Tuesday May 11, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of May 11, 1971:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Minnesota       1076  140   300   57    4   18   128   14    6   96   142  .279
Boston           939  143   243   50    4   27   132    9    4  134   141  .259
Kansas City     1051  117   266   43    7   14   114   22   10  111   179  .253
New York         906  106   226   29   10   16   102   19   12  114    94  .249
Chicago          946   92   235   40    4   17    84   12   14   83   134  .248
Detroit          977  112   235   36    4   25    99   14   10   98   159  .241
Baltimore        954  122   226   33    3   21   117   10    7  121   155  .237
Oakland         1087  142   257   49    1   28   128   20   14  144   217  .236
Washington       947  101   212   32    9   13    94    8    9  101   162  .224
California      1097  113   241   50    3   24   107   14    5  102   161  .220
Cleveland        958   90   205   30    4   15    85   18    5   98   142  .214
Milwaukee        869   72   186   22    5   14    68   10    5   85   158  .214

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Tony Oliva (MIN)         28  118   25   48  10   1   9   19   2   1    6    7  .407
Harmon Killebrew (MIN)   29  110   14   37   9   0   3   26   2   1   16   20  .336
Paul Schaal (KC)         31   99   17   33   4   3   1   10   2   0   23    7  .333
Bobby Murcer (NY)        27  100   14   33   4   2   3   16   4   1   15    9  .330
Jim Northrup (DET)       29  113   21   37   8   1   3   21   5   2   15    5  .327
Cookie Rojas (KC)        31  121   18   39   8   0   1   12   5   1   12    8  .322
Reggie Smith (BOS)       28  112   19   35   8   0   5   19   1   1   13   13  .313
George Scott (BOS)       25   96   10   30   5   1   3   13   0   1   10   21  .313
Carl Yastrzemski (BOS)   28   96   26   30   7   1   5   23   2   1   26    7  .313
Amos Otis (KC)           28  113   16   35   5   1   5   16   9   1    9   16  .310

 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
Don Buford            23   87   23   26   3   0   3    9   5   1   15    8  .299
Davey Johnson         28  104   13   31   6   1   4   19   0   0    9   10  .298
Frank Robinson        24   81    8   23   4   0   1   11   1   0    9    6  .284
Mark Belanger         28   91   13   24   6   0   0    6   0   3   17    8  .264
Brooks Robinson       29  107   15   27   1   0   2   10   0   0   13   13  .252
Tom Shopay            11   12    2    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    1  .250
Merv Rettenmund       21   61    6   15   0   1   1   10   2   1   13   16  .246
Paul Blair            28  107   13   25   5   1   1   11   2   0    7   18  .234
Andy Etchebarren      13   36    2    8   0   0   1    4   0   2    3   11  .222
Boog Powell           28  105   15   21   5   0   7   24   0   0   18   14  .200
Ellie Hendricks       18   59    3    8   3   0   0    4   0   0    5    8  .136
Clay Dalrymple         4    8    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .125
Chico Salmon           8   14    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    4  .071
Curt Motton            3    3    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    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
Joe Lahoud            18   18    3    6   2   0   0    3   0   0    3    1  .333
Don Pavletich          8   15    2    5   1   0   0    2   0   0    5    2  .333
Reggie Smith          28  112   19   35   8   0   5   19   1   1   13   13  .313
George Scott          25   96   10   30   5   1   3   13   0   1   10   21  .313
Carl Yastrzemski      28   96   26   30   7   1   5   23   2   1   26    7  .313
Billy Conigliaro      26   97   13   28   6   0   4   13   3   0   12   17  .289
John Kennedy          10   14    6    4   1   1   0    0   0   0    3    3  .286
Duane Josephson       27   94   11   23   4   0   3   11   1   0    9   10  .245
Rico Petrocelli       28   99   12   23   4   0   2   16   0   0   24   17  .232
Doug Griffin          28   94   12   21   4   1   0    2   1   0    9   10  .223
Luis Aparicio         24  104   15   22   6   0   3   17   1   0    9    9  .212
George Thomas          4    7    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .143
Mike Fiore            13   18    0    0   0   0   0    1   0   1    6    5  .000

 California           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
John Stephenson       14   27    3   11   3   0   0    4   0   0    1    2  .407
Roger Repoz           22   42   10   13   3   0   3   11   0   2   18    6  .310
Tony Gonzalez         17   21    3    6   2   0   0    6   0   0    4    5  .286
Chico Ruiz            12    7    3    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    4  .286
Tony Conigliaro       30  106   11   28   9   0   2    7   1   0   10   16  .264
Billy Cowan           12   12    1    3   0   0   0    2   1   0    1    2  .250
Alex Johnson          33  137   10   34   4   0   1    8   4   1    6   21  .248
Ken McMullen          33  113   11   27   5   0   4   10   1   0   11   14  .239
Jim Fregosi           25   76    5   18   4   0   1    9   0   0   10    9  .237
Syd O'Brien           19   55   10   13   3   1   2    9   0   1    3    8  .236
Jerry Moses           26   79    6   18   3   0   3    9   0   0    2   14  .228
Sandy Alomar          33  138   11   26   4   2   0   13   6   1   11   14  .188
Jim Spencer           33  118   15   21   4   0   5    9   0   0   13   12  .178
Ken Berry             29   74    7   12   5   0   2    4   1   0    7    7  .162
Jeff Torborg          13   14    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .071

 Chicago              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Lee Maye              10   11    1    5   2   0   0    3   0   0    3    1  .455
Rich Morales          15   18    2    7   1   0   0    3   0   0    1    2  .389
Rich McKinney         20   49    2   18   2   0   0    5   0   0    6    4  .367
Bill Melton           28  100    9   29   7   1   2   10   2   1   11   19  .290
Mike Andrews          27   89    9   25   7   0   2   12   2   1   13    7  .281
Carlos May            28  109   11   30   2   2   2   15   4   1    8   12  .275
Ed Herrmann           23   57    8   15   1   0   3    8   0   0    9    4  .263
Rick Reichardt        23   82    6   21   3   0   3    8   1   3    4    9  .256
Walt Williams         23   51    5   13   2   0   1    2   1   1    3    3  .255
Lee Richard           26   96   12   23   3   1   0    4   1   4    4   11  .240
Jay Johnstone         24   81   12   19   3   0   3    6   0   0   10    9  .235
Tom Egan              12   31    3    7   4   0   1    4   0   0    2   16  .226
Luis Alvarado         16   40    3    9   0   0   0    0   0   1    1    3  .225
Ed Stroud             21   56    8    8   2   0   0    0   1   2    6    6  .143
Chuck Brinkman         5    9    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .111
Mike Hershberger       1    3    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
Chuck Hinton          17   28    3    8   1   0   0    3   0   0    2    5  .286
Gomer Hodge           22   21    2    6   2   0   0    6   0   0    3    4  .286
Ray Fosse             28  104   14   29   4   1   2    9   1   0   10   12  .279
Ted Uhlaender         24   63    6   17   2   1   0    6   1   1    4    6  .270
Ken Suarez             4   12    1    3   2   0   0    2   0   0    1    0  .250
Vada Pinson           28  112    9   27   4   0   1    7  10   0    7   12  .241
Eddie Leon            24   68    7   15   1   0   0    3   1   0    6   11  .221
Larry Brown           13   50    4   11   1   0   0    5   0   0    3    3  .220
Jack Heidemann        14   46    5   10   1   0   0    1   0   1    3   11  .217
Ted Ford              22   60    4   13   1   0   2    7   2   2    4   12  .217
Roy Foster            20   48    3    9   1   1   2    5   1   0    3    6  .188
Ken Harrelson         27   91    8   17   2   0   2    8   1   0   14   13  .187
Buddy Bradford        20   38    4    6   2   1   0    3   0   0    6   10  .158
Graig Nettles         29   96   10   15   2   0   4   11   0   0   23    7  .156
Lou Camilli           10    7    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .143
John Lowenstein       21   57    7    8   2   0   1    3   1   1    7    7  .140

 Detroit              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Dalton Jones          12   14    1    6   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    4  .429
Jim Northrup          29  113   21   37   8   1   3   21   5   2   15    5  .327
Norm Cash             19   62   11   17   2   1   6   10   1   0   11    7  .274
Mickey Stanley        22   70    8   19   2   0   0    3   1   0    4    7  .271
Bill Freehan          27   96    8   26   5   0   4    8   1   2    9   15  .271
Al Kaline             24   84   13   22   4   0   0    4   0   2   21   16  .262
Ike Brown              8    8    1    2   0   0   1    2   0   0    0    2  .250
Aurelio Rodriguez     29  113    8   27   3   0   2    9   3   0    6   19  .239
Gates Brown           11   21    3    5   0   0   0    1   2   0    1    2  .238
Willie Horton         24   91    8   19   3   0   5   15   0   3    6   20  .209
Ed Brinkman           29  101    6   21   4   0   0    6   0   1    7    8  .208
Dick McAuliffe        29  118   16   23   4   1   4   15   1   0   10   19  .195
Jim Price              6   12    0    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .167
Kevin Collins          8    7    1    1   0   1   0    0   0   0    0    3  .143
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           31   99   17   33   4   3   1   10   2   0   23    7  .333
Cookie Rojas          31  121   18   39   8   0   1   12   5   1   12    8  .322
Amos Otis             28  113   16   35   5   1   5   16   9   1    9   16  .310
Jerry May             12   36    2   10   3   0   1    9   0   0    3    9  .278
Freddie Patek         31  133   13   34   5   1   0    8   5   2   12   16  .256
Dennis Paepke         15   32    1    8   3   0   0    3   0   0    2    5  .250
Buck Martinez          3    4    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   1    1    2  .250
Ed Kirkpatrick        27   94   11   23   3   0   2   14   0   0   12   19  .245
Gail Hopkins          14   21    1    5   1   1   1    6   0   0    2    2  .238
Bob Oliver            31  118   12   27   3   0   3   12   0   0    4   30  .229
Lou Piniella          24   88   11   20   3   1   0   10   1   1    7   10  .227
Joe Keough            23   76   10   17   4   0   0    4   0   3    9    4  .224
Carl Taylor           17   35    3    7   0   0   0    3   0   1    5   12  .200
Bobby Knoop            8    6    0    1   1   0   0    2   0   0    2    3  .167
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
Ron Theobald          10   10    3    4   0   0   0    1   1   0    2    1  .400
Johnny Briggs         14   45    4   12   2   0   1    3   1   0    3   10  .267
Ellie Rodriguez       16   45    3   12   3   0   0    4   0   1    3    5  .267
Dave May              26   90   11   23   4   1   2    8   3   2    7    9  .256
Floyd Wicker           6    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    0  .250
Mike Hegan            25   74    8   18   2   1   2    5   1   1    9   12  .243
Danny Walton          18   38    5    9   1   0   2    7   0   0    6   11  .237
Andy Kosco            14   39    3    9   2   1   1    9   0   0    5    7  .231
Ted Kubiak            25   83    6   19   1   2   0    4   0   1    9    6  .229
Rick Auerbach         18   49    3   11   1   0   0    4   0   0    4   11  .225
Bill Voss             23   74    6   16   0   0   3    7   0   0    4   10  .216
Phil Roof             18   47    2   10   1   0   0    1   0   0    4   12  .213
Roberto Pena          19   52    5   11   2   0   1    4   1   0    5    7  .212
Ted Savage            14   17    2    3   0   0   0    1   1   0    5    4  .177
Tommy Harper          26  103    8   16   2   0   1    5   2   0   11   22  .155
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

 Minnesota            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Tony Oliva            28  118   25   48  10   1   9   19   2   1    6    7  .407
Harmon Killebrew      29  110   14   37   9   0   3   26   2   1   16   20  .336
Steve Braun           22   42    9   14   2   0   0    7   1   0    5    2  .333
Rick Renick            9   12    1    4   2   0   0    5   0   0    2    1  .333
Jim Holt              27   72    6   23   3   2   1   10   2   0    2    4  .319
Brant Alyea           21   51    5   16   4   0   0    9   0   1    8    6  .314
Cesar Tovar           29  123   17   38   7   1   0    5   4   2   14   11  .309
Leo Cardenas          31  112   12   30   7   0   2   18   1   0   11    6  .268
Rod Carew             26  105   14   25   4   0   1    8   1   1    4   11  .238
George Mitterwald     27   71    3   16   3   0   0    2   0   0    8   15  .225
Danny Thompson        14   18    4    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    3  .222
Rich Reese            28   86   10   15   1   0   0    6   1   0    7    7  .174
Paul Powell           17   30    7    5   0   0   1    2   0   0    3   12  .167
Chuck Manuel           8    6    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    3  .167
Tom Tischinski        11   14    0    2   2   0   0    1   0   0    0    3  .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
John Ellis            11   24    4    8   1   0   1    3   0   0   11    2  .333
Bobby Murcer          27  100   14   33   4   2   3   16   4   1   15    9  .330
Roy White             25   87   14   25   3   2   6   16   2   3   13    9  .287
Horace Clarke         27  108   15   29   5   1   0    9   4   2   21    6  .269
Felipe Alou           20   79   11   20   3   1   3    9   2   1    8    8  .253
Gene Michael          25   80    6   20   4   0   0   12   2   2   14    8  .250
Danny Cater           27  114   13   28   4   1   0    8   0   1    3    7  .246
Ron Hansen            10   25    1    6   0   0   0    5   0   0    2    5  .240
Thurman Munson        17   64    7   15   1   2   1    9   2   1   10    4  .234
Ron Woods             15   23    3    5   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    0  .217
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
Jerry Kenney          22   46    4    9   0   0   0    3   2   1    7    8  .196
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
Mike Epstein           2    9    1    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .444
Gene Tenace            8   21    4    6   1   0   0    3   0   0    5    1  .286
Joe Rudi              31  118   21   31   6   0   4   15   1   1   13   13  .263
Sal Bando             33  116   20   30   8   0   5   21   0   1   22   21  .259
Felipe Alou            2    8    0    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250
Reggie Jackson        33  128   18   31   6   0   5   15   5   2   14   40  .242
Tommy Davis           14   25    1    6   3   0   0   10   0   0    4    2  .240
Don Mincher           28   92    9   22   6   1   2    8   1   1   20   14  .239
Rick Monday           27   86   13   20   3   0   4   14   2   2   19   23  .233
Dave Duncan           27   92    9   21   2   0   2    8   0   1    9   14  .228
Bert Campaneris       31  134   15   29   6   0   0    6   8   3    7   15  .216
Dick Green            32  102   14   22   2   0   4   17   1   0   19   23  .216
Larry Brown            4   14    2    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .214
Angel Mangual         16   29    5    6   2   0   1    3   0   2    2    5  .207
Steve Hovley          11   17    1    3   2   0   0    2   1   0    5    4  .177
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             26   78    7   25   5   2   2    6   2   1    5   10  .321
Frank Howard          27  101   11   29   4   0   3    9   1   0   11   20  .287
Paul Casanova         19   64    6   18   5   1   1    8   0   1    2    6  .281
Bernie Allen          19   37    3   10   1   0   2    8   1   0    4    4  .270
Tommy McCraw          23   61   14   16   2   2   3    6   1   2    6    8  .262
Mike Epstein          24   85    6   21   1   1   1    9   1   0   12   31  .247
Joe Foy               25   79    7   18   5   0   0    9   2   1   13    6  .228
Toby Harrah           26   82    9   18   3   0   0    4   0   0    9   12  .220
Curt Flood            13   35    4    7   0   0   0    2   0   1    5    2  .200
Dick Billings         15   15    0    3   0   0   0    3   0   0    0    3  .200
Tim Cullen            29  112   12   22   1   1   1    9   0   0    6   10  .196
Elliott Maddox        22   48    6    8   0   1   0    5   0   1    9   12  .167
Jim French            13   37    6    6   2   0   0    4   0   2    7    5  .162
Don Wert               6   13    1    2   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    4  .154
Richie Scheinblum     22   43    5    6   2   0   0    4   0   0    8    4  .140
Tom Ragland            4    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  S. Alomar (CAL)         138
  A. Johnson (CAL)        137
  B. Campaneris (OAK)     134
  F. Patek (KC)           133
  R. Jackson (OAK)        128
  C. Tovar (MIN)          123
  C. Rojas (KC)           121
  D. McAuliffe (DET)      118
  T. Oliva (MIN)          118
  B. Oliver (KC)          118

Runs Scored:

  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     26
  T. Oliva (MIN)           25
  D. Buford (BAL)          23
  J. Northrup (DET)        21
  J. Rudi (OAK)            21
  S. Bando (OAK)           20
  R. Smith (BOS)           19
  R. Jackson (OAK)         18
  C. Rojas (KC)            18
  P. Schaal (KC)           17

Hits:

  T. Oliva (MIN)           48
  C. Rojas (KC)            39
  C. Tovar (MIN)           38
  H. Killebrew (MIN)       37
  J. Northrup (DET)        37
  A. Otis (KC)             35
  R. Smith (BOS)           35
  A. Johnson (CAL)         34
  F. Patek (KC)            34
  B. Murcer (NY)           33

Doubles:

  T. Oliva (MIN)           10
  T. Conigliaro (CAL)       9
  H. Killebrew (MIN)        9
  S. Bando (OAK)            8
  J. Northrup (DET)         8
  C. Rojas (KC)             8
  R. Smith (BOS)            8
  M. Andrews (CHI)          7
  L. Cardenas (MIN)         7
  B. Melton (CHI)           7

Triples:

  P. Schaal (KC)            3
  S. Alomar (CAL)           2
  J. Holt (MIN)             2
  T. Kubiak (MIL)           2
  C. May (CHI)              2
  T. McCraw (WAS)           2
  T. Munson (NY)            2
  B. Murcer (NY)            2
  D. Unser (WAS)            2
  R. White (NY)             2

Home Runs:

  T. Oliva (MIN)            9
  B. Powell (BAL)           7
  N. Cash (DET)             6
  R. White (NY)             6
  S. Bando (OAK)            5
  W. Horton (DET)           5
  R. Jackson (OAK)          5
  A. Otis (KC)              5
  R. Smith (BOS)            5
  J. Spencer (CAL)          5

RBI:

  H. Killebrew (MIN)       26
  B. Powell (BAL)          24
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     23
  S. Bando (OAK)           21
  J. Northrup (DET)        21
  D. Johnson (BAL)         19
  T. Oliva (MIN)           19
  R. Smith (BOS)           19
  L. Cardenas (MIN)        18
  L. Aparicio (BOS)        17

Stolen Bases:

  V. Pinson (CLE)          10
  A. Otis (KC)              9
  B. Campaneris (OAK)       8
  S. Alomar (CAL)           6
  D. Buford (BAL)           5
  R. Jackson (OAK)          5
  J. Northrup (DET)         5
  F. Patek (KC)             5
  C. Rojas (KC)             5
  H. Clarke (NY)            4

Caught Stealing:

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

Walks:

  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     26
  R. Petrocelli (BOS)      24
  G. Nettles (CLE)         23
  P. Schaal (KC)           23
  S. Bando (OAK)           22
  H. Clarke (NY)           21
  A. Kaline (DET)          21
  D. Mincher (OAK)         20
  D. Green (OAK)           19
  R. Monday (OAK)          19

Strikeouts:

  R. Jackson (OAK)         40
  M. Epstein (OAK)         34
  B. Oliver (KC)           30
  D. Green (OAK)           23
  R. Monday (OAK)          23
  T. Harper (MIL)          22
  S. Bando (OAK)           21
  A. Johnson (CAL)         21
  G. Scott (BOS)           21
  W. Horton (DET)          20


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