Sunday September 19, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, September 19, 1976

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        92  55  3.12  147  56  34  1348  1184  521  467   88  418  627
Kansas City     87  63  3.22  150  38  33  1363  1251  565  488   77  454  689
Oakland         81  69  3.32  150  33  29  1354  1325  567  500   93  388  678
Baltimore       81  68  3.33  149  52  22  1345  1277  553  497   76  456  609
California      69  82  3.46  151  59  15  1372  1249  603  527   91  503  903
Cleveland       76  73  3.52  149  26  44  1345  1281  586  526   75  506  870
Milwaukee       63  85  3.55  148  40  25  1323  1285  593  522   86  523  613
Texas           68  82  3.57  149  58  13  1360  1370  619  540  103  431  706
Boston          73  76  3.59  149  43  23  1336  1393  618  533  101  376  619
Minnesota       77  75  3.82  152  26  21  1369  1349  675  581   83  586  716
Detroit         67  81  3.87  148  49  19  1316  1319  657  566   94  508  690
Chicago         63  88  4.14  151  50  22  1361  1367  685  626   74  557  751

 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
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
Frank Tanana (CAL)    16  10  2.64  31  31  21   0   2  259  196   86   76   23   65  233
Paul Hartzell (CAL)    7   4  2.67  35  13   7   2   2  155  152   55   46    6   39   50
Mike Torrez (OAK)     14  11  2.71  36  36  10   0   3  239  216   91   72   15   80  110
Wayne Garland (BAL)   18   7  2.71  36  23  12   1   3  212  202   76   64   10   59  102
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
Scott McGregor         0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    0    1
Fred Holdsworth        4   0  1.19  15   0   0   2   0   38   19    5    5    0   10   23
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   7  2.71  36  23  12   1   3  212  202   76   64   10   59  102
Ken Holtzman           5   4  2.86  13  13   6   0   1   98  100   34   31    4   35   25
Dyar Miller            2   4  3.06  46   0   0   7   0   82   74   30   28    5   35   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  4.48  18   9   3   0   0   74   73   39   37    7   31   47
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             13  10  3.50  32  32  10   0   4  208  203   93   81   16   46   85
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
Frank Tanana          16  10  2.64  31  31  21   0   2  259  196   86   76   23   65  233
Paul Hartzell          7   4  2.67  35  13   7   2   2  155  152   55   46    6   39   50
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  3.23  33   0   0   3   0   39   47   17   14    3   12   10
Sid Monge              5   7  3.52  29  12   2   0   0  107   99   48   42    9   46   44
Nolan Ryan            14  17  3.67  35  35  18   0   4  250  183  113  102   12  157  287
John Verhoeven         0   1  3.68  19   0   0   3   0   29   31   13   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
Francisco Barrios      4   8  4.15  33  13   5   3   0  130  124   64   60   11   39   70
Larry Monroe           0   0  4.26   6   1   0   0   0   13   15    6    6    0    8    6
Terry Forster          2  12  4.37  29  16   1   1   0  111  126   61   54    7   41   70
Jim Otten              0   0  4.50   2   0   0   0   0    6    9    6    3    0    2    3
Chris Knapp            3   1  4.59  10   5   1   0   0   49   48   28   25    4   30   39
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  2.30  58   0   0  20   0   94   57   25   24    2   45  101
Jim Kern              10   7  2.39  49   2   0  14   0  117   91   38   31    2   50  111
Jim Bibby             12   6  3.30  31  18   2   1   2  142  145   54   52    4   49   78
Pat Dobson            15  12  3.53  33  33   6   0   0  207  214   95   81   12   61  106
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  3.69  33  27   7   1   2  176  136   78   72   12   72  170
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  16  4.07  33  33  16   0   3  232  234  114  105   16   61   73
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  4.98  33   0   0   2   0   60   59   41   33    5   38   34
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  1.95  55   1   0  15   0   97   67   23   21    1   52   87
Steve Mingori          5   5  2.32  51   0   0  10   0   81   68   22   21    3   23   36
Marty Pattin           8  12  2.65  41  13   3   5   1  126   99   44   37    7   35   60
Roger Nelson           0   0  2.70   2   0   0   0   0    7    3    2    2    0    2    2
Andy Hassler           5   4  2.81  17  13   3   0   1   90   78   33   28    2   34   43
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
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  13  3.49  36  36  10   0   2  276  268  120  107   14   89  131
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         16   5  3.11  73   0   0  18   0  162  143   63   56    9   61  110
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  4.09  37  12   2   2   1  114  105   56   52    8   60   43
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        16  14  3.61  34  34  20   0   2  282  254  119  113   28   66  165
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
Chris Batton           0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    0    0    0    0    1    0
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  11  2.71  36  36  10   0   3  239  216   91   72   15   80  110
Paul Lindblad          6   5  3.14  62   0   0   5   0  109  105   47   38    4   22   37
Stan Bahnsen           8   6  3.44  33  13   1   0   1  133  120   53   51   13   40   80
Jim Todd               7   8  4.02  47   0   0   4   0   78   84   43   35    6   34   21
Dick Bosman            4   2  4.10  27  15   0   0   0  112  118   54   51   13   19   34
Paul Mitchell          9   6  4.24  24  24   4   0   1  134  158   70   63   15   30   64
Mike Norris            4   5  4.58  23  19   1   0   1   94   88   50   48   10   53   43
Glenn Abbott           2   4  5.40  17   9   0   0   0   58   81   38   35    6   14   25

 Texas                 W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jeff Terpko            3   3  2.42  31   0   0   0   0   52   41   15   14    3   29   23
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
Jim Umbarger          10  12  3.20  28  28  10   0   3  183  188   81   65   12   51  102
Steve Foucault         8   7  3.24  44   0   0   5   0   75   66   30   27    9   24   40
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   8  3.55  31   8   2   0   1  119  119   60   47    7   37   62
Fritz Peterson         1   0  3.60   4   2   0   0   0   15   21    7    6    0    7    4
Mike Bacsik            2   2  4.37  19   0   0   0   0   47   59   28   23    3   22   17
Joe Hoerner            0   3  4.76  40   0   0   8   0   34   39   20   18    2   18   15
Steve Barr             2   6  5.71  19  10   3   0   0   65   69   50   41   10   42   25
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
  B. Campbell (MIN)        16
  D. Ellis (NY)            16
  M. Fidrych (DET)         16
  C. Hunter (NY)           16

Losses:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            17
  D. Roberts (DET)         16
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        15
  R. Gossage (CHI)         15
  B. Johnson (CHI)         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)           20
  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)         20
  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)        282.0
  J. Slaton (MIL)       275.2
  B. Blyleven (TEX)     272.2
  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:

  J. Slaton (MIL)         268
  B. Blyleven (TEX)       264
  C. Hunter (NY)          254
  L. Tiant (BOS)          253
  J. Palmer (BAL)         251
  V. Blue (OAK)           244
  K. Holtzman (NY)        241
  D. Roberts (DET)        234
  D. Leonard (KC)         232
  D. Goltz (MIN)          229

Runs:

  J. Slaton (MIL)         120
  C. Hunter (NY)          119
  D. Roberts (DET)        114
  N. Ryan (CAL)           113
  D. Goltz (MIN)          110
  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
  J. Slaton (MIL)          89
  E. Figueroa (NY)         87
  D. Goltz (MIN)           85
  R. Gossage (CHI)         85
  J. Palmer (BAL)          84
  M. Torrez (OAK)          80
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        76

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           287
  F. Tanana (CAL)         233
  B. Blyleven (TEX)       194
  D. Eckersley (CLE)      170
  C. Hunter (NY)          165
  J. Palmer (BAL)         157
  V. Blue (OAK)           153
  D. Leonard (KC)         144
  F. Jenkins (BOS)        142
  G. Perry (TEX)          131


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