Friday April 19, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of April 19, 1974:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Texas            405   68   115   15    4   10    60    6   10   39    55  .284
Minnesota        405   53   113   10    6    6    51    7    8   28    59  .279
California       469   73   128   15    4   14    66    7    8   41    76  .273
New York         425   57   111   17    1   16    54    8    6   52    59  .261
Boston           356   52    92   14    1   12    50    6    6   40    51  .258
Kansas City      311   49    80   17    2    8    47   11    5   39    44  .257
Cleveland        437   56   111   17    1   13    52    7    2   31    51  .254
Chicago          440   43   106   22    2    8    37    7    4   53    65  .241
Detroit          378   29    90   14    2    7    27    1    3   30    44  .238
Oakland          397   47    94   19    4   12    46    7    8   47    82  .237
Baltimore        331   40    73   11    2    8    35   10    6   32    33  .221
Milwaukee        306   45    66    7    4    8    41    8    4   33    49  .216

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Rod Carew (MIN)          12   49    8   20   3   0   0    6   3   4    4    5  .408
Leroy Stanton (CAL)      14   49   11   20   5   0   3   11   2   2    2   10  .408
Bobby Grich (BAL)        10   36    8   14   3   1   2    6   1   3    8    4  .389
Reggie Jackson (OAK)     12   48   11   18   6   0   7   21   4   1    3    9  .375
Tom Grieve (TEX)         11   43    9   16   4   2   2    6   0   0    3    4  .372
John Mayberry (KC)        9   28   10   10   2   0   3   10   1   1   12    6  .357
Chris Chambliss (CLE)    12   48    6   17   2   0   0    4   0   1    4    3  .354
Bobby Murcer (NY)        13   48    9   17   0   0   2    7   3   1    8    1  .354
Carl Yastrzemski (BOS)   11   40    8   14   4   0   4   11   1   0    6    2  .350
Graig Nettles (NY)       13   49   10   17   2   0   7   15   0   0    4    5  .347

 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
Bobby Grich           10   36    8   14   3   1   2    6   1   3    8    4  .389
Jim Fuller             4   11    3    4   0   0   1    4   1   0    0    2  .364
Mike Reinbach          2    3    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .333
Andy Etchebarren       4   10    0    3   1   0   0    3   0   0    0    0  .300
Brooks Robinson       10   37    2   11   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    2  .297
Tommy Davis           10   39    4   10   2   0   1    5   1   1    1    3  .256
Al Bumbry              7   29    5    6   1   1   1    3   1   0    2    3  .207
Don Baylor            10   38    3    7   1   0   0    3   1   1    2    2  .184
Boog Powell            3   11    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .182
Paul Blair            10   33    2    5   0   0   1    3   2   0    1    4  .152
Mark Belanger         10   29    3    4   1   0   1    3   0   0    4    2  .138
Rich Coggins           6   23    3    2   0   0   1    2   2   1    4    3  .087
Earl Williams          9   26    4    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    7    5  .039
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           4   12    1    5   0   0   1    4   0   0    0    1  .417
Carl Yastrzemski      11   40    8   14   4   0   4   11   1   0    6    2  .350
Doug Griffin          11   39    4   13   1   1   0    7   0   1    3    2  .333
Bob Didier             1    3    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .333
Bernie Carbo          10   31    9   10   2   0   3   11   0   1    6    6  .323
Juan Beniquez          9   24    6    7   1   0   1    2   1   2    4    5  .292
Cecil Cooper          10   39    5   10   0   0   1    3   0   1    4   10  .256
Terry Hughes           2    8    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    3  .250
Mario Guerrero        11   35    1    8   1   0   0    3   0   0    4    6  .229
Danny Cater            2    5    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .200
John Kennedy           3    5    2    1   0   0   1    1   0   0    0    0  .200
Bob Montgomery        10   37    6    7   1   0   1    5   0   0    2    4  .189
Rick Miller            8   16    3    3   0   0   0    0   2   0    5    2  .188
Dick McAuliffe         9   17    2    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    1  .177
Tommy Harper           9   36    3    6   3   0   0    1   2   1    3    9  .167
Rico Petrocelli        3    9    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .111

 California           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Sandy Alomar           6    7    2    3   0   1   0    1   0   0    0    2  .429
Leroy Stanton         14   49   11   20   5   0   3   11   2   2    2   10  .408
Frank Robinson        14   49    9   16   3   0   4   13   1   0    8   11  .327
Bobby Valentine       10   31    4   10   1   2   0    3   0   1    1    2  .323
Bob Oliver            12   51    5   16   1   0   2    6   0   0    1    6  .314
Ellie Rodriguez       14   48    5   14   1   0   0    2   0   1    5   10  .292
Mickey Rivers         14   61   10   17   1   1   0    6   4   1    3    6  .279
Richie Scheinblum      4    8    1    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    1  .250
Denny Doyle           14   49    6   10   1   0   0    5   0   1    6    6  .204
Dave Chalk            14   45    5    9   0   0   0    6   0   1    4    5  .200
Mike Epstein          13   43    8    7   2   0   3    3   0   0    9   10  .163
Joe Lahoud            11   19    5    3   0   0   2    5   0   0    1    5  .158
Tommy McCraw           9    7    2    1   0   0   0    2   0   1    1    1  .143
Winston Llenas         2    2    0    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .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
Ed Herrmann           11   39    5   13   3   0   1    3   0   0    1    4  .333
Ken Henderson         13   50    6   15   4   1   0    4   1   0    7   12  .300
Buddy Bradford         9   28    5    8   1   0   2    4   1   1    7    3  .286
Carlos May            11   40    2   11   2   0   0    5   2   0    0    6  .275
Ron Santo             13   45    5   12   1   0   0    5   0   1   10    6  .267
Brian Downing          7   12    1    3   0   0   1    2   0   0    2    3  .250
Bill Melton           13   47    4   11   3   0   2    3   0   0    7    4  .234
Pat Kelly             11   40    3    9   1   0   0    0   2   2    3    5  .225
Jorge Orta            10   39    3    7   2   0   0    4   0   0    2    6  .180
Bucky Dent            13   35    4    6   1   1   0    1   0   0    2    5  .171
Dick Allen            13   47    4    8   3   0   2    5   1   0   10    9  .170
Luis Alvarado          7    6    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Jerry Hairston         5    4    0    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .000
Eddie Leon             4    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .000

 Cleveland            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Chris Chambliss       12   48    6   17   2   0   0    4   0   1    4    3  .354
Charlie Spikes        12   45    5   15   2   1   2    7   0   1    2    9  .333
John Ellis            12   50    5   16   2   0   1   13   1   0    2    3  .320
Dave Duncan            9   33    6    9   0   0   5    7   0   0    1    8  .273
Jack Brohamer          4    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .250
Rusty Torres           7    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .250
George Hendrick       12   52    7   12   1   0   1    3   2   0    4    8  .231
John Lowenstein       11   44    8   10   2   0   0    2   4   0    8    5  .227
Leron Lee              5    9    1    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    3  .222
Buddy Bell            12   46    6   10   2   0   2    6   0   0    1    3  .217
Oscar Gamble           7   20    1    4   0   0   1    2   0   0    1    1  .200
Frank Duffy           12   43    3    8   2   0   1    6   0   0    1    4  .186
Angel Hermoso         12   39    7    6   3   0   0    1   0   0    5    3  .154
Jack Heidemann         2    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
Ron Cash               5   17    2    6   1   0   0    2   0   1    0    3  .353
Bill Freehan          11   29    2   10   1   2   0    4   0   0    7    3  .345
Gary Sutherland       11   36    3   12   4   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .333
Jerry Moses            1    3    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Al Kaline             11   43    3   13   2   0   1    5   1   0    4    4  .302
Mickey Stanley        11   40    4   10   2   0   2    3   0   1    2    6  .250
Norm Cash              8   25    2    6   1   0   1    2   0   1    2    3  .240
Willie Horton         11   41    3    8   1   0   2    3   0   0    3    8  .195
Jim Northrup          11   47    4    9   2   0   0    1   0   0    2    1  .192
Ed Brinkman           11   44    3    8   0   0   1    6   0   0    4    6  .182
Aurelio Rodriguez     11   47    2    6   0   0   0    1   0   0    4    7  .128
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
John Mayberry          9   28   10   10   2   0   3   10   1   1   12    6  .357
Frank White            2    3    1    1   0   0   1    1   0   0    0    0  .333
Jim Wohlford           9   35    4   11   0   1   0    4   2   1    6    6  .314
Hal McRae              8   27    5    8   3   0   1    4   0   0    1    4  .296
Freddie Patek          9   35    8   10   1   0   1    6   6   1    7    1  .286
Fran Healy             9   33    7    9   5   0   1    6   0   0    2    2  .273
Cookie Rojas           9   37    2   10   2   0   0    5   0   1    0    5  .270
Paul Schaal            9   24    3    6   2   0   1    3   0   0    4    4  .250
Tony Solaita           4    5    2    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .200
Vada Pinson            8   33    1    6   0   0   0    4   0   1    0    4  .182
Al Cowens              4   11    3    2   2   0   0    3   1   0    1    2  .182
Amos Otis              8   30    2    4   0   1   0    1   0   0    5    6  .133
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
Pedro Garcia           9   33    7   10   0   3   3   11   0   1    3    3  .303
Bob Coluccio           9   34    7   10   1   0   1    5   1   1    3    6  .294
Ken Berry              6   24    3    6   0   0   0    2   0   0    3    4  .250
Darrell Porter         8   25    5    6   1   0   0    1   0   0    5    1  .240
George Scott           9   31    5    7   1   0   0    1   1   1    6    7  .226
Dave May               9   37    5    8   1   0   0    2   1   0    2    2  .216
Tim Johnson            3    5    0    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .200
Don Money              9   38    4    7   2   0   1    9   4   0    2    4  .184
Johnny Briggs          9   34    4    6   0   1   2    7   0   0    4    7  .177
Bobby Mitchell         4   14    1    2   0   0   0    2   1   1    2    7  .143
Robin Yount            9   24    3    3   0   0   1    1   0   0    2    3  .125
Charlie Moore          3    4    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            3    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
Rod Carew             12   49    8   20   3   0   0    6   3   4    4    5  .408
Tony Oliva             9   26    0   10   1   1   0    4   0   0    0    4  .385
Bobby Darwin          12   47    6   16   1   2   2   11   0   1    1   12  .340
Danny Thompson         6   13    1    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .308
Steve Braun           11   37    4   11   1   0   1    6   0   0    2    5  .297
Sergio Ferrer          9   34    7   10   0   2   0    0   2   2    5    3  .294
Larry Hisle           11   38    7   11   1   1   2   12   0   1    6   10  .290
Steve Brye             5   12    2    3   1   0   1    3   0   0    0    1  .250
Eric Soderholm         7    4    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Jerry Terrell         12   42    7   10   2   0   0    3   2   0    0    4  .238
Harmon Killebrew       8   28    1    6   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    6  .214
Joe Lis                8   16    4    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    3  .188
Randy Hundley          9   28    1    5   0   0   0    2   0   0    3    3  .179
Glenn Borgmann         6   10    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    2  .100
Jim Holt               7   21    3    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    1  .095

 New York             G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Bobby Murcer          13   48    9   17   0   0   2    7   3   1    8    1  .354
Graig Nettles         13   49   10   17   2   0   7   15   0   0    4    5  .347
Ron Blomberg          11   33    6   11   2   0   1    3   1   1    5    3  .333
Lou Piniella           5   19    1    6   1   0   0    2   0   1    1    5  .316
Bill Sudakis           8   28    2    8   1   0   0    3   0   0    2    7  .286
Mike Hegan            12   39    3   10   2   0   2    8   1   1    4    6  .256
Duke Sims              1    4    1    1   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .250
Roy White             13   43    9   10   3   1   1    2   1   1   12    6  .233
Elliott Maddox         9   13    1    3   0   0   0    2   0   1    1    1  .231
Thurman Munson        13   52    7   11   2   0   2    3   1   0    3    8  .212
Jim Mason             13   38    2    8   1   0   1    5   0   0    5    7  .211
Gene Michael          12   38    3    6   2   0   0    3   0   0    5    6  .158
Walt Williams          5   14    2    2   0   0   0    0   1   0    1    0  .143
Horace Clarke          6    7    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .143

 Oakland              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Reggie Jackson        12   48   11   18   6   0   7   21   4   1    3    9  .375
John Donaldson         2    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Joe Rudi              12   46    2   15   7   0   0    6   0   0    6    7  .326
Sal Bando             11   37   10   12   2   1   2    5   0   0    7    9  .324
Bert Campaneris       12   44    7   14   2   2   0    2   1   2    8   10  .318
Ray Fosse             12   38    3    9   1   0   1    3   0   0    0    7  .237
Gene Tenace           12   39    4    8   1   0   2    5   0   0    9   13  .205
Pat Bourque            9   10    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    4  .200
Vic Davalillo          9    7    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    1  .143
Jesus Alou             8   22    2    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .136
Billy North           10   37    3    5   0   0   0    1   1   2    4    5  .135
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
Ted Kubiak             5    9    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .111
Manny Trillo          11   20    3    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    6  .100
Deron Johnson          5   20    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    5  .050
Larry Haney            4    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Herb Washington        9    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   1   2    0    0  .000

 Texas                G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Len Randle             8    6    6    4   0   0   0    0   1   1    0    0  .667
Tom Grieve            11   43    9   16   4   2   2    6   0   0    3    4  .372
Toby Harrah           12   47    6   16   0   0   1    9   0   2    6    3  .340
Jim Fregosi           12   33    6   11   1   0   1    5   0   0    8    4  .333
Jim Sundberg          10   20    4    6   2   1   0    4   0   0    4    5  .300
Larry Brown            8   14    3    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .286
Jeff Burroughs        12   48   10   13   3   0   5   14   0   0    5    5  .271
Dave Nelson           12   48    8   13   2   0   1    9   3   3    2    6  .271
Mike Hargrove          9   26    5    7   0   0   0    3   0   0    4    8  .269
Alex Johnson          12   50    6   13   1   0   0    5   2   2    3    8  .260
Jim Spencer            4    9    0    2   0   1   0    0   0   0    0    1  .222
Dick Billings          6   14    2    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    4  .214
Joe Lovitto           11   42    3    7   2   0   0    4   0   2    1    6  .167
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)          61
  G. Hendrick (CLE)        52
  T. Munson (NY)           52
  B. Oliver (CAL)          51
  J. Ellis (CLE)           50
  K. Henderson (CHI)       50
  A. Johnson (TEX)         50
  R. Carew (MIN)           49
  D. Doyle (CAL)           49
  G. Nettles (NY)          49

Runs Scored:

  R. Jackson (OAK)         11
  L. Stanton (CAL)         11
  S. Bando (OAK)           10
  J. Burroughs (TEX)       10
  J. Mayberry (KC)         10
  G. Nettles (NY)          10
  M. Rivers (CAL)          10
  B. Carbo (BOS)            9
  T. Grieve (TEX)           9
  B. Murcer (NY)            9

Hits:

  R. Carew (MIN)           20
  L. Stanton (CAL)         20
  R. Jackson (OAK)         18
  C. Chambliss (CLE)       17
  B. Murcer (NY)           17
  G. Nettles (NY)          17
  M. Rivers (CAL)          17
  B. Darwin (MIN)          16
  J. Ellis (CLE)           16
  T. Grieve (TEX)          16

Doubles:

  J. Rudi (OAK)             7
  R. Jackson (OAK)          6
  F. Healy (KC)             5
  L. Stanton (CAL)          5
  T. Grieve (TEX)           4
  K. Henderson (CHI)        4
  G. Sutherland (DET)       4
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)      4
  D. Allen (CHI)            3
  J. Burroughs (TEX)        3

Triples:

  P. Garcia (MIL)           3
  B. Campaneris (OAK)       2
  B. Darwin (MIN)           2
  S. Ferrer (MIN)           2
  B. Freehan (DET)          2
  T. Grieve (TEX)           2
  B. Valentine (CAL)        2
  S. Alomar (CAL)           1
  S. Bando (OAK)            1
  J. Briggs (MIL)           1

Home Runs:

  R. Jackson (OAK)          7
  G. Nettles (NY)           7
  J. Burroughs (TEX)        5
  D. Duncan (CLE)           5
  F. Robinson (CAL)         4
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)      4
  B. Carbo (BOS)            3
  M. Epstein (CAL)          3
  P. Garcia (MIL)           3
  J. Mayberry (KC)          3

RBI:

  R. Jackson (OAK)         21
  G. Nettles (NY)          15
  J. Burroughs (TEX)       14
  J. Ellis (CLE)           13
  F. Robinson (CAL)        13
  L. Hisle (MIN)           12
  B. Carbo (BOS)           11
  B. Darwin (MIN)          11
  P. Garcia (MIL)          11
  L. Stanton (CAL)         11

Stolen Bases:

  F. Patek (KC)             6
  R. Jackson (OAK)          4
  J. Lowenstein (CLE)       4
  D. Money (MIL)            4
  M. Rivers (CAL)           4
  R. Carew (MIN)            3
  B. Murcer (NY)            3
  D. Nelson (TEX)           3
  P. Blair (BAL)            2
  R. Coggins (BAL)          2

Caught Stealing:

  R. Carew (MIN)            4
  B. Grich (BAL)            3
  D. Nelson (TEX)           3
  J. Beniquez (BOS)         2
  B. Campaneris (OAK)       2
  S. Ferrer (MIN)           2
  T. Harrah (TEX)           2
  A. Johnson (TEX)          2
  P. Kelly (CHI)            2
  J. Lovitto (TEX)          2

Walks:

  J. Mayberry (KC)         12
  R. White (NY)            12
  D. Allen (CHI)           10
  R. Santo (CHI)           10
  M. Epstein (CAL)          9
  G. Tenace (OAK)           9
  B. Campaneris (OAK)       8
  J. Fregosi (TEX)          8
  B. Grich (BAL)            8
  J. Lowenstein (CLE)       8

Strikeouts:

  G. Tenace (OAK)          13
  B. Darwin (MIN)          12
  K. Henderson (CHI)       12
  F. Robinson (CAL)        11
  B. Campaneris (OAK)      10
  C. Cooper (BOS)          10
  M. Epstein (CAL)         10
  L. Hisle (MIN)           10
  E. Rodriguez (CAL)       10
  L. Stanton (CAL)         10


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