Saturday May 19, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of May 19, 1973:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Chicago         1079  149   287   52   10   25   134   17   17  119   192  .266
Oakland         1347  174   358   45    6   39   168   32   12  137   213  .266
Boston          1113  145   293   55    7   36   136   17    6  115   171  .263
Minnesota       1120  154   293   53   13   26   142   10    9  126   214  .262
New York        1181  154   309   47    3   27   149   11   13  114   136  .262
Kansas City     1298  190   335   66    8   30   178   25   16  152   167  .258
California      1123  123   282   43    7   18   120   19   12   79   141  .251
Detroit         1229  136   298   52    9   28   121   10    8  127   139  .243
Texas           1098  110   249   37    5   17   101   21   11  104   179  .227
Baltimore       1162  115   262   38    7   20   103   29   12  129   140  .226
Cleveland       1221  124   275   39    3   28   117    2   13  106   185  .225
Milwaukee       1156  129   257   41   11   34   124   18   11  103   207  .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)         32  119   22   39  10   3   8   20   4   0   14   25  .328
Carlton Fisk (BOS)       32  116   17   37   7   0   8   17   1   1    8   19  .319
Reggie Jackson (OAK)     38  142   27   44   7   1   6   29   6   1   21   27  .310
Thurman Munson (NY)      35  126   18   39   8   1   4   17   0   4    5    8  .310
Alex Johnson (TEX)       34  133   10   41   4   1   2   14   3   2    5   20  .308
Bill Freehan (DET)       31  124   11   38   6   0   0    7   0   0   11   10  .307
Larry Hisle (MIN)        33  131   25   40  10   3   5   12   4   1   18   29  .305
Bert Campaneris (OAK)    32  138   19   42   2   2   1   11   9   3    8   19  .304
Amos Otis (KC)           38  158   28   48   9   1   7   21   4   1   12   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           21   80    4   22   5   0   0    8   0   0    3   11  .275
Andy Etchebarren       8   11    0    3   0   1   0    0   0   0    1    0  .273
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           34  124   13   31   5   1   3    7   5   1   27   19  .250
Don Baylor            31  119   14   29   6   1   2    9   6   3   10   16  .244
Paul Blair            32   98   10   22   2   0   1    3   5   3    6   11  .225
Merv Rettenmund       23   92   11   20   5   0   1   12   2   2   12   10  .217
Boog Powell           33  120    9   26   3   0   1   13   0   0   21   19  .217
Mark Belanger         33  111   10   24   4   0   0    9   5   1    9    4  .216
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       34  124    6   24   2   1   3   10   1   0    9   15  .194
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          32  116   17   37   7   0   8   17   1   1    8   19  .319
Mario Guerrero         6   20    3    6   0   0   0    1   1   0    1    1  .300
Doug Griffin          33  117   16   35   7   1   1    9   2   1    3   14  .299
Reggie Smith          26   93   15   27   7   0   4   15   1   0   18   16  .290
Orlando Cepeda        29  113   13   32   7   0   6   20   0   1   11   16  .283
Ben Oglivie           19   57    6   15   5   1   1    3   0   0    2   16  .263
Carl Yastrzemski      33  126   14   33   7   1   6   21   2   1   19   15  .262
Luis Aparicio         29  113   13   29   5   0   0    9   1   1   11    3  .257
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
Tommy Harper          31  123   18   29   5   3   2   11   8   1   16   23  .236
Rick Miller           21   31    1    7   0   0   0    0   1   0    4    5  .226
Dwight Evans          27   64    7   14   1   0   1    8   0   0   10   14  .219
Rico Petrocelli       23   79   13   16   0   0   6   14   0   0    8   10  .203
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
Ken Berry             29   83   12   26   5   1   0    6   1   1    6   10  .313
Bobby Valentine       32  126   12   38   5   2   1   13   6   1    5    9  .302
Rudy Meoli            22   41    8   12   2   0   0    2   0   0    5    5  .293
Al Gallagher          26   76    5   21   2   0   0    5   1   1   12    9  .276
Frank Robinson        28  103   15   28   4   0   6   21   0   0   11   14  .272
Bob Oliver            30   97   10   25   4   1   5   21   0   0    5   16  .258
Vada Pinson           27   97   12   25   3   0   1   15   0   2    5   13  .258
Jim Spencer           28   83   10   21   4   2   2   11   0   0    9    8  .253
Leroy Stanton         20   56    7   14   4   0   1    2   0   0    2   14  .250
Art Kusnyer           13   29    3    7   2   0   0    3   0   1    0    3  .241
Tommy McCraw          22   57    2   13   1   0   1    5   1   1    6    7  .228
Jeff Torborg          20   50    3   11   3   0   0    4   0   0    1    4  .220
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          34  112    9   21   0   0   0    6   9   3    3    7  .188
Billy Grabarkewitz    18   55    9   10   3   1   1    4   1   1    8   11  .182
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             22   80   18   31   6   2   0   11   1   5   13   12  .388
Rick Reichardt        17   50    5   18   3   1   1    8   1   1    2    8  .360
Dick Allen            32  119   22   39  10   3   8   20   4   0   14   25  .328
Carlos May            25  101   12   29   1   0   3   17   2   2    7   16  .287
Bill Melton           32  117   20   33   6   0   7   27   0   0   19    8  .282
Ken Henderson         30  115   16   32   7   0   1    9   1   2   14   25  .278
Tony Muser            15   15    2    4   1   0   0    1   0   1    2    3  .267
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
Ed Herrmann           23   75   10   16   2   1   2    7   0   0    7    4  .213
Jorge Orta            32  106   13   22   2   2   1   10   4   3   14   26  .208
Eddie Leon            30   93   10   19   3   0   1    8   1   1    7   21  .204
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           16   34    2   12   1   0   0    2   0   1    3    5  .353
John Lowenstein       14   40    5   11   1   0   0    3   0   1    6    5  .275
John Ellis            19   60    6   16   1   0   1    6   0   0    5    9  .267
Dave Duncan           35  130   18   33   3   0   8   18   0   0    7   27  .254
Jerry Kenney           5   16    0    4   0   1   0    2   0   0    2    0  .250
George Hendrick       34  130   15   32   5   0   3   13   0   1    5   20  .246
Walt Williams         17   42    3   10   1   0   0    4   1   0    1    6  .238
Ron Lolich            14   38    4    9   1   0   2    8   0   2    2    8  .237
Oscar Gamble          22   68    8   16   3   1   3    8   0   2    6    4  .235
Charlie Spikes        35  130   18   30   5   1   6   19   0   1   10   28  .231
Buddy Bell            37  126   14   27   3   0   1    7   0   2   15   13  .214
Frank Duffy           14   38    3    8   0   0   0    4   0   0    3    5  .211
Jack Brohamer         27   77    5   16   3   0   1    4   0   0    7    4  .208
Rusty Torres          30  101    9   19   7   0   1    6   1   1   15   16  .188
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             18   53    5   17   3   0   2    8   1   0    9    4  .321
Bill Freehan          31  124   11   38   6   0   0    7   0   0   11   10  .307
Dick McAuliffe        27   95    6   25   7   0   0    8   0   1   11   12  .263
Gates Brown           28   84   12   22   2   0   3   13   0   1   10    9  .262
Ed Brinkman           36  115   11   30   3   4   1   10   0   0   11   12  .261
Jim Northrup          23   85   13   22   4   1   2    5   1   0   11    7  .259
Al Kaline             24   90   13   23   4   0   3   10   1   0   12   10  .256
Dick Sharon            2    4    0    1   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    0  .250
Mickey Stanley        34  103   14   24   5   1   4   15   0   2   13    9  .233
Ike Brown              8   14    1    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    3  .214
Norm Cash             29   97   15   20   5   0   5   10   1   0   15   18  .206
Tony Taylor           18   61    5   12   0   0   2    4   4   0    1    5  .197
Frank Howard          19   46    5    9   2   1   0    3   0   1    6    6  .196
Aurelio Rodriguez     36  140   11   25   7   1   2   13   1   0    5   16  .179
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             38  158   28   48   9   1   7   21   4   1   12   12  .304
Cookie Rojas          37  147   21   42  12   1   1   19   5   0   10    9  .286
Paul Schaal           37  127   13   35   5   0   2   14   1   4   23   18  .276
Fran Healy            15   40    1   11   2   0   0    2   0   0    4    9  .275
Gail Hopkins          15   26    4    7   2   0   0    4   0   0    6    4  .269
Steve Hovley          23   49    5   13   2   0   0    6   1   0    4    7  .265
John Mayberry         38  132   27   35   4   1  10   36   0   0   29   28  .265
Lou Piniella          36  128   14   31   6   0   3   20   3   1    7   10  .242
Kurt Bevacqua         12   29    5    7   1   0   0    3   0   0    3    4  .241
Keith Marshall         8    9    0    2   1   0   0    3   0   0    1    4  .222
Freddie Patek         37  146   26   32   5   2   1   10   8   4   21   21  .219
Carl Taylor           23   51    7   11   1   0   0    5   1   0   13   10  .216
Jim Wohlford           6   14    2    3   0   1   1    2   0   1    0    2  .214
Hal McRae             27   91    9   15   4   0   2   11   1   2    7   12  .165
Bobby Floyd           10   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              34  144   18   41   2   1  10   24   1   0    5   22  .285
Pedro Garcia          34  116   15   31   5   2   5   14   1   1    7   19  .267
John Felske            7   12    1    3   0   1   0    4   0   0    1    3  .250
George Scott          34  127   16   31   5   0   4   16   1   2   17   19  .244
Tim Johnson           19   59    6   14   4   1   0    4   0   0    2    6  .237
Johnny Briggs         33  119   16   27   6   3   3   12   2   2   17   16  .227
Gorman Thomas         26   84    9   18   4   1   1    5   4   3   10   31  .214
Darrell Porter        26   76   10   16   1   1   3   10   2   0   13   16  .211
Ollie Brown           26   77    5   16   4   1   1    5   1   0    7   17  .208
Don Money             32  122   12   24   5   0   3   13   2   1    8   16  .197
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              27   87    8   28   5   2   2   11   0   2    6    8  .322
Larry Hisle           33  131   25   40  10   3   5   12   4   1   18   29  .305
Steve Braun           28   97   19   29   8   3   2   14   1   0   22   14  .299
Rod Carew             32  121   21   36   6   3   3   15   3   3   13   17  .298
Tony Oliva            29  109   14   31   5   0   2   19   0   0    8   12  .284
Danny Thompson        31  118   11   31   6   1   1   17   0   0    5   14  .263
George Mitterwald     20   65    9   17   3   0   2   10   0   1    8   20  .262
Harmon Killebrew      25   94   10   22   2   0   2    7   0   0   13   24  .234
Bobby Darwin          32  123   18   27   4   0   4   18   1   0   10   40  .220
Phil Roof             17   43    2    9   2   0   0    7   0   0    7    9  .209
Steve Brye            11   10    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    4  .200
Danny Walton          14   38    7    7   1   1   2    5   0   0    9    9  .184
Jerry Terrell         16   44    1    8   1   0   0    5   1   1    0    3  .182
Joe Lis               17   29    2    4   0   0   1    2   0   1    2    8  .138
Mike Adams            14    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          24   70   10   24   5   0   3   17   2   0   10   11  .343
Jim Ray Hart          18   60    7   20   4   0   1   10   0   0    4    8  .333
Thurman Munson        35  126   18   39   8   1   4   17   0   4    5    8  .310
Bobby Murcer          35  136   23   41   5   1   7   25   2   2   10   17  .302
Gene Michael          33  105   10   30   4   0   1   12   1   1    8    8  .286
Felipe Alou           25   76   10   21   5   0   2    9   0   0    2    8  .276
Horace Clarke         35  139   12   37   3   0   0   11   4   4   12    6  .266
Matty Alou            28  109   18   28   6   1   1    9   0   0   10   15  .257
Roy White             35  138   16   33   2   0   1    7   2   1   20   20  .239
Celerino Sanchez       7   14    3    3   1   0   1    4   0   1    1    2  .214
Graig Nettles         35  115   20   23   2   0   6   21   0   0   25   11  .200
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
Reggie Jackson        38  142   27   44   7   1   6   29   6   1   21   27  .310
Bert Campaneris       32  138   19   42   2   2   1   11   9   3    8   19  .304
Billy Conigliaro      15   44    2   13   2   1   0    5   1   0    2    7  .296
Ted Kubiak            30   45    3   13   1   0   1    4   0   1    4    4  .289
Deron Johnson         16   66   11   19   1   0   4   13   0   0    6   13  .288
Ray Fosse             38  139    9   40   5   1   2   14   0   1    7   13  .288
Dal Maxvill           18   14    0    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    3  .286
Billy North           34  118   23   32   4   0   1    8  14   3   17   16  .271
Gene Tenace           38  133   22   35   4   1   8   21   0   0   26   32  .263
Sal Bando             38  131   15   32   3   0   7   16   1   1   23   16  .244
Joe Rudi              38  156   18   37   7   0   5   21   0   0   10   27  .237
Dick Green            34   78    6   17   4   0   1   10   0   0    1   12  .218
Mike Hegan            21   14    2    3   1   0   1    1   0   0    2    4  .214
Jay Johnstone         11   16    1    3   1   0   0    3   0   1    2    2  .188
Angel Mangual         25   69    8   12   1   0   2    6   0   1    4   13  .174
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          34  133   10   41   4   1   2   14   3   2    5   20  .308
Ken Suarez            19   58    9   17   3   0   1    3   1   0    5    4  .293
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
Dave Nelson           24   87   13   22   5   0   2    9   5   3    7   19  .253
Jeff Burroughs        33  115    9   26   2   1   6   16   0   0   11   23  .226
Vic Harris            30  109   10   24   1   1   1    8   1   1    4   16  .220
Jim Mason             18   41    5    9   1   1   0    1   0   0    4   10  .220
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          26   82    8   14   3   0   1    6   0   0   13   18  .171
Larry Biittner        17   48    1    7   2   0   0    2   0   0    4    4  .146
Joe Lovitto           18   39    2    5   1   0   0    0   1   0    5    5  .128
Tom Grieve            17    8    3    1   0   0   0    0   1   0    0    5  .125
Rick Stelmaszek        7    9    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .111

The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at "www.retrosheet.org".

















League Leaders

At Bats:

  A. Otis (KC)            158
  J. Rudi (OAK)           156
  C. Rojas (KC)           147
  F. Patek (KC)           146
  D. May (MIL)            144
  R. Jackson (OAK)        142
  A. Rodriguez (DET)      140
  H. Clarke (NY)          139
  R. Fosse (OAK)          139
  B. Campaneris (OAK)     138

Runs Scored:

  A. Otis (KC)             28
  R. Jackson (OAK)         27
  J. Mayberry (KC)         27
  F. Patek (KC)            26
  L. Hisle (MIN)           25
  E. Kirkpatrick (KC)      24
  B. Murcer (NY)           23
  B. North (OAK)           23
  D. Allen (CHI)           22
  G. Tenace (OAK)          22

Hits:

  A. Otis (KC)             48
  R. Jackson (OAK)         44
  B. Campaneris (OAK)      42
  C. Rojas (KC)            42
  A. Johnson (TEX)         41
  D. May (MIL)             41
  B. Murcer (NY)           41
  R. Fosse (OAK)           40
  L. Hisle (MIN)           40
  D. Allen (CHI)           39

Doubles:

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

Triples:

  E. Brinkman (DET)         4
  D. Allen (CHI)            3
  S. Braun (MIN)            3
  J. Briggs (MIL)           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
  D. Duncan (CLE)           8
  C. Fisk (BOS)             8
  G. Tenace (OAK)           8
  S. Bando (OAK)            7
  B. Melton (CHI)           7
  B. Murcer (NY)            7
  A. Otis (KC)              7

RBI:

  J. Mayberry (KC)         36
  R. Jackson (OAK)         29
  B. Melton (CHI)          27
  B. Murcer (NY)           25
  D. May (MIL)             24
  G. Nettles (NY)          21
  B. Oliver (CAL)          21
  A. Otis (KC)             21
  F. Robinson (CAL)        21
  J. Rudi (OAK)            21

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)         29
  B. Grich (BAL)           27
  G. Tenace (OAK)          26
  G. Nettles (NY)          25
  S. Bando (OAK)           23
  P. Schaal (KC)           23
  S. Braun (MIN)           22
  R. Jackson (OAK)         21
  F. Patek (KC)            21
  B. Powell (BAL)          21

Strikeouts:

  B. Darwin (MIN)          40
  G. Tenace (OAK)          32
  G. Thomas (MIL)          31
  L. Hisle (MIN)           29
  J. Mayberry (KC)         28
  C. Spikes (CLE)          28
  D. Duncan (CLE)          27
  R. Jackson (OAK)         27
  J. Rudi (OAK)            27
  J. Orta (CHI)            26


Copyright © 2014-2024, All Rights Reserved   •   Privacy Policy   •   Contact Us   •   Status Report