Sunday April 26, 1970
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of April 26, 1970:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Minnesota        476   83   140   25    5   15    76    8    5   36    82  .294
California       599   83   170   27    6   11    79   12    5   43    81  .284
Boston           502   61   137   24    2   13    58   10    3   56    60  .273
Chicago          530   55   144   22    1   10    49    8    6   52    91  .272
Detroit          511   69   137   26    3    9    63    5    2   72    91  .268
Baltimore        538   82   143   28    2   18    78   13    4   68    99  .266
Kansas City      546   69   132   15    7   15    59   13    9   51   103  .242
Washington       517   60   124   11    3   12    56    3    0   70   120  .240
Milwaukee        532   68   126   24    0    7    60   13    5   66   103  .237
Oakland          520   50   122   20    3   15    45   17    5   56    82  .235
New York         632   78   148   21    3   10    75    8   10   96   102  .234
Cleveland        431   42    90   21    1   11    38    2    4   53    91  .209

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Jerry Moses (BOS)        14   51    4   20   5   0   2    8   0   0    4    5  .392
Pat Kelly (KC)           13   47   10   18   1   0   0    1   7   4    8   11  .383
Alex Johnson (CAL)       17   69   12   26   3   1   2   12   3   0    1    6  .377
Cesar Tovar (MIN)        14   60   14   22   4   3   2    7   6   1    4    9  .367
Davey Johnson (BAL)      16   52    9   19   5   0   3   11   2   0   11    7  .365
Steve Hovley (MIL)       15   61    8   22   5   0   0   10   2   0    7    3  .361
Danny Walton (MIL)       16   62    7   22   3   0   5   18   1   0    7   17  .355
Rick Monday (OAK)        16   60    8   21   5   2   1    6   1   1   10   10  .350
Frank Howard (WAS)       15   52   11   18   3   0   5   12   0   0   12   16  .346
Frank Robinson (BAL)     14   52   10   18   4   0   3    8   0   0    7   12  .346

 Baltimore            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Chico Salmon           1    3    1    2   0   0   1    2   0   0    2    0  .667
Davey Johnson         16   52    9   19   5   0   3   11   2   0   11    7  .365
Frank Robinson        14   52   10   18   4   0   3    8   0   0    7   12  .346
Brooks Robinson       16   63    8   21   7   1   2   14   1   0    4    3  .333
Dave May               6    6    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .333
Clay Dalrymple         1    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .333
Paul Blair            16   59   13   16   4   0   1    8   7   3   10   12  .271
Andy Etchebarren       9   23    3    6   1   0   1    2   0   0    3    3  .261
Don Buford            15   59   11   15   2   0   3   12   0   1    8   10  .254
Ellie Hendricks       10   28    2    7   1   0   0    1   0   0    4    4  .250
Terry Crowley          8   12    2    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .250
Merv Rettenmund        5   12    3    3   0   0   0    0   1   0    1    2  .250
Boog Powell           16   58    8   11   1   0   3    8   0   0    8   11  .190
Mark Belanger         15   63    5   11   1   1   0    4   2   0    3   15  .175
Curt Motton            2    2    0    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .000

 Boston               G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Billy Conigliaro       1    1    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0 1.000
Dick Schofield         6    6    1    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .667
Jerry Moses           14   51    4   20   5   0   2    8   0   0    4    5  .392
Mike Derrick           6    6    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   1    0    2  .333
Carl Yastrzemski      15   54    8   17   3   0   1    6   7   2   13    7  .315
Reggie Smith          15   59   13   18   3   1   2    8   3   0    7    4  .305
Tony Conigliaro       15   53    4   15   1   0   1    5   0   0    8    2  .283
Luis Alvarado         15   56    6   15   4   0   0    5   0   0    2    6  .268
Mike Andrews          15   58   10   14   2   0   2    5   0   0   10    6  .241
Rico Petrocelli       15   55    7   12   4   0   2   14   0   0    6    9  .218
George Scott          15   57    5   12   0   1   2    5   0   0    5    5  .211
Don Pavletich          2    5    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000
Tom Matchick           3    2    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000

 California           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Jim Spencer           13   30    4   12   2   0   0    7   0   0    3    2  .400
Jarvis Tatum           1    5    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .400
Alex Johnson          17   69   12   26   3   1   2   12   3   0    1    6  .377
Jim Fregosi           17   71   14   24   6   0   2   11   0   0    5   11  .338
Roger Repoz           16   51    8   17   4   1   3   10   0   1    7    8  .333
Chico Ruiz             3    3    1    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Bill Voss             17   57    9   17   2   2   1   14   1   1   11    4  .298
Jay Johnstone         14   47    5   14   3   0   2    8   0   0    2    7  .298
Aurelio Rodriguez     17   63    6   17   2   2   0    7   0   1    3    6  .270
Sandy Alomar          17   76   11   20   2   0   0    3   8   2    5    7  .263
Joe Azcue             14   47    4   12   1   0   1    4   0   0    0    3  .255
Jim Hicks              4    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .250
Tom Egan               6   17    2    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .177
Rick Reichardt         9    6    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    0  .167
Billy Cowan            5    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000

 Chicago              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Gail Hopkins          11   23    4   10   1   0   0    0   0   0    5    1  .435
Luis Aparicio         16   58   10   20   2   0   1    7   1   0    7    6  .345
Bill Melton           16   59    5   18   4   0   1    9   0   1    7    9  .305
Syd O'Brien            8   23    1    7   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    3  .304
Carlos May            16   60    9   18   5   1   2   11   2   1    5   13  .300
Ken Berry             11   37    5   11   2   0   0    3   1   0    3    4  .297
Ed Herrmann            6   17    1    5   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    4  .294
Duane Josephson       13   41    4   12   1   0   1    4   0   1    5    5  .293
Buddy Bradford        13   42    4   12   2   0   2    5   0   2    5   13  .286
Bob Christian          5    4    2    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .250
Walt Williams         11   35    4    8   2   0   0    0   1   1    4    2  .229
Tommy McCraw          11   24    0    5   0   0   0    2   2   0    3    3  .208
Bobby Knoop           12   34    3    7   1   0   2    3   0   0    5    7  .206
John Matias           12   37    2    6   0   0   1    2   1   0    0    7  .162
Rich Morales           4    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 Cleveland            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Larry Brown            3    8    3    3   2   1   0    1   0   0    1    0  .375
Vada Pinson           13   47    4   15   0   0   2    4   0   2    4    9  .319
Ray Fosse              8   22    3    7   2   0   1    1   0   1    6    4  .318
Eddie Leon            14   48    4   13   4   0   1    7   0   0    4    5  .271
Roy Foster            12   39    5   10   3   0   1    4   0   1    3    6  .256
Tony Horton           10   39    3   10   3   0   2    7   0   0    3    6  .256
Vern Fuller            2    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250
Jack Heidemann        14   45    1    9   1   0   0    4   0   0    2   11  .200
Chuck Hinton           6    5    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .200
Ted Uhlaender         12   44    4    7   2   0   1    4   1   0    6    7  .159
Lou Klimchock          5   14    1    2   0   0   1    1   0   0    1    1  .143
Ted Ford               6   15    2    2   1   0   1    1   0   0    2    6  .133
Russ Nagelson          6   15    3    2   1   0   1    1   0   0    1    3  .133
Duke Sims              7   21    3    2   2   0   0    1   0   0    5    7  .095
Graig Nettles         12   32    6    3   0   0   0    1   1   0   13    6  .094

 Detroit              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Al Kaline             15   59    8   19   6   0   0    9   1   0    9    9  .322
Jim Northrup          15   58    7   18   4   1   1    9   0   0    5    8  .310
Bill Freehan          15   52    5   16   2   0   2   11   0   1   12   12  .308
Mickey Stanley         8   31    4    9   2   0   1    2   1   0    3    0  .290
Cesar Gutierrez       15   60    9   17   2   1   0    5   1   0    3    7  .283
Willie Horton         15   57    9   16   4   0   0   10   0   0    8   11  .281
Dick McAuliffe        15   58    9   15   2   0   3    6   1   0   14   13  .259
Don Wert               9   20    4    5   1   0   0    2   0   0    6    3  .250
Norm Cash             10   34    7    8   1   0   2    5   0   1    4    6  .235
Elliott Maddox         9   24    4    5   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    3  .208
Dalton Jones           4    9    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .111
Gates Brown            4    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Ken Szotkiewicz        3    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Ike Brown              1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Jim Price              1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000

 Kansas City          G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Pat Kelly             13   47   10   18   1   0   0    1   7   4    8   11  .383
Lou Piniella          15   59    6   20   4   0   2   11   0   2    5    2  .339
Paul Schaal            9   15    1    5   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .333
Jerry Adair            1    3    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    2  .333
Bob Oliver            16   59   12   18   3   2   5   15   0   0    4   10  .305
Rich Severson          7   19    0    5   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .263
George Spriggs        13   23    4    6   0   0   0    0   1   1    4    9  .261
Joe Keough             7    8    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .250
Ed Kirkpatrick        16   61   11   15   2   1   3    8   1   1    5    9  .246
Amos Otis             16   62    9   15   2   2   1    9   4   0    6    6  .242
Ellie Rodriguez       14   35    4    7   0   0   0    1   0   0    6    6  .200
Jackie Hernandez      13   34    2    6   1   1   1    1   0   1    2   11  .177
Jim Campanis           6   13    2    2   0   0   2    2   0   0    1    2  .154
Luis Alcaraz          15   60    3    8   1   1   1    8   0   0    1    4  .133
Mike Fiore             8   10    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    6  .000
Hawk Taylor            6    7    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000

 Milwaukee            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
John Kennedy           9    7    2    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .429
Steve Hovley          15   61    8   22   5   0   0   10   2   0    7    3  .361
Danny Walton          16   62    7   22   3   0   5   18   1   0    7   17  .355
Mike Hershberger       3    9    1    3   2   0   0    0   1   0    1    1  .333
Tommy Harper          16   61    8   17   4   0   0    5   8   3    8   11  .279
Ted Savage             6   11    0    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .273
Russ Snyder           14   46   10   12   2   0   0    5   0   1    6   11  .261
Greg Goossen          10   28    2    7   2   0   1    2   0   0    5    8  .250
Ted Kubiak            16   52    9   11   0   0   0    1   0   1   11    6  .212
Rich Rollins           7   11    2    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    3  .182
Jerry McNertney       13   40    4    7   2   0   0    3   0   0    6    7  .175
Max Alvis             14   50    4    8   1   0   0    4   1   0    4    6  .160
Mike Hegan            10   26    2    3   1   0   0    4   0   0    4    9  .115
Phil Roof              6   18    4    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    3    2  .111
Wayne Comer            6   11    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Sandy Valdespino       8    9    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    4  .000

 Minnesota            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Brant Alyea           13   41    6   16   4   0   4   20   0   1    4    6  .390
Cesar Tovar           14   60   14   22   4   3   2    7   6   1    4    9  .367
Rod Carew             11   42    7   15   4   0   0    3   1   2    0    3  .357
Tony Oliva            14   61   13   21   4   1   3   13   0   0    1    6  .344
Harmon Killebrew      14   44   11   15   1   0   3   11   0   0   13    9  .341
Paul Ratliff           4    9    3    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    3  .333
Chuck Manuel           4    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .333
Frank Quilici          9   13    2    4   0   0   0    2   0   1    0    2  .308
Rick Renick            4   10    1    3   1   0   1    4   0   0    0    3  .300
Jim Holt              12   12    2    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .250
Rich Reese            14   43    6   10   1   0   1    1   0   0    3    4  .233
Leo Cardenas          14   52    7   10   3   1   1    7   0   0    3   11  .192
George Mitterwald     12   40    3    7   1   0   0    1   0   0    4   11  .175
Minnie Mendoza         4    7    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Bob Allison            2    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .000

 New York             G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Roy White             17   62   12   20   6   0   1    6   3   1   18    7  .323
Danny Cater           18   72   11   22   5   1   2   16   1   0    4   11  .306
Ron Woods              9   20    4    6   0   0   2    7   0   0    1    4  .300
Horace Clarke         18   85    9   25   1   0   1    4   0   3    5    2  .294
Bobby Murcer          18   64   12   16   1   0   3   11   0   1   17   12  .250
Gene Michael          18   69    9   17   4   0   0    2   1   0    8   16  .246
Jake Gibbs             4    9    2    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .222
Curt Blefary          15   54    4   10   1   0   0    9   0   3   11    7  .185
Pete Ward             12   11    1    2   0   1   0    2   0   0    2    4  .182
Thurman Munson        15   46    5    8   2   0   0    4   3   0   15    9  .174
Jerry Kenney          13   50    3    8   0   0   1    7   0   2    4    7  .160
Frank Tepedino         5    7    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .143
John Ellis            12   28    2    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    5  .107
Ron Hansen             8    8    0    0   0   0   0    3   0   0    6    1  .000
Jim Lyttle             8    1    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 Oakland              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Rick Monday           16   60    8   21   5   2   1    6   1   1   10   10  .350
Felipe Alou           16   67    6   19   3   0   0    2   1   0    2    7  .284
Roberto Pena          13   46    3   13   1   0   0    2   1   1    2    4  .283
Tito Francona         10    8    0    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    2  .250
Don Mincher           15   46    7   11   3   0   5   10   0   0    7    8  .239
Dave Duncan           14   38    4    9   1   0   2    5   0   0    2    2  .237
Dick Green            16   56    6   13   1   0   1    3   3   0    6    7  .232
Bob Johnson           11   29    4    6   1   0   1    1   2   1    2    1  .207
Bert Campaneris        9   36    3    7   1   1   0    1   3   0    1    3  .194
Sal Bando             10   22    5    4   0   0   2    3   1   1    4    5  .182
Reggie Jackson        16   54    4    8   3   0   3    8   5   1   11   19  .148
Joe Rudi               4    8    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .125
Frank Fernandez        9   12    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    7    3  .083
Jose Tartabull         2    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 Washington           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ed Stroud             14   31    4   11   0   0   0    1   3   0    2   11  .355
Frank Howard          15   52   11   18   3   0   5   12   0   0   12   16  .346
Lee Maye              11   35    8   12   2   0   2    7   0   0    4    7  .343
Mike Epstein          15   58    9   16   1   0   4    8   0   0    9   20  .276
Ed Brinkman           15   61    7   15   1   1   0    4   0   0    9    5  .246
Del Unser             11   44    2   10   0   1   0    4   0   0    6    7  .227
Bernie Allen          13   31    5    7   1   0   1    4   0   0    4    4  .226
Ken McMullen          15   59    5   12   2   0   0    3   0   0    5   10  .203
Johnny Roseboro       10   25    3    5   0   0   0    4   0   0    9    2  .200
Paul Casanova          6   17    1    3   0   1   0    0   0   0    1    3  .177
Hank Allen            13   24    2    4   0   0   0    3   0   0    4    7  .167
Tim Cullen             7    7    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .143
Dave Nelson            8   24    2    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    4    6  .125
Jim French             5    8    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .125

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  H. Clarke (NY)           85
  S. Alomar (CAL)          76
  D. Cater (NY)            72
  J. Fregosi (CAL)         71
  A. Johnson (CAL)         69
  G. Michael (NY)          69
  F. Alou (OAK)            67
  B. Murcer (NY)           64
  M. Belanger (BAL)        63
  B. Robinson (BAL)        63

Runs Scored:

  J. Fregosi (CAL)         14
  C. Tovar (MIN)           14
  P. Blair (BAL)           13
  T. Oliva (MIN)           13
  R. Smith (BOS)           13
  A. Johnson (CAL)         12
  B. Murcer (NY)           12
  B. Oliver (KC)           12
  R. White (NY)            12
  S. Alomar (CAL)          11

Hits:

  A. Johnson (CAL)         26
  H. Clarke (NY)           25
  J. Fregosi (CAL)         24
  D. Cater (NY)            22
  S. Hovley (MIL)          22
  C. Tovar (MIN)           22
  D. Walton (MIL)          22
  R. Monday (OAK)          21
  T. Oliva (MIN)           21
  B. Robinson (BAL)        21

Doubles:

  B. Robinson (BAL)         7
  J. Fregosi (CAL)          6
  A. Kaline (DET)           6
  R. White (NY)             6
  D. Cater (NY)             5
  S. Hovley (MIL)           5
  D. Johnson (BAL)          5
  C. May (CHI)              5
  R. Monday (OAK)           5
  J. Moses (BOS)            5

Triples:

  C. Tovar (MIN)            3
  R. Monday (OAK)           2
  B. Oliver (KC)            2
  A. Otis (KC)              2
  A. Rodriguez (CAL)        2
  B. Voss (CAL)             2
  L. Alcaraz (KC)           1
  M. Belanger (BAL)         1
  E. Brinkman (WAS)         1
  L. Brown (CLE)            1

Home Runs:

  F. Howard (WAS)           5
  D. Mincher (OAK)          5
  B. Oliver (KC)            5
  D. Walton (MIL)           5
  B. Alyea (MIN)            4
  M. Epstein (WAS)          4
  D. Buford (BAL)           3
  R. Jackson (OAK)          3
  D. Johnson (BAL)          3
  H. Killebrew (MIN)        3

RBI:

  B. Alyea (MIN)           20
  D. Walton (MIL)          18
  D. Cater (NY)            16
  B. Oliver (KC)           15
  R. Petrocelli (BOS)      14
  B. Robinson (BAL)        14
  B. Voss (CAL)            14
  T. Oliva (MIN)           13
  D. Buford (BAL)          12
  F. Howard (WAS)          12

Stolen Bases:

  S. Alomar (CAL)           8
  T. Harper (MIL)           8
  P. Blair (BAL)            7
  P. Kelly (KC)             7
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)      7
  C. Tovar (MIN)            6
  R. Jackson (OAK)          5
  A. Otis (KC)              4
  B. Campaneris (OAK)       3
  D. Green (OAK)            3

Caught Stealing:

  P. Kelly (KC)             4
  P. Blair (BAL)            3
  C. Blefary (NY)           3
  H. Clarke (NY)            3
  T. Harper (MIL)           3
  S. Alomar (CAL)           2
  B. Bradford (CHI)         2
  R. Carew (MIN)            2
  J. Kenney (NY)            2
  L. Piniella (KC)          2

Walks:

  R. White (NY)            18
  B. Murcer (NY)           17
  T. Munson (NY)           15
  D. McAuliffe (DET)       14
  H. Killebrew (MIN)       13
  G. Nettles (CLE)         13
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     13
  B. Freehan (DET)         12
  F. Howard (WAS)          12
  C. Blefary (NY)          11

Strikeouts:

  M. Epstein (WAS)         20
  R. Jackson (OAK)         19
  D. Walton (MIL)          17
  F. Howard (WAS)          16
  G. Michael (NY)          16
  M. Belanger (BAL)        15
  B. Bradford (CHI)        13
  C. May (CHI)             13
  D. McAuliffe (DET)       13
  P. Blair (BAL)           12

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