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AL Week in Review

Eastern Division
Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Pyt.Rec	Diff	Home	Away	XInn	1Run	M#	Streak	Last10
Boston Red Sox	12	4	.750	-	12-4	0	7-1	5-3	1-0	1-1	146	W4	7-3
Baltimore Orioles	12	5	.706	.5	10-7	2	7-2	5-3	2-0	6-0		W2	8-2
Detroit Tigers	9	7	.563	3.0	11-5	-2	4-1	5-6	0-1	2-4		L1	6-4
Washington Senators	10	8	.556	3.0	9-9	1	7-6	3-2	0-0	2-1		W5	7-3
Cleveland Indians	6	10	.375	6.0	5-11	1	4-7	2-3	0-0	2-3		L2	3-7
New York Yankees	5	14	.263	8.5	6-13	-1	3-5	2-9	1-2	1-5		W1	4-6

Western Division
Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Pyt.Rec	Diff	Home	Away	XInn	1Run	M#	Streak	Last10
Chicago White Sox	13	5	.722	-	14-4	-1	4-2	9-3	1-1	4-3	142	W2	7-3
Oakland Athletics	10	8	.556	3.0	9-9	1	5-5	5-3	0-3	2-2		L1	4-6
California Angels	9	8	.529	3.5	7-10	2	4-5	5-3	0-1	3-2		L3	3-7
Minnesota Twins	7	10	.412	5.5	6-11	1	5-5	2-5	2-0	4-2		W1	5-5
Kansas City Royals	7	12	.368	6.5	9-10	-2	1-8	6-4	2-2	1-2		L2	5-5
Milwaukee Brewers	5	14	.263	8.5	6-13	-1	2-5	3-9	2-1	1-4		L4	3-7

League Leaders
AVG: Don Buford Orioles .435
OBP: Don Buford Orioles .519
SLG: Carl Yastrzemski Red Sox .719
OPS: Don Buford Orioles 1.192
Runs: Ed Herrmann White Sox 18
Hits: Ken Berry White Sox 30
TB: Carl Yastrzemski Red Sox 46
1B: Ken Berry White Sox 24
2B: Amos Otis Royals 9
3B: Many with 2
HR: Frank Howard Senators Ted Savage Brewers 6
RBI: Bill Freehan Tigers Gail Hopkins White Sox 16
SB: Pat Kelly Royals 5
BB: Pat Kelly Royals 14

ERA: Jerry Koosman White Sox 1.36
Wins: Jerry Koosman White Sox Mike Torrez Senators 4
Win %: Many with 1.000
Saves: Don Eddy White Sox 5
CG: Many with 3
SHO: Jim Perry Twins 2
IP: Mickey Lolich Tigers 42.0
K: Sam McDowell Indians 35

Transactions
April 22, 1970: White Sox signed Tommie Sisk (MR) to a 1-year contract extension worth $34,800
April 25, 1970: Yankees claimed Mike Shannon (3B) off waivers from the Cardinals

Injuries
None

Player of the Week
Del Unser of the Senators (.500, 2 HR, 8 RBI)

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NL Week in Review

Eastern Division
Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Pyt.Rec	Diff	Home	Away	XInn	1Run	M#	Streak	Last10
Philadelphia Phillies	11	6	.647	-	12-5	-1	3-4	8-2	1-2	5-3	144	W3	8-2
Montreal Expos	9	8	.529	2.0	9-8	0	5-2	4-6	0-0	5-3		W1	5-5
New York Mets	8	8	.500	2.5	7-9	1	4-4	4-4	3-1	3-4		L3	4-6
Pittsburgh Pirates	8	9	.471	3.0	7-10	1	5-7	3-2	1-2	4-3		L1	4-6
St. Louis Cardinals	7	9	.438	3.5	8-8	-1	3-6	4-3	1-2	3-4		W1	5-5
Chicago Cubs	6	10	.375	4.5	5-11	1	5-6	1-4	1-1	3-4		L2	4-6

Western Division
Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Pyt.Rec	Diff	Home	Away	XInn	1Run	M#	Streak	Last10
Los Angeles Dodgers	12	6	.667	-	11-7	1	8-1	4-5	2-1	4-3	143	W4	6-4
Atlanta Braves	11	8	.579	1.5	10-9	1	6-3	5-5	1-0	2-1		W1	7-3
San Francisco Giants	10	10	.500	3.0	12-8	-2	7-4	3-6	1-1	2-7		L1	5-5
Houston Astros	9	10	.474	3.5	8-11	1	5-5	4-5	2-0	6-1		W2	4-6
Cincinnati Reds	9	12	.429	4.5	9-12	0	5-3	4-9	1-3	5-4		L1	6-4
San Diego Padres	7	11	.389	5.0	10-8	-3	2-4	5-7	0-1	1-6		L5	3-7

League Leaders
AVG: Donn Clendenon Mets .391
OBP: Maury Wills Dodgers .500
SLG: Jim Hickman Cubs .734
OPS: Jim Hickman Cubs 1.151
Runs: Rico Carty Braves 15
Hits: Rico Carty Braves 29
TB: Hank Aaron Braves 49
1B: Rico Carty Braves 19
2B: Rico Carty Braves 8
3B: Joe Morgan Astros 3
HR: Jim Hickman Cubs 7
RBI: Hank Aaron Braves 22
SB: Chico Ruiz Expos 8
BB: Steve Huntz Padres Willie McCovey Giants 14

ERA: Dock Ellis Pirates 1.00
Wins: Many with 4
Win %: Many with 1.000
Saves: Jim Brewer Dodgers 5
CG: Gaylord Perry Giants 5
SHO: Many with 1
IP: Gaylord Perry Giants 46.1
K: Don Sutton Dodgers 35

Transactions
April 22, 1970: Braves claimed Gary Geiger (RF) off waivers from the Royals
April 25, 1970: Reds released Tony Cloninger (MR)

Player of the Week
Donn Clendenon of the Mets (.414, 4 HR, 9 RBI)

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AL Batter of the Month
Frank Howard of the Senators(.366, 7 HR, 20 RBI, 15 R)

AL Pitcher of the Month
Sam McDowell of the Indians (4-1, 1.70 ERA, 44 K, .204 OBA)

AL Rookie of the Month
Jerry Janeski of the White Sox (3-0, 1.88 ERA, 6 K)

NL Batter of the Month
Jim Hickman of the Cubs (.333, 8 HR, 21 RBI, 14 R)

NL Pitcher of the Month
Gaylord Perry of the Giants (4-1, 1.75 ERA, 34 K)

NL Rookie of the Month
Larry Howard of the Astros (.395, 6 2B, 3 RBI, 3 R)

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AL Week in Review

Eastern Division
Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Pyt.Rec	Diff	Home	Away	XInn	1Run	M#	Streak	Last10
Boston Red Sox	16	7	.696	-	16-7	0	11-4	5-3	1-0	2-2	139	L1	7-3
Baltimore Orioles	15	8	.652	1.0	13-10	2	9-3	6-5	3-1	8-1		W1	5-5
Detroit Tigers	12	10	.545	3.5	13-9	-1	4-1	8-9	0-1	3-5		L1	5-5
Washington Senators	14	12	.538	3.5	12-14	2	11-10	3-2	1-0	3-1		L1	6-4
Cleveland Indians	8	15	.348	8.0	8-15	0	4-7	4-8	0-0	2-5		L2	3-7
New York Yankees	8	18	.308	9.5	9-17	-1	6-9	2-9	1-2	2-5		W1	5-5

Western Division
Team	W	L	PCT	GB	Pyt.Rec	Diff	Home	Away	XInn	1Run	M#	Streak	Last10
Chicago White Sox	16	8	.667	-	16-8	0	7-5	9-3	1-1	5-4	137	W1	6-4
California Angels	13	10	.565	2.5	11-12	2	4-5	9-5	0-1	4-2		W1	5-5
Oakland Athletics	14	12	.538	3.0	14-12	0	5-5	9-7	0-3	2-3		W1	5-5
Minnesota Twins	11	13	.458	5.0	11-13	0	8-6	3-7	3-1	5-4		L1	6-4
Kansas City Royals	11	14	.440	5.5	12-13	-1	5-10	6-4	2-2	3-2		W2	5-5
Milwaukee Brewers	8	19	.296	9.5	10-17	-2	2-5	6-14	2-2	1-6		L1	3-7

League Leaders
AVG: Ken Berry White Sox .387
OBP: Don Buford Orioles .474
SLG: Carl Yastrzemski Red Sox .724
OPS: Carl Yastrzemski Red Sox 1.148
Runs: Jose Pagan Brewers 20
Hits: Ken Berry White Sox 36
TB: Carl Yastrzemski Red Sox 63
1B: Ken Berry White Sox 30
2B: Amos Otis Royals 11
3B: Many with 2
HR: Frank Howard Senators Carl Yastrzemski Red Sox 8
RBI: Willie Horton Tigers 30
SB: Carlos May White Sox 6
BB: Harmon Killebrew Twins 22

ERA: Jerry Koosman White Sox 1.29
Wins: Mike Torrez Senators 6
Win %: Many with 1.000
Saves: Don Eddy White Sox 7
CG: Andy Messersmith Angels 5
SHO: Sam McDowell Indians Jim Perry Twins 2
IP: Andy Messersmith Angels 53.0
K: Sam McDowell Indians 44

Transactions
April 30, 1970: Tigers released Mike Adams (LF)
Senators released Dave Baldwin (MR)
Brewers signed Mike Adams (LF) to a minor league contract
May 4, 1970: Yankees signed Danny Coombs to a 4-year contract extension worth $2,084,000

Injuries
Red Sox: Rico Petrocelli (SS) pinched nerve (neck) (2 weeks)
White Sox: Carlos May (LF) dead arm syndrome (1 week)
Indians: Roy Foster (RF) pinched nerve (neck) (1-2 weeks)
Royals: Mike Kekich (MR) strained elbow ligament (2-3 months)
Brewers: Jim Slaton (SP) damaged meniscus (knee) (2 weeks)
John Kennedy (2B) hyperextended knee (2 weeks)
Ted Kubiak (SS) bruised cheekbone (1 week)
Rick Auerbach (SS) fractured finger (1 week)
Senators: Frank Howard (LF) torn back muscle (2-3 months)

Player of the Week
Reggie Smith of the Red Sox (.409, 10 RBI, 9 R)