Saturday May 9, 1970
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of May 9, 1970:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
California       939  130   265   38   11   17   124   15    8   67   128  .282
Chicago          858   94   235   29    3   16    84   11    8   86   153  .274
Minnesota        877  132   236   35    8   30   119   16    7   77   162  .269
Detroit          890  127   237   39    8   24   114    9    5  130   159  .266
Baltimore        909  148   241   43    5   36   140   16    5  113   156  .265
Boston           862  108   228   44    5   30   103   14    8   88   114  .265
Kansas City      943  112   236   31    9   25   102   21   12   93   186  .250
Oakland          954  119   234   49    6   35   107   24    7   95   161  .245
Washington       911  116   221   26    8   27   108   12    3  126   179  .243
New York        1022  136   246   38    8   17   126   19   13  142   161  .241
Milwaukee        934  111   222   36    1   17    99   24   10  106   177  .238
Cleveland        820   78   180   39    5   17    71    8    7   79   158  .220

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Frank Robinson (BAL)     23   85   20   31   7   1   5   13   0   0   11   16  .365
Alex Johnson (CAL)       27  110   18   39   4   2   2   18   4   1    1   11  .355
Lou Piniella (KC)        24   97   12   34   6   0   5   22   0   2    7    6  .351
Bob Oliver (KC)          26   98   17   34   7   2   6   23   0   0    4   18  .347
Tony Oliva (MIN)         26  107   22   37   4   3   6   26   2   0    5   10  .346
Luis Aparicio (CHI)      24   85   14   29   4   0   1    8   1   2   11    9  .341
Vada Pinson (CLE)        24   91    8   31   7   2   2    9   1   3    5   14  .341
Davey Johnson (BAL)      27   92   14   31   8   0   4   15   2   0   16   11  .337
Roy White (NY)           29  106   22   35   9   0   3   22   5   1   22   10  .330
Al Kaline (DET)          25   98   16   32   7   2   4   20   1   0   15   12  .327

 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        23   85   20   31   7   1   5   13   0   0   11   16  .365
Davey Johnson         27   92   14   31   8   0   4   15   2   0   16   11  .337
Brooks Robinson       27  105   15   34   8   1   4   20   1   0    5    5  .324
Merv Rettenmund       14   25    9    7   1   0   1    2   1   0    4    3  .280
Dave May               9   11    1    3   0   1   0    3   0   0    1    0  .273
Boog Powell           27   94   16   25   3   0   9   25   0   0   17   16  .266
Paul Blair            27  102   21   26   5   0   4   17   8   4   13   22  .255
Clay Dalrymple         2    4    2    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    1  .250
Terry Crowley         13   21    6    5   1   0   1    4   0   0    3    3  .238
Ellie Hendricks       17   52    5   12   3   0   2    5   0   0    4    8  .231
Don Buford            24   87   14   19   2   1   3   12   0   1   16   12  .218
Mark Belanger         26  106   11   23   2   1   0    8   3   0    9   19  .217
Andy Etchebarren      13   34    3    7   1   0   1    3   1   0    5    5  .206
Curt Motton            5    6    1    1   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    3  .167

 Boston               G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Billy Conigliaro       4   12    2    5   0   0   2    4   0   1    0    3  .417
Dick Schofield        10   12    2    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .333
Carl Yastrzemski      26   89   19   29   3   0   7   18  10   3   25   10  .326
Jerry Moses           22   79    4   25   5   0   2    9   0   1    4    7  .317
Reggie Smith          26   99   20   31   4   2   4   12   4   1    9   14  .313
George Scott          26   99    9   29   5   3   4   13   0   0    7   15  .293
Luis Alvarado         26   92    9   25   8   0   0    6   0   1    4    9  .272
Tony Conigliaro       24   86    7   22   1   0   3   11   0   0   13    6  .256
Rico Petrocelli       26   94   15   23   9   0   4   21   0   0    8   16  .245
Mike Derrick           9    9    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   1    0    2  .222
Mike Andrews          26  103   15   22   5   0   3    6   0   0   12   10  .214
Tom Satriano           3   10    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    2  .100
Tom Matchick           5    5    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .000
Don Pavletich          2    5    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000

 California           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Jarvis Tatum           6   20    8    9   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    4  .450
Jim Spencer           23   69   10   26   3   2   1   14   0   0    5    7  .377
Alex Johnson          27  110   18   39   4   2   2   18   4   1    1   11  .355
Roger Repoz           25   84   14   26   5   1   5   14   0   1   10   15  .310
Jim Fregosi           27  110   19   34   9   0   2   15   0   0    9   14  .309
Billy Cowan            8    7    0    2   0   0   0    3   0   0    1    1  .286
Bill Voss             22   71    9   20   2   2   1   15   1   1   12    5  .282
Sandy Alomar          27  116   17   32   3   0   0    6  10   4    7   13  .276
Aurelio Rodriguez     17   63    6   17   2   2   0    7   0   1    3    6  .270
Joe Azcue             22   73    5   19   3   1   1    6   0   0    2    5  .260
Ken McMullen          10   35    5    9   1   1   1    7   0   0    6    3  .257
Jay Johnstone         22   63    6   16   3   0   2   11   0   0    2    9  .254
Tom Egan               9   24    4    6   0   0   1    4   0   0    2    3  .250
Jim Hicks              4    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .250
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           4    4    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Ray Oyler              2    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          21   60    8   22   2   1   0    3   0   0    8    6  .367
Luis Aparicio         24   85   14   29   4   0   1    8   1   2   11    9  .341
Rich Morales           8    9    0    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    1  .333
Bill Melton           24   86    9   28   4   0   3   15   0   1    8   15  .326
Tommy McCraw          18   44    1   14   0   0   0    4   3   0    4    4  .318
Duane Josephson       18   59    7   18   3   0   1   11   0   1    7    6  .305
Carlos May            26   94   17   28   5   2   4   15   3   1   10   22  .298
Ken Berry             19   65    8   19   3   0   0    5   1   0    6   10  .292
Syd O'Brien           14   38    3   10   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    6  .263
Walt Williams         17   58    7   15   3   0   0    1   2   1    8    3  .259
Buddy Bradford        18   53    5   13   2   0   2    5   0   2    8   16  .245
Ed Herrmann           13   33    2    8   1   0   1    4   0   0    2    6  .242
Bobby Knoop           22   69    7   14   1   0   3    8   0   0    8   14  .203
John Matias           16   41    2    6   0   0   1    2   1   0    0    9  .146
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            7   22    5    9   2   1   0    1   0   0    1    1  .409
Vada Pinson           24   91    8   31   7   2   2    9   1   3    5   14  .341
Ray Fosse             19   63    7   17   3   0   1    2   0   1    9    8  .270
Ted Uhlaender         23   91   10   23   5   1   2    7   2   1    9   13  .253
Tony Horton           21   76    7   19   6   0   2   13   0   1    9   11  .250
Chuck Hinton          12   12    1    3   1   0   0    3   0   0    3    2  .250
Vern Fuller            4    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250
Roy Foster            23   84    9   19   4   0   3   10   1   1    6   16  .226
Eddie Leon            23   79    5   15   4   0   1    8   0   0    5   12  .190
Jack Heidemann        25   81    2   15   3   1   0    5   1   0    2   20  .185
Ted Ford               9   19    3    3   1   0   1    1   0   0    2    7  .158
Russ Nagelson         12   20    3    3   1   0   1    2   0   0    2    7  .150
Graig Nettles         23   76   10   10   0   0   3    7   3   0   18   12  .132
Lou Klimchock          9   18    1    2   0   0   1    1   0   0    1    2  .111
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              6    5    3    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    3    0  .400
Al Kaline             25   98   16   32   7   2   4   20   1   0   15   12  .327
Jim Northrup          20   77    8   25   4   1   1   10   0   1    7   15  .325
Willie Horton         26   99   17   30   5   2   4   20   0   0   14   14  .303
Dick McAuliffe        26   99   16   30   4   0   4   10   2   2   24   19  .303
Bill Freehan          24   86   10   26   3   0   5   17   0   1   16   14  .302
Cesar Gutierrez       21   77   12   23   2   2   0    8   1   0    4    7  .299
Mickey Stanley        17   68   13   18   3   0   1    6   3   0    6    4  .265
Norm Cash             20   66   10   15   4   0   2    8   0   1   11   10  .227
Don Wert              19   39    5    8   2   0   0    2   1   0    8    8  .205
Elliott Maddox        16   35    6    7   1   0   1    3   0   0    3    7  .200
Dalton Jones          13   29    4    5   1   0   1    2   0   0    6    4  .172
Ken Szotkiewicz       11   24    3    4   0   0   1    3   0   0    5   11  .167
Jim Price              5   10    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    5  .100
Gates Brown            9    8    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
Paul Schaal           17   46    6   18   2   0   1    4   1   0    3    4  .391
Lou Piniella          24   97   12   34   6   0   5   22   0   2    7    6  .351
Bob Oliver            26   98   17   34   7   2   6   23   0   0    4   18  .347
Amos Otis             27  108   18   33   6   3   2   12   7   0   12   10  .306
Rich Severson         11   29    1    8   0   1   0    4   0   0    0    3  .276
Pat Kelly             24   88   16   24   2   0   1    3  11   6   17   27  .273
George Spriggs        13   23    4    6   0   0   0    0   1   1    4    9  .261
Joe Keough            15   27    3    7   0   0   2    4   0   0    3    5  .259
Jackie Hernandez      22   64    3   14   2   1   1    3   0   1    8   19  .219
Ed Kirkpatrick        22   79   13   17   2   1   4    9   1   1    6   13  .215
Jim Campanis          10   28    4    6   0   0   2    2   0   0    2    5  .214
Ellie Rodriguez       22   55    4   11   1   0   0    4   0   0    7    8  .200
Mike Fiore            14   31    1    5   1   0   0    1   0   0    6   13  .161
Jerry Adair            7   27    0    4   0   0   0    1   0   1    5    3  .148
Luis Alcaraz          21   75    3    9   2   1   1    9   0   0    1    7  .120
Hawk Taylor            7    7    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .000

 Milwaukee            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Danny Walton          28  104   12   33   3   0   9   26   1   0   14   34  .317
Steve Hovley          25   90   10   27   6   0   0   11   3   0   10    8  .300
Ted Savage            16   37    3   11   2   0   1    3   1   0    2    5  .297
Russ Snyder           24   74   12   21   3   0   0    7   0   1    8   11  .284
John Kennedy          18   33    6    9   2   0   1    5   0   0    3    6  .273
Greg Goossen          18   43    3   11   3   0   1    3   0   0    9   11  .256
Ted Kubiak            28   98   17   24   0   1   1    7   1   1   15    7  .245
Tommy Harper          28  111   13   27   6   0   1    9  15   5   12   22  .243
Jerry McNertney       24   79    9   19   4   0   2    7   0   1    7   10  .241
Mike Hershberger      11   28    2    6   2   0   0    2   1   0    2    2  .214
Mike Hegan            21   55    7   11   1   0   0    5   1   1   10   17  .200
Rich Rollins          14   25    3    5   1   0   0    5   0   0    3    4  .200
Max Alvis             18   58    4    8   1   0   0    4   1   0    4    6  .138
Phil Roof              8   22    4    2   1   0   0    0   0   1    4    4  .091
Wayne Comer           11   15    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
Tony Oliva            26  107   22   37   4   3   6   26   2   0    5   10  .346
Rod Carew             15   57   10   19   6   0   0    5   2   2    1    7  .333
Brant Alyea           23   74    7   24   4   0   5   24   1   1   10   10  .324
Harmon Killebrew      26   90   18   29   3   0   9   23   0   0   18   19  .322
Cesar Tovar           26  106   25   33   6   4   3    9   9   2   11   13  .311
Paul Ratliff          11   24    4    7   1   0   1    3   0   0    3    9  .292
Leo Cardenas          26   98   14   25   6   1   2    9   0   0    7   17  .255
Rick Renick            6   12    1    3   1   0   1    4   0   0    0    3  .250
Rich Reese            25   76    7   16   1   0   1    3   1   0    6   10  .211
Chuck Manuel           6    5    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .200
George Mitterwald     21   66    5   13   1   0   2    5   0   1    6   24  .197
Frank Quilici         20   39    3    7   0   0   0    2   0   1    4    4  .180
Jim Holt              22   25    3    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    4  .160
Bob Allison            8   13    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    1  .154
Minnie Mendoza        11   11    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .091
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             16   39    8   13   1   0   4   11   0   0    3    8  .333
Roy White             29  106   22   35   9   0   3   22   5   1   22   10  .330
Danny Cater           30  119   18   34   7   3   2   19   3   0    6   14  .286
Horace Clarke         30  130   19   36   3   0   1    7   3   3   13    5  .277
Bobby Murcer          30  107   19   27   3   0   5   17   2   2   24   18  .252
Gene Michael          28  105   10   26   5   0   0    6   1   0   10   24  .248
Thurman Munson        24   73   11   18   3   2   0    7   3   1   23   12  .247
Jake Gibbs             8   22    4    5   2   0   0    1   0   0    2    3  .227
Pete Ward             16   15    1    3   1   1   0    4   0   0    2    5  .200
Frank Tepedino         8   10    1    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .200
Curt Blefary          23   82    7   16   2   0   0   10   0   3   12   10  .195
Jerry Kenney          25   90    9   15   0   1   1   10   2   2   11   12  .167
John Ellis            14   30    2    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    7  .100
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              11   32    5   12   2   0   1    2   1   0    3    4  .375
Tito Francona         17   15    2    5   0   0   1    3   0   0    4    2  .333
Felipe Alou           29  120   12   37  10   1   1   13   1   0    4    8  .308
Rick Monday           26   98   14   30   6   2   3    9   3   1   12   25  .306
Dave Duncan           23   68    9   20   5   0   4    9   0   0    3    7  .294
Roberto Pena          18   58    4   15   1   0   0    3   1   1    2    4  .259
Bert Campaneris       20   79   10   19   4   1   2    8   4   0    4    8  .241
Sal Bando             23   68   14   16   2   0   5   13   2   2   12   11  .235
Don Mincher           27   85   14   19   6   0   8   16   0   0   10   15  .224
Bob Johnson           16   34    5    7   1   0   1    1   2   1    2    1  .206
Dick Green            29  104   13   21   3   0   2    7   3   0   10   17  .202
Reggie Jackson        28   89    9   16   6   1   5   12   7   2   15   31  .180
Frank Fernandez       17   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              20   62   11   21   3   1   3   13   0   1    5    9  .339
Ed Stroud             26   72   16   23   0   1   2    6   9   0    8   16  .319
Frank Howard          27   91   21   28   4   0  10   24   0   0   26   22  .308
Bernie Allen          24   55    8   16   2   0   3    9   0   0    8    6  .291
Aurelio Rodriguez     12   42    5   12   1   1   3    9   0   0    7    3  .286
Mike Epstein          26   94   14   25   4   0   5   12   0   1   13   34  .266
Ed Brinkman           27  108   15   25   3   2   0    7   1   0   14    8  .232
Rick Reichardt        10   26    4    6   1   1   1    2   0   1    4    5  .231
Hank Allen            20   36    3    8   2   0   0    4   0   0    5    8  .222
Del Unser             17   49    2   10   0   1   0    4   0   0    6    8  .204
Ken McMullen          15   59    5   12   2   0   0    3   0   0    5   10  .203
Paul Casanova         11   30    1    6   0   1   0    1   0   0    1    3  .200
Johnny Roseboro       16   42    4    8   2   0   0    5   1   0   12    5  .191
Jim French            12   21    4    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    4    2  .191
Tim Cullen            15   14    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    0  .143
Dave Nelson           16   34    2    4   0   0   0    2   1   0    4    7  .118

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  H. Clarke (NY)          130
  F. Alou (OAK)           120
  D. Cater (NY)           119
  S. Alomar (CAL)         116
  T. Harper (MIL)         111
  J. Fregosi (CAL)        110
  A. Johnson (CAL)        110
  E. Brinkman (WAS)       108
  A. Otis (KC)            108
  B. Murcer (NY)          107

Runs Scored:

  C. Tovar (MIN)           25
  T. Oliva (MIN)           22
  R. White (NY)            22
  P. Blair (BAL)           21
  F. Howard (WAS)          21
  F. Robinson (BAL)        20
  R. Smith (BOS)           20
  H. Clarke (NY)           19
  J. Fregosi (CAL)         19
  B. Murcer (NY)           19

Hits:

  A. Johnson (CAL)         39
  F. Alou (OAK)            37
  T. Oliva (MIN)           37
  H. Clarke (NY)           36
  R. White (NY)            35
  D. Cater (NY)            34
  J. Fregosi (CAL)         34
  B. Oliver (KC)           34
  L. Piniella (KC)         34
  B. Robinson (BAL)        34

Doubles:

  F. Alou (OAK)            10
  J. Fregosi (CAL)          9
  R. Petrocelli (BOS)       9
  R. White (NY)             9
  L. Alvarado (BOS)         8
  D. Johnson (BAL)          8
  B. Robinson (BAL)         8
  D. Cater (NY)             7
  A. Kaline (DET)           7
  B. Oliver (KC)            7

Triples:

  C. Tovar (MIN)            4
  D. Cater (NY)             3
  T. Oliva (MIN)            3
  A. Otis (KC)              3
  A. Rodriguez (WAS)        3
  G. Scott (BOS)            3
  E. Brinkman (WAS)         2
  C. Gutierrez (DET)        2
  W. Horton (DET)           2
  A. Johnson (CAL)          2

Home Runs:

  F. Howard (WAS)          10
  H. Killebrew (MIN)        9
  B. Powell (BAL)           9
  D. Walton (MIL)           9
  D. Mincher (OAK)          8
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)      7
  T. Oliva (MIN)            6
  B. Oliver (KC)            6
  B. Alyea (MIN)            5
  S. Bando (OAK)            5

RBI:

  T. Oliva (MIN)           26
  D. Walton (MIL)          26
  B. Powell (BAL)          25
  B. Alyea (MIN)           24
  F. Howard (WAS)          24
  H. Killebrew (MIN)       23
  B. Oliver (KC)           23
  L. Piniella (KC)         22
  R. White (NY)            22
  R. Petrocelli (BOS)      21

Stolen Bases:

  T. Harper (MIL)          15
  P. Kelly (KC)            11
  S. Alomar (CAL)          10
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     10
  E. Stroud (WAS)           9
  C. Tovar (MIN)            9
  P. Blair (BAL)            8
  R. Jackson (OAK)          7
  A. Otis (KC)              7
  R. White (NY)             5

Caught Stealing:

  P. Kelly (KC)             6
  T. Harper (MIL)           5
  S. Alomar (CAL)           4
  P. Blair (BAL)            4
  C. Blefary (NY)           3
  H. Clarke (NY)            3
  V. Pinson (CLE)           3
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)      3
  L. Aparicio (CHI)         2
  S. Bando (OAK)            2

Walks:

  F. Howard (WAS)          26
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     25
  D. McAuliffe (DET)       24
  B. Murcer (NY)           24
  T. Munson (NY)           23
  R. White (NY)            22
  H. Killebrew (MIN)       18
  G. Nettles (CLE)         18
  P. Kelly (KC)            17
  B. Powell (BAL)          17

Strikeouts:

  M. Epstein (WAS)         34
  D. Walton (MIL)          34
  R. Jackson (OAK)         31
  P. Kelly (KC)            27
  R. Monday (OAK)          25
  G. Michael (NY)          24
  G. Mitterwald (MIN)      24
  P. Blair (BAL)           22
  T. Harper (MIL)          22
  F. Howard (WAS)          22


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