Thursday May 14, 1970
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of May 14, 1970:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
California      1094  146   304   44   11   18   140   17    9   83   164  .278
Chicago         1005  114   279   37    4   18   103   14    8  103   179  .278
Minnesota       1014  150   277   40    9   33   137   17   11   91   191  .273
Baltimore       1051  168   287   52    7   40   159   19    7  127   177  .273
Detroit          988  141   260   41    8   29   127    9    7  138   171  .263
Boston          1013  121   258   47    5   35   116   17   11  109   147  .255
Milwaukee       1107  137   276   47    3   25   121   28   15  123   201  .249
Oakland         1052  139   261   55    6   37   127   28    8  112   172  .248
Kansas City     1045  124   253   33   10   27   114   24   13  111   213  .242
Washington      1046  131   250   31    8   31   120   13    3  146   200  .239
New York        1154  155   274   42   10   18   142   21   13  159   183  .237
Cleveland        886   83   190   42    5   20    76    8    8   90   172  .214

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Luis Aparicio (CHI)      28  100   19   37   5   0   2   10   1   2   15    9  .370
Alex Johnson (CAL)       31  127   20   45   6   2   2   19   4   1    4   14  .354
Frank Robinson (BAL)     26   99   22   35   8   1   6   17   0   0   11   19  .354
Lou Piniella (KC)        24   97   12   34   6   0   5   22   0   2    7    6  .351
Tony Oliva (MIN)         30  121   24   40   5   3   6   28   2   0    8   15  .331
Davey Johnson (BAL)      31  103   15   34   9   0   4   17   2   1   18   12  .330
Vada Pinson (CLE)        26  100    9   33   7   2   2    9   1   3    5   16  .330
Ed Stroud (WAS)          30   85   17   28   1   1   2    6  10   0   11   19  .329
Danny Walton (MIL)       33  125   12   41   5   0   9   29   1   0   15   43  .328
Harmon Killebrew (MIN)   30  104   19   34   4   0  10   27   0   0   21   22  .327

 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        26   99   22   35   8   1   6   17   0   0   11   19  .354
Davey Johnson         31  103   15   34   9   0   4   17   2   1   18   12  .330
Brooks Robinson       31  123   15   38  10   1   4   21   1   0    5    9  .309
Boog Powell           31  108   20   33   5   0  10   28   0   0   21   19  .306
Merv Rettenmund       16   30   11    9   1   0   2    3   1   0    4    4  .300
Ellie Hendricks       18   56    6   16   4   0   2    5   0   0    4    8  .286
Don Buford            27   98   17   26   2   2   4   15   1   1   19   12  .265
Paul Blair            31  119   23   31   6   0   4   19  10   5   14   24  .261
Dave May              10   12    1    3   0   1   0    3   0   0    1    0  .250
Terry Crowley         14   23    6    5   1   0   1    4   0   0    4    3  .217
Mark Belanger         30  120   14   26   2   2   0    9   3   0   12   21  .217
Andy Etchebarren      16   43    3    9   1   0   1    4   1   0    5    5  .209
Curt Motton            7    8    1    1   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    3  .125

 Boston               G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Billy Conigliaro       7   15    2    5   0   0   2    4   0   1    0    5  .333
Jerry Moses           25   91    4   29   6   0   2   10   0   1    4    9  .319
Reggie Smith          30  113   23   36   5   2   4   12   6   2   15   15  .319
Carl Yastrzemski      30  108   22   33   3   0   8   19  11   3   27   14  .306
George Scott          30  114    9   32   5   3   4   15   0   1   10   18  .281
Tony Conigliaro       28  104   11   29   1   0   7   18   0   0   14    8  .279
Luis Alvarado         29  103   10   27   9   0   0    6   0   1    4   13  .262
Dick Schofield        13   17    2    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    2  .235
Rico Petrocelli       30  111   16   26   9   0   4   22   0   0    9   21  .234
Mike Andrews          30  119   16   23   5   0   3    6   0   0   17   13  .193
Mike Derrick          11   11    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   1    0    3  .182
Tom Satriano           4   12    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    2  .083
Don Pavletich          3    8    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .000
Tom Matchick           6    7    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   1    2    2  .000

 California           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Billy Cowan           11   11    0    5   0   0   0    6   0   0    1    1  .455
Jarvis Tatum           8   28   11   11   2   0   0    1   0   0    3    7  .393
Alex Johnson          31  127   20   45   6   2   2   19   4   1    4   14  .354
Jim Spencer           27   85   11   30   3   2   1   17   0   0    6   11  .353
Roger Repoz           29   96   14   29   6   1   5   14   0   1   11   18  .302
Sandy Alomar          31  135   19   40   3   0   0    7  12   5    8   15  .296
Jim Fregosi           31  124   23   36   9   0   2   16   0   0   11   16  .290
Chico Ruiz             8    7    1    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .286
Bill Voss             24   72   10   20   2   2   1   15   1   1   13    5  .278
Aurelio Rodriguez     17   63    6   17   2   2   0    7   0   1    3    6  .270
Joe Azcue             24   80    5   20   3   1   1    6   0   0    3    8  .250
Ken McMullen          14   52    6   13   2   1   1   11   0   0    8    8  .250
Jim Hicks              4    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .250
Jay Johnstone         26   76    8   18   3   0   3   13   0   0    4   11  .237
Tom Egan              12   34    4    8   1   0   1    5   0   0    2    6  .235
Rick Reichardt         9    6    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    0  .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         28  100   19   37   5   0   2   10   1   2   15    9  .370
Tommy McCraw          21   59    5   20   0   0   0    5   4   0    4    6  .339
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            30  108   20   35   6   2   4   18   3   1   15   26  .324
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             23   75    9   22   3   1   0    5   1   0    9   14  .293
Syd O'Brien           18   55    4   15   1   0   0    6   1   0    3    7  .273
Ed Herrmann           16   44    3   12   1   0   2    7   0   0    5    7  .273
Walt Williams         19   67    9   18   6   0   0    3   2   1    8    4  .269
Buddy Bradford        20   62    5   14   2   0   2    7   1   2    8   19  .226
Bobby Knoop           26   86    8   19   2   0   3    9   0   0    8   17  .221
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
Vern Fuller            5    5    0    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .400
Vada Pinson           26  100    9   33   7   2   2    9   1   3    5   16  .330
Larry Brown            9   29    6    9   2   1   0    1   0   0    3    2  .310
Ted Uhlaender         25   97   10   25   6   1   2    8   2   2   12   13  .258
Ray Fosse             20   67    7   17   3   0   1    2   0   1    9    8  .254
Tony Horton           23   85    7   20   6   0   2   13   0   1    9   14  .235
Chuck Hinton          14   13    1    3   1   0   0    3   0   0    3    3  .231
Roy Foster            25   91    9   20   5   0   3   10   1   1    7   16  .220
Eddie Leon            23   79    5   15   4   0   1    8   0   0    5   12  .190
Jack Heidemann        27   84    2   15   3   1   0    5   1   0    5   22  .179
Ted Ford               9   19    3    3   1   0   1    1   0   0    2    7  .158
Russ Nagelson         13   21    3    3   1   0   1    2   0   0    2    7  .143
Duke Sims             11   29    5    4   2   0   2    4   0   0    6   10  .138
Graig Nettles         25   82   10   10   0   0   3    7   3   0   20   13  .122
Lou Klimchock          9   18    1    2   0   0   1    1   0   0    1    2  .111
Rich Rollins           1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 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          23   88    9   28   4   1   2   11   0   1    8   18  .318
Al Kaline             28  109   17   34   7   2   4   22   1   1   16   14  .312
Willie Horton         29  110   19   33   6   2   4   21   0   0   15   14  .300
Cesar Gutierrez       22   80   12   23   2   2   0    8   1   0    5    7  .288
Dick McAuliffe        29  112   18   32   4   0   4   10   2   3   24   19  .286
Bill Freehan          27   96   11   27   3   0   6   19   0   1   17   15  .281
Norm Cash             23   78   12   21   5   0   4   12   0   1   11   11  .269
Mickey Stanley        17   68   13   18   3   0   1    6   3   0    6    4  .265
Don Wert              22   42    6    9   2   0   0    2   1   0    8    8  .214
Dalton Jones          16   38    6    8   1   0   2    4   0   0    9    6  .211
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
Lou Piniella          24   97   12   34   6   0   5   22   0   2    7    6  .351
Paul Schaal           20   57    7   19   2   0   1    5   1   0    4    4  .333
Joe Keough            18   38    8   12   0   1   2    5   1   0    6    6  .316
Bob Oliver            29  111   18   35   7   2   6   23   0   0    4   23  .315
Amos Otis             30  120   19   34   6   3   3   13   7   0   14   12  .283
Pat Kelly             27  100   16   27   2   0   1    3  13   7   20   31  .270
George Spriggs        13   23    4    6   0   0   0    0   1   1    4    9  .261
Rich Severson         14   40    3   10   0   1   0    6   0   0    2    5  .250
Hawk Taylor            9    9    0    2   2   0   0    2   0   0    1    2  .222
Jackie Hernandez      22   64    3   14   2   1   1    3   0   1    8   19  .219
Ed Kirkpatrick        25   88   15   19   2   1   5   13   1   1   10   15  .216
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
Luis Alcaraz          21   75    3    9   2   1   1    9   0   0    1    7  .120
Mike Fiore            17   42    1    5   1   0   0    2   0   0    9   18  .119

 Milwaukee            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Danny Walton          33  125   12   41   5   0   9   29   1   0   15   43  .328
Ted Savage            21   48    7   15   3   1   2    8   2   0    4    6  .313
Russ Snyder           28   84   14   25   4   0   0    7   1   1    8   11  .298
Steve Hovley          29   99   10   29   7   0   0   12   4   0   12    8  .293
Ted Kubiak            33  115   20   30   0   2   2   10   1   2   19    7  .261
Greg Goossen          20   46    3   12   3   0   1    3   0   0   10   12  .261
Tommy Harper          33  133   18   34  10   0   2   10  16   6   14   24  .256
Hank Allen             3    8    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
John Kennedy          23   49    7   12   2   0   1    5   0   1    5    9  .245
Jerry McNertney       26   83    9   20   4   0   2    8   0   1    8   10  .241
Mike Hegan            26   73   11   17   2   0   1    8   1   1   12   22  .233
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             19   60    5   10   1   0   1    5   1   0    4    6  .167
Phil Roof             12   37    6    5   1   0   1    1   0   1    4    5  .135
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
Rod Carew             19   72   12   28   6   0   0    8   2   5    1   10  .389
Tony Oliva            30  121   24   40   5   3   6   28   2   0    8   15  .331
Harmon Killebrew      30  104   19   34   4   0  10   27   0   0   21   22  .327
Brant Alyea           25   82    8   25   4   0   6   25   1   1   10   12  .305
Cesar Tovar           30  122   28   35   6   5   3    9  10   2   13   13  .287
Rick Renick            8   14    2    4   2   0   1    4   0   0    0    4  .286
Chuck Manuel           9    7    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .286
Paul Ratliff          14   32    5    9   2   0   1    4   0   0    3   11  .281
Leo Cardenas          30  111   17   29   6   1   3   11   0   1   10   21  .261
Rich Reese            28   88    8   21   2   0   1    5   1   0    7   11  .239
Bob Allison            9   17    3    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    2  .235
Minnie Mendoza        13   14    2    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    1  .214
George Mitterwald     23   73    5   14   1   0   2    5   0   1    6   27  .192
Frank Quilici         21   42    3    7   0   0   0    2   0   1    4    5  .167
Jim Holt              26   33    4    5   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    4  .152
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             33  120   27   38  10   0   4   26   5   1   26   11  .317
Ron Woods             19   46    8   14   1   0   4   11   0   0    4    8  .304
Horace Clarke         34  147   23   42   3   0   1    8   4   3   15    5  .286
Frank Tepedino         9   11    1    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .273
Danny Cater           34  136   19   37   9   3   2   23   3   0    6   19  .272
Gene Michael          32  115   11   28   5   0   0    7   1   0   12   25  .244
Bobby Murcer          34  122   23   29   3   0   5   17   2   2   28   20  .238
Thurman Munson        27   83   11   19   4   2   0    8   3   1   23   12  .229
Jake Gibbs            10   24    6    5   2   0   0    1   0   0    4    4  .208
Curt Blefary          25   90    7   18   2   0   0   13   0   3   13   11  .200
Jerry Kenney          29  101   11   20   0   3   1   12   3   2   12   15  .198
Pete Ward             17   16    1    3   1   1   0    4   0   0    2    5  .188
Ron Hansen            14   15    0    2   0   0   0    3   0   0    9    1  .133
John Ellis            16   34    2    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    9  .088
Jim Lyttle            12    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
Felipe Alou           32  131   15   41  11   1   1   14   1   0    6    8  .313
Tito Francona         18   16    2    5   0   0   1    3   0   0    4    2  .313
Rick Monday           29  110   17   33   7   2   3   12   4   1   14   27  .300
Dave Duncan           26   79   11   23   5   0   5   13   0   0    4    8  .291
Roberto Pena          18   58    4   15   1   0   0    3   1   1    2    4  .259
Sal Bando             26   79   17   19   3   0   6   19   2   2   15   12  .241
Bert Campaneris       23   92   13   22   5   1   2   10   6   0    5   10  .239
Don Mincher           30   96   16   22   7   0   8   19   1   0   11   18  .229
Dick Green            32  113   14   23   3   0   2    7   3   0   13   19  .204
Bob Johnson           17   35    5    7   1   0   1    1   2   1    2    1  .200
Reggie Jackson        31  100   12   19   7   1   5   13   7   3   17   31  .190
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
Ed Stroud             30   85   17   28   1   1   2    6  10   0   11   19  .329
Lee Maye              24   79   12   23   3   1   3   13   0   1    6   10  .291
Frank Howard          31  106   22   29   4   0  11   25   0   0   29   29  .274
Bernie Allen          28   66   10   18   3   0   3   10   0   0   11    6  .273
Aurelio Rodriguez     16   59    8   16   3   1   3    9   0   0    7    4  .271
Mike Epstein          30  104   16   28   5   0   6   14   0   1   19   36  .269
Rick Reichardt        14   31    6    8   1   1   3    6   0   1    5    5  .258
Ed Brinkman           31  127   15   31   3   2   0   10   1   0   15    9  .244
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
Jim French            14   24    5    5   0   0   0    2   0   0    6    3  .208
Ken McMullen          15   59    5   12   2   0   0    3   0   0    5   10  .203
Del Unser             19   51    2   10   0   1   0    4   0   0    6    8  .196
Paul Casanova         15   37    2    6   0   1   0    1   0   0    1    3  .162
Dave Nelson           20   37    3    5   0   0   0    2   1   0    4    8  .135
Tim Cullen            18   15    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    1  .133
Wayne Comer            1    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  H. Clarke (NY)          147
  D. Cater (NY)           136
  S. Alomar (CAL)         135
  T. Harper (MIL)         133
  F. Alou (OAK)           131
  E. Brinkman (WAS)       127
  A. Johnson (CAL)        127
  D. Walton (MIL)         125
  J. Fregosi (CAL)        124
  B. Robinson (BAL)       123

Runs Scored:

  C. Tovar (MIN)           28
  R. White (NY)            27
  T. Oliva (MIN)           24
  P. Blair (BAL)           23
  H. Clarke (NY)           23
  J. Fregosi (CAL)         23
  B. Murcer (NY)           23
  R. Smith (BOS)           23
  F. Howard (WAS)          22
  F. Robinson (BAL)        22

Hits:

  A. Johnson (CAL)         45
  H. Clarke (NY)           42
  F. Alou (OAK)            41
  D. Walton (MIL)          41
  S. Alomar (CAL)          40
  T. Oliva (MIN)           40
  B. Robinson (BAL)        38
  R. White (NY)            38
  L. Aparicio (CHI)        37
  D. Cater (NY)            37

Doubles:

  F. Alou (OAK)            11
  T. Harper (MIL)          10
  B. Robinson (BAL)        10
  R. White (NY)            10
  L. Alvarado (BOS)         9
  D. Cater (NY)             9
  J. Fregosi (CAL)          9
  D. Johnson (BAL)          9
  R. Petrocelli (BOS)       9
  F. Robinson (BAL)         8

Triples:

  C. Tovar (MIN)            5
  D. Cater (NY)             3
  J. Kenney (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
  D. Buford (BAL)           2

Home Runs:

  F. Howard (WAS)          11
  H. Killebrew (MIN)       10
  B. Powell (BAL)          10
  D. Walton (MIL)           9
  D. Mincher (OAK)          8
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)      8
  T. Conigliaro (BOS)       7
  B. Alyea (MIN)            6
  S. Bando (OAK)            6
  M. Epstein (WAS)          6

RBI:

  D. Walton (MIL)          29
  T. Oliva (MIN)           28
  B. Powell (BAL)          28
  H. Killebrew (MIN)       27
  R. White (NY)            26
  B. Alyea (MIN)           25
  F. Howard (WAS)          25
  D. Cater (NY)            23
  B. Oliver (KC)           23
  A. Kaline (DET)          22

Stolen Bases:

  T. Harper (MIL)          16
  P. Kelly (KC)            13
  S. Alomar (CAL)          12
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     11
  P. Blair (BAL)           10
  E. Stroud (WAS)          10
  C. Tovar (MIN)           10
  R. Jackson (OAK)          7
  A. Otis (KC)              7
  B. Campaneris (OAK)       6

Caught Stealing:

  P. Kelly (KC)             7
  T. Harper (MIL)           6
  S. Alomar (CAL)           5
  P. Blair (BAL)            5
  R. Carew (MIN)            5
  C. Blefary (NY)           3
  H. Clarke (NY)            3
  R. Jackson (OAK)          3
  D. McAuliffe (DET)        3
  V. Pinson (CLE)           3

Walks:

  F. Howard (WAS)          29
  B. Murcer (NY)           28
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     27
  R. White (NY)            26
  D. McAuliffe (DET)       24
  T. Munson (NY)           23
  H. Killebrew (MIN)       21
  B. Powell (BAL)          21
  P. Kelly (KC)            20
  G. Nettles (CLE)         20

Strikeouts:

  D. Walton (MIL)          43
  M. Epstein (WAS)         36
  R. Jackson (OAK)         31
  P. Kelly (KC)            31
  F. Howard (WAS)          29
  G. Mitterwald (MIN)      27
  R. Monday (OAK)          27
  C. May (CHI)             26
  G. Michael (NY)          25
  P. Blair (BAL)           24

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