Saturday August 7, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, August 7, 1976

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        64  42  3.15  106  40  25   964   830  374  337   63  312  473
Kansas City     66  41  3.17  107  26  29   978   892  392  344   56  332  492
Baltimore       54  52  3.38  106  33  15   960   905  399  360   61  335  431
Oakland         56  53  3.46  109  22  21   985   982  425  378   65  291  482
California      48  62  3.48  110  40  12   988   911  443  382   67  364  641
Texas           51  55  3.50  106  40  11   972   966  443  378   75  310  517
Milwaukee       47  58  3.51  105  28  18   942   893  423  367   63  363  440
Cleveland       52  54  3.55  106  19  28   952   915  421  375   57  360  582
Boston          52  55  3.62  107  31  15   963  1002  445  387   74  279  448
Detroit         50  56  3.78  106  33  15   947   920  463  398   68  368  525
Minnesota       55  54  3.85  109  20  14   968   944  483  414   64  433  521
Chicago         47  60  3.95  107  36  16   973   944  474  427   51  396  538

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mark Fidrych (DET)    12   4  1.91  19  17  14   0   2  151  125   36   32    7   32   67
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
Gary Ross (CAL)        6  13  3.08  24  22   4   0   1  158  166   66   54    8   40   80

 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  1.21  14   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               4   5  4.39  13  10   2   0   1   70   74   40   34    6   23   37
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  2.92  36   0   0   6   0   65   58   27   21    4   24   25
Fergie Jenkins        11   8  3.14  24  23  11   0   2  172  160   68   60   17   39  117
Luis Tiant            11  10  3.26  25  25  10   0   2  171  187   73   62   15   40   77
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  3.29  21   0   0   2   0   27   28   12   10    3    9    7
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   9  4.51  22  20   3   0   0  116  129   68   58    8   38   55
Andy Hassler           0   6  5.13  14   4   0   0   0   47   50   31   27    3   17   16
Dick Drago             5   7  5.30  34   0   0   4   0   53   53   33   31    5   23   29
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
Francisco Barrios      3   4  4.47  23  10   4   2   0   95   90   50   47    8   32   55
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
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
Stan Thomas            2   1  2.40  27   3   1   4   0   64   55   19   17    3   27   35
Dave LaRoche           0   3  2.65  39   0   0  11   0   58   39   17   17    1   36   61
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
Jackie Brown           7   7  3.57  24  21   5   0   2  146  142   66   58   11   44   85
Pat Dobson            11  11  3.60  25  25   6   0   0  152  152   73   61   11   48   78
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          12   4  1.91  19  17  14   0   2  151  125   36   32    7   32   67
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
Mark Littell           6   3  2.11  38   1   0  11   0   73   51   19   17    1   40   64
Steve Mingori          3   2  2.26  36   0   0  10   0   60   46   16   15    1   15   28
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
Tom Bruno              0   0  3.86   2   0   0   0   0    5    6    2    2    0    1    3
Larry Gura             1   0  4.24   9   1   0   0   0   23   26   13   11    2   12   10
Steve Busby            3   3  4.40  13  13   1   0   0   72   58   42   35    7   49   29
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  3.30  20   0   0   3   0   44   41   16   16    2    6   16
Eduardo Rodriguez      4   8  3.42  36   5   2   8   0   79   68   40   30    4   31   39
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  3.12  52   0   0  12   0  115   97   47   40    7   48   74
Vic Albury             3   1  3.32  17   0   0   0   0   41   37   17   15    0   20   18
Steve Luebber          3   2  3.35  29   6   1   2   1   78   64   31   29    5   42   32
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
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
Sparky Lyle            6   6  2.27  49   0   0  18   0   83   65   26   21    3   33   53
Dave Pagan             1   1  2.28   7   2   1   0   0   24   18    7    6    0    4   13
Dick Tidrow            4   2  2.80  30   2   0   4   0   55   49   18   17    2   19   40
Ed Figueroa           14   6  2.93  24  24   9   0   3  175  154   67   57    7   68   84
Doyle Alexander        3   4  2.94  10  10   2   0   1   70   56   25   23    4   18   27
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 18.90   2   0   0   0   0    3    7    7    7    1    1    3

 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
Mike Torrez            9  10  3.10  26  26   6   0   0  166  154   69   57   11   64   65
Stan Bahnsen           4   3  3.16  22   9   1   0   1   91   85   34   32    8   29   55
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  1.63  21   0   0   0   0   39   29    8    7    1   21   19
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
Mike Bacsik            1   1  3.55  12   0   0   0   0   33   36   17   13    2   14   10
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
Joe Hoerner            0   3  4.71  31   0   0   6   0   29   35   17   15    2   13   13
Tommy Boggs            0   2  4.96   3   3   0   0   0   16   18   10    9    3    7    9
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
  M. Fidrych (DET)         12
  C. Hunter (NY)           12

Losses:

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

Complete Games:

  F. Tanana (CAL)          17
  C. Hunter (NY)           15
  J. Palmer (BAL)          15
  M. Fidrych (DET)         14
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        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)        12
  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)          187
  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
  P. Dobson (CLE)          73
  B. Johnson (CHI)         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
  M. Torrez (OAK)          64
  J. Slaton (MIL)          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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