Friday April 12, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of April 12, 1974:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Kansas City      150   35    46   11    2    4    33    8    1   21    17  .307
Minnesota        164   25    50    4    3    3    24    4    3   16    16  .305
California       248   47    74   12    2    7    44    0    4   28    30  .298
Boston           139   25    39    8    0    6    23    3    3   18    22  .281
Texas            207   29    57    8    1    4    26    1    2   21    29  .275
Detroit          248   21    64    9    2    5    19    1    2   20    27  .258
Chicago          231   19    58   13    1    4    17    3    3   27    41  .251
Oakland          163   22    40   13    1    4    21    1    5   21    33  .245
New York         183   23    44    6    1    4    22    7    4   30    27  .240
Cleveland        205   24    49    7    1    5    23    3    1   17    23  .239
Baltimore        208   26    49   10    2    3    22    6    3   22    16  .236
Milwaukee        162   29    38    6    2    5    26    4    2   22    24  .235

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Joe Rudi (OAK)            5   18    2   10   6   0   0    4   0   0    3    4  .556
Bill Freehan (DET)        7   17    2    9   1   2   0    3   0   0    6    2  .529
Bobby Grich (BAL)         6   23    7   11   3   1   2    6   1   2    5    2  .478
Bobby Darwin (MIN)        5   19    3    9   1   1   1    6   0   0    1    1  .474
Tom Grieve (TEX)          5   19    5    9   2   1   1    2   0   0    3    1  .474
Leroy Stanton (CAL)       7   26    7   12   4   0   3    8   0   1    1    4  .462
Jim Wohlford (KC)         4   16    3    7   0   1   0    4   2   1    3    2  .438
Gary Sutherland (DET)     7   24    1   10   3   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .417
Bob Coluccio (MIL)        5   17    5    7   1   0   0    4   1   1    2    2  .412
Larry Hisle (MIN)         5   17    4    7   0   1   1    7   0   1    3    2  .412

 Baltimore            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ellie Hendricks        2    5    1    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .600
Jim Fuller             2    4    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .500
Bobby Grich            6   23    7   11   3   1   2    6   1   2    5    2  .478
Brooks Robinson        6   24    2    8   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .333
Andy Etchebarren       1    3    0    1   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    0  .333
Tommy Davis            6   23    2    7   2   0   0    2   1   0    1    0  .304
Al Bumbry              5   22    4    5   1   1   0    1   1   0    2    2  .227
Don Baylor             6   23    1    5   1   0   0    3   0   1    1    1  .217
Boog Powell            2    8    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .125
Rich Coggins           4   17    2    2   0   0   1    2   2   0    2    3  .118
Paul Blair             6   20    1    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    2  .100
Earl Williams          5   15    3    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    5    2  .067
Mark Belanger          6   18    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    1  .056
Mike Reinbach          1    2    0    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .000
Enos Cabell            3    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   1   0    1    0  .000

 Boston               G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Dwight Evans           1    2    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .500
Rico Petrocelli        1    2    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .500
Carl Yastrzemski       4   15    4    6   2   0   2    5   1   0    4    1  .400
Bernie Carbo           4   14    4    5   1   0   1    4   0   1    2    1  .357
Mario Guerrero         4   12    0    4   1   0   0    2   0   0    3    1  .333
Bob Montgomery         4   16    5    5   1   0   1    3   0   0    1    2  .313
Juan Beniquez          3   10    3    3   0   0   1    1   0   1    1    3  .300
Doug Griffin           4   14    1    4   1   0   0    4   0   1    2    0  .286
Cecil Cooper           4   16    3    4   0   0   1    3   0   0    2    5  .250
Terry Hughes           2    8    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    3  .250
Dick McAuliffe         2    4    0    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250
Rick Miller            4    6    1    1   0   0   0    0   1   0    2    1  .167
Tommy Harper           4   18    2    2   1   0   0    0   1   0    0    4  .111
John Kennedy           1    2    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 California           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Leroy Stanton          7   26    7   12   4   0   3    8   0   1    1    4  .462
Bobby Valentine        6   17    3    7   0   2   0    2   0   1    1    0  .412
Frank Robinson         7   25    4    9   2   0   2    9   0   0    5    6  .360
Richie Scheinblum      2    6    1    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    1  .333
Tommy McCraw           5    3    2    1   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    1  .333
Bob Oliver             7   31    3   10   1   0   0    3   0   0    1    2  .323
Ellie Rodriguez        7   27    4    8   1   0   0    1   0   0    3    3  .296
Mickey Rivers          7   32    6    9   1   0   0    5   0   1    2    3  .281
Denny Doyle            7   26    4    6   1   0   0    4   0   1    5    3  .231
Joe Lahoud             6    5    3    1   0   0   1    3   0   0    1    0  .200
Dave Chalk             7   27    4    5   0   0   0    4   0   0    3    2  .185
Mike Epstein           7   23    6    4   2   0   1    1   0   0    5    5  .174
Sandy Alomar           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
Tony Muser             2    4    0    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .500
Buddy Bradford         3    5    1    2   1   0   1    1   0   0    2    0  .400
Ken Henderson          7   28    4   10   3   0   0    2   0   0    3    6  .357
Pat Kelly              6   24    3    8   1   0   0    0   1   2    3    3  .333
Ed Herrmann            7   23    1    7   2   0   0    0   0   0    1    3  .304
Carlos May             7   29    2    8   1   0   0    4   2   0    0    5  .276
Bill Melton            7   24    3    6   1   0   2    2   0   0    4    2  .250
Ron Santo              7   22    2    5   0   0   0    3   0   1    7    5  .227
Jorge Orta             6   23    1    4   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    5  .174
Dick Allen             7   26    1    4   2   0   1    3   0   0    4    7  .154
Bucky Dent             7   18    1    2   0   1   0    0   0   0    1    4  .111
Luis Alvarado          3    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Jerry Hairston         3    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000
Brian Downing          3    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Eddie Leon             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
Chris Chambliss        6   23    3    8   1   0   0    3   0   0    2    1  .348
John Ellis             6   23    3    8   1   0   1    5   0   0    1    3  .348
Jack Brohamer          3    3    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .333
Charlie Spikes         6   21    3    6   1   1   0    1   0   1    2    3  .286
John Lowenstein        6   23    3    6   0   0   0    1   3   0    5    3  .261
Oscar Gamble           5   18    1    4   0   0   1    2   0   0    1    1  .222
Buddy Bell             6   23    3    5   0   0   1    3   0   0    0    0  .217
Angel Hermoso          6   17    3    3   2   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .177
George Hendrick        6   23    2    4   1   0   0    1   0   0    3    4  .174
Frank Duffy            6   20    1    3   1   0   1    4   0   0    0    3  .150
Dave Duncan            3    8    1    1   0   0   1    2   0   0    0    3  .125
Leron Lee              3    3    0    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .000
Jack Heidemann         1    0    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Rusty Torres           2    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000

 Detroit              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Gates Brown            3    1    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0 1.000
Bill Freehan           7   17    2    9   1   2   0    3   0   0    6    2  .529
Gary Sutherland        7   24    1   10   3   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .417
Norm Cash              4   11    0    4   1   0   0    0   0   1    0    1  .364
Ron Cash               5   17    2    6   1   0   0    2   0   1    0    3  .353
Jerry Moses            1    3    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Al Kaline              7   29    3    8   0   0   1    4   1   0    2    4  .276
Willie Horton          7   27    3    6   1   0   2    2   0   0    2    5  .222
Mickey Stanley         7   27    4    6   1   0   2    3   0   0    1    3  .222
Jim Northrup           7   32    3    5   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .156
Ed Brinkman            7   29    1    4   0   0   0    3   0   0    3    3  .138
Aurelio Rodriguez      7   30    1    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    4    5  .133
John Knox              3    1    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Dick Sharon            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
Rick Reichardt         1    1    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0 1.000
Hal McRae              3   10    4    6   3   0   1    4   0   0    1    1  .600
Jim Wohlford           4   16    3    7   0   1   0    4   2   1    3    2  .438
Fran Healy             4   15    4    5   2   0   0    3   0   0    2    2  .333
John Mayberry          4   15    6    5   2   0   1    7   0   0    5    2  .333
Frank White            2    3    1    1   0   0   1    1   0   0    0    0  .333
Paul Schaal            4   10    1    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .300
Freddie Patek          4   17    7    5   0   0   1    5   4   0    3    1  .294
Cookie Rojas           4   17    2    5   2   0   0    3   0   0    0    2  .294
Vada Pinson            4   16    1    4   0   0   0    3   0   0    0    1  .250
Al Cowens              2    4    3    1   1   0   0    2   1   0    1    0  .250
Amos Otis              4   15    2    2   0   1   0    1   0   0    5    2  .133
Fernando Gonzalez      3    9    1    1   0   0   0    0   1   0    0    3  .111
Tony Solaita           2    2    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
Tim Johnson            2    1    0    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    0 1.000
Bob Coluccio           5   17    5    7   1   0   0    4   1   1    2    2  .412
Pedro Garcia           5   16    5    5   0   2   2    5   0   1    3    3  .313
George Scott           5   16    4    5   1   0   0    1   0   0    4    3  .313
Ken Berry              4   18    2    5   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    4  .278
Johnny Briggs          5   19    4    5   0   0   2    6   0   0    2    2  .263
Bobby Mitchell         2    6    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .167
Don Money              5   19    3    3   2   0   1    7   3   0    2    2  .158
Dave May               5   21    2    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .143
Darrell Porter         5   14    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    4    0  .143
Robin Yount            5   12    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    2  .083
Felipe Alou            2    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Bob Sheldon            2    1    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .000
Charlie Moore          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
Tony Oliva             2    4    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .500
Danny Thompson         3    2    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .500
Bobby Darwin           5   19    3    9   1   1   1    6   0   0    1    1  .474
Larry Hisle            5   17    4    7   0   1   1    7   0   1    3    2  .412
Rod Carew              5   20    5    7   1   0   0    3   2   1    2    2  .350
Sergio Ferrer          5   18    4    6   0   1   0    0   1   1    4    2  .333
Jerry Terrell          5   18    3    5   2   0   0    1   1   0    0    0  .278
Randy Hundley          5   16    1    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    0  .250
Steve Brye             3    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Joe Lis                5    9    2    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .222
Steve Braun            5   14    1    3   0   0   1    3   0   0    1    0  .214
Harmon Killebrew       4   14    1    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    4  .214
Jim Holt               3    8    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .000
Glenn Borgmann         2    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Eric Soderholm         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
Lou Piniella           1    3    0    2   0   0   0    2   0   1    1    0  .667
Thurman Munson         6   23    3    7   1   0   1    2   1   0    1    3  .304
Roy White              6   17    7    5   1   1   1    1   1   1    8    3  .294
Elliott Maddox         4    7    0    2   0   0   0    2   0   1    0    0  .286
Ron Blomberg           5   15    3    4   0   0   0    1   1   0    3    1  .267
Mike Hegan             6   20    0    5   1   0   0    2   1   0    1    3  .250
Bobby Murcer           6   20    3    5   0   0   0    2   3   1    6    0  .250
Bill Sudakis           6   20    1    5   1   0   0    2   0   0    2    6  .250
Graig Nettles          6   20    4    4   1   0   2    3   0   0    4    3  .200
Gene Michael           6   17    1    3   1   0   0    2   0   0    3    2  .177
Jim Mason              6   19    0    2   0   0   0    3   0   0    1    5  .105
Horace Clarke          3    2    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000

 Oakland              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Joe Rudi               5   18    2   10   6   0   0    4   0   0    3    4  .556
Reggie Jackson         5   21    6    8   3   0   3    9   1   0    1    2  .381
Sal Bando              5   16    6    5   2   0   1    2   0   0    4    4  .313
Bert Campaneris        5   20    3    6   1   1   0    1   0   2    1    5  .300
Ray Fosse              5   14    2    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    3  .286
Gene Tenace            5   16    1    4   1   0   0    2   0   0    5    6  .250
Dick Green             4    8    0    1   0   0   0    2   0   1    2    0  .125
Deron Johnson          5   20    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    5  .050
Billy North            5   21    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   1    1    3  .048
Pat Bourque            3    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Jesus Alou             2    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Vic Davalillo          4    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    0  .000
Manny Trillo           4    2    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000
Larry Haney            3    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Ted Kubiak             1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Herb Washington        3    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   1    0    0  .000

 Texas                G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Len Randle             3    1    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0 1.000
Tom Grieve             5   19    5    9   2   1   1    2   0   0    3    1  .474
Toby Harrah            6   24    3    9   0   0   1    6   0   0    3    2  .375
Jim Sundberg           4    8    1    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    2  .375
Mike Hargrove          3    9    3    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    3  .333
Jim Fregosi            6   19    3    6   0   0   0    2   0   0    3    3  .316
Alex Johnson           6   25    1    6   1   0   0    2   0   1    2    5  .240
Dave Nelson            6   26    2    6   2   0   0    3   1   1    1    4  .231
Dick Billings          3    9    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    2  .222
Larry Brown            4    9    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .222
Joe Lovitto            6   23    2    5   2   0   0    3   0   0    1    3  .217
Jeff Burroughs         6   26    4    5   0   0   2    6   0   0    1    2  .192
Jim Spencer            2    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Cesar Tovar            1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Mike Cubbage           2    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  J. Northrup (DET)        32
  M. Rivers (CAL)          32
  B. Oliver (CAL)          31
  A. Rodriguez (DET)       30
  E. Brinkman (DET)        29
  A. Kaline (DET)          29
  C. May (CHI)             29
  K. Henderson (CHI)       28
  D. Chalk (CAL)           27
  W. Horton (DET)          27

Runs Scored:

  B. Grich (BAL)            7
  F. Patek (KC)             7
  L. Stanton (CAL)          7
  R. White (NY)             7
  S. Bando (OAK)            6
  M. Epstein (CAL)          6
  R. Jackson (OAK)          6
  J. Mayberry (KC)          6
  M. Rivers (CAL)           6
  R. Carew (MIN)            5

Hits:

  L. Stanton (CAL)         12
  B. Grich (BAL)           11
  K. Henderson (CHI)       10
  B. Oliver (CAL)          10
  J. Rudi (OAK)            10
  G. Sutherland (DET)      10
  B. Darwin (MIN)           9
  B. Freehan (DET)          9
  T. Grieve (TEX)           9
  T. Harrah (TEX)           9

Doubles:

  J. Rudi (OAK)             6
  L. Stanton (CAL)          4
  B. Grich (BAL)            3
  K. Henderson (CHI)        3
  R. Jackson (OAK)          3
  H. McRae (KC)             3
  G. Sutherland (DET)       3
  D. Allen (CHI)            2
  S. Bando (OAK)            2
  T. Davis (BAL)            2

Triples:

  B. Freehan (DET)          2
  P. Garcia (MIL)           2
  B. Valentine (CAL)        2
  A. Bumbry (BAL)           1
  B. Campaneris (OAK)       1
  B. Darwin (MIN)           1
  B. Dent (CHI)             1
  S. Ferrer (MIN)           1
  B. Grich (BAL)            1
  T. Grieve (TEX)           1

Home Runs:

  R. Jackson (OAK)          3
  L. Stanton (CAL)          3
  J. Briggs (MIL)           2
  J. Burroughs (TEX)        2
  P. Garcia (MIL)           2
  B. Grich (BAL)            2
  W. Horton (DET)           2
  B. Melton (CHI)           2
  G. Nettles (NY)           2
  F. Robinson (CAL)         2

RBI:

  R. Jackson (OAK)          9
  F. Robinson (CAL)         9
  L. Stanton (CAL)          8
  L. Hisle (MIN)            7
  J. Mayberry (KC)          7
  D. Money (MIL)            7
  J. Briggs (MIL)           6
  J. Burroughs (TEX)        6
  B. Darwin (MIN)           6
  B. Grich (BAL)            6

Stolen Bases:

  F. Patek (KC)             4
  J. Lowenstein (CLE)       3
  D. Money (MIL)            3
  B. Murcer (NY)            3
  R. Carew (MIN)            2
  R. Coggins (BAL)          2
  C. May (CHI)              2
  J. Wohlford (KC)          2
  R. Blomberg (NY)          1
  A. Bumbry (BAL)           1

Caught Stealing:

  B. Campaneris (OAK)       2
  B. Grich (BAL)            2
  P. Kelly (CHI)            2
  D. Baylor (BAL)           1
  J. Beniquez (BOS)         1
  B. Carbo (BOS)            1
  R. Carew (MIN)            1
  N. Cash (DET)             1
  R. Cash (DET)             1
  B. Coluccio (MIL)         1

Walks:

  R. White (NY)             8
  R. Santo (CHI)            7
  B. Freehan (DET)          6
  B. Murcer (NY)            6
  D. Doyle (CAL)            5
  M. Epstein (CAL)          5
  B. Grich (BAL)            5
  J. Lowenstein (CLE)       5
  J. Mayberry (KC)          5
  A. Otis (KC)              5

Strikeouts:

  D. Allen (CHI)            7
  K. Henderson (CHI)        6
  F. Robinson (CAL)         6
  B. Sudakis (NY)           6
  G. Tenace (OAK)           6
  B. Campaneris (OAK)       5
  C. Cooper (BOS)           5
  M. Epstein (CAL)          5
  W. Horton (DET)           5
  A. Johnson (TEX)          5

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