Sunday September 5, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, September 5, 1976

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Kansas City     79  56  3.15  135  33  33  1230  1115  497  430   71  406  628
New York        81  52  3.20  133  50  30  1224  1074  483  435   79  392  578
Oakland         72  63  3.34  135  29  26  1218  1188  518  452   82  358  620
Baltimore       71  63  3.37  134  45  20  1211  1164  508  453   70  413  549
Cleveland       69  65  3.44  134  24  38  1211  1144  515  463   67  460  762
Milwaukee       60  72  3.52  132  35  25  1181  1136  530  462   71  469  546
Texas           62  73  3.53  135  53  11  1223  1234  552  480   96  382  636
California      61  75  3.56  136  52  14  1230  1128  555  486   86  437  814
Boston          65  70  3.62  135  37  19  1215  1283  572  489   90  344  560
Detroit         62  72  3.89  134  43  17  1201  1196  601  519   85  465  632
Minnesota       68  70  3.89  138  22  19  1247  1234  620  539   79  544  653
Chicago         58  77  4.21  135  42  21  1221  1221  626  571   68  505  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
Bill Campbell (MIN)   14   4  3.01  66   0   0  16   0  150  126   57   50    8   56  100
Bert Blyleven (TEX)   11  15  3.01  31  31  15   0   5  254  244   95   85   11   71  182
Doyle Alexander (NY)  10   8  3.02  25  20   6   0   2  170  138   61   57    9   55   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  2.45  22   0   0   6   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  43   0   0   6   0   78   69   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          7   6  3.78  24  15   1   0   0  117  122   55   49    7   33   35
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  2.92  46   0   0   6   0   86   81   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   8  3.55  36   9   1   2   0  139  140   67   55    2   46   63
Rick Wise             11  10  3.85  29  29   8   0   3  182  188   90   78   16   41   73
Tom House              1   3  4.43  34   0   0   4   0   43   39   22   21    4   19   24
Rick Kreuger           0   0  4.50   4   1   0   0   0    6    6    3    3    0    6    2
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            12  17  3.84  33  33  16   0   4  232  174  110   99   12  144  260
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
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
Bart Johnson           9  13  4.71  28  28   6   0   3  180  193   98   94   13   56   76
Pete Vuckovich         7   3  4.71  27   7   1   0   0   99  110   54   52    3   49   58
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  8.15  18   9   0   0   0   60   81   57   54    4   40   26
Larry Monroe           0   0  9.00   4   0   0   0   0    5    9    5    5    0    4    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
Harry Parker           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    0    1
Dave LaRoche           1   4  2.01  51   0   0  16   0   81   48   19   18    1   43   86
Stan Thomas            3   1  2.03  31   4   1   6   0   80   64   20   18    4   31   43
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             7   5  3.51  21  18   4   0   2  103  113   45   40    6   46   56
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
Ed Glynn               0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    6    0    1    0    0    6    8
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  4.52  27   2   1   2   0   88   90   53   44    3   37   54
Joe Coleman            2   5  4.86  12  12   1   0   0   67   80   44   36    1   34   38
Ray Bare               6   7  5.12  27  19   2   0   1  116  140   82   66   13   46   56
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   3  2.44  14  10   2   0   1   77   64   24   21    2   29   36
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
Danny Frisella         4   2  2.38  28   0   0   9   0   42   23   12   11    3   28   36
Bill Travers          15  12  2.38  29  29  12   0   3  204  168   70   54   16   86  107
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  3.47  33  33   9   0   2  254  247  111   98   13   80  123
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            2   0  4.19  32   0   0   1   0   34   34   18   16    2   17   26
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            3   1  2.74  15   1   0   0   0   46   43   14   14    2    8   35
Bill Campbell         14   4  3.01  66   0   0  16   0  150  126   57   50    8   56  100
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  4.24  34   9   1   2   1   93   88   47   44    6   50   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
Eddie Bane             4   7  5.19  16  15   1   0   0   76   88   49   44    6   39   24
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  2.34  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  14  3.63  32  32  18   0   2  268  240  114  108   27   62  154
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  2.33  59   0   0  19   0  112   96   32   29    3   34  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   5  3.26  31  11   1   0   1  121  108   46   44   11   38   74
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          7  10  2.94  19  19  11   0   5  159  143   56   52    8   36  107
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
  C. Hunter (NY)           14
  D. Roberts (DET)         14
  J. Colborn (MIL)         13
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         13
  D. Goltz (MIN)           13
  B. Johnson (CHI)         13

Complete Games:

  F. Tanana (CAL)          20
  M. Fidrych (DET)         19
  J. Palmer (BAL)          19
  C. Hunter (NY)           18
  G. Perry (TEX)           17
  V. Blue (OAK)            16
  N. Ryan (CAL)            16
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        15
  D. Leonard (KC)          14
  D. Roberts (DET)         14

Saves:

  S. Lyle (NY)             20
  R. Fingers (OAK)         19
  B. Campbell (MIN)        16
  D. LaRoche (CLE)         16
  M. Littell (KC)          15
  J. Kern (CLE)            12
  J. Hiller (DET)          11
  S. Mingori (KC)          10
  D. Frisella (MIL)         9
  D. Hamilton (CHI)         9

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)        268.0
  B. Blyleven (TEX)     254.1
  J. Slaton (MIL)       254.1
  V. Blue (OAK)         234.1
  F. Tanana (CAL)       233.1
  N. Ryan (CAL)         232.1
  D. Leonard (KC)       223.0
  L. Tiant (BOS)        221.1
  E. Figueroa (NY)      213.1

Hits:

  J. Slaton (MIL)         247
  B. Blyleven (TEX)       244
  C. Hunter (NY)          240
  L. Tiant (BOS)          235
  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)          114
  J. Slaton (MIL)         111
  N. Ryan (CAL)           110
  B. Singer (MIN)         103
  D. Goltz (MIN)          102
  B. Johnson (CHI)         98
  D. Roberts (DET)         98
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        95
  J. Hughes (MIN)          94
  J. Palmer (BAL)          94

Home Runs:

  C. Hunter (NY)           27
  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)           144
  B. Singer (MIN)          88
  B. Travers (MIL)         86
  E. Figueroa (NY)         85
  J. Slaton (MIL)          80
  J. Palmer (BAL)          79
  D. Goltz (MIN)           78
  R. Gossage (CHI)         76
  M. Torrez (OAK)          73
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        71

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           260
  F. Tanana (CAL)         207
  B. Blyleven (TEX)       182
  C. Hunter (NY)          154
  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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