Thursday April 23, 1970
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of April 23, 1970:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Minnesota        373   67   110   18    3   12    60    6    4   29    68  .295
California       499   72   145   22    6    9    68   11    5   36    66  .291
Boston           405   51   117   22    2    9    48    9    3   43    47  .289
Detroit          413   58   114   23    2    6    54    5    1   64    72  .276
Chicago          427   47   111   19    1    9    42    7    4   37    72  .260
Baltimore        428   56   108   21    1   11    53   13    4   55    76  .252
Washington       424   50   103   10    2    8    46    3    0   59    92  .243
Milwaukee        436   53   104   20    0    7    48    7    5   46    84  .239
Oakland          457   44   108   14    2   14    41   16    3   46    77  .236
New York         572   70   135   21    3    8    67    7    9   85    96  .236
Kansas City      439   52   100   14    5    8    42   11    7   39    84  .228
Cleveland        342   32    68   16    1    8    30    2    3   44    73  .199

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Alex Johnson (CAL)       14   57   11   23   2   1   2   11   2   0    1    5  .404
Danny Walton (MIL)       13   51    6   20   3   0   5   17   1   0    4   14  .392
Cesar Tovar (MIN)        11   47   12   18   3   2   2    6   5   1    4    7  .383
Luis Aparicio (CHI)      13   45    9   17   2   0   1    6   1   0    6    4  .378
Davey Johnson (BAL)      13   43    5   16   4   0   2    9   2   0    8    4  .372
Jerry Moses (BOS)        12   43    3   16   4   0   1    6   0   0    4    5  .372
Reggie Smith (BOS)       12   49   12   18   3   1   2    8   3   0    4    3  .367
Roy White (NY)           15   55   12   20   6   0   1    6   3   1   16    6  .364
Steve Hovley (MIL)       13   53    7   19   4   0   0    8   1   0    6    3  .359
Rod Carew (MIN)          11   42    7   15   4   0   0    3   1   2    0    3  .357

 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
Dave May               5    4    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .500
Davey Johnson         13   43    5   16   4   0   2    9   2   0    8    4  .372
Frank Robinson        11   40    7   14   3   0   2    5   0   0    6    8  .350
Brooks Robinson       13   49    5   15   4   0   1    8   1   0    4    2  .306
Paul Blair            13   46   10   13   3   0   0    5   7   3    8    9  .283
Andy Etchebarren       8   20    3    5   1   0   1    1   0   0    2    3  .250
Merv Rettenmund        5   12    3    3   0   0   0    0   1   0    1    2  .250
Don Buford            12   45    8   10   2   0   2    8   0   1    7    9  .222
Ellie Hendricks        9   24    2    5   1   0   0    1   0   0    4    4  .208
Terry Crowley          7   11    1    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .182
Boog Powell           13   46    5    8   0   0   2    6   0   0    5    9  .174
Mark Belanger         12   50    2    8   1   1   0    3   2   0    2   11  .160
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           12   43    3   16   4   0   1    6   0   0    4    5  .372
Reggie Smith          12   49   12   18   3   1   2    8   3   0    4    3  .367
Carl Yastrzemski      12   46    7   15   3   0   1    6   6   2    8    7  .326
Tony Conigliaro       12   42    4   13   1   0   1    4   0   0    7    2  .310
Luis Alvarado         12   45    5   12   4   0   0    5   0   0    2    5  .267
Mike Andrews          12   47    8   12   2   0   1    3   0   0    8    3  .255
Mike Derrick           4    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   1    0    2  .250
George Scott          12   44    4   10   0   1   1    3   0   0    5    3  .227
Rico Petrocelli       12   44    5    9   3   0   1   11   0   0    5    7  .205
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
Alex Johnson          14   57   11   23   2   1   2   11   2   0    1    5  .404
Jim Spencer           10   22    4    8   2   0   0    5   0   0    2    2  .364
Jay Johnstone         11   40    5   14   3   0   2    7   0   0    2    6  .350
Jim Fregosi           14   58   13   20   4   0   2    8   0   0    5    9  .345
Chico Ruiz             3    3    1    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Bill Voss             14   49    9   16   2   2   1   14   1   1    9    3  .327
Roger Repoz           14   48    7   15   3   1   2    9   0   1    6    8  .313
Sandy Alomar          14   62   10   18   1   0   0    2   8   2    5    4  .290
Aurelio Rodriguez     14   53    4   14   2   2   0    7   0   1    2    4  .264
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               5   14    1    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .214
Joe Azcue             11   39    2    8   1   0   0    3   0   0    0    3  .205
Billy Cowan            5    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
Luis Aparicio         13   45    9   17   2   0   1    6   1   0    6    4  .378
Bill Melton           13   47    5   16   4   0   1    9   0   1    5    8  .340
Ed Herrmann            5   13    1    4   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    4  .308
Gail Hopkins           8   13    2    4   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    0  .308
Syd O'Brien            7   23    1    7   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    3  .304
Ken Berry             10   37    4   11   2   0   0    3   1   0    3    4  .297
Carlos May            13   48    7   14   4   1   1   10   1   0    3    9  .292
Buddy Bradford        10   32    3    9   1   0   2    4   0   1    4   11  .281
Duane Josephson       10   34    3    9   1   0   1    4   0   1    4    3  .265
Bob Christian          5    4    2    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .250
Bobby Knoop            9   25    3    6   1   0   2    2   0   0    2    5  .240
John Matias           10   35    2    6   0   0   1    2   1   0    0    6  .171
Walt Williams          9   26    4    4   1   0   0    0   1   1    3    2  .154
Tommy McCraw           8   17    0    1   0   0   0    0   2   0    2    3  .059
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
Larry Brown            3    8    3    3   2   1   0    1   0   0    1    0  .375
Roy Foster             9   29    5    9   2   0   1    3   0   1    3    5  .310
Eddie Leon            11   39    4   12   4   0   1    7   0   0    3    4  .308
Ray Fosse              5   13    2    4   1   0   0    0   0   0    4    2  .308
Vada Pinson           10   35    3   10   0   0   2    3   0   2    4    7  .286
Vern Fuller            2    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250
Chuck Hinton           5    4    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .250
Tony Horton            7   27    2    5   1   0   1    3   0   0    3    5  .185
Jack Heidemann        11   35    0    6   1   0   0    4   0   0    2    9  .171
Ted Ford               5   14    2    2   1   0   1    1   0   0    2    5  .143
Lou Klimchock          5   14    1    2   0   0   1    1   0   0    1    1  .143
Russ Nagelson          6   15    3    2   1   0   1    1   0   0    1    3  .133
Ted Uhlaender          9   34    1    4   1   0   0    3   1   0    3    4  .118
Duke Sims              7   21    3    2   2   0   0    1   0   0    5    7  .095
Graig Nettles          9   23    3    2   0   0   0    1   1   0   11    5  .087

 Detroit              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Jim Northrup          12   48    4   17   4   0   1    7   0   0    4    7  .354
Bill Freehan          12   43    4   14   2   0   1    8   0   1    9   11  .326
Cesar Gutierrez       12   49    7   15   2   1   0    5   1   0    3    6  .306
Willie Horton         12   46    8   14   4   0   0   10   0   0    7    6  .304
Al Kaline             12   46    7   14   4   0   0    8   1   0    9    9  .304
Dick McAuliffe        12   45    8   12   2   0   2    5   1   0   14   11  .267
Norm Cash              7   28    6    7   1   0   2    4   0   0    2    3  .250
Mickey Stanley         7   28    3    7   2   0   0    1   1   0    2    0  .250
Don Wert               8   20    4    5   1   0   0    2   0   0    6    3  .250
Elliott Maddox         6   14    4    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    1  .214
Dalton Jones           3    8    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .125
Gates Brown            3    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Ken Szotkiewicz        2    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .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
Paul Schaal            7   13    1    5   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .385
Pat Kelly             10   35    8   12   1   0   0    0   5   2    5    9  .343
Lou Piniella          12   46    4   15   4   0   1    7   0   2    5    2  .326
Bob Oliver            13   48    7   14   3   2   2    8   0   0    2    8  .292
Joe Keough             6    7    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .286
George Spriggs        11   22    4    6   0   0   0    0   1   1    4    8  .273
Rich Severson          7   19    0    5   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .263
Ed Kirkpatrick        13   46   10   12   2   1   2    6   1   1    5    8  .261
Amos Otis             13   51    5   10   2   0   0    8   4   0    4    6  .196
Ellie Rodriguez       11   25    3    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    5    4  .160
Jim Campanis           6   13    2    2   0   0   2    2   0   0    1    2  .154
Luis Alcaraz          13   52    3    7   1   1   1    8   0   0    1    4  .135
Jackie Hernandez      10   24    1    3   0   1   0    0   0   1    1   10  .125
Mike Fiore             6    8    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    4  .000
Hawk Taylor            4    5    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000

 Milwaukee            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
John Kennedy           8    7    2    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .429
Danny Walton          13   51    6   20   3   0   5   17   1   0    4   14  .392
Steve Hovley          13   53    7   19   4   0   0    8   1   0    6    3  .359
Ted Savage             5    7    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .286
Russ Snyder           12   37    9   10   2   0   0    4   0   1    4    9  .270
Greg Goossen           9   27    2    7   2   0   1    2   0   0    5    8  .259
Tommy Harper          13   48    5   12   4   0   0    3   4   3    6   10  .250
Rich Rollins           6    8    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .250
Mike Hershberger       1    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Ted Kubiak            13   43    8    9   0   0   0    1   0   1    8    5  .209
Max Alvis             12   44    3    7   1   0   0    2   1   0    2    5  .159
Phil Roof              5   16    4    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    2  .125
Jerry McNertney       10   33    2    4   1   0   0    1   0   0    4    6  .121
Mike Hegan             8   20    0    2   1   0   0    3   0   0    2    8  .100
Sandy Valdespino       8    9    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
Brant Alyea           10   31    6   13   1   0   4   16   0   1    3    4  .419
Cesar Tovar           11   47   12   18   3   2   2    6   5   1    4    7  .383
Rod Carew             11   42    7   15   4   0   0    3   1   2    0    3  .357
Tony Oliva            11   47    9   16   3   1   2   12   0   0    1    4  .340
Frank Quilici          6    6    1    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    1  .333
Paul Ratliff           3    6    2    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    3  .333
Chuck Manuel           4    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .333
Harmon Killebrew      11   34    9   11   1   0   2    7   0   0    9    8  .324
Jim Holt               9   10    1    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .300
Rick Renick            4   10    1    3   1   0   1    4   0   0    0    3  .300
Leo Cardenas          11   39    6    9   3   0   1    5   0   0    3   10  .231
George Mitterwald     10   32    3    6   1   0   0    0   0   0    4    9  .188
Rich Reese            11   31    5    5   1   0   0    0   0   0    3    3  .161
Minnie Mendoza         2    5    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Bob Allison            1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000

 New York             G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Roy White             15   55   12   20   6   0   1    6   3   1   16    6  .364
Danny Cater           16   64   10   21   5   1   2   16   1   0    4   11  .328
Ron Woods              8   20    4    6   0   0   2    6   0   0    0    4  .300
Horace Clarke         16   76    7   21   1   0   1    4   0   2    5    2  .276
Gene Michael          16   62    8   16   4   0   0    1   1   0    8   14  .258
Bobby Murcer          16   58   11   14   1   0   2    9   0   1   14   12  .241
Jake Gibbs             4    9    2    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .222
Pete Ward             10   10    1    2   0   1   0    2   0   0    2    3  .200
Curt Blefary          13   47    3    8   1   0   0    8   0   3   11    7  .170
Frank Tepedino         4    6    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .167
Thurman Munson        13   44    4    7   2   0   0    4   2   0   11    9  .159
Jerry Kenney          11   42    2    6   0   0   0    4   0   2    3    7  .143
John Ellis            12   28    2    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    5  .107
Ron Hansen             8    8    0    0   0   0   0    3   0   0    6    1  .000
Jim Lyttle             7    1    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           14   52    7   18   5   1   1    5   1   1    9    9  .346
Roberto Pena          11   38    3   13   1   0   0    2   1   0    2    4  .342
Felipe Alou           14   58    5   16   2   0   0    2   1   0    2    6  .276
Dave Duncan           12   31    4    8   1   0   2    4   0   0    2    1  .258
Dick Green            14   48    5   12   0   0   1    3   3   0    6    6  .250
Sal Bando              8   16    4    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
Don Mincher           13   38    5    8   2   0   4    9   0   0    7    8  .211
Bob Johnson           10   29    4    6   1   0   1    1   2   1    2    1  .207
Bert Campaneris        9   36    3    7   1   1   0    1   3   0    1    3  .194
Joe Rudi               4    8    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .125
Reggie Jackson        14   51    4    6   1   0   3    8   4   1    6   19  .118
Frank Fernandez        8   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 Stroud             11   19    4    8   0   0   0    1   3   0    2    6  .421
Frank Howard          12   43    6   15   3   0   3   10   0   0   10   12  .349
Lee Maye               8   26    7    9   2   0   1    3   0   0    4    5  .346
Ed Brinkman           12   50    6   14   1   0   0    4   0   0    8    3  .280
Bernie Allen          11   24    5    6   1   0   1    4   0   0    3    3  .250
Mike Epstein          12   48    7   11   0   0   3    6   0   0    7   16  .229
Del Unser             11   44    2   10   0   1   0    4   0   0    6    7  .227
Paul Casanova          5   14    1    3   0   1   0    0   0   0    1    3  .214
Hank Allen            10   19    2    4   0   0   0    3   0   0    4    4  .211
Ken McMullen          12   49    4   10   2   0   0    3   0   0    3    9  .204
Johnny Roseboro        8   20    3    4   0   0   0    4   0   0    6    1  .200
Tim Cullen             5    6    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .167
Dave Nelson            7   21    2    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    4    5  .143
Jim French             5    8    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .125

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  H. Clarke (NY)           76
  D. Cater (NY)            64
  S. Alomar (CAL)          62
  G. Michael (NY)          62
  F. Alou (OAK)            58
  J. Fregosi (CAL)         58
  B. Murcer (NY)           58
  A. Johnson (CAL)         57
  R. White (NY)            55
  S. Hovley (MIL)          53

Runs Scored:

  J. Fregosi (CAL)         13
  R. Smith (BOS)           12
  C. Tovar (MIN)           12
  R. White (NY)            12
  A. Johnson (CAL)         11
  B. Murcer (NY)           11
  S. Alomar (CAL)          10
  P. Blair (BAL)           10
  D. Cater (NY)            10
  E. Kirkpatrick (KC)      10

Hits:

  A. Johnson (CAL)         23
  D. Cater (NY)            21
  H. Clarke (NY)           21
  J. Fregosi (CAL)         20
  D. Walton (MIL)          20
  R. White (NY)            20
  S. Hovley (MIL)          19
  S. Alomar (CAL)          18
  R. Monday (OAK)          18
  R. Smith (BOS)           18

Doubles:

  R. White (NY)             6
  D. Cater (NY)             5
  R. Monday (OAK)           5
  L. Alvarado (BOS)         4
  R. Carew (MIN)            4
  J. Fregosi (CAL)          4
  T. Harper (MIL)           4
  W. Horton (DET)           4
  S. Hovley (MIL)           4
  D. Johnson (BAL)          4

Triples:

  B. Oliver (KC)            2
  A. Rodriguez (CAL)        2
  C. Tovar (MIN)            2
  B. Voss (CAL)             2
  L. Alcaraz (KC)           1
  M. Belanger (BAL)         1
  L. Brown (CLE)            1
  B. Campaneris (OAK)       1
  P. Casanova (WAS)         1
  D. Cater (NY)             1

Home Runs:

  D. Walton (MIL)           5
  B. Alyea (MIN)            4
  D. Mincher (OAK)          4
  M. Epstein (WAS)          3
  F. Howard (WAS)           3
  R. Jackson (OAK)          3
  S. Bando (OAK)            2
  B. Bradford (CHI)         2
  D. Buford (BAL)           2
  J. Campanis (KC)          2

RBI:

  D. Walton (MIL)          17
  B. Alyea (MIN)           16
  D. Cater (NY)            16
  B. Voss (CAL)            14
  T. Oliva (MIN)           12
  A. Johnson (CAL)         11
  R. Petrocelli (BOS)      11
  W. Horton (DET)          10
  F. Howard (WAS)          10
  C. May (CHI)             10

Stolen Bases:

  S. Alomar (CAL)           8
  P. Blair (BAL)            7
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)      6
  P. Kelly (KC)             5
  C. Tovar (MIN)            5
  T. Harper (MIL)           4
  R. Jackson (OAK)          4
  A. Otis (KC)              4
  B. Campaneris (OAK)       3
  D. Green (OAK)            3

Caught Stealing:

  P. Blair (BAL)            3
  C. Blefary (NY)           3
  T. Harper (MIL)           3
  S. Alomar (CAL)           2
  R. Carew (MIN)            2
  H. Clarke (NY)            2
  P. Kelly (KC)             2
  J. Kenney (NY)            2
  L. Piniella (KC)          2
  V. Pinson (CLE)           2

Walks:

  R. White (NY)            16
  D. McAuliffe (DET)       14
  B. Murcer (NY)           14
  C. Blefary (NY)          11
  T. Munson (NY)           11
  G. Nettles (CLE)         11
  F. Howard (WAS)          10
  B. Freehan (DET)          9
  A. Kaline (DET)           9
  H. Killebrew (MIN)        9

Strikeouts:

  R. Jackson (OAK)         19
  M. Epstein (WAS)         16
  G. Michael (NY)          14
  D. Walton (MIL)          14
  F. Howard (WAS)          12
  B. Murcer (NY)           12
  M. Belanger (BAL)        11
  B. Bradford (CHI)        11
  D. Cater (NY)            11
  B. Freehan (DET)         11

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