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American League batting statistics through games of May 20, 1970:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Minnesota       1193  189   329   50   10   44   173   20   15  117   223  .276
California      1340  177   358   52   12   26   170   19    9  107   193  .267
Baltimore       1226  185   327   61    7   42   175   20    7  143   212  .267
Chicago         1248  139   331   41    6   25   128   16   10  125   220  .265
Detroit         1118  154   286   43    8   32   139   11    8  157   191  .256
Milwaukee       1250  159   315   54    4   30   143   31   16  134   221  .252
Oakland         1256  171   314   65    7   47   157   35    9  139   202  .250
Boston          1135  134   282   50    5   40   129   17   12  124   175  .249
Kansas City     1299  153   321   43   11   33   142   29   16  136   255  .247
New York        1313  177   314   49   11   19   164   22   14  184   213  .239
Washington      1201  149   277   33    9   36   137   14    4  169   231  .231
Cleveland       1046   99   227   44    5   23    91    9    8  101   203  .217

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Frank Robinson (BAL)     31  118   24   45  11   1   6   19   0   0   15   20  .381
Alex Johnson (CAL)       38  157   23   57   8   2   3   26   4   1    6   18  .363
Felipe Alou (OAK)        38  152   21   53  13   1   3   20   3   0   11    8  .349
Luis Aparicio (CHI)      32  118   22   40   5   0   2   11   1   2   16   11  .339
Al Kaline (DET)          32  125   19   42   8   2   4   23   1   2   18   16  .336
Reggie Smith (BOS)       34  128   27   42   6   2   5   13   6   2   17   19  .328
Vada Pinson (CLE)        31  113   13   37   7   2   3   10   1   3    5   18  .327
Roy White (NY)           38  141   32   46  10   0   4   29   5   1   27   14  .326
Davey Johnson (BAL)      36  122   15   39   9   0   4   20   2   1   19   17  .320
Tony Oliva (MIN)         35  144   26   46   6   3   7   34   2   0    9   18  .319

 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        31  118   24   45  11   1   6   19   0   0   15   20  .381
Davey Johnson         36  122   15   39   9   0   4   20   2   1   19   17  .320
Boog Powell           36  127   22   39   6   0  11   32   0   0   23   25  .307
Brooks Robinson       36  140   18   42  10   1   5   25   1   0    8   10  .300
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            36  139   27   36  10   0   4   20  10   5   14   28  .259
Dave May              11   12    2    3   0   1   0    3   0   0    2    0  .250
Don Buford            31  116   17   27   2   2   4   15   1   1   21   14  .233
Terry Crowley         14   23    6    5   1   0   1    4   0   0    4    3  .217
Mark Belanger         35  141   17   30   2   2   0    9   4   0   14   23  .213
Andy Etchebarren      19   49    3   10   1   0   1    5   1   0    5    7  .204
Curt Motton           10   11    1    2   0   0   0    3   0   0    1    3  .182

 Boston               G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Reggie Smith          34  128   27   42   6   2   5   13   6   2   17   19  .328
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      34  122   25   37   4   0  10   25  11   3   29   15  .303
Tony Conigliaro       32  120   12   35   1   0   8   21   0   0   14   13  .292
Luis Alvarado         30  103   10   27   9   0   0    6   0   1    4   13  .262
George Scott          34  127    9   33   5   3   4   16   0   1   12   21  .260
Rico Petrocelli       34  126   17   28   9   0   5   23   0   0    9   24  .222
Mike Andrews          34  130   17   23   5   0   3    6   0   1   20   16  .177
Dick Schofield        17   29    5    5   0   0   0    0   0   0    6    6  .172
Mike Derrick          12   12    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   1    0    3  .167
Tom Satriano           6   15    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    3  .067
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
Alex Johnson          38  157   23   57   8   2   3   26   4   1    6   18  .363
Jarvis Tatum           9   31   12   11   2   0   0    1   0   0    4    7  .355
Jim Spencer           34  114   15   36   4   2   2   22   0   0    8   12  .316
Roger Repoz           35  117   17   36  10   1   6   21   0   1   15   19  .308
Jim Fregosi           38  153   32   45  10   0   4   19   0   0   15   18  .294
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
Sandy Alomar          38  166   21   44   3   0   0    7  13   5   10   16  .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
Joe Azcue             29   92    5   22   3   1   1    7   0   0    7    9  .239
Jay Johnstone         30   92   11   21   3   0   4   14   0   0    6   12  .228
Ken McMullen          21   78   11   17   2   1   3   15   0   0   11   15  .218
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
Tommie Reynolds        1    3    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          28   83   10   30   3   1   1    8   0   0   11    6  .361
Luis Aparicio         32  118   22   40   5   0   2   11   1   2   16   11  .339
Carlos May            37  135   21   43   6   2   5   23   3   1   18   29  .319
Duane Josephson       18   59    7   18   3   0   1   11   0   1    7    6  .305
Bill Melton           28  102   12   31   4   0   3   15   0   1    8   16  .304
Bob Christian         10   10    3    3   0   0   1    3   0   0    1    2  .300
Ed Herrmann           23   68    7   20   3   0   4   10   0   0    7   11  .294
Tommy McCraw          28   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
Walt Williams         22   77   10   19   6   0   0    3   2   1    8    6  .247
Syd O'Brien           25   83    7   20   1   1   0    6   2   1    6   12  .241
Buddy Bradford        24   69    5   14   2   0   2    7   1   2    8   20  .203
Rich Morales          11   15    0    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    1  .200
Bobby Knoop           31  102    8   20   2   0   3    9   0   0   10   24  .196
John Matias           23   58    4   11   1   0   1    3   1   0    2   11  .190
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
Vern Fuller            6    6    0    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .333
Vada Pinson           31  113   13   37   7   2   3   10   1   3    5   18  .327
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
Ray Fosse             25   84   10   21   4   0   1    4   0   1   10   11  .250
Ted Uhlaender         30  117   11   28   6   1   2    8   2   2   13   15  .239
Tony Horton           28  105    9   25   7   0   3   16   1   1    9   17  .238
Roy Foster            28   98   10   22   5   0   3   10   1   1    8   18  .225
Eddie Leon            26   91    5   20   4   0   1    9   0   0    6   14  .220
Jack Heidemann        32   97    2   18   3   1   0    7   1   0    6   24  .186
Ted Ford               9   19    3    3   1   0   1    1   0   0    2    7  .158
Duke Sims             14   38    6    5   2   0   3    6   0   0    7   14  .132
Russ Nagelson         16   23    3    3   1   0   1    2   0   0    3    8  .130
Graig Nettles         30   99   11   12   0   0   3    7   3   0   20   18  .121
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             32  125   19   42   8   2   4   23   1   2   18   16  .336
Jim Northrup          27   98   12   31   4   1   4   16   0   1   14   19  .316
Willie Horton         33  125   22   36   6   2   4   22   0   0   16   16  .288
Cesar Gutierrez       26   97   12   27   3   2   0    8   1   0    5    8  .278
Dick McAuliffe        33  124   21   34   4   0   4   10   3   3   30   21  .274
Mickey Stanley        20   71   13   19   3   0   1    6   4   0    6    4  .268
Norm Cash             27   94   14   23   5   0   5   15   0   1   12   15  .245
Bill Freehan          31  111   11   27   3   0   6   19   0   1   18   16  .243
Don Wert              25   52    6   10   2   0   0    2   1   0    9   10  .192
Dalton Jones          18   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            25   66   13   25   1   1   3    8   1   0    9    7  .379
Lou Piniella          26   98   12   34   6   0   5   23   0   2    7    6  .347
Paul Schaal           25   64    8   20   2   0   1    5   1   0    5    6  .313
Bob Oliver            36  141   19   41   8   2   7   27   0   1    6   29  .291
Amos Otis             37  152   23   43   8   3   5   16   9   0   17   16  .283
George Spriggs        13   23    4    6   0   0   0    0   1   1    4    9  .261
Pat Kelly             34  131   18   34   2   0   2    8  16   8   24   38  .260
Hawk Taylor           13   12    0    3   2   0   0    2   0   0    2    3  .250
Jackie Hernandez      29   91    4   21   2   1   1    5   0   1    9   22  .231
Rich Severson         19   57    6   13   1   1   0    7   0   0    3    8  .228
Ellie Rodriguez       26   67    9   15   2   1   1    5   0   0   11    9  .224
Ed Kirkpatrick        29  100   15   22   3   1   5   14   1   1   11   15  .220
Jim Campanis          11   31    4    6   0   0   2    2   0   0    2    6  .194
Mike Fiore            23   68    5   13   2   0   0    4   0   1   11   24  .191
Jerry Adair            7   27    0    4   0   0   0    1   0   1    5    3  .148
Luis Alcaraz          25   83    4   11   2   1   1    9   0   0    2    8  .133

 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
Hank Allen             6   13    0    4   1   0   0    2   0   1    2    0  .308
Danny Walton          37  140   13   43   5   0   9   30   1   0   17   47  .307
Ted Savage            24   50    7   15   3   1   2    8   2   0    5    6  .300
Steve Hovley          33  115   15   34   8   0   0   15   5   0   13    9  .296
Tommy Harper          35  142   21   40  12   0   4   13  17   6   14   25  .282
Russ Snyder           32   97   16   27   5   0   1   12   1   1    9   14  .278
Ted Kubiak            37  130   22   35   0   2   2   10   1   2   19    7  .269
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       28   85    9   20   4   0   2    8   0   1    8   11  .235
Mike Hegan            30   89   15   20   3   1   1   10   2   1   14   25  .225
Phil Roof             16   51    9   11   2   0   2    2   0   1    5    7  .216
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
Gus Gil                2    8    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .125
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             24   95   20   41   7   1   3   16   3   5    2   12  .432
Tony Oliva            35  144   26   46   6   3   7   34   2   0    9   18  .319
Harmon Killebrew      35  124   24   39   5   0  12   31   0   0   25   28  .315
Rick Renick           10   16    3    5   2   0   1    4   0   0    2    4  .313
Cesar Tovar           35  140   38   42   9   5   3   10  12   4   20   14  .300
Brant Alyea           28   93    9   27   4   0   7   27   1   2   10   13  .290
Paul Ratliff          19   46    6   13   3   0   2    6   0   0    7   16  .283
Leo Cardenas          35  132   20   34   8   1   5   18   0   1   12   24  .258
Chuck Manuel          11    8    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .250
Rich Reese            33  104   12   25   2   0   2   10   1   1   10   15  .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
Jim Holt              31   43    7    9   1   0   0    2   0   0    3    4  .209
George Mitterwald     25   78    5   14   1   0   2    5   0   1    6   29  .180
Frank Quilici         26   42    4    7   0   0   0    2   0   1    4    5  .167
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             38  141   32   46  10   0   4   29   5   1   27   14  .326
Danny Cater           38  151   20   44  11   3   2   29   3   0    7   20  .291
Horace Clarke         39  169   25   47   4   0   1   10   4   3   15   10  .278
Ron Woods             23   55    8   15   1   0   4   12   0   0    6   13  .273
Frank Tepedino        11   12    1    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250
Thurman Munson        32  101   11   25   5   2   0   12   3   2   24   13  .248
Bobby Murcer          39  140   28   34   5   0   5   18   2   2   32   22  .243
Gene Michael          37  130   15   31   6   0   0    9   2   0   16   28  .239
Jake Gibbs            10   24    6    5   2   0   0    1   0   0    4    4  .208
Curt Blefary          29   98    9   19   2   0   0   13   0   3   17   13  .194
Pete Ward             19   21    1    4   1   1   0    4   0   0    3    6  .191
Jerry Kenney          34  109   11   20   0   3   1   12   3   2   14   18  .184
Ron Hansen            16   15    0    2   0   0   0    3   0   0   11    1  .133
John Ellis            20   43    4    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    4   11  .093
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           38  152   21   53  13   1   3   20   3   0   11    8  .349
Rick Monday           34  131   25   39   8   3   4   15   4   1   15   34  .298
Dave Duncan           32   99   12   26   5   0   6   17   0   0    7   12  .263
Bert Campaneris       29  116   19   30   7   1   3   12   9   0    7   12  .259
Roberto Pena          19   58    4   15   1   0   0    3   1   1    3    4  .259
Sal Bando             32  100   22   25   5   0   7   25   3   3   21   14  .250
Tito Francona         22   20    2    5   0   0   1    3   0   0    4    2  .250
Don Mincher           36  117   19   27   9   0  10   24   1   0   14   18  .231
Frank Fernandez       18   32    2    7   0   0   2    2   0   0   11    9  .219
Dick Green            37  132   15   26   3   0   3    8   3   0   13   23  .197
Reggie Jackson        37  124   14   23   7   1   6   16   8   3   20   35  .186
Bob Johnson           22   39    5    7   1   0   1    1   2   1    3    1  .180
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             35  103   19   31   2   1   3   12  11   0   11   21  .301
Bernie Allen          31   72   13   21   3   0   3   10   0   0   15    6  .292
Rick Reichardt        17   38    9   11   2   2   4    7   0   1    7    8  .290
Lee Maye              27   90   12   25   3   1   3   14   0   1    7   10  .278
Frank Howard          36  123   24   32   4   0  12   26   0   0   32   34  .260
Mike Epstein          34  116   17   30   5   0   6   14   0   1   21   41  .259
Aurelio Rodriguez     21   78   10   18   3   1   4   11   0   0    7    8  .231
Ed Brinkman           36  146   16   33   3   2   0   12   1   1   18   10  .226
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             21   52    3   10   0   1   0    4   0   0    7    8  .192
Jim French            17   35    6    6   0   0   0    3   0   0    7    3  .171
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            21   17    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    1  .118
Wayne Comer            6    9    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .111

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  H. Clarke (NY)          169
  S. Alomar (CAL)         166
  A. Johnson (CAL)        157
  J. Fregosi (CAL)        153
  F. Alou (OAK)           152
  A. Otis (KC)            152
  D. Cater (NY)           151
  E. Brinkman (WAS)       146
  T. Oliva (MIN)          144
  T. Harper (MIL)         142

Runs Scored:

  C. Tovar (MIN)           38
  J. Fregosi (CAL)         32
  R. White (NY)            32
  B. Murcer (NY)           28
  P. Blair (BAL)           27
  R. Smith (BOS)           27
  T. Oliva (MIN)           26
  H. Clarke (NY)           25
  R. Monday (OAK)          25
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     25

Hits:

  A. Johnson (CAL)         57
  F. Alou (OAK)            53
  H. Clarke (NY)           47
  T. Oliva (MIN)           46
  R. White (NY)            46
  J. Fregosi (CAL)         45
  F. Robinson (BAL)        45
  S. Alomar (CAL)          44
  D. Cater (NY)            44
  C. May (CHI)             43

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
  D. Mincher (OAK)         10
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     10
  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)       31
  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)            16
  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
  S. Bando (OAK)            3
  C. Blefary (NY)           3
  H. Clarke (NY)            3
  R. Jackson (OAK)          3

Walks:

  F. Howard (WAS)          32
  B. Murcer (NY)           32
  D. McAuliffe (DET)       30
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     29
  R. White (NY)            27
  H. Killebrew (MIN)       25
  P. Kelly (KC)            24
  T. Munson (NY)           24
  B. Powell (BAL)          23
  S. Bando (OAK)           21

Strikeouts:

  D. Walton (MIL)          47
  M. Epstein (WAS)         41
  P. Kelly (KC)            38
  R. Jackson (OAK)         35
  F. Howard (WAS)          34
  R. Monday (OAK)          34
  C. May (CHI)             29
  G. Mitterwald (MIN)      29
  B. Oliver (KC)           29
  P. Blair (BAL)           28


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