Thursday April 8, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of April 8, 1971:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Detroit           29    8     9    1    1    0     6    1    2    7     4  .310
Chicago           68   18    20    3    1    5    17    0    2    7     7  .294
Minnesota         68    6    20    3    0    1     5    1    1    4     8  .294
Baltimore         32    3     9    1    0    0     3    1    0    3     1  .281
California        96   10    25    3    0    2     9    1    0    5     9  .260
Washington        67   10    17    2    0    0     9    0    1    8    11  .254
Kansas City      103   10    26    5    0    0    10    1    2    8    14  .252
Milwaukee         66    7    16    2    0    1     7    0    1    9    13  .242
Oakland           99    9    24    7    0    1     9    0    0    9    20  .242
Boston            60    5    14    2    0    2     5    0    1    7    15  .233
Cleveland         63    5    13    2    2    0     5    0    0    2    14  .206
New York          32    1     5    0    0    0     1    1    0    0     5  .156

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ed Kirkpatrick (KC)       2    6    2    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    0  .667
Dave Duncan (OAK)         2    7    0    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .571
Harmon Killebrew (MIN)    2    7    1    4   0   0   1    3   0   1    1    0  .571
Tony Oliva (MIN)          2    7    2    4   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .571
Cesar Tovar (MIN)         2    8    0    4   1   0   0    0   1   0    1    0  .500
Mike Epstein (WAS)        2    6    1    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    1  .500
Larry Brown (CLE)         2    7    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .429
Duane Josephson (BOS)     2    7    0    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .429
Bill Melton (CHI)         2    7    3    3   0   0   2    6   0   0    1    2  .429
Alex Johnson (CAL)        3   12    1    5   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .417

 Baltimore            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Paul Blair             1    4    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .500
Frank Robinson         1    4    0    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .500
Davey Johnson          1    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Ellie Hendricks        1    4    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .250
Boog Powell            1    4    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .250
Brooks Robinson        1    4    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Mark Belanger          1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .000
Merv Rettenmund        1    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   1   0    2    0  .000

 Boston               G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Duane Josephson        2    7    0    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .429
Reggie Smith           2    8    1    3   1   0   0    0   0   1    0    1  .375
Luis Aparicio          2    6    1    2   0   0   1    1   0   0    2    0  .333
Carl Yastrzemski       2    8    1    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .250
Doug Griffin           2    5    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .200
Rico Petrocelli        2    6    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    2  .167
George Scott           2    7    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    3  .143
Billy Conigliaro       2    7    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .000
Mike Fiore             1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
John Kennedy           1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Joe Lahoud             1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000

 California           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Alex Johnson           3   12    1    5   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .417
Ken McMullen           3    9    1    3   0   0   1    1   0   0    2    1  .333
Jerry Moses            3   10    2    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .300
Jim Spencer            3   11    1    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .273
Tony Conigliaro        3   12    0    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .250
Jim Fregosi            3   13    0    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .231
Sandy Alomar           3   11    2    2   0   0   0    1   1   0    2    2  .182
Ken Berry              3    9    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000
Tony Gonzalez          2    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
John Stephenson        1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 Chicago              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Rich McKinney          1    1    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0 1.000
Bill Melton            2    7    3    3   0   0   2    6   0   0    1    2  .429
Mike Andrews           2    8    3    3   1   0   1    4   0   0    1    0  .375
Jay Johnstone          2    8    4    3   1   0   1    1   0   0    1    0  .375
Lee Richard            2    8    2    3   1   0   0    2   0   1    0    1  .375
Carlos May             2    8    0    2   0   1   0    2   0   0    1    0  .250
Tom Egan               1    4    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    3  .250
Walt Williams          2    9    2    2   0   0   1    1   0   0    0    0  .222
Rick Reichardt         2    9    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   1    0    0  .111
Ed Herrmann            1    1    2    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    0  .000
Rich Morales           2    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Lee Maye               1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 Cleveland            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Gomer Hodge            2    3    1    3   1   0   0    3   0   0    0    0 1.000
John Lowenstein        1    1    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0 1.000
Ted Uhlaender          1    1    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0 1.000
Larry Brown            2    7    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .429
Graig Nettles          2    7    0    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .286
Vada Pinson            1    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Buddy Bradford         2    5    1    1   0   1   0    0   0   0    0    1  .200
Roy Foster             2    6    0    1   0   1   0    1   0   0    0    1  .167
Ray Fosse              2    7    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .000
Ken Harrelson          2    7    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .000
Eddie Leon             2    6    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Ted Ford               2    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000
Lou Camilli            2    2    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 Detroit              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Willie Horton          1    4    1    2   1   0   0    1   0   1    0    0  .500
Dick McAuliffe         1    2    1    1   0   0   0    0   1   0    3    0  .500
Ed Brinkman            1    3    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .333
Bill Freehan           1    3    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .333
Mickey Stanley         1    3    2    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .333
Al Kaline              1    4    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   1    1    1  .250
Jim Northrup           1    4    2    1   0   1   0    2   0   0    1    0  .250
Aurelio Rodriguez      1    3    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000

 Kansas City          G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ed Kirkpatrick         2    6    2    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    0  .667
Cookie Rojas           3   10    1    4   1   0   0    6   0   0    1    0  .400
Bob Oliver             3   11    1    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .364
Amos Otis              3   13    2    4   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .308
Freddie Patek          3   13    0    3   2   0   0    0   1   0    1    1  .231
Lou Piniella           3   13    4    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .231
Paul Schaal            3   10    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    1  .200
Joe Keough             3   13    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   1    1    2  .077
Gail Hopkins           2    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Buck Martinez          1    2    0    0   0   0   0    1   0   1    1    1  .000
Rich Severson          1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Carl Taylor            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
Tommy Harper           2    9    2    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .333
Mike Hegan             2    7    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   1    1    2  .286
Andy Kosco             2    7    1    2   1   0   1    4   0   0    2    0  .286
Roberto Pena           2    7    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .286
Dave May               2    8    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .250
Phil Roof              2    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    3  .250
Bernie Smith           2    9    0    2   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    0  .222
Ted Kubiak             2    6    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    1  .167
Ellie Rodriguez        1    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Danny Walton           1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000

 Minnesota            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Chuck Manuel           1    1    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0 1.000
Harmon Killebrew       2    7    1    4   0   0   1    3   0   1    1    0  .571
Tony Oliva             2    7    2    4   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .571
Cesar Tovar            2    8    0    4   1   0   0    0   1   0    1    0  .500
Jim Holt               2    5    0    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .400
George Mitterwald      2    8    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .250
Leo Cardenas           2    8    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .125
Rich Reese             2    8    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .125
Rod Carew              2    8    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000
Brant Alyea            1    3    0    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .000
Steve Braun            1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Paul Powell            1    0    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Danny Thompson         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
Thurman Munson         1    4    0    2   0   0   0    0   1   0    0    1  .500
Jim Lyttle             1    3    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Danny Cater            1    4    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Horace Clarke          1    4    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .250
Bobby Murcer           1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Roy White              1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Jerry Kenney           1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Gene Michael           1    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Jake Gibbs             1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Frank Tepedino         1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Frank Baker            1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 Oakland              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Dave Duncan            2    7    0    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .571
Steve Hovley           3    4    0    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    1  .500
Rick Monday            3   10    1    4   2   0   0    1   0   0    2    3  .400
Bert Campaneris        3   14    2    4   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    1  .286
Sal Bando              3   11    3    3   1   0   1    3   0   0    1    1  .273
Reggie Jackson         3   12    0    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    8  .250
Felipe Alou            2    8    0    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250
Dick Green             3    9    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    3  .111
Don Mincher            3    8    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    1  .000
Joe Rudi               2    5    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Gene Tenace            1    3    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000
Angel Mangual          2    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Ron Clark              1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Tommy Davis            1    1    0    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .000
Tony Larussa           1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 Washington           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Mike Epstein           2    6    1    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    1  .500
Joe Foy                2    5    0    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    0  .400
Paul Casanova          2    8    1    3   2   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .375
Tim Cullen             2    8    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .250
Curt Flood             2    8    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   1    2    1  .250
Toby Harrah            2    9    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .222
Frank Howard           2    9    1    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    2  .222
Elliott Maddox         2    8    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .125
Dick Billings          1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Richie Scheinblum      1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Tommy McCraw           1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Tom Ragland            1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Del Unser              1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  B. Campaneris (OAK)      14
  J. Fregosi (CAL)         13
  J. Keough (KC)           13
  A. Otis (KC)             13
  F. Patek (KC)            13
  L. Piniella (KC)         13
  T. Conigliaro (CAL)      12
  R. Jackson (OAK)         12
  A. Johnson (CAL)         12
  S. Alomar (CAL)          11

Runs Scored:

  J. Johnstone (CHI)        4
  L. Piniella (KC)          4
  M. Andrews (CHI)          3
  S. Bando (OAK)            3
  B. Melton (CHI)           3
  S. Alomar (CAL)           2
  D. Bosman (WAS)           2
  B. Campaneris (OAK)       2
  C. Flood (WAS)            2
  T. Harper (MIL)           2

Hits:

  A. Johnson (CAL)          5
  B. Campaneris (OAK)       4
  D. Duncan (OAK)           4
  H. Killebrew (MIN)        4
  E. Kirkpatrick (KC)       4
  R. Monday (OAK)           4
  T. Oliva (MIN)            4
  B. Oliver (KC)            4
  A. Otis (KC)              4
  C. Rojas (KC)             4

Doubles:

  P. Casanova (WAS)         2
  R. Monday (OAK)           2
  F. Patek (KC)             2
  F. Alou (OAK)             1
  M. Andrews (CHI)          1
  S. Bando (OAK)            1
  B. Campaneris (OAK)       1
  T. Conigliaro (CAL)       1
  G. Hodge (CLE)            1
  J. Holt (MIN)             1

Triples:

  B. Bradford (CLE)         1
  R. Foster (CLE)           1
  C. May (CHI)              1
  J. Northrup (DET)         1

Home Runs:

  B. Melton (CHI)           2
  M. Andrews (CHI)          1
  L. Aparicio (BOS)         1
  S. Bando (OAK)            1
  J. Johnstone (CHI)        1
  H. Killebrew (MIN)        1
  A. Kosco (MIL)            1
  K. McMullen (CAL)         1
  A. Messersmith (CAL)      1
  S. Siebert (BOS)          1

RBI:

  B. Melton (CHI)           6
  C. Rojas (KC)             6
  M. Andrews (CHI)          4
  A. Kosco (MIL)            4
  S. Bando (OAK)            3
  G. Hodge (CLE)            3
  H. Killebrew (MIN)        3
  B. Campaneris (OAK)       2
  M. Epstein (WAS)          2
  J. Foy (WAS)              2

Stolen Bases:

  S. Alomar (CAL)           1
  D. McAuliffe (DET)        1
  T. Munson (NY)            1
  F. Patek (KC)             1
  M. Rettenmund (BAL)       1
  C. Tovar (MIN)            1

Caught Stealing:

  C. Flood (WAS)            1
  M. Hegan (MIL)            1
  W. Horton (DET)           1
  A. Kaline (DET)           1
  J. Keough (KC)            1
  H. Killebrew (MIN)        1
  B. Martinez (KC)          1
  R. Reichardt (CHI)        1
  L. Richard (CHI)          1
  R. Smith (BOS)            1

Walks:

  D. McAuliffe (DET)        3
  S. Alomar (CAL)           2
  L. Aparicio (BOS)         2
  D. Bosman (WAS)           2
  C. Flood (WAS)            2
  J. Foy (WAS)              2
  E. Herrmann (CHI)         2
  S. Hovley (OAK)           2
  E. Kirkpatrick (KC)       2
  A. Kosco (MIL)            2

Strikeouts:

  R. Jackson (OAK)          8
  B. Conigliaro (BOS)       3
  T. Egan (CHI)             3
  R. Fosse (CLE)            3
  D. Green (OAK)            3
  K. Harrelson (CLE)        3
  R. Monday (OAK)           3
  P. Roof (MIL)             3
  G. Scott (BOS)            3
  S. Alomar (CAL)           2


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