Friday May 2, 1975
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of May 2, 1975:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
California       751  108   202   39    6    4    96   43   20   98   115  .269
New York         722  106   194   32    6   15   101   17    5   69    96  .269
Kansas City      734   97   186   36    9   13    92   30   11   90    89  .253
Minnesota        579   70   146   27    3    7    64    5    8   55    85  .252
Chicago          778   88   195   28    8    8    81   14    5   83   102  .251
Milwaukee        561   85   137   33    6   17    77    9   14   71    76  .244
Baltimore        620   69   151   22    3   14    65   12   10   74    78  .244
Cleveland        567   57   138   20    2   16    55   11   10   47    58  .243
Boston           581   73   141   24    5   16    71    9    8   74    85  .243
Texas            678   90   162   27    4   14    85   27    8   75   106  .239
Oakland          666   84   156   24    3   12    73   31   15   95   125  .234
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
Thurman Munson (NY)      19   75    8   30   1   1   2   15   0   0    4    6  .400
Robin Yount (MIL)        18   66   13   25   6   1   4   12   2   1    1    5  .379
Carlos May (CHI)         22   77    7   29   4   1   2   16   2   0   10    5  .377
Dave Chalk (CAL)         22   73   11   27   8   0   0   13   1   4   18    9  .370
Roy White (NY)           15   54   17   19   3   0   3    7   3   1   11    6  .352
Pat Kelly (CHI)          20   58   11   20   3   1   0    4   3   1   11    8  .345
Elliott Maddox (NY)      20   79   15   27   5   1   1   12   3   0   11    5  .342
Ken Henderson (CHI)      22   84   16   28   5   2   1   11   1   1   13    8  .333
Joe Rudi (OAK)           21   78   10   26   7   1   2   11   0   1    7    6  .333
Cookie Rojas (KC)        18   66    7   22   4   0   0    6   1   1    0    3  .333

 Baltimore            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Jim Northrup           7    6    3    4   2   0   0    4   0   0    2    1  .667
Al Bumbry              9   25    2    8   2   0   0    3   0   0    1    8  .320
Bobby Grich           13   44    8   14   2   0   2    3   0   1   10    3  .318
Paul Blair            16   66    9   20   2   0   1    3   6   3    3    8  .303
Don Baylor            18   70    7   20   1   1   2    8   3   2    6    6  .286
Doug DeCinces          8   23    2    6   1   1   0    2   0   0    2    3  .261
Ellie Hendricks        9   20    6    5   0   0   2    2   0   0    8    1  .250
Ken Singleton         18   66    9   16   5   0   1    6   2   2   18   10  .242
Tommy Davis           15   64    7   14   2   0   1    4   0   0    5    4  .219
Dave Duncan           10   33    2    7   0   0   0    4   0   0    1    6  .212
Lee May               18   75    8   15   4   0   5   18   0   2    5   14  .200
Brooks Robinson       18   69    6   13   0   1   0    5   0   0    8    6  .188
Mark Belanger         18   49    0    8   1   0   0    2   1   0    5    6  .163
Andy Etchebarren       3    7    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .143
Tim Nordbrook          3    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            22   73   11   27   8   0   0   13   1   4   18    9  .370
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
Mickey Rivers         22   94   17   29   5   1   0   10  15   2    9    7  .309
Orlando Ramirez       21   59    8   18   4   1   0    4   7   2    6   10  .305
Jerry Remy            21   70    8   20   3   1   0   11   2   3    5    8  .286
Tommy Harper          22   86   12   24   3   1   0   16   5   2    9   16  .279
Bruce Bochte          22   81   13   22   5   2   1   17   2   2   11    8  .272
Morris Nettles        22  100   17   25   3   0   0   10   9   3    6   18  .250
Ellie Rodriguez       19   53    5   13   3   0   0    3   0   1   13    8  .245
Joe Lahoud            14   31    4    7   1   0   2    5   0   0    7   10  .226
Billy Smith           11    9    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .222
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
Denny Doyle            5   10    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .100
Bill Sudakis          13   24    1    2   1   0   0    3   0   1    4    5  .083

 Chicago              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Lee Richard            7    2    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .500
Carlos May            22   77    7   29   4   1   2   16   2   0   10    5  .377
Pat Kelly             20   58   11   20   3   1   0    4   3   1   11    8  .345
Ken Henderson         22   84   16   28   5   2   1   11   1   1   13    8  .333
Jorge Orta            22   93   11   25   4   2   2   11   4   2    6   12  .269
Bill Melton           22   81    9   21   4   0   0   11   0   0   12   14  .259
Bucky Dent            22   81    6   19   3   0   0    5   0   0    3    6  .235
Brian Downing         21   68    8   15   4   0   1    5   3   0   12   14  .221
Deron Johnson         18   62    6   13   0   0   2    9   0   0    6   12  .210
Bill Sharp            15   25    1    5   0   0   0    3   0   0    2    1  .200
Nyls Nyman            22   93    8   16   1   2   0    4   1   0    2   11  .172
Buddy Bradford        10   22    3    2   0   0   0    1   0   1    5    9  .091
Tony Muser            12   18    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .056
Jerry Hairston         3    8    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Pete Varney            2    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000
Bill Stein             3    2    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           11   31    6   12   1   0   4    8   0   0   10    3  .387
Oscar Gamble           9   28    2    9   4   0   0    0   0   0    2    1  .321
Ed Crosby              7   13    0    4   1   0   0    1   0   2    3    0  .308
Tommy McCraw           8   27    3    8   1   1   1    2   2   1    1    2  .296
Jack Brohamer         17   57    3   16   1   0   2    5   1   0    3    1  .281
Rico Carty             9   25    2    7   1   0   2    7   0   0    1    2  .280
George Hendrick       17   68    9   19   2   0   2    8   1   1    3    9  .279
Frank Duffy           14   49    4   13   0   0   0    7   1   1    0    8  .265
Alan Ashby             2    4    2    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    0  .250
Buddy Bell            17   55    4   12   1   0   0    1   0   0    5    4  .218
Frank Robinson         6   19    2    4   1   0   1    3   0   0    3    2  .211
John Ellis            17   63    5   13   2   0   3    8   0   0    2    5  .206
Ken Berry             11   16    3    3   1   0   0    0   0   1    1    3  .188
Charlie Spikes        16   61    5   10   3   1   0    3   2   2    3   10  .164
Leron Lee             10   20    3    3   1   0   0    0   1   0    2    5  .150
John Lowenstein       12   31    4    4   0   0   1    2   3   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          14   46    8   15   3   1   0    5   1   2    1    1  .326
Amos Otis             22   78   15   23   4   2   3   11  14   2   17    7  .295
Bob Stinson            8   11    2    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .273
Tony Solaita          11   15    2    4   2   0   1    4   0   0    2    7  .267
George Brett          22   83    9   22   3   1   0    9   1   0    7   11  .265
Hal McRae             22   83   10   22   5   1   1   17   2   0   10   10  .265
Freddie Patek         20   73   12   19   3   3   0    6  10   0   11   12  .260
Buck Martinez         18   58    5   14   4   0   1    9   0   0    4    3  .241
Vada Pinson           14   35    8    8   2   1   1    2   0   3    2    1  .229
Harmon Killebrew      19   66    6   14   3   0   4   10   0   0   13   16  .212
Al Cowens             15   17    2    3   0   0   1    3   0   0    1    2  .177
John Mayberry         21   69    8   12   1   0   1    8   0   1   20   11  .174
Frank White           11   26    2    4   1   0   0    2   0   1    1    3  .154
Fran Healy             2    7    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .143
Rodney Scott          11    1    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           18   66   13   25   6   1   4   12   2   1    1    5  .379
Mike Hegan             9   12    2    4   1   0   1    4   1   0    5    1  .333
Rob Ellis              3    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
George Scott          18   68    6   19   3   1   2   10   0   0    7   11  .279
Bobby Mitchell         8   11    5    3   2   0   0    1   0   0    3    3  .273
Pedro Garcia          18   55    7   13   4   1   0    9   0   2    3    7  .236
Johnny Briggs          9   30    5    7   1   0   3    3   0   1    7    7  .233
Sixto Lezcano         18   63    8   14   6   0   1    7   2   2    5    9  .222
Charlie Moore          3    9    0    2   2   0   0    2   0   0    1    1  .222
Darrell Porter        16   47   12   10   1   2   2    9   0   0   12    8  .213
Hank Aaron            17   59    7   12   3   0   2    9   0   1   11    7  .203
Don Money             18   70   10   14   4   0   1    7   3   3    4    7  .200
Bob Coluccio          18   56    7   11   0   1   1    3   1   4   11    8  .196
Gorman Thomas         10    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             12   33    6   15   4   1   0    2   0   2    6    0  .455
Steve Brye             9   31    7   10   4   1   0    3   0   0    4    2  .323
Craig Kusick          11   35    2   11   3   0   0    6   0   0    1    5  .314
Danny Thompson        12   35    4   10   1   0   1    5   0   0    6    4  .286
Eric Soderholm        17   63    9   17   2   0   0    3   2   2    7    8  .270
Glenn Borgmann        17   55    1   14   4   0   0    5   0   0    5    7  .255
Larry Hisle           16   63    9   16   3   1   2   14   3   0    4   11  .254
Steve Braun           13   39    2    9   1   0   0    4   0   0    3    9  .231
Danny Walton           7   13    0    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .231
Bobby Darwin          17   67    9   15   3   0   2   10   0   0    5   18  .224
Lyman Bostock         10   32    5    7   0   0   0    0   0   1    5    3  .219
Sergio Ferrer         12   40    6    8   2   0   0    1   0   2    1    8  .200
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              11   29    3    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    6  .138
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         10   13    2    6   0   0   1    2   0   0    0    2  .462
Thurman Munson        19   75    8   30   1   1   2   15   0   0    4    6  .400
Roy White             15   54   17   19   3   0   3    7   3   1   11    6  .352
Elliott Maddox        20   79   15   27   5   1   1   12   3   0   11    5  .342
Ed Herrmann            9   25    3    8   2   0   1    5   0   0    1    3  .320
Chris Chambliss       16   57    7   17   6   1   0    8   0   0    5    3  .298
Ron Blomberg          13   41    8   10   3   0   3   11   1   0    5    7  .244
Bobby Bonds           21   80   13   19   5   0   4   15   7   2   11   18  .238
Lou Piniella          11   39    2    9   2   0   0    5   0   0    5    3  .231
Graig Nettles         21   74    9   16   2   0   0    8   0   0   10   12  .216
Sandy Alomar          21   71    7   15   1   1   0    4   2   1    1    9  .211
Alex Johnson          12   31    6    6   0   1   0    5   1   1    2    7  .194
Bob Oliver             5   14    2    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    3  .143
Fred Stanley          10    8    2    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .125
Jim Mason             20   59    4    7   1   1   0    3   0   0    3   10  .119

 Oakland              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Joe Rudi              21   78   10   26   7   1   2   11   0   1    7    6  .333
Claudell Washington   21   79    9   25   3   0   1    8   8   3    7   17  .317
Billy North           19   71   11   18   2   1   0    4   8   3   13   13  .254
Reggie Jackson        20   72   12   18   3   0   3    8   3   1   14   14  .250
Ted Kubiak            13   24    2    6   1   0   0    4   0   0    2    2  .250
Phil Garner           21   58    1   13   2   0   0    9   0   2    4   10  .224
Bert Campaneris       14   59    6   12   1   0   0    4   4   2    0   13  .203
Gene Tenace           21   59    8   12   1   0   2    9   0   0   14   12  .203
Billy Williams        21   66    8   13   2   0   2    8   0   0   16   19  .197
Sal Bando             21   72    9   11   1   1   2    8   1   1   15   11  .153
Angel Mangual          8    9    0    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .111
Ray Fosse             11   12    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    5  .083
Don Hopkins           15    3    4    0   0   0   0    0   4   1    1    0  .000
Billy Grabarkewitz     6    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Larry Haney            3    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Jim Holt               6    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    1  .000
Matt Alexander         1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   1   0    0    0  .000
Herb Washington       11    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        20   78   11   23   0   0   4   13   4   1    9   16  .295
Len Randle            20   77   15   22   2   1   1    9   4   2   11    9  .286
Mike Hargrove         16   55   11   15   5   0   1    9   1   0    5    9  .273
Jim Fregosi           11   31    5    8   2   0   0    4   0   0    2    6  .258
Joe Lovitto           13   20    4    5   1   0   0    3   1   1    3    4  .250
Toby Harrah           19   61    8   15   3   0   2    9   3   0   10   11  .246
Cesar Tovar           15   57    7   14   3   0   0    5   4   1    8    2  .246
Tom Grieve            12   25    2    6   0   1   2    4   0   1    2    7  .240
Leo Cardenas           6   13    2    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .231
Willie Davis          20   83    4   18   3   1   1    4   4   2    3   14  .217
Jim Spencer           14   38    5    8   3   1   2   10   0   0    8    7  .211
Roy Smalley            3   10    0    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    1  .200
Dave Nelson           11   41    4    8   1   0   0    4   6   0    2    4  .195
Roy Howell            11   31    2    6   3   0   0    3   0   0    1    7  .194
Jim Sundberg          20   58   10    9   1   0   1    6   0   0   10    7  .155

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  M. Nettles (CAL)        100
  M. Rivers (CAL)          94
  N. Nyman (CHI)           93
  J. Orta (CHI)            93
  T. Harper (CAL)          86
  K. Henderson (CHI)       84
  G. Brett (KC)            83
  W. Davis (TEX)           83
  H. McRae (KC)            83
  B. Bochte (CAL)          81

Runs Scored:

  M. Nettles (CAL)         17
  M. Rivers (CAL)          17
  R. White (NY)            17
  K. Henderson (CHI)       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:

  T. Munson (NY)           30
  C. May (CHI)             29
  M. Rivers (CAL)          29
  K. Henderson (CHI)       28
  D. Chalk (CAL)           27
  E. Maddox (NY)           27
  J. Rudi (OAK)            26
  M. Nettles (CAL)         25
  J. Orta (CHI)            25
  C. Washington (OAK)      25

Doubles:

  D. Chalk (CAL)            8
  J. Rudi (OAK)             7
  C. Chambliss (NY)         6
  S. Lezcano (MIL)          6
  R. Yount (MIL)            6
  B. Bochte (CAL)           5
  B. Bonds (NY)             5
  M. Hargrove (TEX)         5
  K. Henderson (CHI)        5
  E. Maddox (NY)            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
  L. May (BAL)              5
  B. Bonds (NY)             4
  J. Burroughs (TEX)        4
  H. Killebrew (KC)         4
  B. Powell (CLE)           4
  R. Yount (MIL)            4
  R. Blomberg (NY)          3
  J. Briggs (MIL)           3
  B. Carbo (BOS)            3

RBI:

  L. May (BAL)             18
  B. Bochte (CAL)          17
  W. Horton (DET)          17
  H. McRae (KC)            17
  T. Harper (CAL)          16
  C. May (CHI)             16
  B. Bonds (NY)            15
  T. Munson (NY)           15
  L. Hisle (MIN)           14
  J. Burroughs (TEX)       13

Stolen Bases:

  M. Rivers (CAL)          15
  A. Otis (KC)             14
  F. Patek (KC)            10
  M. Nettles (CAL)          9
  B. North (OAK)            8
  C. Washington (OAK)       8
  B. Bonds (NY)             7
  O. Ramirez (CAL)          7
  P. Blair (BAL)            6
  D. Nelson (TEX)           6

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
  C. Washington (OAK)       3

Walks:

  J. Mayberry (KC)         20
  D. Chalk (CAL)           18
  K. Singleton (BAL)       18
  A. Otis (KC)             17
  B. Williams (OAK)        16
  S. Bando (OAK)           15
  R. Jackson (OAK)         14
  G. Tenace (OAK)          14
  K. Henderson (CHI)       13
  H. Killebrew (KC)        13

Strikeouts:

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

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