Sunday April 28, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of April 28, 1974:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Texas            680   97   192   25    5   11    87   13   13   60    96  .282
Kansas City      640   96   177   37    7   15    89   28    7   70    82  .277
Minnesota        646   75   176   16    6   11    71   11    9   47    94  .272
Chicago          681   82   181   32    3   15    71   11    6   85   100  .266
California       705   99   184   21    6   17    92   11   10   58   110  .261
Cleveland        667   89   174   25    1   20    83   14    5   51    87  .261
Oakland          669   88   169   27    6   19    81   17   15   83   125  .253
Detroit          643   60   162   25    4   14    56    3    4   46    81  .252
Boston           660   80   166   34    4   17    74   12   10   74    89  .252
New York         717   95   175   26    4   24    89    8    8   87   101  .244
Baltimore        627   72   147   25    3   12    66   16    8   58    75  .234
Milwaukee        562   75   128   17    7   13    70   11    9   54    98  .228

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Reggie Jackson (OAK)     19   74   17   30   7   0   9   26   7   2   10   15  .405
Leroy Stanton (CAL)      17   59   12   23   6   0   4   14   2   2    2   13  .390
Rod Carew (MIN)          19   80   12   30   5   0   0    8   5   5    6    8  .375
Doug Griffin (BOS)       19   68    7   25   3   2   0   12   0   3    4    4  .368
Joe Rudi (OAK)           19   78    6   28  10   0   1   13   0   1    6   13  .359
Bobby Grich (BAL)        18   65   14   23   6   1   3    9   2   4   14   13  .354
Jim Wohlford (KC)        18   74   11   26   2   2   0    7   8   1    8    9  .351
Charlie Spikes (CLE)     19   72    9   25   4   1   4   14   2   2    4   15  .347
Carl Yastrzemski (BOS)   20   67   12   23   7   0   6   18   3   0   16    3  .343
Cookie Rojas (KC)        18   77    9   26   4   1   1   11   0   1    3   10  .338

 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           18   65   14   23   6   1   3    9   2   4   14   13  .354
Brooks Robinson       18   71    4   23   3   0   1    4   0   0    4    5  .324
Tommy Davis           18   70    7   21   4   0   1   10   1   1    3    7  .300
Jim Fuller             9   28    3    8   1   0   1    5   1   0    2    4  .286
Boog Powell           10   28    3    7   1   0   0    3   0   0    1    3  .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
Andy Etchebarren       8   23    0    5   1   0   0    4   1   0    1    2  .217
Al Bumbry             14   44    7    9   2   1   1    5   1   0    3    5  .205
Mark Belanger         18   49    5    9   2   1   1    6   0   0    5    4  .184
Earl Williams         16   49    7    9   0   0   1    5   0   0    8   10  .184
Don Baylor            17   64    8   10   2   0   0    5   2   2    8    5  .156
Paul Blair            18   58    5    9   0   0   2    5   4   0    2    5  .155
Rich Coggins          14   48    6    5   0   0   1    3   3   1    6    5  .104
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
Dwight Evans           8   29    4   11   2   1   2    5   1   1    1    3  .379
Doug Griffin          19   68    7   25   3   2   0   12   0   3    4    4  .368
Danny Cater            6   11    2    4   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    0  .364
Carl Yastrzemski      20   67   12   23   7   0   6   18   3   0   16    3  .343
Rico Petrocelli       10   28    0    8   1   0   0    5   0   0    3    2  .286
Rick Miller           14   38    4   10   2   0   1    1   2   0    7    5  .263
Cecil Cooper          18   70    9   18   3   0   2    4   0   2    6   14  .257
Bernie Carbo          18   63   11   14   4   0   3   13   1   1    9   14  .222
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        20   61    2   12   2   0   0    3   1   0    5    9  .197
Tommy Harper          15   61    6   11   3   1   0    1   3   1    4   11  .180
Dick McAuliffe        18   32    4    5   1   0   0    0   0   0    6    2  .156
Carlton Fisk           2    7    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    1  .143
John Kennedy           4    7    2    1   0   0   1    1   0   0    0    2  .143
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         6    5    2    2   0   0   0    3   0   0    1    2  .400
Leroy Stanton         17   59   12   23   6   0   4   14   2   2    2   13  .390
Bobby Valentine       15   50    7   17   1   3   0    7   0   1    1    3  .340
Frank Robinson        21   74   10   22   5   0   4   17   1   0   11   15  .297
Ellie Rodriguez       20   68    9   20   2   0   1    5   1   1    7   12  .294
Bob Oliver            19   79    7   23   1   0   2   10   0   0    3   11  .291
Sandy Alomar          11   12    4    3   0   1   0    1   0   0    0    3  .250
Mickey Rivers         21   87   12   21   1   2   0    6   7   2    4    9  .241
Dave Chalk            21   68    9   16   0   0   0    7   0   2    6    7  .235
Joe Lahoud            16   34    6    8   2   0   2    6   0   0    2    6  .235
Denny Doyle           21   71    8   13   1   0   0    6   0   1    8   10  .183
Richie Scheinblum      9   24    1    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    2  .167
Mike Epstein          18   62   10   10   2   0   4    6   0   0   10   13  .161
Tommy McCraw          11    7    2    1   0   0   0    2   0   1    1    1  .143
Morris Nettles         2    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .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         12   22    5    8   0   1   3   10   0   0    6    3  .364
Ken Henderson         20   75   11   25   4   1   1    9   3   0   11   14  .333
Chuck Brinkman         1    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Pat Kelly             15   56    6   17   2   0   0    0   3   3    5    7  .304
Ed Herrmann           16   53    7   16   4   0   1    5   0   0    4    6  .302
Buddy Bradford        16   46    7   13   2   0   3    6   1   1    9    5  .283
Carlos May            17   61    3   16   2   0   0    6   2   0    4   10  .262
Dick Allen            20   69   12   18   5   0   4    9   1   0   17   10  .261
Ron Santo             20   73    9   19   3   0   0    6   0   1   13   13  .260
Jorge Orta            16   60    5   15   5   0   0    7   0   0    3   11  .250
Bill Melton           20   75    8   18   3   0   3    7   0   1    9    7  .240
Bucky Dent            15   39    5    7   1   1   0    2   0   0    2    5  .180
Eddie Leon            11   23    1    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    5  .130
Luis Alvarado          8   10    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .100
Jerry Hairston         8    7    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        19   72    9   25   4   1   4   14   2   2    4   15  .347
Chris Chambliss       17   67    8   22   4   0   0    7   0   1    5    5  .328
John Lowenstein       18   71   13   22   2   0   1    4   6   2   11    7  .310
John Ellis            19   75    7   23   4   0   1   16   1   0    3    6  .307
Dave Duncan           16   55   10   14   0   0   5    7   0   0    4   13  .255
Rusty Torres           8    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .250
Buddy Bell            19   71   10   16   2   0   3   12   0   0    5    5  .225
George Hendrick       18   71    9   16   2   0   3    9   2   0    5   12  .225
Oscar Gamble          10   32    4    7   0   0   2    4   0   0    1    4  .219
Angel Hermoso         17   55    9   11   3   0   0    2   2   0    5    3  .200
Frank Duffy           19   63    4   10   3   0   1    6   1   0    2    8  .159
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
Dick Sharon            7   17    3    7   0   0   0    0   1   0    1    5  .412
Jerry Moses            3   10    1    4   0   1   0    2   0   0    0    0  .400
Bill Freehan          16   48    4   17   2   2   1    6   0   0    7    5  .354
Ron Cash               5   17    2    6   1   0   0    2   0   1    0    3  .353
Gates Brown            6    3    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    0  .333
Gary Sutherland       18   69    6   21   5   0   0    3   0   0    3    3  .304
Al Kaline             18   73    6   21   4   0   1    7   1   1    6    9  .288
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         18   69   10   17   3   0   5    8   0   0    5   11  .246
Jim Northrup          18   77    6   17   4   0   0    4   0   0    4    5  .221
Mickey Stanley        18   74    6   16   4   0   2    6   0   1    3   12  .216
Ed Brinkman           18   68    6   14   0   0   3    9   0   0    4   11  .206
Aurelio Rodriguez     18   72    4   10   1   1   0    5   1   0    6   11  .139
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
Tony Solaita          10   17    3    6   2   0   1    2   0   0    3    5  .353
Jim Wohlford          18   74   11   26   2   2   0    7   8   1    8    9  .351
Cookie Rojas          18   77    9   26   4   1   1   11   0   1    3   10  .338
Buck Martinez          5   15    2    5   1   0   0    1   0   0    4    1  .333
Hal McRae             17   61   12   19   6   0   3   11   3   1    5    8  .312
Frank White            8   10    2    3   0   0   1    2   1   0    0    1  .300
Amos Otis             14   51    5   14   2   3   0    4   2   0    8    6  .275
Freddie Patek         18   75   14   20   1   1   1    7   9   2   12    4  .267
Vada Pinson           17   60    5   15   4   0   0    8   1   1    1    8  .250
Fran Healy            14   52   10   13   7   0   3   11   0   0    2    6  .250
John Mayberry         18   64   13   15   3   0   4   15   2   1   17   11  .234
Al Cowens             11   25    6    5   2   0   0    4   1   0    1    3  .200
Paul Schaal           12   34    3    6   2   0   1    4   0   0    5    5  .177
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          16   59   10   18   4   0   2    8   1   1    8   12  .305
Pedro Garcia          15   55    8   14   0   3   3   12   2   1    4    4  .255
Bob Coluccio          16   60   10   15   3   0   1    5   1   1    5   11  .250
Rob Ellis              2    8    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .250
Johnny Briggs         16   61   10   15   2   1   3   13   0   2    8   15  .246
Don Money             16   67    8   16   3   0   2   14   4   0    7    6  .239
Charlie Moore          5   13    1    3   0   0   0    2   0   1    1    2  .231
Ken Berry             10   36    3    8   0   0   0    3   0   0    3    5  .222
Dave May              16   66    8   14   1   0   1    4   1   0    2   10  .212
Darrell Porter        14   44    5    8   1   2   0    4   0   0    8    9  .182
Robin Yount           16   51    6    9   1   0   1    2   1   1    2    7  .177
Bobby Mitchell         5   18    2    3   0   0   0    2   1   1    2    7  .167
Bob Sheldon            6   12    3    2   1   1   0    0   0   1    3    1  .167
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        14   29    3   12   0   0   1    1   0   0    2    4  .414
Rod Carew             19   80   12   30   5   0   0    8   5   5    6    8  .375
Tony Oliva            13   39    0   14   2   1   0    4   0   0    1    5  .359
Sergio Ferrer         13   48    9   15   0   2   0    0   2   2    7    4  .313
Bobby Darwin          16   61    7   19   1   2   2   12   0   1    1   18  .312
Larry Hisle           18   58   10   15   2   1   4   18   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
Luis Gomez             1    4    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .250
Steve Braun           18   61    7   15   1   0   2    8   0   0    6    7  .246
Harmon Killebrew      15   50    2   12   0   0   1    6   0   0    3    9  .240
Jerry Terrell         18   48    8   11   2   0   0    3   2   0    0    4  .229
Randy Hundley         12   38    1    8   1   0   0    2   0   0    3    5  .211
Joe Lis               10   21    5    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    4  .191
Jim Holt              14   33    5    4   1   0   0    4   0   0    4    1  .121
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          14   52    6   18   5   0   0    7   0   2    4   12  .346
Ron Blomberg          15   46   10   15   4   0   3    8   1   1    5    4  .326
Graig Nettles         22   79   17   24   2   0  11   23   0   0    9    9  .304
Bobby Murcer          21   74   15   22   0   1   2   10   3   1   13    3  .297
Roy White             22   79   13   21   4   3   1    4   1   1   16   10  .266
Chris Chambliss        3   12    1    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .250
Rick Dempsey           3    4    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    0  .250
Jim Mason             22   64    4   15   1   0   1    8   0   1   10   13  .234
Mike Hegan            17   52    3   12   2   0   2    9   1   1    5    9  .231
Thurman Munson        22   83   13   18   3   0   4    7   1   0    4   11  .217
Bill Sudakis          13   37    2    8   1   0   0    4   0   0    6    8  .216
Elliott Maddox        16   23    2    4   0   0   0    2   0   1    1    3  .174
Horace Clarke         12   20    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    3  .150
Duke Sims              5   15    1    2   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    5  .133
Gene Michael          19   56    4    7   3   0   0    4   0   0    8    8  .125
Walt Williams         10   21    2    2   0   0   0    0   1   0    1    3  .095

 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        19   74   17   30   7   0   9   26   7   2   10   15  .405
Joe Rudi              19   78    6   28  10   0   1   13   0   1    6   13  .359
Sal Bando             18   65   15   20   3   1   3   15   0   1   13   15  .308
Pat Bourque           15   22    1    6   1   0   0    2   0   0    3    5  .273
Vic Davalillo         15   15    0    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    2  .267
Bert Campaneris       19   78   14   20   3   2   0    5   4   3   11   13  .256
Ray Fosse             19   65    6   14   1   1   3    6   0   1    3   11  .215
Ted Kubiak            12   35    4    7   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    3  .200
Gene Tenace           19   67    7   13   1   0   2    6   1   1   15   19  .194
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           17   67    9   12   1   1   1    3   4   2   10   10  .179
Dick Green             4    8    0    1   0   0   0    2   0   1    2    0  .125
Manny Trillo          12   20    3    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    6  .100
Deron Johnson          8   31    0    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    7  .097
Larry Haney            7    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Herb Washington       15    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
Leo Cardenas           1    2    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0 1.000
Mike Hargrove         12   32    6   13   0   0   1    6   0   0    7    8  .406
Jim Spencer           12   35    5   13   4   2   0    1   0   0    2    4  .371
Cesar Tovar            2    9    1    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .333
Tom Grieve            17   65   10   21   5   2   2    9   0   0    5    9  .323
Len Randle            16   28    9    9   2   0   0    3   3   1    2    5  .321
Jim Fregosi           14   41    6   13   1   0   1    6   0   0    8    8  .317
Dave Nelson           20   77   15   23   2   0   1   11   7   4    5    9  .299
Alex Johnson          20   84   10   25   1   0   0   10   2   4    5   12  .298
Jeff Burroughs        20   82   12   23   6   0   5   19   0   0    6   11  .281
Jim Sundberg          15   35    4    9   2   1   0    5   0   0    5    6  .257
Bill Fahey             1    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Toby Harrah           20   75    9   18   0   0   1   10   0   2    8    8  .240
Dick Billings         10   21    2    5   0   0   0    0   1   0    3    4  .238
Larry Brown           11   19    3    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    3  .211
Joe Lovitto           18   67    5   10   2   0   0    5   0   2    2    9  .149
Mike Cubbage           4    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  M. Rivers (CAL)          87
  A. Johnson (TEX)         84
  T. Munson (NY)           83
  J. Burroughs (TEX)       82
  R. Carew (MIN)           80
  C. Chambliss (NY)        79
  G. Nettles (NY)          79
  B. Oliver (CAL)          79
  R. White (NY)            79
  B. Campaneris (OAK)      78

Runs Scored:

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

Hits:

  R. Carew (MIN)           30
  R. Jackson (OAK)         30
  J. Rudi (OAK)            28
  C. Rojas (KC)            26
  J. Wohlford (KC)         26
  C. Chambliss (NY)        25
  D. Griffin (BOS)         25
  K. Henderson (CHI)       25
  A. Johnson (TEX)         25
  C. Spikes (CLE)          25

Doubles:

  J. Rudi (OAK)            10
  F. Healy (KC)             7
  R. Jackson (OAK)          7
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)      7
  J. Burroughs (TEX)        6
  B. Grich (BAL)            6
  H. McRae (KC)             6
  L. Stanton (CAL)          6
  D. Allen (CHI)            5
  R. Carew (MIN)            5

Triples:

  P. Garcia (MIL)           3
  A. Otis (KC)              3
  B. Valentine (CAL)        3
  R. White (NY)             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

Home Runs:

  G. Nettles (NY)          11
  R. Jackson (OAK)          9
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)      6
  J. Burroughs (TEX)        5
  D. Duncan (CLE)           5
  W. Horton (DET)           5
  D. Allen (CHI)            4
  M. Epstein (CAL)          4
  L. Hisle (MIN)            4
  J. Mayberry (KC)          4

RBI:

  R. Jackson (OAK)         26
  G. Nettles (NY)          23
  J. Burroughs (TEX)       19
  L. Hisle (MIN)           18
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     18
  F. Robinson (CAL)        17
  J. Ellis (CLE)           16
  S. Bando (OAK)           15
  J. Mayberry (KC)         15
  D. Money (MIL)           14

Stolen Bases:

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

Caught Stealing:

  R. Carew (MIN)            5
  B. Grich (BAL)            4
  A. Johnson (TEX)          4
  D. Nelson (TEX)           4
  B. Campaneris (OAK)       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)           17
  J. Mayberry (KC)         17
  R. White (NY)            16
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     16
  G. Tenace (OAK)          15
  B. Grich (BAL)           14
  S. Bando (OAK)           13
  B. Murcer (NY)           13
  R. Santo (CHI)           13
  F. Patek (KC)            12

Strikeouts:

  G. Tenace (OAK)          19
  B. Darwin (MIN)          18
  S. Bando (OAK)           15
  J. Briggs (MIL)          15
  L. Hisle (MIN)           15
  R. Jackson (OAK)         15
  F. Robinson (CAL)        15
  C. Spikes (CLE)          15
  B. Carbo (BOS)           14
  C. Cooper (BOS)          14

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