Wednesday May 14, 1975
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of May 14, 1975:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
New York        1015  132   265   34    7   19   127   22   15  102   145  .261
Minnesota        914  121   238   38    5   14   111   14   14   95   131  .260
California      1089  137   280   51   11    7   123   61   27  138   166  .257
Baltimore        979  120   248   39    8   23   112   15   17  124   123  .253
Texas           1057  135   263   44    5   23   126   42   15  105   171  .249
Boston           871  117   215   35    6   19   111   11   14  113   135  .247
Oakland          984  128   241   36    6   20   115   45   22  132   190  .245
Kansas City     1095  137   268   54    9   20   128   45   14  137   140  .245
Chicago         1066  118   260   36   10   14   110   20   11  118   149  .244
Cleveland        938   86   222   33    6   23    82   16   14   84    97  .237
Milwaukee        881  126   208   47    8   23   117   14   20  112   141  .236
Detroit          883  101   202   24    4   27    99   12   14   64   148  .229

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Thurman Munson (NY)      28  110   14   43   2   1   2   19   0   0    6   10  .391
Elliott Maddox (NY)      29  115   17   39   6   1   1   13   4   2   13    8  .339
Don Baylor (BAL)         27  104   10   35   6   2   3   14   5   4    9    8  .337
Roy White (NY)           24   85   23   28   3   1   4    9   6   4   21   10  .329
Fred Lynn (BOS)          23   79   14   26   6   0   3   15   0   2   13   19  .329
Hal McRae (KC)           33  125   17   41   9   1   2   22   5   2   15   12  .328
Mickey Rivers (CAL)      33  135   21   44   8   3   1   19  21   3   13   14  .326
Carlos May (CHI)         30   97    8   31   4   1   2   17   2   1   17    7  .320
Pat Kelly (CHI)          28   83   16   26   3   2   2    7   3   1   14   11  .313
Cookie Rojas (KC)        27   91    9   28   4   0   0    8   2   1    5    5  .308

 Baltimore            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Jim Northrup          13   17    4    7   3   0   0    7   0   0    3    3  .412
Al Bumbry             17   58   10   23   5   1   1   10   0   1    2   13  .397
Doug DeCinces         11   33    5   12   1   1   2    6   0   0    4    4  .364
Don Baylor            27  104   10   35   6   2   3   14   5   4    9    8  .337
Paul Blair            26  101   14   29   3   2   1    5   6   5    6   12  .287
Bobby Grich           24   81   16   23   3   1   5    8   1   1   20    7  .284
Tommy Davis           22   88    9   23   4   0   1   11   0   0    7    7  .261
Ken Singleton         28   99   14   24   6   0   1    9   2   4   28   12  .242
Lee May               29  122   14   26   6   0   5   20   0   2    7   21  .213
Ellie Hendricks       14   30    8    6   0   0   2    3   0   0   13    3  .200
Dave Duncan           17   55    5   10   0   0   2    7   0   0    3   11  .182
Mark Belanger         24   63    0   11   1   0   0    2   1   0    7    9  .175
Brooks Robinson       27   98    9   17   1   1   0    9   0   0   11    9  .174
Andy Etchebarren       3    7    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .143
Tim Nordbrook         11   18    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    3  .056
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          3    3    2    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .333
Fred Lynn             23   79   14   26   6   0   3   15   0   2   13   19  .329
Bernie Carbo          17   49   12   15   5   0   3    7   0   1   16    8  .306
Rick Burleson         26   95    9   27   3   0   1   13   1   1   10    7  .284
Jim Rice              21   82   11   23   2   1   5   17   1   0    3   21  .281
Juan Beniquez         17   49    6   13   1   1   0    3   3   4    5    7  .265
Doug Griffin          25   78    8   20   0   0   0    4   2   2    7   11  .256
Dwight Evans          26  100   18   25   3   3   3   11   0   2   16   10  .250
Bob Montgomery        26   97    6   22   3   0   0   18   0   1    2   17  .227
Carl Yastrzemski      26   93   13   19   6   0   2    7   3   1   19   17  .204
Cecil Cooper          10   10    2    2   0   1   0    1   0   0    1    2  .200
Rico Petrocelli       22   78    8   14   5   0   1    9   0   0   12    9  .180
Rick Miller           12    6    5    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    0  .167
Tony Conigliaro       11   33    3    4   0   0   1    3   1   0    5    7  .121
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         33  135   21   44   8   3   1   19  21   3   13   14  .326
Orlando Ramirez       26   69    9   21   4   1   0    4   9   4    8   11  .304
Dave Chalk            33  111   12   33   9   0   0   15   1   5   23   12  .297
Tommy Harper          30  112   14   30   3   1   0   17   8   3   10   20  .268
Bruce Bochte          33  116   15   31   5   2   1   19   2   2   17   10  .267
Jerry Remy            32  109   15   29   6   3   0   11   5   3    7   11  .266
Joe Lahoud            22   54    5   14   1   0   3    9   1   1   10   13  .259
Ellie Rodriguez       20   54    5   14   3   0   0    3   0   1   16    8  .259
Billy Smith           20   31    2    8   3   0   0    3   0   0    1    5  .258
Rudy Meoli            11    8    3    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .250
Tom Egan              14   35    3    8   2   1   0    2   0   0    2    8  .229
Morris Nettles        33  142   21   32   5   0   0   13  12   4   10   29  .225
Bob Allietta           4   11    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .182
Winston Llenas        11   11    1    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    4    2  .182
Bill Sudakis          22   43    2    5   1   0   1    6   0   1    9    9  .116
Leroy Stanton         21   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
Carlos May            30   97    8   31   4   1   2   17   2   1   17    7  .320
Pat Kelly             28   83   16   26   3   2   2    7   3   1   14   11  .313
Ken Henderson         28  105   18   31   5   2   1   12   2   1   15   10  .295
Bill Stein             5    7    1    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .286
Bucky Dent            31  111    8   30   7   1   0    7   0   1    4    7  .270
Jorge Orta            31  127   15   34   5   2   2   15   6   3   10   15  .268
Lee Richard            9    4    2    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .250
Bill Melton           31  113   12   27   5   0   2   15   0   1   17   22  .239
Tony Muser            18   36    3    8   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .222
Deron Johnson         27   87    8   18   1   0   2   13   0   0    9   18  .207
Brian Downing         30   92   12   19   4   0   2    6   3   0   19   20  .207
Bill Sharp            18   35    1    7   0   0   0    4   0   0    2    3  .200
Nyls Nyman            30  111    9   19   1   2   0    5   1   1    2   13  .171
Jerry Hairston         5   14    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    2  .143
Buddy Bradford        15   32    5    4   0   0   1    7   2   2    6   14  .125
Bob Coluccio           5    8    0    1   0   0   0    0   1   0    0    4  .125
Pete Varney            2    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000

 Cleveland            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Boog Powell           22   71    6   21   3   0   4   11   0   0   13   12  .296
Ed Crosby             12   14    0    4   1   0   0    1   0   2    3    0  .286
George Hendrick       28  113   13   32   3   1   5   16   1   1    5   12  .283
Tommy McCraw          13   37    4   10   1   1   1    3   3   1    2    3  .270
Oscar Gamble          17   50    5   13   4   1   1    1   0   0    6    2  .260
Frank Duffy           25   93    8   24   4   0   0   10   1   2    3   16  .258
Rico Carty            19   51    5   13   2   0   3    9   0   1    9    4  .255
Jack Brohamer         28   91    4   23   2   0   2    6   1   0    4    2  .253
Buddy Bell            28   91    8   21   2   0   1    4   1   1    8    9  .231
Frank Robinson        12   31    3    7   2   0   1    5   0   0    6    4  .226
John Ellis            27   95    7   21   3   0   3    9   0   0    4    7  .221
John Lowenstein       18   53    6   11   1   1   2    3   5   3    9    5  .208
Alan Ashby             6   12    3    2   0   0   0    1   1   0    2    0  .167
Ken Berry             18   25    4    4   1   0   0    0   0   1    1    3  .160
Charlie Spikes        25   88    7   13   3   2   0    3   2   2    7   13  .148
Leron Lee             13   23    3    3   1   0   0    0   1   0    2    5  .130

 Detroit              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Leon Roberts          16   56   11   20   5   0   3   10   1   4    5    8  .357
Ron Leflore           26  108   16   33   4   2   3   11   8   4    5   21  .306
Gary Sutherland       26   98    9   24   3   0   1   14   0   1   10    5  .245
Tom Veryzer           24   74   10   18   2   0   0    7   0   1    5   23  .243
Willie Horton         27  107   11   26   2   0   7   21   0   0    4   21  .243
Dan Meyer             22   76   12   18   2   0   3    7   2   0    4    3  .237
Bill Freehan          26   96    9   22   2   0   4    5   0   0    7   11  .229
Mickey Stanley         7   15    2    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    4  .200
Gene Michael           7   10    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    4  .200
Art James              8   26    1    5   0   0   0    0   1   2    1    2  .192
Nate Colbert          25   91    9   15   2   2   3   13   0   0    9   27  .165
Aurelio Rodriguez     26   74    8   11   2   0   2    7   0   1    8   11  .149
Ben Oglivie            9   29    3    4   0   0   1    3   0   0    0    5  .138
John Knox             10   10    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   1    1    2  .100
Gates Brown           11   10    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .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
Hal McRae             33  125   17   41   9   1   2   22   5   2   15   12  .328
Cookie Rojas          27   91    9   28   4   0   0    8   2   1    5    5  .308
Jim Wohlford          20   66    9   18   3   1   0    6   3   2    6    3  .273
Tony Solaita          17   31    5    8   2   0   3    7   0   0    3   10  .258
George Brett          33  129   14   33   6   1   0   13   3   0   10   17  .256
Bob Stinson           11   20    4    5   3   0   0    3   1   0    2    4  .250
Buck Martinez         26   81    6   20   5   0   1   11   0   0   10    9  .247
Amos Otis             31  104   18   25   5   2   3   12  16   3   22   14  .240
Vada Pinson           22   64   10   15   5   1   2    5   0   3    2    3  .234
Freddie Patek         30  106   14   24   4   3   0    7  11   0   12   14  .226
Harmon Killebrew      27   91    8   18   3   0   5   13   1   0   19   22  .198
John Mayberry         32  112   14   21   4   0   3   12   1   1   24   19  .188
Frank White           18   40    4    7   1   0   0    6   1   1    2    3  .175
Al Cowens             19   25    3    4   0   0   1    3   0   0    4    3  .160
Fran Healy             2    7    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .143
Rodney Scott          15    3    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        16   34    8   10   5   1   0    4   0   0    5   11  .294
Rob Ellis              6    7    3    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .286
Mike Hegan            14   18    3    5   1   0   1    6   1   0    6    2  .278
George Scott          28  108   12   28   5   1   4   20   1   0   10   19  .259
Sixto Lezcano         28   99   13   25   9   0   2   13   2   3    7   18  .253
Johnny Briggs          9   30    5    7   1   0   3    3   0   1    7    7  .233
Pedro Garcia          28   80   11   17   6   1   0   11   1   2    6   13  .213
Bill Sharp             6   24    1    5   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .208
Darrell Porter        26   77   16   16   2   3   2   12   0   2   21   17  .208
Don Money             28  111   14   23   5   0   2   14   5   6    9   10  .207
Hank Aaron            27   92   11   19   4   0   3   12   0   1   19   12  .207
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
Tim Johnson           13   22    0    3   0   0   0    0   1   0    1    4  .136
Gorman Thomas         17   15    4    2   0   0   1    2   0   0    2    5  .133
Kurt Bevacqua          5    8    0    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    5  .000

 Minnesota            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Rod Carew             22   70   12   24   5   1   0    7   2   2   12    3  .343
Steve Braun           23   73    4   24   1   1   0   11   0   1    6   11  .329
Larry Hisle           26   95   14   29   3   2   4   20   7   0    7   18  .305
Steve Brye            19   76   13   23   7   1   1   12   0   1    5    8  .303
Danny Thompson        14   39    5   11   1   0   1    5   0   0    7    4  .282
Danny Walton           9   15    0    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    2  .267
Eric Soderholm        27   98   17   26   4   0   1    6   2   4   14   12  .265
Craig Kusick          21   69    6   17   5   0   1   14   0   0    7   10  .246
Sergio Ferrer         21   74   10   18   3   0   0    2   2   4    2   11  .243
Bobby Darwin          25   98   17   23   5   0   4   13   0   0    8   26  .235
Lyman Bostock         10   32    5    7   0   0   0    0   0   1    5    3  .219
Tony Oliva            13   39    8    8   0   0   2    7   0   0    5    1  .205
Glenn Borgmann        27   80    4   16   4   0   0    7   0   0   12   12  .200
Luis Gomez            13   11    1    2   0   0   0    3   0   1    2    0  .182
Dan Ford              18   38    5    6   0   0   0    2   1   0    3    9  .158
Phil Roof              3    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Tom Lundstedt          2    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Tom Kelly              1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 New York             G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Rick Dempsey           7    6    2    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .667
Walt Williams         15   20    3    9   0   0   1    3   0   0    1    4  .450
Thurman Munson        28  110   14   43   2   1   2   19   0   0    6   10  .391
Elliott Maddox        29  115   17   39   6   1   1   13   4   2   13    8  .339
Roy White             24   85   23   28   3   1   4    9   6   4   21   10  .329
Alex Johnson          16   46    6   13   0   1   0    9   1   3    2   10  .283
Chris Chambliss       23   81    7   22   6   1   0    9   0   0    6    5  .272
Ed Herrmann           14   37    3   10   2   0   1    5   0   0    3    4  .270
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
Bobby Bonds           30  109   19   23   5   0   5   20   8   4   20   27  .211
Graig Nettles         30  105   11   22   2   0   2   13   0   0   13   21  .210
Sandy Alomar          30   98    7   17   1   1   0    4   2   2    3   13  .174
Fred Stanley          17   26    3    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    3  .154
Bob Oliver             7   18    2    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    4  .111
Jim Mason             26   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              12    9    0    4   0   0   0    3   0   0    2    2  .444
Joe Rudi              31  116   16   35   8   2   4   16   0   1   12   14  .302
Gene Tenace           31   89   10   25   4   0   3   17   0   0   19   18  .281
Claudell Washington   31  115   14   32   3   0   2   13  10   3   10   23  .278
Billy North           29  110   19   30   4   2   0    5   9   5   19   21  .273
Reggie Jackson        28  103   15   26   3   0   5   16   4   2   14   26  .252
Ted Kubiak            20   28    2    7   1   0   0    4   0   0    2    2  .250
Phil Garner           31   87    3   20   4   0   0   10   0   3    6   14  .230
Billy Williams        31   97   13   21   4   0   3   13   0   0   22   25  .217
Bert Campaneris       24   93    9   20   1   1   0    4   7   3    4   19  .215
Sal Bando             30   99   11   17   3   1   3   13   1   1   20   15  .172
Angel Mangual         10   12    1    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .167
Ray Fosse             15   15    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    6  .067
Don Hopkins           21    4    7    0   0   0   0    0   6   3    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        10    0    3    0   0   0   0    0   6   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             3    3    0    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .667
Roy Smalley           13   35    4   11   1   0   1    5   2   0    2    4  .314
Jim Fregosi           15   38    7   11   2   0   0    5   0   0    3    8  .290
Jeff Burroughs        31  121   18   34   3   0   6   20   4   1   13   30  .281
Mike Hargrove         26   84   14   23   7   0   1   11   1   1   11   12  .274
Cesar Tovar           25   99   12   26   5   0   1    9   7   2    8    5  .263
Len Randle            31  117   21   30   3   2   1   12   4   4   13   17  .256
Tom Grieve            18   39    4   10   1   1   3    7   0   1    3    8  .256
Joe Lovitto           23   39    5   10   1   0   0    3   2   2    5    6  .256
Jim Spencer           23   67    6   16   5   1   3   13   0   0    9    8  .239
Toby Harrah           26   81   11   19   3   0   2   11   7   1   14   13  .235
Willie Davis          31  123    9   28   6   1   3   10   9   3    3   23  .228
Leo Cardenas          10   23    3    5   0   0   1    2   0   0    3    5  .217
Jim Sundberg          31   93   13   19   2   0   1    8   0   0   12   15  .204
Roy Howell            20   54    4   11   3   0   0    6   0   0    4   12  .204
Dave Nelson           11   41    4    8   1   0   0    4   6   0    2    4  .195

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  M. Nettles (CAL)        142
  M. Rivers (CAL)         135
  G. Brett (KC)           129
  J. Orta (CHI)           127
  H. McRae (KC)           125
  W. Davis (TEX)          123
  L. May (BAL)            122
  J. Burroughs (TEX)      121
  L. Randle (TEX)         117
  B. Bochte (CAL)         116

Runs Scored:

  R. White (NY)            23
  M. Nettles (CAL)         21
  L. Randle (TEX)          21
  M. Rivers (CAL)          21
  B. Bonds (NY)            19
  B. North (OAK)           19
  J. Burroughs (TEX)       18
  D. Evans (BOS)           18
  K. Henderson (CHI)       18
  A. Otis (KC)             18

Hits:

  M. Rivers (CAL)          44
  T. Munson (NY)           43
  H. McRae (KC)            41
  E. Maddox (NY)           39
  D. Baylor (BAL)          35
  J. Rudi (OAK)            35
  J. Burroughs (TEX)       34
  J. Orta (CHI)            34
  G. Brett (KC)            33
  D. Chalk (CAL)           33

Doubles:

  D. Chalk (CAL)            9
  S. Lezcano (MIL)          9
  H. McRae (KC)             9
  M. Rivers (CAL)           8
  J. Rudi (OAK)             8
  S. Brye (MIN)             7
  B. Dent (CHI)             7
  M. Hargrove (TEX)         7
  D. Baylor (BAL)           6
  G. Brett (KC)             6

Triples:

  D. Evans (BOS)            3
  F. Patek (KC)             3
  D. Porter (MIL)           3
  J. Remy (CAL)             3
  M. Rivers (CAL)           3
  D. Baylor (BAL)           2
  P. Blair (BAL)            2
  B. Bochte (CAL)           2
  N. Colbert (DET)          2
  K. Henderson (CHI)        2

Home Runs:

  W. Horton (DET)           7
  J. Burroughs (TEX)        6
  B. Bonds (NY)             5
  B. Grich (BAL)            5
  G. Hendrick (CLE)         5
  R. Jackson (OAK)          5
  H. Killebrew (KC)         5
  L. May (BAL)              5
  J. Rice (BOS)             5
  B. Darwin (MIN)           4

RBI:

  H. McRae (KC)            22
  W. Horton (DET)          21
  B. Bonds (NY)            20
  J. Burroughs (TEX)       20
  L. Hisle (MIN)           20
  L. May (BAL)             20
  G. Scott (MIL)           20
  B. Bochte (CAL)          19
  T. Munson (NY)           19
  M. Rivers (CAL)          19

Stolen Bases:

  M. Rivers (CAL)          21
  A. Otis (KC)             16
  M. Nettles (CAL)         12
  F. Patek (KC)            11
  C. Washington (OAK)      10
  W. Davis (TEX)            9
  B. North (OAK)            9
  O. Ramirez (CAL)          9
  B. Bonds (NY)             8
  T. Harper (CAL)           8

Caught Stealing:

  D. Money (MIL)            6
  P. Blair (BAL)            5
  D. Chalk (CAL)            5
  B. North (OAK)            5
  D. Baylor (BAL)           4
  J. Beniquez (BOS)         4
  B. Bonds (NY)             4
  B. Coluccio (CHI)         4
  S. Ferrer (MIN)           4
  R. Leflore (DET)          4

Walks:

  K. Singleton (BAL)       28
  J. Mayberry (KC)         24
  D. Chalk (CAL)           23
  A. Otis (KC)             22
  B. Williams (OAK)        22
  D. Porter (MIL)          21
  R. White (NY)            21
  S. Bando (OAK)           20
  B. Bonds (NY)            20
  B. Grich (BAL)           20

Strikeouts:

  J. Burroughs (TEX)       30
  M. Nettles (CAL)         29
  B. Bonds (NY)            27
  N. Colbert (DET)         27
  B. Darwin (MIN)          26
  R. Jackson (OAK)         26
  B. Williams (OAK)        25
  W. Davis (TEX)           23
  T. Veryzer (DET)         23
  C. Washington (OAK)      23

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