Tuesday May 18, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of May 18, 1976:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Kansas City      951  144   267   45   13   13   137   42   17   96   107  .281
New York        1006  151   278   44   10   21   136   46   12   95   114  .276
Detroit          913  117   245   41    3   15   109   16   10   88   111  .268
Boston           937  134   246   48   11   23   123   15    9  101   141  .263
Cleveland       1003  132   263   38    7   15   119   27   12  106   148  .262
Texas           1053  136   274   32    7   22   122   15    3  103   168  .260
Minnesota       1021  132   262   37    7   17   119   29    8  100   135  .257
Milwaukee        792   96   196   32    6   14    94    7   14   85   138  .248
Chicago          891   95   214   36    4   18    88   19    7   71   119  .240
California      1167  131   275   51    5   14   120   34   16  147   197  .236
Oakland         1090  137   245   37    9   18   123   69   21  121   161  .225
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)         29  108   20   42  11   0   3   22   0   1   13   12  .389
Ron Leflore (DET)        22   93   17   36   7   1   0    8  11   2    6   17  .387
George Brett (KC)        28  110   18   41   5   1   1    9   4   4   12    7  .373
Bobby Bonds (CAL)        27  100   19   34   3   0   6   21  11   3   14   21  .340
Lyman Bostock (MIN)      24   88   10   29   2   1   1    9   2   1    4    6  .330
Freddie Patek (KC)       27   88   15   29   4   1   0   13  16   2   11    6  .330
Willie Horton (DET)      27   98   16   32   3   0   6   23   0   0   15   16  .327
Rusty Staub (DET)        27   95   14   31   7   0   3   18   0   0   16    5  .326
Bucky Dent (CHI)         26   97   11   31   5   0   1   10   1   2    7    8  .320
Chris Chambliss (NY)     28  124   17   39   5   0   5   23   0   0    4   13  .315

 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             20   71   12   27   3   2   2    8   0   2   10   12  .380
Steve Dillard         13   32    6   12   4   0   0    3   0   1    4    1  .375
Rick Miller           13   40    7   14   1   2   0    9   1   1    4    7  .350
Rico Petrocelli       21   66    6   18   4   0   2   12   0   2   11    6  .273
Cecil Cooper          11   44    6   12   3   1   1    4   0   0    0    7  .273
Dwight Evans          28  101   13   27   9   0   3   14   1   1   11   19  .267
Carlton Fisk          28  109   18   29   4   1   6   16   1   1    9   16  .266
Bernie Carbo          15   51    5   13   4   0   2    6   1   0    8   15  .255
Doug Griffin          12   36    5    9   1   0   0    2   1   0    3    4  .250
Bob Montgomery         1    4    1    1   0   1   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Rick Burleson         27   88   12   21   4   0   1   11   2   0    9    8  .239
Jim Rice              25   85   16   20   1   2   4   14   2   0    9   21  .235
Denny Doyle           23   77    8   18   4   0   0    8   4   0    2    6  .234
Carl Yastrzemski      27   96   14   19   4   1   2   15   2   1   16   10  .198
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           27  100   19   34   3   0   6   21  11   3   14   21  .340
Jerry Remy            36  141   23   39   4   1   0    8  11   2   13   14  .277
Bruce Bochte          36  131   14   36   5   0   0   17   1   3   18   15  .275
Dave Chalk            34  117   15   29   5   1   0    6   0   0   11   29  .248
Andy Etchebarren      27   69    3   17   2   0   0    4   0   0    7    6  .246
Leroy Stanton         29   79    6   19  10   0   0    9   2   2   12   16  .241
Bill Melton           35  124   13   27   8   2   3   19   1   0   13   19  .218
Dave Collins          21   52    8   11   0   0   0    4   4   3   15   14  .212
Rusty Torres          34  113   11   23   6   1   2   11   1   0   15   18  .204
Orlando Ramirez       30   70    3   14   1   0   0    5   3   2    6   11  .200
Joe Lahoud            24   54    3    9   2   0   0    2   0   0    8    9  .167
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
Adrian Garrett        12   20    2    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    6  .100
Ron Jackson           17   31    4    3   1   0   0    1   0   1    6    6  .097

 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            26   97   11   31   5   0   1   10   1   2    7    8  .320
Jim Spencer           25   81    8   22   4   0   1   14   3   2    9    5  .272
Ralph Garr            25   97   11   26   4   3   2    8   2   0    4    8  .268
Brian Downing         18   60    7   16   2   0   2    6   0   0   11    9  .267
Pete Varney           12   38    5   10   2   0   3    5   0   0    2    7  .263
Jorge Orta            26  106   13   27   5   0   3   11   4   1    5   14  .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
Chet Lemon            20   60    5   13   1   0   1    5   2   1    3    9  .217
Jack Brohamer         22   71    6   15   1   1   2    7   0   1    3   10  .211
Cleon Jones           12   40    2    8   1   0   0    3   0   0    5    5  .200
Pat Kelly             15   54    8   10   4   0   2    7   0   0    4    9  .185
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
Bill Stein            12   29    4    5   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    6  .172
Sam Ewing              3    8    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000
Rich Coggins           1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .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            29  108   20   42  11   0   3   22   0   1   13   12  .389
George Hendrick       29  110   18   32   6   1   7   22   2   0   10   15  .291
Buddy Bell            29  115   22   33   3   0   2   12   1   1   16   15  .287
Rick Manning          29  124   19   35   5   2   1    8   7   1   14   20  .282
Alan Ashby            27   87   13   23   1   1   2   18   0   1   10   19  .264
Doug Howard           19   51    5   13   4   0   0    9   1   0    1    8  .255
Frank Duffy           29   87    6   21   1   1   0    7   4   0    6   13  .241
Duane Kuiper          29  119   10   27   3   1   0   11   6   3    9   16  .227
Boog Powell            8   24    1    5   0   0   0    2   0   0    7    3  .208
Charlie Spikes        26   94    9   19   3   1   0    5   2   3   10   17  .202
John Lowenstein       18   50    5    9   1   0   0    2   3   1    5    4  .180
Larvell Blanks         8   15    1    2   0   0   0    0   1   0    0    2  .133
Ray Fosse              6   11    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    2  .091
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           22   93   17   36   7   1   0    8  11   2    6   17  .387
Willie Horton         27   98   16   32   3   0   6   23   0   0   15   16  .327
Rusty Staub           27   95   14   31   7   0   3   18   0   0   16    5  .326
Jason Thompson        19   72    7   21   4   0   1    9   0   0    7    9  .292
John Wockenfuss       12   24    5    7   3   0   0    3   0   3    8    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     27  101   13   25   5   0   2    9   0   1    5   12  .248
Alex Johnson          25  102    9   25   2   1   1   12   2   1    2   13  .245
Tom Veryzer           27   92    7   19   1   0   0    9   0   2    8    9  .207
Dan Meyer             17   36    9    7   1   0   0    3   1   0    6    2  .194
Bruce Kimm             8   16    1    3   0   0   0    0   1   0    1    3  .188
Gary Sutherland       23   72    6   13   3   1   0    5   0   1    5    7  .181
Ben Oglivie           15   24    1    4   0   0   1    2   1   0    1    3  .167
Jerry Manuel          12   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
Tony Solaita           8   21    3    8   3   0   0    1   0   0    0    6  .381
George Brett          28  110   18   41   5   1   1    9   4   4   12    7  .373
Freddie Patek         27   88   15   29   4   1   0   13  16   2   11    6  .330
Tom Poquette          15   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             28  108   16   33   7   2   1   19   3   3   11    9  .306
Buck Martinez         16   54    4   16   2   0   2   11   0   0    1    6  .296
Cookie Rojas          14   27    4    8   1   0   0    6   1   0    4    2  .296
Amos Otis             27  103   25   29   6   1   7   19   3   1   14   19  .282
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             28  114   16   26   5   3   0   17   2   2    6    9  .228
Frank White           28   81    9   18   2   0   0    6   5   2    6    9  .222
John Mayberry         28  105   15   23   3   1   2   18   1   1   17   14  .219
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         24   88   10   29   2   1   1    9   2   1    4    6  .330
Rod Carew             29  115   21   36   7   2   1   11  14   4   19   11  .313
Butch Wynegar         26   89   10   27   2   2   5   15   0   0   17   12  .303
Luis Gomez             6    7    3    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .286
Craig Kusick          18   39    7   11   3   0   3   11   0   0    6    6  .282
Dan Ford              29  117   18   31   4   1   6   22   4   0    5   35  .265
Phil Roof              8   24    1    6   3   0   0    4   0   0    1    1  .250
Danny Thompson        28  101    8   25   2   0   0    5   1   1    3    6  .248
Bob Randall           22   66    9   16   1   1   0    5   0   0    9    3  .242
Dave McKay            28  100    6   24   2   0   0    8   1   0    8   18  .240
Larry Hisle           29  117   22   27   4   0   1   14   3   1   13   21  .231
Steve Braun           24   82    7   17   3   0   0   11   1   1   10    7  .207
Jerry Terrell         19   31    6    6   2   0   0    0   2   0    2    2  .194
Steve Brye            12   33    4    4   1   0   0    4   1   0    1    6  .121
Tony Oliva            11    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
Chris Chambliss       28  124   17   39   5   0   5   23   0   0    4   13  .315
Lou Piniella          26  105   14   33   6   3   2   16   0   1    7    9  .314
Fred Stanley          15   35    7   11   1   1   0    3   0   0    5    3  .314
Roy White             28  115   21   36   5   1   2   14   8   4   18   13  .313
Willie Randolph       28   97   16   30   4   0   1    8  11   2   14   11  .309
Mickey Rivers         24  110   23   34   5   2   1   16  14   1    3    6  .309
Thurman Munson        28  121   17   37   7   0   4   24   5   1    4    4  .306
Rich Coggins           7    4    1    1   0   0   0    1   1   0    0    1  .250
Otto Velez            12   27    1    6   0   0   0    2   0   0    7    8  .222
Oscar Gamble          22   68   10   15   3   1   2   10   2   0    6    9  .221
Jim Mason             20   55    6   12   2   1   1    5   0   0    4   12  .218
Sandy Alomar           6   20    1    4   1   0   0    2   1   1    4    1  .200
Graig Nettles         28  102   16   17   5   1   3   10   4   2   17   23  .167
Rick Dempsey          10   23    1    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    1  .130

 Oakland              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Joe Rudi              30  117   18   36   9   2   5   31   0   0   13   17  .308
Billy North           32  132   25   37   1   4   0    5  16   4   13   18  .280
Tommy Sandt            8    4    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Claudell Washington   30  125   20   30   6   1   1   14  10   3    8   19  .240
Larry Haney           24   61    5   14   0   0   0    3   0   1    2   11  .230
Billy Williams        26   84    7   19   2   0   3   11   0   2   13   15  .226
Phil Garner           32  112    9   25   7   1   1   15   5   1   10   20  .223
Tim Hosley            12   14    1    3   0   0   1    2   0   0    2    5  .214
Ken McMullen          23   30    4    6   1   0   0    3   0   0    5    2  .200
Bert Campaneris       32  115    7   22   2   0   0    6   8   3   12   22  .191
Sal Bando             32  117   11   22   5   0   5   16   1   0   12   13  .188
Don Baylor            32  116   14   21   3   1   2   13  14   3   17   11  .181
Gene Tenace           10   30    4    5   1   0   0    2   1   2   10    6  .167
Cesar Tovar           16   28    0    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    3    2  .143
Matt Alexander        13    4    5    0   0   0   0    0   5   1    0    0  .000
Larry Lintz           17    1    6    0   0   0   0    0   9   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           27   96   12   30   4   1   4   14   0   0   23   10  .313
Mike Hargrove         28  111   22   33   5   1   2   17   0   0   12   22  .297
Mike Cubbage           8   14    1    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    6    2  .286
Jeff Burroughs        30  122   17   33   3   1   6   27   0   0    9   17  .271
Roy Howell            29  105   13   28   3   0   2   10   0   0    8   22  .267
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
Len Randle            29  111   17   28   1   2   1   13  11   2   10   12  .252
Roy Smalley           29   92    9   22   2   0   0    6   1   0   20   20  .239
Tom Grieve            28  115   13   26   2   1   5   15   1   0    3   25  .226
Jim Fregosi           10   20    4    4   1   0   0    2   0   0    4    2  .200
Jim Sundberg          26   82    7   14   5   0   1    3   0   0    4   12  .171
Dave Moates           19   15    3    2   0   0   0    1   1   0    1    5  .133
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)           141
  B. North (OAK)          132
  B. Bochte (CAL)         131
  C. Washington (OAK)     125
  C. Chambliss (NY)       124
  R. Manning (CLE)        124
  B. Melton (CAL)         124
  J. Burroughs (TEX)      122
  T. Munson (NY)          121
  D. Kuiper (CLE)         119

Runs Scored:

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

Hits:

  R. Carty (CLE)           42
  G. Brett (KC)            41
  C. Chambliss (NY)        39
  J. Remy (CAL)            39
  T. Munson (NY)           37
  B. North (OAK)           37
  B. Bochte (CAL)          36
  R. Carew (MIN)           36
  R. Leflore (DET)         36
  J. Rudi (OAK)            36

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
  H. McRae (KC)             7
  D. Money (MIL)            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:

  G. Hendrick (CLE)         7
  A. Otis (KC)              7
  B. Bonds (CAL)            6
  J. Burroughs (TEX)        6
  C. Fisk (BOS)             6
  D. Ford (MIN)             6
  W. Horton (DET)           6
  S. Bando (OAK)            5
  C. Chambliss (NY)         5
  T. Grieve (TEX)           5

RBI:

  J. Rudi (OAK)            31
  J. Burroughs (TEX)       27
  T. Munson (NY)           24
  C. Chambliss (NY)        23
  W. Horton (DET)          23
  R. Carty (CLE)           22
  D. Ford (MIN)            22
  G. Hendrick (CLE)        22
  B. Bonds (CAL)           21
  H. McRae (KC)            19

Stolen Bases:

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

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)          18
  R. White (NY)            18
  D. Baylor (OAK)          17
  J. Mayberry (KC)         17
  C. Moore (MIL)           17
  G. Nettles (NY)          17
  B. Wynegar (MIN)         17

Strikeouts:

  D. Ford (MIN)            35
  D. Chalk (CAL)           29
  T. Grieve (TEX)          25
  G. Nettles (NY)          23
  B. Campaneris (OAK)      22
  M. Hargrove (TEX)        22
  R. Howell (TEX)          22
  L. May (BAL)             22
  G. Scott (MIL)           22
  B. Bonds (CAL)           21


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