Thursday May 21, 1970
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of May 21, 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
Chicago         1248  139   331   41    6   25   128   16   10  125   220  .265
Baltimore       1289  192   341   61    7   45   182   21    7  155   222  .265
Detroit         1182  161   303   48    9   33   145   11    9  163   206  .256
Milwaukee       1250  159   315   54    4   30   143   31   16  134   221  .252
Boston          1172  141   293   53    5   41   134   17   12  130   178  .250
Oakland         1256  171   314   65    7   47   157   35    9  139   202  .250
Kansas City     1299  153   321   43   11   33   142   29   16  136   255  .247
New York        1337  179   317   49   11   20   166   23   14  188   217  .237
Washington      1231  149   283   33    9   36   137   15    5  180   239  .230
Cleveland       1079  109   238   47    5   26   100    9    9  109   207  .221

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Frank Robinson (BAL)     33  123   24   47  11   1   6   19   0   0   16   20  .382
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
Vada Pinson (CLE)        32  117   15   39   7   2   3   10   1   4    6   18  .333
Al Kaline (DET)          34  131   19   43   9   2   4   23   1   2   18   19  .328
Reggie Smith (BOS)       35  131   27   43   7   2   5   13   6   2   19   19  .328
Roy White (NY)           39  142   33   46  10   0   4   29   5   1   29   14  .324
Tony Oliva (MIN)         35  144   26   46   6   3   7   34   2   0    9   18  .319
Carlos May (CHI)         37  135   21   43   6   2   5   23   3   1   18   29  .319

 Baltimore            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Frank Robinson        33  123   24   47  11   1   6   19   0   0   16   20  .382
Merv Rettenmund       20   42   15   14   2   0   4    7   1   0    5    4  .333
Davey Johnson         38  129   16   41   9   0   4   20   2   1   20   17  .318
Chico Salmon           6   16    2    5   0   0   1    3   0   0    2    5  .313
Boog Powell           38  133   22   40   6   0  11   33   0   0   24   26  .301
Brooks Robinson       38  147   19   43  10   1   5   25   1   0    9   11  .293
Clay Dalrymple         4   11    3    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    3    2  .273
Paul Blair            38  145   28   37  10   0   5   21  10   5   16   29  .255
Ellie Hendricks       22   68    7   17   4   0   2    5   0   0    5   11  .250
Dave May              12   12    2    3   0   1   0    3   0   0    2    0  .250
Don Buford            33  121   17   28   2   2   4   15   1   1   21   14  .231
Mark Belanger         37  145   17   31   2   2   0    9   4   0   14   24  .214
Terry Crowley         16   24    6    5   1   0   1    4   1   0    6    3  .208
Andy Etchebarren      20   52    3   10   1   0   1    5   1   0    5    8  .192
Curt Motton           11   11    1    2   0   0   0    4   0   0    2    3  .182

 Boston               G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Reggie Smith          35  131   27   43   7   2   5   13   6   2   19   19  .328
Jerry Moses           29  105    5   34   8   0   2   11   0   1    5   11  .324
Carl Yastrzemski      35  124   27   37   4   0  10   25  11   3   32   15  .298
Billy Conigliaro       9   17    2    5   0   0   2    4   0   1    0    6  .294
Tony Conigliaro       33  125   12   36   1   0   8   21   0   0   14   14  .288
Luis Alvarado         31  108   12   30   9   0   0    6   0   1    4   14  .278
George Scott          35  132   10   35   6   3   5   18   0   1   12   21  .265
Rico Petrocelli       35  131   17   29   9   0   5   23   0   0    9   24  .221
Mike Andrews          34  130   17   23   5   0   3    6   0   1   20   16  .177
Dick Schofield        18   34    5    6   0   0   0    2   0   0    6    6  .177
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           8    9    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
Vada Pinson           32  117   15   39   7   2   3   10   1   4    6   18  .333
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          17   19    1    5   1   0   0    5   0   0    4    3  .263
Ray Fosse             26   88   11   23   4   0   2    9   0   1   11   11  .261
Tony Horton           29  109   10   26   7   0   3   16   1   1   10   18  .239
Ted Uhlaender         31  121   13   28   6   1   2    8   2   2   14   15  .231
Roy Foster            29  100   11   23   5   0   3   10   1   1   10   18  .230
Eddie Leon            27   95    5   21   5   0   1   10   0   0    6   14  .221
Jack Heidemann        33  100    3   20   5   1   0    8   1   0    7   25  .200
Rich Rollins           4    5    1    1   0   0   1    1   0   0    0    0  .200
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
Graig Nettles         31  102   12   13   0   0   4    8   3   0   20   19  .128
Russ Nagelson         17   24    3    3   1   0   1    2   0   0    3    9  .125
Lou Klimchock         11   19    1    2   0   0   1    1   0   0    1    3  .105

 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             34  131   19   43   9   2   4   23   1   2   18   19  .328
Jim Northrup          29  106   13   33   4   1   4   18   0   1   14   19  .311
Willie Horton         35  131   23   39   7   2   4   23   0   0   18   17  .298
Mickey Stanley        22   78   16   23   4   1   1    6   4   0    8    6  .295
Cesar Gutierrez       28  103   12   28   3   2   0    8   1   0    6    9  .272
Dick McAuliffe        35  131   21   35   4   0   4   10   3   4   31   22  .267
Bill Freehan          32  115   12   30   5   0   6   20   0   1   18   17  .261
Norm Cash             28   97   14   23   5   0   5   15   0   1   12   16  .237
Don Wert              27   59    7   12   2   0   1    4   1   0    9   11  .203
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
Gates Brown           14   13    0    1   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    3  .077
Jim Price              6   13    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    6  .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             39  142   33   46  10   0   4   29   5   1   29   14  .324
Danny Cater           39  154   21   45  11   3   3   31   3   0    7   20  .292
Horace Clarke         40  173   25   48   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        33  103   11   25   5   2   0   12   4   2   25   14  .243
Bobby Murcer          40  143   28   34   5   0   5   18   2   2   32   23  .238
Gene Michael          38  132   15   31   6   0   0    9   2   0   17   28  .235
Jake Gibbs            10   24    6    5   2   0   0    1   0   0    4    4  .208
Pete Ward             19   21    1    4   1   1   0    4   0   0    3    6  .191
Curt Blefary          30  101    9   19   2   0   0   13   0   3   17   14  .188
Jerry Kenney          35  112   11   21   0   3   1   12   3   2   14   18  .188
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            15    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             36  107   19   32   2   1   3   12  11   1   12   21  .299
Lee Maye              28   94   12   27   3   1   3   14   1   1    7   10  .287
Rick Reichardt        18   39    9   11   2   2   4    7   0   1    7    9  .282
Bernie Allen          32   75   13   21   3   0   3   10   0   0   17    7  .280
Mike Epstein          35  120   17   31   5   0   6   14   0   1   22   44  .258
Frank Howard          37  125   24   32   4   0  12   26   0   0   35   36  .256
Aurelio Rodriguez     22   82   10   19   3   1   4   11   0   0    7    8  .232
Ed Brinkman           37  148   16   34   3   2   0   12   1   1   19   10  .230
Johnny Roseboro       19   45    4   10   2   0   0    5   1   0   14    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             22   53    3   10   0   1   0    4   0   0    8    8  .189
Jim French            18   35    6    6   0   0   0    3   0   0    8    3  .171
Paul Casanova         18   44    2    7   0   1   0    1   0   0    3    4  .159
Dave Nelson           23   47    3    7   0   0   0    2   1   0    4   12  .149
Tim Cullen            22   17    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    1  .118
Wayne Comer            7    9    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .111

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  H. Clarke (NY)          173
  S. Alomar (CAL)         166
  A. Johnson (CAL)        157
  D. Cater (NY)           154
  J. Fregosi (CAL)        153
  F. Alou (OAK)           152
  A. Otis (KC)            152
  E. Brinkman (WAS)       148
  B. Robinson (BAL)       147
  M. Belanger (BAL)       145

Runs Scored:

  C. Tovar (MIN)           38
  R. White (NY)            33
  J. Fregosi (CAL)         32
  P. Blair (BAL)           28
  B. Murcer (NY)           28
  R. Smith (BOS)           27
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     27
  T. Oliva (MIN)           26
  H. Clarke (NY)           25
  R. Monday (OAK)          25

Hits:

  A. Johnson (CAL)         57
  F. Alou (OAK)            53
  H. Clarke (NY)           48
  F. Robinson (BAL)        47
  T. Oliva (MIN)           46
  R. White (NY)            46
  D. Cater (NY)            45
  J. Fregosi (CAL)         45
  S. Alomar (CAL)          44
  A. Kaline (DET)          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)          33
  D. Cater (NY)            31
  H. Killebrew (MIN)       31
  D. Walton (MIL)          30
  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
  D. McAuliffe (DET)        4
  V. Pinson (CLE)           4
  C. Tovar (MIN)            4
  S. Bando (OAK)            3
  C. Blefary (NY)           3

Walks:

  F. Howard (WAS)          35
  B. Murcer (NY)           32
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     32
  D. McAuliffe (DET)       31
  R. White (NY)            29
  H. Killebrew (MIN)       25
  T. Munson (NY)           25
  P. Kelly (KC)            24
  B. Powell (BAL)          24
  M. Epstein (WAS)         22

Strikeouts:

  D. Walton (MIL)          47
  M. Epstein (WAS)         44
  P. Kelly (KC)            38
  F. Howard (WAS)          36
  R. Jackson (OAK)         35
  R. Monday (OAK)          34
  P. Blair (BAL)           29
  C. May (CHI)             29
  G. Mitterwald (MIN)      29
  B. Oliver (KC)           29

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