Wednesday May 6, 1970
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of May 6, 1970:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Chicago          791   90   221   29    2   14    80   11    8   83   145  .279
Boston           758  101   208   41    5   26    96   13    6   82    96  .274
Baltimore        816  131   220   42    5   32   124   15    5  104   137  .270
California       831  107   224   35    9   13   102   14    8   62   115  .270
Minnesota        769  111   206   31    8   24   101   10    6   58   129  .268
Detroit          788  111   210   36    7   18   100    9    4  123   140  .267
Washington       847  114   211   25    7   27   106   12    3  122   175  .249
Oakland          854  106   208   44    6   29    95   22    6   89   152  .244
New York         924  123   225   35    8   14   114   17   12  136   147  .244
Kansas City      838   93   202   26    8   22    83   17   11   81   162  .241
Milwaukee        871  103   208   33    1   16    93   23    8   96   166  .239
Cleveland        752   69   163   37    3   14    62    8    7   79   149  .217

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Frank Robinson (BAL)     21   76   16   28   7   1   4   10   0   0   11   15  .368
Davey Johnson (BAL)      24   82   14   30   8   0   4   15   2   0   15   10  .366
Reggie Smith (BOS)       23   86   20   31   4   2   4   12   4   1    9    9  .361
Tony Oliva (MIN)         23   95   18   33   4   3   4   21   0   0    3    7  .347
Luis Aparicio (CHI)      22   78   14   27   4   0   1    8   1   2   11    8  .346
Al Kaline (DET)          23   90   15   31   6   2   4   20   1   0   15   11  .344
Lou Piniella (KC)        22   91   10   31   6   0   5   21   0   2    6    6  .341
Vada Pinson (CLE)        22   83    7   28   5   1   2    8   1   3    5   12  .337
Jim Fregosi (CAL)        24   99   18   33   9   0   2   14   0   0    7   13  .333
Rick Monday (OAK)        23   87   12   29   5   2   3    9   2   1   11   22  .333

 Baltimore            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Chico Salmon           2    5    2    3   0   0   1    2   0   0    2    0  .600
Frank Robinson        21   76   16   28   7   1   4   10   0   0   11   15  .368
Davey Johnson         24   82   14   30   8   0   4   15   2   0   15   10  .366
Dave May               7    9    1    3   0   1   0    3   0   0    1    0  .333
Brooks Robinson       24   94   14   31   8   1   3   17   1   0    5    4  .330
Merv Rettenmund       12   22    7    7   1   0   1    2   1   0    2    2  .318
Paul Blair            24   90   20   24   5   0   4   15   8   4   13   17  .267
Ellie Hendricks       15   45    5   12   3   0   2    5   0   0    4    7  .267
Clay Dalrymple         2    4    2    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    1  .250
Terry Crowley         12   21    5    5   1   0   1    4   0   0    2    3  .238
Boog Powell           24   85   13   20   3   0   7   19   0   0   15   15  .235
Andy Etchebarren      12   32    3    7   1   0   1    3   1   0    4    3  .219
Don Buford            22   80   12   17   2   1   3   12   0   1   14   10  .213
Mark Belanger         23   94    9   19   1   1   0    7   2   0    9   19  .202
Curt Motton            4    4    0    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    3  .000

 Boston               G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Billy Conigliaro       4   12    2    5   0   0   2    4   0   1    0    3  .417
Reggie Smith          23   86   20   31   4   2   4   12   4   1    9    9  .361
Dick Schofield         9   12    1    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .333
Jerry Moses           20   72    4   22   5   0   2    9   0   0    4    7  .306
Carl Yastrzemski      23   79   15   24   3   0   4   14   9   3   22    9  .304
George Scott          23   87    9   26   5   3   4   12   0   0    7   12  .299
Mike Derrick           7    7    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   1    0    2  .286
Rico Petrocelli       23   81   14   23   9   0   4   21   0   0    8   15  .284
Tony Conigliaro       21   74    6   21   1   0   2    9   0   0   12    4  .284
Luis Alvarado         23   82    9   22   8   0   0    6   0   0    3    9  .268
Mike Andrews          23   90   15   18   3   0   3    6   0   0   12    8  .200
Tom Satriano           2    6    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    0  .167
Don Pavletich          2    5    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000
Tom Matchick           4    4    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .000

 California           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Jim Fregosi           24   99   18   33   9   0   2   14   0   0    7   13  .333
Jarvis Tatum           5   15    5    5   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    4  .333
Alex Johnson          24   97   15   32   3   1   2   16   4   1    1   10  .330
Jim Spencer           20   56    6   18   3   1   0   10   0   0    5    6  .321
Roger Repoz           22   71   11   22   5   1   4   12   0   1   10   12  .310
Billy Cowan            8    7    0    2   0   0   0    3   0   0    1    1  .286
Bill Voss             22   71    9   20   2   2   1   15   1   1   12    5  .282
Aurelio Rodriguez     17   63    6   17   2   2   0    7   0   1    3    6  .270
Sandy Alomar          24  104   14   28   2   0   0    3   9   4    6   11  .269
Joe Azcue             20   65    5   17   3   1   1    5   0   0    2    4  .262
Jay Johnstone         20   55    5   14   3   0   2    9   0   0    2    8  .255
Ken McMullen           7   24    4    6   1   1   1    5   0   0    5    2  .250
Jim Hicks              4    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .250
Tom Egan               8   21    2    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    3  .191
Rick Reichardt         9    6    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    0  .167
Chico Ruiz             6    6    1    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .167
Tom Silverio           4    4    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Ray Oyler              1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 Chicago              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Rich Morales           7    8    0    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    1  .375
Tommy McCraw          16   38    1   14   0   0   0    4   3   0    4    3  .368
Gail Hopkins          19   53    7   19   2   0   0    2   0   0    7    6  .359
Luis Aparicio         22   78   14   27   4   0   1    8   1   2   11    8  .346
Bill Melton           23   83    9   27   4   0   3   15   0   1    8   15  .325
Duane Josephson       18   59    7   18   3   0   1   11   0   1    7    6  .305
Carlos May            24   86   15   26   5   2   3   14   3   1   10   20  .302
Ken Berry             18   61    8   17   3   0   0    5   1   0    6    9  .279
Walt Williams         16   54    7   15   3   0   0    1   2   1    8    3  .278
Syd O'Brien           12   33    3    9   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    5  .273
Ed Herrmann           11   26    1    7   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    6  .269
Buddy Bradford        17   50    5   12   2   0   2    5   0   2    7   16  .240
Bobby Knoop           20   61    7   13   1   0   3    8   0   0    8   12  .213
John Matias           15   40    2    6   0   0   1    2   1   0    0    9  .150
Bob Christian          7    7    2    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .143

 Cleveland            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Larry Brown            5   14    4    6   2   1   0    1   0   0    1    0  .429
Vada Pinson           22   83    7   28   5   1   2    8   1   3    5   12  .337
Ray Fosse             17   55    6   16   3   0   1    2   0   1    9    7  .291
Chuck Hinton          11   11    1    3   1   0   0    3   0   0    3    2  .273
Vern Fuller            4    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250
Tony Horton           19   69    6   17   6   0   2   11   0   1    9   11  .246
Ted Uhlaender         21   84    9   19   5   1   1    5   2   1    9   13  .226
Roy Foster            21   76    7   17   4   0   1    6   1   1    6   16  .224
Eddie Leon            23   79    5   15   4   0   1    8   0   0    5   12  .190
Jack Heidemann        23   75    1   14   3   0   0    5   1   0    2   20  .187
Ted Ford               9   19    3    3   1   0   1    1   0   0    2    7  .158
Russ Nagelson         11   19    3    3   1   0   1    2   0   0    2    6  .158
Graig Nettles         21   68   10   10   0   0   3    7   3   0   18   10  .147
Lou Klimchock          8   17    1    2   0   0   1    1   0   0    1    2  .118
Duke Sims              9   24    3    2   2   0   0    1   0   0    6    9  .083

 Detroit              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ike Brown              4    4    3    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    0  .500
Al Kaline             23   90   15   31   6   2   4   20   1   0   15   11  .344
Jim Northrup          17   66    7   21   4   1   1   10   0   0    6   11  .318
Cesar Gutierrez       20   76   12   22   2   2   0    8   1   0    4    7  .290
Mickey Stanley        14   59   12   17   3   0   1    5   3   0    5    4  .288
Willie Horton         23   87   14   25   5   1   2   14   0   0   14   14  .287
Bill Freehan          21   75    6   21   3   0   2   13   0   1   15   13  .280
Dick McAuliffe        23   86   12   24   4   0   4   10   2   2   23   19  .279
Ken Szotkiewicz        8   15    3    4   0   0   1    3   0   0    5    5  .267
Elliott Maddox        13   31    6    7   1   0   1    3   0   0    3    6  .226
Norm Cash             18   59   10   13   2   0   2    7   0   1   11   10  .220
Don Wert              17   38    5    8   2   0   0    2   1   0    8    7  .211
Dalton Jones          10   22    2    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    5    1  .136
Jim Price              4    9    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    5  .111
Gates Brown            7    6    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000

 Kansas City          G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Paul Schaal           14   33    4   12   1   0   1    3   1   0    2    3  .364
Lou Piniella          22   91   10   31   6   0   5   21   0   2    6    6  .341
Bob Oliver            23   84   12   26   5   2   5   16   0   0    4   15  .310
Amos Otis             24   96   15   29   4   3   2   11   5   0   10   10  .302
Pat Kelly             21   78   13   22   2   0   1    3   9   5   13   23  .282
George Spriggs        13   23    4    6   0   0   0    0   1   1    4    9  .261
Joe Keough            13   20    2    5   0   0   1    2   0   0    3    4  .250
Rich Severson          9   21    0    5   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .238
Jackie Hernandez      21   64    3   14   2   1   1    3   0   1    8   19  .219
Jim Campanis          10   28    4    6   0   0   2    2   0   0    2    5  .214
Ed Kirkpatrick        21   75   12   16   2   1   3    8   1   1    6   12  .213
Ellie Rodriguez       20   50    4   10   1   0   0    2   0   0    6    8  .200
Jerry Adair            7   27    0    4   0   0   0    1   0   1    5    3  .148
Luis Alcaraz          20   70    3    9   2   1   1    8   0   0    1    5  .129
Mike Fiore            11   20    0    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    3    9  .100
Hawk Taylor            7    7    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .000

 Milwaukee            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
John Kennedy          16   27    6    9   2   0   1    4   0   0    3    4  .333
Steve Hovley          23   84   10   27   6   0   0   11   3   0    9    7  .321
Ted Savage            15   36    3   11   2   0   1    3   1   0    1    5  .306
Danny Walton          26   98   11   29   3   0   8   24   1   0   12   33  .296
Russ Snyder           22   66   12   19   2   0   0    5   0   1    8   11  .288
Greg Goossen          18   43    3   11   3   0   1    3   0   0    9   11  .256
Tommy Harper          26  104   11   26   5   0   1    9  14   4   10   20  .250
Ted Kubiak            26   89   16   22   0   1   1    6   1   1   15    7  .247
Jerry McNertney       23   75    9   17   3   0   2    7   0   1    7   10  .227
Mike Hershberger      10   27    2    6   2   0   0    2   1   0    2    2  .222
Rich Rollins          14   25    3    5   1   0   0    5   0   0    3    4  .200
Mike Hegan            19   48    4    8   1   0   0    5   1   1    8   17  .167
Max Alvis             18   58    4    8   1   0   0    4   1   0    4    6  .138
Phil Roof              7   20    4    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    3    3  .100
Wayne Comer           10   14    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .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
Rod Carew             12   43    7   15   4   0   0    3   1   2    0    3  .349
Tony Oliva            23   95   18   33   4   3   4   21   0   0    3    7  .347
Brant Alyea           22   70    7   23   4   0   5   24   1   1    9   10  .329
Harmon Killebrew      23   79   16   25   3   0   7   18   0   0   16   15  .317
Cesar Tovar           23   96   21   29   6   4   3    8   7   1    6   12  .302
Paul Ratliff           9   19    3    5   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    8  .263
Leo Cardenas          23   86   12   22   5   1   2    9   0   0    5   14  .256
Rick Renick            6   12    1    3   1   0   1    4   0   0    0    3  .250
George Mitterwald     19   59    4   12   1   0   1    3   0   1    6   20  .203
Chuck Manuel           6    5    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .200
Rich Reese            22   68    7   13   1   0   1    2   0   0    4    8  .191
Jim Holt              19   16    2    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .188
Frank Quilici         18   39    3    7   0   0   0    2   0   1    3    4  .180
Bob Allison            7   10    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    1  .100
Minnie Mendoza        11   11    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .091
Tom Tischinski         1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 New York             G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Roy White             26   94   18   31   9   0   1   16   5   1   22    9  .330
Ron Woods             14   35    6   11   1   0   3    9   0   0    2    7  .314
Danny Cater           27  108   17   32   6   3   2   19   3   0    6   14  .296
Horace Clarke         27  119   17   33   3   0   1    5   1   3   12    4  .277
Jake Gibbs             6   15    3    4   2   0   0    1   0   0    2    3  .267
Gene Michael          25   94   10   25   5   0   0    6   1   0   10   22  .266
Bobby Murcer          27   96   17   24   3   0   5   17   2   1   23   17  .250
Thurman Munson        23   70   11   16   2   2   0    7   3   1   22   12  .229
Pete Ward             15   14    1    3   1   1   0    4   0   0    2    4  .214
Frank Tepedino         8   10    1    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .200
Jerry Kenney          22   80    9   15   0   1   1   10   2   2   10   10  .188
Curt Blefary          21   76    6   14   1   0   0    9   0   3   11   10  .184
John Ellis            12   28    2    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    5  .107
Ron Hansen            12   11    0    1   0   0   0    3   0   0    9    1  .091
Jim Lyttle            11    1    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   1    1    0  .000

 Oakland              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Jose Tartabull         8    7    3    3   2   0   0    2   0   0    0    0  .429
Joe Rudi               8   20    3    8   2   0   1    2   0   0    2    2  .400
Rick Monday           23   87   12   29   5   2   3    9   2   1   11   22  .333
Felipe Alou           26  108   12   34   8   1   1   12   1   0    4    8  .315
Tito Francona         15   14    2    4   0   0   1    3   0   0    3    2  .286
Dave Duncan           20   58    7   16   5   0   2    7   0   0    2    7  .276
Roberto Pena          18   58    4   15   1   0   0    3   1   1    2    4  .259
Sal Bando             20   56   12   13   2   0   3    8   2   1   12   11  .232
Don Mincher           24   78   13   18   6   0   7   15   0   0    9   15  .231
Bert Campaneris       17   65    9   14   3   1   1    5   4   0    4    8  .215
Dick Green            26   94   11   19   2   0   2    7   3   0    9   16  .202
Bob Johnson           15   33    4    6   1   0   1    1   2   1    2    1  .182
Reggie Jackson        26   85    9   15   6   1   5   12   7   2   15   28  .177
Frank Fernandez       16   29    2    5   0   0   2    2   0   0   10    8  .172
Larry Haney            1    2    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .000

 Washington           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Lee Maye              18   57   11   21   3   1   3   13   0   1    5    9  .368
Ed Stroud             24   66   15   23   0   1   2    6   9   0    7   15  .349
Frank Howard          25   85   21   27   4   0  10   24   0   0   24   21  .318
Bernie Allen          22   50    8   14   2   0   3    9   0   0    8    6  .280
Aurelio Rodriguez     10   36    5   10   1   0   3    8   0   0    6    2  .278
Rick Reichardt         8   18    3    5   0   1   1    2   0   1    4    4  .278
Mike Epstein          25   93   14   24   4   0   5   12   0   1   13   34  .258
Ed Brinkman           25  100   15   25   3   2   0    7   1   0   14    8  .250
Hank Allen            19   33    3    7   2   0   0    4   0   0    5    8  .212
Del Unser             16   48    2   10   0   1   0    4   0   0    6    8  .208
Johnny Roseboro       15   39    4    8   2   0   0    5   1   0   12    5  .205
Ken McMullen          15   59    5   12   2   0   0    3   0   0    5   10  .203
Jim French            11   20    4    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    4    2  .200
Paul Casanova         10   26    1    4   0   1   0    0   0   0    1    3  .154
Tim Cullen            15   14    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    0  .143
Dave Nelson           14   31    2    4   0   0   0    2   1   0    4    7  .129

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  H. Clarke (NY)          119
  F. Alou (OAK)           108
  D. Cater (NY)           108
  S. Alomar (CAL)         104
  T. Harper (MIL)         104
  E. Brinkman (WAS)       100
  J. Fregosi (CAL)         99
  A. Rodriguez (WAS)       99
  D. Walton (MIL)          98
  A. Johnson (CAL)         97

Runs Scored:

  F. Howard (WAS)          21
  C. Tovar (MIN)           21
  P. Blair (BAL)           20
  R. Smith (BOS)           20
  J. Fregosi (CAL)         18
  T. Oliva (MIN)           18
  R. White (NY)            18
  D. Cater (NY)            17
  H. Clarke (NY)           17
  B. Murcer (NY)           17

Hits:

  F. Alou (OAK)            34
  H. Clarke (NY)           33
  J. Fregosi (CAL)         33
  T. Oliva (MIN)           33
  D. Cater (NY)            32
  A. Johnson (CAL)         32
  A. Kaline (DET)          31
  L. Piniella (KC)         31
  B. Robinson (BAL)        31
  R. Smith (BOS)           31

Doubles:

  J. Fregosi (CAL)          9
  R. Petrocelli (BOS)       9
  R. White (NY)             9
  F. Alou (OAK)             8
  L. Alvarado (BOS)         8
  D. Johnson (BAL)          8
  B. Robinson (BAL)         8
  F. Robinson (BAL)         7
  D. Cater (NY)             6
  T. Horton (CLE)           6

Triples:

  C. Tovar (MIN)            4
  D. Cater (NY)             3
  T. Oliva (MIN)            3
  A. Otis (KC)              3
  G. Scott (BOS)            3
  E. Brinkman (WAS)         2
  C. Gutierrez (DET)        2
  A. Kaline (DET)           2
  C. May (CHI)              2
  R. Monday (OAK)           2

Home Runs:

  F. Howard (WAS)          10
  D. Walton (MIL)           8
  H. Killebrew (MIN)        7
  D. Mincher (OAK)          7
  B. Powell (BAL)           7
  B. Alyea (MIN)            5
  M. Epstein (WAS)          5
  R. Jackson (OAK)          5
  B. Murcer (NY)            5
  B. Oliver (KC)            5

RBI:

  B. Alyea (MIN)           24
  F. Howard (WAS)          24
  D. Walton (MIL)          24
  T. Oliva (MIN)           21
  R. Petrocelli (BOS)      21
  L. Piniella (KC)         21
  A. Kaline (DET)          20
  D. Cater (NY)            19
  B. Powell (BAL)          19
  H. Killebrew (MIN)       18

Stolen Bases:

  T. Harper (MIL)          14
  S. Alomar (CAL)           9
  P. Kelly (KC)             9
  E. Stroud (WAS)           9
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)      9
  P. Blair (BAL)            8
  R. Jackson (OAK)          7
  C. Tovar (MIN)            7
  A. Otis (KC)              5
  R. White (NY)             5

Caught Stealing:

  P. Kelly (KC)             5
  S. Alomar (CAL)           4
  P. Blair (BAL)            4
  T. Harper (MIL)           4
  C. Blefary (NY)           3
  H. Clarke (NY)            3
  V. Pinson (CLE)           3
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)      3
  L. Aparicio (CHI)         2
  B. Bradford (CHI)         2

Walks:

  F. Howard (WAS)          24
  D. McAuliffe (DET)       23
  B. Murcer (NY)           23
  T. Munson (NY)           22
  R. White (NY)            22
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     22
  G. Nettles (CLE)         18
  H. Killebrew (MIN)       16
  B. Freehan (DET)         15
  R. Jackson (OAK)         15

Strikeouts:

  M. Epstein (WAS)         34
  D. Walton (MIL)          33
  R. Jackson (OAK)         28
  P. Kelly (KC)            23
  G. Michael (NY)          22
  R. Monday (OAK)          22
  F. Howard (WAS)          21
  T. Harper (MIL)          20
  J. Heidemann (CLE)       20
  C. May (CHI)             20

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