Monday August 9, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Monday, August 9, 1976

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Kansas City     68  42  3.15  110  28  29  1004   915  400  351   57  341  506
New York        64  44  3.23  108  40  25   981   854  390  352   66  316  479
Baltimore       55  52  3.39  107  33  16   969   915  404  365   61  338  432
Texas           53  55  3.47  108  41  11   990   985  448  382   76  313  528
Oakland         58  53  3.48  111  22  23  1003  1004  436  388   67  295  495
Milwaukee       47  58  3.51  105  28  18   942   893  423  367   63  363  440
California      48  64  3.60  112  40  12  1004   938  465  402   73  375  654
Boston          52  55  3.62  107  31  15   963  1002  445  387   74  279  448
Cleveland       53  56  3.62  109  19  29   977   942  440  393   58  375  599
Detroit         52  57  3.81  109  33  15   974   949  477  412   69  385  536
Minnesota       55  55  3.86  110  20  14   977   953  488  419   64  438  521
Chicago         48  62  3.96  110  37  17   999   969  487  440   51  412  552

 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
Al Fitzmorris (KC)    14   7  2.80  25  24   8   0   2  164  169   64   51    3   40   52
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
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  2.28  15   0   0   4   0   24   13    6    6    0   17   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  2.86  34   0   0   5   0   63   55   22   20    4   28   28
Doyle Alexander        3   4  3.50  11   6   2   0   1   64   58   27   25    3   24   17
Ross Grimsley          5   5  3.62  20  12   1   0   0   97   96   45   39    7   23   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  5.01  23  19   2   1   1  101  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
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
John Verhoeven         0   0  2.74  11   0   0   2   0   23   20    7    7    1    3   17
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   4  3.68  23  11   1   0   0   86   85   40   35    9   38   26
Nolan Ryan             9  14  3.84  27  27  13   0   4  187  134   88   80   10  122  207
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  5.66  35   0   0   4   0   56   59   38   35    6   24   30
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  2.39  23   0   0   6   0   64   52   21   17    0   19   32
Ken Brett              6   7  3.34  17  16   9   1   0  124  104   50   46    3   51   55
Rich Gossage           6  11  3.35  21  19  11   1   0  156  134   63   58   10   60  101
Dave Hamilton          4   5  3.50  32   1   0   6   0   69   62   28   27    3   35   45
Terry Forster          2   8  3.86  21  14   1   1   0   91  100   43   39    2   35   60
Bart Johnson           9  10  4.24  22  22   5   0   3  146  145   73   69   11   46   68
Blue Moon Odom         2   1  4.38   7   3   0   0   0   25   22   15   12    1   18   15
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
Chris Knapp            1   1  5.28   7   3   1   0   0   29   32   20   17    4   26   19
Jesse Jefferson        2   5  7.87  14   9   0   0   0   50   64   47   44    1   34   23
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
Stan Thomas            2   1  2.40  27   3   1   4   0   64   55   19   17    3   27   35
Jim Kern               7   5  2.59  34   2   0   9   0   83   64   31   24    1   41   75
Dave LaRoche           0   3  2.59  41   0   0  12   0   59   40   17   17    1   37   62
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
Rick Waits             5   5  3.66  16  13   3   0   2   71   81   34   29    3   32   41
Jim Bibby              8   4  3.70  24  11   0   1   0   97  106   42   40    3   35   51
Dennis Eckersley       7   9  3.97  25  19   4   1   2  118   96   56   52    8   48  104
Tom Buskey             3   3  4.01  31   0   0   1   0   76   75   38   34    9   27   25
Don Hood               3   5  4.62  26   6   0   1   0   62   72   33   32    5   26   24
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           11   5  2.49  43   0   0  10   0   87   64   26   24    5   53   95
Dave Roberts          11  11  3.48  23  23  13   0   3  171  155   71   66   11   40   53
Vern Ruhle             6   9  3.76  23  23   3   0   0  146  162   72   61   15   43   70
Jim Crawford           0   3  4.43  21   1   0   1   0   65   66   37   32    2   25   41
Bill Laxton            0   4  4.45  17   3   0   2   0   65   54   36   32   10   30   53
Joe Coleman            2   5  4.86  12  12   1   0   0   67   80   44   36    1   34   38
Ray Bare               4   6  4.90  22  15   1   0   1   94  110   67   51    9   40   45
Dave Lemanczyk         3   4  5.16   9   7   1   0   0   45   46   27   26    3   21   33
Steve Grilli           3   1  5.37  26   0   0   2   0   52   52   37   31    5   33   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  10  2.71  34   6   0   5   0   76   63   26   23    4   25   43
Al Fitzmorris         14   7  2.80  25  24   8   0   2  164  169   64   51    3   40   52
Tom Bruno              0   0  3.00   3   0   0   0   0    6    6    2    2    0    1    4
Dennis Leonard        14   4  3.15  23  23  12   0   1  191  170   72   67   12   51  115
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  3.97  22   0   0   1   0   23   18   12   10    3   11   18
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   3  3.18  53   0   0  12   0  119  100   49   42    7   50   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  3.64   9   9   1   0   0   54   55   26   22    4   23   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  1.14  11   0   0   0   0   24   14    3    3    0   10   10
Tippy Martinez         2   0  1.93  11   0   0   2   0   28   18    6    6    1   14   14
Sparky Lyle            6   6  2.22  51   0   0  18   0   85   67   26   21    3   33   54
Dave Pagan             1   1  2.28   7   2   1   0   0   24   18    7    6    0    4   13
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
Dick Tidrow            4   2  3.05  32   2   0   4   0   56   51   20   19    2   21   40
Dock Ellis            11   6  3.36  22  22   6   0   1  142  131   58   53   11   53   46
Rudy May               4   3  3.57  11  11   2   0   1   68   49   32   27    5   28   38
Catfish Hunter        12  12  3.59  26  26  15   0   2  218  188   92   87   23   49  122
Ken Holtzman           4   4  4.54  11  11   5   0   2   73   84   40   37    8   13   19
Jim York               1   0  5.59   3   0   0   0   0   10   14    7    6    1    4    6
Ron Guidry             0   0 11.81   3   0   0   0   0    5    8    7    7    1    1    5

 Oakland               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rollie Fingers         7   7  2.33  48   0   0  17   0   89   74   26   23    3   28   87
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           5   3  3.10  23   9   1   0   1   96   87   35   33    8   29   56
Paul Lindblad          5   4  3.51  47   0   0   3   0   85   83   38   33    4   19   27
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  4.38  21  21   4   0   1  121  146   64   59   13   29   57
Mike Norris            3   3  4.67  17  13   1   0   1   69   69   38   36    9   33   30
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            3   1  1.77  22   0   0   0   0   41   31    9    8    1   22   20
Bert Blyleven          5   7  2.56  13  13   9   0   4  116  101   35   33    6   24   80
Steve Foucault         7   6  3.16  35   0   0   5   0   63   58   25   22    9   19   31
Jim Umbarger           7   9  3.17  21  21   7   0   2  139  146   62   49    9   40   78
Gaylord Perry         11   8  3.31  22  22  13   0   1  169  153   64   62    8   40  102
Nelson Briles          8   8  3.41  22  22   6   0   1  153  167   69   58   15   32   73
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
Fritz Peterson         1   0  3.60   4   2   0   0   0   15   21    7    6    0    7    4
Joe Hoerner            0   3  4.60  32   0   0   6   0   29   35   17   15    2   13   14
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
  A. Fitzmorris (KC)       14
  D. Leonard (KC)          14
  J. Palmer (BAL)          14
  W. Garland (BAL)         13
  F. Tanana (CAL)          13
  B. Travers (MIL)         13
  B. Campbell (MIN)        12
  M. Fidrych (DET)         12
  C. Hunter (NY)           12

Losses:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            14
  G. Ross (CAL)            13
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        12
  J. Colborn (MIL)         12
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         12
  C. Hunter (NY)           12
  P. Dobson (CLE)          11
  R. Gossage (CHI)         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
  D. Leonard (KC)          12
  R. Gossage (CHI)         11

Saves:

  S. Lyle (NY)             18
  R. Fingers (OAK)         17
  B. Campbell (MIN)        12
  D. LaRoche (CLE)         12
  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)        218.1
  B. Blyleven (TEX)     211.1
  J. Slaton (MIL)       202.1
  D. Leonard (KC)       191.1
  N. Ryan (CAL)         187.1
  F. Tanana (CAL)       186.0
  V. Blue (OAK)         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
  C. Hunter (NY)          188
  L. Tiant (BOS)          187
  K. Holtzman (NY)        184
  V. Blue (OAK)           182
  D. Goltz (MIN)          172
  D. Leonard (KC)         170
  A. Fitzmorris (KC)      169

Runs:

  C. Hunter (NY)           92
  J. Slaton (MIL)          90
  N. Ryan (CAL)            88
  B. Singer (MIN)          85
  D. Goltz (MIN)           83
  J. Hughes (MIN)          82
  J. Palmer (BAL)          77
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        74
  K. Holtzman (NY)         74
  P. Dobson (CLE)          73

Home Runs:

  C. Hunter (NY)           23
  F. Tanana (CAL)          20
  F. Jenkins (BOS)         17
  J. Palmer (BAL)          17
  J. Colborn (MIL)         16
  N. Briles (TEX)          15
  V. Ruhle (DET)           15
  L. Tiant (BOS)           15
  J. Hughes (MIN)          13
  P. Mitchell (OAK)        13

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           122
  B. Singer (MIN)          71
  B. Travers (MIL)         69
  E. Figueroa (NY)         68
  J. Palmer (BAL)          67
  M. Torrez (OAK)          64
  J. Slaton (MIL)          63
  R. Gossage (CHI)         60
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        59
  P. Broberg (MIL)         59

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           207
  F. Tanana (CAL)         167
  B. Blyleven (TEX)       155
  C. Hunter (NY)          122
  F. Jenkins (BOS)        117
  D. Leonard (KC)         115
  J. Palmer (BAL)         115
  V. Blue (OAK)           110
  D. Eckersley (CLE)      104
  G. Perry (TEX)          102


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