Tuesday April 11, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of April 11, 1978:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Milwaukee        144   49    49    9    0    9    46    2    1   22    16  .340
Chicago          137   21    42   11    1    5    21    1    1   11    13  .307
New York         141   16    43    6    1    1    16    2    2   13    13  .305
Detroit          140   22    41    5    1    5    22    4    0   21    23  .293
Minnesota        235   34    67   13    3    4    33    4    5   27    20  .285
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
Toronto          134   16    29    4    1    4    13    1    2   14    18  .216
Texas            116   10    25    3    0    3    10    3    5    5     9  .216
California       150   10    32    6    1    3    10    1    4   16    19  .213
Seattle          214   21    45    2    0    7    19    2    2   22    36  .210
Oakland          156    9    31    7    0    2     9    8    1   19    36  .199

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Don Money (MIL)           4   17    4    8   2   0   0    2   0   0    2    3  .471
Richie Zisk (TEX)         4   15    3    7   1   0   3    6   0   0    0    1  .467
Bucky Dent (NY)           4   13    3    6   2   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .462
Chet Lemon (CHI)          4   13    4    6   2   1   0    2   0   0    2    1  .462
Mike Cubbage (MIN)        6   20    3    9   1   1   1    4   0   0    2    2  .450
Rod Carew (MIN)           7   29    4   13   0   1   0    5   2   0    3    3  .448
Cecil Cooper (MIL)        4   18    6    8   2   0   2    9   0   1    1    3  .444
Paul Molitor (MIL)        4   19    6    8   1   0   1    7   0   0    0    0  .421
Joe Rudi (CAL)            5   17    2    7   4   0   1    3   0   0    2    4  .412
Fred Lynn (BOS)           4   15    0    6   1   0   0    4   0   1    1    1  .400

 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               5   17    2    7   4   0   1    3   0   0    2    4  .412
Terry Humphrey         4    9    1    3   0   1   0    1   0   0    0    1  .333
Brian Downing          2    3    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    0  .333
Don Baylor             5   17    2    5   1   0   2    4   0   0    1    1  .294
Ron Fairly             4   11    0    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .273
Rick Miller            5   18    2    4   0   0   0    1   1   2    3    3  .222
Dave Chalk             5   15    1    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    1  .200
Bobby Grich            5   16    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    3  .188
Rance Mulliniks        5   15    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .133
Lyman Bostock          5   19    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   2    0    0  .053
Tony Solaita           3    8    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .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
Chet Lemon             4   13    4    6   2   1   0    2   0   0    2    1  .462
Ralph Garr             4   18    3    7   1   0   1    3   0   0    0    1  .389
Jorge Orta             4   16    4    6   3   0   1    3   0   0    2    1  .375
Bill Nahorodny         2    8    0    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    1  .375
Eric Soderholm         4   15    4    5   1   0   1    4   0   0    2    0  .333
Don Kessinger          4   12    2    4   0   0   0    1   1   0    3    2  .333
Bobby Bonds            4   14    0    4   1   0   0    1   0   1    1    1  .286
Wayne Nordhagen        2    8    1    2   2   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .250
Lamar Johnson          4   16    1    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .188
Ron Blomberg           3   13    2    2   0   0   2    3   0   0    0    2  .154
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               2    8    2    5   1   0   2    4   0   0    0    0  .625
Tim Corcoran           4    7    2    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    3    1  .429
Steve Dillard          2    5    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .400
Charlie Spikes         2    9    1    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .333
Rusty Staub            4   16    2    5   0   0   0    2   0   0    3    2  .313
Steve Kemp             4   13    2    4   0   0   0    2   1   0    5    3  .308
Alan Trammell          3    7    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .286
Ron Leflore            4   18    2    5   1   0   1    2   2   0    2    4  .278
Phil Mankowski         3   11    2    3   0   0   1    3   0   0    1    1  .273
Jason Thompson         4   18    2    4   2   0   1    2   0   0    1    3  .222
Lou Whitaker           4   10    2    2   1   0   0    1   1   0    2    1  .200
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

 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              4   17    4    8   2   0   0    2   0   0    2    3  .471
Cecil Cooper           4   18    6    8   2   0   2    9   0   1    1    3  .444
Paul Molitor           4   19    6    8   1   0   1    7   0   0    0    0  .421
Lenn Sakata            3    8    2    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    0  .375
Gorman Thomas          4   14    6    5   0   0   3    9   0   0    4    4  .357
Larry Hisle            4   17    6    6   1   0   2    7   1   0    0    0  .353
Andy Etchebarren       1    3    1    1   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    1  .333
Sal Bando              4   13    7    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    5    2  .308
Sixto Lezcano          4   10    6    3   2   0   1    5   0   0    7    2  .300
Ben Oglivie            2    9    2    2   0   0   0    0   1   0    1    1  .222
Charlie Moore          1    5    2    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .200
Buck Martinez          2    8    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
Rich Chiles            1    4    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   1    0    1  .500
Rob Wilfong            2    4    0    2   2   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .500
Mike Cubbage           6   20    3    9   1   1   1    4   0   0    2    2  .450
Rod Carew              7   29    4   13   0   1   0    5   2   0    3    3  .448
Jose Morales           1    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Roy Smalley            7   27    6    8   0   0   3    7   0   0    4    5  .296
Glenn Adams            6   17    0    5   2   0   0    3   0   0    0    2  .294
Bob Randall            6   17    4    5   2   1   0    2   0   1    2    0  .294
Glenn Borgmann         2    7    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .286
Dan Ford               7   25    4    7   2   0   0    2   0   2    4    1  .280
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          6   18    2    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    3    1  .167
Hosken Powell          4   13    2    2   1   0   0    2   0   0    2    2  .154
Larry Wolfe            3    8    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .125
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
Lou Piniella           2    8    1    4   0   1   0    2   0   0    1    1  .500
Bucky Dent             4   13    3    6   2   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .462
Chris Chambliss        4   16    1    6   0   0   0    3   0   0    2    0  .375
Reggie Jackson         4   16    3    6   3   0   0    1   0   2    1    2  .375
Thurman Munson         4   17    1    6   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    3  .353
Willie Randolph        4   18    3    6   0   0   1    4   1   0    1    2  .333
Roy White              2    7    0    2   0   0   0    1   1   0    2    0  .286
Mickey Rivers          4   14    2    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    0  .214
Graig Nettles          4   16    2    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .188
Cliff Johnson          4   14    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .071
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         5   17    1    6   1   0   1    3   0   0    1    0  .353
Dave Revering          4   15    1    5   2   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .333
Miguel Dilone          5   19    3    6   2   0   0    0   4   0    0    4  .316
Gary Alexander         5   11    1    3   0   0   1    3   0   0    2    4  .273
Steve Staggs           5   11    0    3   0   0   0    0   1   0    2    2  .273
Jim Essian             5   14    0    3   1   0   0    2   0   0    3    4  .214
Mike Adams             3    5    0    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .200
Billy North            4   10    0    1   0   0   0    0   2   1    4    5  .100
Tony Armas             4   11    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    5  .091
Wayne Gross            5   17    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    3  .059
Gary Thomasson         5   20    1    1   0   0   0    0   1   0    2    6  .050
Mike Edwards           1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .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            7   17    2    5   1   0   0    1   0   1    1    2  .294
Ruppert Jones          7   21    4    6   0   0   2    3   1   0    4    6  .286
Leon Roberts           2    7    1    2   0   0   1    4   0   0    1    0  .286
Bruce Bochte           7   26    5    7   1   0   2    3   0   0    3    4  .269
Craig Reynolds         6   15    1    4   0   0   1    3   0   1    1    1  .267
Leroy Stanton          7   24    1    6   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    9  .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              7   18    3    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    4  .167
Dan Meyer              7   25    1    4   0   0   1    3   0   0    2    0  .160
Bill Stein             7   25    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    5  .120
Julio Cruz             5    9    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    0  .111
Steve Braun            5    5    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Larry Milbourne        4    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Bob Robertson          2    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000

 Texas                G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Richie Zisk            4   15    3    7   1   0   3    6   0   0    0    1  .467
Al Oliver              4   16    2    6   1   0   0    0   0   1    0    0  .375
Bump Wills             4   11    1    4   0   0   0    0   1   1    1    0  .364
Mike Hargrove          4   13    2    3   0   0   0    1   1   0    2    3  .231
Toby Harrah            4   12    1    2   1   0   0    1   1   1    1    1  .167
Claudell Washington    3    9    0    1   0   0   0    2   0   1    1    1  .111
Bert Campaneris        4   12    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   1    0    1  .083
Jim Sundberg           4   12    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .083
Juan Beniquez          4   12    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
John Lowenstein        1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Jim Mason              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
Bob Bailor             1    4    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .500
Otto Velez             2    4    1    2   0   1   1    3   0   0    1    1  .500
Willie Upshaw          1    2    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .500
Tommy Hutton           3   11    1    4   1   0   1    2   1   1    1    0  .364
Roy Howell             4   16    3    5   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    2  .313
Garth Iorg             2    7    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .286
Rick Cerone            1    4    0    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .250
Rick Bosetti           4   18    2    4   1   0   0    1   0   1    0    2  .222
Rico Carty             4   14    2    2   0   0   1    3   0   0    3    2  .143
John Mayberry          4   14    2    2   0   0   1    1   0   0    0    0  .143
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             4   12    2    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .083
Al Woods               3   12    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    4  .083

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  R. Carew (MIN)           29
  R. Smalley (MIN)         27
  B. Bochte (SEA)          26
  D. Ford (MIN)            25
  D. Meyer (SEA)           25
  B. Stein (SEA)           25
  L. Stanton (SEA)         24
  R. Jones (SEA)           21
  M. Cubbage (MIN)         20
  G. Thomasson (OAK)       20

Runs Scored:

  S. Bando (MIL)            7
  C. Cooper (MIL)           6
  L. Hisle (MIL)            6
  S. Lezcano (MIL)          6
  P. Molitor (MIL)          6
  R. Smalley (MIN)          6
  G. Thomas (MIL)           6
  B. Bochte (SEA)           5
  R. Carew (MIN)            4
  C. Fisk (BOS)             4

Hits:

  R. Carew (MIN)           13
  M. Cubbage (MIN)          9
  C. Cooper (MIL)           8
  P. Molitor (MIL)          8
  D. Money (MIL)            8
  R. Smalley (MIN)          8
  B. Bochte (SEA)           7
  D. Ford (MIN)             7
  R. Garr (CHI)             7
  J. Rudi (CAL)             7

Doubles:

  J. Rudi (CAL)             4
  R. Jackson (NY)           3
  J. Orta (CHI)             3
  G. Adams (MIN)            2
  B. Bell (CLE)             2
  C. Cooper (MIL)           2
  B. Dent (NY)              2
  M. Dilone (OAK)           2
  D. Ford (MIN)             2
  C. Lemon (CHI)            2

Triples:

  A. Cowens (KC)            3
  R. Carew (MIN)            1
  M. Cubbage (MIN)          1
  J. Grubb (CLE)            1
  T. Humphrey (CAL)         1
  C. Hurdle (KC)            1
  C. Lemon (CHI)            1
  H. McRae (KC)             1
  L. Piniella (NY)          1
  B. Randall (MIN)          1

Home Runs:

  R. Smalley (MIN)          3
  G. Thomas (MIL)           3
  R. Zisk (TEX)             3
  D. Baylor (CAL)           2
  R. Blomberg (CHI)         2
  B. Bochte (SEA)           2
  C. Cooper (MIL)           2
  L. Hisle (MIL)            2
  R. Jones (SEA)            2
  M. May (DET)              2

RBI:

  C. Cooper (MIL)           9
  G. Thomas (MIL)           9
  L. Hisle (MIL)            7
  P. Molitor (MIL)          7
  R. Smalley (MIN)          7
  R. Zisk (TEX)             6
  R. Carew (MIN)            5
  S. Lezcano (MIL)          5
  A. Thornton (CLE)         5
  D. Baylor (CAL)           4

Stolen Bases:

  M. Dilone (OAK)           4
  J. Remy (BOS)             3
  U. Washington (KC)        3
  W. Wilson (KC)            3
  R. Carew (MIN)            2
  R. Leflore (DET)          2
  B. North (OAK)            2
  W. Norwood (MIN)          2
  J. Baez (SEA)             1
  G. Brett (KC)             1

Caught Stealing:

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

Walks:

  S. Lezcano (MIL)          7
  S. Bando (MIL)            5
  S. Kemp (DET)             5
  D. Ford (MIN)             4
  R. Jones (SEA)            4
  B. North (OAK)            4
  W. Norwood (MIN)          4
  R. Smalley (MIN)          4
  G. Thomas (MIL)           4
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)      4

Strikeouts:

  L. Stanton (SEA)          9
  R. Jones (SEA)            6
  G. Thomasson (OAK)        6
  T. Armas (OAK)            5
  B. North (OAK)            5
  R. Smalley (MIN)          5
  B. Stein (SEA)            5
  G. Alexander (OAK)        4
  B. Bochte (SEA)           4
  M. Dilone (OAK)           4

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