- Rod Carew batted .388 to lead the AL in batting average in 1977. He hit over .350 four times during the 1970s, with the following being the eight qualifying seasons over that mark during that decade:
.388 – Rod Carew (1977)
.366 – Rico Carty (1970)
.364 – Rod Carew (1974)
.363 – Joe Torre (1971)
.359 – Rod Carew (1975)
.354 – Bill Madlock (1975)
.353 – Ralph Garr (1974)
.350 – Rod Carew (1973)