Tuesday April 7, 1970
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American League batting statistics through games of April 7, 1970:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
California        37   12    14    3    3    0    10    1    0    4     8  .378
Minnesota         41   12    15    2    1    2    11    1    0    2     4  .366
Washington        74   14    24    2    1    2    13    0    0   13    18  .324
Boston            35    4    11    3    1    0     4    1    0    5     3  .314
Detroit           72    9    20    3    0    1     7    0    0   15    10  .278
Oakland           37    6    10    2    2    2     6    1    0    6    11  .270
Baltimore         33    8     8    3    0    1     8    3    1   10    14  .242
Kansas City       32    4     7    0    1    0     3    0    1    3     4  .219
New York          33    3     7    1    0    0     3    0    0    4     5  .212
Chicago           32    0     6    3    0    0     0    0    0    4     6  .188
Cleveland         27    2     4    0    0    1     2    0    0    3    13  .148
Milwaukee         31    0     4    1    0    0     0    0    0    4    11  .129

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Brant Alyea (MIN)         1    4    2    4   0   0   2    7   0   0    0    0 1.000
Steve Hovley (MIL)        1    3    0    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    0 1.000
Lee Maye (WAS)            1    4    3    3   0   0   1    2   0   0    1    0  .750
Bill Melton (CHI)         1    4    0    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .750
Ed Brinkman (WAS)         2    9    1    6   1   0   0    2   0   0    2    0  .667
Pat Kelly (KC)            1    3    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .667
Rick Monday (OAK)         1    3    2    2   1   1   0    1   0   0    2    1  .667
Jerry Moses (BOS)         1    3    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .667
A. Rodriguez (CAL)        1    5    1    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    0  .600
Al Kaline (DET)           2    8    2    4   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    0  .500

 Baltimore            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Davey Johnson          1    4    0    2   1   0   0    3   0   0    1    1  .500
Frank Robinson         1    4    2    2   1   0   1    1   0   0    1    1  .500
Andy Etchebarren       1    2    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .500
Paul Blair             1    3    3    1   1   0   0    2   2   0    2    2  .333
Boog Powell            1    3    2    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    2  .333
Brooks Robinson        1    4    1    1   0   0   0    0   1   0    1    1  .250
Mark Belanger          1    5    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000
Don Buford             1    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   1    1    1  .000
Ellie Hendricks        1    1    0    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .000
Curt Motton            1    1    0    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .000

 Boston               G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Jerry Moses            1    3    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .667
George Scott           1    4    1    2   0   1   0    0   0   0    1    0  .500
Tony Conigliaro        1    2    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    1  .500
Rico Petrocelli        1    5    1    2   2   0   0    2   0   0    0    0  .400
Carl Yastrzemski       1    5    1    2   0   0   0    0   1   0    0    0  .400
Reggie Smith           1    5    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .200
Mike Andrews           1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .000
Luis Alvarado          1    3    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 California           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Aurelio Rodriguez      1    5    1    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    0  .600
Jim Fregosi            1    4    2    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .500
Alex Johnson           1    2    1    1   0   1   0    0   0   0    0    1  .500
Sandy Alomar           1    5    1    2   0   0   0    0   1   0    0    1  .400
Roger Repoz            1    5    2    2   1   1   0    2   0   0    0    2  .400
Jim Spencer            1    3    2    1   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    1  .333
Bill Voss              1    3    2    1   0   1   0    2   0   0    2    0  .333
Joe Azcue              1    5    1    1   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .200
Jay Johnstone          1    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000

 Chicago              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Bill Melton            1    4    0    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .750
Luis Aparicio          1    3    0    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .333
Carlos May             1    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Syd O'Brien            1    4    0    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250
Duane Josephson        1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Buddy Bradford         1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .000
John Matias            1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Walt Williams          1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000
Gail Hopkins           1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Tommy McCraw           1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000
Rich Morales           1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 Cleveland            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Roy Foster             1    4    1    2   0   0   1    2   0   0    0    2  .500
Jack Heidemann         1    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250
Ray Fosse              1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000
Tony Horton            1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .000
Eddie Leon             1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Ted Uhlaender          1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000
Ted Ford               1    2    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .000
Graig Nettles          1    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .000

 Detroit              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Mickey Stanley         1    1    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0 1.000
Al Kaline              2    8    2    4   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    0  .500
Bill Freehan           2    7    1    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    3  .429
Cesar Gutierrez        2   10    3    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    0  .400
Jim Northrup           2    9    0    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .333
Norm Cash              2    9    1    2   0   0   1    2   0   0    1    0  .222
Dalton Jones           2    6    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .167
Willie Horton          2    7    0    1   1   0   0    3   0   0    3    1  .143
Dick McAuliffe         2    7    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    1  .143
Don Wert               1    2    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Elliott Maddox         1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Ken Szotkiewicz        1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 Kansas City          G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
George Spriggs         1    1    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0 1.000
Pat Kelly              1    3    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .667
Bob Oliver             1    4    1    2   0   1   0    0   0   0    0    0  .500
Amos Otis              1    4    0    2   0   0   0    3   0   0    0    0  .500
Luis Alcaraz           1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Mike Fiore             1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Ellie Rodriguez        1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Jackie Hernandez       1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000
Lou Piniella           1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   1    1    1  .000
Joe Keough             1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Ed Kirkpatrick         1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 Milwaukee            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Steve Hovley           1    3    0    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    0 1.000
Tommy Harper           1    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Jerry McNertney        1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Russ Snyder            1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000
Danny Walton           1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000
Max Alvis              1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .000
Mike Hegan             1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    3  .000
Ted Kubiak             1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .000
Rich Rollins           1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Ted Savage             1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Sandy Valdespino       1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 Minnesota            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Brant Alyea            1    4    2    4   0   0   2    7   0   0    0    0 1.000
Jim Holt               1    1    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0 1.000
Harmon Killebrew       1    2    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    1  .500
Rod Carew              1    5    2    2   0   0   0    1   1   0    0    0  .400
George Mitterwald      1    5    1    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .400
Tony Oliva             1    5    3    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .400
Leo Cardenas           1    5    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .200
Rich Reese             1    5    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .200
Cesar Tovar            1    5    1    1   0   1   0    0   0   0    0    2  .200
Frank Quilici          1    1    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 New York             G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Bobby Murcer           1    4    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .500
Gene Michael           1    2    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    1  .500
Horace Clarke          1    5    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .400
John Ellis             1    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .333
Curt Blefary           1    4    0    1   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    0  .250
Roy White              1    5    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Danny Cater            1    3    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000
Thurman Munson         1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000
Ron Hansen             1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Pete Ward              1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Ron Woods              1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 Oakland              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Rick Monday            1    3    2    2   1   1   0    1   0   0    2    1  .667
Don Mincher            1    4    1    2   0   0   1    1   0   0    1    0  .500
Felipe Alou            1    5    1    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .400
Reggie Jackson         1    4    0    1   0   0   0    1   1   0    1    2  .250
Sal Bando              1    5    1    1   0   0   1    2   0   0    0    2  .200
Bert Campaneris        1    5    1    1   0   1   0    0   0   0    0    1  .200
Dick Green             1    5    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .200
Frank Fernandez        1    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    2  .000

 Washington           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Lee Maye               1    4    3    3   0   0   1    2   0   0    1    0  .750
Ed Brinkman            2    9    1    6   1   0   0    2   0   0    2    0  .667
Johnny Roseboro        1    2    2    1   0   0   0    3   0   0    2    0  .500
Mike Epstein           2    9    2    3   0   0   1    2   0   0    1    3  .333
Frank Howard           2    9    0    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    3  .333
Ken McMullen           2    9    2    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .333
Dave Nelson            2    8    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    2  .250
Del Unser              2    8    1    2   0   1   0    4   0   0    2    2  .250
Paul Casanova          1    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Hank Allen             2    3    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    1  .000
Bernie Allen           1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Tim Cullen             1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Jim French             1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Ed Stroud              1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  C. Gutierrez (DET)       10
  E. Brinkman (WAS)         9
  N. Cash (DET)             9
  M. Epstein (WAS)          9
  F. Howard (WAS)           9
  K. McMullen (WAS)         9
  J. Northrup (DET)         9
  A. Kaline (DET)           8
  D. Nelson (WAS)           8
  D. Unser (WAS)            8

Runs Scored:

  P. Blair (BAL)            3
  C. Gutierrez (DET)        3
  L. Maye (WAS)             3
  T. Oliva (MIN)            3
  B. Alyea (MIN)            2
  R. Carew (MIN)            2
  M. Epstein (WAS)          2
  J. Fregosi (CAL)          2
  A. Kaline (DET)           2
  P. Kelly (KC)             2

Hits:

  E. Brinkman (WAS)         6
  B. Alyea (MIN)            4
  C. Gutierrez (DET)        4
  A. Kaline (DET)           4
  M. Epstein (WAS)          3
  B. Freehan (DET)          3
  S. Hovley (MIL)           3
  F. Howard (WAS)           3
  L. Maye (WAS)             3
  K. McMullen (WAS)         3

Doubles:

  R. Petrocelli (BOS)       2
  F. Alou (OAK)             1
  L. Aparicio (CHI)         1
  J. Azcue (CAL)            1
  P. Blair (BAL)            1
  C. Blefary (NY)           1
  E. Brinkman (WAS)         1
  B. Freehan (DET)          1
  J. Fregosi (CAL)          1
  W. Horton (DET)           1

Triples:

  B. Campaneris (OAK)       1
  A. Johnson (CAL)          1
  R. Monday (OAK)           1
  B. Oliver (KC)            1
  R. Repoz (CAL)            1
  G. Scott (BOS)            1
  C. Tovar (MIN)            1
  D. Unser (WAS)            1
  B. Voss (CAL)             1

Home Runs:

  B. Alyea (MIN)            2
  S. Bando (OAK)            1
  N. Cash (DET)             1
  M. Epstein (WAS)          1
  R. Foster (CLE)           1
  L. Maye (WAS)             1
  D. Mincher (OAK)          1
  F. Robinson (BAL)         1

RBI:

  B. Alyea (MIN)            7
  D. Unser (WAS)            4
  W. Horton (DET)           3
  D. Johnson (BAL)          3
  A. Otis (KC)              3
  J. Roseboro (WAS)         3
  S. Bando (OAK)            2
  P. Blair (BAL)            2
  C. Blefary (NY)           2
  E. Brinkman (WAS)         2

Stolen Bases:

  P. Blair (BAL)            2
  S. Alomar (CAL)           1
  R. Carew (MIN)            1
  R. Jackson (OAK)          1
  B. Robinson (BAL)         1
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)      1

Caught Stealing:

  D. Buford (BAL)           1
  L. Piniella (KC)          1

Walks:

  W. Horton (DET)           3
  D. McAuliffe (DET)        3
  H. Allen (WAS)            2
  P. Blair (BAL)            2
  E. Brinkman (WAS)         2
  T. Conigliaro (BOS)       2
  F. Fernandez (OAK)        2
  B. Freehan (DET)          2
  A. Kaline (DET)           2
  H. Killebrew (MIN)        2

Strikeouts:

  M. Epstein (WAS)          3
  B. Freehan (DET)          3
  M. Hegan (MIL)            3
  F. Howard (WAS)           3
  M. Lolich (DET)           3
  D. McNally (BAL)          3
  M. Alvis (MIL)            2
  S. Bando (OAK)            2
  M. Belanger (BAL)         2
  P. Blair (BAL)            2


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