Thursday April 16, 1970
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of April 16, 1970:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
California       285   48    87   16    6    6    44    6    2   19    36  .305
Boston           281   41    83   17    2    8    38    7    1   27    31  .295
Minnesota        182   36    53    8    2    7    31    2    0   15    31  .291
Detroit          272   40    77   14    2    4    36    5    0   46    46  .283
Milwaukee        311   42    81   15    0    6    39    6    3   32    59  .261
Kansas City      231   32    57   11    3    5    28    8    2   20    40  .247
Baltimore        238   36    57   13    0    6    34    8    1   41    45  .240
Washington       224   29    52    6    1    6    27    2    0   35    51  .232
Chicago          295   28    68   15    1    8    27    6    1   28    56  .231
New York         260   23    58   11    0    3    22    6    1   39    47  .223
Oakland          260   23    57    8    2    5    21   13    2   29    45  .219
Cleveland        245   20    47   12    1    6    18    2    3   33    53  .192

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Jerry Moses (BOS)         8   28    3   13   3   0   1    5   0   0    4    2  .464
Steve Hovley (MIL)        9   39    4   17   4   0   0    8   1   0    2    1  .436
Davey Johnson (BAL)       7   23    4   10   3   0   1    5   1   0    7    1  .435
Lou Piniella (KC)         6   23    2   10   3   0   1    6   0   1    2    1  .435
Ed Brinkman (WAS)         7   24    4   10   1   0   0    2   0   0    6    1  .417
Rick Monday (OAK)         8   29    5   12   4   1   1    5   1   1    6    3  .414
Carl Yastrzemski (BOS)    8   32    6   13   3   0   1    5   6   1    5    2  .406
Danny Walton (MIL)        9   37    5   15   2   0   4   13   1   0    2    9  .405
Bill Freehan (DET)        8   28    4   11   2   0   1    8   0   0    6    8  .393
Jim Fregosi (CAL)         8   32    8   12   3   0   1    5   0   0    4    3  .375

 Baltimore            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Dave May               2    2    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .500
Davey Johnson          7   23    4   10   3   0   1    5   1   0    7    1  .435
Andy Etchebarren       4    8    1    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .375
Frank Robinson         6   21    5    7   1   0   1    2   0   0    5    5  .333
Brooks Robinson        7   28    2    9   2   0   1    6   1   0    3    2  .321
Terry Crowley          4    4    1    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .250
Paul Blair             7   26    7    6   2   0   0    4   5   0    6    7  .231
Don Buford             7   25    6    5   1   0   2    6   0   1    5    5  .200
Ellie Hendricks        6   17    2    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    3    3  .177
Boog Powell            7   28    4    4   0   0   1    3   0   0    5    6  .143
Mark Belanger          7   31    0    4   1   0   0    3   1   0    2    6  .129
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         4    4    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .750
Jerry Moses            8   28    3   13   3   0   1    5   0   0    4    2  .464
Carl Yastrzemski       8   32    6   13   3   0   1    5   6   1    5    2  .406
Reggie Smith           8   36   10   13   2   1   1    5   1   0    1    2  .361
Tony Conigliaro        8   28    4   10   1   0   1    3   0   0    6    2  .357
Mike Andrews           8   33    5    8   1   0   1    2   0   0    4    3  .242
George Scott           8   30    4    7   0   1   1    3   0   0    4    1  .233
Luis Alvarado          8   31    4    6   3   0   0    3   0   0    1    4  .194
Rico Petrocelli        8   32    3    6   3   0   1   10   0   0    2    6  .188
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          5   16    4    8   2   0   1    2   0   0    0    1  .500
Jim Spencer            6   18    4    7   2   0   0    4   0   0    1    2  .389
Jim Fregosi            8   32    8   12   3   0   1    5   0   0    4    3  .375
Sandy Alomar           8   36    6   13   1   0   0    1   4   2    1    2  .361
Aurelio Rodriguez      8   31    3   11   2   2   0    5   0   0    1    2  .355
Bill Voss              8   29    6   10   2   2   0    8   1   0    6    3  .345
Rick Reichardt         3    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Alex Johnson           8   31    7   10   1   1   2    9   1   0    1    3  .323
Roger Repoz            8   28    6    7   2   1   2    7   0   0    4    8  .250
Joe Azcue              8   33    2    7   1   0   0    3   0   0    0    2  .212
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
Syd O'Brien            4   13    0    5   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .385
Bill Melton            9   32    4   12   4   0   1    6   0   0    4    7  .375
Luis Aparicio          9   30    6   10   2   0   1    2   1   0    4    3  .333
Duane Josephson        8   27    3    8   1   0   1    4   0   0    2    3  .296
Ken Berry              7   25    2    7   2   0   0    2   1   0    3    3  .280
Carlos May             9   34    5    9   2   1   1    7   1   0    2    6  .265
Buddy Bradford         7   19    2    5   1   0   2    3   0   1    4    7  .263
John Matias            8   27    1    5   0   0   1    2   1   0    0    5  .185
Bobby Knoop            7   18    1    3   1   0   1    1   0   0    2    4  .167
Gail Hopkins           5    8    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .125
Walt Williams          6   18    3    2   1   0   0    0   1   0    3    2  .111
Tommy McCraw           6   15    0    0   0   0   0    0   1   0    2    3  .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             6   18    3    8   2   0   1    3   0   1    2    4  .444
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
Chuck Hinton           3    3    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .333
Vada Pinson            7   23    1    7   0   0   1    1   0   2    3    4  .304
Tony Horton            4   14    1    4   1   0   1    2   0   0    3    3  .286
Eddie Leon             8   28    1    7   2   0   0    3   0   0    2    3  .250
Lou Klimchock          5   14    1    2   0   0   1    1   0   0    1    1  .143
Russ Nagelson          5   14    3    2   1   0   1    1   0   0    1    2  .143
Jack Heidemann         8   26    0    3   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    6  .115
Ted Ford               4   10    2    1   0   0   1    1   0   0    2    5  .100
Ted Uhlaender          7   25    1    2   1   0   0    1   1   0    3    3  .080
Duke Sims              5   16    1    1   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    6  .063
Graig Nettles          7   17    1    0   0   0   0    0   1   0    8    5  .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           8   28    4   11   2   0   1    8   0   0    6    8  .393
Jim Northrup           8   32    2   12   3   0   0    3   0   0    3    4  .375
Willie Horton          8   30    6   11   4   0   0    8   0   0    5    6  .367
Cesar Gutierrez        8   34    5   11   1   1   0    3   1   0    3    4  .324
Al Kaline              8   30    5    8   3   0   0    3   1   0    6    6  .267
Dick McAuliffe         8   30    5    8   1   0   1    3   1   0   10    8  .267
Norm Cash              6   23    5    6   0   0   2    4   0   0    2    2  .261
Don Wert               6   16    4    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    5    2  .188
Mickey Stanley         4   13    1    2   0   0   0    0   1   0    2    0  .154
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
Lou Piniella           6   23    2   10   3   0   1    6   0   1    2    1  .435
Pat Kelly              7   27    7    9   1   0   0    0   4   1    4    7  .333
Paul Schaal            3    9    1    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .333
Rich Severson          3    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
George Spriggs         5    3    0    1   0   0   0    0   1   0    1    1  .333
Amos Otis              7   26    4    8   1   0   0    6   2   0    3    1  .308
Jim Campanis           3    8    2    2   0   0   2    2   0   0    1    1  .250
Ellie Rodriguez        6   13    1    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .231
Ed Kirkpatrick         7   23    6    5   2   0   1    5   1   0    2    3  .217
Bob Oliver             7   24    4    5   2   1   0    1   0   0    1    4  .208
Luis Alcaraz           7   28    2    5   1   1   1    7   0   0    0    1  .179
Jackie Hernandez       6   18    1    2   0   1   0    0   0   0    1   10  .111
Mike Fiore             5    7    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    3  .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
Steve Hovley           9   39    4   17   4   0   0    8   1   0    2    1  .436
Danny Walton           9   37    5   15   2   0   4   13   1   0    2    9  .405
John Kennedy           5    5    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .400
Greg Goossen           7   21    2    7   2   0   1    2   0   0    4    6  .333
Phil Roof              1    3    3    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    0  .333
Russ Snyder            9   29    7    8   2   0   0    3   0   1    4    8  .276
Tommy Harper           9   35    4    9   2   0   0    3   4   1    3    6  .257
Rich Rollins           4    4    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .250
Ted Kubiak             9   32    6    7   0   0   0    1   0   1    5    4  .219
Max Alvis              9   33    3    6   1   0   0    2   0   0    2    4  .182
Jerry McNertney        8   30    2    4   1   0   0    1   0   0    4    5  .133
Mike Hegan             5   12    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    6  .000
Wayne Comer            4    7    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Sandy Valdespino       6    7    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    4  .000
Ted Savage             2    2    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
Chuck Manuel           2    1    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0 1.000
Brant Alyea            4   13    4    7   0   0   3   11   0   0    2    2  .539
Harmon Killebrew       5   15    5    6   1   0   1    2   0   0    6    2  .400
Tony Oliva             5   23    6    8   2   1   1    6   0   0    1    3  .348
Jim Holt               5    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
George Mitterwald      5   20    3    6   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    6  .300
Rod Carew              5   21    4    6   2   0   0    2   1   0    0    3  .286
Leo Cardenas           5   19    4    5   1   0   1    3   0   0    1    2  .263
Cesar Tovar            5   25    4    5   1   1   1    2   1   0    0    5  .200
Rich Reese             5   18    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    2  .111
Rick Renick            1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    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              7   25    4    9   3   0   1    4   3   0    6    2  .360
Gene Michael           8   26    4    9   3   0   0    0   1   0    6    5  .346
Jake Gibbs             1    3    1    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Danny Cater            8   26    2    7   2   0   1    4   1   0    4    4  .269
Horace Clarke          8   35    1    9   1   0   0    1   0   1    2    0  .257
Pete Ward              5    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .250
Curt Blefary           7   26    1    5   1   0   0    3   0   0    3    7  .192
Bobby Murcer           8   27    3    5   0   0   1    6   0   0    7    9  .185
Jerry Kenney           3   11    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .182
Frank Tepedino         3    6    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .167
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
Thurman Munson         6   21    2    1   0   0   0    0   1   0    4    6  .048
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
Rick Monday            8   29    5   12   4   1   1    5   1   1    6    3  .414
Tito Francona          6    6    0    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    2  .333
Felipe Alou            8   33    2    9   1   0   0    2   1   0    1    4  .273
Sal Bando              6   15    3    4   0   0   2    3   1   0    2    4  .267
Dick Green             8   28    2    7   0   0   0    1   3   0    4    4  .250
Roberto Pena           5   16    2    4   1   0   0    0   1   0    0    2  .250
Dave Duncan            6   11    2    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .182
Bert Campaneris        8   35    3    6   1   1   0    1   2   0    1    3  .171
Don Mincher            7   18    2    3   1   0   1    1   0   0    3    3  .167
Bob Johnson            4    6    0    1   0   0   0    0   1   0    1    1  .167
Joe Rudi               3    7    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .143
Reggie Jackson         8   28    2    3   0   0   1    4   3   1    5    8  .107
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            7   24    4   10   1   0   0    2   0   0    6    1  .417
Frank Howard           7   24    3    8   2   0   2    7   0   0    6    5  .333
Ed Stroud              6    6    1    2   0   0   0    0   2   0    1    3  .333
Tim Cullen             2    3    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Del Unser              7   28    2    7   0   1   0    4   0   0    3    3  .250
Paul Casanova          3    8    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .250
Mike Epstein           7   25    5    6   0   0   3    5   0   0    5   12  .240
Johnny Roseboro        5   14    3    3   0   0   0    4   0   0    5    1  .214
Lee Maye               4   15    3    3   0   0   1    2   0   0    1    3  .200
Dave Nelson            3   12    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    2  .167
Bernie Allen           6   13    2    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    2  .154
Ken McMullen           7   27    2    4   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    5  .148
Hank Allen             5    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)          39
  D. Walton (MIL)          37
  S. Alomar (CAL)          36
  R. Smith (BOS)           36
  B. Campaneris (OAK)      35
  H. Clarke (NY)           35
  T. Harper (MIL)          35
  C. Gutierrez (DET)       34
  C. May (CHI)             34
  F. Alou (OAK)            33

Runs Scored:

  R. Smith (BOS)           10
  J. Fregosi (CAL)          8
  P. Blair (BAL)            7
  A. Johnson (CAL)          7
  P. Kelly (KC)             7
  R. Snyder (MIL)           7
  S. Alomar (CAL)           6
  L. Aparicio (CHI)         6
  D. Buford (BAL)           6
  W. Horton (DET)           6

Hits:

  S. Hovley (MIL)          17
  D. Walton (MIL)          15
  S. Alomar (CAL)          13
  J. Moses (BOS)           13
  R. Smith (BOS)           13
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     13
  J. Fregosi (CAL)         12
  B. Melton (CHI)          12
  R. Monday (OAK)          12
  J. Northrup (DET)        12

Doubles:

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

Triples:

  A. Rodriguez (CAL)        2
  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

Home Runs:

  D. Walton (MIL)           4
  B. Alyea (MIN)            3
  M. Epstein (WAS)          3
  S. Bando (OAK)            2
  B. Bradford (CHI)         2
  D. Buford (BAL)           2
  J. Campanis (KC)          2
  N. Cash (DET)             2
  F. Howard (WAS)           2
  A. Johnson (CAL)          2

RBI:

  D. Walton (MIL)          13
  B. Alyea (MIN)           11
  R. Petrocelli (BOS)      10
  A. Johnson (CAL)          9
  B. Freehan (DET)          8
  W. Horton (DET)           8
  S. Hovley (MIL)           8
  B. Voss (CAL)             8
  L. Alcaraz (KC)           7
  F. Howard (WAS)           7

Stolen Bases:

  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)      6
  P. Blair (BAL)            5
  S. Alomar (CAL)           4
  T. Harper (MIL)           4
  P. Kelly (KC)             4
  D. Green (OAK)            3
  R. Jackson (OAK)          3
  R. White (NY)             3
  B. Campaneris (OAK)       2
  A. Otis (KC)              2

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)       10
  G. Nettles (CLE)          8
  D. Johnson (BAL)          7
  B. Murcer (NY)            7
  P. Blair (BAL)            6
  E. Brinkman (WAS)         6
  T. Conigliaro (BOS)       6
  F. Fernandez (OAK)        6
  B. Freehan (DET)          6
  F. Howard (WAS)           6

Strikeouts:

  M. Epstein (WAS)         12
  J. Hernandez (KC)        10
  B. Murcer (NY)            9
  D. Walton (MIL)           9
  B. Freehan (DET)          8
  R. Jackson (OAK)          8
  D. McAuliffe (DET)        8
  R. Repoz (CAL)            8
  R. Snyder (MIL)           8
  P. Blair (BAL)            7

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