Sunday April 25, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of April 25, 1971:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Baltimore        523   79   141   19    2   14    77    4    5   65    75  .270
Minnesota        592   72   159   31    1   10    63   11    4   49    87  .269
Boston           537   85   141   25    3   16    82    5    2   84    83  .263
New York         542   65   136   15    3   15    62   14    5   65    51  .251
Detroit          548   72   137   22    3   17    66    9    7   55    74  .250
Kansas City      603   70   147   23    3   10    69   13    7   64   103  .244
Washington       565   68   137   22    5    6    63    4    6   69    91  .243
Oakland          674   94   158   33    1   21    87    9    7   89   135  .234
Chicago          591   57   138   21    3   12    52    7    7   59    91  .234
Milwaukee        516   40   110   11    3    7    37    7    5   50    97  .213
California       603   56   124   29    2   12    53    7    1   45    82  .206
Cleveland        488   50    99   18    3    7    47    9    2   49    67  .203

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Tony Oliva (MIN)         15   60   14   22   5   1   6   10   2   0    5    4  .367
Carl Yastrzemski (BOS)   16   58   17   21   4   1   4   15   1   0   13    5  .362
Bobby Murcer (NY)        16   61   10   22   4   2   3   11   3   0    9    6  .361
Roy White (NY)           14   49    9   17   1   0   5    7   2   0    7    5  .347
Davey Johnson (BAL)      14   58   10   20   2   1   4   12   0   0    1    3  .345
Cookie Rojas (KC)        18   70   11   24   5   0   1   10   3   1    6    6  .343
Jim Northrup (DET)       16   63   13   21   6   1   3   18   2   1    8    3  .333
Bill Freehan (DET)       15   54    6   18   4   0   4    6   1   2    4    4  .333
Cesar Tovar (MIN)        17   73   11   24   5   0   0    2   3   2    8    7  .329
Harmon Killebrew (MIN)   17   67    6   22   6   0   2   15   2   1    7   12  .328

 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            11   45   15   17   3   0   2    6   2   1    7    5  .378
Davey Johnson         14   58   10   20   2   1   4   12   0   0    1    3  .345
Frank Robinson        14   51    6   16   3   0   0    6   1   0    6    3  .314
Paul Blair            15   60    8   17   2   1   1   11   0   0    3    7  .283
Mark Belanger         15   53    8   15   4   0   0    5   0   1    8    4  .283
Brooks Robinson       15   61    8   16   1   0   1    5   0   0    5    6  .262
Merv Rettenmund       10   27    4    7   0   0   1    6   1   1   10    5  .259
Andy Etchebarren       7   20    2    5   0   0   1    3   0   2    2    8  .250
Tom Shopay             5    4    1    1   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    1  .250
Boog Powell           15   55   10   12   1   0   4   15   0   0   14    6  .218
Ellie Hendricks       10   34    3    7   3   0   0    3   0   0    4    4  .206
Chico Salmon           4    7    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .143
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
Carl Yastrzemski      16   58   17   21   4   1   4   15   1   0   13    5  .362
George Scott          16   65    6   20   2   0   2   11   0   0    4   14  .308
John Kennedy           6   13    4    4   1   1   0    0   0   0    2    2  .308
Reggie Smith          16   62   11   18   4   0   1    7   0   1   10    5  .290
Duane Josephson       16   59    7   16   2   0   1    6   1   0    8    9  .271
Billy Conigliaro      15   55    8   14   3   0   3    7   1   0    7   11  .255
Rico Petrocelli       16   57    7   14   2   0   2   11   0   0   15   13  .246
Joe Lahoud             9    9    1    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    3    1  .222
Luis Aparicio         12   52    6   11   3   0   2   13   1   0    7    6  .212
Doug Griffin          16   52    7   11   2   1   0    1   1   0    8    4  .212
George Thomas          2    5    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Mike Fiore             6    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   1    2    0  .000
Phil Gagliano          2    0    2    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000

 California           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Chico Ruiz             8    5    3    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    3  .400
Roger Repoz            8   12    4    4   1   0   1    4   0   0    4    1  .333
Tony Gonzalez          8    6    1    2   1   0   0    3   0   0    3    1  .333
Alex Johnson          18   72    5   20   3   0   1    6   3   1    5   10  .278
Jim Fregosi           17   61    3   16   4   0   0    8   0   0    5    5  .262
Billy Cowan            5    4    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .250
Tony Conigliaro       18   69    5   16   5   0   2    4   1   0    3   11  .232
Jerry Moses           15   48    5   11   2   0   2    5   0   0    2    8  .229
Ken McMullen          18   64    3   13   3   0   2    4   0   0    5    8  .203
Sandy Alomar          18   74    6   15   4   2   0    9   3   0    6    9  .203
Jim Spencer           18   61    9   11   2   0   3    5   0   0    7    5  .180
Ken Berry             16   55    3    7   3   0   0    0   0   0    3    6  .127
Syd O'Brien            7   13    2    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .077
Jeff Torborg           9   13    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .077
John Stephenson        5    5    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 Morales           8    6    1    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .667
Lee Maye               7    9    0    4   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    1  .444
Rich McKinney         15   36    1   12   1   0   0    3   0   0    4    1  .333
Ed Herrmann           14   33    6   10   1   0   2    6   0   0    7    2  .303
Tom Egan              10   25    3    7   4   0   1    4   0   0    1   12  .280
Mike Andrews          18   68    8   18   4   0   2    8   2   1    8    6  .265
Carlos May            18   66    5   17   0   1   1    9   2   1    7    7  .258
Rick Reichardt        14   47    2   11   2   0   1    3   0   1    3    4  .234
Jay Johnstone         17   60    9   14   2   0   2    3   0   0    7    7  .233
Lee Richard           16   52    8   12   2   1   0    2   0   2    3    6  .231
Bill Melton           18   61    7   13   1   1   2    6   1   1    9   15  .213
Luis Alvarado         10   22    1    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .182
Walt Williams         15   34    3    6   2   0   1    2   1   0    3    2  .177
Ed Stroud             13   27    2    2   0   0   0    0   1   1    4    4  .074
Chuck Brinkman         2    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           11   12    1    6   2   0   0    5   0   0    2    1  .500
Ted Uhlaender         13   23    5    8   1   0   0    2   1   0    1    3  .348
Vada Pinson           14   57    6   15   3   0   0    4   5   0    3    3  .263
Ray Fosse             15   57    8   13   4   1   2    7   0   0    6    6  .228
Larry Brown           13   50    4   11   1   0   0    5   0   0    3    3  .220
Roy Foster            12   36    1    7   0   1   1    3   1   0    2    4  .194
John Lowenstein       13   36    5    7   2   0   1    2   1   1    5    6  .194
Ken Harrelson         14   49    3    9   0   0   1    7   1   0    7    7  .184
Buddy Bradford        12   29    4    5   2   1   0    2   0   0    6    7  .172
Eddie Leon            11   35    5    6   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    7  .171
Graig Nettles         15   51    5    6   2   0   2    6   0   0   10    3  .118
Ted Ford              10   13    0    0   0   0   0    1   0   1    1    4  .000
Chuck Hinton           5    6    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000
Lou Camilli            5    5    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000

 Detroit              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Dalton Jones           7    6    0    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .667
Jim Northrup          16   63   13   21   6   1   3   18   2   1    8    3  .333
Bill Freehan          15   54    6   18   4   0   4    6   1   2    4    4  .333
Al Kaline             15   55    9   17   4   0   0    1   0   1   12    9  .309
Mickey Stanley        12   36    5   10   1   0   0    2   0   0    2    2  .278
Norm Cash              9   30    6    8   1   0   3    5   1   0    6    5  .267
Ike Brown              4    4    1    1   0   0   1    2   0   0    0    0  .250
Kevin Collins          5    4    1    1   0   1   0    0   0   0    0    2  .250
Aurelio Rodriguez     16   62    5   15   1   0   1    6   2   0    3   12  .242
Dick McAuliffe        16   67   11   15   4   1   2    8   1   0    8   10  .224
Willie Horton         13   52    5   11   1   0   3    9   0   3    1    9  .212
Jim Price              3    6    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .167
Ed Brinkman           16   56    4    9   0   0   0    4   0   0    5    3  .161
Gates Brown            7   15    2    2   0   0   0    0   2   0    0    1  .133
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          18   70   11   24   5   0   1   10   3   1    6    6  .343
Jerry May              9   26    2    8   2   0   1    9   0   0    3    7  .308
Paul Schaal           18   59   11   18   3   2   1    5   0   0   12    4  .305
Amos Otis             15   58    6   16   2   0   2    5   4   0    6    8  .276
Bob Oliver            18   68    8   17   0   0   3    7   0   0    2   18  .250
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
Freddie Patek         18   75    9   18   4   1   0    5   5   1    9    9  .240
Dennis Paepke          8   17    1    4   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    2  .235
Ed Kirkpatrick        15   47    8   10   1   0   2    8   0   0    8    8  .213
Lou Piniella          17   66    8   14   2   0   0    6   1   1    6    9  .212
Joe Keough            15   48    3   10   2   0   0    4   0   3    3    3  .208
Carl Taylor            9    9    2    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    4  .111
Gail Hopkins           9    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            15   40    7   12   1   1   1    4   1   1    6    7  .300
Ted Kubiak            16   57    4   16   1   2   0    4   0   1    4    4  .281
Ellie Rodriguez        8   22    2    6   1   0   0    1   0   1    1    4  .273
Johnny Briggs          3   11    1    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    3  .273
Rick Auerbach          7   20    3    5   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    8  .250
Dave May              16   61    3   15   3   0   0    6   3   2    3    8  .246
Danny Walton          11   25    3    6   0   0   2    3   0   0    5    7  .240
Andy Kosco             9   28    1    6   1   0   1    5   0   0    4    4  .214
Roberto Pena          11   33    4    7   2   0   1    4   1   0    4    4  .212
Phil Roof             11   37    0    7   0   0   0    0   0   0    2   10  .189
Tommy Harper          16   65    6   12   1   0   0    3   1   0    7   13  .185
Bill Voss             12   35    2    6   0   0   1    1   0   0    3    4  .171
Bernie Smith          13   33    1    5   1   0   1    3   0   0    0    5  .152
Ted Savage             8    9    1    1   0   0   0    1   1   0    2    2  .111
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
Tony Oliva            15   60   14   22   5   1   6   10   2   0    5    4  .367
Steve Braun           12   12    1    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    0  .333
Chuck Manuel           4    3    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .333
Cesar Tovar           17   73   11   24   5   0   0    2   3   2    8    7  .329
Harmon Killebrew      17   67    6   22   6   0   2   15   2   1    7   12  .328
Brant Alyea            8   17    0    5   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    3  .294
Jim Holt              14   46    2   13   2   0   0    4   2   0    0    3  .283
Paul Powell            8   18    5    5   0   0   1    2   0   0    3    5  .278
Danny Thompson        11   17    4    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    3  .235
Leo Cardenas          17   60    5   14   4   0   0    8   1   0    7    5  .233
Rod Carew             16   60    8   14   2   0   0    4   1   1    2    6  .233
Rich Reese            15   52    8   11   1   0   0    2   0   0    2    6  .212
Rick Renick            5    5    1    1   1   0   0    4   0   0    2    1  .200
George Mitterwald     15   41    1    7   1   0   0    0   0   0    3   11  .171
Tom Tischinski         6    6    0    1   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .167
Paul Ratliff           4    9    2    1   0   0   1    4   0   0    2    6  .111

 New York             G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Bobby Murcer          16   61   10   22   4   2   3   11   3   0    9    6  .361
John Ellis             9   17    4    6   0   0   1    3   0   0   10    1  .353
Roy White             14   49    9   17   1   0   5    7   2   0    7    5  .347
Gene Michael          14   44    3   13   3   0   0    9   2   1    7    4  .296
Jim Lyttle             2    7    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .286
Danny Cater           16   69   10   17   2   0   0    4   0   1    2    3  .246
Horace Clarke         16   65    6   16   3   0   0    4   2   2   11    1  .246
Jerry Kenney          12   29    4    7   0   0   0    1   1   0    4    5  .241
Felipe Alou           10   42    6   10   0   0   3    5   2   1    4    5  .238
Curt Blefary          12   22    2    5   0   0   1    2   0   0    2    3  .227
Ron Woods             10   17    1    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    0  .177
Thurman Munson        12   46    4    8   0   0   1    5   1   0    4    2  .174
Jake Gibbs             9   22    2    3   1   0   1    4   1   0    0    3  .136
Ron Hansen             6   10    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .100
Frank Tepedino         5    5    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Frank Baker            3    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            3   10    2    4   1   0   0    2   0   0    2    1  .400
Dave Duncan           17   58    8   17   2   0   1    6   0   1    6   10  .293
Steve Hovley           8   11    1    3   2   0   0    2   1   0    4    2  .273
Joe Rudi              19   72   12   19   3   0   3   10   0   0    9    5  .264
Rick Monday           17   55   11   14   2   0   3   10   1   1   14   16  .255
Sal Bando             20   68   15   17   6   0   5   14   0   1   16   11  .250
Felipe Alou            2    8    0    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250
Don Mincher           20   69    8   17   4   1   1    6   1   1   14   11  .246
Dick Green            20   66   10   16   0   0   4   15   1   0   11   13  .242
Reggie Jackson        20   86    9   18   5   0   3    9   0   2    4   30  .209
Angel Mangual          7   12    3    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .167
Bert Campaneris       20   91    9   15   4   0   0    5   4   1    4   10  .165
Tommy Davis            6    8    0    1   1   0   0    3   0   0    2    1  .125
Frank Fernandez        2    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .000
Tony Larussa           4    2    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Ron Clark              2    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000

 Washington           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Don Wert               1    1    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0 1.000
Dick Billings          6    5    0    2   0   0   0    3   0   0    0    0  .400
Tommy McCraw          12   27    9   10   1   1   2    4   0   1    5    5  .370
Del Unser             14   35    5   12   2   1   1    2   2   0    2    3  .343
Mike Epstein          16   56    5   17   1   1   0    7   0   0    9   20  .304
Frank Howard          17   67    8   19   3   0   1    7   1   0    7   14  .284
Joe Foy               17   60    6   17   5   0   0    9   1   0    8    3  .283
Bernie Allen          11   11    1    3   0   0   1    4   0   0    2    1  .273
Paul Casanova         11   37    3   10   4   1   0    4   0   1    1    3  .270
Tim Cullen            17   67    8   16   1   0   1    7   0   0    4    5  .239
Jim French             8   22    3    5   2   0   0    4   0   2    4    4  .227
Curt Flood            13   35    4    7   0   0   0    2   0   1    5    2  .200
Elliott Maddox        12   26    4    5   0   1   0    4   0   1    6    5  .192
Toby Harrah           17   55    4   10   2   0   0    1   0   0    7    9  .182
Richie Scheinblum     13   24    4    3   1   0   0    3   0   0    6    1  .125
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)      91
  R. Jackson (OAK)         86
  F. Patek (KC)            75
  S. Alomar (CAL)          74
  C. Tovar (MIN)           73
  A. Johnson (CAL)         72
  J. Rudi (OAK)            72
  C. Rojas (KC)            70
  D. Cater (NY)            69
  T. Conigliaro (CAL)      69

Runs Scored:

  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     17
  S. Bando (OAK)           15
  D. Buford (BAL)          15
  T. Oliva (MIN)           14
  J. Northrup (DET)        13
  J. Rudi (OAK)            12
  D. McAuliffe (DET)       11
  R. Monday (OAK)          11
  C. Rojas (KC)            11
  P. Schaal (KC)           11

Hits:

  C. Rojas (KC)            24
  C. Tovar (MIN)           24
  H. Killebrew (MIN)       22
  B. Murcer (NY)           22
  T. Oliva (MIN)           22
  J. Northrup (DET)        21
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     21
  A. Johnson (CAL)         20
  D. Johnson (BAL)         20
  G. Scott (BOS)           20

Doubles:

  S. Bando (OAK)            6
  H. Killebrew (MIN)        6
  J. Northrup (DET)         6
  T. Conigliaro (CAL)       5
  J. Foy (WAS)              5
  R. Jackson (OAK)          5
  T. Oliva (MIN)            5
  C. Rojas (KC)             5
  C. Tovar (MIN)            5
  S. Alomar (CAL)           4

Triples:

  S. Alomar (CAL)           2
  T. Kubiak (MIL)           2
  B. Murcer (NY)            2
  P. Schaal (KC)            2
  S. Bahnsen (NY)           1
  P. Blair (BAL)            1
  B. Bradford (CLE)         1
  P. Casanova (WAS)         1
  K. Collins (DET)          1
  M. Epstein (WAS)          1

Home Runs:

  T. Oliva (MIN)            6
  S. Bando (OAK)            5
  R. White (NY)             5
  B. Freehan (DET)          4
  D. Green (OAK)            4
  D. Johnson (BAL)          4
  B. Powell (BAL)           4
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)      4
  F. Alou (NY)              3
  N. Cash (DET)             3

RBI:

  J. Northrup (DET)        18
  D. Green (OAK)           15
  H. Killebrew (MIN)       15
  B. Powell (BAL)          15
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     15
  S. Bando (OAK)           14
  L. Aparicio (BOS)        13
  D. Johnson (BAL)         12
  P. Blair (BAL)           11
  B. Murcer (NY)           11

Stolen Bases:

  F. Patek (KC)             5
  V. Pinson (CLE)           5
  B. Campaneris (OAK)       4
  A. Otis (KC)              4
  S. Alomar (CAL)           3
  A. Johnson (CAL)          3
  D. May (MIL)              3
  B. Murcer (NY)            3
  C. Rojas (KC)             3
  C. Tovar (MIN)            3

Caught Stealing:

  W. Horton (DET)           3
  J. Keough (KC)            3
  H. Clarke (NY)            2
  A. Etchebarren (BAL)      2
  B. Freehan (DET)          2
  J. French (WAS)           2
  R. Jackson (OAK)          2
  D. May (MIL)              2
  L. Richard (CHI)          2
  C. Tovar (MIN)            2

Walks:

  S. Bando (OAK)           16
  R. Petrocelli (BOS)      15
  D. Mincher (OAK)         14
  R. Monday (OAK)          14
  B. Powell (BAL)          14
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     13
  A. Kaline (DET)          12
  P. Schaal (KC)           12
  H. Clarke (NY)           11
  D. Green (OAK)           11

Strikeouts:

  R. Jackson (OAK)         30
  M. Epstein (WAS)         20
  B. Oliver (KC)           18
  R. Monday (OAK)          16
  B. Melton (CHI)          15
  F. Howard (WAS)          14
  G. Scott (BOS)           14
  D. Green (OAK)           13
  T. Harper (MIL)          13
  R. Petrocelli (BOS)      13

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