Saturday April 24, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of April 24, 1976:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
New York         386   70   119   18    4   10    66   18    3   35    41  .308
Cleveland        289   42    81   10    3    3    38    7    2   40    40  .280
Boston           357   57   100   19    4   12    52    6    4   41    50  .280
Chicago          311   42    80   10    1    8    40    8    1   30    35  .257
Texas            396   42   100   13    1    7    37    1    2   36    74  .253
Milwaukee        288   34    72   10    3    3    32    3    7   30    53  .250
Detroit          342   44    85   16    0   10    42    5    4   26    33  .249
California       421   52   102   24    1    4    48   11    4   50    65  .242
Kansas City      339   41    80   10    4    3    36   16    6   37    47  .236
Oakland          428   51    91   17    3    5    47   26   11   55    68  .213
Minnesota        376   27    78   13    1    5    24   11    3   27    51  .207
Baltimore        370   26    67   11    1    4    21    8    3   29    63  .181

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Lou Piniella (NY)         9   33    7   16   3   2   1   10   0   1    3    3  .485
Willie Horton (DET)      10   37    8   16   2   0   4   14   0   0    4    6  .432
Fred Lynn (BOS)           9   33    5   14   2   1   1    5   0   1    5    3  .424
Buddy Bell (CLE)          9   34    9   14   1   0   1    5   1   1    5    3  .412
Toby Harrah (TEX)         9   29    2   11   2   1   0    3   0   0    8    1  .379
Dave Chalk (CAL)         13   43    7   16   4   1   0    5   0   0    6    7  .372
Chris Chambliss (NY)     11   49    8   18   3   0   2   14   0   0    1    4  .367
Willie Randolph (NY)     11   33    9   12   1   0   1    5   3   1    8    4  .364
Jim Spencer (CHI)         9   33    4   12   3   0   1   10   1   0    2    2  .364
Carlton Fisk (BOS)       11   40   10   14   2   0   3    5   0   1    4    3  .350

 Baltimore            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Tommy Harper           4    9    2    3   0   0   1    1   0   0    1    2  .333
Mark Belanger         11   32    1    8   2   0   0    1   1   1    1    3  .250
Bobby Grich           11   38    6    9   2   0   0    1   1   1    8    4  .237
Tony Muser             9   33    1    7   1   0   0    4   0   0    4    1  .212
Dave Duncan            5   20    0    4   0   0   0    2   0   1    0    5  .200
Al Bumbry             10   36    3    7   4   1   0    1   4   0    4    7  .194
Paul Blair            11   42    2    8   2   0   0    2   2   0    3   10  .191
Andres Mora            5   16    3    3   0   0   2    5   0   0    1    3  .188
Ken Singleton         11   45    2    8   0   0   1    2   0   0    2    3  .178
Ellie Hendricks        8   23    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    4  .130
Brooks Robinson       11   39    2    5   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    4  .128
Lee May                6   16    3    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    6  .125
Doug DeCinces          4   12    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    8  .000
Royle Stillman         5    8    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    3  .000
Tom Shopay             1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Bob Bailor             1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Tim Nordbrook          4    0    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
Steve Dillard          4    6    2    3   2   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .500
Fred Lynn              9   33    5   14   2   1   1    5   0   1    5    3  .424
Carlton Fisk          11   40   10   14   2   0   3    5   0   1    4    3  .350
Carl Yastrzemski      11   36   11   11   1   0   2    5   1   1    8    5  .306
Rick Burleson         11   37    4   10   1   0   0    3   1   0    5    3  .270
Dwight Evans          11   38    9   10   5   0   2    7   0   0    5    8  .263
Rico Petrocelli       11   38    2   10   3   0   1    8   0   1    3    3  .263
Jim Rice              11   40    7   10   0   2   2    7   0   0    5    7  .250
Denny Doyle           11   38    3    9   3   0   0    7   4   0    1    2  .237
Bernie Carbo           5   18    2    4   0   0   1    3   0   0    1    6  .222
Doug Griffin           2    5    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .200
Deron Johnson          6   17    1    3   0   1   0    0   0   0    3    5  .177
Rick Miller            3    7    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .143
Cecil Cooper           1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000

 California           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Bobby Bonds            4   15    4    6   0   0   1    1   2   0    2    3  .400
Dave Chalk            13   43    7   16   4   1   0    5   0   0    6    7  .372
Andy Etchebarren       8   20    1    7   1   0   0    3   0   0    1    2  .350
Billy Smith            7    6    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .333
Bruce Bochte          13   47    6   14   4   0   0    8   0   0    5    5  .298
Dave Collins          10   35    3    9   0   0   0    3   2   2    7    7  .257
Orlando Ramirez       13   33    2    8   1   0   0    3   1   0    2    7  .242
Leroy Stanton         12   27    3    6   5   0   0    2   1   1    7    4  .222
Bill Melton           13   49    6   10   4   0   1   11   1   0    3    9  .204
Jerry Remy            13   49    8   10   0   0   0    2   4   0    5    6  .204
Rusty Torres          12   41    4    7   2   0   0    2   0   0    4    7  .171
Ed Herrmann            8   24    4    4   2   0   2    6   0   0    1    1  .167
Joe Lahoud             8   21    2    3   1   0   0    2   0   0    4    3  .143
Adrian Garrett         5    6    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .000
Paul Dade              3    3    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    1  .000
Ron Jackson            3    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   1    0    1  .000

 Chicago              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Brian Downing          5   19    4    7   0   0   2    4   0   0    2    3  .368
Jim Spencer            9   33    4   12   3   0   1   10   1   0    2    2  .364
Jack Brohamer          8   26    3    8   0   1   1    6   0   0    2    3  .308
Pete Varney            4   13    2    4   0   0   2    3   0   0    0    4  .308
Buddy Bradford         7   20    4    6   2   0   1    3   1   0    4    4  .300
Jorge Orta             9   34    5   10   2   0   0    4   3   0    3    3  .294
Bill Stein             3    7    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .286
Bucky Dent             9   32    6    9   1   0   0    3   0   1    5    2  .281
Pat Kelly              3   10    2    2   1   0   1    1   0   0    0    2  .200
Ralph Garr             8   26    2    5   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .192
Cleon Jones            8   26    2    5   0   0   0    2   0   0    4    4  .192
Chet Lemon             9   38    3    7   0   0   0    3   1   0    3    3  .184
Carlos May             7   24    4    3   0   0   0    1   2   0    4    2  .125
Lamar Johnson          3    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Jim Essian             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
Buddy Bell             9   34    9   14   1   0   1    5   1   1    5    3  .412
Frank Duffy            9   27    2    9   1   0   0    3   2   0    2    4  .333
Larvell Blanks         3    3    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Rico Carty             9   31    4   10   4   0   1    7   0   0    4    5  .323
Charlie Spikes         8   28    4    9   1   1   0    4   1   0    3    3  .321
Alan Ashby             8   26    5    8   1   1   1    8   0   0    1    5  .308
Rick Manning           9   36    7   11   1   1   0    1   1   0    6    4  .306
Boog Powell            7   22    1    5   0   0   0    2   0   0    6    3  .227
Duane Kuiper           9   35    3    7   0   0   0    3   1   0    5    3  .200
George Hendrick        9   33    4    6   1   0   0    4   0   0    1    6  .182
Doug Howard            3    6    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .167
John Lowenstein        5    5    2    0   0   0   0    0   1   0    4    1  .000
Ray Fosse              2    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .000
Ron Pruitt             1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   1    2    0  .000

 Detroit              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Willie Horton         10   37    8   16   2   0   4   14   0   0    4    6  .432
Bill Freehan           7   18    4    6   1   0   1    2   0   0    2    2  .333
Mickey Stanley         5    6    0    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .333
Ron Leflore            6   22    6    7   3   0   0    1   3   1    1    5  .318
Rusty Staub           10   34    3   10   2   0   1    7   0   0    6    1  .294
Milt May               6   25    2    7   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .280
Jason Thompson         2    8    0    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .250
Ben Oglivie            5   17    1    4   0   0   1    2   1   0    0    1  .235
Aurelio Rodriguez     10   38    7    8   2   0   2    2   0   1    4    3  .211
Tom Veryzer           10   36    3    7   0   0   0    3   0   0    1    3  .194
Gary Sutherland        6   21    2    4   0   0   0    0   0   1    1    0  .191
Dan Meyer              8   27    6    5   1   0   0    2   1   0    5    2  .185
Jerry Manuel           6   13    0    2   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    2  .154
Alex Johnson          10   39    2    5   1   0   1    5   0   1    1    5  .128
Chuck Scrivener        1    1    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
Freddie Patek         10   30    4   12   1   0   0    5   4   1    2    2  .400
Jamie Quirk            3    3    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .333
Buck Martinez          4   10    2    3   0   0   2    2   0   0    0    3  .300
Hal McRae             11   41    3   12   1   0   1   10   2   1    3    3  .293
George Brett          11   42    7   12   2   1   0    3   0   2    4    3  .286
Dave Nelson            2    7    1    2   0   1   0    1   0   0    1    0  .286
Amos Otis             11   36    6   10   2   1   0    5   2   1    7    7  .278
Jim Wohlford           9   26    3    7   1   0   0    1   4   0    0    2  .269
John Mayberry         11   36    4    7   0   0   0    4   1   0   10    5  .194
Frank White           11   31    2    5   2   0   0    1   0   1    0    7  .161
Al Cowens             11   40    5    6   1   1   0    2   1   0    3    3  .150
Cookie Rojas           5    7    2    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .143
Fran Healy             6   21    1    2   0   0   0    1   2   0    4    8  .095
Tony Solaita           2    5    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000
Tom Poquette           2    3    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000
Bob Stinson            2    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000

 Milwaukee            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Hank Aaron             8   29    0   10   1   0   0    4   0   1    2    6  .345
Robin Yount            9   30    6   10   0   0   0    1   0   1    2    6  .333
Gorman Thomas          5    3    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Sixto Lezcano          9   34    3   11   1   1   0    5   1   1    3    8  .324
Don Money              9   36    4    9   2   0   1    6   0   2    1    3  .250
George Scott           9   33    6    8   1   1   1    5   0   0    4    7  .242
Pedro Garcia           9   27    3    6   2   1   0    3   1   1    2    6  .222
Darrell Porter         9   30    4    6   1   0   0    3   1   0    6    6  .200
Bobby Darwin           5   15    1    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    4  .200
Charlie Moore          9   26    4    5   1   0   1    4   0   0    8    5  .192
Bill Sharp             6   22    2    3   0   0   0    1   0   1    1    1  .136
Kurt Bevacqua          3    2    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Mike Hegan             1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Tim Johnson            1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 Minnesota            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Luis Gomez             2    2    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .500
Rod Carew             11   43   10   13   7   0   1    3   7   1    6    5  .302
Danny Thompson        11   38    0   11   1   0   0    1   1   0    0    1  .290
Lyman Bostock          9   29    1    8   1   0   1    3   0   1    2    1  .276
Craig Kusick           7   16    0    4   2   0   0    2   0   0    1    3  .250
Dave McKay            11   40    1    8   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    6  .200
Butch Wynegar         11   41    1    8   0   0   1    3   0   0    4    6  .195
Steve Braun            9   29    2    5   1   0   0    3   0   0    5    3  .172
Jerry Terrell         11   30    4    5   1   0   0    0   1   0    2    2  .167
Larry Hisle           11   43    3    7   0   0   0    3   1   1    2    6  .163
Dan Ford              11   45    4    7   0   1   2    4   0   0    2   16  .156
Steve Brye             4   13    0    1   0   0   0    1   1   0    0    2  .077
Tony Oliva             6    5    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000
Bob Randall            4    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000

 New York             G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Lou Piniella           9   33    7   16   3   2   1   10   0   1    3    3  .485
Otto Velez             5    8    0    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .375
Chris Chambliss       11   49    8   18   3   0   2   14   0   0    1    4  .367
Willie Randolph       11   33    9   12   1   0   1    5   3   1    8    4  .364
Fred Stanley           7   11    1    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    1  .364
Thurman Munson        11   49    9   15   1   0   2    8   2   0    1    1  .306
Roy White             11   46   11   14   4   1   1    6   3   0    6    8  .304
Mickey Rivers         11   52    9   15   3   0   1   10   6   0    0    2  .289
Oscar Gamble          10   32    6    9   2   1   1    3   0   0    1    2  .281
Jim Mason              9   20    1    5   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    4  .250
Rick Dempsey           5   16    0    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .188
Graig Nettles         11   35    9    5   0   0   1    5   3   0   11   10  .143
Sandy Alomar           2    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   1   1    0    0  .000
Rich Coggins           3    1    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
Billy North           13   52   11   17   0   1   0    4   7   2    5    7  .327
Joe Rudi              11   43    5   14   5   0   1   15   0   0    4    7  .326
Larry Haney            5   11    1    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .273
Phil Garner           13   44    5   11   6   1   0    7   2   0    4    8  .250
Claudell Washington   13   51    6   11   1   0   0    4   5   2    5    8  .216
Billy Williams        12   38    2    7   1   0   0    1   0   1    6    6  .184
Gene Tenace           10   30    4    5   1   0   0    2   1   2   10    6  .167
Bert Campaneris       13   47    3    7   0   0   0    2   3   1    5   13  .149
Sal Bando             13   48    3    7   3   0   2    5   1   0    5    5  .146
Don Baylor            13   48    7    7   0   1   2    6   3   1    8    6  .146
Ken McMullen           8    7    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .143
Cesar Tovar            5    9    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .111
Matt Alexander         6    0    2    0   0   0   0    0   2   1    0    0  .000
Tim Hosley             1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Larry Lintz            6    0    1    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    5    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .400
Toby Harrah            9   29    2   11   2   1   0    3   0   0    8    1  .379
John Ellis             5   12    1    4   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .333
Gene Clines            5    6    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   1    0    2  .333
Mike Hargrove         11   41    7   13   3   0   1    8   0   0    2    9  .317
Juan Beniquez         11   46    5   13   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    6  .283
Tom Grieve            11   40    5   11   0   0   2    5   0   0    2   12  .275
Mike Cubbage           6   11    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    4    2  .273
Roy Smalley           12   37    3   10   2   0   0    4   0   0    6   13  .270
Jeff Burroughs        12   47    4   11   2   0   2    4   0   0    2    5  .234
Len Randle            12   48    5   10   1   0   1    4   0   1    4    7  .208
Roy Howell            12   40    3    7   1   0   0    5   0   0    4    9  .175
Jim Fregosi            4    8    1    1   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .125
Jim Sundberg          10   25    2    2   0   0   1    2   0   0    1    4  .080
Dave Moates            7    1    2    0   0   0   0    0   1   0    1    1  .000

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  B. North (OAK)           52
  M. Rivers (NY)           52
  C. Washington (OAK)      51
  C. Chambliss (NY)        49
  B. Melton (CAL)          49
  T. Munson (NY)           49
  J. Remy (CAL)            49
  S. Bando (OAK)           48
  D. Baylor (OAK)          48
  L. Randle (TEX)          48

Runs Scored:

  B. North (OAK)           11
  R. White (NY)            11
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     11
  R. Carew (MIN)           10
  C. Fisk (BOS)            10
  B. Bell (CLE)             9
  D. Evans (BOS)            9
  T. Munson (NY)            9
  G. Nettles (NY)           9
  W. Randolph (NY)          9

Hits:

  C. Chambliss (NY)        18
  B. North (OAK)           17
  D. Chalk (CAL)           16
  W. Horton (DET)          16
  L. Piniella (NY)         16
  T. Munson (NY)           15
  M. Rivers (NY)           15
  B. Bell (CLE)            14
  B. Bochte (CAL)          14
  C. Fisk (BOS)            14

Doubles:

  R. Carew (MIN)            7
  P. Garner (OAK)           6
  D. Evans (BOS)            5
  J. Rudi (OAK)             5
  L. Stanton (CAL)          5
  B. Bochte (CAL)           4
  A. Bumbry (BAL)           4
  R. Carty (CLE)            4
  D. Chalk (CAL)            4
  B. Melton (CAL)           4

Triples:

  L. Piniella (NY)          2
  J. Rice (BOS)             2
  A. Ashby (CLE)            1
  D. Baylor (OAK)           1
  G. Brett (KC)             1
  J. Brohamer (CHI)         1
  A. Bumbry (BAL)           1
  D. Chalk (CAL)            1
  A. Cowens (KC)            1
  D. Ford (MIN)             1

Home Runs:

  W. Horton (DET)           4
  C. Fisk (BOS)             3
  S. Bando (OAK)            2
  D. Baylor (OAK)           2
  J. Burroughs (TEX)        2
  C. Chambliss (NY)         2
  B. Downing (CHI)          2
  D. Evans (BOS)            2
  D. Ford (MIN)             2
  T. Grieve (TEX)           2

RBI:

  J. Rudi (OAK)            15
  C. Chambliss (NY)        14
  W. Horton (DET)          14
  B. Melton (CAL)          11
  H. McRae (KC)            10
  L. Piniella (NY)         10
  M. Rivers (NY)           10
  J. Spencer (CHI)         10
  A. Ashby (CLE)            8
  B. Bochte (CAL)           8

Stolen Bases:

  R. Carew (MIN)            7
  B. North (OAK)            7
  M. Rivers (NY)            6
  C. Washington (OAK)       5
  A. Bumbry (BAL)           4
  D. Doyle (BOS)            4
  F. Patek (KC)             4
  J. Remy (CAL)             4
  J. Wohlford (KC)          4
  D. Baylor (OAK)           3

Caught Stealing:

  G. Brett (KC)             2
  D. Collins (CAL)          2
  D. Money (MIL)            2
  B. North (OAK)            2
  G. Tenace (OAK)           2
  C. Washington (OAK)       2
  H. Aaron (MIL)            1
  M. Alexander (OAK)        1
  S. Alomar (NY)            1
  D. Baylor (OAK)           1

Walks:

  G. Nettles (NY)          11
  J. Mayberry (KC)         10
  G. Tenace (OAK)          10
  D. Baylor (OAK)           8
  B. Grich (BAL)            8
  T. Harrah (TEX)           8
  C. Moore (MIL)            8
  W. Randolph (NY)          8
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)      8
  D. Collins (CAL)          7

Strikeouts:

  D. Ford (MIN)            16
  B. Campaneris (OAK)      13
  R. Smalley (TEX)         13
  T. Grieve (TEX)          12
  P. Blair (BAL)           10
  G. Nettles (NY)          10
  M. Hargrove (TEX)         9
  R. Howell (TEX)           9
  B. Melton (CAL)           9
  D. DeCinces (BAL)         8

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