Saturday June 26, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, June 26, 1976

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        41  24  3.17   65  25  17   605   490  234  213   36  192  302
Cleveland       33  32  3.24   65   9  17   592   541  243  213   32  218  361
Texas           38  28  3.34   66  26   9   604   581  276  224   50  197  319
Kansas City     41  26  3.43   67  16  19   612   599  261  233   37  215  332
Baltimore       33  33  3.45   66  21   8   603   575  253  231   41  222  246
Boston          31  34  3.64   65  22   5   589   599  274  238   52  172  277
Oakland         34  36  3.73   70  12  13   636   637  298  264   52  190  306
California      29  44  3.80   73  23   9   653   638  320  276   45  242  452
Milwaukee       25  37  3.83   62  16  11   550   527  266  234   29  216  265
Chicago         32  35  3.87   67  20  12   615   597  293  264   34  241  349
Minnesota       32  36  4.10   68  16   8   605   597  315  276   41  267  337
Detroit         31  35  4.15   66  18  10   585   590  321  270   47  242  336

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Bill Travers (MIL)     8   5  1.79  15  15   7   0   3  110   90   31   22    4   43   65
Wayne Garland (BAL)    8   0  1.82  17   4   2   1   1   74   56   16   15    2   19   33
Mark Fidrych (DET)     7   1  2.18  10   8   7   0   0   74   59   21   18    4   18   35
Jim Umbarger (TEX)     7   5  2.59  14  14   6   0   2   94   92   38   27    4   28   50
Pat Dobson (CLE)       8   5  2.70  15  15   5   0   0  100   83   37   30    7   25   52
Luis Tiant (BOS)       9   5  2.78  16  16   8   0   2  117  123   46   36   10   24   48
Rich Gossage (CHI)     5   6  2.78  14  13   8   0   0  110   93   37   34    6   44   74
Ken Holtzman (NY)      5   5  2.92  15  15   7   0   1  114  116   40   37    4   36   29
Jackie Brown (CLE)     6   2  3.00  15  12   2   0   2   93   87   36   31    8   26   51
Doug Bird (KC)         7   1  3.02  20  10   1   2   1   86   81   30   29    8   15   51

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tippy Martinez         0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    4    2    0    0    0    3    2
Wayne Garland          8   0  1.82  17   4   2   1   1   74   56   16   15    2   19   33
Ken Holtzman           5   4  2.86  13  13   6   0   1   98  100   34   31    4   35   25
Dyar Miller            1   2  2.97  21   0   0   3   0   33   30   12   11    1   12   15
Jim Palmer             9   7  3.06  19  19   9   0   2  144  123   53   49   14   51   68
Doyle Alexander        3   4  3.50  11   6   2   0   1   64   58   27   25    3   24   17
Ross Grimsley          1   4  3.81  13   6   0   0   0   54   56   28   23    4   15   18
Grant Jackson          1   1  5.12  13   0   0   3   0   19   19   11   11    1    9   14
Mike Cuellar           4   7  5.20  16  15   2   0   1   73   90   46   42    6   36   23
Mike Flanagan          0   2  5.31   8   1   0   0   0   20   20   12   12    4    9   17
Dave Pagan             0   2  5.63   3   0   0   1   0    8    6    5    5    1    4    5
Rudy May               1   0  6.10   2   2   0   0   0   10   15    9    7    1    5    9

 Boston                W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Murphy             2   1  0.82   6   0   0   0   0   11   10    4    1    1    4    2
Rick Jones             1   0  2.61  11   3   1   0   0   38   43   11   11    0    9   19
Luis Tiant             9   5  2.78  16  16   8   0   2  117  123   46   36   10   24   48
Jim Willoughby         1   4  3.00  22   0   0   1   0   36   33   18   12    2   13   17
Fergie Jenkins         5   8  3.32  16  16   8   0   1  117  107   50   43   14   30   82
Reggie Cleveland       4   2  3.36  18   1   0   1   0   59   58   24   22    0   19   23
Tom House              1   2  3.94  21   0   0   3   0   32   24   14   14    2   11   17
Rick Wise              5   5  4.23  14  14   4   0   2   87   94   44   41   11   20   36
Dick Pole              3   4  4.92  14   9   1   0   0   64   67   35   35    5   28   23
Bill Lee               0   3  7.31   6   6   0   0   0   28   40   28   23    7   14   10

 California            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Brewer             3   1  2.70  13   0   0   2   0   20   20    7    6    0    6   16
Paul Hartzell          0   2  3.00  22   0   0   2   0   57   62   22   19    3   15   18
Sid Monge              3   2  3.03  16   7   1   0   0   65   60   24   22    5   25   19
Frank Tanana           8   5  3.04  15  15  10   0   1  118  100   48   40   14   31  123
Gary Ross              5   9  3.41  16  15   2   0   1  100  110   48   38    6   26   58
Nolan Ryan             6   8  3.96  17  17   8   0   2  116   80   55   51    5   79  136
Mickey Scott           1   0  4.11  10   0   0   1   0   15   18    8    7    1    5    5
Don Kirkwood           2   7  4.79  15  15   2   0   0   83   97   49   44    5   21   41
Dick Drago             1   5  5.28  24   0   0   4   0   31   36   20   18    1   13   17
Andy Hassler           0   5  5.66  12   4   0   0   0   41   46   30   26    3   15   15
Steve Dunning          0   0  7.50   4   0   0   0   0    6    9    9    5    2    6    4

 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           3   3  2.47  19   0   0   6   0   55   45   19   15    0   16   30
Rich Gossage           5   6  2.78  14  13   8   0   0  110   93   37   34    6   44   74
Ken Brett              3   2  2.80   8   7   2   1   0   55   35   17   17    1   23   18
Dave Hamilton          3   4  3.19  21   1   0   3   0   48   40   18   17    2   20   30
Pete Vuckovich         6   2  3.91  13   6   1   0   0   53   58   23   23    2   24   29
Terry Forster          1   4  4.26  14  10   1   1   0   61   71   30   29    2   25   44
Jim Otten              0   0  4.50   2   0   0   0   0    6    9    6    3    0    2    3
Chris Knapp            0   0  4.76   2   1   0   0   0    6    6    4    3    1    7    4
Bart Johnson           4   7  5.59  13  13   2   0   1   77   85   52   48    7   30   37
Francisco Barrios      1   2  5.59  14   4   1   1   0   47   49   29   29    7   13   30
Jesse Jefferson        2   2  6.69   9   5   0   0   0   36   46   29   27    1   22   17
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
Dave LaRoche           0   2  1.69  24   0   0   9   0   37   22    7    7    0   22   37
Stan Thomas            1   1  2.16  20   0   0   3   0   33   22   10    8    2   20   18
Jim Kern               6   2  2.50  20   2   0   3   0   58   44   22   16    0   27   51
Pat Dobson             8   5  2.70  15  15   5   0   0  100   83   37   30    7   25   52
Rick Waits             2   1  2.89   6   4   0   0   0   28   31    9    9    0   12   14
Jackie Brown           6   2  3.00  15  12   2   0   2   93   87   36   31    8   26   51
Don Hood               2   4  3.07  15   4   0   1   0   44   45   16   15    3   13   22
Tom Buskey             2   3  3.41  17   0   0   0   0   34   30   15   13    5   11   14
Jim Bibby              3   2  3.97  14   5   0   1   0   45   55   22   20    0   19   27
Dennis Eckersley       3   7  4.40  14  14   2   0   1   72   63   38   35    4   33   56
Fritz Peterson         0   3  5.55   9   9   0   0   0   47   59   31   29    3   10   19

 Detroit               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mark Fidrych           7   1  2.18  10   8   7   0   0   74   59   21   18    4   18   35
John Hiller            6   3  2.96  26   0   0   6   0   49   37   18   16    5   30   50
Dave Roberts           7   6  3.28  14  14   8   0   1  104   88   41   38    6   28   35
Vern Ruhle             5   3  4.03  14  14   1   0   0   87   97   46   39   10   26   47
Jim Crawford           0   3  4.62  15   0   0   1   0   39   45   25   20    1   17   28
Joe Coleman            2   5  4.86  12  12   1   0   0   67   80   44   36    1   34   38
Bill Laxton            0   4  4.98  10   3   0   2   0   47   38   30   26    9   22   39
Ray Bare               3   5  5.07  15  11   1   0   1   66   81   49   37    6   30   34
Frank MacCormack       0   3  6.08   3   3   0   0   0   13   16   11    9    1   13    8
Steve Grilli           1   1  6.43  17   0   0   1   0   35   41   30   25    4   23   19
Dave Lemanczyk         0   1 12.46   2   1   0   0   0    4    8    6    6    0    1    3

 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
Steve Mingori          3   0  2.63  21   0   0   4   0   38   35   12   11    1    9   18
Marty Pattin           2   7  2.63  27   1   0   5   0   38   31   12   11    3   14   27
Mark Littell           3   2  2.81  23   1   0   7   0   42   33   14   13    0   23   41
Tom Hall               1   1  3.00  13   0   0   1   0   15   10    7    5    1    7   13
Doug Bird              7   1  3.02  20  10   1   2   1   86   81   30   29    8   15   51
Dennis Leonard         7   3  3.11  14  14   8   0   0  119  110   44   41    8   37   80
Al Fitzmorris          8   4  3.62  16  15   3   0   0   97  116   46   39    3   22   34
Steve Busby            3   2  4.12  10  10   1   0   0   55   45   30   25    4   37   21
Paul Splittorff        7   6  4.12  17  16   3   0   1  111  120   56   51    9   38   42
Larry Gura             0   0  9.00   3   0   0   0   0    5   10    7    5    0    4    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
Danny Frisella         0   0  0.00   4   0   0   1   0    9    1    1    0    0    9    7
Bill Travers           8   5  1.79  15  15   7   0   3  110   90   31   22    4   43   65
Bill Castro            1   0  3.06   8   0   0   1   0   18   12    6    6    1    4    8
Jim Slaton             8   6  3.43  17  17   6   0   2  131  120   52   50    6   39   58
Jerry Augustine        2   3  4.19  19   4   0   0   0   39   38   18   18    3   10   19
Jim Colborn            4   9  4.23  15  15   3   0   0   94   90   48   44    8   25   46
Pete Broberg           1   5  4.53  10   8   0   0   0   48   48   30   24    1   34   15
Eduardo Rodriguez      1   5  4.96  27   0   0   8   0   33   27   21   18    2   18   19
Tom Hausman            0   0  5.40   3   0   0   0   0    3    3    2    2    0    3    1
Ray Sadecki            0   0  5.73  11   0   0   0   0   11   14    9    7    1    6    9
Rick Austin            0   0  5.79   2   0   0   0   0    5   10    3    3    1    0    3
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

 Minnesota             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Burgmeier          3   0  1.75  25   0   0   0   0   46   35   10    9    4   12   16
Bert Blyleven          4   5  3.12  12  12   4   0   0   95  101   39   33    3   35   75
Bill Campbell          7   2  3.58  29   0   0   6   0   65   58   28   26    2   33   40
Vic Albury             1   1  3.86   8   0   0   0   0   19   17   10    8    0    8    8
Dave Goltz             7   5  3.97  17  17   8   0   1  116  116   57   51    7   38   66
Steve Luebber          0   2  4.53  20   2   0   2   0   46   41   23   23    5   23   19
Bill Singer            2   2  4.81   5   5   2   0   0   34   36   20   18    4   11   10
Jim Hughes             4   8  5.10  14  13   2   0   0   83   88   59   47   10   34   42
Pete Redfern           2   4  5.19   7   7   0   0   0   35   32   23   20    3   18   20
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          1   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    3    1    0    0    0    1    2
Sparky Lyle            5   4  1.81  31   0   0  13   0   60   48   16   12    2   13   39
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
Dick Tidrow            2   0  2.81  16   0   0   1   0   26   26    8    8    0   13   20
Ed Figueroa            9   4  3.18  16  16   6   0   2  119  101   48   42    6   43   59
Ken Holtzman           0   1  3.31   2   2   1   0   0   16   16    6    6    0    1    4
Doyle Alexander        1   0  3.38   2   2   0   0   0   16   12    7    6    1    2    5
Dock Ellis             8   4  3.40  15  15   5   0   1   95   80   37   36    5   38   31
Rudy May               4   3  3.57  11  11   2   0   1   68   49   32   27    5   28   38
Catfish Hunter         8   7  3.65  17  17  10   0   2  148  115   63   60   15   35   76
Ron Guidry             0   0 108.0   1   0   0   0   0    0    4    4    4    1    0    0

 Oakland               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Dick Bosman            1   0  2.67  13   5   0   0   0   54   51   16   16    5    9   18
Paul Lindblad          4   1  2.89  32   0   0   2   0   56   48   21   18    2   11   17
Vida Blue              6   6  3.09  15  15   5   0   1  108  116   44   37    2   28   54
Stan Bahnsen           3   2  3.24  16   9   1   0   1   72   67   27   26    6   23   44
Rollie Fingers         3   5  3.54  29   0   0   8   0   48   44   21   19    3   13   45
Jim Todd               6   5  3.54  28   0   0   3   0   48   42   23   19    4   18   15
Mike Torrez            6   8  3.78  19  19   3   0   0  114  106   59   48   10   52   49
Glenn Abbott           1   2  4.93  10   4   0   0   0   35   38   20   19    5    4   15
Paul Mitchell          3   5  5.43  12  12   3   0   0   68   88   45   41    9   15   35
Mike Norris            1   2  5.79  10   6   0   0   0   33   37   22   21    6   17   14

 Texas                 W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jeff Terpko            1   1  2.08  11   0   0   0   0   22   23    6    5    1   11   10
Steve Foucault         6   4  2.40  22   0   0   4   0   41   35   14   11    6    8   21
Mike Bacsik            0   0  2.45   1   0   0   0   0    4    2    3    1    1    3    1
Jim Umbarger           7   5  2.59  14  14   6   0   2   94   92   38   27    4   28   50
Bert Blyleven          2   3  3.11   5   5   3   0   2   46   40   17   16    4   11   33
Gaylord Perry          8   5  3.18  15  15   9   0   0  119  104   42   42    6   30   74
Steve Hargan           2   2  3.27  13   2   0   0   0   41   41   22   15    3   20   26
Nelson Briles          6   4  3.28  13  13   4   0   0   93   91   43   34   11   18   43
Bill Singer            4   1  3.48  10  10   2   0   1   65   56   31   25    4   27   34
Fritz Peterson         1   0  3.60   4   2   0   0   0   15   21    7    6    0    7    4
Joe Hoerner            0   0  3.71  18   0   0   5   0   17   16    9    7    0    7    5
Steve Barr             1   3  5.66  11   5   2   0   0   35   40   29   22    7   23   12
Stan Perzanowski       0   0 10.03   5   0   0   0   0   12   20   15   13    3    4    6

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League Leaders

Wins:

  E. Figueroa (NY)          9
  J. Palmer (BAL)           9
  L. Tiant (BOS)            9
  P. Dobson (CLE)           8
  D. Ellis (NY)             8
  A. Fitzmorris (KC)        8
  W. Garland (BAL)          8
  C. Hunter (NY)            8
  G. Perry (TEX)            8
  J. Slaton (MIL)           8

Losses:

  J. Colborn (MIL)          9
  G. Ross (CAL)             9
  B. Blyleven (TEX)         8
  J. Hughes (MIN)           8
  F. Jenkins (BOS)          8
  N. Ryan (CAL)             8
  M. Torrez (OAK)           8
  M. Cuellar (BAL)          7
  J. Decker (MIN)           7
  D. Eckersley (CLE)        7

Complete Games:

  C. Hunter (NY)           10
  F. Tanana (CAL)          10
  J. Palmer (BAL)           9
  G. Perry (TEX)            9
  D. Goltz (MIN)            8
  R. Gossage (CHI)          8
  F. Jenkins (BOS)          8
  D. Leonard (KC)           8
  D. Roberts (DET)          8
  N. Ryan (CAL)             8

Saves:

  S. Lyle (NY)             13
  D. LaRoche (CLE)          9
  R. Fingers (OAK)          8
  E. Rodriguez (MIL)        8
  M. Littell (KC)           7
  B. Campbell (MIN)         6
  C. Carroll (CHI)          6
  J. Hiller (DET)           6
  J. Hoerner (TEX)          5
  M. Pattin (KC)            5

Shutouts:

  B. Travers (MIL)          3
  B. Blyleven (TEX)         2
  J. Brown (CLE)            2
  E. Figueroa (NY)          2
  C. Hunter (NY)            2
  J. Palmer (BAL)           2
  N. Ryan (CAL)             2
  J. Slaton (MIL)           2
  L. Tiant (BOS)            2
  J. Umbarger (TEX)         2

Innings Pitched:

  C. Hunter (NY)        148.0
  J. Palmer (BAL)       144.1
  B. Blyleven (TEX)     141.2
  J. Slaton (MIL)       131.1
  E. Figueroa (NY)      119.0
  G. Perry (TEX)        119.0
  D. Leonard (KC)       118.2
  F. Tanana (CAL)       118.1
  F. Jenkins (BOS)      116.2
  L. Tiant (BOS)        116.2

Hits:

  B. Blyleven (TEX)       141
  J. Palmer (BAL)         123
  L. Tiant (BOS)          123
  J. Slaton (MIL)         120
  P. Splittorff (KC)      120
  V. Blue (OAK)           116
  A. Fitzmorris (KC)      116
  D. Goltz (MIN)          116
  K. Holtzman (NY)        116
  C. Hunter (NY)          115

Runs:

  C. Hunter (NY)           63
  J. Hughes (MIN)          59
  M. Torrez (OAK)          59
  D. Goltz (MIN)           57
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        56
  P. Splittorff (KC)       56
  N. Ryan (CAL)            55
  J. Palmer (BAL)          53
  B. Johnson (CHI)         52
  J. Slaton (MIL)          52

Home Runs:

  C. Hunter (NY)           15
  F. Jenkins (BOS)         14
  J. Palmer (BAL)          14
  F. Tanana (CAL)          14
  N. Briles (TEX)          11
  R. Wise (BOS)            11
  J. Hughes (MIN)          10
  V. Ruhle (DET)           10
  L. Tiant (BOS)           10
  M. Torrez (OAK)          10

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            79
  M. Torrez (OAK)          52
  J. Decker (MIN)          51
  J. Palmer (BAL)          51
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        46
  R. Gossage (CHI)         44
  E. Figueroa (NY)         43
  B. Travers (MIL)         43
  J. Slaton (MIL)          39
  D. Ellis (NY)            38

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           136
  F. Tanana (CAL)         123
  B. Blyleven (TEX)       108
  F. Jenkins (BOS)         82
  D. Leonard (KC)          80
  C. Hunter (NY)           76
  R. Gossage (CHI)         74
  G. Perry (TEX)           74
  J. Palmer (BAL)          68
  D. Goltz (MIN)           66

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