Thursday May 27, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of May 27, 1976:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Kansas City     1280  202   380   67   16   20   189   53   24  116   142  .297
New York        1322  181   356   57   13   26   164   60   15  119   145  .269
Detroit         1216  147   324   56    8   21   139   21   16  108   141  .266
Texas           1316  178   347   53    7   27   162   17    3  129   212  .264
Boston          1251  172   328   56   12   32   157   16   17  138   172  .262
Cleveland       1285  167   330   45   10   19   151   27   16  135   191  .257
Minnesota       1313  161   333   48    9   21   147   34   10  123   174  .254
Chicago         1226  138   309   48    7   20   125   34   11   99   163  .252
Milwaukee       1086  125   265   39    6   21   122   10   17  108   183  .244
California      1417  153   327   57    5   14   141   37   19  174   239  .231
Baltimore       1248  134   278   42    6   23   120   36   10  132   237  .223
Oakland         1407  173   313   49   11   22   150   99   27  151   217  .223

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ron Leflore (DET)        31  130   22   51  12   3   1   14  13   6    9   24  .392
Rico Carty (CLE)         35  129   22   46  13   0   3   26   0   1   14   13  .357
Freddie Patek (KC)       35  112   23   39   5   2   1   16  20   4   16   11  .348
Bucky Dent (CHI)         36  136   15   47   7   1   1   16   1   3    9   11  .346
Lyman Bostock (MIN)      31  116   14   40   3   2   2   15   2   1    7    8  .345
George Brett (KC)        37  151   25   52   7   3   2   14   4   4   13    9  .344
Fred Lynn (BOS)          29  105   15   36   5   3   2   12   0   2   15   15  .343
Amos Otis (KC)           36  140   32   46  10   1   8   29   4   2   16   20  .329
Bobby Bonds (CAL)        35  131   22   42   4   0   6   25  12   5   16   32  .321
Willie Randolph (NY)     36  125   21   40   4   0   1    8  14   2   17   11  .320

 Baltimore            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Dave Duncan           20   70    7   19   1   0   0    3   0   1    5   13  .271
Andres Mora           17   53    4   14   2   0   2    8   1   0    2   14  .264
Mark Belanger         38  125   16   33   6   2   0    8   9   3   12   19  .264
Tony Muser            33   88    9   23   1   0   0   13   0   0    9    5  .261
Bobby Grich           28   93   16   24   3   0   3    9   3   2   17   13  .258
Doug DeCinces         27   90    8   23   5   0   2    8   1   1    7   21  .256
Tim Nordbrook         14    4    2    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250
Al Bumbry             31   98   15   24   5   3   1    5   9   1   16   24  .245
Lee May               30  104   14   25   3   0   6   20   1   0   12   32  .240
Tommy Harper          12   22    3    5   0   0   1    1   2   0    5    5  .227
Reggie Jackson        21   71   11   15   4   0   3   14   3   0    8   24  .211
Ken Singleton         37  133   13   25   3   0   2   15   1   2   18   17  .188
Paul Blair            36  113   10   20   5   0   1    6   6   0    9   23  .177
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
Fred Lynn             29  105   15   36   5   3   2   12   0   2   15   15  .343
Steve Dillard         16   38    6   13   4   0   0    3   0   2    5    1  .342
Rick Miller           22   79   11   24   2   2   0   10   1   5    8   10  .304
Dwight Evans          37  133   17   37  11   0   3   15   1   3   17   26  .278
Cecil Cooper          12   44    6   12   3   1   1    5   0   0    0    7  .273
Carlton Fisk          37  143   25   38   4   1   6   20   2   1   16   21  .266
Jim Rice              34  120   20   31   3   2   6   21   2   1   10   27  .258
Doug Griffin          13   39    6   10   1   0   0    2   1   0    3    4  .256
Bernie Carbo          15   51    5   13   4   0   2    6   1   0    8   15  .255
Bob Montgomery         1    4    1    1   0   1   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Rick Burleson         36  119   15   29   4   0   2   13   2   0   14    8  .244
Denny Doyle           31  112   10   27   5   0   0    9   4   0    3    7  .241
Carl Yastrzemski      35  126   22   30   4   1   8   26   2   1   20   13  .238
Rico Petrocelli       30   94    8   21   4   0   2   14   0   2   14    8  .223
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           35  131   22   42   4   0   6   25  12   5   16   32  .321
Jerry Remy            44  173   25   48   4   1   0   11  12   3   14   15  .278
Bruce Bochte          44  159   17   44   5   0   0   18   1   3   20   17  .277
Dave Chalk            42  141   19   33   5   1   0    6   0   0   16   31  .234
Andy Etchebarren      35   91    4   20   3   0   0    8   0   0    8    9  .220
Joe Lahoud            30   69    6   15   4   0   0    4   0   0   14    9  .217
Dave Collins          21   52    8   11   0   0   0    4   4   3   15   14  .212
Leroy Stanton         34   95    6   20  10   0   0   11   2   2   14   24  .211
Bill Melton           41  145   14   30   9   2   3   23   1   0   14   23  .207
Orlando Ramirez       30   70    3   14   1   0   0    5   3   2    6   11  .200
Ron Jackson           25   58    7   11   2   0   0    2   0   1    7   10  .190
Rusty Torres          41  125   13   23   6   1   2   11   2   0   19   20  .184
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
Jim Essian             9   14    0    5   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    1  .357
Bucky Dent            36  136   15   47   7   1   1   16   1   3    9   11  .346
Lamar Johnson         11   31    4    9   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    3  .290
Ralph Garr            35  137   16   38   6   3   2   10   4   2    6   10  .277
Brian Downing         27   90   12   24   5   0   2   12   1   0   16   14  .267
Rich Coggins           9   30    1    8   0   0   0    3   2   1    1    9  .267
Pete Varney           12   38    5   10   2   0   3    5   0   0    2    7  .263
Chet Lemon            27   84    7   22   1   0   1   11   6   1    5   12  .262
Jim Spencer           34  112   14   29   5   0   2   18   4   2   15    9  .259
Pat Kelly             22   78   15   19   6   2   3   10   1   0   10   14  .244
Buddy Bradford        25   79   11   19   4   0   1    7   5   0    8   22  .241
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
Bill Stein            19   43    6    8   1   0   0    4   0   0    2    9  .186
Carlos May            20   63    7   11   2   0   0    3   4   0    9    5  .175
Hugh Yancy             2    8    0    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .125
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            35  129   22   46  13   0   3   26   0   1   14   13  .357
George Hendrick       38  144   25   41   7   1   8   23   2   0   12   20  .285
Buddy Bell            38  147   27   41   3   0   2   12   1   1   20   18  .279
Rick Manning          38  158   22   44   6   3   1   11   7   3   15   25  .279
Alan Ashby            34  107   14   28   1   1   3   20   0   1   15   23  .262
Frank Duffy           37  111    9   26   1   2   0   10   4   0    8   18  .234
Doug Howard           25   65    5   15   4   0   0   11   1   0    1   12  .231
Duane Kuiper          36  140   12   31   3   2   0   13   6   4   13   18  .221
Charlie Spikes        33  118   12   26   3   1   0    8   2   3   11   22  .220
John Lowenstein       23   59    8   13   2   0   0    6   3   2    7    6  .220
Larvell Blanks        13   28    5    6   1   0   1    2   1   0    2    2  .214
Boog Powell           15   48    3    9   1   0   1    6   0   0    8    6  .188
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             7    8    1    0   0   0   0    1   0   1    3    3  .000

 Detroit              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ron Leflore           31  130   22   51  12   3   1   14  13   6    9   24  .392
Bruce Kimm            13   25    2    8   1   0   0    0   1   0    1    4  .320
Rusty Staub           36  125   16   39   8   0   3   22   0   0   22    8  .312
Alex Johnson          33  134   13   39   2   2   2   17   5   1    3   16  .291
John Wockenfuss       15   32    7    9   4   0   1    4   0   3    8    7  .281
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
Mickey Stanley        12   29    6    8   4   0   0    4   0   0    3    1  .276
Bill Freehan          17   51    5   14   1   0   1    4   0   0    5    4  .275
Jason Thompson        26   92    8   23   5   0   1    9   0   1   10   12  .250
Aurelio Rodriguez     36  135   15   32   7   0   2   11   0   1    6   14  .237
Chuck Scrivener        7    9    1    2   1   1   0    2   0   0    0    1  .222
Ben Oglivie           22   34    3    7   0   0   2    4   1   0    2    4  .206
Gary Sutherland       29   86    7   17   4   1   0    5   0   1    5    7  .198
Tom Veryzer           35  117    9   22   1   1   1   12   0   3    9   11  .188
Dan Meyer             25   47   10    8   1   0   0    3   1   0    6    3  .170
Jerry Manuel          17   24    2    4   1   0   0    2   0   0    2    5  .167

 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          23   73    9   27   8   3   0   13   0   2    4    8  .370
Freddie Patek         35  112   23   39   5   2   1   16  20   4   16   11  .348
George Brett          37  151   25   52   7   3   2   14   4   4   13    9  .344
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             36  140   32   46  10   1   8   29   4   2   16   20  .329
Bob Stinson           19   48    9   15   2   0   1    9   1   0    6    6  .313
Buck Martinez         17   55    4   17   2   0   2   11   0   0    1    6  .309
Hal McRae             37  142   21   43  10   2   2   24   4   3   14   13  .303
Cookie Rojas          19   35    5   10   2   0   0    6   1   0    4    4  .286
John Mayberry         37  138   23   37   6   1   3   26   2   1   22   16  .268
Al Cowens             36  148   19   36   6   3   0   23   3   4    6   13  .243
Jim Wohlford          20   59   10   14   2   0   0    3   6   2    1    4  .237
Frank White           37  112   14   26   4   0   1   11   6   2    7   12  .232
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           33  120   15   35   4   0   0   10   3   4   14   15  .292
Don Money             33  131   16   38   7   1   4   22   1   5   14   17  .290
Bill Sharp            25   72    6   20   2   0   0    4   1   1    6    6  .278
Sixto Lezcano         28   98   12   27   3   1   3   14   2   2    8   20  .276
Hank Aaron            24   88    4   22   2   0   2    9   0   1    7   16  .250
George Scott          32  124   13   30   4   1   4   21   0   1    8   28  .242
Darrell Porter        31  109   15   26   4   0   1    9   1   0   16   15  .239
Gorman Thomas         25   53    8   12   3   0   2    8   0   1    4   10  .226
Bobby Darwin          22   67    5   15   3   1   1    5   0   0    6   14  .224
Charlie Moore         28   75   14   14   2   1   3    8   1   1   19   17  .187
Pedro Garcia          29   77   11   14   4   1   1    7   1   1    3   15  .182
Tim Johnson           14   17    2    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .177
Bob Hansen            15   40    1    7   1   0   0    4   0   0    2    6  .175
Kurt Bevacqua         11    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         31  116   14   40   3   2   2   15   2   1    7    8  .345
Rod Carew             37  144   22   42   7   2   1   11  16   4   24   14  .292
Butch Wynegar         35  122   12   35   3   2   5   18   0   0   19   15  .287
Dan Ford              38  149   25   39   6   1   8   28   5   0    7   42  .262
Craig Kusick          26   61   10   15   4   0   3   12   0   0    7   10  .246
Larry Hisle           38  147   26   36   6   0   2   20   5   3   19   24  .245
Phil Roof             11   33    1    8   3   0   0    4   0   0    1    3  .242
Steve Braun           31  108   10   26   5   1   0   14   1   1   12   10  .241
Danny Thompson        34  124    9   29   4   0   0    6   1   1    3    8  .234
Dave McKay            32  111    7   25   2   0   0    8   1   0    8   20  .225
Luis Gomez             9   18    4    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .222
Bob Randall           31   94   10   20   1   1   0    5   0   0   10    9  .213
Jerry Terrell         21   31    6    6   2   0   0    0   2   0    2    2  .194
Tony Oliva            13   11    0    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .182
Steve Brye            15   41    5    6   1   0   0    4   1   0    2    8  .146
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       36  125   21   40   4   0   1    8  14   2   17   11  .320
Lou Piniella          32  122   16   38   7   4   2   17   0   1    7   10  .312
Thurman Munson        37  158   19   49   9   0   4   28   7   2    7    5  .310
Chris Chambliss       37  162   19   48   6   2   5   28   0   0    4   19  .296
Mickey Rivers         29  132   24   38   6   2   2   19  14   2    4    7  .288
Kerry Dineen           3    7    0    2   0   0   0    1   1   1    1    2  .286
Roy White             37  151   27   42   9   1   2   16  11   4   22   16  .278
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          24   51    8   12   1   1   0    3   0   0    6    4  .235
Oscar Gamble          30   83   12   19   3   1   4   15   2   0    9   12  .229
Sandy Alomar          13   31    4    7   1   0   0    2   4   1    4    2  .226
Graig Nettles         37  136   18   27   7   1   4   13   6   2   17   29  .199
Jim Mason             26   63    6   12   2   1   1    6   0   0    4   13  .191
Rick Dempsey          16   34    1    5   0   0   0    2   0   0    4    2  .147
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           42  171   32   47   2   4   0    5  22   5   14   25  .275
Phil Garner           42  147    9   37   8   2   1   21   5   2   10   22  .252
Tommy Sandt            8    4    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Ken McMullen          30   43    5   10   3   0   0    4   0   0    6    6  .233
Larry Haney           32   78    5   17   0   0   0    3   0   1    2   11  .218
Don Baylor            42  153   20   32   5   1   5   19  19   3   20   16  .209
Claudell Washington   40  163   22   34   8   2   1   17  12   4   10   29  .209
Sal Bando             42  149   14   30   6   0   6   21   2   0   18   18  .201
Billy Williams        36  117   10   23   3   0   3   14   0   2   18   21  .197
Bert Campaneris       42  145   14   27   2   0   0    8  18   5   19   27  .186
Gene Tenace           11   31    4    5   1   0   0    2   1   2   10    7  .161
Tim Hosley            20   28    2    4   1   0   1    2   0   0    4    9  .143
Cesar Tovar           21   30    0    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    3    2  .133
Matt Alexander        19    5    7    0   0   0   0    0   7   1    0    0  .000
Larry Lintz           22    1    8    0   0   0   0    0  12   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
Mike Hargrove         35  132   30   41   7   1   3   20   0   0   19   26  .311
Toby Harrah           35  127   17   39   4   1   4   18   0   0   25   14  .307
Roy Howell            37  135   20   39  11   0   2   17   0   0    9   28  .289
Jim Fregosi           14   30    5    8   2   0   1    5   0   0    4    6  .267
Tom Grieve            36  143   16   38   5   1   7   27   1   0    4   29  .266
Jeff Burroughs        38  151   22   39   6   1   6   31   0   0   12   24  .258
Juan Beniquez         32  128   13   33   5   1   0    3   1   0    2   14  .258
Len Randle            31  116   19   29   1   2   1   13  12   2   11   12  .250
Roy Smalley           37  118   13   29   2   0   1    8   2   0   26   25  .246
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           25   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          33  102    8   17   5   0   1    4   0   0    7   15  .167

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  J. Remy (CAL)           173
  B. North (OAK)          171
  C. Washington (OAK)     163
  C. Chambliss (NY)       162
  B. Bochte (CAL)         159
  R. Manning (CLE)        158
  T. Munson (NY)          158
  D. Baylor (OAK)         153
  G. Brett (KC)           151
  J. Burroughs (TEX)      151

Runs Scored:

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

Hits:

  G. Brett (KC)            52
  R. Leflore (DET)         51
  T. Munson (NY)           49
  C. Chambliss (NY)        48
  J. Remy (CAL)            48
  B. Dent (CHI)            47
  B. North (OAK)           47
  R. Carty (CLE)           46
  A. Otis (KC)             46
  B. Bochte (CAL)          44

Doubles:

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

Triples:

  B. North (OAK)            4
  L. Piniella (NY)          4
  G. Brett (KC)             3
  A. Bumbry (BAL)           3
  A. Cowens (KC)            3
  R. Garr (CHI)             3
  R. Leflore (DET)          3
  F. Lynn (BOS)             3
  R. Manning (CLE)          3
  T. Poquette (KC)          3

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)       31
  A. Otis (KC)             29
  C. Chambliss (NY)        28
  D. Ford (MIN)            28
  T. Munson (NY)           28
  T. Grieve (TEX)          27
  R. Carty (CLE)           26
  J. Mayberry (KC)         26
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     26

Stolen Bases:

  B. North (OAK)           22
  F. Patek (KC)            20
  D. Baylor (OAK)          19
  B. Campaneris (OAK)      18
  R. Carew (MIN)           16
  W. Randolph (NY)         14
  M. Rivers (NY)           14
  R. Leflore (DET)         13
  B. Bonds (CAL)           12
  L. Lintz (OAK)           12

Caught Stealing:

  R. Leflore (DET)          6
  B. Bonds (CAL)            5
  B. Campaneris (OAK)       5
  R. Miller (BOS)           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

Walks:

  R. Smalley (TEX)         26
  T. Harrah (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. Yastrzemski (BOS)     20

Strikeouts:

  D. Ford (MIN)            42
  B. Bonds (CAL)           32
  L. May (BAL)             32
  D. Chalk (CAL)           31
  T. Grieve (TEX)          29
  G. Nettles (NY)          29
  C. Washington (OAK)      29
  R. Howell (TEX)          28
  G. Scott (MIL)           28
  B. Campaneris (OAK)      27

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