Friday April 27, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of April 27, 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      662  117   177   41    3   17   110   15   10  100    89  .267
Oakland          636   68   162   22    1   18    67   12    7   63   100  .255
Minnesota        456   66   114   18    6   12    61    4    6   57    91  .250
California       483   53   118   18    3    8    52   11    3   42    67  .244
Baltimore        595   63   141   21    4   11    54   11    7   66    66  .237
New York         525   57   124   20    0    8    53    3    7   45    66  .236
Texas            444   47   100   17    1    7    41   10    5   34    75  .225
Detroit          619   67   138   26    6   15    64    6    4   64    76  .223
Milwaukee        528   62   115   14    4   20    60   14    4   40    89  .218
Cleveland        610   58   131   20    2   14    54    0    8   59    95  .215

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ed Kirkpatrick (KC)      13   44   13   17   6   0   3   14   0   1    9    4  .386
Alex Johnson (TEX)       14   52    5   20   4   0   1    4   1   1    2    5  .385
Bobby Valentine (CAL)    15   61    7   22   3   2   1   11   3   0    3    2  .361
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
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
Bill Freehan (DET)       17   69    6   23   3   0   0    3   0   0    8    7  .333
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

 Baltimore            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Larry Brown            3    2    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .500
Al Bumbry              6    5    1    2   0   0   0    0   1   1    0    0  .400
Tommy Davis            8   30    1    9   1   0   0    3   0   0    2    5  .300
Bobby Grich           17   66    5   17   4   1   0    1   0   1   12    8  .258
Mark Belanger         17   63    5   16   1   0   0    7   3   1    6    2  .254
Paul Blair            17   63    7   16   2   0   0    2   4   2    3    5  .254
Don Baylor            17   66   10   16   4   1   2    6   1   0    5    6  .242
Merv Rettenmund       16   63   10   15   4   0   1    8   2   2   11    9  .238
Boog Powell           17   69    6   16   1   0   1    8   0   0    8    8  .232
Terry Crowley         11   33    3    7   1   0   0    2   0   0    5    2  .212
Earl Williams         16   59   11   12   2   0   5   10   0   0   10   14  .203
Brooks Robinson       17   65    3   13   1   1   2    6   0   0    2    7  .200
Rich Coggins           4    7    1    1   0   1   0    1   0   0    1    0  .143
Andy Etchebarren       3    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    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       15   61    7   22   3   2   1   11   3   0    3    2  .361
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          8   21    4    6   2   0   1    2   0   0    1    3  .286
Frank Robinson        10   36    4    9   1   0   3    9   0   0    4   10  .250
John Stephenson       10   29    3    7   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    4  .241
Tommy McCraw          11   38    2    9   1   0   1    3   1   0    5    5  .237
Jim Spencer           13   39    2    9   2   0   0    2   0   0    6    3  .231
Vada Pinson           12   44    5   10   3   0   1    9   0   1    3    9  .227
Al Gallagher           7   14    3    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    3  .214
Billy Grabarkewitz     8   25    3    5   2   1   0    1   1   0    3    6  .200
Rudy Meoli            10   15    3    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    5    2  .200
Sandy Alomar          15   55    6   10   0   0   0    4   6   0    2    2  .182
Bob Oliver            12   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          6    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             6   13    3    7   1   0   2    8   0   0    1    2  .539
Walt Williams          5    7    0    3   1   0   0    3   0   0    0    0  .429
George Hendrick       18   71    6   20   4   0   1    7   0   1    1   12  .282
Oscar Gamble          13   43    6   12   1   1   2    5   0   2    3    1  .279
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
Dave Duncan           18   66    6   15   2   0   1    4   0   0    3   15  .227
Charlie Spikes        19   68   12   15   2   0   5   11   0   1    7   13  .221
Jack Brohamer         15   48    3   10   1   0   1    2   0   0    5    3  .208
Buddy Bell            19   60    4   10   1   0   0    1   0   1    6    6  .167
Rusty Torres          14   47    3    7   3   0   1    4   0   1    7    8  .149
Chris Chambliss       19   65    7    9   1   0   1    3   0   1   11    9  .139
Leo Cardenas          19   57    2    6   2   0   0    1   0   1    5   16  .105

 Detroit              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Bill Freehan          17   69    6   23   3   0   0    3   0   0    8    7  .333
Willie Horton         12   46    9   15   2   1   3    8   1   3    4    6  .326
Ed Brinkman           18   55    7   14   1   3   1    5   0   0    8    4  .255
Al Kaline             13   55    7   14   2   0   2    8   1   0    5    7  .255
Duke Sims              2    4    0    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .250
Mickey Stanley        18   59    8   13   4   1   3    9   0   0    8    7  .220
Jim Northrup           9   33    2    7   2   0   0    2   1   0    5    3  .212
Tony Taylor           11   33    3    7   0   0   1    2   2   0    1    3  .212
Gates Brown           16   41    6    8   2   0   1    8   0   0    7    7  .195
Dick McAuliffe        13   47    2    9   2   0   0    3   0   0    1    7  .192
Aurelio Rodriguez     18   73    6   13   3   1   1    8   1   0    0    7  .178
Norm Cash             16   51    9    9   3   0   3    6   0   0    8   10  .177
Frank Howard          11   26    1    4   1   0   0    2   0   1    3    2  .154
Rich Reese            10   22    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    5  .046
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        13   44   13   17   6   0   3   14   0   1    9    4  .386
Cookie Rojas          19   79   13   25   8   0   1   14   2   0    8    9  .317
Steve Hovley          11   21    3    6   2   0   0    4   0   0    0    3  .286
Freddie Patek         19   74   17   21   4   1   1    5   6   3   16    8  .284
Lou Piniella          19   67   10   19   3   0   1   11   3   1    7    4  .284
Paul Schaal           19   66    8   18   3   0   0    9   1   2   13   13  .273
Amos Otis             19   79   15   21   4   1   4   10   2   1    9    8  .266
Kurt Bevacqua          8   20    4    5   0   0   0    3   0   0    1    2  .250
Carl Taylor           13   29    6    7   1   0   0    4   0   0    8    5  .241
John Mayberry         19   69   15   16   3   0   5   18   0   0   18   13  .232
Keith Marshall         8    9    0    2   1   0   0    3   0   0    1    4  .222
Hal McRae             15   54    6   10   2   0   2    9   1   2    5    7  .185
Jerry May              9   26    4    4   1   1   0    2   0   0    2    5  .154
Fran Healy             4   12    0    1   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    3  .083
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
Tim Johnson            3    2    1    1   1   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          16   51    9   14   2   1   4    9   1   0    3    8  .275
George Scott          16   63    7   17   2   0   3    8   1   1    3    8  .270
Darrell Porter        11   27    5    7   0   0   1    4   1   0    6    7  .259
Dave May              16   68    7   16   0   1   4   13   1   0    2   10  .235
Don Money             16   59    4   13   2   0   2    8   1   1    3    6  .220
Ollie Brown           11   34    4    7   2   0   1    1   1   0    1    4  .206
Johnny Briggs         15   49    7   10   3   1   1    1   2   1    9    7  .204
Bob Coluccio           9   30    2    5   0   0   2    3   3   0    3    3  .167
Joe Lahoud            12   29    4    4   0   0   0    3   1   0    4    4  .138
Gorman Thomas         12   37    4    5   0   1   1    4   2   0    2   17  .135
John Vukovich         14   40    2    5   1   0   1    5   0   0    4   13  .125
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

 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         11   36    7   11   1   0   2    4   0   0    2    5  .306
Billy Conigliaro      12   40    2   12   2   1   0    5   1   0    2    6  .300
Ray Fosse             18   62    2   18   2   0   0    6   0   0    2    7  .290
Ted Kubiak            17   33    3    9   1   0   1    4   0   1    4    2  .273
Sal Bando             18   63    9   16   3   0   4   12   1   1   12    7  .254
Joe Rudi              18   76    8   19   3   0   3    8   0   0    3   17  .250
Reggie Jackson        18   68    9   17   3   0   3    8   2   1   11   19  .250
Gene Tenace           18   63   11   15   2   0   5   10   0   0   12   14  .238
Bert Campaneris       13   56    4   13   1   0   0    3   1   2    3    8  .232
Jay Johnstone          5   13    0    3   1   0   0    3   0   1    1    1  .231
Rich McKinney          8    9    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    1  .222
Dick Green            14   33    2    7   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    3  .212
Billy North           17   57    8   12   1   0   0    0   6   1    6    7  .211
Mike Hegan             9    6    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .167
Dal Maxvill            8    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          14   52    5   20   4   0   1    4   1   1    2    5  .385
Elliott Maddox        13   40    7   13   1   0   0    3   2   1    5    7  .325
Ken Suarez             3   10    0    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .300
Toby Harrah           14   53    6   14   3   0   0    3   1   2    4    4  .264
Jeff Burroughs        14   48    4   12   0   1   3    7   0   0    4   11  .250
Dick Billings         12   33    3    6   2   0   0    4   1   0    3    4  .182
Rico Carty            14   51    5    9   1   0   1    8   1   0    2   10  .177
Mike Epstein          10   34    3    6   1   0   0    4   0   0    4   11  .177
Dave Nelson           12   42    9    7   2   0   2    7   3   1    5    9  .167
Joe Lovitto           12   33    2    5   1   0   0    0   1   0    3    4  .152
Vic Harris            10   27    1    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    5  .148
Larry Biittner         6   16    1    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .063
Jim Mason              6    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Tom Grieve             7    1    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .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)             79
  C. Rojas (KC)            79
  J. Rudi (OAK)            76
  F. Patek (KC)            74
  A. Rodriguez (DET)       73
  G. Hendrick (CLE)        71
  B. Freehan (DET)         69
  J. Mayberry (KC)         69
  B. Powell (BAL)          69
  R. Jackson (OAK)         68

Runs Scored:

  F. Patek (KC)            17
  J. Mayberry (KC)         15
  A. Otis (KC)             15
  C. Fisk (BOS)            14
  L. Hisle (MIN)           14
  E. Kirkpatrick (KC)      13
  C. Rojas (KC)            13
  R. Petrocelli (BOS)      12
  C. Spikes (CLE)          12
  G. Tenace (OAK)          11

Hits:

  C. Rojas (KC)            25
  B. Freehan (DET)         23
  B. Valentine (CAL)       22
  A. Otis (KC)             21
  F. Patek (KC)            21
  O. Cepeda (BOS)          20
  G. Hendrick (CLE)        20
  A. Johnson (TEX)         20
  T. Munson (NY)           20
  L. Piniella (KC)         19

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
  G. Hendrick (CLE)         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
  C. Spikes (CLE)           5
  G. Tenace (OAK)           5
  E. Williams (BAL)         5
  S. Bando (OAK)            4
  P. Garcia (MIL)           4

RBI:

  J. Mayberry (KC)         18
  E. Kirkpatrick (KC)      14
  C. Rojas (KC)            14
  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
  D. Nelson (TEX)           3
  L. Piniella (KC)          3
  B. Valentine (CAL)        3

Caught Stealing:

  R. Carew (MIN)            3
  H. Clarke (NY)            3
  W. Horton (DET)           3
  F. Patek (KC)             3
  P. Blair (BAL)            2
  B. Campaneris (OAK)       2
  O. Gamble (CLE)           2
  T. Harrah (TEX)           2
  P. Kelly (CHI)            2
  H. McRae (KC)             2

Walks:

  J. Mayberry (KC)         18
  F. Patek (KC)            16
  P. Schaal (KC)           13
  S. Bando (OAK)           12
  B. Grich (BAL)           12
  G. Tenace (OAK)          12
  C. Chambliss (CLE)       11
  R. Jackson (OAK)         11
  M. Rettenmund (BAL)      11
  J. Orta (CHI)            10

Strikeouts:

  R. Jackson (OAK)         19
  J. Rudi (OAK)            17
  G. Thomas (MIL)          17
  L. Cardenas (CLE)        16
  D. Duncan (CLE)          15
  G. Tenace (OAK)          14
  E. Williams (BAL)        14
  B. Darwin (MIN)          13
  L. Hisle (MIN)           13
  J. Mayberry (KC)         13

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