Thursday May 20, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of May 20, 1976:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Kansas City     1022  157   297   49   15   13   150   45   19  101   115  .291
New York        1078  156   298   46   11   22   140   48   12   99   117  .276
Boston          1017  151   275   51   12   30   139   15   12  111   150  .270
Detroit          946  119   252   43    4   16   111   16   11   90   115  .266
Cleveland       1032  134   268   39    8   16   121   27   14  111   154  .260
Texas           1087  139   281   34    7   22   125   16    3  105   175  .259
Minnesota       1085  135   277   38    8   17   122   29    8  105   147  .255
Milwaukee        824   99   204   32    6   15    97    8   14   89   140  .248
Chicago          950  102   230   38    6   18    94   26    7   78   126  .242
California      1199  137   282   52    5   14   126   34   17  153   202  .235
Oakland         1155  143   258   41    9   21   129   71   22  123   172  .223
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)        30  120   20   43   5   2   1   10   4   4   12    7  .358
Bobby Bonds (CAL)        28  105   20   37   3   0   6   23  11   4   14   22  .352
Lyman Bostock (MIN)      26   96   11   33   2   1   1    9   2   1    4    6  .344
Freddie Patek (KC)       29   95   16   32   4   2   0   13  16   3   11    8  .337
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
Willie Horton (DET)      28  102   17   33   3   0   7   24   0   0   15   16  .324
Chris Chambliss (NY)     30  132   18   42   5   1   5   24   0   0    4   14  .318

 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
Fred Lynn             22   80   14   28   3   3   2    9   0   2   11   13  .350
Rick Miller           15   50    7   17   2   2   0   10   1   2    5    7  .340
Dwight Evans          30  109   14   31   9   0   3   14   1   2   13   21  .284
Carlton Fisk          30  117   21   32   4   1   6   17   1   1   11   19  .274
Cecil Cooper          11   44    6   12   3   1   1    4   0   0    0    7  .273
Rico Petrocelli       23   71    7   19   4   0   2   12   0   2   12    7  .268
Bernie Carbo          15   51    5   13   4   0   2    6   1   0    8   15  .255
Denny Doyle           25   87    9   22   5   0   0    8   4   0    2    6  .253
Rick Burleson         29   95   14   24   4   0   2   13   2   0   11    8  .253
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
Carl Yastrzemski      29  105   20   26   4   1   7   23   2   1   17   10  .248
Jim Rice              27   95   17   22   2   2   5   17   2   0    9   23  .232
Bob Heise              7    6    2    1   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .167
Deron Johnson         12   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           28  105   20   37   3   0   6   23  11   4   14   22  .352
Bruce Bochte          37  134   15   37   5   0   0   18   1   3   19   15  .276
Jerry Remy            37  146   24   40   4   1   0    9  11   2   13   14  .274
Andy Etchebarren      28   73    3   18   3   0   0    6   0   0    7    7  .247
Dave Chalk            35  119   16   29   5   1   0    6   0   0   13   29  .244
Leroy Stanton         29   79    6   19  10   0   0    9   2   2   12   16  .241
Bill Melton           36  127   13   27   8   2   3   19   1   0   14   20  .213
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
Rusty Torres          35  116   12   23   6   1   2   11   1   0   17   18  .198
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
Ron Jackson           18   35    5    4   1   0   0    1   0   1    6    6  .114
Adrian Garrett        12   20    2    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    6  .100
Bob Jones              1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000

 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            28  104   11   33   5   0   1   10   1   2    7    9  .317
Ralph Garr            27  105   13   29   4   3   2    9   3   0    4    8  .276
Rich Coggins           3   11    0    3   0   0   0    2   2   0    1    3  .273
Pete Varney           12   38    5   10   2   0   3    5   0   0    2    7  .263
Jim Spencer           27   85    8   22   4   0   1   14   3   2   12    5  .259
Brian Downing         20   66    8   17   3   0   2    6   0   0   12   10  .258
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
Jorge Orta            28  113   13   28   5   0   3   12   5   1    5   15  .248
Chet Lemon            21   62    6   14   1   0   1    6   4   1    4    9  .226
Lamar Johnson          8   18    1    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    3  .222
Pat Kelly             17   61   11   13   4   2   2    7   1   0    4   11  .213
Jack Brohamer         24   77    6   16   2   1   2    8   0   1    4   10  .208
Cleon Jones           12   40    2    8   1   0   0    3   0   0    5    5  .200
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          30  120   20   43   5   2   1   10   4   4   12    7  .358
Tom Poquette          17   47    7   16   5   3   0   10   0   0    4    4  .340
Freddie Patek         29   95   16   32   4   2   0   13  16   3   11    8  .337
Hal McRae             30  116   17   36   8   2   1   20   3   3   12   11  .310
Buck Martinez         17   55    4   17   2   0   2   11   0   0    1    6  .309
Amos Otis             29  111   28   34   7   1   7   21   3   1   15   19  .306
Cookie Rojas          14   27    4    8   1   0   0    6   1   0    4    2  .296
Bob Stinson           12   24    5    7   1   0   0    4   1   0    5    2  .292
Dave Nelson            4    8    1    2   0   1   0    1   0   0    2    1  .250
John Mayberry         30  113   17   28   4   1   2   22   2   1   18   14  .248
Jim Wohlford          15   46    6   11   2   0   0    2   5   2    1    3  .239
Frank White           30   88   11   21   2   0   0    8   6   2    6    9  .239
Al Cowens             30  122   16   29   5   3   0   19   2   3    6   11  .238
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         26   96   11   33   2   1   1    9   2   1    4    6  .344
Butch Wynegar         28   96   10   29   2   2   5   15   0   0   18   12  .302
Luis Gomez             7   10    3    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .300
Rod Carew             31  122   21   36   7   2   1   11  14   4   20   13  .295
Dan Ford              31  125   20   33   5   1   6   22   4   0    5   37  .264
Bob Randall           24   72    9   19   1   1   0    5   0   0   10    3  .264
Craig Kusick          20   42    7   11   3   0   3   11   0   0    6    9  .262
Phil Roof              9   25    1    6   3   0   0    4   0   0    1    2  .240
Danny Thompson        29  105    8   25   2   0   0    5   1   1    3    7  .238
Dave McKay            29  104    6   24   2   0   0    8   1   0    8   19  .231
Larry Hisle           31  122   22   27   4   0   1   14   3   1   15   23  .221
Steve Braun           26   89    7   19   3   1   0   12   1   1   10    7  .214
Tony Oliva            12   10    0    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .200
Jerry Terrell         20   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
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
Carlos May             1    1    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0 1.000
Chris Chambliss       30  132   18   42   5   1   5   24   0   0    4   14  .318
Thurman Munson        30  129   18   41   7   0   4   24   6   1    4    4  .318
Mickey Rivers         25  115   23   36   6   2   1   17  14   1    3    6  .313
Lou Piniella          28  112   14   35   6   3   2   17   0   1    7    9  .313
Willie Randolph       29   98   16   30   4   0   1    8  11   2   14   11  .306
Roy White             30  124   22   36   5   1   2   14   8   4   19   14  .290
Fred Stanley          17   42    7   11   1   1   0    3   0   0    5    3  .262
Otto Velez            14   31    2    8   0   0   1    3   0   0    9    8  .258
Rich Coggins           7    4    1    1   0   0   0    1   1   0    0    1  .250
Sandy Alomar           8   29    2    7   1   0   0    2   2   1    4    1  .241
Jim Mason             20   55    6   12   2   1   1    5   0   0    4   12  .218
Oscar Gamble          24   69   10   15   3   1   2   10   2   0    6   10  .217
Graig Nettles         30  109   16   20   6   1   3   10   4   2   17   23  .184
Rick Dempsey          12   28    1    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    1  .107
Fran Healy             1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000

 Oakland              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Joe Rudi              32  124   18   36   9   2   5   31   0   0   14   18  .290
Billy North           34  140   26   38   1   4   0    5  17   4   13   19  .271
Tommy Sandt            8    4    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Claudell Washington   32  133   21   32   7   1   1   14  10   4    8   20  .241
Phil Garner           34  117    9   26   8   1   1   16   5   1   10   21  .222
Larry Haney           26   66    5   14   0   0   0    3   0   1    2   11  .212
Sal Bando             34  123   12   26   6   0   5   17   1   0   13   13  .211
Don Baylor            34  124   17   26   4   1   5   17  14   3   17   12  .210
Billy Williams        28   92    7   19   2   0   3   11   0   2   13   18  .207
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
Bert Campaneris       34  122    7   22   2   0   0    6   8   3   12   23  .180
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           28   99   12   31   4   1   4   14   0   0   24   10  .313
Mike Hargrove         29  115   24   36   6   1   2   17   0   0   12   23  .313
Mike Cubbage           8   14    1    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    6    2  .286
Jeff Burroughs        31  126   17   34   4   1   6   28   0   0    9   19  .270
Gene Clines           12   15    1    4   0   0   0    1   0   1    0    2  .267
Roy Howell            30  109   13   28   3   0   2   10   0   0    8   23  .257
Juan Beniquez         29  120   12   30   4   1   0    3   1   0    2   13  .250
Len Randle            30  114   18   28   1   2   1   13  12   2   11   12  .246
Roy Smalley           30   96    9   23   2   0   0    6   1   0   20   21  .240
Tom Grieve            29  119   13   27   2   1   5   17   1   0    3   27  .227
Jim Fregosi           10   20    4    4   1   0   0    2   0   0    4    2  .200
Jim Sundberg          27   86    7   14   5   0   1    3   0   0    4   12  .163
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)           146
  B. North (OAK)          140
  B. Bochte (CAL)         134
  C. Washington (OAK)     133
  C. Chambliss (NY)       132
  T. Munson (NY)          129
  R. Manning (CLE)        128
  B. Melton (CAL)         127
  J. Burroughs (TEX)      126
  D. Ford (MIN)           125

Runs Scored:

  A. Otis (KC)             28
  B. North (OAK)           26
  M. Hargrove (TEX)        24
  J. Remy (CAL)            24
  B. Bell (CLE)            23
  M. Rivers (NY)           23
  L. Hisle (MIN)           22
  R. White (NY)            22
  R. Carew (MIN)           21
  C. Fisk (BOS)            21

Hits:

  R. Carty (CLE)           44
  G. Brett (KC)            43
  C. Chambliss (NY)        42
  T. Munson (NY)           41
  J. Remy (CAL)            40
  R. Leflore (DET)         38
  B. North (OAK)           38
  B. Bochte (CAL)          37
  B. Bonds (CAL)           37
  R. Carew (MIN)           36

Doubles:

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

Triples:

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

Home Runs:

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

RBI:

  J. Rudi (OAK)            31
  J. Burroughs (TEX)       28
  C. Chambliss (NY)        24
  W. Horton (DET)          24
  T. Munson (NY)           24
  B. Bonds (CAL)           23
  R. Carty (CLE)           23
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     23
  D. Ford (MIN)            22
  G. Hendrick (CLE)        22

Stolen Bases:

  B. North (OAK)           17
  F. Patek (KC)            16
  D. Baylor (OAK)          14
  R. Carew (MIN)           14
  M. Rivers (NY)           14
  L. Randle (TEX)          12
  B. Bonds (CAL)           11
  R. Leflore (DET)         11
  W. Randolph (NY)         11
  J. Remy (CAL)            11

Caught Stealing:

  D. Money (MIL)            5
  B. Bonds (CAL)            4
  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

Walks:

  T. Harrah (TEX)          24
  R. Carew (MIN)           20
  R. Smalley (TEX)         20
  B. Bochte (CAL)          19
  R. White (NY)            19
  B. Bell (CLE)            18
  J. Mayberry (KC)         18
  B. Wynegar (MIN)         18
  D. Baylor (OAK)          17
  C. Moore (MIL)           17

Strikeouts:

  D. Ford (MIN)            37
  D. Chalk (CAL)           29
  T. Grieve (TEX)          27
  B. Campaneris (OAK)      23
  M. Hargrove (TEX)        23
  L. Hisle (MIN)           23
  R. Howell (TEX)          23
  G. Nettles (NY)          23
  J. Rice (BOS)            23
  B. Bonds (CAL)           22

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