Friday August 27, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Friday, August 27, 1976

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Kansas City     77  50  3.11  127  31  32  1162  1045  458  402   67  386  590
New York        76  48  3.22  124  45  28  1144  1007  455  410   75  356  556
Baltimore       65  60  3.39  125  40  18  1130  1071  475  426   66  392  518
Oakland         68  59  3.44  127  26  26  1145  1143  500  437   79  334  576
Milwaukee       56  66  3.44  122  32  24  1093  1035  480  418   67  423  511
Texas           58  69  3.50  127  49  11  1155  1162  520  449   93  360  609
Cleveland       63  63  3.51  126  23  34  1130  1076  491  440   64  436  703
California      55  73  3.61  128  46  14  1156  1061  532  464   84  420  770
Boston          60  66  3.63  126  35  18  1136  1191  528  458   83  328  532
Detroit         61  65  3.87  126  41  17  1131  1121  563  486   82  433  590
Minnesota       62  66  4.00  128  21  18  1147  1147  588  510   76  509  596
Chicago         56  72  4.10  128  40  20  1160  1143  580  528   63  477  651

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mark Fidrych (DET)    15   5  2.11  23  21  18   0   2  188  156   49   44   10   37   76
Bill Travers (MIL)    15  10  2.36  27  27  11   0   3  190  156   62   50   15   78  100
Vida Blue (OAK)       12  11  2.58  28  28  14   0   5  216  206   72   62    5   50  129
Jim Palmer (BAL)      18  11  2.60  34  34  18   0   5  263  214   87   76   17   77  142
Wayne Garland (BAL)   15   4  2.60  30  17   8   1   2  169  159   59   49    7   44   80
Frank Tanana (CAL)    14   9  2.77  27  27  19   0   2  224  172   79   69   21   55  199
Jerry Augustine (MIL)  7   8  2.86  32  17   4   0   3  129  118   46   41    6   45   47
Bert Blyleven (TEX)   10  14  2.93  29  29  14   0   5  243  234   89   79   11   67  176
Ed Figueroa (NY)      15   7  2.98  27  27   9   0   3  196  178   78   65    8   76   95
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
Jim Palmer            18  11  2.60  34  34  18   0   5  263  214   87   76   17   77  142
Wayne Garland         15   4  2.60  30  17   8   1   2  169  159   59   49    7   44   80
Dyar Miller            2   2  2.85  40   0   0   5   0   76   66   26   24    4   32   33
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               6   6  4.50  17  14   2   0   1   96  102   55   48    8   33   51
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
Jim Willoughby         2  11  3.02  44   0   0   6   0   83   78   34   28    4   30   32
Luis Tiant            15  10  3.05  29  29  12   0   2  203  213   81   69   16   47   86
Reggie Cleveland       7   6  3.22  34   7   1   2   0  131  128   56   47    2   42   61
Fergie Jenkins        12  11  3.34  29  28  12   0   2  205  197   85   76   20   43  139
Tom Murphy             3   5  3.50  27   0   0   4   0   54   65   30   21    2   18   21
Rick Wise              9  10  3.84  27  27   8   0   3  169  171   79   72   13   39   71
Tom House              1   3  4.66  31   0   0   3   0   39   35   21   20    3   19   19
Dick Pole              5   5  4.76  26  14   1   0   0  102  114   57   54    7   40   43
Bill Lee               2   4  6.05  18   8   0   3   0   61   76   46   41   11   20   19
Rick Kreuger           0   0  7.36   2   1   0   0   0    4    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
Frank Tanana          14   9  2.77  27  27  19   0   2  224  172   79   69   21   55  199
Paul Hartzell          4   4  2.78  30   8   4   2   2  113  106   40   35    4   34   39
Gary Ross              7  14  3.18  27  25   5   0   1  181  184   77   64   10   46   88
Sid Monge              5   5  3.54  26  11   1   0   0   94   88   42   37    9   39   37
John Verhoeven         0   0  3.71  16   0   0   3   0   27   23   11   11    2    7   17
Nolan Ryan            10  16  3.81  30  30  14   0   4  212  158  100   90   12  133  240
Mickey Scott           2   0  3.82  27   0   0   3   0   33   38   17   14    3   10    8
Don Kirkwood           5  10  4.50  25  23   3   0   0  136  149   78   68   11   42   67
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  8.10   3   0   0   0   0    3    3    3    3    1    1    5

 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
Ken Kravec             1   1  2.74   3   3   0   0   0   23   20    7    7    0   11   23
Dave Hamilton          6   5  3.24  39   1   0   8   0   83   70   31   30    3   38   55
Rich Gossage           8  12  3.33  24  22  12   1   0  178  156   72   66   10   71  111
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  4.51  30  12   4   3   0  116  115   62   58   10   38   65
Bart Johnson           9  12  4.60  26  26   6   0   3  166  176   89   85   13   50   72
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
Stan Thomas            3   1  2.25  29   4   1   5   0   72   63   20   18    4   29   39
Dave LaRoche           1   4  2.27  47   0   0  14   0   71   46   19   18    1   42   72
Jim Kern               8   7  2.60  39   2   0  11   0   97   76   35   28    2   45   87
Pat Dobson            12  11  3.47  28  28   6   0   0  174  173   81   67   11   57   90
Jim Bibby              9   5  3.53  27  14   1   1   1  112  116   46   44    3   45   60
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           8   9  3.99  28  25   5   0   2  169  176   83   75   13   49   98
Don Hood               3   5  4.13  29   6   0   1   0   70   76   33   32    5   33   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          15   5  2.11  23  21  18   0   2  188  156   49   44   10   37   76
John Hiller           11   7  2.73  49   0   0  11   0   99   81   34   30    6   61  102
Vern Ruhle             8   9  3.55  27  27   4   0   0  177  194   81   70   16   49   80
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
Tom Bruno              1   0  1.74   6   0   0   0   0   10    8    2    2    0    1    7
Mark Littell           7   3  1.78  45   1   0  14   0   86   56   19   17    1   46   81
Andy Hassler           4   1  2.18  12   8   1   0   1   62   48   18   15    2   25   29
Steve Mingori          3   4  2.20  42   0   0  10   0   70   55   18   17    2   18   33
Larry Gura             1   0  2.70  12   1   0   0   0   37   32   14   11    2   15   16
Marty Pattin           6  10  2.87  37   9   1   5   0   94   76   34   30    7   27   46
Al Fitzmorris         14   9  2.98  28  27   8   0   2  184  190   74   61    4   47   63
Dennis Leonard        15   6  3.27  26  26  13   0   1  212  192   83   77   13   57  125
Paul Splittorff       11   7  3.55  23  22   5   0   1  152  156   68   60   10   54   57
Doug Bird             11   6  3.60  32  20   2   2   1  150  141   67   60   15   24   79
Steve Busby            3   3  4.40  13  13   1   0   0   72   58   42   35    7   49   29
Tom Hall               1   1  4.61  25   0   0   1   0   27   25   16   14    4   14   21
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          15  10  2.36  27  27  11   0   3  190  156   62   50   15   78  100
Danny Frisella         4   2  2.43  24   0   0   8   0   37   19   11   10    2   27   32
Bill Castro            3   2  2.83  27   0   0   6   0   54   48   18   17    2   13   19
Jerry Augustine        7   8  2.86  32  17   4   0   3  129  118   46   41    6   45   47
Jim Slaton            13  11  3.38  31  31   8   0   2  242  235  104   91   12   74  117
Eduardo Rodriguez      5   9  3.56  39   8   2   8   0   99   86   50   39    4   43   52
Ray Sadecki            1   0  3.68  29   0   0   1   0   29   30   14   12    2   14   24
Jim Colborn            7  13  3.75  25  25   6   0   0  173  174   76   72   17   38   79
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   1  2.55  46   0   0   0   0   92   80   27   26   10   20   35
Bill Campbell         13   3  3.04  62   0   0  16   0  139  116   54   47    8   53   90
Bert Blyleven          4   5  3.12  12  12   4   0   0   95  101   39   33    3   35   75
Tom Johnson            1   1  3.48  12   1   0   0   0   34   33   13   13    2    6   25
Dave Goltz            10  13  3.67  30  29   9   0   1  203  209  102   83   13   76   98
Vic Albury             3   1  4.00  20   0   0   0   0   45   47   22   20    0   22   20
Pete Redfern           3   7  4.38  16  16   0   0   0   78   71   47   38    5   49   49
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          4   0  1.58  16   0   0   1   0   40   26    7    7    0   13   20
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  2.43  36   2   0   4   0   74   60   21   20    3   22   51
Doyle Alexander        6   4  2.89  13  13   3   0   1   97   77   33   31    6   26   31
Ed Figueroa           15   7  2.98  27  27   9   0   3  196  178   78   65    8   76   95
Catfish Hunter        14  12  3.49  30  30  17   0   2  256  224  104   99   25   56  147
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           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  3.24  54   0   0   4   0   97   93   42   35    4   21   31
Stan Bahnsen           7   3  3.26  29   9   1   0   1  108   94   41   39    9   34   66
Dick Bosman            4   1  3.70  22  13   0   0   0  100  100   44   41    9   16   29
Jim Todd               6   8  4.28  39   0   0   3   0   67   70   40   32    5   31   17
Paul Mitchell          8   6  4.37  23  23   4   0   1  128  153   69   62   14   29   61
Mike Norris            4   3  4.52  20  16   1   0   1   82   78   43   41   10   40   37
Glenn Abbott           2   4  5.43  15   8   0   0   0   53   70   35   32    5   13   24

 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   9  2.80  17  17  10   0   5  148  133   50   46    8   32  101
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  11  3.45  26  26  16   0   1  201  192   79   77   13   44  120
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  4.68  37   0   0   6   0   33   39   19   17    2   16   15
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)          18
  M. Fidrych (DET)         15
  E. Figueroa (NY)         15
  W. Garland (BAL)         15
  D. Leonard (KC)          15
  L. Tiant (BOS)           15
  B. Travers (MIL)         15
  A. Fitzmorris (KC)       14
  C. Hunter (NY)           14
  F. Tanana (CAL)          14

Losses:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            16
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        14
  G. Ross (CAL)            14
  J. Colborn (MIL)         13
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         13
  D. Goltz (MIN)           13
  R. Gossage (CHI)         12
  C. Hunter (NY)           12
  B. Johnson (CHI)         12
  D. Roberts (DET)         12

Complete Games:

  F. Tanana (CAL)          19
  M. Fidrych (DET)         18
  J. Palmer (BAL)          18
  C. Hunter (NY)           17
  G. Perry (TEX)           16
  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)          14
  J. Hiller (DET)          11
  J. Kern (CLE)            11
  S. Mingori (KC)          10
  D. Frisella (MIL)         8
  D. Hamilton (CHI)         8

Shutouts:

  V. Blue (OAK)             5
  B. Blyleven (TEX)         5
  J. Palmer (BAL)           5
  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)       263.1
  C. Hunter (NY)        255.2
  B. Blyleven (TEX)     243.0
  J. Slaton (MIL)       242.0
  F. Tanana (CAL)       224.1
  V. Blue (OAK)         216.1
  N. Ryan (CAL)         212.1
  D. Leonard (KC)       211.2
  F. Jenkins (BOS)      204.2
  D. Goltz (MIN)        203.1

Hits:

  J. Slaton (MIL)         235
  B. Blyleven (TEX)       234
  C. Hunter (NY)          224
  J. Palmer (BAL)         214
  L. Tiant (BOS)          213
  D. Goltz (MIN)          209
  V. Blue (OAK)           206
  K. Holtzman (NY)        206
  F. Jenkins (BOS)        197
  V. Ruhle (DET)          194

Runs:

  C. Hunter (NY)          104
  J. Slaton (MIL)         104
  D. Goltz (MIN)          102
  N. Ryan (CAL)           100
  B. Singer (MIN)          98
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        89
  B. Johnson (CHI)         89
  D. Roberts (DET)         89
  K. Holtzman (NY)         87
  R. May (BAL)             87

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
  V. Ruhle (DET)           16
  L. Tiant (BOS)           16
  D. Bird (KC)             15
  M. Torrez (OAK)          15

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           133
  B. Singer (MIN)          82
  B. Travers (MIL)         78
  J. Palmer (BAL)          77
  E. Figueroa (NY)         76
  D. Goltz (MIN)           76
  J. Slaton (MIL)          74
  R. Gossage (CHI)         71
  M. Torrez (OAK)          69
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        67

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           240
  F. Tanana (CAL)         199
  B. Blyleven (TEX)       176
  C. Hunter (NY)          147
  J. Palmer (BAL)         142
  F. Jenkins (BOS)        139
  D. Eckersley (CLE)      135
  V. Blue (OAK)           129
  D. Leonard (KC)         125
  G. Perry (TEX)          120


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