Sunday July 25, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, July 25, 1976

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        60  33  3.05   93  34  25   856   720  319  290   56  274  417
Kansas City     58  37  3.29   95  25  26   866   800  358  316   55  299  447
Baltimore       46  48  3.44   94  28  15   855   811  363  327   57  309  383
Oakland         51  46  3.51   97  17  19   879   865  385  343   60  267  428
Texas           46  48  3.51   94  34  11   868   853  401  339   71  283  464
Cleveland       45  47  3.60   92  15  25   828   794  368  331   51  320  497
Milwaukee       41  50  3.63   91  24  17   815   763  375  329   58  330  381
California      42  57  3.65   99  33  12   883   841  414  358   63  328  567
Boston          42  51  3.70   93  28  10   836   866  394  344   63  245  393
Detroit         45  48  3.93   93  28  14   829   833  422  362   57  325  466
Chicago         44  52  3.97   96  31  15   876   860  430  386   47  361  487
Minnesota       46  49  4.01   95  19  10   843   823  429  376   60  384  449

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mark Fidrych (DET)    11   2  1.93  16  14  12   0   2  126  105   30   27    5   29   53
Bill Travers (MIL)    12   7  2.17  21  21   9   0   3  149  123   46   36   12   63   86
Wayne Garland (BAL)   12   2  2.60  23  10   4   1   1  118  101   40   34    6   35   58
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
Ed Figueroa (NY)      13   6  3.01  22  22   8   0   3  164  143   61   55    7   58   79
Ken Brett (CHI)        6   4  3.05  16  13   7   2   0  103   81   38   35    3   41   48
Al Fitzmorris (KC)    11   6  3.05  21  20   6   0   1  136  142   58   46    3   34   46
Luis Tiant (BOS)      10   8  3.09  21  21  10   0   2  148  164   62   51   13   34   63
Fergie Jenkins (BOS)   8   8  3.12  21  20   9   0   2  147  133   58   51   15   31  106

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Fred Holdsworth        1   0  1.00   5   0   0   1   0    9    2    1    1    0    1    6
Tippy Martinez         1   1  1.53  10   0   0   4   0   18    8    3    3    0   13   12
Wayne Garland         12   2  2.60  23  10   4   1   1  118  101   40   34    6   35   58
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  3.07  30   0   0   5   0   56   50   21   19    4   23   24
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   3  4.32  11   4   0   1   0   33   31   17   16    1   14   22
Rudy May               2   4  4.73  10   7   1   0   0   46   53   30   24    5   16   29
Grant Jackson          1   1  5.12  13   0   0   3   0   19   19   11   11    1    9   14
Mike Cuellar           4  12  5.14  21  19   2   0   1   98  121   60   56    8   47   31
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
Rick Jones             4   1  2.58  17   9   1   0   0   73   90   27   21    1   18   37
Jim Willoughby         2   6  2.60  32   0   0   5   0   55   47   22   16    2   22   23
Tom Murphy             2   3  2.65  13   0   0   0   0   34   38   16   10    1   11   11
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  4.04  20  20   7   0   3  125  124   59   56   11   29   47
Reggie Cleveland       4   5  4.19  26   2   0   2   0   82   83   40   38    1   26   35
Dick Pole              4   5  4.53  21  14   1   0   0   93  100   50   47    6   39   40
Tom House              1   3  4.66  31   0   0   3   0   39   35   21   20    3   19   19
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
John Verhoeven         0   0  2.13   6   0   0   2   0   13   11    3    3    0    1    7
Jim Brewer             3   1  2.70  13   0   0   2   0   20   20    7    6    0    6   16
Paul Hartzell          2   2  2.84  25   3   1   2   1   76   75   27   24    3   23   25
Gary Ross              6  12  3.21  22  20   3   0   1  143  154   63   51    7   38   74
Frank Tanana          11   7  3.23  20  20  14   0   1  159  138   66   57   19   39  139
Mickey Scott           1   0  3.33  18   0   0   2   0   24   26   11    9    2    7    6
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           4   7  4.29  20  19   3   0   0  109  120   61   52    7   31   52
Andy Hassler           0   6  5.13  14   4   0   0   0   47   50   31   27    3   17   16
Dick Drago             4   7  5.26  32   0   0   4   0   50   50   31   29    5   20   27
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              6   4  3.12  14  13   7   1   0  101   79   38   35    3   41   47
Rich Gossage           5   9  3.34  17  16   9   0   0  132  118   53   49    9   49   86
Dave Hamilton          4   5  3.55  29   1   0   6   0   66   59   27   26    3   33   43
Terry Forster          1   7  4.07  19  13   1   1   0   84   92   42   38    2   32   55
Bart Johnson           9   8  4.24  19  19   4   0   3  123  121   62   58    9   43   58
Pete Vuckovich         6   3  4.28  20   6   1   0   0   76   84   36   36    2   38   38
Jim Otten              0   0  4.50   2   0   0   0   0    6    9    6    3    0    2    3
Blue Moon Odom         1   0  4.76   4   1   0   0   0   11   14    8    6    1    4    5
Francisco Barrios      2   4  4.89  20   9   3   1   0   81   85   47   44    8   30   46
Chris Knapp            1   1  5.28   7   3   1   0   0   29   32   20   17    4   26   19
Jesse Jefferson        2   4  7.31  13   8   0   0   0   48   58   42   39    1   32   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   3  2.51  29   2   0   7   0   75   56   27   21    1   35   70
Dave LaRoche           0   3  2.55  33   0   0  10   0   49   34   14   14    1   29   49
Jim Bibby              6   2  3.38  20   7   0   1   0   75   81   30   28    1   27   44
Pat Dobson            11   8  3.42  22  22   5   0   0  137  128   62   52   11   43   71
Jackie Brown           7   6  3.44  21  18   5   0   2  131  126   56   50   10   38   71
Tom Buskey             2   3  3.67  25   0   0   1   0   56   55   27   23    7   20   18
Rick Waits             4   5  3.75  13  10   2   0   1   58   67   25   24    2   25   31
Don Hood               2   5  4.76  21   6   0   1   0   51   59   28   27    5   23   22
Dennis Eckersley       5   8  4.85  21  16   2   1   1   91   82   52   49    7   44   69
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  1.93  16  14  12   0   2  126  105   30   27    5   29   53
John Hiller            9   4  2.68  38   0   0   9   0   77   60   25   23    5   45   80
Vern Ruhle             6   7  3.50  20  20   3   0   0  129  140   61   50   11   38   67
Dave Lemanczyk         2   2  4.02   6   4   1   0   0   31   31   14   14    1    9   23
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
Ray Sadecki            0   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    5    7    0    0    0    3    1
Steve Mingori          3   1  2.22  30   0   0   9   0   53   43   14   13    1   12   24
Mark Littell           6   3  2.40  33   1   0   9   0   60   46   18   16    1   34   55
Andy Hassler           0   0  2.41   5   2   0   0   0   19   15    6    5    2    7   10
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        11   4  3.24  20  20  11   0   1  167  150   65   60   11   46  101
Doug Bird              9   4  3.36  26  15   2   2   1  118  107   45   44   11   20   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  6.57   6   0   0   0   0   12   18   11    9    2    8    8
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          12   7  2.17  21  21   9   0   3  149  123   46   36   12   63   86
Jerry Augustine        4   7  3.27  26  11   1   0   1   85   78   35   31    6   35   38
Jim Slaton            11   8  3.40  23  23   7   0   2  180  164   74   68   10   58   84
Eduardo Rodriguez      3   6  3.47  33   2   1   8   0   60   46   29   23    3   27   29
Bill Castro            2   0  3.75  15   0   0   2   0   36   36   15   15    2    6   13
Jim Colborn            6  11  3.90  20  20   5   0   0  134  130   62   58   14   30   61
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  2.35  35   0   0   0   0   65   57   18   17    7   15   25
Eddie Bane             3   2  2.57   6   6   1   0   0   42   38   16   12    3   17   14
Bert Blyleven          4   5  3.12  12  12   4   0   0   95  101   39   33    3   35   75
Vic Albury             3   1  3.16  15   0   0   0   0   37   32   15   13    0   18   16
Bill Campbell         11   2  3.45  45   0   0   8   0   99   87   42   38    7   40   64
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   6  4.44  12  12   3   0   1   79   74   43   39    6   41   32
Steve Luebber          0   2  4.92  25   3   0   2   0   53   50   30   29    5   30   21
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
Grant Jackson          1   0  2.19   7   0   0   0   0   12   11    3    3    0    5    6
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
Dick Tidrow            4   1  2.79  26   2   0   4   0   52   47   17   16    2   16   37
Doyle Alexander        2   2  2.82   7   7   1   0   0   51   42   17   16    3   14   19
Ed Figueroa           13   6  3.01  22  22   8   0   3  164  143   61   55    7   58   79
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
Rudy May               4   3  3.57  11  11   2   0   1   68   49   32   27    5   28   38
Ken Holtzman           3   2  3.98   8   8   4   0   2   54   55   26   24    5   10   12
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
Vida Blue              8   9  2.85  21  21   8   0   3  155  157   59   49    2   37   87
Paul Lindblad          4   2  3.10  40   0   0   3   0   70   62   28   24    3   15   21
Dick Bosman            3   0  3.11  17   9   0   0   0   75   71   27   26    5   12   23
Stan Bahnsen           4   2  3.19  20   9   1   0   1   87   79   32   31    7   26   53
Mike Torrez            8   9  3.32  23  23   4   0   0  144  132   64   53   11   60   58
Jim Todd               6   8  4.20  36   0   0   3   0   60   60   34   28    4   27   17
Mike Norris            3   3  4.36  16  12   1   0   1   66   64   33   32    7   32   27
Paul Mitchell          6   5  4.79  17  17   3   0   0  100  121   57   53   13   25   50
Glenn Abbott           2   2  5.05  13   6   0   0   0   46   57   27   26    5    9   21

 Texas                 W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jeff Terpko            2   1  1.70  19   0   0   0   0   37   29    8    7    1   19   18
Mike Bacsik            1   1  2.73   9   0   0   0   0   26   25   11    8    2   12    8
Steve Hargan           4   2  2.82  18   4   1   0   0   70   67   31   22    4   23   42
Bert Blyleven          2   7  3.13  10  10   6   0   2   89   83   33   31    6   20   63
Jim Umbarger           7   7  3.27  18  18   6   0   2  118  122   54   43    8   35   65
Steve Foucault         7   6  3.27  31   0   0   5   0   55   51   23   20    8   14   27
Nelson Briles          7   6  3.38  19  19   5   0   1  136  140   62   51   14   31   65
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
Joe Hoerner            0   3  4.56  28   0   0   6   0   26   29   15   13    2   13   10
Tommy Boggs            0   1  4.76   2   2   0   0   0   11   12    7    6    2    6    6
Steve Barr             2   5  5.49  16   9   3   0   0   57   60   44   35    9   35   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:

  E. Figueroa (NY)         13
  J. Palmer (BAL)          13
  W. Garland (BAL)         12
  C. Hunter (NY)           12
  B. Travers (MIL)         12
  B. Campbell (MIN)        11
  P. Dobson (CLE)          11
  D. Ellis (NY)            11
  M. Fidrych (DET)         11
  A. Fitzmorris (KC)       11

Losses:

  B. Blyleven (TEX)        12
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         12
  G. Ross (CAL)            12
  N. Ryan (CAL)            12
  J. Colborn (MIL)         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
  J. Hiller (DET)           9
  M. Littell (KC)           9
  S. Mingori (KC)           9
  B. Campbell (MIN)         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)       166.2
  E. Figueroa (NY)      164.1
  F. Tanana (CAL)       159.0
  N. Ryan (CAL)         155.1
  V. Blue (OAK)         155.0
  K. Holtzman (NY)      152.0

Hits:

  B. Blyleven (TEX)       184
  J. Palmer (BAL)         169
  J. Slaton (MIL)         164
  L. Tiant (BOS)          164
  V. Blue (OAK)           157
  K. Holtzman (NY)        155
  G. Ross (CAL)           154
  C. Hunter (NY)          153
  P. Splittorff (KC)      152
  D. Leonard (KC)         150

Runs:

  J. Hughes (MIN)          76
  B. Singer (MIN)          74
  J. Slaton (MIL)          74
  C. Hunter (NY)           73
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        72
  D. Goltz (MIN)           71
  D. Roberts (DET)         69
  N. Ryan (CAL)            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
  B. Travers (MIL)         12

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           104
  B. Singer (MIN)          68
  J. Palmer (BAL)          63
  B. Travers (MIL)         63
  M. Torrez (OAK)          60
  E. Figueroa (NY)         58
  J. Slaton (MIL)          58
  P. Broberg (MIL)         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)         101
  G. Perry (TEX)           95
  V. Blue (OAK)            87
  R. Gossage (CHI)         86


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