Thursday April 16, 1981
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of April 16, 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          195   26    55    8    6    4    25    3    2   14    26  .282
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          270   33    65    7    2    5    31    5    4   35    34  .241
Boston           126   16    30    6    0    5    14    0    2   15    23  .238
Baltimore        129   14    29    7    0    2    13    2    2   14    18  .225
Milwaukee        161   18    36    7    2    7    18    1    3   13    18  .224
California       253   31    55    8    3    6    29    6    4   41    43  .217
Cleveland        162   12    35    7    1    0    11    4    0   12    21  .216
Minnesota        195   14    37    4    1    5    14    0    0   14    25  .190
Toronto          184   18    34    7    2    1    18    4    4   22    35  .185

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Jeff Burroughs (SEA)      6   22    3   10   1   0   1    3   0   1    2    2  .455
Steve Kemp (DET)          6   20    2    9   1   1   0    5   0   0    3    2  .450
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
Richie Zisk (SEA)         6   23    4    9   1   0   1    4   0   0    0    2  .391
Rick Burleson (CAL)       8   31    3   12   1   1   0    1   0   1    6    2  .387
Tony Armas (OAK)          8   32    8   12   1   0   4   11   0   0    2    7  .375
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
Ron Leflore (CHA)         4   19    4    7   0   1   0    3   3   0    1    3  .368

 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          8   31    3   12   1   1   0    1   0   1    6    2  .387
Ed Ott                 5   10    0    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .300
Rod Carew              8   33    6    8   1   0   0    4   3   2    4    2  .242
Brian Downing          7   21    4    5   1   0   1    4   0   0    7    4  .238
Fred Lynn              8   31    3    7   1   1   1    8   1   0    3    6  .226
Dan Ford               7   23    4    5   1   0   1    3   1   0    3    4  .217
Juan Beniquez          2    5    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .200
Bobby Grich            8   26    2    5   1   1   1    5   0   0    2    8  .192
Tom Brunansky          8   23    6    4   0   0   2    4   1   0    8    6  .174
Butch Hobson           8   23    1    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    5    5  .130
Don Baylor             7   27    1    2   1   0   0    0   0   1    3    5  .074
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                5   11    1    5   2   0   0    3   0   0    0    1  .455
Toby Harrah            5   16    4    5   1   1   0    3   0   0    3    3  .313
Tom Veryzer            5   15    0    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    0  .267
Mike Hargrove          5   19    3    5   1   0   0    1   1   0    1    0  .263
Joe Charboneau         5   16    1    4   0   0   0    0   1   0    3    3  .250
Alan Bannister         5   18    0    4   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .222
Ron Hassey             3    6    0    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .167
Miguel Dilone          5   20    0    3   0   0   0    0   1   0    1    5  .150
Rick Manning           5   18    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    4  .111
Jorge Orta             5   18    2    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    3  .111
Larry Littleton        4    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Jerry Dybzinski        3    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   1   0    0    0  .000
Pat Kelly              2    1    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             4    1    1    1   0   0   1    2   0   0    0    0 1.000
Steve Kemp             6   20    2    9   1   1   0    5   0   0    3    2  .450
Kirk Gibson            5   13    0    5   0   0   0    0   2   0    1    2  .385
Al Cowens              5   11    2    4   1   2   0    3   0   0    0    0  .364
Lou Whitaker           6   21    3    7   2   0   0    2   0   0    0    3  .333
Rick Peters            6   22    5    7   2   2   0    1   1   1    2    2  .318
John Wockenfuss        5    8    3    2   0   0   1    2   0   0    3    2  .250
Lance Parrish          6   21    4    5   0   0   1    1   0   0    2    4  .238
Mick Kelleher          6   18    0    4   1   0   0    3   0   0    1    3  .222
Alan Trammell          6   24    2    5   1   1   0    2   0   0    0    2  .208
Champ Summers          4   10    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   1    2    0  .200
Richie Hebner          6   25    2    4   0   0   1    4   0   0    0    5  .160
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          5   14    4    5   0   0   2    4   0   1    4    4  .357
Ben Oglivie            5   16    4    4   1   0   1    2   0   0    2    1  .250
Don Money              5   17    2    4   1   0   1    4   0   0    0    1  .235
Paul Molitor           5   22    1    5   1   0   0    1   0   1    1    3  .227
Jim Gantner            5   14    1    3   0   1   0    1   0   1    1    0  .214
Larry Hisle            5   19    3    4   1   0   2    3   0   0    1    3  .211
Ted Simmons            5   19    2    4   1   0   1    2   0   0    1    2  .211
Cecil Cooper           5   18    1    3   1   0   0    1   1   0    2    2  .167
Robin Yount            5   20    0    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .150
Ed Romero              1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Marshall Edwards       4    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Roy Howell             1    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             8   32    8   12   1   0   4   11   0   0    2    7  .375
Dwayne Murphy          8   27    5    9   1   1   0    4   1   0    6    2  .333
Shooty Babitt          5   18    1    6   0   0   0    2   1   1    1    1  .333
Rob Picciolo           4   13    2    4   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .308
Rickey Henderson       8   31    9    8   2   1   0    2   2   1    9    5  .258
Dave McKay             5   12    1    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Fred Stanley           5   13    2    3   0   0   0    0   1   0    4    3  .231
Mike Heath             6   23    1    5   0   0   1    2   0   1    1    1  .217
Wayne Gross            6   19    0    4   0   0   0    3   0   0    3    2  .211
Dave Revering          6   20    1    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    3  .200
Cliff Johnson          5   15    2    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    4  .200
Jeff Newman            5   18    0    2   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    1  .111
Brian Doyle            5   11    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .091
Mitchell Page          6   16    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   1    3    3  .063
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           6   19    3    5   2   0   0    1   2   1    4    5  .263
John Mayberry          6   17    2    4   0   0   1    5   0   0    5    3  .235
Otto Velez             6   18    1    4   1   0   0    2   0   1    6    6  .222
Willie Upshaw          6   10    0    2   1   1   0    0   0   0    0    2  .200
Barry Bonnell          5   17    0    3   0   0   0    0   1   1    0    2  .177
Alfredo Griffin        6   23    1    4   2   1   0    7   0   1    2    4  .174
Danny Ainge            6   18    4    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    3  .167
Al Woods               5   19    1    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    3  .158
Ernie Whitt            6   20    3    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    4  .150
Damaso Garcia          6   22    2    3   0   0   0    0   1   0    1    3  .136
Rick Bosetti           2    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
Ken Macha              1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  R. Carew (CAL)           33
  T. Armas (OAK)           32
  R. Burleson (CAL)        31
  R. Henderson (OAK)       31
  F. Lynn (CAL)            31
  D. Baylor (CAL)          27
  D. Murphy (OAK)          27
  B. Grich (CAL)           26
  J. Cruz (SEA)            25
  R. Hebner (DET)          25

Runs Scored:

  R. Henderson (OAK)        9
  T. Armas (OAK)            8
  T. Brunansky (CAL)        6
  R. Carew (CAL)            6
  R. Auerbach (SEA)         5
  D. Evans (BOS)            5
  D. Murphy (OAK)           5
  G. Nettles (NYA)          5
  R. Peters (DET)           5
  M. Rivers (TEX)           5

Hits:

  T. Armas (OAK)           12
  R. Burleson (CAL)        12
  J. Burroughs (SEA)       10
  B. Bell (TEX)             9
  S. Kemp (DET)             9
  D. Murphy (OAK)           9
  T. Paciorek (SEA)         9
  R. Zisk (SEA)             9
  R. Carew (CAL)            8
  R. Henderson (OAK)        8

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
  B. Diaz (CLE)             2
  O. Gamble (NYA)           2
  A. Griffin (TOR)          2
  J. Grubb (TEX)            2

Triples:

  A. Cowens (DET)           2
  R. Peters (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

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)           11
  C. Fisk (CHA)             8
  F. Lynn (CAL)             8
  A. Griffin (TOR)          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
  K. Gibson (DET)           2
  R. Henderson (OAK)        2
  L. Moseby (TOR)           2
  J. Mumphrey (NYA)         2
  R. Auerbach (SEA)         1

Caught Stealing:

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

Walks:

  R. Henderson (OAK)        9
  T. Brunansky (CAL)        8
  B. Downing (CAL)          7
  R. Burleson (CAL)         6
  D. Murphy (OAK)           6
  W. Randolph (NYA)         6
  O. Velez (TOR)            6
  B. Hobson (CAL)           5
  J. Mayberry (TOR)         5
  D. Winfield (NYA)         5

Strikeouts:

  B. Grich (CAL)            8
  T. Armas (OAK)            7
  T. Brunansky (CAL)        6
  F. Lynn (CAL)             6
  O. Velez (TOR)            6
  G. Allenson (BOS)         5
  D. Baylor (CAL)           5
  M. Dilone (CLE)           5
  J. Grubb (TEX)            5
  R. Hebner (DET)           5

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