On August 10, at Metropolitan Stadium, slugger Harmon Killebrew hit his 500th career home run, in the first inning off the Baltimore Orioles' Mike Cuellar.
Lead off batter César Tovar led the AL with 204 hits and was second with 94 runs.
Tony Oliva won his third batting title with a .337 average and led the AL with a .546 slugging percentage.
Infielders Coaches Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg.
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Charlotte, St.