Saturday May 23, 1970
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of May 23, 1970:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Minnesota       1257  196   347   54   10   45   179   20   15  120   234  .276
Chicago         1322  149   350   43    6   29   138   16   10  132   235  .265
California      1406  184   370   54   13   28   176   19    9  112   203  .263
Baltimore       1351  202   354   65    8   47   191   23    7  161   231  .262
Detroit         1246  169   319   50    9   36   153   12   10  170   215  .256
Oakland         1336  192   341   68    7   49   176   37    9  152   219  .255
Boston          1239  145   311   58    5   42   137   18   13  131   188  .251
Milwaukee       1313  163   328   58    5   30   146   35   17  145   231  .250
Kansas City     1360  162   339   47   12   33   150   32   17  142   262  .249
New York        1418  189   340   51   11   21   174   25   20  198   233  .240
Washington      1300  157   300   35    9   39   145   15    6  186   252  .231
Cleveland       1161  117   259   50    7   29   108    9   10  117   217  .223

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Frank Robinson (BAL)     34  127   25   48  11   1   6   20   0   0   16   21  .378
Felipe Alou (OAK)        40  159   24   58  14   1   4   26   3   0   12    8  .365
Alex Johnson (CAL)       40  164   24   58   9   2   3   27   4   1    6   19  .354
Vada Pinson (CLE)        34  127   16   42   8   3   3   11   1   4    7   18  .331
Tony Oliva (MIN)         37  152   27   50   6   3   7   35   2   0    9   18  .329
Luis Aparicio (CHI)      34  125   23   41   5   0   2   11   1   2   17   11  .328
Reggie Smith (BOS)       37  139   27   45   7   2   5   13   6   2   19   19  .324
Roy White (NY)           41  152   34   49  11   0   5   31   5   2   30   15  .322
Al Kaline (DET)          36  134   20   43   9   2   4   24   1   2   21   19  .321
Harmon Killebrew (MIN)   37  130   26   41   6   0  12   32   0   0   27   29  .315

 Baltimore            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Frank Robinson        34  127   25   48  11   1   6   20   0   0   16   21  .378
Chico Salmon           6   16    2    5   0   0   1    3   0   0    2    5  .313
Davey Johnson         40  135   16   42   9   0   4   21   2   1   22   19  .311
Boog Powell           40  139   23   43   8   0  12   34   0   0   26   27  .309
Merv Rettenmund       22   46   16   14   2   0   4    7   1   0    6    5  .304
Brooks Robinson       40  155   20   45  11   1   5   26   1   0    9   11  .290
Clay Dalrymple         4   11    3    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    3    2  .273
Ellie Hendricks       23   72    8   19   4   0   2    5   0   0    5   11  .264
Paul Blair            40  152   31   39  10   0   6   23  11   5   17   29  .257
Dave May              13   12    2    3   0   1   0    3   0   0    2    0  .250
Don Buford            34  124   18   28   2   2   4   15   2   1   21   14  .226
Terry Crowley         17   27    6    6   2   0   1    6   1   0    6    3  .222
Mark Belanger         39  153   18   32   2   3   0   10   4   0   14   25  .209
Curt Motton           11   11    1    2   0   0   0    4   0   0    2    3  .182
Andy Etchebarren      21   56    3   10   1   0   1    5   1   0    5   10  .179

 Boston               G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Reggie Smith          37  139   27   45   7   2   5   13   6   2   19   19  .324
Jerry Moses           31  112    5   35   9   0   2   11   0   1    5   12  .313
Tony Conigliaro       35  133   14   40   1   0   8   21   1   0   14   17  .301
Billy Conigliaro       9   17    2    5   0   0   2    4   0   1    0    6  .294
George Scott          37  139   11   39   9   3   6   20   0   1   12   23  .281
Carl Yastrzemski      37  132   27   37   4   0  10   25  11   3   32   16  .280
Luis Alvarado         33  113   12   31   9   0   0    6   0   2    5   15  .274
Rico Petrocelli       37  139   17   31  10   0   5   23   0   0    9   26  .223
Dick Schofield        20   42    5    8   0   0   0    2   0   0    6    6  .191
Mike Andrews          34  130   17   23   5   0   3    6   0   1   20   16  .177
Mike Derrick          14   14    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   1    0    3  .143
Tom Satriano           6   15    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    3  .067
Tom Matchick           9   10    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           13   16    0    6   0   0   0    6   0   0    1    1  .375
Alex Johnson          40  164   24   58   9   2   3   27   4   1    6   19  .354
Jarvis Tatum          10   34   13   12   2   0   0    1   0   0    4    7  .353
Jim Spencer           36  121   16   38   4   2   3   23   0   0    9   13  .314
Roger Repoz           37  121   17   36  10   1   6   21   0   1   16   21  .298
Jim Fregosi           40  160   33   46  10   0   4   19   0   0   16   19  .288
Aurelio Rodriguez     17   63    6   17   2   2   0    7   0   1    3    6  .270
Bill Voss             30   86   11   23   2   3   1   16   2   1   13    5  .267
Sandy Alomar          40  174   21   44   3   0   0    7  13   5   10   16  .253
Chico Ruiz            10    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             31   97    5   23   3   1   1    7   0   0    7   10  .237
Ken McMullen          23   85   13   20   2   2   4   17   0   0   12   16  .235
Jay Johnstone         31   92   11   21   3   0   4   14   0   0    6   12  .228
Tom Egan              16   47    4    9   1   0   1    6   0   0    3   11  .192
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        2    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          30   90   11   32   3   1   1    8   0   0   13    6  .356
Bob Christian         11   12    3    4   0   0   1    3   0   0    1    3  .333
Luis Aparicio         34  125   23   41   5   0   2   11   1   2   17   11  .328
Bill Melton           30  110   14   34   4   0   4   17   0   1    9   19  .309
Carlos May            39  143   23   44   6   2   6   26   3   1   18   32  .308
Duane Josephson       18   59    7   18   3   0   1   11   0   1    7    6  .305
Ed Herrmann           25   73    8   22   3   0   5   13   0   0    9   11  .301
Tommy McCraw          30   84    8   24   1   1   0    6   4   1    9   10  .286
Ken Berry             31  103   12   28   3   1   2   11   2   0   10   19  .272
Syd O'Brien           27   92    8   22   1   1   0    6   2   1    7   12  .239
John Matias           25   67    6   16   2   0   2    5   1   0    2   12  .239
Walt Williams         24   80   10   19   6   0   0    3   2   1    8    7  .238
Buddy Bradford        25   70    5   15   3   0   2    7   1   2    8   20  .214
Bobby Knoop           31  102    8   20   2   0   3    9   0   0   10   24  .196
Rich Morales          12   16    0    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    2  .188
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           34  127   16   42   8   3   3   11   1   4    7   18  .331
Larry Brown           14   39    8   12   3   1   0    1   0   0    6    3  .308
Vern Fuller            7    7    0    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .286
Chuck Hinton          19   22    1    6   1   0   0    6   0   0    4    4  .273
Ray Fosse             28   95   11   25   5   0   2    9   0   2   14   14  .263
Tony Horton           31  119   12   29   7   0   4   18   1   1   10   18  .244
Ted Uhlaender         33  131   14   31   6   1   2    8   2   2   15   15  .237
Roy Foster            30  103   11   23   5   0   3   10   1   1   11   19  .223
Eddie Leon            29  103    5   21   5   0   1   10   0   0    6   15  .204
Jack Heidemann        35  109    3   22   5   1   0    9   1   0    8   26  .202
Rich Rollins           6   10    2    2   0   0   1    1   0   0    0    0  .200
Duke Sims             16   44    9    8   2   0   5    9   0   0    7   15  .182
Ted Ford               9   19    3    3   1   0   1    1   0   0    2    7  .158
Graig Nettles         33  106   12   15   0   1   4    8   3   0   21   19  .142
Russ Nagelson         17   24    3    3   1   0   1    2   0   0    3    9  .125
Lou Klimchock         12   20    1    2   0   0   1    1   0   0    1    3  .100

 Detroit              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ike Brown             10   15    6    6   2   0   2    4   0   0    3    3  .400
Al Kaline             36  134   20   43   9   2   4   24   1   2   21   19  .321
Jim Northrup          31  113   15   35   4   1   4   18   0   1   15   20  .310
Willie Horton         37  139   23   43   8   2   4   25   0   0   18   18  .309
Mickey Stanley        24   86   17   25   4   1   1    6   5   0    9    6  .291
Dick McAuliffe        35  131   21   35   4   0   4   10   3   4   31   22  .267
Cesar Gutierrez       30  110   12   29   3   2   0    8   1   0    7    9  .264
Bill Freehan          34  123   12   30   5   0   6   20   0   1   18   19  .244
Norm Cash             28   97   14   23   5   0   5   15   0   1   12   16  .237
Dalton Jones          20   47    6   10   1   0   2    4   0   1    9    7  .213
Don Wert              28   59    7   12   2   0   1    4   1   0    9   11  .203
Elliott Maddox        20   41    8    8   1   0   2    4   0   0    4    7  .195
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              7   14    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    6  .071

 Kansas City          G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Joe Keough            27   74   13   26   2   1   3    9   1   0    9    8  .351
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            38  149   22   44   8   3   7   29   0   1    6   30  .295
Pat Kelly             36  138   19   38   3   0   2    8  17   8   25   38  .275
Amos Otis             39  159   24   43   8   3   5   17   9   0   18   16  .270
George Spriggs        13   23    4    6   0   0   0    0   1   1    4    9  .261
Jackie Hernandez      31   97    5   25   3   1   1    5   0   2   10   23  .258
Hawk Taylor           13   12    0    3   2   0   0    2   0   0    2    3  .250
Ellie Rodriguez       28   74   10   18   3   1   1    5   1   0   11    9  .243
Rich Severson         19   57    6   13   1   1   0    7   0   0    3    8  .228
Ed Kirkpatrick        30  102   15   22   3   1   5   14   1   1   11   15  .216
Jim Campanis          11   31    4    6   0   0   2    2   0   0    2    6  .194
Mike Fiore            25   72    6   13   2   0   0    4   1   1   13   24  .181
Jerry Adair            7   27    0    4   0   0   0    1   0   1    5    3  .148
Luis Alcaraz          27   89    4   13   2   1   1   11   0   0    2    9  .146

 Milwaukee            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Hank Allen             8   20    0    7   2   0   0    2   0   1    2    1  .350
Danny Walton          39  144   13   43   5   0   9   31   1   0   22   48  .299
Steve Hovley          34  118   15   35   8   0   0   15   5   0   15   10  .297
Ted Savage            26   54    8   16   4   1   2    8   2   1    6    7  .296
Tommy Harper          37  151   24   44  13   0   4   13  19   6   14   26  .291
Russ Snyder           33   99   16   27   5   0   1   13   1   1    9   14  .273
Ted Kubiak            39  137   22   36   0   2   2   10   2   2   21    8  .263
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       30   87    9   21   5   0   2    8   0   1    8   11  .241
Mike Hegan            31   94   15   20   3   1   1   11   2   1   14   27  .213
Rich Rollins          14   25    3    5   1   0   0    5   0   0    3    4  .200
Phil Roof             18   57    9   11   2   0   2    2   0   1    5    8  .193
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                4   13    0    2   0   0   0    1   1   0    1    1  .154
Roberto Pena           3    8    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .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             26  102   20   41   7   1   3   16   3   5    3   14  .402
Tony Oliva            37  152   27   50   6   3   7   35   2   0    9   18  .329
Harmon Killebrew      37  130   26   41   6   0  12   32   0   0   27   29  .315
Cesar Tovar           37  146   38   44   9   5   3   10  12   4   20   14  .301
Rick Renick           11   20    4    6   2   0   2    5   0   0    2    4  .300
Brant Alyea           29   97    9   28   4   0   7   28   1   2   10   14  .289
Paul Ratliff          20   50    6   14   4   0   2    7   0   0    7   19  .280
Leo Cardenas          37  140   21   38   8   1   5   19   0   1   12   25  .271
Bob Allison           10   17    3    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    2  .235
Jim Holt              32   47    8   11   3   0   0    2   0   0    3    4  .234
Rich Reese            35  109   12   25   2   0   2   10   1   1   10   16  .229
Chuck Manuel          12    9    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .222
Minnie Mendoza        14   15    2    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    1  .200
George Mitterwald     27   81    5   15   1   0   2    5   0   1    6   30  .185
Frank Quilici         27   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             41  152   34   49  11   0   5   31   5   2   30   15  .322
Frank Tepedino        12   13    1    4   2   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .308
Danny Cater           41  163   22   50  11   3   3   33   3   0    8   22  .307
Ron Woods             25   59    9   17   1   0   4   12   0   1    7   13  .288
Horace Clarke         42  182   26   52   4   0   1   11   5   5   17   10  .286
Thurman Munson        35  111   13   26   5   2   0   12   4   4   27   16  .234
Bobby Murcer          42  153   29   35   5   0   5   19   3   2   33   27  .229
Gene Michael          40  142   16   32   6   0   0   10   2   0   17   31  .225
Jerry Kenney          37  119   12   25   0   3   1   12   3   2   16   18  .210
Jake Gibbs            10   24    6    5   2   0   0    1   0   0    4    4  .208
Curt Blefary          32  107   10   20   2   0   0   13   0   3   17   16  .187
Pete Ward             20   22    1    4   1   1   0    4   0   0    3    6  .182
Ron Hansen            16   15    0    2   0   0   0    3   0   0   11    1  .133
John Ellis            21   44    4    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    4   11  .091
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        11    8    3    3   2   0   0    2   0   0    0    0  .375
Joe Rudi              16   41    6   15   3   0   1    2   1   0    3    8  .366
Felipe Alou           40  159   24   58  14   1   4   26   3   0   12    8  .365
John Donaldson         3   11    1    4   0   0   1    6   0   0    1    2  .364
Tony Larussa           2   10    2    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .300
Tito Francona         23   21    2    6   0   0   1    4   0   0    4    2  .286
Rick Monday           36  140   26   39   8   3   4   15   4   1   17   36  .279
Sal Bando             34  108   26   30   5   0   7   27   4   3   23   14  .278
Bert Campaneris       30  119   19   31   8   1   3   12   9   0    7   13  .261
Dave Duncan           33  104   13   27   5   0   6   17   0   0    7   14  .260
Roberto Pena          19   58    4   15   1   0   0    3   1   1    3    4  .259
Frank Fernandez       19   36    3    9   1   0   2    5   0   0   12   10  .250
Don Mincher           38  126   22   28   9   0  10   24   1   0   15   19  .222
Dick Green            38  133   16   27   3   0   3    9   3   0   13   23  .203
Reggie Jackson        39  130   16   25   7   1   6   16   9   3   24   37  .192
Bob Johnson           22   39    5    7   1   0   1    1   2   1    3    1  .180
Larry Haney            2    2    2    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    1  .000

 Washington           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Rick Reichardt        20   44   10   13   2   2   5    9   0   1    7   12  .296
Ed Stroud             38  116   20   34   2   1   3   12  11   1   12   23  .293
Bernie Allen          34   78   14   22   3   0   4   11   0   0   18    7  .282
Lee Maye              30  100   12   27   3   1   3   14   1   1    7   11  .270
Mike Epstein          37  124   17   33   5   0   6   14   0   1   23   45  .266
Frank Howard          39  131   26   34   4   0  13   28   0   1   37   38  .260
Ed Brinkman           39  156   17   38   5   2   0   15   1   1   20   10  .244
Johnny Roseboro       20   46    5   11   2   0   0    5   1   0   14    5  .239
Aurelio Rodriguez     24   90   10   20   3   1   4   11   0   0    7    8  .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
Jim French            19   38    6    7   0   0   0    3   0   0    8    3  .184
Del Unser             23   55    3   10   0   1   0    4   0   0    8    8  .182
Paul Casanova         20   47    2    7   0   1   0    1   0   0    3    6  .149
Dave Nelson           25   49    3    7   0   0   0    2   1   0    4   13  .143
Tim Cullen            24   20    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    1  .100
Wayne Comer            9   13    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .077

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  H. Clarke (NY)          182
  S. Alomar (CAL)         174
  A. Johnson (CAL)        164
  D. Cater (NY)           163
  J. Fregosi (CAL)        160
  F. Alou (OAK)           159
  A. Otis (KC)            159
  E. Brinkman (WAS)       156
  B. Robinson (BAL)       155
  M. Belanger (BAL)       153

Runs Scored:

  C. Tovar (MIN)           38
  R. White (NY)            34
  J. Fregosi (CAL)         33
  P. Blair (BAL)           31
  B. Murcer (NY)           29
  T. Oliva (MIN)           27
  R. Smith (BOS)           27
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     27
  S. Bando (OAK)           26
  H. Clarke (NY)           26

Hits:

  F. Alou (OAK)            58
  A. Johnson (CAL)         58
  H. Clarke (NY)           52
  D. Cater (NY)            50
  T. Oliva (MIN)           50
  R. White (NY)            49
  F. Robinson (BAL)        48
  J. Fregosi (CAL)         46
  B. Robinson (BAL)        45
  R. Smith (BOS)           45

Doubles:

  F. Alou (OAK)            14
  T. Harper (MIL)          13
  D. Cater (NY)            11
  B. Robinson (BAL)        11
  F. Robinson (BAL)        11
  R. White (NY)            11
  P. Blair (BAL)           10
  J. Fregosi (CAL)         10
  R. Petrocelli (BOS)      10
  R. Repoz (CAL)           10

Triples:

  C. Tovar (MIN)            5
  M. Belanger (BAL)         3
  D. Cater (NY)             3
  J. Kenney (NY)            3
  R. Monday (OAK)           3
  T. Oliva (MIN)            3
  B. Oliver (KC)            3
  A. Otis (KC)              3
  V. Pinson (CLE)           3
  A. Rodriguez (WAS)        3

Home Runs:

  F. Howard (WAS)          13
  H. Killebrew (MIN)       12
  B. Powell (BAL)          12
  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)           35
  B. Powell (BAL)          34
  D. Cater (NY)            33
  H. Killebrew (MIN)       32
  D. Walton (MIL)          31
  R. White (NY)            31
  B. Oliver (KC)           29
  B. Alyea (MIN)           28
  F. Howard (WAS)          28
  S. Bando (OAK)           27

Stolen Bases:

  T. Harper (MIL)          19
  P. Kelly (KC)            17
  S. Alomar (CAL)          13
  C. Tovar (MIN)           12
  P. Blair (BAL)           11
  E. Stroud (WAS)          11
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     11
  B. Campaneris (OAK)       9
  R. Jackson (OAK)          9
  A. Otis (KC)              9

Caught Stealing:

  P. Kelly (KC)             8
  T. Harper (MIL)           6
  S. Alomar (CAL)           5
  P. Blair (BAL)            5
  R. Carew (MIN)            5
  H. Clarke (NY)            5
  D. McAuliffe (DET)        4
  T. Munson (NY)            4
  V. Pinson (CLE)           4
  C. Tovar (MIN)            4

Walks:

  F. Howard (WAS)          37
  B. Murcer (NY)           33
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     32
  D. McAuliffe (DET)       31
  R. White (NY)            30
  H. Killebrew (MIN)       27
  T. Munson (NY)           27
  B. Powell (BAL)          26
  P. Kelly (KC)            25
  R. Jackson (OAK)         24

Strikeouts:

  D. Walton (MIL)          48
  M. Epstein (WAS)         45
  F. Howard (WAS)          38
  P. Kelly (KC)            38
  R. Jackson (OAK)         37
  R. Monday (OAK)          36
  C. May (CHI)             32
  G. Michael (NY)          31
  G. Mitterwald (MIN)      30
  B. Oliver (KC)           30

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