Friday April 10, 1970
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American League batting statistics through games of April 10, 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       112   29    41    7    5    1    26    1    1   11    14  .366
Washington       138   15    37    2    1    3    14    0    0   21    33  .268
Boston           105   11    28    6    1    0    10    2    0   14    14  .267
Baltimore        136   27    34   10    0    5    25    6    1   32    33  .250
Chicago           98    9    24    7    0    1     9    1    0   13    15  .245
Detroit          135   14    33    5    0    2    11    2    0   29    26  .244
Milwaukee        100    5    24    6    0    0     5    2    0   12    27  .240
Kansas City      129   16    30    7    2    2    13    5    1   13    21  .233
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
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)         3   12    1    7   2   0   0    3   0   0    1    3  .583
Bill Voss (CAL)           3   11    4    6   2   2   0    8   0   0    3    0  .546
Sandy Alomar (CAL)        3   15    5    8   1   0   0    0   1   1    0    1  .533
Ed Brinkman (WAS)         4   15    1    8   1   0   0    2   0   0    3    1  .533
Jim Fregosi (CAL)         3   12    5    6   1   0   0    2   0   0    3    0  .500
Davey Johnson (BAL)       4   12    3    6   3   0   1    4   0   0    6    1  .500
Jerry Moses (BOS)         3   10    1    5   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    0  .500
Tony Oliva (MIN)          2   10    4    5   2   0   1    2   0   0    0    0  .500
Carl Yastrzemski (BOS)    3   13    2    6   2   0   0    1   2   0    1    0  .462
Tommy Harper (MIL)        3   12    2    5   2   0   0    1   1   0    2    0  .417

 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          4   12    3    6   3   0   1    4   0   0    6    1  .500
Frank Robinson         3   10    3    4   1   0   1    1   0   0    3    3  .400
Brooks Robinson        4   16    1    6   1   0   0    3   1   0    3    2  .375
Andy Etchebarren       3    8    1    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .375
Paul Blair             4   16    6    4   2   0   0    2   4   0    4    5  .250
Don Buford             4   14    4    3   1   0   2    5   0   1    3    4  .214
Mark Belanger          4   18    0    3   1   0   0    3   1   0    2    5  .167
Boog Powell            4   16    3    2   0   0   1    2   0   0    4    5  .125
Ellie Hendricks        3    6    2    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    1  .000
Curt Motton            2    2    0    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .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

 Boston               G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Jerry Moses            3   10    1    5   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    0  .500
Dick Schofield         2    2    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .500
Carl Yastrzemski       3   13    2    6   2   0   0    1   2   0    1    0  .462
Tony Conigliaro        3    9    0    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    4    2  .333
Reggie Smith           3   14    3    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .286
George Scott           3   12    2    3   0   1   0    1   0   0    2    0  .250
Rico Petrocelli        3   14    1    3   3   0   0    4   0   0    0    4  .214
Luis Alvarado          3   11    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .091
Mike Andrews           3   10    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    4    2  .000
Mike Derrick           1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000

 California           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Bill Voss              3   11    4    6   2   2   0    8   0   0    3    0  .546
Sandy Alomar           3   15    5    8   1   0   0    0   1   1    0    1  .533
Jim Fregosi            3   12    5    6   1   0   0    2   0   0    3    0  .500
Alex Johnson           3   11    3    4   1   1   0    3   0   0    1    1  .364
Jim Spencer            3   11    4    4   0   0   0    3   0   0    1    2  .364
Roger Repoz            3   12    4    4   1   1   1    4   0   0    2    4  .333
Aurelio Rodriguez      3   13    2    4   0   1   0    3   0   0    0    1  .308
Joe Azcue              3   14    1    4   1   0   0    3   0   0    0    1  .286
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            3   12    1    7   2   0   0    3   0   0    1    3  .583
Luis Aparicio          3   11    3    4   2   0   0    1   0   0    2    1  .364
Carlos May             3   11    0    4   0   0   0    2   1   0    2    0  .364
Ken Berry              1    3    0    1   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    0  .333
Bobby Knoop            2    3    1    1   0   0   1    1   0   0    1    0  .333
Syd O'Brien            2    8    0    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .250
Duane Josephson        3    9    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .222
Walt Williams          3   10    2    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    0  .200
John Matias            2    8    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .125
Buddy Bradford         3    7    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    3  .000
Tommy McCraw           2    5    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .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
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              4   16    2    6   2   0   0    0   1   0    3    1  .375
Cesar Gutierrez        4   18    3    6   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    3  .333
Bill Freehan           4   15    2    5   1   0   1    2   0   0    3    5  .333
Jim Northrup           4   15    0    5   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    2  .333
Willie Horton          4   16    1    4   2   0   0    4   0   0    3    4  .250
Mickey Stanley         2    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   1   0    2    0  .250
Dalton Jones           2    6    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .167
Norm Cash              3   13    2    2   0   0   1    2   0   0    2    0  .154
Dick McAuliffe         4   14    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    6    5  .143
Don Wert               3    7    2    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    4    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
Joe Keough             2    2    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .500
Lou Piniella           3   11    1    4   2   0   0    1   0   1    2    1  .364
Ed Kirkpatrick         4   12    4    4   2   0   1    5   1   0    1    2  .333
Paul Schaal            2    9    1    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .333
Rich Severson          1    3    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Amos Otis              4   16    1    5   0   0   0    3   1   0    1    1  .313
Pat Kelly              4   13    4    4   1   0   0    0   2   0    4    1  .308
Bob Oliver             4   13    2    3   1   1   0    0   0   0    0    2  .231
Jim Campanis           2    5    1    1   0   0   1    1   0   0    1    1  .200
Ellie Rodriguez        4    7    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .143
Luis Alcaraz           4   15    1    2   0   1   0    3   0   0    0    1  .133
Jackie Hernandez       4   12    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    6  .000
Mike Fiore             3    5    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .000
Hawk Taylor            1    2    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
Tommy Harper           3   12    2    5   2   0   0    1   1   0    2    0  .417
Steve Hovley           3   12    1    5   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .417
Danny Walton           3   13    0    5   1   0   0    2   1   0    0    5  .385
Russ Snyder            3   12    1    4   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    5  .333
Greg Goossen           2    3    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .333
Jerry McNertney        3   10    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    2  .200
Ted Kubiak             3   10    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    2  .100
Max Alvis              3   10    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    3  .000
Mike Hegan             2    6    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    4  .000
Sandy Valdespino       3    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000
Rich Rollins           2    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .000
Wayne Comer            1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
John Kennedy           2    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Ted Savage             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
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            4   15    1    8   1   0   0    2   0   0    3    1  .533
Del Unser              4   17    1    6   0   1   0    4   0   0    2    2  .353
Mike Epstein           4   15    3    5   0   0   2    3   0   0    3    7  .333
Tim Cullen             2    3    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Ed Stroud              3    3    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .333
Lee Maye               3   11    3    3   0   0   1    2   0   0    1    2  .273
Frank Howard           4   15    0    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    5  .267
Ken McMullen           4   17    2    4   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .235
Paul Casanova          2    5    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .200
Dave Nelson            3   12    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    2  .167
Johnny Roseboro        3    8    2    1   0   0   0    3   0   0    4    1  .125
Hank Allen             3    4    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    1  .000
Bernie Allen           3    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .000
Jim French             1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  M. Belanger (BAL)        18
  C. Gutierrez (DET)       18
  K. McMullen (WAS)        17
  D. Unser (WAS)           17
  P. Blair (BAL)           16
  W. Horton (DET)          16
  A. Kaline (DET)          16
  A. Otis (KC)             16
  B. Powell (BAL)          16
  B. Robinson (BAL)        16

Runs Scored:

  P. Blair (BAL)            6
  S. Alomar (CAL)           5
  J. Fregosi (CAL)          5
  D. Buford (BAL)           4
  P. Kelly (KC)             4
  E. Kirkpatrick (KC)       4
  T. Oliva (MIN)            4
  R. Repoz (CAL)            4
  J. Spencer (CAL)          4
  B. Voss (CAL)             4

Hits:

  S. Alomar (CAL)           8
  E. Brinkman (WAS)         8
  B. Melton (CHI)           7
  J. Fregosi (CAL)          6
  C. Gutierrez (DET)        6
  D. Johnson (BAL)          6
  A. Kaline (DET)           6
  B. Robinson (BAL)         6
  D. Unser (WAS)            6
  B. Voss (CAL)             6

Doubles:

  D. Johnson (BAL)          3
  R. Petrocelli (BOS)       3
  L. Aparicio (CHI)         2
  P. Blair (BAL)            2
  T. Harper (MIL)           2
  W. Horton (DET)           2
  A. Kaline (DET)           2
  E. Kirkpatrick (KC)       2
  B. Melton (CHI)           2
  R. Monday (OAK)           2

Triples:

  B. Voss (CAL)             2
  L. Alcaraz (KC)           1
  L. Brown (CLE)            1
  B. Campaneris (OAK)       1
  A. Johnson (CAL)          1
  R. Monday (OAK)           1
  B. Oliver (KC)            1
  R. Repoz (CAL)            1
  A. Rodriguez (CAL)        1
  G. Scott (BOS)            1

Home Runs:

  B. Alyea (MIN)            2
  D. Buford (BAL)           2
  M. Epstein (WAS)          2
  S. Bando (OAK)            1
  J. Campanis (KC)          1
  N. Cash (DET)             1
  R. Foster (CLE)           1
  B. Freehan (DET)          1
  T. Horton (CLE)           1
  D. Johnson (BAL)          1

RBI:

  B. Voss (CAL)             8
  B. Alyea (MIN)            7
  D. Buford (BAL)           5
  E. Kirkpatrick (KC)       5
  W. Horton (DET)           4
  D. Johnson (BAL)          4
  B. Murcer (NY)            4
  R. Petrocelli (BOS)       4
  R. Repoz (CAL)            4
  D. Unser (WAS)            4

Stolen Bases:

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

Caught Stealing:

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

Walks:

  F. Fernandez (OAK)        6
  D. Johnson (BAL)          6
  D. McAuliffe (DET)        6
  M. Andrews (BOS)          4
  P. Blair (BAL)            4
  T. Conigliaro (BOS)       4
  R. Jackson (OAK)          4
  P. Kelly (KC)             4
  R. Monday (OAK)           4
  G. Nettles (CLE)          4

Strikeouts:

  M. Epstein (WAS)          7
  J. Hernandez (KC)         6
  M. Belanger (BAL)         5
  P. Blair (BAL)            5
  B. Freehan (DET)          5
  F. Howard (WAS)           5
  D. McAuliffe (DET)        5
  B. Powell (BAL)           5
  R. Snyder (MIL)           5
  D. Walton (MIL)           5


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