Monday May 17, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of May 17, 1971:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Minnesota       1235  156   336   64    7   22   143   19    8  114   174  .272
Chicago         1122  119   295   50    6   23   111   17   15  104   155  .263
Boston          1062  152   274   58    5   28   141   13    7  147   166  .258
Kansas City     1239  140   309   51    8   17   136   26   11  127   198  .249
New York        1064  122   263   33   13   18   117   25   15  133   116  .247
Oakland         1291  173   316   54    2   30   158   27   17  176   252  .245
Baltimore       1091  138   266   37    4   24   131   10    7  145   174  .244
Detroit         1167  132   281   46    4   32   117   14   12  117   190  .241
Washington      1162  120   258   38   12   19   111   11   11  119   204  .222
California      1260  123   279   59    3   25   116   17    6  111   194  .221
Cleveland       1092  103   235   35    4   19    97   19    7  107   167  .215
Milwaukee       1032   86   221   26    6   17    82   12    5  104   184  .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
Bobby Murcer (NY)        32  116   17   42   5   2   4   20   5   2   20   11  .362
Rick Reichardt (CHI)     28  104   11   34   5   1   5   14   1   3    5   12  .327
Harmon Killebrew (MIN)   34  126   15   41  10   0   4   28   2   2   20   24  .325
Cookie Rojas (KC)        37  143   21   46   8   0   1   14   5   1   13   10  .322
Carl Yastrzemski (BOS)   32  108   27   34   7   1   5   23   2   3   31   10  .315
Cesar Tovar (MIN)        34  143   19   45   8   2   0    5   8   3   16   14  .315
Reggie Smith (BOS)       32  126   21   39   9   0   5   19   3   1   16   15  .310
Davey Johnson (BAL)      32  118   14   36   6   1   4   19   0   0   13   11  .305
Del Unser (WAS)          32  102   11   31   5   4   2    9   3   1    7   14  .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
Davey Johnson         32  118   14   36   6   1   4   19   0   0   13   11  .305
Don Buford            27  100   26   30   3   0   3   10   5   1   18   10  .300
Tom Shopay            13   14    2    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    1  .286
Merv Rettenmund       25   74    8   21   1   2   1   10   2   1   15   17  .284
Frank Robinson        27   92   10   26   5   0   2   15   1   0   12    7  .283
Brooks Robinson       33  123   15   33   2   0   2   12   0   0   14   15  .268
Mark Belanger         32  105   15   28   7   0   0    6   0   3   20    8  .267
Paul Blair            32  121   16   29   5   1   2   12   2   0    7   21  .240
Andy Etchebarren      14   40    3    9   0   0   1    4   0   2    4   12  .225
Boog Powell           32  116   16   23   5   0   7   25   0   0   25   16  .198
Ellie Hendricks       21   70    4   12   3   0   1    9   0   0    5   10  .171
Clay Dalrymple         4    8    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .125
Chico Salmon           9   15    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    4  .067
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      32  108   27   34   7   1   5   23   2   3   31   10  .315
Reggie Smith          32  126   21   39   9   0   5   19   3   1   16   15  .310
George Scott          29  110   11   33   6   1   3   15   0   1   11   25  .300
Joe Lahoud            20   20    3    6   2   0   0    3   0   0    3    2  .300
Doug Griffin          32  106   12   29   6   1   0    3   3   1   10   10  .274
Billy Conigliaro      30  111   13   30   7   0   4   13   3   0   12   19  .270
John Kennedy          11   16    6    4   1   1   0    0   0   0    3    3  .250
Duane Josephson       31  108   13   26   5   1   3   11   1   0    9   12  .241
Rico Petrocelli       31  108   13   24   4   0   3   20   0   0   26   20  .222
Luis Aparicio         28  122   17   26   7   0   3   17   1   0    9   11  .213
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       19   46    5   20   6   0   0    6   0   0    1    4  .435
Chico Ruiz            14    7    3    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    4  .286
Roger Repoz           27   59   11   16   3   0   3   12   0   2   21   14  .271
Syd O'Brien           24   73   11   19   4   1   3   13   0   1    3   10  .260
Ken McMullen          38  132   15   34   9   0   4   11   1   0   11   15  .258
Tony Conigliaro       33  117   11   29   9   0   2    7   1   1   11   20  .248
Alex Johnson          37  150   10   36   4   0   1    8   5   1    6   26  .240
Jim Fregosi           27   78    5   18   4   0   1    9   0   0   10   10  .231
Billy Cowan           13   13    1    3   0   0   0    2   1   0    1    3  .231
Jerry Moses           26   79    6   18   3   0   3    9   0   0    2   14  .228
Tony Gonzalez         21   29    3    6   2   0   0    6   0   0    5    5  .207
Sandy Alomar          38  158   12   32   4   2   0   13   8   1   12   15  .203
Jim Spencer           37  130   15   21   4   0   5    9   0   0   13   16  .162
Ken Berry             34   86    8   13   6   0   2    4   1   0   10    8  .151
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
Chuck Hinton          18   30    3    9   2   0   0    3   0   0    3    6  .300
Ted Uhlaender         26   70    6   20   2   1   0    6   1   1    5    6  .286
Ray Fosse             32  121   15   33   5   1   2   11   1   0   10   16  .273
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           32  127   12   30   5   0   1    7  10   1    7   14  .236
Eddie Leon            28   83    7   19   2   0   0    6   1   0    6   13  .229
Larry Brown           13   50    4   11   1   0   0    5   0   0    3    3  .220
Ted Ford              23   62    4   13   1   0   2    8   2   2    4   12  .210
Roy Foster            24   63    4   12   2   1   2    5   2   1    3    7  .191
Jack Heidemann        18   58    5   11   1   0   0    1   0   1    3   18  .190
John Lowenstein       24   65    9   12   2   0   3    5   1   1    8    9  .185
Ken Harrelson         30  103   11   19   2   0   3   10   1   0   14   13  .185
Graig Nettles         33  108   12   18   2   0   5   13   0   0   28    7  .167
Buddy Bradford        20   38    4    6   2   1   0    3   0   0    6   10  .158
Lou Camilli           11    9    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .111

 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          15   17    1    7   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    4  .412
Kevin Collins         10    9    1    3   1   1   0    0   0   0    0    3  .333
Jim Northrup          34  135   23   39   9   1   3   21   5   2   18    8  .289
Norm Cash             23   77   13   22   4   1   7   11   1   0   13   13  .286
Al Kaline             28   94   16   26   5   0   0    4   0   3   23   18  .277
Bill Freehan          30  110    8   30   7   0   4    9   1   2   10   16  .273
Gates Brown           13   22    3    6   0   0   0    1   2   0    2    2  .273
Mickey Stanley        26   86   10   22   3   0   2    5   1   0    4    8  .256
Aurelio Rodriguez     34  133   11   31   4   0   3   11   3   1    8   22  .233
Willie Horton         29  114   12   26   3   0   7   18   0   3    7   25  .228
Ed Brinkman           34  120    7   24   4   0   0    7   0   1    9    9  .200
Dick McAuliffe        33  136   17   26   5   1   4   15   1   0   13   24  .191
Jim Price              8   18    0    3   1   0   0    3   0   0    1    1  .167
Cesar Gutierrez        9    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      34  126   15   41  10   0   4   28   2   2   20   24  .325
Jim Holt              32   90    8   29   5   2   1   13   2   0    3    5  .322
Cesar Tovar           34  143   19   45   8   2   0    5   8   3   16   14  .315
Brant Alyea           26   67    6   18   4   0   1   10   0   1    9   12  .269
Rick Renick           11   19    1    5   2   0   0    5   0   0    2    4  .263
Leo Cardenas          36  127   15   33   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     32   85    5   20   4   0   1    6   0   0   13   18  .235
Rod Carew             31  126   17   29   4   2   1    8   1   1    5   17  .230
Danny Thompson        14   18    4    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    3  .222
Jim Nettles            1    5    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .200
Rich Reese            32   96   10   17   1   0   0    8   2   0    7    8  .177
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          32  116   17   42   5   2   4   20   5   2   20   11  .362
John Ellis            11   24    4    8   1   0   1    3   0   0   11    2  .333
Roy White             30  107   17   31   3   2   7   18   3   3   15   13  .290
Horace Clarke         32  126   18   35   6   3   0   10   5   2   23    9  .278
Gene Michael          30   94    7   23   4   0   0   14   2   2   16   10  .245
Danny Cater           32  131   15   32   4   2   0    9   0   1    4    8  .244
Ron Hansen            10   25    1    6   0   0   0    5   0   0    2    5  .240
Felipe Alou           24   90   11   21   3   1   3    9   2   1    9    8  .233
Thurman Munson        19   72    8   16   1   2   1    9   3   1   10    4  .222
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          27   61    6   11   0   0   0    4   4   3   10    9  .180
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            6   18    2    9   2   0   1    2   0   0    3    1  .500
Del Unser             32  102   11   31   5   4   2    9   3   1    7   14  .304
Frank Howard          33  122   14   35   5   1   5   12   1   0   14   25  .287
Paul Casanova         25   85    9   24   5   1   3   13   0   1    3    8  .282
Dick Billings         20   25    1    7   0   0   0    3   1   0    0    6  .280
Bernie Allen          22   40    3   11   1   0   2    8   1   0    4    5  .275
Mike Epstein          24   85    6   21   1   1   1    9   1   0   12   31  .247
Toby Harrah           30  100   11   24   4   0   0    5   0   2   11   13  .240
Tommy McCraw          29   80   15   19   3   2   4    9   1   2    6   13  .238
Curt Flood            13   35    4    7   0   0   0    2   0   1    5    2  .200
Joe Foy               31  101    7   20   5   0   0    9   3   1   15    9  .198
Tim Cullen            35  133   13   22   1   1   1    9   0   0    7   11  .165
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
Frank Fernandez        3    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .000
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)     161
  S. Alomar (CAL)         158
  F. Patek (KC)           157
  A. Johnson (CAL)        150
  J. Rudi (OAK)           144
  C. Rojas (KC)           143
  C. Tovar (MIN)          143
  R. Jackson (OAK)        141
  S. Bando (OAK)          137
  D. McAuliffe (DET)      136

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
  R. Smith (BOS)           21
  P. Schaal (KC)           20

Hits:

  T. Oliva (MIN)           48
  C. Rojas (KC)            46
  C. Tovar (MIN)           45
  B. Murcer (NY)           42
  F. Patek (KC)            42
  B. Campaneris (OAK)      41
  H. Killebrew (MIN)       41
  J. Northrup (DET)        39
  A. Otis (KC)             39
  R. Smith (BOS)           39

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
  D. Cater (NY)             2
  J. Holt (MIN)             2
  T. Kubiak (MIL)           2
  C. May (CHI)              2
  T. McCraw (WAS)           2

Home Runs:

  T. Oliva (MIN)            9
  N. Cash (DET)             7
  W. Horton (DET)           7
  B. Powell (BAL)           7
  R. White (NY)             7
  A. Otis (KC)              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
  R. Petrocelli (BOS)      20
  L. Cardenas (MIN)        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
  A. Johnson (CAL)          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)     31
  S. Bando (OAK)           28
  G. Nettles (CLE)         28
  R. Petrocelli (BOS)      26
  B. Powell (BAL)          25
  P. Schaal (KC)           25
  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
  A. Johnson (CAL)         26
  T. Harper (MIL)          25
  W. Horton (DET)          25
  F. Howard (WAS)          25
  G. Scott (BOS)           25
  S. Bando (OAK)           24


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