Friday April 9, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of April 9, 1971:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Detroit           64   13    19    1    1    1    11    1    2   10     5  .297
Chicago          101   21    29    6    1    5    20    3    2   11    16  .287
Minnesota        103    8    29    4    0    1     7    1    1    7    17  .282
Baltimore         63    9    17    2    1    2     9    1    0    7     6  .270
California        96   10    25    3    0    2     9    1    0    5     9  .260
Washington       101   15    26    4    1    1    14    0    2    9    17  .257
Milwaukee         66    7    16    2    0    1     7    0    1    9    13  .242
Boston            60    5    14    2    0    2     5    0    1    7    15  .233
Kansas City      125   10    29    5    0    0    10    1    2   10    27  .232
Oakland          115   14    26    7    0    1    14    0    1   16    26  .226
New York          71    5    16    2    0    1     5    2    0    2    10  .225
Cleveland         63    5    13    2    2    0     5    0    0    2    14  .206

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Harmon Killebrew (MIN)    3   11    1    6   1   0   1    3   0   1    1    2  .546
Tony Oliva (MIN)          3   11    3    6   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .546
Joe Foy (WAS)             3    8    2    4   2   0   0    3   0   0    2    0  .500
Cesar Tovar (MIN)         3   13    0    6   1   0   0    0   1   0    1    2  .462
Mike Andrews (CHI)        3   11    4    5   2   0   1    4   1   0    2    0  .455
Dave Duncan (OAK)         3    9    1    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .444
Alex Johnson (CAL)        3   12    1    5   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .417
Mike Epstein (WAS)        3   10    1    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    3  .400
Jim Northrup (DET)        2    8    2    3   0   1   0    4   0   0    1    0  .375
Carlos May (CHI)          3   11    1    4   0   1   0    3   2   0    2    1  .364

 Baltimore            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Davey Johnson          2    7    2    3   0   0   1    4   0   0    0    0  .429
Paul Blair             2    8    0    3   0   1   0    1   0   0    0    0  .375
Boog Powell            2    8    2    3   1   0   1    2   0   0    0    0  .375
Frank Robinson         2    8    1    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .375
Ellie Hendricks        2    6    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .333
Brooks Robinson        2    7    2    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .143
Mark Belanger          2    7    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    3  .000
Don Buford             1    3    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .000
Merv Rettenmund        2    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   1   0    3    0  .000
Tom Shopay             1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Andy Etchebarren       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
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          2    2    0    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    0 1.000
Rich Morales           3    2    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .500
Mike Andrews           3   11    4    5   2   0   1    4   1   0    2    0  .455
Carlos May             3   11    1    4   0   1   0    3   2   0    2    1  .364
Bill Melton            3   10    3    3   0   0   2    6   0   0    1    4  .300
Tom Egan               2    7    1    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    4  .286
Jay Johnstone          3   12    4    3   1   0   1    1   0   0    1    1  .250
Lee Richard            3   12    2    3   1   0   0    2   0   1    1    3  .250
Walt Williams          3   12    2    3   1   0   1    2   0   0    0    0  .250
Rick Reichardt         3   13    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   1    0    0  .154
Ed Herrmann            2    2    2    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    0  .000
Ed Stroud              1    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
Jim Northrup           2    8    2    3   0   1   0    4   0   0    1    0  .375
Dick McAuliffe         2    6    2    2   0   0   0    0   1   0    4    0  .333
Ed Brinkman            2    7    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .286
Bill Freehan           2    7    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .286
Al Kaline              2    7    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   1    3    1  .286
Aurelio Rodriguez      2    7    2    2   0   0   1    2   0   0    0    2  .286
Mickey Stanley         2    7    3    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .286
Willie Horton          2    8    1    2   1   0   0    1   0   1    0    0  .250
Dalton Jones           1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .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
Dennis Paepke          1    3    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .333
Amos Otis              4   16    2    5   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .313
Cookie Rojas           4   13    1    4   1   0   0    6   0   0    1    2  .308
Bob Oliver             4   14    1    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    4  .286
Lou Piniella           4   16    4    4   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .250
Freddie Patek          4   14    0    3   2   0   0    0   1   0    3    2  .214
Paul Schaal            4   12    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    2  .167
Joe Keough             3   13    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   1    1    2  .077
Buck Martinez          2    3    0    0   0   0   0    1   0   1    1    2  .000
Gail Hopkins           2    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Jerry May              1    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .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
Harmon Killebrew       3   11    1    6   1   0   1    3   0   1    1    2  .546
Tony Oliva             3   11    3    6   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .546
Chuck Manuel           2    2    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .500
Cesar Tovar            3   13    0    6   1   0   0    0   1   0    1    2  .462
George Mitterwald      3    8    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .250
Jim Holt               3    9    0    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .222
Leo Cardenas           3   11    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .182
Rich Reese             3   12    1    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    3  .167
Rod Carew              3   13    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .000
Brant Alyea            2    3    0    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .000
Steve Braun            2    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Paul Ratliff           1    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .000
Paul Powell            2    0    2    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Danny Thompson         2    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
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
Gene Michael           2    6    0    3   1   0   0    1   1   0    0    0  .500
Horace Clarke          2    9    0    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    0  .333
Jim Lyttle             2    7    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .286
Danny Cater            2    8    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .250
Thurman Munson         2    8    1    2   0   0   0    0   1   0    1    1  .250
Bobby Murcer           2    9    0    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .222
Jerry Kenney           2    7    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .143
Roy White              2    9    1    1   0   0   1    1   0   0    0    3  .111
Jake Gibbs             2    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000
Curt Blefary           1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .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
Steve Hovley           3    4    0    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    1  .500
Dave Duncan            3    9    1    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .444
Rick Monday            4   11    2    4   2   0   0    1   0   0    4    4  .364
Felipe Alou            2    8    0    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250
Bert Campaneris        4   17    3    4   1   0   0    3   0   0    0    3  .235
Sal Bando              4   13    4    3   1   0   1    3   0   1    2    1  .231
Reggie Jackson         4   14    0    3   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    9  .214
Dick Green             4   10    2    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    3  .200
Joe Rudi               3    7    0    1   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    0  .143
Don Mincher            4   10    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    2  .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
Tommy McCraw           2    1    1    1   0   0   1    1   0   0    0    0 1.000
Joe Foy                3    8    2    4   2   0   0    3   0   0    2    0  .500
Mike Epstein           3   10    1    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    3  .400
Frank Howard           3   13    2    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    4  .308
Paul Casanova          3   11    1    3   2   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .273
Curt Flood             3   12    2    3   0   0   0    0   0   1    2    1  .250
Elliott Maddox         3   12    1    3   0   1   0    3   0   1    0    1  .250
Tim Cullen             3   12    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .167
Toby Harrah            3   13    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .154
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
Tom Ragland            1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Del Unser              2    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  B. Campaneris (OAK)      17
  A. Otis (KC)             16
  L. Piniella (KC)         16
  R. Jackson (OAK)         14
  B. Oliver (KC)           14
  F. Patek (KC)            14
  S. Bando (OAK)           13
  R. Carew (MIN)           13
  J. Fregosi (CAL)         13
  T. Harrah (WAS)          13

Runs Scored:

  M. Andrews (CHI)          4
  S. Bando (OAK)            4
  J. Johnstone (CHI)        4
  L. Piniella (KC)          4
  B. Campaneris (OAK)       3
  B. Melton (CHI)           3
  T. Oliva (MIN)            3
  M. Stanley (DET)          3
  S. Alomar (CAL)           2
  D. Bosman (WAS)           2

Hits:

  H. Killebrew (MIN)        6
  T. Oliva (MIN)            6
  C. Tovar (MIN)            6
  M. Andrews (CHI)          5
  A. Johnson (CAL)          5
  A. Otis (KC)              5
  B. Campaneris (OAK)       4
  D. Duncan (OAK)           4
  M. Epstein (WAS)          4
  J. Foy (WAS)              4

Doubles:

  M. Andrews (CHI)          2
  P. Casanova (WAS)         2
  J. Foy (WAS)              2
  R. Monday (OAK)           2
  F. Patek (KC)             2
  F. Alou (OAK)             1
  S. Bando (OAK)            1
  B. Campaneris (OAK)       1
  T. Conigliaro (CAL)       1
  T. Egan (CHI)             1

Triples:

  P. Blair (BAL)            1
  B. Bradford (CLE)         1
  R. Foster (CLE)           1
  E. Maddox (WAS)           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
  D. Johnson (BAL)          1
  J. Johnstone (CHI)        1
  H. Killebrew (MIN)        1
  A. Kosco (MIL)            1
  T. McCraw (WAS)           1
  K. McMullen (CAL)         1

RBI:

  B. Melton (CHI)           6
  C. Rojas (KC)             6
  M. Andrews (CHI)          4
  D. Johnson (BAL)          4
  A. Kosco (MIL)            4
  J. Northrup (DET)         4
  S. Bando (OAK)            3
  B. Campaneris (OAK)       3
  J. Foy (WAS)              3
  G. Hodge (CLE)            3

Stolen Bases:

  C. May (CHI)              2
  S. Alomar (CAL)           1
  M. Andrews (CHI)          1
  D. McAuliffe (DET)        1
  G. Michael (NY)           1
  T. Munson (NY)            1
  F. Patek (KC)             1
  M. Rettenmund (BAL)       1
  C. Tovar (MIN)            1

Caught Stealing:

  S. Bando (OAK)            1
  C. Flood (WAS)            1
  M. Hegan (MIL)            1
  W. Horton (DET)           1
  A. Kaline (DET)           1
  J. Keough (KC)            1
  H. Killebrew (MIN)        1
  E. Maddox (WAS)           1
  B. Martinez (KC)          1
  R. Reichardt (CHI)        1

Walks:

  D. McAuliffe (DET)        4
  R. Monday (OAK)           4
  A. Kaline (DET)           3
  D. Mincher (OAK)          3
  F. Patek (KC)             3
  M. Rettenmund (BAL)       3
  S. Alomar (CAL)           2
  M. Andrews (CHI)          2
  L. Aparicio (BOS)         2
  S. Bando (OAK)            2

Strikeouts:

  R. Jackson (OAK)          9
  T. Egan (CHI)             4
  F. Howard (WAS)           4
  B. Melton (CHI)           4
  R. Monday (OAK)           4
  B. Oliver (KC)            4
  M. Belanger (BAL)         3
  B. Campaneris (OAK)       3
  B. Conigliaro (BOS)       3
  M. Epstein (WAS)          3


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