Monday April 20, 1970
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of April 20, 1970:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Minnesota        289   55    87   15    2   10    49    4    3   22    57  .301
California       438   66   129   21    6    9    62    9    4   31    59  .295
Boston           371   46   104   19    2    9    43    8    3   41    44  .280
Detroit          342   48    94   20    2    5    44    5    0   61    60  .275
Milwaukee        376   51    95   20    0    7    46    7    4   40    73  .253
Chicago          339   36    85   16    1    8    34    6    1   32    62  .251
Baltimore        393   54    98   21    1   11    51   12    4   53    68  .249
Oakland          403   38    97   13    2   12    36   14    3   37    71  .241
Washington       292   35    70    6    1    6    32    2    0   44    71  .240
New York         441   53   105   15    2    7    51    6    6   57    77  .238
Kansas City      380   48    90   13    5    7    39   10    4   35    74  .237
Cleveland        280   29    60   14    1    6    27    2    3   41    58  .214

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Danny Walton (MIL)       11   43    6   18   3   0   5   16   1   0    4   11  .419
Jay Johnstone (CAL)       9   32    5   13   2   0   2    6   0   0    2    4  .406
Bill Melton (CHI)        10   37    5   15   4   0   1    8   0   0    4    7  .405
Tony Oliva (MIN)          8   35    9   14   3   1   2   11   0   0    1    3  .400
Davey Johnson (BAL)      12   39    5   15   4   0   2    9   2   0    8    2  .385
Jerry Moses (BOS)        11   39    3   15   4   0   1    5   0   0    4    3  .385
Jim Fregosi (CAL)        12   50   12   19   4   0   2    7   0   0    5    8  .380
Steve Hovley (MIL)       11   48    6   18   4   0   0    8   1   0    3    3  .375
Rod Carew (MIN)           8   35    6   13   2   0   0    3   1   2    0    3  .371
Rick Monday (OAK)        12   46    6   17   5   1   1    5   1   1    7    9  .370

 Baltimore            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Chico Salmon           1    3    1    2   0   0   1    2   0   0    2    0  .667
Davey Johnson         12   39    5   15   4   0   2    9   2   0    8    2  .385
Brooks Robinson       12   45    5   15   4   0   1    8   1   0    4    2  .333
Dave May               4    3    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .333
Frank Robinson        10   36    7   11   3   0   2    5   0   0    6    8  .306
Paul Blair            12   42   10   12   3   0   0    4   6   3    8    9  .286
Merv Rettenmund        4   11    3    3   0   0   0    0   1   0    1    2  .273
Andy Etchebarren       7   17    3    4   1   0   1    1   0   0    2    2  .235
Ellie Hendricks        9   24    2    5   1   0   0    1   0   0    4    4  .208
Terry Crowley          6   10    1    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .200
Don Buford            11   41    7    8   2   0   2    8   0   1    6    8  .195
Boog Powell           12   43    5    8   0   0   2    5   0   0    5    8  .186
Mark Belanger         11   46    1    7   1   1   0    3   2   0    2   10  .152
Curt Motton            2    2    0    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .000

 Boston               G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Billy Conigliaro       1    1    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0 1.000
Dick Schofield         4    4    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .750
Jerry Moses           11   39    3   15   4   0   1    5   0   0    4    3  .385
Reggie Smith          11   46   11   16   3   1   2    7   2   0    3    3  .348
Carl Yastrzemski      11   42    7   14   3   0   1    5   6   2    8    7  .333
Tony Conigliaro       11   38    4   12   1   0   1    4   0   0    7    2  .316
Mike Derrick           4    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   1    0    2  .250
Luis Alvarado         11   42    4   10   3   0   0    4   0   0    1    5  .238
Mike Andrews          11   43    7   10   1   0   1    2   0   0    8    3  .233
George Scott          11   40    4    9   0   1   1    3   0   0    5    3  .225
Rico Petrocelli       11   40    4    8   3   0   1   11   0   0    5    7  .200
Tom Matchick           1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Don Pavletich          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          9   32    5   13   2   0   2    6   0   0    2    4  .406
Jim Spencer            8   21    4    8   2   0   0    5   0   0    2    2  .381
Jim Fregosi           12   50   12   19   4   0   2    7   0   0    5    8  .380
Alex Johnson          12   49   10   17   2   1   2   10   1   0    1    5  .347
Chico Ruiz             3    3    1    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Sandy Alomar          12   55    9   18   1   0   0    2   7   2    3    4  .327
Roger Repoz           12   43    6   13   3   1   2    9   0   1    5    8  .302
Bill Voss             12   43    8   13   2   2   1   13   1   0    8    3  .302
Aurelio Rodriguez     12   46    4   13   2   2   0    6   0   1    2    3  .283
Jim Hicks              4    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .250
Rick Reichardt         6    4    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .250
Tom Egan               3    9    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .222
Joe Azcue             11   39    2    8   1   0   0    3   0   0    0    3  .205
Billy Cowan            4    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000

 Chicago              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Bob Christian          3    2    2    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .500
Bill Melton           10   37    5   15   4   0   1    8   0   0    4    7  .405
Luis Aparicio         10   35    7   12   2   0   1    4   1   0    5    4  .343
Ken Berry              8   31    3   10   2   0   0    3   1   0    3    4  .323
Duane Josephson        8   27    3    8   1   0   1    4   0   0    2    3  .296
Carlos May            10   38    6   11   2   1   1    7   1   0    3    7  .290
Syd O'Brien            5   18    0    5   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    3  .278
Ed Herrmann            4   11    1    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    3  .273
Buddy Bradford         8   24    2    6   1   0   2    3   0   1    4    9  .250
Gail Hopkins           6    9    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .222
John Matias            9   32    2    6   0   0   1    2   1   0    0    5  .188
Bobby Knoop            7   18    1    3   1   0   1    1   0   0    2    4  .167
Walt Williams          6   18    3    2   1   0   0    0   1   0    3    2  .111
Tommy McCraw           7   16    0    0   0   0   0    0   1   0    2    3  .000
Rich Morales           4    2    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
Roy Foster             7   21    5    9   2   0   1    3   0   1    3    4  .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
Chuck Hinton           4    3    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .333
Eddie Leon             9   32    3   10   3   0   0    6   0   0    3    4  .313
Vada Pinson            8   27    2    8   0   0   1    1   0   2    4    4  .296
Tony Horton            5   19    2    5   1   0   1    3   0   0    3    3  .263
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         9   29    0    4   1   0   0    4   0   0    2    6  .138
Ted Uhlaender          8   30    1    4   1   0   0    3   1   0    3    4  .133
Duke Sims              6   19    3    2   2   0   0    1   0   0    3    7  .105
Graig Nettles          8   20    2    2   0   0   0    1   1   0   10    5  .100
Ted Ford               4   10    2    1   0   0   1    1   0   0    2    5  .100
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
Jim Northrup          10   40    2   14   4   0   0    4   0   0    4    6  .350
Bill Freehan          10   35    4   12   2   0   1    8   0   0    9   10  .343
Cesar Gutierrez       10   41    6   13   1   1   0    3   1   0    3    5  .317
Willie Horton         10   38    7   12   4   0   0    8   0   0    7    6  .316
Al Kaline             10   38    6   11   4   0   0    6   1   0    9    7  .290
Dick McAuliffe        10   37    6   10   2   0   2    5   1   0   13   10  .270
Norm Cash              6   23    5    6   0   0   2    4   0   0    2    2  .261
Mickey Stanley         6   23    3    6   2   0   0    1   1   0    2    0  .261
Don Wert               8   20    4    5   1   0   0    2   0   0    6    3  .250
Dalton Jones           3    8    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .125
Elliott Maddox         4    8    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
Bob Oliver            11   42    6   14   3   2   2    8   0   0    1    6  .333
Paul Schaal            6   12    1    4   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .333
Joe Keough             5    6    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .333
Pat Kelly              8   28    7    9   1   0   0    0   4   1    4    8  .321
Lou Piniella          10   39    3   12   3   0   1    6   0   1    5    2  .308
George Spriggs         9   21    4    6   0   0   0    0   1   1    4    7  .286
Ed Kirkpatrick        11   40    9   11   2   1   1    5   1   1    4    5  .275
Rich Severson          7   19    0    5   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .263
Amos Otis             11   43    5   10   2   0   0    8   4   0    4    6  .233
Jim Campanis           5   10    2    2   0   0   2    2   0   0    1    2  .200
Ellie Rodriguez       10   22    3    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    5    4  .182
Luis Alcaraz          11   45    3    6   1   1   1    7   0   0    1    3  .133
Jackie Hernandez       8   19    1    2   0   1   0    0   0   0    1   10  .105
Mike Fiore             6    8    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    4  .000
Hawk Taylor            3    4    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           7    7    2    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .429
Danny Walton          11   43    6   18   3   0   5   16   1   0    4   11  .419
Ted Savage             3    5    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .400
Steve Hovley          11   48    6   18   4   0   0    8   1   0    3    3  .375
Greg Goossen           8   24    2    7   2   0   1    2   0   0    4    8  .292
Russ Snyder           11   34    8    9   2   0   0    4   0   1    4    8  .265
Tommy Harper          11   42    5   11   4   0   0    3   4   2    4    9  .262
Rich Rollins           4    4    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .250
Ted Kubiak            11   37    8    8   0   0   0    1   0   1    8    4  .216
Phil Roof              3   11    4    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    1  .182
Max Alvis             11   41    3    7   1   0   0    2   1   0    2    5  .171
Jerry McNertney        8   30    2    4   1   0   0    1   0   0    4    5  .133
Mike Hegan             7   16    0    1   1   0   0    2   0   0    2    6  .063
Sandy Valdespino       7    8    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    4  .000
Wayne Comer            4    7    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .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            7   24    6   11   1   0   4   16   0   0    2    4  .458
Tony Oliva             8   35    9   14   3   1   2   11   0   0    1    3  .400
Jim Holt               7    8    1    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .375
Rod Carew              8   35    6   13   2   0   0    3   1   2    0    3  .371
Frank Quilici          5    6    1    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    1  .333
Rick Renick            2    6    1    2   1   0   1    4   0   0    0    2  .333
Cesar Tovar            8   37    8   12   3   1   1    2   3   1    3    6  .324
Harmon Killebrew       8   24    7    7   1   0   1    4   0   0    8    7  .292
Leo Cardenas           8   31    5    7   2   0   1    3   0   0    2    8  .226
George Mitterwald      8   30    3    6   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    9  .200
Rich Reese             8   25    4    4   1   0   0    0   0   0    3    3  .160
Paul Ratliff           1    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .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             12   42    8   15   4   0   1    5   3   1   12    5  .357
Danny Cater           13   46    8   14   3   1   2   12   1   0    4    7  .304
Gene Michael          13   46    7   14   4   0   0    1   1   0    6    8  .304
Ron Woods              8   20    4    6   0   0   2    6   0   0    0    4  .300
Horace Clarke         13   61    5   18   1   0   1    3   0   2    2    2  .295
Jake Gibbs             3    7    2    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .286
Pete Ward              8    9    1    2   0   1   0    2   0   0    1    3  .222
Curt Blefary          10   33    2    7   1   0   0    5   0   2    7    7  .212
Bobby Murcer          13   43    7    8   0   0   1    7   0   0   10   10  .186
Jerry Kenney           8   30    2    5   0   0   0    3   0   1    2    5  .167
Frank Tepedino         3    6    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .167
Thurman Munson        10   34    2    4   1   0   0    2   1   0    7    7  .118
John Ellis            11   27    2    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    5  .111
Ron Hansen             5    5    0    0   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    1  .000
Jim Lyttle             4    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
Roberto Pena           9   32    3   13   1   0   0    2   1   0    1    3  .406
Rick Monday           12   46    6   17   5   1   1    5   1   1    7    9  .370
Bob Johnson            8   21    4    6   1   0   1    1   1   1    2    1  .286
Felipe Alou           12   50    4   13   2   0   0    2   1   0    2    5  .260
Dick Green            12   43    4   11   0   0   1    3   3   0    4    5  .256
Sal Bando              7   16    3    4   0   0   2    3   1   0    2    4  .250
Tito Francona          9    8    0    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    2  .250
Dave Duncan           10   25    4    6   0   0   2    4   0   0    2    1  .240
Bert Campaneris        9   36    3    7   1   1   0    1   3   0    1    3  .194
Don Mincher           11   33    4    6   2   0   3    6   0   0    5    8  .182
Joe Rudi               4    8    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .125
Reggie Jackson        12   45    3    5   1   0   2    6   3   1    5   16  .111
Frank Fernandez        7   12    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    6    3  .083
Jose Tartabull         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            9   33    5   12   1   0   0    3   0   0    7    2  .364
Ed Stroud              8   11    1    4   0   0   0    0   2   0    1    5  .364
Frank Howard           9   31    4   10   2   0   2    7   0   0    8    8  .323
Mike Epstein           9   33    6   10   0   0   3    5   0   0    6   13  .303
Del Unser              9   34    2    9   0   1   0    4   0   0    3    6  .265
Paul Casanova          3    8    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .250
Tim Cullen             3    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Johnny Roseboro        6   17    3    4   0   0   0    4   0   0    6    1  .235
Lee Maye               5   19    3    4   0   0   1    3   0   0    2    4  .211
Ken McMullen           9   34    3    6   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    6  .177
Bernie Allen           8   17    3    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    3  .177
Dave Nelson            5   15    2    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    3  .133
Hank Allen             7   11    2    1   0   0   0    2   0   0    3    3  .091
Jim French             2    4    0    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .000

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  H. Clarke (NY)           61
  S. Alomar (CAL)          55
  F. Alou (OAK)            50
  J. Fregosi (CAL)         50
  A. Johnson (CAL)         49
  S. Hovley (MIL)          48
  M. Belanger (BAL)        46
  D. Cater (NY)            46
  G. Michael (NY)          46
  R. Monday (OAK)          46

Runs Scored:

  J. Fregosi (CAL)         12
  R. Smith (BOS)           11
  P. Blair (BAL)           10
  A. Johnson (CAL)         10
  S. Alomar (CAL)           9
  E. Kirkpatrick (KC)       9
  T. Oliva (MIN)            9
  D. Cater (NY)             8
  T. Kubiak (MIL)           8
  R. Snyder (MIL)           8

Hits:

  J. Fregosi (CAL)         19
  S. Alomar (CAL)          18
  H. Clarke (NY)           18
  S. Hovley (MIL)          18
  D. Walton (MIL)          18
  A. Johnson (CAL)         17
  R. Monday (OAK)          17
  R. Smith (BOS)           16
  D. Johnson (BAL)         15
  B. Melton (CHI)          15

Doubles:

  R. Monday (OAK)           5
  J. Fregosi (CAL)          4
  T. Harper (MIL)           4
  W. Horton (DET)           4
  S. Hovley (MIL)           4
  D. Johnson (BAL)          4
  A. Kaline (DET)           4
  B. Melton (CHI)           4
  G. Michael (NY)           4
  J. Moses (BOS)            4

Triples:

  B. Oliver (KC)            2
  A. Rodriguez (CAL)        2
  B. Voss (CAL)             2
  L. Alcaraz (KC)           1
  M. Belanger (BAL)         1
  L. Brown (CLE)            1
  B. Campaneris (OAK)       1
  D. Cater (NY)             1
  C. Gutierrez (DET)        1
  J. Hernandez (KC)         1

Home Runs:

  D. Walton (MIL)           5
  B. Alyea (MIN)            4
  M. Epstein (WAS)          3
  D. Mincher (OAK)          3
  S. Bando (OAK)            2
  B. Bradford (CHI)         2
  D. Buford (BAL)           2
  J. Campanis (KC)          2
  N. Cash (DET)             2
  D. Cater (NY)             2

RBI:

  B. Alyea (MIN)           16
  D. Walton (MIL)          16
  B. Voss (CAL)            13
  D. Cater (NY)            12
  T. Oliva (MIN)           11
  R. Petrocelli (BOS)      11
  A. Johnson (CAL)         10
  D. Johnson (BAL)          9
  R. Repoz (CAL)            9
  D. Buford (BAL)           8

Stolen Bases:

  S. Alomar (CAL)           7
  P. Blair (BAL)            6
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)      6
  T. Harper (MIL)           4
  P. Kelly (KC)             4
  A. Otis (KC)              4
  B. Campaneris (OAK)       3
  D. Green (OAK)            3
  R. Jackson (OAK)          3
  C. Tovar (MIN)            3

Caught Stealing:

  P. Blair (BAL)            3
  S. Alomar (CAL)           2
  C. Blefary (NY)           2
  R. Carew (MIN)            2
  H. Clarke (NY)            2
  T. Harper (MIL)           2
  V. Pinson (CLE)           2
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)      2
  B. Bradford (CHI)         1
  D. Buford (BAL)           1

Walks:

  D. McAuliffe (DET)       13
  R. White (NY)            12
  B. Murcer (NY)           10
  G. Nettles (CLE)         10
  B. Freehan (DET)          9
  A. Kaline (DET)           9
  M. Andrews (BOS)          8
  P. Blair (BAL)            8
  F. Howard (WAS)           8
  D. Johnson (BAL)          8

Strikeouts:

  R. Jackson (OAK)         16
  M. Epstein (WAS)         13
  D. Walton (MIL)          11
  M. Belanger (BAL)        10
  B. Freehan (DET)         10
  J. Hernandez (KC)        10
  D. McAuliffe (DET)       10
  B. Murcer (NY)           10
  P. Blair (BAL)            9
  B. Bradford (CHI)         9


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