Friday May 28, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of May 28, 1971:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Minnesota       1564  203   417   72   10   32   187   20   12  143   237  .267
Chicago         1351  150   352   57    7   27   139   24   15  136   192  .261
Boston          1456  208   372   76    6   48   196   14    7  185   223  .256
New York        1424  158   351   48   14   24   153   28   18  187   166  .247
Kansas City     1435  157   352   59    9   22   152   30   12  147   236  .245
Baltimore       1384  184   338   51    5   33   171   17    7  182   215  .244
Detroit         1515  190   370   64    7   47   173   16   19  157   250  .244
Oakland         1600  212   387   67    2   49   194   35   21  204   316  .242
Cleveland       1445  145   330   48    4   28   136   25    8  146   212  .228
California      1576  164   355   69    4   35   153   23    8  140   236  .225
Washington      1530  143   341   53   13   21   131   14   14  164   284  .223
Milwaukee       1327  121   291   42    7   23   117   13    6  144   246  .219

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Tony Oliva (MIN)         38  153   30   58  11   1  10   24   2   1    9   10  .379
Bobby Murcer (NY)        43  154   23   55   7   3   8   26   5   2   32   14  .357
Cookie Rojas (KC)        43  161   23   52  10   0   1   17   5   1   18   10  .323
Rick Reichardt (CHI)     35  131   14   42   5   1   5   15   1   3    6   17  .321
Reggie Smith (BOS)       44  175   33   55  10   0   9   26   4   1   19   22  .314
Al Kaline (DET)          37  122   24   38   6   0   3   13   1   4   30   24  .312
Harmon Killebrew (MIN)   43  160   18   49  11   0   6   38   2   2   23   30  .306
Cesar Tovar (MIN)        44  183   26   56  10   3   0    5   9   4   21   18  .306
Carl Yastrzemski (BOS)   44  148   35   45  10   1   7   27   2   3   41   12  .304
Carlos May (CHI)         40  156   19   47   7   2   2   21   6   2   15   17  .301

 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            33  124   31   36   4   0   4   12   6   1   21   13  .290
Davey Johnson         41  150   19   43   9   1   5   24   0   0   19   13  .287
Frank Robinson        35  122   16   34   6   0   4   24   2   0   14   12  .279
Brooks Robinson       42  158   21   44   3   0   5   18   0   0   16   18  .279
Mark Belanger         40  132   20   35   9   0   0   11   1   3   24    9  .265
Merv Rettenmund       33   99   11   26   2   2   1   12   3   1   20   21  .263
Andy Etchebarren      17   51    5   13   1   0   1    4   0   2    4   13  .255
Paul Blair            41  149   22   34   6   1   3   14   5   0    9   27  .228
Ellie Hendricks       28   85    6   18   3   1   1   12   0   0    9   13  .212
Boog Powell           41  147   19   30   8   0   8   30   0   0   30   18  .204
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          2    1    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    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
Reggie Smith          44  175   33   55  10   0   9   26   4   1   19   22  .314
Joe Lahoud            25   26    4    8   2   0   0    4   0   0    4    2  .308
Carl Yastrzemski      44  148   35   45  10   1   7   27   2   3   41   12  .304
George Scott          41  158   16   46   7   1   5   21   0   1   13   30  .291
Billy Conigliaro      40  151   20   42  13   0   7   19   3   0   13   30  .278
Doug Griffin          43  144   16   38   6   2   0    6   3   1   14   13  .264
Rico Petrocelli       43  150   22   38   9   0   8   34   0   0   34   26  .253
Duane Josephson       40  142   16   31   5   1   5   15   1   0   10   16  .218
Luis Aparicio         39  167   19   27   8   0   3   19   1   0   12   18  .162
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           34   83   16   22   3   1   4   14   0   2   26   21  .265
Ken McMullen          47  169   19   42   9   0   7   17   1   0   14   23  .249
Alex Johnson          44  175   13   43   6   0   1   11   5   1    9   29  .246
Tony Conigliaro       41  147   14   36  11   0   3   11   3   2   17   25  .245
Syd O'Brien           32  103   15   25   4   1   3   14   0   1    5   10  .243
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          47  201   18   42   5   2   1   18  11   1   12   16  .209
Jim Spencer           46  152   19   28   4   0   7   15   0   0   15   18  .184
Ken Berry             42  114   12   20   9   0   2    6   1   1   12   14  .175
Jeff Torborg          16   19    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .105

 Chicago              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Rich Morales          18   21    4    8   1   0   0    3   0   0    2    3  .381
Rich McKinney         27   67    5   24   2   0   1    8   0   0    7    7  .358
Lee Maye              12   14    2    5   2   0   0    4   0   0    4    2  .357
Rick Reichardt        35  131   14   42   5   1   5   15   1   3    6   17  .321
Mike Hershberger      11   29    6    9   1   0   0    5   2   0    6    4  .310
Carlos May            40  156   19   47   7   2   2   21   6   2   15   17  .301
Ed Herrmann           32   93   13   26   4   0   4   12   0   0   12    6  .280
Bill Melton           40  140   14   39   9   1   5   20   2   1   20   25  .279
Mike Andrews          39  130   13   35   8   0   2   16   2   1   22    9  .269
Tom Egan              15   39    5   10   4   0   3    6   0   0    4   17  .256
Lee Richard           38  142   17   36   4   1   0    9   7   4    9   19  .254
Walt Williams         30   57    5   14   2   0   1    2   1   1    4    4  .246
Jay Johnstone         33  110   16   27   4   0   4   10   2   0   14   13  .246
Luis Alvarado         20   42    4    9   0   0   0    0   0   1    2    4  .214
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         34   87    7   26   2   1   0   13   1   1    6    9  .299
Ray Fosse             42  163   19   47   7   1   2   14   3   0   12   19  .288
Chuck Hinton          26   43    5   12   2   0   1    6   0   0    6    8  .279
Roy Foster            33  100   10   26   9   1   3    9   3   1    7   13  .260
Vada Pinson           39  158   18   40   7   0   3    9  11   1    7   18  .253
Gomer Hodge           31   32    2    8   2   0   0    8   0   0    3    5  .250
Eddie Leon            38  121   12   30   2   0   2   14   1   1   10   18  .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         40  137   17   29   2   0   4   13   1   0   22   17  .212
Ted Ford              32   98    5   19   1   0   2    9   2   2    5   15  .194
Graig Nettles         43  147   19   28   3   0   7   16   1   0   34    8  .191
Jack Heidemann        19   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
Buddy Bradford        20   38    4    6   2   1   0    3   0   0    6   10  .158
Fred Stanley           8   14    1    2   0   0   0    2   1   0    7    2  .143
Lou Camilli           16   22    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    3  .091
Chris Chambliss        1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 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             37  122   24   38   6   0   3   13   1   4   30   24  .312
Norm Cash             33  108   21   31   6   1  11   22   1   0   18   21  .287
Jim Northrup          44  171   29   47  11   1   4   26   5   2   25   13  .275
Bill Freehan          40  142   11   38   8   1   4   11   1   4   13   19  .268
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         40  153   21   38   7   0  10   25   0   4   10   29  .248
Ed Brinkman           45  158   12   34   6   0   0   11   0   1   10   13  .215
Aurelio Rodriguez     45  172   14   37   5   0   4   15   3   1    8   27  .215
Jim Price             11   21    1    4   1   0   0    3   0   0    3    1  .191
Dick McAuliffe        43  175   22   33   7   3   5   22   2   0   16   31  .189
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          43  161   23   52  10   0   1   17   5   1   18   10  .323
Bobby Knoop           12   10    0    3   1   0   0    4   0   0    2    3  .300
Paul Schaal           43  143   22   41   6   4   3   16   2   0   26    9  .287
Amos Otis             40  161   22   46   7   1   7   22  13   2   10   23  .286
Dennis Paepke         21   46    5   12   5   0   1    5   0   0    3    6  .261
Jerry May             24   71    4   18   5   0   1   13   0   0    7   16  .254
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
Freddie Patek         42  177   17   44   8   2   0   10   8   3   13   19  .249
Ed Kirkpatrick        38  124   16   30   5   0   2   18   1   0   20   21  .242
Bob Oliver            40  137   15   33   3   0   3   12   0   0    5   37  .241
Joe Keough            32  105   13   24   4   0   1    5   0   3   17    8  .229
Lou Piniella          24   88   11   20   3   1   0   10   1   1    7   10  .227
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          20   40    6   13   2   0   0    3   1   0    6    5  .325
Dave May              38  133   17   39   8   1   2   11   3   2   12   13  .293
Al Yates               5   14    2    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    3  .286
Ellie Rodriguez       25   71    6   20   4   0   1   12   0   1    7    6  .282
Johnny Briggs         25   68   10   19   2   0   4    8   1   0    7   16  .279
Bill Voss             35  115   11   30   2   0   4   11   0   0    9   18  .261
Danny Walton          26   60    5   14   3   0   2    9   0   0    6   19  .233
Mike Hegan            38  100   16   23   4   1   3    9   1   1   21   15  .230
Phil Roof             25   71    4   16   1   0   1    5   0   0    5   15  .225
Andy Kosco            25   72    4   14   3   1   1   13   0   0   10   15  .194
Rick Auerbach         32   93    9   18   3   0   0    4   1   1    9   16  .194
Roberto Pena          26   70    5   13   2   1   1    7   1   0    6    9  .186
Tommy Harper          40  157   12   29   5   1   2   10   4   0   17   36  .185
Ted Kubiak            37  109    8   20   1   2   1    5   0   1   14   12  .184
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            38  153   30   58  11   1  10   24   2   1    9   10  .379
Jim Nettles            4    9    1    3   0   1   0    2   0   0    0    3  .333
Jim Holt              41  117   12   36   5   2   1   15   2   1    5    6  .308
Harmon Killebrew      43  160   18   49  11   0   6   38   2   2   23   30  .306
Cesar Tovar           44  183   26   56  10   3   0    5   9   4   21   18  .306
Steve Braun           33   77   14   23   3   0   2   12   1   1    9    6  .299
Leo Cardenas          46  162   23   47  10   1   4   24   1   0   19   12  .290
Brant Alyea           30   76    6   20   4   0   1   11   0   1   11   15  .263
George Mitterwald     42  114    9   28   4   0   4   14   0   0   16   26  .246
Rod Carew             41  167   24   38   5   2   1   10   1   2    5   26  .228
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          43  154   23   55   7   3   8   26   5   2   32   14  .357
John Ellis            16   33    5   10   1   0   2    4   0   0   14    5  .303
Roy White             41  146   21   41   6   2   7   27   3   4   23   18  .281
Ron Hansen            16   35    1    9   1   0   0    6   0   0    3    6  .257
Frank Baker           10   12    2    3   1   0   0    2   1   0    3    3  .250
Horace Clarke         43  173   23   43   6   3   0   11   5   3   28   16  .249
Gene Michael          38  118    8   29   5   0   0   15   3   2   19   13  .246
Felipe Alou           34  123   14   30   4   1   3   11   2   1   11    9  .244
Thurman Munson        28  103   12   24   3   2   1   10   3   1   17   10  .233
Danny Cater           42  172   16   40   4   2   0   15   0   1    5   11  .233
Jim Lyttle            11   31    2    7   2   0   1    2   0   0    1    5  .226
Jerry Kenney          35   83    8   18   2   0   0    5   5   4   13   10  .217
Curt Blefary          21   36    4    7   1   0   1    2   0   0    3    5  .194
Ron Woods             19   27    3    5   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    2  .185
Jake Gibbs            25   72    7   13   4   0   1    8   1   0    5   10  .181
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          15   55    7   16   2   0   3    9   0   1    8   14  .291
Sal Bando             48  171   25   48  10   0   7   30   0   3   31   27  .281
Tommy Davis           22   50    5   14   4   0   1   17   2   0    5    6  .280
Reggie Jackson        46  175   29   47   8   1   9   23   8   4   25   52  .269
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       46  201   27   49   9   0   3   15  15   4   12   25  .244
Joe Rudi              46  182   27   44   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            46  149   20   34   3   0   5   21   1   0   24   35  .228
Dave Duncan           41  143   14   32   4   0   6   13   0   1   12   24  .224
Gene Tenace           11   27    4    6   1   0   0    3   0   0    5    4  .222
Rick Monday           37  114   17   24   3   0   6   18   2   2   27   29  .211
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        10   25    2    8   0   0   0    2   1   0    2    2  .320
Frank Howard          44  166   16   49   9   1   6   18   1   0   18   36  .295
Dick Billings         28   46    3   13   1   0   0    4   1   1    0   12  .283
Bernie Allen          30   58    3   16   2   0   2    8   1   0    4    9  .276
Del Unser             43  137   13   37   5   4   2   11   4   1   16   21  .270
Don Mincher           14   42    4   11   2   0   2    3   0   0    6    6  .262
Paul Casanova         36  128   10   32   6   1   3   14   0   2    4   19  .250
Mike Epstein          24   85    6   21   1   1   1    9   1   0   12   31  .247
Joe Foy               41  128   12   30   8   0   0   11   4   1   27   14  .234
Tommy McCraw          35   86   15   20   3   2   4    9   1   2    6   15  .233
Toby Harrah           41  141   13   32   7   1   0    7   0   3   14   20  .227
Curt Flood            13   35    4    7   0   0   0    2   0   1    5    2  .200
Tim Cullen            46  161   16   26   1   1   1    9   0   0   11   14  .162
Elliott Maddox        35   77    8   12   2   1   0    5   0   1   14   19  .156
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:

  S. Alomar (CAL)         201
  B. Campaneris (OAK)     201
  C. Tovar (MIN)          183
  J. Rudi (OAK)           182
  F. Patek (KC)           177
  R. Jackson (OAK)        175
  A. Johnson (CAL)        175
  D. McAuliffe (DET)      175
  R. Smith (BOS)          175
  H. Clarke (NY)          173

Runs Scored:

  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     35
  R. Smith (BOS)           33
  D. Buford (BAL)          31
  T. Oliva (MIN)           30
  R. Jackson (OAK)         29
  J. Northrup (DET)        29
  B. Campaneris (OAK)      27
  J. Rudi (OAK)            27
  C. Tovar (MIN)           26
  S. Bando (OAK)           25

Hits:

  T. Oliva (MIN)           58
  C. Tovar (MIN)           56
  B. Murcer (NY)           55
  R. Smith (BOS)           55
  C. Rojas (KC)            52
  B. Campaneris (OAK)      49
  F. Howard (WAS)          49
  H. Killebrew (MIN)       49
  S. Bando (OAK)           48
  L. Cardenas (MIN)        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
  C. Rojas (KC)            10
  R. Smith (BOS)           10
  C. Tovar (MIN)           10

Triples:

  P. Schaal (KC)            4
  D. Unser (WAS)            4
  H. Clarke (NY)            3
  D. McAuliffe (DET)        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

Home Runs:

  N. Cash (DET)            11
  W. Horton (DET)          10
  T. Oliva (MIN)           10
  R. Jackson (OAK)          9
  R. Smith (BOS)            9
  B. Murcer (NY)            8
  R. Petrocelli (BOS)       8
  B. Powell (BAL)           8
  S. Bando (OAK)            7
  B. Conigliaro (BOS)       7

RBI:

  H. Killebrew (MIN)       38
  R. Petrocelli (BOS)      34
  S. Bando (OAK)           30
  B. Powell (BAL)          30
  R. White (NY)            27
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     27
  B. Murcer (NY)           26
  J. Northrup (DET)        26
  R. Smith (BOS)           26
  W. Horton (DET)          25

Stolen Bases:

  B. Campaneris (OAK)      15
  A. Otis (KC)             13
  S. Alomar (CAL)          11
  V. Pinson (CLE)          11
  C. Tovar (MIN)            9
  R. Jackson (OAK)          8
  F. Patek (KC)             8
  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
  A. Kaline (DET)           4
  J. Kenney (NY)            4
  L. Richard (CHI)          4
  C. Tovar (MIN)            4
  R. White (NY)             4
  S. Bando (OAK)            3

Walks:

  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     41
  G. Nettles (CLE)         34
  R. Petrocelli (BOS)      34
  B. Murcer (NY)           32
  S. Bando (OAK)           31
  A. Kaline (DET)          30
  B. Powell (BAL)          30
  H. Clarke (NY)           28
  J. Foy (WAS)             27
  R. Monday (OAK)          27

Strikeouts:

  R. Jackson (OAK)         52
  M. Epstein (OAK)         45
  B. Oliver (KC)           37
  T. Harper (MIL)          36
  F. Howard (WAS)          36
  D. Green (OAK)           35
  D. McAuliffe (DET)       31
  B. Conigliaro (BOS)      30
  H. Killebrew (MIN)       30
  G. Scott (BOS)           30


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