Thursday May 10, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of May 10, 1973:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Chicago          767  116   217   38    8   19   105   12   14   96   124  .283
Boston           847  120   231   42    7   28   112   12    4   84   124  .273
Kansas City     1005  162   272   57    6   22   150   22   13  127   116  .271
Oakland         1041  141   277   34    3   31   135   23    9  109   165  .266
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
California       836   81   206   32    5   12    80   16   10   61   114  .246
Detroit          958   99   227   37    7   20    89    7    6   99   118  .237
Texas            768   77   177   30    2   13    70   15    9   68   119  .231
Cleveland        928   97   207   31    2   20    90    1    9   82   138  .223
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)      22   80   20   31  10   1   3   18   0   2    9    5  .388
Thurman Munson (NY)      26   94   14   33   6   1   2   11   0   4    5    5  .351
Bobby Valentine (CAL)    25  102   11   34   4   2   1   11   6   1    5    6  .333
Bill Freehan (DET)       23   91    7   30   3   0   0    4   0   0    9    9  .330
Carlton Fisk (BOS)       24   86   14   27   6   0   6   15   0   1    5   13  .314
Bill Melton (CHI)        23   83   14   26   6   0   6   24   0   0   14    5  .313
Alex Johnson (TEX)       24   94    7   29   4   0   2   10   2   2    4   11  .309
Ken Henderson (CHI)      23   88   13   27   7   0   1    8   1   2   11   13  .307
Steve Braun (MIN)        20   72   13   22   6   2   1   10   0   0   11   10  .306
Cookie Rojas (KC)        29  118   20   36  10   1   1   16   4   0   10    9  .305

 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
Rick Miller           13   12    0    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    4  .333
Carlton Fisk          24   86   14   27   6   0   6   15   0   1    5   13  .314
Orlando Cepeda        24   94   13   28   5   0   6   18   0   0    7   15  .298
Reggie Smith          22   81   14   24   6   0   3   14   1   0   15   14  .296
Doug Griffin          25   89   14   26   5   1   1    7   1   1    3   11  .292
Ben Oglivie           16   51    6   14   4   1   1    3   0   0    2   11  .275
Tommy Harper          23   92   13   24   3   3   1    6   7   1   11   14  .261
Luis Aparicio         24   93   12   24   5   0   0    8   0   1    9    3  .258
Bob Montgomery         1    4    1    1   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .250
Dwight Evans          21   49    5   12   1   0   1    8   0   0    5    9  .245
Carl Yastrzemski      25   95   11   23   5   1   3   14   2   0   15   12  .242
Rico Petrocelli       19   64   13   15   0   0   6   14   0   0    7    7  .234
Danny Cater            3    5    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .200
John Kennedy          11   26    2    5   1   1   0    4   0   0    3    8  .192

 California           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Bobby Valentine       25  102   11   34   4   2   1   11   6   1    5    6  .333
Al Gallagher          17   50    3   16   1   0   0    3   1   0    6    7  .320
Ken Berry             21   66    9   21   3   1   0    4   1   1    5    8  .318
Frank Robinson        19   73    9   20   3   0   4   13   0   0    7   13  .274
Art Kusnyer           11   28    3    7   2   0   0    3   0   1    0    3  .250
Leroy Stanton         15   50    5   12   4   0   1    2   0   0    2   12  .240
Jeff Torborg          11   25    1    6   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    3  .240
Bob Oliver            21   65    6   15   4   0   3   11   0   0    4   11  .231
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
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          25   87    8   16   0   0   0    6   6   3    2    6  .184
Billy Grabarkewitz    14   47    5    8   3   1   1    3   1   1    6   10  .170
Doug Howard            8   21    2    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    6  .095
Jerry Davanon          9    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             15   54   14   24   3   2   0    9   1   4   11    9  .444
Rick Reichardt         9   19    2    7   0   0   0    1   1   0    1    3  .368
Johnny Jeter          14   41    5   14   3   1   1    2   1   0    2    7  .342
Bill Melton           23   83   14   26   6   0   6   24   0   0   14    5  .313
Mike Andrews          19   65    8   20   4   0   0    6   0   1   11    9  .308
Ken Henderson         23   88   13   27   7   0   1    8   1   2   11   13  .307
Dick Allen            23   85   14   25   7   3   5   13   2   0   10   18  .294
Carlos May            22   91   12   25   1   0   3   17   2   2    6   14  .275
Ed Herrmann           18   58    9   14   2   1   2    7   0   0    6    3  .241
Eddie Leon            21   68    9   15   3   0   1    7   1   1    6   15  .221
Jorge Orta            23   73   12   16   1   1   0    6   3   3   13   18  .219
Chuck Brinkman         9   19    2    3   1   0   0    3   0   0    3    4  .158
Tony Muser            11   11    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   1    2    2  .091
Luis Alvarado          5    7    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .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            6   12    1    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    2  .333
Tom Ragland            9   12    2    4   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .333
Walt Williams         14   35    3   10   1   0   0    4   1   0    0    4  .286
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        27   96   15   24   4   0   6   17   0   1    8   20  .250
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
George Hendrick       28  109   11   27   5   0   3   11   0   1    2   16  .248
John Lowenstein        9   21    3    5   0   0   0    2   0   0    4    3  .238
Dave Duncan           27   97    9   23   2   0   2    6   0   0    6   20  .237
Buddy Bell            29   92   11   20   2   0   0    4   0   2   11   10  .217
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       28   94   10   15   2   0   2   10   0   1   12   14  .160
Rusty Torres          23   71    7   11   4   0   1    5   0   1   10   12  .155

 Detroit              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Willie Horton         19   73   11   25   3   1   4   12   1   3    5    8  .343
Bill Freehan          23   91    7   30   3   0   0    4   0   0    9    9  .330
Jim Northrup          16   61    8   17   3   0   0    2   1   0    9    3  .279
Gates Brown           23   64    8   17   2   0   1   10   0   1   10    8  .266
Duke Sims             11   32    3    8   3   0   1    4   0   0    7    2  .250
Ed Brinkman           28   86    8   21   1   3   1    6   0   0    9   11  .244
Dick McAuliffe        21   74    4   18   5   0   0    5   0   1    5   11  .243
Mickey Stanley        26   78   10   18   5   1   3   11   0   0   11    9  .231
Al Kaline             22   84   12   19   3   0   3   10   1   0   12   10  .226
Norm Cash             23   78   13   17   4   0   4    8   0   0    9   14  .218
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     28  109    7   19   4   1   2   11   1   0    4   14  .174
Rich Reese            18   37    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    8  .054
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        22   80   20   31  10   1   3   18   0   2    9    5  .388
Cookie Rojas          29  118   20   36  10   1   1   16   4   0   10    9  .305
Gail Hopkins          12   23    4    7   2   0   0    4   0   0    5    3  .304
Amos Otis             29  123   21   36   7   1   5   15   4   1    9   10  .293
Paul Schaal           29  100   12   29   4   0   1   12   1   4   18   14  .290
Steve Hovley          17   29    4    8   2   0   0    6   0   0    1    5  .276
Carl Taylor           17   40    7   11   1   0   0    5   1   0   10    5  .275
Lou Piniella          27   96   11   25   4   0   1   16   3   1    7    5  .260
John Mayberry         29  100   22   26   4   0   8   29   0   0   25   20  .260
Freddie Patek         29  118   24   30   5   2   1    9   8   3   19   13  .254
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             11   30    4    4   1   1   0    2   0   0    3    5  .133
Jim Wohlford           1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 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
Tim Hosley             1    2    2    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    0 1.000
Larry Haney            2    2    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .500
Deron Johnson          7   32    8   13   1   0   3    9   0   0    2    7  .406
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        29  110   23   32   5   0   5   20   4   1   16   22  .291
Bert Campaneris       23   97   11   28   1   1   0    8   4   2    7   14  .289
Gene Tenace           29  100   20   28   4   0   8   21   0   0   21   25  .280
Ray Fosse             29  105    5   28   2   1   1   13   0   0    5   13  .267
Billy North           26   91   18   24   3   0   0    5  12   2   14   11  .264
Sal Bando             29  100   14   26   3   0   6   15   1   1   17   11  .260
Mike Hegan            17   12    2    3   1   0   1    1   0   0    2    3  .250
Joe Rudi              29  123   14   30   5   0   4   16   0   0    8   23  .244
Dal Maxvill           17   13    0    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    3  .231
Dick Green            25   51    4   10   2   0   0    4   0   0    1    7  .196
Angel Mangual         20   62    8   12   1   0   2    5   0   1    4   10  .194
Jay Johnstone         11   16    1    3   1   0   0    3   0   1    2    2  .188
Rich McKinney         16   20    3    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    3    2  .150

 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
Ken Suarez            10   32    6   10   3   0   1    3   0   0    2    3  .313
Alex Johnson          24   94    7   29   4   0   2   10   2   2    4   11  .309
Elliott Maddox        23   69   10   19   1   0   1    8   3   2    9   13  .275
Dave Nelson           19   70   12   19   5   0   2    9   4   3    7   14  .271
Toby Harrah           24   93   10   25   6   1   0    9   1   2    9    8  .269
Jeff Burroughs        24   83    6   21   1   1   5   13   0   0    7   16  .253
Dick Billings         12   33    3    6   2   0   0    4   1   0    3    4  .182
Rico Carty            23   78    7   14   2   0   1    9   2   0   10   13  .180
Mike Epstein          20   68    7   12   2   0   1    5   0   0    9   16  .177
Bill Sudakis           6   12    0    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .167
Joe Lovitto           12   33    2    5   1   0   0    0   1   0    3    4  .152
Vic Harris            20   67    4   10   1   0   0    0   0   0    2   11  .149
Larry Biittner         8   21    1    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .095
Rick Stelmaszek        3    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)            123
  J. Rudi (OAK)           123
  F. Patek (KC)           118
  C. Rojas (KC)           118
  R. Jackson (OAK)        110
  G. Hendrick (CLE)       109
  A. Rodriguez (DET)      109
  R. Fosse (OAK)          105
  R. White (NY)           104
  H. Clarke (NY)          103

Runs Scored:

  F. Patek (KC)            24
  R. Jackson (OAK)         23
  J. Mayberry (KC)         22
  A. Otis (KC)             21
  E. Kirkpatrick (KC)      20
  C. Rojas (KC)            20
  G. Tenace (OAK)          20
  B. North (OAK)           18
  L. Hisle (MIN)           17
  B. Murcer (NY)           16

Hits:

  A. Otis (KC)             36
  C. Rojas (KC)            36
  B. Valentine (CAL)       34
  T. Munson (NY)           33
  R. Jackson (OAK)         32
  E. Kirkpatrick (KC)      31
  B. Freehan (DET)         30
  F. Patek (KC)            30
  J. Rudi (OAK)            30
  H. Clarke (NY)           29

Doubles:

  E. Kirkpatrick (KC)      10
  C. Rojas (KC)            10
  D. Allen (CHI)            7
  K. Henderson (CHI)        7
  A. Otis (KC)              7
  S. Braun (MIN)            6
  C. Fisk (BOS)             6
  T. Harrah (TEX)           6
  B. Melton (CHI)           6
  T. Munson (NY)            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)         29
  B. Melton (CHI)          24
  G. Tenace (OAK)          21
  R. Jackson (OAK)         20
  O. Cepeda (BOS)          18
  E. Kirkpatrick (KC)      18
  D. May (MIL)             18
  C. May (CHI)             17
  C. Spikes (CLE)          17
  B. Murcer (NY)           16

Stolen Bases:

  B. North (OAK)           12
  F. Patek (KC)             8
  T. Harper (BOS)           7
  S. Alomar (CAL)           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
  G. Tenace (OAK)          21
  B. Grich (BAL)           20
  F. Patek (KC)            19
  P. Schaal (KC)           18
  S. Bando (OAK)           17
  G. Nettles (NY)          17
  R. Jackson (OAK)         16
  E. Williams (BAL)        16
  R. Smith (BOS)           15

Strikeouts:

  B. Darwin (MIN)          26
  G. Tenace (OAK)          25
  J. Rudi (OAK)            23
  R. Jackson (OAK)         22
  E. Williams (BAL)        21
  D. Duncan (CLE)          20
  L. Hisle (MIN)           20
  J. Mayberry (KC)         20
  C. Spikes (CLE)          20
  G. Thomas (MIL)          19

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