Saturday April 27, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of April 27, 1974:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Kansas City      592   92   164   35    7   13    85   26    7   65    77  .277
Texas            607   87   168   23    5   10    78   11   13   52    85  .277
Minnesota        611   69   164   15    6    9    65   11    9   45    88  .268
Chicago          647   78   173   30    3   14    68   11    5   81    90  .267
California       675   97   180   21    6   17    90   11   10   55   101  .267
Cleveland        630   79   160   23    1   18    74   14    5   47    82  .254
Oakland          635   85   160   26    6   18    78   15   14   82   117  .252
Boston           613   75   154   32    4   14    70    9    9   71    81  .251
Detroit          605   54   150   22    4   13    50    2    4   45    75  .248
New York         653   79   157   24    2   20    74    8    8   79    89  .240
Baltimore        594   68   136   24    3   11    62   15    7   58    71  .229
Milwaukee        527   70   119   16    7   12    65   11    9   52    95  .226

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Reggie Jackson (OAK)     18   70   17   29   7   0   9   26   6   2   10   13  .414
Leroy Stanton (CAL)      17   59   12   23   6   0   4   14   2   2    2   13  .390
Doug Griffin (BOS)       18   62    7   24   3   2   0   11   0   3    4    4  .387
Rod Carew (MIN)          18   76   12   29   5   0   0    8   5   5    6    8  .382
Carl Yastrzemski (BOS)   19   62   12   22   7   0   6   18   3   0   15    3  .355
Charlie Spikes (CLE)     18   68    8   24   4   1   4   13   2   2    3   14  .353
Jim Wohlford (KC)        17   68   10   24   2   2   0    7   8   1    8    9  .353
Ken Henderson (CHI)      19   71   11   25   4   1   1    9   3   0   11   13  .352
Joe Rudi (OAK)           18   74    5   26   9   0   1   13   0   1    6   12  .351
Bobby Grich (BAL)        17   61   13   21   5   1   3    9   2   3   14   12  .344

 Baltimore            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ellie Hendricks        7   16    2    6   3   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .375
Bobby Grich           17   61   13   21   5   1   3    9   2   3   14   12  .344
Brooks Robinson       17   67    3   20   3   0   1    4   0   0    4    5  .299
Tommy Davis           17   66    6   19   4   0   1    9   1   1    3    6  .288
Jim Fuller             8   25    3    7   1   0   1    5   1   0    2    4  .280
Boog Powell           10   28    3    7   1   0   0    3   0   0    1    3  .250
Andy Etchebarren       7   20    0    5   1   0   0    4   1   0    1    2  .250
Mike Reinbach          5    8    1    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    3  .250
Frank Baker            4    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .250
Al Bumbry             14   44    7    9   2   1   1    5   1   0    3    5  .205
Mark Belanger         17   47    5    9   2   1   1    5   0   0    5    4  .192
Earl Williams         15   45    6    8   0   0   0    3   0   0    8    9  .178
Don Baylor            16   60    8    9   2   0   0    5   2   2    8    5  .150
Paul Blair            17   54    5    8   0   0   2    5   3   0    2    5  .148
Rich Coggins          13   47    6    5   0   0   1    3   3   1    6    4  .106
Enos Cabell            4    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   1   0    1    0  .000

 Boston               G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Doug Griffin          18   62    7   24   3   2   0   11   0   3    4    4  .387
Danny Cater            6   11    2    4   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    0  .364
Carl Yastrzemski      19   62   12   22   7   0   6   18   3   0   15    3  .355
Dwight Evans           7   23    3    8   1   1   1    4   0   0    1    2  .348
Carlton Fisk           1    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .333
Rico Petrocelli       10   28    0    8   1   0   0    5   0   0    3    2  .286
Cecil Cooper          17   64    8   17   3   0   1    3   0   2    6   13  .266
Rick Miller           13   33    3    8   2   0   0    0   2   0    6    3  .242
Bernie Carbo          17   57   10   13   3   0   3   13   0   1    9   13  .228
Terry Hughes           8   14    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    5  .214
Bob Montgomery        16   52    6   11   3   0   1    6   0   0    2    5  .212
Juan Beniquez         15   38    9    8   2   0   1    2   1   2    5    8  .211
Mario Guerrero        19   56    1   11   2   0   0    3   0   0    5    8  .196
Tommy Harper          15   61    6   11   3   1   0    1   3   1    4   11  .180
John Kennedy           4    7    2    1   0   0   1    1   0   0    0    2  .143
Dick McAuliffe        17   28    4    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    6    1  .107
Bob Didier             5   14    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    1  .071

 California           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Tom Egan               1    2    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .500
Winston Llenas         5    5    2    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    2  .400
Leroy Stanton         17   59   12   23   6   0   4   14   2   2    2   13  .390
Bobby Valentine       14   46    7   15   1   3   0    6   0   1    1    3  .326
Frank Robinson        20   71   10   22   5   0   4   17   1   0   11   14  .310
Ellie Rodriguez       19   65    8   20   2   0   1    5   1   1    6   12  .308
Bob Oliver            18   76    7   23   1   0   2   10   0   0    2    9  .303
Sandy Alomar          10   12    3    3   0   1   0    1   0   0    0    3  .250
Mickey Rivers         20   86   12   21   1   2   0    6   7   2    4    9  .244
Joe Lahoud            15   30    6    7   2   0   2    6   0   0    2    5  .233
Dave Chalk            20   66    9   15   0   0   0    7   0   2    6    7  .227
Denny Doyle           20   68    8   13   1   0   0    6   0   1    8    8  .191
Mike Epstein          17   58   10   10   2   0   4    6   0   0   10   13  .172
Richie Scheinblum      8   24    1    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    2  .167
Tommy McCraw          11    7    2    1   0   0   0    2   0   1    1    1  .143
Morris Nettles         1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 Chicago              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Tony Muser             8    9    1    4   1   0   0    1   1   0    0    1  .444
Brian Downing         11   22    5    8   0   1   3   10   0   0    5    3  .364
Ken Henderson         19   71   11   25   4   1   1    9   3   0   11   13  .352
Chuck Brinkman         1    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Ed Herrmann           15   51    5   15   3   0   1    5   0   0    3    5  .294
Buddy Bradford        15   45    7   13   2   0   3    6   1   1    9    4  .289
Carlos May            16   57    3   16   2   0   0    6   2   0    4    7  .281
Jorge Orta            15   56    5   15   5   0   0    6   0   0    3   10  .268
Ron Santo             19   69    9   18   3   0   0    6   0   1   13   12  .261
Dick Allen            19   66   11   17   5   0   3    7   1   0   16   10  .258
Pat Kelly             14   52    5   13   1   0   0    0   3   3    4    7  .250
Bill Melton           19   71    8   17   3   0   3    7   0   0    9    6  .239
Bucky Dent            14   37    5    7   1   1   0    2   0   0    2    5  .189
Eddie Leon            10   22    1    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    4  .136
Luis Alvarado          8   10    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .100
Jerry Hairston         7    6    0    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .000

 Cleveland            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Jack Brohamer          8   14    2    5   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    0  .357
Charlie Spikes        18   68    8   24   4   1   4   13   2   2    3   14  .353
Chris Chambliss       17   67    8   22   4   0   0    7   0   1    5    5  .328
John Lowenstein       17   67   11   20   2   0   1    4   6   2   10    6  .299
John Ellis            18   71    6   20   2   0   1   14   1   0    2    5  .282
Rusty Torres           8    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .250
Dave Duncan           15   51    9   12   0   0   5    7   0   0    4   13  .235
Oscar Gamble           9   28    3    6   0   0   2    4   0   0    1    3  .214
Buddy Bell            18   67    8   14   2   0   3   11   0   0    4    5  .209
George Hendrick       17   67    7   14   2   0   1    4   2   0    5   12  .209
Angel Hermoso         16   50    9   10   3   0   0    2   2   0    5    3  .200
Frank Duffy           18   59    4   10   3   0   1    6   1   0    2    7  .170
Leron Lee              9   16    2    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    7  .125
Jack Heidemann         4    1    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Larry Johnson          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
Jerry Moses            3   10    1    4   0   1   0    2   0   0    0    0  .400
Ron Cash               5   17    2    6   1   0   0    2   0   1    0    3  .353
Bill Freehan          15   45    4   15   1   2   1    6   0   0    7    5  .333
Gates Brown            6    3    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    0  .333
Al Kaline             17   68    6   21   4   0   1    7   1   1    6    9  .309
Dick Sharon            6   13    1    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    5  .308
Gary Sutherland       17   64    5   18   5   0   0    1   0   0    3    3  .281
Norm Cash             12   37    4   10   1   0   2    4   0   1    5    4  .270
John Knox              6    4    2    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Willie Horton         17   65    8   15   2   0   4    6   0   0    5   10  .231
Jim Northrup          17   73    6   16   4   0   0    3   0   0    4    3  .219
Ed Brinkman           17   64    6   14   0   0   3    9   0   0    4   11  .219
Mickey Stanley        17   69    5   15   3   0   2    5   0   1    3   10  .217
Aurelio Rodriguez     17   68    4   10   1   1   0    5   1   0    6   10  .147
Ben Oglivie            3    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000
Ike Brown              1    2    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
Jim Wohlford          17   68   10   24   2   2   0    7   8   1    8    9  .353
Buck Martinez          5   15    2    5   1   0   0    1   0   0    4    1  .333
Cookie Rojas          17   71    9   23   4   1   1   11   0   1    3   10  .324
Tony Solaita           9   16    3    5   1   0   1    2   0   0    3    5  .313
Hal McRae             16   56   11   17   6   0   2    9   1   1    4    7  .304
Frank White            7   10    2    3   0   0   1    2   1   0    0    1  .300
Amos Otis             13   46    5   13   2   3   0    4   2   0    7    6  .283
Freddie Patek         17   70   14   19   1   1   1    7   9   2   12    4  .271
Fran Healy            13   46    9   12   7   0   2    9   0   0    2    5  .261
Vada Pinson           16   57    5   14   3   0   0    8   1   1    1    6  .246
John Mayberry         17   60   12   14   3   0   4   15   2   1   15   11  .233
Al Cowens             10   22    6    5   2   0   0    4   1   0    1    2  .227
Paul Schaal           11   30    3    6   2   0   1    4   0   0    4    5  .200
Fernando Gonzalez      8   21    1    3   1   0   0    2   1   0    0    4  .143
Bobby Floyd            1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .000

 Milwaukee            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
George Scott          15   55    9   16   4   0   1    6   1   1    8   12  .291
Bob Coluccio          15   56   10   15   3   0   1    5   1   1    5   10  .268
Pedro Garcia          15   55    8   14   0   3   3   12   2   1    4    4  .255
Rob Ellis              2    8    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .250
Don Money             15   62    7   15   2   0   2   12   4   0    7    6  .242
Charlie Moore          5   13    1    3   0   0   0    2   0   1    1    2  .231
Johnny Briggs         15   57    9   13   2   1   3   12   0   2    8   14  .228
Ken Berry             10   36    3    8   0   0   0    3   0   0    3    5  .222
Bob Sheldon            5    9    3    2   1   1   0    0   0   1    2    1  .222
Darrell Porter        13   41    5    8   1   2   0    4   0   0    7    8  .195
Dave May              15   62    8   12   1   0   1    4   1   0    2   10  .194
Robin Yount           15   47    5    8   1   0   1    2   1   1    2    7  .170
Bobby Mitchell         4   14    1    2   0   0   0    2   1   1    2    7  .143
Tim Johnson            5    8    0    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    5  .125
Felipe Alou            3    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000
John Vukovich          1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 Minnesota            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Eric Soderholm        13   26    2   11   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    4  .423
Rod Carew             18   76   12   29   5   0   0    8   5   5    6    8  .382
Tony Oliva            13   39    0   14   2   1   0    4   0   0    1    5  .359
Bobby Darwin          15   57    7   18   1   2   2   11   0   1    1   15  .316
Sergio Ferrer         13   48    9   15   0   2   0    0   2   2    7    4  .313
Larry Hisle           17   54    8   14   2   1   3   16   1   1    7   15  .259
Steve Brye            11   35    2    9   1   0   1    3   0   0    0    4  .257
Danny Thompson         7   16    1    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .250
Steve Braun           17   58    6   14   1   0   2    8   0   0    5    6  .241
Jerry Terrell         17   48    8   11   2   0   0    3   2   0    0    4  .229
Harmon Killebrew      14   46    2   10   0   0   1    5   0   0    3    9  .217
Joe Lis                9   17    4    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    3  .177
Randy Hundley         11   34    1    5   0   0   0    2   0   0    3    5  .147
Jim Holt              13   32    5    4   1   0   0    4   0   0    4    1  .125
Glenn Borgmann        10   25    2    3   0   0   0    0   1   0    4    5  .120

 New York             G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Lou Piniella          12   46    5   17   5   0   0    6   0   2    3   10  .370
Graig Nettles         20   73   15   23   2   0  10   21   0   0    7    7  .315
Bobby Murcer          19   67   12   19   0   0   2    9   3   1   12    2  .284
Ron Blomberg          13   39    6   11   2   0   1    3   1   1    5    3  .282
Roy White             20   72   11   18   4   2   1    3   1   1   14    8  .250
Chris Chambliss        1    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Rick Dempsey           3    4    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    0  .250
Mike Hegan            17   52    3   12   2   0   2    9   1   1    5    9  .231
Jim Mason             20   58    4   13   1   0   1    5   0   1   10   12  .224
Thurman Munson        20   76   11   17   3   0   3    6   1   0    3   10  .224
Bill Sudakis          12   37    2    8   1   0   0    4   0   0    6    8  .216
Elliott Maddox        15   22    2    4   0   0   0    2   0   1    1    2  .182
Duke Sims              4   14    1    2   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    5  .143
Horace Clarke         10   15    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    3  .133
Gene Michael          18   54    3    7   3   0   0    4   0   0    7    8  .130
Walt Williams          9   20    2    2   0   0   0    0   1   0    1    2  .100

 Oakland              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
John Donaldson         4    4    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .500
Reggie Jackson        18   70   17   29   7   0   9   26   6   2   10   13  .414
Joe Rudi              18   74    5   26   9   0   1   13   0   1    6   12  .351
Sal Bando             17   63   15   20   3   1   3   14   0   0   12   14  .318
Pat Bourque           15   22    1    6   1   0   0    2   0   0    3    5  .273
Bert Campaneris       18   74   13   19   3   2   0    5   4   3   11   12  .257
Ray Fosse             18   62    6   14   1   1   3    6   0   1    3   10  .226
Vic Davalillo         14   14    0    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    2  .214
Ted Kubiak            11   31    4    6   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    3  .194
Gene Tenace           18   63    7   12   1   0   2    5   1   1   15   19  .191
Jesus Alou            11   27    2    5   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .185
Angel Mangual          6   11    1    2   0   1   0    1   0   0    1    4  .182
Billy North           16   63    8   10   1   1   0    2   3   2   10   10  .159
Dick Green             4    8    0    1   0   0   0    2   0   1    2    0  .125
Deron Johnson          7   27    0    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    5  .111
Manny Trillo          12   20    3    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    6  .100
Larry Haney            7    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Herb Washington       14    0    2    0   0   0   0    0   1   3    0    0  .000

 Texas                G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Len Randle            14   20    8    8   2   0   0    2   3   1    1    2  .400
Jim Spencer           10   31    4   11   2   2   0    1   0   0    2    4  .355
Mike Hargrove         11   29    5   10   0   0   0    4   0   0    6    8  .345
Jim Fregosi           14   41    6   13   1   0   1    6   0   0    8    8  .317
Dave Nelson           18   72   14   22   2   0   1   11   5   4    3    9  .306
Tom Grieve            16   61    9   18   5   2   2    8   0   0    5    9  .295
Alex Johnson          18   74    8   21   1   0   0    9   2   4    5   10  .284
Jeff Burroughs        18   72   11   20   6   0   5   18   0   0    6    9  .278
Larry Brown           10   15    3    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .267
Toby Harrah           18   70    8   18   0   0   1    9   0   2    6    7  .257
Jim Sundberg          14   32    4    8   2   1   0    4   0   0    4    6  .250
Dick Billings         10   21    2    5   0   0   0    0   1   0    3    4  .238
Joe Lovitto           17   63    5   10   2   0   0    5   0   2    2    8  .159
Cesar Tovar            1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Mike Cubbage           3    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  M. Rivers (CAL)          86
  R. Carew (MIN)           76
  T. Munson (NY)           76
  B. Oliver (CAL)          76
  B. Campaneris (OAK)      74
  A. Johnson (TEX)         74
  J. Rudi (OAK)            74
  G. Nettles (NY)          73
  J. Northrup (DET)        73
  J. Burroughs (TEX)       72

Runs Scored:

  R. Jackson (OAK)         17
  S. Bando (OAK)           15
  G. Nettles (NY)          15
  D. Nelson (TEX)          14
  F. Patek (KC)            14
  B. Campaneris (OAK)      13
  B. Grich (BAL)           13
  R. Carew (MIN)           12
  J. Mayberry (KC)         12
  B. Murcer (NY)           12

Hits:

  R. Carew (MIN)           29
  R. Jackson (OAK)         29
  J. Rudi (OAK)            26
  K. Henderson (CHI)       25
  D. Griffin (BOS)         24
  C. Spikes (CLE)          24
  J. Wohlford (KC)         24
  C. Chambliss (NY)        23
  G. Nettles (NY)          23
  B. Oliver (CAL)          23

Doubles:

  J. Rudi (OAK)             9
  F. Healy (KC)             7
  R. Jackson (OAK)          7
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)      7
  J. Burroughs (TEX)        6
  H. McRae (KC)             6
  L. Stanton (CAL)          6
  D. Allen (CHI)            5
  R. Carew (MIN)            5
  B. Grich (BAL)            5

Triples:

  P. Garcia (MIL)           3
  A. Otis (KC)              3
  B. Valentine (CAL)        3
  B. Campaneris (OAK)       2
  B. Darwin (MIN)           2
  S. Ferrer (MIN)           2
  B. Freehan (DET)          2
  T. Grieve (TEX)           2
  D. Griffin (BOS)          2
  D. Porter (MIL)           2

Home Runs:

  G. Nettles (NY)          10
  R. Jackson (OAK)          9
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)      6
  J. Burroughs (TEX)        5
  D. Duncan (CLE)           5
  M. Epstein (CAL)          4
  W. Horton (DET)           4
  J. Mayberry (KC)          4
  F. Robinson (CAL)         4
  C. Spikes (CLE)           4

RBI:

  R. Jackson (OAK)         26
  G. Nettles (NY)          21
  J. Burroughs (TEX)       18
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     18
  F. Robinson (CAL)        17
  L. Hisle (MIN)           16
  J. Mayberry (KC)         15
  S. Bando (OAK)           14
  J. Ellis (CLE)           14
  L. Stanton (CAL)         14

Stolen Bases:

  F. Patek (KC)             9
  J. Wohlford (KC)          8
  M. Rivers (CAL)           7
  R. Jackson (OAK)          6
  J. Lowenstein (CLE)       6
  R. Carew (MIN)            5
  D. Nelson (TEX)           5
  B. Campaneris (OAK)       4
  D. Money (MIL)            4
  P. Blair (BAL)            3

Caught Stealing:

  R. Carew (MIN)            5
  A. Johnson (TEX)          4
  D. Nelson (TEX)           4
  B. Campaneris (OAK)       3
  B. Grich (BAL)            3
  D. Griffin (BOS)          3
  P. Kelly (CHI)            3
  H. Washington (OAK)       3
  D. Baylor (BAL)           2
  J. Beniquez (BOS)         2

Walks:

  D. Allen (CHI)           16
  J. Mayberry (KC)         15
  G. Tenace (OAK)          15
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     15
  B. Grich (BAL)           14
  R. White (NY)            14
  R. Santo (CHI)           13
  S. Bando (OAK)           12
  B. Murcer (NY)           12
  F. Patek (KC)            12

Strikeouts:

  G. Tenace (OAK)          19
  B. Darwin (MIN)          15
  L. Hisle (MIN)           15
  S. Bando (OAK)           14
  J. Briggs (MIL)          14
  F. Robinson (CAL)        14
  C. Spikes (CLE)          14
  B. Carbo (BOS)           13
  C. Cooper (BOS)          13
  D. Duncan (CLE)          13

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