Saturday September 18, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, September 18, 1976

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        91  55  3.12  146  55  34  1343  1179  520  466   88  418  622
Kansas City     86  63  3.21  149  38  33  1354  1241  560  483   77  453  686
Oakland         80  68  3.29  148  33  29  1336  1301  555  488   90  381  671
Baltimore       81  66  3.32  147  52  22  1324  1257  545  489   74  443  599
California      69  81  3.45  150  59  15  1363  1239  596  523   91  500  901
Cleveland       74  73  3.54  147  26  43  1323  1265  580  520   74  501  852
Texas           67  81  3.55  147  57  13  1343  1352  605  530  101  423  696
Milwaukee       63  84  3.55  147  39  25  1317  1279  591  520   86  521  611
Boston          72  76  3.61  148  42  23  1327  1387  617  532  101  374  613
Minnesota       76  75  3.82  151  26  21  1360  1343  670  577   83  580  712
Detroit         67  80  3.87  147  49  19  1307  1307  651  562   93  503  683
Chicago         63  87  4.13  150  50  22  1353  1357  679  620   74  555  749

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Vida Blue (OAK)       16  12  2.45  34  34  17   0   6  268  244   84   73    8   56  153
Mark Fidrych (DET)    16   9  2.46  28  26  21   0   3  223  198   72   61   12   49   88
Mike Torrez (OAK)     14  10  2.52  35  35  10   0   3  236  209   85   66   15   78  108
Bill Travers (MIL)    15  14  2.55  32  32  14   0   3  229  197   82   65   19   91  116
Jim Palmer (BAL)      21  13  2.59  39  39  22   0   5  306  251  101   88   20   84  157
Wayne Garland (BAL)   18   6  2.59  35  22  12   1   3  205  191   71   59    8   55   99
Paul Hartzell (CAL)    7   4  2.60  34  12   7   2   2  149  144   51   43    6   38   50
Frank Tanana (CAL)    16  10  2.64  31  31  21   0   2  259  196   86   76   23   65  233
Ed Figueroa (NY)      19   8  2.80  32  32  13   0   4  241  213   90   75   11   87  116
Gary Ross (CAL)        8  15  2.91  32  30   7   0   2  217  212   84   70   12   55   98

 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  2.31  24   0   0   7   0   35   27   10    9    0   23   26
Jim Palmer            21  13  2.59  39  39  22   0   5  306  251  101   88   20   84  157
Wayne Garland         18   6  2.59  35  22  12   1   3  205  191   71   59    8   55   99
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
Rudy May               9   7  3.90  22  19   4   0   1  136  142   68   59   10   38   62
Ross Grimsley          8   6  3.93  26  17   1   0   0  126  133   61   55    7   35   36
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  3.04  49   0   0   7   0   92   89   38   31    4   30   35
Luis Tiant            19  11  3.09  34  34  17   0   2  247  253   97   85   22   56  108
Rick Kreuger           1   0  3.18   6   2   0   0   0   17   19    6    6    2    7   10
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       8   9  3.29  38  11   2   2   0  153  147   69   56    3   53   71
Rick Wise             12  10  3.61  31  31   9   0   4  199  197   92   80   16   44   79
Tom Murphy             4   5  3.62  36   0   0   7   0   77   89   43   31    5   24   29
Tom House              1   3  4.36  35   0   0   4   0   43   39   22   21    4   19   26
Dick Pole              5   5  4.45  30  14   1   0   0  113  121   59   56    8   45   45
Bill Lee               4   7  6.00  23  13   0   3   0   87  115   65   58   12   28   27

 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  10  2.64  31  31  21   0   2  259  196   86   76   23   65  233
Jim Brewer             3   1  2.70  13   0   0   2   0   20   20    7    6    0    6   16
Gary Ross              8  15  2.91  32  30   7   0   2  217  212   84   70   12   55   98
Mickey Scott           3   0  3.35  32   0   0   3   0   38   47   17   14    3   12    9
Sid Monge              5   6  3.48  28  12   2   0   0  106   99   46   41    9   44   43
Nolan Ryan            14  17  3.67  35  35  18   0   4  250  183  113  102   12  157  287
John Verhoeven         0   1  3.68  18   0   0   3   0   29   29   12   12    2    9   17
Dick Drago             7   7  4.44  40   0   0   5   0   75   74   40   37    6   30   41
Don Kirkwood           6  12  4.62  28  26   4   0   0  158  167   91   81   12   57   78
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
Gary Wheelock          0   0 36.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    3    4    4    0    1    1

 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  10  3.38  25  24  14   1   1  184  160   76   69    5   72   82
Dave Hamilton          6   6  3.49  43   1   0  10   0   88   78   36   34    3   41   59
Ken Kravec             1   4  3.57   7   7   1   0   0   45   43   19   18    2   24   37
Rich Gossage           9  15  3.83  29  27  14   1   0  207  196   94   88   12   85  126
Chris Knapp            3   1  3.94   9   4   1   0   0   46   42   23   20    4   30   38
Larry Monroe           0   0  4.26   6   1   0   0   0   13   15    6    6    0    8    6
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
Bart Johnson           9  15  4.60  30  30   8   0   3  198  213  105  101   15   60   85
Pete Vuckovich         7   3  4.74  29   7   1   0   0  104  116   57   55    3   56   59
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
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            4   3  2.20  34   7   2   6   0   98   82   30   24    5   39   53
Dave LaRoche           1   4  2.27  56   0   0  19   0   91   55   24   23    1   45   98
Jim Kern               9   7  2.38  47   2   0  14   0  113   87   37   30    2   49  110
Jim Bibby             12   6  3.30  31  18   2   1   2  142  145   54   52    4   49   78
Pat Dobson            14  12  3.54  32  32   6   0   0  198  207   92   78   12   60   99
Rick Waits             7   7  3.58  24  20   4   0   2  113  126   50   45    6   50   60
Tom Buskey             5   3  3.63  37   0   0   1   0   89   84   40   36    9   34   32
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   9  2.46  28  26  21   0   3  223  198   72   61   12   49   88
John Hiller           11   8  2.51  54   0   0  13   0  111   87   36   31    6   65  108
Vern Ruhle             9  12  3.92  32  32   5   0   1  200  227   99   87   19   59   88
Bill Laxton            0   5  3.95  24   3   0   2   0   82   64   42   36   11   43   66
Jim Crawford           1   6  3.99  30   3   1   2   0  104  103   56   46    3   40   67
Dave Roberts          14  15  4.05  32  32  16   0   3  225  223  108  101   15   58   68
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  1.96  54   1   0  15   0   97   66   23   21    1   52   87
Steve Mingori          4   5  2.37  50   0   0  10   0   80   67   22   21    3   23   36
Andy Hassler           5   4  2.45  16  12   3   0   1   88   73   29   24    2   33   42
Marty Pattin           8  12  2.65  41  13   3   5   1  126   99   44   37    7   35   60
Larry Gura             2   0  3.13  16   1   0   0   0   46   39   19   16    4   17   21
Al Fitzmorris         15  11  3.17  33  32   8   0   2  210  220   88   74    6   55   76
Dennis Leonard        17   8  3.35  32  31  16   0   2  247  232  103   92   14   65  144
Doug Bird             11   9  3.42  36  24   2   2   1  179  168   83   68   17   30   96
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  10   0   0   0   0   15   17    9    9    1    7    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
Moose Haas             0   0  2.45   2   0   0   0   0    4    4    1    1    0    1    2
Danny Frisella         5   2  2.49  31   0   0   9   0   47   29   14   13    3   33   40
Bill Travers          15  14  2.55  32  32  14   0   3  229  197   82   65   19   91  116
Gary Beare             1   1  2.65   2   2   1   0   0   17   18    6    5    2    7   16
Jerry Augustine        8  11  3.26  37  22   5   0   3  160  152   63   58    9   52   53
Bill Castro            4   6  3.26  36   0   0   6   0   66   66   26   24    4   18   21
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  3.63  30  30   6   0   0  211  214   89   85   17   53   91
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   1 10.80   2   0   0   0   0    3    4    4    4    2    3    1

 Minnesota             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Burgmeier          7   1  2.61  55   0   0   1   0  110   93   36   32   11   27   43
Tom Johnson            3   1  2.70  16   1   0   0   0   47   43   14   14    2    8   35
Bill Campbell         15   5  3.11  72   0   0  18   0  159  140   62   55    9   59  107
Bert Blyleven          4   5  3.12  12  12   4   0   0   95  101   39   33    3   35   75
Dave Goltz            13  14  3.47  34  33  12   0   3  234  229  110   90   14   85  124
Vic Albury             3   1  3.88  22   0   0   0   0   46   48   22   20    0   22   21
Bill Singer            7   8  3.93  23  23   5   0   3  153  152   77   67    8   64   58
Pete Redfern           6   8  3.97  21  21   0   0   0  102   98   60   45    5   60   66
Steve Luebber          4   5  4.07  36  11   2   2   1  108  102   52   49    8   56   42
Jim Hughes             8  13  4.88  34  23   2   0   0  159  172  100   86   14   70   76
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
Sparky Lyle            7   8  2.27  60   0   0  21   0   99   79   32   25    4   40   59
Dave Pagan             1   1  2.28   7   2   1   0   0   24   18    7    6    0    4   13
Dick Tidrow            4   4  2.34  44   2   0   9   0   85   68   24   22    4   23   56
Ed Figueroa           19   8  2.80  32  32  13   0   4  241  213   90   75   11   87  116
Doyle Alexander        9   5  2.88  17  17   5   0   2  125  100   43   40    8   36   37
Dock Ellis            16   7  3.20  30  30   7   0   1  194  176   76   69   14   73   56
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
Rollie Fingers        11  10  2.44  66   0   0  20   0  126  111   37   34    3   39  111
Vida Blue             16  12  2.45  34  34  17   0   6  268  244   84   73    8   56  153
Mike Torrez           14  10  2.52  35  35  10   0   3  236  209   85   66   15   78  108
Paul Lindblad          6   5  3.17  61   0   0   5   0  108  104   47   38    4   22   36
Stan Bahnsen           8   6  3.44  33  13   1   0   1  133  120   53   51   13   40   80
Jim Todd               7   8  3.87  45   0   0   4   0   77   80   41   33    6   32   20
Dick Bosman            4   2  3.97  26  15   0   0   0  111  116   52   49   12   19   34
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  5.53  16   9   0   0   0   55   76   37   34    5   13   25

 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          8  10  2.99  21  21  12   0   5  177  163   63   59   11   41  119
Tommy Boggs            1   6  3.08  11  11   3   0   0   79   72   30   27    6   31   30
Steve Foucault         8   7  3.24  44   0   0   5   0   75   66   30   27    9   24   40
Jim Umbarger           9  12  3.31  27  27   9   0   3  174  184   80   64   12   49   96
Gaylord Perry         13  14  3.45  30  30  19   0   1  232  223   92   89   14   50  131
Nelson Briles         10   9  3.47  29  29   7   0   1  194  217   86   75   17   42   92
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
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  4.76  40   0   0   8   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)         19
  L. Tiant (BOS)           19
  W. Garland (BAL)         18
  D. Leonard (KC)          17
  V. Blue (OAK)            16
  D. Ellis (NY)            16
  M. Fidrych (DET)         16
  F. Tanana (CAL)          16
  B. Campbell (MIN)        15

Losses:

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

Complete Games:

  J. Palmer (BAL)          22
  M. Fidrych (DET)         21
  F. Tanana (CAL)          21
  C. Hunter (NY)           19
  G. Perry (TEX)           19
  N. Ryan (CAL)            18
  V. Blue (OAK)            17
  L. Tiant (BOS)           17
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        16
  D. Leonard (KC)          16

Saves:

  S. Lyle (NY)             21
  R. Fingers (OAK)         20
  D. LaRoche (CLE)         19
  B. Campbell (MIN)        18
  M. Littell (KC)          15
  J. Kern (CLE)            14
  J. Hiller (DET)          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
  B. Singer (MIN)           4
  R. Wise (BOS)             4
  D. Alexander (NY)         3
  J. Augustine (MIL)        3
  M. Fidrych (DET)          3

Innings Pitched:

  J. Palmer (BAL)       306.0
  C. Hunter (NY)        277.0
  B. Blyleven (TEX)     272.2
  J. Slaton (MIL)       269.2
  V. Blue (OAK)         268.1
  F. Tanana (CAL)       259.1
  N. Ryan (CAL)         250.1
  D. Leonard (KC)       247.1
  L. Tiant (BOS)        247.1
  E. Figueroa (NY)      241.1

Hits:

  B. Blyleven (TEX)       264
  J. Slaton (MIL)         262
  L. Tiant (BOS)          253
  J. Palmer (BAL)         251
  C. Hunter (NY)          249
  V. Blue (OAK)           244
  K. Holtzman (NY)        241
  D. Leonard (KC)         232
  D. Goltz (MIN)          229
  V. Ruhle (DET)          227

Runs:

  C. Hunter (NY)          118
  J. Slaton (MIL)         118
  N. Ryan (CAL)           113
  D. Goltz (MIN)          110
  D. Roberts (DET)        108
  B. Singer (MIN)         108
  B. Johnson (CHI)        105
  D. Leonard (KC)         103
  B. Blyleven (TEX)       102
  J. Palmer (BAL)         101

Home Runs:

  C. Hunter (NY)           28
  F. Tanana (CAL)          23
  L. Tiant (BOS)           22
  F. Jenkins (BOS)         20
  J. Palmer (BAL)          20
  V. Ruhle (DET)           19
  B. Travers (MIL)         19
  D. Bird (KC)             17
  N. Briles (TEX)          17
  J. Colborn (MIL)         17

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           157
  B. Singer (MIN)          91
  B. Travers (MIL)         91
  E. Figueroa (NY)         87
  J. Slaton (MIL)          87
  D. Goltz (MIN)           85
  R. Gossage (CHI)         85
  J. Palmer (BAL)          84
  M. Torrez (OAK)          78
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        76

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           287
  F. Tanana (CAL)         233
  B. Blyleven (TEX)       194
  D. Eckersley (CLE)      163
  C. Hunter (NY)          160
  J. Palmer (BAL)         157
  V. Blue (OAK)           153
  D. Leonard (KC)         144
  F. Jenkins (BOS)        142
  G. Perry (TEX)          131


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