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Tuesday August 17, 1976
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American League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, August 17, 1976

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Kansas City     72  45  3.08  117  29  29  1070   957  420  366   59  357  535
New York        71  45  3.24  116  44  27  1054   916  417  379   69  335  503
Baltimore       61  54  3.36  115  35  18  1041   982  429  388   61  356  459
Oakland         65  54  3.42  119  24  25  1074  1063  463  408   73  311  540
Texas           56  62  3.48  118  45  11  1075  1084  484  415   85  338  560
Milwaukee       51  62  3.49  113  30  20  1011   964  451  392   66  390  472
California      50  69  3.55  119  45  12  1067   982  485  421   77  392  697
Cleveland       57  60  3.56  117  21  30  1051  1007  467  416   63  413  651
Boston          55  61  3.69  116  33  16  1040  1092  488  426   76  306  482
Detroit         56  60  3.89  116  36  16  1035  1015  514  447   74  406  556
Minnesota       57  61  4.02  118  21  15  1048  1042  542  468   71  469  547
Chicago         50  68  4.08  118  37  18  1069  1052  534  485   59  434  593

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mark Fidrych (DET)    14   4  1.97  21  19  16   0   2  169  139   41   37    9   34   74
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   9  2.79  25  25  19   0   2  203  158   73   63   21   51  183
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
Tippy Martinez         2   1  2.70  17   0   0   5   0   27   19    8    8    0   17   18
Dyar Miller            2   2  2.74  37   0   0   5   0   72   61   24   22    4   30   32
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               5   6  4.34  15  12   2   0   1   83   89   46   40    6   29   39
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   5  3.14  22   0   0   2   0   49   56   23   17    1   15   16
Luis Tiant            13  10  3.19  27  27  11   0   2  186  202   78   66   15   43   81
Jim Willoughby         2   8  3.31  40   0   0   6   0   68   66   31   25    4   24   27
Fergie Jenkins        11  10  3.36  26  25  11   0   2  185  176   78   69   18   40  126
Reggie Cleveland       6   6  3.45  32   5   1   2   0  115  114   51   44    1   40   52
Rick Wise              9   9  3.80  25  25   8   0   3  156  154   70   66   12   37   60
Dick Pole              5   5  4.50  24  14   1   0   0  100  106   53   50    6   40   41
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
Rick Kreuger           0   0  8.10   1   1   0   0   0    3    5    3    3    0    6    1

 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   9  2.79  25  25  19   0   2  203  158   73   63   21   51  183
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
Ken Kravec             0   0  1.29   1   1   0   0   0    7    9    1    1    0    2   10
Clay Carroll           4   4  2.19  25   0   0   6   0   70   56   21   17    0   19   36
Wilbur Wood            4   3  2.24   7   7   5   0   1   56   51   24   14    3   11   31
Rich Gossage           7  11  3.31  22  20  11   1   0  163  141   65   60   10   62  103
Dave Hamilton          4   5  3.55  35   1   0   7   0   76   66   31   30    3   37   50
Ken Brett              6   8  3.59  18  17   9   1   0  128  109   56   51    4   54   56
Pete Vuckovich         6   3  4.47  24   6   1   0   0   93  103   47   46    3   43   52
Terry Forster          2   9  4.47  23  15   1   1   0   95  107   51   47    4   37   61
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
Chris Knapp            1   1  5.28   7   3   1   0   0   29   32   20   17    4   26   19
Blue Moon Odom         2   2  5.79   8   4   0   0   0   28   31   21   18    2   20   18
Jesse Jefferson        2   5  7.71  16   9   0   0   0   54   67   49   46    1   36   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   4  2.44  44   0   0  12   0   66   45   19   18    1   41   69
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  3.58  27  27   6   0   0  166  166   80   66   11   57   85
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          14   4  1.97  21  19  16   0   2  169  139   41   37    9   34   74
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           7   3  1.96  41   1   0  11   0   78   52   19   17    1   43   70
Steve Mingori          3   3  2.36  39   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  3.33  30  18   2   2   1  138  125   58   51   12   24   70
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  3.02  23   0   0   4   0   51   46   17   17    2   10   18
Jim Slaton            12  10  3.44  28  28   8   0   2  217  212   95   83   11   70  106
Jim Colborn            7  12  3.57  24  24   6   0   0  169  165   71   67   17   36   77
Eduardo Rodriguez      4   9  3.74  38   7   2   8   0   91   79   48   38    4   38   47
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 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
Tom Johnson            1   1  3.18   8   1   0   0   0   28   24   10   10    2    5   23
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  5.34  27  19   2   0   0  123  141   85   73   13   57   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
Doyle Alexander        5   4  2.76  12  12   3   0   1   88   69   29   27    5   23   29
Ed Figueroa           15   6  2.91  25  25   9   0   3  182  162   69   59    7   69   88
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  2.33  53   0   0  19   0   97   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  3.10  26   9   1   0   1  102   89   37   35    8   32   64
Mike Torrez           10  10  3.15  28  28   6   0   0  177  169   79   62   14   66   72
Paul Lindblad          6   4  3.29  50   0   0   3   0   90   88   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  37   0   0   3   0   60   62   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  4.48  19  15   1   0   1   80   75   42   40   10   38   37
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
Tommy Boggs            0   3  4.15   5   5   1   0   0   30   33   15   14    6   11   11
Joe Hoerner            0   3  4.65  35   0   0   6   0   31   36   18   16    2   14   14
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
  M. Fidrych (DET)         14
  A. Fitzmorris (KC)       14
  W. Garland (BAL)         14
  C. Hunter (NY)           14
  F. Tanana (CAL)          14
  B. Travers (MIL)         14
  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)          19
  C. Hunter (NY)           17
  M. Fidrych (DET)         16
  J. Palmer (BAL)          16
  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)         19
  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
  F. Tanana (CAL)       203.0
  V. Blue (OAK)         199.1
  D. Leonard (KC)       198.1
  N. Ryan (CAL)         197.1
  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
  J. Hughes (MIN)          85
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        84
  B. Johnson (CHI)         83
  D. Roberts (DET)         83
  J. Palmer (BAL)          81

Home Runs:

  C. Hunter (NY)           23
  F. Tanana (CAL)          21
  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)         183
  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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