Friday May 3, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of May 3, 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
Chicago          782   96   212   35    3   17    85   11    7   94   110  .271
Minnesota        746   83   202   18    6   15    79   13    9   56   108  .271
California       850  128   230   30   10   22   118   14   11   72   125  .271
Kansas City      774  110   208   39    8   20   102   31    9   76    93  .269
Cleveland        775  101   204   29    1   22    93   19    6   55    96  .263
Detroit          785   82   204   28    4   16    75    5    5   52   101  .260
New York         822  108   208   31    5   28   102   10    8   91   109  .253
Oakland          761   97   189   30    6   22    90   21   16   93   133  .248
Boston           756   90   185   35    4   20    84   15   10   90   121  .245
Milwaukee        669   99   157   20    8   20    93   15   10   61   115  .235
Baltimore        718   73   163   28    3   12    67   16    9   71    90  .227

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Rod Carew (MIN)          22   93   12   37   7   0   0    8   5   5    6   10  .398
Reggie Jackson (OAK)     22   84   19   33   7   0  10   27   7   2   12   18  .393
Doug Griffin (BOS)       21   72    8   25   3   2   0   12   0   3    5    4  .347
Bobby Grich (BAL)        21   74   14   25   6   1   3   10   2   4   17   15  .338
Hal McRae (KC)           21   74   13   25   7   0   4   14   3   2    5    8  .338
Carl Yastrzemski (BOS)   23   74   12   25   7   0   6   19   3   0   18    5  .338
Joe Rudi (OAK)           22   90    8   30  10   0   2   15   0   1    6   13  .333
Ken Henderson (CHI)      23   87   14   29   5   1   1   10   3   1   12   15  .333
Charlie Spikes (CLE)     22   85   11   28   4   1   4   16   2   2    4   16  .329
Tom Grieve (TEX)         17   65   10   21   5   2   2    9   0   0    5    9  .323

 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           21   74   14   25   6   1   3   10   2   4   17   15  .338
Brooks Robinson       21   79    4   24   3   0   1    4   0   0    8    5  .304
Tommy Davis           21   82    7   22   4   0   1   10   1   1    3    8  .268
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
Jim Fuller            11   35    3    8   1   0   1    5   1   0    2    8  .229
Mike Reinbach          6    9    1    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    4  .222
Andy Etchebarren      10   28    0    6   1   0   0    4   1   0    2    2  .214
Mark Belanger         21   57    5   11   2   1   1    6   0   0    6    6  .193
Al Bumbry             16   48    7    9   2   1   1    5   1   0    3    6  .188
Earl Williams         19   60    7   11   0   0   1    5   0   0    9   12  .183
Paul Blair            21   68    5   11   0   0   2    5   4   0    4    6  .162
Don Baylor            19   71    8   11   2   0   0    5   2   2    9    6  .155
Rich Coggins          16   52    7    8   2   0   1    3   3   2    6    5  .154
Enos Cabell            7    3    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
Tommy McCraw          15   22    8   10   2   0   3    7   0   1    3    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
Bobby Valentine       19   66    7   21   2   3   0    8   0   1    1    4  .318
Bob Oliver            23   94    9   27   2   1   3   15   0   0    5   13  .287
Ellie Rodriguez       24   81   13   23   3   0   1    9   1   2   10   14  .284
Frank Robinson        24   85   13   24   6   0   4   18   1   0   14   17  .282
Mickey Rivers         25  106   16   27   1   3   0    8   9   2    5   10  .255
Dave Chalk            25   84   11   21   1   2   1   13   0   2    6   10  .250
Morris Nettles         6   16    4    4   1   0   0    0   1   0    3    4  .250
Sandy Alomar          11   12    4    3   0   1   0    1   0   0    0    3  .250
Denny Doyle           25   89   11   21   2   0   0    8   0   1    8   12  .236
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             9   12    1    5   1   0   0    1   1   0    0    1  .417
Brian Downing         14   29    8   12   1   1   4   14   0   0    7    3  .414
Ken Henderson         23   87   14   29   5   1   1   10   3   1   12   15  .333
Chuck Brinkman         1    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Ed Herrmann           19   62    7   20   4   0   1    5   0   0    6    6  .323
Pat Kelly             16   60    6   18   2   0   0    0   3   3    5    8  .300
Buddy Bradford        19   55    9   16   2   0   3    6   1   1    9    6  .291
Dick Allen            23   78   13   21   5   0   4   11   1   0   18   11  .269
Ron Santo             23   84   11   22   3   0   1   10   0   1   14   13  .262
Carlos May            20   74    4   19   2   0   0    6   2   0    4   11  .257
Bill Melton           23   84   10   20   3   0   3    7   0   1   12    9  .238
Jorge Orta            18   64    5   15   5   0   0    7   0   0    3   11  .234
Bucky Dent            18   49    5   10   2   1   0    5   0   0    2    7  .204
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         9    8    0    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    3  .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        22   85   11   28   4   1   4   16   2   2    4   16  .329
Chris Chambliss       17   67    8   22   4   0   0    7   0   1    5    5  .328
John Ellis            22   88    7   26   4   0   1   17   1   0    3    8  .296
Oscar Gamble          13   44    5   13   1   0   2    6   1   0    2    4  .296
John Lowenstein       21   82   15   24   2   0   1    4   7   2   12    8  .293
Dave Duncan           19   67   10   17   1   0   5    8   0   0    4   15  .254
Rusty Torres           9    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .250
George Hendrick       21   84   10   20   2   0   4   12   2   0    5   14  .238
Buddy Bell            22   83   12   18   3   0   3   12   0   0    6    6  .217
Angel Hermoso         19   62    9   12   3   0   0    2   2   1    5    3  .194
Frank Duffy           22   74    5   14   4   0   2    7   2   0    3    8  .189
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
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
Jerry Moses            7   20    2    6   0   1   0    3   0   0    1    5  .300
Al Kaline             22   90    9   26   4   0   1    7   1   1    7   12  .289
Gary Sutherland       22   87    6   24   5   0   0    4   0   0    3    4  .276
Norm Cash             14   44    5   12   1   0   2    4   1   1    6    6  .273
Willie Horton         22   85   15   23   3   0   6   13   0   0    5   13  .271
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          22   92   10   22   4   0   1    5   0   0    6    6  .239
Mickey Stanley        22   93    8   21   4   0   2    8   0   1    3   13  .226
Ed Brinkman           22   82    6   17   0   0   3   13   0   0    4   13  .207
Aurelio Rodriguez     22   87    8   17   4   1   0    9   1   0    6   12  .195
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
Hal McRae             21   74   13   25   7   0   4   14   3   2    5    8  .338
Tony Solaita          12   21    4    7   2   0   2    4   0   0    3    7  .333
Buck Martinez          5   15    2    5   1   0   0    1   0   0    4    1  .333
Cookie Rojas          22   92   12   29   4   1   2   12   0   1    3   10  .315
Jim Wohlford          22   87   11   27   2   2   0    7   8   2    9   12  .310
Frank White           12   21    3    6   0   0   1    3   1   0    0    2  .286
Fran Healy            18   68   12   19   7   1   4   14   0   0    2    6  .279
Freddie Patek         22   91   15   24   1   1   1    8  11   2   13    6  .264
Vada Pinson           20   70    6   18   4   0   1    9   1   1    1    8  .257
Amos Otis             18   66    6   16   3   3   0    5   3   0    9    6  .242
John Mayberry         22   79   15   16   3   0   4   15   2   1   19   14  .203
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
Richie Scheinblum      3    6    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .167
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
George Brett           1    0    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
Johnny Briggs         19   72   13   21   2   1   5   19   0   2   10   17  .292
Pedro Garcia          18   64   11   18   0   3   5   17   2   1    5    5  .281
George Scott          19   72   12   20   5   0   2   10   2   1    8   13  .278
Don Money             19   80   12   21   4   0   3   15   4   0    7    8  .263
Bob Coluccio          19   73   11   19   3   1   1    9   1   2    5   12  .260
Bobby Mitchell         7   24    6    6   1   0   1    3   2   1    4    7  .250
Rob Ellis              4    9    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .222
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
Ken Berry             12   41    3    8   0   0   0    3   0   0    3    7  .195
Robin Yount           19   62    8   11   1   0   1    3   3   1    2    8  .177
Charlie Moore          6   17    1    3   0   0   0    2   0   1    1    3  .177
Tim Johnson            5    8    0    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    5  .125
Bob Sheldon            9   17    4    2   1   1   0    0   0   1    4    2  .118
Felipe Alou            3    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000
John Vukovich          3    2    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             22   93   12   37   7   0   0    8   5   5    6   10  .398
Tony Oliva            15   45    0   15   2   1   0    4   0   0    1    5  .333
Eric Soderholm        17   38    4   12   0   0   1    1   0   0    5    4  .316
Sergio Ferrer         14   48    9   15   0   2   0    0   2   2    7    4  .313
Bobby Darwin          19   73    9   22   1   2   4   15   0   1    2   20  .301
Steve Braun           21   73    9   21   1   0   3    9   0   0    6    7  .288
Larry Hisle           21   68   10   18   2   1   4   18   3   1    8   17  .265
Steve Brye            12   35    3    9   1   0   1    3   0   0    1    4  .257
Danny Thompson         7   16    1    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .250
Harmon Killebrew      18   63    3   15   0   0   2   10   0   0    3   12  .238
Jerry Terrell         20   49    8   11   2   0   0    3   2   0    0    4  .225
Randy Hundley         15   47    1   10   1   0   0    2   0   0    4    7  .213
Joe Lis               13   26    5    5   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    7  .192
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             4   11    2    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .091

 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          17   64    8   23   5   0   0    8   0   2    5   13  .359
Ron Blomberg          17   53   12   19   6   0   4   11   1   1    6    5  .359
Graig Nettles         25   90   18   27   3   0  11   26   1   0   10   11  .300
Bobby Murcer          24   86   16   23   1   1   2   11   3   1   13    4  .267
Horace Clarke         15   31    1    8   0   0   0    1   1   0    2    4  .258
Jim Mason             25   75    5   19   2   0   1    8   0   1   10   14  .253
Roy White             25   91   15   23   4   3   2    6   1   1   16   10  .253
Bill Sudakis          14   41    3   10   1   0   1    5   0   0    6    9  .244
Chris Chambliss        6   25    3    6   0   0   1    2   0   0    0    0  .240
Mike Hegan            17   52    3   12   2   0   2    9   1   1    5    9  .231
Thurman Munson        25   94   13   21   3   1   4    7   1   0    5   11  .223
Elliott Maddox        19   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        22   84   19   33   7   0  10   27   7   2   12   18  .393
Joe Rudi              22   90    8   30  10   0   2   15   0   1    6   13  .333
Pat Bourque           17   23    1    7   2   0   0    2   0   0    3    5  .304
Sal Bando             21   73   16   22   3   1   3   15   1   1   17   15  .301
Bert Campaneris       22   90   14   22   3   2   0    5   4   4   11   14  .244
Ray Fosse             22   74    7   17   3   1   3    7   0   1    4   12  .230
Billy North           20   78   10   16   1   1   1    4   7   2   10   10  .205
Gene Tenace           22   76    9   15   1   0   3    9   1   1   16   20  .197
Ted Kubiak            15   43    4    8   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    4  .186
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         10   34    0    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    8  .088
Larry Haney            7    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Herb Washington       18    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)         106
  T. Munson (NY)           94
  B. Oliver (CAL)          94
  R. Carew (MIN)           93
  A. Johnson (TEX)         93
  M. Stanley (DET)         93
  C. Chambliss (NY)        92
  J. Northrup (DET)        92
  C. Rojas (KC)            92
  J. Burroughs (TEX)       91

Runs Scored:

  R. Jackson (OAK)         19
  G. Nettles (NY)          18
  D. Nelson (TEX)          17
  S. Bando (OAK)           16
  B. Murcer (NY)           16
  M. Rivers (CAL)          16
  W. Horton (DET)          15
  J. Lowenstein (CLE)      15
  J. Mayberry (KC)         15
  F. Patek (KC)            15

Hits:

  R. Carew (MIN)           37
  R. Jackson (OAK)         33
  J. Rudi (OAK)            30
  K. Henderson (CHI)       29
  C. Rojas (KC)            29
  C. Chambliss (NY)        28
  C. Spikes (CLE)          28
  A. Johnson (TEX)         27
  G. Nettles (NY)          27
  B. Oliver (CAL)          27

Doubles:

  J. Rudi (OAK)            10
  R. Carew (MIN)            7
  F. Healy (KC)             7
  R. Jackson (OAK)          7
  H. McRae (KC)             7
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)      7
  R. Blomberg (NY)          6
  J. Burroughs (TEX)        6
  B. Grich (BAL)            6
  F. Robinson (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
  W. Horton (DET)           6
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)      6
  J. Briggs (MIL)           5
  D. Duncan (CLE)           5
  P. Garcia (MIL)           5
  D. Allen (CHI)            4
  R. Blomberg (NY)          4

RBI:

  R. Jackson (OAK)         27
  G. Nettles (NY)          26
  J. Burroughs (TEX)       20
  J. Briggs (MIL)          19
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     19
  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)            7
  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)           17
  B. Grich (BAL)           17
  G. Tenace (OAK)          16
  R. White (NY)            16
  F. Robinson (CAL)        14
  R. Santo (CHI)           14
  B. Murcer (NY)           13

Strikeouts:

  B. Darwin (MIN)          20
  G. Tenace (OAK)          20
  C. Cooper (BOS)          18
  R. Jackson (OAK)         18
  J. Briggs (MIL)          17
  L. Hisle (MIN)           17
  F. Robinson (CAL)        17
  C. Spikes (CLE)          16
  S. Bando (OAK)           15
  B. Carbo (BOS)           15


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