Wednesday May 9, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of May 9, 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      970  154   259   54    5   22   143   20   13  123   112  .267
New York         872  112   230   36    2   15   108    7   11   86   102  .264
Minnesota        768  101   201   30   10   18    93    5    7   82   145  .262
Oakland          991  124   254   32    3   29   118   23    9  102   157  .256
California       789   78   194   31    4   12    77   16   10   59   110  .246
Detroit          925   97   218   37    7   20    88    7    5   97   117  .236
Texas            739   75   173   28    2   13    69   15    9   66   117  .234
Cleveland        898   94   201   29    2   20    87    1    9   80   133  .224
Baltimore        889   90   194   29    6   16    79   20   10   95   109  .218
Milwaukee        811   95   171   26    5   27    91   15    6   77   145  .211

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ed Kirkpatrick (KC)      21   76   19   29   9   1   3   17   0   2    9    5  .382
Thurman Munson (NY)      26   94   14   33   6   1   2   11   0   4    5    5  .351
Bobby Valentine (CAL)    24   97   11   34   4   2   1   11   6   1    5    4  .351
Bill Freehan (DET)       22   87    7   30   3   0   0    4   0   0    9    9  .345
Alex Johnson (TEX)       23   90    7   29   4   0   2   10   2   2    4   11  .322
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
Orlando Cepeda (BOS)     23   90   13   28   5   0   6   18   0   0    7   14  .311

 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           15   56    3   15   4   0   0    4   0   0    2    9  .268
Terry Crowley         16   46    4   11   1   0   0    3   0   0    6    2  .239
Merv Rettenmund       20   80   10   19   4   0   1   10   2   2   11   10  .238
Bobby Grich           26   94    9   22   5   1   2    5   3   1   20   14  .234
Don Baylor            26   99   13   23   5   1   2    7   4   3    8   14  .232
Al Bumbry             13   22    6    5   0   1   1    2   1   1    2    1  .227
Mark Belanger         26   90    8   20   2   0   0    8   5   1    8    2  .222
Paul Blair            25   82    8   18   2   0   0    2   4   2    5    8  .220
Rich Coggins           9   23    6    5   0   2   1    3   1   0    1    2  .217
Brooks Robinson       26   99    5   20   2   1   3    9   0   0    3   12  .202
Boog Powell           25   98    7   19   2   0   1   11   0   0   12   14  .194
Earl Williams         25   90   11   16   2   0   5   15   0   0   16   21  .178
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            4    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       24   97   11   34   4   2   1   11   6   1    5    4  .351
Al Gallagher          16   44    3   14   1   0   0    2   1   0    6    7  .318
Ken Berry             20   60    8   18   3   0   0    4   1   1    5    8  .300
Frank Robinson        18   67    9   18   3   0   4   12   0   0    7   13  .269
Art Kusnyer           10   28    3    7   2   0   0    3   0   1    0    3  .250
Jeff Torborg          10   21    1    5   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    2  .238
Bob Oliver            20   59    5   14   3   0   3   10   0   0    4   11  .237
Tommy McCraw          17   53    2   12   1   0   1    4   1   1    6    7  .226
Vada Pinson           19   67    6   15   3   0   1   11   0   2    3   12  .224
Leroy Stanton         14   45    5   10   4   0   1    2   0   0    1   12  .222
John Stephenson       13   32    3    7   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    4  .219
Jim Spencer           20   55    4   12   2   1   0    5   0   0    8    4  .218
Rudy Meoli            14   15    3    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    5    2  .200
Sandy Alomar          24   82    8   16   0   0   0    6   6   3    2    5  .195
Billy Grabarkewitz    13   43    4    7   3   1   1    3   1   1    5   10  .163
Doug Howard            8   21    2    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    6  .095
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            5    9    0    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    1  .333
Tom Ragland            8    9    2    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .333
Walt Williams         13   31    3    9   1   0   0    4   1   0    0    4  .290
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
Charlie Spikes        26   93   15   24   4   0   6   16   0   1    8   19  .258
George Hendrick       27  106   11   27   5   0   3   11   0   1    1   15  .255
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
John Lowenstein        9   21    3    5   0   0   0    2   0   0    4    3  .238
Dave Duncan           26   93    9   22   2   0   2    6   0   0    6   19  .237
Buddy Bell            28   89   10   19   2   0   0    4   0   2   10    9  .214
Jack Brohamer         22   69    5   14   3   0   1    4   0   0    7    4  .203
Leo Cardenas          25   75    4   13   3   0   0    3   0   1    6   18  .173
Chris Chambliss       27   91   10   15   2   0   2   10   0   1   12   14  .165
Rusty Torres          22   67    6   10   3   0   1    5   0   1   10   12  .149

 Detroit              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Willie Horton         18   69   11   24   3   1   4   12   1   3    5    8  .348
Bill Freehan          22   87    7   30   3   0   0    4   0   0    9    9  .345
Jim Northrup          15   57    7   15   3   0   0    2   1   0    9    3  .263
Duke Sims             10   31    3    8   3   0   1    4   0   0    7    2  .258
Gates Brown           22   60    8   15   2   0   1    9   0   0   10    8  .250
Dick McAuliffe        20   71    4   17   5   0   0    5   0   1    4   11  .239
Ed Brinkman           27   84    8   20   1   3   1    6   0   0    9   11  .238
Al Kaline             21   81   11   19   3   0   3   10   1   0   11   10  .235
Mickey Stanley        26   78   10   18   5   1   3   11   0   0   11    9  .231
Norm Cash             22   74   13   15   4   0   4    8   0   0    9   14  .203
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
Aurelio Rodriguez     27  106    7   19   4   1   2   11   1   0    4   13  .179
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        21   76   19   29   9   1   3   17   0   2    9    5  .382
Gail Hopkins          11   21    4    7   2   0   0    4   0   0    4    2  .333
Cookie Rojas          28  114   20   34   8   1   1   14   4   0   10    9  .298
Amos Otis             28  118   20   35   7   1   5   15   4   1    9   10  .297
Paul Schaal           28   97   12   28   4   0   1   12   1   4   17   14  .289
Carl Taylor           16   38    6   10   1   0   0    5   1   0    9    5  .263
Lou Piniella          27   96   11   25   4   0   1   16   3   1    7    5  .260
John Mayberry         28   96   21   24   4   0   8   28   0   0   25   19  .250
Steve Hovley          16   24    3    6   2   0   0    4   0   0    1    4  .250
Freddie Patek         28  114   21   28   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
Fran Healy            10   28    0    6   2   0   0    1   0   0    2    5  .214
Bobby Floyd            5    5    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .200
Hal McRae             23   82    9   15   4   0   2   11   1   2    7   10  .183
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
Johnny Briggs         24   81   12   21   5   2   3    8   2   2   14   11  .259
Pedro Garcia          25   81   11   21   2   1   4   10   1   0    5   13  .259
George Scott          25   93   12   23   5   0   3   12   1   1   10   13  .247
Dave May              25  102   13   24   1   1   7   18   1   0    4   13  .235
Gorman Thomas         17   52    7   11   2   1   1    4   3   1    5   19  .212
Don Money             23   85    7   17   2   0   2    9   1   1    6   12  .200
Ollie Brown           18   55    5   11   3   0   1    5   1   0    5   13  .200
Tim Johnson           10   20    4    4   3   0   0    2   0   0    2    3  .200
Bob Coluccio          14   44    4    8   0   0   3    5   3   0    3    7  .182
Darrell Porter        20   56    6   10   1   0   2    8   1   0   10   13  .179
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         10   23    1    8   1   0   0    3   1   0    0    1  .348
Steve Braun           20   72   13   22   6   2   1   10   0   0   11   10  .306
Rod Carew             22   79   13   24   3   2   1   10   1   3   10   11  .304
Larry Hisle           23   93   17   27   5   3   5    9   2   1    9   20  .290
Steve Brye             9    7    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    3  .286
Tony Oliva            20   71   12   19   1   0   2    8   0   0    5    8  .268
Danny Thompson        21   77    4   19   3   0   0   10   0   0    4    8  .247
George Mitterwald     13   36    3    8   2   0   1    4   0   1    7   13  .222
Harmon Killebrew      17   65    7   14   2   0   1    5   0   0    7   16  .215
Danny Walton          11   33    7    7   1   1   2    5   0   0    5    8  .212
Bobby Darwin          23   85   12   17   2   0   3   14   1   0    8   26  .200
Phil Roof             14   34    1    6   0   0   0    4   0   0    6    7  .177
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        26   94   14   33   6   1   2   11   0   4    5    5  .351
Ron Blomberg          16   47    7   15   3   0   1   12   2   0    8    5  .319
Jim Ray Hart          13   44    5   14   3   0   0    7   0   0    1    7  .318
Matty Alou            19   74   14   23   5   1   1    7   0   0    6   12  .311
Bobby Murcer          26   98   16   28   4   0   4   16   0   1   10   15  .286
Horace Clarke         26  103    9   29   2   0   0   10   3   3   10    4  .282
Felipe Alou           20   64    6   18   5   0   2    8   0   0    2    6  .281
Gene Michael          24   77    9   20   2   0   1   10   1   1    5    4  .260
Roy White             26  104    9   23   1   0   0    6   1   1   14   15  .221
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
Johnny Callison       11   34    2    6   2   0   0    4   0   0    2    7  .177
Graig Nettles         26   86   14   15   2   0   4   13   0   0   17   10  .174
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          6   27    5   10   1   0   2    8   0   0    1    6  .370
Gene Tenace           28   94   19   28   4   0   8   21   0   0   20   21  .298
Billy Conigliaro      15   44    2   13   2   1   0    5   1   0    2    7  .296
Ted Kubiak            27   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
Reggie Jackson        28  106   21   30   4   0   5   18   4   1   15   22  .283
Bert Campaneris       22   92   10   24   1   1   0    7   4   2    6   13  .261
Ray Fosse             28  101    4   26   2   1   0   10   0   0    5   13  .257
Billy North           25   87   15   22   3   0   0    3  12   2   12   11  .253
Sal Bando             28   96   12   24   3   0   6   15   1   1   16   10  .250
Mike Hegan            17   12    2    3   1   0   1    1   0   0    2    3  .250
Joe Rudi              28  117   13   27   4   0   4   13   0   0    8   23  .231
Jay Johnstone         10   15    1    3   1   0   0    3   0   1    2    2  .200
Angel Mangual         19   61    8   12   1   0   2    5   0   1    4   10  .197
Dick Green            24   45    3    8   2   0   0    2   0   0    1    6  .178
Dal Maxvill           16   12    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    3  .167
Rich McKinney         15   19    3    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    3    2  .158

 Texas                G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Jim Mason              9    9    0    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .333
Alex Johnson          23   90    7   29   4   0   2   10   2   2    4   11  .322
Ken Suarez             9   29    6    9   3   0   1    3   0   0    2    3  .310
Elliott Maddox        22   66   10   19   1   0   1    7   3   2    9   13  .288
Dave Nelson           19   70   12   19   5   0   2    9   4   3    7   14  .271
Toby Harrah           23   89    9   24   5   1   0    9   1   2    9    7  .270
Jeff Burroughs        23   80    6   21   1   1   5   13   0   0    7   16  .263
Mike Epstein          19   66    6   12   2   0   1    5   0   0    8   15  .182
Dick Billings         12   33    3    6   2   0   0    4   1   0    3    4  .182
Rico Carty            22   75    7   13   2   0   1    9   2   0    9   13  .173
Vic Harris            19   63    4   10   1   0   0    0   0   0    2   11  .159
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)            118
  J. Rudi (OAK)           117
  F. Patek (KC)           114
  C. Rojas (KC)           114
  G. Hendrick (CLE)       106
  R. Jackson (OAK)        106
  A. Rodriguez (DET)      106
  R. White (NY)           104
  H. Clarke (NY)          103
  D. May (MIL)            102

Runs Scored:

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

Hits:

  A. Otis (KC)             35
  C. Rojas (KC)            34
  B. Valentine (CAL)       34
  T. Munson (NY)           33
  B. Freehan (DET)         30
  R. Jackson (OAK)         30
  H. Clarke (NY)           29
  A. Johnson (TEX)         29
  E. Kirkpatrick (KC)      29
  O. Cepeda (BOS)          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
  T. Munson (NY)            6
  R. Smith (BOS)            6

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:

  J. Mayberry (KC)          8
  G. Tenace (OAK)           8
  D. May (MIL)              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

RBI:

  J. Mayberry (KC)         28
  B. Melton (CHI)          23
  G. Tenace (OAK)          21
  O. Cepeda (BOS)          18
  R. Jackson (OAK)         18
  D. May (MIL)             18
  E. Kirkpatrick (KC)      17
  B. Murcer (NY)           16
  L. Piniella (KC)         16
  C. Spikes (CLE)          16

Stolen Bases:

  B. North (OAK)           12
  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
  R. Jackson (OAK)          4

Caught Stealing:

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

Walks:

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

Strikeouts:

  B. Darwin (MIN)          26
  J. Rudi (OAK)            23
  R. Jackson (OAK)         22
  G. Tenace (OAK)          21
  E. Williams (BAL)        21
  L. Hisle (MIN)           20
  D. Duncan (CLE)          19
  J. Mayberry (KC)         19
  C. Spikes (CLE)          19
  G. Thomas (MIL)          19

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