Friday May 28, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of May 28, 1976:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Kansas City     1313  205   390   68   17   20   192   53   25  120   147  .297
New York        1359  190   367   59   13   30   173   60   16  123   153  .270
Texas           1350  182   357   54    7   28   166   17    3  136   214  .264
Detroit         1248  152   329   57    8   22   143   21   16  110   145  .264
Boston          1284  173   337   58   12   32   158   16   17  140   175  .263
Cleveland       1285  167   330   45   10   19   151   27   16  135   191  .257
Minnesota       1346  161   341   48    9   21   147   34   10  126   180  .253
Chicago         1259  138   315   50    7   20   125   34   11   99   172  .250
Milwaukee       1086  125   265   39    6   21   122   10   17  108   183  .244
California      1448  153   333   58    5   14   141   38   20  175   247  .230
Oakland         1447  184   329   50   11   26   161  100   27  153   224  .227
Baltimore       1282  138   286   42    6   23   123   36   10  133   243  .223

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ron Leflore (DET)        32  134   23   51  12   3   1   14  13   6    9   25  .381
Rico Carty (CLE)         35  129   22   46  13   0   3   26   0   1   14   13  .357
George Brett (KC)        38  155   26   54   7   4   2   14   4   4   13   10  .348
Bucky Dent (CHI)         37  138   15   48   7   1   1   16   1   3    9   11  .348
Lyman Bostock (MIN)      31  116   14   40   3   2   2   15   2   1    7    8  .345
Freddie Patek (KC)       36  116   23   39   5   2   1   16  20   4   16   13  .336
Fred Lynn (BOS)          30  109   15   36   5   3   2   12   0   2   15   16  .330
Bobby Bonds (CAL)        36  135   22   44   4   0   6   25  13   6   16   33  .326
Mike Hargrove (TEX)      36  137   31   44   7   1   3   20   0   0   19   26  .321
Amos Otis (KC)           37  145   32   46  10   1   8   29   4   2   16   22  .317

 Baltimore            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Mark Belanger         39  129   17   36   6   2   0    8   9   3   12   19  .279
Dave Duncan           21   73    8   20   1   0   0    3   0   1    5   14  .274
Andres Mora           18   57    4   15   2   0   2    9   1   0    2   15  .263
Tony Muser            34   88    9   23   1   0   0   13   0   0    9    5  .261
Bobby Grich           29   97   17   25   3   0   3   11   3   2   17   14  .258
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
Doug DeCinces         28   94    8   23   5   0   2    8   1   1    7   22  .245
Lee May               31  107   14   25   3   0   6   20   1   0   13   33  .234
Tommy Harper          12   22    3    5   0   0   1    1   2   0    5    5  .227
Reggie Jackson        22   75   11   16   4   0   3   14   3   0    8   25  .213
Ken Singleton         38  137   14   26   3   0   2   15   1   2   18   17  .190
Paul Blair            37  117   10   20   5   0   1    6   6   0    9   23  .171
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         16   38    6   13   4   0   0    3   0   2    5    1  .342
Fred Lynn             30  109   15   36   5   3   2   12   0   2   15   16  .330
Rick Miller           23   83   11   26   2   2   0   10   1   5    8   10  .313
Dwight Evans          38  137   17   38  11   0   3   15   1   3   17   26  .277
Cecil Cooper          13   45    6   12   3   1   1    5   0   0    0    8  .267
Carlton Fisk          38  147   25   39   4   1   6   20   2   1   16   21  .265
Jim Rice              35  124   21   32   4   2   6   21   2   1   10   27  .258
Bernie Carbo          16   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
Carl Yastrzemski      36  129   22   32   4   1   8   26   2   1   21   13  .248
Rick Burleson         37  122   15   30   5   0   2   13   2   0   15    8  .246
Doug Griffin          14   41    6   10   1   0   0    2   1   0    3    4  .244
Denny Doyle           32  112   10   27   5   0   0    9   4   0    3    7  .241
Rico Petrocelli       31   97    8   22   4   0   2   15   0   2   14    8  .227
Bob Heise              7    6    2    1   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .167
Deron Johnson         15   38    3    5   1   1   0    0   0   0    5   11  .132

 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           36  135   22   44   4   0   6   25  13   6   16   33  .326
Jerry Remy            45  177   25   49   4   1   0   11  12   3   14   16  .277
Bruce Bochte          45  163   17   45   5   0   0   18   1   3   20   17  .276
Dave Chalk            43  144   19   35   6   1   0    6   0   0   16   31  .243
Andy Etchebarren      36   93    4   20   3   0   0    8   0   0    8   10  .215
Dave Collins          21   52    8   11   0   0   0    4   4   3   15   14  .212
Joe Lahoud            31   73    6   15   4   0   0    4   0   0   14   12  .206
Leroy Stanton         35   98    6   20  10   0   0   11   2   2   14   24  .204
Bill Melton           42  148   14   30   9   2   3   23   1   0   15   24  .203
Orlando Ramirez       30   70    3   14   1   0   0    5   3   2    6   11  .200
Rusty Torres          41  125   13   23   6   1   2   11   2   0   19   20  .184
Ron Jackson           26   61    7   11   2   0   0    2   0   1    7   10  .180
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        15   21    2    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    3    6  .095
Bob Jones              5   12    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    6  .083

 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            37  138   15   48   7   1   1   16   1   3    9   11  .348
Lamar Johnson         12   32    4   10   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    3  .313
Chet Lemon            28   85    7   23   1   0   1   11   6   1    5   12  .271
Ralph Garr            36  141   16   38   6   3   2   10   4   2    6   11  .270
Brian Downing         28   91   12   24   5   0   2   12   1   0   16   15  .264
Jim Spencer           35  115   14   30   5   0   2   18   4   2   15   11  .261
Pete Varney           13   41    5   10   2   0   3    5   0   0    2    9  .244
Rich Coggins          10   34    1    8   0   0   0    3   2   1    1   11  .235
Buddy Bradford        26   81   11   19   4   0   1    7   5   0    8   22  .235
Pat Kelly             23   82   15   19   6   2   3   10   1   0   10   14  .232
Jack Brohamer         30   96    8   22   3   1   2    8   0   1    5   10  .229
Jorge Orta            36  145   15   31   5   0   3   12   6   1    5   19  .214
Cleon Jones           12   40    2    8   1   0   0    3   0   0    5    5  .200
Bill Stein            20   45    6    8   1   0   0    4   0   0    2    9  .178
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           32  134   23   51  12   3   1   14  13   6    9   25  .381
Bruce Kimm            14   28    2    9   1   0   0    0   1   0    1    6  .321
Rusty Staub           37  129   17   39   8   0   3   22   0   0   22    8  .302
Alex Johnson          34  138   15   41   3   2   3   20   5   1    3   17  .297
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
Bill Freehan          17   51    5   14   1   0   1    4   0   0    5    4  .275
Mickey Stanley        13   30    6    8   4   0   0    4   0   0    3    1  .267
Aurelio Rodriguez     37  139   15   34   7   0   2   12   0   1    6   14  .245
Jason Thompson        27   96    8   23   5   0   1    9   0   1   10   12  .240
Gary Sutherland       30   87    7   17   4   1   0    5   0   1    5    7  .195
Ben Oglivie           23   36    4    7   0   0   2    4   1   0    3    4  .194
Tom Veryzer           36  119    9   22   1   1   1   12   0   3    9   11  .185
Chuck Scrivener        8   11    1    2   1   1   0    2   0   0    0    1  .182
Dan Meyer             25   47   10    8   1   0   0    3   1   0    6    3  .170
Jerry Manuel          18   25    2    4   1   0   0    2   0   0    3    5  .160

 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          24   77    9   28   8   3   0   13   0   2    5    8  .364
George Brett          38  155   26   54   7   4   2   14   4   4   13   10  .348
Bob Stinson           20   52    9   18   3   0   1   11   1   0    6    6  .346
Freddie Patek         36  116   23   39   5   2   1   16  20   4   16   13  .336
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             37  145   32   46  10   1   8   29   4   2   16   22  .317
Buck Martinez         17   55    4   17   2   0   2   11   0   0    1    6  .309
Hal McRae             38  146   21   45  10   2   2   24   4   3   14   13  .308
Cookie Rojas          19   35    5   10   2   0   0    6   1   0    4    4  .286
John Mayberry         38  141   23   38   6   1   3   27   2   1   22   16  .270
Al Cowens             37  149   21   36   6   3   0   23   3   4    9   13  .242
Jim Wohlford          20   59   10   14   2   0   0    3   6   2    1    4  .237
Frank White           38  116   14   27   4   0   1   11   6   3    7   12  .233
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
Butch Wynegar         36  125   12   36   3   2   5   18   0   0   20   15  .288
Rod Carew             38  147   22   42   7   2   1   11  16   4   25   15  .286
Dan Ford              39  153   25   39   6   1   8   28   5   0    7   43  .255
Craig Kusick          27   64   10   16   4   0   3   12   0   0    8   11  .250
Larry Hisle           39  151   26   37   6   0   2   20   5   3   19   26  .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
Bob Randall           32   98   10   23   1   1   0    5   0   0   10    9  .235
Danny Thompson        34  124    9   29   4   0   0    6   1   1    3    8  .234
Dave McKay            33  115    7   25   2   0   0    8   1   0    8   21  .217
Luis Gomez            10   20    4    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .200
Jerry Terrell         22   33    6    6   2   0   0    0   2   0    2    2  .182
Tony Oliva            13   11    0    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .182
Steve Brye            16   45    5    8   1   0   0    4   1   0    2    8  .178
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             6   22    3    7   1   0   0    3   0   0    2    4  .318
Thurman Munson        38  162   21   51   9   0   5   31   7   3    8    5  .315
Lou Piniella          32  122   16   38   7   4   2   17   0   1    7   10  .312
Willie Randolph       37  129   22   40   4   0   1    8  14   2   17   11  .310
Chris Chambliss       38  167   21   51   7   2   6   30   0   0    4   20  .305
Mickey Rivers         30  137   26   40   7   2   3   21  14   2    4    7  .292
Kerry Dineen           3    7    0    2   0   0   0    1   1   1    1    2  .286
Roy White             38  155   29   44   9   1   3   17  11   4   23   18  .284
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          25   51    8   12   1   1   0    3   0   0    6    4  .235
Oscar Gamble          31   87   12   20   3   1   4   15   2   0    9   13  .230
Sandy Alomar          13   31    4    7   1   0   0    2   4   1    4    2  .226
Graig Nettles         38  140   18   27   7   1   4   13   6   2   18   30  .193
Jim Mason             27   65    6   12   2   1   1    6   0   0    4   13  .185
Rick Dempsey          17   35    1    5   0   0   0    2   0   0    4    2  .143
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           43  174   33   48   2   4   0    5  22   5   15   27  .276
Ken McMullen          31   48    7   13   3   0   1    7   0   0    6    7  .271
Phil Garner           43  151   10   38   8   2   2   22   5   2   10   23  .252
Larry Haney           33   82    6   19   0   0   0    3   0   1    2   11  .232
Sal Bando             43  152   15   32   6   0   7   23   2   0   18   18  .211
Don Baylor            43  157   21   33   6   1   5   22  19   3   20   18  .210
Claudell Washington   41  167   22   35   8   2   1   17  12   4   11   29  .210
Billy Williams        37  120   12   25   3   0   4   16   0   2   18   21  .208
Tommy Sandt            9    5    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .200
Bert Campaneris       43  149   16   29   2   0   0    8  19   5   19   27  .195
Cesar Tovar           22   32    0    5   0   0   0    2   0   0    3    2  .156
Gene Tenace           12   33    4    5   1   0   0    2   1   2   10    8  .152
Tim Hosley            20   28    2    4   1   0   1    2   0   0    4    9  .143
Matt Alexander        20    6    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         36  137   31   44   7   1   3   20   0   0   19   26  .321
Toby Harrah           36  131   18   40   4   1   4   19   0   0   26   14  .305
Roy Howell            38  138   20   41  11   0   2   17   0   0   10   28  .297
Tom Grieve            37  147   16   40   6   1   7   27   1   0    4   29  .272
Jeff Burroughs        39  155   23   40   6   1   7   34   0   0   13   24  .258
Juan Beniquez         33  132   14   33   5   1   0    3   1   0    3   15  .250
Len Randle            31  116   19   29   1   2   1   13  12   2   11   12  .250
Jim Fregosi           15   33    5    8   2   0   1    5   0   0    6    6  .242
Roy Smalley           38  121   13   29   2   0   1    8   2   0   27   25  .240
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          34  106    8   18   5   0   1    4   0   0    7   16  .170

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  J. Remy (CAL)           177
  B. North (OAK)          174
  C. Chambliss (NY)       167
  C. Washington (OAK)     167
  B. Bochte (CAL)         163
  T. Munson (NY)          162
  R. Manning (CLE)        158
  D. Baylor (OAK)         157
  G. Brett (KC)           155
  J. Burroughs (TEX)      155

Runs Scored:

  B. North (OAK)           33
  A. Otis (KC)             32
  M. Hargrove (TEX)        31
  R. White (NY)            29
  B. Bell (CLE)            27
  G. Brett (KC)            26
  L. Hisle (MIN)           26
  M. Rivers (NY)           26
  C. Fisk (BOS)            25
  D. Ford (MIN)            25

Hits:

  G. Brett (KC)            54
  C. Chambliss (NY)        51
  R. Leflore (DET)         51
  T. Munson (NY)           51
  J. Remy (CAL)            49
  B. Dent (CHI)            48
  B. North (OAK)           48
  R. Carty (CLE)           46
  A. Otis (KC)             46
  B. Bochte (CAL)          45

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:

  G. Brett (KC)             4
  B. North (OAK)            4
  L. Piniella (NY)          4
  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
  S. Bando (OAK)            7
  J. Burroughs (TEX)        7
  T. Grieve (TEX)           7
  W. Horton (DET)           7
  B. Bonds (CAL)            6
  C. Chambliss (NY)         6

RBI:

  J. Burroughs (TEX)       34
  J. Rudi (OAK)            32
  T. Munson (NY)           31
  C. Chambliss (NY)        30
  A. Otis (KC)             29
  D. Ford (MIN)            28
  T. Grieve (TEX)          27
  J. Mayberry (KC)         27
  R. Carty (CLE)           26
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     26

Stolen Bases:

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

Caught Stealing:

  B. Bonds (CAL)            6
  R. Leflore (DET)          6
  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)         27
  T. Harrah (TEX)          26
  R. Carew (MIN)           25
  R. White (NY)            23
  J. Mayberry (KC)         22
  R. Staub (DET)           22
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     21
  D. Baylor (OAK)          20
  B. Bell (CLE)            20
  B. Bochte (CAL)          20

Strikeouts:

  D. Ford (MIN)            43
  B. Bonds (CAL)           33
  L. May (BAL)             33
  D. Chalk (CAL)           31
  G. Nettles (NY)          30
  T. Grieve (TEX)          29
  C. Washington (OAK)      29
  R. Howell (TEX)          28
  G. Scott (MIL)           28
  B. Campaneris (OAK)      27


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