Saturday May 16, 1970
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of May 16, 1970:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Chicago         1075  129   303   41    6   22   118   15    8  107   187  .282
Minnesota       1051  161   288   43    9   37   148   18   11   96   201  .274
California      1162  154   317   44   11   21   148   17    9   89   175  .273
Baltimore       1123  176   305   58    7   41   167   20    7  139   191  .272
Detroit         1055  146   273   43    8   30   131   10    7  147   181  .259
Milwaukee       1147  144   290   50    4   28   128   28   15  125   208  .253
Boston          1071  127   269   50    5   38   122   17   12  114   158  .251
Oakland         1121  154   278   57    7   42   140   30    8  120   181  .248
New York        1217  166   293   44   10   18   153   22   14  171   194  .241
Kansas City     1109  128   266   34   10   28   117   25   14  119   222  .240
Washington      1110  137   263   31    8   34   126   14    4  155   214  .237
Cleveland        950   88   205   43    5   20    80    9    8   93   188  .216

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Frank Robinson (BAL)     28  106   23   39   9   1   6   17   0   0   14   19  .368
Luis Aparicio (CHI)      30  109   22   40   5   0   2   11   1   2   15    9  .367
Alex Johnson (CAL)       33  136   21   49   6   2   2   20   4   1    4   16  .360
Lou Piniella (KC)        24   97   12   34   6   0   5   22   0   2    7    6  .351
Carlos May (CHI)         32  116   21   40   6   2   5   23   3   1   15   26  .345
Vada Pinson (CLE)        28  104   10   35   7   2   2    9   1   3    5   17  .337
Tony Oliva (MIN)         31  126   26   42   5   3   7   32   2   0    8   15  .333
Harmon Killebrew (MIN)   31  109   20   36   4   0  11   28   0   0   21   24  .330
Jim Northrup (DET)       25   92   10   30   4   1   3   14   0   1   12   19  .326
Danny Walton (MIL)       34  129   12   42   5   0   9   30   1   0   16   44  .326

 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        28  106   23   39   9   1   6   17   0   0   14   19  .368
Merv Rettenmund       17   31   12   10   2   0   2    3   1   0    4    4  .323
Davey Johnson         33  112   15   35   9   0   4   18   2   1   18   13  .313
Brooks Robinson       33  130   16   40  10   1   5   24   1   0    7   10  .308
Boog Powell           33  115   21   35   6   0  10   30   0   0   23   21  .304
Paul Blair            33  128   25   35   9   0   4   20  10   5   14   25  .273
Ellie Hendricks       20   64    6   17   4   0   2    5   0   0    4   10  .266
Don Buford            29  107   17   27   2   2   4   15   1   1   21   13  .252
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         32  127   15   27   2   2   0    9   4   0   14   21  .213
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
Reggie Smith          32  120   24   39   6   2   4   12   6   2   16   17  .325
Billy Conigliaro       8   16    2    5   0   0   2    4   0   1    0    6  .313
Jerry Moses           27   97    4   30   7   0   2   10   0   1    5    9  .309
Carl Yastrzemski      32  114   24   35   4   0   9   22  11   3   28   14  .307
Tony Conigliaro       30  111   12   32   1   0   8   20   0   0   14   10  .288
George Scott          32  121    9   32   5   3   4   15   0   1   10   20  .265
Luis Alvarado         29  103   10   27   9   0   0    6   0   1    4   13  .262
Rico Petrocelli       32  118   17   28   9   0   5   23   0   0    9   21  .237
Mike Andrews          32  124   16   23   5   0   3    6   0   1   18   14  .186
Mike Derrick          11   11    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   1    0    3  .182
Dick Schofield        15   23    3    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    4  .174
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          33  136   21   49   6   2   2   20   4   1    4   16  .360
Jim Spencer           29   94   12   32   3   2   1   19   0   0    6   12  .340
Roger Repoz           31  102   16   30   6   1   5   14   0   1   13   19  .294
Sandy Alomar          33  144   19   41   3   0   0    7  12   5    8   16  .285
Jim Fregosi           33  132   25   37   9   0   3   17   0   0   12   17  .280
Bill Voss             25   73   10   20   2   2   1   15   1   1   13    5  .274
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
Chico Ruiz             9    8    1    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250
Jim Hicks              4    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .250
Ken McMullen          16   60    7   14   2   1   2   13   0   0    8    9  .233
Jay Johnstone         28   82    9   19   3   0   4   14   0   0    6   11  .232
Tom Egan              13   37    4    8   1   0   1    5   0   0    2    8  .216
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
Gail Hopkins          25   73   10   27   3   1   1    7   0   0    8    6  .370
Luis Aparicio         30  109   22   40   5   0   2   11   1   2   15    9  .367
Carlos May            32  116   21   40   6   2   5   23   3   1   15   26  .345
Tommy McCraw          23   67    7   22   1   1   0    6   4   0    6    6  .328
Bill Melton           24   86    9   28   4   0   3   15   0   1    8   15  .326
Ed Herrmann           18   51    5   16   3   0   2    7   0   0    6    7  .314
Ken Berry             25   81   12   25   3   1   2    9   1   0   10   15  .309
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
Syd O'Brien           20   63    5   17   1   1   0    6   2   0    3    9  .270
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           28   94    8   19   2   0   3    9   0   0    8   20  .202
Bob Christian          7    7    2    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .143
John Matias           20   51    4    7   1   0   1    2   1   0    1   11  .137
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           28  104   10   35   7   2   2    9   1   3    5   17  .337
Chuck Hinton          15   16    1    5   1   0   0    5   0   0    4    3  .313
Larry Brown           11   37    7   11   2   1   0    1   0   0    3    2  .297
Ted Uhlaender         27  104   11   27   6   1   2    8   2   2   13   14  .260
Tony Horton           25   93    8   22   7   0   2   14   1   1    9   15  .237
Ray Fosse             22   74    7   17   3   0   1    3   0   1    9   10  .230
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        29   89    2   16   3   1   0    5   1   0    6   23  .180
Ted Ford               9   19    3    3   1   0   1    1   0   0    2    7  .158
Russ Nagelson         14   22    3    3   1   0   1    2   0   0    2    8  .136
Graig Nettles         27   90   11   12   0   0   3    7   3   0   20   17  .133
Duke Sims             12   33    5    4   2   0   2    4   0   0    6   11  .121
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          25   92   10   30   4   1   3   14   0   1   12   19  .326
Al Kaline             30  118   17   38   8   2   4   22   1   1   16   16  .322
Willie Horton         31  116   20   34   6   2   4   21   0   0   16   14  .293
Dick McAuliffe        31  120   20   34   4   0   4   10   2   3   25   21  .283
Cesar Gutierrez       24   89   12   25   3   2   0    8   1   0    5    7  .281
Mickey Stanley        19   70   13   19   3   0   1    6   4   0    6    4  .271
Bill Freehan          29  104   11   27   3   0   6   19   0   1   17   15  .260
Norm Cash             25   86   13   22   5   0   4   13   0   1   12   13  .256
Don Wert              23   45    6    9   2   0   0    2   1   0    9    8  .200
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           13   12    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .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           22   61    7   20   2   0   1    5   1   0    5    5  .328
Bob Oliver            31  117   18   37   7   2   6   23   0   1    6   24  .316
Joe Keough            20   46    9   14   0   1   2    5   1   0    6    7  .304
Amos Otis             32  127   19   35   6   3   3   13   7   0   16   14  .276
George Spriggs        13   23    4    6   0   0   0    0   1   1    4    9  .261
Pat Kelly             29  108   16   28   2   0   1    5  14   7   21   31  .259
Rich Severson         16   47    4   12   0   1   0    6   0   0    2    6  .255
Hawk Taylor           10    9    0    2   2   0   0    2   0   0    2    2  .222
Ed Kirkpatrick        26   92   15   20   3   1   5   13   1   1   10   15  .217
Ellie Rodriguez       23   58    5   12   1   0   1    5   0   0    7    8  .207
Jackie Hernandez      24   73    3   15   2   1   1    3   0   1    8   19  .206
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          34  129   12   42   5   0   9   30   1   0   16   44  .326
Ted Savage            22   48    7   15   3   1   2    8   2   0    5    6  .313
Steve Hovley          30  103   11   31   8   0   0   12   4   0   12    8  .301
Russ Snyder           29   89   15   26   4   0   1   10   1   1    8   12  .292
John Kennedy          24   52    8   14   2   0   2    6   0   1    5    9  .269
Ted Kubiak            34  120   21   32   0   2   2   10   1   2   19    7  .267
Tommy Harper          33  133   18   34  10   0   2   10  16   6   14   24  .256
Greg Goossen          21   47    3   12   3   0   1    3   0   0   10   12  .255
Mike Hegan            27   78   12   19   3   1   1    8   1   1   12   23  .244
Jerry McNertney       27   84    9   20   4   0   2    8   0   1    8   11  .238
Hank Allen             4    9    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .222
Rich Rollins          14   25    3    5   1   0   0    5   0   0    3    4  .200
Phil Roof             13   41    8    8   2   0   2    2   0   1    4    6  .195
Mike Hershberger      14   32    2    6   2   0   0    2   1   1    2    2  .188
Max Alvis             20   65    5   11   1   0   1    6   1   0    4    8  .169
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             20   76   15   31   6   0   1   11   2   5    1   10  .408
Tony Oliva            31  126   26   42   5   3   7   32   2   0    8   15  .333
Harmon Killebrew      31  109   20   36   4   0  11   28   0   0   21   24  .330
Brant Alyea           26   86    9   26   4   0   7   27   1   1   10   13  .302
Cesar Tovar           31  125   32   37   8   5   3    9  11   2   15   13  .296
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
Leo Cardenas          31  115   17   30   7   1   3   11   0   1   11   21  .261
Paul Ratliff          15   36    5    9   2   0   1    4   0   0    4   13  .250
Bob Allison            9   17    3    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    2  .235
Rich Reese            29   92    8   21   2   0   1    6   1   0    7   13  .228
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         22   42    3    7   0   0   0    2   0   1    4    5  .167
Jim Holt              27   33    4    5   0   0   0    2   0   0    3    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             35  129   29   42  10   0   4   28   5   1   26   13  .326
Horace Clarke         36  156   24   45   3   0   1   10   4   3   15    6  .289
Danny Cater           36  144   19   41  10   3   2   26   3   0    7   19  .285
Ron Woods             21   54    8   15   1   0   4   12   0   0    5   12  .278
Frank Tepedino         9   11    1    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .273
Gene Michael          34  120   14   30   6   0   0    8   2   0   15   25  .250
Bobby Murcer          36  129   25   31   3   0   5   18   2   2   30   21  .240
Thurman Munson        29   90   11   21   4   2   0    9   3   2   23   13  .233
Jake Gibbs            10   24    6    5   2   0   0    1   0   0    4    4  .208
Curt Blefary          26   90    8   18   2   0   0   13   0   3   14   11  .200
Jerry Kenney          31  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            15   15    0    2   0   0   0    3   0   0   10    1  .133
John Ellis            18   41    4    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    4   10  .098
Jim Lyttle            13    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        10    8    3    3   2   0   0    2   0   0    0    0  .375
Felipe Alou           34  137   17   44  11   1   2   16   1   0    8    8  .321
Rick Monday           31  118   21   35   7   3   3   13   4   1   14   29  .297
Tito Francona         19   17    2    5   0   0   1    3   0   0    4    2  .294
Dave Duncan           28   87   12   25   5   0   6   17   0   0    5   10  .287
Roberto Pena          18   58    4   15   1   0   0    3   1   1    2    4  .259
Bert Campaneris       25  100   16   25   5   1   3   11   7   0    5   11  .250
Don Mincher           32  103   18   25   8   0   9   21   1   0   13   18  .243
Sal Bando             28   87   19   20   4   0   6   21   2   2   16   13  .230
Dick Green            34  121   15   24   3   0   3    8   3   0   13   20  .198
Reggie Jackson        33  107   12   21   7   1   5   13   8   3   19   32  .196
Bob Johnson           18   36    5    7   1   0   1    1   2   1    2    1  .194
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             32   92   17   29   1   1   2    6  11   0   11   20  .315
Lee Maye              25   83   12   24   3   1   3   13   0   1    6   10  .289
Frank Howard          33  113   24   31   4   0  12   26   0   0   30   30  .274
Bernie Allen          29   67   10   18   3   0   3   10   0   0   13    6  .269
Aurelio Rodriguez     18   67   10   18   3   1   4   11   0   0    7    6  .269
Mike Epstein          32  109   16   29   5   0   6   14   0   1   20   37  .266
Rick Reichardt        16   34    8    9   1   1   4    7   0   1    7    6  .265
Ed Brinkman           33  135   15   32   3   2   0   11   1   1   16   10  .237
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
Paul Casanova         16   39    2    7   0   1   0    1   0   0    2    3  .180
Jim French            15   28    5    5   0   0   0    3   0   0    6    3  .179
Wayne Comer            3    6    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .167
Dave Nelson           22   43    3    7   0   0   0    2   1   0    4   12  .163
Tim Cullen            19   16    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    1  .125

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  H. Clarke (NY)          156
  S. Alomar (CAL)         144
  D. Cater (NY)           144
  F. Alou (OAK)           137
  A. Johnson (CAL)        136
  E. Brinkman (WAS)       135
  T. Harper (MIL)         133
  J. Fregosi (CAL)        132
  B. Robinson (BAL)       130
  A. Rodriguez (WAS)      130

Runs Scored:

  C. Tovar (MIN)           32
  R. White (NY)            29
  T. Oliva (MIN)           26
  P. Blair (BAL)           25
  J. Fregosi (CAL)         25
  B. Murcer (NY)           25
  H. Clarke (NY)           24
  F. Howard (WAS)          24
  R. Smith (BOS)           24
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     24

Hits:

  A. Johnson (CAL)         49
  H. Clarke (NY)           45
  F. Alou (OAK)            44
  T. Oliva (MIN)           42
  D. Walton (MIL)          42
  R. White (NY)            42
  S. Alomar (CAL)          41
  D. Cater (NY)            41
  L. Aparicio (CHI)        40
  C. May (CHI)             40

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
  R. Monday (OAK)           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

Home Runs:

  F. Howard (WAS)          12
  H. Killebrew (MIN)       11
  B. Powell (BAL)          10
  D. Mincher (OAK)          9
  D. Walton (MIL)           9
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)      9
  T. Conigliaro (BOS)       8
  B. Alyea (MIN)            7
  T. Oliva (MIN)            7
  S. Bando (OAK)            6

RBI:

  T. Oliva (MIN)           32
  B. Powell (BAL)          30
  D. Walton (MIL)          30
  H. Killebrew (MIN)       28
  R. White (NY)            28
  B. Alyea (MIN)           27
  D. Cater (NY)            26
  F. Howard (WAS)          26
  B. Robinson (BAL)        24
  C. May (CHI)             23

Stolen Bases:

  T. Harper (MIL)          16
  P. Kelly (KC)            14
  S. Alomar (CAL)          12
  E. Stroud (WAS)          11
  C. Tovar (MIN)           11
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     11
  P. Blair (BAL)           10
  R. Jackson (OAK)          8
  B. Campaneris (OAK)       7
  A. Otis (KC)              7

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)           30
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     28
  R. White (NY)            26
  D. McAuliffe (DET)       25
  T. Munson (NY)           23
  B. Powell (BAL)          23
  D. Buford (BAL)          21
  P. Kelly (KC)            21
  H. Killebrew (MIN)       21

Strikeouts:

  D. Walton (MIL)          44
  M. Epstein (WAS)         37
  R. Jackson (OAK)         32
  P. Kelly (KC)            31
  F. Howard (WAS)          30
  R. Monday (OAK)          29
  G. Mitterwald (MIN)      27
  C. May (CHI)             26
  P. Blair (BAL)           25
  G. Michael (NY)          25


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