Tuesday June 9, 1970
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of June 9, 1970:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Minnesota       1710  263   480   80   15   56   244   21   21  160   290  .281
California      1878  230   488   66   17   38   221   26   12  150   285  .260
Chicago         1877  215   487   66    9   39   195   21   11  162   325  .260
Baltimore       1847  257   469   83    9   61   243   28    9  225   318  .254
Kansas City     1854  214   468   65   14   43   199   38   22  193   345  .252
Milwaukee       1851  235   463   85    9   44   214   46   22  206   327  .250
New York        1948  257   487   74   15   35   237   35   25  251   307  .250
Boston          1689  217   422   77   10   58   206   19   17  191   255  .250
Oakland         1813  245   452   84    8   67   226   45   16  205   320  .249
Detroit         1704  229   424   66   12   52   210   15   15  220   275  .249
Washington      1790  218   426   51   13   47   204   28    8  245   329  .238
Cleveland       1705  182   391   67    8   49   172   11   14  168   315  .229

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Alex Johnson (CAL)       54  216   30   76  10   3   4   34   6   2   10   28  .352
Frank Robinson (BAL)     44  162   30   56  12   1   8   23   1   1   21   26  .346
Vada Pinson (CLE)        45  163   23   56  10   3   5   16   2   4    9   20  .344
Felipe Alou (OAK)        55  211   32   71  15   1   5   29   5   0   19    9  .337
Roy White (NY)           56  214   44   72  16   1   8   40   7   3   37   19  .336
Tony Oliva (MIN)         50  208   34   69  10   3   7   42   2   1   11   23  .332
Luis Aparicio (CHI)      50  188   35   62   8   1   2   16   2   2   23   15  .330
Willie Horton (DET)      51  194   31   63  10   2  10   48   0   1   19   24  .325
Al Kaline (DET)          47  173   27   56  12   2   5   29   1   2   26   23  .324
Reggie Smith (BOS)       47  170   32   55   7   3   5   16   6   4   21   24  .324

 Baltimore            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Chico Salmon          15   37    6   15   0   0   1    5   1   0    2    7  .405
Frank Robinson        44  162   30   56  12   1   8   23   1   1   21   26  .346
Boog Powell           55  189   32   59   9   0  16   42   0   0   38   32  .312
Brooks Robinson       55  207   26   60  15   1   7   33   1   0   15   18  .290
Davey Johnson         53  181   21   52  12   0   4   23   2   1   31   26  .287
Paul Blair            48  182   35   48  11   1   7   28  12   5   19   36  .264
Terry Crowley         24   44    7   11   3   0   1    6   1   0    9    5  .250
Don Buford            49  176   24   42   4   2   4   20   2   2   30   17  .239
Curt Motton           15   13    2    3   0   0   0    5   0   0    4    3  .231
Merv Rettenmund       33   83   18   19   3   0   6   14   2   0    9   15  .229
Ellie Hendricks       37  112   10   25   6   0   3    9   0   0    9   19  .223
Clay Dalrymple         7   18    3    4   1   0   0    1   0   0    4    4  .222
Andy Etchebarren      25   65    5   13   2   0   1    6   1   0    7   11  .200
Dave May              21   27    4    5   0   1   0    4   0   0    3    4  .185
Mark Belanger         53  196   21   34   3   3   0   13   5   0   16   32  .174
Bobby Floyd            2    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          47  170   32   55   7   3   5   16   6   4   21   24  .324
Tony Conigliaro       45  166   21   51   1   1  11   33   1   0   19   22  .307
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      51  178   37   50   5   0  14   33  11   3   47   23  .281
George Scott          50  184   14   49  12   3   7   25   0   3   19   36  .266
Mike Derrick          18   27    3    7   1   0   0    5   0   1    0    6  .259
Luis Alvarado         47  160   17   38  10   0   0    8   1   2    9   24  .238
Tom Satriano          14   38    6    9   2   1   0    3   0   0    7    6  .237
Rico Petrocelli       51  193   23   44  14   1   7   35   0   0   13   32  .228
Mike Andrews          46  175   29   37   8   1   5   12   0   1   30   20  .211
Dick Schofield        28   51    6    8   0   0   0    3   0   0    7    8  .157
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             4    6    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           20   28    1   10   0   0   1    7   0   0    1    2  .357
Alex Johnson          54  216   30   76  10   3   4   34   6   2   10   28  .352
Jim Spencer           50  161   17   48   5   2   3   23   0   0   11   19  .298
Jim Fregosi           54  213   39   59  12   0   7   25   0   0   23   27  .277
Roger Repoz           47  149   18   41  10   1   7   23   0   1   17   26  .275
Ken McMullen          37  132   24   36   3   2   8   28   0   0   22   23  .273
Chico Ruiz            14   11    1    3   1   0   0    2   1   0    0    1  .273
Jarvis Tatum          19   59   17   16   2   0   0    2   0   0    8   15  .271
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          54  233   26   58   5   0   0   12  16   6   12   24  .249
Tom Egan              23   65    4   16   1   0   1    9   0   0    4   17  .246
Joe Azcue             40  127    7   29   4   1   1    8   0   0   11   15  .228
Tommie Reynolds       12   40    3    9   0   1   0    2   1   1    1    2  .225
Jay Johnstone         41  108   13   24   3   2   4   14   0   0    6   12  .222
Rick Reichardt         9    6    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    0  .167
Tom Silverio          11    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
Gail Hopkins          41  124   12   41   5   1   1    8   0   0   16    7  .331
Luis Aparicio         50  188   35   62   8   1   2   16   2   2   23   15  .330
Duane Josephson       25   85   10   26   5   0   1   17   0   1    8    9  .306
Tommy McCraw          45  134   18   40   5   1   2   14   7   1   10   18  .299
Carlos May            52  189   27   55   8   2   6   31   3   1   21   42  .291
Bill Melton           46  173   23   49   6   1   9   32   0   1   10   32  .283
Ed Herrmann           37  107   10   29   3   0   6   16   0   0   12   18  .271
Ken Berry             45  135   13   36   3   1   3   14   2   0   12   24  .267
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
Walt Williams         35  122   22   31   9   1   1    6   3   1   11    9  .254
Bobby Knoop           46  144   12   31   5   0   3   11   0   0   12   31  .215
Ossie Blanco           7   19    1    4   0   0   0    4   0   1    0    4  .211
John Matias           37   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           45  163   23   56  10   3   5   16   2   4    9   20  .344
Ray Fosse             43  155   20   43   8   0   7   18   0   3   16   26  .277
Larry Brown           20   52    8   14   3   1   0    2   0   0    8    5  .269
Tony Horton           47  176   21   44  10   0   7   28   2   1   21   25  .250
Roy Foster            43  140   14   35   7   0   4   15   1   1   14   24  .250
Rich Rollins          15   20    2    5   0   0   1    3   0   0    0    3  .250
Ted Uhlaender         49  200   22   49   9   1   2    9   2   2   19   25  .245
Chuck Hinton          30   30    1    7   1   0   0    6   0   0    4    5  .233
Lou Klimchock         18   32    4    7   0   0   1    1   0   0    1    5  .219
Duke Sims             32   95   18   20   3   0   9   19   0   2   18   26  .211
Eddie Leon            42  145    9   28   5   1   1   14   0   0   14   27  .193
Graig Nettles         48  156   21   30   1   1   8   17   3   0   26   24  .192
Jack Heidemann        51  168    7   31   6   1   1   15   1   1   10   34  .185
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
Willie Horton         51  194   31   63  10   2  10   48   0   1   19   24  .325
Al Kaline             47  173   27   56  12   2   5   29   1   2   26   23  .324
Jim Northrup          45  167   20   47   7   1   7   27   0   2   18   24  .281
Dick McAuliffe        49  186   31   52   6   0   4   13   3   5   40   25  .280
Mickey Stanley        33  113   21   30   4   1   1    7   7   0   10    7  .266
Norm Cash             42  135   23   32   9   1   6   20   0   1   23   21  .237
Dalton Jones          26   56    7   13   1   0   2    6   0   1   10    9  .232
Bill Freehan          48  168   16   38   6   0  10   26   0   2   26   28  .226
Cesar Gutierrez       44  158   18   35   3   4   0    8   2   1    8   13  .222
Elliott Maddox        31   71   11   15   2   0   2    5   0   0    8   10  .211
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
Joe Keough            40  120   21   40   3   1   4   16   1   1   19   11  .333
Lou Piniella          37  129   13   42   7   0   5   25   0   2   10    9  .326
Hawk Taylor           20   19    0    6   3   0   0    5   0   0    2    6  .316
Bob Oliver            52  207   32   62   9   4  11   40   0   1    9   42  .300
Paul Schaal           35   95   13   27   4   0   1    6   2   0    9   10  .284
Amos Otis             52  212   33   60   9   4   6   22  10   0   23   20  .283
Pat Kelly             49  177   24   50   5   0   3   12  21  10   34   42  .283
Rich Severson         27   79    6   21   1   1   0    7   0   0    4   10  .266
George Spriggs        13   23    4    6   0   0   0    0   1   1    4    9  .261
Ellie Rodriguez       40  115   12   29   6   1   1    7   1   1   17    9  .252
Jackie Hernandez      45  153    8   36   3   1   2    8   0   3   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          53  214   41   64  21   1   9   23  25   7   25   37  .299
Ted Savage            42   99   15   29   5   2   4   20   4   2   16   15  .293
Steve Hovley          40  135   17   38   9   0   0   16   5   1   17   11  .282
Russ Snyder           45  135   21   38   6   0   2   16   1   1   10   20  .282
Danny Walton          55  206   20   57  10   0  12   43   1   0   29   70  .277
Roberto Pena          18   55    5   15   2   0   1   10   1   0    2    7  .273
Mike Hegan            45  131   19   35   6   1   2   17   2   1   18   37  .267
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
Ted Kubiak            55  197   33   50   1   3   2   13   3   4   31   16  .254
Jerry McNertney       45  143   14   35   7   1   2    9   1   1   11   15  .245
Hank Allen            21   55    4   13   3   0   0    4   0   1    6    3  .236
Mike Hershberger      25   50    4   11   2   0   0    2   1   1    5    3  .220
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
Max Alvis             28   76    5   12   2   0   1    7   1   0    4   10  .158
Gus Gil                9   26    1    4   1   0   0    2   1   0    3    2  .154
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             36  143   22   55  10   2   3   21   3   6    7   17  .385
Tony Oliva            50  208   34   69  10   3   7   42   2   1   11   23  .332
Harmon Killebrew      50  172   38   55   8   1  15   42   0   0   42   32  .320
Rick Renick           18   42    8   13   3   0   4   11   0   0    4    6  .310
Cesar Tovar           50  200   48   58  12   5   6   16  13   6   24   19  .290
Brant Alyea           35  115   11   33   4   0   7   29   1   2   12   16  .287
Paul Ratliff          28   77    8   21   5   1   2   10   0   0    7   28  .273
Leo Cardenas          50  189   26   50  12   1   5   22   0   2   15   35  .265
Chuck Manuel          15   12    1    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    3  .250
Rich Reese            48  150   17   37   4   1   4   22   1   2   11   20  .247
Jim Holt              41   74   12   17   5   0   0    6   0   0    6    6  .230
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             56  214   44   72  16   1   8   40   7   3   37   19  .336
Danny Cater           56  222   31   68  15   3   4   38   4   1   14   25  .306
Frank Tepedino        13   14    1    4   2   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .286
Horace Clarke         57  252   32   67   8   0   3   19   7   5   19   16  .266
Bobby Murcer          57  219   41   57   8   1   8   28   5   3   39   36  .260
Ron Woods             37   92   14   23   1   0   4   16   0   1   11   16  .250
Thurman Munson        50  165   20   41   8   2   0   16   4   5   32   24  .249
Gene Michael          55  192   20   46   7   1   0   18   2   0   22   42  .240
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          51  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            28   67    7   12   2   0   2    7   0   0    8   15  .179
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           55  211   32   71  15   1   5   29   5   0   19    9  .337
Joe Rudi              29   85   14   28   4   0   4    8   1   0    3   18  .329
Rick Monday           51  186   31   53  12   3   4   16   5   2   25   52  .285
Sal Bando             49  158   34   44   6   1  11   38   5   4   33   23  .279
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       33   79   10   21   3   0   6   13   0   0   19   27  .266
Roberto Pena          19   58    4   15   1   0   0    3   1   1    3    4  .259
Don Mincher           53  167   29   42  10   0  12   31   1   0   21   26  .252
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       45  177   22   41  11   1   4   13  11   3   12   17  .232
Reggie Jackson        52  155   20   31   8   1   8   18  11   5   28   44  .200
Tony Larussa          14   45    2    9   2   0   0    5   0   0    3    8  .200
Dick Green            44  149   17   27   3   0   3   10   3   0   13   27  .181
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             52  170   33   51   4   2   3   15  18   1   20   29  .300
Lee Maye              39  124   15   35   3   1   5   18   1   1   10   12  .282
Aurelio Rodriguez     38  144   18   40   6   2   5   20   3   1   11   13  .278
Rick Reichardt        30   82   13   22   4   2   6   16   0   2    9   18  .268
Bernie Allen          44  105   15   28   3   1   4   18   0   0   23    8  .267
Mike Epstein          47  150   19   39   5   1   6   19   1   1   24   50  .260
Frank Howard          53  182   34   47   6   0  16   37   0   1   51   52  .258
Ed Brinkman           53  213   25   50   6   2   0   16   2   1   26   16  .235
Jim French            29   61    8   14   1   0   0    4   0   0   12    5  .230
Del Unser             30   76    6   17   0   1   1    7   0   0    8    9  .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            33   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
Wayne Comer           20   38    5    7   1   0   0    1   1   0    4    5  .184
Johnny Roseboro       30   60    5   11   2   0   0    5   1   0   15    6  .183
Dave Nelson           32   55    5    7   0   0   0    2   1   0    5   13  .127
Dick Nen               1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  H. Clarke (NY)          252
  S. Alomar (CAL)         233
  D. Cater (NY)           222
  B. Murcer (NY)          219
  A. Johnson (CAL)        216
  T. Harper (MIL)         214
  R. White (NY)           214
  E. Brinkman (WAS)       213
  J. Fregosi (CAL)        213
  A. Otis (KC)            212

Runs Scored:

  C. Tovar (MIN)           48
  R. White (NY)            44
  T. Harper (MIL)          41
  B. Murcer (NY)           41
  J. Fregosi (CAL)         39
  H. Killebrew (MIN)       38
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     37
  L. Aparicio (CHI)        35
  P. Blair (BAL)           35
  S. Bando (OAK)           34

Hits:

  A. Johnson (CAL)         76
  R. White (NY)            72
  F. Alou (OAK)            71
  T. Oliva (MIN)           69
  D. Cater (NY)            68
  H. Clarke (NY)           67
  T. Harper (MIL)          64
  W. Horton (DET)          63
  L. Aparicio (CHI)        62
  B. Oliver (KC)           62

Doubles:

  T. Harper (MIL)          21
  R. White (NY)            16
  F. Alou (OAK)            15
  D. Cater (NY)            15
  B. Robinson (BAL)        15
  R. Petrocelli (BOS)      14
  L. Cardenas (MIN)        12
  J. Fregosi (CAL)         12
  D. Johnson (BAL)         12
  A. Kaline (DET)          12

Triples:

  C. Tovar (MIN)            5
  C. Gutierrez (DET)        4
  J. Kenney (NY)            4
  B. Oliver (KC)            4
  A. Otis (KC)              4
  A. Rodriguez (WAS)        4
  M. Belanger (BAL)         3
  D. Cater (NY)             3
  A. Johnson (CAL)          3
  T. Kubiak (MIL)           3

Home Runs:

  F. Howard (WAS)          16
  B. Powell (BAL)          16
  H. Killebrew (MIN)       15
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     14
  D. Mincher (OAK)         12
  D. Walton (MIL)          12
  S. Bando (OAK)           11
  T. Conigliaro (BOS)      11
  B. Oliver (KC)           11
  B. Freehan (DET)         10

RBI:

  W. Horton (DET)          48
  D. Walton (MIL)          43
  H. Killebrew (MIN)       42
  T. Oliva (MIN)           42
  B. Powell (BAL)          42
  B. Oliver (KC)           40
  R. White (NY)            40
  S. Bando (OAK)           38
  D. Cater (NY)            38
  F. Howard (WAS)          37

Stolen Bases:

  T. Harper (MIL)          25
  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)             10

Caught Stealing:

  P. Kelly (KC)            10
  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)       42
  D. McAuliffe (DET)       40
  B. Murcer (NY)           39
  B. Powell (BAL)          38
  R. White (NY)            37
  P. Kelly (KC)            34
  S. Bando (OAK)           33
  T. Munson (NY)           32

Strikeouts:

  D. Walton (MIL)          70
  F. Howard (WAS)          52
  R. Monday (OAK)          52
  M. Epstein (WAS)         50
  R. Jackson (OAK)         44
  P. Kelly (KC)            42
  C. May (CHI)             42
  G. Michael (NY)          42
  B. Oliver (KC)           42
  T. Harper (MIL)          37


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