Wednesday April 11, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of April 11, 1979:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Seattle          248   44    80   14    1    9    40    9    2   28    34  .323
Kansas City      170   39    52   15    2    1    35    7    3   22    18  .306
California       215   34    64   12    1    7    33    4    2   20    29  .298
New York         167   18    44    6    1    4    18    2    1   12     6  .264
Detroit          100   12    25    5    2    2    11    4    1    8    15  .250
Milwaukee        125   13    31    5    1    3    13    1    0    9    13  .248
Texas             92   17    22    5    0    3    16    0    0   10    10  .239
Minnesota        178   21    42   11    1    1    21    3    3   22    25  .236
Chicago          132   13    31    6    0    0    12    4    3   14    18  .235
Baltimore        158   24    37    8    0    1    24    2    1   26    19  .234
Oakland          206   22    48    6    1    5    21    3    5   15    31  .233
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
Cleveland        165   10    26    5    0    0    10    8    1   19    33  .158

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Bruce Bochte (SEA)        6   24    6   12   3   0   2    7   2   0    2    1  .500
Freddie Patek (KC)        5   19    4    9   1   0   0    5   1   2    1    3  .474
George Brett (KC)         5   22    6   10   3   1   0    2   3   0    2    2  .455
Leon Roberts (SEA)        7   27    6   12   2   1   1    4   0   1    3    5  .444
Rick Dempsey (BAL)        5   16    4    7   2   0   0    4   0   0    4    2  .438
Dave Revering (OAK)       6   21    5    9   2   0   1    4   0   1    2    1  .429
John Mayberry (TOR)       4   17    0    7   2   0   0    4   0   0    0    3  .412
Roy Smalley (MIN)         5   17    4    7   1   0   0    3   0   0    5    4  .412
Rod Carew (CAL)           6   22    5    9   1   0   0    3   2   0    5    1  .409
Brian Downing (CAL)       6   22    3    9   2   0   0    1   0   0    2    3  .409

 Baltimore            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Kiko Garcia            2    2    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .500
John Lowenstein        3    2    2    1   0   0   0    2   1   0    1    1  .500
Rick Dempsey           5   16    4    7   2   0   0    4   0   0    4    2  .438
Al Bumbry              4   18    0    5   1   0   0    5   0   0    1    1  .278
Ken Singleton          5   20    2    5   2   0   0    1   0   0    1    3  .250
Larry Harlow           4    4    2    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .250
Lee May                5   18    3    4   0   0   0    1   0   1    2    1  .222
Eddie Murray           5   19    3    4   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    1  .211
Gary Roenicke          2    5    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .200
Doug DeCinces          5   16    3    3   1   0   1    4   0   0    4    5  .188
Pat Kelly              3    6    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    0  .167
Rich Dauer             5   14    1    2   0   0   0    3   0   0    2    1  .143
Mark Belanger          5   15    1    2   0   0   0    1   1   0    3    0  .133
Billy Smith            1    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Terry Crowley          2    1    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
Rod Carew              6   22    5    9   1   0   0    3   2   0    5    1  .409
Brian Downing          6   22    3    9   2   0   0    1   0   0    2    3  .409
Willie Aikens          1    5    1    2   1   0   0    2   0   1    0    0  .400
Dan Ford               5   19    4    7   2   0   3    5   0   0    4    2  .368
Carney Lansford        6   24    2    8   1   0   0    2   2   1    1    3  .333
Don Baylor             6   27    4    8   1   0   1   10   0   0    1    2  .296
Rick Miller            6   27    6    8   3   0   1    4   0   0    2    6  .296
Rance Mulliniks        6   21    4    5   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    5  .238
Joe Rudi               6   25    3    5   1   1   0    1   0   0    2    5  .200
Bobby Grich            6   22    2    3   0   0   2    5   0   0    2    2  .136
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             5   19    2    6   2   0   0    0   3   0    3    1  .316
Horace Speed           3    4    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    2  .250
Duane Kuiper           5   18    0    4   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    0  .222
Bobby Bonds            5   21    3    4   1   0   0    1   2   0    1    7  .191
Wayne Cage             4   13    1    2   0   0   0    2   0   1    1    4  .154
Toby Harrah            5   20    1    3   0   0   0    1   2   0    3    4  .150
Ted Cox                5   15    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    2  .133
Tom Veryzer            5   17    0    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .118
Gary Alexander         5   16    1    1   0   0   0    1   1   0    3    4  .063
Andre Thornton         5   16    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    6  .063
Rick Manning           1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .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
Phil Mankowski         2    5    2    3   1   0   0    2   0   0    2    0  .600
Aurelio Rodriguez      1    4    0    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .500
Steve Kemp             3   12    2    5   0   1   1    2   0   0    1    0  .417
Alan Trammell          3    9    2    3   0   0   0    0   0   1    1    3  .333
Ron Leflore            3   13    2    4   1   0   0    4   2   0    0    3  .308
Lance Parrish          3   12    2    3   0   0   0    1   1   0    0    1  .250
John Wockenfuss        2    5    1    1   0   0   1    1   0   0    0    1  .200
Jerry Morales          3   11    1    2   2   0   0    1   0   0    1    3  .182
Jason Thompson         3    9    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    1  .111
Lou Whitaker           3   12    0    1   0   1   0    0   1   0    0    1  .083
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

 Kansas City          G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Freddie Patek          5   19    4    9   1   0   0    5   1   2    1    3  .474
George Brett           5   22    6   10   3   1   0    2   3   0    2    2  .455
Amos Otis              5   20    6    8   2   0   1    7   1   0    3    2  .400
Darrell Porter         5   18    5    7   2   0   0    7   0   0    4    4  .389
John Wathan            3    6    3    2   1   1   0    3   0   0    1    0  .333
Hal McRae              5   20    4    6   2   0   0    3   1   1    3    0  .300
Pete Lacock            5   14    2    4   2   0   0    3   0   0    1    1  .286
Frank White            5   18    4    3   1   0   0    3   1   0    1    4  .167
Al Cowens              5   19    3    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    1  .105
Clint Hurdle           5   11    2    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    4    1  .091
Willie Wilson          5    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            5   17    4    7   1   0   0    3   0   0    5    4  .412
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
Butch Wynegar          5   19    1    6   1   0   0    3   0   0    2    4  .316
Rick Sofield           5   12    1    3   1   0   0    1   2   0    3    3  .250
Willie Norwood         5   21    2    5   2   1   0    0   0   1    0    4  .238
Glenn Adams            5   17    1    4   2   0   0    2   0   1    1    0  .235
Ken Landreaux          5   18    2    4   1   0   0    2   0   0    5    0  .222
Rob Wilfong            5   14    2    3   1   0   0    1   1   0    1    4  .214
Ron Jackson            5   23    2    4   0   0   1    4   0   0    1    4  .174
Bombo Rivera           3    7    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .143
Mike Cubbage           5   17    2    2   1   0   0    2   0   0    4    1  .118
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
Graig Nettles          5   20    2    8   0   0   1    4   0   0    0    1  .400
Cliff Johnson          3    8    1    3   2   0   0    1   0   0    2    0  .375
Jay Johnstone          3    9    2    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Thurman Munson         5   21    1    6   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    0  .286
Bucky Dent             5   15    2    4   1   1   0    3   0   0    1    1  .267
Reggie Jackson         4    8    1    2   1   0   1    2   0   0    2    1  .250
Jim Spencer            3    8    3    2   1   0   1    2   0   0    0    0  .250
Mickey Rivers          5   21    1    5   0   0   0    2   0   1    0    0  .238
Roy White              3    9    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    0  .222
Willie Randolph        5   19    1    4   0   0   0    0   2   0    3    0  .211
Paul Blair             2    5    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .200
Chris Chambliss        5   16    2    3   0   0   1    2   0   0    2    2  .188
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
Dwayne Murphy          1    5    3    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .600
Wayne Gross            4   12    3    6   1   0   2    6   1   0    0    0  .500
Dave Revering          6   21    5    9   2   0   1    4   0   1    2    1  .429
Mickey Klutts          5   18    1    7   1   0   1    2   0   0    1    2  .389
Mitchell Page          6   23    4    7   1   1   1    2   0   2    3    4  .304
Mike Edwards           6   23    0    5   1   0   0    1   1   0    1    5  .217
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
Jeff Newman            6   20    2    3   0   0   0    3   0   0    1    4  .150
Glenn Burke            5   21    0    3   0   0   0    0   0   1    0    1  .143
Miguel Dilone          5   16    1    1   0   0   0    1   1   1    3    1  .063
Joe Wallis             3   12    2    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    3  .000
Rob Picciolo           5   11    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    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
Bruce Bochte           6   24    6   12   3   0   2    7   2   0    2    1  .500
Leon Roberts           7   27    6   12   2   1   1    4   0   1    3    5  .444
Willie Horton          7   26    5    9   1   0   1    4   0   0    4    8  .346
Ruppert Jones          7   26    7    9   1   0   2    5   3   1    4    3  .346
Bob Stinson            5   16    2    5   1   0   0    2   0   0    3    2  .313
Bill Stein             7   28    3    8   1   0   1    6   0   0    3    6  .286
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              6   25    5    6   2   0   1    4   0   0    0    3  .240
Mario Mendoza          7   26    2    6   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .231
Joe Simpson            5    5    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .200
Julio Cruz             7   26    5    5   2   0   0    4   4   0    6    4  .192
Bobby Valentine        1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
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             3    5    0    3   1   0   0    4   0   0    0    0  .600
Al Oliver              3   12    3    4   1   0   2    6   0   0    0    1  .333
Bump Wills             3   12    4    4   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .333
Mike Jorgensen         3    6    2    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .333
Nelson Norman          3    7    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .286
Richie Zisk            1    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Oscar Gamble           3    5    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    1  .200
Billy Sample           3    6    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    0  .167
Johnny Grubb           3   13    2    2   0   0   1    2   0   0    0    3  .154
Buddy Bell             3   10    3    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    2  .100
Jim Sundberg           3   10    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .100
John Ellis             3    2    0    0   0   0   0    1   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)           28
  D. Baylor (CAL)          27
  R. Miller (CAL)          27
  L. Roberts (SEA)         27
  J. Cruz (SEA)            26
  W. Horton (SEA)          26
  R. Jones (SEA)           26
  M. Mendoza (SEA)         26
  D. Meyer (SEA)           25
  J. Rudi (CAL)            25

Runs Scored:

  R. Jones (SEA)            7
  B. Bochte (SEA)           6
  G. Brett (KC)             6
  R. Miller (CAL)           6
  A. Otis (KC)              6
  L. Roberts (SEA)          6
  R. Carew (CAL)            5
  J. Cruz (SEA)             5
  W. Horton (SEA)           5
  D. Meyer (SEA)            5

Hits:

  B. Bochte (SEA)          12
  L. Roberts (SEA)         12
  G. Brett (KC)            10
  R. Carew (CAL)            9
  B. Downing (CAL)          9
  W. Horton (SEA)           9
  R. Jones (SEA)            9
  F. Patek (KC)             9
  D. Revering (OAK)         9
  D. Baylor (CAL)           8

Doubles:

  B. Bochte (SEA)           3
  G. Brett (KC)             3
  L. Hisle (MIL)            3
  R. Miller (CAL)           3
  G. Adams (MIN)            2
  J. Brohamer (BOS)         2
  J. Cruz (SEA)             2
  R. Dempsey (BAL)          2
  B. Downing (CAL)          2
  D. Ford (CAL)             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
  B. Grich (CAL)            2
  W. Gross (OAK)            2
  R. Jones (SEA)            2
  A. Oliver (TEX)           2
  D. Baylor (CAL)           1
  R. Cerone (TOR)           1
  C. Chambliss (NY)         1

RBI:

  D. Baylor (CAL)          10
  B. Bochte (SEA)           7
  A. Otis (KC)              7
  D. Porter (KC)            7
  W. Gross (OAK)            6
  A. Oliver (TEX)           6
  B. Stein (SEA)            6
  A. Bumbry (BAL)           5
  D. Ford (CAL)             5
  B. Grich (CAL)            5

Stolen Bases:

  J. Cruz (SEA)             4
  G. Brett (KC)             3
  R. Jones (SEA)            3
  J. Norris (CLE)           3
  A. Bannister (CHI)        2
  B. Bochte (SEA)           2
  B. Bonds (CLE)            2
  R. Carew (CAL)            2
  T. Harrah (CLE)           2
  C. Lansford (CAL)         2

Caught Stealing:

  M. Page (OAK)             2
  F. Patek (KC)             2
  G. Adams (MIN)            1
  W. Aikens (CAL)           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

Walks:

  J. Cruz (SEA)             6
  R. Carew (CAL)            5
  A. Griffin (TOR)          5
  K. Landreaux (MIN)        5
  R. Smalley (MIN)          5
  R. Carty (TOR)            4
  M. Cubbage (MIN)          4
  D. DeCinces (BAL)         4
  R. Dempsey (BAL)          4
  D. Ford (CAL)             4

Strikeouts:

  W. Horton (SEA)           8
  T. Armas (OAK)            7
  B. Bonds (CLE)            7
  R. Miller (CAL)           6
  B. Stein (SEA)            6
  A. Thornton (CLE)         6
  D. DeCinces (BAL)         5
  M. Edwards (OAK)          5
  R. Mulliniks (CAL)        5
  L. Roberts (SEA)          5

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