Saturday May 22, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of May 22, 1976:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Kansas City     1091  165   318   53   16   14   158   47   21  104   119  .292
New York        1162  163   318   51   11   22   147   51   13  104   122  .274
Boston          1094  156   293   53   12   30   143   15   14  115   160  .268
Detroit         1012  128   270   49    5   17   120   19   12   98   119  .267
Texas           1152  145   297   38    7   23   131   16    3  107   191  .258
Cleveland       1096  142   282   39    9   17   128   27   14  119   164  .257
Minnesota       1148  141   290   41    9   17   128   29    8  108   152  .253
Milwaukee        894  109   223   32    6   17   107   10   15   94   150  .249
Chicago         1016  115   253   43    7   19   105   26    8   82   128  .249
California      1264  144   297   53    5   14   132   34   18  160   211  .235
Baltimore       1049  115   234   39    6   17   102   33   10  118   195  .223
Oakland         1214  145   268   41   10   21   131   74   23  129   180  .221

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ron Leflore (DET)        25  105   19   41  10   2   0    9  13   3    7   19  .391
Rico Carty (CLE)         31  115   20   44  12   0   3   23   0   1   13   13  .383
Bucky Dent (CHI)         30  112   12   40   6   1   1   14   1   2    7    9  .357
Bobby Bonds (CAL)        30  113   21   40   4   0   6   24  11   5   15   23  .354
Lyman Bostock (MIN)      28  102   12   36   2   2   1   12   2   1    6    6  .353
George Brett (KC)        32  128   21   45   5   3   1   11   4   4   13    7  .352
Freddie Patek (KC)       31  102   18   35   5   2   0   14  18   3   11    9  .343
Rusty Staub (DET)        30  102   15   34   8   0   3   20   0   0   21    5  .333
Thurman Munson (NY)      32  138   18   44   8   0   4   26   6   2    6    4  .319
Robin Yount (MIL)        27   98   14   31   3   0   0    7   3   4   12   14  .316

 Baltimore            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Andres Mora           15   48    4   14   2   0   2    8   1   0    2   13  .292
Tony Muser            27   71    9   20   1   0   0   12   0   0    7    3  .282
Mark Belanger         32  107   13   30   5   2   0    8   8   3    9   14  .280
Doug DeCinces         21   69    8   18   5   0   2    8   1   1    7   18  .261
Al Bumbry             26   84   15   21   5   3   1    5   9   1   14   20  .250
Dave Duncan           16   56    4   14   1   0   0    3   0   1    4   12  .250
Tommy Harper          10   21    3    5   0   0   1    1   2   0    5    5  .238
Lee May               24   81   12   19   2   0   4   13   1   0   11   23  .235
Reggie Jackson        15   48    9   11   4   0   2   11   2   0    7   14  .229
Bobby Grich           22   71   10   15   3   0   1    5   2   2   16   10  .211
Ken Singleton         32  116   12   22   2   0   2   14   1   2   16   15  .190
Paul Blair            32  102    9   18   5   0   0    4   6   0    9   23  .177
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
Steve Dillard         15   36    6   13   4   0   0    3   0   2    4    1  .361
Fred Lynn             24   88   14   31   4   3   2    9   0   2   12   14  .352
Rick Miller           17   58    8   20   2   2   0   10   1   4    6    7  .345
Dwight Evans          32  117   15   32   9   0   3   15   1   2   13   26  .274
Cecil Cooper          11   44    6   12   3   1   1    4   0   0    0    7  .273
Carlton Fisk          32  126   22   33   4   1   6   17   1   1   11   21  .262
Bernie Carbo          15   51    5   13   4   0   2    6   1   0    8   15  .255
Jim Rice              29  103   18   26   3   2   5   18   2   0    9   23  .252
Rick Burleson         31  104   14   26   4   0   2   13   2   0   11    8  .250
Denny Doyle           27   96    9   24   5   0   0    8   4   0    3    7  .250
Rico Petrocelli       25   80    7   20   4   0   2   14   0   2   12    7  .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
Carl Yastrzemski      31  111   21   27   4   1   7   23   2   1   18   10  .243
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           30  113   21   40   4   0   6   24  11   5   15   23  .354
Jerry Remy            39  155   24   43   4   1   0   10  11   2   13   14  .277
Bruce Bochte          39  142   15   38   5   0   0   18   1   3   19   16  .268
Andy Etchebarren      30   80    4   20   3   0   0    8   0   0    7    8  .250
Leroy Stanton         29   79    6   19  10   0   0    9   2   2   12   16  .241
Dave Chalk            37  125   17   30   5   1   0    6   0   0   14   30  .240
Dave Collins          21   52    8   11   0   0   0    4   4   3   15   14  .212
Bill Melton           38  135   14   28   8   2   3   20   1   0   14   22  .207
Orlando Ramirez       30   70    3   14   1   0   0    5   3   2    6   11  .200
Joe Lahoud            26   59    4   11   2   0   0    2   0   0   11    9  .186
Rusty Torres          37  124   13   23   6   1   2   11   1   0   18   20  .186
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
Ron Jackson           20   41    6    6   1   0   0    2   0   1    7    7  .146
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
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            30  112   12   40   6   1   1   14   1   2    7    9  .357
Ralph Garr            29  112   14   31   5   3   2    9   3   1    4    8  .277
Jim Spencer           29   92   11   25   5   0   2   16   3   2   13    5  .272
Buddy Bradford        20   60    9   16   3   0   1    7   3   0    8   14  .267
Rich Coggins           4   15    1    4   0   0   0    3   2   0    1    3  .267
Pete Varney           12   38    5   10   2   0   3    5   0   0    2    7  .263
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
Jorge Orta            30  120   14   28   5   0   3   12   5   1    5   15  .233
Chet Lemon            23   69    7   16   1   0   1    7   4   1    5    9  .232
Pat Kelly             18   65   12   15   5   2   2    7   1   0    5   11  .231
Lamar Johnson          9   22    2    5   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    3  .227
Jack Brohamer         25   80    6   17   2   1   2    8   0   1    5   10  .213
Cleon Jones           12   40    2    8   1   0   0    3   0   0    5    5  .200
Jim Essian             6   10    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .200
Carlos May            20   63    7   11   2   0   0    3   4   0    9    5  .175
Bill Stein            15   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
George Hendrick       32  122   21   35   6   1   8   23   2   0   10   17  .287
Buddy Bell            32  124   23   35   3   0   2   12   1   1   20   16  .282
Alan Ashby            28   91   13   25   1   1   2   18   0   1   10   19  .275
Rick Manning          32  134   19   36   5   3   1    9   7   2   15   20  .269
Frank Duffy           32   96    8   23   1   1   0    7   4   0    6   15  .240
Doug Howard           22   56    5   13   4   0   0    9   1   0    1   10  .232
Duane Kuiper          31  122   11   28   3   2   0   12   6   4   11   16  .230
Charlie Spikes        28  101    9   20   3   1   0    6   2   3   10   19  .198
John Lowenstein       20   52    6   10   1   0   0    2   3   1    6    5  .192
Larvell Blanks        11   21    3    4   0   0   1    2   1   0    2    2  .191
Frank Robinson         7    6    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .167
Boog Powell           10   32    1    5   0   0   0    2   0   0    7    4  .156
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

 Detroit              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ron Leflore           25  105   19   41  10   2   0    9  13   3    7   19  .391
Rusty Staub           30  102   15   34   8   0   3   20   0   0   21    5  .333
Willie Horton         30  110   18   34   3   0   7   24   0   0   16   16  .309
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
Jason Thompson        22   81    8   22   5   0   1    9   0   0    9   12  .272
Bill Freehan          14   41    5   11   1   0   1    4   0   0    5    3  .268
Alex Johnson          28  114   11   30   2   2   1   13   3   1    2   14  .263
Aurelio Rodriguez     30  112   14   27   7   0   2   11   0   1    6   13  .241
Tom Veryzer           30  103    8   20   1   0   1   11   0   3    8    9  .194
Ben Oglivie           17   26    1    5   0   0   1    2   1   0    1    4  .192
Bruce Kimm             9   16    1    3   0   0   0    0   1   0    1    3  .188
Jerry Manuel          13   16    2    3   1   0   0    2   0   0    2    3  .188
Gary Sutherland       26   78    6   14   4   1   0    5   0   1    5    7  .180
Dan Meyer             20   39    9    7   1   0   0    3   1   0    6    2  .180
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
Tony Solaita           9   22    3    9   3   0   0    1   0   0    0    6  .409
Jamie Quirk            5    5    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .400
George Brett          32  128   21   45   5   3   1   11   4   4   13    7  .352
Freddie Patek         31  102   18   35   5   2   0   14  18   3   11    9  .343
Tom Poquette          19   56    7   18   5   3   0   11   0   1    4    5  .321
Buck Martinez         17   55    4   17   2   0   2   11   0   0    1    6  .309
Amos Otis             31  120   29   37   7   1   7   21   3   2   15   19  .308
Hal McRae             32  124   17   38   9   2   1   20   3   3   12   12  .307
Cookie Rojas          15   27    4    8   1   0   0    6   1   0    4    2  .296
Bob Stinson           14   32    6    9   1   0   0    5   1   0    5    2  .281
John Mayberry         32  119   20   32   5   1   3   24   2   1   19   14  .269
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
Frank White           32   93   11   22   3   0   0   10   6   2    7    9  .237
Al Cowens             32  130   16   30   5   3   0   19   2   3    6   12  .231
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           27   98   14   31   3   0   0    7   3   4   12   14  .316
Sixto Lezcano         25   87   12   25   3   1   3   14   2   1    8   17  .287
Don Money             27  109   16   31   7   1   4   20   1   5   12   15  .284
Hank Aaron            21   80    4   21   2   0   2    9   0   1    6   16  .263
Bill Sharp            19   51    6   13   0   0   0    4   1   1    4    5  .255
George Scott          26  105   12   26   4   1   3   18   0   1    6   22  .248
Darrell Porter        25   85   11   21   2   0   0    8   1   0   16   12  .247
Gorman Thomas         20   37    4    9   2   0   1    5   0   1    2    5  .243
Bobby Darwin          19   61    4   14   3   1   1    5   0   0    4   11  .230
Tim Johnson           11   15    2    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .200
Pedro Garcia          23   66    9   13   4   1   1    6   1   1    3   12  .197
Charlie Moore         24   65   11   11   2   1   2    7   1   0   18   14  .169
Kurt Bevacqua          8    6    2    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .167
Mike Hegan             6    7    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .143
Bob Hansen             9   22    1    3   0   0   0    3   0   0    2    3  .136

 Minnesota            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Lyman Bostock         28  102   12   36   2   2   1   12   2   1    6    6  .353
Luis Gomez             7   10    3    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .300
Butch Wynegar         30  104   10   30   2   2   5   15   0   0   18   13  .289
Rod Carew             33  129   21   37   7   2   1   11  14   4   20   13  .287
Bob Randall           26   78   10   20   1   1   0    5   0   0   10    5  .256
Craig Kusick          22   48    8   12   3   0   3   11   0   0    6    9  .250
Dan Ford              33  133   20   33   5   1   6   22   4   0    5   37  .248
Danny Thompson        31  112    9   27   4   0   0    6   1   1    3    8  .241
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           33  130   23   29   5   0   1   15   3   1   15   23  .223
Steve Braun           28   96    8   21   3   1   0   13   1   1   11    8  .219
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             3   12    1    5   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    1  .417
Thurman Munson        32  138   18   44   8   0   4   26   6   2    6    4  .319
Mickey Rivers         25  115   23   36   6   2   1   17  14   1    3    6  .313
Lou Piniella          29  113   14   35   6   3   2   17   0   1    7    9  .310
Willie Randolph       31  108   19   33   4   0   1    8  12   2   15   11  .306
Chris Chambliss       32  143   18   43   5   1   5   25   0   0    4   14  .301
Roy White             32  131   24   38   6   1   2   15   9   4   20   14  .290
Otto Velez            16   33    2    9   1   0   1    3   0   0    9    9  .273
Fred Stanley          19   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
Kerry Dineen           2    4    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .250
Sandy Alomar           9   29    3    7   1   0   0    2   2   1    4    1  .241
Oscar Gamble          26   75   10   15   3   1   2   10   2   0    7   11  .200
Fran Healy             2    5    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .200
Jim Mason             22   61    6   12   2   1   1    5   0   0    4   13  .197
Graig Nettles         32  118   16   23   7   1   3   10   5   2   17   24  .195
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              34  131   18   38   9   2   5   31   0   0   15   19  .290
Billy North           36  147   26   38   1   4   0    5  18   4   14   20  .259
Tommy Sandt            8    4    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Phil Garner           36  124    9   29   8   2   1   17   5   1   10   22  .234
Claudell Washington   34  140   21   32   7   1   1   14  12   4    9   21  .229
Don Baylor            36  131   18   28   4   1   5   17  14   3   18   13  .214
Larry Haney           27   68    5   14   0   0   0    3   0   1    2   11  .206
Billy Williams        30   98    7   20   2   0   3   12   0   2   13   19  .204
Sal Bando             36  130   12   26   6   0   5   17   1   0   13   14  .200
Ken McMullen          25   31    4    6   1   0   0    3   0   0    5    3  .194
Bert Campaneris       36  128    8   24   2   0   0    6   8   4   13   23  .188
Gene Tenace           10   30    4    5   1   0   0    2   1   2   10    6  .167
Tim Hosley            15   18    1    3   0   0   1    2   0   0    3    7  .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           30  107   13   33   4   1   4   16   0   0   24   12  .308
Mike Cubbage           8   14    1    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    6    2  .286
Roy Howell            32  116   14   31   5   0   2   11   0   0    8   25  .267
Jeff Burroughs        33  133   17   34   4   1   6   28   0   0   10   21  .256
Tom Grieve            31  126   13   32   4   1   5   18   1   0    3   27  .254
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           14   20    2    5   0   0   0    1   0   1    0    2  .250
Ken Pape               2    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Roy Smalley           32  102    9   24   2   0   0    6   1   0   21   24  .235
Jim Fregosi           12   24    4    4   1   0   0    2   0   0    4    5  .167
Jim Sundberg          29   93    7   14   5   0   1    3   0   0    4   14  .151
Dave Moates           20   16    3    2   0   0   0    1   1   0    1    5  .125

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  J. Remy (CAL)           155
  B. North (OAK)          147
  C. Chambliss (NY)       143
  B. Bochte (CAL)         142
  C. Washington (OAK)     140
  T. Munson (NY)          138
  B. Melton (CAL)         135
  R. Manning (CLE)        134
  J. Burroughs (TEX)      133
  D. Ford (MIN)           133

Runs Scored:

  A. Otis (KC)             29
  B. North (OAK)           26
  M. Hargrove (TEX)        25
  J. Remy (CAL)            24
  R. White (NY)            24
  B. Bell (CLE)            23
  L. Hisle (MIN)           23
  M. Rivers (NY)           23
  C. Fisk (BOS)            22
  B. Bonds (CAL)           21

Hits:

  G. Brett (KC)            45
  R. Carty (CLE)           44
  T. Munson (NY)           44
  C. Chambliss (NY)        43
  J. Remy (CAL)            43
  R. Leflore (DET)         41
  B. Bonds (CAL)           40
  B. Dent (CHI)            40
  B. Bochte (CAL)          38
  H. McRae (KC)            38

Doubles:

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

Triples:

  B. North (OAK)            4
  G. Brett (KC)             3
  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
  M. Belanger (BAL)         2

Home Runs:

  G. Hendrick (CLE)         8
  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
  J. Mayberry (KC)         24
  R. Carty (CLE)           23
  G. Hendrick (CLE)        23
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     23

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:

  B. Bonds (CAL)            5
  D. Money (MIL)            5
  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. Staub (DET)           21
  B. Bell (CLE)            20
  R. Carew (MIN)           20
  R. White (NY)            20
  B. Bochte (CAL)          19
  J. Mayberry (KC)         19
  D. Baylor (OAK)          18
  C. Moore (MIL)           18

Strikeouts:

  D. Ford (MIN)            37
  D. Chalk (CAL)           30
  T. Grieve (TEX)          27
  D. Evans (BOS)           26
  R. Howell (TEX)          25
  M. Hargrove (TEX)        24
  G. Nettles (NY)          24
  R. Smalley (TEX)         24
  P. Blair (BAL)           23
  B. Bonds (CAL)           23


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