Tuesday April 27, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of April 27, 1976:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
New York         418   71   128   18    4   10    67   18    5   37    44  .306
Boston           357   57   100   19    4   12    52    6    4   41    50  .280
Cleveland        354   50    96   12    4    5    45    9    2   48    50  .271
Detroit          380   54   100   20    0   11    51    5    4   31    37  .263
Chicago          311   42    80   10    1    8    40    8    1   30    35  .257
Texas            426   42   104   13    1    7    37    3    2   42    79  .244
Milwaukee        313   35    74   10    3    4    33    3    8   33    65  .236
California       483   54   114   25    1    4    50   15    5   62    70  .236
Kansas City      339   41    80   10    4    3    36   16    6   37    47  .236
Minnesota        447   39   103   16    2    7    36   12    5   38    61  .230
Oakland          500   62   111   20    3    6    56   30   13   63    83  .222
Baltimore        432   31    79   12    2    5    26   11    5   44    77  .183

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Lou Piniella (NY)        10   37    7   16   3   2   1   10   0   1    3    3  .432
Fred Lynn (BOS)           9   33    5   14   2   1   1    5   0   1    5    3  .424
Buddy Bell (CLE)         11   40    9   16   1   0   1    6   1   1    6    3  .400
Willie Horton (DET)      11   41    9   16   2   0   4   15   0   0    5    7  .390
Willie Randolph (NY)     12   36    9   14   1   0   1    5   3   1    8    4  .389
Chris Chambliss (NY)     12   53    8   19   3   0   2   14   0   0    1    5  .359
Carlton Fisk (BOS)       11   40   10   14   2   0   3    5   0   1    4    3  .350
Toby Harrah (TEX)        10   32    2   11   2   1   0    3   0   0    9    2  .344
Joe Rudi (OAK)           13   50    7   16   5   0   2   17   0   0    6    9  .320
Rusty Staub (DET)        11   38    4   12   2   0   2   11   0   0    7    1  .316

 Baltimore            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Tommy Harper           6   13    2    4   0   0   1    1   2   0    3    3  .308
Mark Belanger         13   40    1   10   2   0   0    2   1   2    1    6  .250
Bobby Grich           12   41    6   10   2   0   0    1   1   1    9    4  .244
Tony Muser            11   38    2    9   1   0   0    4   0   0    6    1  .237
Andres Mora            7   21    3    4   0   0   2    5   0   0    1    6  .191
Al Bumbry             11   37    4    7   4   1   0    1   5   0    6    7  .189
Paul Blair            13   47    2    8   2   0   0    2   2   0    4   12  .170
Dave Duncan            6   24    0    4   0   0   0    2   0   1    0    5  .167
Doug DeCinces          6   18    2    3   1   0   1    1   0   0    2    9  .167
Ken Singleton         13   50    3    8   0   0   1    3   0   1    5    5  .160
Brooks Robinson       13   48    2    6   0   1   0    2   0   0    1    4  .125
Lee May                6   16    3    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    6  .125
Ellie Hendricks        9   26    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    5  .115
Royle Stillman         6    9    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    3  .111
Tom Shopay             2    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .000
Tim Nordbrook          5    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

 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            6   20    4    7   0   0   1    2   3   1    6    4  .350
Billy Smith            9    6    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .333
Dave Chalk            15   51    7   16   4   1   0    5   0   0    6    7  .314
Andy Etchebarren      10   24    1    7   1   0   0    3   0   0    3    3  .292
Bruce Bochte          15   55    6   16   4   0   0    9   0   0    5    5  .291
Dave Collins          12   40    5   11   0   0   0    3   3   2    9    8  .275
Orlando Ramirez       15   39    2   10   1   0   0    3   1   0    2    7  .256
Leroy Stanton         13   31    3    7   5   0   0    2   2   1    7    4  .226
Bill Melton           15   55    6   11   4   0   1   11   1   0    6   10  .200
Jerry Remy            15   56    8   11   0   0   0    2   5   0    6    6  .196
Ed Herrmann            9   26    4    5   2   0   2    6   0   0    1    1  .192
Joe Lahoud            10   24    2    4   2   0   0    2   0   0    4    3  .167
Rusty Torres          14   43    4    7   2   0   0    2   0   0    4    7  .163
Adrian Garrett         6    7    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .000
Paul Dade              5    4    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            11   40    9   16   1   0   1    6   1   1    6    3  .400
Larvell Blanks         3    3    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Alan Ashby            10   33    6   10   1   1   1    8   0   0    2    5  .303
Frank Duffy           11   34    2   10   1   0   0    3   2   0    2    5  .294
Rick Manning          11   45    8   13   2   1   0    3   2   0    6    7  .289
Doug Howard            5   11    2    3   0   0   0    2   1   0    0    2  .273
Rico Carty            11   37    4   10   4   0   1    7   0   0    6    7  .270
Charlie Spikes        10   34    5    9   1   1   0    4   1   0    5    5  .265
George Hendrick       11   40    6    9   2   0   2    6   0   0    2    6  .225
Boog Powell            8   24    1    5   0   0   0    2   0   0    7    3  .208
Duane Kuiper          11   44    4    9   0   1   0    4   1   0    5    5  .205
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
Jason Thompson         3   13    1    6   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    2  .462
Mickey Stanley         6   10    2    4   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .400
Willie Horton         11   41    9   16   2   0   4   15   0   0    5    7  .390
Bill Freehan           7   18    4    6   1   0   1    2   0   0    2    2  .333
Ron Leflore            6   22    6    7   3   0   0    1   3   1    1    5  .318
Rusty Staub           11   38    4   12   2   0   2   11   0   0    7    1  .316
Milt May               6   25    2    7   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .280
John Wockenfuss        1    4    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .250
Gary Sutherland        7   25    4    6   2   0   0    1   0   1    1    0  .240
Ben Oglivie            5   17    1    4   0   0   1    2   1   0    0    1  .235
Aurelio Rodriguez     11   42    7    9   3   0   2    2   0   1    4    4  .214
Tom Veryzer           11   41    3    8   0   0   0    4   0   0    1    4  .195
Dan Meyer              8   27    6    5   1   0   0    2   1   0    5    2  .185
Alex Johnson          11   43    4    7   2   0   1    5   0   1    2    5  .163
Jerry Manuel           6   13    0    2   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    2  .154
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
Danny Thompson        13   43    2   13   1   0   0    2   1   1    2    1  .302
Lyman Bostock         11   37    3   11   1   0   1    4   0   1    3    2  .297
Rod Carew             13   51   10   15   7   0   1    3   7   1    8    5  .294
Bob Randall            6   11    1    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .273
Craig Kusick           8   16    0    4   2   0   0    2   0   0    2    3  .250
Steve Braun           11   38    3    9   2   0   0    5   1   1    5    4  .237
Larry Hisle           13   52    5   12   1   0   1    8   1   1    3    9  .231
Butch Wynegar         13   48    2   11   0   1   2    5   0   0    7    7  .229
Dave McKay            13   47    3   10   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    9  .213
Jerry Terrell         12   30    4    5   1   0   0    0   1   0    2    2  .167
Dan Ford              13   53    5    8   0   1   2    4   0   0    2   16  .151
Steve Brye             5   14    0    1   0   0   0    1   1   0    0    2  .071
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          10   37    7   16   3   2   1   10   0   1    3    3  .432
Willie Randolph       12   36    9   14   1   0   1    5   3   1    8    4  .389
Otto Velez             5    8    0    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .375
Fred Stanley           7   11    1    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    1  .364
Chris Chambliss       12   53    8   19   3   0   2   14   0   0    1    5  .359
Thurman Munson        12   53   10   16   1   0   2    8   2   0    1    1  .302
Roy White             12   50   11   15   4   1   1    6   3   0    6    8  .300
Mickey Rivers         12   55    9   16   3   0   1   10   6   1    1    2  .291
Oscar Gamble          11   35    6   10   2   1   1    4   0   0    2    3  .286
Jim Mason             10   23    1    6   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    4  .261
Rick Dempsey           5   16    0    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .188
Graig Nettles         12   39    9    6   0   0   1    5   3   1   11   11  .154
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
Tim Hosley             2    1    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0 1.000
Tommy Sandt            1    2    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .500
Larry Haney            7   18    1    6   0   0   0    2   0   1    1    3  .333
Joe Rudi              13   50    7   16   5   0   2   17   0   0    6    9  .320
Billy North           15   60   12   17   0   1   0    4   8   3    6   10  .283
Phil Garner           15   53    6   14   6   1   0    9   3   0    4   10  .264
Claudell Washington   15   59    8   13   3   0   0    4   5   2    6   10  .220
Sal Bando             15   57    4   11   4   0   2    7   1   0    5    5  .193
Cesar Tovar            6   11    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .182
Billy Williams        14   45    3    8   1   0   0    2   0   1    7    8  .178
Bert Campaneris       15   53    4    9   0   0   0    2   4   1    5   14  .170
Gene Tenace           10   30    4    5   1   0   0    2   1   2   10    6  .167
Ken McMullen           8    7    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .143
Don Baylor            15   54    9    7   0   1   2    6   4   1   10    8  .130
Matt Alexander         6    0    2    0   0   0   0    0   2   1    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           10   32    2   11   2   1   0    3   0   0    9    2  .344
Gene Clines            5    6    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   1    0    2  .333
John Ellis             6   13    1    4   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .308
Mike Hargrove         12   44    7   13   3   0   1    8   0   0    3   11  .296
Roy Smalley           13   39    3   11   2   0   0    4   0   0    8   13  .282
Juan Beniquez         12   50    5   14   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    6  .280
Mike Cubbage           7   11    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    4    2  .273
Tom Grieve            12   44    5   11   0   0   2    5   0   0    2   12  .250
Jeff Burroughs        13   50    4   11   2   0   2    4   0   0    3    5  .220
Len Randle            13   51    5   11   1   0   1    4   2   1    5    7  .216
Roy Howell            13   44    3    8   1   0   0    5   0   0    4   10  .182
Jim Fregosi            4    8    1    1   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .125
Jim Sundberg          11   28    2    2   0   0   1    2   0   0    1    5  .071
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)           60
  C. Washington (OAK)      59
  S. Bando (OAK)           57
  J. Remy (CAL)            56
  B. Bochte (CAL)          55
  B. Melton (CAL)          55
  M. Rivers (NY)           55
  D. Baylor (OAK)          54
  B. Campaneris (OAK)      53
  C. Chambliss (NY)        53

Runs Scored:

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

Hits:

  C. Chambliss (NY)        19
  B. North (OAK)           17
  B. Bell (CLE)            16
  B. Bochte (CAL)          16
  D. Chalk (CAL)           16
  W. Horton (DET)          16
  T. Munson (NY)           16
  L. Piniella (NY)         16
  M. Rivers (NY)           16
  J. Rudi (OAK)            16

Doubles:

  R. Carew (MIN)            7
  P. Garner (OAK)           6
  D. Evans (BOS)            5
  J. Rudi (OAK)             5
  L. Stanton (CAL)          5
  S. Bando (OAK)            4
  B. Bochte (CAL)           4
  A. Bumbry (BAL)           4
  R. Carty (CLE)            4
  D. Chalk (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
  W. Horton (DET)          15
  C. Chambliss (NY)        14
  B. Melton (CAL)          11
  R. Staub (DET)           11
  H. McRae (KC)            10
  L. Piniella (NY)         10
  M. Rivers (NY)           10
  J. Spencer (CHI)         10
  B. Bochte (CAL)           9

Stolen Bases:

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

Caught Stealing:

  B. North (OAK)            3
  M. Belanger (BAL)         2
  G. Brett (KC)             2
  D. Collins (CAL)          2
  D. Money (MIL)            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
  D. Baylor (OAK)          10
  J. Mayberry (KC)         10
  G. Tenace (OAK)          10
  D. Collins (CAL)          9
  B. Grich (BAL)            9
  T. Harrah (TEX)           9
  R. Carew (MIN)            8
  C. Moore (MIL)            8
  W. Randolph (NY)          8

Strikeouts:

  D. Ford (MIN)            16
  B. Campaneris (OAK)      14
  R. Smalley (TEX)         13
  P. Blair (BAL)           12
  T. Grieve (TEX)          12
  M. Hargrove (TEX)        11
  G. Nettles (NY)          11
  P. Garner (OAK)          10
  R. Howell (TEX)          10
  S. Lezcano (MIL)         10

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