Friday April 6, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of April 6, 1979:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Seattle           72   19    27    3    0    7    19    2    1    8    12  .375
Boston            34    7    11    2    2    3     6    1    1    3     8  .324
Kansas City       36   11    11    3    1    0     9    0    0    6     3  .306
California        69   10    20    3    0    3     9    0    0    6    11  .290
Oakland           32    3     8    2    1    0     3    0    1    1     4  .250
Minnesota         34    5     8    1    1    0     5    0    0    2     0  .235
Baltimore         31    5     7    1    0    0     5    0    0    4     4  .226
New York          32    1     7    0    0    0     1    0    0    0     0  .219
Toronto           35    2     7    1    0    0     2    0    0    3     6  .200
Milwaukee         31    5     6    0    0    0     5    0    0    3     5  .194
Chicago           28    3     3    0    0    0     3    2    0    4     4  .107
Cleveland         30    1     3    1    0    0     1    2    0    6     6  .100

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
John Mayberry (TOR)       1    4    0    4   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    0 1.000
Freddie Patek (KC)        1    4    1    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0 1.000
Bob Montgomery (BOS)      1    4    1    3   1   1   0    1   0   0    0    1  .750
Rico Carty (TOR)          1    3    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .667
Jim Norris (CLE)          1    3    0    2   1   0   0    0   1   0    1    1  .667
Darrell Porter (KC)       1    3    1    2   1   0   0    3   0   0    1    1  .667
Willie Horton (SEA)       2    9    2    5   1   0   1    3   0   0    0    3  .556
Rod Carew (CAL)           2    8    1    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    0  .500
Brian Downing (CAL)       2    8    1    4   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .500
Ruppert Jones (SEA)       2    8    3    4   0   0   2    3   0   1    1    0  .500

 Baltimore            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Rick Dempsey           1    4    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .500
Eddie Murray           1    4    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .500
Ken Singleton          1    3    1    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .333
Rich Dauer             1    4    1    1   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    0  .250
Doug DeCinces          1    4    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .250
Al Bumbry              1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Lee May                1    3    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .000
Gary Roenicke          1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .000
Mark Belanger          1    2    1    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .000
Larry Harlow           1    0    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
Bob Montgomery         1    4    1    3   1   1   0    1   0   0    0    1  .750
Jack Brohamer          1    4    1    2   1   1   0    0   0   0    0    0  .500
Jim Rice               1    4    1    2   0   0   1    3   0   0    0    2  .500
Fred Lynn              1    2    2    1   0   0   1    1   0   0    2    0  .500
Dwight Evans           1    4    1    1   0   0   1    1   0   0    0    1  .250
Carl Yastrzemski       1    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   1    0    0  .250
Jerry Remy             1    5    1    1   0   0   0    0   1   0    0    2  .200
Rick Burleson          1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
George Scott           1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .000

 California           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Rod Carew              2    8    1    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    0  .500
Brian Downing          2    8    1    4   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .500
Rick Miller            2    8    3    4   1   0   1    3   0   0    1    1  .500
Dan Ford               2    7    1    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    0  .286
Rance Mulliniks        2    7    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .286
Carney Lansford        2    8    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250
Bobby Grich            2    7    1    1   0   0   1    1   0   0    1    1  .143
Don Baylor             2    8    1    1   0   0   1    3   0   0    1    1  .125
Joe Rudi               2    8    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    3  .000
Tom Donohue            1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Orlando Ramirez        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
Jorge Orta             1    3    2    1   0   0   0    0   1   0    1    0  .333
Eric Soderholm         1    3    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .333
Lamar Johnson          1    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250
Harry Chappas          1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Claudell Washington    1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Marv Foley             1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Ralph Garr             1    3    0    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .000
Chet Lemon             1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .000
Alan Bannister         1    1    1    0   0   0   0    1   1   0    2    0  .000
Mike Squires           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
Jim Norris             1    3    0    2   1   0   0    0   1   0    1    1  .667
Tom Veryzer            1    3    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .333
Bobby Bonds            1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .000
Ted Cox                1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Duane Kuiper           1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Gary Alexander         1    3    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000
Toby Harrah            1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   1   0    1    0  .000
Andre Thornton         1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .000
Horace Speed           1    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .000
Wayne Cage             1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 Kansas City          G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Freddie Patek          1    4    1    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0 1.000
Darrell Porter         1    3    1    2   1   0   0    3   0   0    1    1  .667
John Wathan            1    4    1    2   1   1   0    3   0   0    0    0  .500
Amos Otis              1    3    2    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .333
George Brett           1    5    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .200
Hal McRae              1    5    2    1   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .200
Al Cowens              1    4    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000
Frank White            1    4    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000
Clint Hurdle           1    2    2    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    0  .000
Pete Lacock            1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Willie Wilson          1    1    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
Charlie Moore          1    3    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .333
Gorman Thomas          1    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .333
Robin Yount            1    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Cecil Cooper           1    4    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .250
Sixto Lezcano          1    4    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .250
Don Money              1    4    1    1   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    1  .250
Larry Hisle            1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Sal Bando              1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000
Paul Molitor           1    3    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000

 Minnesota            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ron Jackson            1    4    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .500
Ken Landreaux          1    3    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .333
Roy Smalley            1    3    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .333
Glenn Adams            1    4    1    1   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .250
Willie Norwood         1    4    1    1   0   1   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Butch Wynegar          1    4    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .250
Mike Cubbage           1    5    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .200
Bombo Rivera           1    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Rick Sofield           1    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Rob Wilfong            1    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Bob Randall            1    1    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
John Castino           1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Jose Morales           1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 New York             G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Graig Nettles          1    4    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .500
Bucky Dent             1    3    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Chris Chambliss        1    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Thurman Munson         1    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Willie Randolph        1    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Mickey Rivers          1    4    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Paul Blair             1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Cliff Johnson          1    3    0    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .000
Roy White              1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 Oakland              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Mickey Klutts          1    3    0    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .667
Dave Revering          1    4    1    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .500
Tony Armas             1    3    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .333
Jeff Newman            1    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .333
Glenn Burke            1    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   1    0    0  .250
Mitchell Page          1    4    1    1   0   1   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Miguel Dilone          1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Mike Edwards           1    4    0    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .000
Rob Picciolo           1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Larry Murray           1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 Seattle              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Willie Horton          2    9    2    5   1   0   1    3   0   0    0    3  .556
Ruppert Jones          2    8    3    4   0   0   2    3   0   1    1    0  .500
Bruce Bochte           1    5    2    2   0   0   1    2   1   0    0    0  .400
Leon Roberts           2    8    3    3   1   0   1    2   0   0    1    1  .375
Bill Stein             2    8    2    3   0   0   1    3   0   0    1    3  .375
Mario Mendoza          2    9    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Larry Cox              1    3    1    1   0   0   1    2   0   0    1    0  .333
Tom Paciorek           1    3    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .333
Bob Stinson            1    3    2    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .333
Julio Cruz             2    7    1    2   1   0   0    3   1   0    2    2  .286
Dan Meyer              1    4    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250
Joe Simpson            2    5    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .200
John Hale              1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000

 Toronto              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
John Mayberry          1    4    0    4   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    0 1.000
Rico Carty             1    3    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .667
Bob Bailor             1    5    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .200
Bobby Brown            1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Alfredo Griffin        1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .000
Roy Howell             1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000
Dave McKay             1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Rick Cerone            1    3    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .000
Ted Wilborn            1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000
Rick Bosetti           1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Al Woods               1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  W. Horton (SEA)           9
  M. Mendoza (SEA)          9
  D. Baylor (CAL)           8
  R. Carew (CAL)            8
  B. Downing (CAL)          8
  R. Jones (SEA)            8
  C. Lansford (CAL)         8
  R. Miller (CAL)           8
  L. Roberts (SEA)          8
  J. Rudi (CAL)             8

Runs Scored:

  R. Jones (SEA)            3
  R. Miller (CAL)           3
  L. Roberts (SEA)          3
  B. Bochte (SEA)           2
  W. Horton (SEA)           2
  C. Hurdle (KC)            2
  F. Lynn (BOS)             2
  H. McRae (KC)             2
  R. Mulliniks (CAL)        2
  J. Orta (CHI)             2

Hits:

  W. Horton (SEA)           5
  R. Carew (CAL)            4
  B. Downing (CAL)          4
  R. Jones (SEA)            4
  J. Mayberry (TOR)         4
  R. Miller (CAL)           4
  F. Patek (KC)             4
  M. Mendoza (SEA)          3
  B. Montgomery (BOS)       3
  L. Roberts (SEA)          3

Doubles:

  G. Adams (MIN)            1
  J. Brohamer (BOS)         1
  J. Cruz (SEA)             1
  B. Downing (CAL)          1
  D. Ford (CAL)             1
  W. Horton (SEA)           1
  M. Klutts (OAK)           1
  J. Mayberry (TOR)         1
  H. McRae (KC)             1
  R. Miller (CAL)           1

Triples:

  J. Brohamer (BOS)         1
  B. Montgomery (BOS)       1
  W. Norwood (MIN)          1
  M. Page (OAK)             1
  J. Wathan (KC)            1

Home Runs:

  R. Jones (SEA)            2
  D. Baylor (CAL)           1
  B. Bochte (SEA)           1
  L. Cox (SEA)              1
  D. Evans (BOS)            1
  B. Grich (CAL)            1
  W. Horton (SEA)           1
  F. Lynn (BOS)             1
  R. Miller (CAL)           1
  J. Rice (BOS)             1

RBI:

  D. Baylor (CAL)           3
  J. Cruz (SEA)             3
  W. Horton (SEA)           3
  R. Jones (SEA)            3
  R. Miller (CAL)           3
  D. Porter (KC)            3
  J. Rice (BOS)             3
  B. Stein (SEA)            3
  J. Wathan (KC)            3
  B. Bochte (SEA)           2

Stolen Bases:

  A. Bannister (CHI)        1
  B. Bochte (SEA)           1
  J. Cruz (SEA)             1
  T. Harrah (CLE)           1
  J. Norris (CLE)           1
  J. Orta (CHI)             1
  J. Remy (BOS)             1

Caught Stealing:

  G. Burke (OAK)            1
  R. Jones (SEA)            1
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)      1

Walks:

  A. Bannister (CHI)        2
  J. Cruz (SEA)             2
  D. Ford (CAL)             2
  C. Hurdle (KC)            2
  F. Lynn (BOS)             2
  G. Alexander (CLE)        1
  S. Bando (MIL)            1
  D. Baylor (CAL)           1
  M. Belanger (BAL)         1
  R. Carty (TOR)            1

Strikeouts:

  B. Bonds (CLE)            3
  W. Horton (SEA)           3
  R. Mulliniks (CAL)        3
  J. Rudi (CAL)             3
  B. Stein (SEA)            3
  J. Cruz (SEA)             2
  M. Edwards (OAK)          2
  R. Howell (TOR)           2
  S. Lezcano (MIL)          2
  J. Remy (BOS)             2

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