Thursday July 15, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, July 15, 1976

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        52  31  3.08   83  30  23   765   641  286  262   51  242  382
Kansas City     52  32  3.26   84  21  24   769   720  316  278   47  267  400
Baltimore       41  42  3.38   83  27  12   749   711  315  281   51  266  319
Texas           44  40  3.44   84  31  11   771   757  353  295   63  245  409
Cleveland       38  42  3.49   80  12  22   720   668  312  279   42  277  430
Oakland         44  42  3.61   86  15  18   780   766  350  313   56  240  374
Boston          41  41  3.63   82  26   9   744   764  344  300   58  214  363
California      35  53  3.69   88  30  10   786   752  372  322   55  292  522
Chicago         38  45  3.74   83  26  14   760   730  350  316   41  302  419
Milwaukee       34  45  3.79   79  20  13   706   673  335  297   49  289  338
Detroit         39  41  3.94   80  24  12   715   706  365  313   51  284  406
Minnesota       40  44  4.01   84  18  10   745   717  378  332   51  333  408

 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)        5   4  2.52  14  11   6   2   0   93   66   27   26    3   36   44
Doug Bird (KC)         9   2  2.79  24  13   2   2   1  113   99   36   35   10   18   62
Jim Palmer (BAL)      12   8  2.85  24  24  13   0   3  183  150   64   58   14   60   90
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
Frank Tanana (CAL)    10   6  2.91  18  18  13   0   1  145  123   56   47   16   36  130
Luis Tiant (BOS)      10   6  2.92  19  19   9   0   2  139  152   56   45   12   31   60

 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
Jim Palmer            12   8  2.85  24  24  13   0   3  183  150   64   58   14   60   90
Ken Holtzman           5   4  2.86  13  13   6   0   1   98  100   34   31    4   35   25
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  2.79  28   0   0   4   0   48   44   21   15    2   16   22
Rick Jones             3   0  2.80  15   7   1   0   0   61   73   22   19    1   15   29
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 Wise              7   6  3.98  17  17   6   0   3  109  107   51   48   11   24   43
Reggie Cleveland       4   4  4.18  23   1   0   2   0   71   71   35   33    1   22   29
Dick Pole              4   5  4.38  18  13   1   0   0   86   88   43   42    6   36   39
Tom House              1   2  4.67  26   0   0   3   0   35   31   18   18    2   15   17
Bill Lee               0   3  7.42   7   6   0   0   0   30   43   30   25    7   14   12

 California            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
John Verhoeven         0   0  1.93   2   0   0   0   0    5    4    1    1    0    0    3
Jim Brewer             3   1  2.70  13   0   0   2   0   20   20    7    6    0    6   16
Frank Tanana          10   6  2.91  18  18  13   0   1  145  123   56   47   16   36  130
Paul Hartzell          0   2  3.21  23   1   0   2   0   62   66   25   22    3   19   21
Gary Ross              6  11  3.30  20  18   3   0   1  131  139   58   48    7   34   70
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              5   4  2.58  12  11   6   1   0   91   64   27   26    3   36   43
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
Tom Buskey             2   3  3.00  23   0   0   0   0   48   43   19   16    6   15   17
Jackie Brown           7   5  3.02  19  16   5   0   2  125  115   48   42    8   34   69
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           9   8  3.49  18  18  10   0   2  137  120   56   53    8   33   45
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   2  2.79  24  13   2   2   1  113   99   36   35   10   18   62
Dennis Leonard        10   3  3.01  18  18  10   0   1  152  137   56   51    9   44   94
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   7  3.39  21  21   7   0   2  165  151   66   62    9   52   79
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
Tom Hausman            0   0  5.40   3   0   0   0   0    3    3    2    2    0    3    1
Ray Sadecki            0   0  5.87  17   0   0   0   0   15   19   12   10    2   10   14
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             2   2  1.98   4   4   0   0   0   27   23   10    6    0   11    8
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  3.13  39   0   0   8   0   89   72   33   31    5   38   60
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  42   0   0  17   0   74   61   23   18    3   24   46
Dave Pagan             1   1  2.28   7   2   1   0   0   24   18    7    6    0    4   13
Dick Tidrow            3   0  2.47  23   2   0   3   0   44   41   12   12    1   16   33
Grant Jackson          1   0  2.79   5   0   0   0   0   10    9    3    3    0    4    5
Ken Holtzman           2   2  2.88   5   5   3   0   1   41   39   14   13    3    4   12
Ed Figueroa           11   6  3.18  20  20   7   0   3  147  127   58   52    6   53   72
Dock Ellis            10   4  3.24  17  17   5   0   1  111   95   41   40    9   42   37
Catfish Hunter        11   8  3.34  21  21  12   0   2  183  144   72   68   19   45   99
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  2.59  37   0   0  12   0   66   53   21   19    3   19   65
Paul Lindblad          4   2  2.66  36   0   0   3   0   64   55   22   19    2   13   18
Vida Blue              7   8  3.00  19  19   6   0   2  138  142   56   46    2   36   68
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  1.69   5   0   0   0   0   16   15    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  3.27  17  17   5   0   1  124  122   55   45   14   26   58
Steve Hargan           3   2  3.39  17   3   0   0   0   58   58   29   22    4   22   32
Bill Singer            4   1  3.48  10  10   2   0   1   65   56   31   25    4   27   34
Gaylord Perry          9   7  3.49  19  19  10   0   0  142  131   56   55    7   37   91
Fritz Peterson         1   0  3.60   4   2   0   0   0   15   21    7    6    0    7    4
Joe Hoerner            0   2  4.30  24   0   0   6   0   23   27   13   11    1   10    9
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)          12
  E. Figueroa (NY)         11
  C. Hunter (NY)           11
  B. Campbell (MIN)        10
  P. Dobson (CLE)          10
  D. Ellis (NY)            10
  A. Fitzmorris (KC)       10
  W. Garland (BAL)         10
  D. Leonard (KC)          10
  J. Slaton (MIL)          10

Losses:

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

Complete Games:

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

Saves:

  S. Lyle (NY)             17
  R. Fingers (OAK)         12
  D. LaRoche (CLE)         10
  B. Campbell (MIN)         8
  M. Littell (KC)           8
  S. Mingori (KC)           8
  E. Rodriguez (MIL)        8
  J. Hiller (DET)           7
  C. Carroll (CHI)          6
  J. Hoerner (TEX)          6

Shutouts:

  E. Figueroa (NY)          3
  J. Palmer (BAL)           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

Innings Pitched:

  C. Hunter (NY)        183.1
  J. Palmer (BAL)       183.0
  B. Blyleven (TEX)     165.1
  J. Slaton (MIL)       164.2
  D. Leonard (KC)       152.1
  E. Figueroa (NY)      147.1
  F. Tanana (CAL)       145.1
  F. Jenkins (BOS)      144.2
  N. Ryan (CAL)         142.1
  G. Perry (TEX)        141.2

Hits:

  B. Blyleven (TEX)       168
  L. Tiant (BOS)          152
  J. Slaton (MIL)         151
  J. Palmer (BAL)         150
  C. Hunter (NY)          144
  V. Blue (OAK)           142
  P. Splittorff (KC)      142
  K. Holtzman (NY)        139
  G. Ross (CAL)           139
  D. Goltz (MIN)          138

Runs:

  C. Hunter (NY)           72
  D. Goltz (MIN)           70
  J. Hughes (MIN)          69
  J. Slaton (MIL)          66
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        65
  J. Palmer (BAL)          64
  P. Splittorff (KC)       64
  M. Torrez (OAK)          64
  B. Singer (MIN)          61
  B. Johnson (CHI)         60

Home Runs:

  C. Hunter (NY)           19
  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
  J. Palmer (BAL)          60
  M. Torrez (OAK)          60
  B. Singer (MIN)          54
  B. Travers (MIL)         54
  E. Figueroa (NY)         53
  J. Slaton (MIL)          52
  J. Decker (MIN)          51
  P. Broberg (MIL)         50
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        49

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           166
  F. Tanana (CAL)         130
  B. Blyleven (TEX)       124
  F. Jenkins (BOS)        105
  C. Hunter (NY)           99
  D. Leonard (KC)          94
  G. Perry (TEX)           91
  J. Palmer (BAL)          90
  J. Slaton (MIL)          79
  R. Gossage (CHI)         76

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