Friday July 30, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Friday, July 30, 1976

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        61  36  3.04   97  37  25   889   749  334  300   58  283  431
Kansas City     61  38  3.19   99  26  27   907   822  363  321   55  312  471
Baltimore       51  48  3.34   99  31  15   900   841  371  334   59  316  398
Oakland         53  48  3.48  101  18  20   914   906  396  353   62  273  446
California      44  59  3.53  103  36  12   925   861  422  363   63  344  598
Texas           47  52  3.54   99  36  11   909   897  421  358   72  296  489
Milwaukee       42  53  3.60   95  25  18   853   807  391  341   60  341  395
Cleveland       48  49  3.68   97  16  26   869   845  394  355   54  331  537
Boston          44  54  3.82   98  28  12   881   936  427  374   70  255  415
Detroit         47  51  3.87   98  30  14   877   867  439  377   59  348  489
Chicago         45  55  3.89  100  34  16   909   881  438  393   48  377  503
Minnesota       50  50  3.92  100  19  12   888   871  445  387   61  397  474

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mark Fidrych (DET)    11   3  1.80  17  15  13   0   2  135  111   31   27    5   30   61
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
Ed Figueroa (NY)      14   6  2.96  23  23   9   0   3  173  152   65   57    7   64   84
Bert Blyleven (TEX)    7  12  2.98  23  23  11   0   3  193  186   72   64    9   56  147
Ken Brett (CHI)        6   5  3.07  17  14   8   2   0  111   89   41   38    3   43   51
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  2.97  31   0   0   5   0   58   50   21   19    4   24   25
Doyle Alexander        3   4  3.50  11   6   2   0   1   64   58   27   25    3   24   17
Ross Grimsley          4   4  3.53  18  10   1   0   0   87   85   40   34    7   21   29
Rudy May               3   4  3.95  11   8   2   0   1   55   59   30   24    5   17   30
Dave Pagan             1   3  4.32  11   4   0   1   0   33   31   17   16    1   14   22
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  3.12  35   0   0   5   0   61   57   27   21    4   23   24
Fergie Jenkins         9   8  3.39  22  21   9   0   2  154  147   65   58   16   32  109
Luis Tiant            10  10  3.55  23  23  10   0   2  157  180   73   62   15   37   72
Rick Wise              8   8  4.06  21  21   7   0   3  131  135   62   59   11   30   48
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  6.90  13   7   0   1   0   44   56   39   34   10   16   14

 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             8  13  3.48  25  25  13   0   4  173  118   73   67    7  112  194
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   5  3.14  15  14   8   1   0  109   87   41   38    3   43   50
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  2.38  36   0   0  11   0   53   35   14   14    1   30   57
Stan Thomas            2   1  2.48  26   3   1   4   0   62   55   19   17    3   27   34
Tom Buskey             3   3  3.48  27   0   0   1   0   65   62   29   25    8   21   24
Pat Dobson            11   9  3.56  23  23   5   0   0  139  134   66   55   11   43   72
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       6   8  4.59  23  17   3   1   1  100   88   54   51    8   45   85
Don Hood               2   5  4.85  23   6   0   1   0   56   67   31   30    5   24   23
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   3  1.80  17  15  13   0   2  135  111   31   27    5   30   61
John Hiller           10   4  2.59  39   0   0   9   0   80   62   25   23    5   47   84
Vern Ruhle             6   8  3.80  21  21   3   0   0  133  149   67   56   13   40   69
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
Jim Crawford           0   3  4.72  20   1   0   1   0   61   64   37   32    2   25   39
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
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  2.13  32   0   0   9   0   55   43   14   13    1   14   26
Mark Littell           6   3  2.15  36   1   0  10   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        12   4  3.14  21  21  11   0   1  175  153   66   61   11   48  106
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
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
Eduardo Rodriguez      3   7  3.84  34   3   1   8   0   63   53   35   27    3   28   30
Pete Broberg           1   7  4.64  15  11   1   0   0   74   72   46   38    4   58   20
Rick Austin            0   0  5.06   3   0   0   0   0    5   10    3    3    1    0    3
Ray Sadecki            0   0  5.21  20   0   0   0   0   19   22   13   11    2   12   18
Tom Hausman            0   0  5.40   3   0   0   0   0    3    3    2    2    0    3    1
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          5   0  2.18  38   0   0   0   0   70   61   18   17    7   16   30
Eddie Bane             4   2  2.49   7   7   1   0   0   47   44   17   13    3   18   16
Bert Blyleven          4   5  3.12  12  12   4   0   0   95  101   39   33    3   35   75
Vic Albury             3   1  3.12  16   0   0   0   0   40   35   16   14    0   20   18
Bill Campbell         11   2  3.21  47   0   0  10   0  107   93   43   38    7   40   68
Dave Goltz             8   9  3.69  23  22   9   0   1  154  155   74   63   10   53   78
Steve Luebber          1   2  4.33  27   4   0   2   0   60   54   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  4.63  13  13   3   0   1   82   80   49   42    6   42   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
Ed Figueroa           14   6  2.96  23  23   9   0   3  173  152   65   57    7   64   84
Doyle Alexander        2   3  2.98   8   8   1   0   0   57   47   21   19    3   15   21
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   7  2.49  44   0   0  14   0   80   65   25   22    3   27   76
Vida Blue              9   9  2.69  22  22   9   0   4  164  167   59   49    2   37   96
Paul Lindblad          4   3  3.13  42   0   0   3   0   75   68   30   26    4   16   22
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
Dick Bosman            3   0  3.50  18  10   0   0   0   80   78   33   31    6   13   23
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 Hargan           4   3  3.17  20   5   1   0   0   77   74   36   27    4   24   45
Jim Umbarger           7   8  3.21  19  19   7   0   2  126  130   56   45    8   36   73
Steve Foucault         7   6  3.21  33   0   0   5   0   62   54   25   22    9   19   30
Nelson Briles          7   7  3.38  20  20   5   0   1  141  151   64   53   14   32   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:

  E. Figueroa (NY)         14
  J. Palmer (BAL)          14
  A. Fitzmorris (KC)       12
  W. Garland (BAL)         12
  C. Hunter (NY)           12
  D. Leonard (KC)          12
  J. Slaton (MIL)          12
  F. Tanana (CAL)          12
  B. Travers (MIL)         12
  B. Campbell (MIN)        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
  L. Tiant (BOS)           10
  V. Blue (OAK)             9

Complete Games:

  F. Tanana (CAL)          15
  C. Hunter (NY)           14
  J. Palmer (BAL)          14
  M. Fidrych (DET)         13
  N. Ryan (CAL)            13
  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)        10
  M. Littell (KC)          10
  J. Hiller (DET)           9
  S. Mingori (KC)           9
  E. Rodriguez (MIL)        8
  J. Kern (CLE)             7
  C. Carroll (CHI)          6

Shutouts:

  V. Blue (OAK)             4
  N. Ryan (CAL)             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
  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
  D. Leonard (KC)       175.0
  E. Figueroa (NY)      173.1
  N. Ryan (CAL)         173.1
  F. Tanana (CAL)       168.0
  V. Blue (OAK)         164.0
  L. Tiant (BOS)        157.1

Hits:

  B. Blyleven (TEX)       186
  L. Tiant (BOS)          180
  J. Slaton (MIL)         174
  J. Palmer (BAL)         173
  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
  B. Singer (MIN)          80
  J. Slaton (MIL)          78
  C. Hunter (NY)           76
  D. Goltz (MIN)           74
  N. Ryan (CAL)            73
  L. Tiant (BOS)           73
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        72
  J. Palmer (BAL)          69
  D. Roberts (DET)         69

Home Runs:

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

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           112
  B. Singer (MIN)          69
  E. Figueroa (NY)         64
  J. Palmer (BAL)          63
  B. Travers (MIL)         63
  J. Slaton (MIL)          62
  M. Torrez (OAK)          61
  P. Broberg (MIL)         58
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        56
  P. Splittorff (KC)       54

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           194
  B. Blyleven (TEX)       147
  F. Tanana (CAL)         146
  C. Hunter (NY)          109
  F. Jenkins (BOS)        109
  J. Palmer (BAL)         107
  D. Leonard (KC)         106
  V. Blue (OAK)            96
  G. Perry (TEX)           95
  R. Gossage (CHI)         92


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