Thursday April 9, 1981
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of April 9, 1981:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
New York          35   10    14    2    1    2    10    1    1    7     3  .400
Detroit           29    6     8    1    2    1     5    1    0    4     1  .276
Oakland           34    5     9    1    0    2     5    1    0    7     3  .265
Texas             34    3     8    1    0    0     3    0    0    4     2  .235
California        33    6     7    1    1    2     6    2    0    3     3  .212
Seattle           32    2     6    0    1    1     2    0    0    1     5  .188
Minnesota         33    1     6    0    0    0     1    0    0    4     3  .182
Toronto           30    2     5    1    1    0     2    1    1    5     3  .167

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Otto Velez (TOR)          1    2    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    0 1.000
Bucky Dent (NYA)          1    4    1    3   0   0   1    3   0   1    0    0  .750
Dave Winfield (NYA)       1    3    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    0  .667
Tony Armas (OAK)          1    5    3    3   0   0   1    2   0   0    0    0  .600
Brian Downing (CAL)       1    4    1    2   1   0   1    4   0   0    0    0  .500
Mickey Hatcher (MIN)      1    4    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .500
Lou Piniella (NYA)        1    4    2    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .500
Pat Putnam (TEX)          1    4    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .500
Willie Randolph (NYA)     1    4    0    2   0   1   0    0   0   0    1    0  .500
Alan Trammell (DET)       1    4    1    2   0   1   0    0   0   0    0    0  .500

 California           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Brian Downing          1    4    1    2   1   0   1    4   0   0    0    0  .500
Dan Ford               1    3    2    1   0   0   1    1   0   0    1    0  .333
Fred Lynn              1    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   1   0    1    0  .333
Tom Brunansky          1    4    1    1   0   0   0    0   1   0    0    0  .250
Bobby Grich            1    4    0    1   0   1   0    1   0   0    0    1  .250
Rod Carew              1    5    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .200
Rick Burleson          1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Don Baylor             1    3    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .000
Butch Hobson           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

 Detroit              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Al Cowens              1    1    1    1   0   1   0    0   0   0    0    0 1.000
Alan Trammell          1    4    1    2   0   1   0    0   0   0    0    0  .500
Steve Kemp             1    2    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .500
Kirk Gibson            1    3    0    1   0   0   0    0   1   0    0    0  .333
Champ Summers          1    3    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .333
Richie Hebner          1    4    1    1   0   0   1    3   0   0    0    0  .250
Lou Whitaker           1    4    1    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250
Mick Kelleher          1    3    0    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .000
Lance Parrish          1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000
Rick Peters            1    2    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000
Lynn Jones             1    0    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
Mickey Hatcher         1    4    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .500
Ray Smith              1    2    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .500
John Castino           1    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Greg Johnston          1    4    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Hosken Powell          1    4    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .250
Gary Ward              1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Glenn Adams            1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .000
Roy Smalley            1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000
Rob Wilfong            1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000
Danny Goodwin          1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Rick Sofield           1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Sal Butera             1    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
Bobby Murcer           1    1    1    1   0   0   1    4   0   0    0    0 1.000
Bucky Dent             1    4    1    3   0   0   1    3   0   1    0    0  .750
Dave Winfield          1    3    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    0  .667
Lou Piniella           1    4    2    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .500
Willie Randolph        1    4    0    2   0   1   0    0   0   0    1    0  .500
Bob Watson             1    4    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .500
Rick Cerone            1    4    0    1   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    1  .250
Jerry Mumphrey         1    5    0    1   0   0   0    0   1   0    0    1  .200
Graig Nettles          1    4    2    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000
Dennis Werth           1    2    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .000

 Oakland              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Tony Armas             1    5    3    3   0   0   1    2   0   0    0    0  .600
Mike Heath             1    3    1    1   0   0   1    1   0   0    1    0  .333
Rob Picciolo           1    3    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .333
Shooty Babitt          1    4    0    1   0   0   0    1   1   0    1    0  .250
Cliff Johnson          1    4    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .250
Dave McKay             1    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Jeff Newman            1    4    0    1   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .250
Dwayne Murphy          1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Rickey Henderson       1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    1  .000

 Seattle              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Gary Gray              1    1    0    1   0   1   0    0   0   0    0    0 1.000
Richie Zisk            1    4    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .500
Bruce Bochte           1    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .333
Jeff Burroughs         1    4    1    1   0   0   1    2   0   0    0    0  .250
Julio Cruz             1    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Dave Henderson         1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Tom Paciorek           1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Dave Edler             1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Jim Anderson           1    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Bud Bulling            1    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Brad Gulden            1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Rick Auerbach          1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 Texas                G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Pat Putnam             1    4    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .500
Buddy Bell             1    5    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .400
Johnny Grubb           1    3    0    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .333
Jim Sundberg           1    3    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .333
Al Oliver              1    5    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .200
Bump Wills             1    5    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .200
Mickey Rivers          1    4    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000
Mario Mendoza          1    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000
Billy Sample           1    2    1    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .000
John Ellis             1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Mark Wagner            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
Otto Velez             1    2    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    0 1.000
John Mayberry          1    2    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .500
Lloyd Moseby           1    2    1    1   1   0   0    1   0   1    1    0  .500
Willie Upshaw          1    4    0    1   0   1   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Alfredo Griffin        1    5    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Barry Bonnell          1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   1   0    0    0  .000
Damaso Garcia          1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000
Ernie Whitt            1    4    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Danny Ainge            1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000
George Bell            1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  T. Armas (OAK)            5
  B. Bell (TEX)             5
  R. Carew (CAL)            5
  A. Griffin (TOR)          5
  J. Mumphrey (NYA)         5
  A. Oliver (TEX)           5
  B. Wills (TEX)            5
  S. Babitt (OAK)           4
  B. Bonnell (TOR)          4
  T. Brunansky (CAL)        4

Runs Scored:

  T. Armas (OAK)            3
  D. Ford (CAL)             2
  G. Nettles (NYA)          2
  L. Piniella (NYA)         2
  B. Watson (NYA)           2
  D. Baylor (CAL)           1
  B. Bochte (SEA)           1
  T. Brunansky (CAL)        1
  J. Burroughs (SEA)        1
  A. Cowens (DET)           1

Hits:

  T. Armas (OAK)            3
  B. Dent (NYA)             3
  B. Bell (TEX)             2
  B. Downing (CAL)          2
  M. Hatcher (MIN)          2
  L. Piniella (NYA)         2
  P. Putnam (TEX)           2
  W. Randolph (NYA)         2
  A. Trammell (DET)         2
  O. Velez (TOR)            2

Doubles:

  R. Cerone (NYA)           1
  B. Downing (CAL)          1
  J. Grubb (TEX)            1
  L. Moseby (TOR)           1
  J. Newman (OAK)           1
  L. Piniella (NYA)         1
  L. Whitaker (DET)         1

Triples:

  A. Cowens (DET)           1
  G. Gray (SEA)             1
  B. Grich (CAL)            1
  W. Randolph (NYA)         1
  A. Trammell (DET)         1
  W. Upshaw (TOR)           1

Home Runs:

  T. Armas (OAK)            1
  J. Burroughs (SEA)        1
  B. Dent (NYA)             1
  B. Downing (CAL)          1
  D. Ford (CAL)             1
  M. Heath (OAK)            1
  R. Hebner (DET)           1
  B. Murcer (NYA)           1

RBI:

  B. Downing (CAL)          4
  B. Murcer (NYA)           4
  B. Dent (NYA)             3
  R. Hebner (DET)           3
  T. Armas (OAK)            2
  J. Burroughs (SEA)        2
  R. Cerone (NYA)           2
  S. Babitt (OAK)           1
  D. Ford (CAL)             1
  B. Grich (CAL)            1

Stolen Bases:

  S. Babitt (OAK)           1
  B. Bonnell (TOR)          1
  T. Brunansky (CAL)        1
  K. Gibson (DET)           1
  F. Lynn (CAL)             1
  J. Mumphrey (NYA)         1

Caught Stealing:

  B. Dent (NYA)             1
  L. Moseby (TOR)           1

Walks:

  R. Henderson (OAK)        2
  O. Velez (TOR)            2
  D. Winfield (NYA)         2
  G. Adams (MIN)            1
  D. Ainge (TOR)            1
  S. Babitt (OAK)           1
  D. Baylor (CAL)           1
  B. Bochte (SEA)           1
  D. Ford (CAL)             1
  J. Grubb (TEX)            1

Strikeouts:

  B. Bochte (SEA)           2
  D. Garcia (TOR)           2
  G. Adams (MIN)            1
  D. Baylor (CAL)           1
  B. Bulling (SEA)          1
  R. Cerone (NYA)           1
  B. Grich (CAL)            1
  A. Griffin (TOR)          1
  R. Henderson (OAK)        1
  B. Hobson (CAL)           1

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