Tuesday April 28, 1970
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of April 28, 1970:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
California       634   88   178   28    6   12    84   12    6   44    83  .281
Minnesota        543   85   152   25    7   15    78    9    5   44    94  .280
Detroit          549   77   150   31    3   10    70    6    2   80    97  .273
Chicago          562   57   152   23    1   11    51    8    6   53    95  .271
Boston           560   67   150   27    3   16    63   11    3   61    65  .268
Baltimore        573   86   151   30    2   19    82   13    4   71   102  .264
Washington       585   75   143   15    3   16    70    8    0   89   127  .244
Milwaukee        607   79   148   26    0   11    70   16    5   78   117  .244
Kansas City      580   72   140   16    7   17    62   13    9   51   106  .241
New York         662   85   155   22    3   12    81    9   10   99   104  .234
Oakland          584   54   135   21    3   18    49   17    5   57    95  .231
Cleveland        498   50   108   25    2   11    45    2    4   56   104  .217

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Pat Kelly (KC)           14   48   10   18   1   0   0    1   7   4    8   12  .375
Alex Johnson (CAL)       18   73   13   27   3   1   2   12   3   0    1    6  .370
Luis Aparicio (CHI)      17   61   11   22   3   0   1    7   1   0    8    6  .361
Davey Johnson (BAL)      17   56    9   20   5   0   3   11   2   0   11    8  .357
Frank Robinson (BAL)     15   56   12   20   4   0   3    8   0   0    7   12  .357
Steve Hovley (MIL)       17   65    8   23   5   0   0   10   3   0    9    3  .354
Rick Monday (OAK)        18   68    9   24   5   2   2    7   1   1   10   13  .353
Danny Walton (MIL)       18   71    9   25   3   0   7   20   1   0    8   21  .352
Vada Pinson (CLE)        15   54    5   19   1   0   2    7   0   2    4   10  .352
Jerry Moses (BOS)        16   57    4   20   5   0   2    8   0   0    4    5  .351

 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         17   56    9   20   5   0   3   11   2   0   11    8  .357
Frank Robinson        15   56   12   20   4   0   3    8   0   0    7   12  .357
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
Brooks Robinson       17   66    8   21   7   1   2   14   1   0    5    4  .318
Andy Etchebarren       9   23    3    6   1   0   1    2   0   0    3    3  .261
Paul Blair            17   63   13   16   4   0   1    8   7   3   10   13  .254
Ellie Hendricks       11   32    2    8   2   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
Don Buford            16   63   11   15   2   0   3   12   0   1    9   10  .238
Boog Powell           17   61    9   13   2   0   4   12   0   0    9   11  .213
Mark Belanger         16   68    6   13   1   1   0    4   2   0    3   15  .191
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           16   57    4   20   5   0   2    8   0   0    4    5  .351
Mike Derrick           6    6    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   1    0    2  .333
Reggie Smith          17   66   15   21   3   2   3    9   3   0    8    5  .318
Carl Yastrzemski      17   62    8   18   3   0   1    7   8   2   13    7  .290
Luis Alvarado         17   61    6   16   4   0   0    5   0   0    3    6  .262
Tony Conigliaro       17   61    5   16   1   0   2    6   0   0    8    2  .262
Mike Andrews          17   65   12   16   3   0   3    6   0   0   11    8  .246
George Scott          17   64    5   15   1   1   2    6   0   0    5    6  .234
Rico Petrocelli       17   60    8   14   5   0   2   14   0   0    8   10  .233
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
Ken McMullen           1    4    1    2   0   0   1    3   0   0    0    0  .500
Jim Spencer           14   34    5   13   2   0   0    8   0   0    3    2  .382
Alex Johnson          18   73   13   27   3   1   2   12   3   0    1    6  .370
Jim Fregosi           18   75   15   25   6   0   2   11   0   0    5   12  .333
Roger Repoz           16   51    8   17   4   1   3   10   0   1    7    8  .333
Bill Voss             17   57    9   17   2   2   1   14   1   1   11    4  .298
Jay Johnstone         15   50    5   14   3   0   2    8   0   0    2    7  .280
Aurelio Rodriguez     17   63    6   17   2   2   0    7   0   1    3    6  .270
Sandy Alomar          18   80   11   21   2   0   0    3   8   3    5    7  .263
Joe Azcue             15   51    4   13   2   0   1    4   0   0    0    3  .255
Jarvis Tatum           2    8    3    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .250
Jim Hicks              4    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .250
Chico Ruiz             4    4    1    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Billy Cowan            6    5    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .200
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
Ray Oyler              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
Gail Hopkins          12   26    4   11   1   0   0    0   0   0    5    1  .423
Luis Aparicio         17   61   11   22   3   0   1    7   1   0    8    6  .361
Bill Melton           17   63    6   21   4   0   2   10   0   1    7   10  .333
Syd O'Brien            8   23    1    7   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    3  .304
Ken Berry             11   37    5   11   2   0   0    3   1   0    3    4  .297
Carlos May            17   64    9   19   5   1   2   11   2   1    5   14  .297
Ed Herrmann            6   17    1    5   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    4  .294
Duane Josephson       14   45    4   13   1   0   1    5   0   1    5    5  .289
Buddy Bradford        14   46    4   12   2   0   2    5   0   2    5   14  .261
Tommy McCraw          11   24    0    5   0   0   0    2   2   0    3    3  .208
Walt Williams         12   39    4    8   2   0   0    0   1   1    4    2  .205
Bob Christian          6    5    2    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .200
Bobby Knoop           13   37    3    7   1   0   2    3   0   0    5    7  .189
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
Vada Pinson           15   54    5   19   1   0   2    7   0   2    4   10  .352
Ray Fosse             10   28    3    9   2   0   1    1   0   1    7    5  .321
Roy Foster            14   47    5   13   4   0   1    5   0   1    3    9  .277
Tony Horton           12   48    5   13   5   0   2   10   0   0    3    9  .271
Vern Fuller            2    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250
Eddie Leon            16   55    4   13   4   0   1    7   0   0    4    6  .236
Ted Uhlaender         14   53    6   11   2   1   1    4   1   0    6    7  .208
Chuck Hinton           6    5    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .200
Jack Heidemann        16   52    1    9   1   0   0    4   0   0    2   14  .173
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          7   16    3    2   1   0   1    1   0   0    1    4  .125
Duke Sims              7   21    3    2   2   0   0    1   0   0    5    7  .095
Graig Nettles         14   39    7    3   0   0   0    1   1   0   15    6  .077

 Detroit              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Al Kaline             16   63    9   20   6   0   1   11   1   0   10    9  .318
Mickey Stanley         9   35    5   11   3   0   1    4   1   0    5    0  .314
Jim Northrup          15   58    7   18   4   1   1    9   0   0    5    8  .310
Cesar Gutierrez       16   65   10   20   2   1   0    6   1   0    3    7  .308
Bill Freehan          16   57    6   17   2   0   2   11   0   1   12   12  .298
Don Wert              10   25    5    7   2   0   0    2   0   0    6    4  .280
Willie Horton         16   61    9   17   4   0   0   10   0   0    9   12  .279
Dick McAuliffe        16   62   11   17   4   0   3    8   2   0   16   15  .274
Norm Cash             11   37    7    8   1   0   2    5   0   1    6    8  .216
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             14   48   10   18   1   0   0    1   7   4    8   12  .375
Lou Piniella          16   63    7   21   4   0   3   13   0   2    5    3  .333
Paul Schaal           10   18    2    6   1   0   1    1   0   0    0    3  .333
Bob Oliver            17   60   12   19   3   2   5   15   0   0    4   10  .317
Jerry Adair            2    7    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    2  .286
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
Amos Otis             17   66    9   17   3   2   1    9   4   0    6    6  .258
Ed Kirkpatrick        17   65   11   15   2   1   3    8   1   1    5   10  .231
Ellie Rodriguez       14   35    4    7   0   0   0    1   0   0    6    6  .200
Jim Campanis           7   16    2    3   0   0   2    2   0   0    1    2  .188
Jackie Hernandez      14   38    2    7   1   1   1    1   0   1    2   11  .184
Joe Keough             8   11    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .182
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
Steve Hovley          17   65    8   23   5   0   0   10   3   0    9    3  .354
Danny Walton          18   71    9   25   3   0   7   20   1   0    8   21  .352
Mike Hershberger       5   15    2    5   2   0   0    0   1   0    1    2  .333
Rich Rollins           8   13    2    4   1   0   0    4   0   0    3    3  .308
Tommy Harper          18   71    9   20   4   0   1    8   8   3    8   13  .282
Ted Savage             8   18    2    5   1   0   1    3   1   0    0    2  .278
Greg Goossen          11   29    2    8   2   0   1    2   0   0    6    8  .276
Russ Snyder           16   50   11   13   2   0   0    5   0   1    7   11  .260
Ted Kubiak            18   58   11   12   0   0   0    1   0   1   14    6  .207
Jerry McNertney       15   47    4    9   2   0   0    4   0   0    7    9  .192
Mike Hegan            12   32    3    5   1   0   0    4   1   0    6   11  .156
Max Alvis             16   57    4    8   1   0   0    4   1   0    4    6  .140
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           15   46    6   19   4   0   4   21   1   1    7    7  .413
Rod Carew             11   42    7   15   4   0   0    3   1   2    0    3  .357
Paul Ratliff           5    9    3    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    3  .333
Cesar Tovar           16   70   15   23   4   4   2    7   6   1    4   10  .329
Tony Oliva            16   68   14   22   4   2   3   13   0   0    2    6  .324
Harmon Killebrew      16   52   11   16   1   0   3   11   0   0   14   10  .308
Rick Renick            5   11    1    3   1   0   1    4   0   0    0    3  .273
Chuck Manuel           5    4    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .250
Jim Holt              13   13    2    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .231
Frank Quilici         11   18    2    4   0   0   0    2   0   1    2    3  .222
Rich Reese            16   50    6   11   1   0   1    1   0   0    4    6  .220
Leo Cardenas          16   61    7   13   3   1   1    8   0   0    3   11  .213
George Mitterwald     14   47    3    8   1   0   0    1   0   0    4   16  .170
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
Ron Woods             10   23    6    8   1   0   3    9   0   0    2    4  .348
Horace Clarke         19   89    9   27   1   0   1    5   1   3    5    2  .303
Roy White             18   66   12   20   6   0   1    6   3   1   18    7  .303
Danny Cater           19   75   12   22   5   1   2   16   1   0    5   11  .293
Gene Michael          19   72    9   17   4   0   0    2   1   0    8   17  .236
Bobby Murcer          19   68   12   16   1   0   3   11   0   1   17   12  .235
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
Thurman Munson        16   49    6    9   2   0   0    4   3   0   16    9  .184
Pete Ward             12   11    1    2   0   1   0    2   0   0    2    4  .182
Jerry Kenney          14   53    4    8   0   0   1    7   0   2    4    7  .151
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           18   68    9   24   5   2   2    7   1   1   10   13  .353
Roberto Pena          15   52    3   14   1   0   0    2   1   1    2    4  .269
Felipe Alou           18   75    6   20   3   0   0    2   1   0    2    8  .267
Don Mincher           17   52    8   13   3   0   6   11   0   0    8   10  .250
Tito Francona         10    8    0    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    2  .250
Dave Duncan           15   38    4    9   1   0   2    5   0   0    2    2  .237
Dick Green            18   63    6   14   1   0   1    3   3   0    6    8  .222
Bert Campaneris       10   37    3    8   1   1   0    2   3   0    1    3  .216
Bob Johnson           12   30    4    6   1   0   1    1   2   1    2    1  .200
Sal Bando             12   30    5    5   0   0   2    3   1   1    4    6  .167
Frank Fernandez       11   19    1    3   0   0   1    1   0   0    7    6  .158
Reggie Jackson        18   62    4    9   4   0   3    8   5   1   11   20  .145
Joe Rudi               4    8    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .125
Jose Tartabull         4    1    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 Washington           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Rick Reichardt         2    2    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    0  .500
Lee Maye              13   41    9   14   2   0   2    8   0   0    4    7  .342
Frank Howard          17   59   13   20   4   0   6   15   0   0   15   16  .339
Ed Stroud             16   39    8   13   0   0   1    2   6   0    4   11  .333
Mike Epstein          17   66    9   18   2   0   4    9   0   0   11   23  .273
Bernie Allen          15   33    7    9   2   0   2    5   0   0    6    4  .273
Ed Brinkman           17   69    9   17   1   1   0    6   1   0   11    5  .246
Del Unser             12   44    2   10   0   1   0    4   0   0    6    7  .227
Johnny Roseboro       12   31    4    7   1   0   0    5   1   0   11    3  .226
Paul Casanova          7   18    1    4   0   1   0    0   0   0    1    3  .222
Ken McMullen          15   59    5   12   2   0   0    3   0   0    5   10  .203
Tim Cullen             9   10    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .200
Hank Allen            15   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      2    9    1    1   0   0   1    3   0   0    1    1  .111

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  H. Clarke (NY)           89
  S. Alomar (CAL)          80
  F. Alou (OAK)            75
  D. Cater (NY)            75
  J. Fregosi (CAL)         75
  A. Johnson (CAL)         73
  G. Michael (NY)          72
  A. Rodriguez (WAS)       72
  T. Harper (MIL)          71
  D. Walton (MIL)          71

Runs Scored:

  J. Fregosi (CAL)         15
  R. Smith (BOS)           15
  C. Tovar (MIN)           15
  T. Oliva (MIN)           14
  P. Blair (BAL)           13
  F. Howard (WAS)          13
  A. Johnson (CAL)         13
  M. Andrews (BOS)         12
  D. Cater (NY)            12
  B. Murcer (NY)           12

Hits:

  H. Clarke (NY)           27
  A. Johnson (CAL)         27
  J. Fregosi (CAL)         25
  D. Walton (MIL)          25
  R. Monday (OAK)          24
  S. Hovley (MIL)          23
  C. Tovar (MIN)           23
  L. Aparicio (CHI)        22
  D. Cater (NY)            22
  T. Oliva (MIN)           22

Doubles:

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

Triples:

  C. Tovar (MIN)            4
  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. Walton (MIL)           7
  F. Howard (WAS)           6
  D. Mincher (OAK)          6
  B. Oliver (KC)            5
  B. Alyea (MIN)            4
  M. Epstein (WAS)          4
  B. Powell (BAL)           4
  M. Andrews (BOS)          3
  D. Buford (BAL)           3
  R. Jackson (OAK)          3

RBI:

  B. Alyea (MIN)           21
  D. Walton (MIL)          20
  D. Cater (NY)            16
  F. Howard (WAS)          15
  B. Oliver (KC)           15
  R. Petrocelli (BOS)      14
  B. Robinson (BAL)        14
  B. Voss (CAL)            14
  T. Oliva (MIN)           13
  L. Piniella (KC)         13

Stolen Bases:

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

Caught Stealing:

  P. Kelly (KC)             4
  S. Alomar (CAL)           3
  P. Blair (BAL)            3
  C. Blefary (NY)           3
  H. Clarke (NY)            3
  T. Harper (MIL)           3
  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
  D. McAuliffe (DET)       16
  T. Munson (NY)           16
  F. Howard (WAS)          15
  G. Nettles (CLE)         15
  H. Killebrew (MIN)       14
  T. Kubiak (MIL)          14
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     13
  B. Freehan (DET)         12

Strikeouts:

  M. Epstein (WAS)         23
  D. Walton (MIL)          21
  R. Jackson (OAK)         20
  G. Michael (NY)          17
  F. Howard (WAS)          16
  G. Mitterwald (MIN)      16
  M. Belanger (BAL)        15
  D. McAuliffe (DET)       15
  B. Bradford (CHI)        14
  J. Heidemann (CLE)       14


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