Thursday May 13, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of May 13, 1976:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
New York         846  131   237   35   10   19   117   41   11   75    98  .280
Kansas City      763  121   213   39   10   10   114   31   15   80    88  .279
Detroit          756  109   209   39    3   15   102   14   10   76    92  .277
Texas            858  116   229   26    5   21   104   11    3   85   138  .267
Cleveland        847  115   226   34    6   14   103   26    9   90   119  .267
Boston           774  106   199   39    9   19    96   12    7   78   119  .257
Minnesota        795   96   199   28    6   13    88   22    7   70   106  .250
Chicago          713   79   172   25    3   16    72   15    5   62    86  .241
California       974  105   232   47    3   13    97   32   14  119   164  .238
Milwaukee        647   77   154   25    4   10    75    5   14   74   118  .238
Oakland          905  120   208   33    6   15   108   52   19  101   139  .230
Baltimore        821   74   172   29    3   13    66   25    8   81   145  .210

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Fred Lynn (BOS)          18   67   11   27   3   2   2    7   0   2    9   11  .403
George Brett (KC)        23   91   18   36   4   1   1    8   2   4    8    7  .396
Lyman Bostock (MIN)      21   73   10   28   2   1   1    9   2   1    4    4  .384
Rico Carty (CLE)         25   93   17   35   9   0   3   16   0   0    9   12  .376
Ron Leflore (DET)        17   71   16   26   7   1   0    7  11   2    6   16  .366
Bobby Bonds (CAL)        21   77   16   28   3   0   5   13  11   2   13   18  .364
Chris Chambliss (NY)     24  104   15   37   4   0   4   21   0   0    3    9  .356
Freddie Patek (KC)       22   68   11   23   4   1   0   10   9   1   10    5  .338
Rusty Staub (DET)        22   77   11   26   6   0   3   18   0   0   14    3  .338
Willie Horton (DET)      22   80   16   27   3   0   6   21   0   0   14   13  .338

 Baltimore            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Reggie Jackson         8   31    4    9   4   0   1    7   1   0    3    7  .290
Lee May               17   57    8   16   2   0   4   12   0   0    4   16  .281
Tony Muser            20   54    5   14   1   0   0    5   0   0    7    2  .259
Al Bumbry             20   68   11   17   5   2   1    4   8   0   11   16  .250
Dave Duncan           12   45    2   11   1   0   0    2   0   1    3    8  .244
Mark Belanger         25   82    7   20   3   0   0    5   5   3    4   10  .244
Tommy Harper           7   17    2    4   0   0   1    1   2   0    3    5  .235
Andres Mora           11   36    3    8   1   0   2    8   1   0    1   10  .222
Bobby Grich           17   57    8   12   2   0   1    4   2   2   13    6  .211
Paul Blair            25   91    8   18   5   0   0    4   6   0    8   19  .198
Doug DeCinces         14   43    5    8   2   0   1    1   0   0    5   14  .186
Brooks Robinson       24   87    3   14   1   1   1    5   0   0    2    9  .161
Ken Singleton         25   90    6   14   2   0   1    7   0   2   12   10  .156
Ellie Hendricks       15   47    1    6   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    9  .128
Royle Stillman         9   12    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    3  .083
Tom Shopay             2    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .000
Tim Nordbrook         10    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         10   26    6   12   4   0   0    3   0   1    3    1  .462
Fred Lynn             18   67   11   27   3   2   2    7   0   2    9   11  .403
Rick Miller            8   22    3    8   0   1   0    4   1   0    1    4  .364
Doug Griffin           8   26    5    8   1   0   0    2   1   0    3    1  .308
Carlton Fisk          23   90   15   24   3   1   4   13   0   1    6   13  .267
Rico Petrocelli       17   58    4   15   3   0   2   11   0   2    6    4  .259
Dwight Evans          23   83   12   21   8   0   3   12   1   0    9   18  .253
Bob Montgomery         1    4    1    1   0   1   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Denny Doyle           19   68    7   15   4   0   0    8   4   0    2    5  .221
Carl Yastrzemski      22   78   13   17   4   1   2   10   2   1   13    8  .218
Jim Rice              22   79   13   17   1   2   3   11   1   0    8   20  .215
Rick Burleson         22   72    5   15   3   0   0    7   2   0    8    7  .208
Bernie Carbo          11   39    3    8   2   0   2    6   0   0    5   12  .205
Bob Heise              4    5    1    1   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .200
Deron Johnson         10   28    3    5   1   1   0    0   0   0    5    8  .179
Cecil Cooper           7   29    4    5   1   0   1    1   0   0    0    7  .172

 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           21   77   16   28   3   0   5   13  11   2   13   18  .364
Bruce Bochte          30  110    8   32   5   0   0   16   1   3   12   13  .291
Dave Chalk            28   97   10   25   4   1   0    5   0   0    9   22  .258
Orlando Alvarez        1    4    1    1   0   0   1    3   0   0    0    0  .250
Leroy Stanton         25   71    5   17   9   0   0    7   2   2   11   14  .239
Jerry Remy            30  117   19   28   2   1   0    6   9   1   10   12  .239
Andy Etchebarren      23   56    3   13   2   0   0    3   0   0    4    6  .232
Rusty Torres          29   99   11   22   6   1   2   10   1   0   13   15  .222
Orlando Ramirez       28   66    3   14   1   0   0    4   3   2    6   10  .212
Dave Collins          21   52    8   11   0   0   0    4   4   3   15   14  .212
Bill Melton           29  103   10   21   8   0   3   16   1   0   10   15  .204
Ed Herrmann           19   37    4    6   3   0   2    7   0   0    4    6  .162
Joe Lahoud            18   38    2    6   2   0   0    2   0   0    6    7  .158
Adrian Garrett        10   13    2    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    3  .154
Paul Dade             10    7    2    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    2  .143
Ron Jackson           12   19    1    2   1   0   0    0   0   1    2    5  .105

 Chicago              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Brian Downing         13   43    5   14   0   0   2    5   0   0    7    6  .326
Pete Varney           10   33    5   10   2   0   3    5   0   0    0    6  .303
Ralph Garr            20   76    9   23   4   2   2    6   0   0    4    5  .303
Bucky Dent            21   76    9   21   3   0   1    8   1   2    7    6  .276
Jorge Orta            21   84   11   22   4   0   3    9   3   0    5   11  .262
Jim Spencer           21   70    7   18   4   0   1   13   2   1    8    4  .257
Buddy Bradford        16   43    7   11   2   0   1    6   3   0    8   12  .256
Jim Essian             4    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Chet Lemon            17   53    4   12   1   0   0    3   2   1    3    7  .226
Cleon Jones           12   40    2    8   1   0   0    3   0   0    5    5  .200
Jack Brohamer         19   61    5   12   1   1   1    6   0   1    3    8  .197
Bill Stein             8   17    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .177
Carlos May            17   54    7    9   1   0   0    3   4   0    9    4  .167
Pat Kelly             12   42    7    7   2   0   2    4   0   0    3    7  .167
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              2    2    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .500
Rico Carty            25   93   17   35   9   0   3   16   0   0    9   12  .376
Doug Howard           15   34    5   12   4   0   0    9   1   0    0    3  .353
Alan Ashby            23   74   13   22   1   1   2   15   0   1    8   14  .297
Buddy Bell            25   95   18   28   3   0   2   11   1   1   15   12  .295
George Hendrick       25   96   17   28   6   1   6   17   2   0    6   13  .292
Rick Manning          25  105   13   26   4   1   1    7   6   1   13   17  .248
Frank Duffy           25   76    5   18   1   1   0    7   4   0    4   11  .237
Charlie Spikes        23   82    9   19   3   1   0    5   2   3    9   13  .232
Duane Kuiper          25   98    8   21   2   1   0   11   6   2    9   15  .214
Boog Powell            8   24    1    5   0   0   0    2   0   0    7    3  .208
John Lowenstein       15   42    5    8   1   0   0    2   3   0    5    2  .191
Larvell Blanks         7   12    1    2   0   0   0    0   1   0    0    1  .167
Ray Fosse              5    8    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    1  .125
Frank Robinson         4    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000
Ron Pruitt             4    2    1    0   0   0   0    1   0   1    2    0  .000

 Detroit              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ron Leflore           17   71   16   26   7   1   0    7  11   2    6   16  .366
Rusty Staub           22   77   11   26   6   0   3   18   0   0   14    3  .338
Willie Horton         22   80   16   27   3   0   6   21   0   0   14   13  .338
Jason Thompson        14   57    5   18   3   0   1    9   0   0    3    8  .316
Mickey Stanley         8   16    4    5   2   0   0    3   0   0    1    1  .313
John Wockenfuss        9   24    5    7   3   0   0    3   0   3    7    6  .292
Milt May               6   25    2    7   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .280
Bill Freehan          11   29    5    8   1   0   1    2   0   0    5    3  .276
Alex Johnson          20   84    9   21   2   1   1   12   1   1    2   10  .250
Bruce Kimm             3    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .250
Aurelio Rodriguez     22   85   13   21   5   0   2    8   0   1    5    9  .247
Tom Veryzer           22   77    7   17   1   0   0    7   0   2    6    8  .221
Gary Sutherland       18   61    6   13   3   1   0    5   0   1    4    6  .213
Ben Oglivie           12   19    1    4   0   0   1    2   1   0    1    2  .211
Dan Meyer             13   32    8    6   1   0   0    2   1   0    6    2  .188
Jerry Manuel           9   13    1    2   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    2  .154
Chuck Scrivener        4    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000

 Kansas City          G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Jamie Quirk            5    5    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .400
George Brett          23   91   18   36   4   1   1    8   2   4    8    7  .396
Bob Stinson            7   16    3    6   1   0   0    4   0   0    2    0  .375
Tony Solaita           6   14    2    5   3   0   0    1   0   0    0    4  .357
Freddie Patek         22   68   11   23   4   1   0   10   9   1   10    5  .338
Hal McRae             23   86   13   27   5   2   1   19   3   3   10    5  .314
Amos Otis             23   86   22   26   6   1   5   15   3   1   13   16  .302
Tom Poquette          10   24    4    7   3   1   0    7   0   0    2    3  .292
Dave Nelson            3    7    1    2   0   1   0    1   0   0    2    0  .286
Buck Martinez         12   39    4   11   2   0   2    6   0   0    0    5  .282
Cookie Rojas          11   18    2    5   1   0   0    6   0   0    4    0  .278
Al Cowens             23   92   13   22   5   2   0   14   2   2    4    8  .239
Jim Wohlford          15   46    6   11   2   0   0    2   5   2    1    3  .239
John Mayberry         23   81   12   17   1   1   1   16   1   0   16   12  .210
Frank White           23   66    8   10   2   0   0    3   4   2    4    8  .152
Fran Healy             8   24    2    3   0   0   0    1   2   0    4   10  .125

 Milwaukee            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Robin Yount           20   70   12   22   3   0   0    4   1   3   10   11  .314
Don Money             20   77   12   22   6   0   3   13   0   5   11    9  .286
Gorman Thomas         13   18    1    5   0   0   1    3   0   1    0    1  .278
Sixto Lezcano         18   62    6   17   3   1   0    8   1   1    5   16  .274
George Scott          20   78   10   21   3   1   2   15   0   1    5   19  .269
Hank Aaron            17   62    3   16   2   0   1    6   0   1    6   14  .258
Darrell Porter        19   67    7   14   1   0   0    6   1   0   10   10  .209
Kurt Bevacqua          5    5    2    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .200
Charlie Moore         20   56    9   11   2   1   2    7   1   0   17   12  .196
Pedro Garcia          18   53    6   10   3   1   0    5   1   1    3   10  .189
Bobby Darwin          15   47    3    8   2   0   1    4   0   0    3   10  .170
Bill Sharp            12   32    4    5   0   0   0    2   0   1    3    2  .156
Tim Johnson            6    7    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .143
Bob Hansen             4   10    1    1   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    1  .100
Mike Hegan             4    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000

 Minnesota            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Lyman Bostock         21   73   10   28   2   1   1    9   2   1    4    4  .384
Craig Kusick          13   30    6   10   3   0   3   11   0   0    3    4  .333
Luis Gomez             4    6    3    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .333
Rod Carew             23   90   16   29   7   1   1    8  10   3   14    9  .322
Bob Randall           16   44    6   12   1   1   0    5   0   0    5    2  .273
Dave McKay            22   77    6   18   2   0   0    6   1   0    6   17  .234
Danny Thompson        22   77    6   18   2   0   0    3   1   1    3    3  .234
Larry Hisle           23   91   15   21   3   0   1   12   3   1    9   15  .231
Butch Wynegar         21   71    6   16   0   2   3    8   0   0   13    9  .225
Steve Braun           18   67    3   15   2   0   0   10   1   1    6    7  .224
Dan Ford              23   90   13   20   2   1   4   13   2   0    3   28  .222
Jerry Terrell         15   31    6    6   2   0   0    0   1   0    2    2  .194
Phil Roof              5   13    0    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .154
Tony Oliva             9    8    0    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .125
Steve Brye             8   24    0    1   0   0   0    3   1   0    0    4  .042
Glenn Borgmann         1    3    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       24  104   15   37   4   0   4   21   0   0    3    9  .356
Fred Stanley          11   24    5    8   0   1   0    2   0   0    5    3  .333
Roy White             24   95   19   30   4   1   2   13   7   4   17   13  .316
Mickey Rivers         24  110   23   34   5   2   1   16  14   1    3    6  .309
Thurman Munson        24  104   15   31   5   0   3   19   4   1    1    4  .298
Lou Piniella          22   86   10   25   4   3   2   14   0   1    5    8  .291
Willie Randolph       24   81   14   22   3   0   1    7  10   1   11   10  .272
Rich Coggins           6    4    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .250
Jim Mason             18   51    6   12   2   1   1    5   0   0    4   10  .235
Oscar Gamble          20   65    9   14   3   1   2    8   1   0    4    8  .215
Otto Velez            10   20    1    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    6    5  .200
Graig Nettles         24   85   14   16   5   1   3    9   4   2   16   20  .188
Rick Dempsey           6   16    0    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .188
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             7    8    1    3   0   0   1    2   0   0    2    3  .375
Tommy Sandt            6    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Joe Rudi              25   95   14   30   9   1   4   28   0   0   12   15  .316
Billy North           27  110   22   32   0   2   0    5  13   3   10   16  .291
Larry Haney           19   50    5   13   0   0   0    3   0   1    2    8  .260
Claudell Washington   25  102   16   26   6   1   0   12   8   3    7   15  .255
Phil Garner           27   94    9   22   7   1   1   14   3   1    7   18  .234
Ken McMullen          19   27    4    6   1   0   0    2   0   0    5    2  .222
Bert Campaneris       27   94    7   20   2   0   0    6   8   2   10   20  .213
Sal Bando             27  100   11   20   5   0   5   15   1   0    9   12  .200
Billy Williams        21   70    5   12   1   0   2    6   0   2    9   14  .171
Gene Tenace           10   30    4    5   1   0   0    2   1   2   10    6  .167
Don Baylor            27   97   13   16   1   1   2   11   9   3   14   10  .165
Cesar Tovar           13   22    0    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    3    0  .091
Matt Alexander        10    2    4    0   0   0   0    0   3   1    0    0  .000
Larry Lintz           12    1    4    0   0   0   0    0   6   1    1    0  .000

 Texas                G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Bill Fahey             3    7    0    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    0  .429
John Ellis            11   31    4   13   2   0   1    8   0   0    0    4  .419
Toby Harrah           22   77   10   24   4   1   4   13   0   0   19    7  .312
Gene Clines           10   10    1    3   0   0   0    1   0   1    0    2  .300
Mike Hargrove         24   93   17   27   4   1   2   15   0   0    9   20  .290
Roy Howell            24   84   11   24   2   0   1    9   0   0    6   19  .286
Mike Cubbage           8   14    1    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    6    2  .286
Roy Smalley           24   71    8   20   2   0   0    6   1   0   19   17  .282
Jeff Burroughs        25   99   16   27   2   0   6   19   0   0    7   14  .273
Juan Beniquez         24  101   11   26   3   1   0    3   1   0    2   10  .257
Tom Grieve            24   95   12   23   2   1   5   12   1   0    3   20  .242
Len Randle            24   93   12   20   1   1   1   12   7   2    8    9  .215
Dave Moates           14    5    3    1   0   0   0    0   1   0    1    2  .200
Jim Sundberg          21   64    7   12   3   0   1    3   0   0    3   10  .188
Jim Fregosi            7   14    3    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    2  .143

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  J. Remy (CAL)           117
  B. Bochte (CAL)         110
  B. North (OAK)          110
  M. Rivers (NY)          110
  R. Manning (CLE)        105
  C. Chambliss (NY)       104
  T. Munson (NY)          104
  B. Melton (CAL)         103
  C. Washington (OAK)     102
  J. Beniquez (TEX)       101

Runs Scored:

  M. Rivers (NY)           23
  B. North (OAK)           22
  A. Otis (KC)             22
  J. Remy (CAL)            19
  R. White (NY)            19
  B. Bell (CLE)            18
  G. Brett (KC)            18
  R. Carty (CLE)           17
  M. Hargrove (TEX)        17
  G. Hendrick (CLE)        17

Hits:

  C. Chambliss (NY)        37
  G. Brett (KC)            36
  R. Carty (CLE)           35
  M. Rivers (NY)           34
  B. Bochte (CAL)          32
  B. North (OAK)           32
  T. Munson (NY)           31
  J. Rudi (OAK)            30
  R. White (NY)            30
  R. Carew (MIN)           29

Doubles:

  R. Carty (CLE)            9
  J. Rudi (OAK)             9
  L. Stanton (CAL)          9
  D. Evans (BOS)            8
  B. Melton (CAL)           8
  R. Carew (MIN)            7
  P. Garner (OAK)           7
  R. Leflore (DET)          7
  G. Hendrick (CLE)         6
  D. Money (MIL)            6

Triples:

  L. Piniella (NY)          3
  A. Bumbry (BAL)           2
  A. Cowens (KC)            2
  R. Garr (CHI)             2
  F. Lynn (BOS)             2
  H. McRae (KC)             2
  B. North (OAK)            2
  J. Rice (BOS)             2
  M. Rivers (NY)            2
  B. Wynegar (MIN)          2

Home Runs:

  J. Burroughs (TEX)        6
  G. Hendrick (CLE)         6
  W. Horton (DET)           6
  S. Bando (OAK)            5
  B. Bonds (CAL)            5
  T. Grieve (TEX)           5
  A. Otis (KC)              5
  C. Chambliss (NY)         4
  C. Fisk (BOS)             4
  D. Ford (MIN)             4

RBI:

  J. Rudi (OAK)            28
  C. Chambliss (NY)        21
  W. Horton (DET)          21
  J. Burroughs (TEX)       19
  H. McRae (KC)            19
  T. Munson (NY)           19
  R. Staub (DET)           18
  G. Hendrick (CLE)        17
  B. Bochte (CAL)          16
  R. Carty (CLE)           16

Stolen Bases:

  M. Rivers (NY)           14
  B. North (OAK)           13
  B. Bonds (CAL)           11
  R. Leflore (DET)         11
  R. Carew (MIN)           10
  W. Randolph (NY)         10
  D. Baylor (OAK)           9
  F. Patek (KC)             9
  J. Remy (CAL)             9
  A. Bumbry (BAL)           8

Caught Stealing:

  D. Money (MIL)            5
  G. Brett (KC)             4
  R. White (NY)             4
  D. Baylor (OAK)           3
  M. Belanger (BAL)         3
  B. Bochte (CAL)           3
  R. Carew (MIN)            3
  D. Collins (CAL)          3
  H. McRae (KC)             3
  B. North (OAK)            3

Walks:

  T. Harrah (TEX)          19
  R. Smalley (TEX)         19
  C. Moore (MIL)           17
  R. White (NY)            17
  J. Mayberry (KC)         16
  G. Nettles (NY)          16
  B. Bell (CLE)            15
  D. Collins (CAL)         15
  D. Baylor (OAK)          14
  R. Carew (MIN)           14

Strikeouts:

  D. Ford (MIN)            28
  D. Chalk (CAL)           22
  B. Campaneris (OAK)      20
  T. Grieve (TEX)          20
  M. Hargrove (TEX)        20
  G. Nettles (NY)          20
  J. Rice (BOS)            20
  P. Blair (BAL)           19
  R. Howell (TEX)          19
  G. Scott (MIL)           19


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