Tuesday September 14, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, September 14, 1976

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        88  55  3.17  143  54  32  1314  1162  514  462   87  412  610
Kansas City     83  62  3.24  145  36  33  1318  1213  551  474   77  438  668
Oakland         78  66  3.30  144  32  28  1300  1265  543  477   87  374  650
Baltimore       79  65  3.34  144  50  21  1301  1243  538  483   73  440  591
California      67  79  3.45  146  56  15  1327  1210  582  509   89  485  880
Milwaukee       63  80  3.55  143  38  25  1279  1241  575  505   82  507  591
Cleveland       73  71  3.57  144  26  42  1296  1241  574  514   74  492  832
Texas           64  80  3.57  143  55  12  1308  1315  592  519  101  414  675
Boston          68  76  3.64  144  41  20  1291  1354  606  522   96  361  586
Minnesota       74  73  3.83  147  25  20  1326  1320  657  565   83  565  694
Detroit         67  77  3.85  144  48  19  1283  1287  637  549   90  494  667
Chicago         63  83  4.12  146  47  22  1318  1317  661  604   73  539  732

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mark Fidrych (DET)    16   8  2.25  27  25  21   0   3  220  191   65   55   12   47   87
Vida Blue (OAK)       15  12  2.45  33  33  17   0   6  261  235   82   71    7   54  151
Bill Travers (MIL)    15  13  2.49  31  31  13   0   3  220  187   77   61   18   90  112
Jim Palmer (BAL)      21  12  2.54  38  38  21   0   5  298  245   96   84   19   83  154
Mike Torrez (OAK)     13  10  2.58  34  34   9   0   3  227  204   83   65   15   76  101
Paul Hartzell (CAL)    7   4  2.60  34  12   7   2   2  149  144   51   43    6   38   50
Frank Tanana (CAL)    16   9  2.66  30  30  20   0   2  250  191   84   74   22   63  229
Wayne Garland (BAL)   17   6  2.67  34  21  11   1   2  199  189   71   59    8   54   96
Ed Figueroa (NY)      18   8  2.88  31  31  13   0   4  231  207   87   74   10   87  111
Gary Ross (CAL)        7  15  3.03  31  29   6   0   1  208  207   84   70   12   54   96

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dennis Martinez        1   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    6    4    0    0    0    1    5
Fred Holdsworth        4   0  1.39  14   0   0   2   0   32   17    5    5    0   10   20
Tippy Martinez         2   1  2.43  23   0   0   6   0   33   26   10    9    0   23   25
Jim Palmer            21  12  2.54  38  38  21   0   5  298  245   96   84   19   83  154
Wayne Garland         17   6  2.67  34  21  11   1   2  199  189   71   59    8   54   96
Ken Holtzman           5   4  2.86  13  13   6   0   1   98  100   34   31    4   35   25
Dyar Miller            2   3  3.01  45   0   0   7   0   81   71   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          8   6  3.93  26  17   1   0   0  126  133   61   55    7   35   36
Rudy May               8   7  3.99  21  18   4   0   1  129  137   66   57   10   37   61
Mike Flanagan          2   4  4.59  17   8   3   0   0   69   69   37   35    7   23   44
Mike Cuellar           4  13  4.96  26  19   2   1   1  107  129   63   59    8   50   32
Grant Jackson          1   1  5.12  13   0   0   3   0   19   19   11   11    1    9   14
Dave Pagan             1   4  5.75  18   4   0   1   0   41   46   28   26    1   22   27

 Boston                W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Willoughby         2  12  2.99  48   0   0   7   0   90   86   37   30    4   30   35
Rick Kreuger           0   0  3.00   5   1   0   0   0    9    9    3    3    0    6    4
Luis Tiant            18  11  3.10  33  33  16   0   2  238  247   94   82   20   54  102
Rick Jones             4   3  3.24  22  14   1   0   0   89  117   41   32    5   25   41
Fergie Jenkins        12  11  3.27  30  29  12   0   2  209  201   85   76   20   43  142
Reggie Cleveland       7   9  3.49  37  10   2   2   0  144  143   68   56    3   46   63
Rick Wise             12  10  3.61  31  31   9   0   4  199  197   92   80   16   44   79
Tom Murphy             4   5  3.72  33   0   0   4   0   75   88   43   31    5   24   28
Tom House              1   3  4.43  34   0   0   4   0   43   39   22   21    4   19   24
Dick Pole              5   5  4.45  30  14   1   0   0  113  121   59   56    8   45   45
Bill Lee               3   7  6.14  22  12   0   3   0   81  106   62   55   11   25   23

 California            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Paul Hartzell          7   4  2.60  34  12   7   2   2  149  144   51   43    6   38   50
Frank Tanana          16   9  2.66  30  30  20   0   2  250  191   84   74   22   63  229
Jim Brewer             3   1  2.70  13   0   0   2   0   20   20    7    6    0    6   16
Gary Ross              7  15  3.03  31  29   6   0   1  208  207   84   70   12   54   96
Mickey Scott           3   0  3.47  31   0   0   3   0   36   44   17   14    3   12    9
Sid Monge              5   6  3.48  28  12   2   0   0  106   99   46   41    9   44   43
John Verhoeven         0   1  3.68  18   0   0   3   0   29   29   12   12    2    9   17
Nolan Ryan            13  17  3.77  34  34  17   0   4  241  177  112  101   12  153  278
Don Kirkwood           6  11  4.41  27  25   4   0   0  151  160   84   74   11   50   73
Dick Drago             7   7  4.44  40   0   0   5   0   75   74   40   37    6   30   41
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  2.56  29   0   0   6   0   77   67   26   22    1   24   38
Ken Brett             10   9  3.29  24  23  13   1   1  175  149   70   64    5   70   80
Ken Kravec             1   3  3.40   6   6   1   0   0   42   38   16   16    2   22   34
Dave Hamilton          6   6  3.49  43   1   0  10   0   88   78   36   34    3   41   59
Rich Gossage           9  14  3.84  28  26  13   1   0  199  188   91   85   12   83  124
Chris Knapp            3   1  3.94   9   4   1   0   0   46   42   23   20    4   30   38
Francisco Barrios      4   8  4.27  32  13   5   3   0  126  122   64   60   11   38   69
Terry Forster          2  11  4.32  28  16   1   1   0  110  124   60   53    7   40   70
Jim Otten              0   0  4.50   2   0   0   0   0    6    9    6    3    0    2    3
Pete Vuckovich         7   3  4.59  28   7   1   0   0  104  115   55   53    3   52   59
Bart Johnson           9  14  4.63  29  29   7   0   3  189  201  101   97   14   58   77
Blue Moon Odom         2   2  5.79   8   4   0   0   0   28   31   21   18    2   20   18
Larry Monroe           0   0  7.71   5   1   0   0   0    7   12    6    6    0    4    4
Jesse Jefferson        2   5  8.15  18   9   0   0   0   60   81   57   54    4   40   26
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   3   0   0   0   0    7    3    0    0    0    0    5
Stan Thomas            3   3  2.28  33   6   2   6   0   91   74   29   23    5   36   50
Dave LaRoche           1   4  2.33  55   0   0  19   0   89   54   24   23    1   45   94
Jim Kern               9   7  2.45  45   2   0  13   0  110   86   37   30    2   48  104
Jim Bibby             12   5  3.27  30  17   2   1   2  135  137   51   49    4   47   74
Pat Dobson            14  12  3.54  32  32   6   0   0  198  207   92   78   12   60   99
Tom Buskey             5   3  3.63  37   0   0   1   0   89   84   40   36    9   34   32
Rick Waits             7   6  3.66  23  19   4   0   2  106  120   48   43    6   47   57
Dennis Eckersley      11  12  3.80  32  26   7   1   2  168  133   77   71   12   69  163
Jackie Brown           8  11  4.31  31  27   5   0   2  177  189   94   85   14   55  104
Don Hood               3   5  4.97  32   6   0   1   0   76   88   46   42    5   41   30
Fritz Peterson         0   3  5.55   9   9   0   0   0   47   59   31   29    3   10   19
Eric Raich             0   0 16.88   1   0   0   0   0    3    7    5    5    1    0    1

 Detroit               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ed Glynn               0   1  1.29   2   1   1   0   0   14    8    4    2    0   11   12
Mark Fidrych          16   8  2.25  27  25  21   0   3  220  191   65   55   12   47   87
John Hiller           11   8  2.51  54   0   0  13   0  111   87   36   31    6   65  108
Vern Ruhle             9  11  3.79  31  31   5   0   1  197  224   95   83   18   57   87
Dave Roberts          14  14  4.12  31  31  15   0   3  219  218  107  100   14   57   64
Bill Laxton            0   5  4.16  23   3   0   2   0   76   62   41   35   10   41   61
Jim Crawford           1   6  4.18  29   3   1   2   0   97  100   55   45    3   38   62
Joe Coleman            2   5  4.86  12  12   1   0   0   67   80   44   36    1   34   38
Ray Bare               7   7  4.91  28  20   3   0   2  121  145   82   66   13   47   57
Steve Grilli           3   1  5.12  32   0   0   2   0   58   58   41   33    5   36   32
Dave Lemanczyk         4   6  5.35  17  10   1   0   0   71   79   43   42    7   27   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           8   3  1.91  52   1   0  15   0   94   63   22   20    1   49   86
Steve Mingori          4   5  2.36  48   0   0  10   0   76   64   21   20    3   20   34
Andy Hassler           5   4  2.45  16  12   3   0   1   88   73   29   24    2   33   42
Marty Pattin           7  12  2.85  40  12   2   5   0  117   94   44   37    7   32   55
Al Fitzmorris         15  11  3.06  32  31   8   0   2  209  215   85   71    6   54   76
Larry Gura             1   0  3.22  15   1   0   0   0   45   39   19   16    4   17   20
Dennis Leonard        16   8  3.40  31  30  15   0   2  238  225  101   90   14   61  138
Doug Bird             11   8  3.48  35  23   2   2   1  171  163   81   66   17   30   93
Paul Splittorff       11   7  3.84  25  22   5   0   1  155  163   75   66   11   57   59
Tom Hall               1   1  4.30  28   0   0   1   0   29   26   17   14    4   17   23
Steve Busby            3   3  4.40  13  13   1   0   0   72   58   42   35    7   49   29
Tom Bruno              1   0  5.28   9   0   0   0   0   15   17    9    9    1    6    9
Roger Nelson           0   0  9.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    1    1    0    2    0
Bob McClure            0   0 10.13   6   0   0   0   0    3    1    3    3    0    7    3
Jerry Cram             0   0 13.50   1   0   0   0   0    1    5    2    2    0    1    0

 Milwaukee             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Danny Frisella         5   2  2.15  30   0   0   9   0   46   25   12   11    3   32   40
Bill Travers          15  13  2.49  31  31  13   0   3  220  187   77   61   18   90  112
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   5  3.22  34   0   0   6   0   64   65   25   23    3   18   21
Jerry Augustine        8  11  3.25  36  21   5   0   3  152  143   60   55    9   51   51
Jim Slaton            14  12  3.50  35  35   9   0   2  270  262  118  105   14   87  129
Eduardo Rodriguez      5  12  3.51  43  12   3   8   0  126  114   62   49    7   59   70
Jim Colborn            8  14  3.71  29  29   6   0   0  204  210   88   84   17   50   86
Ray Sadecki            2   0  4.38  35   0   0   1   0   37   38   20   18    2   19   27
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  2.48  53   0   0   1   0  105   89   33   29   11   26   41
Tom Johnson            3   1  2.70  16   1   0   0   0   47   43   14   14    2    8   35
Bert Blyleven          4   5  3.12  12  12   4   0   0   95  101   39   33    3   35   75
Bill Campbell         15   5  3.18  70   0   0  17   0  156  138   62   55    9   57  105
Dave Goltz            13  13  3.36  33  32  12   0   3  230  225  105   86   14   80  122
Vic Albury             3   1  3.88  22   0   0   0   0   46   48   22   20    0   22   21
Pete Redfern           5   8  4.03  20  20   0   0   0   96   94   58   43    5   56   61
Steve Luebber          4   5  4.07  36  11   2   2   1  108  102   52   49    8   56   42
Bill Singer            6   8  4.18  22  22   4   0   2  144  148   77   67    8   62   55
Jim Hughes             8  12  4.94  33  22   2   0   0  151  167   97   83   14   69   72
Eddie Bane             4   7  5.11  17  15   1   0   0   79   92   52   45    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          5   0  1.70  18   1   0   1   0   48   32    9    9    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  2.29  59   0   0  20   0   98   79   32   25    4   39   57
Dick Tidrow            4   4  2.37  43   2   0   8   0   84   67   24   22    4   23   56
Ed Figueroa           18   8  2.88  31  31  13   0   4  231  207   87   74   10   87  111
Doyle Alexander        8   5  3.10  16  16   4   0   1  116   96   43   40    8   34   35
Dock Ellis            15   7  3.19  29  29   7   0   1  186  170   73   66   14   70   53
Rudy May               4   3  3.57  11  11   2   0   1   68   49   32   27    5   28   38
Catfish Hunter        15  14  3.64  33  33  19   0   2  277  249  118  112   28   66  160
Ken Holtzman           8   5  4.21  18  18   8   0   2  126  141   64   59   11   26   34
Jim York               1   0  5.59   3   0   0   0   0   10   14    7    6    1    4    6
Ron Guidry             0   0  5.63   7   0   0   0   0   16   20   12   10    1    4   12

 Oakland               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Vida Blue             15  12  2.45  33  33  17   0   6  261  235   82   71    7   54  151
Rollie Fingers        11  10  2.53  64   0   0  20   0  121  107   37   34    3   38  109
Mike Torrez           13  10  2.58  34  34   9   0   3  227  204   83   65   15   76  101
Paul Lindblad          6   5  3.22  59   0   0   4   0  106  103   47   38    4   22   35
Stan Bahnsen           8   5  3.31  32  12   1   0   1  128  114   49   47   11   39   75
Dick Bosman            4   1  3.90  25  15   0   0   0  108  114   50   47   12   18   32
Jim Todd               7   8  4.00  43   0   0   4   0   74   77   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  2.99  20  20  11   0   5  168  152   60   56   11   40  112
Tommy Boggs            1   5  3.14  10  10   3   0   0   72   67   27   25    6   26   25
Steve Foucault         8   7  3.27  43   0   0   5   0   74   66   30   27    9   24   39
Jim Umbarger           9  12  3.31  27  27   9   0   3  174  184   80   64   12   49   96
Nelson Briles          9   9  3.44  28  28   7   0   1  186  206   82   71   17   42   89
Bill Singer            4   1  3.48  10  10   2   0   1   65   56   31   25    4   27   34
Steve Hargan           6   7  3.49  30   7   2   0   1  116  113   54   45    7   35   62
Gaylord Perry         12  14  3.51  29  29  18   0   1  223  213   89   87   14   47  126
Fritz Peterson         1   0  3.60   4   2   0   0   0   15   21    7    6    0    7    4
Mike Bacsik            2   2  3.64  18   0   0   0   0   47   56   24   19    3   21   17
Joe Hoerner            0   3  4.81  39   0   0   7   0   34   39   20   18    2   18   15
Steve Barr             2   6  5.66  18  10   3   0   0   62   65   48   39    9   40   22
Len Barker             0   0  6.00   1   1   0   0   0    6    4    4    4    0    4    1
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)          21
  E. Figueroa (NY)         18
  L. Tiant (BOS)           18
  W. Garland (BAL)         17
  M. Fidrych (DET)         16
  D. Leonard (KC)          16
  F. Tanana (CAL)          16
  V. Blue (OAK)            15
  B. Campbell (MIN)        15
  D. Ellis (NY)            15

Losses:

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

Complete Games:

  M. Fidrych (DET)         21
  J. Palmer (BAL)          21
  F. Tanana (CAL)          20
  C. Hunter (NY)           19
  G. Perry (TEX)           18
  V. Blue (OAK)            17
  N. Ryan (CAL)            17
  L. Tiant (BOS)           16
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        15
  D. Leonard (KC)          15

Saves:

  R. Fingers (OAK)         20
  S. Lyle (NY)             20
  D. LaRoche (CLE)         19
  B. Campbell (MIN)        17
  M. Littell (KC)          15
  J. Hiller (DET)          13
  J. Kern (CLE)            13
  D. Hamilton (CHI)        10
  S. Mingori (KC)          10
  D. Frisella (MIL)         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
  M. Fidrych (DET)          3
  D. Goltz (MIN)            3
  K. Holtzman (NY)          3

Innings Pitched:

  J. Palmer (BAL)       298.0
  C. Hunter (NY)        277.0
  J. Slaton (MIL)       269.2
  B. Blyleven (TEX)     263.2
  V. Blue (OAK)         260.2
  F. Tanana (CAL)       250.1
  N. Ryan (CAL)         241.1
  D. Leonard (KC)       238.1
  L. Tiant (BOS)        238.1
  E. Figueroa (NY)      231.1

Hits:

  J. Slaton (MIL)         262
  B. Blyleven (TEX)       253
  C. Hunter (NY)          249
  L. Tiant (BOS)          247
  J. Palmer (BAL)         245
  K. Holtzman (NY)        241
  V. Blue (OAK)           235
  D. Goltz (MIN)          225
  D. Leonard (KC)         225
  V. Ruhle (DET)          224

Runs:

  C. Hunter (NY)          118
  J. Slaton (MIL)         118
  N. Ryan (CAL)           112
  B. Singer (MIN)         108
  D. Roberts (DET)        107
  D. Goltz (MIN)          105
  B. Johnson (CHI)        101
  D. Leonard (KC)         101
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        99
  K. Holtzman (NY)         98

Home Runs:

  C. Hunter (NY)           28
  F. Tanana (CAL)          22
  F. Jenkins (BOS)         20
  L. Tiant (BOS)           20
  J. Palmer (BAL)          19
  V. Ruhle (DET)           18
  B. Travers (MIL)         18
  D. Bird (KC)             17
  N. Briles (TEX)          17
  J. Colborn (MIL)         17

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           153
  B. Travers (MIL)         90
  B. Singer (MIN)          89
  E. Figueroa (NY)         87
  J. Slaton (MIL)          87
  R. Gossage (CHI)         83
  J. Palmer (BAL)          83
  D. Goltz (MIN)           80
  M. Torrez (OAK)          76
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        75

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           278
  F. Tanana (CAL)         229
  B. Blyleven (TEX)       187
  D. Eckersley (CLE)      163
  C. Hunter (NY)          160
  J. Palmer (BAL)         154
  V. Blue (OAK)           151
  F. Jenkins (BOS)        142
  D. Leonard (KC)         138
  J. Slaton (MIL)         129


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