Tuesday April 10, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of April 10, 1979:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Seattle          210   37    69   12    1    9    36    8    2   22    27  .329
Kansas City      136   29    39   11    2    1    27    6    2   18    16  .287
New York         128   13    34    5    1    3    13    1    1   10     5  .266
California       177   23    47    9    1    6    22    3    1   16    27  .266
Minnesota        149   19    39   10    1    1    19    2    3   17    15  .262
Texas             66   13    17    4    0    3    12    0    0    5     6  .258
Milwaukee        125   13    31    5    1    3    13    1    0    9    13  .248
Detroit           69    9    17    4    2    1     8    1    1    5    12  .246
Chicago          132   13    31    6    0    0    12    4    3   14    18  .235
Baltimore        122   18    28    7    0    1    18    1    0   18    16  .230
Boston           135   14    30    4    2    5    13    3    2   19    22  .222
Toronto          131   19    29    5    1    1    17    2    1   22    15  .221
Oakland          165    8    32    4    1    2     8    1    4    8    25  .194
Cleveland        137   10    25    5    0    0    10    8    1   18    27  .183

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Rick Dempsey (BAL)        4   12    4    6   2   0   0    3   0   0    3    1  .500
Leon Roberts (SEA)        6   23    5   11   2   1   1    3   0   1    3    3  .478
Brian Downing (CAL)       5   19    2    9   2   0   0    1   0   0    1    3  .474
Roy Smalley (MIN)         4   15    4    7   1   0   0    3   0   0    4    3  .467
Darrell Porter (KC)       4   13    4    6   2   0   0    7   0   0    4    3  .462
Bruce Bochte (SEA)        5   20    4    9   2   0   2    7   1   0    1    1  .450
George Brett (KC)         4   18    4    8   1   1   0    1   3   0    1    2  .444
Amos Otis (KC)            4   16    5    7   2   0   1    7   1   0    2    2  .438
John Mayberry (TOR)       4   17    0    7   2   0   0    4   0   0    0    3  .412
Graig Nettles (NY)        4   15    2    6   0   0   1    2   0   0    0    0  .400

 Baltimore            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Rick Dempsey           4   12    4    6   2   0   0    3   0   0    3    1  .500
Kiko Garcia            1    2    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .500
John Lowenstein        2    2    1    1   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    1  .500
Larry Harlow           3    3    1    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .333
Al Bumbry              3   13    0    4   1   0   0    3   0   0    1    0  .308
Eddie Murray           4   15    2    4   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .267
Gary Roenicke          2    5    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .200
Mark Belanger          4   12    1    2   0   0   0    1   1   0    3    0  .167
Rich Dauer             4   13    1    2   0   0   0    3   0   0    0    1  .154
Doug DeCinces          4   14    2    2   0   0   1    2   0   0    1    5  .143
Lee May                4   14    3    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    1  .143
Ken Singleton          4   15    1    2   2   0   0    1   0   0    1    3  .133
Pat Kelly              2    2    0    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .000
Terry Crowley          1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    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
Jim Rice               4   14    2    5   0   0   1    5   1   0    4    2  .357
Jack Brohamer          2    9    1    3   2   1   0    1   0   1    1    0  .333
Fred Lynn              4   13    4    4   1   0   3    5   0   0    4    3  .308
Rick Burleson          4   18    3    5   0   0   0    0   1   0    0    2  .278
Mike O'Berry           2    5    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .200
Jerry Remy             4   18    2    3   0   0   0    0   1   0    0    3  .167
Larry Wolfe            2    6    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .167
Dwight Evans           4   14    1    2   0   0   1    1   0   0    2    2  .143
Carl Yastrzemski       4   15    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   1    3    2  .133
George Scott           4   14    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    2  .071
Jim Dwyer              1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Carlton Fisk           1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Butch Hobson           1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Gary Allenson          2    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Frank Duffy            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
Brian Downing          5   19    2    9   2   0   0    1   0   0    1    3  .474
Rod Carew              5   18    3    7   1   0   0    3   1   0    4    0  .389
Dan Ford               5   19    4    7   2   0   3    5   0   0    4    2  .368
Carney Lansford        5   19    0    6   1   0   0    2   2   1    1    3  .316
Rick Miller            5   22    5    6   3   0   1    4   0   0    2    6  .273
Don Baylor             5   22    3    5   0   0   1    5   0   0    1    2  .227
Rance Mulliniks        5   18    3    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    4  .222
Bobby Grich            5   19    1    2   0   0   1    2   0   0    1    2  .105
Joe Rudi               5   20    2    1   0   1   0    0   0   0    2    5  .050
Willie Davis           1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Tom Donohue            1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Orlando Ramirez        2    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
Alan Bannister         3    4    2    2   1   0   0    2   2   0    3    0  .500
Junior Moore           2    4    0    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    0  .500
Chet Lemon             4   16    0    6   1   0   0    1   0   1    1    4  .375
Lamar Johnson          3    9    1    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .333
Ralph Garr             3   10    2    3   0   0   0    2   1   0    0    0  .300
Greg Pryor             3    8    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    3  .250
Mike Squires           4    8    2    2   1   0   0    0   0   1    0    0  .250
Marv Foley             3    9    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .222
Claudell Washington    4   15    0    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    3  .200
Bill Nahorodny         2    5    0    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .200
Jorge Orta             4   12    2    2   0   0   0    0   1   1    3    0  .167
Eric Soderholm         4   14    1    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    1  .143
Harry Chappas          4   14    2    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .071
Wayne Nordhagen        2    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .000
Thad Bosley            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
Don Kessinger          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             4   16    2    6   2   0   0    0   3   0    3    1  .375
Duane Kuiper           4   15    0    4   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    0  .267
Horace Speed           3    4    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    2  .250
Bobby Bonds            4   18    3    4   1   0   0    1   2   0    1    7  .222
Toby Harrah            4   17    1    3   0   0   0    1   2   0    2    2  .177
Wayne Cage             4   13    1    2   0   0   0    2   0   1    1    4  .154
Tom Veryzer            4   14    0    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .143
Ted Cox                4   12    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    1  .083
Gary Alexander         4   13    1    1   0   0   0    1   1   0    3    3  .077
Andre Thornton         4   13    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    4  .077
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
Phil Mankowski         2    5    2    3   1   0   0    2   0   0    2    0  .600
Alan Trammell          2    6    2    3   0   0   0    0   0   1    1    2  .500
Steve Kemp             2    9    2    4   0   1   1    1   0   0    0    0  .444
Jerry Morales          2    8    1    2   2   0   0    1   0   0    0    3  .250
Lance Parrish          2    8    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Ron Leflore            2    9    1    2   1   0   0    4   0   0    0    2  .222
Lou Whitaker           2    9    0    1   0   1   0    0   1   0    0    1  .111
Jason Thompson         2    6    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    1  .000
Tim Corcoran           1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Dan Gonzales           2    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
John Wockenfuss        1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000

 Kansas City          G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Darrell Porter         4   13    4    6   2   0   0    7   0   0    4    3  .462
George Brett           4   18    4    8   1   1   0    1   3   0    1    2  .444
Amos Otis              4   16    5    7   2   0   1    7   1   0    2    2  .438
John Wathan            2    5    1    2   1   1   0    3   0   0    0    0  .400
Freddie Patek          4   15    2    5   0   0   0    2   0   1    1    3  .333
Pete Lacock            4   11    2    3   2   0   0    3   0   0    1    1  .273
Hal McRae              4   15    4    3   1   0   0    1   1   1    3    0  .200
Frank White            4   15    3    3   1   0   0    2   1   0    1    3  .200
Clint Hurdle           4   10    2    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    3    1  .100
Al Cowens              4   15    2    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    1  .067
Willie Wilson          4    3    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
Sal Bando              3   10    1    4   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .400
Charlie Moore          2    6    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .333
Cecil Cooper           4   16    0    5   0   0   0    4   0   0    0    0  .313
Don Money              4   16    2    5   0   1   0    2   0   0    0    2  .313
Robin Yount            4   14    3    4   0   0   1    2   1   0    0    0  .286
Ben Oglivie            2    7    1    2   0   0   1    2   0   0    1    0  .286
Larry Hisle            4   16    2    4   3   0   1    1   0   0    0    0  .250
Gorman Thomas          4   10    1    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    4  .200
Sixto Lezcano          4   13    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    3  .154
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            4   15    4    7   1   0   0    3   0   0    4    3  .467
Butch Wynegar          4   15    1    6   1   0   0    3   0   0    2    2  .400
Bob Randall            2    5    1    2   0   0   0    2   0   1    0    0  .400
John Castino           4    3    1    1   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .333
Glenn Adams            4   13    1    4   2   0   0    2   0   1    1    0  .308
Rick Sofield           4   10    0    3   1   0   0    1   1   0    1    1  .300
Rob Wilfong            4   11    1    3   1   0   0    1   1   0    1    2  .273
Ken Landreaux          4   15    2    4   1   0   0    2   0   0    4    0  .267
Willie Norwood         4   17    2    4   2   1   0    0   0   1    0    2  .235
Ron Jackson            4   19    2    3   0   0   1    3   0   0    1    3  .158
Bombo Rivera           3    7    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .143
Mike Cubbage           4   14    2    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    1  .071
Craig Kusick           1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Jose Morales           2    2    1    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
Reggie Jackson         3    4    1    2   1   0   1    2   0   0    1    1  .500
Jim Spencer            2    4    2    2   1   0   1    2   0   0    0    0  .500
Graig Nettles          4   15    2    6   0   0   1    2   0   0    0    0  .400
Jay Johnstone          2    5    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .400
Cliff Johnson          3    8    1    3   2   0   0    1   0   0    2    0  .375
Bucky Dent             4   11    2    3   1   1   0    1   0   0    1    1  .273
Thurman Munson         4   16    0    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    0  .250
Mickey Rivers          4   16    1    4   0   0   0    2   0   1    0    0  .250
Roy White              3    9    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    0  .222
Paul Blair             2    5    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .200
Chris Chambliss        4   13    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .154
Willie Randolph        4   14    0    2   0   0   0    0   1   0    3    0  .143
Lou Piniella           2    8    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .125
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
Wayne Gross            3    7    1    3   0   0   1    2   0   0    0    0  .429
Dave Revering          5   17    1    6   2   0   0    2   0   1    0    1  .353
Mickey Klutts          4   15    0    5   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .333
Mike Edwards           5   19    0    5   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    4  .263
Mitchell Page          5   19    2    4   0   1   1    1   0   1    2    3  .211
Jim Essian             3    5    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .200
Tony Armas             5   18    1    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    7  .167
Glenn Burke            5   21    0    3   0   0   0    0   0   1    0    1  .143
Jeff Newman            5   15    2    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .133
Miguel Dilone          4   11    1    0   0   0   0    0   1   1    2    1  .000
Rob Picciolo           4   10    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000
Joe Wallis             2    7    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .000
Larry Murray           3    1    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
Leon Roberts           6   23    5   11   2   1   1    3   0   1    3    3  .478
Bruce Bochte           5   20    4    9   2   0   2    7   1   0    1    1  .450
Willie Horton          6   22    4    8   1   0   1    4   0   0    3    7  .364
Ruppert Jones          6   21    6    7   1   0   2    5   3   1    4    1  .333
Bob Stinson            4   13    2    4   1   0   0    2   0   0    2    2  .308
Bill Stein             6   24    3    7   1   0   1    6   0   0    2    5  .292
Larry Cox              2    7    1    2   0   0   1    2   0   0    1    0  .286
Tom Paciorek           3    7    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .286
Dan Meyer              5   20    5    5   1   0   1    2   0   0    0    2  .250
Julio Cruz             6   22    4    5   2   0   0    4   4   0    5    4  .227
Mario Mendoza          6   22    1    5   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .227
Joe Simpson            5    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

 Texas                G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Pat Putnam             2    3    0    2   1   0   0    3   0   0    0    0  .667
Al Oliver              2    8    3    3   0   0   2    5   0   0    0    0  .375
Mike Jorgensen         2    6    2    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .333
Bump Wills             2    8    3    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .250
Oscar Gamble           2    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    1  .250
Nelson Norman          2    4    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .250
Billy Sample           2    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           2    9    2    2   0   0   1    2   0   0    0    2  .222
Jim Sundberg           2    7    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .143
Buddy Bell             2    8    2    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .125
John Ellis             2    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Bert Campaneris        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          4   17    0    7   2   0   0    4   0   0    0    3  .412
Bob Bailor             4   18    3    6   0   1   0    4   0   0    1    0  .333
Rico Carty             4   13    2    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    4    0  .308
Dave McKay             4   13    4    4   0   0   0    2   1   0    2    0  .308
Rick Bosetti           4   13    1    3   1   0   0    3   1   0    0    0  .231
Rick Cerone            4   14    3    3   1   0   1    3   0   1    3    2  .214
Alfredo Griffin        4   13    3    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    5    1  .154
Roy Howell             3   10    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    3  .000
Otto Velez             3    9    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000
Bobby Brown            3    7    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    1  .000
Ted Wilborn            1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000
Al Woods               3    1    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    1  .000

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  B. Stein (SEA)           24
  L. Roberts (SEA)         23
  D. Baylor (CAL)          22
  J. Cruz (SEA)            22
  W. Horton (SEA)          22
  M. Mendoza (SEA)         22
  R. Miller (CAL)          22
  G. Burke (OAK)           21
  R. Jones (SEA)           21
  B. Bochte (SEA)          20

Runs Scored:

  R. Jones (SEA)            6
  D. Meyer (SEA)            5
  R. Miller (CAL)           5
  A. Otis (KC)              5
  L. Roberts (SEA)          5
  B. Bochte (SEA)           4
  G. Brett (KC)             4
  J. Cruz (SEA)             4
  R. Dempsey (BAL)          4
  D. Ford (CAL)             4

Hits:

  L. Roberts (SEA)         11
  B. Bochte (SEA)           9
  B. Downing (CAL)          9
  G. Brett (KC)             8
  W. Horton (SEA)           8
  R. Carew (CAL)            7
  D. Ford (CAL)             7
  R. Jones (SEA)            7
  J. Mayberry (TOR)         7
  A. Otis (KC)              7

Doubles:

  L. Hisle (MIL)            3
  R. Miller (CAL)           3
  G. Adams (MIN)            2
  B. Bochte (SEA)           2
  J. Brohamer (BOS)         2
  J. Cruz (SEA)             2
  R. Dempsey (BAL)          2
  B. Downing (CAL)          2
  D. Ford (CAL)             2
  C. Johnson (NY)           2

Triples:

  B. Bailor (TOR)           1
  G. Brett (KC)             1
  J. Brohamer (BOS)         1
  B. Dent (NY)              1
  S. Kemp (DET)             1
  D. Money (MIL)            1
  B. Montgomery (BOS)       1
  W. Norwood (MIN)          1
  M. Page (OAK)             1
  L. Roberts (SEA)          1

Home Runs:

  D. Ford (CAL)             3
  F. Lynn (BOS)             3
  B. Bochte (SEA)           2
  R. Jones (SEA)            2
  A. Oliver (TEX)           2
  D. Baylor (CAL)           1
  R. Cerone (TOR)           1
  L. Cox (SEA)              1
  D. DeCinces (BAL)         1
  D. Evans (BOS)            1

RBI:

  B. Bochte (SEA)           7
  A. Otis (KC)              7
  D. Porter (KC)            7
  B. Stein (SEA)            6
  D. Baylor (CAL)           5
  D. Ford (CAL)             5
  R. Jones (SEA)            5
  F. Lynn (BOS)             5
  A. Oliver (TEX)           5
  J. Rice (BOS)             5

Stolen Bases:

  J. Cruz (SEA)             4
  G. Brett (KC)             3
  R. Jones (SEA)            3
  J. Norris (CLE)           3
  A. Bannister (CHI)        2
  B. Bonds (CLE)            2
  T. Harrah (CLE)           2
  C. Lansford (CAL)         2
  G. Alexander (CLE)        1
  M. Belanger (BAL)         1

Caught Stealing:

  G. Adams (MIN)            1
  J. Brohamer (BOS)         1
  G. Burke (OAK)            1
  W. Cage (CLE)             1
  R. Cerone (TOR)           1
  M. Dilone (OAK)           1
  R. Jones (SEA)            1
  C. Lansford (CAL)         1
  C. Lemon (CHI)            1
  H. McRae (KC)             1

Walks:

  J. Cruz (SEA)             5
  A. Griffin (TOR)          5
  R. Carew (CAL)            4
  R. Carty (TOR)            4
  D. Ford (CAL)             4
  R. Jones (SEA)            4
  K. Landreaux (MIN)        4
  F. Lynn (BOS)             4
  D. Porter (KC)            4
  J. Rice (BOS)             4

Strikeouts:

  T. Armas (OAK)            7
  B. Bonds (CLE)            7
  W. Horton (SEA)           7
  R. Miller (CAL)           6
  D. DeCinces (BAL)         5
  J. Rudi (CAL)             5
  B. Stein (SEA)            5
  W. Cage (CLE)             4
  J. Cruz (SEA)             4
  M. Edwards (OAK)          4


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