Sunday May 10, 1970
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of May 10, 1970:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
California       972  133   273   39   11   18   127   15    8   70   134  .281
Chicago          928   98   253   32    3   16    88   12    8   93   166  .273
Minnesota        913  136   245   37    8   31   123   16    7   79   171  .268
Baltimore        974  159   261   45    6   40   151   18    5  119   166  .268
Boston           899  112   239   46    5   32   107   15    8   92   121  .266
Detroit          923  134   244   39    8   27   121    9    6  132   165  .264
Kansas City      978  121   243   32    9   27   111   23   12  100   196  .249
Oakland          985  126   244   50    6   36   114   24    7   98   164  .248
Milwaukee       1005  124   247   41    3   21   112   25   13  119   190  .246
Washington       979  127   238   29    8   31   117   13    3  133   192  .243
New York        1056  140   254   40    8   17   130   20   13  146   168  .241
Cleveland        850   83   186   41    5   20    76    8    7   85   164  .219

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Alex Johnson (CAL)       28  113   19   41   4   2   2   18   4   1    2   11  .363
Frank Robinson (BAL)     24   89   21   32   7   1   6   15   0   0   11   17  .360
Lou Piniella (KC)        24   97   12   34   6   0   5   22   0   2    7    6  .351
Tony Oliva (MIN)         27  110   22   38   4   3   6   27   2   0    6   11  .346
Luis Aparicio (CHI)      26   93   14   32   4   0   1    9   1   2   12    9  .344
Roy White (NY)           30  109   24   37  10   0   3   23   5   1   23   10  .339
Vada Pinson (CLE)        25   95    9   32   7   2   2    9   1   3    5   15  .337
Davey Johnson (BAL)      29   96   14   32   9   0   4   16   2   0   16   12  .333
Bob Oliver (KC)          27  103   17   34   7   2   6   23   0   0    4   21  .330
Harmon Killebrew (MIN)   27   94   18   31   4   0   9   23   0   0   18   19  .330

 Baltimore            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Chico Salmon           3    9    2    4   0   0   1    3   0   0    2    1  .444
Clay Dalrymple         3    7    3    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    3    1  .429
Frank Robinson        24   89   21   32   7   1   6   15   0   0   11   17  .360
Davey Johnson         29   96   14   32   9   0   4   16   2   0   16   12  .333
Brooks Robinson       29  113   15   36   8   1   4   21   1   0    5    6  .319
Merv Rettenmund       16   30   11    9   1   0   2    3   1   0    4    4  .300
Boog Powell           29   99   19   28   3   0  10   27   0   0   20   17  .283
Paul Blair            29  110   23   29   5   0   4   17  10   4   13   24  .264
Dave May              10   12    1    3   0   1   0    3   0   0    1    0  .250
Don Buford            25   90   15   21   2   1   4   13   0   1   17   12  .233
Ellie Hendricks       17   52    5   12   3   0   2    5   0   0    4    8  .231
Mark Belanger         28  113   12   25   2   2   0    9   3   0   10   19  .221
Terry Crowley         14   23    6    5   1   0   1    4   0   0    4    3  .217
Andy Etchebarren      15   38    3    8   1   0   1    4   1   0    5    5  .211
Curt Motton            6    7    1    1   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    3  .143

 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
Carl Yastrzemski      27   94   20   31   3   0   8   19  10   3   25   11  .330
Jerry Moses           23   83    4   27   5   0   2   10   0   1    4    7  .325
Reggie Smith          27  103   20   33   5   2   4   12   5   1   10   14  .320
Dick Schofield        11   13    2    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .308
George Scott          27  103    9   29   5   3   4   13   0   0    7   16  .282
Luis Alvarado         27   96   10   26   9   0   0    6   0   1    4   11  .271
Tony Conigliaro       25   90    8   24   1   0   4   12   0   0   14    7  .267
Rico Petrocelli       27   99   16   24   9   0   4   21   0   0    8   17  .242
Mike Andrews          27  106   15   22   5   0   3    6   0   0   14   11  .208
Mike Derrick          10   10    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   1    0    2  .200
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           24   73   11   28   3   2   1   14   0   0    5    8  .384
Billy Cowan            9    8    0    3   0   0   0    3   0   0    1    1  .375
Alex Johnson          28  113   19   41   4   2   2   18   4   1    2   11  .363
Roger Repoz           26   88   14   27   5   1   5   14   0   1   10   15  .307
Jim Fregosi           28  114   19   34   9   0   2   15   0   0    9   14  .298
Bill Voss             22   71    9   20   2   2   1   15   1   1   12    5  .282
Aurelio Rodriguez     17   63    6   17   2   2   0    7   0   1    3    6  .270
Sandy Alomar          28  121   17   32   3   0   0    6  10   4    7   13  .265
Jay Johnstone         23   65    7   17   3   0   3   13   0   0    3   10  .262
Ken McMullen          11   39    5   10   2   1   1    8   0   0    6    4  .256
Joe Azcue             23   76    5   19   3   1   1    6   0   0    3    7  .250
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           5    5    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
Luis Aparicio         26   93   14   32   4   0   1    9   1   2   12    9  .344
Gail Hopkins          23   65    8   22   2   1   0    3   0   0    8    6  .339
Bill Melton           24   86    9   28   4   0   3   15   0   1    8   15  .326
Carlos May            28  101   17   32   5   2   4   16   3   1   12   25  .317
Tommy McCraw          19   49    1   15   0   0   0    4   4   0    4    5  .306
Duane Josephson       18   59    7   18   3   0   1   11   0   1    7    6  .305
Rich Morales           9   10    0    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    1  .300
Ken Berry             21   69    8   20   3   0   0    5   1   0    8   11  .290
Syd O'Brien           16   46    3   12   1   0   0    2   0   0    3    7  .261
Walt Williams         18   62    8   16   4   0   0    2   2   1    8    4  .258
Ed Herrmann           14   37    2    9   1   0   1    4   0   0    2    6  .243
Bobby Knoop           24   77    8   18   2   0   3    8   0   0    8   16  .234
Buddy Bradford        19   57    5   13   2   0   2    5   0   2    8   18  .228
Bob Christian          7    7    2    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .143
John Matias           17   45    3    6   0   0   1    2   1   0    1   11  .133
Chuck Brinkman         1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 Cleveland            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Larry Brown            8   25    6    9   2   1   0    1   0   0    2    1  .360
Vada Pinson           25   95    9   32   7   2   2    9   1   3    5   15  .337
Ray Fosse             19   63    7   17   3   0   1    2   0   1    9    8  .270
Ted Uhlaender         24   93   10   24   6   1   2    8   2   1   11   13  .258
Chuck Hinton          13   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
Tony Horton           22   80    7   19   6   0   2   13   0   1    9   13  .238
Roy Foster            24   88    9   20   5   0   3   10   1   1    6   16  .227
Eddie Leon            23   79    5   15   4   0   1    8   0   0    5   12  .190
Jack Heidemann        26   82    2   15   3   1   0    5   1   0    5   20  .183
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
Duke Sims             10   28    5    4   2   0   2    4   0   0    6    9  .143
Graig Nettles         24   80   10   10   0   0   3    7   3   0   18   13  .125
Lou Klimchock          9   18    1    2   0   0   1    1   0   0    1    2  .111

 Detroit              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ike Brown              7    6    3    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    3    1  .333
Al Kaline             26  101   17   33   7   2   4   21   1   1   16   12  .327
Jim Northrup          21   81    8   26   4   1   1   10   0   1    7   16  .321
Willie Horton         27  103   18   31   5   2   4   20   0   0   14   14  .301
Cesar Gutierrez       21   77   12   23   2   2   0    8   1   0    4    7  .299
Bill Freehan          25   89   10   26   3   0   5   17   0   1   17   15  .292
Dick McAuliffe        27  103   17   30   4   0   4   10   2   2   24   19  .291
Mickey Stanley        17   68   13   18   3   0   1    6   3   0    6    4  .265
Norm Cash             21   70   12   17   4   0   4   12   0   1   11   11  .243
Don Wert              20   40    5    8   2   0   0    2   1   0    8    8  .200
Elliott Maddox        17   36    6    7   1   0   1    3   0   0    3    7  .194
Ken Szotkiewicz       12   26    4    5   0   0   1    4   0   0    5   11  .192
Dalton Jones          14   33    5    6   1   0   2    3   0   0    6    5  .182
Jim Price              5   10    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    5  .100
Gates Brown           10    9    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           18   50    7   19   2   0   1    4   1   0    4    4  .380
Lou Piniella          24   97   12   34   6   0   5   22   0   2    7    6  .351
Bob Oliver            27  103   17   34   7   2   6   23   0   0    4   21  .330
Amos Otis             28  113   19   34   6   3   3   13   7   0   12   10  .301
Joe Keough            16   30    6    9   0   0   2    4   1   0    5    5  .300
Rich Severson         12   33    3    9   0   1   0    6   0   0    0    3  .273
Pat Kelly             25   91   16   24   2   0   1    3  12   6   19   28  .264
George Spriggs        13   23    4    6   0   0   0    0   1   1    4    9  .261
Ed Kirkpatrick        23   82   15   18   2   1   5   13   1   1    7   13  .220
Jackie Hernandez      22   64    3   14   2   1   1    3   0   1    8   19  .219
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
Jerry Adair            7   27    0    4   0   0   0    1   0   1    5    3  .148
Mike Fiore            15   35    1    5   1   0   0    2   0   0    7   16  .143
Hawk Taylor            8    8    0    1   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .125
Luis Alcaraz          21   75    3    9   2   1   1    9   0   0    1    7  .120

 Milwaukee            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ted Savage            18   41    6   14   3   1   1    5   2   0    4    6  .342
Danny Walton          30  113   12   37   4   0   9   27   1   0   15   39  .327
Steve Hovley          27   94   10   29   7   0   0   12   3   0   11    8  .309
Russ Snyder           26   79   13   23   4   0   0    7   0   1    8   11  .291
John Kennedy          20   39    6   11   2   0   1    5   0   1    5    7  .282
Ted Kubiak            30  105   20   28   0   2   2   10   1   1   18    7  .267
Greg Goossen          19   45    3   12   3   0   1    3   0   0   10   12  .267
Tommy Harper          30  120   15   29   7   0   2   10  15   5   13   22  .242
Jerry McNertney       26   83    9   20   4   0   2    8   0   1    8   10  .241
Mike Hegan            23   61    9   13   1   0   1    7   1   1   11   21  .213
Rich Rollins          14   25    3    5   1   0   0    5   0   0    3    4  .200
Mike Hershberger      12   31    2    6   2   0   0    2   1   1    2    2  .194
Max Alvis             18   58    4    8   1   0   0    4   1   0    4    6  .138
Phil Roof              9   26    4    2   1   0   0    0   0   1    4    4  .077
Wayne Comer           13   17    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    3  .059
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            27  110   22   38   4   3   6   27   2   0    6   11  .346
Harmon Killebrew      27   94   18   31   4   0   9   23   0   0   18   19  .330
Rod Carew             16   58   10   19   6   0   0    5   2   2    1    8  .328
Brant Alyea           24   78    7   24   4   0   5   24   1   1   10   11  .308
Rick Renick            7   13    2    4   2   0   1    4   0   0    0    3  .308
Cesar Tovar           27  110   25   33   6   4   3    9   9   2   11   13  .300
Paul Ratliff          11   24    4    7   1   0   1    3   0   0    3    9  .292
Leo Cardenas          27  102   16   26   6   1   3   10   0   0    8   19  .255
Bob Allison            9   17    3    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    2  .235
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     22   70    5   13   1   0   2    5   0   1    6   26  .186
Frank Quilici         21   42    3    7   0   0   0    2   0   1    4    5  .167
Jim Holt              23   25    3    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    4  .160
Minnie Mendoza        12   13    1    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    1  .154
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             30  109   24   37  10   0   3   23   5   1   23   10  .339
Ron Woods             17   43    8   14   1   0   4   11   0   0    3    8  .326
Danny Cater           31  123   18   35   7   3   2   21   3   0    6   14  .285
Horace Clarke         31  134   20   38   3   0   1    7   4   3   14    5  .284
Thurman Munson        25   77   11   19   4   2   0    8   3   1   23   12  .247
Bobby Murcer          31  110   20   27   3   0   5   17   2   2   26   19  .246
Gene Michael          29  106   10   26   5   0   0    6   1   0   10   24  .245
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          26   91    9   15   0   1   1   10   2   2   11   13  .165
Ron Hansen            13   14    0    2   0   0   0    3   0   0    9    1  .143
John Ellis            15   33    2    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    9  .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           30  124   13   39  10   1   1   14   1   0    4    8  .315
Rick Monday           27  102   14   31   7   2   3   10   3   1   12   25  .304
Dave Duncan           24   71   10   21   5   0   5   12   0   0    3    8  .296
Roberto Pena          18   58    4   15   1   0   0    3   1   1    2    4  .259
Bert Campaneris       21   83   11   21   4   1   2   10   4   0    4    8  .253
Sal Bando             24   70   15   16   2   0   5   13   2   2   14   12  .229
Don Mincher           28   89   15   20   6   0   8   16   0   0   10   16  .225
Bob Johnson           16   34    5    7   1   0   1    1   2   1    2    1  .206
Dick Green            30  107   14   21   3   0   2    7   3   0   11   17  .196
Reggie Jackson        29   93   10   17   6   1   5   12   7   2   15   31  .183
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              22   70   12   23   3   1   3   13   0   1    6   10  .329
Ed Stroud             28   78   17   25   1   1   2    6  10   0   10   18  .321
Frank Howard          29   99   22   29   4   0  11   25   0   0   27   26  .293
Bernie Allen          26   60    9   17   3   0   3    9   0   0    9    6  .283
Mike Epstein          28  101   15   27   4   0   6   14   0   1   14   36  .267
Rick Reichardt        12   30    6    8   1   1   3    6   0   1    4    5  .267
Aurelio Rodriguez     14   50    6   13   2   1   3    9   0   0    7    3  .260
Ed Brinkman           29  118   15   28   3   2   0    9   1   0   14    8  .237
Johnny Roseboro       17   45    4   10   2   0   0    5   1   0   12    5  .222
Hank Allen            22   38    3    8   2   0   0    4   0   0    5    9  .211
Ken McMullen          15   59    5   12   2   0   0    3   0   0    5   10  .203
Del Unser             18   50    2   10   0   1   0    4   0   0    6    8  .200
Paul Casanova         13   32    2    6   0   1   0    1   0   0    1    3  .188
Jim French            13   22    5    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    5    3  .182
Tim Cullen            16   14    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    0  .143
Dave Nelson           18   36    3    5   0   0   0    2   1   0    4    8  .139

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  H. Clarke (NY)          134
  F. Alou (OAK)           124
  D. Cater (NY)           123
  S. Alomar (CAL)         121
  T. Harper (MIL)         120
  E. Brinkman (WAS)       118
  J. Fregosi (CAL)        114
  M. Belanger (BAL)       113
  A. Johnson (CAL)        113
  A. Otis (KC)            113

Runs Scored:

  C. Tovar (MIN)           25
  R. White (NY)            24
  P. Blair (BAL)           23
  F. Howard (WAS)          22
  T. Oliva (MIN)           22
  F. Robinson (BAL)        21
  H. Clarke (NY)           20
  T. Kubiak (MIL)          20
  B. Murcer (NY)           20
  R. Smith (BOS)           20

Hits:

  A. Johnson (CAL)         41
  F. Alou (OAK)            39
  H. Clarke (NY)           38
  T. Oliva (MIN)           38
  D. Walton (MIL)          37
  R. White (NY)            37
  B. Robinson (BAL)        36
  D. Cater (NY)            35
  J. Fregosi (CAL)         34
  B. Oliver (KC)           34

Doubles:

  F. Alou (OAK)            10
  R. White (NY)            10
  L. Alvarado (BOS)         9
  J. Fregosi (CAL)          9
  D. Johnson (BAL)          9
  R. Petrocelli (BOS)       9
  B. Robinson (BAL)         8
  D. Cater (NY)             7
  T. Harper (MIL)           7
  S. Hovley (MIL)           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
  M. Belanger (BAL)         2
  E. Brinkman (WAS)         2
  C. Gutierrez (DET)        2
  W. Horton (DET)           2

Home Runs:

  F. Howard (WAS)          11
  B. Powell (BAL)          10
  H. Killebrew (MIN)        9
  D. Walton (MIL)           9
  D. Mincher (OAK)          8
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)      8
  M. Epstein (WAS)          6
  T. Oliva (MIN)            6
  B. Oliver (KC)            6
  F. Robinson (BAL)         6

RBI:

  T. Oliva (MIN)           27
  B. Powell (BAL)          27
  D. Walton (MIL)          27
  F. Howard (WAS)          25
  B. Alyea (MIN)           24
  H. Killebrew (MIN)       23
  B. Oliver (KC)           23
  R. White (NY)            23
  L. Piniella (KC)         22
  D. Cater (NY)            21

Stolen Bases:

  T. Harper (MIL)          15
  P. Kelly (KC)            12
  S. Alomar (CAL)          10
  P. Blair (BAL)           10
  E. Stroud (WAS)          10
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     10
  C. Tovar (MIN)            9
  R. Jackson (OAK)          7
  A. Otis (KC)              7
  R. Smith (BOS)            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)          27
  B. Murcer (NY)           26
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     25
  D. McAuliffe (DET)       24
  T. Munson (NY)           23
  R. White (NY)            23
  B. Powell (BAL)          20
  P. Kelly (KC)            19
  H. Killebrew (MIN)       18
  T. Kubiak (MIL)          18

Strikeouts:

  D. Walton (MIL)          39
  M. Epstein (WAS)         36
  R. Jackson (OAK)         31
  P. Kelly (KC)            28
  F. Howard (WAS)          26
  G. Mitterwald (MIN)      26
  C. May (CHI)             25
  R. Monday (OAK)          25
  P. Blair (BAL)           24
  G. Michael (NY)          24


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