Saturday May 29, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of May 29, 1976:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Kansas City     1380  209   406   71   17   20   196   54   25  123   154  .294
New York        1388  191   370   60   13   30   174   62   16  125   157  .267
Detroit         1277  156   336   57    8   24   147   22   17  113   147  .263
Texas           1379  183   360   56    7   28   166   18    3  139   220  .261
Boston          1318  175   344   60   13   33   160   16   17  141   181  .261
Cleveland       1321  173   339   45   10   20   157   27   16  138   196  .257
Minnesota       1377  166   352   50    9   21   152   37   11  130   183  .256
Chicago         1290  138   320   53    7   20   125   34   11  100   176  .248
Milwaukee       1120  125   270   41    6   21   122   10   17  109   187  .241
California      1507  163   347   58    6   14   149   39   21  187   255  .230
Oakland         1473  186   335   53   11   26   163  105   27  156   227  .227
Baltimore       1321  145   300   45    6   23   129   38   10  136   245  .227

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ron Leflore (DET)        33  137   23   52  12   3   1   14  14   7   10   26  .380
George Brett (KC)        40  163   26   57   7   4   2   14   4   4   13   10  .350
Rico Carty (CLE)         36  133   22   46  13   0   3   26   0   1   15   14  .346
Freddie Patek (KC)       38  122   24   42   6   2   1   17  21   4   17   13  .344
Lyman Bostock (MIN)      32  120   15   41   3   2   2   15   2   2    7    8  .342
Bucky Dent (CHI)         38  141   15   48   7   1   1   16   1   3   10   11  .340
Fred Lynn (BOS)          31  113   15   37   6   3   2   12   0   2   15   17  .327
Bobby Bonds (CAL)        38  141   24   46   4   0   6   25  13   7   18   33  .326
Mike Hargrove (TEX)      37  139   32   45   8   1   3   20   0   0   20   26  .324
Hal McRae (KC)           40  153   23   48  12   2   2   24   4   3   15   13  .314

 Baltimore            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Mark Belanger         40  134   18   39   7   2   0    8   9   3   12   19  .291
Dave Duncan           22   77    8   21   1   0   0    3   0   1    5   14  .273
Andres Mora           18   57    4   15   2   0   2    9   1   0    2   15  .263
Tony Muser            35   92    9   24   1   0   0   14   0   0   10    5  .261
Bobby Grich           30  100   20   26   3   0   3   11   4   2   19   14  .260
Tim Nordbrook         14    4    2    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250
Doug DeCinces         29   98    8   24   6   0   2    9   1   1    7   22  .245
Reggie Jackson        23   80   13   19   4   0   3   15   4   0    8   26  .238
Al Bumbry             32  102   15   24   5   3   1    5   9   1   16   24  .235
Lee May               32  108   14   25   3   0   6   20   1   0   13   33  .232
Tommy Harper          12   22    3    5   0   0   1    1   2   0    5    5  .227
Ken Singleton         39  141   15   28   3   0   2   17   1   2   18   18  .199
Paul Blair            38  122   10   22   6   0   1    7   6   0    9   23  .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         16   38    6   13   4   0   0    3   0   2    5    1  .342
Fred Lynn             31  113   15   37   6   3   2   12   0   2   15   17  .327
Rick Miller           24   86   12   27   2   3   0   10   1   5    9   11  .314
Dwight Evans          39  141   17   38  11   0   3   15   1   3   17   27  .270
Carlton Fisk          38  147   25   39   4   1   6   20   2   1   16   21  .265
Cecil Cooper          14   46    6   12   3   1   1    5   0   0    0    9  .261
Carl Yastrzemski      37  133   22   34   5   1   8   26   2   1   21   14  .256
Bernie Carbo          16   51    5   13   4   0   2    6   1   0    8   15  .255
Jim Rice              36  128   21   32   4   2   6   21   2   1   10   27  .250
Doug Griffin          14   41    6   10   1   0   0    2   1   0    3    4  .244
Denny Doyle           33  116   10   28   5   0   0   10   4   0    3    7  .241
Rick Burleson         38  125   15   30   5   0   2   13   2   0   15    8  .240
Rico Petrocelli       32  101    9   24   4   0   3   16   0   2   14    9  .238
Bob Heise              7    6    2    1   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .167
Bob Montgomery         2    7    1    1   0   1   0    0   0   0    0    0  .143
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           38  141   24   46   4   0   6   25  13   7   18   33  .326
Jerry Remy            47  186   25   52   4   1   0   11  13   3   14   16  .280
Bruce Bochte          47  169   18   47   5   0   0   19   1   3   22   17  .278
Dave Chalk            45  150   19   37   6   1   0    9   0   0   16   32  .247
Andy Etchebarren      38   97    4   22   3   0   0    9   0   0    9   11  .227
Dave Collins          21   52    8   11   0   0   0    4   4   3   15   14  .212
Ron Jackson           28   69    9   14   2   1   0    4   0   1    7   12  .203
Leroy Stanton         37   99    7   20  10   0   0   11   2   2   15   25  .202
Bill Melton           43  149   14   30   9   2   3   23   1   0   16   24  .201
Orlando Ramirez       30   70    3   14   1   0   0    5   3   2    6   11  .200
Joe Lahoud            33   78    6   15   4   0   0    4   0   0   14   12  .192
Rusty Torres          43  125   14   23   6   1   2   11   2   0   19   20  .184
Ed Herrmann           25   42    5    7   3   0   2    8   0   0    7    7  .167
Paul Dade             13    9    2    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    3  .111
Orlando Alvarez        7   20    2    2   0   0   1    4   0   0    0    2  .100
Adrian Garrett        17   25    2    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    4    7  .080
Bob Jones              7   18    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    7  .056

 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            38  141   15   48   7   1   1   16   1   3   10   11  .340
Lamar Johnson         13   36    4   11   2   0   0    1   0   0    0    3  .306
Ralph Garr            37  145   16   39   7   3   2   10   4   2    6   12  .269
Chet Lemon            29   86    7   23   1   0   1   11   6   1    5   12  .267
Brian Downing         29   94   12   24   5   0   2   12   1   0   16   16  .255
Jim Spencer           36  119   14   30   5   0   2   18   4   2   15   11  .252
Pete Varney           13   41    5   10   2   0   3    5   0   0    2    9  .244
Buddy Bradford        27   84   11   20   4   0   1    7   5   0    8   23  .238
Rich Coggins          10   34    1    8   0   0   0    3   2   1    1   11  .235
Pat Kelly             23   82   15   19   6   2   3   10   1   0   10   14  .232
Jack Brohamer         31   96    8   22   3   1   2    8   0   1    5   10  .229
Jorge Orta            37  148   15   32   6   0   3   12   6   1    5   19  .216
Cleon Jones           12   40    2    8   1   0   0    3   0   0    5    5  .200
Bill Stein            21   49    6    9   1   0   0    4   0   0    2    9  .184
Carlos May            20   63    7   11   2   0   0    3   4   0    9    5  .175
Hugh Yancy             3   10    0    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .100
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            36  133   22   46  13   0   3   26   0   1   15   14  .346
George Hendrick       39  148   25   43   7   1   8   23   2   0   12   20  .291
Rick Manning          39  163   23   45   6   3   2   15   7   3   15   26  .276
Buddy Bell            39  151   28   41   3   0   2   12   1   1   20   18  .272
Alan Ashby            35  110   15   29   1   1   3   20   0   1   16   23  .264
John Lowenstein       24   60    9   14   2   0   0    6   3   2    7    6  .233
Doug Howard           26   65    6   15   4   0   0   11   1   0    1   12  .231
Frank Duffy           38  114    9   26   1   2   0   10   4   0    8   18  .228
Charlie Spikes        34  122   12   27   3   1   0    8   2   3   11   24  .221
Duane Kuiper          37  145   13   32   3   2   0   15   6   4   13   18  .221
Boog Powell           16   51    3   11   1   0   1    6   0   0    9    7  .216
Larvell Blanks        14   28    5    6   1   0   1    2   1   0    2    2  .214
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           33  137   23   52  12   3   1   14  14   7   10   26  .380
Bruce Kimm            14   28    2    9   1   0   0    0   1   0    1    6  .321
Rusty Staub           38  133   17   40   8   0   3   22   0   0   22    8  .301
John Wockenfuss       16   34    8   10   4   0   2    5   0   3    9    7  .294
Alex Johnson          35  142   16   41   3   2   3   20   5   1    3   17  .289
Milt May               6   25    2    7   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .280
Willie Horton         34  123   19   34   3   0   7   26   0   0   18   19  .276
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     38  142   15   35   7   0   2   12   0   1    6   14  .247
Jason Thompson        28  100    9   24   5   0   2   11   0   1   10   12  .240
Gary Sutherland       31   90    7   18   4   1   0    5   0   1    5    7  .200
Ben Oglivie           23   36    4    7   0   0   2    4   1   0    3    4  .194
Tom Veryzer           37  123   10   23   1   1   1   12   0   3    9   12  .187
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
John Wathan            2    5    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .400
Tony Solaita          13   27    3   10   3   0   0    2   0   0    0    7  .370
Tom Poquette          25   82    9   29   8   3   0   13   0   2    5    8  .354
George Brett          40  163   26   57   7   4   2   14   4   4   13   10  .350
Freddie Patek         38  122   24   42   6   2   1   17  21   4   17   13  .344
Bob Stinson           21   56    9   19   3   0   1   11   1   0    6    7  .339
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
Hal McRae             40  153   23   48  12   2   2   24   4   3   15   13  .314
Amos Otis             39  153   32   48  10   1   8   29   4   2   16   23  .314
Buck Martinez         17   55    4   17   2   0   2   11   0   0    1    6  .309
Cookie Rojas          19   35    5   10   2   0   0    6   1   0    4    4  .286
John Mayberry         40  149   23   38   6   1   3   27   2   1   22   19  .255
Al Cowens             39  157   22   37   6   3   0   24   3   4    9   14  .236
Jim Wohlford          21   61   10   14   2   0   0    4   6   2    2    4  .230
Frank White           40  123   14   27   4   0   1   11   6   3    7   13  .220
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           34  124   15   37   4   0   0   10   3   4   14   15  .298
Don Money             34  135   16   39   8   1   4   22   1   5   14   18  .289
Bill Sharp            26   76    6   21   2   0   0    4   1   1    6    6  .276
Sixto Lezcano         29  102   12   27   3   1   3   14   2   2    8   20  .265
Hank Aaron            24   88    4   22   2   0   2    9   0   1    7   16  .250
George Scott          33  128   13   30   4   1   4   21   0   1    8   28  .234
Darrell Porter        32  112   15   26   4   0   1    9   1   0   17   15  .232
Bobby Darwin          22   67    5   15   3   1   1    5   0   0    6   14  .224
Gorman Thomas         26   57    8   12   3   0   2    8   0   1    4   11  .211
Pedro Garcia          30   80   11   15   5   1   1    7   1   1    3   17  .188
Charlie Moore         28   75   14   14   2   1   3    8   1   1   19   17  .187
Tim Johnson           14   17    2    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .177
Bob Hansen            16   44    1    7   1   0   0    4   0   0    2    6  .159
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         32  120   15   41   3   2   2   15   2   2    7    8  .342
Rod Carew             39  150   23   44   7   2   1   12  18   4   26   16  .293
Butch Wynegar         37  129   12   36   3   2   5   18   0   0   20   15  .279
Craig Kusick          28   68   12   18   4   0   3   12   0   0    8   11  .265
Luis Gomez            11   23    4    6   1   0   0    3   1   0    2    1  .261
Dan Ford              40  156   26   40   6   1   8   28   5   0    8   44  .256
Larry Hisle           40  154   26   38   6   0   2   21   5   3   20   26  .247
Phil Roof             11   33    1    8   3   0   0    4   0   0    1    3  .242
Steve Braun           32  112   10   27   5   1   0   15   1   1   12   11  .241
Bob Randall           33  101   10   24   2   1   0    5   0   0   10    9  .238
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
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
Willie Randolph       38  132   22   41   4   0   1    8  15   2   17   11  .311
Thurman Munson        39  166   21   51   9   0   5   32   7   3    8    5  .307
Lou Piniella          33  125   16   38   7   4   2   17   0   1    7   10  .304
Chris Chambliss       39  171   21   51   7   2   6   30   0   0    4   22  .298
Mickey Rivers         31  141   27   42   8   2   3   21  14   2    4    8  .298
Kerry Dineen           3    7    0    2   0   0   0    1   1   1    1    2  .286
Roy White             39  159   29   44   9   1   3   17  11   4   23   18  .277
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
Oscar Gamble          31   87   12   20   3   1   4   15   2   0    9   13  .230
Fred Stanley          26   53    8   12   1   1   0    3   0   0    7    4  .226
Sandy Alomar          13   31    4    7   1   0   0    2   4   1    4    2  .226
Graig Nettles         39  142   18   27   7   1   4   13   6   2   19   30  .190
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             5   11    0    1   0   0   0    0   1   0    2    1  .091

 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           44  178   34   50   3   4   0    5  24   5   15   27  .281
Phil Garner           44  154   10   40  10   2   2   23   5   2   10   24  .260
Ken McMullen          32   51    7   13   3   0   1    7   0   0    6    8  .255
Larry Haney           34   85    6   20   0   0   0    3   0   1    2   11  .235
Don Baylor            44  161   21   34   6   1   5   23  21   3   20   18  .211
Claudell Washington   42  167   22   35   8   2   1   17  13   4   12   29  .210
Sal Bando             44  153   16   32   6   0   7   23   2   0   20   18  .209
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       44  152   16   29   2   0   0    8  19   5   19   27  .191
Cesar Tovar           23   34    0    5   0   0   0    2   0   0    3    2  .147
Tim Hosley            20   28    2    4   1   0   1    2   0   0    4    9  .143
Gene Tenace           13   36    4    5   1   0   0    2   1   2   10    9  .139
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         37  139   32   45   8   1   3   20   0   0   20   26  .324
Toby Harrah           37  135   18   41   4   1   4   19   0   0   26   15  .304
Roy Howell            39  142   20   41  11   0   2   17   0   0   10   29  .289
Tom Grieve            38  148   16   41   7   1   7   27   2   0    6   29  .277
Jeff Burroughs        40  159   23   40   6   1   7   34   0   0   13   24  .252
Len Randle            31  116   19   29   1   2   1   13  12   2   11   12  .250
Juan Beniquez         34  136   14   33   5   1   0    3   1   0    3   15  .243
Roy Smalley           39  124   13   29   2   0   1    8   2   0   27   26  .234
Gene Clines           15   22    2    5   0   0   0    1   0   1    0    2  .227
Jim Fregosi           16   37    5    8   2   0   1    5   0   0    6    7  .216
Mike Cubbage          13   28    2    6   0   0   0    0   0   0    7    5  .214
Dave Moates           25   34    4    7   3   0   0    5   1   0    2    8  .206
Bill Fahey             7   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          35  108    8   18   5   0   1    4   0   0    7   17  .167

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  J. Remy (CAL)           186
  B. North (OAK)          178
  C. Chambliss (NY)       171
  B. Bochte (CAL)         169
  C. Washington (OAK)     167
  T. Munson (NY)          166
  G. Brett (KC)           163
  R. Manning (CLE)        163
  D. Baylor (OAK)         161
  J. Burroughs (TEX)      159

Runs Scored:

  B. North (OAK)           34
  M. Hargrove (TEX)        32
  A. Otis (KC)             32
  R. White (NY)            29
  B. Bell (CLE)            28
  M. Rivers (NY)           27
  G. Brett (KC)            26
  D. Ford (MIN)            26
  L. Hisle (MIN)           26
  C. Fisk (BOS)            25

Hits:

  G. Brett (KC)            57
  R. Leflore (DET)         52
  J. Remy (CAL)            52
  C. Chambliss (NY)        51
  T. Munson (NY)           51
  B. North (OAK)           50
  B. Dent (CHI)            48
  H. McRae (KC)            48
  A. Otis (KC)             48
  B. Bochte (CAL)          47

Doubles:

  R. Carty (CLE)           13
  R. Leflore (DET)         12
  H. McRae (KC)            12
  D. Evans (BOS)           11
  R. Howell (TEX)          11
  P. Garner (OAK)          10
  A. Otis (KC)             10
  J. Rudi (OAK)            10
  L. Stanton (CAL)         10
  B. Melton (CAL)           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
  R. Miller (BOS)           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
  T. Munson (NY)           32
  J. Rudi (OAK)            32
  C. Chambliss (NY)        30
  A. Otis (KC)             29
  D. Ford (MIN)            28
  T. Grieve (TEX)          27
  J. Mayberry (KC)         27
  R. Carty (CLE)           26
  W. Horton (DET)          26

Stolen Bases:

  B. North (OAK)           24
  D. Baylor (OAK)          21
  F. Patek (KC)            21
  B. Campaneris (OAK)      19
  R. Carew (MIN)           18
  W. Randolph (NY)         15
  R. Leflore (DET)         14
  M. Rivers (NY)           14
  B. Bonds (CAL)           13
  J. Remy (CAL)            13

Caught Stealing:

  B. Bonds (CAL)            7
  R. Leflore (DET)          7
  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
  R. Carew (MIN)           26
  T. Harrah (TEX)          26
  R. White (NY)            23
  B. Bochte (CAL)          22
  J. Mayberry (KC)         22
  R. Staub (DET)           22
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     21
  S. Bando (OAK)           20
  D. Baylor (OAK)          20

Strikeouts:

  D. Ford (MIN)            44
  B. Bonds (CAL)           33
  L. May (BAL)             33
  D. Chalk (CAL)           32
  G. Nettles (NY)          30
  T. Grieve (TEX)          29
  R. Howell (TEX)          29
  C. Washington (OAK)      29
  G. Scott (MIL)           28
  B. Campaneris (OAK)      27

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