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American League batting statistics through games of May 22, 1971:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Minnesota       1400  180   375   67    9   27   166   20    8  128   205  .268
Chicago         1222  135   323   53    6   26   126   19   15  114   168  .264
Boston          1227  179   317   64    6   38   168   14    7  164   185  .258
Oakland         1450  194   357   60    2   40   176   29   21  192   285  .246
New York        1224  136   301   40   14   21   131   25   17  155   138  .246
Baltimore       1225  157   301   42    5   29   147   12    7  159   192  .246
Kansas City     1299  142   319   52    9   18   138   26   11  137   213  .246
Detroit         1327  156   319   54    5   40   141   15   17  138   219  .240
Cleveland       1271  124   282   41    4   26   117   21    8  125   192  .222
California      1413  133   311   61    4   26   124   22    6  124   214  .220
Washington      1288  125   279   41   12   20   115   12   12  142   231  .217
Milwaukee       1160  103   249   33    6   18    99   12    6  121   205  .215

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Tony Oliva (MIN)         33  134   28   52  11   1  10   23   2   1    8    8  .388
Bobby Murcer (NY)        37  133   20   51   7   3   6   23   5   2   25   11  .384
Rick Reichardt (CHI)     31  115   12   38   5   1   5   15   1   3    6   14  .330
Reggie Smith (BOS)       37  147   27   48   9   0   7   24   4   1   17   16  .327
Carl Yastrzemski (BOS)   37  128   32   41   9   1   6   25   2   3   33   10  .320
Cookie Rojas (KC)        39  148   21   47   8   0   1   14   5   1   15   10  .318
Cesar Tovar (MIN)        39  164   24   51   9   2   0    5   9   3   18   17  .311
Harmon Killebrew (MIN)   39  145   15   45  10   0   4   32   2   2   21   27  .310
Al Kaline (DET)          31  104   21   31   6   0   2    8   1   3   28   19  .298
Bill Melton (CHI)        36  128   14   38   8   1   5   19   2   1   17   23  .297

 Baltimore            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Tom Shopay            14   15    2    5   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    1  .333
Jerry Davanon          4    3    2    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    1  .333
Davey Johnson         36  135   16   40   8   1   4   20   0   0   14   12  .296
Brooks Robinson       37  137   20   40   2   0   5   17   0   0   16   16  .292
Don Buford            30  113   28   32   3   0   4   11   5   1   19   12  .283
Merv Rettenmund       28   82    8   23   1   2   1   11   2   1   16   18  .281
Mark Belanger         36  118   16   33   7   0   0   10   0   3   21    9  .280
Frank Robinson        30  105   13   29   5   0   2   16   2   0   13    8  .276
Andy Etchebarren      15   44    4   11   1   0   1    4   0   2    4   12  .250
Paul Blair            36  137   19   32   6   1   3   13   3   0    9   25  .234
Boog Powell           36  130   17   26   6   0   7   26   0   0   27   18  .200
Ellie Hendricks       24   79    5   14   3   1   1   10   0   0    7   12  .177
Clay Dalrymple         5    8    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    0  .125
Chico Salmon          10   16    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    4  .063
Curt Motton            4    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          37  147   27   48   9   0   7   24   4   1   17   16  .327
Carl Yastrzemski      37  128   32   41   9   1   6   25   2   3   33   10  .320
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
George Scott          34  129   13   36   6   1   4   17   0   1   13   26  .279
Doug Griffin          36  119   15   33   6   2   0    4   3   1   13   11  .277
Billy Conigliaro      35  131   15   33   7   0   6   16   3   0   12   25  .252
Rico Petrocelli       36  125   17   30   7   0   5   28   0   0   31   22  .240
Duane Josephson       36  128   15   30   5   1   5   15   1   0    9   14  .234
Luis Aparicio         33  143   18   27   8   0   3   19   1   0   10   15  .189
George Thomas          5    8    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .125
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       22   56    6   23   6   0   0    8   0   0    2    6  .411
Roger Repoz           30   69   12   20   3   1   3   12   0   2   21   17  .290
Chico Ruiz            16   11    3    3   0   0   0    0   1   0    2    4  .273
Tony Conigliaro       38  131   13   34   9   0   3   10   3   1   16   22  .260
Syd O'Brien           28   86   11   22   4   1   3   14   0   1    3   10  .256
Ken McMullen          43  150   15   37   9   0   4   11   1   0   13   19  .247
Alex Johnson          42  165   11   39   5   0   1    8   5   1    8   28  .236
Billy Cowan           15   17    2    4   0   0   0    2   1   0    1    3  .235
Jerry Moses           29   87    6   20   3   0   3    9   0   0    2   15  .230
Jim Fregosi           29   84    5   19   4   0   1    9   0   0   11   11  .226
Tony Gonzalez         23   30    3    6   2   0   0    6   0   0    5    5  .200
Sandy Alomar          43  179   14   35   4   2   0   14  10   1   12   15  .196
Jim Spencer           42  138   15   22   4   0   5    9   0   0   13   17  .159
Ken Berry             38   97    9   15   7   0   2    5   1   0   10   10  .155
Jeff Torborg          14   15    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .067

 Chicago              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Lee Maye              10   11    1    5   2   0   0    3   0   0    3    1  .455
Rich Morales          16   18    3    7   1   0   0    3   0   0    1    2  .389
Rich McKinney         25   62    5   23   2   0   1    8   0   0    7    6  .371
Mike Hershberger       7   19    5    7   1   0   0    4   2   0    4    1  .368
Rick Reichardt        31  115   12   38   5   1   5   15   1   3    6   14  .330
Ed Herrmann           29   83   12   25   3   0   4   12   0   0   10    6  .301
Bill Melton           36  128   14   38   8   1   5   19   2   1   17   23  .297
Carlos May            36  141   17   41   6   2   2   19   4   2   11   14  .291
Tom Egan              14   37    5   10   4   0   3    6   0   0    2   16  .270
Mike Andrews          35  116   11   31   8   0   2   13   2   1   20    8  .267
Lee Richard           34  128   15   32   3   1   0    8   6   4    7   16  .250
Walt Williams         27   54    5   13   2   0   1    2   1   1    4    3  .241
Jay Johnstone         30  101   14   24   4   0   3    7   0   0   12   13  .238
Luis Alvarado         19   41    4    9   0   0   0    0   0   1    2    3  .220
Ed Stroud             28   73   11   11   3   1   0    0   1   2    7    7  .151
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          21   37    3   11   2   0   0    4   0   0    4    6  .297
Ray Fosse             37  142   18   41   7   1   2   12   1   0   11   16  .289
Ted Uhlaender         29   75    6   21   2   1   0    7   1   1    5    8  .280
Roy Foster            29   82    9   20   5   1   3    7   3   1    6   11  .244
Gomer Hodge           28   29    2    7   2   0   0    7   0   0    3    5  .241
Eddie Leon            33  103    9   24   2   0   2   12   1   1    8   15  .233
Ken Suarez             5   13    1    3   2   0   0    2   0   0    1    0  .231
Vada Pinson           35  139   13   32   5   0   2    8  10   1    7   17  .230
Larry Brown           13   50    4   11   1   0   0    5   0   0    3    3  .220
Ted Ford              28   86    5   18   1   0   2    9   2   2    4   15  .209
Ken Harrelson         35  120   13   25   2   0   4   13   1   0   17   15  .208
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         38  128   15   23   2   0   7   16   0   0   30    7  .180
Buddy Bradford        20   38    4    6   2   1   0    3   0   0    6   10  .158
Lou Camilli           15   19    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    3  .105
Fred Stanley           3    4    1    0   0   0   0    0   1   0    3    1  .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          20   30    3   11   1   0   1    3   0   2    1    5  .367
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          39  151   26   44  10   1   4   24   5   2   24   10  .291
Gates Brown           13   22    3    6   0   0   0    1   2   0    2    2  .273
Bill Freehan          35  126    9   34   8   0   4    9   1   4   12   17  .270
Norm Cash             27   90   15   24   4   1   8   13   1   0   15   18  .267
Mickey Stanley        31   93   11   24   3   0   2    5   1   1    4   11  .258
Aurelio Rodriguez     39  149   12   33   4   0   4   13   3   1    8   23  .222
Willie Horton         34  131   15   29   4   0   8   22   0   3    8   25  .221
Ed Brinkman           39  138    9   27   5   0   0    9   0   1    9   13  .196
Dick McAuliffe        38  154   19   30   6   2   5   19   1   0   14   29  .195
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          39  148   21   47   8   0   1   14   5   1   15   10  .318
Bobby Knoop           12   10    0    3   1   0   0    4   0   0    2    3  .300
Paul Schaal           39  127   20   37   5   4   2   14   2   0   25    9  .291
Amos Otis             36  143   20   40   6   1   7   21  10   1   10   21  .280
Gail Hopkins          20   41    2   11   2   1   2   10   0   0    3    2  .268
Freddie Patek         38  159   15   42   6   2   0   10   8   3   13   19  .264
Dennis Paepke         20   42    4   11   5   0   0    3   0   0    3    6  .262
Jerry May             20   58    4   15   4   0   1   11   0   0    7   13  .259
Buck Martinez          3    4    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   1    1    2  .250
Ed Kirkpatrick        35  113   13   26   5   0   2   16   0   0   18   20  .230
Bob Oliver            36  127   14   29   3   0   3   12   0   0    5   33  .228
Lou Piniella          24   88   11   20   3   1   0   10   1   1    7   10  .227
Joe Keough            29   95   12   21   4   0   0    4   0   3   14    6  .221
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          5    7    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .143

 Milwaukee            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ron Theobald          15   23    6    9   1   0   0    3   1   0    3    2  .391
Ellie Rodriguez       22   63    6   18   4   0   1   10   0   1    5    5  .286
Dave May              33  114   15   31   7   1   2    9   3   2   11   12  .272
Johnny Briggs         21   56    8   15   2   0   2    5   1   0    6   12  .268
Bill Voss             32  102    9   25   1   0   4   11   0   0    9   16  .245
Mike Hegan            33   93   14   21   3   1   2    8   1   1   17   15  .226
Rick Auerbach         27   76    8   17   2   0   0    4   1   1    7   14  .224
Danny Walton          22   50    5   11   1   0   2    8   0   0    6   15  .220
Tommy Harper          35  137   10   28   5   1   1    9   3   0   14   28  .204
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
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            33  134   28   52  11   1  10   23   2   1    8    8  .388
Jim Nettles            4    9    1    3   0   1   0    2   0   0    0    3  .333
Steve Braun           28   58   13   19   2   0   2    9   1   0    8    4  .328
Cesar Tovar           39  164   24   51   9   2   0    5   9   3   18   17  .311
Harmon Killebrew      39  145   15   45  10   0   4   32   2   2   21   27  .310
Jim Holt              37  104    9   32   5   2   1   14   2   0    4    5  .308
Leo Cardenas          41  146   17   40   9   1   3   23   1   0   15    8  .274
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
Rod Carew             36  148   21   34   4   2   1   10   1   1    5   23  .230
George Mitterwald     37  101    8   23   4   0   3    9   0   0   15   22  .228
Chuck Manuel          11    9    1    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    3  .222
Danny Thompson        15   19    4    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    4  .211
Rich Reese            35   97   10   17   1   0   0    8   2   0    7    8  .175
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          37  133   20   51   7   3   6   23   5   2   25   11  .384
John Ellis            11   24    4    8   1   0   1    3   0   0   11    2  .333
Horace Clarke         37  145   21   39   6   3   0   10   5   2   27   11  .269
Roy White             35  124   19   33   3   2   7   23   3   4   18   16  .266
Ron Hansen            13   32    1    8   1   0   0    5   0   0    3    6  .250
Gene Michael          34  106    7   26   4   0   0   14   2   2   17   12  .245
Felipe Alou           28  104   11   25   4   1   3   10   2   1   10    9  .240
Thurman Munson        24   88   11   21   2   2   1    9   3   1   14    6  .239
Danny Cater           36  149   16   35   4   2   0   12   0   1    4   10  .235
Ron Woods             16   24    3    5   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    0  .208
Jerry Kenney          30   72    6   13   1   0   0    4   4   4   11    9  .181
Curt Blefary          20   34    3    6   0   0   1    2   0   0    3    5  .177
Jake Gibbs            22   64    5   11   4   0   1    7   1   0    3    9  .172
Frank Baker            7    6    0    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .167
Jim Lyttle             8   25    1    4   1   0   1    1   0   0    0    4  .160
Frank Tepedino         5    5    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 Oakland              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Tommy Davis           21   45    5   13   4   0   1   17   2   0    5    6  .289
Mike Epstein          12   43    5   12   1   0   1    4   0   1    7   13  .279
Larry Brown            7   18    2    5   0   0   0    0   1   0    0    1  .278
Reggie Jackson        42  160   24   44   7   1   7   20   5   4   21   47  .275
Sal Bando             44  153   24   42   9   0   6   27   0   3   30   27  .275
Bert Campaneris       42  182   25   47   8   0   3   15  13   4   11   20  .258
Felipe Alou            2    8    0    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250
Joe Rudi              42  163   25   40   8   0   5   23   1   1   16   18  .245
Don Mincher           28   92    9   22   6   1   2    8   1   1   20   14  .239
Angel Mangual         23   47    5   11   3   0   1    5   0   3    3    7  .234
Rick Monday           33  103   17   24   3   0   6   17   2   2   24   25  .233
Dick Green            42  134   19   31   2   0   4   18   1   0   23   32  .231
Dave Duncan           37  125   10   28   3   0   3   10   0   1   12   21  .224
Gene Tenace           11   27    4    6   1   0   0    3   0   0    5    4  .222
Steve Hovley          17   22    3    3   2   0   0    3   2   0    7    5  .136
Frank Fernandez        2    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .000
Tony Larussa           7    2    2    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Ramon Webster          2    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Ron Clark              2    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000

 Washington           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Don Mincher            9   28    3   11   2   0   2    3   0   0    6    3  .393
Frank Howard          37  135   14   40   7   1   5   13   1   0   18   27  .296
Del Unser             36  113   12   33   5   4   2    9   3   1   10   15  .292
Bernie Allen          25   50    3   14   1   0   2    8   1   0    4    7  .280
Paul Casanova         29   99    9   25   5   1   3   13   0   1    4   10  .253
Mike Epstein          24   85    6   21   1   1   1    9   1   0   12   31  .247
Tommy McCraw          32   83   15   20   3   2   4    9   1   2    6   13  .241
Toby Harrah           34  113   11   25   5   0   0    5   0   3   12   16  .221
Dick Billings         24   32    1    7   0   0   0    3   1   0    0    7  .219
Joe Foy               35  109    8   22   5   0   0   10   4   1   19   11  .202
Curt Flood            13   35    4    7   0   0   0    2   0   1    5    2  .200
Tim Cullen            39  141   13   22   1   1   1    9   0   0    8   12  .156
Elliott Maddox        28   58    7    9   0   1   0    5   0   1   13   14  .155
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
Larry Biittner         4   10    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    2  .100
Don Wert              11   22    2    2   1   0   0    2   0   0    2    7  .091
Frank Fernandez        6    9    0    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    4  .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)     182
  S. Alomar (CAL)         179
  A. Johnson (CAL)        165
  C. Tovar (MIN)          164
  J. Rudi (OAK)           163
  R. Jackson (OAK)        160
  F. Patek (KC)           159
  D. McAuliffe (DET)      154
  S. Bando (OAK)          153
  J. Northrup (DET)       151

Runs Scored:

  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     32
  D. Buford (BAL)          28
  T. Oliva (MIN)           28
  R. Smith (BOS)           27
  J. Northrup (DET)        26
  B. Campaneris (OAK)      25
  J. Rudi (OAK)            25
  S. Bando (OAK)           24
  R. Jackson (OAK)         24
  C. Tovar (MIN)           24

Hits:

  T. Oliva (MIN)           52
  B. Murcer (NY)           51
  C. Tovar (MIN)           51
  R. Smith (BOS)           48
  B. Campaneris (OAK)      47
  C. Rojas (KC)            47
  H. Killebrew (MIN)       45
  R. Jackson (OAK)         44
  J. Northrup (DET)        44
  S. Bando (OAK)           42

Doubles:

  T. Oliva (MIN)           11
  H. Killebrew (MIN)       10
  J. Northrup (DET)        10
  S. Bando (OAK)            9
  L. Cardenas (MIN)         9
  T. Conigliaro (CAL)       9
  K. McMullen (CAL)         9
  R. Smith (BOS)            9
  C. Tovar (MIN)            9
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)      9

Triples:

  P. Schaal (KC)            4
  D. Unser (WAS)            4
  H. Clarke (NY)            3
  B. Murcer (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

Home Runs:

  T. Oliva (MIN)           10
  N. Cash (DET)             8
  W. Horton (DET)           8
  R. Jackson (OAK)          7
  G. Nettles (CLE)          7
  A. Otis (KC)              7
  B. Powell (BAL)           7
  R. Smith (BOS)            7
  R. White (NY)             7
  S. Bando (OAK)            6

RBI:

  H. Killebrew (MIN)       32
  R. Petrocelli (BOS)      28
  S. Bando (OAK)           27
  B. Powell (BAL)          26
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     25
  J. Northrup (DET)        24
  R. Smith (BOS)           24
  L. Cardenas (MIN)        23
  B. Murcer (NY)           23
  T. Oliva (MIN)           23

Stolen Bases:

  B. Campaneris (OAK)      13
  S. Alomar (CAL)          10
  A. Otis (KC)             10
  V. Pinson (CLE)          10
  C. Tovar (MIN)            9
  F. Patek (KC)             8
  L. Richard (CHI)          6
  D. Buford (BAL)           5
  H. Clarke (NY)            5
  R. Jackson (OAK)          5

Caught Stealing:

  B. Campaneris (OAK)       4
  B. Freehan (DET)          4
  R. Jackson (OAK)          4
  J. Kenney (NY)            4
  L. Richard (CHI)          4
  R. White (NY)             4
  S. Bando (OAK)            3
  M. Belanger (BAL)         3
  T. Harrah (WAS)           3
  W. Horton (DET)           3

Walks:

  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     33
  R. Petrocelli (BOS)      31
  S. Bando (OAK)           30
  G. Nettles (CLE)         30
  A. Kaline (DET)          28
  H. Clarke (NY)           27
  B. Powell (BAL)          27
  D. Mincher (WAS)         26
  B. Murcer (NY)           25
  P. Schaal (KC)           25

Strikeouts:

  R. Jackson (OAK)         47
  M. Epstein (OAK)         44
  B. Oliver (KC)           33
  D. Green (OAK)           32
  D. McAuliffe (DET)       29
  T. Harper (MIL)          28
  A. Johnson (CAL)         28
  S. Bando (OAK)           27
  F. Howard (WAS)          27
  H. Killebrew (MIN)       27


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