Wednesday August 4, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, August 4, 1976

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        64  40  3.04  104  40  25   949   807  358  321   61  303  465
Kansas City     63  40  3.19  103  26  28   943   858  378  334   55  326  483
Baltimore       52  52  3.38  104  32  15   942   888  393  354   60  334  423
California      47  60  3.47  107  38  12   963   890  432  371   64  354  618
Oakland         55  52  3.49  107  20  21   967   967  422  375   64  289  472
Cleveland       52  51  3.50  103  19  28   927   888  406  360   55  351  574
Milwaukee       46  56  3.52  102  28  18   920   873  415  360   62  359  424
Texas           49  54  3.57  103  38  11   945   945  440  375   74  306  504
Boston          49  55  3.68  104  31  13   936   979  440  383   72  273  438
Detroit         48  55  3.84  103  31  15   920   900  456  393   66  362  512
Chicago         46  58  3.87  104  35  16   946   918  454  407   49  387  522
Minnesota       54  52  3.87  106  20  13   943   924  470  406   63  424  504

 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)    13   8  2.16  23  23  10   0   3  166  132   51   40   13   69   90
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  10  2.81  29  29  15   0   3  224  189   77   70   17   67  115
Al Fitzmorris (KC)    13   7  2.90  24  23   7   0   2  155  161   63   50    3   38   50
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
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  10  2.81  29  29  15   0   3  224  189   77   70   17   67  115
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        11   8  3.14  24  23  11   0   2  172  160   68   60   17   39  117
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  1.33   9   0   0   2   0   20   14    3    3    0    2   15
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             9  13  3.57  26  26  13   0   4  181  127   79   72    7  115  199
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   6  3.26  16  15   8   1   0  116   95   46   42    3   45   52
Dave Hamilton          4   5  3.44  30   1   0   6   0   68   61   27   26    3   34   44
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
Rick Waits             5   5  3.25  15  12   3   0   2   69   80   30   25    3   28   40
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
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   9  3.92  22  22   3   0   0  138  155   71   60   15   42   70
Dave Lemanczyk         3   2  4.34   7   5   1   0   0   37   37   18   18    2   12   29
Jim Crawford           0   3  4.43  21   1   0   1   0   65   66   37   32    2   25   41
Bill Laxton            0   4  4.58  14   3   0   2   0   55   44   32   28    9   26   44
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  2.17  37   1   0  11   0   71   50   19   17    1   40   63
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         13   7  2.90  24  23   7   0   2  155  161   63   50    3   38   50
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          13   8  2.16  23  23  10   0   3  166  132   51   40   13   69   90
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
Eduardo Rodriguez      4   7  3.48  35   4   2   8   0   72   62   37   28    3   30   35
Jim Slaton            12   9  3.56  26  26   7   0   2  202  195   90   80   11   63   98
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
Ray Sadecki            0   0  4.50  23   0   0   0   0   22   24   13   11    2   14   18
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
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  3.12  50   0   0  11   0  113   95   46   39    7   46   71
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  10  3.76  25  24   9   0   1  168  172   83   70   11   56   86
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  11  3.43  25  25  15   0   2  215  179   86   82   22   49  120
Rudy May               4   3  3.57  11  11   2   0   1   68   49   32   27    5   28   38
Ken Holtzman           4   3  3.75  10  10   5   0   2   70   75   32   29    6   13   19
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
Paul Mitchell          8   5  4.26  20  20   4   0   1  120  142   62   57   13   27   56
Mike Norris            3   3  4.36  16  12   1   0   1   66   64   33   32    7   32   27
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
Jim Umbarger           7   9  3.17  20  20   7   0   2  133  139   59   47    9   38   75
Steve Foucault         7   6  3.18  34   0   0   5   0   62   56   25   22    9   19   31
Steve Hargan           4   3  3.46  21   5   1   0   0   78   78   39   30    5   24   45
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
Nelson Briles          7   8  3.56  21  21   5   0   1  144  159   68   57   14   32   67
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  5.66  18  10   3   0   0   62   65   48   39    9   40   22
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)       13
  B. Travers (MIL)         13
  B. Campbell (MIN)        12
  W. Garland (BAL)         12
  C. Hunter (NY)           12
  D. Leonard (KC)          12
  J. Slaton (MIL)          12
  F. Tanana (CAL)          12

Losses:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            13
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        12
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         12
  G. Ross (CAL)            12
  J. Colborn (MIL)         11
  C. Hunter (NY)           11
  D. Roberts (DET)         11
  P. Dobson (CLE)          10
  D. Goltz (MIN)           10
  R. Gossage (CHI)         10

Complete Games:

  F. Tanana (CAL)          16
  C. Hunter (NY)           15
  J. Palmer (BAL)          15
  M. Fidrych (DET)         13
  N. Ryan (CAL)            13
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        12
  G. Perry (TEX)           12
  D. Roberts (DET)         12
  R. Gossage (CHI)         11
  K. Holtzman (NY)         11

Saves:

  S. Lyle (NY)             18
  R. Fingers (OAK)         15
  B. Campbell (MIN)        11
  D. LaRoche (CLE)         11
  M. Littell (KC)          11
  J. Hiller (DET)          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)       224.0
  C. Hunter (NY)        215.0
  B. Blyleven (TEX)     202.1
  J. Slaton (MIL)       202.1
  N. Ryan (CAL)         181.1
  F. Tanana (CAL)       177.0
  E. Figueroa (NY)      175.1
  D. Leonard (KC)       175.0
  V. Blue (OAK)         172.1
  F. Jenkins (BOS)      172.0

Hits:

  B. Blyleven (TEX)       196
  J. Slaton (MIL)         195
  J. Palmer (BAL)         189
  L. Tiant (BOS)          183
  C. Hunter (NY)          179
  V. Blue (OAK)           175
  K. Holtzman (NY)        175
  D. Goltz (MIN)          172
  A. Fitzmorris (KC)      161
  G. Ross (CAL)           161

Runs:

  J. Slaton (MIL)          90
  C. Hunter (NY)           86
  D. Goltz (MIN)           83
  J. Hughes (MIN)          82
  B. Singer (MIN)          80
  N. Ryan (CAL)            79
  J. Palmer (BAL)          77
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        74
  L. Tiant (BOS)           73
  V. Ruhle (DET)           71

Home Runs:

  C. Hunter (NY)           22
  F. Tanana (CAL)          19
  F. Jenkins (BOS)         17
  J. Palmer (BAL)          17
  J. Colborn (MIL)         16
  V. Ruhle (DET)           15
  L. Tiant (BOS)           15
  N. Briles (TEX)          14
  J. Hughes (MIN)          13
  P. Mitchell (OAK)        13

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           115
  B. Singer (MIN)          69
  B. Travers (MIL)         69
  E. Figueroa (NY)         68
  J. Palmer (BAL)          67
  J. Slaton (MIL)          63
  M. Torrez (OAK)          63
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        59
  P. Broberg (MIL)         59
  D. Goltz (MIN)           56

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           199
  F. Tanana (CAL)         154
  B. Blyleven (TEX)       151
  C. Hunter (NY)          120
  F. Jenkins (BOS)        117
  J. Palmer (BAL)         115
  D. Leonard (KC)         106
  V. Blue (OAK)           102
  R. Gossage (CHI)         98
  G. Perry (TEX)           98


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