Wednesday May 2, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of May 2, 1973:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Chicago          574   90   168   29    5   19    81    9   10   73    95  .293
Boston           651   98   182   35    4   27    93    8    2   63    90  .280
Kansas City      798  130   212   50    3   17   123   18   11  111   103  .266
New York         699   94   182   25    1   14    90    5   10   66    84  .260
California       630   71   163   25    4   11    70   14    8   48    91  .259
Oakland          771   83   191   24    1   23    81   17    8   73   122  .248
Minnesota        593   77   145   21    9   14    71    5    6   66   116  .245
Texas            582   61   140   24    1   11    55   13    7   49    97  .241
Baltimore        735   73   171   26    4   14    64   14    8   74    83  .233
Detroit          762   82   172   33    6   17    76    6    5   85    97  .226
Cleveland        713   69   157   23    2   16    63    1    8   65   106  .220
Milwaukee        656   74   138   22    5   21    71   14    4   51   115  .210

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Bobby Valentine (CAL)    19   78   10   31   4   2   1   11   6   1    3    3  .397
Ed Kirkpatrick (KC)      16   56   14   22   7   0   3   16   0   1    9    5  .393
Thurman Munson (NY)      21   75   11   29   4   1   2   10   0   4    5    5  .387
Carlton Fisk (BOS)       18   65   14   23   5   0   6   13   0   1    2   10  .354
Orlando Cepeda (BOS)     18   72   12   25   4   0   6   17   0   0    5   11  .347
Alex Johnson (TEX)       18   70    5   24   4   0   1    5   2   1    2    9  .343
Bill Freehan (DET)       20   80    7   26   3   0   0    3   0   0    9    9  .325
Cookie Rojas (KC)        23   91   16   29   8   0   1   14   3   0   10    9  .319
Dick Allen (CHI)         17   65   11   20   6   2   5   12   2   0    7   14  .308
Horace Clarke (NY)       21   82    7   25   2   0   0    8   2   3    7    4  .305

 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
Tommy Davis           12   47    3   14   4   0   0    4   0   0    2    5  .298
Don Baylor            21   82   11   22   5   1   2    7   2   1    6   10  .268
Bobby Grich           21   80    8   21   4   1   2    3   1   1   14    9  .263
Merv Rettenmund       19   76   10   19   4   0   1   10   2   2   11    9  .250
Paul Blair            21   75    8   18   2   0   0    2   4   2    5    7  .240
Mark Belanger         21   75    5   17   1   0   0    7   4   1    7    2  .227
Al Bumbry              8    9    1    2   0   0   0    0   1   1    0    0  .222
Brooks Robinson       21   82    4   18   2   1   3    9   0   0    2   10  .220
Boog Powell           21   85    7   17   1   0   1    8   0   0    9   12  .200
Terry Crowley         13   35    3    7   1   0   0    2   0   0    5    2  .200
Earl Williams         20   75   11   14   2   0   5   11   0   0   11   17  .187
Rich Coggins           5    7    2    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
Ellie Hendricks        4    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Frank Baker            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
Ben Oglivie           11   32    4   12   4   1   1    3   0   0    2    7  .375
Carlton Fisk          18   65   14   23   5   0   6   13   0   1    2   10  .354
Orlando Cepeda        18   72   12   25   4   0   6   17   0   0    5   11  .347
Rick Miller            8    6    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .333
Doug Griffin          19   68    9   20   3   0   1    7   1   1    3    9  .294
Tommy Harper          17   67   11   19   3   2   1    5   5   0   10    8  .284
Reggie Smith          18   68   12   19   5   0   3   11   0   0   12   11  .279
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
Carl Yastrzemski      19   73    8   17   3   1   3   13   1   0    9    8  .233
Rico Petrocelli       17   56   12   13   0   0   5   11   0   0    7    6  .232
Luis Aparicio         18   70    8   16   5   0   0    3   0   0    7    2  .229
Dwight Evans          17   44    4    9   1   0   1    8   0   0    5    8  .205
John Kennedy           6   16    1    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    5  .125

 California           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Bobby Valentine       19   78   10   31   4   2   1   11   6   1    3    3  .397
Al Gallagher          11   30    3   10   1   0   0    2   0   0    3    5  .333
Ken Berry             16   47    7   14   3   0   0    4   0   1    4    7  .298
Art Kusnyer            6   17    2    5   1   0   0    3   0   1    0    1  .294
Frank Robinson        14   52    8   14   1   0   4   12   0   0    6   13  .269
Jeff Torborg           9   19    1    5   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    1  .263
Jim Spencer           16   46    4   12   2   1   0    4   0   0    7    3  .261
John Stephenson       10   29    3    7   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    4  .241
Vada Pinson           15   50    6   12   3   0   1   10   0   2    3   11  .240
Tommy McCraw          14   46    2   11   1   0   1    4   1   1    5    5  .239
Leroy Stanton         12   39    5    9   3   0   1    2   0   0    1   10  .231
Bob Oliver            15   40    3    9   2   0   2    7   0   0    4    8  .225
Rudy Meoli            11   15    3    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    5    2  .200
Sandy Alomar          19   68    7   13   0   0   0    5   6   2    2    3  .191
Billy Grabarkewitz    11   37    4    6   2   1   1    2   1   0    3   10  .162
Doug Howard            7   17    2    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    5  .118
Jerry Davanon          7    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
Pat Kelly             11   39   10   19   3   1   0    6   0   3    6    7  .487
Rick Reichardt         6   13    1    6   0   0   0    1   1   0    1    2  .462
Mike Andrews          14   48    7   16   4   0   0    4   0   0    9    7  .333
Johnny Jeter          12   33    5   11   2   1   1    1   1   0    2    5  .333
Dick Allen            17   65   11   20   6   2   5   12   2   0    7   14  .308
Ken Henderson         17   66   12   20   5   0   1    7   0   2    8   11  .303
Carlos May            16   67    7   20   1   0   3   12   2   1    4   11  .299
Bill Melton           17   62   12   18   4   0   6   16   0   0   11    5  .290
Jorge Orta            17   55   10   14   1   1   0    5   2   2   11   12  .255
Ed Herrmann           12   42    5   10   1   0   2    6   0   0    3    3  .238
Eddie Leon            17   56    6   10   1   0   1    6   1   1    6   14  .179
Chuck Brinkman         7   17    2    3   1   0   0    3   0   0    3    3  .177
Tony Muser             7    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           3    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             8   19    3    7   1   0   2    8   0   0    1    2  .368
Walt Williams          7   15    1    5   1   0   0    3   1   0    0    1  .333
George Hendrick       21   83    8   23   4   0   2    8   0   1    1   13  .277
Oscar Gamble          14   47    6   12   1   1   2    5   0   2    4    2  .255
John Ellis            13   40    3   10   1   0   0    3   0   0    4    7  .250
Jerry Kenney           5   16    0    4   0   1   0    2   0   0    2    0  .250
Charlie Spikes        21   75   13   18   3   0   6   12   0   1    7   15  .240
John Lowenstein        9   21    3    5   0   0   0    2   0   0    4    3  .238
Dave Duncan           21   77    6   18   2   0   1    5   0   0    4   18  .234
Jack Brohamer         18   60    4   13   2   0   1    3   0   0    5    3  .217
Buddy Bell            22   70    6   12   1   0   0    1   0   1    8    7  .171
Rusty Torres          16   50    4    8   3   0   1    4   0   1    8    9  .160
Chris Chambliss       21   71    7   11   1   0   1    4   0   1   11    9  .155
Leo Cardenas          22   68    4   10   3   0   0    3   0   1    6   17  .147

 Detroit              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Duke Sims              5   14    3    5   2   0   1    4   0   0    5    0  .357
Willie Horton         13   50   10   17   2   1   3    8   1   3    5    6  .340
Bill Freehan          20   80    7   26   3   0   0    3   0   0    9    9  .325
Jim Northrup          12   46    5   13   3   0   0    2   1   0    7    3  .283
Mickey Stanley        22   71   10   17   4   1   3   10   0   0   11    9  .239
Dick McAuliffe        17   60    2   14   5   0   0    5   0   1    3    8  .233
Al Kaline             16   65    8   15   3   0   2    9   1   0    6    9  .231
Ed Brinkman           22   68    8   15   1   3   1    5   0   0    9    9  .221
Tony Taylor           12   38    3    8   0   0   1    3   2   0    1    5  .211
Frank Howard          13   30    2    6   1   0   0    3   0   1    3    3  .200
Gates Brown           20   51    6    9   2   0   1    9   0   0   10    7  .177
Norm Cash             19   63   10   11   4   0   3    6   0   0    9   11  .175
Aurelio Rodriguez     22   89    7   15   3   1   2    9   1   0    2    9  .169
Rich Reese            14   30    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    7  .033
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
Ed Kirkpatrick        16   56   14   22   7   0   3   16   0   1    9    5  .393
Gail Hopkins           9   14    3    5   2   0   0    4   0   0    4    2  .357
Cookie Rojas          23   91   16   29   8   0   1   14   3   0   10    9  .319
Paul Schaal           23   82    8   24   4   0   0    9   1   3   13   13  .293
Amos Otis             23   96   18   27   6   1   4   12   3   1    9    8  .281
Lou Piniella          22   80   10   22   4   0   1   15   3   1    7    5  .275
Carl Taylor           14   33    6    9   1   0   0    5   1   0    8    5  .273
Steve Hovley          13   24    3    6   2   0   0    4   0   0    1    4  .250
Freddie Patek         23   91   20   22   5   1   1    5   6   3   18    9  .242
John Mayberry         23   83   18   19   4   0   5   20   0   0   21   17  .229
Keith Marshall         8    9    0    2   1   0   0    3   0   0    1    4  .222
Kurt Bevacqua         10   23    4    5   0   0   0    3   0   0    1    3  .217
Bobby Floyd            5    5    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .200
Hal McRae             18   64    6   12   3   0   2   10   1   2    6    9  .188
Jerry May              9   26    4    4   1   1   0    2   0   0    2    5  .154
Fran Healy             7   21    0    3   2   0   0    1   0   0    1    5  .143

 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
Tim Johnson            6   10    1    3   2   0   0    2   0   0    0    1  .300
Johnny Briggs         19   64   10   17   4   2   2    5   2   1   11    9  .266
Pedro Garcia          20   64   11   16   2   1   4    9   1   0    3   10  .250
George Scott          20   77   10   18   3   0   3    9   1   1    6   11  .234
Ollie Brown           15   48    4   11   3   0   1    4   1   0    2   11  .229
Dave May              20   84    8   18   1   1   4   13   1   0    2   11  .214
Don Money             18   66    4   14   2   0   2    8   1   1    4    6  .212
Darrell Porter        15   41    5    8   1   0   1    5   1   0    7   10  .195
Bob Coluccio          10   34    3    6   0   0   2    3   3   0    3    3  .177
Gorman Thomas         13   41    5    7   2   1   1    4   2   0    3   17  .171
Joe Lahoud            14   36    5    4   0   0   0    3   1   0    5    6  .111
Rick Auerbach          6   10    2    1   1   0   0    0   0   1    0    1  .100
John Vukovich         18   52    2    5   1   0   1    5   0   0    5   18  .096
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
Dan Monzon             2    3    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .667
Jim Holt              15   47    3   18   2   2   1    8   0   1    3    5  .383
Jerry Terrell          7   15    1    5   1   0   0    3   1   0    0    1  .333
Steve Braun           16   57   10   17   5   2   1    9   0   0    8    6  .298
Larry Hisle           18   73   15   21   3   3   4    7   2   0    7   16  .288
Danny Thompson        17   61    4   15   2   0   0    7   0   0    4    6  .246
Rod Carew             17   57   10   14   2   1   1    8   1   3    9    8  .246
Tony Oliva            15   52    7   12   1   0   1    5   0   0    3    7  .231
George Mitterwald     13   36    3    8   2   0   1    4   0   1    7   13  .222
Bobby Darwin          18   65    8   13   1   0   2    9   1   0    6   18  .200
Danny Walton           9   25    6    5   1   1   2    5   0   0    4    6  .200
Harmon Killebrew      12   46    4    8   1   0   1    3   0   0    6   13  .174
Steve Brye             8    6    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    3  .167
Phil Roof              9   19    1    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    5  .158
Joe Lis                8   23    1    3   0   0   0    1   0   1    2    6  .130
Mike Adams             9    8    4    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    3  .000

 New York             G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Thurman Munson        21   75   11   29   4   1   2   10   0   4    5    5  .387
Jim Ray Hart           9   29    5   10   3   0   0    6   0   0    1    3  .345
Hal Lanier             4    6    2    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .333
Matty Alou            14   56   12   18   4   0   1    6   0   0    3    8  .321
Horace Clarke         21   82    7   25   2   0   0    8   2   3    7    4  .305
Bobby Murcer          21   78   15   22   2   0   4   14   0   0    8   13  .282
Ron Blomberg          13   38    5   10   1   0   0    8   2   0    7    4  .263
Gene Michael          20   62    7   15   1   0   1    7   0   1    4    2  .242
Felipe Alou           16   54    6   13   3   0   2    7   0   0    2    5  .241
Roy White             21   83    8   17   0   0   0    5   1   1   11   12  .205
Graig Nettles         21   70   12   13   2   0   4   12   0   0   12   10  .186
Celerino Sanchez       4   11    2    2   1   0   0    2   0   1    1    2  .182
Johnny Callison       10   31    0    5   2   0   0    3   0   0    0    6  .161
Ron Swoboda            8   18    2    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    9  .056
Bernie Allen           3    6    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    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       11   14    1    5   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    1  .357
Billy Conigliaro      12   40    2   12   2   1   0    5   1   0    2    6  .300
Ted Kubiak            21   35    3   10   1   0   1    4   0   1    4    2  .286
Ray Fosse             22   78    2   22   2   0   0    7   0   0    2    8  .282
Sal Bando             22   77   11   20   3   0   5   13   1   1   12   10  .260
Reggie Jackson        22   83   11   21   3   0   4   13   3   1   11   21  .253
Gene Tenace           22   76   14   19   3   0   7   15   0   0   15   17  .250
Joe Rudi              22   92    9   22   3   0   3    8   0   0    5   19  .239
Bert Campaneris       17   72    7   17   1   0   0    3   3   2    5   10  .236
Angel Mangual         15   51    7   12   1   0   2    5   0   1    2   10  .235
Jay Johnstone          6   13    0    3   1   0   0    3   0   1    1    1  .231
Mike Hegan            12    9    1    2   0   0   1    1   0   0    1    2  .222
Billy North           21   72   10   15   2   0   0    0   8   1    9    9  .208
Dick Green            18   37    2    7   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    4  .189
Rich McKinney         10   12    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    1  .167
Dal Maxvill           11    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
Ken Suarez             6   20    3    8   2   0   1    2   0   0    0    3  .400
Alex Johnson          18   70    5   24   4   0   1    5   2   1    2    9  .343
Elliott Maddox        17   51    9   15   1   0   1    6   3   1    7   10  .294
Jeff Burroughs        18   63    5   18   1   1   4   11   0   0    6   12  .286
Toby Harrah           18   71    7   20   4   0   0    5   1   2    5    6  .282
Dave Nelson           16   60   10   14   4   0   2    9   3   3    6   13  .233
Mike Epstein          14   47    4   10   2   0   1    5   0   0    8   14  .213
Vic Harris            14   44    3    8   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    7  .182
Dick Billings         12   33    3    6   2   0   0    4   1   0    3    4  .182
Rico Carty            18   63    7   11   2   0   1    8   1   0    7   11  .175
Joe Lovitto           12   33    2    5   1   0   0    0   1   0    3    4  .152
Larry Biittner         7   17    1    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .059
Rick Stelmaszek        2    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Bill Sudakis           3    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Jim Mason              6    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Tom Grieve             8    1    2    0   0   0   0    0   1   0    0    1  .000

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  A. Otis (KC)             96
  J. Rudi (OAK)            92
  F. Patek (KC)            91
  C. Rojas (KC)            91
  A. Rodriguez (DET)       89
  B. Powell (BAL)          85
  D. May (MIL)             84
  G. Hendrick (CLE)        83
  R. Jackson (OAK)         83
  J. Mayberry (KC)         83

Runs Scored:

  F. Patek (KC)            20
  J. Mayberry (KC)         18
  A. Otis (KC)             18
  C. Rojas (KC)            16
  L. Hisle (MIN)           15
  B. Murcer (NY)           15
  C. Fisk (BOS)            14
  E. Kirkpatrick (KC)      14
  G. Tenace (OAK)          14
  C. Spikes (CLE)          13

Hits:

  B. Valentine (CAL)       31
  T. Munson (NY)           29
  C. Rojas (KC)            29
  A. Otis (KC)             27
  B. Freehan (DET)         26
  O. Cepeda (BOS)          25
  H. Clarke (NY)           25
  A. Johnson (TEX)         24
  P. Schaal (KC)           24
  C. Fisk (BOS)            23

Doubles:

  C. Rojas (KC)             8
  E. Kirkpatrick (KC)       7
  D. Allen (CHI)            6
  A. Otis (KC)              6
  L. Aparicio (BOS)         5
  D. Baylor (BAL)           5
  S. Braun (MIN)            5
  C. Fisk (BOS)             5
  K. Henderson (CHI)        5
  D. McAuliffe (DET)        5

Triples:

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

Home Runs:

  G. Tenace (OAK)           7
  O. Cepeda (BOS)           6
  C. Fisk (BOS)             6
  B. Melton (CHI)           6
  C. Spikes (CLE)           6
  D. Allen (CHI)            5
  S. Bando (OAK)            5
  J. Mayberry (KC)          5
  R. Petrocelli (BOS)       5
  E. Williams (BAL)         5

RBI:

  J. Mayberry (KC)         20
  O. Cepeda (BOS)          17
  E. Kirkpatrick (KC)      16
  B. Melton (CHI)          16
  L. Piniella (KC)         15
  G. Tenace (OAK)          15
  B. Murcer (NY)           14
  C. Rojas (KC)            14
  S. Bando (OAK)           13
  C. Fisk (BOS)            13

Stolen Bases:

  B. North (OAK)            8
  S. Alomar (CAL)           6
  F. Patek (KC)             6
  B. Valentine (CAL)        6
  T. Harper (BOS)           5
  M. Belanger (BAL)         4
  P. Blair (BAL)            4
  B. Campaneris (OAK)       3
  B. Coluccio (MIL)         3
  R. Jackson (OAK)          3

Caught Stealing:

  T. Munson (NY)            4
  R. Carew (MIN)            3
  H. Clarke (NY)            3
  W. Horton (DET)           3
  P. Kelly (CHI)            3
  D. Nelson (TEX)           3
  F. Patek (KC)             3
  P. Schaal (KC)            3
  S. Alomar (CAL)           2
  P. Blair (BAL)            2

Walks:

  J. Mayberry (KC)         21
  F. Patek (KC)            18
  G. Tenace (OAK)          15
  B. Grich (BAL)           14
  P. Schaal (KC)           13
  S. Bando (OAK)           12
  G. Nettles (NY)          12
  R. Smith (BOS)           12
  J. Briggs (MIL)          11
  C. Chambliss (CLE)       11

Strikeouts:

  R. Jackson (OAK)         21
  J. Rudi (OAK)            19
  B. Darwin (MIN)          18
  D. Duncan (CLE)          18
  J. Vukovich (MIL)        18
  L. Cardenas (CLE)        17
  J. Mayberry (KC)         17
  G. Tenace (OAK)          17
  G. Thomas (MIL)          17
  E. Williams (BAL)        17


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