Sunday April 18, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of April 18, 1971:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Baltimore        351   53    96   12    2    7    51    4    4   46    46  .274
Minnesota        408   36   109   21    0    4    32    6    3   33    64  .267
Detroit          380   44    97   15    3    9    40    3    6   36    40  .255
Boston           330   52    84   15    1    9    49    4    1   54    54  .255
New York         362   42    87   13    1    9    39   13    3   40    35  .240
Kansas City      446   41   106   18    1    7    40    8    6   41    81  .238
Oakland          464   63   110   25    0   14    58    7    5   63    84  .237
Chicago          422   39    94   16    3    8    37    6    6   47    70  .223
Washington       384   44    82   17    1    1    40    3    6   47    61  .214
California       401   41    84   19    2    8    38    5    1   26    54  .210
Milwaukee        344   27    71    7    2    5    26    4    4   39    66  .206
Cleveland        277   31    53   13    2    2    30    5    2   30    45  .191

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Frank Robinson (BAL)     10   36    5   14   3   0   0    5   1   0    4    2  .389
Al Kaline (DET)          11   42    8   16   4   0   0    0   0   1    8    7  .381
Cesar Tovar (MIN)        12   51    5   19   4   0   0    2   3   1    5    6  .373
Rick Monday (OAK)        11   35    8   12   2   0   3    8   0   1   10    8  .343
Joe Foy (WAS)            12   38    6   13   4   0   0    7   1   0    7    2  .342
Bobby Murcer (NY)        11   38    6   13   4   0   2    7   3   0    8    4  .342
Cookie Rojas (KC)        13   50    7   17   5   0   1    7   1   1    4    5  .340
Davey Johnson (BAL)       9   36    6   12   2   1   1    9   0   0    1    0  .333
Paul Schaal (KC)         13   43    6   14   2   1   1    4   0   0    8    3  .326
Tony Oliva (MIN)         10   40    6   13   4   0   2    4   0   0    2    3  .325

 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             6   25   12   11   2   0   2    3   2   0    6    2  .440
Frank Robinson        10   36    5   14   3   0   0    5   1   0    4    2  .389
Davey Johnson          9   36    6   12   2   1   1    9   0   0    1    0  .333
Tom Shopay             3    3    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .333
Brooks Robinson       10   44    5   14   1   0   1    4   0   0    1    2  .318
Merv Rettenmund        7   20    1    5   0   0   0    4   1   1    8    4  .250
Boog Powell           10   38    8    9   1   0   3   11   0   0    9    4  .237
Paul Blair            10   39    5    9   1   1   0    7   0   0    3    6  .231
Mark Belanger         10   36    5    8   1   0   0    3   0   1    5    4  .222
Andy Etchebarren       5   14    1    3   0   0   0    2   0   2    2    5  .214
Ellie Hendricks        6   23    1    4   1   0   0    2   0   0    3    3  .174
Chico Salmon           2    5    1    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             6    4    0    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    0  .500
Don Pavletich          2    2    2    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .500
Carl Yastrzemski      10   34    8   11   2   1   2    8   0   0    9    3  .324
Reggie Smith          10   42    6   13   3   0   1    4   0   1    4    3  .310
George Scott          10   40    4   12   2   0   0    5   0   0    2    7  .300
Duane Josephson       10   33    6    9   1   0   1    5   1   0    7    6  .273
Rico Petrocelli       10   35    5    8   1   0   1    3   0   0   11    9  .229
Luis Aparicio         10   42    6    9   2   0   2   11   1   0    5    5  .214
Billy Conigliaro      10   35    5    7   1   0   1    3   1   0    6    8  .200
Doug Griffin          10   31    5    6   2   0   0    1   1   0    4    3  .194
Mike Fiore             4    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000
George Thomas          1    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
John Kennedy           2    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             5    1    3    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0 1.000
Jerry Moses           11   32    5   11   2   0   2    5   0   0    1    3  .344
Tony Gonzalez          6    6    1    2   1   0   0    3   0   0    0    1  .333
Billy Cowan            3    3    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .333
Alex Johnson          12   49    3   15   1   0   1    5   1   1    2    7  .306
Jim Fregosi           11   38    3   11   3   0   0    6   0   0    3    2  .290
Tony Conigliaro       12   47    3   10   4   0   1    2   1   0    3    8  .213
Ken McMullen          12   42    1    8   2   0   1    2   0   0    4    6  .191
Sandy Alomar          12   49    5    9   1   2   0    7   3   0    5    7  .184
Jim Spencer           12   39    6    7   1   0   2    3   0   0    6    4  .180
Ken Berry             12   41    2    4   3   0   0    0   0   0    1    6  .098
Syd O'Brien            4   11    2    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .091
Jeff Torborg           6    6    1    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .000
Roger Repoz            4    3    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
John Stephenson        3    3    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
Lee Maye               4    4    0    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .500
Rich Morales           5    4    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .500
Rich McKinney         10   22    1   10   0   0   0    3   0   0    3    0  .455
Tom Egan               8   20    2    6   4   0   0    2   0   0    1   10  .300
Mike Andrews          13   46    5   12   3   0   1    6   2   1    8    4  .261
Jay Johnstone         13   47    6   12   2   0   2    3   0   0    6    6  .255
Lee Richard           13   47    6   11   2   1   0    2   0   2    3    6  .234
Carlos May            13   46    3   10   0   1   0    4   2   1    6    4  .217
Bill Melton           13   43    5    9   0   1   2    6   0   0    7   13  .209
Ed Herrmann            9   20    4    4   1   0   1    3   0   0    4    2  .200
Walt Williams         11   28    2    5   1   0   1    2   1   0    2    2  .179
Rick Reichardt        11   37    2    6   2   0   1    3   0   1    3    2  .162
Ed Stroud              9   17    1    2   0   0   0    0   1   1    2    3  .118
Luis Alvarado          5    7    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000
Chuck Brinkman         1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000

 Cleveland            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Gomer Hodge            5    7    1    4   2   0   0    4   0   0    0    1  .571
Vada Pinson            8   31    4   10   2   0   0    1   3   0    2    2  .323
Ted Uhlaender          7   10    1    3   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    1  .300
John Lowenstein        7   14    3    4   1   0   0    1   0   1    4    3  .286
Larry Brown            9   32    3    7   1   0   0    5   0   0    3    1  .219
Buddy Bradford         8   16    3    3   1   1   0    2   0   0    3    4  .188
Eddie Leon             7   24    4    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    6  .167
Graig Nettles          9   31    2    5   2   0   1    4   0   0    6    1  .161
Roy Foster             7   19    0    3   0   1   0    1   1   0    1    3  .158
Ken Harrelson          8   30    2    4   0   0   0    3   1   0    2    5  .133
Ray Fosse              9   31    5    4   2   0   1    4   0   0    5    4  .129
Ted Ford               7    7    0    0   0   0   0    1   0   1    1    3  .000
Lou Camilli            4    4    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Chuck Hinton           2    3    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
Dalton Jones           5    4    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .500
Norm Cash              4   14    3    6   1   0   2    4   0   0    2    1  .429
Al Kaline             11   42    8   16   4   0   0    0   0   1    8    7  .381
Ike Brown              3    3    1    1   0   0   1    2   0   0    0    0  .333
Kevin Collins          4    3    1    1   0   1   0    0   0   0    0    1  .333
Jim Price              2    3    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Bill Freehan          11   39    2   12   4   0   1    2   1   2    3    2  .308
Jim Northrup          11   44    8   12   2   1   1   10   0   1    5    1  .273
Aurelio Rodriguez     11   42    4   11   1   0   1    6   1   0    2    8  .262
Willie Horton         10   39    4    9   1   0   2    8   0   2    1    3  .231
Mickey Stanley         9   31    5    7   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    2  .226
Dick McAuliffe        11   45    5   10   1   1   1    3   1   0    6    5  .222
Ed Brinkman           11   39    2    7   0   0   0    2   0   0    3    2  .180
Gates Brown            4    7    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Cesar Gutierrez        5    3    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
Jerry May              4    9    0    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    3  .444
Cookie Rojas          13   50    7   17   5   0   1    7   1   1    4    5  .340
Bobby Knoop            3    3    0    1   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    2  .333
Paul Schaal           13   43    6   14   2   1   1    4   0   0    8    3  .326
Dennis Paepke          5   10    0    3   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    2  .300
Amos Otis             13   52    4   14   2   0   2    4   2   0    4    7  .269
Buck Martinez          3    4    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   1    1    2  .250
Lou Piniella          13   52    6   12   2   0   0    4   0   1    4    6  .231
Freddie Patek         13   53    6   12   4   0   0    2   5   0    8    7  .226
Bob Oliver            13   50    4   10   0   0   2    3   0   0    0   16  .200
Ed Kirkpatrick        10   35    4    7   0   0   1    3   0   0    4    6  .200
Joe Keough            11   39    2    6   1   0   0    3   0   3    3    3  .154
Carl Taylor            6    7    2    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .143
Gail Hopkins           6    7    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .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
Mike Hegan            10   22    4    7   0   1   1    3   1   1    4    3  .318
Bill Voss              7   16    2    5   0   0   1    1   0   0    2    3  .313
Ted Kubiak            11   39    2   10   1   1   0    2   0   1    3    3  .256
Andy Kosco             8   24    1    6   1   0   1    5   0   0    4    2  .250
Danny Walton           9   20    2    5   0   0   1    2   0   0    5    6  .250
Rick Auerbach          6   17    3    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    8  .235
Dave May              11   41    2    9   2   0   0    3   1   2    2    5  .220
Ellie Rodriguez        6   14    1    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    4  .214
Tommy Harper          11   44    5    8   1   0   0    3   0   0    5    8  .182
Roberto Pena           6   17    1    3   1   0   0    1   1   0    3    1  .177
Bernie Smith           9   30    1    5   1   0   1    3   0   0    0    4  .167
Phil Roof              8   25    0    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    7  .160
Ted Savage             6    7    1    1   0   0   0    1   1   0    2    1  .143
Pete Koegel            2    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    2  .000
Ron Theobald           4    1    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
Chuck Manuel           3    2    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .500
Steve Braun            8    8    0    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    0  .375
Cesar Tovar           12   51    5   19   4   0   0    2   3   1    5    6  .373
Paul Powell            6   11    4    4   0   0   1    2   0   0    1    3  .364
Rick Renick            3    3    0    1   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    0  .333
Tony Oliva            10   40    6   13   4   0   2    4   0   0    2    3  .325
Jim Holt              10   34    1   11   2   0   0    3   2   0    0    1  .324
Brant Alyea            7   16    0    5   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    3  .313
Harmon Killebrew      12   45    3   14   3   0   1    6   0   1    6    9  .311
Danny Thompson         7    8    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .250
Rod Carew             11   41    4   10   2   0   0    3   0   1    2    4  .244
Leo Cardenas          12   39    4    8   3   0   0    4   1   0    6    3  .205
Rich Reese            11   41    4    7   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    6  .171
George Mitterwald     11   34    0    5   0   0   0    0   0   0    1   10  .147
Paul Ratliff           3    6    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    4  .000
Tom Tischinski         3    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
John Ellis             5    9    4    4   0   0   1    3   0   0    5    0  .444
Bobby Murcer          11   38    6   13   4   0   2    7   3   0    8    4  .342
Horace Clarke         11   44    4   14   3   0   0    4   2   1    6    0  .318
Felipe Alou            5   23    5    7   0   0   3    5   2   0    1    2  .304
Gene Michael           9   28    2    8   2   0   0    4   2   1    3    3  .286
Jim Lyttle             2    7    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .286
Danny Cater           11   46    7   12   2   0   0    2   0   1    2    1  .261
Roy White              9   28    4    7   1   0   2    3   2   0    4    4  .250
Jerry Kenney          10   24    4    5   0   0   0    0   1   0    4    4  .208
Curt Blefary           8   15    2    3   0   0   1    2   0   0    1    1  .200
Ron Woods              7   14    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    0  .143
Ron Hansen             3    7    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .143
Thurman Munson         9   34    2    4   0   0   0    2   1   0    2    2  .118
Jake Gibbs             6   13    0    1   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .077
Frank Tepedino         4    4    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
Gene Tenace            2    7    2    3   1   0   0    2   0   0    2    0  .429
Rick Monday           11   35    8   12   2   0   3    8   0   1   10    8  .343
Steve Hovley           7   10    1    3   2   0   0    2   1   0    4    2  .300
Dave Duncan           11   39    3   11   1   0   0    3   0   1    5    6  .282
Joe Rudi              13   48    6   13   3   0   2    8   0   0    5    0  .271
Don Mincher           14   46    5   12   3   0   1    3   1   0    9    7  .261
Felipe Alou            2    8    0    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250
Dick Green            14   46    8   11   0   0   2    7   1   0    7    9  .239
Sal Bando             14   48   10   10   5   0   2    7   0   1   10    6  .208
Angel Mangual          5   10    3    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .200
Reggie Jackson        14   59    6   11   2   0   3    6   0   1    2   21  .186
Bert Campaneris       14   63    7   11   2   0   0    4   3   1    4    7  .175
Tommy Davis            5    6    0    1   1   0   0    3   0   0    2    0  .167
Frank Fernandez        1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .000
Ron Clark              2    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000
Tony Larussa           3    1    1    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           8   12    4    5   0   0   1    2   0   1    2    0  .417
Joe Foy               12   38    6   13   4   0   0    7   1   0    7    2  .342
Mike Epstein          11   37    3   11   1   0   0    2   0   0    6   13  .297
Paul Casanova          8   25    3    7   4   0   0    3   0   1    1    2  .280
Del Unser              9   19    2    5   1   0   0    0   1   0    1    2  .263
Jim French             6   16    1    4   2   0   0    3   0   2    2    3  .250
Frank Howard          12   46    5   11   3   0   0    4   1   0    4   12  .239
Tim Cullen            12   45    4   10   0   0   0    5   0   0    2    3  .222
Elliott Maddox         8   21    4    4   0   1   0    4   0   1    5    5  .191
Curt Flood            10   30    3    5   0   0   0    1   0   1    3    2  .167
Bernie Allen           7    8    0    1   0   0   0    3   0   0    1    0  .125
Toby Harrah           12   39    3    4   1   0   0    0   0   0    5    7  .103
Richie Scheinblum     10   22    4    2   1   0   0    3   0   0    5    0  .091
Dick Billings          3    2    0    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .000
Tom Ragland            4    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  B. Campaneris (OAK)      63
  R. Jackson (OAK)         59
  F. Patek (KC)            53
  A. Otis (KC)             52
  L. Piniella (KC)         52
  C. Tovar (MIN)           51
  B. Oliver (KC)           50
  C. Rojas (KC)            50
  S. Alomar (CAL)          49
  A. Johnson (CAL)         49

Runs Scored:

  D. Buford (BAL)          12
  S. Bando (OAK)           10
  D. Green (OAK)            8
  A. Kaline (DET)           8
  R. Monday (OAK)           8
  J. Northrup (DET)         8
  B. Powell (BAL)           8
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)      8
  B. Campaneris (OAK)       7
  D. Cater (NY)             7

Hits:

  C. Tovar (MIN)           19
  C. Rojas (KC)            17
  A. Kaline (DET)          16
  A. Johnson (CAL)         15
  H. Clarke (NY)           14
  H. Killebrew (MIN)       14
  A. Otis (KC)             14
  B. Robinson (BAL)        14
  F. Robinson (BAL)        14
  P. Schaal (KC)           14

Doubles:

  S. Bando (OAK)            5
  C. Rojas (KC)             5
  P. Casanova (WAS)         4
  T. Conigliaro (CAL)       4
  T. Egan (CHI)             4
  J. Foy (WAS)              4
  B. Freehan (DET)          4
  A. Kaline (DET)           4
  B. Murcer (NY)            4
  T. Oliva (MIN)            4

Triples:

  S. Alomar (CAL)           2
  S. Bahnsen (NY)           1
  P. Blair (BAL)            1
  B. Bradford (CLE)         1
  K. Collins (DET)          1
  R. Foster (CLE)           1
  M. Hegan (MIL)            1
  D. Johnson (BAL)          1
  T. Kubiak (MIL)           1
  E. Maddox (WAS)           1

Home Runs:

  F. Alou (NY)              3
  R. Jackson (OAK)          3
  R. Monday (OAK)           3
  B. Powell (BAL)           3
  L. Aparicio (BOS)         2
  S. Bando (OAK)            2
  D. Buford (BAL)           2
  N. Cash (DET)             2
  D. Green (OAK)            2
  W. Horton (DET)           2

RBI:

  L. Aparicio (BOS)        11
  B. Powell (BAL)          11
  J. Northrup (DET)        10
  D. Johnson (BAL)          9
  W. Horton (DET)           8
  R. Monday (OAK)           8
  J. Rudi (OAK)             8
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)      8
  S. Alomar (CAL)           7
  S. Bando (OAK)            7

Stolen Bases:

  F. Patek (KC)             5
  S. Alomar (CAL)           3
  B. Campaneris (OAK)       3
  B. Murcer (NY)            3
  V. Pinson (CLE)           3
  C. Tovar (MIN)            3
  F. Alou (NY)              2
  M. Andrews (CHI)          2
  D. Buford (BAL)           2
  H. Clarke (NY)            2

Caught Stealing:

  J. Keough (KC)            3
  A. Etchebarren (BAL)      2
  B. Freehan (DET)          2
  J. French (WAS)           2
  W. Horton (DET)           2
  D. May (MIL)              2
  L. Richard (CHI)          2
  M. Andrews (CHI)          1
  S. Bando (OAK)            1
  M. Belanger (BAL)         1

Walks:

  R. Petrocelli (BOS)      11
  S. Bando (OAK)           10
  R. Monday (OAK)          10
  D. Mincher (OAK)          9
  B. Powell (BAL)           9
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)      9
  M. Andrews (CHI)          8
  A. Kaline (DET)           8
  B. Murcer (NY)            8
  F. Patek (KC)             8

Strikeouts:

  R. Jackson (OAK)         21
  B. Oliver (KC)           16
  M. Epstein (WAS)         13
  B. Melton (CHI)          13
  F. Howard (WAS)          12
  T. Egan (CHI)            10
  G. Mitterwald (MIN)      10
  D. Green (OAK)            9
  H. Killebrew (MIN)        9
  R. Petrocelli (BOS)       9


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