Saturday May 15, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of May 15, 1976:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
New York         914  140   257   38   10   21   126   45   11   83   104  .281
Kansas City      834  130   232   41   12   12   123   36   16   89    96  .278
Detroit          820  114   227   41    3   15   107   15   10   76    96  .277
Cleveland        914  122   243   36    7   14   109   27   11   96   132  .266
Texas            942  126   247   28    6   22   112   13    3   93   154  .262
Minnesota        908  122   237   36    6   15   110   25    7   89   120  .261
Boston           832  117   215   42   10   21   107   14    8   89   123  .258
Chicago          788   81   188   27    3   16    74   16    6   66    97  .239
California      1074  116   253   50    3   14   107   33   16  132   187  .236
Milwaukee        713   82   168   28    5   12    80    5   14   79   130  .236
Oakland          982  127   224   35    7   16   115   55   21  105   149  .228
Baltimore        890   83   192   32    4   15    74   27    8   87   158  .216

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Rico Carty (CLE)         27  100   18   39  11   0   3   20   0   1   10   12  .390
George Brett (KC)        25   98   18   38   5   1   1    9   3   4   10    7  .388
Ron Leflore (DET)        19   80   17   31   7   1   0    7  11   2    6   16  .388
Lyman Bostock (MIN)      23   83   10   29   2   1   1    9   2   1    4    5  .349
Willie Horton (DET)      24   86   16   30   3   0   6   23   0   0   14   13  .349
Rusty Staub (DET)        24   84   13   29   7   0   3   18   0   0   14    3  .345
Bobby Bonds (CAL)        24   90   17   31   3   0   6   18  11   3   14   20  .344
Chris Chambliss (NY)     26  113   16   38   4   0   5   23   0   0    3   10  .336
Freddie Patek (KC)       24   75   13   25   4   1   0   11  12   1   11    6  .333
Roy White (NY)           26  105   20   34   4   1   2   14   8   4   17   13  .324

 Baltimore            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Tony Muser            22   60    6   17   1   0   0    6   0   0    7    2  .283
Al Bumbry             21   72   12   20   5   3   1    4   8   0   11   16  .278
Tommy Harper           8   18    2    5   0   0   1    1   2   0    3    5  .278
Lee May               19   65    9   18   2   0   4   12   0   0    5   19  .277
Reggie Jackson        10   37    5   10   4   0   2   10   1   0    5   11  .270
Mark Belanger         27   88    8   22   3   0   0    5   6   3    5   11  .250
Dave Duncan           13   46    2   11   1   0   0    2   0   1    3    8  .239
Andres Mora           12   40    4    9   1   0   2    8   1   0    1   12  .225
Bobby Grich           18   58    9   13   3   0   1    4   2   2   13    6  .224
Paul Blair            27   93    8   18   5   0   0    4   6   0    8   19  .194
Doug DeCinces         16   51    5    9   2   0   1    2   0   0    5   14  .177
Ellie Hendricks       17   54    2    9   1   0   1    3   0   0    3    9  .167
Brooks Robinson       26   94    3   15   2   1   1    5   0   0    3   10  .160
Ken Singleton         27   98    7   15   2   0   1    7   1   2   13   12  .153
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
Fred Lynn             19   68   11   27   3   2   2    8   0   2    9   11  .397
Steve Dillard         12   31    6   12   4   0   0    3   0   1    4    1  .387
Rick Miller           10   26    5   10   1   1   0    5   1   0    4    4  .385
Carlton Fisk          25   98   17   27   4   1   5   15   1   1    6   14  .276
Rico Petrocelli       18   58    5   15   3   0   2   12   0   2    8    4  .259
Dwight Evans          25   89   13   23   8   0   3   12   1   1   11   18  .258
Doug Griffin          10   31    5    8   1   0   0    2   1   0    3    3  .258
Bob Montgomery         1    4    1    1   0   1   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Bernie Carbo          13   46    4   11   3   0   2    6   1   0    6   13  .239
Jim Rice              23   80   14   18   1   2   4   14   1   0    8   20  .225
Denny Doyle           20   69    7   15   4   0   0    8   4   0    2    5  .217
Cecil Cooper           9   37    4    8   1   1   1    2   0   0    0    7  .216
Rick Burleson         24   79    7   17   3   0   0    8   2   0    8    7  .215
Carl Yastrzemski      24   83   14   17   4   1   2   11   2   1   15    8  .205
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           24   90   17   31   3   0   6   18  11   3   14   20  .344
Bruce Bochte          33  121   11   35   5   0   0   16   1   3   15   15  .289
Jerry Remy            33  130   21   35   3   1   0    6  10   2   11   13  .269
Dave Chalk            31  107   12   27   5   1   0    5   0   0   10   28  .252
Andy Etchebarren      24   60    3   15   2   0   0    3   0   0    4    6  .250
Leroy Stanton         27   78    6   18  10   0   0    8   2   2   11   16  .231
Rusty Torres          31  104   11   22   6   1   2   10   1   0   13   16  .212
Dave Collins          21   52    8   11   0   0   0    4   4   3   15   14  .212
Orlando Ramirez       30   70    3   14   1   0   0    5   3   2    6   11  .200
Bill Melton           32  113   11   22   8   0   3   16   1   0   12   17  .195
Orlando Alvarez        3   12    1    2   0   0   1    4   0   0    0    1  .167
Joe Lahoud            21   43    2    7   2   0   0    2   0   0    7    8  .163
Ed Herrmann           20   38    4    6   3   0   2    7   0   0    4    7  .158
Paul Dade             10    7    2    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    2  .143
Adrian Garrett        12   20    2    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    6  .100
Ron Jackson           14   21    2    2   1   0   0    1   0   1    5    5  .095

 Chicago              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Bucky Dent            23   85   10   25   3   0   1    8   1   2    7    7  .294
Ralph Garr            22   84    9   24   4   2   2    8   1   0    4    5  .286
Brian Downing         15   50    5   14   0   0   2    5   0   0    9    9  .280
Pete Varney           11   36    5   10   2   0   3    5   0   0    2    7  .278
Buddy Bradford        18   52    7   14   3   0   1    6   3   0    8   12  .269
Jorge Orta            23   93   11   24   4   0   3    9   3   1    5   11  .258
Jim Essian             4    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Jim Spencer           23   75    7   18   4   0   1   13   2   1    8    4  .240
Jack Brohamer         20   64    5   14   1   1   1    6   0   1    3    8  .219
Bill Stein             9   23    2    5   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .217
Chet Lemon            18   56    4   12   1   0   0    3   2   1    3    8  .214
Cleon Jones           12   40    2    8   1   0   0    3   0   0    5    5  .200
Carlos May            19   59    7   10   1   0   0    3   4   0    9    5  .170
Lamar Johnson          6   13    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    3  .154
Pat Kelly             13   46    7    7   2   0   2    4   0   0    3    8  .152
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            27  100   18   39  11   0   3   20   0   1   10   12  .390
Doug Howard           17   41    5   13   4   0   0    9   1   0    0    5  .317
George Hendrick       27  102   17   30   6   1   6   19   2   0    8   14  .294
Buddy Bell            27  103   20   30   3   0   2   11   1   1   16   14  .291
Rick Manning          27  114   17   31   4   2   1    7   7   1   13   18  .272
Alan Ashby            25   81   13   22   1   1   2   15   0   1    9   16  .272
Frank Duffy           27   82    5   20   1   1   0    7   4   0    5   12  .244
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          27  106    8   21   2   1   0   11   6   2    9   16  .198
John Lowenstein       17   49    5    9   1   0   0    2   3   1    5    4  .184
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           19   80   17   31   7   1   0    7  11   2    6   16  .388
Willie Horton         24   86   16   30   3   0   6   23   0   0   14   13  .349
Rusty Staub           24   84   13   29   7   0   3   18   0   0   14    3  .345
Bruce Kimm             5    9    1    3   0   0   0    0   1   0    1    1  .333
Jason Thompson        16   64    6   20   4   0   1    9   0   0    3    8  .313
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
Alex Johnson          22   89    9   22   2   1   1   12   1   1    2   11  .247
Aurelio Rodriguez     24   91   13   22   5   0   2    9   0   1    5   10  .242
Tom Veryzer           24   83    7   18   1   0   0    9   0   2    6    8  .217
Gary Sutherland       20   68    6   13   3   1   0    5   0   1    4    7  .191
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          25   98   18   38   5   1   1    9   3   4   10    7  .388
Tony Solaita           6   14    2    5   3   0   0    1   0   0    0    4  .357
Freddie Patek         24   75   13   25   4   1   0   11  12   1   11    6  .333
Bob Stinson            8   19    4    6   1   0   0    4   0   0    3    0  .316
Cookie Rojas          12   20    2    6   1   0   0    6   1   0    4    1  .300
Hal McRae             25   94   13   28   5   2   1   19   3   3   11    7  .298
Amos Otis             25   94   23   27   6   1   6   18   3   1   14   17  .287
Dave Nelson            3    7    1    2   0   1   0    1   0   0    2    0  .286
Tom Poquette          12   32    6    9   3   2   0    7   0   0    3    4  .281
Buck Martinez         13   44    4   12   2   0   2    6   0   0    0    6  .273
Jim Wohlford          15   46    6   11   2   0   0    2   5   2    1    3  .239
Al Cowens             25  101   14   24   5   3   0   15   2   2    4    9  .238
John Mayberry         25   90   14   20   2   1   2   17   1   1   17   12  .222
Frank White           25   71    8   14   2   0   0    5   4   2    5    8  .197
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           22   79   12   23   3   0   0    4   1   3   10   12  .291
George Scott          22   86   11   24   4   1   3   17   0   1    6   20  .279
Don Money             22   86   12   23   6   0   3   13   0   5   11   13  .267
Sixto Lezcano         20   69    7   18   3   1   0    8   1   1    6   17  .261
Gorman Thomas         15   24    1    6   1   0   1    4   0   1    0    2  .250
Hank Aaron            18   66    3   16   2   0   1    6   0   1    6   14  .242
Bobby Darwin          17   54    3   12   3   1   1    5   0   0    3   11  .222
Darrell Porter        20   69    8   15   1   0   0    6   1   0   12   11  .217
Pedro Garcia          20   58    8   12   3   1   1    6   1   1    3   11  .207
Kurt Bevacqua          6    5    2    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .200
Charlie Moore         21   59    9   11   2   1   2    7   1   0   17   13  .186
Bill Sharp            14   34    4    5   0   0   0    2   0   1    3    2  .147
Tim Johnson            7    7    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .143
Bob Hansen             6   14    1    1   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    1  .071
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         23   83   10   29   2   1   1    9   2   1    4    5  .349
Luis Gomez             4    6    3    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .333
Rod Carew             26  102   20   32   7   1   1   10  11   3   17   10  .314
Craig Kusick          16   33    7   10   3   0   3   11   0   0    6    4  .303
Bob Randall           19   55    8   16   1   1   0    5   0   0    7    2  .291
Phil Roof              6   18    1    5   3   0   0    4   0   0    1    1  .278
Dan Ford              26  104   17   28   4   1   5   19   4   0    4   32  .269
Danny Thompson        25   90    7   24   2   0   0    5   1   1    3    4  .267
Butch Wynegar         23   79    9   20   1   2   4   12   0   0   14   11  .253
Larry Hisle           26  104   20   25   4   0   1   14   3   1   11   19  .240
Dave McKay            25   89    6   20   2   0   0    7   1   0    8   18  .225
Steve Braun           21   74    6   16   3   0   0   11   1   1    9    7  .216
Jerry Terrell         17   31    6    6   2   0   0    0   1   0    2    2  .194
Tony Oliva             9    8    0    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .125
Steve Brye            10   29    2    3   1   0   0    3   1   0    1    4  .103
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
Fred Stanley          13   29    7   11   1   1   0    3   0   0    5    3  .379
Chris Chambliss       26  113   16   38   4   0   5   23   0   0    3   10  .336
Roy White             26  105   20   34   4   1   2   14   8   4   17   13  .324
Thurman Munson        26  110   16   34   6   0   4   22   5   1    3    4  .309
Mickey Rivers         24  110   23   34   5   2   1   16  14   1    3    6  .309
Lou Piniella          24   95   11   28   4   3   2   14   0   1    5    8  .295
Willie Randolph       26   87   15   25   3   0   1    7  10   1   13   10  .287
Rich Coggins           7    4    1    1   0   0   0    1   1   0    0    1  .250
Jim Mason             19   51    6   12   2   1   1    5   0   0    4   10  .235
Oscar Gamble          21   66    9   15   3   1   2   10   2   0    4    8  .227
Sandy Alomar           4   10    0    2   1   0   0    0   1   1    1    1  .200
Graig Nettles         26   92   15   16   5   1   3    9   4   2   17   22  .174
Otto Velez            11   23    1    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    7    7  .174
Rick Dempsey           8   19    0    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .158

 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              27  102   16   33   9   1   5   30   0   0   13   16  .324
Billy North           29  118   24   36   1   3   0    5  14   4   12   16  .305
Larry Haney           21   53    5   14   0   0   0    3   0   1    2    8  .264
Tim Hosley             9   12    1    3   0   0   1    2   0   0    2    5  .250
Claudell Washington   27  111   18   27   6   1   0   13   8   3    7   17  .243
Bert Campaneris       29  102    7   22   2   0   0    6   8   3   11   21  .216
Phil Garner           29  103    9   22   7   1   1   14   3   1    7   20  .214
Ken McMullen          21   29    4    6   1   0   0    2   0   0    5    2  .207
Billy Williams        23   76    5   15   2   0   2    8   0   2    9   15  .197
Sal Bando             29  108   11   21   5   0   5   16   1   0    9   12  .194
Gene Tenace           10   30    4    5   1   0   0    2   1   2   10    6  .167
Don Baylor            29  105   13   16   1   1   2   12   9   3   14   11  .152
Cesar Tovar           14   25    0    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    3    0  .120
Matt Alexander        12    4    4    0   0   0   0    0   4   1    0    0  .000
Larry Lintz           14    1    5    0   0   0   0    0   7   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           24   85   11   26   4   1   4   13   0   0   22    9  .306
Mike Hargrove         26  103   21   31   5   1   2   16   0   0   10   21  .301
Gene Clines           10   10    1    3   0   0   0    1   0   1    0    2  .300
Mike Cubbage           8   14    1    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    6    2  .286
Roy Howell            26   92   12   26   2   0   2   10   0   0    8   19  .283
Roy Smalley           26   79    9   21   2   0   0    6   1   0   20   18  .266
Jeff Burroughs        27  110   16   29   3   0   6   22   0   0    7   16  .264
Juan Beniquez         26  108   11   27   3   1   0    3   1   0    2   12  .250
Tom Grieve            26  105   12   25   2   1   5   14   1   0    3   24  .238
Len Randle            26  102   15   24   1   2   1   13   9   2    9   11  .235
Jim Sundberg          23   73    7   12   3   0   1    3   0   0    3   12  .164
Jim Fregosi            7   14    3    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    2  .143
Dave Moates           16    9    3    1   0   0   0    0   1   0    1    2  .111

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  J. Remy (CAL)           130
  B. Bochte (CAL)         121
  B. North (OAK)          118
  R. Manning (CLE)        114
  C. Chambliss (NY)       113
  B. Melton (CAL)         113
  C. Washington (OAK)     111
  J. Burroughs (TEX)      110
  T. Munson (NY)          110
  M. Rivers (NY)          110

Runs Scored:

  B. North (OAK)           24
  A. Otis (KC)             23
  M. Rivers (NY)           23
  M. Hargrove (TEX)        21
  J. Remy (CAL)            21
  B. Bell (CLE)            20
  R. Carew (MIN)           20
  L. Hisle (MIN)           20
  R. White (NY)            20
  G. Brett (KC)            18

Hits:

  R. Carty (CLE)           39
  G. Brett (KC)            38
  C. Chambliss (NY)        38
  B. North (OAK)           36
  B. Bochte (CAL)          35
  J. Remy (CAL)            35
  T. Munson (NY)           34
  M. Rivers (NY)           34
  R. White (NY)            34
  J. Rudi (OAK)            33

Doubles:

  R. Carty (CLE)           11
  L. Stanton (CAL)         10
  J. Rudi (OAK)             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. Bumbry (BAL)           3
  A. Cowens (KC)            3
  B. North (OAK)            3
  L. Piniella (NY)          3
  R. Garr (CHI)             2
  F. Lynn (BOS)             2
  R. Manning (CLE)          2
  H. McRae (KC)             2
  T. Poquette (KC)          2
  L. Randle (TEX)           2

Home Runs:

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

RBI:

  J. Rudi (OAK)            30
  C. Chambliss (NY)        23
  W. Horton (DET)          23
  J. Burroughs (TEX)       22
  T. Munson (NY)           22
  R. Carty (CLE)           20
  D. Ford (MIN)            19
  G. Hendrick (CLE)        19
  H. McRae (KC)            19
  B. Bonds (CAL)           18

Stolen Bases:

  B. North (OAK)           14
  M. Rivers (NY)           14
  F. Patek (KC)            12
  B. Bonds (CAL)           11
  R. Carew (MIN)           11
  R. Leflore (DET)         11
  W. Randolph (NY)         10
  J. Remy (CAL)            10
  D. Baylor (OAK)           9
  L. Randle (TEX)           9

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. Bonds (CAL)            3
  B. Campaneris (OAK)       3
  R. Carew (MIN)            3

Walks:

  T. Harrah (TEX)          22
  R. Smalley (TEX)         20
  R. Carew (MIN)           17
  J. Mayberry (KC)         17
  C. Moore (MIL)           17
  G. Nettles (NY)          17
  R. White (NY)            17
  B. Bell (CLE)            16
  B. Bochte (CAL)          15
  D. Collins (CAL)         15

Strikeouts:

  D. Ford (MIN)            32
  D. Chalk (CAL)           28
  T. Grieve (TEX)          24
  G. Nettles (NY)          22
  B. Campaneris (OAK)      21
  M. Hargrove (TEX)        21
  B. Bonds (CAL)           20
  P. Garner (OAK)          20
  J. Rice (BOS)            20
  G. Scott (MIL)           20

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