1978 AMERICAN LEAGUE REVIEW

Level: MLB

An organized section of a full season review with standings, team totals, leaderboards, player registers and much more.

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Rank	Player	Position	Status	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	GDP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1	Jim Rice	LF-OF	Retired	Boston	163	677	121	213	25	15	46	139	7	5	58	126	5	1	5	15	.315	.370	.600	970
2	Rusty Staub	OF-1B	Retired	Detroit	162	642	75	175	30	1	24	121	3	1	76	35	3	2	11	24	.273	.347	.435	782
3	Don Baylor	OF	Hitting Coach - Arizona Diamondbacks (2013)	California	158	591	103	151	26	0	34	99	22	9	56	71	18	0	12	15	.255	.332	.472	804
4	Eddie Murray	1B	Retired	Baltimore	161	610	85	174	32	3	27	95	6	5	70	97	1	1	8	15	.285	.356	.480	836
5	Rod Carew	1B-2B	Retired	Minnesota	152	564	85	188	26	10	5	70	27	7	78	62	1	2	6	18	.333	.411	.441	852
6	Andre Thornton	1B	Retired	Cleveland	145	508	97	133	22	4	33	105	4	7	93	72	6	2	8	17	.262	.377	.516	893
7	Amos Otis	OF	Retired	KC Royals	141	486	74	145	30	7	22	96	32	8	66	54	4	1	10	10	.298	.380	.525	905
8	Ron LeFlore	OF	Retired	Detroit	155	666	126	198	30	3	12	62	68	16	65	104	4	1	5	11	.297	.361	.405	766
9	Bobby Bonds	OF	Deceased	Chi White Sox	26	90	8	25	4	0	2	8	6	2	10	10	0	1	1	2	.278	.347	.389	736
		OF	Deceased	Texas	130	475	85	126	15	4	29	82	37	20	69	110	2	2	7	12	.265	.356	.497	853
10	Larry Hisle	OF	Retired	Milwaukee	142	520	96	151	24	0	34	115	10	6	67	90	5	3	5	14	.290	.374	.533	907
11	Fred Lynn	OF-CF	Retired	Boston	150	541	75	161	33	3	22	82	3	6	75	50	1	4	6	9	.298	.380	.492	872
12	Carlton Fisk	C	Retired	Boston	157	571	94	162	39	5	20	88	7	2	71	83	7	3	6	10	.284	.366	.475	841
13	Hal McRae	OF	Retired	KC Royals	156	623	90	170	39	5	16	72	17	8	51	62	6	1	11	15	.273	.329	.429	758
14	Al Oliver	OF-1B	Retired	Texas	133	525	65	170	35	5	14	89	8	9	31	41	2	1	9	7	.324	.358	.490	848
15	Leon Roberts	OF	Hitting Coach - Oklahoma City (2012)	Seattle	134	472	78	142	21	7	22	92	6	3	41	52	8	3	4	7	.301	.364	.515	879
16	Jason Thompson	1B	Retired	Detroit	153	589	79	169	25	3	26	96	0	0	74	96	0	1	5	11	.287	.364	.472	836
17	Graig Nettles	3B	Retired	NY Yankees	159	587	81	162	23	2	27	93	1	1	59	69	6	1	9	20	.276	.343	.460	803
18	Roy Smalley	SS	Retired	Minnesota	158	586	80	160	31	3	19	77	2	8	85	70	1	23	7	16	.273	.362	.433	795
19	Mike Hargrove	1B	Retired	Texas	146	494	63	124	24	1	7	40	2	5	107	47	7	2	6	11	.251	.388	.346	734
20	Gorman Thomas	OF	Retired	Milwaukee	137	452	70	111	24	1	32	86	3	4	73	133	2	6	3	6	.246	.351	.515	866
21	Reggie Jackson	OF	Retired	NY Yankees	139	511	82	140	13	5	27	97	14	11	58	133	9	0	3	8	.274	.356	.477	833
22	Chris Chambliss	1B	Hitting Coach - Seattle Mariners (2012)	NY Yankees	162	625	81	171	26	3	12	90	2	1	41	60	5	1	5	6	.274	.321	.382	703
23	Doug DeCinces	3B	Retired	Baltimore	142	511	72	146	37	1	28	80	7	7	46	81	2	0	2	12	.286	.346	.526	872
24	Rico Carty	OF	Retired	Oakland	41	141	19	39	5	1	11	31	0	0	21	16	0	0	1	8	.277	.368	.560	928
		OF	Retired	Toronto	104	387	51	110	16	0	20	68	1	1	36	41	0	1	6	7	.284	.340	.481	821
25	Willie Randolph	2B	Bench Coach - Baltimore Orioles (2011)	NY Yankees	134	499	87	139	18	6	3	42	36	7	82	51	4	6	5	12	.279	.381	.357	738
Rank	Player	Position	Status	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	GDP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
26	Bob Bailor	OF-SS	Retired	Toronto	154	621	74	164	29	7	1	52	5	6	38	21	5	9	3	8	.264	.310	.338	648
27	Steve Kemp	OF	Retired	Detroit	159	582	75	161	18	4	15	79	2	3	97	87	1	3	3	9	.277	.379	.399	778
28	Ben Oglivie	OF	Hitting Coach - West Michigan (2011)	Milwaukee	128	469	71	142	29	4	18	72	11	7	52	69	0	3	3	10	.303	.370	.497	867
29	Ken Singleton	OF	Retired	Baltimore	149	502	67	147	21	2	20	81	0	0	98	94	2	4	2	14	.293	.409	.462	871
30	George Brett	3B-1B	Retired	KC Royals	128	510	79	150	45	8	9	62	23	7	39	35	1	3	5	6	.294	.342	.467	809
31	Thurman Munson	C	Deceased	NY Yankees	154	617	73	183	27	1	6	71	2	3	35	70	3	1	10	20	.297	.332	.373	705
32	Carl Yastrzemski	OF-LF	Retired	Boston	144	523	70	145	21	2	17	81	4	5	76	44	3	1	8	9	.277	.367	.423	790
33	Dan Ford	OF	Retired	Minnesota	151	592	78	162	36	10	11	82	7	7	48	88	5	6	3	15	.274	.332	.424	756
34	Bobby Grich	2B	Retired	California	144	487	68	122	16	2	6	42	4	3	75	83	7	19	3	6	.251	.357	.329	686
35	Lyman Bostock	OF	Deceased	California	147	568	74	168	24	4	5	71	15	12	59	36	2	4	4	26	.296	.362	.379	741
36	Don Money	3B	Hitting Coach - Helena (2012)	Milwaukee	137	518	88	152	30	2	14	54	3	0	48	70	7	14	1	10	.293	.361	.440	801
37	Robin Yount	SS-CF	Retired	Milwaukee	127	502	66	147	23	9	9	71	16	5	24	43	1	13	5	5	.293	.323	.428	751
38	Jerry Remy	2B	Retired	Boston	148	583	87	162	24	6	2	44	30	13	40	55	0	14	6	13	.278	.321	.350	671
39	Lou Piniella	OF	Retired	NY Yankees	130	472	67	148	34	5	6	69	3	1	34	36	2	4	1	12	.314	.361	.445	806
40	Al Cowens	OF	Deceased	KC Royals	132	485	63	133	24	8	5	63	14	6	31	54	6	1	11	7	.274	.319	.388	707
41	Sixto Lezcano	OF	Retired	Milwaukee	132	442	62	129	21	4	15	61	3	3	64	83	1	5	7	5	.292	.377	.459	836
42	Craig Reynolds	SS	Retired	Seattle	148	548	57	160	16	7	5	44	9	6	36	41	3	11	6	4	.292	.336	.374	710
43	Sal Bando	3B	Retired	Milwaukee	152	540	85	154	20	6	17	78	3	2	72	52	6	4	7	11	.285	.371	.439	810
44	Toby Harrah	3B-SS	Assistant Hitting Coach - Detroit Tigers (2013)	Texas	139	450	56	103	17	3	12	59	31	8	83	66	2	9	3	8	.229	.349	.360	709
45	Bump Wills	2B	Retired	Texas	157	539	78	135	17	4	9	57	52	14	63	91	4	9	4	11	.250	.331	.347	678
46	Gary Alexander	C	Retired	Cleveland	90	324	39	76	14	3	17	62	0	2	35	100	1	0	4	2	.235	.308	.454	762
		C	Retired	Oakland	58	174	18	36	6	1	10	22	0	3	22	66	1	1	1	9	.207	.298	.425	723
47	Mitchell Page	OF	Deceased	Oakland	147	516	62	147	25	7	17	70	23	19	53	95	4	4	2	7	.285	.355	.459	814
48	Rick Burleson	SS	Hitting Coach - Reno (2012)	Boston	145	626	75	155	32	5	5	49	8	8	40	71	4	10	5	16	.248	.295	.339	634
49	Darrell Porter	C	Deceased	KC Royals	150	520	77	138	27	6	18	78	0	5	75	75	2	1	4	13	.265	.358	.444	802
50	Julio Cruz	2B	Retired	Seattle	147	550	77	129	14	1	1	25	59	10	69	66	1	10	4	8	.235	.319	.269	588
Rank	Player	Position	Status	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	GDP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
51	Butch Hobson	3B	Manager - Lancaster (2012)	Boston	147	512	65	128	26	2	17	80	1	0	50	122	0	4	8	15	.250	.312	.408	720
52	Mickey Rivers	OF	Retired	NY Yankees	141	559	78	148	25	8	11	48	25	5	29	51	3	7	6	8	.265	.302	.397	699
53	Luis Gomez	SS	Retired	Toronto	153	413	39	92	7	3	0	32	2	10	34	41	0	19	3	10	.223	.280	.254	534
54	Rick Bosetti	OF	Retired	Toronto	136	568	61	147	25	5	5	42	6	10	30	65	3	5	2	5	.259	.299	.347	646
55	Paul Molitor	3B-2B	Retired	Milwaukee	125	521	73	142	26	4	6	45	30	12	19	54	4	7	5	6	.273	.301	.372	673
56	Dave McKay	2B-3B	First Base Coach - Chicago Cubs (2013)	Toronto	145	504	59	120	20	8	7	45	4	4	20	91	1	10	2	17	.238	.268	.351	619
57	Bert Campaneris	SS	Retired	Texas	98	269	30	50	5	3	1	17	22	4	20	36	2	25	3	6	.186	.245	.238	483
58	Lee May	1B	Retired	Baltimore	148	556	56	137	16	1	25	80	5	2	31	110	1	0	2	18	.246	.286	.414	700
59	Mario Guerrero	SS	Retired	Oakland	143	505	27	139	18	4	3	38	0	5	15	35	6	17	3	13	.275	.302	.345	647
60	Lou Whitaker	2B	Retired	Detroit	139	484	71	138	12	7	3	58	7	7	61	65	1	13	8	9	.285	.361	.357	718
61	Dwight Evans	RF-OF	Retired	Boston	147	497	75	123	24	2	24	63	8	5	65	119	2	6	2	15	.247	.336	.449	785
62	Ron Jackson	1B-3B	Retired	California	105	387	49	115	18	6	6	57	2	3	16	31	9	2	4	9	.297	.337	.421	758
63	Ralph Garr	OF	Retired	Chi White Sox	118	443	67	122	18	9	3	29	7	5	24	41	1	10	0	9	.275	.314	.377	691
64	Mike Edwards	2B	Retired	Oakland	142	414	48	113	16	2	1	23	27	21	16	32	2	14	0	7	.273	.303	.329	632
65	Dave Chalk	3B-SS	Retired	California	135	470	42	119	12	0	1	34	5	8	38	34	7	11	1	9	.253	.318	.285	603
66	Miguel Dilone	OF	Retired	Oakland	135	258	34	59	8	0	1	14	50	23	23	30	1	10	0	2	.229	.294	.271	565
67	Bob Randall	2B	Retired	Minnesota	119	330	36	89	11	3	0	21	5	3	24	22	6	13	2	7	.270	.329	.321	650
68	Willie Wilson	OF-CF	Bench Coach - Minnesota Twins (2011)	KC Royals	127	198	43	43	8	2	0	16	46	12	16	33	2	5	2	2	.217	.280	.278	558
69	Butch Wynegar	C	Hitting Coach - Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (2012)	Minnesota	135	454	36	104	22	1	4	45	1	0	47	42	6	11	4	7	.229	.307	.308	615
70	Chet Lemon	OF-RF	Retired	Chi White Sox	105	357	51	107	24	6	13	55	5	9	39	46	8	8	4	11	.300	.377	.510	887
71	Duane Kuiper	2B	Retired	Cleveland	149	547	52	155	18	6	0	43	4	9	19	35	4	16	3	11	.283	.311	.338	649
72	Rob Wilfong	2B	Retired	Minnesota	92	199	23	53	8	0	1	11	8	4	19	27	2	15	0	1	.266	.336	.322	658
73	Freddie Patek	SS	Retired	KC Royals	138	440	54	109	23	1	2	46	38	11	42	56	1	9	4	6	.248	.312	.318	630
74	Tom Veryzer	SS	Retired	Cleveland	130	421	48	114	18	4	1	32	1	2	13	36	5	15	4	7	.271	.298	.340	638
75	Jim Essian	C	Retired	Oakland	126	278	21	62	9	1	3	26	2	1	44	22	0	15	3	12	.223	.326	.295	621
Rank	Player	Position	Status	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	GDP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
76	Buddy Bell	3B	Retired	Cleveland	142	556	71	157	27	8	6	62	1	3	39	43	0	9	2	24	.282	.328	.392	720
77	Richie Zisk	OF	Retired	Texas	140	511	68	134	19	1	22	85	3	3	58	76	3	4	5	14	.262	.338	.432	770
78	Bruce Bochte	1B-OF	Retired	Seattle	140	486	58	128	25	3	11	51	3	4	60	47	1	7	6	12	.263	.342	.395	737
79	Brian Downing	OF-C	Retired	California	133	412	42	105	15	0	7	46	3	2	52	47	6	4	2	14	.255	.345	.342	687
80	Roy White	OF	Retired	NY Yankees	103	346	44	93	13	3	8	43	10	4	42	35	2	2	3	9	.269	.349	.393	742
81	John Mayberry	1B	Retired	Toronto	152	515	51	129	15	2	22	70	1	2	60	57	4	1	7	13	.250	.329	.416	745
82	Mike Cubbage	3B	Retired	Minnesota	125	394	40	111	12	7	7	57	3	1	40	44	1	7	2	7	.282	.348	.401	749
83	Eric Soderholm	3B	Retired	Chi White Sox	143	457	57	118	17	1	20	67	2	2	39	44	4	3	7	13	.258	.318	.431	749
84	Willie Norwood	OF	Retired	Minnesota	125	428	56	109	22	3	8	46	25	10	28	64	3	6	6	15	.255	.301	.376	677
85	Buck Martinez	C	Retired	Milwaukee	89	256	26	56	10	1	1	20	1	1	14	42	0	12	4	4	.219	.255	.277	532
86	Lamar Johnson	1B	Assistant Coach - Coppin State College (2012)	Chi White Sox	148	498	52	136	23	2	8	72	6	5	43	46	2	1	7	17	.273	.329	.376	705
87	Don Kessinger	SS	Retired	Chi White Sox	131	431	35	110	18	1	1	31	2	4	36	34	0	12	1	10	.255	.312	.309	621
88	Ruppert Jones	OF	Retired	Seattle	129	472	48	111	24	3	6	46	22	6	55	85	0	8	5	15	.235	.312	.337	649
89	Rick Manning	OF	Retired	Cleveland	148	566	65	149	27	3	3	50	12	12	38	62	1	8	3	10	.263	.309	.337	646
90	Roy Howell	3B	Hitting Coach - High Desert (2012)	Toronto	140	551	67	149	28	3	8	61	0	1	44	78	1	4	1	10	.270	.325	.376	701
91	George Scott	1B	Retired	Boston	120	412	51	96	16	4	12	54	1	1	44	86	0	7	3	19	.233	.305	.379	684
92	Dave Revering	1B	Retired	Oakland	152	521	49	141	21	3	16	46	0	1	26	55	0	2	4	12	.271	.303	.415	718
93	Mark Belanger	SS	Deceased	Baltimore	135	348	39	74	13	0	0	16	6	6	40	55	6	7	7	4	.213	.299	.250	549
94	Johnny Grubb	OF	Retired	Cleveland	113	378	54	100	16	6	14	61	5	1	59	60	2	8	2	5	.265	.365	.450	815
		OF	Retired	Texas	21	33	8	13	3	0	1	6	1	1	11	5	0	0	0	0	.394	.545	.576	1121
95	Carney Lansford	3B	Hitting Coach - Colorado Rockies (2012)	California	121	453	63	133	23	2	8	52	20	9	31	67	4	5	7	4	.294	.339	.406	745
96	Jim Sundberg	C	Retired	Texas	149	518	54	144	23	6	6	58	2	5	64	70	3	3	4	18	.278	.358	.380	738

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