Thursday April 13, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of April 13, 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
Detroit          176   25    52    6    1    6    25    4    1   22    30  .296
Chicago          202   28    59   14    1    9    28    3    3   14    19  .292
New York         204   23    58    7    1    4    23    3    3   21    31  .284
Minnesota        310   39    86   17    4    6    38    6    6   35    34  .277
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       217   20    48    9    1    5    20    2    6   25    29  .221
Oakland          215   16    47    8    0    4    15    9    4   23    46  .219
Seattle          275   25    58    5    1    7    23    5    3   28    46  .211
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
Chet Lemon (CHI)          6   19    4    9   2   1   0    2   1   1    3    1  .474
Don Money (MIL)           5   20    4    9   3   0   0    4   0   0    3    3  .450
Paul Molitor (MIL)        4   19    6    8   1   0   1    7   0   0    0    0  .421
Mike Cubbage (MIN)        8   24    3   10   1   1   1    4   0   1    3    3  .417
Mario Guerrero (OAK)      7   24    2   10   1   0   1    3   0   0    1    0  .417
Rod Carew (MIN)           9   37    6   15   0   2   1    6   2   0    3    3  .405
Jorge Orta (CHI)          6   25    6   10   3   0   3    5   0   1    2    1  .400
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

 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
Brian Downing          2    3    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    0  .333
Joe Rudi               7   25    4    8   4   0   2    5   0   0    3    7  .320
Dave Chalk             7   21    3    6   1   0   0    0   1   0    4    1  .286
Don Baylor             7   25    3    7   2   0   2    6   0   0    1    1  .280
Ron Fairly             6   18    0    5   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    5  .278
Bobby Grich            7   25    2    6   2   0   0    0   0   0    4    4  .240
Terry Humphrey         6   13    2    3   0   1   0    2   0   1    2    1  .231
Rick Miller            7   27    4    5   0   0   1    5   1   2    4    5  .185
Rance Mulliniks        7   22    0    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    3  .182
Tony Solaita           4    9    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .111
Lyman Bostock          7   27    2    2   0   0   0    1   0   3    1    1  .074
Ron Jackson            1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Carney Lansford        2    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Ike Hampton            1    0    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             6   19    4    9   2   1   0    2   1   1    3    1  .474
Jorge Orta             6   25    6   10   3   0   3    5   0   1    2    1  .400
Ralph Garr             5   22    4    8   1   0   2    4   0   0    0    1  .364
Bill Nahorodny         3   11    0    4   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    2  .364
Don Kessinger          6   19    3    6   0   0   0    1   1   0    3    3  .316
Eric Soderholm         6   22    5    6   2   0   1    4   0   0    2    0  .273
Wayne Nordhagen        4   15    3    4   2   0   1    4   0   0    0    2  .267
Bobby Bonds            6   20    0    5   1   0   0    1   1   1    2    2  .250
Lamar Johnson          6   24    1    4   2   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .167
Ron Blomberg           4   16    2    2   0   0   2    3   0   0    0    4  .125
Junior Moore           2    9    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .111
Alan Bannister         1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .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
Jose Morales           3    6    2    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .500
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
Mike Cubbage           8   24    3   10   1   1   1    4   0   1    3    3  .417
Rod Carew              9   37    6   15   0   2   1    6   2   0    3    3  .405
Dan Ford               9   34    5   10   2   0   1    4   0   2    4    4  .294
Bombo Rivera           7   17    3    5   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    2  .294
Roy Smalley            9   35    6    9   1   0   3    7   0   0    6    6  .257
Glenn Borgmann         3    8    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .250
Craig Kusick           6   17    0    4   0   0   0    3   0   0    1    0  .235
Glenn Adams            8   22    0    5   2   0   0    3   0   0    0    5  .227
Bob Randall            8   23    4    5   2   1   0    2   0   1    3    2  .217
Willie Norwood         8   24    4    5   3   0   0    3   4   1    5    3  .208
Hosken Powell          6   17    2    3   2   0   0    2   0   0    3    3  .177
Butch Wynegar          8   25    2    4   1   0   0    0   0   0    3    2  .160
Larry Wolfe            5   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           3   12    1    5   0   1   0    2   1   0    1    1  .417
Bucky Dent             6   19    3    7   2   0   0    2   0   0    1    3  .368
Chris Chambliss        6   24    1    8   0   0   0    3   0   0    2    2  .333
Mickey Rivers          6   21    3    7   0   0   0    2   0   0    3    2  .333
Willie Randolph        6   25    5    8   0   0   1    4   1   0    3    2  .320
Reggie Jackson         6   24    4    7   3   0   1    4   0   2    1    6  .292
Thurman Munson         6   25    1    7   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    5  .280
Graig Nettles          6   23    3    5   1   0   1    1   0   0    2    4  .217
Jim Spencer            2    5    1    1   0   0   1    1   0   0    0    2  .200
Roy White              4   11    1    2   0   0   0    1   1   1    6    1  .182
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         7   24    2   10   1   0   1    3   0   0    1    0  .417
Steve Staggs           6   11    1    3   0   0   0    0   1   0    3    2  .273
Gary Alexander         7   19    2    5   0   0   2    5   0   0    2    7  .263
Dave Revering          6   21    1    5   2   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .238
Miguel Dilone          7   27    3    6   2   0   0    0   4   0    0    7  .222
Mike Edwards           3    9    0    2   0   0   0    0   1   1    0    0  .222
Wayne Gross            7   23    0    5   0   0   0    1   0   1    2    3  .217
Billy North            6   11    1    2   1   0   0    1   2   1    4    5  .182
Jim Essian             7   18    0    3   1   0   0    2   0   0    5    5  .167
Mike Adams             4    6    0    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .167
Tony Armas             6   17    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    7  .118
Gary Thomasson         7   25    2    2   0   0   0    0   1   1    3    7  .080
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            9   22    3    8   1   0   0    2   0   1    3    3  .364
Leon Roberts           2    7    1    2   0   0   1    4   0   0    1    0  .286
Bruce Bochte           9   34    6    9   2   0   2    3   0   1    3    5  .265
Ruppert Jones          9   27    4    7   0   0   2    3   2   0    6    8  .259
Kevin Pasley           2    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Jose Baez              6   17    2    4   0   0   0    1   1   0    2    2  .235
Craig Reynolds         8   22    1    5   0   1   1    4   0   1    1    1  .227
Leroy Stanton          8   27    1    6   0   0   0    1   0   0    3   11  .222
Bill Stein             9   31    2    5   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    7  .161
John Hale              9   26    3    4   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    6  .154
Julio Cruz             6   13    1    2   0   0   0    0   1   0    2    0  .154
Dan Meyer              9   31    1    4   0   0   1    4   0   0    3    0  .129
Steve Braun            7    9    0    1   0   0   0    1   1   0    0    1  .111
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)           37
  R. Smalley (MIN)         35
  B. Bochte (SEA)          34
  D. Ford (MIN)            34
  D. Meyer (SEA)           31
  B. Stein (SEA)           31
  L. Bostock (CAL)         27
  M. Dilone (OAK)          27
  R. Jones (SEA)           27
  R. Miller (CAL)          27

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)         10
  D. Ford (MIN)            10
  M. Guerrero (OAK)        10
  J. Orta (CHI)            10
  B. Bochte (SEA)           9
  C. Lemon (CHI)            9
  D. Money (MIL)            9
  R. Smalley (MIN)          9
  C. Chambliss (NY)         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
  G. Alexander (OAK)        2
  D. Baylor (CAL)           2
  R. Blomberg (CHI)         2
  B. Bochte (SEA)           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
  G. Alexander (OAK)        5

Stolen Bases:

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

Caught Stealing:

  L. Bostock (CAL)          3
  D. Ford (MIN)             2
  C. Hurdle (KC)            2
  R. Jackson (NY)           2
  R. Miller (CAL)           2
  B. Bailor (TOR)           1
  B. Bochte (SEA)           1
  B. Bonds (CHI)            1
  R. Bosetti (TOR)          1
  B. Campaneris (TEX)       1

Walks:

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

Strikeouts:

  L. Stanton (SEA)         11
  R. Jones (SEA)            8
  G. Alexander (OAK)        7
  T. Armas (OAK)            7
  M. Dilone (OAK)           7
  J. Rudi (CAL)             7
  B. Stein (SEA)            7
  G. Thomasson (OAK)        7
  J. Hale (SEA)             6
  R. Jackson (NY)           6

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