Tuesday April 9, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of April 9, 1974:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Kansas City      120   31    38   10    1    2    29    8    1   18    15  .317
Minnesota        112   15    34    2    2    3    15    3    2    7    12  .304
New York         126   21    38    4    1    3    21    6    4   25    18  .302
Texas            134   18    39    6    1    3    17    1    2   10    16  .291
Boston            66   13    19    2    0    4    13    2    2    6     9  .288
Oakland          131   21    34   12    1    4    20    1    4   19    27  .260
California       139   17    35    7    1    2    16    0    4   18    17  .252
Chicago          137    9    34    9    1    2     8    0    2   19    23  .248
Detroit          181   14    44    4    2    3    13    1    2   14    24  .243
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
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
Tom Grieve (TEX)          3   11    3    8   2   1   0    0   0   0    2    0  .727
Hal McRae (KC)            3   10    4    6   3   0   1    4   0   0    1    1  .600
Bobby Darwin (MIN)        3   12    2    7   1   0   1    3   0   0    1    1  .583
Bill Freehan (DET)        5   14    1    8   0   2   0    3   0   0    2    2  .571
Jim Wohlford (KC)         3   13    3    7   0   1   0    4   2   1    3    1  .539
Bobby Grich (BAL)         4   14    5    7   2   0   2    5   1   1    4    2  .500
Joe Rudi (OAK)            4   14    2    7   5   0   0    4   0   0    3    4  .500
Reggie Jackson (OAK)      4   17    6    8   3   0   3    9   1   0    1    2  .471
Leroy Stanton (CAL)       4   15    3    7   2   0   2    5   0   1    0    2  .467
Toby Harrah (TEX)         4   16    3    7   0   0   1    4   0   0    1    2  .438

 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          4   15    3    7   2   0   2    5   0   1    0    2  .467
Bobby Valentine        4   12    2    5   0   1   0    1   0   1    1    0  .417
Frank Robinson         4   13    0    5   2   0   0    3   0   0    4    3  .385
Bob Oliver             4   17    1    6   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    0  .353
Ellie Rodriguez        4   17    2    5   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .294
Mickey Rivers          4   20    1    4   1   0   0    1   0   1    1    3  .200
Dave Chalk             4   15    2    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    1  .133
Denny Doyle            4   15    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   1    3    2  .067
Mike Epstein           4   12    2    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    4  .000
Joe Lahoud             4    2    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
Buddy Bradford         3    5    1    2   1   0   1    1   0   0    2    0  .400
Ed Herrmann            4   13    1    5   2   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .385
Ken Henderson          4   17    2    6   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    4  .353
Pat Kelly              3   13    1    4   0   0   0    0   0   1    2    3  .308
Jorge Orta             4   16    1    4   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    4  .250
Bill Melton            4   14    1    3   1   0   1    1   0   0    2    1  .214
Bucky Dent             4   10    1    2   0   1   0    0   0   0    1    2  .200
Dick Allen             4   16    0    3   2   0   0    1   0   0    2    2  .188
Carlos May             4   17    1    3   1   0   0    3   0   0    0    3  .177
Ron Santo              4   12    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   1    5    3  .167
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           5   14    1    8   0   2   0    3   0   0    2    2  .571
Ron Cash               4   13    1    5   1   0   0    2   0   1    0    2  .385
Gary Sutherland        5   17    0    6   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .353
Jerry Moses            1    3    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Norm Cash              3    7    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   1    0    1  .286
Al Kaline              5   20    1    5   0   0   0    2   1   0    2    4  .250
Willie Horton          5   20    3    4   0   0   2    2   0   0    1    5  .200
Mickey Stanley         5   20    3    3   1   0   1    1   0   0    1    3  .150
Ed Brinkman            5   21    1    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    3    2  .143
Aurelio Rodriguez      5   21    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    4    4  .143
Jim Northrup           5   23    2    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .130
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
Rick Reichardt         1    1    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0 1.000
Hal McRae              3   10    4    6   3   0   1    4   0   0    1    1  .600
Jim Wohlford           3   13    3    7   0   1   0    4   2   1    3    1  .539
John Mayberry          3   12    5    4   2   0   0    5   0   0    4    2  .333
Paul Schaal            3    6    1    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .333
Frank White            2    3    1    1   0   0   1    1   0   0    0    0  .333
Freddie Patek          3   13    6    4   0   0   0    4   4   0    3    1  .308
Vada Pinson            3   13    1    4   0   0   0    3   0   0    0    1  .308
Cookie Rojas           3   13    1    4   2   0   0    3   0   0    0    2  .308
Al Cowens              2    4    3    1   1   0   0    2   1   0    1    0  .250
Fran Healy             3   11    4    2   1   0   0    2   0   0    2    2  .182
Fernando Gonzalez      2    6    1    1   0   0   0    0   1   0    0    2  .167
Amos Otis              3   13    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    2  .077
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           3   12    2    7   1   0   1    3   0   0    1    1  .583
Steve Brye             2    2    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .500
Randy Hundley          3   10    0    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .400
Larry Hisle            3   11    3    4   0   1   1    4   0   0    2    1  .364
Rod Carew              3   14    3    5   0   0   0    2   2   1    1    2  .357
Sergio Ferrer          3   13    2    4   0   1   0    0   1   1    2    1  .308
Jerry Terrell          3   11    2    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .273
Joe Lis                3    8    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .250
Steve Braun            3   11    1    2   0   0   1    3   0   0    0    0  .182
Harmon Killebrew       3   12    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    3  .167
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
Lou Piniella           1    3    0    2   0   0   0    2   0   1    1    0  .667
Thurman Munson         4   15    3    6   0   0   1    2   1   0    1    2  .400
Ron Blomberg           3   10    3    4   0   0   0    1   1   0    1    1  .400
Bobby Murcer           4   13    3    5   0   0   0    2   3   1    5    0  .385
Mike Hegan             4   12    0    4   1   0   0    2   1   0    1    0  .333
Roy White              4   13    6    4   1   1   0    0   0   1    6    2  .308
Bill Sudakis           4   14    1    4   1   0   0    2   0   0    2    4  .286
Elliott Maddox         4    7    0    2   0   0   0    2   0   1    0    0  .286
Graig Nettles          4   13    3    3   0   0   2    3   0   0    4    2  .231
Gene Michael           4   11    1    2   1   0   0    2   0   0    3    2  .182
Jim Mason              4   15    0    2   0   0   0    3   0   0    1    5  .133
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
Joe Rudi               4   14    2    7   5   0   0    4   0   0    3    4  .500
Reggie Jackson         4   17    6    8   3   0   3    9   1   0    1    2  .471
Sal Bando              4   12    6    4   2   0   1    2   0   0    4    3  .333
Bert Campaneris        4   16    3    5   1   1   0    0   0   2    1    4  .313
Gene Tenace            4   13    1    4   1   0   0    2   0   0    4    5  .308
Ray Fosse              4   12    1    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    3  .250
Dick Green             4    8    0    1   0   0   0    2   0   1    2    0  .125
Deron Johnson          4   16    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    4  .063
Billy North            4   18    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .056
Pat Bourque            3    3    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          3    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    0  .000
Larry Haney            2    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Manny Trillo           3    0    1    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             3    1    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0 1.000
Tom Grieve             3   11    3    8   2   1   0    0   0   0    2    0  .727
Jim Sundberg           3    5    1    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .600
Toby Harrah            4   16    3    7   0   0   1    4   0   0    1    2  .438
Mike Hargrove          2    5    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .400
Dick Billings          2    6    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .333
Dave Nelson            4   17    1    5   2   0   0    3   1   1    0    2  .294
Joe Lovitto            4   15    2    3   1   0   0    3   0   0    0    1  .200
Jim Fregosi            4   11    2    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    2  .182
Jeff Burroughs         4   17    2    3   0   0   2    6   0   0    0    2  .177
Larry Brown            3    6    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .167
Alex Johnson           4   15    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   1    2    3  .133
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           2    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  J. Northrup (DET)        23
  E. Brinkman (DET)        21
  A. Rodriguez (DET)       21
  W. Horton (DET)          20
  A. Kaline (DET)          20
  M. Rivers (CAL)          20
  M. Stanley (DET)         20
  B. North (OAK)           18
  J. Burroughs (TEX)       17
  K. Henderson (CHI)       17

Runs Scored:

  S. Bando (OAK)            6
  R. Jackson (OAK)          6
  F. Patek (KC)             6
  R. White (NY)             6
  B. Grich (BAL)            5
  J. Mayberry (KC)          5
  F. Healy (KC)             4
  H. McRae (KC)             4
  R. Blomberg (NY)          3
  B. Campaneris (OAK)       3

Hits:

  B. Freehan (DET)          8
  T. Grieve (TEX)           8
  R. Jackson (OAK)          8
  B. Darwin (MIN)           7
  B. Grich (BAL)            7
  T. Harrah (TEX)           7
  B. Robinson (BAL)         7
  J. Rudi (OAK)             7
  L. Stanton (CAL)          7
  J. Wohlford (KC)          7

Doubles:

  J. Rudi (OAK)             5
  R. Jackson (OAK)          3
  H. McRae (KC)             3
  D. Allen (CHI)            2
  S. Bando (OAK)            2
  B. Grich (BAL)            2
  T. Grieve (TEX)           2
  E. Herrmann (CHI)         2
  J. Mayberry (KC)          2
  D. Nelson (TEX)           2

Triples:

  B. Freehan (DET)          2
  B. Campaneris (OAK)       1
  B. Dent (CHI)             1
  S. Ferrer (MIN)           1
  P. Garcia (MIL)           1
  T. Grieve (TEX)           1
  L. Hisle (MIN)            1
  C. Spikes (CLE)           1
  B. Valentine (CAL)        1
  R. White (NY)             1

Home Runs:

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

RBI:

  R. Jackson (OAK)          9
  J. Burroughs (TEX)        6
  B. Grich (BAL)            5
  J. Mayberry (KC)          5
  L. Stanton (CAL)          5
  T. Harrah (TEX)           4
  L. Hisle (MIN)            4
  H. McRae (KC)             4
  F. Patek (KC)             4
  J. Rudi (OAK)             4

Stolen Bases:

  F. Patek (KC)             4
  D. Money (MIL)            3
  B. Murcer (NY)            3
  R. Carew (MIN)            2
  J. Wohlford (KC)          2
  R. Blomberg (NY)          1
  A. Bumbry (BAL)           1
  R. Coggins (BAL)          1
  A. Cowens (KC)            1
  T. Davis (BAL)            1

Caught Stealing:

  B. Campaneris (OAK)       2
  D. Baylor (BAL)           1
  J. Beniquez (BOS)         1
  R. Carew (MIN)            1
  N. Cash (DET)             1
  R. Cash (DET)             1
  D. Doyle (CAL)            1
  S. Ferrer (MIN)           1
  D. Green (OAK)            1
  B. Grich (BAL)            1

Walks:

  R. White (NY)             6
  B. Murcer (NY)            5
  R. Santo (CHI)            5
  S. Bando (OAK)            4
  B. Grich (BAL)            4
  J. Mayberry (KC)          4
  G. Nettles (NY)           4
  F. Robinson (CAL)         4
  A. Rodriguez (DET)        4
  G. Tenace (OAK)           4

Strikeouts:

  W. Horton (DET)           5
  J. Mason (NY)             5
  G. Tenace (OAK)           5
  B. Campaneris (OAK)       4
  M. Epstein (CAL)          4
  K. Henderson (CHI)        4
  D. Johnson (OAK)          4
  A. Kaline (DET)           4
  J. Orta (CHI)             4
  A. Rodriguez (DET)        4

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