Friday May 29, 1970
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of May 29, 1970:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Minnesota       1431  226   404   65   13   50   207   20   18  136   255  .282
California      1567  197   407   58   15   30   188   22   11  120   232  .260
Baltimore       1540  227   399   72    9   52   214   25    8  194   267  .259
Chicago         1519  162   392   50    6   31   148   18   10  143   267  .258
Detroit         1398  187   352   56    9   43   171   13   12  190   235  .252
Kansas City     1541  184   386   54   12   36   171   36   18  164   293  .251
Oakland         1528  211   382   75    7   56   194   42   13  172   267  .250
Milwaukee       1487  181   370   66    7   35   164   37   20  162   254  .249
New York        1629  214   401   65   14   27   197   27   24  219   270  .246
Boston          1428  169   345   64    7   48   160   18   16  157   216  .242
Washington      1493  185   358   42   11   42   172   20    6  208   283  .240
Cleveland       1367  137   305   54    8   36   128    9   10  136   251  .223

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Frank Robinson (BAL)     35  131   26   49  11   1   6   20   0   0   16   21  .374
Alex Johnson (CAL)       45  179   25   65   9   3   3   28   5   2    7   21  .363
Felipe Alou (OAK)        46  176   29   61  14   1   4   26   4   0   18    8  .347
Roy White (NY)           47  174   39   59  14   1   6   34   5   3   34   15  .339
Tony Oliva (MIN)         42  172   29   57   7   3   7   38   2   0   11   20  .331
Al Kaline (DET)          39  145   22   47  10   2   5   25   1   2   22   19  .324
Jim Spencer (CAL)        41  136   17   44   5   2   3   23   0   0   10   16  .324
Harmon Killebrew (MIN)   42  146   29   47   8   1  12   35   0   0   32   31  .322
Luis Aparicio (CHI)      40  148   26   47   7   0   2   11   2   2   19   13  .318
Boog Powell (BAL)        46  156   28   49   9   0  14   39   0   0   33   29  .314

 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        35  131   26   49  11   1   6   20   0   0   16   21  .374
Boog Powell           46  156   28   49   9   0  14   39   0   0   33   29  .314
Brooks Robinson       46  174   21   52  12   1   6   29   1   0   13   14  .299
Davey Johnson         44  147   17   43   9   0   4   22   2   1   26   21  .293
Merv Rettenmund       25   50   16   14   2   0   4    8   1   0    8    6  .280
Curt Motton           13   12    2    3   0   0   0    5   0   0    3    3  .250
Paul Blair            46  175   34   43  11   1   7   28  11   5   19   35  .246
Ellie Hendricks       29   89    9   21   5   0   2    6   0   0    7   16  .236
Don Buford            40  142   21   33   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         44  172   19   34   3   3   0   12   5   0   15   27  .198
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          42  150   29   47   7   3   5   13   6   4   21   22  .313
Tony Conigliaro       41  151   20   46   1   1  11   29   1   0   18   18  .305
Jerry Moses           36  129    5   39  12   0   2   14   0   1    6   12  .302
Carl Yastrzemski      43  152   31   41   4   0  11   27  11   3   37   19  .270
George Scott          42  154   12   41   9   3   7   21   0   2   17   30  .266
Billy Conigliaro      13   27    3    7   0   0   2    6   0   1    2    7  .259
Luis Alvarado         39  134   16   33   9   0   0    6   0   2    8   19  .246
Rico Petrocelli       43  161   19   36  11   0   6   28   0   0   10   27  .224
Mike Derrick          15   15    0    3   0   0   0    1   0   1    0    3  .200
Mike Andrews          38  147   19   25   6   0   3    6   0   1   21   19  .170
Dick Schofield        24   48    5    8   0   0   0    3   0   0    6    8  .167
Tom Satriano           8   21    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    4  .095
Tom Matchick          10   14    2    1   0   0   0    0   0   1    2    2  .071
Don Pavletich          6   12    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
Alex Johnson          45  179   25   65   9   3   3   28   5   2    7   21  .363
Billy Cowan           14   17    0    6   0   0   0    6   0   0    1    1  .353
Jarvis Tatum          13   39   14   13   2   0   0    1   0   0    5    9  .333
Jim Spencer           41  136   17   44   5   2   3   23   0   0   10   16  .324
Roger Repoz           41  132   18   37  10   1   7   23   0   1   16   23  .280
Jim Fregosi           45  181   33   50  11   0   4   21   0   0   17   21  .276
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          45  195   23   49   3   0   0   10  14   6   10   18  .251
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          28   99   16   23   2   2   5   19   0   0   16   19  .232
Jay Johnstone         35  101   12   22   3   1   4   14   0   0    6   12  .218
Tommie Reynolds        5   15    1    3   0   0   0    0   1   0    0    1  .200
Tom Egan              19   50    4    9   1   0   1    6   0   0    3   13  .180
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          35  107   11   36   4   1   1    8   0   0   14    6  .336
Luis Aparicio         40  148   26   47   7   0   2   11   2   2   19   13  .318
Carlos May            42  149   24   46   7   2   6   26   3   1   18   34  .309
Duane Josephson       19   62    7   19   3   0   1   12   0   1    7    6  .307
Ed Herrmann           31   86    9   26   3   0   5   13   0   0   12   13  .302
Tommy McCraw          36  100   10   30   1   1   1    9   5   1    9   13  .300
Bill Melton           36  132   16   38   5   0   5   20   0   1    9   22  .288
Bob Christian         12   15    3    4   0   0   1    3   0   0    1    4  .267
Syd O'Brien           32  109    9   28   1   1   0    6   2   1    7   14  .257
Ken Berry             37  113   12   29   3   1   2   12   2   0   12   21  .257
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        28   78    5   16   3   0   2    8   1   2    8   25  .205
Rich Morales          12   16    0    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    2  .188
Bobby Knoop           36  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         39  157   17   42   7   1   2    8   2   2   16   16  .268
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
Ray Fosse             34  119   15   29   5   0   4   11   0   2   16   18  .244
Tony Horton           37  140   16   34   7   0   7   23   1   1   15   20  .243
Chuck Hinton          23   25    1    6   1   0   0    6   0   0    4    5  .240
Roy Foster            36  126   13   30   7   0   4   12   1   1   13   23  .238
Eddie Leon            35  123    7   26   5   1   1   12   0   0   10   18  .211
Duke Sims             22   68   11   13   3   0   5   12   0   0   10   21  .191
Jack Heidemann        41  131    5   24   5   1   1   11   1   0    8   29  .183
Ted Ford               9   19    3    3   1   0   1    1   0   0    2    7  .158
Graig Nettles         38  121   12   18   0   1   4    9   3   0   22   22  .149
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             39  145   22   47  10   2   5   25   1   2   22   19  .324
Jim Northrup          36  131   18   41   6   1   6   22   0   1   17   20  .313
Willie Horton         42  157   25   48   8   2   6   33   0   0   18   20  .306
Dick McAuliffe        40  147   22   41   5   0   4   12   3   5   36   23  .279
Mickey Stanley        27   97   18   25   4   1   1    6   5   0   10    7  .258
Cesar Gutierrez       35  126   13   31   3   2   0    8   2   0    7   12  .246
Bill Freehan          39  138   14   33   6   0   8   23   0   2   22   24  .239
Elliott Maddox        25   52    9   12   2   0   2    4   0   0    6    7  .231
Dalton Jones          23   54    7   12   1   0   2    4   0   1    9    9  .222
Norm Cash             33  111   17   24   5   0   5   15   0   1   15   16  .216
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
Hawk Taylor           15   14    0    5   2   0   0    4   0   0    2    3  .357
Lou Piniella          29  102   12   35   6   0   5   24   0   2    7    6  .343
Joe Keough            32   91   16   31   2   1   4   12   1   1   14   11  .341
Paul Schaal           30   86   12   26   4   0   1    6   2   0    7    8  .302
Bob Oliver            43  169   25   49   8   3   8   33   0   1    8   35  .290
Amos Otis             43  176   26   49   9   3   5   18   9   0   20   16  .278
Pat Kelly             41  155   21   43   3   0   2    9  20   8   28   41  .277
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
Rich Severson         20   63    6   16   1   1   0    7   0   0    3    8  .254
Jackie Hernandez      36  118    6   27   3   1   1    6   0   2   11   29  .229
Ed Kirkpatrick        34  115   16   25   3   1   6   18   1   1   12   18  .217
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           37  110   19   34   5   0   2   16   1   1    9   14  .309
Tommy Harper          42  172   31   52  15   1   7   17  20   7   17   28  .302
Danny Walton          44  163   15   49   6   0  10   35   1   0   25   53  .301
Steve Hovley          37  126   15   37   8   0   0   15   5   1   16   10  .294
Jerry McNertney       35  106   10   28   6   0   2    8   0   1    9   12  .264
Hank Allen            13   35    1    9   3   0   0    3   0   1    2    1  .257
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 Kubiak            44  157   24   39   0   3   2   11   2   3   24   13  .248
Ted Savage            31   66    9   16   4   1   2    8   3   1    9    9  .242
Mike Hegan            36  105   15   23   5   1   1   13   2   1   16   30  .219
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             20   59    9   11   2   0   2    2   0   1    6    8  .186
Mike Hershberger      19   36    2    6   2   0   0    2   1   1    3    2  .167
Max Alvis             23   72    5   11   1   0   1    6   1   0    4    8  .153
Roberto Pena           8   22    0    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    3  .091
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             31  122   20   48   8   2   3   18   3   6    6   14  .393
Tony Oliva            42  172   29   57   7   3   7   38   2   0   11   20  .331
Rick Renick           14   31    7   10   2   0   4    8   0   0    3    5  .323
Harmon Killebrew      42  146   29   47   8   1  12   35   0   0   32   31  .322
Cesar Tovar           42  167   43   49  10   5   5   14  12   6   22   15  .293
Brant Alyea           32  108   11   31   4   0   7   28   1   2   11   15  .287
Paul Ratliff          22   56    7   16   5   0   2    8   0   0    7   21  .286
Leo Cardenas          42  158   25   44  10   1   5   19   0   1   13   31  .279
Jim Holt              35   56    9   14   4   0   0    3   0   0    4    5  .250
Rich Reese            40  119   13   28   2   0   2   13   1   1   10   17  .235
Bob Allison           11   18    3    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    3  .222
George Mitterwald     31   95    9   21   3   1   3    9   0   1    6   31  .221
Chuck Manuel          13   10    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .200
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             47  174   39   59  14   1   6   34   5   3   34   15  .339
Danny Cater           47  188   23   58  13   3   3   35   3   1    9   24  .309
Frank Tepedino        13   14    1    4   2   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .286
Ron Woods             30   73   11   20   1   0   4   13   0   1    8   16  .274
Horace Clarke         48  210   29   57   7   0   2   15   6   5   18   13  .271
Thurman Munson        41  131   16   34   7   2   0   15   4   5   28   21  .260
Bobby Murcer          48  179   33   43   6   0   6   20   3   2   36   31  .240
Gene Michael          46  159   17   36   6   1   0   10   2   0   20   36  .226
Jake Gibbs            11   27    7    6   2   0   0    1   0   0    4    6  .222
Jerry Kenney          43  132   14   27   1   4   1   12   4   3   18   19  .205
Curt Blefary          35  115   10   21   2   0   0   15   0   3   18   17  .183
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           46  176   29   61  14   1   4   26   4   0   18    8  .347
Joe Rudi              21   59   10   20   4   0   3    4   1   0    3   14  .339
Jose Tartabull        14    9    3    3   2   0   0    2   0   0    0    1  .333
Rick Monday           42  163   29   45  11   3   4   15   5   1   19   46  .276
Tito Francona         28   29    2    8   0   0   1    6   0   0    6    4  .276
Sal Bando             40  129   27   35   5   0   8   30   5   4   26   20  .271
Tony Larussa           8   30    2    8   2   0   0    4   0   0    2    5  .267
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
Dave Duncan           36  112   13   28   5   0   6   17   0   0    7   16  .250
Frank Fernandez       24   48    5   12   1   0   3    7   0   0   15   16  .250
Don Mincher           44  137   24   33  10   0  11   26   1   0   16   22  .241
Bert Campaneris       36  142   19   31   8   1   3   12  10   2    7   14  .218
Dick Green            39  134   16   27   3   0   3    9   3   0   13   24  .202
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
Bernie Allen          37   84   15   25   3   1   4   15   0   0   20    7  .298
Ed Stroud             43  136   24   40   3   1   3   15  13   1   15   24  .294
Rick Reichardt        24   63   12   17   3   2   6   13   0   1    8   15  .270
Mike Epstein          40  130   19   35   5   1   6   17   0   1   23   47  .269
Lee Maye              32  102   12   27   3   1   3   14   1   1    7   11  .265
Aurelio Rodriguez     29  111   14   29   3   1   5   16   2   0    9    9  .261
Frank Howard          44  150   29   39   4   0  13   29   0   1   44   43  .260
Tim Cullen            28   32    1    8   0   0   0    2   0   0    5    3  .250
Del Unser             26   65    6   16   0   1   1    6   0   0    8    9  .246
Ed Brinkman           44  180   20   44   5   2   0   15   1   1   22   13  .244
Johnny Roseboro       23   49    5   11   2   0   0    5   1   0   15    5  .225
Hank Allen            22   38    3    8   2   0   0    4   0   0    5    9  .211
Wayne Comer           14   29    3    6   1   0   0    1   1   0    1    3  .207
Ken McMullen          15   59    5   12   2   0   0    3   0   0    5   10  .203
Paul Casanova         24   62    5   12   3   1   0    3   0   0    3    8  .194
Jim French            22   43    7    8   1   0   0    3   0   0    8    4  .186
Dave Nelson           28   51    3    7   0   0   0    2   1   0    5   13  .137

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  H. Clarke (NY)          210
  S. Alomar (CAL)         195
  D. Cater (NY)           188
  J. Fregosi (CAL)        181
  E. Brinkman (WAS)       180
  A. Johnson (CAL)        179
  B. Murcer (NY)          179
  F. Alou (OAK)           176
  A. Otis (KC)            176
  P. Blair (BAL)          175

Runs Scored:

  C. Tovar (MIN)           43
  R. White (NY)            39
  P. Blair (BAL)           34
  J. Fregosi (CAL)         33
  B. Murcer (NY)           33
  T. Harper (MIL)          31
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     31
  F. Alou (OAK)            29
  H. Clarke (NY)           29
  F. Howard (WAS)          29

Hits:

  A. Johnson (CAL)         65
  F. Alou (OAK)            61
  R. White (NY)            59
  D. Cater (NY)            58
  H. Clarke (NY)           57
  T. Oliva (MIN)           57
  T. Harper (MIL)          52
  B. Robinson (BAL)        52
  J. Fregosi (CAL)         50
  S. Alomar (CAL)          49

Doubles:

  T. Harper (MIL)          15
  F. Alou (OAK)            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
  J. Kenney (NY)            4
  M. Belanger (BAL)         3
  D. Cater (NY)             3
  A. Johnson (CAL)          3
  T. Kubiak (MIL)           3
  R. Monday (OAK)           3
  T. Oliva (MIN)            3
  B. Oliver (KC)            3
  A. Otis (KC)              3

Home Runs:

  B. Powell (BAL)          14
  F. Howard (WAS)          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:

  B. Powell (BAL)          39
  T. Oliva (MIN)           38
  D. Cater (NY)            35
  H. Killebrew (MIN)       35
  D. Walton (MIL)          35
  R. White (NY)            34
  W. Horton (DET)          33
  B. Oliver (KC)           33
  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
  C. Tovar (MIN)            6
  P. Blair (BAL)            5
  H. Clarke (NY)            5
  D. McAuliffe (DET)        5
  T. Munson (NY)            5
  S. Bando (OAK)            4

Walks:

  F. Howard (WAS)          44
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     37
  D. McAuliffe (DET)       36
  B. Murcer (NY)           36
  R. White (NY)            34
  B. Powell (BAL)          33
  H. Killebrew (MIN)       32
  P. Kelly (KC)            28
  T. Munson (NY)           28
  S. Bando (OAK)           26

Strikeouts:

  D. Walton (MIL)          53
  M. Epstein (WAS)         47
  R. Monday (OAK)          46
  F. Howard (WAS)          43
  P. Kelly (KC)            41
  R. Jackson (OAK)         38
  G. Michael (NY)          36
  P. Blair (BAL)           35
  B. Oliver (KC)           35
  C. May (CHI)             34


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