Sunday May 16, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of May 16, 1976:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Kansas City      870  133   242   41   12   12   126   38   16   92   103  .278
New York         944  140   262   39   10   21   126   45   12   86   104  .278
Detroit          850  114   231   41    3   15   107   15   10   77   100  .272
Cleveland        946  126   250   38    7   14   113   27   11  100   138  .264
Texas            977  128   257   29    7   22   114   13    3   95   156  .263
Boston           870  122   226   46   10   21   111   14    8   92   130  .260
Minnesota        942  123   244   36    6   15   111   25    7   91   125  .259
Milwaukee        758   93   187   31    5   13    91    6   14   81   133  .247
Chicago          826   85   201   32    4   17    78   16    6   66   102  .243
California      1102  121   261   50    4   14   111   34   16  136   189  .237
Oakland         1009  130   228   35    8   16   116   55   21  108   149  .226
Baltimore        927   90   205   38    4   15    81   29    8   89   166  .221

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Rico Carty (CLE)         28  103   19   40  11   0   3   20   0   1   11   12  .388
George Brett (KC)        26  101   18   39   5   1   1    9   4   4   12    7  .386
Ron Leflore (DET)        20   84   17   32   7   1   0    7  11   2    6   16  .381
Lyman Bostock (MIN)      23   83   10   29   2   1   1    9   2   1    4    5  .349
Freddie Patek (KC)       25   79   14   27   4   1   0   12  13   1   11    6  .342
Rusty Staub (DET)        25   88   13   30   7   0   3   18   0   0   14    4  .341
Bobby Bonds (CAL)        25   92   17   31   3   0   6   20  11   3   14   21  .337
Chris Chambliss (NY)     27  117   16   39   5   0   5   23   0   0    3   10  .333
Willie Horton (DET)      25   90   16   30   3   0   6   23   0   0   14   13  .333
Joe Rudi (OAK)           28  106   17   34   9   1   5   30   0   0   13   16  .321

 Baltimore            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Tony Muser            23   60    6   17   1   0   0    6   0   0    7    2  .283
Mark Belanger         28   93    9   26   5   0   0    7   7   3    5   11  .280
Tommy Harper           8   18    2    5   0   0   1    1   2   0    3    5  .278
Al Bumbry             22   76   12   20   5   3   1    5   8   0   11   18  .263
Lee May               20   69   10   18   2   0   4   12   1   0    6   20  .261
Dave Duncan           14   50    3   13   1   0   0    3   0   1    3   10  .260
Reggie Jackson        11   39    5   10   4   0   2   10   1   0    5   12  .256
Andres Mora           13   43    4   10   2   0   2    8   1   0    1   13  .233
Bobby Grich           18   58    9   13   3   0   1    4   2   2   13    6  .224
Doug DeCinces         17   55    7   12   4   0   1    3   0   0    5   14  .218
Paul Blair            28   97    8   18   5   0   0    4   6   0    8   20  .186
Ken Singleton         28  102    8   17   2   0   1    9   1   2   13   12  .167
Ellie Hendricks       17   54    2    9   1   0   1    3   0   0    3    9  .167
Brooks Robinson       27   97    4   16   3   1   1    5   0   0    4   10  .165
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         12    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         13   32    6   12   4   0   0    3   0   1    4    1  .375
Rick Miller           11   31    6   11   1   1   0    5   1   0    4    6  .355
Carlton Fisk          26  102   17   27   4   1   5   15   1   1    7   14  .265
Doug Griffin          11   34    5    9   1   0   0    2   1   0    3    4  .265
Rico Petrocelli       19   61    5   16   4   0   2   12   0   2    8    6  .262
Bernie Carbo          14   50    5   13   4   0   2    6   1   0    7   14  .260
Dwight Evans          26   93   13   24   9   0   3   13   1   1   11   18  .258
Bob Montgomery         1    4    1    1   0   1   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Cecil Cooper          10   42    5   10   2   1   1    3   0   0    0    7  .238
Rick Burleson         25   82    9   19   3   0   0    8   2   0    9    7  .232
Jim Rice              23   80   14   18   1   2   4   14   1   0    8   20  .225
Denny Doyle           21   70    7   15   4   0   0    8   4   0    2    5  .214
Carl Yastrzemski      25   88   14   18   4   1   2   13   2   1   15    9  .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           25   92   17   31   3   0   6   20  11   3   14   21  .337
Bruce Bochte          34  125   11   35   5   0   0   16   1   3   15   15  .280
Jerry Remy            34  133   21   36   3   1   0    6  11   2   11   13  .271
Andy Etchebarren      25   64    3   17   2   0   0    4   0   0    4    6  .266
Dave Chalk            32  110   14   28   5   1   0    5   0   0   11   28  .255
Leroy Stanton         28   78    6   18  10   0   0    9   2   2   12   16  .231
Dave Collins          21   52    8   11   0   0   0    4   4   3   15   14  .212
Rusty Torres          32  107   11   22   6   1   2   10   1   0   14   17  .206
Bill Melton           33  117   12   24   8   1   3   16   1   0   12   17  .205
Orlando Ramirez       30   70    3   14   1   0   0    5   3   2    6   11  .200
Joe Lahoud            22   45    2    8   2   0   0    2   0   0    8    8  .178
Orlando Alvarez        3   12    1    2   0   0   1    4   0   0    0    1  .167
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
Ron Jackson           15   24    4    3   1   0   0    1   0   1    5    5  .125
Adrian Garrett        12   20    2    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    6  .100

 Chicago              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Bucky Dent            24   89   10   28   4   0   1    8   1   2    7    7  .315
Ralph Garr            23   89   10   25   4   3   2    8   1   0    4    6  .281
Brian Downing         16   54    5   15   1   0   2    5   0   0    9    9  .278
Pete Varney           11   36    5   10   2   0   3    5   0   0    2    7  .278
Jorge Orta            24   98   12   26   5   0   3   11   3   1    5   11  .265
Jim Spencer           24   78    7   20   4   0   1   14   2   1    8    4  .256
Buddy Bradford        19   56    7   14   3   0   1    6   3   0    8   14  .250
Jim Essian             4    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Jack Brohamer         21   68    6   15   1   1   2    7   0   1    3    9  .221
Bill Stein            10   23    2    5   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .217
Chet Lemon            19   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
Pat Kelly             14   51    8    9   3   0   2    4   0   0    3    9  .177
Carlos May            20   63    7   11   2   0   0    3   4   0    9    5  .175
Lamar Johnson          6   13    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    3  .154
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            28  103   19   40  11   0   3   20   0   1   11   12  .388
Doug Howard           18   45    5   13   4   0   0    9   1   0    0    5  .289
George Hendrick       28  104   17   30   6   1   6   19   2   0   10   15  .289
Buddy Bell            28  108   21   31   3   0   2   11   1   1   16   14  .287
Rick Manning          28  118   18   33   5   2   1    8   7   1   13   20  .280
Alan Ashby            26   84   13   23   1   1   2   18   0   1    9   18  .274
Frank Duffy           28   85    5   21   1   1   0    7   4   0    5   13  .247
Charlie Spikes        25   87    9   19   3   1   0    5   2   3   10   14  .218
Boog Powell            8   24    1    5   0   0   0    2   0   0    7    3  .208
Duane Kuiper          28  111    9   22   3   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           20   84   17   32   7   1   0    7  11   2    6   16  .381
Rusty Staub           25   88   13   30   7   0   3   18   0   0   14    4  .341
Willie Horton         25   90   16   30   3   0   6   23   0   0   14   13  .333
Jason Thompson        17   67    6   20   4   0   1    9   0   0    3    8  .299
John Wockenfuss       11   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
Bruce Kimm             6   11    1    3   0   0   0    0   1   0    1    2  .273
Aurelio Rodriguez     25   94   13   23   5   0   2    9   0   1    5   10  .245
Alex Johnson          23   93    9   22   2   1   1   12   1   1    2   12  .237
Tom Veryzer           25   85    7   19   1   0   0    9   0   2    7    9  .224
Gary Sutherland       21   70    6   13   3   1   0    5   0   1    4    7  .186
Dan Meyer             15   34    8    6   1   0   0    2   1   0    6    2  .177
Ben Oglivie           14   23    1    4   0   0   1    2   1   0    1    3  .174
Jerry Manuel          10   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
Tony Solaita           7   15    2    6   3   0   0    1   0   0    0    4  .400
Jamie Quirk            5    5    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .400
George Brett          26  101   18   39   5   1   1    9   4   4   12    7  .386
Freddie Patek         25   79   14   27   4   1   0   12  13   1   11    6  .342
Bob Stinson            9   19    4    6   1   0   0    4   0   0    3    0  .316
Buck Martinez         14   47    4   14   2   0   2    8   0   0    0    6  .298
Hal McRae             26   98   13   29   5   2   1   19   3   3   11    8  .296
Cookie Rojas          13   24    4    7   1   0   0    6   1   0    4    2  .292
Tom Poquette          13   32    6    9   3   2   0    7   0   0    3    4  .281
Amos Otis             26   99   23   27   6   1   6   18   3   1   14   19  .273
Dave Nelson            4    8    1    2   0   1   0    1   0   0    2    1  .250
Al Cowens             26  104   14   25   5   3   0   15   2   2    5    9  .240
Jim Wohlford          15   46    6   11   2   0   0    2   5   2    1    3  .239
John Mayberry         26   95   14   21   2   1   2   17   1   1   17   14  .221
Frank White           26   74    8   14   2   0   0    5   4   2    5    8  .189
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
Gorman Thomas         16   28    4    9   2   0   1    4   0   1    1    2  .321
Robin Yount           23   84   13   25   3   0   0    5   2   3   10   12  .298
Don Money             23   92   15   27   7   0   4   18   0   5   11   13  .294
George Scott          23   92   12   26   4   1   3   18   0   1    6   21  .283
Sixto Lezcano         21   74    8   20   3   1   0    9   1   1    6   17  .270
Hank Aaron            19   71    3   19   2   0   1    7   0   1    6   14  .268
Bobby Darwin          17   54    3   12   3   1   1    5   0   0    3   11  .222
Darrell Porter        21   73    9   16   2   0   0    7   1   0   13   11  .219
Pedro Garcia          21   60    8   12   3   1   1    6   1   1    3   11  .200
Kurt Bevacqua          7    5    2    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .200
Charlie Moore         22   61    9   11   2   1   2    7   1   0   17   14  .180
Bill Sharp            15   38    4    6   0   0   0    2   0   1    3    3  .158
Bob Hansen             7   15    1    2   0   0   0    3   0   0    1    1  .133
Tim Johnson            8    8    2    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .125
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             27  106   20   33   7   1   1   10  11   3   17   11  .311
Phil Roof              6   18    1    5   3   0   0    4   0   0    1    1  .278
Butch Wynegar         24   81    9   22   1   2   4   12   0   0   16   11  .272
Bob Randall           20   59    8   16   1   1   0    5   0   0    7    2  .271
Craig Kusick          17   37    7   10   3   0   3   11   0   0    6    6  .270
Danny Thompson        26   94    8   25   2   0   0    5   1   1    3    4  .266
Dan Ford              27  108   17   28   4   1   5   19   4   0    4   34  .259
Larry Hisle           27  108   20   26   4   0   1   14   3   1   11   19  .241
Dave McKay            26   93    6   22   2   0   0    8   1   0    8   18  .237
Steve Braun           22   78    6   16   3   0   0   11   1   1    9    7  .205
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          14   32    7   11   1   1   0    3   0   0    5    3  .344
Chris Chambliss       27  117   16   39   5   0   5   23   0   0    3   10  .333
Roy White             27  109   20   34   4   1   2   14   8   4   17   13  .312
Mickey Rivers         24  110   23   34   5   2   1   16  14   1    3    6  .309
Thurman Munson        27  114   16   35   6   0   4   22   5   1    3    4  .307
Willie Randolph       27   90   15   27   3   0   1    7  10   2   13   10  .300
Lou Piniella          25   97   11   29   4   3   2   14   0   1    7    8  .299
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
Otto Velez            11   23    1    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    7    7  .174
Graig Nettles         27   95   15   16   5   1   3    9   4   2   17   22  .168
Sandy Alomar           5   13    0    2   1   0   0    0   1   1    2    1  .154
Rick Dempsey           9   23    0    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .130

 Oakland              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Tommy Sandt            7    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Joe Rudi              28  106   17   34   9   1   5   30   0   0   13   16  .321
Billy North           30  122   25   37   1   4   0    5  14   4   12   16  .303
Larry Haney           22   55    5   14   0   0   0    3   0   1    2    8  .255
Claudell Washington   28  115   18   27   6   1   0   13   8   3    7   17  .235
Tim Hosley            10   13    1    3   0   0   1    2   0   0    2    5  .231
Phil Garner           30  105    9   23   7   1   1   14   3   1    8   20  .219
Bert Campaneris       30  104    7   22   2   0   0    6   8   3   12   21  .212
Ken McMullen          21   29    4    6   1   0   0    2   0   0    5    2  .207
Billy Williams        24   79    5   16   2   0   2    9   0   2    9   15  .203
Sal Bando             30  111   11   21   5   0   5   16   1   0    9   12  .189
Gene Tenace           10   30    4    5   1   0   0    2   1   2   10    6  .167
Don Baylor            30  107   13   16   1   1   2   12   9   3   15   11  .150
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           15    1    6    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           25   89   12   28   4   1   4   13   0   0   22   10  .315
Mike Hargrove         26  103   21   31   5   1   2   16   0   0   10   21  .301
Gene Clines           11   14    1    4   0   0   0    1   0   1    0    2  .286
Mike Cubbage           8   14    1    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    6    2  .286
Roy Howell            27   95   12   26   2   0   2   10   0   0    8   20  .274
Jeff Burroughs        28  112   16   30   3   1   6   24   0   0    9   16  .268
Juan Beniquez         27  113   11   29   3   1   0    3   1   0    2   12  .257
Roy Smalley           27   83    9   21   2   0   0    6   1   0   20   18  .253
Len Randle            27  103   15   25   1   2   1   13   9   2    9   11  .243
Tom Grieve            27  109   12   25   2   1   5   14   1   0    3   24  .229
Jim Fregosi            8   18    4    4   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    2  .222
Jim Sundberg          24   77    7   13   4   0   1    3   0   0    3   12  .169
Dave Moates           17    9    3    1   0   0   0    0   1   0    1    2  .111

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  J. Remy (CAL)           133
  B. Bochte (CAL)         125
  B. North (OAK)          122
  R. Manning (CLE)        118
  C. Chambliss (NY)       117
  B. Melton (CAL)         117
  C. Washington (OAK)     115
  T. Munson (NY)          114
  J. Beniquez (TEX)       113
  J. Burroughs (TEX)      112

Runs Scored:

  B. North (OAK)           25
  A. Otis (KC)             23
  M. Rivers (NY)           23
  B. Bell (CLE)            21
  M. Hargrove (TEX)        21
  J. Remy (CAL)            21
  R. Carew (MIN)           20
  L. Hisle (MIN)           20
  R. White (NY)            20
  R. Carty (CLE)           19

Hits:

  R. Carty (CLE)           40
  G. Brett (KC)            39
  C. Chambliss (NY)        39
  B. North (OAK)           37
  J. Remy (CAL)            36
  B. Bochte (CAL)          35
  T. Munson (NY)           35
  M. Rivers (NY)           34
  J. Rudi (OAK)            34
  R. White (NY)            34

Doubles:

  R. Carty (CLE)           11
  L. Stanton (CAL)         10
  D. Evans (BOS)            9
  J. Rudi (OAK)             9
  B. Melton (CAL)           8
  R. Carew (MIN)            7
  P. Garner (OAK)           7
  R. Leflore (DET)          7
  D. Money (MIL)            7
  R. Staub (DET)            7

Triples:

  B. North (OAK)            4
  A. Bumbry (BAL)           3
  A. Cowens (KC)            3
  R. Garr (CHI)             3
  L. Piniella (NY)          3
  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
  J. Burroughs (TEX)       24
  C. Chambliss (NY)        23
  W. Horton (DET)          23
  T. Munson (NY)           22
  B. Bonds (CAL)           20
  R. Carty (CLE)           20
  D. Ford (MIN)            19
  G. Hendrick (CLE)        19
  H. McRae (KC)            19

Stolen Bases:

  B. North (OAK)           14
  M. Rivers (NY)           14
  F. Patek (KC)            13
  B. Bonds (CAL)           11
  R. Carew (MIN)           11
  R. Leflore (DET)         11
  J. Remy (CAL)            11
  W. Randolph (NY)         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. Wynegar (MIN)         16
  D. Baylor (OAK)          15

Strikeouts:

  D. Ford (MIN)            34
  D. Chalk (CAL)           28
  T. Grieve (TEX)          24
  G. Nettles (NY)          22
  B. Bonds (CAL)           21
  B. Campaneris (OAK)      21
  M. Hargrove (TEX)        21
  G. Scott (MIL)           21
  P. Blair (BAL)           20
  P. Garner (OAK)          20

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