Saturday April 8, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of April 8, 1978:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Chicago           72   12    25    8    0    1    12    1    1    5     5  .347
Milwaukee         74   27    24    3    0    5    26    1    1   14    13  .324
Cleveland         36    8    11    2    1    3     7    0    0    1     4  .306
Detroit           69    8    21    3    1    4     8    1    0    8    13  .304
Texas             27    2     8    0    0    1     2    0    2    2     3  .296
Boston            68   10    19    2    2    1     9    2    3    5     8  .279
New York          30    1     8    0    1    0     1    0    2    2     6  .267
Minnesota        129   18    34   10    1    1    18    2    0   18    10  .264
Baltimore         66    6    17    2    0    1     6    0    1    4     9  .258
Seattle          121   15    28    2    0    5    13    2    1   10    21  .231
Kansas City       33    5     7    2    0    2     5    2    0    3     3  .212
Oakland           66    4    13    2    0    1     4    2    1    6    22  .197
California        59    3    11    0    1    0     3    1    3    6     7  .186
Toronto           65    7    12    1    0    2     5    1    2    6    11  .185

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Fred Lynn (BOS)           2    7    0    5   1   0   0    3   0   1    1    0  .714
Mario Guerrero (OAK)      2    6    1    4   0   0   1    3   0   0    1    0  .667
Rod Carew (MIN)           4   16    1    8   0   1   0    4   0   0    2    1  .500
Larry Hisle (MIL)         2    8    4    4   1   0   2    5   0   0    0    0  .500
Steve Staggs (OAK)        2    6    0    3   0   0   0    0   1   0    1    1  .500
Sixto Lezcano (MIL)       2    2    5    1   0   0   1    4   0   0    6    0  .500
Ruppert Jones (SEA)       4   11    3    5   0   0   2    3   1   0    3    3  .455
Ralph Garr (CHI)          2    9    1    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    0  .444
Jason Thompson (DET)      2    9    1    4   2   0   1    2   0   0    0    1  .444
Doug DeCinces (BAL)       2    7    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .429

 Baltimore            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Larry Harlow           1    4    1    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .500
Gary Roenicke          1    4    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .500
Doug DeCinces          2    7    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .429
Rick Dempsey           2    7    0    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .429
Eddie Murray           2    7    1    2   0   0   1    1   0   0    1    0  .286
Pat Kelly              1    4    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   1    0    0  .250
Ken Singleton          1    4    1    1   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    1  .250
Mark Belanger          2    6    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .167
Lee May                2    6    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    1  .167
Al Bumbry              2    8    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .125
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
Terry Crowley          1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Billy Smith            1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000

 Boston               G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Fred Lynn              2    7    0    5   1   0   0    3   0   1    1    0  .714
Rick Burleson          2    7    2    2   0   0   1    2   0   0    1    1  .286
Carl Yastrzemski       2    7    2    2   0   0   0    1   0   1    1    1  .286
Carlton Fisk           2    8    2    2   1   0   0    0   0   1    0    2  .250
Butch Hobson           2    8    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .250
Jerry Remy             2    8    2    2   0   1   0    1   2   0    1    1  .250
Jim Rice               2    8    1    2   0   1   0    1   0   0    0    1  .250
George Scott           2    7    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .143
Dwight Evans           2    8    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .125

 California           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Rick Miller            2    9    1    3   0   0   0    1   1   1    0    1  .333
Terry Humphrey         2    6    1    2   0   1   0    1   0   0    0    1  .333
Bobby Grich            2    5    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    1  .200
Joe Rudi               2    5    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    1  .200
Don Baylor             2    6    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .167
Dave Chalk             2    6    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .167
Ron Fairly             2    6    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .167
Rance Mulliniks        2    6    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .167
Lyman Bostock          2    7    0    0   0   0   0    1   0   2    0    0  .000
Ron Jackson            1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Carney Lansford        1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Tony Solaita           1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000

 Chicago              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ralph Garr             2    9    1    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    0  .444
Don Kessinger          2    7    1    3   0   0   0    1   1   0    1    1  .429
Chet Lemon             2    7    3    3   2   0   0    2   0   0    1    1  .429
Jorge Orta             2    7    2    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    0  .429
Wayne Nordhagen        1    5    1    2   2   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .400
Eric Soderholm         2    8    2    3   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    0  .375
Lamar Johnson          2    9    1    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .333
Bobby Bonds            2    7    0    2   1   0   0    1   0   1    0    0  .286
Bill Nahorodny         1    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250
Ron Blomberg           2    9    1    1   0   0   1    1   0   0    0    1  .111

 Cleveland            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Willie Horton          1    4    1    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .500
Duane Kuiper           1    4    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .500
Paul Dade              1    5    1    2   0   0   1    1   0   0    0    0  .400
Andre Thornton         1    3    2    1   0   0   1    2   0   0    1    2  .333
Buddy Bell             1    4    0    1   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    1  .250
Larvell Blanks         1    4    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Johnny Grubb           1    4    1    1   0   1   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Ron Pruitt             1    4    1    1   0   0   1    1   0   0    0    0  .250
Rick Manning           1    4    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
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
Jason Thompson         2    9    1    4   2   0   1    2   0   0    0    1  .444
Steve Dillard          1    5    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .400
Rusty Staub            2    8    0    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .375
Steve Kemp             2    6    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    1  .333
Alan Trammell          1    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .333
Mark Wagner            1    3    0    1   0   1   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Lou Whitaker           2    3    1    1   1   0   0    0   1   0    1    0  .333
Charlie Spikes         1    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250
Ron Leflore            2    9    1    2   0   0   1    1   0   0    1    4  .222
Lance Parrish          1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .000
Aurelio Rodriguez      1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Tim Corcoran           2    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    0  .000

 Kansas City          G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Freddie Patek          1    3    1    2   1   0   1    3   0   0    1    0  .667
George Brett           1    3    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .333
Hal McRae              1    4    1    1   0   0   1    2   0   0    0    0  .250
Amos Otis              1    4    1    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250
Darrell Porter         1    4    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Willie Wilson          1    4    1    1   0   0   0    0   1   0    0    1  .250
Clint Hurdle           1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Al Cowens              1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   1   0    1    1  .000
Frank White            1    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Joe Lahoud             1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Tom Poquette           1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Jerry Terrell          1    0    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
Larry Hisle            2    8    4    4   1   0   2    5   0   0    0    0  .500
Lenn Sakata            1    4    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .500
Sixto Lezcano          2    2    5    1   0   0   1    4   0   0    6    0  .500
Cecil Cooper           2   10    1    4   0   0   0    2   0   1    0    2  .400
Ben Oglivie            1    5    2    2   0   0   0    0   1   0    1    1  .400
Paul Molitor           2   11    2    4   0   0   1    6   0   0    0    0  .364
Andy Etchebarren       1    3    1    1   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    1  .333
Don Money              2   10    2    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    3  .300
Gorman Thomas          2    7    3    2   0   0   1    5   0   0    2    4  .286
Sal Bando              2    6    4    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    2  .167
Buck Martinez          1    5    1    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .000
Dick Davis             1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Jim Gantner            1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Jim Wohlford           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
Rod Carew              4   16    1    8   0   1   0    4   0   0    2    1  .500
Rob Wilfong            2    4    0    2   2   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .500
Mike Cubbage           4   13    2    5   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .385
Glenn Adams            4   11    0    4   2   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .364
Bob Randall            3    6    3    2   2   0   0    1   0   0    2    0  .333
Bombo Rivera           3    6    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Roy Smalley            4   16    3    5   0   0   1    4   0   0    2    3  .313
Willie Norwood         4   12    4    3   2   0   0    2   2   0    2    1  .250
Craig Kusick           2    7    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .143
Hosken Powell          3    9    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    0  .111
Dan Ford               4   13    2    1   1   0   0    2   0   0    3    1  .077
Butch Wynegar          4   11    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    1  .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

 New York             G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Bucky Dent             1    3    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .667
Chris Chambliss        1    4    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .500
Reggie Jackson         1    3    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   2    0    0  .333
Graig Nettles          1    3    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .333
Lou Piniella           1    3    1    1   0   1   0    0   0   0    1    1  .333
Willie Randolph        1    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250
Cliff Johnson          1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000
Thurman Munson         1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .000
Mickey Rivers          1    3    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
Mario Guerrero         2    6    1    4   0   0   1    3   0   0    1    0  .667
Steve Staggs           2    6    0    3   0   0   0    0   1   0    1    1  .500
Miguel Dilone          2    7    0    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .286
Gary Alexander         2    5    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .200
Dave Revering          1    5    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .200
Jim Essian             2    6    0    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .167
Gary Thomasson         2    8    1    1   0   0   0    0   1   0    1    2  .125
Wayne Gross            2    8    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000
Tony Armas             2    7    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    5  .000
Billy North            2    6    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   1    2    3  .000
Mike Adams             1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Dwayne Murphy          1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Rob Picciolo           1    0    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 Seattle              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ruppert Jones          4   11    3    5   0   0   2    3   1   0    3    3  .455
Bruce Bochte           4   15    4    6   1   0   1    2   0   0    1    2  .400
Bob Stinson            4   11    2    4   1   0   0    1   0   1    1    2  .364
Craig Reynolds         4   11    1    3   0   0   1    3   0   0    0    1  .273
Jose Baez              4   13    1    3   0   0   0    1   1   0    2    2  .231
John Hale              4   13    3    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .231
Leroy Stanton          4   14    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    7  .143
Dan Meyer              4   15    1    2   0   0   1    2   0   0    0    0  .133
Bill Stein             4   15    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000
Steve Braun            2    2    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             2    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

 Texas                G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Richie Zisk            1    4    1    3   0   0   1    2   0   0    0    0  .750
Mike Hargrove          1    3    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .667
Al Oliver              1    4    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   1    0    0  .500
Bump Wills             1    2    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .500
Juan Beniquez          1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Kurt Bevacqua          1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Toby Harrah            1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Jim Sundberg           1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Bert Campaneris        1    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   1    0    0  .000

 Toronto              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Roy Howell             2    7    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .286
Tommy Hutton           2    7    1    2   0   0   1    2   1   1    1    0  .286
John Mayberry          2    8    2    2   0   0   1    1   0   0    0    0  .250
Rick Bosetti           2    9    1    2   1   0   0    0   0   1    0    2  .222
Alan Ashby             2    5    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    0  .200
Luis Gomez             2    6    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .167
Dave McKay             2    7    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .143
Al Woods               2    9    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    4  .111
Rico Carty             2    7    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .000

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  R. Carew (MIN)           16
  R. Smalley (MIN)         16
  B. Bochte (SEA)          15
  D. Meyer (SEA)           15
  B. Stein (SEA)           15
  L. Stanton (SEA)         14
  J. Baez (SEA)            13
  M. Cubbage (MIN)         13
  D. Ford (MIN)            13
  J. Hale (SEA)            13

Runs Scored:

  S. Lezcano (MIL)          5
  S. Bando (MIL)            4
  B. Bochte (SEA)           4
  L. Hisle (MIL)            4
  W. Norwood (MIN)          4
  J. Hale (SEA)             3
  R. Jones (SEA)            3
  C. Lemon (CHI)            3
  B. Randall (MIN)          3
  R. Smalley (MIN)          3

Hits:

  R. Carew (MIN)            8
  B. Bochte (SEA)           6
  M. Cubbage (MIN)          5
  R. Jones (SEA)            5
  F. Lynn (BOS)             5
  R. Smalley (MIN)          5
  G. Adams (MIN)            4
  C. Cooper (MIL)           4
  R. Garr (CHI)             4
  M. Guerrero (OAK)         4

Doubles:

  G. Adams (MIN)            2
  C. Lemon (CHI)            2
  W. Nordhagen (CHI)        2
  W. Norwood (MIN)          2
  B. Randall (MIN)          2
  J. Thompson (DET)         2
  R. Wilfong (MIN)          2
  B. Bell (CLE)             1
  B. Bochte (SEA)           1
  B. Bonds (CHI)            1

Triples:

  R. Carew (MIN)            1
  J. Grubb (CLE)            1
  T. Humphrey (CAL)         1
  L. Piniella (NY)          1
  J. Remy (BOS)             1
  J. Rice (BOS)             1
  M. Wagner (DET)           1

Home Runs:

  L. Hisle (MIL)            2
  R. Jones (SEA)            2
  R. Blomberg (CHI)         1
  B. Bochte (SEA)           1
  R. Burleson (BOS)         1
  P. Dade (CLE)             1
  M. Guerrero (OAK)         1
  T. Hutton (TOR)           1
  R. Leflore (DET)          1
  S. Lezcano (MIL)          1

RBI:

  P. Molitor (MIL)          6
  L. Hisle (MIL)            5
  G. Thomas (MIL)           5
  R. Carew (MIN)            4
  S. Lezcano (MIL)          4
  R. Smalley (MIN)          4
  M. Guerrero (OAK)         3
  R. Jones (SEA)            3
  F. Lynn (BOS)             3
  P. Mankowski (DET)        3

Stolen Bases:

  W. Norwood (MIN)          2
  J. Remy (BOS)             2
  J. Baez (SEA)             1
  A. Cowens (KC)            1
  T. Hutton (TOR)           1
  R. Jones (SEA)            1
  D. Kessinger (CHI)        1
  R. Miller (CAL)           1
  B. Oglivie (MIL)          1
  S. Staggs (OAK)           1

Caught Stealing:

  L. Bostock (CAL)          2
  R. Jackson (NY)           2
  B. Bonds (CHI)            1
  R. Bosetti (TOR)          1
  B. Campaneris (TEX)       1
  C. Cooper (MIL)           1
  C. Fisk (BOS)             1
  T. Hutton (TOR)           1
  P. Kelly (BAL)            1
  F. Lynn (BOS)             1

Walks:

  S. Lezcano (MIL)          6
  S. Bando (MIL)            3
  D. Ford (MIN)             3
  R. Jones (SEA)            3
  B. Wynegar (MIN)          3
  A. Ashby (TOR)            2
  J. Baez (SEA)             2
  R. Carew (MIN)            2
  T. Corcoran (DET)         2
  B. Grich (CAL)            2

Strikeouts:

  L. Stanton (SEA)          7
  T. Armas (OAK)            5
  R. Leflore (DET)          4
  G. Thomas (MIL)           4
  A. Woods (TOR)            4
  A. Bumbry (BAL)           3
  M. Dilone (OAK)           3
  R. Jones (SEA)            3
  D. Money (MIL)            3
  B. North (OAK)            3

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