Tuesday April 20, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of April 20, 1971:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Baltimore        388   59   107   14    2    7    57    4    4   53    50  .276
Minnesota        476   50   128   23    1    5    44    7    3   39    72  .269
Detroit          412   51   104   16    3   11    46    5    6   41    45  .252
Kansas City      513   53   125   20    2    8    52   11    7   49    91  .244
Boston           407   60    99   18    1    9    57    4    2   65    69  .243
New York         394   44    95   13    1   10    41   13    3   44    37  .241
Oakland          498   67   116   26    1   16    62    8    5   65    88  .233
Chicago          455   46   101   19    3    8    42    7    6   52    74  .222
Washington       421   51    93   17    2    3    46    3    6   51    65  .221
Milwaukee        378   28    79    8    2    6    27    5    4   40    71  .209
California       431   41    87   20    2    8    38    6    1   31    60  .202
Cleveland        355   37    69   14    2    5    36    6    2   40    54  .194

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Cesar Tovar (MIN)        14   60    9   22   4   0   0    2   3   1    6    7  .367
Frank Robinson (BAL)     11   39    5   14   3   0   0    5   1   0    6    2  .359
Cookie Rojas (KC)        15   59    8   21   5   0   1   10   2   1    4    6  .356
Al Kaline (DET)          12   46    9   16   4   0   0    0   0   1    9    7  .348
Davey Johnson (BAL)      10   41    7   14   2   1   1    9   0   0    1    0  .342
Tony Oliva (MIN)         12   47    7   16   4   1   2    5   1   0    3    3  .340
Bobby Murcer (NY)        12   42    6   14   4   0   2    7   3   0    8    5  .333
Paul Schaal (KC)         15   49    8   16   3   1   1    5   0   0   10    4  .327
Joe Foy (WAS)            13   43    6   14   4   0   0    8   1   0    7    2  .326
Jim Northrup (DET)       12   48   10   15   2   1   2   14   1   1    6    2  .313

 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             7   30   14   13   2   0   2    4   2   0    7    3  .433
Frank Robinson        11   39    5   14   3   0   0    5   1   0    6    2  .359
Davey Johnson         10   41    7   14   2   1   1    9   0   0    1    0  .342
Brooks Robinson       11   48    6   15   1   0   1    4   0   0    2    2  .313
Mark Belanger         11   39    6   10   1   0   0    3   0   1    6    4  .256
Paul Blair            11   44    5   11   2   1   0   10   0   0    3    6  .250
Merv Rettenmund        8   20    2    5   0   0   0    5   1   1    8    4  .250
Tom Shopay             4    4    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .250
Boog Powell           11   42    8    9   1   0   3   12   0   0   10    5  .214
Andy Etchebarren       5   14    1    3   0   0   0    2   0   2    2    5  .214
Ellie Hendricks        7   26    1    5   2   0   0    2   0   0    4    3  .192
Chico Salmon           3    6    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .167
Clay Dalrymple         1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .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
Don Pavletich          3    2    2    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    1  .500
Joe Lahoud             7    5    0    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    0  .400
Reggie Smith          12   48    7   15   4   0   1    6   0   1    6    3  .313
Carl Yastrzemski      12   44    9   13   2   1   2    8   0   0    9    5  .296
George Scott          12   49    4   14   2   0   0    7   0   0    3   10  .286
Duane Josephson       12   42    7   11   1   0   1    5   1   0    8    8  .262
Rico Petrocelli       12   43    5   10   1   0   1    4   0   0   13    9  .233
Billy Conigliaro      12   44    6   10   2   0   1    3   1   0    6   11  .227
Luis Aparicio         11   48    6    9   2   0   2   12   1   0    6    5  .188
Doug Griffin          12   38    6    7   2   0   0    1   1   0    6    4  .184
George Thomas          2    5    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Mike Fiore             5    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   1    2    0  .000
John Kennedy           3    3    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000
Phil Gagliano          1    0    1    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             6    2    3    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .500
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
Jerry Moses           12   35    5   11   2   0   2    5   0   0    2    4  .314
Alex Johnson          13   52    3   16   1   0   1    5   2   1    3    7  .308
Jim Fregosi           12   41    3   12   4   0   0    6   0   0    4    2  .293
Tony Conigliaro       13   51    3   11   4   0   1    2   1   0    3   10  .216
Ken McMullen          13   46    1    8   2   0   1    2   0   0    4    6  .174
Sandy Alomar          13   53    5    9   1   2   0    7   3   0    5    8  .170
Jim Spencer           13   43    6    7   1   0   2    3   0   0    6    4  .163
Ken Berry             13   44    2    4   3   0   0    0   0   0    2    6  .091
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            5    3    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    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         11   26    1   11   1   0   0    3   0   0    3    0  .423
Tom Egan               8   20    2    6   4   0   0    2   0   0    1   10  .300
Mike Andrews          14   51    6   14   3   0   1    6   2   1    8    4  .275
Jay Johnstone         14   50    8   12   2   0   2    3   0   0    7    6  .240
Ed Herrmann           10   21    4    5   1   0   1    4   0   0    7    2  .238
Lee Richard           13   47    6   11   2   1   0    2   0   2    3    6  .234
Carlos May            14   51    4   11   0   1   0    5   2   1    6    5  .216
Bill Melton           14   47    6   10   1   1   2    6   1   0    7   13  .213
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             10   21    2    2   0   0   0    0   1   1    3    3  .095
Luis Alvarado          6   10    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .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            7    9    1    5   2   0   0    4   0   0    0    1  .556
Ted Uhlaender          9   14    1    4   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    3  .286
Vada Pinson           10   40    5   11   2   0   0    1   4   0    3    2  .275
Roy Foster             9   24    1    6   0   1   1    3   1   0    2    3  .250
John Lowenstein        9   21    3    5   2   0   0    1   0   1    4    4  .238
Larry Brown           11   42    3    9   1   0   0    5   0   0    3    2  .214
Ray Fosse             11   41    6    7   2   0   2    5   0   0    5    5  .171
Ken Harrelson         10   36    3    6   0   0   1    6   1   0    4    5  .167
Eddie Leon             9   28    4    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    6  .143
Graig Nettles         11   37    4    5   2   0   1    4   0   0   10    2  .135
Buddy Bradford        10   23    3    3   1   1   0    2   0   0    5    6  .130
Ted Ford               8    8    0    0   0   0   0    1   0   1    1    3  .000
Lou Camilli            5    5    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Chuck Hinton           3    4    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              5   16    3    6   1   0   2    4   1   0    3    2  .375
Al Kaline             12   46    9   16   4   0   0    0   0   1    9    7  .348
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
Jim Northrup          12   48   10   15   2   1   2   14   1   1    6    2  .313
Bill Freehan          12   43    3   13   4   0   2    4   1   2    3    2  .302
Aurelio Rodriguez     12   46    4   12   1   0   1    6   1   0    2    8  .261
Mickey Stanley        10   31    5    7   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    2  .226
Dick McAuliffe        12   49    7   11   2   1   1    3   1   0    7    6  .225
Willie Horton         11   43    4    9   1   0   2    8   0   2    1    4  .209
Ed Brinkman           12   43    2    8   0   0   0    2   0   0    3    2  .186
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
Cookie Rojas          15   59    8   21   5   0   1   10   2   1    4    6  .356
Paul Schaal           15   49    8   16   3   1   1    5   0   0   10    4  .327
Jerry May              6   16    1    5   1   0   0    3   0   0    2    4  .313
Amos Otis             14   55    5   15   2   0   2    5   3   0    5    8  .273
Bobby Knoop            4    4    0    1   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    2  .250
Buck Martinez          3    4    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   1    1    2  .250
Bob Oliver            15   58    6   14   0   0   3    7   0   0    0   17  .241
Lou Piniella          15   58    8   14   2   0   0    4   1   1    6    6  .241
Freddie Patek         15   63    8   15   4   1   0    2   5   1    8    8  .238
Dennis Paepke          7   13    0    3   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    2  .231
Ed Kirkpatrick        12   38    4    7   0   0   1    4   0   0    5    6  .184
Joe Keough            13   42    2    7   1   0   0    3   0   3    3    3  .167
Carl Taylor            8    9    2    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    4  .111
Gail Hopkins           8    8    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    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            11   26    4    8   1   1   1    3   1   1    4    4  .308
Ted Kubiak            12   43    2   11   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          10   24    3    6   0   0   2    3   0   0    5    7  .250
Rick Auerbach          7   20    3    5   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    8  .250
Bill Voss              8   20    2    5   0   0   1    1   0   0    2    3  .250
Dave May              12   45    2   10   2   0   0    3   1   2    2    5  .222
Ellie Rodriguez        6   14    1    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    4  .214
Tommy Harper          12   48    5   10   1   0   0    3   1   0    5    9  .208
Phil Roof              9   29    0    5   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    8  .172
Roberto Pena           7   18    1    3   1   0   0    1   1   0    3    1  .167
Bernie Smith          10   31    1    5   1   0   1    3   0   0    0    4  .161
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           10   10    1    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    0  .400
Cesar Tovar           14   60    9   22   4   0   0    2   3   1    6    7  .367
Jim Holt              11   38    2   13   2   0   0    4   2   0    0    2  .342
Tony Oliva            12   47    7   16   4   1   2    5   1   0    3    3  .340
Danny Thompson         9   12    4    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    3  .333
Brant Alyea            7   16    0    5   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    3  .313
Harmon Killebrew      14   53    4   16   3   0   2   12   0   1    6   11  .302
Paul Powell            7   14    4    4   0   0   1    2   0   0    2    4  .286
Rod Carew             13   46    4   11   2   0   0    3   0   1    2    4  .239
Rick Renick            4    5    0    1   1   0   0    3   0   0    1    1  .200
Leo Cardenas          14   47    4    9   3   0   0    4   1   0    6    3  .192
Rich Reese            12   44    6    8   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    6  .182
Tom Tischinski         5    6    0    1   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .167
George Mitterwald     12   35    0    5   0   0   0    0   0   0    1   10  .143
Paul Ratliff           3    6    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    4  .000

 New York             G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
John Ellis             6   12    4    5   0   0   1    3   0   0    6    0  .417
Bobby Murcer          12   42    6   14   4   0   2    7   3   0    8    5  .333
Horace Clarke         12   49    4   15   3   0   0    4   2   1    6    0  .306
Gene Michael          10   31    2    9   2   0   0    4   2   1    4    3  .290
Roy White             10   31    5    9   1   0   3    4   2   0    5    4  .290
Jim Lyttle             2    7    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .286
Felipe Alou            6   27    5    7   0   0   3    5   2   0    1    2  .259
Danny Cater           12   50    7   12   2   0   0    2   0   1    2    1  .240
Jerry Kenney          10   24    4    5   0   0   0    0   1   0    4    4  .208
Curt Blefary           9   16    2    3   0   0   1    2   0   0    1    2  .188
Thurman Munson        10   37    2    6   0   0   0    3   1   0    2    2  .162
Ron Woods              8   15    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    0  .133
Ron Hansen             4    8    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .125
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           12   39    8   12   2   0   3    8   1   1   10    8  .308
Steve Hovley           7   10    1    3   2   0   0    2   1   0    4    2  .300
Joe Rudi              14   52    6   14   3   0   2    8   0   0    5    0  .269
Don Mincher           15   50    6   13   3   1   1    4   1   0    9    8  .260
Dave Duncan           12   43    3   11   1   0   0    3   0   1    5    7  .256
Sal Bando             15   51   12   13   5   0   4   10   0   1   11    6  .255
Felipe Alou            2    8    0    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250
Dick Green            15   50    8   11   0   0   2    7   1   0    7   11  .220
Angel Mangual          5   10    3    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .200
Reggie Jackson        15   62    7   12   3   0   3    6   0   1    3   21  .194
Tommy Davis            5    6    0    1   1   0   0    3   0   0    2    0  .167
Bert Campaneris       15   67    7   11   2   0   0    4   3   1    4    7  .164
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               13   43    6   14   4   0   0    8   1   0    7    2  .326
Mike Epstein          12   41    4   12   1   0   0    3   0   0    6   14  .293
Paul Casanova          9   29    3    8   4   1   0    4   0   1    1    3  .276
Del Unser             10   19    2    5   1   0   0    0   1   0    1    2  .263
Frank Howard          13   50    8   13   3   0   1    5   1   0    5   12  .260
Jim French             6   16    1    4   2   0   0    3   0   2    2    3  .250
Tim Cullen            13   50    5   12   0   0   1    7   0   0    2    4  .240
Elliott Maddox         9   25    4    5   0   1   0    4   0   1    6    5  .200
Curt Flood            11   34    4    6   0   0   0    1   0   1    4    2  .177
Toby Harrah           13   42    3    6   1   0   0    0   0   0    6    7  .143
Bernie Allen           7    8    0    1   0   0   0    3   0   0    1    0  .125
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)      67
  F. Patek (KC)            63
  R. Jackson (OAK)         62
  C. Tovar (MIN)           60
  C. Rojas (KC)            59
  B. Oliver (KC)           58
  L. Piniella (KC)         58
  A. Otis (KC)             55
  S. Alomar (CAL)          53
  H. Killebrew (MIN)       53

Runs Scored:

  D. Buford (BAL)          14
  S. Bando (OAK)           12
  J. Northrup (DET)        10
  A. Kaline (DET)           9
  C. Tovar (MIN)            9
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)      9
  D. Green (OAK)            8
  F. Howard (WAS)           8
  J. Johnstone (CHI)        8
  R. Monday (OAK)           8

Hits:

  C. Tovar (MIN)           22
  C. Rojas (KC)            21
  A. Johnson (CAL)         16
  A. Kaline (DET)          16
  H. Killebrew (MIN)       16
  T. Oliva (MIN)           16
  P. Schaal (KC)           16
  H. Clarke (NY)           15
  J. Northrup (DET)        15
  A. Otis (KC)             15

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
  J. Fregosi (CAL)          4
  A. Kaline (DET)           4
  B. Murcer (NY)            4

Triples:

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

Home Runs:

  S. Bando (OAK)            4
  F. Alou (NY)              3
  R. Jackson (OAK)          3
  R. Monday (OAK)           3
  B. Oliver (KC)            3
  B. Powell (BAL)           3
  R. White (NY)             3
  L. Aparicio (BOS)         2
  D. Buford (BAL)           2
  N. Cash (DET)             2

RBI:

  J. Northrup (DET)        14
  L. Aparicio (BOS)        12
  H. Killebrew (MIN)       12
  B. Powell (BAL)          12
  S. Bando (OAK)           10
  P. Blair (BAL)           10
  C. Rojas (KC)            10
  D. Johnson (BAL)          9
  J. Foy (WAS)              8
  W. Horton (DET)           8

Stolen Bases:

  F. Patek (KC)             5
  V. Pinson (CLE)           4
  S. Alomar (CAL)           3
  B. Campaneris (OAK)       3
  B. Murcer (NY)            3
  A. Otis (KC)              3
  C. Tovar (MIN)            3
  F. Alou (NY)              2
  M. Andrews (CHI)          2
  D. Buford (BAL)           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)      13
  S. Bando (OAK)           11
  R. Monday (OAK)          10
  G. Nettles (CLE)         10
  B. Powell (BAL)          10
  P. Schaal (KC)           10
  A. Kaline (DET)           9
  D. Mincher (OAK)          9
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)      9
  M. Andrews (CHI)          8

Strikeouts:

  R. Jackson (OAK)         21
  B. Oliver (KC)           17
  M. Epstein (WAS)         14
  B. Melton (CHI)          13
  F. Howard (WAS)          12
  B. Conigliaro (BOS)      11
  D. Green (OAK)           11
  H. Killebrew (MIN)       11
  T. Conigliaro (CAL)      10
  T. Egan (CHI)            10

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