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American League batting statistics through games of June 5, 1970:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Minnesota       1600  247   449   73   14   54   228   21   19  149   273  .281
Chicago         1738  204   455   63    9   34   185   21   11  158   306  .262
California      1768  217   459   63   16   34   208   25   12  144   261  .260
Baltimore       1735  241   438   76    9   56   227   27    9  212   298  .252
Kansas City     1755  200   440   62   12   40   186   36   19  178   327  .251
Boston          1596  203   400   76    9   55   193   18   17  181   241  .251
Detroit         1609  213   402   66   11   45   195   15   14  207   259  .250
Oakland         1715  231   428   80    7   63   213   44   14  195   306  .250
Milwaukee       1717  215   428   80    8   40   195   39   22  192   302  .249
New York        1838  246   455   74   15   34   228   31   25  245   298  .248
Washington      1678  206   399   45   13   46   192   27    8  230   317  .238
Cleveland       1606  173   369   64    8   47   163    9   14  160   299  .230

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Alex Johnson (CAL)       51  203   28   73   9   3   4   33   6   2   10   25  .360
Frank Robinson (BAL)     41  152   29   53  11   1   7   22   1   1   20   24  .349
Vada Pinson (CLE)        42  151   20   52  10   3   4   14   1   4    8   19  .344
Luis Aparicio (CHI)      46  172   35   59   8   1   2   16   2   2   22   14  .343
Felipe Alou (OAK)        52  198   31   67  15   1   4   27   5   0   19    9  .338
Roy White (NY)           53  200   43   67  16   1   8   39   7   3   36   18  .335
Al Kaline (DET)          44  163   24   54  12   2   5   28   1   2   23   22  .331
Tony Oliva (MIN)         47  194   31   63   9   3   7   41   2   1   11   21  .325
Reggie Smith (BOS)       44  158   30   51   7   3   5   14   6   4   21   23  .323
Boog Powell (BAL)        52  176   30   56   9   0  15   40   0   0   37   30  .318

 Baltimore            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Chico Salmon          12   30    5   14   0   0   1    4   1   0    2    6  .467
Frank Robinson        41  152   29   53  11   1   7   22   1   1   20   24  .349
Boog Powell           52  176   30   56   9   0  15   40   0   0   37   30  .318
Davey Johnson         50  169   18   49  11   0   4   23   2   1   29   24  .290
Brooks Robinson       52  197   22   55  13   1   6   32   1   0   14   17  .279
Paul Blair            48  182   35   48  11   1   7   28  12   5   19   36  .264
Merv Rettenmund       30   70   17   17   3   0   5   12   1   0    8   12  .243
Clay Dalrymple         6   17    3    4   1   0   0    1   0   0    4    4  .235
Curt Motton           14   13    2    3   0   0   0    5   0   0    3    3  .231
Don Buford            46  162   23   37   3   2   4   18   2   2   28   15  .228
Terry Crowley         22   40    7    9   3   0   1    6   1   0    8    4  .225
Ellie Hendricks       35  104   10   22   5   0   3    7   0   0    8   18  .212
Dave May              19   22    3    4   0   1   0    3   0   0    3    3  .182
Andy Etchebarren      24   61    4   11   1   0   1    5   1   0    7   10  .180
Mark Belanger         50  190   21   34   3   3   0   12   5   0   16   31  .179
Bobby Floyd            1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 Boston               G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Reggie Smith          44  158   30   51   7   3   5   14   6   4   21   23  .323
Jerry Moses           37  131    7   40  12   0   2   14   0   1    6   12  .305
Tony Conigliaro       42  155   20   47   1   1  11   30   1   0   18   19  .303
Carl Yastrzemski      48  168   34   48   4   0  13   31  11   3   44   22  .286
Billy Conigliaro      18   42    9   12   0   0   4    9   0   1    4   10  .286
Mike Derrick          17   26    3    7   1   0   0    5   0   1    0    6  .269
George Scott          47  172   14   46  12   3   7   24   0   3   19   33  .267
Luis Alvarado         44  152   17   37  10   0   0    8   0   2    9   23  .243
Tom Satriano          12   33    6    8   2   1   0    3   0   0    5    6  .242
Rico Petrocelli       48  182   21   42  14   0   6   31   0   0   12   30  .231
Mike Andrews          43  165   26   35   8   1   5   12   0   1   28   20  .212
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          8   16    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          51  203   28   73   9   3   4   33   6   2   10   25  .360
Billy Cowan           18   23    1    8   0   0   1    7   0   0    1    2  .348
Jim Spencer           47  154   17   45   5   2   3   23   0   0   11   18  .292
Roger Repoz           45  142   18   41  10   1   7   23   0   1   17   24  .289
Jim Fregosi           51  203   36   57  12   0   5   23   0   0   20   25  .281
Ken McMullen          34  122   20   33   3   2   6   25   0   0   19   22  .271
Aurelio Rodriguez     17   63    6   17   2   2   0    7   0   1    3    6  .270
Jarvis Tatum          17   52   17   14   2   0   0    2   0   0    8   14  .269
Bill Voss             32   93   12   25   3   3   1   18   2   1   13    5  .269
Tommie Reynolds        9   27    1    7   0   0   0    2   1   1    1    1  .259
Jim Hicks              4    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .250
Sandy Alomar          51  219   25   54   3   0   0   10  16   6   12   20  .247
Joe Azcue             40  127    7   29   4   1   1    8   0   0   11   15  .228
Jay Johnstone         40  108   13   24   3   2   4   14   0   0    6   12  .222
Chico Ruiz            13   10    1    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .200
Tom Egan              20   53    4   10   1   0   1    6   0   0    4   13  .189
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         46  172   35   59   8   1   2   16   2   2   22   14  .343
Gail Hopkins          38  115   12   38   4   1   1    8   0   0   16    6  .330
Duane Josephson       22   73    8   23   5   0   1   17   0   1    7    8  .315
Tommy McCraw          41  117   15   36   4   1   1   10   7   1   10   17  .308
Carlos May            48  173   27   52   8   2   6   31   3   1   21   39  .301
Bill Melton           42  158   21   46   6   1   7   28   0   1    9   28  .291
Ed Herrmann           35  102    9   28   3   0   5   15   0   0   12   17  .275
Walt Williams         32  114   21   31   9   1   1    6   3   1   10    9  .272
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             41  120   12   30   3   1   2   13   2   0   12   22  .250
Ossie Blanco           6   18    1    4   0   0   0    4   0   1    0    3  .222
John Matias           34   84    6   17   2   0   2    5   1   0    3   14  .202
Bobby Knoop           42  128   11   25   4   0   3   11   0   0   12   30  .195
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           42  151   20   52  10   3   4   14   1   4    8   19  .344
Ray Fosse             41  148   20   42   8   0   7   18   0   3   16   25  .284
Rich Rollins          13   18    2    5   0   0   1    3   0   0    0    2  .278
Larry Brown           19   48    8   13   3   1   0    2   0   0    8    3  .271
Ted Uhlaender         46  187   21   47   9   1   2    9   2   2   19   24  .251
Tony Horton           44  164   21   41   9   0   7   27   1   1   20   25  .250
Vern Fuller            8    8    0    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .250
Roy Foster            40  135   13   32   7   0   4   14   1   1   13   24  .237
Chuck Hinton          28   26    1    6   1   0   0    6   0   0    4    5  .231
Duke Sims             29   90   17   20   3   0   9   19   0   2   15   25  .222
Eddie Leon            42  145    9   28   5   1   1   14   0   0   14   27  .193
Graig Nettles         45  148   19   28   0   1   7   15   3   0   24   23  .189
Jack Heidemann        48  157    7   29   5   1   1   13   1   1   10   32  .185
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             44  163   24   54  12   2   5   28   1   2   23   22  .331
Willie Horton         48  182   27   57  10   2   6   39   0   1   19   22  .313
Jim Northrup          42  155   20   44   7   1   7   27   0   1   18   24  .284
Dick McAuliffe        46  174   28   48   6   0   4   12   3   5   38   25  .276
Mickey Stanley        31  112   21   30   4   1   1    7   7   0   10    7  .268
Norm Cash             39  128   21   31   9   1   5   18   0   1   18   18  .242
Dalton Jones          26   56    7   13   1   0   2    6   0   1   10    9  .232
Bill Freehan          45  158   14   36   6   0   8   24   0   2   25   27  .228
Cesar Gutierrez       41  147   17   33   3   3   0    8   2   1    8   12  .225
Elliott Maddox        28   60   10   13   2   0   2    5   0   0    7    7  .217
Don Wert              32   71    7   13   2   0   1    4   1   0   11   12  .183
Ken Szotkiewicz       16   30    4    5   0   0   1    4   0   0    5   12  .167
Gates Brown           20   17    2    2   0   0   1    3   0   0    1    3  .118
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           18   17    0    6   3   0   0    5   0   0    2    4  .353
Joe Keough            38  114   20   38   3   1   4   14   1   1   17   11  .333
Lou Piniella          34  118   13   38   6   0   5   24   0   2    9    9  .322
Bob Oliver            49  195   30   59   9   3  10   38   0   1    8   39  .303
Paul Schaal           33   88   12   26   4   0   1    6   2   0    7    8  .296
Amos Otis             49  201   30   57   9   3   6   19   9   0   21   17  .284
Ellie Rodriguez       38  108   12   29   6   1   1    7   1   1   16    9  .269
Pat Kelly             46  166   21   44   3   0   2    9  20   8   31   42  .265
George Spriggs        13   23    4    6   0   0   0    0   1   1    4    9  .261
Rich Severson         25   73    6   19   1   1   0    7   0   0    4    9  .260
Jackie Hernandez      42  142    6   32   3   1   1    6   0   2   11   33  .225
Ed Kirkpatrick        40  137   17   30   5   1   7   20   1   1   13   25  .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          34  116    9   19   5   1   1   14   0   0    4   13  .164
Jerry Adair            7   27    0    4   0   0   0    1   0   1    5    3  .148
Bill Sorrell           2    2    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
Tommy Harper          49  199   37   60  20   1   8   22  21   7   23   32  .302
Russ Snyder           42  126   20   37   5   0   2   16   1   1   10   18  .294
Danny Walton          51  191   18   54   9   0  11   39   1   0   27   67  .283
Steve Hovley          40  135   17   38   9   0   0   16   5   1   17   11  .282
Mike Hegan            42  122   18   32   6   1   2   16   2   1   18   33  .262
Jerry McNertney       42  130   14   34   7   0   2    8   1   1   11   15  .262
Greg Goossen          21   47    3   12   3   0   1    3   0   0   10   12  .255
Roberto Pena          15   47    4   12   2   0   1    8   0   0    2    7  .255
John Kennedy          25   55    8   14   2   0   2    6   0   1    5    9  .255
Ted Savage            38   87   11   22   5   2   3   16   3   2   11   12  .253
Ted Kubiak            51  180   30   45   0   3   2   12   2   4   30   14  .250
Hank Allen            18   47    3   11   3   0   0    4   0   1    6    3  .234
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
Mike Hershberger      23   43    2    8   2   0   0    2   1   1    4    2  .186
Phil Roof             24   65    9   11   2   0   2    3   0   1    6   10  .169
Max Alvis             26   75    5   11   1   0   1    7   1   0    4   10  .147
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             35  140   22   55  10   2   3   21   3   6    6   14  .393
Tony Oliva            47  194   31   63   9   3   7   41   2   1   11   21  .325
Rick Renick           16   37    8   12   3   0   4   10   0   0    3    6  .324
Harmon Killebrew      47  161   34   51   8   1  14   37   0   0   39   31  .317
Cesar Tovar           47  187   46   54  10   5   6   16  13   6   24   17  .289
Paul Ratliff          26   70    8   20   5   0   2   10   0   0    7   25  .286
Brant Alyea           34  113   11   32   4   0   7   28   1   2   11   16  .283
Leo Cardenas          47  177   25   47  11   1   5   20   0   1   14   32  .266
Rich Reese            45  139   16   35   4   1   3   18   1   1   11   20  .252
Jim Holt              38   66   10   15   4   0   0    4   0   0    5    6  .227
Bob Allison           11   18    3    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    3  .222
George Mitterwald     33   99    9   21   3   1   3    9   0   1    7   32  .212
Frank Quilici         33   47    5    9   0   0   0    2   0   1    4    5  .192
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
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             53  200   43   67  16   1   8   39   7   3   36   18  .335
Danny Cater           53  210   29   64  15   3   4   38   4   1   14   25  .305
Frank Tepedino        13   14    1    4   2   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .286
Horace Clarke         54  237   31   63   8   0   2   18   6   5   19   15  .266
Ron Woods             34   85   13   22   1   0   4   15   0   1    9   16  .259
Bobby Murcer          54  205   39   52   8   1   8   26   3   3   38   34  .254
Thurman Munson        47  154   18   38   8   2   0   15   4   5   31   24  .247
Gene Michael          52  182   19   42   7   1   0   16   2   0   21   41  .231
Jake Gibbs            11   27    7    6   2   0   0    1   0   0    4    6  .222
Pete Ward             24   24    2    5   1   1   1    6   0   0    4    7  .208
Jerry Kenney          48  146   16   30   1   4   1   13   5   3   20   19  .206
Curt Blefary          39  125   13   25   2   0   1   17   0   3   19   18  .200
John Ellis            27   63    7   11   2   0   2    7   0   0    8   15  .175
Ron Hansen            20   21    1    3   0   0   1    4   0   0   13    2  .143
Jim Lyttle            20    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           52  198   31   67  15   1   4   27   5   0   19    9  .338
Joe Rudi              27   80   12   26   4   0   3    5   1   0    3   17  .325
Jose Tartabull        15   10    3    3   2   0   0    2   0   0    0    2  .300
Rick Monday           48  180   30   51  12   3   4   15   5   1   22   51  .283
Frank Fernandez       30   70    7   19   2   0   5   12   0   0   17   24  .271
Sal Bando             46  146   32   39   5   0  10   34   5   4   32   23  .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
Don Mincher           50  156   28   40  10   0  12   31   1   0   20   24  .256
Dave Duncan           37  112   13   28   5   0   6   17   0   0    7   16  .250
Tito Francona         31   32    2    8   0   0   1    6   0   0    6    5  .250
Bert Campaneris       42  166   21   38  10   1   4   13  11   2   10   15  .229
Tony Larussa          13   44    2    9   2   0   0    5   0   0    3    8  .205
Reggie Jackson        49  144   19   28   7   1   8   18  10   5   27   42  .194
Dick Green            41  140   16   27   3   0   3    9   3   0   13   26  .193
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             49  157   31   48   3   2   3   15  17   1   18   28  .306
Bernie Allen          41   95   15   27   3   1   4   17   0   0   23    8  .284
Lee Maye              36  112   13   30   3   1   4   15   1   1    7   12  .268
Frank Howard          50  171   33   45   5   0  16   35   0   1   47   48  .263
Mike Epstein          45  145   19   38   5   1   6   19   1   1   24   49  .262
Rick Reichardt        28   73   12   19   3   2   6   14   0   2    8   17  .260
Aurelio Rodriguez     35  131   16   34   3   2   5   19   3   1   11   12  .260
Ed Brinkman           50  200   22   47   6   2   0   15   2   1   25   16  .235
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
Jim French            26   51    8   11   1   0   0    3   0   0    9    5  .216
Hank Allen            22   38    3    8   2   0   0    4   0   0    5    9  .211
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
Johnny Roseboro       27   56    5   11   2   0   0    5   1   0   15    6  .196
Wayne Comer           18   36    5    7   1   0   0    1   1   0    4    4  .194
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)          237
  S. Alomar (CAL)         219
  D. Cater (NY)           210
  B. Murcer (NY)          205
  J. Fregosi (CAL)        203
  A. Johnson (CAL)        203
  A. Otis (KC)            201
  E. Brinkman (WAS)       200
  R. White (NY)           200
  T. Harper (MIL)         199

Runs Scored:

  C. Tovar (MIN)           46
  R. White (NY)            43
  B. Murcer (NY)           39
  T. Harper (MIL)          37
  J. Fregosi (CAL)         36
  L. Aparicio (CHI)        35
  P. Blair (BAL)           35
  H. Killebrew (MIN)       34
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     34
  F. Howard (WAS)          33

Hits:

  A. Johnson (CAL)         73
  F. Alou (OAK)            67
  R. White (NY)            67
  D. Cater (NY)            64
  H. Clarke (NY)           63
  T. Oliva (MIN)           63
  T. Harper (MIL)          60
  L. Aparicio (CHI)        59
  B. Oliver (KC)           59
  J. Fregosi (CAL)         57

Doubles:

  T. Harper (MIL)          20
  R. White (NY)            16
  F. Alou (OAK)            15
  D. Cater (NY)            15
  R. Petrocelli (BOS)      14
  B. Robinson (BAL)        13
  J. Fregosi (CAL)         12
  A. Kaline (DET)          12
  R. Monday (OAK)          12
  J. Moses (BOS)           12

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
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     13
  D. Mincher (OAK)         12
  T. Conigliaro (BOS)      11
  D. Walton (MIL)          11
  S. Bando (OAK)           10
  B. Oliver (KC)           10
  D. Sims (CLE)             9

RBI:

  T. Oliva (MIN)           41
  B. Powell (BAL)          40
  W. Horton (DET)          39
  D. Walton (MIL)          39
  R. White (NY)            39
  D. Cater (NY)            38
  B. Oliver (KC)           38
  H. Killebrew (MIN)       37
  F. Howard (WAS)          35
  S. Bando (OAK)           34

Stolen Bases:

  T. Harper (MIL)          21
  P. Kelly (KC)            20
  E. Stroud (WAS)          17
  S. Alomar (CAL)          16
  C. Tovar (MIN)           13
  P. Blair (BAL)           12
  B. Campaneris (OAK)      11
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     11
  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
  R. Jackson (OAK)          5
  D. McAuliffe (DET)        5
  T. Munson (NY)            5

Walks:

  F. Howard (WAS)          47
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     44
  H. Killebrew (MIN)       39
  D. McAuliffe (DET)       38
  B. Murcer (NY)           38
  B. Powell (BAL)          37
  R. White (NY)            36
  S. Bando (OAK)           32
  P. Kelly (KC)            31
  T. Munson (NY)           31

Strikeouts:

  D. Walton (MIL)          67
  R. Monday (OAK)          51
  M. Epstein (WAS)         49
  F. Howard (WAS)          48
  R. Jackson (OAK)         42
  P. Kelly (KC)            42
  G. Michael (NY)          41
  C. May (CHI)             39
  B. Oliver (KC)           39
  P. Blair (BAL)           36


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