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Monday April 27, 1970
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American League batting statistics through games of April 27, 1970:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Minnesota        510   84   146   25    6   15    77    8    5   41    90  .286
California       599   83   170   27    6   11    79   12    5   43    81  .284
Boston           531   65   145   26    3   14    61   11    3   59    63  .273
Chicago          530   55   144   22    1   10    49    8    6   52    91  .272
Detroit          511   69   137   26    3    9    63    5    2   72    91  .268
Baltimore        538   82   143   28    2   18    78   13    4   68    99  .266
Washington       552   66   134   14    3   13    61    5    0   80   122  .243
Kansas City      546   69   132   15    7   15    59   13    9   51   103  .242
Oakland          553   53   131   20    3   18    48   17    5   57    88  .237
Milwaukee        568   73   134   25    0    9    64   15    5   71   109  .236
New York         632   78   148   21    3   10    75    8   10   96   102  .234
Cleveland        466   47   101   23    2   11    43    2    4   56    99  .217

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Pat Kelly (KC)           13   47   10   18   1   0   0    1   7   4    8   11  .383
Alex Johnson (CAL)       17   69   12   26   3   1   2   12   3   0    1    6  .377
Rick Monday (OAK)        17   64    9   24   5   2   2    7   1   1   10   10  .375
Jerry Moses (BOS)        15   54    4   20   5   0   2    8   0   0    4    5  .370
Davey Johnson (BAL)      16   52    9   19   5   0   3   11   2   0   11    7  .365
Danny Walton (MIL)       17   67    8   24   3   0   6   19   1   0    7   19  .358
Frank Robinson (BAL)     14   52   10   18   4   0   3    8   0   0    7   12  .346
Luis Aparicio (CHI)      16   58   10   20   2   0   1    7   1   0    7    6  .345
Steve Hovley (MIL)       16   64    8   22   5   0   0   10   3   0    9    3  .344
Vada Pinson (CLE)        14   50    4   17   0   0   2    7   0   2    4    9  .340

 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         16   52    9   19   5   0   3   11   2   0   11    7  .365
Frank Robinson        14   52   10   18   4   0   3    8   0   0    7   12  .346
Brooks Robinson       16   63    8   21   7   1   2   14   1   0    4    3  .333
Dave May               6    6    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .333
Clay Dalrymple         1    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .333
Paul Blair            16   59   13   16   4   0   1    8   7   3   10   12  .271
Andy Etchebarren       9   23    3    6   1   0   1    2   0   0    3    3  .261
Don Buford            15   59   11   15   2   0   3   12   0   1    8   10  .254
Ellie Hendricks       10   28    2    7   1   0   0    1   0   0    4    4  .250
Terry Crowley          8   12    2    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .250
Merv Rettenmund        5   12    3    3   0   0   0    0   1   0    1    2  .250
Boog Powell           16   58    8   11   1   0   3    8   0   0    8   11  .190
Mark Belanger         15   63    5   11   1   1   0    4   2   0    3   15  .175
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         6    6    1    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .667
Jerry Moses           15   54    4   20   5   0   2    8   0   0    4    5  .370
Reggie Smith          16   62   15   21   3   2   3    9   3   0    8    4  .339
Mike Derrick           6    6    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   1    0    2  .333
Carl Yastrzemski      16   58    8   18   3   0   1    7   8   2   13    7  .310
Luis Alvarado         16   58    6   16   4   0   0    5   0   0    3    6  .276
Tony Conigliaro       16   57    4   15   1   0   1    5   0   0    8    2  .263
Rico Petrocelli       16   59    8   14   5   0   2   14   0   0    6   10  .237
Mike Andrews          16   61   11   14   2   0   2    5   0   0   11    7  .230
George Scott          16   61    5   13   1   1   2    6   0   0    5    6  .213
Don Pavletich          2    5    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000
Tom Matchick           3    2    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000

 California           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Jim Spencer           13   30    4   12   2   0   0    7   0   0    3    2  .400
Jarvis Tatum           1    5    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .400
Alex Johnson          17   69   12   26   3   1   2   12   3   0    1    6  .377
Jim Fregosi           17   71   14   24   6   0   2   11   0   0    5   11  .338
Roger Repoz           16   51    8   17   4   1   3   10   0   1    7    8  .333
Chico Ruiz             3    3    1    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Bill Voss             17   57    9   17   2   2   1   14   1   1   11    4  .298
Jay Johnstone         14   47    5   14   3   0   2    8   0   0    2    7  .298
Aurelio Rodriguez     17   63    6   17   2   2   0    7   0   1    3    6  .270
Sandy Alomar          17   76   11   20   2   0   0    3   8   2    5    7  .263
Joe Azcue             14   47    4   12   1   0   1    4   0   0    0    3  .255
Jim Hicks              4    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .250
Tom Egan               6   17    2    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .177
Rick Reichardt         9    6    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    0  .167
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
Gail Hopkins          11   23    4   10   1   0   0    0   0   0    5    1  .435
Luis Aparicio         16   58   10   20   2   0   1    7   1   0    7    6  .345
Bill Melton           16   59    5   18   4   0   1    9   0   1    7    9  .305
Syd O'Brien            8   23    1    7   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    3  .304
Carlos May            16   60    9   18   5   1   2   11   2   1    5   13  .300
Ken Berry             11   37    5   11   2   0   0    3   1   0    3    4  .297
Ed Herrmann            6   17    1    5   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    4  .294
Duane Josephson       13   41    4   12   1   0   1    4   0   1    5    5  .293
Buddy Bradford        13   42    4   12   2   0   2    5   0   2    5   13  .286
Bob Christian          5    4    2    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .250
Walt Williams         11   35    4    8   2   0   0    0   1   1    4    2  .229
Tommy McCraw          11   24    0    5   0   0   0    2   2   0    3    3  .208
Bobby Knoop           12   34    3    7   1   0   2    3   0   0    5    7  .206
John Matias           12   37    2    6   0   0   1    2   1   0    0    7  .162
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
Ray Fosse              9   25    3    9   2   0   1    1   0   1    7    5  .360
Vada Pinson           14   50    4   17   0   0   2    7   0   2    4    9  .340
Roy Foster            13   43    5   11   4   0   1    5   0   1    3    8  .256
Eddie Leon            15   52    4   13   4   0   1    7   0   0    4    6  .250
Tony Horton           11   44    4   11   4   0   2    8   0   0    3    9  .250
Vern Fuller            2    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250
Ted Uhlaender         13   49    6   10   2   1   1    4   1   0    6    7  .204
Chuck Hinton           6    5    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .200
Jack Heidemann        15   49    1    9   1   0   0    4   0   0    2   12  .184
Lou Klimchock          5   14    1    2   0   0   1    1   0   0    1    1  .143
Ted Ford               6   15    2    2   1   0   1    1   0   0    2    6  .133
Russ Nagelson          6   15    3    2   1   0   1    1   0   0    1    3  .133
Duke Sims              7   21    3    2   2   0   0    1   0   0    5    7  .095
Graig Nettles         13   35    6    3   0   0   0    1   1   0   15    6  .086

 Detroit              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Al Kaline             15   59    8   19   6   0   0    9   1   0    9    9  .322
Jim Northrup          15   58    7   18   4   1   1    9   0   0    5    8  .310
Bill Freehan          15   52    5   16   2   0   2   11   0   1   12   12  .308
Mickey Stanley         8   31    4    9   2   0   1    2   1   0    3    0  .290
Cesar Gutierrez       15   60    9   17   2   1   0    5   1   0    3    7  .283
Willie Horton         15   57    9   16   4   0   0   10   0   0    8   11  .281
Dick McAuliffe        15   58    9   15   2   0   3    6   1   0   14   13  .259
Don Wert               9   20    4    5   1   0   0    2   0   0    6    3  .250
Norm Cash             10   34    7    8   1   0   2    5   0   1    4    6  .235
Elliott Maddox         9   24    4    5   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    3  .208
Dalton Jones           4    9    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .111
Gates Brown            4    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Ken Szotkiewicz        3    3    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
Pat Kelly             13   47   10   18   1   0   0    1   7   4    8   11  .383
Lou Piniella          15   59    6   20   4   0   2   11   0   2    5    2  .339
Paul Schaal            9   15    1    5   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .333
Jerry Adair            1    3    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    2  .333
Bob Oliver            16   59   12   18   3   2   5   15   0   0    4   10  .305
Rich Severson          7   19    0    5   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .263
George Spriggs        13   23    4    6   0   0   0    0   1   1    4    9  .261
Joe Keough             7    8    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .250
Ed Kirkpatrick        16   61   11   15   2   1   3    8   1   1    5    9  .246
Amos Otis             16   62    9   15   2   2   1    9   4   0    6    6  .242
Ellie Rodriguez       14   35    4    7   0   0   0    1   0   0    6    6  .200
Jackie Hernandez      13   34    2    6   1   1   1    1   0   1    2   11  .177
Jim Campanis           6   13    2    2   0   0   2    2   0   0    1    2  .154
Luis Alcaraz          15   60    3    8   1   1   1    8   0   0    1    4  .133
Mike Fiore             8   10    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    6  .000
Hawk Taylor            6    7    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000

 Milwaukee            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
John Kennedy          10    8    3    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .500
Danny Walton          17   67    8   24   3   0   6   19   1   0    7   19  .358
Steve Hovley          16   64    8   22   5   0   0   10   3   0    9    3  .344
Ted Savage             7   12    1    4   1   0   0    2   1   0    0    0  .333
Mike Hershberger       4   10    1    3   2   0   0    0   1   0    1    1  .300
Tommy Harper          17   65    9   18   4   0   1    7   8   3    8   11  .277
Russ Snyder           15   50   10   13   2   0   0    5   0   1    6   11  .260
Greg Goossen          10   28    2    7   2   0   1    2   0   0    5    8  .250
Ted Kubiak            17   55   10   11   0   0   0    1   0   1   12    6  .200
Rich Rollins           7   11    2    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    3  .182
Jerry McNertney       14   43    4    7   2   0   0    3   0   0    7    8  .163
Max Alvis             15   54    4    8   1   0   0    4   1   0    4    6  .148
Mike Hegan            11   30    2    4   1   0   0    4   0   0    5   11  .133
Phil Roof              6   18    4    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    3    2  .111
Wayne Comer            7   12    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000
Sandy Valdespino       8    9    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    4  .000

 Minnesota            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Bob Allison            3    2    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .500
Brant Alyea           14   43    6   17   4   0   4   21   0   1    6    7  .395
Rod Carew             11   42    7   15   4   0   0    3   1   2    0    3  .357
Tony Oliva            15   65   14   22   4   2   3   13   0   0    1    6  .339
Cesar Tovar           15   65   14   22   4   3   2    7   6   1    4   10  .339
Harmon Killebrew      15   48   11   16   1   0   3   11   0   0   14    9  .333
Paul Ratliff           4    9    3    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    3  .333
Chuck Manuel           4    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .333
Rick Renick            5   11    1    3   1   0   1    4   0   0    0    3  .273
Frank Quilici         10   16    2    4   0   0   0    2   0   1    1    3  .250
Jim Holt              12   12    2    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .250
Rich Reese            15   46    6   11   1   0   1    1   0   0    4    5  .239
Leo Cardenas          15   57    7   11   3   1   1    7   0   0    3   11  .193
George Mitterwald     13   44    3    7   1   0   0    1   0   0    4   14  .159
Minnie Mendoza         5    8    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             17   62   12   20   6   0   1    6   3   1   18    7  .323
Danny Cater           18   72   11   22   5   1   2   16   1   0    4   11  .306
Ron Woods              9   20    4    6   0   0   2    7   0   0    1    4  .300
Horace Clarke         18   85    9   25   1   0   1    4   0   3    5    2  .294
Bobby Murcer          18   64   12   16   1   0   3   11   0   1   17   12  .250
Gene Michael          18   69    9   17   4   0   0    2   1   0    8   16  .246
Jake Gibbs             4    9    2    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .222
Curt Blefary          15   54    4   10   1   0   0    9   0   3   11    7  .185
Pete Ward             12   11    1    2   0   1   0    2   0   0    2    4  .182
Thurman Munson        15   46    5    8   2   0   0    4   3   0   15    9  .174
Jerry Kenney          13   50    3    8   0   0   1    7   0   2    4    7  .160
Frank Tepedino         5    7    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .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             8    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           17   64    9   24   5   2   2    7   1   1   10   10  .375
Felipe Alou           17   71    6   20   3   0   0    2   1   0    2    8  .282
Don Mincher           16   49    8   13   3   0   6   11   0   0    8    8  .265
Roberto Pena          14   49    3   13   1   0   0    2   1   1    2    4  .265
Tito Francona         10    8    0    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    2  .250
Dave Duncan           14   38    4    9   1   0   2    5   0   0    2    2  .237
Dick Green            17   60    6   14   1   0   1    3   3   0    6    8  .233
Bob Johnson           11   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
Sal Bando             11   26    5    5   0   0   2    3   1   1    4    5  .192
Reggie Jackson        17   58    4    8   3   0   3    8   5   1   11   20  .138
Frank Fernandez       10   16    1    2   0   0   1    1   0   0    7    5  .125
Joe Rudi               4    8    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .125
Jose Tartabull         3    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             15   36    5   12   0   0   0    1   4   0    2   11  .333
Frank Howard          16   55   11   18   3   0   5   12   0   0   14   16  .327
Lee Maye              12   38    8   12   2   0   2    7   0   0    4    7  .316
Mike Epstein          16   62    9   18   2   0   4    9   0   0   10   21  .290
Bernie Allen          14   33    7    9   2   0   2    5   0   0    4    4  .273
Tim Cullen             8    8    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Ed Brinkman           16   65    7   16   1   1   0    6   0   0   10    5  .246
Johnny Roseboro       11   29    4    7   1   0   0    5   1   0   10    3  .241
Del Unser             12   44    2   10   0   1   0    4   0   0    6    7  .227
Ken McMullen          15   59    5   12   2   0   0    3   0   0    5   10  .203
Paul Casanova          6   17    1    3   0   1   0    0   0   0    1    3  .177
Hank Allen            14   24    2    4   0   0   0    3   0   0    5    7  .167
Dave Nelson            9   24    2    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    4    6  .125
Jim French             6    8    2    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .125
Aurelio Rodriguez      1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000
Rick Reichardt         1    1    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    0  .000

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  H. Clarke (NY)           85
  S. Alomar (CAL)          76
  D. Cater (NY)            72
  F. Alou (OAK)            71
  J. Fregosi (CAL)         71
  A. Johnson (CAL)         69
  G. Michael (NY)          69
  A. Rodriguez (WAS)       67
  D. Walton (MIL)          67
  E. Brinkman (WAS)        65

Runs Scored:

  R. Smith (BOS)           15
  J. Fregosi (CAL)         14
  T. Oliva (MIN)           14
  C. Tovar (MIN)           14
  P. Blair (BAL)           13
  A. Johnson (CAL)         12
  B. Murcer (NY)           12
  B. Oliver (KC)           12
  R. White (NY)            12
  S. Alomar (CAL)          11

Hits:

  A. Johnson (CAL)         26
  H. Clarke (NY)           25
  J. Fregosi (CAL)         24
  R. Monday (OAK)          24
  D. Walton (MIL)          24
  D. Cater (NY)            22
  S. Hovley (MIL)          22
  T. Oliva (MIN)           22
  C. Tovar (MIN)           22
  B. Robinson (BAL)        21

Doubles:

  B. Robinson (BAL)         7
  J. Fregosi (CAL)          6
  A. Kaline (DET)           6
  R. White (NY)             6
  D. Cater (NY)             5
  S. Hovley (MIL)           5
  D. Johnson (BAL)          5
  C. May (CHI)              5
  R. Monday (OAK)           5
  J. Moses (BOS)            5

Triples:

  C. Tovar (MIN)            3
  R. Monday (OAK)           2
  T. Oliva (MIN)            2
  B. Oliver (KC)            2
  A. Otis (KC)              2
  A. Rodriguez (WAS)        2
  R. Smith (BOS)            2
  B. Voss (CAL)             2
  L. Alcaraz (KC)           1
  M. Belanger (BAL)         1

Home Runs:

  D. Mincher (OAK)          6
  D. Walton (MIL)           6
  F. Howard (WAS)           5
  B. Oliver (KC)            5
  B. Alyea (MIN)            4
  M. Epstein (WAS)          4
  D. Buford (BAL)           3
  R. Jackson (OAK)          3
  D. Johnson (BAL)          3
  H. Killebrew (MIN)        3

RBI:

  B. Alyea (MIN)           21
  D. Walton (MIL)          19
  D. Cater (NY)            16
  B. Oliver (KC)           15
  R. Petrocelli (BOS)      14
  B. Robinson (BAL)        14
  B. Voss (CAL)            14
  T. Oliva (MIN)           13
  D. Buford (BAL)          12
  F. Howard (WAS)          12

Stolen Bases:

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

Caught Stealing:

  P. Kelly (KC)             4
  P. Blair (BAL)            3
  C. Blefary (NY)           3
  H. Clarke (NY)            3
  T. Harper (MIL)           3
  S. Alomar (CAL)           2
  B. Bradford (CHI)         2
  R. Carew (MIN)            2
  J. Kenney (NY)            2
  L. Piniella (KC)          2

Walks:

  R. White (NY)            18
  B. Murcer (NY)           17
  T. Munson (NY)           15
  G. Nettles (CLE)         15
  F. Howard (WAS)          14
  H. Killebrew (MIN)       14
  D. McAuliffe (DET)       14
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     13
  B. Freehan (DET)         12
  T. Kubiak (MIL)          12

Strikeouts:

  M. Epstein (WAS)         21
  R. Jackson (OAK)         20
  D. Walton (MIL)          19
  F. Howard (WAS)          16
  G. Michael (NY)          16
  M. Belanger (BAL)        15
  G. Mitterwald (MIN)      14
  B. Bradford (CHI)        13
  C. May (CHI)             13
  D. McAuliffe (DET)       13


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