Monday August 16, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Monday, August 16, 1976

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Kansas City     71  45  3.09  116  29  29  1060   950  417  364   59  354  531
New York        70  45  3.26  115  43  27  1045   911  416  378   69  333  501
Baltimore       60  54  3.36  114  35  18  1032   971  426  385   61  354  457
Oakland         64  54  3.41  118  24  24  1065  1055  459  404   72  307  535
Milwaukee       51  61  3.47  112  30  20  1002   957  446  387   66  383  469
Texas           56  61  3.48  117  44  11  1067  1077  482  413   83  336  559
California      50  68  3.55  118  44  12  1059   978  482  418   76  387  691
Cleveland       57  59  3.57  116  21  30  1041   996  463  413   63  409  646
Boston          54  60  3.67  114  33  16  1023  1070  479  417   76  293  473
Detroit         55  60  3.90  115  35  16  1026  1010  512  445   73  405  554
Minnesota       57  60  3.97  117  21  15  1039  1029  532  458   70  465  544
Chicago         49  67  4.05  116  37  18  1051  1029  522  473   58  428  575

 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)    14   9  2.35  25  25  10   0   3  176  145   58   46   15   70   94
Wayne Garland (BAL)   14   3  2.50  28  15   6   1   2  151  142   50   42    6   38   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
Ed Figueroa (NY)      15   6  2.91  25  25   9   0   3  182  162   69   59    7   69   88
Bert Blyleven (TEX)    9  13  2.95  27  27  13   0   4  226  223   84   74   10   63  163
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  1.29  10   0   0   2   0   21    9    3    3    0    3   12
Wayne Garland         14   3  2.50  28  15   6   1   2  151  142   50   42    6   38   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          6   5  3.56  21  13   1   0   0  104  104   47   41    7   24   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
Rick Jones             4   1  2.84  20  12   1   0   0   86  109   36   27    5   24   40
Tom Murphy             3   4  3.04  21   0   0   2   0   47   53   22   16    1   14   15
Luis Tiant            13  10  3.19  27  27  11   0   2  186  202   78   66   15   43   81
Jim Willoughby         2   8  3.22  39   0   0   6   0   67   64   30   24    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  3.80  25  25   8   0   3  156  154   70   66   12   37   60
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  6.50  17   7   0   3   0   54   69   44   39   11   18   19

 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
John Verhoeven         0   0  2.66  12   0   0   2   0   24   20    7    7    1    3   17
Jim Brewer             3   1  2.70  13   0   0   2   0   20   20    7    6    0    6   16
Frank Tanana          14   8  2.77  24  24  18   0   2  195  154   70   60   20   46  177
Gary Ross              7  14  3.17  26  24   5   0   1  173  180   74   61    9   44   86
Mickey Scott           1   0  3.45  22   0   0   2   0   29   30   13   11    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 10.80   2   0   0   0   0    2    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  3.33  34   1   0   7   0   73   63   28   27    3   36   47
Ken Brett              6   8  3.59  18  17   9   1   0  128  109   56   51    4   54   56
Blue Moon Odom         2   1  4.38   7   3   0   0   0   25   22   15   12    1   18   15
Pete Vuckovich         6   3  4.47  24   6   1   0   0   93  103   47   46    3   43   52
Francisco Barrios      3   6  4.50  25  11   4   2   0  102   99   54   51   10   34   58
Jim Otten              0   0  4.50   2   0   0   0   0    6    9    6    3    0    2    3
Bart Johnson           9  11  4.52  24  24   5   0   3  157  163   83   79   13   47   70
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  7.47  15   9   0   0   0   53   66   47   44    1   35   24
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            3   1  2.36  28   4   1   4   0   69   61   20   18    4   29   38
Dave LaRoche           1   3  2.56  43   0   0  12   0   63   43   18   18    1   41   67
Jim Kern               8   6  2.72  37   2   0  10   0   89   70   34   27    2   43   79
Jim Bibby              9   4  3.39  25  12   1   1   1  106  110   42   40    3   39   56
Pat Dobson            11  11  3.56  26  26   6   0   0  159  157   77   63   11   53   82
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
Jackie Brown           7   8  3.80  26  23   5   0   2  159  156   75   67   13   48   93
Tom Buskey             3   3  3.84  33   0   0   1   0   80   76   38   34    9   28   27
Don Hood               3   5  4.39  27   6   0   1   0   66   74   33   32    5   29   25
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  2.41  45   0   0  11   0   90   67   26   24    5   54   96
Vern Ruhle             7   9  3.68  24  24   3   0   0  154  169   74   63   15   44   71
Dave Roberts          11  12  3.86  25  25  13   0   3  182  172   83   78   12   43   53
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  2.00  40   1   0  11   0   76   51   19   17    1   43   68
Steve Mingori          3   3  2.36  38   0   0  10   0   61   48   17   16    2   15   28
Marty Pattin           5  10  2.53  35   7   1   5   0   85   66   27   24    5   25   43
Tom Bruno              0   0  2.57   4   0   0   0   0    7    6    2    2    0    1    4
Andy Hassler           2   1  2.74  10   6   0   0   0   46   41   17   14    2   19   22
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         4   1  2.03  21   0   0   7   0   31   17    8    7    2   20   26
Bill Travers          14   9  2.35  25  25  10   0   3  176  145   58   46   15   70   94
Jerry Augustine        5   8  2.96  30  15   3   0   2  112  105   42   37    6   41   44
Bill Castro            3   2  3.19  22   0   0   4   0   48   44   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  24  24   6   0   0  169  165   71   67   17   36   77
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  2.70  43   0   0   0   0   77   70   24   23    9   18   32
Bert Blyleven          4   5  3.12  12  12   4   0   0   95  101   39   33    3   35   75
Bill Campbell         12   3  3.39  55   0   0  13   0  122  106   53   46    8   50   75
Dave Goltz             9  12  3.69  27  26   9   0   1  181  188   90   74   13   63   90
Eddie Bane             4   4  4.12  11  10   1   0   0   59   60   31   27    5   27   17
Pete Redfern           3   7  4.19  14  14   0   0   0   67   58   40   31    4   41   41
Steve Luebber          3   4  4.19  31   8   1   2   1   86   77   43   40    5   47   35
Vic Albury             3   1  4.22  18   0   0   0   0   43   45   22   20    0   22   20
Bill Singer            5   7  4.49  16  16   4   0   2  100   99   59   50    6   49   38
Joe Decker             2   7  5.28  13  12   0   0   0   58   60   37   34    3   51   35
Jim Hughes             6  10  5.28  26  19   2   0   0  119  136   82   70   13   55   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
Tippy Martinez         2   0  1.93  11   0   0   2   0   28   18    6    6    1   14   14
Grant Jackson          2   0  2.10  12   0   0   0   0   30   17    7    7    0   12   11
Dave Pagan             1   1  2.28   7   2   1   0   0   24   18    7    6    0    4   13
Sparky Lyle            6   7  2.33  55   0   0  20   0   89   72   28   23    3   34   54
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  3.40  24  24   6   0   1  153  140   63   58   12   58   48
Catfish Hunter        14  12  3.54  28  28  17   0   2  236  204   98   93   23   52  132
Rudy May               4   3  3.57  11  11   2   0   1   68   49   32   27    5   28   38
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   8  2.35  52   0   0  18   0   96   83   28   25    3   29   96
Vida Blue             11  10  2.66  26  26  12   0   4  199  192   69   59    5   44  120
Stan Bahnsen           6   3  3.15  25   9   1   0   1  100   89   37   35    8   30   62
Mike Torrez           10  10  3.15  28  28   6   0   0  177  169   79   62   14   66   72
Paul Lindblad          5   4  3.35  49   0   0   3   0   89   86   40   33    4   21   27
Dick Bosman            4   0  3.59  20  12   0   0   0   90   90   38   36    7   14   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  2.47  26   0   0   0   0   44   35   13   12    1   25   20
Bert Blyleven          5   8  2.83  15  15   9   0   4  130  122   45   41    7   28   88
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   4  3.15  23   7   2   0   1   94   90   42   33    5   29   52
Nelson Briles          8   8  3.44  23  23   6   0   1  157  174   71   60   16   33   76
Gaylord Perry         11  10  3.47  24  24  14   0   1  184  178   73   71   12   41  106
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  4.65  35   0   0   6   0   31   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
  W. Garland (BAL)         14
  C. Hunter (NY)           14
  F. Tanana (CAL)          14
  B. Travers (MIL)         14
  M. Fidrych (DET)         13
  L. Tiant (BOS)           13

Losses:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            15
  G. Ross (CAL)            14
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        13
  J. Colborn (MIL)         12
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         12
  D. Goltz (MIN)           12
  C. Hunter (NY)           12
  D. Roberts (DET)         12
  P. Dobson (CLE)          11
  R. Gossage (CHI)         11

Complete Games:

  F. Tanana (CAL)          18
  C. Hunter (NY)           17
  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)        13
  D. LaRoche (CLE)         12
  J. Hiller (DET)          11
  M. Littell (KC)          11
  J. Kern (CLE)            10
  S. Mingori (KC)          10
  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)        236.1
  B. Blyleven (TEX)     225.2
  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
  L. Tiant (BOS)        186.1
  F. Jenkins (BOS)      184.2

Hits:

  B. Blyleven (TEX)       223
  J. Slaton (MIL)         212
  C. Hunter (NY)          204
  L. Tiant (BOS)          202
  J. Palmer (BAL)         196
  V. Blue (OAK)           192
  K. Holtzman (NY)        192
  D. Goltz (MIN)          188
  G. Ross (CAL)           180
  D. Leonard (KC)         179

Runs:

  C. Hunter (NY)           98
  J. Slaton (MIL)          95
  D. Goltz (MIN)           90
  N. Ryan (CAL)            90
  B. Singer (MIN)          90
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        84
  B. Johnson (CHI)         83
  D. Roberts (DET)         83
  J. Hughes (MIN)          82
  J. Palmer (BAL)          81

Home Runs:

  C. Hunter (NY)           23
  F. Tanana (CAL)          20
  F. Jenkins (BOS)         18
  J. Colborn (MIL)         17
  J. Palmer (BAL)          17
  N. Briles (TEX)          16
  V. Ruhle (DET)           15
  L. Tiant (BOS)           15
  B. Travers (MIL)         15
  M. Torrez (OAK)          14

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           126
  B. Singer (MIN)          76
  J. Palmer (BAL)          73
  J. Slaton (MIL)          70
  B. Travers (MIL)         70
  E. Figueroa (NY)         69
  M. Torrez (OAK)          66
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        63
  P. Broberg (MIL)         63
  D. Goltz (MIN)           63

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           216
  F. Tanana (CAL)         177
  B. Blyleven (TEX)       163
  C. Hunter (NY)          132
  F. Jenkins (BOS)        126
  J. Palmer (BAL)         125
  V. Blue (OAK)           120
  D. Leonard (KC)         120
  D. Eckersley (CLE)      118
  G. Perry (TEX)          106

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