Saturday May 8, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of May 8, 1976:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
New York         712  116   211   32   10   15   105   39   10   64    82  .296
Detroit          631   94   183   32    3   14    88   11    6   60    74  .290
Texas            677   92   185   22    4   18    83    5    3   65   106  .273
Cleveland        711  100   194   25    6   12    89   25    4   83    97  .273
Boston           628   85   163   32    6   16    78    9    7   67    91  .260
Minnesota        653   77   162   22    3   12    72   18    6   56    94  .248
Kansas City      571   74   141   25    5    7    69   24   12   62    66  .247
Milwaukee        518   62   124   19    4    8    60    4   11   50    96  .239
California       812   88   191   38    1   10    82   27   11  112   133  .235
Chicago          565   61   131   18    2   11    55   11    4   48    66  .232
Oakland          806  104   184   28    5   12    93   44   18   92   119  .228
Baltimore        680   52   132   23    2   11    44   21    6   68   120  .194

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Fred Lynn (BOS)          16   59   10   25   3   2   2    7   0   2    8    8  .424
Chris Chambliss (NY)     20   87   13   34   4   0   3   19   0   0    3    7  .391
Willie Horton (DET)      18   67   14   25   2   0   6   21   0   0   11   11  .373
Bobby Bonds (CAL)        16   56   12   20   2   0   3    8   7   1   13   12  .357
Rusty Staub (DET)        18   63    8   22   4   0   2   14   0   0   12    2  .349
Buddy Bell (CLE)         21   78   16   27   3   0   2   10   1   1   14    7  .346
Rico Carty (CLE)         21   78   13   27   6   0   3   14   0   0    9   10  .346
Roy White (NY)           20   82   16   28   4   1   2   12   7   3   13   11  .342
Thurman Munson (NY)      20   87   14   29   4   0   3   17   4   1    1    3  .333
Rod Carew (MIN)          19   72   14   24   7   1   1    6   8   2   13    9  .333

 Baltimore            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Tony Muser            16   52    5   14   1   0   0    5   0   0    7    1  .269
Lee May               13   42    7   10   2   0   3    6   0   0    3   15  .238
Tommy Harper           7   17    2    4   0   0   1    1   2   0    3    5  .235
Andres Mora           10   32    3    7   1   0   2    7   1   0    1   10  .219
Mark Belanger         21   66    3   14   2   0   0    2   3   2    3    9  .212
Paul Blair            21   76    6   16   5   0   0    3   6   0    6   12  .211
Bobby Grich           17   57    8   12   2   0   1    4   2   2   13    6  .211
Dave Duncan           10   38    0    8   0   0   0    2   0   1    2    8  .211
Al Bumbry             17   57    6   11   5   1   1    3   6   0    8   15  .193
Brooks Robinson       20   72    3   12   1   1   1    4   0   0    2    7  .167
Doug DeCinces         10   30    2    5   2   0   1    1   0   0    3   11  .167
Reggie Jackson         4   13    0    2   1   0   0    1   1   0    2    4  .154
Ken Singleton         21   75    5   11   1   0   1    4   0   1   10    8  .147
Ellie Hendricks       13   39    1    5   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    5  .128
Royle Stillman         7   10    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    3  .100
Tom Shopay             2    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .000
Tim Nordbrook          7    1    1    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          6   12    4    8   3   0   0    3   0   1    2    1  .667
Bob Heise              1    2    1    1   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .500
Fred Lynn             16   59   10   25   3   2   2    7   0   2    8    8  .424
Doug Griffin           6   18    2    5   1   0   0    2   0   0    2    1  .278
Dwight Evans          19   67   11   18   7   0   3   12   0   0    8   14  .269
Carlton Fisk          19   73   12   19   2   0   3    8   0   1    4    8  .260
Rico Petrocelli       17   58    4   15   3   0   2   11   0   2    6    4  .259
Bob Montgomery         1    4    1    1   0   1   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Denny Doyle           17   59    5   14   4   0   0    8   4   0    2    5  .237
Carl Yastrzemski      18   61   12   14   2   0   2    6   2   1   12    6  .230
Jim Rice              19   70   12   16   1   2   2    9   1   0    8   17  .229
Rick Burleson         19   63    5   14   3   0   0    5   2   0    7    4  .222
Bernie Carbo           9   33    3    6   1   0   2    5   0   0    3   10  .182
Deron Johnson         10   28    3    5   1   1   0    0   0   0    5    8  .179
Rick Miller            5   12    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .167
Cecil Cooper           3    9    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .000

 California           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Billy Smith           13    8    0    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .375
Bobby Bonds           16   56   12   20   2   0   3    8   7   1   13   12  .357
Bruce Bochte          25   93    7   30   5   0   0   16   1   2   11    9  .323
Dave Chalk            25   89   10   23   4   1   0    5   0   0    9   19  .258
Jerry Remy            25   95   16   23   2   0   0    5   9   1   10   10  .242
Orlando Ramirez       24   56    2   13   1   0   0    4   2   1    6   10  .232
Leroy Stanton         20   53    3   12   6   0   0    5   2   2   10   10  .226
Dave Collins          19   52    7   11   0   0   0    4   4   3   15   14  .212
Bill Melton           25   90   10   19   8   0   3   16   1   0   10   13  .211
Rusty Torres          24   81   10   17   5   0   2    7   1   0   12   11  .210
Andy Etchebarren      19   48    3    9   1   0   0    3   0   0    3    6  .188
Ed Herrmann           15   35    4    5   2   0   2    7   0   0    3    5  .143
Joe Lahoud            17   35    2    5   2   0   0    2   0   0    5    6  .143
Ron Jackson            7    7    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   1    1    2  .143
Adrian Garrett         8    8    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .000
Paul Dade              8    6    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    2  .000

 Chicago              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Jorge Orta            17   65    9   20   4   0   2    8   3   0    4    7  .308
Pete Varney            8   24    4    7   2   0   3    4   0   0    0    5  .292
Jim Spencer           17   55    5   15   3   0   1   13   1   1    6    2  .273
Buddy Bradford        12   30    6    8   2   0   1    3   2   0    4    9  .267
Brian Downing          9   30    5    8   0   0   2    4   0   0    5    6  .267
Ralph Garr            16   59    6   15   1   1   0    0   0   0    1    4  .254
Jim Essian             4    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Jack Brohamer         15   47    4   11   1   1   1    6   0   1    3    7  .234
Bucky Dent            17   60    7   14   1   0   0    5   1   2    7    2  .233
Bill Stein             6   14    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .214
Cleon Jones           12   40    2    8   1   0   0    3   0   0    5    5  .200
Chet Lemon            13   47    4    9   0   0   0    3   2   0    3    6  .192
Pat Kelly              9   29    3    5   2   0   1    2   0   0    2    5  .172
Carlos May            14   44    5    6   1   0   0    3   2   0    8    3  .136
Lamar Johnson          5    9    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .111
Sam Ewing              3    8    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .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            21   78   16   27   3   0   2   10   1   1   14    7  .346
Rico Carty            21   78   13   27   6   0   3   14   0   0    9   10  .346
George Hendrick       21   82   13   25   6   1   5   16   2   0    5   12  .305
Alan Ashby            20   64   12   19   1   1   1   12   0   0    7   13  .297
Rick Manning          21   87   12   24   3   1   1    7   6   0   12   13  .276
Frank Duffy           21   65    5   17   1   1   0    6   4   0    3    8  .262
Doug Howard           11   27    5    7   2   0   0    5   1   0    0    3  .259
Charlie Spikes        20   74    8   16   1   1   0    5   2   2    7   10  .216
Duane Kuiper          21   81    7   17   1   1   0   10   5   0    9   13  .210
Boog Powell            8   24    1    5   0   0   0    2   0   0    7    3  .208
John Lowenstein       12   30    4    6   1   0   0    2   3   0    5    2  .200
Ray Fosse              4    5    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    1  .200
Larvell Blanks         6   12    1    2   0   0   0    0   1   0    0    1  .167
Frank Robinson         2    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Ron Pruitt             2    1    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   1    2    0  .000

 Detroit              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Mickey Stanley         6   10    2    4   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .400
John Wockenfuss        6   18    4    7   3   0   0    3   0   1    3    3  .389
Willie Horton         18   67   14   25   2   0   6   21   0   0   11   11  .373
Ron Leflore           13   53   15   19   5   1   0    6   8   1    5   12  .359
Rusty Staub           18   63    8   22   4   0   2   14   0   0   12    2  .349
Jason Thompson        10   41    5   14   3   0   1    7   0   0    3    7  .342
Bill Freehan          10   28    5    8   1   0   1    2   0   0    5    3  .286
Milt May               6   25    2    7   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .280
Aurelio Rodriguez     18   71   12   19   5   0   2    6   0   1    5    8  .268
Alex Johnson          18   77    9   20   2   1   1   11   1   1    2    9  .260
Gary Sutherland       14   51    6   12   3   1   0    3   0   1    2    6  .235
Tom Veryzer           18   66    5   15   0   0   0    7   0   1    4    7  .227
Ben Oglivie            9   18    1    4   0   0   1    2   1   0    1    1  .222
Dan Meyer             10   28    6    5   1   0   0    2   1   0    5    2  .179
Jerry Manuel           7   13    0    2   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    2  .154
Bruce Kimm             1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Chuck Scrivener        2    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         17   51    8   20   4   0   0    7   8   1    8    3  .392
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
Amos Otis             18   62   17   20   5   1   3   12   3   1   12   12  .323
George Brett          18   69   10   21   3   1   0    4   0   3    6    7  .304
Buck Martinez         10   30    3    9   2   0   2    5   0   0    0    4  .300
Dave Nelson            3    7    1    2   0   1   0    1   0   0    2    0  .286
Cookie Rojas           9   15    2    4   0   0   0    3   0   0    4    0  .267
Jim Wohlford          14   45    6   11   2   0   0    1   5   2    0    3  .244
Tony Solaita           4    9    1    2   2   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .222
Hal McRae             18   68    6   15   2   1   1   12   2   2    6    4  .221
John Mayberry         18   59    7   11   1   0   1   13   1   0   14    8  .186
Al Cowens             18   70    8   13   2   1   0    6   2   1    3    5  .186
Tom Poquette           5    6    1    1   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    0  .167
Frank White           18   50    3    7   2   0   0    1   1   2    1    7  .140
Fran Healy             6   21    1    2   0   0   0    1   2   0    4    8  .095

 Milwaukee            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Gorman Thomas          9    4    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   1    0    0  .500
Robin Yount           16   56    8   18   2   0   0    4   1   2    6    9  .321
Sixto Lezcano         16   58    6   17   3   1   0    8   1   1    5   15  .293
Don Money             16   62   10   18   4   0   3   13   0   3    7    8  .290
Hank Aaron            15   56    2   15   1   0   1    5   0   1    3   12  .268
George Scott          16   61    6   14   2   1   1   10   0   1    5   15  .230
Charlie Moore         16   48    9   10   2   1   2    7   0   0   11    9  .208
Darrell Porter        16   57    7   11   1   0   0    4   1   0    6    8  .193
Pedro Garcia          16   48    6    9   3   1   0    5   1   1    3    9  .188
Bobby Darwin          12   38    3    7   1   0   1    2   0   0    2    8  .184
Bill Sharp             8   23    3    3   0   0   0    1   0   1    2    1  .130
Mike Hegan             3    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000
Kurt Bevacqua          4    2    2    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Tim Johnson            3    2    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
Craig Kusick          11   25    5    9   3   0   2    9   0   0    2    4  .360
Lyman Bostock         17   58    8   20   1   0   1    6   2   1    3    4  .345
Rod Carew             19   72   14   24   7   1   1    6   8   2   13    9  .333
Luis Gomez             3    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Danny Thompson        19   66    5   17   2   0   0    3   1   1    2    2  .258
Larry Hisle           19   75   13   19   2   0   1    8   3   1    7   13  .253
Steve Braun           15   52    3   13   2   0   0    8   1   1    6    5  .250
Phil Roof              2    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Dave McKay            19   67    5   15   2   0   0    6   0   0    5   15  .224
Dan Ford              19   77   11   17   1   1   4   12   1   0    2   26  .221
Butch Wynegar         19   67    4   14   0   1   3    8   0   0    9    9  .209
Bob Randall           12   30    3    6   1   0   0    5   0   0    4    2  .200
Jerry Terrell         13   30    5    5   1   0   0    0   1   0    2    2  .167
Steve Brye             6   20    0    1   0   0   0    1   1   0    0    3  .050
Tony Oliva             8    7    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
Chris Chambliss       20   87   13   34   4   0   3   19   0   0    3    7  .391
Roy White             20   82   16   28   4   1   2   12   7   3   13   11  .342
Thurman Munson        20   87   14   29   4   0   3   17   4   1    1    3  .333
Fred Stanley          10   22    5    7   0   1   0    2   0   0    4    3  .318
Mickey Rivers         20   95   20   30   5   2   1   16  12   1    1    4  .316
Willie Randolph       20   65   14   20   2   0   1    7  10   1   11    8  .308
Lou Piniella          18   72    9   20   4   3   1   12   0   1    4    8  .278
Oscar Gamble          16   54    8   13   3   1   2    7   1   0    4    6  .241
Jim Mason             15   42    4   10   1   1   1    5   0   0    3    8  .238
Otto Velez             8   17    1    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    5    3  .235
Rick Dempsey           6   16    0    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .188
Graig Nettles         20   70   12   13   5   1   1    6   4   2   15   19  .186
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
Tommy Sandt            5    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Billy North           24   97   19   30   0   2   0    5  12   3    9   13  .309
Joe Rudi              22   85   13   26   8   0   4   26   0   0   11   13  .306
Larry Haney           16   43    4   11   0   0   0    3   0   1    2    8  .256
Claudell Washington   23   93   16   23   5   1   0   10   8   3    7   15  .247
Phil Garner           24   85    9   21   7   1   1   14   3   1    6   13  .247
Sal Bando             24   90    9   18   4   0   4   13   1   0    8    9  .200
Ken McMullen          17   25    3    5   1   0   0    0   0   0    5    2  .200
Tim Hosley             5    5    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    2  .200
Bert Campaneris       24   83    6   16   0   0   0    3   6   2    9   18  .193
Billy Williams        18   60    4   11   1   0   1    5   0   1    7   10  .183
Gene Tenace           10   30    4    5   1   0   0    2   1   2   10    6  .167
Don Baylor            24   88   11   14   1   1   2   10   6   3   12   10  .159
Cesar Tovar           11   17    0    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    3    0  .118
Matt Alexander         8    1    2    0   0   0   0    0   2   1    0    0  .000
Larry Lintz           10    1    3    0   0   0   0    0   5   1    1    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            10   28    3   11   2   0   0    7   0   0    0    4  .393
Gene Clines            8    9    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   1    0    2  .333
Mike Hargrove         19   73   13   23   4   1   2   15   0   0    7   13  .315
Toby Harrah           17   61    8   19   3   1   3    8   0   0   12    5  .312
Tom Grieve            19   74   11   22   1   1   5   12   0   0    2   15  .297
Jeff Burroughs        20   77   14   22   2   0   5   15   0   0    6    8  .286
Mike Cubbage           8   14    1    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    6    2  .286
Roy Howell            19   67    8   19   2   0   1    7   0   0    5   12  .284
Juan Beniquez         19   77    9   20   2   0   0    1   0   0    2   10  .260
Roy Smalley           19   55    4   12   2   0   0    6   0   0   14   16  .218
Len Randle            19   74   10   16   1   1   1    8   4   2    6    9  .216
Jim Sundberg          16   45    5    9   2   0   1    3   0   0    2    6  .200
Dave Moates           10    5    2    1   0   0   0    0   1   0    1    2  .200
Jim Fregosi            6   13    3    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    2  .154

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  B. North (OAK)           97
  J. Remy (CAL)            95
  M. Rivers (NY)           95
  B. Bochte (CAL)          93
  C. Washington (OAK)      93
  S. Bando (OAK)           90
  B. Melton (CAL)          90
  D. Chalk (CAL)           89
  D. Baylor (OAK)          88
  C. Chambliss (NY)        87

Runs Scored:

  M. Rivers (NY)           20
  B. North (OAK)           19
  A. Otis (KC)             17
  B. Bell (CLE)            16
  J. Remy (CAL)            16
  C. Washington (OAK)      16
  R. White (NY)            16
  R. Leflore (DET)         15
  J. Burroughs (TEX)       14
  R. Carew (MIN)           14

Hits:

  C. Chambliss (NY)        34
  B. Bochte (CAL)          30
  B. North (OAK)           30
  M. Rivers (NY)           30
  T. Munson (NY)           29
  R. White (NY)            28
  B. Bell (CLE)            27
  R. Carty (CLE)           27
  J. Rudi (OAK)            26
  G. Hendrick (CLE)        25

Doubles:

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

Triples:

  L. Piniella (NY)          3
  F. Lynn (BOS)             2
  B. North (OAK)            2
  J. Rice (BOS)             2
  M. Rivers (NY)            2
  A. Ashby (CLE)            1
  D. Baylor (OAK)           1
  G. Brett (KC)             1
  J. Brohamer (CHI)         1
  A. Bumbry (BAL)           1

Home Runs:

  W. Horton (DET)           6
  J. Burroughs (TEX)        5
  T. Grieve (TEX)           5
  G. Hendrick (CLE)         5
  S. Bando (OAK)            4
  D. Ford (MIN)             4
  J. Rudi (OAK)             4
  B. Bonds (CAL)            3
  R. Carty (CLE)            3
  C. Chambliss (NY)         3

RBI:

  J. Rudi (OAK)            26
  W. Horton (DET)          21
  C. Chambliss (NY)        19
  T. Munson (NY)           17
  B. Bochte (CAL)          16
  G. Hendrick (CLE)        16
  B. Melton (CAL)          16
  M. Rivers (NY)           16
  J. Burroughs (TEX)       15
  M. Hargrove (TEX)        15

Stolen Bases:

  B. North (OAK)           12
  M. Rivers (NY)           12
  W. Randolph (NY)         10
  J. Remy (CAL)             9
  R. Carew (MIN)            8
  R. Leflore (DET)          8
  F. Patek (KC)             8
  C. Washington (OAK)       8
  B. Bonds (CAL)            7
  R. White (NY)             7

Caught Stealing:

  D. Baylor (OAK)           3
  G. Brett (KC)             3
  D. Collins (CAL)          3
  D. Money (MIL)            3
  B. North (OAK)            3
  C. Washington (OAK)       3
  R. White (NY)             3
  M. Belanger (BAL)         2
  B. Bochte (CAL)           2
  B. Campaneris (OAK)       2

Walks:

  D. Collins (CAL)         15
  G. Nettles (NY)          15
  B. Bell (CLE)            14
  J. Mayberry (KC)         14
  R. Smalley (TEX)         14
  B. Bonds (CAL)           13
  R. Carew (MIN)           13
  B. Grich (BAL)           13
  R. White (NY)            13
  D. Baylor (OAK)          12

Strikeouts:

  D. Ford (MIN)            26
  D. Chalk (CAL)           19
  G. Nettles (NY)          19
  B. Campaneris (OAK)      18
  J. Rice (BOS)            17
  R. Smalley (TEX)         16
  A. Bumbry (BAL)          15
  T. Grieve (TEX)          15
  S. Lezcano (MIL)         15
  L. May (BAL)             15

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