Wednesday April 15, 1981
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of April 15, 1981:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Seattle          202   32    62   15    1    6    30   12    2   15    23  .307
Chicago          127   23    37    3    1    3    22    6    1   16    19  .291
Texas            173   19    50    9    1    1    18    4    2   12    20  .289
Detroit          163   24    45    7    5    4    23    2    0    9    20  .276
Kansas City      135   12    36    7    1    3    12    2    3   11    18  .267
New York         160   26    40    6    1    9    26    4    1   30    15  .250
Oakland          238   28    58    5    2    5    27    3    2   30    26  .244
Boston           126   16    30    6    0    5    14    0    2   15    23  .238
Milwaukee        130   18    30    6    2    7    18    0    3   12    16  .231
California       221   30    50    8    3    6    28    6    4   40    39  .226
Baltimore        129   14    29    7    0    2    13    2    2   14    18  .225
Cleveland        130   11    29    6    1    0    10    3    0   10    16  .223
Toronto          154   18    30    5    2    1    18    4    3   15    27  .195
Minnesota        195   14    37    4    1    5    14    0    0   14    25  .190

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Steve Kemp (DET)          5   17    2    8   1   1   0    5   0   0    1    2  .471
Jeff Burroughs (SEA)      6   22    3   10   1   0   1    3   0   1    2    2  .455
Rick Burleson (CAL)       7   27    3   12   1   1   0    1   0   1    6    1  .444
Buddy Bell (TEX)          5   21    1    9   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    2  .429
Dwight Evans (BOS)        4   15    5    6   0   0   2    2   0   0    3    2  .400
Tony Armas (OAK)          7   28    8   11   0   0   4    9   0   0    2    6  .393
Richie Zisk (SEA)         6   23    4    9   1   0   1    4   0   0    0    2  .391
U L Washington (KCA)      4   13    1    5   1   0   0    2   0   2    3    1  .385
Tom Paciorek (SEA)        6   24    3    9   3   0   0    4   3   0    0    2  .375
Jim Sundberg (TEX)        5   16    2    6   0   0   0    2   0   0    3    2  .375

 Baltimore            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Jose Morales           2    2    1    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    0 1.000
Ken Singleton          4   12    1    5   2   0   1    1   0   0    1    3  .417
Terry Crowley          3    5    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    0  .400
Rich Dauer             4   16    1    5   2   0   0    2   0   0    0    1  .313
Dan Graham             2    7    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    3  .286
John Lowenstein        3    7    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   1    1    1  .286
Rick Dempsey           4   11    2    3   1   0   1    1   0   0    4    2  .273
Jim Dwyer              4    9    0    2   0   0   0    2   0   1    0    1  .222
Gary Roenicke          3    5    1    1   0   0   0    1   1   0    1    0  .200
Al Bumbry              4   17    1    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .118
Mark Belanger          4   11    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .091
Doug DeCinces          3   11    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .091
Eddie Murray           4   15    2    1   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .067
Wayne Krenchicki       3    1    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Lenn Sakata            3    0    1    0   0   0   0    0   1   0    0    0  .000

 Boston               G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Dwight Evans           4   15    5    6   0   0   2    2   0   0    3    2  .400
Rick Miller            4   12    2    4   2   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .333
Carl Yastrzemski       1    3    0    1   0   0   0    3   0   0    1    0  .333
Carney Lansford        4   14    1    4   3   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .286
Tony Perez             4   14    1    4   1   0   1    2   0   0    1    5  .286
Dave Stapleton         4   15    2    4   0   0   0    1   0   2    3    1  .267
Jim Rice               4   16    2    4   0   0   1    4   0   0    0    3  .250
Jerry Remy             2    7    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .143
Gary Allenson          4   11    1    1   0   0   1    1   0   0    3    5  .091
Glenn Hoffman          4   14    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .071
Joe Rudi               1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .000
Garry Hancock          2    1    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .000
Reid Nichols           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
Rick Burleson          7   27    3   12   1   1   0    1   0   1    6    1  .444
Brian Downing          6   17    4    5   1   0   1    4   0   0    7    4  .294
Rod Carew              7   30    5    8   1   0   0    4   3   2    3    2  .267
Fred Lynn              7   27    3    6   1   1   1    7   1   0    3    6  .222
Dan Ford               7   23    4    5   1   0   1    3   1   0    3    4  .217
Bobby Grich            7   23    2    5   1   1   1    5   0   0    2    6  .217
Tom Brunansky          7   20    6    4   0   0   2    4   1   0    8    5  .200
Butch Hobson           7   20    1    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    5    5  .150
Don Baylor             7   27    1    2   1   0   0    0   0   1    3    5  .074
Ed Ott                 4    6    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Juan Beniquez          1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Bert Campaneris        5    0    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Freddie Patek          1    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
Rusty Kuntz            3    2    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0 1.000
Harold Baines          4   13    1    5   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .385
Ron Leflore            4   19    4    7   0   1   0    3   3   0    1    3  .368
Carlton Fisk           4   15    2    5   1   0   2    8   0   0    1    2  .333
Jim Morrison           4   13    3    4   1   0   1    2   0   0    0    0  .308
Mike Squires           4   13    3    4   1   0   0    2   0   1    4    0  .308
Greg Luzinski          4   16    2    4   0   0   0    3   0   0    1    5  .250
Bill Almon             4    9    4    2   0   0   0    2   2   0    3    2  .222
Tony Bernazard         4   15    2    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .200
Chet Lemon             4    9    0    1   0   0   0    0   1   0    2    3  .111
Wayne Nordhagen        1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000
Bob Molinaro           3    0    1    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    0  .000
Greg Pryor             2    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
Bo Diaz                4    7    1    3   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    1  .429
Toby Harrah            4   13    3    5   1   1   0    3   0   0    2    2  .385
Mike Hargrove          4   15    3    4   1   0   0    1   1   0    1    0  .267
Tom Veryzer            4   12    0    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    0  .250
Joe Charboneau         4   13    1    3   0   0   0    0   1   0    3    2  .231
Alan Bannister         4   15    0    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .200
Miguel Dilone          4   16    0    3   0   0   0    0   1   0    1    4  .188
Ron Hassey             3    6    0    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .167
Rick Manning           4   14    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    3  .143
Jorge Orta             4   15    2    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .133
Larry Littleton        3    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Pat Kelly              2    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Jerry Dybzinski        2    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Von Hayes              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             3    1    1    1   0   0   1    2   0   0    0    0 1.000
Steve Kemp             5   17    2    8   1   1   0    5   0   0    1    2  .471
Al Cowens              5   11    2    4   1   2   0    3   0   0    0    0  .364
Lou Whitaker           5   17    3    6   2   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .353
Rick Peters            5   19    4    6   2   1   0    1   1   0    1    2  .316
Mick Kelleher          5   15    0    4   1   0   0    3   0   0    0    2  .267
John Wockenfuss        4    8    3    2   0   0   1    2   0   0    2    2  .250
Lance Parrish          5   17    4    4   0   0   1    1   0   0    2    3  .235
Alan Trammell          5   19    2    4   0   1   0    1   0   0    0    1  .211
Richie Hebner          5   21    2    4   0   0   1    4   0   0    0    3  .191
Champ Summers          3    8    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    0  .125
Kirk Gibson            4    9    0    1   0   0   0    0   1   0    1    2  .111
Darrell Brown          1    1    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Duffy Dyer             2    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Stan Papi              2    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           3   12    2    6   1   0   2    4   0   0    0    2  .500
U L Washington         4   13    1    5   1   0   0    2   0   2    3    1  .385
John Wathan            4   13    3    5   1   0   1    1   0   0    1    0  .385
Willie Wilson          4   18    2    5   1   1   0    0   1   1    0    4  .278
George Brett           4   15    1    4   1   0   0    0   0   0    3    2  .267
Willie Aikens          4   16    0    4   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    3  .250
Hal McRae              4   18    2    4   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    2  .222
Amos Otis              4   14    0    2   0   0   0    2   1   0    1    1  .143
Frank White            4   10    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .100
Cesar Geronimo         3    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Jamie Quirk            2    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Ken Phelps             2    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000
Dave Chalk             1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Rance Mulliniks        2    0    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
Charlie Moore          1    1    0    1   0   1   0    0   0   0    0    0 1.000
Gorman Thomas          4   11    4    4   0   0   2    4   0   1    4    4  .364
Paul Molitor           4   18    1    5   1   0   0    1   0   1    1    3  .278
Larry Hisle            4   15    3    4   1   0   2    3   0   0    1    2  .267
Jim Gantner            4   12    1    3   0   1   0    1   0   1    1    0  .250
Ben Oglivie            4   12    4    3   0   0   1    2   0   0    2    1  .250
Don Money              4   14    2    3   1   0   1    4   0   0    0    1  .214
Ted Simmons            4   15    2    3   1   0   1    2   0   0    1    2  .200
Robin Yount            4   17    0    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .177
Cecil Cooper           4   14    1    1   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    1  .071
Ed Romero              1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Marshall Edwards       3    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Ned Yost               2    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
Dave Engle             2    3    1    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .333
John Castino           6   23    3    7   1   1   0    0   0   0    0    2  .304
Glenn Adams            6   15    0    4   1   0   0    2   0   0    4    3  .267
Mickey Hatcher         5   19    0    5   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .263
Danny Goodwin          4    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250
Ron Jackson            4   13    3    3   0   0   2    3   0   0    1    0  .231
Roy Smalley            6   21    3    4   1   0   2    5   0   0    3    0  .191
Ray Smith              6   16    1    3   0   0   1    1   0   0    0    2  .188
Hosken Powell          6   21    1    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    2  .143
Rob Wilfong            6   23    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    4  .130
Greg Johnston          3    8    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    4  .125
Rick Sofield           5   12    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    4  .083
Gary Ward              4   12    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .083
Pete Mackanin          3    5    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Sal Butera             3    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
Lou Piniella           3    7    2    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .429
Oscar Gamble           4   12    3    5   2   0   2    3   0   0    3    1  .417
Bucky Dent             5   18    3    6   1   0   2    4   0   1    1    0  .333
Dave Winfield          5   18    2    6   1   0   0    3   1   0    5    3  .333
Bob Watson             3    6    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    0  .333
Bobby Murcer           5   11    3    3   0   0   1    5   0   0    4    0  .273
Willie Randolph        5   17    2    4   0   1   1    2   1   0    6    1  .235
Rick Cerone            5   16    1    3   1   0   0    3   0   0    2    4  .188
Jerry Mumphrey         5   22    2    4   0   0   1    2   2   0    1    2  .182
Graig Nettles          5   17    5    3   0   0   2    3   0   0    3    1  .177
Jim Spencer            4   12    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .083
Dennis Werth           3    4    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
Tony Armas             7   28    8   11   0   0   4    9   0   0    2    6  .393
Shooty Babitt          4   14    1    5   0   0   0    2   1   0    1    0  .357
Rob Picciolo           4   13    2    4   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .308
Fred Stanley           4   10    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    2  .300
Dwayne Murphy          7   24    3    7   0   1   0    3   1   0    5    2  .292
Rickey Henderson       7   27    8    7   2   1   0    2   1   0    8    3  .259
Dave McKay             5   12    1    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Dave Revering          5   17    0    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    2  .235
Mike Heath             6   23    1    5   0   0   1    2   0   1    1    1  .217
Wayne Gross            5   15    0    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    3    1  .200
Cliff Johnson          5   15    2    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    4  .200
Brian Doyle            5   11    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .091
Mitchell Page          5   13    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   1    2    2  .077
Jeff Newman            4   14    0    1   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    1  .071
Tim Hosley             1    1    1    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .000
Mike Patterson         1    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
Gary Gray              4    4    1    2   0   1   1    1   0   0    0    0  .500
Joe Simpson            5   15    3    7   2   0   0    6   0   0    0    1  .467
Jeff Burroughs         6   22    3   10   1   0   1    3   0   1    2    2  .455
Jerry Narron           3    9    2    4   2   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .444
Brad Gulden            4    7    0    3   2   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .429
Richie Zisk            6   23    4    9   1   0   1    4   0   0    0    2  .391
Tom Paciorek           6   24    3    9   3   0   0    4   3   0    0    2  .375
Julio Cruz             6   25    3    7   0   0   1    4   6   0    2    2  .280
Rick Auerbach          5   12    5    3   2   0   0    2   1   0    2    1  .250
Jim Anderson           3    4    1    1   0   0   1    1   0   1    2    1  .250
Dave Edler             4    9    2    2   0   0   0    0   1   0    1    2  .222
Bruce Bochte           6   23    4    4   2   0   1    3   0   0    4    3  .174
Len Randle             4   12    1    1   0   0   0    0   1   0    0    3  .083
Dave Henderson         6    8    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000
Bud Bulling            4    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .000
Kim Allen              3    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
Bill Stein             1    2    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .500
Buddy Bell             5   21    1    9   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    2  .429
Jim Sundberg           5   16    2    6   0   0   0    2   0   0    3    2  .375
Pat Putnam             5   19    1    7   0   1   0    0   1   0    0    3  .368
Bump Wills             5   20    4    7   1   0   0    2   1   1    3    1  .350
Mario Mendoza          5   13    3    4   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    0  .308
Mickey Rivers          5   21    5    6   3   0   0    3   1   0    2    0  .286
Johnny Grubb           5   19    0    4   2   0   0    1   0   1    1    5  .211
Al Oliver              5   23    1    4   1   0   1    6   0   0    0    3  .174
Billy Sample           5   17    2    2   0   0   0    1   1   0    1    3  .118
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
Lloyd Moseby           5   17    3    5   2   0   0    1   2   1    2    4  .294
Otto Velez             5   15    1    4   1   0   0    2   0   1    5    4  .267
Barry Bonnell          4   13    0    3   0   0   0    0   1   1    0    1  .231
John Mayberry          5   14    2    3   0   0   1    5   0   0    4    2  .214
Danny Ainge            5   15    4    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    3  .200
Damaso Garcia          5   18    2    3   0   0   0    0   1   0    1    3  .167
Ernie Whitt            5   18    3    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    3  .167
Alfredo Griffin        5   19    1    3   1   1   0    7   0   0    1    2  .158
Al Woods               4   15    1    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    3  .133
Willie Upshaw          5    9    0    1   0   1   0    0   0   0    0    2  .111
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)           30
  T. Armas (OAK)           28
  D. Baylor (CAL)          27
  R. Burleson (CAL)        27
  R. Henderson (OAK)       27
  F. Lynn (CAL)            27
  J. Cruz (SEA)            25
  D. Murphy (OAK)          24
  T. Paciorek (SEA)        24
  B. Bochte (SEA)          23

Runs Scored:

  T. Armas (OAK)            8
  R. Henderson (OAK)        8
  T. Brunansky (CAL)        6
  R. Auerbach (SEA)         5
  R. Carew (CAL)            5
  D. Evans (BOS)            5
  G. Nettles (NYA)          5
  M. Rivers (TEX)           5
  D. Ainge (TOR)            4
  B. Almon (CHA)            4

Hits:

  R. Burleson (CAL)        12
  T. Armas (OAK)           11
  J. Burroughs (SEA)       10
  B. Bell (TEX)             9
  T. Paciorek (SEA)         9
  R. Zisk (SEA)             9
  R. Carew (CAL)            8
  S. Kemp (DET)             8
  J. Castino (MIN)          7
  J. Cruz (SEA)             7

Doubles:

  C. Lansford (BOS)         3
  T. Paciorek (SEA)         3
  M. Rivers (TEX)           3
  R. Auerbach (SEA)         2
  B. Bochte (SEA)           2
  R. Dauer (BAL)            2
  O. Gamble (NYA)           2
  J. Grubb (TEX)            2
  B. Gulden (SEA)           2
  R. Henderson (OAK)        2

Triples:

  A. Cowens (DET)           2
  R. Burleson (CAL)         1
  J. Castino (MIN)          1
  J. Gantner (MIL)          1
  G. Gray (SEA)             1
  B. Grich (CAL)            1
  A. Griffin (TOR)          1
  T. Harrah (CLE)           1
  R. Henderson (OAK)        1
  S. Kemp (DET)             1

Home Runs:

  T. Armas (OAK)            4
  T. Brunansky (CAL)        2
  B. Dent (NYA)             2
  D. Evans (BOS)            2
  C. Fisk (CHA)             2
  O. Gamble (NYA)           2
  L. Hisle (MIL)            2
  C. Hurdle (KCA)           2
  R. Jackson (MIN)          2
  G. Nettles (NYA)          2

RBI:

  T. Armas (OAK)            9
  C. Fisk (CHA)             8
  A. Griffin (TOR)          7
  F. Lynn (CAL)             7
  A. Oliver (TEX)           6
  J. Simpson (SEA)          6
  B. Grich (CAL)            5
  S. Kemp (DET)             5
  J. Mayberry (TOR)         5
  B. Murcer (NYA)           5

Stolen Bases:

  J. Cruz (SEA)             6
  R. Carew (CAL)            3
  R. Leflore (CHA)          3
  T. Paciorek (SEA)         3
  B. Almon (CHA)            2
  L. Moseby (TOR)           2
  J. Mumphrey (NYA)         2
  R. Auerbach (SEA)         1
  S. Babitt (OAK)           1
  B. Bonnell (TOR)          1

Caught Stealing:

  R. Carew (CAL)            2
  D. Stapleton (BOS)        2
  U. Washington (KCA)       2
  J. Anderson (SEA)         1
  D. Baylor (CAL)           1
  B. Bonnell (TOR)          1
  R. Burleson (CAL)         1
  J. Burroughs (SEA)        1
  B. Dent (NYA)             1
  J. Dwyer (BAL)            1

Walks:

  T. Brunansky (CAL)        8
  R. Henderson (OAK)        8
  B. Downing (CAL)          7
  R. Burleson (CAL)         6
  W. Randolph (NYA)         6
  B. Hobson (CAL)           5
  D. Murphy (OAK)           5
  O. Velez (TOR)            5
  D. Winfield (NYA)         5
  G. Adams (MIN)            4

Strikeouts:

  T. Armas (OAK)            6
  B. Grich (CAL)            6
  F. Lynn (CAL)             6
  G. Allenson (BOS)         5
  D. Baylor (CAL)           5
  T. Brunansky (CAL)        5
  J. Grubb (TEX)            5
  B. Hobson (CAL)           5
  G. Luzinski (CHA)         5
  T. Perez (BOS)            5

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