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American League Week In Review

American League Standings

Eastern Division
Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Pyt.Rec	Diff	Home	Away	XInn	1Run	M#	Streak	Last10
Boston Red Sox	4	1	.800	-	4-1	0	0-0	4-1	1-0	0-0	157	W1	4-1
Baltimore Orioles	4	2	.667	.5	3-3	1	2-1	2-1	0-0	2-0		W2	4-2
Cleveland Indians	3	3	.500	1.5	4-2	-1	1-2	2-1	0-0	0-1		L1	3-3
Detroit Tigers	3	3	.500	1.5	4-2	-1	0-0	3-3	0-0	1-1		L2	3-3
Washington Senators	2	4	.333	2.5	2-4	0	2-4	0-0	0-0	0-1		L1	2-4
New York Yankees	1	4	.200	3.0	1-4	0	1-4	0-0	0-1	0-0		W1	1-4

Western Division
Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Pyt.Rec	Diff	Home	Away	XInn	1Run	M#	Streak	Last10
California Angels	5	0	1.000	-	4-1	1	0-0	5-0	0-0	2-0	157	W5	5-0
Oakland Athletics	4	1	.800	1.0	4-1	0	0-0	4-1	0-0	1-0		L1	4-1
Chicago White Sox	4	2	.667	1.5	4-2	0	4-2	0-0	0-0	0-0		L1	4-2
Milwaukee Brewers	2	4	.333	3.5	3-3	-1	0-2	2-2	0-0	0-2		W1	2-4
Minnesota Twins	1	3	.250	3.5	1-3	0	1-1	0-2	0-0	0-0		W1	1-3
Kansas City Royals	0	6	.000	5.5	1-5	-1	0-6	0-0	0-0	0-1		L6	0-6

League Leaders
AVG: Ed Herrmann White Sox .524
OBP: Davey Johnson Orioles .609
SLG: Ted Savage Brewers 1.048
OPS: Ted Savage Brewers 1.625
Runs: Luis Aparicio, Ed Herrmann White Sox 7
Hits: Ed Herrmann White Sox Al Kaline Tigers Brooks Robinson Orioles 11
TB: Ted Savage Brewers 22
1B: Ed Herrmann White Sox Al Kaline Tigers 9
2B: Brooks Robinson Orioles
3B: Many with 1
HR: Frank Howard Senators 4
RBI: Ed Herrmann White Sox 9
SB: Pat Kelly Royals Elliott Maddox Tigers 3
BB: Pat Kelly Royals 7

ERA: 4 with 0.00
Wins: 4 with 2
Win %: Many with 1.000
Saves: Eddie Watt Orioles 3
CG: Many with 1
SHO: Sam McDowell Indians 1
IP: Sam McDowell Indians 17.1
K: Sam McDowell Indians 18

Transactions
April 8, 1970: Yankees claimed Jim Davenport (3B) off waivers from the Giants
Royals claimed Al Spangler (LF) off waivers from the Cubs
April 9, 1970: Tigers claimed Steve Whitaker (LF) off waivers from the Giants; claimed Tom Paciorek (RF) and Gary Moore (RF) off waivers from the Dodgers
Royals claimed Dick Schofield (2B) off waivers from the Twins
April 11, 1970: Angels claimed Marty Martinez (SS) off waivers from the Astros
April 12, 1970: White Sox signed Bobby Knoop (2B) to a 1-year contract extension worth $39,000

Injuries
Red Sox: Gary Peters (SP) strained bicep muscle (2 weeks)
George Thomas (1B) inguinal hernia (4 weeks)
Tigers: Mike Kilkenny (SP) damaged meniscus (knee) (1-2 weeks)
Twins: Tom Hall (SP) back spasms (8 weeks)
Yankees: Ed Stroud (RF) bruised ankle (1 week)
Athletics: Felipe Alou (RF) fractured finger (2-3 weeks)
John Donaldson (2B) bruised wrist (1-2 weeks)

Player of the Week
Ed Herrmann of the White Sox (.500 AVG, 2 HR, 6 RBI)