Saturday August 21, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, August 21, 1976

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Kansas City     74  47  3.08  121  30  30  1105   986  432  378   61  368  555
New York        72  47  3.26  119  44  27  1082   948  432  392   72  343  522
Baltimore       62  57  3.40  119  36  18  1077  1023  454  407   62  374  481
Oakland         65  57  3.42  122  25  25  1099  1089  473  417   74  321  552
Milwaukee       53  64  3.49  117  31  22  1047   995  465  406   66  404  487
Texas           58  64  3.50  122  47  11  1110  1117  502  432   90  348  577
California      53  70  3.53  123  45  14  1105  1010  499  434   81  403  729
Cleveland       59  62  3.57  121  21  32  1085  1041  481  430   64  422  671
Boston          57  63  3.66  120  35  17  1074  1122  499  437   80  311  499
Detroit         58  63  3.91  121  38  17  1083  1063  539  470   78  423  572
Minnesota       61  62  3.99  123  21  18  1093  1088  558  484   74  483  579
Chicago         53  69  4.10  122  39  18  1108  1102  554  505   61  449  615

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mark Fidrych (DET)    14   5  2.22  22  20  17   0   2  179  151   48   44   10   36   75
Bill Travers (MIL)    14  10  2.38  26  26  11   0   3  185  150   61   49   15   76   96
Wayne Garland (BAL)   15   3  2.47  29  16   7   1   2  160  150   54   44    6   39   74
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
Bert Blyleven (TEX)   10  13  2.84  28  28  14   0   5  235  226   84   74   10   65  171
Ed Figueroa (NY)      15   7  2.94  26  26   9   0   3  190  170   74   62    8   72   93
Al Fitzmorris (KC)    14   9  2.94  27  26   8   0   2  178  179   71   58    3   44   59
Mike Torrez (OAK)     10  10  3.04  29  29   6   0   0  183  176   80   62   14   69   76

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Fred Holdsworth        2   0  1.90  11   0   0   2   0   24   13    5    5    0    6   14
Wayne Garland         15   3  2.47  29  16   7   1   2  160  150   54   44    6   39   74
Tippy Martinez         2   1  2.67  20   0   0   5   0   30   23    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  2.82  38   0   0   5   0   73   62   25   23    4   32   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
Dave Pagan             1   4  4.58  16   4   0   1   0   37   36   21   19    1   19   25
Rudy May               5   6  4.70  16  13   2   0   1   88   95   52   46    7   31   44
Mike Cuellar           4  13  4.93  25  19   2   1   1  104  124   61   57    8   48   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
Luis Tiant            14  10  3.09  28  28  12   0   2  195  209   79   67   16   43   83
Tom Murphy             3   5  3.12  23   0   0   3   0   49   57   23   17    1   15   16
Jim Willoughby         2   8  3.21  41   0   0   6   0   70   66   31   25    4   25   29
Reggie Cleveland       7   6  3.36  33   6   1   2   0  123  120   53   46    2   41   57
Fergie Jenkins        11  11  3.41  27  26  12   0   2  193  184   82   73   20   41  129
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
Mickey Scott           2   0  3.16  24   0   0   3   0   31   31   13   11    3    9    8
Gary Ross              7  14  3.18  27  25   5   0   1  181  184   77   64   10   46   88
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           5   9  4.28  24  22   3   0   0  132  141   73   63   11   39   65
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
Wilbur Wood            4   3  2.24   7   7   5   0   1   56   51   24   14    3   11   31
Clay Carroll           4   4  2.38  26   0   0   6   0   72   59   23   19    0   20   36
Rich Gossage           8  11  3.24  23  21  12   1   0  172  150   67   62   10   66  107
Dave Hamilton          5   5  3.33  37   1   0   7   0   81   70   31   30    3   38   52
Ken Brett              7   8  3.48  19  18  10   1   0  137  117   58   53    4   57   63
Pete Vuckovich         6   3  4.47  24   6   1   0   0   93  103   47   46    3   43   52
Jim Otten              0   0  4.50   2   0   0   0   0    6    9    6    3    0    2    3
Bart Johnson           9  11  4.66  25  25   5   0   3  158  169   86   82   13   47   70
Francisco Barrios      3   7  4.66  26  12   4   2   0  110  109   60   57   10   37   63
Terry Forster          2   9  4.67  24  15   1   1   0   96  111   54   50    5   38   63
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  7.58  17   9   0   0   0   57   73   51   48    2   38   26
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   5  3.49  26  13   1   1   1  111  116   45   43    3   41   59
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
Tom Buskey             4   3  3.81  35   0   0   1   0   85   82   40   36    9   30   30
Rick Waits             5   5  3.94  18  15   3   0   2   80   93   40   35    5   37   45
Jackie Brown           7   9  3.94  27  24   5   0   2  164  166   80   72   13   49   95
Don Hood               3   5  4.17  28   6   0   1   0   69   75   33   32    5   31   26
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   5  2.22  22  20  17   0   2  179  151   48   44   10   36   75
John Hiller           11   6  2.50  47   0   0  11   0   94   72   29   26    5   60   98
Vern Ruhle             7   9  3.67  25  25   3   0   0  162  176   77   66   15   47   75
Dave Roberts          12  12  3.78  26  26  14   0   3  191  181   85   80   12   44   53
Bill Laxton            0   5  4.27  20   3   0   2   0   72   58   39   34   10   33   55
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  5.37  28   0   0   2   0   54   53   39   32    5   34   28
Frank MacCormack       0   5  5.79   9   8   0   0   0   33   35   24   21    1   34   14
Dave Lemanczyk         4   5  6.10  12   9   1   0   0   52   56   36   35    5   24   37

 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  1.92  42   1   0  12   0   80   53   19   17    1   43   73
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
Andy Hassler           3   1  2.29  11   7   1   0   1   55   43   17   14    2   23   27
Marty Pattin           6  10  2.53  36   8   1   5   0   93   71   29   26    6   26   46
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  24   0   0   1   0   24   18   12   10    3   13   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  10  2.38  26  26  11   0   3  185  150   61   49   15   76   96
Bill Castro            3   2  2.96  24   0   0   4   0   52   47   17   17    2   11   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
Eduardo Rodriguez      4   9  3.74  38   7   2   8   0   91   79   48   38    4   38   47
Jim Colborn            7  13  3.75  25  25   6   0   0  173  174   76   72   17   38   79
Ray Sadecki            1   0  3.86  27   0   0   1   0   28   30   14   12    2   14   22
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          6   0  2.62  44   0   0   0   0   82   76   25   24   10   18   34
Tom Johnson            1   1  2.81   9   1   0   0   0   32   26   10   10    2    5   25
Bert Blyleven          4   5  3.12  12  12   4   0   0   95  101   39   33    3   35   75
Bill Campbell         12   3  3.22  59   0   0  16   0  129  107   53   46    8   52   85
Dave Goltz            10  12  3.58  28  27   9   0   1  188  194   91   75   13   65   95
Vic Albury             3   1  4.09  19   0   0   0   0   44   47   22   20    0   22   20
Pete Redfern           3   7  4.21  15  15   0   0   0   73   64   43   34    4   45   47
Eddie Bane             4   5  4.26  12  11   1   0   0   63   67   34   30    5   28   18
Steve Luebber          3   4  4.53  32   9   1   2   1   87   82   47   44    6   48   35
Bill Singer            6   7  4.54  17  17   4   0   2  107  110   63   54    7   52   44
Jim Hughes             7  10  5.27  28  19   2   0   0  125  141   85   73   13   58   60
Joe Decker             2   7  5.28  13  12   0   0   0   58   60   37   34    3   51   35
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  1.77  13   0   0   0   0   36   23    7    7    0   13   16
Tippy Martinez         2   0  1.93  11   0   0   2   0   28   18    6    6    1   14   14
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   3  2.81  35   2   0   4   0   64   56   21   20    3   22   47
Ed Figueroa           15   7  2.94  26  26   9   0   3  190  170   74   62    8   72   93
Catfish Hunter        14  12  3.54  28  28  17   0   2  236  204   98   93   23   52  132
Dock Ellis            12   6  3.54  25  25   6   0   1  155  145   66   61   12   58   48
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   9  2.36  54   0   0  19   0   99   85   29   26    3   30   98
Vida Blue             11  11  2.69  27  27  13   0   4  207  200   72   62    5   49  124
Mike Torrez           10  10  3.04  29  29   6   0   0  183  176   80   62   14   69   76
Stan Bahnsen           6   3  3.16  27   9   1   0   1  105   93   39   37    8   33   64
Paul Lindblad          6   4  3.28  51   0   0   3   0   91   89   40   33    4   21   27
Dick Bosman            4   1  3.72  21  13   0   0   0   94   94   41   39    8   14   26
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          6   8  2.65  16  16  10   0   5  139  125   45   41    7   30   96
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         12  10  3.45  25  25  15   0   1  193  185   76   74   13   43  109
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
  W. Garland (BAL)         15
  D. Leonard (KC)          15
  M. Fidrych (DET)         14
  A. Fitzmorris (KC)       14
  C. Hunter (NY)           14
  F. Tanana (CAL)          14
  L. Tiant (BOS)           14
  B. Travers (MIL)         14

Losses:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            15
  G. Ross (CAL)            14
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        13
  J. Colborn (MIL)         13
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         13
  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
  M. Fidrych (DET)         17
  C. Hunter (NY)           17
  J. Palmer (BAL)          16
  G. Perry (TEX)           15
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        14
  D. Roberts (DET)         14
  N. Ryan (CAL)            14
  V. Blue (OAK)            13
  R. Gossage (CHI)         12

Saves:

  S. Lyle (NY)             20
  R. Fingers (OAK)         19
  B. Campbell (MIN)        16
  D. LaRoche (CLE)         13
  M. Littell (KC)          12
  J. Hiller (DET)          11
  J. Kern (CLE)            11
  S. Mingori (KC)          10
  D. Frisella (MIL)         8
  E. Rodriguez (MIL)        8

Shutouts:

  B. Blyleven (TEX)         5
  V. Blue (OAK)             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
  B. Blyleven (TEX)     234.2
  J. Slaton (MIL)       226.0
  V. Blue (OAK)         207.1
  N. Ryan (CAL)         207.1
  D. Leonard (KC)       203.2
  F. Tanana (CAL)       203.0
  L. Tiant (BOS)        195.1
  G. Perry (TEX)        193.0

Hits:

  B. Blyleven (TEX)       226
  J. Slaton (MIL)         216
  L. Tiant (BOS)          209
  C. Hunter (NY)          204
  J. Palmer (BAL)         204
  V. Blue (OAK)           200
  K. Holtzman (NY)        198
  D. Goltz (MIN)          194
  D. Leonard (KC)         188
  G. Perry (TEX)          185

Runs:

  C. Hunter (NY)           98
  J. Slaton (MIL)          96
  N. Ryan (CAL)            94
  B. Singer (MIN)          94
  D. Goltz (MIN)           91
  B. Johnson (CHI)         86
  J. Hughes (MIN)          85
  J. Palmer (BAL)          85
  D. Roberts (DET)         85
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        84

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
  L. Tiant (BOS)           16
  V. Ruhle (DET)           15
  B. Travers (MIL)         15
  M. Torrez (OAK)          14

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           131
  B. Singer (MIN)          79
  B. Travers (MIL)         76
  J. Palmer (BAL)          74
  E. Figueroa (NY)         72
  J. Slaton (MIL)          71
  M. Torrez (OAK)          69
  R. Gossage (CHI)         66
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        65
  D. Goltz (MIN)           65

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           233
  F. Tanana (CAL)         183
  B. Blyleven (TEX)       171
  C. Hunter (NY)          132
  F. Jenkins (BOS)        129
  J. Palmer (BAL)         129
  V. Blue (OAK)           124
  D. Eckersley (CLE)      123
  D. Leonard (KC)         123
  G. Perry (TEX)          109

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