Friday May 1, 1970
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of May 1, 1970:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Boston           658   88   185   37    4   23    84   13    5   69    75  .281
Chicago          662   78   183   25    1   13    71    9    7   68   114  .276
Minnesota        639   93   176   28    7   19    85    9    5   47   106  .275
Baltimore        684  116   188   35    4   26   109   13    5   93   120  .275
Detroit          658   93   180   33    7   13    84    9    3   93   116  .274
California       728   94   197   30    6   12    90   13    8   48   105  .271
Washington       691   96   179   21    6   22    90    9    3  100   144  .259
Kansas City      688   82   172   19    8   20    72   14    9   62   127  .250
Milwaukee        711   84   172   28    0   12    75   17    6   83   134  .242
Oakland          690   76   165   30    4   23    70   21    5   70   122  .239
New York         749   94   174   25    5   12    90   11   10  111   120  .232
Cleveland        601   58   132   32    3   12    52    3    4   66   116  .220

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Davey Johnson (BAL)      20   68   12   27   7   0   3   12   2   0   13    8  .397
Brant Alyea (MIN)        18   57    7   22   4   0   5   23   1   1    7    7  .386
Frank Robinson (BAL)     17   63   15   24   5   1   4   10   0   0    8   13  .381
Bill Melton (CHI)        20   71    8   25   4   0   3   14   0   1    8   10  .352
Luis Aparicio (CHI)      20   72   14   25   3   0   1    7   1   1   10    7  .347
Frank Howard (WAS)       20   70   17   24   4   0   8   21   0   0   18   17  .343
Reggie Smith (BOS)       20   74   17   25   3   2   4   10   4   0    8    5  .338
Alex Johnson (CAL)       21   84   13   28   3   1   2   15   3   1    1   10  .333
Rick Monday (OAK)        21   78   10   26   5   2   2    7   2   1   11   19  .333
Al Kaline (DET)          19   75   11   25   6   2   2   16   1   0   12    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         20   68   12   27   7   0   3   12   2   0   13    8  .397
Frank Robinson        17   63   15   24   5   1   4   10   0   0    8   13  .381
Dave May               7    9    1    3   0   1   0    3   0   0    1    0  .333
Brooks Robinson       20   78   11   25   7   1   2   15   1   0    5    4  .321
Merv Rettenmund        8   16    4    5   0   0   0    0   1   0    2    2  .313
Andy Etchebarren      10   25    3    7   1   0   1    2   0   0    4    3  .280
Terry Crowley         11   18    4    5   1   0   1    4   0   0    1    2  .278
Paul Blair            20   75   18   20   4   0   4   14   7   4   13   15  .267
Ellie Hendricks       13   38    4   10   3   0   1    4   0   0    4    6  .263
Clay Dalrymple         2    4    2    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    1  .250
Don Buford            19   73   12   16   2   0   3   12   0   1   12   10  .219
Boog Powell           20   70   11   15   2   0   5   16   0   0   14   14  .214
Mark Belanger         19   80    9   16   1   1   0    5   2   0    7   18  .200
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
Reggie Smith          20   74   17   25   3   2   4   10   4   0    8    5  .338
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
Jerry Moses           18   65    4   21   5   0   2    9   0   0    4    6  .323
George Scott          20   76    9   23   4   2   4   10   0   0    5    8  .303
Carl Yastrzemski      20   70   12   21   3   0   3   12   9   3   17    8  .300
Luis Alvarado         20   73    9   21   8   0   0    6   0   0    3    7  .288
Tony Conigliaro       19   67    5   19   1   0   2    8   0   0   10    3  .284
Rico Petrocelli       20   69   12   19   8   0   3   17   0   0    8   11  .275
Mike Andrews          20   77   14   18   3   0   3    6   0   0   11    8  .234
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
Ken McMullen           4   14    3    5   1   0   1    4   0   0    1    2  .357
Alex Johnson          21   84   13   28   3   1   2   15   3   1    1   10  .333
Jim Fregosi           21   87   15   28   6   0   2   11   0   0    5   12  .322
Roger Repoz           19   60    9   19   5   1   3   11   0   1    8   11  .317
Jim Spencer           17   45    5   14   2   0   0    8   0   0    3    5  .311
Sandy Alomar          21   91   13   26   2   0   0    3   9   4    6   10  .286
Bill Voss             20   66    9   18   2   2   1   14   1   1   11    4  .273
Aurelio Rodriguez     17   63    6   17   2   2   0    7   0   1    3    6  .270
Jay Johnstone         18   53    5   14   3   0   2    8   0   0    2    8  .264
Jim Hicks              4    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .250
Joe Azcue             17   55    4   13   2   0   1    5   0   0    0    4  .236
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          15   39    6   17   1   0   0    1   0   0    5    2  .436
Bill Melton           20   71    8   25   4   0   3   14   0   1    8   10  .352
Luis Aparicio         20   72   14   25   3   0   1    7   1   1   10    7  .347
Ken Berry             14   44    7   14   3   0   0    5   1   0    6    6  .318
Duane Josephson       16   52    6   16   2   0   1   10   0   1    7    6  .308
Syd O'Brien            9   26    3    8   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    3  .308
Carlos May            20   72   12   21   5   1   2   13   2   1    7   16  .292
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         14   45    7   10   2   0   0    0   2   1    7    2  .222
Bobby Knoop           16   49    4    8   1   0   3    7   0   0    5    9  .163
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            4   10    4    5   2   1   0    1   0   0    1    0  .500
Chuck Hinton           8    8    1    3   1   0   0    3   0   0    1    2  .375
Ray Fosse             13   39    4   13   3   0   1    2   0   1    8    5  .333
Vada Pinson           18   64    6   21   2   1   2    8   0   2    4   11  .328
Tony Horton           15   58    5   16   6   0   2   10   0   0    5   10  .276
Roy Foster            17   58    5   15   4   0   1    5   0   1    5   11  .259
Vern Fuller            3    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250
Ted Uhlaender         17   66    8   15   4   1   1    5   1   0    7    9  .227
Eddie Leon            19   65    4   14   4   0   1    7   0   0    4    8  .215
Jack Heidemann        19   62    1   11   2   0   0    4   1   0    2   15  .177
Ted Ford               7   19    2    3   1   0   1    1   0   0    2    7  .158
Lou Klimchock          7   16    1    2   0   0   1    1   0   0    1    1  .125
Russ Nagelson          9   17    3    2   1   0   1    1   0   0    2    5  .118
Duke Sims              8   21    3    2   2   0   0    1   0   0    6    7  .095
Graig Nettles         17   50    8    4   0   0   1    2   1   0   17    7  .080

 Detroit              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ike Brown              3    3    3    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    0  .667
Al Kaline             19   75   11   25   6   2   2   16   1   0   12    9  .333
Mickey Stanley        12   49    9   16   3   0   1    4   3   0    5    0  .327
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       19   76   12   22   2   2   0    8   1   0    4    7  .290
Willie Horton         19   73   11   21   4   1   1   12   0   0   11   14  .288
Dick McAuliffe        19   70   11   19   4   0   3    8   2   1   19   17  .271
Don Wert              13   34    5    8   2   0   0    2   1   0    8    6  .235
Elliott Maddox        11   30    5    7   1   0   1    3   0   0    2    5  .233
Norm Cash             14   47    8   10   2   0   2    6   0   1    6    9  .213
Dalton Jones           6   11    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .182
Jim Price              3    8    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    5  .125
Gates Brown            6    5    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

 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          18   72    8   24   4   0   4   17   0   2    5    4  .333
Amos Otis             20   79   14   25   4   3   2   10   4   0    8    6  .317
Pat Kelly             17   61   10   19   1   0   0    2   7   4   10   17  .312
Bob Oliver            20   75   12   23   4   2   5   16   0   0    4   14  .307
George Spriggs        13   23    4    6   0   0   0    0   1   1    4    9  .261
Jackie Hernandez      17   48    3   12   1   1   1    1   0   1    6   12  .250
Rich Severson          8   20    0    5   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .250
Joe Keough            10   17    1    4   0   0   1    2   0   0    2    4  .235
Ellie Rodriguez       17   44    4   10   1   0   0    2   0   0    6    7  .227
Ed Kirkpatrick        19   67   11   15   2   1   3    8   1   1    5   10  .224
Jim Campanis           8   19    3    4   0   0   2    2   0   0    1    3  .211
Jerry Adair            5   18    0    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    2  .167
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          11   11    3    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .364
Ted Savage            11   24    2    8   1   0   1    3   1   0    0    2  .333
Danny Walton          21   82   10   27   3   0   8   23   1   0    9   25  .329
Steve Hovley          19   73    9   24   5   0   0   10   3   0    9    3  .329
Russ Snyder           18   58   11   17   2   0   0    5   0   1    7   11  .293
Greg Goossen          13   36    2   10   3   0   1    3   0   0    7   11  .278
Mike Hershberger       7   19    2    5   2   0   0    0   1   0    2    2  .263
Tommy Harper          21   85    9   22   4   0   1    8   9   4    8   17  .259
Rich Rollins          11   22    3    5   1   0   0    5   0   0    3    3  .227
Ted Kubiak            21   69   11   15   0   0   0    1   0   1   15    6  .217
Jerry McNertney       18   58    6   12   3   0   0    4   0   0    7    9  .207
Mike Hegan            14   36    3    6   1   0   0    4   1   0    7   14  .167
Max Alvis             18   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            4    2    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .500
Brant Alyea           18   57    7   22   4   0   5   23   1   1    7    7  .386
Rod Carew             11   42    7   15   4   0   0    3   1   2    0    3  .357
Harmon Killebrew      19   63   12   21   2   0   4   12   0   0   15   11  .333
Paul Ratliff           8   15    3    5   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    5  .333
Tony Oliva            19   80   15   26   4   2   3   15   0   0    2    7  .325
Cesar Tovar           19   81   18   26   5   4   3    8   6   1    5   10  .321
Rick Renick            5   11    1    3   1   0   1    4   0   0    0    3  .273
Leo Cardenas          19   72    8   17   4   1   2    9   0   0    3   12  .236
Frank Quilici         14   27    2    6   0   0   0    2   0   1    2    4  .222
Jim Holt              16   15    2    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .200
Chuck Manuel           6    5    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .200
Rich Reese            19   61    7   12   1   0   1    1   0   0    4    6  .197
George Mitterwald     15   49    3    8   1   0   0    1   0   0    4   18  .163
Minnie Mendoza         8    9    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Tom Tischinski         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             21   74   13   24   6   0   1    8   3   1   20    8  .324
Danny Cater           22   86   12   26   5   2   2   17   1   0    5   11  .302
Ron Woods             12   27    6    8   1   0   3    9   0   0    2    6  .296
Horace Clarke         22   99   13   28   1   0   1    5   1   3    8    3  .283
Jake Gibbs             5   12    3    3   2   0   0    1   0   0    2    2  .250
Frank Tepedino         6    8    1    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Bobby Murcer          22   79   12   19   1   0   3   13   1   1   18   14  .241
Gene Michael          20   76    9   17   4   0   0    2   1   0    8   18  .224
Thurman Munson        18   54    7   10   2   0   0    4   3   0   18   10  .185
Pete Ward             13   12    1    2   0   1   0    3   0   0    2    4  .167
Curt Blefary          17   62    4   10   1   0   0    9   0   3   11   10  .161
Jerry Kenney          17   63    6   10   0   1   1    9   1   2    5    8  .159
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             9    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
Joe Rudi               6   15    2    6   2   0   1    2   0   0    1    2  .400
Rick Monday           21   78   10   26   5   2   2    7   2   1   11   19  .333
Tito Francona         12    9    1    3   0   0   1    3   0   0    2    2  .333
Jose Tartabull         7    3    1    1   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    0  .333
Felipe Alou           21   87   10   26   4   0   1    6   1   0    4    8  .299
Roberto Pena          17   57    4   15   1   0   0    3   1   1    2    4  .263
Don Mincher           20   64   12   16   5   0   6   11   0   0    9   13  .250
Dave Duncan           18   49    5   12   3   0   2    5   0   0    2    5  .245
Dick Green            21   73   10   17   1   0   2    7   3   0    9   11  .233
Bert Campaneris       12   45    4    9   2   1   0    3   3   0    2    5  .200
Frank Fernandez       13   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
Reggie Jackson        21   69    4   10   4   0   3    8   7   1   11   24  .145
Sal Bando             15   42    6    6   0   0   2    4   2   1    6   10  .143

 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             19   53   12   19   0   1   1    4   7   0    4   13  .359
Frank Howard          20   70   17   24   4   0   8   21   0   0   18   17  .343
Lee Maye              16   50   10   17   2   0   3   11   0   1    5    9  .340
Mike Epstein          20   77   12   22   4   0   4   10   0   1   12   28  .286
Ed Brinkman           20   80   12   22   2   2   0    7   1   0   13    5  .275
Bernie Allen          18   41    8   11   2   0   3    8   0   0    7    4  .268
Hank Allen            16   26    2    6   2   0   0    4   0   0    5    7  .231
Jim French             8   13    3    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    2  .231
Aurelio Rodriguez      5   22    4    5   0   0   3    6   0   0    1    2  .227
Del Unser             13   45    2   10   0   1   0    4   0   0    6    8  .222
Johnny Roseboro       14   36    4    8   2   0   0    5   1   0   12    4  .222
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
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)           99
  S. Alomar (CAL)          91
  F. Alou (OAK)            87
  J. Fregosi (CAL)         87
  D. Cater (NY)            86
  T. Harper (MIL)          85
  A. Rodriguez (WAS)       85
  A. Johnson (CAL)         84
  D. Walton (MIL)          82
  C. Tovar (MIN)           81

Runs Scored:

  P. Blair (BAL)           18
  C. Tovar (MIN)           18
  F. Howard (WAS)          17
  R. Smith (BOS)           17
  J. Fregosi (CAL)         15
  T. Oliva (MIN)           15
  F. Robinson (BAL)        15
  M. Andrews (BOS)         14
  L. Aparicio (CHI)        14
  A. Otis (KC)             14

Hits:

  H. Clarke (NY)           28
  J. Fregosi (CAL)         28
  A. Johnson (CAL)         28
  D. Johnson (BAL)         27
  D. Walton (MIL)          27
  S. Alomar (CAL)          26
  F. Alou (OAK)            26
  D. Cater (NY)            26
  R. Monday (OAK)          26
  T. Oliva (MIN)           26

Doubles:

  L. Alvarado (BOS)         8
  R. Petrocelli (BOS)       8
  D. Johnson (BAL)          7
  B. Robinson (BAL)         7
  J. Fregosi (CAL)          6
  T. Horton (CLE)           6
  A. Kaline (DET)           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)           8
  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
  L. Piniella (KC)          4

RBI:

  B. Alyea (MIN)           23
  D. Walton (MIL)          23
  F. Howard (WAS)          21
  D. Cater (NY)            17
  R. Petrocelli (BOS)      17
  L. Piniella (KC)         17
  A. Kaline (DET)          16
  B. Oliver (KC)           16
  B. Powell (BAL)          16
  A. Johnson (CAL)         15

Stolen Bases:

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

Caught Stealing:

  S. Alomar (CAL)           4
  P. Blair (BAL)            4
  T. Harper (MIL)           4
  P. Kelly (KC)             4
  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:

  R. White (NY)            20
  D. McAuliffe (DET)       19
  F. Howard (WAS)          18
  T. Munson (NY)           18
  B. Murcer (NY)           18
  G. Nettles (CLE)         17
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     17
  H. Killebrew (MIN)       15
  T. Kubiak (MIL)          15
  B. Powell (BAL)          14

Strikeouts:

  M. Epstein (WAS)         28
  D. Walton (MIL)          25
  R. Jackson (OAK)         24
  R. Monday (OAK)          19
  M. Belanger (BAL)        18
  G. Michael (NY)          18
  G. Mitterwald (MIN)      18
  T. Harper (MIL)          17
  F. Howard (WAS)          17
  P. Kelly (KC)            17


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