Wednesday April 15, 1970
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of April 15, 1970:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
California       253   45    79   15    5    6    42    5    2   15    30  .312
Minnesota        149   34    46    6    1    7    30    2    0   10    23  .309
Boston           249   33    74   16    2    6    31    4    1   24    28  .297
Detroit          242   36    68   12    2    3    32    4    0   40    39  .281
Milwaukee        275   36    73   13    0    4    33    6    3   29    50  .266
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          263   27    62   13    1    7    26    5    1   26    47  .236
Kansas City      193   24    44   10    3    4    20    5    2   17    30  .228
New York         226   18    49    9    0    3    17    5    1   31    44  .217
Oakland          228   20    47    6    2    5    19   11    2   25    40  .206
Cleveland        215   18    41   11    1    6    16    2    3   27    46  .191

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Jerry Moses (BOS)         7   24    3   13   3   0   1    5   0   0    4    1  .542
Davey Johnson (BAL)       6   20    4   10   3   0   1    5   1   0    6    1  .500
Ed Brinkman (WAS)         6   22    3   10   1   0   0    2   0   0    4    1  .455
Steve Hovley (MIL)        8   34    3   15   3   0   0    7   1   0    2    1  .441
Jim Fregosi (CAL)         7   29    8   12   3   0   1    5   0   0    3    2  .414
Carl Yastrzemski (BOS)    7   29    4   12   3   0   1    4   4   1    4    2  .414
Bill Freehan (DET)        7   25    4   10   2   0   1    7   0   0    5    8  .400
Danny Walton (MIL)        8   33    4   13   2   0   3   10   1   0    2    9  .394
Luis Aparicio (CHI)       8   26    6   10   2   0   1    2   1   0    4    3  .385
Bill Melton (CHI)         8   29    4   11   4   0   1    6   0   0    3    7  .379

 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            7   24    3   13   3   0   1    5   0   0    4    1  .542
Carl Yastrzemski       7   29    4   12   3   0   1    4   4   1    4    2  .414
Tony Conigliaro        7   25    4    9   1   0   1    3   0   0    5    2  .360
Reggie Smith           7   32    8   11   2   1   1    4   0   0    1    2  .344
George Scott           7   27    4    7   0   1   1    3   0   0    3    1  .259
Luis Alvarado          7   27    4    6   3   0   0    3   0   0    1    4  .222
Mike Andrews           7   29    3    5   0   0   0    1   0   0    4    3  .172
Rico Petrocelli        7   29    2    5   3   0   0    6   0   0    2    6  .172
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          4   12    3    7   1   0   1    2   0   0    0    1  .583
Jim Fregosi            7   29    8   12   3   0   1    5   0   0    3    2  .414
Jim Spencer            6   18    4    7   2   0   0    4   0   0    1    2  .389
Sandy Alomar           7   32    6   12   1   0   0    0   3   2    1    2  .375
Bill Voss              7   26    6    9   2   2   0    8   1   0    5    3  .346
Alex Johnson           7   27    7    9   1   1   2    9   1   0    1    3  .333
Aurelio Rodriguez      7   27    3    9   2   1   0    4   0   0    1    2  .333
Rick Reichardt         3    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Roger Repoz            7   26    5    7   2   1   2    7   0   0    2    6  .269
Joe Azcue              7   29    1    5   1   0   0    3   0   0    0    2  .172
Jim Hicks              2    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Billy Cowan            1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Chico Ruiz             1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 Chicago              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Luis Aparicio          8   26    6   10   2   0   1    2   1   0    4    3  .385
Syd O'Brien            4   13    0    5   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .385
Bill Melton            8   29    4   11   4   0   1    6   0   0    3    7  .379
Duane Josephson        7   23    3    7   0   0   1    4   0   0    2    3  .304
Carlos May             8   30    5    9   2   1   1    7   1   0    2    3  .300
Ken Berry              6   21    2    6   1   0   0    2   1   0    3    2  .286
Buddy Bradford         6   16    1    4   1   0   1    2   0   1    3    5  .250
John Matias            7   23    1    4   0   0   1    2   0   0    0    5  .174
Gail Hopkins           4    7    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .143
Bobby Knoop            6   15    1    2   1   0   1    1   0   0    2    2  .133
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
Rich Morales           4    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Bob Christian          2    1    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000

 Cleveland            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Roy Foster             5   14    3    6   2   0   1    3   0   1    2    3  .429
Ray Fosse              4   10    2    4   1   0   0    0   0   0    4    2  .400
Larry Brown            3    8    3    3   2   1   0    1   0   0    1    0  .375
Tony Horton            3   11    1    4   1   0   1    2   0   0    2    3  .364
Chuck Hinton           3    3    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .333
Eddie Leon             7   25    1    7   2   0   0    3   0   0    1    3  .280
Vada Pinson            6   18    1    5   0   0   1    1   0   2    3    2  .278
Russ Nagelson          4   13    3    2   1   0   1    1   0   0    1    2  .154
Lou Klimchock          5   14    1    2   0   0   1    1   0   0    1    1  .143
Ted Ford               4   10    2    1   0   0   1    1   0   0    2    5  .100
Jack Heidemann         7   22    0    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    6  .091
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
Vern Fuller            1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000

 Detroit              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Bill Freehan           7   25    4   10   2   0   1    7   0   0    5    8  .400
Willie Horton          7   27    5   10   4   0   0    8   0   0    4    6  .370
Jim Northrup           7   28    1   10   1   0   0    2   0   0    3    3  .357
Cesar Gutierrez        7   30    5   10   1   1   0    3   0   0    2    4  .333
Al Kaline              7   26    5    8   3   0   0    3   1   0    6    3  .308
Norm Cash              5   19    5    5   0   0   2    4   0   0    2    1  .263
Dick McAuliffe         7   27    4    6   1   0   0    1   1   0    8    8  .222
Mickey Stanley         4   13    1    2   0   0   0    0   1   0    2    0  .154
Don Wert               5   14    3    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    4    2  .143
Dalton Jones           3    8    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .125
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           4    4    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .500
Steve Hovley           8   34    3   15   3   0   0    7   1   0    2    1  .441
Danny Walton           8   33    4   13   2   0   3   10   1   0    2    9  .394
Phil Roof              1    3    3    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    0  .333
Greg Goossen           6   17    1    5   1   0   0    1   0   0    4    5  .294
Russ Snyder            8   29    7    8   2   0   0    3   0   1    3    8  .276
Tommy Harper           8   30    3    8   2   0   0    3   4   1    3    4  .267
Rich Rollins           4    4    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .250
Ted Kubiak             8   29    6    7   0   0   0    1   0   1    4    3  .241
Max Alvis              8   29    3    5   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    3  .172
Jerry McNertney        7   26    1    4   1   0   0    1   0   0    3    4  .154
Mike Hegan             4   11    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    5  .000
Sandy Valdespino       5    6    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .000
Wayne Comer            3    4    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            3   10    4    6   0   0   3   11   0   0    1    1  .600
Rod Carew              4   16    4    6   2   0   0    2   1   0    0    1  .375
George Mitterwald      4   16    3    6   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    4  .375
Tony Oliva             4   20    5    7   2   0   1    5   0   0    0    3  .350
Jim Holt               4    6    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Frank Quilici          4    6    1    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    1  .333
Harmon Killebrew       4   13    4    4   0   0   1    2   0   0    4    2  .308
Leo Cardenas           4   15    4    4   1   0   1    3   0   0    1    2  .267
Cesar Tovar            4   20    4    4   0   1   1    2   1   0    0    4  .200
Rich Reese             4   15    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    2  .133
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
Gene Michael           7   24    4    9   3   0   0    0   1   0    4    5  .375
Roy White              6   21    3    7   2   0   1    4   2   0    5    2  .333
Jake Gibbs             1    3    1    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Horace Clarke          7   30    0    8   1   0   0    1   0   1    2    0  .267
Pete Ward              5    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .250
Danny Cater            7   21    2    5   1   0   1    3   1   0    4    3  .238
Curt Blefary           6   22    0    4   1   0   0    2   0   0    2    7  .182
Frank Tepedino         3    6    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .167
Jerry Kenney           2    7    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .143
Ron Woods              4    7    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .143
John Ellis             7   23    2    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    4  .130
Bobby Murcer           7   23    2    3   0   0   1    4   0   0    6    8  .130
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
Jim Lyttle             2    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            3    2    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .500
Rick Monday            7   25    4    9   2   1   1    4   1   1    6    3  .360
Roberto Pena           4   12    2    4   1   0   0    0   1   0    0    0  .333
Tito Francona          6    6    0    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    2  .333
Sal Bando              6   15    3    4   0   0   2    3   1   0    2    4  .267
Dick Green             7   26    2    6   0   0   0    0   2   0    2    4  .231
Felipe Alou            7   30    1    6   1   0   0    2   1   0    0    4  .200
Don Mincher            6   18    2    3   1   0   1    1   0   0    3    3  .167
Bert Campaneris        7   31    3    5   1   1   0    1   2   0    0    3  .161
Dave Duncan            5    7    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .143
Joe Rudi               3    7    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .143
Reggie Jackson         7   25    2    3   0   0   1    4   3   1    5    8  .120
Frank Fernandez        5   10    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    6    3  .100

 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)          34
  D. Walton (MIL)          33
  S. Alomar (CAL)          32
  R. Smith (BOS)           32
  B. Campaneris (OAK)      31
  F. Alou (OAK)            30
  H. Clarke (NY)           30
  C. Gutierrez (DET)       30
  T. Harper (MIL)          30
  C. May (CHI)             30

Runs Scored:

  J. Fregosi (CAL)          8
  R. Smith (BOS)            8
  P. Blair (BAL)            7
  A. Johnson (CAL)          7
  R. Snyder (MIL)           7
  S. Alomar (CAL)           6
  L. Aparicio (CHI)         6
  T. Kubiak (MIL)           6
  B. Voss (CAL)             6
  D. Buford (BAL)           5

Hits:

  S. Hovley (MIL)          15
  J. Moses (BOS)           13
  D. Walton (MIL)          13
  S. Alomar (CAL)          12
  J. Fregosi (CAL)         12
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     12
  B. Melton (CHI)          11
  R. Smith (BOS)           11
  L. Aparicio (CHI)        10
  E. Brinkman (WAS)        10

Doubles:

  W. Horton (DET)           4
  B. Melton (CHI)           4
  L. Alvarado (BOS)         3
  J. Fregosi (CAL)          3
  S. Hovley (MIL)           3
  D. Johnson (BAL)          3
  A. Kaline (DET)           3
  G. Michael (NY)           3
  J. Moses (BOS)            3
  R. Petrocelli (BOS)       3

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:

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

RBI:

  B. Alyea (MIN)           11
  D. Walton (MIL)          10
  A. Johnson (CAL)          9
  W. Horton (DET)           8
  B. Voss (CAL)             8
  B. Freehan (DET)          7
  S. Hovley (MIL)           7
  C. May (CHI)              7
  R. Repoz (CAL)            7
  D. Buford (BAL)           6

Stolen Bases:

  P. Blair (BAL)            5
  T. Harper (MIL)           4
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)      4
  S. Alomar (CAL)           3
  R. Jackson (OAK)          3
  B. Campaneris (OAK)       2
  D. Green (OAK)            2
  P. Kelly (KC)             2
  R. White (NY)             2
  F. Alou (OAK)             1

Caught Stealing:

  S. Alomar (CAL)           2
  V. Pinson (CLE)           2
  B. Bradford (CHI)         1
  D. Buford (BAL)           1
  H. Clarke (NY)            1
  R. Foster (CLE)           1
  T. Harper (MIL)           1
  R. Jackson (OAK)          1
  P. Kelly (KC)             1
  T. Kubiak (MIL)           1

Walks:

  D. McAuliffe (DET)        8
  P. Blair (BAL)            6
  F. Fernandez (OAK)        6
  D. Johnson (BAL)          6
  A. Kaline (DET)           6
  R. Monday (OAK)           6
  B. Murcer (NY)            6
  D. Buford (BAL)           5
  T. Conigliaro (BOS)       5
  M. Epstein (WAS)          5

Strikeouts:

  M. Epstein (WAS)         10
  D. Walton (MIL)           9
  B. Freehan (DET)          8
  R. Jackson (OAK)          8
  D. McAuliffe (DET)        8
  B. Murcer (NY)            8
  R. Snyder (MIL)           8
  P. Blair (BAL)            7
  C. Blefary (NY)           7
  J. Hernandez (KC)         7

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