Saturday July 31, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, July 31, 1976

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        61  38  3.07   99  37  25   905   769  344  309   60  288  443
Kansas City     61  39  3.18  100  26  27   916   830  367  324   55  315  471
Baltimore       51  49  3.36  100  31  15   909   851  376  339   60  318  405
Oakland         53  49  3.49  102  18  20   922   918  402  357   63  276  449
California      45  59  3.51  104  36  12   936   870  424  365   64  347  602
Texas           48  52  3.53  100  37  11   918   907  423  360   72  299  493
Milwaukee       43  54  3.57   97  25  18   874   828  398  347   60  349  404
Cleveland       49  50  3.60   99  16  27   889   861  400  356   55  337  547
Boston          46  54  3.77  100  29  13   899   951  433  377   70  266  422
Detroit         48  51  3.87   99  30  15   886   874  443  381   60  351  500
Chicago         45  56  3.88  101  34  16   919   890  441  396   49  380  507
Minnesota       51  50  3.92  101  19  13   897   879  450  391   62  401  479

 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   8  2.12  22  22   9   0   3  157  127   48   37   12   69   88
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   9  2.83  28  28  14   0   3  216  181   74   68   17   64  111
Bert Blyleven (TEX)    8  12  2.94  24  24  12   0   3  202  196   74   66    9   59  151
Al Fitzmorris (KC)    12   7  2.95  23  22   7   0   2  150  154   62   49    3   37   49
Ed Figueroa (NY)      14   6  2.96  23  23   9   0   3  173  152   65   57    7   64   84
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  0.73   6   0   0   1   0   12    3    1    1    0    1    9
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   9  2.83  28  28  14   0   3  216  181   74   68   17   64  111
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  4.28  12   4   0   1   0   34   32   17   16    1   15   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  2.35  16   0   0   2   0   38   41   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        10   8  3.26  23  22  10   0   2  163  153   67   59   16   37  112
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       5   5  4.10  28   3   0   2   0   94   96   47   43    1   32   42
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  1.40   8   0   0   2   0   19   13    3    3    0    2   14
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  3.18  23  21   3   0   1  150  161   65   53    8   39   76
Mickey Scott           1   0  3.20  20   0   0   2   0   25   27   11    9    2    8    6
Sid Monge              4   3  3.43  22  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
Dick Drago             5   7  5.08  33   0   0   4   0   51   50   31   29    5   21   27
Andy Hassler           0   6  5.13  14   4   0   0   0   47   50   31   27    3   17   16
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
Bart Johnson           9   9  4.05  21  21   5   0   3  140  136   67   63   11   44   63
Terry Forster          1   8  4.13  20  13   1   1   0   85   94   43   39    2   34   56
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  4.62  22   9   3   2   0   86   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
Dave LaRoche           0   3  2.25  37   0   0  11   0   56   36   14   14    1   32   60
Jim Kern               7   4  2.30  32   2   0   8   0   82   62   28   21    1   39   75
Stan Thomas            2   1  2.48  26   3   1   4   0   62   55   19   17    3   27   34
Tom Buskey             3   3  3.21  28   0   0   1   0   70   65   29   25    8   22   25
Pat Dobson            11   9  3.56  23  23   5   0   0  139  134   66   55   11   43   72
Jim Bibby              7   3  3.61  22   9   0   1   0   85   92   36   34    2   30   49
Rick Waits             4   5  3.73  14  11   2   0   1   60   72   30   25    3   25   34
Jackie Brown           7   6  3.74  22  19   5   0   2  132  131   62   55   10   40   71
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  2.49  40   0   0  10   0   83   63   25   23    5   47   89
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         3   2  4.34   7   5   1   0   0   37   37   18   18    2   12   29
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
Marty Pattin           3   9  2.89  32   4   0   5   0   62   52   21   20    4   19   40
Al Fitzmorris         12   7  2.95  23  22   7   0   2  150  154   62   49    3   37   49
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  3.86  20   0   0   1   0   21   16   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  4.67   8   0   0   0   0   17   19   11    9    2   10    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   1  2.10  16   0   0   6   0   26   15    7    6    2   17   19
Bill Travers          12   8  2.12  22  22   9   0   3  157  127   48   37   12   69   88
Jerry Augustine        4   8  3.05  27  12   2   0   1   94   87   36   32    6   37   39
Bill Castro            3   0  3.32  18   0   0   3   0   41   39   15   15    2    6   14
Jim Slaton            12   8  3.44  25  25   7   0   2  196  186   83   75   10   62   94
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  5.12  21   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  3.15  48   0   0  11   0  109   93   43   38    7   44   68
Dave Goltz             9   9  3.75  24  23   9   0   1  161  163   79   67   11   53   83
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  2.11  46   0   0  18   0   81   65   24   19    3   29   52
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  2.70  28   2   0   4   0   53   47   17   16    2   17   40
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  10  3.39  24  24  14   0   2  207  171   82   78   21   49  114
Rudy May               4   3  3.57  11  11   2   0   1   68   49   32   27    5   28   38
Ken Holtzman           3   3  4.01   9   9   4   0   2   61   63   30   27    6   12   14
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  3.12  43   0   0   3   0   75   68   30   26    4   16   22
Stan Bahnsen           4   3  3.16  21   9   1   0   1   91   84   34   32    8   27   55
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  4.61  19  19   3   0   0  111  136   62   57   13   27   52
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          4   7  2.78  12  12   8   0   3  107   95   35   33    6   24   76
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
  C. Hunter (NY)           10
  D. Roberts (DET)         10
  L. Tiant (BOS)           10

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)        12
  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
  B. Campbell (MIN)        11
  D. LaRoche (CLE)         11
  J. Hiller (DET)          10
  M. Littell (KC)          10
  S. Mingori (KC)           9
  J. Kern (CLE)             8
  E. Rodriguez (MIL)        8
  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)       216.0
  C. Hunter (NY)        207.0
  B. Blyleven (TEX)     202.1
  J. Slaton (MIL)       196.0
  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
  F. Jenkins (BOS)      163.0

Hits:

  B. Blyleven (TEX)       196
  J. Slaton (MIL)         186
  J. Palmer (BAL)         181
  L. Tiant (BOS)          180
  C. Hunter (NY)          171
  V. Blue (OAK)           167
  D. Goltz (MIN)          163
  K. Holtzman (NY)        163
  G. Ross (CAL)           161
  P. Splittorff (KC)      156

Runs:

  J. Slaton (MIL)          83
  C. Hunter (NY)           82
  J. Hughes (MIN)          80
  B. Singer (MIN)          80
  D. Goltz (MIN)           79
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        74
  J. Palmer (BAL)          74
  N. Ryan (CAL)            73
  L. Tiant (BOS)           73
  D. Roberts (DET)         69

Home Runs:

  C. Hunter (NY)           21
  F. Tanana (CAL)          19
  J. Palmer (BAL)          17
  J. Colborn (MIL)         16
  F. Jenkins (BOS)         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
  B. Travers (MIL)         69
  E. Figueroa (NY)         64
  J. Palmer (BAL)          64
  J. Slaton (MIL)          62
  M. Torrez (OAK)          61
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        59
  P. Broberg (MIL)         58
  P. Splittorff (KC)       54

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           194
  B. Blyleven (TEX)       151
  F. Tanana (CAL)         146
  C. Hunter (NY)          114
  F. Jenkins (BOS)        112
  J. Palmer (BAL)         111
  D. Leonard (KC)         106
  V. Blue (OAK)            96
  G. Perry (TEX)           95
  J. Slaton (MIL)          94


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