Friday April 5, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of April 5, 1974:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
California        38    8    13    2    0    1     8    0    1    6     4  .342
Minnesota         43    6    14    0    2    0     6    0    1    3     4  .326
Boston            35    9    11    1    0    2     9    1    2    4     5  .314
Oakland           38    7    11    4    0    1     6    1    0    6     7  .290
Detroit           35    2     9    0    0    1     2    1    1    4     5  .257
Kansas City       40    4    10    3    1    0     4    3    0    5     6  .250
Texas             34    2     7    1    0    0     2    1    0    0     4  .206
Milwaukee         31    8     6    2    1    1     5    1    0    6     8  .194
Baltimore         28    3     5    1    0    0     2    0    1    3     2  .179
Chicago           29    2     5    1    0    0     2    0    2   10     5  .172

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Joe Rudi (OAK)            1    3    1    3   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    0 1.000
Reggie Jackson (OAK)      1    5    3    4   2   0   1    1   1   0    0    0  .800
Bob Oliver (CAL)          1    5    0    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    0  .800
Bobby Darwin (MIN)        1    4    0    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .750
Toby Harrah (TEX)         1    4    0    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .750
Randy Hundley (MIN)       1    4    0    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .750
Dick Billings (TEX)       1    3    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .667
Doug Griffin (BOS)        1    3    0    2   1   0   0    3   0   1    1    0  .667
Ken Henderson (CHI)       1    3    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    0  .667
A. Rodriguez (DET)        1    5    0    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .600

 Baltimore            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Don Baylor             1    4    0    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    0  .500
Tommy Davis            1    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .333
Bobby Grich            1    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   1    1    0  .333
Brooks Robinson        1    3    0    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Al Bumbry              1    4    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Paul Blair             1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Rich Coggins           1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Earl Williams          1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Mark Belanger          1    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000
Enos Cabell            1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 Boston               G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Doug Griffin           1    3    0    2   1   0   0    3   0   1    1    0  .667
Bob Montgomery         1    4    2    2   0   0   1    3   0   0    0    0  .500
Rico Petrocelli        1    2    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .500
Carl Yastrzemski       1    5    2    2   0   0   1    2   0   0    0    0  .400
Bernie Carbo           1    3    2    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .333
Cecil Cooper           1    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .333
Mario Guerrero         1    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Tommy Harper           1    5    0    1   0   0   0    0   1   0    0    2  .200
Juan Beniquez          1    4    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   1    1    2  .000
John Kennedy           1    2    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Rick Miller            1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 California           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Bob Oliver             1    5    0    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    0  .800
Frank Robinson         1    4    0    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .500
Leroy Stanton          1    4    1    2   1   0   1    3   0   0    0    0  .500
Bobby Valentine        1    3    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .333
Dave Chalk             1    4    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Denny Doyle            1    5    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   1    1    0  .200
Ellie Rodriguez        1    5    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .200
Mickey Rivers          1    6    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .167
Mike Epstein           1    2    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .000
Joe Lahoud             1    0    2    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .000
Tommy McCraw           1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000

 Chicago              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ken Henderson          1    3    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    0  .667
Bill Melton            1    3    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .333
Pat Kelly              1    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   1    1    1  .250
Jorge Orta             1    4    0    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250
Dick Allen             1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .000
Carlos May             1    4    0    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .000
Ed Herrmann            1    3    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000
Bucky Dent             1    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Luis Alvarado          1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Ron Santo              1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   1    3    0  .000
Jerry Hairston         1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000

 Detroit              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Aurelio Rodriguez      1    5    0    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .600
Ed Brinkman            1    4    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .500
Bill Freehan           1    3    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .333
Gary Sutherland        1    3    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Norm Cash              1    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   1    0    0  .250
Willie Horton          1    4    1    1   0   0   1    1   0   0    0    1  .250
Jim Northrup           1    5    0    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .000
Al Kaline              1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   1   0    1    2  .000
Mickey Stanley         1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000
Ron Cash               1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Gates Brown            1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
John Knox              1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 Kansas City          G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Jim Wohlford           1    4    1    2   0   1   0    2   1   0    1    1  .500
Fernando Gonzalez      1    2    1    1   0   0   0    0   1   0    0    0  .500
Paul Schaal            1    2    0    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .500
Hal McRae              1    5    1    2   2   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .400
Vada Pinson            1    5    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .400
John Mayberry          1    3    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    1  .333
Cookie Rojas           1    5    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .200
Freddie Patek          1    5    1    0   0   0   0    1   1   0    0    1  .000
Fran Healy             1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000
Amos Otis              1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000
Tony Solaita           1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 Milwaukee            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Tim Johnson            1    1    0    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    0 1.000
Don Money              1    2    0    1   1   0   0    1   1   0    1    0  .500
Pedro Garcia           1    3    2    1   0   1   0    1   0   0    1    1  .333
George Scott           1    3    2    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .333
Johnny Briggs          1    4    1    1   0   0   1    3   0   0    0    0  .250
Ken Berry              1    5    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .200
Dave May               1    5    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Bob Coluccio           1    3    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .000
Darrell Porter         1    3    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000
Felipe Alou            1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Robin Yount            1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000

 Minnesota            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Bobby Darwin           1    4    0    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .750
Randy Hundley          1    4    0    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .750
Rod Carew              1    6    1    3   0   0   0    2   0   1    0    0  .500
Sergio Ferrer          1    5    2    2   0   1   0    0   0   0    1    0  .400
Larry Hisle            1    3    1    1   0   1   0    2   0   0    1    0  .333
Joe Lis                1    4    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .250
Jerry Terrell          1    4    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Harmon Killebrew       1    5    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000
Steve Braun            1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Jim Holt               1    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Glenn Borgmann         1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Steve Brye             1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Eric Soderholm         1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 Oakland              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Joe Rudi               1    3    1    3   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    0 1.000
Reggie Jackson         1    5    3    4   2   0   1    1   1   0    0    0  .800
Ray Fosse              1    5    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .400
Dick Green             1    3    0    1   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    0  .333
Sal Bando              1    4    1    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .250
Bert Campaneris        1    5    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000
Deron Johnson          1    5    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000
Billy North            1    5    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Gene Tenace            1    3    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    1  .000
Vic Davalillo          1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000
Herb Washington        1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 Texas                G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Toby Harrah            1    4    0    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .750
Dick Billings          1    3    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .667
Jim Fregosi            1    4    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Dave Nelson            1    4    0    1   1   0   0    2   1   0    0    0  .250
Jeff Burroughs         1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000
Alex Johnson           1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Jim Spencer            1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Cesar Tovar            1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Joe Lovitto            1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Len Randle             1    0    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Jim Sundberg           1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  R. Carew (MIN)            6
  M. Rivers (CAL)           6
  K. Berry (MIL)            5
  B. Campaneris (OAK)       5
  D. Doyle (CAL)            5
  S. Ferrer (MIN)           5
  R. Fosse (OAK)            5
  T. Harper (BOS)           5
  R. Jackson (OAK)          5
  D. Johnson (OAK)          5

Runs Scored:

  R. Jackson (OAK)          3
  B. Carbo (BOS)            2
  S. Ferrer (MIN)           2
  P. Garcia (MIL)           2
  J. Lahoud (CAL)           2
  B. Montgomery (BOS)       2
  G. Scott (MIL)            2
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)      2
  S. Bando (OAK)            1
  J. Beniquez (BOS)         1

Hits:

  R. Jackson (OAK)          4
  B. Oliver (CAL)           4
  R. Carew (MIN)            3
  B. Darwin (MIN)           3
  T. Harrah (TEX)           3
  R. Hundley (MIN)          3
  A. Rodriguez (DET)        3
  J. Rudi (OAK)             3
  D. Baylor (BAL)           2
  D. Billings (TEX)         2

Doubles:

  R. Jackson (OAK)          2
  H. McRae (KC)             2
  S. Bando (OAK)            1
  D. Griffin (BOS)          1
  T. Johnson (MIL)          1
  D. Money (MIL)            1
  D. Nelson (TEX)           1
  J. Orta (CHI)             1
  B. Robinson (BAL)         1
  F. Robinson (CAL)         1

Triples:

  S. Ferrer (MIN)           1
  P. Garcia (MIL)           1
  L. Hisle (MIN)            1
  J. Wohlford (KC)          1

Home Runs:

  J. Briggs (MIL)           1
  W. Horton (DET)           1
  R. Jackson (OAK)          1
  B. Montgomery (BOS)       1
  L. Stanton (CAL)          1
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)      1

RBI:

  J. Briggs (MIL)           3
  D. Griffin (BOS)          3
  B. Montgomery (BOS)       3
  L. Stanton (CAL)          3
  D. Baylor (BAL)           2
  R. Carew (MIN)            2
  D. Green (OAK)            2
  L. Hisle (MIN)            2
  D. Nelson (TEX)           2
  B. Oliver (CAL)           2

Stolen Bases:

  F. Gonzalez (KC)          1
  T. Harper (BOS)           1
  R. Jackson (OAK)          1
  A. Kaline (DET)           1
  D. Money (MIL)            1
  D. Nelson (TEX)           1
  F. Patek (KC)             1
  J. Wohlford (KC)          1

Caught Stealing:

  J. Beniquez (BOS)         1
  R. Carew (MIN)            1
  N. Cash (DET)             1
  D. Doyle (CAL)            1
  B. Grich (BAL)            1
  D. Griffin (BOS)          1
  P. Kelly (CHI)            1
  R. Santo (CHI)            1

Walks:

  R. Santo (CHI)            3
  K. Henderson (CHI)        2
  J. Mayberry (KC)          2
  G. Tenace (OAK)           2
  D. Allen (CHI)            1
  S. Bando (OAK)            1
  M. Belanger (BAL)         1
  J. Beniquez (BOS)         1
  E. Brinkman (DET)         1
  B. Carbo (BOS)            1

Strikeouts:

  S. Bando (OAK)            2
  J. Beniquez (BOS)         2
  K. Berry (MIL)            2
  J. Burroughs (TEX)        2
  B. Campaneris (OAK)       2
  T. Harper (BOS)           2
  F. Healy (KC)             2
  D. Johnson (OAK)          2
  A. Kaline (DET)           2
  H. Killebrew (MIN)        2


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