Saturday August 28, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, August 28, 1976

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Kansas City     78  50  3.11  128  31  33  1171  1055  461  405   68  388  593
New York        77  48  3.20  125  46  28  1153  1013  456  410   75  359  558
Baltimore       66  60  3.39  126  40  18  1139  1080  479  429   67  396  523
Oakland         69  59  3.42  128  27  26  1154  1144  502  438   80  335  581
Cleveland       64  63  3.48  127  23  34  1147  1093  494  443   64  441  716
Milwaukee       57  66  3.48  123  32  24  1102  1046  488  426   68  427  516
Texas           58  70  3.52  128  49  11  1163  1172  526  455   94  364  613
Boston          60  67  3.64  127  35  18  1145  1205  536  463   84  330  536
California      55  74  3.65  129  46  14  1165  1074  540  472   84  424  775
Detroit         61  66  3.87  127  41  17  1139  1130  568  490   82  437  591
Minnesota       62  67  3.97  129  21  18  1164  1160  592  514   76  511  602
Chicago         56  73  4.15  129  40  20  1168  1160  590  538   65  480  657

 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)       13  11  2.52  29  29  15   0   5  225  207   74   63    6   51  134
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
Bill Campbell (MIN)   13   3  2.92  63   0   0  16   0  145  119   54   47    8   54   94
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

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Fred Holdsworth        3   0  1.61  12   0   0   2   0   28   17    5    5    0    6   16
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  14   5   1   0   0   44   47   30   28    7   18   29

 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
Tom Murphy             3   5  3.34  28   0   0   4   0   59   73   34   22    3   19   24
Fergie Jenkins        12  11  3.34  29  28  12   0   2  205  197   85   76   20   43  139
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   5  6.30  19   9   0   3   0   64   82   50   45   11   21   19
Rick Kreuger           0   0  6.75   3   1   0   0   0    4    5    3    3    0    6    2

 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
Mickey Scott           2   0  3.82  27   0   0   3   0   33   38   17   14    3   10    8
Nolan Ryan            10  17  3.99  31  31  14   0   4  214  163  105   95   12  135  241
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  5.31  37   0   0   4   0   63   67   40   37    6   25   36
Mike Overy             0   1  5.68   4   0   0   0   0    6    5    4    4    1    2    7
Steve Dunning          0   0  7.50   4   0   0   0   0    6    9    9    5    2    6    4

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Wilbur Wood            4   3  2.24   7   7   5   0   1   56   51   24   14    3   11   31
Clay Carroll           4   4  2.35  27   0   0   6   0   73   61   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  13  3.56  25  23  12   1   0  185  167   79   73   12   73  116
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
Larry Monroe           0   0  9.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    4    3    3    0    3    3
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  2.16  48   0   0  14   0   75   47   19   18    1   43   77
Stan Thomas            3   1  2.25  29   4   1   5   0   72   63   20   18    4   29   39
Jim Kern               8   7  2.50  40   2   0  11   0  101   78   35   28    2   46   92
Pat Dobson            12  11  3.47  29  29   6   0   0  181  186   84   70   11   57   92
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             5   3  3.72  36   0   0   1   0   87   83   40   36    9   33   31
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  13  3.90  28  28  14   0   3  201  197   94   87   12   49   56
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  5.63  14   9   1   0   0   56   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  1.54   7   0   0   0   0   12    9    2    2    0    3    8
Mark Littell           7   3  1.75  46   1   0  15   0   88   56   19   17    1   46   82
Andy Hassler           4   1  2.18  12   8   1   0   1   62   48   18   15    2   25   29
Steve Mingori          3   4  2.19  43   0   0  10   0   70   56   18   17    2   18   33
Larry Gura             1   0  2.70  13   1   0   0   0   37   33   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         15   9  3.04  29  28   8   0   2  190  197   77   64    5   47   64
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  2.61  25   0   0   8   0   38   20   12   11    3   27   33
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
Jim Colborn            8  13  3.84  26  26   6   0   0  181  184   81   77   17   41   83
Ray Sadecki            1   0  4.30  30   0   0   1   0   29   30   16   14    2   15   24
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  47   0   0   0   0   92   80   27   26   10   21   35
Bill Campbell         13   3  2.92  63   0   0  16   0  145  119   54   47    8   54   94
Bert Blyleven          4   5  3.12  12  12   4   0   0   95  101   39   33    3   35   75
Tom Johnson            1   1  3.44  13   1   0   0   0   34   35   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  3.97  21   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  4.55  19  19   4   0   2  119  124   70   60    7   55   47
Jim Hughes             7  11  5.23  30  19   2   0   0  129  146   87   75   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
Dock Ellis            13   6  3.35  26  26   7   0   1  164  151   67   61   12   61   50
Catfish Hunter        14  12  3.49  30  30  17   0   2  256  224  104   99   25   56  147
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             13  11  2.52  29  29  15   0   5  225  207   74   63    6   51  134
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
Jim Umbarger           8  10  3.35  24  24   8   0   2  156  166   73   58   12   45   89
Steve Hargan           5   6  3.38  25   7   2   0   1   99   95   46   37    6   30   54
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  3.74   7   7   2   0   0   46   47   21   19    6   16   16
Joe Hoerner            0   3  4.68  37   0   0   6   0   33   39   19   17    2   16   15
Steve Barr             2   6  5.66  18  10   3   0   0   62   65   48   39    9   40   22
Craig Skok             0   1  6.23   5   0   0   0   0    4   10    3    3    2    1    5
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
  A. Fitzmorris (KC)       15
  W. Garland (BAL)         15
  D. Leonard (KC)          15
  L. Tiant (BOS)           15
  B. Travers (MIL)         15
  C. Hunter (NY)           14
  F. Tanana (CAL)          14

Losses:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            17
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        14
  G. Ross (CAL)            14
  J. Colborn (MIL)         13
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         13
  D. Goltz (MIN)           13
  R. Gossage (CHI)         13
  D. Roberts (DET)         13
  C. Hunter (NY)           12
  B. Johnson (CHI)         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)            15
  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
  M. Littell (KC)          15
  D. LaRoche (CLE)         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
  V. Blue (OAK)         225.1
  F. Tanana (CAL)       224.1
  N. Ryan (CAL)         214.1
  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)           207
  K. Holtzman (NY)        206
  A. Fitzmorris (KC)      197
  F. Jenkins (BOS)        197

Runs:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           105
  C. Hunter (NY)          104
  J. Slaton (MIL)         104
  D. Goltz (MIN)          102
  B. Singer (MIN)         101
  D. Roberts (DET)         94
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        89
  B. Johnson (CHI)         89
  K. Holtzman (NY)         87
  J. Hughes (MIN)          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)           135
  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)         73
  M. Torrez (OAK)          69
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        67

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           241
  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)           134
  D. Leonard (KC)         125
  G. Perry (TEX)          120


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