Tuesday April 8, 1975
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of April 8, 1975:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Minnesota         45   11    17    3    1    2    11    0    0    4     3  .378
Cleveland         32    5    10    1    0    2     5    1    1    4     3  .313
Texas             33    4     9    1    0    0     4    3    0    5     8  .273
New York          34    3     9    1    0    0     3    0    1    1     6  .265
California        28    3     7    1    0    0     3    0    1    2     6  .250
Chicago           32    2     8    1    0    0     2    0    0    2     8  .250
Milwaukee         33    2     8    3    0    1     2    0    0    2     4  .242
Boston            31    5     7    2    0    0     4    2    0    3     6  .226
Oakland           29    3     6    2    0    0     3    3    1    6     1  .207
Kansas City       29    2     3    0    0    1     2    4    1    3    12  .103

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Boog Powell (CLE)         1    3    3    3   1   0   1    2   0   0    1    0 1.000
Chris Chambliss (NY)      1    4    1    3   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    0  .750
Ken Henderson (CHI)       1    4    2    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .750
Jack Brohamer (CLE)       1    3    0    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    0  .667
John Ellis (CLE)          1    3    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .667
Tony Oliva (MIN)          1    3    1    2   0   0   1    4   0   0    1    0  .667
Cesar Tovar (TEX)         1    3    1    2   0   0   0    2   1   0    2    0  .667
Robin Yount (MIL)         1    3    1    2   0   0   1    1   0   0    0    0  .667
Danny Thompson (MIN)      1    5    0    3   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    0  .600
Larry Hisle (MIN)         1    6    2    3   0   0   1    3   0   0    0    1  .500

 Boston               G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Bob Montgomery         1    4    1    2   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    0  .500
Dwight Evans           1    2    2    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    0  .500
Rick Burleson          1    3    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .333
Doug Griffin           1    3    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .333
Tony Conigliaro        1    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   1   0    0    0  .250
Carl Yastrzemski       1    4    2    1   1   0   0    0   1   0    0    0  .250
Fred Lynn              1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Rico Petrocelli        1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Juan Beniquez          1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .000

 California           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Rudy Meoli             1    1    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0 1.000
Dave Chalk             1    2    0    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .500
Joe Lahoud             1    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .333
Morris Nettles         1    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   1    1    1  .333
Jerry Remy             1    3    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .333
Tommy Harper           1    4    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .250
Mickey Rivers          1    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Bruce Bochte           1    3    0    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .000
Ellie Rodriguez        1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000
Orlando Ramirez        1    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000

 Chicago              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Pat Kelly              1    1    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0 1.000
Ken Henderson          1    4    2    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .750
Bucky Dent             1    3    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .333
Bill Melton            1    3    0    1   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .333
Nyls Nyman             1    3    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Jorge Orta             1    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250
Deron Johnson          1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Carlos May             1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Buddy Bradford         1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000
Brian Downing          1    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000
Bill Sharp             1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Lee Richard            1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 Cleveland            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Boog Powell            1    3    3    3   1   0   1    2   0   0    1    0 1.000
Jack Brohamer          1    3    0    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    0  .667
John Ellis             1    3    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .667
Frank Robinson         1    3    1    1   0   0   1    1   0   0    1    0  .333
Ed Crosby              1    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   1    0    0  .250
Oscar Gamble           1    5    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .200
Buddy Bell             1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Charlie Spikes         1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000
George Hendrick        1    3    1    0   0   0   0    0   1   0    1    0  .000

 Kansas City          G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
George Brett           1    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   1   0    1    1  .333
Cookie Rojas           1    3    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   1    0    1  .333
John Mayberry          1    4    1    1   0   0   1    1   0   0    0    1  .250
Harmon Killebrew       1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    4  .000
Hal McRae              1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .000
Fran Healy             1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Amos Otis              1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   1   0    0    0  .000
Vada Pinson            1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Freddie Patek          1    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   2   0    2    2  .000
Al Cowens              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
Tim Johnson            1    1    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0 1.000
Robin Yount            1    3    1    2   0   0   1    1   0   0    0    0  .667
George Scott           1    3    1    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .333
Johnny Briggs          1    4    0    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Bob Coluccio           1    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250
Don Money              1    4    0    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Darrell Porter         1    4    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .250
Pedro Garcia           1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Hank Aaron             1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000
Sixto Lezcano          1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000

 Minnesota            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Tony Oliva             1    3    1    2   0   0   1    4   0   0    1    0  .667
Danny Thompson         1    5    0    3   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    0  .600
Larry Hisle            1    6    2    3   0   0   1    3   0   0    0    1  .500
Eric Soderholm         1    4    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .500
Steve Braun            1    5    1    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .400
Rod Carew              1    6    2    2   0   1   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Bobby Darwin           1    6    1    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .333
Lyman Bostock          1    4    3    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    0  .250
Glenn Borgmann         1    5    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Sergio Ferrer          1    1    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Luis Gomez             1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Craig Kusick           1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 New York             G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Chris Chambliss        1    4    1    3   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    0  .750
Ron Blomberg           1    4    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .500
Thurman Munson         1    4    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .500
Ed Herrmann            1    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Graig Nettles          1    4    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Bobby Bonds            1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000
Lou Piniella           1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Jim Mason              1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Sandy Alomar           1    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   1    1    1  .000
Alex Johnson           1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Fred Stanley           1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Roy White              1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 Oakland              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Joe Rudi               1    4    1    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .500
Billy Williams         1    2    1    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    0  .500
Phil Garner            1    3    0    1   0   0   0    2   0   1    0    0  .333
Bert Campaneris        1    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   2   0    0    1  .250
Claudell Washington    1    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Reggie Jackson         1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Billy North            1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Gene Tenace            1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000
Sal Bando              1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    0  .000
Billy Grabarkewitz     1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Jim Holt               1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Don Hopkins            1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Ted Kubiak             1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Herb Washington        1    0    1    0   0   0   0    0   1   0    0    0  .000

 Texas                G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Cesar Tovar            1    3    1    2   0   0   0    2   1   0    2    0  .667
Len Randle             1    4    0    2   0   0   0    2   1   0    0    0  .500
Jeff Burroughs         1    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   1   0    0    1  .250
Dave Nelson            1    4    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Jim Spencer            1    4    0    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .250
Jim Sundberg           1    4    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Willie Davis           1    5    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .200
Mike Hargrove          1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000
Toby Harrah            1    1    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    0  .000

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  R. Carew (MIN)            6
  B. Darwin (MIN)           6
  L. Hisle (MIN)            6
  G. Borgmann (MIN)         5
  S. Braun (MIN)            5
  W. Davis (TEX)            5
  O. Gamble (CLE)           5
  D. Thompson (MIN)         5
  B. Bell (CLE)             4
  R. Blomberg (NY)          4

Runs Scored:

  L. Bostock (MIN)          3
  B. Powell (CLE)           3
  R. Carew (MIN)            2
  D. Evans (BOS)            2
  K. Henderson (CHI)        2
  L. Hisle (MIN)            2
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)      2
  R. Blomberg (NY)          1
  S. Braun (MIN)            1
  G. Brett (KC)             1

Hits:

  C. Chambliss (NY)         3
  K. Henderson (CHI)        3
  L. Hisle (MIN)            3
  B. Powell (CLE)           3
  D. Thompson (MIN)         3
  R. Blomberg (NY)          2
  S. Braun (MIN)            2
  J. Brohamer (CLE)         2
  R. Carew (MIN)            2
  B. Darwin (MIN)           2

Doubles:

  S. Braun (MIN)            1
  J. Briggs (MIL)           1
  D. Chalk (CAL)            1
  C. Chambliss (NY)         1
  B. Darwin (MIN)           1
  B. Melton (CHI)           1
  D. Money (MIL)            1
  B. Montgomery (BOS)       1
  B. Powell (CLE)           1
  J. Rudi (OAK)             1

Triples:

  R. Carew (MIN)            1

Home Runs:

  L. Hisle (MIN)            1
  J. Mayberry (KC)          1
  T. Oliva (MIN)            1
  B. Powell (CLE)           1
  F. Robinson (CLE)         1
  R. Yount (MIL)            1

RBI:

  T. Oliva (MIN)            4
  L. Hisle (MIN)            3
  J. Brohamer (CLE)         2
  C. Chambliss (NY)         2
  P. Garner (OAK)           2
  B. Montgomery (BOS)       2
  B. Powell (CLE)           2
  L. Randle (TEX)           2
  D. Thompson (MIN)         2
  C. Tovar (TEX)            2

Stolen Bases:

  B. Campaneris (OAK)       2
  F. Patek (KC)             2
  G. Brett (KC)             1
  J. Burroughs (TEX)        1
  T. Conigliaro (BOS)       1
  G. Hendrick (CLE)         1
  A. Otis (KC)              1
  L. Randle (TEX)           1
  C. Tovar (TEX)            1
  H. Washington (OAK)       1

Caught Stealing:

  S. Alomar (NY)            1
  E. Crosby (CLE)           1
  P. Garner (OAK)           1
  M. Nettles (CAL)          1
  C. Rojas (KC)             1

Walks:

  S. Bando (OAK)            3
  T. Harrah (TEX)           3
  L. Bostock (MIN)          2
  D. Evans (BOS)            2
  F. Patek (KC)             2
  C. Tovar (TEX)            2
  B. Williams (OAK)         2
  H. Aaron (MIL)            1
  S. Alomar (NY)            1
  J. Beniquez (BOS)         1

Strikeouts:

  H. Killebrew (KC)         4
  W. Davis (TEX)            3
  H. McRae (KC)             3
  J. Beniquez (BOS)         2
  B. Bonds (NY)             2
  B. Bradford (CHI)         2
  B. Dent (CHI)             2
  M. Hargrove (TEX)         2
  J. Lahoud (CAL)           2
  S. Lezcano (MIL)          2

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