Wednesday May 19, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of May 19, 1971:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Minnesota       1302  169   357   65    8   23   155   20    8  123   182  .274
Boston          1129  164   296   62    6   31   153   13    7  154   174  .262
Chicago         1155  119   301   50    6   23   111   17   15  107   156  .261
Kansas City     1267  142   314   51    9   18   138   26   11  134   206  .248
Oakland         1350  181   332   57    2   35   165   28   19  183   270  .246
New York        1127  126   277   35   13   19   121   25   15  140   124  .246
Baltimore       1156  148   283   39    5   26   139   12    7  155   179  .245
Detroit         1233  147   300   51    4   36   132   14   14  131   199  .243
California      1327  132   296   61    4   26   123   20    6  117   207  .223
Washington      1225  124   267   39   12   20   114   11   11  133   217  .218
Cleveland       1161  111   252   37    4   22   105   19    8  112   177  .217
Milwaukee       1090   88   227   27    6   17    84   12    5  110   198  .208

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Tony Oliva (MIN)         30  124   27   50  10   1  10   22   2   1    7    7  .403
Bobby Murcer (NY)        34  123   18   46   6   2   5   21   5   2   22   11  .374
Reggie Smith (BOS)       34  135   24   45   9   0   6   22   3   1   16   16  .333
Harmon Killebrew (MIN)   36  134   15   44  10   0   4   31   2   2   21   25  .328
Rick Reichardt (CHI)     29  108   11   35   5   1   5   14   1   3    5   13  .324
Cesar Tovar (MIN)        36  152   22   49   8   2   0    5   9   3   17   15  .322
Cookie Rojas (KC)        38  146   21   47   8   0   1   14   5   1   14   10  .322
Carl Yastrzemski (BOS)   34  116   29   36   8   1   5   23   2   3   32   10  .310
Paul Schaal (KC)         38  123   20   37   5   4   2   14   2   0   25    9  .301
Al Kaline (DET)          30  100   20   30   6   0   2    8   0   3   27   18  .300

 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         34  127   14   37   6   1   4   19   0   0   14   12  .291
Don Buford            28  104   27   30   3   0   3   10   5   1   19   10  .289
Mark Belanger         34  112   16   32   7   0   0    9   0   3   21    8  .286
Tom Shopay            13   14    2    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    1  .286
Merv Rettenmund       26   78    8   22   1   2   1   10   2   1   15   17  .282
Frank Robinson        29  100   12   28   5   0   2   16   2   0   13    8  .280
Brooks Robinson       35  129   17   35   2   0   3   14   0   0   16   16  .271
Andy Etchebarren      15   44    4   11   1   0   1    4   0   2    4   12  .250
Paul Blair            34  128   17   30   5   1   3   13   3   0    9   21  .234
Boog Powell           34  123   17   25   6   0   7   25   0   0   26   17  .203
Ellie Hendricks       22   73    5   13   3   1   1   10   0   0    6   10  .178
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
Reggie Smith          34  135   24   45   9   0   6   22   3   1   16   16  .333
Don Pavletich          8   15    2    5   1   0   0    2   0   0    5    2  .333
Carl Yastrzemski      34  116   29   36   8   1   5   23   2   3   32   10  .310
George Scott          31  118   11   34   6   1   3   15   0   1   11   26  .288
Joe Lahoud            22   21    4    6   2   0   0    3   0   0    4    2  .286
Doug Griffin          34  113   14   32   6   2   0    3   3   1   11   11  .283
Billy Conigliaro      32  119   14   32   7   0   5   15   3   0   12   20  .269
John Kennedy          11   16    6    4   1   1   0    0   0   0    3    3  .250
Rico Petrocelli       33  113   15   27   6   0   4   25   0   0   30   20  .239
Duane Josephson       33  116   13   27   5   1   3   11   1   0    9   14  .233
Luis Aparicio         30  131   17   27   8   0   3   19   1   0    9   13  .206
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       20   48    6   21   6   0   0    7   0   0    2    5  .438
Chico Ruiz            15    9    3    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    4  .333
Roger Repoz           28   63   12   17   3   1   3   12   0   2   21   16  .270
Syd O'Brien           26   79   11   21   4   1   3   14   0   1    3   10  .266
Tony Conigliaro       35  122   13   32   9   0   3   10   3   1   14   21  .262
Ken McMullen          40  139   15   36   9   0   4   11   1   0   12   18  .259
Billy Cowan           14   16    2    4   0   0   0    2   1   0    1    3  .250
Jerry Moses           28   84    6   20   3   0   3    9   0   0    2   15  .238
Alex Johnson          39  159   11   37   5   0   1    8   5   1    6   28  .233
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          40  167   13   33   4   2   0   14   9   1   12   15  .198
Ken Berry             36   94    9   15   7   0   2    5   1   0   10    9  .160
Jim Spencer           39  132   15   21   4   0   5    9   0   0   13   17  .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         24   59    5   23   2   0   1    8   0   0    7    5  .390
Rich Morales          16   18    3    7   1   0   0    3   0   0    1    2  .389
Rick Reichardt        29  108   11   35   5   1   5   14   1   3    5   13  .324
Carlos May            34  133   15   38   5   2   2   19   4   2   11   14  .286
Mike Andrews          33  109    9   31   8   0   2   13   2   1   18    8  .284
Ed Herrmann           28   78   11   22   3   0   4   10   0   0   10    6  .282
Bill Melton           34  121   11   34   7   1   3   14   2   1   15   21  .281
Tom Egan              13   33    4    8   4   0   2    5   0   0    2   16  .242
Walt Williams         27   54    5   13   2   0   1    2   1   1    4    3  .241
Lee Richard           32  121   13   29   3   1   0    5   5   4    6   15  .240
Jay Johnstone         29   96   12   22   3   0   3    6   0   0   12   11  .229
Luis Alvarado         19   41    4    9   0   0   0    0   0   1    2    3  .220
Ed Stroud             27   72   11   11   3   1   0    0   1   2    7    7  .153
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         27   74    6   21   2   1   0    7   1   1    5    7  .284
Ray Fosse             34  128   16   34   5   1   2   11   1   0   11   16  .266
Chuck Hinton          19   34    3    9   2   0   0    3   0   0    3    6  .265
Eddie Leon            30   90    9   22   2   0   2   10   1   1    7   13  .244
Vada Pinson           32  127   12   30   5   0   1    7  10   1    7   14  .236
Gomer Hodge           25   26    2    6   2   0   0    6   0   0    3    5  .231
Ken Suarez             5   13    1    3   2   0   0    2   0   0    1    0  .231
Ted Ford              25   71    5   16   1   0   2    8   2   2    4   14  .225
Roy Foster            26   72    6   16   4   1   3    7   2   1    3    8  .222
Larry Brown           13   50    4   11   1   0   0    5   0   0    3    3  .220
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
Graig Nettles         35  116   12   21   2   0   5   14   0   0   28    7  .181
Ken Harrelson         32  109   12   19   2   0   3   10   1   0   16   14  .174
Buddy Bradford        20   38    4    6   2   1   0    3   0   0    6   10  .158
Lou Camilli           13   16    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    3  .125

 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          17   21    2    9   0   0   1    3   0   1    1    4  .429
Kevin Collins         11   11    2    4   1   1   0    0   0   0    0    3  .364
Al Kaline             30  100   20   30   6   0   2    8   0   3   27   18  .300
Norm Cash             24   80   14   23   4   1   7   12   1   0   14   14  .288
Jim Northrup          36  142   24   40  10   1   3   22   5   2   21    9  .282
Gates Brown           13   22    3    6   0   0   0    1   2   0    2    2  .273
Bill Freehan          32  116    9   31   8   0   4    9   1   2   11   16  .267
Mickey Stanley        28   92   11   24   3   0   2    5   1   1    4   10  .261
Aurelio Rodriguez     36  139   11   32   4   0   3   12   3   1    8   23  .230
Willie Horton         31  121   14   27   4   0   7   19   0   3    8   25  .223
Ed Brinkman           36  127    8   25   4   0   0    8   0   1    9   10  .197
Dick McAuliffe        35  143   18   28   6   1   5   19   1   0   13   26  .196
Jim Price              9   18    0    3   1   0   0    3   0   0    2    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          38  146   21   47   8   0   1   14   5   1   14   10  .322
Paul Schaal           38  123   20   37   5   4   2   14   2   0   25    9  .301
Amos Otis             35  139   20   40   6   1   7   21  10   1   10   20  .288
Jerry May             19   55    4   15   4   0   1   11   0   0    6   12  .273
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          19   37    2    9   1   1   2   10   0   0    3    2  .243
Ed Kirkpatrick        34  110   13   26   5   0   2   16   0   0   17   19  .236
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            28   91   12   19   4   0   0    4   0   3   14    6  .209
Rich Severson          4    5    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .200
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

 Milwaukee            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ron Theobald          13   16    4    6   1   0   0    1   1   0    2    1  .375
Johnny Briggs         19   52    5   14   2   0   1    3   1   0    3   11  .269
Dave May              31  104   12   27   5   1   2    8   3   2   11   11  .260
Ellie Rodriguez       21   58    4   15   3   0   1    7   0   1    5    5  .259
Bill Voss             30   94    9   22   1   0   4    9   0   0    9   16  .234
Rick Auerbach         25   70    7   16   2   0   0    4   1   0    5   14  .229
Danny Walton          21   49    5   11   1   0   2    7   0   0    6   15  .225
Mike Hegan            31   86   11   19   2   1   2    7   1   1   15   14  .221
Phil Roof             21   58    2   12   1   0   0    2   0   0    4   13  .207
Al Yates               2    5    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .200
Ted Kubiak            32  104    7   20   1   2   1    5   0   1   12   11  .192
Andy Kosco            21   64    3   12   2   1   1   13   0   0    7   11  .188
Roberto Pena          22   64    5   12   2   0   1    4   1   0    5    8  .188
Tommy Harper          33  128    9   23   3   1   1    6   3   0   13   27  .180
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            30  124   27   50  10   1  10   22   2   1    7    7  .403
Harmon Killebrew      36  134   15   44  10   0   4   31   2   2   21   25  .328
Cesar Tovar           36  152   22   49   8   2   0    5   9   3   17   15  .322
Jim Holt              34   96    8   30   5   2   1   13   2   0    3    5  .313
Steve Braun           25   48   10   15   2   0   0    7   1   0    7    3  .313
Leo Cardenas          38  135   17   37   9   1   3   21   1   0   15    6  .274
Brant Alyea           27   67    6   18   4   0   1   10   0   1   10   12  .269
Rick Renick           12   19    1    5   2   0   0    6   0   0    4    4  .263
Chuck Manuel          10    8    1    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    3  .250
Jim Nettles            3    8    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    3  .250
Rod Carew             33  135   20   33   4   2   1   10   1   1    5   17  .244
George Mitterwald     34   92    6   21   4   0   1    6   0   0   14   20  .228
Danny Thompson        15   19    4    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    4  .211
Rich Reese            33   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          34  123   18   46   6   2   5   21   5   2   22   11  .374
John Ellis            11   24    4    8   1   0   1    3   0   0   11    2  .333
Roy White             32  114   17   31   3   2   7   20   3   3   15   15  .272
Horace Clarke         34  133   19   36   6   3   0   10   5   2   25   10  .271
Gene Michael          32  100    7   25   4   0   0   14   2   2   16   11  .250
Ron Hansen            11   28    1    7   1   0   0    5   0   0    2    5  .250
Felipe Alou           26   97   11   23   3   1   3    9   2   1    9    8  .237
Danny Cater           34  140   16   33   4   2   0    9   0   1    4   10  .236
Thurman Munson        21   79    8   18   1   2   1    9   3   1   12    5  .228
Curt Blefary          17   28    3    6   0   0   1    2   0   0    3    3  .214
Ron Woods             16   24    3    5   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    0  .208
Jake Gibbs            20   60    5   11   4   0   1    7   1   0    2    8  .183
Jerry Kenney          28   65    6   11   0   0   0    4   4   3   10    9  .169
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          10   34    4   10   1   0   0    3   0   1    7   11  .294
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             41  143   23   38   8   0   6   26   0   3   29   25  .266
Joe Rudi              39  151   25   40   8   0   5   23   1   1   15   16  .265
Angel Mangual         22   43    5   11   3   0   1    5   0   3    3    7  .256
Reggie Jackson        39  149   20   38   6   1   6   19   5   3   19   46  .255
Bert Campaneris       39  168   23   42   7   0   2   13  13   3   11   18  .250
Felipe Alou            2    8    0    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250
Rick Monday           31   96   16   23   3   0   6   16   2   2   23   23  .240
Don Mincher           28   92    9   22   6   1   2    8   1   1   20   14  .239
Dick Green            39  126   17   29   2   0   4   17   1   0   21   31  .230
Dave Duncan           34  115    9   26   3   0   2    9   0   1   11   20  .226
Gene Tenace           11   27    4    6   1   0   0    3   0   0    5    4  .222
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            7   21    3   10   2   0   2    3   0   0    4    2  .476
Del Unser             34  107   11   31   5   4   2    9   3   1    7   15  .290
Bernie Allen          23   42    3   12   1   0   2    8   1   0    4    6  .286
Frank Howard          35  128   14   36   5   1   5   12   1   0   17   26  .281
Paul Casanova         27   92    9   24   5   1   3   13   0   1    4    9  .261
Mike Epstein          24   85    6   21   1   1   1    9   1   0   12   31  .247
Tommy McCraw          30   81   15   20   3   2   4    9   1   2    6   13  .247
Dick Billings         22   30    1    7   0   0   0    3   1   0    0    7  .233
Toby Harrah           32  108   11   25   5   0   0    5   0   2   12   15  .232
Joe Foy               33  107    8   22   5   0   0   10   3   1   18    9  .206
Curt Flood            13   35    4    7   0   0   0    2   0   1    5    2  .200
Larry Biittner         2    5    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .200
Tim Cullen            37  137   13   22   1   1   1    9   0   0    8   11  .161
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)     168
  S. Alomar (CAL)         167
  A. Johnson (CAL)        159
  F. Patek (KC)           157
  C. Tovar (MIN)          152
  J. Rudi (OAK)           151
  R. Jackson (OAK)        149
  C. Rojas (KC)           146
  S. Bando (OAK)          143
  D. McAuliffe (DET)      143

Runs Scored:

  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     29
  D. Buford (BAL)          27
  T. Oliva (MIN)           27
  J. Rudi (OAK)            25
  J. Northrup (DET)        24
  R. Smith (BOS)           24
  S. Bando (OAK)           23
  B. Campaneris (OAK)      23
  C. Tovar (MIN)           22
  C. Rojas (KC)            21

Hits:

  T. Oliva (MIN)           50
  C. Tovar (MIN)           49
  C. Rojas (KC)            47
  B. Murcer (NY)           46
  R. Smith (BOS)           45
  H. Killebrew (MIN)       44
  B. Campaneris (OAK)      42
  F. Patek (KC)            42
  J. Northrup (DET)        40
  A. Otis (KC)             40

Doubles:

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

Triples:

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

Home Runs:

  T. Oliva (MIN)           10
  N. Cash (DET)             7
  W. Horton (DET)           7
  A. Otis (KC)              7
  B. Powell (BAL)           7
  R. White (NY)             7
  S. Bando (OAK)            6
  R. Jackson (OAK)          6
  R. Monday (OAK)           6
  R. Smith (BOS)            6

RBI:

  H. Killebrew (MIN)       31
  S. Bando (OAK)           26
  R. Petrocelli (BOS)      25
  B. Powell (BAL)          25
  J. Rudi (OAK)            23
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     23
  J. Northrup (DET)        22
  T. Oliva (MIN)           22
  R. Smith (BOS)           22
  L. Cardenas (MIN)        21

Stolen Bases:

  B. Campaneris (OAK)      13
  A. Otis (KC)             10
  V. Pinson (CLE)          10
  S. Alomar (CAL)           9
  C. Tovar (MIN)            9
  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
  S. Bando (OAK)            3
  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

Walks:

  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     32
  R. Petrocelli (BOS)      30
  S. Bando (OAK)           29
  G. Nettles (CLE)         28
  A. Kaline (DET)          27
  B. Powell (BAL)          26
  H. Clarke (NY)           25
  P. Schaal (KC)           25
  D. Mincher (WAS)         24
  R. Monday (OAK)          23

Strikeouts:

  R. Jackson (OAK)         46
  M. Epstein (OAK)         42
  B. Oliver (KC)           32
  D. Green (OAK)           31
  A. Johnson (CAL)         28
  T. Harper (MIL)          27
  F. Howard (WAS)          26
  D. McAuliffe (DET)       26
  G. Scott (BOS)           26
  S. Bando (OAK)           25

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