Monday May 11, 1970
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of May 11, 1970:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
California      1028  135   287   42   11   18   129   15    9   75   150  .279
Chicago          966  107   267   34    3   18    97   13    8   98   173  .276
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
Detroit          958  139   254   40    8   29   126    9    6  135   168  .265
Boston           949  113   245   46    5   32   108   16    9   99   131  .258
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       1039  129   257   43    3   22   114   27   13  122   192  .247
Washington       979  127   238   29    8   31   117   13    3  133   192  .243
New York        1091  145   261   41    9   17   134   20   13  152   171  .239
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
Frank Robinson (BAL)     24   89   21   32   7   1   6   15   0   0   11   17  .360
Luis Aparicio (CHI)      27   96   17   34   4   0   2   10   1   2   14    9  .354
Alex Johnson (CAL)       29  119   19   42   5   2   2   18   4   1    3   12  .353
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
Vada Pinson (CLE)        25   95    9   32   7   2   2    9   1   3    5   15  .337
Danny Walton (MIL)       31  117   12   39   4   0   9   28   1   0   15   39  .333
Roy White (NY)           31  111   25   37  10   0   3   24   5   1   26   10  .333
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

 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       5   13    2    5   0   0   2    4   0   1    0    4  .385
Reggie Smith          28  108   21   35   5   2   4   12   6   1   12   14  .324
Carl Yastrzemski      28   99   20   31   3   0   8   19  10   3   27   12  .313
Jerry Moses           24   89    4   27   5   0   2   10   0   1    4    9  .303
Dick Schofield        12   14    2    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .286
George Scott          28  108    9   30   5   3   4   13   0   0    8   16  .278
Luis Alvarado         28   99   10   26   9   0   0    6   0   1    4   11  .263
Tony Conigliaro       26   96    8   25   1   0   4   13   0   0   14    8  .260
Rico Petrocelli       28  105   16   25   9   0   4   21   0   0    8   19  .238
Mike Andrews          28  112   15   23   5   0   3    6   0   0   15   12  .205
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           6    7    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   1    2    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           7   24   10   11   2   0   0    1   0   0    2    5  .458
Billy Cowan           10    9    0    4   0   0   0    4   0   0    1    1  .444
Jim Spencer           25   78   11   29   3   2   1   14   0   0    5   10  .372
Alex Johnson          29  119   19   42   5   2   2   18   4   1    3   12  .353
Roger Repoz           27   91   14   28   6   1   5   14   0   1   10   16  .308
Jim Fregosi           29  118   19   34   9   0   2   15   0   0    9   16  .288
Sandy Alomar          29  127   17   36   3   0   0    7  10   5    7   14  .284
Bill Voss             23   71    9   20   2   2   1   15   1   1   13    5  .282
Aurelio Rodriguez     17   63    6   17   2   2   0    7   0   1    3    6  .270
Ken McMullen          12   45    5   12   2   1   1    8   0   0    7    6  .267
Tom Egan              10   27    4    7   0   0   1    4   0   0    2    4  .259
Joe Azcue             24   80    5   20   3   1   1    6   0   0    3    8  .250
Jim Hicks              4    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .250
Jay Johnstone         24   71    7   17   3   0   3   13   0   0    4   11  .239
Rick Reichardt         9    6    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    0  .167
Chico Ruiz             7    6    1    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .167
Tom Silverio           6    6    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .000
Ray Oyler              3    4    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         27   96   17   34   4   0   2   10   1   2   14    9  .354
Gail Hopkins          23   65    8   22   2   1   0    3   0   0    8    6  .339
Tommy McCraw          20   54    3   18   0   0   0    4   4   0    4    5  .333
Bill Melton           24   86    9   28   4   0   3   15   0   1    8   15  .326
Carlos May            29  104   19   33   6   2   4   17   3   1   14   26  .317
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             22   73    8   21   3   0   0    5   1   0    9   13  .288
Ed Herrmann           15   42    3   12   1   0   2    7   0   0    2    7  .286
Syd O'Brien           17   50    4   14   1   0   0    5   1   0    3    7  .280
Walt Williams         18   62    8   16   4   0   0    2   2   1    8    4  .258
Bobby Knoop           25   81    8   19   2   0   3    9   0   0    8   16  .235
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           18   50    3    7   1   0   1    2   1   0    1   11  .140
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              8    7    4    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    3    1  .429
Jim Northrup          22   84    9   27   4   1   2   11   0   1    8   16  .321
Al Kaline             27  105   17   33   7   2   4   22   1   1   16   13  .314
Willie Horton         28  107   18   33   6   2   4   21   0   0   14   14  .308
Cesar Gutierrez       21   77   12   23   2   2   0    8   1   0    4    7  .299
Bill Freehan          26   93   11   27   3   0   6   18   0   1   17   15  .290
Dick McAuliffe        28  108   18   31   4   0   4   10   2   2   24   19  .287
Mickey Stanley        17   68   13   18   3   0   1    6   3   0    6    4  .265
Norm Cash             22   74   12   19   4   0   4   12   0   1   11   11  .257
Dalton Jones          15   36    6    8   1   0   2    4   0   0    8    6  .222
Don Wert              21   41    5    8   2   0   0    2   1   0    8    8  .195
Elliott Maddox        18   38    6    7   1   0   1    3   0   0    3    7  .184
Ken Szotkiewicz       13   28    4    5   0   0   1    4   0   0    5   12  .179
Jim Price              5   10    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    5  .100
Gates Brown           11   10    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
Hank Allen             1    1    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0 1.000
Danny Walton          31  117   12   39   4   0   9   28   1   0   15   39  .333
Ted Savage            19   42    6   14   3   1   1    5   2   0    4    6  .333
Steve Hovley          28   97   10   29   7   0   0   12   4   0   12    8  .299
Russ Snyder           27   83   14   24   4   0   0    7   1   1    8   11  .289
John Kennedy          21   43    7   12   2   0   1    5   0   1    5    8  .279
Greg Goossen          19   45    3   12   3   0   1    3   0   0   10   12  .267
Ted Kubiak            31  108   20   28   0   2   2   10   1   1   19    7  .259
Tommy Harper          31  124   15   31   9   0   2   10  15   5   14   23  .250
Jerry McNertney       26   83    9   20   4   0   2    8   0   1    8   10  .241
Mike Hegan            24   65    9   13   1   0   1    7   1   1   11   21  .200
Rich Rollins          14   25    3    5   1   0   0    5   0   0    3    4  .200
Mike Hershberger      13   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             10   30    5    3   1   0   0    0   0   1    4    4  .100
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             31  111   25   37  10   0   3   24   5   1   26   10  .333
Ron Woods             18   44    8   14   1   0   4   11   0   0    3    8  .318
Danny Cater           32  128   18   36   8   3   2   22   3   0    6   16  .281
Horace Clarke         32  139   21   39   3   0   1    8   4   3   14    5  .281
Frank Tepedino         9   11    1    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .273
Gene Michael          30  109   11   26   5   0   0    6   1   0   11   24  .239
Thurman Munson        26   80   11   19   4   2   0    8   3   1   23   12  .238
Bobby Murcer          32  114   21   27   3   0   5   17   2   2   27   19  .237
Jake Gibbs             9   22    4    5   2   0   0    1   0   0    2    3  .227
Curt Blefary          24   86    7   17   2   0   0   11   0   3   12   10  .198
Pete Ward             17   16    1    3   1   1   0    4   0   0    2    5  .188
Jerry Kenney          27   94   10   17   0   2   1   10   2   2   12   13  .181
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)          139
  D. Cater (NY)           128
  S. Alomar (CAL)         127
  F. Alou (OAK)           124
  T. Harper (MIL)         124
  A. Johnson (CAL)        119
  E. Brinkman (WAS)       118
  J. Fregosi (CAL)        118
  D. Walton (MIL)         117
  B. Murcer (NY)          114

Runs Scored:

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

Hits:

  A. Johnson (CAL)         42
  F. Alou (OAK)            39
  H. Clarke (NY)           39
  D. Walton (MIL)          39
  T. Oliva (MIN)           38
  R. White (NY)            37
  S. Alomar (CAL)          36
  D. Cater (NY)            36
  B. Robinson (BAL)        36
  R. Smith (BOS)           35

Doubles:

  F. Alou (OAK)            10
  R. White (NY)            10
  L. Alvarado (BOS)         9
  J. Fregosi (CAL)          9
  T. Harper (MIL)           9
  D. Johnson (BAL)          9
  R. Petrocelli (BOS)       9
  D. Cater (NY)             8
  B. Robinson (BAL)         8
  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
  B. Freehan (DET)          6
  T. Oliva (MIN)            6
  B. Oliver (KC)            6

RBI:

  D. Walton (MIL)          28
  T. Oliva (MIN)           27
  B. Powell (BAL)          27
  F. Howard (WAS)          25
  B. Alyea (MIN)           24
  R. White (NY)            24
  H. Killebrew (MIN)       23
  B. Oliver (KC)           23
  D. Cater (NY)            22
  A. Kaline (DET)          22

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)            6

Caught Stealing:

  P. Kelly (KC)             6
  S. Alomar (CAL)           5
  T. Harper (MIL)           5
  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)           27
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     27
  R. White (NY)            26
  D. McAuliffe (DET)       24
  T. Munson (NY)           23
  B. Powell (BAL)          20
  P. Kelly (KC)            19
  T. Kubiak (MIL)          19
  H. Killebrew (MIN)       18

Strikeouts:

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

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