Tuesday May 19, 1970
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of May 19, 1970:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Minnesota       1153  179   316   47    9   40   163   19   15  112   214  .274
Baltimore       1196  185   324   61    7   42   175   20    7  143   203  .271
California      1309  175   354   51   12   26   169   19    9  105   189  .270
Chicago         1213  136   322   41    6   24   125   16   10  123   219  .266
Detroit         1089  150   281   43    8   31   135   10    8  153   184  .258
Boston          1104  132   278   50    5   39   127   17   12  121   165  .252
Milwaukee       1213  151   304   52    4   29   135   30   15  130   219  .251
Oakland         1219  164   301   62    7   46   150   34    8  133   195  .247
Kansas City     1263  148   311   40   10   31   137   28   16  133   246  .246
New York        1283  177   310   49   10   19   164   22   14  178   208  .242
Washington      1168  147   272   33    9   36   136   14    4  166   223  .233
Cleveland       1013   92   217   43    5   21    84    9    8   99   199  .214

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Frank Robinson (BAL)     30  114   24   45  11   1   6   19   0   0   15   19  .395
Alex Johnson (CAL)       37  153   23   55   7   2   3   26   4   1    6   16  .360
Vada Pinson (CLE)        30  109   11   37   7   2   3   10   1   3    5   18  .339
Luis Aparicio (CHI)      32  118   22   40   5   0   2   11   1   2   16   11  .339
Felipe Alou (OAK)        37  148   20   50  13   1   3   18   2   0   10    8  .338
Roy White (NY)           37  138   32   46  10   0   4   29   5   1   26   14  .333
Al Kaline (DET)          31  122   18   40   8   2   4   22   1   2   17   16  .328
Jim Spencer (CAL)        33  110   15   36   4   2   2   22   0   0    8   12  .327
Tony Oliva (MIN)         34  139   26   45   6   3   7   34   2   0    9   16  .324
Reggie Smith (BOS)       33  124   26   40   6   2   4   12   6   2   17   17  .323

 Baltimore            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Chico Salmon           4   10    2    4   0   0   1    3   0   0    2    2  .400
Frank Robinson        30  114   24   45  11   1   6   19   0   0   15   19  .395
Davey Johnson         35  119   15   38   9   0   4   20   2   1   19   16  .319
Brooks Robinson       35  137   18   42  10   1   5   25   1   0    8   10  .307
Boog Powell           35  124   22   37   6   0  11   32   0   0   23   24  .298
Merv Rettenmund       18   36   12   10   2   0   2    3   1   0    4    4  .278
Clay Dalrymple         4   11    3    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    3    2  .273
Ellie Hendricks       20   64    6   17   4   0   2    5   0   0    4   10  .266
Paul Blair            35  136   27   36  10   0   4   20  10   5   14   27  .265
Dave May              11   12    2    3   0   1   0    3   0   0    2    0  .250
Don Buford            30  112   17   27   2   2   4   15   1   1   21   13  .241
Mark Belanger         34  137   17   30   2   2   0    9   4   0   14   22  .219
Andy Etchebarren      18   46    3   10   1   0   1    5   1   0    5    5  .217
Terry Crowley         14   23    6    5   1   0   1    4   0   0    4    3  .217
Curt Motton            9   10    1    2   0   0   0    3   0   0    1    3  .200

 Boston               G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Reggie Smith          33  124   26   40   6   2   4   12   6   2   17   17  .323
Jerry Moses           28  101    4   32   7   0   2   10   0   1    5   10  .317
Billy Conigliaro       8   16    2    5   0   0   2    4   0   1    0    6  .313
Carl Yastrzemski      33  118   25   36   4   0  10   24  11   3   29   15  .305
Tony Conigliaro       31  116   12   35   1   0   8   21   0   0   14   11  .302
George Scott          33  124    9   33   5   3   4   16   0   1   11   20  .266
Luis Alvarado         30  103   10   27   9   0   0    6   0   1    4   13  .262
Rico Petrocelli       33  122   17   28   9   0   5   23   0   0    9   23  .230
Mike Andrews          33  126   17   23   5   0   3    6   0   1   20   14  .183
Mike Derrick          12   12    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   1    0    3  .167
Dick Schofield        16   27    4    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    4    6  .148
Tom Satriano           5   12    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    2  .083
Tom Matchick           7    8    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   1    2    2  .000
Don Pavletich          3    8    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    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          37  153   23   55   7   2   3   26   4   1    6   16  .360
Jim Spencer           33  110   15   36   4   2   2   22   0   0    8   12  .327
Roger Repoz           35  117   17   36  10   1   6   21   0   1   15   19  .308
Jim Fregosi           37  149   31   43  10   0   4   19   0   0   15   18  .289
Sandy Alomar          37  162   21   44   3   0   0    7  13   5   10   16  .272
Aurelio Rodriguez     17   63    6   17   2   2   0    7   0   1    3    6  .270
Bill Voss             28   82   10   22   2   3   1   16   2   1   13    5  .268
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
Joe Azcue             28   89    5   22   3   1   1    7   0   0    7    9  .247
Jay Johnstone         30   92   11   21   3   0   4   14   0   0    6   12  .228
Ken McMullen          20   75   11   17   2   1   3   14   0   0   10   15  .227
Tom Egan              15   45    4    9   1   0   1    6   0   0    2   11  .200
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          27   79   10   28   3   1   1    7   0   0   11    6  .354
Luis Aparicio         32  118   22   40   5   0   2   11   1   2   16   11  .339
Bill Melton           27   98   11   31   4   0   3   15   0   1    8   16  .316
Carlos May            36  131   21   41   6   2   5   23   3   1   18   29  .313
Ed Herrmann           22   64    7   20   3   0   4   10   0   0    7   10  .313
Duane Josephson       18   59    7   18   3   0   1   11   0   1    7    6  .305
Tommy McCraw          27   82    8   24   1   1   0    6   4   1    9   10  .293
Ken Berry             29   96   12   27   3   1   2   11   2   0   10   19  .281
Syd O'Brien           24   79    7   20   1   1   0    6   2   1    5   12  .253
Walt Williams         21   77    9   19   6   0   0    3   2   1    8    6  .247
Bob Christian          9    9    2    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .222
Buddy Bradford        23   65    5   14   2   0   2    7   1   2    8   20  .215
Rich Morales          11   15    0    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    1  .200
Bobby Knoop           30  100    8   19   2   0   3    9   0   0    9   24  .190
John Matias           22   53    4    8   1   0   1    3   1   0    2   11  .151
Chuck Brinkman         2    5    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .000

 Cleveland            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Vada Pinson           30  109   11   37   7   2   3   10   1   3    5   18  .339
Vern Fuller            6    6    0    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .333
Larry Brown           13   38    8   11   2   1   0    1   0   0    6    3  .290
Chuck Hinton          16   19    1    5   1   0   0    5   0   0    4    3  .263
Ted Uhlaender         29  113   11   28   6   1   2    8   2   2   13   14  .248
Ray Fosse             24   80    8   19   3   0   1    3   0   1   10   10  .238
Tony Horton           27  102    8   24   7   0   2   14   1   1    9   17  .235
Roy Foster            27   98    9   22   5   0   3   10   1   1    7   18  .225
Eddie Leon            25   87    5   18   4   0   1    9   0   0    6   14  .207
Jack Heidemann        31   93    2   16   3   1   0    6   1   0    6   24  .172
Ted Ford               9   19    3    3   1   0   1    1   0   0    2    7  .158
Russ Nagelson         16   23    3    3   1   0   1    2   0   0    3    8  .130
Graig Nettles         29   95   11   12   0   0   3    7   3   0   20   17  .126
Duke Sims             13   36    5    4   2   0   2    4   0   0    6   13  .111
Lou Klimchock         11   19    1    2   0   0   1    1   0   0    1    3  .105
Rich Rollins           3    3    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             31  122   18   40   8   2   4   22   1   2   17   16  .328
Jim Northrup          26   94   11   30   4   1   3   14   0   1   14   19  .319
Willie Horton         32  121   21   35   6   2   4   21   0   0   16   15  .289
Cesar Gutierrez       25   94   12   26   3   2   0    8   1   0    5    7  .277
Dick McAuliffe        32  123   20   34   4   0   4   10   2   3   27   21  .276
Mickey Stanley        19   70   13   19   3   0   1    6   4   0    6    4  .271
Norm Cash             26   91   14   23   5   0   5   15   0   1   12   15  .253
Bill Freehan          30  107   11   27   3   0   6   19   0   1   18   15  .252
Don Wert              24   49    6   10   2   0   0    2   1   0    9    8  .204
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           14   13    0    1   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    3  .077

 Kansas City          G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Joe Keough            24   63   12   23   1   1   2    7   1   0    8    7  .365
Lou Piniella          25   98   12   34   6   0   5   22   0   2    7    6  .347
Paul Schaal           24   63    8   20   2   0   1    5   1   0    5    6  .318
Bob Oliver            35  136   19   41   8   2   7   27   0   1    6   28  .302
Amos Otis             36  147   22   41   7   3   4   15   9   0   17   15  .279
George Spriggs        13   23    4    6   0   0   0    0   1   1    4    9  .261
Pat Kelly             33  127   17   32   2   0   2    8  15   8   23   37  .252
Hawk Taylor           13   12    0    3   2   0   0    2   0   0    2    3  .250
Jackie Hernandez      28   87    4   21   2   1   1    5   0   1    9   20  .241
Rich Severson         19   57    6   13   1   1   0    7   0   0    3    8  .228
Ed Kirkpatrick        29  100   15   22   3   1   5   14   1   1   11   15  .220
Ellie Rodriguez       25   63    7   13   1   0   1    5   0   0   11    8  .206
Jim Campanis          11   31    4    6   0   0   2    2   0   0    2    6  .194
Mike Fiore            22   63    5   11   1   0   0    2   0   1   11   22  .175
Jerry Adair            7   27    0    4   0   0   0    1   0   1    5    3  .148
Luis Alcaraz          24   80    4   11   2   1   1    9   0   0    1    8  .138

 Milwaukee            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Roberto Pena           1    3    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .333
Danny Walton          36  136   12   42   5   0   9   30   1   0   17   47  .309
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          32  111   13   32   8   0   0   13   4   0   12    8  .288
Tommy Harper          34  137   20   38  12   0   3   11  17   6   14   24  .277
Russ Snyder           31   96   16   26   4   0   1   10   1   1    9   14  .271
Ted Kubiak            36  125   21   33   0   2   2   10   1   2   19    7  .264
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
Gus Gil                1    4    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .250
Jerry McNertney       27   84    9   20   4   0   2    8   0   1    8   11  .238
Mike Hegan            29   85   13   20   3   1   1   10   2   1   13   25  .235
Phil Roof             15   48    8   10   2   0   2    2   0   1    5    7  .208
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             23   90   18   37   6   0   2   14   2   5    2   12  .411
Tony Oliva            34  139   26   45   6   3   7   34   2   0    9   16  .324
Harmon Killebrew      34  120   24   38   5   0  12   30   0   0   24   27  .317
Rick Renick           10   16    3    5   2   0   1    4   0   0    2    4  .313
Cesar Tovar           34  136   37   41   8   5   3   10  12   4   19   13  .302
Brant Alyea           28   93    9   27   4   0   7   27   1   2   10   13  .290
Paul Ratliff          18   44    5   12   3   0   1    4   0   0    5   15  .273
Leo Cardenas          34  127   19   33   8   1   4   15   0   1   12   23  .260
Chuck Manuel          11    8    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .250
Rich Reese            32  100   10   24   2   0   1    8   1   1    9   14  .240
Bob Allison           10   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     24   76    5   14   1   0   2    5   0   1    6   28  .184
Frank Quilici         25   42    3    7   0   0   0    2   0   1    4    5  .167
Jim Holt              30   38    5    6   0   0   0    2   0   0    3    4  .158
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             37  138   32   46  10   0   4   29   5   1   26   14  .333
Danny Cater           38  151   20   44  11   3   2   29   3   0    7   20  .291
Horace Clarke         38  165   25   47   4   0   1   10   4   3   15    8  .285
Ron Woods             22   55    8   15   1   0   4   12   0   0    5   13  .273
Bobby Murcer          38  136   28   34   5   0   5   18   2   2   32   22  .250
Frank Tepedino        10   12    1    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250
Thurman Munson        31   97   11   24   5   2   0   12   3   2   24   13  .247
Gene Michael          36  126   15   31   6   0   0    9   2   0   16   26  .246
Jake Gibbs            10   24    6    5   2   0   0    1   0   0    4    4  .208
Curt Blefary          28   95    9   18   2   0   0   13   0   3   16   12  .190
Jerry Kenney          33  107   11   20   0   3   1   12   3   2   13   18  .187
Pete Ward             18   18    1    3   1   1   0    4   0   0    2    6  .167
Ron Hansen            15   15    0    2   0   0   0    3   0   0   10    1  .133
John Ellis            19   42    4    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    4   11  .095
Jim Lyttle            14    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              14   38    5   14   3   0   1    2   1   0    3    7  .368
Felipe Alou           37  148   20   50  13   1   3   18   2   0   10    8  .338
Rick Monday           33  127   23   37   7   3   4   14   4   1   14   33  .291
Dave Duncan           31   95   12   26   5   0   6   17   0   0    6   11  .274
Tito Francona         21   19    2    5   0   0   1    3   0   0    4    2  .263
Roberto Pena          19   58    4   15   1   0   0    3   1   1    3    4  .259
Bert Campaneris       28  111   17   28   6   1   3   12   9   0    7   11  .252
Sal Bando             31   97   21   24   5   0   7   24   3   2   19   13  .247
Don Mincher           35  114   18   25   8   0   9   21   1   0   13   18  .219
Frank Fernandez       18   32    2    7   0   0   2    2   0   0   11    9  .219
Reggie Jackson        36  119   14   23   7   1   6   16   8   3   20   33  .193
Dick Green            36  128   15   24   3   0   3    8   3   0   13   23  .188
Bob Johnson           21   38    5    7   1   0   1    1   2   1    3    1  .184
John Donaldson         1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .000
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             34   99   19   31   2   1   3   12  11   0   11   20  .313
Lee Maye              26   86   12   25   3   1   3   14   0   1    7   10  .291
Bernie Allen          30   69   12   20   3   0   3   10   0   0   14    6  .290
Rick Reichardt        17   38    9   11   2   2   4    7   0   1    7    8  .290
Frank Howard          35  119   24   31   4   0  12   26   0   0   32   32  .261
Mike Epstein          33  113   16   29   5   0   6   14   0   1   20   39  .257
Aurelio Rodriguez     20   74   10   18   3   1   4   11   0   0    7    8  .243
Ed Brinkman           35  142   16   32   3   2   0   11   1   1   18   10  .225
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             20   52    3   10   0   1   0    4   0   0    7    8  .192
Jim French            16   32    6    6   0   0   0    3   0   0    6    3  .188
Paul Casanova         17   41    2    7   0   1   0    1   0   0    3    3  .171
Dave Nelson           23   47    3    7   0   0   0    2   1   0    4   12  .149
Tim Cullen            20   17    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    1  .118
Wayne Comer            5    9    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .111

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  H. Clarke (NY)          165
  S. Alomar (CAL)         162
  A. Johnson (CAL)        153
  D. Cater (NY)           151
  J. Fregosi (CAL)        149
  F. Alou (OAK)           148
  A. Otis (KC)            147
  E. Brinkman (WAS)       142
  T. Oliva (MIN)          139
  R. White (NY)           138

Runs Scored:

  C. Tovar (MIN)           37
  R. White (NY)            32
  J. Fregosi (CAL)         31
  B. Murcer (NY)           28
  P. Blair (BAL)           27
  T. Oliva (MIN)           26
  R. Smith (BOS)           26
  H. Clarke (NY)           25
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     25
  F. Howard (WAS)          24

Hits:

  A. Johnson (CAL)         55
  F. Alou (OAK)            50
  H. Clarke (NY)           47
  R. White (NY)            46
  T. Oliva (MIN)           45
  F. Robinson (BAL)        45
  S. Alomar (CAL)          44
  D. Cater (NY)            44
  J. Fregosi (CAL)         43
  B. Robinson (BAL)        42

Doubles:

  F. Alou (OAK)            13
  T. Harper (MIL)          12
  D. Cater (NY)            11
  F. Robinson (BAL)        11
  P. Blair (BAL)           10
  J. Fregosi (CAL)         10
  R. Repoz (CAL)           10
  B. Robinson (BAL)        10
  R. White (NY)            10
  L. Alvarado (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
  B. Voss (CAL)             3
  M. Belanger (BAL)         2

Home Runs:

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

RBI:

  T. Oliva (MIN)           34
  B. Powell (BAL)          32
  H. Killebrew (MIN)       30
  D. Walton (MIL)          30
  D. Cater (NY)            29
  R. White (NY)            29
  B. Alyea (MIN)           27
  B. Oliver (KC)           27
  F. Howard (WAS)          26
  A. Johnson (CAL)         26

Stolen Bases:

  T. Harper (MIL)          17
  P. Kelly (KC)            15
  S. Alomar (CAL)          13
  C. Tovar (MIN)           12
  E. Stroud (WAS)          11
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     11
  P. Blair (BAL)           10
  B. Campaneris (OAK)       9
  A. Otis (KC)              9
  R. Jackson (OAK)          8

Caught Stealing:

  P. Kelly (KC)             8
  T. Harper (MIL)           6
  S. Alomar (CAL)           5
  P. Blair (BAL)            5
  R. Carew (MIN)            5
  C. Tovar (MIN)            4
  C. Blefary (NY)           3
  H. Clarke (NY)            3
  R. Jackson (OAK)          3
  D. McAuliffe (DET)        3

Walks:

  F. Howard (WAS)          32
  B. Murcer (NY)           32
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     29
  D. McAuliffe (DET)       27
  R. White (NY)            26
  H. Killebrew (MIN)       24
  T. Munson (NY)           24
  P. Kelly (KC)            23
  B. Powell (BAL)          23
  D. Buford (BAL)          21

Strikeouts:

  D. Walton (MIL)          47
  M. Epstein (WAS)         39
  P. Kelly (KC)            37
  R. Jackson (OAK)         33
  R. Monday (OAK)          33
  F. Howard (WAS)          32
  C. May (CHI)             29
  G. Mitterwald (MIN)      28
  B. Oliver (KC)           28
  P. Blair (BAL)           27


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