Tuesday May 5, 1970
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of May 5, 1970:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Chicago          763   88   216   29    1   13    79   11    7   81   130  .283
Boston           727   98   202   41    5   24    93   13    5   79    86  .278
California       799  103   216   34    8   13    98   14    8   59   112  .270
Baltimore        784  128   211   39    4   32   121   15    5  101   131  .269
Minnesota        740  109   199   31    8   23    99   10    6   52   127  .269
Detroit          756  106   201   35    7   17    95    9    4  117   135  .266
Washington       817  112   206   24    7   25   104   12    3  121   166  .252
Oakland          819  100   200   40    6   27    89   22    6   89   144  .244
Kansas City      805   92   196   23    8   22    82   16   11   80   150  .244
New York         889  116   215   32    8   14   109   17   12  130   143  .242
Milwaukee        840   99   200   32    1   14    89   23    7   92   157  .238
Cleveland        722   68   158   35    3   14    62    8    6   77   145  .219

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Davey Johnson (BAL)      23   78   14   29   7   0   4   14   2   0   15    9  .372
Frank Robinson (BAL)     20   73   16   27   6   1   4   10   0   0   10   14  .370
Tony Oliva (MIN)         22   91   18   32   4   3   4   21   0   0    3    7  .352
Luis Aparicio (CHI)      21   74   14   26   4   0   1    8   1   1   11    7  .351
Lou Piniella (KC)        21   87   10   30   5   0   5   20   0   2    6    5  .345
Reggie Smith (BOS)       22   82   19   28   4   2   4   12   4   0    9    9  .342
Alex Johnson (CAL)       23   94   15   32   3   1   2   16   4   1    1   10  .340
Rick Monday (OAK)        22   83   11   28   5   2   2    7   2   1   11   22  .337
Jim Fregosi (CAL)        23   96   17   32   9   0   2   14   0   0    6   13  .333
Al Kaline (DET)          22   88   13   29   6   2   4   20   1   0   13   11  .330

 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         23   78   14   29   7   0   4   14   2   0   15    9  .372
Frank Robinson        20   73   16   27   6   1   4   10   0   0   10   14  .370
Dave May               7    9    1    3   0   1   0    3   0   0    1    0  .333
Merv Rettenmund       11   22    6    7   1   0   1    2   1   0    2    2  .318
Brooks Robinson       23   90   12   27   7   1   3   17   1   0    5    4  .300
Paul Blair            23   86   20   23   5   0   4   15   8   4   13   17  .267
Ellie Hendricks       15   45    5   12   3   0   2    5   0   0    4    7  .267
Clay Dalrymple         2    4    2    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    1  .250
Boog Powell           23   81   13   20   3   0   7   19   0   0   15   14  .247
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
Don Buford            21   76   12   16   2   0   3   12   0   1   14   10  .211
Mark Belanger         22   92    9   18   1   1   0    6   2   0    7   19  .196
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          22   82   19   28   4   2   4   12   4   0    9    9  .342
Mike Derrick           6    6    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   1    0    2  .333
Jerry Moses           19   69    4   22   5   0   2    9   0   0    4    6  .319
George Scott          22   84    9   26   5   3   4   12   0   0    6   10  .310
Rico Petrocelli       22   77   14   23   9   0   4   21   0   0    8   13  .299
Carl Yastrzemski      22   77   14   23   3   0   3   12   9   3   20    8  .299
Tony Conigliaro       21   74    6   21   1   0   2    9   0   0   12    4  .284
Luis Alvarado         22   80    9   22   8   0   0    6   0   0    3    7  .275
Mike Andrews          22   86   15   18   3   0   3    6   0   0   12    8  .209
Tom Satriano           2    6    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    0  .167
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           4   14    4    5   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    4  .357
Alex Johnson          23   94   15   32   3   1   2   16   4   1    1   10  .340
Jim Fregosi           23   96   17   32   9   0   2   14   0   0    6   13  .333
Roger Repoz           21   67   11   22   5   1   4   12   0   1   10   11  .328
Jim Spencer           19   53    6   16   2   1   0    9   0   0    4    6  .302
Ken McMullen           6   21    3    6   1   1   1    5   0   0    4    2  .286
Bill Voss             21   68    9   19   2   2   1   15   1   1   12    4  .279
Sandy Alomar          23  100   14   27   2   0   0    3   9   4    6   11  .270
Aurelio Rodriguez     17   63    6   17   2   2   0    7   0   1    3    6  .270
Jay Johnstone         19   54    5   14   3   0   2    8   0   0    2    8  .259
Jim Hicks              4    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .250
Joe Azcue             19   61    4   15   3   0   1    5   0   0    2    4  .246
Tom Egan               8   21    2    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    3  .191
Billy Cowan            7    6    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .167
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           3    4    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
Rich Morales           7    8    0    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    1  .375
Gail Hopkins          18   51    7   19   2   0   0    2   0   0    6    4  .373
Tommy McCraw          16   38    1   14   0   0   0    4   3   0    4    3  .368
Luis Aparicio         21   74   14   26   4   0   1    8   1   1   11    7  .351
Bill Melton           22   80    9   26   4   0   3   15   0   1    8   13  .325
Duane Josephson       17   57    7   18   3   0   1   11   0   1    7    6  .316
Ken Berry             17   58    8   17   3   0   0    5   1   0    6    7  .293
Carlos May            23   82   13   24   5   1   2   13   3   1   10   18  .293
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
Ed Herrmann           10   26    1    7   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    6  .269
Buddy Bradford        17   50    5   12   2   0   2    5   0   2    7   16  .240
Bobby Knoop           19   58    7   13   1   0   3    8   0   0    8   10  .224
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           21   79    7   26   3   1   2    8   1   3    5   12  .329
Ray Fosse             16   52    6   16   3   0   1    2   0   1    9    7  .308
Chuck Hinton          11   11    1    3   1   0   0    3   0   0    3    2  .273
Tony Horton           18   67    5   17   6   0   2   11   0   0    7   11  .254
Vern Fuller            4    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250
Ted Uhlaender         20   80    9   19   5   1   1    5   2   1    9   12  .238
Roy Foster            20   72    7   17   4   0   1    6   1   1    6   15  .236
Eddie Leon            22   76    5   15   4   0   1    8   0   0    5   12  .197
Jack Heidemann        22   72    1   13   3   0   0    5   1   0    2   20  .181
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         20   64   10    9   0   0   3    7   3   0   18    9  .141
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              4    4    3    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    0  .500
Al Kaline             22   88   13   29   6   2   4   20   1   0   13   11  .330
Jim Northrup          16   63    7   19   4   1   1    9   0   0    5   11  .302
Cesar Gutierrez       20   76   12   22   2   2   0    8   1   0    4    7  .290
Willie Horton         22   83   14   24   4   1   2   13   0   0   14   14  .289
Mickey Stanley        14   59   12   17   3   0   1    5   3   0    5    4  .288
Dick McAuliffe        22   81   12   23   4   0   4   10   2   2   23   18  .284
Bill Freehan          20   72    6   20   3   0   2   12   0   1   14   13  .278
Ken Szotkiewicz        7   11    2    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    5    3  .273
Elliott Maddox        13   31    6    7   1   0   1    3   0   0    3    6  .226
Norm Cash             17   55    9   12   2   0   2    6   0   1   11   10  .218
Don Wert              16   38    5    8   2   0   0    2   1   0    8    7  .211
Dalton Jones           9   19    1    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    3    1  .158
Jim Price              4    9    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    5  .111
Gates Brown            7    6    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          21   87   10   30   5   0   5   20   0   2    6    5  .345
Paul Schaal           13   32    3   11   1   0   1    3   1   0    2    3  .344
Amos Otis             23   92   15   29   4   3   2   11   5   0   10    8  .315
Bob Oliver            22   80   12   23   4   2   5   16   0   0    4   15  .288
Pat Kelly             20   74   13   21   1   0   1    3   8   5   13   21  .284
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
Rich Severson          9   21    0    5   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .238
Jackie Hernandez      20   61    3   14   2   1   1    3   0   1    8   17  .230
Jim Campanis          10   28    4    6   0   0   2    2   0   0    2    5  .214
Ed Kirkpatrick        21   75   12   16   2   1   3    8   1   1    6   12  .213
Ellie Rodriguez       19   47    4   10   1   0   0    2   0   0    6    7  .213
Jerry Adair            7   27    0    4   0   0   0    1   0   1    5    3  .148
Luis Alcaraz          19   66    3    9   2   1   1    8   0   0    1    4  .136
Mike Fiore            10   16    0    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    3    8  .125
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          15   24    5    8   2   0   0    1   0   0    2    2  .333
Steve Hovley          22   80   10   26   6   0   0   11   3   0    9    5  .325
Danny Walton          25   94   11   29   3   0   8   24   1   0   12   31  .309
Ted Savage            14   33    3   10   2   0   1    3   1   0    0    5  .303
Russ Snyder           22   66   12   19   2   0   0    5   0   1    8   11  .288
Greg Goossen          17   42    2   11   3   0   1    3   0   0    7   11  .262
Tommy Harper          25  100   11   25   4   0   1    9  14   4   10   20  .250
Jerry McNertney       22   71    9   17   3   0   2    7   0   1    7    9  .239
Ted Kubiak            25   85   14   19   0   1   0    5   1   1   15    7  .224
Mike Hershberger      10   27    2    6   2   0   0    2   1   0    2    2  .222
Rich Rollins          14   25    3    5   1   0   0    5   0   0    3    4  .200
Mike Hegan            18   47    4    7   1   0   0    5   1   0    8   17  .149
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           10   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
Tony Oliva            22   91   18   32   4   3   4   21   0   0    3    7  .352
Brant Alyea           21   67    7   22   4   0   5   24   1   1    8   10  .328
Harmon Killebrew      22   75   15   24   3   0   6   16   0   0   16   15  .320
Cesar Tovar           22   92   21   29   6   4   3    8   7   1    6   11  .315
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          22   84   11   20   5   1   2    9   0   0    3   14  .238
Chuck Manuel           6    5    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .200
George Mitterwald     18   57    4   11   1   0   1    3   0   1    4   20  .193
Rich Reese            22   68    7   13   1   0   1    2   0   0    4    8  .191
Jim Holt              19   16    2    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .188
Frank Quilici         17   38    3    7   0   0   0    2   0   1    2    4  .184
Bob Allison            6    6    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    1  .167
Minnie Mendoza        10   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
Ron Woods             13   30    6   10   1   0   3    9   0   0    2    6  .333
Roy White             25   90   17   29   8   0   1   14   5   1   21    9  .322
Danny Cater           26  103   15   31   5   3   2   18   3   0    6   14  .301
Horace Clarke         26  115   16   31   2   0   1    5   1   3   11    4  .270
Gene Michael          24   90    9   24   5   0   0    6   1   0   10   21  .267
Jake Gibbs             6   15    3    4   2   0   0    1   0   0    2    3  .267
Bobby Murcer          26   93   16   24   3   0   5   17   2   1   22   16  .258
Thurman Munson        22   66   10   15   2   2   0    6   3   1   21   12  .227
Pete Ward             15   14    1    3   1   1   0    4   0   0    2    4  .214
Frank Tepedino         8   10    1    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .200
Curt Blefary          21   76    6   14   1   0   0    9   0   3   11   10  .184
Jerry Kenney          21   78    9   13   0   1   1    9   2   2    8   10  .167
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               7   19    3    8   2   0   1    2   0   0    2    2  .421
Rick Monday           22   83   11   28   5   2   2    7   2   1   11   22  .337
Felipe Alou           25  104   12   33   7   1   1   12   1   0    4    8  .317
Tito Francona         14   13    2    4   0   0   1    3   0   0    3    2  .308
Dave Duncan           19   54    7   16   5   0   2    6   0   0    2    6  .296
Roberto Pena          18   58    4   15   1   0   0    3   1   1    2    4  .259
Don Mincher           23   75   12   17   6   0   6   13   0   0    9   15  .227
Bert Campaneris       16   61    8   13   2   1   1    5   4   0    4    6  .213
Dick Green            25   90   11   19   2   0   2    7   3   0    9   14  .211
Sal Bando             19   52   10   10   1   0   3    7   2   1   12   11  .192
Bob Johnson           15   33    4    6   1   0   1    1   2   1    2    1  .182
Reggie Jackson        25   81    8   14   5   1   5   12   7   2   15   26  .173
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
Lee Maye              18   57   11   21   3   1   3   13   0   1    5    9  .368
Ed Stroud             23   64   15   23   0   1   2    6   9   0    7   15  .359
Frank Howard          24   81   20   26   4   0   9   23   0   0   24   21  .321
Rick Reichardt         7   14    2    4   0   1   0    1   0   1    4    2  .286
Bernie Allen          22   50    8   14   2   0   3    9   0   0    8    6  .280
Mike Epstein          24   92   14   24   4   0   5   12   0   1   13   33  .261
Ed Brinkman           24   96   15   24   3   2   0    7   1   0   14    7  .250
Aurelio Rodriguez      9   34    5    8   0   0   3    8   0   0    5    2  .235
Hank Allen            18   30    3    7   2   0   0    4   0   0    5    7  .233
Del Unser             16   48    2   10   0   1   0    4   0   0    6    8  .208
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            11   20    4    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    4    2  .200
Paul Casanova          9   23    1    4   0   1   0    0   0   0    1    3  .174
Dave Nelson           13   27    2    4   0   0   0    2   1   0    4    6  .148
Tim Cullen            15   14    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    0  .143

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  H. Clarke (NY)          115
  F. Alou (OAK)           104
  D. Cater (NY)           103
  S. Alomar (CAL)         100
  T. Harper (MIL)         100
  A. Rodriguez (WAS)       97
  E. Brinkman (WAS)        96
  J. Fregosi (CAL)         96
  A. Johnson (CAL)         94
  D. Walton (MIL)          94

Runs Scored:

  C. Tovar (MIN)           21
  P. Blair (BAL)           20
  F. Howard (WAS)          20
  R. Smith (BOS)           19
  T. Oliva (MIN)           18
  J. Fregosi (CAL)         17
  R. White (NY)            17
  H. Clarke (NY)           16
  B. Murcer (NY)           16
  F. Robinson (BAL)        16

Hits:

  F. Alou (OAK)            33
  J. Fregosi (CAL)         32
  A. Johnson (CAL)         32
  T. Oliva (MIN)           32
  D. Cater (NY)            31
  H. Clarke (NY)           31
  L. Piniella (KC)         30
  D. Johnson (BAL)         29
  A. Kaline (DET)          29
  A. Otis (KC)             29

Doubles:

  J. Fregosi (CAL)          9
  R. Petrocelli (BOS)       9
  L. Alvarado (BOS)         8
  R. White (NY)             8
  F. Alou (OAK)             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
  T. Oliva (MIN)            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

Home Runs:

  F. Howard (WAS)           9
  D. Walton (MIL)           8
  B. Powell (BAL)           7
  H. Killebrew (MIN)        6
  D. Mincher (OAK)          6
  B. Alyea (MIN)            5
  M. Epstein (WAS)          5
  R. Jackson (OAK)          5
  B. Murcer (NY)            5
  B. Oliver (KC)            5

RBI:

  B. Alyea (MIN)           24
  D. Walton (MIL)          24
  F. Howard (WAS)          23
  T. Oliva (MIN)           21
  R. Petrocelli (BOS)      21
  A. Kaline (DET)          20
  L. Piniella (KC)         20
  B. Powell (BAL)          19
  D. Cater (NY)            18
  B. Murcer (NY)           17

Stolen Bases:

  T. Harper (MIL)          14
  S. Alomar (CAL)           9
  E. Stroud (WAS)           9
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)      9
  P. Blair (BAL)            8
  P. Kelly (KC)             8
  R. Jackson (OAK)          7
  C. Tovar (MIN)            7
  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)          24
  D. McAuliffe (DET)       23
  B. Murcer (NY)           22
  T. Munson (NY)           21
  R. White (NY)            21
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     20
  G. Nettles (CLE)         18
  H. Killebrew (MIN)       16
  R. Jackson (OAK)         15
  D. Johnson (BAL)         15

Strikeouts:

  M. Epstein (WAS)         33
  D. Walton (MIL)          31
  R. Jackson (OAK)         26
  R. Monday (OAK)          22
  F. Howard (WAS)          21
  P. Kelly (KC)            21
  G. Michael (NY)          21
  T. Harper (MIL)          20
  J. Heidemann (CLE)       20
  G. Mitterwald (MIN)      20

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