Friday May 11, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of May 11, 1973:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Chicago          804  123   232   42    8   19   111   13   16  100   130  .289
Boston           876  124   238   43    7   29   116   14    4   87   129  .272
Kansas City     1037  168   281   59    7   23   156   23   13  129   123  .271
Oakland         1075  145   286   37    4   31   139   24    9  113   168  .266
Minnesota        802  103   211   32   10   18    94    5    7   85   147  .263
New York         902  112   233   36    2   15   108    7   11   86   105  .258
California       870   85   212   32    7   12    84   16   10   64   120  .244
Detroit          991  105   236   40    7   20    93    8    6  105   120  .238
Texas            798   80   181   30    2   14    73   16    9   73   125  .227
Cleveland        957   99   211   33    2   21    92    1    9   85   146  .221
Baltimore        922   93   198   30    6   17    82   21   10  101   112  .215
Milwaukee        848  100   181   30    5   28    96   15    7   79   150  .213

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ed Kirkpatrick (KC)      23   84   21   32  11   1   3   19   0   2    9    5  .381
Thurman Munson (NY)      27   97   14   33   6   1   2   11   0   4    5    5  .340
Bill Freehan (DET)       24   96    8   32   4   0   0    5   0   0    9    9  .333
Ken Henderson (CHI)      24   93   14   31   7   0   1    9   1   2   11   14  .333
Bobby Valentine (CAL)    26  106   11   34   4   2   1   11   6   1    5    6  .321
Dick Allen (CHI)         24   89   16   28   9   3   5   14   3   0   10   18  .315
Bill Melton (CHI)        24   86   16   27   6   0   6   24   0   0   16    5  .314
Rod Carew (MIN)          23   83   14   26   3   2   1   10   1   3   10   11  .313
Carlton Fisk (BOS)       25   90   14   28   6   0   6   15   1   1    5   15  .311
Alex Johnson (TEX)       25   98    7   30   4   0   2   10   2   2    4   12  .306

 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           16   61    3   15   4   0   0    4   0   0    2   10  .246
Merv Rettenmund       20   80   10   19   4   0   1   10   2   2   11   10  .238
Bobby Grich           27   98    9   23   5   1   2    5   4   1   21   14  .235
Don Baylor            26   99   13   23   5   1   2    7   4   3    8   14  .232
Mark Belanger         27   94    8   21   3   0   0    8   5   1    8    2  .223
Terry Crowley         17   50    5   11   1   0   0    3   0   0    6    2  .220
Paul Blair            26   82    8   18   2   0   0    2   4   2    5    8  .220
Brooks Robinson       27  101    5   21   2   1   3   10   0   0    5   12  .208
Ellie Hendricks        5    5    1    1   0   0   1    2   0   0    0    1  .200
Boog Powell           26   99    8   19   2   0   1   11   0   0   15   14  .192
Al Bumbry             14   27    6    5   0   1   1    2   1   1    2    2  .185
Rich Coggins          10   27    6    5   0   2   1    3   1   0    1    2  .185
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
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          25   90   14   28   6   0   6   15   1   1    5   15  .311
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          26   92   14   27   5   1   1    7   1   1    3   11  .294
Ben Oglivie           16   51    6   14   4   1   1    3   0   0    2   11  .275
Luis Aparicio         25   97   13   26   5   0   0    8   1   1    9    3  .268
Rick Miller           14   15    0    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    4  .267
Tommy Harper          24   95   14   25   3   3   1    6   7   1   12   15  .263
Danny Cater            4    8    2    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .250
Bob Montgomery         1    4    1    1   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .250
Dwight Evans          22   51    5   12   1   0   1    8   0   0    6    9  .235
Carl Yastrzemski      26   98   11   23   5   1   3   15   2   0   16   12  .235
Rico Petrocelli       19   64   13   15   0   0   6   14   0   0    7    7  .234
John Kennedy          12   30    3    6   1   1   1    6   0   0    3    9  .200

 California           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Bobby Valentine       26  106   11   34   4   2   1   11   6   1    5    6  .321
Ken Berry             22   70   11   22   3   1   0    4   1   1    5    9  .314
Al Gallagher          18   54    3   16   1   0   0    3   1   0    6    7  .296
Frank Robinson        20   76   10   21   3   0   4   13   0   0    8   13  .276
Art Kusnyer           11   28    3    7   2   0   0    3   0   1    0    3  .250
Bob Oliver            22   69    6   17   4   1   3   14   0   0    4   11  .246
Leroy Stanton         16   52    5   12   4   0   1    2   0   0    2   14  .231
Jim Spencer           21   58    4   13   2   2   0    6   0   0    9    5  .224
Tommy McCraw          18   54    2   12   1   0   1    4   1   1    6    7  .222
Jeff Torborg          12   27    1    6   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    3  .222
Vada Pinson           20   68    7   15   3   0   1   11   0   2    4   12  .221
John Stephenson       14   32    3    7   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    4  .219
Rudy Meoli            15   15    3    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    5    2  .200
Sandy Alomar          26   90    8   17   0   0   0    6   6   3    2    6  .189
Billy Grabarkewitz    15   48    5    8   3   1   1    3   1   1    6   11  .167
Doug Howard            8   21    2    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    6  .095
Winston Llenas         1    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
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             16   59   15   26   4   2   0    9   1   5   11    9  .441
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
Ken Henderson         24   93   14   31   7   0   1    9   1   2   11   14  .333
Dick Allen            24   89   16   28   9   3   5   14   3   0   10   18  .315
Bill Melton           24   86   16   27   6   0   6   24   0   0   16    5  .314
Mike Andrews          20   68    9   21   5   0   0    8   0   1   11    9  .309
Carlos May            23   95   12   27   1   0   3   17   2   2    7   14  .284
Ed Herrmann           18   58    9   14   2   1   2    7   0   0    6    3  .241
Eddie Leon            22   72    9   16   3   0   1    8   1   1    6   16  .222
Jorge Orta            24   78   12   17   1   1   0    7   3   3   13   20  .218
Chuck Brinkman        10   22    2    3   1   0   0    3   0   0    4    6  .136
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
Hank Allen             3    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   1    0    1  .000
Rich Morales           5    3    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           10   13    2    4   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    1  .308
Walt Williams         14   35    3   10   1   0   0    4   1   0    0    4  .286
Frank Duffy            7   14    1    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    3  .286
Oscar Gamble          17   54    8   14   2   1   3    8   0   2    5    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
John Lowenstein       10   24    4    6   0   0   0    2   0   0    5    4  .250
Jerry Kenney           5   16    0    4   0   1   0    2   0   0    2    0  .250
George Hendrick       29  112   11   27   5   0   3   12   0   1    2   17  .241
Charlie Spikes        28  100   15   24   4   0   6   17   0   1    8   22  .240
Dave Duncan           28  101   10   24   2   0   3    7   0   0    6   22  .238
Buddy Bell            30   95   11   21   3   0   0    4   0   2   11   10  .221
Jack Brohamer         23   70    5   14   3   0   1    4   0   0    7    4  .200
Leo Cardenas          26   75    4   13   3   0   0    3   0   1    6   18  .173
Rusty Torres          24   75    7   12   5   0   1    5   0   1   10   12  .160
Chris Chambliss       29   98   10   15   2   0   2   10   0   1   12   14  .153

 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          24   96    8   32   4   0   0    5   0   0    9    9  .333
Jim Northrup          17   65    9   17   3   0   0    2   1   0    9    4  .262
Ed Brinkman           29   89   10   23   3   3   1    6   0   0   10   11  .258
Dick McAuliffe        22   78    5   20   5   0   0    6   0   1    6   11  .256
Gates Brown           24   67    8   17   2   0   1   10   0   1   10    8  .254
Mickey Stanley        27   80   10   19   5   1   3   12   0   0   11    9  .238
Al Kaline             23   86   13   20   3   0   3   10   1   0   12   10  .233
Duke Sims             12   36    3    8   3   0   1    4   0   0    7    3  .222
Norm Cash             24   80   13   17   4   0   4    8   1   0   11   14  .213
Tony Taylor           14   46    3    9   0   0   1    3   3   0    1    5  .196
Frank Howard          16   38    3    7   1   1   0    3   0   1    5    4  .184
Aurelio Rodriguez     29  113    7   20   4   1   2   12   1   0    4   14  .177
Rich Reese            19   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        23   84   21   32  11   1   3   19   0   2    9    5  .381
Gail Hopkins          12   23    4    7   2   0   0    4   0   0    5    3  .304
Cookie Rojas          30  122   21   37  10   1   1   16   5   0   10    9  .303
Paul Schaal           30  103   12   31   4   0   1   13   1   4   19   14  .301
Amos Otis             30  126   23   37   8   1   5   15   4   1   10   11  .294
John Mayberry         30  104   24   29   4   1   9   32   0   0   25   21  .279
Lou Piniella          28   99   11   26   4   0   1   17   3   1    7    5  .263
Carl Taylor           18   43    7   11   1   0   0    5   1   0   10    7  .256
Freddie Patek         30  121   24   30   5   2   1    9   8   3   19   16  .248
Steve Hovley          18   33    4    8   2   0   0    6   0   0    1    5  .242
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
Hal McRae             23   82    9   15   4   0   2   11   1   2    7   10  .183
Bobby Floyd            6    6    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .167
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              3    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         25   86   14   23   6   2   3    8   2   2   14   12  .267
Tim Johnson           11   23    4    6   4   0   0    2   0   0    2    3  .261
George Scott          26   98   13   25   5   0   4   15   1   2   10   13  .255
John Felske            4    4    0    1   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    0  .250
Pedro Garcia          26   85   11   21   2   1   4   10   1   0    5   14  .247
Dave May              26  107   13   25   1   1   7   18   1   0    4   14  .234
Gorman Thomas         18   54    7   12   3   1   1    4   3   1    6   20  .222
Don Money             24   90    8   18   3   0   2    9   1   1    6   12  .200
Ollie Brown           19   55    5   11   3   0   1    5   1   0    6   13  .200
Darrell Porter        20   56    6   10   1   0   2    8   1   0   10   13  .179
Bob Coluccio          15   49    5    8   0   0   3    5   3   0    3    8  .163
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

 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              19   61    5   23   4   2   1    9   0   1    4    5  .377
Jerry Terrell         11   24    1    8   1   0   0    3   1   0    0    1  .333
Rod Carew             23   83   14   26   3   2   1   10   1   3   10   11  .313
Steve Braun           21   75   13   22   6   2   1   10   0   0   12   10  .293
Larry Hisle           24   97   17   28   6   3   5    9   2   1   10   20  .289
Steve Brye             9    7    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    3  .286
Tony Oliva            21   75   12   20   2   0   2    8   0   0    5    8  .267
Danny Thompson        22   81    4   20   3   0   0   11   0   0    4    8  .247
Bobby Darwin          24   89   13   20   2   0   3   14   1   0    8   27  .225
George Mitterwald     13   36    3    8   2   0   1    4   0   1    7   13  .222
Harmon Killebrew      18   69    7   15   2   0   1    5   0   0    7   17  .217
Danny Walton          11   33    7    7   1   1   2    5   0   0    5    8  .212
Joe Lis               11   24    2    4   0   0   1    2   0   1    2    6  .167
Phil Roof             15   37    1    6   0   0   0    4   0   0    6    7  .162
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        27   97   14   33   6   1   2   11   0   4    5    5  .340
Ron Blomberg          17   50    7   16   3   0   1   12   2   0    8    5  .320
Jim Ray Hart          13   44    5   14   3   0   0    7   0   0    1    7  .318
Matty Alou            20   78   14   23   5   1   1    7   0   0    6   12  .295
Felipe Alou           20   64    6   18   5   0   2    8   0   0    2    6  .281
Bobby Murcer          27  101   16   28   4   0   4   16   0   1   10   15  .277
Gene Michael          25   80    9   22   2   0   1   10   1   1    5    4  .275
Horace Clarke         27  107    9   29   2   0   0   10   3   3   10    5  .271
Roy White             27  108    9   23   1   0   0    6   1   1   14   17  .213
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         27   89   14   15   2   0   4   13   0   0   17   10  .169
Johnny Callison       12   37    2    6   2   0   0    4   0   0    2    7  .162
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          8   36    8   13   1   0   3    9   0   0    3    8  .361
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
Bert Campaneris       24  102   13   30   1   2   0    8   4   2    7   14  .294
Gonzalo Marquez       14   17    1    5   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    2  .294
Reggie Jackson        30  112   24   32   5   0   5   20   5   1   19   22  .286
Ray Fosse             30  109    6   31   3   1   1   13   0   0    5   13  .284
Gene Tenace           30  105   20   28   4   0   8   21   0   0   21   26  .267
Sal Bando             30  104   14   27   3   0   6   15   1   1   17   11  .260
Billy North           27   95   18   24   3   0   0    5  12   2   14   12  .253
Mike Hegan            18   12    2    3   1   0   1    1   0   0    2    3  .250
Joe Rudi              30  126   14   31   6   0   4   18   0   0    8   23  .246
Dal Maxvill           17   13    0    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    3  .231
Dick Green            26   54    4   12   3   0   0    6   0   0    1    7  .222
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            11   35    6   11   3   0   1    3   0   0    2    4  .314
Alex Johnson          25   98    7   30   4   0   2   10   2   2    4   12  .306
Dave Nelson           19   70   12   19   5   0   2    9   4   3    7   14  .271
Toby Harrah           25   97   11   26   6   1   0   10   1   2    9    9  .268
Elliott Maddox        24   71   11   19   1   0   1    8   4   2   11   13  .268
Jeff Burroughs        25   85    6   21   1   1   5   13   0   0    9   17  .247
Dick Billings         12   33    3    6   2   0   0    4   1   0    3    4  .182
Mike Epstein          21   70    7   12   2   0   1    6   0   0   10   16  .171
Rico Carty            24   82    7   14   2   0   1    9   2   0   10   13  .171
Vic Harris            21   71    5   11   1   0   1    1   0   0    2   12  .155
Joe Lovitto           12   33    2    5   1   0   0    0   1   0    3    4  .152
Bill Sudakis           7   16    0    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .125
Larry Biittner         8   21    1    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .095
Rick Stelmaszek        4    5    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Tom Grieve            11    2    2    0   0   0   0    0   1   0    0    1  .000

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  A. Otis (KC)            126
  J. Rudi (OAK)           126
  C. Rojas (KC)           122
  F. Patek (KC)           121
  A. Rodriguez (DET)      113
  G. Hendrick (CLE)       112
  R. Jackson (OAK)        112
  R. Fosse (OAK)          109
  R. White (NY)           108
  H. Clarke (NY)          107

Runs Scored:

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

Hits:

  A. Otis (KC)             37
  C. Rojas (KC)            37
  B. Valentine (CAL)       34
  T. Munson (NY)           33
  B. Freehan (DET)         32
  R. Jackson (OAK)         32
  E. Kirkpatrick (KC)      32
  R. Fosse (OAK)           31
  K. Henderson (CHI)       31
  J. Rudi (OAK)            31

Doubles:

  E. Kirkpatrick (KC)      11
  C. Rojas (KC)            10
  D. Allen (CHI)            9
  A. Otis (KC)              8
  K. Henderson (CHI)        7
  S. Braun (MIN)            6
  J. Briggs (MIL)           6
  C. Fisk (BOS)             6
  T. Harrah (TEX)           6
  L. Hisle (MIN)            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
  B. Campaneris (OAK)       2
  R. Carew (MIN)            2
  R. Coggins (BAL)          2
  J. Holt (MIN)             2

Home Runs:

  J. Mayberry (KC)          9
  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)         32
  B. Melton (CHI)          24
  G. Tenace (OAK)          21
  R. Jackson (OAK)         20
  E. Kirkpatrick (KC)      19
  O. Cepeda (BOS)          18
  D. May (MIL)             18
  J. Rudi (OAK)            18
  C. May (CHI)             17
  L. Piniella (KC)         17

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
  R. Jackson (OAK)          5
  C. Rojas (KC)             5
  D. Baylor (BAL)           4
  P. Blair (BAL)            4

Caught Stealing:

  P. Kelly (CHI)            5
  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)           21
  G. Tenace (OAK)          21
  R. Jackson (OAK)         19
  F. Patek (KC)            19
  P. Schaal (KC)           19
  S. Bando (OAK)           17
  G. Nettles (NY)          17
  B. Melton (CHI)          16
  E. Williams (BAL)        16

Strikeouts:

  B. Darwin (MIN)          27
  G. Tenace (OAK)          26
  J. Rudi (OAK)            23
  D. Duncan (CLE)          22
  R. Jackson (OAK)         22
  C. Spikes (CLE)          22
  J. Mayberry (KC)         21
  E. Williams (BAL)        21
  L. Hisle (MIN)           20
  J. Orta (CHI)            20

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