Wednesday May 19, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of May 19, 1976:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Kansas City      984  149   282   46   13   13   142   43   19   99   109  .287
New York        1042  154   288   45   11   22   139   47   12   97   116  .276
Boston           978  143   261   50   11   27   131   15   10  106   146  .267
Detroit          946  119   252   43    4   16   111   16   11   90   115  .266
Texas           1053  136   274   32    7   22   122   15    3  103   168  .260
Cleveland       1032  134   268   39    8   16   121   27   14  111   154  .260
Minnesota       1051  133   270   37    7   17   120   29    8  105   139  .257
Milwaukee        824   99   204   32    6   15    97    8   14   89   140  .248
Chicago          921   99   223   36    5   18    91   23    7   76   123  .242
California      1167  131   275   51    5   14   120   34   16  147   197  .236
Oakland         1122  139   252   39    9   19   125   70   22  122   166  .225
Baltimore        988   99   219   39    5   15    87   32   10  103   180  .222

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Rico Carty (CLE)         30  112   20   44  12   0   3   23   0   1   13   12  .393
Ron Leflore (DET)        23   97   18   38   8   2   0    8  11   2    6   19  .392
George Brett (KC)        29  115   18   41   5   1   1    9   4   4   12    7  .357
Freddie Patek (KC)       28   91   15   31   4   1   0   13  16   3   11    6  .341
Bobby Bonds (CAL)        27  100   19   34   3   0   6   21  11   3   14   21  .340
Rusty Staub (DET)        28   98   14   33   8   0   3   18   0   0   17    5  .337
Robin Yount (MIL)        25   91   14   30   3   0   0    6   3   3   11   12  .330
Bucky Dent (CHI)         27  101   11   33   5   0   1   10   1   2    7    9  .327
Lyman Bostock (MIN)      25   92   10   30   2   1   1    9   2   1    4    6  .326
Willie Horton (DET)      28  102   17   33   3   0   7   24   0   0   15   16  .324

 Baltimore            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Mark Belanger         30  100   10   28   5   1   0    8   8   3    7   13  .280
Tony Muser            25   65    8   18   1   0   0    8   0   0    7    2  .277
Andres Mora           14   47    4   13   2   0   2    8   1   0    1   13  .277
Al Bumbry             24   81   14   21   5   3   1    5   9   1   12   20  .259
Doug DeCinces         19   62    7   16   5   0   1    4   1   1    6   15  .258
Dave Duncan           15   52    4   13   1   0   0    3   0   1    4   12  .250
Lee May               22   75   10   18   2   0   4   12   1   0    8   22  .240
Reggie Jackson        13   42    6   10   4   0   2   11   1   0    5   13  .238
Tommy Harper           9   21    2    5   0   0   1    1   2   0    4    5  .238
Bobby Grich           20   65    9   14   3   0   1    4   2   2   14    8  .215
Paul Blair            30  100    8   18   5   0   0    4   6   0    8   21  .180
Ellie Hendricks       19   58    2   10   1   0   1    4   0   0    4    9  .172
Ken Singleton         30  107   10   18   2   0   1    9   1   2   16   13  .168
Brooks Robinson       27   97    4   16   3   1   1    5   0   0    4   10  .165
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
Steve Dillard         14   36    6   13   4   0   0    3   0   2    4    1  .361
Rick Miller           14   45    7   16   2   2   0   10   1   1    5    7  .356
Fred Lynn             21   76   13   27   3   2   2    8   0   2   10   12  .355
Dwight Evans          29  105   14   29   9   0   3   14   1   1   12   20  .276
Cecil Cooper          11   44    6   12   3   1   1    4   0   0    0    7  .273
Rico Petrocelli       22   67    6   18   4   0   2   12   0   2   11    6  .269
Carlton Fisk          29  113   19   30   4   1   6   16   1   1   10   18  .266
Bernie Carbo          15   51    5   13   4   0   2    6   1   0    8   15  .255
Rick Burleson         28   92   13   23   4   0   1   11   2   0   10    8  .250
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
Denny Doyle           24   82    8   20   5   0   0    8   4   0    2    6  .244
Jim Rice              26   90   17   21   1   2   5   17   2   0    9   23  .233
Carl Yastrzemski      28  100   18   23   4   1   5   19   2   1   17   10  .230
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            27  101   11   33   5   0   1   10   1   2    7    9  .327
Ralph Garr            26  101   13   29   4   3   2    9   3   0    4    8  .287
Jim Spencer           26   82    8   22   4   0   1   14   3   2   12    5  .268
Pete Varney           12   38    5   10   2   0   3    5   0   0    2    7  .263
Brian Downing         19   63    7   16   2   0   2    6   0   0   12    9  .254
Buddy Bradford        19   56    7   14   3   0   1    6   3   0    8   14  .250
Rich Coggins           2    8    0    2   0   0   0    1   2   0    0    3  .250
Hugh Yancy             1    4    0    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .250
Jorge Orta            27  109   13   27   5   0   3   12   4   1    5   15  .248
Chet Lemon            20   60    5   13   1   0   1    5   2   1    3    9  .217
Pat Kelly             16   58   10   12   4   1   2    7   1   0    4    9  .207
Jack Brohamer         23   74    6   15   1   1   2    7   0   1    4   10  .203
Cleon Jones           12   40    2    8   1   0   0    3   0   0    5    5  .200
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            13   33    4    5   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    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            30  112   20   44  12   0   3   23   0   1   13   12  .393
Buddy Bell            30  117   23   34   3   0   2   12   1   1   18   15  .291
Rick Manning          30  128   19   36   5   3   1    8   7   2   14   20  .281
George Hendrick       30  114   18   32   6   1   7   22   2   0   10   17  .281
Alan Ashby            27   87   13   23   1   1   2   18   0   1   10   19  .264
Doug Howard           20   54    5   13   4   0   0    9   1   0    1    8  .241
Frank Duffy           30   90    6   21   1   1   0    7   4   0    6   14  .233
Duane Kuiper          30  119   10   27   3   1   0   11   6   4    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       19   50    5    9   1   0   0    2   3   1    5    4  .180
Larvell Blanks         9   18    2    3   0   0   1    1   1   0    1    2  .167
Ray Fosse              7   13    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    4    3  .077
Ron Pruitt             5    6    1    0   0   0   0    1   0   1    2    2  .000
Frank Robinson         5    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .000

 Detroit              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ron Leflore           23   97   18   38   8   2   0    8  11   2    6   19  .392
Rusty Staub           28   98   14   33   8   0   3   18   0   0   17    5  .337
Willie Horton         28  102   17   33   3   0   7   24   0   0   15   16  .324
John Wockenfuss       12   24    5    7   3   0   0    3   0   3    8    6  .292
Jason Thompson        20   75    7   21   4   0   1    9   0   0    8   10  .280
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          12   33    5    9   1   0   1    2   0   0    5    3  .273
Alex Johnson          26  105    9   26   2   1   1   13   2   1    2   13  .248
Aurelio Rodriguez     28  105   13   25   5   0   2    9   0   1    5   12  .238
Tom Veryzer           28   95    7   19   1   0   0    9   0   3    8    9  .200
Dan Meyer             18   37    9    7   1   0   0    3   1   0    6    2  .189
Bruce Kimm             8   16    1    3   0   0   0    0   1   0    1    3  .188
Gary Sutherland       24   75    6   13   3   1   0    5   0   1    5    7  .173
Ben Oglivie           16   25    1    4   0   0   1    2   1   0    1    4  .160
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          29  115   18   41   5   1   1    9   4   4   12    7  .357
Freddie Patek         28   91   15   31   4   1   0   13  16   3   11    6  .341
Bob Stinson           11   21    5    7   1   0   0    4   0   0    4    0  .333
Hal McRae             29  111   17   35   7   2   1   20   3   3   12    9  .315
Buck Martinez         17   55    4   17   2   0   2   11   0   0    1    6  .309
Tom Poquette          16   43    6   13   4   3   0   10   0   0    4    4  .302
Cookie Rojas          14   27    4    8   1   0   0    6   1   0    4    2  .296
Amos Otis             28  106   26   30   7   1   7   20   3   1   15   19  .283
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
John Mayberry         29  109   16   26   3   1   2   18   1   1   17   14  .239
Frank White           29   84   10   20   2   0   0    7   6   2    6    9  .238
Al Cowens             29  118   16   28   5   3   0   18   2   3    6   11  .237
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           25   91   14   30   3   0   0    6   3   3   11   12  .330
Sixto Lezcano         23   79   10   22   3   1   1   11   1   1    8   17  .279
Don Money             25  101   15   28   7   1   4   18   1   5   11   14  .277
Hank Aaron            20   75    4   20   2   0   2    8   0   1    6   14  .267
Gorman Thomas         18   34    4    9   2   0   1    5   0   1    2    4  .265
George Scott          25  101   12   26   4   1   3   18   0   1    6   22  .257
Bobby Darwin          18   58    3   14   3   1   1    5   0   0    3   11  .241
Darrell Porter        23   76   10   18   2   0   0    7   1   0   16   11  .237
Pedro Garcia          23   66    9   13   4   1   1    6   1   1    3   12  .197
Bill Sharp            17   44    4    8   0   0   0    3   0   1    4    4  .182
Charlie Moore         23   63    9   11   2   1   2    7   1   0   17   14  .175
Kurt Bevacqua          8    6    2    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .167
Bob Hansen             8   19    1    3   0   0   0    3   0   0    1    2  .158
Tim Johnson            9    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         25   92   10   30   2   1   1    9   2   1    4    6  .326
Butch Wynegar         27   92   10   29   2   2   5   15   0   0   18   12  .315
Rod Carew             30  118   21   36   7   2   1   11  14   4   20   12  .305
Luis Gomez             7   10    3    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .300
Craig Kusick          19   40    7   11   3   0   3   11   0   0    6    7  .275
Dan Ford              30  121   19   32   4   1   6   22   4   0    5   35  .265
Bob Randall           23   69    9   18   1   1   0    5   0   0   10    3  .261
Danny Thompson        28  101    8   25   2   0   0    5   1   1    3    6  .248
Phil Roof              9   25    1    6   3   0   0    4   0   0    1    2  .240
Dave McKay            29  104    6   24   2   0   0    8   1   0    8   19  .231
Larry Hisle           30  118   22   27   4   0   1   14   3   1   15   21  .229
Steve Braun           25   85    7   18   3   0   0   11   1   1   10    7  .212
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       29  128   18   41   5   1   5   24   0   0    4   14  .320
Thurman Munson        29  125   17   40   7   0   4   24   6   1    4    4  .320
Lou Piniella          27  109   14   34   6   3   2   17   0   1    7    9  .312
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
Roy White             29  119   22   36   5   1   2   14   8   4   19   13  .303
Fred Stanley          16   39    7   11   1   1   0    3   0   0    5    3  .282
Rich Coggins           7    4    1    1   0   0   0    1   1   0    0    1  .250
Otto Velez            13   29    2    7   0   0   1    3   0   0    8    8  .241
Sandy Alomar           7   25    1    6   1   0   0    2   1   1    4    1  .240
Jim Mason             20   55    6   12   2   1   1    5   0   0    4   12  .218
Oscar Gamble          23   69   10   15   3   1   2   10   2   0    6   10  .217
Graig Nettles         29  106   16   18   6   1   3   10   4   2   17   23  .170
Rick Dempsey          11   27    1    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    1  .111

 Oakland              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Joe Rudi              31  120   18   36   9   2   5   31   0   0   14   17  .300
Billy North           33  136   25   37   1   4   0    5  16   4   13   19  .272
Tommy Sandt            8    4    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Claudell Washington   31  129   21   32   7   1   1   14  10   4    8   19  .248
Larry Haney           25   63    5   14   0   0   0    3   0   1    2   11  .222
Phil Garner           33  114    9   25   7   1   1   15   5   1   10   20  .219
Billy Williams        27   88    7   19   2   0   3   11   0   2   13   17  .216
Sal Bando             33  120   11   25   5   0   5   17   1   0   12   13  .208
Tim Hosley            13   15    1    3   0   0   1    2   0   0    2    6  .200
Ken McMullen          24   31    4    6   1   0   0    3   0   0    5    3  .194
Don Baylor            33  120   15   23   4   1   3   14  14   3   17   11  .192
Bert Campaneris       33  118    7   22   2   0   0    6   8   3   12   22  .186
Gene Tenace           10   30    4    5   1   0   0    2   1   2   10    6  .167
Cesar Tovar           17   29    0    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    3    2  .138
Matt Alexander        13    4    5    0   0   0   0    0   5   1    0    0  .000
Larry Lintz           18    1    6    0   0   0   0    0  10   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)          136
  B. Bochte (CAL)         131
  C. Washington (OAK)     129
  C. Chambliss (NY)       128
  R. Manning (CLE)        128
  T. Munson (NY)          125
  B. Melton (CAL)         124
  J. Burroughs (TEX)      122
  D. Ford (MIN)           121

Runs Scored:

  A. Otis (KC)             26
  B. North (OAK)           25
  B. Bell (CLE)            23
  J. Remy (CAL)            23
  M. Rivers (NY)           23
  M. Hargrove (TEX)        22
  L. Hisle (MIN)           22
  R. White (NY)            22
  R. Carew (MIN)           21
  C. Washington (OAK)      21

Hits:

  R. Carty (CLE)           44
  G. Brett (KC)            41
  C. Chambliss (NY)        41
  T. Munson (NY)           40
  J. Remy (CAL)            39
  R. Leflore (DET)         38
  B. North (OAK)           37
  B. Bochte (CAL)          36
  R. Carew (MIN)           36
  R. Manning (CLE)         36

Doubles:

  R. Carty (CLE)           12
  L. Stanton (CAL)         10
  D. Evans (BOS)            9
  J. Rudi (OAK)             9
  R. Leflore (DET)          8
  B. Melton (CAL)           8
  R. Staub (DET)            8
  R. Carew (MIN)            7
  P. Garner (OAK)           7
  H. McRae (KC)             7

Triples:

  B. North (OAK)            4
  A. Bumbry (BAL)           3
  A. Cowens (KC)            3
  R. Garr (CHI)             3
  R. Manning (CLE)          3
  L. Piniella (NY)          3
  T. Poquette (KC)          3
  R. Carew (MIN)            2
  R. Leflore (DET)          2
  F. Lynn (BOS)             2

Home Runs:

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

RBI:

  J. Rudi (OAK)            31
  J. Burroughs (TEX)       27
  C. Chambliss (NY)        24
  W. Horton (DET)          24
  T. Munson (NY)           24
  R. Carty (CLE)           23
  D. Ford (MIN)            22
  G. Hendrick (CLE)        22
  B. Bonds (CAL)           21
  H. McRae (KC)            20

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
  D. Kuiper (CLE)           4
  B. North (OAK)            4
  C. Washington (OAK)       4
  R. White (NY)             4
  D. Baylor (OAK)           3
  M. Belanger (BAL)         3
  B. Bochte (CAL)           3

Walks:

  T. Harrah (TEX)          23
  R. Carew (MIN)           20
  R. Smalley (TEX)         20
  R. White (NY)            19
  B. Bell (CLE)            18
  B. Bochte (CAL)          18
  B. Wynegar (MIN)         18
  D. Baylor (OAK)          17
  J. Mayberry (KC)         17
  C. Moore (MIL)           17

Strikeouts:

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


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