Thursday April 12, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of April 12, 1979:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Kansas City      170   39    52   15    2    1    35    7    3   22    18  .306
Seattle          275   48    84   17    1    9    42   10    2   32    38  .306
California       247   41    74   17    2    8    40    5    2   27    34  .300
Milwaukee        160   23    42   10    1    6    23    2    1   14    19  .263
New York         201   23    52    7    1    6    22    4    1   15    15  .259
Chicago          165   20    42    6    1    0    18    5    4   19    21  .255
Boston           174   26    44    7    2    8    25    3    2   25    25  .253
Texas            123   22    31    6    0    4    20    0    1   16    13  .252
Toronto          171   28    43    7    1    3    26    3    1   24    17  .252
Detroit          100   12    25    5    2    2    11    4    1    8    15  .250
Oakland          242   25    57    7    1    6    24    5    5   17    44  .236
Minnesota        206   22    46   12    1    1    22    3    3   27    27  .223
Baltimore        186   24    40    9    0    1    24    2    1   28    23  .215
Cleveland        198   13    32    6    0    0    12   12    1   23    43  .162

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Freddie Patek (KC)        5   19    4    9   1   0   0    5   1   2    1    3  .474
Bruce Bochte (SEA)        7   28    6   13   4   0   2    8   2   0    2    1  .464
George Brett (KC)         5   22    6   10   3   1   0    2   3   0    2    2  .455
Jim Rice (BOS)            5   18    4    8   1   0   1    5   1   0    5    2  .444
Chet Lemon (CHI)          5   21    3    9   1   1   0    2   0   1    1    4  .429
Dave Revering (OAK)       6   21    5    9   2   0   1    4   0   1    2    1  .429
John Mayberry (TOR)       5   19    1    8   2   0   0    4   0   0    2    4  .421
Dave McKay (TOR)          5   17    5    7   0   0   0    4   1   0    2    0  .412
Leon Roberts (SEA)        8   30    6   12   2   1   1    4   0   1    3    6  .400
Rod Carew (CAL)           7   25    6   10   1   1   0    3   2   0    7    1  .400

 Baltimore            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
John Lowenstein        3    2    2    1   0   0   0    2   1   0    1    1  .500
Rick Dempsey           6   18    4    7   2   0   0    4   0   0    5    2  .389
Al Bumbry              5   22    0    6   1   0   0    5   0   0    1    1  .273
Larry Harlow           4    4    2    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .250
Ken Singleton          6   23    2    5   2   0   0    1   0   0    2    4  .217
Doug DeCinces          6   19    3    4   1   0   1    4   0   0    4    5  .211
Kiko Garcia            3    5    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .200
Gary Roenicke          2    5    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .200
Lee May                6   21    3    4   0   0   0    1   0   1    2    2  .191
Eddie Murray           6   22    3    4   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    2  .182
Pat Kelly              3    6    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    0  .167
Mark Belanger          6   19    1    3   1   0   0    1   1   0    3    0  .158
Rich Dauer             6   17    1    2   0   0   0    3   0   0    2    2  .118
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 Dwyer              2    2    0    1   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    0  .500
Jim Rice               5   18    4    8   1   0   1    5   1   0    5    2  .444
Jack Brohamer          3   12    1    4   2   1   0    1   0   1    1    0  .333
Carl Yastrzemski       5   20    4    6   2   0   1    4   0   1    3    2  .300
Fred Lynn              5   17    5    5   1   0   3    5   0   0    5    5  .294
Rick Burleson          5   22    4    5   0   0   0    0   1   0    1    2  .227
George Scott           5   18    3    4   0   0   1    3   0   0    4    2  .222
Mike O'Berry           3    5    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .200
Dwight Evans           5   17    2    3   0   0   2    3   0   0    4    2  .177
Larry Wolfe            3    7    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .143
Jerry Remy             5   24    2    3   0   0   0    0   1   0    0    3  .125
Gary Allenson          3    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .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
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
Willie Aikens          2    8    3    4   2   0   1    5   0   1    0    0  .500
Rod Carew              7   25    6   10   1   1   0    3   2   0    7    1  .400
Brian Downing          7   24    4    9   2   0   0    1   0   0    4    3  .375
Dan Ford               5   19    4    7   2   0   3    5   0   0    4    2  .368
Carney Lansford        7   29    3   10   1   0   0    3   2   1    1    4  .345
Don Baylor             7   32    4   10   3   0   1   12   0   0    1    3  .313
Rick Miller            7   30    7    9   4   0   1    4   1   0    4    6  .300
Rance Mulliniks        7   24    4    5   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    6  .208
Joe Rudi               7   29    4    6   1   1   0    1   0   0    2    6  .207
Bobby Grich            7   26    2    4   1   0   2    6   0   0    2    3  .154
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         4    8    3    4   1   0   0    2   2   0    4    0  .500
Junior Moore           3    6    0    3   0   0   0    4   0   0    1    0  .500
Chet Lemon             5   21    3    9   1   1   0    2   0   1    1    4  .429
Wayne Nordhagen        3    6    1    2   0   0   0    3   0   0    1    1  .333
Ralph Garr             4   11    2    3   0   0   0    2   1   0    0    1  .273
Lamar Johnson          4   11    1    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    3  .273
Bill Nahorodny         3    8    0    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250
Mike Squires           5    8    2    2   1   0   0    0   0   2    0    0  .250
Marv Foley             4    9    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .222
Greg Pryor             4    9    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    3  .222
Claudell Washington    5   19    1    4   0   0   0    2   1   0    3    4  .211
Eric Soderholm         5   16    2    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    3    1  .188
Jorge Orta             5   13    2    2   0   0   0    0   1   1    3    0  .154
Harry Chappas          5   14    2    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .071
Don Kessinger          2    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Thad Bosley            2    2    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             6   21    3    6   2   0   0    1   4   0    5    1  .286
Rick Manning           2    8    0    2   0   0   0    1   2   0    0    0  .250
Horace Speed           3    4    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    2  .250
Duane Kuiper           6   21    0    5   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    1  .238
Toby Harrah            6   25    3    5   1   0   0    1   3   0    3    5  .200
Bobby Bonds            6   25    3    4   1   0   0    1   2   0    1    9  .160
Ted Cox                6   19    0    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    3  .158
Wayne Cage             5   13    1    2   0   0   0    2   0   1    1    4  .154
Tom Veryzer            6   20    0    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .100
Andre Thornton         6   19    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    4    8  .053
Gary Alexander         6   20    1    1   0   0   0    1   1   0    3    7  .050
Ron Hassey             1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Ron Pruitt             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
Don Money              5   20    4    8   2   1   1    4   0   0    1    2  .400
Cecil Cooper           5   19    2    7   2   0   0    4   0   0    2    0  .368
Sal Bando              4   14    2    5   1   0   1    1   0   0    1    0  .357
Charlie Moore          2    6    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .333
Robin Yount            4   14    3    4   0   0   1    2   1   0    0    0  .286
Paul Molitor           4   16    4    4   0   0   0    0   1   1    2    3  .250
Larry Hisle            5   21    3    5   4   0   1    4   0   0    0    1  .238
Ben Oglivie            3   10    2    2   0   0   1    2   0   0    3    0  .200
Sixto Lezcano          5   16    1    3   0   0   1    5   0   0    2    3  .188
Gorman Thomas          5   14    1    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    8  .143
Ray Fosse              2    5    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Buck Martinez          2    5    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000

 Minnesota            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Bob Randall            2    5    1    2   0   0   0    2   0   1    0    0  .400
Roy Smalley            6   21    4    8   1   0   0    3   0   0    5    4  .381
John Castino           4    3    1    1   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .333
Butch Wynegar          6   22    1    6   1   0   0    3   0   0    3    4  .273
Willie Norwood         6   23    3    6   2   1   0    0   0   1    1    5  .261
Glenn Adams            6   20    1    4   2   0   0    2   0   1    2    0  .200
Ron Jackson            6   26    2    5   1   0   1    4   0   0    2    4  .192
Ken Landreaux          6   21    2    4   1   0   0    2   0   0    6    1  .191
Rick Sofield           6   16    1    3   1   0   0    1   2   0    3    3  .188
Rob Wilfong            6   16    2    3   1   0   0    1   1   0    1    4  .188
Mike Cubbage           6   21    2    3   1   0   0    3   0   0    4    1  .143
Bombo Rivera           3    7    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .143
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
Fred Stanley           2    3    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .667
Graig Nettles          6   24    3    9   0   0   2    6   0   0    0    1  .375
Cliff Johnson          4   12    2    4   3   0   0    1   0   0    2    1  .333
Jay Johnstone          3    9    2    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Thurman Munson         6   25    1    7   0   0   0    3   0   0    0    0  .280
Bucky Dent             5   15    2    4   1   1   0    3   0   0    1    1  .267
Reggie Jackson         5   12    2    3   1   0   1    2   0   0    2    2  .250
Jim Spencer            3    8    3    2   1   0   1    2   0   0    0    0  .250
Mickey Rivers          6   26    1    6   0   0   0    2   0   1    0    2  .231
Roy White              3    9    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    0  .222
Chris Chambliss        6   20    3    4   0   0   2    3   0   0    2    3  .200
Paul Blair             2    5    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .200
Willie Randolph        6   21    2    4   0   0   0    0   4   0    6    1  .191
Lou Piniella           3   12    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .083

 Oakland              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Dwayne Murphy          2    8    4    6   0   0   0    1   2   0    2    0  .750
Wayne Gross            5   16    4    7   1   0   2    6   1   0    0    1  .438
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
Jim Essian             4    9    0    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    3  .333
Mitchell Page          7   27    5    8   1   1   2    3   0   2    3    4  .296
Mike Edwards           7   28    0    7   2   0   0    1   1   0    1    6  .250
Tony Armas             6   21    1    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    9  .143
Glenn Burke            5   21    0    3   0   0   0    0   0   1    0    1  .143
Jeff Newman            7   24    2    3   0   0   0    3   0   0    1    7  .125
Miguel Dilone          5   16    1    1   0   0   0    1   1   1    3    1  .063
Joe Wallis             4   17    2    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    5  .000
Rob Picciolo           6   14    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    4  .000
Larry Murray           4    2    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        3    4    1    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .500
Bruce Bochte           7   28    6   13   4   0   2    8   2   0    2    1  .464
Leon Roberts           8   30    6   12   2   1   1    4   0   1    3    6  .400
Ruppert Jones          8   28    8    9   1   0   2    5   3   1    6    3  .321
Willie Horton          8   30    5    9   1   0   1    4   0   0    4   10  .300
Bill Stein             8   31    3    9   1   0   1    6   1   0    4    6  .290
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
Bob Stinson            6   19    2    5   1   0   0    3   0   0    3    3  .263
Dan Meyer              7   27    6    7   3   0   1    4   0   0    0    3  .259
Mario Mendoza          8   28    3    7   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .250
Joe Simpson            6    5    2    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .200
Julio Cruz             8   29    5    5   2   0   0    4   4   0    7    4  .172
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              4   16    4    6   1   0   2    6   0   0    0    2  .375
Nelson Norman          4    9    2    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    1  .333
Oscar Gamble           4    6    2    2   0   0   1    1   0   0    3    1  .333
Bump Wills             4   14    5    4   1   0   0    0   0   0    3    2  .286
Mike Jorgensen         4    7    2    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .286
Dave Roberts           1    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Richie Zisk            1    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Billy Sample           4    9    2    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    4    0  .222
John Ellis             4    5    0    1   0   0   0    2   0   1    0    0  .200
Johnny Grubb           3   13    2    2   0   0   1    2   0   0    0    3  .154
Buddy Bell             4   14    3    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    2  .143
Jim Sundberg           4   14    0    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .143
Gary Gray              1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .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          5   19    1    8   2   0   0    4   0   0    2    4  .421
Dave McKay             5   17    5    7   0   0   0    4   1   0    2    0  .412
Al Woods               4    6    4    2   2   0   0    0   0   0    2    1  .333
Bob Bailor             5   23    3    7   0   1   0    4   0   0    1    0  .304
Rick Bosetti           5   18    1    5   1   0   0    4   2   0    0    0  .278
Rico Carty             5   18    3    5   0   0   1    1   0   0    4    0  .278
Rick Cerone            5   18    4    5   1   0   2    6   0   1    3    2  .278
Roy Howell             4   14    1    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    3    3  .143
Alfredo Griffin        5   18    4    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    5    2  .111
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            2    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000
Tim Johnson            1    1    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  D. Baylor (CAL)          32
  B. Stein (SEA)           31
  W. Horton (SEA)          30
  R. Miller (CAL)          30
  L. Roberts (SEA)         30
  J. Cruz (SEA)            29
  C. Lansford (CAL)        29
  J. Rudi (CAL)            29
  B. Bochte (SEA)          28
  M. Edwards (OAK)         28

Runs Scored:

  R. Jones (SEA)            8
  R. Miller (CAL)           7
  B. Bochte (SEA)           6
  G. Brett (KC)             6
  R. Carew (CAL)            6
  D. Meyer (SEA)            6
  A. Otis (KC)              6
  L. Roberts (SEA)          6
  J. Cruz (SEA)             5
  W. Horton (SEA)           5

Hits:

  B. Bochte (SEA)          13
  L. Roberts (SEA)         12
  D. Baylor (CAL)          10
  G. Brett (KC)            10
  R. Carew (CAL)           10
  C. Lansford (CAL)        10
  B. Downing (CAL)          9
  W. Horton (SEA)           9
  R. Jones (SEA)            9
  C. Lemon (CHI)            9

Doubles:

  B. Bochte (SEA)           4
  L. Hisle (MIL)            4
  R. Miller (CAL)           4
  D. Baylor (CAL)           3
  G. Brett (KC)             3
  C. Johnson (NY)           3
  D. Meyer (SEA)            3
  G. Adams (MIN)            2
  W. Aikens (CAL)           2
  J. Brohamer (BOS)         2

Triples:

  B. Bailor (TOR)           1
  G. Brett (KC)             1
  J. Brohamer (BOS)         1
  R. Carew (CAL)            1
  B. Dent (NY)              1
  S. Kemp (DET)             1
  C. Lemon (CHI)            1
  D. Money (MIL)            1
  B. Montgomery (BOS)       1
  W. Norwood (MIN)          1

Home Runs:

  D. Ford (CAL)             3
  F. Lynn (BOS)             3
  B. Bochte (SEA)           2
  R. Cerone (TOR)           2
  C. Chambliss (NY)         2
  D. Evans (BOS)            2
  B. Grich (CAL)            2
  W. Gross (OAK)            2
  R. Jones (SEA)            2
  G. Nettles (NY)           2

RBI:

  D. Baylor (CAL)          12
  B. Bochte (SEA)           8
  A. Otis (KC)              7
  D. Porter (KC)            7
  R. Cerone (TOR)           6
  B. Grich (CAL)            6
  W. Gross (OAK)            6
  G. Nettles (NY)           6
  A. Oliver (TEX)           6
  B. Stein (SEA)            6

Stolen Bases:

  J. Cruz (SEA)             4
  J. Norris (CLE)           4
  W. Randolph (NY)          4
  G. Brett (KC)             3
  T. Harrah (CLE)           3
  R. Jones (SEA)            3
  A. Bannister (CHI)        2
  B. Bochte (SEA)           2
  B. Bonds (CLE)            2
  R. Bosetti (TOR)          2

Caught Stealing:

  M. Page (OAK)             2
  F. Patek (KC)             2
  M. Squires (CHI)          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

Walks:

  R. Carew (CAL)            7
  J. Cruz (SEA)             7
  R. Jones (SEA)            6
  K. Landreaux (MIN)        6
  W. Randolph (NY)          6
  R. Dempsey (BAL)          5
  A. Griffin (TOR)          5
  F. Lynn (BOS)             5
  J. Norris (CLE)           5
  J. Rice (BOS)             5

Strikeouts:

  W. Horton (SEA)          10
  T. Armas (OAK)            9
  B. Bonds (CLE)            9
  G. Thomas (MIL)           8
  A. Thornton (CLE)         8
  G. Alexander (CLE)        7
  J. Newman (OAK)           7
  M. Edwards (OAK)          6
  R. Miller (CAL)           6
  R. Mulliniks (CAL)        6

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