Wednesday July 28, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, July 28, 1976

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        60  36  3.05   96  36  25   880   740  330  298   58  277  426
Kansas City     60  38  3.21   98  26  26   898   819  362  320   55  310  466
Baltimore       49  48  3.38   97  30  15   882   829  368  331   57  313  394
Oakland         53  47  3.44  100  18  20   906   894  388  346   61  270  443
Texas           47  50  3.57   97  35  11   893   878  417  354   72  294  480
California      43  59  3.57  102  35  12   916   858  422  363   63  342  588
Milwaukee       42  52  3.58   94  25  18   846   796  384  336   60  338  390
Cleveland       47  48  3.67   95  15  26   854   825  386  348   53  327  518
Boston          43  53  3.80   96  28  11   863   911  417  364   68  251  404
Detroit         47  49  3.88   96  29  14   859   849  431  370   57  344  477
Chicago         45  54  3.90   99  33  16   901   873  435  390   48  375  500
Minnesota       48  50  3.95   98  19  11   870   852  437  382   61  393  466

 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  2.63  24  11   4   1   1  123  108   43   36    6   37   60
Vida Blue (OAK)        9   9  2.69  22  22   9   0   4  164  167   59   49    2   37   96
Jim Palmer (BAL)      14   8  2.69  27  27  14   0   3  211  173   69   63   16   63  107
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
Frank Tanana (CAL)    12   7  3.11  21  21  15   0   1  168  142   67   58   19   40  146

 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         2   1  1.29  11   0   0   4   0   21    9    3    3    0   14   14
Wayne Garland         12   2  2.63  24  11   4   1   1  123  108   43   36    6   37   60
Jim Palmer            14   8  2.69  27  27  14   0   3  211  173   69   63   16   63  107
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
Tom Murphy             2   3  2.45  15   0   0   1   0   37   40   16   10    1   12   12
Rick Jones             4   1  2.53  18  10   1   0   0   78   98   31   22    3   21   39
Jim Willoughby         2   7  3.00  34   0   0   5   0   60   55   26   20    4   23   24
Luis Tiant            10   9  3.37  22  22  10   0   2  150  171   67   56   13   34   64
Fergie Jenkins         9   8  3.39  22  21   9   0   2  154  147   65   58   16   32  109
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  7.52  11   7   0   0   0   41   53   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  1.50   7   0   0   2   0   18   12    3    3    0    2   12
Jim Brewer             3   1  2.70  13   0   0   2   0   20   20    7    6    0    6   16
Paul Hartzell          2   2  2.71  26   4   1   2   1   83   82   29   25    3   25   27
Frank Tanana          12   7  3.11  21  21  15   0   1  168  142   67   58   19   40  146
Gary Ross              6  12  3.21  22  20   3   0   1  143  154   63   51    7   38   74
Mickey Scott           1   0  3.24  19   0   0   2   0   25   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   8  4.22  21  19   3   0   0  111  121   62   52    7   35   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  10  3.21  18  17  10   0   0  140  123   54   50    9   52   92
Blue Moon Odom         2   0  3.31   5   2   0   0   0   16   14    9    6    1   13    8
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
Francisco Barrios      2   4  4.66  21   9   3   2   0   85   85   47   44    8   32   48
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
Jim Kern               7   3  2.32  30   2   0   7   0   81   61   27   21    1   37   75
Dave LaRoche           0   3  2.44  35   0   0  11   0   52   34   14   14    1   29   54
Stan Thomas            2   1  2.48  26   3   1   4   0   62   55   19   17    3   27   34
Pat Dobson            11   8  3.42  22  22   5   0   0  137  128   62   52   11   43   71
Tom Buskey             3   3  3.52  26   0   0   1   0   61   57   28   24    8   20   22
Jackie Brown           7   6  3.74  22  19   5   0   2  132  131   62   55   10   40   71
Rick Waits             4   5  3.75  13  10   2   0   1   58   67   25   24    2   25   31
Jim Bibby              6   3  4.01  21   8   0   1   0   76   86   36   34    2   29   46
Dennis Eckersley       5   8  4.74  22  16   2   1   1   93   82   52   49    7   44   73
Don Hood               2   5  4.80  22   6   0   1   0   54   65   30   29    5   23   22
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 Roberts          10  10  3.81  21  21  11   0   3  154  143   69   65   11   39   49
Dave Lemanczyk         2   2  4.02   6   4   1   0   0   31   31   14   14    1    9   23
Bill Laxton            0   4  4.58  14   3   0   2   0   55   44   32   28    9   26   44
Joe Coleman            2   5  4.86  12  12   1   0   0   67   80   44   36    1   34   38
Ray Bare               4   6  4.94  19  13   1   0   1   82   99   60   45    6   35   41
Jim Crawford           0   3  4.98  19   1   0   1   0   56   61   36   31    2   24   37
Steve Grilli           2   1  5.66  25   0   0   2   0   48   49   36   30    5   29   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  2.14  31   0   0   9   0   55   43   14   13    1   14   26
Mark Littell           6   3  2.16  35   1   0   9   0   67   49   18   16    1   38   60
Andy Hassler           0   0  2.29   6   2   0   0   0   20   15    6    5    2    7   11
Al Fitzmorris         12   6  2.86  22  21   7   0   2  145  148   58   46    3   36   49
Marty Pattin           3   9  2.89  32   4   0   5   0   62   52   21   20    4   19   40
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   7  3.55  23  22   5   0   1  152  156   68   60   10   54   57
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             1   0  5.65   7   0   0   0   0   14   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   8  3.05  27  12   2   0   1   94   87   36   32    6   37   39
Jim Slaton            12   8  3.35  24  24   7   0   2  188  174   78   70   10   62   89
Eduardo Rodriguez      3   6  3.47  33   2   1   8   0   60   46   29   23    3   27   29
Bill Castro            2   0  3.68  16   0   0   3   0   37   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  2.24  37   0   0   0   0   68   60   18   17    7   16   28
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  3.33  46   0   0   9   0  103   91   43   38    7   40   66
Dave Goltz             8   9  3.69  23  22   9   0   1  154  155   74   63   10   53   78
Steve Luebber          1   2  4.40  26   4   0   2   0   59   53   30   29    5   34   26
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
Joe Decker             2   7  5.28  13  12   0   0   0   58   60   37   34    3   51   35
Jim Hughes             5  10  5.74  21  18   2   0   0  107  126   80   68   13   49   55
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  2.15  45   0   0  18   0   80   65   24   19    3   29   50
Grant Jackson          1   0  2.19   7   0   0   0   0   12   11    3    3    0    5    6
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   3  2.98   8   8   1   0   0   57   47   21   19    3   15   21
Ed Figueroa           13   6  3.01  22  22   8   0   3  164  143   61   55    7   58   79
Dock Ellis            11   5  3.16  20  20   6   0   1  131  116   51   46   11   51   43
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  2.40  43   0   0  14   0   79   64   24   21    3   26   74
Vida Blue              9   9  2.69  22  22   9   0   4  164  167   59   49    2   37   96
Dick Bosman            3   0  3.11  17   9   0   0   0   75   71   27   26    5   12   23
Paul Lindblad          4   3  3.13  41   0   0   3   0   72   64   29   25    4   15   21
Stan Bahnsen           4   2  3.19  20   9   1   0   1   87   79   32   31    7   26   53
Mike Torrez            8   9  3.27  24  24   4   0   0  149  139   65   54   11   61   60
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
Bert Blyleven          3   7  2.85  11  11   7   0   3   98   85   33   31    6   21   72
Steve Foucault         7   6  3.21  33   0   0   5   0   62   54   25   22    9   19   30
Jim Umbarger           7   7  3.27  18  18   6   0   2  118  122   54   43    8   35   65
Steve Hargan           4   3  3.30  19   5   1   0   0   74   74   36   27    4   24   44
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
Mike Bacsik            1   1  3.77  11   0   0   0   0   31   33   17   13    2   14    9
Tommy Boggs            0   1  4.76   2   2   0   0   0   11   12    7    6    2    6    6
Joe Hoerner            0   3  4.78  29   0   0   6   0   26   32   16   14    2   13   11
Steve Barr             2   6  5.74  17  10   3   0   0   58   62   46   37    9   37   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)          14
  E. Figueroa (NY)         13
  A. Fitzmorris (KC)       12
  W. Garland (BAL)         12
  C. Hunter (NY)           12
  J. Slaton (MIL)          12
  F. Tanana (CAL)          12
  B. Travers (MIL)         12
  B. Campbell (MIN)        11
  P. Dobson (CLE)          11

Losses:

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

Complete Games:

  F. Tanana (CAL)          15
  C. Hunter (NY)           14
  J. Palmer (BAL)          14
  M. Fidrych (DET)         12
  N. Ryan (CAL)            12
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        11
  D. Leonard (KC)          11
  G. Perry (TEX)           11
  D. Roberts (DET)         11
  R. Gossage (CHI)         10

Saves:

  S. Lyle (NY)             18
  R. Fingers (OAK)         14
  D. LaRoche (CLE)         11
  B. Campbell (MIN)         9
  J. Hiller (DET)           9
  M. Littell (KC)           9
  S. Mingori (KC)           9
  E. Rodriguez (MIL)        8
  J. Kern (CLE)             7
  C. Carroll (CHI)          6

Shutouts:

  V. Blue (OAK)             4
  B. Blyleven (TEX)         3
  E. Figueroa (NY)          3
  K. Holtzman (NY)          3
  B. Johnson (CHI)          3
  J. Palmer (BAL)           3
  D. Roberts (DET)          3
  N. Ryan (CAL)             3
  B. Travers (MIL)          3
  R. Wise (BOS)             3

Innings Pitched:

  J. Palmer (BAL)       210.2
  C. Hunter (NY)        200.1
  B. Blyleven (TEX)     193.1
  J. Slaton (MIL)       188.1
  F. Tanana (CAL)       168.0
  D. Leonard (KC)       166.2
  E. Figueroa (NY)      164.1
  N. Ryan (CAL)         164.1
  V. Blue (OAK)         164.0
  F. Jenkins (BOS)      154.0

Hits:

  B. Blyleven (TEX)       186
  J. Slaton (MIL)         174
  J. Palmer (BAL)         173
  L. Tiant (BOS)          171
  V. Blue (OAK)           167
  C. Hunter (NY)          159
  P. Splittorff (KC)      156
  D. Goltz (MIN)          155
  K. Holtzman (NY)        155
  G. Ross (CAL)           154

Runs:

  J. Hughes (MIN)          80
  J. Slaton (MIL)          78
  C. Hunter (NY)           76
  D. Goltz (MIN)           74
  B. Singer (MIN)          74
  N. Ryan (CAL)            73
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        72
  J. Palmer (BAL)          69
  D. Roberts (DET)         69
  P. Splittorff (KC)       68

Home Runs:

  C. Hunter (NY)           20
  F. Tanana (CAL)          19
  J. Colborn (MIL)         16
  F. Jenkins (BOS)         16
  J. Palmer (BAL)          16
  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
  J. Slaton (MIL)          62
  M. Torrez (OAK)          61
  E. Figueroa (NY)         58
  P. Broberg (MIL)         57
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        56
  P. Splittorff (KC)       54

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           184
  B. Blyleven (TEX)       147
  F. Tanana (CAL)         146
  C. Hunter (NY)          109
  F. Jenkins (BOS)        109
  J. Palmer (BAL)         107
  D. Leonard (KC)         101
  V. Blue (OAK)            96
  G. Perry (TEX)           95
  R. Gossage (CHI)         92


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