BALTIMORE
"Brooks Robinson, the winner of the Hickock Belt for his dazzling performance in the World Series, is now ranked as an all-time great third baseman. He has played in 13 consecutive All-Star Games.
Frank Robinson, the 1966 Triple Crown winner, is the only player to win the MVP in both leagues. He hit .306, had 25 homers and 78 RBIs last year. His lifetime batting average is .303.
Boog Powell, the A.L.'s MVP, powered the O's to a World Championship with a .297 average, 35 homers and 114 RBIs. He batted .294 in the Series, hitting two homers."
-The New York Yankees Official 1971 Yearbook
BOSTON
"Rico Petrocelli, the Bronx-born home run star, long a top-rated shortstop, now operates at third base. His power - 24 homers last year, 40 in 1969 is a constant threat.
Carl Yastrzemski, winner of the Triple Crown and MVP award in '67, won the slugging championship in '70, his third in six seasons, and missed the batting title by three-tenths of a percentage point."
-The New York Yankees Official 1971 Yearbook
CALIFORNIA
"Tony Conigliaro fully recovered from a disabling eye injury. The former Red Sox star reached career highs with 36 home runs and 116 RBIs.
Jim Fregosi is now in his 10th season with the Angels. The perennial All-Star is one of five American Leaguers to hit for the cycle twice. In 1970 he had 22 home runs.
Alex Johnson in his first year in the league won the A.L. batting championship with a .329 average."
-The New York Yankees Official 1971 Yearbook
CHICAGO
"Carlos May rebounded from a military injury that cost him part of a thumb to post a .991 fielding mark and a .285 batting average.
Bill Melton hit 33 home runs in '70, breaking the single-season White Sox record."
-The New York Yankees Official 1971 Yearbook
CLEVELAND
"Ray Fosse, one of the league's outstanding catchers, is the bright young All-Star who hit .308 last year, with 18 homers and 62 RBIs.
Sam McDowell, a 20-game winner in '70, led the league in strikeouts for the third straight season and the fifth time in six years. His 304 strikeouts lifted his career total to 1,967."
-The New York Yankees Official 1971 Yearbook
DETROIT
"Willie Horton is always a threat to the Yankees; he beat Mel Stottlemyre last year with a ninth-inning homer. Out most of last season with an injury, he still managed 17 home runs and a .305 mark.
Al Kaline, the Tigers' peerless veteran, played in 131 games in his 18th season, and his .278 average led the team's regulars. His career average is .300."
-The New York Yankees Official 1971 Yearbook
KANSAS CITY
"Amos Otis, the top-rated center fielder and All-Star, stole 33 bases in 35 attempts. His 36 doubles tied him for the league lead.
Lou Piniella was a Rookie of the Year ('69) who wasn't bothered by the 'sophomore jinx.' His .301 mark in his second season put him among the top ten batters in the circuit."
-The New York Yankees Official 1971 Yearbook
MILWAUKEE
"Tommy Harper's 1970 feat of 31 home runs and 38 stolen bases has been equaled by only four players in history (30-plus figures in both homers and stolen bases).
Danny Walton is a promising young hitter who's the last man to have hit a homer into the left-field bleachers of Yankee Stadium. Only 15 men have done it, a total of 21 times."
-The New York Yankees Official 1971 Yearbook
MINNESOTA
"Harmon Killebrew, six times the A.L. home run king, in '70 had the eighth season in which he hit more than 40 homers and drove in more than 100 runs.
Tony Oliva for the fifth time led the league in base hits with 204. He had his best year with .325, 23 home runs and 107 RBIs, capturing his fourth title for most two-base hits with 36."
-The New York Yankees Official 1971 Yearbook
OAKLAND
"Sal Bando, the popular power-hitting third baseman and All-Star, was off his pace with 20 homers and 75 RBIs, as compared with 31 and 113 in 1969.
Reggie Jackson had 47 home runs, 118 RBIs and a .275 average in '69. Last season his statistics slid to 23, 66 and .237. He's still expected to be an American League star for many years to come."
-The New York Yankees Official 1971 Yearbook
WASHINGTON
"Curt Flood sat out '70 while involved in a reserve clause suit. He has played in three World Series and three All-Star contests and has a .293 lifetime average in the National League.
Frank Howard was the 1970 home run king with 44 homers and 126 RBIs. It was his second home run crown; he won his first in 1968.
Denny McLain will try to put personal problems behind him and regain the form that earned him Cy Young Awards in 1968 and '69, and won him 55 games in that span with Detroit."
-The New York Yankees Official 1971 Yearbook
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