Thursday April 9, 1970
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of April 9, 1970:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Minnesota         79   18    30    5    1    4    16    1    0    4     5  .380
California        75   18    26    6    4    0    16    1    1    5    10  .347
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
Baltimore        100   24    26    7    0    5    23    6    1   26    26  .260
Boston            68    7    17    3    1    0     7    1    0    7     6  .250
Chicago           66    4    16    5    0    0     4    0    0   12    12  .242
Kansas City       92    9    20    4    1    1     7    5    1    9    16  .217
Oakland           98    7    19    4    2    2     7    7    1   19    22  .194
New York          62    7    12    1    0    2     7    1    0    8    12  .194
Milwaukee         61    1    11    3    0    0     1    1    0   10    18  .180
Cleveland         85    5    11    1    1    3     5    1    0   10    21  .129

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Bill Melton (CHI)         2    9    0    7   2   0   0    3   0   0    0    2  .778
Brant Alyea (MIN)         2    8    3    5   0   0   2    7   0   0    0    0  .625
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
Jerry Moses (BOS)         2    7    1    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .571
Jim Fregosi (CAL)         2    9    4    5   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    0  .556
G. Mitterwald (MIN)       2    9    1    5   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .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
Davey Johnson (BAL)       3   10    3    5   2   0   1    4   0   0    4    1  .500

 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          3   10    3    5   2   0   1    4   0   0    4    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
Paul Blair             3   11    6    4   2   0   0    2   4   0    4    4  .364
Brooks Robinson        3   12    1    3   1   0   0    2   1   0    2    2  .250
Don Buford             3    9    3    2   0   0   2    5   0   1    3    3  .222
Boog Powell            3   11    3    2   0   0   1    2   0   0    4    3  .182
Mark Belanger          3   14    0    2   0   0   0    2   1   0    1    5  .143
Ellie Hendricks        3    6    2    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    1  .000
Merv Rettenmund        1    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000
Terry Crowley          1    1    1    0   0   0   0    0   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            2    7    1    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .571
Carl Yastrzemski       2    9    1    3   0   0   0    1   1   0    0    0  .333
Tony Conigliaro        2    6    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    1  .333
George Scott           2    7    1    2   0   1   0    0   0   0    2    0  .286
Rico Petrocelli        2    9    1    2   2   0   0    3   0   0    0    1  .222
Reggie Smith           2    9    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .222
Luis Alvarado          2    7    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .143
Mike Andrews           2    7    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    1  .000
Mike Derrick           1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Dick Schofield         1    1    0    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            2    9    0    7   2   0   0    3   0   0    0    2  .778
Luis Aparicio          2    7    2    3   2   0   0    0   0   0    2    0  .429
Carlos May             2    7    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    0  .286
Syd O'Brien            2    8    0    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .250
Walt Williams          2    6    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    0  .167
John Matias            2    8    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .125
Buddy Bradford         2    7    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    3  .000
Duane Josephson        2    5    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .000
Ed Herrmann            1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Bob Christian          1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    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
Bobby Knoop            1    0    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
Vada Pinson            2    4    1    2   0   0   1    1   0   0    0    0  .500
Tony Horton            2    6    1    2   0   0   1    1   0   0    2    2  .333
Roy Foster             3    9    1    2   0   0   1    2   0   0    0    3  .222
Ray Fosse              2    5    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .200
Eddie Leon             3    8    0    1   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .125
Jack Heidemann         3   10    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .100
Ted Uhlaender          3   11    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000
Graig Nettles          3    7    0    0   0   0   0    0   1   0    4    1  .000
Ted Ford               2    6    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    3  .000
Russ Nagelson          1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Duke Sims              1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000
Lou Klimchock          1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000
Chuck Hinton           1    1    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              3   12    1    5   0   0   0    3   1   0    0    0  .417
Pat Kelly              3    9    3    3   0   0   0    0   2   0    3    1  .333
Lou Piniella           2    7    0    2   1   0   0    0   0   1    1    1  .286
Bob Oliver             3   12    2    3   1   1   0    0   0   0    0    2  .250
Ed Kirkpatrick         3    8    1    2   1   0   0    2   1   0    0    1  .250
Paul Schaal            1    4    0    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250
Jim Campanis           2    5    1    1   0   0   1    1   0   0    1    1  .200
Ellie Rodriguez        3    5    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .200
Luis Alcaraz           3   11    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .091
Jackie Hernandez       3   10    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    4  .000
Mike Fiore             2    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .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
Jim Holt               2    1    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0 1.000
Brant Alyea            2    8    3    5   0   0   2    7   0   0    0    0  .625
George Mitterwald      2    9    1    5   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .556
Tony Oliva             2   10    4    5   2   0   1    2   0   0    0    0  .500
Frank Quilici          2    4    1    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    0  .500
Rod Carew              2    7    3    3   1   0   0    1   1   0    0    0  .429
Harmon Killebrew       2    7    2    3   0   0   1    2   0   0    2    1  .429
Leo Cardenas           2    9    1    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .222
Rich Reese             2    9    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .222
Cesar Tovar            2   10    1    1   0   1   0    0   0   0    0    2  .100
Chuck Manuel           1    0    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000
Minnie Mendoza         1    0    0    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           2    6    2    3   0   0   1    4   0   0    2    1  .500
Roy White              2    8    2    2   0   0   1    1   1   0    1    1  .250
Horace Clarke          2    9    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .222
Gene Michael           2    5    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    1  .200
Curt Blefary           2    7    0    1   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    2  .143
John Ellis             2    7    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .143
Thurman Munson         2    7    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .143
Danny Cater            2    6    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .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
Jim Lyttle             1    0    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            3   10    2    4   2   1   0    1   1   0    4    2  .400
Sal Bando              3   12    1    3   0   0   1    2   1   0    1    4  .250
Dick Green             3   12    0    3   0   0   0    0   2   0    1    1  .250
Don Mincher            3    8    1    2   0   0   1    1   0   0    2    1  .250
Felipe Alou            3   14    1    3   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    0  .214
Bert Campaneris        3   14    2    3   1   1   0    0   2   0    0    3  .214
Reggie Jackson         3   10    0    1   0   0   0    1   1   1    4    4  .100
Frank Fernandez        3    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    6    2  .000
Joe Rudi               1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Tito Francona          2    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Roberto Pena           1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Dave Duncan            2    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Bob Johnson            1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    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:

  F. Alou (OAK)            14
  M. Belanger (BAL)        14
  B. Campaneris (OAK)      14
  C. Gutierrez (DET)       14
  E. Brinkman (WAS)        13
  K. McMullen (WAS)        13
  S. Bando (OAK)           12
  D. Green (OAK)           12
  F. Howard (WAS)          12
  A. Kaline (DET)          12

Runs Scored:

  P. Blair (BAL)            6
  J. Fregosi (CAL)          4
  T. Oliva (MIN)            4
  S. Alomar (CAL)           3
  B. Alyea (MIN)            3
  D. Buford (BAL)           3
  R. Carew (MIN)            3
  C. Gutierrez (DET)        3
  D. Johnson (BAL)          3
  P. Kelly (KC)             3

Hits:

  E. Brinkman (WAS)         7
  B. Melton (CHI)           7
  C. Gutierrez (DET)        6
  A. Kaline (DET)           6
  B. Alyea (MIN)            5
  B. Freehan (DET)          5
  J. Fregosi (CAL)          5
  D. Johnson (BAL)          5
  G. Mitterwald (MIN)       5
  T. Oliva (MIN)            5

Doubles:

  L. Aparicio (CHI)         2
  P. Blair (BAL)            2
  D. Johnson (BAL)          2
  A. Kaline (DET)           2
  B. Melton (CHI)           2
  R. Monday (OAK)           2
  T. Oliva (MIN)            2
  R. Petrocelli (BOS)       2
  B. Voss (CAL)             2
  S. Alomar (CAL)           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
  D. Buford (BAL)           2
  S. Bando (OAK)            1
  J. Campanis (KC)          1
  N. Cash (DET)             1
  M. Epstein (WAS)          1
  R. Foster (CLE)           1
  B. Freehan (DET)          1
  T. Horton (CLE)           1
  D. Johnson (BAL)          1

RBI:

  B. Alyea (MIN)            7
  B. Voss (CAL)             6
  D. Buford (BAL)           5
  D. Johnson (BAL)          4
  B. Murcer (NY)            4
  D. Unser (WAS)            4
  W. Horton (DET)           3
  B. Melton (CHI)           3
  A. Otis (KC)              3
  R. Petrocelli (BOS)       3

Stolen Bases:

  P. Blair (BAL)            4
  B. Campaneris (OAK)       2
  D. Green (OAK)            2
  P. Kelly (KC)             2
  S. Alomar (CAL)           1
  S. Bando (OAK)            1
  M. Belanger (BAL)         1
  R. Carew (MIN)            1
  T. Harper (MIL)           1
  R. Jackson (OAK)          1

Caught Stealing:

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

Walks:

  F. Fernandez (OAK)        6
  P. Blair (BAL)            4
  R. Jackson (OAK)          4
  D. Johnson (BAL)          4
  D. McAuliffe (DET)        4
  R. Monday (OAK)           4
  G. Nettles (CLE)          4
  B. Powell (BAL)           4
  D. Buford (BAL)           3
  M. Epstein (WAS)          3

Strikeouts:

  M. Belanger (BAL)         5
  S. Bando (OAK)            4
  P. Blair (BAL)            4
  M. Epstein (WAS)          4
  B. Freehan (DET)          4
  M. Hegan (MIL)            4
  J. Hernandez (KC)         4
  R. Jackson (OAK)          4
  R. Snyder (MIL)           4
  B. Bradford (CHI)         3


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