Monday April 10, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of April 10, 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
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
New York          99   10    28    4    1    0    10    2    2   11    10  .283
Minnesota        198   26    54   12    2    2    25    2    2   24    14  .273
Kansas City       92   14    24    6    5    2    14    8    3    9     9  .261
Baltimore        135   13    34    5    0    1    13    0    1   12    13  .252
Boston           133   19    33    3    2    3    14    3    3   15    16  .248
Cleveland        105   17    26    7    1    4    16    1    0    9     9  .248
Texas             85    8    19    2    0    2     8    2    4    4     6  .224
Seattle          181   21    40    2    0    7    19    2    2   20    25  .221
California       118    9    25    5    1    2     9    1    4   15    15  .212
Oakland          129    7    27    6    0    1     7    7    1   17    34  .209
Toronto           98   11    20    3    0    2     8    1    2    9    12  .204

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Don Money (MIL)           3   13    3    6   2   0   0    2   0   0    2    3  .462
Joe Rudi (CAL)            4   13    2    6   3   0   1    3   0   0    2    3  .462
Rod Carew (MIN)           6   24    2   11   0   1   0    5   0   0    3    2  .458
Chris Chambliss (NY)      3   11    1    5   0   0   0    3   0   0    2    0  .455
Al Cowens (KC)            3   11    3    5   1   3   0    3   1   0    1    1  .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
Mario Guerrero (OAK)      4   14    1    6   1   0   1    3   0   0    1    0  .429

 Baltimore            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Larry Harlow           2    7    3    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .429
Carlos Lopez           3    8    1    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .375
Lee May                4   15    2    5   1   0   0    2   0   0    2    1  .333
Ken Singleton          2    9    1    3   2   0   0    3   0   0    0    1  .333
Al Bumbry              4   14    3    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    3  .286
Rick Dempsey           4   15    0    4   0   0   0    3   0   0    0    1  .267
Eddie Murray           4   15    1    4   0   0   1    2   0   0    2    0  .267
Pat Kelly              2    8    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   1    1    1  .250
Gary Roenicke          2    8    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .250
Doug DeCinces          4   15    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .200
Mark Belanger          4   12    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .083
Rich Dauer             2    7    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .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              4   15    0    6   1   0   0    4   0   1    1    1  .400
Jim Rice               4   17    4    6   1   1   1    3   0   0    0    1  .353
Carl Yastrzemski       4   12    3    4   0   0   0    1   0   1    4    1  .333
Jerry Remy             4   17    3    4   0   1   0    1   3   0    1    2  .235
George Scott           4   13    0    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    0  .231
Carlton Fisk           4   14    4    3   1   0   1    1   0   1    2    3  .214
Rick Burleson          4   15    3    3   0   0   1    3   0   0    2    2  .200
Butch Hobson           4   16    2    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .188
Dwight Evans           4   14    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    3  .071

 California           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Joe Rudi               4   13    2    6   3   0   1    3   0   0    2    3  .462
Terry Humphrey         4    9    1    3   0   1   0    1   0   0    0    1  .333
Don Baylor             4   13    1    4   1   0   1    3   0   0    1    0  .308
Rick Miller            4   14    2    4   0   0   0    1   1   2    3    2  .286
Dave Chalk             4   12    1    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    1  .167
Bobby Grich            4   12    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    3  .167
Rance Mulliniks        4   12    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .167
Ron Fairly             3    7    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .143
Lyman Bostock          4   15    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   2    0    0  .067
Tony Solaita           3    8    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
Buddy Bell             3   11    2    4   2   0   0    3   0   0    1    1  .364
Willie Horton          3   12    1    4   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .333
Larvell Blanks         3   13    2    4   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .308
Paul Dade              3   13    2    4   1   0   1    3   0   0    1    0  .308
Andre Thornton         3   10    3    3   0   0   2    5   0   0    2    4  .300
Duane Kuiper           3   13    2    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .231
Johnny Grubb           3   10    3    2   1   1   0    0   1   0    3    0  .200
Ron Pruitt             3   10    1    2   0   0   1    2   0   0    2    0  .200
Rick Manning           3   11    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
U L Washington         1    2    0    1   0   0   0    0   3   0    1    0  .500
Al Cowens              3   11    3    5   1   3   0    3   1   0    1    1  .455
Darrell Porter         3   11    1    4   2   0   0    2   0   0    1    2  .364
Freddie Patek          2    6    1    2   1   0   1    3   0   0    1    1  .333
Hal McRae              3   12    3    3   0   1   1    2   0   0    1    1  .250
Frank White            3    8    1    2   1   0   0    0   0   1    1    0  .250
George Brett           3   10    2    2   0   0   0    1   1   0    2    0  .200
Willie Wilson          3   10    2    2   0   0   0    1   3   1    1    2  .200
Clint Hurdle           3   11    0    2   0   1   0    0   0   1    0    1  .182
Amos Otis              3    8    1    1   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .125
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
Rob Wilfong            2    4    0    2   2   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .500
Rod Carew              6   24    2   11   0   1   0    5   0   0    3    2  .458
Mike Cubbage           5   16    2    7   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .438
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
Roy Smalley            6   24    4    7   0   0   2    6   0   0    2    4  .292
Dan Ford               6   21    4    6   2   0   0    2   0   1    4    1  .286
Glenn Borgmann         2    7    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .286
Bob Randall            5   13    3    3   2   1   0    2   0   0    2    0  .231
Bombo Rivera           5   13    2    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    1  .231
Willie Norwood         6   18    4    3   2   0   0    3   2   1    4    2  .167
Butch Wynegar          5   14    1    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    3    1  .143
Larry Wolfe            3    8    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .125
Hosken Powell          3    9    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    0  .111
Craig Kusick           4   12    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .083

 New York             G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Chris Chambliss        3   11    1    5   0   0   0    3   0   0    2    0  .455
Bucky Dent             3    9    2    4   2   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .444
Reggie Jackson         3   12    2    5   2   0   0    1   0   2    0    1  .417
Lou Piniella           1    3    1    1   0   1   0    0   0   0    1    1  .333
Willie Randolph        3   13    2    4   0   0   0    1   1   0    1    1  .308
Roy White              2    7    0    2   0   0   0    1   1   0    2    0  .286
Graig Nettles          3   11    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .273
Thurman Munson         3   12    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    3  .167
Mickey Rivers          3    9    1    1   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    0  .111
Cliff Johnson          3   10    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .100
Jim Spencer            1    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000

 Oakland              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Mario Guerrero         4   14    1    6   1   0   1    3   0   0    1    0  .429
Dave Revering          3   12    1    4   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .333
Miguel Dilone          4   16    2    5   2   0   0    0   3   0    0    3  .313
Jim Essian             4   11    0    3   1   0   0    2   0   0    3    4  .273
Steve Staggs           4   11    0    3   0   0   0    0   1   0    2    2  .273
Gary Alexander         4    8    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    3  .250
Mike Adams             2    4    0    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .250
Billy North            4   10    0    1   0   0   0    0   2   1    4    5  .100
Wayne Gross            4   16    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .063
Gary Thomasson         4   16    1    1   0   0   0    0   1   0    2    6  .063
Tony Armas             3    8    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    5  .000
Dwayne Murphy          2    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    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
Bob Stinson            6   14    2    5   1   0   0    1   0   1    1    2  .357
Ruppert Jones          6   17    4    6   0   0   2    3   1   0    4    3  .353
Bruce Bochte           6   22    5    7   1   0   2    3   0   0    3    3  .318
Craig Reynolds         5   13    1    4   0   0   1    3   0   1    1    1  .308
Leon Roberts           2    7    1    2   0   0   1    4   0   0    1    0  .286
Leroy Stanton          6   20    1    5   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    8  .250
Kevin Pasley           2    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Jose Baez              5   13    1    3   0   0   0    1   1   0    2    2  .231
John Hale              6   15    3    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .200
Dan Meyer              6   21    1    3   0   0   1    3   0   0    2    0  .143
Bill Stein             6   21    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    3  .048
Julio Cruz             4    6    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000
Steve Braun            4    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Larry Milbourne        3    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            3   11    2    5   0   0   2    5   0   0    0    1  .455
Al Oliver              3   12    2    4   1   0   0    0   0   1    0    0  .333
Mike Hargrove          3   10    2    3   0   0   0    0   1   0    2    3  .300
Toby Harrah            3    8    1    2   1   0   0    1   1   0    1    1  .250
Bump Wills             3    8    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   1    1    0  .250
Claudell Washington    2    6    0    1   0   0   0    2   0   1    0    0  .167
Bert Campaneris        3    9    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   1    0    0  .111
Jim Sundberg           3    9    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .111
Juan Beniquez          3    9    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

 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)           24
  R. Smalley (MIN)         24
  B. Bochte (SEA)          22
  D. Ford (MIN)            21
  D. Meyer (SEA)           21
  B. Stein (SEA)           21
  L. Stanton (SEA)         20
  W. Norwood (MIN)         18
  R. Jones (SEA)           17
  J. Remy (BOS)            17

Runs Scored:

  L. Hisle (MIL)            6
  S. Lezcano (MIL)          6
  S. Bando (MIL)            5
  B. Bochte (SEA)           5
  C. Cooper (MIL)           4
  C. Fisk (BOS)             4
  D. Ford (MIN)             4
  R. Jones (SEA)            4
  P. Molitor (MIL)          4
  W. Norwood (MIN)          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
  D. Ford (MIN)             6
  M. Guerrero (OAK)         6
  R. Jones (SEA)            6
  F. Lynn (BOS)             6

Doubles:

  J. Rudi (CAL)             3
  G. Adams (MIN)            2
  B. Bell (CLE)             2
  B. Dent (NY)              2
  M. Dilone (OAK)           2
  D. Ford (MIN)             2
  R. Jackson (NY)           2
  C. Lemon (CHI)            2
  D. Money (MIL)            2
  W. Nordhagen (CHI)        2

Triples:

  A. Cowens (KC)            3
  R. Carew (MIN)            1
  J. Grubb (CLE)            1
  T. Humphrey (CAL)         1
  C. Hurdle (KC)            1
  H. McRae (KC)             1
  L. Piniella (NY)          1
  B. Randall (MIN)          1
  J. Remy (BOS)             1
  J. Rice (BOS)             1

Home Runs:

  B. Bochte (SEA)           2
  L. Hisle (MIL)            2
  R. Jones (SEA)            2
  R. Smalley (MIN)          2
  A. Thornton (CLE)         2
  R. Zisk (TEX)             2
  D. Baylor (CAL)           1
  R. Blomberg (CHI)         1
  R. Burleson (BOS)         1
  C. Cooper (MIL)           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
  A. Thornton (CLE)         5
  R. Zisk (TEX)             5
  S. Lezcano (MIL)          4
  F. Lynn (BOS)             4

Stolen Bases:

  M. Dilone (OAK)           3
  J. Remy (BOS)             3
  U. Washington (KC)        3
  W. Wilson (KC)            3
  B. North (OAK)            2
  W. Norwood (MIN)          2
  J. Baez (SEA)             1
  G. Brett (KC)             1
  A. Cowens (KC)            1
  J. Grubb (CLE)            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
  C. Hurdle (KC)            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
  W. Norwood (MIN)          4
  G. Thomas (MIL)           4
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)      4
  B. Bochte (SEA)           3

Strikeouts:

  L. Stanton (SEA)          8
  G. Thomasson (OAK)        6
  T. Armas (OAK)            5
  B. North (OAK)            5
  J. Essian (OAK)           4
  R. Leflore (DET)          4
  L. Parrish (DET)          4
  R. Smalley (MIN)          4
  G. Thomas (MIL)           4
  A. Thornton (CLE)         4

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