Friday May 14, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of May 14, 1971:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Minnesota       1137  145   315   59    6   19   133   17    7  103   155  .277
Chicago         1052  109   273   47    5   20   101   16   15   95   144  .260
Boston           997  145   255   50    5   27   134   11    6  138   154  .256
New York        1001  114   250   31   12   17   110   20   15  128   108  .250
Kansas City     1143  123   283   47    8   14   120   23   10  114   189  .248
Oakland         1190  161   290   52    1   30   147   22   14  164   237  .244
Detroit         1042  122   253   41    4   26   108   14   11  103   172  .243
Baltimore       1019  128   246   36    4   21   122   10    7  127   163  .241
Washington      1046  109   235   38   10   14   100    8   10  109   181  .225
California      1162  115   255   53    3   24   109   15    5  105   172  .219
Cleveland       1021   93   217   30    4   16    88   18    7  101   154  .213
Milwaukee        968   79   205   24    5   15    75   11    5   93   174  .212

 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
Bobby Murcer (NY)        30  109   16   39   5   2   4   18   4   2   19    9  .358
Cookie Rojas (KC)        34  132   19   43   8   0   1   13   5   1   12    8  .326
Harmon Killebrew (MIN)   31  117   14   38   9   0   3   26   2   1   17   23  .325
Cesar Tovar (MIN)        31  132   18   42   7   2   0    5   7   3   14   11  .318
Jim Northrup (DET)       31  121   21   38   9   1   3   21   5   2   15    7  .314
Reggie Smith (BOS)       30  120   19   37   8   0   5   19   2   1   13   14  .308
Carl Yastrzemski (BOS)   30  101   26   31   7   1   5   23   2   2   29    8  .307
Davey Johnson (BAL)      30  112   13   34   6   1   4   19   0   0    9   10  .304
Carlos May (CHI)         31  122   14   37   5   2   2   19   4   2    9   13  .303

 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         30  112   13   34   6   1   4   19   0   0    9   10  .304
Don Buford            25   93   25   28   3   0   3    9   5   1   15   10  .301
Merv Rettenmund       23   69    8   19   1   2   1   10   2   1   13   16  .275
Brooks Robinson       31  113   15   31   2   0   2   12   0   0   14   13  .274
Frank Robinson        25   84    8   23   4   0   1   11   1   0   10    6  .274
Mark Belanger         30   97   13   26   7   0   0    6   0   3   18    8  .268
Paul Blair            30  115   14   27   5   1   1   11   2   0    7   21  .235
Tom Shopay            12   13    2    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    1  .231
Andy Etchebarren      13   36    2    8   0   0   1    4   0   2    3   11  .222
Boog Powell           30  110   16   22   5   0   7   25   0   0   21   15  .200
Ellie Hendricks       20   66    3   10   3   0   0    6   0   0    5    9  .152
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          6    2    3    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    0 1.000
Don Pavletich          8   15    2    5   1   0   0    2   0   0    5    2  .333
Joe Lahoud            19   19    3    6   2   0   0    3   0   0    3    2  .316
Reggie Smith          30  120   19   37   8   0   5   19   2   1   13   14  .308
Carl Yastrzemski      30  101   26   31   7   1   5   23   2   2   29    8  .307
George Scott          27  103   11   31   5   1   3   13   0   1   10   24  .301
Billy Conigliaro      28  103   13   29   6   0   4   13   3   0   12   17  .282
Doug Griffin          30   99   12   25   4   1   0    3   2   1   10   10  .253
Duane Josephson       29  100   12   25   4   1   3   11   1   0    9   11  .250
John Kennedy          11   16    6    4   1   1   0    0   0   0    3    3  .250
Rico Petrocelli       29  103   12   23   4   0   2   16   0   0   24   19  .223
Luis Aparicio         26  112   15   22   6   0   3   17   1   0    9   10  .196
George Thomas          4    7    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .143
Mike Fiore            14   19    0    0   0   0   0    1   0   1    6    6  .000

 California           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
John Stephenson       16   35    3   14   3   0   0    5   0   0    1    2  .400
Roger Repoz           24   49   10   14   3   0   3   11   0   2   19    9  .286
Chico Ruiz            13    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
Tony Gonzalez         19   23    3    6   2   0   0    6   0   0    4    5  .261
Ken McMullen          35  121   13   31   8   0   4   10   1   0   11   15  .256
Billy Cowan           12   12    1    3   0   0   0    2   1   0    1    2  .250
Syd O'Brien           21   62   10   15   3   1   2   10   0   1    3    9  .242
Alex Johnson          35  145   10   35   4   0   1    8   4   1    6   25  .241
Jim Fregosi           26   77    5   18   4   0   1    9   0   0   10    9  .234
Jerry Moses           26   79    6   18   3   0   3    9   0   0    2   14  .228
Sandy Alomar          35  145   11   28   4   2   0   13   7   1   12   15  .193
Jim Spencer           35  126   15   21   4   0   5    9   0   0   13   13  .167
Ken Berry             31   79    7   12   5   0   2    4   1   0    8    7  .152
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 McKinney         23   56    5   23   2   0   1    8   0   0    6    5  .411
Rich Morales          16   18    3    7   1   0   0    3   0   0    1    2  .389
Mike Hershberger       4    9    2    3   1   0   0    2   1   0    3    0  .333
Carlos May            31  122   14   37   5   2   2   19   4   2    9   13  .303
Rick Reichardt        26   96    8   29   5   0   4   12   1   3    4   11  .302
Bill Melton           31  111   10   32   7   1   2   11   2   1   13   20  .288
Mike Andrews          30   99    9   27   7   0   2   12   2   1   16    7  .273
Lee Richard           29  110   13   28   3   1   0    5   4   4    4   12  .255
Walt Williams         25   52    5   13   2   0   1    2   1   1    4    3  .250
Ed Herrmann           25   65    8   16   2   0   3    8   0   0   10    5  .246
Tom Egan              13   33    4    8   4   0   2    5   0   0    2   16  .242
Jay Johnstone         26   85   12   20   3   0   3    6   0   0   10   10  .235
Luis Alvarado         17   40    4    9   0   0   0    0   0   1    2    3  .225
Ed Stroud             24   64   10    9   2   1   0    0   1   2    7    6  .141
Chuck Brinkman         7   11    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .091

 Cleveland            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ted Uhlaender         26   70    6   20   2   1   0    6   1   1    5    6  .286
Chuck Hinton          17   28    3    8   1   0   0    3   0   0    2    5  .286
Ray Fosse             30  112   14   30   4   1   2   10   1   0   10   14  .268
Ken Suarez             4   12    1    3   2   0   0    2   0   0    1    0  .250
Gomer Hodge           24   25    2    6   2   0   0    6   0   0    3    4  .240
Vada Pinson           30  120   10   28   4   0   1    7  10   1    7   13  .233
Larry Brown           13   50    4   11   1   0   0    5   0   0    3    3  .220
Ted Ford              22   60    4   13   1   0   2    7   2   2    4   12  .217
Eddie Leon            26   75    7   16   1   0   0    4   1   0    6   11  .213
Jack Heidemann        16   52    5   10   1   0   0    1   0   1    3   16  .192
Ken Harrelson         28   94    9   18   2   0   2    8   1   0   14   13  .192
Roy Foster            22   56    3   10   1   1   2    5   1   1    3    7  .179
Graig Nettles         31  102   11   17   2   0   5   12   0   0   25    7  .167
Buddy Bradford        20   38    4    6   2   1   0    3   0   0    6   10  .158
John Lowenstein       22   58    7    9   2   0   1    3   1   1    7    7  .155
Lou Camilli           10    7    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .143

 Detroit              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ike Brown             10   12    3    6   0   0   2    8   0   0    0    2  .500
Dalton Jones          13   15    1    7   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    4  .467
Jim Northrup          31  121   21   38   9   1   3   21   5   2   15    7  .314
Norm Cash             20   66   12   19   3   1   6   10   1   0   11    8  .288
Al Kaline             26   90   16   25   5   0   0    4   0   3   23   17  .278
Bill Freehan          27   96    8   26   5   0   4    8   1   2    9   15  .271
Mickey Stanley        23   74    8   19   2   0   0    3   1   0    4    8  .257
Kevin Collins          9    8    1    2   0   1   0    0   0   0    0    3  .250
Aurelio Rodriguez     31  121   10   29   4   0   2    9   3   0    6   20  .240
Gates Brown           12   21    3    5   0   0   0    1   2   0    2    2  .238
Willie Horton         26   98   10   20   3   0   5   15   0   3    7   22  .204
Ed Brinkman           31  108    6   22   4   0   0    7   0   1    7    9  .204
Dick McAuliffe        30  123   16   24   5   1   4   15   1   0   10   21  .195
Jim Price              8   18    0    3   1   0   0    3   0   0    1    1  .167
Cesar Gutierrez        7    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          34  132   19   43   8   0   1   13   5   1   12    8  .326
Paul Schaal           34  109   17   33   4   3   1   10   2   0   24    8  .303
Amos Otis             31  124   17   36   5   1   5   16  10   1    9   17  .290
Jerry May             15   46    3   13   4   0   1   10   0   0    3   11  .283
Dennis Paepke         17   38    2   10   5   0   0    3   0   0    2    5  .263
Freddie Patek         34  145   14   37   5   2   0    9   5   2   12   17  .255
Buck Martinez          3    4    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   1    1    2  .250
Ed Kirkpatrick        30  100   11   24   4   0   2   15   0   0   13   19  .240
Joe Keough            24   80   11   19   4   0   0    4   0   3    9    4  .238
Lou Piniella          24   88   11   20   3   1   0   10   1   1    7   10  .227
Bob Oliver            33  124   12   27   3   0   3   12   0   0    5   32  .218
Gail Hopkins          15   24    1    5   1   1   1    7   0   0    2    2  .208
Ted Savage             2    5    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .200
Carl Taylor           18   37    3    7   0   0   0    3   0   1    5   13  .189
Bobby Knoop            9    7    0    1   1   0   0    2   0   0    2    3  .143
Rich Severson          2    2    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          12   15    4    5   1   0   0    1   1   0    2    1  .333
Johnny Briggs         16   50    5   14   2   0   1    3   1   0    3   10  .280
Ellie Rodriguez       17   47    3   13   3   0   0    4   0   1    4    5  .277
Al Yates               1    4    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .250
Dave May              28   93   11   23   4   1   2    8   3   2    9    9  .247
Mike Hegan            28   78    9   19   2   1   2    6   1   1   11   13  .244
Bill Voss             26   81    7   19   0   0   4    9   0   0    6   10  .235
Andy Kosco            17   49    3   11   2   1   1   10   0   0    5    8  .225
Rick Auerbach         21   58    5   13   2   0   0    4   1   0    5   12  .224
Phil Roof             20   55    2   12   1   0   0    2   0   0    4   13  .218
Danny Walton          20   46    5   10   1   0   2    7   0   0    6   15  .217
Ted Kubiak            28   91    6   19   1   2   0    4   0   1    9    8  .209
Roberto Pena          21   60    5   11   2   0   1    4   1   0    5    8  .183
Ted Savage            14   17    2    3   0   0   0    1   1   0    5    4  .177
Floyd Wicker           8    6    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    0  .167
Tommy Harper          29  113    9   18   2   0   1    5   2   0   11   24  .159
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
Jim Holt              29   78    6   27   4   2   1   13   2   0    3    4  .346
Steve Braun           22   42    9   14   2   0   0    7   1   0    5    2  .333
Harmon Killebrew      31  117   14   38   9   0   3   26   2   1   17   23  .325
Cesar Tovar           31  132   18   42   7   2   0    5   7   3   14   11  .318
Brant Alyea           23   57    6   18   4   0   1   10   0   1    9    7  .316
Leo Cardenas          33  117   14   31   8   0   2   18   1   0   13    6  .265
Rick Renick           11   19    1    5   2   0   0    5   0   0    2    4  .263
Rod Carew             28  113   15   26   4   1   1    8   1   1    5   14  .230
Danny Thompson        14   18    4    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    3  .222
George Mitterwald     29   77    3   17   3   0   0    2   0   0    9   16  .221
Rich Reese            29   87   10   15   1   0   0    7   1   0    7    7  .172
Paul Powell           19   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
Bobby Murcer          30  109   16   39   5   2   4   18   4   2   19    9  .358
John Ellis            11   24    4    8   1   0   1    3   0   0   11    2  .333
Roy White             28  101   15   30   3   2   6   16   2   3   13   12  .297
Horace Clarke         30  120   17   34   5   3   0   10   5   2   22    9  .283
Felipe Alou           22   85   11   21   3   1   3    9   2   1    9    8  .247
Ron Hansen            10   25    1    6   0   0   0    5   0   0    2    5  .240
Danny Cater           30  126   14   30   4   1   0    9   0   1    4    7  .238
Gene Michael          28   89    7   21   4   0   0   12   2   2   16    9  .236
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          15   25    2    5   0   0   1    2   0   0    2    3  .200
Jake Gibbs            18   58    5   11   4   0   1    7   1   0    2    8  .190
Jerry Kenney          25   54    4   10   0   0   0    3   2   3   10    9  .185
Jim Lyttle             6   17    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .118
Frank Tepedino         5    5    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Frank Baker            5    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .000

 Oakland              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Mike Epstein           5   19    4    7   0   0   0    2   0   0    5    7  .368
Tommy Davis           17   35    3   11   4   0   0   14   0   0    5    4  .314
Gene Tenace            9   22    4    6   1   0   0    3   0   0    5    2  .273
Sal Bando             36  127   21   34   8   0   5   22   0   1   26   23  .268
Joe Rudi              34  131   22   34   7   0   4   18   1   1   13   15  .260
Felipe Alou            2    8    0    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250
Bert Campaneris       34  147   19   36   6   0   2   12  10   3   10   15  .245
Reggie Jackson        34  131   18   32   6   0   5   15   5   2   15   40  .244
Don Mincher           28   92    9   22   6   1   2    8   1   1   20   14  .239
Dave Duncan           30  104    9   24   2   0   2    8   0   1    9   16  .231
Angel Mangual         19   35    5    8   2   0   1    5   0   2    2    6  .229
Dick Green            35  113   16   25   2   0   4   17   1   0   20   27  .221
Rick Monday           29   91   14   20   3   0   4   14   2   2   21   23  .220
Larry Brown            5   14    2    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .214
Steve Hovley          14   18    2    3   2   0   0    3   1   0    6    5  .167
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
Don Mincher            3   10    0    6   2   0   0    0   0   0    2    0  .600
Del Unser             29   88   10   29   5   3   2    8   2   1    7   12  .330
Frank Howard          30  112   12   31   5   0   4   10   1   0   12   22  .277
Paul Casanova         22   71    6   19   5   1   1    9   0   1    3    7  .268
Bernie Allen          20   38    3   10   1   0   2    8   1   0    4    5  .263
Tommy McCraw          26   71   14   18   3   2   3    8   1   2    6   10  .254
Dick Billings         17   16    0    4   0   0   0    3   0   0    0    3  .250
Mike Epstein          24   85    6   21   1   1   1    9   1   0   12   31  .247
Toby Harrah           27   85   10   21   4   0   0    4   0   1   10   12  .247
Joe Foy               28   91    7   19   5   0   0    9   2   1   13    7  .209
Curt Flood            13   35    4    7   0   0   0    2   0   1    5    2  .200
Tim Cullen            32  120   13   22   1   1   1    9   0   0    7   10  .183
Elliott Maddox        24   50    6    8   0   1   0    5   0   1    9   12  .160
Richie Scheinblum     25   47    5    7   3   0   0    4   0   0    8    5  .149
Jim French            14   41    6    6   2   0   0    4   0   2    7    7  .146
Don Wert               8   21    2    2   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    6  .095
Tom Ragland            4    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Frank Fernandez        1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  B. Campaneris (OAK)     147
  S. Alomar (CAL)         145
  A. Johnson (CAL)        145
  F. Patek (KC)           145
  C. Rojas (KC)           132
  C. Tovar (MIN)          132
  R. Jackson (OAK)        131
  J. Rudi (OAK)           131
  S. Bando (OAK)          127
  D. Cater (NY)           126

Runs Scored:

  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     26
  D. Buford (BAL)          25
  T. Oliva (MIN)           25
  J. Rudi (OAK)            22
  S. Bando (OAK)           21
  J. Northrup (DET)        21
  B. Campaneris (OAK)      19
  C. Rojas (KC)            19
  R. Smith (BOS)           19
  R. Jackson (OAK)         18

Hits:

  T. Oliva (MIN)           48
  C. Rojas (KC)            43
  C. Tovar (MIN)           42
  B. Murcer (NY)           39
  H. Killebrew (MIN)       38
  J. Northrup (DET)        38
  C. May (CHI)             37
  F. Patek (KC)            37
  R. Smith (BOS)           37
  B. Campaneris (OAK)      36

Doubles:

  T. Oliva (MIN)           10
  T. Conigliaro (CAL)       9
  H. Killebrew (MIN)        9
  J. Northrup (DET)         9
  S. Bando (OAK)            8
  L. Cardenas (MIN)         8
  K. McMullen (CAL)         8
  D. Mincher (WAS)          8
  C. Rojas (KC)             8
  R. Smith (BOS)            8

Triples:

  H. Clarke (NY)            3
  P. Schaal (KC)            3
  D. Unser (WAS)            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

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
  G. Nettles (CLE)          5
  A. Otis (KC)              5
  R. Smith (BOS)            5

RBI:

  H. Killebrew (MIN)       26
  B. Powell (BAL)          25
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     23
  S. Bando (OAK)           22
  J. Northrup (DET)        21
  D. Johnson (BAL)         19
  C. May (CHI)             19
  T. Oliva (MIN)           19
  R. Smith (BOS)           19
  L. Cardenas (MIN)        18

Stolen Bases:

  B. Campaneris (OAK)      10
  A. Otis (KC)             10
  V. Pinson (CLE)          10
  S. Alomar (CAL)           7
  C. Tovar (MIN)            7
  D. Buford (BAL)           5
  H. Clarke (NY)            5
  R. Jackson (OAK)          5
  J. Northrup (DET)         5
  F. Patek (KC)             5

Caught Stealing:

  L. Richard (CHI)          4
  M. Belanger (BAL)         3
  B. Campaneris (OAK)       3
  W. Horton (DET)           3
  A. Kaline (DET)           3
  J. Kenney (NY)            3
  J. Keough (KC)            3
  R. Reichardt (CHI)        3
  C. Tovar (MIN)            3
  R. White (NY)             3

Walks:

  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     29
  S. Bando (OAK)           26
  G. Nettles (CLE)         25
  R. Petrocelli (BOS)      24
  P. Schaal (KC)           24
  A. Kaline (DET)          23
  H. Clarke (NY)           22
  D. Mincher (WAS)         22
  R. Monday (OAK)          21
  B. Powell (BAL)          21

Strikeouts:

  R. Jackson (OAK)         40
  M. Epstein (OAK)         38
  B. Oliver (KC)           32
  D. Green (OAK)           27
  A. Johnson (CAL)         25
  T. Harper (MIL)          24
  G. Scott (BOS)           24
  S. Bando (OAK)           23
  H. Killebrew (MIN)       23
  R. Monday (OAK)          23


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