Friday July 9, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Friday, July 9, 1976

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        49  30  3.08   79  29  21   728   604  272  249   49  227  364
Kansas City     50  30  3.28   80  19  23   730   688  302  266   45  256  385
Texas           44  35  3.33   79  30  11   727   705  326  269   57  230  381
Cleveland       38  39  3.35   77  11  22   696   637  291  259   41  262  419
Baltimore       38  42  3.47   80  25  11   722   695  312  278   51  260  306
Boston          39  39  3.57   78  26   7   709   718  323  281   57  204  349
California      35  50  3.67   85  29  10   760   720  360  310   53  282  498
Oakland         42  41  3.68   83  15  17   752   746  341  307   54  232  366
Chicago         36  44  3.77   80  24  14   733   709  341  307   38  291  405
Milwaukee       31  44  3.83   75  19  12   668   647  322  284   43  272  316
Detroit         37  40  3.94   77  23  12   683   677  351  299   49  275  390
Minnesota       38  43  4.04   81  18   8   719   690  368  323   50  323  402

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mark Fidrych (DET)     9   2  1.78  13  11  10   0   1  101   79   23   20    5   22   43
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
Jackie Brown (CLE)     7   4  2.85  18  15   4   0   2  117  104   43   37    8   31   63
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
Jim Umbarger (TEX)     7   6  2.88  17  17   6   0   2  112  111   47   36    7   32   63
Dennis Leonard (KC)    9   3  2.89  17  17   9   0   1  143  127   51   46    9   42   92
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

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tippy Martinez         0   0  0.00   4   0   0   2   0    7    4    0    0    0    4    6
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
Dyar Miller            1   2  3.02  26   0   0   4   0   48   43   17   16    2   18   21
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
Rudy May               2   3  4.78   7   6   1   0   0   32   38   23   17    4   13   19
Grant Jackson          1   1  5.12  13   0   0   3   0   19   19   11   11    1    9   14
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  1.80  10   0   0   0   0   20   23   10    4    1   11    7
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
Reggie Cleveland       4   4  3.92  22   1   0   2   0   67   64   31   29    1   22   28
Rick Wise              7   6  3.98  17  17   6   0   3  109  107   51   48   11   24   43
Tom House              1   2  4.01  25   0   0   3   0   34   27   15   15    2   14   17
Dick Pole              4   4  4.10  17  12   1   0   0   86   86   40   39    6   33   38
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   6  2.91  18  18  13   0   1  145  123   56   47   16   36  130
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   6  4.02  17  11   1   1   0   72   79   33   32    2   30   49
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  5.12  17   7   2   1   0   65   71   40   37    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   4  2.85  18  15   4   0   2  117  104   43   37    8   31   63
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   2  1.78  13  11  10   0   1  101   79   23   20    5   22   43
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
Dennis Leonard         9   3  2.89  17  17   9   0   1  143  127   51   46    9   42   92
Marty Pattin           2   8  2.93  28   1   0   5   0   40   34   14   13    4   14   27
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
Eduardo Rodriguez      2   5  4.30  31   0   0   8   0   44   34   24   21    3   22   23
Pete Broberg           1   7  4.39  13  11   1   0   0   66   62   40   32    3   50   19
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
Eddie Bane             0   2  2.25   2   2   0   0   0   12   10    6    3    0    7    6
Tom Burgmeier          3   0  2.37  28   0   0   0   0   49   44   14   13    5   14   17
Bert Blyleven          4   5  3.12  12  12   4   0   0   95  101   39   33    3   35   75
Bill Campbell         10   2  3.23  37   0   0   6   0   86   71   33   31    5   37   59
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  5.03  10  10   0   0   0   48   40   30   27    4   26   30
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  2.12  40   0   0  17   0   72   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
Dock Ellis            10   4  3.24  17  17   5   0   1  111   95   41   40    9   42   37
Catfish Hunter        10   8  3.36  20  20  12   0   2  174  135   68   65   18   42   95
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            8   9  3.52  22  22   4   0   0  136  127   64   53   11   60   55
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  1.84   4   0   0   0   0   15   14    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
Steve Foucault         7   4  2.76  26   0   0   5   0   49   43   18   15    6   11   25
Jim Umbarger           7   6  2.88  17  17   6   0   2  112  111   47   36    7   32   63
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
Steve Hargan           3   2  3.42  16   3   0   0   0   55   55   28   21    3   21   30
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:

  B. Campbell (MIN)        10
  P. Dobson (CLE)          10
  D. Ellis (NY)            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
  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:

  F. Tanana (CAL)          13
  C. Hunter (NY)           12
  J. Palmer (BAL)          11
  M. Fidrych (DET)         10
  N. Ryan (CAL)            10
  B. Blyleven (TEX)         9
  D. Goltz (MIN)            9
  K. Holtzman (NY)          9
  F. Jenkins (BOS)          9
  D. Leonard (KC)           9

Saves:

  S. Lyle (NY)             17
  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
  F. Tanana (CAL)       145.1
  D. Leonard (KC)       143.1
  K. Holtzman (NY)      138.1
  F. Jenkins (BOS)      136.1
  D. Goltz (MIN)        136.0
  M. Torrez (OAK)       135.2

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)          64
  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. Tanana (CAL)          16
  F. Jenkins (BOS)         15
  N. Briles (TEX)          14
  J. Palmer (BAL)          14
  J. Colborn (MIL)         13
  J. Hughes (MIN)          12
  L. Tiant (BOS)           11
  M. Torrez (OAK)          11
  R. Wise (BOS)            11

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            89
  M. Torrez (OAK)          60
  J. Palmer (BAL)          56
  J. Decker (MIN)          51
  B. Singer (MIN)          51
  P. Broberg (MIL)         50
  E. Figueroa (NY)         50
  B. Travers (MIL)         50
  S. Busby (KC)            49
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        47

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           154
  F. Tanana (CAL)         130
  B. Blyleven (TEX)       117
  F. Jenkins (BOS)        101
  C. Hunter (NY)           95
  D. Leonard (KC)          92
  G. Perry (TEX)           81
  J. Palmer (BAL)          79
  R. Gossage (CHI)         76
  D. Goltz (MIN)           72


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