Monday April 8, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of April 8, 1974:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
New York          93   18    30    3    1    3    18    6    1   21    15  .323
Kansas City       82   27    26    8    1    2    25    5    0   14    11  .317
Minnesota         82   12    26    1    2    2    12    1    1    6    10  .317
Texas            101    8    30    4    1    2     7    1    1    4    10  .297
Boston            66   13    19    2    0    4    13    2    2    6     9  .288
California       109   15    30    7    0    1    14    0    4   13    16  .275
Chicago          100    8    25    8    0    2     7    0    2   18    12  .250
Detroit          146   14    36    3    2    3    13    1    2   12    21  .247
Cleveland        104    5    23    2    1    1     5    0    0    4    13  .221
Baltimore        132   14    29    6    0    2    13    4    2   14     9  .220
Oakland           98   15    21    8    1    3    14    1    3   15    25  .214
Milwaukee         60   13    10    4    1    2    10    3    0    9    11  .167

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Bobby Darwin (MIN)        2    8    2    5   0   0   1    2   0   0    1    0  .625
Bill Freehan (DET)        4   10    1    6   0   2   0    3   0   0    2    1  .600
Carl Yastrzemski (BOS)    2    7    3    4   1   0   2    3   0   0    2    0  .571
Hal McRae (KC)            2    9    4    5   3   0   1    4   0   0    1    1  .556
Reggie Jackson (OAK)      3   13    5    7   2   0   3    8   1   0    0    2  .539
Bobby Grich (BAL)         4   14    5    7   2   0   2    5   1   1    4    2  .500
Toby Harrah (TEX)         3   12    2    6   0   0   1    3   0   0    1    1  .500
Leroy Stanton (CAL)       3   12    2    6   2   0   1    4   0   1    0    2  .500
Pat Kelly (CHI)           2    8    1    4   0   0   0    0   0   1    2    1  .500
John Mayberry (KC)        2    8    4    4   2   0   0    5   0   0    3    1  .500

 Baltimore            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Bobby Grich            4   14    5    7   2   0   2    5   1   1    4    2  .500
Jim Fuller             2    4    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .500
Ellie Hendricks        1    4    0    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .500
Brooks Robinson        4   16    1    7   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .438
Andy Etchebarren       1    3    0    1   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    0  .333
Tommy Davis            4   13    1    4   1   0   0    0   1   0    1    0  .308
Don Baylor             4   15    1    3   0   0   0    2   0   1    1    0  .200
Mark Belanger          4   11    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    0  .091
Al Bumbry              3   13    1    1   0   0   0    0   1   0    1    2  .077
Paul Blair             4   15    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .067
Earl Williams          3    9    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    1  .000
Rich Coggins           2    8    1    0   0   0   0    0   1   0    0    1  .000
Boog Powell            1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Mike Reinbach          1    2    0    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .000
Enos Cabell            2    1    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
Carl Yastrzemski       2    7    3    4   1   0   2    3   0   0    2    0  .571
Rico Petrocelli        1    2    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .500
Doug Griffin           2    7    0    3   1   0   0    3   0   1    1    0  .429
Terry Hughes           1    3    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .333
Bernie Carbo           2    7    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .286
Cecil Cooper           2    7    2    2   0   0   1    3   0   0    1    1  .286
Bob Montgomery         2    7    2    2   0   0   1    3   0   0    0    2  .286
Juan Beniquez          2    8    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   1    1    2  .250
Mario Guerrero         2    7    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .143
Tommy Harper           2    8    1    1   0   0   0    0   1   0    0    2  .125
John Kennedy           1    2    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Dick McAuliffe         1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Rick Miller            2    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   1   0    0    0  .000

 California           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Leroy Stanton          3   12    2    6   2   0   1    4   0   1    0    2  .500
Bob Oliver             3   13    1    6   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    0  .462
Bobby Valentine        3    9    1    4   0   0   0    1   0   1    1    0  .444
Frank Robinson         3   11    0    4   2   0   0    2   0   0    3    3  .364
Mickey Rivers          3   16    1    4   1   0   0    1   0   1    0    3  .250
Ellie Rodriguez        3   13    2    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .231
Dave Chalk             3   13    2    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .154
Denny Doyle            3   12    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   1    2    2  .083
Mike Epstein           3    8    2    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    3  .000
Joe Lahoud             3    1    2    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .000
Tommy McCraw           3    1    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .000

 Chicago              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Pat Kelly              2    8    1    4   0   0   0    0   0   1    2    1  .500
Buddy Bradford         2    4    1    2   1   0   1    1   0   0    2    0  .500
Ken Henderson          3   12    2    5   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    2  .417
Ed Herrmann            3   10    1    4   2   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .400
Bill Melton            3   10    1    3   1   0   1    1   0   0    2    1  .300
Carlos May             3   13    1    3   1   0   0    3   0   0    0    1  .231
Jorge Orta             3   12    1    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    4  .167
Ron Santo              3    8    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   1    5    1  .125
Dick Allen             3   12    0    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    1  .083
Bucky Dent             3    7    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Luis Alvarado          2    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Brian Downing          1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Jerry Hairston         2    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000
Eddie Leon             1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Tony Muser             1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 Cleveland            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Jack Brohamer          2    1    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0 1.000
Chris Chambliss        3   12    0    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    0  .333
Oscar Gamble           3   13    1    4   0   0   1    2   0   0    0    1  .308
John Ellis             3   11    1    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    3  .273
John Lowenstein        3   11    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    1  .273
Charlie Spikes         3   12    1    3   0   1   0    0   0   0    0    2  .250
Angel Hermoso          3    8    1    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250
George Hendrick        3   13    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .154
Buddy Bell             3   12    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .083
Frank Duffy            3   10    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000
Leron Lee              1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000

 Detroit              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Gates Brown            2    1    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0 1.000
Bill Freehan           4   10    1    6   0   2   0    3   0   0    2    1  .600
Ron Cash               4   13    1    5   1   0   0    2   0   1    0    2  .385
Jerry Moses            1    3    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Al Kaline              4   16    1    5   0   0   0    2   1   0    2    4  .313
Norm Cash              2    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   1    0    0  .250
Aurelio Rodriguez      4   16    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    4    4  .188
Mickey Stanley         4   16    3    3   1   0   1    1   0   0    1    2  .188
Willie Horton          4   17    3    3   0   0   2    2   0   0    0    5  .177
Ed Brinkman            4   18    1    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    2  .167
Jim Northrup           4   18    2    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .167
Gary Sutherland        4   13    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .154
John Knox              2    1    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Dick Sharon            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
Hal McRae              2    9    4    5   3   0   1    4   0   0    1    1  .556
John Mayberry          2    8    4    4   2   0   0    5   0   0    3    1  .500
Al Cowens              1    2    2    1   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    0  .500
Paul Schaal            2    2    1    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .500
Jim Wohlford           2    8    3    3   0   1   0    2   1   0    3    1  .375
Freddie Patek          2    9    5    3   0   0   0    4   3   0    2    1  .333
Vada Pinson            2    9    1    3   0   0   0    3   0   0    0    1  .333
Frank White            1    3    1    1   0   0   1    1   0   0    0    0  .333
Cookie Rojas           2    8    1    2   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    0  .250
Fernando Gonzalez      2    6    1    1   0   0   0    0   1   0    0    2  .167
Fran Healy             2    7    3    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    2  .143
Amos Otis              2    9    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    2  .111
Tony Solaita           2    2    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
Bob Coluccio           2    6    2    2   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    1  .333
Pedro Garcia           2    6    3    2   0   1   1    3   0   0    1    1  .333
George Scott           2    7    3    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .286
Don Money              2    5    1    1   1   0   0    1   3   0    2    1  .200
Johnny Briggs          2    7    2    1   0   0   1    3   0   0    1    0  .143
Ken Berry              2    9    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .111
Dave May               2    9    0    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .000
Darrell Porter         2    6    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000
Robin Yount            2    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    0  .000
Felipe Alou            1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000

 Minnesota            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Bobby Darwin           2    8    2    5   0   0   1    2   0   0    1    0  .625
Randy Hundley          2    7    0    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .571
Steve Brye             2    2    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .500
Larry Hisle            2    8    2    3   0   1   0    3   0   0    1    1  .375
Sergio Ferrer          2    9    2    3   0   1   0    0   1   0    2    1  .333
Rod Carew              2   10    1    3   0   0   0    2   0   1    1    1  .300
Steve Braun            2    8    1    2   0   0   1    3   0   0    0    0  .250
Jerry Terrell          2    8    2    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Harmon Killebrew       2    9    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .222
Joe Lis                2    5    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .200
Jim Holt               2    6    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Glenn Borgmann         2    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Tony Oliva             1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Eric Soderholm         2    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Danny Thompson         1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 New York             G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ron Blomberg           3   10    3    4   0   0   0    1   1   0    1    1  .400
Thurman Munson         3   11    2    4   0   0   1    2   1   0    1    1  .364
Bill Sudakis           3   11    1    4   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    3  .364
Mike Hegan             3   12    0    4   1   0   0    2   1   0    1    0  .333
Bobby Murcer           3    9    3    3   0   0   0    2   3   0    5    0  .333
Graig Nettles          3    9    3    3   0   0   2    3   0   0    4    2  .333
Roy White              3    9    4    3   0   1   0    0   0   1    5    2  .333
Elliott Maddox         3    3    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .333
Gene Michael           3    8    1    2   1   0   0    2   0   0    2    2  .250
Jim Mason              3   11    0    2   0   0   0    3   0   0    1    4  .182
Horace Clarke          1    0    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 Oakland              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Reggie Jackson         3   13    5    7   2   0   3    8   1   0    0    2  .539
Joe Rudi               3    9    1    4   2   0   0    2   0   0    3    3  .444
Bert Campaneris        3   12    3    4   1   1   0    0   0   1    1    4  .333
Sal Bando              3    8    4    2   2   0   0    1   0   0    3    3  .250
Ray Fosse              3   10    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    3  .200
Dick Green             3    6    0    1   0   0   0    2   0   1    2    0  .167
Gene Tenace            3   10    1    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    3    5  .100
Billy North            3   14    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Deron Johnson          3   12    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    3  .000
Pat Bourque            2    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Jesus Alou             1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Vic Davalillo          2    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000
Larry Haney            1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Manny Trillo           2    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000
Herb Washington        3    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   1    0    0  .000

 Texas                G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Len Randle             2    1    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0 1.000
Tom Grieve             2    7    0    5   1   1   0    0   0   0    1    0  .714
Dick Billings          1    3    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .667
Jim Sundberg           3    5    1    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .600
Toby Harrah            3   12    2    6   0   0   1    3   0   0    1    1  .500
Mike Hargrove          1    2    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .500
Dave Nelson            3   12    0    3   2   0   0    2   1   0    0    2  .250
Jim Fregosi            3   10    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .200
Alex Johnson           3   11    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   1    1    1  .182
Joe Lovitto            3   11    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .182
Jeff Burroughs         3   12    1    2   0   0   1    2   0   0    0    2  .167
Larry Brown            2    6    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .167
Jim Spencer            2    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
Mike Cubbage           1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  E. Brinkman (DET)        18
  J. Northrup (DET)        18
  W. Horton (DET)          17
  A. Kaline (DET)          16
  M. Rivers (CAL)          16
  B. Robinson (BAL)        16
  A. Rodriguez (DET)       16
  M. Stanley (DET)         16
  D. Baylor (BAL)          15
  P. Blair (BAL)           15

Runs Scored:

  B. Grich (BAL)            5
  R. Jackson (OAK)          5
  F. Patek (KC)             5
  S. Bando (OAK)            4
  J. Mayberry (KC)          4
  H. McRae (KC)             4
  R. White (NY)             4
  R. Blomberg (NY)          3
  B. Campaneris (OAK)       3
  P. Garcia (MIL)           3

Hits:

  B. Grich (BAL)            7
  R. Jackson (OAK)          7
  B. Robinson (BAL)         7
  B. Freehan (DET)          6
  T. Harrah (TEX)           6
  B. Oliver (CAL)           6
  L. Stanton (CAL)          6
  R. Cash (DET)             5
  B. Darwin (MIN)           5
  T. Grieve (TEX)           5

Doubles:

  H. McRae (KC)             3
  S. Bando (OAK)            2
  B. Grich (BAL)            2
  E. Herrmann (CHI)         2
  R. Jackson (OAK)          2
  J. Mayberry (KC)          2
  D. Nelson (TEX)           2
  F. Robinson (CAL)         2
  J. Rudi (OAK)             2
  L. Stanton (CAL)          2

Triples:

  B. Freehan (DET)          2
  B. Campaneris (OAK)       1
  S. Ferrer (MIN)           1
  P. Garcia (MIL)           1
  T. Grieve (TEX)           1
  L. Hisle (MIN)            1
  C. Spikes (CLE)           1
  R. White (NY)             1
  J. Wohlford (KC)          1

Home Runs:

  R. Jackson (OAK)          3
  B. Grich (BAL)            2
  W. Horton (DET)           2
  G. Nettles (NY)           2
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)      2
  B. Bradford (CHI)         1
  S. Braun (MIN)            1
  J. Briggs (MIL)           1
  J. Burroughs (TEX)        1
  C. Cooper (BOS)           1

RBI:

  R. Jackson (OAK)          8
  B. Grich (BAL)            5
  J. Mayberry (KC)          5
  H. McRae (KC)             4
  F. Patek (KC)             4
  L. Stanton (CAL)          4
  S. Braun (MIN)            3
  J. Briggs (MIL)           3
  C. Cooper (BOS)           3
  B. Freehan (DET)          3

Stolen Bases:

  D. Money (MIL)            3
  B. Murcer (NY)            3
  F. Patek (KC)             3
  R. Blomberg (NY)          1
  A. Bumbry (BAL)           1
  R. Coggins (BAL)          1
  T. Davis (BAL)            1
  S. Ferrer (MIN)           1
  F. Gonzalez (KC)          1
  B. Grich (BAL)            1

Caught Stealing:

  D. Baylor (BAL)           1
  J. Beniquez (BOS)         1
  B. Campaneris (OAK)       1
  R. Carew (MIN)            1
  N. Cash (DET)             1
  R. Cash (DET)             1
  D. Doyle (CAL)            1
  D. Green (OAK)            1
  B. Grich (BAL)            1
  D. Griffin (BOS)          1

Walks:

  B. Murcer (NY)            5
  R. Santo (CHI)            5
  R. White (NY)             5
  B. Grich (BAL)            4
  G. Nettles (NY)           4
  A. Rodriguez (DET)        4
  S. Bando (OAK)            3
  M. Belanger (BAL)         3
  M. Epstein (CAL)          3
  J. Mayberry (KC)          3

Strikeouts:

  W. Horton (DET)           5
  G. Tenace (OAK)           5
  B. Campaneris (OAK)       4
  A. Kaline (DET)           4
  J. Mason (NY)             4
  J. Orta (CHI)             4
  A. Rodriguez (DET)        4
  S. Bando (OAK)            3
  K. Berry (MIL)            3
  J. Ellis (CLE)            3

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