Monday May 4, 1970
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of May 4, 1970:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Chicago          739   86   209   27    1   13    77    9    7   74   123  .283
Boston           694   92   196   38    5   24    88   13    5   74    80  .282
California       763  102   207   32    7   13    97   14    8   54   107  .271
Detroit          722  101   194   35    7   15    90    9    4  104   127  .269
Minnesota        704  101   189   30    7   21    91    9    5   49   120  .269
Baltimore        748  121   199   36    4   28   114   15    5  100   127  .266
Washington       786  106   199   23    7   25    99   10    3  113   162  .253
Kansas City      775   89   191   20    8   21    79   15   11   78   147  .247
New York         857  113   209   31    8   14   106   16   11  126   139  .244
Milwaukee        811   99   197   32    1   14    89   21    7   92   153  .243
Oakland          782   89   185   38    5   26    83   21    6   83   138  .237
Cleveland        692   67   152   34    3   14    61    8    6   73   140  .220

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Frank Robinson (BAL)     19   69   15   26   5   1   4   10   0   0   10   13  .377
Davey Johnson (BAL)      22   74   13   27   7   0   3   12   2   0   15    8  .365
Lou Piniella (KC)        20   83    9   29   4   0   5   20   0   2    6    5  .349
Brant Alyea (MIN)        20   63    7   22   4   0   5   24   1   1    8   10  .349
Luis Aparicio (CHI)      20   72   14   25   3   0   1    7   1   1   10    7  .347
Reggie Smith (BOS)       21   78   18   27   3   2   4   10   4   0    9    6  .346
Bill Melton (CHI)        21   76    9   26   4   0   3   15   0   1    8   10  .342
Steve Hovley (MIL)       21   77   10   26   6   0   0   11   3   0    9    4  .338
Al Kaline (DET)          21   83   12   28   6   2   3   19   1   0   13   10  .337
Alex Johnson (CAL)       22   89   14   30   3   1   2   16   4   1    1   10  .337

 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
Frank Robinson        19   69   15   26   5   1   4   10   0   0   10   13  .377
Davey Johnson         22   74   13   27   7   0   3   12   2   0   15    8  .365
Merv Rettenmund       10   21    6    7   1   0   1    2   1   0    2    2  .333
Dave May               7    9    1    3   0   1   0    3   0   0    1    0  .333
Brooks Robinson       22   86   11   26   7   1   2   15   1   0    5    4  .302
Paul Blair            22   82   18   22   4   0   4   15   8   4   13   15  .268
Ellie Hendricks       14   41    4   11   3   0   1    4   0   0    4    7  .268
Clay Dalrymple         2    4    2    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    1  .250
Andy Etchebarren      11   29    3    7   1   0   1    2   1   0    4    3  .241
Terry Crowley         12   21    5    5   1   0   1    4   0   0    2    3  .238
Boog Powell           22   77   12   17   2   0   6   17   0   0   15   14  .221
Don Buford            20   73   12   16   2   0   3   12   0   1   13   10  .219
Mark Belanger         21   88    9   17   1   1   0    6   2   0    7   19  .193
Curt Motton            4    4    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         8   10    1    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .400
Billy Conigliaro       3    8    1    3   0   0   1    3   0   1    0    1  .375
Reggie Smith          21   78   18   27   3   2   4   10   4   0    9    6  .346
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           19   69    4   22   5   0   2    9   0   0    4    6  .319
George Scott          21   81    9   25   4   3   4   10   0   0    5   10  .309
Rico Petrocelli       21   73   13   22   9   0   4   21   0   0    8   11  .301
Carl Yastrzemski      21   73   13   22   3   0   3   12   9   3   19    8  .301
Luis Alvarado         21   76    9   22   8   0   0    6   0   0    3    7  .290
Tony Conigliaro       20   70    6   20   1   0   2    8   0   0   12    4  .286
Mike Andrews          21   82   14   18   3   0   3    6   0   0   11    8  .220
Don Pavletich          2    5    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000
Tom Matchick           4    4    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .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
Alex Johnson          22   89   14   30   3   1   2   16   4   1    1   10  .337
Jim Spencer           18   49    6   16   2   1   0    9   0   0    4    6  .327
Jim Fregosi           22   92   17   30   7   0   2   14   0   0    5   12  .326
Roger Repoz           20   64   11   20   5   1   4   12   0   1    9   11  .313
Ken McMullen           5   17    3    5   1   0   1    4   0   0    3    2  .294
Sandy Alomar          22   95   14   27   2   0   0    3   9   4    6   10  .284
Bill Voss             21   68    9   19   2   2   1   15   1   1   12    4  .279
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             18   58    4   14   3   0   1    5   0   0    1    4  .241
Billy Cowan            6    5    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    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
Chico Ruiz             6    6    1    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .167
Tom Silverio           2    3    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
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          17   47    7   18   1   0   0    2   0   0    6    3  .383
Rich Morales           7    8    0    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    1  .375
Luis Aparicio         20   72   14   25   3   0   1    7   1   1   10    7  .347
Bill Melton           21   76    9   26   4   0   3   15   0   1    8   10  .342
Duane Josephson       17   57    7   18   3   0   1   11   0   1    7    6  .316
Tommy McCraw          15   35    1   11   0   0   0    3   2   0    3    3  .314
Carlos May            22   80   13   24   5   1   2   13   2   1    8   17  .300
Ken Berry             16   54    8   16   3   0   0    5   1   0    6    7  .296
Ed Herrmann            9   24    1    7   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    5  .292
Syd O'Brien           11   32    3    9   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    5  .281
Walt Williams         15   51    7   14   3   0   0    1   2   1    7    2  .275
Buddy Bradford        17   50    5   12   2   0   2    5   0   2    7   16  .240
Bobby Knoop           18   57    5   12   1   0   3    8   0   0    6   10  .211
John Matias           14   40    2    6   0   0   1    2   1   0    0    9  .150
Bob Christian          7    7    2    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .143

 Cleveland            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Larry Brown            5   14    4    6   2   1   0    1   0   0    1    0  .429
Vada Pinson           20   75    7   25   2   1   2    8   1   3    5   12  .333
Ray Fosse             15   49    5   15   3   0   1    2   0   1    8    7  .306
Chuck Hinton          10   10    1    3   1   0   0    3   0   0    3    2  .300
Tony Horton           17   64    5   16   6   0   2   11   0   0    6   11  .250
Vern Fuller            4    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250
Roy Foster            19   69    7   17   4   0   1    5   1   1    5   14  .246
Ted Uhlaender         19   77    9   18   5   1   1    5   2   1    8   12  .234
Eddie Leon            21   72    5   15   4   0   1    8   0   0    5   10  .208
Jack Heidemann        21   68    1   12   3   0   0    5   1   0    2   19  .177
Ted Ford               9   19    3    3   1   0   1    1   0   0    2    7  .158
Russ Nagelson         11   19    3    3   1   0   1    2   0   0    2    6  .158
Graig Nettles         19   60   10    8   0   0   3    7   3   0   18    9  .133
Lou Klimchock          8   17    1    2   0   0   1    1   0   0    1    2  .118
Duke Sims              9   24    3    2   2   0   0    1   0   0    6    9  .083

 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             21   83   12   28   6   2   3   19   1   0   13   10  .337
Jim Northrup          15   58    7   18   4   1   1    9   0   0    5    8  .310
Cesar Gutierrez       20   76   12   22   2   2   0    8   1   0    4    7  .290
Mickey Stanley        14   59   12   17   3   0   1    5   3   0    5    4  .288
Willie Horton         21   80   13   23   4   1   2   13   0   0   12   14  .288
Dick McAuliffe        21   78   11   22   4   0   3    8   2   2   20   17  .282
Bill Freehan          19   69    6   19   3   0   2   12   0   1   12   13  .275
Elliott Maddox        12   30    6    7   1   0   1    3   0   0    3    5  .233
Don Wert              15   35    5    8   2   0   0    2   1   0    8    6  .229
Norm Cash             16   53    8   12   2   0   2    6   0   1    8   10  .226
Dalton Jones           8   18    1    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .167
Jim Price              3    8    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    5  .125
Ken Szotkiewicz        6    8    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    4    2  .125
Gates Brown            6    5    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000

 Kansas City          G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Lou Piniella          20   83    9   29   4   0   5   20   0   2    6    5  .349
Paul Schaal           13   32    3   11   1   0   1    3   1   0    2    3  .344
Amos Otis             22   89   15   29   4   3   2   10   5   0   10    8  .326
Bob Oliver            21   76   12   23   4   2   5   16   0   0    4   14  .303
Pat Kelly             19   70   11   19   1   0   0    2   7   5   13   20  .271
George Spriggs        13   23    4    6   0   0   0    0   1   1    4    9  .261
Joe Keough            12   20    2    5   0   0   1    2   0   0    3    4  .250
Jackie Hernandez      19   58    3   14   2   1   1    3   0   1    8   16  .241
Rich Severson          9   21    0    5   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .238
Ellie Rodriguez       18   44    4   10   1   0   0    2   0   0    6    7  .227
Ed Kirkpatrick        20   74   12   16   2   1   3    8   1   1    6   12  .216
Jim Campanis          10   28    4    6   0   0   2    2   0   0    2    5  .214
Jerry Adair            7   27    0    4   0   0   0    1   0   1    5    3  .148
Luis Alcaraz          18   62    3    8   1   1   1    8   0   0    1    4  .129
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          14   21    5    8   2   0   0    1   0   0    2    2  .381
Steve Hovley          21   77   10   26   6   0   0   11   3   0    9    4  .338
Danny Walton          24   91   11   28   3   0   8   24   1   0   12   31  .308
Ted Savage            14   33    3   10   2   0   1    3   1   0    0    5  .303
Russ Snyder           21   63   12   19   2   0   0    5   0   1    8   11  .302
Tommy Harper          24   96   11   24   4   0   1    9  12   4   10   20  .250
Jerry McNertney       21   68    9   17   3   0   2    7   0   1    7    9  .250
Greg Goossen          16   41    2   10   3   0   1    3   0   0    7   11  .244
Ted Kubiak            24   82   14   19   0   1   0    5   1   1   15    7  .232
Mike Hershberger      10   27    2    6   2   0   0    2   1   0    2    2  .222
Rich Rollins          13   24    3    5   1   0   0    5   0   0    3    4  .208
Mike Hegan            17   43    4    7   1   0   0    5   1   0    8   15  .163
Max Alvis             18   58    4    8   1   0   0    4   1   0    4    6  .138
Phil Roof              7   20    4    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    3    3  .100
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
Rod Carew             11   42    7   15   4   0   0    3   1   2    0    3  .357
Brant Alyea           20   63    7   22   4   0   5   24   1   1    8   10  .349
Tony Oliva            21   87   16   29   4   2   3   15   0   0    3    7  .333
Harmon Killebrew      21   71   13   23   3   0   5   15   0   0   15   13  .324
Cesar Tovar           21   88   19   28   6   4   3    8   6   1    5   11  .318
Rick Renick            5   11    1    3   1   0   1    4   0   0    0    3  .273
Paul Ratliff           9   19    3    5   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    8  .263
Leo Cardenas          21   79    9   18   4   1   2    9   0   0    3   14  .228
Frank Quilici         16   34    3    7   0   0   0    2   0   1    2    4  .206
Bob Allison            5    5    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .200
Chuck Manuel           6    5    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .200
George Mitterwald     17   53    4   10   1   0   1    3   0   0    4   19  .189
Jim Holt              18   16    2    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .188
Rich Reese            21   66    7   12   1   0   1    1   0   0    4    7  .182
Minnie Mendoza         9   10    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .100
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             24   87   17   29   8   0   1   13   5   1   21    8  .333
Ron Woods             13   30    6   10   1   0   3    9   0   0    2    6  .333
Danny Cater           25   99   15   31   5   3   2   18   3   0    6   14  .313
Horace Clarke         25  112   15   31   2   0   1    5   1   3    9    4  .277
Bobby Murcer          25   90   16   24   3   0   5   17   1   1   21   16  .267
Jake Gibbs             6   15    3    4   2   0   0    1   0   0    2    3  .267
Gene Michael          23   86    9   22   5   0   0    5   1   0   10   21  .256
Frank Tepedino         7    9    1    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .222
Thurman Munson        21   62    9   13   2   2   0    6   3   0   21   11  .210
Curt Blefary          20   72    5   13   1   0   0    9   0   3   11   10  .181
Jerry Kenney          20   75    9   13   0   1   1    9   2   2    7   10  .173
Pete Ward             14   13    1    2   0   1   0    3   0   0    2    4  .154
John Ellis            12   28    2    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    5  .107
Ron Hansen            12   11    0    1   0   0   0    3   0   0    9    1  .091
Jim Lyttle            11    1    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   1    1    0  .000

 Oakland              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Jose Tartabull         8    7    3    3   2   0   0    2   0   0    0    0  .429
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
Felipe Alou           24   99   11   31   7   0   1   10   1   0    4    8  .313
Tito Francona         14   13    2    4   0   0   1    3   0   0    3    2  .308
Roberto Pena          18   58    4   15   1   0   0    3   1   1    2    4  .259
Dave Duncan           18   49    5   12   3   0   2    5   0   0    2    5  .245
Don Mincher           23   75   12   17   6   0   6   13   0   0    9   15  .227
Dick Green            24   85   11   18   2   0   2    7   3   0    9   13  .212
Bert Campaneris       15   57    5   11   2   1   0    4   3   0    3    6  .193
Reggie Jackson        24   77    8   14   5   1   5   11   7   2   15   25  .182
Bob Johnson           15   33    4    6   1   0   1    1   2   1    2    1  .182
Sal Bando             18   50    8    9   1   0   3    7   2   1    9   11  .180
Frank Fernandez       16   29    2    5   0   0   2    2   0   0   10    8  .172
Larry Haney            1    2    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .000

 Washington           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ed Stroud             22   62   13   23   0   1   2    6   7   0    4   15  .371
Lee Maye              17   54   11   19   3   1   3   11   0   1    5    9  .352
Rick Reichardt         6   12    2    4   0   1   0    1   0   1    4    1  .333
Frank Howard          23   79   19   25   4   0   9   22   0   0   22   21  .317
Bernie Allen          21   49    8   14   2   0   3    9   0   0    7    6  .286
Mike Epstein          23   89   13   24   4   0   5   12   0   1   12   32  .270
Ed Brinkman           23   91   14   23   2   2   0    7   1   0   14    6  .253
Hank Allen            18   30    3    7   2   0   0    4   0   0    5    7  .233
Aurelio Rodriguez      8   31    4    7   0   0   3    7   0   0    4    2  .226
Del Unser             15   47    2   10   0   1   0    4   0   0    6    8  .213
Johnny Roseboro       15   39    4    8   2   0   0    5   1   0   12    5  .205
Ken McMullen          15   59    5   12   2   0   0    3   0   0    5   10  .203
Jim French            10   16    4    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    4    2  .188
Paul Casanova          9   23    1    4   0   1   0    0   0   0    1    3  .174
Tim Cullen            14   13    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    0  .154
Dave Nelson           13   27    2    4   0   0   0    2   1   0    4    6  .148

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  H. Clarke (NY)          112
  F. Alou (OAK)            99
  D. Cater (NY)            99
  T. Harper (MIL)          96
  S. Alomar (CAL)          95
  A. Rodriguez (WAS)       94
  J. Fregosi (CAL)         92
  E. Brinkman (WAS)        91
  D. Walton (MIL)          91
  B. Murcer (NY)           90

Runs Scored:

  F. Howard (WAS)          19
  C. Tovar (MIN)           19
  P. Blair (BAL)           18
  R. Smith (BOS)           18
  J. Fregosi (CAL)         17
  R. White (NY)            17
  B. Murcer (NY)           16
  T. Oliva (MIN)           16
  D. Cater (NY)            15
  H. Clarke (NY)           15

Hits:

  F. Alou (OAK)            31
  D. Cater (NY)            31
  H. Clarke (NY)           31
  J. Fregosi (CAL)         30
  A. Johnson (CAL)         30
  T. Oliva (MIN)           29
  A. Otis (KC)             29
  L. Piniella (KC)         29
  R. White (NY)            29
  A. Kaline (DET)          28

Doubles:

  R. Petrocelli (BOS)       9
  L. Alvarado (BOS)         8
  R. White (NY)             8
  F. Alou (OAK)             7
  J. Fregosi (CAL)          7
  D. Johnson (BAL)          7
  B. Robinson (BAL)         7
  T. Horton (CLE)           6
  S. Hovley (MIL)           6
  A. Kaline (DET)           6

Triples:

  C. Tovar (MIN)            4
  D. Cater (NY)             3
  A. Otis (KC)              3
  G. Scott (BOS)            3
  E. Brinkman (WAS)         2
  C. Gutierrez (DET)        2
  A. Kaline (DET)           2
  R. Monday (OAK)           2
  T. Munson (NY)            2
  T. Oliva (MIN)            2

Home Runs:

  F. Howard (WAS)           9
  D. Walton (MIL)           8
  D. Mincher (OAK)          6
  B. Powell (BAL)           6
  B. Alyea (MIN)            5
  M. Epstein (WAS)          5
  R. Jackson (OAK)          5
  H. Killebrew (MIN)        5
  B. Murcer (NY)            5
  B. Oliver (KC)            5

RBI:

  B. Alyea (MIN)           24
  D. Walton (MIL)          24
  F. Howard (WAS)          22
  R. Petrocelli (BOS)      21
  L. Piniella (KC)         20
  A. Kaline (DET)          19
  D. Cater (NY)            18
  B. Murcer (NY)           17
  B. Powell (BAL)          17
  A. Johnson (CAL)         16

Stolen Bases:

  T. Harper (MIL)          12
  S. Alomar (CAL)           9
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)      9
  P. Blair (BAL)            8
  R. Jackson (OAK)          7
  P. Kelly (KC)             7
  E. Stroud (WAS)           7
  C. Tovar (MIN)            6
  A. Otis (KC)              5
  R. White (NY)             5

Caught Stealing:

  P. Kelly (KC)             5
  S. Alomar (CAL)           4
  P. Blair (BAL)            4
  T. Harper (MIL)           4
  C. Blefary (NY)           3
  H. Clarke (NY)            3
  V. Pinson (CLE)           3
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)      3
  B. Bradford (CHI)         2
  R. Carew (MIN)            2

Walks:

  F. Howard (WAS)          22
  T. Munson (NY)           21
  B. Murcer (NY)           21
  R. White (NY)            21
  D. McAuliffe (DET)       20
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     19
  G. Nettles (CLE)         18
  R. Jackson (OAK)         15
  D. Johnson (BAL)         15
  H. Killebrew (MIN)       15

Strikeouts:

  M. Epstein (WAS)         32
  D. Walton (MIL)          31
  R. Jackson (OAK)         25
  F. Howard (WAS)          21
  G. Michael (NY)          21
  T. Harper (MIL)          20
  P. Kelly (KC)            20
  M. Belanger (BAL)        19
  J. Heidemann (CLE)       19
  G. Mitterwald (MIN)      19

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