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Eastern Division
Team                W   L    %   GB  OFF  PIT  DEF   HOME   ROAD  1-RUN    L44   MANAGER(S)
Boston        BOA 108  54 .667 ----    1    1    7  46-35  62-19  16-27  33-11   Mike Tomeo
New York AL   NYA  91  71 .562 17.0    3   15   14  43-38  48-33  31-17  24-20   Robert Rescigno
Baltimore     BAA  86  76 .531 22.0    7    9    5  46-35  40-41  22-26  23-21   Mike Rescigno
Milwaukee     MLA  61 101 .377 47.0   19   18    6  30-51  31-50  24-26   9-35   Dave Jackson, Paul Weinberg
Detroit       DEA  54 108 .333 54.0   18   16   18  27-54  27-54  21-28  13-31   Dennis Van Langen

Western Division
Team                W   L    %   GB  OFF  PIT  DEF   HOME   ROAD  1-RUN    L44   MANAGER(S)
Kansas City   KCA  96  66 .593 ----    6    5    3  47-34  49-32  23-23  31-13   Gary Dewing
Oakland       OAA  91  71 .562  5.0    8    8   11  44-37  47-34  28-21  28-16   Drew Kennedy
Texas         TEA  88  74 .543  8.0    4   11   17  42-39  46-35  26-27  24-20   Larry Cupp, Stu Blake
Minnesota     MNA  75  87 .463 21.0    5   19   13  38-43  37-44  22-26  18-26   Jim Taglia
Chicago AL    CHA  60 102 .370 36.0   16   20   19  27-54  33-48  26-18  17-27   Ben Lea

OFF, PIT, DEF - rankings among the 20 teams in Offense, Pitching and Defense.
HOME, ROAD, 1-RUN, L44 - W-L records at Home, on the Road, in one-run games, and over the final 44 games of the season.

Postseason
World Series (4-1):   Cincinnati Reds over Kansas City Royals
AL Championship Series (3-1):   Kansas City Royals over Boston Red Sox

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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
+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+
 BOA  5.43   879  5693  1583  287  37  142  658   704  .278  .355  .416   67   30   19   50   42   54  170
 NYA  4.73   766  5707  1611  228  32  133  414   634  .282  .333  .403  147   57   16   37   57   40  121
 TEA  4.65   754  5702  1527  213  19   75  525   660  .268  .330  .351   53   25   13   30   90   46  111
 MNA  4.56   738  5619  1561  215  46   70  652   708  .278  .354  .370  189  111   12   32   39   45  144
 KCA  4.45   721  5546  1516  240  61   74  461   666  .273  .331  .379  162   81   17   42   85   43  108
 BAA  4.44   719  5500  1391  208  20  141  662   903  .253  .335  .375   96   39   24   30  116   35  121
 OAA  4.36   707  5537  1358  212  29  124  664   982  .245  .328  .361   81   29   18   41   56   40  125
 CHA  3.65   591  5616  1438  199  30  122  404   954  .256  .310  .367   74   38   19   52   29   32  134
 DEA  3.59   582  5582  1363  196  40   89  457   849  .244  .303  .341   93   67   10   29   28   35  112
 MLA  3.51   568  5518  1345  172  32   99  441   823  .244  .300  .340  141   60   15   17   45   34  132
+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+
 Tot  4.34  7025 56020 14693 2170 346 1069 5338  7883  .262  .328  .371 1103  537  163  360  587  404 1278

League Pitching    Glossary

 Tm   R/G    RA   ERA    IP    H    HR    BB    SO   CG SHO  SV  IRSC XTOT XOUT  XPCT
+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+-----+----+----+-----+
 BOA  3.22   521  2.85  1485  1255  115   474   893  40  20  45  .311  803  584  .727
 KCA  3.72   602  3.27  1465  1484   90   484   772  37  16  46  .279  832  629  .756
 OAA  3.94   639  3.36  1467  1518  102   375   691  36   7  45  .317  852  586  .688
 BAA  3.97   643  3.52  1466  1478  112   439   781  45  14  25  .395  839  617  .735
 TEA  4.11   666  3.50  1465  1368  105   620  1152  41   9  22  .311  814  521  .640
 NYA  4.54   735  3.95  1462  1480  107   576   711  35  11  46  .357  840  571  .680
 DEA  4.77   773  4.21  1454  1523  102   552   661  50   6  23  .396  898  572  .637
 MLA  4.83   782  4.43  1447  1565  113   554   653  45   9  23  .384  802  586  .731
 MNA  5.10   826  4.47  1460  1480  115   643   863   5   6  53  .347  883  601  .681
 CHA  5.17   838  4.58  1445  1542  108   621   706  23  10  28  .336  863  543  .629
+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+-----+----+----+-----+
 Tot  4.34  7025  3.81 14620 14693 1069  5338  7883 357 108 356       8426 5810  .690

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. George Brett  (435)
  2. Amos Otis  (413)
  3. Graig Nettles  (405)
  4. Reggie Jackson  (392)
  5. Bobby Grich  (385)
  6. Rod Carew  (383)
  7. Sal Bando  (382)
  8. Larry Hisle  (375)
  9. Greg Luzinski  (372)
  10. Bob Watson  (361)

  11. Garry Maddox  (360)
  12. Fred Lynn  (349)
  13. Mickey Rivers  (346)
  14. Thurman Munson  (345)
  15. Carlton Fisk  (344)
  16. Rick Manning  (337)
  17. Chris Chambliss  (337)
  18. George Hendrick  (336)
  19. Billy North  (334)
  20. Jorge Orta  (331)

Cy Young Award Voting

  1. J.R. Richard  (308)
  2. Luis Tiant  (273)
  3. Dennis Eckersley  (262)
  4. Nolan Ryan  (257)
  5. Jim Palmer  (237)
  6. Mark Fidrych  (214)
  7. Bill Campbell  (199)
  8. Catfish Hunter  (193)
  9. Jim Kern  (187)
  10. Sparky Lyle  (186)

  11. Rollie Fingers  (182)
  12. Vida Blue  (163)
  13. Fred Norman  (162)
  14. Bert Blyleven  (153)
  15. Mark Littell  (150)
  16. Jim Kaat  (143)
  17. Ken Brett  (142)
  18. Mike Torrez  (142)
  19. Jim Colborn  (140)
  20. Dennis Leonard  (138)

All Stars
Mark Belanger
Doug Bird
Vida Blue
Lyman Bostock
George Brett
Ken Brett
Bill Campbell
Rod Carew
Dennis Eckersley
Mark Fidrych
Phil Garner
Ralph Garr
Bobby Grich
Reggie Jackson
Jim Kern
Ron LeFlore
Garry Maddox
Hal McRae
Don Money
Amos Otis
Jim Rice
J.R. Richard
Roy Smalley
Gene Tenace
Luis Tiant
Bill Travers
Bob Watson
Butch Wynegar

Gold Gloves
P: Mark Fidrych
C: Thurman Munson
1B: Jim Spencer
2B: Bobby Grich
3B: Sal Bando
SS: Larry Bowa
OF: Amos Otis
OF: Cesar Cedeno
OF: Rick Manning

Major League Leaderboard
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Batting Average
Jay Johnstone.357
George Brett.351
Rod Carew.338
Pete Rose.336
Cesar Geronimo.336
Al Oliver.335
Bill Buckner.334
Lyman Bostock.333
Garry Maddox.333
Bill Madlock.333
Ralph Garr.332
Fred Lynn.326
On Base Percentage
Joe Morgan.454
Jay Johnstone.420
Pete Rose.416
George Brett.406
Cesar Geronimo.401
Rod Carew.399
Fred Lynn.398
Roy White.393
Hal McRae.392
Butch Wynegar.391
Jim Wynn.387
Rusty Staub.386
Slugging Percentage
Joe Morgan.556
Rick Monday.542
Jay Johnstone.534
Rico Carty.521
Reggie Jackson.520
George Brett.515
Mike Schmidt.503
Dan Ford.493
Bill Madlock.493
Greg Luzinski.485
George Foster.485
Pete Rose.477
On Base + Slugging
Joe Morgan1.010
Jay Johnstone0.955
George Brett0.921
Rico Carty0.896
Pete Rose0.894
Reggie Jackson0.875
Rick Monday0.875
Bill Madlock0.874
Fred Lynn0.866
Greg Luzinski0.859
Roy White0.856
Mike Schmidt0.854
At Bats
Pete Rose687
Steve Garvey677
Dave Cash676
Rennie Stennett676
Jorge Orta671
Willie Montanez655
Billy North651
Chris Chambliss650
George Brett647
Cesar Cedeno644
Thurman Munson643
Amos Otis643
Runs Scored
Pete Rose132
Joe Morgan109
George Brett104
Amos Otis103
Mike Schmidt102
Larry Hisle101
Rod Carew99
Mickey Rivers98
Rick Monday97
Mike Hargrove95
Graig Nettles93
Rick Manning91
Hits
Pete Rose231
George Brett227
Steve Garvey220
Rod Carew212
Mickey Rivers207
Bill Buckner202
Bob Watson196
Garry Maddox195
Willie Montanez195
Chris Chambliss192
Ron Leflore190
Thurman Munson190
Total Bases
George Brett333
Pete Rose328
Steve Garvey319
Mike Schmidt313
Rick Monday309
Rico Carty294
Amos Otis284
Mickey Rivers284
Rod Carew281
Garry Maddox278
Greg Luzinski276
Graig Nettles276
Doubles
Steve Garvey51
Pete Rose50
Jay Johnstone45
Tim Foli42
Ted Simmons39
Garry Maddox38
Lou Brock36
Bob Watson35
Richie Zisk35
George Brett34
Al Oliver34
Mickey Rivers34
Triples
George Brett18
Roger Metzger16
Lyman Bostock14
Larry Bowa13
Dave Cash13
Rod Carew12
Ken Griffey11
Dave Parker11
Frank White11
Home Runs
Mike Schmidt40
Rick Monday39
Dave Kingman36
Reggie Jackson34
Graig Nettles34
Greg Luzinski29
Sal Bando28
Carlton Fisk28
Joe Morgan28
Rico Carty27
Amos Otis27
Jim Rice27
RBI
Reggie Jackson116
Mike Schmidt116
Bob Watson109
Sal Bando106
Carlton Fisk106
Amos Otis106
Joe Morgan104
Graig Nettles103
George Foster101
Rick Monday101
Thurman Munson100
Walks
Joe Morgan131
Jim Wynn129
Johnny Bench94
Bobby Grich92
Toby Harrah92
Pete Rose90
Mike Schmidt88
Butch Wynegar88
Ken Singleton84
Gene Tenace84
Batters Strikeouts
Tom Grieve159
Mike Schmidt146
Greg Luzinski134
Dan Ford133
Ron Leflore130
Amos Otis130
George Scott129
Rick Monday128
Doug Rader123
Richie Zisk121
Reggie Jackson118
Billy North111
Stolen Bases
Davey Lopes76
Lou Brock67
Ron Leflore63
Rod Carew61
Cesar Cedeno57
Larry Hisle44
Frank Taveras44
Jerry Royster39
Jerry Remy38
Mickey Rivers36
Joe Morgan34
Garry Maddox33
Caught Stealing
Rod Carew34
Ron Leflore28
Lou Brock24
Larry Hisle22
Davey Lopes21
Jerry Royster18
Cesar Cedeno17
Jose Cruz16
Garry Templeton16
Dave Cash15
Al Cowens15
Frank White15
Hit by Pitch
Don Baylor15
Ron Jackson15
Greg Luzinski14
Hal McRae14
Thurman Munson13
Dan Ford12
Mike Schmidt12
Dave Chalk11
Bobby Bonds10
George Foster10
Bill Madlock10
Amos Otis10
GIDP
Willie Montanez26
Bob Watson23
Lyman Bostock22
Willie Crawford21
Thurman Munson21
Dusty Baker20
Carlton Fisk20
Steve Garvey20
Ben Oglivie20
Errors
Toby Harrah34
Bill Russell34
Garry Templeton29
Bert Campaneris28
Doug Rader28
Darrel Chaney27
Mike Cubbage27
Len Randle27
George Brett26
Chris Speier24
Robin Yount24
Mike Schmidt23
Earned Run Average
Mark Fidrych2.10
Frank Tanana2.17
Dennis Eckersley2.23
J.R. Richard2.42
Randy Jones2.44
Bruce Kison2.56
Jerry Koosman2.58
Dave Goltz2.59
John Candelaria2.64
Jim Palmer2.67
Jon Matlack2.71
Phil Niekro2.72
Wins
Luis Tiant24
Catfish Hunter22
Randy Jones22
Jim Palmer22
Jim Kaat21
Jon Matlack21
Phil Niekro21
J.R. Richard21
Vida Blue20
John Candelaria20
Mark Fidrych20
Dave Goltz20
Losses
Ken Holtzman23
Jackie Brown19
Pete Falcone19
Vida Blue18
Rick Reuschel18
Jim Slaton18
Dave Roberts17
Bill Travers17
Rick Wise17
Winning Percentage
Dave Goltz.769
Andy Hassler.750
Luis Tiant.750
John Candelaria.741
Tom Seaver.739
Burt Hooton.708
Ken Brett.706
Frank Tanana.704
Gary Nolan.682
Andy Messersmith.679
Jim Kaat.677
Jon Matlack.677
Games Pitched
Kent Tekulve90
Marty Pattin78
Bill Campbell77
Tom Burgmeier72
Charlie Hough72
Dave Hamilton71
Terry Forster70
Tom Murphy70
Dale Murray70
Gene Garber68
Al Hrabosky67
Jim Kern66
Games Started
Vida Blue41
Bert Blyleven41
John Candelaria41
Catfish Hunter41
Randy Jones41
Mike Torrez41
Ray Burris40
Ed Figueroa40
Jim Kaat40
Nolan Ryan40
Rick Reuschel39
Complete Games
Mark Fidrych24
Vida Blue22
Jim Palmer22
Randy Jones19
Bill Travers18
J.R. Richard15
Catfish Hunter14
Nolan Ryan14
Jim Slaton14
Games Finished
Charlie Hough61
Bill Campbell60
Sparky Lyle56
Tippy Martinez53
Ron Reed53
Jim Kern51
Dale Murray50
Tom Burgmeier49
Rollie Fingers48
Randy Moffitt45
Al Hrabosky44
Saves
Tippy Martinez44
Sparky Lyle37
Charlie Hough32
Rollie Fingers31
Ron Reed31
Bill Campbell29
Dale Murray28
Tom Burgmeier24
Al Hrabosky24
Dave Laroche24
Mark Littell24
Paul Lindblad23
Shutouts
Mark Fidrych6
Randy Jones6
Jon Matlack6
Frank Tanana6
Ken Brett4
Steve Carlton4
Dennis Eckersley4
Phil Niekro4
Nolan Ryan4
Innings Pitched
Randy Jones335.0
Vida Blue326.0
Catfish Hunter319.0
Jim Palmer310.3
Bert Blyleven304.7
Nolan Ryan295.3
Mike Torrez292.7
Phil Niekro287.7
J.R. Richard286.0
Ed Figueroa280.7
Dennis Leonard277.7
Jon Matlack276.0
Hits Allowed
Bert Blyleven325
Catfish Hunter321
Dave Roberts313
Vida Blue311
Ed Figueroa309
Jim Slaton298
Randy Jones297
Dennis Leonard286
Jim Kaat285
Rick Reuschel285
Steve Carlton281
Jim Barr276
Home Runs Allowed
Catfish Hunter30
Steve Carlton28
Bert Blyleven27
Jim Palmer27
Jim Kaat26
Ken Holtzman25
Jerry Reuss25
Vern Ruhle25
Nolan Ryan25
Walks Allowed
Nolan Ryan234
Ed Figueroa143
Pete Falcone138
J.R. Richard132
John D'Acquisto112
Bill Travers110
Mike Torrez102
Bill Bonham101
Bert Blyleven98
Catfish Hunter97
Fred Norman97
Pitchers Strikeouts
Nolan Ryan336
Frank Tanana264
Bert Blyleven236
Dennis Eckersley225
Tom Seaver215
J.R. Richard209
Jerry Koosman208
Steve Carlton202
John Montefusco193
Phil Niekro186
Catfish Hunter179
Jim Palmer178
  
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