Monday May 7, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of May 7, 1973:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Chicago          704  111   209   37    7   19   100   10   13   85   108  .297
Boston           789  116   222   41    7   28   109   11    4   78   111  .281
Kansas City      903  146   240   51    4   19   136   19   13  122   111  .266
New York         798   96   207   30    2   14    92    6   11   74    91  .259
Minnesota        700   97   181   26   10   17    89    5    7   78   133  .259
Oakland          954  120   244   30    3   28   115   20    8  100   154  .256
California       726   75   184   30    4   12    74   14   10   53   101  .253
Texas            680   69   163   25    2   12    63   15    9   58   108  .240
Detroit          856   91   197   35    7   19    84    7    5   95   104  .230
Baltimore        853   87   186   27    6   14    76   20    9   94   104  .218
Cleveland        840   82   183   26    2   19    76    1    8   72   127  .218
Milwaukee        747   87   153   25    5   24    83   14    4   68   131  .205

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ed Kirkpatrick (KC)      19   68   16   25   7   0   3   16   0   2    9    5  .368
Bobby Valentine (CAL)    22   90   11   33   4   2   1   11   6   1    4    4  .367
Thurman Munson (NY)      24   85   11   29   4   1   2   10   0   4    5    5  .341
Ken Henderson (CHI)      21   82   13   27   7   0   1    8   0   2    9   12  .329
Carlton Fisk (BOS)       22   79   14   26   6   0   6   14   0   1    4   12  .329
Dick Allen (CHI)         21   76   14   25   7   3   5   13   2   0   10   15  .329
Bill Freehan (DET)       21   83    7   27   3   0   0    3   0   0    9    9  .325
Alex Johnson (TEX)       21   83    6   27   4   0   2    8   2   2    2    9  .325
Orlando Cepeda (BOS)     22   87   13   28   5   0   6   18   0   0    6   14  .322
Bill Melton (CHI)        21   76   14   24   5   0   6   23   0   0   13    5  .316

 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           25   90    9   22   5   1   2    5   3   1   20   12  .244
Don Baylor            25   95   13   23   5   1   2    7   4   2    8   13  .242
Terry Crowley         15   42    4   10   1   0   0    3   0   0    6    2  .238
Merv Rettenmund       20   80   10   19   4   0   1   10   2   2   11   10  .238
Paul Blair            24   81    8   18   2   0   0    2   4   2    5    8  .222
Mark Belanger         25   87    7   19   1   0   0    8   5   1    8    2  .218
Rich Coggins           8   19    5    4   0   2   0    2   1   0    1    2  .211
Brooks Robinson       25   95    5   19   2   1   3    9   0   0    3   12  .200
Boog Powell           24   95    7   18   1   0   1   11   0   0   11   14  .190
Earl Williams         24   86   11   16   2   0   5   15   0   0   16   19  .186
Al Bumbry             12   18    5    3   0   1   0    0   1   1    2    1  .167
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
Rick Miller           11    8    0    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .375
Carlton Fisk          22   79   14   26   6   0   6   14   0   1    4   12  .329
Orlando Cepeda        22   87   13   28   5   0   6   18   0   0    6   14  .322
Ben Oglivie           14   44    6   14   4   1   1    3   0   0    2   10  .318
Reggie Smith          22   81   14   24   6   0   3   14   1   0   15   14  .296
Tommy Harper          21   84   13   24   3   3   1    6   7   1   11   11  .286
Doug Griffin          23   82   13   23   4   1   1    7   1   1    3   10  .281
Luis Aparicio         22   87   10   22   5   0   0    7   0   1    7    2  .253
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
Dwight Evans          19   49    5   12   1   0   1    8   0   0    5    9  .245
Carl Yastrzemski      23   88   11   21   5   1   3   13   1   0   14   11  .239
Rico Petrocelli       19   64   13   15   0   0   6   14   0   0    7    7  .234
John Kennedy           9   22    1    5   1   1   0    4   0   0    2    6  .227

 California           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Bobby Valentine       22   90   11   33   4   2   1   11   6   1    4    4  .367
Ken Berry             18   54    7   17   3   0   0    4   0   1    4    7  .315
Al Gallagher          14   40    3   12   1   0   0    2   0   0    4    6  .300
Bob Oliver            18   52    4   14   3   0   3   10   0   0    4    9  .269
Art Kusnyer            9   26    3    7   2   0   0    3   0   1    0    3  .269
Jeff Torborg           9   19    1    5   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    1  .263
Frank Robinson        17   63    9   16   3   0   4   12   0   0    7   13  .254
Tommy McCraw          15   49    2   12   1   0   1    4   1   1    5    6  .245
Jim Spencer           18   50    4   12   2   1   0    4   0   0    8    4  .240
John Stephenson       11   30    3    7   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    4  .233
Vada Pinson           17   58    6   13   3   0   1   10   0   2    3   11  .224
Leroy Stanton         14   45    5   10   4   0   1    2   0   0    1   12  .222
Rudy Meoli            13   15    3    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    5    2  .200
Sandy Alomar          22   78    7   15   0   0   0    6   6   3    2    4  .192
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
Pat Kelly             13   47   12   22   3   1   0    8   0   3    8    7  .468
Rick Reichardt         8   18    2    7   0   0   0    1   1   0    1    2  .389
Johnny Jeter          14   41    5   14   3   1   1    2   1   0    2    7  .342
Ken Henderson         21   82   13   27   7   0   1    8   0   2    9   12  .329
Dick Allen            21   76   14   25   7   3   5   13   2   0   10   15  .329
Mike Andrews          17   58    7   19   4   0   0    6   0   1   10    7  .328
Bill Melton           21   76   14   24   5   0   6   23   0   0   13    5  .316
Carlos May            20   83   12   23   1   0   3   14   2   2    5   14  .277
Jorge Orta            21   66   11   16   1   1   0    6   3   3   12   15  .242
Ed Herrmann           16   54    8   13   2   1   2    7   0   0    4    3  .241
Eddie Leon            20   66    9   15   3   0   1    7   1   1    6   14  .227
Chuck Brinkman         8   17    2    3   1   0   0    3   0   0    3    3  .177
Tony Muser            10   11    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   1    2    2  .091
Luis Alvarado          3    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Rich Morales           5    3    1    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .000
Hank Allen             2    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000

 Cleveland            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Tom Ragland            6    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Walt Williams         11   22    1    7   1   0   0    4   1   0    0    2  .318
Oscar Gamble          16   54    8   14   2   1   3    8   0   2    4    3  .259
Ron Lolich            11   27    3    7   1   0   2    8   0   0    2    4  .259
John Ellis            16   48    5   12   1   0   0    3   0   0    5    8  .250
Jerry Kenney           5   16    0    4   0   1   0    2   0   0    2    0  .250
Frank Duffy            3    4    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .250
Charlie Spikes        24   86   13   21   3   0   6   12   0   1    7   17  .244
George Hendrick       25   99    9   24   4   0   3    9   0   1    1   14  .242
John Lowenstein        9   21    3    5   0   0   0    2   0   0    4    3  .238
Dave Duncan           24   87    7   20   2   0   1    5   0   0    5   19  .230
Jack Brohamer         22   69    5   14   3   0   1    4   0   0    7    4  .203
Buddy Bell            26   84    8   16   1   0   0    1   0   1    8    9  .191
Leo Cardenas          25   75    4   13   3   0   0    3   0   1    6   18  .173
Chris Chambliss       25   84   10   14   2   0   2    9   0   1   12   13  .167
Rusty Torres          20   61    5   10   3   0   1    5   0   1    9   12  .164

 Detroit              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Willie Horton         16   61   11   21   2   1   4   12   1   3    5    7  .344
Bill Freehan          21   83    7   27   3   0   0    3   0   0    9    9  .325
Jim Northrup          14   52    7   15   3   0   0    2   1   0    9    3  .289
Duke Sims              8   24    3    6   2   0   1    4   0   0    7    0  .250
Mickey Stanley        24   75   10   18   5   1   3   11   0   0   11    9  .240
Dick McAuliffe        19   67    3   16   5   0   0    5   0   1    4    9  .239
Al Kaline             19   74    9   17   3   0   3   10   1   0    9    9  .230
Gates Brown           21   55    7   12   2   0   1    9   0   0   10    7  .218
Tony Taylor           13   42    3    9   0   0   1    3   3   0    1    5  .214
Ed Brinkman           25   77    8   16   1   3   1    6   0   0    9   10  .208
Frank Howard          14   34    3    7   1   1   0    3   0   1    3    3  .206
Aurelio Rodriguez     25   98    7   18   4   1   2   10   1   0    4   10  .184
Norm Cash             21   71   11   13   4   0   3    6   0   0    9   13  .183
Rich Reese            17   36    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    8  .056
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        19   68   16   25   7   0   3   16   0   2    9    5  .368
Gail Hopkins          11   21    4    7   2   0   0    4   0   0    4    2  .333
Cookie Rojas          26  106   19   33   8   1   1   14   4   0   10    9  .311
Lou Piniella          25   89   11   25   4   0   1   16   3   1    7    5  .281
Paul Schaal           26   90   11   25   4   0   0    9   1   4   17   13  .278
Amos Otis             26  110   19   30   7   1   4   14   3   1    9   10  .273
Carl Taylor           16   38    6   10   1   0   0    5   1   0    9    5  .263
John Mayberry         26   89   20   23   4   0   7   26   0   0   25   19  .258
Freddie Patek         26  105   21   27   5   1   1    8   6   3   18   12  .257
Steve Hovley          16   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             21   75    8   13   3   0   2   11   1   2    7   10  .173
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            8   14    3    4   3   0   0    2   0   0    0    2  .286
Johnny Briggs         22   74   12   20   5   2   3    7   2   1   13    9  .270
Pedro Garcia          23   74   11   18   2   1   4    9   1   0    4   11  .243
George Scott          23   87   11   20   4   0   3   11   1   1    8   13  .230
Dave May              23   94   11   20   1   1   5   15   1   0    4   13  .213
Don Money             21   77    6   16   2   0   2    9   1   1    6    9  .208
Darrell Porter        18   49    6   10   1   0   2    8   1   0    9   11  .204
Ollie Brown           17   54    5   11   3   0   1    5   1   0    5   13  .204
Bob Coluccio          12   38    3    6   0   0   2    3   3   0    3    5  .158
Gorman Thomas         15   46    5    7   2   1   1    4   2   0    3   18  .152
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              17   54    4   21   3   2   1    9   0   1    3    5  .389
Jerry Terrell          8   19    1    7   1   0   0    3   1   0    0    1  .368
Larry Hisle           21   84   17   25   4   3   5    9   2   1    9   18  .298
Steve Braun           19   69   13   20   6   2   1    9   0   0   10    9  .290
Steve Brye             9    7    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    3  .286
Tony Oliva            18   63   10   17   1   0   1    7   0   0    5    8  .270
Rod Carew             20   71   13   19   2   2   1    9   1   3   10   11  .268
Danny Thompson        19   69    4   17   3   0   0    9   0   0    4    7  .246
George Mitterwald     13   36    3    8   2   0   1    4   0   1    7   13  .222
Harmon Killebrew      15   57    7   12   2   0   1    5   0   0    7   15  .211
Phil Roof             12   29    1    6   0   0   0    4   0   0    4    6  .207
Bobby Darwin          21   78   11   16   1   0   3   14   1   0    7   21  .205
Danny Walton          10   29    7    5   1   1   2    5   0   0    5    7  .172
Joe Lis               10   24    2    4   0   0   1    2   0   1    2    6  .167
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        24   85   11   29   4   1   2   10   0   4    5    5  .341
Matty Alou            17   67   13   21   4   1   1    6   0   0    5   10  .313
Ron Blomberg          15   43    5   13   3   0   0    8   2   0    7    4  .302
Jim Ray Hart          12   40    5   12   3   0   0    6   0   0    1    5  .300
Bobby Murcer          24   88   15   26   3   0   4   15   0   1   10   14  .296
Horace Clarke         24   94    7   27   2   0   0    8   3   3    8    4  .287
Felipe Alou           19   60    6   16   4   0   2    8   0   0    2    6  .267
Gene Michael          22   68    7   16   1   0   1    7   0   1    5    3  .235
Roy White             24   95    8   22   1   0   0    5   1   1   12   12  .232
Hal Lanier             5   10    2    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .200
Celerino Sanchez       4   11    2    2   1   0   0    2   0   1    1    2  .182
Graig Nettles         24   81   12   14   2   0   4   12   0   0   13   10  .173
Johnny Callison       10   31    0    5   2   0   0    3   0   0    0    6  .161
Ron Swoboda            9   19    3    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    9  .105
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          5   23    5    9   0   0   2    8   0   0    1    5  .391
Gene Tenace           27   90   19   27   4   0   8   20   0   0   20   19  .300
Billy Conigliaro      15   44    2   13   2   1   0    5   1   0    2    7  .296
Ted Kubiak            26   44    3   13   1   0   1    4   0   1    4    3  .296
Gonzalo Marquez       14   17    1    5   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    2  .294
Ray Fosse             27   97    4   26   2   1   0   10   0   0    5   13  .268
Reggie Jackson        27  101   19   27   4   0   4   17   3   1   15   22  .267
Sal Bando             27   93   12   24   3   0   6   15   1   1   15   10  .258
Billy North           24   84   13   21   3   0   0    3  10   1   11   11  .250
Mike Hegan            16   12    2    3   1   0   1    1   0   0    2    3  .250
Bert Campaneris       21   88   10   21   1   1   0    7   4   2    6   13  .239
Joe Rudi              27  112   13   26   3   0   4   12   0   0    8   23  .232
Angel Mangual         18   60    8   12   1   0   2    5   0   1    4   10  .200
Jay Johnstone         10   15    1    3   1   0   0    3   0   1    2    2  .200
Dick Green            23   42    3    8   2   0   0    2   0   0    1    6  .191
Rich McKinney         14   18    3    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    3    2  .167
Dal Maxvill           16   12    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    3  .167

 Texas                G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Jim Mason              7    5    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .400
Ken Suarez             7   23    4    8   2   0   1    2   0   0    1    3  .348
Alex Johnson          21   83    6   27   4   0   2    8   2   2    2    9  .325
Elliott Maddox        20   60   10   19   1   0   1    6   3   2    8   11  .317
Toby Harrah           21   81    9   23   4   1   0    9   1   2    8    6  .284
Dave Nelson           18   68   12   18   5   0   2    9   4   3    7   14  .265
Jeff Burroughs        21   73    5   19   1   1   4   12   0   0    7   16  .260
Mike Epstein          17   59    5   11   2   0   1    5   0   0    8   14  .186
Rico Carty            20   70    7   13   2   0   1    8   2   0    8   12  .186
Dick Billings         12   33    3    6   2   0   0    4   1   0    3    4  .182
Vic Harris            17   56    3    9   0   0   0    0   0   0    1   10  .161
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             9    2    2    0   0   0   0    0   1   0    0    1  .000

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  J. Rudi (OAK)           112
  A. Otis (KC)            110
  C. Rojas (KC)           106
  F. Patek (KC)           105
  R. Jackson (OAK)        101
  G. Hendrick (CLE)        99
  A. Rodriguez (DET)       98
  R. Fosse (OAK)           97
  D. Baylor (BAL)          95
  B. Powell (BAL)          95

Runs Scored:

  F. Patek (KC)            21
  J. Mayberry (KC)         20
  R. Jackson (OAK)         19
  A. Otis (KC)             19
  C. Rojas (KC)            19
  G. Tenace (OAK)          19
  L. Hisle (MIN)           17
  E. Kirkpatrick (KC)      16
  B. Murcer (NY)           15
  D. Allen (CHI)           14

Hits:

  C. Rojas (KC)            33
  B. Valentine (CAL)       33
  A. Otis (KC)             30
  T. Munson (NY)           29
  O. Cepeda (BOS)          28
  H. Clarke (NY)           27
  B. Freehan (DET)         27
  K. Henderson (CHI)       27
  R. Jackson (OAK)         27
  A. Johnson (TEX)         27

Doubles:

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

Triples:

  D. Allen (CHI)            3
  E. Brinkman (DET)         3
  T. Harper (BOS)           3
  L. Hisle (MIN)            3
  S. Braun (MIN)            2
  J. Briggs (MIL)           2
  R. Carew (MIN)            2
  R. Coggins (BAL)          2
  J. Holt (MIN)             2
  B. Valentine (CAL)        2

Home Runs:

  G. Tenace (OAK)           8
  J. Mayberry (KC)          7
  S. Bando (OAK)            6
  O. Cepeda (BOS)           6
  C. Fisk (BOS)             6
  B. Melton (CHI)           6
  R. Petrocelli (BOS)       6
  C. Spikes (CLE)           6
  D. Allen (CHI)            5
  L. Hisle (MIN)            5

RBI:

  J. Mayberry (KC)         26
  B. Melton (CHI)          23
  G. Tenace (OAK)          20
  O. Cepeda (BOS)          18
  R. Jackson (OAK)         17
  E. Kirkpatrick (KC)      16
  L. Piniella (KC)         16
  S. Bando (OAK)           15
  D. May (MIL)             15
  B. Murcer (NY)           15

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)         5
  D. Baylor (BAL)           4
  P. Blair (BAL)            4
  B. Campaneris (OAK)       4
  D. Nelson (TEX)           4

Caught Stealing:

  T. Munson (NY)            4
  P. Schaal (KC)            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

Walks:

  J. Mayberry (KC)         25
  B. Grich (BAL)           20
  G. Tenace (OAK)          20
  F. Patek (KC)            18
  P. Schaal (KC)           17
  E. Williams (BAL)        16
  S. Bando (OAK)           15
  R. Jackson (OAK)         15
  R. Smith (BOS)           15
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     14

Strikeouts:

  J. Rudi (OAK)            23
  R. Jackson (OAK)         22
  B. Darwin (MIN)          21
  D. Duncan (CLE)          19
  J. Mayberry (KC)         19
  G. Tenace (OAK)          19
  J. Vukovich (MIL)        19
  E. Williams (BAL)        19
  L. Cardenas (CLE)        18
  L. Hisle (MIN)           18

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