Wednesday September 29, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, September 29, 1976

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        95  62  3.18  157  62  35  1436  1277  567  508   96  441  669
Kansas City     90  69  3.20  159  41  35  1445  1323  599  514   83  484  727
Oakland         86  72  3.29  158  37  29  1424  1381  587  520   94  404  698
Baltimore       88  71  3.32  159  58  23  1438  1363  587  530   79  478  658
California      73  85  3.38  158  63  15  1434  1292  619  539   94  533  949
Cleveland       81  75  3.44  156  30  46  1407  1333  599  538   79  519  912
Texas           73  86  3.47  158  62  14  1443  1433  640  557  106  457  757
Boston          80  79  3.57  159  49  25  1425  1467  654  565  107  401  660
Milwaukee       66  92  3.63  158  43  27  1408  1380  641  568   99  558  660
Minnesota       82  77  3.74  159  28  22  1432  1395  696  595   88  606  754
Detroit         70  87  3.94  157  52  19  1395  1402  702  611  101  541  721
Chicago         64  93  4.20  157  53  22  1414  1419  719  659   81  579  784

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mark Fidrych (DET)    18   9  2.39  30  28  23   0   4  241  212   75   64   12   52   93
Vida Blue (OAK)       18  12  2.42  36  36  19   0   6  286  260   88   77    8   59  162
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
Mike Torrez (OAK)     16  11  2.55  38  38  12   0   4  257  223   92   73   15   86  114
Paul Hartzell (CAL)    7   4  2.64  36  14   7   2   2  160  160   60   47    6   41   50
Wayne Garland (BAL)   20   7  2.67  38  25  14   1   4  232  224   81   69   10   64  113
Bill Travers (MIL)    15  15  2.73  33  33  14   0   3  231  203   87   70   21   92  117
Bert Blyleven (TEX)   13  16  2.89  35  35  18   0   6  290  275  103   93   14   80  212
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
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         20   7  2.67  38  25  14   1   4  232  224   81   69   10   64  113
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  2.96  48   0   0   7   0   85   75   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              11   7  3.78  24  21   5   0   1  152  156   73   64   11   42   71
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
Scott McGregor         0   1  5.63   2   1   0   0   0    8   10    6    5    0    2    4
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  2.96  51   0   0   8   0   94   89   38   31    4   31   37
Luis Tiant            21  12  3.13  37  37  19   0   3  267  263  105   93   24   62  127
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  3.36  24  14   1   0   0  104  133   48   39    6   26   45
Tom Murphy             4   5  3.44  37   0   0   8   0   81   91   43   31    5   25   32
Rick Wise             13  11  3.49  33  33  11   0   4  216  210   96   84   17   46   87
Rick Kreuger           2   1  4.06   8   4   1   0   0   31   31   14   14    3   16   12
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            16  18  3.46  38  38  20   0   6  275  191  117  106   13  178  313
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  12  3.32  27  26  16   1   1  201  171   82   74    5   76   91
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  2.12  36   7   2   6   0  102   85   30   24    5   39   53
Dave LaRoche           1   4  2.27  59   0   0  21   0   95   57   25   24    2   45  103
Jim Kern              10   7  2.37  50   2   0  15   0  118   91   38   31    2   50  111
Jim Bibby             13   7  3.10  33  20   4   1   3  160  157   58   55    5   53   82
Dennis Eckersley      13  12  3.39  35  29   9   1   3  194  149   79   73   13   75  192
Pat Dobson            16  12  3.48  35  35   6   0   0  217  226   98   84   13   65  117
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           9  11  4.25  32  27   5   0   2  180  193   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          18   9  2.39  30  28  23   0   4  241  212   75   64   12   52   93
John Hiller           11   8  2.57  55   0   0  13   0  112   89   37   32    7   66  110
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
Dave Roberts          15  17  4.11  35  35  17   0   4  243  246  120  111   16   63   77
Jim Crawford           1   8  4.53  32   5   1   2   0  109  115   65   55    4   43   68
Ray Bare               7   8  4.63  30  21   3   0   2  134  157   85   69   13   51   59
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  5.09  20  10   1   0   0   81   86   47   46    7   34   51
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   3   0   0   0   0    3    3    0    0    0    3    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  2.37  53   0   0  10   0   84   70   23   22    3   24   38
Larry Gura             4   0  2.37  19   2   1   1   1   61   45   19   16    4   20   22
Marty Pattin           8  14  2.53  43  15   4   5   1  139  111   51   39    9   38   65
Andy Hassler           5   5  2.67  18  14   4   0   1   98   84   34   29    2   38   45
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  10  3.59  34  33  16   0   2  253  243  113  101   16   68  149
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  4.45  31   0   0   1   0   30   28   19   15    4   18   25
Jerry Cram             0   0  6.23   4   0   0   0   0    4    8    3    3    0    1    2
Tom Bruno              1   0  6.75  12   0   0   0   0   17   20   13   13    3    9   11
Bob McClure            0   0  9.00   8   0   0   0   0    4    3    4    4    0    8    3

 Milwaukee             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Gary Beare             2   2  2.57   5   4   2   0   0   35   34   11   10    4   13   25
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        9  12  3.30  39  24   5   0   3  172  167   69   63    9   56   59
Bill Castro            4   6  3.46  39   0   0   8   0   70   70   29   27    4   19   23
Jim Slaton            14  14  3.46  37  37  11   0   2  284  279  122  109   14   91  133
Eduardo Rodriguez      5  13  3.64  45  12   3   8   0  136  124   68   55   10   65   77
Jim Colborn            9  15  3.71  32  32   7   0   0  226  232   97   93   20   54  101
Ray Sadecki            2   0  4.34  36   0   0   1   0   37   38   20   18    2   20   27
Moose Haas             0   1  4.85   4   2   0   0   0   13   11    8    7    0   11    7
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  2.64  17   1   0   0   0   48   43   14   14    2    8   36
Bill Campbell         16   5  3.04  76   0   0  19   0  166  144   63   56    9   62  115
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
Pete Redfern           8   8  3.51  23  23   1   0   1  118  105   61   46    6   63   74
Vic Albury             3   1  3.58  23   0   0   0   0   50   51   22   20    0   24   23
Bill Singer            8   9  3.85  25  25   5   0   3  164  167   86   70    9   68   62
Steve Luebber          4   5  4.00  38  12   2   2   1  119  109   57   53    9   62   45
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
Dave Pagan             1   1  2.28   7   2   1   0   0   24   18    7    6    0    4   13
Sparky Lyle            7   8  2.29  62   0   0  21   0  102   81   33   26    5   41   61
Dick Tidrow            4   5  2.68  46   2   0  10   0   91   80   29   27    5   23   65
Ed Figueroa           19  10  3.02  34  34  14   0   4  257  237  101   86   13   94  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        17  15  3.53  36  36  21   0   2  298  268  126  117   28   68  173
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             18  12  2.42  36  36  19   0   6  286  260   88   77    8   59  162
Mike Torrez           16  11  2.55  38  38  12   0   4  257  223   92   73   15   86  114
Rollie Fingers        12  11  2.58  69   0   0  20   0  133  117   41   38    3   40  112
Paul Lindblad          6   5  3.14  65   0   0   5   0  115  111   49   40    5   24   37
Stan Bahnsen           8   7  3.34  35  14   1   0   1  143  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   7  4.25  26  26   4   0   1  142  169   74   67   15   30   67
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
Gaylord Perry         15  14  3.24  32  32  21   0   2  250  232   93   90   14   52  143
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
Bill Singer            4   1  3.48  10  10   2   0   1   65   56   31   25    4   27   34
Tommy Boggs            1   7  3.49  13  13   3   0   0   90   87   42   35    7   34   36
Steve Hargan           7   8  3.54  34   8   2   1   1  122  123   61   48    8   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  5.59  20  10   3   0   0   68   70   51   42   10   44   27
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
  W. Garland (BAL)         20
  E. Figueroa (NY)         19
  V. Blue (OAK)            18
  M. Fidrych (DET)         18
  F. Tanana (CAL)          18
  C. Hunter (NY)           17
  D. Leonard (KC)          17
  B. Campbell (MIN)        16

Losses:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            18
  D. Roberts (DET)         17
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        16
  R. Gossage (CHI)         16
  B. Johnson (CHI)         16
  G. Ross (CAL)            16
  J. Colborn (MIL)         15
  C. Hunter (NY)           15
  B. Travers (MIL)         15
  D. Goltz (MIN)           14

Complete Games:

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

Saves:

  D. LaRoche (CLE)         21
  S. Lyle (NY)             21
  R. Fingers (OAK)         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)             6
  M. Fidrych (DET)          4
  E. Figueroa (NY)          4
  W. Garland (BAL)          4
  D. Goltz (MIN)            4
  D. Roberts (DET)          4
  B. Singer (MIN)           4

Innings Pitched:

  J. Palmer (BAL)       315.0
  C. Hunter (NY)        298.0
  B. Blyleven (TEX)     289.2
  V. Blue (OAK)         286.1
  J. Slaton (MIL)       283.2
  F. Tanana (CAL)       277.1
  N. Ryan (CAL)         275.1
  L. Tiant (BOS)        267.0
  M. Torrez (OAK)       257.1
  E. Figueroa (NY)      256.2

Hits:

  J. Slaton (MIL)         279
  B. Blyleven (TEX)       275
  C. Hunter (NY)          268
  L. Tiant (BOS)          263
  V. Blue (OAK)           260
  K. Holtzman (NY)        255
  J. Palmer (BAL)         255
  D. Roberts (DET)        246
  D. Leonard (KC)         243
  E. Figueroa (NY)        237

Runs:

  C. Hunter (NY)          126
  J. Slaton (MIL)         122
  D. Roberts (DET)        120
  N. Ryan (CAL)           117
  B. Singer (MIN)         117
  D. Leonard (KC)         113
  B. Johnson (CHI)        111
  D. Goltz (MIN)          110
  J. Hughes (MIN)         110
  K. Holtzman (NY)        105

Home Runs:

  C. Hunter (NY)           28
  F. Tanana (CAL)          24
  L. Tiant (BOS)           24
  B. Travers (MIL)         21
  J. Colborn (MIL)         20
  F. Jenkins (BOS)         20
  J. Palmer (BAL)          20
  V. Ruhle (DET)           19
  B. Johnson (CHI)         18
  D. Bird (KC)             17

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           178
  B. Singer (MIN)          95
  E. Figueroa (NY)         94
  B. Travers (MIL)         92
  J. Slaton (MIL)          91
  D. Goltz (MIN)           89
  R. Gossage (CHI)         88
  M. Torrez (OAK)          86
  J. Palmer (BAL)          84
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        80

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           313
  F. Tanana (CAL)         247
  B. Blyleven (TEX)       212
  D. Eckersley (CLE)      192
  C. Hunter (NY)          173
  V. Blue (OAK)           162
  J. Palmer (BAL)         159
  D. Leonard (KC)         149
  G. Perry (TEX)          143
  F. Jenkins (BOS)        142

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