Friday August 13, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Friday, August 13, 1976

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Kansas City     68  45  3.13  113  28  29  1033   932  410  359   58  346  519
New York        68  44  3.21  112  41  27  1019   886  402  364   68  325  492
Baltimore       56  54  3.35  110  34  16   996   934  411  371   61  344  445
Oakland         62  53  3.41  115  23  24  1039  1030  445  393   68  303  520
Texas           55  58  3.46  113  44  11  1033  1037  465  397   80  329  545
Milwaukee       48  61  3.50  109  30  18   975   929  437  379   65  374  456
California      50  66  3.54  116  44  12  1041   961  473  410   73  384  678
Cleveland       55  57  3.57  112  20  29  1005   964  449  399   58  386  628
Boston          53  58  3.58  111  33  15   997  1034  459  397   75  288  464
Detroit         55  58  3.79  113  35  16  1010   980  490  425   71  396  552
Minnesota       56  58  3.91  114  21  14  1012   995  511  440   66  450  536
Chicago         49  63  3.94  112  37  18  1018   989  493  446   52  415  557

 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   8  2.84  26  25   8   0   2  171  173   67   54    3   42   56
Bert Blyleven (TEX)    9  12  2.84  26  26  13   0   4  218  212   78   69   10   62  159
Ed Figueroa (NY)      15   6  2.91  25  25   9   0   3  182  162   69   59    7   69   88
Jim Umbarger (TEX)     8   9  2.97  22  22   8   0   2  148  154   63   49    9   43   82

 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
Dave Pagan             1   3  4.14  14   4   0   1   0   37   33   19   17    1   17   24
Rudy May               4   6  4.54  14  11   2   0   1   75   80   44   38    6   27   38
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
Reggie Cleveland       6   6  3.59  31   4   1   2   0  108  108   50   43    1   35   47
Rick Wise              9   9  3.70  24  24   8   0   3  151  149   66   62   11   36   58
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   3  2.41  28   6   3   2   2  101   92   31   27    3   29   32
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
Rich Gossage           7  11  3.31  22  20  11   1   0  163  141   65   60   10   62  103
Ken Brett              6   7  3.34  17  16   9   1   0  124  104   50   46    3   51   55
Dave Hamilton          4   5  3.42  33   1   0   7   0   71   62   28   27    3   36   47
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  10  3.76  26  20   5   1   2  127  102   58   53    8   53  118
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  2.46  44   0   0  11   0   88   66   26   24    5   53   96
Dave Roberts          11  11  3.64  24  24  13   0   3  176  161   76   71   11   43   53
Vern Ruhle             7   9  3.68  24  24   3   0   0  154  169   74   63   15   44   71
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  2.06  39   1   0  11   0   74   51   19   17    1   41   65
Steve Mingori          3   3  2.36  38   0   0  10   0   61   48   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   8  2.84  26  25   8   0   2  171  173   67   54    3   42   56
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        5   8  2.96  30  15   3   0   2  112  105   42   37    6   41   44
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  1.17   7   0   0   0   0   23   16    3    3    1    3   20
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  3.42  54   0   0  12   0  121  105   53   46    8   50   75
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
Eddie Bane             4   4  4.42  10  10   1   0   0   55   59   31   27    5   24   16
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  2.24  54   0   0  20   0   88   69   27   22    3   34   54
Dave Pagan             1   1  2.28   7   2   1   0   0   24   18    7    6    0    4   13
Ed Figueroa           15   6  2.91  25  25   9   0   3  182  162   69   59    7   69   88
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  2.22  51   0   0  18   0   93   79   26   23    3   28   94
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            4   3  4.28  18  14   1   0   1   76   71   38   36    9   36   34
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
Jim Umbarger           8   9  2.97  22  22   8   0   2  148  154   63   49    9   43   82
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
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:

  E. Figueroa (NY)         15
  J. Palmer (BAL)          15
  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)         18
  B. Campbell (MIN)        12
  D. LaRoche (CLE)         12
  J. Hiller (DET)          11
  M. Littell (KC)          11
  S. Mingori (KC)          10
  J. Kern (CLE)             9
  E. Rodriguez (MIL)        8
  D. Hamilton (CHI)         7

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
  E. Figueroa (NY)      182.1
  L. Tiant (BOS)        181.1

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
  A. Fitzmorris (KC)      173
  G. Ross (CAL)           172

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
  E. Figueroa (NY)         69
  B. Travers (MIL)         69
  J. Palmer (BAL)          68
  M. Torrez (OAK)          66
  J. Slaton (MIL)          65
  P. Broberg (MIL)         63
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        62
  R. Gossage (CHI)         62

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. Eckersley (CLE)      118
  D. Leonard (KC)         115
  V. Blue (OAK)           111
  G. Perry (TEX)          105

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