Monday April 29, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of April 29, 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        678   77   185   16    6   12    73   12    9   50    98  .273
Chicago          681   82   181   32    3   15    71   11    6   85   100  .266
California       742  106   196   23    8   19    99   13   10   60   111  .264
Cleveland        702   92   184   26    1   21    86   14    6   52    89  .262
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           693   82   173   35    4   17    76   12   10   78    96  .250
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)          20   84   12   32   5   0   0    8   5   5    6    8  .381
Joe Rudi (OAK)           19   78    6   28  10   0   1   13   0   1    6   13  .359
Charlie Spikes (CLE)     20   76   10   27   4   1   4   14   2   2    4   15  .355
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
Carl Yastrzemski (BOS)   21   69   12   24   7   0   6   19   3   0   17    4  .348
Doug Griffin (BOS)       20   72    8   25   3   2   0   12   0   3    5    4  .347
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
Danny Cater            6   11    2    4   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    0  .364
Carl Yastrzemski      21   69   12   24   7   0   6   19   3   0   17    4  .348
Doug Griffin          20   72    8   25   3   2   0   12   0   3    5    4  .347
Dwight Evans           9   33    4   11   2   1   2    5   1   1    1    6  .333
Rico Petrocelli       10   28    0    8   1   0   0    5   0   0    3    2  .286
Cecil Cooper          19   73   10   19   3   0   2    4   0   2    7   15  .260
Rick Miller           15   43    4   11   2   0   1    1   2   0    7    6  .256
Bernie Carbo          19   67   11   15   4   0   3   14   1   1    9   15  .224
Mario Guerrero        21   65    2   14   2   0   0    3   1   0    5    9  .215
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
Tommy Harper          15   61    6   11   3   1   0    1   3   1    4   11  .180
Dick McAuliffe        19   36    4    6   2   0   0    0   0   0    6    2  .167
John Kennedy           4    7    2    1   0   0   1    1   0   0    0    2  .143
Carlton Fisk           3   10    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    1  .100
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
Tommy McCraw          12   11    5    5   2   0   2    6   0   1    1    1  .455
Winston Llenas         7    7    3    3   0   0   0    3   0   0    1    2  .429
Leroy Stanton         17   59   12   23   6   0   4   14   2   2    2   13  .390
Morris Nettles         3    6    2    2   0   0   0    0   1   0    0    3  .333
Bobby Valentine       16   55    7   18   1   3   0    8   0   1    1    3  .327
Frank Robinson        21   74   10   22   5   0   4   17   1   0   11   15  .297
Ellie Rodriguez       21   71    9   20   2   0   1    5   1   1    8   12  .282
Bob Oliver            20   83    7   23   1   0   2   10   0   0    4   12  .277
Dave Chalk            22   71    9   18   0   2   0    9   0   2    6    7  .254
Mickey Rivers         22   92   13   23   1   2   0    6   8   2    4    9  .250
Sandy Alomar          11   12    4    3   0   1   0    1   0   0    0    3  .250
Joe Lahoud            17   35    6    8   2   0   2    6   0   0    2    6  .229
Denny Doyle           22   76    8   13   1   0   0    6   0   1    8   10  .171
Mike Epstein          18   62   10   10   2   0   4    6   0   0   10   13  .161
Richie Scheinblum     10   26    1    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    2  .154

 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        20   76   10   27   4   1   4   14   2   2    4   15  .355
Chris Chambliss       17   67    8   22   4   0   0    7   0   1    5    5  .328
John Lowenstein       19   75   13   23   2   0   1    4   6   2   11    7  .307
John Ellis            20   79    7   24   4   0   1   16   1   0    3    6  .304
Dave Duncan           17   59   10   15   0   0   5    8   0   0    4   14  .254
Oscar Gamble          11   36    4    9   0   0   2    5   0   0    1    4  .250
Rusty Torres           8    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .250
George Hendrick       19   75   10   17   2   0   4   10   2   0    5   13  .227
Buddy Bell            20   75   10   16   2   0   3   12   0   0    5    5  .213
Angel Hermoso         18   59    9   12   3   0   0    2   2   1    5    3  .203
Frank Duffy           20   66    4   11   4   0   1    6   1   0    3    8  .167
Leron Lee              9   16    2    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    7  .125
Jack Heidemann         5    1    2    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
Rod Carew             20   84   12   32   5   0   0    8   5   5    6    8  .381
Eric Soderholm        15   32    3   12   0   0   1    1   0   0    3    4  .375
Tony Oliva            14   40    0   14   2   1   0    4   0   0    1    5  .350
Sergio Ferrer         13   48    9   15   0   2   0    0   2   2    7    4  .313
Bobby Darwin          17   64    7   19   1   2   2   12   0   1    2   19  .297
Larry Hisle           19   62   10   18   2   1   4   18   2   1    7   15  .290
Steve Braun           19   65    8   17   1   0   2    8   0   0    6    7  .262
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
Harmon Killebrew      16   54    3   13   0   0   2    8   0   0    3   10  .241
Jerry Terrell         18   48    8   11   2   0   0    3   2   0    0    4  .229
Joe Lis               11   23    5    5   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    5  .217
Randy Hundley         13   41    1    8   1   0   0    2   0   0    3    6  .195
Luis Gomez             2    7    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .143
Glenn Borgmann        10   25    2    3   0   0   0    0   1   0    4    5  .120
Jim Holt              15   34    5    4   1   0   0    4   0   0    4    1  .118

 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)          92
  R. Carew (MIN)           84
  A. Johnson (TEX)         84
  T. Munson (NY)           83
  B. Oliver (CAL)          83
  J. Burroughs (TEX)       82
  C. Chambliss (NY)        79
  J. Ellis (CLE)           79
  G. Nettles (NY)          79
  R. White (NY)            79

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)           32
  R. Jackson (OAK)         30
  J. Rudi (OAK)            28
  C. Spikes (CLE)          27
  C. Rojas (KC)            26
  J. Wohlford (KC)         26
  C. Chambliss (NY)        25
  D. Griffin (BOS)         25
  K. Henderson (CHI)       25
  A. Johnson (TEX)         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
  D. Chalk (CAL)            2
  B. Darwin (MIN)           2
  S. Ferrer (MIN)           2
  B. Freehan (DET)          2
  T. Grieve (TEX)           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
  G. Hendrick (CLE)         4
  L. Hisle (MIN)            4

RBI:

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

Stolen Bases:

  F. Patek (KC)             9
  M. Rivers (CAL)           8
  J. Wohlford (KC)          8
  R. Jackson (OAK)          7
  D. Nelson (TEX)           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
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     17
  R. White (NY)            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:

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


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