Wednesday September 8, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, September 8, 1976

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Kansas City     79  59  3.14  138  34  33  1257  1140  506  439   72  413  645
New York        84  52  3.17  136  51  32  1251  1096  490  441   82  396  588
Oakland         74  64  3.31  138  30  26  1247  1210  525  459   84  359  632
Baltimore       73  64  3.36  137  47  20  1237  1185  517  462   70  422  562
California      63  76  3.50  139  53  14  1259  1147  558  489   87  450  834
Cleveland       70  68  3.50  138  26  39  1244  1183  540  484   69  477  803
Texas           63  75  3.52  137  54  12  1248  1262  560  488   96  388  638
Milwaukee       62  74  3.53  136  37  25  1216  1178  547  477   75  478  567
Boston          66  72  3.64  138  38  20  1240  1309  585  502   92  352  567
Minnesota       71  70  3.83  141  23  20  1272  1261  623  542   80  546  658
Detroit         63  74  3.88  137  45  17  1227  1224  614  529   87  474  641
Chicago         59  79  4.21  138  42  21  1246  1246  638  583   72  519  695

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mark Fidrych (DET)    15   8  2.34  26  24  20   0   2  211  182   65   55   12   46   82
Vida Blue (OAK)       14  11  2.38  31  31  16   0   6  242  218   75   64    6   51  145
Bill Travers (MIL)    15  12  2.38  29  29  12   0   3  204  168   70   54   16   86  107
Jim Palmer (BAL)      20  12  2.58  37  37  20   0   5  289  239   95   83   18   80  150
Frank Tanana (CAL)    15   9  2.63  29  29  20   0   2  243  186   81   71   22   59  222
Mike Torrez (OAK)     12  10  2.68  33  33   8   0   2  218  198   83   65   15   73   96
Wayne Garland (BAL)   16   6  2.75  33  20  10   1   2  190  183   70   58    8   51   93
Bill Campbell (MIN)   15   4  2.92  68   0   0  17   0  154  131   57   50    8   57  102
Ed Figueroa (NY)      17   8  2.96  30  30  12   0   4  222  199   86   73   10   86  108
Bert Blyleven (TEX)   11  15  3.01  31  31  15   0   5  254  244   95   85   11   71  182

 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  2.43  23   0   0   6   0   33   26   10    9    0   23   25
Jim Palmer            20  12  2.58  37  37  20   0   5  289  239   95   83   18   80  150
Wayne Garland         16   6  2.75  33  20  10   1   2  190  183   70   58    8   51   93
Ken Holtzman           5   4  2.86  13  13   6   0   1   98  100   34   31    4   35   25
Dyar Miller            2   3  3.09  44   0   0   6   0   79   69   29   27    5   34   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 Cuellar           4  13  4.96  26  19   2   1   1  107  129   63   59    8   50   32
Mike Flanagan          1   4  4.98  16   7   2   0   0   60   60   35   33    7   22   37
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
Jim Willoughby         2  11  2.94  47   0   0   7   0   89   83   36   29    4   30   33
Rick Kreuger           0   0  3.00   5   1   0   0   0    9    9    3    3    0    6    4
Rick Jones             4   2  3.06  21  13   1   0   0   88  114   39   30    5   25   41
Luis Tiant            17  11  3.10  32  32  15   0   2  229  241   91   79   18   53   96
Fergie Jenkins        12  11  3.27  30  29  12   0   2  209  201   85   76   20   43  142
Tom Murphy             4   5  3.39  31   0   0   4   0   66   77   37   25    4   22   25
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
Dick Pole              5   5  4.62  28  14   1   0   0  109  118   59   56    8   43   45
Bill Lee               3   6  5.90  21  11   0   3   0   76   99   56   50   11   24   21

 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
Frank Tanana          15   9  2.63  29  29  20   0   2  243  186   81   71   22   59  222
Jim Brewer             3   1  2.70  13   0   0   2   0   20   20    7    6    0    6   16
Gary Ross              7  15  3.14  30  28   6   0   1  198  201   82   69   11   51   94
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
John Verhoeven         0   1  3.68  18   0   0   3   0   29   29   12   12    2    9   17
Nolan Ryan            12  17  3.84  33  33  16   0   4  232  174  110   99   12  144  260
Don Kirkwood           6  10  4.28  26  24   4   0   0  145  152   79   69   11   46   70
Dick Drago             6   7  4.85  38   0   0   4   0   69   71   40   37    6   26   38
Andy Hassler           0   6  5.13  14   4   0   0   0   47   50   31   27    3   17   16
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  2.58  28   0   0   6   0   77   65   26   22    1   24   38
Ken Kravec             1   2  2.77   5   5   1   0   0   39   33   12   12    2   18   31
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  4.00  27  25  12   1   0  189  179   90   84   12   80  117
Chris Knapp            2   1  4.06   8   3   1   0   0   38   36   20   17    4   30   27
Terry Forster          2  10  4.50  27  16   1   1   0  104  119   59   52    7   39   68
Jim Otten              0   0  4.50   2   0   0   0   0    6    9    6    3    0    2    3
Francisco Barrios      3   8  4.53  31  12   4   3   0  117  116   63   59   11   38   67
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
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
Stan Thomas            3   2  2.04  32   5   2   6   0   88   70   23   20    4   35   50
Dave LaRoche           1   4  2.31  52   0   0  16   0   82   51   22   21    1   44   88
Jim Kern               9   7  2.48  44   2   0  13   0  109   86   37   30    2   48  104
Jim Bibby             11   5  3.23  29  16   2   1   2  128  128   48   46    3   47   71
Pat Dobson            13  11  3.33  30  30   6   0   0  189  194   84   70   11   59   98
Rick Waits             7   5  3.47  22  18   4   0   2  104  114   45   40    6   47   56
Tom Buskey             5   3  3.72  36   0   0   1   0   87   83   40   36    9   33   31
Dennis Eckersley      10  12  3.78  31  25   7   1   2  162  127   74   68   11   66  154
Jackie Brown           8  11  4.44  30  27   5   0   2  172  186   93   85   14   51  101
Don Hood               3   5  4.70  31   6   0   1   0   75   85   43   39    5   37   30
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   8  2.34  26  24  20   0   2  211  182   65   55   12   46   82
John Hiller           11   7  2.60  51   0   0  11   0  104   83   34   30    6   62  105
Vern Ruhle             9  10  3.53  29  29   5   0   1  191  211   87   75   17   54   85
Dave Roberts          13  14  4.02  30  30  15   0   3  213  209  102   95   13   55   63
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
Steve Grilli           3   1  5.21  31   0   0   2   0   57   58   41   33    5   36   31
Dave Lemanczyk         4   6  5.24  16  10   1   0   0   67   75   40   39    6   25   45
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  50   1   0  15   0   92   60   21   19    1   49   84
Tom Bruno              1   0  1.98   8   0   0   0   0   14   13    3    3    0    3    9
Steve Mingori          3   4  2.13  45   0   0  10   0   72   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  12  2.79  39  11   2   5   0  110   88   40   34    7   32   54
Al Fitzmorris         15  11  3.08  31  30   8   0   2  202  210   82   69    5   52   73
Larry Gura             1   0  3.22  15   1   0   0   0   45   39   19   16    4   17   20
Dennis Leonard        16   7  3.35  29  28  14   0   2  223  207   92   83   13   57  131
Doug Bird             11   8  3.55  34  22   2   2   1  165  155   77   65   17   28   91
Paul Splittorff       11   7  3.55  23  22   5   0   1  152  156   68   60   10   54   57
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
Gary Beare             1   0  3.00   1   1   1   0   0    9   12    4    3    1    2    8
Moose Haas             0   0  3.00   1   0   0   0   0    3    3    1    1    0    0    2
Bill Castro            4   4  3.05  32   0   0   6   0   62   62   23   21    2   17   20
Jerry Augustine        8  10  3.26  35  20   5   0   3  144  137   57   52    8   48   49
Eduardo Rodriguez      5  11  3.41  42  11   3   8   0  119  108   58   45    5   55   65
Jim Slaton            14  11  3.47  33  33   9   0   2  254  247  111   98   13   80  123
Jim Colborn            8  13  3.70  28  28   6   0   0  197  202   85   81   17   46   86
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
Kevin Kobel            0   0 18.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    2    2    1    1    0

 Minnesota             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Burgmeier          7   1  2.34  50   0   0   1   0  104   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         15   4  2.92  68   0   0  17   0  154  131   57   50    8   57  102
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          4   4  4.04  35  10   2   2   1  100   95   48   45    7   51   38
Pete Redfern           5   7  4.08  19  19   0   0   0   90   87   50   41    5   54   53
Bill Singer            6   8  4.21  21  21   4   0   2  137  140   74   64    8   61   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  1.77  17   0   0   1   0   41   28    8    8    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  2.35  41   2   0   8   0   80   63   23   21    4   23   54
Doyle Alexander        8   4  2.80  15  15   4   0   1  113   88   38   35    7   32   32
Ed Figueroa           17   8  2.96  30  30  12   0   4  222  199   86   73   10   86  108
Dock Ellis            15   6  3.16  28  28   7   0   1  180  163   69   63   13   66   53
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
Vida Blue             14  11  2.38  31  31  16   0   6  242  218   75   64    6   51  145
Rollie Fingers        11  10  2.38  61   0   0  19   0  117  100   34   31    3   35  106
Mike Torrez           12  10  2.68  33  33   8   0   2  218  198   83   65   15   73   96
Stan Bahnsen           7   5  3.26  31  11   1   0   1  121  108   46   44   11   38   74
Paul Lindblad          6   4  3.31  57   0   0   4   0  101   98   46   37    4   21   33
Dick Bosman            4   1  3.78  24  14   0   0   0  105  109   47   44   11   16   32
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
Steve Hargan           6   6  3.19  27   7   2   0   1  110  103   48   39    6   33   55
Gaylord Perry         12  13  3.34  28  28  18   0   1  218  206   83   81   13   45  125
Tommy Boggs            1   5  3.36   9   9   3   0   0   62   62   25   23    6   22   17
Jim Umbarger           9  11  3.38  26  26   9   0   3  168  180   79   63   12   47   93
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
Nelson Briles          9   8  3.57  27  27   6   0   1  177  199   81   70   17   40   82
Fritz Peterson         1   0  3.60   4   2   0   0   0   15   21    7    6    0    7    4
Joe Hoerner            0   3  4.54  38   0   0   7   0   34   39   19   17    2   17   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)          20
  E. Figueroa (NY)         17
  L. Tiant (BOS)           17
  W. Garland (BAL)         16
  D. Leonard (KC)          16
  B. Campbell (MIN)        15
  D. Ellis (NY)            15
  M. Fidrych (DET)         15
  A. Fitzmorris (KC)       15
  F. Tanana (CAL)          15

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:

  M. Fidrych (DET)         20
  J. Palmer (BAL)          20
  F. Tanana (CAL)          20
  C. Hunter (NY)           18
  G. Perry (TEX)           18
  V. Blue (OAK)            16
  N. Ryan (CAL)            16
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        15
  D. Roberts (DET)         15
  L. Tiant (BOS)           15

Saves:

  S. Lyle (NY)             20
  R. Fingers (OAK)         19
  B. Campbell (MIN)        17
  D. LaRoche (CLE)         16
  M. Littell (KC)          15
  J. Kern (CLE)            13
  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
  E. Figueroa (NY)          4
  N. Ryan (CAL)             4
  J. Augustine (MIL)        3
  K. Holtzman (NY)          3
  B. Johnson (CHI)          3
  D. Roberts (DET)          3
  B. Singer (MIN)           3

Innings Pitched:

  J. Palmer (BAL)       289.0
  C. Hunter (NY)        268.0
  B. Blyleven (TEX)     254.1
  J. Slaton (MIL)       254.1
  F. Tanana (CAL)       243.1
  V. Blue (OAK)         242.1
  N. Ryan (CAL)         232.1
  L. Tiant (BOS)        229.1
  D. Leonard (KC)       223.0
  E. Figueroa (NY)      222.1

Hits:

  J. Slaton (MIL)         247
  B. Blyleven (TEX)       244
  L. Tiant (BOS)          241
  C. Hunter (NY)          240
  J. Palmer (BAL)         239
  K. Holtzman (NY)        223
  V. Blue (OAK)           218
  D. Goltz (MIN)          211
  V. Ruhle (DET)          211
  A. Fitzmorris (KC)      210

Runs:

  C. Hunter (NY)          114
  J. Slaton (MIL)         111
  N. Ryan (CAL)           110
  B. Singer (MIN)         105
  D. Goltz (MIN)          102
  D. Roberts (DET)        102
  B. Johnson (CHI)         98
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        95
  J. Palmer (BAL)          95
  J. Hughes (MIN)          94

Home Runs:

  C. Hunter (NY)           27
  F. Tanana (CAL)          22
  F. Jenkins (BOS)         20
  J. Palmer (BAL)          18
  L. Tiant (BOS)           18
  D. Bird (KC)             17
  N. Briles (TEX)          17
  J. Colborn (MIL)         17
  V. Ruhle (DET)           17
  B. Travers (MIL)         16

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           144
  B. Singer (MIN)          88
  E. Figueroa (NY)         86
  B. Travers (MIL)         86
  R. Gossage (CHI)         80
  J. Palmer (BAL)          80
  J. Slaton (MIL)          80
  D. Goltz (MIN)           78
  M. Torrez (OAK)          73
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        71

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           260
  F. Tanana (CAL)         222
  B. Blyleven (TEX)       182
  D. Eckersley (CLE)      154
  C. Hunter (NY)          154
  J. Palmer (BAL)         150
  V. Blue (OAK)           145
  F. Jenkins (BOS)        142
  D. Leonard (KC)         131
  G. Perry (TEX)          125


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