Tuesday April 30, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of April 30, 1974:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Texas            719  109   205   27    5   14    99   14   14   65    98  .285
Kansas City      671   98   185   37    7   16    91   30    9   73    83  .276
California       787  122   214   27   10   20   113   14   10   67   114  .272
Minnesota        710   80   193   17    6   14    76   12    9   52   100  .272
Cleveland        743  100   197   29    1   22    93   18    6   54    92  .265
Chicago          711   84   188   33    3   16    73   11    7   88   105  .264
Detroit          681   67   177   26    4   14    62    4    5   48    83  .260
Oakland          699   91   176   29    6   21    84   18   16   88   127  .252
Boston           723   88   179   35    4   19    82   12   10   85   111  .248
New York         750   99   185   26    4   27    93    8    8   87   105  .247
Baltimore        660   73   154   28    3   12    67   16    9   61    81  .233
Milwaukee        600   85   140   19    8   14    80   13   10   56   106  .233

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Rod Carew (MIN)          21   88   12   35   6   0   0    8   5   5    6    8  .398
Reggie Jackson (OAK)     20   78   18   31   7   0  10   27   7   2   10   16  .397
Ken Henderson (CHI)      21   78   12   28   5   1   1    9   3   1   12   14  .359
Bobby Grich (BAL)        19   68   14   24   6   1   3   10   2   4   15   13  .353
Doug Griffin (BOS)       21   72    8   25   3   2   0   12   0   3    5    4  .347
Charlie Spikes (CLE)     21   81   11   28   4   1   4   16   2   2    4   15  .346
Carl Yastrzemski (BOS)   22   70   12   24   7   0   6   19   3   0   18    4  .343
Joe Rudi (OAK)           20   82    6   28  10   0   1   13   0   1    6   13  .342
Jim Wohlford (KC)        19   77   11   26   2   2   0    7   8   2    9    9  .338
Chris Chambliss (NY)     21   83   10   27   4   0   1    9   0   1    5    5  .325

 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           19   68   14   24   6   1   3   10   2   4   15   13  .353
Brooks Robinson       19   74    4   23   3   0   1    4   0   0    5    5  .311
Tommy Davis           19   74    7   22   4   0   1   10   1   1    3    8  .297
Jim Fuller             9   28    3    8   1   0   1    5   1   0    2    4  .286
Boog Powell           11   32    3    8   2   0   0    3   0   0    1    3  .250
Frank Baker            4    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .250
Mike Reinbach          6    9    1    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    4  .222
Andy Etchebarren       8   23    0    5   1   0   0    4   1   0    1    2  .217
Al Bumbry             15   48    7    9   2   1   1    5   1   0    3    6  .188
Mark Belanger         19   52    5    9   2   1   1    6   0   0    5    6  .173
Earl Williams         17   53    7    9   0   0   1    5   0   0    8   10  .170
Paul Blair            19   61    5   10   0   0   2    5   4   0    3    6  .164
Don Baylor            17   64    8   10   2   0   0    5   2   2    8    5  .156
Rich Coggins          15   52    7    8   2   0   1    3   3   2    6    5  .154
Enos Cabell            5    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
Doug Griffin          21   72    8   25   3   2   0   12   0   3    5    4  .347
Carl Yastrzemski      22   70   12   24   7   0   6   19   3   0   18    4  .343
Dwight Evans          10   36    5   12   2   1   2    7   1   1    2    8  .333
Cecil Cooper          20   78   11   20   3   0   3    6   0   2    7   18  .256
Rick Miller           16   47    5   12   2   0   1    1   2   0    8    8  .255
Rico Petrocelli       11   32    0    8   1   0   0    5   0   0    3    6  .250
Bernie Carbo          19   67   11   15   4   0   3   14   1   1    9   15  .224
Mario Guerrero        22   68    3   15   2   0   0    4   1   0    5    9  .221
Terry Hughes           8   14    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    5  .214
Dick McAuliffe        20   38    5    8   2   0   1    1   0   0    8    2  .211
Bob Montgomery        17   53    6   11   3   0   1    6   0   0    2    6  .208
Juan Beniquez         16   40    9    8   2   0   1    2   1   2    5    9  .200
Tommy Harper          15   61    6   11   3   1   0    1   3   1    4   11  .180
John Kennedy           5   10    3    1   0   0   1    1   0   0    1    3  .100
Carlton Fisk           4   12    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    4    2  .083
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         7    7    3    3   0   0   0    3   0   0    1    2  .429
Tommy McCraw          13   15    7    6   2   0   2    6   0   1    3    1  .400
Leroy Stanton         17   59   12   23   6   0   4   14   2   2    2   13  .390
Frank Robinson        22   77   13   24   6   0   4   18   1   0   14   15  .312
Bobby Valentine       17   58    7   18   1   3   0    8   0   1    1    3  .310
Bob Oliver            21   88    8   26   2   1   2   14   0   0    4   12  .296
Ellie Rodriguez       22   77   11   22   3   0   1    8   1   1    8   13  .286
Morris Nettles         4   11    3    3   0   0   0    0   1   0    1    4  .273
Dave Chalk            23   76   11   20   1   2   1   12   0   2    6    7  .263
Mickey Rivers         23   97   16   25   1   3   0    7   9   2    5    9  .258
Sandy Alomar          11   12    4    3   0   1   0    1   0   0    0    3  .250
Denny Doyle           23   82   10   18   1   0   0    8   0   1    8   10  .220
Joe Lahoud            18   38    6    8   2   0   2    6   0   0    2    7  .211
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         21   78   12   28   5   1   1    9   3   1   12   14  .359
Chuck Brinkman         1    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Ed Herrmann           17   55    7   17   4   0   1    5   0   0    5    6  .309
Pat Kelly             16   60    6   18   2   0   0    0   3   3    5    8  .300
Buddy Bradford        17   46    7   13   2   0   3    6   1   1    9    5  .283
Ron Santo             21   76   10   20   3   0   1    8   0   1   14   13  .263
Dick Allen            21   73   12   19   5   0   4    9   1   0   17   11  .260
Carlos May            18   65    3   16   2   0   0    6   2   0    4   10  .246
Jorge Orta            17   63    5   15   5   0   0    7   0   0    3   11  .238
Bill Melton           21   79    8   18   3   0   3    7   0   1    9    9  .228
Bucky Dent            16   42    5    7   1   1   0    2   0   0    2    6  .167
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          9   18    4    7   0   0   0    1   2   0    3    0  .389
Charlie Spikes        21   81   11   28   4   1   4   16   2   2    4   15  .346
Chris Chambliss       17   67    8   22   4   0   0    7   0   1    5    5  .328
John Lowenstein       20   79   15   24   2   0   1    4   7   2   12    7  .304
John Ellis            21   84    7   25   4   0   1   17   1   0    3    8  .298
Oscar Gamble          12   40    5   11   1   0   2    6   0   0    2    4  .275
Dave Duncan           18   64   10   17   1   0   5    8   0   0    4   14  .266
Rusty Torres           9    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .250
George Hendrick       20   80   10   18   2   0   4   12   2   0    5   13  .225
Buddy Bell            21   80   11   17   3   0   3   12   0   0    5    6  .213
Angel Hermoso         18   59    9   12   3   0   0    2   2   1    5    3  .203
Frank Duffy           21   70    5   13   4   0   2    7   2   0    3    8  .186
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
Jerry Moses            4   11    1    5   0   1   0    3   0   0    0    0  .455
Dick Sharon            8   21    3    9   0   0   0    1   1   1    2    6  .429
Bill Freehan          17   50    5   18   2   2   1    6   0   0    7    5  .360
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
Al Kaline             19   78    7   23   4   0   1    7   1   1    6   10  .295
Gary Sutherland       19   74    6   21   5   0   0    3   0   0    3    3  .284
Norm Cash             12   37    4   10   1   0   2    4   0   1    5    4  .270
Willie Horton         19   73   11   19   3   0   5    9   0   0    5   11  .260
John Knox              6    4    2    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Ben Oglivie            4    4    1    1   0   0   0    0   1   0    0    2  .250
Jim Northrup          19   80    7   18   4   0   0    4   0   0    5    5  .225
Mickey Stanley        19   79    7   17   4   0   2    6   0   1    3   12  .215
Ed Brinkman           19   72    6   15   0   0   3   10   0   0    4   11  .208
Aurelio Rodriguez     19   76    5   13   2   1   0    7   1   0    6   11  .171
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
Frank White            9   13    2    5   0   0   1    2   1   0    0    1  .385
Tony Solaita          10   17    3    6   2   0   1    2   0   0    3    5  .353
Jim Wohlford          19   77   11   26   2   2   0    7   8   2    9    9  .338
Buck Martinez          5   15    2    5   1   0   0    1   0   0    4    1  .333
Hal McRae             18   65   12   21   6   0   3   11   3   2    5    8  .323
Cookie Rojas          19   81    9   26   4   1   1   11   0   1    3   10  .321
Freddie Patek         19   78   15   21   1   1   1    7  11   2   13    4  .269
Fran Healy            15   56   11   15   7   0   4   12   0   0    2    6  .268
Amos Otis             15   53    5   14   2   3   0    5   2   0    9    6  .264
Vada Pinson           18   63    5   16   4   0   0    8   1   1    1    8  .254
John Mayberry         19   68   13   15   3   0   4   15   2   1   17   12  .221
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
Richie Scheinblum      1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 Milwaukee            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
George Scott          17   64   12   20   5   0   2   10   2   1    8   13  .313
Johnny Briggs         17   66   11   18   2   1   3   16   0   2    8   16  .273
Don Money             17   72   11   19   4   0   2   14   4   0    7    6  .264
Pedro Garcia          16   59    9   15   0   3   4   14   2   1    4    5  .254
Bob Coluccio          17   64   10   16   3   1   1    8   1   2    5   12  .250
Rob Ellis              2    8    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .250
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              17   71    8   14   1   0   1    4   1   0    2   12  .197
Darrell Porter        15   46    7    9   1   2   0    4   0   0    9   10  .196
Robin Yount           17   55    6   10   1   0   1    2   2   1    2    7  .182
Bobby Mitchell         5   18    2    3   0   0   0    2   1   1    2    7  .167
Bob Sheldon            7   16    4    2   1   1   0    0   0   1    4    2  .125
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             21   88   12   35   6   0   0    8   5   5    6    8  .398
Tony Oliva            14   40    0   14   2   1   0    4   0   0    1    5  .350
Eric Soderholm        16   35    4   12   0   0   1    1   0   0    4    4  .343
Bobby Darwin          18   68    9   22   1   2   4   15   0   1    2   19  .324
Sergio Ferrer         13   48    9   15   0   2   0    0   2   2    7    4  .313
Larry Hisle           20   66   10   18   2   1   4   18   2   1    7   16  .273
Steve Braun           20   69    8   18   1   0   2    8   0   0    6    7  .261
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
Jerry Terrell         19   49    8   11   2   0   0    3   2   0    0    4  .225
Harmon Killebrew      17   58    3   13   0   0   2    8   0   0    3   10  .224
Randy Hundley         14   43    1    9   1   0   0    2   0   0    4    6  .209
Joe Lis               12   25    5    5   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    6  .200
Glenn Borgmann        10   25    2    3   0   0   0    0   1   0    4    5  .120
Jim Holt              16   36    5    4   1   0   0    4   0   0    4    1  .111
Luis Gomez             3    9    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .111

 New York             G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Rick Dempsey           4    5    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    0  .400
Lou Piniella          15   56    6   20   5   0   0    7   0   2    4   12  .357
Ron Blomberg          15   46   10   15   4   0   3    8   1   1    5    4  .326
Chris Chambliss        4   16    2    5   0   0   1    2   0   0    0    0  .313
Graig Nettles         23   83   17   25   2   0  11   23   0   0    9   11  .301
Bobby Murcer          22   78   15   22   0   1   2   10   3   1   13    4  .282
Roy White             23   83   14   22   4   3   2    6   1   1   16   10  .265
Bill Sudakis          14   41    3   10   1   0   1    5   0   0    6    9  .244
Mike Hegan            17   52    3   12   2   0   2    9   1   1    5    9  .231
Jim Mason             23   66    4   15   1   0   1    8   0   1   10   13  .227
Thurman Munson        23   86   13   18   3   0   4    7   1   0    4   11  .209
Horace Clarke         13   23    1    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    3  .174
Elliott Maddox        17   23    2    4   0   0   0    2   0   1    1    3  .174
Duke Sims              5   15    1    2   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    5  .133
Gene Michael          20   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        20   78   18   31   7   0  10   27   7   2   10   16  .397
Joe Rudi              20   82    6   28  10   0   1   13   0   1    6   13  .342
Sal Bando             19   67   15   20   3   1   3   15   0   1   15   15  .299
Pat Bourque           16   22    1    6   1   0   0    2   0   0    3    5  .273
Bert Campaneris       20   82   14   22   3   2   0    5   4   4   11   13  .268
Ray Fosse             20   68    7   16   3   1   3    6   0   1    4   11  .235
Vic Davalillo         16   19    0    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    2  .211
Gene Tenace           20   70    8   14   1   0   3    7   1   1   16   20  .200
Ted Kubiak            13   37    4    7   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    3  .189
Billy North           18   70    9   13   1   1   1    4   5   2   10   10  .186
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
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          9   32    0    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    7  .094
Larry Haney            7    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Herb Washington       16    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
Cesar Tovar            3   14    2    6   0   0   1    6   0   0    0    0  .429
Mike Hargrove         13   37    7   14   1   0   1    7   0   0    7    8  .378
Jim Spencer           13   39    7   14   4   2   1    2   0   0    2    4  .359
Len Randle            17   32   12   11   2   0   0    3   4   2    3    5  .344
Tom Grieve            17   65   10   21   5   2   2    9   0   0    5    9  .323
Jim Fregosi           14   41    6   13   1   0   1    6   0   0    8    8  .317
Dave Nelson           21   81   16   25   3   0   1   14   7   4    6    9  .309
Alex Johnson          21   89   10   26   1   0   0   10   2   4    5   13  .292
Jeff Burroughs        21   86   13   25   6   0   6   20   0   0    7   11  .291
Bill Fahey             1    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Dick Billings         10   21    2    5   0   0   0    0   1   0    3    4  .238
Toby Harrah           21   80   10   19   0   0   1   11   0   2    8    8  .238
Jim Sundberg          16   38    6    9   2   1   0    5   0   0    7    7  .237
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)          97
  A. Johnson (TEX)         89
  R. Carew (MIN)           88
  B. Oliver (CAL)          88
  J. Burroughs (TEX)       86
  T. Munson (NY)           86
  J. Ellis (CLE)           84
  C. Chambliss (NY)        83
  G. Nettles (NY)          83
  R. White (NY)            83

Runs Scored:

  R. Jackson (OAK)         18
  G. Nettles (NY)          17
  D. Nelson (TEX)          16
  M. Rivers (CAL)          16
  S. Bando (OAK)           15
  J. Lowenstein (CLE)      15
  B. Murcer (NY)           15
  F. Patek (KC)            15
  B. Campaneris (OAK)      14
  B. Grich (BAL)           14

Hits:

  R. Carew (MIN)           35
  R. Jackson (OAK)         31
  K. Henderson (CHI)       28
  J. Rudi (OAK)            28
  C. Spikes (CLE)          28
  C. Chambliss (NY)        27
  A. Johnson (TEX)         26
  B. Oliver (CAL)          26
  C. Rojas (KC)            26
  J. Wohlford (KC)         26

Doubles:

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

Triples:

  P. Garcia (MIL)           3
  A. Otis (KC)              3
  M. Rivers (CAL)           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

Home Runs:

  G. Nettles (NY)          11
  R. Jackson (OAK)         10
  J. Burroughs (TEX)        6
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)      6
  D. Duncan (CLE)           5
  W. Horton (DET)           5
  D. Allen (CHI)            4
  B. Darwin (MIN)           4
  M. Epstein (CAL)          4
  P. Garcia (MIL)           4

RBI:

  R. Jackson (OAK)         27
  G. Nettles (NY)          23
  J. Burroughs (TEX)       20
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     19
  L. Hisle (MIN)           18
  F. Robinson (CAL)        18
  J. Ellis (CLE)           17
  J. Briggs (MIL)          16
  C. Spikes (CLE)          16
  S. Bando (OAK)           15

Stolen Bases:

  F. Patek (KC)            11
  M. Rivers (CAL)           9
  J. Wohlford (KC)          8
  R. Jackson (OAK)          7
  J. Lowenstein (CLE)       7
  D. Nelson (TEX)           7
  R. Carew (MIN)            5
  B. North (OAK)            5
  P. Blair (BAL)            4
  B. Campaneris (OAK)       4

Caught Stealing:

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

Walks:

  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     18
  D. Allen (CHI)           17
  J. Mayberry (KC)         17
  G. Tenace (OAK)          16
  R. White (NY)            16
  S. Bando (OAK)           15
  B. Grich (BAL)           15
  F. Robinson (CAL)        14
  R. Santo (CHI)           14
  B. Murcer (NY)           13

Strikeouts:

  G. Tenace (OAK)          20
  B. Darwin (MIN)          19
  C. Cooper (BOS)          18
  J. Briggs (MIL)          16
  L. Hisle (MIN)           16
  R. Jackson (OAK)         16
  S. Bando (OAK)           15
  B. Carbo (BOS)           15
  F. Robinson (CAL)        15
  C. Spikes (CLE)          15

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