Tuesday May 8, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of May 8, 1973:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Chicago          728  112   213   38    8   19   101   10   14   88   111  .293
Boston           818  116   225   41    7   28   109   12    4   82   118  .275
Kansas City      938  153   251   53    5   21   142   20   13  123   111  .268
New York         837  110   221   33    2   15   106    6   11   83    96  .264
Minnesota        735  101   192   28   10   18    93    5    7   81   137  .261
Oakland          954  120   244   30    3   28   115   20    8  100   154  .256
California       756   75   188   30    4   12    74   16   10   56   106  .249
Texas            712   74   172   28    2   12    68   15    9   63   114  .242
Detroit          888   93   206   37    7   19    85    7    5   96   107  .232
Cleveland        868   84   191   26    2   20    78    1    8   74   130  .220
Baltimore        853   87   186   27    6   14    76   20    9   94   104  .218
Milwaukee        781   90   164   26    5   24    86   14    6   71   137  .210

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ed Kirkpatrick (KC)      20   72   19   28   9   1   3   17   0   2    9    5  .389
Bobby Valentine (CAL)    23   93   11   34   4   2   1   11   6   1    5    4  .366
Thurman Munson (NY)      25   90   13   32   5   1   2   11   0   4    5    5  .356
Bill Freehan (DET)       22   87    7   30   3   0   0    4   0   0    9    9  .345
Alex Johnson (TEX)       22   86    7   29   4   0   2   10   2   2    4   10  .337
Matty Alou (NY)          18   71   14   23   5   1   1    7   0   0    5   10  .324
Ken Henderson (CHI)      22   84   13   27   7   0   1    8   0   2   10   12  .321
Carlton Fisk (BOS)       23   82   14   26   6   0   6   14   0   1    5   12  .317
Dick Allen (CHI)         22   79   14   25   7   3   5   13   2   0   10   16  .317
Bill Melton (CHI)        22   79   14   25   6   0   6   23   0   0   13    5  .317

 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
Carlton Fisk          23   82   14   26   6   0   6   14   0   1    5   12  .317
Orlando Cepeda        23   90   13   28   5   0   6   18   0   0    7   14  .311
Rick Miller           12   10    0    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    3  .300
Reggie Smith          22   81   14   24   6   0   3   14   1   0   15   14  .296
Ben Oglivie           15   48    6   14   4   1   1    3   0   0    2   11  .292
Doug Griffin          24   86   13   25   4   1   1    7   1   1    3   11  .291
Tommy Harper          22   88   13   24   3   3   1    6   7   1   11   13  .273
Luis Aparicio         23   90   10   23   5   0   0    7   0   1    8    2  .256
Bob Montgomery         1    4    1    1   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .250
Dwight Evans          20   49    5   12   1   0   1    8   0   0    5    9  .245
Rico Petrocelli       19   64   13   15   0   0   6   14   0   0    7    7  .234
Carl Yastrzemski      24   91   11   21   5   1   3   13   2   0   15   12  .231
John Kennedy          10   24    1    5   1   1   0    4   0   0    2    7  .208
Danny Cater            3    5    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .200

 California           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Bobby Valentine       23   93   11   34   4   2   1   11   6   1    5    4  .366
Ken Berry             19   56    7   17   3   0   0    4   1   1    5    7  .304
Al Gallagher          15   42    3   12   1   0   0    2   1   0    5    7  .286
Art Kusnyer            9   26    3    7   2   0   0    3   0   1    0    3  .269
Frank Robinson        18   67    9   18   3   0   4   12   0   0    7   13  .269
Bob Oliver            19   56    4   14   3   0   3   10   0   0    4   10  .250
Tommy McCraw          16   50    2   12   1   0   1    4   1   1    5    6  .240
Jeff Torborg          10   21    1    5   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    2  .238
John Stephenson       12   31    3    7   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    4  .226
Jim Spencer           19   54    4   12   2   1   0    4   0   0    8    4  .222
Leroy Stanton         14   45    5   10   4   0   1    2   0   0    1   12  .222
Vada Pinson           18   62    6   13   3   0   1   10   0   2    3   12  .210
Rudy Meoli            14   15    3    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    5    2  .200
Sandy Alomar          23   81    7   16   0   0   0    6   6   3    2    5  .198
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          8    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             14   50   13   23   3   2   0    8   0   4    9    8  .460
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         22   84   13   27   7   0   1    8   0   2   10   12  .321
Mike Andrews          18   60    7   19   4   0   0    6   0   1   11    7  .317
Dick Allen            22   79   14   25   7   3   5   13   2   0   10   16  .317
Bill Melton           22   79   14   25   6   0   6   23   0   0   13    5  .317
Carlos May            21   86   12   24   1   0   3   15   2   2    5   14  .279
Ed Herrmann           17   57    8   14   2   1   2    7   0   0    4    3  .246
Jorge Orta            22   69   11   16   1   1   0    6   3   3   12   15  .232
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            11   11    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   1    2    2  .091
Luis Alvarado          4    6    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .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
Frank Duffy            4    6    0    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .500
Tom Ragland            7    6    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Walt Williams         12   26    2    8   1   0   0    4   1   0    0    3  .308
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
Dave Duncan           25   90    8   22   2   0   2    6   0   0    5   19  .244
Charlie Spikes        25   90   13   22   3   0   6   13   0   1    7   18  .244
George Hendrick       26  103    9   25   4   0   3    9   0   1    1   14  .243
John Lowenstein        9   21    3    5   0   0   0    2   0   0    4    3  .238
Jack Brohamer         22   69    5   14   3   0   1    4   0   0    7    4  .203
Buddy Bell            27   86    8   16   1   0   0    1   0   1    9    9  .186
Leo Cardenas          25   75    4   13   3   0   0    3   0   1    6   18  .173
Chris Chambliss       26   87   10   14   2   0   2    9   0   1   12   14  .161
Rusty Torres          21   64    5   10   3   0   1    5   0   1    9   12  .156

 Detroit              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Willie Horton         17   65   11   23   3   1   4   12   1   3    5    7  .354
Bill Freehan          22   87    7   30   3   0   0    4   0   0    9    9  .345
Duke Sims              9   27    3    8   3   0   1    4   0   0    7    1  .296
Jim Northrup          14   52    7   15   3   0   0    2   1   0    9    3  .289
Dick McAuliffe        19   67    3   16   5   0   0    5   0   1    4    9  .239
Al Kaline             20   77   11   18   3   0   3   10   1   0   10    9  .234
Mickey Stanley        25   78   10   18   5   1   3   11   0   0   11    9  .231
Gates Brown           21   55    7   12   2   0   1    9   0   0   10    7  .218
Ed Brinkman           26   80    8   17   1   3   1    6   0   0    9   10  .213
Tony Taylor           14   46    3    9   0   0   1    3   3   0    1    5  .196
Frank Howard          15   38    3    7   1   1   0    3   0   1    3    4  .184
Norm Cash             21   71   11   13   4   0   3    6   0   0    9   13  .183
Aurelio Rodriguez     26  102    7   18   4   1   2   10   1   0    4   11  .177
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        20   72   19   28   9   1   3   17   0   2    9    5  .389
Gail Hopkins          11   21    4    7   2   0   0    4   0   0    4    2  .333
Cookie Rojas          27  110   20   34   8   1   1   14   4   0   10    9  .309
Paul Schaal           27   94   12   28   4   0   1   12   1   4   17   13  .298
Amos Otis             27  114   20   33   7   1   5   15   4   1    9   10  .290
Lou Piniella          26   93   11   25   4   0   1   16   3   1    7    5  .269
Carl Taylor           16   38    6   10   1   0   0    5   1   0    9    5  .263
John Mayberry         27   92   20   23   4   0   7   27   0   0   25   19  .250
Steve Hovley          16   24    3    6   2   0   0    4   0   0    1    4  .250
Freddie Patek         27  110   21   27   5   1   1    8   6   3   18   12  .246
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             22   79    9   14   3   0   2   11   1   2    7   10  .177
Fran Healy             9   25    0    4   2   0   0    1   0   0    2    5  .160
Jerry May             10   29    4    4   1   1   0    2   0   0    3    5  .138

 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
Pedro Garcia          24   77   11   20   2   1   4    9   1   0    5   11  .260
Johnny Briggs         23   78   12   20   5   2   3    8   2   2   13   11  .256
George Scott          24   91   12   23   5   0   3   12   1   1    8   13  .253
Tim Johnson            9   17    4    4   3   0   0    2   0   0    1    2  .235
Dave May              24   98   11   22   1   1   5   16   1   0    4   13  .225
Don Money             22   81    7   17   2   0   2    9   1   1    6   10  .210
Ollie Brown           18   55    5   11   3   0   1    5   1   0    5   13  .200
Gorman Thomas         16   50    5   10   2   1   1    4   2   1    3   18  .200
Darrell Porter        19   52    6   10   1   0   2    8   1   0   10   12  .192
Bob Coluccio          13   40    3    6   0   0   2    3   3   0    3    6  .150
Rick Auerbach          6   10    2    1   1   0   0    0   0   1    0    1  .100
John Vukovich         20   55    2    5   1   0   1    5   0   0    6   19  .091
Joe Lahoud            17   45    6    4   0   0   0    3   1   0    6    7  .089
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              18   58    5   22   4   2   1    9   0   1    3    5  .379
Jerry Terrell          9   20    1    7   1   0   0    3   1   0    0    1  .350
Steve Braun           20   72   13   22   6   2   1   10   0   0   11   10  .306
Rod Carew             21   75   13   22   2   2   1   10   1   3   10   11  .293
Larry Hisle           22   89   17   26   4   3   5    9   2   1    9   19  .292
Steve Brye             9    7    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    3  .286
Tony Oliva            19   67   12   19   1   0   2    8   0   0    5    8  .284
Danny Thompson        20   73    4   18   3   0   0   10   0   0    4    7  .247
George Mitterwald     13   36    3    8   2   0   1    4   0   1    7   13  .222
Bobby Darwin          22   81   12   17   2   0   3   14   1   0    8   23  .210
Harmon Killebrew      16   61    7   12   2   0   1    5   0   0    7   15  .197
Phil Roof             13   32    1    6   0   0   0    4   0   0    5    6  .188
Danny Walton          10   29    7    5   1   1   2    5   0   0    5    7  .172
Joe Lis               11   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        25   90   13   32   5   1   2   11   0   4    5    5  .356
Matty Alou            18   71   14   23   5   1   1    7   0   0    5   10  .324
Ron Blomberg          16   47    7   15   3   0   1   12   2   0    8    5  .319
Jim Ray Hart          12   40    5   12   3   0   0    6   0   0    1    5  .300
Bobby Murcer          25   94   16   27   4   0   4   16   0   1   10   15  .287
Horace Clarke         25   98    8   28   2   0   0   10   3   3   10    4  .286
Felipe Alou           19   60    6   16   4   0   2    8   0   0    2    6  .267
Gene Michael          23   73    9   18   1   0   1    9   0   1    5    4  .247
Roy White             25   99    9   23   1   0   0    6   1   1   14   13  .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         25   84   14   15   2   0   4   13   0   0   15   10  .179
Johnny Callison       11   34    2    6   2   0   0    4   0   0    2    7  .177
Ron Swoboda           10   20    3    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    9  .100
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              8    7    0    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .429
Ken Suarez             8   26    6    9   3   0   1    3   0   0    2    3  .346
Alex Johnson          22   86    7   29   4   0   2   10   2   2    4   10  .337
Elliott Maddox        21   64   10   19   1   0   1    7   3   2    8   12  .297
Toby Harrah           22   85    9   24   5   1   0    9   1   2    9    7  .282
Dave Nelson           19   70   12   19   5   0   2    9   4   3    7   14  .271
Jeff Burroughs        22   77    5   20   1   1   4   12   0   0    7   16  .260
Mike Epstein          18   63    6   12   2   0   1    5   0   0    8   15  .191
Dick Billings         12   33    3    6   2   0   0    4   1   0    3    4  .182
Rico Carty            21   72    7   13   2   0   1    9   2   0    9   13  .181
Vic Harris            18   60    4   10   1   0   0    0   0   0    1   11  .167
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            10    2    2    0   0   0   0    0   1   0    0    1  .000

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  A. Otis (KC)            114
  J. Rudi (OAK)           112
  F. Patek (KC)           110
  C. Rojas (KC)           110
  G. Hendrick (CLE)       103
  A. Rodriguez (DET)      102
  R. Jackson (OAK)        101
  R. White (NY)            99
  H. Clarke (NY)           98
  D. May (MIL)             98

Runs Scored:

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

Hits:

  C. Rojas (KC)            34
  B. Valentine (CAL)       34
  A. Otis (KC)             33
  T. Munson (NY)           32
  B. Freehan (DET)         30
  A. Johnson (TEX)         29
  O. Cepeda (BOS)          28
  H. Clarke (NY)           28
  E. Kirkpatrick (KC)      28
  P. Schaal (KC)           28

Doubles:

  E. Kirkpatrick (KC)       9
  C. Rojas (KC)             8
  D. Allen (CHI)            7
  K. Henderson (CHI)        7
  A. Otis (KC)              7
  S. Braun (MIN)            6
  C. Fisk (BOS)             6
  B. Melton (CHI)           6
  R. Smith (BOS)            6
  M. Alou (NY)              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
  P. Kelly (CHI)            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)         27
  B. Melton (CHI)          23
  G. Tenace (OAK)          20
  O. Cepeda (BOS)          18
  R. Jackson (OAK)         17
  E. Kirkpatrick (KC)      17
  D. May (MIL)             16
  B. Murcer (NY)           16
  L. Piniella (KC)         16
  S. Bando (OAK)           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:

  P. Kelly (CHI)            4
  T. Munson (NY)            4
  P. Schaal (KC)            4
  S. Alomar (CAL)           3
  R. Carew (MIN)            3
  H. Clarke (NY)            3
  W. Horton (DET)           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
  G. Nettles (NY)          15
  R. Smith (BOS)           15

Strikeouts:

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


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