Tuesday August 24, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, August 24, 1976

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Kansas City     75  49  3.09  124  31  31  1130  1014  442  388   63  378  570
New York        74  48  3.30  122  45  28  1111   982  451  407   75  348  539
Oakland         68  57  3.41  125  26  26  1128  1120  483  427   76  326  571
Baltimore       63  60  3.42  123  39  18  1112  1054  471  423   65  390  500
Milwaukee       55  65  3.46  120  32  23  1075  1018  474  413   66  414  499
Texas           58  67  3.49  125  48  11  1138  1146  512  441   92  357  592
Cleveland       62  62  3.52  124  23  33  1112  1058  486  435   64  427  692
California      55  71  3.58  126  46  14  1133  1036  519  451   84  411  751
Boston          58  65  3.65  123  35  18  1103  1159  515  447   81  320  516
Detroit         59  65  3.92  124  39  17  1113  1107  561  485   81  431  588
Minnesota       62  64  4.01  126  21  18  1121  1123  576  499   75  496  589
Chicago         55  71  4.13  126  39  19  1143  1128  575  524   63  470  639

 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
Vida Blue (OAK)       12  11  2.58  28  28  14   0   5  216  206   72   62    5   50  129
Wayne Garland (BAL)   15   4  2.60  30  17   8   1   2  169  159   59   49    7   44   80
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
Jerry Augustine (MIL)  7   8  2.86  32  17   4   0   3  129  118   46   41    6   45   47
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

 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
Tippy Martinez         2   1  2.48  21   0   0   5   0   33   25   10    9    0   23   25
Wayne Garland         15   4  2.60  30  17   8   1   2  169  159   59   49    7   44   80
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  10  3.12  43   0   0   6   0   78   73   33   27    4   28   32
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  3.84  27  27   8   0   3  169  171   79   72   13   39   71
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
Jim Brewer             3   1  2.70  13   0   0   2   0   20   20    7    6    0    6   16
Paul Hartzell          4   4  2.78  30   8   4   2   2  113  106   40   35    4   34   39
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
Dave Hamilton          6   5  3.27  38   1   0   7   0   83   70   31   30    3   38   53
Rich Gossage           8  12  3.33  24  22  12   1   0  178  156   72   66   10   71  111
Ken Kravec             0   1  3.52   2   2   0   0   0   15   14    6    6    0    7   15
Ken Brett              7   8  3.73  20  19  10   1   0  142  123   64   59    5   60   68
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  29  12   4   3   0  115  113   61   58   10   38   65
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
Rick Waits             6   5  3.64  19  16   4   0   2   89   96   41   36    5   42   47
Tom Buskey             4   3  3.81  35   0   0   1   0   85   82   40   36    9   30   30
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  2.73  49   0   0  11   0   99   81   34   30    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  3.85  27  27  14   0   3  194  188   89   83   12   45   55
Bill Laxton            0   5  4.27  21   3   0   2   0   72   58   40   34   10   34   55
Jim Crawford           0   5  4.50  25   2   1   2   0   82   83   50   41    3   35   52
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  30   0   0   2   0   55   54   40   32    5   35   28
Dave Lemanczyk         4   5  5.76  13   9   1   0   0   55   60   36   35    5   25   38
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  1.90  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   6  3.27  26  26  13   0   1  212  192   83   77   13   57  125
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
Jerry Augustine        7   8  2.86  32  17   4   0   3  129  118   46   41    6   45   47
Bill Castro            3   2  2.87  26   0   0   5   0   53   48   18   17    2   12   19
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  3.17  61   0   0  16   0  133  111   54   47    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   6  4.41  13  12   1   0   0   69   73   38   34    5   31   22
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  1.75  14   0   0   1   0   36   24    7    7    0   13   17
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
Dick Tidrow            4   3  2.81  35   2   0   4   0   64   56   21   20    3   22   47
Doyle Alexander        6   4  2.89  13  13   3   0   1   97   77   33   31    6   26   31
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  3.05  30  30   6   0   0  189  185   82   64   15   69   81
Paul Lindblad          6   4  3.27  53   0   0   4   0   96   92   42   35    4   21   31
Stan Bahnsen           7   3  3.29  28   9   1   0   1  107   94   41   39    9   34   66
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   7  3.00  39   0   0   5   0   69   62   26   23    9   21   33
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
Nelson Briles          8   8  3.43  25  25   6   0   1  168  183   75   64   17   37   78
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
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
  J. Augustine (MIL)        3
  E. Figueroa (NY)          3
  K. Holtzman (NY)          3
  B. Johnson (CHI)          3
  D. Roberts (DET)          3
  B. Singer (MIN)           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
  D. Leonard (KC)       211.2
  F. Tanana (CAL)       211.1
  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
  D. Leonard (KC)         192
  F. Jenkins (BOS)        191

Runs:

  C. Hunter (NY)          104
  N. Ryan (CAL)           100
  J. Slaton (MIL)          99
  B. Singer (MIN)          98
  D. Goltz (MIN)           95
  D. Roberts (DET)         89
  K. Holtzman (NY)         87
  J. Palmer (BAL)          87
  J. Hughes (MIN)          86
  B. Johnson (CHI)         86

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
  M. Torrez (OAK)          15
  B. Travers (MIL)         15

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)         125
  J. Slaton (MIL)         113


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