Saturday April 7, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of April 7, 1979:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Seattle          108   23    37    7    0    7    23    3    1   11    16  .343
Kansas City       69   18    22    6    1    1    16    0    1    8     8  .319
California       105   15    30    6    1    4    14    2    1    7    14  .286
Minnesota         80    8    21    5    1    0     8    2    1    7     4  .263
Milwaukee         64    9    16    1    1    2     9    0    0    6     9  .250
Baltimore         63   11    15    3    0    0    11    1    0    7     8  .238
Texas             35    8     8    2    0    1     7    0    0    4     3  .229
Toronto           69    6    15    3    1    1     6    0    0    5     9  .217
New York          62    4    13    2    0    0     4    1    1    8     3  .210
Detroit           34    2     7    2    1    1     2    0    0    2     5  .206
Boston            59    7    12    2    2    3     6    2    1    9    12  .203
Oakland           70    4    13    3    1    1     4    0    2    5     8  .186
Chicago           59    6    10    3    0    0     6    3    0    9     9  .170
Cleveland         58    4     8    2    0    0     4    6    0   12    12  .138

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Freddie Patek (KC)        2    7    2    5   0   0   0    2   0   1    1    0  .714
Rico Carty (TOR)          2    6    1    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    0  .667
John Mayberry (TOR)       2    8    0    5   2   0   0    2   0   0    0    1  .625
Darrell Porter (KC)       2    7    2    4   2   0   0    5   0   0    1    2  .571
Rod Carew (CAL)           3   12    2    6   1   0   0    3   0   0    0    0  .500
Bruce Bochte (SEA)        2   10    2    5   2   0   1    3   1   0    0    0  .500
Rick Dempsey (BAL)        2    8    1    4   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    0  .500
Don Money (MIL)           2    8    2    4   0   1   0    2   0   0    0    2  .500
Bob Montgomery (BOS)      2    6    1    3   1   1   0    1   0   0    1    2  .500
Jim Norris (CLE)          2    6    0    3   1   0   0    0   2   0    2    1  .500

 Baltimore            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Rick Dempsey           2    8    1    4   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    0  .500
Eddie Murray           2    8    1    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .375
Rich Dauer             2    8    1    2   0   0   0    3   0   0    0    0  .250
Mark Belanger          2    5    1    1   0   0   0    1   1   0    2    0  .200
Gary Roenicke          2    5    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .200
Doug DeCinces          2    6    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .167
Lee May                2    7    3    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .143
Ken Singleton          2    7    1    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .143
Al Bumbry              2    8    0    1   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    0  .125
John Lowenstein        1    1    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .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         2    6    1    3   1   1   0    1   0   0    1    2  .500
Jack Brohamer          1    4    1    2   1   1   0    0   0   0    0    0  .500
Jim Rice               2    7    1    2   0   0   1    3   1   0    1    2  .286
Fred Lynn              2    4    2    1   0   0   1    1   0   0    3    1  .250
Jerry Remy             2    9    1    2   0   0   0    0   1   0    0    2  .222
Dwight Evans           2    6    1    1   0   0   1    1   0   0    1    1  .167
Carl Yastrzemski       2    7    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   1    1    0  .143
Rick Burleson          2    8    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000
George Scott           2    6    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .000
Larry Wolfe            1    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000

 California           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Rod Carew              3   12    2    6   1   0   0    3   0   0    0    0  .500
Brian Downing          3   12    1    5   2   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .417
Rick Miller            3   13    4    5   2   0   1    3   0   0    1    1  .385
Carney Lansford        3   11    0    4   0   0   0    1   2   1    1    1  .364
Dan Ford               3   11    2    3   1   0   1    2   0   0    2    1  .273
Rance Mulliniks        3   11    3    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    4  .273
Don Baylor             3   12    1    2   0   0   1    4   0   0    1    1  .167
Bobby Grich            3   11    1    1   0   0   1    1   0   0    1    1  .091
Joe Rudi               3   12    1    1   0   1   0    0   0   0    1    3  .083
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
Junior Moore           1    2    0    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    0 1.000
Alan Bannister         2    4    2    2   1   0   0    2   2   0    2    0  .500
Lamar Johnson          2    7    1    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .429
Eric Soderholm         2    5    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    0  .200
Jorge Orta             2    6    2    1   0   0   0    0   1   0    2    0  .167
Chet Lemon             2    7    0    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .143
Harry Chappas          2    8    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Claudell Washington    2    7    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .000
Bill Nahorodny         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
Wayne Nordhagen        1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Greg Pryor             1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Mike Squires           2    1    1    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             2    6    0    3   1   0   0    0   2   0    2    1  .500
Horace Speed           2    3    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    1  .333
Bobby Bonds            2    8    1    2   0   0   0    0   2   0    0    4  .250
Duane Kuiper           2    7    0    1   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    0  .143
Tom Veryzer            2    7    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .143
Toby Harrah            2    7    0    0   0   0   0    0   1   0    1    1  .000
Gary Alexander         2    6    1    0   0   0   0    0   1   0    1    0  .000
Ted Cox                2    5    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .000
Andre Thornton         2    5    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    1  .000
Wayne Cage             2    4    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .000

 Detroit              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Steve Kemp             1    4    1    2   0   0   1    1   0   0    0    0  .500
Phil Mankowski         1    4    0    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .500
Jerry Morales          1    4    1    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250
Lance Parrish          1    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Lou Whitaker           1    4    0    1   0   1   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Tim Corcoran           1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Ron Leflore            1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Jason Thompson         1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .000
Alan Trammell          1    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .000
Dan Gonzales           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          2    7    2    5   0   0   0    2   0   1    1    0  .714
Darrell Porter         2    7    2    4   2   0   0    5   0   0    1    2  .571
John Wathan            1    4    1    2   1   1   0    3   0   0    0    0  .500
Amos Otis              2    7    3    3   1   0   1    3   0   0    1    2  .429
Hal McRae              2    8    3    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .250
George Brett           2    9    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .222
Clint Hurdle           2    5    2    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    0  .200
Pete Lacock            2    5    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .200
Al Cowens              2    8    2    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .125
Frank White            2    8    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .125
Willie Wilson          2    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
Ben Oglivie            1    3    1    2   0   0   1    2   0   0    1    0  .667
Don Money              2    8    2    4   0   1   0    2   0   0    0    2  .500
Charlie Moore          1    3    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .333
Sixto Lezcano          2    7    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .286
Robin Yount            2    7    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .286
Cecil Cooper           2    8    0    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    0  .250
Larry Hisle            2    8    2    2   1   0   1    1   0   0    0    0  .250
Gorman Thomas          2    6    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    3  .167
Paul Molitor           2    8    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .000
Sal Bando              1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000
Buck Martinez          1    3    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
Butch Wynegar          2    9    0    4   1   0   0    3   0   0    0    0  .444
Roy Smalley            2    7    2    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    1  .429
Glenn Adams            2    8    1    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .375
Ken Landreaux          2    8    0    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    0  .375
Rob Wilfong            2    7    0    2   1   0   0    0   1   0    0    0  .286
Ron Jackson            2    9    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .222
Willie Norwood         2    9    1    2   1   1   0    0   0   1    0    1  .222
Rick Sofield           2    6    0    1   0   0   0    0   1   0    0    0  .167
Mike Cubbage           2   10    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .100
Bombo Rivera           2    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Jose Morales           2    2    1    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           2    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
Jim Spencer            1    1    1    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    0 1.000
Graig Nettles          2    8    0    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .375
Mickey Rivers          2    9    1    3   0   0   0    2   0   1    0    0  .333
Bucky Dent             2    4    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .250
Cliff Johnson          2    5    0    1   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    0  .200
Roy White              2    5    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    0  .200
Willie Randolph        2    6    0    1   0   0   0    0   1   0    2    0  .167
Chris Chambliss        2    7    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .143
Thurman Munson         2    8    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .125
Lou Piniella           1    5    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Paul Blair             1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Reggie Jackson         1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Fred Stanley           1    0    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
Dave Revering          2    7    1    3   2   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .429
Mickey Klutts          2    8    0    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .375
Mitchell Page          2    7    2    2   0   1   1    1   0   0    2    0  .286
Mike Edwards           2    9    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .222
Tony Armas             2    8    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    3  .125
Jeff Newman            2    8    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .125
Glenn Burke            2    9    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   1    0    0  .111
Miguel Dilone          2    8    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   1    1    0  .000
Rob Picciolo           2    6    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000
Jim Essian             1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000
Larry Murray           2    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
Larry Milbourne        1    1    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0 1.000
Bruce Bochte           2   10    2    5   2   0   1    3   1   0    0    0  .500
Leon Roberts           3   11    4    5   2   0   1    2   0   0    2    1  .455
Bob Stinson            2    7    2    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .429
Willie Horton          3   12    3    5   1   0   1    3   0   0    1    4  .417
Ruppert Jones          3   11    4    4   0   0   2    3   1   1    2    0  .364
Bill Stein             3   12    2    4   1   0   1    5   0   0    1    3  .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
Mario Mendoza          3   12    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250
Dan Meyer              2    9    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .222
Joe Simpson            2    5    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .200
Julio Cruz             3   12    1    2   1   0   0    3   1   0    2    3  .167
John Hale              1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000

 Texas                G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Billy Sample           1    1    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0 1.000
Bump Wills             1    4    3    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .500
Pat Putnam             1    2    0    1   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    0  .500
Al Oliver              1    4    1    1   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    0  .250
Jim Sundberg           1    4    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .250
Richie Zisk            1    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Johnny Grubb           1    5    2    1   0   0   1    2   0   0    0    1  .200
Buddy Bell             1    4    2    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000
Mike Jorgensen         1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000
Oscar Gamble           1    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .000
Nelson Norman          1    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000
John Ellis             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
Rico Carty             2    6    1    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    0  .667
John Mayberry          2    8    0    5   2   0   0    2   0   0    0    1  .625
Alfredo Griffin        2    8    1    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .250
Bob Bailor             2    9    1    2   0   1   0    1   0   0    0    0  .222
Rick Cerone            2    7    2    1   0   0   1    2   0   0    1    1  .143
Dave McKay             2    7    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .143
Roy Howell             2    7    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    3  .000
Rick Bosetti           2    5    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Bobby Brown            1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Otto Velez             1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Ted Wilborn            1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000
Al Woods               2    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  R. Miller (CAL)          13
  D. Baylor (CAL)          12
  R. Carew (CAL)           12
  J. Cruz (SEA)            12
  B. Downing (CAL)         12
  W. Horton (SEA)          12
  M. Mendoza (SEA)         12
  J. Rudi (CAL)            12
  B. Stein (SEA)           12
  D. Ford (CAL)            11

Runs Scored:

  R. Jones (SEA)            4
  R. Miller (CAL)           4
  L. Roberts (SEA)          4
  W. Horton (SEA)           3
  L. May (BAL)              3
  H. McRae (KC)             3
  R. Mulliniks (CAL)        3
  A. Otis (KC)              3
  B. Wills (TEX)            3
  A. Bannister (CHI)        2

Hits:

  R. Carew (CAL)            6
  B. Bochte (SEA)           5
  B. Downing (CAL)          5
  W. Horton (SEA)           5
  J. Mayberry (TOR)         5
  R. Miller (CAL)           5
  F. Patek (KC)             5
  L. Roberts (SEA)          5
  R. Carty (TOR)            4
  R. Dempsey (BAL)          4

Doubles:

  B. Bochte (SEA)           2
  B. Downing (CAL)          2
  J. Mayberry (TOR)         2
  R. Miller (CAL)           2
  D. Porter (KC)            2
  D. Revering (OAK)         2
  L. Roberts (SEA)          2
  G. Adams (MIN)            1
  A. Bannister (CHI)        1
  J. Brohamer (BOS)         1

Triples:

  B. Bailor (TOR)           1
  J. Brohamer (BOS)         1
  D. Money (MIL)            1
  B. Montgomery (BOS)       1
  W. Norwood (MIN)          1
  M. Page (OAK)             1
  J. Rudi (CAL)             1
  J. Wathan (KC)            1
  L. Whitaker (DET)         1

Home Runs:

  R. Jones (SEA)            2
  D. Baylor (CAL)           1
  B. Bochte (SEA)           1
  R. Cerone (TOR)           1
  L. Cox (SEA)              1
  D. Evans (BOS)            1
  D. Ford (CAL)             1
  B. Grich (CAL)            1
  J. Grubb (TEX)            1
  L. Hisle (MIL)            1

RBI:

  D. Porter (KC)            5
  B. Stein (SEA)            5
  D. Baylor (CAL)           4
  B. Bochte (SEA)           3
  R. Carew (CAL)            3
  J. Cruz (SEA)             3
  R. Dauer (BAL)            3
  W. Horton (SEA)           3
  R. Jones (SEA)            3
  R. Miller (CAL)           3

Stolen Bases:

  A. Bannister (CHI)        2
  B. Bonds (CLE)            2
  C. Lansford (CAL)         2
  J. Norris (CLE)           2
  G. Alexander (CLE)        1
  M. Belanger (BAL)         1
  B. Bochte (SEA)           1
  J. Cruz (SEA)             1
  T. Harrah (CLE)           1
  R. Jones (SEA)            1

Caught Stealing:

  G. Burke (OAK)            1
  M. Dilone (OAK)           1
  R. Jones (SEA)            1
  C. Lansford (CAL)         1
  W. Norwood (MIN)          1
  F. Patek (KC)             1
  M. Rivers (NY)            1
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)      1

Walks:

  F. Lynn (BOS)             3
  R. Smalley (MIN)          3
  A. Thornton (CLE)         3
  A. Bannister (CHI)        2
  M. Belanger (BAL)         2
  R. Carty (TOR)            2
  J. Cruz (SEA)             2
  D. Ford (CAL)             2
  C. Hurdle (KC)            2
  C. Johnson (NY)           2

Strikeouts:

  B. Bonds (CLE)            4
  W. Horton (SEA)           4
  R. Mulliniks (CAL)        4
  T. Armas (OAK)            3
  J. Cruz (SEA)             3
  R. Howell (TOR)           3
  J. Rudi (CAL)             3
  B. Stein (SEA)            3
  G. Thomas (MIL)           3
  G. Brett (KC)             2


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