Saturday April 28, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of April 28, 1973:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Chicago          481   75   143   26    4   13    66    5    8   60    68  .297
Boston           551   86   158   30    3   26    82    6    2   51    76  .287
Kansas City      697  124   186   45    3   17   117   17   10  105    95  .267
Oakland          670   69   169   23    1   18    68   14    7   64   108  .252
California       517   58   129   18    4    8    57   11    4   42    73  .250
Minnesota        489   69   120   18    7   13    64    4    6   57    97  .245
New York         564   68   138   22    0   12    64    3    7   47    72  .245
Baltimore        631   65   149   22    4   12    56   11    8   66    70  .236
Texas            476   50   109   19    1    8    44   10    6   41    79  .229
Detroit          656   71   148   27    6   15    67    6    4   68    83  .226
Milwaukee        560   66   121   16    4   20    64   14    4   42    94  .216
Cleveland        640   58   135   21    2   14    54    0    8   59    99  .211

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Carlton Fisk (BOS)       15   54   14   21   5   0   6   12   0   1    2    7  .389
Thurman Munson (NY)      17   60    8   23   4   0   2    7   0   2    3    5  .383
Alex Johnson (TEX)       15   57    5   21   4   0   1    4   1   1    2    6  .368
Orlando Cepeda (BOS)     15   62    9   22   3   0   5   12   0   0    2   11  .355
Willie Horton (DET)      13   50   10   17   2   1   3    8   1   3    5    6  .340
Bobby Valentine (CAL)    16   65    8   22   3   2   1   11   3   0    3    3  .339
Bill Freehan (DET)       18   73    7   24   3   0   0    3   0   0    9    7  .329
Cookie Rojas (KC)        20   83   15   27   8   0   1   14   3   0    9    9  .325
Carlos May (CHI)         13   56    7   18   1   0   3   11   1   1    3    9  .321
Dick Allen (CHI)         14   54    6   17   6   2   2    8   1   0    5   11  .315

 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            9   34    1   12   2   0   0    4   0   0    2    5  .353
Bobby Grich           18   70    7   19   4   1   1    2   0   1   12    8  .271
Mark Belanger         18   67    5   16   1   0   0    7   3   1    6    2  .239
Paul Blair            18   67    7   16   2   0   0    2   4   2    3    5  .239
Merv Rettenmund       17   67   10   16   4   0   1    8   2   2   11    9  .239
Don Baylor            18   70   10   16   4   1   2    6   1   1    5    7  .229
Boog Powell           18   73    6   16   1   0   1    8   0   0    8   10  .219
Brooks Robinson       18   69    3   15   1   1   2    6   0   0    2    7  .217
Terry Crowley         11   33    3    7   1   0   0    2   0   0    5    2  .212
Earl Williams         17   63   11   12   2   0   5   10   0   0   10   15  .191
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
Carlton Fisk          15   54   14   21   5   0   6   12   0   1    2    7  .389
Ben Oglivie            9   25    4    9   4   0   1    3   0   0    1    6  .360
Orlando Cepeda        15   62    9   22   3   0   5   12   0   0    2   11  .355
Rick Miller            7    6    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .333
Tommy Harper          14   55   10   17   3   2   1    5   3   0    9    5  .309
Doug Griffin          16   56    8   17   2   0   1    6   1   1    3    9  .304
Reggie Smith          15   58    9   16   4   0   3   10   0   0    9    8  .276
Danny Cater            2    4    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250
Bob Montgomery         1    4    1    1   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .250
Luis Aparicio         15   57    7   14   4   0   0    3   0   0    7    2  .246
Carl Yastrzemski      16   63    6   15   2   1   3   12   1   0    6    7  .238
Rico Petrocelli       15   49   12   10   0   0   5    9   0   0    7    5  .204
Dwight Evans          15   41    4    8   1   0   1    8   0   0    4    8  .195
John Kennedy           4   11    0    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    3  .182

 California           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Bobby Valentine       16   65    8   22   3   2   1   11   3   0    3    3  .339
Jeff Torborg           6   12    0    4   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    0  .333
Art Kusnyer            5   13    1    4   0   0   0    2   0   1    0    1  .308
Ken Berry             13   37    5   11   2   0   0    3   0   1    4    5  .297
Leroy Stanton          9   25    4    7   2   0   1    2   0   0    1    6  .280
Jim Spencer           14   43    4   12   2   1   0    4   0   0    6    3  .279
Al Gallagher           8   18    3    5   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    3  .278
Vada Pinson           13   48    6   12   3   0   1    9   0   2    3   10  .250
Frank Robinson        11   40    5   10   1   0   3   10   0   0    4   10  .250
John Stephenson       10   29    3    7   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    4  .241
Tommy McCraw          12   42    2   10   1   0   1    3   1   0    5    5  .238
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          16   58    6   10   0   0   0    4   6   0    2    3  .172
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              9   35    8   17   3   0   0    5   0   2    4    5  .486
Mike Andrews          12   41    7   15   4   0   0    4   0   0    7    4  .366
Johnny Jeter           9   29    5   10   2   1   1    1   0   0    0    3  .345
Carlos May            13   56    7   18   1   0   3   11   1   1    3    9  .321
Dick Allen            14   54    6   17   6   2   2    8   1   0    5   11  .315
Bill Melton           14   51   10   16   4   0   5   14   0   0    9    4  .314
Ken Henderson         14   53   10   14   3   0   1    6   0   1    8    8  .264
Jorge Orta            14   46    9   12   1   1   0    4   1   2   10    7  .261
Eddie Leon            14   46    6   10   1   0   1    6   1   1    6   10  .217
Chuck Brinkman         7   17    2    3   1   0   0    3   0   0    3    3  .177
Ed Herrmann            9   32    2    5   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    1  .156
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             7   16    3    7   1   0   2    8   0   0    1    2  .438
Oscar Gamble          13   43    6   12   1   1   2    5   0   2    3    1  .279
Walt Williams          6   11    0    3   1   0   0    3   0   0    0    0  .273
George Hendrick       19   74    6   20   4   0   1    7   0   1    1   12  .270
John Ellis            12   36    3    9   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           19   69    6   15   2   0   1    4   0   0    3   16  .217
Jack Brohamer         16   51    3   11   1   0   1    2   0   0    5    3  .216
Charlie Spikes        20   71   12   15   2   0   5   11   0   1    7   15  .211
Buddy Bell            20   63    4   10   1   0   0    1   0   1    6    6  .159
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          20   61    2    8   3   0   0    1   0   1    5   17  .131

 Detroit              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Willie Horton         13   50   10   17   2   1   3    8   1   3    5    6  .340
Bill Freehan          18   73    7   24   3   0   0    3   0   0    9    7  .329
Ed Brinkman           19   58    8   15   1   3   1    5   0   0    9    4  .259
Duke Sims              2    4    0    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .250
Mickey Stanley        19   62    8   15   4   1   3   10   0   0    9    7  .242
Al Kaline             14   60    7   14   2   0   2    8   1   0    5    9  .233
Jim Northrup           9   33    2    7   2   0   0    2   1   0    5    3  .212
Tony Taylor           12   38    3    8   0   0   1    3   2   0    1    5  .211
Dick McAuliffe        14   48    2   10   3   0   0    3   0   0    1    7  .208
Frank Howard          12   29    2    6   1   0   0    3   0   1    3    3  .207
Gates Brown           17   42    6    8   2   0   1    8   0   0    7    7  .191
Norm Cash             16   51    9    9   3   0   3    6   0   0    8   10  .177
Aurelio Rodriguez     19   77    6   13   3   1   1    8   1   0    0    7  .169
Rich Reese            11   24    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    6  .042
Ike Brown              5    7    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    2  .000

 Kansas City          G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Gail Hopkins           8   11    3    5   2   0   0    4   0   0    3    2  .455
Ed Kirkpatrick        13   44   13   17   6   0   3   14   0   1    9    4  .386
Cookie Rojas          20   83   15   27   8   0   1   14   3   0    9    9  .325
Lou Piniella          20   72   10   21   4   0   1   14   3   1    7    4  .292
Amos Otis             20   84   17   24   5   1   4   12   3   1    9    8  .286
Steve Hovley          12   21    3    6   2   0   0    4   0   0    0    3  .286
Freddie Patek         20   78   19   22   5   1   1    5   6   3   17    8  .282
Paul Schaal           20   70    8   18   3   0   0    9   1   2   13   13  .257
Carl Taylor           13   29    6    7   1   0   0    4   0   0    8    5  .241
John Mayberry         20   73   16   17   4   0   5   19   0   0   19   14  .233
Kurt Bevacqua          9   22    4    5   0   0   0    3   0   0    1    3  .227
Keith Marshall         8    9    0    2   1   0   0    3   0   0    1    4  .222
Hal McRae             16   57    6   10   2   0   2    9   1   2    6    8  .175
Jerry May              9   26    4    4   1   1   0    2   0   0    2    5  .154
Fran Healy             5   15    0    1   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    5  .067
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
Ollie Brown           12   38    4   10   3   0   1    4   1   0    1    4  .263
Pedro Garcia          17   54   10   14   2   1   4    9   1   0    3    8  .259
George Scott          17   66    8   17   2   0   3    8   1   1    4    9  .258
Dave May              17   72    7   17   0   1   4   13   1   0    2   11  .236
Johnny Briggs         16   53    9   12   4   1   1    1   2   1    9    8  .226
Darrell Porter        12   31    5    7   0   0   1    4   1   0    6    7  .226
Don Money             16   59    4   13   2   0   2    8   1   1    3    6  .220
Tim Johnson            4    5    1    1   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .200
Bob Coluccio           9   30    2    5   0   0   2    3   3   0    3    3  .167
Gorman Thomas         12   37    4    5   0   1   1    4   2   0    2   17  .135
Joe Lahoud            13   32    4    4   0   0   0    3   1   0    5    5  .125
John Vukovich         15   44    2    5   1   0   1    5   0   0    4   14  .114
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              13   42    3   15   2   2   1    7   0   1    3    5  .357
Steve Braun           14   48    8   15   4   1   1    7   0   0    8    4  .313
Larry Hisle           15   61   15   19   3   3   4    7   1   0    6   14  .312
Danny Walton           6   14    4    4   1   0   2    5   0   0    2    2  .286
Rod Carew             15   53   10   14   2   1   1    8   1   3    8    7  .264
Tony Oliva            13   47    7   11   1   0   1    5   0   0    3    7  .234
Bobby Darwin          15   57    8   12   1   0   2    9   1   0    5   14  .211
George Mitterwald     11   29    1    6   2   0   0    2   0   1    7   11  .207
Danny Thompson        14   48    3    9   1   0   0    6   0   0    4    6  .188
Steve Brye             7    6    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    3  .167
Harmon Killebrew      10   37    4    6   1   0   1    3   0   0    6   11  .162
Joe Lis                6   19    0    3   0   0   0    1   0   1    2    6  .158
Phil Roof              8   16    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    4  .125
Mike Adams             7    5    4    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           7   26    5   10   3   0   0    5   0   0    0    2  .385
Thurman Munson        17   60    8   23   4   0   2    7   0   2    3    5  .383
Matty Alou            10   39    8   13   4   0   1    4   0   0    1    6  .333
Bobby Murcer          17   64   11   19   2   0   3    9   0   0    6   11  .297
Horace Clarke         17   69    5   17   1   0   0    4   1   3    6    3  .246
Felipe Alou           14   48    6   11   3   0   2    7   0   0    2    5  .229
Celerino Sanchez       3    9    2    2   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    1  .222
Gene Michael          17   51    5   10   1   0   1    5   0   1    4    0  .196
Roy White             17   67    5   13   0   0   0    5   1   1    8   10  .194
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         17   57    8    9   2   0   3   10   0   0   10    9  .158
Ron Swoboda            8   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        9   12    1    5   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    1  .417
Billy Conigliaro      12   40    2   12   2   1   0    5   1   0    2    6  .300
Ray Fosse             19   66    2   19   2   0   0    7   0   0    2    8  .288
Angel Mangual         12   40    7   11   1   0   2    4   0   0    2    8  .275
Ted Kubiak            18   33    3    9   1   0   1    4   0   1    4    2  .273
Joe Rudi              19   80    8   21   3   0   3    8   0   0    3   17  .263
Reggie Jackson        19   72    9   18   3   0   3    8   2   1   11   20  .250
Gene Tenace           19   66   12   16   3   0   5   10   0   0   13   14  .242
Sal Bando             19   67    9   16   3   0   4   12   1   1   12    8  .239
Bert Campaneris       14   60    4   14   1   0   0    3   2   2    3   10  .233
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
Billy North           18   61    8   13   1   0   0    0   7   1    6    7  .213
Dick Green            15   35    2    7   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    3  .200
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          15   57    5   21   4   0   1    4   1   1    2    6  .368
Elliott Maddox        14   43    8   14   1   0   1    6   2   1    6    7  .326
Ken Suarez             4   13    0    4   2   0   0    1   0   0    0    3  .308
Toby Harrah           15   58    6   16   3   0   0    3   1   2    4    4  .276
Jeff Burroughs        15   51    4   13   1   1   3    7   0   0    5   12  .255
Dave Nelson           13   46    9    9   2   0   2    7   3   2    6   10  .196
Dick Billings         12   33    3    6   2   0   0    4   1   0    3    4  .182
Rico Carty            15   52    6    9   1   0   1    8   1   0    5   10  .173
Mike Epstein          11   37    3    6   1   0   0    4   0   0    5   11  .162
Vic Harris            11   31    2    5   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    5  .161
Joe Lovitto           12   33    2    5   1   0   0    0   1   0    3    4  .152
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
Bill Sudakis           2    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .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

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  A. Otis (KC)             84
  C. Rojas (KC)            83
  J. Rudi (OAK)            80
  F. Patek (KC)            78
  A. Rodriguez (DET)       77
  G. Hendrick (CLE)        74
  B. Freehan (DET)         73
  J. Mayberry (KC)         73
  B. Powell (BAL)          73
  R. Jackson (OAK)         72

Runs Scored:

  F. Patek (KC)            19
  A. Otis (KC)             17
  J. Mayberry (KC)         16
  L. Hisle (MIN)           15
  C. Rojas (KC)            15
  C. Fisk (BOS)            14
  E. Kirkpatrick (KC)      13
  R. Petrocelli (BOS)      12
  C. Spikes (CLE)          12
  G. Tenace (OAK)          12

Hits:

  C. Rojas (KC)            27
  B. Freehan (DET)         24
  A. Otis (KC)             24
  T. Munson (NY)           23
  O. Cepeda (BOS)          22
  F. Patek (KC)            22
  B. Valentine (CAL)       22
  C. Fisk (BOS)            21
  A. Johnson (TEX)         21
  L. Piniella (KC)         21

Doubles:

  C. Rojas (KC)             8
  D. Allen (CHI)            6
  E. Kirkpatrick (KC)       6
  C. Fisk (BOS)             5
  A. Otis (KC)              5
  F. Patek (KC)             5
  M. Alou (NY)              4
  M. Andrews (CHI)          4
  L. Aparicio (BOS)         4
  D. Baylor (BAL)           4

Triples:

  E. Brinkman (DET)         3
  L. Hisle (MIN)            3
  D. Allen (CHI)            2
  T. Harper (BOS)           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)         19
  E. Kirkpatrick (KC)      14
  B. Melton (CHI)          14
  L. Piniella (KC)         14
  C. Rojas (KC)            14
  D. May (MIL)             13
  S. Bando (OAK)           12
  O. Cepeda (BOS)          12
  C. Fisk (BOS)            12
  A. Otis (KC)             12

Stolen Bases:

  B. North (OAK)            7
  S. Alomar (CAL)           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
  A. Otis (KC)              3
  L. Piniella (KC)          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)         19
  F. Patek (KC)            17
  P. Schaal (KC)           13
  G. Tenace (OAK)          13
  S. Bando (OAK)           12
  B. Grich (BAL)           12
  C. Chambliss (CLE)       11
  R. Jackson (OAK)         11
  M. Rettenmund (BAL)      11
  G. Nettles (NY)          10

Strikeouts:

  R. Jackson (OAK)         20
  L. Cardenas (CLE)        17
  J. Rudi (OAK)            17
  G. Thomas (MIL)          17
  D. Duncan (CLE)          16
  C. Spikes (CLE)          15
  E. Williams (BAL)        15
  B. Darwin (MIN)          14
  L. Hisle (MIN)           14
  J. Mayberry (KC)         14

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