Thursday May 28, 1970
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of May 28, 1970:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Minnesota       1399  224   397   63   13   48   205   20   17  131   249  .284
California      1535  197   403   57   14   30   188   22   11  118   222  .263
Baltimore       1507  225   393   72    9   51   212   24    8  191   260  .261
Chicago         1484  159   380   47    6   30   145   17   10  141   264  .256
Oakland         1500  210   380   75    7   55   193   42   12  169   254  .253
Kansas City     1495  180   376   54   12   34   167   36   18  158   280  .252
Detroit         1364  182   341   53    9   41   166   12   10  181   231  .250
Milwaukee       1456  177   362   63    7   35   160   36   19  156   248  .249
New York        1592  210   390   65   12   27   194   27   23  216   268  .245
Boston          1395  165   339   64    7   48   156   18   16  151   214  .243
Washington      1450  180   346   38   11   42   167   19    6  197   275  .239
Cleveland       1337  135   301   54    8   36   126    9   10  133   241  .225

 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)       44  175   25   63   9   2   3   28   5   2    7   20  .360
Felipe Alou (OAK)        45  173   29   60  14   1   4   26   4   0   18    8  .347
Roy White (NY)           46  171   38   58  14   0   6   34   5   3   32   15  .339
Vada Pinson (CLE)        35  128   16   42   8   3   3   11   1   4    7   18  .328
Tony Oliva (MIN)         41  168   29   55   7   3   7   38   2   0   11   20  .327
Harmon Killebrew (MIN)   41  144   29   47   8   1  12   35   0   0   30   31  .326
Jim Spencer (CAL)        40  133   17   43   4   2   3   23   0   0   10   14  .323
Luis Aparicio (CHI)      39  143   26   46   6   0   2   11   1   2   19   13  .322
Reggie Smith (BOS)       41  149   29   47   7   3   5   13   6   4   20   22  .315

 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           45  153   27   48   9   0  13   37   0   0   32   28  .314
Davey Johnson         43  143   17   43   9   0   4   22   2   1   26   21  .301
Brooks Robinson       45  171   21   50  12   1   6   29   1   0   12   14  .292
Merv Rettenmund       25   50   16   14   2   0   4    8   1   0    8    6  .280
Paul Blair            45  171   34   43  11   1   7   28  11   5   19   34  .252
Curt Motton           13   12    2    3   0   0   0    5   0   0    3    3  .250
Ellie Hendricks       28   86    9   20   5   0   2    6   0   0    6   14  .233
Don Buford            39  138   21   32   3   2   4   17   2   2   26   14  .232
Clay Dalrymple         5   13    3    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    4    3  .231
Terry Crowley         20   38    7    8   3   0   1    6   1   0    8    4  .211
Dave May              16   19    3    4   0   1   0    3   0   0    3    3  .211
Mark Belanger         43  168   19   34   3   3   0   12   4   0   15   27  .202
Andy Etchebarren      22   57    4   11   1   0   1    5   1   0    6   10  .193

 Boston               G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Reggie Smith          41  149   29   47   7   3   5   13   6   4   20   22  .315
Tony Conigliaro       40  149   20   46   1   1  11   29   1   0   18   18  .309
Jerry Moses           35  126    5   38  12   0   2   13   0   1    6   12  .302
George Scott          41  152   12   41   9   3   7   21   0   2   15   29  .270
Carl Yastrzemski      42  148   30   39   4   0  11   27  11   3   36   19  .264
Luis Alvarado         38  131   15   33   9   0   0    6   0   2    7   19  .252
Billy Conigliaro      12   24    3    6   0   0   2    4   0   1    2    7  .250
Rico Petrocelli       42  158   19   36  11   0   6   27   0   0   10   27  .228
Mike Derrick          15   15    0    3   0   0   0    1   0   1    0    3  .200
Mike Andrews          37  143   18   25   6   0   3    6   0   1   20   18  .175
Dick Schofield        23   47    5    8   0   0   0    3   0   0    6    8  .170
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          5   10    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    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          44  175   25   63   9   2   3   28   5   2    7   20  .360
Jarvis Tatum          12   35   14   12   2   0   0    1   0   0    5    8  .343
Jim Spencer           40  133   17   43   4   2   3   23   0   0   10   14  .323
Jim Fregosi           44  178   33   50  11   0   4   21   0   0   16   21  .281
Roger Repoz           41  132   18   37  10   1   7   23   0   1   16   23  .280
Tommie Reynolds        4   11    1    3   0   0   0    0   1   0    0    0  .273
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          44  191   23   49   3   0   0   10  14   6   10   18  .257
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
Joe Azcue             35  110    6   27   4   1   1    7   0   0    7   12  .246
Ken McMullen          27   96   16   23   2   2   5   19   0   0   15   18  .240
Jay Johnstone         35  101   12   22   3   1   4   14   0   0    6   12  .218
Tom Egan              18   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           7    7    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .000
Ray Oyler              4    5    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000

 Chicago              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Gail Hopkins          34  104   11   35   4   1   1    8   0   0   13    6  .337
Luis Aparicio         39  143   26   46   6   0   2   11   1   2   19   13  .322
Duane Josephson       18   59    7   18   3   0   1   11   0   1    7    6  .305
Carlos May            41  145   23   44   6   2   6   26   3   1   18   33  .303
Ed Herrmann           30   86    9   26   3   0   5   13   0   0   12   13  .302
Tommy McCraw          35   95   10   28   1   1   1    9   5   1    9   13  .295
Bill Melton           35  128   14   36   4   0   4   19   0   1    9   22  .281
Bob Christian         12   15    3    4   0   0   1    3   0   0    1    4  .267
Ken Berry             36  113   12   29   3   1   2   12   2   0   12   21  .257
Syd O'Brien           31  105    9   26   1   1   0    6   2   1    7   14  .248
Walt Williams         28   95   13   23   8   0   0    3   2   1    9    7  .242
John Matias           29   80    6   17   2   0   2    5   1   0    3   14  .213
Buddy Bradford        27   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
Ossie Blanco           2    8    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .125
Chuck Brinkman         3    7    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
Ted Uhlaender         38  153   17   41   7   1   2    8   2   2   16   16  .268
Ray Fosse             33  116   14   29   5   0   4   11   0   2   15   16  .250
Rich Rollins          11   16    2    4   0   0   1    3   0   0    0    2  .250
Vern Fuller            8    8    0    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .250
Tony Horton           36  137   16   34   7   0   7   23   1   1   14   20  .248
Chuck Hinton          22   25    1    6   1   0   0    6   0   0    4    5  .240
Roy Foster            35  123   13   29   7   0   4   12   1   1   12   21  .236
Eddie Leon            34  119    7   26   5   1   1   11   0   0   10   17  .219
Duke Sims             21   64   11   13   3   0   5   12   0   0   10   20  .203
Jack Heidemann        40  128    4   23   5   1   1   10   1   0    8   28  .180
Ted Ford               9   19    3    3   1   0   1    1   0   0    2    7  .158
Graig Nettles         37  117   12   17   0   1   4    9   3   0   22   21  .145
Lou Klimchock         15   23    2    3   0   0   1    1   0   0    1    4  .130
Russ Nagelson         17   24    3    3   1   0   1    2   0   0    3    9  .125

 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             38  140   20   44   9   2   4   24   1   2   22   19  .314
Willie Horton         41  153   25   48   8   2   6   32   0   0   18   19  .314
Jim Northrup          35  127   17   39   5   1   5   20   0   1   16   20  .307
Dick McAuliffe        39  144   22   39   5   0   4   11   3   4   34   23  .271
Mickey Stanley        27   97   18   25   4   1   1    6   5   0   10    7  .258
Cesar Gutierrez       34  121   13   30   3   2   0    8   1   0    7   11  .248
Bill Freehan          38  136   14   33   6   0   8   23   0   1   19   23  .243
Dalton Jones          23   54    7   12   1   0   2    4   0   1    9    9  .222
Norm Cash             32  107   16   23   5   0   5   15   0   1   14   16  .215
Elliott Maddox        24   48    8   10   1   0   2    4   0   0    5    7  .208
Don Wert              28   59    7   12   2   0   1    4   1   0    9   11  .203
Ken Szotkiewicz       14   29    4    5   0   0   1    4   0   0    5   12  .172
Gates Brown           17   14    1    1   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    3  .071
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            31   87   14   29   2   1   3   10   1   1   12   10  .333
Paul Schaal           29   80   12   25   4   0   1    6   2   0    7    6  .313
Hawk Taylor           14   13    0    4   2   0   0    4   0   0    2    3  .308
Bob Oliver            42  165   24   48   8   3   8   33   0   1    6   33  .291
Pat Kelly             40  150   21   43   3   0   2    9  20   8   27   39  .287
Amos Otis             42  170   26   48   9   3   5   18   9   0   20   16  .282
George Spriggs        13   23    4    6   0   0   0    0   1   1    4    9  .261
Ellie Rodriguez       32   86   12   22   5   1   1    5   1   0   15    9  .256
Jackie Hernandez      35  113    6   27   3   1   1    6   0   2   11   27  .239
Rich Severson         19   57    6   13   1   1   0    7   0   0    3    8  .228
Ed Kirkpatrick        33  110   15   24   3   1   5   16   1   1   11   16  .218
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          31  104    8   16   3   1   1   12   0   0    4   11  .154
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
Russ Snyder           36  109   19   34   5   0   2   16   1   1    9   14  .312
Tommy Harper          41  168   30   50  14   1   7   17  20   7   16   27  .298
Steve Hovley          36  125   15   37   8   0   0   15   5   1   16   10  .296
Danny Walton          43  159   14   47   5   0  10   33   1   0   25   53  .296
Hank Allen            12   31    0    8   2   0   0    2   0   1    2    1  .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
Ted Savage            30   63    9   16   4   1   2    8   2   1    8    9  .254
Ted Kubiak            43  154   23   39   0   3   2   11   2   2   22   11  .253
Jerry McNertney       34  103   10   25   6   0   2    8   0   1    8   12  .243
Mike Hegan            35  104   15   23   5   1   1   13   2   1   16   29  .221
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      19   36    2    6   2   0   0    2   1   1    3    2  .167
Max Alvis             22   71    5   11   1   0   1    6   1   0    4    8  .155
Roberto Pena           7   19    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .105
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             30  118   20   47   7   2   3   18   3   6    5   14  .398
Tony Oliva            41  168   29   55   7   3   7   38   2   0   11   20  .327
Harmon Killebrew      41  144   29   47   8   1  12   35   0   0   30   31  .326
Cesar Tovar           41  162   43   49  10   5   5   14  12   5   22   14  .303
Paul Ratliff          21   54    7   16   5   0   2    8   0   0    7   21  .296
Rick Renick           13   27    5    8   2   0   2    6   0   0    3    4  .296
Brant Alyea           31  105   11   31   4   0   7   28   1   2   10   15  .295
Leo Cardenas          41  155   25   43   9   1   5   19   0   1   12   29  .277
Jim Holt              35   56    9   14   4   0   0    3   0   0    4    5  .250
Rich Reese            39  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     30   93    9   20   3   1   3    9   0   1    6   31  .215
Minnie Mendoza        15   16    2    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    1  .188
Frank Quilici         31   44    4    7   0   0   0    2   0   1    4    5  .159
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             46  171   38   58  14   0   6   34   5   3   32   15  .339
Danny Cater           46  185   23   57  13   3   3   34   3   1    8   24  .308
Frank Tepedino        13   14    1    4   2   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .286
Horace Clarke         47  205   29   57   7   0   2   14   6   5   18   13  .278
Ron Woods             29   72   11   19   1   0   4   12   0   1    8   16  .264
Thurman Munson        40  127   16   32   7   2   0   15   4   5   28   20  .252
Bobby Murcer          47  174   32   41   6   0   6   20   3   2   36   31  .236
Gene Michael          45  155   16   35   6   1   0   10   2   0   20   35  .226
Jake Gibbs            11   27    7    6   2   0   0    1   0   0    4    6  .222
Jerry Kenney          42  127   13   26   1   3   1   12   4   2   18   19  .205
Curt Blefary          34  112   10   21   2   0   0   15   0   3   18   17  .188
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
Felipe Alou           45  173   29   60  14   1   4   26   4   0   18    8  .347
Joe Rudi              20   55    9   19   4   0   2    3   1   0    3   11  .346
Jose Tartabull        14    9    3    3   2   0   0    2   0   0    0    1  .333
Tony Larussa           7   27    2    8   2   0   0    4   0   0    2    3  .296
Tito Francona         27   28    2    8   0   0   1    6   0   0    5    4  .286
Rick Monday           41  159   29   45  11   3   4   15   5   1   19   43  .283
Sal Bando             39  126   27   35   5   0   8   30   5   3   25   19  .278
John Donaldson         5   15    1    4   0   0   1    6   0   0    1    4  .267
Frank Fernandez       23   46    5   12   1   0   3    7   0   0   14   14  .261
Roberto Pena          19   58    4   15   1   0   0    3   1   1    3    4  .259
Dave Duncan           35  111   13   28   5   0   6   17   0   0    7   15  .252
Don Mincher           43  137   24   33  10   0  11   26   1   0   16   22  .241
Bert Campaneris       35  138   19   31   8   1   3   12  10   2    7   14  .225
Dick Green            38  133   16   27   3   0   3    9   3   0   13   23  .203
Reggie Jackson        43  136   17   27   7   1   7   17  10   4   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             42  132   24   40   3   1   3   15  13   1   14   23  .303
Bernie Allen          36   83   14   24   3   1   4   13   0   0   18    7  .289
Rick Reichardt        23   58   11   16   2   2   6   13   0   1    7   14  .276
Mike Epstein          39  129   19   35   5   1   6   17   0   1   23   46  .271
Lee Maye              31  101   12   27   3   1   3   14   1   1    7   11  .267
Frank Howard          43  146   29   39   4   0  13   29   0   1   42   42  .267
Tim Cullen            27   30    1    8   0   0   0    2   0   0    4    1  .267
Ed Brinkman           43  174   19   43   5   2   0   15   1   1   21   13  .247
Aurelio Rodriguez     28  105   13   25   3   1   5   14   1   0    9    9  .238
Del Unser             25   62    6   14   0   1   1    5   0   0    8    9  .226
Johnny Roseboro       22   49    5   11   2   0   0    5   1   0   14    5  .225
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           13   25    3    5   0   0   0    1   1   0    1    3  .200
Paul Casanova         23   59    5   11   2   1   0    3   0   0    3    8  .186
Jim French            21   41    6    7   0   0   0    3   0   0    8    3  .171
Dave Nelson           27   51    3    7   0   0   0    2   1   0    4   13  .137

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  H. Clarke (NY)          205
  S. Alomar (CAL)         191
  D. Cater (NY)           185
  J. Fregosi (CAL)        178
  A. Johnson (CAL)        175
  E. Brinkman (WAS)       174
  B. Murcer (NY)          174
  F. Alou (OAK)           173
  P. Blair (BAL)          171
  B. Robinson (BAL)       171

Runs Scored:

  C. Tovar (MIN)           43
  R. White (NY)            38
  P. Blair (BAL)           34
  J. Fregosi (CAL)         33
  B. Murcer (NY)           32
  T. Harper (MIL)          30
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     30
  F. Alou (OAK)            29
  H. Clarke (NY)           29
  F. Howard (WAS)          29

Hits:

  A. Johnson (CAL)         63
  F. Alou (OAK)            60
  R. White (NY)            58
  D. Cater (NY)            57
  H. Clarke (NY)           57
  T. Oliva (MIN)           55
  J. Fregosi (CAL)         50
  T. Harper (MIL)          50
  B. Robinson (BAL)        50
  S. Alomar (CAL)          49

Doubles:

  F. Alou (OAK)            14
  T. Harper (MIL)          14
  R. White (NY)            14
  D. Cater (NY)            13
  J. Moses (BOS)           12
  B. Robinson (BAL)        12
  P. Blair (BAL)           11
  J. Fregosi (CAL)         11
  R. Monday (OAK)          11
  R. Petrocelli (BOS)      11

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
  S. Bando (OAK)            8
  B. Freehan (DET)          8
  B. Oliver (KC)            8

RBI:

  T. Oliva (MIN)           38
  B. Powell (BAL)          37
  H. Killebrew (MIN)       35
  D. Cater (NY)            34
  R. White (NY)            34
  B. Oliver (KC)           33
  D. Walton (MIL)          33
  W. Horton (DET)          32
  S. Bando (OAK)           30
  T. Conigliaro (BOS)      29

Stolen Bases:

  T. Harper (MIL)          20
  P. Kelly (KC)            20
  S. Alomar (CAL)          14
  E. Stroud (WAS)          13
  C. Tovar (MIN)           12
  P. Blair (BAL)           11
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     11
  B. Campaneris (OAK)      10
  R. Jackson (OAK)         10
  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
  C. Tovar (MIN)            5
  R. Jackson (OAK)          4
  D. McAuliffe (DET)        4

Walks:

  F. Howard (WAS)          42
  B. Murcer (NY)           36
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     36
  D. McAuliffe (DET)       34
  B. Powell (BAL)          32
  R. White (NY)            32
  H. Killebrew (MIN)       30
  T. Munson (NY)           28
  P. Kelly (KC)            27
  D. Buford (BAL)          26

Strikeouts:

  D. Walton (MIL)          53
  M. Epstein (WAS)         46
  R. Monday (OAK)          43
  F. Howard (WAS)          42
  P. Kelly (KC)            39
  R. Jackson (OAK)         38
  G. Michael (NY)          35
  P. Blair (BAL)           34
  C. May (CHI)             33
  B. Oliver (KC)           33

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