Saturday May 12, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of May 12, 1973:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Chicago          841  128   245   43    8   19   114   13   17  103   140  .291
Kansas City     1070  172   290   61    7   23   160   23   13  133   126  .271
Boston           907  126   244   44    7   30   118   14    4   90   134  .269
Oakland         1110  149   297   39    4   31   143   24    9  115   172  .268
New York         935  120   245   40    2   17   115    7   11   91   109  .262
Minnesota        834  105   215   34   10   18    96    5    7   86   155  .258
California       903   91   224   38    7   12    90   16   10   66   122  .248
Detroit         1024  107   242   42    7   21    95    8    6  106   121  .236
Cleveland       1000  109   229   34    3   23   102    1   10   86   155  .229
Texas            831   82   189   32    2   14    75   16    9   78   133  .227
Baltimore        957   93   207   30    6   17    82   22   11  101   118  .216
Milwaukee        881  106   189   31    7   28   101   16    8   83   157  .215

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ed Kirkpatrick (KC)      24   88   23   34  11   1   3   19   0   2    9    6  .386
Thurman Munson (NY)      28  101   14   34   7   1   2   11   0   4    5    5  .337
Bill Melton (CHI)        25   90   16   29   6   0   6   24   0   0   17    6  .322
Bill Freehan (DET)       25  100    8   32   4   0   0    5   0   0    9    9  .320
Ken Henderson (CHI)      25   97   14   31   7   0   1    9   1   2   12   17  .320
Cookie Rojas (KC)        31  126   21   40  12   1   1   19   5   0   10    9  .318
Alex Johnson (TEX)       26  102    7   32   4   0   2   11   2   2    4   12  .314
Dick Allen (CHI)         25   93   17   29   9   3   5   15   3   0   10   20  .312
Carlton Fisk (BOS)       26   93   14   29   6   0   6   15   1   1    6   15  .312
Bobby Valentine (CAL)    27  110   11   34   4   2   1   11   6   1    5    8  .309

 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
Al Bumbry             15   31    6    8   0   1   1    2   2   2    2    2  .258
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           28  102    9   24   5   1   2    5   4   1   21   15  .235
Don Baylor            26   99   13   23   5   1   2    7   4   3    8   14  .232
Ellie Hendricks        6    9    1    2   0   0   1    2   0   0    0    1  .222
Paul Blair            26   82    8   18   2   0   0    2   4   2    5    8  .220
Mark Belanger         28   97    8   21   3   0   0    8   5   1    8    4  .217
Boog Powell           27  103    8   21   2   0   1   11   0   0   15   15  .204
Terry Crowley         18   54    5   11   1   0   0    3   0   0    6    2  .204
Brooks Robinson       28  105    5   21   2   1   3   10   0   0    5   12  .200
Earl Williams         26   94   11   18   2   0   5   15   0   0   16   23  .192
Rich Coggins          11   31    6    5   0   2   1    3   1   0    1    2  .161
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          26   93   14   29   6   0   6   15   1   1    6   15  .312
Orlando Cepeda        24   94   13   28   5   0   6   18   0   0    7   15  .298
Reggie Smith          23   85   15   25   6   0   4   15   1   0   15   14  .294
Doug Griffin          27   96   14   27   5   1   1    7   1   1    3   12  .281
Rick Miller           15   18    0    5   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    5  .278
Ben Oglivie           17   55    6   15   5   1   1    3   0   0    2   14  .273
Luis Aparicio         26  100   13   26   5   0   0    8   1   1   10    3  .260
Tommy Harper          25   98   15   25   3   3   1    6   7   1   13   15  .255
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
Carl Yastrzemski      27  102   11   24   5   1   3   16   2   0   16   12  .235
Dwight Evans          22   51    5   12   1   0   1    8   0   0    6    9  .235
Rico Petrocelli       19   64   13   15   0   0   6   14   0   0    7    7  .234
John Kennedy          13   33    3    7   1   1   1    6   0   0    3    9  .212

 California           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ken Berry             23   74   12   23   4   1   0    4   1   1    5    9  .311
Bobby Valentine       27  110   11   34   4   2   1   11   6   1    5    8  .309
Al Gallagher          19   55    3   16   1   0   0    3   1   0    8    7  .291
Jeff Torborg          13   31    1    9   3   0   0    4   0   0    1    3  .290
Frank Robinson        21   80   10   23   4   0   4   15   0   0    8   13  .288
Bob Oliver            23   73    7   19   4   1   3   14   0   0    4   11  .260
Art Kusnyer           11   28    3    7   2   0   0    3   0   1    0    3  .250
Jim Spencer           22   62    7   15   4   2   0    7   0   0    9    5  .242
Vada Pinson           21   73    8   17   3   0   1   12   0   2    4   12  .233
Leroy Stanton         17   52    5   12   4   0   1    2   0   0    2   14  .231
Tommy McCraw          18   54    2   12   1   0   1    4   1   1    6    7  .222
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          27   93    8   17   0   0   0    6   6   3    2    6  .183
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             17   61   15   27   4   2   0   10   1   5   12    9  .443
Rick Reichardt        10   24    3    9   0   0   0    1   1   1    1    4  .375
Johnny Jeter          15   46    6   15   4   1   1    2   1   0    2    9  .326
Bill Melton           25   90   16   29   6   0   6   24   0   0   17    6  .322
Ken Henderson         25   97   14   31   7   0   1    9   1   2   12   17  .320
Dick Allen            25   93   17   29   9   3   5   15   3   0   10   20  .312
Mike Andrews          20   68    9   21   5   0   0    8   0   1   11    9  .309
Carlos May            24   97   12   29   1   0   3   17   2   2    7   14  .299
Ed Herrmann           18   58    9   14   2   1   2    7   0   0    6    3  .241
Eddie Leon            23   74   10   17   3   0   1    8   1   1    6   16  .230
Jorge Orta            25   82   12   18   1   1   0    7   3   3   13   20  .220
Tony Muser            12   12    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   1    2    2  .167
Chuck Brinkman        11   26    3    4   1   0   0    4   0   0    4    7  .154
Luis Alvarado          6    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           11   18    2    6   1   0   0    2   0   0    2    3  .333
Walt Williams         14   35    3   10   1   0   0    4   1   0    0    4  .286
Ron Lolich            12   32    4    9   1   0   2    8   0   1    2    6  .281
Frank Duffy            8   19    1    5   0   0   0    3   0   0    2    3  .263
Oscar Gamble          17   54    8   14   2   1   3    8   0   2    5    3  .259
Charlie Spikes        29  105   16   27   4   1   6   19   0   1    8   24  .257
George Hendrick       30  116   13   29   5   0   3   13   0   1    3   17  .250
Buddy Bell            31  100   14   25   3   0   1    5   0   2   11   10  .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
Dave Duncan           29  105   12   26   2   0   4    9   0   0    6   23  .248
John Ellis            17   52    5   12   1   0   0    4   0   0    5    8  .231
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          25   81    8   14   6   0   1    6   0   1   10   14  .173
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          25  100    8   32   4   0   0    5   0   0    9    9  .320
Jim Northrup          18   69    9   18   3   0   0    2   1   0    9    4  .261
Dick McAuliffe        23   82    5   21   6   0   0    7   0   1    6   11  .256
Ed Brinkman           30   93   10   23   3   3   1    6   0   0   10   11  .247
Mickey Stanley        28   83   10   20   5   1   3   12   0   0   11    9  .241
Gates Brown           25   71    8   17   2   0   1   10   0   1   10    8  .239
Al Kaline             23   86   13   20   3   0   3   10   1   0   12   10  .233
Norm Cash             25   84   14   19   4   0   5    9   1   0   11   14  .226
Duke Sims             12   36    3    8   3   0   1    4   0   0    7    3  .222
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     30  116    8   21   5   1   2   12   1   0    4   14  .181
Rich Reese            20   40    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    4    9  .050
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        24   88   23   34  11   1   3   19   0   2    9    6  .386
Cookie Rojas          31  126   21   40  12   1   1   19   5   0   10    9  .318
Gail Hopkins          12   23    4    7   2   0   0    4   0   0    5    3  .304
Paul Schaal           31  106   12   31   4   0   1   13   1   4   21   14  .293
Amos Otis             31  130   24   38   8   1   5   15   4   1   10   11  .292
John Mayberry         31  107   25   29   4   1   9   32   0   0   26   21  .271
Lou Piniella          29  103   11   27   4   0   1   17   3   1    7    5  .262
Freddie Patek         30  121   24   30   5   2   1    9   8   3   19   16  .248
Steve Hovley          19   37    4    9   2   0   0    6   0   0    1    5  .243
Carl Taylor           19   46    7   11   1   0   0    5   1   0   11    8  .239
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            7   10    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .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              3    5    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .400
John Felske            5    8    1    3   0   1   0    4   0   0    1    1  .375
Ellie Rodriguez        9   26    4    9   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .346
Johnny Briggs         26   89   16   24   6   3   3    9   2   2   15   13  .270
Pedro Garcia          27   89   11   23   3   1   4   11   1   1    5   16  .258
George Scott          27  101   15   26   5   0   4   15   1   2   11   13  .257
Gorman Thomas         19   57    8   13   3   1   1    5   4   1    7   20  .228
Dave May              27  111   13   25   1   1   7   18   1   0    4   16  .225
Tim Johnson           12   27    4    6   4   0   0    2   0   0    2    4  .222
Ollie Brown           20   59    5   12   3   0   1    5   1   0    6   13  .203
Don Money             25   94    8   18   3   0   2    9   1   1    7   12  .192
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
Rod Carew             24   87   14   26   3   2   1   11   1   3   10   12  .299
Steve Braun           21   75   13   22   6   2   1   10   0   0   12   10  .293
Jerry Terrell         12   28    1    8   1   0   0    3   1   0    0    1  .286
Larry Hisle           25  101   17   28   6   3   5    9   2   1   10   21  .277
Tony Oliva            21   75   12   20   2   0   2    8   0   0    5    8  .267
Danny Thompson        23   84    5   21   3   0   0   11   0   0    4    8  .250
Harmon Killebrew      19   72    7   16   2   0   1    5   0   0    8   18  .222
George Mitterwald     13   36    3    8   2   0   1    4   0   1    7   13  .222
Bobby Darwin          25   93   13   20   2   0   3   14   1   0    8   30  .215
Phil Roof             16   40    2    8   2   0   0    5   0   0    6    8  .200
Steve Brye            10   10    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    4  .200
Danny Walton          12   37    7    7   1   1   2    5   0   0    5    8  .189
Joe Lis               11   24    2    4   0   0   1    2   0   1    2    6  .167
Mike Adams            10    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        28  101   14   34   7   1   2   11   0   4    5    5  .337
Ron Blomberg          18   50    7   16   3   0   1   13   2   0    8    5  .320
Jim Ray Hart          14   46    5   14   3   0   0    7   0   0    1    8  .304
Matty Alou            21   79   16   24   6   1   1    8   0   0    9   12  .304
Bobby Murcer          28  105   18   30   4   0   5   19   0   1   10   15  .286
Felipe Alou           21   68    6   19   5   0   2    8   0   0    2    7  .279
Gene Michael          26   83    9   23   2   0   1   10   1   1    6    4  .277
Horace Clarke         28  112   10   31   3   0   0   10   3   3   10    5  .277
Celerino Sanchez       5   12    3    3   1   0   1    4   0   1    1    2  .250
Roy White             28  113   11   25   2   0   0    6   1   1   14   18  .221
Hal Lanier             5   10    2    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .200
Graig Nettles         28   92   14   16   2   0   4   13   0   0   18   10  .174
Johnny Callison       12   37    2    6   2   0   0    4   0   0    2    7  .162
Ron Swoboda           11   21    3    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    3   10  .095
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          9   40   10   15   1   0   3    9   0   0    3    9  .375
Bert Campaneris       25  107   14   32   2   2   0    8   4   2    7   14  .299
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
Ray Fosse             31  112    6   32   4   1   1   13   0   0    6   13  .286
Reggie Jackson        31  116   24   33   5   0   5   21   5   1   19   23  .285
Billy North           28   99   19   26   3   0   0    6  12   2   14   12  .263
Sal Bando             31  107   14   28   3   0   6   15   1   1   18   11  .262
Gene Tenace           31  108   20   28   4   0   8   21   0   0   21   26  .259
Joe Rudi              31  130   14   32   6   0   4   19   0   0    8   24  .246
Mike Hegan            19   13    2    3   1   0   1    1   0   0    2    4  .231
Dal Maxvill           17   13    0    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    3  .231
Dick Green            27   58    4   13   3   0   0    7   0   0    1    7  .224
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
Alex Johnson          26  102    7   32   4   0   2   11   2   2    4   12  .314
Jim Mason             10   13    0    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    5  .308
Ken Suarez            12   37    6   11   3   0   1    3   0   0    3    4  .297
Dave Nelson           19   70   12   19   5   0   2    9   4   3    7   14  .271
Toby Harrah           26  102   11   27   6   1   0   10   1   2    9   10  .265
Elliott Maddox        25   74   11   19   1   0   1    8   4   2   11   14  .257
Jeff Burroughs        26   86    6   22   1   1   5   14   0   0   11   17  .256
Dick Billings         12   33    3    6   2   0   0    4   1   0    3    4  .182
Rico Carty            25   85    8   15   3   0   1    9   2   0   11   14  .177
Bill Sudakis           8   17    0    3   2   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .177
Mike Epstein          22   75    7   12   2   0   1    6   0   0   10   17  .160
Vic Harris            22   75    6   12   1   0   1    1   0   0    3   13  .160
Joe Lovitto           12   33    2    5   1   0   0    0   1   0    3    4  .152
Larry Biittner         9   22    1    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .091
Rick Stelmaszek        4    5    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Tom Grieve            12    2    2    0   0   0   0    0   1   0    0    1  .000

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  A. Otis (KC)            130
  J. Rudi (OAK)           130
  C. Rojas (KC)           126
  F. Patek (KC)           121
  G. Hendrick (CLE)       116
  R. Jackson (OAK)        116
  A. Rodriguez (DET)      116
  R. White (NY)           113
  H. Clarke (NY)          112
  R. Fosse (OAK)          112

Runs Scored:

  J. Mayberry (KC)         25
  R. Jackson (OAK)         24
  A. Otis (KC)             24
  F. Patek (KC)            24
  E. Kirkpatrick (KC)      23
  C. Rojas (KC)            21
  G. Tenace (OAK)          20
  B. North (OAK)           19
  B. Murcer (NY)           18
  D. Allen (CHI)           17

Hits:

  C. Rojas (KC)            40
  A. Otis (KC)             38
  E. Kirkpatrick (KC)      34
  T. Munson (NY)           34
  B. Valentine (CAL)       34
  R. Jackson (OAK)         33
  B. Campaneris (OAK)      32
  R. Fosse (OAK)           32
  B. Freehan (DET)         32
  A. Johnson (TEX)         32

Doubles:

  C. Rojas (KC)            12
  E. Kirkpatrick (KC)      11
  D. Allen (CHI)            9
  A. Otis (KC)              8
  K. Henderson (CHI)        7
  T. Munson (NY)            7
  M. Alou (NY)              6
  S. Braun (MIN)            6
  J. Briggs (MIL)           6
  C. Fisk (BOS)             6

Triples:

  D. Allen (CHI)            3
  J. Briggs (MIL)           3
  E. Brinkman (DET)         3
  T. Harper (BOS)           3
  L. Hisle (MIN)            3
  S. Braun (MIN)            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
  R. Jackson (OAK)         21
  G. Tenace (OAK)          21
  E. Kirkpatrick (KC)      19
  B. Murcer (NY)           19
  C. Rojas (KC)            19
  J. Rudi (OAK)            19
  C. Spikes (CLE)          19
  O. Cepeda (BOS)          18

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)         26
  B. Grich (BAL)           21
  P. Schaal (KC)           21
  G. Tenace (OAK)          21
  R. Jackson (OAK)         19
  F. Patek (KC)            19
  S. Bando (OAK)           18
  G. Nettles (NY)          18
  B. Melton (CHI)          17
  E. Williams (BAL)        16

Strikeouts:

  B. Darwin (MIN)          30
  G. Tenace (OAK)          26
  J. Rudi (OAK)            24
  C. Spikes (CLE)          24
  D. Duncan (CLE)          23
  R. Jackson (OAK)         23
  E. Williams (BAL)        23
  L. Hisle (MIN)           21
  J. Mayberry (KC)         21
  D. Allen (CHI)           20


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