Sunday April 8, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of April 8, 1979:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Seattle          145   28    49    9    0    8    28    3    1   12    21  .338
Kansas City      102   26    31    9    2    1    24    5    1   13    12  .304
California       142   22    39    9    1    6    21    3    1   10    21  .275
Minnesota        112   11    28    7    1    0    11    2    2   14    10  .250
Boston           103   14    25    3    2    5    13    3    2   17    14  .243
Milwaukee         96   10    23    3    1    2    10    0    0    8    12  .240
Texas             35    8     8    2    0    1     7    0    0    4     3  .229
Chicago           93   11    20    4    0    0    10    3    3   11    12  .215
New York          90    6    19    3    0    1     6    1    1    9     3  .211
Detroit           34    2     7    2    1    1     2    0    0    2     5  .206
Toronto           98    9    20    4    1    1     7    0    0   10    12  .204
Baltimore         90   12    18    4    0    0    12    1    0   12    15  .200
Cleveland        102   10    18    5    0    0    10    6    1   14    19  .177
Oakland           99    5    16    3    1    1     5    0    2    5    15  .162

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Darrell Porter (KC)       3    9    3    5   2   0   0    7   0   0    3    2  .556
Bruce Bochte (SEA)        3   14    3    7   2   0   1    3   1   0    0    0  .500
John Mayberry (TOR)       3   12    0    6   2   0   0    2   0   0    0    2  .500
Leon Roberts (SEA)        4   15    4    7   2   0   1    2   0   0    2    2  .467
George Brett (KC)         3   13    4    6   1   1   0    1   2   0    1    2  .462
Amos Otis (KC)            3   11    5    5   2   0   1    6   1   0    2    2  .455
Freddie Patek (KC)        3   11    2    5   0   0   0    2   0   1    1    2  .455
Roy Smalley (MIN)         3   11    3    5   0   0   0    2   0   0    3    2  .455
Butch Wynegar (MIN)       3   11    0    5   1   0   0    3   0   0    2    1  .455
Rick Dempsey (BAL)        3    9    2    4   1   0   0    2   0   0    2    1  .444

 Baltimore            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Rick Dempsey           3    9    2    4   1   0   0    2   0   0    2    1  .444
Larry Harlow           2    3    0    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .333
Eddie Murray           3   12    1    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .250
Mark Belanger          3    8    1    2   0   0   0    1   1   0    3    0  .250
Gary Roenicke          2    5    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .200
Rich Dauer             3   11    1    2   0   0   0    3   0   0    0    1  .182
Lee May                3   11    3    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .182
Al Bumbry              2    8    0    1   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    0  .125
Doug DeCinces          3   10    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    4  .100
Ken Singleton          3   10    1    1   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    3  .100
Pat Kelly              1    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000
John Lowenstein        1    1    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .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
Jim Rice               3   11    2    4   0   0   1    5   1   0    3    2  .364
Jack Brohamer          2    9    1    3   2   1   0    1   0   1    1    0  .333
Mike O'Berry           1    3    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Fred Lynn              3   10    4    3   0   0   3    5   0   0    3    2  .300
Rick Burleson          3   14    3    3   0   0   0    0   1   0    0    2  .214
Jerry Remy             3   15    2    3   0   0   0    0   1   0    0    3  .200
Dwight Evans           3   11    1    2   0   0   1    1   0   0    2    1  .182
Carl Yastrzemski       3   11    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   1    3    0  .182
George Scott           3   10    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    2  .100
Larry Wolfe            1    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000
Jim Dwyer              1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Gary Allenson          1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 California           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Rod Carew              4   16    3    7   1   0   0    3   1   0    1    0  .438
Brian Downing          4   15    2    6   2   0   0    1   0   0    1    3  .400
Carney Lansford        4   15    0    6   1   0   0    2   2   1    1    1  .400
Dan Ford               4   16    4    6   2   0   3    5   0   0    2    2  .375
Rick Miller            4   18    5    6   3   0   1    4   0   0    1    4  .333
Rance Mulliniks        4   15    3    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    4  .200
Don Baylor             4   17    2    3   0   0   1    5   0   0    1    1  .177
Bobby Grich            4   15    1    1   0   0   1    1   0   0    1    2  .067
Joe Rudi               4   15    2    1   0   1   0    0   0   0    2    4  .067
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
Greg Pryor             2    5    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .400
Mike Squires           3    5    2    2   1   0   0    0   0   1    0    0  .400
Chet Lemon             3   11    0    3   1   0   0    1   0   1    1    3  .273
Jorge Orta             3    9    2    2   0   0   0    0   1   1    3    0  .222
Ralph Garr             2    7    2    1   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    0  .143
Eric Soderholm         3    9    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    0  .111
Harry Chappas          3   11    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .091
Claudell Washington    3   11    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .091
Marv Foley             2    6    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Bill Nahorodny         1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Wayne Nordhagen        1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Rusty Torres           1    1    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             3   12    2    5   2   0   0    0   2   0    2    1  .417
Bobby Bonds            3   14    3    4   1   0   0    1   2   0    0    5  .286
Horace Speed           3    4    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    2  .250
Wayne Cage             3    9    1    2   0   0   0    2   0   1    1    2  .222
Tom Veryzer            3   10    0    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .200
Duane Kuiper           3   11    0    2   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    0  .182
Toby Harrah            3   13    1    2   0   0   0    1   1   0    1    2  .154
Gary Alexander         3   10    1    0   0   0   0    1   1   0    2    1  .000
Andre Thornton         3    9    1    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    3  .000
Ted Cox                3    8    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    1  .000
Ron Hassey             1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Dave Rosello           1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .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
Darrell Porter         3    9    3    5   2   0   0    7   0   0    3    2  .556
John Wathan            1    4    1    2   1   1   0    3   0   0    0    0  .500
George Brett           3   13    4    6   1   1   0    1   2   0    1    2  .462
Amos Otis              3   11    5    5   2   0   1    6   1   0    2    2  .455
Freddie Patek          3   11    2    5   0   0   0    2   0   1    1    2  .455
Pete Lacock            3    9    1    2   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    1  .222
Hal McRae              3   11    4    2   1   0   0    1   1   0    2    0  .182
Frank White            3   12    2    2   0   0   0    1   1   0    1    2  .167
Clint Hurdle           3    8    2    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    0  .125
Al Cowens              3   12    2    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .083
Willie Wilson          3    2    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
Cecil Cooper           3   12    0    5   0   0   0    3   0   0    0    0  .417
Don Money              3   12    2    4   0   1   0    2   0   0    0    2  .333
Charlie Moore          1    3    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .333
Larry Hisle            3   12    2    3   2   0   1    1   0   0    0    0  .250
Gorman Thomas          3    8    1    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    3  .250
Sixto Lezcano          3   11    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    3  .182
Robin Yount            3   11    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .182
Sal Bando              2    7    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .143
Paul Molitor           3   11    2    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    2  .091
Buck Martinez          2    5    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Ray Fosse              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
Roy Smalley            3   11    3    5   0   0   0    2   0   0    3    2  .455
Butch Wynegar          3   11    0    5   1   0   0    3   0   0    2    1  .455
Glenn Adams            3   11    1    4   2   0   0    2   0   1    1    0  .364
Rick Sofield           3    9    0    3   1   0   0    1   1   0    1    0  .333
Ken Landreaux          3   11    0    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    4    0  .273
Rob Wilfong            3   11    1    3   1   0   0    0   1   0    0    2  .273
Willie Norwood         3   13    1    2   1   1   0    0   0   1    0    2  .154
Ron Jackson            3   14    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .143
Mike Cubbage           3   14    2    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    1  .071
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           3    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            2    4    2    2   1   0   1    2   0   0    0    0  .500
Reggie Jackson         2    3    0    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .333
Jay Johnstone          1    3    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Mickey Rivers          3   13    1    4   0   0   0    2   0   1    0    0  .308
Graig Nettles          3   11    0    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .273
Chris Chambliss        3   10    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .200
Willie Randolph        3   10    0    2   0   0   0    0   1   0    2    0  .200
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
Bucky Dent             3    7    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .143
Thurman Munson         3   11    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .091
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
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          3    9    1    3   2   0   0    2   0   0    0    0  .333
Mickey Klutts          3   11    0    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .273
Mike Edwards           3   12    0    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .250
Tony Armas             3   11    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    3  .182
Jeff Newman            3   11    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .182
Mitchell Page          3   11    2    2   0   1   1    1   0   0    2    2  .182
Glenn Burke            3   13    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   1    0    1  .077
Miguel Dilone          2    8    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   1    1    0  .000
Rob Picciolo           3    8    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000
Joe Wallis             1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000
Jim Essian             2    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000
Wayne Gross            1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    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
Juan Bernhardt         1    1    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0 1.000
Larry Milbourne        2    3    1    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .667
Bruce Bochte           3   14    3    7   2   0   1    3   1   0    0    0  .500
Tom Paciorek           2    4    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .500
Leon Roberts           4   15    4    7   2   0   1    2   0   0    2    2  .467
Willie Horton          4   16    3    6   1   0   1    4   0   0    1    5  .375
Ruppert Jones          4   14    5    5   1   0   2    3   1   1    3    1  .357
Larry Cox              1    3    1    1   0   0   1    2   0   0    1    0  .333
Bob Stinson            3   10    2    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    2  .300
Mario Mendoza          4   14    1    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .286
Bill Stein             4   16    2    4   1   0   1    5   0   0    1    4  .250
Dan Meyer              3   14    3    3   0   0   1    2   0   0    0    2  .214
Joe Simpson            3    5    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .200
Julio Cruz             4   16    2    3   1   0   0    4   1   0    2    3  .188
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
John Mayberry          3   12    0    6   2   0   0    2   0   0    0    2  .500
Rico Carty             3   10    1    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    0  .400
Bob Bailor             3   12    1    3   0   1   0    1   0   0    1    0  .250
Rick Cerone            3   10    2    2   1   0   1    2   0   0    2    1  .200
Alfredo Griffin        3   10    3    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    3    1  .200
Dave McKay             3   11    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .182
Rick Bosetti           3    8    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .125
Otto Velez             2    8    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000
Roy Howell             2    7    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    3  .000
Bobby Brown            2    6    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    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)          18
  D. Baylor (CAL)          17
  R. Carew (CAL)           16
  J. Cruz (SEA)            16
  D. Ford (CAL)            16
  W. Horton (SEA)          16
  B. Stein (SEA)           16
  B. Downing (CAL)         15
  B. Grich (CAL)           15
  C. Lansford (CAL)        15

Runs Scored:

  R. Jones (SEA)            5
  R. Miller (CAL)           5
  A. Otis (KC)              5
  G. Brett (KC)             4
  D. Ford (CAL)             4
  F. Lynn (BOS)             4
  H. McRae (KC)             4
  L. Roberts (SEA)          4
  B. Bochte (SEA)           3
  B. Bonds (CLE)            3

Hits:

  B. Bochte (SEA)           7
  R. Carew (CAL)            7
  L. Roberts (SEA)          7
  G. Brett (KC)             6
  B. Downing (CAL)          6
  D. Ford (CAL)             6
  W. Horton (SEA)           6
  C. Lansford (CAL)         6
  J. Mayberry (TOR)         6
  R. Miller (CAL)           6

Doubles:

  R. Miller (CAL)           3
  G. Adams (MIN)            2
  B. Bochte (SEA)           2
  J. Brohamer (BOS)         2
  B. Downing (CAL)          2
  D. Ford (CAL)             2
  L. Hisle (MIL)            2
  J. Mayberry (TOR)         2
  J. Norris (CLE)           2
  A. Otis (KC)              2

Triples:

  B. Bailor (TOR)           1
  G. Brett (KC)             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:

  D. Ford (CAL)             3
  F. Lynn (BOS)             3
  R. Jones (SEA)            2
  D. Baylor (CAL)           1
  B. Bochte (SEA)           1
  R. Cerone (TOR)           1
  L. Cox (SEA)              1
  D. Evans (BOS)            1
  B. Grich (CAL)            1
  J. Grubb (TEX)            1

RBI:

  D. Porter (KC)            7
  A. Otis (KC)              6
  D. Baylor (CAL)           5
  D. Ford (CAL)             5
  F. Lynn (BOS)             5
  J. Rice (BOS)             5
  B. Stein (SEA)            5
  J. Cruz (SEA)             4
  W. Horton (SEA)           4
  R. Miller (CAL)           4

Stolen Bases:

  A. Bannister (CHI)        2
  B. Bonds (CLE)            2
  G. Brett (KC)             2
  C. Lansford (CAL)         2
  J. Norris (CLE)           2
  G. Alexander (CLE)        1
  M. Belanger (BAL)         1
  B. Bochte (SEA)           1
  R. Burleson (BOS)         1
  R. Carew (CAL)            1

Caught Stealing:

  G. Adams (MIN)            1
  J. Brohamer (BOS)         1
  G. Burke (OAK)            1
  W. Cage (CLE)             1
  M. Dilone (OAK)           1
  R. Jones (SEA)            1
  C. Lansford (CAL)         1
  C. Lemon (CHI)            1
  W. Norwood (MIN)          1
  J. Orta (CHI)             1

Walks:

  K. Landreaux (MIN)        4
  M. Belanger (BAL)         3
  A. Griffin (TOR)          3
  R. Jones (SEA)            3
  F. Lynn (BOS)             3
  J. Orta (CHI)             3
  D. Porter (KC)            3
  J. Rice (BOS)             3
  G. Scott (BOS)            3
  R. Smalley (MIN)          3

Strikeouts:

  B. Bonds (CLE)            5
  W. Horton (SEA)           5
  D. DeCinces (BAL)         4
  R. Miller (CAL)           4
  R. Mulliniks (CAL)        4
  J. Rudi (CAL)             4
  B. Stein (SEA)            4
  T. Armas (OAK)            3
  J. Cruz (SEA)             3
  B. Downing (CAL)          3


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