Sunday August 1, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, August 1, 1976

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        61  39  3.09  100  37  25   914   778  349  314   60  293  445
Kansas City     61  40  3.23  101  26  27   925   844  375  332   55  321  477
Baltimore       52  49  3.34  101  31  15   918   863  379  341   60  320  409
California      45  60  3.49  105  37  12   945   876  426  366   64  349  610
Texas           49  52  3.52  101  38  11   927   917  427  363   72  301  496
Oakland         53  51  3.54  104  18  20   941   946  416  370   64  286  458
Milwaukee       43  55  3.56   98  25  18   884   840  402  350   60  353  407
Cleveland       50  50  3.58  100  16  28   899   867  403  358   55  342  556
Boston          47  54  3.78  101  29  13   908   962  437  381   71  268  426
Chicago         46  56  3.84  102  35  16   928   895  442  396   49  383  513
Detroit         48  52  3.86  100  30  15   895   879  447  384   62  358  504
Minnesota       53  50  3.88  103  19  13   918   897  459  396   62  413  493

 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  25  12   4   1   1  130  118   46   38    6   37   63
Vida Blue (OAK)        9   9  2.77  23  23   9   0   4  172  175   63   53    3   41  102
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
Frank Tanana (CAL)    12   8  3.00  22  22  16   0   1  177  148   69   59   19   42  154
Rich Gossage (CHI)     6  10  3.02  19  18  11   0   0  149  128   55   50    9   55   98

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Fred Holdsworth        2   0  0.71   7   0   0   1   0   13    3    1    1    0    1    9
Tippy Martinez         2   1  1.27  12   0   0   4   0   21   10    3    3    0   16   14
Wayne Garland         12   2  2.63  25  12   4   1   1  130  118   46   38    6   37   63
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  2.88  32   0   0   5   0   59   51   21   19    4   24   26
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  2.70  19  11   1   0   0   83  104   34   25    4   23   40
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               1   4  6.52  14   7   0   1   0   48   61   40   35   10   16   17

 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   8  3.00  22  22  16   0   1  177  148   69   59   19   42  154
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
Rich Gossage           6  10  3.02  19  18  11   0   0  149  128   55   50    9   55   98
Ken Brett              6   5  3.14  15  14   8   1   0  109   87   41   38    3   43   50
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
Jim Kern               7   4  2.28  33   2   0   9   0   83   62   28   21    1   39   75
Dave LaRoche           0   3  2.41  38   0   0  11   0   56   36   15   15    1   34   60
Stan Thomas            2   1  2.48  26   3   1   4   0   62   55   19   17    3   27   34
Tom Buskey             3   3  3.21  29   0   0   1   0   70   65   29   25    8   23   25
Pat Dobson            11   9  3.56  23  23   5   0   0  139  134   66   55   11   43   72
Jackie Brown           7   6  3.61  23  20   5   0   2  140  137   64   56   10   41   80
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
Dennis Eckersley       6   8  4.59  23  17   3   1   1  100   88   54   51    8   45   85
Don Hood               3   5  4.68  24   6   0   1   0   58   67   31   30    5   25   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   5  2.54  41   0   0  10   0   85   64   26   24    5   52   92
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
Ray Bare               4   6  4.77  20  14   1   0   1   89  103   63   47    8   37   42
Joe Coleman            2   5  4.86  12  12   1   0   0   67   80   44   36    1   34   38
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  2.09  33   0   0   9   0   56   44   14   13    1   14   26
Mark Littell           6   3  2.15  36   1   0  10   0   67   49   18   16    1   38   60
Tom Bruno              0   0  2.45   1   0   0   0   0    4    5    1    1    0    1    2
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  3.45  27  15   2   2   1  120  110   47   46   11   21   66
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
Andy Hassler           0   1  4.09   7   3   0   0   0   22   20   11   10    2   11   13
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  3.09  28  13   2   0   1   99   94   39   34    6   39   40
Bill Castro            3   1  3.40  19   0   0   3   0   42   41   16   16    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  4.42  16  11   1   0   0   77   75   46   38    4   59   22
Rick Austin            0   0  5.06   3   0   0   0   0    5   10    3    3    1    0    3
Ray Sadecki            0   0  5.12  22   0   0   0   0   19   22   13   11    2   13   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 Johnson            1   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    4    4    0    0    0    1    5
Tom Burgmeier          5   0  2.13  39   0   0   0   0   72   61   18   17    7   17   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         12   2  3.14  49   0   0  11   0  112   95   46   39    7   46   70
Dave Goltz             9   9  3.75  24  23   9   0   1  161  163   79   67   11   53   83
Pete Redfern           3   6  4.23  13  13   0   0   0   66   55   37   31    4   39   41
Steve Luebber          1   2  4.33  27   4   0   2   0   60   54   30   29    5   34   26
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  5.61  22  19   2   0   0  112  132   82   70   13   53   56
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  2.13   8   0   0   0   0   13   11    3    3    0    5    6
Dave Pagan             1   1  2.28   7   2   1   0   0   24   18    7    6    0    4   13
Sparky Lyle            6   6  2.30  47   0   0  18   0   82   65   26   21    3   32   52
Dick Tidrow            4   2  2.85  29   2   0   4   0   54   49   18   17    2   18   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  3.13  21  21   6   0   1  138  123   53   48   11   52   45
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  2.57  45   0   0  14   0   81   68   26   23    3   27   76
Vida Blue              9   9  2.77  23  23   9   0   4  172  175   63   53    3   41  102
Stan Bahnsen           4   3  3.16  22   9   1   0   1   91   85   34   32    8   29   55
Mike Torrez            8   9  3.27  24  24   4   0   0  149  139   65   54   11   61   60
Paul Lindblad          4   4  3.39  45   0   0   3   0   80   75   35   30    4   18   24
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   3  5.26  14   7   0   0   0   51   66   31   30    5   11   22

 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         10   8  3.49  21  21  12   0   0  160  148   64   62    8   39   98
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
  B. Campbell (MIN)        12
  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

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)          16
  C. Hunter (NY)           14
  J. Palmer (BAL)          14
  M. Fidrych (DET)         13
  N. Ryan (CAL)            13
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        12
  G. Perry (TEX)           12
  R. Gossage (CHI)         11
  D. Leonard (KC)          11
  D. Roberts (DET)         11

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
  J. Kern (CLE)             9
  S. Mingori (KC)           9
  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
  F. Tanana (CAL)       177.0
  D. Leonard (KC)       175.0
  E. Figueroa (NY)      173.1
  N. Ryan (CAL)         173.1
  V. Blue (OAK)         172.1
  F. Jenkins (BOS)      163.0

Hits:

  B. Blyleven (TEX)       196
  J. Slaton (MIL)         186
  J. Palmer (BAL)         181
  L. Tiant (BOS)          180
  V. Blue (OAK)           175
  C. Hunter (NY)          171
  D. Goltz (MIN)          163
  K. Holtzman (NY)        163
  G. Ross (CAL)           161
  P. Splittorff (KC)      156

Runs:

  J. Slaton (MIL)          83
  J. Hughes (MIN)          82
  C. Hunter (NY)           82
  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)         59
  R. Gossage (CHI)         55

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           194
  F. Tanana (CAL)         154
  B. Blyleven (TEX)       151
  C. Hunter (NY)          114
  F. Jenkins (BOS)        112
  J. Palmer (BAL)         111
  D. Leonard (KC)         106
  V. Blue (OAK)           102
  R. Gossage (CHI)         98
  G. Perry (TEX)           98

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