Saturday May 30, 1970
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of May 30, 1970:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Minnesota       1469  236   419   67   14   52   217   20   18  139   255  .285
California      1596  200   413   58   15   31   191   24   11  125   235  .259
Chicago         1555  167   402   53    6   31   153   18   10  146   272  .259
Baltimore       1572  229   405   73    9   52   216   26    8  197   270  .258
Detroit         1432  194   364   58   11   43   178   13   12  191   238  .254
Oakland         1560  216   391   77    7   57   199   42   13  176   270  .251
Milwaukee       1520  190   379   68    7   36   172   38   20  172   264  .249
Kansas City     1573  186   392   55   12   37   173   36   18  168   299  .249
New York        1666  220   412   69   14   27   203   27   24  223   272  .247
Boston          1462  176   356   66    8   49   166   18   17  163   225  .244
Washington      1521  188   363   43   11   43   174   20    7  211   290  .239
Cleveland       1400  141   312   55    8   36   132    9   10  140   257  .223

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Frank Robinson (BAL)     36  135   26   49  11   1   6   20   0   0   16   21  .363
Alex Johnson (CAL)       46  182   27   66   9   3   4   30   6   2    8   21  .363
Felipe Alou (OAK)        47  180   29   62  14   1   4   27   4   0   18    8  .344
Roy White (NY)           48  179   39   60  15   1   6   34   5   3   34   15  .335
Tony Oliva (MIN)         43  177   30   59   8   3   7   39   2   0   11   20  .333
Al Kaline (DET)          40  146   23   48  10   2   5   25   1   2   22   19  .329
Luis Aparicio (CHI)      41  153   28   50   8   0   2   11   2   2   19   13  .327
Harmon Killebrew (MIN)   43  148   32   48   8   1  12   35   0   0   35   31  .324
Jim Northrup (DET)       37  135   19   43   7   1   6   23   0   1   17   20  .319
Jim Spencer (CAL)        42  139   17   44   5   2   3   23   0   0   11   16  .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        36  135   26   49  11   1   6   20   0   0   16   21  .363
Boog Powell           47  159   29   50   9   0  14   39   0   0   34   29  .315
Brooks Robinson       47  178   21   53  13   1   6   31   1   0   13   14  .298
Davey Johnson         45  149   17   43   9   0   4   22   2   1   28   21  .289
Merv Rettenmund       25   50   16   14   2   0   4    8   1   0    8    6  .280
Paul Blair            47  179   35   46  11   1   7   28  12   5   19   35  .257
Curt Motton           13   12    2    3   0   0   0    5   0   0    3    3  .250
Ellie Hendricks       30   90    9   21   5   0   2    6   0   0    7   16  .233
Clay Dalrymple         5   13    3    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    4    3  .231
Don Buford            41  146   21   33   3   2   4   17   2   2   26   15  .226
Terry Crowley         20   38    7    8   3   0   1    6   1   0    8    4  .211
Dave May              17   20    3    4   0   1   0    3   0   0    3    3  .200
Mark Belanger         45  176   19   34   3   3   0   12   5   0   15   28  .193
Andy Etchebarren      23   60    4   11   1   0   1    5   1   0    6   10  .183

 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
Jerry Moses           37  131    7   40  12   0   2   14   0   1    6   12  .305
Tony Conigliaro       41  151   20   46   1   1  11   29   1   0   18   18  .305
Billy Conigliaro      14   30    4    8   0   0   2    6   0   1    3    9  .267
George Scott          43  158   12   42   9   3   7   22   0   3   17   31  .266
Carl Yastrzemski      44  155   31   41   4   0  11   27  11   3   39   20  .265
Mike Derrick          16   20    1    5   0   0   0    3   0   1    0    5  .250
Luis Alvarado         40  138   16   34   9   0   0    6   0   2    8   20  .246
Rico Petrocelli       44  166   20   38  12   0   6   28   0   0   10   28  .229
Mike Andrews          39  149   20   26   6   1   3    8   0   1   24   20  .175
Dick Schofield        24   48    5    8   0   0   0    3   0   0    6    8  .167
Tom Satriano           9   23    1    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    3    4  .130
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          46  182   27   66   9   3   4   30   6   2    8   21  .363
Jarvis Tatum          13   39   14   13   2   0   0    1   0   0    5    9  .333
Billy Cowan           15   18    0    6   0   0   0    6   0   0    1    1  .333
Jim Spencer           42  139   17   44   5   2   3   23   0   0   11   16  .317
Roger Repoz           42  135   18   38  10   1   7   23   0   1   17   23  .282
Jim Fregosi           46  185   33   50  11   0   4   21   0   0   17   23  .270
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          46  199   23   50   3   0   0   10  15   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             36  113    7   28   4   1   1    7   0   0    8   12  .248
Ken McMullen          29  103   16   25   2   2   5   20   0   0   16   20  .243
Jay Johnstone         36  103   12   22   3   1   4   14   0   0    6   12  .214
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           8    8    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          36  110   12   37   4   1   1    8   0   0   16    6  .336
Luis Aparicio         41  153   28   50   8   0   2   11   2   2   19   13  .327
Carlos May            43  153   24   48   8   2   6   29   3   1   18   34  .314
Duane Josephson       19   62    7   19   3   0   1   12   0   1    7    6  .307
Tommy McCraw          37  105   12   32   2   1   1    9   5   1    9   13  .305
Ed Herrmann           32   90    9   26   3   0   5   13   0   0   12   13  .289
Bill Melton           37  136   16   39   5   0   5   22   0   1    9   23  .287
Bob Christian         12   15    3    4   0   0   1    3   0   0    1    4  .267
Syd O'Brien           33  109    9   28   1   1   0    6   2   1    7   14  .257
Ken Berry             38  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
Ossie Blanco           3    9    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .222
John Matias           30   81    6   17   2   0   2    5   1   0    3   14  .210
Buddy Bradford        29   82    5   16   3   0   2    8   1   2    8   27  .195
Rich Morales          12   16    0    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    2  .188
Bobby Knoop           37  110    8   20   2   0   3    9   0   0   11   28  .182
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           36  129   16   43   8   3   3   12   1   4    7   18  .333
Larry Brown           17   45    8   13   3   1   0    2   0   0    7    3  .289
Ted Uhlaender         40  161   17   42   7   1   2    8   2   2   17   18  .261
Vern Fuller            8    8    0    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .250
Ray Fosse             35  123   15   30   5   0   4   11   0   2   16   19  .244
Tony Horton           38  144   16   35   8   0   7   25   1   1   15   20  .243
Chuck Hinton          23   25    1    6   1   0   0    6   0   0    4    5  .240
Rich Rollins          12   17    2    4   0   0   1    3   0   0    0    2  .235
Roy Foster            37  130   13   30   7   0   4   13   1   1   13   23  .231
Eddie Leon            36  127    8   27   5   1   1   12   0   0   11   20  .213
Jack Heidemann        42  134    6   25   5   1   1   11   1   0    9   29  .187
Duke Sims             23   71   11   13   3   0   5   12   0   0   10   22  .183
Lou Klimchock         16   24    3    4   0   0   1    1   0   0    1    4  .167
Ted Ford               9   19    3    3   1   0   1    1   0   0    2    7  .158
Graig Nettles         39  123   13   19   0   1   4    9   3   0   23   22  .155
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             40  146   23   48  10   2   5   25   1   2   22   19  .329
Jim Northrup          37  135   19   43   7   1   6   23   0   1   17   20  .319
Willie Horton         43  161   26   50   8   2   6   34   0   0   18   21  .311
Dick McAuliffe        41  152   23   44   5   0   4   12   3   5   36   23  .290
Mickey Stanley        28  100   18   25   4   1   1    7   5   0   10    7  .250
Cesar Gutierrez       36  130   15   32   3   3   0    8   2   0    7   12  .246
Dalton Jones          24   55    7   13   1   0   2    6   0   1    9    9  .236
Bill Freehan          40  141   14   33   6   0   8   23   0   2   22   24  .234
Norm Cash             34  113   18   26   6   1   5   17   0   1   16   16  .230
Elliott Maddox        26   56    9   12   2   0   2    4   0   0    6    7  .214
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           18   15    1    1   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    3  .067
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          30  102   12   35   6   0   5   24   0   2    8    6  .343
Hawk Taylor           16   15    0    5   2   0   0    4   0   0    2    3  .333
Joe Keough            33   94   16   31   2   1   4   12   1   1   14   11  .330
Paul Schaal           31   86   12   26   4   0   1    6   2   0    7    8  .302
Bob Oliver            44  173   26   51   9   3   9   35   0   1    8   36  .295
Amos Otis             44  179   27   50   9   3   5   18   9   0   21   16  .279
Pat Kelly             42  158   21   43   3   0   2    9  20   8   29   41  .272
George Spriggs        13   23    4    6   0   0   0    0   1   1    4    9  .261
Ellie Rodriguez       33   90   12   23   5   1   1    5   1   0   15    9  .256
Rich Severson         21   67    6   17   1   1   0    7   0   0    3    9  .254
Jackie Hernandez      37  121    6   27   3   1   1    6   0   2   11   29  .223
Ed Kirkpatrick        35  119   16   26   3   1   6   18   1   1   12   20  .219
Jim Campanis          12   32    4    6   0   0   2    2   0   0    2    6  .188
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
Danny Walton          45  168   16   51   8   0  10   36   1   0   25   55  .304
Tommy Harper          43  175   32   52  15   1   7   17  20   7   19   29  .297
Steve Hovley          37  126   15   37   8   0   0   15   5   1   16   10  .294
Hank Allen            14   38    2   10   3   0   0    4   0   1    4    1  .263
Jerry McNertney       36  111   11   29   6   0   2    8   1   1    9   14  .261
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            45  160   26   40   0   3   2   11   2   3   26   13  .250
Ted Savage            32   69   10   17   4   1   2    9   3   1   10    9  .246
Mike Hegan            37  108   15   24   5   1   1   14   2   1   16   31  .222
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             21   61    9   11   2   0   2    2   0   1    6    9  .180
Mike Hershberger      20   36    2    6   2   0   0    2   1   1    4    2  .167
Roberto Pena           9   26    1    4   0   0   1    6   0   0    1    4  .154
Max Alvis             23   72    5   11   1   0   1    6   1   0    4    8  .153
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             32  127   21   50   9   2   3   18   3   6    6   14  .394
Tony Oliva            43  177   30   59   8   3   7   39   2   0   11   20  .333
Rick Renick           15   33    8   11   2   0   4   10   0   0    3    5  .333
Harmon Killebrew      43  148   32   48   8   1  12   35   0   0   35   31  .324
Paul Ratliff          23   60    7   18   5   0   2    9   0   0    7   21  .300
Cesar Tovar           43  172   44   50  10   5   6   15  12   6   22   15  .291
Brant Alyea           32  108   11   31   4   0   7   28   1   2   11   15  .287
Leo Cardenas          43  162   25   45  10   1   5   20   0   1   13   31  .278
Rich Reese            41  124   16   32   2   1   3   16   1   1   10   17  .258
Jim Holt              36   59    9   15   4   0   0    4   0   0    4    5  .254
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         32   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             48  179   39   60  15   1   6   34   5   3   34   15  .335
Danny Cater           48  193   25   60  14   3   3   36   3   1    9   24  .311
Frank Tepedino        13   14    1    4   2   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .286
Ron Woods             31   75   12   21   1   0   4   15   0   1    8   16  .280
Horace Clarke         49  215   29   58   8   0   2   15   6   5   18   13  .270
Thurman Munson        42  136   17   36   8   2   0   15   4   5   28   21  .265
Bobby Murcer          49  183   34   44   6   0   6   21   3   2   37   31  .240
Gene Michael          47  162   18   37   6   1   0   11   2   0   21   36  .228
Jake Gibbs            11   27    7    6   2   0   0    1   0   0    4    6  .222
Jerry Kenney          44  135   14   27   1   4   1   12   4   3   19   19  .200
John Ellis            25   56    6   11   2   0   2    7   0   0    5   13  .196
Curt Blefary          36  117   10   22   2   0   0   15   0   3   18   17  .188
Pete Ward             22   23    1    4   1   1   0    5   0   0    3    7  .174
Ron Hansen            19   20    1    3   0   0   1    4   0   0   13    2  .150
Jim Lyttle            17    1    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   1    2    0  .000

 Oakland              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Felipe Alou           47  180   29   62  14   1   4   27   4   0   18    8  .344
Joe Rudi              22   63   10   21   4   0   3    4   1   0    3   14  .333
Jose Tartabull        14    9    3    3   2   0   0    2   0   0    0    1  .333
Tito Francona         28   29    2    8   0   0   1    6   0   0    6    4  .276
Sal Bando             41  131   29   36   5   0   8   30   5   4   28   20  .275
Rick Monday           43  168   30   46  12   3   4   15   5   1   19   48  .274
John Donaldson         5   15    1    4   0   0   1    6   0   0    1    4  .267
Tony Larussa           9   34    2    9   2   0   0    5   0   0    2    5  .265
Roberto Pena          19   58    4   15   1   0   0    3   1   1    3    4  .259
Don Mincher           45  140   26   35  10   0  12   29   1   0   16   22  .250
Dave Duncan           36  112   13   28   5   0   6   17   0   0    7   16  .250
Frank Fernandez       25   52    5   13   1   0   3    7   0   0   15   16  .250
Bert Campaneris       37  146   19   32   9   1   3   12  10   2    8   14  .219
Dick Green            39  134   16   27   3   0   3    9   3   0   13   24  .202
Reggie Jackson        44  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             44  139   24   40   3   1   3   15  13   1   15   24  .288
Mike Epstein          40  130   19   35   5   1   6   17   0   1   23   47  .269
Rick Reichardt        25   67   12   18   3   2   6   13   0   2    8   16  .269
Lee Maye              32  102   12   27   3   1   3   14   1   1    7   11  .265
Frank Howard          45  153   30   40   4   0  14   31   0   1   45   44  .261
Aurelio Rodriguez     30  113   14   29   3   1   5   16   2   0   10    9  .257
Ed Brinkman           45  184   21   46   6   2   0   15   1   1   22   13  .250
Del Unser             26   65    6   16   0   1   1    6   0   0    8    9  .246
Tim Cullen            29   35    1    8   0   0   0    2   0   0    5    4  .229
Johnny Roseboro       23   49    5   11   2   0   0    5   1   0   15    5  .225
Wayne Comer           15   32    4    7   1   0   0    1   1   0    2    3  .219
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            22   43    7    8   1   0   0    3   0   0    8    4  .186
Paul Casanova         25   65    5   12   3   1   0    3   0   0    3    9  .185
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)          215
  S. Alomar (CAL)         199
  D. Cater (NY)           193
  J. Fregosi (CAL)        185
  E. Brinkman (WAS)       184
  B. Murcer (NY)          183
  A. Johnson (CAL)        182
  F. Alou (OAK)           180
  P. Blair (BAL)          179
  A. Otis (KC)            179

Runs Scored:

  C. Tovar (MIN)           44
  R. White (NY)            39
  P. Blair (BAL)           35
  B. Murcer (NY)           34
  J. Fregosi (CAL)         33
  T. Harper (MIL)          32
  H. Killebrew (MIN)       32
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     31
  F. Howard (WAS)          30
  R. Monday (OAK)          30

Hits:

  A. Johnson (CAL)         66
  F. Alou (OAK)            62
  D. Cater (NY)            60
  R. White (NY)            60
  T. Oliva (MIN)           59
  H. Clarke (NY)           58
  B. Robinson (BAL)        53
  T. Harper (MIL)          52
  B. Oliver (KC)           51
  D. Walton (MIL)          51

Doubles:

  T. Harper (MIL)          15
  R. White (NY)            15
  F. Alou (OAK)            14
  D. Cater (NY)            14
  B. Robinson (BAL)        13
  R. Monday (OAK)          12
  J. Moses (BOS)           12
  R. Petrocelli (BOS)      12
  P. Blair (BAL)           11
  J. Fregosi (CAL)         11

Triples:

  C. Tovar (MIN)            5
  J. Kenney (NY)            4
  M. Belanger (BAL)         3
  D. Cater (NY)             3
  C. Gutierrez (DET)        3
  A. Johnson (CAL)          3
  T. Kubiak (MIL)           3
  R. Monday (OAK)           3
  T. Oliva (MIN)            3
  B. Oliver (KC)            3

Home Runs:

  F. Howard (WAS)          14
  B. Powell (BAL)          14
  H. Killebrew (MIN)       12
  D. Mincher (OAK)         12
  T. Conigliaro (BOS)      11
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     11
  D. Walton (MIL)          10
  B. Oliver (KC)            9
  S. Bando (OAK)            8
  B. Freehan (DET)          8

RBI:

  T. Oliva (MIN)           39
  B. Powell (BAL)          39
  D. Cater (NY)            36
  D. Walton (MIL)          36
  H. Killebrew (MIN)       35
  B. Oliver (KC)           35
  W. Horton (DET)          34
  R. White (NY)            34
  F. Howard (WAS)          31
  B. Robinson (BAL)        31

Stolen Bases:

  T. Harper (MIL)          20
  P. Kelly (KC)            20
  S. Alomar (CAL)          15
  E. Stroud (WAS)          13
  P. Blair (BAL)           12
  C. Tovar (MIN)           12
  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)          45
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     39
  B. Murcer (NY)           37
  D. McAuliffe (DET)       36
  H. Killebrew (MIN)       35
  B. Powell (BAL)          34
  R. White (NY)            34
  P. Kelly (KC)            29
  S. Bando (OAK)           28
  D. Johnson (BAL)         28

Strikeouts:

  D. Walton (MIL)          55
  R. Monday (OAK)          48
  M. Epstein (WAS)         47
  F. Howard (WAS)          44
  P. Kelly (KC)            41
  R. Jackson (OAK)         38
  G. Michael (NY)          36
  B. Oliver (KC)           36
  P. Blair (BAL)           35
  C. May (CHI)             34


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