Sunday May 4, 1975
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of May 4, 1975:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
New York         792  113   214   32    6   16   108   18    9   81   107  .270
California       810  112   215   41    6    4   100   47   22  107   123  .265
Minnesota        649   90   171   30    3    9    81    6   10   67    93  .264
Milwaukee        625  100   160   37    6   17    91   10   15   83    85  .256
Baltimore        731   84   183   29    3   17    79   12   12   90    91  .250
Boston           621   85   155   25    5   16    81    9    8   81    90  .250
Chicago          838   97   208   32    8   10    89   15    5   92   109  .248
Kansas City      801  105   198   37    9   17    98   30   11  100   103  .247
Cleveland        673   68   163   23    2   17    65   14   11   59    65  .242
Oakland          737   89   175   26    4   13    78   33   17  105   140  .237
Texas            737   93   172   27    4   15    88   29    8   79   120  .233
Detroit          586   63   130   14    1   19    62    7   10   41    93  .222

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Thurman Munson (NY)      21   83    9   34   1   1   2   17   0   0    4    6  .410
Robin Yount (MIL)        20   73   15   28   6   1   4   12   2   1    4    5  .384
Carlos May (CHI)         24   82    8   30   4   1   2   17   2   0   12    5  .366
Fred Lynn (BOS)          16   57   11   20   3   0   3   13   0   1   11   12  .351
Dave Chalk (CAL)         24   80   11   28   8   0   0   13   1   4   19   10  .350
Elliott Maddox (NY)      22   89   15   31   5   1   1   13   4   1   11    6  .348
Roy White (NY)           17   61   18   21   3   0   3    7   3   3   14    7  .344
Ken Henderson (CHI)      22   84   16   28   5   2   1   11   1   1   13    8  .333
Cookie Rojas (KC)        19   69    7   23   4   0   0    6   1   1    0    3  .333
Mickey Rivers (CAL)      24  101   18   33   6   1   0   12  17   2   10    8  .327

 Baltimore            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Jim Northrup           9   12    4    6   3   0   0    5   0   0    3    2  .500
Al Bumbry             11   32    3   12   2   0   1    7   0   0    1    8  .375
Doug DeCinces         10   31    4   11   1   1   1    5   0   0    3    4  .355
Don Baylor            20   78    7   23   4   1   2   11   3   2    6    7  .295
Paul Blair            19   76   10   22   3   0   1    3   6   4    3   10  .290
Bobby Grich           16   55    9   15   3   0   2    3   0   1   12    3  .273
Ellie Hendricks       11   22    8    6   0   0   2    3   0   0   11    1  .273
Ken Singleton         21   76   11   19   5   0   1    7   2   3   23   10  .250
Tim Nordbrook          4    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250
Tommy Davis           17   73    7   17   2   0   1    4   0   0    5    5  .233
Lee May               21   88   12   20   5   0   5   18   0   2    7   14  .227
Dave Duncan           12   39    3    8   0   0   1    5   0   0    1    7  .205
Brooks Robinson       20   76    6   13   0   1   0    5   0   0    9    9  .171
Mark Belanger         21   57    0    9   1   0   0    2   1   0    6    9  .158
Andy Etchebarren       3    7    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .143
Tom Shopay             6    5    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             16   57   11   20   3   0   3   13   0   1   11   12  .351
Bernie Carbo          13   39   11   12   4   0   3    7   0   1   12    6  .308
Jim Rice              13   57    7   17   1   1   3   11   0   0    1   14  .298
Rick Burleson         18   64    6   18   0   0   1    6   1   1    9    5  .281
Doug Griffin          17   51    3   14   0   0   0    4   2   2    5    7  .275
Bob Montgomery        18   71    6   19   3   0   0   13   0   1    2   10  .268
Dwight Evans          18   73   14   19   3   2   3   11   0   1   12    7  .260
Cecil Cooper           9    9    2    2   0   1   0    1   0   0    1    2  .222
Carl Yastrzemski      18   68   10   15   6   0   2    5   3   0   11   11  .221
Juan Beniquez         11   32    3    5   1   1   0    2   2   1    3    5  .156
Rico Petrocelli       14   51    5    7   3   0   0    4   0   0    8    6  .137
Tony Conigliaro        8   25    3    3   0   0   1    2   1   0    4    5  .120
Bob Heise             12   17    0    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    0  .118
Rick Miller            8    3    3    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000

 California           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Dave Chalk            24   80   11   28   8   0   0   13   1   4   19   10  .350
Mickey Rivers         24  101   18   33   6   1   0   12  17   2   10    8  .327
Tom Egan               9   19    2    6   2   0   0    2   0   0    1    6  .316
Rudy Meoli             7    7    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .286
Orlando Ramirez       23   64    9   18   4   1   0    4   7   2    7   10  .281
Jerry Remy            23   76    9   21   3   1   0   11   4   3    5    8  .276
Bruce Bochte          24   88   13   24   5   2   1   18   2   2   12    8  .273
Tommy Harper          24   94   12   25   3   1   0   16   5   3    9   18  .266
Ellie Rodriguez       20   54    5   14   3   0   0    3   0   1   16    8  .259
Morris Nettles        24  107   18   26   4   0   0   11   9   3    7   20  .243
Billy Smith           12    9    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .222
Joe Lahoud            16   37    4    8   1   0   2    5   0   1    8   10  .216
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          14   25    1    2   1   0   0    3   0   1    4    6  .080

 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            24   82    8   30   4   1   2   17   2   0   12    5  .366
Ken Henderson         22   84   16   28   5   2   1   11   1   1   13    8  .333
Pat Kelly             22   62   12   20   3   1   0    4   3   1   12    8  .323
Jorge Orta            24  101   13   29   5   2   2   14   5   2    6   13  .287
Bill Melton           24   88   11   23   5   0   1   13   0   0   14   16  .261
Bucky Dent            24   89    6   20   4   0   0    5   0   0    3    6  .225
Brian Downing         23   74   10   16   4   0   2    6   3   0   13   15  .216
Deron Johnson         20   67    7   14   1   0   2   10   0   0    8   12  .209
Bill Sharp            16   28    1    5   0   0   0    3   0   0    2    2  .179
Nyls Nyman            24  102    8   17   1   2   0    4   1   0    2   11  .167
Jerry Hairston         4   12    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .167
Buddy Bradford        11   23    3    2   0   0   0    1   0   1    6    9  .087
Tony Muser            13   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
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           14   41    6   14   1   0   4    9   0   0   13    6  .342
Ed Crosby              8   13    0    4   1   0   0    1   0   2    3    0  .308
Oscar Gamble          12   37    3   11   4   0   1    1   0   0    2    2  .297
George Hendrick       20   81    9   24   2   0   2   10   1   1    4    9  .296
Alan Ashby             3    7    3    2   0   0   0    1   1   0    2    0  .286
Rico Carty            11   29    3    8   1   0   2    8   0   0    2    2  .276
Tommy McCraw           9   29    3    8   1   1   1    2   2   1    2    2  .276
Frank Duffy           17   61    6   16   1   0   0    8   1   1    1    8  .262
Frank Robinson         8   20    3    5   1   0   1    4   0   0    4    2  .250
Buddy Bell            20   66    6   16   2   0   0    3   1   0    6    5  .242
Jack Brohamer         20   67    3   16   1   0   2    5   1   0    3    1  .239
John Ellis            20   72    6   15   2   0   3    8   0   0    2    6  .208
Ken Berry             14   21    4    4   1   0   0    0   0   1    1    3  .191
John Lowenstein       14   39    4    7   1   0   1    2   4   3    8    4  .180
Leron Lee             10   20    3    3   1   0   0    0   1   0    2    5  .150
Charlie Spikes        19   70    6   10   3   1   0    3   2   2    4   10  .143

 Detroit              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Leon Roberts           7   26    3   11   4   0   1    3   0   2    0    4  .423
Ron Leflore           17   71   12   21   2   1   3    5   5   3    2   12  .296
Gary Sutherland       18   69    9   20   3   0   1   12   0   1    6    3  .290
Willie Horton         18   71    8   19   0   0   6   17   0   0    3   15  .268
Dan Meyer             16   56    8   13   1   0   1    2   1   0    4    2  .232
Tom Veryzer           17   54    7   11   1   0   0    2   0   1    4   19  .204
Aurelio Rodriguez     17   50    6   10   1   0   2    4   0   1    6    6  .200
Art James              8   26    1    5   0   0   0    0   1   2    1    2  .192
Mickey Stanley         4    6    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .167
Bill Freehan          17   60    4    9   1   0   2    3   0   0    6    6  .150
Nate Colbert          18   64    4    8   1   0   2   10   0   0    7   15  .125
Ben Oglivie            5   17    1    2   0   0   1    3   0   0    0    3  .118
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          19   69    7   23   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             24   84   17   24   5   2   3   11  14   2   20    9  .286
Hal McRae             24   91   12   24   5   1   2   19   2   0   11   10  .264
Freddie Patek         21   78   12   20   3   3   0    6  10   0   11   12  .256
George Brett          24   91    9   23   3   1   0    9   1   0    8   13  .253
Buck Martinez         19   60    5   15   4   0   1    9   0   0    6    4  .250
Tony Solaita          13   20    3    5   2   0   2    5   0   0    2    8  .250
Harmon Killebrew      20   69    7   15   3   0   5   12   0   0   14   18  .217
Bob Stinson            9   14    2    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .214
Vada Pinson           16   40    8    8   2   1   1    2   0   3    2    1  .200
John Mayberry         23   78   10   15   1   0   2    9   0   1   20   14  .192
Al Cowens             16   20    2    3   0   0   1    3   0   0    3    2  .150
Fran Healy             2    7    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .143
Frank White           13   32    2    4   1   0   0    2   0   1    1    3  .125
Rodney Scott          13    2    1    0   0   0   0    0   1   1    1    1  .000

 Milwaukee            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Tim Johnson            7    4    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .500
Robin Yount           20   73   15   28   6   1   4   12   2   1    4    5  .384
Mike Hegan            10   14    3    5   1   0   1    6   1   0    5    1  .357
George Scott          20   77    8   22   3   1   2   12   1   0    8   12  .286
Rob Ellis              4    7    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .286
Pedro Garcia          20   62    9   16   6   1   0   11   0   2    4    8  .258
Sixto Lezcano         20   71   10   18   7   0   1    8   2   2    5   11  .254
Bobby Mitchell         9   12    5    3   2   0   0    1   0   0    3    3  .250
Johnny Briggs          9   30    5    7   1   0   3    3   0   1    7    7  .233
Darrell Porter        18   54   13   12   2   2   2   10   0   0   13   10  .222
Charlie Moore          4    9    0    2   2   0   0    2   0   0    1    1  .222
Don Money             20   79   11   17   4   0   1    9   3   4    5    7  .215
Hank Aaron            19   63    8   13   3   0   2   10   0   1   15    8  .206
Bob Coluccio          20   60    8   12   0   1   1    5   1   4   11    9  .200
Gorman Thomas         11    9    3    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    3  .111
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             14   42    9   18   5   1   0    4   0   2    7    0  .429
Steve Brye            11   41   10   14   5   1   0    8   0   0    4    3  .342
Craig Kusick          13   42    3   14   3   0   1   10   0   0    3    5  .333
Danny Thompson        12   35    4   10   1   0   1    5   0   0    6    4  .286
Steve Braun           15   44    2   12   1   0   0    7   0   1    5    9  .273
Eric Soderholm        19   70   12   19   2   0   1    6   2   2    9    8  .271
Sergio Ferrer         14   48    9   13   3   0   0    1   1   3    2   10  .271
Larry Hisle           18   65    9   17   3   1   2   14   3   0    4   11  .262
Danny Walton           7   13    0    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .231
Glenn Borgmann        19   61    2   14   4   0   0    5   0   0    7    8  .230
Bobby Darwin          19   75   13   17   3   0   2   10   0   0    7   20  .227
Lyman Bostock         10   32    5    7   0   0   0    0   0   1    5    3  .219
Luis Gomez            11   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              13   37    5    6   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    8  .162
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           3    3    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0 1.000
Walt Williams         11   14    3    7   0   0   1    2   0   0    0    2  .500
Thurman Munson        21   83    9   34   1   1   2   17   0   0    4    6  .410
Elliott Maddox        22   89   15   31   5   1   1   13   4   1   11    6  .348
Roy White             17   61   18   21   3   0   3    7   3   3   14    7  .344
Chris Chambliss       18   66    7   20   6   1   0    9   0   0    5    3  .303
Ed Herrmann           11   28    3    8   2   0   1    5   0   0    3    4  .286
Ron Blomberg          15   46    9   12   3   0   3   11   1   0    6    8  .261
Lou Piniella          11   39    2    9   2   0   0    5   0   0    5    3  .231
Bobby Bonds           23   85   15   19   5   0   4   15   7   2   15   20  .224
Graig Nettles         23   83   10   18   2   0   1   11   0   0   10   15  .217
Sandy Alomar          23   77    7   16   1   1   0    4   2   2    3    9  .208
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             22   65    4    7   1   1   0    3   0   0    3   12  .108
Eddie Leon             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              23   86   10   28   7   1   2   11   0   1    8    9  .326
Claudell Washington   23   86   10   26   3   0   1    8   8   3    9   19  .302
Billy North           21   79   13   22   2   2   0    4   8   3   15   15  .279
Reggie Jackson        22   81   13   21   3   0   4   11   3   2   14   17  .259
Ted Kubiak            14   24    2    6   1   0   0    4   0   0    2    2  .250
Phil Garner           23   66    1   15   3   0   0   10   0   3    4   11  .227
Billy Williams        23   72    9   16   3   0   2    8   0   0   18   20  .222
Gene Tenace           23   65    8   13   1   0   2   10   0   0   15   12  .200
Bert Campaneris       16   68    6   13   1   0   0    4   4   2    0   13  .191
Sal Bando             23   79    9   13   1   1   2    8   1   1   17   12  .165
Angel Mangual          8    9    0    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .111
Ray Fosse             12   13    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    6  .077
Don Hopkins           16    4    4    0   0   0   0    0   5   1    1    0  .000
Billy Grabarkewitz     6    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Jim Holt               7    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    2  .000
Larry Haney            5    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Matt Alexander         3    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   2   0    0    0  .000
Herb Washington       13    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        22   84   13   24   0   0   5   14   4   1   10   18  .286
Mike Hargrove         17   58   11   16   5   0   1    9   1   0    6   10  .276
Len Randle            22   84   16   23   2   1   1    9   4   2   11   10  .274
Roy Smalley            5   16    0    4   0   0   0    2   1   0    0    2  .250
Toby Harrah           19   61    8   15   3   0   2    9   3   0   10   11  .246
Jim Fregosi           12   34    5    8   2   0   0    4   0   0    2    7  .235
Roy Howell            12   35    2    8   3   0   0    5   0   0    1    8  .229
Tom Grieve            13   27    2    6   0   1   2    4   0   1    3    7  .222
Joe Lovitto           15   27    4    6   1   0   0    3   1   1    3    5  .222
Cesar Tovar           17   64    7   14   3   0   0    5   4   1    8    4  .219
Willie Davis          22   87    4   19   3   1   1    4   5   2    3   16  .218
Jim Spencer           15   39    5    8   3   1   2   10   0   0    8    7  .205
Dave Nelson           11   41    4    8   1   0   0    4   6   0    2    4  .195
Leo Cardenas           7   16    2    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    3  .188
Jim Sundberg          22   64   10   10   1   0   1    6   0   0   10    8  .156

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  M. Nettles (CAL)        107
  N. Nyman (CHI)          102
  J. Orta (CHI)           101
  M. Rivers (CAL)         101
  T. Harper (CAL)          94
  G. Brett (KC)            91
  H. McRae (KC)            91
  B. Dent (CHI)            89
  E. Maddox (NY)           89
  B. Bochte (CAL)          88

Runs Scored:

  M. Nettles (CAL)         18
  M. Rivers (CAL)          18
  R. White (NY)            18
  A. Otis (KC)             17
  K. Henderson (CHI)       16
  L. Randle (TEX)          16
  B. Bonds (NY)            15
  E. Maddox (NY)           15
  R. Yount (MIL)           15
  D. Evans (BOS)           14

Hits:

  T. Munson (NY)           34
  M. Rivers (CAL)          33
  E. Maddox (NY)           31
  C. May (CHI)             30
  J. Orta (CHI)            29
  D. Chalk (CAL)           28
  K. Henderson (CHI)       28
  J. Rudi (OAK)            28
  R. Yount (MIL)           28
  M. Nettles (CAL)         26

Doubles:

  D. Chalk (CAL)            8
  S. Lezcano (MIL)          7
  J. Rudi (OAK)             7
  C. Chambliss (NY)         6
  P. Garcia (MIL)           6
  M. Rivers (CAL)           6
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)      6
  R. Yount (MIL)            6
  B. Bochte (CAL)           5
  B. Bonds (NY)             5

Triples:

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

Home Runs:

  W. Horton (DET)           6
  J. Burroughs (TEX)        5
  H. Killebrew (KC)         5
  L. May (BAL)              5
  B. Bonds (NY)             4
  R. Jackson (OAK)          4
  B. Powell (CLE)           4
  R. Yount (MIL)            4
  R. Blomberg (NY)          3
  J. Briggs (MIL)           3

RBI:

  H. McRae (KC)            19
  B. Bochte (CAL)          18
  L. May (BAL)             18
  W. Horton (DET)          17
  C. May (CHI)             17
  T. Munson (NY)           17
  T. Harper (CAL)          16
  B. Bonds (NY)            15
  J. Burroughs (TEX)       14
  L. Hisle (MIN)           14

Stolen Bases:

  M. Rivers (CAL)          17
  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:

  P. Blair (BAL)            4
  D. Chalk (CAL)            4
  B. Coluccio (MIL)         4
  D. Money (MIL)            4
  S. Ferrer (MIN)           3
  P. Garner (OAK)           3
  T. Harper (CAL)           3
  R. Leflore (DET)          3
  J. Lowenstein (CLE)       3
  M. Nettles (CAL)          3

Walks:

  K. Singleton (BAL)       23
  J. Mayberry (KC)         20
  A. Otis (KC)             20
  D. Chalk (CAL)           19
  B. Williams (OAK)        18
  S. Bando (OAK)           17
  E. Rodriguez (CAL)       16
  H. Aaron (MIL)           15
  B. Bonds (NY)            15
  B. North (OAK)           15

Strikeouts:

  B. Bonds (NY)            20
  B. Darwin (MIN)          20
  M. Nettles (CAL)         20
  B. Williams (OAK)        20
  T. Veryzer (DET)         19
  C. Washington (OAK)      19
  J. Burroughs (TEX)       18
  T. Harper (CAL)          18
  H. Killebrew (KC)        18
  R. Jackson (OAK)         17

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