Friday April 17, 1970
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of April 17, 1970:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
California       320   53    94   16    6    7    49    6    2   21    42  .294
Boston           316   43    89   17    2    9    40    8    3   30    34  .282
Detroit          309   43    84   18    2    4    39    5    0   56    54  .272
Minnesota        214   38    58    8    2    8    33    3    0   17    40  .271
Milwaukee        311   42    81   15    0    6    39    6    3   32    59  .261
Kansas City      264   39    67   11    4    5    33    9    3   23    44  .254
Oakland          294   28    70    9    2    7    26   14    2   31    52  .238
Baltimore        275   37    64   13    0    6    35    9    2   42    51  .233
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         298   27    64   12    1    3    26    6    3   43    54  .215
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
Steve Hovley (MIL)        9   39    4   17   4   0   0    8   1   0    2    1  .436
Rick Monday (OAK)         9   33    5   14   4   1   1    5   1   1    6    4  .424
Ed Brinkman (WAS)         7   24    4   10   1   0   0    2   0   0    6    1  .417
Jerry Moses (BOS)         9   32    3   13   3   0   1    5   0   0    4    2  .406
Danny Walton (MIL)        9   37    5   15   2   0   4   13   1   0    2    9  .405
Roy White (NY)            8   28    5   11   4   0   1    4   3   1    8    2  .393
Bill Freehan (DET)        9   31    4   12   2   0   1    8   0   0    8    8  .387
Davey Johnson (BAL)       8   26    4   10   3   0   1    5   1   0    7    2  .385
Bill Melton (CHI)         9   32    4   12   4   0   1    6   0   0    4    7  .375
Carl Yastrzemski (BOS)    9   35    6   13   3   0   1    5   6   2    7    4  .371

 Baltimore            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Terry Crowley          5    5    1    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .400
Davey Johnson          8   26    4   10   3   0   1    5   1   0    7    2  .385
Andy Etchebarren       4    8    1    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .375
Brooks Robinson        8   32    3   11   2   0   1    6   1   0    3    2  .344
Dave May               3    3    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Frank Robinson         7   26    5    7   1   0   1    2   0   0    5    6  .269
Paul Blair             8   30    7    8   2   0   0    4   5   1    6    7  .267
Ellie Hendricks        7   20    2    4   1   0   0    1   0   0    4    3  .200
Don Buford             8   30    6    5   1   0   2    6   0   1    5    6  .167
Mark Belanger          8   36    0    5   1   0   0    3   2   0    2    7  .139
Boog Powell            8   32    4    4   0   0   1    3   0   0    5    7  .125
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            9   32    3   13   3   0   1    5   0   0    4    2  .406
Carl Yastrzemski       9   35    6   13   3   0   1    5   6   2    7    4  .371
Reggie Smith           9   39   11   14   2   1   2    7   2   0    2    2  .359
Tony Conigliaro        9   32    4   10   1   0   1    3   0   0    6    2  .313
George Scott           9   35    4    9   0   1   1    3   0   0    4    1  .257
Mike Derrick           4    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   1    0    2  .250
Mike Andrews           9   38    6    9   1   0   1    2   0   0    4    3  .237
Luis Alvarado          9   35    4    7   3   0   0    3   0   0    1    4  .200
Rico Petrocelli        9   36    3    6   3   0   1   10   0   0    2    7  .167
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          6   20    5   11   2   0   2    6   0   0    0    1  .550
Jim Spencer            6   18    4    7   2   0   0    4   0   0    1    2  .389
Jim Fregosi            9   35   10   12   3   0   1    5   0   0    5    4  .343
Alex Johnson           9   35    8   12   1   1   2   10   1   0    1    4  .343
Sandy Alomar           9   41    7   14   1   0   0    1   4   2    1    3  .342
Rick Reichardt         4    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .333
Aurelio Rodriguez      9   35    3   11   2   2   0    5   0   0    1    2  .314
Bill Voss              9   33    6   10   2   2   0    8   1   0    6    3  .303
Roger Repoz            9   31    6    8   2   1   2    7   0   0    4    8  .258
Joe Azcue              9   37    2    7   1   0   0    3   0   0    0    3  .189
Billy Cowan            2    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Jim Hicks              2    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .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           9   31    4   12   2   0   1    8   0   0    8    8  .387
Jim Northrup           9   36    2   13   4   0   0    4   0   0    4    4  .361
Cesar Gutierrez        9   37    5   12   1   1   0    3   1   0    3    4  .324
Willie Horton          9   35    6   11   4   0   0    8   0   0    6    6  .314
Al Kaline              9   33    6    9   3   0   0    4   1   0    9    6  .273
Dick McAuliffe         9   34    5    9   2   0   1    3   1   0   11   10  .265
Norm Cash              6   23    5    6   0   0   2    4   0   0    2    2  .261
Don Wert               7   19    4    4   1   0   0    1   0   0    6    3  .211
Mickey Stanley         5   19    2    3   1   0   0    1   1   0    2    0  .158
Dalton Jones           3    8    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .125
Elliott Maddox         3    5    2    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .000
Ken Szotkiewicz        2    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Gates Brown            2    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Ike Brown              1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Jim Price              1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000

 Kansas City          G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
George Spriggs         6    8    3    5   0   0   0    0   1   1    1    2  .625
Lou Piniella           7   27    2   10   3   0   1    6   0   1    2    1  .370
Pat Kelly              7   27    7    9   1   0   0    0   4   1    4    7  .333
Joe Keough             3    3    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Paul Schaal            4   10    1    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .300
Rich Severson          4   10    0    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .300
Amos Otis              8   30    4    8   1   0   0    7   3   0    3    3  .267
Ed Kirkpatrick         8   27    7    7   2   0   1    5   1   0    2    3  .259
Jim Campanis           3    8    2    2   0   0   2    2   0   0    1    1  .250
Bob Oliver             8   27    4    6   2   2   0    4   0   0    1    4  .222
Ellie Rodriguez        7   15    2    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    0  .200
Luis Alcaraz           8   31    3    6   1   1   1    7   0   0    1    1  .194
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           3    2    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .500
Brant Alyea            5   17    4    7   0   0   3   11   0   0    2    3  .412
Tony Oliva             6   27    7   10   2   1   2    8   0   0    1    3  .370
Harmon Killebrew       6   18    5    6   1   0   1    2   0   0    7    3  .333
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
Rod Carew              6   25    4    7   2   0   0    2   1   0    0    3  .280
George Mitterwald      6   22    3    6   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    7  .273
Leo Cardenas           6   23    4    6   1   0   1    3   0   0    1    4  .261
Cesar Tovar            6   28    5    6   1   1   1    2   2   0    1    6  .214
Rich Reese             6   21    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    3  .095
Paul Ratliff           1    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000
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              8   28    5   11   4   0   1    4   3   1    8    2  .393
Gene Michael           9   30    4   10   3   0   0    0   1   0    6    5  .333
Jake Gibbs             1    3    1    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Danny Cater            9   31    2    8   2   1   1    7   1   0    4    6  .258
Horace Clarke          9   40    2   10   1   0   0    1   0   1    2    1  .250
Pete Ward              6    5    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .200
Curt Blefary           8   26    1    5   1   0   0    4   0   1    5    7  .192
Bobby Murcer           9   32    4    6   0   0   1    6   0   0    7   10  .188
Frank Tepedino         3    6    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .167
John Ellis             8   24    2    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    5  .125
Jerry Kenney           4   16    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .125
Ron Woods              5    8    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .125
Thurman Munson         7   26    2    1   0   0   0    0   1   0    4    6  .039
Ron Hansen             3    2    0    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .000
Jim Lyttle             3    0    1    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            9   33    5   14   4   1   1    5   1   1    6    4  .424
Roberto Pena           6   20    3    7   1   0   0    1   1   0    0    2  .350
Tito Francona          6    6    0    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    2  .333
Felipe Alou            9   36    3   11   1   0   0    2   1   0    2    5  .306
Bob Johnson            5   10    2    3   0   0   1    1   1   0    1    1  .300
Sal Bando              6   15    3    4   0   0   2    3   1   0    2    4  .267
Dick Green             9   31    2    7   0   0   0    2   3   0    4    4  .226
Dave Duncan            7   15    3    3   0   0   1    3   0   0    0    0  .200
Bert Campaneris        9   36    3    7   1   1   0    1   3   0    1    3  .194
Don Mincher            8   21    2    4   2   0   1    1   0   0    4    4  .191
Joe Rudi               3    7    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .143
Frank Fernandez        5   10    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    6    3  .100
Reggie Jackson         9   32    2    3   0   0   1    4   3   1    5   11  .094

 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. Alomar (CAL)          41
  H. Clarke (NY)           40
  S. Hovley (MIL)          39
  R. Smith (BOS)           39
  M. Andrews (BOS)         38
  J. Azcue (CAL)           37
  C. Gutierrez (DET)       37
  D. Walton (MIL)          37
  F. Alou (OAK)            36
  M. Belanger (BAL)        36

Runs Scored:

  R. Smith (BOS)           11
  J. Fregosi (CAL)         10
  A. Johnson (CAL)          8
  S. Alomar (CAL)           7
  P. Blair (BAL)            7
  P. Kelly (KC)             7
  E. Kirkpatrick (KC)       7
  T. Oliva (MIN)            7
  R. Snyder (MIL)           7
  M. Andrews (BOS)          6

Hits:

  S. Hovley (MIL)          17
  D. Walton (MIL)          15
  S. Alomar (CAL)          14
  R. Monday (OAK)          14
  R. Smith (BOS)           14
  J. Moses (BOS)           13
  J. Northrup (DET)        13
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     13
  B. Freehan (DET)         12
  J. Fregosi (CAL)         12

Doubles:

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

Triples:

  B. Oliver (KC)            2
  A. Rodriguez (CAL)        2
  B. Voss (CAL)             2
  L. Alcaraz (KC)           1
  L. Brown (CLE)            1
  B. Campaneris (OAK)       1
  D. Cater (NY)             1
  C. Gutierrez (DET)        1
  J. Hernandez (KC)         1
  A. Johnson (CAL)          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
  A. Johnson (CAL)         10
  R. Petrocelli (BOS)      10
  B. Freehan (DET)          8
  W. Horton (DET)           8
  S. Hovley (MIL)           8
  T. Oliva (MIN)            8
  B. Voss (CAL)             8
  L. Alcaraz (KC)           7

Stolen Bases:

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

Caught Stealing:

  S. Alomar (CAL)           2
  V. Pinson (CLE)           2
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)      2
  P. Blair (BAL)            1
  C. Blefary (NY)           1
  B. Bradford (CHI)         1
  D. Buford (BAL)           1
  H. Clarke (NY)            1
  M. Derrick (BOS)          1
  R. Foster (CLE)           1

Walks:

  D. McAuliffe (DET)       11
  A. Kaline (DET)           9
  B. Freehan (DET)          8
  G. Nettles (CLE)          8
  R. White (NY)             8
  D. Johnson (BAL)          7
  H. Killebrew (MIN)        7
  B. Murcer (NY)            7
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)      7
  P. Blair (BAL)            6

Strikeouts:

  M. Epstein (WAS)         12
  R. Jackson (OAK)         11
  J. Hernandez (KC)        10
  D. McAuliffe (DET)       10
  B. Murcer (NY)           10
  D. Walton (MIL)           9
  B. Freehan (DET)          8
  R. Repoz (CAL)            8
  R. Snyder (MIL)           8
  M. Belanger (BAL)         7

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