Sunday April 12, 1981
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of April 12, 1981:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Seattle          136   22    43    7    1    4    21   10    1   11    16  .316
New York          98   19    29    3    1    8    19    3    1   15    10  .296
Texas            103   10    28    5    1    0     9    1    1    8    13  .272
Kansas City       67    7    18    2    0    3     7    0    1    7    15  .269
Oakland          135   15    36    2    2    3    14    2    1   17    15  .267
Milwaukee         68   11    18    3    1    4    11    0    3    5     9  .265
Detroit           95   14    25    4    4    3    13    1    0    8    15  .263
Chicago           64    9    16    2    0    2     8    4    1    6    14  .250
California       131   23    31    6    2    6    21    5    2   22    16  .237
Cleveland         64    4    15    3    0    0     4    2    0    7     9  .234
Boston            62    8    12    2    0    3     8    0    0    8    16  .194
Toronto           94   10    18    3    1    1    10    3    2    8    12  .192
Minnesota        125    4    20    1    1    0     4    0    0   12    16  .160
Baltimore         60    7     9    4    0    2     7    0    0   11    10  .150

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Steve Kemp (DET)          3   10    1    6   1   1   0    3   0   0    1    1  .600
Joe Simpson (SEA)         3   10    1    5   1   0   0    4   0   0    0    1  .500
Jeff Burroughs (SEA)      4   15    3    7   1   0   1    2   0   1    2    1  .467
Jerry Narron (SEA)        3    9    2    4   2   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .444
Jim Sundberg (TEX)        3    9    1    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    1  .444
Tony Armas (OAK)          4   16    5    7   0   0   2    3   0   0    1    3  .438
Bump Wills (TEX)          3   12    3    5   1   0   0    1   0   1    2    1  .417
Tom Paciorek (SEA)        4   16    2    6   1   0   0    4   2   0    0    1  .375
Richie Zisk (SEA)         4   16    3    6   0   0   1    1   0   0    0    2  .375
Rod Carew (CAL)           4   19    4    7   1   0   0    2   3   1    1    1  .368

 Baltimore            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Jose Morales           1    1    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0 1.000
Ken Singleton          2    7    1    3   1   0   1    1   0   0    1    1  .429
Rick Dempsey           2    6    1    2   1   0   1    1   0   0    1    2  .333
Al Bumbry              2    8    1    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .250
Rich Dauer             2    8    1    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .125
Doug DeCinces          2    7    0    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .000
Eddie Murray           2    7    1    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .000
Mark Belanger          2    6    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000
Gary Roenicke          2    4    0    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .000
Dan Graham             1    3    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .000
Terry Crowley          2    1    0    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    0  .000
Jim Dwyer              2    1    0    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .000
Wayne Krenchicki       1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
John Lowenstein        1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000
Lenn Sakata            2    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 Boston               G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Tony Perez             2    8    0    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .375
Dwight Evans           2    6    2    2   0   0   1    1   0   0    3    1  .333
Jerry Remy             1    3    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .333
Jim Rice               2    8    1    2   0   0   1    4   0   0    0    2  .250
Dave Stapleton         2    8    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .250
Gary Allenson          2    6    1    1   0   0   1    1   0   0    1    4  .167
Rick Miller            2    6    1    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .167
Carney Lansford        2    7    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Glenn Hoffman          2    6    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000
Joe Rudi               1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .000
Garry Hancock          1    0    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000

 California           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Rod Carew              4   19    4    7   1   0   0    2   3   1    1    1  .368
Rick Burleson          4   14    2    5   1   0   0    0   0   0    4    0  .357
Fred Lynn              4   17    3    6   1   1   1    6   1   0    1    2  .353
Brian Downing          3    9    3    3   1   0   1    4   0   0    3    0  .333
Tom Brunansky          4   13    5    3   0   0   2    4   1   0    3    1  .231
Bobby Grich            4   15    1    3   0   1   1    3   0   0    1    4  .200
Don Baylor             4   15    1    2   1   0   0    0   0   1    3    3  .133
Butch Hobson           4   12    1    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    3    2  .083
Dan Ford               4   13    2    1   0   0   1    2   0   0    3    2  .077
Ed Ott                 2    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Bert Campaneris        3    0    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 Chicago              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Rusty Kuntz            2    2    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0 1.000
Carlton Fisk           2    8    1    4   1   0   1    4   0   0    0    2  .500
Jim Morrison           2    8    3    3   1   0   1    1   0   0    0    0  .375
Ron Leflore            2    9    2    2   0   0   0    1   2   0    1    1  .222
Bill Almon             2    5    0    1   0   0   0    2   1   0    0    1  .200
Harold Baines          2    5    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .200
Mike Squires           2    6    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   1    1    0  .167
Tony Bernazard         2    7    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .143
Greg Luzinski          2    8    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    4  .125
Chet Lemon             2    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   1   0    0    2  .000
Wayne Nordhagen        1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000
Bob Molinaro           2    0    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    0  .000
Greg Pryor             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
Mike Hargrove          2    8    1    4   1   0   0    1   1   0    0    0  .500
Toby Harrah            2    7    1    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .429
Joe Charboneau         2    6    0    2   0   0   0    0   1   0    2    0  .333
Tom Veryzer            2    6    0    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    0  .333
Bo Diaz                2    3    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Ron Hassey             2    3    0    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .333
Rick Manning           2    6    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    3  .167
Jorge Orta             2    7    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .143
Alan Bannister         2    8    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Miguel Dilone          2    8    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    3  .000
Pat Kelly              1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Larry Littleton        1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Jerry Dybzinski        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
Lynn Jones             2    1    1    1   0   0   1    2   0   0    0    0 1.000
Steve Kemp             3   10    1    6   1   1   0    3   0   0    1    1  .600
Al Cowens              3    3    1    1   0   1   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Lou Whitaker           3   10    1    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .300
Alan Trammell          3   11    2    3   0   1   0    0   0   0    0    1  .273
Richie Hebner          3   13    2    3   0   0   1    4   0   0    0    3  .231
Mick Kelleher          3    9    0    2   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    1  .222
Lance Parrish          3    9    3    2   0   0   1    1   0   0    2    2  .222
Rick Peters            3   11    2    2   1   1   0    0   0   0    1    2  .182
Kirk Gibson            3    8    0    1   0   0   0    0   1   0    1    2  .125
Champ Summers          3    8    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    0  .125
Darrell Brown          1    1    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
John Wockenfuss        2    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000
Duffy Dyer             1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Stan Papi              1    0    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
Clint Hurdle           2    8    2    4   0   0   2    3   0   0    0    2  .500
U L Washington         2    7    1    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .429
Hal McRae              2    9    1    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .333
John Wathan            2    6    2    2   0   0   1    1   0   0    1    0  .333
George Brett           2    8    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .250
Willie Wilson          2    9    1    2   1   0   0    0   0   1    0    3  .222
Willie Aikens          2    7    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .143
Amos Otis              2    7    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .143
Frank White            2    5    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .000
Jamie Quirk            1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Cesar Geronimo         1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Rance Mulliniks        1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Ken Phelps             1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000

 Milwaukee            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Gorman Thomas          2    6    2    3   0   0   1    1   0   1    2    2  .500
Jim Gantner            2    7    1    3   0   1   0    1   0   1    1    0  .429
Ben Oglivie            2    7    2    3   0   0   1    2   0   0    0    1  .429
Paul Molitor           2    9    1    3   1   0   0    1   0   1    1    2  .333
Larry Hisle            2    8    1    2   0   0   1    2   0   0    0    0  .250
Robin Yount            2    9    0    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .222
Ted Simmons            2    7    2    1   0   0   1    2   0   0    1    1  .143
Cecil Cooper           2    8    1    1   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .125
Don Money              2    7    1    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .000
Marshall Edwards       2    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Ned Yost               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
Glenn Adams            4   11    0    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    4    3  .273
Mickey Hatcher         3   11    0    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .273
John Castino           4   15    1    4   0   1   0    0   0   0    0    1  .267
Ray Smith              4   10    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .200
Rob Wilfong            4   14    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    0  .143
Ron Jackson            2    7    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .143
Hosken Powell          4   16    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .125
Greg Johnston          3    8    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    4  .125
Rick Sofield           3    8    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .125
Roy Smalley            4   13    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    0  .077
Gary Ward              2    8    0    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .000
Danny Goodwin          3    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Pete Mackanin          1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Sal Butera             2    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
Oscar Gamble           2    6    2    3   1   0   1    2   0   0    2    0  .500
Bobby Murcer           3    5    2    2   0   0   1    5   0   0    3    0  .400
Lou Piniella           2    5    2    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .400
Bob Watson             2    5    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .400
Bucky Dent             3   11    2    4   0   0   2    4   0   1    0    0  .364
Dave Winfield          3   11    2    4   0   0   0    0   1   0    3    1  .364
Graig Nettles          3   11    4    3   0   0   2    3   0   0    1    0  .273
Willie Randolph        3   12    1    3   0   1   1    1   1   0    2    1  .250
Jerry Mumphrey         3   14    1    3   0   0   1    1   1   0    0    2  .214
Rick Cerone            3   10    0    2   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    3  .200
Jim Spencer            2    5    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .200
Dennis Werth           2    3    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .000

 Oakland              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Fred Stanley           2    6    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    1  .500
Tony Armas             4   16    5    7   0   0   2    3   0   0    1    3  .438
Rob Picciolo           2    7    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .429
Dwayne Murphy          4   14    1    4   0   1   0    2   0   0    1    2  .286
Mike Heath             3   11    1    3   0   0   1    2   0   0    1    1  .273
Rickey Henderson       4   15    5    4   1   1   0    1   1   0    5    1  .267
Wayne Gross            3   12    0    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    1  .250
Shooty Babitt          1    4    0    1   0   0   0    1   1   0    1    0  .250
Dave McKay             2    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Dave Revering          3   13    0    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    2  .231
Cliff Johnson          2    5    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .200
Jeff Newman            2    8    0    1   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .125
Mitchell Page          3    9    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   1    2    2  .111
Brian Doyle            3   11    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .091

 Seattle              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Gary Gray              3    3    1    2   0   1   1    1   0   0    0    0  .667
Joe Simpson            3   10    1    5   1   0   0    4   0   0    0    1  .500
Jeff Burroughs         4   15    3    7   1   0   1    2   0   1    2    1  .467
Jerry Narron           3    9    2    4   2   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .444
Tom Paciorek           4   16    2    6   1   0   0    4   2   0    0    1  .375
Richie Zisk            4   16    3    6   0   0   1    1   0   0    0    2  .375
Julio Cruz             4   17    2    6   0   0   0    3   5   0    1    2  .353
Rick Auerbach          4    8    3    2   1   0   0    2   1   0    2    1  .250
Bruce Bochte           4   17    2    3   1   0   1    3   0   0    2    2  .177
Dave Edler             3    6    2    1   0   0   0    0   1   0    1    0  .167
Len Randle             3    8    1    1   0   0   0    0   1   0    0    2  .125
Dave Henderson         4    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000
Jim Anderson           2    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000
Bud Bulling            3    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .000
Brad Gulden            2    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Kim Allen              2    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000

 Texas                G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Jim Sundberg           3    9    1    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    1  .444
Bump Wills             3   12    3    5   1   0   0    1   0   1    2    1  .417
Pat Putnam             3   11    1    4   0   1   0    0   0   0    0    2  .364
Buddy Bell             3   14    0    5   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .357
Mickey Rivers          3   12    2    4   1   0   0    2   1   0    2    0  .333
Mario Mendoza          3    8    2    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .250
Johnny Grubb           3   11    0    2   2   0   0    0   0   0    1    4  .182
Al Oliver              3   14    0    2   0   0   0    3   0   0    0    2  .143
Billy Sample           3   10    1    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .000
John Ellis             2    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Mark Wagner            2    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    9    1    3   0   0   1    4   0   0    1    1  .333
Damaso Garcia          3   10    2    3   0   0   0    0   1   0    1    2  .300
Lloyd Moseby           3   10    2    3   2   0   0    1   1   1    1    2  .300
Danny Ainge            3    9    3    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    0  .222
Otto Velez             3    9    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    1  .222
Barry Bonnell          2    6    0    1   0   0   0    0   1   1    0    0  .167
Alfredo Griffin        3   13    0    2   1   0   0    4   0   0    0    1  .154
Willie Upshaw          3    8    0    1   0   1   0    0   0   0    0    1  .125
Ernie Whitt            3   11    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .091
Al Woods               2    8    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000
Rick Bosetti           1    1    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
George Bell            2    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  R. Carew (CAL)           19
  B. Bochte (SEA)          17
  J. Cruz (SEA)            17
  F. Lynn (CAL)            17
  T. Armas (OAK)           16
  T. Paciorek (SEA)        16
  H. Powell (MIN)          16
  R. Zisk (SEA)            16
  D. Baylor (CAL)          15
  J. Burroughs (SEA)       15

Runs Scored:

  T. Armas (OAK)            5
  T. Brunansky (CAL)        5
  R. Henderson (OAK)        5
  R. Carew (CAL)            4
  G. Nettles (NYA)          4
  D. Ainge (TOR)            3
  R. Auerbach (SEA)         3
  J. Burroughs (SEA)        3
  B. Downing (CAL)          3
  F. Lynn (CAL)             3

Hits:

  T. Armas (OAK)            7
  J. Burroughs (SEA)        7
  R. Carew (CAL)            7
  J. Cruz (SEA)             6
  S. Kemp (DET)             6
  F. Lynn (CAL)             6
  T. Paciorek (SEA)         6
  R. Zisk (SEA)             6
  B. Bell (TEX)             5
  R. Burleson (CAL)         5

Doubles:

  J. Grubb (TEX)            2
  L. Moseby (TOR)           2
  J. Narron (SEA)           2
  G. Adams (MIN)            1
  R. Auerbach (SEA)         1
  D. Baylor (CAL)           1
  B. Bochte (SEA)           1
  A. Bumbry (BAL)           1
  R. Burleson (CAL)         1
  J. Burroughs (SEA)        1

Triples:

  J. Castino (MIN)          1
  A. Cowens (DET)           1
  J. Gantner (MIL)          1
  G. Gray (SEA)             1
  B. Grich (CAL)            1
  R. Henderson (OAK)        1
  S. Kemp (DET)             1
  F. Lynn (CAL)             1
  D. Murphy (OAK)           1
  R. Peters (DET)           1

Home Runs:

  T. Armas (OAK)            2
  T. Brunansky (CAL)        2
  B. Dent (NYA)             2
  C. Hurdle (KCA)           2
  G. Nettles (NYA)          2
  G. Allenson (BOS)         1
  B. Bochte (SEA)           1
  J. Burroughs (SEA)        1
  R. Dempsey (BAL)          1
  B. Downing (CAL)          1

RBI:

  F. Lynn (CAL)             6
  B. Murcer (NYA)           5
  T. Brunansky (CAL)        4
  B. Dent (NYA)             4
  B. Downing (CAL)          4
  C. Fisk (CHA)             4
  A. Griffin (TOR)          4
  R. Hebner (DET)           4
  J. Mayberry (TOR)         4
  T. Paciorek (SEA)         4

Stolen Bases:

  J. Cruz (SEA)             5
  R. Carew (CAL)            3
  R. Leflore (CHA)          2
  T. Paciorek (SEA)         2
  B. Almon (CHA)            1
  R. Auerbach (SEA)         1
  S. Babitt (OAK)           1
  B. Bonnell (TOR)          1
  T. Brunansky (CAL)        1
  J. Charboneau (CLE)       1

Caught Stealing:

  D. Baylor (CAL)           1
  B. Bonnell (TOR)          1
  J. Burroughs (SEA)        1
  R. Carew (CAL)            1
  B. Dent (NYA)             1
  J. Gantner (MIL)          1
  P. Molitor (MIL)          1
  L. Moseby (TOR)           1
  M. Page (OAK)             1
  M. Squires (CHA)          1

Walks:

  R. Henderson (OAK)        5
  G. Adams (MIN)            4
  R. Burleson (CAL)         4
  D. Baylor (CAL)           3
  T. Brunansky (CAL)        3
  B. Downing (CAL)          3
  D. Evans (BOS)            3
  D. Ford (CAL)             3
  B. Hobson (CAL)           3
  B. Murcer (NYA)           3

Strikeouts:

  G. Allenson (BOS)         4
  B. Grich (CAL)            4
  J. Grubb (TEX)            4
  G. Johnston (MIN)         4
  G. Luzinski (CHA)         4
  G. Adams (MIN)            3
  T. Armas (OAK)            3
  D. Baylor (CAL)           3
  R. Cerone (NYA)           3
  M. Dilone (CLE)           3

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