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Sunday July 18, 1976
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American League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, July 18, 1976

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        54  32  3.05   86  31  24   795   660  294  269   52  257  394
Kansas City     56  32  3.17   88  23  24   805   742  322  283   47  278  415
Texas           45  42  3.43   87  33  11   801   785  365  305   64  254  429
Cleveland       41  42  3.45   83  14  23   747   692  319  286   43  288  454
Baltimore       42  44  3.47   86  27  13   776   739  334  299   52  278  332
Oakland         46  43  3.51   89  15  19   809   784  352  315   56  249  390
Boston          41  45  3.64   86  28   9   776   792  359  314   60  222  370
California      37  54  3.69   91  31  10   812   774  386  333   59  302  537
Chicago         40  46  3.78   86  27  15   787   757  364  330   42  311  442
Milwaukee       35  47  3.87   82  21  13   731   707  355  314   54  299  345
Detroit         40  43  3.88   83  26  12   744   735  378  321   53  298  423
Minnesota       40  47  4.03   87  18  10   772   748  395  346   53  349  418

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mark Fidrych (DET)    10   2  1.60  14  12  11   0   2  112   86   23   20    5   26   49
Bill Travers (MIL)    10   7  2.36  19  19   8   0   3  134  116   45   35   11   55   78
Ken Brett (CHI)        5   4  2.52  14  11   6   2   0   93   66   27   26    3   36   44
Wayne Garland (BAL)   11   1  2.53  21   8   3   1   1  103   86   34   29    5   31   47
Ken Holtzman (NY)      8   6  2.69  19  19  10   0   3  147  141   48   44    7   42   37
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
Luis Tiant (BOS)      10   7  2.88  20  20  10   0   2  147  159   58   47   13   31   61
Jim Umbarger (TEX)     7   6  2.88  17  17   6   0   2  112  111   47   36    7   32   63
Frank Tanana (CAL)    11   6  2.92  19  19  14   0   1  154  131   59   50   17   36  136

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Fred Holdsworth        0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    5    0    0    0    0    0    2
Tippy Martinez         0   0  0.00   6   0   0   3   0    9    4    0    0    0    6    7
Wayne Garland         11   1  2.53  21   8   3   1   1  103   86   34   29    5   31   47
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  2.96  28   0   0   5   0   52   47   19   17    3   20   23
Dave Pagan             1   2  3.46   9   2   0   1   0   26   22   11   10    1    8   16
Doyle Alexander        3   4  3.50  11   6   2   0   1   64   58   27   25    3   24   17
Ross Grimsley          2   4  3.82  15   7   0   0   0   64   68   33   27    5   16   23
Grant Jackson          1   1  5.12  13   0   0   3   0   19   19   11   11    1    9   14
Mike Cuellar           4  11  5.27  20  18   2   0   1   94  114   59   55    8   46   30
Rudy May               2   4  5.30   8   7   1   0   0   36   45   27   21    4   13   20
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
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   7  2.88  20  20  10   0   2  147  159   58   47   13   31   61
Tom Murphy             2   3  2.92  11   0   0   0   0   25   30   14    8    1   11    9
Fergie Jenkins         8   8  3.12  21  20   9   0   2  147  133   58   51   15   31  106
Rick Wise              7   7  3.86  18  18   7   0   3  117  111   53   50   11   27   45
Dick Pole              4   5  4.38  18  13   1   0   0   86   88   43   42    6   36   39
Reggie Cleveland       4   5  4.44  24   2   0   2   0   75   77   39   37    1   24   30
Tom House              1   2  4.54  27   0   0   3   0   36   32   19   18    2   16   17
Bill Lee               0   3  7.08   8   6   0   0   0   34   45   32   27    8   15   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          11   6  2.92  19  19  14   0   1  154  131   59   50   17   36  136
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
Mickey Scott           1   0  3.48  14   0   0   2   0   21   21   10    8    2    6    5
Sid Monge              4   3  3.53  20  10   1   0   0   79   75   36   31    8   35   22
Nolan Ryan             7  11  3.68  22  22  11   0   3  149  105   65   61    7  100  174
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             3   7  5.32  30   0   0   4   0   44   46   28   26    3   17   23
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  2.62  26   1   0   6   0   58   47   18   17    2   26   38
Rich Gossage           5   8  3.22  16  15   8   0   0  123  105   48   44    8   48   80
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           8   8  4.58  18  18   3   0   2  114  115   62   58    9   42   53
Francisco Barrios      2   3  4.86  18   8   3   1   0   74   80   43   40    8   23   44
Chris Knapp            0   1  5.52   5   2   0   0   0   15   17   10    9    1   15   12
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   2   0   0   0   0    3    4    3    3    1    1    1
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
Stan Thomas            2   1  1.84  24   1   1   4   0   54   38   13   11    3   25   30
Dave LaRoche           0   2  2.14  28   0   0  10   0   42   27   10   10    1   25   45
Jim Kern               6   2  2.45  25   2   0   6   0   66   48   24   18    0   32   60
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            11   7  3.43  20  20   5   0   0  129  116   56   49   10   39   66
Jim Bibby              4   2  3.54  18   5   0   1   0   61   67   26   24    1   24   36
Rick Waits             3   4  3.69  11   8   1   0   1   46   51   20   19    2   21   27
Don Hood               2   5  4.44  18   6   0   1   0   49   56   25   24    4   21   22
Dennis Eckersley       4   8  4.93  18  16   2   1   1   80   72   47   44    5   42   63
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          10   2  1.60  14  12  11   0   2  112   86   23   20    5   26   49
John Hiller            8   4  3.11  34   0   0   7   0   67   50   25   23    5   41   73
Dave Roberts           9   8  3.49  18  18  10   0   2  137  120   56   53    8   33   45
Vern Ruhle             5   6  3.64  18  18   3   0   0  116  123   56   47   11   36   62
Dave Lemanczyk         1   1  3.71   4   2   0   0   0   17   21    7    7    1    5   11
Frank MacCormack       0   4  4.50   6   6   0   0   0   30   31   18   15    1   27   14
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  5.11  17  11   1   0   1   69   88   54   39    6   30   36
Jim Crawford           0   3  5.62  17   1   0   1   0   42   52   31   26    2   19   31
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   3   2   0   0   0   14    9    1    0    0    6    8
Ray Sadecki            0   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    5    7    0    0    0    3    1
Steve Mingori          3   1  2.37  28   0   0   8   0   49   43   14   13    1   12   23
Mark Littell           6   3  2.56  31   1   0   8   0   56   45   18   16    1   31   52
Doug Bird              9   2  2.79  24  13   2   2   1  113   99   36   35   10   18   62
Marty Pattin           3   8  2.90  30   2   0   5   0   50   40   17   16    4   16   32
Dennis Leonard        10   3  3.01  18  18  10   0   1  152  137   56   51    9   44   94
Al Fitzmorris         11   5  3.13  20  19   5   0   1  127  133   53   44    3   31   44
Paul Splittorff       10   6  3.66  21  20   5   0   1  140  145   65   57   10   49   50
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  1.56  11   0   0   3   0   17    7    4    3    0   14   14
Bill Travers          10   7  2.36  19  19   8   0   3  134  116   45   35   11   55   78
Jim Slaton            10   7  3.39  21  21   7   0   2  165  151   66   62    9   52   79
Jim Colborn            6  10  3.89  19  19   5   0   0  127  122   59   55   14   29   61
Jerry Augustine        2   7  3.89  24   9   0   0   0   69   69   34   30    6   26   28
Eduardo Rodriguez      2   5  4.30  31   0   0   8   0   44   34   24   21    3   22   23
Pete Broberg           1   7  4.75  14  11   1   0   0   72   71   46   38    4   57   19
Bill Castro            2   0  4.82  13   0   0   1   0   28   31   15   15    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  2.31  31   0   0   0   0   58   49   16   15    6   15   20
Bert Blyleven          4   5  3.12  12  12   4   0   0   95  101   39   33    3   35   75
Bill Campbell         10   2  3.20  40   0   0   8   0   90   76   36   32    5   38   60
Vic Albury             2   1  3.38  13   0   0   0   0   32   27   14   12    0   16   13
Dave Goltz             7   8  3.97  21  20   9   0   1  138  138   70   61    9   49   72
Bill Singer            4   4  4.30  10  10   3   0   1   67   63   34   32    5   32   27
Steve Luebber          0   2  4.56  24   2   0   2   0   49   43   25   25    5   26   20
Pete Redfern           2   6  4.82  11  11   0   0   0   52   45   32   28    4   29   30
Joe Decker             2   7  5.28  13  12   0   0   0   58   60   37   34    3   51   35
Jim Hughes             4  10  5.76  18  16   2   0   0   95  110   73   61   13   43   52
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   6  2.22  43   0   0  17   0   77   64   24   19    3   28   49
Dave Pagan             1   1  2.28   7   2   1   0   0   24   18    7    6    0    4   13
Ken Holtzman           3   2  2.36   6   6   4   0   2   50   41   14   13    3    7   12
Grant Jackson          1   0  2.79   6   0   0   0   0   10    9    3    3    0    4    5
Dick Tidrow            3   0  2.93  24   2   0   4   0   46   45   16   15    2   16   34
Dock Ellis            11   4  3.14  18  18   5   0   1  118  100   42   41    9   47   41
Ed Figueroa           11   6  3.18  20  20   7   0   3  147  127   58   52    6   53   72
Doyle Alexander        1   2  3.21   6   6   0   0   0   42   39   16   15    3   11   16
Catfish Hunter        11   8  3.34  21  21  12   0   2  183  144   72   68   19   45   99
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   6  2.56  39   0   0  13   0   70   56   22   20    3   21   68
Paul Lindblad          4   2  2.62  37   0   0   3   0   65   56   22   19    2   13   19
Vida Blue              7   8  3.00  19  19   6   0   2  138  142   56   46    2   36   68
Mike Torrez            8   9  3.32  23  23   4   0   0  144  132   64   53   11   60   58
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 Norris            3   2  3.97  14  10   1   0   1   59   52   27   26    6   29   26
Jim Todd               6   7  4.09  32   0   0   3   0   55   50   29   25    4   26   16
Paul Mitchell          6   5  4.72  16  16   3   0   0   95  114   54   50   11   23   49
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
Jeff Terpko            2   1  2.05  16   0   0   0   0   31   28    8    7    1   15   15
Steve Hargan           4   2  2.82  18   4   1   0   0   70   67   31   22    4   23   42
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
Mike Bacsik            0   1  2.91   6   0   0   0   0   22   22   10    7    2   11    6
Bert Blyleven          2   7  3.08   9   9   6   0   2   79   75   29   27    5   17   55
Nelson Briles          7   5  3.27  17  17   5   0   1  124  122   55   45   14   26   58
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   5  5.59  15   9   3   0   0   56   60   44   35    9   34   21
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
  P. Dobson (CLE)          11
  D. Ellis (NY)            11
  E. Figueroa (NY)         11
  A. Fitzmorris (KC)       11
  W. Garland (BAL)         11
  C. Hunter (NY)           11
  F. Tanana (CAL)          11
  B. Campbell (MIN)        10
  M. Fidrych (DET)         10

Losses:

  B. Blyleven (TEX)        12
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         11
  G. Ross (CAL)            11
  N. Ryan (CAL)            11
  J. Colborn (MIL)         10
  J. Hughes (MIN)          10
  M. Torrez (OAK)           9
  V. Blue (OAK)             8
  D. Eckersley (CLE)        8
  D. Goltz (MIN)            8

Complete Games:

  F. Tanana (CAL)          14
  J. Palmer (BAL)          13
  C. Hunter (NY)           12
  M. Fidrych (DET)         11
  N. Ryan (CAL)            11
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        10
  K. Holtzman (NY)         10
  D. Leonard (KC)          10
  G. Perry (TEX)           10
  D. Roberts (DET)         10

Saves:

  S. Lyle (NY)             17
  R. Fingers (OAK)         13
  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
  D. Hamilton (CHI)         6

Shutouts:

  E. Figueroa (NY)          3
  K. Holtzman (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
  M. Fidrych (DET)          2

Innings Pitched:

  C. Hunter (NY)        183.1
  J. Palmer (BAL)       183.0
  B. Blyleven (TEX)     174.1
  J. Slaton (MIL)       164.2
  F. Tanana (CAL)       154.1
  D. Leonard (KC)       152.1
  N. Ryan (CAL)         149.1
  E. Figueroa (NY)      147.1
  K. Holtzman (NY)      147.1
  F. Jenkins (BOS)      147.0

Hits:

  B. Blyleven (TEX)       176
  L. Tiant (BOS)          159
  J. Slaton (MIL)         151
  J. Palmer (BAL)         150
  P. Splittorff (KC)      145
  C. Hunter (NY)          144
  V. Blue (OAK)           142
  K. Holtzman (NY)        141
  G. Ross (CAL)           139
  D. Goltz (MIN)          138

Runs:

  J. Hughes (MIN)          73
  C. Hunter (NY)           72
  D. Goltz (MIN)           70
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        68
  J. Slaton (MIL)          66
  N. Ryan (CAL)            65
  B. Singer (MIN)          65
  P. Splittorff (KC)       65
  J. Palmer (BAL)          64
  M. Torrez (OAK)          64

Home Runs:

  C. Hunter (NY)           19
  F. Tanana (CAL)          17
  F. Jenkins (BOS)         15
  N. Briles (TEX)          14
  J. Colborn (MIL)         14
  J. Palmer (BAL)          14
  J. Hughes (MIN)          13
  L. Tiant (BOS)           13
  P. Mitchell (OAK)        11
  V. Ruhle (DET)           11

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           100
  J. Palmer (BAL)          60
  M. Torrez (OAK)          60
  B. Singer (MIN)          59
  P. Broberg (MIL)         57
  B. Travers (MIL)         55
  E. Figueroa (NY)         53
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        52
  J. Slaton (MIL)          52
  J. Decker (MIN)          51

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           174
  F. Tanana (CAL)         136
  B. Blyleven (TEX)       130
  F. Jenkins (BOS)        106
  C. Hunter (NY)           99
  D. Leonard (KC)          94
  G. Perry (TEX)           91
  J. Palmer (BAL)          90
  R. Gossage (CHI)         80
  J. Slaton (MIL)          79


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