Sunday May 23, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of May 23, 1976:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Kansas City     1123  166   326   55   16   14   159   47   21  106   125  .290
New York        1197  169   329   54   11   23   153   55   14  107   127  .275
Detroit         1053  138   287   50    6   17   130   19   13  103   123  .273
Boston          1130  163   302   53   12   31   148   15   15  122   165  .267
Cleveland       1158  152   301   41    9   17   137   27   16  126   168  .260
Texas           1173  154   303   41    7   24   140   16    3  114   193  .258
Minnesota       1177  144   298   44    9   17   131   29    8  111   154  .253
Milwaukee        957  115   238   35    6   17   113   10   15  101   161  .249
Chicago         1072  122   266   44    7   19   111   29    8   89   138  .248
California      1282  144   300   54    5   14   132   34   18  163   214  .234
Baltimore       1085  121   244   41    6   20   108   34   10  120   202  .225
Oakland         1280  149   281   42   11   21   134   84   23  134   195  .220

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ron Leflore (DET)        26  110   21   45  11   2   0   12  13   4    8   20  .409
Rico Carty (CLE)         31  115   20   44  12   0   3   23   0   1   13   13  .383
Lyman Bostock (MIN)      28  102   12   36   2   2   1   12   2   1    6    6  .353
George Brett (KC)        33  131   21   46   5   3   1   11   4   4   13    8  .351
Bobby Bonds (CAL)        31  115   21   40   4   0   6   24  11   5   15   24  .348
Bucky Dent (CHI)         32  119   12   41   6   1   1   15   1   2    7   10  .345
Freddie Patek (KC)       31  102   18   35   5   2   0   14  18   3   11    9  .343
Rusty Staub (DET)        31  106   16   36   8   0   3   22   0   0   22    6  .340
Fred Lynn (BOS)          25   92   14   31   4   3   2    9   0   2   13   15  .337
Robin Yount (MIL)        29  105   14   34   4   0   0   10   3   4   13   14  .324

 Baltimore            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Mark Belanger         33  112   15   33   6   2   0    8   9   3    9   15  .295
Andres Mora           15   48    4   14   2   0   2    8   1   0    2   13  .292
Tony Muser            28   75    9   21   1   0   0   12   0   0    7    3  .280
Doug DeCinces         22   73    8   19   5   0   2    8   1   1    7   19  .260
Lee May               25   85   13   21   3   0   5   15   1   0   11   23  .247
Al Bumbry             27   88   15   21   5   3   1    5   9   1   14   21  .239
Dave Duncan           17   60    4   14   1   0   0    3   0   1    4   13  .233
Reggie Jackson        16   52   10   12   4   0   3   13   2   0    7   17  .231
Tommy Harper          11   22    3    5   0   0   1    1   2   0    5    5  .227
Bobby Grich           23   74   11   16   3   0   2    7   2   2   17   10  .216
Ken Singleton         33  118   13   22   2   0   2   14   1   2   17   15  .186
Paul Blair            33  103    9   19   5   0   0    4   6   0    9   23  .185
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
Rick Miller           18   62    9   21   2   2   0   10   1   4    7    9  .339
Fred Lynn             25   92   14   31   4   3   2    9   0   2   13   15  .337
Cecil Cooper          11   44    6   12   3   1   1    4   0   0    0    7  .273
Carlton Fisk          33  130   23   35   4   1   6   18   1   1   12   21  .269
Dwight Evans          33  119   16   32   9   0   3   15   1   2   16   26  .269
Jim Rice              30  108   20   29   3   2   6   20   2   1    9   24  .269
Bernie Carbo          15   51    5   13   4   0   2    6   1   0    8   15  .255
Rick Burleson         32  108   15   27   4   0   2   13   2   0   11    8  .250
Denny Doyle           28  100    9   25   5   0   0    9   4   0    3    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
Rico Petrocelli       26   85    8   21   4   0   2   14   0   2   12    7  .247
Carl Yastrzemski      32  115   21   27   4   1   7   24   2   1   19   11  .235
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           31  115   21   40   4   0   6   24  11   5   15   24  .348
Jerry Remy            40  157   24   43   4   1   0   10  11   2   13   14  .274
Bruce Bochte          40  144   15   39   5   0   0   18   1   3   19   16  .271
Andy Etchebarren      31   82    4   20   3   0   0    8   0   0    7    8  .244
Leroy Stanton         30   80    6   19  10   0   0    9   2   2   13   17  .238
Dave Chalk            38  127   17   30   5   1   0    6   0   0   15   30  .236
Dave Collins          21   52    8   11   0   0   0    4   4   3   15   14  .212
Bill Melton           39  137   14   28   8   2   3   20   1   0   14   23  .204
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
Ron Jackson           21   43    6    8   2   0   0    2   0   1    7    7  .186
Rusty Torres          38  124   13   23   6   1   2   11   1   0   19   20  .186
Ed Herrmann           21   38    4    6   3   0   2    7   0   0    4    7  .158
Orlando Alvarez        4   14    1    2   0   0   1    4   0   0    0    1  .143
Paul Dade             12    9    2    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    3  .111
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            32  119   12   41   6   1   1   15   1   2    7   10  .345
Ralph Garr            31  117   14   32   5   3   2   10   3   1    6    8  .274
Brian Downing         23   75   11   20   4   0   2    6   1   0   14   11  .267
Pete Varney           12   38    5   10   2   0   3    5   0   0    2    7  .263
Buddy Bradford        21   62    9   16   3   0   1    7   3   0    8   15  .258
Chet Lemon            25   74    7   19   1   0   1   10   5   1    5    9  .257
Jim Spencer           31   99   11   25   5   0   2   16   3   2   14    7  .253
Hugh Yancy             1    4    0    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .250
Pat Kelly             20   71   14   17   6   2   2    8   1   0    7   12  .239
Rich Coggins           6   21    1    5   0   0   0    3   2   0    1    6  .238
Jorge Orta            32  127   15   30   5   0   3   12   6   1    5   16  .236
Lamar Johnson          9   22    2    5   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    3  .227
Jack Brohamer         27   85    7   18   2   1   2    8   0   1    5   10  .212
Cleon Jones           12   40    2    8   1   0   0    3   0   0    5    5  .200
Jim Essian             7   11    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .182
Carlos May            20   63    7   11   2   0   0    3   4   0    9    5  .175
Bill Stein            16   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       34  128   24   38   7   1   8   23   2   0   12   18  .297
Rick Manning          34  143   21   40   5   3   1   10   7   3   15   21  .280
Buddy Bell            34  133   25   37   3   0   2   12   1   1   20   17  .278
Alan Ashby            30   96   13   26   1   1   2   18   0   1   12   19  .271
Doug Howard           23   60    5   15   4   0   0   11   1   0    1   10  .250
Frank Duffy           33   98    8   23   1   1   0    7   4   0    7   15  .235
John Lowenstein       22   58    8   13   2   0   0    6   3   2    7    5  .224
Duane Kuiper          33  130   11   28   3   2   0   12   6   4   12   17  .215
Larvell Blanks        12   24    4    5   0   0   1    2   1   0    2    2  .208
Charlie Spikes        30  107    9   22   3   1   0    8   2   3   10   19  .206
Boog Powell           11   36    1    6   0   0   0    2   0   0    7    4  .167
Frank Robinson         7    6    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .167
Ray Fosse              9   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           26  110   21   45  11   2   0   12  13   4    8   20  .409
Rusty Staub           31  106   16   36   8   0   3   22   0   0   22    6  .340
Willie Horton         31  114   19   34   3   0   7   25   0   0   17   16  .298
Milt May               6   25    2    7   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .280
John Wockenfuss       13   25    5    7   3   0   0    3   0   3    8    6  .280
Mickey Stanley        10   22    5    6   2   0   0    4   0   0    2    1  .273
Jason Thompson        22   81    8   22   5   0   1    9   0   0    9   12  .272
Alex Johnson          29  119   11   32   2   2   1   15   3   1    2   14  .269
Bill Freehan          14   41    5   11   1   0   1    4   0   0    5    3  .268
Aurelio Rodriguez     31  117   14   29   7   0   2   11   0   1    6   13  .248
Bruce Kimm            10   19    2    4   0   0   0    0   1   0    1    4  .211
Tom Veryzer           31  108    9   22   1   1   1   12   0   3    8   10  .204
Dan Meyer             21   40   10    8   1   0   0    3   1   0    6    2  .200
Gary Sutherland       27   81    7   16   4   1   0    5   0   1    5    7  .198
Jerry Manuel          14   16    2    3   1   0   0    2   0   0    2    3  .188
Ben Oglivie           18   27    2    5   0   0   1    2   1   0    2    4  .185
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
George Brett          33  131   21   46   5   3   1   11   4   4   13    8  .351
Tony Solaita          10   26    3    9   3   0   0    1   0   0    0    7  .346
Freddie Patek         31  102   18   35   5   2   0   14  18   3   11    9  .343
Jamie Quirk            6    6    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .333
Tom Poquette          20   60    7   19   5   3   0   11   0   1    4    7  .317
Amos Otis             32  124   29   39   8   1   7   22   3   2   15   19  .315
Buck Martinez         17   55    4   17   2   0   2   11   0   0    1    6  .309
Hal McRae             33  128   17   39   9   2   1   20   3   3   12   12  .305
Cookie Rojas          16   31    4    9   1   0   0    6   1   0    4    3  .290
Bob Stinson           15   34    6    9   1   0   0    5   1   0    6    3  .265
John Mayberry         33  122   20   32   5   1   3   24   2   1   20   14  .262
Frank White           33   96   12   24   4   0   0   10   6   2    7    9  .250
Dave Nelson            5    8    1    2   0   1   0    1   0   0    2    1  .250
Jim Wohlford          16   46    6   11   2   0   0    2   5   2    1    3  .239
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           29  105   14   34   4   0   0   10   3   4   13   14  .324
Sixto Lezcano         26   90   12   26   3   1   3   14   2   1    8   19  .289
Don Money             29  114   16   31   7   1   4   20   1   5   14   15  .272
Bill Sharp            21   56    6   15   0   0   0    4   1   1    5    5  .268
Hank Aaron            23   85    4   22   2   0   2    9   0   1    6   16  .259
Gorman Thomas         21   40    6   10   3   0   1    6   0   1    3    5  .250
Darrell Porter        27   93   12   23   3   0   0    8   1   0   16   13  .247
George Scott          28  113   12   27   4   1   3   18   0   1    6   26  .239
Bobby Darwin          21   66    5   15   3   1   1    5   0   0    6   13  .227
Pedro Garcia          25   68    9   13   4   1   1    7   1   1    3   13  .191
Charlie Moore         26   69   13   13   2   1   2    7   1   0   18   15  .188
Tim Johnson           13   17    2    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .177
Bob Hansen            11   27    1    4   0   0   0    4   0   0    2    3  .148
Kurt Bevacqua          9    7    2    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .143
Mike Hegan             7    7    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .143

 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         31  107   11   31   3   2   5   16   0   0   18   13  .290
Rod Carew             33  129   21   37   7   2   1   11  14   4   20   13  .287
Craig Kusick          23   52    8   14   4   0   3   12   0   0    6    9  .269
Dan Ford              34  136   21   34   6   1   6   23   4   0    6   38  .250
Bob Randall           27   81   10   20   1   1   0    5   0   0   10    6  .247
Danny Thompson        32  116    9   28   4   0   0    6   1   1    3    8  .241
Phil Roof             10   29    1    7   3   0   0    4   0   0    1    2  .241
Larry Hisle           34  132   23   30   5   0   1   15   3   1   16   23  .227
Dave McKay            30  107    6   24   2   0   0    8   1   0    8   19  .224
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            13   36    5    5   1   0   0    4   1   0    2    6  .139
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             4   16    2    6   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    1  .375
Willie Randolph       32  113   21   36   4   0   1    8  14   2   15   11  .319
Thurman Munson        33  143   18   45   8   0   4   28   6   2    6    4  .315
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
Chris Chambliss       33  147   18   44   6   1   5   26   0   0    4   15  .299
Roy White             33  135   26   40   8   1   2   16  10   4   21   14  .296
Kerry Dineen           3    7    0    2   0   0   0    1   1   1    1    2  .286
Otto Velez            16   33    2    9   1   0   1    3   0   0    9    9  .273
Fred Stanley          20   44    7   11   1   1   0    3   0   0    5    3  .250
Rich Coggins           7    4    1    1   0   0   0    1   1   0    0    1  .250
Sandy Alomar          10   30    3    7   1   0   0    2   2   1    4    2  .233
Oscar Gamble          27   78   11   16   3   1   3   11   2   0    8   12  .205
Fran Healy             3    5    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .200
Graig Nettles         33  122   16   24   7   1   3   10   5   2   17   24  .197
Jim Mason             23   62    6   12   2   1   1    6   0   0    4   13  .194
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              36  139   18   41   9   2   5   31   0   0   15   23  .295
Billy North           38  155   26   40   1   4   0    5  19   4   14   23  .258
Tommy Sandt            8    4    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Phil Garner           38  131    9   31   8   2   1   18   5   1   10   22  .237
Claudell Washington   36  148   21   33   7   2   1   15  12   4    9   23  .223
Don Baylor            38  139   18   30   4   1   5   18  17   3   18   14  .216
Ken McMullen          27   33    4    7   2   0   0    3   0   0    5    3  .212
Larry Haney           28   70    5   14   0   0   0    3   0   1    2   11  .200
Sal Bando             38  136   12   27   6   0   5   17   1   0   14   16  .199
Billy Williams        32  104    8   20   2   0   3   12   0   2   14   19  .192
Bert Campaneris       38  134    9   25   2   0   0    6  11   4   15   25  .187
Gene Tenace           10   30    4    5   1   0   0    2   1   2   10    6  .167
Tim Hosley            17   22    1    3   0   0   1    2   0   0    4    8  .136
Cesar Tovar           19   30    0    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    3    2  .133
Matt Alexander        15    4    6    0   0   0   0    0   7   1    0    0  .000
Larry Lintz           20    1    7    0   0   0   0    0  11   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
Toby Harrah           31  109   14   34   4   1   4   16   0   0   25   12  .312
Mike Hargrove         31  119   26   37   6   1   3   19   0   0   14   24  .311
Bill Fahey             5   11    2    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    0  .273
Roy Howell            33  118   16   32   6   0   2   14   0   0    9   25  .271
Tom Grieve            32  129   14   34   5   1   6   21   1   0    3   27  .264
Jeff Burroughs        34  135   18   35   4   1   6   29   0   0   11   22  .259
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
Mike Cubbage           9   17    1    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    6    2  .235
Roy Smalley           33  103   10   24   2   0   0    6   1   0   23   24  .233
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           21   20    4    3   1   0   0    3   1   0    1    6  .150

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  J. Remy (CAL)           157
  B. North (OAK)          155
  C. Washington (OAK)     148
  C. Chambliss (NY)       147
  B. Bochte (CAL)         144
  R. Manning (CLE)        143
  T. Munson (NY)          143
  D. Baylor (OAK)         139
  J. Rudi (OAK)           139
  B. Melton (CAL)         137

Runs Scored:

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

Hits:

  G. Brett (KC)            46
  R. Leflore (DET)         45
  T. Munson (NY)           45
  R. Carty (CLE)           44
  C. Chambliss (NY)        44
  J. Remy (CAL)            43
  B. Dent (CHI)            41
  J. Rudi (OAK)            41
  B. Bonds (CAL)           40
  R. Manning (CLE)         40

Doubles:

  R. Carty (CLE)           12
  R. Leflore (DET)         11
  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
  A. Otis (KC)              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
  T. Grieve (TEX)           6
  J. Rice (BOS)             6

RBI:

  J. Rudi (OAK)            31
  J. Burroughs (TEX)       29
  T. Munson (NY)           28
  C. Chambliss (NY)        26
  W. Horton (DET)          25
  B. Bonds (CAL)           24
  J. Mayberry (KC)         24
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     24
  R. Carty (CLE)           23
  D. Ford (MIN)            23

Stolen Bases:

  B. North (OAK)           19
  F. Patek (KC)            18
  D. Baylor (OAK)          17
  R. Carew (MIN)           14
  W. Randolph (NY)         14
  M. Rivers (NY)           14
  R. Leflore (DET)         13
  L. Randle (TEX)          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. Leflore (DET)          4
  R. Miller (BOS)           4
  B. North (OAK)            4
  C. Washington (OAK)       4

Walks:

  T. Harrah (TEX)          25
  R. Smalley (TEX)         23
  R. Staub (DET)           22
  R. White (NY)            21
  B. Bell (CLE)            20
  R. Carew (MIN)           20
  J. Mayberry (KC)         20
  B. Bochte (CAL)          19
  R. Torres (CAL)          19
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     19

Strikeouts:

  D. Ford (MIN)            38
  D. Chalk (CAL)           30
  T. Grieve (TEX)          27
  D. Evans (BOS)           26
  G. Scott (MIL)           26
  B. Campaneris (OAK)      25
  R. Howell (TEX)          25
  B. Bonds (CAL)           24
  M. Hargrove (TEX)        24
  G. Nettles (NY)          24

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