Wednesday April 12, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of April 12, 1978:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Milwaukee        174   54    56   11    0   11    51    2    1   26    21  .322
Minnesota        274   39    81   16    4    6    38    4    5   31    22  .296
Detroit          176   25    52    6    1    6    25    4    1   22    30  .296
Chicago          166   26    49   12    1    9    26    2    3   12    15  .295
New York         171   19    48    6    1    3    19    2    3   16    27  .281
Cleveland        143   20    39   11    1    5    18    1    1   11    16  .273
Boston           169   25    44    3    2    5    19    5    3   19    24  .260
Kansas City      121   19    31    6    6    4    18    8    5   12    13  .256
Baltimore        168   15    41    7    0    2    15    0    2   16    18  .244
Toronto          168   20    38    6    1    4    17    1    3   16    23  .226
California       181   19    40    8    1    4    19    2    4   21    23  .221
Seattle          246   24    53    5    1    7    22    3    2   25    40  .215
Oakland          188   13    40    7    0    3    12    8    3   20    42  .213
Texas            147   12    31    3    0    4    12    4    5    8    14  .211

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Rod Carew (MIN)           8   32    6   15   0   2   1    6   2   0    3    3  .469
Chet Lemon (CHI)          5   15    4    7   2   1   0    2   1   1    3    1  .467
Don Money (MIL)           5   20    4    9   3   0   0    4   0   0    3    3  .450
Jorge Orta (CHI)          5   20    6    9   3   0   3    5   0   1    2    1  .450
Mike Cubbage (MIN)        7   21    3    9   1   1   1    4   0   0    2    2  .429
Paul Molitor (MIL)        4   19    6    8   1   0   1    7   0   0    0    0  .421
Paul Dade (CLE)           4   18    3    7   2   0   1    4   0   1    1    0  .389
Richie Zisk (TEX)         5   18    3    7   1   0   3    6   0   0    1    2  .389
Cecil Cooper (MIL)        5   21    6    8   2   0   2    9   0   1    2    4  .381
Mario Guerrero (OAK)      6   21    2    8   1   0   1    3   0   0    1    0  .381

 Baltimore            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Larry Harlow           3   10    3    5   2   0   0    1   0   1    2    1  .500
Eddie Murray           5   18    2    6   0   0   2    3   0   0    3    0  .333
Carlos Lopez           4    9    1    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .333
Lee May                5   19    3    6   2   0   0    2   0   0    2    1  .316
Rick Dempsey           4   15    0    4   0   0   0    3   0   0    0    1  .267
Pat Kelly              3    8    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   1    1    1  .250
Ken Singleton          3   13    1    3   2   0   0    3   0   0    0    3  .231
Doug DeCinces          5   18    1    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .222
Gary Roenicke          3    9    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .222
Al Bumbry              5   19    3    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    5  .211
Billy Smith            2    5    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .200
Mark Belanger          5   14    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    2  .071
Rich Dauer             2    7    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000
Dave Skaggs            1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    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              5   19    1    7   1   0   1    5   0   1    1    2  .368
Jerry Remy             5   22    4    8   0   1   0    3   4   0    1    2  .364
Jim Rice               5   22    5    8   1   1   2    4   0   0    0    3  .364
Carl Yastrzemski       5   16    3    4   0   0   0    1   0   1    5    2  .250
George Scott           5   17    1    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    2  .235
Rick Burleson          5   19    3    4   0   0   1    4   1   0    2    2  .211
Carlton Fisk           5   19    4    4   1   0   1    1   0   1    2    5  .211
Butch Hobson           5   19    3    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    3  .158
Dwight Evans           5   16    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    4    3  .125

 California           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Joe Rudi               6   20    3    7   4   0   1    4   0   0    3    6  .350
Don Baylor             6   21    3    7   2   0   2    6   0   0    1    1  .333
Brian Downing          2    3    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    0  .333
Terry Humphrey         5   11    2    3   0   1   0    2   0   0    1    1  .273
Ron Fairly             5   15    0    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    4  .267
Bobby Grich            6   21    2    5   1   0   0    0   0   0    3    3  .238
Dave Chalk             6   17    3    4   1   0   0    0   1   0    4    1  .235
Rick Miller            6   22    4    5   0   0   1    5   1   2    4    4  .227
Rance Mulliniks        6   18    0    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .167
Lyman Bostock          6   23    2    1   0   0   0    1   0   2    0    0  .044
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             5   15    4    7   2   1   0    2   1   1    3    1  .467
Jorge Orta             5   20    6    9   3   0   3    5   0   1    2    1  .450
Bill Nahorodny         2    8    0    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    1  .375
Ralph Garr             5   22    4    8   1   0   2    4   0   0    0    1  .364
Eric Soderholm         5   18    4    5   1   0   1    4   0   0    2    0  .278
Wayne Nordhagen        3   11    2    3   2   0   1    3   0   0    0    2  .273
Don Kessinger          5   15    3    4   0   0   0    1   1   0    3    2  .267
Bobby Bonds            5   17    0    4   1   0   0    1   0   1    1    1  .235
Lamar Johnson          5   20    1    4   2   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .200
Ron Blomberg           4   16    2    2   0   0   2    3   0   0    0    4  .125
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
Paul Dade              4   18    3    7   2   0   1    4   0   1    1    0  .389
Larvell Blanks         4   17    2    6   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .353
Buddy Bell             4   15    2    5   2   0   0    3   0   0    1    3  .333
Willie Horton          4   17    1    5   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    3  .294
Andre Thornton         4   14    4    4   0   0   3    6   0   0    3    4  .286
Johnny Grubb           4   15    3    4   3   1   0    0   1   0    3    2  .267
Ron Pruitt             4   13    1    3   0   0   1    2   0   0    3    0  .231
Duane Kuiper           4   18    2    4   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .222
Rick Manning           4   14    1    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .071
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
Aurelio Rodriguez      3    9    2    4   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .444
Tim Corcoran           4    7    2    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    3    1  .429
Steve Kemp             5   16    3    6   0   0   0    2   1   0    6    3  .375
Ron Leflore            5   23    2    8   1   0   1    3   2   1    2    4  .348
Charlie Spikes         3   13    1    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    3  .308
Alan Trammell          3    7    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .286
Phil Mankowski         3   11    2    3   0   0   1    3   0   0    1    1  .273
Rusty Staub            5   20    2    5   0   0   0    2   0   0    3    2  .250
Steve Dillard          3    9    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .222
Mark Wagner            3    9    1    2   0   1   0    1   0   0    1    0  .222
Lou Whitaker           4   10    2    2   1   0   0    1   1   0    2    1  .200
Jason Thompson         5   22    2    4   2   0   1    2   0   0    1    4  .182
Lance Parrish          3   12    2    2   0   0   1    2   0   0    1    6  .167

 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              4   15    4    7   1   3   0    3   1   0    1    2  .467
Darrell Porter         4   14    2    5   2   0   1    3   0   0    2    2  .357
Joe Zdeb               2    3    1    1   0   1   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Amos Otis              4   12    2    3   1   0   1    4   0   1    0    1  .250
Clint Hurdle           4   13    0    3   0   1   0    0   0   2    1    1  .231
Hal McRae              4   15    4    3   0   1   1    2   0   0    2    1  .200
Freddie Patek          3   10    1    2   1   0   1    3   0   0    1    2  .200
Frank White            4   10    1    2   1   0   0    0   0   1    1    1  .200
Willie Wilson          3   10    2    2   0   0   0    1   3   1    1    2  .200
George Brett           4   14    2    2   0   0   0    1   1   0    2    1  .143
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

 Milwaukee            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Don Money              5   20    4    9   3   0   0    4   0   0    3    3  .450
Paul Molitor           4   19    6    8   1   0   1    7   0   0    0    0  .421
Lenn Sakata            4   12    3    5   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    1  .417
Cecil Cooper           5   21    6    8   2   0   2    9   0   1    2    4  .381
Sal Bando              5   17    9    6   0   0   1    2   0   0    5    2  .353
Larry Hisle            5   20    7    7   1   0   3    9   1   0    1    0  .350
Andy Etchebarren       1    3    1    1   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    1  .333
Gorman Thomas          5   18    6    5   0   0   3    9   0   0    4    5  .278
Ben Oglivie            2    9    2    2   0   0   0    0   1   0    1    1  .222
Sixto Lezcano          5   14    6    3   2   0   1    5   0   0    7    3  .214
Charlie Moore          1    5    2    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .200
Buck Martinez          3   11    1    1   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .091
Tim Johnson            1    2    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    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            2    4    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   1    1    1  .500
Rob Wilfong            2    4    0    2   2   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .500
Rod Carew              8   32    6   15   0   2   1    6   2   0    3    3  .469
Mike Cubbage           7   21    3    9   1   1   1    4   0   0    2    2  .429
Jose Morales           2    5    2    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .400
Dan Ford               8   30    5    9   2   0   1    4   0   2    4    2  .300
Bombo Rivera           6   17    3    5   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    2  .294
Roy Smalley            8   31    6    9   1   0   3    7   0   0    5    5  .290
Glenn Adams            7   18    0    5   2   0   0    3   0   0    0    2  .278
Bob Randall            7   20    4    5   2   1   0    2   0   1    2    0  .250
Craig Kusick           5   16    0    4   0   0   0    3   0   0    1    0  .250
Glenn Borgmann         3    8    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .250
Willie Norwood         7   21    4    4   3   0   0    3   2   1    4    2  .191
Butch Wynegar          7   21    2    4   1   0   0    0   0   0    3    1  .191
Hosken Powell          5   13    2    2   1   0   0    2   0   0    3    2  .154
Larry Wolfe            4   13    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .154

 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             5   16    3    6   2   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .375
Willie Randolph        5   21    4    7   0   0   1    4   1   0    2    2  .333
Chris Chambliss        5   20    1    6   0   0   0    3   0   0    2    2  .300
Reggie Jackson         5   20    3    6   3   0   0    1   0   2    1    6  .300
Thurman Munson         5   20    1    6   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    4  .300
Mickey Rivers          5   17    2    5   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    1  .294
Roy White              3    9    0    2   0   0   0    1   1   1    4    0  .222
Graig Nettles          5   20    3    4   0   0   1    1   0   0    1    4  .200
Jim Spencer            2    5    1    1   0   0   1    1   0   0    0    2  .200
Cliff Johnson          4   14    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .071
Paul Blair             1    1    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
Jeff Newman            2    2    1    1   0   0   1    1   0   0    0    0  .500
Mario Guerrero         6   21    2    8   1   0   1    3   0   0    1    0  .381
Dave Revering          5   18    1    5   2   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .278
Steve Staggs           5   11    0    3   0   0   0    0   1   0    2    2  .273
Gary Alexander         6   15    1    4   0   0   1    3   0   0    2    6  .267
Miguel Dilone          6   23    3    6   2   0   0    0   4   0    0    6  .261
Jim Essian             6   16    0    3   1   0   0    2   0   0    4    4  .188
Mike Adams             4    6    0    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .167
Wayne Gross            6   20    0    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    3  .150
Tony Armas             5   14    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    6  .143
Mike Edwards           2    7    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   1    0    0  .143
Billy North            5   10    1    1   0   0   0    0   2   1    4    5  .100
Gary Thomasson         6   23    1    2   0   0   0    0   1   1    2    7  .087
Dwayne Murphy          3    2    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    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            8   20    3    7   1   0   0    2   0   1    2    2  .350
Leon Roberts           2    7    1    2   0   0   1    4   0   0    1    0  .286
Bruce Bochte           8   30    6    8   2   0   2    3   0   0    3    4  .267
Craig Reynolds         7   19    1    5   0   1   1    4   0   1    1    1  .263
Ruppert Jones          8   24    4    6   0   0   2    3   1   0    5    7  .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
Leroy Stanton          8   27    1    6   0   0   0    1   0   0    3   11  .222
John Hale              8   22    3    4   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    4  .182
Bill Stein             8   29    2    5   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    6  .172
Julio Cruz             6   13    1    2   0   0   0    0   1   0    2    0  .154
Dan Meyer              8   28    1    4   0   0   1    3   0   0    3    0  .143
Steve Braun            6    5    0    0   0   0   0    1   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            5   18    3    7   1   0   3    6   0   0    1    2  .389
Al Oliver              5   20    3    7   1   0   1    2   0   1    0    1  .350
Bump Wills             5   14    1    4   0   0   0    0   1   1    1    0  .286
Claudell Washington    4   13    0    3   0   0   0    2   0   1    1    2  .231
Mike Hargrove          5   16    2    3   0   0   0    1   1   0    3    3  .188
Toby Harrah            5   16    1    3   1   0   0    1   1   1    1    2  .188
Juan Beniquez          5   16    0    2   0   0   0    0   1   0    0    0  .125
Bert Campaneris        5   15    2    1   0   0   0    0   0   1    1    1  .067
Jim Sundberg           5   15    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .067
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
Mike Jorgensen         1    0    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             2    8    3    5   1   0   0    0   0   1    1    0  .625
Otto Velez             2    4    1    2   0   1   1    3   0   0    1    1  .500
Roy Howell             5   18    4    6   2   0   0    3   0   0    3    3  .333
Willie Upshaw          2    3    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .333
Garth Iorg             3   11    0    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .273
Tommy Hutton           4   15    1    4   1   0   1    2   1   1    1    1  .267
Rick Cerone            1    4    0    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .250
Rick Bosetti           5   22    3    5   1   0   0    1   0   1    0    3  .227
Rico Carty             5   18    2    4   0   0   1    5   0   0    3    3  .222
John Mayberry          5   18    2    3   0   0   1    2   0   0    0    0  .167
Dave McKay             2    7    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .143
Alan Ashby             4   13    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    0  .077
Al Woods               4   13    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    4  .077
Luis Gomez             5   14    2    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .071
Tim Nordbrook          1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  R. Carew (MIN)           32
  R. Smalley (MIN)         31
  B. Bochte (SEA)          30
  D. Ford (MIN)            30
  B. Stein (SEA)           29
  D. Meyer (SEA)           28
  L. Stanton (SEA)         27
  R. Jones (SEA)           24
  L. Bostock (CAL)         23
  M. Dilone (OAK)          23

Runs Scored:

  S. Bando (MIL)            9
  L. Hisle (MIL)            7
  B. Bochte (SEA)           6
  R. Carew (MIN)            6
  C. Cooper (MIL)           6
  S. Lezcano (MIL)          6
  P. Molitor (MIL)          6
  J. Orta (CHI)             6
  R. Smalley (MIN)          6
  G. Thomas (MIL)           6

Hits:

  R. Carew (MIN)           15
  M. Cubbage (MIN)          9
  D. Ford (MIN)             9
  D. Money (MIL)            9
  J. Orta (CHI)             9
  R. Smalley (MIN)          9
  B. Bochte (SEA)           8
  C. Cooper (MIL)           8
  R. Garr (CHI)             8
  M. Guerrero (OAK)         8

Doubles:

  J. Rudi (CAL)             4
  J. Grubb (CLE)            3
  R. Jackson (NY)           3
  D. Money (MIL)            3
  W. Norwood (MIN)          3
  J. Orta (CHI)             3
  G. Adams (MIN)            2
  D. Baylor (CAL)           2
  B. Bell (CLE)             2
  B. Bochte (SEA)           2

Triples:

  A. Cowens (KC)            3
  R. Carew (MIN)            2
  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:

  L. Hisle (MIL)            3
  J. Orta (CHI)             3
  R. Smalley (MIN)          3
  G. Thomas (MIL)           3
  A. Thornton (CLE)         3
  R. Zisk (TEX)             3
  D. Baylor (CAL)           2
  R. Blomberg (CHI)         2
  B. Bochte (SEA)           2
  C. Cooper (MIL)           2

RBI:

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

Stolen Bases:

  M. Dilone (OAK)           4
  J. Remy (BOS)             4
  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
  J. Beniquez (TEX)         1

Caught Stealing:

  L. Bostock (CAL)          2
  D. Ford (MIN)             2
  C. Hurdle (KC)            2
  R. Jackson (NY)           2
  R. Miller (CAL)           2
  B. Bailor (TOR)           1
  B. Bonds (CHI)            1
  R. Bosetti (TOR)          1
  B. Campaneris (TEX)       1
  R. Chiles (MIN)           1

Walks:

  S. Lezcano (MIL)          7
  S. Kemp (DET)             6
  S. Bando (MIL)            5
  R. Jones (SEA)            5
  R. Smalley (MIN)          5
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)      5
  D. Chalk (CAL)            4
  J. Essian (OAK)           4
  D. Evans (BOS)            4
  D. Ford (MIN)             4

Strikeouts:

  L. Stanton (SEA)         11
  R. Jones (SEA)            7
  G. Thomasson (OAK)        7
  G. Alexander (OAK)        6
  T. Armas (OAK)            6
  M. Dilone (OAK)           6
  R. Jackson (NY)           6
  L. Parrish (DET)          6
  J. Rudi (CAL)             6
  B. Stein (SEA)            6

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