Wednesday May 26, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of May 26, 1971:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Minnesota       1502  193   402   69   10   29   178   20   11  140   225  .268
Chicago         1323  150   350   57    7   27   139   24   15  127   181  .265
Boston          1392  198   354   74    6   44   187   14    7  179   212  .254
Baltimore       1323  173   327   46    5   32   161   16    7  168   202  .247
New York        1358  149   333   46   14   21   144   28   17  178   155  .245
Detroit         1453  180   356   63    6   46   165   16   18  151   235  .245
Kansas City     1401  152   343   58    9   21   148   29   12  143   231  .245
Oakland         1567  209   381   66    2   46   191   34   21  203   309  .243
California      1540  155   346   68    4   34   146   23    8  137   229  .225
Cleveland       1368  131   305   43    4   28   124   22    8  134   200  .223
Washington      1463  141   324   51   12   21   129   14   14  158   268  .222
Milwaukee       1266  113   276   38    6   22   109   13    6  136   234  .218

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Tony Oliva (MIN)         36  145   29   56  11   1  10   24   2   1    9    8  .386
Bobby Murcer (NY)        41  147   21   53   7   3   6   23   5   2   30   12  .361
Rick Reichardt (CHI)     34  127   14   41   5   1   5   15   1   3    6   15  .323
Carl Yastrzemski (BOS)   42  141   35   45  10   1   7   27   2   3   41   11  .319
Reggie Smith (BOS)       42  167   30   52  10   0   8   25   4   1   18   21  .311
Cookie Rojas (KC)        42  158   22   49   9   0   1   16   5   1   17   10  .310
Carlos May (CHI)         39  153   19   47   7   2   2   21   6   2   14   17  .307
Harmon Killebrew (MIN)   42  157   16   48  11   0   5   37   2   2   22   30  .306
Frank Howard (WAS)       42  158   16   48   9   1   6   17   1   0   18   32  .304
Cesar Tovar (MIN)        42  175   26   53   9   3   0    5   9   3   21   18  .303

 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       40  150   21   44   3   0   5   18   0   0   16   17  .293
Don Buford            31  117   28   34   3   0   4   11   6   1   19   12  .291
Davey Johnson         39  144   18   41   8   1   5   22   0   0   17   13  .285
Merv Rettenmund       31   92   10   26   2   2   1   12   2   1   18   19  .283
Frank Robinson        33  114   16   32   5   0   4   21   2   0   13    9  .281
Mark Belanger         39  129   18   35   9   0   0   11   1   3   22    9  .271
Andy Etchebarren      16   48    5   13   1   0   1    4   0   2    4   12  .271
Paul Blair            39  147   22   34   6   1   3   14   5   0    9   26  .231
Ellie Hendricks       26   83    5   17   3   1   1   12   0   0    7   12  .205
Boog Powell           39  140   18   27   6   0   7   26   0   0   29   18  .193
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
Bob Montgomery         1    4    0    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .750
Phil Gagliano          9    5    3    3   1   0   0    2   0   0    2    0  .600
Carl Yastrzemski      42  141   35   45  10   1   7   27   2   3   41   11  .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          42  167   30   52  10   0   8   25   4   1   18   21  .311
Joe Lahoud            24   25    4    7   2   0   0    4   0   0    4    2  .280
George Scott          39  150   15   41   7   1   5   20   0   1   13   29  .273
Billy Conigliaro      38  144   19   39  12   0   7   19   3   0   12   28  .271
Doug Griffin          41  137   16   37   6   2   0    6   3   1   13   13  .270
Rico Petrocelli       41  143   19   35   9   0   5   30   0   0   33   25  .245
Duane Josephson       39  139   16   31   5   1   5   15   1   0   10   15  .223
Luis Aparicio         38  163   19   27   8   0   3   19   1   0   12   16  .166
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       25   69    8   26   6   0   1   11   0   0    4    6  .377
Chico Ruiz            16   11    3    3   0   0   0    0   1   0    2    4  .273
Roger Repoz           33   81   14   21   3   1   4   14   0   2   24   21  .259
Ken McMullen          46  165   18   41   9   0   7   16   1   0   14   22  .249
Alex Johnson          43  170   12   42   5   0   1    9   5   1    9   29  .247
Tony Conigliaro       41  147   14   36  11   0   3   11   3   2   17   25  .245
Syd O'Brien           31   99   13   24   4   1   3   14   0   1    4   10  .242
Billy Cowan           15   17    2    4   0   0   0    2   1   0    1    3  .235
Jim Fregosi           31   86    6   20   4   0   2   11   0   0   11   11  .233
Jerry Moses           31   88    6   20   3   0   3    9   0   0    2   15  .227
Tony Gonzalez         25   32    3    7   2   0   0    6   0   0    5    5  .219
Sandy Alomar          46  196   17   41   5   2   1   18  11   1   12   15  .209
Ken Berry             41  110   12   20   9   0   2    6   1   1   12   13  .182
Jim Spencer           45  148   18   26   4   0   6   11   0   0   15   17  .176
Jeff Torborg          15   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      10   27    6    9   1   0   0    5   2   0    4    3  .333
Rick Reichardt        34  127   14   41   5   1   5   15   1   3    6   15  .323
Carlos May            39  153   19   47   7   2   2   21   6   2   14   17  .307
Bill Melton           39  139   14   39   9   1   5   20   2   1   19   24  .281
Ed Herrmann           32   93   13   26   4   0   4   12   0   0   12    6  .280
Mike Andrews          38  126   13   35   8   0   2   16   2   1   22    8  .278
Tom Egan              14   37    5   10   4   0   3    6   0   0    2   16  .270
Lee Richard           37  139   17   36   4   1   0    9   7   4    7   18  .259
Walt Williams         29   56    5   14   2   0   1    2   1   1    4    3  .250
Jay Johnstone         33  110   16   27   4   0   4   10   2   0   14   13  .246
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          24   41    4   12   2   0   1    6   0   0    6    7  .293
Ted Uhlaender         32   80    6   23   2   1   0    8   1   1    5    8  .288
Ray Fosse             40  154   18   43   7   1   2   12   1   0   11   19  .279
Gomer Hodge           31   32    2    8   2   0   0    8   0   0    3    5  .250
Eddie Leon            36  114   11   28   2   0   2   13   1   1    8   16  .246
Roy Foster            31   90    9   22   6   1   3    7   3   1    6   12  .244
Vada Pinson           37  147   14   35   5   0   3    9  11   1    7   17  .238
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         38  131   15   28   2   0   4   13   1   0   18   15  .214
Ted Ford              31   98    5   19   1   0   2    9   2   2    5   15  .194
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         41  138   16   25   3   0   7   16   0   0   32    8  .181
Buddy Bradford        20   38    4    6   2   1   0    3   0   0    6   10  .158
Fred Stanley           6    8    1    1   0   0   0    1   1   0    6    1  .125
Lou Camilli           16   22    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    3  .091

 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          22   33    4   13   1   0   2    4   0   2    2    5  .394
Kevin Collins         12   12    2    4   1   1   0    0   0   0    0    4  .333
Norm Cash             31  102   20   31   6   1  11   22   1   0   18   18  .304
Al Kaline             35  115   23   34   6   0   3   12   1   3   29   22  .296
Bill Freehan          38  134   10   37   8   1   4   10   1   4   13   17  .276
Jim Northrup          43  168   28   46  11   1   4   25   5   2   24   13  .274
Mickey Stanley        33   94   11   25   3   0   2    5   1   1    4   11  .266
Gates Brown           15   24    4    6   0   0   0    2   2   0    2    2  .250
Willie Horton         38  145   19   35   7   0   9   23   0   4   10   28  .241
Ed Brinkman           43  151   11   33   6   0   0   11   0   1   10   13  .219
Aurelio Rodriguez     43  164   13   35   4   0   4   14   3   1    8   24  .213
Jim Price             11   21    1    4   1   0   0    3   0   0    3    1  .191
Dick McAuliffe        42  171   21   32   7   2   5   21   2   0   15   31  .187
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          42  158   22   49   9   0   1   16   5   1   17   10  .310
Bobby Knoop           12   10    0    3   1   0   0    4   0   0    2    3  .300
Paul Schaal           42  138   21   40   6   4   3   16   2   0   26    9  .290
Amos Otis             39  156   22   45   7   1   7   22  12   2   10   23  .289
Dennis Paepke         21   46    5   12   5   0   1    5   0   0    3    6  .261
Freddie Patek         41  172   17   44   8   2   0   10   8   3   13   19  .256
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             23   69    4   17   5   0   1   11   0   0    7   15  .246
Ed Kirkpatrick        37  120   14   29   5   0   2   18   1   0   19   21  .242
Bob Oliver            39  133   15   32   3   0   3   12   0   0    5   35  .241
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           19   38    3    7   0   0   0    3   0   1    5   13  .184
Rich Severson          5    7    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .143
Ted Savage             7   15    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    3  .133

 Milwaukee            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ron Theobald          18   35    6   13   2   0   0    3   1   0    5    4  .371
Dave May              36  126   16   37   7   1   2   10   3   2   12   12  .294
Johnny Briggs         24   67   10   19   2   0   4    8   1   0    7   16  .284
Ellie Rodriguez       24   68    6   19   4   0   1   11   0   1    7    6  .279
Bill Voss             35  115   11   30   2   0   4   11   0   0    9   18  .261
Mike Hegan            36  100   15   23   4   1   3    9   1   1   21   15  .230
Danny Walton          24   53    5   12   1   0   2    9   0   0    6   16  .226
Rick Auerbach         30   86    9   18   3   0   0    4   1   1    9   15  .209
Tommy Harper          38  150   11   29   5   1   2   10   4   0   15   35  .193
Phil Roof             24   68    3   13   1   0   0    2   0   0    4   15  .191
Ted Kubiak            35  107    7   20   1   2   1    5   0   1   13   12  .187
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
Bernie Smith          15   36    1    5   1   0   1    3   0   0    0    5  .139
Floyd Wicker          10    8    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    0  .125
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            36  145   29   56  11   1  10   24   2   1    9    8  .386
Jim Nettles            4    9    1    3   0   1   0    2   0   0    0    3  .333
Jim Holt              39  112   11   36   5   2   1   15   2   1    5    5  .321
Steve Braun           31   70   13   22   2   0   2   10   1   1    9    5  .314
Harmon Killebrew      42  157   16   48  11   0   5   37   2   2   22   30  .306
Cesar Tovar           42  175   26   53   9   3   0    5   9   3   21   18  .303
Leo Cardenas          44  157   19   43   9   1   3   23   1   0   17   11  .274
Brant Alyea           29   73    6   18   4   0   1   10   0   1   11   15  .247
George Mitterwald     40  111    9   27   4   0   4   13   0   0   16   25  .243
Rod Carew             39  159   24   38   5   2   1   10   1   2    5   23  .239
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          41  147   21   53   7   3   6   23   5   2   30   12  .361
John Ellis            14   29    4    9   1   0   1    3   0   0   14    4  .310
Roy White             39  137   21   40   6   2   7   26   3   4   23   17  .292
Frank Baker            9   11    2    3   1   0   0    1   1   0    1    3  .273
Horace Clarke         41  164   21   41   6   3   0   10   5   2   27   15  .250
Thurman Munson        27   99   12   24   3   2   1   10   3   1   17    8  .242
Ron Hansen            14   33    1    8   1   0   0    6   0   0    3    6  .242
Felipe Alou           32  118   13   28   4   1   3   11   2   1   11    9  .237
Gene Michael          37  115    8   27   4   0   0   15   3   2   18   13  .235
Danny Cater           40  164   16   38   4   2   0   13   0   1    5   11  .232
Jim Lyttle            10   28    1    6   2   0   1    2   0   0    0    4  .214
Jerry Kenney          33   79    8   16   1   0   0    5   5   4   13   10  .203
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
Mike Epstein          14   51    7   15   1   0   3    9   0   1    8   14  .294
Sal Bando             47  167   24   47  10   0   6   29   0   3   31   27  .281
Tommy Davis           22   50    5   14   4   0   1   17   2   0    5    6  .280
Reggie Jackson        45  172   28   46   8   1   8   22   7   4   24   52  .267
Larry Brown            8   19    2    5   0   0   0    0   1   0    0    2  .263
Felipe Alou            2    8    0    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250
Bert Campaneris       45  197   27   48   9   0   3   15  15   4   12   24  .244
Joe Rudi              45  178   27   43   9   0   5   23   2   1   17   21  .242
Don Mincher           28   92    9   22   6   1   2    8   1   1   20   14  .239
Angel Mangual         25   51    6   12   3   0   1    5   0   3    3    7  .235
Dick Green            45  146   20   34   3   0   5   21   1   0   24   34  .233
Dave Duncan           40  139   13   31   4   0   5   12   0   1   12   22  .223
Gene Tenace           11   27    4    6   1   0   0    3   0   0    5    4  .222
Rick Monday           36  110   17   24   3   0   6   18   2   2   27   29  .218
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
Frank Howard          42  158   16   48   9   1   6   17   1   0   18   32  .304
Larry Biittner         8   20    2    6   0   0   0    2   1   0    2    2  .300
Don Mincher           13   38    4   11   2   0   2    3   0   0    6    5  .290
Del Unser             41  130   13   36   5   4   2   11   4   1   15   20  .277
Bernie Allen          28   53    3   14   1   0   2    8   1   0    4    8  .264
Paul Casanova         34  120   10   30   6   1   3   14   0   2    4   16  .250
Mike Epstein          24   85    6   21   1   1   1    9   1   0   12   31  .247
Dick Billings         26   41    2   10   1   0   0    4   1   1    0   10  .244
Joe Foy               40  126   12   30   8   0   0   11   4   1   25   13  .238
Tommy McCraw          34   85   15   20   3   2   4    9   1   2    6   15  .235
Toby Harrah           39  133   12   30   7   0   0    7   0   3   13   20  .226
Curt Flood            13   35    4    7   0   0   0    2   0   1    5    2  .200
Tim Cullen            44  158   16   26   1   1   1    9   0   0   10   14  .165
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        33   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)     197
  S. Alomar (CAL)         196
  J. Rudi (OAK)           178
  C. Tovar (MIN)          175
  R. Jackson (OAK)        172
  F. Patek (KC)           172
  D. McAuliffe (DET)      171
  A. Johnson (CAL)        170
  J. Northrup (DET)       168
  S. Bando (OAK)          167

Runs Scored:

  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     35
  R. Smith (BOS)           30
  T. Oliva (MIN)           29
  D. Buford (BAL)          28
  R. Jackson (OAK)         28
  J. Northrup (DET)        28
  B. Campaneris (OAK)      27
  J. Rudi (OAK)            27
  C. Tovar (MIN)           26
  S. Bando (OAK)           24

Hits:

  T. Oliva (MIN)           56
  B. Murcer (NY)           53
  C. Tovar (MIN)           53
  R. Smith (BOS)           52
  C. Rojas (KC)            49
  B. Campaneris (OAK)      48
  F. Howard (WAS)          48
  H. Killebrew (MIN)       48
  S. Bando (OAK)           47
  C. May (CHI)             47

Doubles:

  B. Conigliaro (BOS)      12
  T. Conigliaro (CAL)      11
  H. Killebrew (MIN)       11
  J. Northrup (DET)        11
  T. Oliva (MIN)           11
  S. Bando (OAK)           10
  R. Smith (BOS)           10
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     10
  M. Belanger (BAL)         9
  K. Berry (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
  K. McMullen (CAL)         7
  G. Nettles (CLE)          7
  A. Otis (KC)              7
  B. Powell (BAL)           7

RBI:

  H. Killebrew (MIN)       37
  R. Petrocelli (BOS)      30
  S. Bando (OAK)           29
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     27
  B. Powell (BAL)          26
  R. White (NY)            26
  J. Northrup (DET)        25
  R. Smith (BOS)           25
  T. Oliva (MIN)           24
  L. Cardenas (MIN)        23

Stolen Bases:

  B. Campaneris (OAK)      15
  A. Otis (KC)             12
  S. Alomar (CAL)          11
  V. Pinson (CLE)          11
  C. Tovar (MIN)            9
  F. Patek (KC)             8
  R. Jackson (OAK)          7
  L. Richard (CHI)          7
  D. Buford (BAL)           6
  C. May (CHI)              6

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)     41
  R. Petrocelli (BOS)      33
  G. Nettles (CLE)         32
  S. Bando (OAK)           31
  B. Murcer (NY)           30
  A. Kaline (DET)          29
  B. Powell (BAL)          29
  H. Clarke (NY)           27
  R. Monday (OAK)          27
  D. Mincher (WAS)         26

Strikeouts:

  R. Jackson (OAK)         52
  M. Epstein (OAK)         45
  T. Harper (MIL)          35
  B. Oliver (KC)           35
  D. Green (OAK)           34
  F. Howard (WAS)          32
  D. McAuliffe (DET)       31
  H. Killebrew (MIN)       30
  A. Johnson (CAL)         29
  R. Monday (OAK)          29

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