Friday August 6, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Friday, August 6, 1976

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        64  41  3.11  105  40  25   955   820  367  330   62  307  468
Kansas City     66  40  3.15  106  26  29   970   882  387  339   56  329  489
Baltimore       53  52  3.37  105  33  15   951   898  395  356   60  334  428
California      48  61  3.43  109  40  12   980   899  434  373   65  358  635
Oakland         55  53  3.48  108  21  21   976   974  424  377   65  290  480
Texas           51  54  3.50  105  40  11   963   956  440  375   74  307  512
Milwaukee       47  57  3.52  104  28  18   934   887  420  365   62  362  434
Cleveland       52  53  3.52  105  19  28   944   904  415  369   57  357  580
Boston          51  55  3.65  106  31  14   954   997  445  387   74  276  445
Detroit         49  56  3.81  105  32  15   938   914  462  397   68  367  522
Minnesota       54  54  3.88  108  20  13   959   942  482  414   64  431  518
Chicago         46  60  3.96  106  35  16   964   939  471  424   51  396  531

 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)   13   2  2.59  26  13   5   1   1  139  128   48   40    6   37   68
Vida Blue (OAK)        9  10  2.73  24  24  10   0   4  181  182   65   55    4   42  110
Bert Blyleven (TEX)    9  12  2.81  25  25  13   0   4  211  202   74   66    9   59  155
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
Frank Tanana (CAL)    13   8  2.90  23  23  17   0   1  186  152   70   60   20   45  167
Ed Figueroa (NY)      14   6  2.93  24  24   9   0   3  175  154   67   57    7   68   84
Doyle Alexander (NY)   6   7  3.03  20  15   4   0   2  131  107   48   44    6   39   43

 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         13   2  2.59  26  13   5   1   1  139  128   48   40    6   37   68
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             3   4  2.36  18   0   0   2   0   42   46   17   11    1   12   13
Rick Jones             4   1  2.84  20  12   1   0   0   86  109   36   27    5   24   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  3.71  23  23   8   0   3  146  142   64   60   11   34   56
Reggie Cleveland       6   5  3.88  29   3   0   2   0  100  103   48   43    1   32   44
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  15   7   0   2   0   50   62   41   36   11   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          13   8  2.90  23  23  17   0   1  186  152   70   60   20   45  167
Gary Ross              6  13  3.08  24  22   4   0   1  158  166   66   54    8   40   80
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  2.27  22   0   0   6   0   63   51   20   16    0   18   32
Ken Brett              6   6  3.26  16  15   8   1   0  116   95   46   42    3   45   52
Rich Gossage           6  11  3.39  20  19  11   0   0  154  134   63   58   10   59  100
Dave Hamilton          4   5  3.44  30   1   0   6   0   68   61   27   26    3   34   44
Terry Forster          1   8  4.13  20  13   1   1   0   85   94   43   39    2   34   56
Bart Johnson           9  10  4.24  22  22   5   0   3  146  145   73   69   11   46   68
Jim Otten              0   0  4.50   2   0   0   0   0    6    9    6    3    0    2    3
Pete Vuckovich         6   3  4.55  22   6   1   0   0   83   95   42   42    3   39   43
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
Rick Waits             5   5  3.25  15  12   3   0   2   69   80   30   25    3   28   40
Tom Buskey             3   3  3.28  30   0   0   1   0   74   67   31   27    8   24   25
Pat Dobson            11  10  3.47  24  24   6   0   0  148  144   69   57   11   47   78
Jackie Brown           7   7  3.57  24  21   5   0   2  146  142   66   58   11   44   85
Jim Bibby              7   4  3.81  23  10   0   1   0   90  100   40   38    3   31   50
Dennis Eckersley       7   8  4.17  24  18   4   1   2  110   91   54   51    8   47   91
Don Hood               3   5  4.73  25   6   0   1   0   59   68   32   31    5   26   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          11  11  3.48  23  23  13   0   3  171  155   71   66   11   40   53
Vern Ruhle             6   9  3.92  22  22   3   0   0  138  155   71   60   15   42   70
Dave Lemanczyk         3   3  4.36   8   6   1   0   0   43   42   22   21    3   17   33
Jim Crawford           0   3  4.43  21   1   0   1   0   65   66   37   32    2   25   41
Bill Laxton            0   4  4.50  15   3   0   2   0   58   46   33   29   10   26   47
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  1.99  35   0   0  10   0   59   44   14   13    1   14   28
Mark Littell           6   3  2.11  38   1   0  11   0   73   51   19   17    1   40   64
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        13   4  3.21  22  22  11   0   1  182  162   70   65   11   49  108
Doug Bird             10   4  3.23  28  16   2   2   1  128  115   50   46   12   21   68
Andy Hassler           1   1  3.41   8   4   0   0   0   29   29   13   11    2   13   14
Paul Splittorff       11   7  3.55  23  22   5   0   1  152  156   68   60   10   54   57
Tom Hall               1   1  3.68  21   0   0   1   0   22   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         3   1  1.95  18   0   0   6   0   28   15    7    6    2   18   25
Bill Travers          13   8  2.16  23  23  10   0   3  166  132   51   40   13   69   90
Jerry Augustine        4   8  3.22  29  14   2   0   1  103  100   42   37    6   40   42
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  12  3.57  23  23   6   0   0  161  155   68   64   16   35   71
Pete Broberg           1   7  4.42  16  11   1   0   0   77   75   46   38    4   59   22
Ray Sadecki            0   0  4.43  24   0   0   0   0   22   25   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  1.84   4   0   0   0   0   15   11    3    3    1    2   15
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  3.13  51   0   0  11   0  115   97   47   40    7   48   73
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   7  4.19  14  14   0   0   0   67   58   40   31    4   41   41
Bill Singer            4   7  4.74  14  14   3   0   1   87   87   54   46    6   44   35
Joe Decker             2   7  5.28  13  12   0   0   0   58   60   37   34    3   51   35
Jim Hughes             5  10  5.53  24  19   2   0   0  114  134   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
Dave Pagan             1   1  2.28   7   2   1   0   0   24   18    7    6    0    4   13
Sparky Lyle            6   6  2.30  48   0   0  18   0   82   65   26   21    3   33   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   6  3.36  22  22   6   0   1  142  131   58   53   11   53   46
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
Jim York               1   0  5.59   3   0   0   0   0   10   14    7    6    1    4    6
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  10  2.73  24  24  10   0   4  181  182   65   55    4   42  110
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          5   7  2.56  13  13   9   0   4  116  101   35   33    6   24   80
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
Gaylord Perry         11   8  3.31  22  22  13   0   1  169  153   64   62    8   40  102
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
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
  W. Garland (BAL)         13
  D. Leonard (KC)          13
  F. Tanana (CAL)          13
  B. Travers (MIL)         13
  B. Campbell (MIN)        12
  C. Hunter (NY)           12
  J. Slaton (MIL)          12

Losses:

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

Complete Games:

  F. Tanana (CAL)          17
  C. Hunter (NY)           15
  J. Palmer (BAL)          15
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        13
  M. Fidrych (DET)         13
  G. Perry (TEX)           13
  D. Roberts (DET)         13
  N. Ryan (CAL)            13
  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
  S. Mingori (KC)          10
  J. Kern (CLE)             9
  E. Rodriguez (MIL)        8
  C. Carroll (CHI)          6

Shutouts:

  V. Blue (OAK)             4
  B. Blyleven (TEX)         4
  N. Ryan (CAL)             4
  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)     211.1
  J. Slaton (MIL)       202.1
  F. Tanana (CAL)       186.0
  D. Leonard (KC)       182.1
  V. Blue (OAK)         181.1
  N. Ryan (CAL)         181.1
  E. Figueroa (NY)      175.1
  F. Jenkins (BOS)      172.0

Hits:

  B. Blyleven (TEX)       202
  J. Slaton (MIL)         195
  J. Palmer (BAL)         189
  L. Tiant (BOS)          183
  V. Blue (OAK)           182
  C. Hunter (NY)          179
  K. Holtzman (NY)        175
  D. Goltz (MIN)          172
  G. Ross (CAL)           166
  D. Leonard (KC)         162

Runs:

  J. Slaton (MIL)          90
  C. Hunter (NY)           86
  B. Singer (MIN)          85
  D. Goltz (MIN)           83
  J. Hughes (MIN)          82
  N. Ryan (CAL)            79
  J. Palmer (BAL)          77
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        74
  B. Johnson (CHI)         73
  L. Tiant (BOS)           73

Home Runs:

  C. Hunter (NY)           22
  F. Tanana (CAL)          20
  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)          71
  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
  R. Gossage (CHI)         59

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           199
  F. Tanana (CAL)         167
  B. Blyleven (TEX)       155
  C. Hunter (NY)          120
  F. Jenkins (BOS)        117
  J. Palmer (BAL)         115
  V. Blue (OAK)           110
  D. Leonard (KC)         108
  G. Perry (TEX)          102
  R. Gossage (CHI)        100


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