Tuesday June 29, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, June 29, 1976

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        43  26  3.22   69  26  18   639   525  250  229   42  203  324
Cleveland       36  33  3.25   69   9  20   627   571  256  226   35  233  382
Kansas City     43  27  3.37   70  17  19   641   617  269  240   38  226  342
Texas           39  30  3.37   69  26   9   633   606  292  237   54  209  337
Baltimore       34  36  3.53   70  21   9   637   617  275  250   44  233  263
Boston          33  35  3.57   68  23   5   618   622  286  245   55  181  301
Oakland         36  37  3.70   73  12  15   665   663  307  273   52  199  318
California      30  45  3.76   75  24   9   672   651  326  281   47  248  462
Chicago         33  36  3.84   69  21  13   633   613  299  270   36  248  359
Milwaukee       25  41  3.99   66  16  11   582   569  291  258   36  233  273
Minnesota       33  38  4.04   71  17   8   632   615  324  284   43  280  352
Detroit         34  35  4.07   69  19  11   614   616  329  278   49  252  358

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Wayne Garland (BAL)    8   0  1.82  17   4   2   1   1   74   56   16   15    2   19   33
Bill Travers (MIL)     8   6  1.96  16  16   7   0   3  115   97   35   25    6   44   66
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
Jackie Brown (CLE)     7   2  2.88  16  13   2   0   2  100   93   37   32    8   28   56
Frank Tanana (CAL)     9   5  2.90  16  16  11   0   1  127  107   49   41   14   32  127
Doug Bird (KC)         8   1  2.96  21  10   1   2   1   91   84   31   30    8   15   52

 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  3.15  23   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
Mike Cuellar           4   8  4.93  17  16   2   0   1   80   97   48   44    6   37   28
Grant Jackson          1   1  5.12  13   0   0   3   0   19   19   11   11    1    9   14
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
Rick Wise              6   5  3.83  15  15   5   0   3   96   95   44   41   11   22   40
Tom House              1   2  3.90  22   0   0   3   0   32   24   14   14    2   12   17
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
Frank Tanana           9   5  2.90  16  16  11   0   1  127  107   49   41   14   32  127
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
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   3  5.34  15   5   2   1   0   56   58   33   33    8   18   32
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  2.30  22   2   0   5   0   63   46   22   16    0   29   55
Pat Dobson             9   5  2.80  16  16   5   0   0  106   88   40   33    9   29   56
Jackie Brown           7   2  2.88  16  13   2   0   2  100   93   37   32    8   28   56
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  2.85  28   0   0   7   0   54   40   19   17    5   32   59
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
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
Jim Crawford           0   3  5.45  16   1   0   1   0   40   50   29   24    1   17   30
Dave Lemanczyk         1   1  5.91   3   1   0   0   0   11   14    7    7    1    3    8
Steve Grilli           2   1  6.08  18   0   0   1   0   37   42   30   25    4   23   22

 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          9   4  3.28  17  16   4   0   1  107  121   46   39    3   23   38
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   6  1.96  16  16   7   0   3  115   97   35   25    6   44   66
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
Eduardo Rodriguez      1   5  5.06  29   0   0   8   0   37   31   24   21    3   20   21
Tom Hausman            0   0  5.40   3   0   0   0   0    3    3    2    2    0    3    1
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
Dave Goltz             7   6  3.65  18  18   9   0   1  126  119   58   51    7   42   68
Vic Albury             1   1  3.86   8   0   0   0   0   19   17   10    8    0    8    8
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
Tippy Martinez         2   0  1.93  11   0   0   2   0   28   18    6    6    1   14   14
Sparky Lyle            5   5  2.11  34   0   0  14   0   64   53   19   15    3   17   42
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
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
Doyle Alexander        1   0  4.03   3   3   0   0   0   22   19   11   10    2    3    8
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
Stan Bahnsen           4   2  3.00  17   9   1   0   1   78   70   27   26    6   24   47
Vida Blue              6   6  3.09  15  15   5   0   1  108  116   44   37    2   28   54
Rollie Fingers         3   5  3.19  31   0   0  10   0   54   47   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
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
Glenn Abbott           1   2  5.50  11   5   0   0   0   36   44   23   22    5    5   16

 Texas                 W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jeff Terpko            1   1  2.01  12   0   0   0   0   22   24    6    5    1   12   12
Steve Foucault         7   4  2.27  23   0   0   4   0   44   36   14   11    6    8   23
Jim Umbarger           7   5  2.55  15  15   6   0   2  102   98   40   29    6   29   60
Mike Bacsik            0   0  2.79   2   0   0   0   0   10    8    5    3    1    7    3
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   4  6.27  12   6   2   0   0   37   44   35   26    8   24   13
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
  A. Fitzmorris (KC)        9
  C. Hunter (NY)            9
  J. Palmer (BAL)           9
  F. Tanana (CAL)           9
  L. Tiant (BOS)            9
  D. Bird (KC)              8
  B. Campbell (MIN)         8
  D. Ellis (NY)             8

Losses:

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

Complete Games:

  F. Tanana (CAL)          11
  C. Hunter (NY)           10
  D. Goltz (MIN)            9
  J. Palmer (BAL)           9
  G. Perry (TEX)            9
  M. Fidrych (DET)          8
  R. Gossage (CHI)          8
  K. Holtzman (NY)          8
  F. Jenkins (BOS)          8
  D. Leonard (KC)           8

Saves:

  S. Lyle (NY)             14
  R. Fingers (OAK)         10
  D. LaRoche (CLE)         10
  E. Rodriguez (MIL)        8
  J. Hiller (DET)           7
  M. Littell (KC)           7
  B. Campbell (MIN)         6
  C. Carroll (CHI)          6
  J. Hoerner (TEX)          5
  J. Kern (CLE)             5

Shutouts:

  B. Travers (MIL)          3
  R. Wise (BOS)             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

Innings Pitched:

  C. Hunter (NY)        156.1
  J. Palmer (BAL)       148.0
  B. Blyleven (TEX)     141.2
  J. Slaton (MIL)       131.1
  F. Tanana (CAL)       127.1
  D. Goltz (MIN)        125.2
  D. Leonard (KC)       125.2
  K. Holtzman (NY)      122.0
  F. Jenkins (BOS)      120.2
  E. Figueroa (NY)      119.0

Hits:

  B. Blyleven (TEX)       141
  J. Palmer (BAL)         130
  C. Hunter (NY)          124
  L. Tiant (BOS)          123
  K. Holtzman (NY)        122
  A. Fitzmorris (KC)      121
  J. Slaton (MIL)         120
  P. Splittorff (KC)      120
  D. Goltz (MIN)          119
  V. Blue (OAK)           116

Runs:

  C. Hunter (NY)           65
  J. Hughes (MIN)          59
  J. Palmer (BAL)          59
  M. Torrez (OAK)          59
  D. Goltz (MIN)           58
  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
  B. Travers (MIL)         44
  E. Figueroa (NY)         43
  D. Goltz (MIN)           42

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           136
  F. Tanana (CAL)         127
  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)           68


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