Saturday April 7, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of April 7, 1973:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Boston            78   25    33    6    0    5    23    2    0    9     4  .423
Baltimore         79   18    24    5    1    4    16    1    1    8     6  .304
Kansas City       70   14    19    4    1    0    14    2    0    8    15  .271
Minnesota         70   13    19    4    0    4    11    2    1    6     8  .271
New York          71   10    18    4    0    3     9    0    1    6     9  .254
California        66    8    16    2    1    1     7    4    0    9     6  .242
Oakland           72    6    17    2    0    2     6    0    0    3     9  .236
Chicago           30    3     7    1    0    1     3    1    3    6     1  .233
Milwaukee         68    7    13    2    1    3     7    0    1    2     7  .191
Cleveland         27    2     4    2    0    1     2    0    0    4     6  .148
Detroit           30    1     4    1    0    1     1    0    0    2     5  .133
Texas             30    1     4    0    0    0     1    0    0    2     6  .133

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Carlton Fisk (BOS)        2    8    6    6   2   0   2    6   0   0    1    0  .750
Carl Yastrzemski (BOS)    2    8    4    6   1   0   2    4   1   0    2    0  .750
Don Baylor (BAL)          2    8    2    5   2   1   1    3   0   0    1    1  .625
Gene Tenace (OAK)         2    7    2    4   0   0   1    1   0   0    1    0  .571
Doug Griffin (BOS)        2    9    2    5   0   0   0    2   1   0    0    0  .556
Larry Hisle (MIN)         2    9    4    5   1   0   2    4   1   0    0    0  .556
Dwight Evans (BOS)        2    8    2    4   1   0   0    3   0   0    1    0  .500
Cookie Rojas (KC)         2    8    1    4   2   0   0    5   1   0    1    0  .500
Reggie Smith (BOS)        2    8    3    4   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    0  .500
Rico Petrocelli (BOS)     2    9    4    4   0   0   1    3   0   0    1    0  .444

 Baltimore            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Tommy Davis            1    1    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0 1.000
Don Baylor             2    8    2    5   2   1   1    3   0   0    1    1  .625
Merv Rettenmund        2   11    3    4   1   0   1    5   1   0    0    1  .364
Bobby Grich            2   10    1    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .300
Mark Belanger          2    7    2    2   0   0   0    1   0   1    2    0  .286
Earl Williams          2    7    3    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .286
Terry Crowley          2    8    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .250
Brooks Robinson        2    8    2    2   0   0   2    4   0   0    1    1  .250
Paul Blair             2    9    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .222
Boog Powell            2    8    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .125
Enos Cabell            2    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Rich Coggins           1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Al Bumbry              1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Andy Etchebarren       1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Ellie Hendricks        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
Carlton Fisk           2    8    6    6   2   0   2    6   0   0    1    0  .750
Carl Yastrzemski       2    8    4    6   1   0   2    4   1   0    2    0  .750
Doug Griffin           2    9    2    5   0   0   0    2   1   0    0    0  .556
Dwight Evans           2    8    2    4   1   0   0    3   0   0    1    0  .500
Reggie Smith           2    8    3    4   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    0  .500
Rico Petrocelli        2    9    4    4   0   0   1    3   0   0    1    0  .444
Tommy Harper           2   11    2    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .273
Luis Aparicio          2    9    2    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .111
Orlando Cepeda         2    8    0    0   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    3  .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
Vada Pinson            2    8    2    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .375
Ken Berry              2    6    1    2   0   0   0    3   0   0    2    1  .333
Sandy Alomar           2    7    0    2   0   0   0    0   3   0    0    0  .286
Tommy McCraw           2    7    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .286
Bobby Valentine        2    8    1    2   0   1   0    1   0   0    1    0  .250
Doug Howard            1    4    2    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .250
Billy Grabarkewitz     2    7    1    1   1   0   0    0   1   0    2    3  .143
John Stephenson        2    8    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .125
Jim Spencer            2    6    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000
Bob Oliver             1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Rudy Meoli             1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 Chicago              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Carlos May             1    4    0    3   0   0   0    1   0   1    0    0  .750
Dick Allen             1    4    1    2   0   0   1    1   0   0    0    1  .500
Eddie Leon             1    2    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .500
Mike Andrews           1    3    0    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .333
Ed Herrmann            1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Pat Kelly              1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   1    1    0  .000
Ken Henderson          1    3    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   1    1    0  .000
Bill Melton            1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000
Jorge Orta             1    3    1    0   0   0   0    0   1   0    1    0  .000

 Cleveland            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Leo Cardenas           1    2    0    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .500
Chris Chambliss        1    2    1    1   0   0   1    2   0   0    2    1  .500
Buddy Bell             1    3    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
George Hendrick        1    4    0    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
John Ellis             1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Jack Brohamer          1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Dave Duncan            1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000
Charlie Spikes         1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Rusty Torres           1    3    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .000

 Detroit              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Jim Northrup           1    2    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .500
Ed Brinkman            1    3    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Mickey Stanley         1    3    1    1   0   0   1    1   0   0    0    0  .333
Duke Sims              1    4    0    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Gates Brown            1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Norm Cash              1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Dick McAuliffe         1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000
Al Kaline              1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .000
Aurelio Rodriguez      1    3    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
Keith Marshall         1    1    0    1   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    0 1.000
Cookie Rojas           2    8    1    4   2   0   0    5   1   0    1    0  .500
Kurt Bevacqua          1    4    3    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .500
Freddie Patek          2    7    3    3   1   1   0    0   0   0    1    2  .429
Paul Schaal            2    7    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .286
Lou Piniella           2    8    2    2   0   0   0    0   1   0    0    0  .250
Jerry May              2    7    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .143
John Mayberry          2    7    0    1   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    4  .143
Amos Otis              2    8    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    4  .125
Hal McRae              2    9    0    1   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    2  .111
Ed Kirkpatrick         1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000
Steve Hovley           1    0    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .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
Ollie Brown            2    7    1    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .429
Ellie Rodriguez        2    7    2    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .429
Dave May               2    9    2    2   0   0   2    3   0   0    0    1  .222
Pedro Garcia           2    6    1    1   0   0   1    3   0   0    0    0  .167
Don Money              2    6    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   1    1    0  .167
Gorman Thomas          2    7    0    1   0   1   0    0   0   0    0    3  .143
Johnny Briggs          2    8    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .125
Rick Auerbach          2    9    0    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .111
George Scott           2    9    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000

 Minnesota            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Larry Hisle            2    9    4    5   1   0   2    4   1   0    0    0  .556
Joe Lis                2    8    0    3   0   0   0    0   0   1    1    2  .375
Tony Oliva             2    8    1    3   0   0   1    3   0   0    1    0  .375
Jim Holt               2    7    2    2   0   0   1    2   0   0    0    0  .286
Rod Carew              2    8    2    2   1   0   0    0   1   0    1    0  .250
Steve Braun            2    9    1    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .222
Bobby Darwin           2    7    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .143
Danny Thompson         2    9    1    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .111
George Mitterwald      2    5    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    2  .000
Mike Adams             1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Phil Roof              1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 New York             G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Felipe Alou            2    8    0    3   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    0  .375
Matty Alou             2    9    2    3   2   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .333
Graig Nettles          2    6    3    2   0   0   2    4   0   0    2    0  .333
Horace Clarke          2   10    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   1    0    0  .300
Gene Michael           2    8    1    2   0   0   1    1   0   0    0    0  .250
Roy White              2   10    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .200
Bobby Murcer           2    6    2    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    1  .167
Ron Blomberg           2    7    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .143
Thurman Munson         2    7    1    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .143

 Oakland              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Gene Tenace            2    7    2    4   0   0   1    1   0   0    1    0  .571
Ted Kubiak             2    2    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .500
Gonzalo Marquez        2    2    0    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .500
Ray Fosse              2    8    0    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    0  .375
Reggie Jackson         2    8    2    3   0   0   1    1   0   0    1    2  .375
Billy Conigliaro       2    8    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .250
Billy North            2    9    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .222
Sal Bando              2    8    1    1   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .125
Joe Rudi               2    8    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    3  .000
Dal Maxvill            2    5    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Dick Green             2    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Rich McKinney          2    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Mike Hegan             1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000

 Texas                G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Toby Harrah            1    3    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Joe Lovitto            1    3    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Rico Carty             1    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Alex Johnson           1    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Mike Epstein           1    4    0    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .000
Dick Billings          1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Jeff Burroughs         1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .000
Elliott Maddox         1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Dave Nelson            1    3    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .000
Vic Harris             1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Jim Mason              1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  T. Harper (BOS)          11
  M. Rettenmund (BAL)      11
  H. Clarke (NY)           10
  B. Grich (BAL)           10
  R. White (NY)            10
  M. Alou (NY)              9
  L. Aparicio (BOS)         9
  R. Auerbach (MIL)         9
  P. Blair (BAL)            9
  S. Braun (MIN)            9

Runs Scored:

  C. Fisk (BOS)             6
  L. Hisle (MIN)            4
  R. Petrocelli (BOS)       4
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)      4
  K. Bevacqua (KC)          3
  G. Nettles (NY)           3
  F. Patek (KC)             3
  M. Rettenmund (BAL)       3
  R. Smith (BOS)            3
  E. Williams (BAL)         3

Hits:

  C. Fisk (BOS)             6
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)      6
  D. Baylor (BAL)           5
  D. Griffin (BOS)          5
  L. Hisle (MIN)            5
  D. Evans (BOS)            4
  R. Petrocelli (BOS)       4
  M. Rettenmund (BAL)       4
  C. Rojas (KC)             4
  R. Smith (BOS)            4

Doubles:

  M. Alou (NY)              2
  D. Baylor (BAL)           2
  C. Fisk (BOS)             2
  C. Rojas (KC)             2
  F. Alou (NY)              1
  M. Andrews (CHI)          1
  R. Auerbach (MIL)         1
  S. Bando (OAK)            1
  S. Braun (MIN)            1
  O. Brown (MIL)            1

Triples:

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

Home Runs:

  C. Fisk (BOS)             2
  L. Hisle (MIN)            2
  D. May (MIL)              2
  G. Nettles (NY)           2
  B. Robinson (BAL)         2
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)      2
  D. Allen (CHI)            1
  D. Baylor (BAL)           1
  C. Chambliss (CLE)        1
  P. Garcia (MIL)           1

RBI:

  C. Fisk (BOS)             6
  M. Rettenmund (BAL)       5
  C. Rojas (KC)             5
  L. Hisle (MIN)            4
  G. Nettles (NY)           4
  B. Robinson (BAL)         4
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)      4
  D. Baylor (BAL)           3
  K. Berry (CAL)            3
  D. Evans (BOS)            3

Stolen Bases:

  S. Alomar (CAL)           3
  R. Carew (MIN)            1
  B. Grabarkewitz (CAL)     1
  D. Griffin (BOS)          1
  L. Hisle (MIN)            1
  J. Orta (CHI)             1
  L. Piniella (KC)          1
  M. Rettenmund (BAL)       1
  C. Rojas (KC)             1
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)      1

Caught Stealing:

  M. Belanger (BAL)         1
  H. Clarke (NY)            1
  K. Henderson (CHI)        1
  P. Kelly (CHI)            1
  J. Lis (MIN)              1
  C. May (CHI)              1
  D. Money (MIL)            1

Walks:

  M. Belanger (BAL)         2
  K. Berry (CAL)            2
  C. Chambliss (CLE)        2
  B. Grabarkewitz (CAL)     2
  J. Mayberry (KC)          2
  G. Mitterwald (MIN)       2
  B. Murcer (NY)            2
  G. Nettles (NY)           2
  R. Smith (BOS)            2
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)      2

Strikeouts:

  J. Mayberry (KC)          4
  A. Otis (KC)              4
  O. Cepeda (BOS)           3
  B. Grabarkewitz (CAL)     3
  J. Rudi (OAK)             3
  G. Thomas (MIL)           3
  R. White (NY)             3
  M. Alou (NY)              2
  J. Burroughs (TEX)        2
  D. Duncan (CLE)           2

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