Thursday May 8, 1975
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of May 8, 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
California       936  124   247   44    9    5   111   56   24  122   149  .264
New York         852  117   224   33    6   16   112   18   10   84   119  .263
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
Milwaukee        719  113   177   40    7   21   104   11   17   96   109  .246
Chicago          902  101   221   32    9   10    93   16    5   98   125  .245
Kansas City      899  120   220   43    9   18   111   36   12  115   114  .245
Texas            876  109   212   36    4   17   104   38   11   90   143  .242
Cleveland        773   76   186   25    3   20    73   16   12   69    74  .241
Oakland          832  103   198   30    4   15    91   40   18  119   162  .238
Detroit          681   78   154   16    2   22    76   10   11   50   106  .226

 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)        23   83   17   32   6   1   4   12   2   1    6    5  .386
Fred Lynn (BOS)          18   63   13   23   5   0   3   15   0   2   12   14  .365
Mickey Rivers (CAL)      28  118   20   41   7   3   0   17  19   2   10   12  .348
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
Roy White (NY)           19   67   19   22   3   0   3    7   3   3   16    8  .328
Dave Chalk (CAL)         28   95   11   30   9   0   0   13   1   4   20   11  .316
Ron Leflore (DET)        20   82   14   25   2   2   3    8   7   4    4   13  .305

 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         28  118   20   41   7   3   0   17  19   2   10   12  .348
Dave Chalk            28   95   11   30   9   0   0   13   1   4   20   11  .316
Orlando Ramirez       26   69    9   21   4   1   0    4   9   4    8   11  .304
Rudy Meoli             7    7    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .286
Jerry Remy            27   89   13   25   4   2   0   11   4   3    7    9  .281
Tommy Harper          27  104   13   28   3   1   0   17   7   3   10   20  .269
Bruce Bochte          28   99   13   26   5   2   1   18   2   2   14    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
Morris Nettles        28  123   19   28   4   0   0   12  11   3   10   26  .228
Bob Allietta           3    9    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .222
Winston Llenas         9    9    0    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    2  .222
Billy Smith           15   16    2    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .188
Bill Sudakis          18   33    2    4   1   0   1    5   0   1    7    8  .121
Leroy Stanton         19   38    7    4   0   0   1    1   2   0    7    9  .105
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            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          10   34    7   14   4   0   2    4   1   2    3    5  .412
Ron Leflore           20   82   14   25   2   2   3    8   7   4    4   13  .305
Gary Sutherland       21   80    9   23   3   0   1   14   0   1    6    3  .288
Dan Meyer             19   68   11   17   2   0   2    4   1   0    4    3  .250
Willie Horton         21   82    8   20   0   0   6   17   0   0    4   16  .244
Tom Veryzer           20   62    8   13   1   0   0    5   0   1    5   20  .210
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     20   59    8   11   2   0   2    6   0   1    7    7  .186
Bill Freehan          20   71    6   12   1   0   3    4   0   0    7    7  .169
Mickey Stanley         4    6    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .167
Nate Colbert          20   72    4    9   1   0   2   10   0   0    7   20  .125
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          16   50    8   17   3   1   0    6   2   2    4    1  .340
Cookie Rojas          21   74    7   24   4   0   0    7   1   1    0    5  .324
Hal McRae             27  102   16   30   8   1   2   21   3   1   13   10  .294
Amos Otis             27   96   18   25   5   2   3   12  15   2   21   11  .260
Tony Solaita          13   20    3    5   2   0   2    5   0   0    2    8  .250
Buck Martinez         22   69    6   17   4   0   1   10   0   0    9    6  .246
George Brett          27  103   12   25   4   1   0   10   2   0    9   13  .243
Freddie Patek         24   92   12   22   3   3   0    7  11   0   11   12  .239
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         26   89   14   18   3   0   3   11   0   1   22   16  .202
Harmon Killebrew      23   80    7   16   3   0   5   12   0   0   16   21  .200
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           23   83   17   32   6   1   4   12   2   1    6    5  .386
Bill Sharp             1    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
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          23   89   10   25   4   1   4   19   1   0    9   15  .281
Sixto Lezcano         23   83   12   22   7   0   2   11   2   3    5   14  .265
Bobby Mitchell        11   19    6    5   3   0   0    2   0   0    4    7  .263
Johnny Briggs          9   30    5    7   1   0   3    3   0   1    7    7  .233
Pedro Garcia          23   70   10   16   6   1   0   11   0   2    5   10  .229
Darrell Porter        21   61   14   13   2   3   2   10   0   1   17   12  .213
Charlie Moore          5   10    0    2   2   0   0    2   0   0    1    2  .200
Don Money             23   92   13   18   4   0   2   11   4   4    6    8  .196
Bob Coluccio          22   62    8   12   0   1   1    5   1   4   11   11  .194
Hank Aaron            22   74    9   14   4   0   2   10   0   1   17   10  .189
Gorman Thomas         14   12    3    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    4  .083
Kurt Bevacqua          3    2    0    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .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          3    2    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .500
Jim Holt               9    7    0    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    2  .429
Joe Rudi              26   97   11   29   7   1   2   11   0   1   10   12  .299
Claudell Washington   26   97   12   28   3   0   2   12  10   3   10   22  .289
Billy North           24   92   14   24   3   2   0    4   9   3   16   19  .261
Reggie Jackson        23   84   13   21   3   0   4   11   3   2   14   19  .250
Gene Tenace           26   73    8   17   2   0   2   12   0   0   18   15  .233
Ted Kubiak            16   26    2    6   1   0   0    4   0   0    2    2  .231
Phil Garner           26   74    2   17   3   0   0   10   0   3    5   12  .230
Billy Williams        26   79    9   17   3   0   2    8   0   0   21   22  .215
Bert Campaneris       19   77    8   16   1   0   0    4   5   3    2   14  .208
Sal Bando             26   88   10   16   3   1   3   13   1   1   17   12  .182
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
Larry Haney            7    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Billy Grabarkewitz     6    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Matt Alexander         6    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            9   25    3    7   1   0   0    4   2   0    2    2  .280
Jeff Burroughs        26  101   13   27   2   0   5   16   4   1   10   25  .267
Toby Harrah           21   65    9   17   3   0   2   10   4   0   10   11  .262
Mike Hargrove         21   69   13   18   6   0   1    9   1   1    8   10  .261
Len Randle            26  100   18   26   2   1   1    9   4   4   13   15  .260
Joe Lovitto           19   33    4    8   1   0   0    3   2   1    3    6  .242
Willie Davis          26  106    6   25   4   1   3   10   9   2    3   21  .236
Jim Spencer           19   51    5   12   5   1   2   10   0   0    8    7  .235
Jim Fregosi           13   34    5    8   2   0   0    4   0   0    3    7  .235
Tom Grieve            16   34    2    8   0   1   2    5   0   1    3    8  .235
Cesar Tovar           20   78    9   18   3   0   0    7   6   1    8    4  .231
Jim Sundberg          26   73   12   16   2   0   1    8   0   0   12    8  .219
Roy Howell            16   44    4    9   3   0   0    5   0   0    3   10  .205
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)        123
  M. Rivers (CAL)         118
  J. Orta (CHI)           109
  W. Davis (TEX)          106
  N. Nyman (CHI)          106
  T. Harper (CAL)         104
  G. Brett (KC)           103
  H. McRae (KC)           102
  J. Burroughs (TEX)      101
  L. Randle (TEX)         100

Runs Scored:

  M. Rivers (CAL)          20
  M. Nettles (CAL)         19
  R. White (NY)            19
  A. Otis (KC)             18
  L. Randle (TEX)          18
  K. Henderson (CHI)       17
  R. Yount (MIL)           17
  B. Bonds (NY)            16
  D. Evans (BOS)           16
  H. McRae (KC)            16

Hits:

  M. Rivers (CAL)          41
  T. Munson (NY)           37
  E. Maddox (NY)           33
  R. Yount (MIL)           32
  D. Chalk (CAL)           30
  C. May (CHI)             30
  H. McRae (KC)            30
  K. Henderson (CHI)       29
  J. Orta (CHI)            29
  J. Rudi (OAK)            29

Doubles:

  D. Chalk (CAL)            9
  H. McRae (KC)             8
  S. Lezcano (MIL)          7
  M. Rivers (CAL)           7
  J. Rudi (OAK)             7
  C. Chambliss (NY)         6
  P. Garcia (MIL)           6
  M. Hargrove (TEX)         6
  K. Singleton (BAL)        6
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)      6

Triples:

  F. Patek (KC)             3
  D. Porter (MIL)           3
  M. Rivers (CAL)           3
  B. Bochte (CAL)           2
  D. Evans (BOS)            2
  K. Henderson (CHI)        2
  L. Hisle (MIN)            2
  P. Kelly (CHI)            2
  R. Leflore (DET)          2
  B. North (OAK)            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
  G. Scott (MIL)            4

RBI:

  H. McRae (KC)            21
  G. Scott (MIL)           19
  B. Bochte (CAL)          18
  L. May (BAL)             18
  T. Harper (CAL)          17
  W. Horton (DET)          17
  C. May (CHI)             17
  T. Munson (NY)           17
  M. Rivers (CAL)          17
  B. Bonds (NY)            16

Stolen Bases:

  M. Rivers (CAL)          19
  A. Otis (KC)             15
  M. Nettles (CAL)         11
  F. Patek (KC)            11
  C. Washington (OAK)      10
  W. Davis (TEX)            9
  B. North (OAK)            9
  O. Ramirez (CAL)          9
  B. Bonds (NY)             7
  T. Harper (CAL)           7

Caught Stealing:

  P. Blair (BAL)            4
  D. Chalk (CAL)            4
  B. Coluccio (MIL)         4
  S. Ferrer (MIN)           4
  R. Leflore (DET)          4
  D. Money (MIL)            4
  O. Ramirez (CAL)          4
  L. Randle (TEX)           4
  D. Baylor (BAL)           3
  J. Beniquez (BOS)         3

Walks:

  K. Singleton (BAL)       24
  J. Mayberry (KC)         22
  A. Otis (KC)             21
  B. Williams (OAK)        21
  D. Chalk (CAL)           20
  G. Tenace (OAK)          18
  H. Aaron (MIL)           17
  S. Bando (OAK)           17
  D. Porter (MIL)          17
  B. Bonds (NY)            16

Strikeouts:

  M. Nettles (CAL)         26
  J. Burroughs (TEX)       25
  B. Bonds (NY)            22
  C. Washington (OAK)      22
  B. Williams (OAK)        22
  W. Davis (TEX)           21
  H. Killebrew (KC)        21
  N. Colbert (DET)         20
  B. Darwin (MIN)          20
  T. Harper (CAL)          20

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