Wednesday April 21, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Wednesday, April 21, 1976

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Detroit          4   4  2.59    8   2   2    73    62   25   21    0   38   38
Texas            6   4  2.67   10   5   1    91    68   30   27    4   26   56
Milwaukee        5   2  2.90    7   2   3    62    49   22   20    2   26   26
Baltimore        4   6  3.00   10   1   2    90    74   35   30    4   37   35
New York         7   2  3.04    9   4   3    80    71   33   27    6   23   38
Oakland          6   5  3.51   11   0   3   100    87   47   39   10   32   49
Cleveland        3   4  3.51    7   0   2    56    55   26   22    3   24   35
Boston           5   5  3.78   10   4   0    88    83   40   37    6   29   40
Chicago          4   4  4.10    8   4   1    68    70   37   31    5   16   45
California       5   7  4.21   12   3   1   109    96   57   51    7   41   68
Kansas City      3   5  4.77    8   1   2    66    69   37   35    4   37   40
Minnesota        3   7  4.98   10   0   2    87    88   54   48    9   36   56

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Clay Carroll (CHI)     0   0  0.00   2   0   0   1   0   10    6    0    0    0    2    6
Jim Kern (CLE)         0   0  0.00   3   0   0   1   0   10    3    0    0    0    5    9
Bill Travers (MIL)     1   0  0.71   2   2   0   0   0   13    9    1    1    0    7    8
Ken Holtzman (BAL)     1   0  1.00   2   2   0   0   0   18   11    2    2    0   10    4
Jim Umbarger (TEX)     1   1  1.04   2   2   1   0   0   17   12    4    2    0    3   11
Nolan Ryan (CAL)       2   1  1.08   3   3   2   0   1   25    8    3    3    0   15   28
Ray Bare (DET)         1   0  1.20   2   2   0   0   0   15   15    2    2    0    6    6
Wilbur Wood (CHI)      2   1  1.38   3   3   3   0   1   26   23   10    4    1    3   14
Dave Roberts (DET)     2   0  1.50   2   2   2   0   1   18   11    3    3    0    5    8
Jim Slaton (MIL)       2   1  1.50   3   3   2   0   2   24   12    4    4    1    7    6

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mike Flanagan          0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    6    2    0    0    0    3    6
Grant Jackson          0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    1    0    0    0    0    1
Ken Holtzman           1   0  1.00   2   2   0   0   0   18   11    2    2    0   10    4
Dyar Miller            0   1  2.08   5   0   0   2   0    4    4    2    1    1    0    2
Jim Palmer             3   1  2.43   4   4   1   0   0   30   18    8    8    2   12   11
Ross Grimsley          0   1  2.61   2   1   0   0   0   10   12    5    3    0    3    3
Wayne Garland          0   0  3.12   3   0   0   0   0    9    6    4    3    0    4    2
Doyle Alexander        0   1  3.18   1   1   0   0   0    6    6    3    2    0    2    3
Mike Cuellar           0   2 19.80   2   2   0   0   0    5   14   11   11    1    3    3

 Boston                W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Reggie Cleveland       1   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    9    4    0    0    0    5    4
Luis Tiant             2   0  1.69   2   2   1   0   0   16   12    3    3    0    6    5
Fergie Jenkins         1   2  2.42   3   3   2   0   1   22   17    7    6    0    3   13
Rick Wise              1   1  2.84   3   3   1   0   0   19   21    8    6    1    3    8
Dick Pole              0   0  4.50   1   0   0   0   0    6    4    3    3    1    1    2
Tom House              0   1  6.75   2   0   0   0   0    4    4    3    3    0    1    2
Jim Willoughby         0   0  7.36   2   0   0   0   0    4    6    3    3    1    0    0
Rick Jones             0   0  9.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    4    2    2    0    1    1
Bill Lee               0   1 15.63   2   2   0   0   0    6   11   11   11    3    9    5

 California            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Sid Monge              1   0  1.08   4   0   0   0   0    8    8    1    1    0    1    0
Nolan Ryan             2   1  1.08   3   3   2   0   1   25    8    3    3    0   15   28
Jim Brewer             1   0  1.35   4   0   0   1   0    7    6    1    1    0    1    4
Dick Drago             0   0  2.45   6   0   0   0   0    7    4    3    2    0    1    3
Gary Ross              0   1  2.61   2   1   0   0   0   10    5    3    3    1    4    5
Paul Hartzell          0   0  2.79   4   0   0   0   0   10    9    3    3    0    2    4
Steve Dunning          0   0  5.40   3   0   0   0   0    3    5    4    2    1    4    2
Frank Tanana           1   1  6.35   3   3   1   0   0   17   21   13   12    3    5   17
Andy Hassler           0   2  9.31   2   2   0   0   0   10   13   10   10    0    3    3
Don Kirkwood           0   2 10.80   3   3   0   0   0   12   17   16   14    2    5    2

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Clay Carroll           0   0  0.00   2   0   0   1   0   10    6    0    0    0    2    6
Wilbur Wood            2   1  1.38   3   3   3   0   1   26   23   10    4    1    3   14
Terry Forster          0   0  1.69   1   1   0   0   0    5    5    1    1    0    1    3
Rich Gossage           1   1  3.97   2   1   1   0   0   11    7    5    5    1    4   10
Francisco Barrios      0   0  6.75   1   0   0   0   0    1    3    1    1    0    0    1
Dave Hamilton          0   1 11.12   1   1   0   0   0    6   10    7    7    1    2    5
Bart Johnson           1   1 11.57   2   2   0   0   0    7   11    9    9    1    2    4
Jack Kucek             0   0 18.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    4    2    2    0    1    1
Pete Vuckovich         0   0 54.00   1   0   0   0   0    0    1    2    2    1    1    1

 Cleveland             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Buskey             0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    0    0
Jim Kern               0   0  0.00   3   0   0   1   0   10    3    0    0    0    5    9
Dave LaRoche           0   0  0.00   4   0   0   1   0    4    0    0    0    0    2    3
Rick Waits             0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    4    4    0    0    0    2    1
Pat Dobson             1   1  2.25   2   2   0   0   0   12   12    5    3    0    3    6
Jackie Brown           0   0  2.45   1   0   0   0   0    4    3    2    1    1    1    4
Fritz Peterson         0   1  3.68   1   1   0   0   0    7    6    3    3    1    0    3
Jim Bibby              1   0  5.19   2   2   0   0   0    9   13    5    5    0    4    5
Don Hood               1   0  5.40   2   0   0   0   0    3    6    2    2    0    2    1
Dennis Eckersley       0   2 23.63   2   2   0   0   0    3    8    8    7    1    4    3
Stan Thomas            0   0  Inf    1   0   0   0   0    0    0    1    1    0    1    0

 Detroit               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mark Fidrych           0   0  Inf    1   0   0   0   0    0    1    0    0    0    0    0
Ray Bare               1   0  1.20   2   2   0   0   0   15   15    2    2    0    6    6
Dave Roberts           2   0  1.50   2   2   2   0   1   18   11    3    3    0    5    8
Steve Grilli           0   1  2.08   2   0   0   0   0    4    6    1    1    0    1    4
John Hiller            0   2  2.61   5   0   0   2   0   10    9    4    3    0    8    9
Joe Coleman            1   0  3.00   3   3   0   0   0   21   14   10    7    0   14    7
Vern Ruhle             0   0  9.00   1   1   0   0   0    4    5    4    4    0    3    4
Jim Crawford           0   1 27.00   1   0   0   0   0    0    1    1    1    0    1    0

 Kansas City           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mark Littell           0   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    7    2    1    0    0    4    8
Ray Sadecki            0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    2    0    0    0    2    0
Steve Busby            0   1  1.50   1   1   0   0   0    6    2    2    1    0    7    3
Doug Bird              0   0  2.84   4   1   0   0   0   13   10    4    4    1    5    7
Marty Pattin           0   1  4.15   4   0   0   2   0    4    4    2    2    1    2    4
Al Fitzmorris          2   0  4.50   2   2   1   0   0   10   14    5    5    0    2    5
Dennis Leonard         0   1  6.55   2   2   0   0   0   11   15    8    8    1    4    5
Steve Mingori          1   0  9.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    2    1    1    0    0    1
Paul Splittorff        0   2  9.58   3   2   0   0   0   10   17   11   11    1    6    4
Bob McClure            0   0 13.50   3   0   0   0   0    2    1    3    3    0    5    3

 Milwaukee             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Colborn            1   0  0.00   1   1   0   0   0    6    4    0    0    0    0    3
Tom Hausman            0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    0    0    0    0    0    1    0
Bill Travers           1   0  0.71   2   2   0   0   0   13    9    1    1    0    7    8
Jim Slaton             2   1  1.50   3   3   2   0   2   24   12    4    4    1    7    6
Bill Champion          0   0  1.59   3   0   0   0   0    6    6    2    1    0    3    3
Pete Broberg           1   0  3.60   1   1   0   0   0    5    2    3    2    0    4    1
Jerry Augustine        0   0  5.40   2   0   0   0   0    2    3    1    1    0    0    1
Eduardo Rodriguez      0   0  7.11   4   0   0   3   0    6    7    5    5    1    3    3
Tom Murphy             0   1 162.0   2   0   0   0   0    0    6    6    6    0    1    1

 Minnesota             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bert Blyleven          1   1  2.16   3   3   0   0   0   25   23    9    6    1    4   17
Vic Albury             0   1  2.25   3   0   0   0   0    4    4    1    1    0    1    0
Tom Burgmeier          0   0  2.25   3   0   0   0   0    4    3    1    1    0    1    2
Joe Decker             1   2  3.38   3   3   0   0   0   19   16    7    7    1   11   15
Bill Campbell          1   1  4.05   5   0   0   2   0    7    6    3    3    0    3    6
Mike Pazik             0   0  4.50   2   0   0   0   0    4    4    4    2    0    3    3
Dave Goltz             0   1  8.53   3   3   0   0   0   13   18   13   12    1    5    8
Steve Luebber          0   0  9.00   3   0   0   0   0   10    8   10   10    3    6    4
Jim Hughes             0   1 32.40   1   1   0   0   0    2    6    6    6    3    2    1

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ken Brett              0   0  0.00   1   0   0   1   0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0
Sparky Lyle            1   0  0.00   5   0   0   2   0    5    3    1    0    0    2    4
Tippy Martinez         1   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    5    3    0    0    0    3    2
Dave Pagan             0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    0    0
Dick Tidrow            1   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    8    8    0    0    0    2    6
Ed Figueroa            1   0  2.51   2   2   1   0   1   14   17    6    4    0    5    5
Catfish Hunter         1   2  3.60   3   3   2   0   1   25   18   10   10    3    5   13
Dock Ellis             1   0  3.97   2   2   1   0   0   11   13    5    5    1    2    0
Rudy May               1   0  6.75   2   2   0   0   0   11    9   11    8    2    4    8

 Oakland               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dick Bosman            0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    5    3    0    0    0    1    1
Jim Todd               1   0  1.00   5   0   0   1   0    9    7    2    1    0    3    2
Rollie Fingers         1   0  1.04   6   0   0   2   0    9    3    2    1    0    1    8
Vida Blue              1   1  1.71   3   3   0   0   0   21   16    4    4    1    7   13
Mike Norris            0   0  1.93   2   0   0   0   0    9    5    2    2    2    3    3
Paul Lindblad          1   0  3.00   4   0   0   0   0    9    7    4    3    1    0    3
Mike Torrez            1   3  4.56   4   4   0   0   0   24   19   15   12    3   12   14
Stan Bahnsen           1   0  5.63   2   2   0   0   0    8   12    6    5    0    3    4
Glenn Abbott           0   0 15.43   2   0   0   0   0    2    3    4    4    1    2    1
Paul Mitchell          0   1 15.75   2   2   0   0   0    4   12    8    7    2    0    0

 Texas                 W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Steve Foucault         0   0  0.00   2   0   0   1   0    2    1    0    0    0    0    2
Steve Barr             1   0  1.00   1   1   1   0   0    9    4    1    1    1    3    7
Jim Umbarger           1   1  1.04   2   2   1   0   0   17   12    4    2    0    3   11
Jeff Terpko            0   1  1.93   2   0   0   0   0    5    3    1    1    1    3    4
Nelson Briles          1   1  2.40   2   2   1   0   0   15   12    5    4    0    3    7
Steve Hargan           0   0  3.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    2    1    1    0    3    2
Gaylord Perry          2   1  3.08   3   3   2   0   0   26   24    9    9    0    3   15
Bill Singer            1   0  4.73   2   2   0   0   0   13    9    7    7    2    5    8
Joe Hoerner            0   0 54.00   2   0   0   0   0    0    1    2    2    0    3    0

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League Leaders

Wins:

  J. Palmer (BAL)           3
  A. Fitzmorris (KC)        2
  G. Perry (TEX)            2
  D. Roberts (DET)          2
  N. Ryan (CAL)             2
  J. Slaton (MIL)           2
  L. Tiant (BOS)            2
  W. Wood (CHI)             2
  S. Bahnsen (OAK)          1
  R. Bare (DET)             1

Losses:

  M. Torrez (OAK)           3
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          2
  J. Decker (MIN)           2
  D. Eckersley (CLE)        2
  A. Hassler (CAL)          2
  J. Hiller (DET)           2
  C. Hunter (NY)            2
  F. Jenkins (BOS)          2
  D. Kirkwood (CAL)         2
  P. Splittorff (KC)        2

Complete Games:

  W. Wood (CHI)             3
  C. Hunter (NY)            2
  F. Jenkins (BOS)          2
  G. Perry (TEX)            2
  D. Roberts (DET)          2
  N. Ryan (CAL)             2
  J. Slaton (MIL)           2
  S. Barr (TEX)             1
  N. Briles (TEX)           1
  D. Ellis (NY)             1

Saves:

  E. Rodriguez (MIL)        3
  B. Campbell (MIN)         2
  R. Fingers (OAK)          2
  J. Hiller (DET)           2
  S. Lyle (NY)              2
  D. Miller (BAL)           2
  M. Pattin (KC)            2
  K. Brett (NY)             1
  J. Brewer (CAL)           1
  C. Carroll (CHI)          1

Shutouts:

  J. Slaton (MIL)           2
  E. Figueroa (NY)          1
  C. Hunter (NY)            1
  F. Jenkins (BOS)          1
  D. Roberts (DET)          1
  N. Ryan (CAL)             1
  W. Wood (CHI)             1

Innings Pitched:

  J. Palmer (BAL)        29.2
  G. Perry (TEX)         26.1
  W. Wood (CHI)          26.0
  B. Blyleven (MIN)      25.0
  C. Hunter (NY)         25.0
  N. Ryan (CAL)          25.0
  J. Slaton (MIL)        24.0
  M. Torrez (OAK)        23.2
  F. Jenkins (BOS)       22.1
  V. Blue (OAK)          21.0

Hits:

  G. Perry (TEX)           24
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        23
  W. Wood (CHI)            23
  F. Tanana (CAL)          21
  R. Wise (BOS)            21
  M. Torrez (OAK)          19
  D. Goltz (MIN)           18
  C. Hunter (NY)           18
  J. Palmer (BAL)          18
  E. Figueroa (NY)         17

Runs:

  D. Kirkwood (CAL)        16
  M. Torrez (OAK)          15
  D. Goltz (MIN)           13
  F. Tanana (CAL)          13
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         11
  B. Lee (BOS)             11
  R. May (NY)              11
  P. Splittorff (KC)       11
  J. Coleman (DET)         10
  A. Hassler (CAL)         10

Home Runs:

  J. Hughes (MIN)           3
  C. Hunter (NY)            3
  B. Lee (BOS)              3
  S. Luebber (MIN)          3
  F. Tanana (CAL)           3
  M. Torrez (OAK)           3
  D. Kirkwood (CAL)         2
  R. May (NY)               2
  P. Mitchell (OAK)         2
  M. Norris (OAK)           2

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            15
  J. Coleman (DET)         14
  J. Palmer (BAL)          12
  M. Torrez (OAK)          12
  J. Decker (MIN)          11
  K. Holtzman (BAL)        10
  B. Lee (BOS)              9
  J. Hiller (DET)           8
  V. Blue (OAK)             7
  S. Busby (KC)             7

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            28
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        17
  F. Tanana (CAL)          17
  J. Decker (MIN)          15
  G. Perry (TEX)           15
  M. Torrez (OAK)          14
  W. Wood (CHI)            14
  V. Blue (OAK)            13
  C. Hunter (NY)           13
  F. Jenkins (BOS)         13

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