Wednesday April 25, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of April 25, 1973:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Chicago          448   73   136   21    4   13    64    5    8   57    57  .304
Boston           515   85   147   27    2   26    81    6    2   45    69  .285
Kansas City      594  111   160   38    3   15   105   14   10   90    84  .269
California       453   51   115   17    3    8    50   11    3   41    63  .254
Oakland          566   61   143   19    1   15    60   12    6   56    91  .253
Minnesota        456   66   114   18    6   12    61    4    6   57    91  .250
Baltimore        556   60   132   21    4    9    51   10    6   55    59  .237
Detroit          558   64   132   25    5   15    61    6    4   55    69  .237
New York         525   57   124   20    0    8    53    3    7   45    66  .236
Texas            382   41    86   13    1    7    35    9    5   28    62  .225
Milwaukee        460   53    99   12    2   19    52   11    3   33    74  .215
Cleveland        546   50   116   18    2   11    46    0    6   55    82  .213

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Bobby Valentine (CAL)    14   57    7   22   3   2   1   11   3   0    3    2  .386
Bill Freehan (DET)       15   63    6   23   3   0   0    3   0   0    6    7  .365
Carlton Fisk (BOS)       14   50   14   18   4   0   6   11   0   1    2    7  .360
Thurman Munson (NY)      16   56    7   20   4   0   2    7   0   2    3    4  .357
Ed Kirkpatrick (KC)      12   40   11   14   6   0   2   13   0   1    9    4  .350
Dick Allen (CHI)         13   50    6   17   6   2   2    7   1   0    5    8  .340
Orlando Cepeda (BOS)     14   59    9   20   3   0   5   12   0   0    1   10  .339
Doug Griffin (BOS)       15   53    8   17   2   0   1    6   1   1    3    7  .321
Carlos May (CHI)         12   53    7   17   1   0   3   11   1   1    2    9  .321
Cookie Rojas (KC)        17   72   13   23   8   0   1   13   2   0    7    9  .319

 Baltimore            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Al Bumbry              5    5    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   1    0    0  .400
Tommy Davis            7   26    1    8   1   0   0    3   0   0    0    4  .308
Paul Blair            16   60    7   16   2   0   0    2   4   1    2    5  .267
Bobby Grich           16   62    4   16   4   1   0    1   0   1   11    8  .258
Don Baylor            16   60    9   15   4   1   1    5   1   0    5    6  .250
Merv Rettenmund       15   61   10   15   4   0   1    8   2   2   10    8  .246
Mark Belanger         16   58    5   14   1   0   0    7   3   1    5    2  .241
Boog Powell           16   65    5   15   1   0   0    6   0   0    6    6  .231
Earl Williams         15   55   11   12   2   0   5   10   0   0    8   12  .218
Terry Crowley         11   33    3    7   1   0   0    2   0   0    5    2  .212
Brooks Robinson       16   60    3   11   1   1   2    6   0   0    2    6  .183
Rich Coggins           3    6    1    1   0   1   0    1   0   0    0    0  .167
Andy Etchebarren       3    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000
Larry Brown            2    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Enos Cabell            2    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Frank Baker            2    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Ellie Hendricks        3    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         2    6    1    3   0   0   0    0   1   0    1    0  .500
Rick Miller            6    2    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .500
Ben Oglivie            8   22    4    8   3   0   1    3   0   0    1    6  .364
Carlton Fisk          14   50   14   18   4   0   6   11   0   1    2    7  .360
Orlando Cepeda        14   59    9   20   3   0   5   12   0   0    1   10  .339
Danny Cater            1    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Doug Griffin          15   53    8   17   2   0   1    6   1   1    3    7  .321
Tommy Harper          13   53   10   16   2   2   1    5   3   0    6    5  .302
Reggie Smith          15   58    9   16   4   0   3   10   0   0    9    8  .276
Bob Montgomery         1    4    1    1   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .250
Luis Aparicio         14   53    6   13   4   0   0    3   0   0    6    2  .245
Carl Yastrzemski      15   59    6   14   2   0   3   12   1   0    5    7  .237
Rico Petrocelli       14   48   12   10   0   0   5    9   0   0    7    5  .208
Dwight Evans          14   39    4    8   1   0   1    8   0   0    4    7  .205
John Kennedy           3    6    0    1   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .167

 California           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Bobby Valentine       14   57    7   22   3   2   1   11   3   0    3    2  .386
Jeff Torborg           6   12    0    4   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    0  .333
Art Kusnyer            4   10    1    3   0   0   0    1   0   1    0    1  .300
Ken Berry             12   37    5   11   2   0   0    3   0   1    4    5  .297
Leroy Stanton          7   18    3    5   1   0   1    2   0   0    1    2  .278
Frank Robinson         9   33    4    9   1   0   3    9   0   0    4   10  .273
John Stephenson        9   26    3    7   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .269
Tommy McCraw          10   34    2    9   1   0   1    3   1   0    5    4  .265
Billy Grabarkewitz     7   22    3    5   2   1   0    0   1   0    3    5  .227
Vada Pinson           11   40    5    9   3   0   1    8   0   1    3    9  .225
Jim Spencer           12   36    1    8   2   0   0    2   0   0    5    3  .222
Al Gallagher           7   14    3    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    3  .214
Rudy Meoli            10   15    3    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    5    2  .200
Sandy Alomar          14   52    6   10   0   0   0    4   6   0    2    2  .192
Bob Oliver            11   30    2    5   0   0   1    3   0   0    3    7  .167
Doug Howard            6   17    2    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    5  .118
Jerry Davanon          5    0    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 Chicago              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Rick Reichardt         5   10    1    5   0   0   0    0   1   0    1    2  .500
Pat Kelly              8   32    6   14   0   0   0    5   0   2    3    5  .438
Mike Andrews          11   39    7   15   4   0   0    4   0   0    6    3  .385
Johnny Jeter           8   28    5   10   2   1   1    1   0   0    0    3  .357
Dick Allen            13   50    6   17   6   2   2    7   1   0    5    8  .340
Carlos May            12   53    7   17   1   0   3   11   1   1    2    9  .321
Bill Melton           13   47   10   14   2   0   5   13   0   0    9    4  .298
Ken Henderson         13   49   10   14   3   0   1    6   0   1    8    6  .286
Jorge Orta            13   42    9   12   1   1   0    4   1   2   10    4  .286
Eddie Leon            13   42    6   10   1   0   1    6   1   1    6    8  .238
Chuck Brinkman         7   17    2    3   1   0   0    3   0   0    3    3  .177
Ed Herrmann            8   28    2    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    1  .143
Tony Muser             6    8    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   1    2    0  .125
Hank Allen             1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Luis Alvarado          2    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Rich Morales           2    1    1    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .000

 Cleveland            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Tom Ragland            2    1    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0 1.000
Walt Williams          5    7    0    3   1   0   0    3   0   0    0    0  .429
Ron Lolich             4    8    1    3   0   0   1    4   0   0    1    1  .375
Oscar Gamble          11   35    6   11   1   1   2    5   0   1    3    1  .314
George Hendrick       16   64    6   18   3   0   1    7   0   1    1    9  .281
John Ellis            10   32    3    8   1   0   0    2   0   0    4    7  .250
Jerry Kenney           5   16    0    4   0   1   0    2   0   0    2    0  .250
John Lowenstein        7   13    2    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    3  .231
Jack Brohamer         13   40    2    9   1   0   1    2   0   0    4    2  .225
Dave Duncan           16   58    4   13   2   0   0    2   0   0    3   13  .224
Charlie Spikes        17   61   10   13   2   0   4   10   0   1    6   12  .213
Buddy Bell            17   54    4   10   1   0   0    1   0   1    6    6  .185
Rusty Torres          13   46    3    7   3   0   1    4   0   1    7    8  .152
Chris Chambliss       17   60    6    8   1   0   1    3   0   0   10    8  .133
Leo Cardenas          17   51    2    5   2   0   0    1   0   1    5   12  .098

 Detroit              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Bill Freehan          15   63    6   23   3   0   0    3   0   0    6    7  .365
Willie Horton         11   43    9   15   2   1   3    8   1   3    3    4  .349
Ed Brinkman           16   49    7   13   1   3   1    5   0   0    8    3  .265
Al Kaline             13   55    7   14   2   0   2    8   1   0    5    7  .255
Mickey Stanley        16   52    8   13   4   1   3    9   0   0    8    6  .250
Duke Sims              1    4    0    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Gates Brown           14   34    6    8   2   0   1    8   0   0    7    7  .235
Tony Taylor           10   33    2    7   0   0   1    2   2   0    1    3  .212
Jim Northrup           7   24    1    5   1   0   0    1   1   0    5    3  .208
Dick McAuliffe        11   40    1    8   2   0   0    3   0   0    1    7  .200
Aurelio Rodriguez     16   65    6   12   3   0   1    6   1   0    0    5  .185
Norm Cash             14   50    9    9   3   0   3    6   0   0    5    9  .180
Frank Howard          11   26    1    4   1   0   0    2   0   1    3    2  .154
Rich Reese             8   15    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    5  .000
Ike Brown              4    5    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    1  .000

 Kansas City          G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Gail Hopkins           6    9    3    4   1   0   0    2   0   0    3    1  .444
Ed Kirkpatrick        12   40   11   14   6   0   2   13   0   1    9    4  .350
Cookie Rojas          17   72   13   23   8   0   1   13   2   0    7    9  .319
Freddie Patek         17   66   17   21   4   1   1    5   6   3   14    7  .318
Paul Schaal           17   59    8   17   2   0   0    9   1   2   12   13  .288
Amos Otis             17   72   14   20   4   1   3    9   1   1    7    7  .278
Steve Hovley           9   15    2    4   2   0   0    4   0   0    0    2  .267
Lou Piniella          17   59   10   15   3   0   1   11   3   1    6    4  .254
John Mayberry         17   63   15   16   3   0   5   17   0   0   16   13  .254
Carl Taylor           12   28    5    7   1   0   0    4   0   0    8    5  .250
Kurt Bevacqua          7   18    4    4   0   0   0    3   0   0    1    2  .222
Keith Marshall         8    9    0    2   1   0   0    3   0   0    1    4  .222
Hal McRae             13   49    6    9   2   0   2    9   1   2    4    6  .184
Jerry May              8   24    3    3   0   1   0    2   0   0    2    4  .125
Fran Healy             3    8    0    1   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    3  .125
Bobby Floyd            4    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 Milwaukee            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Bob Heise              1    2    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .500
Ellie Rodriguez        9   26    4    9   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .346
George Scott          14   55    6   16   1   0   3    8   1   0    3    6  .291
Pedro Garcia          14   45    7   13   2   0   4    8   0   0    1    7  .289
Ollie Brown            9   26    4    7   2   0   1    1   1   0    1    3  .269
Dave May              14   60    5   14   0   0   3    9   1   0    1    6  .233
Bob Coluccio           7   23    2    5   0   0   2    3   2   0    1    2  .217
Don Money             14   52    4   10   2   0   2    7   1   1    3    6  .192
Johnny Briggs         13   42    6    8   3   1   1    1   1   1    8    6  .191
Darrell Porter         9   20    4    3   0   0   1    4   1   0    5    5  .150
John Vukovich         12   34    2    5   1   0   1    5   0   0    4   10  .147
Gorman Thomas         12   37    4    5   0   1   1    4   2   0    2   17  .135
Rick Auerbach          6   10    2    1   1   0   0    0   0   1    0    1  .100
Joe Lahoud            10   27    3    2   0   0   0    1   1   0    4    4  .074
John Felske            1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Tim Johnson            1    0    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
Jerry Terrell          5    7    1    3   0   0   0    3   1   0    0    0  .429
Jim Holt              12   39    3   15   2   2   1    7   0   1    3    5  .385
Larry Hisle           14   57   14   18   3   2   4    7   1   0    6   13  .316
Steve Braun           13   44    7   13   4   1   0    6   0   0    8    4  .296
Danny Walton           6   14    4    4   1   0   2    5   0   0    2    2  .286
Rod Carew             14   50   10   13   2   1   1    7   1   3    8    7  .260
Tony Oliva            12   43    7   11   1   0   1    5   0   0    3    7  .256
George Mitterwald     10   25    1    6   2   0   0    2   0   1    7    9  .240
Bobby Darwin          14   53    8   12   1   0   2    9   1   0    5   13  .226
Danny Thompson        13   45    3    8   1   0   0    5   0   0    4    6  .178
Steve Brye             7    6    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    3  .167
Joe Lis                6   19    0    3   0   0   0    1   0   1    2    6  .158
Harmon Killebrew       9   33    4    5   1   0   1    3   0   0    6    9  .152
Phil Roof              8   16    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    4  .125
Mike Adams             6    5    3    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    3  .000
Dan Monzon             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
Hal Lanier             3    2    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .500
Jim Ray Hart           6   21    4    9   3   0   0    5   0   0    0    0  .429
Thurman Munson        16   56    7   20   4   0   2    7   0   2    3    4  .357
Bobby Murcer          16   59    9   16   2   0   1    4   0   0    6   10  .271
Horace Clarke         16   64    5   17   1   0   0    4   1   3    6    2  .266
Matty Alou             9   34    5    9   2   0   0    2   0   0    1    6  .265
Felipe Alou           13   44    6   11   3   0   2    7   0   0    2    5  .250
Celerino Sanchez       3    9    2    2   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    1  .222
Roy White             16   62    4   12   0   0   0    4   1   1    8    9  .194
Gene Michael          16   47    4    9   1   0   1    4   0   1    4    0  .192
Johnny Callison        7   21    0    4   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    6  .191
Ron Blomberg           9   29    2    5   0   0   0    3   1   0    4    4  .172
Graig Nettles         16   55    6    8   2   0   2    8   0   0    8    9  .146
Ron Swoboda            7   18    2    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    9  .056
Bernie Allen           2    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
Larry Haney            2    2    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .500
Gonzalo Marquez        8   11    1    5   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    1  .455
Ray Fosse             16   55    2   17   2   0   0    5   0   0    2    7  .309
Billy Conigliaro      12   40    2   12   2   1   0    5   1   0    2    6  .300
Reggie Jackson        16   59    9   17   3   0   3    8   2   1   11   15  .288
Angel Mangual          9   29    5    8   1   0   1    3   0   0    1    5  .276
Ted Kubiak            15   31    3    8   0   0   1    3   0   1    3    2  .258
Sal Bando             16   56    9   14   2   0   4   12   1   1   11    4  .250
Rich McKinney          6    8    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    0  .250
Gene Tenace           16   54    9   13   2   0   4    9   0   0   12   13  .241
Jay Johnstone          5   13    0    3   1   0   0    3   0   1    1    1  .231
Dick Green            12   31    2    7   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    3  .226
Joe Rudi              16   67    7   14   2   0   2    6   0   0    3   17  .209
Bert Campaneris       11   48    3   10   1   0   0    2   1   1    1    8  .208
Billy North           15   48    8   10   1   0   0    0   6   1    6    7  .208
Mike Hegan             8    6    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .167
Dal Maxvill            7    8    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .125

 Texas                G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Alex Johnson          12   44    5   17   3   0   1    4   1   1    2    4  .386
Elliott Maddox        11   35    6   11   0   0   0    3   2   1    4    6  .314
Toby Harrah           12   45    5   13   3   0   0    2   1   2    3    3  .289
Ken Suarez             2    7    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .286
Jeff Burroughs        12   42    4   10   0   1   3    4   0   0    3   10  .238
Dick Billings         10   29    3    6   2   0   0    4   1   0    2    4  .207
Dave Nelson           10   35    8    7   2   0   2    7   2   1    4    7  .200
Rico Carty            12   44    4    8   1   0   1    8   1   0    1    8  .182
Joe Lovitto           11   30    2    5   1   0   0    0   1   0    3    4  .167
Mike Epstein           9   31    2    5   1   0   0    3   0   0    4   10  .161
Vic Harris             9   23    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    3  .087
Larry Biittner         5   13    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000
Tom Grieve             5    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Jim Mason              5    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Rick Stelmaszek        1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Bill Sudakis           1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  A. Otis (KC)             72
  C. Rojas (KC)            72
  J. Rudi (OAK)            67
  F. Patek (KC)            66
  B. Powell (BAL)          65
  A. Rodriguez (DET)       65
  H. Clarke (NY)           64
  G. Hendrick (CLE)        64
  B. Freehan (DET)         63
  J. Mayberry (KC)         63

Runs Scored:

  F. Patek (KC)            17
  J. Mayberry (KC)         15
  C. Fisk (BOS)            14
  L. Hisle (MIN)           14
  A. Otis (KC)             14
  C. Rojas (KC)            13
  R. Petrocelli (BOS)      12
  E. Kirkpatrick (KC)      11
  E. Williams (BAL)        11
  R. Carew (MIN)           10

Hits:

  B. Freehan (DET)         23
  C. Rojas (KC)            23
  B. Valentine (CAL)       22
  F. Patek (KC)            21
  O. Cepeda (BOS)          20
  T. Munson (NY)           20
  A. Otis (KC)             20
  C. Fisk (BOS)            18
  G. Hendrick (CLE)        18
  L. Hisle (MIN)           18

Doubles:

  C. Rojas (KC)             8
  D. Allen (CHI)            6
  E. Kirkpatrick (KC)       6
  M. Andrews (CHI)          4
  L. Aparicio (BOS)         4
  D. Baylor (BAL)           4
  S. Braun (MIN)            4
  C. Fisk (BOS)             4
  B. Grich (BAL)            4
  T. Munson (NY)            4

Triples:

  E. Brinkman (DET)         3
  D. Allen (CHI)            2
  T. Harper (BOS)           2
  L. Hisle (MIN)            2
  J. Holt (MIN)             2
  B. Valentine (CAL)        2
  D. Baylor (BAL)           1
  S. Braun (MIN)            1
  J. Briggs (MIL)           1
  J. Burroughs (TEX)        1

Home Runs:

  C. Fisk (BOS)             6
  O. Cepeda (BOS)           5
  J. Mayberry (KC)          5
  B. Melton (CHI)           5
  R. Petrocelli (BOS)       5
  E. Williams (BAL)         5
  S. Bando (OAK)            4
  P. Garcia (MIL)           4
  L. Hisle (MIN)            4
  C. Spikes (CLE)           4

RBI:

  J. Mayberry (KC)         17
  E. Kirkpatrick (KC)      13
  B. Melton (CHI)          13
  C. Rojas (KC)            13
  S. Bando (OAK)           12
  O. Cepeda (BOS)          12
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     12
  C. Fisk (BOS)            11
  C. May (CHI)             11
  L. Piniella (KC)         11

Stolen Bases:

  S. Alomar (CAL)           6
  B. North (OAK)            6
  F. Patek (KC)             6
  P. Blair (BAL)            4
  M. Belanger (BAL)         3
  T. Harper (BOS)           3
  L. Piniella (KC)          3
  B. Valentine (CAL)        3
  B. Coluccio (MIL)         2
  R. Jackson (OAK)          2

Caught Stealing:

  R. Carew (MIN)            3
  H. Clarke (NY)            3
  W. Horton (DET)           3
  F. Patek (KC)             3
  T. Harrah (TEX)           2
  P. Kelly (CHI)            2
  H. McRae (KC)             2
  T. Munson (NY)            2
  J. Orta (CHI)             2
  M. Rettenmund (BAL)       2

Walks:

  J. Mayberry (KC)         16
  F. Patek (KC)            14
  P. Schaal (KC)           12
  G. Tenace (OAK)          12
  S. Bando (OAK)           11
  B. Grich (BAL)           11
  R. Jackson (OAK)         11
  C. Chambliss (CLE)       10
  J. Orta (CHI)            10
  M. Rettenmund (BAL)      10

Strikeouts:

  J. Rudi (OAK)            17
  G. Thomas (MIL)          17
  R. Jackson (OAK)         15
  B. Darwin (MIN)          13
  D. Duncan (CLE)          13
  L. Hisle (MIN)           13
  J. Mayberry (KC)         13
  P. Schaal (KC)           13
  G. Tenace (OAK)          13
  L. Cardenas (CLE)        12

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