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American League batting statistics through games of May 15, 1970:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Chicago         1041  123   291   38    5   21   112   14    8  104   181  .280
California      1131  151   314   44   11   20   145   17    9   88   171  .278
Minnesota       1014  150   277   40    9   33   137   17   11   91   191  .273
Baltimore       1088  172   297   57    7   40   163   19    7  135   184  .273
Detroit         1020  142   266   42    8   29   128    9    7  142   175  .261
Boston          1042  121   261   48    5   35   116   17   11  109   155  .251
Milwaukee       1107  137   276   47    3   25   121   28   15  123   201  .249
Oakland         1085  143   267   55    6   38   130   28    8  115   176  .246
Kansas City     1081  127   263   34   10   27   116   24   14  114   218  .243
New York        1182  159   282   43   10   18   146   22   14  164   189  .239
Washington      1082  134   257   31    8   32   123   14    3  152   206  .238
Cleveland        919   86   200   43    5   20    79    8    8   91   180  .218

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Luis Aparicio (CHI)      29  105   21   39   5   0   2   10   1   2   15    9  .371
Frank Robinson (BAL)     27  103   22   37   8   1   6   17   0   0   12   19  .359
Alex Johnson (CAL)       32  132   20   47   6   2   2   19   4   1    4   16  .356
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
Carlos May (CHI)         31  112   20   37   6   2   4   20   3   1   15   26  .330
Vada Pinson (CLE)        27  100    9   33   7   2   2    9   1   3    5   16  .330
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
Bob Oliver (KC)          30  114   18   37   7   2   6   23   0   1    5   24  .325

 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        27  103   22   37   8   1   6   17   0   0   12   19  .359
Davey Johnson         32  108   15   35   9   0   4   18   2   1   18   12  .324
Merv Rettenmund       17   31   12   10   2   0   2    3   1   0    4    4  .323
Brooks Robinson       32  126   15   39  10   1   4   21   1   0    7   10  .310
Boog Powell           32  112   21   34   6   0  10   29   0   0   22   19  .304
Paul Blair            32  124   24   34   9   0   4   20  10   5   14   25  .274
Ellie Hendricks       19   60    6   16   4   0   2    5   0   0    4   10  .267
Don Buford            28  102   17   26   2   2   4   15   1   1   21   13  .255
Dave May              11   12    2    3   0   1   0    3   0   0    2    0  .250
Curt Motton            8    9    1    2   0   0   0    3   0   0    1    3  .222
Terry Crowley         14   23    6    5   1   0   1    4   0   0    4    3  .217
Mark Belanger         31  123   14   26   2   2   0    9   3   0   13   21  .211
Andy Etchebarren      17   43    3    9   1   0   1    4   1   0    5    5  .209

 Boston               G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Jerry Moses           26   94    4   30   7   0   2   10   0   1    4    9  .319
Reggie Smith          31  117   23   37   5   2   4   12   6   2   15   17  .316
Billy Conigliaro       8   16    2    5   0   0   2    4   0   1    0    6  .313
Carl Yastrzemski      31  111   22   33   3   0   8   19  11   3   27   14  .297
Tony Conigliaro       29  107   11   30   1   0   7   18   0   0   14   10  .280
George Scott          31  117    9   32   5   3   4   15   0   1   10   19  .274
Luis Alvarado         29  103   10   27   9   0   0    6   0   1    4   13  .262
Rico Petrocelli       31  114   16   26   9   0   4   22   0   0    9   21  .228
Dick Schofield        14   21    2    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    3  .191
Mike Andrews          31  122   16   23   5   0   3    6   0   0   17   14  .189
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          32  132   20   47   6   2   2   19   4   1    4   16  .356
Jim Spencer           28   90   12   32   3   2   1   19   0   0    6   12  .356
Roger Repoz           30  100   16   30   6   1   5   14   0   1   12   19  .300
Sandy Alomar          32  140   19   41   3   0   0    7  12   5    8   16  .293
Jim Fregosi           32  128   24   37   9   0   3   17   0   0   12   16  .289
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             25   83    5   22   3   1   1    7   0   0    4    8  .265
Jim Hicks              4    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .250
Jay Johnstone         27   78    9   19   3   0   4   14   0   0    6   11  .244
Tom Egan              12   34    4    8   1   0   1    5   0   0    2    6  .235
Ken McMullen          15   57    6   13   2   1   1   11   0   0    8    8  .228
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         29  105   21   39   5   0   2   10   1   2   15    9  .371
Gail Hopkins          24   69   10   25   3   1   1    6   0   0    8    6  .362
Carlos May            31  112   20   37   6   2   4   20   3   1   15   26  .330
Bill Melton           24   86    9   28   4   0   3   15   0   1    8   15  .326
Tommy McCraw          22   63    6   20   0   0   0    5   4   0    5    6  .318
Ken Berry             24   78   11   24   3   1   2    9   1   0    9   14  .308
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
Ed Herrmann           17   48    4   14   1   0   2    7   0   0    5    7  .292
Syd O'Brien           19   59    5   16   1   1   0    6   1   0    3    8  .271
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           27   90    8   19   2   0   3    9   0   0    8   17  .211
Bob Christian          7    7    2    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .143
John Matias           19   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
Larry Brown           10   33    7   11   2   1   0    1   0   0    3    2  .333
Vada Pinson           27  100    9   33   7   2   2    9   1   3    5   16  .330
Chuck Hinton          15   16    1    5   1   0   0    5   0   0    4    3  .313
Ted Uhlaender         26  101   11   27   6   1   2    8   2   2   12   13  .267
Ray Fosse             21   71    7   17   3   0   1    2   0   1    9    8  .239
Tony Horton           24   89    8   21   7   0   2   14   0   1    9   15  .236
Roy Foster            26   95    9   21   5   0   3   10   1   1    7   18  .221
Eddie Leon            23   79    5   15   4   0   1    8   0   0    5   12  .190
Jack Heidemann        28   87    2   15   3   1   0    5   1   0    5   23  .172
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         26   86   10   11   0   0   3    7   3   0   20   16  .128
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
Al Kaline             29  113   17   36   8   2   4   22   1   1   16   16  .319
Jim Northrup          24   89    9   28   4   1   2   11   0   1   11   18  .315
Dick McAuliffe        30  116   19   34   4   0   4   10   2   3   24   20  .293
Willie Horton         30  114   19   33   6   2   4   21   0   0   15   14  .290
Cesar Gutierrez       23   84   12   24   2   2   0    8   1   0    5    7  .286
Bill Freehan          28  100   11   27   3   0   6   19   0   1   17   15  .270
Norm Cash             24   82   12   22   5   0   4   13   0   1   11   12  .268
Mickey Stanley        18   69   13   18   3   0   1    6   3   0    6    4  .261
Don Wert              22   42    6    9   2   0   0    2   1   0    8    8  .214
Dalton Jones          17   42    6    8   1   0   2    4   0   0    9    6  .191
Elliott Maddox        19   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           12   11    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           21   57    7   19   2   0   1    5   1   0    5    4  .333
Bob Oliver            30  114   18   37   7   2   6   23   0   1    5   24  .325
Joe Keough            19   42    9   13   0   1   2    5   1   0    6    7  .310
Amos Otis             31  125   19   35   6   3   3   13   7   0   14   13  .280
Rich Severson         15   44    4   12   0   1   0    6   0   0    2    5  .273
Pat Kelly             28  105   16   28   2   0   1    5  13   7   20   31  .267
George Spriggs        13   23    4    6   0   0   0    0   1   1    4    9  .261
Hawk Taylor            9    9    0    2   2   0   0    2   0   0    1    2  .222
Ed Kirkpatrick        26   92   15   20   3   1   5   13   1   1   10   15  .217
Jackie Hernandez      23   69    3   15   2   1   1    3   0   1    8   19  .217
Ellie Rodriguez       22   55    4   11   1   0   0    4   0   0    7    8  .200
Jim Campanis          11   31    4    6   0   0   2    2   0   0    2    6  .194
Jerry Adair            7   27    0    4   0   0   0    1   0   1    5    3  .148
Mike Fiore            18   44    2    6   1   0   0    2   0   0    9   18  .136
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
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             34  124   28   40  10   0   4   27   5   1   26   11  .323
Horace Clarke         35  151   24   44   3   0   1    9   4   3   15    5  .291
Ron Woods             20   49    8   14   1   0   4   11   0   0    5   11  .286
Danny Cater           35  139   19   39  10   3   2   24   3   0    7   19  .281
Frank Tepedino         9   11    1    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .273
Bobby Murcer          35  125   24   30   3   0   5   17   2   2   29   21  .240
Gene Michael          33  117   12   28   5   0   0    7   2   0   14   25  .239
Thurman Munson        28   86   11   20   4   2   0    9   3   2   23   12  .233
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          30  102   11   20   0   3   1   12   3   2   12   15  .196
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            17   37    2    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    3   10  .081
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
Joe Rudi              11   32    5   12   2   0   1    2   1   0    3    4  .375
Jose Tartabull         9    8    3    3   2   0   0    2   0   0    0    0  .375
Felipe Alou           33  134   15   42  11   1   1   14   1   0    7    8  .313
Rick Monday           30  114   18   34   7   2   3   12   4   1   14   28  .298
Tito Francona         19   17    2    5   0   0   1    3   0   0    4    2  .294
Dave Duncan           27   82   11   24   5   0   5   15   0   0    5    9  .293
Roberto Pena          18   58    4   15   1   0   0    3   1   1    2    4  .259
Bert Campaneris       24   96   14   23   5   1   2   10   6   0    5   10  .240
Sal Bando             27   82   18   19   3   0   6   19   2   2   16   13  .232
Don Mincher           31  100   17   23   7   0   9   20   1   0   11   18  .230
Dick Green            33  116   14   23   3   0   2    7   3   0   13   19  .198
Bob Johnson           18   36    5    7   1   0   1    1   2   1    2    1  .194
Reggie Jackson        32  104   12   20   7   1   5   13   7   3   17   31  .192
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             31   90   17   29   1   1   2    6  11   0   11   20  .322
Lee Maye              25   83   12   24   3   1   3   13   0   1    6   10  .289
Frank Howard          32  109   24   30   4   0  12   26   0   0   30   29  .275
Aurelio Rodriguez     17   63    9   17   3   1   3    9   0   0    7    5  .270
Bernie Allen          29   67   10   18   3   0   3   10   0   0   13    6  .269
Mike Epstein          31  108   16   29   5   0   6   14   0   1   20   36  .269
Rick Reichardt        15   31    6    8   1   1   3    6   0   1    6    5  .258
Ed Brinkman           32  132   15   32   3   2   0   11   1   0   15   10  .242
Johnny Roseboro       18   45    4   10   2   0   0    5   1   0   13    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             19   51    2   10   0   1   0    4   0   0    6    8  .196
Jim French            15   28    5    5   0   0   0    3   0   0    6    3  .179
Paul Casanova         15   37    2    6   0   1   0    1   0   0    1    3  .162
Dave Nelson           21   39    3    6   0   0   0    2   1   0    4    9  .154
Tim Cullen            18   15    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    1  .133
Wayne Comer            2    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  H. Clarke (NY)          151
  S. Alomar (CAL)         140
  D. Cater (NY)           139
  F. Alou (OAK)           134
  T. Harper (MIL)         133
  E. Brinkman (WAS)       132
  A. Johnson (CAL)        132
  J. Fregosi (CAL)        128
  B. Robinson (BAL)       126
  A. Rodriguez (WAS)      126

Runs Scored:

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

Hits:

  A. Johnson (CAL)         47
  H. Clarke (NY)           44
  F. Alou (OAK)            42
  S. Alomar (CAL)          41
  D. Walton (MIL)          41
  T. Oliva (MIN)           40
  R. White (NY)            40
  L. Aparicio (CHI)        39
  D. Cater (NY)            39
  B. Robinson (BAL)        39

Doubles:

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

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)          12
  H. Killebrew (MIN)       10
  B. Powell (BAL)          10
  D. Mincher (OAK)          9
  D. Walton (MIL)           9
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)      8
  T. Conigliaro (BOS)       7
  B. Alyea (MIN)            6
  S. Bando (OAK)            6
  M. Epstein (WAS)          6

RBI:

  B. Powell (BAL)          29
  D. Walton (MIL)          29
  T. Oliva (MIN)           28
  H. Killebrew (MIN)       27
  R. White (NY)            27
  F. Howard (WAS)          26
  B. Alyea (MIN)           25
  D. Cater (NY)            24
  B. Oliver (KC)           23
  A. Kaline (DET)          22

Stolen Bases:

  T. Harper (MIL)          16
  P. Kelly (KC)            13
  S. Alomar (CAL)          12
  E. Stroud (WAS)          11
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     11
  P. Blair (BAL)           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)          30
  B. Murcer (NY)           29
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     27
  R. White (NY)            26
  D. McAuliffe (DET)       24
  T. Munson (NY)           23
  B. Powell (BAL)          22
  D. Buford (BAL)          21
  H. Killebrew (MIN)       21
  M. Epstein (WAS)         20

Strikeouts:

  D. Walton (MIL)          43
  M. Epstein (WAS)         36
  R. Jackson (OAK)         31
  P. Kelly (KC)            31
  F. Howard (WAS)          29
  R. Monday (OAK)          28
  G. Mitterwald (MIN)      27
  C. May (CHI)             26
  P. Blair (BAL)           25
  G. Michael (NY)          25


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