Wednesday May 26, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of May 26, 1976:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Kansas City     1243  198   370   63   16   20   186   52   24  114   138  .298
New York        1287  178   348   57   11   25   161   60   15  116   139  .270
Detroit         1181  144   314   56    6   19   136   21   16  107   137  .266
Boston          1221  170   321   56   12   32   155   16   16  132   169  .263
Texas           1286  172   338   52    7   26   157   17    3  126   208  .263
Cleveland       1251  162   322   44   10   19   147   27   16  133   183  .257
Minnesota       1279  158   324   47    9   21   144   33    9  120   169  .253
Chicago         1188  135   298   47    7   20   123   34   10   98   154  .251
Milwaukee       1056  124   261   38    6   20   121   10   17  106   175  .247
California      1382  148   315   56    5   14   136   35   18  171   235  .228
Baltimore       1213  130   269   41    6   23   117   35   10  130   233  .222
Oakland         1378  168   305   49   11   22   147   94   27  147   212  .221

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ron Leflore (DET)        30  125   22   49  12   2   1   14  13   6    9   22  .392
Rico Carty (CLE)         34  125   21   45  13   0   3   24   0   1   14   13  .360
Freddie Patek (KC)       34  109   22   38   5   2   1   16  19   4   15   10  .349
Bucky Dent (CHI)         35  131   14   45   6   1   1   16   1   3    9   10  .344
Fred Lynn (BOS)          28  102   14   35   5   3   2   12   0   2   14   15  .343
George Brett (KC)        36  146   24   50   6   3   2   14   4   4   13    8  .343
Lyman Bostock (MIN)      30  111   14   38   3   2   2   13   2   1    7    6  .342
Amos Otis (KC)           35  136   32   44   9   1   8   28   4   2   15   19  .324
Rusty Staub (DET)        35  121   16   39   8   0   3   22   0   0   22    8  .322
Willie Randolph (NY)     35  122   21   39   4   0   1    8  14   2   16   11  .320

 Baltimore            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Dave Duncan           19   66    6   18   1   0   0    3   0   1    5   13  .273
Mark Belanger         37  122   15   33   6   2   0    8   9   3   11   19  .271
Andres Mora           17   53    4   14   2   0   2    8   1   0    2   14  .264
Tony Muser            32   84    9   22   1   0   0   12   0   0    9    5  .262
Tim Nordbrook         14    4    2    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250
Bobby Grich           27   89   14   22   3   0   3    9   2   2   17   13  .247
Al Bumbry             31   98   15   24   5   3   1    5   9   1   16   24  .245
Doug DeCinces         26   86    8   21   5   0   2    8   1   1    7   20  .244
Lee May               29  101   14   24   3   0   6   19   1   0   11   31  .238
Tommy Harper          11   22    3    5   0   0   1    1   2   0    5    5  .227
Reggie Jackson        20   67   11   15   4   0   3   14   3   0    8   22  .224
Paul Blair            35  109   10   20   5   0   1    6   6   0    9   23  .184
Ken Singleton         36  128   13   23   2   0   2   14   1   2   18   17  .180
Brooks Robinson       29  101    4   16   3   1   1    5   0   0    4   10  .158
Ellie Hendricks       22   67    2   10   1   0   1    4   0   0    5   12  .149
Royle Stillman        11   13    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    3  .077
Tom Shopay             2    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .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             28  102   14   35   5   3   2   12   0   2   14   15  .343
Rick Miller           21   75   11   23   2   2   0   10   1   4    7    9  .307
Cecil Cooper          11   44    6   12   3   1   1    4   0   0    0    7  .273
Dwight Evans          36  129   17   35  11   0   3   15   1   3   17   26  .271
Carlton Fisk          36  139   25   37   4   1   6   20   2   1   15   21  .266
Jim Rice              33  118   20   31   3   2   6   20   2   1    9   26  .263
Bernie Carbo          15   51    5   13   4   0   2    6   1   0    8   15  .255
Rick Burleson         35  115   15   29   4   0   2   13   2   0   14    8  .252
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
Denny Doyle           31  112   10   27   5   0   0    9   4   0    3    7  .241
Carl Yastrzemski      34  123   22   29   4   1   8   26   2   1   19   12  .236
Rico Petrocelli       29   93    8   21   4   0   2   14   0   2   14    8  .226
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           34  128   21   40   4   0   6   24  11   5   15   32  .313
Bruce Bochte          43  155   16   42   5   0   0   18   1   3   20   17  .271
Jerry Remy            43  168   24   45   4   1   0   10  11   2   14   15  .268
Andy Etchebarren      34   88    4   20   3   0   0    8   0   0    7    8  .227
Dave Chalk            41  137   19   31   5   1   0    6   0   0   16   31  .226
Leroy Stanton         33   91    6   20  10   0   0   11   2   2   14   22  .220
Joe Lahoud            29   66    5   14   4   0   0    4   0   0   13    9  .212
Dave Collins          21   52    8   11   0   0   0    4   4   3   15   14  .212
Bill Melton           40  141   14   29   8   2   3   20   1   0   14   23  .206
Orlando Ramirez       30   70    3   14   1   0   0    5   3   2    6   11  .200
Rusty Torres          40  124   13   23   6   1   2   11   2   0   19   20  .186
Ron Jackson           24   54    6   10   2   0   0    2   0   1    7    9  .185
Ed Herrmann           23   42    4    7   3   0   2    7   0   0    4    7  .167
Orlando Alvarez        5   17    1    2   0   0   1    4   0   0    0    1  .118
Paul Dade             13    9    2    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    3  .111
Adrian Garrett        14   21    2    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    3    6  .095
Bob Jones              4   11    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    5  .091

 Chicago              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Bucky Dent            35  131   14   45   6   1   1   16   1   3    9   10  .344
Ralph Garr            34  132   16   37   6   3   2   10   4   1    6    9  .280
Brian Downing         26   86   12   24   5   0   2   12   1   0   16   13  .279
Rich Coggins           8   30    1    8   0   0   0    3   2   1    1    9  .267
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
Lamar Johnson         10   27    3    7   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    3  .259
Jim Spencer           34  112   14   29   5   0   2   18   4   2   15    9  .259
Buddy Bradford        24   75   11   19   4   0   1    7   5   0    8   19  .253
Hugh Yancy             1    4    0    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .250
Pat Kelly             22   78   15   19   6   2   3   10   1   0   10   14  .244
Jorge Orta            35  142   15   31   5   0   3   12   6   1    5   18  .218
Jack Brohamer         29   93    8   20   2   1   2    8   0   1    5   10  .215
Cleon Jones           12   40    2    8   1   0   0    3   0   0    5    5  .200
Jim Essian             8   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            18   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            34  125   21   45  13   0   3   24   0   1   14   13  .360
George Hendrick       37  140   24   40   7   1   8   23   2   0   12   20  .286
Buddy Bell            37  145   27   41   3   0   2   12   1   1   20   17  .283
Rick Manning          37  154   21   43   6   3   1   11   7   3   15   24  .279
Alan Ashby            33  104   14   28   1   1   3   20   0   1   14   21  .269
Doug Howard           24   63    5   15   4   0   0   11   1   0    1   11  .238
Frank Duffy           36  107    9   25   1   2   0    9   4   0    8   16  .234
Duane Kuiper          36  140   12   31   3   2   0   13   6   4   13   18  .221
John Lowenstein       23   59    8   13   2   0   0    6   3   2    7    6  .220
Charlie Spikes        32  114   11   24   3   1   0    8   2   3   11   21  .211
Larvell Blanks        12   24    4    5   0   0   1    2   1   0    2    2  .208
Boog Powell           14   46    3    8   1   0   1    5   0   0    8    6  .174
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           30  125   22   49  12   2   1   14  13   6    9   22  .392
Rusty Staub           35  121   16   39   8   0   3   22   0   0   22    8  .322
Bruce Kimm            12   25    2    8   1   0   0    0   1   0    1    4  .320
Mickey Stanley        11   26    6    8   4   0   0    4   0   0    2    1  .308
Willie Horton         33  121   19   34   3   0   7   25   0   0   17   19  .281
Milt May               6   25    2    7   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .280
Alex Johnson          32  130   12   36   2   2   1   16   5   1    3   16  .277
John Wockenfuss       14   29    6    8   4   0   0    3   0   3    8    6  .276
Bill Freehan          16   47    5   12   1   0   1    4   0   0    5    4  .255
Jason Thompson        25   91    8   23   5   0   1    9   0   1   10   12  .253
Aurelio Rodriguez     35  132   14   31   7   0   2   11   0   1    6   14  .235
Ben Oglivie           21   33    3    7   0   0   2    4   1   0    2    4  .212
Chuck Scrivener        6    5    1    1   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .200
Gary Sutherland       29   86    7   17   4   1   0    5   0   1    5    7  .198
Tom Veryzer           34  117    9   22   1   1   1   12   0   3    9   11  .188
Jerry Manuel          16   22    2    4   1   0   0    2   0   0    2    4  .182
Dan Meyer             24   46   10    8   1   0   0    3   1   0    6    3  .174

 Kansas City          G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Tony Solaita          12   27    3   10   3   0   0    1   0   0    0    7  .370
Tom Poquette          22   69    8   25   7   3   0   12   0   2    4    8  .362
Freddie Patek         34  109   22   38   5   2   1   16  19   4   15   10  .349
George Brett          36  146   24   50   6   3   2   14   4   4   13    8  .343
Bob Stinson           18   45    9   15   2   0   1    9   1   0    6    6  .333
Dave Nelson            7    9    2    3   0   1   0    1   0   0    2    1  .333
Jamie Quirk            7    6    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .333
Amos Otis             35  136   32   44   9   1   8   28   4   2   15   19  .324
Hal McRae             36  138   21   43  10   2   2   24   4   3   14   12  .312
Buck Martinez         17   55    4   17   2   0   2   11   0   0    1    6  .309
John Mayberry         36  134   23   36   6   1   3   26   2   1   22   16  .269
Cookie Rojas          18   34    4    9   1   0   0    6   1   0    4    4  .265
Al Cowens             35  144   19   35   6   3   0   22   3   4    6   13  .243
Jim Wohlford          19   58   10   14   2   0   0    3   6   2    1    4  .241
Frank White           36  108   14   26   4   0   1   11   6   2    7   12  .241
Fran Healy             8   24    2    3   0   0   0    1   2   0    4   10  .125
John Wathan            1    1    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 Milwaukee            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Robin Yount           32  117   15   35   4   0   0   10   3   4   13   15  .299
Don Money             32  127   16   37   7   1   4   22   1   5   14   16  .291
Sixto Lezcano         27   94   12   27   3   1   3   14   2   2    8   19  .287
Bill Sharp            24   68    6   19   2   0   0    4   1   1    6    6  .279
Hank Aaron            24   88    4   22   2   0   2    9   0   1    7   16  .250
George Scott          31  122   13   30   4   1   4   21   0   1    7   28  .246
Gorman Thomas         24   50    8   12   3   0   2    8   0   1    4    8  .240
Darrell Porter        30  105   14   25   4   0   0    8   1   0   16   14  .238
Bobby Darwin          21   66    5   15   3   1   1    5   0   0    6   13  .227
Charlie Moore         28   75   14   14   2   1   3    8   1   1   19   17  .187
Pedro Garcia          28   76   11   14   4   1   1    7   1   1    3   15  .184
Tim Johnson           13   17    2    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .177
Bob Hansen            14   36    1    6   0   0   0    4   0   0    2    4  .167
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         30  111   14   38   3   2   2   13   2   1    7    6  .342
Butch Wynegar         34  118   12   34   3   2   5   18   0   0   19   15  .288
Rod Carew             36  139   22   40   7   2   1   11  16   4   24   14  .288
Luis Gomez             8   14    4    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .286
Dan Ford              37  147   24   38   6   1   8   27   4   0    6   42  .259
Larry Hisle           37  143   26   35   6   0   2   20   5   2   18   23  .245
Phil Roof             11   33    1    8   3   0   0    4   0   0    1    3  .242
Steve Braun           30  105    9   25   4   1   0   14   1   1   11    9  .238
Craig Kusick          25   59    9   14   4   0   3   12   0   0    7   10  .237
Danny Thompson        34  124    9   29   4   0   0    6   1   1    3    8  .234
Dave McKay            31  111    7   25   2   0   0    8   1   0    8   20  .225
Bob Randall           30   91   10   20   1   1   0    5   0   0   10    9  .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            14   40    5    6   1   0   0    4   1   0    2    7  .150
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       35  122   21   39   4   0   1    8  14   2   16   11  .320
Lou Piniella          31  118   16   37   7   3   2   17   0   1    7   10  .314
Thurman Munson        36  155   18   48   9   0   4   28   7   2    6    5  .310
Chris Chambliss       36  158   19   47   6   1   5   27   0   0    4   18  .298
Mickey Rivers         28  127   23   37   6   2   1   17  14   2    4    7  .291
Kerry Dineen           3    7    0    2   0   0   0    1   1   1    1    2  .286
Roy White             36  146   27   41   9   1   2   16  11   4   22   14  .281
Rich Coggins           7    4    1    1   0   0   0    1   1   0    0    1  .250
Otto Velez            18   37    2    9   1   0   1    3   0   0   10   11  .243
Fred Stanley          23   50    7   12   1   1   0    3   0   0    5    3  .240
Sandy Alomar          12   30    4    7   1   0   0    2   4   1    4    2  .233
Oscar Gamble          29   82   12   18   3   1   4   15   2   0    9   12  .220
Graig Nettles         36  132   18   27   7   1   4   13   6   2   17   28  .205
Jim Mason             26   63    6   12   2   1   1    6   0   0    4   13  .191
Rick Dempsey          15   30    1    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    4    1  .133
Fran Healy             4    8    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    0  .125

 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           41  167   30   45   2   4   0    5  21   5   14   24  .270
Tommy Sandt            8    4    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Phil Garner           41  143    9   35   8   2   1   21   5   2   10   22  .245
Ken McMullen          29   40    5    9   3   0   0    3   0   0    6    5  .225
Claudell Washington   39  159   22   34   8   2   1   17  12   4   10   27  .214
Don Baylor            41  150   20   32   5   1   5   18  19   3   20   16  .213
Billy Williams        35  114   10   23   3   0   3   14   0   2   17   21  .202
Larry Haney           31   75    5   15   0   0   0    3   0   1    2   11  .200
Sal Bando             41  146   14   29   6   0   6   20   1   0   17   18  .199
Bert Campaneris       41  144   12   27   2   0   0    8  16   5   17   27  .188
Gene Tenace           10   30    4    5   1   0   0    2   1   2   10    6  .167
Tim Hosley            19   28    2    4   1   0   1    2   0   0    4    9  .143
Cesar Tovar           20   30    0    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    3    2  .133
Matt Alexander        18    5    7    0   0   0   0    0   7   1    0    0  .000
Larry Lintz           21    1    7    0   0   0   0    0  11   2    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           34  123   15   38   4   1   4   18   0   0   25   14  .309
Mike Hargrove         34  129   28   39   7   1   3   20   0   0   18   26  .302
Roy Howell            36  131   20   39  11   0   2   17   0   0    9   26  .298
Tom Grieve            35  140   16   38   5   1   7   26   1   0    4   28  .271
Jeff Burroughs        37  147   21   38   6   1   6   30   0   0   12   24  .259
Roy Smalley           36  115   13   29   2   0   1    8   2   0   25   25  .252
Len Randle            31  116   19   29   1   2   1   13  12   2   11   12  .250
Juan Beniquez         31  125   13   31   4   1   0    3   1   0    2   14  .248
Jim Fregosi           13   26    4    6   2   0   0    2   0   0    4    5  .231
Gene Clines           15   22    2    5   0   0   0    1   0   1    0    2  .227
Mike Cubbage          12   27    2    6   0   0   0    0   0   0    7    4  .222
Dave Moates           24   34    4    7   3   0   0    5   1   0    2    8  .206
Bill Fahey             6   15    2    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    1  .200
Ken Pape               4    5    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .200
Jim Sundberg          32  100    8   16   5   0   1    4   0   0    6   15  .160

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  J. Remy (CAL)           168
  B. North (OAK)          167
  C. Washington (OAK)     159
  C. Chambliss (NY)       158
  B. Bochte (CAL)         155
  T. Munson (NY)          155
  R. Manning (CLE)        154
  D. Baylor (OAK)         150
  J. Burroughs (TEX)      147
  D. Ford (MIN)           147

Runs Scored:

  A. Otis (KC)             32
  B. North (OAK)           30
  M. Hargrove (TEX)        28
  B. Bell (CLE)            27
  R. White (NY)            27
  L. Hisle (MIN)           26
  C. Fisk (BOS)            25
  G. Brett (KC)            24
  D. Ford (MIN)            24
  G. Hendrick (CLE)        24

Hits:

  G. Brett (KC)            50
  R. Leflore (DET)         49
  T. Munson (NY)           48
  C. Chambliss (NY)        47
  R. Carty (CLE)           45
  B. Dent (CHI)            45
  B. North (OAK)           45
  J. Remy (CAL)            45
  A. Otis (KC)             44
  R. Manning (CLE)         43

Doubles:

  R. Carty (CLE)           13
  R. Leflore (DET)         12
  D. Evans (BOS)           11
  R. Howell (TEX)          11
  H. McRae (KC)            10
  J. Rudi (OAK)            10
  L. Stanton (CAL)         10
  T. Munson (NY)            9
  A. Otis (KC)              9
  R. White (NY)             9

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:

  D. Ford (MIN)             8
  G. Hendrick (CLE)         8
  A. Otis (KC)              8
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)      8
  T. Grieve (TEX)           7
  W. Horton (DET)           7
  S. Bando (OAK)            6
  B. Bonds (CAL)            6
  J. Burroughs (TEX)        6
  C. Fisk (BOS)             6

RBI:

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

Stolen Bases:

  B. North (OAK)           21
  D. Baylor (OAK)          19
  F. Patek (KC)            19
  B. Campaneris (OAK)      16
  R. Carew (MIN)           16
  W. Randolph (NY)         14
  M. Rivers (NY)           14
  R. Leflore (DET)         13
  L. Randle (TEX)          12
  C. Washington (OAK)      12

Caught Stealing:

  R. Leflore (DET)          6
  B. Bonds (CAL)            5
  B. Campaneris (OAK)       5
  D. Money (MIL)            5
  B. North (OAK)            5
  G. Brett (KC)             4
  R. Carew (MIN)            4
  A. Cowens (KC)            4
  D. Kuiper (CLE)           4
  R. Miller (BOS)           4

Walks:

  T. Harrah (TEX)          25
  R. Smalley (TEX)         25
  R. Carew (MIN)           24
  J. Mayberry (KC)         22
  R. Staub (DET)           22
  R. White (NY)            22
  D. Baylor (OAK)          20
  B. Bell (CLE)            20
  B. Bochte (CAL)          20
  C. Moore (MIL)           19

Strikeouts:

  D. Ford (MIN)            42
  B. Bonds (CAL)           32
  D. Chalk (CAL)           31
  L. May (BAL)             31
  T. Grieve (TEX)          28
  G. Nettles (NY)          28
  G. Scott (MIL)           28
  B. Campaneris (OAK)      27
  C. Washington (OAK)      27
  D. Evans (BOS)           26

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