Monday April 26, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of April 26, 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
Boston           357   57   100   19    4   12    52    6    4   41    50  .280
Cleveland        322   43    87   11    4    3    38    7    2   44    45  .270
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
Detroit          342   44    85   16    0   10    42    5    4   26    33  .249
Milwaukee        313   35    74   10    3    4    33    3    8   33    65  .236
Kansas City      339   41    80   10    4    3    36   16    6   37    47  .236
California       447   52   105   25    1    4    48   11    4   53    68  .235
Minnesota        409   34    91   13    1    7    31   12    4   32    52  .223
Oakland          466   60   103   19    3    6    54   30   12   60    75  .221
Baltimore        399   28    72   12    1    5    23    9    4   34    64  .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)         10   36    9   15   1   0   1    5   1   1    6    3  .417
Toby Harrah (TEX)         9   29    2   11   2   1   0    3   0   0    8    1  .379
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
Carlton Fisk (BOS)       11   40   10   14   2   0   3    5   0   1    4    3  .350
Dave Chalk (CAL)         14   46    7   16   4   1   0    5   0   0    6    7  .348
Joe Rudi (OAK)           12   46    7   16   5   0   2   17   0   0    6    8  .348

 Baltimore            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Tommy Harper           5   10    2    3   0   0   1    1   0   0    1    2  .300
Mark Belanger         12   35    1    9   2   0   0    1   1   2    1    3  .257
Bobby Grich           12   41    6   10   2   0   0    1   1   1    9    4  .244
Tony Muser            10   35    1    7   1   0   0    4   0   0    5    1  .200
Al Bumbry             11   37    4    7   4   1   0    1   5   0    6    7  .189
Doug DeCinces          5   16    1    3   1   0   1    1   0   0    1    8  .188
Paul Blair            12   45    2    8   2   0   0    2   2   0    4   10  .178
Andres Mora            6   17    3    3   0   0   2    5   0   0    1    3  .177
Ken Singleton         12   48    2    8   0   0   1    3   0   0    2    4  .167
Dave Duncan            6   24    0    4   0   0   0    2   0   1    0    5  .167
Ellie Hendricks        8   23    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    4  .130
Lee May                6   16    3    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    6  .125
Brooks Robinson       12   43    2    5   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    4  .116
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            5   17    4    6   0   0   1    1   2   0    4    4  .353
Andy Etchebarren       9   20    1    7   1   0   0    3   0   0    2    2  .350
Dave Chalk            14   46    7   16   4   1   0    5   0   0    6    7  .348
Billy Smith            8    6    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .333
Bruce Bochte          14   50    6   14   4   0   0    8   0   0    5    5  .280
Dave Collins          11   38    3    9   0   0   0    3   2   2    7    8  .237
Orlando Ramirez       14   34    2    8   1   0   0    3   1   0    2    7  .235
Leroy Stanton         12   27    3    6   5   0   0    2   1   1    7    4  .222
Jerry Remy            14   52    8   11   0   0   0    2   4   0    5    6  .212
Ed Herrmann            9   26    4    5   2   0   2    6   0   0    1    1  .192
Bill Melton           14   53    6   10   4   0   1   11   1   0    3    9  .189
Rusty Torres          13   42    4    7   2   0   0    2   0   0    4    7  .167
Joe Lahoud             9   24    2    4   2   0   0    2   0   0    4    3  .167
Adrian Garrett         6    7    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .000
Paul Dade              4    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
Ed Crosby              1    1    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0 1.000
Buddy Bell            10   36    9   15   1   0   1    5   1   1    6    3  .417
Larvell Blanks         3    3    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Frank Duffy           10   31    2   10   1   0   0    3   2   0    2    4  .323
Rico Carty            10   33    4   10   4   0   1    7   0   0    6    6  .303
Alan Ashby             9   30    5    9   1   1   1    8   0   0    1    5  .300
Charlie Spikes         9   32    4    9   1   1   0    4   1   0    3    4  .281
Rick Manning          10   41    7   11   1   1   0    1   1   0    6    6  .268
Boog Powell            8   24    1    5   0   0   0    2   0   0    7    3  .208
Duane Kuiper          10   39    4    8   0   1   0    3   1   0    5    4  .205
George Hendrick       10   37    4    7   2   0   0    4   0   0    1    6  .189
Doug Howard            4    7    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .143
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
Robin Yount           10   33    6   11   0   0   0    1   0   2    3    7  .333
Gorman Thomas          6    3    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Hank Aaron             9   32    0   10   1   0   0    4   0   1    2    7  .313
Sixto Lezcano         10   37    3   11   1   1   0    5   1   1    3   10  .297
Don Money             10   38    5   10   2   0   2    7   0   2    3    4  .263
George Scott          10   36    6    8   1   1   1    5   0   0    4    9  .222
Pedro Garcia          10   29    3    6   2   1   0    3   1   1    2    7  .207
Darrell Porter        10   33    4    6   1   0   0    3   1   0    6    6  .182
Charlie Moore         10   29    4    5   1   0   1    4   0   0    8    7  .172
Bobby Darwin           6   18    1    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    6  .167
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             12   47   10   15   7   0   1    3   7   1    7    5  .319
Danny Thompson        12   41    0   12   1   0   0    2   1   1    0    1  .293
Lyman Bostock         10   33    2    9   1   0   1    3   0   1    3    1  .273
Craig Kusick           7   16    0    4   2   0   0    2   0   0    1    3  .250
Butch Wynegar         12   44    2   10   0   0   2    5   0   0    6    6  .227
Dave McKay            12   43    2    9   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    6  .209
Steve Braun           10   34    3    7   1   0   0    3   1   0    5    3  .206
Larry Hisle           12   47    4    9   0   0   1    6   1   1    3    7  .192
Dan Ford              12   48    5    8   0   1   2    4   0   0    2   16  .167
Jerry Terrell         11   30    4    5   1   0   0    0   1   0    2    2  .167
Bob Randall            5    6    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .167
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

 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
Tommy Sandt            1    2    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .500
Joe Rudi              12   46    7   16   5   0   2   17   0   0    6    8  .348
Larry Haney            6   16    1    5   0   0   0    2   0   1    1    2  .313
Billy North           14   57   12   17   0   1   0    4   8   2    6    9  .298
Phil Garner           14   49    5   13   6   1   0    9   3   0    4    9  .265
Claudell Washington   14   56    7   13   3   0   0    4   5   2    5    9  .232
Billy Williams        13   41    3    7   1   0   0    2   0   1    7    7  .171
Sal Bando             14   53    4    9   3   0   2    6   1   0    5    5  .170
Gene Tenace           10   30    4    5   1   0   0    2   1   2   10    6  .167
Bert Campaneris       14   49    4    8   0   0   0    2   4   1    5   13  .163
Ken McMullen           8    7    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .143
Don Baylor            14   51    9    7   0   1   2    6   4   1    9    7  .137
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)           57
  C. Washington (OAK)      56
  S. Bando (OAK)           53
  B. Melton (CAL)          53
  J. Remy (CAL)            52
  M. Rivers (NY)           52
  D. Baylor (OAK)          51
  B. Bochte (CAL)          50
  B. Campaneris (OAK)      49
  C. Chambliss (NY)        49

Runs Scored:

  B. North (OAK)           12
  R. White (NY)            11
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     11
  R. Carew (MIN)           10
  C. Fisk (BOS)            10
  D. Baylor (OAK)           9
  B. Bell (CLE)             9
  D. Evans (BOS)            9
  T. Munson (NY)            9
  G. Nettles (NY)           9

Hits:

  C. Chambliss (NY)        18
  B. North (OAK)           17
  D. Chalk (CAL)           16
  W. Horton (DET)          16
  L. Piniella (NY)         16
  J. Rudi (OAK)            16
  B. Bell (CLE)            15
  R. Carew (MIN)           15
  T. Munson (NY)           15
  M. Rivers (NY)           15

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)            17
  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
  P. Garner (OAK)           9
  A. Ashby (CLE)            8

Stolen Bases:

  B. North (OAK)            8
  R. Carew (MIN)            7
  M. Rivers (NY)            6
  A. Bumbry (BAL)           5
  C. Washington (OAK)       5
  D. Baylor (OAK)           4
  B. Campaneris (OAK)       4
  D. Doyle (BOS)            4
  F. Patek (KC)             4
  J. Remy (CAL)             4

Caught Stealing:

  M. Belanger (BAL)         2
  G. Brett (KC)             2
  D. Collins (CAL)          2
  D. Money (MIL)            2
  B. North (OAK)            2
  G. Tenace (OAK)           2
  C. Washington (OAK)       2
  R. Yount (MIL)            2
  H. Aaron (MIL)            1
  M. Alexander (OAK)        1

Walks:

  G. Nettles (NY)          11
  J. Mayberry (KC)         10
  G. Tenace (OAK)          10
  D. Baylor (OAK)           9
  B. Grich (BAL)            9
  T. Harrah (TEX)           8
  C. Moore (MIL)            8
  W. Randolph (NY)          8
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)      8
  R. Carew (MIN)            7

Strikeouts:

  D. Ford (MIN)            16
  B. Campaneris (OAK)      13
  R. Smalley (TEX)         13
  T. Grieve (TEX)          12
  P. Blair (BAL)           10
  S. Lezcano (MIL)         10
  G. Nettles (NY)          10
  P. Garner (OAK)           9
  M. Hargrove (TEX)         9
  R. Howell (TEX)           9


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