Thursday May 2, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of May 2, 1974:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Texas            755  112   216   27    5   15   102   15   14   69   100  .286
California       823  126   226   30   10   20   116   14   11   68   117  .275
Minnesota        710   80   193   17    6   14    76   12    9   52   100  .272
Kansas City      741  106   201   38    8   17    98   31    9   76    89  .271
Chicago          741   86   198   34    3   16    75   11    7   91   106  .267
Cleveland        743  100   197   29    1   22    93   18    6   54    92  .265
Detroit          750   78   195   28    4   15    71    4    5   50    94  .260
New York         784  103   196   29    4   28    97    9    8   88   108  .250
Oakland          733   94   183   30    6   22    87   20   16   89   131  .250
Boston           756   90   185   35    4   20    84   15   10   90   121  .245
Milwaukee        636   96   151   19    8   17    90   15   10   60   111  .237
Baltimore        690   73   160   28    3   12    67   16    9   65    85  .232

 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)     21   82   18   32   7   0  10   27   7   2   10   18  .390
Bobby Grich (BAL)        20   71   14   25   6   1   3   10   2   4   16   14  .352
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
Ken Henderson (CHI)      22   82   12   28   5   1   1    9   3   1   12   14  .342
Carl Yastrzemski (BOS)   23   74   12   25   7   0   6   19   3   0   18    5  .338
Joe Rudi (OAK)           21   86    7   29  10   0   2   14   0   1    6   13  .337
Hal McRae (KC)           20   71   13   23   6   0   4   14   3   2    5    8  .324
Bobby Darwin (MIN)       18   68    9   22   1   2   4   15   0   1    2   19  .324

 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           20   71   14   25   6   1   3   10   2   4   16   14  .352
Brooks Robinson       20   77    4   24   3   0   1    4   0   0    6    5  .312
Tommy Davis           20   78    7   22   4   0   1   10   1   1    3    8  .282
Jim Fuller            10   32    3    8   1   0   1    5   1   0    2    6  .250
Boog Powell           11   32    3    8   2   0   0    3   0   0    1    3  .250
Frank Baker            5    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .250
Andy Etchebarren       9   25    0    6   1   0   0    4   1   0    2    2  .240
Mike Reinbach          6    9    1    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    4  .222
Earl Williams         18   57    7   11   0   0   1    5   0   0    8   11  .193
Al Bumbry             15   48    7    9   2   1   1    5   1   0    3    6  .188
Mark Belanger         20   55    5   10   2   1   1    6   0   0    5    6  .182
Paul Blair            20   64    5   10   0   0   2    5   4   0    4    6  .156
Rich Coggins          15   52    7    8   2   0   1    3   3   2    6    5  .154
Don Baylor            18   68    8   10   2   0   0    5   2   2    8    5  .147
Enos Cabell            6    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          21   72    8   25   3   2   0   12   0   3    5    4  .347
Carl Yastrzemski      23   74   12   25   7   0   6   19   3   0   18    5  .338
Danny Cater            7   12    2    4   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    0  .333
Dwight Evans          11   40    5   13   2   1   2    8   1   1    2   10  .325
Cecil Cooper          21   79   11   21   3   0   3    6   0   2    7   18  .266
Rick Miller           17   49    6   13   2   0   1    1   3   0   10    8  .265
Mario Guerrero        23   71    3   16   2   0   0    4   1   0    5    9  .225
Bernie Carbo          20   67   11   15   4   0   3   14   1   1    9   15  .224
Rico Petrocelli       12   36    0    8   1   0   0    5   0   0    3    8  .222
Terry Hughes           8   14    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    5  .214
Bob Montgomery        18   54    6   11   3   0   1    6   0   0    2    7  .204
Juan Beniquez         16   40    9    8   2   0   1    2   1   2    5    9  .200
Dick McAuliffe        21   40    5    8   2   0   1    1   0   0   10    2  .200
Tommy Harper          16   65    6   11   3   1   0    1   5   1    5   11  .169
Carlton Fisk           5   16    2    2   0   0   1    1   0   0    4    4  .125
John Kennedy           6   13    3    1   0   0   1    1   0   0    1    5  .077
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          14   19    7    8   2   0   2    6   0   1    3    1  .421
Leroy Stanton         17   59   12   23   6   0   4   14   2   2    2   13  .390
Bobby Valentine       18   62    7   20   2   3   0    8   0   1    1    3  .323
Frank Robinson        23   81   13   24   6   0   4   18   1   0   14   16  .296
Ellie Rodriguez       23   79   13   23   3   0   1    9   1   2    9   13  .291
Bob Oliver            22   92    8   26   2   1   2   14   0   0    4   12  .283
Morris Nettles         5   15    4    4   1   0   0    0   1   0    1    4  .267
Mickey Rivers         24  102   16   27   1   3   0    8   9   2    5    9  .265
Dave Chalk            24   80   11   21   1   2   1   13   0   2    6    8  .263
Sandy Alomar          11   12    4    3   0   1   0    1   0   0    0    3  .250
Denny Doyle           24   86   11   21   2   0   0    8   0   1    8   11  .244
Joe Lahoud            19   39    6    8   2   0   2    6   0   0    2    7  .205
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         13   26    6   10   1   1   3   10   0   0    6    3  .385
Ken Henderson         22   82   12   28   5   1   1    9   3   1   12   14  .342
Chuck Brinkman         1    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Ed Herrmann           18   58    7   19   4   0   1    5   0   0    5    6  .328
Pat Kelly             16   60    6   18   2   0   0    0   3   3    5    8  .300
Buddy Bradford        18   50    8   15   2   0   3    6   1   1    9    5  .300
Dick Allen            22   76   12   20   5   0   4   10   1   0   18   11  .263
Carlos May            19   69    3   18   2   0   0    6   2   0    4   11  .261
Ron Santo             22   80   10   20   3   0   1    8   0   1   14   13  .250
Jorge Orta            17   63    5   15   5   0   0    7   0   0    3   11  .238
Bill Melton           22   80    8   18   3   0   3    7   0   1   11    9  .225
Bucky Dent            17   45    5    8   1   1   0    3   0   0    2    6  .178
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            6   16    2    6   0   1   0    3   0   0    1    3  .375
Bill Freehan          17   50    5   18   2   2   1    6   0   0    7    5  .360
Dick Sharon            9   25    3    9   0   0   0    1   1   1    2    7  .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             21   87    9   26   4   0   1    7   1   1    6   12  .299
Willie Horton         21   81   14   22   3   0   5   10   0   0    5   13  .272
Gary Sutherland       21   83    6   22   5   0   0    3   0   0    3    4  .265
Norm Cash             13   40    5   10   1   0   2    4   0   1    6    5  .250
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          21   89    9   21   4   0   1    5   0   0    5    5  .236
Mickey Stanley        21   88    7   20   4   0   2    8   0   1    3   12  .227
Ed Brinkman           21   78    6   16   0   0   3   13   0   0    4   11  .205
Aurelio Rodriguez     21   83    7   16   4   1   0    9   1   0    6   12  .193
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          11   18    3    6   2   0   1    2   0   0    3    5  .333
Buck Martinez          5   15    2    5   1   0   0    1   0   0    4    1  .333
Hal McRae             20   71   13   23   6   0   4   14   3   2    5    8  .324
Frank White           11   19    3    6   0   0   1    3   1   0    0    1  .316
Cookie Rojas          21   89   11   28   4   1   1   11   0   1    3   10  .315
Jim Wohlford          21   86   11   26   2   2   0    7   8   2    9   12  .302
Fran Healy            17   64   12   19   7   1   4   14   0   0    2    6  .297
Freddie Patek         21   87   15   24   1   1   1    8  11   2   13    5  .276
Amos Otis             17   62    6   16   3   3   0    5   3   0    9    6  .258
Vada Pinson           19   66    5   17   4   0   0    8   1   1    1    8  .258
John Mayberry         21   75   14   15   3   0   4   15   2   1   19   14  .200
Al Cowens             11   25    6    5   2   0   0    4   1   0    1    3  .200
Richie Scheinblum      2    5    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .200
Paul Schaal           12   34    3    6   2   0   1    4   0   0    5    5  .177
Fernando Gonzalez      9   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
Pedro Garcia          17   62   11   18   0   3   5   17   2   1    5    5  .290
George Scott          18   69   12   20   5   0   2   10   2   1    8   13  .290
Johnny Briggs         18   70   12   20   2   1   4   18   0   2    9   17  .286
Bob Coluccio          18   69   11   18   3   1   1    9   1   2    5   12  .261
Don Money             18   76   11   19   4   0   2   14   4   0    7    8  .250
Rob Ellis              3    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             11   37    3    8   0   0   0    3   0   0    3    5  .216
Dave May              18   75    9   15   1   0   2    7   1   0    2   13  .200
Darrell Porter        16   50    8   10   1   2   0    4   0   0    9   11  .200
Bobby Mitchell         6   20    5    4   0   0   0    2   2   1    4    7  .200
Robin Yount           18   59    8   11   1   0   1    3   3   1    2    7  .186
Bob Sheldon            8   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          2    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          16   60    6   22   5   0   0    8   0   2    4   13  .367
Ron Blomberg          16   50   11   17   5   0   4   10   1   1    5    5  .340
Graig Nettles         24   87   18   26   2   0  11   23   1   0    9   11  .299
Bobby Murcer          23   82   16   23   1   1   2   10   3   1   13    4  .281
Jim Mason             24   70    5   18   2   0   1    8   0   1   10   13  .257
Roy White             24   86   14   22   4   3   2    6   1   1   16   10  .256
Chris Chambliss        5   20    2    5   0   0   1    2   0   0    0    0  .250
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
Thurman Munson        24   89   13   19   3   0   4    7   1   0    5   11  .214
Horace Clarke         14   27    1    5   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    4  .185
Elliott Maddox        18   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        21   82   18   32   7   0  10   27   7   2   10   18  .390
Joe Rudi              21   86    7   29  10   0   2   14   0   1    6   13  .337
Sal Bando             20   70   16   22   3   1   3   15   1   1   16   15  .314
Pat Bourque           17   23    1    7   2   0   0    2   0   0    3    5  .304
Bert Campaneris       21   86   14   22   3   2   0    5   4   4   11   14  .256
Ray Fosse             21   71    7   16   3   1   3    6   0   1    4   12  .225
Ted Kubiak            14   40    4    8   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    3  .200
Gene Tenace           21   73    9   14   1   0   3    8   1   1   16   20  .192
Billy North           19   74    9   14   1   1   1    4   6   2   10   10  .189
Angel Mangual          6   11    1    2   0   1   0    1   0   0    1    4  .182
Jesus Alou            12   28    2    5   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .179
Vic Davalillo         17   23    0    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    2  .174
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       17    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           2    2    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0 1.000
Cesar Tovar            4   19    2    8   0   0   1    6   0   0    0    0  .421
Mike Hargrove         14   41    7   16   1   0   1    7   0   0    7    8  .390
Len Randle            18   36   12   13   2   0   0    3   5   2    3    5  .361
Jim Spencer           14   42    8   15   4   2   2    4   0   0    3    4  .357
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           22   85   17   26   3   0   1   14   7   4    7    9  .306
Alex Johnson          22   93   11   27   1   0   0   11   2   4    6   13  .290
Jeff Burroughs        22   91   13   26   6   0   6   20   0   0    7   12  .286
Bill Fahey             1    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Toby Harrah           22   84   10   20   0   0   1   11   0   2    8    8  .238
Dick Billings         10   21    2    5   0   0   0    0   1   0    3    4  .238
Jim Sundberg          17   40    6    9   2   1   0    5   0   0    8    7  .225
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           5    5    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  M. Rivers (CAL)         102
  A. Johnson (TEX)         93
  B. Oliver (CAL)          92
  J. Burroughs (TEX)       91
  T. Munson (NY)           89
  J. Northrup (DET)        89
  C. Rojas (KC)            89
  R. Carew (MIN)           88
  M. Stanley (DET)         88
  C. Chambliss (NY)        87

Runs Scored:

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

Hits:

  R. Carew (MIN)           35
  R. Jackson (OAK)         32
  J. Rudi (OAK)            29
  K. Henderson (CHI)       28
  C. Rojas (KC)            28
  C. Spikes (CLE)          28
  C. Chambliss (NY)        27
  A. Johnson (TEX)         27
  M. Rivers (CAL)          27
  J. Burroughs (TEX)       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
  P. Garcia (MIL)           5
  W. Horton (DET)           5
  D. Allen (CHI)            4
  R. Blomberg (NY)          4
  J. Briggs (MIL)           4

RBI:

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

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
  B. North (OAK)            6
  R. Carew (MIN)            5
  T. Harper (BOS)           5
  L. Randle (TEX)           5

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:

  J. Mayberry (KC)         19
  D. Allen (CHI)           18
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     18
  S. Bando (OAK)           16
  B. Grich (BAL)           16
  G. Tenace (OAK)          16
  R. White (NY)            16
  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
  R. Jackson (OAK)         18
  J. Briggs (MIL)          17
  L. Hisle (MIN)           16
  F. Robinson (CAL)        16
  S. Bando (OAK)           15
  B. Carbo (BOS)           15
  C. Spikes (CLE)          15

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