Saturday September 4, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, September 4, 1976

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Kansas City     79  55  3.15  134  32  33  1221  1104  494  427   71  404  626
New York        81  51  3.19  132  49  30  1216  1067  478  431   78  388  574
Oakland         72  62  3.34  134  29  26  1210  1182  515  449   81  355  613
Baltimore       70  63  3.37  133  45  19  1202  1155  505  450   70  408  548
Cleveland       68  65  3.45  133  24  37  1202  1135  512  460   66  458  755
Milwaukee       59  72  3.50  131  35  24  1172  1125  524  456   71  464  538
Texas           61  73  3.55  134  52  11  1214  1230  551  479   96  379  631
California      60  75  3.57  135  51  14  1221  1125  553  484   86  432  806
Boston          65  69  3.61  134  37  19  1207  1273  566  484   90  341  557
Detroit         62  71  3.87  133  43  17  1192  1188  593  512   85  456  624
Minnesota       67  70  3.91  137  22  19  1238  1228  619  538   79  535  647
Chicago         58  76  4.10  134  42  21  1213  1199  608  553   66  498  678

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mark Fidrych (DET)    15   7  2.36  25  23  19   0   2  202  171   60   53   12   43   80
Bill Travers (MIL)    15  12  2.38  29  29  12   0   3  204  168   70   54   16   86  107
Vida Blue (OAK)       14  11  2.42  30  30  16   0   6  234  214   74   63    6   51  140
Jim Palmer (BAL)      19  12  2.64  36  36  19   0   5  280  232   94   82   18   79  147
Frank Tanana (CAL)    15   9  2.70  28  28  20   0   2  233  178   80   70   21   55  207
Wayne Garland (BAL)   15   6  2.73  32  19   9   1   2  181  177   67   55    8   47   86
Mike Torrez (OAK)     11  10  2.80  32  32   7   0   1  209  194   83   65   15   73   94
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
Jerry Augustine (MIL)  8   9  3.03  34  19   5   0   3  140  129   52   47    7   47   48

 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  12  2.64  36  36  19   0   5  280  232   94   82   18   79  147
Wayne Garland         15   6  2.73  32  19   9   1   2  181  177   67   55    8   47   86
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               8   6  3.95  19  16   4   0   1  114  123   59   50    8   34   56
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            17  10  3.05  31  31  14   0   2  221  235   87   75   17   50   94
Tom Murphy             4   5  3.09  30   0   0   4   0   64   74   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             11  10  3.85  29  29   8   0   3  182  188   90   78   16   41   73
Rick Kreuger           0   0  4.50   4   1   0   0   0    6    6    3    3    0    6    2
Tom House              1   3  4.61  33   0   0   4   0   41   38   22   21    4   19   22
Dick Pole              5   5  4.62  28  14   1   0   0  109  118   59   56    8   43   45
Bill Lee               2   6  6.20  20  10   0   3   0   70   92   54   48   11   22   19

 California            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Paul Hartzell          6   4  2.54  32  10   6   2   2  131  120   42   37    5   35   45
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  15  3.18  29  27   6   0   1  195  199   82   69   11   49   94
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
Ken Brett              9   8  3.35  22  21  11   1   1  158  131   64   59    5   63   72
Dave Hamilton          6   6  3.47  41   1   0   9   0   86   74   34   33    3   41   58
Rich Gossage           8  14  3.77  26  24  12   1   0  189  176   85   79   12   76  117
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  4.59  26  15   1   1   0  100  114   58   51    6   38   66
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
Larry Monroe           0   0 11.25   3   0   0   0   0    4    8    5    5    0    3    3

 Cleveland             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Harry Parker           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    0    1
Stan Thomas            3   1  2.03  31   4   1   6   0   80   64   20   18    4   31   43
Dave LaRoche           1   4  2.08  50   0   0  15   0   78   48   19   18    1   43   84
Jim Kern               9   7  2.52  42   2   0  12   0  104   80   36   29    2   47   95
Jim Bibby             10   5  3.26  28  15   2   1   2  121  121   46   44    3   46   64
Pat Dobson            13  11  3.33  30  30   6   0   0  189  194   84   70   11   59   98
Rick Waits             6   5  3.46  20  17   4   0   2   96  104   42   37    5   44   51
Tom Buskey             5   3  3.72  36   0   0   1   0   87   83   40   36    9   33   31
Dennis Eckersley      10  11  3.80  30  24   6   1   2  154  122   71   65   10   62  141
Jackie Brown           8  10  4.18  29  26   5   0   2  172  182   88   80   13   50  101
Don Hood               3   5  4.27  30   6   0   1   0   72   78   35   34    5   33   27
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   7  2.36  25  23  19   0   2  202  171   60   53   12   43   80
John Hiller           11   7  2.65  50   0   0  11   0  102   83   34   30    6   61  104
Vern Ruhle             9  10  3.53  29  29   5   0   1  191  211   87   75   17   54   85
Dave Roberts          12  14  4.02  29  29  14   0   3  204  203   98   91   12   50   58
Bill Laxton            0   5  4.22  22   3   0   2   0   75   61   41   35   10   39   60
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  5.21  31   0   0   2   0   57   58   41   33    5   36   31
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  1.86  49   1   0  15   0   92   59   21   19    1   48   84
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  10  3.06  30  29   8   0   2  197  203   80   67    5   50   70
Dennis Leonard        16   7  3.35  29  28  14   0   2  223  207   92   83   13   57  131
Doug Bird             11   7  3.46  33  21   2   2   1  156  146   72   60   16   27   84
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  27   0   0   1   0   28   25   17   14    4   15   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  12  2.38  29  29  12   0   3  204  168   70   54   16   86  107
Danny Frisella         4   2  2.50  27   0   0   8   0   40   22   12   11    3   28   34
Jerry Augustine        8   9  3.03  34  19   5   0   3  140  129   52   47    7   47   48
Bill Castro            3   4  3.10  31   0   0   6   0   61   61   23   21    2   17   19
Jim Slaton            14  11  3.37  32  32   9   0   2  251  240  107   94   13   77  119
Eduardo Rodriguez      5  10  3.53  41  10   2   8   0  110  100   55   43    4   52   58
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  4.89  19  11   1   0   0   88   94   56   48    4   70   26
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  2.35  49   0   0   1   0  103   86   28   27   11   22   39
Tom Johnson            2   1  2.98  14   1   0   0   0   42   41   14   14    2    6   31
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
Dave Goltz            11  13  3.52  31  30  10   0   2  212  211  102   83   13   78  109
Vic Albury             3   1  3.88  22   0   0   0   0   46   48   22   20    0   22   21
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           4   7  4.38  18  18   0   0   0   84   82   50   41    5   54   53
Jim Hughes             7  12  5.02  32  21   2   0   0  143  158   94   80   14   64   68
Joe Decker             2   7  5.28  13  12   0   0   0   58   60   37   34    3   51   35
Eddie Bane             4   7  5.30  15  14   1   0   0   73   86   48   43    6   33   23
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  2.34  39   2   0   6   0   77   60   22   20    3   23   52
Doyle Alexander        7   4  2.73  14  14   4   0   1  106   80   34   32    6   31   31
Ed Figueroa           16   8  3.08  29  29  11   0   3  213  196   86   73   10   85  102
Dock Ellis            14   6  3.23  27  27   7   0   1  173  157   68   62   12   64   52
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           7   4  4.45  16  16   7   0   2  109  123   59   54    9   23   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           11  10  2.80  32  32   7   0   1  209  194   83   65   15   73   94
Stan Bahnsen           7   4  3.24  30  10   1   0   1  114  102   43   41   10   36   67
Paul Lindblad          6   4  3.31  56   0   0   4   0   98   96   45   36    4   21   32
Dick Bosman            4   1  3.68  23  13   0   0   0  100  101   44   41    9   16   29
Jim Todd               6   8  4.15  40   0   0   3   0   69   71   40   32    5   32   18
Paul Mitchell          8   6  4.37  23  23   4   0   1  128  153   69   62   14   29   61
Mike Norris            4   5  4.66  22  18   1   0   1   93   85   50   48   10   51   43
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
Tommy Boggs            1   4  3.29   8   8   3   0   0   55   54   22   20    6   19   17
Steve Hargan           5   6  3.30  26   7   2   0   1  104   97   47   38    6   32   55
Jim Umbarger           9  11  3.38  26  26   9   0   3  168  180   79   63   12   47   93
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
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
  L. Tiant (BOS)           17
  E. Figueroa (NY)         16
  D. Leonard (KC)          16
  M. Fidrych (DET)         15
  A. Fitzmorris (KC)       15
  W. Garland (BAL)         15
  F. Tanana (CAL)          15
  B. Travers (MIL)         15
  V. Blue (OAK)            14

Losses:

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

Complete Games:

  F. Tanana (CAL)          20
  M. Fidrych (DET)         19
  J. Palmer (BAL)          19
  C. Hunter (NY)           17
  G. Perry (TEX)           17
  V. Blue (OAK)            16
  N. Ryan (CAL)            15
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        14
  D. Leonard (KC)          14
  D. Roberts (DET)         14

Saves:

  S. Lyle (NY)             20
  R. Fingers (OAK)         19
  B. Campbell (MIN)        16
  D. LaRoche (CLE)         15
  M. Littell (KC)          15
  J. Kern (CLE)            12
  J. Hiller (DET)          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)       280.0
  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)       223.0
  L. Tiant (BOS)        221.1
  E. Figueroa (NY)      213.1

Hits:

  B. Blyleven (TEX)       240
  J. Slaton (MIL)         240
  L. Tiant (BOS)          235
  C. Hunter (NY)          233
  J. Palmer (BAL)         232
  K. Holtzman (NY)        223
  V. Blue (OAK)           214
  D. Goltz (MIN)          211
  V. Ruhle (DET)          211
  D. Leonard (KC)         207

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
  J. Hughes (MIN)          94
  J. Palmer (BAL)          94
  K. Holtzman (NY)         93

Home Runs:

  C. Hunter (NY)           26
  F. Tanana (CAL)          21
  F. Jenkins (BOS)         20
  J. Palmer (BAL)          18
  N. Briles (TEX)          17
  J. Colborn (MIL)         17
  V. Ruhle (DET)           17
  L. Tiant (BOS)           17
  D. Bird (KC)             16
  B. Travers (MIL)         16

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           139
  B. Singer (MIN)          88
  B. Travers (MIL)         86
  E. Figueroa (NY)         85
  J. Palmer (BAL)          79
  D. Goltz (MIN)           78
  J. Slaton (MIL)          77
  R. Gossage (CHI)         76
  M. Torrez (OAK)          73
  P. Broberg (MIL)         70

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           252
  F. Tanana (CAL)         207
  B. Blyleven (TEX)       177
  C. Hunter (NY)          150
  J. Palmer (BAL)         147
  F. Jenkins (BOS)        142
  D. Eckersley (CLE)      141
  V. Blue (OAK)           140
  D. Leonard (KC)         131
  G. Perry (TEX)          123

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