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1970 AL Batting Average Leaders

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Alex Johnson led the AL in batting average in 1970 with .329, just ahead of Carl Yastrzemski (.3290 to .3286).

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Led the AL in 1970 Alex Johnson California Angels
.329 Batting Average Just ahead of Carl Yastrzemski
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# Player Team AVG G AB H OBP
1 Alex Johnson CAL .329 156 614 202 .370
2 Carl Yastrzemski Carl Yastrzemski BOS .329 161 566 186 .452
3 Tony Oliva Tony Oliva MIN .325 157 628 204 .364
4 Luis Aparicio Luis Aparicio CHA .313 146 552 173 .372
5 Frank Robinson Frank Robinson BAL .306 132 471 144 .398
6 Reggie Smith Reggie Smith BOS .303 147 580 176 .361
7 Thurman Munson Thurman Munson NYA .302 132 453 137 .386
8 Lou Piniella Lou Piniella KCA .301 144 542 163 .342
9 Danny Cater Danny Cater NYA .301 155 582 175 .340
10 Cesar Tovar Cesar Tovar MIN .300 161 650 195 .356
11 Boog Powell Boog Powell BAL .297 154 526 156 .412
12 Tommy Harper Tommy Harper ML4 .296 154 604 179 .377
13 George Scott George Scott BOS .296 127 480 142 .355
14 Roy White Roy White NYA .296 162 609 180 .387
15 Vada Pinson Vada Pinson CLE .286 148 574 164 .319
16 Carlos May Carlos May CHA .285 150 555 158 .373
17 Amos Otis Amos Otis KCA .284 159 620 176 .353
18 Frank Howard Frank Howard WS2 .283 161 566 160 .416
19 Davey Johnson Davey Johnson BAL .281 149 530 149 .360
20 Bert Campaneris Bert Campaneris OAK .279 147 603 168 .321
21 Al Kaline Al Kaline DET .278 131 467 130 .377
22 Jim Fregosi Jim Fregosi CAL .278 158 601 167 .353
23 Ken Berry Ken Berry CHA .276 141 463 128 .344
24 Brooks Robinson Brooks Robinson BAL .276 158 608 168 .335
25 Jim Spencer Jim Spencer CAL .274 146 511 140 .309
26 Don Buford Don Buford BAL .272 144 504 137 .406
27 Harmon Killebrew Harmon Killebrew MIN .271 157 527 143 .411
28 Felipe Alou Felipe Alou OAK .271 154 575 156 .308
29 Ted Uhlaender Ted Uhlaender CLE .268 141 473 127 .321
30 Roy Foster Roy Foster CLE .268 139 477 128 .357
31 Paul Blair Paul Blair BAL .267 133 480 128 .344
32 Tony Conigliaro Tony Conigliaro BOS .266 146 560 149 .324
33 Sal Bando Sal Bando OAK .263 155 502 132 .407
34 Bill Melton Bill Melton CHA .263 141 514 135 .340
35 Ed Brinkman Ed Brinkman WS2 .262 158 625 164 .330
36 Jim Northrup Jim Northrup DET .262 139 504 132 .343
37 Rich Reese Rich Reese MIN .261 153 501 131 .332
38 Rico Petrocelli Rico Petrocelli BOS .261 157 583 152 .334
39 Bob Oliver Bob Oliver KCA .260 160 612 159 .309
40 Mike Epstein Mike Epstein WS2 .256 140 430 110 .371
41 Mike Andrews Mike Andrews BOS .253 151 589 149 .344
42 Ted Kubiak ML4 .252 158 540 136 .340
43 Mickey Stanley Mickey Stanley DET .252 142 568 143 .305
44 Sandy Alomar CAL .251 162 672 169 .302
45 Bobby Murcer Bobby Murcer NYA .251 159 581 146 .348
46 Horace Clarke Horace Clarke NYA .251 158 686 172 .286
47 Aurelio Rodriguez Aurelio Rodriguez WS2 +1 .249 159 610 152 .302
48 Eddie Leon Eddie Leon CLE .248 152 549 136 .308
49 Leo Cardenas Leo Cardenas MIN .247 160 588 145 .300
50 Don Mincher Don Mincher OAK .246 140 463 114 .327
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