Monday May 24, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of May 24, 1976:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Kansas City     1164  180   338   58   16   17   170   50   21  109   129  .290
New York        1227  174   337   55   11   24   158   57   14  112   130  .275
Detroit         1081  138   289   50    6   17   130   19   14  104   126  .267
Boston          1158  166   307   54   12   31   151   16   15  126   165  .265
Texas           1214  165   319   47    7   25   150   16    3  119   199  .263
Cleveland       1188  156   310   41   10   17   141   27   16  128   176  .261
Minnesota       1211  151   305   45    9   20   138   30    8  114   158  .252
Chicago         1111  127   278   45    7   19   116   31    8   93   141  .250
Milwaukee        993  117   245   36    6   18   114   10   15  103   166  .247
California      1316  147   307   55    5   14   135   34   18  166   222  .233
Oakland         1314  161   290   46   11   21   142   91   24  143   198  .221
Baltimore       1112  121   245   41    6   20   108   34   10  125   212  .220

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ron Leflore (DET)        27  113   21   46  11   2   0   12  13   5    9   21  .407
Rico Carty (CLE)         32  118   20   44  12   0   3   23   0   1   14   13  .373
Bucky Dent (CHI)         33  123   13   43   6   1   1   15   1   2    8   10  .350
Lyman Bostock (MIN)      29  107   14   37   2   2   2   13   2   1    6    6  .346
George Brett (KC)        34  136   22   47   5   3   2   13   4   4   13    8  .346
Fred Lynn (BOS)          26   95   14   32   4   3   2   10   0   2   14   15  .337
Freddie Patek (KC)       32  104   20   35   5   2   0   14  19   3   13   10  .337
Bobby Bonds (CAL)        32  120   21   40   4   0   6   24  11   5   15   27  .333
Rusty Staub (DET)        32  109   16   36   8   0   3   22   0   0   22    6  .330
Amos Otis (KC)           33  129   31   42   9   1   7   25   4   2   15   19  .326

 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
Mark Belanger         34  114   15   33   6   2   0    8   9   3   11   17  .290
Tony Muser            29   78    9   21   1   0   0   12   0   0    8    5  .269
Doug DeCinces         23   76    8   19   5   0   2    8   1   1    7   19  .250
Al Bumbry             28   91   15   22   5   3   1    5   9   1   15   21  .242
Lee May               26   89   13   21   3   0   5   15   1   0   11   25  .236
Dave Duncan           17   60    4   14   1   0   0    3   0   1    4   13  .233
Tommy Harper          11   22    3    5   0   0   1    1   2   0    5    5  .227
Reggie Jackson        17   56   10   12   4   0   3   13   2   0    7   19  .214
Bobby Grich           24   77   11   16   3   0   2    7   2   2   17   10  .208
Paul Blair            33  103    9   19   5   0   0    4   6   0    9   23  .185
Ken Singleton         34  120   13   22   2   0   2   14   1   2   18   16  .183
Brooks Robinson       27   97    4   16   3   1   1    5   0   0    4   10  .165
Ellie Hendricks       21   65    2   10   1   0   1    4   0   0    4   12  .154
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             26   95   14   32   4   3   2   10   0   2   14   15  .337
Rick Miller           19   66   10   22   2   2   0   10   1   4    7    9  .333
Carlton Fisk          34  133   24   37   4   1   6   20   2   1   13   21  .278
Cecil Cooper          11   44    6   12   3   1   1    4   0   0    0    7  .273
Dwight Evans          34  123   17   33  10   0   3   15   1   2   16   26  .268
Jim Rice              31  111   20   29   3   2   6   20   2   1    9   24  .261
Bernie Carbo          15   51    5   13   4   0   2    6   1   0    8   15  .255
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
Rick Burleson         33  110   15   27   4   0   2   13   2   0   12    8  .246
Denny Doyle           29  103    9   25   5   0   0    9   4   0    3    7  .243
Rico Petrocelli       27   87    8   21   4   0   2   14   0   2   13    7  .241
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         14   37    3    5   1   1   0    0   0   0    5   10  .135

 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           32  120   21   40   4   0   6   24  11   5   15   27  .333
Bruce Bochte          41  147   16   41   5   0   0   18   1   3   20   16  .279
Jerry Remy            41  162   24   44   4   1   0   10  11   2   13   15  .272
Leroy Stanton         31   84    6   20  10   0   0   11   2   2   13   19  .238
Andy Etchebarren      32   85    4   20   3   0   0    8   0   0    7    8  .235
Dave Chalk            39  130   18   30   5   1   0    6   0   0   15   30  .231
Dave Collins          21   52    8   11   0   0   0    4   4   3   15   14  .212
Joe Lahoud            27   62    5   13   3   0   0    3   0   0   12    9  .210
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
Ron Jackson           22   47    6    9   2   0   0    2   0   1    7    8  .192
Rusty Torres          38  124   13   23   6   1   2   11   1   0   19   20  .186
Ed Herrmann           22   39    4    6   3   0   2    7   0   0    4    7  .154
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              2    6    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    3  .000

 Chicago              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Bucky Dent            33  123   13   43   6   1   1   15   1   2    8   10  .350
Brian Downing         24   78   12   22   5   0   2   10   1   0   15   11  .282
Ralph Garr            32  122   14   33   5   3   2   10   3   1    6    8  .271
Chet Lemon            26   79    7   21   1   0   1   11   6   1    5    9  .266
Pete Varney           12   38    5   10   2   0   3    5   0   0    2    7  .263
Jim Spencer           32  103   12   27   5   0   2   16   3   2   15    8  .262
Lamar Johnson         10   27    3    7   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    3  .259
Buddy Bradford        22   67   10   17   3   0   1    7   4   0    8   16  .254
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            33  132   15   30   5   0   3   12   6   1    5   17  .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            17   39    5    6   1   0   0    3   0   0    2    9  .154
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            32  118   20   44  12   0   3   23   0   1   14   13  .373
George Hendrick       35  132   24   39   7   1   8   23   2   0   12   18  .296
Buddy Bell            35  137   26   40   3   0   2   12   1   1   20   17  .292
Rick Manning          35  147   21   42   5   3   1   11   7   3   15   23  .286
Alan Ashby            31   99   13   26   1   1   2   18   0   1   12   21  .263
Doug Howard           23   60    5   15   4   0   0   11   1   0    1   10  .250
Frank Duffy           34  101    9   24   1   2   0    8   4   0    7   16  .238
John Lowenstein       22   58    8   13   2   0   0    6   3   2    7    5  .224
Duane Kuiper          34  133   12   29   3   2   0   13   6   4   12   18  .218
Charlie Spikes        31  110   10   23   3   1   0    8   2   3   11   20  .209
Larvell Blanks        12   24    4    5   0   0   1    2   1   0    2    2  .208
Frank Robinson         7    6    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .167
Boog Powell           12   39    1    6   0   0   0    3   0   0    7    5  .154
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           27  113   21   46  11   2   0   12  13   5    9   21  .407
Rusty Staub           32  109   16   36   8   0   3   22   0   0   22    6  .330
Willie Horton         32  117   19   34   3   0   7   25   0   0   17   16  .291
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
Alex Johnson          30  123   11   33   2   2   1   15   3   1    2   15  .268
Jason Thompson        23   84    8   22   5   0   1    9   0   0    9   12  .262
Bill Freehan          15   44    5   11   1   0   1    4   0   0    5    3  .250
Aurelio Rodriguez     32  120   14   29   7   0   2   11   0   1    6   14  .242
Bruce Kimm            10   19    2    4   0   0   0    0   1   0    1    4  .211
Tom Veryzer           32  110    9   22   1   1   1   12   0   3    8   10  .200
Dan Meyer             22   41   10    8   1   0   0    3   1   0    6    2  .195
Gary Sutherland       28   83    7   16   4   1   0    5   0   1    5    7  .193
Jerry Manuel          14   16    2    3   1   0   0    2   0   0    2    3  .188
Ben Oglivie           19   28    2    5   0   0   1    2   1   0    2    4  .179
Chuck Scrivener        5    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          10   26    3    9   3   0   0    1   0   0    0    7  .346
George Brett          34  136   22   47   5   3   2   13   4   4   13    8  .346
Freddie Patek         32  104   20   35   5   2   0   14  19   3   13   10  .337
Jamie Quirk            6    6    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .333
Amos Otis             33  129   31   42   9   1   7   25   4   2   15   19  .326
Tom Poquette          20   60    7   19   5   3   0   11   0   1    4    7  .317
Hal McRae             34  132   20   41  10   2   2   21   3   3   13   12  .311
Buck Martinez         17   55    4   17   2   0   2   11   0   0    1    6  .309
Cookie Rojas          16   31    4    9   1   0   0    6   1   0    4    3  .290
Bob Stinson           16   38    7   11   2   0   0    6   1   0    6    4  .290
John Mayberry         34  127   21   33   5   1   3   26   2   1   20   14  .260
Dave Nelson            5    8    1    2   0   1   0    1   0   0    2    1  .250
Frank White           34  101   13   25   4   0   1   11   6   2    7   10  .248
Jim Wohlford          17   52    8   12   2   0   0    2   6   2    1    3  .231
Al Cowens             33  135   17   31   5   3   0   20   2   3    6   13  .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           30  110   14   34   4   0   0   10   3   4   13   14  .309
Sixto Lezcano         26   90   12   26   3   1   3   14   2   1    8   19  .289
Don Money             30  118   16   33   7   1   4   20   1   5   14   16  .280
Bill Sharp            22   60    6   16   1   0   0    4   1   1    6    5  .267
Hank Aaron            24   88    4   22   2   0   2    9   0   1    7   16  .250
Gorman Thomas         22   44    6   11   3   0   1    6   0   1    3    7  .250
George Scott          29  117   12   29   4   1   3   18   0   1    6   26  .248
Darrell Porter        28   97   12   23   3   0   0    8   1   0   16   13  .237
Bobby Darwin          21   66    5   15   3   1   1    5   0   0    6   13  .227
Charlie Moore         27   73   14   14   2   1   3    8   1   0   18   16  .192
Pedro Garcia          26   70   10   13   4   1   1    7   1   1    3   13  .186
Tim Johnson           13   17    2    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .177
Bob Hansen            12   28    1    4   0   0   0    4   0   0    2    4  .143
Kurt Bevacqua         10    7    2    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .143
Mike Hegan             8    8    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .125

 Minnesota            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Lyman Bostock         29  107   14   37   2   2   2   13   2   1    6    6  .346
Luis Gomez             7   10    3    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .300
Butch Wynegar         32  110   12   32   3   2   5   18   0   0   19   14  .291
Rod Carew             34  133   22   38   7   2   1   11  14   4   21   14  .286
Dan Ford              35  140   22   35   6   1   7   25   4   0    6   40  .250
Craig Kusick          24   56    8   14   4   0   3   12   0   0    6    9  .250
Phil Roof             10   29    1    7   3   0   0    4   0   0    1    2  .241
Bob Randall           28   83   10   20   1   1   0    5   0   0   10    6  .241
Larry Hisle           35  136   25   32   5   0   2   17   4   1   17   23  .235
Danny Thompson        33  120    9   28   4   0   0    6   1   1    3    8  .233
Dave McKay            30  107    6   24   2   0   0    8   1   0    8   19  .224
Steve Braun           29  100    8   22   4   1   0   13   1   1   11    8  .220
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             5   18    3    6   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    1  .333
Willie Randolph       33  117   21   38   4   0   1    8  14   2   15   11  .325
Thurman Munson        34  147   18   47   9   0   4   28   6   2    6    4  .320
Lou Piniella          29  113   14   35   6   3   2   17   0   1    7    9  .310
Mickey Rivers         26  119   23   36   6   2   1   17  14   1    4    7  .303
Chris Chambliss       34  151   19   45   6   1   5   27   0   0    4   16  .298
Roy White             34  138   27   40   8   1   2   16  11   4   22   14  .290
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          21   46    7   12   1   1   0    3   0   0    5    3  .261
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          28   81   12   17   3   1   4   14   2   0    9   12  .210
Graig Nettles         34  125   17   25   7   1   3   11   6   2   17   25  .200
Fran Healy             3    5    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .200
Jim Mason             24   63    6   12   2   1   1    6   0   0    4   13  .191
Rick Dempsey          14   30    1    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    3    1  .133

 Oakland              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Joe Rudi              37  142   20   42  10   2   5   32   1   0   16   24  .296
Billy North           39  160   28   42   2   4   0    5  19   4   14   24  .263
Tommy Sandt            8    4    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Phil Garner           39  136    9   32   8   2   1   20   5   1   10   22  .235
Claudell Washington   37  153   22   34   8   2   1   17  12   4    9   24  .222
Don Baylor            39  143   19   31   4   1   5   18  18   3   19   14  .217
Ken McMullen          27   33    4    7   2   0   0    3   0   0    5    3  .212
Sal Bando             39  139   13   28   6   0   5   18   1   0   16   16  .201
Larry Haney           29   71    5   14   0   0   0    3   0   1    2   11  .197
Bert Campaneris       39  136   12   26   2   0   0    8  16   5   17   25  .191
Billy Williams        33  106    8   20   2   0   3   12   0   2   17   19  .189
Gene Tenace           10   30    4    5   1   0   0    2   1   2   10    6  .167
Tim Hosley            18   26    2    4   1   0   1    2   0   0    4    8  .154
Cesar Tovar           20   30    0    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    3    2  .133
Matt Alexander        16    4    7    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           32  114   15   37   4   1   4   17   0   0   25   12  .325
Mike Hargrove         32  122   28   38   7   1   3   19   0   0   16   26  .312
Roy Howell            34  123   17   34   8   0   2   17   0   0    9   26  .276
Bill Fahey             5   11    2    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    0  .273
Tom Grieve            33  133   15   36   5   1   6   23   1   0    3   28  .271
Jeff Burroughs        35  140   20   37   5   1   6   30   0   0   11   22  .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
Ken Pape               3    4    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Roy Smalley           34  108   12   26   2   0   1    7   1   0   23   25  .241
Dave Moates           22   25    4    6   3   0   0    5   1   0    2    6  .240
Gene Clines           15   22    2    5   0   0   0    1   0   1    0    2  .227
Mike Cubbage          10   20    2    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    7    2  .200
Jim Fregosi           12   24    4    4   1   0   0    2   0   0    4    5  .167
Jim Sundberg          30   97    7   15   5   0   1    3   0   0    5   15  .155

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  J. Remy (CAL)           162
  B. North (OAK)          160
  C. Washington (OAK)     153
  C. Chambliss (NY)       151
  B. Bochte (CAL)         147
  R. Manning (CLE)        147
  T. Munson (NY)          147
  D. Baylor (OAK)         143
  J. Rudi (OAK)           142
  J. Burroughs (TEX)      140

Runs Scored:

  A. Otis (KC)             31
  M. Hargrove (TEX)        28
  B. North (OAK)           28
  R. White (NY)            27
  B. Bell (CLE)            26
  L. Hisle (MIN)           25
  C. Fisk (BOS)            24
  G. Hendrick (CLE)        24
  J. Remy (CAL)            24
  M. Rivers (NY)           23

Hits:

  G. Brett (KC)            47
  T. Munson (NY)           47
  R. Leflore (DET)         46
  C. Chambliss (NY)        45
  R. Carty (CLE)           44
  J. Remy (CAL)            44
  B. Dent (CHI)            43
  R. Manning (CLE)         42
  B. North (OAK)           42
  A. Otis (KC)             42

Doubles:

  R. Carty (CLE)           12
  R. Leflore (DET)         11
  D. Evans (BOS)           10
  H. McRae (KC)            10
  J. Rudi (OAK)            10
  L. Stanton (CAL)         10
  T. Munson (NY)            9
  A. Otis (KC)              9
  P. Garner (OAK)           8
  R. Howell (TEX)           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
  D. Ford (MIN)             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
  T. Grieve (TEX)           6
  J. Rice (BOS)             6

RBI:

  J. Rudi (OAK)            32
  J. Burroughs (TEX)       30
  T. Munson (NY)           28
  C. Chambliss (NY)        27
  J. Mayberry (KC)         26
  D. Ford (MIN)            25
  W. Horton (DET)          25
  A. Otis (KC)             25
  B. Bonds (CAL)           24
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     24

Stolen Bases:

  B. North (OAK)           19
  F. Patek (KC)            19
  D. Baylor (OAK)          18
  B. Campaneris (OAK)      16
  R. Carew (MIN)           14
  W. Randolph (NY)         14
  M. Rivers (NY)           14
  R. Leflore (DET)         13
  L. Randle (TEX)          12
  C. Washington (OAK)      12

Caught Stealing:

  B. Bonds (CAL)            5
  B. Campaneris (OAK)       5
  R. Leflore (DET)          5
  D. Money (MIL)            5
  G. Brett (KC)             4
  R. Carew (MIN)            4
  D. Kuiper (CLE)           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)            22
  R. Carew (MIN)           21
  B. Bell (CLE)            20
  B. Bochte (CAL)          20
  J. Mayberry (KC)         20
  D. Baylor (OAK)          19
  R. Torres (CAL)          19

Strikeouts:

  D. Ford (MIN)            40
  D. Chalk (CAL)           30
  T. Grieve (TEX)          28
  B. Bonds (CAL)           27
  D. Evans (BOS)           26
  M. Hargrove (TEX)        26
  R. Howell (TEX)          26
  G. Scott (MIL)           26
  B. Campaneris (OAK)      25
  L. May (BAL)             25


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