Thursday August 12, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, August 12, 1976

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Kansas City     68  44  3.13  112  28  29  1024   927  407  356   58  343  514
New York        67  44  3.22  111  41  27  1010   876  399  361   68  323  488
Baltimore       56  53  3.35  109  34  16   987   927  406  367   61  340  442
Oakland         61  53  3.44  114  23  23  1030  1026  445  393   68  300  513
Texas           54  58  3.49  112  43  11  1024  1029  464  397   80  326  541
Milwaukee       47  61  3.53  108  29  18   966   924  437  379   65  373  454
California      50  65  3.56  115  43  12  1032   955  471  408   73  382  675
Cleveland       55  56  3.60  111  19  29   996   958  447  398   58  381  614
Boston          53  57  3.61  110  32  15   989  1029  457  397   75  285  461
Detroit         54  58  3.80  112  35  15  1001   971  488  423   71  395  550
Minnesota       56  57  3.87  113  21  14  1003   982  502  431   64  448  531
Chicago         48  63  3.96  111  37  17  1009   982  491  444   52  412  553

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mark Fidrych (DET)    13   4  1.97  20  18  15   0   2  160  134   39   35    8   33   72
Bill Travers (MIL)    13   9  2.29  24  24  10   0   3  169  139   55   43   15   69   92
Vida Blue (OAK)       10  10  2.65  25  25  11   0   4  190  187   66   56    4   44  111
Wayne Garland (BAL)   13   3  2.66  27  14   5   1   1  142  136   50   42    6   37   71
Jim Palmer (BAL)      15  10  2.70  30  30  16   0   4  233  190   77   70   17   68  120
Frank Tanana (CAL)    14   8  2.77  24  24  18   0   2  195  154   70   60   20   46  177
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
Ed Figueroa (NY)      14   6  2.93  24  24   9   0   3  175  154   67   57    7   68   84
Mike Torrez (OAK)     10  10  2.99  27  27   6   0   0  174  163   74   58   12   66   70

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Fred Holdsworth        2   0  0.49   8   0   0   1   0   18    6    1    1    0    2   11
Tippy Martinez         2   1  2.28  15   0   0   4   0   24   13    6    6    0   17   16
Wayne Garland         13   3  2.66  27  14   5   1   1  142  136   50   42    6   37   71
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  2.70  19   0   0   2   0   43   48   19   13    1   12   14
Rick Jones             4   1  2.84  20  12   1   0   0   86  109   36   27    5   24   40
Jim Willoughby         2   7  2.91  37   0   0   6   0   65   58   27   21    4   24   25
Luis Tiant            12  10  3.08  26  26  11   0   2  181  193   74   62   15   42   80
Fergie Jenkins        11   9  3.19  25  24  11   0   2  181  169   73   64   18   40  124
Rick Wise              9   9  3.70  24  24   8   0   3  151  149   66   62   11   36   58
Reggie Cleveland       6   5  3.88  30   3   0   2   0  100  103   48   43    1   32   44
Dick Pole              4   5  4.48  22  14   1   0   0   94  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  6.84  16   7   0   2   0   50   65   43   38   11   17   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          14   8  2.77  24  24  18   0   2  195  154   70   60   20   46  177
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  15  3.74  28  28  14   0   4  197  143   90   82   10  126  216
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  4.20  23  23   5   0   3  154  155   76   72   12   46   69
Blue Moon Odom         2   1  4.38   7   3   0   0   0   25   22   15   12    1   18   15
Francisco Barrios      3   5  4.50  24  10   4   2   0   96   93   51   48    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
Dave LaRoche           1   3  2.51  42   0   0  12   0   61   40   17   17    1   37   65
Jim Kern               8   5  2.55  35   2   0   9   0   85   66   31   24    1   41   76
Jackie Brown           7   7  3.54  25  22   5   0   2  155  151   69   61   11   45   92
Pat Dobson            11  11  3.56  26  26   6   0   0  159  157   77   63   11   53   82
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          13   4  1.97  20  18  15   0   2  160  134   39   35    8   33   72
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
Larry Gura             1   0  3.19  10   1   0   0   0   31   27   13   11    2   13   13
Doug Bird             10   5  3.41  29  17   2   2   1  129  119   55   49   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
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  2.20  19   0   0   6   0   29   16    8    7    2   18   25
Bill Travers          13   9  2.29  24  24  10   0   3  169  139   55   43   15   69   92
Jerry Augustine        4   8  3.22  29  14   2   0   1  103  100   42   37    6   40   42
Bill Castro            3   2  3.35  21   0   0   3   0   46   42   17   17    2    7   18
Jim Slaton            12  10  3.47  27  27   8   0   2  210  204   92   81   11   65  103
Eduardo Rodriguez      4   8  3.49  37   6   2   8   0   85   74   43   33    4   34   44
Jim Colborn            7  12  3.57  23  23   6   0   0  161  155   68   64   16   35   71
Ray Sadecki            0   0  4.43  24   0   0   0   0   22   25   13   11    2   14   18
Pete Broberg           1   7  4.54  17  11   1   0   0   81   82   49   41    4   63   22
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  1.62   6   0   0   0   0   17   12    3    3    1    2   16
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
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
Steve Luebber          3   3  3.86  30   7   1   2   1   82   71   38   35    5   45   33
Pete Redfern           3   7  4.19  14  14   0   0   0   67   58   40   31    4   41   41
Vic Albury             3   1  4.22  18   0   0   0   0   43   45   22   20    0   22   20
Bill Singer            5   7  4.30  15  15   4   0   2   96   92   54   46    6   46   37
Joe Decker             2   7  5.28  13  12   0   0   0   58   60   37   34    3   51   35
Jim Hughes             5  10  5.43  25  19   2   0   0  116  134   82   70   13   53   60
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  2.19  53   0   0  20   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        4   4  2.96  11  11   2   0   1   79   64   28   26    5   21   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        13  12  3.64  27  27  16   0   2  227  197   97   92   23   51  129
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         8   7  2.28  50   0   0  17   0   91   77   26   23    3   28   91
Vida Blue             10  10  2.65  25  25  11   0   4  190  187   66   56    4   44  111
Mike Torrez           10  10  2.99  27  27   6   0   0  174  163   74   58   12   66   70
Stan Bahnsen           5   3  3.24  24   9   1   0   1   97   89   37   35    8   30   60
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  4.25  22  22   4   0   1  127  149   65   60   13   29   61
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
Craig Skok             0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
Jeff Terpko            3   3  2.53  24   0   0   0   0   43   35   13   12    1   25   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  3.14  36   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   9  3.36  23  23  14   0   1  177  165   68   66   10   41  105
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  13   0   0   0   0   33   37   17   13    2   15   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  4.84   4   4   0   0   0   22   26   13   12    4    9   10
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
  F. Tanana (CAL)          14
  M. Fidrych (DET)         13
  W. Garland (BAL)         13
  C. Hunter (NY)           13
  B. Travers (MIL)         13
  B. Campbell (MIN)        12

Losses:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            15
  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)          18
  C. Hunter (NY)           16
  J. Palmer (BAL)          16
  M. Fidrych (DET)         15
  G. Perry (TEX)           14
  N. Ryan (CAL)            14
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        13
  D. Roberts (DET)         13
  D. Leonard (KC)          12
  V. Blue (OAK)            11

Saves:

  S. Lyle (NY)             20
  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. Singer (MIN)           3
  B. Travers (MIL)          3

Innings Pitched:

  J. Palmer (BAL)       233.0
  C. Hunter (NY)        227.1
  B. Blyleven (TEX)     218.1
  J. Slaton (MIL)       210.1
  N. Ryan (CAL)         197.1
  F. Tanana (CAL)       195.0
  D. Leonard (KC)       191.1
  V. Blue (OAK)         190.1
  L. Tiant (BOS)        181.1
  F. Jenkins (BOS)      180.2

Hits:

  B. Blyleven (TEX)       212
  J. Slaton (MIL)         204
  C. Hunter (NY)          197
  L. Tiant (BOS)          193
  J. Palmer (BAL)         190
  V. Blue (OAK)           187
  K. Holtzman (NY)        184
  D. Goltz (MIN)          180
  G. Ross (CAL)           172
  D. Leonard (KC)         170

Runs:

  C. Hunter (NY)           97
  J. Slaton (MIL)          92
  N. Ryan (CAL)            90
  D. Goltz (MIN)           85
  B. Singer (MIN)          85
  J. Hughes (MIN)          82
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        78
  P. Dobson (CLE)          77
  J. Palmer (BAL)          77
  B. Johnson (CHI)         76

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
  B. Travers (MIL)         15
  J. Hughes (MIN)          13

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           126
  B. Singer (MIN)          73
  B. Travers (MIL)         69
  E. Figueroa (NY)         68
  J. Palmer (BAL)          68
  M. Torrez (OAK)          66
  J. Slaton (MIL)          65
  P. Broberg (MIL)         63
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        62
  R. Gossage (CHI)         60

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           216
  F. Tanana (CAL)         177
  B. Blyleven (TEX)       159
  C. Hunter (NY)          129
  F. Jenkins (BOS)        124
  J. Palmer (BAL)         120
  D. Leonard (KC)         115
  V. Blue (OAK)           111
  G. Perry (TEX)          105
  D. Eckersley (CLE)      104

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