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American League batting statistics through games of May 20, 1971:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Minnesota       1335  169   362   65    8   23   155   20    8  123   189  .271
Boston          1158  169   303   63    6   33   158   13    7  157   176  .262
Chicago         1155  119   301   50    6   23   111   17   15  107   156  .261
Oakland         1386  188   345   59    2   37   171   28   21  189   276  .249
Kansas City     1267  142   314   51    9   18   138   26   11  134   206  .248
Baltimore       1156  148   283   39    5   26   139   12    7  155   179  .245
New York        1160  128   284   37   13   19   123   25   15  146   129  .245
Detroit         1275  152   311   52    4   38   137   15   15  133   208  .244
California      1351  133   300   61    4   26   124   21    6  122   207  .222
Washington      1225  124   267   39   12   20   114   11   11  133   217  .218
Cleveland       1203  114   261   38    4   23   108   19    8  116   186  .217
Milwaukee       1122   91   235   29    6   18    87   12    5  112   201  .209

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Tony Oliva (MIN)         31  128   27   51  10   1  10   22   2   1    7    7  .398
Bobby Murcer (NY)        35  126   19   47   7   2   5   21   5   2   23   11  .373
Harmon Killebrew (MIN)   37  138   15   45  10   0   4   31   2   2   21   25  .326
Reggie Smith (BOS)       35  138   25   45   9   0   6   22   3   1   17   16  .326
Carl Yastrzemski (BOS)   35  120   31   39   9   1   5   24   2   3   32   10  .325
Cookie Rojas (KC)        38  146   21   47   8   0   1   14   5   1   14   10  .322
Cesar Tovar (MIN)        37  156   22   49   8   2   0    5   9   3   17   16  .314
Paul Schaal (KC)         38  123   20   37   5   4   2   14   2   0   25    9  .301
Al Kaline (DET)          31  104   21   31   6   0   2    8   1   3   28   19  .298
George Scott (BOS)       32  122   12   36   6   1   4   17   0   1   11   26  .295

 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
Don Pavletich          8   15    2    5   1   0   0    2   0   0    5    2  .333
Reggie Smith          35  138   25   45   9   0   6   22   3   1   17   16  .326
Carl Yastrzemski      35  120   31   39   9   1   5   24   2   3   32   10  .325
George Scott          32  122   12   36   6   1   4   17   0   1   11   26  .295
John Kennedy          12   17    6    5   1   1   0    0   0   0    4    3  .294
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      33  123   14   32   7   0   5   15   3   0   12   20  .260
Rico Petrocelli       34  116   16   28   6   0   5   27   0   0   31   20  .241
Duane Josephson       34  120   13   27   5   1   3   11   1   0    9   14  .225
Luis Aparicio         31  135   17   27   8   0   3   19   1   0    9   14  .200
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       21   52    6   22   6   0   0    8   0   0    2    5  .423
Roger Repoz           29   66   12   19   3   1   3   12   0   2   21   16  .288
Chico Ruiz            16   11    3    3   0   0   0    0   1   0    2    4  .273
Syd O'Brien           26   79   11   21   4   1   3   14   0   1    3   10  .266
Tony Conigliaro       36  124   13   32   9   0   3   10   3   1   15   21  .258
Ken McMullen          41  142   15   36   9   0   4   11   1   0   13   18  .254
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          40  160   11   37   5   0   1    8   5   1    8   28  .231
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          41  171   14   34   4   2   0   14   9   1   12   15  .199
Ken Berry             37   94    9   15   7   0   2    5   1   0   10    9  .160
Jim Spencer           40  135   15   21   4   0   5    9   0   0   13   17  .156
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
Chuck Hinton          20   35    3   10   2   0   0    3   0   0    4    6  .286
Ted Uhlaender         28   75    6   21   2   1   0    7   1   1    5    8  .280
Ray Fosse             35  133   16   36   6   1   2   11   1   0   11   16  .271
Eddie Leon            31   95    9   23   2   0   2   11   1   1    7   13  .242
Vada Pinson           33  132   13   31   5   0   2    8  10   1    7   16  .235
Ken Suarez             5   13    1    3   2   0   0    2   0   0    1    0  .231
Roy Foster            27   76    7   17   4   1   3    7   2   1    4   10  .224
Gomer Hodge           26   27    2    6   2   0   0    6   0   0    3    5  .222
Ted Ford              26   77    5   17   1   0   2    9   2   2    4   15  .221
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
Ken Harrelson         33  112   12   21   2   0   3   10   1   0   17   15  .188
John Lowenstein       24   65    9   12   2   0   3    5   1   1    8    9  .185
Graig Nettles         36  121   12   21   2   0   5   14   0   0   28    7  .174
Buddy Bradford        20   38    4    6   2   1   0    3   0   0    6   10  .158
Lou Camilli           14   17    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    3  .118
Fred Stanley           1    2    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000

 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          18   24    2    9   0   0   1    3   0   1    1    4  .375
Kevin Collins         11   11    2    4   1   1   0    0   0   0    0    3  .364
Al Kaline             31  104   21   31   6   0   2    8   1   3   28   19  .298
Jim Northrup          37  146   25   42  10   1   3   23   5   2   22   10  .288
Norm Cash             25   85   15   24   4   1   8   13   1   0   14   16  .282
Bill Freehan          33  121    9   34   8   0   4    9   1   3   11   16  .281
Gates Brown           13   22    3    6   0   0   0    1   2   0    2    2  .273
Mickey Stanley        29   92   11   24   3   0   2    5   1   1    4   10  .261
Aurelio Rodriguez     37  141   11   32   4   0   3   12   3   1    8   23  .227
Willie Horton         32  126   15   28   4   0   8   21   0   3    8   25  .222
Ed Brinkman           37  132    9   26   4   0   0    8   0   1    9   12  .197
Dick McAuliffe        36  148   18   29   6   1   5   19   1   0   13   27  .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          14   18    4    7   1   0   0    1   1   0    2    2  .389
Johnny Briggs         20   54    6   15   2   0   2    4   1   0    3   11  .278
Dave May              32  108   13   29   6   1   2    9   3   2   11   11  .269
Ellie Rodriguez       21   58    4   15   3   0   1    7   0   1    5    5  .259
Bill Voss             31   97    9   23   1   0   4    9   0   0    9   16  .237
Rick Auerbach         26   73    7   17   2   0   0    4   1   0    5   14  .233
Mike Hegan            32   90   12   20   3   1   2    7   1   1   15   15  .222
Danny Walton          22   50    5   11   1   0   2    8   0   0    6   15  .220
Al Yates               2    5    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .200
Phil Roof             22   62    2   12   1   0   0    2   0   0    4   13  .194
Ted Kubiak            33  106    7   20   1   2   1    5   0   1   12   11  .189
Roberto Pena          22   64    5   12   2   0   1    4   1   0    5    8  .188
Tommy Harper          34  132    9   24   3   1   1    6   3   0   13   28  .182
Andy Kosco            22   66    3   12   2   1   1   13   0   0    9   11  .182
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            31  128   27   51  10   1  10   22   2   1    7    7  .398
Harmon Killebrew      37  138   15   45  10   0   4   31   2   2   21   25  .326
Cesar Tovar           37  156   22   49   8   2   0    5   9   3   17   16  .314
Steve Braun           26   51   10   16   2   0   0    7   1   0    7    3  .314
Jim Holt              35   97    8   30   5   2   1   13   2   0    3    5  .309
Leo Cardenas          39  139   17   39   9   1   3   21   1   0   15    6  .281
Brant Alyea           28   70    6   18   4   0   1   10   0   1   10   14  .257
Rick Renick           13   20    1    5   2   0   0    6   0   0    4    4  .250
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             34  139   20   33   4   2   1   10   1   1    5   20  .237
George Mitterwald     35   95    6   21   4   0   1    6   0   0   14   20  .221
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          35  126   19   47   7   2   5   21   5   2   23   11  .373
John Ellis            11   24    4    8   1   0   1    3   0   0   11    2  .333
Horace Clarke         35  137   19   36   6   3   0   10   5   2   26   10  .263
Roy White             33  118   18   31   3   2   7   20   3   3   16   15  .263
Ron Hansen            12   31    1    8   1   0   0    5   0   0    3    6  .258
Gene Michael          33  103    7   26   4   0   0   14   2   2   17   12  .252
Felipe Alou           27  101   11   25   4   1   3   10   2   1    9    9  .248
Danny Cater           35  144   16   34   4   2   0   10   0   1    4   10  .236
Thurman Munson        22   83    8   19   1   2   1    9   3   1   13    5  .229
Ron Woods             16   24    3    5   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    0  .208
Curt Blefary          18   29    3    6   0   0   1    2   0   0    3    3  .207
Jake Gibbs            21   61    5   11   4   0   1    7   1   0    2    9  .180
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          11   39    5   12   1   0   1    4   0   1    7   12  .308
Sal Bando             42  148   24   42   9   0   6   27   0   3   29   26  .284
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              40  155   25   40   8   0   5   23   1   1   16   17  .258
Reggie Jackson        40  152   21   39   6   1   6   19   5   4   21   46  .257
Angel Mangual         22   43    5   11   3   0   1    5   0   3    3    7  .256
Bert Campaneris       40  173   23   44   8   0   2   14  13   4   11   19  .254
Felipe Alou            2    8    0    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250
Rick Monday           32  100   17   24   3   0   6   17   2   2   24   24  .240
Don Mincher           28   92    9   22   6   1   2    8   1   1   20   14  .239
Dick Green            40  130   19   31   2   0   4   18   1   0   21   32  .239
Dave Duncan           35  118   10   27   3   0   3   10   0   1   12   20  .229
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)     173
  S. Alomar (CAL)         171
  A. Johnson (CAL)        160
  F. Patek (KC)           157
  C. Tovar (MIN)          156
  J. Rudi (OAK)           155
  R. Jackson (OAK)        152
  S. Bando (OAK)          148
  D. McAuliffe (DET)      148
  J. Northrup (DET)       146

Runs Scored:

  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     31
  D. Buford (BAL)          27
  T. Oliva (MIN)           27
  J. Northrup (DET)        25
  J. Rudi (OAK)            25
  R. Smith (BOS)           25
  S. Bando (OAK)           24
  B. Campaneris (OAK)      23
  C. Tovar (MIN)           22
  R. Jackson (OAK)         21

Hits:

  T. Oliva (MIN)           51
  C. Tovar (MIN)           49
  B. Murcer (NY)           47
  C. Rojas (KC)            47
  H. Killebrew (MIN)       45
  R. Smith (BOS)           45
  B. Campaneris (OAK)      44
  S. Bando (OAK)           42
  J. Northrup (DET)        42
  F. Patek (KC)            42

Doubles:

  H. Killebrew (MIN)       10
  J. Northrup (DET)        10
  T. Oliva (MIN)           10
  S. Bando (OAK)            9
  L. Cardenas (MIN)         9
  T. Conigliaro (CAL)       9
  K. McMullen (CAL)         9
  R. Smith (BOS)            9
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)      9
  M. Andrews (CHI)          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)             8
  W. Horton (DET)           8
  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)           27
  R. Petrocelli (BOS)      27
  B. Powell (BAL)          25
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     24
  J. Northrup (DET)        23
  J. Rudi (OAK)            23
  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:

  B. Campaneris (OAK)       4
  R. Jackson (OAK)          4
  L. Richard (CHI)          4
  S. Bando (OAK)            3
  M. Belanger (BAL)         3
  B. Freehan (DET)          3
  W. Horton (DET)           3
  A. Kaline (DET)           3
  J. Kenney (NY)            3
  J. Keough (KC)            3

Walks:

  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     32
  R. Petrocelli (BOS)      31
  S. Bando (OAK)           29
  A. Kaline (DET)          28
  G. Nettles (CLE)         28
  H. Clarke (NY)           26
  B. Powell (BAL)          26
  P. Schaal (KC)           25
  D. Mincher (WAS)         24
  R. Monday (OAK)          24

Strikeouts:

  R. Jackson (OAK)         46
  M. Epstein (OAK)         43
  D. Green (OAK)           32
  B. Oliver (KC)           32
  T. Harper (MIL)          28
  A. Johnson (CAL)         28
  D. McAuliffe (DET)       27
  S. Bando (OAK)           26
  F. Howard (WAS)          26
  G. Scott (BOS)           26


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