Tuesday May 25, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of May 25, 1971:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Minnesota       1472  189   395   68   10   29   175   20    9  134   221  .268
Chicago         1290  143   339   55    7   27   134   22   15  123   176  .263
Boston          1362  195   344   69    6   44   184   14    7  177   206  .253
New York        1327  147   328   45   14   21   142   27   17  174   152  .247
Baltimore       1292  170   319   46    5   32   159   16    7  165   200  .247
Detroit         1421  179   350   61    6   46   164   16   18  150   229  .246
Kansas City     1368  150   337   57    9   20   146   28   12  143   225  .246
Oakland         1526  204   374   65    2   45   186   30   21  196   301  .245
California      1492  148   332   66    4   31   139   22    8  135   223  .223
Cleveland       1336  129   297   41    4   27   122   21    8  129   198  .222
Washington      1430  139   315   49   12   21   127   12   14  157   261  .220
Milwaukee       1233  112   268   37    6   22   108   13    6  134   222  .217

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Tony Oliva (MIN)         35  143   29   55  11   1  10   23   2   1    8    8  .385
Bobby Murcer (NY)        40  143   21   52   7   3   6   23   5   2   30   12  .364
Carl Yastrzemski (BOS)   41  138   35   44   9   1   7   27   2   3   40   10  .319
Cookie Rojas (KC)        41  154   21   49   9   0   1   16   5   1   17   10  .318
Rick Reichardt (CHI)     33  123   13   39   5   1   5   15   1   3    6   15  .317
Reggie Smith (BOS)       41  163   29   51   9   0   8   25   4   1   18   20  .313
Harmon Killebrew (MIN)   41  153   16   47  11   0   5   36   2   2   22   29  .307
Cesar Tovar (MIN)        41  171   25   52   9   3   0    5   9   3   20   17  .304
Carlos May (CHI)         38  149   17   45   7   2   2   21   5   2   13   16  .302
Frank Howard (WAS)       41  154   15   46   8   1   6   17   1   0   18   31  .299

 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          9    5    3    3   1   0   0    2   0   0    2    0  .600
Carl Yastrzemski      41  138   35   44   9   1   7   27   2   3   40   10  .319
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
Reggie Smith          41  163   29   51   9   0   8   25   4   1   18   20  .313
Joe Lahoud            24   25    4    7   2   0   0    4   0   0    4    2  .280
George Scott          38  146   15   40   6   1   5   20   0   1   13   28  .274
Doug Griffin          40  134   16   36   6   2   0    5   3   1   13   12  .269
Billy Conigliaro      37  140   17   37  10   0   7   19   3   0   12   27  .264
Rico Petrocelli       40  140   19   34   9   0   5   29   0   0   33   25  .243
Duane Josephson       39  139   16   31   5   1   5   15   1   0   10   15  .223
Luis Aparicio         37  160   19   27   8   0   3   19   1   0   11   16  .169
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       24   65    8   25   6   0   1   11   0   0    4    6  .385
Roger Repoz           32   77   14   21   3   1   4   14   0   2   24   18  .273
Chico Ruiz            16   11    3    3   0   0   0    0   1   0    2    4  .273
Ken McMullen          45  159   17   40   9   0   6   15   1   0   14   21  .252
Tony Conigliaro       40  141   14   35  10   0   3   11   3   2   17   25  .248
Syd O'Brien           30   94   12   23   4   1   3   14   0   1    4   10  .245
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           30   85    5   19   4   0   1    9   0   0   11   11  .224
Sandy Alomar          45  190   17   39   5   2   1   16  10   1   12   15  .205
Tony Gonzalez         24   31    3    6   2   0   0    6   0   0    5    5  .194
Ken Berry             40  106   11   19   8   0   2    6   1   1   11   12  .179
Jim Spencer           44  145   16   24   4   0   5   10   0   0   15   17  .166
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
Rich Morales          17   20    4    8   1   0   0    3   0   0    1    2  .400
Rich McKinney         26   63    5   23   2   0   1    8   0   0    7    6  .365
Lee Maye              12   14    2    5   2   0   0    4   0   0    4    2  .357
Mike Hershberger       9   23    6    8   1   0   0    4   2   0    4    2  .348
Rick Reichardt        33  123   13   39   5   1   5   15   1   3    6   15  .317
Carlos May            38  149   17   45   7   2   2   21   5   2   13   16  .302
Ed Herrmann           31   91   12   26   4   0   4   12   0   0   10    6  .286
Bill Melton           38  135   14   38   8   1   5   19   2   1   19   24  .282
Mike Andrews          37  122   12   33   8   0   2   14   2   1   22    8  .271
Tom Egan              14   37    5   10   4   0   3    6   0   0    2   16  .270
Lee Richard           36  135   16   34   3   1   0    8   7   4    7   17  .252
Walt Williams         29   56    5   14   2   0   1    2   1   1    4    3  .250
Jay Johnstone         32  106   15   26   4   0   4   10   1   0   13   13  .245
Luis Alvarado         19   41    4    9   0   0   0    0   0   1    2    3  .220
Ed Stroud             30   78   12   12   3   2   0    1   1   2    8    8  .154
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
Norm Cash             30   99   20   30   5   1  11   22   1   0   17   18  .303
Al Kaline             34  112   23   33   6   0   3   11   1   3   29   21  .295
Jim Northrup          42  164   28   46  11   1   4   25   5   2   24   12  .281
Bill Freehan          37  131   10   36   8   1   4   10   1   4   13   17  .275
Mickey Stanley        33   94   11   25   3   0   2    5   1   1    4   11  .266
Gates Brown           14   23    4    6   0   0   0    2   2   0    2    2  .261
Willie Horton         37  141   19   34   6   0   9   23   0   4   10   27  .241
Ed Brinkman           42  148   11   32   6   0   0   11   0   1   10   13  .216
Aurelio Rodriguez     42  161   12   34   4   0   4   14   3   1    8   24  .211
Dick McAuliffe        41  167   21   32   7   2   5   21   2   0   15   31  .192
Jim Price             11   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          41  154   21   49   9   0   1   16   5   1   17   10  .318
Bobby Knoop           12   10    0    3   1   0   0    4   0   0    2    3  .300
Paul Schaal           41  134   21   39   6   4   3   16   2   0   26    9  .291
Amos Otis             38  152   22   44   7   1   7   22  11   2   10   22  .290
Freddie Patek         40  168   17   44   8   2   0   10   8   3   13   19  .262
Dennis Paepke         20   42    4   11   5   0   0    3   0   0    3    6  .262
Gail Hopkins          22   48    3   12   2   1   3   11   0   0    3    3  .250
Buck Martinez          3    4    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   1    1    2  .250
Jerry May             22   66    4   16   4   0   1   11   0   0    7   15  .242
Ed Kirkpatrick        37  120   14   29   5   0   2   18   1   0   19   21  .242
Bob Oliver            38  129   15   30   3   0   3   12   0   0    5   34  .233
Lou Piniella          24   88   11   20   3   1   0   10   1   1    7   10  .227
Joe Keough            31  103   12   23   4   0   0    4   0   3   15    8  .223
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          17   31    6   11   2   0   0    3   1   0    5    3  .355
Dave May              35  122   16   36   7   1   2   10   3   2   12   12  .295
Johnny Briggs         23   63   10   18   2   0   4    7   1   0    7   13  .286
Ellie Rodriguez       23   65    6   18   4   0   1   11   0   1    7    5  .277
Bill Voss             34  111   10   27   1   0   4   11   0   0    9   18  .243
Mike Hegan            35   98   15   23   4   1   3    9   1   1   19   15  .235
Danny Walton          23   52    5   12   1   0   2    9   0   0    6   16  .231
Rick Auerbach         29   83    9   18   3   0   0    4   1   1    9   14  .217
Tommy Harper          37  146   11   29   5   1   2   10   4   0   15   32  .199
Phil Roof             24   68    3   13   1   0   0    2   0   0    4   15  .191
Ted Kubiak            34  106    7   20   1   2   1    5   0   1   13   11  .189
Roberto Pena          24   66    5   12   2   0   1    4   1   0    5    8  .182
Andy Kosco            23   68    3   12   2   1   1   13   0   0    9   13  .177
Ted Savage            14   17    2    3   0   0   0    1   1   0    5    4  .177
Al Yates               3    6    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .167
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            35  143   29   55  11   1  10   23   2   1    8    8  .385
Steve Braun           30   66   13   22   2   0   2   10   1   1    9    5  .333
Jim Nettles            4    9    1    3   0   1   0    2   0   0    0    3  .333
Jim Holt              38  109   10   35   5   2   1   15   2   0    4    5  .321
Harmon Killebrew      41  153   16   47  11   0   5   36   2   2   22   29  .307
Cesar Tovar           41  171   25   52   9   3   0    5   9   3   20   17  .304
Leo Cardenas          43  155   18   42   9   1   3   23   1   0   15   11  .271
George Mitterwald     39  109    9   27   4   0   4   12   0   0   15   25  .248
Brant Alyea           29   73    6   18   4   0   1   10   0   1   11   15  .247
Rod Carew             38  154   23   36   4   2   1   10   1   1    5   23  .234
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          40  143   21   52   7   3   6   23   5   2   30   12  .364
John Ellis            13   26    4    8   1   0   1    3   0   0   14    3  .308
Roy White             38  134   21   39   5   2   7   24   3   4   22   17  .291
Frank Baker            9   11    2    3   1   0   0    1   1   0    1    3  .273
Horace Clarke         40  160   21   41   6   3   0   10   5   2   27   15  .256
Felipe Alou           31  114   13   28   4   1   3   11   2   1   11    9  .246
Ron Hansen            14   33    1    8   1   0   0    6   0   0    3    6  .242
Gene Michael          36  112    7   27   4   0   0   15   2   2   17   13  .241
Thurman Munson        26   97   11   23   3   2   1   10   3   1   15    8  .237
Danny Cater           39  160   16   37   4   2   0   13   0   1    5   11  .231
Jim Lyttle            10   28    1    6   2   0   1    2   0   0    0    4  .214
Jerry Kenney          32   78    8   16   1   0   0    5   5   4   13    9  .205
Ron Woods             17   25    3    5   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    0  .200
Curt Blefary          21   36    4    7   1   0   1    2   0   0    3    5  .194
Jake Gibbs            24   68    5   11   4   0   1    8   1   0    4    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           22   50    5   14   4   0   1   17   2   0    5    6  .280
Sal Bando             46  162   24   45  10   0   6   27   0   3   30   27  .278
Mike Epstein          13   47    6   13   1   0   2    6   0   1    7   14  .277
Reggie Jackson        44  168   27   46   8   1   8   22   5   4   23   49  .274
Larry Brown            8   19    2    5   0   0   0    0   1   0    0    2  .263
Bert Campaneris       44  192   26   48   9   0   3   15  14   4   11   23  .250
Felipe Alou            2    8    0    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250
Angel Mangual         24   50    6   12   3   0   1    5   0   3    3    7  .240
Don Mincher           28   92    9   22   6   1   2    8   1   1   20   14  .239
Joe Rudi              44  173   25   41   8   0   5   23   1   1   16   20  .237
Dick Green            44  141   20   33   3   0   5   21   1   0   24   34  .234
Dave Duncan           39  134   13   31   4   0   5   12   0   1   12   21  .231
Rick Monday           35  107   17   24   3   0   6   18   2   2   25   28  .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
Ramon Webster          3    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Tony Larussa           7    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

 Washington           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Don Mincher           12   34    4   11   2   0   2    3   0   0    6    4  .324
Frank Howard          41  154   15   46   8   1   6   17   1   0   18   31  .299
Bernie Allen          27   52    3   14   1   0   2    8   1   0    4    8  .269
Del Unser             40  127   13   34   5   4   2   10   3   1   14   20  .268
Paul Casanova         33  116   10   29   6   1   3   14   0   2    4   15  .250
Larry Biittner         7   16    2    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    2  .250
Mike Epstein          24   85    6   21   1   1   1    9   1   0   12   31  .247
Joe Foy               39  122   12   30   8   0   0   11   4   1   25   12  .246
Dick Billings         26   41    2   10   1   0   0    4   1   1    0   10  .244
Tommy McCraw          33   84   15   20   3   2   4    9   1   2    6   14  .238
Toby Harrah           38  129   12   29   6   0   0    7   0   3   13   19  .225
Curt Flood            13   35    4    7   0   0   0    2   0   1    5    2  .200
Tim Cullen            43  155   15   25   1   1   1    9   0   0   10   13  .161
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
Elliott Maddox        32   71    8   10   1   1   0    5   0   1   14   17  .141
Don Wert              12   23    2    2   1   0   0    2   0   0    2    7  .087
Frank Fernandez        8   13    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)     192
  S. Alomar (CAL)         190
  J. Rudi (OAK)           173
  C. Tovar (MIN)          171
  R. Jackson (OAK)        168
  F. Patek (KC)           168
  D. McAuliffe (DET)      167
  A. Johnson (CAL)        165
  J. Northrup (DET)       164
  R. Smith (BOS)          163

Runs Scored:

  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     35
  T. Oliva (MIN)           29
  R. Smith (BOS)           29
  D. Buford (BAL)          28
  J. Northrup (DET)        28
  R. Jackson (OAK)         27
  B. Campaneris (OAK)      26
  J. Rudi (OAK)            25
  C. Tovar (MIN)           25
  S. Bando (OAK)           24

Hits:

  T. Oliva (MIN)           55
  B. Murcer (NY)           52
  C. Tovar (MIN)           52
  R. Smith (BOS)           51
  C. Rojas (KC)            49
  B. Campaneris (OAK)      48
  H. Killebrew (MIN)       47
  F. Howard (WAS)          46
  R. Jackson (OAK)         46
  J. Northrup (DET)        46

Doubles:

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

Triples:

  P. Schaal (KC)            4
  D. Unser (WAS)            4
  H. Clarke (NY)            3
  B. Murcer (NY)            3
  C. Tovar (MIN)            3
  S. Alomar (CAL)           2
  R. Carew (MIN)            2
  D. Cater (NY)             2
  D. Griffin (BOS)          2
  J. Holt (MIN)             2

Home Runs:

  N. Cash (DET)            11
  T. Oliva (MIN)           10
  W. Horton (DET)           9
  R. Jackson (OAK)          8
  R. Smith (BOS)            8
  B. Conigliaro (BOS)       7
  G. Nettles (CLE)          7
  A. Otis (KC)              7
  B. Powell (BAL)           7
  R. White (NY)             7

RBI:

  H. Killebrew (MIN)       36
  R. Petrocelli (BOS)      29
  S. Bando (OAK)           27
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     27
  B. Powell (BAL)          26
  J. Northrup (DET)        25
  R. Smith (BOS)           25
  R. White (NY)            24
  L. Cardenas (MIN)        23
  W. Horton (DET)          23

Stolen Bases:

  B. Campaneris (OAK)      14
  A. Otis (KC)             11
  S. Alomar (CAL)          10
  V. Pinson (CLE)          10
  C. Tovar (MIN)            9
  F. Patek (KC)             8
  L. Richard (CHI)          7
  D. Buford (BAL)           6
  P. Blair (BAL)            5
  H. Clarke (NY)            5

Caught Stealing:

  B. Campaneris (OAK)       4
  B. Freehan (DET)          4
  W. Horton (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

Walks:

  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     40
  R. Petrocelli (BOS)      33
  G. Nettles (CLE)         32
  S. Bando (OAK)           30
  B. Murcer (NY)           30
  A. Kaline (DET)          29
  B. Powell (BAL)          28
  H. Clarke (NY)           27
  D. Mincher (WAS)         26
  P. Schaal (KC)           26

Strikeouts:

  R. Jackson (OAK)         49
  M. Epstein (OAK)         45
  D. Green (OAK)           34
  B. Oliver (KC)           34
  T. Harper (MIL)          32
  F. Howard (WAS)          31
  D. McAuliffe (DET)       31
  H. Killebrew (MIN)       29
  A. Johnson (CAL)         28
  R. Monday (OAK)          28


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