Monday June 8, 1970
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of June 8, 1970:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Minnesota       1680  261   476   79   14   56   242   21   21  156   283  .283
California      1835  223   476   63   16   37   214   25   12  147   276  .259
Chicago         1845  211   478   64    9   37   191   21   11  161   320  .259
Baltimore       1806  252   460   80    9   59   238   28    9  219   309  .255
Boston          1657  215   415   76   10   57   204   19   17  190   252  .251
Kansas City     1823  206   456   63   12   42   191   37   20  190   341  .250
Milwaukee       1816  232   454   85    9   44   211   44   22  202   323  .250
Detroit         1675  221   418   66   11   49   202   15   15  216   271  .250
Oakland         1779  240   442   83    7   66   221   45   15  201   313  .249
New York        1913  252   475   74   15   35   234   34   25  248   305  .248
Washington      1758  217   419   50   13   47   203   28    8  242   326  .238
Cleveland       1673  180   386   66    8   48   170   10   14  165   311  .231

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Alex Johnson (CAL)       53  211   29   74   9   3   4   33   6   2   10   27  .351
Frank Robinson (BAL)     43  157   30   55  12   1   8   23   1   1   20   24  .350
Vada Pinson (CLE)        44  159   22   55  10   3   4   14   2   4    9   20  .346
Felipe Alou (OAK)        54  207   32   70  15   1   5   29   5   0   19    9  .338
Tony Oliva (MIN)         49  204   34   69  10   3   7   42   2   1   11   22  .338
Luis Aparicio (CHI)      49  184   35   62   8   1   2   16   2   2   23   14  .337
Roy White (NY)           55  209   43   70  16   1   8   40   7   3   37   18  .335
Al Kaline (DET)          46  170   26   56  12   2   5   29   1   2   25   23  .329
Harmon Killebrew (MIN)   49  170   37   55   8   1  15   42   0   0   40   32  .324
Boog Powell (BAL)        54  184   32   59   9   0  16   42   0   0   38   30  .321

 Baltimore            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Chico Salmon          14   35    6   15   0   0   1    5   1   0    2    7  .429
Frank Robinson        43  157   30   55  12   1   8   23   1   1   20   24  .350
Boog Powell           54  184   32   59   9   0  16   42   0   0   38   30  .321
Davey Johnson         52  176   20   51  11   0   4   23   2   1   31   25  .290
Brooks Robinson       54  203   23   58  14   1   6   32   1   0   14   18  .286
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
Merv Rettenmund       32   79   18   19   3   0   6   14   2   0    8   14  .241
Clay Dalrymple         6   17    3    4   1   0   0    1   0   0    4    4  .235
Don Buford            48  171   24   40   4   2   4   20   2   2   29   16  .234
Curt Motton           15   13    2    3   0   0   0    5   0   0    4    3  .231
Ellie Hendricks       36  107   10   23   5   0   3    7   0   0    9   18  .215
Andy Etchebarren      25   65    5   13   2   0   1    6   1   0    7   11  .200
Dave May              20   26    4    5   0   1   0    4   0   0    3    3  .192
Mark Belanger         52  193   21   34   3   3   0   13   5   0   16   32  .176
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          46  166   31   53   7   3   5   16   6   4   21   24  .319
Tony Conigliaro       44  162   21   50   1   1  11   33   1   0   19   21  .309
Jerry Moses           37  131    7   40  12   0   2   14   0   1    6   12  .305
Billy Conigliaro      18   42    9   12   0   0   4    9   0   1    4   10  .286
Carl Yastrzemski      50  174   36   48   4   0  13   31  11   3   47   23  .276
George Scott          49  180   14   48  12   3   7   25   0   3   19   36  .267
Mike Derrick          18   27    3    7   1   0   0    5   0   1    0    6  .259
Luis Alvarado         46  158   17   38  10   0   0    8   1   2    9   24  .241
Rico Petrocelli       50  189   23   44  14   1   7   35   0   0   13   30  .233
Tom Satriano          13   36    6    8   2   1   0    3   0   0    6    6  .222
Mike Andrews          45  171   29   37   8   1   5   12   0   1   30   20  .216
Dick Schofield        27   50    6    8   0   0   0    3   0   0    7    8  .160
Tom Matchick          10   14    2    1   0   0   0    0   0   1    2    2  .071
Don Pavletich          9   19    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    3  .053
Mike Fiore             3    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          53  211   29   74   9   3   4   33   6   2   10   27  .351
Jim Spencer           49  160   17   48   5   2   3   23   0   0   11   19  .300
Jarvis Tatum          18   56   17   16   2   0   0    2   0   0    8   15  .286
Jim Fregosi           53  210   38   59  12   0   7   25   0   0   21   25  .281
Roger Repoz           46  146   18   41  10   1   7   23   0   1   17   25  .281
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          36  128   22   34   3   2   7   27   0   0   21   23  .266
Jim Hicks              4    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .250
Sandy Alomar          53  227   25   56   3   0   0   11  16   6   12   23  .247
Tom Egan              22   60    4   14   1   0   1    7   0   0    4   15  .233
Tommie Reynolds       11   35    2    8   0   0   0    2   1   1    1    1  .229
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
Rick Reichardt         9    6    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    0  .167
Tom Silverio          10    9    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    2  .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         49  184   35   62   8   1   2   16   2   2   23   14  .337
Gail Hopkins          40  120   12   39   4   1   1    8   0   0   16    6  .325
Duane Josephson       24   82    9   25   5   0   1   17   0   1    7    9  .305
Tommy McCraw          44  130   18   39   5   1   2   12   7   1   10   17  .300
Carlos May            51  185   27   55   8   2   6   31   3   1   21   42  .297
Bill Melton           45  169   21   47   6   1   7   30   0   1   10   32  .278
Ed Herrmann           37  107   10   29   3   0   6   16   0   0   12   18  .271
Bob Christian         12   15    3    4   0   0   1    3   0   0    1    4  .267
Ken Berry             44  132   13   35   3   1   3   14   2   0   12   24  .265
Syd O'Brien           34  110   10   29   2   1   0    7   2   1    7   14  .264
Walt Williams         35  122   22   31   9   1   1    6   3   1   11    9  .254
Ossie Blanco           7   19    1    4   0   0   0    4   0   1    0    4  .211
Bobby Knoop           45  140   11   29   4   0   3   11   0   0   12   30  .207
John Matias           36   86    6   17   2   0   2    5   1   0    3   15  .198
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           44  159   22   55  10   3   4   14   2   4    9   20  .346
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           46  173   21   44  10   0   7   28   1   1   20   25  .254
Roy Foster            42  139   14   35   7   0   4   15   1   1   14   24  .252
Ted Uhlaender         48  196   22   48   9   1   2    9   2   2   19   25  .245
Chuck Hinton          29   29    1    7   1   0   0    6   0   0    4    5  .241
Duke Sims             31   92   18   20   3   0   9   19   0   2   17   25  .217
Lou Klimchock         17   28    4    6   0   0   1    1   0   0    1    4  .214
Eddie Leon            42  145    9   28   5   1   1   14   0   0   14   27  .193
Graig Nettles         47  153   20   29   0   1   8   17   3   0   25   24  .190
Jack Heidemann        50  164    7   31   6   1   1   15   1   1   10   33  .189
Vern Fuller           10   12    0    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    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             46  170   26   56  12   2   5   29   1   2   25   23  .329
Willie Horton         50  190   28   60  10   2   7   41   0   1   19   24  .316
Jim Northrup          44  163   20   47   7   1   7   27   0   2   18   24  .288
Dick McAuliffe        48  182   30   51   6   0   4   12   3   5   40   25  .280
Mickey Stanley        33  113   21   30   4   1   1    7   7   0   10    7  .266
Norm Cash             41  133   22   32   9   1   6   20   0   1   21   20  .241
Dalton Jones          26   56    7   13   1   0   2    6   0   1   10    9  .232
Bill Freehan          47  165   16   38   6   0  10   26   0   2   26   28  .230
Cesar Gutierrez       43  155   17   34   3   3   0    8   2   1    8   13  .219
Elliott Maddox        30   68   10   14   2   0   2    5   0   0    7    9  .206
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
Lou Piniella          36  126   13   41   7   0   5   24   0   2   10    9  .325
Joe Keough            39  117   21   38   3   1   4   14   1   1   19   11  .325
Hawk Taylor           20   19    0    6   3   0   0    5   0   0    2    6  .316
Paul Schaal           34   92   12   27   4   0   1    6   2   0    8    8  .294
Bob Oliver            51  203   30   59   9   3  10   38   0   1    9   42  .291
Amos Otis             51  209   30   58   9   3   6   19   9   0   22   20  .278
Pat Kelly             48  174   22   48   3   0   3   12  21   9   33   42  .276
Rich Severson         27   79    6   21   1   1   0    7   0   0    4   10  .266
Ellie Rodriguez       39  111   12   29   6   1   1    7   1   1   17    9  .261
George Spriggs        13   23    4    6   0   0   0    0   1   1    4    9  .261
Jackie Hernandez      44  149    8   35   3   1   2    8   0   2   13   33  .235
Ed Kirkpatrick        41  137   17   30   5   1   7   20   1   1   13   25  .219
Mike Fiore            25   72    6   13   2   0   0    4   1   1   13   24  .181
Jim Campanis          13   34    4    6   0   0   2    2   0   0    3    8  .177
Luis Alcaraz          35  120   10   20   5   1   1   14   0   0    4   13  .167
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          52  209   40   63  21   1   9   23  24   7   25   35  .301
Russ Snyder           44  134   21   38   6   0   2   16   1   1   10   20  .284
Steve Hovley          40  135   17   38   9   0   0   16   5   1   17   11  .282
Roberto Pena          17   54    5   15   2   0   1   10   1   0    2    7  .278
Danny Walton          54  202   20   56  10   0  12   41   1   0   28   70  .277
Ted Savage            41   95   14   26   5   2   4   19   3   2   15   15  .274
Mike Hegan            44  130   19   34   6   1   2   17   2   1   18   37  .262
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
Jerry McNertney       44  139   14   35   7   1   2    9   1   1   11   15  .252
Hank Allen            20   52    4   13   3   0   0    4   0   1    6    3  .250
Ted Kubiak            54  193   32   48   1   3   2   13   3   4   30   16  .249
Mike Hershberger      24   47    4   10   2   0   0    2   1   1    5    3  .213
Rich Rollins          14   25    3    5   1   0   0    5   0   0    3    4  .200
Phil Roof             26   70   10   13   2   0   3    7   0   1    6   10  .186
Gus Gil                8   23    1    4   1   0   0    2   1   0    2    2  .174
Max Alvis             28   76    5   12   2   0   1    7   1   0    4   10  .158
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            49  204   34   69  10   3   7   42   2   1   11   22  .338
Harmon Killebrew      49  170   37   55   8   1  15   42   0   0   40   32  .324
Rick Renick           18   42    8   13   3   0   4   11   0   0    4    6  .310
Cesar Tovar           49  196   48   57  12   5   6   16  13   6   24   18  .291
Brant Alyea           35  115   11   33   4   0   7   29   1   2   12   16  .287
Paul Ratliff          27   74    8   20   5   0   2   10   0   0    7   28  .270
Leo Cardenas          49  185   26   49  12   1   5   20   0   2   15   34  .265
Rich Reese            47  146   17   37   4   1   4   22   1   2   11   20  .253
Chuck Manuel          15   12    1    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    3  .250
Jim Holt              40   71   11   16   4   0   0    6   0   0    5    6  .225
Bob Allison           12   18    3    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    3  .222
George Mitterwald     34  105   10   23   3   1   3    9   0   1    7   32  .219
Minnie Mendoza        16   16    2    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    1  .188
Frank Quilici         35   53    6    9   0   0   0    2   0   1    7    5  .170
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             55  209   43   70  16   1   8   40   7   3   37   18  .335
Danny Cater           55  218   31   66  15   3   4   38   4   1   14   25  .303
Frank Tepedino        13   14    1    4   2   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .286
Horace Clarke         56  247   32   67   8   0   3   19   7   5   19   15  .271
Ron Woods             36   90   13   23   1   0   4   16   0   1    9   16  .256
Bobby Murcer          56  215   40   54   8   1   8   26   4   3   38   36  .251
Thurman Munson        49  161   19   40   8   2   0   16   4   5   32   24  .248
Gene Michael          54  189   19   45   7   1   0   17   2   0   22   42  .238
Jake Gibbs            11   27    7    6   2   0   0    1   0   0    4    6  .222
Curt Blefary          40  128   14   26   2   0   1   17   0   3   19   18  .203
Jerry Kenney          50  155   16   31   1   4   1   13   6   3   20   20  .200
Pete Ward             25   25    2    5   1   1   1    6   0   0    4    8  .200
John Ellis            27   63    7   11   2   0   2    7   0   0    8   15  .175
Ron Hansen            22   22    1    3   0   0   1    4   0   0   13    2  .136
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           54  207   32   70  15   1   5   29   5   0   19    9  .338
Joe Rudi              28   81   13   27   4   0   4    8   1   0    3   17  .333
Rick Monday           50  185   31   53  12   3   4   16   5   2   25   52  .287
Frank Fernandez       32   76   10   21   3   0   6   13   0   0   18   25  .276
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
Sal Bando             48  154   32   41   6   0  10   34   5   4   32   23  .266
Roberto Pena          19   58    4   15   1   0   0    3   1   1    3    4  .259
Don Mincher           52  164   29   41  10   0  12   31   1   0   20   25  .250
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       44  173   22   39  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        51  152   19   30   8   1   8   18  11   5   27   43  .197
Dick Green            43  145   17   27   3   0   3    9   3   0   13   26  .186
Bob Johnson           25   41    5    7   1   0   1    2   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             51  167   33   50   4   2   3   15  18   1   19   29  .299
Lee Maye              38  121   15   34   3   1   5   18   1   1    9   12  .281
Aurelio Rodriguez     37  141   18   39   6   2   5   19   3   1   11   12  .277
Rick Reichardt        29   78   12   21   3   2   6   16   0   2    9   18  .269
Bernie Allen          43  101   15   27   3   1   4   18   0   0   23    8  .267
Frank Howard          52  178   34   47   6   0  16   37   0   1   51   51  .264
Mike Epstein          47  150   19   39   5   1   6   19   1   1   24   50  .260
Ed Brinkman           52  209   25   49   6   2   0   16   2   1   26   16  .234
Del Unser             29   75    6   17   0   1   1    7   0   0    8    9  .227
Jim French            28   58    8   13   1   0   0    4   0   0   11    5  .224
Paul Casanova         27   68    5   15   4   1   0    6   0   0    4    9  .221
Hank Allen            22   38    3    8   2   0   0    4   0   0    5    9  .211
Tim Cullen            32   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       29   59    5   11   2   0   0    5   1   0   15    6  .186
Wayne Comer           20   38    5    7   1   0   0    1   1   0    4    5  .184
Dave Nelson           32   55    5    7   0   0   0    2   1   0    5   13  .127

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  H. Clarke (NY)          247
  S. Alomar (CAL)         227
  D. Cater (NY)           218
  B. Murcer (NY)          215
  A. Johnson (CAL)        211
  J. Fregosi (CAL)        210
  E. Brinkman (WAS)       209
  T. Harper (MIL)         209
  A. Otis (KC)            209
  R. White (NY)           209

Runs Scored:

  C. Tovar (MIN)           48
  R. White (NY)            43
  T. Harper (MIL)          40
  B. Murcer (NY)           40
  J. Fregosi (CAL)         38
  H. Killebrew (MIN)       37
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     36
  L. Aparicio (CHI)        35
  P. Blair (BAL)           35
  F. Howard (WAS)          34

Hits:

  A. Johnson (CAL)         74
  F. Alou (OAK)            70
  R. White (NY)            70
  T. Oliva (MIN)           69
  H. Clarke (NY)           67
  D. Cater (NY)            66
  T. Harper (MIL)          63
  L. Aparicio (CHI)        62
  W. Horton (DET)          60
  J. Fregosi (CAL)         59

Doubles:

  T. Harper (MIL)          21
  R. White (NY)            16
  F. Alou (OAK)            15
  D. Cater (NY)            15
  R. Petrocelli (BOS)      14
  B. Robinson (BAL)        14
  L. Cardenas (MIN)        12
  J. Fregosi (CAL)         12
  A. Kaline (DET)          12
  R. Monday (OAK)          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)          16
  H. Killebrew (MIN)       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)       42
  T. Oliva (MIN)           42
  B. Powell (BAL)          42
  W. Horton (DET)          41
  D. Walton (MIL)          41
  R. White (NY)            40
  D. Cater (NY)            38
  B. Oliver (KC)           38
  F. Howard (WAS)          37
  R. Petrocelli (BOS)      35

Stolen Bases:

  T. Harper (MIL)          24
  P. Kelly (KC)            21
  E. Stroud (WAS)          18
  S. Alomar (CAL)          16
  C. Tovar (MIN)           13
  P. Blair (BAL)           12
  B. Campaneris (OAK)      11
  R. Jackson (OAK)         11
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     11
  A. Otis (KC)              9

Caught Stealing:

  P. Kelly (KC)             9
  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)          51
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     47
  H. Killebrew (MIN)       40
  D. McAuliffe (DET)       40
  B. Murcer (NY)           38
  B. Powell (BAL)          38
  R. White (NY)            37
  P. Kelly (KC)            33
  S. Bando (OAK)           32
  T. Munson (NY)           32

Strikeouts:

  D. Walton (MIL)          70
  R. Monday (OAK)          52
  F. Howard (WAS)          51
  M. Epstein (WAS)         50
  R. Jackson (OAK)         43
  P. Kelly (KC)            42
  C. May (CHI)             42
  G. Michael (NY)          42
  B. Oliver (KC)           42
  M. Hegan (MIL)           37

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