Tuesday June 2, 1970
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of June 2, 1970:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Minnesota       1539  244   436   71   14   54   225   20   18  145   266  .283
Chicago         1637  192   430   60    7   32   174   19   11  151   287  .263
California      1662  209   431   61   16   33   200   25   11  127   243  .259
Baltimore       1641  235   422   74    9   53   221   26    9  206   278  .257
Detroit         1505  202   380   63   11   43   185   14   12  196   246  .253
Kansas City     1646  194   415   59   12   38   180   36   18  172   309  .252
Boston          1535  194   384   74    9   52   184   18   17  173   232  .250
Oakland         1623  219   404   78    7   59   202   43   13  186   287  .249
Milwaukee       1618  203   401   76    7   38   185   38   21  177   283  .248
New York        1731  229   428   70   14   30   212   30   25  233   283  .247
Washington      1585  197   378   43   11   45   183   25    8  219   302  .239
Cleveland       1498  157   337   58    8   43   147    9   13  148   287  .225

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Alex Johnson (CAL)       48  190   28   69   9   3   4   31   6   2    8   23  .363
Frank Robinson (BAL)     38  142   28   50  11   1   6   20   0   1   19   22  .352
Felipe Alou (OAK)        49  186   29   65  14   1   4   27   5   0   19    8  .350
Luis Aparicio (CHI)      43  161   32   55   8   1   2   14   2   2   20   13  .342
Tony Oliva (MIN)         45  186   31   61   9   3   7   40   2   0   11   21  .328
Al Kaline (DET)          41  150   23   49  10   2   5   25   1   2   22   20  .327
Roy White (NY)           50  187   40   61  15   1   7   35   6   3   35   16  .326
Harmon Killebrew (MIN)   45  154   34   50   8   1  14   37   0   0   38   31  .325
Boog Powell (BAL)        49  167   30   54   9   0  15   40   0   0   34   29  .323
Willie Horton (DET)      45  169   26   54  10   2   6   37   0   0   19   21  .320

 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        38  142   28   50  11   1   6   20   0   1   19   22  .352
Boog Powell           49  167   30   54   9   0  15   40   0   0   34   29  .323
Brooks Robinson       49  186   21   54  13   1   6   32   1   0   14   14  .290
Davey Johnson         47  157   18   45   9   0   4   22   2   1   29   22  .287
Paul Blair            48  182   35   48  11   1   7   28  12   5   19   36  .264
Merv Rettenmund       27   59   16   15   3   0   4   10   1   0    8    8  .254
Don Buford            43  151   22   35   3   2   4   18   2   2   27   15  .232
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
Ellie Hendricks       32   96    9   21   5   0   2    6   0   0    8   17  .219
Dave May              18   21    3    4   0   1   0    3   0   0    3    3  .191
Mark Belanger         47  182   20   34   3   3   0   12   5   0   16   29  .187
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      16   37    7   11   0   0   3    8   0   1    4    9  .297
Carl Yastrzemski      46  162   32   44   4   0  12   29  11   3   42   21  .272
George Scott          45  166   14   45  11   3   7   24   0   3   17   32  .271
Mike Derrick          17   26    3    7   1   0   0    5   0   1    0    6  .269
Tom Satriano          11   30    5    8   2   1   0    3   0   0    5    4  .267
Luis Alvarado         42  146   17   36  10   0   0    8   0   2    8   22  .247
Rico Petrocelli       46  175   21   40  13   0   6   29   0   0   11   29  .229
Mike Andrews          41  158   23   33   8   1   4   10   0   1   26   20  .209
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             2    5    1    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .000

 California           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Alex Johnson          48  190   28   69   9   3   4   31   6   2    8   23  .363
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           44  147   17   44   5   2   3   23   0   0   11   16  .299
Roger Repoz           44  142   18   41  10   1   7   23   0   1   17   24  .289
Aurelio Rodriguez     17   63    6   17   2   2   0    7   0   1    3    6  .270
Jim Fregosi           48  193   35   52  11   0   5   23   0   0   17   23  .269
Bill Voss             32   93   12   25   3   3   1   18   2   1   13    5  .269
Ken McMullen          31  111   19   29   3   2   6   23   0   0   16   20  .261
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
Sandy Alomar          48  205   23   51   3   0   0   10  16   6   11   18  .249
Joe Azcue             38  121    7   29   4   1   1    8   0   0    8   14  .240
Jay Johnstone         38  106   13   23   3   2   4   14   0   0    6   12  .217
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           9    8    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    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         43  161   32   55   8   1   2   14   2   2   20   13  .342
Gail Hopkins          36  110   12   37   4   1   1    8   0   0   16    6  .336
Tommy McCraw          38  106   13   33   3   1   1    9   5   1    9   13  .311
Carlos May            45  162   26   50   8   2   6   31   3   1   19   38  .309
Duane Josephson       21   72    8   22   5   0   1   16   0   1    7    8  .306
Ed Herrmann           32   90    9   26   3   0   5   13   0   0   12   13  .289
Bill Melton           39  146   19   42   6   0   6   26   0   1    9   26  .288
Walt Williams         30  105   19   29   9   0   0    5   3   1   10    7  .276
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
Ossie Blanco           5   17    1    4   0   0   0    4   0   1    0    2  .235
John Matias           32   83    6   17   2   0   2    5   1   0    3   14  .205
Bobby Knoop           39  119   11   23   3   0   3   10   0   0   11   29  .193
Buddy Bradford        31   89    7   17   3   0   2    8   1   2   10   29  .191
Rich Morales          12   16    0    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    2  .188
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           39  137   18   46   9   3   3   12   1   4    8   18  .336
Larry Brown           18   46    8   13   3   1   0    2   0   0    7    3  .283
Ray Fosse             38  134   18   36   6   0   6   13   0   3   16   23  .269
Ted Uhlaender         43  173   19   44   8   1   2    9   2   2   18   22  .254
Vern Fuller            8    8    0    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .250
Tony Horton           41  154   18   37   8   0   7   26   1   1   17   23  .240
Roy Foster            39  134   13   32   7   0   4   14   1   1   13   24  .239
Rich Rollins          12   17    2    4   0   0   1    3   0   0    0    2  .235
Chuck Hinton          26   26    1    6   1   0   0    6   0   0    4    5  .231
Duke Sims             26   79   14   16   3   0   7   15   0   1   13   24  .203
Eddie Leon            39  137    8   27   5   1   1   12   0   0   12   25  .197
Graig Nettles         42  136   17   25   0   1   7   14   3   0   23   23  .184
Jack Heidemann        45  145    6   26   5   1   1   13   1   1    9   32  .179
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
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             41  150   23   49  10   2   5   25   1   2   22   20  .327
Willie Horton         45  169   26   54  10   2   6   37   0   0   19   21  .320
Jim Northrup          39  143   19   43   7   1   6   24   0   1   17   21  .301
Dick McAuliffe        43  161   26   45   6   0   4   12   3   5   37   24  .280
Mickey Stanley        30  110   19   28   4   1   1    7   6   0   10    7  .255
Norm Cash             36  118   20   29   8   1   5   18   0   1   17   16  .246
Dalton Jones          24   55    7   13   1   0   2    6   0   1    9    9  .236
Cesar Gutierrez       38  137   15   32   3   3   0    8   2   0    7   12  .234
Bill Freehan          42  148   14   33   6   0   8   23   0   2   23   27  .223
Elliott Maddox        28   60   10   13   2   0   2    5   0   0    7    7  .217
Don Wert              29   62    7   12   2   0   1    4   1   0    9   11  .194
Ken Szotkiewicz       15   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          31  106   12   37   6   0   5   24   0   2    8    6  .349
Joe Keough            35  102   18   33   2   1   4   13   1   1   15   11  .324
Paul Schaal           32   87   12   26   4   0   1    6   2   0    7    8  .299
Bob Oliver            46  182   28   53   9   3   9   35   0   1    8   37  .291
Amos Otis             46  188   29   54   9   3   5   18   9   0   21   16  .287
Ellie Rodriguez       35   97   12   26   5   1   1    6   1   0   15    9  .268
Pat Kelly             44  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
Rich Severson         22   67    6   17   1   1   0    7   0   0    3    9  .254
Jackie Hernandez      39  129    6   30   3   1   1    6   0   2   11   31  .233
Ed Kirkpatrick        37  128   17   29   4   1   7   20   1   1   12   23  .227
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          33  113    9   19   5   1   1   14   0   0    4   12  .168
Jerry Adair            7   27    0    4   0   0   0    1   0   1    5    3  .148
Bill Sorrell           1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 Milwaukee            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Danny Walton          48  180   18   54   9   0  11   39   1   0   25   60  .300
Russ Snyder           39  119   20   35   5   0   2   16   1   1    9   16  .294
Tommy Harper          46  187   33   54  16   1   7   19  20   7   20   31  .289
Steve Hovley          39  134   16   38   9   0   0   16   5   1   16   10  .284
Jerry McNertney       39  121   13   32   7   0   2    8   1   1   10   15  .265
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
Mike Hegan            39  115   18   29   6   1   2   16   2   1   17   32  .252
Ted Kubiak            48  170   27   42   0   3   2   11   2   4   27   14  .247
Hank Allen            16   41    3   10   3   0   0    4   0   1    5    2  .244
Ted Savage            35   76   10   18   5   1   2   11   3   1   10   11  .237
Roberto Pena          12   35    2    8   2   0   1    8   0   0    1    5  .229
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             22   64    9   11   2   0   2    3   0   1    6   10  .172
Mike Hershberger      21   38    2    6   2   0   0    2   1   1    4    2  .158
Max Alvis             24   73    5   11   1   0   1    6   1   0    4    9  .151
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             34  136   22   53  10   2   3   20   3   6    6   14  .390
Rick Renick           15   33    8   11   2   0   4   10   0   0    3    5  .333
Tony Oliva            45  186   31   61   9   3   7   40   2   0   11   21  .328
Harmon Killebrew      45  154   34   50   8   1  14   37   0   0   38   31  .325
Cesar Tovar           45  180   45   52  10   5   6   15  12   6   23   16  .289
Brant Alyea           33  112   11   32   4   0   7   28   1   2   11   16  .286
Paul Ratliff          25   67    7   19   5   0   2   10   0   0    7   23  .284
Leo Cardenas          45  169   25   45  10   1   5   20   0   1   14   32  .266
Rich Reese            43  132   16   35   4   1   3   18   1   1   10   19  .265
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     32   97    9   21   3   1   3    9   0   1    6   32  .217
Minnie Mendoza        15   16    2    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    1  .188
Chuck Manuel          14   11    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    3  .182
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             50  187   40   61  15   1   7   35   6   3   35   16  .326
Danny Cater           50  199   27   62  14   3   3   36   4   1   12   24  .312
Frank Tepedino        13   14    1    4   2   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .286
Horace Clarke         51  224   29   60   8   0   2   17   6   5   18   14  .268
Ron Woods             32   80   13   21   1   0   4   15   0   1    8   16  .263
Thurman Munson        44  144   17   37   8   2   0   15   4   5   28   22  .257
Bobby Murcer          51  191   34   45   6   0   6   21   3   3   38   31  .236
Gene Michael          49  170   19   40   7   1   0   13   2   0   21   40  .235
Jake Gibbs            11   27    7    6   2   0   0    1   0   0    4    6  .222
Jerry Kenney          45  137   14   29   1   4   1   13   5   3   20   19  .212
Pete Ward             23   24    2    5   1   1   1    6   0   0    3    7  .208
Curt Blefary          37  119   11   23   2   0   1   17   0   3   18   17  .193
John Ellis            26   58    7   11   2   0   2    7   0   0    8   14  .190
Ron Hansen            19   20    1    3   0   0   1    4   0   0   13    2  .150
Jim Lyttle            18    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           49  186   29   65  14   1   4   27   5   0   19    8  .350
Joe Rudi              24   68   10   22   4   0   3    4   1   0    3   14  .324
Jose Tartabull        15   10    3    3   2   0   0    2   0   0    0    2  .300
Rick Monday           45  172   30   47  12   3   4   15   5   1   20   50  .273
Frank Fernandez       27   59    5   16   2   0   3    8   0   0   16   18  .271
John Donaldson         5   15    1    4   0   0   1    6   0   0    1    4  .267
Sal Bando             43  137   29   36   5   0   8   30   5   4   30   21  .263
Roberto Pena          19   58    4   15   1   0   0    3   1   1    3    4  .259
Tito Francona         30   31    2    8   0   0   1    6   0   0    6    4  .258
Dave Duncan           36  112   13   28   5   0   6   17   0   0    7   16  .250
Don Mincher           47  145   27   36  10   0  12   29   1   0   19   23  .248
Tony Larussa          11   37    2    9   2   0   0    5   0   0    3    7  .243
Bert Campaneris       39  155   20   35   9   1   4   13  10   2    8   14  .226
Dick Green            40  137   16   27   3   0   3    9   3   0   13   26  .197
Reggie Jackson        46  144   18   28   7   1   8   18  10   4   27   42  .194
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             46  147   27   46   3   1   3   15  16   1   16   25  .313
Bernie Allen          39   89   15   25   3   1   4   15   0   0   22    8  .281
Frank Howard          47  162   32   43   4   0  16   34   0   1   45   46  .265
Rick Reichardt        26   68   12   18   3   2   6   13   0   2    8   17  .265
Mike Epstein          42  137   19   36   5   1   6   19   1   1   24   48  .263
Aurelio Rodriguez     32  119   15   31   3   1   5   17   2   1   11   10  .261
Lee Maye              34  104   12   27   3   1   3   14   1   1    7   12  .260
Ed Brinkman           47  191   22   46   6   2   0   15   2   1   23   14  .241
Del Unser             28   74    6   17   0   1   1    7   0   0    8    9  .230
Tim Cullen            30   35    1    8   0   0   0    2   0   0    5    4  .229
Wayne Comer           15   32    4    7   1   0   0    1   1   0    2    3  .219
Johnny Roseboro       25   51    5   11   2   0   0    5   1   0   15    6  .216
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            24   47    8    9   1   0   0    3   0   0    9    5  .192
Paul Casanova         25   65    5   12   3   1   0    3   0   0    3    9  .185
Dave Nelson           30   52    4    7   0   0   0    2   1   0    5   13  .135

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  H. Clarke (NY)          224
  S. Alomar (CAL)         205
  D. Cater (NY)           199
  J. Fregosi (CAL)        193
  E. Brinkman (WAS)       191
  B. Murcer (NY)          191
  A. Johnson (CAL)        190
  A. Otis (KC)            188
  T. Harper (MIL)         187
  R. White (NY)           187

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
  L. Aparicio (CHI)        32
  F. Howard (WAS)          32
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     32

Hits:

  A. Johnson (CAL)         69
  F. Alou (OAK)            65
  D. Cater (NY)            62
  T. Oliva (MIN)           61
  R. White (NY)            61
  H. Clarke (NY)           60
  L. Aparicio (CHI)        55
  T. Harper (MIL)          54
  W. Horton (DET)          54
  A. Otis (KC)             54

Doubles:

  T. Harper (MIL)          16
  R. White (NY)            15
  F. Alou (OAK)            14
  D. Cater (NY)            14
  R. Petrocelli (BOS)      13
  B. Robinson (BAL)        13
  R. Monday (OAK)          12
  J. Moses (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)          16
  B. Powell (BAL)          15
  H. Killebrew (MIN)       14
  D. Mincher (OAK)         12
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     12
  T. Conigliaro (BOS)      11
  D. Walton (MIL)          11
  B. Oliver (KC)            9
  S. Bando (OAK)            8
  B. Freehan (DET)          8

RBI:

  T. Oliva (MIN)           40
  B. Powell (BAL)          40
  D. Walton (MIL)          39
  W. Horton (DET)          37
  H. Killebrew (MIN)       37
  D. Cater (NY)            36
  B. Oliver (KC)           35
  R. White (NY)            35
  F. Howard (WAS)          34
  B. Robinson (BAL)        32

Stolen Bases:

  T. Harper (MIL)          20
  P. Kelly (KC)            20
  S. Alomar (CAL)          16
  E. Stroud (WAS)          16
  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)     42
  H. Killebrew (MIN)       38
  B. Murcer (NY)           38
  D. McAuliffe (DET)       37
  R. White (NY)            35
  B. Powell (BAL)          34
  P. Kelly (KC)            31
  S. Bando (OAK)           30
  D. Johnson (BAL)         29

Strikeouts:

  D. Walton (MIL)          60
  R. Monday (OAK)          50
  M. Epstein (WAS)         48
  F. Howard (WAS)          46
  R. Jackson (OAK)         42
  P. Kelly (KC)            42
  G. Michael (NY)          40
  C. May (CHI)             38
  B. Oliver (KC)           37
  P. Blair (BAL)           36

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