Tuesday May 4, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, May 4, 1976

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Texas           12   6  2.83   18   9   3   162   137   56   51   13   44   93
Milwaukee        9   5  2.90   14   2   6   124   100   48   40    6   44   49
New York        11   5  2.91   16   7   5   145   115   54   47    7   52   61
Detroit          8   7  2.91   15   4   3   136   121   53   44    5   59   73
Baltimore        7  11  3.29   18   3   2   167   153   71   61    9   69   60
California       7  14  3.73   21   5   3   186   168   93   77   14   80  135
Kansas City      8   7  3.74   15   2   4   132   136   61   55    8   60   69
Cleveland        9   9  3.77   18   1   5   155   148   76   65   10   75  112
Oakland         11  10  3.85   21   3   5   187   179   92   80   15   61   89
Chicago          6   8  4.43   14   6   1   122   131   73   60   11   38   81
Boston           6  10  4.57   16   4   0   138   149   74   70   16   44   61
Minnesota        7   9  4.66   16   0   3   147   147   82   76   13   69   82

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bill Travers (MIL)     2   0  0.44   3   3   0   0   0   21   17    2    1    0    7   13
Dave Roberts (DET)     3   0  1.00   3   3   3   0   1   27   13    4    3    0    6   11
Ken Holtzman (BAL)     2   1  1.26   5   5   2   0   0   43   31    8    6    0   16   12
Nolan Ryan (CAL)       3   1  1.42   5   5   2   0   1   38   14    6    6    0   27   45
Wayne Garland (BAL)    1   0  1.59   6   0   0   0   0   17   11    4    3    0    5    6
Jim Colborn (MIL)      2   2  1.65   4   4   0   0   0   27   20    8    5    2    7   13
Jim Kern (CLE)         1   0  1.66   7   0   0   1   0   22   11    6    4    0   10   21
Doug Bird (KC)         2   0  1.88   9   1   0   1   0   24   15    5    5    1   10   13
Dock Ellis (NY)        3   0  1.91   4   4   1   0   0   28   21    6    6    1   14    9
Jim Slaton (MIL)       3   1  2.27   5   5   2   0   2   40   24   10   10    3   12   12

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ken Holtzman           2   1  1.26   5   5   2   0   0   43   31    8    6    0   16   12
Wayne Garland          1   0  1.59   6   0   0   0   0   17   11    4    3    0    5    6
Grant Jackson          1   1  1.80   3   0   0   0   0    5    4    1    1    0    1    2
Doyle Alexander        0   1  1.98   3   1   0   0   0   14   10    4    3    0    5    6
Ross Grimsley          0   2  3.38   4   2   0   0   0   19   17   11    7    2    8    5
Dyar Miller            0   1  3.48   8   0   0   2   0   10   15    5    4    1    2    4
Jim Palmer             3   3  3.74   6   6   1   0   0   43   40   19   18    4   20   15
Mike Flanagan          0   0  4.32   3   0   0   0   0    8    6    4    4    1    4    7
Mike Cuellar           0   2 18.41   4   4   0   0   0    7   19   15   15    1    8    3

 Boston                W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Reggie Cleveland       1   0  0.73   4   0   0   0   0   12    9    1    1    0    6    5
Luis Tiant             3   1  3.13   4   4   1   0   0   32   30   11   11    4    9   12
Fergie Jenkins         1   3  3.45   4   4   2   0   1   29   26   12   11    1    6   19
Dick Pole              0   0  3.86   3   0   0   0   0    9    8    4    4    1    4    3
Tom House              0   1  4.26   5   0   0   0   0    6    8    3    3    0    1    2
Jim Willoughby         0   0  4.50   5   0   0   0   0    8    9    4    4    1    1    1
Rick Wise              1   2  4.63   4   4   1   0   0   23   29   14   12    3    5    9
Rick Jones             0   0  9.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    4    2    2    0    1    1
Bill Lee               0   3 12.12   4   4   0   0   0   16   26   23   22    6   11    9

 California            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Sid Monge              1   0  1.00   5   0   0   0   0    9    8    1    1    0    1    1
Nolan Ryan             3   1  1.42   5   5   2   0   1   38   14    6    6    0   27   45
Jim Brewer             2   0  1.54   6   0   0   1   0   12   12    3    2    0    3   10
Paul Hartzell          0   0  1.62   6   0   0   1   0   17   13    3    3    0    4    6
Frank Tanana           1   3  3.48   6   6   3   0   0   41   36   18   16    6   16   40
Gary Ross              0   3  3.57   4   3   0   0   0   23   22   10    9    2    8   17
Dick Drago             0   2  4.35   9   0   0   1   0   10   11    7    5    1    3    5
Steve Dunning          0   0  7.50   4   0   0   0   0    6    9    9    5    2    6    4
Andy Hassler           0   3  8.16   3   3   0   0   0   14   19   17   13    1    6    4
Don Kirkwood           0   2  9.77   4   4   0   0   0   16   24   19   17    2    6    3

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Clay Carroll           0   1  0.00   3   0   0   1   0   11    9    3    0    0    2    6
Wilbur Wood            3   3  2.49   6   6   5   0   1   51   48   24   14    3   10   28
Terry Forster          1   0  2.84   2   2   0   0   0   13   14    4    4    1    4    7
Francisco Barrios      0   0  3.86   2   0   0   0   0    2    3    1    1    0    0    2
Rich Gossage           1   1  4.66   3   2   1   0   0   19   14   10   10    2    6   19
Pete Vuckovich         0   0  6.75   2   0   0   0   0    3    2    2    2    1    3    3
Jack Kucek             0   0  9.64   2   0   0   0   0    5    9    5    5    2    4    2
Dave Hamilton          0   1  9.82   2   1   0   0   0    7   12    8    8    1    3    6
Bart Johnson           1   2 12.71   3   3   0   0   0   11   20   16   16    1    6    8

 Cleveland             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dave LaRoche           0   0  0.00   7   0   0   3   0   10    3    0    0    0    7   11
Rick Waits             0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    4    4    0    0    0    2    1
Stan Thomas            0   0  1.04   5   0   0   0   0    9    5    2    1    0    9    8
Jim Kern               1   0  1.66   7   0   0   1   0   22   11    6    4    0   10   21
Tom Buskey             1   1  2.35   5   0   0   0   0    8    2    2    2    1    4    2
Jackie Brown           2   0  3.12   4   1   0   0   0   17   20    7    6    3    9   13
Don Hood               1   1  3.38   7   0   0   1   0   13   18    5    5    1    4    7
Dennis Eckersley       2   2  4.35   5   5   1   0   1   21   14   11   10    2    8   22
Fritz Peterson         0   2  5.40   4   4   0   0   0   20   26   14   12    2    3    9
Pat Dobson             1   3  6.48   4   4   0   0   0   17   21   14   12    1    8   10
Jim Bibby              1   0  7.63   5   4   0   0   0   15   24   15   13    0   11    8

 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
Dave Roberts           3   0  1.00   3   3   3   0   1   27   13    4    3    0    6   11
John Hiller            1   3  2.35   8   0   0   2   0   15   13    6    4    0    9   14
Jim Crawford           0   1  3.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    4    1    1    0    1    0
Bill Laxton            0   1  3.00   2   0   0   1   0    6    2    2    2    2    2    5
Steve Grilli           0   1  3.18   3   0   0   0   0    6    9    4    2    0    4    4
Joe Coleman            2   0  3.24   5   5   0   0   0   33   30   15   12    0   20   16
Vern Ruhle             1   0  3.60   3   3   1   0   0   20   16    8    8    2    6   11
Ray Bare               1   1  4.21   4   4   0   0   0   26   33   13   12    1   11   12

 Kansas City           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mark Littell           0   0  0.00   5   0   0   0   0    9    5    1    0    0    5    9
Ray Sadecki            0   0  0.00   3   0   0   0   0    5    7    0    0    0    3    1
Doug Bird              2   0  1.88   9   1   0   1   0   24   15    5    5    1   10   13
Al Fitzmorris          3   0  3.32   4   4   1   0   0   22   28   11    8    1    4   11
Steve Busby            1   1  3.38   3   3   1   0   0   21   16   10    8    0   11    7
Dennis Leonard         0   1  3.86   3   3   0   0   0   21   24    9    9    1    8    9
Marty Pattin           0   2  4.50   6   0   0   2   0    6    6    3    3    1    4    6
Paul Splittorff        1   3  7.29   5   4   0   0   0   21   31   17   17    4    9    9
Steve Mingori          1   0 10.80   3   0   0   1   0    2    3    2    2    0    0    1
Bob McClure            0   0 11.57   5   0   0   0   0    2    1    3    3    0    6    3

 Milwaukee             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Hausman            0   0  0.00   2   0   0   0   0    1    0    0    0    0    2    0
Bill Travers           2   0  0.44   3   3   0   0   0   21   17    2    1    0    7   13
Jim Colborn            2   2  1.65   4   4   0   0   0   27   20    8    5    2    7   13
Jim Slaton             3   1  2.27   5   5   2   0   2   40   24   10   10    3   12   12
Jerry Augustine        0   0  2.70   5   0   0   0   0    3    5    1    1    0    0    1
Bill Champion          0   0  3.86   4   0   0   0   0    7   10    4    3    0    3    3
Eduardo Rodriguez      1   0  4.35   8   0   0   6   0   10    8    5    5    1    3    3
Pete Broberg           1   1  7.36   2   2   0   0   0    7    6    7    6    0    7    2
Bill Castro            0   0 11.57   1   0   0   0   0    2    3    3    3    0    0    0
Tom Murphy             0   1 11.57   5   0   0   0   0    5    7    8    6    0    3    2

 Minnesota             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Burgmeier          1   0  1.38   6   0   0   0   0   13   10    2    2    1    3    3
Bill Campbell          3   1  3.48   9   0   0   2   0   21   19    8    8    0    9   11
Vic Albury             1   1  3.60   4   0   0   0   0    5    4    2    2    0    3    0
Bert Blyleven          1   2  3.76   5   5   0   0   0   38   41   19   16    2   14   25
Joe Decker             1   2  3.91   5   5   0   0   0   23   20   10   10    1   20   17
Mike Pazik             0   0  4.50   2   0   0   0   0    4    4    4    2    0    3    3
Dave Goltz             0   2  6.92   5   5   0   0   0   26   32   21   20    3    8   16
Steve Luebber          0   0  6.92   5   0   0   1   0   13   10   10   10    3    7    5
Jim Hughes             0   1 14.73   2   1   0   0   0    4    7    6    6    3    2    2

 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
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
Dock Ellis             3   0  1.91   4   4   1   0   0   28   21    6    6    1   14    9
Sparky Lyle            2   1  2.08   9   0   0   4   0   13    9    4    3    0    5    7
Dick Tidrow            1   0  3.12   4   0   0   0   0    9   12    3    3    0    3    7
Ed Figueroa            1   1  3.29   4   4   2   0   1   27   30   13   10    0   12    8
Catfish Hunter         2   3  3.35   5   5   4   0   1   43   30   16   16    4    8   18
Rudy May               1   0  4.34   3   3   0   0   0   19   10   12    9    2    7   10

 Oakland               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Todd               1   0  2.30   9   0   0   2   0   16   13    5    4    0    7    2
Paul Lindblad          1   0  2.84   7   0   0   0   0   13   10    5    4    1    2    5
Vida Blue              2   3  2.85   6   6   2   0   0   41   37   14   13    2   13   23
Mike Torrez            4   3  2.94   7   7   1   0   0   49   32   21   16    4   22   25
Dick Bosman            0   0  3.60   4   1   0   0   0   15   18    6    6    0    3    4
Stan Bahnsen           1   0  3.75   3   2   0   0   0   12   16    6    5    0    3    7
Rollie Fingers         2   1  3.94  12   0   0   3   0   16   15    8    7    2    3   13
Glenn Abbott           0   1  6.75   4   0   0   0   0    8    7    6    6    1    2    3
Mike Norris            0   1  7.90   6   3   0   0   0   14   19   13   12    3    6    7
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         1   0  1.59   6   0   0   2   0    6    7    2    1    1    0    3
Jeff Terpko            0   1  1.93   2   0   0   0   0    5    3    1    1    1    3    4
Steve Barr             1   1  2.03   2   1   1   0   0   13    8    3    3    2    4    7
Nelson Briles          3   1  2.59   4   4   2   0   0   31   28   10    9    3    6   15
Gaylord Perry          3   2  2.64   5   5   4   0   0   44   40   13   13    2    5   24
Steve Hargan           0   0  3.00   2   0   0   0   0    3    2    1    1    0    3    2
Jim Umbarger           2   1  3.29   4   4   1   0   0   27   29   13   10    1    7   20
Bill Singer            2   0  3.34   4   4   1   0   0   30   19   11   11    3   13   16
Joe Hoerner            0   0  6.75   5   0   0   1   0    3    1    2    2    0    3    2

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League Leaders

Wins:

  M. Torrez (OAK)           4
  N. Briles (TEX)           3
  B. Campbell (MIN)         3
  D. Ellis (NY)             3
  A. Fitzmorris (KC)        3
  J. Palmer (BAL)           3
  G. Perry (TEX)            3
  D. Roberts (DET)          3
  N. Ryan (CAL)             3
  J. Slaton (MIL)           3

Losses:

  V. Blue (OAK)             3
  P. Dobson (CLE)           3
  A. Hassler (CAL)          3
  J. Hiller (DET)           3
  C. Hunter (NY)            3
  F. Jenkins (BOS)          3
  B. Lee (BOS)              3
  J. Palmer (BAL)           3
  G. Ross (CAL)             3
  P. Splittorff (KC)        3

Complete Games:

  W. Wood (CHI)             5
  C. Hunter (NY)            4
  G. Perry (TEX)            4
  D. Roberts (DET)          3
  F. Tanana (CAL)           3
  V. Blue (OAK)             2
  N. Briles (TEX)           2
  E. Figueroa (NY)          2
  K. Holtzman (BAL)         2
  F. Jenkins (BOS)          2

Saves:

  E. Rodriguez (MIL)        6
  S. Lyle (NY)              4
  R. Fingers (OAK)          3
  D. LaRoche (CLE)          3
  B. Campbell (MIN)         2
  S. Foucault (TEX)         2
  J. Hiller (DET)           2
  D. Miller (BAL)           2
  M. Pattin (KC)            2
  J. Todd (OAK)             2

Shutouts:

  J. Slaton (MIL)           2
  D. Eckersley (CLE)        1
  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:

  W. Wood (CHI)          50.2
  M. Torrez (OAK)        49.0
  G. Perry (TEX)         44.1
  J. Palmer (BAL)        43.1
  K. Holtzman (BAL)      43.0
  C. Hunter (NY)         43.0
  F. Tanana (CAL)        41.1
  V. Blue (OAK)          41.0
  J. Slaton (MIL)        39.2
  B. Blyleven (MIN)      38.1

Hits:

  W. Wood (CHI)            48
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        41
  J. Palmer (BAL)          40
  G. Perry (TEX)           40
  V. Blue (OAK)            37
  F. Tanana (CAL)          36
  R. Bare (DET)            33
  D. Goltz (MIN)           32
  M. Torrez (OAK)          32
  K. Holtzman (BAL)        31

Runs:

  W. Wood (CHI)            24
  B. Lee (BOS)             23
  D. Goltz (MIN)           21
  M. Torrez (OAK)          21
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        19
  D. Kirkwood (CAL)        19
  J. Palmer (BAL)          19
  F. Tanana (CAL)          18
  A. Hassler (CAL)         17
  P. Splittorff (KC)       17

Home Runs:

  B. Lee (BOS)              6
  F. Tanana (CAL)           6
  C. Hunter (NY)            4
  J. Palmer (BAL)           4
  P. Splittorff (KC)        4
  L. Tiant (BOS)            4
  M. Torrez (OAK)           4
  N. Briles (TEX)           3
  J. Brown (CLE)            3
  D. Goltz (MIN)            3

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            27
  M. Torrez (OAK)          22
  J. Coleman (DET)         20
  J. Decker (MIN)          20
  J. Palmer (BAL)          20
  K. Holtzman (BAL)        16
  F. Tanana (CAL)          16
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        14
  D. Ellis (NY)            14
  V. Blue (OAK)            13

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            45
  F. Tanana (CAL)          40
  W. Wood (CHI)            28
  B. Blyleven (MIN)        25
  M. Torrez (OAK)          25
  G. Perry (TEX)           24
  V. Blue (OAK)            23
  D. Eckersley (CLE)       22
  J. Kern (CLE)            21
  J. Umbarger (TEX)        20

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