Tuesday May 18, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of May 18, 1971:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Minnesota       1265  157   344   64    7   22   144   20    8  116   176  .272
Chicago         1122  119   295   50    6   23   111   17   15  104   155  .263
Boston          1096  157   285   60    5   29   146   13    7  149   168  .260
Kansas City     1239  140   309   51    8   17   136   26   11  127   198  .249
Baltimore       1128  144   278   39    4   26   137   10    7  146   177  .247
New York        1094  124   269   35   13   19   119   25   15  134   119  .246
Oakland         1318  178   322   55    2   33   162   28   18  179   261  .244
Detroit         1198  135   288   49    4   32   120   14   13  120   195  .240
California      1293  126   288   61    3   26   118   19    6  115   195  .223
Washington      1193  123   262   38   12   19   113   11   11  129   212  .220
Cleveland       1125  110   245   36    4   21   104   19    8  109   173  .218
Milwaukee       1062   88   224   27    6   17    84   12    5  107   193  .211

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Tony Oliva (MIN)         29  121   25   48  10   1   9   19   2   1    7    7  .397
Bobby Murcer (NY)        33  120   18   45   6   2   5   21   5   2   20   11  .375
Harmon Killebrew (MIN)   35  130   15   43  10   0   4   28   2   2   20   24  .331
Reggie Smith (BOS)       33  130   22   42   9   0   5   20   3   1   16   15  .323
Cookie Rojas (KC)        37  143   21   46   8   0   1   14   5   1   13   10  .322
Carl Yastrzemski (BOS)   33  112   28   36   8   1   5   23   2   3   31   10  .321
Cesar Tovar (MIN)        35  147   20   47   8   2   0    5   9   3   16   15  .320
Paul Schaal (KC)         37  119   20   36   5   3   2   13   2   0   25    8  .303
Del Unser (WAS)          33  103   11   31   5   4   2    9   3   1    7   15  .301
Davey Johnson (BAL)      33  123   14   37   6   1   4   19   0   0   13   11  .301

 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         33  123   14   37   6   1   4   19   0   0   13   11  .301
Don Buford            27  100   26   30   3   0   3   10   5   1   18   10  .300
Frank Robinson        28   97   11   28   5   0   2   16   1   0   12    8  .289
Tom Shopay            13   14    2    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    1  .286
Mark Belanger         33  109   16   31   7   0   0    8   0   3   20    8  .284
Merv Rettenmund       26   78    8   22   1   2   1   10   2   1   15   17  .282
Brooks Robinson       34  127   16   34   2   0   3   14   0   0   14   15  .268
Andy Etchebarren      15   44    4   11   1   0   1    4   0   2    4   12  .250
Paul Blair            33  125   17   30   5   1   3   13   2   0    8   21  .240
Boog Powell           33  120   17   24   6   0   7   25   0   0   25   17  .200
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
Reggie Smith          33  130   22   42   9   0   5   20   3   1   16   15  .323
Carl Yastrzemski      33  112   28   36   8   1   5   23   2   3   31   10  .321
George Scott          30  114   11   34   6   1   3   15   0   1   11   25  .298
Joe Lahoud            21   21    3    6   2   0   0    3   0   0    3    2  .286
Doug Griffin          33  109   13   30   6   1   0    3   3   1   11   10  .275
Billy Conigliaro      31  115   13   31   7   0   4   14   3   0   12   20  .270
John Kennedy          11   16    6    4   1   1   0    0   0   0    3    3  .250
Rico Petrocelli       32  111   15   26   5   0   4   23   0   0   27   20  .234
Duane Josephson       32  112   13   26   5   1   3   11   1   0    9   12  .232
Luis Aparicio         29  127   17   26   7   0   3   17   1   0    9   12  .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       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           25   77   11   20   4   1   3   13   0   1    3   10  .260
Ken McMullen          39  135   15   35   9   0   4   11   1   0   12   16  .259
Tony Conigliaro       34  118   12   30   9   0   3    8   3   1   14   20  .254
Billy Cowan           14   16    2    4   0   0   0    2   1   0    1    3  .250
Jerry Moses           27   83    6   20   3   0   3    9   0   0    2   14  .241
Alex Johnson          38  154   11   37   5   0   1    8   5   1    6   26  .240
Jim Fregosi           27   78    5   18   4   0   1    9   0   0   10   10  .231
Tony Gonzalez         22   29    3    6   2   0   0    6   0   0    5    5  .207
Sandy Alomar          39  163   12   32   4   2   0   13   8   1   12   15  .196
Ken Berry             35   90    8   15   7   0   2    5   1   0   10    8  .167
Jim Spencer           38  131   15   21   4   0   5    9   0   0   13   16  .160
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         27   74    6   21   2   1   0    7   1   1    5    7  .284
Ray Fosse             33  125   16   34   5   1   2   11   1   0   10   16  .272
Ken Suarez             4   12    1    3   2   0   0    2   0   0    1    0  .250
Eddie Leon            29   87    8   21   2   0   1    9   1   1    6   13  .241
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
Ted Ford              24   66    5   15   1   0   2    8   2   2    4   13  .227
Larry Brown           13   50    4   11   1   0   0    5   0   0    3    3  .220
Roy Foster            25   67    6   14   3   1   3    7   2   1    3    8  .209
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         31  106   12   19   2   0   3   10   1   0   15   14  .179
Lou Camilli           12   12    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    3  .167
Graig Nettles         34  111   12   18   2   0   5   14   0   0   28    7  .162
Buddy Bradford        20   38    4    6   2   1   0    3   0   0    6   10  .158

 Detroit              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ike Brown             12   15    4    8   0   0   2    8   0   0    1    2  .533
Dalton Jones          16   18    1    7   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    4  .389
Kevin Collins         10    9    1    3   1   1   0    0   0   0    0    3  .333
Norm Cash             23   77   13   22   4   1   7   11   1   0   13   13  .286
Jim Northrup          35  138   23   39   9   1   3   21   5   2   19    9  .283
Al Kaline             29   97   16   27   6   0   0    6   0   3   24   18  .278
Gates Brown           13   22    3    6   0   0   0    1   2   0    2    2  .273
Bill Freehan          31  114    8   31   8   0   4    9   1   2   10   16  .272
Mickey Stanley        27   90   11   24   3   0   2    5   1   1    4    9  .267
Willie Horton         30  118   13   27   4   0   7   19   0   3    7   25  .229
Aurelio Rodriguez     35  137   11   31   4   0   3   11   3   1    8   23  .226
Ed Brinkman           35  123    7   24   4   0   0    7   0   1    9   10  .195
Dick McAuliffe        34  137   17   26   5   1   4   15   1   0   13   25  .190
Jim Price              8   18    0    3   1   0   0    3   0   0    1    1  .167
Cesar Gutierrez       10    4    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
Johnny Briggs         18   52    5   14   2   0   1    3   1   0    3   11  .269
Ellie Rodriguez       20   57    4   15   3   0   1    7   0   1    5    5  .263
Dave May              31  104   12   27   5   1   2    8   3   2   11   11  .260
Al Yates               1    4    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .250
Bill Voss             29   92    9   22   1   0   4    9   0   0    8   14  .239
Rick Auerbach         24   68    7   16   2   0   0    4   1   0    5   13  .235
Mike Hegan            31   86   11   19   2   1   2    7   1   1   15   14  .221
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            31  101    7   20   1   2   1    5   0   1   12   11  .198
Andy Kosco            20   61    3   12   2   1   1   13   0   0    6   10  .197
Tommy Harper          32  125    9   23   3   1   1    6   3   0   12   26  .184
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            29  121   25   48  10   1   9   19   2   1    7    7  .397
Steve Braun           24   45    9   15   2   0   0    7   1   0    6    2  .333
Jim Nettles            2    6    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .333
Harmon Killebrew      35  130   15   43  10   0   4   28   2   2   20   24  .331
Cesar Tovar           35  147   20   47   8   2   0    5   9   3   16   15  .320
Jim Holt              33   94    8   29   5   2   1   13   2   0    3    5  .309
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          37  130   15   34   8   0   3   19   1   0   15    6  .262
Chuck Manuel          10    8    1    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    3  .250
George Mitterwald     33   88    5   21   4   0   1    6   0   0   13   19  .239
Rod Carew             32  130   17   30   4   2   1    9   1   1    5   17  .231
Danny Thompson        14   18    4    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    3  .222
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          33  120   18   45   6   2   5   21   5   2   20   11  .375
John Ellis            11   24    4    8   1   0   1    3   0   0   11    2  .333
Roy White             31  110   17   31   3   2   7   19   3   3   15   13  .282
Horace Clarke         33  129   19   35   6   3   0   10   5   2   24    9  .271
Ron Hansen            11   28    1    7   1   0   0    5   0   0    2    5  .250
Gene Michael          31   97    7   24   4   0   0   14   2   2   16   11  .247
Danny Cater           33  135   15   32   4   2   0    9   0   1    4    9  .237
Felipe Alou           25   93   11   21   3   1   3    9   2   1    9    8  .226
Thurman Munson        20   76    8   17   1   2   1    9   3   1   10    4  .224
Ron Woods             16   24    3    5   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    0  .208
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           9   30    4    9   0   0   0    3   0   1    7    9  .300
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
Sal Bando             40  139   23   37   8   0   6   26   0   2   29   24  .266
Joe Rudi              38  148   24   39   8   0   5   23   1   1   14   16  .264
Bert Campaneris       38  164   23   42   7   0   2   13  13   3   11   17  .256
Angel Mangual         22   43    5   11   3   0   1    5   0   3    3    7  .256
Felipe Alou            2    8    0    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250
Reggie Jackson        38  145   19   36   6   1   5   17   5   3   19   45  .248
Don Mincher           28   92    9   22   6   1   2    8   1   1   20   14  .239
Rick Monday           30   93   15   21   3   0   5   15   2   2   22   23  .226
Dave Duncan           33  112    9   25   2   0   2    9   0   1   10   20  .223
Gene Tenace           11   27    4    6   1   0   0    3   0   0    5    4  .222
Dick Green            38  123   17   27   2   0   4   17   1   0   20   31  .220
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
Larry Biittner         1    1    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0 1.000
Don Mincher            6   18    2    9   2   0   1    2   0   0    3    1  .500
Del Unser             33  103   11   31   5   4   2    9   3   1    7   15  .301
Frank Howard          34  125   14   35   5   1   5   12   1   0   16   26  .280
Bernie Allen          22   40    3   11   1   0   2    8   1   0    4    5  .275
Paul Casanova         26   88    9   24   5   1   3   13   0   1    4    9  .273
Mike Epstein          24   85    6   21   1   1   1    9   1   0   12   31  .247
Dick Billings         21   29    1    7   0   0   0    3   1   0    0    7  .241
Tommy McCraw          29   80   15   19   3   2   4    9   1   2    6   13  .238
Toby Harrah           31  105   11   24   4   0   0    5   0   2   11   15  .229
Joe Foy               32  104    8   22   5   0   0   10   3   1   17    9  .212
Curt Flood            13   35    4    7   0   0   0    2   0   1    5    2  .200
Tim Cullen            36  135   13   22   1   1   1    9   0   0    8   11  .163
Elliott Maddox        26   57    7    9   0   1   0    5   0   1   13   14  .158
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               9   21    2    2   1   0   0    2   0   0    2    6  .095
Frank Fernandez        4    7    0    0   0   0   0    1   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)     164
  S. Alomar (CAL)         163
  F. Patek (KC)           157
  A. Johnson (CAL)        154
  J. Rudi (OAK)           148
  C. Tovar (MIN)          147
  R. Jackson (OAK)        145
  C. Rojas (KC)           143
  S. Bando (OAK)          139
  J. Northrup (DET)       138

Runs Scored:

  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     28
  D. Buford (BAL)          26
  T. Oliva (MIN)           25
  J. Rudi (OAK)            24
  S. Bando (OAK)           23
  B. Campaneris (OAK)      23
  J. Northrup (DET)        23
  R. Smith (BOS)           22
  C. Rojas (KC)            21
  P. Schaal (KC)           20

Hits:

  T. Oliva (MIN)           48
  C. Tovar (MIN)           47
  C. Rojas (KC)            46
  B. Murcer (NY)           45
  H. Killebrew (MIN)       43
  B. Campaneris (OAK)      42
  F. Patek (KC)            42
  R. Smith (BOS)           42
  J. Northrup (DET)        39
  A. Otis (KC)             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
  B. Freehan (DET)          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
  S. Bando (OAK)            6
  A. Otis (KC)              6
  F. Howard (WAS)           5
  R. Jackson (OAK)          5
  R. Monday (OAK)           5

RBI:

  H. Killebrew (MIN)       28
  S. Bando (OAK)           26
  B. Powell (BAL)          25
  R. Petrocelli (BOS)      23
  J. Rudi (OAK)            23
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     23
  B. Murcer (NY)           21
  J. Northrup (DET)        21
  A. Otis (KC)             20
  R. Smith (BOS)           20

Stolen Bases:

  B. Campaneris (OAK)      13
  A. Otis (KC)             10
  V. Pinson (CLE)          10
  C. Tovar (MIN)            9
  S. Alomar (CAL)           8
  F. Patek (KC)             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)           29
  G. Nettles (CLE)         28
  R. Petrocelli (BOS)      27
  B. Powell (BAL)          25
  P. Schaal (KC)           25
  H. Clarke (NY)           24
  A. Kaline (DET)          24
  D. Mincher (WAS)         23
  R. Monday (OAK)          22

Strikeouts:

  R. Jackson (OAK)         45
  M. Epstein (OAK)         40
  B. Oliver (KC)           32
  D. Green (OAK)           31
  T. Harper (MIL)          26
  F. Howard (WAS)          26
  A. Johnson (CAL)         26
  W. Horton (DET)          25
  D. McAuliffe (DET)       25
  G. Scott (BOS)           25


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