Friday May 14, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of May 14, 1976:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Kansas City      793  128   224   40   11   11   121   32   16   83    91  .283
New York         882  133   247   36   10   20   119   41   11   76   102  .280
Detroit          794  112   220   40    3   15   105   14   10   76    94  .277
Cleveland        885  121   241   36    7   14   108   26   11   95   127  .272
Texas            895  120   237   26    6   22   108   11    3   91   147  .265
Boston           801  108   206   40   10   19    98   14    8   84   121  .257
Minnesota        828  102   206   30    6   13    92   23    7   79   113  .249
Chicago          746   80   179   25    3   16    73   15    5   63    89  .240
California      1008  109   240   47    3   13   100   33   15  123   170  .238
Milwaukee        678   78   160   25    5   10    76    5   14   76   121  .236
Oakland          940  123   214   34    6   15   111   53   21  104   143  .228
Baltimore        856   80   181   30    3   15    72   25    8   83   153  .211

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Rico Carty (CLE)         26   97   18   39  11   0   3   19   0   1   10   12  .402
George Brett (KC)        24   93   18   36   4   1   1    9   2   4    9    7  .387
Ron Leflore (DET)        18   76   16   29   7   1   0    7  11   2    6   16  .382
Lyman Bostock (MIN)      22   78   10   28   2   1   1    9   2   1    4    5  .359
Bobby Bonds (CAL)        22   82   16   29   3   0   5   13  11   2   13   18  .354
Freddie Patek (KC)       23   71   13   25   4   1   0   11  10   1   10    5  .352
Rusty Staub (DET)        23   81   13   28   7   0   3   18   0   0   14    3  .346
Willie Horton (DET)      23   84   16   29   3   0   6   22   0   0   14   13  .345
Chris Chambliss (NY)     25  108   15   37   4   0   4   21   0   0    3   10  .343
Joe Rudi (OAK)           26   98   15   31   9   1   4   28   0   0   13   15  .316

 Baltimore            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Reggie Jackson         9   35    5   10   4   0   2    9   1   0    3   10  .286
Lee May               18   60    9   17   2   0   4   12   0   0    5   17  .283
Tony Muser            21   57    6   16   1   0   0    6   0   0    7    2  .281
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         26   86    8   21   3   0   0    5   5   3    4   11  .244
Tommy Harper           7   17    2    4   0   0   1    1   2   0    3    5  .235
Andres Mora           12   40    4    9   1   0   2    8   1   0    1   12  .225
Bobby Grich           17   57    8   12   2   0   1    4   2   2   13    6  .211
Paul Blair            26   92    8   18   5   0   0    4   6   0    8   19  .196
Doug DeCinces         15   47    5    8   2   0   1    1   0   0    5   14  .170
Ken Singleton         26   95    6   15   2   0   1    7   0   2   12   11  .158
Ellie Hendricks       16   51    2    8   1   0   1    3   0   0    3    9  .157
Brooks Robinson       25   90    3   14   1   1   1    5   0   0    3    9  .156
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         11    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         11   29    6   12   4   0   0    3   0   1    4    1  .414
Fred Lynn             18   67   11   27   3   2   2    7   0   2    9   11  .403
Rick Miller            9   24    5    9   0   1   0    4   1   0    3    4  .375
Doug Griffin           9   29    5    8   1   0   0    2   1   0    3    2  .276
Carlton Fisk          24   94   15   25   3   1   4   13   1   1    6   14  .266
Rico Petrocelli       17   58    4   15   3   0   2   11   0   2    6    4  .259
Dwight Evans          24   86   12   22   8   0   3   12   1   1   10   18  .256
Bob Montgomery         1    4    1    1   0   1   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Cecil Cooper           8   33    4    8   1   1   1    2   0   0    0    7  .242
Denny Doyle           19   68    7   15   4   0   0    8   4   0    2    5  .221
Jim Rice              22   79   13   17   1   2   3   11   1   0    8   20  .215
Bernie Carbo          12   42    3    9   3   0   2    6   1   0    6   12  .214
Carl Yastrzemski      23   80   13   17   4   1   2   11   2   1   14    8  .213
Rick Burleson         23   75    5   15   3   0   0    7   2   0    8    7  .200
Bob Heise              5    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

 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           22   82   16   29   3   0   5   13  11   2   13   18  .354
Bruce Bochte          31  114   10   34   5   0   0   16   1   3   13   13  .298
Jerry Remy            31  121   19   31   2   1   0    6  10   2   11   12  .256
Orlando Alvarez        2    8    1    2   0   0   1    4   0   0    0    0  .250
Dave Chalk            29  101   10   25   4   1   0    5   0   0    9   26  .248
Andy Etchebarren      23   56    3   13   2   0   0    3   0   0    4    6  .232
Leroy Stanton         26   74    6   17   9   0   0    7   2   2   11   15  .230
Rusty Torres          30  100   11   22   6   1   2   10   1   0   13   15  .220
Dave Collins          21   52    8   11   0   0   0    4   4   3   15   14  .212
Orlando Ramirez       29   67    3   14   1   0   0    4   3   2    6   10  .209
Bill Melton           30  106   11   22   8   0   3   16   1   0   11   15  .208
Ed Herrmann           19   37    4    6   3   0   2    7   0   0    4    6  .162
Joe Lahoud            19   39    2    6   2   0   0    2   0   0    6    7  .154
Paul Dade             10    7    2    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    2  .143
Adrian Garrett        11   16    2    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    4  .125
Ron Jackson           13   20    1    2   1   0   0    1   0   1    2    5  .100

 Chicago              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Brian Downing         14   46    5   14   0   0   2    5   0   0    8    7  .304
Pete Varney           10   33    5   10   2   0   3    5   0   0    0    6  .303
Ralph Garr            21   79    9   23   4   2   2    7   0   0    4    5  .291
Buddy Bradford        17   47    7   13   2   0   1    6   3   0    8   12  .277
Bucky Dent            22   80   10   22   3   0   1    8   1   2    7    6  .275
Jorge Orta            22   88   11   23   4   0   3    9   3   0    5   11  .261
Jim Essian             4    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Jim Spencer           22   74    7   18   4   0   1   13   2   1    8    4  .243
Chet Lemon            17   53    4   12   1   0   0    3   2   1    3    7  .226
Jack Brohamer         20   64    5   14   1   1   1    6   0   1    3    8  .219
Cleon Jones           12   40    2    8   1   0   0    3   0   0    5    5  .200
Bill Stein             8   17    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .177
Carlos May            18   58    7   10   1   0   0    3   4   0    9    5  .172
Pat Kelly             13   46    7    7   2   0   2    4   0   0    3    8  .152
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            26   97   18   39  11   0   3   19   0   1   10   12  .402
Doug Howard           16   38    5   13   4   0   0    9   1   0    0    4  .342
George Hendrick       26   99   17   30   6   1   6   19   2   0    8   13  .303
Buddy Bell            26   99   19   29   3   0   2   11   1   1   16   14  .293
Alan Ashby            24   79   13   22   1   1   2   15   0   1    8   16  .279
Rick Manning          26  110   17   30   4   2   1    7   6   1   13   17  .273
Frank Duffy           26   79    5   20   1   1   0    7   4   0    5   12  .253
Charlie Spikes        24   84    9   19   3   1   0    5   2   3    9   14  .226
Boog Powell            8   24    1    5   0   0   0    2   0   0    7    3  .208
Duane Kuiper          26  103    8   21   2   1   0   11   6   2    9   16  .204
John Lowenstein       16   45    5    9   1   0   0    2   3   1    5    2  .200
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           18   76   16   29   7   1   0    7  11   2    6   16  .382
Rusty Staub           23   81   13   28   7   0   3   18   0   0   14    3  .346
Willie Horton         23   84   16   29   3   0   6   22   0   0   14   13  .345
Bruce Kimm             4    6    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .333
Jason Thompson        15   61    5   19   3   0   1    9   0   0    3    8  .312
John Wockenfuss       10   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
Mickey Stanley         9   18    4    5   2   0   0    3   0   0    1    1  .278
Bill Freehan          11   29    5    8   1   0   1    2   0   0    5    3  .276
Aurelio Rodriguez     23   89   13   22   5   0   2    9   0   1    5   10  .247
Alex Johnson          21   85    9   21   2   1   1   12   1   1    2   10  .247
Tom Veryzer           23   81    7   18   1   0   0    8   0   2    6    8  .222
Gary Sutherland       19   65    6   13   3   1   0    5   0   1    4    6  .200
Dan Meyer             14   33    8    6   1   0   0    2   1   0    6    2  .182
Ben Oglivie           13   22    1    4   0   0   1    2   1   0    1    3  .182
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          24   93   18   36   4   1   1    9   2   4    9    7  .387
Tony Solaita           6   14    2    5   3   0   0    1   0   0    0    4  .357
Freddie Patek         23   71   13   25   4   1   0   11  10   1   10    5  .352
Bob Stinson            8   19    4    6   1   0   0    4   0   0    3    0  .316
Hal McRae             24   90   13   27   5   2   1   19   3   3   10    7  .300
Amos Otis             24   90   23   27   6   1   6   17   3   1   13   17  .300
Tom Poquette          11   27    5    8   3   1   0    7   0   0    3    3  .296
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             24   96   14   24   5   3   0   15   2   2    4    8  .250
Jim Wohlford          15   46    6   11   2   0   0    2   5   2    1    3  .239
John Mayberry         24   85   13   19   2   1   1   16   1   1   16   12  .224
Frank White           24   69    8   13   2   0   0    5   4   2    4    8  .188
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           21   74   12   23   3   0   0    4   1   3   10   11  .311
Don Money             21   81   12   23   6   0   3   13   0   5   11   11  .284
Sixto Lezcano         19   65    7   18   3   1   0    8   1   1    6   16  .277
George Scott          21   82   10   22   3   1   2   15   0   1    5   19  .268
Gorman Thomas         14   20    1    5   0   0   1    3   0   1    0    1  .250
Hank Aaron            18   66    3   16   2   0   1    6   0   1    6   14  .242
Darrell Porter        19   67    7   14   1   0   0    6   1   0   10   10  .209
Kurt Bevacqua          6    5    2    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .200
Bobby Darwin          16   51    3   10   2   1   1    5   0   0    3   10  .196
Charlie Moore         21   59    9   11   2   1   2    7   1   0   17   13  .186
Pedro Garcia          19   55    6   10   3   1   0    5   1   1    3   10  .182
Bill Sharp            13   33    4    5   0   0   0    2   0   1    3    2  .152
Tim Johnson            7    7    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .143
Bob Hansen             5   10    1    1   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    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         22   78   10   28   2   1   1    9   2   1    4    5  .359
Luis Gomez             4    6    3    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .333
Craig Kusick          14   31    6   10   3   0   3   11   0   0    3    4  .323
Rod Carew             24   94   16   29   7   1   1    8  10   3   15   10  .309
Bob Randall           17   46    7   13   1   1   0    5   0   0    7    2  .283
Butch Wynegar         22   75    8   18   1   2   3   10   0   0   14    9  .240
Danny Thompson        23   81    6   19   2   0   0    4   1   1    3    4  .235
Dan Ford              24   95   13   22   3   1   4   13   3   0    3   31  .232
Larry Hisle           24   95   16   22   3   0   1   13   3   1   10   16  .232
Dave McKay            23   79    6   18   2   0   0    6   1   0    8   17  .228
Steve Braun           19   69    5   15   2   0   0   10   1   1    8    7  .217
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       25  108   15   37   4   0   4   21   0   0    3   10  .343
Fred Stanley          12   27    6    9   0   1   0    2   0   0    5    3  .333
Sandy Alomar           3    6    0    2   1   0   0    0   1   1    0    0  .333
Roy White             25  100   19   31   4   1   2   13   7   4   17   13  .310
Mickey Rivers         24  110   23   34   5   2   1   16  14   1    3    6  .309
Thurman Munson        25  107   16   33   5   0   4   21   4   1    1    4  .308
Lou Piniella          23   90   10   27   4   3   2   14   0   1    5    8  .300
Willie Randolph       25   85   14   24   3   0   1    7  10   1   11   10  .282
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
Graig Nettles         25   89   14   16   5   1   3    9   4   2   16   21  .180
Rick Dempsey           7   17    0    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .177
Otto Velez            11   23    1    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    7    7  .174

 Oakland              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Tommy Sandt            6    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Joe Rudi              26   98   15   31   9   1   4   28   0   0   13   15  .316
Billy North           28  113   22   33   0   2   0    5  14   4   12   16  .292
Tim Hosley             8   11    1    3   0   0   1    2   0   0    2    4  .273
Larry Haney           20   51    5   13   0   0   0    3   0   1    2    8  .255
Claudell Washington   26  107   17   27   6   1   0   12   8   3    7   17  .252
Phil Garner           28   98    9   22   7   1   1   14   3   1    7   19  .225
Bert Campaneris       28   98    7   21   2   0   0    6   8   3   10   20  .214
Ken McMullen          20   28    4    6   1   0   0    2   0   0    5    2  .214
Sal Bando             28  103   11   21   5   0   5   16   1   0    9   12  .204
Billy Williams        22   73    5   13   2   0   2    8   0   2    9   14  .178
Gene Tenace           10   30    4    5   1   0   0    2   1   2   10    6  .167
Don Baylor            28  101   13   16   1   1   2   11   9   3   14   10  .158
Cesar Tovar           13   22    0    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    3    0  .091
Matt Alexander        11    3    4    0   0   0   0    0   3   1    0    0  .000
Larry Lintz           13    1    5    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           23   81   10   25   4   1   4   13   0   0   20    7  .309
Gene Clines           10   10    1    3   0   0   0    1   0   1    0    2  .300
Roy Howell            25   87   12   26   2   0   2   10   0   0    8   19  .299
Mike Hargrove         25   97   18   28   4   1   2   16   0   0   10   21  .289
Mike Cubbage           8   14    1    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    6    2  .286
Roy Smalley           25   74    8   20   2   0   0    6   1   0   20   17  .270
Jeff Burroughs        26  104   16   27   2   0   6   19   0   0    7   14  .260
Juan Beniquez         25  106   11   27   3   1   0    3   1   0    2   12  .255
Tom Grieve            25  100   12   24   2   1   5   14   1   0    3   23  .240
Len Randle            25   97   14   22   1   2   1   12   7   2    9   10  .227
Dave Moates           15    5    3    1   0   0   0    0   1   0    1    2  .200
Jim Sundberg          22   68    7   12   3   0   1    3   0   0    3   12  .177
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)           121
  B. Bochte (CAL)         114
  B. North (OAK)          113
  R. Manning (CLE)        110
  M. Rivers (NY)          110
  C. Chambliss (NY)       108
  T. Munson (NY)          107
  C. Washington (OAK)     107
  J. Beniquez (TEX)       106
  B. Melton (CAL)         106

Runs Scored:

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

Hits:

  R. Carty (CLE)           39
  C. Chambliss (NY)        37
  G. Brett (KC)            36
  B. Bochte (CAL)          34
  M. Rivers (NY)           34
  T. Munson (NY)           33
  B. North (OAK)           33
  J. Remy (CAL)            31
  J. Rudi (OAK)            31
  R. White (NY)            31

Doubles:

  R. Carty (CLE)           11
  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
  R. Staub (DET)            7
  G. Hendrick (CLE)         6

Triples:

  A. Cowens (KC)            3
  L. Piniella (NY)          3
  A. Bumbry (BAL)           2
  R. Garr (CHI)             2
  F. Lynn (BOS)             2
  R. Manning (CLE)          2
  H. McRae (KC)             2
  B. North (OAK)            2
  L. Randle (TEX)           2
  J. Rice (BOS)             2

Home Runs:

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

RBI:

  J. Rudi (OAK)            28
  W. Horton (DET)          22
  C. Chambliss (NY)        21
  T. Munson (NY)           21
  J. Burroughs (TEX)       19
  R. Carty (CLE)           19
  G. Hendrick (CLE)        19
  H. McRae (KC)            19
  R. Staub (DET)           18
  A. Otis (KC)             17

Stolen Bases:

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

Caught Stealing:

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

Walks:

  T. Harrah (TEX)          20
  R. Smalley (TEX)         20
  C. Moore (MIL)           17
  R. White (NY)            17
  B. Bell (CLE)            16
  J. Mayberry (KC)         16
  G. Nettles (NY)          16
  R. Carew (MIN)           15
  D. Collins (CAL)         15
  D. Baylor (OAK)          14

Strikeouts:

  D. Ford (MIN)            31
  D. Chalk (CAL)           26
  T. Grieve (TEX)          23
  M. Hargrove (TEX)        21
  G. Nettles (NY)          21
  B. Campaneris (OAK)      20
  J. Rice (BOS)            20
  P. Blair (BAL)           19
  P. Garner (OAK)          19
  R. Howell (TEX)          19

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