Thursday May 1, 1975
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of May 1, 1975:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
New York         691  104   188   32    6   15    99   16    5   64    89  .272
California       716  105   193   39    6    4    93   40   20   96   108  .270
Kansas City      703   96   181   36    9   13    91   30   11   84    84  .258
Chicago          737   85   188   26    8    8    79   13    5   76    96  .255
Minnesota        547   66   136   26    3    7    60    5    8   53    79  .249
Milwaukee        532   81   130   31    6   15    73    9   14   70    73  .244
Boston           581   73   141   24    5   16    71    9    8   74    85  .243
Cleveland        536   53   130   19    2   15    51   10   10   43    56  .243
Texas            648   86   157   26    4   14    82   27    8   70   103  .242
Baltimore        587   66   142   21    3   12    62   10    9   70    75  .242
Oakland          618   80   140   22    3   12    69   27   14   90   118  .227
Detroit          552   61   122   14    1   18    60    7   10   40    89  .221

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Dave Chalk (CAL)         21   69   11   27   8   0   0   13   1   4   18    7  .391
Thurman Munson (NY)      18   72    8   28   1   1   2   15   0   0    3    6  .389
Robin Yount (MIL)        17   63   13   24   5   1   4   12   2   1    1    5  .381
Carlos May (CHI)         21   74    7   28   4   1   2   16   2   0    8    5  .378
Roy White (NY)           14   51   17   18   3   0   3    7   3   1   10    5  .353
Pat Kelly (CHI)          19   57   11   20   3   1   0    4   3   1   11    8  .351
Elliott Maddox (NY)      19   75   15   26   5   1   1   10   2   0   11    5  .347
Ken Henderson (CHI)      21   80   16   27   5   2   1   11   1   1   11    8  .338
Cookie Rojas (KC)        18   66    7   22   4   0   0    6   1   1    0    3  .333
Fred Lynn (BOS)          15   54    8   18   3   0   3   13   0   1    9   12  .333

 Baltimore            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Jim Northrup           6    5    3    3   1   0   0    3   0   0    2    1  .600
Al Bumbry              9   25    2    8   2   0   0    3   0   0    1    8  .320
Bobby Grich           12   41    7   13   2   0   2    3   0   1    9    2  .317
Paul Blair            15   62    9   19   2   0   1    3   5   3    3    7  .307
Don Baylor            17   66    7   20   1   1   2    8   3   2    6    5  .303
Doug DeCinces          7   23    2    6   1   1   0    2   0   0    1    3  .261
Ken Singleton         17   63    9   15   5   0   1    6   1   2   16   10  .238
Ellie Hendricks        8   17    5    4   0   0   1    1   0   0    8    1  .235
Dave Duncan            9   32    2    7   0   0   0    4   0   0    1    6  .219
Tommy Davis           14   60    7   13   2   0   1    4   0   0    5    4  .217
Brooks Robinson       17   65    6   12   0   1   0    5   0   0    8    6  .185
Lee May               17   71    7   13   4   0   4   17   0   1    5   14  .183
Mark Belanger         17   47    0    8   1   0   0    2   1   0    5    6  .170
Andy Etchebarren       3    7    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .143
Tim Nordbrook          2    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Tom Shopay             5    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 Boston               G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Kim Andrew             2    2    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .500
Tim Blackwell          2    2    1    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .500
Fred Lynn             15   54    8   18   3   0   3   13   0   1    9   12  .333
Bernie Carbo          12   37   11   12   4   0   3    6   0   1   11    6  .324
Jim Rice              12   52    5   15   1   1   3    9   0   0    1   13  .289
Cecil Cooper           8    7    2    2   0   1   0    1   0   0    1    1  .286
Dwight Evans          17   68   13   18   3   2   3   10   0   1   11    5  .265
Rick Burleson         17   59    5   15   0   0   1    3   1   1    9    5  .254
Doug Griffin          16   48    3   12   0   0   0    4   2   2    5    7  .250
Bob Montgomery        17   66    4   16   3   0   0   11   0   1    2    9  .242
Carl Yastrzemski      17   65    8   14   5   0   2    5   3   0   10   11  .215
Juan Beniquez         11   32    3    5   1   1   0    2   2   1    3    5  .156
Rico Petrocelli       13   47    4    7   3   0   0    3   0   0    7    6  .149
Bob Heise             11   15    0    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    0  .133
Tony Conigliaro        8   25    3    3   0   0   1    2   1   0    4    5  .120
Rick Miller            7    2    3    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 California           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Dave Chalk            21   69   11   27   8   0   0   13   1   4   18    7  .391
Rudy Meoli             6    6    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .333
Tom Egan               7   16    2    5   2   0   0    2   0   0    1    5  .313
Orlando Ramirez       21   59    8   18   4   1   0    4   7   2    6   10  .305
Mickey Rivers         21   89   17   26   5   1   0    9  12   2    9    7  .292
Tommy Harper          21   84   12   24   3   1   0   15   5   2    8   14  .286
Bruce Bochte          21   77   13   22   5   2   1   17   2   2   11    8  .286
Jerry Remy            21   70    8   20   3   1   0   11   2   3    5    8  .286
Joe Lahoud            13   28    4    7   1   0   2    5   0   0    6    8  .250
Ellie Rodriguez       18   49    4   12   3   0   0    3   0   1   13    8  .245
Morris Nettles        21   95   16   23   3   0   0    9   9   3    6   18  .242
Winston Llenas         7    6    0    1   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    1  .167
Leroy Stanton         16   33    6    4   0   0   1    1   2   0    6    7  .121
Bill Sudakis          13   24    1    2   1   0   0    3   0   1    4    5  .083
Denny Doyle            4    6    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Billy Smith           10    5    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000

 Chicago              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Lee Richard            6    2    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .500
Carlos May            21   74    7   28   4   1   2   16   2   0    8    5  .378
Pat Kelly             19   57   11   20   3   1   0    4   3   1   11    8  .351
Ken Henderson         21   80   16   27   5   2   1   11   1   1   11    8  .338
Jorge Orta            21   88   10   24   4   2   2   10   3   2    6   12  .273
Bill Melton           21   78    8   20   3   0   0   11   0   0   10   13  .256
Bucky Dent            21   76    6   18   3   0   0    5   0   0    3    6  .237
Deron Johnson         17   57    6   13   0   0   2    9   0   0    5   10  .228
Brian Downing         20   64    8   14   3   0   1    4   3   0   12   14  .219
Bill Sharp            14   25    1    5   0   0   0    3   0   0    2    1  .200
Nyls Nyman            21   93    8   16   1   2   0    4   1   0    2   11  .172
Buddy Bradford         9   17    2    1   0   0   0    1   0   1    5    6  .059
Tony Muser            12   18    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .056
Pete Varney            2    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000
Jerry Hairston         2    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Bill Stein             2    1    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           10   28    6   11   1   0   4    8   0   0    9    3  .393
Oscar Gamble           8   28    2    9   4   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .321
Ed Crosby              7   13    0    4   1   0   0    1   0   2    3    0  .308
Jack Brohamer         16   54    3   16   1   0   2    5   1   0    3    1  .296
Tommy McCraw           8   27    3    8   1   1   1    2   2   1    1    2  .296
Frank Duffy           13   45    4   13   0   0   0    7   1   1    0    7  .289
George Hendrick       16   65    9   18   2   0   2    8   1   1    2    9  .277
Alan Ashby             2    4    2    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    0  .250
Rico Carty             8   21    1    5   1   0   1    5   0   0    1    2  .238
John Ellis            16   59    5   13   2   0   3    8   0   0    2    5  .220
Ken Berry             10   14    2    3   1   0   0    0   0   1    0    3  .214
Frank Robinson         6   19    2    4   1   0   1    3   0   0    3    2  .211
Buddy Bell            16   51    4   10   1   0   0    1   0   0    5    4  .196
Leron Lee             10   20    3    3   1   0   0    0   1   0    2    5  .150
Charlie Spikes        15   57    4    8   2   1   0    1   2   2    3    9  .140
John Lowenstein       11   31    3    4   0   0   1    2   2   2    6    3  .129

 Detroit              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Leon Roberts           6   22    2   10   4   0   0    2   0   2    0    3  .455
Gary Sutherland       17   65    9   19   3   0   1   11   0   1    6    3  .292
Ron Leflore           16   67   12   19   2   1   3    5   5   3    2   12  .284
Willie Horton         17   67    8   18   0   0   6   17   0   0    3   15  .269
Dan Meyer             15   52    8   13   1   0   1    2   1   0    4    2  .250
Aurelio Rodriguez     16   47    6   10   1   0   2    4   0   1    5    6  .213
Art James              8   26    1    5   0   0   0    0   1   2    1    2  .192
Tom Veryzer           16   51    6    9   1   0   0    2   0   1    4   19  .177
Mickey Stanley         4    6    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .167
Bill Freehan          16   56    4    9   1   0   2    3   0   0    6    5  .161
Ben Oglivie            5   17    1    2   0   0   1    3   0   0    0    3  .118
Nate Colbert          17   60    4    7   1   0   2   10   0   0    7   13  .117
Gates Brown            5    5    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
John Knox              5    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .000
Gene Michael           3    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000
Terry Humphrey         2    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Gene Lamont            1    0    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
Cookie Rojas          18   66    7   22   4   0   0    6   1   1    0    3  .333
Jim Wohlford          13   45    8   15   3   1   0    5   1   2    1    1  .333
Amos Otis             21   74   15   23   4   2   3   11  14   2   17    7  .311
George Brett          21   79    9   22   3   1   0    9   1   0    7    9  .279
Bob Stinson            8   11    2    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .273
Tony Solaita          10   15    2    4   2   0   1    4   0   0    1    7  .267
Freddie Patek         19   68   12   18   3   3   0    5  10   0   11   10  .265
Buck Martinez         17   55    5   14   4   0   1    9   0   0    3    2  .255
Hal McRae             21   79   10   20   5   1   1   17   2   0   10   10  .253
Harmon Killebrew      18   64    6   14   3   0   4   10   0   0   11   16  .219
Vada Pinson           13   32    7    6   2   1   1    2   0   3    2    1  .188
John Mayberry         20   67    8   12   1   0   1    8   0   1   18   11  .179
Al Cowens             14   17    2    3   0   0   1    3   0   0    1    2  .177
Frank White           10   24    2    4   1   0   0    2   0   1    1    3  .167
Fran Healy             2    7    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .143
Rodney Scott          10    0    1    0   0   0   0    0   1   1    1    0  .000

 Milwaukee            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Tim Johnson            6    4    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .500
Robin Yount           17   63   13   24   5   1   4   12   2   1    1    5  .381
Mike Hegan             8    9    1    3   1   0   0    3   1   0    5    1  .333
Rob Ellis              3    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
George Scott          17   65    6   18   2   1   2    9   0   0    6   10  .277
Bobby Mitchell         8   11    5    3   2   0   0    1   0   0    3    3  .273
Pedro Garcia          17   52    7   13   4   1   0    9   0   2    3    5  .250
Sixto Lezcano         17   60    8   14   6   0   1    6   2   2    5    9  .233
Johnny Briggs          9   30    5    7   1   0   3    3   0   1    7    7  .233
Darrell Porter        15   44   12   10   1   2   2    9   0   0   12    8  .227
Charlie Moore          3    9    0    2   2   0   0    2   0   0    1    1  .222
Hank Aaron            16   55    7   12   3   0   2    9   0   1   11    7  .218
Bob Coluccio          17   53    6   10   0   1   1    3   1   4   11    8  .189
Don Money             17   66    8   11   4   0   0    6   3   3    4    7  .167
Gorman Thomas          9    7    2    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .000
Kurt Bevacqua          2    1    0    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .000

 Minnesota            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Rod Carew             11   29    6   13   4   1   0    2   0   2    6    0  .448
Steve Brye             8   28    6   10   4   1   0    3   0   0    3    2  .357
Craig Kusick          10   31    1   10   3   0   0    6   0   0    1    3  .323
Danny Thompson        12   35    4   10   1   0   1    5   0   0    6    4  .286
Larry Hisle           16   63    9   16   3   1   2   14   3   0    4   11  .254
Eric Soderholm        16   60    7   15   1   0   0    3   2   2    6    8  .250
Glenn Borgmann        16   51    1   12   4   0   0    4   0   0    5    7  .235
Danny Walton           7   13    0    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .231
Steve Braun           12   35    2    8   1   0   0    3   0   0    3    8  .229
Bobby Darwin          16   63    9   14   3   0   2   10   0   0    5   17  .222
Lyman Bostock         10   32    5    7   0   0   0    0   0   1    5    3  .219
Sergio Ferrer         11   37    6    8   2   0   0    1   0   2    1    7  .216
Luis Gomez            10   11    1    2   0   0   0    3   0   1    2    0  .182
Tony Oliva             9   29    6    5   0   0   2    5   0   0    4    1  .172
Dan Ford              10   26    3    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    5  .115
Phil Roof              3    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000

 New York             G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Rick Dempsey           2    2    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0 1.000
Walt Williams          9   12    2    6   0   0   1    2   0   0    0    1  .500
Thurman Munson        18   72    8   28   1   1   2   15   0   0    3    6  .389
Ed Herrmann            8   21    3    8   2   0   1    5   0   0    1    2  .381
Roy White             14   51   17   18   3   0   3    7   3   1   10    5  .353
Elliott Maddox        19   75   15   26   5   1   1   10   2   0   11    5  .347
Chris Chambliss       15   54    7   17   6   1   0    8   0   0    4    3  .315
Ron Blomberg          12   40    8   10   3   0   3   11   1   0    5    7  .250
Bobby Bonds           20   77   13   19   5   0   4   15   7   2   10   16  .247
Lou Piniella          11   39    2    9   2   0   0    5   0   0    5    3  .231
Graig Nettles         20   71    8   15   2   0   0    8   0   0    9   12  .211
Sandy Alomar          20   68    6   14   1   1   0    4   2   1    1    9  .206
Alex Johnson          11   30    6    6   0   1   0    5   1   1    2    6  .200
Bob Oliver             5   14    2    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    3  .143
Fred Stanley           9    8    2    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .125
Jim Mason             19   57    4    7   1   1   0    3   0   0    3    9  .123

 Oakland              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Joe Rudi              20   74   10   23   6   1   2    9   0   1    6    6  .311
Claudell Washington   20   73    8   21   2   0   1    8   7   2    7   16  .288
Ted Kubiak            12   23    2    6   1   0   0    4   0   0    2    2  .261
Billy North           18   66   10   16   2   1   0    3   8   3   11   12  .242
Reggie Jackson        19   67   11   16   3   0   3    8   2   1   13   14  .239
Phil Garner           20   55    1   12   2   0   0    9   0   2    4   10  .218
Billy Williams        20   62    8   13   2   0   2    7   0   0   15   18  .210
Gene Tenace           20   55    8   11   1   0   2    9   0   0   14   12  .200
Bert Campaneris       13   52    5   10   1   0   0    4   4   2    0   10  .192
Sal Bando             20   66    9   10   1   1   2    8   1   1   15   11  .152
Angel Mangual          7    8    0    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .125
Ray Fosse             10   12    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    5  .083
Don Hopkins           14    3    4    0   0   0   0    0   3   1    1    0  .000
Billy Grabarkewitz     6    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Larry Haney            2    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Jim Holt               5    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    0  .000
Herb Washington       10    0    4    0   0   0   0    0   2   1    0    0  .000

 Texas                G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Jeff Burroughs        19   74   10   23   0   0   4   13   4   1    9   15  .311
Len Randle            19   75   15   22   2   1   1    9   4   2   10    9  .293
Roy Smalley            2    7    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .286
Mike Hargrove         15   51   10   14   4   0   1    9   1   0    5    9  .275
Jim Fregosi           11   31    5    8   2   0   0    4   0   0    2    6  .258
Toby Harrah           18   61    7   15   3   0   2    9   3   0   10   11  .246
Cesar Tovar           14   54    7   13   3   0   0    5   4   1    6    2  .241
Tom Grieve            12   25    2    6   0   1   2    4   0   1    2    7  .240
Joe Lovitto           12   17    3    4   1   0   0    2   1   1    2    4  .235
Leo Cardenas           5   13    2    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .231
Willie Davis          19   79    4   17   3   1   1    4   4   2    3   14  .215
Roy Howell            10   28    2    6   3   0   0    3   0   0    0    5  .214
Jim Spencer           14   38    5    8   3   1   2   10   0   0    8    7  .211
Dave Nelson           11   41    4    8   1   0   0    4   6   0    2    4  .195
Jim Sundberg          19   54   10    8   1   0   1    5   0   0   10    7  .148

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  M. Nettles (CAL)         95
  N. Nyman (CHI)           93
  M. Rivers (CAL)          89
  J. Orta (CHI)            88
  T. Harper (CAL)          84
  K. Henderson (CHI)       80
  G. Brett (KC)            79
  W. Davis (TEX)           79
  H. McRae (KC)            79
  B. Melton (CHI)          78

Runs Scored:

  M. Rivers (CAL)          17
  R. White (NY)            17
  K. Henderson (CHI)       16
  M. Nettles (CAL)         16
  E. Maddox (NY)           15
  A. Otis (KC)             15
  L. Randle (TEX)          15
  B. Bochte (CAL)          13
  B. Bonds (NY)            13
  D. Evans (BOS)           13

Hits:

  C. May (CHI)             28
  T. Munson (NY)           28
  D. Chalk (CAL)           27
  K. Henderson (CHI)       27
  E. Maddox (NY)           26
  M. Rivers (CAL)          26
  T. Harper (CAL)          24
  J. Orta (CHI)            24
  R. Yount (MIL)           24
  J. Burroughs (TEX)       23

Doubles:

  D. Chalk (CAL)            8
  C. Chambliss (NY)         6
  S. Lezcano (MIL)          6
  J. Rudi (OAK)             6
  B. Bochte (CAL)           5
  B. Bonds (NY)             5
  K. Henderson (CHI)        5
  E. Maddox (NY)            5
  H. McRae (KC)             5
  M. Rivers (CAL)           5

Triples:

  F. Patek (KC)             3
  B. Bochte (CAL)           2
  D. Evans (BOS)            2
  K. Henderson (CHI)        2
  N. Nyman (CHI)            2
  J. Orta (CHI)             2
  A. Otis (KC)              2
  D. Porter (MIL)           2
  S. Alomar (NY)            1
  S. Bando (OAK)            1

Home Runs:

  W. Horton (DET)           6
  B. Bonds (NY)             4
  J. Burroughs (TEX)        4
  H. Killebrew (KC)         4
  L. May (BAL)              4
  B. Powell (CLE)           4
  R. Yount (MIL)            4
  R. Blomberg (NY)          3
  J. Briggs (MIL)           3
  B. Carbo (BOS)            3

RBI:

  B. Bochte (CAL)          17
  W. Horton (DET)          17
  L. May (BAL)             17
  H. McRae (KC)            17
  C. May (CHI)             16
  B. Bonds (NY)            15
  T. Harper (CAL)          15
  T. Munson (NY)           15
  L. Hisle (MIN)           14
  J. Burroughs (TEX)       13

Stolen Bases:

  A. Otis (KC)             14
  M. Rivers (CAL)          12
  F. Patek (KC)            10
  M. Nettles (CAL)          9
  B. North (OAK)            8
  B. Bonds (NY)             7
  O. Ramirez (CAL)          7
  C. Washington (OAK)       7
  D. Nelson (TEX)           6
  P. Blair (BAL)            5

Caught Stealing:

  D. Chalk (CAL)            4
  B. Coluccio (MIL)         4
  P. Blair (BAL)            3
  R. Leflore (DET)          3
  D. Money (MIL)            3
  M. Nettles (CAL)          3
  B. North (OAK)            3
  V. Pinson (KC)            3
  J. Remy (CAL)             3
  D. Baylor (BAL)           2

Walks:

  D. Chalk (CAL)           18
  J. Mayberry (KC)         18
  A. Otis (KC)             17
  K. Singleton (BAL)       16
  S. Bando (OAK)           15
  B. Williams (OAK)        15
  G. Tenace (OAK)          14
  R. Jackson (OAK)         13
  E. Rodriguez (CAL)       13
  B. Downing (CHI)         12

Strikeouts:

  T. Veryzer (DET)         19
  M. Nettles (CAL)         18
  B. Williams (OAK)        18
  B. Darwin (MIN)          17
  B. Bonds (NY)            16
  H. Killebrew (KC)        16
  C. Washington (OAK)      16
  J. Burroughs (TEX)       15
  W. Horton (DET)          15
  W. Davis (TEX)           14

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