Sunday May 17, 1970
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of May 17, 1970:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Chicago         1151  135   315   41    6   24   124   15    9  119   203  .274
Minnesota       1086  167   297   46    9   37   152   18   12   98   208  .274
Baltimore       1123  176   305   58    7   41   167   20    7  139   191  .272
California      1236  166   334   47   11   23   160   17    9  100   183  .270
Detroit         1055  146   273   43    8   30   131   10    7  147   181  .259
Boston          1071  127   269   50    5   38   122   17   12  114   158  .251
Milwaukee       1181  145   296   50    4   28   129   28   15  127   212  .251
Oakland         1186  161   294   58    7   45   147   33    8  132   191  .248
Kansas City     1190  139   291   39   10   29   128   27   16  127   237  .245
New York        1217  166   293   44   10   18   153   22   14  171   194  .241
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
Alex Johnson (CAL)       35  144   23   53   7   2   3   24   4   1    6   16  .368
Frank Robinson (BAL)     28  106   23   39   9   1   6   17   0   0   14   19  .368
Lou Piniella (KC)        25   98   12   34   6   0   5   22   0   2    7    6  .347
Felipe Alou (OAK)        36  144   19   49  12   1   3   17   2   0   10    8  .340
Luis Aparicio (CHI)      32  118   22   40   5   0   2   11   1   2   16   11  .339
Vada Pinson (CLE)        28  104   10   35   7   2   2    9   1   3    5   17  .337
Jim Spencer (CAL)        31  102   15   34   3   2   2   21   0   0    8   12  .333
Tony Oliva (MIN)         32  130   26   43   6   3   7   33   2   0    8   15  .331
Carlos May (CHI)         34  124   21   41   6   2   5   23   3   1   17   27  .331
Jim Northrup (DET)       25   92   10   30   4   1   3   14   0   1   12   19  .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           12   12    0    6   0   0   0    6   0   0    1    1  .500
Jarvis Tatum           8   28   11   11   2   0   0    1   0   0    3    7  .393
Alex Johnson          35  144   23   53   7   2   3   24   4   1    6   16  .368
Jim Spencer           31  102   15   34   3   2   2   21   0   0    8   12  .333
Roger Repoz           33  110   16   33   8   1   5   18   0   1   13   19  .300
Sandy Alomar          35  153   19   42   3   0   0    7  12   5    9   16  .275
Jim Fregosi           35  140   27   38   9   0   3   18   0   0   14   18  .271
Bill Voss             26   74   10   20   2   2   1   15   1   1   13    5  .270
Aurelio Rodriguez     17   63    6   17   2   2   0    7   0   1    3    6  .270
Joe Azcue             27   86    5   22   3   1   1    7   0   0    6    9  .256
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
Jay Johnstone         30   92   11   21   3   0   4   14   0   0    6   12  .228
Ken McMullen          18   67    9   15   2   1   2   13   0   0   10   12  .224
Tom Egan              14   41    4    9   1   0   1    6   0   0    2    9  .220
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          26   76   10   27   3   1   1    7   0   0   10    6  .355
Bill Melton           25   91   11   31   4   0   3   15   0   1    8   15  .341
Luis Aparicio         32  118   22   40   5   0   2   11   1   2   16   11  .339
Carlos May            34  124   21   41   6   2   5   23   3   1   17   27  .331
Ed Herrmann           20   61    7   20   3   0   4   10   0   0    6    8  .328
Tommy McCraw          25   74    8   23   1   1   0    6   4   0    9    7  .311
Duane Josephson       18   59    7   18   3   0   1   11   0   1    7    6  .305
Ken Berry             27   90   12   26   3   1   2   11   1   0   10   17  .289
Rich Morales          10   11    0    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    1  .273
Syd O'Brien           22   71    6   18   1   1   0    6   2   1    5   11  .254
Bob Christian          8    8    2    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .250
Walt Williams         20   73    9   18   6   0   0    3   2   1    8    5  .247
Buddy Bradford        21   63    5   14   2   0   2    7   1   2    8   20  .222
Bobby Knoop           29   97    8   19   2   0   3    9   0   0    9   22  .196
John Matias           21   51    4    7   1   0   1    2   1   0    2   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          25   98   12   34   6   0   5   22   0   2    7    6  .347
Joe Keough            22   55   10   18   1   1   2    7   1   0    7    7  .327
Paul Schaal           23   62    7   20   2   0   1    5   1   0    5    6  .323
Bob Oliver            33  127   18   39   8   2   6   23   0   1    6   27  .307
Hawk Taylor           11   10    0    3   2   0   0    2   0   0    2    2  .300
Amos Otis             34  138   20   38   7   3   3   13   8   0   16   15  .275
Pat Kelly             31  117   17   32   2   0   2    8  15   8   23   33  .274
George Spriggs        13   23    4    6   0   0   0    0   1   1    4    9  .261
Ed Kirkpatrick        28   97   15   22   3   1   5   14   1   1   10   15  .227
Rich Severson         18   53    5   12   0   1   0    6   0   0    3    8  .226
Jackie Hernandez      26   81    4   17   2   1   1    3   0   1    8   20  .210
Ellie Rodriguez       24   60    7   12   1   0   1    5   0   0   10    8  .200
Jim Campanis          11   31    4    6   0   0   2    2   0   0    2    6  .194
Mike Fiore            20   54    3    9   1   0   0    2   0   1   10   21  .167
Jerry Adair            7   27    0    4   0   0   0    1   0   1    5    3  .148
Luis Alcaraz          23   76    4   10   2   1   1    9   0   0    1    7  .132

 Milwaukee            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Danny Walton          35  133   12   42   5   0   9   30   1   0   16   46  .316
Ted Savage            23   49    7   15   3   1   2    8   2   0    5    6  .306
Hank Allen             5   10    0    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .300
Steve Hovley          31  107   12   32   8   0   0   12   4   0   12    8  .299
Russ Snyder           30   93   15   26   4   0   1   10   1   1    8   13  .280
Ted Kubiak            35  124   21   33   0   2   2   10   1   2   19    7  .266
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
John Kennedy          25   55    8   14   2   0   2    6   0   1    5    9  .255
Jerry McNertney       27   84    9   20   4   0   2    8   0   1    8   11  .238
Mike Hegan            28   82   12   19   3   1   1    8   1   1   12   24  .232
Phil Roof             14   44    8   10   2   0   2    2   0   1    5    6  .227
Rich Rollins          14   25    3    5   1   0   0    5   0   0    3    4  .200
Mike Hershberger      15   32    2    6   2   0   0    2   1   1    3    2  .188
Max Alvis             21   69    5   11   1   0   1    6   1   0    4    8  .159
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             21   81   16   33   6   0   1   12   2   5    1   11  .407
Tony Oliva            32  130   26   43   6   3   7   33   2   0    8   15  .331
Harmon Killebrew      32  112   21   36   4   0  11   28   0   0   22   24  .321
Brant Alyea           27   89    9   27   4   0   7   27   1   2   10   13  .303
Cesar Tovar           32  130   34   38   8   5   3    9  11   2   15   13  .292
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          32  119   17   31   8   1   3   12   0   1   11   23  .261
Paul Ratliff          16   39    5   10   3   0   1    4   0   0    5   15  .256
Bob Allison            9   17    3    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    2  .235
Rich Reese            30   96    9   22   2   0   1    7   1   0    7   14  .229
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         23   42    3    7   0   0   0    2   0   1    4    5  .167
Jim Holt              28   34    5    5   0   0   0    2   0   0    3    4  .147
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
Jose Tartabull        10    8    3    3   2   0   0    2   0   0    0    0  .375
Joe Rudi              13   34    5   12   2   0   1    2   1   0    3    5  .353
Felipe Alou           36  144   19   49  12   1   3   17   2   0   10    8  .340
Rick Monday           33  127   23   37   7   3   4   14   4   1   14   33  .291
Dave Duncan           30   91   12   26   5   0   6   17   0   0    6   11  .286
Tito Francona         20   18    2    5   0   0   1    3   0   0    4    2  .278
Roberto Pena          19   58    4   15   1   0   0    3   1   1    3    4  .259
Bert Campaneris       27  107   16   27   5   1   3   12   8   0    7   11  .252
Sal Bando             30   93   21   22   4   0   7   24   3   2   19   13  .237
Don Mincher           34  110   18   25   8   0   9   21   1   0   13   18  .227
Frank Fernandez       18   32    2    7   0   0   2    2   0   0   11    9  .219
Reggie Jackson        35  115   13   22   7   1   5   14   8   3   20   32  .191
Bob Johnson           20   37    5    7   1   0   1    1   2   1    3    1  .189
Dick Green            36  128   15   24   3   0   3    8   3   0   13   23  .188
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)         153
  F. Alou (OAK)           144
  D. Cater (NY)           144
  A. Johnson (CAL)        144
  J. Fregosi (CAL)        140
  A. Otis (KC)            138
  E. Brinkman (WAS)       135
  T. Harper (MIL)         133
  D. Walton (MIL)         133

Runs Scored:

  C. Tovar (MIN)           34
  R. White (NY)            29
  J. Fregosi (CAL)         27
  T. Oliva (MIN)           26
  P. Blair (BAL)           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)         53
  F. Alou (OAK)            49
  H. Clarke (NY)           45
  T. Oliva (MIN)           43
  S. Alomar (CAL)          42
  D. Walton (MIL)          42
  R. White (NY)            42
  D. Cater (NY)            41
  C. May (CHI)             41
  L. Aparicio (CHI)        40

Doubles:

  F. Alou (OAK)            12
  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
  S. Bando (OAK)            7
  T. Oliva (MIN)            7

RBI:

  T. Oliva (MIN)           33
  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
  S. Bando (OAK)           24
  A. Johnson (CAL)         24

Stolen Bases:

  T. Harper (MIL)          16
  P. Kelly (KC)            15
  S. Alomar (CAL)          12
  E. Stroud (WAS)          11
  C. Tovar (MIN)           11
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     11
  P. Blair (BAL)           10
  B. Campaneris (OAK)       8
  R. Jackson (OAK)          8
  A. Otis (KC)              8

Caught Stealing:

  P. Kelly (KC)             8
  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
  P. Kelly (KC)            23
  T. Munson (NY)           23
  B. Powell (BAL)          23
  H. Killebrew (MIN)       22
  D. Buford (BAL)          21

Strikeouts:

  D. Walton (MIL)          46
  M. Epstein (WAS)         37
  P. Kelly (KC)            33
  R. Monday (OAK)          33
  R. Jackson (OAK)         32
  F. Howard (WAS)          30
  C. May (CHI)             27
  G. Mitterwald (MIN)      27
  B. Oliver (KC)           27
  P. Blair (BAL)           25


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