Sunday August 29, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, August 29, 1976

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Kansas City     78  51  3.18  129  31  33  1179  1073  476  417   70  389  598
New York        77  49  3.20  126  46  28  1164  1020  461  414   75  362  559
Oakland         70  59  3.39  129  27  26  1166  1151  503  439   80  338  587
Baltimore       66  61  3.43  127  40  18  1148  1099  490  438   69  402  528
Milwaukee       57  67  3.46  124  32  24  1111  1056  490  427   68  435  517
Cleveland       65  63  3.47  128  23  35  1156  1097  498  446   64  447  725
Texas           59  70  3.49  129  50  11  1172  1178  526  455   94  365  616
California      56  74  3.64  130  46  14  1176  1086  544  476   85  427  777
Boston          61  67  3.66  128  35  18  1154  1219  542  469   87  331  540
Detroit         61  67  3.85  128  42  17  1150  1137  570  492   83  440  592
Minnesota       62  68  3.99  130  21  18  1172  1174  599  520   77  514  605
Chicago         57  73  4.12  130  40  21  1177  1166  590  538   65  481  661

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mark Fidrych (DET)    15   6  2.08  24  22  19   0   2  199  163   51   46   11   40   77
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   5  2.72  31  18   8   1   2  172  166   64   52    8   46   83
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
Mike Torrez (OAK)     10  10  2.93  31  31   6   0   0  200  192   83   65   15   72   87
Bert Blyleven (TEX)   10  14  2.93  29  29  14   0   5  243  234   89   79   11   67  176

 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   5  2.72  31  18   8   1   2  172  166   64   52    8   46   83
Ken Holtzman           5   4  2.86  13  13   6   0   1   98  100   34   31    4   35   25
Dyar Miller            2   2  3.05  41   0   0   5   0   77   68   28   26    5   32   33
Doyle Alexander        3   4  3.50  11   6   2   0   1   64   58   27   25    3   24   17
Ross Grimsley          6   6  3.83  23  14   1   0   0  108  114   52   46    7   28   34
Rudy May               6   6  4.50  17  14   2   0   1   96  102   55   48    8   33   51
Mike Cuellar           4  13  4.96  26  19   2   1   1  107  129   63   59    8   50   32
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             10  10  3.99  28  28   8   0   3  174  181   84   77   15   40   72
Rick Kreuger           0   0  4.50   4   1   0   0   0    6    6    3    3    0    6    2
Tom House              1   3  4.65  32   0   0   3   0   41   38   22   21    4   19   22
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

 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  3.19  28  26   5   0   1  186  188   79   66   11   49   90
John Verhoeven         0   0  3.49  17   0   0   3   0   28   27   11   11    2    7   17
Sid Monge              5   5  3.62  27  11   1   0   0   97   91   44   39    9   39   37
Mickey Scott           3   0  3.67  28   0   0   3   0   34   39   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  3.16  40   1   0   9   0   85   71   31   30    3   39   58
Ken Brett              8   8  3.56  21  20  10   1   0  149  128   64   59    5   60   69
Rich Gossage           8  13  3.56  25  23  12   1   0  185  167   79   73   12   73  116
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
Stan Thomas            3   1  2.13  30   4   1   6   0   76   63   20   18    4   31   43
Dave LaRoche           1   4  2.16  48   0   0  14   0   75   47   19   18    1   43   77
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
Rick Waits             6   5  3.64  19  16   4   0   2   89   96   41   36    5   42   47
Dennis Eckersley      10  10  3.65  29  23   6   1   2  148  117   66   60    8   58  140
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   6  2.08  24  22  19   0   2  199  163   51   46   11   40   77
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
Mark Littell           7   3  1.75  46   1   0  15   0   88   56   19   17    1   46   82
Tom Bruno              1   0  1.98   8   0   0   0   0   14   13    3    3    0    3    9
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
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   7  3.51  27  27  13   0   1  213  201   92   83   13   57  126
Paul Splittorff       11   7  3.55  23  22   5   0   1  152  156   68   60   10   54   57
Larry Gura             1   0  3.57  14   1   0   0   0   40   38   19   16    4   16   17
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  4.45  26   0   0   1   0   28   25   16   14    4   14   23
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  2.73  28   0   0   6   0   56   52   18   17    2   15   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  10  3.41  40   9   2   8   0  106   92   52   40    4   49   53
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
Steve Luebber          3   4  4.29  33   9   1   2   1   92   87   47   44    6   49   38
Pete Redfern           3   7  4.38  16  16   0   0   0   78   71   47   38    5   49   49
Bill Singer            6   8  4.55  19  19   4   0   2  119  124   70   60    7   55   47
Eddie Bane             4   7  4.98  14  13   1   0   0   72   82   45   40    6   33   22
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   4  2.39  37   2   0   4   0   75   60   22   20    3   23   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  4.60  15  15   7   0   2  102  113   57   52    9   19   30
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        10   9  2.46  56   0   0  19   0  106   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  2.93  31  31   6   0   0  200  192   83   65   15   72   87
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           9  10  3.16  25  25   9   0   3  165  172   73   58   12   46   92
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:

  M. Fidrych (DET)         19
  F. Tanana (CAL)          19
  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. Hamilton (CHI)         9
  D. Frisella (MIL)         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)       213.0
  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
  K. Holtzman (NY)        213
  L. Tiant (BOS)          213
  D. Goltz (MIN)          209
  V. Blue (OAK)           207
  D. Leonard (KC)         201
  A. Fitzmorris (KC)      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
  D. Leonard (KC)          92
  K. Holtzman (NY)         91
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        89
  B. Johnson (CHI)         89

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)          72
  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
  D. Eckersley (CLE)      140
  F. Jenkins (BOS)        139
  V. Blue (OAK)           134
  D. Leonard (KC)         126
  G. Perry (TEX)          120

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