Tuesday September 21, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, September 21, 1976

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        92  57  3.18  149  57  34  1366  1205  536  482   90  424  635
Kansas City     88  63  3.21  151  38  34  1372  1260  566  489   77  454  695
Oakland         81  70  3.32  151  33  29  1362  1330  570  503   93  392  680
Baltimore       82  68  3.35  150  52  22  1355  1291  561  505   77  461  614
California      71  82  3.42  153  61  15  1390  1255  604  528   91  510  913
Cleveland       76  74  3.53  150  26  44  1353  1289  591  531   76  508  873
Milwaukee       65  86  3.54  151  41  26  1349  1310  603  531   89  531  630
Texas           68  84  3.55  151  59  13  1376  1383  622  543  104  437  714
Boston          75  77  3.59  152  45  23  1363  1413  628  543  102  386  633
Minnesota       78  75  3.83  153  26  21  1378  1356  681  586   83  589  719
Detroit         68  82  3.92  150  50  19  1334  1341  672  581   98  519  700
Chicago         63  89  4.20  152  50  22  1370  1379  698  639   75  566  759

 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)    17   9  2.48  29  27  22   0   3  232  207   75   64   12   51   90
Bill Travers (MIL)    15  14  2.55  32  32  14   0   3  229  197   82   65   19   91  116
Frank Tanana (CAL)    17  10  2.58  32  32  22   0   2  268  199   87   77   23   65  239
Jim Palmer (BAL)      21  13  2.59  39  39  22   0   5  306  251  101   88   20   84  157
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
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
Dennis Martinez        1   0  1.50   2   0   0   0   0   12    9    2    2    1    5    8
Tippy Martinez         3   1  2.19  25   0   0   7   0   37   28   10    9    0   24   27
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  4.16  27  18   1   0   0  128  139   65   59    7   35   37
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  6.20  19   4   0   1   0   41   48   30   28    1   22   27

 Boston                W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Luis Tiant            20  11  3.02  35  35  18   0   2  256  256   98   86   22   57  120
Jim Willoughby         2  12  3.04  49   0   0   7   0   92   89   38   31    4   30   35
Rick Kreuger           1   1  3.12   7   3   1   0   0   26   22    9    9    2   13   11
Fergie Jenkins        12  11  3.27  30  29  12   0   2  209  201   85   76   20   43  142
Reggie Cleveland       8   9  3.35  39  12   2   2   0  153  149   70   57    3   55   71
Rick Jones             5   3  3.40  23  14   1   0   0   98  129   46   37    6   26   42
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          17  10  2.58  32  32  22   0   2  268  199   87   77   23   65  239
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            15  17  3.54  36  36  19   0   5  259  186  113  102   12  164  291
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
Larry Monroe           0   0  3.78   7   1   0   0   0   17   17    7    7    0   11    9
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
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
Ken Kravec             1   5  4.72   8   8   1   0   0   48   48   26   25    3   28   38
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  8.52  19   9   0   0   0   62   86   62   59    4   42   30
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  2.18  35   7   2   6   0   99   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
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
Rick Waits             7   8  3.75  25  21   4   0   2  120  134   55   50    7   52   63
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
Mark Fidrych          17   9  2.48  29  27  22   0   3  232  207   75   64   12   51   90
John Hiller           11   8  2.57  55   0   0  13   0  112   89   37   32    7   66  110
Ed Glynn               0   2  3.63   3   2   1   0   0   17   12    9    7    3   14   13
Vern Ruhle             9  12  3.92  32  32   5   0   1  200  227   99   87   19   59   88
Jim Crawford           1   6  3.99  30   3   1   2   0  104  103   56   46    3   40   67
Bill Laxton            0   5  4.07  25   3   0   2   0   86   70   45   39   11   46   71
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  5.70  18  10   1   0   0   71   80   46   45    7   29   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  1.94  56   1   0  15   0   97   67   23   21    1   52   87
Steve Mingori          5   5  2.27  52   0   0  10   0   83   70   22   21    3   23   38
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  3.09  17   1   0   1   0   47   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             12   9  3.36  37  25   2   2   1  185  175   84   69   17   30  100
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
Danny Frisella         5   2  2.49  31   0   0   9   0   47   29   14   13    3   33   40
Gary Beare             2   1  2.52   3   3   1   0   0   25   26    8    7    3    9   20
Bill Travers          15  14  2.55  32  32  14   0   3  229  197   82   65   19   91  116
Moose Haas             0   1  2.70   3   1   0   0   0   10    8    4    3    0    5    7
Jerry Augustine        8  11  3.26  37  22   5   0   3  160  152   63   58    9   52   53
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            9  14  3.52  31  31   7   0   0  220  223   90   86   18   53   98
Bill Castro            4   6  3.57  38   0   0   7   0   68   68   29   27    4   19   22
Ray Sadecki            2   0  4.34  36   0   0   1   0   37   38   20   18    2   20   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 11.25   3   0   0   0   0    4    6    5    5    3    3    1

 Minnesota             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Burgmeier          8   1  2.50  56   0   0   1   0  115   95   36   32   11   29   45
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  5.02  35  24   2   0   0  163  177  106   91   14   71   77
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  1.88  19   1   0   1   0   48   32   10   10    0   14   20
Tippy Martinez         2   0  1.93  11   0   0   2   0   28   18    6    6    1   14   14
Sparky Lyle            7   8  2.24  61   0   0  21   0  100   80   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   5  2.69  45   2   0   9   0   87   74   28   26    4   23   60
Ed Figueroa           19   8  2.80  32  32  13   0   4  241  213   90   75   11   87  116
Doyle Alexander        9   5  3.15  18  18   5   0   2  131  107   49   46    9   37   40
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   6  4.23  19  19   9   0   2  134  148   68   63   12   30   35
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
Vida Blue             16  12  2.45  34  34  17   0   6  268  244   84   73    8   56  153
Rollie Fingers        11  10  2.47  67   0   0  20   0  128  112   38   35    3   40  111
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   7  3.42  34  14   1   0   1  139  124   55   53   13   43   82
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  11  2.91  22  22  13   0   5  185  170   64   60   11   43  126
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  3.23  45   0   0   5   0   75   67   30   27    9   24   40
Nelson Briles         10   9  3.35  30  30   7   0   1  201  220   86   75   17   45   93
Gaylord Perry         13  14  3.45  30  30  19   0   1  232  223   92   89   14   50  131
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   4  5.14  41   0   0   8   0   35   41   22   20    3   19   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
  L. Tiant (BOS)           20
  E. Figueroa (NY)         19
  W. Garland (BAL)         18
  M. Fidrych (DET)         17
  D. Leonard (KC)          17
  F. Tanana (CAL)          17
  V. Blue (OAK)            16
  B. Campbell (MIN)        16
  D. Ellis (NY)            16

Losses:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            17
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        16
  D. Roberts (DET)         16
  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:

  M. Fidrych (DET)         22
  J. Palmer (BAL)          22
  F. Tanana (CAL)          22
  C. Hunter (NY)           20
  G. Perry (TEX)           19
  N. Ryan (CAL)            19
  L. Tiant (BOS)           18
  V. Blue (OAK)            17
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        17
  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
  N. Ryan (CAL)             5
  E. Figueroa (NY)          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
  B. Blyleven (TEX)     280.2
  J. Slaton (MIL)       275.2
  V. Blue (OAK)         268.1
  F. Tanana (CAL)       268.1
  N. Ryan (CAL)         259.1
  L. Tiant (BOS)        256.1
  D. Leonard (KC)       247.1
  E. Figueroa (NY)      241.1

Hits:

  B. Blyleven (TEX)       271
  J. Slaton (MIL)         268
  L. Tiant (BOS)          256
  C. Hunter (NY)          254
  J. Palmer (BAL)         251
  K. Holtzman (NY)        248
  V. Blue (OAK)           244
  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
  J. Hughes (MIN)         106
  B. Johnson (CHI)        105
  B. Blyleven (TEX)       103
  D. Leonard (KC)         103

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
  J. Colborn (MIL)         18
  D. Bird (KC)             17
  N. Briles (TEX)          17

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           164
  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)        78

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           291
  F. Tanana (CAL)         239
  B. Blyleven (TEX)       201
  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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