Sunday May 23, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of May 23, 1971:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Minnesota       1430  181   380   67    9   27   167   20    9  131   214  .266
Chicago         1256  140   330   54    7   26   131   21   15  119   171  .263
Boston          1291  184   328   64    6   41   173   14    7  167   197  .254
Baltimore       1292  170   319   46    5   32   159   16    7  165   200  .247
New York        1291  143   318   44   14   21   138   27   17  170   149  .246
Oakland         1478  197   363   63    2   41   179   29   21  196   290  .246
Detroit         1388  172   338   59    5   46   157   16   17  144   228  .244
Kansas City     1329  142   323   53    9   18   138   26   11  137   218  .243
California      1446  143   324   64    4   29   134   22    6  128   220  .224
Cleveland       1336  129   297   41    4   27   122   21    8  129   198  .222
Milwaukee       1195  107   258   35    6   19   103   13    6  128   212  .216
Washington      1350  125   289   44   12   20   115   12   12  149   248  .214

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Tony Oliva (MIN)         34  138   28   53  11   1  10   23   2   1    8    8  .384
Bobby Murcer (NY)        39  138   20   51   7   3   6   23   5   2   30   12  .370
Reggie Smith (BOS)       39  155   27   50   9   0   7   24   4   1   17   17  .323
Carl Yastrzemski (BOS)   39  134   32   42   9   1   6   25   2   3   34   10  .313
Cookie Rojas (KC)        40  151   21   47   8   0   1   14   5   1   15   10  .311
Cesar Tovar (MIN)        40  167   24   51   9   2   0    5   9   3   19   17  .305
Harmon Killebrew (MIN)   40  149   15   45  10   0   4   32   2   2   21   29  .302
Al Kaline (DET)          33  108   22   32   6   0   3   11   1   3   28   21  .296
Brooks Robinson (BAL)    39  146   21   43   3   0   5   18   0   0   16   16  .295
Dave May (MIL)           34  119   15   35   7   1   2   10   3   2   11   12  .294

 Baltimore            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Tom Shopay            15   18    2    6   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    1  .333
Jerry Davanon          5    3    2    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    1  .333
Brooks Robinson       39  146   21   43   3   0   5   18   0   0   16   16  .295
Don Buford            31  117   28   34   3   0   4   11   6   1   19   12  .291
Davey Johnson         38  142   18   41   8   1   5   22   0   0   15   13  .289
Frank Robinson        32  110   15   31   5   0   4   21   2   0   13    9  .282
Mark Belanger         38  125   18   35   9   0   0   11   1   3   22    9  .280
Merv Rettenmund       30   88    9   24   2   2   1   12   2   1   18   19  .273
Andy Etchebarren      16   48    5   13   1   0   1    4   0   2    4   12  .271
Paul Blair            38  143   22   34   6   1   3   14   5   0    9   26  .238
Boog Powell           38  137   17   26   6   0   7   26   0   0   28   18  .190
Ellie Hendricks       25   80    5   14   3   1   1   10   0   0    7   12  .175
Clay Dalrymple         6   10    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    1  .100
Chico Salmon          10   16    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    4  .063
Curt Motton            5    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          39  155   27   50   9   0   7   24   4   1   17   17  .323
John Kennedy          13   19    6    6   1   1   0    0   0   0    4    3  .316
Don Pavletich          9   19    3    6   1   0   1    3   0   0    5    4  .316
Carl Yastrzemski      39  134   32   42   9   1   6   25   2   3   34   10  .313
Joe Lahoud            23   25    4    7   2   0   0    4   0   0    4    2  .280
George Scott          36  137   14   38   6   1   5   18   0   1   13   27  .277
Doug Griffin          38  126   16   34   6   2   0    4   3   1   13   11  .270
Billy Conigliaro      35  131   15   33   7   0   6   16   3   0   12   25  .252
Rico Petrocelli       38  132   18   31   7   0   5   28   0   0   32   24  .235
Duane Josephson       37  131   15   30   5   1   5   15   1   0    9   15  .229
Luis Aparicio         35  150   18   27   8   0   3   19   1   0   10   16  .180
George Thomas          7   11    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    3  .091
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       23   61    7   25   6   0   1   11   0   0    2    6  .410
Roger Repoz           31   71   13   20   3   1   3   13   0   2   23   18  .282
Chico Ruiz            16   11    3    3   0   0   0    0   1   0    2    4  .273
Tony Conigliaro       39  135   14   35  10   0   3   11   3   1   17   24  .259
Ken McMullen          44  154   16   39   9   0   5   13   1   0   13   20  .253
Syd O'Brien           29   90   11   22   4   1   3   14   0   1    3   10  .244
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           30   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
Sandy Alomar          44  183   17   39   5   2   1   16  10   1   12   15  .213
Tony Gonzalez         23   30    3    6   2   0   0    6   0   0    5    5  .200
Ken Berry             39  101   11   17   8   0   2    5   1   0   10   11  .168
Jim Spencer           43  141   15   23   4   0   5   10   0   0   14   17  .163
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              11   12    2    5   2   0   0    3   0   0    4    1  .417
Rich Morales          17   20    4    8   1   0   0    3   0   0    1    2  .400
Rich McKinney         25   62    5   23   2   0   1    8   0   0    7    6  .371
Mike Hershberger       8   22    6    8   1   0   0    4   2   0    4    2  .364
Rick Reichardt        32  119   13   39   5   1   5   15   1   3    6   15  .328
Carlos May            37  145   17   42   7   2   2   21   5   2   12   15  .290
Bill Melton           37  132   14   38   8   1   5   19   2   1   18   23  .288
Ed Herrmann           30   87   12   25   3   0   4   12   0   0   10    6  .287
Tom Egan              14   37    5   10   4   0   3    6   0   0    2   16  .270
Mike Andrews          36  119   11   32   8   0   2   14   2   1   21    8  .269
Lee Richard           35  131   15   32   3   1   0    8   6   4    7   16  .244
Jay Johnstone         31  104   14   25   4   0   3    9   1   0   13   13  .240
Walt Williams         28   55    5   13   2   0   1    2   1   1    4    3  .236
Luis Alvarado         19   41    4    9   0   0   0    0   0   1    2    3  .220
Ed Stroud             29   74   12   12   3   2   0    0   1   2    7    7  .162
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          23   40    4   12   2   0   1    6   0   0    6    7  .300
Ted Uhlaender         31   80    6   23   2   1   0    8   1   1    5    8  .288
Ray Fosse             39  150   18   43   7   1   2   12   1   0   11   18  .287
Gomer Hodge           30   31    2    8   2   0   0    8   0   0    3    5  .258
Eddie Leon            35  110   10   27   2   0   2   13   1   1    8   16  .246
Roy Foster            30   86    9   20   5   1   3    7   3   1    6   12  .233
Vada Pinson           36  143   13   33   5   0   2    8  10   1    7   17  .231
Ken Suarez             5   13    1    3   2   0   0    2   0   0    1    0  .231
Larry Brown           13   50    4   11   1   0   0    5   0   0    3    3  .220
Ken Harrelson         37  128   15   27   2   0   4   13   1   0   17   15  .211
Ted Ford              30   94    5   19   1   0   2    9   2   2    4   15  .202
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         40  134   16   24   2   0   7   16   0   0   32    8  .179
Buddy Bradford        20   38    4    6   2   1   0    3   0   0    6   10  .158
Lou Camilli           16   22    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    3  .091
Fred Stanley           5    7    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          21   32    4   13   1   0   2    4   0   2    2    5  .406
Kevin Collins         11   11    2    4   1   1   0    0   0   0    0    3  .364
Al Kaline             33  108   22   32   6   0   3   11   1   3   28   21  .296
Norm Cash             29   97   18   28   5   1  11   20   1   0   15   18  .289
Jim Northrup          41  159   27   45  11   1   4   25   5   2   24   11  .283
Gates Brown           13   22    3    6   0   0   0    1   2   0    2    2  .273
Bill Freehan          36  129    9   35   8   0   4    9   1   4   12   17  .271
Mickey Stanley        32   94   11   25   3   0   2    5   1   1    4   11  .266
Willie Horton         36  138   18   32   5   0   9   23   0   3    9   27  .232
Aurelio Rodriguez     41  157   12   33   4   0   4   13   3   1    8   24  .210
Ed Brinkman           41  144   11   29   5   0   0    9   0   1   10   13  .201
Dick McAuliffe        40  162   21   32   7   2   5   21   2   0   15   31  .198
Jim Price             10   21    1    4   1   0   0    3   0   0    3    1  .191
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          40  151   21   47   8   0   1   14   5   1   15   10  .311
Bobby Knoop           12   10    0    3   1   0   0    4   0   0    2    3  .300
Amos Otis             37  147   20   42   7   1   7   21  10   1   10   21  .286
Paul Schaal           40  130   20   37   5   4   2   14   2   0   25    9  .285
Jerry May             21   61    4   16   4   0   1   11   0   0    7   14  .262
Dennis Paepke         20   42    4   11   5   0   0    3   0   0    3    6  .262
Freddie Patek         39  163   15   42   6   2   0   10   8   3   13   19  .258
Gail Hopkins          21   44    2   11   2   1   2   10   0   0    3    3  .250
Buck Martinez          3    4    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   1    1    2  .250
Lou Piniella          24   88   11   20   3   1   0   10   1   1    7   10  .227
Bob Oliver            37  128   14   29   3   0   3   12   0   0    5   34  .227
Ed Kirkpatrick        36  116   13   26   5   0   2   16   0   0   18   20  .224
Joe Keough            30   99   12   22   4   0   0    4   0   3   14    7  .222
Carl Taylor           18   37    3    7   0   0   0    3   0   1    5   13  .189
Ted Savage             6   12    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .167
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          16   26    6   10   1   0   0    3   1   0    5    2  .385
Dave May              34  119   15   35   7   1   2   10   3   2   11   12  .294
Ellie Rodriguez       22   63    6   18   4   0   1   10   0   1    5    5  .286
Johnny Briggs         22   60    9   16   2   0   3    6   1   0    7   13  .267
Bill Voss             33  107    9   25   1   0   4   11   0   0    9   18  .234
Rick Auerbach         28   79    9   18   3   0   0    4   1   1    8   14  .228
Danny Walton          22   50    5   11   1   0   2    8   0   0    6   15  .220
Mike Hegan            34   96   14   21   3   1   2    8   1   1   18   15  .219
Al Yates               2    5    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .200
Tommy Harper          36  141   10   28   5   1   1    9   4   0   15   30  .199
Phil Roof             23   67    3   13   1   0   0    2   0   0    4   14  .194
Ted Kubiak            33  106    7   20   1   2   1    5   0   1   12   11  .189
Roberto Pena          23   65    5   12   2   0   1    4   1   0    5    8  .185
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            34  138   28   53  11   1  10   23   2   1    8    8  .384
Steve Braun           29   62   13   22   2   0   2   10   1   1    8    4  .355
Jim Nettles            4    9    1    3   0   1   0    2   0   0    0    3  .333
Jim Holt              37  104    9   32   5   2   1   14   2   0    4    5  .308
Cesar Tovar           40  167   24   51   9   2   0    5   9   3   19   17  .305
Harmon Killebrew      40  149   15   45  10   0   4   32   2   2   21   29  .302
Leo Cardenas          42  150   17   40   9   1   3   23   1   0   15   10  .267
Brant Alyea           29   73    6   18   4   0   1   10   0   1   11   15  .247
George Mitterwald     38  104    8   24   4   0   3    9   0   0   15   23  .231
Rod Carew             37  149   21   34   4   2   1   10   1   1    5   23  .228
Chuck Manuel          11    9    1    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    3  .222
Rick Renick           14   23    1    5   2   0   0    6   0   0    4    7  .217
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          39  138   20   51   7   3   6   23   5   2   30   12  .370
John Ellis            12   26    4    8   1   0   1    3   0   0   13    3  .308
Roy White             37  131   20   37   5   2   7   24   3   4   21   17  .282
Frank Baker            8   11    1    3   1   0   0    1   1   0    1    3  .273
Horace Clarke         39  155   21   40   6   3   0   10   5   2   27   15  .258
Ron Hansen            13   32    1    8   1   0   0    5   0   0    3    6  .250
Felipe Alou           30  109   12   27   4   1   3   11   2   1   11    9  .248
Thurman Munson        25   93   11   22   3   2   1   10   3   1   14    6  .237
Gene Michael          35  110    7   26   4   0   0   14   2   2   17   13  .236
Danny Cater           38  155   16   36   4   2   0   12   0   1    5   11  .232
Ron Woods             16   24    3    5   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    0  .208
Jerry Kenney          31   75    8   15   1   0   0    5   5   4   13    9  .200
Curt Blefary          21   36    4    7   1   0   1    2   0   0    3    5  .194
Jim Lyttle             9   27    1    5   1   0   1    1   0   0    0    4  .185
Jake Gibbs            23   68    5   11   4   0   1    8   1   0    3    9  .162
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
Sal Bando             45  157   24   44  10   0   6   27   0   3   30   27  .280
Reggie Jackson        43  162   26   45   8   1   7   20   5   4   23   48  .278
Larry Brown            7   18    2    5   0   0   0    0   1   0    0    1  .278
Mike Epstein          13   47    6   13   1   0   2    6   0   1    7   14  .277
Bert Campaneris       43  186   25   48   9   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              43  167   25   40   8   0   5   23   1   1   16   19  .240
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           34  105   17   24   3   0   6   18   2   2   25   26  .229
Dick Green            43  136   19   31   2   0   4   18   1   0   24   32  .228
Gene Tenace           11   27    4    6   1   0   0    3   0   0    5    4  .222
Dave Duncan           38  129   10   28   3   0   3   10   0   1   12   21  .217
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           10   29    3   11   2   0   2    3   0   0    6    3  .379
Frank Howard          39  143   14   42   8   1   5   13   1   0   18   29  .294
Del Unser             38  121   12   34   5   4   2    9   3   1   11   17  .281
Bernie Allen          26   51    3   14   1   0   2    8   1   0    4    8  .275
Mike Epstein          24   85    6   21   1   1   1    9   1   0   12   31  .247
Paul Casanova         31  106    9   26   5   1   3   13   0   1    4   12  .245
Tommy McCraw          32   83   15   20   3   2   4    9   1   2    6   13  .241
Toby Harrah           36  120   11   26   5   0   0    5   0   3   12   18  .217
Joe Foy               37  113    8   23   6   0   0   10   4   1   23   12  .204
Curt Flood            13   35    4    7   0   0   0    2   0   1    5    2  .200
Dick Billings         25   36    1    7   0   0   0    3   1   0    0   10  .194
Tim Cullen            41  146   13   24   1   1   1    9   0   0    9   12  .164
Elliott Maddox        30   66    7   10   1   1   0    5   0   1   13   16  .152
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         5   11    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    2  .091
Don Wert              12   23    2    2   1   0   0    2   0   0    2    7  .087
Frank Fernandez        7   12    0    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    5  .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)     186
  S. Alomar (CAL)         183
  J. Rudi (OAK)           167
  C. Tovar (MIN)          167
  A. Johnson (CAL)        165
  F. Patek (KC)           163
  R. Jackson (OAK)        162
  D. McAuliffe (DET)      162
  J. Northrup (DET)       159
  S. Bando (OAK)          157

Runs Scored:

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

Hits:

  T. Oliva (MIN)           53
  B. Murcer (NY)           51
  C. Tovar (MIN)           51
  R. Smith (BOS)           50
  B. Campaneris (OAK)      48
  C. Rojas (KC)            47
  R. Jackson (OAK)         45
  H. Killebrew (MIN)       45
  J. Northrup (DET)        45
  S. Bando (OAK)           44

Doubles:

  J. Northrup (DET)        11
  T. Oliva (MIN)           11
  S. Bando (OAK)           10
  T. Conigliaro (CAL)      10
  H. Killebrew (MIN)       10
  M. Belanger (BAL)         9
  B. Campaneris (OAK)       9
  L. Cardenas (MIN)         9
  K. McMullen (CAL)         9
  R. Smith (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:

  N. Cash (DET)            11
  T. Oliva (MIN)           10
  W. Horton (DET)           9
  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
  J. Northrup (DET)        25
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     25
  R. Smith (BOS)           24
  R. White (NY)            24
  L. Cardenas (MIN)        23
  W. Horton (DET)          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
  D. Buford (BAL)           6
  L. Richard (CHI)          6
  P. Blair (BAL)            5
  H. Clarke (NY)            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)     34
  G. Nettles (CLE)         32
  R. Petrocelli (BOS)      32
  S. Bando (OAK)           30
  B. Murcer (NY)           30
  A. Kaline (DET)          28
  B. Powell (BAL)          28
  H. Clarke (NY)           27
  D. Mincher (WAS)         26
  R. Monday (OAK)          25

Strikeouts:

  R. Jackson (OAK)         48
  M. Epstein (OAK)         45
  B. Oliver (KC)           34
  D. Green (OAK)           32
  D. McAuliffe (DET)       31
  T. Harper (MIL)          30
  F. Howard (WAS)          29
  H. Killebrew (MIN)       29
  A. Johnson (CAL)         28
  S. Bando (OAK)           27


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