Monday May 31, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of May 31, 1976:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Kansas City     1466  213   424   72   17   20   197   55   25  131   165  .289
New York        1459  203   390   64   13   33   185   65   17  133   168  .267
Detroit         1346  161   356   59   10   24   152   23   18  117   155  .265
Boston          1384  181   362   64   14   35   165   19   17  143   190  .262
Cleveland       1421  185   369   47   13   22   166   27   17  152   204  .260
Texas           1444  190   373   59    7   29   173   21    3  146   235  .258
Minnesota       1439  172   369   53   11   22   157   38   14  133   197  .256
Chicago         1369  151   346   57    8   22   137   36   13  109   181  .253
Milwaukee       1194  134   290   44    6   22   131   11   17  116   200  .243
Oakland         1543  199   357   58   11   28   176  110   32  172   233  .231
California      1588  168   364   60    7   14   154   41   23  195   275  .229
Baltimore       1417  150   323   46    7   25   133   39   11  143   262  .228

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ron Leflore (DET)        35  144   24   55  12   5   1   15  14   7   12   26  .382
George Brett (KC)        42  171   27   60   7   4   2   14   5   4   15   11  .351
Fred Lynn (BOS)          33  121   17   42   6   3   3   14   1   2   15   17  .347
Lyman Bostock (MIN)      33  123   16   42   3   3   2   16   2   2    8    8  .342
Rico Carty (CLE)         39  143   23   48  13   0   3   26   0   1   18   16  .336
Freddie Patek (KC)       40  130   24   43   6   2   1   17  21   4   17   14  .331
Hal McRae (KC)           42  159   23   51  13   2   2   24   4   3   16   14  .321
Bucky Dent (CHI)         40  150   15   48   7   1   1   16   1   3   11   12  .320
Mark Belanger (BAL)      43  146   19   46   7   2   0    8   9   4   12   19  .315
Mike Hargrove (TEX)      39  146   33   46   9   1   3   20   0   0   22   26  .315

 Baltimore            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Mark Belanger         43  146   19   46   7   2   0    8   9   4   12   19  .315
Dave Duncan           25   84    9   23   1   0   1    4   0   1    8   15  .274
Bobby Grich           33  110   22   29   3   0   4   12   4   2   21   15  .264
Tommy Harper          14   23    3    6   0   0   1    1   2   0    5    5  .261
Tony Muser            37   97    9   25   1   0   0   14   0   0   10    6  .258
Andres Mora           20   64    4   16   2   0   2    9   1   0    2   16  .250
Tim Nordbrook         14    4    2    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250
Al Bumbry             34  110   16   27   5   3   1    5   9   1   16   26  .246
Reggie Jackson        26   91   13   22   5   1   3   16   5   0    9   27  .242
Doug DeCinces         31  104    8   24   6   0   2   10   1   1    7   25  .231
Lee May               35  120   14   26   3   0   6   20   1   0   13   36  .217
Ken Singleton         41  148   15   28   3   0   2   17   1   2   19   21  .189
Paul Blair            40  128   10   23   6   0   1    7   6   0    9   23  .180
Brooks Robinson       30  104    4   16   3   1   1    5   0   0    4   11  .154
Ellie Hendricks       23   67    2   10   1   0   1    4   0   0    5   12  .149
Royle Stillman        12   14    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    3  .071
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             33  121   17   42   6   3   3   14   1   2   15   17  .347
Steve Dillard         16   38    6   13   4   0   0    3   0   2    5    1  .342
Rick Miller           26   94   13   28   3   3   0   10   2   5   10   14  .298
Bob Montgomery         4   14    1    4   1   1   0    1   0   0    0    2  .286
Carlton Fisk          38  147   25   39   4   1   6   20   2   1   16   21  .265
Carl Yastrzemski      39  141   22   37   6   1   8   27   2   1   21   14  .262
Cecil Cooper          14   46    6   12   3   1   1    5   0   0    0    9  .261
Dwight Evans          41  148   17   38  11   0   3   15   1   3   17   27  .257
Bernie Carbo          16   51    5   13   4   0   2    6   1   0    8   15  .255
Rico Petrocelli       34  108   10   27   5   1   3   16   0   2   14    9  .250
Rick Burleson         40  131   17   32   5   0   3   14   3   0   15    8  .244
Doug Griffin          14   41    6   10   1   0   0    2   1   0    3    4  .244
Jim Rice              38  136   21   33   4   2   6   21   2   1   10   30  .243
Denny Doyle           35  123   10   28   5   0   0   10   4   0    4    8  .228
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           40  151   24   46   4   0   6   25  13   8   19   36  .305
Bruce Bochte          49  177   19   50   6   0   0   21   1   3   24   17  .283
Jerry Remy            49  196   27   55   4   1   0   11  15   3   15   17  .281
Dave Chalk            47  157   19   39   6   1   0   10   0   0   17   33  .248
Andy Etchebarren      40  106    4   25   3   1   0   10   0   1    9   13  .236
Dave Collins          21   52    8   11   0   0   0    4   4   3   15   14  .212
Bill Melton           45  154   14   32   9   2   3   24   1   0   16   24  .208
Ron Jackson           30   78   10   16   3   1   0    4   0   1    7   16  .205
Orlando Ramirez       30   70    3   14   1   0   0    5   3   2    6   11  .200
Leroy Stanton         39  101    7   20  10   0   0   11   2   2   15   26  .198
Rusty Torres          45  125   14   23   6   1   2   11   2   0   19   20  .184
Joe Lahoud            35   85    6   15   4   0   0    4   0   0   15   14  .177
Ed Herrmann           26   43    5    7   3   0   2    8   0   0    7    8  .163
Bob Jones              9   25    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    8  .120
Paul Dade             13    9    2    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    3  .111
Orlando Alvarez        8   22    2    2   0   0   1    4   0   0    0    3  .091
Adrian Garrett        18   29    3    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    5   10  .069

 Chicago              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Jim Essian            11   18    0    7   1   0   0    3   0   0    3    3  .389
Lamar Johnson         14   37    4   12   3   0   0    2   0   0    0    3  .324
Bucky Dent            40  150   15   48   7   1   1   16   1   3   11   12  .320
Chet Lemon            31   95    9   27   1   1   1   14   7   1    6   12  .284
Ralph Garr            39  155   17   43   7   3   2   10   4   2    6   12  .277
Brian Downing         30   98   13   26   6   0   2   12   1   0   16   16  .265
Jim Spencer           38  129   17   34   5   0   2   18   5   2   15   11  .264
Pete Varney           13   41    5   10   2   0   3    5   0   0    2    9  .244
Jack Brohamer         33  104    8   25   4   1   2   10   0   2    6   10  .240
Buddy Bradford        28   85   11   20   4   0   1    7   5   0    8   23  .235
Jorge Orta            39  157   20   36   6   0   5   14   6   1    5   20  .229
Pat Kelly             25   88   15   20   6   2   3   12   1   1   13   15  .227
Rich Coggins          12   41    2    9   0   0   0    4   2   1    2   11  .220
Cleon Jones           12   40    2    8   1   0   0    3   0   0    5    5  .200
Bill Stein            22   50    6    9   1   0   0    4   0   0    2    9  .180
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
Larvell Blanks        17   40    7   14   1   2   2    6   1   0    3    2  .350
Rico Carty            39  143   23   48  13   0   3   26   0   1   18   16  .336
Rick Manning          42  177   27   51   6   3   3   16   7   4   15   26  .288
Buddy Bell            42  162   28   46   3   0   2   12   1   1   23   18  .284
George Hendrick       42  157   25   44   7   1   8   24   2   0   16   21  .280
Alan Ashby            37  115   15   31   1   1   3   21   0   1   17   25  .270
John Lowenstein       26   60    9   14   2   0   0    6   3   2    7    6  .233
Charlie Spikes        37  134   14   30   4   2   0    8   2   3   11   26  .224
Frank Duffy           40  122   10   27   2   2   0   10   4   0    8   18  .221
Doug Howard           29   73    7   16   4   0   0   12   1   0    1   12  .219
Duane Kuiper          38  149   13   32   3   2   0   16   6   4   13   19  .215
Boog Powell           17   53    3   11   1   0   1    6   0   0   10    7  .208
Frank Robinson         7    6    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .167
Ray Fosse             11   20    1    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    6    3  .150
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           35  144   24   55  12   5   1   15  14   7   12   26  .382
Bruce Kimm            15   31    2   10   2   0   0    0   1   0    1    6  .323
Rusty Staub           40  140   17   43   8   0   3   23   0   0   23    8  .307
Mickey Stanley        14   31    7    9   4   0   0    5   0   0    3    1  .290
John Wockenfuss       18   38    8   11   4   0   2    5   0   3    9    7  .290
Alex Johnson          37  150   16   43   3   2   3   20   5   2    3   19  .287
Milt May               6   25    2    7   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .280
Willie Horton         36  131   19   36   3   0   7   26   0   0   18   20  .275
Bill Freehan          17   51    5   14   1   0   1    4   0   0    5    4  .275
Chuck Scrivener        9   12    2    3   1   1   0    2   0   0    0    1  .250
Aurelio Rodriguez     40  148   15   36   7   0   2   12   0   1    6   16  .243
Jason Thompson        30  108    9   24   5   0   2   11   0   1   10   14  .222
Ben Oglivie           24   37    5    8   1   0   2    4   1   0    3    4  .216
Gary Sutherland       33   96    7   19   4   1   0    5   0   1    5    8  .198
Tom Veryzer           39  130   10   25   1   1   1   14   0   3   10   12  .192
Jerry Manuel          19   26    3    5   1   0   0    2   1   0    3    5  .192
Dan Meyer             26   48   10    8   1   0   0    3   1   0    6    3  .167

 Kansas City          G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
John Wathan            3    7    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .429
George Brett          42  171   27   60   7   4   2   14   5   4   15   11  .351
Freddie Patek         40  130   24   43   6   2   1   17  21   4   17   14  .331
Tom Poquette          27   88    9   29   8   3   0   13   0   2    6    8  .330
Cookie Rojas          20   37    5   12   2   0   0    6   1   0    5    4  .324
Hal McRae             42  159   23   51  13   2   2   24   4   3   16   14  .321
Amos Otis             41  161   32   50  10   1   8   30   4   2   17   23  .311
Buck Martinez         17   55    4   17   2   0   2   11   0   0    1    6  .309
Bob Stinson           23   62   10   19   3   0   1   11   1   0    7    8  .307
Tony Solaita          15   37    3   11   3   0   0    2   0   0    0    9  .297
Jamie Quirk            8    7    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .286
John Mayberry         42  160   24   39   6   1   3   27   2   1   22   22  .244
Jim Wohlford          23   66   10   16   2   0   0    4   6   2    2    4  .242
Al Cowens             41  161   22   38   6   3   0   24   3   4    9   14  .236
Dave Nelson            9   17    3    4   0   1   0    1   0   0    3    3  .235
Frank White           42  124   14   27   4   0   1   11   6   3    7   13  .218
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
Jimmy Rosario          1    2    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .500
Bill Sharp            28   82    7   25   2   0   0    4   1   1    7    6  .305
Robin Yount           36  133   17   39   4   0   0   11   4   4   15   16  .293
Don Money             36  145   17   40   8   1   5   25   1   5   14   20  .276
Sixto Lezcano         30  102   12   27   3   1   3   14   2   2    8   20  .265
Hank Aaron            26   96    5   24   2   0   2   10   0   1    8   17  .250
George Scott          35  135   14   33   4   1   4   21   0   1   10   30  .244
Bobby Darwin          23   67    5   15   3   1   1    5   0   0    6   14  .224
Darrell Porter        34  121   15   27   4   0   1    9   1   0   17   17  .223
Pedro Garcia          32   87   12   19   7   1   1    7   1   1    3   18  .218
Gorman Thomas         28   65    8   13   3   0   2   10   0   1    5   14  .200
Charlie Moore         30   80   14   15   3   1   3   10   1   1   19   17  .188
Tim Johnson           15   18    2    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .167
Bob Hansen            18   45    1    7   1   0   0    4   0   0    3    6  .156
Kurt Bevacqua         12    7    3    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .143
Mike Hegan             9    9    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    4  .111

 Minnesota            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Lyman Bostock         33  123   16   42   3   3   2   16   2   2    8    8  .342
Rod Carew             41  158   24   48   8   2   1   14  18   5   26   17  .304
Butch Wynegar         38  133   12   38   4   2   5   19   0   0   20   15  .286
Craig Kusick          30   75   13   20   4   0   4   13   0   0    9   14  .267
Bob Randall           35  107   12   28   2   2   0    5   0   1   10    9  .262
Luis Gomez            13   27    4    7   1   0   0    3   1   0    2    1  .259
Dan Ford              42  162   26   40   6   1   8   28   6   1    9   47  .247
Larry Hisle           42  162   27   39   7   0   2   21   5   3   20   28  .241
Steve Braun           33  114   10   27   5   1   0   15   1   1   12   11  .237
Danny Thompson        34  124    9   29   4   0   0    6   1   1    3    8  .234
Dave McKay            35  120    7   26   2   0   0    8   1   0    8   23  .217
Phil Roof             12   37    1    8   3   0   0    4   0   0    1    4  .216
Steve Brye            17   49    5    9   1   0   0    4   1   0    2    9  .184
Tony Oliva            13   11    0    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .182
Jerry Terrell         23   34    6    6   2   0   0    0   2   0    2    3  .177
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             7   25    4    8   2   0   0    5   0   0    3    4  .320
Thurman Munson        41  174   23   54   9   0   7   35   7   3    8    5  .310
Willie Randolph       40  140   23   43   4   0   1    8  15   3   18   12  .307
Chris Chambliss       41  178   23   54   7   2   6   31   0   0    5   23  .303
Lou Piniella          34  129   16   39   7   4   2   17   0   1    7   11  .302
Kerry Dineen           3    7    0    2   0   0   0    1   1   1    1    2  .286
Mickey Rivers         33  151   29   43   8   2   3   21  16   2    5   10  .285
Roy White             41  166   32   47  10   1   4   20  12   4   25   19  .283
Oscar Gamble          32   91   12   23   4   1   4   16   2   0    9   13  .253
Rich Coggins           7    4    1    1   0   0   0    1   1   0    0    1  .250
Fred Stanley          28   58    9   14   2   1   0    4   0   0    8    4  .241
Otto Velez            19   38    2    9   1   0   1    3   0   0   10   11  .237
Sandy Alomar          13   31    4    7   1   0   0    2   4   1    4    2  .226
Graig Nettles         41  151   18   28   7   1   4   13   6   2   19   33  .185
Jim Mason             28   67    6   12   2   1   1    6   0   0    4   13  .179
Rick Dempsey          18   38    1    5   0   0   0    2   0   0    5    4  .132
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           46  183   37   52   4   4   0    6  27   6   18   27  .284
Phil Garner           46  159   10   41  10   2   2   24   5   2   11   24  .258
Ken McMullen          34   53    7   13   3   0   1    7   0   0    7    9  .245
Larry Haney           36   91    7   22   1   0   0    4   0   1    2   11  .242
Billy Williams        39  131   14   31   5   0   6   23   0   2   18   21  .237
Sal Bando             46  157   18   34   6   0   7   24   2   0   25   18  .217
Claudell Washington   44  176   24   38   8   2   1   17  14   5   12   29  .216
Don Baylor            46  171   22   35   6   1   5   23  22   3   21   20  .205
Bert Campaneris       46  157   17   31   3   0   0   10  19   7   22   27  .198
Tim Hosley            21   30    2    5   1   0   1    2   0   0    4    9  .167
Gene Tenace           15   44    4    7   1   0   0    2   1   2   11   12  .159
Cesar Tovar           25   35    0    5   0   0   0    2   0   0    3    2  .143
Tommy Sandt           11    7    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .143
Matt Alexander        22    6    8    0   0   0   0    0   7   1    0    0  .000
Larry Lintz           24    1    8    0   0   0   0    0  12   3    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         39  146   33   46   9   1   3   20   0   0   22   26  .315
Toby Harrah           39  142   20   43   4   1   4   20   1   0   27   16  .303
Tom Grieve            40  156   16   43   7   1   7   28   2   0    6   33  .276
Roy Howell            41  150   20   41  11   0   2   17   0   0   10   32  .273
Jeff Burroughs        42  166   24   42   6   1   8   37   0   0   14   25  .253
Len Randle            31  116   19   29   1   2   1   13  12   2   11   12  .250
Juan Beniquez         36  144   14   35   5   1   0    4   3   0    4   16  .243
Roy Smalley           41  129   15   29   2   0   1    8   2   0   29   27  .225
Gene Clines           16   27    3    6   0   0   0    1   0   1    0    2  .222
Mike Cubbage          14   32    2    7   0   0   0    0   0   0    7    7  .219
Jim Fregosi           16   37    5    8   2   0   1    5   0   0    6    7  .216
Dave Moates           26   34    4    7   3   0   0    5   1   0    2    8  .206
Bill Fahey             8   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          37  114    8   20   7   0   1    5   0   0    7   19  .175

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  J. Remy (CAL)           196
  B. North (OAK)          183
  C. Chambliss (NY)       178
  B. Bochte (CAL)         177
  R. Manning (CLE)        177
  C. Washington (OAK)     176
  T. Munson (NY)          174
  D. Baylor (OAK)         171
  G. Brett (KC)           171
  J. Burroughs (TEX)      166

Runs Scored:

  B. North (OAK)           37
  M. Hargrove (TEX)        33
  A. Otis (KC)             32
  R. White (NY)            32
  M. Rivers (NY)           29
  B. Bell (CLE)            28
  G. Brett (KC)            27
  L. Hisle (MIN)           27
  R. Manning (CLE)         27
  J. Remy (CAL)            27

Hits:

  G. Brett (KC)            60
  R. Leflore (DET)         55
  J. Remy (CAL)            55
  C. Chambliss (NY)        54
  T. Munson (NY)           54
  B. North (OAK)           52
  R. Manning (CLE)         51
  H. McRae (KC)            51
  B. Bochte (CAL)          50
  A. Otis (KC)             50

Doubles:

  R. Carty (CLE)           13
  H. McRae (KC)            13
  R. Leflore (DET)         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
  R. White (NY)            10

Triples:

  R. Leflore (DET)          5
  G. Brett (KC)             4
  B. North (OAK)            4
  L. Piniella (NY)          4
  L. Bostock (MIN)          3
  A. Bumbry (BAL)           3
  A. Cowens (KC)            3
  R. Garr (CHI)             3
  F. Lynn (BOS)             3
  R. Manning (CLE)          3

Home Runs:

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

RBI:

  J. Burroughs (TEX)       37
  T. Munson (NY)           35
  J. Rudi (OAK)            32
  C. Chambliss (NY)        31
  A. Otis (KC)             30
  D. Ford (MIN)            28
  T. Grieve (TEX)          28
  J. Mayberry (KC)         27
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     27
  R. Carty (CLE)           26

Stolen Bases:

  B. North (OAK)           27
  D. Baylor (OAK)          22
  F. Patek (KC)            21
  B. Campaneris (OAK)      19
  R. Carew (MIN)           18
  M. Rivers (NY)           16
  W. Randolph (NY)         15
  J. Remy (CAL)            15
  R. Leflore (DET)         14
  C. Washington (OAK)      14

Caught Stealing:

  B. Bonds (CAL)            8
  B. Campaneris (OAK)       7
  R. Leflore (DET)          7
  B. North (OAK)            6
  R. Carew (MIN)            5
  R. Miller (BOS)           5
  D. Money (MIL)            5
  C. Washington (OAK)       5
  M. Belanger (BAL)         4
  G. Brett (KC)             4

Walks:

  R. Smalley (TEX)         29
  T. Harrah (TEX)          27
  R. Carew (MIN)           26
  S. Bando (OAK)           25
  R. White (NY)            25
  B. Bochte (CAL)          24
  B. Bell (CLE)            23
  R. Staub (DET)           23
  B. Campaneris (OAK)      22
  M. Hargrove (TEX)        22

Strikeouts:

  D. Ford (MIN)            47
  B. Bonds (CAL)           36
  L. May (BAL)             36
  D. Chalk (CAL)           33
  T. Grieve (TEX)          33
  G. Nettles (NY)          33
  R. Howell (TEX)          32
  J. Rice (BOS)            30
  G. Scott (MIL)           30
  C. Washington (OAK)      29

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