Monday May 17, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of May 17, 1976:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Kansas City      920  141   258   42   13   12   134   41   16   96   106  .280
New York         944  140   262   39   10   21   126   45   12   86   104  .278
Detroit          880  114   236   41    3   15   107   16   10   81   107  .268
Cleveland        946  126   250   38    7   14   113   27   11  100   138  .264
Boston           907  129   238   48   11   22   118   14    8   95   136  .262
Texas           1021  135   267   31    7   22   121   14    3  102   166  .262
Minnesota        982  128   253   37    7   16   115   28    8   98   132  .258
Milwaukee        792   96   196   32    6   14    94    7   14   85   138  .248
Chicago          862   90   208   34    4   18    83   16    6   66   110  .241
California      1139  131   272   51    5   14   120   34   16  144   195  .239
Oakland         1052  134   238   36    9   18   120   64   21  118   154  .226
Baltimore        957   94   211   39    4   15    83   29    9   96   174  .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)        27  107   18   41   5   1   1    9   4   4   12    7  .383
Ron Leflore (DET)        21   88   17   33   7   1   0    7  11   2    6   17  .375
Lyman Bostock (MIN)      23   83   10   29   2   1   1    9   2   1    4    5  .349
Bobby Bonds (CAL)        26   96   19   33   3   0   6   21  11   3   14   21  .344
Freddie Patek (KC)       26   85   15   29   4   1   0   13  15   1   11    6  .341
Chris Chambliss (NY)     27  117   16   39   5   0   5   23   0   0    3   10  .333
Willie Horton (DET)      26   94   16   31   3   0   6   23   0   0   14   14  .330
Rusty Staub (DET)        26   91   13   30   7   0   3   18   0   0   15    4  .330
Rod Carew (MIN)          28  110   21   36   7   2   1   11  14   4   19   11  .327

 Baltimore            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Tony Muser            24   61    7   18   1   0   0    8   0   0    7    2  .295
Andres Mora           14   47    4   13   2   0   2    8   1   0    1   13  .277
Mark Belanger         29   96    9   26   5   0   0    7   7   3    6   12  .271
Al Bumbry             23   76   13   20   5   3   1    5   8   0   12   18  .263
Reggie Jackson        12   39    6   10   4   0   2   10   1   0    5   12  .256
Dave Duncan           15   52    4   13   1   0   0    3   0   1    4   12  .250
Lee May               21   73   10   18   2   0   4   12   1   0    6   22  .247
Doug DeCinces         18   58    7   14   5   0   1    3   0   1    6   15  .241
Tommy Harper           9   21    2    5   0   0   1    1   2   0    4    5  .238
Bobby Grich           19   62    9   13   3   0   1    4   2   2   13    8  .210
Paul Blair            29   99    8   18   5   0   0    4   6   0    8   20  .182
Brooks Robinson       27   97    4   16   3   1   1    5   0   0    4   10  .165
Ellie Hendricks       18   55    2    9   1   0   1    3   0   0    3    9  .164
Ken Singleton         29  105    8   17   2   0   1    9   1   2   14   12  .162
Royle Stillman        10   12    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    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           12   35    7   13   1   2   0    7   1   0    4    6  .371
Cecil Cooper          11   44    6   12   3   1   1    4   0   0    0    7  .273
Rico Petrocelli       20   64    5   17   4   0   2   12   0   2    9    6  .266
Dwight Evans          27   98   13   26   9   0   3   14   1   1   11   19  .265
Doug Griffin          11   34    5    9   1   0   0    2   1   0    3    4  .265
Carlton Fisk          27  106   18   28   4   1   6   16   1   1    8   16  .264
Bernie Carbo          15   51    5   13   4   0   2    6   1   0    8   15  .255
Bob Montgomery         1    4    1    1   0   1   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Rick Burleson         26   85   11   20   4   0   0    8   2   0    9    7  .235
Denny Doyle           22   74    8   17   4   0   0    8   4   0    2    5  .230
Jim Rice              24   82   14   18   1   2   4   14   1   0    8   21  .220
Carl Yastrzemski      26   93   14   19   4   1   2   15   2   1   15    9  .204
Bob Heise              6    6    2    1   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .167
Deron Johnson         11   31    3    5   1   1   0    0   0   0    5    9  .161

 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           26   96   19   33   3   0   6   21  11   3   14   21  .344
Bruce Bochte          35  128   14   36   5   0   0   17   1   3   17   15  .281
Jerry Remy            35  137   23   37   4   1   0    8  11   2   13   14  .270
Dave Chalk            33  114   15   29   5   1   0    6   0   0   11   28  .254
Andy Etchebarren      26   68    3   17   2   0   0    4   0   0    5    6  .250
Leroy Stanton         29   79    6   19  10   0   0    9   2   2   12   16  .241
Bill Melton           34  121   13   27   8   2   3   19   1   0   13   18  .223
Dave Collins          21   52    8   11   0   0   0    4   4   3   15   14  .212
Rusty Torres          33  110   11   23   6   1   2   11   1   0   15   18  .209
Orlando Ramirez       30   70    3   14   1   0   0    5   3   2    6   11  .200
Joe Lahoud            23   50    3    9   2   0   0    2   0   0    8    9  .180
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             11    8    2    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    3  .125
Ron Jackson           16   28    4    3   1   0   0    1   0   1    6    6  .107
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
Jim Essian             5    6    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .333
Bucky Dent            25   93   10   29   4   0   1    8   1   2    7    8  .312
Ralph Garr            24   93   11   26   4   3   2    8   1   0    4    8  .280
Brian Downing         17   58    6   16   2   0   2    6   0   0    9    9  .276
Pete Varney           12   38    5   10   2   0   3    5   0   0    2    7  .263
Jim Spencer           24   78    7   20   4   0   1   14   2   1    8    4  .256
Jorge Orta            25  102   12   26   5   0   3   11   3   1    5   12  .255
Buddy Bradford        19   56    7   14   3   0   1    6   3   0    8   14  .250
Hugh Yancy             1    4    0    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .250
Jack Brohamer         21   68    6   15   1   1   2    7   0   1    3    9  .221
Chet Lemon            20   60    5   13   1   0   1    5   2   1    3    9  .217
Cleon Jones           12   40    2    8   1   0   0    3   0   0    5    5  .200
Bill Stein            11   27    3    5   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    4  .185
Pat Kelly             14   51    8    9   3   0   2    4   0   0    3    9  .177
Lamar Johnson          7   17    1    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    3  .177
Carlos May            20   63    7   11   2   0   0    3   4   0    9    5  .175
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           21   88   17   33   7   1   0    7  11   2    6   17  .375
Willie Horton         26   94   16   31   3   0   6   23   0   0   14   14  .330
Rusty Staub           26   91   13   30   7   0   3   18   0   0   15    4  .330
John Wockenfuss       11   24    5    7   3   0   0    3   0   3    7    6  .292
Jason Thompson        18   69    6   20   4   0   1    9   0   0    5    9  .290
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          24   97    9   24   2   1   1   12   2   1    2   13  .247
Aurelio Rodriguez     26   98   13   24   5   0   2    9   0   1    5   11  .245
Bruce Kimm             7   14    1    3   0   0   0    0   1   0    1    3  .214
Tom Veryzer           26   89    7   19   1   0   0    9   0   2    7    9  .214
Gary Sutherland       22   70    6   13   3   1   0    5   0   1    4    7  .186
Ben Oglivie           14   23    1    4   0   0   1    2   1   0    1    3  .174
Dan Meyer             16   35    8    6   1   0   0    2   1   0    6    2  .171
Jerry Manuel          11   14    1    2   1   0   0    2   0   0    2    3  .143
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          27  107   18   41   5   1   1    9   4   4   12    7  .383
Tony Solaita           8   21    3    8   3   0   0    1   0   0    0    6  .381
Freddie Patek         26   85   15   29   4   1   0   13  15   1   11    6  .341
Tom Poquette          14   38    6   12   4   3   0    9   0   0    4    4  .316
Bob Stinson           10   19    4    6   1   0   0    4   0   0    3    0  .316
Hal McRae             27  104   15   31   5   2   1   19   3   3   11    8  .298
Buck Martinez         15   51    4   15   2   0   2   11   0   0    1    6  .294
Cookie Rojas          13   24    4    7   1   0   0    6   1   0    4    2  .292
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
Jim Wohlford          15   46    6   11   2   0   0    2   5   2    1    3  .239
Al Cowens             27  110   16   26   5   3   0   17   2   2    6    9  .236
John Mayberry         27  101   15   22   2   1   2   17   1   1   17   14  .218
Frank White           27   78    9   16   2   0   0    5   5   2    6    9  .205
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           24   87   13   27   3   0   0    5   2   3   11   12  .310
Don Money             24   97   15   28   7   1   4   18   1   5   11   14  .289
Gorman Thomas         17   32    4    9   2   0   1    4   0   1    1    4  .281
Sixto Lezcano         22   77    9   21   3   1   1   11   1   1    6   17  .273
George Scott          24   97   12   26   4   1   3   18   0   1    6   22  .268
Hank Aaron            19   71    3   19   2   0   1    7   0   1    6   14  .268
Darrell Porter        22   75   10   18   2   0   0    7   1   0   15   11  .240
Bobby Darwin          17   54    3   12   3   1   1    5   0   0    3   11  .222
Pedro Garcia          22   64    9   13   4   1   1    6   1   1    3   11  .203
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            16   42    4    7   0   0   0    3   0   1    4    3  .167
Bob Hansen             8   19    1    3   0   0   0    3   0   0    1    2  .158
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
Rod Carew             28  110   21   36   7   2   1   11  14   4   19   11  .327
Luis Gomez             5    7    3    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .286
Butch Wynegar         25   86    9   24   2   2   4   12   0   0   16   12  .279
Craig Kusick          17   37    7   10   3   0   3   11   0   0    6    6  .270
Dan Ford              28  112   18   30   4   1   6   21   4   0    5   35  .268
Bob Randall           21   62    9   16   1   1   0    5   0   0    9    3  .258
Danny Thompson        27   97    8   25   2   0   0    5   1   1    3    5  .258
Dave McKay            27   97    6   23   2   0   0    8   1   0    8   18  .237
Larry Hisle           28  113   21   26   4   0   1   14   3   1   12   20  .230
Phil Roof              7   23    1    5   3   0   0    4   0   0    1    1  .217
Steve Braun           23   79    6   16   3   0   0   11   1   1   10    7  .203
Jerry Terrell         18   31    6    6   2   0   0    0   1   0    2    2  .194
Steve Brye            11   33    3    4   1   0   0    4   1   0    1    6  .121
Tony Oliva            10    9    0    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .111
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              29  112   17   35   9   2   5   30   0   0   13   17  .313
Billy North           31  127   25   37   1   4   0    5  16   4   13   17  .291
Larry Haney           23   59    5   14   0   0   0    3   0   1    2   10  .237
Claudell Washington   29  121   19   28   6   1   1   14   8   3    7   18  .231
Tim Hosley            11   13    1    3   0   0   1    2   0   0    2    5  .231
Phil Garner           31  109    9   24   7   1   1   15   5   1   10   20  .220
Billy Williams        25   82    7   18   2   0   3   11   0   2   12   15  .220
Bert Campaneris       31  110    7   22   2   0   0    6   8   3   12   21  .200
Ken McMullen          22   30    4    6   1   0   0    2   0   0    5    2  .200
Sal Bando             31  113   11   22   5   0   5   16   1   0   12   12  .195
Don Baylor            31  112   14   19   2   1   2   12  13   3   16   11  .170
Gene Tenace           10   30    4    5   1   0   0    2   1   2   10    6  .167
Cesar Tovar           15   26    0    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    3    0  .154
Matt Alexander        12    4    4    0   0   0   0    0   4   1    0    0  .000
Larry Lintz           16    1    6    0   0   0   0    0   8   1    1    0  .000

 Texas                G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
John Ellis            11   31    4   13   2   0   1    8   0   0    0    4  .419
Bill Fahey             4    8    1    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    0  .375
Toby Harrah           26   92   12   29   4   1   4   14   0   0   23   10  .315
Mike Hargrove         27  107   22   31   5   1   2   17   0   0   12   22  .290
Mike Cubbage           8   14    1    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    6    2  .286
Roy Howell            28  101   13   28   3   0   2   10   0   0    8   22  .277
Jeff Burroughs        29  118   17   32   3   1   6   26   0   0    9   17  .271
Gene Clines           12   15    1    4   0   0   0    1   0   1    0    2  .267
Juan Beniquez         28  116   12   30   4   1   0    3   1   0    2   13  .259
Roy Smalley           28   89    9   22   2   0   0    6   1   0   20   20  .247
Len Randle            28  107   16   26   1   2   1   13  10   2   10   12  .243
Tom Grieve            28  115   13   26   2   1   5   15   1   0    3   25  .226
Jim Fregosi            9   18    4    4   1   0   0    2   0   0    3    2  .222
Dave Moates           18   11    3    2   0   0   0    1   1   0    1    3  .182
Jim Sundberg          25   79    7   13   4   0   1    3   0   0    4   12  .165
Ken Pape               1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  J. Remy (CAL)           137
  B. Bochte (CAL)         128
  B. North (OAK)          127
  B. Melton (CAL)         121
  C. Washington (OAK)     121
  J. Burroughs (TEX)      118
  R. Manning (CLE)        118
  C. Chambliss (NY)       117
  J. Beniquez (TEX)       116
  T. Grieve (TEX)         115

Runs Scored:

  B. North (OAK)           25
  A. Otis (KC)             23
  J. Remy (CAL)            23
  M. Rivers (NY)           23
  M. Hargrove (TEX)        22
  B. Bell (CLE)            21
  R. Carew (MIN)           21
  L. Hisle (MIN)           21
  R. White (NY)            20
  B. Bonds (CAL)           19

Hits:

  G. Brett (KC)            41
  R. Carty (CLE)           40
  C. Chambliss (NY)        39
  B. North (OAK)           37
  J. Remy (CAL)            37
  B. Bochte (CAL)          36
  R. Carew (MIN)           36
  T. Munson (NY)           35
  J. Rudi (OAK)            35
  M. Rivers (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
  T. Poquette (KC)          3
  R. Carew (MIN)            2
  F. Lynn (BOS)             2
  R. Manning (CLE)          2
  H. McRae (KC)             2

Home Runs:

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

RBI:

  J. Rudi (OAK)            30
  J. Burroughs (TEX)       26
  C. Chambliss (NY)        23
  W. Horton (DET)          23
  T. Munson (NY)           22
  B. Bonds (CAL)           21
  D. Ford (MIN)            21
  R. Carty (CLE)           20
  G. Hendrick (CLE)        19
  H. McRae (KC)            19

Stolen Bases:

  B. North (OAK)           16
  F. Patek (KC)            15
  R. Carew (MIN)           14
  M. Rivers (NY)           14
  D. Baylor (OAK)          13
  B. Bonds (CAL)           11
  R. Leflore (DET)         11
  J. Remy (CAL)            11
  L. Randle (TEX)          10
  W. Randolph (NY)         10

Caught Stealing:

  D. Money (MIL)            5
  G. Brett (KC)             4
  R. Carew (MIN)            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

Walks:

  T. Harrah (TEX)          23
  R. Smalley (TEX)         20
  R. Carew (MIN)           19
  B. Bochte (CAL)          17
  J. Mayberry (KC)         17
  C. Moore (MIL)           17
  G. Nettles (NY)          17
  R. White (NY)            17
  D. Baylor (OAK)          16
  B. Bell (CLE)            16

Strikeouts:

  D. Ford (MIN)            35
  D. Chalk (CAL)           28
  T. Grieve (TEX)          25
  M. Hargrove (TEX)        22
  R. Howell (TEX)          22
  L. May (BAL)             22
  G. Nettles (NY)          22
  G. Scott (MIL)           22
  B. Bonds (CAL)           21
  B. Campaneris (OAK)      21


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