Thursday April 5, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of April 5, 1979:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Boston            34    7    11    2    2    3     6    1    1    3     8  .324
Kansas City       36   11    11    3    1    0     9    0    0    6     3  .306
Seattle           33    5    10    0    0    3     5    1    1    3     6  .303
New York          32    1     7    0    0    0     1    0    0    0     0  .219
Toronto           35    2     7    1    0    0     2    0    0    3     6  .200
California        31    4     6    0    0    1     4    0    0    3     6  .194
Milwaukee         31    5     6    0    0    0     5    0    0    3     5  .194
Cleveland         30    1     3    1    0    0     1    2    0    6     6  .100

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
John Mayberry (TOR)       1    4    0    4   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    0 1.000
Freddie Patek (KC)        1    4    1    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0 1.000
Willie Horton (SEA)       1    4    1    3   0   0   1    1   0   0    0    1  .750
Bob Montgomery (BOS)      1    4    1    3   1   1   0    1   0   0    0    1  .750
Rico Carty (TOR)          1    3    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .667
Jim Norris (CLE)          1    3    0    2   1   0   0    0   1   0    1    1  .667
Darrell Porter (KC)       1    3    1    2   1   0   0    3   0   0    1    1  .667
Jack Brohamer (BOS)       1    4    1    2   1   1   0    0   0   0    0    0  .500
Brian Downing (CAL)       1    4    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .500
Ruppert Jones (SEA)       1    4    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   1    0    0  .500

 Boston               G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Bob Montgomery         1    4    1    3   1   1   0    1   0   0    0    1  .750
Jack Brohamer          1    4    1    2   1   1   0    0   0   0    0    0  .500
Jim Rice               1    4    1    2   0   0   1    3   0   0    0    2  .500
Fred Lynn              1    2    2    1   0   0   1    1   0   0    2    0  .500
Dwight Evans           1    4    1    1   0   0   1    1   0   0    0    1  .250
Carl Yastrzemski       1    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   1    0    0  .250
Jerry Remy             1    5    1    1   0   0   0    0   1   0    0    2  .200
Rick Burleson          1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
George Scott           1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .000

 California           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Brian Downing          1    4    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .500
Rick Miller            1    4    2    2   0   0   1    3   0   0    0    0  .500
Rod Carew              1    3    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Rance Mulliniks        1    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .333
Don Baylor             1    4    0    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .000
Bobby Grich            1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Carney Lansford        1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Joe Rudi               1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .000
Dan Ford               1    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    0  .000
Orlando Ramirez        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
Jim Norris             1    3    0    2   1   0   0    0   1   0    1    1  .667
Tom Veryzer            1    3    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .333
Bobby Bonds            1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .000
Ted Cox                1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Duane Kuiper           1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Gary Alexander         1    3    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000
Toby Harrah            1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   1   0    1    0  .000
Andre Thornton         1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .000
Horace Speed           1    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .000
Wayne Cage             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          1    4    1    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0 1.000
Darrell Porter         1    3    1    2   1   0   0    3   0   0    1    1  .667
John Wathan            1    4    1    2   1   1   0    3   0   0    0    0  .500
Amos Otis              1    3    2    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .333
George Brett           1    5    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .200
Hal McRae              1    5    2    1   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .200
Al Cowens              1    4    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000
Frank White            1    4    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000
Clint Hurdle           1    2    2    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    0  .000
Pete Lacock            1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Willie Wilson          1    1    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    3    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .333
Gorman Thomas          1    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .333
Robin Yount            1    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Cecil Cooper           1    4    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .250
Sixto Lezcano          1    4    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .250
Don Money              1    4    1    1   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    1  .250
Larry Hisle            1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Sal Bando              1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000
Paul Molitor           1    3    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000

 New York             G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Graig Nettles          1    4    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .500
Bucky Dent             1    3    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Chris Chambliss        1    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Thurman Munson         1    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Willie Randolph        1    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Mickey Rivers          1    4    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Paul Blair             1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Cliff Johnson          1    3    0    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .000
Roy White              1    3    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
Willie Horton          1    4    1    3   0   0   1    1   0   0    0    1  .750
Ruppert Jones          1    4    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   1    0    0  .500
Larry Cox              1    3    1    1   0   0   1    2   0   0    1    0  .333
Tom Paciorek           1    3    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .333
Dan Meyer              1    4    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250
Leon Roberts           1    4    1    1   0   0   1    2   0   0    0    1  .250
Bill Stein             1    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250
Mario Mendoza          1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Julio Cruz             1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   1   0    1    1  .000
John Hale              1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000
Joe Simpson            1    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          1    4    0    4   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    0 1.000
Rico Carty             1    3    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .667
Bob Bailor             1    5    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .200
Bobby Brown            1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Alfredo Griffin        1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .000
Roy Howell             1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000
Dave McKay             1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Rick Cerone            1    3    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .000
Ted Wilborn            1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000
Rick Bosetti           1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Al Woods               1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  B. Bailor (TOR)           5
  G. Brett (KC)             5
  H. McRae (KC)             5
  J. Remy (BOS)             5
  D. Baylor (CAL)           4
  B. Bonds (CLE)            4
  J. Brohamer (BOS)         4
  B. Brown (TOR)            4
  R. Burleson (BOS)         4
  C. Chambliss (NY)         4

Runs Scored:

  C. Hurdle (KC)            2
  F. Lynn (BOS)             2
  H. McRae (KC)             2
  R. Miller (CAL)           2
  A. Otis (KC)              2
  G. Alexander (CLE)        1
  B. Bailor (TOR)           1
  J. Brohamer (BOS)         1
  R. Cerone (TOR)           1
  A. Cowens (KC)            1

Hits:

  J. Mayberry (TOR)         4
  F. Patek (KC)             4
  W. Horton (SEA)           3
  B. Montgomery (BOS)       3
  J. Brohamer (BOS)         2
  R. Carty (TOR)            2
  B. Downing (CAL)          2
  R. Jones (SEA)            2
  R. Miller (CAL)           2
  G. Nettles (NY)           2

Doubles:

  J. Brohamer (BOS)         1
  J. Mayberry (TOR)         1
  H. McRae (KC)             1
  B. Montgomery (BOS)       1
  J. Norris (CLE)           1
  D. Porter (KC)            1
  J. Wathan (KC)            1

Triples:

  J. Brohamer (BOS)         1
  B. Montgomery (BOS)       1
  J. Wathan (KC)            1

Home Runs:

  L. Cox (SEA)              1
  D. Evans (BOS)            1
  W. Horton (SEA)           1
  F. Lynn (BOS)             1
  R. Miller (CAL)           1
  J. Rice (BOS)             1
  L. Roberts (SEA)          1

RBI:

  R. Miller (CAL)           3
  D. Porter (KC)            3
  J. Rice (BOS)             3
  J. Wathan (KC)            3
  L. Cox (SEA)              2
  J. Mayberry (TOR)         2
  D. Money (MIL)            2
  L. Roberts (SEA)          2
  D. Baylor (CAL)           1
  C. Cooper (MIL)           1

Stolen Bases:

  J. Cruz (SEA)             1
  T. Harrah (CLE)           1
  J. Norris (CLE)           1
  J. Remy (BOS)             1

Caught Stealing:

  R. Jones (SEA)            1
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)      1

Walks:

  D. Ford (CAL)             2
  C. Hurdle (KC)            2
  F. Lynn (BOS)             2
  G. Alexander (CLE)        1
  S. Bando (MIL)            1
  R. Carty (TOR)            1
  R. Cerone (TOR)           1
  A. Cowens (KC)            1
  L. Cox (SEA)              1
  J. Cruz (SEA)             1

Strikeouts:

  B. Bonds (CLE)            3
  R. Howell (TOR)           2
  S. Lezcano (MIL)          2
  J. Remy (BOS)             2
  J. Rice (BOS)             2
  J. Rudi (CAL)             2
  T. Wilborn (TOR)          2
  G. Brett (KC)             1
  R. Burleson (BOS)         1
  R. Cerone (TOR)           1

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