Monday August 23, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Monday, August 23, 1976

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Kansas City     75  48  3.10  123  30  31  1122  1010  440  386   63  374  568
New York        73  48  3.29  121  45  27  1102   973  447  403   74  345  536
Oakland         67  57  3.40  124  26  25  1119  1110  479  423   74  325  562
Baltimore       63  59  3.41  122  38  18  1103  1045  466  418   64  385  494
Milwaukee       54  65  3.49  119  31  23  1065  1013  474  413   66  413  499
Texas           58  66  3.51  124  48  11  1128  1138  511  440   92  354  588
Cleveland       61  62  3.54  123  22  33  1103  1055  485  434   64  422  690
California      54  71  3.58  125  45  14  1124  1029  514  447   83  408  746
Boston          58  64  3.65  122  35  18  1094  1148  509  444   80  317  508
Detroit         59  64  3.91  123  39  17  1104  1090  549  480   81  426  583
Minnesota       62  63  4.00  125  21  18  1113  1114  571  494   75  493  585
Chicago         54  71  4.10  125  39  19  1134  1119  568  517   62  466  631

 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)       12  11  2.58  28  28  14   0   5  216  206   72   62    5   50  129
Jim Palmer (BAL)      17  11  2.69  33  33  17   0   4  254  207   87   76   17   77  132
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
Frank Tanana (CAL)    14   9  2.94  26  26  19   0   2  211  165   79   69   21   53  186
Al Fitzmorris (KC)    14   9  2.98  28  27   8   0   2  184  190   74   61    4   47   63
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  2.48  21   0   0   5   0   33   25   10    9    0   23   25
Jim Palmer            17  11  2.69  33  33  17   0   4  254  207   87   76   17   77  132
Dyar Miller            2   2  2.77  39   0   0   5   0   75   63   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   6  3.75  22  14   1   0   0  106  109   50   44    7   26   33
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
Dave Pagan             1   4  4.99  17   4   0   1   0   40   40   24   22    1   21   27
Grant Jackson          1   1  5.12  13   0   0   3   0   19   19   11   11    1    9   14
Mike Flanagan          0   4  5.77  13   4   1   0   0   39   42   26   25    6   14   26

 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
Jim Willoughby         2   9  3.11  42   0   0   6   0   75   71   32   26    4   25   30
Tom Murphy             3   5  3.14  25   0   0   4   0   52   60   27   18    1   18   19
Reggie Cleveland       7   6  3.36  33   6   1   2   0  123  120   53   46    2   41   57
Fergie Jenkins        11  11  3.41  28  27  12   0   2  198  191   84   75   20   42  134
Rick Wise              9  10  3.88  26  26   8   0   3  162  162   74   70   12   39   65
Dick Pole              5   5  4.59  25  14   1   0   0  100  110   54   51    6   40   41
Tom House              1   3  4.66  31   0   0   3   0   39   35   21   20    3   19   19
Bill Lee               2   4  6.05  18   8   0   3   0   61   76   46   41   11   20   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   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  2.94  26  26  19   0   2  211  165   79   69   21   53  186
Mickey Scott           2   0  3.16  25   0   0   3   0   31   32   14   11    3    9    8
Gary Ross              7  14  3.18  27  25   5   0   1  181  184   77   64   10   46   88
John Verhoeven         0   0  3.24  14   0   0   3   0   25   22    9    9    2    5   17
Sid Monge              5   4  3.40  25  11   1   0   0   93   86   40   35    9   39   36
Nolan Ryan            10  16  3.81  30  30  14   0   4  212  158  100   90   12  133  240
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  5.37  36   0   0   4   0   59   61   38   35    6   24   34
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
Larry Monroe           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    0    0    0    0    2    2
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  12  3.33  24  22  12   1   0  178  156   72   66   10   71  111
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
Ken Kravec             0   1  3.52   2   2   0   0   0   15   14    6    6    0    7   15
Pete Vuckovich         7   3  4.38  25   7   1   0   0   99  107   50   48    3   48   57
Jim Otten              0   0  4.50   2   0   0   0   0    6    9    6    3    0    2    3
Francisco Barrios      3   7  4.54  28  12   4   3   0  113  110   60   57   10   37   63
Bart Johnson           9  11  4.66  25  25   5   0   3  158  169   86   82   13   47   70
Terry Forster          2   9  4.73  25  15   1   1   0   97  112   55   51    6   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
Dave LaRoche           1   4  2.34  46   0   0  14   0   69   45   19   18    1   41   71
Stan Thomas            3   1  2.36  28   4   1   4   0   69   61   20   18    4   29   38
Jim Kern               8   6  2.66  38   2   0  11   0   91   72   34   27    2   43   82
Pat Dobson            12  11  3.47  28  28   6   0   0  174  173   81   67   11   57   90
Jim Bibby              9   5  3.49  26  13   1   1   1  111  116   45   43    3   41   59
Dennis Eckersley       9  10  3.59  28  22   6   1   2  143  113   62   57    8   54  135
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   7  2.65  48   0   0  11   0   98   78   32   29    6   61  102
Vern Ruhle             7   9  3.69  26  26   3   0   0  168  185   80   69   15   48   79
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               6   6  4.88  25  17   2   0   1  111  132   76   60   13   44   52
Steve Grilli           3   1  5.27  29   0   0   2   0   55   54   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  1.90  43   1   0  13   0   81   53   19   17    1   44   74
Tom Bruno              0   0  2.16   5   0   0   0   0    8    7    2    2    0    1    5
Andy Hassler           3   1  2.29  11   7   1   0   1   55   43   17   14    2   23   27
Steve Mingori          3   4  2.32  41   0   0  10   0   66   54   18   17    2   18   31
Marty Pattin           6  10  2.53  36   8   1   5   0   93   71   29   26    6   26   46
Al Fitzmorris         14   9  2.98  28  27   8   0   2  184  190   74   61    4   47   63
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             11   5  3.40  31  19   2   2   1  146  134   62   55   13   24   77
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
Bill Travers          14  10  2.38  26  26  11   0   3  185  150   61   49   15   76   96
Danny Frisella         4   2  2.65  23   0   0   8   0   34   17   11   10    2   24   29
Bill Castro            3   2  2.87  26   0   0   5   0   53   48   18   17    2   12   19
Jerry Augustine        6   8  3.10  31  16   3   0   2  119  113   46   41    6   44   47
Jim Slaton            13  10  3.35  30  30   8   0   2  234  226   99   87   11   71  113
Eduardo Rodriguez      5   9  3.56  39   8   2   8   0   99   86   50   39    4   43   52
Jim Colborn            7  13  3.75  25  25   6   0   0  173  174   76   72   17   38   79
Ray Sadecki            1   0  3.77  28   0   0   1   0   29   30   14   12    2   14   23
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  2.68  45   0   0   0   0   84   77   26   25   10   18   34
Bert Blyleven          4   5  3.12  12  12   4   0   0   95  101   39   33    3   35   75
Bill Campbell         13   3  3.15  60   0   0  16   0  131  108   53   46    8   52   88
Tom Johnson            1   1  3.48  11   1   0   0   0   34   32   13   13    2    6   25
Dave Goltz            10  12  3.53  29  28   9   0   1  196  201   95   77   13   70   96
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   8  4.64  18  18   4   0   2  111  117   67   57    7   55   45
Jim Hughes             7  10  5.24  29  19   2   0   0  127  145   86   74   14   59   61
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   8  2.39  57   0   0  20   0   94   77   32   25    4   37   56
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
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
Catfish Hunter        14  12  3.67  29  29  17   0   2  243  213  104   99   25   52  139
Ken Holtzman           6   4  4.66  14  14   7   0   2   93  106   53   48    9   17   29
Jim York               1   0  5.59   3   0   0   0   0   10   14    7    6    1    4    6
Ron Guidry             0   0 10.13   4   0   0   0   0    8   13    9    9    1    1    7

 Oakland               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Rollie Fingers         9   9  2.49  55   0   0  19   0  105   94   32   29    3   31  101
Vida Blue             12  11  2.58  28  28  14   0   5  216  206   72   62    5   50  129
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  3.34  52   0   0   3   0   94   92   42   35    4   21   29
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  4.52  20  16   1   0   1   82   78   43   41   10   40   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  2.33  28   0   0   0   0   46   37   13   12    1   26   22
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
Steve Hargan           5   5  3.21  24   7   2   0   1   98   93   44   35    6   29   53
Jim Umbarger           8  10  3.35  24  24   8   0   2  156  166   73   58   12   45   89
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
Mike Bacsik            1   1  3.57  15   0   0   0   0   40   46   20   16    2   18   14
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   4  3.66   6   6   2   0   0   39   41   18   16    6   13   14
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)          17
  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)            16
  G. Ross (CAL)            14
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        13
  J. Colborn (MIL)         13
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         13
  D. Goltz (MIN)           12
  R. Gossage (CHI)         12
  C. Hunter (NY)           12
  D. Roberts (DET)         12
  V. Blue (OAK)            11

Complete Games:

  F. Tanana (CAL)          19
  M. Fidrych (DET)         17
  C. Hunter (NY)           17
  J. Palmer (BAL)          17
  G. Perry (TEX)           15
  V. Blue (OAK)            14
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        14
  D. Roberts (DET)         14
  N. Ryan (CAL)            14
  K. Holtzman (NY)         13

Saves:

  S. Lyle (NY)             20
  R. Fingers (OAK)         19
  B. Campbell (MIN)        16
  D. LaRoche (CLE)         14
  M. Littell (KC)          13
  J. Hiller (DET)          11
  J. Kern (CLE)            11
  S. Mingori (KC)          10
  D. Frisella (MIL)         8
  E. Rodriguez (MIL)        8

Shutouts:

  V. Blue (OAK)             5
  B. Blyleven (TEX)         5
  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)       254.1
  C. Hunter (NY)        242.2
  B. Blyleven (TEX)     234.2
  J. Slaton (MIL)       233.2
  V. Blue (OAK)         216.1
  N. Ryan (CAL)         212.1
  F. Tanana (CAL)       211.1
  D. Leonard (KC)       203.2
  F. Jenkins (BOS)      197.2
  D. Goltz (MIN)        196.1

Hits:

  B. Blyleven (TEX)       226
  J. Slaton (MIL)         226
  C. Hunter (NY)          213
  L. Tiant (BOS)          209
  J. Palmer (BAL)         207
  V. Blue (OAK)           206
  K. Holtzman (NY)        206
  D. Goltz (MIN)          201
  F. Jenkins (BOS)        191
  A. Fitzmorris (KC)      190

Runs:

  C. Hunter (NY)          104
  N. Ryan (CAL)           100
  J. Slaton (MIL)          99
  B. Singer (MIN)          98
  D. Goltz (MIN)           95
  K. Holtzman (NY)         87
  J. Palmer (BAL)          87
  J. Hughes (MIN)          86
  B. Johnson (CHI)         86
  D. Roberts (DET)         85

Home Runs:

  C. Hunter (NY)           25
  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
  J. Hughes (MIN)          14

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           133
  B. Singer (MIN)          82
  J. Palmer (BAL)          77
  B. Travers (MIL)         76
  E. Figueroa (NY)         72
  R. Gossage (CHI)         71
  J. Slaton (MIL)          71
  D. Goltz (MIN)           70
  M. Torrez (OAK)          69
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        65

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           240
  F. Tanana (CAL)         186
  B. Blyleven (TEX)       171
  C. Hunter (NY)          139
  D. Eckersley (CLE)      135
  F. Jenkins (BOS)        134
  J. Palmer (BAL)         132
  V. Blue (OAK)           129
  D. Leonard (KC)         123
  J. Slaton (MIL)         113

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