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American League batting statistics through games of April 30, 1970:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Minnesota        607   90   169   26    7   18    82    9    5   45    97  .278
Boston           624   80   173   33    4   19    76   11    5   67    70  .277
California       696   91   191   29    6   12    87   12    8   47    96  .274
Baltimore        653  107   179   33    3   25   100   13    4   85   112  .274
Detroit          621   87   168   32    7   12    78    7    3   90   109  .271
Chicago          627   65   169   24    1   12    59    8    6   60   104  .270
Washington       656   91   170   20    6   20    85    9    3   97   137  .259
Milwaukee        675   81   164   28    0   11    72   17    6   83   126  .243
Kansas City      651   77   157   18    8   19    67   14    9   59   119  .241
New York         718   88   166   23    4   12    84   10   10  106   114  .231
Oakland          651   64   150   24    3   22    58   20    5   65   115  .230
Cleveland        562   51   120   29    2   12    46    3    4   59   112  .214

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Brant Alyea (MIN)        17   53    7   22   4   0   5   23   1   1    7    7  .415
Davey Johnson (BAL)      19   65   11   25   6   0   3   11   2   0   12    8  .385
Frank Robinson (BAL)     17   63   15   24   5   1   4   10   0   0    8   13  .381
Frank Howard (WAS)       19   65   16   24   4   0   8   21   0   0   18   16  .369
Jerry Moses (BOS)        17   61    4   21   5   0   2    9   0   0    4    5  .344
Bill Melton (CHI)        19   70    8   24   4   0   3   13   0   1    8   10  .343
Alex Johnson (CAL)       20   80   13   27   3   1   2   13   3   1    1   10  .338
Luis Aparicio (CHI)      19   69   12   23   3   0   1    7   1   0    8    7  .333
Steve Hovley (MIL)       18   69    8   23   5   0   0   10   3   0    9    3  .333
Roger Repoz (CAL)        18   57    8   19   5   1   3   11   0   1    7    9  .333

 Baltimore            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Chico Salmon           2    5    2    3   0   0   1    2   0   0    2    0  .600
Davey Johnson         19   65   11   25   6   0   3   11   2   0   12    8  .385
Frank Robinson        17   63   15   24   5   1   4   10   0   0    8   13  .381
Merv Rettenmund        7   15    4    5   0   0   0    0   1   0    2    2  .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
Brooks Robinson       19   74    9   23   7   1   2   14   1   0    5    4  .311
Andy Etchebarren      10   25    3    7   1   0   1    2   0   0    4    3  .280
Paul Blair            19   72   17   20   4   0   4   14   7   3   11   14  .278
Ellie Hendricks       13   38    4   10   3   0   1    4   0   0    4    6  .263
Don Buford            18   72   12   16   2   0   3   12   0   1   11   10  .222
Terry Crowley         10   14    2    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .214
Boog Powell           19   66   11   14   2   0   5   16   0   0   13   12  .212
Mark Belanger         18   76    9   16   1   1   0    5   2   0    6   16  .211
Curt Motton            3    3    0    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    3  .000

 Boston               G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Dick Schofield         7    9    1    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .444
Billy Conigliaro       3    8    1    3   0   0   1    3   0   1    0    1  .375
Jerry Moses           17   61    4   21   5   0   2    9   0   0    4    5  .344
Mike Derrick           6    6    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   1    0    2  .333
Tom Satriano           1    3    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .333
Reggie Smith          19   70   15   23   3   2   3    9   3   0    8    5  .329
Luis Alvarado         19   69    8   20   7   0   0    6   0   0    3    6  .290
Carl Yastrzemski      19   67    9   19   3   0   1    9   8   3   16    8  .284
Tony Conigliaro       18   64    5   18   1   0   2    8   0   0    9    2  .281
George Scott          19   72    8   20   3   2   3    8   0   0    5    7  .278
Rico Petrocelli       19   65   11   17   6   0   3   16   0   0    8   11  .262
Mike Andrews          19   73   14   18   3   0   3    6   0   0   11    8  .247
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
Jarvis Tatum           3   11    4    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    3  .364
Jim Spencer           16   41    5   14   2   0   0    8   0   0    3    3  .342
Alex Johnson          20   80   13   27   3   1   2   13   3   1    1   10  .338
Roger Repoz           18   57    8   19   5   1   3   11   0   1    7    9  .333
Jim Fregosi           20   83   15   26   6   0   2   11   0   0    5   12  .313
Ken McMullen           3   10    2    3   0   0   1    4   0   0    1    0  .300
Bill Voss             19   62    9   18   2   2   1   14   1   1   11    4  .290
Sandy Alomar          20   87   12   25   2   0   0    3   8   4    6    9  .287
Aurelio Rodriguez     17   63    6   17   2   2   0    7   0   1    3    6  .270
Jay Johnstone         17   52    5   14   3   0   2    8   0   0    2    8  .269
Jim Hicks              4    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .250
Joe Azcue             16   53    4   13   2   0   1    4   0   0    0    3  .245
Billy Cowan            6    5    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .200
Chico Ruiz             5    5    1    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .200
Tom Egan               8   21    2    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    3  .191
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
Tom Silverio           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          14   34    5   15   1   0   0    0   0   0    5    1  .441
Bill Melton           19   70    8   24   4   0   3   13   0   1    8   10  .343
Luis Aparicio         19   69   12   23   3   0   1    7   1   0    8    7  .333
Ken Berry             13   39    6   12   2   0   0    3   1   0    6    4  .308
Syd O'Brien            8   23    1    7   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    3  .304
Duane Josephson       15   48    5   14   2   0   1    7   0   1    6    5  .292
Carlos May            19   69   11   20   5   1   2   11   2   1    6   14  .290
Tommy McCraw          13   29    0    8   0   0   0    3   2   0    3    3  .276
Ed Herrmann            8   20    1    5   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    5  .250
Buddy Bradford        16   50    4   12   2   0   2    5   0   2    6   16  .240
Walt Williams         13   43    4    9   2   0   0    0   1   1    4    2  .209
Bobby Knoop           15   44    3    7   1   0   2    4   0   0    5    7  .159
John Matias           13   39    2    6   0   0   1    2   1   0    0    9  .154
Bob Christian          7    7    2    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .143
Rich Morales           5    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .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           17   58    5   19   1   0   2    7   0   2    4   11  .328
Ray Fosse             12   35    3   11   3   0   1    1   0   1    7    5  .314
Tony Horton           14   55    5   15   6   0   2   10   0   0    4   10  .273
Roy Foster            16   54    5   14   4   0   1    5   0   1    4   11  .259
Vern Fuller            2    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250
Eddie Leon            18   62    4   14   4   0   1    7   0   0    4    7  .226
Ted Uhlaender         16   61    6   13   3   1   1    4   1   0    6    8  .213
Jack Heidemann        18   59    1   11   2   0   0    4   1   0    2   14  .186
Chuck Hinton           7    6    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .167
Ted Ford               7   19    2    3   1   0   1    1   0   0    2    7  .158
Lou Klimchock          6   15    1    2   0   0   1    1   0   0    1    1  .133
Russ Nagelson          8   17    3    2   1   0   1    1   0   0    1    5  .118
Duke Sims              7   21    3    2   2   0   0    1   0   0    5    7  .095
Graig Nettles         16   46    8    4   0   0   1    2   1   0   16    6  .087

 Detroit              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Al Kaline             18   71   10   23   6   2   1   13   1   0   11    9  .324
Mickey Stanley        11   45    8   14   3   0   1    4   2   0    5    0  .311
Jim Northrup          15   58    7   18   4   1   1    9   0   0    5    8  .310
Bill Freehan          17   61    6   18   2   0   2   12   0   1   12   13  .295
Cesar Gutierrez       18   72   11   21   2   2   0    6   1   0    3    7  .292
Willie Horton         18   69   11   20   4   1   1   12   0   0   11   13  .290
Dick McAuliffe        18   69   11   18   4   0   3    8   2   1   19   17  .261
Jim Price              2    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .250
Norm Cash             13   42    8   10   2   0   2    6   0   1    6    9  .238
Elliott Maddox        11   30    5    7   1   0   1    3   0   0    2    5  .233
Don Wert              12   30    5    7   2   0   0    2   0   0    8    4  .233
Dalton Jones           5   10    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .100
Gates Brown            5    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000
Ken Szotkiewicz        4    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .000
Ike Brown              2    0    1    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           11   22    3    8   1   0   1    1   1   0    0    3  .364
Lou Piniella          17   67    7   22   4   0   3   14   0   2    5    3  .328
Pat Kelly             16   57   10   18   1   0   0    1   7   4    9   15  .316
Bob Oliver            19   70   12   22   4   2   5   16   0   0    4   12  .314
Amos Otis             19   74   12   20   3   3   2   10   4   0    8    6  .270
George Spriggs        13   23    4    6   0   0   0    0   1   1    4    9  .261
Rich Severson          8   20    0    5   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .250
Jackie Hernandez      16   43    2   10   1   1   1    1   0   1    6   11  .233
Ellie Rodriguez       16   43    4   10   1   0   0    2   0   0    6    7  .233
Ed Kirkpatrick        18   66   11   15   2   1   3    8   1   1    5   10  .227
Joe Keough             9   14    1    3   0   0   1    1   0   0    1    3  .214
Jim Campanis           7   16    2    3   0   0   2    2   0   0    1    2  .188
Jerry Adair            4   15    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    2  .133
Luis Alcaraz          16   61    3    8   1   1   1    8   0   0    1    4  .131
Mike Fiore             9   14    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    8  .071
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          18   69    8   23   5   0   0   10   3   0    9    3  .333
Danny Walton          20   78    9   25   3   0   7   20   1   0    9   24  .321
Greg Goossen          12   32    2   10   3   0   1    3   0   0    7    9  .313
Ted Savage            10   23    2    7   1   0   1    3   1   0    0    2  .304
Russ Snyder           17   54   11   15   2   0   0    5   0   1    7   11  .278
Mike Hershberger       6   18    2    5   2   0   0    0   1   0    2    2  .278
Tommy Harper          20   80    9   22   4   0   1    8   9   4    8   15  .275
Rich Rollins          10   21    2    5   1   0   0    5   0   0    3    3  .238
Jerry McNertney       17   55    6   12   3   0   0    4   0   0    7    9  .218
Ted Kubiak            20   65   11   14   0   0   0    1   0   1   15    6  .215
Mike Hegan            13   35    3    6   1   0   0    4   1   0    7   13  .171
Max Alvis             17   58    4    8   1   0   0    4   1   0    4    6  .138
Phil Roof              6   18    4    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    3    2  .111
Wayne Comer            9   14    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .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           17   53    7   22   4   0   5   23   1   1    7    7  .415
Rod Carew             11   42    7   15   4   0   0    3   1   2    0    3  .357
Paul Ratliff           7   14    3    5   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    5  .357
Harmon Killebrew      18   60   12   19   1   0   4   12   0   0   14   10  .317
Tony Oliva            18   76   15   24   4   2   3   13   0   0    2    7  .316
Cesar Tovar           18   78   15   23   4   4   2    7   6   1    4   10  .295
Rick Renick            5   11    1    3   1   0   1    4   0   0    0    3  .273
Leo Cardenas          18   68    8   17   4   1   2    9   0   0    3   11  .250
Frank Quilici         13   24    2    6   0   0   0    2   0   1    2    3  .250
Chuck Manuel           5    4    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .250
Jim Holt              15   14    2    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .214
Rich Reese            18   58    7   12   1   0   1    1   0   0    4    6  .207
George Mitterwald     14   47    3    8   1   0   0    1   0   0    4   16  .170
Minnie Mendoza         7    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             20   71   13   23   6   0   1    7   3   1   19    8  .324
Danny Cater           21   82   12   25   5   2   2   17   1   0    5   11  .305
Ron Woods             12   27    6    8   1   0   3    9   0   0    2    6  .296
Horace Clarke         21   97   10   28   1   0   1    5   1   3    6    3  .289
Frank Tepedino         6    8    1    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Gene Michael          19   72    9   17   4   0   0    2   1   0    8   17  .236
Bobby Murcer          21   75   12   17   1   0   3   11   1   1   18   13  .227
Jake Gibbs             4    9    2    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .222
Thurman Munson        18   54    7   10   2   0   0    4   3   0   18   10  .185
Curt Blefary          16   58    4   10   1   0   0    9   0   3   11    9  .172
Pete Ward             13   12    1    2   0   1   0    3   0   0    2    4  .167
Jerry Kenney          16   60    4    8   0   0   1    7   0   2    4    8  .133
John Ellis            12   28    2    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    5  .107
Ron Hansen            10   11    0    1   0   0   0    3   0   0    8    1  .091
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
Tito Francona         12    9    1    3   0   0   1    3   0   0    2    2  .333
Rick Monday           20   73    9   24   5   2   2    7   1   1   11   18  .329
Felipe Alou           20   83    7   23   3   0   1    5   1   0    3    8  .277
Joe Rudi               5   11    2    3   0   0   1    1   0   0    0    2  .273
Roberto Pena          17   57    4   15   1   0   0    3   1   1    2    4  .263
Dave Duncan           17   46    5   11   2   0   2    5   0   0    2    5  .239
Don Mincher           19   59    9   14   4   0   6   11   0   0    9   12  .237
Bert Campaneris       11   40    4    9   2   1   0    2   3   0    2    3  .225
Dick Green            20   70    6   15   1   0   1    4   3   0    7   11  .214
Frank Fernandez       12   20    2    4   0   0   2    2   0   0    7    6  .200
Bob Johnson           14   32    4    6   1   0   1    1   2   1    2    1  .188
Sal Bando             14   37    6    6   0   0   2    4   2   1    6    8  .162
Reggie Jackson        20   68    4   10   4   0   3    8   7   1   11   23  .147
Jose Tartabull         6    2    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         3    4    1    2   0   1   0    1   0   1    3    0  .500
Ed Stroud             18   48   12   18   0   1   1    3   7   0    4   12  .375
Frank Howard          19   65   16   24   4   0   8   21   0   0   18   16  .369
Lee Maye              15   46    9   15   2   0   2    9   0   1    5    9  .326
Bernie Allen          17   38    8   11   2   0   3    8   0   0    6    4  .290
Mike Epstein          19   73   11   21   3   0   4   10   0   1   12   26  .288
Ed Brinkman           19   76   11   19   2   2   0    7   1   0   12    5  .250
Jim French             7   12    3    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    2  .250
Johnny Roseboro       13   33    4    8   2   0   0    5   1   0   11    3  .242
Hank Allen            16   26    2    6   2   0   0    4   0   0    5    7  .231
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          8   20    1    4   0   1   0    0   0   0    1    3  .200
Tim Cullen            11   11    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .182
Aurelio Rodriguez      4   18    3    3   0   0   2    4   0   0    1    2  .167
Dave Nelson           10   26    2    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    4    6  .115

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  H. Clarke (NY)           97
  S. Alomar (CAL)          87
  F. Alou (OAK)            83
  J. Fregosi (CAL)         83
  D. Cater (NY)            82
  A. Rodriguez (WAS)       81
  T. Harper (MIL)          80
  A. Johnson (CAL)         80
  C. Tovar (MIN)           78
  D. Walton (MIL)          78

Runs Scored:

  P. Blair (BAL)           17
  F. Howard (WAS)          16
  J. Fregosi (CAL)         15
  T. Oliva (MIN)           15
  F. Robinson (BAL)        15
  R. Smith (BOS)           15
  C. Tovar (MIN)           15
  M. Andrews (BOS)         14
  A. Johnson (CAL)         13
  R. White (NY)            13

Hits:

  H. Clarke (NY)           28
  A. Johnson (CAL)         27
  J. Fregosi (CAL)         26
  S. Alomar (CAL)          25
  D. Cater (NY)            25
  D. Johnson (BAL)         25
  D. Walton (MIL)          25
  F. Howard (WAS)          24
  B. Melton (CHI)          24
  R. Monday (OAK)          24

Doubles:

  L. Alvarado (BOS)         7
  B. Robinson (BAL)         7
  J. Fregosi (CAL)          6
  T. Horton (CLE)           6
  D. Johnson (BAL)          6
  A. Kaline (DET)           6
  R. Petrocelli (BOS)       6
  R. White (NY)             6
  D. Cater (NY)             5
  S. Hovley (MIL)           5

Triples:

  C. Tovar (MIN)            4
  A. Otis (KC)              3
  E. Brinkman (WAS)         2
  D. Cater (NY)             2
  C. Gutierrez (DET)        2
  A. Kaline (DET)           2
  R. Monday (OAK)           2
  T. Oliva (MIN)            2
  B. Oliver (KC)            2
  A. Rodriguez (WAS)        2

Home Runs:

  F. Howard (WAS)           8
  D. Walton (MIL)           7
  D. Mincher (OAK)          6
  B. Alyea (MIN)            5
  B. Oliver (KC)            5
  B. Powell (BAL)           5
  P. Blair (BAL)            4
  M. Epstein (WAS)          4
  H. Killebrew (MIN)        4
  F. Robinson (BAL)         4

RBI:

  B. Alyea (MIN)           23
  F. Howard (WAS)          21
  D. Walton (MIL)          20
  D. Cater (NY)            17
  B. Oliver (KC)           16
  R. Petrocelli (BOS)      16
  B. Powell (BAL)          16
  P. Blair (BAL)           14
  L. Piniella (KC)         14
  B. Robinson (BAL)        14

Stolen Bases:

  T. Harper (MIL)           9
  S. Alomar (CAL)           8
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)      8
  P. Blair (BAL)            7
  R. Jackson (OAK)          7
  P. Kelly (KC)             7
  E. Stroud (WAS)           7
  C. Tovar (MIN)            6
  A. Otis (KC)              4
  B. Campaneris (OAK)       3

Caught Stealing:

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

Walks:

  D. McAuliffe (DET)       19
  R. White (NY)            19
  F. Howard (WAS)          18
  T. Munson (NY)           18
  B. Murcer (NY)           18
  G. Nettles (CLE)         16
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     16
  T. Kubiak (MIL)          15
  H. Killebrew (MIN)       14
  B. Powell (BAL)          13

Strikeouts:

  M. Epstein (WAS)         26
  D. Walton (MIL)          24
  R. Jackson (OAK)         23
  R. Monday (OAK)          18
  D. McAuliffe (DET)       17
  G. Michael (NY)          17
  M. Belanger (BAL)        16
  B. Bradford (CHI)        16
  F. Howard (WAS)          16
  G. Mitterwald (MIN)      16


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