Sunday April 9, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of April 9, 1978:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Milwaukee        110   40    38    6    0    6    38    2    1   22    16  .346
New York          70    8    23    3    1    0     8    2    2    8     7  .329
Detroit          104   16    32    4    1    4    16    3    0   16    15  .308
Chicago          105   12    32   10    0    1    12    1    1    6    10  .305
Minnesota        167   26    49   11    1    2    25    2    1   22    12  .293
Baltimore        103   11    27    3    0    1    11    0    1    9    11  .262
Boston           101   15    26    2    2    2    11    3    3   10    11  .257
Cleveland         71   12    18    4    1    3    11    1    0    8     7  .254
Kansas City       62   10    15    5    1    2    10    6    0    6     6  .242
Seattle          155   21    37    2    0    7    19    2    1   15    22  .239
Oakland          100    6    21    5    0    1     6    5    1   11    30  .210
Toronto           98   11    20    3    0    2     8    1    2    9    12  .204
Texas             56    3    11    0    0    1     3    0    2    2     5  .196
California        87    6    17    3    1    1     6    1    4   13    11  .195

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Mario Guerrero (OAK)      3   10    1    6   1   0   1    3   0   0    1    0  .600
Rod Carew (MIN)           5   20    2   11   0   1   0    5   0   0    3    1  .550
Don Money (MIL)           3   13    3    6   2   0   0    2   0   0    2    3  .462
Fred Lynn (BOS)           3   11    0    5   1   0   0    3   0   1    1    0  .455
Steve Kemp (DET)          3    9    1    4   0   0   0    2   1   0    4    1  .444
Mike Cubbage (MIN)        5   16    2    7   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .438
Paul Molitor (MIL)        3   16    4    7   0   0   1    7   0   0    0    0  .438
Cecil Cooper (MIL)        3   14    4    6   1   0   1    6   0   1    1    3  .429
Ruppert Jones (SEA)       5   14    4    6   0   0   2    3   1   0    4    3  .429
Don Kessinger (CHI)       3   10    1    4   0   0   0    1   1   0    1    1  .400

 Baltimore            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Gary Roenicke          1    4    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .500
Larry Harlow           2    7    3    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .429
Al Bumbry              3   12    3    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    3  .333
Ken Singleton          2    9    1    3   2   0   0    3   0   0    0    1  .333
Doug DeCinces          3   11    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .273
Rick Dempsey           3   11    0    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    0  .273
Lee May                3   11    1    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    1  .273
Eddie Murray           3   11    1    3   0   0   1    2   0   0    2    0  .273
Pat Kelly              2    8    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   1    1    1  .250
Mark Belanger          3    9    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .111
Rich Dauer             1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Carlos Lopez           2    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .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              3   11    0    5   1   0   0    3   0   1    1    0  .455
Jim Rice               3   13    4    5   0   1   1    2   0   0    0    1  .385
Rick Burleson          3   11    3    3   0   0   1    3   0   0    2    2  .273
Butch Hobson           3   12    2    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .250
Jerry Remy             3   12    2    3   0   1   0    1   3   0    1    1  .250
Carl Yastrzemski       3    9    2    2   0   0   0    1   0   1    3    1  .222
Carlton Fisk           3   11    2    2   1   0   0    0   0   1    1    3  .182
George Scott           3   11    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .182
Dwight Evans           3   11    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .091

 California           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Don Baylor             3    9    0    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .333
Joe Rudi               3    9    1    3   1   0   1    2   0   0    2    2  .333
Terry Humphrey         3    6    1    2   0   1   0    1   0   0    0    1  .333
Rick Miller            3   10    2    3   0   0   0    1   1   2    3    1  .300
Dave Chalk             3    9    1    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    1  .222
Rance Mulliniks        3   10    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .200
Ron Fairly             3    7    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .143
Bobby Grich            3    9    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    1  .111
Lyman Bostock          3   11    1    0   0   0   0    1   0   2    0    0  .000
Tony Solaita           2    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .000
Brian Downing          1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    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

 Chicago              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Don Kessinger          3   10    1    4   0   0   0    1   1   0    1    1  .400
Ralph Garr             3   13    1    5   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    1  .385
Bobby Bonds            3   11    0    4   1   0   0    1   0   1    0    0  .364
Chet Lemon             3   11    3    4   2   0   0    2   0   0    1    1  .364
Jorge Orta             3   11    2    4   2   0   0    1   0   0    2    1  .364
Eric Soderholm         3   12    2    4   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    0  .333
Lamar Johnson          3   12    1    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .250
Wayne Nordhagen        2    8    1    2   2   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .250
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
Junior Moore           1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000

 Cleveland            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Willie Horton          2    8    1    4   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .500
Larvell Blanks         2    9    2    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .333
Paul Dade              2    9    1    3   0   0   1    3   0   0    1    0  .333
Johnny Grubb           2    6    2    2   1   1   0    0   1   0    3    0  .333
Buddy Bell             2    7    1    2   1   0   0    3   0   0    1    1  .286
Duane Kuiper           2    9    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .222
Ron Pruitt             2    6    1    1   0   0   1    1   0   0    2    0  .167
Andre Thornton         2    8    2    1   0   0   1    2   0   0    1    4  .125
Rick Manning           2    7    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Ted Cox                1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Jim Norris             1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Horace Speed           1    0    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 Detroit              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Milt May               1    4    1    2   0   0   1    1   0   0    0    0  .500
Steve Kemp             3    9    1    4   0   0   0    2   1   0    4    1  .444
Steve Dillard          2    5    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .400
Rusty Staub            3   13    1    5   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    1  .385
Charlie Spikes         2    9    1    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .333
Phil Mankowski         2    6    2    2   0   0   1    3   0   0    1    0  .333
Alan Trammell          2    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .333
Ron Leflore            3   13    2    4   1   0   1    2   1   0    2    4  .308
Jason Thompson         3   14    1    4   2   0   1    2   0   0    0    1  .286
Lou Whitaker           3    7    2    2   1   0   0    1   1   0    1    1  .286
Aurelio Rodriguez      2    5    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .200
Mark Wagner            2    5    1    1   0   1   0    1   0   0    1    0  .200
Lance Parrish          2    8    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    4  .125
Tim Corcoran           3    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    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
U L Washington         1    2    0    1   0   0   0    0   3   0    1    0  .500
Al Cowens              2    7    3    3   1   1   0    0   1   0    1    1  .429
Darrell Porter         2    8    1    3   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    1  .375
Amos Otis              2    4    1    1   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .250
Hal McRae              2    9    1    2   0   0   1    2   0   0    0    1  .222
George Brett           2    6    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    0  .167
Frank White            2    6    1    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .167
Willie Wilson          2    6    1    1   0   0   0    1   2   0    1    1  .167
Clint Hurdle           2    8    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Tom Poquette           2    2    0    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .000
Joe Lahoud             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
Joe Zdeb               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
Don Money              3   13    3    6   2   0   0    2   0   0    2    3  .462
Paul Molitor           3   16    4    7   0   0   1    7   0   0    0    0  .438
Cecil Cooper           3   14    4    6   1   0   1    6   0   1    1    3  .429
Ben Oglivie            1    5    2    2   0   0   0    0   1   0    1    1  .400
Larry Hisle            3   13    6    5   1   0   2    7   1   0    0    0  .385
Lenn Sakata            2    8    2    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    0  .375
Sixto Lezcano          3    6    6    2   1   0   1    4   0   0    7    2  .333
Andy Etchebarren       1    3    1    1   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    1  .333
Gorman Thomas          3   10    4    3   0   0   1    5   0   0    4    4  .300
Sal Bando              3    9    5    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    5    2  .222
Charlie Moore          1    5    2    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .200
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              5   20    2   11   0   1   0    5   0   0    3    1  .550
Rob Wilfong            2    4    0    2   2   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .500
Mike Cubbage           5   16    2    7   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .438
Roy Smalley            5   20    4    7   0   0   2    6   0   0    2    3  .350
Glenn Adams            5   12    0    4   2   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .333
Jose Morales           1    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Bombo Rivera           4   10    2    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .300
Glenn Borgmann         2    7    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .286
Dan Ford               5   17    4    4   2   0   0    2   0   1    4    1  .235
Willie Norwood         5   15    4    3   2   0   0    3   2   0    3    2  .200
Bob Randall            4   10    3    2   2   0   0    2   0   0    2    0  .200
Larry Wolfe            2    5    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .200
Craig Kusick           3    8    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .125
Hosken Powell          3    9    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    0  .111
Butch Wynegar          4   11    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    1  .000

 New York             G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Chris Chambliss        2    8    1    5   0   0   0    3   0   0    1    0  .625
Reggie Jackson         2    8    2    5   2   0   0    1   0   2    0    0  .625
Bucky Dent             2    7    1    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .429
Willie Randolph        2    9    2    3   0   0   0    1   1   0    1    1  .333
Lou Piniella           1    3    1    1   0   1   0    0   0   0    1    1  .333
Roy White              1    3    0    1   0   0   0    1   1   0    2    0  .333
Graig Nettles          2    8    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250
Mickey Rivers          2    7    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .143
Thurman Munson         2    8    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .125
Cliff Johnson          2    9    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .111

 Oakland              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Mario Guerrero         3   10    1    6   1   0   1    3   0   0    1    0  .600
Dave Revering          2    8    1    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .375
Steve Staggs           3    9    0    3   0   0   0    0   1   0    1    2  .333
Mike Adams             2    4    0    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .250
Jim Essian             3    9    0    2   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    3  .222
Miguel Dilone          3   12    1    2   1   0   0    0   1   0    0    3  .167
Gary Alexander         3    6    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .167
Billy North            3    9    0    1   0   0   0    0   2   1    4    5  .111
Wayne Gross            3   12    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .083
Gary Thomasson         3   12    1    1   0   0   0    0   1   0    2    4  .083
Tony Armas             2    7    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    5  .000
Dwayne Murphy          1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Jeff Newman            1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Marty Perez            1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Rob Picciolo           2    0    2    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 Seattle              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Kevin Pasley           1    2    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .500
Ruppert Jones          5   14    4    6   0   0   2    3   1   0    4    3  .429
Bob Stinson            5   13    2    5   1   0   0    1   0   1    1    2  .385
Bruce Bochte           5   19    5    7   1   0   2    3   0   0    2    2  .368
Craig Reynolds         4   11    1    3   0   0   1    3   0   0    0    1  .273
Leon Roberts           1    4    1    1   0   0   1    4   0   0    0    0  .250
Leroy Stanton          5   17    1    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    7  .235
Jose Baez              4   13    1    3   0   0   0    1   1   0    2    2  .231
John Hale              5   14    3    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .214
Dan Meyer              5   19    1    3   0   0   1    3   0   0    1    0  .158
Bill Stein             5   19    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .053
Steve Braun            3    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Julio Cruz             3    3    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000
Larry Milbourne        2    3    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

 Texas                G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Richie Zisk            2    7    1    4   0   0   1    3   0   0    0    0  .571
Mike Hargrove          2    7    2    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    3  .429
Al Oliver              2    8    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   1    0    0  .250
Bert Campaneris        2    5    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   1    0    0  .200
Bump Wills             2    5    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .200
Juan Beniquez          2    6    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Toby Harrah            2    6    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Jim Sundberg           2    6    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Kurt Bevacqua          1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Claudell Washington    1    3    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
Willie Upshaw          1    2    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .500
Roy Howell             3   11    2    4   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    0  .364
Tommy Hutton           3   11    1    4   1   0   1    2   1   1    1    0  .364
Garth Iorg             1    3    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .333
Rick Bosetti           3   13    2    3   1   0   0    0   0   1    0    2  .231
John Mayberry          3    9    2    2   0   0   1    1   0   0    0    0  .222
Dave McKay             2    7    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .143
Alan Ashby             3    9    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    0  .111
Luis Gomez             3    9    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .111
Rico Carty             3   11    1    1   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    2  .091
Al Woods               3   12    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    4  .083
Otto Velez             1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  R. Carew (MIN)           20
  R. Smalley (MIN)         20
  B. Bochte (SEA)          19
  D. Meyer (SEA)           19
  B. Stein (SEA)           19
  D. Ford (MIN)            17
  L. Stanton (SEA)         17
  M. Cubbage (MIN)         16
  P. Molitor (MIL)         16
  W. Norwood (MIN)         15

Runs Scored:

  L. Hisle (MIL)            6
  S. Lezcano (MIL)          6
  S. Bando (MIL)            5
  B. Bochte (SEA)           5
  C. Cooper (MIL)           4
  D. Ford (MIN)             4
  R. Jones (SEA)            4
  P. Molitor (MIL)          4
  W. Norwood (MIN)          4
  J. Rice (BOS)             4

Hits:

  R. Carew (MIN)           11
  B. Bochte (SEA)           7
  M. Cubbage (MIN)          7
  P. Molitor (MIL)          7
  R. Smalley (MIN)          7
  C. Cooper (MIL)           6
  M. Guerrero (OAK)         6
  R. Jones (SEA)            6
  D. Money (MIL)            6
  C. Chambliss (NY)         5

Doubles:

  G. Adams (MIN)            2
  D. Ford (MIN)             2
  R. Jackson (NY)           2
  C. Lemon (CHI)            2
  D. Money (MIL)            2
  W. Nordhagen (CHI)        2
  W. Norwood (MIN)          2
  J. Orta (CHI)             2
  B. Randall (MIN)          2
  K. Singleton (BAL)        2

Triples:

  R. Carew (MIN)            1
  A. Cowens (KC)            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:

  B. Bochte (SEA)           2
  L. Hisle (MIL)            2
  R. Jones (SEA)            2
  R. Smalley (MIN)          2
  R. Blomberg (CHI)         1
  R. Burleson (BOS)         1
  C. Cooper (MIL)           1
  P. Dade (CLE)             1
  M. Guerrero (OAK)         1
  T. Hutton (TOR)           1

RBI:

  L. Hisle (MIL)            7
  P. Molitor (MIL)          7
  C. Cooper (MIL)           6
  R. Smalley (MIN)          6
  R. Carew (MIN)            5
  G. Thomas (MIL)           5
  S. Lezcano (MIL)          4
  L. Roberts (SEA)          4
  B. Bell (CLE)             3
  B. Bochte (SEA)           3

Stolen Bases:

  J. Remy (BOS)             3
  U. Washington (KC)        3
  B. North (OAK)            2
  W. Norwood (MIN)          2
  W. Wilson (KC)            2
  J. Baez (SEA)             1
  A. Cowens (KC)            1
  M. Dilone (OAK)           1
  J. Grubb (CLE)            1
  L. Hisle (MIL)            1

Caught Stealing:

  L. Bostock (CAL)          2
  R. Jackson (NY)           2
  R. Miller (CAL)           2
  B. Bonds (CHI)            1
  R. Bosetti (TOR)          1
  B. Campaneris (TEX)       1
  C. Cooper (MIL)           1
  C. Fisk (BOS)             1
  D. Ford (MIN)             1
  T. Hutton (TOR)           1

Walks:

  S. Lezcano (MIL)          7
  S. Bando (MIL)            5
  D. Ford (MIN)             4
  R. Jones (SEA)            4
  S. Kemp (DET)             4
  B. North (OAK)            4
  G. Thomas (MIL)           4
  R. Carew (MIN)            3
  T. Corcoran (DET)         3
  J. Grubb (CLE)            3

Strikeouts:

  L. Stanton (SEA)          7
  T. Armas (OAK)            5
  B. North (OAK)            5
  R. Leflore (DET)          4
  L. Parrish (DET)          4
  G. Thomas (MIL)           4
  G. Thomasson (OAK)        4
  A. Thornton (CLE)         4
  A. Woods (TOR)            4
  G. Alexander (OAK)        3

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