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Tuesday August 10, 1976
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American League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, August 10, 1976

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Kansas City     68  43  3.13  111  28  29  1015   922  402  353   58  342  511
New York        65  44  3.20  109  40  26   992   859  391  353   67  318  481
Baltimore       56  52  3.36  108  34  16   978   916  404  365   61  339  437
Oakland         59  53  3.46  112  23  23  1012  1009  437  389   67  297  496
Texas           54  56  3.47  110  42  11  1007  1004  455  388   77  321  537
Milwaukee       47  59  3.49  106  29  18   950   902  425  368   63  365  445
California      49  64  3.61  113  41  12  1013   944  469  406   73  377  656
Cleveland       53  56  3.62  109  19  29   977   942  440  393   58  375  599
Boston          52  56  3.62  108  31  15   971  1011  450  391   75  280  455
Detroit         53  58  3.81  111  34  15   992   962  485  420   70  394  545
Minnesota       55  56  3.84  111  20  14   985   961  490  420   64  441  523
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)       10  10  2.65  25  25  11   0   4  190  187   66   56    4   44  111
Jim Palmer (BAL)      15  10  2.70  30  30  16   0   4  233  190   77   70   17   68  120
Al Fitzmorris (KC)    14   7  2.80  25  24   8   0   2  164  169   64   51    3   40   52
Bert Blyleven (TEX)    9  12  2.84  26  26  13   0   4  218  212   78   69   10   62  159
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
Mike Torrez (OAK)      9  10  3.10  26  26   6   0   0  166  154   69   57   11   64   65

 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            15  10  2.70  30  30  16   0   4  233  190   77   70   17   68  120
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   9  3.19  25  24  11   0   2  181  169   73   64   18   40  124
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  30   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              7  13  3.13  25  23   5   0   1  167  172   70   58    8   42   82
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  3.64  24  24  13   0   3  176  161   76   71   11   43   53
Vern Ruhle             6   9  3.76  23  23   3   0   0  146  162   72   61   15   43   70
Jim Crawford           0   4  4.26  22   2   1   1   0   74   73   40   35    3   30   47
Bill Laxton            0   4  4.45  17   3   0   2   0   65   54   36   32   10   30   53
Dave Lemanczyk         4   4  4.74  10   7   1   0   0   49   46   27   26    3   22   36
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
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   3  2.37  37   0   0  10   0   61   47   17   16    2   15   28
Marty Pattin           4  10  2.71  34   6   0   5   0   76   63   26   23    4   25   43
Andy Hassler           1   1  2.77   9   5   0   0   0   39   35   14   12    2   14   19
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
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  10  3.47  27  27   8   0   2  210  204   92   81   11   65  103
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  1.76   5   0   0   0   0   15   11    3    3    1    2   15
Tom Burgmeier          5   0  2.12  40   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  11  3.66  26  25   9   0   1  175  180   85   71   11   59   88
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  2.20  52   0   0  19   0   86   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            12   6  3.20  23  23   6   0   1  152  136   59   54   12   55   48
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             10  10  2.65  25  25  11   0   4  190  187   66   56    4   44  111
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   2  2.20  23   0   0   0   0   41   31   11   10    1   24   20
Bert Blyleven          5   7  2.63  14  14   9   0   4  123  111   39   36    7   27   84
Steve Hargan           5   3  3.10  22   6   2   0   1   87   86   39   30    5   26   50
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
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  4.80  33   0   0   6   0   30   36   18   16    2   14   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:

  J. Palmer (BAL)          15
  E. Figueroa (NY)         14
  A. Fitzmorris (KC)       14
  D. Leonard (KC)          14
  W. Garland (BAL)         13
  F. Tanana (CAL)          13
  B. Travers (MIL)         13
  B. Campbell (MIN)        12
  D. Ellis (NY)            12
  M. Fidrych (DET)         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
  D. Goltz (MIN)           11
  R. Gossage (CHI)         11
  D. Roberts (DET)         11

Complete Games:

  F. Tanana (CAL)          17
  J. Palmer (BAL)          16
  C. Hunter (NY)           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
  V. Blue (OAK)            11

Saves:

  S. Lyle (NY)             19
  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
  J. Palmer (BAL)           4
  N. Ryan (CAL)             4
  E. Figueroa (NY)          3
  K. Holtzman (NY)          3
  B. Johnson (CHI)          3
  D. Roberts (DET)          3
  B. Travers (MIL)          3
  R. Wise (BOS)             3

Innings Pitched:

  J. Palmer (BAL)       233.0
  B. Blyleven (TEX)     218.1
  C. Hunter (NY)        218.1
  J. Slaton (MIL)       210.1
  D. Leonard (KC)       191.1
  V. Blue (OAK)         190.1
  N. Ryan (CAL)         187.1
  F. Tanana (CAL)       186.0
  F. Jenkins (BOS)      180.2
  D. Roberts (DET)      175.2

Hits:

  B. Blyleven (TEX)       212
  J. Slaton (MIL)         204
  J. Palmer (BAL)         190
  C. Hunter (NY)          188
  V. Blue (OAK)           187
  L. Tiant (BOS)          187
  K. Holtzman (NY)        184
  D. Goltz (MIN)          180
  G. Ross (CAL)           172
  D. Leonard (KC)         170

Runs:

  C. Hunter (NY)           92
  J. Slaton (MIL)          92
  N. Ryan (CAL)            88
  D. Goltz (MIN)           85
  B. Singer (MIN)          85
  J. Hughes (MIN)          82
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        78
  J. Palmer (BAL)          77
  D. Roberts (DET)         76
  K. Holtzman (NY)         74

Home Runs:

  C. Hunter (NY)           23
  F. Tanana (CAL)          20
  F. Jenkins (BOS)         18
  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)          68
  J. Slaton (MIL)          65
  M. Torrez (OAK)          64
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        62
  R. Gossage (CHI)         60
  P. Broberg (MIL)         59

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           207
  F. Tanana (CAL)         167
  B. Blyleven (TEX)       159
  F. Jenkins (BOS)        124
  C. Hunter (NY)          122
  J. Palmer (BAL)         120
  D. Leonard (KC)         115
  V. Blue (OAK)           111
  D. Eckersley (CLE)      104
  J. Slaton (MIL)         103


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