Sunday May 31, 1970
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of May 31, 1970:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Minnesota       1506  243   428   68   14   54   224   20   18  142   257  .284
Chicago         1606  189   426   59    7   32   172   19   11  149   281  .265
California      1628  206   424   59   15   33   197   25   11  125   240  .260
Baltimore       1607  230   413   73    9   53   217   26    9  199   277  .257
Detroit         1468  200   373   62   11   43   183   14   12  195   241  .254
Kansas City     1610  192   405   59   12   38   178   36   18  172   303  .252
Oakland         1591  218   399   77    7   59   201   42   13  183   278  .251
Milwaukee       1552  197   388   72    7   37   179   38   20  175   268  .250
Boston          1502  189   372   71    9   51   179   18   17  168   228  .248
New York        1702  226   419   69   14   29   209   28   24  229   277  .246
Washington      1554  193   370   43   11   44   179   23    8  217   297  .238
Cleveland       1430  144   318   56    8   37   135    9   11  141   266  .222

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Alex Johnson (CAL)       47  186   28   68   9   3   4   31   6   2    8   22  .366
Frank Robinson (BAL)     37  140   26   50  11   1   6   20   0   1   16   22  .357
Luis Aparicio (CHI)      42  158   31   55   8   1   2   14   2   2   19   13  .348
Felipe Alou (OAK)        48  183   29   63  14   1   4   27   4   0   18    8  .344
Roy White (NY)           49  183   40   61  15   1   7   35   6   3   35   16  .333
Tony Oliva (MIN)         44  182   31   60   9   3   7   40   2   0   11   20  .330
Harmon Killebrew (MIN)   44  152   34   50   8   1  14   37   0   0   36   31  .329
Al Kaline (DET)          40  146   23   48  10   2   5   25   1   2   22   19  .329
Carlos May (CHI)         44  158   26   50   8   2   6   30   3   1   19   36  .317
Boog Powell (BAL)        48  162   30   51   9   0  15   40   0   0   34   29  .315

 Baltimore            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Chico Salmon          11   29    5   14   0   0   1    4   1   0    2    6  .483
Frank Robinson        37  140   26   50  11   1   6   20   0   1   16   22  .357
Boog Powell           48  162   30   51   9   0  15   40   0   0   34   29  .315
Brooks Robinson       48  182   21   54  13   1   6   31   1   0   13   14  .297
Davey Johnson         46  153   17   44   9   0   4   22   2   1   28   22  .288
Paul Blair            48  182   35   48  11   1   7   28  12   5   19   36  .264
Merv Rettenmund       26   55   16   14   2   0   4    8   1   0    8    8  .255
Terry Crowley         21   39    7    9   3   0   1    6   1   0    8    4  .231
Clay Dalrymple         5   13    3    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    4    3  .231
Curt Motton           14   13    2    3   0   0   0    5   0   0    3    3  .231
Don Buford            42  148   21   34   3   2   4   17   2   2   26   15  .230
Ellie Hendricks       31   92    9   21   5   0   2    6   0   0    7   17  .228
Mark Belanger         46  178   19   34   3   3   0   12   5   0   16   28  .191
Dave May              18   21    3    4   0   1   0    3   0   0    3    3  .191
Andy Etchebarren      24   61    4   11   1   0   1    5   1   0    7   10  .180

 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      15   35    5   10   0   0   2    7   0   1    3    9  .286
George Scott          44  162   14   44  11   3   7   23   0   3   17   31  .272
Carl Yastrzemski      45  159   32   43   4   0  12   29  11   3   40   21  .270
Mike Derrick          17   26    3    7   1   0   0    5   0   1    0    6  .269
Luis Alvarado         41  142   17   35   9   0   0    7   0   2    8   20  .247
Rico Petrocelli       45  170   21   39  12   0   6   28   0   0   11   28  .229
Tom Satriano          10   27    4    6   2   1   0    3   0   0    4    4  .222
Mike Andrews          40  153   22   29   7   1   4    9   0   1   26   20  .190
Dick Schofield        25   49    5    8   0   0   0    3   0   0    6    8  .163
Tom Matchick          10   14    2    1   0   0   0    0   0   1    2    2  .071
Don Pavletich          7   13    0    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    2  .000
Mike Fiore             1    1    0    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .000

 California           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Alex Johnson          47  186   28   68   9   3   4   31   6   2    8   22  .366
Billy Cowan           15   18    0    6   0   0   0    6   0   0    1    1  .333
Jarvis Tatum          14   42   14   13   2   0   0    2   0   0    5   11  .310
Jim Spencer           43  143   17   44   5   2   3   23   0   0   11   16  .308
Roger Repoz           43  138   18   40  10   1   7   23   0   1   17   24  .290
Jim Fregosi           47  189   35   52  11   0   5   22   0   0   17   23  .275
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          47  201   23   51   3   0   0   10  16   6   10   18  .254
Ken McMullen          30  107   17   27   2   2   6   23   0   0   16   20  .252
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             37  117    7   28   4   1   1    7   0   0    8   13  .239
Jay Johnstone         37  103   12   22   3   1   4   14   0   0    6   12  .214
Tommie Reynolds        6   16    1    3   0   0   0    0   1   0    0    1  .188
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
Luis Aparicio         42  158   31   55   8   1   2   14   2   2   19   13  .348
Gail Hopkins          36  110   12   37   4   1   1    8   0   0   16    6  .336
Duane Josephson       20   68    8   22   5   0   1   15   0   1    7    8  .324
Carlos May            44  158   26   50   8   2   6   30   3   1   19   36  .317
Tommy McCraw          37  105   12   32   2   1   1    9   5   1    9   13  .305
Bill Melton           38  142   19   42   6   0   6   26   0   1    9   25  .296
Ed Herrmann           32   90    9   26   3   0   5   13   0   0   12   13  .289
Ossie Blanco           4   14    1    4   0   0   0    4   0   1    0    2  .286
Walt Williams         29  102   18   28   9   0   0    5   3   1    9    7  .275
Bob Christian         12   15    3    4   0   0   1    3   0   0    1    4  .267
Syd O'Brien           34  110   10   29   2   1   0    7   2   1    7   14  .264
Ken Berry             38  113   12   29   3   1   2   12   2   0   12   21  .257
John Matias           31   82    6   17   2   0   2    5   1   0    3   14  .207
Bobby Knoop           38  116   11   22   3   0   3   10   0   0   11   29  .190
Rich Morales          12   16    0    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    2  .188
Buddy Bradford        30   86    7   16   3   0   2    8   1   2   10   28  .186
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           37  129   16   43   8   3   3   12   1   4    7   18  .333
Larry Brown           18   46    8   13   3   1   0    2   0   0    7    3  .283
Ted Uhlaender         41  165   17   43   7   1   2    9   2   2   17   19  .261
Ray Fosse             36  126   17   32   6   0   5   12   0   2   16   19  .254
Vern Fuller            8    8    0    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .250
Tony Horton           39  147   16   35   8   0   7   25   1   1   16   21  .238
Rich Rollins          12   17    2    4   0   0   1    3   0   0    0    2  .235
Roy Foster            38  133   13   31   7   0   4   14   1   1   13   24  .233
Chuck Hinton          24   26    1    6   1   0   0    6   0   0    4    5  .231
Eddie Leon            37  130    8   27   5   1   1   12   0   0   11   21  .208
Jack Heidemann        43  137    6   25   5   1   1   11   1   1    9   29  .183
Duke Sims             24   74   11   13   3   0   5   12   0   0   10   24  .176
Lou Klimchock         16   24    3    4   0   0   1    1   0   0    1    4  .167
Graig Nettles         40  127   14   21   0   1   4    9   3   0   23   23  .165
Ted Ford               9   19    3    3   1   0   1    1   0   0    2    7  .158
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          38  139   19   43   7   1   6   24   0   1   17   20  .309
Willie Horton         44  165   26   51   9   2   6   35   0   0   19   21  .309
Dick McAuliffe        42  157   24   45   6   0   4   12   3   5   36   24  .287
Norm Cash             35  117   20   29   8   1   5   18   0   1   17   16  .248
Mickey Stanley        29  105   19   26   4   1   1    7   6   0   10    7  .248
Cesar Gutierrez       37  134   15   32   3   3   0    8   2   0    7   12  .239
Dalton Jones          24   55    7   13   1   0   2    6   0   1    9    9  .236
Bill Freehan          41  144   14   33   6   0   8   23   0   2   23   25  .229
Elliott Maddox        27   59   10   13   2   0   2    5   0   0    7    7  .220
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
Hawk Taylor           17   16    0    6   3   0   0    5   0   0    2    3  .375
Lou Piniella          30  102   12   35   6   0   5   24   0   2    8    6  .343
Joe Keough            34   98   18   33   2   1   4   12   1   1   15   11  .337
Paul Schaal           31   86   12   26   4   0   1    6   2   0    7    8  .302
Bob Oliver            45  178   27   52   9   3   9   35   0   1    8   36  .292
Amos Otis             45  184   28   51   9   3   5   18   9   0   21   16  .277
Pat Kelly             43  161   21   43   3   0   2    9  20   8   31   42  .267
George Spriggs        13   23    4    6   0   0   0    0   1   1    4    9  .261
Ellie Rodriguez       34   93   12   24   5   1   1    5   1   0   15    9  .258
Rich Severson         22   67    6   17   1   1   0    7   0   0    3    9  .254
Ed Kirkpatrick        36  124   17   29   4   1   7   20   1   1   12   21  .234
Jackie Hernandez      38  125    6   28   3   1   1    6   0   2   11   30  .224
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          32  109    9   19   5   1   1   14   0   0    4   12  .174
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           38  114   20   35   5   0   2   16   1   1    9   14  .307
Danny Walton          46  172   16   52   8   0  10   38   1   0   25   57  .302
Tommy Harper          44  178   33   53  15   1   7   17  20   7   20   29  .298
Steve Hovley          38  130   16   38   9   0   0   16   5   1   16   10  .292
Jerry McNertney       37  114   12   30   7   0   2    8   1   1   10   14  .263
Hank Allen            15   39    3   10   3   0   0    4   0   1    5    2  .256
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            33   71   10   18   5   1   2   11   3   1   10    9  .254
Ted Kubiak            46  163   26   40   0   3   2   11   2   3   26   13  .245
Mike Hegan            38  112   17   27   6   1   2   16   2   1   16   32  .241
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
Max Alvis             23   72    5   11   1   0   1    6   1   0    4    8  .153
Roberto Pena          10   28    1    4   0   0   1    6   0   0    1    4  .143
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             33  132   22   52   9   2   3   19   3   6    6   14  .394
Rick Renick           15   33    8   11   2   0   4   10   0   0    3    5  .333
Tony Oliva            44  182   31   60   9   3   7   40   2   0   11   20  .330
Harmon Killebrew      44  152   34   50   8   1  14   37   0   0   36   31  .329
Paul Ratliff          24   64    7   19   5   0   2   10   0   0    7   21  .297
Cesar Tovar           44  177   45   51  10   5   6   15  12   6   22   15  .288
Brant Alyea           32  108   11   31   4   0   7   28   1   2   11   15  .287
Leo Cardenas          44  165   25   45  10   1   5   20   0   1   14   31  .273
Rich Reese            42  128   16   33   2   1   3   18   1   1   10   18  .258
Jim Holt              37   62   10   15   4   0   0    4   0   0    5    5  .242
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             49  183   40   61  15   1   7   35   6   3   35   16  .333
Danny Cater           49  197   26   62  14   3   3   36   3   1   10   24  .315
Frank Tepedino        13   14    1    4   2   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .286
Horace Clarke         50  220   29   59   8   0   2   17   6   5   18   13  .268
Ron Woods             32   80   13   21   1   0   4   15   0   1    8   16  .263
Thurman Munson        43  140   17   36   8   2   0   15   4   5   28   21  .257
Bobby Murcer          50  188   34   44   6   0   6   21   3   2   37   31  .234
Gene Michael          48  166   19   38   6   1   0   13   2   0   21   38  .229
Jake Gibbs            11   27    7    6   2   0   0    1   0   0    4    6  .222
Pete Ward             23   24    2    5   1   1   1    6   0   0    3    7  .208
Jerry Kenney          44  135   14   27   1   4   1   12   4   3   19   19  .200
John Ellis            26   58    7   11   2   0   2    7   0   0    8   14  .190
Curt Blefary          36  117   10   22   2   0   0   15   0   3   18   17  .188
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           48  183   29   63  14   1   4   27   4   0   18    8  .344
Joe Rudi              23   67   10   22   4   0   3    4   1   0    3   14  .328
Jose Tartabull        15   10    3    3   2   0   0    2   0   0    0    2  .300
Frank Fernandez       26   55    5   15   1   0   3    7   0   0   16   16  .273
Rick Monday           44  169   30   46  12   3   4   15   5   1   19   49  .272
Sal Bando             42  133   29   36   5   0   8   30   5   4   30   20  .271
Tito Francona         29   30    2    8   0   0   1    6   0   0    6    4  .267
John Donaldson         5   15    1    4   0   0   1    6   0   0    1    4  .267
Tony Larussa          10   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
Dave Duncan           36  112   13   28   5   0   6   17   0   0    7   16  .250
Don Mincher           46  141   26   35  10   0  12   29   1   0   19   22  .248
Bert Campaneris       38  151   20   35   9   1   4   13  10   2    8   14  .232
Reggie Jackson        45  140   18   28   7   1   8   18  10   4   27   40  .200
Dick Green            40  137   16   27   3   0   3    9   3   0   13   26  .197
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             45  143   25   42   3   1   3   15  15   1   16   25  .294
Bernie Allen          38   87   15   25   3   1   4   15   0   0   21    8  .287
Rick Reichardt        25   67   12   18   3   2   6   13   0   2    8   16  .269
Lee Maye              33  103   12   27   3   1   3   14   1   1    7   11  .262
Mike Epstein          41  134   19   35   5   1   6   18   0   1   23   48  .261
Frank Howard          46  158   31   41   4   0  15   32   0   1   45   45  .260
Aurelio Rodriguez     31  116   15   30   3   1   5   16   2   1   11   10  .259
Ed Brinkman           46  187   22   46   6   2   0   15   2   1   23   13  .246
Del Unser             27   70    6   17   0   1   1    7   0   0    8    9  .243
Tim Cullen            30   35    1    8   0   0   0    2   0   0    5    4  .229
Johnny Roseboro       24   50    5   11   2   0   0    5   1   0   15    6  .220
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            23   45    8    9   1   0   0    3   0   0    9    5  .200
Paul Casanova         25   65    5   12   3   1   0    3   0   0    3    9  .185
Dave Nelson           29   52    3    7   0   0   0    2   1   0    5   13  .135

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  H. Clarke (NY)          220
  S. Alomar (CAL)         201
  D. Cater (NY)           197
  J. Fregosi (CAL)        189
  B. Murcer (NY)          188
  E. Brinkman (WAS)       187
  A. Johnson (CAL)        186
  A. Otis (KC)            184
  F. Alou (OAK)           183
  R. White (NY)           183

Runs Scored:

  C. Tovar (MIN)           45
  R. White (NY)            40
  P. Blair (BAL)           35
  J. Fregosi (CAL)         35
  H. Killebrew (MIN)       34
  B. Murcer (NY)           34
  T. Harper (MIL)          33
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     32
  L. Aparicio (CHI)        31
  F. Howard (WAS)          31

Hits:

  A. Johnson (CAL)         68
  F. Alou (OAK)            63
  D. Cater (NY)            62
  R. White (NY)            61
  T. Oliva (MIN)           60
  H. Clarke (NY)           59
  L. Aparicio (CHI)        55
  B. Robinson (BAL)        54
  T. Harper (MIL)          53
  R. Carew (MIN)           52

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)          15
  B. Powell (BAL)          15
  H. Killebrew (MIN)       14
  D. Mincher (OAK)         12
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     12
  T. Conigliaro (BOS)      11
  D. Walton (MIL)          10
  B. Oliver (KC)            9
  S. Bando (OAK)            8
  B. Freehan (DET)          8

RBI:

  T. Oliva (MIN)           40
  B. Powell (BAL)          40
  D. Walton (MIL)          38
  H. Killebrew (MIN)       37
  D. Cater (NY)            36
  W. Horton (DET)          35
  B. Oliver (KC)           35
  R. White (NY)            35
  F. Howard (WAS)          32
  A. Johnson (CAL)         31

Stolen Bases:

  T. Harper (MIL)          20
  P. Kelly (KC)            20
  S. Alomar (CAL)          16
  E. Stroud (WAS)          15
  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)     40
  B. Murcer (NY)           37
  H. Killebrew (MIN)       36
  D. McAuliffe (DET)       36
  R. White (NY)            35
  B. Powell (BAL)          34
  P. Kelly (KC)            31
  S. Bando (OAK)           30
  D. Johnson (BAL)         28

Strikeouts:

  D. Walton (MIL)          57
  R. Monday (OAK)          49
  M. Epstein (WAS)         48
  F. Howard (WAS)          45
  P. Kelly (KC)            42
  R. Jackson (OAK)         40
  G. Michael (NY)          38
  P. Blair (BAL)           36
  C. May (CHI)             36
  B. Oliver (KC)           36


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