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Eastern Division
Team                W   L    %   GB  OFF  PIT  DEF   HOME   ROAD  1-RUN    L45   MANAGER(S)
New York AL   NYA  98  64 .605 ----    3    6    8  42-39  56-25  24-22  29-16   Chris Kohlwes
Baltimore     BAA  93  69 .574  5.0    2   11    7  43-38  50-31  28-25  31-14   Mike Skiffington
Boston        BOA  85  77 .525 13.0   11   10   10  38-43  47-34  33-27  21-24   Mike Tomeo
Washington    WAA  72  90 .444 26.0   13   15   15  33-48  39-42  28-27  14-31   Larry Cupp
Detroit       DEA  69  93 .426 29.0   14   14    6  33-48  36-45  22-30  17-28   Alan Boodman

Western Division
Team                W   L    %   GB  OFF  PIT  DEF   HOME   ROAD  1-RUN    L45   MANAGER(S)
Minnesota     MNA  92  70 .568 ----    5    2    5  36-45  56-25  27-30  26-19   Rick Ramacier
Oakland       OAA  91  71 .562  1.0   10    1    9  44-37  47-34  26-27  33-12   Bob Lind
Kansas City   KCA  91  71 .562  1.0    9    8    3  38-43  53-28  32-24  27-18   Mike Rodriguez
Milwaukee     MLA  66  96 .407 26.0   17   17   16  26-55  40-41  22-23  19-26   Frank Pennylegion
Chicago AL    CHA  53 109 .327 39.0   19   20   17  25-56  28-53  17-24   8-37   Ben Lea

OFF, PIT, DEF - rankings among the 20 teams in Offense, Pitching and Defense.
HOME, ROAD, 1-RUN, L45 - W-L records at Home, on the Road, in one-run games, and over the final 45 games of the season.

Postseason
World Series (4-0):   Minnesota Twins over San Francisco Giants
AL Championship Series (3-0):   Minnesota Twins over New York Yankees

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  Players: Batting - Pitching

League Batting    Glossary

 Tm    R/G    R    AB    H    2B   3B  HR   BB    SO    BA   OBP   SLG   SB   CS   IBB  HP   SH   SF  GIDP
+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+
 BAA  5.24   849  5566  1465  292  29  222  674   903  .263  .346  .446   52   23   32   49   92   36  132 
 NYA  5.19   841  5783  1588  260  46  179  548   872  .275  .339  .428  109   51   22   39   59   48  123
 MNA  4.94   801  5702  1516  268  52  187  536   993  .266  .332  .429   74   31   37   45  111   28  118
 KCA  4.61   747  5569  1426  227  39  162  544   896  .256  .321  .398  195   64   14   10   59   43  105
 OAA  4.51   731  5445  1368  205  37  177  648  1154  .251  .332  .400  134   57   23   30  113   35  102
 BOA  4.45   721  5644  1408  237  26  181  569   921  .249  .320  .397   21   18   30   34   77   33  134
 WAA  4.27   691  5660  1390  207  22  160  595   924  .246  .322  .375   58   20   23   55   87   31  133
 DEA  4.23   685  5576  1403  241  41  175  509   797  .252  .317  .404   33   20   29   39   66   30  148
 MLA  4.09   662  5535  1317  239  30  163  551  1129  .238  .309  .380   69   35   34   40   47   39  127
 CHA  3.77   611  5499  1337  217  22  131  556   905  .243  .317  .362   62   29   25   52   43   35  148
+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+
 Tot  4.53  7339 55979 14218 2393 344 1737 5730  9494  .254  .326  .402  807  348  269  393  754  358 1270

League Pitching    Glossary

 Tm   R/G    RA   ERA    IP    H    HR    BB    SO   CG SHO  SV  IRSC XTOT XOUT  XPCT   E   DP
+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+-----+----+----+-----+----+----+
 OAA  3.88   628  3.34  1463  1275  163   500   956  17  12  46  .294  845  591  .699  137  127
 MNA  4.01   650  3.48  1494  1329  159   501  1090  28  10  45  .293  830  598  .720  123  122
 NYA  4.20   681  3.68  1499  1476  167   443   767  27   9  38  .248  869  609  .701  121  158
 KCA  4.27   692  3.86  1479  1311  173   691   908  17  12  63  .244  830  607  .731  110  159
 BOA  4.43   718  3.88  1484  1388  184   577  1025  17  10  38  .366  780  542  .695  142  116
 BAA  4.51   730  4.10  1467  1509  171   520   960  40   9  32  .269  832  592  .712  121  147
 DEA  4.74   768  4.27  1454  1472  180   639   979  23   9  23  .318  842  603  .716  139  189
 WAA  4.81   779  4.15  1489  1406  160   699   923   8   8  42  .380  824  558  .677  162  144
 MLA  4.99   809  4.57  1459  1503  174   554   937  10   3  41  .331  876  593  .677  130  142
 CHA  5.46   884  5.02  1450  1549  206   606   949  11   9  26  .322  839  552  .658  133  130
+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+-----+----+----+-----+----+----+
 TOT  4.53  7339  4.03 14738 14218 1737  5730  9494 198  91 394  .311 8367 5845  .699 1318 1434

League Awards
Click on the Player for career stats and accomplishments.
Pitchers are not eligible for the MVP Award.
All voting is done by HAL. Totals may not match the Recap report, but the order of the players is generally the same.

MVP Award Voting

  1. Boog Powell  (558)
  2. Harmon Killebrew  (556)
  3. Carl Yastrzemski  (511)
  4. Jim Fregosi  (482)
  5. Jim Hickman  (480)
  6. Tony Oliva  (477)
  7. Tommy Harper  (468)
  8. Frank Howard  (457)
  9. Ken Henderson  (443)
  10. Roy White  (442)

  11. Deron Johnson  (441)
  12. Cesar Tovar  (438)
  13. Brooks Robinson  (436)
  14. Reggie Jackson  (425)
  15. Amos Otis  (406)
  16. Bert Campaneris  (400)
  17. Rico Petrocelli  (399)
  18. Bill Melton  (390)
  19. Reggie Smith  (386)
  20. Aurelio Rodriguez  (378)

Cy Young Award Voting

  1. Bob Johnson  (327)
  2. Jim Perry  (286)
  3. Dave LaRoche  (230)
  4. Fritz Peterson  (225)
  5. Jim Palmer  (205)
  6. Mudcat Grant  (201)
  7. Andy Messermsith  (197)
  8. Lindy McDaniel  (182)
  9. Ken Holtzman  (170)
  10. Mel Stottlemyre  (166)

  11. Ken Sanders  (160)
  12. Fergie Jenkins  (160)
  13. Joe Coleman  (159)
  14. Mike Cuellar  (151)
  15. Ray Culp  (146)
  16. Ken Brett  (144)
  17. Tom Hall  (143)
  18. Danny Coombs  (139)
  19. Stan Williams  (135)
  20. Jim Rooker  (131)

All Stars
Johnny Briggs
Bert Campaneris
Norm Cash
Joe Coleman
Ray Culp
Jim Fregosi
Mudcat Grant
Tommy Harper
Ed Herrmann
Jim Hickman
Frank Howard
Reggie Jackson
Bob Johnson
Davey Johnson
Harmon Killebrew
Dave LaRoche
Lindy McDaniel
Dave McNally
Andy Messersmith
Tony Oliva
Jim Perry
Boog Powell
Brooks Robinson
Ken Sanders
Duke Sims
Cesar Tovar
Roy White
Carl Yastrzemski

Gold Gloves
P: Dick Bosman
C: Ed Kirkpatrick
1B: Mike Hegan
2B: Davey Johnson
3B: Brooks Robinson
SS: Larry Bowa
OF: Mickey Stanley
OF: Paul Blair
OF: Reggie Smith

Major League Leaderboard
Click on the Player for career stats and accomplishments.

Batting Average
Rico Carty.377
Tony Oliva.339
Willie McCovey.330
Boog Powell.330
Luis Aparicio.329
Felix Millan.328
Carl Yastrzemski.327
Bobby Tolan.327
Pete Rose.325
Manny Sanguillen.324
Jim Hickman.320
Frank Robinson.318
On Base Percentage
Rico Carty.465
Boog Powell.440
Willie McCovey.435
Harmon Killebrew.434
Dick Dietz.431
Carl Yastrzemski.425
Don Buford.408
Ron Fairly.406
Jim Hickman.404
Ken Henderson.395
Reggie Jackson.395
Bobby Murcer.394
Slugging Percentage
Willie McCovey.735
Boog Powell.661
Johnny Bench.628
Harmon Killebrew.623
Rico Carty.623
Willie Stargell.605
Jim Hickman.591
Reggie Jackson.588
Carl Yastrzemski.568
Billy Williams.561
Hank Aaron.557
Roy Foster.551
On Base + Slugging
Willie McCovey1.169
Boog Powell1.102
Rico Carty1.088
Harmon Killebrew1.057
Jim Hickman.995
Carl Yastrzemski.994
Reggie Jackson.983
Johnny Bench.978
Dick Dietz.946
Willie Stargell.944
Billy Williams.936
Hank Aaron.929
At Bats
Cesar Tovar697
Lou Brock695
Pete Rose690
Tony Oliva681
Roy White666
Felix Millan664
Horace Clarke657
Amos Otis656
Jim Fregosi648
Brooks Robinson646
Don Kessinger646
Bobby Tolan642
Runs Scored
Willie McCovey138
Cesar Tovar135
Rusty Staub130
Pete Rose128
Tony Oliva123
Bobby Tolan121
Johnny Bench120
Boog Powell116
Bobby Bonds113
Jim Hickman112
Amos Otis112
Jim Fregosi112
Hits
Tony Oliva231
Pete Rose224
Felix Millan218
Lou Brock215
Cesar Tovar214
Bobby Tolan210
Carl Yastrzemski201
Luis Aparicio200
Willie Davis195
Tony Perez194
Total Bases
Willie McCovey429
Johnny Bench398
Boog Powell383
Tony Oliva374
Harmon Killebrew354
Carl Yastrzemski349
Tony Perez340
Jim Hickman338
Cesar Tovar337
Nate Colbert329
Tommy Harper329
Pete Rose327
Doubles
Boog Powell48
Cesar Tovar45
Tony Oliva43
Jim Hickman42
Carl Yastrzemski41
Aurelio Rodriguez40
Deron Johnson40
Leo Cardenas40
Willie McCovey39
Wes Parker38
Orlando Cepeda37
Triples
Cesar Tovar15
Amos Otis13
Bill Russell12
Manny Sanguillen12
Don Kessinger12
Rick Monday11
Jim Fregosi10
Bobby Bonds10
Pete Rose10
Home Runs
Willie McCovey63
Johnny Bench54
Harmon Killebrew53
Boog Powell48
Willie Stargell44
Nate Colbert43
Frank Howard42
Bill Melton42
Tony Perez39
Hank Aaron39
Ron Santo38
RBI
Willie McCovey171
Johnny Bench151
Harmon Killebrew148
Boog Powell134
Tony Perez127
Deron Johnson122
Tony Oliva121
Nate Colbert121
Jim Hickman118
Brooks Robinson118
Reggie Jackson117
Tony Conigliaro116
Walks
Harmon Killebrew136
Dick Dietz134
Don Buford125
Sal Bando122
Rusty Staub119
Frank Howard113
Carl Yastrzemski110
Boog Powell108
Ron Santo108
Willie McCovey107
Joe Morgan98
Batters Strikeouts
Bobby Bonds181
Billy Grabarkewitz179
Nate Colbert171
Tommie Agee168
Tony Perez158
Cito Gaston153
Bob Oliver146
Dick Allen145
Frank Howard140
Reggie Jackson138
Deron Johnson134
Tommy Harper129
Stolen Bases
Bert Campaneris69
Pat Kelly67
Larry Bowa61
Cesar Tovar46
Bobby Tolan44
Joe Morgan44
Bobby Bonds42
Willie Davis37
Tommy Harper36
Amos Otis35
Lou Brock31
Ed Stroud30
Caught Stealing
Pat Kelly24
Tommy Harper19
Lou Brock17
Bert Campaneris16
Larry Bowa16
Bobby Bonds15
Cesar Tovar15
Rick Monday12
Bobby Murcer12
Vada Pinson10
Bobby Tolan10
Maury Wills10
Hit by Pitch
Ron Hunt22
Jose Arcia16
Orlando Cepeda14
Alex Johnson13
Mike Epstein12
Joe Torre12
Jim Northrup12
Al Oliver11
Richie Hebner10
Norm Cash10
Rick Reichardt10
Thurman Munson10
GIDP
Orlando Cepeda28
Mickey Stanley27
Joe Torre27
Ron Santo26
Carl Yastrzemski26
Reggie Smith24
Ken Henderson23
Johnny Bench23
Errors
Maury Wills38
Eddie Leon37
Don Kessinger32
Denis Menke32
Bill Melton32
Sal Bando30
Sonny Jackson27
Ed Brinkman26
Cesar Gutierrez26
Jim Fregosi26
Ron Santo26
Earned Run Average
Tom Seaver2.35
Jim Perry2.42
Bob Johnson2.45
Ray Culp2.85
Wayne Simpson2.90
Jim McAndrew2.93
Andy Messersmith2.97
Sam McDowell3.00
Gaylord Perry3.07
Clyde Wright3.11
Fergie Jenkins3.15
Jim Palmer3.31
Wins
Tom Seaver25
Clyde Wright24
Fritz Peterson23
Gaylord Perry23
Bob Johnson23
Jim Perry22
Fergie Jenkins21
Dave McNally19
Jim Palmer19
Sam McDowell19
Losses
Larry Dierker23
Jim Kaat22
Tommy John21
Mickey Lolich20
Claude Osteen20
Dick Bosman20
Bob Gibson19
Bill Stoneman19
Steve Carlton18
Dave McNally18
Gary Nolan16
Pat Dobson16
Winning Percentage
Clyde Wright.857
Wayne Simpson.857
Bob Johnson.821
Fritz Peterson.793
Ken Brett.750
Tom Seaver.735
Jim Perry.733
Jim McAndrew.722
Gaylord Perry.719
Joel Horlen.688
Sam McDowell.655
Jim Palmer.655
Games Pitched
Eddie Fisher82
Denny Lemaster79
Rollie Fingers76
Ron Herbel75
Tug McGraw75
Darold Knowles75
Tom Hall72
Clay Carroll69
Al Fitzmorris67
Vicente Romo66
Howie Reed65
Mudcat Grant65
Games Started
Mel Stottlemyre41
Dave McNally41
Sam McDowell41
Jim Palmer40
Ken Holtzman40
Mike Cuellar40
Mickey Lolich39
Bill Hands39
Dick Drago39
Gaylord Perry39
Jim Perry39
Fergie Jenkins39
Complete Games
Fergie Jenkins17
Tom Seaver17
Bob Gibson16
Gaylord Perry15
Dave McNally15
Mickey Lolich12
George Stone11
Pat Jarvis10
Steve Carlton10
Juan Marichal10
Phil Niekro10
Jim Palmer10
Games Finished
Mudcat Grant56
Jack Aker53
Dave Giusti51
Don McMahon47
Ken Sanders46
Dave Laroche45
Stan Williams42
Darold Knowles42
Jim Brewer41
Denny Lemaster40
Lindy McDaniel40
Moe Drabowsky39
Saves
Jack Aker41
Dave Giusti35
Dave Laroche33
Mudcat Grant33
Moe Drabowsky30
Ken Sanders29
Lindy McDaniel26
Don McMahon25
Ken Tatum22
Jim Brewer22
Ron Perranoski21
Shutouts
Gaylord Perry6
Sam McDowell4
Tom Seaver4
Jim Perry4
Bob Johnson4
Innings Pitched
Gaylord Perry311.0
Tom Seaver309.7
Fergie Jenkins303.3
Sam McDowell302.7
Bob Gibson298.7
Jim Palmer296.3
Dave McNally294.0
Jim Perry293.3
Mike Cuellar291.3
Mel Stottlemyre288.3
Clyde Wright286.7
Fritz Peterson283.3
Hits Allowed
Dave McNally325
Mike Cuellar307
Claude Osteen299
Fritz Peterson293
Tommy John291
Jim Kaat288
Jim Palmer282
Gaylord Perry282
Mel Stottlemyre278
Pat Dobson274
Mickey Lolich273
Bob Gibson267
Home Runs Allowed
Catfish Hunter43
Pat Dobson41
Jim Kaat40
Mike Cuellar39
Sonny Siebert38
Dave McNally38
Steve Carlton37
Larry Dierker37
Phil Niekro37
Claude Osteen36
Walks Allowed
Sam McDowell131
Jim Rooker130
Mickey Lolich127
Clay Kirby125
Bill Stoneman123
Jim Palmer116
Bob Veale113
Mike Torrez112
Joe Coleman111
Dick Drago107
Steve Renko106
Steve Carlton105
Pitchers Strikeouts
Tom Seaver314
Sam McDowell310
Bob Gibson280
Fergie Jenkins251
Steve Carlton231
Mickey Lolich222
Bob Johnson214
Ray Culp210
Bob Veale208
Jim Palmer203
Tom Hall198
Gaylord Perry192
  

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