Thursday May 6, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of May 6, 1971:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Minnesota        929  116   251   49    1   15   105   14    6   80   127  .270
Boston           805  128   217   43    4   23   118    9    4  119   122  .270
Kansas City      874  101   221   34    5   12    98   19    9   89   148  .253
New York         800   94   200   27    7   15    91   16   10  108    83  .250
Chicago          838   87   209   34    4   16    79   12   13   79   121  .249
Detroit          818  100   200   33    4   20    92   12   10   85   131  .245
Baltimore        828  113   202   31    3   19   109    7    6  106   135  .244
Oakland          984  129   232   47    1   27   118   18   13  133   193  .236
Washington       844   88   183   32    6   10    82    7    8   91   150  .217
California       919   96   197   45    2   17    90   11    3   86   134  .214
Cleveland        828   75   176   26    3   14    70   15    4   75   121  .213
Milwaukee        772   60   163   20    4   13    57    8    5   73   131  .211

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Tony Oliva (MIN)         25  104   20   39   8   1   7   14   2   1    6    7  .375
Jim Northrup (DET)       24   94   19   33   8   1   3   21   5   2   13    4  .351
Bobby Murcer (NY)        24   89   13   31   4   2   3   15   4   1   13    8  .348
Carl Yastrzemski (BOS)   24   83   23   28   6   1   4   21   2   1   21    6  .337
Paul Schaal (KC)         26   84   16   28   4   3   1    9   0   0   17    5  .333
Davey Johnson (BAL)      24   91   12   30   5   1   4   18   0   0    6    7  .330
Cookie Rojas (KC)        26  101   15   33   8   0   1   12   5   1    9    7  .327
Harmon Killebrew (MIN)   26   98   11   32   8   0   3   23   2   1   14   18  .327
George Scott (BOS)       24   93   10   30   5   1   3   13   0   1   10   20  .323
Don Buford (BAL)         20   76   21   24   3   0   3    9   4   1   13    7  .316

 Baltimore            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Jerry Davanon          4    3    2    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    1  .333
Davey Johnson         24   91   12   30   5   1   4   18   0   0    6    7  .330
Frank Robinson        21   71    8   23   4   0   1   11   1   0    7    4  .324
Don Buford            20   76   21   24   3   0   3    9   4   1   13    7  .316
Mark Belanger         25   82   13   21   6   0   0    5   0   2   14    8  .256
Brooks Robinson       25   94   13   22   1   0   1    8   0   0   10   13  .234
Boog Powell           24   88   14   20   5   0   6   23   0   0   18   11  .227
Paul Blair            25   94   12   21   4   1   1   11   1   0    7   16  .223
Merv Rettenmund       18   51    5   11   0   1   1    8   1   1   13   15  .216
Tom Shopay             9   10    2    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    1  .200
Clay Dalrymple         3    5    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .200
Andy Etchebarren      11   33    2    6   0   0   1    3   0   2    3   10  .182
Ellie Hendricks       16   52    3    8   3   0   0    4   0   0    5    7  .154
Chico Salmon           6   10    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    3  .100
Curt Motton            2    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000

 Boston               G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Phil Gagliano          5    2    3    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    0 1.000
Don Pavletich          7   12    2    5   1   0   0    2   0   0    5    2  .417
Carl Yastrzemski      24   83   23   28   6   1   4   21   2   1   21    6  .337
George Scott          24   93   10   30   5   1   3   13   0   1   10   20  .323
Reggie Smith          24   96   17   30   7   0   4   15   1   1   12   11  .313
Billy Conigliaro      22   82   10   24   5   0   3   10   3   0   10   14  .293
John Kennedy          10   14    6    4   1   1   0    0   0   0    3    3  .286
Joe Lahoud            15   15    2    4   1   0   0    2   0   0    3    1  .267
Rico Petrocelli       24   84   10   20   3   0   2   16   0   0   22   16  .238
Duane Josephson       23   83    9   19   3   0   2    8   1   0    8   10  .229
Doug Griffin          24   79   10   18   4   1   0    2   1   0    9    9  .228
Luis Aparicio         20   86   15   19   5   0   3   17   1   0    8    9  .221
George Thomas          4    7    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .143
Mike Fiore            10    8    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   1    3    2  .000

 California           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
John Stephenson       11   17    1    6   2   0   0    4   0   0    0    2  .353
Tony Gonzalez         15   18    3    6   2   0   0    6   0   0    4    4  .333
Roger Repoz           17   28    8    9   3   0   1    8   0   2   15    5  .321
Chico Ruiz            11    7    3    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    4  .286
Alex Johnson          28  116   10   30   4   0   1    7   3   1    5   18  .259
Tony Conigliaro       27   97   10   25   9   0   2    7   1   0    8   14  .258
Billy Cowan            9    8    0    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    2  .250
Ken McMullen          28   96    7   23   5   0   3    9   1   0    8   13  .240
Jim Fregosi           24   74    4   17   4   0   0    8   0   0   10    8  .230
Syd O'Brien           14   35    8    8   2   0   1    4   0   0    2    4  .229
Jerry Moses           23   70    6   15   2   0   3    8   0   0    2   11  .214
Sandy Alomar          28  115   10   22   4   2   0   11   5   0   10   13  .191
Jim Spencer           28   98   15   18   3   0   5    9   0   0   13   10  .184
Ken Berry             24   62    4    8   4   0   0    2   1   0    7    6  .129
Jeff Torborg          12   13    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .077

 Chicago              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Rich Morales          12   11    2    6   0   0   0    3   0   0    1    1  .546
Lee Maye               9   10    1    4   1   0   0    1   0   0    3    1  .400
Rich McKinney         17   38    1   14   1   0   0    5   0   0    4    1  .368
Carlos May            25   96   11   27   2   2   2   15   4   1    8   11  .281
Mike Andrews          25   87    9   24   6   0   2   11   2   1   13    7  .276
Lee Richard           23   84   12   23   3   1   0    4   1   4    4   10  .274
Bill Melton           25   88    9   24   6   1   2    9   2   1   11   19  .273
Ed Herrmann           20   52    7   14   1   0   2    7   0   0    8    4  .269
Rick Reichardt        21   77    6   20   3   0   3    8   1   3    4    7  .260
Tom Egan              11   28    3    7   4   0   1    4   0   0    2   13  .250
Jay Johnstone         24   81   12   19   3   0   3    6   0   0   10    9  .235
Walt Williams         20   43    5   10   2   0   1    2   1   1    3    3  .233
Luis Alvarado         13   28    1    5   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    3  .179
Ed Stroud             19   49    7    7   1   0   0    0   1   2    6    6  .143
Chuck Brinkman         4    7    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000

 Cleveland            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Gomer Hodge           20   19    2    6   2   0   0    6   0   0    3    3  .316
Chuck Hinton          15   23    3    7   1   0   0    3   0   0    1    3  .304
Ted Uhlaender         20   50    6   13   1   0   0    3   1   1    3    5  .260
Ray Fosse             24   89   11   23   4   1   2    8   0   0    8   10  .258
Ken Suarez             4   12    1    3   2   0   0    2   0   0    1    0  .250
Vada Pinson           24   94    8   23   4   0   1    7   9   0    6    9  .245
Jack Heidemann        10   33    1    8   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    7  .242
Larry Brown           13   50    4   11   1   0   0    5   0   0    3    3  .220
Ted Ford              20   55    3   12   1   0   2    6   2   2    3   11  .218
Ken Harrelson         23   81    6   17   2   0   2    8   1   0    8   11  .210
Roy Foster            18   42    2    8   0   1   2    4   1   0    2    5  .191
Buddy Bradford        19   35    4    6   2   1   0    3   0   0    6   10  .171
Eddie Leon            20   53    6    9   0   0   0    2   0   0    5    9  .170
Graig Nettles         25   82   10   13   2   0   4    9   0   0   19    7  .159
Lou Camilli            9    7    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .143
John Lowenstein       19   53    6    7   2   0   1    2   1   1    6    7  .132

 Detroit              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Dalton Jones          11   10    0    5   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .500
Jim Northrup          24   94   19   33   8   1   3   21   5   2   13    4  .351
Bill Freehan          22   79    8   23   5   0   4    8   1   2    7   10  .291
Mickey Stanley        17   55    8   15   2   0   0    3   0   0    3    4  .273
Al Kaline             23   80   13   21   4   0   0    4   0   2   21   16  .263
Norm Cash             14   46    6   12   1   1   3    6   1   0    7    7  .261
Aurelio Rodriguez     24   93    8   22   3   0   2    9   2   0    5   16  .237
Willie Horton         21   82    8   18   3   0   5   15   0   3    4   19  .220
Dick McAuliffe        24   97   14   20   4   1   2   13   1   0   10   17  .206
Ed Brinkman           24   85    5   17   2   0   0    6   0   1    6    6  .200
Gates Brown            9   17    3    3   0   0   0    0   2   0    1    1  .177
Jim Price              6   12    0    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .167
Ike Brown              6    6    1    1   0   0   1    2   0   0    0    1  .167
Kevin Collins          7    6    1    1   0   1   0    0   0   0    0    3  .167
Cesar Gutierrez        6    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
Paul Schaal           26   84   16   28   4   3   1    9   0   0   17    5  .333
Cookie Rojas          26  101   15   33   8   0   1   12   5   1    9    7  .327
Jerry May              9   26    2    8   2   0   1    9   0   0    3    7  .308
Carl Taylor           14   23    3    7   0   0   0    3   0   1    5    7  .304
Amos Otis             23   90   13   25   3   0   4    9   8   0    9   13  .278
Dennis Paepke         11   23    1    6   2   0   0    3   0   0    1    3  .261
Buck Martinez          3    4    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   1    1    2  .250
Ed Kirkpatrick        23   81   10   20   2   0   2   14   0   0    8   18  .247
Freddie Patek         26  110   11   27   5   1   0    8   5   2   12   14  .246
Bob Oliver            26  101   11   24   2   0   3   10   0   0    3   25  .238
Lou Piniella          24   88   11   20   3   1   0   10   1   1    7   10  .227
Joe Keough            20   66    7   15   2   0   0    4   0   3    6    4  .227
Bobby Knoop            6    5    0    1   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    2  .200
Gail Hopkins          11   10    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    1  .100
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
Floyd Wicker           4    3    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .333
Mike Hegan            23   66    8   18   2   1   2    5   1   1    9    9  .273
Johnny Briggs         11   35    2    9   1   0   1    3   0   0    2    8  .257
Dave May              24   86   10   22   4   1   2    8   3   2    6    9  .256
Ted Kubiak            24   81    6   19   1   2   0    4   0   1    7    6  .235
Danny Walton          15   30    4    7   1   0   2    4   0   0    5    9  .233
Roberto Pena          16   43    5   10   2   0   1    4   1   0    5    6  .233
Ellie Rodriguez       14   39    2    9   2   0   0    3   0   1    3    5  .231
Andy Kosco            12   35    2    8   2   0   1    7   0   0    4    5  .229
Rick Auerbach         15   42    3    9   1   0   0    2   0   0    3   10  .214
Bill Voss             20   63    3   13   0   0   2    5   0   0    3    5  .206
Phil Roof             15   44    1    9   1   0   0    1   0   0    3   11  .205
Ted Savage            12   15    2    3   0   0   0    1   1   0    4    3  .200
Tommy Harper          24   97    8   16   2   0   1    5   2   0   11   20  .165
Bernie Smith          15   36    1    5   1   0   1    3   0   0    0    5  .139
Pete Koegel            2    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    2  .000
Ron Theobald           7    2    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000

 Minnesota            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Tony Oliva            25  104   20   39   8   1   7   14   2   1    6    7  .375
Brant Alyea           17   37    3   13   4   0   0    6   0   1    7    5  .351
Harmon Killebrew      26   98   11   32   8   0   3   23   2   1   14   18  .327
Steve Braun           21   41    8   13   2   0   0    7   1   0    4    2  .317
Cesar Tovar           27  115   16   35   7   0   0    5   4   2   12   11  .304
Jim Holt              23   60    3   17   3   0   1    7   2   0    0    4  .283
Rod Carew             22   85   12   21   3   0   1    8   1   1    4    9  .247
Leo Cardenas          27   95    7   23   5   0   1   15   1   0    9    6  .242
Danny Thompson        13   18    4    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    3  .222
George Mitterwald     24   64    2   13   3   0   0    0   0   0    6   14  .203
Chuck Manuel           6    5    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    3  .200
Paul Powell           13   26    7    5   0   0   1    2   0   0    3   10  .192
Rich Reese            25   76    9   13   1   0   0    4   1   0    4    7  .171
Rick Renick            7    6    1    1   1   0   0    4   0   0    2    1  .167
Tom Tischinski         9    7    0    1   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .143
Paul Ratliff           8   18    2    2   0   0   1    4   0   0    2    7  .111

 New York             G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Bobby Murcer          24   89   13   31   4   2   3   15   4   1   13    8  .348
John Ellis            11   24    4    8   1   0   1    3   0   0   11    2  .333
Roy White             22   75   12   21   2   1   5   13   2   3   13    9  .280
Felipe Alou           17   66    8   18   2   1   3    8   2   1    8    8  .273
Horace Clarke         24   95   14   25   5   1   0    7   2   2   20    5  .263
Gene Michael          22   69    5   18   4   0   0   11   2   2   13    6  .261
Danny Cater           24  101   13   25   4   1   0    8   0   1    3    7  .248
Ron Hansen             8   18    0    4   0   0   0    3   0   0    2    4  .222
Ron Woods             15   23    3    5   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    0  .217
Jerry Kenney          20   42    4    9   0   0   0    3   2   0    7    7  .214
Curt Blefary          14   24    2    5   0   0   1    2   0   0    2    3  .208
Jake Gibbs            15   45    5    9   3   0   1    4   1   0    2    4  .200
Thurman Munson        14   53    4   10   1   0   1    8   1   0    8    3  .189
Jim Lyttle             5   14    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .143
Frank Tepedino         5    5    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Frank Baker            4    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000

 Oakland              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Gene Tenace            7   17    3    6   1   0   0    3   0   0    4    1  .353
Tommy Davis           13   21    1    6   3   0   0   10   0   0    3    1  .286
Larry Brown            3   11    2    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .273
Joe Rudi              28  105   19   27   5   0   4   13   1   0   12   10  .257
Felipe Alou            2    8    0    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250
Sal Bando             30  103   19   25   8   0   5   19   0   1   22   19  .243
Don Mincher           28   92    9   22   6   1   2    8   1   1   20   14  .239
Rick Monday           25   80   12   19   3   0   3   10   2   2   18   21  .238
Dave Duncan           25   85    9   20   2   0   2    8   0   1    9   12  .235
Reggie Jackson        30  117   15   27   6   0   5   14   5   2   14   39  .231
Dick Green            30   97   13   22   2   0   4   17   1   0   16   21  .227
Angel Mangual         14   23    5    5   1   0   1    3   0   2    2    4  .217
Bert Campaneris       28  123   13   26   6   0   0    6   6   3    4   13  .211
Steve Hovley          10   15    1    3   2   0   0    2   1   0    5    4  .200
Frank Fernandez        2    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .000
Tony Larussa           6    2    2    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
Del Unser             23   65    6   20   5   2   1    4   2   1    4    9  .308
Tommy McCraw          21   52   13   15   2   1   3    6   1   2    6    7  .289
Paul Casanova         17   56    4   16   5   1   0    6   0   1    2    6  .286
Bernie Allen          18   33    2    9   1   0   2    7   1   0    4    4  .273
Frank Howard          24   92   10   25   4   0   2    8   1   0    8   19  .272
Mike Epstein          23   80    6   20   1   1   1    9   1   0   12   30  .250
Joe Foy               22   72    7   17   5   0   0    9   1   0   10    6  .236
Curt Flood            13   35    4    7   0   0   0    2   0   1    5    2  .200
Tim Cullen            26  100   10   19   1   0   1    8   0   0    6   10  .190
Toby Harrah           23   72    6   12   3   0   0    2   0   0    9   12  .167
Don Wert               5   12    1    2   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    3  .167
Elliott Maddox        19   38    6    6   0   1   0    4   0   1    8    9  .158
Richie Scheinblum     20   39    5    6   2   0   0    4   0   0    7    3  .154
Dick Billings         12   13    0    2   0   0   0    3   0   0    0    3  .154
Jim French            12   34    4    5   2   0   0    4   0   2    6    5  .147
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)     123
  R. Jackson (OAK)        117
  A. Johnson (CAL)        116
  S. Alomar (CAL)         115
  C. Tovar (MIN)          115
  F. Patek (KC)           110
  J. Rudi (OAK)           105
  T. Oliva (MIN)          104
  S. Bando (OAK)          103
  D. Cater (NY)           101

Runs Scored:

  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     23
  D. Buford (BAL)          21
  T. Oliva (MIN)           20
  S. Bando (OAK)           19
  J. Northrup (DET)        19
  J. Rudi (OAK)            19
  R. Smith (BOS)           17
  P. Schaal (KC)           16
  C. Tovar (MIN)           16
  L. Aparicio (BOS)        15

Hits:

  T. Oliva (MIN)           39
  C. Tovar (MIN)           35
  J. Northrup (DET)        33
  C. Rojas (KC)            33
  H. Killebrew (MIN)       32
  B. Murcer (NY)           31
  A. Johnson (CAL)         30
  D. Johnson (BAL)         30
  G. Scott (BOS)           30
  R. Smith (BOS)           30

Doubles:

  T. Conigliaro (CAL)       9
  S. Bando (OAK)            8
  H. Killebrew (MIN)        8
  J. Northrup (DET)         8
  T. Oliva (MIN)            8
  C. Rojas (KC)             8
  R. Smith (BOS)            7
  C. Tovar (MIN)            7
  M. Andrews (CHI)          6
  M. Belanger (BAL)         6

Triples:

  P. Schaal (KC)            3
  S. Alomar (CAL)           2
  T. Kubiak (MIL)           2
  C. May (CHI)              2
  B. Murcer (NY)            2
  D. Unser (WAS)            2
  F. Alou (NY)              1
  S. Bahnsen (NY)           1
  P. Blair (BAL)            1
  B. Bradford (CLE)         1

Home Runs:

  T. Oliva (MIN)            7
  B. Powell (BAL)           6
  S. Bando (OAK)            5
  W. Horton (DET)           5
  R. Jackson (OAK)          5
  J. Spencer (CAL)          5
  R. White (NY)             5
  B. Freehan (DET)          4
  D. Green (OAK)            4
  D. Johnson (BAL)          4

RBI:

  H. Killebrew (MIN)       23
  B. Powell (BAL)          23
  J. Northrup (DET)        21
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     21
  S. Bando (OAK)           19
  D. Johnson (BAL)         18
  L. Aparicio (BOS)        17
  D. Green (OAK)           17
  R. Petrocelli (BOS)      16
  L. Cardenas (MIN)        15

Stolen Bases:

  V. Pinson (CLE)           9
  A. Otis (KC)              8
  B. Campaneris (OAK)       6
  S. Alomar (CAL)           5
  R. Jackson (OAK)          5
  J. Northrup (DET)         5
  F. Patek (KC)             5
  C. Rojas (KC)             5
  D. Buford (BAL)           4
  C. May (CHI)              4

Caught Stealing:

  L. Richard (CHI)          4
  B. Campaneris (OAK)       3
  W. Horton (DET)           3
  J. Keough (KC)            3
  R. Reichardt (CHI)        3
  R. White (NY)             3
  M. Belanger (BAL)         2
  H. Clarke (NY)            2
  A. Etchebarren (BAL)      2
  T. Ford (CLE)             2

Walks:

  S. Bando (OAK)           22
  R. Petrocelli (BOS)      22
  A. Kaline (DET)          21
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     21
  H. Clarke (NY)           20
  D. Mincher (OAK)         20
  G. Nettles (CLE)         19
  R. Monday (OAK)          18
  B. Powell (BAL)          18
  P. Schaal (KC)           17

Strikeouts:

  R. Jackson (OAK)         39
  M. Epstein (WAS)         30
  B. Oliver (KC)           25
  D. Green (OAK)           21
  R. Monday (OAK)          21
  T. Harper (MIL)          20
  G. Scott (BOS)           20
  S. Bando (OAK)           19
  W. Horton (DET)          19
  F. Howard (WAS)          19


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