Monday May 3, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of May 3, 1976:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
New York         527   78   156   23    7   11    74   28    7   47    58  .296
Detroit          489   76   140   26    1   14    71    9    4   43    51  .286
Cleveland        564   86   160   23    6   10    75   19    3   72    82  .284
Texas            561   67   150   17    2   14    61    5    3   53    95  .267
Boston           493   67   131   24    5   15    60    8    5   50    75  .266
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       647   72   157   34    1    7    67   19    8   86   100  .243
Minnesota        508   48   118   19    2    7    43   13    5   43    69  .232
Kansas City      435   50    97   16    5    3    45   20    6   46    51  .223
Oakland          667   87   147   25    3   10    77   35   14   81   107  .220
Baltimore        553   42   107   17    2    7    35   16    6   55    93  .194

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Fred Lynn (BOS)          13   49    7   20   2   2   2    7   0   2    6    6  .408
Buddy Bell (CLE)         17   65   14   25   3   0   2    8   1   1   10    7  .385
Chris Chambliss (NY)     15   63    8   24   3   0   2   16   0   0    3    5  .381
Willie Horton (DET)      14   53   13   20   2   0   6   20   0   0    7    8  .377
Rusty Staub (DET)        14   49    6   18   3   0   2   12   0   0    9    2  .367
Robin Yount (MIL)        13   45    8   16   2   0   0    3   0   2    5    9  .356
Willie Randolph (NY)     15   48   10   17   2   0   1    5   7   1    8    6  .354
Lou Piniella (NY)        13   49    7   17   3   3   1   10   0   1    4    5  .347
Rico Carty (CLE)         17   61   11   21   6   0   2   12   0   0    8   10  .344
Thurman Munson (NY)      15   66   11   22   2   0   3   10   3   0    1    2  .333

 Baltimore            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Tony Muser            14   47    4   12   1   0   0    4   0   0    7    1  .255
Mark Belanger         17   54    2   13   2   0   0    2   2   2    1    7  .241
Tommy Harper           7   17    2    4   0   0   1    1   2   0    3    5  .235
Dave Duncan            8   31    0    7   0   0   0    2   0   1    1    5  .226
Bobby Grich           16   54    8   12   2   0   1    4   2   2   12    6  .222
Al Bumbry             14   45    5   10   5   1   0    2   5   0    7   10  .222
Andres Mora            9   28    3    6   1   0   2    6   0   0    1    9  .214
Paul Blair            17   61    4   12   3   0   0    2   5   0    5   12  .197
Brooks Robinson       16   59    2   11   1   1   0    3   0   0    1    5  .186
Lee May                9   27    5    5   1   0   1    2   0   0    3    9  .185
Doug DeCinces          7   21    2    3   1   0   1    1   0   0    2    9  .143
Ken Singleton         17   62    4    8   0   0   1    4   0   1    7    6  .129
Royle Stillman         6    9    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    3  .111
Ellie Hendricks       11   32    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    5  .094
Tom Shopay             2    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .000
Reggie Jackson         1    2    0    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .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             13   49    7   20   2   2   2    7   0   2    6    6  .408
Doug Griffin           3    9    2    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    1  .333
Carlton Fisk          15   56   11   18   2   0   3    6   0   1    4    6  .321
Dwight Evans          15   53   10   16   7   0   3   10   0   0    6   10  .302
Carl Yastrzemski      15   50   11   13   2   0   2    5   2   1   11    6  .260
Bernie Carbo           7   25    3    6   1   0   2    5   0   0    2    9  .240
Deron Johnson          7   21    2    5   1   1   0    0   0   0    3    6  .238
Rick Burleson         15   51    5   12   1   0   0    3   2   0    5    3  .235
Rico Petrocelli       15   51    2   12   3   0   1    8   0   1    5    3  .235
Jim Rice              15   57    9   13   0   2   2    7   0   0    5   15  .228
Denny Doyle           14   50    3    9   3   0   0    7   4   0    1    5  .180
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           12    8    0    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .375
Bruce Bochte          20   74    7   24   4   0   0   13   1   1    7    6  .324
Bobby Bonds           11   38    7   12   0   0   2    5   3   1    9    9  .316
Dave Chalk            20   70    9   22   4   1   0    5   0   0    7   11  .314
Bill Melton           20   72    9   18   8   0   2   14   1   0    9   11  .250
Dave Collins          15   45    6   11   0   0   0    4   4   3   14   10  .244
Leroy Stanton         16   39    3    9   6   0   0    2   2   1    7    6  .231
Jerry Remy            20   75   13   17   2   0   0    4   7   0    8   10  .227
Andy Etchebarren      14   36    2    8   1   0   0    3   0   0    3    4  .222
Rusty Torres          19   63    6   13   4   0   1    4   0   0    8   10  .206
Orlando Ramirez       19   49    2   10   1   0   0    4   1   1    4    9  .204
Joe Lahoud            13   31    2    5   2   0   0    2   0   0    5    4  .161
Ed Herrmann           12   33    4    5   2   0   2    7   0   0    2    3  .152
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            17   65   14   25   3   0   2    8   1   1   10    7  .385
Rico Carty            17   61   11   21   6   0   2   12   0   0    8   10  .344
Doug Howard            8   22    5    7   2   0   0    5   1   0    0    3  .318
Alan Ashby            16   52   11   16   1   1   1   10   0   0    7   10  .308
Rick Manning          17   69   12   21   3   1   1    6   4   0   11   10  .304
George Hendrick       17   65   10   19   5   1   4   12   2   0    4   10  .292
Frank Duffy           17   50    4   14   1   1   0    5   3   0    3    6  .280
Charlie Spikes        16   57    7   13   1   1   0    5   2   1    6   10  .228
John Lowenstein        9   18    3    4   0   0   0    1   3   0    5    1  .222
Boog Powell            8   24    1    5   0   0   0    2   0   0    7    3  .208
Duane Kuiper          17   64    5   12   1   1   0    9   2   0    8   10  .188
Larvell Blanks         6   12    1    2   0   0   0    0   1   0    0    1  .167
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
Frank Robinson         1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    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            4    6    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .333
Jamie Quirk            3    3    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .333
Freddie Patek         13   37    4   12   1   0   0    6   5   1    5    2  .324
Dave Nelson            2    7    1    2   0   1   0    1   0   0    1    0  .286
Amos Otis             14   46    9   13   5   1   0    7   2   1    9    8  .283
Hal McRae             14   53    4   14   2   1   1   12   2   1    3    3  .264
Jim Wohlford          12   38    5   10   2   0   0    1   5   0    0    2  .263
George Brett          14   53    7   13   2   1   0    3   0   2    5    4  .245
Cookie Rojas           7    9    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    0  .222
Buck Martinez          6   15    2    3   0   0   2    2   0   0    0    3  .200
Al Cowens             14   52    6    9   2   1   0    3   2   0    3    3  .173
John Mayberry         14   47    5    8   0   0   0    7   1   0   11    6  .170
Frank White           14   39    3    6   2   0   0    1   1   1    1    7  .154
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
Chris Chambliss       15   63    8   24   3   0   2   16   0   0    3    5  .381
Willie Randolph       15   48   10   17   2   0   1    5   7   1    8    6  .354
Lou Piniella          13   49    7   17   3   3   1   10   0   1    4    5  .347
Thurman Munson        15   66   11   22   2   0   3   10   3   0    1    2  .333
Fred Stanley           8   15    2    5   0   1   0    1   0   0    2    2  .333
Roy White             15   61   12   19   4   1   1    6   4   1    9    9  .312
Mickey Rivers         15   71   11   21   4   1   1   12   9   1    1    2  .296
Otto Velez             6   11    0    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    2  .273
Oscar Gamble          13   42    7   10   2   1   1    4   1   0    3    4  .238
Jim Mason             12   32    1    7   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    5  .219
Rick Dempsey           5   16    0    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .188
Graig Nettles         15   50    9    8   2   0   1    6   3   2   13   14  .160
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              18   67   12   22   6   0   4   23   0   0   11    9  .328
Billy North           20   80   16   25   0   1   0    5   9   3    8   12  .313
Phil Garner           20   70    8   17   6   1   0   10   3   1    6   13  .243
Larry Haney           12   33    3    8   0   0   0    3   0   1    2    6  .242
Claudell Washington   20   80   12   17   5   0   0    8   5   2    7   14  .213
Billy Williams        18   60    4   11   1   0   1    5   0   1    7   10  .183
Bert Campaneris       20   71    6   13   0   0   0    2   6   1    7   17  .183
Sal Bando             20   76    6   13   4   0   3   10   1   0    6    8  .171
Gene Tenace           10   30    4    5   1   0   0    2   1   2   10    6  .167
Ken McMullen          13   12    1    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    3    2  .167
Cesar Tovar            9   12    0    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    0  .167
Don Baylor            20   72   10   10   1   1   2    7   5   1   11   10  .139
Matt Alexander         6    0    2    0   0   0   0    0   2   1    0    0  .000
Larry Lintz            8    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             9   23    2    8   2   0   0    6   0   0    0    4  .348
Gene Clines            7    6    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   1    0    2  .333
Mike Hargrove         16   59   12   19   3   1   2   11   0   0    5   12  .322
Toby Harrah           14   47    4   15   2   1   0    4   0   0   10    4  .319
Jeff Burroughs        17   65   10   20   2   0   5   14   0   0    4    6  .308
Mike Cubbage           8   14    1    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    6    2  .286
Tom Grieve            16   60    9   17   0   0   5    9   0   0    2   15  .283
Roy Howell            17   59    5   15   2   0   0    6   0   0    5   12  .254
Dave Moates            8    4    2    1   0   0   0    0   1   0    1    1  .250
Juan Beniquez         16   63    6   15   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    7  .238
Roy Smalley           16   47    3   11   2   0   0    4   0   0   11   15  .234
Len Randle            16   63    7   14   1   0   1    4   4   2    6    9  .222
Jim Sundberg          14   38    4    6   1   0   1    2   0   0    1    5  .158
Jim Fregosi            4    8    1    1   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .125

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  B. North (OAK)           80
  C. Washington (OAK)      80
  S. Bando (OAK)           76
  J. Remy (CAL)            75
  B. Bochte (CAL)          74
  D. Baylor (OAK)          72
  B. Melton (CAL)          72
  B. Campaneris (OAK)      71
  M. Rivers (NY)           71
  D. Chalk (CAL)           70

Runs Scored:

  B. North (OAK)           16
  B. Bell (CLE)            14
  W. Horton (DET)          13
  J. Remy (CAL)            13
  M. Hargrove (TEX)        12
  R. Manning (CLE)         12
  J. Rudi (OAK)            12
  C. Washington (OAK)      12
  R. White (NY)            12
  A. Ashby (CLE)           11

Hits:

  B. Bell (CLE)            25
  B. North (OAK)           25
  B. Bochte (CAL)          24
  C. Chambliss (NY)        24
  D. Chalk (CAL)           22
  T. Munson (NY)           22
  J. Rudi (OAK)            22
  R. Carty (CLE)           21
  R. Manning (CLE)         21
  M. Rivers (NY)           21

Doubles:

  B. Melton (CAL)           8
  R. Carew (MIN)            7
  D. Evans (BOS)            7
  R. Carty (CLE)            6
  P. Garner (OAK)           6
  J. Rudi (OAK)             6
  L. Stanton (CAL)          6
  A. Bumbry (BAL)           5
  G. Hendrick (CLE)         5
  R. Leflore (DET)          5

Triples:

  L. Piniella (NY)          3
  F. Lynn (BOS)             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

Home Runs:

  W. Horton (DET)           6
  J. Burroughs (TEX)        5
  T. Grieve (TEX)           5
  G. Hendrick (CLE)         4
  J. Rudi (OAK)             4
  S. Bando (OAK)            3
  D. Evans (BOS)            3
  C. Fisk (BOS)             3
  T. Munson (NY)            3
  P. Varney (CHI)           3

RBI:

  J. Rudi (OAK)            23
  W. Horton (DET)          20
  C. Chambliss (NY)        16
  J. Burroughs (TEX)       14
  B. Melton (CAL)          14
  B. Bochte (CAL)          13
  J. Spencer (CHI)         13
  R. Carty (CLE)           12
  G. Hendrick (CLE)        12
  H. McRae (KC)            12

Stolen Bases:

  B. North (OAK)            9
  M. Rivers (NY)            9
  R. Carew (MIN)            7
  R. Leflore (DET)          7
  W. Randolph (NY)          7
  J. Remy (CAL)             7
  B. Campaneris (OAK)       6
  D. Baylor (OAK)           5
  P. Blair (BAL)            5
  A. Bumbry (BAL)           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
  F. Lynn (BOS)             2
  G. Nettles (NY)           2
  L. Randle (TEX)           2

Walks:

  D. Collins (CAL)         14
  G. Nettles (NY)          13
  B. Grich (BAL)           12
  D. Baylor (OAK)          11
  R. Manning (CLE)         11
  J. Mayberry (KC)         11
  J. Rudi (OAK)            11
  R. Smalley (TEX)         11
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     11
  B. Bell (CLE)            10

Strikeouts:

  D. Ford (MIN)            19
  B. Campaneris (OAK)      17
  T. Grieve (TEX)          15
  J. Rice (BOS)            15
  R. Smalley (TEX)         15
  G. Nettles (NY)          14
  C. Washington (OAK)      14
  P. Garner (OAK)          13
  S. Lezcano (MIL)         13
  P. Blair (BAL)           12

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