Wednesday July 7, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, July 7, 1976

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        47  30  3.14   77  28  20   710   589  271  248   48  223  356
Texas           44  33  3.27   77  30  11   706   678  314  257   54  227  372
Kansas City     49  30  3.32   79  18  23   721   684  302  266   45  256  377
Cleveland       38  38  3.38   76  10  22   688   634  289  258   41  259  414
Baltimore       36  42  3.45   78  25   9   704   677  303  270   50  250  297
Boston          38  38  3.51   76  26   6   691   697  311  269   56  202  342
Oakland         41  40  3.64   81  14  17   734   728  331  297   53  224  358
California      35  49  3.68   84  28  10   751   713  356  307   52  279  496
Chicago         36  42  3.77   78  24  14   717   693  333  300   36  288  400
Milwaukee       29  44  3.90   73  19  12   646   630  316  280   42  259  308
Minnesota       37  42  3.97   79  18   8   702   667  354  310   47  314  394
Detroit         37  39  3.98   76  22  12   674   668  350  298   49  274  388

 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
Doug Bird (KC)         9   1  2.86  23  12   1   2   1  104   91   34   33   10   18   56
Bert Blyleven (TEX)    6  10  2.89  19  19   9   0   2  159  159   59   51    7   47  117
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
Jackie Brown (CLE)     7   3  2.97  17  14   3   0   2  109  101   41   36    8   28   58

 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
Dave Pagan             0   2  2.95   7   0   0   1   0   18   12    7    6    1    6   15
Jim Palmer            10   8  3.05  22  22  11   0   2  165  141   62   56   14   56   79
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
Rudy May               1   3  5.26   6   5   1   0   0   26   32   20   15    4   10   18
Mike Cuellar           4  10  5.30  19  18   2   0   1   88  111   56   52    8   41   28
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
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
Jim Willoughby         2   5  2.96  25   0   0   2   0   46   43   21   15    2   16   21
Fergie Jenkins         7   8  3.10  19  18   9   0   2  136  122   54   47   15   30  101
Rick Wise              7   5  3.59  16  16   6   0   3  105   99   45   42   11   24   43
Dick Pole              4   4  4.10  17  12   1   0   0   86   86   40   39    6   33   38
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
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
John Verhoeven         0   0  2.70   1   0   0   0   0    3    3    1    1    0    0    1
Frank Tanana          10   5  2.90  17  17  12   0   1  136  116   52   44   15   33  128
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
Sid Monge              4   3  3.51  19   9   1   0   0   74   71   31   29    7   31   22
Nolan Ryan             7   9  3.58  20  20  10   0   3  133   89   57   53    5   89  154
Mickey Scott           1   0  3.66  13   0   0   2   0   20   21   10    8    2    6    5
Don Kirkwood           2   7  4.60  18  17   2   0   0   94  108   57   48    7   26   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   4  2.76  10   9   4   1   0   72   51   23   22    1   31   31
Rich Gossage           5   6  2.78  14  13   8   0   0  110   93   37   34    6   44   74
Dave Hamilton          4   4  2.91  24   1   0   5   0   53   41   18   17    2   24   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           7   7  4.60  16  16   3   0   2  104  105   57   53    8   37   49
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  1.56  27   0   0  10   0   40   23    7    7    0   24   41
Stan Thomas            1   1  2.01  23   0   0   4   0   45   30   12   10    3   23   23
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       4   7  4.38  16  15   2   0   1   78   68   41   38    5   37   61
Rick Waits             2   4  4.58  10   7   0   0   0   37   47   20   19    2   17   19
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            7   4  3.28  32   0   0   7   0   60   44   24   22    5   39   69
Dave Roberts           8   7  3.45  16  16   9   0   2  120  104   49   46    6   31   39
Dave Lemanczyk         1   1  3.71   4   2   0   0   0   17   21    7    7    1    5   11
Vern Ruhle             5   5  3.88  16  16   2   0   0  102  111   51   44   10   31   52
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
Steve Grilli           2   1  5.97  19   0   0   2   0   38   42   30   25    4   23   22

 Kansas City           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Andy Hassler           0   0  0.00   1   1   0   0   0    8    4    1    0    0    3    5
Ray Sadecki            0   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    5    7    0    0    0    3    1
Steve Mingori          3   0  2.51  26   0   0   8   0   43   39   13   12    1    9   22
Mark Littell           5   3  2.55  29   1   0   7   0   49   40   16   14    0   27   45
Doug Bird              9   1  2.86  23  12   1   2   1  104   91   34   33   10   18   56
Marty Pattin           2   8  2.93  28   1   0   5   0   40   34   14   13    4   14   27
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
Tom Hall               1   1  3.86  18   0   0   1   0   19   14   10    8    2    9   16
Steve Busby            3   3  4.40  13  13   1   0   0   72   58   42   35    7   49   29
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   7   0   0   2   0   11    2    1    0    0    9   11
Bill Travers           9   6  1.96  17  17   8   0   3  124  104   37   27    7   50   72
Jim Slaton             9   6  3.39  19  19   6   0   2  146  140   59   55    6   44   66
Jerry Augustine        2   6  4.19  22   7   0   0   0   58   60   28   27    5   21   22
Jim Colborn            5  10  4.20  17  17   4   0   0  109  106   55   51   12   27   54
Pete Broberg           1   7  4.60  12  10   1   0   0   63   61   38   32    3   44   19
Eduardo Rodriguez      1   5  4.97  30   0   0   8   0   38   31   24   21    3   20   21
Rick Austin            0   0  5.06   3   0   0   0   0    5   10    3    3    1    0    3
Bill Castro            1   0  5.16  11   0   0   1   0   23   23   13   13    2    6   10
Ray Sadecki            0   0  5.28  15   0   0   0   0   15   16   11    9    1   10   14
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  1.75  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
Vic Albury             2   1  3.08  11   0   0   0   0   26   20   11    9    0   12   12
Bill Campbell          9   2  3.10  36   0   0   6   0   81   67   30   28    4   37   55
Bert Blyleven          4   5  3.12  12  12   4   0   0   95  101   39   33    3   35   75
Bill Singer            4   2  3.65   8   8   3   0   1   57   49   25   23    4   24   21
Dave Goltz             7   7  3.76  19  19   9   0   1  132  128   63   55    8   43   71
Steve Luebber          0   2  4.69  22   2   0   2   0   48   42   25   25    5   25   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   9  5.62  16  15   2   0   0   91  102   69   57   12   40   48
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            6   5  2.15  39   0   0  16   0   71   58   22   17    3   21   45
Dave Pagan             1   1  2.28   7   2   1   0   0   24   18    7    6    0    4   13
Dick Tidrow            3   0  2.66  20   2   0   1   0   41   41   12   12    1   15   32
Ed Figueroa            9   6  3.14  18  18   6   0   2  132  115   52   46    6   50   65
Catfish Hunter        10   8  3.36  20  20  12   0   2  174  135   68   65   18   42   95
Dock Ellis             9   4  3.40  16  16   5   0   1  103   87   40   39    8   39   33
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
Rollie Fingers         4   5  2.73  35   0   0  12   0   63   52   21   19    3   17   62
Paul Lindblad          4   1  2.84  34   0   0   2   0   57   51   21   18    2   12   17
Stan Bahnsen           4   2  3.11  18   9   1   0   1   81   73   29   28    7   24   49
Vida Blue              7   7  3.18  17  17   6   0   2  122  129   50   43    2   32   65
Dick Bosman            2   0  3.32  15   7   0   0   0   62   61   23   23    5   11   18
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          4   5  5.05  14  14   3   0   0   82  103   50   46    9   21   42
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
Bert Blyleven          2   5  2.56   7   7   5   0   2   63   58   20   18    4   12   42
Jim Umbarger           7   5  2.73  16  16   6   0   2  109  106   44   33    6   31   62
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             2   4  5.44  13   7   3   0   0   46   50   37   28    8   26   16
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
  D. Bird (KC)              9
  B. Campbell (MIN)         9
  D. Ellis (NY)             9
  M. Fidrych (DET)          9
  E. Figueroa (NY)          9

Losses:

  B. Blyleven (TEX)        10
  J. Colborn (MIL)         10
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         10
  J. Hughes (MIN)           9
  G. Ross (CAL)             9
  N. Ryan (CAL)             9
  M. Torrez (OAK)           9
  C. Hunter (NY)            8
  F. Jenkins (BOS)          8
  J. Palmer (BAL)           8

Complete Games:

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

Saves:

  S. Lyle (NY)             16
  R. Fingers (OAK)         12
  D. LaRoche (CLE)         10
  S. Mingori (KC)           8
  E. Rodriguez (MIL)        8
  J. Hiller (DET)           7
  M. Littell (KC)           7
  B. Campbell (MIN)         6
  C. Carroll (CHI)          6
  J. Hoerner (TEX)          6

Shutouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)             3
  B. Travers (MIL)          3
  R. Wise (BOS)             3
  V. Blue (OAK)             2
  B. Blyleven (TEX)         2
  J. Brown (CLE)            2
  E. Figueroa (NY)          2
  C. Hunter (NY)            2
  F. Jenkins (BOS)          2
  B. Johnson (CHI)          2

Innings Pitched:

  C. Hunter (NY)        174.1
  J. Palmer (BAL)       165.0
  B. Blyleven (TEX)     158.2
  J. Slaton (MIL)       146.0
  F. Jenkins (BOS)      136.1
  F. Tanana (CAL)       136.1
  D. Leonard (KC)       134.1
  N. Ryan (CAL)         133.1
  E. Figueroa (NY)      131.2
  D. Goltz (MIN)        131.2

Hits:

  B. Blyleven (TEX)       159
  J. Palmer (BAL)         141
  L. Tiant (BOS)          141
  J. Slaton (MIL)         140
  C. Hunter (NY)          135
  P. Splittorff (KC)      135
  K. Holtzman (NY)        132
  V. Blue (OAK)           129
  D. Goltz (MIN)          128
  A. Fitzmorris (KC)      127

Runs:

  J. Hughes (MIN)          69
  C. Hunter (NY)           68
  D. Goltz (MIN)           63
  M. Torrez (OAK)          63
  J. Palmer (BAL)          62
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        59
  J. Slaton (MIL)          59
  P. Splittorff (KC)       59
  B. Johnson (CHI)         57
  D. Kirkwood (CAL)        57

Home Runs:

  C. Hunter (NY)           18
  F. Jenkins (BOS)         15
  F. Tanana (CAL)          15
  J. Palmer (BAL)          14
  N. Briles (TEX)          12
  J. Colborn (MIL)         12
  J. Hughes (MIN)          12
  L. Tiant (BOS)           11
  R. Wise (BOS)            11
  D. Bird (KC)             10

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            89
  M. Torrez (OAK)          58
  J. Palmer (BAL)          56
  J. Decker (MIN)          51
  B. Singer (MIN)          51
  E. Figueroa (NY)         50
  B. Travers (MIL)         50
  S. Busby (KC)            49
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        47
  P. Splittorff (KC)       45

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           154
  F. Tanana (CAL)         128
  B. Blyleven (TEX)       117
  F. Jenkins (BOS)        101
  C. Hunter (NY)           95
  D. Leonard (KC)          84
  G. Perry (TEX)           81
  J. Palmer (BAL)          79
  R. Gossage (CHI)         74
  B. Travers (MIL)         72

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