Tuesday May 26, 1970
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of May 26, 1970:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Minnesota       1361  213   381   61   13   47   194   20   16  127   246  .280
California      1469  194   388   57   13   30   186   20   11  115   211  .264
Baltimore       1480  220   388   71    9   50   207   24    7  182   255  .262
Chicago         1450  156   371   46    6   29   142   17   10  139   260  .256
Oakland         1435  204   363   73    7   52   187   40   10  166   239  .253
Kansas City     1467  176   369   53   12   33   163   35   18  155   277  .252
Detroit         1332  180   334   53    9   41   164   12   10  179   227  .251
Milwaukee       1418  175   351   63    7   33   158   36   19  152   243  .248
New York        1558  206   381   63   11   27   191   27   23  211   261  .245
Boston          1360  160   329   60    7   47   152   18   16  145   209  .242
Washington      1413  173   336   38    9   41   161   17    6  196   267  .238
Cleveland       1302  131   290   53    8   36   122    9   10  128   236  .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
Alex Johnson (CAL)       42  167   25   60   9   2   3   27   4   2    7   19  .359
Felipe Alou (OAK)        43  166   28   59  14   1   4   26   3   0   17    8  .355
Roy White (NY)           45  168   37   57  14   0   6   34   5   3   31   15  .339
Tony Oliva (MIN)         40  164   29   54   7   3   7   38   2   0   10   19  .329
Vada Pinson (CLE)        35  128   16   42   8   3   3   11   1   4    7   18  .328
Harmon Killebrew (MIN)   40  141   28   45   7   1  12   34   0   0   29   30  .319
Boog Powell (BAL)        44  151   27   48   9   0  13   37   0   0   30   28  .318
Reggie Smith (BOS)       40  148   29   47   7   3   5   13   6   4   20   21  .318
Luis Aparicio (CHI)      38  139   25   44   6   0   2   11   1   2   19   13  .317

 Baltimore            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Chico Salmon          10   29    5   14   0   0   1    4   1   0    2    6  .483
Frank Robinson        34  127   25   48  11   1   6   20   0   0   16   21  .378
Boog Powell           44  151   27   48   9   0  13   37   0   0   30   28  .318
Davey Johnson         42  141   16   43   9   0   4   22   2   1   24   21  .305
Brooks Robinson       44  167   21   50  12   1   6   29   1   0   12   12  .299
Merv Rettenmund       24   49   16   14   2   0   4    8   1   0    7    5  .286
Paul Blair            44  167   34   42  11   1   7   27  11   5   19   33  .252
Curt Motton           12   12    1    3   0   0   0    5   0   0    2    3  .250
Ellie Hendricks       27   84    9   20   5   0   2    6   0   0    6   14  .238
Dave May              15   17    3    4   0   1   0    3   0   0    3    3  .235
Clay Dalrymple         5   13    3    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    4    3  .231
Don Buford            38  135   21   31   3   2   4   15   2   1   25   14  .230
Terry Crowley         20   38    7    8   3   0   1    6   1   0    8    4  .211
Mark Belanger         42  165   18   33   2   3   0   11   4   0   14   26  .200
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          40  148   29   47   7   3   5   13   6   4   20   21  .318
Tony Conigliaro       39  146   19   45   1   1  11   29   1   0   17   18  .308
Jerry Moses           34  122    5   37  11   0   2   13   0   1    6   12  .303
George Scott          41  152   12   41   9   3   7   21   0   2   15   29  .270
Carl Yastrzemski      41  145   30   39   4   0  11   27  11   3   34   18  .269
Luis Alvarado         37  127   14   33   9   0   0    6   0   2    6   19  .260
Billy Conigliaro      11   20    2    5   0   0   2    4   0   1    1    6  .250
Rico Petrocelli       41  153   18   33  10   0   5   24   0   0   10   26  .216
Dick Schofield        22   46    5    8   0   0   0    3   0   0    6    8  .174
Mike Andrews          36  138   17   23   5   0   3    6   0   1   20   18  .167
Mike Derrick          14   14    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   1    0    3  .143
Tom Matchick          10   14    2    1   0   0   0    0   0   1    2    2  .071
Tom Satriano           7   19    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    4  .053
Don Pavletich          4    9    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          42  167   25   60   9   2   3   27   4   2    7   19  .359
Jarvis Tatum          11   34   14   12   2   0   0    1   0   0    4    7  .353
Jim Spencer           38  127   17   39   4   2   3   23   0   0    9   14  .307
Roger Repoz           39  130   18   37  10   1   7   23   0   1   16   22  .285
Jim Fregosi           42  169   33   48  11   0   4   21   0   0   16   21  .284
Aurelio Rodriguez     17   63    6   17   2   2   0    7   0   1    3    6  .270
Bill Voss             32   93   12   25   3   3   1   18   2   1   13    5  .269
Sandy Alomar          42  183   23   48   3   0   0    9  14   6   10   17  .262
Joe Azcue             33  104    6   27   4   1   1    7   0   0    7   10  .260
Chico Ruiz            11    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
Ken McMullen          25   90   15   22   2   2   5   19   0   0   14   17  .244
Jay Johnstone         33   94   11   21   3   0   4   14   0   0    6   12  .223
Tom Egan              17   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          33  102   11   34   3   1   1    8   0   0   13    6  .333
Luis Aparicio         38  139   25   44   6   0   2   11   1   2   19   13  .317
Carlos May            40  144   23   44   6   2   6   26   3   1   18   32  .306
Duane Josephson       18   59    7   18   3   0   1   11   0   1    7    6  .305
Ed Herrmann           29   85    9   25   3   0   5   13   0   0   11   13  .294
Tommy McCraw          34   91    8   26   1   1   0    7   5   1    9   13  .286
Bill Melton           34  124   14   35   4   0   4   18   0   1    9   22  .282
Bob Christian         12   15    3    4   0   0   1    3   0   0    1    4  .267
Ken Berry             35  112   12   29   3   1   2   12   2   0   11   20  .259
Walt Williams         27   92   13   23   8   0   0    3   2   1    9    7  .250
Ossie Blanco           1    4    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .250
Syd O'Brien           30  101    9   25   1   1   0    6   2   1    7   14  .248
John Matias           28   78    6   17   2   0   2    5   1   0    3   13  .218
Buddy Bradford        26   74    5   15   3   0   2    7   1   2    8   23  .203
Rich Morales          12   16    0    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    2  .188
Bobby Knoop           35  108    8   20   2   0   3    9   0   0   10   27  .185
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           35  128   16   42   8   3   3   11   1   4    7   18  .328
Larry Brown           16   45    8   13   3   1   0    2   0   0    7    3  .289
Rich Rollins          10   15    2    4   0   0   1    3   0   0    0    2  .267
Ray Fosse             32  112   14   29   5   0   4   11   0   2   15   16  .259
Chuck Hinton          21   24    1    6   1   0   0    6   0   0    4    5  .250
Vern Fuller            8    8    0    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .250
Tony Horton           35  133   16   33   7   0   7   22   1   1   13   19  .248
Ted Uhlaender         37  148   15   36   6   1   2    8   2   2   16   16  .243
Roy Foster            34  119   13   28   7   0   4   12   1   1   12   21  .235
Duke Sims             20   61   11   13   3   0   5   11   0   0    8   19  .213
Eddie Leon            33  116    6   24   5   1   1   10   0   0    9   17  .207
Jack Heidemann        39  124    4   23   5   1   1   10   1   0    8   27  .186
Ted Ford               9   19    3    3   1   0   1    1   0   0    2    7  .158
Graig Nettles         36  114   12   16   0   1   4    8   3   0   21   20  .140
Russ Nagelson         17   24    3    3   1   0   1    2   0   0    3    9  .125
Lou Klimchock         14   22    1    2   0   0   1    1   0   0    1    4  .091

 Detroit              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ike Brown             11   15    6    6   2   0   2    4   0   0    3    3  .400
Al Kaline             37  136   20   43   9   2   4   24   1   2   22   19  .316
Willie Horton         40  150   25   47   8   2   6   31   0   0   18   19  .313
Jim Northrup          34  123   17   38   5   1   5   20   0   1   16   20  .309
Mickey Stanley        26   93   18   25   4   1   1    6   5   0   10    7  .269
Dick McAuliffe        38  141   21   37   5   0   4   10   3   4   33   22  .262
Bill Freehan          37  133   14   33   6   0   8   23   0   1   18   22  .248
Cesar Gutierrez       33  119   12   29   3   2   0    8   1   0    7   10  .244
Dalton Jones          22   53    7   12   1   0   2    4   0   1    9    9  .226
Norm Cash             31  106   16   23   5   0   5   15   0   1   14   16  .217
Don Wert              28   59    7   12   2   0   1    4   1   0    9   11  .203
Elliott Maddox        23   45    8    9   1   0   2    4   0   0    5    7  .200
Ken Szotkiewicz       13   28    4    5   0   0   1    4   0   0    5   12  .179
Gates Brown           16   13    1    1   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    3  .077
Jim Price              8   15    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    7  .067

 Kansas City          G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Lou Piniella          28  101   12   35   6   0   5   24   0   2    7    6  .347
Joe Keough            30   85   14   29   2   1   3   10   1   1   11   10  .341
Paul Schaal           28   77   10   24   3   0   1    6   2   0    6    6  .312
Hawk Taylor           14   13    0    4   2   0   0    4   0   0    2    3  .308
Pat Kelly             39  146   20   42   3   0   2    9  19   8   27   39  .288
Amos Otis             42  170   26   48   9   3   5   18   9   0   20   16  .282
Bob Oliver            41  162   23   45   8   3   7   31   0   1    6   33  .278
Ellie Rodriguez       31   84   12   22   5   1   1    5   1   0   14    9  .262
George Spriggs        13   23    4    6   0   0   0    0   1   1    4    9  .261
Jackie Hernandez      34  109    6   27   3   1   1    6   0   2   11   26  .248
Rich Severson         19   57    6   13   1   1   0    7   0   0    3    8  .228
Ed Kirkpatrick        32  106   15   22   3   1   5   14   1   1   11   15  .208
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
Luis Alcaraz          30  100    8   16   3   1   1   12   0   0    4   11  .160
Jerry Adair            7   27    0    4   0   0   0    1   0   1    5    3  .148

 Milwaukee            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Tommy Harper          40  164   29   49  14   1   6   16  20   7   15   27  .299
Steve Hovley          35  121   15   36   8   0   0   15   5   1   15   10  .298
Danny Walton          42  154   14   45   5   0  10   33   1   0   25   51  .292
Russ Snyder           35  104   18   30   5   0   1   15   1   1    9   14  .289
Hank Allen            11   28    0    8   2   0   0    2   0   1    2    1  .286
Ted Kubiak            42  149   23   39   0   3   2   11   2   2   22    9  .262
Ted Savage            29   62    9   16   4   1   2    8   2   1    8    9  .258
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       33   99   10   23   6   0   2    8   0   1    8   12  .232
Mike Hegan            34  101   15   22   5   1   1   13   2   1   14   28  .218
Rich Rollins          14   25    3    5   1   0   0    5   0   0    3    4  .200
Gus Gil                7   20    1    4   1   0   0    2   1   0    1    2  .200
Phil Roof             19   57    9   11   2   0   2    2   0   1    5    8  .193
Mike Hershberger      18   35    2    6   2   0   0    2   1   1    3    2  .171
Max Alvis             22   71    5   11   1   0   1    6   1   0    4    8  .155
Roberto Pena           6   17    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .118
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             29  114   20   46   7   2   3   17   3   6    4   14  .404
Tony Oliva            40  164   29   54   7   3   7   38   2   0   10   19  .329
Harmon Killebrew      40  141   28   45   7   1  12   34   0   0   29   30  .319
Cesar Tovar           40  158   42   47  10   5   4   11  12   4   21   14  .298
Paul Ratliff          21   54    7   16   5   0   2    8   0   0    7   21  .296
Brant Alyea           30  100    9   29   4   0   7   28   1   2   10   15  .290
Leo Cardenas          40  152   23   42   9   1   5   19   0   1   12   28  .276
Rick Renick           12   22    4    6   2   0   2    5   0   0    3    4  .273
Jim Holt              35   56    9   14   4   0   0    3   0   0    4    5  .250
Rich Reese            38  118   13   28   2   0   2   13   1   1   10   16  .237
Bob Allison           11   18    3    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    3  .222
Chuck Manuel          12    9    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .222
George Mitterwald     29   89    7   18   2   1   3    7   0   1    6   31  .202
Minnie Mendoza        15   16    2    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    1  .188
Frank Quilici         30   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             45  168   37   57  14   0   6   34   5   3   31   15  .339
Danny Cater           45  181   22   55  12   3   3   33   3   1    8   23  .304
Frank Tepedino        13   14    1    4   2   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .286
Horace Clarke         46  200   29   56   6   0   2   14   6   5   18   13  .280
Ron Woods             28   71   11   19   1   0   4   12   0   1    8   15  .268
Thurman Munson        39  126   16   32   7   2   0   15   4   5   28   20  .254
Bobby Murcer          46  171   31   41   6   0   6   20   3   2   34   30  .240
Gene Michael          44  152   16   33   6   0   0   10   2   0   19   35  .217
Jerry Kenney          41  122   13   26   1   3   1   12   4   2   18   18  .213
Jake Gibbs            10   24    6    5   2   0   0    1   0   0    4    4  .208
Curt Blefary          33  110   10   20   2   0   0   13   0   3   17   17  .182
John Ellis            24   55    6   10   2   0   2    6   0   0    5   13  .182
Pete Ward             21   22    1    4   1   1   0    5   0   0    3    6  .182
Ron Hansen            19   20    1    3   0   0   1    4   0   0   13    2  .150
Jim Lyttle            16    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
Joe Rudi              18   47    8   17   4   0   1    2   1   0    3    9  .362
Felipe Alou           43  166   28   59  14   1   4   26   3   0   17    8  .355
Jose Tartabull        14    9    3    3   2   0   0    2   0   0    0    1  .333
Tito Francona         26   26    2    8   0   0   1    6   0   0    5    3  .308
Rick Monday           39  151   28   42  10   3   4   15   5   1   19   39  .278
Sal Bando             37  119   26   32   5   0   7   28   5   3   25   17  .269
John Donaldson         5   15    1    4   0   0   1    6   0   0    1    4  .267
Roberto Pena          19   58    4   15   1   0   0    3   1   1    3    4  .259
Frank Fernandez       21   39    3   10   1   0   2    6   0   0   13   11  .256
Dave Duncan           35  111   13   28   5   0   6   17   0   0    7   15  .252
Tony Larussa           5   20    2    5   1   0   0    2   0   0    2    2  .250
Don Mincher           41  133   24   32  10   0  11   26   1   0   15   21  .241
Bert Campaneris       33  130   19   31   8   1   3   12   9   1    7   14  .239
Dick Green            38  133   16   27   3   0   3    9   3   0   13   23  .203
Reggie Jackson        41  136   17   27   7   1   7   17  10   3   26   38  .199
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
Ed Stroud             41  128   22   38   3   1   3   15  11   1   13   23  .297
Bernie Allen          35   79   14   22   3   0   4   11   0   0   18    7  .279
Frank Howard          42  141   29   39   4   0  13   29   0   1   42   39  .277
Rick Reichardt        23   58   11   16   2   2   6   13   0   1    7   14  .276
Lee Maye              31  101   12   27   3   1   3   14   1   1    7   11  .267
Tim Cullen            27   30    1    8   0   0   0    2   0   0    4    1  .267
Mike Epstein          38  125   17   33   5   0   6   14   0   1   23   45  .264
Ed Brinkman           42  171   19   43   5   2   0   15   1   1   21   12  .252
Aurelio Rodriguez     27  101   13   24   3   1   5   14   1   0    9    8  .238
Johnny Roseboro       21   47    5   11   2   0   0    5   1   0   14    5  .234
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
Wayne Comer           12   25    3    5   0   0   0    1   1   0    1    3  .200
Del Unser             24   57    3   11   0   1   0    4   0   0    8    8  .193
Paul Casanova         23   59    5   11   2   1   0    3   0   0    3    8  .186
Jim French            20   38    6    7   0   0   0    3   0   0    8    3  .184
Dave Nelson           26   50    3    7   0   0   0    2   1   0    4   13  .140

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  H. Clarke (NY)          200
  S. Alomar (CAL)         183
  D. Cater (NY)           181
  E. Brinkman (WAS)       171
  B. Murcer (NY)          171
  A. Otis (KC)            170
  J. Fregosi (CAL)        169
  R. White (NY)           168
  P. Blair (BAL)          167
  A. Johnson (CAL)        167

Runs Scored:

  C. Tovar (MIN)           42
  R. White (NY)            37
  P. Blair (BAL)           34
  J. Fregosi (CAL)         33
  B. Murcer (NY)           31
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     30
  H. Clarke (NY)           29
  T. Harper (MIL)          29
  F. Howard (WAS)          29
  T. Oliva (MIN)           29

Hits:

  A. Johnson (CAL)         60
  F. Alou (OAK)            59
  R. White (NY)            57
  H. Clarke (NY)           56
  D. Cater (NY)            55
  T. Oliva (MIN)           54
  B. Robinson (BAL)        50
  T. Harper (MIL)          49
  S. Alomar (CAL)          48
  J. Fregosi (CAL)         48

Doubles:

  F. Alou (OAK)            14
  T. Harper (MIL)          14
  R. White (NY)            14
  D. Cater (NY)            12
  B. Robinson (BAL)        12
  P. Blair (BAL)           11
  J. Fregosi (CAL)         11
  J. Moses (BOS)           11
  F. Robinson (BAL)        11
  D. Mincher (OAK)         10

Triples:

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

Home Runs:

  F. Howard (WAS)          13
  B. Powell (BAL)          13
  H. Killebrew (MIN)       12
  T. Conigliaro (BOS)      11
  D. Mincher (OAK)         11
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     11
  D. Walton (MIL)          10
  B. Freehan (DET)          8
  B. Alyea (MIN)            7
  S. Bando (OAK)            7

RBI:

  T. Oliva (MIN)           38
  B. Powell (BAL)          37
  H. Killebrew (MIN)       34
  R. White (NY)            34
  D. Cater (NY)            33
  D. Walton (MIL)          33
  W. Horton (DET)          31
  B. Oliver (KC)           31
  T. Conigliaro (BOS)      29
  F. Howard (WAS)          29

Stolen Bases:

  T. Harper (MIL)          20
  P. Kelly (KC)            19
  S. Alomar (CAL)          14
  C. Tovar (MIN)           12
  P. Blair (BAL)           11
  E. Stroud (WAS)          11
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     11
  R. Jackson (OAK)         10
  B. Campaneris (OAK)       9
  A. Otis (KC)              9

Caught Stealing:

  P. Kelly (KC)             8
  T. Harper (MIL)           7
  S. Alomar (CAL)           6
  R. Carew (MIN)            6
  P. Blair (BAL)            5
  H. Clarke (NY)            5
  T. Munson (NY)            5
  D. McAuliffe (DET)        4
  V. Pinson (CLE)           4
  R. Smith (BOS)            4

Walks:

  F. Howard (WAS)          42
  B. Murcer (NY)           34
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     34
  D. McAuliffe (DET)       33
  R. White (NY)            31
  B. Powell (BAL)          30
  H. Killebrew (MIN)       29
  T. Munson (NY)           28
  P. Kelly (KC)            27
  R. Jackson (OAK)         26

Strikeouts:

  D. Walton (MIL)          51
  M. Epstein (WAS)         45
  F. Howard (WAS)          39
  P. Kelly (KC)            39
  R. Monday (OAK)          39
  R. Jackson (OAK)         38
  G. Michael (NY)          35
  P. Blair (BAL)           33
  B. Oliver (KC)           33
  C. May (CHI)             32

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