Wednesday April 8, 1970
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of April 8, 1970:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Minnesota         41   12    15    2    1    2    11    1    0    2     4  .366
California        75   18    26    6    4    0    16    1    1    5    10  .347
Boston            35    4    11    3    1    0     4    1    0    5     3  .314
Washington       106   14    30    2    1    2    13    0    0   17    24  .283
Detroit          101   12    27    4    0    2     9    1    0   21    17  .267
Oakland           65    6    14    2    2    2     6    3    1   11    15  .215
Kansas City       61    6    13    2    1    0     5    3    1    6    12  .213
New York          33    3     7    1    0    0     3    0    0    4     5  .212
Baltimore         63   11    13    4    0    1    10    4    1   21    20  .206
Chicago           32    0     6    3    0    0     0    0    0    4     6  .188
Milwaukee         61    1    11    3    0    0     1    1    0   10    18  .180
Cleveland         56    4     9    1    1    2     4    0    0    6    17  .161

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Bill Voss (CAL)           2    8    3    5   2   2   0    6   0   0    2    0  .625
Steve Hovley (MIL)        2    7    0    4   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .571
Jim Fregosi (CAL)         2    9    4    5   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    0  .556
Ed Brinkman (WAS)         3   13    1    7   1   0   0    2   0   0    2    0  .539
Al Kaline (DET)           3   12    2    6   2   0   0    0   0   0    2    1  .500
Amos Otis (KC)            2    8    1    4   0   0   0    3   0   0    0    0  .500
Davey Johnson (BAL)       2    6    0    3   1   0   0    3   0   0    3    1  .500
Rick Monday (OAK)         2    6    2    3   1   1   0    1   0   0    3    1  .500
Frank Robinson (BAL)      2    6    2    3   1   0   1    1   0   0    2    1  .500
Bill Freehan (DET)        3   11    2    5   1   0   1    2   0   0    2    4  .455

 Baltimore            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Dave May               1    1    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0 1.000
Davey Johnson          2    6    0    3   1   0   0    3   0   0    3    1  .500
Frank Robinson         2    6    2    3   1   0   1    1   0   0    2    1  .500
Andy Etchebarren       2    4    1    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .500
Boog Powell            2    6    2    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    4    3  .167
Paul Blair             2    7    3    1   1   0   0    2   2   0    3    4  .143
Brooks Robinson        2    8    1    1   0   0   0    0   1   0    2    1  .125
Mark Belanger          2    9    0    1   0   0   0    2   1   0    1    2  .111
Don Buford             2    5    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   1    3    3  .000
Ellie Hendricks        2    2    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
Bill Voss              2    8    3    5   2   2   0    6   0   0    2    0  .625
Jim Fregosi            2    9    4    5   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    0  .556
Sandy Alomar           2   10    3    4   1   0   0    0   1   1    0    1  .400
Aurelio Rodriguez      2    8    2    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    0  .375
Alex Johnson           2    6    1    2   0   1   0    1   0   0    1    1  .333
Jim Spencer            2    7    2    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    1  .286
Joe Azcue              2    9    1    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .222
Roger Repoz            2    9    2    2   1   1   0    2   0   0    0    3  .222
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
Larry Brown            1    1    1    1   0   1   0    0   0   0    0    0 1.000
Tony Horton            2    6    1    2   0   0   1    1   0   0    2    2  .333
Roy Foster             2    8    1    2   0   0   1    2   0   0    0    3  .250
Ray Fosse              2    5    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .200
Eddie Leon             2    6    0    1   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .167
Jack Heidemann         2    7    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .143
Ted Uhlaender          2    7    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000
Ted Ford               2    6    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    3  .000
Graig Nettles          2    5    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    1  .000
Chuck Hinton           1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Vada Pinson            1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 Detroit              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Al Kaline              3   12    2    6   2   0   0    0   0   0    2    1  .500
Bill Freehan           3   11    2    5   1   0   1    2   0   0    2    4  .455
Cesar Gutierrez        3   14    3    6   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    0  .429
Jim Northrup           3   11    0    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .273
Mickey Stanley         2    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   1   0    2    0  .250
Norm Cash              2    9    1    2   0   0   1    2   0   0    1    0  .222
Willie Horton          3   11    1    2   1   0   0    3   0   0    3    2  .182
Dalton Jones           2    6    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .167
Dick McAuliffe         3   11    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    4    3  .091
Don Wert               2    4    2    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    2  .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         2    1    0    1   0   0   0    0   1   0    0    0 1.000
Amos Otis              2    8    1    4   0   0   0    3   0   0    0    0  .500
Pat Kelly              2    5    2    2   0   0   0    0   2   0    3    1  .400
Bob Oliver             2    8    2    3   1   1   0    0   0   0    0    1  .375
Paul Schaal            1    4    0    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250
Ed Kirkpatrick         2    5    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .200
Luis Alcaraz           2    7    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .143
Jackie Hernandez       2    7    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    4  .000
Mike Fiore             1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Ellie Rodriguez        2    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Lou Piniella           1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   1    1    1  .000
Jim Campanis           1    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000
Joe Keough             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           2    7    0    4   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .571
Tommy Harper           2    7    1    2   1   0   0    0   1   0    2    0  .286
Russ Snyder            2    8    0    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    4  .250
Danny Walton           2    8    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .250
Ted Kubiak             2    7    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .143
Max Alvis              2    7    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .000
Mike Hegan             2    6    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    4  .000
Jerry McNertney        2    5    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    0  .000
Sandy Valdespino       2    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    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
Greg Goossen           1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000
John Kennedy           1    0    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            2    6    2    3   1   1   0    1   0   0    3    1  .500
Sal Bando              2    8    1    3   0   0   1    2   1   0    0    2  .375
Don Mincher            2    8    1    2   0   0   1    1   0   0    1    1  .250
Felipe Alou            2    9    1    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .222
Dick Green             2    9    0    2   0   0   0    0   1   0    0    1  .222
Reggie Jackson         2    7    0    1   0   0   0    1   1   1    2    2  .143
Bert Campaneris        2    9    1    1   0   1   0    0   0   0    0    2  .111
Frank Fernandez        2    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    5    2  .000
Tito Francona          1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Dave Duncan            1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 Washington           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ed Brinkman            3   13    1    7   1   0   0    2   0   0    2    0  .539
Lee Maye               2    8    3    3   0   0   1    2   0   0    1    2  .375
Mike Epstein           3   11    2    4   0   0   1    2   0   0    3    4  .364
Frank Howard           3   12    0    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    3  .333
Del Unser              3   12    1    4   0   1   0    4   0   0    2    2  .333
Paul Casanova          1    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Ken McMullen           3   13    2    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .231
Johnny Roseboro        2    5    2    1   0   0   0    3   0   0    3    1  .200
Dave Nelson            3   12    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    2  .167
Hank Allen             2    3    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    1  .000
Bernie Allen           2    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Ed Stroud              2    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .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

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  C. Gutierrez (DET)       14
  E. Brinkman (WAS)        13
  K. McMullen (WAS)        13
  F. Howard (WAS)          12
  A. Kaline (DET)          12
  D. Nelson (WAS)          12
  D. Unser (WAS)           12
  M. Epstein (WAS)         11
  B. Freehan (DET)         11
  W. Horton (DET)          11

Runs Scored:

  J. Fregosi (CAL)          4
  S. Alomar (CAL)           3
  P. Blair (BAL)            3
  C. Gutierrez (DET)        3
  L. Maye (WAS)             3
  T. Oliva (MIN)            3
  B. Voss (CAL)             3
  B. Alyea (MIN)            2
  R. Carew (MIN)            2
  M. Epstein (WAS)          2

Hits:

  E. Brinkman (WAS)         7
  C. Gutierrez (DET)        6
  A. Kaline (DET)           6
  B. Freehan (DET)          5
  J. Fregosi (CAL)          5
  B. Voss (CAL)             5
  S. Alomar (CAL)           4
  B. Alyea (MIN)            4
  M. Epstein (WAS)          4
  S. Hovley (MIL)           4

Doubles:

  A. Kaline (DET)           2
  R. Petrocelli (BOS)       2
  B. Voss (CAL)             2
  S. Alomar (CAL)           1
  F. Alou (OAK)             1
  L. Aparicio (CHI)         1
  J. Azcue (CAL)            1
  P. Blair (BAL)            1
  C. Blefary (NY)           1
  E. Brinkman (WAS)         1

Triples:

  B. Voss (CAL)             2
  L. Brown (CLE)            1
  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

Home Runs:

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

RBI:

  B. Alyea (MIN)            7
  B. Voss (CAL)             6
  D. Unser (WAS)            4
  W. Horton (DET)           3
  D. Johnson (BAL)          3
  A. Otis (KC)              3
  J. Roseboro (WAS)         3
  S. Bando (OAK)            2
  M. Belanger (BAL)         2
  P. Blair (BAL)            2

Stolen Bases:

  P. Blair (BAL)            2
  P. Kelly (KC)             2
  S. Alomar (CAL)           1
  S. Bando (OAK)            1
  M. Belanger (BAL)         1
  R. Carew (MIN)            1
  D. Green (OAK)            1
  T. Harper (MIL)           1
  R. Jackson (OAK)          1
  B. Robinson (BAL)         1

Caught Stealing:

  S. Alomar (CAL)           1
  D. Buford (BAL)           1
  R. Jackson (OAK)          1
  L. Piniella (KC)          1

Walks:

  F. Fernandez (OAK)        5
  D. McAuliffe (DET)        4
  B. Powell (BAL)           4
  P. Blair (BAL)            3
  D. Buford (BAL)           3
  M. Epstein (WAS)          3
  W. Horton (DET)           3
  D. Johnson (BAL)          3
  P. Kelly (KC)             3
  J. McNertney (MIL)        3

Strikeouts:

  P. Blair (BAL)            4
  M. Epstein (WAS)          4
  B. Freehan (DET)          4
  M. Hegan (MIL)            4
  J. Hernandez (KC)         4
  R. Snyder (MIL)           4
  D. Buford (BAL)           3
  T. Ford (CLE)             3
  R. Foster (CLE)           3
  F. Howard (WAS)           3


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