1976 American League Batting Leaders

1975 Season 1977 Season

Classification: Major League

Overall: 967 games, 12 teams, approx. 161 games in season

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League Player Batting
Rk	Name	Age	Tm	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1	George Brett	23	KCA	Maj	KCR	159	705	645	94	215	34	14	7	67	21	11	49	36	.333	.377	.462	.839	298	8	1	2	8	4
2	Hal McRae	30	KCA	Maj	KCR	149	609	527	75	175	34	5	8	73	22	12	64	43	.332	.407	.461	.868	243	13	8	2	8	7
3	Rod Carew	30	MIN	Maj	MIN	156	687	605	97	200	29	12	9	90	49	22	67	52	.331	.395	.463	.858	280	12	1	8	6	14
4	Lyman Bostock	25	MIN	Maj	MIN	128	517	474	75	153	21	9	4	60	12	6	33	37	.323	.364	.430	.794	204	15	1	3	6	5
5	Lamar Johnson	25	CHA	Maj	CHW	82	248	222	29	71	11	1	4	33	2	1	19	37	.320	.373	.432	.805	96	11	2	1	4	1
6	Ron LeFlore	28	DET	Maj	DET	135	603	544	93	172	23	8	4	39	58	20	51	111	.316	.376	.410	.786	223	12	2	5	1	2
7	Fred Lynn*	24	BOS	Maj	BOS	132	566	507	76	159	32	8	10	65	14	9	48	67	.314	.368	.468	.835	237	9	1	0	10	2
8	Mickey Rivers*	27	NYA	Maj	NYY	137	613	590	95	184	31	8	8	67	43	7	13	51	.312	.327	.432	.760	255	3	3	2	5	0
9	Rico Carty	36	CLE	Maj	CLE	152	628	552	67	171	34	0	13	83	1	1	67	45	.310	.379	.442	.821	244	18	0	0	9	9
10	Thurman Munson	29	NYA	Maj	NYY	152	665	616	79	186	27	1	17	105	14	11	29	38	.302	.337	.432	.769	266	17	9	1	10	6
11	Tom Poquette	24	KCA	Maj	KCR	104	381	344	43	104	18	10	2	34	6	5	29	31	.302	.362	.430	.792	148	9	4	2	2	3
12	Ray Fosse	29	CLE	Maj	CLE	90	300	276	26	83	9	1	2	30	1	2	20	20	.301	.347	.362	.709	100	8	0	3	1	1
13	Ralph Garr	30	CHA	Maj	CHW	136	558	527	63	158	22	6	4	36	14	5	17	41	.300	.322	.387	.709	204	6	2	8	4	2
14	Rusty Staub	32	DET	Maj	DET	161	690	589	73	176	28	3	15	96	3	1	83	49	.299	.386	.433	.818	255	23	7	0	11	11
15	Chris Chambliss	27	NYA	Maj	NYY	156	675	641	79	188	32	6	17	96	1	0	27	80	.293	.323	.442	.765	283	11	3	1	3	1
16	Rick Manning	21	CLE	Maj	CLE	138	606	552	73	161	24	7	6	43	16	10	41	75	.292	.337	.393	.730	217	11	0	7	6	1
17	Rick Burleson	25	BOS	Maj	BOS	152	616	540	75	157	27	1	7	42	14	9	60	37	.291	.365	.383	.748	207	15	5	8	3	2
18	Steve Braun	28	MIN	Maj	MIN	122	491	417	73	120	12	3	3	61	12	4	67	43	.288	.385	.353	.737	147	5	1	2	4	2
19	Mike Hargrove*	26	TEX	Maj	TEX	151	654	541	80	155	30	1	7	58	2	3	97	64	.287	.397	.385	.781	208	5	6	4	6	13
20	Roy White	32	NYA	Maj	NYY	156	728	626	104	179	29	3	14	65	31	13	83	52	.286	.365	.409	.774	256	13	0	10	9	1
21	Sixto Lezcano	22	MIL	Maj	MIL	145	580	513	53	146	19	5	7	56	14	10	51	112	.285	.348	.382	.730	196	7	2	8	6	2
22	Ben Oglivie*	27	DET	Maj	DET	115	325	305	36	87	12	3	15	47	9	4	11	44	.285	.313	.492	.805	150	11	3	2	4	3
23	Mario Guerrero	26	CAL	Maj	CAL	83	288	268	24	76	12	0	1	18	0	0	7	12	.284	.304	.340	.644	91	6	3	5	5	2
24	Rick Miller*	28	BOS	Maj	BOS	105	313	269	40	76	15	3	0	27	11	10	34	47	.283	.360	.361	.720	97	4	0	7	3	2
25	Buddy Bell	24	CLE	Maj	CLE	159	661	604	75	170	26	2	7	60	3	8	44	49	.282	.329	.366	.695	221	12	2	5	6	3
26	Cecil Cooper*	26	BOS	Maj	BOS	123	483	451	66	127	22	6	15	78	7	1	16	62	.282	.304	.457	.761	206	3	1	9	6	6
27	Jim Rice	23	BOS	Maj	BOS	153	624	581	75	164	25	8	25	85	8	5	28	123	.282	.315	.482	.797	280	18	4	2	9	2
28	Larvell Blanks	26	CLE	Maj	CLE	104	371	328	45	92	8	7	5	41	1	2	30	31	.281	.337	.393	.730	129	15	0	9	4	0
29	Lou Piniella	32	NYA	Maj	NYY	100	351	327	36	92	16	6	3	38	0	1	18	34	.281	.322	.395	.716	129	4	2	3	1	8
30	Amos Otis	29	KCA	Maj	KCR	153	665	592	93	165	40	2	18	86	26	7	55	100	.279	.341	.444	.785	263	13	5	5	8	7
31	Ken Singleton	29	BAL	Maj	BAL	154	630	544	62	151	25	2	13	70	2	2	79	76	.278	.366	.403	.769	219	14	0	2	5	6
32	Reggie Jackson*	30	BAL	Maj	BAL	134	558	498	84	138	27	2	27	91	28	7	54	108	.277	.351	.502	.853	250	17	4	0	2	7
33	Gene Clines	29	TEX	Maj	TEX	116	480	446	52	123	12	3	0	38	11	9	16	52	.276	.304	.316	.620	141	17	4	10	4	0
34	Bill North	28	OAK	Maj	OAK	154	675	590	91	163	20	5	2	31	75	29	73	95	.276	.356	.337	.693	199	8	2	6	4	3
35	Steve Dillard	25	BOS	Maj	BOS	57	187	167	22	46	14	0	1	15	6	4	17	20	.275	.341	.377	.718	63	7	0	2	1	1
36	Tim Johnson	26	MIL	Maj	MIL	105	306	273	25	75	4	3	0	14	4	1	19	32	.275	.327	.311	.638	85	7	2	12	0	0
37	Jorge Orta	25	CHA	Maj	CHW	158	688	636	74	174	29	8	14	72	24	8	38	77	.274	.316	.410	.726	261	15	5	1	8	2
38	George Scott	32	MIL	Maj	MIL	156	671	606	73	166	21	5	18	77	0	1	53	118	.274	.334	.414	.748	251	19	5	0	7	6
39	Larry Hisle	29	MIN	Maj	MIN	155	661	581	81	158	19	5	14	96	31	18	56	93	.272	.335	.394	.730	229	11	4	11	9	4
40	Mark Belanger	32	BAL	Maj	BAL	153	589	522	66	141	22	2	1	40	27	17	51	64	.270	.336	.326	.661	170	6	2	11	3	0
41	Bill Freehan	34	DET	Maj	DET	71	255	237	22	64	10	1	5	27	0	0	12	27	.270	.303	.384	.687	91	4	1	1	4	0
42	Joe Rudi	29	OAK	Maj	OAK	130	557	500	54	135	32	3	13	94	6	1	41	71	.270	.323	.424	.747	212	14	3	3	10	10
43	Alex Johnson	33	DET	Maj	DET	125	457	429	41	115	15	2	6	45	14	10	19	49	.268	.298	.354	.653	152	15	2	1	6	1
44	Bill Stein	29	CHA	Maj	CHW	117	422	392	32	105	15	2	4	36	4	2	22	67	.268	.310	.347	.657	136	8	2	6	0	3
45	Dan Ford	24	MIN	Maj	MIN	145	571	514	87	137	24	7	20	86	17	6	36	118	.267	.323	.457	.781	235	12	10	5	6	2
46	Von Joshua*	28	MIL	Maj	MIL	107	449	423	44	113	13	5	5	28	8	10	18	58	.267	.295	.357	.652	151	5	0	5	3	3
47	Don Money	29	MIL	Maj	MIL	117	498	439	51	117	18	4	12	62	6	5	47	50	.267	.333	.408	.741	179	11	0	6	6	2
48	Bob Randall	28	MIN	Maj	MIN	153	531	475	55	127	18	4	1	34	3	5	28	38	.267	.317	.328	.646	156	6	8	17	3	0
49	Willie Randolph	21	NYA	Maj	NYY	125	500	430	59	115	15	4	1	40	37	12	58	39	.267	.356	.328	.684	141	10	3	6	3	5
50	Carl Yastrzemski	36	BOS	Maj	BOS	155	636	546	71	146	23	2	21	102	5	6	80	67	.267	.358	.432	.790	236	12	1	1	8	6
51	Bobby Grich	27	BAL	Maj	BAL	144	615	518	93	138	31	4	13	54	14	6	86	99	.266	.373	.417	.790	216	8	3	7	1	1
52	Bobby Bonds	30	CAL	Maj	CAL	99	427	378	48	100	10	3	10	54	30	15	41	90	.265	.337	.386	.723	146	7	3	0	5	6
53	Al Cowens	24	KCA	Maj	KCR	152	616	581	71	154	23	6	3	59	23	16	26	50	.265	.298	.341	.639	198	9	3	2	4	0
54	Tommy Davis	37	CAL,KCA	Maj	CAL-KCR	80	257	238	17	63	5	0	3	26	0	1	16	18	.265	.311	.324	.635	77	13	1	0	2	3
55	George Hendrick	26	CLE	Maj	CLE	149	611	551	72	146	20	3	25	81	4	4	51	82	.265	.323	.448	.771	247	16	0	1	8	6
56	Steve Brye	27	MIN	Maj	MIN	87	279	258	33	68	11	0	2	23	1	2	13	31	.264	.295	.330	.624	85	7	0	4	4	0
57	Dave Collins*	23	CAL	Maj	CAL	99	413	365	45	96	12	1	4	28	32	19	40	55	.263	.335	.334	.669	122	2	0	7	1	2
58	Duane Kuiper	26	CLE	Maj	CLE	135	555	506	47	133	13	6	0	37	10	17	30	42	.263	.303	.312	.615	158	13	1	14	4	2
59	Jerry Remy	23	CAL	Maj	CAL	143	557	502	64	132	14	3	0	28	35	16	38	43	.263	.313	.303	.615	152	5	0	13	4	1
60	Bob Stinson	30	KCA	Maj	KCR	79	243	209	26	55	7	1	2	25	3	1	25	29	.263	.342	.335	.677	70	5	1	6	2	2
61	Willie Horton	33	DET	Maj	DET	114	456	401	40	105	17	0	14	56	0	0	49	63	.262	.342	.409	.751	164	16	2	0	4	7
62	Tony Solaita*	29	CAL,KCA	Maj	CAL-KCR	94	329	283	29	74	13	0	9	42	1	1	40	61	.262	.348	.403	.750	114	4	0	1	5	3
63	Phil Garner	27	OAK	Maj	OAK	159	603	555	54	145	29	12	8	74	35	13	36	71	.261	.307	.400	.707	222	11	2	6	4	1
64	Toby Harrah	27	TEX	Maj	TEX	155	688	584	64	152	21	1	15	67	8	5	91	59	.260	.360	.377	.737	220	17	3	5	5	5
65	Butch Wynegar	20	MIN	Maj	MIN	149	622	534	58	139	21	2	10	69	0	0	79	63	.260	.356	.363	.719	194	14	2	4	3	7
66	Craig Kusick	27	MIN	Maj	MIN	109	306	266	33	69	13	0	11	36	5	1	35	44	.259	.344	.432	.777	115	3	1	1	3	0
67	Carlos May	28	NYA,CHA	Maj	NYY-CHW	107	405	351	45	91	13	2	3	43	5	1	43	37	.259	.344	.333	.677	117	6	5	1	5	2
68	Lee May	33	BAL	Maj	BAL	148	583	530	61	137	17	4	25	109	4	1	41	104	.259	.312	.447	.759	237	11	3	2	7	8
69	Roy Smalley	23	MIN,TEX	Maj	MIN-TEX	144	618	513	61	133	18	3	3	44	2	4	76	106	.259	.356	.324	.679	166	11	2	25	2	4
70	Bruce Bochte*	25	CAL	Maj	CAL	146	543	466	53	120	17	1	2	49	4	5	64	53	.258	.346	.311	.658	145	12	2	6	5	11
71	Mike Cubbage	25	MIN,TEX	Maj	MIN-TEX	118	431	374	42	96	19	5	3	49	1	1	49	44	.257	.346	.358	.704	134	11	3	3	2	3
72	Mickey Stanley	33	DET	Maj	DET	84	229	214	34	55	17	1	4	29	2	0	14	19	.257	.301	.402	.703	86	7	0	0	1	1
73	Claudell Washington*	21	OAK	Maj	OAK	134	530	490	65	126	20	6	5	53	37	20	30	90	.257	.302	.353	.655	173	13	3	3	4	1
74	Bert Campaneris	34	OAK	Maj	OAK	149	631	536	67	137	14	1	1	52	54	12	63	80	.256	.331	.291	.622	156	4	3	18	11	0
75	Brian Downing	25	CHA	Maj	CHW	104	365	317	38	81	14	0	3	30	7	3	40	55	.256	.338	.328	.666	104	2	1	4	3	0
76	Tommy Smith	27	CLE	Maj	CLE	55	173	164	17	42	3	1	2	12	8	0	8	8	.256	.289	.323	.612	53	4	0	0	1	2
77	Juan Beníquez	26	TEX	Maj	TEX	145	526	478	49	122	14	4	0	33	17	6	39	56	.255	.315	.301	.616	144	10	3	5	1	1
78	Carlton Fisk	28	BOS	Maj	BOS	134	557	487	76	124	17	5	17	58	12	5	56	71	.255	.336	.415	.751	202	11	6	3	5	3
79	Tom Grieve	28	TEX	Maj	TEX	149	600	546	57	139	23	3	20	81	4	1	35	119	.255	.301	.418	.718	228	18	4	8	7	5
80	Pat Kelly*	31	CHA	Maj	CHW	107	366	311	42	79	20	3	5	34	15	7	45	45	.254	.349	.386	.735	120	8	3	2	5	1
81	Graig Nettles	31	NYA	Maj	NYY	158	656	583	88	148	29	2	32	93	11	6	62	94	.254	.327	.475	.802	277	8	4	2	5	6
82	Roy Howell	22	TEX	Maj	TEX	140	531	491	55	124	28	2	8	53	1	0	30	106	.253	.295	.367	.661	180	12	1	5	4	8
83	Jim Spencer*	28	CHA	Maj	CHW	150	579	518	53	131	13	2	14	70	6	4	49	52	.253	.315	.367	.682	190	10	1	4	7	19
84	Dan Meyer	23	DET	Maj	DET	105	315	294	37	74	8	4	2	16	10	0	17	22	.252	.292	.327	.618	96	10	0	3	1	0
85	Robin Yount	20	MIL	Maj	MIL	161	690	638	59	161	19	3	2	54	16	11	38	69	.252	.292	.301	.593	192	13	0	8	6	3
86	Jack Brohamer	26	CHA	Maj	CHW	119	415	354	33	89	12	2	7	40	1	3	44	28	.251	.333	.356	.688	126	9	3	6	8	9
87	Al Bumbry	29	BAL	Maj	BAL	133	499	450	71	113	15	7	9	36	42	10	43	76	.251	.316	.376	.692	169	7	1	2	3	2
88	Denny Doyle	33	BOS	Maj	BOS	117	461	432	51	108	15	5	0	26	8	5	22	39	.250	.285	.308	.593	133	9	0	5	2	0
89	Gene Tenace	29	OAK	Maj	OAK	128	508	417	64	104	19	1	22	66	5	4	81	91	.249	.373	.458	.831	191	7	4	1	5	2
90	Jim Wohlford	25	KCA	Maj	KCR	107	334	293	47	73	10	2	1	24	22	16	29	24	.249	.314	.307	.621	90	8	1	6	5	0
91	Kevin Bell	20	CHA	Maj	CHW	68	258	230	24	57	7	6	5	20	2	1	18	56	.248	.302	.396	.697	91	3	1	6	3	0
92	Mike Hegan*	33	MIL	Maj	MIL	80	248	218	30	54	4	3	5	31	0	0	25	54	.248	.324	.362	.686	79	4	1	1	3	1
93	Don Baylor	27	OAK	Maj	OAK	157	685	595	85	147	25	1	15	68	52	12	58	72	.247	.329	.368	.697	219	11	20	1	11	4
94	Bucky Dent	24	CHA	Maj	CHW	158	626	562	44	138	18	4	2	52	3	5	43	45	.246	.301	.303	.603	170	10	2	17	2	3
95	Jim Essian	25	CHA	Maj	CHW	78	229	199	20	49	7	0	0	21	2	1	23	28	.246	.326	.281	.607	56	6	1	5	1	0
96	Chet Lemon	21	CHA	Maj	CHW	132	497	451	46	111	15	5	4	38	13	7	28	65	.246	.298	.328	.626	148	9	7	7	4	0
97	Jerry Terrell	29	MIN	Maj	MIN	89	186	171	29	42	3	1	0	8	11	2	9	15	.246	.286	.275	.561	47	4	1	4	1	0
98	Terry Humphrey	26	CAL	Maj	CAL	71	220	196	17	48	10	0	1	19	0	1	13	30	.245	.306	.311	.617	61	7	5	4	2	0
99	Bill Sharp*	26	MIL	Maj	MIL	78	195	180	16	44	4	0	0	11	1	3	10	15	.244	.288	.267	.555	48	3	1	4	0	0
100	Dwight Evans	24	BOS	Maj	BOS	146	571	501	61	121	34	5	17	62	6	7	57	92	.242	.324	.431	.755	216	11	6	3	4	4