Friday April 6, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of April 6, 1973:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Boston            45   15    20    4    0    3    13    2    0    2     3  .444
Minnesota         38    8    13    2    0    3     7    2    1    4     6  .342
Baltimore         39   10    13    3    1    3     9    1    1    1     3  .333
Oakland           38    3    10    2    0    0     3    0    0    2     7  .263
California        31    3     8    1    1    1     3    1    0    4     3  .258
New York          34    5     8    3    0    1     5    0    1    5     2  .235
Kansas City       30    2     6    1    0    0     2    1    0    4    12  .200
Milwaukee         31    0     3    1    1    0     0    0    0    0     1  .097

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Don Baylor (BAL)          1    4    2    4   2   1   1    3   0   0    0    0 1.000
Doug Griffin (BOS)        1    5    2    4   0   0   0    2   1   0    0    0  .800
Larry Hisle (MIN)         1    5    3    4   1   0   1    1   1   0    0    0  .800
Felipe Alou (NY)          1    4    0    3   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    0  .750
Carlton Fisk (BOS)        1    4    4    3   1   0   2    6   0   0    0    0  .750
Rico Petrocelli (BOS)     1    4    3    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .750
Cookie Rojas (KC)         1    3    0    2   0   0   0    1   1   0    1    0  .667
Tommy Harper (BOS)        1    6    1    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .500
Terry Crowley (BAL)       1    4    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .500
Ray Fosse (OAK)           1    4    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .500

 Baltimore            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Don Baylor             1    4    2    4   2   1   1    3   0   0    0    0 1.000
Terry Crowley          1    4    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .500
Brooks Robinson        1    4    2    2   0   0   2    4   0   0    0    0  .500
Merv Rettenmund        1    5    0    2   0   0   0    2   1   0    0    1  .400
Mark Belanger          1    3    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   1    1    0  .333
Paul Blair             1    4    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Earl Williams          1    5    3    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .200
Bobby Grich            1    5    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Boog Powell            1    5    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Enos Cabell            1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 Boston               G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Doug Griffin           1    5    2    4   0   0   0    2   1   0    0    0  .800
Carlton Fisk           1    4    4    3   1   0   2    6   0   0    0    0  .750
Rico Petrocelli        1    4    3    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .750
Tommy Harper           1    6    1    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .500
Carl Yastrzemski       1    4    2    2   0   0   1    2   1   0    1    0  .500
Dwight Evans           1    5    1    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .400
Reggie Smith           1    5    2    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .400
Luis Aparicio          1    6    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .167
Orlando Cepeda         1    6    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000
Rick Miller            1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 California           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Frank Robinson         1    4    1    2   0   0   1    1   0   0    0    0  .500
Bobby Valentine        1    4    1    2   0   1   0    1   0   0    0    0  .500
Billy Grabarkewitz     1    3    1    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .333
Sandy Alomar           1    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   1   0    0    0  .250
Tommy McCraw           1    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250
Vada Pinson            1    4    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .250
John Stephenson        1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Ken Berry              1    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    0  .000
Jim Spencer            1    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000
Rudy Meoli             1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 Kansas City          G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Gail Hopkins           1    1    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0 1.000
Cookie Rojas           1    3    0    2   0   0   0    1   1   0    1    0  .667
Freddie Patek          1    4    0    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .500
Lou Piniella           1    4    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Hal McRae              1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000
Amos Otis              1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .000
Ed Kirkpatrick         1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000
John Mayberry          1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .000
Jerry May              1    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Paul Schaal            1    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .000
Carl Taylor            1    0    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 Milwaukee            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Gorman Thomas          1    3    0    1   0   1   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Rick Auerbach          1    4    0    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Johnny Briggs          1    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Dave May               1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
George Scott           1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Ollie Brown            1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Pedro Garcia           1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Don Money              1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Ellie Rodriguez        1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 Minnesota            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Larry Hisle            1    5    3    4   1   0   1    1   1   0    0    0  .800
Joe Lis                1    4    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   1    1    1  .500
Tony Oliva             1    4    1    2   0   0   1    3   0   0    1    0  .500
Rod Carew              1    5    2    2   1   0   0    0   1   0    0    0  .400
Bobby Darwin           1    3    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .333
Jim Holt               1    4    1    1   0   0   1    1   0   0    0    0  .250
Steve Braun            1    5    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .200
Danny Thompson         1    5    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000
George Mitterwald      1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .000

 New York             G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Felipe Alou            1    4    0    3   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    0  .750
Graig Nettles          1    2    2    1   0   0   1    2   0   0    2    0  .500
Matty Alou             1    5    2    2   2   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .400
Ron Blomberg           1    3    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .333
Horace Clarke          1    5    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   1    0    0  .200
Roy White              1    5    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Gene Michael           1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Thurman Munson         1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .000
Bobby Murcer           1    3    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000

 Oakland              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Gonzalo Marquez        1    1    0    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    0 1.000
Ray Fosse              1    4    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .500
Gene Tenace            1    4    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .500
Billy North            1    5    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .400
Sal Bando              1    4    1    1   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .250
Billy Conigliaro       1    4    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .250
Reggie Jackson         1    4    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .250
Joe Rudi               1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .000
Dick Green             1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Dal Maxvill            1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Mike Hegan             1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Ted Kubiak             1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Rich McKinney          1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  L. Aparicio (BOS)         6
  O. Cepeda (BOS)           6
  T. Harper (BOS)           6
  M. Alou (NY)              5
  S. Braun (MIN)            5
  R. Carew (MIN)            5
  H. Clarke (NY)            5
  D. Evans (BOS)            5
  B. Grich (BAL)            5
  D. Griffin (BOS)          5

Runs Scored:

  C. Fisk (BOS)             4
  L. Hisle (MIN)            3
  R. Petrocelli (BOS)       3
  E. Williams (BAL)         3
  M. Alou (NY)              2
  D. Baylor (BAL)           2
  R. Carew (MIN)            2
  D. Griffin (BOS)          2
  G. Nettles (NY)           2
  B. Robinson (BAL)         2

Hits:

  D. Baylor (BAL)           4
  D. Griffin (BOS)          4
  L. Hisle (MIN)            4
  F. Alou (NY)              3
  C. Fisk (BOS)             3
  T. Harper (BOS)           3
  R. Petrocelli (BOS)       3
  M. Alou (NY)              2
  R. Carew (MIN)            2
  T. Crowley (BAL)          2

Doubles:

  M. Alou (NY)              2
  D. Baylor (BAL)           2
  F. Alou (NY)              1
  R. Auerbach (MIL)         1
  S. Bando (OAK)            1
  R. Carew (MIN)            1
  D. Evans (BOS)            1
  C. Fisk (BOS)             1
  B. Grabarkewitz (CAL)     1
  T. Harper (BOS)           1

Triples:

  D. Baylor (BAL)           1
  G. Thomas (MIL)           1
  B. Valentine (CAL)        1

Home Runs:

  C. Fisk (BOS)             2
  B. Robinson (BAL)         2
  D. Baylor (BAL)           1
  L. Hisle (MIN)            1
  J. Holt (MIN)             1
  G. Nettles (NY)           1
  T. Oliva (MIN)            1
  F. Robinson (CAL)         1
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)      1

RBI:

  C. Fisk (BOS)             6
  B. Robinson (BAL)         4
  D. Baylor (BAL)           3
  T. Oliva (MIN)            3
  F. Alou (NY)              2
  D. Griffin (BOS)          2
  G. Nettles (NY)           2
  M. Rettenmund (BAL)       2
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)      2
  L. Aparicio (BOS)         1

Stolen Bases:

  S. Alomar (CAL)           1
  R. Carew (MIN)            1
  D. Griffin (BOS)          1
  L. Hisle (MIN)            1
  M. Rettenmund (BAL)       1
  C. Rojas (KC)             1
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)      1

Caught Stealing:

  M. Belanger (BAL)         1
  H. Clarke (NY)            1
  J. Lis (MIN)              1

Walks:

  K. Berry (CAL)            2
  G. Nettles (NY)           2
  M. Belanger (BAL)         1
  R. Blomberg (NY)          1
  B. Darwin (MIN)           1
  B. Grabarkewitz (CAL)     1
  R. Jackson (OAK)          1
  E. Kirkpatrick (KC)       1
  J. Lis (MIN)              1
  J. Mayberry (KC)          1

Strikeouts:

  A. Otis (KC)              3
  O. Cepeda (BOS)           2
  R. Jackson (OAK)          2
  J. Mayberry (KC)          2
  H. McRae (KC)             2
  F. Patek (KC)             2
  J. Rudi (OAK)             2
  P. Schaal (KC)            2
  D. Thompson (MIN)         2
  S. Braun (MIN)            1

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