Friday May 4, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of May 4, 1973:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Chicago          606   95   178   32    6   19    85   10   11   77    98  .294
Boston           687  104   192   35    5   28    99   10    2   66    96  .280
Kansas City      833  135   222   51    3   18   127   18   11  114   108  .267
New York         730   94   189   27    1   14    90    5   10   73    85  .259
California       661   72   171   27    4   11    71   14   10   49    95  .259
Minnesota        626   86   157   23    9   14    80    5    7   69   122  .251
Oakland          810   94   202   26    1   23    90   18    8   81   132  .249
Texas            615   62   147   24    1   11    56   13    7   51   100  .239
Detroit          792   87   181   33    6   18    80    6    5   90    99  .229
Baltimore        763   73   173   27    4   14    64   14    8   78    87  .227
Cleveland        747   73   165   25    2   18    67    1    8   67   114  .221
Milwaukee        687   77   142   22    5   22    74   14    4   59   122  .207

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Bobby Valentine (CAL)    20   82   10   32   4   2   1   11   6   1    3    4  .390
Ed Kirkpatrick (KC)      17   60   14   23   7   0   3   16   0   1    9    5  .383
Thurman Munson (NY)      22   78   11   29   4   1   2   10   0   4    5    5  .372
Carlton Fisk (BOS)       19   69   14   24   5   0   6   13   0   1    2   11  .348
Ken Henderson (CHI)      18   70   12   24   6   0   1    7   0   2    8   11  .343
Orlando Cepeda (BOS)     19   76   12   26   4   0   6   17   0   0    5   12  .342
Alex Johnson (TEX)       19   74    5   25   4   0   1    5   2   1    2    9  .338
Bill Freehan (DET)       20   80    7   26   3   0   0    3   0   0    9    9  .325
Dick Allen (CHI)         18   67   11   21   6   2   5   12   2   0    8   14  .313
Cookie Rojas (KC)        24   96   17   30   8   0   1   14   3   0   10    9  .313

 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           13   51    3   14   4   0   0    4   0   0    2    6  .275
Bobby Grich           22   83    8   22   5   1   2    3   1   1   15   10  .265
Don Baylor            22   85   11   22   5   1   2    7   2   1    7   10  .259
Merv Rettenmund       20   80   10   19   4   0   1   10   2   2   11   10  .238
Paul Blair            22   78    8   18   2   0   0    2   4   2    5    8  .231
Brooks Robinson       22   85    4   19   2   1   3    9   0   0    2   10  .224
Al Bumbry              9    9    1    2   0   0   0    0   1   1    0    0  .222
Mark Belanger         22   78    5   17   1   0   0    7   4   1    7    2  .218
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         21   77   11   14   2   0   5   11   0   0   13   17  .182
Rich Coggins           5    7    2    1   0   1   0    1   0   0    1    0  .143
Andy Etchebarren       4    6    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          19   69   14   24   5   0   6   13   0   1    2   11  .348
Orlando Cepeda        19   76   12   26   4   0   6   17   0   0    5   12  .342
Rick Miller            9    6    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .333
Doug Griffin          20   72   10   20   3   0   1    7   1   1    3    9  .278
Tommy Harper          18   72   12   20   3   3   1    6   7   0   10   10  .278
Reggie Smith          19   72   13   20   5   0   3   11   0   0   13   11  .278
Rico Petrocelli       18   60   13   15   0   0   6   14   0   0    7    6  .250
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         19   74    8   18   5   0   0    5   0   0    7    2  .243
Dwight Evans          18   48    5   11   1   0   1    8   0   0    5    9  .229
Carl Yastrzemski      20   76    9   17   3   1   3   13   1   0   11    9  .224
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       20   82   10   32   4   2   1   11   6   1    3    4  .390
Ken Berry             17   51    7   16   3   0   0    4   0   1    4    7  .314
Al Gallagher          12   33    3   10   1   0   0    2   0   0    3    6  .303
Bob Oliver            16   44    3   12   3   0   2    8   0   0    4    8  .273
Frank Robinson        15   56    9   15   2   0   4   12   0   0    6   13  .268
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
Art Kusnyer            7   20    2    5   1   0   0    3   0   1    0    2  .250
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         13   42    5    9   3   0   1    2   0   0    1   11  .214
Rudy Meoli            12   15    3    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    5    2  .200
Sandy Alomar          20   71    7   14   0   0   0    5   6   3    2    3  .197
Billy Grabarkewitz    12   40    4    6   2   1   1    2   1   1    4   10  .150
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
Rick Reichardt         6   13    1    6   0   0   0    1   1   0    1    2  .462
Pat Kelly             12   43   10   19   3   1   0    6   0   3    7    7  .442
Ken Henderson         18   70   12   24   6   0   1    7   0   2    8   11  .343
Mike Andrews          15   51    7   17   4   0   0    5   0   0   10    7  .333
Johnny Jeter          12   33    5   11   2   1   1    1   1   0    2    5  .333
Dick Allen            18   67   11   21   6   2   5   12   2   0    8   14  .313
Bill Melton           18   66   14   19   4   0   6   17   0   0   11    5  .288
Carlos May            17   72    8   20   1   0   3   12   2   2    4   13  .278
Jorge Orta            18   57   10   14   1   1   0    6   3   2   12   13  .246
Ed Herrmann           13   45    6   11   1   1   2    7   0   0    3    3  .244
Eddie Leon            18   60    7   12   3   0   1    6   1   1    6   14  .200
Chuck Brinkman         7   17    2    3   1   0   0    3   0   0    3    3  .177
Tony Muser             8    9    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   1    2    0  .111
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
Walt Williams          8   16    1    5   1   0   0    3   1   0    0    2  .313
Ron Lolich             9   23    3    7   1   0   2    8   0   0    1    4  .304
George Hendrick       22   87    9   24   4   0   3    9   0   1    1   14  .276
Oscar Gamble          15   51    7   14   2   1   3    8   0   2    4    2  .275
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
Jack Brohamer         19   62    5   14   3   0   1    3   0   0    7    3  .226
Dave Duncan           22   81    6   18   2   0   1    5   0   0    4   18  .222
Rusty Torres          17   54    5   10   3   0   1    4   0   1    8   10  .185
Buddy Bell            23   74    6   13   1   0   0    1   0   1    8    8  .176
Leo Cardenas          23   70    4   11   3   0   0    3   0   1    6   17  .157
Chris Chambliss       22   75    7   11   1   0   1    4   0   1   11   11  .147
Frank Duffy            1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 Detroit              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Willie Horton         14   54   11   19   2   1   4   11   1   3    5    6  .352
Bill Freehan          20   80    7   26   3   0   0    3   0   0    9    9  .325
Jim Northrup          13   48    7   15   3   0   0    2   1   0    9    3  .313
Duke Sims              6   18    3    5   2   0   1    4   0   0    5    0  .278
Mickey Stanley        23   71   10   17   4   1   3   10   0   0   11    9  .239
Ed Brinkman           23   72    8   16   1   3   1    6   0   0    9   10  .222
Al Kaline             17   68    8   15   3   0   2    9   1   0    7    9  .221
Dick McAuliffe        18   64    2   14   5   0   0    5   0   1    3    9  .219
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
Norm Cash             20   67   11   13   4   0   3    6   0   0    9   11  .194
Aurelio Rodriguez     23   90    7   16   3   1   2    9   1   0    4    9  .178
Gates Brown           20   51    6    9   2   0   1    9   0   0   10    7  .177
Rich Reese            15   34    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    7  .059
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        17   60   14   23   7   0   3   16   0   1    9    5  .383
Gail Hopkins          10   17    3    6   2   0   0    4   0   0    4    2  .353
Cookie Rojas          24   96   17   30   8   0   1   14   3   0   10    9  .313
Paul Schaal           24   85    9   25   4   0   0    9   1   3   14   13  .294
Amos Otis             24  101   19   29   7   1   4   13   3   1    9   10  .287
Carl Taylor           14   33    6    9   1   0   0    5   1   0    8    5  .273
Lou Piniella          23   81   10   22   4   0   1   15   3   1    7    5  .272
Freddie Patek         24   95   21   24   5   1   1    5   6   3   18   11  .253
Steve Hovley          14   24    3    6   2   0   0    4   0   0    1    4  .250
John Mayberry         24   86   19   21   4   0   6   23   0   0   22   18  .244
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             19   68    6   12   3   0   2   10   1   2    6    9  .177
Jerry May              9   26    4    4   1   1   0    2   0   0    2    5  .154
Fran Healy             8   24    0    3   2   0   0    1   0   0    2    5  .125

 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            7   11    2    3   2   0   0    2   0   0    0    1  .273
Pedro Garcia          21   68   11   18   2   1   4    9   1   0    3   10  .265
Johnny Briggs         20   67   10   17   4   2   2    5   2   1   12    9  .254
George Scott          21   80   10   18   3   0   3    9   1   1    7   12  .225
Ollie Brown           16   51    4   11   3   0   1    5   1   0    3   13  .216
Don Money             19   70    5   15   2   0   2    9   1   1    5    8  .214
Dave May              21   89    9   19   1   1   5   14   1   0    2   12  .214
Darrell Porter        16   41    5    8   1   0   1    5   1   0    9   10  .195
Bob Coluccio          11   35    3    6   0   0   2    3   3   0    3    4  .171
Gorman Thomas         14   43    5    7   2   1   1    4   2   0    3   17  .163
Joe Lahoud            15   39    5    4   0   0   0    3   1   0    5    6  .103
Rick Auerbach          6   10    2    1   1   0   0    0   0   1    0    1  .100
John Vukovich         19   54    2    5   1   0   1    5   0   0    6   18  .093
John Felske            3    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    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              16   50    3   19   2   2   1    9   0   1    3    5  .380
Jerry Terrell          7   15    1    5   1   0   0    3   1   0    0    1  .333
Steve Braun           17   61   13   18   6   2   1    9   0   0    9    6  .295
Larry Hisle           19   75   15   22   3   3   4    8   2   1    8   17  .293
Tony Oliva            16   56    9   15   1   0   1    7   0   0    3    7  .268
Danny Thompson        18   65    4   16   2   0   0    7   0   0    4    7  .246
Rod Carew             18   62   11   15   2   1   1    8   1   3    9   10  .242
George Mitterwald     13   36    3    8   2   0   1    4   0   1    7   13  .222
Bobby Darwin          19   69    9   15   1   0   2   12   1   0    6   19  .217
Danny Walton           9   25    6    5   1   1   2    5   0   0    4    6  .200
Harmon Killebrew      13   49    6    9   2   0   1    4   0   0    7   13  .184
Phil Roof             10   23    1    4   0   0   0    3   0   0    2    6  .174
Steve Brye             8    6    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    3  .167
Joe Lis                9   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        22   78   11   29   4   1   2   10   0   4    5    5  .372
Hal Lanier             4    6    2    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .333
Matty Alou            15   60   12   19   4   0   1    6   0   0    4    8  .317
Jim Ray Hart          10   33    5   10   3   0   0    6   0   0    1    3  .303
Ron Blomberg          14   41    5   12   3   0   0    8   2   0    7    4  .293
Horace Clarke         22   86    7   25   2   0   0    8   2   3    8    4  .291
Bobby Murcer          22   80   15   23   2   0   4   14   0   0   10   13  .288
Gene Michael          21   65    7   16   1   0   1    7   0   1    5    3  .246
Felipe Alou           17   55    6   13   3   0   2    7   0   0    2    5  .236
Roy White             22   87    8   19   0   0   0    5   1   1   12   12  .218
Celerino Sanchez       4   11    2    2   1   0   0    2   0   1    1    2  .182
Graig Nettles         22   73   12   13   2   0   4   12   0   0   13   10  .178
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
Deron Johnson          1    5    1    3   0   0   0    4   0   0    0    1  .600
Larry Haney            2    2    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .500
Gonzalo Marquez       12   15    1    5   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    1  .333
Billy Conigliaro      12   40    2   12   2   1   0    5   1   0    2    6  .300
Mike Hegan            13   10    2    3   1   0   1    1   0   0    2    2  .300
Ray Fosse             23   82    3   23   2   0   0    8   0   0    3   11  .281
Ted Kubiak            22   36    3   10   1   0   1    4   0   1    4    2  .278
Sal Bando             23   82   11   22   3   0   5   13   1   1   12   10  .268
Reggie Jackson        23   87   13   22   3   0   4   15   3   1   12   21  .253
Gene Tenace           23   78   14   19   3   0   7   15   0   0   17   18  .244
Joe Rudi              23   96   11   23   3   0   3   10   0   0    7   20  .240
Angel Mangual         15   51    7   12   1   0   2    5   0   1    2   10  .235
Jay Johnstone          7   13    0    3   1   0   0    3   0   1    1    1  .231
Bert Campaneris       18   76    8   17   1   0   0    3   3   2    5   11  .224
Billy North           22   76   11   16   2   0   0    0   9   1   10   10  .211
Dick Green            19   40    3    8   2   0   0    2   0   0    1    6  .200
Rich McKinney         11   12    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    1  .167
Dal Maxvill           12    9    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .111

 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          19   74    5   25   4   0   1    5   2   1    2    9  .338
Elliott Maddox        18   54    9   16   1   0   1    6   3   1    7   11  .296
Toby Harrah           19   74    7   21   4   0   0    5   1   2    6    6  .284
Jeff Burroughs        19   67    5   19   1   1   4   12   0   0    6   12  .284
Dave Nelson           17   64   10   14   4   0   2    9   3   3    6   14  .219
Mike Epstein          15   51    5   11   2   0   1    5   0   0    8   14  .216
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
Vic Harris            15   48    3    8   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    7  .167
Bill Sudakis           4    6    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .167
Joe Lovitto           12   33    2    5   1   0   0    0   1   0    3    4  .152
Larry Biittner         8   21    1    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .095
Rick Stelmaszek        2    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .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)            101
  C. Rojas (KC)            96
  J. Rudi (OAK)            96
  F. Patek (KC)            95
  A. Rodriguez (DET)       90
  D. May (MIL)             89
  G. Hendrick (CLE)        87
  R. Jackson (OAK)         87
  R. White (NY)            87
  H. Clarke (NY)           86

Runs Scored:

  F. Patek (KC)            21
  J. Mayberry (KC)         19
  A. Otis (KC)             19
  C. Rojas (KC)            17
  L. Hisle (MIN)           15
  B. Murcer (NY)           15
  C. Fisk (BOS)            14
  E. Kirkpatrick (KC)      14
  B. Melton (CHI)          14
  G. Tenace (OAK)          14

Hits:

  B. Valentine (CAL)       32
  C. Rojas (KC)            30
  T. Munson (NY)           29
  A. Otis (KC)             29
  O. Cepeda (BOS)          26
  B. Freehan (DET)         26
  H. Clarke (NY)           25
  A. Johnson (TEX)         25
  P. Schaal (KC)           25
  C. Fisk (BOS)            24

Doubles:

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

Triples:

  E. Brinkman (DET)         3
  T. Harper (BOS)           3
  L. Hisle (MIN)            3
  D. Allen (CHI)            2
  S. Braun (MIN)            2
  J. Briggs (MIL)           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
  J. Mayberry (KC)          6
  B. Melton (CHI)           6
  R. Petrocelli (BOS)       6
  C. Spikes (CLE)           6
  D. Allen (CHI)            5
  S. Bando (OAK)            5
  D. May (MIL)              5

RBI:

  J. Mayberry (KC)         23
  O. Cepeda (BOS)          17
  B. Melton (CHI)          17
  E. Kirkpatrick (KC)      16
  R. Jackson (OAK)         15
  L. Piniella (KC)         15
  G. Tenace (OAK)          15
  D. May (MIL)             14
  B. Murcer (NY)           14
  R. Petrocelli (BOS)      14

Stolen Bases:

  B. North (OAK)            9
  T. Harper (BOS)           7
  S. Alomar (CAL)           6
  F. Patek (KC)             6
  B. Valentine (CAL)        6
  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
  S. Alomar (CAL)           3
  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
  P. Blair (BAL)            2

Walks:

  J. Mayberry (KC)         22
  F. Patek (KC)            18
  G. Tenace (OAK)          17
  B. Grich (BAL)           15
  P. Schaal (KC)           14
  G. Nettles (NY)          13
  R. Smith (BOS)           13
  E. Williams (BAL)        13
  S. Bando (OAK)           12
  J. Briggs (MIL)          12

Strikeouts:

  R. Jackson (OAK)         21
  J. Rudi (OAK)            20
  B. Darwin (MIN)          19
  D. Duncan (CLE)          18
  J. Mayberry (KC)         18
  G. Tenace (OAK)          18
  J. Vukovich (MIL)        18
  L. Cardenas (CLE)        17
  L. Hisle (MIN)           17
  G. Thomas (MIL)          17

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