Tuesday August 3, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, August 3, 1976

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        63  39  3.04  102  38  25   932   787  352  315   60  302  454
Kansas City     62  40  3.20  102  26  27   934   850  376  332   55  323  479
Baltimore       52  51  3.39  103  31  15   934   880  390  352   60  331  419
California      46  60  3.45  106  38  12   954   880  426  366   64  351  612
Milwaukee       45  55  3.51  100  27  18   902   857  405  352   60  357  418
Texas           49  53  3.52  102  38  11   936   928  431  366   73  303  500
Oakland         54  52  3.52  106  19  21   958   961  422  375   64  289  468
Cleveland       51  51  3.53  102  18  28   918   880  406  360   55  348  568
Boston          48  55  3.71  103  30  13   927   972  439  382   71  271  433
Detroit         48  54  3.84  102  31  15   911   892  452  389   64  360  509
Chicago         46  57  3.87  103  35  16   937   908  449  403   49  384  519
Minnesota       54  51  3.88  105  20  13   935   915  466  403   63  421  500

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mark Fidrych (DET)    11   4  1.97  18  16  13   0   2  142  119   35   31    7   31   64
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
Ed Figueroa (NY)      14   6  2.93  24  24   9   0   3  175  154   67   57    7   68   84
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
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  1.23  13   0   0   4   0   22   10    3    3    0   16   16
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  2.90  33   0   0   5   0   62   53   22   20    4   27   27
Doyle Alexander        3   4  3.50  11   6   2   0   1   64   58   27   25    3   24   17
Ross Grimsley          4   5  3.65  19  11   1   0   0   91   91   43   37    7   22   32
Rudy May               3   5  4.43  12   9   2   0   1   61   67   36   30    5   22   34
Dave Pagan             1   3  4.54  13   4   0   1   0   34   32   18   17    1   17   22
Mike Cuellar           4  12  5.06  22  19   2   0   1  100  122   60   56    8   47   31
Grant Jackson          1   1  5.12  13   0   0   3   0   19   19   11   11    1    9   14
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   4  2.54  17   0   0   2   0   39   43   17   11    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  3.35  24  24  10   0   2  166  183   73   62   15   38   75
Rick Wise              9   8  3.80  22  22   8   0   3  140  140   63   59   11   32   52
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
Paul Hartzell          3   2  2.45  27   5   2   2   2   92   86   29   25    3   27   29
Jim Brewer             3   1  2.70  13   0   0   2   0   20   20    7    6    0    6   16
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  2.43  21   0   0   6   0   59   50   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
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  4.37  21   6   1   0   0   80   90   39   39    2   38   41
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
Blue Moon Odom         2   1  4.74   6   3   0   0   0   19   20   13   10    1   14   11
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  10  3.47  24  24   6   0   0  148  144   69   57   11   47   78
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       7   8  4.17  24  18   4   1   2  110   91   54   51    8   47   91
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   4  1.97  18  16  13   0   2  142  119   35   31    7   31   64
John Hiller           10   5  2.51  42   0   0  10   0   86   64   26   24    5   52   93
Dave Roberts          10  11  3.67  22  22  12   0   3  162  148   70   66   11   40   50
Vern Ruhle             6   8  3.80  21  21   3   0   0  133  149   67   56   13   40   69
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  2.05  34   0   0   9   0   57   44   14   13    1   14   28
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           4   9  2.56  33   5   0   5   0   70   58   22   20    4   21   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
Eduardo Rodriguez      4   7  3.48  35   4   2   8   0   72   62   37   28    3   30   35
Jim Colborn            7  11  3.62  22  22   6   0   0  154  148   66   62   16   34   69
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   3   0   0   0   0    8    7    0    0    0    1    6
Tom Burgmeier          5   0  2.13  39   0   0   0   0   72   61   18   17    7   17   30
Bert Blyleven          4   5  3.12  12  12   4   0   0   95  101   39   33    3   35   75
Bill Campbell         12   2  3.14  49   0   0  11   0  112   95   46   39    7   46   70
Vic Albury             3   1  3.32  17   0   0   0   0   41   37   17   15    0   20   18
Eddie Bane             4   3  3.44   8   8   1   0   0   50   49   23   19    4   20   16
Dave Goltz             9   9  3.75  24  23   9   0   1  161  163   79   67   11   53   83
Steve Luebber          2   2  3.76  28   5   1   2   1   69   62   30   29    5   40   30
Pete Redfern           3   6  4.23  13  13   0   0   0   66   55   37   31    4   39   41
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  5.58  23  19   2   0   0  113  132   82   70   13   53   58
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
Grant Jackson          2   0  1.45   9   0   0   0   0   19   13    3    3    0    8    9
Tippy Martinez         2   0  1.93  11   0   0   2   0   28   18    6    6    1   14   14
Jim York               1   0  2.25   2   0   0   0   0    8    9    3    2    0    2    4
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
Doyle Alexander        3   3  2.58   9   9   2   0   1   66   49   21   19    3   15   26
Dick Tidrow            4   2  2.85  29   2   0   4   0   54   49   18   17    2   18   40
Ed Figueroa           14   6  2.93  24  24   9   0   3  175  154   67   57    7   68   84
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  2.49  46   0   0  15   0   83   70   26   23    3   27   81
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  10  3.22  25  25   5   0   0  157  146   68   56   11   63   63
Paul Lindblad          4   4  3.32  46   0   0   3   0   81   76   35   30    4   19   25
Dick Bosman            4   0  3.61  19  11   0   0   0   85   83   36   34    6   13   24
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  1.67  20   0   0   0   0   38   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   9  3.17  20  20   7   0   2  133  139   59   47    9   38   75
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  4.88  30   0   0   6   0   28   34   17   15    2   13   13
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
  D. Roberts (DET)         11
  P. Dobson (CLE)          10
  R. Gossage (CHI)         10
  J. Hughes (MIN)          10
  C. Hunter (NY)           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
  D. Roberts (DET)         12
  R. Gossage (CHI)         11
  D. Leonard (KC)          11

Saves:

  S. Lyle (NY)             18
  R. Fingers (OAK)         15
  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
  E. Figueroa (NY)      175.1
  D. Leonard (KC)       175.0
  N. Ryan (CAL)         173.1
  V. Blue (OAK)         172.1
  L. Tiant (BOS)        166.1

Hits:

  B. Blyleven (TEX)       196
  J. Slaton (MIL)         186
  L. Tiant (BOS)          183
  J. Palmer (BAL)         181
  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)         70

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)         68
  J. Palmer (BAL)          64
  M. Torrez (OAK)          63
  J. Slaton (MIL)          62
  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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