Sunday September 26, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Sunday, September 26, 1976

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        94  61  3.16  155  61  35  1419  1253  554  498   93  436  662
Kansas City     89  67  3.21  156  39  35  1420  1304  590  506   80  477  716
Baltimore       86  70  3.30  156  56  23  1409  1332  573  517   78  473  641
Oakland         84  71  3.30  155  35  29  1397  1361  580  513   93  398  689
California      72  85  3.41  157  62  15  1425  1290  619  539   94  527  938
Cleveland       79  74  3.47  153  28  45  1380  1306  592  532   76  512  893
Texas           72  85  3.48  156  61  14  1426  1416  631  552  105  453  746
Boston          79  78  3.52  157  49  24  1407  1447  640  551  104  395  653
Milwaukee       65  90  3.59  155  43  26  1381  1347  624  551   95  547  650
Minnesota       81  76  3.77  157  28  22  1414  1380  688  593   85  601  742
Detroit         69  85  3.95  154  51  19  1370  1377  693  602  101  536  712
Chicago         64  92  4.21  156  52  22  1406  1412  716  657   81  577  780

 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)    18  10  2.53  33  33  23   0   2  277  207   88   78   24   68  247
Wayne Garland (BAL)   19   7  2.60  37  24  13   1   4  221  209   76   64   10   62  108
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
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
Bert Blyleven (TEX)   13  16  2.89  35  35  18   0   6  290  275  103   93   14   80  212

 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
Jim Palmer            22  13  2.51  40  40  23   0   6  315  255  101   88   20   84  159
Wayne Garland         19   7  2.60  37  24  13   1   4  221  209   76   64   10   62  108
Tippy Martinez         3   1  2.77  27   0   0   8   0   39   31   13   12    0   25   28
Ken Holtzman           5   4  2.86  13  13   6   0   1   98  100   34   31    4   35   25
Dyar Miller            2   4  3.02  47   0   0   7   0   83   74   30   28    5   36   35
Dennis Martinez        1   1  3.20   3   1   0   0   0   20   17    7    7    1    7   14
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
Ross Grimsley          8   7  3.95  28  19   2   0   0  137  143   66   60    8   35   41
Mike Flanagan          3   4  4.10  19  10   4   0   0   83   79   40   38    7   33   55
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            21  11  2.92  36  36  19   0   3  265  258   98   86   22   60  127
Jim Willoughby         2  12  2.99  50   0   0   8   0   93   89   38   31    4   31   37
Rick Kreuger           1   1  3.12   7   3   1   0   0   26   22    9    9    2   13   11
Reggie Cleveland       9   9  3.22  40  13   3   2   0  162  155   73   58    3   57   74
Fergie Jenkins        12  11  3.27  30  29  12   0   2  209  201   85   76   20   43  142
Rick Jones             5   3  3.40  23  14   1   0   0   98  129   46   37    6   26   42
Rick Wise             13  11  3.49  33  33  11   0   4  216  210   96   84   17   46   87
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          18  10  2.53  33  33  23   0   2  277  207   88   78   24   68  247
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  18  3.58  37  37  19   0   5  266  189  117  106   13  172  302
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 27.00   2   0   0   0   0    2    6    6    6    0    1    2

 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  16  3.97  30  28  14   1   0  215  207  101   95   15   88  130
Francisco Barrios      5   8  4.01  34  14   6   3   0  139  130   66   62   11   43   78
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
Pete Vuckovich         7   3  4.57  31   7   1   0   0  108  119   57   55    3   57   61
Chris Knapp            3   1  4.59  10   5   1   0   0   49   48   28   25    4   30   39
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  2.37  50   2   0  15   0  118   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            16  12  3.44  34  34   6   0   0  215  221   96   82   12   62  114
Dennis Eckersley      12  12  3.51  34  28   8   1   3  185  143   78   72   12   73  180
Tom Buskey             5   3  3.63  37   0   0   1   0   89   84   40   36    9   34   32
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
Dave Roberts          15  16  3.92  34  34  17   0   4  241  239  114  105   16   63   76
Vern Ruhle             9  12  3.92  32  32   5   0   1  200  227   99   87   19   59   88
Bill Laxton            0   5  4.09  26   3   0   2   0   95   77   49   43   13   51   74
Jim Crawford           1   7  4.40  31   4   1   2   0  106  109   62   52    4   42   67
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
Steve Grilli           3   1  4.88  35   0   0   2   0   63   61   42   34    5   39   36
Dave Lemanczyk         4   6  5.42  19  10   1   0   0   76   83   47   46    7   33   49
Frank MacCormack       0   5  5.79   9   8   0   0   0   33   35   24   21    1   34   14
Ed Glynn               0   3  6.50   4   3   1   0   0   18   17   15   13    3   15   13

 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  2.02  59   1   0  16   0  102   67   25   23    1   58   90
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   5  2.67  18  14   4   0   1   98   84   34   29    2   38   45
Larry Gura             3   0  2.79  18   1   0   1   0   52   41   19   16    4   19   21
Al Fitzmorris         15  11  3.09  34  33   8   0   2  218  225   89   75    6   56   79
Doug Bird             12  10  3.35  38  26   2   2   1  191  184   87   71   17   30  103
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
Jerry Cram             0   0  4.15   3   0   0   0   0    4    7    2    2    0    1    2
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
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
Moose Haas             0   1  2.70   3   1   0   0   0   10    8    4    3    0    5    7
Gary Beare             2   2  2.73   4   4   2   0   0   33   31   11   10    4   12   24
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  14  3.46  37  37  11   0   2  284  279  122  109   14   91  133
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            14  14  3.34  35  34  13   0   4  243  231  110   90   14   89  132
Vic Albury             3   1  3.58  23   0   0   0   0   50   51   22   20    0   24   23
Pete Redfern           7   8  3.65  22  22   1   0   1  111  101   60   45    5   62   70
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  14  5.09  36  25   2   0   0  168  184  110   95   16   72   82
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          6   0  1.69  21   2   1   1   1   59   38   11   11    1   16   25
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  2.68  46   2   0  10   0   91   80   29   27    5   23   65
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       10   5  3.29  19  19   5   0   2  137  114   54   50    9   39   41
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   7  4.18  20  20  10   0   2  142  155   71   66   13   33   38
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        12  11  2.58  69   0   0  20   0  133  117   41   38    3   40  112
Mike Torrez           15  11  2.65  37  37  11   0   3  248  221   92   73   15   83  112
Paul Lindblad          6   5  3.15  64   0   0   5   0  111  109   48   39    4   23   37
Stan Bahnsen           8   7  3.42  34  14   1   0   1  139  124   55   53   13   43   82
Jim Todd               7   8  4.00  48   0   0   4   0   79   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  4.11  25  25   4   0   1  140  163   71   64   15   30   66
Mike Norris            4   5  4.58  23  19   1   0   1   94   88   50   48   10   53   43
Glenn Abbott           2   4  5.58  18  10   0   0   0   61   87   41   38    6   15   26

 Texas                 W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jeff Terpko            3   3  2.39  32   0   0   0   0   53   42   15   14    3   29   24
Bert Blyleven          9  11  2.78  23  23  14   0   6  194  174   64   60   11   45  137
Jim Umbarger          10  12  3.09  29  29  10   0   3  192  197   82   66   12   54  105
Nelson Briles         11   9  3.27  31  31   7   0   1  209  224   87   76   17   47   97
Steve Foucault         8   8  3.33  46   0   0   5   0   76   68   31   28    9   25   41
Tommy Boggs            1   6  3.34  12  12   3   0   0   86   80   35   32    7   32   33
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  3.50  33   8   2   1   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  4.03  21   0   0   0   0   51   61   28   23    3   25   20
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 12.60   8   0   0   0   0    5   13    7    7    2    3    5

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League Leaders

Wins:

  J. Palmer (BAL)          22
  L. Tiant (BOS)           21
  E. Figueroa (NY)         19
  W. Garland (BAL)         19
  F. Tanana (CAL)          18
  V. Blue (OAK)            17
  M. Fidrych (DET)         17
  D. Leonard (KC)          17
  B. Campbell (MIN)        16
  P. Dobson (CLE)          16

Losses:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            18
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        16
  R. Gossage (CHI)         16
  B. Johnson (CHI)         16
  D. Roberts (DET)         16
  G. Ross (CAL)            16
  C. Hunter (NY)           15
  B. Travers (MIL)         15
  J. Colborn (MIL)         14
  D. Goltz (MIN)           14

Complete Games:

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

Saves:

  S. Lyle (NY)             21
  R. Fingers (OAK)         20
  D. LaRoche (CLE)         20
  B. Campbell (MIN)        19
  M. Littell (KC)          16
  J. Kern (CLE)            15
  J. Hiller (DET)          13
  D. Hamilton (CHI)        10
  T. Martinez (BAL)        10
  S. Mingori (KC)          10

Shutouts:

  V. Blue (OAK)             6
  B. Blyleven (TEX)         6
  J. Palmer (BAL)           6
  N. Ryan (CAL)             5
  E. Figueroa (NY)          4
  W. Garland (BAL)          4
  D. Goltz (MIN)            4
  D. Roberts (DET)          4
  B. Singer (MIN)           4
  R. Wise (BOS)             4

Innings Pitched:

  J. Palmer (BAL)       315.0
  C. Hunter (NY)        291.0
  B. Blyleven (TEX)     289.2
  J. Slaton (MIL)       283.2
  V. Blue (OAK)         277.1
  F. Tanana (CAL)       277.1
  N. Ryan (CAL)         266.1
  L. Tiant (BOS)        265.1
  E. Figueroa (NY)      248.2
  D. Leonard (KC)       248.1

Hits:

  J. Slaton (MIL)         279
  B. Blyleven (TEX)       275
  C. Hunter (NY)          260
  L. Tiant (BOS)          258
  K. Holtzman (NY)        255
  J. Palmer (BAL)         255
  V. Blue (OAK)           250
  D. Roberts (DET)        239
  D. Leonard (KC)         236
  D. Goltz (MIN)          231

Runs:

  J. Slaton (MIL)         122
  C. Hunter (NY)          121
  N. Ryan (CAL)           117
  D. Roberts (DET)        114
  B. Johnson (CHI)        111
  B. Singer (MIN)         111
  D. Goltz (MIN)          110
  J. Hughes (MIN)         110
  D. Leonard (KC)         108
  K. Holtzman (NY)        105

Home Runs:

  C. Hunter (NY)           28
  F. Tanana (CAL)          24
  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)           172
  B. Singer (MIN)          94
  B. Travers (MIL)         92
  E. Figueroa (NY)         91
  J. Slaton (MIL)          91
  D. Goltz (MIN)           89
  R. Gossage (CHI)         88
  J. Palmer (BAL)          84
  M. Torrez (OAK)          83
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        80

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           302
  F. Tanana (CAL)         247
  B. Blyleven (TEX)       212
  D. Eckersley (CLE)      180
  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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