Tuesday April 16, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of April 16, 1974:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Minnesota        302   45    87    7    6    5    43    7    5   23    44  .288
California       375   65   106   14    4   10    59    5    5   36    65  .283
Kansas City      249   43    68   15    2    7    41    9    5   28    33  .273
Boston           264   41    72   12    1    9    39    5    5   31    35  .273
Texas            342   54    92   10    2    9    48    6    5   32    50  .269
Cleveland        347   49    93   16    1    9    46    6    1   27    40  .268
New York         323   45    86    9    1   14    44    8    6   44    47  .266
Detroit          347   28    85   14    2    7    26    1    3   25    41  .245
Chicago          376   33    91   20    2    7    28    7    4   39    58  .242
Oakland          332   39    76   16    2   11    38    4    6   39    69  .229
Milwaukee        254   40    57    7    3    6    36    7    3   29    35  .224
Baltimore        269   29    57   10    2    4    24    7    3   26    24  .212

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Leroy Stanton (CAL)      11   39   11   18   5   0   3   10   2   2    2    9  .462
Bobby Grich (BAL)         8   29    7   12   3   1   2    6   1   2    7    2  .414
Rod Carew (MIN)           9   37    8   15   2   0   0    6   3   2    3    4  .405
Bobby Darwin (MIN)        9   35    6   14   1   2   2   11   0   1    1    8  .400
Chris Chambliss (CLE)    10   38    6   15   2   0   0    4   0   0    3    2  .395
John Mayberry (KC)        7   23    8    9   2   0   3   10   0   1    8    3  .391
Bill Freehan (DET)       10   26    2   10   1   2   0    4   0   0    6    3  .385
Tom Grieve (TEX)          9   35    8   13   3   1   2    4   0   0    3    3  .371
Carl Yastrzemski (BOS)    8   30    6   11   3   0   3    9   1   0    4    2  .367
Bobby Murcer (NY)        10   36    8   13   0   0   2    7   3   1    8    0  .361

 Baltimore            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ellie Hendricks        2    5    1    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .600
Jim Fuller             3    7    1    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    1  .429
Bobby Grich            8   29    7   12   3   1   2    6   1   2    7    2  .414
Mike Reinbach          2    3    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .333
Brooks Robinson        8   30    2    9   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    1  .300
Don Baylor             8   31    2    7   1   0   0    3   0   1    1    1  .226
Tommy Davis            8   31    2    7   2   0   0    2   1   0    1    1  .226
Al Bumbry              6   25    4    5   1   1   0    1   1   0    2    3  .200
Andy Etchebarren       3    6    0    1   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    0  .167
Paul Blair             8   28    2    4   0   0   1    3   1   0    1    3  .143
Boog Powell            2    8    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .125
Rich Coggins           5   21    2    2   0   0   1    2   2   0    2    3  .095
Earl Williams          7   21    3    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    6    4  .048
Mark Belanger          8   23    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    2  .044
Enos Cabell            3    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   1   0    1    0  .000
Frank Baker            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
Dwight Evans           2    6    1    3   0   0   1    2   0   0    0    0  .500
Rico Petrocelli        1    2    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .500
Juan Beniquez          6   13    5    5   0   0   1    2   0   2    3    3  .385
Carl Yastrzemski       8   30    6   11   3   0   3    9   1   0    4    2  .367
Doug Griffin           8   28    2    9   1   1   0    6   0   1    2    1  .321
Mario Guerrero         8   25    1    8   1   0   0    3   0   0    3    2  .320
Bernie Carbo           7   22    5    7   2   0   1    7   0   1    4    3  .318
Terry Hughes           2    8    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    3  .250
Danny Cater            1    4    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Bob Montgomery         8   31    6    7   1   0   1    4   0   0    2    4  .226
Cecil Cooper           7   29    4    6   0   0   1    3   0   0    2    7  .207
John Kennedy           2    5    2    1   0   0   1    1   0   0    0    0  .200
Tommy Harper           8   31    3    6   3   0   0    1   2   1    3    7  .194
Rick Miller            8   16    3    3   0   0   0    0   2   0    5    2  .188
Dick McAuliffe         6   14    1    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    1  .143

 California           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Leroy Stanton         11   39   11   18   5   0   3   10   2   2    2    9  .462
Sandy Alomar           4    7    2    3   0   1   0    1   0   0    0    2  .429
Frank Robinson        11   39    7   14   3   0   3   12   0   0    6    9  .359
Bobby Valentine        7   20    3    7   0   2   0    2   0   1    1    1  .350
Bob Oliver             9   39    3   12   1   0   0    3   0   0    1    4  .308
Mickey Rivers         11   49   10   15   1   1   0    6   3   1    3    5  .306
Richie Scheinblum      3    7    1    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    1  .286
Ellie Rodriguez       11   40    4   10   1   0   0    2   0   0    3    9  .250
Tommy McCraw           7    4    2    1   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    1  .250
Denny Doyle           11   40    6    9   1   0   0    5   0   1    6    6  .225
Dave Chalk            11   36    4    6   0   0   0    6   0   0    4    5  .167
Mike Epstein          11   36    7    6   2   0   2    2   0   0    8    8  .167
Joe Lahoud            10   18    5    3   0   0   2    5   0   0    1    5  .167
Winston Llenas         1    1    0    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .000

 Chicago              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Tony Muser             3    5    0    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .600
Buddy Bradford         7   20    3    7   1   0   2    3   1   1    5    2  .350
Ed Herrmann           11   39    5   13   3   0   1    3   0   0    1    4  .333
Ken Henderson         11   45    5   14   4   1   0    3   1   0    5   10  .311
Ron Santo             11   38    4   10   1   0   0    4   0   1    9    6  .263
Pat Kelly             10   35    3    9   1   0   0    0   2   2    3    5  .257
Carlos May            10   35    2    9   1   0   0    4   2   0    0    6  .257
Bill Melton           11   40    4    9   2   0   2    2   0   0    5    4  .225
Brian Downing          5    6    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .167
Bucky Dent            11   31    3    5   1   1   0    1   0   0    1    4  .161
Jorge Orta             8   31    1    5   2   0   0    3   0   0    2    6  .161
Dick Allen            11   41    3    6   3   0   2    5   1   0    6    8  .146
Luis Alvarado          6    6    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Jerry Hairston         4    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000
Eddie Leon             3    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000

 Cleveland            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Chris Chambliss       10   38    6   15   2   0   0    4   0   0    3    2  .395
John Ellis            10   39    5   14   2   0   1   12   1   0    2    3  .359
Charlie Spikes        10   37    4   13   2   1   1    6   0   1    2    7  .351
Dave Duncan            7   23    5    8   0   0   4    6   0   0    1    5  .348
Jack Brohamer          3    3    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .333
George Hendrick       10   41    5   10   1   0   0    1   1   0    4    6  .244
John Lowenstein        9   34    6    8   2   0   0    2   4   0    7    4  .235
Oscar Gamble           5   18    1    4   0   0   1    2   0   0    1    1  .222
Leron Lee              5    9    1    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    3  .222
Buddy Bell            10   38    5    8   1   0   1    5   0   0    0    3  .211
Angel Hermoso         10   31    7    5   3   0   0    1   0   0    4    2  .161
Frank Duffy           10   35    3    5   2   0   1    6   0   0    1    3  .143
Rusty Torres           6    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .000
Jack Heidemann         1    0    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 Detroit              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Gates Brown            4    2    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .500
Bill Freehan          10   26    2   10   1   2   0    4   0   0    6    3  .385
Ron Cash               5   17    2    6   1   0   0    2   0   1    0    3  .353
Gary Sutherland       10   32    3   11   4   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .344
Jerry Moses            1    3    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Norm Cash              7   21    2    6   1   0   1    2   0   1    2    3  .286
Al Kaline             10   40    3   11   2   0   1    5   1   0    3    4  .275
Mickey Stanley        10   37    4    9   2   0   2    3   0   1    1    5  .243
Willie Horton         10   38    3    8   1   0   2    2   0   0    2    7  .211
Ed Brinkman           10   41    2    8   0   0   1    6   0   0    3    6  .195
Jim Northrup          10   43    4    8   2   0   0    1   0   0    2    1  .186
Aurelio Rodriguez     10   43    2    6   0   0   0    1   0   0    4    6  .140
John Knox              5    2    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Ben Oglivie            1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Dick Sharon            2    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .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              6   18    4    8   3   0   1    4   0   0    1    2  .444
John Mayberry          7   23    8    9   2   0   3   10   0   1    8    3  .391
Frank White            2    3    1    1   0   0   1    1   0   0    0    0  .333
Cookie Rojas           7   28    2    9   2   0   0    3   0   1    0    5  .321
Jim Wohlford           7   28    4    9   0   1   0    4   2   1    4    5  .321
Paul Schaal            7   20    3    6   2   0   1    2   0   0    2    3  .300
Al Cowens              3    7    3    2   2   0   0    3   1   0    1    1  .286
Fran Healy             7   26    5    7   4   0   0    3   0   0    2    2  .269
Freddie Patek          7   29    7    6   0   0   1    6   5   1    4    1  .207
Vada Pinson            6   25    1    5   0   0   0    4   0   1    0    2  .200
Tony Solaita           4    5    2    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .200
Amos Otis              7   27    2    3   0   1   0    1   0   0    5    5  .111
Fernando Gonzalez      3    9    1    1   0   0   0    0   1   0    0    3  .111

 Milwaukee            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Tim Johnson            2    1    0    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    0 1.000
Pedro Garcia           8   27    5    8   0   2   2    9   0   1    3    3  .296
Bob Coluccio           8   28    6    8   1   0   0    4   1   1    2    5  .286
George Scott           8   25    5    7   1   0   0    1   1   1    6    5  .280
Ken Berry              6   24    3    6   0   0   0    2   0   0    3    4  .250
Johnny Briggs          8   29    4    6   0   1   2    7   0   0    3    5  .207
Darrell Porter         7   20    4    4   1   0   0    0   0   0    5    0  .200
Bobby Mitchell         3   10    0    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    4  .200
Dave May               8   31    5    6   1   0   0    1   1   0    2    2  .194
Don Money              8   31    4    6   2   0   1    9   4   0    2    3  .194
Robin Yount            8   22    3    3   0   0   1    1   0   0    2    2  .136
Charlie Moore          2    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Felipe Alou            2    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Bob Sheldon            2    1    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .000

 Minnesota            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Tony Oliva             6   20    0    9   1   1   0    4   0   0    0    3  .450
Rod Carew              9   37    8   15   2   0   0    6   3   2    3    4  .405
Bobby Darwin           9   35    6   14   1   2   2   11   0   1    1    8  .400
Sergio Ferrer          6   22    6    8   0   2   0    0   2   1    4    3  .364
Danny Thompson         6   13    1    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .308
Larry Hisle            9   31    7    9   1   1   2   11   0   1    5    7  .290
Jerry Terrell          9   35    7    9   2   0   0    3   2   0    0    4  .257
Steve Brye             3    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Steve Braun            9   29    2    7   0   0   1    5   0   0    2    3  .241
Joe Lis                7   13    3    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .231
Randy Hundley          7   23    1    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    3  .174
Harmon Killebrew       6   20    1    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    5  .150
Glenn Borgmann         4    7    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    1  .143
Jim Holt               5   13    2    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    1  .000
Eric Soderholm         5    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
Bobby Murcer          10   36    8   13   0   0   2    7   3   1    8    0  .361
Graig Nettles         10   38    9   13   1   0   6   11   0   0    4    5  .342
Ron Blomberg           9   30    5    9   0   0   1    3   1   1    5    3  .300
Elliott Maddox         6    7    0    2   0   0   0    2   0   1    0    0  .286
Roy White             10   32    9    9   2   1   1    2   1   1   10    5  .281
Lou Piniella           3   11    0    3   1   0   0    2   0   1    1    4  .273
Mike Hegan            10   35    2    9   2   0   1    5   1   1    3    5  .257
Bill Sudakis           6   20    1    5   1   0   0    2   0   0    2    6  .250
Thurman Munson        10   40    5    9   1   0   2    3   1   0    2    7  .225
Walt Williams          3   10    2    2   0   0   0    0   1   0    1    0  .200
Jim Mason             10   31    1    6   0   0   1    5   0   0    3    7  .194
Gene Michael           9   27    2    5   1   0   0    2   0   0    5    4  .185
Horace Clarke          4    6    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .167

 Oakland              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Reggie Jackson        10   40   10   14   4   0   6   16   3   1    2    7  .350
Bert Campaneris       10   38    4   13   2   1   0    2   0   2    5   10  .342
Joe Rudi              10   38    2   13   6   0   0    5   0   0    5    7  .342
John Donaldson         2    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Sal Bando              9   30    8    9   2   0   2    4   0   0    6    8  .300
Ray Fosse             10   30    3    8   1   0   1    3   0   0    0    5  .267
Gene Tenace           10   32    4    7   1   0   2    5   0   0    8   11  .219
Jesus Alou             6   16    2    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .188
Dick Green             4    8    0    1   0   0   0    2   0   1    2    0  .125
Angel Mangual          3    8    1    1   0   1   0    0   0   0    1    4  .125
Pat Bourque            8    9    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    4  .111
Ted Kubiak             4    9    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .111
Manny Trillo           9   14    2    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    3  .071
Billy North            8   30    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   1    4    4  .067
Deron Johnson          5   20    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    5  .050
Vic Davalillo          8    6    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    1  .000
Larry Haney            4    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Herb Washington        7    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   1   1    0    0  .000

 Texas                G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Len Randle             7    5    5    3   0   0   0    0   1   1    0    0  .600
Tom Grieve             9   35    8   13   3   1   2    4   0   0    3    3  .371
Toby Harrah           10   41    5   14   0   0   1    8   0   2    3    3  .342
Mike Hargrove          7   21    5    7   0   0   0    3   0   0    4    6  .333
Jim Fregosi           10   29    5    9   0   0   0    4   0   0    7    4  .310
Jim Sundberg           8   15    3    4   1   0   0    2   0   0    3    4  .267
Dave Nelson           10   42    5   11   2   0   1    9   3   1    2    6  .262
Alex Johnson          10   41    4   10   1   0   0    3   2   1    3    8  .244
Larry Brown            6   13    2    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .231
Jeff Burroughs        10   41    8    9   1   0   5   12   0   0    3    4  .220
Dick Billings          5   14    2    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    4  .214
Jim Spencer            3    5    0    1   0   1   0    0   0   0    0    1  .200
Joe Lovitto            9   35    2    5   2   0   0    3   0   0    1    6  .143
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:

  M. Rivers (CAL)          49
  K. Henderson (CHI)       45
  J. Northrup (DET)        43
  A. Rodriguez (DET)       43
  D. Nelson (TEX)          42
  D. Allen (CHI)           41
  E. Brinkman (DET)        41
  J. Burroughs (TEX)       41
  T. Harrah (TEX)          41
  G. Hendrick (CLE)        41

Runs Scored:

  L. Stanton (CAL)         11
  R. Jackson (OAK)         10
  M. Rivers (CAL)          10
  G. Nettles (NY)           9
  R. White (NY)             9
  S. Bando (OAK)            8
  J. Burroughs (TEX)        8
  R. Carew (MIN)            8
  T. Grieve (TEX)           8
  J. Mayberry (KC)          8

Hits:

  L. Stanton (CAL)         18
  R. Carew (MIN)           15
  C. Chambliss (CLE)       15
  M. Rivers (CAL)          15
  B. Darwin (MIN)          14
  J. Ellis (CLE)           14
  T. Harrah (TEX)          14
  K. Henderson (CHI)       14
  R. Jackson (OAK)         14
  F. Robinson (CAL)        14

Doubles:

  J. Rudi (OAK)             6
  L. Stanton (CAL)          5
  F. Healy (KC)             4
  K. Henderson (CHI)        4
  R. Jackson (OAK)          4
  G. Sutherland (DET)       4
  D. Allen (CHI)            3
  B. Grich (BAL)            3
  T. Grieve (TEX)           3
  T. Harper (BOS)           3

Triples:

  B. Darwin (MIN)           2
  S. Ferrer (MIN)           2
  B. Freehan (DET)          2
  P. Garcia (MIL)           2
  B. Valentine (CAL)        2
  S. Alomar (CAL)           1
  J. Briggs (MIL)           1
  A. Bumbry (BAL)           1
  B. Campaneris (OAK)       1
  B. Dent (CHI)             1

Home Runs:

  R. Jackson (OAK)          6
  G. Nettles (NY)           6
  J. Burroughs (TEX)        5
  D. Duncan (CLE)           4
  J. Mayberry (KC)          3
  F. Robinson (CAL)         3
  L. Stanton (CAL)          3
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)      3
  D. Allen (CHI)            2
  S. Bando (OAK)            2

RBI:

  R. Jackson (OAK)         16
  J. Burroughs (TEX)       12
  J. Ellis (CLE)           12
  F. Robinson (CAL)        12
  B. Darwin (MIN)          11
  L. Hisle (MIN)           11
  G. Nettles (NY)          11
  J. Mayberry (KC)         10
  L. Stanton (CAL)         10
  P. Garcia (MIL)           9

Stolen Bases:

  F. Patek (KC)             5
  J. Lowenstein (CLE)       4
  D. Money (MIL)            4
  R. Carew (MIN)            3
  R. Jackson (OAK)          3
  B. Murcer (NY)            3
  D. Nelson (TEX)           3
  M. Rivers (CAL)           3
  R. Coggins (BAL)          2
  S. Ferrer (MIN)           2

Caught Stealing:

  J. Beniquez (BOS)         2
  B. Campaneris (OAK)       2
  R. Carew (MIN)            2
  B. Grich (BAL)            2
  T. Harrah (TEX)           2
  P. Kelly (CHI)            2
  L. Stanton (CAL)          2
  D. Baylor (BAL)           1
  R. Blomberg (NY)          1
  B. Bradford (CHI)         1

Walks:

  R. White (NY)            10
  R. Santo (CHI)            9
  M. Epstein (CAL)          8
  J. Mayberry (KC)          8
  B. Murcer (NY)            8
  G. Tenace (OAK)           8
  J. Fregosi (TEX)          7
  B. Grich (BAL)            7
  J. Lowenstein (CLE)       7
  D. Allen (CHI)            6

Strikeouts:

  G. Tenace (OAK)          11
  B. Campaneris (OAK)      10
  K. Henderson (CHI)       10
  F. Robinson (CAL)         9
  E. Rodriguez (CAL)        9
  L. Stanton (CAL)          9
  D. Allen (CHI)            8
  S. Bando (OAK)            8
  B. Darwin (MIN)           8
  M. Epstein (CAL)          8


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