Friday April 26, 1974
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of April 26, 1974:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Minnesota        582   69   160   15    6    9    65   11    9   43    85  .275
Kansas City      559   82   153   31    5   12    76   26    7   62    75  .274
California       644   97   176   21    6   17    90   10   10   55   100  .273
Texas            568   81   155   20    4   10    73   10   13   50    82  .273
Chicago          616   75   166   29    3   13    65   10    5   75    85  .270
Cleveland        600   73   152   21    1   16    69   13    5   45    77  .253
Boston           578   72   146   30    4   14    68    9    9   69    80  .253
Oakland          599   74   148   23    5   17    67   13   13   76   109  .247
New York         620   78   150   24    2   20    73    8    8   76    86  .242
Detroit          567   46   136   22    4   10    42    1    3   41    67  .240
Baltimore        561   63   128   23    2    9    57   15    7   57    71  .228
Milwaukee        486   61   106   14    6   11    56   10    9   51    88  .218

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Reggie Jackson (OAK)     17   68   16   28   7   0   9   24   5   1    9   13  .412
Rod Carew (MIN)          17   72   12   29   5   0   0    8   5   5    6    8  .403
Doug Griffin (BOS)       17   58    6   23   3   2   0   11   0   3    4    4  .397
Leroy Stanton (CAL)      17   59   12   23   6   0   4   14   2   2    2   13  .390
Carl Yastrzemski (BOS)   18   59   11   22   7   0   6   18   3   0   14    3  .373
Jim Wohlford (KC)        16   65    9   23   2   2   0    7   8   1    7    8  .354
Bobby Grich (BAL)        16   58   11   20   5   1   2    8   2   3   13   12  .345
Charlie Spikes (CLE)     17   64    7   22   3   1   3   11   2   2    3   13  .344
Ken Henderson (CHI)      18   67   10   23   4   1   1    9   2   0   11   13  .343
Joe Rudi (OAK)           17   70    4   24   8   0   1   12   0   1    6   11  .343

 Baltimore            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ellie Hendricks        7   16    2    6   3   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .375
Bobby Grich           16   58   11   20   5   1   2    8   2   3   13   12  .345
Boog Powell            9   24    3    7   1   0   0    3   0   0    1    3  .292
Tommy Davis           16   62    6   18   4   0   1    9   1   1    3    6  .290
Brooks Robinson       16   63    3   18   2   0   1    4   0   0    4    5  .286
Jim Fuller             8   25    3    7   1   0   1    5   1   0    2    4  .280
Andy Etchebarren       7   20    0    5   1   0   0    4   1   0    1    2  .250
Mike Reinbach          5    8    1    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    3  .250
Frank Baker            4    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .250
Al Bumbry             13   41    7    9   2   1   1    4   1   0    3    5  .220
Mark Belanger         16   44    4    8   2   0   1    4   0   0    5    4  .182
Don Baylor            16   60    8    9   2   0   0    5   2   2    8    5  .150
Earl Williams         14   41    5    6   0   0   0    3   0   0    8    9  .146
Paul Blair            16   50    4    7   0   0   1    3   3   0    2    5  .140
Rich Coggins          12   43    6    5   0   0   1    3   3   1    6    4  .116
Enos Cabell            4    2    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
Danny Cater            5    7    2    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .429
Doug Griffin          17   58    6   23   3   2   0   11   0   3    4    4  .397
Carl Yastrzemski      18   59   11   22   7   0   6   18   3   0   14    3  .373
Carlton Fisk           1    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .333
Dwight Evans           6   19    2    6   0   1   1    4   0   0    1    2  .316
Rico Petrocelli        9   27    0    8   1   0   0    5   0   0    3    2  .296
Cecil Cooper          16   60    8   16   3   0   1    3   0   2    6   13  .267
Terry Hughes           7   13    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    4  .231
Bernie Carbo          17   57   10   13   3   0   3   13   0   1    9   13  .228
Rick Miller           12   28    3    6   2   0   0    0   2   0    6    3  .214
Juan Beniquez         15   38    9    8   2   0   1    2   1   2    5    8  .211
Bob Montgomery        15   48    6   10   3   0   1    6   0   0    2    5  .208
Mario Guerrero        18   54    1   11   2   0   0    3   0   0    5    8  .204
Tommy Harper          15   61    6   11   3   1   0    1   3   1    4   11  .180
John Kennedy           4    7    2    1   0   0   1    1   0   0    0    2  .143
Dick McAuliffe        16   25    4    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    5    1  .120
Bob Didier             5   14    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    1  .071

 California           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Tom Egan               1    2    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .500
Winston Llenas         5    5    2    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    2  .400
Leroy Stanton         17   59   12   23   6   0   4   14   2   2    2   13  .390
Frank Robinson        19   67   10   22   5   0   4   17   1   0   11   14  .328
Bobby Valentine       14   46    7   15   1   3   0    6   0   1    1    3  .326
Ellie Rodriguez       18   63    8   19   2   0   1    5   0   1    6   12  .302
Bob Oliver            17   73    7   22   1   0   2   10   0   0    2    8  .301
Mickey Rivers         19   82   12   21   1   2   0    6   7   2    4    9  .256
Sandy Alomar          10   12    3    3   0   1   0    1   0   0    0    3  .250
Dave Chalk            19   63    9   15   0   0   0    7   0   2    6    7  .238
Joe Lahoud            14   26    6    6   2   0   2    6   0   0    2    5  .231
Denny Doyle           19   64    8   13   1   0   0    6   0   1    8    8  .203
Richie Scheinblum      7   21    1    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    2  .191
Mike Epstein          16   54   10    9   2   0   4    6   0   0   10   13  .167
Tommy McCraw          11    7    2    1   0   0   0    2   0   1    1    1  .143
Morris Nettles         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             8    9    1    4   1   0   0    1   1   0    0    1  .444
Ken Henderson         18   67   10   23   4   1   1    9   2   0   11   13  .343
Brian Downing         10   21    5    7   0   1   3   10   0   0    4    3  .333
Chuck Brinkman         1    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Buddy Bradford        14   43    7   13   2   0   3    6   1   1    9    4  .302
Ed Herrmann           14   50    5   15   3   0   1    5   0   0    2    5  .300
Carlos May            15   54    3   16   2   0   0    6   2   0    3    7  .296
Ron Santo             18   66    9   18   3   0   0    6   0   1   12   11  .273
Jorge Orta            14   54    5   14   4   0   0    5   0   0    3   10  .259
Dick Allen            18   64   10   16   5   0   3    7   1   0   14   10  .250
Pat Kelly             13   48    5   12   1   0   0    0   3   3    4    6  .250
Bill Melton           18   67    7   16   3   0   2    5   0   0    9    5  .239
Bucky Dent            14   37    5    7   1   1   0    2   0   0    2    5  .189
Eddie Leon             9   18    1    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    3  .167
Luis Alvarado          8   10    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .100
Jerry Hairston         6    5    0    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .000

 Cleveland            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Jack Brohamer          7   11    2    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    0  .364
Charlie Spikes        17   64    7   22   3   1   3   11   2   2    3   13  .344
Chris Chambliss       17   67    8   22   4   0   0    7   0   1    5    5  .328
John Lowenstein       16   63   11   19   2   0   1    4   6   2   10    5  .302
John Ellis            17   67    5   19   2   0   1   13   1   0    2    5  .284
Dave Duncan           14   48    9   12   0   0   5    7   0   0    4   13  .250
Rusty Torres           7    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .250
Buddy Bell            17   65    7   14   2   0   3   11   0   0    2    5  .215
George Hendrick       17   67    7   14   2   0   1    4   2   0    5   12  .209
Angel Hermoso         15   50    8   10   3   0   0    2   1   0    5    3  .200
Oscar Gamble           8   24    1    4   0   0   1    2   0   0    1    3  .167
Frank Duffy           17   56    4    9   2   0   1    6   1   0    2    6  .161
Leron Lee              8   13    2    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    5  .154
Jack Heidemann         4    1    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Larry Johnson          1    0    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 Detroit              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Jerry Moses            3   10    1    4   0   1   0    2   0   0    0    0  .400
Ron Cash               5   17    2    6   1   0   0    2   0   1    0    3  .353
Gates Brown            6    3    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    0  .333
Al Kaline             16   63    5   19   4   0   1    7   1   0    6    7  .302
Bill Freehan          14   41    3   12   1   2   1    5   0   0    7    5  .293
Gary Sutherland       16   59    5   17   5   0   0    1   0   0    3    3  .288
Norm Cash             12   37    4   10   1   0   2    4   0   1    5    4  .270
John Knox              6    4    2    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Willie Horton         16   61    6   14   2   0   3    5   0   0    4    9  .230
Mickey Stanley        16   66    4   15   3   0   2    4   0   1    2   10  .227
Jim Northrup          16   69    6   14   4   0   0    2   0   0    3    3  .203
Ed Brinkman           16   60    4   12   0   0   1    7   0   0    4    9  .200
Aurelio Rodriguez     16   64    4   10   1   1   0    3   0   0    5    8  .156
Dick Sharon            5    8    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    4  .125
Ben Oglivie            3    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000
Ike Brown              1    2    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
Jim Wohlford          16   65    9   23   2   2   0    7   8   1    7    8  .354
Buck Martinez          5   15    2    5   1   0   0    1   0   0    4    1  .333
Tony Solaita           8   15    3    5   1   0   1    2   0   0    3    4  .333
Hal McRae             15   53   10   16   5   0   2    8   1   1    3    7  .302
Frank White            6   10    2    3   0   0   1    2   1   0    0    1  .300
Cookie Rojas          16   67    7   20   3   0   1   10   0   1    3   10  .299
Freddie Patek         16   66   13   18   1   1   1    7   9   2   11    4  .273
Amos Otis             12   42    3   11   2   2   0    2   2   0    7    6  .262
Vada Pinson           15   54    5   14   3   0   0    8   1   1    1    6  .259
Fran Healy            12   42    7   10   6   0   1    6   0   0    2    5  .238
John Mayberry         16   56   11   13   2   0   4   14   2   1   15   11  .232
Al Cowens             10   22    6    5   2   0   0    4   1   0    1    2  .227
Paul Schaal           10   27    3    6   2   0   1    3   0   0    4    5  .222
Fernando Gonzalez      8   21    1    3   1   0   0    2   1   0    0    4  .143
Bobby Floyd            1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .000

 Milwaukee            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
George Scott          14   51    8   14   4   0   0    3   1   1    8   12  .275
Bob Coluccio          14   52   10   14   3   0   1    5   1   1    5   10  .269
Rob Ellis              2    8    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .250
Bob Sheldon            4    4    2    1   0   1   0    0   0   1    2    1  .250
Pedro Garcia          14   54    7   13   0   3   3   12   2   1    4    4  .241
Charlie Moore          5   13    1    3   0   0   0    2   0   1    1    2  .231
Don Money             14   57    6   13   2   0   2   10   4   0    7    6  .228
Johnny Briggs         14   53    7   12   1   1   3   11   0   2    7   11  .226
Ken Berry              9   34    3    7   0   0   0    2   0   0    3    5  .206
Tim Johnson            4    5    0    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .200
Darrell Porter        12   36    5    7   1   1   0    3   0   0    7    7  .194
Dave May              14   59    7   11   1   0   1    3   1   0    2    9  .186
Bobby Mitchell         4   14    1    2   0   0   0    2   1   1    2    7  .143
Robin Yount           14   43    3    6   1   0   1    2   0   1    2    7  .140
Felipe Alou            3    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000

 Minnesota            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Rod Carew             17   72   12   29   5   0   0    8   5   5    6    8  .403
Eric Soderholm        12   24    2    9   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    4  .375
Tony Oliva            13   39    0   14   2   1   0    4   0   0    1    5  .359
Bobby Darwin          15   57    7   18   1   2   2   11   0   1    1   15  .316
Sergio Ferrer         13   48    9   15   0   2   0    0   2   2    7    4  .313
Larry Hisle           16   50    8   14   2   1   3   16   1   1    7   13  .280
Steve Braun           16   55    6   14   1   0   2    8   0   0    5    6  .255
Steve Brye            10   32    2    8   1   0   1    3   0   0    0    4  .250
Danny Thompson         7   16    1    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .250
Harmon Killebrew      13   43    2   10   0   0   1    5   0   0    3    8  .233
Jerry Terrell         16   44    8   10   2   0   0    3   2   0    0    4  .227
Joe Lis                9   17    4    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    3  .177
Randy Hundley         10   31    1    5   0   0   0    2   0   0    3    5  .161
Jim Holt              12   29    5    4   1   0   0    4   0   0    3    1  .138
Glenn Borgmann        10   25    2    3   0   0   0    0   1   0    4    5  .120

 New York             G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Lou Piniella          11   42    5   16   5   0   0    6   0   2    3   10  .381
Graig Nettles         19   69   14   22   2   0  10   21   0   0    7    7  .319
Bobby Murcer          18   64   12   19   0   0   2    9   3   1   11    2  .297
Ron Blomberg          13   39    6   11   2   0   1    3   1   1    5    3  .282
Rick Dempsey           3    4    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    0  .250
Roy White             19   67   11   16   4   2   1    3   1   1   14    7  .239
Jim Mason             19   55    4   13   1   0   1    5   0   1   10   11  .236
Mike Hegan            17   52    3   12   2   0   2    9   1   1    5    9  .231
Bill Sudakis          11   35    2    8   1   0   0    3   0   0    5    8  .229
Thurman Munson        19   72   11   16   3   0   3    6   1   0    3   10  .222
Elliott Maddox        15   22    2    4   0   0   0    2   0   1    1    2  .182
Duke Sims              4   14    1    2   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    5  .143
Gene Michael          17   52    3    7   3   0   0    4   0   0    7    7  .135
Walt Williams          8   19    2    2   0   0   0    0   1   0    1    2  .105
Horace Clarke          9   14    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    3  .071

 Oakland              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
John Donaldson         3    4    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .500
Reggie Jackson        17   68   16   28   7   0   9   24   5   1    9   13  .412
Joe Rudi              17   70    4   24   8   0   1   12   0   1    6   11  .343
Sal Bando             16   58   15   19   3   1   3   12   0   0   12   10  .328
Pat Bourque           14   22    1    6   1   0   0    2   0   0    3    5  .273
Bert Campaneris       17   69   11   16   2   2   0    2   4   3   11   12  .232
Vic Davalillo         13   13    0    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    1  .231
Ray Fosse             17   58    5   13   1   1   2    4   0   1    3    9  .224
Gene Tenace           17   60    6   12   1   0   2    5   1   1   13   19  .200
Angel Mangual          5   10    1    2   0   1   0    1   0   0    1    4  .200
Ted Kubiak            10   28    2    5   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    3  .179
Jesus Alou            10   26    2    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .154
Billy North           15   60    6    8   0   0   0    1   2   2    9    9  .133
Deron Johnson          6   24    0    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    5  .125
Dick Green             4    8    0    1   0   0   0    2   0   1    2    0  .125
Manny Trillo          12   20    3    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    6  .100
Larry Haney            6    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Herb Washington       13    0    1    0   0   0   0    0   1   3    0    0  .000

 Texas                G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Len Randle            13   17    8    7   1   0   0    2   3   1    0    2  .412
Jim Fregosi           14   41    6   13   1   0   1    6   0   0    8    8  .317
Dave Nelson           17   67   13   21   2   0   1   11   4   4    3    8  .313
Jim Spencer            9   26    1    8   1   1   0    0   0   0    2    4  .308
Tom Grieve            16   61    9   18   5   2   2    8   0   0    5    9  .295
Jeff Burroughs        17   67   10   19   5   0   5   17   0   0    6    9  .284
Alex Johnson          17   69    7   19   1   0   0    8   2   4    5   10  .275
Mike Hargrove         10   26    5    7   0   0   0    3   0   0    5    8  .269
Larry Brown           10   15    3    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .267
Toby Harrah           17   65    8   17   0   0   1    9   0   2    6    6  .262
Dick Billings          9   20    2    5   0   0   0    0   1   0    3    4  .250
Jim Sundberg          13   29    4    7   2   1   0    4   0   0    4    5  .241
Joe Lovitto           16   59    5   10   2   0   0    4   0   2    2    8  .170
Cesar Tovar            1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Mike Cubbage           3    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  M. Rivers (CAL)          82
  B. Oliver (CAL)          73
  R. Carew (MIN)           72
  T. Munson (NY)           72
  J. Rudi (OAK)            70
  B. Campaneris (OAK)      69
  A. Johnson (TEX)         69
  G. Nettles (NY)          69
  J. Northrup (DET)        69
  R. Jackson (OAK)         68

Runs Scored:

  R. Jackson (OAK)         16
  S. Bando (OAK)           15
  G. Nettles (NY)          14
  D. Nelson (TEX)          13
  F. Patek (KC)            13
  R. Carew (MIN)           12
  B. Murcer (NY)           12
  M. Rivers (CAL)          12
  L. Stanton (CAL)         12
  B. Campaneris (OAK)      11

Hits:

  R. Carew (MIN)           29
  R. Jackson (OAK)         28
  J. Rudi (OAK)            24
  D. Griffin (BOS)         23
  K. Henderson (CHI)       23
  L. Stanton (CAL)         23
  J. Wohlford (KC)         23
  C. Chambliss (CLE)       22
  G. Nettles (NY)          22
  B. Oliver (CAL)          22

Doubles:

  J. Rudi (OAK)             8
  R. Jackson (OAK)          7
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)      7
  F. Healy (KC)             6
  L. Stanton (CAL)          6
  D. Allen (CHI)            5
  J. Burroughs (TEX)        5
  R. Carew (MIN)            5
  B. Grich (BAL)            5
  T. Grieve (TEX)           5

Triples:

  P. Garcia (MIL)           3
  B. Valentine (CAL)        3
  B. Campaneris (OAK)       2
  B. Darwin (MIN)           2
  S. Ferrer (MIN)           2
  B. Freehan (DET)          2
  T. Grieve (TEX)           2
  D. Griffin (BOS)          2
  A. Otis (KC)              2
  M. Rivers (CAL)           2

Home Runs:

  G. Nettles (NY)          10
  R. Jackson (OAK)          9
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)      6
  J. Burroughs (TEX)        5
  D. Duncan (CLE)           5
  M. Epstein (CAL)          4
  J. Mayberry (KC)          4
  F. Robinson (CAL)         4
  L. Stanton (CAL)          4
  D. Allen (CHI)            3

RBI:

  R. Jackson (OAK)         24
  G. Nettles (NY)          21
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     18
  J. Burroughs (TEX)       17
  F. Robinson (CAL)        17
  L. Hisle (MIN)           16
  J. Mayberry (KC)         14
  L. Stanton (CAL)         14
  B. Carbo (BOS)           13
  J. Ellis (CLE)           13

Stolen Bases:

  F. Patek (KC)             9
  J. Wohlford (KC)          8
  M. Rivers (CAL)           7
  J. Lowenstein (CLE)       6
  R. Carew (MIN)            5
  R. Jackson (OAK)          5
  B. Campaneris (OAK)       4
  D. Money (MIL)            4
  D. Nelson (TEX)           4
  P. Blair (BAL)            3

Caught Stealing:

  R. Carew (MIN)            5
  A. Johnson (TEX)          4
  D. Nelson (TEX)           4
  B. Campaneris (OAK)       3
  B. Grich (BAL)            3
  D. Griffin (BOS)          3
  P. Kelly (CHI)            3
  H. Washington (OAK)       3
  D. Baylor (BAL)           2
  J. Beniquez (BOS)         2

Walks:

  J. Mayberry (KC)         15
  D. Allen (CHI)           14
  R. White (NY)            14
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     14
  B. Grich (BAL)           13
  G. Tenace (OAK)          13
  S. Bando (OAK)           12
  R. Santo (CHI)           12
  B. Campaneris (OAK)      11
  K. Henderson (CHI)       11

Strikeouts:

  G. Tenace (OAK)          19
  B. Darwin (MIN)          15
  F. Robinson (CAL)        14
  B. Carbo (BOS)           13
  C. Cooper (BOS)          13
  D. Duncan (CLE)          13
  M. Epstein (CAL)         13
  K. Henderson (CHI)       13
  L. Hisle (MIN)           13
  R. Jackson (OAK)         13

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