Monday July 26, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Monday, July 26, 1976

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        60  34  3.05   94  35  25   864   726  322  293   57  274  421
Kansas City     59  37  3.25   96  26  26   875   806  358  316   55  301  450
Baltimore       47  48  3.42   95  29  15   864   817  364  328   57  310  385
Texas           47  48  3.48   95  35  11   877   855  401  339   71  284  473
Oakland         52  46  3.49   98  17  20   888   874  386  344   60  268  430
Cleveland       46  47  3.60   93  15  25   837   804  372  335   52  321  502
Milwaukee       41  51  3.62   92  24  17   828   777  379  333   60  332  384
California      42  58  3.64  100  34  12   892   845  418  361   63  334  574
Boston          42  52  3.76   94  28  10   845   883  403  353   64  245  398
Detroit         46  48  3.90   94  28  14   842   838  425  365   57  333  472
Chicago         44  53  3.96   97  32  15   884   868  433  389   48  361  489
Minnesota       46  50  3.99   96  19  10   852   833  432  378   61  386  454

 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
Al Fitzmorris (KC)    12   6  2.86  22  21   7   0   2  145  148   58   46    3   36   49
Bert Blyleven (TEX)    7  12  2.98  23  23  11   0   3  193  186   72   64    9   56  147
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
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          3   4  3.50  17   9   1   0   0   80   79   37   31    5   20   27
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
Tom Murphy             2   3  2.65  13   0   0   0   0   34   38   16   10    1   11   11
Jim Willoughby         2   6  2.65  33   0   0   5   0   58   52   23   17    3   22   24
Fergie Jenkins         8   8  3.12  21  20   9   0   2  147  133   58   51   15   31  106
Luis Tiant            10   9  3.37  22  22  10   0   2  150  171   67   56   13   34   64
Rick Wise              7   8  4.04  20  20   7   0   3  125  124   59   56   11   29   47
Reggie Cleveland       4   5  4.24  27   2   0   2   0   87   88   43   41    1   26   38
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  13  3.67  24  24  12   0   3  164  115   73   67    7  110  184
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   9  4.19  20  20   5   0   3  131  129   65   61   10   43   60
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  2.48  26   3   1   4   0   62   55   19   17    3   27   34
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             3   3  3.52  26   0   0   1   0   61   57   28   24    8   20   22
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           10   4  2.59  39   0   0   9   0   80   62   25   23    5   47   84
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
Jim Crawford           0   3  4.98  19   1   0   1   0   56   61   36   31    2   24   37
Steve Grilli           2   1  5.74  24   0   0   2   0   47   49   35   30    5   27   27
Frank MacCormack       0   5  5.79   9   8   0   0   0   33   35   24   21    1   34   14

 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
Al Fitzmorris         12   6  2.86  22  21   7   0   2  145  148   58   46    3   36   49
Marty Pattin           3   9  2.89  31   3   0   5   0   56   46   19   18    4   18   35
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
Bill Travers          12   7  2.17  21  21   9   0   3  149  123   46   36   12   63   86
Danny Frisella         2   1  2.19  15   0   0   6   0   25   13    7    6    2   15   18
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  3.79  21  21   5   0   0  145  140   65   61   16   32   63
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  2.33  36   0   0   0   0   66   57   18   17    7   15   26
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   9  3.69  23  22   9   0   1  154  155   74   63   10   53   78
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   9  3.23  23  23  14   0   2  200  159   76   72   20   47  109
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  2.45  42   0   0  14   0   77   63   24   21    3   25   72
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          7   5  4.53  18  18   3   0   0  107  129   58   54   13   25   51
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          3   7  2.85  11  11   7   0   3   98   85   33   31    6   21   72
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
  A. Fitzmorris (KC)       12
  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

Losses:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            13
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        12
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         12
  G. Ross (CAL)            12
  J. Colborn (MIL)         11
  J. Hughes (MIN)          10
  D. Roberts (DET)         10
  V. Blue (OAK)             9
  D. Goltz (MIN)            9
  R. Gossage (CHI)          9

Complete Games:

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

Saves:

  S. Lyle (NY)             18
  R. Fingers (OAK)         14
  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
  B. Blyleven (TEX)         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
  J. Brown (CLE)            2

Innings Pitched:

  J. Palmer (BAL)       201.2
  C. Hunter (NY)        200.1
  B. Blyleven (TEX)     193.1
  J. Slaton (MIL)       180.0
  D. Leonard (KC)       166.2
  E. Figueroa (NY)      164.1
  N. Ryan (CAL)         164.1
  F. Tanana (CAL)       159.0
  V. Blue (OAK)         155.0
  D. Goltz (MIN)        153.2

Hits:

  B. Blyleven (TEX)       186
  L. Tiant (BOS)          171
  J. Palmer (BAL)         169
  J. Slaton (MIL)         164
  C. Hunter (NY)          159
  V. Blue (OAK)           157
  D. Goltz (MIN)          155
  K. Holtzman (NY)        155
  G. Ross (CAL)           154
  P. Splittorff (KC)      152

Runs:

  J. Hughes (MIN)          76
  C. Hunter (NY)           76
  D. Goltz (MIN)           74
  B. Singer (MIN)          74
  J. Slaton (MIL)          74
  N. Ryan (CAL)            73
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        72
  D. Roberts (DET)         69
  J. Palmer (BAL)          68
  L. Tiant (BOS)           67

Home Runs:

  C. Hunter (NY)           20
  F. Tanana (CAL)          19
  J. Colborn (MIL)         16
  J. Palmer (BAL)          16
  F. Jenkins (BOS)         15
  N. Briles (TEX)          14
  J. Hughes (MIN)          13
  P. Mitchell (OAK)        13
  L. Tiant (BOS)           13
  B. Travers (MIL)         12

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           110
  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)        56
  D. Goltz (MIN)           53

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           184
  B. Blyleven (TEX)       147
  F. Tanana (CAL)         139
  C. Hunter (NY)          109
  F. Jenkins (BOS)        106
  J. Palmer (BAL)         102
  D. Leonard (KC)         101
  G. Perry (TEX)           95
  V. Blue (OAK)            87
  R. Gossage (CHI)         86

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