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Tuesday August 31, 1976
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American League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, August 31, 1976

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        79  49  3.18  128  48  28  1182  1029  464  417   75  374  563
Kansas City     78  53  3.18  131  31  33  1195  1084  483  422   70  396  609
Oakland         70  61  3.38  131  27  26  1184  1166  510  445   81  348  595
Baltimore       68  61  3.41  129  41  19  1166  1121  495  442   69  402  537
Cleveland       66  63  3.46  129  23  36  1166  1108  500  448   64  450  732
Milwaukee       58  69  3.49  127  33  24  1136  1084  507  441   70  449  524
Texas           60  71  3.55  131  50  11  1189  1207  540  469   96  373  625
California      58  74  3.61  132  48  14  1194  1099  548  479   86  432  790
Boston          62  68  3.66  130  36  18  1172  1240  553  477   88  336  548
Detroit         61  69  3.85  130  42  17  1166  1156  578  499   84  443  600
Minnesota       64  69  3.96  133  22  18  1199  1191  608  528   78  522  627
Chicago         57  74  4.11  131  40  21  1187  1176  594  542   65  486  666

 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  11  2.34  28  28  11   0   3  196  161   66   51   16   82  101
Vida Blue (OAK)       13  11  2.52  29  29  15   0   5  225  207   74   63    6   51  134
Jim Palmer (BAL)      19  11  2.59  35  35  18   0   5  271  224   90   78   17   77  146
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
Mike Torrez (OAK)     10  10  2.93  31  31   6   0   0  200  192   83   65   15   72   87
Ed Figueroa (NY)      16   7  2.94  28  28  10   0   3  205  184   80   67    8   83   99
Doyle Alexander (NY)  10   8  3.02  25  20   6   0   2  170  138   61   57    9   55   48
Al Fitzmorris (KC)    15   9  3.04  29  28   8   0   2  190  197   77   64    5   47   64

 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            19  11  2.59  35  35  18   0   5  271  224   90   78   17   77  146
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  3.00  42   0   0   6   0   78   68   28   26    5   32   35
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               7   6  4.29  18  15   3   0   1  105  114   57   50    8   33   54
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  2.95  45   0   0   6   0   85   79   35   28    4   30   33
Luis Tiant            16  10  3.05  30  30  13   0   2  212  224   84   72   16   49   92
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
Reggie Cleveland       7   7  3.36  35   8   1   2   0  134  133   61   50    2   43   62
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  4.74  27  14   1   0   0  106  118   59   56    8   42   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
Paul Hartzell          5   4  2.65  31   9   5   2   2  122  111   41   36    5   35   41
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
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            11  17  3.91  32  32  15   0   4  223  171  108   97   12  139  252
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   6  3.47  41   1   0   9   0   86   74   34   33    3   41   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  4.35  26   7   1   0   0   99  107   50   48    3   48   58
Bart Johnson           9  12  4.41  27  27   6   0   3  175  183   90   86   13   53   76
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
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  2.13  49   0   0  15   0   76   48   19   18    1   43   79
Stan Thomas            3   1  2.13  30   4   1   6   0   76   63   20   18    4   31   43
Jim Kern               9   7  2.54  41   2   0  11   0  103   80   36   29    2   47   93
Rick Waits             6   5  3.46  20  17   4   0   2   96  104   42   37    5   44   51
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      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  2.65  50   0   0  11   0  102   83   34   30    6   61  104
Vern Ruhle             8  10  3.70  28  28   4   0   0  182  204   87   75   17   51   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   6  4.43  26   2   1   2   0   85   85   51   42    3   36   54
Ray Bare               6   6  4.76  26  18   2   0   1  115  137   77   61   13   44   56
Joe Coleman            2   5  4.86  12  12   1   0   0   67   80   44   36    1   34   38
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  1.71  47   1   0  15   0   89   56   19   17    1   47   83
Tom Bruno              1   0  1.98   8   0   0   0   0   14   13    3    3    0    3    9
Steve Mingori          3   4  2.14  44   0   0  10   0   71   57   18   17    2   19   34
Andy Hassler           4   2  2.37  13   9   1   0   1   68   53   21   18    2   27   34
Marty Pattin           6  11  2.86  38  10   1   5   0  101   81   38   32    7   30   50
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  11  2.34  28  28  11   0   3  196  161   66   51   16   82  101
Danny Frisella         4   2  2.52  26   0   0   8   0   39   21   12   11    3   27   34
Bill Castro            3   2  2.64  29   0   0   6   0   58   54   18   17    2   16   19
Jerry Augustine        7   9  3.10  33  18   4   0   3  131  124   50   45    6   46   47
Jim Slaton            14  11  3.37  32  32   9   0   2  251  240  107   94   13   77  119
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  4.90  18  11   1   0   0   86   91   55   47    4   68   25
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          7   1  2.42  48   0   0   0   0  100   83   28   27   11   21   39
Bill Campbell         13   4  3.05  64   0   0  16   0  148  124   57   50    8   56   98
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            11  13  3.52  31  30  10   0   2  212  211  102   83   13   78  109
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
Bill Singer            6   8  4.55  19  19   4   0   2  119  124   70   60    7   55   47
Pete Redfern           3   7  4.60  17  17   0   0   0   78   74   49   40    5   51   50
Eddie Bane             4   7  4.98  14  13   1   0   0   72   82   45   40    6   33   22
Jim Hughes             7  11  5.12  31  20   2   0   0  135  150   90   77   14   61   63
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        7   4  2.73  14  14   4   0   1  106   80   34   32    6   31   31
Ed Figueroa           16   7  2.94  28  28  10   0   3  205  184   80   67    8   83   99
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  2.34  58   0   0  19   0  111   96   32   29    3   33  105
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  3.23  55   0   0   4   0   98   94   43   35    4   21   31
Stan Bahnsen           7   4  3.24  30  10   1   0   1  114  102   43   41   10   36   67
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   4  4.62  21  17   1   0   1   88   82   47   45   10   46   40
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  2.39  29   0   0   0   0   49   40   14   13    2   28   22
Steve Foucault         8   7  2.92  40   0   0   5   0   71   63   26   23    9   21   36
Bert Blyleven          6  10  3.06  18  18  10   0   5  150  139   55   51    8   33  102
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          9   8  3.45  26  26   6   0   1  175  193   78   67   17   40   82
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  3.56  16   0   0   0   0   43   52   21   17    3   19   15
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
Stan Perzanowski       0   0 10.03   5   0   0   0   0   12   20   15   13    3    4    6
Craig Skok             0   1 13.50   6   0   0   0   0    5   13    7    7    2    2    5

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League Leaders

Wins:

  J. Palmer (BAL)          19
  E. Figueroa (NY)         16
  L. Tiant (BOS)           16
  M. Fidrych (DET)         15
  A. Fitzmorris (KC)       15
  W. Garland (BAL)         15
  D. Leonard (KC)          15
  B. Travers (MIL)         15
  C. Hunter (NY)           14
  J. Slaton (MIL)          14

Losses:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            17
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        15
  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
  N. Ryan (CAL)            15
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        14
  D. Roberts (DET)         14
  K. Holtzman (NY)         13

Saves:

  S. Lyle (NY)             20
  R. Fingers (OAK)         19
  B. Campbell (MIN)        16
  D. LaRoche (CLE)         15
  M. Littell (KC)          15
  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)       271.0
  C. Hunter (NY)        255.2
  J. Slaton (MIL)       251.0
  B. Blyleven (TEX)     245.1
  V. Blue (OAK)         225.1
  F. Tanana (CAL)       224.1
  N. Ryan (CAL)         223.1
  D. Leonard (KC)       213.0
  D. Goltz (MIN)        212.1
  L. Tiant (BOS)        212.1

Hits:

  B. Blyleven (TEX)       240
  J. Slaton (MIL)         240
  C. Hunter (NY)          224
  J. Palmer (BAL)         224
  L. Tiant (BOS)          224
  K. Holtzman (NY)        213
  D. Goltz (MIN)          211
  V. Blue (OAK)           207
  V. Ruhle (DET)          204
  D. Leonard (KC)         201

Runs:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           108
  J. Slaton (MIL)         107
  C. Hunter (NY)          104
  D. Goltz (MIN)          102
  B. Singer (MIN)         101
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        94
  D. Roberts (DET)         94
  D. Leonard (KC)          92
  K. Holtzman (NY)         91
  J. Hughes (MIN)          90

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)           17
  L. Tiant (BOS)           16
  B. Travers (MIL)         16
  D. Bird (KC)             15

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           139
  E. Figueroa (NY)         83
  B. Singer (MIN)          82
  B. Travers (MIL)         82
  D. Goltz (MIN)           78
  J. Palmer (BAL)          77
  J. Slaton (MIL)          77
  R. Gossage (CHI)         73
  M. Torrez (OAK)          72
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        68

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           252
  F. Tanana (CAL)         199
  B. Blyleven (TEX)       177
  C. Hunter (NY)          147
  J. Palmer (BAL)         146
  D. Eckersley (CLE)      140
  F. Jenkins (BOS)        139
  V. Blue (OAK)           134
  D. Leonard (KC)         126
  G. Perry (TEX)          120


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