Tuesday April 10, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of April 10, 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
Kansas City      140   32    40   10    1    4    31    4    0   19    26  .286
California       127   17    34    4    1    1    16    6    1   18    10  .268
Oakland          106    8    26    3    0    2     8    0    0    4    15  .245
New York         138   14    33    6    0    4    12    0    1   10    18  .239
Chicago           30    3     7    1    0    1     3    1    3    6     1  .233
Minnesota        134   19    31    5    1    5    17    2    1    9    24  .231
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
Cleveland         93    5    16    8    0    1     5    0    0    8    16  .172
Texas             61    2     9    0    1    1     2    0    0    5     7  .148

 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
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
Cookie Rojas (KC)         4   17    4    8   5   0   0    7   1   0    2    0  .471
Bobby Valentine (CAL)     4   17    2    8   1   1   0    4   0   0    1    1  .471
Reggie Smith (BOS)        3   12    3    5   2   0   0    3   0   0    2    1  .417
Jim Holt (MIN)            3   10    2    4   0   0   1    2   0   0    0    0  .400
Leo Cardenas (CLE)        3    8    1    3   2   0   0    0   0   0    2    2  .375
Dwight Evans (BOS)        3   11    2    4   1   0   0    3   0   0    1    0  .364

 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             3    4    2    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    0  .750
Frank Robinson         1    4    1    2   0   0   1    1   0   0    0    0  .500
Bobby Valentine        4   17    2    8   1   1   0    4   0   0    1    1  .471
Art Kusnyer            1    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   1    0    0  .333
Ken Berry              4   14    2    4   0   0   0    3   0   0    2    1  .286
Tommy McCraw           4   14    1    4   1   0   0    2   1   0    3    1  .286
Vada Pinson            4   14    2    4   1   0   0    4   0   0    2    1  .286
Sandy Alomar           4   14    2    3   0   0   0    0   4   0    1    0  .214
Doug Howard            2    5    2    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .200
John Stephenson        4   12    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .167
Billy Grabarkewitz     2    7    1    1   1   0   0    0   1   0    2    3  .143
Bob Oliver             3    8    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .125
Jim Spencer            4   11    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    1  .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           3    8    1    3   2   0   0    0   0   0    2    2  .375
Chris Chambliss        3   10    2    3   1   0   1    2   0   0    2    2  .300
Rusty Torres           3   11    1    3   2   0   0    2   0   0    2    2  .273
John Ellis             3   11    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .182
Charlie Spikes         3   11    0    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .182
George Hendrick        3   13    0    2   2   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .154
Buddy Bell             3    9    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .111
Jack Brohamer          3   10    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Dave Duncan            3   10    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    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
Steve Hovley           3    1    2    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0 1.000
Keith Marshall         3    3    0    2   1   0   0    3   0   0    0    1  .667
Cookie Rojas           4   17    4    8   5   0   0    7   1   0    2    0  .471
Kurt Bevacqua          2    6    3    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    1  .333
Amos Otis              4   17    4    5   1   0   1    2   0   0    1    4  .294
John Mayberry          4   14    4    4   0   0   1    7   0   0    5    5  .286
Freddie Patek          4   15    6    4   2   1   0    0   1   0    3    3  .267
Lou Piniella           4   15    3    4   0   0   1    2   1   0    0    1  .267
Hal McRae              4   18    2    4   1   0   1    4   1   0    0    4  .222
Paul Schaal            4   14    1    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    3  .214
Jerry May              4   13    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .154
Ed Kirkpatrick         2    3    0    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    0  .000
Carl Taylor            2    3    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .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
Jim Holt               3   10    2    4   0   0   1    2   0   0    0    0  .400
Larry Hisle            4   17    5    6   1   0   2    4   1   0    0    2  .353
Tony Oliva             3   12    1    4   0   0   1    4   0   0    1    1  .333
Danny Walton           1    3    1    1   0   0   1    1   0   0    1    0  .333
Phil Roof              3    7    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .286
Rod Carew              4   13    5    3   1   1   0    1   1   0    2    1  .231
Bobby Darwin           4   15    1    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    5  .200
Joe Lis                4   15    0    3   0   0   0    1   0   1    1    5  .200
Steve Braun            4   16    1    3   2   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .188
Danny Thompson         4   17    1    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    3  .118
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            4   15    2    5   2   0   0    2   0   0    1    1  .333
Matty Alou             4   16    3    5   2   0   0    1   0   0    1    3  .313
Thurman Munson         4   14    2    4   2   0   1    2   0   0    1    2  .286
Graig Nettles          4   14    3    4   0   0   2    5   0   0    2    1  .286
Gene Michael           4   15    1    4   0   0   1    1   0   0    0    0  .267
Bobby Murcer           4   13    2    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    2  .231
Roy White              4   18    0    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    4  .222
Horace Clarke          4   18    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   1    1    1  .167
Ron Blomberg           2    7    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .143
Ron Swoboda            2    8    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .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            2    6    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .333
Ken Suarez             1    3    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Jeff Burroughs         2    7    1    2   0   1   1    1   0   0    1    2  .286
Alex Johnson           2    8    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Rico Carty             2    7    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .143
Joe Lovitto            2    7    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .143
Mike Epstein           2    7    0    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .000
Dave Nelson            2    6    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .000
Elliott Maddox         2    5    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    1  .000
Dick Billings          1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Tom Grieve             1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Vic Harris             2    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Jim Mason              2    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  H. Clarke (NY)           18
  H. McRae (KC)            18
  R. White (NY)            18
  L. Hisle (MIN)           17
  A. Otis (KC)             17
  C. Rojas (KC)            17
  D. Thompson (MIN)        17
  B. Valentine (CAL)       17
  M. Alou (NY)             16
  S. Braun (MIN)           16

Runs Scored:

  C. Fisk (BOS)             6
  F. Patek (KC)             6
  R. Carew (MIN)            5
  L. Hisle (MIN)            5
  J. Mayberry (KC)          4
  A. Otis (KC)              4
  R. Petrocelli (BOS)       4
  C. Rojas (KC)             4
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)      4
  M. Alou (NY)              3

Hits:

  C. Rojas (KC)             8
  B. Valentine (CAL)        8
  C. Fisk (BOS)             6
  D. Griffin (BOS)          6
  L. Hisle (MIN)            6
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)      6
  F. Alou (NY)              5
  M. Alou (NY)              5
  D. Baylor (BAL)           5
  A. Otis (KC)              5

Doubles:

  C. Rojas (KC)             5
  F. Alou (NY)              2
  M. Alou (NY)              2
  D. Baylor (BAL)           2
  S. Braun (MIN)            2
  L. Cardenas (CLE)         2
  C. Fisk (BOS)             2
  G. Hendrick (CLE)         2
  T. Munson (NY)            2
  F. Patek (KC)             2

Triples:

  D. Baylor (BAL)           1
  J. Burroughs (TEX)        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
  J. Burroughs (TEX)        1
  N. Cash (DET)             1

RBI:

  J. Mayberry (KC)          7
  C. Rojas (KC)             7
  C. Fisk (BOS)             6
  G. Nettles (NY)           5
  M. Rettenmund (BAL)       5
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)      5
  L. Hisle (MIN)            4
  H. McRae (KC)             4
  T. Oliva (MIN)            4
  V. Pinson (CAL)           4

Stolen Bases:

  S. Alomar (CAL)           4
  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)          5
  E. Kirkpatrick (KC)       3
  T. McCraw (CAL)           3
  R. Meoli (CAL)            3
  B. Murcer (NY)            3
  F. Patek (KC)             3
  J. Spencer (CAL)          3
  M. Belanger (BAL)         2
  K. Berry (CAL)            2
  L. Cardenas (CLE)         2

Strikeouts:

  B. Darwin (MIN)           5
  A. Kaline (DET)           5
  J. Lis (MIN)              5
  J. Mayberry (KC)          5
  H. McRae (KC)             4
  A. Otis (KC)              4
  J. Rudi (OAK)             4
  R. White (NY)             4
  M. Adams (MIN)            3
  M. Alou (NY)              3


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