Thursday April 26, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of April 26, 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      627  114   169   41    3   15   108   15   10   98    87  .270
Oakland          599   64   154   21    1   15    63   12    7   58    97  .257
California       453   51   115   17    3    8    50   11    3   41    63  .254
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
New York         525   57   124   20    0    8    53    3    7   45    66  .236
Detroit          594   67   138   26    6   15    64    6    4   58    72  .232
Texas            412   43    90   16    1    7    37    9    5   30    69  .218
Milwaukee        493   60   106   12    3   20    58   14    3   39    85  .215
Cleveland        575   52   121   18    2   11    48    0    7   57    86  .210

 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
Alex Johnson (TEX)       13   48    5   18   4   0   1    4   1   1    2    5  .375
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
Bill Freehan (DET)       16   67    6   23   3   0   0    3   0   0    6    7  .343
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
Willie Horton (DET)      12   46    9   15   2   1   3    8   1   3    4    6  .326
Doug Griffin (BOS)       15   53    8   17   2   0   1    6   1   1    3    7  .321

 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            3    1    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0 1.000
Ron Lolich             5    9    1    4   0   0   1    5   0   0    1    1  .444
Walt Williams          5    7    0    3   1   0   0    3   0   0    0    0  .429
Oscar Gamble          12   38    6   11   1   1   2    5   0   1    3    1  .290
George Hendrick       17   67    6   18   3   0   1    7   0   1    1   11  .269
John Ellis            11   32    3    8   1   0   0    3   0   0    4    7  .250
Jerry Kenney           5   16    0    4   0   1   0    2   0   0    2    0  .250
John Lowenstein        8   16    2    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    4    3  .250
Jack Brohamer         14   44    3   10   1   0   1    2   0   0    4    2  .227
Dave Duncan           17   62    5   14   2   0   0    2   0   0    3   13  .226
Charlie Spikes        18   65   10   14   2   0   4   10   0   1    6   12  .215
Buddy Bell            18   56    4   10   1   0   0    1   0   1    6    6  .179
Rusty Torres          14   47    3    7   3   0   1    4   0   1    7    8  .149
Chris Chambliss       18   62    6    8   1   0   1    3   0   1   11    9  .129
Leo Cardenas          18   53    2    5   2   0   0    1   0   1    5   13  .094

 Detroit              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Bill Freehan          16   67    6   23   3   0   0    3   0   0    6    7  .343
Willie Horton         12   46    9   15   2   1   3    8   1   3    4    6  .326
Ed Brinkman           17   52    7   14   1   3   1    5   0   0    8    3  .269
Al Kaline             13   55    7   14   2   0   2    8   1   0    5    7  .255
Duke Sims              1    4    0    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Jim Northrup           8   29    2    7   2   0   0    2   1   0    5    3  .241
Mickey Stanley        17   56    8   13   4   1   3    9   0   0    8    6  .232
Tony Taylor           11   33    3    7   0   0   1    2   2   0    1    3  .212
Gates Brown           15   38    6    8   2   0   1    8   0   0    7    7  .211
Dick McAuliffe        12   44    2    9   2   0   0    3   0   0    1    7  .205
Aurelio Rodriguez     17   70    6   13   3   1   1    8   1   0    0    6  .186
Norm Cash             15   50    9    9   3   0   3    6   0   0    6    9  .180
Frank Howard          11   26    1    4   1   0   0    2   0   1    3    2  .154
Rich Reese             9   19    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    5  .053
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           7   10    3    5   2   0   0    3   0   0    3    1  .500
Ed Kirkpatrick        12   40   11   14   6   0   2   13   0   1    9    4  .350
Cookie Rojas          18   76   13   24   8   0   1   14   2   0    8    9  .316
Freddie Patek         18   70   17   21   4   1   1    5   6   3   15    7  .300
Steve Hovley          10   17    3    5   2   0   0    4   0   0    0    3  .294
Paul Schaal           18   62    8   18   3   0   0    9   1   2   13   13  .290
Lou Piniella          18   63   10   17   3   0   1   11   3   1    7    4  .270
Amos Otis             18   75   14   20   4   1   3    9   2   1    9    7  .267
Kurt Bevacqua          8   20    4    5   0   0   0    3   0   0    1    2  .250
John Mayberry         18   66   15   16   3   0   5   18   0   0   17   13  .242
Carl Taylor           13   29    6    7   1   0   0    4   0   0    8    5  .241
Keith Marshall         8    9    0    2   1   0   0    3   0   0    1    4  .222
Hal McRae             14   53    6   10   2   0   2    9   1   2    5    7  .189
Jerry May              9   26    4    4   1   1   0    2   0   0    2    5  .154
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
Pedro Garcia          15   47    9   13   2   0   4    8   1   0    3    8  .277
George Scott          15   59    6   16   1   0   3    8   1   0    3    8  .271
Dave May              15   64    7   16   0   1   4   13   1   0    2    8  .250
Ollie Brown           10   30    4    7   2   0   1    1   1   0    1    4  .233
Johnny Briggs         14   45    7   10   3   1   1    1   2   1    9    7  .222
Don Money             15   57    4   11   2   0   2    8   1   1    3    6  .193
Bob Coluccio           8   26    2    5   0   0   2    3   3   0    3    2  .192
Darrell Porter        10   24    4    4   0   0   1    4   1   0    5    7  .167
Gorman Thomas         12   37    4    5   0   1   1    4   2   0    2   17  .135
John Vukovich         13   37    2    5   1   0   1    5   0   0    4   12  .135
Joe Lahoud            11   28    4    3   0   0   0    2   1   0    4    4  .107
Rick Auerbach          6   10    2    1   1   0   0    0   0   1    0    1  .100
John Felske            2    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Tim Johnson            2    0    1    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
Angel Mangual         10   32    6   10   1   0   1    3   0   0    1    5  .313
Ray Fosse             17   58    2   18   2   0   0    6   0   0    2    7  .310
Billy Conigliaro      12   40    2   12   2   1   0    5   1   0    2    6  .300
Ted Kubiak            16   32    3    9   1   0   1    4   0   1    4    2  .281
Reggie Jackson        17   63    9   17   3   0   3    8   2   1   11   17  .270
Bert Campaneris       12   52    3   13   1   0   0    3   1   2    2    8  .250
Gene Tenace           17   58   10   14   2   0   4    9   0   0   12   14  .241
Joe Rudi              17   71    7   17   3   0   2    6   0   0    3   17  .239
Sal Bando             17   60    9   14   2   0   4   12   1   1   11    6  .233
Jay Johnstone          5   13    0    3   1   0   0    3   0   1    1    1  .231
Rich McKinney          7    9    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    1  .222
Dick Green            13   32    2    7   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    3  .219
Billy North           16   52    8   10   1   0   0    0   6   1    6    7  .192
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          13   48    5   18   4   0   1    4   1   1    2    5  .375
Elliott Maddox        12   38    7   12   0   0   0    3   2   1    4    7  .316
Ken Suarez             3   10    0    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .300
Toby Harrah           13   49    5   13   3   0   0    2   1   2    3    3  .265
Jeff Burroughs        13   44    4   10   0   1   3    5   0   0    4   11  .227
Dick Billings         11   30    3    6   2   0   0    4   1   0    2    4  .200
Dave Nelson           11   39    8    7   2   0   2    7   2   1    4    9  .180
Rico Carty            13   47    4    8   1   0   1    8   1   0    2    9  .170
Mike Epstein           9   31    2    5   1   0   0    3   0   0    4   10  .161
Joe Lovitto           12   33    2    5   1   0   0    0   1   0    3    4  .152
Vic Harris             9   23    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    3  .087
Larry Biittner         6   16    1    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .063
Tom Grieve             6    1    1    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:

  C. Rojas (KC)            76
  A. Otis (KC)             75
  J. Rudi (OAK)            71
  F. Patek (KC)            70
  A. Rodriguez (DET)       70
  B. Freehan (DET)         67
  G. Hendrick (CLE)        67
  J. Mayberry (KC)         66
  B. Powell (BAL)          65
  C. Spikes (CLE)          65

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:

  C. Rojas (KC)            24
  B. Freehan (DET)         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
  R. Fosse (OAK)           18
  G. Hendrick (CLE)        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
  A. Johnson (TEX)          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
  D. May (MIL)              4

RBI:

  J. Mayberry (KC)         18
  C. Rojas (KC)            14
  E. Kirkpatrick (KC)      13
  D. May (MIL)             13
  B. Melton (CHI)          13
  S. Bando (OAK)           12
  O. Cepeda (BOS)          12
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     12
  C. Fisk (BOS)            11
  C. May (CHI)             11

Stolen Bases:

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

Caught Stealing:

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

Walks:

  J. Mayberry (KC)         17
  F. Patek (KC)            15
  P. Schaal (KC)           13
  G. Tenace (OAK)          12
  S. Bando (OAK)           11
  C. Chambliss (CLE)       11
  B. Grich (BAL)           11
  R. Jackson (OAK)         11
  J. Orta (CHI)            10
  M. Rettenmund (BAL)      10

Strikeouts:

  R. Jackson (OAK)         17
  J. Rudi (OAK)            17
  G. Thomas (MIL)          17
  G. Tenace (OAK)          14
  L. Cardenas (CLE)        13
  B. Darwin (MIN)          13
  D. Duncan (CLE)          13
  L. Hisle (MIN)           13
  J. Mayberry (KC)         13
  P. Schaal (KC)           13


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