Wednesday May 7, 1975
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of May 7, 1975:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Minnesota        719   96   191   32    4   11    87    8   12   72   101  .266
New York         852  117   224   33    6   16   112   18   10   84   119  .263
California       902  119   236   44    8    5   106   53   23  120   143  .262
Boston           715  100   181   29    5   17    94   10   12   95   105  .253
Baltimore        789   91   197   31    3   18    84   12   13   99    97  .250
Kansas City      867  117   216   41    9   17   108   36   12  114   107  .249
Milwaukee        687  109   171   39    7   19   100   11   17   91    98  .249
Chicago          902  101   221   32    9   10    93   16    5   98   125  .245
Oakland          801  103   194   30    4   15    91   39   18  114   152  .242
Cleveland        773   76   186   25    3   20    73   16   12   69    74  .241
Texas            838  104   199   33    4   16    99   36   10   87   136  .238
Detroit          649   72   144   14    1   21    70    9   10   47   102  .222

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Thurman Munson (NY)      23   91   11   37   2   1   2   17   0   0    4    7  .407
Robin Yount (MIL)        22   80   17   31   6   1   4   12   2   1    5    5  .388
Fred Lynn (BOS)          18   63   13   23   5   0   3   15   0   2   12   14  .365
Elliott Maddox (NY)      24   96   15   33   5   1   1   13   4   1   11    6  .344
Ken Henderson (CHI)      23   85   17   29   5   2   1   12   1   1   13    8  .341
Carlos May (CHI)         26   89    8   30   4   1   2   17   2   0   13    7  .337
Mickey Rivers (CAL)      27  113   19   38   7   2   0   14  18   2   10   10  .336
Dave Chalk (CAL)         27   91   11   30   9   0   0   13   1   4   20   11  .330
Roy White (NY)           19   67   19   22   3   0   3    7   3   3   16    8  .328
Joe Rudi (OAK)           25   94   11   29   7   1   2   11   0   1    9   10  .309

 Baltimore            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Jim Northrup          11   12    4    6   3   0   0    6   0   0    3    2  .500
Al Bumbry             13   41    4   16   3   0   1    8   0   0    1    9  .390
Doug DeCinces         10   31    4   11   1   1   1    5   0   0    3    4  .355
Bobby Grich           18   61   11   18   3   0   3    5   0   1   14    4  .295
Paul Blair            21   83   11   24   3   0   1    3   6   4    4   10  .289
Don Baylor            22   85    7   24   4   1   2   11   3   3    7    7  .282
Ken Singleton         23   82   13   22   6   0   1    8   2   3   24   10  .268
Tim Nordbrook          6    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250
Tommy Davis           18   73    7   17   2   0   1    4   0   0    6    5  .233
Ellie Hendricks       13   27    8    6   0   0   2    3   0   0   13    3  .222
Lee May               23   96   12   20   5   0   5   18   0   2    7   16  .208
Dave Duncan           12   39    3    8   0   0   1    5   0   0    1    7  .205
Mark Belanger         23   61    0   10   1   0   0    2   1   0    6    9  .164
Brooks Robinson       22   82    6   13   0   1   0    5   0   0    9    9  .159
Andy Etchebarren       3    7    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .143
Tom Shopay             7    5    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    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              16   68   10   22   2   1   4   15   1   0    2   17  .324
Bernie Carbo          15   44   12   13   4   0   3    7   0   1   14    7  .296
Doug Griffin          20   61    6   18   0   0   0    4   2   2    6    8  .295
Rick Burleson         21   75    7   20   0   0   1    7   1   1    9    6  .267
Bob Montgomery        21   83    6   21   3   0   0   16   0   1    2   11  .253
Rick Miller           10    4    3    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .250
Dwight Evans          21   84   16   20   3   2   3   11   0   1   14    8  .238
Cecil Cooper           9    9    2    2   0   1   0    1   0   0    1    2  .222
Juan Beniquez         13   37    3    8   1   1   0    3   2   3    3    6  .216
Carl Yastrzemski      21   76   11   15   6   0   2    5   3   1   16   13  .197
Rico Petrocelli       17   61    7   10   4   0   0    5   0   0   10    7  .164
Tony Conigliaro        9   29    3    4   0   0   1    3   1   0    4    6  .138
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
Mickey Rivers         27  113   19   38   7   2   0   14  18   2   10   10  .336
Dave Chalk            27   91   11   30   9   0   0   13   1   4   20   11  .330
Orlando Ramirez       25   68    9   20   4   1   0    4   9   3    8   11  .294
Winston Llenas         8    7    0    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    1  .286
Rudy Meoli             7    7    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .286
Jerry Remy            26   86   12   24   4   2   0   11   4   3    7    9  .279
Tommy Harper          26  100   13   27   3   1   0   16   7   3   10   19  .270
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
Bruce Bochte          27   98   13   25   5   2   1   18   2   2   14    9  .255
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        27  120   18   27   4   0   0   11   9   3    8   25  .225
Leroy Stanton         18   37    7    4   0   0   1    1   2   0    7    8  .108
Bill Sudakis          17   30    2    3   1   0   1    5   0   1    7    8  .100
Denny Doyle            5   10    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .100
Bob Allietta           2    5    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .000

 Chicago              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Lee Richard            8    2    2    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .500
Ken Henderson         23   85   17   29   5   2   1   12   1   1   13    8  .341
Carlos May            26   89    8   30   4   1   2   17   2   0   13    7  .337
Pat Kelly             24   70   12   21   3   2   0    4   3   1   12   10  .300
Jorge Orta            26  109   13   29   5   2   2   14   5   2    6   14  .266
Bill Melton           26   95   11   24   5   0   1   13   0   0   15   19  .253
Deron Johnson         22   71    8   17   1   0   2   12   0   0    8   13  .239
Bucky Dent            26   95    6   21   4   0   0    5   0   0    3    6  .221
Brian Downing         25   79   10   17   4   0   2    6   3   0   15   18  .215
Bill Sharp            18   35    1    7   0   0   0    4   0   0    2    3  .200
Tony Muser            14   22    1    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .182
Nyls Nyman            26  106    9   17   1   2   0    4   1   0    2   13  .160
Jerry Hairston         5   14    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    2  .143
Buddy Bradford        12   24    3    2   0   0   0    1   1   1    6   10  .083
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           17   53    6   18   2   0   4   11   0   0   13    7  .340
Ed Crosby             10   13    0    4   1   0   0    1   0   2    3    0  .308
George Hendrick       23   93   12   28   2   0   4   13   1   1    5    9  .301
Oscar Gamble          14   42    5   12   4   1   1    1   0   0    5    2  .286
Alan Ashby             4    7    3    2   0   0   0    1   1   0    2    0  .286
Tommy McCraw          11   35    4    9   1   1   1    2   3   1    2    2  .257
Jack Brohamer         23   77    3   19   1   0   2    6   1   0    3    2  .247
Buddy Bell            23   74    6   18   2   0   0    3   1   1    7    6  .243
Rico Carty            14   37    3    9   1   0   2    8   0   0    3    2  .243
Frank Duffy           20   72    6   16   1   0   0    8   1   1    2   12  .222
John Ellis            23   82    6   18   3   0   3    9   0   0    3    7  .220
Frank Robinson         9   23    3    5   1   0   1    4   0   0    5    2  .217
John Lowenstein       16   48    6   10   1   0   2    3   5   3    9    5  .208
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           9   32    5   13   4   0   2    4   0   2    1    5  .406
Ron Leflore           19   79   14   24   2   1   3    7   7   3    3   13  .304
Gary Sutherland       20   76    9   21   3   0   1   14   0   1    6    3  .276
Willie Horton         20   78    8   20   0   0   6   17   0   0    4   16  .256
Dan Meyer             18   64    9   14   1   0   1    3   1   0    4    3  .219
Tom Veryzer           19   59    7   12   1   0   0    3   0   1    5   19  .203
Art James              8   26    1    5   0   0   0    0   1   2    1    2  .192
Ben Oglivie            6   21    2    4   0   0   1    3   0   0    0    4  .191
Aurelio Rodriguez     19   55    7   10   1   0   2    4   0   1    7    7  .182
Mickey Stanley         4    6    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .167
Bill Freehan          19   67    6   11   1   0   3    4   0   0    7    7  .164
Nate Colbert          19   68    4    9   1   0   2   10   0   0    7   17  .132
Gates Brown            6    6    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
John Knox              6    5    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
Jim Wohlford          15   48    8   17   3   1   0    6   2   2    3    1  .354
Cookie Rojas          20   71    7   24   4   0   0    7   1   1    0    4  .338
Hal McRae             26   98   16   29   7   1   2   20   3   1   13   10  .296
Amos Otis             26   92   18   25   5   2   3   12  15   2   21    9  .272
Buck Martinez         21   66    6   17   4   0   1   10   0   0    9    4  .258
George Brett          26   99   11   25   4   1   0   10   2   0    9   13  .253
Tony Solaita          13   20    3    5   2   0   2    5   0   0    2    8  .250
Freddie Patek         23   88   12   21   3   3   0    6  11   0   11   12  .239
Bob Stinson            9   14    2    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .214
Harmon Killebrew      22   76    7   16   3   0   5   12   0   0   16   19  .211
Vada Pinson           17   44    8    9   2   1   1    2   0   3    2    1  .205
John Mayberry         25   85   12   16   2   0   2   10   0   1   22   16  .188
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           15   37    3    5   1   0   0    5   1   1    2    3  .135
Rodney Scott          14    2    2    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           22   80   17   31   6   1   4   12   2   1    5    5  .388
Bobby Mitchell        10   16    6    5   3   0   0    2   0   0    3    4  .313
Mike Hegan            12   17    3    5   1   0   1    6   1   0    6    2  .294
Rob Ellis              5    7    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .286
George Scott          22   85    9   24   4   1   3   17   1   0    9   13  .282
Sixto Lezcano         22   79   12   21   7   0   2   11   2   3    5   13  .266
Pedro Garcia          22   67    9   16   6   1   0   11   0   2    4   10  .239
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        20   60   14   13   2   3   2   10   0   1   15   12  .217
Don Money             22   87   12   17   4   0   1    9   4   4    6    7  .195
Bob Coluccio          22   62    8   12   0   1   1    5   1   4   11   11  .194
Hank Aaron            21   70    9   13   3   0   2   10   0   1   17    8  .186
Gorman Thomas         13   12    3    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    4  .083
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             16   51   10   21   5   1   0    5   0   2    8    0  .412
Steve Brye            13   50   11   17   5   1   1    9   0   0    4    4  .340
Steve Braun           17   50    2   15   1   0   0    8   0   1    5   11  .300
Craig Kusick          15   50    4   15   4   0   1   10   0   0    3    6  .300
Larry Hisle           20   72   10   21   3   2   2   15   5   0    5   11  .292
Danny Thompson        12   35    4   10   1   0   1    5   0   0    6    4  .286
Eric Soderholm        21   78   13   21   2   0   1    6   2   3    9   10  .269
Sergio Ferrer         16   57    9   14   3   0   0    1   1   4    2   11  .246
Danny Walton           7   13    0    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .231
Bobby Darwin          21   83   14   19   4   0   3   12   0   0    7   20  .229
Glenn Borgmann        21   66    2   15   4   0   0    5   0   0    9    8  .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              15   38    5    6   0   0   0    2   0   0    3    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        23   91   11   37   2   1   2   17   0   0    4    7  .407
Elliott Maddox        24   96   15   33   5   1   1   13   4   1   11    6  .344
Roy White             19   67   19   22   3   0   3    7   3   3   16    8  .328
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
Bobby Bonds           25   92   16   20   5   0   4   16   7   3   16   22  .217
Lou Piniella          13   46    2   10   2   0   0    7   0   0    5    4  .217
Alex Johnson          13   34    6    7   0   1   0    6   1   1    2    7  .206
Graig Nettles         25   90   10   18   2   0   1   11   0   0   10   19  .200
Sandy Alomar          25   83    7   16   1   1   0    4   2   2    3   10  .193
Bob Oliver             5   14    2    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    3  .143
Jim Mason             23   67    4    7   1   1   0    3   0   0    3   14  .105
Fred Stanley          12   11    2    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .091
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
Charlie Sands          2    1    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0 1.000
Jim Holt               8    4    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    2  .500
Joe Rudi              25   94   11   29   7   1   2   11   0   1    9   10  .309
Claudell Washington   25   94   12   28   3   0   2   12   9   3    9   21  .298
Billy North           23   88   14   24   3   2   0    4   9   3   16   17  .273
Reggie Jackson        23   84   13   21   3   0   4   11   3   2   14   19  .250
Ted Kubiak            15   25    2    6   1   0   0    4   0   0    2    2  .240
Gene Tenace           25   70    8   16   2   0   2   12   0   0   17   14  .229
Phil Garner           25   71    2   16   3   0   0   10   0   3    4   12  .225
Bert Campaneris       18   73    8   16   1   0   0    4   5   3    2   13  .219
Billy Williams        25   76    9   16   3   0   2    8   0   0   20   21  .211
Sal Bando             25   86   10   16   3   1   3   13   1   1   17   12  .186
Angel Mangual         10   12    1    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .167
Ray Fosse             13   15    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    6  .067
Don Hopkins           18    4    6    0   0   0   0    0   6   1    1    0  .000
Billy Grabarkewitz     6    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Larry Haney            6    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Matt Alexander         5    0    2    0   0   0   0    0   4   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
Bill Fahey             2    3    0    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .667
Roy Smalley            8   25    3    7   1   0   0    4   2   0    2    2  .280
Jeff Burroughs        25   96   13   26   1   0   5   15   4   1   10   21  .271
Len Randle            25   96   17   25   2   1   1    9   4   4   12   14  .260
Mike Hargrove         20   66   12   17   5   0   1    9   1   0    7   10  .258
Jim Spencer           18   47    5   12   5   1   2   10   0   0    8    7  .255
Toby Harrah           20   61    9   15   3   0   2    9   4   0   10   11  .246
Tom Grieve            15   33    2    8   0   1   2    5   0   1    3    8  .242
Joe Lovitto           18   33    4    8   1   0   0    3   2   1    3    6  .242
Jim Fregosi           12   34    5    8   2   0   0    4   0   0    2    7  .235
Cesar Tovar           19   73    8   17   3   0   0    7   6   1    8    4  .233
Willie Davis          25  101    5   21   4   1   2    7   7   2    3   20  .208
Jim Sundberg          25   69   11   14   1   0   1    8   0   0   12    8  .203
Roy Howell            15   41    4    8   3   0   0    5   0   0    3    9  .195
Dave Nelson           11   41    4    8   1   0   0    4   6   0    2    4  .195
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)        120
  M. Rivers (CAL)         113
  J. Orta (CHI)           109
  N. Nyman (CHI)          106
  W. Davis (TEX)          101
  T. Harper (CAL)         100
  G. Brett (KC)            99
  B. Bochte (CAL)          98
  H. McRae (KC)            98
  J. Burroughs (TEX)       96

Runs Scored:

  M. Rivers (CAL)          19
  R. White (NY)            19
  M. Nettles (CAL)         18
  A. Otis (KC)             18
  K. Henderson (CHI)       17
  L. Randle (TEX)          17
  R. Yount (MIL)           17
  B. Bonds (NY)            16
  D. Evans (BOS)           16
  H. McRae (KC)            16

Hits:

  M. Rivers (CAL)          38
  T. Munson (NY)           37
  E. Maddox (NY)           33
  R. Yount (MIL)           31
  D. Chalk (CAL)           30
  C. May (CHI)             30
  K. Henderson (CHI)       29
  H. McRae (KC)            29
  J. Orta (CHI)            29
  J. Rudi (OAK)            29

Doubles:

  D. Chalk (CAL)            9
  S. Lezcano (MIL)          7
  H. McRae (KC)             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

Triples:

  F. Patek (KC)             3
  D. Porter (MIL)           3
  B. Bochte (CAL)           2
  D. Evans (BOS)            2
  K. Henderson (CHI)        2
  L. Hisle (MIN)            2
  P. Kelly (CHI)            2
  B. North (OAK)            2
  N. Nyman (CHI)            2
  J. Orta (CHI)             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
  J. Rice (BOS)             4
  R. Yount (MIL)            4

RBI:

  H. McRae (KC)            20
  B. Bochte (CAL)          18
  L. May (BAL)             18
  W. Horton (DET)          17
  C. May (CHI)             17
  T. Munson (NY)           17
  G. Scott (MIL)           17
  B. Bonds (NY)            16
  T. Harper (CAL)          16
  B. Montgomery (BOS)      16

Stolen Bases:

  M. Rivers (CAL)          18
  A. Otis (KC)             15
  F. Patek (KC)            11
  M. Nettles (CAL)          9
  B. North (OAK)            9
  O. Ramirez (CAL)          9
  C. Washington (OAK)       9
  B. Bonds (NY)             7
  W. Davis (TEX)            7
  T. Harper (CAL)           7

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
  J. Beniquez (BOS)         3
  B. Bonds (NY)             3
  B. Campaneris (OAK)       3

Walks:

  K. Singleton (BAL)       24
  J. Mayberry (KC)         22
  A. Otis (KC)             21
  D. Chalk (CAL)           20
  B. Williams (OAK)        20
  H. Aaron (MIL)           17
  S. Bando (OAK)           17
  G. Tenace (OAK)          17
  B. Bonds (NY)            16
  H. Killebrew (KC)        16

Strikeouts:

  M. Nettles (CAL)         25
  B. Bonds (NY)            22
  J. Burroughs (TEX)       21
  C. Washington (OAK)      21
  B. Williams (OAK)        21
  B. Darwin (MIN)          20
  W. Davis (TEX)           20
  T. Harper (CAL)          19
  R. Jackson (OAK)         19
  H. Killebrew (KC)        19

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