Monday April 12, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of April 12, 1971:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Minnesota        211   21    62   13    0    3    17    4    3   14    28  .294
Baltimore        172   24    48    5    2    3    23    2    1   18    22  .279
Chicago          198   26    53    9    3    8    25    4    3   19    27  .268
Detroit          169   22    43    5    2    2    19    1    4   17    14  .254
Boston           163   27    40    9    0    5    26    2    1   30    30  .245
New York         170   15    41    7    0    2    13    8    1   11    22  .241
Cleveland        125   23    30    7    2    1    22    0    0   15    23  .240
Kansas City      229   24    54   10    0    3    23    5    2   16    43  .236
Washington       232   26    54   12    1    1    23    1    3   18    39  .233
Oakland          215   29    49   14    0    6    29    0    2   36    43  .228
Milwaukee        151   14    34    4    0    3    14    2    2   17    23  .225
California       188   16    38    7    0    3    13    2    1   12    25  .202

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Cesar Tovar (MIN)         6   27    2   14   3   0   0    2   2   1    1    3  .519
Harmon Killebrew (MIN)    6   21    2   10   2   0   1    3   0   1    4    2  .476
Joe Foy (WAS)             7   23    4   10   4   0   0    5   0   0    3    1  .435
Tony Oliva (MIN)          6   24    4   10   3   0   1    2   0   0    1    0  .417
Mike Epstein (WAS)        7   25    2   10   1   0   0    2   0   0    3    7  .400
Rick Monday (OAK)         7   21    6    8   2   0   2    6   0   0    7    6  .381
Brooks Robinson (BAL)     5   21    4    8   1   0   1    2   0   0    1    1  .381
Cookie Rojas (KC)         7   24    4    9   2   0   1    7   0   0    2    2  .375
Dick McAuliffe (DET)      5   19    3    7   1   1   0    1   1   0    4    1  .368
Carlos May (CHI)          6   22    1    8   0   1   0    3   2   1    2    1  .364

 Baltimore            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Jerry Davanon          2    1    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0 1.000
Don Buford             3   14    5    7   2   0   0    0   1   0    1    1  .500
Tom Shopay             2    2    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .500
Davey Johnson          4   14    5    6   0   1   1    7   0   0    0    0  .429
Frank Robinson         5   15    3    6   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    1  .400
Brooks Robinson        5   21    4    8   1   0   1    2   0   0    1    1  .381
Merv Rettenmund        5   12    0    3   0   0   0    2   1   1    7    2  .250
Mark Belanger          5   17    1    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    4  .235
Ellie Hendricks        3   10    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    0  .200
Boog Powell            5   21    3    4   1   0   1    5   0   0    2    1  .191
Paul Blair             5   18    0    3   0   1   0    1   0   0    0    3  .167
Andy Etchebarren       3    7    1    1   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    2  .143
Chico Salmon           1    5    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Curt Motton            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
Joe Lahoud             4    2    0    1   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    0  .500
Don Pavletich          1    2    2    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .500
Luis Aparicio          5   20    4    6   2   0   2    8   1   0    4    3  .300
Doug Griffin           5   15    3    4   1   0   0    0   1   0    3    3  .267
Rico Petrocelli        5   15    2    4   0   0   1    2   0   0    7    3  .267
Reggie Smith           5   21    2    5   1   0   0    2   0   1    2    1  .238
Duane Josephson        5   17    3    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    3  .235
Carl Yastrzemski       5   18    2    4   2   0   0    4   0   0    3    2  .222
George Scott           5   20    2    4   2   0   0    1   0   0    1    6  .200
Billy Conigliaro       5   19    3    3   1   0   1    1   0   0    2    5  .158
Mike Fiore             2    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000
John Kennedy           1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 California           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Chico Ruiz             1    1    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0 1.000
Alex Johnson           6   23    1    7   0   0   0    1   0   1    1    2  .304
Jim Fregosi            5   17    0    5   2   0   0    2   0   0    1    1  .294
Jerry Moses            5   14    2    4   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .286
Jim Spencer            6   18    3    4   0   0   1    2   0   0    3    1  .222
Tony Conigliaro        6   24    1    5   2   0   0    1   1   0    0    6  .208
Sandy Alomar           6   23    2    4   0   0   0    2   1   0    3    4  .174
Ken McMullen           6   18    1    3   0   0   1    2   0   0    3    3  .167
Ken Berry              6   20    1    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .100
Syd O'Brien            2    7    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Jeff Torborg           2    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Billy Cowan            2    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Tony Gonzalez          2    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
John Stephenson        2    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Roger Repoz            2    1    1    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          3    3    0    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    0 1.000
Rich Morales           4    2    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .500
Carlos May             6   22    1    8   0   1   0    3   2   1    2    1  .364
Tom Egan               4   14    1    5   3   0   0    0   0   0    1    7  .357
Mike Andrews           6   20    4    7   2   0   1    5   1   0    4    0  .350
Jay Johnstone          6   24    5    7   1   0   2    2   0   0    2    2  .292
Bill Melton            6   21    4    6   0   1   2    6   0   0    2    5  .286
Rick Reichardt         6   24    1    5   1   0   1    2   0   1    1    1  .208
Lee Richard            6   24    3    5   1   1   0    2   0   1    1    4  .208
Ed Herrmann            4    5    3    1   0   0   1    1   0   0    3    0  .200
Walt Williams          6   22    2    3   1   0   1    2   1   0    1    1  .136
Luis Alvarado          2    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Ed Stroud              3    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Lee Maye               2    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000

 Cleveland            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Gomer Hodge            3    4    1    4   2   0   0    4   0   0    0    0 1.000
Ted Uhlaender          3    2    1    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    0 1.000
John Lowenstein        3    2    2    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    0  .500
Larry Brown            4   14    2    5   1   0   0    5   0   0    2    1  .357
Eddie Leon             4   14    4    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    3  .286
Vada Pinson            3   12    2    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .250
Graig Nettles          4   13    0    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    3    0  .231
Buddy Bradford         4   10    3    2   1   1   0    2   0   0    2    2  .200
Roy Foster             2    6    0    1   0   1   0    1   0   0    0    1  .167
Ken Harrelson          4   15    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    3  .133
Ray Fosse              4   16    3    2   0   0   1    3   0   0    0    4  .125
Ted Ford               3    4    0    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .000
Lou Camilli            2    2    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Chuck Hinton           1    2    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000

 Detroit              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Dick McAuliffe         5   19    3    7   1   1   0    1   1   0    4    1  .368
Jim Northrup           5   20    3    7   2   1   0    8   0   0    2    0  .350
Al Kaline              5   18    4    6   0   0   0    0   0   1    5    3  .333
Jim Price              1    3    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Ed Brinkman            5   19    2    5   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .263
Aurelio Rodriguez      5   19    3    5   0   0   1    3   0   0    0    4  .263
Mickey Stanley         5   20    4    4   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .200
Bill Freehan           5   16    1    3   0   0   1    1   0   1    2    1  .188
Willie Horton          5   19    2    3   1   0   0    2   0   2    1    1  .158
Gates Brown            1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Ike Brown              1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Cesar Gutierrez        1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
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
Bobby Knoop            1    1    0    1   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    0 1.000
Carl Taylor            2    2    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .500
Cookie Rojas           7   24    4    9   2   0   1    7   0   0    2    2  .375
Ed Kirkpatrick         5   16    3    5   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    3  .313
Amos Otis              7   28    2    8   1   0   0    2   2   0    1    3  .286
Freddie Patek          7   26    4    7   3   0   0    0   3   0    5    3  .269
Buck Martinez          3    4    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   1    1    2  .250
Bob Oliver             7   26    3    6   0   0   2    3   0   0    0    9  .231
Paul Schaal            7   22    1    5   1   0   0    2   0   0    3    2  .227
Lou Piniella           7   29    5    6   2   0   0    2   0   0    0    5  .207
Dennis Paepke          2    5    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .200
Joe Keough             6   24    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   1    2    2  .083
Gail Hopkins           3    3    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

 Milwaukee            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ted Kubiak             5   15    1    5   0   0   0    1   0   1    2    1  .333
Mike Hegan             5    9    1    3   0   0   0    0   1   1    1    2  .333
Andy Kosco             5   17    1    5   1   0   1    5   0   0    3    1  .294
Danny Walton           4    7    1    2   0   0   1    2   0   0    3    2  .286
Ellie Rodriguez        4   11    1    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .273
Phil Roof              2    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    3  .250
Dave May               5   17    2    4   1   0   0    1   1   0    2    2  .235
Bernie Smith           5   20    1    4   1   0   1    3   0   0    0    1  .200
Roberto Pena           5   17    1    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    1  .177
Tommy Harper           5   20    3    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .150
Bill Voss              2    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Ron Theobald           1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Ted Savage             1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 Minnesota            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Cesar Tovar            6   27    2   14   3   0   0    2   2   1    1    3  .519
Chuck Manuel           2    2    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .500
Harmon Killebrew       6   21    2   10   2   0   1    3   0   1    4    2  .476
Tony Oliva             6   24    4   10   3   0   1    2   0   0    1    0  .417
Jim Holt               5   18    1    6   1   0   0    2   1   0    0    0  .333
Paul Powell            3    3    3    1   0   0   1    1   0   0    1    0  .333
Rod Carew              6   26    3    7   2   0   0    2   0   1    1    2  .269
Leo Cardenas           6   22    3    3   1   0   0    0   1   0    3    0  .136
Rich Reese             6   24    1    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    5  .125
George Mitterwald      6   18    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    6  .111
Brant Alyea            3    4    0    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .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
Rick Renick            1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Danny Thompson         5    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
Ron Woods              3    4    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    0  .500
Horace Clarke          5   20    2    7   1   0   0    2   1   0    2    0  .350
John Ellis             2    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .333
Gene Michael           5   17    0    5   2   0   0    2   1   0    0    3  .294
Curt Blefary           3    7    2    2   0   0   1    2   0   0    0    0  .286
Jim Lyttle             2    7    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .286
Jerry Kenney           5   15    2    4   0   0   0    0   1   0    1    2  .267
Danny Cater            5   20    4    5   0   0   0    0   0   1    1    1  .250
Bobby Murcer           5   20    1    5   2   0   0    3   2   0    1    3  .250
Roy White              5   20    1    4   1   0   1    2   2   0    2    3  .200
Jake Gibbs             3    6    0    1   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .167
Thurman Munson         4   16    1    2   0   0   0    0   1   0    1    1  .125
Ron Hansen             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            2    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
Tommy Davis            2    2    0    1   1   0   0    3   0   0    0    0  .500
Steve Hovley           5    7    1    3   2   0   0    1   0   0    3    2  .429
Rick Monday            7   21    6    8   2   0   2    6   0   0    7    6  .381
Dave Duncan            6   20    2    6   1   0   0    2   0   1    3    4  .300
Dick Green             7   20    5    6   0   0   2    5   0   0    5    5  .300
Felipe Alou            2    8    0    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250
Sal Bando              7   22    6    5   3   0   1    4   0   1    5    1  .227
Joe Rudi               6   18    1    4   1   0   1    3   0   0    3    0  .222
Bert Campaneris        7   30    3    5   1   0   0    3   0   0    2    4  .167
Reggie Jackson         7   28    1    4   1   0   0    2   0   0    0   13  .143
Don Mincher            7   21    2    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    5    2  .143
Gene Tenace            1    3    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000
Angel Mangual          3    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000
Ron Clark              2    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000
Tony Larussa           2    1    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           5    4    2    2   0   0   1    1   0   0    0    0  .500
Joe Foy                7   23    4   10   4   0   0    5   0   0    3    1  .435
Mike Epstein           7   25    2   10   1   0   0    2   0   0    3    7  .400
Del Unser              5    9    2    3   0   0   0    0   1   0    0    0  .333
Jim French             3    6    0    2   0   0   0    2   0   1    1    1  .333
Bernie Allen           3    3    0    1   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    0  .333
Frank Howard           7   29    3    7   3   0   0    3   0   0    0    9  .241
Elliott Maddox         6   19    2    4   0   1   0    3   0   1    0    3  .211
Paul Casanova          6   17    1    3   2   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .177
Tim Cullen             7   25    2    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .160
Curt Flood             5   20    2    3   0   0   0    0   0   1    2    1  .150
Toby Harrah            7   27    2    4   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    6  .148
Richie Scheinblum      5    8    2    1   1   0   0    2   0   0    3    0  .125
Dick Billings          1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Tom Ragland            2    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  B. Campaneris (OAK)      30
  F. Howard (WAS)          29
  L. Piniella (KC)         29
  R. Jackson (OAK)         28
  A. Otis (KC)             28
  T. Harrah (WAS)          27
  C. Tovar (MIN)           27
  R. Carew (MIN)           26
  B. Oliver (KC)           26
  F. Patek (KC)            26

Runs Scored:

  S. Bando (OAK)            6
  R. Monday (OAK)           6
  D. Buford (BAL)           5
  D. Green (OAK)            5
  D. Johnson (BAL)          5
  J. Johnstone (CHI)        5
  L. Piniella (KC)          5
  M. Andrews (CHI)          4
  L. Aparicio (BOS)         4
  D. Cater (NY)             4

Hits:

  C. Tovar (MIN)           14
  M. Epstein (WAS)         10
  J. Foy (WAS)             10
  H. Killebrew (MIN)       10
  T. Oliva (MIN)           10
  C. Rojas (KC)             9
  C. May (CHI)              8
  R. Monday (OAK)           8
  A. Otis (KC)              8
  B. Robinson (BAL)         8

Doubles:

  J. Foy (WAS)              4
  S. Bando (OAK)            3
  T. Egan (CHI)             3
  F. Howard (WAS)           3
  T. Oliva (MIN)            3
  F. Patek (KC)             3
  C. Tovar (MIN)            3
  M. Andrews (CHI)          2
  L. Aparicio (BOS)         2
  D. Buford (BAL)           2

Triples:

  P. Blair (BAL)            1
  B. Bradford (CLE)         1
  R. Foster (CLE)           1
  D. Johnson (BAL)          1
  E. Maddox (WAS)           1
  C. May (CHI)              1
  D. McAuliffe (DET)        1
  B. Melton (CHI)           1
  J. Northrup (DET)         1
  L. Richard (CHI)          1

Home Runs:

  L. Aparicio (BOS)         2
  D. Green (OAK)            2
  J. Johnstone (CHI)        2
  B. Melton (CHI)           2
  R. Monday (OAK)           2
  B. Oliver (KC)            2
  M. Andrews (CHI)          1
  S. Bando (OAK)            1
  C. Blefary (NY)           1
  B. Conigliaro (BOS)       1

RBI:

  L. Aparicio (BOS)         8
  J. Northrup (DET)         8
  D. Johnson (BAL)          7
  C. Rojas (KC)             7
  B. Melton (CHI)           6
  R. Monday (OAK)           6
  M. Andrews (CHI)          5
  L. Brown (CLE)            5
  J. Foy (WAS)              5
  D. Green (OAK)            5

Stolen Bases:

  F. Patek (KC)             3
  C. May (CHI)              2
  B. Murcer (NY)            2
  A. Otis (KC)              2
  C. Tovar (MIN)            2
  R. White (NY)             2
  S. Alomar (CAL)           1
  M. Andrews (CHI)          1
  L. Aparicio (BOS)         1
  D. Buford (BAL)           1

Caught Stealing:

  W. Horton (DET)           2
  S. Bando (OAK)            1
  R. Carew (MIN)            1
  D. Cater (NY)             1
  D. Duncan (OAK)           1
  C. Flood (WAS)            1
  B. Freehan (DET)          1
  J. French (WAS)           1
  M. Hegan (MIL)            1
  A. Johnson (CAL)          1

Walks:

  R. Monday (OAK)           7
  R. Petrocelli (BOS)       7
  M. Rettenmund (BAL)       7
  S. Bando (OAK)            5
  D. Green (OAK)            5
  A. Kaline (DET)           5
  D. Mincher (OAK)          5
  F. Patek (KC)             5
  M. Andrews (CHI)          4
  L. Aparicio (BOS)         4

Strikeouts:

  R. Jackson (OAK)         13
  F. Howard (WAS)           9
  B. Oliver (KC)            9
  T. Egan (CHI)             7
  M. Epstein (WAS)          7
  T. Conigliaro (CAL)       6
  T. Harrah (WAS)           6
  G. Mitterwald (MIN)       6
  R. Monday (OAK)           6
  G. Scott (BOS)            6


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