Sunday May 16, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of May 16, 1971:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Minnesota       1201  153   329   62    7   21   140   19    7  110   165  .274
Chicago         1122  119   295   50    6   23   111   17   15  104   155  .263
Boston          1032  149   267   54    5   28   138   11    6  140   158  .259
Kansas City     1239  140   309   51    8   17   136   26   11  127   198  .249
New York        1032  116   254   32   12   17   112   22   15  132   110  .246
Oakland         1291  173   316   54    2   30   158   27   17  176   252  .245
Baltimore       1059  135   259   36    4   23   128   10    7  139   171  .245
Detroit         1130  130   272   44    4   31   115   14   12  114   184  .241
Washington      1129  117   251   38   11   17   108   10   11  116   196  .222
California      1225  121   272   58    3   25   114   16    6  110   179  .222
Milwaukee       1032   86   221   26    6   17    82   12    5  104   184  .214
Cleveland       1055   97   224   32    4   17    91   18    7  104   157  .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)        31  113   16   41   5   2   4   20   4   2   19   10  .363
Harmon Killebrew (MIN)   33  124   15   41  10   0   4   28   2   1   18   23  .331
Rick Reichardt (CHI)     28  104   11   34   5   1   5   14   1   3    5   12  .327
Cookie Rojas (KC)        37  143   21   46   8   0   1   14   5   1   13   10  .322
Carl Yastrzemski (BOS)   31  106   27   34   7   1   5   23   2   2   29    9  .321
Del Unser (WAS)          31   98   11   31   5   4   2    9   3   1    7   14  .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
Cesar Tovar (MIN)        33  139   19   43   7   2   0    5   8   3   15   13  .309

 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       18   42    4   18   5   0   0    5   0   0    1    2  .429
Roger Repoz           26   55   11   16   3   0   3   12   0   2   21   10  .291
Chico Ruiz            13    7    3    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    4  .286
Ken McMullen          37  128   14   33   9   0   4   11   1   0   11   15  .258
Syd O'Brien           23   70   11   18   4   1   3   13   0   1    3   10  .257
Tony Conigliaro       32  114   11   29   9   0   2    7   1   1   10   18  .254
Billy Cowan           12   12    1    3   0   0   0    2   1   0    1    2  .250
Alex Johnson          36  146   10   35   4   0   1    8   4   1    6   25  .240
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          37  154   12   32   4   2   0   13   8   1   12   15  .208
Tony Gonzalez         21   29    3    6   2   0   0    6   0   0    5    5  .207
Jim Spencer           36  127   15   21   4   0   5    9   0   0   13   14  .165
Ken Berry             33   85    8   13   6   0   2    4   1   0   10    7  .153
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        28  104   11   34   5   1   5   14   1   3    5   12  .327
Carlos May            33  130   15   38   5   2   2   19   4   2   10   14  .292
Bill Melton           33  117   11   34   7   1   3   14   2   1   15   21  .291
Mike Andrews          32  106    9   29   8   0   2   13   2   1   17    8  .274
Ed Herrmann           27   74   11   20   3   0   4   10   0   0   10    6  .270
Walt Williams         26   53    5   13   2   0   1    2   1   1    4    3  .245
Tom Egan              13   33    4    8   4   0   2    5   0   0    2   16  .242
Lee Richard           31  117   13   28   3   1   0    5   5   4    6   15  .239
Jay Johnstone         28   92   12   22   3   0   3    6   0   0   12   11  .239
Luis Alvarado         18   41    4    9   0   0   0    0   0   1    2    3  .220
Ed Stroud             26   71   11   11   3   1   0    0   1   2    7    7  .155
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          33  130   23   38   9   1   3   21   5   2   18    8  .292
Norm Cash             22   74   13   21   3   1   7   11   1   0   12   12  .284
Al Kaline             27   94   16   26   5   0   0    4   0   3   23   18  .277
Mickey Stanley        25   81   10   22   3   0   2    5   1   0    4    8  .272
Bill Freehan          29  106    8   28   7   0   4    9   1   2   10   15  .264
Kevin Collins          9    8    1    2   0   1   0    0   0   0    0    3  .250
Aurelio Rodriguez     33  129   11   31   4   0   3   11   3   1    8   21  .240
Gates Brown           12   21    3    5   0   0   0    1   2   0    2    2  .238
Willie Horton         28  109   11   24   3   0   6   16   0   3    7   24  .220
Ed Brinkman           33  117    7   24   4   0   0    7   0   1    9    9  .205
Dick McAuliffe        32  133   16   25   5   1   4   15   1   0   11   23  .188
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          37  143   21   46   8   0   1   14   5   1   13   10  .322
Paul Schaal           37  119   20   36   5   3   2   13   2   0   25    8  .303
Amos Otis             34  135   19   39   6   1   6   20  10   1   10   18  .289
Jerry May             18   53    4   15   4   0   1   11   0   0    4   11  .283
Freddie Patek         37  157   15   42   6   2   0   10   8   3   13   18  .268
Dennis Paepke         20   42    4   11   5   0   0    3   0   0    3    6  .262
Buck Martinez          3    4    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   1    1    2  .250
Gail Hopkins          18   33    2    8   1   1   2   10   0   0    3    2  .242
Ed Kirkpatrick        33  109   12   26   5   0   2   16   0   0   14   19  .239
Bob Oliver            35  126   14   29   3   0   3   12   0   0    5   32  .230
Lou Piniella          24   88   11   20   3   1   0   10   1   1    7   10  .227
Bobby Knoop           11    9    0    2   1   0   0    4   0   0    2    3  .222
Joe Keough            27   87   12   19   4   0   0    4   0   3   14    5  .218
Carl Taylor           18   37    3    7   0   0   0    3   0   1    5   13  .189
Ted Savage             5   11    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .182
Rich Severson          3    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       19   54    4   15   3   0   1    7   0   1    5    5  .278
Johnny Briggs         17   51    5   14   2   0   1    3   1   0    3   10  .275
Dave May              30  100   11   25   4   1   2    8   3   2   11   11  .250
Bill Voss             28   88    9   22   1   0   4    9   0   0    8   11  .250
Al Yates               1    4    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .250
Rick Auerbach         23   65    7   16   2   0   0    4   1   0    5   12  .246
Mike Hegan            30   83   10   19   2   1   2    7   1   1   14   14  .229
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            30   99    7   20   1   2   1    5   0   1   10    9  .202
Andy Kosco            19   57    3   11   2   1   1   11   0   0    6   10  .193
Tommy Harper          31  121    9   23   3   1   1    6   3   0   12   25  .190
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           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      33  124   15   41  10   0   4   28   2   1   18   23  .331
Jim Holt              31   86    7   28   4   2   1   13   2   0    3    4  .326
Cesar Tovar           33  139   19   43   7   2   0    5   8   3   15   13  .309
Brant Alyea           25   64    6   18   4   0   1   10   0   1    9   10  .281
Rick Renick           11   19    1    5   2   0   0    5   0   0    2    4  .263
Leo Cardenas          35  123   15   32   8   0   3   19   1   0   15    6  .260
Chuck Manuel          10    8    1    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    3  .250
George Mitterwald     31   82    4   19   4   0   0    4   0   0   12   17  .232
Rod Carew             30  122   16   28   4   2   1    8   1   1    5   16  .230
Danny Thompson        14   18    4    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    3  .222
Rich Reese            31   95   10   17   1   0   0    8   2   0    7    8  .179
Paul Powell           20   31    7    5   0   0   1    2   0   0    3   12  .161
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          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           8   26    4    9   0   0   0    3   0   1    7    7  .346
Larry Brown            7   18    2    5   0   0   0    0   1   0    0    1  .278
Tommy Davis           19   40    4   11   4   0   0   14   1   0    5    5  .275
Joe Rudi              37  144   23   38   8   0   4   21   1   1   14   16  .264
Sal Bando             39  137   22   36   8   0   5   25   0   1   28   24  .263
Angel Mangual         22   43    5   11   3   0   1    5   0   3    3    7  .256
Reggie Jackson        37  141   19   36   6   1   5   17   5   3   19   41  .255
Bert Campaneris       37  161   22   41   6   0   2   13  12   3   11   17  .255
Felipe Alou            2    8    0    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250
Don Mincher           28   92    9   22   6   1   2    8   1   1   20   14  .239
Dave Duncan           32  110    9   25   2   0   2    9   0   1    9   19  .227
Gene Tenace           11   27    4    6   1   0   0    3   0   0    5    4  .222
Rick Monday           29   91   14   20   3   0   4   14   2   2   21   23  .220
Dick Green            37  120   17   26   2   0   4   17   1   0   20   30  .217
Steve Hovley          16   21    3    3   2   0   0    3   2   0    7    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            5   14    2    9   2   0   1    1   0   0    3    0  .643
Del Unser             31   98   11   31   5   4   2    9   3   1    7   14  .316
Frank Howard          32  119   13   34   5   0   5   12   1   0   14   23  .286
Paul Casanova         24   81    8   22   5   1   2   12   0   1    3    7  .272
Dick Billings         19   23    1    6   0   0   0    3   1   0    0    5  .261
Bernie Allen          21   39    3   10   1   0   2    8   1   0    4    5  .256
Mike Epstein          24   85    6   21   1   1   1    9   1   0   12   31  .247
Toby Harrah           29   95   11   23   4   0   0    5   0   2   11   12  .242
Tommy McCraw          28   76   14   18   3   2   3    8   1   2    6   12  .237
Joe Foy               30  100    7   20   5   0   0    9   2   1   13    9  .200
Curt Flood            13   35    4    7   0   0   0    2   0   1    5    2  .200
Tim Cullen            34  129   13   22   1   1   1    9   0   0    7   11  .171
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     27   49    5    7   3   0   0    4   0   0    8    5  .143
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)     161
  F. Patek (KC)           157
  S. Alomar (CAL)         154
  A. Johnson (CAL)        146
  J. Rudi (OAK)           144
  C. Rojas (KC)           143
  R. Jackson (OAK)        141
  C. Tovar (MIN)          139
  S. Bando (OAK)          137
  A. Otis (KC)            135

Runs Scored:

  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     27
  D. Buford (BAL)          26
  T. Oliva (MIN)           25
  J. Northrup (DET)        23
  J. Rudi (OAK)            23
  S. Bando (OAK)           22
  B. Campaneris (OAK)      22
  C. Rojas (KC)            21
  P. Schaal (KC)           20
  R. Smith (BOS)           20

Hits:

  T. Oliva (MIN)           48
  C. Rojas (KC)            46
  C. Tovar (MIN)           43
  F. Patek (KC)            42
  B. Campaneris (OAK)      41
  H. Killebrew (MIN)       41
  B. Murcer (NY)           41
  A. Otis (KC)             39
  R. Smith (BOS)           39
  C. May (CHI)             38

Doubles:

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

Triples:

  D. Unser (WAS)            4
  H. Clarke (NY)            3
  P. Schaal (KC)            3
  S. Alomar (CAL)           2
  R. Carew (MIN)            2
  J. Holt (MIN)             2
  T. Kubiak (MIL)           2
  C. May (CHI)              2
  T. McCraw (WAS)           2
  T. Munson (NY)            2

Home Runs:

  T. Oliva (MIN)            9
  N. Cash (DET)             7
  B. Powell (BAL)           7
  W. Horton (DET)           6
  A. Otis (KC)              6
  R. White (NY)             6
  S. Bando (OAK)            5
  F. Howard (WAS)           5
  R. Jackson (OAK)          5
  G. Nettles (CLE)          5

RBI:

  H. Killebrew (MIN)       28
  S. Bando (OAK)           25
  B. Powell (BAL)          25
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     23
  J. Northrup (DET)        21
  J. Rudi (OAK)            21
  B. Murcer (NY)           20
  A. Otis (KC)             20
  L. Cardenas (MIN)        19
  D. Johnson (BAL)         19

Stolen Bases:

  B. Campaneris (OAK)      12
  A. Otis (KC)             10
  V. Pinson (CLE)          10
  S. Alomar (CAL)           8
  F. Patek (KC)             8
  C. Tovar (MIN)            8
  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
  R. Jackson (OAK)          3
  A. Kaline (DET)           3
  J. Kenney (NY)            3
  J. Keough (KC)            3
  A. Mangual (OAK)          3
  F. Patek (KC)             3

Walks:

  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     29
  S. Bando (OAK)           28
  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)         23
  R. Monday (OAK)          21

Strikeouts:

  R. Jackson (OAK)         41
  M. Epstein (OAK)         38
  B. Oliver (KC)           32
  D. Green (OAK)           30
  T. Harper (MIL)          25
  A. Johnson (CAL)         25
  S. Bando (OAK)           24
  W. Horton (DET)          24
  G. Scott (BOS)           24
  F. Howard (WAS)          23


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