Sunday April 8, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of April 8, 1973:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Boston           109   29    40    7    0    6    27    4    0   10     7  .367
Baltimore         79   18    24    5    1    4    16    1    1    8     6  .304
California        98   13    27    3    1    1    12    5    1   17     6  .276
Kansas City      106   20    29    6    1    3    20    3    0   12    20  .274
Oakland          106    8    26    3    0    2     8    0    0    4    15  .245
Minnesota        103   17    25    4    1    5    15    2    1    7    14  .243
New York         106   13    25    4    0    4    11    0    1    8    12  .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
Detroit           65    5    12    4    0    2     5    0    0    6    13  .185
Texas             30    1     4    0    0    0     1    0    0    2     6  .133
Cleveland         57    2     7    3    0    1     2    0    0    6    10  .123

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Don Baylor (BAL)          2    8    2    5   2   1   1    3   0   0    1    1  .625
Carlton Fisk (BOS)        3   11    6    6   2   0   2    6   0   0    1    1  .546
Cookie Rojas (KC)         3   13    2    7   4   0   0    6   1   0    1    0  .539
Doug Griffin (BOS)        3   12    3    6   0   0   0    2   1   0    0    1  .500
Carl Yastrzemski (BOS)    3   12    4    6   1   0   2    5   1   0    2    0  .500
Larry Hisle (MIN)         3   13    5    6   1   0   2    4   1   0    0    0  .462
Bobby Valentine (CAL)     3   13    2    6   1   1   0    2   0   0    1    0  .462
Reggie Smith (BOS)        3   12    3    5   2   0   0    3   0   0    2    1  .417
Vada Pinson (CAL)         3   10    2    4   1   0   0    4   0   0    2    0  .400
Tony Oliva (MIN)          2    8    1    3   0   0   1    3   0   0    1    0  .375

 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
Mario Guerrero         1    3    1    2   0   0   0    0   1   0    0    0  .667
Carlton Fisk           3   11    6    6   2   0   2    6   0   0    1    1  .546
Doug Griffin           3   12    3    6   0   0   0    2   1   0    0    1  .500
Carl Yastrzemski       3   12    4    6   1   0   2    5   1   0    2    0  .500
Reggie Smith           3   12    3    5   2   0   0    3   0   0    2    1  .417
Dwight Evans           3   11    2    4   1   0   0    3   0   0    1    0  .364
Rico Petrocelli        3   12    4    4   0   0   1    3   0   0    1    0  .333
Tommy Harper           3   14    3    4   1   0   0    1   1   0    1    1  .286
Luis Aparicio          3   10    2    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .200
Orlando Cepeda         3   12    1    1   0   0   1    3   0   0    1    3  .083
Rick Miller            2    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
Rudy Meoli             2    2    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    0 1.000
Frank Robinson         1    4    1    2   0   0   1    1   0   0    0    0  .500
Bobby Valentine        3   13    2    6   1   1   0    2   0   0    1    0  .462
Vada Pinson            3   10    2    4   1   0   0    4   0   0    2    0  .400
Art Kusnyer            1    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   1    0    0  .333
Tommy McCraw           3   10    0    3   0   0   0    2   1   0    3    1  .300
Ken Berry              3   11    1    3   0   0   0    3   0   0    2    1  .273
Sandy Alomar           3   10    1    2   0   0   0    0   3   0    1    0  .200
John Stephenson        3   10    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .200
Doug Howard            2    5    2    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .200
Billy Grabarkewitz     2    7    1    1   1   0   0    0   1   0    2    3  .143
Jim Spencer            3    8    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    0  .000
Bob Oliver             2    5    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           2    5    0    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .400
George Hendrick        2    8    0    2   2   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250
Buddy Bell             2    6    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .167
Chris Chambliss        2    6    1    1   0   0   1    2   0   0    2    1  .167
Charlie Spikes         2    7    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .143
John Ellis             2    7    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .000
Jack Brohamer          2    6    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Dave Duncan            2    6    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000
Rusty Torres           2    6    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    2  .000

 Detroit              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ed Brinkman            2    6    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .333
Mickey Stanley         2    6    1    2   1   0   1    2   0   0    1    1  .333
Gates Brown            2    7    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .286
Norm Cash              2    8    2    2   1   0   1    2   0   0    0    2  .250
Duke Sims              1    4    0    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Dick McAuliffe         2    6    0    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .167
Jim Northrup           2    6    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    0  .167
Al Kaline              2    7    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    5  .143
Aurelio Rodriguez      2    8    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Bill Freehan           1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Tony Taylor            1    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Frank Howard           1    1    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           2    1    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    0 1.000
Keith Marshall         2    1    0    1   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    0 1.000
Cookie Rojas           3   13    2    7   4   0   0    6   1   0    1    0  .539
Kurt Bevacqua          1    4    3    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .500
Freddie Patek          3   11    4    3   1   1   0    0   0   0    2    2  .273
Paul Schaal            3   11    1    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .273
Lou Piniella           3   13    3    3   0   0   1    1   1   0    0    1  .231
Jerry May              3    9    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .222
Hal McRae              3   14    1    3   1   0   1    3   1   0    0    3  .214
John Mayberry          3   11    0    2   0   0   0    3   0   0    3    5  .182
Amos Otis              3   12    2    2   0   0   1    2   0   0    1    4  .167
Ed Kirkpatrick         1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000
Carl Taylor            2    3    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000
Steve Hovley           2    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            3   13    5    6   1   0   2    4   1   0    0    0  .462
Tony Oliva             2    8    1    3   0   0   1    3   0   0    1    0  .375
Danny Walton           1    3    1    1   0   0   1    1   0   0    1    0  .333
Jim Holt               2    7    2    2   0   0   1    2   0   0    0    0  .286
Rod Carew              3   11    4    3   1   1   0    0   1   0    1    1  .273
Joe Lis                3   11    0    3   0   0   0    1   0   1    1    2  .273
Phil Roof              2    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Bobby Darwin           3   11    1    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    2  .182
Steve Braun            3   13    1    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .154
Danny Thompson         3   13    1    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .154
George Mitterwald      2    5    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    2  .000
Mike Adams             2    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .000

 New York             G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Felipe Alou            3   12    1    4   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    1  .333
Bobby Murcer           3   10    2    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    1  .300
Graig Nettles          3   10    3    3   0   0   2    5   0   0    2    0  .300
Thurman Munson         3   11    2    3   1   0   1    1   0   0    1    2  .273
Matty Alou             3   12    3    3   2   0   0    1   0   0    1    3  .250
Gene Michael           3   12    1    3   0   0   1    1   0   0    0    0  .250
Horace Clarke          3   14    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   1    1    0  .214
Roy White              3   14    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .143
Ron Blomberg           2    7    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .143
Ron Swoboda            1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000

 Oakland              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Gonzalo Marquez        3    3    0    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .667
Angel Mangual          1    4    1    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .500
Gene Tenace            3   11    2    4   0   0   1    1   0   0    1    1  .364
Billy Conigliaro       3   12    1    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .333
Ray Fosse              3   12    0    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    0  .333
Reggie Jackson         3   12    2    4   0   0   1    3   0   0    1    3  .333
Ted Kubiak             3    6    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Billy North            2    9    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .222
Sal Bando              3   11    1    1   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .091
Joe Rudi               3   12    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    4  .083
Dick Green             3    6    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000
Dal Maxvill            3    5    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:

  H. Clarke (NY)           14
  T. Harper (BOS)          14
  H. McRae (KC)            14
  R. White (NY)            14
  S. Braun (MIN)           13
  L. Hisle (MIN)           13
  L. Piniella (KC)         13
  C. Rojas (KC)            13
  D. Thompson (MIN)        13
  B. Valentine (CAL)       13

Runs Scored:

  C. Fisk (BOS)             6
  L. Hisle (MIN)            5
  R. Carew (MIN)            4
  F. Patek (KC)             4
  R. Petrocelli (BOS)       4
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)      4
  M. Alou (NY)              3
  K. Bevacqua (KC)          3
  D. Griffin (BOS)          3
  T. Harper (BOS)           3

Hits:

  C. Rojas (KC)             7
  C. Fisk (BOS)             6
  D. Griffin (BOS)          6
  L. Hisle (MIN)            6
  B. Valentine (CAL)        6
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)      6
  D. Baylor (BAL)           5
  R. Smith (BOS)            5
  F. Alou (NY)              4
  B. Conigliaro (OAK)       4

Doubles:

  C. Rojas (KC)             4
  M. Alou (NY)              2
  D. Baylor (BAL)           2
  C. Fisk (BOS)             2
  G. Hendrick (CLE)         2
  R. Smith (BOS)            2
  F. Alou (NY)              1
  M. Andrews (CHI)          1
  R. Auerbach (MIL)         1
  S. Bando (OAK)            1

Triples:

  D. Baylor (BAL)           1
  R. Carew (MIN)            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
  N. Cash (DET)             1
  O. Cepeda (BOS)           1

RBI:

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

Stolen Bases:

  S. Alomar (CAL)           3
  R. Carew (MIN)            1
  B. Grabarkewitz (CAL)     1
  D. Griffin (BOS)          1
  M. Guerrero (BOS)         1
  T. Harper (BOS)           1
  L. Hisle (MIN)            1
  T. McCraw (CAL)           1
  H. McRae (KC)             1
  J. Orta (CHI)             1

Caught Stealing:

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

Walks:

  J. Mayberry (KC)          3
  T. McCraw (CAL)           3
  J. Spencer (CAL)          3
  M. Belanger (BAL)         2
  K. Berry (CAL)            2
  C. Chambliss (CLE)        2
  B. Grabarkewitz (CAL)     2
  R. Meoli (CAL)            2
  G. Mitterwald (MIN)       2
  B. Murcer (NY)            2

Strikeouts:

  A. Kaline (DET)           5
  J. Mayberry (KC)          5
  A. Otis (KC)              4
  J. Rudi (OAK)             4
  M. Adams (MIN)            3
  M. Alou (NY)              3
  O. Cepeda (BOS)           3
  B. Grabarkewitz (CAL)     3
  R. Jackson (OAK)          3
  H. McRae (KC)             3


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