Saturday May 5, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of May 5, 1973:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Chicago          633   99   187   35    6   19    89   10   13   80   103  .295
Boston           723  109   204   38    5   28   104   11    2   68   100  .282
Kansas City      874  144   236   51    4   18   134   19   11  119   109  .270
New York         763   94   197   28    1   14    90    6   10   73    86  .258
California       694   75   179   28    4   12    74   14   10   53    98  .258
Minnesota        663   87   167   23    9   14    81    5    7   73   128  .252
Oakland          844   99   212   28    2   23    95   20    8   86   142  .251
Texas            646   62   152   24    1   11    56   13    7   52   104  .235
Detroit          822   89   189   34    7   19    82    7    5   93   102  .230
Cleveland        776   79   172   26    2   19    73    1    8   71   118  .222
Baltimore        793   74   175   27    6   14    65   15    8   81    95  .221
Milwaukee        721   84   149   24    5   22    80   14    4   68   125  .207

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Bobby Valentine (CAL)    21   86   11   33   4   2   1   11   6   1    4    4  .384
Ed Kirkpatrick (KC)      18   64   15   24   7   0   3   16   0   1    9    5  .375
Thurman Munson (NY)      23   81   11   29   4   1   2   10   0   4    5    5  .358
Carlton Fisk (BOS)       20   73   14   25   6   0   6   14   0   1    2   11  .343
Ken Henderson (CHI)      19   73   13   25   7   0   1    7   0   2    9   11  .343
Orlando Cepeda (BOS)     20   79   12   26   4   0   6   18   0   0    6   12  .329
Bill Freehan (DET)       21   83    7   27   3   0   0    3   0   0    9    9  .325
Cookie Rojas (KC)        25  102   19   33   8   1   1   14   4   0   10    9  .324
Alex Johnson (TEX)       20   78    5   25   4   0   1    5   2   1    2    9  .321
Bill Melton (CHI)        19   69   14   21   5   0   6   19   0   0   12    5  .304

 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           14   55    3   14   4   0   0    4   0   0    2    9  .255
Bobby Grich           23   87    8   22   5   1   2    4   2   1   15   11  .253
Don Baylor            23   88   11   22   5   1   2    7   2   1    7   11  .250
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
Al Bumbry             10   13    2    3   0   1   0    0   1   1    0    0  .231
Brooks Robinson       23   89    4   19   2   1   3    9   0   0    2   11  .214
Mark Belanger         23   81    5   17   1   0   0    7   4   1    7    2  .210
Terry Crowley         13   35    3    7   1   0   0    2   0   0    5    2  .200
Rich Coggins           6   10    2    2   0   2   0    1   0   0    1    1  .200
Boog Powell           22   88    7   17   1   0   1    8   0   0   10   12  .193
Earl Williams         22   79   11   14   2   0   5   11   0   0   15   18  .177
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           12   36    4   13   4   1   1    3   0   0    2    8  .361
Carlton Fisk          20   73   14   25   6   0   6   14   0   1    2   11  .343
Orlando Cepeda        20   79   12   26   4   0   6   18   0   0    6   12  .329
Reggie Smith          20   76   14   23   6   0   3   13   1   0   13   12  .303
Doug Griffin          21   76   11   22   4   0   1    7   1   1    3   10  .290
Rick Miller           10    7    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .286
Tommy Harper          19   76   12   21   3   3   1    6   7   0   10   10  .276
Luis Aparicio         20   78    9   20   5   0   0    6   0   0    7    2  .256
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      21   80   11   19   3   1   3   13   1   0   12    9  .238
Rico Petrocelli       19   64   13   15   0   0   6   14   0   0    7    7  .234
Dwight Evans          18   48    5   11   1   0   1    8   0   0    5    9  .229
John Kennedy           7   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       21   86   11   33   4   2   1   11   6   1    4    4  .384
Ken Berry             18   54    7   17   3   0   0    4   0   1    4    7  .315
Al Gallagher          13   36    3   11   1   0   0    2   0   0    4    6  .306
Bob Oliver            17   48    4   14   3   0   3   10   0   0    4    8  .292
Art Kusnyer            8   24    3    7   2   0   0    3   0   1    0    3  .292
Jeff Torborg           9   19    1    5   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    1  .263
Frank Robinson        16   59    9   15   2   0   4   12   0   0    7   13  .254
Jim Spencer           17   49    4   12   2   1   0    4   0   0    8    4  .245
John Stephenson       10   29    3    7   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    4  .241
Tommy McCraw          14   46    2   11   1   0   1    4   1   1    5    5  .239
Vada Pinson           16   54    6   12   3   0   1   10   0   2    3   11  .222
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          21   76    7   15   0   0   0    6   6   3    2    4  .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
Johnny Jeter          13   37    5   13   2   1   1    2   1   0    2    7  .351
Ken Henderson         19   73   13   25   7   0   1    7   0   2    9   11  .343
Mike Andrews          16   54    7   18   4   0   0    6   0   1   10    7  .333
Bill Melton           19   69   14   21   5   0   6   19   0   0   12    5  .304
Dick Allen            19   70   12   21   6   2   5   12   2   0    8   15  .300
Carlos May            18   74    9   20   1   0   3   12   2   2    5   13  .270
Jorge Orta            19   60   10   15   1   1   0    6   3   3   12   14  .250
Ed Herrmann           14   48    7   12   2   1   2    7   0   0    3    3  .250
Eddie Leon            19   62    7   13   3   0   1    6   1   1    6   14  .210
Chuck Brinkman         7   17    2    3   1   0   0    3   0   0    3    3  .177
Tony Muser             9   10    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   1    2    1  .100
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            4    1    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0 1.000
Walt Williams          9   17    1    6   1   0   0    3   1   0    0    2  .353
Ron Lolich            10   24    3    7   1   0   2    8   0   0    1    4  .292
George Hendrick       23   91    9   24   4   0   3    9   0   1    1   14  .264
Oscar Gamble          16   54    8   14   2   1   3    8   0   2    4    3  .259
Charlie Spikes        22   79   13   20   3   0   6   12   0   1    7   15  .253
John Ellis            14   40    4   10   1   0   0    3   0   0    5    7  .250
Jerry Kenney           5   16    0    4   0   1   0    2   0   0    2    0  .250
John Lowenstein        9   21    3    5   0   0   0    2   0   0    4    3  .238
Dave Duncan           23   84    7   19   2   0   1    5   0   0    5   19  .226
Jack Brohamer         20   64    5   14   3   0   1    4   0   0    7    3  .219
Rusty Torres          18   56    5   10   3   0   1    5   0   1    9   10  .179
Buddy Bell            24   78    7   13   1   0   0    1   0   1    8    9  .167
Chris Chambliss       23   78    9   13   2   0   2    8   0   1   12   11  .167
Leo Cardenas          24   72    4   12   3   0   0    3   0   1    6   18  .167
Frank Duffy            2    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         15   57   11   20   2   1   4   11   1   3    5    7  .351
Bill Freehan          21   83    7   27   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              7   20    3    6   2   0   1    4   0   0    7    0  .300
Mickey Stanley        24   75   10   18   5   1   3   11   0   0   11    9  .240
Al Kaline             18   71    9   16   3   0   3   10   1   0    8    9  .225
Dick McAuliffe        18   64    2   14   5   0   0    5   0   1    3    9  .219
Ed Brinkman           24   74    8   16   1   3   1    6   0   0    9   10  .216
Tony Taylor           13   42    3    9   0   0   1    3   3   0    1    5  .214
Frank Howard          14   34    3    7   1   1   0    3   0   1    3    3  .206
Norm Cash             20   67   11   13   4   0   3    6   0   0    9   11  .194
Aurelio Rodriguez     24   94    7   17   3   1   2    9   1   0    4   10  .181
Gates Brown           20   51    6    9   2   0   1    9   0   0   10    7  .177
Rich Reese            16   35    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    8  .057
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        18   64   15   24   7   0   3   16   0   1    9    5  .375
Gail Hopkins          11   21    4    7   2   0   0    4   0   0    4    2  .333
Cookie Rojas          25  102   19   33   8   1   1   14   4   0   10    9  .324
Carl Taylor           15   35    6   10   1   0   0    5   1   0    9    5  .286
Paul Schaal           25   88   11   25   4   0   0    9   1   3   16   13  .284
Lou Piniella          24   86   11   24   4   0   1   15   3   1    7    5  .279
Amos Otis             25  106   19   29   7   1   4   14   3   1    9   10  .274
Freddie Patek         25  101   21   27   5   1   1    8   6   3   18   12  .267
John Mayberry         25   87   19   22   4   0   6   25   0   0   23   18  .253
Steve Hovley          15   24    3    6   2   0   0    4   0   0    1    4  .250
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             20   72    8   13   3   0   2   11   1   2    7    9  .181
Fran Healy             9   25    0    4   2   0   0    1   0   0    2    5  .160
Jerry May              9   26    4    4   1   1   0    2   0   0    2    5  .154

 Milwaukee            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Bob Heise              2    5    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .400
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
Johnny Briggs         21   71   11   19   5   2   2    6   2   1   13    9  .268
Pedro Garcia          22   71   11   18   2   1   4    9   1   0    4   10  .254
George Scott          22   84   11   20   4   0   3   11   1   1    8   13  .238
Dave May              22   92   11   20   1   1   5   14   1   0    4   12  .217
Ollie Brown           17   54    5   11   3   0   1    5   1   0    5   13  .204
Don Money             20   74    6   15   2   0   2    9   1   1    6    8  .203
Darrell Porter        17   46    5    9   1   0   1    7   1   0    9   11  .196
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
Rick Auerbach          6   10    2    1   1   0   0    0   0   1    0    1  .100
Joe Lahoud            16   43    6    4   0   0   0    3   1   0    6    6  .093
John Vukovich         20   55    2    5   1   0   1    5   0   0    6   19  .091
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          8   19    1    7   1   0   0    3   1   0    0    1  .368
Steve Braun           18   65   13   19   6   2   1    9   0   0    9    8  .292
Larry Hisle           20   79   15   23   3   3   4    8   2   1    9   17  .291
Steve Brye             9    7    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    3  .286
Tony Oliva            17   60    9   17   1   0   1    7   0   0    3    7  .283
Danny Thompson        18   65    4   16   2   0   0    7   0   0    4    7  .246
Rod Carew             19   66   11   16   2   1   1    8   1   3   10   11  .242
George Mitterwald     13   36    3    8   2   0   1    4   0   1    7   13  .222
Bobby Darwin          20   74    9   15   1   0   2   12   1   0    6   20  .203
Phil Roof             11   26    1    5   0   0   0    4   0   0    3    6  .192
Harmon Killebrew      14   53    6   10   2   0   1    4   0   0    7   14  .189
Danny Walton          10   29    7    5   1   1   2    5   0   0    5    7  .172
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        23   81   11   29   4   1   2   10   0   4    5    5  .358
Hal Lanier             4    6    2    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .333
Matty Alou            16   64   12   20   4   0   1    6   0   0    4    9  .313
Ron Blomberg          15   43    5   13   3   0   0    8   2   0    7    4  .302
Jim Ray Hart          11   37    5   11   3   0   0    6   0   0    1    3  .297
Horace Clarke         23   90    7   26   2   0   0    8   3   3    8    4  .289
Bobby Murcer          23   84   15   24   3   0   4   14   0   0   10   13  .286
Felipe Alou           18   56    6   14   3   0   2    7   0   0    2    5  .250
Gene Michael          22   68    7   16   1   0   1    7   0   1    5    3  .235
Roy White             23   91    8   20   0   0   0    5   1   1   12   12  .220
Graig Nettles         23   77   12   14   2   0   4   12   0   0   13   10  .182
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
Deron Johnson          2   10    1    4   0   0   0    4   0   0    0    4  .400
Gonzalo Marquez       13   16    1    5   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    2  .313
Mike Hegan            13   10    2    3   1   0   1    1   0   0    2    2  .300
Billy Conigliaro      13   41    2   12   2   1   0    5   1   0    2    7  .293
Ray Fosse             24   86    3   24   2   1   0   10   0   0    3   11  .279
Reggie Jackson        24   91   15   24   3   0   4   15   3   1   13   22  .264
Ted Kubiak            23   38    3   10   1   0   1    4   0   1    4    3  .263
Gene Tenace           24   80   15   21   4   0   7   16   0   0   19   18  .263
Sal Bando             24   84   11   22   3   0   5   13   1   1   13   10  .262
Angel Mangual         15   51    7   12   1   0   2    5   0   1    2   10  .235
Bert Campaneris       19   81    9   19   1   0   0    4   4   2    5   11  .235
Joe Rudi              24   99   11   23   3   0   3   11   0   0    8   21  .232
Billy North           23   80   12   18   3   0   0    0  10   1   10   11  .225
Jay Johnstone          8   14    0    3   1   0   0    3   0   1    1    2  .214
Dick Green            20   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           13    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
Jim Mason              7    5    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .400
Alex Johnson          20   78    5   25   4   0   1    5   2   1    2    9  .321
Elliott Maddox        19   57    9   18   1   0   1    6   3   1    7   11  .316
Jeff Burroughs        20   69    5   19   1   1   4   12   0   0    7   13  .275
Toby Harrah           20   78    7   21   4   0   0    5   1   2    6    6  .269
Dave Nelson           17   64   10   14   4   0   2    9   3   3    6   14  .219
Mike Epstein          16   55    5   11   2   0   1    5   0   0    8   14  .200
Dick Billings         12   33    3    6   2   0   0    4   1   0    3    4  .182
Rico Carty            19   67    7   12   2   0   1    8   1   0    7   12  .179
Vic Harris            16   52    3    8   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    9  .154
Joe Lovitto           12   33    2    5   1   0   0    0   1   0    3    4  .152
Bill Sudakis           5    9    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .111
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
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)            106
  C. Rojas (KC)           102
  F. Patek (KC)           101
  J. Rudi (OAK)            99
  A. Rodriguez (DET)       94
  D. May (MIL)             92
  G. Hendrick (CLE)        91
  R. Jackson (OAK)         91
  R. White (NY)            91
  H. Clarke (NY)           90

Runs Scored:

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

Hits:

  C. Rojas (KC)            33
  B. Valentine (CAL)       33
  T. Munson (NY)           29
  A. Otis (KC)             29
  B. Freehan (DET)         27
  F. Patek (KC)            27
  O. Cepeda (BOS)          26
  H. Clarke (NY)           26
  C. Fisk (BOS)            25
  K. Henderson (CHI)       25

Doubles:

  C. Rojas (KC)             8
  K. Henderson (CHI)        7
  E. Kirkpatrick (KC)       7
  A. Otis (KC)              7
  D. Allen (CHI)            6
  S. Braun (MIN)            6
  C. Fisk (BOS)             6
  R. Smith (BOS)            6
  L. Aparicio (BOS)         5
  D. Baylor (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
  R. Coggins (BAL)          2
  J. Holt (MIN)             2
  B. Valentine (CAL)        2
  D. Baylor (BAL)           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)         25
  B. Melton (CHI)          19
  O. Cepeda (BOS)          18
  E. Kirkpatrick (KC)      16
  G. Tenace (OAK)          16
  R. Jackson (OAK)         15
  L. Piniella (KC)         15
  C. Fisk (BOS)            14
  D. May (MIL)             14
  B. Murcer (NY)           14

Stolen Bases:

  B. North (OAK)           10
  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)       4
  C. Rojas (KC)             4
  H. Clarke (NY)            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
  J. Orta (CHI)             3
  F. Patek (KC)             3
  P. Schaal (KC)            3

Walks:

  J. Mayberry (KC)         23
  G. Tenace (OAK)          19
  F. Patek (KC)            18
  P. Schaal (KC)           16
  B. Grich (BAL)           15
  E. Williams (BAL)        15
  S. Bando (OAK)           13
  J. Briggs (MIL)          13
  R. Jackson (OAK)         13
  G. Nettles (NY)          13

Strikeouts:

  R. Jackson (OAK)         22
  J. Rudi (OAK)            21
  B. Darwin (MIN)          20
  D. Duncan (CLE)          19
  J. Vukovich (MIL)        19
  L. Cardenas (CLE)        18
  J. Mayberry (KC)         18
  G. Tenace (OAK)          18
  E. Williams (BAL)        18
  L. Hisle (MIN)           17


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