Monday July 5, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Monday, July 5, 1976

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        46  28  3.16   74  27  20   683   567  262  240   47  216  341
Texas           43  32  3.32   75  28  11   688   664  310  254   54  224  367
Kansas City     47  29  3.34   76  18  21   695   669  293  258   42  249  364
Cleveland       37  37  3.40   74  10  21   671   622  284  253   39  250  404
Baltimore       36  40  3.46   76  24   9   688   660  296  264   50  244  287
Boston          37  37  3.52   74  25   6   672   680  305  263   56  198  334
California      34  48  3.68   82  27  10   733   695  349  300   51  270  483
Oakland         39  40  3.70   79  13  16   716   712  328  294   53  218  342
Chicago         35  41  3.77   76  23  13   699   677  326  293   36  280  391
Milwaukee       28  43  3.90   71  19  11   628   606  306  272   41  248  300
Minnesota       36  41  3.97   77  18   8   685   653  346  302   46  299  384
Detroit         36  38  4.03   74  21  11   657   655  346  294   49  265  379

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mark Fidrych (DET)     9   1  1.85  12  10   9   0   1   92   70   22   19    5   21   41
Bill Travers (MIL)     9   6  1.96  17  17   8   0   3  124  104   37   27    7   50   72
Wayne Garland (BAL)    9   1  2.14  19   6   3   1   1   88   72   26   21    4   23   39
Jim Umbarger (TEX)     7   5  2.73  16  16   6   0   2  109  106   44   33    6   31   62
Rich Gossage (CHI)     5   6  2.78  14  13   8   0   0  110   93   37   34    6   44   74
Luis Tiant (BOS)      10   5  2.89  18  18   9   0   2  131  141   52   42   11   26   57
Frank Tanana (CAL)    10   5  2.90  17  17  12   0   1  136  116   52   44   15   33  128
Doug Bird (KC)         8   1  2.97  22  11   1   2   1   97   88   33   32    9   17   53
Jackie Brown (CLE)     7   3  2.97  17  14   3   0   2  109  101   41   36    8   28   58
Bert Blyleven (TEX)    6   9  3.01  18  18   8   0   2  150  151   57   50    7   46  115

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tippy Martinez         0   0  0.00   3   0   0   1   0    6    4    0    0    0    4    5
Wayne Garland          9   1  2.14  19   6   3   1   1   88   72   26   21    4   23   39
Ken Holtzman           5   4  2.86  13  13   6   0   1   98  100   34   31    4   35   25
Dyar Miller            1   2  2.91  24   0   0   3   0   43   38   15   14    2   16   17
Jim Palmer            10   7  3.10  21  21  10   0   2  157  135   60   54   14   52   74
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
Dave Pagan             0   2  3.68   6   0   0   1   0   15    9    6    6    1    6   10
Grant Jackson          1   1  5.12  13   0   0   3   0   19   19   11   11    1    9   14
Mike Cuellar           4   9  5.14  18  17   2   0   1   84  103   52   48    8   39   28
Rudy May               1   3  5.26   6   5   1   0   0   26   32   20   15    4   10   18
Mike Flanagan          0   3  5.63  10   1   0   0   0   24   26   15   15    4   10   18

 Boston                W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Murphy             2   2  1.17   9   0   0   0   0   15   17    8    2    1   10    3
Jim Willoughby         2   4  2.47  24   0   0   2   0   44   39   18   12    2   14   19
Rick Jones             1   0  2.81  13   5   1   0   0   48   58   17   15    0   13   25
Luis Tiant            10   5  2.89  18  18   9   0   2  131  141   52   42   11   26   57
Fergie Jenkins         6   8  3.32  18  17   8   0   1  127  118   54   47   15   30   99
Rick Wise              7   5  3.59  16  16   6   0   3  105   99   45   42   11   24   43
Tom House              1   2  4.13  24   0   0   3   0   33   27   15   15    2   14   17
Reggie Cleveland       4   4  4.16  21   1   0   1   0   63   64   31   29    1   22   27
Dick Pole              4   4  4.17  16  11   1   0   0   78   77   37   36    6   31   34
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          10   5  2.90  17  17  12   0   1  136  116   52   44   15   33  128
Sid Monge              4   2  3.00  18   8   1   0   0   72   65   26   24    6   28   20
Gary Ross              6   9  3.08  18  16   3   0   1  117  120   50   40    6   29   62
Paul Hartzell          0   2  3.21  23   1   0   2   0   62   66   25   22    3   19   21
Mickey Scott           1   0  3.66  13   0   0   2   0   20   21   10    8    2    6    5
Nolan Ryan             6   9  3.84  19  19   9   0   2  124   84   57   53    5   84  144
Don Kirkwood           2   7  4.67  17  17   2   0   0   91  104   56   47    7   25   47
Andy Hassler           0   6  5.13  14   4   0   0   0   47   50   31   27    3   17   16
Dick Drago             2   7  5.68  28   0   0   4   0   38   40   26   24    2   17   20
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   4  2.50  20   0   0   6   0   58   49   20   16    0   16   32
Ken Brett              3   3  2.54   9   8   3   1   0   64   43   19   18    1   26   24
Rich Gossage           5   6  2.78  14  13   8   0   0  110   93   37   34    6   44   74
Dave Hamilton          4   4  2.96  23   1   0   4   0   52   41   18   17    2   23   32
Pete Vuckovich         6   2  3.92  16   6   1   0   0   67   71   29   29    2   30   34
Chris Knapp            0   1  3.95   3   2   0   0   0   14   16    7    6    1   12   10
Terry Forster          1   5  4.36  16  11   1   1   0   64   73   32   31    2   29   46
Jim Otten              0   0  4.50   2   0   0   0   0    6    9    6    3    0    2    3
Bart Johnson           6   7  4.75  15  15   3   0   2   95   97   54   50    8   35   47
Francisco Barrios      1   3  5.01  16   6   2   1   0   65   69   39   36    8   21   36
Jesse Jefferson        2   3  6.80  11   7   0   0   0   45   56   36   34    1   27   20
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  1.63  26   0   0  10   0   39   23    7    7    0   23   40
Stan Thomas            1   1  2.20  22   0   0   3   0   41   28   12   10    3   22   22
Jim Kern               6   2  2.22  24   2   0   6   0   65   47   22   16    0   30   58
Jackie Brown           7   3  2.97  17  14   3   0   2  109  101   41   36    8   28   58
Pat Dobson            10   6  3.27  18  18   5   0   0  116  100   49   42    9   36   62
Tom Buskey             2   3  3.27  21   0   0   0   0   44   41   18   16    6   12   17
Jim Bibby              4   2  3.51  17   5   0   1   0   59   64   25   23    1   23   34
Don Hood               2   5  4.15  17   6   0   1   0   48   54   23   22    4   19   22
Dennis Eckersley       3   7  4.33  15  14   2   0   1   73   64   38   35    4   33   56
Rick Waits             2   3  4.94   9   6   0   0   0   31   41   18   17    1   14   16
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           9   1  1.85  12  10   9   0   1   92   70   22   19    5   21   41
John Hiller            6   4  3.24  31   0   0   7   0   58   44   23   21    5   36   67
Dave Roberts           8   7  3.45  16  16   9   0   2  120  104   49   46    6   31   39
Vern Ruhle             5   4  3.93  15  15   1   0   0   94  105   48   41   10   27   48
Frank MacCormack       0   3  4.15   5   5   0   0   0   26   27   15   12    1   21   13
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
Tom Hall               1   1  2.55  17   0   0   1   0   18   10    7    5    1    9   15
Mark Littell           4   3  2.57  28   1   0   7   0   49   40   16   14    0   27   44
Steve Mingori          3   0  2.70  24   0   0   6   0   40   38   13   12    1    9   20
Marty Pattin           2   8  2.93  28   1   0   5   0   40   34   14   13    4   14   27
Doug Bird              8   1  2.97  22  11   1   2   1   97   88   33   32    9   17   53
Dennis Leonard         8   3  3.08  16  16   8   0   0  134  123   51   46    9   42   84
Al Fitzmorris          9   5  3.43  18  17   4   0   1  113  127   52   43    3   27   41
Paul Splittorff        9   6  3.84  19  18   4   0   1  127  135   59   54    9   45   47
Steve Busby            3   2  4.31  12  12   1   0   0   65   55   38   31    6   46   28
Larry Gura             0   0  7.50   4   0   0   0   0    6   11    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         1   0  0.00   6   0   0   1   0   11    2    1    0    0    9   10
Bill Travers           9   6  1.96  17  17   8   0   3  124  104   37   27    7   50   72
Bill Castro            1   0  3.38  10   0   0   1   0   21   16    8    8    1    5   10
Jim Slaton             8   6  3.46  18  18   6   0   2  140  131   57   54    6   42   64
Jim Colborn            5  10  4.20  17  17   4   0   0  109  106   55   51   12   27   54
Jerry Augustine        2   5  4.41  21   6   0   0   0   51   53   25   25    5   16   20
Pete Broberg           1   7  4.60  12  10   1   0   0   63   61   38   32    3   44   19
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  26   0   0   0   0   46   37   10    9    4   12   16
Eddie Bane             0   2  2.25   2   2   0   0   0   12   10    6    3    0    7    6
Bert Blyleven          4   5  3.12  12  12   4   0   0   95  101   39   33    3   35   75
Bill Campbell          9   2  3.18  35   0   0   6   0   79   66   30   28    4   35   52
Vic Albury             2   1  3.28  10   0   0   0   0   25   19   11    9    0   10   12
Dave Goltz             7   7  3.76  19  19   9   0   1  132  128   63   55    8   43   71
Bill Singer            3   2  3.81   7   7   3   0   1   50   46   23   21    4   19   19
Steve Luebber          0   2  4.60  21   2   0   2   0   47   41   24   24    5   24   20
Pete Redfern           2   5  5.24   9   9   0   0   0   46   38   30   27    4   24   29
Joe Decker             2   7  5.28  13  12   0   0   0   58   60   37   34    3   51   35
Jim Hughes             4   8  5.44  15  14   2   0   0   86   94   64   52   11   35   43
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  1.69   3   0   0   0   0    5    3    1    1    0    3    3
Tippy Martinez         2   0  1.93  11   0   0   2   0   28   18    6    6    1   14   14
Sparky Lyle            5   5  1.99  37   0   0  16   0   68   54   19   15    3   19   43
Dave Pagan             1   1  2.28   7   2   1   0   0   24   18    7    6    0    4   13
Dick Tidrow            3   0  2.73  19   1   0   1   0   33   34   10   10    1   14   27
Ed Figueroa            9   5  3.19  17  17   6   0   2  124  109   50   44    6   47   63
Dock Ellis             9   4  3.40  16  16   5   0   1  103   87   40   39    8   39   33
Catfish Hunter        10   7  3.43  19  19  11   0   2  165  130   66   63   17   41   89
Rudy May               4   3  3.57  11  11   2   0   1   68   49   32   27    5   28   38
Doyle Alexander        1   1  3.60   4   4   0   0   0   30   27   13   12    2    4    9
Ken Holtzman           1   2  3.69   4   4   2   0   0   32   32   14   13    3    3    8
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
Rollie Fingers         4   5  2.85  34   0   0  11   0   60   50   21   19    3   17   58
Stan Bahnsen           4   2  3.11  18   9   1   0   1   81   73   29   28    7   24   49
Dick Bosman            2   0  3.32  15   7   0   0   0   62   61   23   23    5   11   18
Vida Blue              6   7  3.43  16  16   5   0   1  113  123   50   43    2   29   56
Mike Torrez            7   9  3.69  21  21   3   0   0  127  122   63   52   10   58   53
Jim Todd               6   7  3.79  31   0   0   3   0   55   50   27   23    4   23   16
Mike Norris            2   2  4.17  12   8   1   0   1   50   43   24   23    6   21   20
Paul Mitchell          3   5  5.11  13  13   3   0   0   76   95   47   43    9   18   39
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
Mike Bacsik            0   1  2.03   3   0   0   0   0   13   12    6    3    1    9    3
Jeff Terpko            2   1  2.20  14   0   0   0   0   29   27    8    7    1   14   15
Steve Foucault         7   4  2.54  25   0   0   5   0   46   39   16   13    6   10   24
Jim Umbarger           7   5  2.73  16  16   6   0   2  109  106   44   33    6   31   62
Bert Blyleven          2   4  2.82   6   6   4   0   2   54   50   18   17    4   11   40
Steve Hargan           3   2  2.92  15   3   0   0   0   52   50   24   17    3   21   27
Nelson Briles          7   5  3.26  15  15   5   0   1  108  100   49   39   12   25   51
Gaylord Perry          9   5  3.27  17  17   9   0   0  129  119   47   47    6   33   81
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  3.72  20   0   0   6   0   19   20   10    8    0    8    7
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)          10
  C. Hunter (NY)           10
  J. Palmer (BAL)          10
  F. Tanana (CAL)          10
  L. Tiant (BOS)           10
  B. Campbell (MIN)         9
  D. Ellis (NY)             9
  M. Fidrych (DET)          9
  E. Figueroa (NY)          9
  A. Fitzmorris (KC)        9

Losses:

  J. Colborn (MIL)         10
  B. Blyleven (TEX)         9
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          9
  G. Ross (CAL)             9
  N. Ryan (CAL)             9
  M. Torrez (OAK)           9
  J. Hughes (MIN)           8
  F. Jenkins (BOS)          8
  M. Pattin (KC)            8
  V. Blue (OAK)             7

Complete Games:

  F. Tanana (CAL)          12
  C. Hunter (NY)           11
  J. Palmer (BAL)          10
  M. Fidrych (DET)          9
  D. Goltz (MIN)            9
  G. Perry (TEX)            9
  D. Roberts (DET)          9
  N. Ryan (CAL)             9
  L. Tiant (BOS)            9
  B. Blyleven (TEX)         8

Saves:

  S. Lyle (NY)             16
  R. Fingers (OAK)         11
  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)          6
  J. Kern (CLE)             6

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
  B. Johnson (CHI)          2
  J. Palmer (BAL)           2
  D. Roberts (DET)          2
  N. Ryan (CAL)             2

Innings Pitched:

  C. Hunter (NY)        165.1
  J. Palmer (BAL)       157.0
  B. Blyleven (TEX)     149.2
  J. Slaton (MIL)       140.1
  F. Tanana (CAL)       136.1
  D. Leonard (KC)       134.1
  D. Goltz (MIN)        131.2
  L. Tiant (BOS)        130.2
  K. Holtzman (NY)      129.1
  G. Perry (TEX)        129.1

Hits:

  B. Blyleven (TEX)       151
  L. Tiant (BOS)          141
  J. Palmer (BAL)         135
  P. Splittorff (KC)      135
  K. Holtzman (NY)        132
  J. Slaton (MIL)         131
  C. Hunter (NY)          130
  D. Goltz (MIN)          128
  A. Fitzmorris (KC)      127
  V. Blue (OAK)           123

Runs:

  C. Hunter (NY)           66
  J. Hughes (MIN)          64
  D. Goltz (MIN)           63
  M. Torrez (OAK)          63
  J. Palmer (BAL)          60
  P. Splittorff (KC)       59
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        57
  N. Ryan (CAL)            57
  J. Slaton (MIL)          57
  D. Kirkwood (CAL)        56

Home Runs:

  C. Hunter (NY)           17
  F. Jenkins (BOS)         15
  F. Tanana (CAL)          15
  J. Palmer (BAL)          14
  N. Briles (TEX)          12
  J. Colborn (MIL)         12
  J. Hughes (MIN)          11
  L. Tiant (BOS)           11
  R. Wise (BOS)            11
  V. Ruhle (DET)           10

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            84
  M. Torrez (OAK)          58
  J. Palmer (BAL)          52
  J. Decker (MIN)          51
  B. Travers (MIL)         50
  E. Figueroa (NY)         47
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        46
  S. Busby (KC)            46
  B. Singer (MIN)          46
  P. Splittorff (KC)       45

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           144
  F. Tanana (CAL)         128
  B. Blyleven (TEX)       115
  F. Jenkins (BOS)         99
  C. Hunter (NY)           89
  D. Leonard (KC)          84
  G. Perry (TEX)           81
  R. Gossage (CHI)         74
  J. Palmer (BAL)          74
  B. Travers (MIL)         72


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