Tuesday July 13, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, July 13, 1976

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        50  31  3.05   81  30  21   746   621  276  253   50  235  373
Kansas City     51  31  3.25   82  19  24   751   702  309  271   47  265  392
Texas           44  38  3.39   82  31  11   752   728  340  283   61  241  402
Baltimore       40  42  3.42   82  26  12   740   708  315  281   51  264  317
Cleveland       38  41  3.47   79  11  22   712   657  307  274   42  274  424
Boston          40  40  3.57   80  26   8   727   740  331  288   58  209  357
Oakland         44  41  3.66   85  15  18   770   762  347  313   56  235  372
California      35  52  3.68   87  30  10   778   741  368  318   54  289  515
Chicago         37  45  3.76   82  25  14   750   723  347  313   40  298  409
Milwaukee       34  44  3.78   78  20  13   696   665  330  292   46  285  335
Detroit         38  41  3.97   79  23  12   704   697  363  311   50  284  400
Minnesota       39  44  4.05   83  18   9   736   710  376  331   51  330  406

 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
Frank Tanana (CAL)    10   6  2.91  18  18  13   0   1  145  123   56   47   16   36  130

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tippy Martinez         0   0  0.00   5   0   0   3   0    8    4    0    0    0    5    7
Wayne Garland         10   1  2.37  20   7   3   1   1   95   79   30   25    5   28   42
Dave Pagan             1   2  2.42   8   1   0   1   0   26   19    8    7    1    7   16
Ken Holtzman           5   4  2.86  13  13   6   0   1   98  100   34   31    4   35   25
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  2.85  27   0   0   3   0   47   44   21   15    2   16   22
Luis Tiant            10   6  2.92  19  19   9   0   2  139  152   56   45   12   31   60
Fergie Jenkins         8   8  3.17  20  19   9   0   2  145  132   58   51   15   30  105
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  10  3.54  21  21  11   0   3  142   98   60   56    6   94  166
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  2.70  25   1   0   5   0   57   45   18   17    2   25   34
Rich Gossage           5   7  2.92  15  14   8   0   0  117  100   42   38    7   46   76
Pete Vuckovich         6   2  3.86  17   6   1   0   0   68   72   29   29    2   30   34
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   8  4.73  17  17   3   0   2  107  108   60   56    9   40   49
Francisco Barrios      1   3  5.12  17   7   2   1   0   65   71   40   37    8   21   36
Chris Knapp            0   1  5.27   4   2   0   0   0   14   16    9    8    1   14   10
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  3.00  23   0   0   0   0   48   43   19   16    6   15   17
Pat Dobson            10   7  3.52  19  19   5   0   0  123  109   55   48   10   38   64
Jim Bibby              4   2  3.54  18   5   0   1   0   61   67   26   24    1   24   36
Don Hood               2   5  4.44  18   6   0   1   0   49   56   25   24    4   21   22
Rick Waits             2   4  4.58  10   7   0   0   0   37   47   20   19    2   17   19
Dennis Eckersley       4   8  4.95  17  16   2   0   1   80   72   47   44    5   41   62
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            8   4  3.15  33   0   0   7   0   66   49   25   23    5   41   72
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  3.86  17  17   2   0   0  107  114   53   46   10   34   56
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  6.53  21   0   0   2   0   40   46   34   29    4   25   25

 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   1  2.45  27   0   0   8   0   48   42   14   13    1   10   23
Mark Littell           5   3  2.58  30   1   0   8   0   52   42   17   15    1   28   47
Marty Pattin           2   8  2.76  29   1   0   5   0   42   34   14   13    4   15   29
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
Al Fitzmorris         10   5  3.29  19  18   4   0   1  118  128   52   43    3   31   42
Tom Hall               1   1  3.86  18   0   0   1   0   19   14   10    8    2    9   16
Paul Splittorff        9   6  3.91  20  19   4   0   1  131  142   64   57   10   47   47
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  1.65  10   0   0   3   0   16    7    4    3    0   14   14
Bill Travers          10   6  1.91  18  18   8   0   3  132  109   38   28    8   54   76
Jim Slaton            10   6  3.37  20  20   7   0   2  155  144   62   58    7   48   76
Jim Colborn            5  10  4.03  18  18   4   0   0  118  115   57   53   13   28   58
Jerry Augustine        2   6  4.13  23   8   0   0   0   65   65   31   30    6   25   26
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
Bill Castro            2   0  4.68  12   0   0   1   0   25   24   13   13    2    6   10
Rick Austin            0   0  5.06   3   0   0   0   0    5   10    3    3    1    0    3
Ray Sadecki            0   0  5.28  16   0   0   0   0   15   18   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  2.32  29   0   0   0   0   50   45   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
Dave Goltz             7   8  3.97  21  20   9   0   1  138  138   70   61    9   49   72
Bill Singer            4   3  4.11   9   9   3   0   1   61   58   30   28    5   27   24
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
Ed Figueroa           10   6  2.94  19  19   7   0   3  141  118   52   46    6   52   69
Grant Jackson          1   0  3.00   4   0   0   0   0    9    7    3    3    0    4    4
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  2.66  36   0   0   3   0   64   55   22   19    2   13   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          5   5  5.05  15  15   3   0   0   87  108   53   49   11   22   44
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  2.17  15   0   0   0   0   29   28    8    7    1   15   15
Steve Foucault         7   5  2.82  28   0   0   5   0   51   45   19   16    7   11   25
Jim Umbarger           7   6  2.88  17  17   6   0   2  112  111   47   36    7   32   63
Bert Blyleven          2   6  3.09   8   8   5   0   2   70   67   26   24    5   14   49
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  22   0   0   6   0   20   23   11    9    0   10    7
Steve Barr             2   4  5.27  14   8   3   0   0   55   56   41   32    9   31   20
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
  E. Figueroa (NY)         10
  A. Fitzmorris (KC)       10
  W. Garland (BAL)         10
  C. Hunter (NY)           10
  J. Slaton (MIL)          10
  F. Tanana (CAL)          10

Losses:

  B. Blyleven (TEX)        11
  J. Colborn (MIL)         10
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         10
  G. Ross (CAL)            10
  N. Ryan (CAL)            10
  J. Hughes (MIN)           9
  M. Torrez (OAK)           9
  D. Eckersley (CLE)        8
  D. Goltz (MIN)            8
  C. Hunter (NY)            8

Complete Games:

  F. Tanana (CAL)          13
  C. Hunter (NY)           12
  J. Palmer (BAL)          12
  N. Ryan (CAL)            11
  M. Fidrych (DET)         10
  G. Perry (TEX)           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:

  E. Figueroa (NY)          3
  N. Ryan (CAL)             3
  B. Travers (MIL)          3
  R. Wise (BOS)             3
  V. Blue (OAK)             2
  B. Blyleven (TEX)         2
  J. Brown (CLE)            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)     165.1
  J. Slaton (MIL)       155.0
  F. Tanana (CAL)       145.1
  F. Jenkins (BOS)      144.2
  D. Leonard (KC)       143.1
  N. Ryan (CAL)         142.1
  E. Figueroa (NY)      140.2
  L. Tiant (BOS)        138.2

Hits:

  B. Blyleven (TEX)       168
  L. Tiant (BOS)          152
  J. Palmer (BAL)         147
  J. Slaton (MIL)         144
  P. Splittorff (KC)      142
  K. Holtzman (NY)        139
  V. Blue (OAK)           138
  D. Goltz (MIN)          138
  C. Hunter (NY)          135
  F. Jenkins (BOS)        132

Runs:

  D. Goltz (MIN)           70
  J. Hughes (MIN)          69
  C. Hunter (NY)           68
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        65
  J. Palmer (BAL)          64
  P. Splittorff (KC)       64
  M. Torrez (OAK)          64
  J. Slaton (MIL)          62
  B. Singer (MIN)          61
  B. Johnson (CHI)         60

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
  P. Mitchell (OAK)        11
  M. Torrez (OAK)          11

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            94
  M. Torrez (OAK)          60
  J. Palmer (BAL)          58
  B. Singer (MIN)          54
  B. Travers (MIL)         54
  E. Figueroa (NY)         52
  J. Decker (MIN)          51
  P. Broberg (MIL)         50
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        49
  S. Busby (KC)            49

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           166
  F. Tanana (CAL)         130
  B. Blyleven (TEX)       124
  F. Jenkins (BOS)        105
  C. Hunter (NY)           95
  D. Leonard (KC)          92
  G. Perry (TEX)           91
  J. Palmer (BAL)          88
  R. Gossage (CHI)         76
  J. Slaton (MIL)          76

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