Saturday June 6, 1970
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of June 6, 1970:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Minnesota       1634  251   457   74   14   55   232   21   20  152   280  .280
Chicago         1770  205   461   63    9   34   186   21   11  160   310  .261
California      1801  219   469   63   16   34   210   25   12  147   267  .260
Baltimore       1769  245   448   77    9   56   231   27    9  215   303  .253
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         1644  219   412   66   11   48   201   15   15  208   267  .251
Milwaukee       1748  221   436   83    9   41   201   41   22  194   311  .249
Oakland         1748  235   434   82    7   64   216   44   15  198   310  .248
New York        1869  249   463   74   15   34   231   33   25  245   300  .248
Washington      1712  208   405   45   13   47   194   27    8  231   319  .237
Cleveland       1638  174   376   65    8   47   164    9   14  160   307  .230

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Alex Johnson (CAL)       52  207   28   73   9   3   4   33   6   2   10   26  .353
Frank Robinson (BAL)     42  152   29   53  11   1   7   22   1   1   20   24  .349
Vada Pinson (CLE)        43  155   21   54  10   3   4   14   1   4    8   19  .348
Luis Aparicio (CHI)      47  175   35   59   8   1   2   16   2   2   23   14  .337
Felipe Alou (OAK)        53  203   32   68  15   1   5   29   5   0   19    9  .335
Roy White (NY)           54  204   43   68  16   1   8   40   7   3   36   18  .333
Al Kaline (DET)          45  167   26   55  12   2   5   29   1   2   23   23  .329
Tony Oliva (MIN)         48  198   32   65   9   3   7   41   2   1   11   22  .328
Reggie Smith (BOS)       44  158   30   51   7   3   5   14   6   4   21   23  .323
Harmon Killebrew (MIN)   48  165   35   53   8   1  15   41   0   0   39   31  .321

 Baltimore            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Chico Salmon          13   32    6   15   0   0   1    4   1   0    2    6  .469
Frank Robinson        42  152   29   53  11   1   7   22   1   1   20   24  .349
Boog Powell           53  180   30   57   9   0  15   41   0   0   37   30  .317
Davey Johnson         51  172   19   50  11   0   4   23   2   1   30   24  .291
Brooks Robinson       53  198   22   55  13   1   6   32   1   0   14   18  .278
Paul Blair            48  182   35   48  11   1   7   28  12   5   19   36  .264
Terry Crowley         23   44    7   11   3   0   1    6   1   0    8    5  .250
Don Buford            47  167   24   40   4   2   4   20   2   2   28   15  .240
Clay Dalrymple         6   17    3    4   1   0   0    1   0   0    4    4  .235
Curt Motton           15   13    2    3   0   0   0    5   0   0    4    3  .231
Merv Rettenmund       31   74   17   17   3   0   5   12   1   0    8   13  .230
Ellie Hendricks       36  107   10   23   5   0   3    7   0   0    9   18  .215
Dave May              20   26    4    5   0   1   0    4   0   0    3    3  .192
Andy Etchebarren      24   61    4   11   1   0   1    5   1   0    7   10  .180
Mark Belanger         51  192   21   34   3   3   0   12   5   0   16   32  .177
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
Billy Cowan           19   25    1    9   0   0   1    7   0   0    1    2  .360
Alex Johnson          52  207   28   73   9   3   4   33   6   2   10   26  .353
Jim Spencer           48  156   17   47   5   2   3   23   0   0   11   18  .301
Roger Repoz           45  142   18   41  10   1   7   23   0   1   17   24  .289
Jarvis Tatum          18   56   17   16   2   0   0    2   0   0    8   15  .286
Jim Fregosi           52  206   36   57  12   0   5   23   0   0   21   25  .277
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
Ken McMullen          35  124   21   33   3   2   6   25   0   0   21   22  .266
Tommie Reynolds       10   31    2    8   0   0   0    2   1   1    1    1  .258
Jim Hicks              4    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .250
Sandy Alomar          52  223   25   55   3   0   0   11  16   6   12   21  .247
Joe Azcue             40  127    7   29   4   1   1    8   0   0   11   15  .228
Tom Egan              21   57    4   13   1   0   1    7   0   0    4   14  .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
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         47  175   35   59   8   1   2   16   2   2   23   14  .337
Gail Hopkins          38  115   12   38   4   1   1    8   0   0   16    6  .330
Duane Josephson       23   77    8   24   5   0   1   17   0   1    7    8  .312
Carlos May            49  177   27   54   8   2   6   31   3   1   21   40  .305
Tommy McCraw          42  121   15   36   4   1   1   10   7   1   10   17  .298
Bill Melton           43  161   21   46   6   1   7   29   0   1    9   29  .286
Ed Herrmann           35  102    9   28   3   0   5   15   0   0   12   17  .275
Bob Christian         12   15    3    4   0   0   1    3   0   0    1    4  .267
Walt Williams         33  117   22   31   9   1   1    6   3   1   11    9  .265
Syd O'Brien           34  110   10   29   2   1   0    7   2   1    7   14  .264
Ken Berry             42  124   12   31   3   1   2   13   2   0   12   23  .250
Ossie Blanco           7   19    1    4   0   0   0    4   0   1    0    4  .211
Bobby Knoop           43  132   11   27   4   0   3   11   0   0   12   30  .205
John Matias           34   84    6   17   2   0   2    5   1   0    3   14  .202
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           43  155   21   54  10   3   4   14   1   4    8   19  .348
Ray Fosse             42  151   20   42   8   0   7   18   0   3   16   26  .278
Larry Brown           20   52    8   14   3   1   0    2   0   0    8    5  .269
Rich Rollins          14   19    2    5   0   0   1    3   0   0    0    2  .263
Tony Horton           45  168   21   42  10   0   7   27   1   1   20   25  .250
Ted Uhlaender         47  191   21   47   9   1   2    9   2   2   19   25  .246
Roy Foster            41  136   13   33   7   0   4   15   1   1   13   24  .243
Chuck Hinton          29   29    1    7   1   0   0    6   0   0    4    5  .241
Duke Sims             30   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         46  149   19   28   0   1   7   15   3   0   24   23  .188
Jack Heidemann        49  160    7   30   5   1   1   13   1   1   10   33  .188
Vern Fuller            9   11    0    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    4  .182
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             45  167   26   55  12   2   5   29   1   2   23   23  .329
Willie Horton         49  186   27   58  10   2   6   40   0   1   19   23  .312
Jim Northrup          43  159   20   46   7   1   7   27   0   2   18   24  .289
Dick McAuliffe        47  179   29   49   6   0   4   12   3   5   38   25  .274
Mickey Stanley        32  112   21   30   4   1   1    7   7   0   10    7  .268
Norm Cash             40  131   22   32   9   1   6   20   0   1   19   19  .244
Bill Freehan          46  162   16   38   6   0  10   26   0   2   25   28  .235
Dalton Jones          26   56    7   13   1   0   2    6   0   1   10    9  .232
Cesar Gutierrez       42  151   17   34   3   3   0    8   2   1    8   13  .225
Elliott Maddox        29   64   10   14   2   0   2    5   0   0    7    8  .219
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          50  202   39   62  21   1   8   22  23   7   24   33  .307
Danny Walton          52  194   20   56  10   0  12   41   1   0   28   67  .289
Russ Snyder           43  130   20   37   5   0   2   16   1   1   10   20  .285
Steve Hovley          40  135   17   38   9   0   0   16   5   1   17   11  .282
Jerry McNertney       43  134   14   35   7   1   2    9   1   1   11   15  .261
Roberto Pena          16   50    4   13   2   0   1    9   0   0    2    7  .260
Ted Savage            39   90   12   23   5   2   3   18   3   2   11   14  .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
Mike Hegan            43  126   18   32   6   1   2   16   2   1   18   36  .254
Ted Kubiak            52  184   31   46   1   3   2   12   2   4   30   14  .250
Hank Allen            19   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             27   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            48  198   32   65   9   3   7   41   2   1   11   22  .328
Harmon Killebrew      48  165   35   53   8   1  15   41   0   0   39   31  .321
Rick Renick           17   39    8   12   3   0   4   10   0   0    4    6  .308
Cesar Tovar           48  191   47   55  10   5   6   16  13   6   24   18  .288
Brant Alyea           34  113   11   32   4   0   7   28   1   2   11   16  .283
Paul Ratliff          27   74    8   20   5   0   2   10   0   0    7   28  .270
Leo Cardenas          48  181   25   47  11   1   5   20   0   1   14   34  .260
Rich Reese            46  143   16   36   4   1   3   18   1   2   11   20  .252
Bob Allison           11   18    3    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    3  .222
Jim Holt              39   68   10   15   4   0   0    4   0   0    5    6  .221
George Mitterwald     33   99    9   21   3   1   3    9   0   1    7   32  .212
Minnie Mendoza        15   16    2    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    1  .188
Frank Quilici         34   49    5    9   0   0   0    2   0   1    6    5  .184
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             54  204   43   68  16   1   8   40   7   3   36   18  .333
Danny Cater           54  213   30   65  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         55  241   31   64   8   0   2   18   6   5   19   15  .266
Ron Woods             35   85   13   22   1   0   4   15   0   1    9   16  .259
Bobby Murcer          55  209   40   53   8   1   8   26   4   3   38   34  .254
Thurman Munson        48  157   18   39   8   2   0   16   4   5   31   24  .248
Gene Michael          53  185   19   43   7   1   0   17   2   0   21   42  .232
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          49  150   16   31   1   4   1   13   6   3   20   19  .207
Curt Blefary          40  128   14   26   2   0   1   17   0   3   19   18  .203
John Ellis            27   63    7   11   2   0   2    7   0   0    8   15  .175
Ron Hansen            21   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           53  203   32   68  15   1   5   29   5   0   19    9  .335
Joe Rudi              27   80   12   26   4   0   3    5   1   0    3   17  .325
Rick Monday           49  183   30   52  12   3   4   16   5   2   23   51  .284
Sal Bando             47  150   32   41   6   0  10   34   5   4   32   23  .273
Jose Tartabull        16   11    3    3   2   0   0    2   0   0    0    2  .273
John Donaldson         5   15    1    4   0   0   1    6   0   0    1    4  .267
Frank Fernandez       31   73    8   19   2   0   5   12   0   0   17   25  .260
Roberto Pena          19   58    4   15   1   0   0    3   1   1    3    4  .259
Don Mincher           51  160   29   41  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         32   33    2    8   0   0   1    6   0   0    6    6  .242
Bert Campaneris       43  169   22   38  10   1   4   13  11   2   12   16  .225
Tony Larussa          14   45    2    9   2   0   0    5   0   0    3    8  .200
Reggie Jackson        50  148   19   29   8   1   8   18  10   5   27   43  .196
Dick Green            42  142   16   27   3   0   3    9   3   0   13   26  .190
Bob Johnson           24   41    5    7   1   0   1    1   2   1    3    2  .171
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             50  160   31   48   3   2   3   15  17   1   19   28  .300
Lee Maye              37  116   14   32   3   1   5   17   1   1    7   12  .276
Bernie Allen          42   99   15   27   3   1   4   17   0   0   23    8  .273
Mike Epstein          46  149   19   39   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     36  135   16   35   3   2   5   19   3   1   11   12  .259
Frank Howard          51  175   33   45   5   0  16   35   0   1   47   50  .257
Ed Brinkman           51  204   23   48   6   2   0   15   2   1   25   16  .235
Del Unser             28   74    6   17   0   1   1    7   0   0    8    9  .230
Jim French            27   54    8   12   1   0   0    3   0   0    9    5  .222
Paul Casanova         26   68    5   15   4   1   0    5   0   0    4    9  .221
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       28   58    5   11   2   0   0    5   1   0   15    6  .190
Wayne Comer           19   37    5    7   1   0   0    1   1   0    4    4  .189
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)          241
  S. Alomar (CAL)         223
  D. Cater (NY)           213
  B. Murcer (NY)          209
  A. Johnson (CAL)        207
  J. Fregosi (CAL)        206
  E. Brinkman (WAS)       204
  R. White (NY)           204
  F. Alou (OAK)           203
  T. Harper (MIL)         202

Runs Scored:

  C. Tovar (MIN)           47
  R. White (NY)            43
  B. Murcer (NY)           40
  T. Harper (MIL)          39
  J. Fregosi (CAL)         36
  L. Aparicio (CHI)        35
  P. Blair (BAL)           35
  H. Killebrew (MIN)       35
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     34
  F. Howard (WAS)          33

Hits:

  A. Johnson (CAL)         73
  F. Alou (OAK)            68
  R. White (NY)            68
  D. Cater (NY)            65
  T. Oliva (MIN)           65
  H. Clarke (NY)           64
  T. Harper (MIL)          62
  L. Aparicio (CHI)        59
  B. Oliver (KC)           59
  W. Horton (DET)          58

Doubles:

  T. Harper (MIL)          21
  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
  H. Killebrew (MIN)       15
  B. Powell (BAL)          15
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     13
  D. Mincher (OAK)         12
  D. Walton (MIL)          12
  T. Conigliaro (BOS)      11
  S. Bando (OAK)           10
  B. Freehan (DET)         10
  B. Oliver (KC)           10

RBI:

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

Stolen Bases:

  T. Harper (MIL)          23
  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
  F. Howard (WAS)          50
  M. Epstein (WAS)         49
  R. Jackson (OAK)         43
  P. Kelly (KC)            42
  G. Michael (NY)          42
  C. May (CHI)             40
  B. Oliver (KC)           39
  P. Blair (BAL)           36

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