Monday May 5, 1975
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of May 5, 1975:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
New York         823  114   219   32    6   16   109   18    9   81   114  .266
California       843  115   224   43    8    5   103   49   22  111   128  .266
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        758   87   189   30    3   17    81   12   13   94    93  .249
Boston           650   92   162   28    5   16    86    9   11   88    95  .249
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        707   73   172   24    2   19    70   16   12   64    69  .243
Texas            770   97   183   28    4   15    92   34    9   83   126  .238
Oakland          737   89   175   26    4   13    78   33   17  105   140  .237
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)      22   87   10   36   1   1   2   17   0   0    4    7  .414
Robin Yount (MIL)        20   73   15   28   6   1   4   12   2   1    4    5  .384
Fred Lynn (BOS)          17   60   12   22   4   0   3   14   0   2   11   13  .367
Carlos May (CHI)         24   82    8   30   4   1   2   17   2   0   12    5  .366
Elliott Maddox (NY)      23   93   15   33   5   1   1   13   4   1   11    6  .355
Dave Chalk (CAL)         25   84   11   29   9   0   0   13   1   4   19   10  .345
Mickey Rivers (CAL)      25  105   18   35   6   2   0   14  18   2   10    8  .333
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
Joe Rudi (OAK)           23   86   10   28   7   1   2   11   0   1    8    9  .326

 Baltimore            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Jim Northrup          10   12    4    6   3   0   0    6   0   0    3    2  .500
Doug DeCinces         10   31    4   11   1   1   1    5   0   0    3    4  .355
Al Bumbry             12   36    3   12   2   0   1    7   0   0    1    9  .333
Bobby Grich           17   58   10   17   3   0   2    3   0   1   13    3  .293
Paul Blair            20   79   11   23   3   0   1    3   6   4    4   10  .291
Don Baylor            21   81    7   23   4   1   2   11   3   3    7    7  .284
Ken Singleton         22   79   12   21   6   0   1    8   2   3   23   10  .266
Ellie Hendricks       12   24    8    6   0   0   2    3   0   0   12    2  .250
Tim Nordbrook          5    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               22   92   12   20   5   0   5   18   0   2    7   14  .217
Dave Duncan           12   39    3    8   0   0   1    5   0   0    1    7  .205
Mark Belanger         22   59    0   10   1   0   0    2   1   0    6    9  .170
Brooks Robinson       21   79    6   13   0   1   0    5   0   0    9    9  .165
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             17   60   12   22   4   0   3   14   0   2   11   13  .367
Jim Rice              14   61    8   18   2   1   3   13   0   0    1   16  .295
Bernie Carbo          14   41   12   12   4   0   3    7   0   1   13    6  .293
Doug Griffin          18   53    5   15   0   0   0    4   2   2    6    7  .283
Rick Burleson         19   68    6   19   0   0   1    6   1   1    9    6  .279
Bob Montgomery        19   75    6   19   3   0   0   13   0   1    2   10  .253
Dwight Evans          19   77   15   19   3   2   3   11   0   1   13    8  .247
Cecil Cooper           9    9    2    2   0   1   0    1   0   0    1    2  .222
Carl Yastrzemski      19   70   11   15   6   0   2    5   3   1   14   11  .214
Juan Beniquez         12   33    3    6   1   1   0    3   2   2    3    5  .182
Rico Petrocelli       15   54    5    8   4   0   0    5   0   0    9    6  .148
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            25   84   11   29   9   0   0   13   1   4   19   10  .345
Mickey Rivers         25  105   18   35   6   2   0   14  18   2   10    8  .333
Jerry Remy            24   80   11   23   4   2   0   11   4   3    6    8  .288
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
Bruce Bochte          25   91   13   25   5   2   1   18   2   2   13    8  .275
Tommy Harper          24   94   12   25   3   1   0   16   5   3    9   18  .266
Tom Egan              10   23    2    6   2   0   0    2   0   0    1    7  .261
Ellie Rodriguez       20   54    5   14   3   0   0    3   0   1   16    8  .259
Morris Nettles        25  112   18   26   4   0   0   11   9   3    7   22  .232
Joe Lahoud            17   39    4    9   1   0   2    5   1   1    9   10  .231
Billy Smith           13   13    2    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .231
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          15   28    2    3   1   0   1    4   0   1    5    7  .107
Denny Doyle            5   10    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .100

 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           15   45    6   16   2   0   4   10   0   0   13    6  .356
Ed Crosby              9   13    0    4   1   0   0    1   0   2    3    0  .308
George Hendrick       21   86   10   25   2   0   3   12   1   1    4    9  .291
Alan Ashby             4    7    3    2   0   0   0    1   1   0    2    0  .286
Oscar Gamble          13   39    4   11   4   0   1    1   0   0    4    2  .282
Rico Carty            12   29    3    8   1   0   2    8   0   0    3    2  .276
Tommy McCraw          10   34    4    9   1   1   1    2   3   1    2    2  .265
Jack Brohamer         21   71    3   18   1   0   2    6   1   0    3    2  .254
Frank Robinson         8   20    3    5   1   0   1    4   0   0    4    2  .250
Frank Duffy           18   65    6   16   1   0   0    8   1   1    1   11  .246
Buddy Bell            21   68    6   16   2   0   0    3   1   1    7    5  .235
John Lowenstein       15   43    6   10   1   0   2    3   5   3    9    4  .233
John Ellis            21   75    6   15   2   0   3    8   0   0    2    6  .200
Ken Berry             15   21    4    4   1   0   0    0   0   1    1    3  .191
Charlie Spikes        19   70    6   10   3   1   0    3   2   2    4   10  .143
Leron Lee             11   21    3    3   1   0   0    0   1   0    2    5  .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        22   87   10   36   1   1   2   17   0   0    4    7  .414
Elliott Maddox        23   93   15   33   5   1   1   13   4   1   11    6  .355
Roy White             18   65   18   21   3   0   3    7   3   3   14    8  .323
Chris Chambliss       19   69    7   21   6   1   0    9   0   0    5    3  .304
Ed Herrmann           12   29    3    8   2   0   1    5   0   0    3    4  .276
Ron Blomberg          15   46    9   12   3   0   3   11   1   0    6    8  .261
Lou Piniella          12   42    2    9   2   0   0    6   0   0    5    3  .214
Bobby Bonds           24   89   15   19   5   0   4   15   7   2   15   21  .214
Graig Nettles         24   86   10   18   2   0   1   11   0   0   10   16  .209
Sandy Alomar          24   80    7   16   1   1   0    4   2   2    3   10  .200
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          11    8    2    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .125
Jim Mason             23   67    4    7   1   1   0    3   0   0    3   14  .105
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
Roy Smalley            6   20    1    6   0   0   0    3   2   0    0    2  .300
Jeff Burroughs        23   88   13   25   1   0   5   15   4   1   10   19  .284
Len Randle            23   87   17   24   2   1   1    9   4   3   12   11  .276
Mike Hargrove         18   58   12   16   5   0   1    9   1   0    7   10  .276
Cesar Tovar           18   69    7   17   3   0   0    7   6   1    8    4  .246
Toby Harrah           20   61    9   15   3   0   2    9   4   0   10   11  .246
Jim Fregosi           12   34    5    8   2   0   0    4   0   0    2    7  .235
Tom Grieve            14   30    2    7   0   1   2    4   0   1    3    7  .233
Joe Lovitto           16   30    4    7   1   0   0    3   1   1    3    5  .233
Jim Spencer           16   40    5    9   3   1   2   10   0   0    8    7  .225
Roy Howell            13   36    2    8   3   0   0    5   0   0    1    9  .222
Willie Davis          23   92    4   19   3   1   1    4   6   2    3   18  .207
Dave Nelson           11   41    4    8   1   0   0    4   6   0    2    4  .195
Jim Sundberg          23   65   10   11   1   0   1    6   0   0   12    8  .169
Leo Cardenas           8   19    2    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    4  .158
Bill Fahey             1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  M. Nettles (CAL)        112
  M. Rivers (CAL)         105
  N. Nyman (CHI)          102
  J. Orta (CHI)           101
  T. Harper (CAL)          94
  E. Maddox (NY)           93
  W. Davis (TEX)           92
  L. May (BAL)             92
  B. Bochte (CAL)          91
  G. Brett (KC)            91

Runs Scored:

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

Hits:

  T. Munson (NY)           36
  M. Rivers (CAL)          35
  E. Maddox (NY)           33
  C. May (CHI)             30
  D. Chalk (CAL)           29
  J. Orta (CHI)            29
  K. Henderson (CHI)       28
  J. Rudi (OAK)            28
  R. Yount (MIL)           28
  M. Nettles (CAL)         26

Doubles:

  D. Chalk (CAL)            9
  S. Lezcano (MIL)          7
  J. Rudi (OAK)             7
  C. Chambliss (NY)         6
  P. Garcia (MIL)           6
  M. Rivers (CAL)           6
  K. Singleton (BAL)        6
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)      6
  R. Yount (MIL)            6
  B. Bochte (CAL)           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
  J. Remy (CAL)             2

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)       15
  L. Hisle (MIN)           14

Stolen Bases:

  M. Rivers (CAL)          18
  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
  W. Davis (TEX)            6

Caught Stealing:

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

  M. Nettles (CAL)         22
  B. Bonds (NY)            21
  B. Darwin (MIN)          20
  B. Williams (OAK)        20
  J. Burroughs (TEX)       19
  T. Veryzer (DET)         19
  C. Washington (OAK)      19
  W. Davis (TEX)           18
  T. Harper (CAL)          18
  H. Killebrew (KC)        18


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