Wednesday September 1, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, September 1, 1976

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Kansas City     78  54  3.17  132  31  33  1203  1091  490  424   71  400  615
New York        79  50  3.19  129  48  28  1190  1039  469  422   76  379  568
Oakland         71  61  3.36  132  28  26  1193  1173  510  445   81  348  601
Baltimore       69  61  3.39  130  42  19  1175  1127  496  443   69  404  542
Cleveland       67  63  3.43  130  24  36  1175  1113  500  448   64  451  736
Milwaukee       58  70  3.48  128  33  24  1147  1096  510  443   70  454  525
Texas           60  72  3.55  132  51  11  1197  1213  543  472   96  373  628
California      59  74  3.59  133  49  14  1203  1105  549  480   86  432  798
Boston          63  68  3.63  131  36  18  1181  1244  553  477   88  337  552
Detroit         61  70  3.86  131  42  17  1174  1166  582  503   84  444  608
Minnesota       65  69  3.94  134  22  18  1211  1198  610  530   79  528  631
Chicago         57  75  4.10  132  41  21  1196  1181  597  545   66  492  671

 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)       14  11  2.42  30  30  16   0   6  234  214   74   63    6   51  140
Jim Palmer (BAL)      19  11  2.59  35  35  18   0   5  271  224   90   78   17   77  146
Frank Tanana (CAL)    15   9  2.70  28  28  20   0   2  233  178   80   70   21   55  207
Wayne Garland (BAL)   15   5  2.72  31  18   8   1   2  172  166   64   52    8   46   83
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
Bill Campbell (MIN)   14   4  3.03  65   0   0  16   0  149  125   57   50    8   56   99

 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 Flanagan          1   4  4.96  15   6   2   0   0   53   53   31   29    7   20   34
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

 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             4   5  3.09  29   0   0   4   0   64   73   34   22    3   20   25
Fergie Jenkins        12  11  3.27  30  29  12   0   2  209  201   85   76   20   43  142
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          15   9  2.70  28  28  20   0   2  233  178   80   70   21   55  207
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   2  2.81   4   4   1   0   0   32   25   10   10    1   17   28
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
Jim Bibby             10   5  3.26  28  15   2   1   2  121  121   46   44    3   46   64
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
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  14  4.02  29  29  14   0   3  204  203   98   91   12   50   58
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
Dave Lemanczyk         4   5  5.16  15   9   1   0   0   61   64   36   35    5   25   44
Steve Grilli           3   1  5.27  30   0   0   2   0   55   54   40   32    5   35   28
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  1.89  48   1   0  15   0   90   58   21   19    1   48   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
Doug Bird             11   7  3.46  33  21   2   2   1  156  146   72   60   16   27   84
Dennis Leonard        15   7  3.49  28  27  13   0   1  214  201   92   83   13   57  127
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
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  2.50  27   0   0   8   0   40   22   12   11    3   28   34
Bill Castro            3   3  2.59  30   0   0   6   0   59   55   19   17    2   17   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  3.76  27  27   6   0   0  189  193   83   79   17   44   84
Ray Sadecki            1   0  4.11  31   0   0   1   0   31   31   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         14   4  3.03  65   0   0  16   0  149  125   57   50    8   56   99
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  4.30  20  20   4   0   2  130  130   72   62    8   61   50
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  2.34  58   0   0  20   0   96   78   32   25    4   38   57
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
Rudy May               4   3  3.57  11  11   2   0   1   68   49   32   27    5   28   38
Catfish Hunter        14  13  3.60  31  31  17   0   2  260  233  109  104   26   58  150
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  8.38   5   0   0   0   0   10   13    9    9    1    3    8

 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             14  11  2.42  30  30  16   0   6  234  214   74   63    6   51  140
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
Gaylord Perry         12  12  3.45  27  27  17   0   1  209  198   82   80   13   44  123
Nelson Briles          9   8  3.45  26  26   6   0   1  175  193   78   67   17   40   82
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
  F. Tanana (CAL)          15
  B. Travers (MIL)         15
  V. Blue (OAK)            14

Losses:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            17
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        15
  D. Roberts (DET)         14
  G. Ross (CAL)            14
  J. Colborn (MIL)         13
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         13
  D. Goltz (MIN)           13
  R. Gossage (CHI)         13
  C. Hunter (NY)           13
  B. Johnson (CHI)         12

Complete Games:

  F. Tanana (CAL)          20
  M. Fidrych (DET)         19
  J. Palmer (BAL)          18
  C. Hunter (NY)           17
  G. Perry (TEX)           17
  V. Blue (OAK)            16
  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)             6
  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)        260.0
  J. Slaton (MIL)       251.0
  B. Blyleven (TEX)     245.1
  V. Blue (OAK)         234.1
  F. Tanana (CAL)       233.1
  N. Ryan (CAL)         223.1
  D. Leonard (KC)       214.0
  D. Goltz (MIN)        212.1
  L. Tiant (BOS)        212.1

Hits:

  B. Blyleven (TEX)       240
  J. Slaton (MIL)         240
  C. Hunter (NY)          233
  J. Palmer (BAL)         224
  L. Tiant (BOS)          224
  V. Blue (OAK)           214
  K. Holtzman (NY)        213
  D. Goltz (MIN)          211
  V. Ruhle (DET)          204
  D. Roberts (DET)        203

Runs:

  C. Hunter (NY)          109
  N. Ryan (CAL)           108
  J. Slaton (MIL)         107
  B. Singer (MIN)         103
  D. Goltz (MIN)          102
  D. Roberts (DET)         98
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        94
  D. Leonard (KC)          92
  K. Holtzman (NY)         91
  J. Hughes (MIN)          90

Home Runs:

  C. Hunter (NY)           26
  F. Tanana (CAL)          21
  F. Jenkins (BOS)         20
  N. Briles (TEX)          17
  J. Colborn (MIL)         17
  J. Palmer (BAL)          17
  V. Ruhle (DET)           17
  D. Bird (KC)             16
  L. Tiant (BOS)           16
  B. Travers (MIL)         16

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           139
  B. Singer (MIN)          88
  E. Figueroa (NY)         83
  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)         207
  B. Blyleven (TEX)       177
  C. Hunter (NY)          150
  J. Palmer (BAL)         146
  F. Jenkins (BOS)        142
  V. Blue (OAK)           140
  D. Eckersley (CLE)      140
  D. Leonard (KC)         127
  G. Perry (TEX)          123


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