Thursday September 23, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Thursday, September 23, 1976

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        92  60  3.17  152  59  34  1393  1228  545  490   91  429  648
Kansas City     88  65  3.25  153  38  34  1390  1280  585  502   80  467  704
Oakland         83  70  3.29  153  35  29  1380  1341  572  505   93  396  685
Baltimore       85  68  3.31  153  54  23  1382  1310  564  508   77  466  625
California      71  84  3.40  155  61  15  1408  1276  612  532   92  516  918
Cleveland       77  74  3.51  151  27  44  1362  1292  591  531   76  510  875
Texas           70  84  3.54  153  60  13  1394  1395  628  549  105  441  723
Boston          77  77  3.56  154  46  24  1381  1432  634  547  103  390  641
Milwaukee       65  88  3.60  153  41  26  1365  1331  619  546   94  542  644
Minnesota       80  75  3.80  155  27  22  1396  1368  684  589   83  594  727
Detroit         68  83  3.91  151  50  19  1343  1349  675  584   98  521  700
Chicago         63  91  4.20  154  51  22  1388  1394  707  648   78  570  768

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Vida Blue (OAK)       17  12  2.40  35  35  18   0   6  277  250   85   74    8   57  156
Mark Fidrych (DET)    17   9  2.48  29  27  22   0   3  232  207   75   64   12   51   90
Jim Palmer (BAL)      22  13  2.51  40  40  23   0   6  315  255  101   88   20   84  159
Frank Tanana (CAL)    17  10  2.58  32  32  22   0   2  268  199   87   77   23   65  239
Paul Hartzell (CAL)    7   4  2.64  36  14   7   2   2  160  160   60   47    6   41   50
Mike Torrez (OAK)     15  11  2.65  37  37  11   0   3  248  221   92   73   15   83  112
Wayne Garland (BAL)   18   7  2.71  36  23  12   1   3  212  202   76   64   10   59  102
Bill Travers (MIL)    15  15  2.73  33  33  14   0   3  231  203   87   70   21   92  117
Ed Figueroa (NY)      19   9  2.86  33  33  13   0   4  249  222   94   79   11   91  119
Gary Ross (CAL)        8  16  2.89  33  31   7   0   2  224  221   86   72   12   57   99

 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  2.09  26   0   0   8   0   39   28   10    9    0   24   28
Jim Palmer            22  13  2.51  40  40  23   0   6  315  255  101   88   20   84  159
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              10   7  3.83  23  20   4   0   1  143  151   70   61   10   41   62
Mike Flanagan          3   4  4.10  19  10   4   0   0   83   79   40   38    7   33   55
Ross Grimsley          8   6  4.16  27  18   1   0   0  128  139   65   59    7   35   37
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
Jim Willoughby         2  12  2.99  50   0   0   8   0   93   89   38   31    4   31   37
Luis Tiant            20  11  3.02  35  35  18   0   2  256  256   98   86   22   57  120
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
Dick Pole              6   5  4.33  31  15   1   0   0  121  131   62   58    8   48   49
Tom House              1   3  4.36  35   0   0   4   0   43   39   22   21    4   19   26
Bill Lee               5   7  5.63  24  14   1   3   0   96  124   68   60   13   28   29

 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  2.64  36  14   7   2   2  160  160   60   47    6   41   50
Jim Brewer             3   1  2.70  13   0   0   2   0   20   20    7    6    0    6   16
Gary Ross              8  16  2.89  33  31   7   0   2  224  221   86   72   12   57   99
Mickey Scott           3   0  3.23  33   0   0   3   0   39   47   17   14    3   12   10
Sid Monge              5   7  3.40  31  12   2   0   0  111  101   48   42    9   48   47
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   8  4.44  41   0   0   5   0   77   76   41   38    7   30   42
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  11  3.36  26  25  15   1   1  193  164   79   72    5   74   87
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
Pete Vuckovich         7   3  4.60  30   7   1   0   0  108  118   57   55    3   57   61
Ken Kravec             1   5  4.72   8   8   1   0   0   48   48   26   25    3   28   38
Bart Johnson           9  16  4.74  31  31   8   0   3  203  222  111  107   18   61   87
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             13   6  3.11  32  19   3   1   3  151  148   54   52    4   51   80
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
Steve Grilli           3   1  4.82  34   0   0   2   0   62   59   41   33    5   38   34
Ray Bare               7   8  4.85  29  21   3   0   2  128  153   85   69   13   49   57
Joe Coleman            2   5  4.86  12  12   1   0   0   67   80   44   36    1   34   38
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
Ken Sanders            0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    2    1    0    0    0    2    2
Mark Littell           8   3  2.06  57   1   0  15   0  100   67   25   23    1   55   87
Roger Nelson           0   0  2.08   3   0   0   0   0    9    4    2    2    0    4    4
Steve Mingori          5   5  2.27  52   0   0  10   0   83   70   22   21    3   23   38
Marty Pattin           8  13  2.61  42  14   3   5   1  131  107   50   38    8   36   60
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
Doug Bird             12   9  3.36  37  25   2   2   1  185  175   84   69   17   30  100
Dennis Leonard        17   9  3.52  33  32  16   0   2  248  236  108   97   14   67  147
Paul Splittorff       11   7  3.84  25  22   5   0   1  155  163   75   66   11   57   59
Steve Busby            3   3  4.40  13  13   1   0   0   72   58   42   35    7   49   29
Tom Hall               1   1  4.50  30   0   0   1   0   30   28   19   15    4   18   24
Jerry Cram             0   0  5.40   2   0   0   0   0    3    5    2    2    0    1    1
Bob McClure            0   0  6.75   7   0   0   0   0    4    3    3    3    0    7    3
Tom Bruno              1   0  7.16  11   0   0   0   0   16   19   13   13    3    9    9

 Milwaukee             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Gary Beare             2   1  2.52   3   3   1   0   0   25   26    8    7    3    9   20
Moose Haas             0   1  2.70   3   1   0   0   0   10    8    4    3    0    5    7
Bill Travers          15  15  2.73  33  33  14   0   3  231  203   87   70   21   92  117
Danny Frisella         5   2  2.74  32   0   0   9   0   49   30   16   15    4   34   43
Jerry Augustine        8  12  3.27  38  23   5   0   3  165  157   66   60    9   55   56
Jim Slaton            14  13  3.49  36  36  10   0   2  276  268  120  107   14   89  131
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
Eduardo Rodriguez      5  12  3.63  44  12   3   8   0  129  118   65   52    8   63   75
Ray Sadecki            2   0  4.34  36   0   0   1   0   37   38   20   18    2   20   27
Pete Broberg           1   7  4.97  20  11   1   0   0   92   99   59   51    5   72   28
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  3.10  74   0   0  19   0  163  143   63   56    9   61  111
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
Pete Redfern           7   8  3.65  22  22   1   0   1  111  101   60   45    5   62   70
Vic Albury             3   1  3.88  22   0   0   0   0   46   48   22   20    0   22   21
Bill Singer            8   8  3.90  24  24   5   0   3  162  161   80   70    8   67   61
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
Tippy Martinez         2   0  1.93  11   0   0   2   0   28   18    6    6    1   14   14
Grant Jackson          5   0  1.99  20   1   0   1   0   50   33   11   11    1   14   20
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   9  2.86  33  33  13   0   4  249  222   94   79   11   91  119
Dock Ellis            16   8  3.10  31  31   8   0   1  203  183   78   70   14   73   63
Doyle Alexander        9   5  3.15  18  18   5   0   2  131  107   49   46    9   37   40
Catfish Hunter        16  15  3.56  35  35  21   0   2  291  260  121  115   28   67  168
Rudy May               4   3  3.57  11  11   2   0   1   68   49   32   27    5   28   38
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             17  12  2.40  35  35  18   0   6  277  250   85   74    8   57  156
Rollie Fingers        11  10  2.47  67   0   0  20   0  128  112   38   35    3   40  111
Mike Torrez           15  11  2.65  37  37  11   0   3  248  221   92   73   15   83  112
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
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
Tommy Boggs            1   6  3.34  12  12   3   0   0   86   80   35   32    7   32   33
Nelson Briles         10   9  3.35  30  30   7   0   1  201  220   86   75   17   45   93
Gaylord Perry         14  14  3.36  31  31  20   0   1  241  226   93   90   14   52  137
Bill Singer            4   1  3.48  10  10   2   0   1   65   56   31   25    4   27   34
Steve Hargan           7   8  3.51  32   8   2   0   1  121  120   60   47    7   38   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)          22
  L. Tiant (BOS)           20
  E. Figueroa (NY)         19
  W. Garland (BAL)         18
  V. Blue (OAK)            17
  M. Fidrych (DET)         17
  D. Leonard (KC)          17
  F. Tanana (CAL)          17
  B. Campbell (MIN)        16
  D. Ellis (NY)            16

Losses:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            17
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        16
  B. Johnson (CHI)         16
  D. Roberts (DET)         16
  G. Ross (CAL)            16
  R. Gossage (CHI)         15
  C. Hunter (NY)           15
  B. Travers (MIL)         15
  J. Colborn (MIL)         14
  D. Goltz (MIN)           14

Complete Games:

  J. Palmer (BAL)          23
  M. Fidrych (DET)         22
  F. Tanana (CAL)          22
  C. Hunter (NY)           21
  G. Perry (TEX)           20
  N. Ryan (CAL)            19
  V. Blue (OAK)            18
  L. Tiant (BOS)           18
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        17
  D. Leonard (KC)          16

Saves:

  S. Lyle (NY)             21
  R. Fingers (OAK)         20
  D. LaRoche (CLE)         20
  B. Campbell (MIN)        19
  M. Littell (KC)          15
  J. Kern (CLE)            14
  J. Hiller (DET)          13
  D. Hamilton (CHI)        10
  T. Martinez (BAL)        10
  S. Mingori (KC)          10

Shutouts:

  V. Blue (OAK)             6
  J. Palmer (BAL)           6
  B. Blyleven (TEX)         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
  J. Bibby (CLE)            3

Innings Pitched:

  J. Palmer (BAL)       315.0
  C. Hunter (NY)        291.0
  B. Blyleven (TEX)     280.2
  V. Blue (OAK)         277.1
  J. Slaton (MIL)       275.2
  F. Tanana (CAL)       268.1
  N. Ryan (CAL)         259.1
  L. Tiant (BOS)        256.1
  E. Figueroa (NY)      248.2
  D. Leonard (KC)       248.1

Hits:

  B. Blyleven (TEX)       271
  J. Slaton (MIL)         268
  C. Hunter (NY)          260
  L. Tiant (BOS)          256
  J. Palmer (BAL)         255
  V. Blue (OAK)           250
  K. Holtzman (NY)        248
  D. Leonard (KC)         236
  D. Roberts (DET)        234
  D. Goltz (MIN)          229

Runs:

  C. Hunter (NY)          121
  J. Slaton (MIL)         120
  D. Roberts (DET)        114
  N. Ryan (CAL)           113
  B. Johnson (CHI)        111
  B. Singer (MIN)         111
  D. Goltz (MIN)          110
  D. Leonard (KC)         108
  J. Hughes (MIN)         106
  B. Blyleven (TEX)       103

Home Runs:

  C. Hunter (NY)           28
  F. Tanana (CAL)          23
  L. Tiant (BOS)           22
  B. Travers (MIL)         21
  F. Jenkins (BOS)         20
  J. Palmer (BAL)          20
  V. Ruhle (DET)           19
  J. Colborn (MIL)         18
  B. Johnson (CHI)         18
  D. Bird (KC)             17

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           164
  B. Singer (MIN)          94
  B. Travers (MIL)         92
  E. Figueroa (NY)         91
  J. Slaton (MIL)          89
  D. Goltz (MIN)           85
  R. Gossage (CHI)         85
  J. Palmer (BAL)          84
  M. Torrez (OAK)          83
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        78

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           291
  F. Tanana (CAL)         239
  B. Blyleven (TEX)       201
  D. Eckersley (CLE)      170
  C. Hunter (NY)          168
  J. Palmer (BAL)         159
  V. Blue (OAK)           156
  D. Leonard (KC)         147
  F. Jenkins (BOS)        142
  G. Perry (TEX)          137

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