Friday April 7, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of April 7, 1978:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Chicago           38    6    15    6    0    1     6    1    1    4     2  .395
Detroit           32    6    10    1    0    3     6    1    0    5     7  .313
Boston            34    5    10    1    2    0     4    0    2    0     4  .294
Baltimore         32    3     9    0    0    1     3    0    0    3     2  .281
Milwaukee         33   11     9    2    0    2    11    0    1    5     9  .273
Seattle           93   13    25    2    0    5    11    2    1    8    17  .269
Minnesota         95   10    24    7    0    1    10    1    0   10     8  .253
Oakland           33    0     6    2    0    0     0    0    0    1     8  .182
Toronto           32    2     5    0    0    0     1    0    0    2     5  .156
California        26    1     4    0    1    0     1    0    2    2     1  .154

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Doug DeCinces (BAL)       1    4    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .750
Fred Lynn (BOS)           1    4    0    3   1   0   0    1   0   1    0    0  .750
Chet Lemon (CHI)          1    3    2    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .667
Jorge Orta (CHI)          1    3    1    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    0  .667
Bruce Bochte (SEA)        3   11    4    6   1   0   1    2   0   0    1    2  .546
Ruppert Jones (SEA)       3    8    3    4   0   0   2    3   1   0    3    2  .500
Glenn Adams (MIN)         3    6    0    3   2   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .500
Miguel Dilone (OAK)       1    4    0    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .500
Don Kessinger (CHI)       1    4    0    2   0   0   0    1   1   0    0    0  .500
Phil Mankowski (DET)      1    4    2    2   0   0   1    3   0   0    0    0  .500

 Baltimore            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Doug DeCinces          1    4    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .750
Eddie Murray           1    4    1    2   0   0   1    1   0   0    0    0  .500
Gary Roenicke          1    4    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .500
Mark Belanger          1    3    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Rick Dempsey           1    3    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .333
Al Bumbry              1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Rich Dauer             1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Carlos Lopez           1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .000
Lee May                1    2    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    0  .000
Terry Crowley          1    1    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              1    4    0    3   1   0   0    1   0   1    0    0  .750
Carl Yastrzemski       1    4    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   1    0    0  .500
Rick Burleson          1    3    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .333
Jim Rice               1    3    0    1   0   1   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Dwight Evans           1    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Butch Hobson           1    4    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250
Jerry Remy             1    4    1    1   0   1   0    1   0   0    0    0  .250
Carlton Fisk           1    4    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000
George Scott           1    4    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
Bobby Grich            1    2    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .500
Joe Rudi               1    2    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .500
Terry Humphrey         1    3    1    1   0   1   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Rick Miller            1    4    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   1    0    0  .250
Don Baylor             1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Lyman Bostock          1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   1    0    0  .000
Dave Chalk             1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Ron Fairly             1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Rance Mulliniks        1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 Chicago              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Chet Lemon             1    3    2    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .667
Jorge Orta             1    3    1    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    0  .667
Don Kessinger          1    4    0    2   0   0   0    1   1   0    0    0  .500
Ralph Garr             1    5    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .400
Lamar Johnson          1    5    0    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .400
Wayne Nordhagen        1    5    1    2   2   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .400
Bobby Bonds            1    4    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   1    0    0  .250
Eric Soderholm         1    4    1    1   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .250
Ron Blomberg           1    5    1    1   0   0   1    1   0   0    0    0  .200

 Detroit              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Phil Mankowski         1    4    2    2   0   0   1    3   0   0    0    0  .500
Milt May               1    4    1    2   0   0   1    1   0   0    0    0  .500
Rusty Staub            1    4    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .500
Steve Kemp             1    3    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .333
Alan Trammell          1    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .333
Lou Whitaker           1    3    1    1   1   0   0    0   1   0    1    0  .333
Jason Thompson         1    4    1    1   0   0   1    1   0   0    0    1  .250
Ron Leflore            1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    3  .000
Tim Corcoran           1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000

 Milwaukee            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Larry Hisle            1    3    3    2   1   0   1    2   0   0    0    0  .667
Lenn Sakata            1    4    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .500
Sixto Lezcano          1    2    2    1   0   0   1    4   0   0    2    0  .500
Andy Etchebarren       1    3    1    1   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    1  .333
Sal Bando              1    4    2    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .250
Cecil Cooper           1    4    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   1    0    1  .250
Paul Molitor           1    5    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .200
Don Money              1    4    1    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .000
Gorman Thomas          1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    4  .000

 Minnesota            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Glenn Adams            3    6    0    3   2   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .500
Rob Wilfong            2    4    0    2   2   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .500
Rod Carew              3   12    1    5   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .417
Roy Smalley            3   11    2    4   0   0   1    2   0   0    2    2  .364
Bombo Rivera           3    6    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Willie Norwood         3   10    2    3   2   0   0    2   1   0    0    1  .300
Mike Cubbage           3    8    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .250
Hosken Powell          2    6    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .167
Craig Kusick           2    7    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .143
Dan Ford               3   10    2    1   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    1  .100
Butch Wynegar          3    7    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    1  .000
Bob Randall            2    3    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000
Larry Wolfe            1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Glenn Borgmann         1    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000

 Oakland              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Miguel Dilone          1    4    0    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .500
Mario Guerrero         1    3    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Steve Staggs           1    3    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Gary Alexander         1    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .250
Jim Essian             1    4    0    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250
Tony Armas             1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000
Wayne Gross            1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Gary Thomasson         1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Billy North            1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .000

 Seattle              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Bruce Bochte           3   11    4    6   1   0   1    2   0   0    1    2  .546
Ruppert Jones          3    8    3    4   0   0   2    3   1   0    3    2  .500
Craig Reynolds         3    8    1    3   0   0   1    2   0   0    0    0  .375
Bob Stinson            3    9    2    3   1   0   0    1   0   1    1    2  .333
Jose Baez              3   11    1    3   0   0   0    0   1   0    1    2  .273
Leroy Stanton          3   10    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    5  .200
John Hale              3   11    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .182
Dan Meyer              3   11    1    2   0   0   1    2   0   0    0    0  .182
Bill Stein             3   12    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000
Steve Braun            1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Bob Robertson          1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Julio Cruz             1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Larry Milbourne        1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 Toronto              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Luis Gomez             1    3    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Roy Howell             1    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Tommy Hutton           1    4    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .250
John Mayberry          1    4    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Dave McKay             1    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Rick Bosetti           1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000
Al Woods               1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000
Rico Carty             1    3    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .000
Alan Ashby             1    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  R. Carew (MIN)           12
  B. Stein (SEA)           12
  J. Baez (SEA)            11
  B. Bochte (SEA)          11
  J. Hale (SEA)            11
  D. Meyer (SEA)           11
  R. Smalley (MIN)         11
  D. Ford (MIN)            10
  W. Norwood (MIN)         10
  L. Stanton (SEA)         10

Runs Scored:

  B. Bochte (SEA)           4
  L. Hisle (MIL)            3
  R. Jones (SEA)            3
  S. Bando (MIL)            2
  D. Ford (MIN)             2
  C. Lemon (CHI)            2
  S. Lezcano (MIL)          2
  P. Mankowski (DET)        2
  W. Norwood (MIN)          2
  L. Sakata (MIL)           2

Hits:

  B. Bochte (SEA)           6
  R. Carew (MIN)            5
  R. Jones (SEA)            4
  R. Smalley (MIN)          4
  G. Adams (MIN)            3
  J. Baez (SEA)             3
  D. DeCinces (BAL)         3
  F. Lynn (BOS)             3
  W. Norwood (MIN)          3
  C. Reynolds (SEA)         3

Doubles:

  G. Adams (MIN)            2
  W. Nordhagen (CHI)        2
  W. Norwood (MIN)          2
  R. Wilfong (MIN)          2
  B. Bochte (SEA)           1
  M. Dilone (OAK)           1
  J. Essian (OAK)           1
  A. Etchebarren (MIL)      1
  D. Ford (MIN)             1
  L. Hisle (MIL)            1

Triples:

  T. Humphrey (CAL)         1
  J. Remy (BOS)             1
  J. Rice (BOS)             1

Home Runs:

  R. Jones (SEA)            2
  R. Blomberg (CHI)         1
  B. Bochte (SEA)           1
  L. Hisle (MIL)            1
  S. Lezcano (MIL)          1
  P. Mankowski (DET)        1
  M. May (DET)              1
  D. Meyer (SEA)            1
  E. Murray (BAL)           1
  C. Reynolds (SEA)         1

RBI:

  S. Lezcano (MIL)          4
  R. Jones (SEA)            3
  P. Mankowski (DET)        3
  B. Bochte (SEA)           2
  A. Etchebarren (MIL)      2
  L. Hisle (MIL)            2
  D. Meyer (SEA)            2
  W. Norwood (MIN)          2
  C. Reynolds (SEA)         2
  R. Smalley (MIN)          2

Stolen Bases:

  J. Baez (SEA)             1
  R. Jones (SEA)            1
  D. Kessinger (CHI)        1
  W. Norwood (MIN)          1
  L. Whitaker (DET)         1

Caught Stealing:

  B. Bonds (CHI)            1
  L. Bostock (CAL)          1
  C. Cooper (MIL)           1
  F. Lynn (BOS)             1
  R. Miller (CAL)           1
  B. Stinson (SEA)          1
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)      1

Walks:

  R. Jones (SEA)            3
  D. Ford (MIN)             2
  S. Lezcano (MIL)          2
  L. May (BAL)              2
  J. Orta (CHI)             2
  R. Smalley (MIN)          2
  L. Stanton (SEA)          2
  B. Wynegar (MIN)          2
  A. Ashby (TOR)            1
  J. Baez (SEA)             1

Strikeouts:

  L. Stanton (SEA)          5
  G. Thomas (MIL)           4
  R. Leflore (DET)          3
  G. Alexander (OAK)        2
  T. Armas (OAK)            2
  J. Baez (SEA)             2
  S. Bando (MIL)            2
  B. Bochte (SEA)           2
  R. Bosetti (TOR)          2
  M. Cubbage (MIN)          2

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