Thursday August 19, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, August 19, 1976

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Kansas City     72  47  3.11  119  29  29  1087   978  430  376   60  362  544
New York        72  45  3.26  117  44  27  1063   928  423  385   70  339  510
Baltimore       61  56  3.36  117  35  18  1057  1000  439  394   61  364  471
Oakland         65  55  3.42  120  25  25  1082  1071  466  411   73  316  544
Milwaukee       53  62  3.47  115  30  22  1029   976  456  397   66  395  480
Texas           56  64  3.54  120  45  11  1092  1107  499  429   89  344  566
California      51  70  3.55  121  45  13  1086   998  493  428   78  401  723
Cleveland       59  60  3.55  119  21  32  1069  1022  473  422   64  417  664
Boston          55  63  3.70  118  34  16  1056  1108  496  434   78  310  492
Detroit         57  61  3.86  118  36  17  1055  1031  522  453   76  413  569
Minnesota       59  61  3.99  120  21  17  1066  1060  547  473   72  474  564
Chicago         52  68  4.05  120  39  18  1087  1069  538  489   59  441  604

 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  11  2.69  27  27  13   0   4  207  200   72   62    5   49  124
Jim Palmer (BAL)      16  11  2.71  32  32  16   0   4  245  204   85   74   17   74  129
Frank Tanana (CAL)    14   9  2.79  25  25  19   0   2  203  158   73   63   21   51  183
Ed Figueroa (NY)      15   6  2.91  25  25   9   0   3  182  162   69   59    7   69   88
Al Fitzmorris (KC)    14   9  2.94  27  26   8   0   2  178  179   71   58    3   44   59
Bert Blyleven (TEX)    9  13  2.95  27  27  13   0   4  226  223   84   74   10   63  163
Doyle Alexander (NY)   8   8  3.07  23  18   5   0   2  152  127   56   52    8   47   46

 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  2.67  19   0   0   5   0   30   22    9    9    0   21   22
Jim Palmer            16  11  2.71  32  32  16   0   4  245  204   85   74   17   74  129
Dyar Miller            2   2  2.74  37   0   0   5   0   72   61   24   22    4   30   32
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
Rudy May               5   6  4.34  15  12   2   0   1   83   89   46   40    6   29   39
Dave Pagan             1   4  4.34  15   4   0   1   0   37   35   20   18    1   18   25
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  6.60  12   3   0   0   0   30   35   23   22    4   12   22

 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  3.21  41   0   0   6   0   70   66   31   25    4   25   29
Fergie Jenkins        11  11  3.41  27  26  12   0   2  193  184   82   73   20   41  129
Reggie Cleveland       6   6  3.45  32   5   1   2   0  115  114   51   44    1   40   52
Rick Wise              9  10  3.88  26  26   8   0   3  162  162   74   70   12   39   65
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
John Verhoeven         0   0  2.55  13   0   0   3   0   25   20    7    7    1    5   17
Paul Hartzell          3   4  2.67  29   7   3   2   2  104   99   35   31    3   31   34
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  3.49  24  11   1   0   0   90   85   40   35    9   38   33
Nolan Ryan            10  15  3.69  29  29  14   0   4  207  152   94   85   11  131  233
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           8  11  3.24  23  21  12   1   0  172  150   67   62   10   66  107
Ken Brett              7   8  3.48  19  18  10   1   0  137  117   58   53    4   57   63
Dave Hamilton          4   5  3.55  35   1   0   7   0   76   66   31   30    3   37   50
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  2.37  45   0   0  13   0   68   45   19   18    1   41   69
Jim Kern               8   6  2.66  38   2   0  11   0   91   72   34   27    2   43   82
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       8  10  3.63  27  21   5   1   2  134  106   59   54    8   54  123
Jackie Brown           7   8  3.80  26  23   5   0   2  159  156   75   67   13   48   93
Tom Buskey             4   3  3.92  34   0   0   1   0   83   80   40   36    9   30   29
Rick Waits             5   5  3.94  18  15   3   0   2   80   93   40   35    5   37   45
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   6  2.36  46   0   0  11   0   92   68   27   24    5   57   98
Vern Ruhle             7   9  3.67  25  25   3   0   0  162  176   77   66   15   47   75
Dave Roberts          11  12  3.86  25  25  13   0   3  182  172   83   78   12   43   53
Bill Laxton            0   4  4.28  19   3   0   2   0   67   56   37   32   10   31   54
Jim Crawford           0   4  4.50  24   2   1   2   0   80   80   46   40    3   34   50
Joe Coleman            2   5  4.86  12  12   1   0   0   67   80   44   36    1   34   38
Ray Bare               5   6  4.96  24  16   1   0   1  102  121   72   56   11   43   49
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
Tom Bruno              0   0  2.16   5   0   0   0   0    8    7    2    2    0    1    5
Steve Mingori          3   3  2.26  40   0   0  10   0   64   50   17   16    2   16   30
Marty Pattin           5  10  2.53  35   7   1   5   0   85   66   27   24    5   25   43
Andy Hassler           2   1  2.74  10   6   0   0   0   46   41   17   14    2   19   22
Al Fitzmorris         14   9  2.94  27  26   8   0   2  178  179   71   58    3   44   59
Larry Gura             1   0  3.09  11   1   0   0   0   32   30   13   11    2   13   13
Dennis Leonard        15   5  3.31  25  25  12   0   1  204  188   81   75   13   53  123
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  1.89  22   0   0   8   0   33   17    8    7    2   21   28
Bill Travers          14   9  2.35  25  25  10   0   3  176  145   58   46   15   70   94
Bill Castro            3   2  3.02  23   0   0   4   0   51   46   17   17    2   10   18
Jerry Augustine        6   8  3.10  31  16   3   0   2  119  113   46   41    6   44   47
Jim Slaton            13  10  3.35  29  29   8   0   2  226  216   96   84   11   71  109
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  4.18  26   0   0   1   0   24   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  3.29  57   0   0  15   0  126  107   53   46    8   50   81
Dave Goltz            10  12  3.58  28  27   9   0   1  188  194   91   75   13   65   95
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            6   7  4.54  17  17   4   0   2  107  110   63   54    7   52   44
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            7   7  2.34  56   0   0  20   0   92   74   29   24    4   36   55
Doyle Alexander        5   4  2.76  12  12   3   0   1   88   69   29   27    5   23   29
Dick Tidrow            4   2  2.85  33   2   0   4   0   60   55   20   19    2   22   45
Ed Figueroa           15   6  2.91  25  25   9   0   3  182  162   69   59    7   69   88
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  4.95  13  13   6   0   2   84   98   49   46    9   16   25
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  11  2.69  27  27  13   0   4  207  200   72   62    5   49  124
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  2.45  27   0   0   0   0   44   35   13   12    1   25   21
Bert Blyleven          5   8  2.83  15  15   9   0   4  130  122   45   41    7   28   88
Steve Foucault         8   6  2.96  38   0   0   5   0   67   59   25   22    9   20   31
Jim Umbarger           8   9  3.18  23  23   8   0   2  153  161   69   54   10   43   85
Steve Hargan           5   5  3.21  24   7   2   0   1   98   93   44   35    6   29   53
Mike Bacsik            1   1  3.41  14   0   0   0   0   37   40   18   14    2   17   11
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
Nelson Briles          8   8  3.60  24  24   6   0   1  160  178   75   64   17   35   76
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  4.78  36   0   0   6   0   32   38   19   17    2   16   14
Craig Skok             0   1  5.40   4   0   0   0   0    3    8    2    2    1    1    4
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
  J. Slaton (MIL)          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
  V. Blue (OAK)            11
  P. Dobson (CLE)          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
  V. Blue (OAK)            13
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        13
  D. Roberts (DET)         13
  R. Gossage (CHI)         12

Saves:

  S. Lyle (NY)             20
  R. Fingers (OAK)         19
  B. Campbell (MIN)        15
  D. LaRoche (CLE)         13
  J. Hiller (DET)          11
  J. Kern (CLE)            11
  M. Littell (KC)          11
  S. Mingori (KC)          10
  D. Frisella (MIL)         8
  E. Rodriguez (MIL)        8

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)       245.1
  C. Hunter (NY)        236.1
  J. Slaton (MIL)       226.0
  B. Blyleven (TEX)     225.2
  V. Blue (OAK)         207.1
  N. Ryan (CAL)         207.1
  D. Leonard (KC)       203.2
  F. Tanana (CAL)       203.0
  F. Jenkins (BOS)      192.2
  D. Goltz (MIN)        188.1

Hits:

  B. Blyleven (TEX)       223
  J. Slaton (MIL)         216
  C. Hunter (NY)          204
  J. Palmer (BAL)         204
  L. Tiant (BOS)          202
  V. Blue (OAK)           200
  K. Holtzman (NY)        198
  D. Goltz (MIN)          194
  D. Leonard (KC)         188
  F. Jenkins (BOS)        184

Runs:

  C. Hunter (NY)           98
  J. Slaton (MIL)          96
  N. Ryan (CAL)            94
  B. Singer (MIN)          94
  D. Goltz (MIN)           91
  J. Hughes (MIN)          85
  J. Palmer (BAL)          85
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        84
  K. Holtzman (NY)         83
  B. Johnson (CHI)         83

Home Runs:

  C. Hunter (NY)           23
  F. Tanana (CAL)          21
  F. Jenkins (BOS)         20
  N. Briles (TEX)          17
  J. Colborn (MIL)         17
  J. Palmer (BAL)          17
  V. Ruhle (DET)           15
  L. Tiant (BOS)           15
  B. Travers (MIL)         15
  M. Torrez (OAK)          14

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           131
  B. Singer (MIN)          79
  J. Palmer (BAL)          74
  J. Slaton (MIL)          71
  B. Travers (MIL)         70
  E. Figueroa (NY)         69
  R. Gossage (CHI)         66
  M. Torrez (OAK)          66
  D. Goltz (MIN)           65
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        63

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           233
  F. Tanana (CAL)         183
  B. Blyleven (TEX)       163
  C. Hunter (NY)          132
  F. Jenkins (BOS)        129
  J. Palmer (BAL)         129
  V. Blue (OAK)           124
  D. Eckersley (CLE)      123
  D. Leonard (KC)         123
  J. Slaton (MIL)         109

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