Saturday April 9, 1977
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of April 9, 1977:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Toronto           73   11    26    7    0    3    10    2    0    3    10  .356
Kansas City       79   23    28    5    1    4    23    2    1   11     8  .354
Oakland           31    7    10    2    0    1     6    2    2    5     4  .323
Chicago           75    8    23    2    0    2     8    3    2   12    16  .307
Cleveland         43    5    12    1    0    1     4    0    1    3     2  .279
Texas             69    7    19    3    0    0     7    3    2    7     8  .275
New York          66    5    17    1    1    1     4    1    2    7     4  .258
Seattle          129   12    33    8    0    0    11    3    1   14    22  .256
California       135   16    33    6    0    2    16    7    2   16    24  .244
Boston            41    4    10    2    0    2     4    4    0    4    11  .244
Detroit           68    6    16    2    0    0     5    0    0    8    12  .235
Minnesota         30    4     7    1    0    0     4    2    0    3     2  .233
Milwaukee         68    3    12    3    0    0     3    3    0    1     9  .177
Baltimore         66    2    11    3    0    0     2    0    2    6    14  .167

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Amos Otis (KC)            2    7    6    5   1   0   2    4   1   0    3    0  .714
Hal McRae (KC)            2    9    3    6   0   0   0    1   0   1    2    1  .667
Richie Zisk (CHI)         2   10    2    6   1   0   1    3   0   1    0    3  .600
Juan Beniquez (TEX)       2    5    2    3   2   0   0    3   1   0    3    0  .600
Jim Wynn (NY)             2    7    2    4   1   0   1    1   0   0    1    0  .571
Doug Ault (TOR)           2    8    2    4   1   0   2    4   0   0    1    0  .500
Pedro Garcia (TOR)        2    8    1    4   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .500
Dave McKay (TOR)          2    8    1    4   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .500
Brian Downing (CHI)       2    6    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    0  .500
Reggie Jackson (NY)       2    7    2    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .429

 Baltimore            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Mark Belanger          2    6    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   1    1    0  .333
Doug DeCinces          2    7    0    2   1   0   0    1   0   1    1    1  .286
Eddie Murray           2    7    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .286
Al Bumbry              2    9    0    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .222
Ken Singleton          2    5    1    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    3    0  .200
Pat Kelly              2    8    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .125
Lee May                2    8    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    4  .125
Rich Dauer             2    9    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Rick Dempsey           2    7    0    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .000
Larry Harlow           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
Carl Yastrzemski       1    1    0    1   0   0   0    1   1   0    0    0 1.000
Bernie Carbo           1    4    1    3   1   0   1    1   1   0    1    1  .750
Carlton Fisk           1    3    0    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    1  .667
Rick Miller            1    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   1   0    0    1  .333
Dwight Evans           1    5    1    1   0   0   1    1   0   0    0    3  .200
Jim Rice               1    5    1    1   0   0   0    0   1   0    0    2  .200
George Scott           1    5    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .200
Rick Burleson          1    5    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000
Butch Hobson           1    5    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000
Denny Doyle            1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Doug Griffin           1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 California           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ron Jackson            2    7    1    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .429
Jerry Remy             4   15    3    5   1   0   0    1   4   1    2    3  .333
Joe Rudi               4   14    4    4   2   0   1    4   0   0    4    5  .286
Don Baylor             4   15    2    4   2   0   0    1   1   0    3    3  .267
Bruce Bochte           4   15    2    4   0   0   0    0   0   1    3    0  .267
Bobby Grich            4   17    1    4   0   0   1    2   0   0    1    3  .235
Terry Humphrey         4   13    1    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    2  .231
Tony Solaita           3   11    0    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    2  .182
Bobby Bonds            4   17    2    3   1   0   0    1   2   0    0    3  .177
Dave Chalk             2    7    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .143
Dan Briggs             1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Andy Etchebarren       1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Ike Hampton            1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Bob Jones              1    0    0    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .000

 Chicago              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Richie Zisk            2   10    2    6   1   0   1    3   0   1    0    3  .600
Brian Downing          2    6    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    0  .500
Ralph Garr             2   10    3    4   1   0   0    0   1   0    1    0  .400
Alan Bannister         2    8    1    3   0   0   0    2   1   0    1    0  .375
Eric Soderholm         2    8    0    3   0   0   0    1   1   1    1    1  .375
Jim Spencer            2   10    0    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .300
Oscar Gamble           2    7    1    1   0   0   1    1   0   0    3    3  .143
Chet Lemon             2    8    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    4  .000
Jorge Orta             2    7    0    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    2  .000
Nyls Nyman             1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Tim Nordbrook          1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 Cleveland            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Buddy Bell             1    5    1    3   0   0   1    2   0   0    0    0  .600
Bill Melton            1    5    2    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .600
Rick Manning           1    6    1    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Jim Norris             1    6    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Rico Carty             1    4    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .250
Andre Thornton         1    5    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .200
Duane Kuiper           1    5    0    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .000
Ray Fosse              1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Frank Duffy            1    2    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   1    2    0  .000
Fred Kendall           1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Paul Dade              1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000
John Lowenstein        1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 Detroit              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Tom Veryzer            2    5    0    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .600
Ron Leflore            2    8    2    3   1   0   0    2   0   0    2    1  .375
Phil Mankowski         2    3    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .333
Tito Fuentes           2    8    1    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .250
Willie Horton          1    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Aurelio Rodriguez      2    5    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .200
Steve Kemp             2    6    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .167
Milt May               2    6    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .167
Ben Oglivie            2    7    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .143
Rusty Staub            2    7    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .143
Jason Thompson         2    7    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .143
Mark Wagner            1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
John Wockenfuss        1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 Kansas City          G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Bob Heise              1    1    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0 1.000
Amos Otis              2    7    6    5   1   0   2    4   1   0    3    0  .714
Hal McRae              2    9    3    6   0   0   0    1   0   1    2    1  .667
Darrell Porter         1    4    3    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .500
Al Cowens              2   10    2    4   2   0   0    4   0   0    0    1  .400
Freddie Patek          2    7    1    2   1   0   0    3   1   0    0    1  .286
George Brett           2    8    3    2   0   0   1    3   0   0    2    0  .250
Pete Lacock            1    4    1    1   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    1  .250
Buck Martinez          1    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Frank White            2    9    2    2   0   1   0    2   0   0    0    0  .222
Joe Zdeb               2    5    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .200
John Mayberry          2    9    1    1   0   0   1    3   0   0    2    2  .111
Cookie Rojas           1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
John Wathan            1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 Milwaukee            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Von Joshua             2    9    1    3   1   0   0    1   1   0    0    0  .333
Don Money              2    7    0    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .286
Cecil Cooper           2    8    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .250
Robin Yount            2    9    1    2   0   0   0    1   1   0    0    0  .222
Charlie Moore          2    6    0    1   0   0   0    0   1   0    0    1  .167
Sal Bando              2    7    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .143
Sixto Lezcano          2    8    0    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .125
Jim Wohlford           2    7    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Jamie Quirk            2    6    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Steve Brye             1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 Minnesota            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Roy Smalley            1    3    1    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .667
Lyman Bostock          1    3    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .333
Mike Cubbage           1    3    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .333
Craig Kusick           1    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .333
Butch Wynegar          1    3    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .333
Rod Carew              1    4    1    1   0   0   0    1   1   0    0    0  .250
Dan Ford               1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Larry Hisle            1    3    0    0   0   0   0    1   1   0    1    0  .000
Bob Randall            1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Rich Chiles            1    1    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
Jim Wynn               2    7    2    4   1   0   1    1   0   0    1    0  .571
Reggie Jackson         2    7    2    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .429
Mickey Rivers          2    9    0    3   0   1   0    1   0   1    0    1  .333
Roy White              2    9    0    3   0   0   0    0   0   1    0    1  .333
Thurman Munson         2    5    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    0  .200
Willie Randolph        2    6    0    1   0   0   0    1   1   0    1    1  .167
Graig Nettles          2    7    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .143
Chris Chambliss        2    8    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .125
Bucky Dent             2    5    0    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .000
Carlos May             2    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Lou Piniella           1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Fred Stanley           2    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 Oakland              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Mitchell Page          1    3    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .667
Dick Allen             1    4    0    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    0  .500
Rodney Scott           1    2    2    1   1   0   0    1   1   0    2    0  .500
Tony Armas             1    3    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   1    1    1  .333
Earl Williams          1    3    1    1   0   0   1    1   0   0    1    2  .333
Wayne Gross            1    4    0    1   0   0   0    2   0   1    0    0  .250
Billy North            1    4    1    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250
Manny Sanguillen       1    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Rob Picciolo           1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Matt Alexander         1    0    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Larry Lintz            1    0    1    0   0   0   0    0   1   0    0    0  .000
Jeff Newman            1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Jerry Tabb             1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 Seattle              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Jose Baez              2    4    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .500
Steve Braun            4   11    0    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    5    2  .364
Craig Reynolds         4   14    1    5   0   0   0    0   1   0    1    1  .357
Larry Milbourne        3   13    2    4   1   0   0    3   0   0    1    0  .308
Bob Stinson            4   13    2    4   2   0   0    1   0   0    3    1  .308
Ruppert Jones          4   15    1    4   2   0   0    3   0   0    1    3  .267
Bill Stein             4   15    1    4   2   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .267
Dan Meyer              4   16    2    3   1   0   0    1   1   0    0    1  .188
Dave Collins           4   12    1    2   0   0   0    1   1   1    3    4  .167
Leroy Stanton          3   12    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    6  .083
Carlos Lopez           2    4    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .000

 Texas                G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Juan Beniquez          2    5    2    3   2   0   0    3   1   0    3    0  .600
Dave May               1    4    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .500
Claudell Washington    2   10    0    4   1   0   0    1   1   1    0    1  .400
Toby Harrah            2    8    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .375
Tom Grieve             2    7    1    2   0   0   0    0   1   0    1    1  .286
Bump Wills             2    9    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .222
Mike Hargrove          2    5    2    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    0  .200
Jim Sundberg           2    6    1    1   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    3  .167
Bert Campaneris        2   10    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   1    0    1  .100
John Ellis             1    5    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000

 Toronto              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Bob Bailor             1    1    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0 1.000
Doug Ault              2    8    2    4   1   0   2    4   0   0    1    0  .500
Pedro Garcia           2    8    1    4   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .500
Dave McKay             2    8    1    4   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .500
Rick Cerone            1    4    0    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .500
Ron Fairly             1    2    0    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .500
Hector Torres          1    2    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .500
Al Woods               2    7    1    3   1   0   1    2   0   0    0    2  .429
Otto Velez             2    5    1    2   0   0   0    1   1   0    1    1  .400
Alan Ashby             1    4    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .250
Gary Woods             2    9    1    2   0   0   0    0   1   0    0    1  .222
John Scott             1    5    1    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .200
Steve Bowling          2    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Jim Mason              2    4    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000
Sam Ewing              1    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  B. Bonds (CAL)           17
  B. Grich (CAL)           17
  D. Meyer (SEA)           16
  D. Baylor (CAL)          15
  B. Bochte (CAL)          15
  R. Jones (SEA)           15
  J. Remy (CAL)            15
  B. Stein (SEA)           15
  C. Reynolds (SEA)        14
  J. Rudi (CAL)            14

Runs Scored:

  A. Otis (KC)              6
  J. Rudi (CAL)             4
  G. Brett (KC)             3
  R. Garr (CHI)             3
  H. McRae (KC)             3
  D. Porter (KC)            3
  J. Remy (CAL)             3
  D. Ault (TOR)             2
  D. Baylor (CAL)           2
  J. Beniquez (TEX)         2

Hits:

  H. McRae (KC)             6
  R. Zisk (CHI)             6
  A. Otis (KC)              5
  J. Remy (CAL)             5
  C. Reynolds (SEA)         5
  D. Ault (TOR)             4
  D. Baylor (CAL)           4
  B. Bochte (CAL)           4
  S. Braun (SEA)            4
  A. Cowens (KC)            4

Doubles:

  D. Baylor (CAL)           2
  J. Beniquez (TEX)         2
  A. Cowens (KC)            2
  R. Jones (SEA)            2
  J. Rudi (CAL)             2
  B. Stein (SEA)            2
  B. Stinson (SEA)          2
  D. Ault (TOR)             1
  B. Bonds (CAL)            1
  A. Bumbry (BAL)           1

Triples:

  M. Rivers (NY)            1
  F. White (KC)             1

Home Runs:

  D. Ault (TOR)             2
  A. Otis (KC)              2
  B. Bell (CLE)             1
  G. Brett (KC)             1
  B. Carbo (BOS)            1
  D. Evans (BOS)            1
  O. Gamble (CHI)           1
  B. Grich (CAL)            1
  J. Mayberry (KC)          1
  J. Rudi (CAL)             1

RBI:

  D. Ault (TOR)             4
  A. Cowens (KC)            4
  A. Otis (KC)              4
  J. Rudi (CAL)             4
  J. Beniquez (TEX)         3
  G. Brett (KC)             3
  R. Jones (SEA)            3
  J. Mayberry (KC)          3
  L. Milbourne (SEA)        3
  F. Patek (KC)             3

Stolen Bases:

  J. Remy (CAL)             4
  B. Bonds (CAL)            2
  A. Bannister (CHI)        1
  D. Baylor (CAL)           1
  J. Beniquez (TEX)         1
  B. Carbo (BOS)            1
  R. Carew (MIN)            1
  D. Collins (SEA)          1
  R. Garr (CHI)             1
  T. Grieve (TEX)           1

Caught Stealing:

  T. Armas (OAK)            1
  M. Belanger (BAL)         1
  B. Bochte (CAL)           1
  B. Campaneris (TEX)       1
  D. Collins (SEA)          1
  D. DeCinces (BAL)         1
  F. Duffy (CLE)            1
  W. Gross (OAK)            1
  H. McRae (KC)             1
  J. Remy (CAL)             1

Walks:

  S. Braun (SEA)            5
  J. Rudi (CAL)             4
  D. Baylor (CAL)           3
  J. Beniquez (TEX)         3
  B. Bochte (CAL)           3
  D. Collins (SEA)          3
  B. Downing (CHI)          3
  O. Gamble (CHI)           3
  T. Munson (NY)            3
  A. Otis (KC)              3

Strikeouts:

  L. Stanton (SEA)          6
  J. Rudi (CAL)             5
  D. Collins (SEA)          4
  C. Lemon (CHI)            4
  L. May (BAL)              4
  D. Baylor (CAL)           3
  B. Bonds (CAL)            3
  A. Bumbry (BAL)           3
  D. Evans (BOS)            3
  O. Gamble (CHI)           3

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