Friday May 21, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of May 21, 1976:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Kansas City     1060  162   311   52   15   14   155   47   21  102   116  .293
New York        1128  162   313   51   11   22   146   50   12  100   118  .278
Boston          1061  156   290   52   12   30   143   15   14  112   155  .273
Detroit          981  124   260   46    4   17   116   18   11   94   119  .265
Texas           1120  144   291   36    7   23   130   16    3  107   181  .260
Cleveland       1063  137   272   39    8   16   123   27   14  115   160  .256
Minnesota       1116  136   281   39    8   17   123   29    8  108   151  .252
Milwaukee        856  103   211   32    6   16   101    9   15   92   145  .247
Chicago          983  108   242   40    6   18   100   26    7   78   127  .246
California      1230  139   286   53    5   14   128   34   17  155   206  .233
Oakland         1185  143   262   41    9   21   129   74   23  128   177  .221
Baltimore       1016  107   223   39    5   16    94   32   10  112   189  .220

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ron Leflore (DET)        24  101   19   39   8   2   0    8  13   2    7   19  .386
Rico Carty (CLE)         31  115   20   44  12   0   3   23   0   1   13   13  .383
Freddie Patek (KC)       30   99   18   35   5   2   0   14  18   3   11    8  .354
George Brett (KC)        31  125   20   44   5   2   1   10   4   4   12    7  .352
Bobby Bonds (CAL)        29  109   20   38   4   0   6   24  11   4   14   23  .349
Lyman Bostock (MIN)      27   98   11   34   2   1   1    9   2   1    6    6  .347
Bucky Dent (CHI)         29  108   11   37   6   0   1   12   1   2    7    9  .343
Rusty Staub (DET)        29  100   15   33   8   0   3   18   0   0   19    5  .330
Robin Yount (MIL)        26   95   14   31   3   0   0    7   3   4   11   13  .326
Thurman Munson (NY)      31  135   18   43   8   0   4   26   6   1    4    4  .319

 Baltimore            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Tony Muser            26   68    9   19   1   0   0    9   0   0    7    3  .279
Andres Mora           14   47    4   13   2   0   2    8   1   0    1   13  .277
Mark Belanger         31  104   11   28   5   1   0    8   8   3    8   13  .269
Doug DeCinces         20   65    8   17   5   0   2    8   1   1    7   16  .262
Al Bumbry             25   82   15   21   5   3   1    5   9   1   13   20  .256
Dave Duncan           15   52    4   13   1   0   0    3   0   1    4   12  .250
Tommy Harper           9   21    2    5   0   0   1    1   2   0    4    5  .238
Lee May               23   77   11   18   2   0   4   12   1   0   10   22  .234
Reggie Jackson        14   44    7   10   4   0   2   11   1   0    7   14  .227
Bobby Grich           21   68   10   15   3   0   1    5   2   2   15    9  .221
Paul Blair            31  102    8   18   5   0   0    4   6   0    9   23  .177
Ken Singleton         31  111   11   19   2   0   1   10   1   2   16   14  .171
Brooks Robinson       27   97    4   16   3   1   1    5   0   0    4   10  .165
Ellie Hendricks       20   62    2   10   1   0   1    4   0   0    4   11  .161
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
Rick Miller           16   55    8   20   2   2   0   10   1   4    5    7  .364
Steve Dillard         15   36    6   13   4   0   0    3   0   2    4    1  .361
Fred Lynn             23   85   14   30   3   3   2    9   0   2   11   14  .353
Dwight Evans          31  113   15   32   9   0   3   15   1   2   13   23  .283
Cecil Cooper          11   44    6   12   3   1   1    4   0   0    0    7  .273
Carlton Fisk          31  122   22   33   4   1   6   17   1   1   11   20  .271
Rico Petrocelli       24   76    7   20   4   0   2   14   0   2   12    7  .263
Denny Doyle           26   92    9   24   5   0   0    8   4   0    3    6  .261
Bernie Carbo          15   51    5   13   4   0   2    6   1   0    8   15  .255
Jim Rice              28   99   18   25   3   2   5   18   2   0    9   23  .253
Carl Yastrzemski      30  108   21   27   4   1   7   23   2   1   17   10  .250
Rick Burleson         30  100   14   25   4   0   2   13   2   0   11    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
Bob Heise              7    6    2    1   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .167
Deron Johnson         13   33    3    5   1   1   0    0   0   0    5   10  .152

 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           29  109   20   38   4   0   6   24  11   4   14   23  .349
Bruce Bochte          38  138   15   37   5   0   0   18   1   3   19   15  .268
Jerry Remy            38  150   24   40   4   1   0    9  11   2   13   14  .267
Andy Etchebarren      29   76    3   19   3   0   0    7   0   0    7    7  .250
Leroy Stanton         29   79    6   19  10   0   0    9   2   2   12   16  .241
Dave Chalk            36  122   16   29   5   1   0    6   0   0   13   29  .238
Bill Melton           37  131   14   28   8   2   3   19   1   0   14   21  .214
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          36  119   13   23   6   1   2   11   1   0   18   19  .193
Joe Lahoud            25   57    3   10   2   0   0    2   0   0    9    9  .175
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           19   38    5    4   1   0   0    1   0   1    6    7  .105
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
Bucky Dent            29  108   11   37   6   0   1   12   1   2    7    9  .343
Jim Essian             5    6    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .333
Rich Coggins           3   11    0    3   0   0   0    2   2   0    1    3  .273
Ralph Garr            28  107   13   29   4   3   2    9   3   0    4    8  .271
Buddy Bradford        20   60    9   16   3   0   1    7   3   0    8   14  .267
Pete Varney           12   38    5   10   2   0   3    5   0   0    2    7  .263
Jim Spencer           28   89    9   23   4   0   1   14   3   2   12    5  .258
Brian Downing         21   70    8   18   4   0   2    6   0   0   12   10  .257
Hugh Yancy             1    4    0    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .250
Chet Lemon            22   66    7   16   1   0   1    7   4   1    4    9  .242
Jorge Orta            29  117   13   28   5   0   3   12   5   1    5   15  .239
Lamar Johnson          9   22    2    5   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    3  .227
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            14   36    5    6   1   0   0    3   0   0    1    9  .167
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            31  115   20   44  12   0   3   23   0   1   13   13  .383
Buddy Bell            31  120   23   34   3   0   2   12   1   1   19   15  .283
George Hendrick       31  118   19   33   6   1   7   22   2   0   10   17  .280
Rick Manning          31  131   19   36   5   3   1    8   7   2   15   20  .275
Alan Ashby            27   87   13   23   1   1   2   18   0   1   10   19  .264
Frank Duffy           31   93    7   22   1   1   0    7   4   0    6   15  .237
Doug Howard           21   55    5   13   4   0   0    9   1   0    1    9  .236
Duane Kuiper          30  119   10   27   3   1   0   11   6   4    9   16  .227
Charlie Spikes        27   97    9   19   3   1   0    5   2   3   10   18  .196
Larvell Blanks        10   21    3    4   0   0   1    2   1   0    2    2  .191
John Lowenstein       19   50    5    9   1   0   0    2   3   1    5    4  .180
Boog Powell            9   28    1    5   0   0   0    2   0   0    7    4  .179
Ray Fosse              8   15    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    5    3  .133
Ron Pruitt             6    7    1    0   0   0   0    1   0   1    2    3  .000
Frank Robinson         6    5    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           24  101   19   39   8   2   0    8  13   2    7   19  .386
Rusty Staub           29  100   15   33   8   0   3   18   0   0   19    5  .330
Willie Horton         29  107   17   34   3   0   7   24   0   0   15   16  .318
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          13   37    5   10   1   0   1    4   0   0    5    3  .270
Jason Thompson        21   78    8   21   4   0   1    9   0   0    9   12  .269
Aurelio Rodriguez     29  109   14   27   7   0   2   10   0   1    5   13  .248
Alex Johnson          27  109    9   26   2   1   1   13   2   1    2   14  .239
Tom Veryzer           29   99    8   20   1   0   1   11   0   3    8    9  .202
Ben Oglivie           17   26    1    5   0   0   1    2   1   0    1    4  .192
Bruce Kimm             8   16    1    3   0   0   0    0   1   0    1    3  .188
Dan Meyer             19   38    9    7   1   0   0    3   1   0    6    2  .184
Gary Sutherland       25   78    6   14   4   1   0    5   0   1    5    7  .180
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
Freddie Patek         30   99   18   35   5   2   0   14  18   3   11    8  .354
George Brett          31  125   20   44   5   2   1   10   4   4   12    7  .352
Tom Poquette          18   52    7   18   5   3   0   11   0   1    4    4  .346
Amos Otis             30  116   28   36   7   1   7   21   3   2   15   19  .310
Buck Martinez         17   55    4   17   2   0   2   11   0   0    1    6  .309
Hal McRae             31  120   17   36   8   2   1   20   3   3   12   12  .300
Cookie Rojas          14   27    4    8   1   0   0    6   1   0    4    2  .296
Bob Stinson           13   28    6    8   1   0   0    4   1   0    5    2  .286
John Mayberry         31  117   19   32   5   1   3   23   2   1   18   14  .274
Dave Nelson            4    8    1    2   0   1   0    1   0   0    2    1  .250
Frank White           31   91   11   22   3   0   0   10   6   2    7    9  .242
Jim Wohlford          15   46    6   11   2   0   0    2   5   2    1    3  .239
Al Cowens             31  126   16   29   5   3   0   19   2   3    6   11  .230
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           26   95   14   31   3   0   0    7   3   4   11   13  .326
Sixto Lezcano         24   83   11   24   3   1   2   13   2   1    8   17  .289
Tim Johnson           10   11    2    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .273
Don Money             26  104   15   28   7   1   4   18   1   5   12   15  .269
Hank Aaron            20   75    4   20   2   0   2    8   0   1    6   14  .267
Gorman Thomas         19   36    4    9   2   0   1    5   0   1    2    4  .250
George Scott          26  105   12   26   4   1   3   18   0   1    6   22  .248
Darrell Porter        24   80   11   19   2   0   0    7   1   0   16   12  .238
Bobby Darwin          19   61    4   14   3   1   1    5   0   0    4   11  .230
Pedro Garcia          23   66    9   13   4   1   1    6   1   1    3   12  .197
Bill Sharp            18   46    5    9   0   0   0    3   0   1    4    5  .196
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             9   22    1    3   0   0   0    3   0   0    2    3  .136
Mike Hegan             5    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         27   98   11   34   2   1   1    9   2   1    6    6  .347
Luis Gomez             7   10    3    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .300
Rod Carew             32  126   21   37   7   2   1   11  14   4   20   13  .294
Butch Wynegar         29  100   10   29   2   2   5   15   0   0   18   13  .290
Dan Ford              32  129   20   33   5   1   6   22   4   0    5   37  .256
Bob Randall           25   75    9   19   1   1   0    5   0   0   10    4  .253
Craig Kusick          21   45    7   11   3   0   3   11   0   0    6    9  .244
Phil Roof              9   25    1    6   3   0   0    4   0   0    1    2  .240
Danny Thompson        30  109    8   26   3   0   0    6   1   1    3    8  .239
Dave McKay            29  104    6   24   2   0   0    8   1   0    8   19  .231
Steve Braun           27   92    8   20   3   1   0   12   1   1   11    8  .217
Larry Hisle           32  126   22   27   4   0   1   14   3   1   15   23  .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
Kerry Dineen           1    1    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0 1.000
Carlos May             2    7    1    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .429
Thurman Munson        31  135   18   43   8   0   4   26   6   1    4    4  .319
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
Chris Chambliss       31  138   18   43   5   1   5   25   0   0    4   14  .312
Willie Randolph       30  104   18   31   4   0   1    8  12   2   14   11  .298
Roy White             31  129   24   38   6   1   2   15   8   4   19   14  .295
Otto Velez            15   32    2    9   1   0   1    3   0   0    9    8  .281
Fred Stanley          18   43    7   11   1   1   0    3   0   0    5    3  .256
Rich Coggins           7    4    1    1   0   0   0    1   1   0    0    1  .250
Sandy Alomar           9   29    3    7   1   0   0    2   2   1    4    1  .241
Oscar Gamble          25   71   10   15   3   1   2   10   2   0    7   11  .211
Jim Mason             21   58    6   12   2   1   1    5   0   0    4   12  .207
Graig Nettles         31  115   16   23   7   1   3   10   5   2   17   23  .200
Fran Healy             2    5    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .200
Rick Dempsey          13   30    1    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    1  .133

 Oakland              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Joe Rudi              33  127   18   36   9   2   5   31   0   0   15   19  .284
Billy North           35  143   26   38   1   4   0    5  18   4   14   20  .266
Tommy Sandt            8    4    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Claudell Washington   33  136   21   32   7   1   1   14  12   4    9   20  .235
Phil Garner           35  121    9   27   8   1   1   16   5   1   10   22  .223
Don Baylor            35  127   17   27   4   1   5   17  14   3   18   13  .213
Billy Williams        29   96    7   20   2   0   3   11   0   2   13   18  .208
Larry Haney           27   68    5   14   0   0   0    3   0   1    2   11  .206
Sal Bando             35  127   12   26   6   0   5   17   1   0   13   13  .205
Ken McMullen          25   31    4    6   1   0   0    3   0   0    5    3  .194
Tim Hosley            14   16    1    3   0   0   1    2   0   0    2    7  .188
Bert Campaneris       35  125    7   23   2   0   0    6   8   4   13   23  .184
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
Mike Hargrove         30  118   25   37   6   1   3   19   0   0   12   24  .314
Toby Harrah           29  103   13   32   4   1   4   15   0   0   24   10  .311
Mike Cubbage           8   14    1    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    6    2  .286
Roy Howell            31  113   14   30   5   0   2   11   0   0    8   23  .266
Jeff Burroughs        32  129   17   34   4   1   6   28   0   0   10   20  .264
Juan Beniquez         30  124   13   31   4   1   0    3   1   0    2   14  .250
Len Randle            31  116   19   29   1   2   1   13  12   2   11   12  .250
Gene Clines           13   16    1    4   0   0   0    1   0   1    0    2  .250
Tom Grieve            30  123   13   30   2   1   5   18   1   0    3   27  .244
Roy Smalley           31   99    9   24   2   0   0    6   1   0   21   23  .242
Jim Fregosi           11   20    4    4   1   0   0    2   0   0    4    2  .200
Jim Sundberg          28   90    7   14   5   0   1    3   0   0    4   13  .156
Dave Moates           20   16    3    2   0   0   0    1   1   0    1    5  .125
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)           150
  B. North (OAK)          143
  B. Bochte (CAL)         138
  C. Chambliss (NY)       138
  C. Washington (OAK)     136
  T. Munson (NY)          135
  R. Manning (CLE)        131
  B. Melton (CAL)         131
  J. Burroughs (TEX)      129
  D. Ford (MIN)           129

Runs Scored:

  A. Otis (KC)             28
  B. North (OAK)           26
  M. Hargrove (TEX)        25
  J. Remy (CAL)            24
  R. White (NY)            24
  B. Bell (CLE)            23
  M. Rivers (NY)           23
  C. Fisk (BOS)            22
  L. Hisle (MIN)           22
  R. Carew (MIN)           21

Hits:

  G. Brett (KC)            44
  R. Carty (CLE)           44
  C. Chambliss (NY)        43
  T. Munson (NY)           43
  J. Remy (CAL)            40
  R. Leflore (DET)         39
  B. Bonds (CAL)           38
  B. North (OAK)           38
  R. White (NY)            38
  B. Bochte (CAL)          37

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
  T. Munson (NY)            8
  R. Staub (DET)            8

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
  T. Munson (NY)           26
  C. Chambliss (NY)        25
  B. Bonds (CAL)           24
  W. Horton (DET)          24
  R. Carty (CLE)           23
  J. Mayberry (KC)         23
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     23
  D. Ford (MIN)            22

Stolen Bases:

  B. North (OAK)           18
  F. Patek (KC)            18
  D. Baylor (OAK)          14
  R. Carew (MIN)           14
  M. Rivers (NY)           14
  R. Leflore (DET)         13
  L. Randle (TEX)          12
  W. Randolph (NY)         12
  C. Washington (OAK)      12
  B. Bonds (CAL)           11

Caught Stealing:

  D. Money (MIL)            5
  B. Bonds (CAL)            4
  G. Brett (KC)             4
  B. Campaneris (OAK)       4
  R. Carew (MIN)            4
  D. Kuiper (CLE)           4
  R. Miller (BOS)           4
  B. North (OAK)            4
  C. Washington (OAK)       4
  R. White (NY)             4

Walks:

  T. Harrah (TEX)          24
  R. Smalley (TEX)         21
  R. Carew (MIN)           20
  B. Bell (CLE)            19
  B. Bochte (CAL)          19
  R. Staub (DET)           19
  R. White (NY)            19
  D. Baylor (OAK)          18
  J. Mayberry (KC)         18
  R. Torres (CAL)          18

Strikeouts:

  D. Ford (MIN)            37
  D. Chalk (CAL)           29
  T. Grieve (TEX)          27
  M. Hargrove (TEX)        24
  P. Blair (BAL)           23
  B. Bonds (CAL)           23
  B. Campaneris (OAK)      23
  D. Evans (BOS)           23
  L. Hisle (MIN)           23
  R. Howell (TEX)          23


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