Tuesday July 27, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League pitching statistics through games of Tuesday, July 27, 1976

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
New York        60  35  3.04   95  36  25   872   734  326  295   58  276  423
Kansas City     59  38  3.24   97  26  26   883   811  360  318   55  304  455
Baltimore       48  48  3.39   96  30  15   873   821  365  329   57  310  390
Oakland         53  46  3.45   99  18  20   897   884  386  344   60  268  439
Texas           47  48  3.48   95  35  11   877   855  401  339   71  284  473
Milwaukee       42  51  3.60   93  24  18   837   787  383  335   60  336  389
California      43  58  3.62  101  35  12   901   849  419  362   63  335  581
Cleveland       46  48  3.65   94  15  25   845   815  380  343   53  323  509
Boston          43  52  3.79   95  28  11   854   899  410  360   65  246  402
Detroit         46  49  3.92   95  28  14   850   844  431  370   57  341  476
Chicago         44  54  3.94   98  33  15   892   873  434  390   48  364  495
Minnesota       46  50  3.99   96  19  10   852   833  432  378   61  386  454

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mark Fidrych (DET)    11   2  1.93  16  14  12   0   2  126  105   30   27    5   29   53
Bill Travers (MIL)    12   7  2.17  21  21   9   0   3  149  123   46   36   12   63   86
Wayne Garland (BAL)   12   2  2.60  23  10   4   1   1  118  101   40   34    6   35   58
Vida Blue (OAK)        9   9  2.69  22  22   9   0   4  164  167   59   49    2   37   96
Jim Palmer (BAL)      14   8  2.69  27  27  14   0   3  211  173   69   63   16   63  107
Al Fitzmorris (KC)    12   6  2.86  22  21   7   0   2  145  148   58   46    3   36   49
Bert Blyleven (TEX)    7  12  2.98  23  23  11   0   3  193  186   72   64    9   56  147
Ed Figueroa (NY)      13   6  3.01  22  22   8   0   3  164  143   61   55    7   58   79
Ken Brett (CHI)        6   4  3.05  16  13   7   2   0  103   81   38   35    3   41   48
Frank Tanana (CAL)    12   7  3.11  21  21  15   0   1  168  142   67   58   19   40  146

 Baltimore             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Fred Holdsworth        1   0  1.00   5   0   0   1   0    9    2    1    1    0    1    6
Tippy Martinez         1   1  1.53  10   0   0   4   0   18    8    3    3    0   13   12
Wayne Garland         12   2  2.60  23  10   4   1   1  118  101   40   34    6   35   58
Jim Palmer            14   8  2.69  27  27  14   0   3  211  173   69   63   16   63  107
Ken Holtzman           5   4  2.86  13  13   6   0   1   98  100   34   31    4   35   25
Dyar Miller            1   2  3.07  30   0   0   5   0   56   50   21   19    4   23   24
Doyle Alexander        3   4  3.50  11   6   2   0   1   64   58   27   25    3   24   17
Ross Grimsley          3   4  3.50  17   9   1   0   0   80   79   37   31    5   20   27
Dave Pagan             1   3  4.32  11   4   0   1   0   33   31   17   16    1   14   22
Rudy May               2   4  4.73  10   7   1   0   0   46   53   30   24    5   16   29
Grant Jackson          1   1  5.12  13   0   0   3   0   19   19   11   11    1    9   14
Mike Cuellar           4  12  5.14  21  19   2   0   1   98  121   60   56    8   47   31
Mike Flanagan          0   3  5.63  10   1   0   0   0   24   26   15   15    4   10   18

 Boston                W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Murphy             2   3  2.57  14   0   0   1   0   35   39   16   10    1   11   12
Rick Jones             4   1  2.58  17   9   1   0   0   73   90   27   21    1   18   37
Jim Willoughby         2   6  2.65  33   0   0   5   0   58   52   23   17    3   22   24
Luis Tiant            10   9  3.37  22  22  10   0   2  150  171   67   56   13   34   64
Fergie Jenkins         9   8  3.39  22  21   9   0   2  154  147   65   58   16   32  109
Rick Wise              7   8  4.04  20  20   7   0   3  125  124   59   56   11   29   47
Reggie Cleveland       4   5  4.24  27   2   0   2   0   87   88   43   41    1   26   38
Dick Pole              4   5  4.53  21  14   1   0   0   93  100   50   47    6   39   40
Tom House              1   3  4.66  31   0   0   3   0   39   35   21   20    3   19   19
Bill Lee               0   4  7.52  11   7   0   0   0   41   53   39   34   10   16   12

 California            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
John Verhoeven         0   0  2.13   6   0   0   2   0   13   11    3    3    0    1    7
Jim Brewer             3   1  2.70  13   0   0   2   0   20   20    7    6    0    6   16
Paul Hartzell          2   2  2.84  25   3   1   2   1   76   75   27   24    3   23   25
Frank Tanana          12   7  3.11  21  21  15   0   1  168  142   67   58   19   40  146
Gary Ross              6  12  3.21  22  20   3   0   1  143  154   63   51    7   38   74
Mickey Scott           1   0  3.33  18   0   0   2   0   24   26   11    9    2    7    6
Sid Monge              4   3  3.46  21  10   1   0   0   81   77   36   31    8   36   24
Nolan Ryan             7  13  3.67  24  24  12   0   3  164  115   73   67    7  110  184
Don Kirkwood           4   7  4.29  20  19   3   0   0  109  120   61   52    7   31   52
Andy Hassler           0   6  5.13  14   4   0   0   0   47   50   31   27    3   17   16
Dick Drago             4   7  5.26  32   0   0   4   0   50   50   31   29    5   20   27
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   4  2.50  20   0   0   6   0   58   49   20   16    0   16   32
Ken Brett              6   4  3.12  14  13   7   1   0  101   79   38   35    3   41   47
Rich Gossage           5  10  3.21  18  17  10   0   0  140  123   54   50    9   52   92
Dave Hamilton          4   5  3.55  29   1   0   6   0   66   59   27   26    3   33   43
Terry Forster          1   7  4.07  19  13   1   1   0   84   92   42   38    2   32   55
Bart Johnson           9   9  4.19  20  20   5   0   3  131  129   65   61   10   43   60
Pete Vuckovich         6   3  4.28  20   6   1   0   0   76   84   36   36    2   38   38
Jim Otten              0   0  4.50   2   0   0   0   0    6    9    6    3    0    2    3
Blue Moon Odom         1   0  4.76   4   1   0   0   0   11   14    8    6    1    4    5
Francisco Barrios      2   4  4.89  20   9   3   1   0   81   85   47   44    8   30   46
Chris Knapp            1   1  5.28   7   3   1   0   0   29   32   20   17    4   26   19
Jesse Jefferson        2   4  7.31  13   8   0   0   0   48   58   42   39    1   32   22
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
Stan Thomas            2   1  2.48  26   3   1   4   0   62   55   19   17    3   27   34
Dave LaRoche           0   3  2.50  34   0   0  10   0   50   34   14   14    1   29   50
Jim Kern               6   3  2.51  29   2   0   7   0   75   56   27   21    1   35   70
Pat Dobson            11   8  3.42  22  22   5   0   0  137  128   62   52   11   43   71
Jackie Brown           7   6  3.44  21  18   5   0   2  131  126   56   50   10   38   71
Tom Buskey             3   3  3.52  26   0   0   1   0   61   57   28   24    8   20   22
Rick Waits             4   5  3.75  13  10   2   0   1   58   67   25   24    2   25   31
Jim Bibby              6   3  4.01  21   8   0   1   0   76   86   36   34    2   29   46
Dennis Eckersley       5   8  4.74  22  16   2   1   1   93   82   52   49    7   44   73
Don Hood               2   5  4.80  22   6   0   1   0   54   65   30   29    5   23   22
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          11   2  1.93  16  14  12   0   2  126  105   30   27    5   29   53
John Hiller           10   4  2.59  39   0   0   9   0   80   62   25   23    5   47   84
Vern Ruhle             6   7  3.50  20  20   3   0   0  129  140   61   50   11   38   67
Dave Lemanczyk         2   2  4.02   6   4   1   0   0   31   31   14   14    1    9   23
Dave Roberts           9  10  4.04  20  20  10   0   2  145  138   69   65   11   36   48
Bill Laxton            0   4  4.58  14   3   0   2   0   55   44   32   28    9   26   44
Joe Coleman            2   5  4.86  12  12   1   0   0   67   80   44   36    1   34   38
Ray Bare               4   6  4.94  19  13   1   0   1   82   99   60   45    6   35   41
Jim Crawford           0   3  4.98  19   1   0   1   0   56   61   36   31    2   24   37
Steve Grilli           2   1  5.66  25   0   0   2   0   48   49   36   30    5   29   27
Frank MacCormack       0   5  5.79   9   8   0   0   0   33   35   24   21    1   34   14

 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   1  2.22  30   0   0   9   0   53   43   14   13    1   12   24
Mark Littell           6   3  2.29  34   1   0   9   0   63   47   18   16    1   35   57
Andy Hassler           0   0  2.41   5   2   0   0   0   19   15    6    5    2    7   10
Al Fitzmorris         12   6  2.86  22  21   7   0   2  145  148   58   46    3   36   49
Marty Pattin           3   9  2.89  31   3   0   5   0   56   46   19   18    4   18   35
Dennis Leonard        11   4  3.24  20  20  11   0   1  167  150   65   60   11   46  101
Doug Bird              9   4  3.36  26  15   2   2   1  118  107   45   44   11   20   64
Paul Splittorff       11   7  3.55  23  22   5   0   1  152  156   68   60   10   54   57
Tom Hall               1   1  4.05  19   0   0   1   0   20   15   11    9    3   10   17
Steve Busby            3   3  4.40  13  13   1   0   0   72   58   42   35    7   49   29
Larry Gura             0   0  6.57   6   0   0   0   0   12   18   11    9    2    8    8
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
Bill Travers          12   7  2.17  21  21   9   0   3  149  123   46   36   12   63   86
Danny Frisella         2   1  2.19  15   0   0   6   0   25   13    7    6    2   15   18
Jerry Augustine        4   7  3.27  26  11   1   0   1   85   78   35   31    6   35   38
Jim Slaton            12   8  3.35  24  24   7   0   2  188  174   78   70   10   62   89
Eduardo Rodriguez      3   6  3.47  33   2   1   8   0   60   46   29   23    3   27   29
Bill Castro            2   0  3.68  16   0   0   3   0   37   36   15   15    2    6   13
Jim Colborn            6  11  3.79  21  21   5   0   0  145  140   65   61   16   32   63
Pete Broberg           1   7  4.75  14  11   1   0   0   72   71   46   38    4   57   19
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
Ray Sadecki            0   0  5.40  19   0   0   0   0   17   19   12   10    2   11   15
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          4   0  2.33  36   0   0   0   0   66   57   18   17    7   15   26
Eddie Bane             3   2  2.57   6   6   1   0   0   42   38   16   12    3   17   14
Bert Blyleven          4   5  3.12  12  12   4   0   0   95  101   39   33    3   35   75
Vic Albury             3   1  3.16  15   0   0   0   0   37   32   15   13    0   18   16
Bill Campbell         11   2  3.45  45   0   0   8   0   99   87   42   38    7   40   64
Dave Goltz             8   9  3.69  23  22   9   0   1  154  155   74   63   10   53   78
Pete Redfern           3   6  4.40  12  12   0   0   0   59   49   33   29    4   35   35
Bill Singer            4   6  4.44  12  12   3   0   1   79   74   43   39    6   41   32
Steve Luebber          0   2  4.92  25   3   0   2   0   53   50   30   29    5   30   21
Joe Decker             2   7  5.28  13  12   0   0   0   58   60   37   34    3   51   35
Jim Hughes             4  10  5.68  20  17   2   0   0  101  117   76   64   13   47   52
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
Jim York               1   0  1.29   1   0   0   0   0    7    6    2    1    0    0    3
Tippy Martinez         2   0  1.93  11   0   0   2   0   28   18    6    6    1   14   14
Grant Jackson          1   0  2.19   7   0   0   0   0   12   11    3    3    0    5    6
Sparky Lyle            6   6  2.19  44   0   0  18   0   78   64   24   19    3   29   49
Dave Pagan             1   1  2.28   7   2   1   0   0   24   18    7    6    0    4   13
Dick Tidrow            4   1  2.79  26   2   0   4   0   52   47   17   16    2   16   37
Doyle Alexander        2   2  2.82   7   7   1   0   0   51   42   17   16    3   14   19
Ed Figueroa           13   6  3.01  22  22   8   0   3  164  143   61   55    7   58   79
Dock Ellis            11   5  3.16  20  20   6   0   1  131  116   51   46   11   51   43
Catfish Hunter        12   9  3.23  23  23  14   0   2  200  159   76   72   20   47  109
Rudy May               4   3  3.57  11  11   2   0   1   68   49   32   27    5   28   38
Ken Holtzman           3   2  3.98   8   8   4   0   2   54   55   26   24    5   10   12
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
Rollie Fingers         7   6  2.45  42   0   0  14   0   77   63   24   21    3   25   72
Vida Blue              9   9  2.69  22  22   9   0   4  164  167   59   49    2   37   96
Paul Lindblad          4   2  3.10  40   0   0   3   0   70   62   28   24    3   15   21
Dick Bosman            3   0  3.11  17   9   0   0   0   75   71   27   26    5   12   23
Stan Bahnsen           4   2  3.19  20   9   1   0   1   87   79   32   31    7   26   53
Mike Torrez            8   9  3.32  23  23   4   0   0  144  132   64   53   11   60   58
Jim Todd               6   8  4.20  36   0   0   3   0   60   60   34   28    4   27   17
Mike Norris            3   3  4.36  16  12   1   0   1   66   64   33   32    7   32   27
Paul Mitchell          7   5  4.53  18  18   3   0   0  107  129   58   54   13   25   51
Glenn Abbott           2   2  5.05  13   6   0   0   0   46   57   27   26    5    9   21

 Texas                 W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jeff Terpko            2   1  1.70  19   0   0   0   0   37   29    8    7    1   19   18
Mike Bacsik            1   1  2.73   9   0   0   0   0   26   25   11    8    2   12    8
Steve Hargan           4   2  2.82  18   4   1   0   0   70   67   31   22    4   23   42
Bert Blyleven          3   7  2.85  11  11   7   0   3   98   85   33   31    6   21   72
Jim Umbarger           7   7  3.27  18  18   6   0   2  118  122   54   43    8   35   65
Steve Foucault         7   6  3.27  31   0   0   5   0   55   51   23   20    8   14   27
Nelson Briles          7   6  3.38  19  19   5   0   1  136  140   62   51   14   31   65
Bill Singer            4   1  3.48  10  10   2   0   1   65   56   31   25    4   27   34
Gaylord Perry          9   8  3.52  20  20  11   0   0  151  138   60   59    8   37   95
Fritz Peterson         1   0  3.60   4   2   0   0   0   15   21    7    6    0    7    4
Joe Hoerner            0   3  4.56  28   0   0   6   0   26   29   15   13    2   13   10
Tommy Boggs            0   1  4.76   2   2   0   0   0   11   12    7    6    2    6    6
Steve Barr             2   5  5.49  16   9   3   0   0   57   60   44   35    9   35   21
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:

  J. Palmer (BAL)          14
  E. Figueroa (NY)         13
  A. Fitzmorris (KC)       12
  W. Garland (BAL)         12
  C. Hunter (NY)           12
  J. Slaton (MIL)          12
  F. Tanana (CAL)          12
  B. Travers (MIL)         12
  B. Campbell (MIN)        11
  P. Dobson (CLE)          11

Losses:

  N. Ryan (CAL)            13
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        12
  M. Cuellar (BAL)         12
  G. Ross (CAL)            12
  J. Colborn (MIL)         11
  R. Gossage (CHI)         10
  J. Hughes (MIN)          10
  D. Roberts (DET)         10
  V. Blue (OAK)             9
  D. Goltz (MIN)            9

Complete Games:

  F. Tanana (CAL)          15
  C. Hunter (NY)           14
  J. Palmer (BAL)          14
  M. Fidrych (DET)         12
  N. Ryan (CAL)            12
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        11
  D. Leonard (KC)          11
  G. Perry (TEX)           11
  R. Gossage (CHI)         10
  K. Holtzman (NY)         10

Saves:

  S. Lyle (NY)             18
  R. Fingers (OAK)         14
  D. LaRoche (CLE)         10
  J. Hiller (DET)           9
  M. Littell (KC)           9
  S. Mingori (KC)           9
  B. Campbell (MIN)         8
  E. Rodriguez (MIL)        8
  J. Kern (CLE)             7
  C. Carroll (CHI)          6

Shutouts:

  V. Blue (OAK)             4
  B. Blyleven (TEX)         3
  E. Figueroa (NY)          3
  K. Holtzman (NY)          3
  B. Johnson (CHI)          3
  J. Palmer (BAL)           3
  N. Ryan (CAL)             3
  B. Travers (MIL)          3
  R. Wise (BOS)             3
  J. Brown (CLE)            2

Innings Pitched:

  J. Palmer (BAL)       210.2
  C. Hunter (NY)        200.1
  B. Blyleven (TEX)     193.1
  J. Slaton (MIL)       188.1
  F. Tanana (CAL)       168.0
  D. Leonard (KC)       166.2
  E. Figueroa (NY)      164.1
  N. Ryan (CAL)         164.1
  V. Blue (OAK)         164.0
  F. Jenkins (BOS)      154.0

Hits:

  B. Blyleven (TEX)       186
  J. Slaton (MIL)         174
  J. Palmer (BAL)         173
  L. Tiant (BOS)          171
  V. Blue (OAK)           167
  C. Hunter (NY)          159
  P. Splittorff (KC)      156
  D. Goltz (MIN)          155
  K. Holtzman (NY)        155
  G. Ross (CAL)           154

Runs:

  J. Slaton (MIL)          78
  J. Hughes (MIN)          76
  C. Hunter (NY)           76
  D. Goltz (MIN)           74
  B. Singer (MIN)          74
  N. Ryan (CAL)            73
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        72
  J. Palmer (BAL)          69
  D. Roberts (DET)         69
  P. Splittorff (KC)       68

Home Runs:

  C. Hunter (NY)           20
  F. Tanana (CAL)          19
  J. Colborn (MIL)         16
  F. Jenkins (BOS)         16
  J. Palmer (BAL)          16
  N. Briles (TEX)          14
  J. Hughes (MIN)          13
  P. Mitchell (OAK)        13
  L. Tiant (BOS)           13
  B. Travers (MIL)         12

Walks:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           110
  B. Singer (MIN)          68
  J. Palmer (BAL)          63
  B. Travers (MIL)         63
  J. Slaton (MIL)          62
  M. Torrez (OAK)          60
  E. Figueroa (NY)         58
  P. Broberg (MIL)         57
  B. Blyleven (TEX)        56
  P. Splittorff (KC)       54

Strikeouts:

  N. Ryan (CAL)           184
  B. Blyleven (TEX)       147
  F. Tanana (CAL)         146
  C. Hunter (NY)          109
  F. Jenkins (BOS)        109
  J. Palmer (BAL)         107
  D. Leonard (KC)         101
  V. Blue (OAK)            96
  G. Perry (TEX)           95
  R. Gossage (CHI)         92

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