Sunday May 13, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of May 13, 1973:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Chicago          874  128   251   44    8   19   114   13   17  106   150  .287
Boston           944  134   257   49    7   33   126   16    4   95   140  .272
Oakland         1143  151   305   40    4   31   145   25   10  118   178  .267
Kansas City     1100  172   293   61    7   23   160   23   14  136   133  .266
New York         999  130   260   41    2   21   125   10   12   97   117  .260
Minnesota        870  110   225   37   10   19   101    7    8   90   163  .259
California       928   94   231   38    7   13    93   16   11   70   125  .249
Detroit         1065  112   253   45    8   22    99    8    7  111   127  .238
Texas            864   89   200   33    3   15    81   16   10   82   134  .232
Cleveland       1034  112   236   35    3   24   105    1   10   88   160  .228
Baltimore       1026  102   226   33    7   18    91   23   12  111   126  .220
Milwaukee        920  112   198   32    9   30   107   16    8   86   164  .215

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ed Kirkpatrick (KC)      25   92   23   34  11   1   3   19   0   3    9    7  .370
Dick Allen (CHI)         26   97   17   32  10   3   5   15   3   0   10   20  .330
Bill Freehan (DET)       26  105    8   34   4   0   0    6   0   0    9    9  .324
Thurman Munson (NY)      30  106   14   34   7   1   2   11   0   4    5    5  .321
Carlton Fisk (BOS)       27   98   14   31   7   0   6   15   1   1    6   16  .316
Alex Johnson (TEX)       27  106    8   33   4   0   2   11   2   2    4   13  .311
Bill Melton (CHI)        26   94   16   29   6   0   6   24   0   0   17    7  .309
Cookie Rojas (KC)        32  130   21   40  12   1   1   19   5   0   10    9  .308
Ken Henderson (CHI)      26  101   14   31   7   0   1    9   1   2   12   19  .307
Rod Carew (MIN)          25   92   15   28   3   2   2   12   2   3   10   12  .304

 Baltimore            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Larry Brown            5    7    2    3   0   0   1    2   0   0    0    0  .429
Tommy Davis           18   68    4   18   4   0   0    7   0   0    3   10  .265
Merv Rettenmund       21   84   11   20   5   0   1   12   2   2   12   10  .238
Bobby Grich           30  110    9   26   5   1   2    5   5   1   22   18  .236
Don Baylor            28  107   13   25   5   1   2    8   4   3    9   15  .234
Al Bumbry             17   35    7    8   0   1   1    2   2   2    3    2  .229
Mark Belanger         29  100   10   22   4   0   0    8   5   1    8    4  .220
Paul Blair            28   87    8   19   2   0   0    2   4   3    6    8  .218
Boog Powell           29  108    9   23   2   0   1   12   0   0   18   16  .213
Terry Crowley         18   54    5   11   1   0   0    3   0   0    6    2  .204
Earl Williams         28   99   12   20   3   0   5   15   0   0   17   23  .202
Brooks Robinson       30  110    5   22   2   1   3   10   0   0    5   13  .200
Rich Coggins          12   34    6    6   0   2   1    3   1   0    1    2  .177
Ellie Hendricks        7   12    1    2   0   0   1    2   0   0    0    3  .167
Andy Etchebarren       5    7    0    1   0   1   0    0   0   0    1    0  .143
Frank Baker            5    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Enos Cabell            2    1    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         3    6    1    3   0   0   0    0   1   0    1    0  .500
Rick Miller           16   22    1    7   0   0   0    0   1   0    1    5  .318
Carlton Fisk          27   98   14   31   7   0   6   15   1   1    6   16  .316
Orlando Cepeda        24   94   13   28   5   0   6   18   0   0    7   15  .298
Doug Griffin          28  100   15   29   6   1   1    8   2   1    3   12  .290
Reggie Smith          24   89   15   25   6   0   4   15   1   0   16   16  .281
Ben Oglivie           17   55    6   15   5   1   1    3   0   0    2   14  .273
Tommy Harper          26  103   17   27   4   3   2   10   7   1   13   16  .262
Luis Aparicio         27  105   13   27   5   0   0    8   1   1   10    3  .257
Carl Yastrzemski      28  106   13   27   6   1   5   19   2   0   17   12  .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
Rico Petrocelli       19   64   13   15   0   0   6   14   0   0    7    7  .234
Dwight Evans          23   53    6   12   1   0   1    8   0   0    8   10  .226
John Kennedy          14   37    4    8   2   1   1    6   0   0    4   10  .216

 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       28  113   11   34   4   2   1   12   6   1    5    8  .301
Frank Robinson        22   83   10   24   4   0   4   15   0   0    9   13  .289
Al Gallagher          20   56    3   16   1   0   0    3   1   0   10    7  .286
Jeff Torborg          14   33    1    9   3   0   0    4   0   0    1    3  .273
Vada Pinson           22   77    9   20   3   0   1   13   0   2    4   12  .260
Bob Oliver            24   76    7   19   4   1   3   14   0   0    4   12  .250
Art Kusnyer           11   28    3    7   2   0   0    3   0   1    0    3  .250
Jim Spencer           23   65    8   16   4   2   1    8   0   0    9    5  .246
Leroy Stanton         18   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
Rudy Meoli            16   18    4    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    5    4  .222
John Stephenson       14   32    3    7   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    4  .219
Sandy Alomar          28   96    8   18   0   0   0    6   6   3    3    6  .188
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         10    0    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   1    0    0  .000

 Chicago              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Pat Kelly             18   62   15   27   4   2   0   10   1   5   12   10  .436
Rick Reichardt        11   27    3   10   0   0   0    1   1   1    2    4  .370
Dick Allen            26   97   17   32  10   3   5   15   3   0   10   20  .330
Bill Melton           26   94   16   29   6   0   6   24   0   0   17    7  .309
Ken Henderson         26  101   14   31   7   0   1    9   1   2   12   19  .307
Mike Andrews          21   70    9   21   5   0   0    8   0   1   13   10  .300
Johnny Jeter          16   50    6   15   4   1   1    2   1   0    2   10  .300
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            24   78   10   18   3   0   1    8   1   1    6   17  .231
Jorge Orta            26   85   12   19   1   1   0    7   3   3   13   21  .224
Tony Muser            12   12    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   1    2    2  .167
Chuck Brinkman        12   29    3    4   1   0   0    4   0   0    4    8  .138
Luis Alvarado          6    7    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .000
Hank Allen             4    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   1    0    2  .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           12   21    2    7   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
Charlie Spikes        30  108   16   28   4   1   6   19   0   1    9   25  .259
Oscar Gamble          18   55    8   14   2   1   3    8   0   2    5    3  .255
George Hendrick       31  120   14   30   5   0   3   13   0   1    3   18  .250
Jerry Kenney           5   16    0    4   0   1   0    2   0   0    2    0  .250
Dave Duncan           30  109   13   27   2   0   5   12   0   0    6   24  .248
Buddy Bell            32  104   14   25   3   0   1    5   0   2   11   10  .240
John Ellis            17   52    5   12   1   0   0    4   0   0    5    8  .231
Frank Duffy            9   22    1    5   0   0   0    3   0   0    2    3  .227
John Lowenstein       11   27    4    6   0   0   0    2   0   0    6    5  .222
Jack Brohamer         24   71    5   15   3   0   1    4   0   0    7    4  .211
Rusty Torres          26   85    9   16   7   0   1    6   0   1   10   14  .188
Leo Cardenas          26   75    4   13   3   0   0    3   0   1    6   18  .173
Chris Chambliss       30  102   10   15   2   0   2   10   0   1   12   15  .147

 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          26  105    8   34   4   0   0    6   0   0    9    9  .324
Jim Northrup          19   72   10   20   4   1   0    3   1   0   10    5  .278
Dick McAuliffe        24   85    5   22   6   0   0    7   0   1    8   11  .259
Ed Brinkman           31   98   11   25   3   3   1    7   0   0   10   12  .255
Duke Sims             13   37    3    9   3   0   1    4   0   0    7    3  .243
Gates Brown           26   76    9   18   2   0   2   11   0   1   10    9  .237
Al Kaline             23   86   13   20   3   0   3   10   1   0   12   10  .233
Norm Cash             26   87   14   20   5   0   5    9   1   0   12   16  .230
Mickey Stanley        29   88   10   20   5   1   3   12   0   1   11    9  .227
Tony Taylor           15   47    4    9   0   0   1    3   3   0    1    5  .192
Frank Howard          17   38    3    7   1   1   0    3   0   1    6    4  .184
Aurelio Rodriguez     31  121    9   22   6   1   2   12   1   0    4   14  .182
Rich Reese            21   45    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    4   10  .044
Ike Brown              5    7    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    2  .000
Dick Sharon            1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 Kansas City          G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ed Kirkpatrick        25   92   23   34  11   1   3   19   0   3    9    7  .370
Cookie Rojas          32  130   21   40  12   1   1   19   5   0   10    9  .308
Paul Schaal           32  109   12   32   4   0   1   13   1   4   21   15  .294
Amos Otis             32  133   24   39   8   1   5   15   4   1   11   11  .293
Gail Hopkins          13   24    4    7   2   0   0    4   0   0    5    4  .292
John Mayberry         32  110   25   29   4   1   9   32   0   0   27   23  .264
Lou Piniella          30  106   11   27   4   0   1   17   3   1    7    5  .255
Steve Hovley          20   40    4   10   2   0   0    6   0   0    2    6  .250
Freddie Patek         31  124   24   30   5   2   1    9   8   3   19   16  .242
Carl Taylor           20   48    7   11   1   0   0    5   1   0   11    9  .229
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            11   28    0    6   2   0   0    1   0   0    2    5  .214
Bobby Floyd            8   10    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .200
Hal McRae             24   83    9   15   4   0   2   11   1   2    7   10  .181
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
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
Bob Heise              4    6    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .333
Johnny Briggs         27   94   16   25   6   3   3    9   2   2   15   13  .266
Pedro Garcia          28   91   11   23   3   1   4   12   1   1    6   16  .253
George Scott          28  105   16   26   5   0   4   15   1   2   12   13  .248
Dave May              28  116   15   28   1   1   9   20   1   0    4   18  .241
Tim Johnson           13   30    5    7   4   1   0    3   0   0    2    4  .233
Gorman Thomas         20   61    8   14   4   1   1    5   4   1    8   21  .230
Darrell Porter        21   61    8   13   1   1   2    9   1   0   10   14  .213
Ollie Brown           21   61    5   12   3   0   1    5   1   0    6   14  .197
Don Money             26   98    8   18   3   0   2   10   1   1    7   13  .184
Bob Coluccio          16   50    5    8   0   0   3    5   3   0    3    8  .160
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            18   48    6    4   0   0   0    3   1   0    6    8  .083

 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              20   65    6   24   4   2   1    9   0   1    5    6  .369
Rod Carew             25   92   15   28   3   2   2   12   2   3   10   12  .304
Larry Hisle           26  105   19   30   7   3   5    9   2   1   10   23  .286
Steve Braun           22   77   14   22   6   2   1   10   1   0   15   10  .286
Tony Oliva            22   80   12   22   3   0   2   10   0   0    5    8  .275
Danny Thompson        24   88    5   23   4   0   0   12   0   0    4    8  .261
Jerry Terrell         13   31    1    8   1   0   0    4   1   1    0    2  .258
George Mitterwald     14   40    3    9   2   0   1    4   0   1    7   15  .225
Harmon Killebrew      19   72    7   16   2   0   1    5   0   0    8   18  .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               12   29    2    4   0   0   1    2   0   1    2    8  .138
Mike Adams            11    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
Ron Blomberg          20   56    8   18   4   0   2   15   2   0    8    8  .321
Thurman Munson        30  106   14   34   7   1   2   11   0   4    5    5  .321
Jim Ray Hart          14   46    5   14   3   0   0    7   0   0    1    8  .304
Bobby Murcer          30  113   20   34   4   0   6   22   2   1   10   16  .301
Matty Alou            23   87   17   26   6   1   1    8   0   0    9   12  .299
Horace Clarke         30  116   11   32   3   0   0   10   3   4   11    5  .276
Gene Michael          28   86    9   23   2   0   1   10   1   1    7    5  .267
Felipe Alou           22   72    6   19   5   0   2    8   0   0    2    7  .264
Roy White             30  119   14   28   2   0   1    7   2   1   16   19  .235
Celerino Sanchez       7   14    3    3   1   0   1    4   0   1    1    2  .214
Graig Nettles         30   98   16   19   2   0   5   16   0   0   20   10  .194
Hal Lanier             6   12    2    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .167
Johnny Callison       13   41    2    6   2   0   0    4   0   0    2    9  .146
Ron Swoboda           11   21    3    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    3   10  .095
Bernie Allen           5    9    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    1  .000
Jerry Moses            1    3    0    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .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         10   44   10   15   1   0   3   10   0   0    3   10  .341
Gonzalo Marquez       15   18    1    6   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    2  .333
Billy Conigliaro      15   44    2   13   2   1   0    5   1   0    2    7  .296
Reggie Jackson        32  119   25   35   6   0   5   22   6   1   20   24  .294
Ray Fosse             32  116    6   34   4   1   1   13   0   1    6   13  .293
Ted Kubiak            28   45    3   13   1   0   1    4   0   1    4    4  .289
Bert Campaneris       26  111   14   32   2   2   0    8   4   2    7   14  .288
Gene Tenace           32  111   20   29   4   0   8   21   0   0   22   27  .261
Joe Rudi              32  133   15   34   6   0   4   19   0   0    8   24  .256
Billy North           29  102   19   26   3   0   0    6  12   2   15   13  .255
Sal Bando             32  111   14   28   3   0   6   15   1   1   18   11  .252
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            28   60    4   13   3   0   0    7   0   0    1    8  .217
Angel Mangual         21   63    8   12   1   0   2    5   0   1    4   10  .191
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
Ken Suarez            13   40    8   13   3   0   1    3   0   0    4    4  .325
Jim Mason             11   16    1    5   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    5  .313
Alex Johnson          27  106    8   33   4   0   2   11   2   2    4   13  .311
Dave Nelson           19   70   12   19   5   0   2    9   4   3    7   14  .271
Toby Harrah           27  106   12   28   6   1   0   11   1   2    9   10  .264
Elliott Maddox        26   77   12   20   1   0   1    8   4   3   12   14  .260
Jeff Burroughs        27   90    7   23   1   1   6   16   0   0   11   17  .256
Vic Harris            23   80    6   15   1   1   1    4   0   0    3   13  .188
Dick Billings         12   33    3    6   2   0   0    4   1   0    3    4  .182
Bill Sudakis           8   17    0    3   2   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .177
Rico Carty            26   88    8   15   3   0   1    9   2   0   12   14  .171
Mike Epstein          22   75    7   12   2   0   1    6   0   0   10   17  .160
Joe Lovitto           12   33    2    5   1   0   0    0   1   0    3    4  .152
Larry Biittner        10   26    1    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .115
Rick Stelmaszek        4    5    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Tom Grieve            13    2    2    0   0   0   0    0   1   0    0    1  .000

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  A. Otis (KC)            133
  J. Rudi (OAK)           133
  C. Rojas (KC)           130
  F. Patek (KC)           124
  A. Rodriguez (DET)      121
  G. Hendrick (CLE)       120
  R. Jackson (OAK)        119
  R. White (NY)           119
  H. Clarke (NY)          116
  R. Fosse (OAK)          116

Runs Scored:

  R. Jackson (OAK)         25
  J. Mayberry (KC)         25
  A. Otis (KC)             24
  F. Patek (KC)            24
  E. Kirkpatrick (KC)      23
  C. Rojas (KC)            21
  B. Murcer (NY)           20
  G. Tenace (OAK)          20
  L. Hisle (MIN)           19
  B. North (OAK)           19

Hits:

  C. Rojas (KC)            40
  A. Otis (KC)             39
  R. Jackson (OAK)         35
  R. Fosse (OAK)           34
  B. Freehan (DET)         34
  E. Kirkpatrick (KC)      34
  T. Munson (NY)           34
  B. Murcer (NY)           34
  J. Rudi (OAK)            34
  B. Valentine (CAL)       34

Doubles:

  C. Rojas (KC)            12
  E. Kirkpatrick (KC)      11
  D. Allen (CHI)           10
  A. Otis (KC)              8
  C. Fisk (BOS)             7
  K. Henderson (CHI)        7
  L. Hisle (MIN)            7
  T. Munson (NY)            7
  R. Torres (CLE)           7
  M. Alou (NY)              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:

  D. May (MIL)              9
  J. Mayberry (KC)          9
  G. Tenace (OAK)           8
  S. Bando (OAK)            6
  J. Burroughs (TEX)        6
  O. Cepeda (BOS)           6
  C. Fisk (BOS)             6
  B. Melton (CHI)           6
  B. Murcer (NY)            6
  R. Petrocelli (BOS)       6

RBI:

  J. Mayberry (KC)         32
  B. Melton (CHI)          24
  R. Jackson (OAK)         22
  B. Murcer (NY)           22
  G. Tenace (OAK)          21
  D. May (MIL)             20
  E. Kirkpatrick (KC)      19
  C. Rojas (KC)            19
  J. Rudi (OAK)            19
  C. Spikes (CLE)          19

Stolen Bases:

  B. North (OAK)           12
  F. Patek (KC)             8
  T. Harper (BOS)           7
  S. Alomar (CAL)           6
  R. Jackson (OAK)          6
  B. Valentine (CAL)        6
  M. Belanger (BAL)         5
  B. Grich (BAL)            5
  C. Rojas (KC)             5
  D. Baylor (BAL)           4

Caught Stealing:

  P. Kelly (CHI)            5
  H. Clarke (NY)            4
  T. Munson (NY)            4
  P. Schaal (KC)            4
  S. Alomar (CAL)           3
  D. Baylor (BAL)           3
  P. Blair (BAL)            3
  R. Carew (MIN)            3
  W. Horton (DET)           3
  E. Kirkpatrick (KC)       3

Walks:

  J. Mayberry (KC)         27
  B. Grich (BAL)           22
  G. Tenace (OAK)          22
  P. Schaal (KC)           21
  R. Jackson (OAK)         20
  G. Nettles (NY)          20
  F. Patek (KC)            19
  S. Bando (OAK)           18
  B. Powell (BAL)          18
  B. Melton (CHI)          17

Strikeouts:

  B. Darwin (MIN)          30
  G. Tenace (OAK)          27
  C. Spikes (CLE)          25
  D. Duncan (CLE)          24
  R. Jackson (OAK)         24
  J. Rudi (OAK)            24
  L. Hisle (MIN)           23
  J. Mayberry (KC)         23
  E. Williams (BAL)        23
  J. Orta (CHI)            21


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