Wednesday April 11, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of April 11, 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
Kansas City      173   41    51   13    2    5    40    6    0   24    30  .295
California       158   21    43    5    1    2    20    6    2   19    14  .272
Oakland          146   20    39    4    1    5    20    1    1   10    25  .267
New York         171   18    45    8    0    4    16    1    2   12    21  .263
Baltimore        122   21    32    7    1    4    19    1    1   12    13  .262
Chicago           62    5    15    2    1    1     4    1    3    8     3  .242
Minnesota        166   20    36    6    2    5    18    2    1   14    35  .217
Texas             97    8    20    2    1    1     7    1    0    7    14  .206
Milwaukee         68    7    13    2    1    3     7    0    1    2     7  .191
Detroit          102    6    16    5    0    3     6    0    0   13    18  .157
Cleveland        120    5    18    8    0    1     5    0    1   16    22  .150

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Don Baylor (BAL)          3   12    4    7   3   1   1    3   0   0    2    1  .583
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)         5   21    5   10   5   0   0    7   1   0    3    0  .476
Bobby Valentine (CAL)     5   21    2   10   1   1   0    5   0   0    1    1  .476
Reggie Smith (BOS)        3   12    3    5   2   0   0    3   0   0    2    1  .417
Jeff Burroughs (TEX)      3   10    2    4   0   1   1    2   0   0    2    3  .400
Jim Holt (MIN)            4   13    3    5   0   1   1    2   0   0    1    2  .385
Reggie Jackson (OAK)      4   16    4    6   0   0   1    4   0   0    2    5  .375

 Baltimore            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Don Baylor             3   12    4    7   3   1   1    3   0   0    2    1  .583
Tommy Davis            2    6    1    3   1   0   0    3   0   0    0    0  .500
Mark Belanger          3   11    2    4   0   0   0    1   0   1    3    0  .364
Merv Rettenmund        3   16    3    5   1   0   1    6   1   0    0    4  .313
Bobby Grich            3   15    1    4   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    2  .267
Terry Crowley          2    8    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .250
Earl Williams          3   12    3    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .167
Brooks Robinson        3   13    2    2   0   0   2    4   0   0    1    2  .154
Paul Blair             3   14    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .143
Boog Powell            3   13    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    1  .077
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             4    6    2    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    4    0  .500
Frank Robinson         1    4    1    2   0   0   1    1   0   0    0    0  .500
Bobby Valentine        5   21    2   10   1   1   0    5   0   0    1    1  .476
Ken Berry              5   17    3    6   0   0   0    3   0   0    2    2  .353
Vada Pinson            5   18    3    6   1   0   1    6   0   1    2    2  .333
Art Kusnyer            1    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   1    0    0  .333
Tommy McCraw           5   18    1    4   1   0   0    2   1   0    3    2  .222
Doug Howard            2    5    2    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .200
John Stephenson        5   16    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .188
Sandy Alomar           5   17    3    3   0   0   0    0   4   0    1    0  .177
Jim Spencer            5   14    1    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    3    1  .143
Billy Grabarkewitz     2    7    1    1   1   0   0    0   1   0    2    3  .143
Bob Oliver             4   12    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .083

 Chicago              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Johnny Jeter           1    4    2    3   1   1   0    0   0   0    0    0  .750
Eddie Leon             2    5    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .400
Carlos May             2    8    0    3   0   0   0    1   0   1    0    1  .375
Mike Andrews           2    7    0    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .286
Ken Henderson          2    7    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   1    1    0  .286
Dick Allen             2    8    1    2   0   0   1    1   0   0    0    1  .250
Jorge Orta             2    6    1    1   0   0   0    0   1   0    1    0  .167
Ed Herrmann            2    8    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Bill Melton            2    5    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    0  .000
Pat Kelly              1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   1    1    0  .000

 Cleveland            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
John Lowenstein        1    3    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .333
Leo Cardenas           4   11    1    3   2   0   0    0   0   0    2    3  .273
Chris Chambliss        4   13    2    3   1   0   1    2   0   0    3    2  .231
Rusty Torres           4   13    1    3   2   0   0    2   0   1    4    2  .231
John Ellis             3   11    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .182
George Hendrick        4   17    0    3   2   0   0    0   0   0    0    5  .177
Charlie Spikes         4   14    0    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .143
Buddy Bell             4   13    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .077
Dave Duncan            4   13    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    4  .000
Jack Brohamer          4   12    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    1  .000

 Detroit              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Gates Brown            3    9    1    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .333
Ed Brinkman            3    8    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    0  .250
Mickey Stanley         3    8    1    2   1   0   1    2   0   0    4    1  .250
Duke Sims              1    4    0    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Norm Cash              3   13    3    3   1   0   2    3   0   0    0    2  .231
Bill Freehan           2    8    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .125
Dick McAuliffe         3   10    0    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .100
Jim Northrup           3   10    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    1  .100
Al Kaline              3   12    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    5  .083
Aurelio Rodriguez      3   13    0    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .077
Frank Howard           2    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Tony Taylor            2    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Rich Reese             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
Steve Hovley           3    1    2    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0 1.000
Gail Hopkins           3    3    2    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    3    1  .667
Keith Marshall         3    3    0    2   1   0   0    3   0   0    0    1  .667
Cookie Rojas           5   21    5   10   5   0   0    7   1   0    3    0  .476
Freddie Patek          5   18    8    6   2   1   0    2   3   0    4    4  .333
Kurt Bevacqua          2    6    3    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    1  .333
Paul Schaal            5   17    2    5   0   0   0    3   0   0    2    3  .294
Amos Otis              5   21    4    6   2   0   1    2   0   0    2    4  .286
John Mayberry          5   19    5    5   0   0   2   10   0   0    5    6  .263
Lou Piniella           5   19    4    5   1   0   1    2   1   0    0    1  .263
Hal McRae              5   22    2    4   1   0   1    5   1   0    0    4  .182
Jerry May              5   17    3    3   0   1   0    2   0   0    1    3  .177
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               4   13    3    5   0   1   1    2   0   0    1    2  .385
Danny Walton           1    3    1    1   0   0   1    1   0   0    1    0  .333
Larry Hisle            5   22    5    7   2   0   2    5   1   0    0    5  .318
Tony Oliva             4   16    1    4   0   0   1    4   0   0    1    1  .250
Rod Carew              5   17    5    4   1   1   0    1   1   0    2    1  .235
Steve Braun            5   18    1    4   2   0   0    1   0   0    3    3  .222
Phil Roof              4    9    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .222
Bobby Darwin           5   19    1    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    5  .211
Joe Lis                5   18    0    3   0   0   0    1   0   1    2    6  .167
Danny Thompson         5   20    1    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    3  .100
George Mitterwald      3    6    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    3  .000
Mike Adams             2    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .000
Steve Brye             1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000

 New York             G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Bobby Murcer           5   17    4    6   1   0   0    0   0   0    3    2  .353
Thurman Munson         5   18    2    6   2   0   1    3   0   1    1    2  .333
Felipe Alou            4   15    2    5   2   0   0    2   0   0    1    1  .333
Matty Alou             5   20    4    6   2   0   0    1   0   0    1    3  .300
Gene Michael           5   18    1    5   1   0   1    1   0   0    0    0  .278
Graig Nettles          5   18    3    5   0   0   2    6   0   0    2    2  .278
Johnny Callison        1    4    0    1   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    2  .250
Horace Clarke          5   22    1    5   0   0   0    0   0   1    1    1  .227
Ron Blomberg           3   10    1    2   0   0   0    1   1   0    2    1  .200
Roy White              5   21    0    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    4  .191
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        4    4    1    3   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    0  .750
Reggie Jackson         4   16    4    6   0   0   1    4   0   0    2    5  .375
Ted Kubiak             4   11    1    4   0   0   0    1   0   1    1    0  .364
Gene Tenace            4   14    3    5   1   0   1    2   0   0    2    2  .357
Angel Mangual          2   10    3    3   1   0   1    3   0   0    0    4  .300
Billy Conigliaro       4   17    2    5   0   1   0    1   1   0    0    2  .294
Ray Fosse              4   17    0    5   0   0   0    3   0   0    0    1  .294
Billy North            3    9    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .222
Joe Rudi               4   17    2    3   0   0   1    1   0   0    1    6  .177
Dal Maxvill            4    6    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .167
Sal Bando              4   14    3    2   1   0   1    2   0   0    3    0  .143
Dick Green             4    8    0    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .000
Rich McKinney          2    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Mike Hegan             2    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .000

 Texas                G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Jeff Burroughs         3   10    2    4   0   1   1    2   0   0    2    3  .400
Alex Johnson           3   12    1    4   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Ken Suarez             1    3    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Toby Harrah            3   11    0    3   0   0   0    0   1   0    1    0  .273
Elliott Maddox         3    9    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    2  .222
Joe Lovitto            3   11    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .182
Dick Billings          2    6    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .167
Dave Nelson            3    9    3    1   1   0   0    2   0   0    2    3  .111
Rico Carty             3   12    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .083
Mike Epstein           3   12    0    1   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    3  .083
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)           22
  L. Hisle (MIN)           22
  H. McRae (KC)            22
  A. Otis (KC)             21
  C. Rojas (KC)            21
  B. Valentine (CAL)       21
  R. White (NY)            21
  M. Alou (NY)             20
  D. Thompson (MIN)        20
  B. Darwin (MIN)          19

Runs Scored:

  F. Patek (KC)             8
  C. Fisk (BOS)             6
  R. Carew (MIN)            5
  L. Hisle (MIN)            5
  J. Mayberry (KC)          5
  C. Rojas (KC)             5
  M. Alou (NY)              4
  D. Baylor (BAL)           4
  R. Jackson (OAK)          4
  B. Murcer (NY)            4

Hits:

  C. Rojas (KC)            10
  B. Valentine (CAL)       10
  D. Baylor (BAL)           7
  L. Hisle (MIN)            7
  M. Alou (NY)              6
  K. Berry (CAL)            6
  C. Fisk (BOS)             6
  D. Griffin (BOS)          6
  R. Jackson (OAK)          6
  T. Munson (NY)            6

Doubles:

  C. Rojas (KC)             5
  D. Baylor (BAL)           3
  F. Alou (NY)              2
  M. Alou (NY)              2
  S. Braun (MIN)            2
  L. Cardenas (CLE)         2
  C. Fisk (BOS)             2
  G. Hendrick (CLE)         2
  L. Hisle (MIN)            2
  T. Munson (NY)            2

Triples:

  D. Baylor (BAL)           1
  J. Burroughs (TEX)        1
  R. Carew (MIN)            1
  B. Conigliaro (OAK)       1
  J. Holt (MIN)             1
  J. Jeter (CHI)            1
  J. May (KC)               1
  F. Patek (KC)             1
  G. Thomas (MIL)           1
  B. Valentine (CAL)        1

Home Runs:

  N. Cash (DET)             2
  C. Fisk (BOS)             2
  L. Hisle (MIN)            2
  D. May (MIL)              2
  J. Mayberry (KC)          2
  G. Nettles (NY)           2
  B. Robinson (BAL)         2
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)      2
  D. Allen (CHI)            1
  S. Bando (OAK)            1

RBI:

  J. Mayberry (KC)         10
  C. Rojas (KC)             7
  C. Fisk (BOS)             6
  G. Nettles (NY)           6
  V. Pinson (CAL)           6
  M. Rettenmund (BAL)       6
  L. Hisle (MIN)            5
  H. McRae (KC)             5
  B. Valentine (CAL)        5
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)      5

Stolen Bases:

  S. Alomar (CAL)           4
  F. Patek (KC)             3
  R. Blomberg (NY)          1
  R. Carew (MIN)            1
  B. Conigliaro (OAK)       1
  B. Grabarkewitz (CAL)     1
  D. Griffin (BOS)          1
  M. Guerrero (BOS)         1
  T. Harper (BOS)           1
  T. Harrah (TEX)           1

Caught Stealing:

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

Walks:

  J. Mayberry (KC)          5
  R. Meoli (CAL)            4
  F. Patek (KC)             4
  M. Stanley (DET)          4
  R. Torres (CLE)           4
  S. Bando (OAK)            3
  M. Belanger (BAL)         3
  S. Braun (MIN)            3
  C. Chambliss (CLE)        3
  G. Hopkins (KC)           3

Strikeouts:

  J. Lis (MIN)              6
  J. Mayberry (KC)          6
  J. Rudi (OAK)             6
  B. Darwin (MIN)           5
  G. Hendrick (CLE)         5
  L. Hisle (MIN)            5
  R. Jackson (OAK)          5
  A. Kaline (DET)           5
  D. Duncan (CLE)           4
  A. Mangual (OAK)          4

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