Sunday April 12, 1970
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of April 12, 1970:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
California       186   42    66   14    5    5    39    4    2   15    21  .355
Minnesota        112   26    38    5    1    4    22    2    0    8    12  .339
Milwaukee        212   34    61   12    0    4    32    5    2   23    39  .288
Boston           183   19    52   11    1    2    18    3    0   18    22  .284
Detroit          203   24    53   10    2    2    20    2    0   35    35  .261
Washington       195   25    49    5    1    5    23    0    0   29    46  .251
Baltimore        202   34    50   12    0    6    32    8    1   37    43  .248
Chicago          197   17    46    8    1    4    17    5    0   21    30  .234
Kansas City      193   24    44   10    3    4    20    5    2   17    30  .228
New York         157   13    32    5    0    2    13    4    0   29    33  .204
Oakland          130    9    26    4    2    4     9    7    1   20    29  .200
Cleveland        179   14    29    7    1    5    12    2    2   23    39  .162

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Davey Johnson (BAL)       6   20    4   10   3   0   1    5   1   0    6    1  .500
Jerry Moses (BOS)         5   18    2    9   1   0   1    3   0   0    3    1  .500
Carl Yastrzemski (BOS)    5   21    4   10   3   0   1    2   3   0    3    1  .476
Bill Voss (CAL)           5   19    6    9   2   2   0    8   1   0    5    1  .474
Sandy Alomar (CAL)        5   24    6   11   1   0   0    0   3   2    1    1  .458
Ed Brinkman (WAS)         6   22    3   10   1   0   0    2   0   0    4    1  .455
A. Rodriguez (CAL)        5   20    3    9   2   1   0    4   0   0    1    2  .450
Steve Hovley (MIL)        6   27    2   12   3   0   0    7   1   0    1    1  .444
Danny Walton (MIL)        6   25    4   11   2   0   3   10   1   0    2    6  .440
Bill Melton (CHI)         6   22    2    9   2   0   1    4   0   0    3    5  .409

 Baltimore            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Davey Johnson          6   20    4   10   3   0   1    5   1   0    6    1  .500
Dave May               2    2    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .500
Andy Etchebarren       4    8    1    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .375
Brooks Robinson        6   24    2    8   2   0   1    6   1   0    3    2  .333
Frank Robinson         5   18    4    6   1   0   1    2   0   0    3    5  .333
Terry Crowley          3    3    1    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .333
Don Buford             6   20    5    5   1   0   2    6   0   1    5    5  .250
Paul Blair             6   22    7    5   2   0   0    3   5   0    6    7  .227
Mark Belanger          6   26    0    4   1   0   0    3   1   0    2    6  .154
Ellie Hendricks        5   14    2    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    2  .143
Boog Powell            6   23    4    2   0   0   1    2   0   0    5    6  .087
Curt Motton            2    2    0    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .000
Merv Rettenmund        2    2    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
Dick Schofield         3    3    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .667
Jerry Moses            5   18    2    9   1   0   1    3   0   0    3    1  .500
Carl Yastrzemski       5   21    4   10   3   0   1    2   3   0    3    1  .476
Tony Conigliaro        5   17    2    6   0   0   0    2   0   0    5    2  .353
Reggie Smith           5   24    4    7   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .292
George Scott           5   20    3    5   0   1   0    1   0   0    3    0  .250
Luis Alvarado          5   20    2    4   2   0   0    3   0   0    0    4  .200
Rico Petrocelli        5   23    1    4   3   0   0    5   0   0    0    5  .174
Mike Andrews           5   20    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    4    3  .100
Mike Derrick           3    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000
Tom Matchick           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
Jay Johnstone          2    6    2    4   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .667
Rick Reichardt         2    2    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .500
Bill Voss              5   19    6    9   2   2   0    8   1   0    5    1  .474
Sandy Alomar           5   24    6   11   1   0   0    0   3   2    1    1  .458
Aurelio Rodriguez      5   20    3    9   2   1   0    4   0   0    1    2  .450
Jim Spencer            5   16    4    6   2   0   0    4   0   0    1    2  .375
Jim Fregosi            5   22    7    8   2   0   1    5   0   0    3    2  .364
Roger Repoz            5   20    5    7   2   1   2    6   0   0    2    4  .350
Alex Johnson           5   19    6    6   1   1   2    9   0   0    1    2  .316
Joe Azcue              5   22    1    4   1   0   0    3   0   0    0    1  .182

 Chicago              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Bill Melton            6   22    2    9   2   0   1    4   0   0    3    5  .409
Ken Berry              4   13    0    5   1   0   0    2   1   0    1    0  .385
Syd O'Brien            4   13    0    5   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .385
Luis Aparicio          6   21    5    8   2   0   1    2   1   0    3    1  .381
Carlos May             6   22    3    8   1   1   1    5   1   0    2    2  .364
Buddy Bradford         4    9    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    3  .222
Duane Josephson        5   15    2    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    2  .200
Gail Hopkins           4    7    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .143
John Matias            5   15    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    4  .133
Bobby Knoop            4    8    1    1   0   0   1    1   0   0    1    0  .125
Walt Williams          6   18    3    2   1   0   0    0   1   0    3    2  .111
Tommy McCraw           5   14    0    0   0   0   0    0   1   0    2    2  .000
Ed Herrmann            3    6    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .000
Bob Christian          2    1    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000
Rich Morales           2    1    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
Ray Fosse              3    8    2    4   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    2  .500
Larry Brown            2    4    2    2   1   1   0    1   0   0    1    0  .500
Tony Horton            2    6    1    2   0   0   1    1   0   0    2    2  .333
Eddie Leon             6   20    0    6   2   0   0    3   0   0    1    2  .300
Roy Foster             4    9    2    2   0   0   1    2   0   1    2    3  .222
Vada Pinson            5   14    1    3   0   0   1    1   0   1    2    2  .214
Lou Klimchock          4   13    1    2   0   0   1    1   0   0    1    1  .154
Russ Nagelson          4   13    3    2   1   0   1    1   0   0    1    2  .154
Jack Heidemann         6   18    0    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    5  .111
Duke Sims              4   13    0    1   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    5  .077
Ted Uhlaender          6   21    1    1   0   0   0    0   1   0    3    2  .048
Graig Nettles          6   16    0    0   0   0   0    0   1   0    5    4  .000
Ted Ford               3    7    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    3  .000
Chuck Hinton           2    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000

 Detroit              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Cesar Gutierrez        6   26    4   10   1   1   0    3   0   0    1    4  .385
Bill Freehan           6   21    3    8   2   0   1    5   0   0    4    7  .381
Willie Horton          6   22    4    8   4   0   0    6   0   0    4    5  .364
Al Kaline              6   23    3    7   2   0   0    1   1   0    4    3  .304
Jim Northrup           6   24    0    7   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    3  .292
Dick McAuliffe         6   21    3    5   1   0   0    0   0   0    8    6  .238
Mickey Stanley         4   13    1    2   0   0   0    0   1   0    2    0  .154
Norm Cash              4   14    2    2   0   0   1    2   0   0    2    1  .143
Dalton Jones           3    8    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .125
Don Wert               4   10    2    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    4    2  .000
Elliott Maddox         2    4    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000
Gates Brown            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         4    2    0    1   0   0   0    0   1   0    1    1  .500
Lou Piniella           5   18    1    7   3   0   0    3   0   1    2    1  .389
Paul Schaal            2    9    1    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .333
Rich Severson          2    6    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Joe Keough             3    3    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Pat Kelly              6   22    5    7   1   0   0    0   2   1    4    5  .318
Amos Otis              6   22    2    6   1   0   0    3   1   0    2    1  .273
Bob Oliver             6   20    4    5   2   1   0    1   0   0    1    2  .250
Jim Campanis           3    8    2    2   0   0   2    2   0   0    1    1  .250
Ed Kirkpatrick         6   20    4    4   2   0   1    5   1   0    1    3  .200
Jackie Hernandez       5   15    1    2   0   1   0    0   0   0    1    7  .133
Luis Alcaraz           6   23    2    3   0   1   1    5   0   0    0    1  .130
Ellie Rodriguez        5   10    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .100
Mike Fiore             4    6    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .000
Hawk Taylor            2    3    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
John Kennedy           3    3    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .667
Steve Hovley           6   27    2   12   3   0   0    7   1   0    1    1  .444
Danny Walton           6   25    4   11   2   0   3   10   1   0    2    6  .440
Russ Snyder            6   24    7    8   2   0   0    3   0   1    2    6  .333
Rich Rollins           3    3    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .333
Phil Roof              1    3    3    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    0  .333
Ted Kubiak             6   22    5    5   0   0   0    1   0   1    3    2  .227
Max Alvis              6   23    3    5   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    3  .217
Tommy Harper           6   23    3    5   2   0   0    2   3   0    2    3  .217
Jerry McNertney        5   19    1    4   1   0   0    1   0   0    3    3  .211
Greg Goossen           5   15    1    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    5  .200
Mike Hegan             2    6    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    4  .000
Sandy Valdespino       4    5    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000
Wayne Comer            2    2    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
Brant Alyea            2    8    3    5   0   0   2    7   0   0    0    0  .625
Rod Carew              3   11    3    5   1   0   0    2   1   0    0    1  .455
George Mitterwald      3   12    2    5   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .417
Tony Oliva             3   15    4    6   2   0   1    4   0   0    0    2  .400
Jim Holt               3    5    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .400
Frank Quilici          3    5    1    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    0  .400
Harmon Killebrew       3   10    3    3   0   0   1    2   0   0    3    2  .300
Leo Cardenas           3   11    3    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .273
Cesar Tovar            3   15    3    3   0   1   0    1   1   0    0    2  .200
Rich Reese             3   12    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    2  .167
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
Roy White              5   18    3    7   2   0   1    4   1   0    4    2  .389
Gene Michael           5   16    3    6   1   0   0    0   1   0    4    3  .375
Danny Cater            5   16    1    4   1   0   0    1   1   0    4    2  .250
Horace Clarke          5   21    0    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    0  .191
Bobby Murcer           5   16    2    3   0   0   1    4   0   0    5    5  .188
Curt Blefary           4   14    0    2   1   0   0    2   0   0    2    6  .143
Ron Woods              4    7    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .143
John Ellis             5   16    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    3  .125
Thurman Munson         5   18    1    1   0   0   0    0   1   0    2    6  .056
Ron Hansen             3    2    0    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .000
Pete Ward              3    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .000
Jim Lyttle             2    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Frank Tepedino         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
Bob Johnson            2    1    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0 1.000
Rick Monday            4   14    2    4   2   1   0    1   1   0    4    3  .286
Sal Bando              4   15    2    4   0   0   2    3   1   0    2    4  .267
Dick Green             4   16    0    4   0   0   0    0   2   0    1    2  .250
Don Mincher            3    8    1    2   0   0   1    1   0   0    2    1  .250
Felipe Alou            4   18    1    4   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    2  .222
Bert Campaneris        4   18    2    4   1   1   0    0   2   0    0    3  .222
Joe Rudi               2    6    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .167
Reggie Jackson         4   14    1    2   0   0   1    2   1   1    4    6  .143
Frank Fernandez        3    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    6    2  .000
Dave Duncan            3    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Tito Francona          3    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000
Roberto Pena           1    1    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            6   22    3   10   1   0   0    2   0   0    4    1  .455
Tim Cullen             2    3    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Ed Stroud              5    3    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .333
Frank Howard           6   22    2    7   2   0   1    5   0   0    4    5  .318
Johnny Roseboro        4   10    3    3   0   0   0    4   0   0    5    1  .300
Del Unser              6   24    2    7   0   1   0    4   0   0    3    3  .292
Mike Epstein           6   21    5    6   0   0   3    5   0   0    5   10  .286
Paul Casanova          3    8    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .250
Lee Maye               4   15    3    3   0   0   1    2   0   0    1    3  .200
Bernie Allen           5   10    1    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .200
Ken McMullen           6   23    2    4   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    5  .174
Dave Nelson            3   12    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    2  .167
Hank Allen             4    7    1    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    2  .000
Jim French             1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  S. Hovley (MIL)          27
  M. Belanger (BAL)        26
  C. Gutierrez (DET)       26
  D. Walton (MIL)          25
  S. Alomar (CAL)          24
  J. Northrup (DET)        24
  B. Robinson (BAL)        24
  R. Smith (BOS)           24
  R. Snyder (MIL)          24
  D. Unser (WAS)           24

Runs Scored:

  P. Blair (BAL)            7
  J. Fregosi (CAL)          7
  R. Snyder (MIL)           7
  S. Alomar (CAL)           6
  A. Johnson (CAL)          6
  B. Voss (CAL)             6
  L. Aparicio (CHI)         5
  D. Buford (BAL)           5
  M. Epstein (WAS)          5
  P. Kelly (KC)             5

Hits:

  S. Hovley (MIL)          12
  S. Alomar (CAL)          11
  D. Walton (MIL)          11
  E. Brinkman (WAS)        10
  C. Gutierrez (DET)       10
  D. Johnson (BAL)         10
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     10
  B. Melton (CHI)           9
  J. Moses (BOS)            9
  A. Rodriguez (CAL)        9

Doubles:

  W. Horton (DET)           4
  S. Hovley (MIL)           3
  D. Johnson (BAL)          3
  R. Petrocelli (BOS)       3
  L. Piniella (KC)          3
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)      3
  L. Alvarado (BOS)         2
  L. Aparicio (CHI)         2
  P. Blair (BAL)            2
  B. Freehan (DET)          2

Triples:

  B. Voss (CAL)             2
  L. Alcaraz (KC)           1
  L. Brown (CLE)            1
  B. Campaneris (OAK)       1
  C. Gutierrez (DET)        1
  J. Hernandez (KC)         1
  A. Johnson (CAL)          1
  C. May (CHI)              1
  R. Monday (OAK)           1
  J. Niekro (DET)           1

Home Runs:

  M. Epstein (WAS)          3
  D. Walton (MIL)           3
  B. Alyea (MIN)            2
  S. Bando (OAK)            2
  D. Buford (BAL)           2
  J. Campanis (KC)          2
  A. Johnson (CAL)          2
  R. Repoz (CAL)            2
  L. Alcaraz (KC)           1
  L. Aparicio (CHI)         1

RBI:

  D. Walton (MIL)          10
  A. Johnson (CAL)          9
  B. Voss (CAL)             8
  B. Alyea (MIN)            7
  S. Hovley (MIL)           7
  D. Buford (BAL)           6
  W. Horton (DET)           6
  R. Repoz (CAL)            6
  B. Robinson (BAL)         6
  L. Alcaraz (KC)           5

Stolen Bases:

  P. Blair (BAL)            5
  S. Alomar (CAL)           3
  T. Harper (MIL)           3
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)      3
  B. Campaneris (OAK)       2
  D. Green (OAK)            2
  P. Kelly (KC)             2
  L. Aparicio (CHI)         1
  S. Bando (OAK)            1
  M. Belanger (BAL)         1

Caught Stealing:

  S. Alomar (CAL)           2
  D. Buford (BAL)           1
  R. Foster (CLE)           1
  R. Jackson (OAK)          1
  P. Kelly (KC)             1
  T. Kubiak (MIL)           1
  L. Piniella (KC)          1
  V. Pinson (CLE)           1
  R. Snyder (MIL)           1

Walks:

  D. McAuliffe (DET)        8
  P. Blair (BAL)            6
  F. Fernandez (OAK)        6
  D. Johnson (BAL)          6
  D. Buford (BAL)           5
  T. Conigliaro (BOS)       5
  M. Epstein (WAS)          5
  B. Murcer (NY)            5
  G. Nettles (CLE)          5
  B. Powell (BAL)           5

Strikeouts:

  M. Epstein (WAS)         10
  P. Blair (BAL)            7
  B. Freehan (DET)          7
  J. Hernandez (KC)         7
  M. Belanger (BAL)         6
  C. Blefary (NY)           6
  R. Jackson (OAK)          6
  D. McAuliffe (DET)        6
  T. Munson (NY)            6
  B. Powell (BAL)           6


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