Friday May 18, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of May 18, 1973:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Chicago         1047  146   282   50   10   24   131   17   17  115   179  .269
Oakland         1316  172   353   45    6   39   166   32   12  135   205  .268
Boston          1084  144   287   53    7   36   135   17    6  109   165  .265
New York        1147  150   301   47    3   26   145   11   13  111   132  .262
Minnesota       1083  146   281   49   13   26   134   10    9  120   206  .260
Kansas City     1265  185   327   64    8   27   173   25   16  150   165  .259
California      1093  114   272   40    7   17   112   19   12   74   141  .249
Detroit         1196  132   290   52    8   27   117   10    8  123   138  .243
Texas           1067  109   245   36    5   17   100   21   11   99   167  .230
Baltimore       1132  112   255   37    7   19   100   29   12  126   137  .225
Milwaukee       1125  127   251   40   11   33   122   17   10  102   198  .223
Cleveland       1186  118   263   39    3   25   111    2   13  103   181  .222

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ed Kirkpatrick (KC)      29  107   24   37  11   1   3   19   1   3    9    9  .346
Dick Allen (CHI)         31  116   22   39  10   3   8   20   4   0   13   24  .336
Carlton Fisk (BOS)       31  114   17   37   7   0   8   17   1   1    6   19  .325
Alex Johnson (TEX)       33  129   10   41   4   1   2   14   3   2    5   17  .318
Bill Freehan (DET)       30  120   11   38   6   0   0    7   0   0   11   10  .317
Thurman Munson (NY)      34  122   17   38   8   1   3   16   0   4    5    8  .312
Bert Campaneris (OAK)    31  135   19   42   2   2   1   11   9   3    7   17  .311
Amos Otis (KC)           37  154   27   47   9   1   6   18   4   1   12   12  .305
Doug Griffin (BOS)       32  115   16   35   7   1   1    9   2   1    3   12  .304
Bobby Murcer (NY)        34  132   22   40   5   1   7   25   2   2   10   17  .303

 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           20   76    4   20   5   0   0    8   0   0    3   11  .263
Rich Coggins          15   42    7   11   1   2   1    6   3   0    3    2  .262
Al Bumbry             20   43    8   11   0   1   1    2   2   2    3    2  .256
Bobby Grich           33  122   12   31   5   1   3    7   5   1   25   18  .254
Andy Etchebarren       7    8    0    2   0   1   0    0   0   0    1    0  .250
Don Baylor            30  116   14   28   6   1   2    8   6   3   10   16  .241
Merv Rettenmund       22   88   11   20   5   0   1   12   2   2   12   10  .227
Mark Belanger         32  108   10   24   4   0   0    9   5   1    9    4  .222
Boog Powell           32  116    9   25   2   0   1   12   0   0   21   19  .216
Paul Blair            31   94    8   20   2   0   0    2   5   3    6   10  .213
Terry Crowley         20   59    5   12   1   0   0    3   0   0    6    3  .203
Earl Williams         31  110   13   22   4   0   5   17   0   0   19   25  .200
Brooks Robinson       33  121    6   24   2   1   3   10   1   0    8   14  .198
Ellie Hendricks        8   15    2    2   0   0   1    2   0   0    0    3  .133
Frank Baker            6    6    1    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
Carlton Fisk          31  114   17   37   7   0   8   17   1   1    6   19  .325
Doug Griffin          32  115   16   35   7   1   1    9   2   1    3   12  .304
Mario Guerrero         6   20    3    6   0   0   0    1   1   0    1    1  .300
Reggie Smith          26   93   15   27   7   0   4   15   1   0   18   16  .290
Orlando Cepeda        28  109   13   31   6   0   6   19   0   1   11   16  .284
Ben Oglivie           18   56    6   15   5   1   1    3   0   0    2   15  .268
Luis Aparicio         28  110   13   28   5   0   0    9   1   1   10    3  .255
Rick Miller           20   28    1    7   0   0   0    0   1   0    3    5  .250
Danny Cater            6   16    4    4   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    4  .250
Bob Montgomery         1    4    1    1   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .250
Carl Yastrzemski      32  122   14   30   7   1   6   21   2   1   19   14  .246
Tommy Harper          30  119   17   28   4   3   2   11   8   1   15   22  .235
Dwight Evans          26   61    7   14   1   0   1    8   0   0   10   14  .230
Rico Petrocelli       22   76   13   16   0   0   6   14   0   0    7    9  .211
John Kennedy          16   41    4    8   2   1   1    6   0   0    4   13  .195

 California           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Bobby Valentine       32  126   12   38   5   2   1   13   6   1    5    9  .302
Ken Berry             28   81   12   24   4   1   0    4   1   1    5   10  .296
Rudy Meoli            21   36    7   10   1   0   0    2   0   0    5    5  .278
Frank Robinson        27  101   13   28   4   0   6   21   0   0   10   14  .277
Al Gallagher          25   73    5   20   1   0   0    4   1   1   12    9  .274
Vada Pinson           26   94   11   24   3   0   1   15   0   2    4   13  .255
Bob Oliver            29   95    8   24   4   1   4   17   0   0    4   16  .253
Jim Spencer           27   80   10   20   4   2   2   10   0   0    9    8  .250
Art Kusnyer           13   29    3    7   2   0   0    3   0   1    0    3  .241
Jeff Torborg          19   46    3   11   3   0   0    4   0   0    1    4  .239
Leroy Stanton         19   55    6   13   4   0   1    2   0   0    2   14  .236
Tommy McCraw          21   56    2   13   1   0   1    5   1   1    6    7  .232
John Stephenson       14   32    3    7   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    4  .219
Winston Llenas         2    5    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .200
Sandy Alomar          33  111    9   21   0   0   0    6   9   3    3    7  .189
Billy Grabarkewitz    17   52    7    9   3   1   1    4   1   1    7   11  .173
Doug Howard            8   21    2    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    6  .095
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             21   75   18   30   5   2   0   11   1   5   13   11  .400
Rick Reichardt        16   46    4   16   2   1   0    5   1   1    2    7  .348
Dick Allen            31  116   22   39  10   3   8   20   4   0   13   24  .336
Carlos May            24   97   12   29   1   0   3   17   2   2    7   14  .299
Bill Melton           31  114   19   33   6   0   7   27   0   0   19    7  .290
Ken Henderson         29  112   15   32   7   0   1    9   1   2   13   22  .286
Mike Andrews          25   86    9   22   6   0   0    9   0   1   14   15  .256
Johnny Jeter          21   72    7   18   4   1   1    2   2   0    2   15  .250
Tony Muser            14   14    2    3   1   0   0    1   0   1    2    3  .214
Jorge Orta            31  103   13   22   2   2   1   10   4   3   13   24  .214
Ed Herrmann           22   71   10   15   2   1   2    7   0   0    7    3  .211
Eddie Leon            29   91   10   19   3   0   1    8   1   1    6   20  .209
Chuck Brinkman        14   33    3    4   1   0   0    4   0   0    4    8  .121
Luis Alvarado          7    8    1    0   0   0   0    0   1   0    0    3  .000
Hank Allen             6    6    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   1    0    3  .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           15   30    2   10   1   0   0    2   0   1    3    5  .333
John Lowenstein       14   40    5   11   1   0   0    3   0   1    6    5  .275
Ron Lolich            13   34    4    9   1   0   2    8   0   2    2    6  .265
John Ellis            18   56    5   14   1   0   0    5   0   0    5    8  .250
Jerry Kenney           5   16    0    4   0   1   0    2   0   0    2    0  .250
George Hendrick       33  126   14   31   5   0   3   13   0   1    5   19  .246
Dave Duncan           34  126   16   30   3   0   6   14   0   0    7   27  .238
Walt Williams         17   42    3   10   1   0   0    4   1   0    1    6  .238
Oscar Gamble          22   68    8   16   3   1   3    8   0   2    6    4  .235
Charlie Spikes        34  126   17   29   5   1   6   19   0   1   10   28  .230
Buddy Bell            36  122   14   27   3   0   1    6   0   2   14   13  .221
Jack Brohamer         27   77    5   16   3   0   1    4   0   0    7    4  .208
Rusty Torres          29   97    9   18   7   0   1    6   1   1   14   16  .186
Frank Duffy           13   35    2    6   0   0   0    4   0   0    2    5  .171
Leo Cardenas          28   76    4   13   3   0   0    3   0   1    6   18  .171
Chris Chambliss       33  115   10   19   2   0   2   10   0   1   13   17  .165

 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
Duke Sims             17   49    5   16   3   0   2    8   1   0    9    3  .327
Bill Freehan          30  120   11   38   6   0   0    7   0   0   11   10  .317
Jim Northrup          22   80   12   21   4   1   1    4   1   0   11    7  .263
Gates Brown           28   84   12   22   2   0   3   13   0   1   10    9  .262
Dick McAuliffe        26   92    5   24   7   0   0    8   0   1   10   12  .261
Al Kaline             24   90   13   23   4   0   3   10   1   0   12   10  .256
Ed Brinkman           35  111   11   28   3   3   1    8   0   0   11   12  .252
Dick Sharon            2    4    0    1   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    0  .250
Mickey Stanley        33  100   13   23   5   1   4   15   0   2   13    9  .230
Ike Brown              8   14    1    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    3  .214
Norm Cash             28   95   15   20   5   0   5   10   1   0   13   18  .211
Tony Taylor           17   56    5   11   0   0   2    4   4   0    1    5  .196
Frank Howard          19   46    5    9   2   1   0    3   0   1    6    6  .196
Aurelio Rodriguez     35  137   10   24   7   1   2   12   1   0    4   16  .175
Rich Reese            21   45    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    4   10  .044
John Gamble            2    0    1    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        29  107   24   37  11   1   3   19   1   3    9    9  .346
Amos Otis             37  154   27   47   9   1   6   18   4   1   12   12  .305
Jim Wohlford           5   10    2    3   0   1   1    2   0   1    0    1  .300
Cookie Rojas          37  147   21   42  12   1   1   19   5   0   10    9  .286
Fran Healy            14   37    1   10   2   0   0    2   0   0    4    8  .270
Gail Hopkins          15   26    4    7   2   0   0    4   0   0    6    4  .269
Paul Schaal           36  123   12   33   4   0   1   13   1   4   23   18  .268
John Mayberry         37  129   26   34   4   1  10   36   0   0   28   28  .264
Steve Hovley          22   47    5   12   2   0   0    6   1   0    4    7  .255
Lou Piniella          35  124   13   30   6   0   2   19   3   1    7   10  .242
Kurt Bevacqua         11   26    4    6   0   0   0    3   0   0    2    4  .231
Freddie Patek         36  142   26   32   5   2   1   10   8   4   21   21  .225
Keith Marshall         8    9    0    2   1   0   0    3   0   0    1    4  .222
Carl Taylor           23   51    7   11   1   0   0    5   1   0   13   10  .216
Hal McRae             26   89    9   15   4   0   2   11   1   2    7   12  .169
Bobby Floyd            9   14    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    3  .143
Jerry May             11   30    4    4   1   1   0    2   0   0    3    5  .133

 Milwaukee            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Bob Heise              6   11    1    4   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .364
Ellie Rodriguez       11   31    5   10   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    3  .323
Dave May              33  140   18   41   2   1  10   24   1   0    5   20  .293
Pedro Garcia          33  113   14   29   4   2   5   14   1   1    7   19  .257
Tim Johnson           18   55    6   14   4   1   0    4   0   0    2    6  .255
John Felske            7   12    1    3   0   1   0    4   0   0    1    3  .250
George Scott          33  124   16   30   5   0   4   16   1   2   16   17  .242
Johnny Briggs         32  115   16   27   6   3   3   12   2   2   17   14  .235
Darrell Porter        25   73   10   16   1   1   3   10   2   0   13   15  .219
Ollie Brown           25   74    5   16   4   1   1    5   1   0    7   16  .216
Gorman Thomas         25   81    9   17   4   1   1    5   4   2   10   30  .210
Don Money             31  118   11   22   5   0   2   11   1   1    8   16  .186
Bob Coluccio          19   59    5   10   2   0   3    7   3   0    3   10  .170
John Vukovich         21   56    2    6   1   0   1    5   0   1    6   19  .107
Rick Auerbach          6   10    2    1   1   0   0    0   0   1    0    1  .100
Joe Lahoud            22   53    6    5   0   0   0    3   1   0    7    9  .094

 Minnesota            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Dan Monzon             3    3    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .667
Jim Holt              26   84    8   28   5   2   2   11   0   2    6    8  .333
Steve Braun           27   93   19   28   8   3   2   13   1   0   21   12  .301
Rod Carew             31  118   21   35   6   3   3   15   3   3   12   16  .297
Larry Hisle           32  127   22   36   8   3   5   10   4   1   17   29  .284
Tony Oliva            28  104   14   29   5   0   2   16   0   0    8   11  .279
George Mitterwald     19   60    8   16   3   0   2   10   0   1    8   19  .267
Danny Thompson        30  114   10   30   5   1   1   16   0   0    4   12  .263
Harmon Killebrew      24   89    9   21   2   0   2    6   0   0   13   23  .236
Bobby Darwin          31  119   17   26   3   0   4   18   1   0    9   40  .219
Phil Roof             17   43    2    9   2   0   0    7   0   0    7    9  .209
Steve Brye            10   10    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    4  .200
Danny Walton          13   38    7    7   1   1   2    5   0   0    8    9  .184
Jerry Terrell         16   44    1    8   1   0   0    5   1   1    0    3  .182
Joe Lis               16   29    2    4   0   0   1    2   0   1    2    8  .138
Mike Adams            13    8    6    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          23   67    9   22   5   0   3   16   2   0    9   10  .328
Jim Ray Hart          17   56    7   18   4   0   1    9   0   0    4    8  .321
Thurman Munson        34  122   17   38   8   1   3   16   0   4    5    8  .312
Bobby Murcer          34  132   22   40   5   1   7   25   2   2   10   17  .303
Gene Michael          32  101   10   29   4   0   1   12   1   1    8    7  .287
Felipe Alou           25   76   10   21   5   0   2    9   0   0    2    8  .276
Horace Clarke         34  134   12   37   3   0   0   11   4   4   12    6  .276
Matty Alou            27  105   18   28   6   1   1    9   0   0   10   13  .267
Roy White             34  135   15   32   2   0   1    7   2   1   19   20  .237
Celerino Sanchez       7   14    3    3   1   0   1    4   0   1    1    2  .214
Graig Nettles         34  112   20   23   2   0   6   20   0   0   24   11  .205
Hal Lanier             6   12    2    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .167
Johnny Callison       16   48    2    6   2   0   0    4   0   0    2   11  .125
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             2    3    2    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    0  .667
Larry Haney            2    2    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .500
Gonzalo Marquez       16   19    1    6   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    3  .316
Bert Campaneris       31  135   19   42   2   2   1   11   9   3    7   17  .311
Reggie Jackson        37  138   27   41   7   1   6   29   6   1   21   27  .297
Billy Conigliaro      15   44    2   13   2   1   0    5   1   0    2    7  .296
Deron Johnson         15   62   11   18   1   0   4   12   0   0    6   13  .290
Ray Fosse             37  135    8   39   5   1   2   14   0   1    7   13  .289
Ted Kubiak            29   45    3   13   1   0   1    4   0   1    4    4  .289
Dal Maxvill           18   14    0    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    3  .286
Gene Tenace           37  129   22   35   4   1   8   21   0   0   26   29  .271
Billy North           34  118   23   32   4   0   1    8  14   3   17   16  .271
Sal Bando             37  127   15   32   3   0   7   16   1   1   23   15  .252
Joe Rudi              37  153   17   37   7   0   5   21   0   0    9   27  .242
Mike Hegan            20   13    2    3   1   0   1    1   0   0    2    4  .231
Dick Green            33   76    6   17   4   0   1   10   0   0    1   11  .224
Jay Johnstone         11   16    1    3   1   0   0    3   0   1    2    2  .188
Angel Mangual         24   67    8   12   1   0   2    5   0   1    4   12  .179
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          33  129   10   41   4   1   2   14   3   2    5   17  .318
Ken Suarez            18   56    9   17   3   0   1    3   1   0    4    4  .304
Dave Nelson           23   83   13   22   5   0   2    9   5   3    7   15  .265
Toby Harrah           33  126   15   33   6   1   1   17   2   2   12   14  .262
Elliott Maddox        27   79   12   20   1   0   1    8   4   3   12   15  .253
Jim Mason             17   37    5    9   1   1   0    1   0   0    4    9  .243
Jeff Burroughs        32  111    9   25   2   1   6   16   0   0   11   22  .225
Vic Harris            29  105   10   23   1   1   1    7   1   1    4   15  .219
Bill Sudakis          11   21    1    4   2   0   1    3   0   0    3    1  .191
Dick Billings         12   33    3    6   2   0   0    4   1   0    3    4  .182
Rico Carty            32  110    9   19   4   0   1   10   2   0   15   19  .173
Mike Epstein          25   79    7   13   2   0   1    6   0   0   12   18  .165
Larry Biittner        16   45    1    7   2   0   0    2   0   0    3    3  .156
Joe Lovitto           17   37    2    5   1   0   0    0   1   0    3    4  .135
Tom Grieve            17    8    3    1   0   0   0    0   1   0    0    5  .125
Rick Stelmaszek        6    8    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .000

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  A. Otis (KC)            154
  J. Rudi (OAK)           153
  C. Rojas (KC)           147
  F. Patek (KC)           142
  D. May (MIL)            140
  R. Jackson (OAK)        138
  A. Rodriguez (DET)      137
  B. Campaneris (OAK)     135
  R. Fosse (OAK)          135
  R. White (NY)           135

Runs Scored:

  R. Jackson (OAK)         27
  A. Otis (KC)             27
  J. Mayberry (KC)         26
  F. Patek (KC)            26
  E. Kirkpatrick (KC)      24
  B. North (OAK)           23
  D. Allen (CHI)           22
  L. Hisle (MIN)           22
  B. Murcer (NY)           22
  G. Tenace (OAK)          22

Hits:

  A. Otis (KC)             47
  B. Campaneris (OAK)      42
  C. Rojas (KC)            42
  R. Jackson (OAK)         41
  A. Johnson (TEX)         41
  D. May (MIL)             41
  B. Murcer (NY)           40
  D. Allen (CHI)           39
  R. Fosse (OAK)           39
  B. Freehan (DET)         38

Doubles:

  C. Rojas (KC)            12
  E. Kirkpatrick (KC)      11
  D. Allen (CHI)           10
  A. Otis (KC)              9
  S. Braun (MIN)            8
  L. Hisle (MIN)            8
  T. Munson (NY)            8
  C. Fisk (BOS)             7
  D. Griffin (BOS)          7
  K. Henderson (CHI)        7

Triples:

  D. Allen (CHI)            3
  S. Braun (MIN)            3
  J. Briggs (MIL)           3
  E. Brinkman (DET)         3
  R. Carew (MIN)            3
  T. Harper (BOS)           3
  L. Hisle (MIN)            3
  B. Campaneris (OAK)       2
  R. Coggins (BAL)          2
  P. Garcia (MIL)           2

Home Runs:

  D. May (MIL)             10
  J. Mayberry (KC)         10
  D. Allen (CHI)            8
  C. Fisk (BOS)             8
  G. Tenace (OAK)           8
  S. Bando (OAK)            7
  B. Melton (CHI)           7
  B. Murcer (NY)            7
  J. Burroughs (TEX)        6
  O. Cepeda (BOS)           6

RBI:

  J. Mayberry (KC)         36
  R. Jackson (OAK)         29
  B. Melton (CHI)          27
  B. Murcer (NY)           25
  D. May (MIL)             24
  F. Robinson (CAL)        21
  J. Rudi (OAK)            21
  G. Tenace (OAK)          21
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     21
  D. Allen (CHI)           20

Stolen Bases:

  B. North (OAK)           14
  S. Alomar (CAL)           9
  B. Campaneris (OAK)       9
  T. Harper (BOS)           8
  F. Patek (KC)             8
  D. Baylor (BAL)           6
  R. Jackson (OAK)          6
  B. Valentine (CAL)        6
  M. Belanger (BAL)         5
  P. Blair (BAL)            5

Caught Stealing:

  P. Kelly (CHI)            5
  H. Clarke (NY)            4
  T. Munson (NY)            4
  F. Patek (KC)             4
  P. Schaal (KC)            4
  S. Alomar (CAL)           3
  D. Baylor (BAL)           3
  P. Blair (BAL)            3
  B. Campaneris (OAK)       3
  R. Carew (MIN)            3

Walks:

  J. Mayberry (KC)         28
  G. Tenace (OAK)          26
  B. Grich (BAL)           25
  G. Nettles (NY)          24
  S. Bando (OAK)           23
  P. Schaal (KC)           23
  S. Braun (MIN)           21
  R. Jackson (OAK)         21
  F. Patek (KC)            21
  B. Powell (BAL)          21

Strikeouts:

  B. Darwin (MIN)          40
  G. Thomas (MIL)          30
  L. Hisle (MIN)           29
  G. Tenace (OAK)          29
  J. Mayberry (KC)         28
  C. Spikes (CLE)          28
  D. Duncan (CLE)          27
  R. Jackson (OAK)         27
  J. Rudi (OAK)            27
  E. Williams (BAL)        25

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