Tuesday May 4, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of May 4, 1976:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
New York         560   80   162   24    7   13    76   30    7   50    62  .289
Detroit          531   80   152   28    1   14    75    9    4   48    55  .286
Cleveland        598   90   166   24    6   11    79   21    3   76    83  .278
Boston           531   72   141   25    5   16    65    8    5   52    82  .266
Texas            597   74   158   18    2   16    67    5    3   56    99  .265
Chicago          479   60   122   17    2   11    54   11    3   40    52  .255
Milwaukee        458   56   115   19    4    8    54    3   11   42    87  .251
California       674   73   161   35    1    7    68   20    9   92   104  .239
Minnesota        541   53   128   19    2    9    48   14    6   48    77  .237
Kansas City      469   57   108   17    5    5    52   22    8   49    54  .230
Oakland          705   95   160   27    4   10    84   39   16   83   110  .227
Baltimore        584   43   111   19    2    7    36   18    6   59   100  .190

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Fred Lynn (BOS)          14   53    8   23   3   2   2    7   0   2    7    6  .434
Chris Chambliss (NY)     16   67    9   25   3   0   3   17   0   0    3    6  .373
Rico Carty (CLE)         18   65   12   24   6   0   3   14   0   0    8   10  .369
Willie Horton (DET)      15   57   13   21   2   0   6   20   0   0    8    8  .368
Buddy Bell (CLE)         18   69   14   25   3   0   2    8   1   1   11    7  .362
Joe Rudi (OAK)           19   72   13   25   8   0   4   26   0   0   11   10  .347
Jorge Orta (CHI)         14   54    9   18   3   0   2    7   3   0    4    4  .333
Rusty Staub (DET)        15   54    6   18   3   0   2   12   0   0    9    2  .333
Willie Randolph (NY)     16   51   10   17   2   0   1    5   8   1    9    6  .333
Toby Harrah (TEX)        15   52    6   17   2   1   2    6   0   0   10    4  .327

 Baltimore            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Tony Muser            14   47    4   12   1   0   0    4   0   0    7    1  .255
Dave Duncan            9   34    0    8   0   0   0    2   0   1    2    5  .235
Tommy Harper           7   17    2    4   0   0   1    1   2   0    3    5  .235
Mark Belanger         18   57    2   13   2   0   0    2   2   2    1    8  .228
Al Bumbry             14   45    5   10   5   1   0    2   5   0    7   10  .222
Andres Mora           10   32    3    7   1   0   2    7   1   0    1   10  .219
Bobby Grich           17   57    8   12   2   0   1    4   2   2   13    6  .211
Paul Blair            18   65    4   13   4   0   0    2   5   0    5   12  .200
Brooks Robinson       17   62    2   11   1   1   0    3   0   0    2    6  .177
Lee May               10   31    5    5   1   0   1    2   0   0    3   11  .161
Doug DeCinces          7   21    2    3   1   0   1    1   0   0    2    9  .143
Ken Singleton         18   65    5    9   1   0   1    4   0   1    8    7  .139
Royle Stillman         6    9    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    3  .111
Ellie Hendricks       11   32    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    5  .094
Reggie Jackson         2    6    0    0   0   0   0    1   1   0    1    1  .000
Tom Shopay             2    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .000
Tim Nordbrook          6    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Bob Bailor             1    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
Steve Dillard          4    6    2    3   2   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .500
Fred Lynn             14   53    8   23   3   2   2    7   0   2    7    6  .434
Doug Griffin           3    9    2    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    1  .333
Carlton Fisk          16   61   11   19   2   0   3    7   0   1    4    7  .312
Dwight Evans          16   57   10   16   7   0   3   10   0   0    6   12  .281
Rico Petrocelli       16   55    4   14   3   0   2   10   0   1    5    4  .255
Carl Yastrzemski      16   53   12   13   2   0   2    6   2   1   12    6  .245
Deron Johnson          7   21    2    5   1   1   0    0   0   0    3    6  .238
Denny Doyle           15   55    4   13   3   0   0    8   4   0    1    5  .236
Rick Burleson         16   55    5   12   1   0   0    3   2   0    5    3  .218
Jim Rice              16   61    9   13   0   2   2    7   0   0    5   17  .213
Bernie Carbo           8   30    3    6   1   0   2    5   0   0    2   10  .200
Rick Miller            3    7    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .143
Cecil Cooper           2    8    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000

 California           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Billy Smith           13    8    0    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .375
Bobby Bonds           12   42    7   14   1   0   2    5   4   1    9   10  .333
Bruce Bochte          21   76    7   24   4   0   0   13   1   1    9    6  .316
Dave Chalk            21   73    9   22   4   1   0    5   0   0    7   12  .301
Bill Melton           21   76    9   18   8   0   2   15   1   0    9   11  .237
Leroy Stanton         16   39    3    9   6   0   0    2   2   1    7    6  .231
Dave Collins          16   48    7   11   0   0   0    4   4   3   15   10  .229
Rusty Torres          20   67    6   15   4   0   1    4   0   0    8   10  .224
Andy Etchebarren      15   36    2    8   1   0   0    3   0   0    3    4  .222
Jerry Remy            21   78   13   17   2   0   0    4   7   1    9   10  .218
Orlando Ramirez       20   50    2   10   1   0   0    4   1   1    5    9  .200
Joe Lahoud            14   32    2    5   2   0   0    2   0   0    5    4  .156
Ed Herrmann           13   35    4    5   2   0   2    7   0   0    3    5  .143
Adrian Garrett         6    7    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .000
Paul Dade              6    5    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    2  .000
Ron Jackson            3    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   1    0    1  .000

 Chicago              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Brian Downing          6   22    5    8   0   0   2    4   0   0    3    3  .364
Jorge Orta            14   54    9   18   3   0   2    7   3   0    4    4  .333
Jim Spencer           14   47    5   15   3   0   1   13   1   0    4    2  .319
Pete Varney            8   24    4    7   2   0   3    4   0   0    0    5  .292
Buddy Bradford        11   28    6    8   2   0   1    3   2   0    4    8  .286
Jack Brohamer         12   39    3   10   1   1   1    6   0   1    3    6  .256
Ralph Garr            13   48    6   12   1   1   0    0   0   0    1    3  .250
Jim Essian             3    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Bucky Dent            14   50    7   12   1   0   0    5   1   2    7    2  .240
Bill Stein             5   13    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .231
Pat Kelly              6   19    3    4   2   0   1    2   0   0    1    3  .211
Cleon Jones           12   40    2    8   1   0   0    3   0   0    5    5  .200
Chet Lemon            13   47    4    9   0   0   0    3   2   0    3    6  .192
Carlos May            11   37    5    6   1   0   0    3   2   0    5    2  .162
Lamar Johnson          4    7    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .143

 Cleveland            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ed Crosby              1    1    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0 1.000
Rico Carty            18   65   12   24   6   0   3   14   0   0    8   10  .369
Buddy Bell            18   69   14   25   3   0   2    8   1   1   11    7  .362
Doug Howard            8   22    5    7   2   0   0    5   1   0    0    3  .318
Rick Manning          18   73   12   23   3   1   1    7   5   0   11   10  .315
George Hendrick       18   69   11   20   6   1   4   12   2   0    4   10  .290
Alan Ashby            17   56   11   16   1   1   1   10   0   0    7   10  .286
Frank Duffy           18   54    4   14   1   1   0    6   3   0    3    6  .259
Charlie Spikes        17   60    8   13   1   1   0    5   2   1    7   10  .217
Boog Powell            8   24    1    5   0   0   0    2   0   0    7    3  .208
John Lowenstein       10   22    3    4   0   0   0    1   3   0    5    2  .182
Duane Kuiper          18   67    6   12   1   1   0    9   3   0    9   10  .179
Larvell Blanks         6   12    1    2   0   0   0    0   1   0    0    1  .167
Ray Fosse              3    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    1  .000
Ron Pruitt             1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   1    2    0  .000
Frank Robinson         1    1    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
John Wockenfuss        4   11    3    5   2   0   0    1   0   0    2    2  .455
Jason Thompson         7   29    4   12   3   0   1    7   0   0    2    4  .414
Mickey Stanley         6   10    2    4   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .400
Willie Horton         15   57   13   21   2   0   6   20   0   0    8    8  .368
Rusty Staub           15   54    6   18   3   0   2   12   0   0    9    2  .333
Bill Freehan           9   24    5    8   1   0   1    2   0   0    4    2  .333
Ron Leflore           10   42   12   13   5   0   0    4   7   1    3   10  .310
Milt May               6   25    2    7   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .280
Gary Sutherland       11   41    5   11   3   0   0    3   0   1    2    1  .268
Alex Johnson          15   64    7   16   2   1   1    8   0   1    2    9  .250
Ben Oglivie            8   17    1    4   0   0   1    2   1   0    1    1  .235
Tom Veryzer           15   56    4   13   0   0   0    7   0   0    3    5  .232
Aurelio Rodriguez     15   59   10   13   3   0   2    3   0   1    5    6  .220
Dan Meyer              9   27    6    5   1   0   0    2   1   0    5    2  .185
Jerry Manuel           7   13    0    2   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    2  .154
Bruce Kimm             1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Chuck Scrivener        1    1    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
Freddie Patek         14   40    5   15   1   0   0    6   7   1    6    2  .375
Bob Stinson            4    6    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .333
Jamie Quirk            3    3    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .333
Amos Otis             15   51   11   16   5   1   2   11   2   1    9    9  .314
Dave Nelson            2    7    1    2   0   1   0    1   0   0    1    0  .286
Jim Wohlford          13   40    6   11   2   0   0    1   5   1    0    3  .275
George Brett          15   57    8   15   2   1   0    3   0   3    5    4  .263
Hal McRae             15   57    5   14   2   1   1   12   2   1    4    3  .246
Cookie Rojas           7    9    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    0  .222
Buck Martinez          7   19    3    4   1   0   2    4   0   0    0    3  .211
Al Cowens             15   56    6   10   2   1   0    4   2   0    3    3  .179
John Mayberry         15   50    5    8   0   0   0    7   1   0   12    7  .160
Frank White           15   42    3    6   2   0   0    1   1   1    1    7  .143
Fran Healy             6   21    1    2   0   0   0    1   2   0    4    8  .095
Tony Solaita           3    6    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .000
Tom Poquette           4    5    1    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          8    4    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   1    0    0  .500
Robin Yount           14   50    8   16   2   0   0    3   0   2    5    9  .320
Sixto Lezcano         14   53    5   16   3   1   0    8   1   1    4   14  .302
Don Money             14   54    9   16   4   0   3   11   0   3    6    6  .296
Hank Aaron            13   48    2   14   1   0   1    5   0   1    3   11  .292
Charlie Moore         14   43    9   10   2   1   2    6   0   0    9    9  .233
George Scott          14   54    6   12   2   1   1    8   0   1    5   12  .222
Pedro Garcia          14   42    4    9   3   1   0    5   1   1    2    8  .214
Bobby Darwin          10   33    2    7   1   0   1    2   0   0    1    8  .212
Darrell Porter        14   50    6   10   1   0   0    4   1   0    6    8  .200
Bill Sharp             7   23    3    3   0   0   0    1   0   1    1    1  .130
Kurt Bevacqua          4    2    2    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Mike Hegan             2    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Tim Johnson            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
Luis Gomez             2    2    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .500
Lyman Bostock         14   49    5   16   1   0   1    6   1   1    3    3  .327
Rod Carew             16   60   11   18   7   0   1    3   7   2   11    7  .300
Danny Thompson        16   55    4   15   2   0   0    3   1   1    2    2  .273
Bob Randall            9   19    1    5   0   0   0    3   0   0    3    2  .263
Steve Braun           14   48    3   12   2   0   0    7   1   1    6    5  .250
Craig Kusick           9   17    0    4   2   0   0    2   0   0    2    3  .235
Larry Hisle           16   64    7   15   2   0   1    8   2   1    4   11  .234
Butch Wynegar         16   58    4   12   0   1   3    6   0   0    8    8  .207
Dan Ford              16   64    8   13   1   1   3    7   0   0    2   20  .203
Dave McKay            16   56    4   11   1   0   0    2   0   0    4   12  .196
Jerry Terrell         13   30    5    5   1   0   0    0   1   0    2    2  .167
Steve Brye             5   14    0    1   0   0   0    1   1   0    0    2  .071
Tony Oliva             6    5    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000
Phil Roof              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
Chris Chambliss       16   67    9   25   3   0   3   17   0   0    3    6  .373
Willie Randolph       16   51   10   17   2   0   1    5   8   1    9    6  .333
Roy White             16   65   13   21   4   1   2    7   5   1    9    9  .323
Lou Piniella          14   53    7   17   3   3   1   10   0   1    4    5  .321
Fred Stanley           9   19    2    6   0   1   0    1   0   0    2    3  .316
Thurman Munson        16   70   11   22   2   0   3   10   3   0    1    3  .314
Otto Velez             7   13    0    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    4    2  .308
Mickey Rivers         16   75   11   21   4   1   1   12   9   1    1    3  .280
Oscar Gamble          13   42    7   10   2   1   1    4   1   0    3    4  .238
Jim Mason             12   32    1    7   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    5  .219
Rick Dempsey           5   16    0    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .188
Graig Nettles         16   54    9    9   3   0   1    6   3   2   13   14  .167
Rich Coggins           4    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Sandy Alomar           2    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   1   1    0    0  .000

 Oakland              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Tim Hosley             2    1    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0 1.000
Joe Rudi              19   72   13   25   8   0   4   26   0   0   11   10  .347
Tommy Sandt            3    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Billy North           21   85   18   26   0   1   0    5  11   3    8   12  .306
Larry Haney           13   37    3   10   0   0   0    3   0   1    2    7  .270
Phil Garner           21   74    8   18   6   1   0   11   3   1    6   13  .243
Claudell Washington   21   85   15   19   5   1   0    8   7   2    7   15  .224
Ken McMullen          14   16    2    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    3    2  .188
Billy Williams        18   60    4   11   1   0   1    5   0   1    7   10  .183
Sal Bando             21   79    7   14   4   0   3   11   1   0    7    8  .177
Bert Campaneris       21   74    6   13   0   0   0    2   6   1    8   17  .176
Gene Tenace           10   30    4    5   1   0   0    2   1   2   10    6  .167
Cesar Tovar            9   12    0    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    0  .167
Don Baylor            21   77   10   12   1   1   2    9   5   3   11   10  .156
Matt Alexander         6    0    2    0   0   0   0    0   2   1    0    0  .000
Larry Lintz            8    0    2    0   0   0   0    0   3   1    0    0  .000

 Texas                G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Bill Fahey             2    5    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .400
John Ellis             9   23    2    8   2   0   0    6   0   0    0    4  .348
Gene Clines            7    6    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   1    0    2  .333
Toby Harrah           15   52    6   17   2   1   2    6   0   0   10    4  .327
Mike Hargrove         17   64   12   20   3   1   2   13   0   0    5   12  .313
Jeff Burroughs        18   68   11   20   2   0   5   14   0   0    5    7  .294
Mike Cubbage           8   14    1    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    6    2  .286
Tom Grieve            17   64   10   18   0   0   5    9   0   0    2   15  .281
Roy Howell            18   63    6   17   2   0   0    6   0   0    5   12  .270
Dave Moates            8    4    2    1   0   0   0    0   1   0    1    1  .250
Roy Smalley           17   49    3   11   2   0   0    4   0   0   12   15  .225
Juan Beniquez         17   68    6   15   1   0   0    0   0   0    1   10  .221
Len Randle            17   68    8   14   1   0   1    5   4   2    6    9  .206
Jim Sundberg          15   41    5    8   2   0   1    3   0   0    2    5  .195
Jim Fregosi            4    8    1    1   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .125

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  B. North (OAK)           85
  C. Washington (OAK)      85
  S. Bando (OAK)           79
  J. Remy (CAL)            78
  D. Baylor (OAK)          77
  B. Bochte (CAL)          76
  B. Melton (CAL)          76
  M. Rivers (NY)           75
  B. Campaneris (OAK)      74
  P. Garner (OAK)          74

Runs Scored:

  B. North (OAK)           18
  C. Washington (OAK)      15
  B. Bell (CLE)            14
  W. Horton (DET)          13
  J. Remy (CAL)            13
  J. Rudi (OAK)            13
  R. White (NY)            13
  R. Carty (CLE)           12
  M. Hargrove (TEX)        12
  R. Leflore (DET)         12

Hits:

  B. North (OAK)           26
  B. Bell (CLE)            25
  C. Chambliss (NY)        25
  J. Rudi (OAK)            25
  B. Bochte (CAL)          24
  R. Carty (CLE)           24
  F. Lynn (BOS)            23
  R. Manning (CLE)         23
  D. Chalk (CAL)           22
  T. Munson (NY)           22

Doubles:

  B. Melton (CAL)           8
  J. Rudi (OAK)             8
  R. Carew (MIN)            7
  D. Evans (BOS)            7
  R. Carty (CLE)            6
  P. Garner (OAK)           6
  G. Hendrick (CLE)         6
  L. Stanton (CAL)          6
  A. Bumbry (BAL)           5
  R. Leflore (DET)          5

Triples:

  L. Piniella (NY)          3
  F. Lynn (BOS)             2
  J. Rice (BOS)             2
  A. Ashby (CLE)            1
  D. Baylor (OAK)           1
  G. Brett (KC)             1
  J. Brohamer (CHI)         1
  A. Bumbry (BAL)           1
  D. Chalk (CAL)            1
  A. Cowens (KC)            1

Home Runs:

  W. Horton (DET)           6
  J. Burroughs (TEX)        5
  T. Grieve (TEX)           5
  G. Hendrick (CLE)         4
  J. Rudi (OAK)             4
  S. Bando (OAK)            3
  R. Carty (CLE)            3
  C. Chambliss (NY)         3
  D. Evans (BOS)            3
  C. Fisk (BOS)             3

RBI:

  J. Rudi (OAK)            26
  W. Horton (DET)          20
  C. Chambliss (NY)        17
  B. Melton (CAL)          15
  J. Burroughs (TEX)       14
  R. Carty (CLE)           14
  B. Bochte (CAL)          13
  M. Hargrove (TEX)        13
  J. Spencer (CHI)         13
  G. Hendrick (CLE)        12

Stolen Bases:

  B. North (OAK)           11
  M. Rivers (NY)            9
  W. Randolph (NY)          8
  R. Carew (MIN)            7
  R. Leflore (DET)          7
  F. Patek (KC)             7
  J. Remy (CAL)             7
  C. Washington (OAK)       7
  B. Campaneris (OAK)       6
  D. Baylor (OAK)           5

Caught Stealing:

  D. Baylor (OAK)           3
  G. Brett (KC)             3
  D. Collins (CAL)          3
  D. Money (MIL)            3
  B. North (OAK)            3
  M. Belanger (BAL)         2
  R. Carew (MIN)            2
  B. Dent (CHI)             2
  B. Grich (BAL)            2
  F. Lynn (BOS)             2

Walks:

  D. Collins (CAL)         15
  B. Grich (BAL)           13
  G. Nettles (NY)          13
  J. Mayberry (KC)         12
  R. Smalley (TEX)         12
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     12
  D. Baylor (OAK)          11
  B. Bell (CLE)            11
  R. Carew (MIN)           11
  R. Manning (CLE)         11

Strikeouts:

  D. Ford (MIN)            20
  B. Campaneris (OAK)      17
  J. Rice (BOS)            17
  T. Grieve (TEX)          15
  R. Smalley (TEX)         15
  C. Washington (OAK)      15
  S. Lezcano (MIL)         14
  G. Nettles (NY)          14
  P. Garner (OAK)          13
  P. Blair (BAL)           12

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