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American League batting statistics through games of June 3, 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         1671  196   438   60    8   32   177   19   11  154   295  .262
California      1705  213   443   61   16   33   204   25   12  133   254  .260
Baltimore       1670  236   425   74    9   54   222   26    9  208   285  .255
Kansas City     1680  197   423   59   12   39   183   36   18  173   316  .252
Detroit         1545  207   388   64   11   45   190   15   14  198   253  .251
Boston          1535  194   384   74    9   52   184   18   17  173   232  .250
Oakland         1654  223   413   79    7   61   206   43   13  187   293  .250
Milwaukee       1654  209   412   77    7   39   190   39   21  183   291  .249
New York        1765  234   438   71   15   31   217   30   25  233   288  .248
Washington      1615  202   386   45   12   45   188   27    8  225   307  .239
Cleveland       1540  164   352   60    8   45   154    9   13  150   293  .229

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Alex Johnson (CAL)       49  195   28   71   9   3   4   32   6   2    9   25  .364
Felipe Alou (OAK)        50  190   30   67  15   1   4   27   5   0   19    9  .353
Frank Robinson (BAL)     39  145   29   51  11   1   7   21   0   1   20   23  .352
Vada Pinson (CLE)        40  142   19   49   9   3   3   13   1   4    8   19  .345
Luis Aparicio (CHI)      44  165   34   56   8   1   2   14   2   2   20   14  .339
Roy White (NY)           51  191   41   63  16   1   7   37   6   3   35   17  .330
Al Kaline (DET)          42  155   23   51  11   2   5   25   1   2   22   20  .329
Tony Oliva (MIN)         45  186   31   61   9   3   7   40   2   0   11   21  .328
Harmon Killebrew (MIN)   45  154   34   50   8   1  14   37   0   0   38   31  .325
Boog Powell (BAL)        50  170   30   55   9   0  15   40   0   0   35   30  .324

 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        39  145   29   51  11   1   7   21   0   1   20   23  .352
Boog Powell           50  170   30   55   9   0  15   40   0   0   35   30  .324
Brooks Robinson       50  189   21   54  13   1   6   32   1   0   14   15  .286
Davey Johnson         48  161   18   46   9   0   4   22   2   1   29   22  .286
Paul Blair            48  182   35   48  11   1   7   28  12   5   19   36  .264
Merv Rettenmund       28   62   16   15   3   0   4   10   1   0    8    9  .242
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            44  155   22   35   3   2   4   18   2   2   27   15  .226
Ellie Hendricks       33   99    9   21   5   0   2    6   0   0    8   18  .212
Dave May              18   21    3    4   0   1   0    3   0   0    3    3  .191
Mark Belanger         48  185   20   34   3   3   0   12   5   0   16   29  .184
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
Billy Cowan           16   19    0    7   0   0   0    6   0   0    1    1  .368
Alex Johnson          49  195   28   71   9   3   4   32   6   2    9   25  .364
Jarvis Tatum          15   46   16   14   2   0   0    2   0   0    6   12  .304
Jim Spencer           45  150   17   44   5   2   3   23   0   0   11   18  .293
Roger Repoz           45  142   18   41  10   1   7   23   0   1   17   24  .289
Jim Fregosi           49  198   36   55  11   0   5   23   0   0   18   24  .278
Ken McMullen          32  116   19   32   3   2   6   25   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
Jim Hicks              4    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .250
Sandy Alomar          49  211   24   52   3   0   0   10  16   6   11   19  .246
Joe Azcue             39  125    7   29   4   1   1    8   0   0    9   15  .232
Chico Ruiz            12    9    1    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .222
Jay Johnstone         39  107   13   23   3   2   4   14   0   0    6   12  .215
Tommie Reynolds        7   19    1    4   0   0   0    1   1   1    1    1  .211
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         44  165   34   56   8   1   2   14   2   2   20   14  .339
Gail Hopkins          37  114   12   38   4   1   1    8   0   0   16    6  .333
Duane Josephson       22   73    8   23   5   0   1   17   0   1    7    8  .315
Tommy McCraw          39  111   13   34   3   1   1    9   5   1    9   15  .306
Carlos May            46  164   26   50   8   2   6   31   3   1   21   39  .305
Ed Herrmann           33   94    9   28   3   0   5   15   0   0   12   14  .298
Bill Melton           40  150   20   43   6   1   6   26   0   1    9   26  .287
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             39  113   12   29   3   1   2   12   2   0   12   21  .257
Ossie Blanco           6   18    1    4   0   0   0    4   0   1    0    3  .222
John Matias           33   83    6   17   2   0   2    5   1   0    3   14  .205
Bobby Knoop           40  122   11   23   3   0   3   10   0   0   11   30  .189
Rich Morales          12   16    0    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    2  .188
Buddy Bradford        32   92    7   17   3   0   2    8   1   2   11   30  .185
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           40  142   19   49   9   3   3   13   1   4    8   19  .345
Larry Brown           18   46    8   13   3   1   0    2   0   0    7    3  .283
Ray Fosse             39  139   18   39   7   0   6   14   0   3   16   23  .281
Ted Uhlaender         44  178   20   45   9   1   2    9   2   2   18   22  .253
Vern Fuller            8    8    0    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .250
Tony Horton           42  158   19   38   8   0   7   26   1   1   18   24  .241
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          27   26    1    6   1   0   0    6   0   0    4    5  .231
Duke Sims             27   83   16   18   3   0   9   19   0   1   14   24  .217
Graig Nettles         43  141   18   28   0   1   7   15   3   0   23   23  .199
Eddie Leon            40  142    8   27   5   1   1   12   0   0   12   27  .190
Jack Heidemann        46  150    7   28   5   1   1   13   1   1    9   32  .187
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             42  155   23   51  11   2   5   25   1   2   22   20  .329
Willie Horton         46  174   27   55  10   2   6   38   0   1   19   21  .316
Jim Northrup          40  148   20   44   7   1   7   27   0   1   17   22  .297
Dick McAuliffe        44  166   26   45   6   0   4   12   3   5   37   25  .271
Mickey Stanley        31  112   21   30   4   1   1    7   7   0   10    7  .268
Norm Cash             37  121   20   29   8   1   5   18   0   1   17   18  .240
Dalton Jones          25   56    7   13   1   0   2    6   0   1    9    9  .232
Cesar Gutierrez       39  140   15   32   3   3   0    8   2   1    7   12  .229
Bill Freehan          43  152   14   34   6   0   8   23   0   2   23   27  .224
Elliott Maddox        28   60   10   13   2   0   2    5   0   0    7    7  .217
Don Wert              30   65    7   12   2   0   1    4   1   0   10   12  .185
Ken Szotkiewicz       16   30    4    5   0   0   1    4   0   0    5   12  .167
Gates Brown           19   16    2    2   0   0   1    3   0   0    1    3  .125
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          32  110   13   38   6   0   5   24   0   2    8    8  .346
Joe Keough            36  106   18   35   2   1   4   14   1   1   15   11  .330
Paul Schaal           32   87   12   26   4   0   1    6   2   0    7    8  .299
Bob Oliver            47  186   29   55   9   3   9   35   0   1    8   38  .296
Amos Otis             47  192   30   55   9   3   6   19   9   0   21   16  .287
Ellie Rodriguez       36  101   12   27   5   1   1    7   1   0   15    9  .267
Rich Severson         23   69    6   18   1   1   0    7   0   0    4    9  .261
George Spriggs        13   23    4    6   0   0   0    0   1   1    4    9  .261
Pat Kelly             45  165   21   43   3   0   2    9  20   8   31   42  .261
Jackie Hernandez      40  133    6   30   3   1   1    6   0   2   11   32  .226
Ed Kirkpatrick        38  129   17   29   4   1   7   20   1   1   12   23  .225
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
Russ Snyder           40  123   20   37   5   0   2   16   1   1   10   17  .301
Tommy Harper          47  191   35   57  17   1   8   21  21   7   22   31  .298
Danny Walton          49  184   18   54   9   0  11   39   1   0   26   64  .294
Steve Hovley          40  135   17   38   9   0   0   16   5   1   17   11  .282
Jerry McNertney       40  124   14   33   7   0   2    8   1   1   10   15  .266
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            40  119   18   30   6   1   2   16   2   1   17   33  .252
Roberto Pena          13   40    3   10   2   0   1    8   0   0    1    6  .250
Ted Kubiak            49  174   28   43   0   3   2   11   2   4   28   14  .247
Hank Allen            16   41    3   10   3   0   0    4   0   1    5    2  .244
Ted Savage            36   80   10   19   5   1   2   13   3   1   10   11  .238
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      22   39    2    6   2   0   0    2   1   1    4    2  .154
Max Alvis             25   74    5   11   1   0   1    7   1   0    4    9  .149
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             51  191   41   63  16   1   7   37   6   3   35   17  .330
Danny Cater           51  203   28   63  14   3   4   38   4   1   12   24  .310
Frank Tepedino        13   14    1    4   2   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .286
Horace Clarke         52  228   30   62   8   0   2   17   6   5   18   14  .272
Ron Woods             33   81   13   21   1   0   4   15   0   1    8   16  .259
Thurman Munson        45  148   17   37   8   2   0   15   4   5   28   23  .250
Bobby Murcer          52  195   36   47   6   1   6   22   3   3   38   32  .241
Gene Michael          50  173   19   40   7   1   0   13   2   0   21   40  .231
Jake Gibbs            11   27    7    6   2   0   0    1   0   0    4    6  .222
Jerry Kenney          46  141   14   30   1   4   1   13   5   3   20   19  .213
Pete Ward             23   24    2    5   1   1   1    6   0   0    3    7  .208
Curt Blefary          38  122   11   24   2   0   1   17   0   3   18   18  .197
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           50  190   30   67  15   1   4   27   5   0   19    9  .353
Joe Rudi              25   72   10   24   4   0   3    4   1   0    3   14  .333
Jose Tartabull        15   10    3    3   2   0   0    2   0   0    0    2  .300
Rick Monday           46  175   30   49  12   3   4   15   5   1   20   50  .280
Frank Fernandez       28   63    6   17   2   0   4    9   0   0   16   20  .270
John Donaldson         5   15    1    4   0   0   1    6   0   0    1    4  .267
Sal Bando             44  141   30   37   5   0   9   33   5   4   30   22  .262
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           48  149   27   37  10   0  12   29   1   0   19   24  .248
Tony Larussa          12   40    2    9   2   0   0    5   0   0    3    7  .225
Bert Campaneris       40  158   20   35   9   1   4   13  10   2    9   14  .222
Dick Green            40  137   16   27   3   0   3    9   3   0   13   26  .197
Reggie Jackson        47  144   19   28   7   1   8   18  10   4   27   42  .194
Bob Johnson           23   40    5    7   1   0   1    1   2   1    3    2  .175
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             47  150   28   46   3   1   3   15  17   1   17   26  .307
Bernie Allen          39   89   15   25   3   1   4   15   0   0   22    8  .281
Frank Howard          48  165   33   45   5   0  16   34   0   1   46   46  .273
Aurelio Rodriguez     33  123   16   33   3   2   5   19   3   1   11   11  .268
Rick Reichardt        27   72   12   19   3   2   6   14   0   2    8   17  .264
Mike Epstein          43  137   19   36   5   1   6   19   1   1   24   48  .263
Lee Maye              34  104   12   27   3   1   3   14   1   1    7   12  .260
Ed Brinkman           48  195   22   46   6   2   0   15   2   1   23   14  .236
Del Unser             28   74    6   17   0   1   1    7   0   0    8    9  .230
Paul Casanova         26   68    5   15   4   1   0    5   0   0    4    9  .221
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
Wayne Comer           16   34    5    7   1   0   0    1   1   0    4    3  .206
Tim Cullen            31   39    1    8   0   0   0    2   0   0    5    5  .205
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
Dave Nelson           31   52    5    7   0   0   0    2   1   0    5   13  .135

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  H. Clarke (NY)          228
  S. Alomar (CAL)         211
  D. Cater (NY)           203
  J. Fregosi (CAL)        198
  E. Brinkman (WAS)       195
  A. Johnson (CAL)        195
  B. Murcer (NY)          195
  A. Otis (KC)            192
  T. Harper (MIL)         191
  R. White (NY)           191

Runs Scored:

  C. Tovar (MIN)           45
  R. White (NY)            41
  J. Fregosi (CAL)         36
  B. Murcer (NY)           36
  P. Blair (BAL)           35
  T. Harper (MIL)          35
  L. Aparicio (CHI)        34
  H. Killebrew (MIN)       34
  F. Howard (WAS)          33
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     32

Hits:

  A. Johnson (CAL)         71
  F. Alou (OAK)            67
  D. Cater (NY)            63
  R. White (NY)            63
  H. Clarke (NY)           62
  T. Oliva (MIN)           61
  T. Harper (MIL)          57
  L. Aparicio (CHI)        56
  J. Fregosi (CAL)         55
  W. Horton (DET)          55

Doubles:

  T. Harper (MIL)          17
  R. White (NY)            16
  F. Alou (OAK)            15
  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
  A. Rodriguez (WAS)        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

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
  S. Bando (OAK)            9
  B. Oliver (KC)            9
  D. Sims (CLE)             9

RBI:

  T. Oliva (MIN)           40
  B. Powell (BAL)          40
  D. Walton (MIL)          39
  D. Cater (NY)            38
  W. Horton (DET)          38
  H. Killebrew (MIN)       37
  R. White (NY)            37
  B. Oliver (KC)           35
  F. Howard (WAS)          34
  S. Bando (OAK)           33

Stolen Bases:

  T. Harper (MIL)          21
  P. Kelly (KC)            20
  E. Stroud (WAS)          17
  S. Alomar (CAL)          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)          46
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     42
  H. Killebrew (MIN)       38
  B. Murcer (NY)           38
  D. McAuliffe (DET)       37
  B. Powell (BAL)          35
  R. White (NY)            35
  P. Kelly (KC)            31
  S. Bando (OAK)           30
  D. Johnson (BAL)         29

Strikeouts:

  D. Walton (MIL)          64
  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)             39
  B. Oliver (KC)           38
  P. Blair (BAL)           36


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