Saturday May 15, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of May 15, 1971:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Minnesota       1170  147   321   59    6   20   135   19    7  108   160  .274
Chicago         1091  117   289   49    6   23   109   17   15  101   149  .265
Boston          1032  149   267   54    5   28   138   11    6  140   158  .259
Kansas City     1173  128   291   49    8   14   125   24   11  119   193  .248
New York        1032  116   254   32   12   17   112   22   15  132   110  .246
Baltimore       1059  135   259   36    4   23   128   10    7  139   171  .245
Oakland         1223  165   297   52    2   30   150   22   15  169   242  .243
Detroit         1092  125   261   42    4   28   110   14   12  108   179  .239
California      1193  119   266   55    3   25   112   16    6  107   173  .223
Washington      1093  113   241   38   10   16   104    8   11  115   190  .221
Cleveland       1055   97   224   32    4   17    91   18    7  104   157  .212
Milwaukee        998   80   209   25    5   15    76   12    5   96   180  .209

 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)        31  113   16   41   5   2   4   20   4   2   19   10  .363
Harmon Killebrew (MIN)   32  121   15   40   9   0   4   28   2   1   17   23  .331
Carl Yastrzemski (BOS)   31  106   27   34   7   1   5   23   2   2   29    9  .321
Rick Reichardt (CHI)     27  100   10   32   5   1   5   13   1   3    5   11  .320
Cookie Rojas (KC)        35  135   19   43   8   0   1   13   5   1   13   10  .319
Cesar Tovar (MIN)        32  136   18   43   7   2   0    5   8   3   15   13  .316
Don Buford (BAL)         26   96   26   30   3   0   3   10   5   1   17   10  .313
Reggie Smith (BOS)       31  125   20   39   9   0   5   19   2   1   13   15  .312
Davey Johnson (BAL)      31  115   14   35   6   1   4   19   0   0   12   11  .304

 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            26   96   26   30   3   0   3   10   5   1   17   10  .313
Davey Johnson         31  115   14   35   6   1   4   19   0   0   12   11  .304
Merv Rettenmund       24   74    8   21   1   2   1   10   2   1   14   17  .284
Frank Robinson        26   89    9   25   4   0   2   15   1   0   11    7  .281
Brooks Robinson       32  119   15   33   2   0   2   12   0   0   14   14  .277
Mark Belanger         31  102   15   28   7   0   0    6   0   3   19    8  .275
Paul Blair            31  116   15   28   5   1   2   12   2   0    7   21  .241
Tom Shopay            12   13    2    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    1  .231
Andy Etchebarren      14   40    3    9   0   0   1    4   0   2    4   12  .225
Boog Powell           31  113   16   22   5   0   7   25   0   0   24   16  .195
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          7    3    3    3   1   0   0    2   0   0    2    0 1.000
Don Pavletich          8   15    2    5   1   0   0    2   0   0    5    2  .333
Carl Yastrzemski      31  106   27   34   7   1   5   23   2   2   29    9  .321
Reggie Smith          31  125   20   39   9   0   5   19   2   1   13   15  .312
George Scott          28  106   11   32   5   1   3   13   0   1   11   24  .302
Joe Lahoud            20   20    3    6   2   0   0    3   0   0    3    2  .300
Billy Conigliaro      29  107   13   29   6   0   4   13   3   0   12   18  .271
Doug Griffin          31  102   12   26   5   1   0    3   2   1   10   10  .255
Duane Josephson       30  104   13   26   5   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       30  105   13   24   4   0   3   19   0   0   25   19  .229
Luis Aparicio         27  117   15   24   6   0   3   17   1   0    9   10  .205
George Thomas          4    7    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .143
Mike Fiore            15   20    0    0   0   0   0    1   0   1    6    7  .000

 California           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
John Stephenson       17   38    4   16   4   0   0    5   0   0    1    2  .421
Roger Repoz           25   53   10   16   3   0   3   12   0   2   19    9  .302
Chico Ruiz            13    7    3    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    4  .286
Tony Conigliaro       31  110   11   29   9   0   2    7   1   1   10   17  .264
Syd O'Brien           22   66   11   17   3   1   3   12   0   1    3    9  .258
Billy Cowan           12   12    1    3   0   0   0    2   1   0    1    2  .250
Ken McMullen          36  125   13   31   8   0   4   10   1   0   11   15  .248
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
Tony Gonzalez         20   26    3    6   2   0   0    6   0   0    5    5  .231
Jerry Moses           26   79    6   18   3   0   3    9   0   0    2   14  .228
Sandy Alomar          36  149   12   31   4   2   0   13   8   1   12   15  .208
Jim Spencer           35  126   15   21   4   0   5    9   0   0   13   13  .167
Ken Berry             32   82    8   13   6   0   2    4   1   0    9    7  .159
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
Mike Hershberger       5   11    3    5   1   0   0    2   1   0    3    0  .455
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
Rick Reichardt        27  100   10   32   5   1   5   13   1   3    5   11  .320
Carlos May            32  127   15   38   5   2   2   19   4   2    9   13  .299
Bill Melton           32  115   11   33   7   1   3   14   2   1   14   21  .287
Ed Herrmann           26   70   11   19   3   0   4   10   0   0   10    6  .271
Mike Andrews          31  104    9   28   8   0   2   12   2   1   16    8  .269
Jay Johnstone         27   88   12   22   3   0   3    6   0   0   12   10  .250
Walt Williams         25   52    5   13   2   0   1    2   1   1    4    3  .250
Lee Richard           30  113   13   28   3   1   0    5   5   4    6   13  .248
Tom Egan              13   33    4    8   4   0   2    5   0   0    2   16  .242
Luis Alvarado         17   40    4    9   0   0   0    0   0   1    2    3  .225
Ed Stroud             25   67   10   10   2   1   0    0   1   2    7    6  .149
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             31  116   15   32   5   1   2   10   1   0   10   15  .276
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           31  125   11   29   4   0   1    7  10   1    7   13  .232
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            27   79    7   17   2   0   0    6   1   0    6   12  .215
Jack Heidemann        17   56    5   11   1   0   0    1   0   1    3   16  .196
Ken Harrelson         29   98   10   18   2   0   2    8   1   0   14   13  .184
John Lowenstein       23   62    8   11   2   0   2    4   1   1    8    8  .177
Roy Foster            23   60    3   10   1   1   2    5   1   1    3    7  .167
Graig Nettles         32  105   11   17   2   0   5   12   0   0   26    7  .162
Buddy Bradford        20   38    4    6   2   1   0    3   0   0    6   10  .158
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             11   13    3    6   0   0   2    8   0   0    0    2  .462
Dalton Jones          14   16    1    7   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    4  .438
Jim Northrup          32  127   22   38   9   1   3   21   5   2   16    7  .299
Al Kaline             27   94   16   26   5   0   0    4   0   3   23   18  .277
Norm Cash             21   69   12   19   3   1   6   10   1   0   12    9  .275
Mickey Stanley        24   76    8   20   3   0   0    3   1   0    4    8  .263
Bill Freehan          28  101    8   26   5   0   4    8   1   2   10   15  .257
Kevin Collins          9    8    1    2   0   1   0    0   0   0    0    3  .250
Aurelio Rodriguez     32  126   11   30   4   0   3   10   3   1    7   21  .238
Gates Brown           12   21    3    5   0   0   0    1   2   0    2    2  .238
Willie Horton         27  104   11   23   3   0   6   16   0   3    7   23  .221
Ed Brinkman           32  114    6   23   4   0   0    7   0   1    7    9  .202
Dick McAuliffe        31  128   16   25   5   1   4   15   1   0   11   23  .195
Jim Price              8   18    0    3   1   0   0    3   0   0    1    1  .167
Cesar Gutierrez        8    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          35  135   19   43   8   0   1   13   5   1   13   10  .319
Paul Schaal           35  111   17   33   4   3   1   10   2   0   25    8  .297
Amos Otis             32  128   18   38   6   1   5   18  10   1    9   18  .297
Jerry May             16   49    3   14   4   0   1   10   0   0    3   11  .286
Dennis Paepke         18   39    3   11   5   0   0    3   0   0    2    5  .282
Freddie Patek         35  148   15   38   5   2   0    9   6   3   13   17  .257
Gail Hopkins          16   28    1    7   1   1   1    9   0   0    2    2  .250
Buck Martinez          3    4    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   1    1    2  .250
Ed Kirkpatrick        31  104   11   25   5   0   2   16   0   0   13   19  .240
Joe Keough            25   81   12   19   4   0   0    4   0   3   11    4  .235
Lou Piniella          24   88   11   20   3   1   0   10   1   1    7   10  .227
Bob Oliver            34  124   12   27   3   0   3   12   0   0    5   32  .218
Carl Taylor           18   37    3    7   0   0   0    3   0   1    5   13  .189
Ted Savage             3    7    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .143
Bobby Knoop           10    8    0    1   1   0   0    2   0   0    2    3  .125
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
Ellie Rodriguez       18   50    3   14   3   0   0    5   0   1    4    5  .280
Johnny Briggs         17   51    5   14   2   0   1    3   1   0    3   10  .275
Dave May              29   96   11   24   4   1   2    8   3   2   10   10  .250
Al Yates               1    4    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .250
Bill Voss             27   85    8   20   1   0   4    9   0   0    6   11  .235
Mike Hegan            29   82    9   19   2   1   2    6   1   1   11   13  .232
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
Rick Auerbach         22   60    5   13   2   0   0    4   1   0    5   12  .217
Andy Kosco            18   52    3   11   2   1   1   10   0   0    6    9  .212
Ted Kubiak            29   94    6   19   1   2   0    4   0   1   10    9  .202
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
Tommy Harper          30  117    9   19   2   0   1    5   3   0   11   25  .162
Floyd Wicker           9    7    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    0  .143
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
Steve Braun           23   43    9   15   2   0   0    7   1   0    5    2  .349
Harmon Killebrew      32  121   15   40   9   0   4   28   2   1   17   23  .331
Jim Holt              30   82    6   27   4   2   1   13   2   0    3    4  .329
Cesar Tovar           32  136   18   43   7   2   0    5   8   3   15   13  .316
Brant Alyea           24   61    6   18   4   0   1   10   0   1    9    8  .295
Rick Renick           11   19    1    5   2   0   0    5   0   0    2    4  .263
Leo Cardenas          34  119   14   31   8   0   2   18   1   0   15    6  .261
Rod Carew             29  118   16   27   4   1   1    8   1   1    5   15  .229
Danny Thompson        14   18    4    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    3  .222
George Mitterwald     30   79    3   17   3   0   0    2   0   0   11   17  .215
Rich Reese            30   91   10   16   1   0   0    7   2   0    7    7  .176
Paul Powell           19   30    7    5   0   0   1    2   0   0    3   12  .167
Tom Tischinski        11   14    0    2   2   0   0    1   0   0    0    3  .143
Chuck Manuel           9    7    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    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          31  113   16   41   5   2   4   20   4   2   19   10  .363
John Ellis            11   24    4    8   1   0   1    3   0   0   11    2  .333
Roy White             29  103   16   30   3   2   6   16   3   3   15   12  .291
Horace Clarke         31  123   17   34   5   3   0   10   5   2   23    9  .276
Felipe Alou           23   86   11   21   3   1   3    9   2   1    9    8  .244
Ron Hansen            10   25    1    6   0   0   0    5   0   0    2    5  .240
Danny Cater           31  127   14   30   4   1   0    9   0   1    4    7  .236
Thurman Munson        18   68    8   16   1   2   1    9   3   1   10    4  .235
Gene Michael          29   90    7   21   4   0   0   12   2   2   16    9  .233
Ron Woods             15   23    3    5   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    0  .217
Jake Gibbs            19   59    5   11   4   0   1    7   1   0    2    8  .186
Curt Blefary          16   27    2    5   0   0   1    2   0   0    3    3  .185
Jerry Kenney          26   58    4   10   0   0   0    3   2   3   10    9  .172
Jim Lyttle             7   21    0    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .143
Frank Tepedino         5    5    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Frank Baker            6    3    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           6   23    4    8   0   0   0    3   0   1    5    7  .348
Tommy Davis           18   36    3   11   4   0   0   14   0   0    5    5  .306
Sal Bando             37  130   21   34   8   0   5   23   0   1   27   23  .262
Gene Tenace           10   23    4    6   1   0   0    3   0   0    5    3  .261
Joe Rudi              35  135   22   35   7   0   4   18   1   1   13   15  .259
Felipe Alou            2    8    0    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250
Reggie Jackson        35  133   19   33   6   1   5   16   5   2   18   40  .248
Bert Campaneris       35  152   20   37   6   0   2   12  10   3   10   15  .243
Don Mincher           28   92    9   22   6   1   2    8   1   1   20   14  .239
Dave Duncan           31  107    9   25   2   0   2    8   0   1    9   18  .234
Angel Mangual         20   35    5    8   2   0   1    5   0   2    3    6  .229
Rick Monday           29   91   14   20   3   0   4   14   2   2   21   23  .220
Dick Green            36  116   16   25   2   0   4   17   1   0   20   28  .216
Larry Brown            6   14    2    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .214
Steve Hovley          15   21    2    3   2   0   0    3   1   0    6    5  .143
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
Ramon Webster          1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 Washington           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Don Mincher            4   11    1    7   2   0   1    1   0   0    2    0  .636
Del Unser             30   94   10   30   5   3   2    8   2   1    7   13  .319
Paul Casanova         23   77    8   21   5   1   2   11   0   1    3    7  .273
Frank Howard          31  115   12   31   5   0   4   10   1   0   14   22  .270
Bernie Allen          20   38    3   10   1   0   2    8   1   0    4    5  .263
Tommy McCraw          27   72   14   18   3   2   3    8   1   2    6   11  .250
Mike Epstein          24   85    6   21   1   1   1    9   1   0   12   31  .247
Toby Harrah           28   90   10   22   4   0   0    5   0   2   11   12  .244
Dick Billings         18   22    1    5   0   0   0    3   0   0    0    5  .227
Curt Flood            13   35    4    7   0   0   0    2   0   1    5    2  .200
Joe Foy               29   96    7   19   5   0   0    9   2   1   13    9  .198
Tim Cullen            33  126   13   22   1   1   1    9   0   0    7   10  .175
Elliott Maddox        25   54    6    8   0   1   0    5   0   1   11   13  .148
Jim French            14   41    6    6   2   0   0    4   0   2    7    7  .146
Richie Scheinblum     26   48    5    7   3   0   0    4   0   0    8    5  .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        2    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .000

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  B. Campaneris (OAK)     152
  S. Alomar (CAL)         149
  F. Patek (KC)           148
  A. Johnson (CAL)        145
  C. Tovar (MIN)          136
  C. Rojas (KC)           135
  J. Rudi (OAK)           135
  R. Jackson (OAK)        133
  S. Bando (OAK)          130
  D. McAuliffe (DET)      128

Runs Scored:

  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     27
  D. Buford (BAL)          26
  T. Oliva (MIN)           25
  J. Northrup (DET)        22
  J. Rudi (OAK)            22
  S. Bando (OAK)           21
  B. Campaneris (OAK)      20
  R. Smith (BOS)           20
  R. Jackson (OAK)         19
  C. Rojas (KC)            19

Hits:

  T. Oliva (MIN)           48
  C. Rojas (KC)            43
  C. Tovar (MIN)           43
  B. Murcer (NY)           41
  H. Killebrew (MIN)       40
  R. Smith (BOS)           39
  C. May (CHI)             38
  J. Northrup (DET)        38
  A. Otis (KC)             38
  F. Patek (KC)            38

Doubles:

  T. Oliva (MIN)           10
  T. Conigliaro (CAL)       9
  H. Killebrew (MIN)        9
  J. Northrup (DET)         9
  R. Smith (BOS)            9
  M. Andrews (CHI)          8
  S. Bando (OAK)            8
  L. Cardenas (MIN)         8
  K. McMullen (CAL)         8
  D. Mincher (WAS)          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
  W. Horton (DET)           6
  R. White (NY)             6
  S. Bando (OAK)            5
  R. Jackson (OAK)          5
  G. Nettles (CLE)          5
  A. Otis (KC)              5
  R. Reichardt (CHI)        5

RBI:

  H. Killebrew (MIN)       28
  B. Powell (BAL)          25
  S. Bando (OAK)           23
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     23
  J. Northrup (DET)        21
  B. Murcer (NY)           20
  D. Johnson (BAL)         19
  C. May (CHI)             19
  T. Oliva (MIN)           19
  R. Petrocelli (BOS)      19

Stolen Bases:

  B. Campaneris (OAK)      10
  A. Otis (KC)             10
  V. Pinson (CLE)          10
  S. Alomar (CAL)           8
  C. Tovar (MIN)            8
  F. Patek (KC)             6
  D. Buford (BAL)           5
  H. Clarke (NY)            5
  R. Jackson (OAK)          5
  J. Northrup (DET)         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
  F. Patek (KC)             3
  R. Reichardt (CHI)        3
  C. Tovar (MIN)            3

Walks:

  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     29
  S. Bando (OAK)           27
  G. Nettles (CLE)         26
  R. Petrocelli (BOS)      25
  P. Schaal (KC)           25
  B. Powell (BAL)          24
  H. Clarke (NY)           23
  A. Kaline (DET)          23
  D. Mincher (WAS)         22
  R. Monday (OAK)          21

Strikeouts:

  R. Jackson (OAK)         40
  M. Epstein (OAK)         38
  B. Oliver (KC)           32
  D. Green (OAK)           28
  T. Harper (MIL)          25
  A. Johnson (CAL)         25
  G. Scott (BOS)           24
  S. Bando (OAK)           23
  W. Horton (DET)          23
  H. Killebrew (MIN)       23


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