Thursday May 27, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of May 27, 1971:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Chicago         1323  150   350   57    7   27   139   24   15  127   181  .265
Minnesota       1531  196   405   70   10   30   181   20   12  141   234  .265
Boston          1425  204   363   76    6   46   192   14    7  183   216  .255
Baltimore       1354  178   334   49    5   33   166   16    7  174   211  .247
New York        1391  152   341   47   14   23   147   28   18  181   161  .245
Kansas City     1401  152   343   58    9   21   148   29   12  143   231  .245
Detroit         1482  184   362   63    6   47   169   16   18  154   241  .244
Oakland         1567  209   381   66    2   46   191   34   21  203   309  .243
Cleveland       1409  141   322   45    4   28   132   23    8  140   203  .229
California      1540  155   346   68    4   34   146   23    8  137   229  .225
Washington      1498  143   335   52   13   21   131   14   14  162   275  .224
Milwaukee       1294  118   283   40    7   22   114   13    6  139   239  .219

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Tony Oliva (MIN)         37  149   29   56  11   1  10   24   2   1    9   10  .376
Bobby Murcer (NY)        42  150   22   54   7   3   7   24   5   2   31   13  .360
Carl Yastrzemski (BOS)   43  144   35   45  10   1   7   27   2   3   41   11  .313
Cookie Rojas (KC)        42  158   22   49   9   0   1   16   5   1   17   10  .310
Reggie Smith (BOS)       43  172   31   53  10   0   9   26   4   1   18   22  .308
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)       43  162   16   49   9   1   6   18   1   0   18   33  .303
Al Kaline (DET)          36  119   24   36   6   0   3   13   1   3   29   23  .303
Cesar Tovar (MIN)        43  179   26   54   9   3   0    5   9   4   21   18  .302

 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          6    6    3    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    1  .333
Don Buford            32  122   29   36   4   0   4   12   6   1   19   13  .295
Brooks Robinson       41  154   21   44   3   0   5   18   0   0   16   17  .286
Davey Johnson         40  147   19   42   9   1   5   23   0   0   18   13  .286
Frank Robinson        34  118   16   33   6   0   4   23   2   0   13   11  .280
Merv Rettenmund       32   95   10   26   2   2   1   12   2   1   19   21  .274
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            40  148   22   34   6   1   3   14   5   0    9   27  .230
Ellie Hendricks       27   85    6   18   3   1   1   12   0   0    9   13  .212
Boog Powell           40  143   19   28   6   0   8   27   0   0   30   18  .196
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            6    4    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .000
Terry Crowley          1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .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
Bob Montgomery         2    7    0    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .429
John Kennedy          14   22    8    7   2   1   0    1   0   0    5    4  .318
Don Pavletich          9   19    3    6   1   0   1    3   0   0    5    4  .316
Carl Yastrzemski      43  144   35   45  10   1   7   27   2   3   41   11  .313
Reggie Smith          43  172   31   53  10   0   9   26   4   1   18   22  .308
Joe Lahoud            25   26    4    8   2   0   0    4   0   0    4    2  .308
George Scott          40  154   16   43   7   1   5   20   0   1   13   30  .279
Billy Conigliaro      39  147   20   41  13   0   7   19   3   0   13   29  .279
Doug Griffin          42  141   16   37   6   2   0    6   3   1   14   13  .262
Rico Petrocelli       42  147   20   36   9   0   6   31   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
Ted Uhlaender         33   84    7   26   2   1   0   12   1   1    5    8  .310
Chuck Hinton          25   42    5   12   2   0   1    6   0   0    6    8  .286
Ray Fosse             41  159   19   45   7   1   2   13   2   0   11   19  .283
Eddie Leon            37  117   12   30   2   0   2   14   1   1   10   16  .256
Roy Foster            32   95   10   24   8   1   3    7   3   1    7   12  .253
Gomer Hodge           31   32    2    8   2   0   0    8   0   0    3    5  .250
Vada Pinson           38  153   16   38   5   0   3    9  11   1    7   17  .248
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         39  134   16   28   2   0   4   13   1   0   20   15  .209
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
Graig Nettles         42  143   18   27   3   0   7   16   0   0   33    8  .189
John Lowenstein       24   65    9   12   2   0   3    5   1   1    8    9  .185
Fred Stanley           7   12    1    2   0   0   0    2   1   0    6    2  .167
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

 Detroit              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ike Brown             13   18    5    8   0   0   2    8   0   0    2    2  .444
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
Al Kaline             36  119   24   36   6   0   3   13   1   3   29   23  .303
Norm Cash             32  105   20   31   6   1  11   22   1   0   18   20  .295
Bill Freehan          39  138   10   38   8   1   4   11   1   4   13   18  .275
Jim Northrup          43  168   28   46  11   1   4   25   5   2   24   13  .274
Mickey Stanley        34   97   11   25   3   0   2    5   1   1    4   11  .258
Gates Brown           15   24    4    6   0   0   0    2   2   0    2    2  .250
Willie Horton         39  149   20   37   7   0  10   25   0   4   10   28  .248
Aurelio Rodriguez     44  168   14   36   4   0   4   14   3   1    8   25  .214
Ed Brinkman           44  154   11   33   6   0   0   11   0   1   10   13  .214
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          19   38    6   13   2   0   0    3   1   0    5    5  .342
Al Yates               4   10    1    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .300
Dave May              37  129   16   38   7   1   2   11   3   2   12   12  .295
Johnny Briggs         24   67   10   19   2   0   4    8   1   0    7   16  .284
Ellie Rodriguez       25   71    6   20   4   0   1   12   0   1    7    6  .282
Bill Voss             35  115   11   30   2   0   4   11   0   0    9   18  .261
Danny Walton          25   56    5   13   2   0   2    9   0   0    6   17  .232
Mike Hegan            37  100   16   23   4   1   3    9   1   1   21   15  .230
Rick Auerbach         31   89    9   18   3   0   0    4   1   1    9   16  .202
Roberto Pena          25   67    5   13   2   1   1    7   1   0    5    8  .194
Phil Roof             24   68    3   13   1   0   0    2   0   0    4   15  .191
Tommy Harper          39  153   12   29   5   1   2   10   4   0   16   35  .190
Ted Kubiak            36  107    8   20   1   2   1    5   0   1   14   12  .187
Andy Kosco            24   71    4   13   3   1   1   13   0   0   10   15  .183
Ted Savage            14   17    2    3   0   0   0    1   1   0    5    4  .177
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            37  149   29   56  11   1  10   24   2   1    9   10  .376
Jim Nettles            4    9    1    3   0   1   0    2   0   0    0    3  .333
Jim Holt              40  116   11   36   5   2   1   15   2   1    5    5  .310
Harmon Killebrew      42  157   16   48  11   0   5   37   2   2   22   30  .306
Cesar Tovar           43  179   26   54   9   3   0    5   9   4   21   18  .302
Steve Braun           32   73   13   22   2   0   2   10   1   1    9    6  .301
Leo Cardenas          45  159   21   44  10   1   3   23   1   0   18   12  .277
Brant Alyea           29   73    6   18   4   0   1   10   0   1   11   15  .247
George Mitterwald     41  111    9   27   4   0   4   13   0   0   16   25  .243
Rod Carew             40  163   24   38   5   2   1   10   1   2    5   25  .233
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
Chuck Manuel          12   10    1    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    4  .200
Rich Reese            36  100   10   17   1   0   0    8   2   0    7    9  .170
Paul Powell           20   31    7    5   0   0   1    2   0   0    3   12  .161
Paul Ratliff           9   21    3    3   0   0   2    6   0   0    2    8  .143
Tom Tischinski        11   14    0    2   2   0   0    1   0   0    0    3  .143

 New York             G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Bobby Murcer          42  150   22   54   7   3   7   24   5   2   31   13  .360
John Ellis            15   33    5   10   1   0   2    4   0   0   14    5  .303
Roy White             40  141   21   40   6   2   7   26   3   4   23   18  .284
Frank Baker            9   11    2    3   1   0   0    1   1   0    1    3  .273
Ron Hansen            15   34    1    9   1   0   0    6   0   0    3    6  .265
Horace Clarke         42  169   21   42   6   3   0   11   5   3   27   15  .249
Felipe Alou           33  122   14   30   4   1   3   11   2   1   11    9  .246
Gene Michael          38  118    8   29   5   0   0   15   3   2   19   13  .246
Thurman Munson        28  103   12   24   3   2   1   10   3   1   17   10  .233
Danny Cater           41  168   16   38   4   2   0   13   0   1    5   11  .226
Jim Lyttle            10   28    1    6   2   0   1    2   0   0    0    4  .214
Jerry Kenney          34   79    8   16   1   0   0    5   5   4   13   10  .203
Curt Blefary          21   36    4    7   1   0   1    2   0   0    3    5  .194
Ron Woods             18   26    3    5   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    1  .192
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
Larry Biittner         9   21    2    7   0   0   0    2   1   0    2    2  .333
Frank Howard          43  162   16   49   9   1   6   18   1   0   18   33  .303
Don Mincher           13   38    4   11   2   0   2    3   0   0    6    5  .290
Dick Billings         27   45    3   13   1   0   0    4   1   1    0   11  .289
Del Unser             42  133   13   37   5   4   2   11   4   1   16   20  .278
Bernie Allen          29   54    3   14   1   0   2    8   1   0    4    8  .259
Paul Casanova         35  124   10   31   6   1   3   14   0   2    4   17  .250
Mike Epstein          24   85    6   21   1   1   1    9   1   0   12   31  .247
Tommy McCraw          34   85   15   20   3   2   4    9   1   2    6   15  .235
Joe Foy               41  128   12   30   8   0   0   11   4   1   27   14  .234
Toby Harrah           40  138   13   31   7   1   0    7   0   3   13   20  .225
Curt Flood            13   35    4    7   0   0   0    2   0   1    5    2  .200
Tim Cullen            45  160   16   26   1   1   1    9   0   0   10   14  .163
Elliott Maddox        34   76    8   12   2   1   0    5   0   1   14   19  .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              13   24    2    2   1   0   0    2   0   0    3    8  .083
Frank Fernandez        9   14    0    1   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    5  .071
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
  C. Tovar (MIN)          179
  J. Rudi (OAK)           178
  R. Jackson (OAK)        172
  F. Patek (KC)           172
  R. Smith (BOS)          172
  D. McAuliffe (DET)      171
  A. Johnson (CAL)        170
  H. Clarke (NY)          169

Runs Scored:

  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     35
  R. Smith (BOS)           31
  D. Buford (BAL)          29
  T. Oliva (MIN)           29
  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)           54
  C. Tovar (MIN)           54
  R. Smith (BOS)           53
  F. Howard (WAS)          49
  C. Rojas (KC)            49
  B. Campaneris (OAK)      48
  H. Killebrew (MIN)       48
  S. Bando (OAK)           47
  C. May (CHI)             47

Doubles:

  B. Conigliaro (BOS)      13
  T. Conigliaro (CAL)      11
  H. Killebrew (MIN)       11
  J. Northrup (DET)        11
  T. Oliva (MIN)           11
  S. Bando (OAK)           10
  L. Cardenas (MIN)        10
  R. Smith (BOS)           10
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     10
  M. Belanger (BAL)         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
  W. Horton (DET)          10
  T. Oliva (MIN)           10
  R. Smith (BOS)            9
  R. Jackson (OAK)          8
  B. Powell (BAL)           8
  B. Conigliaro (BOS)       7
  K. McMullen (CAL)         7
  B. Murcer (NY)            7
  G. Nettles (CLE)          7

RBI:

  H. Killebrew (MIN)       37
  R. Petrocelli (BOS)      31
  S. Bando (OAK)           29
  B. Powell (BAL)          27
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     27
  R. Smith (BOS)           26
  R. White (NY)            26
  W. Horton (DET)          25
  J. Northrup (DET)        25
  B. Murcer (NY)           24

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
  C. Tovar (MIN)            4
  R. White (NY)             4
  S. Bando (OAK)            3
  M. Belanger (BAL)         3

Walks:

  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     41
  G. Nettles (CLE)         33
  R. Petrocelli (BOS)      33
  S. Bando (OAK)           31
  B. Murcer (NY)           31
  B. Powell (BAL)          30
  A. Kaline (DET)          29
  H. Clarke (NY)           27
  J. Foy (WAS)             27
  R. Monday (OAK)          27

Strikeouts:

  R. Jackson (OAK)         52
  M. Epstein (OAK)         45
  T. Harper (MIL)          35
  B. Oliver (KC)           35
  D. Green (OAK)           34
  F. Howard (WAS)          33
  D. McAuliffe (DET)       31
  H. Killebrew (MIN)       30
  G. Scott (BOS)           30
  B. Conigliaro (BOS)      29

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