Friday July 23, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Friday, July 23, 1976

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        58  33  3.05   91  33  25   838   702  313  284   54  271  410
Kansas City     57  36  3.20   93  25  25   849   782  344  302   52  294  436
Baltimore       46  45  3.43   91  28  15   828   783  351  315   55  296  359
Texas           46  45  3.43   91  34  11   842   825  382  321   69  265  454
Oakland         50  45  3.51   95  17  19   861   847  377  336   60  262  421
Cleveland       45  44  3.52   89  15  25   801   751  349  313   47  310  483
Boston          42  49  3.70   91  28  10   819   847  384  337   62  241  387
California      39  57  3.73   96  32  11   854   821  408  354   63  323  560
Milwaukee       38  50  3.74   88  22  16   788   747  373  327   57  320  362
Chicago         43  50  3.81   93  30  15   849   821  396  359   43  340  472
Detroit         42  48  3.97   90  28  13   802   802  413  354   57  317  452
Minnesota       44  48  3.99   92  18  10   817   792  412  362   59  367  436

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mark Fidrych (DET)    11   2  1.71  15  13  12   0   2  121   96   26   23    5   28   51
Bill Travers (MIL)    11   7  2.24  20  20   8   0   3  140  120   45   35   11   61   78
Wayne Garland (BAL)   12   1  2.49  22   9   4   1   1  112   93   37   31    6   33   50
Jim Palmer (BAL)      13   8  2.77  26  26  13   0   3  202  169   68   62   16   63  102
Vida Blue (OAK)        8   9  2.85  21  21   8   0   3  155  157   59   49    2   37   87
Jim Umbarger (TEX)     7   6  2.88  17  17   6   0   2  112  111   47   36    7   32   63
Ken Holtzman (NY)      8   6  3.05  20  20  10   0   3  148  146   55   50    8   44   37
Al Fitzmorris (KC)    11   6  3.05  21  20   6   0   1  136  142   58   46    3   34   46
Ken Brett (CHI)        5   4  3.05  15  12   6   2   0   94   72   34   32    3   38   44
Dennis Leonard (KC)   10   4  3.07  19  19  11   0   1  161  143   60   55   10   45   99

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Fred Holdsworth        1   0  0.00   3   0   0   1   0    7    0    0    0    0    0    4
Tippy Martinez         1   1  1.65   9   0   0   4   0   16    7    3    3    0   13   11
Wayne Garland         12   1  2.49  22   9   4   1   1  112   93   37   31    6   33   50
Jim Palmer            13   8  2.77  26  26  13   0   3  202  169   68   62   16   63  102
Ken Holtzman           5   4  2.86  13  13   6   0   1   98  100   34   31    4   35   25
Dyar Miller            1   2  2.92  29   0   0   5   0   52   48   19   17    3   21   23
Doyle Alexander        3   4  3.50  11   6   2   0   1   64   58   27   25    3   24   17
Ross Grimsley          2   4  3.82  16   8   0   0   0   71   73   36   30    5   19   25
Dave Pagan             1   2  3.90  10   3   0   1   0   32   31   15   14    1   10   20
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
Tom Murphy             2   3  2.37  12   0   0   0   0   30   35   14    8    1   11   10
Rick Jones             4   0  2.66  16   8   1   0   0   68   84   23   20    1   16   33
Jim Willoughby         2   6  2.72  31   0   0   5   0   53   47   22   16    2   22   23
Luis Tiant            10   8  3.09  21  21  10   0   2  148  164   62   51   13   34   63
Fergie Jenkins         8   8  3.12  21  20   9   0   2  147  133   58   51   15   31  106
Rick Wise              7   8  3.99  19  19   7   0   3  120  115   56   53   11   27   46
Reggie Cleveland       4   5  4.19  26   2   0   2   0   82   83   40   38    1   26   35
Tom House              1   2  4.42  30   0   0   3   0   39   34   20   19    2   19   19
Dick Pole              4   5  4.53  21  14   1   0   0   93  100   50   47    6   39   40
Bill Lee               0   4  7.71  10   7   0   0   0   40   52   39   34   10   16   12

 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  2.79   5   0   0   1   0   10    9    3    3    0    1    7
Paul Hartzell          1   2  3.22  24   2   0   2   0   67   72   27   24    3   22   23
Frank Tanana          11   7  3.23  20  20  14   0   1  159  138   66   57   19   39  139
Mickey Scott           1   0  3.33  17   0   0   2   0   24   25   11    9    2    7    6
Gary Ross              6  12  3.34  21  19   3   0   1  135  146   60   50    7   36   73
Sid Monge              4   3  3.46  21  10   1   0   0   81   77   36   31    8   36   24
Nolan Ryan             7  12  3.71  23  23  11   0   3  155  111   69   64    7  104  177
Don Kirkwood           3   7  4.28  19  18   3   0   0  103  115   58   49    7   30   51
Andy Hassler           0   6  5.13  14   4   0   0   0   47   50   31   27    3   17   16
Dick Drago             3   7  5.55  31   0   0   4   0   47   49   31   29    5   19   24
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
Dave Hamilton          4   5  3.03  28   1   0   6   0   62   55   22   21    2   29   41
Ken Brett              5   4  3.13  13  12   6   1   0   92   70   34   32    3   38   43
Rich Gossage           5   9  3.34  17  16   9   0   0  132  118   53   49    9   49   86
Chris Knapp            1   1  3.42   6   3   1   0   0   24   21   11    9    1   22   15
Terry Forster          1   6  3.89  18  12   1   1   0   79   84   35   34    2   30   52
Pete Vuckovich         6   3  4.01  19   6   1   0   0   74   80   33   33    2   36   37
Bart Johnson           9   8  4.24  19  19   4   0   3  123  121   62   58    9   43   58
Jim Otten              0   0  4.50   2   0   0   0   0    6    9    6    3    0    2    3
Francisco Barrios      2   4  4.78  19   9   3   1   0   81   84   46   43    8   29   46
Blue Moon Odom         1   0  5.59   3   1   0   0   0   10   12    6    6    1    2    4
Jesse Jefferson        2   3  6.80  12   7   0   0   0   48   58   39   36    1   29   22
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  2.19  25   2   1   4   0   58   47   16   14    3   26   33
Jim Kern               6   2  2.39  27   2   0   7   0   68   49   24   18    0   33   62
Dave LaRoche           0   3  2.82  30   0   0  10   0   45   29   14   14    1   28   47
Jackie Brown           7   6  3.27  20  17   5   0   2  127  119   52   46    9   35   70
Pat Dobson            11   7  3.32  21  21   5   0   0  136  122   59   50   11   43   71
Jim Bibby              6   2  3.38  20   7   0   1   0   75   81   30   28    1   27   44
Rick Waits             4   4  3.42  12   9   2   0   1   55   58   22   21    2   24   29
Tom Buskey             2   3  3.67  25   0   0   1   0   56   55   27   23    7   20   18
Don Hood               2   5  4.44  19   6   0   1   0   49   56   25   24    4   22   22
Dennis Eckersley       5   8  4.80  20  16   2   1   1   86   76   49   46    6   42   68
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          11   2  1.71  15  13  12   0   2  121   96   26   23    5   28   51
John Hiller            8   4  3.03  35   0   0   8   0   68   50   25   23    5   42   75
Dave Lemanczyk         1   2  3.60   5   3   1   0   0   25   27   10   10    1    6   19
Vern Ruhle             5   7  3.71  19  19   3   0   0  121  132   60   50   11   37   64
Dave Roberts           9  10  4.04  20  20  10   0   2  145  138   69   65   11   36   48
Bill Laxton            0   4  4.70  13   3   0   2   0   54   44   32   28    9   24   42
Ray Bare               4   5  4.74  18  12   1   0   1   76   93   55   40    6   31   39
Joe Coleman            2   5  4.86  12  12   1   0   0   67   80   44   36    1   34   38
Frank MacCormack       0   5  5.29   8   7   0   0   0   32   35   22   19    1   31   14
Steve Grilli           2   1  5.74  24   0   0   2   0   47   49   35   30    5   27   27
Jim Crawford           0   3  5.87  18   1   0   1   0   46   58   35   30    2   21   35

 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  2.29  29   0   0   8   0   51   43   14   13    1   12   23
Mark Littell           6   3  2.45  32   1   0   9   0   59   45   18   16    1   33   55
Marty Pattin           3   9  2.89  31   3   0   5   0   56   46   19   18    4   18   35
Al Fitzmorris         11   6  3.05  21  20   6   0   1  136  142   58   46    3   34   46
Dennis Leonard        10   4  3.07  19  19  11   0   1  161  143   60   55   10   45   99
Doug Bird              9   3  3.14  25  14   2   2   1  117  105   42   41   11   19   64
Paul Splittorff       11   6  3.55  22  21   5   0   1  147  152   66   58   10   52   54
Tom Hall               1   1  4.05  19   0   0   1   0   20   15   11    9    3   10   17
Steve Busby            3   3  4.40  13  13   1   0   0   72   58   42   35    7   49   29
Larry Gura             0   0  7.71   5   0   0   0   0    9   16   10    8    2    7    2
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  1.99  14   0   0   6   0   23    9    6    5    2   15   17
Bill Travers          11   7  2.24  20  20   8   0   3  140  120   45   35   11   61   78
Jim Slaton            11   8  3.40  23  23   7   0   2  180  164   74   68   10   58   84
Jerry Augustine        3   7  3.66  25  10   0   0   0   76   74   35   31    6   30   30
Eduardo Rodriguez      2   6  3.74  32   1   1   8   0   53   40   28   22    3   24   27
Jim Colborn            6  11  3.90  20  20   5   0   0  134  130   62   58   14   30   61
Bill Castro            2   0  4.01  14   0   0   1   0   34   33   15   15    2    6   12
Pete Broberg           1   7  4.75  14  11   1   0   0   72   71   46   38    4   57   19
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  5.40  19   0   0   0   0   17   19   12   10    2   11   15
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
Tom Burgmeier          4   0  2.09  34   0   0   0   0   65   55   16   15    6   15   24
Eddie Bane             2   2  2.73   5   5   0   0   0   33   28   14   10    3   15    8
Bert Blyleven          4   5  3.12  12  12   4   0   0   95  101   39   33    3   35   75
Vic Albury             2   1  3.18  14   0   0   0   0   34   28   14   12    0   16   14
Bill Campbell         11   2  3.41  43   0   0   8   0   95   83   40   36    7   39   62
Dave Goltz             8   8  3.78  22  21   9   0   1  145  145   71   61    9   51   74
Pete Redfern           3   6  4.40  12  12   0   0   0   59   49   33   29    4   35   35
Bill Singer            4   5  4.44  11  11   3   0   1   73   70   38   36    6   33   31
Steve Luebber          0   2  4.56  24   2   0   2   0   49   43   25   25    5   26   20
Joe Decker             2   7  5.28  13  12   0   0   0   58   60   37   34    3   51   35
Jim Hughes             4  10  5.68  20  17   2   0   0  101  117   76   64   13   47   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
Jim York               1   0  1.29   1   0   0   0   0    7    6    2    1    0    0    3
Tippy Martinez         2   0  1.93  11   0   0   2   0   28   18    6    6    1   14   14
Sparky Lyle            6   6  2.19  44   0   0  18   0   78   64   24   19    3   29   49
Dave Pagan             1   1  2.28   7   2   1   0   0   24   18    7    6    0    4   13
Grant Jackson          1   0  2.79   6   0   0   0   0   10    9    3    3    0    4    5
Doyle Alexander        2   2  2.82   7   7   1   0   0   51   42   17   16    3   14   19
Dick Tidrow            3   1  2.90  25   2   0   4   0   50   47   17   16    2   16   35
Ed Figueroa           12   6  3.13  21  21   7   0   3  155  136   60   54    6   57   75
Dock Ellis            11   4  3.22  19  19   5   0   1  123  108   47   44   10   49   41
Catfish Hunter        12   8  3.23  22  22  13   0   2  192  153   73   69   19   47  105
Ken Holtzman           3   2  3.42   7   7   4   0   2   50   46   21   19    4    9   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         7   6  2.50  41   0   0  13   0   76   62   24   21    3   24   71
Paul Lindblad          4   2  2.84  39   0   0   3   0   70   60   25   22    3   15   21
Vida Blue              8   9  2.85  21  21   8   0   3  155  157   59   49    2   37   87
Dick Bosman            3   0  3.20  16   8   0   0   0   70   68   26   25    5   12   20
Mike Torrez            8   9  3.32  23  23   4   0   0  144  132   64   53   11   60   58
Stan Bahnsen           4   2  3.33  19   9   1   0   1   84   77   32   31    7   25   52
Jim Todd               6   7  3.92  35   0   0   3   0   60   57   32   26    4   27   17
Mike Norris            3   3  4.57  15  11   1   0   1   63   61   33   32    7   30   26
Paul Mitchell          6   5  4.79  17  17   3   0   0  100  121   57   53   13   25   50
Glenn Abbott           1   2  5.36  12   6   0   0   0   40   52   25   24    5    7   19

 Texas                 W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jeff Terpko            2   1  1.87  18   0   0   0   0   34   28    8    7    1   18   17
Mike Bacsik            1   1  2.49   8   0   0   0   0   25   23   10    7    2   12    8
Steve Foucault         7   5  2.79  30   0   0   5   0   52   48   19   16    7   11   26
Steve Hargan           4   2  2.82  18   4   1   0   0   70   67   31   22    4   23   42
Jim Umbarger           7   6  2.88  17  17   6   0   2  112  111   47   36    7   32   63
Bert Blyleven          2   7  3.13  10  10   6   0   2   89   83   33   31    6   20   63
Nelson Briles          7   6  3.35  18  18   5   0   1  129  133   59   48   14   27   62
Bill Singer            4   1  3.48  10  10   2   0   1   65   56   31   25    4   27   34
Gaylord Perry          9   8  3.52  20  20  11   0   0  151  138   60   59    8   37   95
Fritz Peterson         1   0  3.60   4   2   0   0   0   15   21    7    6    0    7    4
Tommy Boggs            0   0  4.05   1   1   0   0   0    7    8    3    3    2    1    3
Joe Hoerner            0   3  4.62  27   0   0   6   0   25   29   15   13    2   12   10
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)          13
  E. Figueroa (NY)         12
  W. Garland (BAL)         12
  C. Hunter (NY)           12
  B. Campbell (MIN)        11
  P. Dobson (CLE)          11
  D. Ellis (NY)            11
  M. Fidrych (DET)         11
  A. Fitzmorris (KC)       11
  J. Slaton (MIL)          11

Losses:

  B. Blyleven (TEX)        12
  G. Ross (CAL)            12
  N. Ryan (CAL)            12
  J. Colborn (MIL)         11
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         11
  J. Hughes (MIN)          10
  D. Roberts (DET)         10
  V. Blue (OAK)             9
  R. Gossage (CHI)          9
  M. Pattin (KC)            9

Complete Games:

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

Saves:

  S. Lyle (NY)             18
  R. Fingers (OAK)         13
  D. LaRoche (CLE)         10
  M. Littell (KC)           9
  B. Campbell (MIN)         8
  J. Hiller (DET)           8
  S. Mingori (KC)           8
  E. Rodriguez (MIL)        8
  J. Kern (CLE)             7
  C. Carroll (CHI)          6

Shutouts:

  V. Blue (OAK)             3
  E. Figueroa (NY)          3
  K. Holtzman (NY)          3
  B. Johnson (CHI)          3
  J. Palmer (BAL)           3
  N. Ryan (CAL)             3
  B. Travers (MIL)          3
  R. Wise (BOS)             3
  B. Blyleven (TEX)         2
  J. Brown (CLE)            2

Innings Pitched:

  J. Palmer (BAL)       201.2
  C. Hunter (NY)        192.1
  B. Blyleven (TEX)     184.1
  J. Slaton (MIL)       180.0
  D. Leonard (KC)       161.1
  F. Tanana (CAL)       159.0
  E. Figueroa (NY)      155.1
  N. Ryan (CAL)         155.1
  V. Blue (OAK)         155.0
  G. Perry (TEX)        150.2

Hits:

  B. Blyleven (TEX)       184
  J. Palmer (BAL)         169
  J. Slaton (MIL)         164
  L. Tiant (BOS)          164
  V. Blue (OAK)           157
  C. Hunter (NY)          153
  P. Splittorff (KC)      152
  K. Holtzman (NY)        146
  G. Ross (CAL)           146
  D. Goltz (MIN)          145

Runs:

  J. Hughes (MIN)          76
  J. Slaton (MIL)          74
  C. Hunter (NY)           73
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        72
  D. Goltz (MIN)           71
  D. Roberts (DET)         69
  N. Ryan (CAL)            69
  B. Singer (MIN)          69
  J. Palmer (BAL)          68
  P. Splittorff (KC)       66

Home Runs:

  C. Hunter (NY)           19
  F. Tanana (CAL)          19
  J. Palmer (BAL)          16
  F. Jenkins (BOS)         15
  N. Briles (TEX)          14
  J. Colborn (MIL)         14
  J. Hughes (MIN)          13
  P. Mitchell (OAK)        13
  L. Tiant (BOS)           13
  D. Bird (KC)             11

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           104
  J. Palmer (BAL)          63
  B. Travers (MIL)         61
  B. Singer (MIN)          60
  M. Torrez (OAK)          60
  J. Slaton (MIL)          58
  P. Broberg (MIL)         57
  E. Figueroa (NY)         57
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        55
  P. Splittorff (KC)       52

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           177
  F. Tanana (CAL)         139
  B. Blyleven (TEX)       138
  F. Jenkins (BOS)        106
  C. Hunter (NY)          105
  J. Palmer (BAL)         102
  D. Leonard (KC)          99
  G. Perry (TEX)           95
  V. Blue (OAK)            87
  R. Gossage (CHI)         86

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