Saturday August 14, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, August 14, 1976

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Kansas City     69  45  3.12  114  28  29  1042   941  413  361   58  347  525
New York        69  44  3.22  113  42  27  1028   894  406  368   69  327  497
Baltimore       58  54  3.38  112  34  18  1014   954  422  381   61  351  456
Oakland         63  53  3.40  116  24  24  1048  1035  448  396   69  303  529
Texas           56  58  3.45  114  44  11  1043  1049  468  400   81  332  552
Milwaukee       49  61  3.48  110  30  19   984   938  440  381   65  379  460
California      50  67  3.55  117  44  12  1050   968  477  414   75  385  687
Cleveland       55  58  3.57  113  20  29  1015   974  453  403   59  393  633
Boston          53  59  3.62  112  33  15  1005  1046  466  404   75  288  467
Detroit         55  59  3.87  114  35  16  1018   998  505  438   72  404  554
Minnesota       56  59  3.91  115  21  14  1021  1005  516  443   68  455  540
Chicago         49  65  4.00  114  37  18  1034  1006  507  459   55  423  567

 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
Wayne Garland (BAL)   13   3  2.66  27  14   5   1   1  142  136   50   42    6   37   71
Vida Blue (OAK)       11  10  2.66  26  26  12   0   4  199  192   69   59    5   44  120
Jim Palmer (BAL)      16  10  2.75  31  31  16   0   4  239  196   81   73   17   73  125
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  0.48   9   0   0   2   0   19    6    1    1    0    2   11
Wayne Garland         13   3  2.66  27  14   5   1   1  142  136   50   42    6   37   71
Dyar Miller            2   2  2.66  36   0   0   5   0   71   59   23   21    4   30   31
Tippy Martinez         2   1  2.70  17   0   0   5   0   27   19    8    8    0   17   18
Jim Palmer            16  10  2.75  31  31  16   0   4  239  196   81   73   17   73  125
Ken Holtzman           5   4  2.86  13  13   6   0   1   98  100   34   31    4   35   25
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  4.99  24  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  6.93  11   2   0   0   0   25   30   19   19    4   10   19

 Boston                W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Murphy             3   4  2.64  20   0   0   2   0   44   49   19   13    1   12   14
Rick Jones             4   1  2.84  20  12   1   0   0   86  109   36   27    5   24   40
Luis Tiant            12  10  3.08  26  26  11   0   2  181  193   74   62   15   42   80
Jim Willoughby         2   7  3.09  38   0   0   6   0   67   62   29   23    4   24   26
Fergie Jenkins        11  10  3.36  26  25  11   0   2  185  176   78   69   18   40  126
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  4.44  23  14   1   0   0   95  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  4.37  23  21   3   0   0  124  134   70   60    9   39   62
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
Mike Overy             0   1 18.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    2    2    2    1    0    2

 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  2.25  24   0   0   6   0   68   55   21   17    0   19   35
Rich Gossage           7  11  3.31  22  20  11   1   0  163  141   65   60   10   62  103
Dave Hamilton          4   5  3.42  33   1   0   7   0   71   62   28   27    3   36   47
Ken Brett              6   8  3.59  18  17   9   1   0  128  109   56   51    4   54   56
Bart Johnson           9  10  4.20  23  23   5   0   3  154  155   76   72   12   46   69
Pete Vuckovich         6   3  4.23  23   6   1   0   0   89   97   42   42    3   42   49
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
Terry Forster          2   9  4.56  22  15   1   1   0   93  107   51   47    4   37   60
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   6  2.57  36   2   0   9   0   88   68   32   25    1   43   78
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
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
Rick Waits             5   5  3.79  17  14   3   0   2   76   88   37   32    4   36   42
Tom Buskey             3   3  3.89  32   0   0   1   0   79   76   38   34    9   28   27
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
Bill Laxton            0   4  4.34  18   3   0   2   0   66   55   36   32   10   31   53
Jim Crawford           0   4  4.70  23   2   1   1   0   77   79   46   40    3   34   48
Joe Coleman            2   5  4.86  12  12   1   0   0   67   80   44   36    1   34   38
Ray Bare               4   6  4.97  23  15   1   0   1   96  115   69   53    9   42   45
Steve Grilli           3   1  5.43  27   0   0   2   0   53   53   39   32    5   34   28
Dave Lemanczyk         4   5  5.62  11   8   1   0   0   50   51   32   31    4   22   36
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
Tom Bruno              0   0  2.57   4   0   0   0   0    7    6    2    2    0    1    4
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
Dennis Leonard        15   4  3.13  24  24  12   0   1  198  179   75   69   12   51  120
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  3.80  23   0   0   1   0   24   18   12   10    3   12   19
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  2.12  20   0   0   7   0   30   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  3.44  28  28   8   0   2  217  212   95   83   11   70  106
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            1   0  4.24  25   0   0   0   0   23   26   13   11    2   14   19
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  2.03  41   0   0   0   0   75   63   18   17    7   18   32
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  12  3.69  27  26   9   0   1  181  188   90   74   13   63   90
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           5   4  4.48  12  12   6   0   2   82   92   44   41    9   15   24
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             11  10  2.66  26  26  12   0   4  199  192   69   59    5   44  120
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
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 Foucault         8   6  2.98  37   0   0   5   0   66   59   25   22    9   20   31
Craig Skok             0   0  3.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    4    1    1    0    1    4
Steve Hargan           5   3  3.10  22   6   2   0   1   87   86   39   30    5   26   50
Gaylord Perry         11   9  3.36  23  23  14   0   1  177  165   68   66   10   41  105
Nelson Briles          8   8  3.44  23  23   6   0   1  157  174   71   60   16   33   76
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)          16
  E. Figueroa (NY)         15
  D. Leonard (KC)          15
  A. Fitzmorris (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
  D. Goltz (MIN)           12
  C. Hunter (NY)           12
  P. Dobson (CLE)          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
  V. Blue (OAK)            12
  K. Holtzman (NY)         12

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. Frisella (MIL)         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)       238.2
  C. Hunter (NY)        227.1
  B. Blyleven (TEX)     218.1
  J. Slaton (MIL)       217.1
  V. Blue (OAK)         199.1
  D. Leonard (KC)       198.1
  N. Ryan (CAL)         197.1
  F. Tanana (CAL)       195.0
  F. Jenkins (BOS)      184.2
  E. Figueroa (NY)      182.1

Hits:

  B. Blyleven (TEX)       212
  J. Slaton (MIL)         212
  C. Hunter (NY)          197
  J. Palmer (BAL)         196
  L. Tiant (BOS)          193
  V. Blue (OAK)           192
  K. Holtzman (NY)        192
  D. Goltz (MIN)          188
  D. Leonard (KC)         179
  F. Jenkins (BOS)        176

Runs:

  C. Hunter (NY)           97
  J. Slaton (MIL)          95
  D. Goltz (MIN)           90
  N. Ryan (CAL)            90
  B. Singer (MIN)          85
  J. Hughes (MIN)          82
  J. Palmer (BAL)          81
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        78
  K. Holtzman (NY)         78
  F. Jenkins (BOS)         78

Home Runs:

  C. Hunter (NY)           23
  F. Tanana (CAL)          20
  F. Jenkins (BOS)         18
  J. Palmer (BAL)          17
  N. Briles (TEX)          16
  J. Colborn (MIL)         16
  V. Ruhle (DET)           15
  L. Tiant (BOS)           15
  B. Travers (MIL)         15
  D. Goltz (MIN)           13

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           126
  J. Palmer (BAL)          73
  B. Singer (MIN)          73
  J. Slaton (MIL)          70
  E. Figueroa (NY)         69
  B. Travers (MIL)         69
  M. Torrez (OAK)          66
  P. Broberg (MIL)         63
  D. Goltz (MIN)           63
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        62

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           216
  F. Tanana (CAL)         177
  B. Blyleven (TEX)       159
  C. Hunter (NY)          129
  F. Jenkins (BOS)        126
  J. Palmer (BAL)         125
  V. Blue (OAK)           120
  D. Leonard (KC)         120
  D. Eckersley (CLE)      118
  J. Slaton (MIL)         106


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