Thursday July 8, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, July 8, 1976

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        48  30  3.10   78  29  20   719   596  271  248   48  224  360
Texas           44  34  3.28   78  30  11   719   693  319  262   56  229  377
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       37  42  3.49   79  25  10   713   687  309  276   51  256  301
Boston          39  38  3.51   77  26   7   700   704  315  273   57  203  345
California      35  49  3.68   84  28  10   751   713  356  307   52  279  496
Oakland         41  41  3.71   82  14  17   743   741  340  306   53  230  364
Chicago         36  43  3.79   79  24  14   725   701  339  305   38  290  402
Milwaukee       30  44  3.88   74  19  12   659   643  320  284   43  264  314
Detroit         37  39  3.98   76  22  12   674   668  350  298   49  274  388
Minnesota       37  43  4.02   80  18   8   710   680  362  317   48  319  397

 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)   10   1  2.37  20   7   3   1   1   95   79   30   25    5   28   42
Jim Umbarger (TEX)     7   5  2.73  16  16   6   0   2  109  106   44   33    6   31   62
Doug Bird (KC)         9   1  2.86  23  12   1   2   1  104   91   34   33   10   18   56
Ken Holtzman (NY)      7   6  2.86  18  18   9   0   2  138  139   48   44    7   39   37
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
Rich Gossage (CHI)     5   7  2.92  15  14   8   0   0  117  100   42   38    7   46   76

 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         10   1  2.37  20   7   3   1   1   95   79   30   25    5   28   42
Ken Holtzman           5   4  2.86  13  13   6   0   1   98  100   34   31    4   35   25
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
Dyar Miller            1   2  3.15  25   0   0   4   0   46   41   17   16    2   17   18
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
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 Jones             2   0  3.23  14   6   1   0   0   53   65   21   19    1   14   27
Rick Wise              7   5  3.59  16  16   6   0   3  105   99   45   42   11   24   43
Reggie Cleveland       4   4  3.92  22   1   0   2   0   67   64   31   29    1   22   28
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
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
Dave Hamilton          4   4  2.91  24   1   0   5   0   53   41   18   17    2   24   32
Rich Gossage           5   7  2.92  15  14   8   0   0  117  100   42   38    7   46   76
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
Blue Moon Odom         0   0  9.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    1    1    1    0    0
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         2   0  1.20   8   0   0   2   0   15    6    3    2    0   13   13
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
Jim Colborn            5  10  4.03  18  18   4   0   0  118  115   57   53   13   28   58
Jerry Augustine        2   6  4.19  22   7   0   0   0   58   60   28   27    5   21   22
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  1.90  27   0   0   0   0   47   40   11   10    4   12   17
Eddie Bane             0   2  2.25   2   2   0   0   0   12   10    6    3    0    7    6
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
Vic Albury             2   1  3.25  12   0   0   0   0   28   22   12   10    0   12   12
Bill Singer            4   2  3.65   8   8   3   0   1   57   49   25   23    4   24   21
Dave Goltz             7   8  3.97  20  20   9   0   1  136  135   69   60    9   47   72
Steve Luebber          0   2  4.62  23   2   0   2   0   49   42   25   25    5   26   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  5.58  17  15   2   0   0   92  103   69   57   12   40   49
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
Ken Holtzman           2   2  2.88   5   5   3   0   1   41   39   14   13    3    4   12
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
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   2  2.82  35   0   0   2   0   61   54   22   19    2   12   18
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
Stan Bahnsen           4   2  3.33  19   9   1   0   1   84   77   32   31    7   25   52
Mike Torrez            7   9  3.69  21  21   3   0   0  127  122   63   52   10   58   53
Jim Todd               6   7  4.09  32   0   0   3   0   55   50   29   25    4   26   16
Mike Norris            2   2  4.50  13   9   1   0   1   52   49   27   26    6   23   22
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
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 Foucault         7   4  2.76  26   0   0   5   0   49   43   18   15    6   11   25
Steve Hargan           3   2  2.92  15   3   0   0   0   52   50   24   17    3   21   27
Nelson Briles          7   5  3.16  16  16   5   0   1  117  109   51   41   14   25   55
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   1  4.12  21   0   0   6   0   20   22   11    9    0    9    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
  W. Garland (BAL)         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

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
  D. Goltz (MIN)            8
  C. Hunter (NY)            8
  F. Jenkins (BOS)          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
  K. Holtzman (NY)          9
  F. Jenkins (BOS)          9
  G. Perry (TEX)            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
  K. Holtzman (NY)          2
  C. Hunter (NY)            2
  F. Jenkins (BOS)          2

Innings Pitched:

  C. Hunter (NY)        174.1
  J. Palmer (BAL)       165.0
  B. Blyleven (TEX)     158.2
  J. Slaton (MIL)       146.0
  K. Holtzman (NY)      138.1
  F. Jenkins (BOS)      136.1
  F. Tanana (CAL)       136.1
  D. Goltz (MIN)        136.0
  D. Leonard (KC)       134.1
  N. Ryan (CAL)         133.1

Hits:

  B. Blyleven (TEX)       159
  J. Palmer (BAL)         141
  L. Tiant (BOS)          141
  J. Slaton (MIL)         140
  K. Holtzman (NY)        139
  D. Goltz (MIN)          135
  C. Hunter (NY)          135
  P. Splittorff (KC)      135
  V. Blue (OAK)           129
  A. Fitzmorris (KC)      127

Runs:

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

Home Runs:

  C. Hunter (NY)           18
  F. Jenkins (BOS)         15
  F. Tanana (CAL)          15
  N. Briles (TEX)          14
  J. Palmer (BAL)          14
  J. Colborn (MIL)         13
  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
  D. Goltz (MIN)           47

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)         76
  D. Goltz (MIN)           72

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