Saturday May 4, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of May 4, 1974:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Texas            788  113   221   28    5   15   103   15   14   71   106  .281
Minnesota        784   93   217   22    7   17    87   13    9   58   108  .277
California       880  131   238   30   10   22   120   16   11   75   129  .271
Kansas City      803  115   217   40    8   20   105   35   10   80    97  .270
Chicago          815  100   220   36    3   19    89   11    8   96   114  .270
Cleveland        809  109   215   30    2   22   100   19    6   60    97  .266
Detroit          814   82   208   29    4   16    75    5    5   54   107  .256
New York         855  109   214   32    5   28   103   10    8   92   111  .250
Oakland          788   99   194   32    6   22    92   21   16   95   138  .246
Boston           788   90   190   36    4   20    84   15   10   90   128  .241
Milwaukee        699  101   162   21    8   20    95   16   10   65   120  .232
Baltimore        751   74   169   29    3   12    67   16    9   73    94  .225

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Rod Carew (MIN)          23   98   14   40   7   0   0    8   5   5    6   10  .408
Reggie Jackson (OAK)     23   86   20   34   7   0  10   27   7   2   13   18  .395
Doug Griffin (BOS)       21   72    8   25   3   2   0   12   0   3    5    4  .347
Hal McRae (KC)           22   78   13   27   8   0   4   15   3   2    5    8  .346
Ken Henderson (CHI)      24   91   16   31   5   1   3   12   3   1   12   15  .341
Lou Piniella (NY)        18   68    8   23   5   0   0    8   0   2    5   13  .338
Cookie Rojas (KC)        23   96   13   32   4   1   2   12   0   1    3   10  .333
Joe Rudi (OAK)           23   93    9   31  11   0   2   15   0   1    6   13  .333
Carl Yastrzemski (BOS)   24   78   12   26   7   0   6   19   3   0   18    5  .333
Charlie Spikes (CLE)     23   89   12   29   4   1   4   16   2   2    4   16  .326

 Baltimore            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ellie Hendricks        8   17    2    7   3   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .412
Bobby Grich           22   78   14   25   6   1   3   10   2   4   17   16  .321
Brooks Robinson       22   83    4   25   3   0   1    4   0   0    8    5  .301
Boog Powell           12   36    3   10   3   0   0    3   0   0    1    5  .278
Tommy Davis           22   83    7   22   4   0   1   10   1   1    3    8  .265
Frank Baker            5    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .250
Mike Reinbach          7   13    1    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    4  .231
Jim Fuller            11   35    3    8   1   0   1    5   1   0    2    8  .229
Andy Etchebarren      10   28    0    6   1   0   0    4   1   0    2    2  .214
Al Bumbry             17   51    7   10   2   1   1    5   1   0    3    6  .196
Mark Belanger         22   59    6   11   2   1   1    6   0   0    7    6  .186
Earl Williams         20   63    7   11   0   0   1    5   0   0   10   12  .175
Paul Blair            21   68    5   11   0   0   2    5   4   0    4    6  .162
Don Baylor            20   74    8   11   2   0   0    5   2   2    9    7  .149
Rich Coggins          17   56    7    8   2   0   1    3   3   2    6    5  .143
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      24   78   12   26   7   0   6   19   3   0   18    5  .333
Danny Cater            7   12    2    4   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    0  .333
Dwight Evans          12   43    5   14   2   1   2    8   1   1    2   12  .326
Cecil Cooper          22   83   11   22   3   0   3    6   0   2    7   19  .265
Rick Miller           18   53    6   13   2   0   1    1   3   0   10    8  .245
Mario Guerrero        24   71    3   16   2   0   0    4   1   0    5    9  .225
Rico Petrocelli       13   40    0    9   1   0   0    5   0   0    3    9  .225
Bernie Carbo          21   68   11   15   4   0   3   14   1   1    9   15  .221
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        22   43    5    8   2   0   1    1   0   0   10    3  .186
Tommy Harper          17   69    6   11   3   1   0    1   5   1    5   13  .159
Carlton Fisk           6   19    2    3   1   0   1    1   0   0    4    4  .158
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
Rick Burleson          1    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 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          16   25    8   11   2   0   3    7   0   1    4    1  .440
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       20   68    8   22   2   3   0    8   1   1    2    4  .324
Bob Oliver            24   98    9   29   2   1   3   17   0   0    5   14  .296
Ellie Rodriguez       25   85   13   24   3   0   1    9   1   2   10   14  .282
Frank Robinson        25   88   13   24   6   0   4   18   1   0   14   19  .273
Denny Doyle           26   93   13   24   2   0   0    8   0   1    8   12  .258
Sandy Alomar          11   12    4    3   0   1   0    1   0   0    0    3  .250
Mickey Rivers         26  110   16   27   1   3   0    8   9   2    5   10  .246
Dave Chalk            26   86   11   21   1   2   1   13   1   2    7   10  .244
Joe Lahoud            19   39    6    8   2   0   2    6   0   0    2    7  .205
Morris Nettles         7   20    4    4   1   0   0    0   1   0    3    5  .200
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            10   12    1    5   1   0   0    1   1   0    0    1  .417
Brian Downing         15   33    8   13   1   1   4   14   0   1    7    5  .394
Ken Henderson         24   91   16   31   5   1   3   12   3   1   12   15  .341
Chuck Brinkman         1    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Pat Kelly             17   62    7   19   2   0   0    0   3   3    7    8  .307
Ed Herrmann           20   66    7   20   4   0   1    5   0   0    6    6  .303
Buddy Bradford        20   55    9   16   2   0   3    6   1   1    9    6  .291
Dick Allen            24   82   13   23   5   0   4   12   1   0   18   12  .281
Carlos May            21   78    5   21   3   0   0    7   2   0    4   12  .269
Ron Santo             24   88   11   22   3   0   1   10   0   1   14   13  .250
Jorge Orta            18   64    5   15   5   0   0    7   0   0    3   11  .234
Bill Melton           24   88   10   20   3   0   3    7   0   1   12    9  .227
Bucky Dent            19   52    5   10   2   1   0    5   0   0    2    7  .192
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
Chris Chambliss       17   67    8   22   4   0   0    7   0   1    5    5  .328
Charlie Spikes        23   89   12   29   4   1   4   16   2   2    4   16  .326
John Lowenstein       22   85   16   27   2   0   1    6   7   2   14    8  .318
John Ellis            23   91    9   27   4   0   1   17   1   0    4    8  .297
Oscar Gamble          14   48    5   14   1   0   2    6   1   0    2    4  .292
Dave Duncan           20   70   11   17   1   0   5    8   0   0    5   15  .243
George Hendrick       22   87   11   21   2   0   4   14   2   0    5   14  .241
Buddy Bell            23   87   12   20   4   0   3   14   0   0    6    6  .230
Angel Hermoso         20   65   10   14   3   1   0    3   2   1    5    3  .215
Rusty Torres          10    5    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .200
Frank Duffy           23   79    6   14   4   0   2    7   2   0    3    9  .177
Leron Lee             10   16    2    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    7  .125
Jack Heidemann         6    2    2    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Ossie Blanco           1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .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
Jerry Moses            8   23    2    7   1   1   0    3   0   0    1    5  .304
Gary Sutherland       23   91    6   26   5   0   0    4   0   0    3    4  .286
Al Kaline             23   94    9   26   4   0   1    7   1   1    7   12  .277
Willie Horton         23   88   15   23   3   0   6   13   0   0    5   14  .261
Norm Cash             15   47    5   12   1   0   2    4   1   1    6    8  .255
Gates Brown            7    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    1  .250
John Knox              7    4    2    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Jim Northrup          23   96   10   22   4   0   1    5   0   0    6    7  .229
Mickey Stanley        23   97    8   22   4   0   2    8   0   1    3   14  .227
Ed Brinkman           23   83    6   17   0   0   3   13   0   0    5   13  .205
Ben Oglivie            5    5    1    1   0   0   0    0   1   0    0    2  .200
Aurelio Rodriguez     23   88    8   17   4   1   0    9   1   0    7   12  .193
Ike Brown              2    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             22   78   13   27   8   0   4   15   3   2    5    8  .346
Cookie Rojas          23   96   13   32   4   1   2   12   0   1    3   10  .333
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
Jim Wohlford          23   91   12   29   2   2   0    7   8   2    9   13  .319
Frank White           12   21    3    6   0   0   1    3   1   0    0    2  .286
Fran Healy            19   69   12   19   7   1   4   14   2   0    4    7  .275
Vada Pinson           21   74    7   19   4   0   1   10   2   1    1    8  .257
Freddie Patek         23   94   15   24   1   1   1    8  11   3   14    6  .255
Amos Otis             19   68    6   16   3   3   0    5   3   0   10    7  .235
John Mayberry         23   83   17   17   3   0   4   16   3   1   19   14  .205
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
George Brett           2    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
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
Johnny Briggs         20   76   14   23   3   1   5   20   0   2   10   17  .303
Bobby Mitchell         8   28    6    8   1   0   1    4   2   1    4    7  .286
Pedro Garcia          19   67   11   18   0   3   5   17   2   1    5    5  .269
George Scott          20   75   12   20   5   0   2   10   2   1    9   14  .267
Don Money             20   82   13   21   4   0   3   15   5   0    9    9  .256
Bob Coluccio          20   77   11   19   3   1   1    9   1   2    5   14  .247
Rob Ellis              5   10    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .200
Ken Berry             12   41    3    8   0   0   0    3   0   0    3    7  .195
Dave May              19   78    9   15   1   0   2    7   1   0    2   13  .192
Darrell Porter        17   53    8   10   1   2   0    4   0   0   10   12  .189
Robin Yount           20   65    8   12   1   0   1    3   3   1    2    8  .185
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             23   98   14   40   7   0   0    8   5   5    6   10  .408
Tony Oliva            16   50    2   18   3   2   0    7   0   0    1    5  .360
Eric Soderholm        18   41    6   14   0   0   3    4   0   0    6    4  .342
Sergio Ferrer         14   48    9   15   0   2   0    0   2   2    7    4  .313
Bobby Darwin          20   78    9   23   1   2   4   15   0   1    2   20  .295
Larry Hisle           22   72   11   21   3   1   4   19   3   1    8   17  .292
Steve Braun           21   73    9   21   1   0   3    9   0   0    6    7  .288
Steve Brye            13   38    3   10   2   0   1    3   0   0    2    4  .263
Danny Thompson         7   16    1    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .250
Jerry Terrell         21   49    8   11   2   0   0    3   2   0    0    4  .225
Harmon Killebrew      19   67    4   15   0   0   2   10   0   0    3   12  .224
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        11   29    3    4   1   0   0    1   1   0    4    5  .138
Luis Gomez             5   15    3    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .133
Jim Holt              17   37    5    4   1   0   0    4   0   0    4    1  .108

 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
Ron Blomberg          17   53   12   19   6   0   4   11   1   1    6    5  .359
Lou Piniella          18   68    8   23   5   0   0    8   0   2    5   13  .338
Graig Nettles         26   94   18   27   3   0  11   26   1   0   10   12  .287
Horace Clarke         16   35    2   10   1   0   0    1   1   0    2    4  .286
Bobby Murcer          25   89   16   24   1   1   2   12   3   1   13    4  .270
Roy White             26   95   15   24   4   3   2    6   1   1   16   10  .253
Jim Mason             26   77    5   19   2   0   1    8   0   1   10   15  .247
Thurman Munson        26   97   13   23   3   1   4    7   1   0    6   11  .237
Mike Hegan            17   52    3   12   2   0   2    9   1   1    5    9  .231
Bill Sudakis          15   45    3   10   1   0   1    5   0   0    6    9  .222
Chris Chambliss        7   29    3    6   0   0   1    2   0   0    0    0  .207
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          21   56    4    7   3   0   0    4   0   0    8    8  .125
Walt Williams         11   22    2    2   0   0   0    0   1   0    1    3  .091

 Oakland              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
John Donaldson         5    5    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .400
Reggie Jackson        23   86   20   34   7   0  10   27   7   2   13   18  .395
Joe Rudi              23   93    9   31  11   0   2   15   0   1    6   13  .333
Pat Bourque           18   25    1    8   2   0   0    3   0   0    3    6  .320
Sal Bando             22   75   16   22   3   1   3   15   1   1   18   16  .293
Bert Campaneris       23   94   14   23   3   2   0    5   4   4   11   14  .245
Ray Fosse             23   74    7   17   3   1   3    7   0   1    4   12  .230
Gene Tenace           23   78    9   16   2   0   3   10   1   1   16   21  .205
Billy North           21   82   10   16   1   1   1    4   7   2   10   10  .195
Angel Mangual          7   11    1    2   0   1   0    1   0   0    1    4  .182
Jesus Alou            13   28    2    5   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .179
Ted Kubiak            16   46    4    8   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    4  .174
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         11   37    0    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    3   10  .081
Larry Haney            8    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Champ Summers          1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Herb Washington       19    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
Mike Hargrove         14   41    7   16   1   0   1    7   0   0    7    8  .390
Jim Spencer           15   44    8   16   4   2   2    5   0   0    4    4  .364
Cesar Tovar            5   22    3    8   0   0   1    6   0   0    1    0  .364
Len Randle            18   36   12   13   2   0   0    3   5   2    3    5  .361
Tom Grieve            18   69   10   21   5   2   2    9   0   0    5   10  .304
Dave Nelson           23   89   17   26   3   0   1   14   7   4    7    9  .292
Jim Fregosi           15   45    6   13   1   0   1    6   0   0    8    8  .289
Alex Johnson          23   97   11   28   1   0   0   11   2   4    6   15  .289
Jeff Burroughs        23   95   13   27   6   0   6   20   0   0    7   13  .284
Toby Harrah           23   88   10   22   1   0   1   11   0   2    8    9  .250
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
Larry Brown           11   19    3    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    3  .211
Jim Sundberg          18   44    6    9   2   1   0    5   0   0    8    8  .205
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)         110
  R. Carew (MIN)           98
  B. Oliver (CAL)          98
  A. Johnson (TEX)         97
  T. Munson (NY)           97
  M. Stanley (DET)         97
  C. Chambliss (NY)        96
  J. Northrup (DET)        96
  C. Rojas (KC)            96
  J. Burroughs (TEX)       95

Runs Scored:

  R. Jackson (OAK)         20
  G. Nettles (NY)          18
  J. Mayberry (KC)         17
  D. Nelson (TEX)          17
  S. Bando (OAK)           16
  K. Henderson (CHI)       16
  J. Lowenstein (CLE)      16
  B. Murcer (NY)           16
  M. Rivers (CAL)          16
  W. Horton (DET)          15

Hits:

  R. Carew (MIN)           40
  R. Jackson (OAK)         34
  C. Rojas (KC)            32
  K. Henderson (CHI)       31
  J. Rudi (OAK)            31
  B. Oliver (CAL)          29
  C. Spikes (CLE)          29
  J. Wohlford (KC)         29
  C. Chambliss (NY)        28
  A. Johnson (TEX)         28

Doubles:

  J. Rudi (OAK)            11
  H. McRae (KC)             8
  R. Carew (MIN)            7
  F. Healy (KC)             7
  R. Jackson (OAK)          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. Briggs (MIL)          20
  J. Burroughs (TEX)       20
  L. Hisle (MIN)           19
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     19
  F. Robinson (CAL)        18
  J. Ellis (CLE)           17
  P. Garcia (MIL)          17
  B. Oliver (CAL)          17

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
  D. Money (MIL)            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
  F. Patek (KC)             3
  H. Washington (OAK)       3
  D. Baylor (BAL)           2

Walks:

  J. Mayberry (KC)         19
  D. Allen (CHI)           18
  S. Bando (OAK)           18
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     18
  B. Grich (BAL)           17
  G. Tenace (OAK)          16
  R. White (NY)            16
  J. Lowenstein (CLE)      14
  F. Patek (KC)            14
  F. Robinson (CAL)        14

Strikeouts:

  G. Tenace (OAK)          21
  B. Darwin (MIN)          20
  C. Cooper (BOS)          19
  F. Robinson (CAL)        19
  R. Jackson (OAK)         18
  J. Briggs (MIL)          17
  L. Hisle (MIN)           17
  S. Bando (OAK)           16
  B. Grich (BAL)           16
  C. Spikes (CLE)          16


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