Thursday September 9, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, September 9, 1976

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Kansas City     80  59  3.15  139  34  33  1267  1152  511  443   72  415  649
New York        85  52  3.17  137  52  32  1260  1103  492  443   82  399  591
Oakland         75  64  3.30  139  30  27  1256  1221  526  460   85  362  634
Baltimore       73  65  3.37  138  47  20  1246  1192  521  466   72  424  565
Cleveland       71  68  3.50  139  26  40  1253  1191  543  487   70  479  806
California      63  77  3.50  140  53  14  1269  1165  564  494   87  453  837
Milwaukee       62  75  3.54  137  38  25  1224  1188  551  481   77  480  569
Texas           63  76  3.54  138  54  12  1257  1268  566  494   97  395  643
Boston          67  72  3.62  139  39  20  1249  1311  585  502   92  352  570
Minnesota       72  70  3.81  142  24  20  1281  1264  623  542   80  547  666
Detroit         63  75  3.89  138  45  17  1235  1235  619  534   88  476  647
Chicago         59  80  4.20  139  43  21  1254  1254  640  585   72  523  699

 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  13  2.46  30  30  13   0   3  212  178   74   58   18   88  109
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
Paul Hartzell (CAL)    6   4  2.64  33  11   6   2   2  140  135   47   41    5   37   47
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

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Fred Holdsworth        3   0  1.55  13   0   0   2   0   29   17    5    5    0    7   17
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   7  3.98  20  17   4   0   1  122  130   63   54   10   35   58
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             12  10  3.67  30  30   9   0   4  191  190   90   78   16   41   76
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
Frank Tanana          15   9  2.63  29  29  20   0   2  243  186   81   71   22   59  222
Paul Hartzell          6   4  2.64  33  11   6   2   2  140  135   47   41    5   37   47
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  29   0   0   3   0   34   41   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   2  6.14   5   0   0   0   0    7    6    5    5    1    3    8
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   9  3.30  23  22  12   1   1  166  139   66   61    5   67   76
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  2.25  53   0   0  17   0   84   52   22   21    1   45   90
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            14  11  3.35  31  31   6   0   0  196  201   87   73   12   60   99
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  11  3.65  30  30   5   0   1  195  219   91   79   18   55   86
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  4.45  28   2   1   2   0   91   93   54   45    3   38   58
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  5.12  32   0   0   2   0   58   58   41   33    5   36   32
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          4   4  2.06  46   0   0  10   0   74   59   18   17    2   20   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  3.40  30  29  14   0   2  230  217   97   87   13   58  135
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  13  2.46  30  30  13   0   3  212  178   74   58   18   88  109
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            12  13  3.38  32  31  11   0   3  221  214  102   83   13   79  117
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           8   4  4.26  17  17   8   0   2  118  130   61   56    9   26   33
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        11  10  2.34  62   0   0  20   0  119  101   34   31    3   36  107
Vida Blue             14  11  2.38  31  31  16   0   6  242  218   75   64    6   51  145
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  3.26  58   0   0   4   0  102  100   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               7   8  4.05  41   0   0   3   0   73   76   41   33    6   32   19
Paul Mitchell          8   6  4.37  23  23   4   0   1  128  153   69   62   14   29   61
Mike Norris            4   5  4.58  23  19   1   0   1   94   88   50   48   10   53   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  2.34  30   0   0   0   0   50   40   14   13    2   28   22
Bert Blyleven          7  10  2.94  19  19  11   0   5  159  143   56   52    8   36  107
Steve Foucault         8   7  3.28  41   0   0   5   0   71   63   29   26    9   24   36
Steve Hargan           6   6  3.30  28   7   2   0   1  112  105   50   41    7   35   57
Jim Umbarger           9  12  3.31  27  27   9   0   3  174  184   80   64   12   49   96
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
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:

  R. Fingers (OAK)         20
  S. Lyle (NY)             20
  B. Campbell (MIN)        17
  D. LaRoche (CLE)         17
  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
  R. Wise (BOS)             4
  J. Augustine (MIL)        3
  D. Goltz (MIN)            3
  K. Holtzman (NY)          3
  B. Johnson (CHI)          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
  D. Leonard (KC)       230.1
  L. Tiant (BOS)        229.1
  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)        230
  V. Ruhle (DET)          219
  V. Blue (OAK)           218
  D. Leonard (KC)         217
  D. Goltz (MIN)          214

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
  D. Leonard (KC)          97
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        95
  K. Holtzman (NY)         95

Home Runs:

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

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           144
  B. Singer (MIN)          88
  B. Travers (MIL)         88
  E. Figueroa (NY)         86
  R. Gossage (CHI)         80
  J. Palmer (BAL)          80
  J. Slaton (MIL)          80
  D. Goltz (MIN)           79
  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)         135
  G. Perry (TEX)          125


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