leonard (KC)          81
  R. Gossage (CHI)         74
  G. Perry (TEX)           74
  J. Palmer (BAL)          70
  D. Goltz (MIN)           66


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