Friday May 9, 1975
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of May 9, 1975:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Minnesota        753  101   200   34    4   11    92    9   13   77   105  .266
New York         889  120   234   33    6   18   115   18   10   88   123  .263
California       966  125   250   44    9    6   112   57   24  124   156  .259
Boston           745  104   188   31    5   17    98   10   13  100   109  .252
Baltimore        821   93   204   32    3   19    86   12   14  103    99  .249
Milwaukee        752  120   186   43    8   23   111   13   18  100   111  .247
Kansas City      932  121   228   44    9   18   112   39   12  118   115  .245
Texas            909  112   222   37    4   17   105   38   13   93   145  .244
Chicago          932  103   225   33    9   11    95   16    6   99   127  .241
Oakland          859  107   206   32    4   17    94   41   19  122   166  .240
Cleveland        805   76   192   26    3   20    73   16   13   71    80  .239
Detroit          712   79   160   16    2   23    77   11   13   51   112  .225

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Thurman Munson (NY)      24   95   12   39   2   1   2   17   0   0    5    7  .411
Robin Yount (MIL)        24   84   17   32   6   1   4   12   2   1    6    5  .381
Fred Lynn (BOS)          19   67   14   24   5   0   3   15   0   2   12   15  .358
Mickey Rivers (CAL)      29  122   21   42   7   3   1   18  19   2   10   13  .344
Elliott Maddox (NY)      25  100   15   34   5   1   1   13   4   1   11    6  .340
Carlos May (CHI)         27   92    8   30   4   1   2   17   2   0   13    7  .326
Ken Henderson (CHI)      24   89   17   29   5   2   1   12   1   1   13    8  .326
Roy White (NY)           20   71   20   23   3   0   4    8   3   3   17    8  .324
Dave Chalk (CAL)         29   97   11   30   9   0   0   13   1   4   21   11  .309
Ron Leflore (DET)        21   86   14   26   2   2   3    8   7   4    4   16  .302

 Baltimore            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Jim Northrup          12   13    4    6   3   0   0    6   0   0    3    2  .462
Al Bumbry             14   45    4   17   3   0   1    8   0   1    1   10  .378
Doug DeCinces         10   31    4   11   1   1   1    5   0   0    3    4  .355
Bobby Grich           19   64   11   19   3   0   3    5   0   1   15    4  .297
Don Baylor            23   89    7   26   5   1   2   11   3   3    7    7  .292
Paul Blair            22   87   11   25   3   0   1    3   6   4    4   10  .287
Ken Singleton         24   85   13   22   6   0   1    8   2   3   25   10  .259
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               24  100   12   21   5   0   5   18   0   2    7   17  .210
Dave Duncan           13   43    4    9   0   0   2    7   0   0    1    7  .209
Tim Nordbrook          7    5    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    1  .200
Mark Belanger         23   61    0   10   1   0   0    2   1   0    6    9  .164
Brooks Robinson       23   86    7   13   0   1   0    5   0   0    9    9  .151
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             19   67   14   24   5   0   3   15   0   2   12   15  .358
Jim Rice              17   71   10   22   2   1   4   16   1   0    2   17  .310
Bernie Carbo          15   44   12   13   4   0   3    7   0   1   14    7  .296
Rick Burleson         22   80    8   23   2   0   1    8   1   1    9    6  .288
Doug Griffin          21   64    6   18   0   0   0    4   2   2    7    8  .281
Rick Miller           10    4    3    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .250
Bob Montgomery        22   86    6   21   3   0   0   17   0   1    2   12  .244
Dwight Evans          22   85   16   20   3   2   3   11   0   2   16    8  .235
Cecil Cooper           9    9    2    2   0   1   0    1   0   0    1    2  .222
Juan Beniquez         14   41    5    9   1   1   0    3   2   3    4    6  .220
Carl Yastrzemski      22   80   11   16   6   0   2    6   3   1   16   14  .200
Rico Petrocelli       18   64    7   11   4   0   0    5   0   0   11    8  .172
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         29  122   21   42   7   3   1   18  19   2   10   13  .344
Dave Chalk            29   97   11   30   9   0   0   13   1   4   21   11  .309
Orlando Ramirez       26   69    9   21   4   1   0    4   9   4    8   11  .304
Jerry Remy            28   92   13   25   4   2   0   11   4   3    7    9  .272
Tommy Harper          28  108   13   29   3   1   0   17   8   3   10   20  .269
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          29  102   13   26   5   2   1   18   2   2   15   10  .255
Joe Lahoud            19   44    4   11   1   0   2    7   1   1    9   12  .250
Rudy Meoli             8    8    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .250
Winston Llenas         9    9    0    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    2  .222
Morris Nettles        29  127   19   28   4   0   0   12  11   3   10   27  .221
Bob Allietta           4   11    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .182
Billy Smith           16   18    2    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    4  .167
Bill Sudakis          19   34    2    4   1   0   1    5   0   1    7    8  .118
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
Carlos May            27   92    8   30   4   1   2   17   2   0   13    7  .326
Ken Henderson         24   89   17   29   5   2   1   12   1   1   13    8  .326
Pat Kelly             25   74   13   22   3   2   1    6   3   1   12   10  .297
Jorge Orta            27  113   13   29   5   2   2   14   5   2    6   14  .257
Bill Melton           27   99   11   24   5   0   1   13   0   0   15   20  .242
Deron Johnson         23   74    8   17   1   0   2   12   0   0    8   13  .230
Bucky Dent            27   97    6   22   5   0   0    5   0   0    3    6  .227
Brian Downing         26   81   10   17   4   0   2    6   3   0   16   18  .210
Bill Sharp            18   35    1    7   0   0   0    4   0   0    2    3  .200
Tony Muser            15   25    2    5   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .200
Nyls Nyman            27  107    9   18   1   2   0    4   1   1    2   13  .168
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
Bob Coluccio           1    0    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           18   54    6   18   2   0   4   11   0   0   13    8  .333
Ed Crosby             10   13    0    4   1   0   0    1   0   2    3    0  .308
George Hendrick       24   97   12   29   2   0   4   13   1   1    5   10  .299
Rico Carty            15   41    3   12   2   0   2    8   0   0    3    2  .293
Alan Ashby             4    7    3    2   0   0   0    1   1   0    2    0  .286
Oscar Gamble          15   45    5   12   4   1   1    1   0   0    5    2  .267
Tommy McCraw          11   35    4    9   1   1   1    2   3   1    2    2  .257
Jack Brohamer         24   80    3   20   1   0   2    6   1   0    3    2  .250
Buddy Bell            24   78    6   18   2   0   0    3   1   1    7    7  .231
Frank Duffy           21   75    6   17   1   0   0    8   1   2    3   13  .227
John Ellis            24   86    6   18   3   0   3    9   0   0    3    7  .209
John Lowenstein       16   48    6   10   1   0   2    3   5   3    9    5  .208
Frank Robinson        10   26    3    5   1   0   1    4   0   0    6    3  .192
Ken Berry             16   22    4    4   1   0   0    0   0   1    1    3  .182
Charlie Spikes        21   77    6   11   3   1   0    3   2   2    4   11  .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          11   37    7   15   4   0   2    4   1   3    3    5  .405
Ron Leflore           21   86   14   26   2   2   3    8   7   4    4   16  .302
Gary Sutherland       22   83    9   23   3   0   1   14   0   1    7    3  .277
Willie Horton         22   86    9   21   0   0   7   18   0   0    4   16  .244
Dan Meyer             20   71   11   17   2   0   2    4   2   0    4    3  .239
Tom Veryzer           21   65    8   14   1   0   0    5   0   1    5   20  .215
Art James              8   26    1    5   0   0   0    0   1   2    1    2  .192
Bill Freehan          21   75    6   14   1   0   3    4   0   0    7    8  .187
Aurelio Rodriguez     21   61    8   11   2   0   2    6   0   1    7    8  .180
Mickey Stanley         4    6    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .167
Ben Oglivie            7   25    2    4   0   0   1    3   0   0    0    5  .160
Nate Colbert          20   72    4    9   1   0   2   10   0   0    7   20  .125
Gates Brown            7    7    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
John Knox              7    5    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   1    1    2  .000
Gene Michael           4    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          22   77    7   26   4   0   0    7   2   1    1    5  .338
Hal McRae             28  106   16   32   8   1   2   21   3   1   13   10  .302
Amos Otis             27   96   18   25   5   2   3   12  15   2   21   11  .260
George Brett          28  107   12   27   4   1   0   10   3   0    9   13  .252
Tony Solaita          13   20    3    5   2   0   2    5   0   0    2    8  .250
Buck Martinez         23   73    6   18   5   0   1   11   0   0    9    6  .247
Freddie Patek         25   96   12   22   3   3   0    7  11   0   11   12  .229
Bob Stinson            9   14    2    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .214
John Mayberry         27   91   14   18   3   0   3   11   1   1   24   16  .198
Harmon Killebrew      24   84    7   16   3   0   5   12   0   0   16   21  .191
Vada Pinson           18   48    8    9   2   1   1    2   0   3    2    1  .188
Al Cowens             17   24    3    4   0   0   1    3   0   0    3    3  .167
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
Robin Yount           24   84   17   32   6   1   4   12   2   1    6    5  .381
Bobby Mitchell        12   22    7    7   4   1   0    4   0   0    4    7  .318
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          24   93   10   26   4   1   4   20   1   0    9   15  .280
Sixto Lezcano         24   87   13   23   8   0   2   11   2   3    5   15  .264
Tim Johnson            9    8    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .250
Johnny Briggs          9   30    5    7   1   0   3    3   0   1    7    7  .233
Pedro Garcia          24   73   11   17   6   1   0   11   1   2    6   10  .233
Hank Aaron            23   78   10   16   4   0   3   11   0   1   17   10  .205
Darrell Porter        22   64   15   13   2   3   2   10   0   1   18   12  .203
Don Money             24   95   14   19   5   0   2   13   5   5    8    8  .200
Charlie Moore          5   10    0    2   2   0   0    2   0   0    1    2  .200
Bob Coluccio          22   62    8   12   0   1   1    5   1   4   11   11  .194
Gorman Thomas         15   13    4    2   0   0   1    2   0   0    2    4  .154
Bill Sharp             2    7    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .143
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             17   55   10   22   5   1   0    5   0   2    8    0  .400
Steve Brye            14   54   11   18   5   1   1    9   0   1    5    5  .333
Steve Braun           18   54    2   16   1   0   0    9   0   1    5   11  .296
Danny Thompson        12   35    4   10   1   0   1    5   0   0    6    4  .286
Larry Hisle           21   74   11   21   3   2   2   15   5   0    7   12  .284
Craig Kusick          16   53    5   15   4   0   1   11   0   0    4    6  .283
Eric Soderholm        22   82   14   23   4   0   1    6   2   3    9   10  .281
Sergio Ferrer         17   62    9   16   3   0   0    2   2   4    2   11  .258
Glenn Borgmann        22   69    3   16   4   0   0    7   0   0   10    8  .232
Danny Walton           7   13    0    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .231
Bobby Darwin          22   88   15   20   4   0   3   12   0   0    7   22  .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              16   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           4    3    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0 1.000
Walt Williams         12   16    3    8   0   0   1    2   0   0    0    3  .500
Thurman Munson        24   95   12   39   2   1   2   17   0   0    5    7  .411
Elliott Maddox        25  100   15   34   5   1   1   13   4   1   11    6  .340
Roy White             20   71   20   23   3   0   4    8   3   3   17    8  .324
Ed Herrmann           13   34    3   10   2   0   1    5   0   0    3    4  .294
Chris Chambliss       20   74    7   21   6   1   0    9   0   0    5    3  .284
Ron Blomberg          15   46    9   12   3   0   3   11   1   0    6    8  .261
Lou Piniella          13   46    2   10   2   0   0    7   0   0    5    4  .217
Graig Nettles         26   92   11   19   2   0   2   12   0   0   12   19  .207
Bobby Bonds           26   97   16   20   5   0   4   16   7   3   16   24  .206
Alex Johnson          13   34    6    7   0   1   0    6   1   1    2    7  .206
Fred Stanley          13   15    2    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .200
Sandy Alomar          26   85    7   16   1   1   0    4   2   2    3   11  .188
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
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              10    7    0    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    2  .429
Joe Rudi              27  100   11   30   8   1   2   11   0   1   11   12  .300
Claudell Washington   27  101   12   28   3   0   2   12  10   3   10   22  .277
Billy North           25   95   15   25   4   2   0    4   9   3   17   20  .263
Reggie Jackson        24   88   14   23   3   0   5   13   3   2   14   19  .261
Gene Tenace           27   76    9   19   2   0   3   13   0   0   18   15  .250
Ted Kubiak            17   28    2    7   1   0   0    4   0   0    2    2  .250
Phil Garner           27   76    2   18   3   0   0   10   0   3    5   12  .237
Billy Williams        27   82    9   17   3   0   2    8   0   0   22   24  .207
Bert Campaneris       20   80    8   16   1   0   0    4   5   3    2   15  .200
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           19    4    6    0   0   0   0    0   6   2    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         7    0    3    0   0   0   0    0   5   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
Jeff Burroughs        27  105   13   29   2   0   5   17   4   1   10   25  .276
Roy Smalley           10   26    3    7   1   0   0    4   2   0    2    2  .269
Cesar Tovar           21   82   10   22   4   0   0    7   6   2    8    4  .268
Len Randle            27  104   19   27   2   1   1    9   4   4   13   15  .260
Jim Spencer           20   55    5   14   5   1   2   10   0   0    8    7  .255
Mike Hargrove         22   71   13   18   6   0   1    9   1   1   10   10  .254
Toby Harrah           22   68    9   17   3   0   2   10   4   1   11   11  .250
Joe Lovitto           20   33    4    8   1   0   0    3   2   1    3    6  .242
Jim Fregosi           14   34    6    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
Willie Davis          27  110    6   25   4   1   3   10   9   2    3   21  .227
Roy Howell            17   47    4   10   3   0   0    5   0   0    3   10  .213
Jim Sundberg          27   77   12   16   2   0   1    8   0   0   12   10  .208
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)        127
  M. Rivers (CAL)         122
  J. Orta (CHI)           113
  W. Davis (TEX)          110
  T. Harper (CAL)         108
  G. Brett (KC)           107
  N. Nyman (CHI)          107
  H. McRae (KC)           106
  J. Burroughs (TEX)      105
  L. Randle (TEX)         104

Runs Scored:

  M. Rivers (CAL)          21
  R. White (NY)            20
  M. Nettles (CAL)         19
  L. Randle (TEX)          19
  A. Otis (KC)             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)          42
  T. Munson (NY)           39
  E. Maddox (NY)           34
  H. McRae (KC)            32
  R. Yount (MIL)           32
  D. Chalk (CAL)           30
  C. May (CHI)             30
  J. Rudi (OAK)            30
  J. Burroughs (TEX)       29
  T. Harper (CAL)          29

Doubles:

  D. Chalk (CAL)            9
  S. Lezcano (MIL)          8
  H. McRae (KC)             8
  J. Rudi (OAK)             8
  M. Rivers (CAL)           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)           7
  J. Burroughs (TEX)        5
  R. Jackson (OAK)          5
  H. Killebrew (KC)         5
  L. May (BAL)              5
  B. Bonds (NY)             4
  G. Hendrick (CLE)         4
  B. Powell (CLE)           4
  J. Rice (BOS)             4
  G. Scott (MIL)            4

RBI:

  H. McRae (KC)            21
  G. Scott (MIL)           20
  B. Bochte (CAL)          18
  W. Horton (DET)          18
  L. May (BAL)             18
  M. Rivers (CAL)          18
  J. Burroughs (TEX)       17
  T. Harper (CAL)          17
  C. May (CHI)             17
  B. Montgomery (BOS)      17

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
  T. Harper (CAL)           8
  B. Bonds (NY)             7

Caught Stealing:

  D. Money (MIL)            5
  P. Blair (BAL)            4
  D. Chalk (CAL)            4
  B. Coluccio (CHI)         4
  S. Ferrer (MIN)           4
  R. Leflore (DET)          4
  O. Ramirez (CAL)          4
  L. Randle (TEX)           4
  D. Baylor (BAL)           3
  J. Beniquez (BOS)         3

Walks:

  K. Singleton (BAL)       25
  J. Mayberry (KC)         24
  B. Williams (OAK)        22
  D. Chalk (CAL)           21
  A. Otis (KC)             21
  D. Porter (MIL)          18
  G. Tenace (OAK)          18
  H. Aaron (MIL)           17
  S. Bando (OAK)           17
  B. North (OAK)           17

Strikeouts:

  M. Nettles (CAL)         27
  J. Burroughs (TEX)       25
  B. Bonds (NY)            24
  B. Williams (OAK)        24
  B. Darwin (MIN)          22
  C. Washington (OAK)      22
  W. Davis (TEX)           21
  H. Killebrew (KC)        21
  N. Colbert (DET)         20
  T. Harper (CAL)          20

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