Saturday May 1, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of May 1, 1976:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
New York         488   77   147   21    7   11    73   23    7   42    54  .301
Detroit          489   76   140   26    1   14    71    9    4   43    51  .286
Cleveland        456   65   125   17    5    7    59   15    2   62    68  .274
Boston           460   64   124   24    4   13    57    7    4   50    69  .270
Texas            528   61   138   17    2   11    55    5    2   51    90  .261
Chicago          445   57   114   17    2   11    53    9    3   39    48  .256
Milwaukee        419   52   103   18    4    5    50    3   11   42    84  .246
California       586   64   140   31    1    6    59   16    7   70    84  .239
Kansas City      403   48    94   15    5    3    43   19    6   41    49  .233
Minnesota        508   48   118   19    2    7    43   13    5   43    69  .232
Oakland          571   74   132   24    3    7    66   33   13   68    90  .231
Baltimore        491   36    93   16    2    5    30   15    6   51    86  .189

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Fred Lynn (BOS)          12   45    7   18   2   1   2    7   0   1    6    6  .400
Buddy Bell (CLE)         14   51   10   20   2   0   1    6   1   1    9    5  .392
Lou Piniella (NY)        12   45    7   17   3   3   1   10   0   1    3    4  .378
Willie Horton (DET)      14   53   13   20   2   0   6   20   0   0    7    8  .377
Chris Chambliss (NY)     14   59    8   22   3   0   2   16   0   0    2    5  .373
Rusty Staub (DET)        14   49    6   18   3   0   2   12   0   0    9    2  .367
Willie Randolph (NY)     14   44   10   16   2   0   1    5   5   1    8    6  .364
Robin Yount (MIL)        13   45    8   16   2   0   0    3   0   2    5    9  .356
Toby Harrah (TEX)        13   43    4   15   2   1   0    4   0   0   10    2  .349
Carlton Fisk (BOS)       14   52   11   18   2   0   3    6   0   1    4    5  .346

 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         15   47    2   13   2   0   0    2   2   2    1    6  .277
Tony Muser            13   44    3   10   1   0   0    4   0   0    7    1  .227
Al Bumbry             13   45    5   10   5   1   0    2   5   0    7   10  .222
Bobby Grich           14   47    7   10   2   0   0    2   2   2   11    4  .213
Andres Mora            8   24    3    5   1   0   2    6   0   0    1    8  .208
Paul Blair            15   53    3   10   3   0   0    2   4   0    5   12  .189
Dave Duncan            7   27    0    5   0   0   0    2   0   1    1    5  .185
Doug DeCinces          6   18    2    3   1   0   1    1   0   0    2    9  .167
Brooks Robinson       15   55    2    9   1   1   0    3   0   0    1    5  .164
Ken Singleton         15   56    3    8   0   0   1    3   0   1    6    6  .143
Royle Stillman         6    9    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    3  .111
Ellie Hendricks       10   29    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    5  .103
Lee May                7   20    3    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    8  .100
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             12   45    7   18   2   1   2    7   0   1    6    6  .400
Carlton Fisk          14   52   11   18   2   0   3    6   0   1    4    5  .346
Doug Griffin           3    9    2    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    1  .333
Dwight Evans          14   50    9   15   7   0   2    9   0   0    6   10  .300
Carl Yastrzemski      14   46   11   12   2   0   2    5   2   1   11    6  .261
Rico Petrocelli       14   48    2   12   3   0   1    8   0   1    5    3  .250
Jim Rice              14   53    9   13   0   2   2    7   0   0    5   12  .245
Bernie Carbo           6   21    2    5   1   0   1    3   0   0    2    7  .238
Deron Johnson          7   21    2    5   1   1   0    0   0   0    3    6  .238
Rick Burleson         14   48    4   10   1   0   0    3   1   0    5    3  .208
Denny Doyle           13   46    3    9   3   0   0    7   4   0    1    5  .196
Rick Miller            3    7    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .143
Cecil Cooper           2    8    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
Billy Smith           10    6    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .333
Bobby Bonds            9   31    6   10   0   0   2    3   3   1    7    6  .323
Dave Chalk            18   63    8   20   4   1   0    5   0   0    6    9  .318
Bruce Bochte          18   66    7   20   4   0   0   12   1   0    6    5  .303
Andy Etchebarren      12   31    2    8   1   0   0    3   0   0    3    3  .258
Dave Collins          14   43    5   11   0   0   0    4   3   3   11    8  .256
Leroy Stanton         15   39    3    9   6   0   0    2   2   1    7    6  .231
Jerry Remy            18   68   11   15   2   0   0    2   5   0    6    8  .221
Bill Melton           18   64    8   14   5   0   2   13   1   0    9   10  .219
Orlando Ramirez       17   46    2   10   1   0   0    4   1   1    2    9  .217
Rusty Torres          17   57    4   11   4   0   0    3   0   0    4    8  .193
Joe Lahoud            12   28    2    5   2   0   0    2   0   0    4    4  .179
Ed Herrmann           11   30    4    5   2   0   2    6   0   0    2    2  .167
Adrian Garrett         6    7    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .000
Paul Dade              6    5    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    2  .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
Jim Essian             2    2    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .500
Brian Downing          5   19    4    7   0   0   2    4   0   0    2    3  .368
Jorge Orta            13   50    8   16   3   0   2    7   3   0    4    4  .320
Jim Spencer           13   47    5   15   3   0   1   13   1   0    4    2  .319
Pete Varney            8   24    4    7   2   0   3    4   0   0    0    5  .292
Ralph Garr            12   44    6   12   1   1   0    0   0   0    1    2  .273
Bucky Dent            13   46    7   12   1   0   0    5   0   2    7    2  .261
Jack Brohamer         12   39    3   10   1   1   1    6   0   1    3    6  .256
Buddy Bradford        10   24    5    6   2   0   1    3   1   0    4    7  .250
Bill Stein             4    8    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250
Pat Kelly              6   19    3    4   2   0   1    2   0   0    1    3  .211
Cleon Jones           12   40    2    8   1   0   0    3   0   0    5    5  .200
Chet Lemon            12   43    4    8   0   0   0    3   2   0    3    5  .186
Carlos May            11   37    5    6   1   0   0    3   2   0    5    2  .162
Lamar Johnson          3    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .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            14   51   10   20   2   0   1    6   1   1    9    5  .392
Rick Manning          14   55   12   19   3   1   1    6   4   0   10    8  .346
Rico Carty            14   50    7   15   5   0   1    8   0   0    6    9  .300
Charlie Spikes        13   46    6   13   1   1   0    5   2   0    5    7  .283
Alan Ashby            13   43    8   12   1   1   1    8   0   0    4    8  .279
Doug Howard            7   19    3    5   0   0   0    4   1   0    0    3  .263
Frank Duffy           14   42    2   11   1   0   0    4   2   0    3    5  .262
George Hendrick       14   53    8   12   3   1   3   10   1   0    3    9  .226
Boog Powell            8   24    1    5   0   0   0    2   0   0    7    3  .208
Duane Kuiper          14   51    4   10   1   1   0    6   1   0    7    9  .196
Larvell Blanks         5    9    0    1   0   0   0    0   1   0    0    0  .111
John Lowenstein        7    9    2    1   0   0   0    0   2   0    5    1  .111
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
John Wockenfuss        3   11    3    5   2   0   0    1   0   0    2    2  .455
Jason Thompson         6   25    4   10   2   0   1    6   0   0    1    4  .400
Mickey Stanley         6   10    2    4   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .400
Willie Horton         14   53   13   20   2   0   6   20   0   0    7    8  .377
Rusty Staub           14   49    6   18   3   0   2   12   0   0    9    2  .367
Ron Leflore            9   36   11   12   5   0   0    3   7   1    3    7  .333
Bill Freehan           8   21    5    7   1   0   1    2   0   0    4    2  .333
Milt May               6   25    2    7   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .280
Tom Veryzer           14   52    4   13   0   0   0    7   0   0    2    4  .250
Aurelio Rodriguez     14   55    9   13   3   0   2    3   0   1    4    6  .236
Ben Oglivie            7   17    1    4   0   0   1    2   1   0    0    1  .235
Alex Johnson          14   58    6   13   2   1   1    7   0   1    2    9  .224
Gary Sutherland       10   36    4    7   2   0   0    2   0   1    2    1  .194
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
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
Bob Stinson            3    5    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .400
Freddie Patek         12   35    4   12   1   0   0    6   4   1    3    2  .343
Jamie Quirk            3    3    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .333
Hal McRae             13   49    4   14   2   1   1   12   2   1    3    3  .286
Dave Nelson            2    7    1    2   0   1   0    1   0   0    1    0  .286
Amos Otis             13   43    8   12   4   1   0    7   2   1    7    7  .279
Jim Wohlford          11   33    4    9   2   0   0    1   5   0    0    2  .273
George Brett          13   49    7   13   2   1   0    3   0   2    5    4  .265
Buck Martinez          5   13    2    3   0   0   2    2   0   0    0    3  .231
Cookie Rojas           6    9    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .222
John Mayberry         13   43    5    8   0   0   0    5   1   0   11    5  .186
Al Cowens             13   48    6    8   2   1   0    3   2   0    3    3  .167
Frank White           13   36    3    6   2   0   0    1   1   1    1    7  .167
Fran Healy             6   21    1    2   0   0   0    1   2   0    4    8  .095
Tony Solaita           3    6    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .000
Tom Poquette           3    3    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000

 Milwaukee            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Gorman Thomas          8    4    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   1    0    0  .500
Robin Yount           13   45    8   16   2   0   0    3   0   2    5    9  .356
Sixto Lezcano         13   49    5   15   3   1   0    7   1   1    4   13  .306
Don Money             13   49    8   13   3   0   2   10   0   3    6    6  .265
Hank Aaron            12   44    0   11   1   0   0    4   0   1    3   10  .250
Pedro Garcia          13   39    4    9   3   1   0    5   1   1    2    7  .231
George Scott          13   49    6   11   2   1   1    8   0   1    5   12  .225
Bobby Darwin           9   29    2    6   1   0   1    2   0   0    1    8  .207
Charlie Moore         13   39    8    8   2   1   1    5   0   0    9    9  .205
Darrell Porter        13   46    6    9   1   0   0    4   1   0    6    8  .196
Bill Sharp             7   23    3    3   0   0   0    1   0   1    1    1  .130
Kurt Bevacqua          4    2    2    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            2    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
Lyman Bostock         13   45    5   14   1   0   1    6   0   1    3    2  .311
Rod Carew             15   56   10   16   7   0   1    3   7   1   10    7  .286
Danny Thompson        15   50    3   14   2   0   0    3   1   1    2    1  .280
Larry Hisle           15   60    7   15   2   0   1    8   2   1    4   10  .250
Craig Kusick           8   16    0    4   2   0   0    2   0   0    2    3  .250
Steve Braun           13   45    3   11   2   0   0    7   1   1    5    4  .244
Bob Randall            8   17    1    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    2  .235
Dave McKay            15   53    4   11   1   0   0    2   0   0    3   10  .208
Butch Wynegar         15   55    2   11   0   1   2    5   0   0    7    7  .200
Dan Ford              15   60    7   11   1   1   2    5   0   0    2   19  .183
Jerry Terrell         13   30    5    5   1   0   0    0   1   0    2    2  .167
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
Phil Roof              1    0    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
Lou Piniella          12   45    7   17   3   3   1   10   0   1    3    4  .378
Chris Chambliss       14   59    8   22   3   0   2   16   0   0    2    5  .373
Willie Randolph       14   44   10   16   2   0   1    5   5   1    8    6  .364
Roy White             14   57   12   19   4   1   1    6   4   1    8    8  .333
Fred Stanley           8   15    2    5   0   1   0    1   0   0    2    2  .333
Thurman Munson        14   62   11   19   2   0   3   10   2   0    1    2  .307
Mickey Rivers         14   65   11   19   3   1   1   12   8   1    1    2  .292
Otto Velez             6   11    0    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    2  .273
Oscar Gamble          12   38    6   10   2   1   1    4   0   0    2    4  .263
Jim Mason             11   27    1    7   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    4  .259
Rick Dempsey           5   16    0    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .188
Graig Nettles         14   46    9    7   1   0   1    5   3   2   12   13  .152
Rich Coggins           4    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Sandy Alomar           2    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   1   1    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            3    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Joe Rudi              15   58    9   19   6   0   2   19   0   0    7    9  .328
Billy North           17   68   13   20   0   1   0    5   8   3    7   11  .294
Larry Haney            9   25    2    7   0   0   0    3   0   1    1    5  .280
Phil Garner           17   59    6   15   6   1   0   10   3   0    5   10  .254
Ken McMullen          10    8    1    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .250
Claudell Washington   17   69   10   16   4   0   0    5   5   2    6   11  .232
Bert Campaneris       17   60    6   13   0   0   0    2   6   1    6   14  .217
Sal Bando             17   65    5   13   4   0   3   10   1   0    5    7  .200
Billy Williams        16   52    3   10   1   0   0    3   0   1    7    8  .192
Cesar Tovar            7   11    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .182
Gene Tenace           10   30    4    5   1   0   0    2   1   2   10    6  .167
Don Baylor            17   62   10    8   1   1   2    6   4   1   11    9  .129
Matt Alexander         6    0    2    0   0   0   0    0   2   1    0    0  .000
Larry Lintz            7    0    2    0   0   0   0    0   3   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
John Ellis             8   21    2    8   2   0   0    6   0   0    0    4  .381
Toby Harrah           13   43    4   15   2   1   0    4   0   0   10    2  .349
Gene Clines            7    6    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   1    0    2  .333
Mike Hargrove         15   55   10   17   3   1   1    9   0   0    5   12  .309
Jeff Burroughs        16   61    9   18   2   0   4   11   0   0    4    6  .295
Mike Cubbage           8   14    1    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    6    2  .286
Tom Grieve            15   56    8   15   0   0   4    8   0   0    2   14  .268
Roy Smalley           15   45    3   11   2   0   0    4   0   0    9   14  .244
Juan Beniquez         15   63    6   15   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    7  .238
Roy Howell            16   55    5   13   2   0   0    6   0   0    5   11  .236
Len Randle            15   59    6   12   1   0   1    4   4   1    6    9  .203
Jim Sundberg          13   36    3    5   1   0   1    2   0   0    1    5  .139
Jim Fregosi            4    8    1    1   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .125
Dave Moates            7    1    2    0   0   0   0    0   1   0    1    1  .000

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  C. Washington (OAK)      69
  B. North (OAK)           68
  J. Remy (CAL)            68
  B. Bochte (CAL)          66
  S. Bando (OAK)           65
  M. Rivers (NY)           65
  B. Melton (CAL)          64
  J. Beniquez (TEX)        63
  D. Chalk (CAL)           63
  D. Baylor (OAK)          62

Runs Scored:

  W. Horton (DET)          13
  B. North (OAK)           13
  R. Manning (CLE)         12
  R. White (NY)            12
  C. Fisk (BOS)            11
  R. Leflore (DET)         11
  T. Munson (NY)           11
  J. Remy (CAL)            11
  M. Rivers (NY)           11
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     11

Hits:

  C. Chambliss (NY)        22
  B. Bell (CLE)            20
  B. Bochte (CAL)          20
  D. Chalk (CAL)           20
  W. Horton (DET)          20
  B. North (OAK)           20
  R. Manning (CLE)         19
  T. Munson (NY)           19
  M. Rivers (NY)           19
  J. Rudi (OAK)            19

Doubles:

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

Triples:

  L. Piniella (NY)          3
  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)           6
  J. Burroughs (TEX)        4
  T. Grieve (TEX)           4
  S. Bando (OAK)            3
  C. Fisk (BOS)             3
  G. Hendrick (CLE)         3
  T. Munson (NY)            3
  P. Varney (CHI)           3
  D. Baylor (OAK)           2
  B. Bonds (CAL)            2

RBI:

  W. Horton (DET)          20
  J. Rudi (OAK)            19
  C. Chambliss (NY)        16
  B. Melton (CAL)          13
  J. Spencer (CHI)         13
  B. Bochte (CAL)          12
  H. McRae (KC)            12
  M. Rivers (NY)           12
  R. Staub (DET)           12
  J. Burroughs (TEX)       11

Stolen Bases:

  B. North (OAK)            8
  M. Rivers (NY)            8
  R. Carew (MIN)            7
  R. Leflore (DET)          7
  B. Campaneris (OAK)       6
  A. Bumbry (BAL)           5
  W. Randolph (NY)          5
  J. Remy (CAL)             5
  C. Washington (OAK)       5
  J. Wohlford (KC)          5

Caught Stealing:

  D. Collins (CAL)          3
  D. Money (MIL)            3
  B. North (OAK)            3
  M. Belanger (BAL)         2
  G. Brett (KC)             2
  B. Dent (CHI)             2
  B. Grich (BAL)            2
  G. Nettles (NY)           2
  G. Tenace (OAK)           2
  C. Washington (OAK)       2

Walks:

  G. Nettles (NY)          12
  D. Baylor (OAK)          11
  D. Collins (CAL)         11
  B. Grich (BAL)           11
  J. Mayberry (KC)         11
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     11
  R. Carew (MIN)           10
  T. Harrah (TEX)          10
  R. Manning (CLE)         10
  G. Tenace (OAK)          10

Strikeouts:

  D. Ford (MIN)            19
  B. Campaneris (OAK)      14
  T. Grieve (TEX)          14
  R. Smalley (TEX)         14
  S. Lezcano (MIL)         13
  G. Nettles (NY)          13
  P. Blair (BAL)           12
  M. Hargrove (TEX)        12
  J. Rice (BOS)            12
  G. Scott (MIL)           12


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