Tuesday May 6, 1975
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of May 6, 1975:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Minnesota        687   94   183   31    4   10    85    7   12   68    99  .266
New York         823  114   219   32    6   16   109   18    9   81   114  .266
California       873  118   230   44    8    5   105   50   23  114   134  .264
Boston           682   96   171   29    5   16    90   10   11   92   100  .251
Baltimore        758   87   189   30    3   17    81   12   13   94    93  .249
Kansas City      836  111   208   37    9   17   103   33   11  102   106  .249
Milwaukee        652  102   161   37    6   18    93   10   16   87    93  .247
Chicago          870   98   213   32    8   10    90   16    5   93   118  .245
Cleveland        739   74   178   24    2   20    71   16   12   66    72  .241
Oakland          771   94   185   30    4   14    82   37   17  110   148  .240
Texas            803   99   189   30    4   16    94   35   10   83   132  .235
Detroit          615   67   137   14    1   20    66    8   10   45    97  .223

 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)        21   76   15   28   6   1   4   12   2   1    4    5  .368
Fred Lynn (BOS)          18   63   13   23   5   0   3   15   0   2   12   14  .365
Elliott Maddox (NY)      23   93   15   33   5   1   1   13   4   1   11    6  .355
Carlos May (CHI)         25   86    8   30   4   1   2   17   2   0   12    5  .349
Dave Chalk (CAL)         26   87   11   30   9   0   0   13   1   4   20   11  .345
Mickey Rivers (CAL)      26  109   19   37   7   2   0   14  18   2   10    8  .339
Cookie Rojas (KC)        20   71    7   24   4   0   0    7   1   1    0    4  .338
Ken Henderson (CHI)      22   84   16   28   5   2   1   11   1   1   13    8  .333
Roy White (NY)           18   65   18   21   3   0   3    7   3   3   14    8  .323

 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             18   63   13   23   5   0   3   15   0   2   12   14  .365
Jim Rice              15   64    9   20   2   1   3   14   1   0    2   16  .313
Bernie Carbo          15   44   12   13   4   0   3    7   0   1   14    7  .296
Doug Griffin          19   57    5   16   0   0   0    4   2   2    6    8  .281
Rick Burleson         20   71    7   19   0   0   1    6   1   1    9    6  .268
Bob Montgomery        20   79    6   21   3   0   0   15   0   1    2   11  .266
Rick Miller            9    4    3    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .250
Dwight Evans          20   81   15   19   3   2   3   11   0   1   13    8  .235
Cecil Cooper           9    9    2    2   0   1   0    1   0   0    1    2  .222
Carl Yastrzemski      20   73   11   15   6   0   2    5   3   1   15   12  .206
Juan Beniquez         12   33    3    6   1   1   0    3   2   2    3    5  .182
Rico Petrocelli       16   58    6    9   4   0   0    5   0   0    9    6  .155
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

 California           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Dave Chalk            26   87   11   30   9   0   0   13   1   4   20   11  .345
Mickey Rivers         26  109   19   37   7   2   0   14  18   2   10    8  .339
Jerry Remy            25   83   12   24   4   2   0   11   4   3    6    8  .289
Rudy Meoli             7    7    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .286
Orlando Ramirez       24   65    9   18   4   1   0    4   7   3    8   11  .277
Tommy Harper          25   98   12   26   3   1   0   16   6   3    9   19  .265
Bruce Bochte          26   95   13   25   5   2   1   18   2   2   13    9  .263
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
Joe Lahoud            18   40    4   10   1   0   2    7   1   1    9   10  .250
Billy Smith           14   13    2    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .231
Morris Nettles        26  116   18   26   4   0   0   11   9   3    7   23  .224
Winston Llenas         7    6    0    1   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    1  .167
Leroy Stanton         17   36    7    4   0   0   1    1   2   0    7    7  .111
Bill Sudakis          16   29    2    3   1   0   1    4   0   1    5    7  .103
Denny Doyle            5   10    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .100
Bob Allietta           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
Lee Richard            7    2    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .500
Carlos May            25   86    8   30   4   1   2   17   2   0   12    5  .349
Ken Henderson         22   84   16   28   5   2   1   11   1   1   13    8  .333
Pat Kelly             23   66   12   20   3   1   0    4   3   1   12   10  .303
Jorge Orta            25  105   13   29   5   2   2   14   5   2    6   13  .276
Bill Melton           25   92   11   24   5   0   1   13   0   0   14   17  .261
Deron Johnson         21   70    8   16   1   0   2   10   0   0    8   13  .229
Bucky Dent            25   92    6   21   4   0   0    5   0   0    3    6  .228
Brian Downing         24   76   10   16   4   0   2    6   3   0   14   16  .211
Bill Sharp            17   31    1    6   0   0   0    4   0   0    2    3  .194
Jerry Hairston         4   12    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .167
Nyls Nyman            25  106    8   17   1   2   0    4   1   0    2   13  .160
Buddy Bradford        12   24    3    2   0   0   0    1   1   1    6   10  .083
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           16   49    6   17   2   0   4   10   0   0   13    7  .347
Ed Crosby             10   13    0    4   1   0   0    1   0   2    3    0  .308
George Hendrick       22   90   11   27   2   0   4   13   1   1    4    9  .300
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
Tommy McCraw          10   34    4    9   1   1   1    2   3   1    2    2  .265
Jack Brohamer         22   73    3   18   1   0   2    6   1   0    3    2  .247
Rico Carty            13   33    3    8   1   0   2    8   0   0    3    2  .242
Buddy Bell            22   71    6   17   2   0   0    3   1   1    7    5  .239
John Lowenstein       15   43    6   10   1   0   2    3   5   3    9    4  .233
Frank Duffy           19   69    6   16   1   0   0    8   1   1    1   12  .232
Frank Robinson         9   23    3    5   1   0   1    4   0   0    5    2  .217
John Ellis            22   78    6   16   2   0   3    8   0   0    3    7  .205
Ken Berry             16   22    4    4   1   0   0    0   0   1    1    3  .182
Charlie Spikes        20   74    6   11   3   1   0    3   2   2    4   10  .149
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           8   29    4   12   4   0   1    3   0   2    0    5  .414
Ron Leflore           18   74   13   23   2   1   3    7   6   3    3   12  .311
Gary Sutherland       19   73    9   21   3   0   1   13   0   1    6    3  .288
Willie Horton         19   74    8   19   0   0   6   17   0   0    4   16  .257
Dan Meyer             17   60    8   13   1   0   1    2   1   0    4    2  .217
Tom Veryzer           18   56    7   12   1   0   0    2   0   1    5   19  .214
Aurelio Rodriguez     18   52    7   10   1   0   2    4   0   1    7    6  .192
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          18   64    5   10   1   0   3    4   0   0    6    6  .156
Nate Colbert          19   68    4    9   1   0   2   10   0   0    7   17  .132
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          20   71    7   24   4   0   0    7   1   1    0    4  .338
Jim Wohlford          14   46    8   15   3   1   0    5   1   2    1    1  .326
Hal McRae             25   95   15   27   5   1   2   19   3   0   11   10  .284
Amos Otis             25   87   17   24   5   2   3   11  15   2   21    9  .276
Buck Martinez         20   64    5   17   4   0   1   10   0   0    6    4  .266
George Brett          25   95   10   24   3   1   0   10   2   0    8   13  .253
Tony Solaita          13   20    3    5   2   0   2    5   0   0    2    8  .250
Freddie Patek         22   83   12   20   3   3   0    6  10   0   11   12  .241
Harmon Killebrew      21   73    7   16   3   0   5   12   0   0   14   19  .219
Bob Stinson            9   14    2    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .214
Vada Pinson           17   44    8    9   2   1   1    2   0   3    2    1  .205
John Mayberry         24   81   11   15   1   0   2    9   0   1   21   15  .185
Al Cowens             16   20    2    3   0   0   1    3   0   0    3    2  .150
Frank White           14   34    3    5   1   0   0    4   0   1    1    3  .147
Fran Healy             2    7    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .143
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            8    5    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .400
Robin Yount           21   76   15   28   6   1   4   12   2   1    4    5  .368
Mike Hegan            11   16    3    5   1   0   1    6   1   0    6    2  .313
George Scott          21   80    9   23   3   1   3   14   1   0    9   12  .288
Rob Ellis              4    7    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .286
Pedro Garcia          21   64    9   16   6   1   0   11   0   2    4    8  .250
Bobby Mitchell         9   12    5    3   2   0   0    1   0   0    3    3  .250
Sixto Lezcano         21   75   11   18   7   0   1    8   2   2    5   13  .240
Johnny Briggs          9   30    5    7   1   0   3    3   0   1    7    7  .233
Charlie Moore          4    9    0    2   2   0   0    2   0   0    1    1  .222
Darrell Porter        19   57   13   12   2   2   2   10   0   1   14   12  .211
Don Money             21   83   11   17   4   0   1    9   3   4    5    7  .205
Hank Aaron            20   66    8   13   3   0   2   10   0   1   16    8  .197
Bob Coluccio          21   62    8   12   0   1   1    5   1   4   11   11  .194
Gorman Thomas         12    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             15   47    9   20   5   1   0    5   0   2    7    0  .426
Steve Brye            12   46   11   16   5   1   1    9   0   0    4    4  .348
Craig Kusick          14   46    4   15   4   0   1   10   0   0    3    5  .326
Larry Hisle           19   69   10   20   3   2   2   15   4   0    4   11  .290
Danny Thompson        12   35    4   10   1   0   1    5   0   0    6    4  .286
Eric Soderholm        20   74   13   21   2   0   1    6   2   3    9    9  .284
Steve Braun           16   47    2   13   1   0   0    8   0   1    5   11  .277
Sergio Ferrer         15   53    9   14   3   0   0    1   1   4    2   11  .264
Danny Walton           7   13    0    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .231
Glenn Borgmann        20   64    2   14   4   0   0    5   0   0    8    8  .219
Lyman Bostock         10   32    5    7   0   0   0    0   0   1    5    3  .219
Bobby Darwin          20   79   13   17   3   0   2   10   0   0    7   20  .215
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              14   38    5    6   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    9  .158
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              24   91   10   29   7   1   2   11   0   1    8   10  .319
Claudell Washington   24   90   11   27   3   0   2   10   9   3    9   20  .300
Billy North           22   84   13   24   3   2   0    4   9   3   15   16  .286
Reggie Jackson        23   84   13   21   3   0   4   11   3   2   14   19  .250
Ted Kubiak            14   24    2    6   1   0   0    4   0   0    2    2  .250
Phil Garner           24   70    2   16   3   0   0   10   0   3    4   11  .229
Billy Williams        24   74    9   16   3   0   2    8   0   0   19   21  .216
Bert Campaneris       17   71    7   15   1   0   0    4   5   2    1   13  .211
Gene Tenace           24   67    8   14   2   0   2   11   0   0   17   13  .209
Sal Bando             24   83    9   15   3   1   2    9   1   1   17   12  .181
Angel Mangual          9   11    0    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .091
Ray Fosse             12   13    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    6  .077
Don Hopkins           17    4    5    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         4    0    1    0   0   0   0    0   3   0    0    0  .000
Charlie Sands          1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    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
Bill Fahey             2    3    0    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .667
Len Randle            24   91   17   25   2   1   1    9   4   4   12   13  .275
Mike Hargrove         19   62   12   17   5   0   1    9   1   0    7   10  .274
Jeff Burroughs        24   92   13   25   1   0   5   15   4   1   10   21  .272
Roy Smalley            7   23    1    6   0   0   0    3   2   0    0    2  .261
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
Cesar Tovar           19   73    8   17   3   0   0    7   6   1    8    4  .233
Jim Spencer           17   43    5   10   4   1   2   10   0   0    8    7  .233
Joe Lovitto           17   31    4    7   1   0   0    3   1   1    3    5  .226
Willie Davis          24   96    5   20   3   1   2    6   7   2    3   19  .208
Roy Howell            14   39    2    8   3   0   0    5   0   0    1    9  .205
Dave Nelson           11   41    4    8   1   0   0    4   6   0    2    4  .195
Jim Sundberg          24   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

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  M. Nettles (CAL)        116
  M. Rivers (CAL)         109
  N. Nyman (CHI)          106
  J. Orta (CHI)           105
  T. Harper (CAL)          98
  W. Davis (TEX)           96
  B. Bochte (CAL)          95
  G. Brett (KC)            95
  H. McRae (KC)            95
  E. Maddox (NY)           93

Runs Scored:

  M. Rivers (CAL)          19
  M. Nettles (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
  H. McRae (KC)            15

Hits:

  M. Rivers (CAL)          37
  T. Munson (NY)           36
  E. Maddox (NY)           33
  D. Chalk (CAL)           30
  C. May (CHI)             30
  J. Orta (CHI)            29
  J. Rudi (OAK)            29
  K. Henderson (CHI)       28
  R. Yount (MIL)           28
  G. Hendrick (CLE)        27

Doubles:

  D. Chalk (CAL)            9
  S. Lezcano (MIL)          7
  M. Rivers (CAL)           7
  J. Rudi (OAK)             7
  C. Chambliss (NY)         6
  P. Garcia (MIL)           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
  L. Hisle (MIN)            2
  B. North (OAK)            2
  N. Nyman (CHI)            2
  J. Orta (CHI)             2
  A. Otis (KC)              2
  D. Porter (MIL)           2

Home Runs:

  W. Horton (DET)           6
  J. Burroughs (TEX)        5
  H. Killebrew (KC)         5
  L. May (BAL)              5
  B. Bonds (NY)             4
  G. Hendrick (CLE)         4
  R. Jackson (OAK)          4
  B. Powell (CLE)           4
  R. Yount (MIL)            4
  R. Blomberg (NY)          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)           15

Stolen Bases:

  M. Rivers (CAL)          18
  A. Otis (KC)             15
  F. Patek (KC)            10
  M. Nettles (CAL)          9
  B. North (OAK)            9
  C. Washington (OAK)       9
  B. Bonds (NY)             7
  W. Davis (TEX)            7
  O. Ramirez (CAL)          7
  P. Blair (BAL)            6

Caught Stealing:

  P. Blair (BAL)            4
  D. Chalk (CAL)            4
  B. Coluccio (MIL)         4
  S. Ferrer (MIN)           4
  D. Money (MIL)            4
  L. Randle (TEX)           4
  D. Baylor (BAL)           3
  P. Garner (OAK)           3
  T. Harper (CAL)           3
  R. Leflore (DET)          3

Walks:

  K. Singleton (BAL)       23
  J. Mayberry (KC)         21
  A. Otis (KC)             21
  D. Chalk (CAL)           20
  B. Williams (OAK)        19
  S. Bando (OAK)           17
  G. Tenace (OAK)          17
  H. Aaron (MIL)           16
  E. Rodriguez (CAL)       16
  B. Bonds (NY)            15

Strikeouts:

  M. Nettles (CAL)         23
  B. Bonds (NY)            21
  J. Burroughs (TEX)       21
  B. Williams (OAK)        21
  B. Darwin (MIN)          20
  C. Washington (OAK)      20
  W. Davis (TEX)           19
  T. Harper (CAL)          19
  R. Jackson (OAK)         19
  H. Killebrew (KC)        19


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