Saturday July 10, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, July 10, 1976

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        49  31  3.09   80  29  21   737   618  276  253   50  233  369
Kansas City     51  30  3.25   81  19  24   739   692  303  267   46  261  389
Texas           44  36  3.33   80  31  11   735   709  329  272   58  232  391
Cleveland       38  40  3.39   78  11  22   704   647  298  265   42  265  421
Baltimore       39  42  3.45   81  26  11   731   701  314  280   51  262  315
Boston          39  40  3.56   79  26   7   718   730  327  284   58  209  352
Oakland         43  41  3.67   84  15  17   761   756  344  310   54  233  370
California      35  51  3.69   86  29  10   769   732  365  315   53  284  503
Chicago         37  44  3.74   81  25  14   742   715  342  308   39  292  407
Milwaukee       32  44  3.79   76  19  13   677   653  323  285   44  276  320
Detroit         37  41  3.98   78  23  12   692   687  358  306   50  278  391
Minnesota       39  43  4.02   82  18   9   728   697  370  325   50  325  403

 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)    10   6  1.91  18  18   8   0   3  132  109   38   28    8   54   76
Wayne Garland (BAL)   10   1  2.37  20   7   3   1   1   95   79   30   25    5   28   42
Ken Brett (CHI)        4   4  2.49  13  10   5   2   0   83   59   24   23    2   32   34
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

 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
Jim Palmer            11   8  3.00  23  23  12   0   2  174  147   64   58   14   58   88
Dyar Miller            1   2  3.02  26   0   0   4   0   48   43   17   16    2   18   21
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
Jim Willoughby         2   5  2.89  26   0   0   2   0   47   44   21   15    2   16   21
Luis Tiant            10   6  2.92  19  19   9   0   2  139  152   56   45   12   31   60
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  10  3.19  19  17   3   0   1  124  129   54   44    6   31   65
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  5.67  29   0   0   4   0   40   43   27   25    2   17   22
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              4   4  2.57  11  10   5   1   0   81   57   24   23    2   32   33
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
Tom Buskey             2   3  3.20  22   0   0   0   0   45   42   19   16    6   13   17
Jim Bibby              4   2  3.51  17   5   0   1   0   59   64   25   23    1   23   34
Pat Dobson            10   7  3.52  19  19   5   0   0  123  109   55   48   10   38   64
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   8  3.65  17  17   9   0   2  126  111   54   51    7   33   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
Bill Laxton            0   4  4.84  11   3   0   2   0   48   38   30   26    9   22   39
Joe Coleman            2   5  4.86  12  12   1   0   0   67   80   44   36    1   34   38
Ray Bare               3   5  5.00  16  11   1   0   1   67   82   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  6.28  20   0   0   2   0   39   44   32   27    4   24   23

 Kansas City           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Andy Hassler           0   0  0.00   2   1   0   0   0    9    5    1    0    0    3    6
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  2.58  30   1   0   8   0   52   42   17   15    1   28   47
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         10   5  3.29  19  18   4   0   1  118  128   52   43    3   31   42
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  1.13   9   0   0   3   0   16    7    3    2    0   13   13
Bill Travers          10   6  1.91  18  18   8   0   3  132  109   38   28    8   54   76
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             1   2  2.25   3   3   0   0   0   20   17    8    5    0    8    7
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  3.19  38   0   0   7   0   87   71   33   31    5   38   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
Tippy Martinez         2   0  1.93  11   0   0   2   0   28   18    6    6    1   14   14
Sparky Lyle            6   5  2.20  41   0   0  17   0   74   61   23   18    3   21   46
Dave Pagan             1   1  2.28   7   2   1   0   0   24   18    7    6    0    4   13
Dick Tidrow            3   0  2.63  21   2   0   1   0   41   41   12   12    1   16   32
Ken Holtzman           2   2  2.88   5   5   3   0   1   41   39   14   13    3    4   12
Grant Jackson          1   0  3.00   4   0   0   0   0    9    7    3    3    0    4    4
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
Doyle Alexander        1   2  3.48   5   5   0   0   0   34   34   14   13    3    8   12
Rudy May               4   3  3.57  11  11   2   0   1   68   49   32   27    5   28   38
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         5   5  2.62  36   0   0  12   0   65   53   21   19    3   18   64
Paul Lindblad          4   2  2.82  35   0   0   2   0   61   54   22   19    2   12   18
Vida Blue              7   7  3.23  18  18   6   0   2  128  138   53   46    2   32   67
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   6  3.28  18  18  10   0   0  137  123   50   50    7   35   91
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:

  J. Palmer (BAL)          11
  B. Campbell (MIN)        10
  P. Dobson (CLE)          10
  D. Ellis (NY)            10
  A. Fitzmorris (KC)       10
  W. Garland (BAL)         10
  C. Hunter (NY)           10
  F. Tanana (CAL)          10
  L. Tiant (BOS)           10
  B. Travers (MIL)         10

Losses:

  B. Blyleven (TEX)        10
  J. Colborn (MIL)         10
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         10
  G. Ross (CAL)            10
  J. Hughes (MIN)           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)          12
  M. Fidrych (DET)         10
  G. Perry (TEX)           10
  N. Ryan (CAL)            10
  B. Blyleven (TEX)         9
  D. Goltz (MIN)            9
  K. Holtzman (NY)          9
  F. Jenkins (BOS)          9

Saves:

  S. Lyle (NY)             17
  R. Fingers (OAK)         12
  D. LaRoche (CLE)         10
  M. Littell (KC)           8
  S. Mingori (KC)           8
  E. Rodriguez (MIL)        8
  B. Campbell (MIN)         7
  J. Hiller (DET)           7
  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)       174.0
  B. Blyleven (TEX)     158.2
  J. Slaton (MIL)       146.0
  F. Tanana (CAL)       145.1
  D. Leonard (KC)       143.1
  L. Tiant (BOS)        138.2
  K. Holtzman (NY)      138.1
  G. Perry (TEX)        137.1
  F. Jenkins (BOS)      136.1

Hits:

  B. Blyleven (TEX)       159
  L. Tiant (BOS)          152
  J. Palmer (BAL)         147
  J. Slaton (MIL)         140
  K. Holtzman (NY)        139
  V. Blue (OAK)           138
  D. Goltz (MIN)          135
  C. Hunter (NY)          135
  P. Splittorff (KC)      135
  G. Ross (CAL)           129

Runs:

  D. Goltz (MIN)           69
  J. Hughes (MIN)          69
  C. Hunter (NY)           68
  J. Palmer (BAL)          64
  M. Torrez (OAK)          64
  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)           12
  M. Torrez (OAK)          11
  R. Wise (BOS)            11

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            89
  M. Torrez (OAK)          60
  J. Palmer (BAL)          58
  B. Travers (MIL)         54
  J. Decker (MIN)          51
  B. Singer (MIN)          51
  P. Broberg (MIL)         50
  E. Figueroa (NY)         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)           91
  J. Palmer (BAL)          88
  R. Gossage (CHI)         76
  B. Travers (MIL)         76


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