Sunday May 20, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of May 20, 1973:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Chicago         1144  158   306   56   10   27   143   18   20  128   203  .268
Oakland         1382  176   366   48    6   40   170   32   12  139   217  .265
Minnesota       1197  160   316   57   13   27   148   11    9  129   224  .264
Boston          1113  145   293   55    7   36   136   17    6  115   171  .263
Kansas City     1336  198   351   67    8   32   186   25   16  155   170  .263
New York        1254  165   329   49    3   30   160   11   13  119   145  .262
California      1153  127   288   44    7   19   124   19   12   82   144  .250
Detroit         1291  141   310   52   10   28   126   10    9  134   150  .240
Texas           1130  112   257   37    5   18   103   21   11  109   183  .227
Cleveland       1285  129   290   42    3   30   121    2   13  113   193  .226
Baltimore       1162  115   262   38    7   20   103   29   12  129   140  .226
Milwaukee       1218  133   271   42   11   34   128   18   12  109   220  .223

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ed Kirkpatrick (KC)      30  112   25   39  11   1   3   19   1   3    9   10  .348
Dick Allen (CHI)         34  122   23   40  10   3   8   20   4   0   16   25  .328
Carlton Fisk (BOS)       32  116   17   37   7   0   8   17   1   1    8   19  .319
Amos Otis (KC)           39  162   29   51   9   1   8   24   4   1   13   12  .315
Reggie Jackson (OAK)     39  146   27   45   7   1   6   29   6   1   21   29  .308
Thurman Munson (NY)      36  130   18   40   8   1   4   18   0   4    5    9  .308
Alex Johnson (TEX)       35  137   11   42   4   1   3   15   3   2    5   20  .307
Bert Campaneris (OAK)    33  141   19   43   2   2   1   11   9   3    9   19  .305
Bobby Valentine (CAL)    32  126   12   38   5   2   1   13   6   1    5    9  .302
Bill Freehan (DET)       33  130   12   39   6   1   0    8   0   0   13   10  .300

 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             30   86   12   26   5   1   0    6   1   1    6   11  .302
Bobby Valentine       32  126   12   38   5   2   1   13   6   1    5    9  .302
Rudy Meoli            23   44    9   13   2   0   0    2   0   0    6    5  .296
Frank Robinson        29  106   17   30   5   0   7   24   0   0   12   14  .283
Bob Oliver            31  101   10   27   4   1   5   22   0   0    5   17  .267
Al Gallagher          27   79    5   21   2   0   0    5   1   1   12    9  .266
Leroy Stanton         21   56    7   14   4   0   1    2   0   0    2   14  .250
Vada Pinson           28  101   12   25   3   0   1   15   0   2    5   13  .248
Jim Spencer           29   87   10   21   4   2   2   11   0   0    9    9  .241
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          21   53    3   12   3   0   0    4   0   0    1    4  .226
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          35  112    9   21   0   0   0    6   9   3    3    7  .188
Billy Grabarkewitz    19   58   10   10   3   1   1    4   1   1    9   11  .172
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             24   89   19   32   7   2   0   12   1   6   14   13  .360
Rick Reichardt        19   56    5   19   4   1   1    8   1   1    3    8  .339
Dick Allen            34  122   23   40  10   3   8   20   4   0   16   25  .328
Tony Muser            17   20    2    6   2   0   0    1   0   1    3    4  .300
Carlos May            27  110   13   32   1   0   4   21   2   2    7   17  .291
Bill Melton           34  125   21   36   6   0   8   30   0   0   19    9  .288
Ken Henderson         32  122   16   34   7   0   1    9   1   3   15   27  .279
Mike Andrews          26   87    9   22   6   0   0    9   0   1   14   15  .253
Johnny Jeter          22   73    8   18   4   1   1    2   2   0    2   16  .247
Ed Herrmann           25   81   12   19   3   1   2    7   0   0    8    5  .235
Jorge Orta            34  111   14   23   2   2   1   10   4   3   14   28  .207
Eddie Leon            32   93   10   19   3   0   1    9   1   1    8   21  .204
Luis Alvarado          9   12    2    2   0   0   0    0   2   1    0    3  .167
Chuck Brinkman        14   33    3    4   1   0   0    4   0   0    4    8  .121
Hank Allen             7    6    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   1    0    3  .000
Rich Morales           7    4    1    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .000

 Cleveland            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Tom Ragland           17   37    2   13   1   0   0    3   0   1    3    5  .351
John Ellis            21   67    7   20   2   0   1    6   0   0    6   10  .299
John Lowenstein       15   41    5   12   1   0   0    3   0   1    6    5  .293
Jerry Kenney           5   16    0    4   0   1   0    2   0   0    2    0  .250
Dave Duncan           37  137   19   34   3   0   9   19   0   0    8   28  .248
George Hendrick       36  138   15   33   6   0   3   13   0   1    5   20  .239
Walt Williams         17   42    3   10   1   0   0    4   1   0    1    6  .238
Oscar Gamble          23   69    8   16   3   1   3    8   0   2    6    5  .232
Charlie Spikes        37  137   19   31   5   1   7   20   0   1   11   32  .226
Buddy Bell            39  132   15   29   4   0   1    7   0   2   18   13  .220
Ron Lolich            16   41    4    9   1   0   2    8   0   2    3    8  .220
Jack Brohamer         29   81    5   17   3   0   1    5   0   0    7    4  .210
Frank Duffy           16   44    3    9   0   0   0    4   0   0    3    6  .205
Rusty Torres          31  105    9   19   7   0   1    6   1   1   15   16  .181
Chris Chambliss       35  122   11   21   2   0   2   10   0   1   13   17  .172
Leo Cardenas          29   76    4   13   3   0   0    3   0   1    6   18  .171

 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          33  130   12   39   6   1   0    8   0   0   13   10  .300
Duke Sims             20   60    6   18   3   0   2    9   1   0    9    6  .300
Ed Brinkman           38  122   12   33   3   4   1   10   0   0   11   12  .271
Gates Brown           28   84   12   22   2   0   3   13   0   1   10    9  .262
Dick McAuliffe        28   97    6   25   7   0   0    8   0   2   13   13  .258
Al Kaline             24   90   13   23   4   0   3   10   1   0   12   10  .256
Jim Northrup          25   92   14   23   4   1   2    5   1   0   12    8  .250
Mickey Stanley        36  111   14   25   5   1   4   15   0   2   13   10  .225
Frank Howard          21   51    5   11   2   1   0    4   0   1    7    6  .216
Norm Cash             30   99   15   20   5   0   5   10   1   0   15   19  .202
Dick Sharon            3    5    0    1   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    0  .200
Aurelio Rodriguez     38  147   11   28   7   1   2   15   1   0    5   18  .191
Ike Brown              9   16    2    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    4    4  .188
Tony Taylor           20   69    5   12   0   0   2    4   4   0    1    7  .174
Rich Reese            21   45    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    4   10  .044
John Gamble            4    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        30  112   25   39  11   1   3   19   1   3    9   10  .348
Amos Otis             39  162   29   51   9   1   8   24   4   1   13   12  .315
Cookie Rojas          37  147   21   42  12   1   1   19   5   0   10    9  .286
Fran Healy            16   43    1   12   2   0   0    3   0   0    5   10  .279
Steve Hovley          24   54    5   15   2   0   0    6   1   0    4    8  .278
Paul Schaal           38  131   13   36   5   0   2   15   1   4   23   18  .275
John Mayberry         39  137   29   37   4   1  11   38   0   0   29   28  .270
Gail Hopkins          15   26    4    7   2   0   0    4   0   0    6    4  .269
Kurt Bevacqua         13   32    7    8   1   0   0    3   0   0    4    4  .250
Lou Piniella          37  133   16   33   6   0   3   20   3   1    7   10  .248
Freddie Patek         38  149   26   34   6   2   1   11   8   4   21   21  .228
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
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
Jerry May             11   30    4    4   1   1   0    2   0   0    3    5  .133
Bobby Floyd           11   15    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    3  .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
Dave May              36  151   19   43   2   1  10   24   1   0    6   25  .285
Ellie Rodriguez       13   37    5   10   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    5  .270
Pedro Garcia          36  123   15   32   5   2   5   14   1   1    7   19  .260
George Scott          36  134   17   34   5   0   4   17   1   2   18   20  .254
John Felske            7   12    1    3   0   1   0    4   0   0    1    3  .250
Tim Johnson           21   65    7   15   4   1   0    4   0   0    4    8  .231
Johnny Briggs         35  126   16   28   6   3   3   12   2   2   17   17  .222
Don Money             34  128   13   27   6   0   3   15   2   1    9   16  .211
Gorman Thomas         27   86    9   18   4   1   1    5   4   4   11   32  .209
Darrell Porter        27   78   10   16   1   1   3   10   2   0   13   17  .205
Ollie Brown           28   84    5   17   4   1   1    6   1   0    7   18  .202
Bob Coluccio          20   64    5   12   2   0   3    7   3   0    3   11  .188
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             4    7    0    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .571
Jim Holt              28   91    9   29   5   2   2   11   0   2    6    8  .319
Rod Carew             34  131   21   39   6   3   3   16   3   3   13   19  .298
Steve Braun           30  105   19   31   9   3   2   14   1   0   22   14  .295
Larry Hisle           35  140   25   41  10   3   5   12   5   1   19   30  .293
Tony Oliva            31  117   16   33   6   0   2   19   0   0    9   12  .282
Danny Thompson        33  126   11   34   6   1   1   17   0   0    5   14  .270
George Mitterwald     22   69    9   18   4   0   2   11   0   1    8   22  .261
Bobby Darwin          34  132   20   32   5   0   5   22   1   0   10   41  .242
Phil Roof             18   47    2   11   2   0   0    7   0   0    7   10  .234
Harmon Killebrew      27  102   11   23   2   0   2    7   0   0   14   24  .226
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               18   30    2    4   0   0   1    2   0   1    2    9  .133
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          25   73   11   27   5   0   3   17   2   0   10   11  .370
Jim Ray Hart          20   67    9   23   4   0   2   12   0   0    5    9  .343
Thurman Munson        36  130   18   40   8   1   4   18   0   4    5    9  .308
Bobby Murcer          37  145   24   42   5   1   7   25   2   2   10   18  .290
Gene Michael          34  109   11   30   4   0   1   12   1   1    8    8  .275
Horace Clarke         37  144   13   38   4   0   0   11   4   4   12    6  .264
Felipe Alou           27   80   11   21   5   0   2    9   0   0    3    8  .263
Matty Alou            30  119   18   31   6   1   1    9   0   0   10   17  .261
Hal Lanier             7   16    3    4   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    1  .250
Roy White             37  147   17   36   2   0   2   12   2   1   21   21  .245
Celerino Sanchez       7   14    3    3   1   0   1    4   0   1    1    2  .214
Graig Nettles         37  121   21   24   2   0   7   22   0   0   27   12  .198
Jerry Moses            2    7    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .143
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           6   13    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    1  .077

 Oakland              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Tim Hosley             3    4    2    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    1  .500
Larry Haney            2    2    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .500
Gonzalo Marquez       17   19    1    6   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    3  .316
Reggie Jackson        39  146   27   45   7   1   6   29   6   1   21   29  .308
Bert Campaneris       33  141   19   43   2   2   1   11   9   3    9   19  .305
Billy Conigliaro      15   44    2   13   2   1   0    5   1   0    2    7  .296
Ray Fosse             39  143   10   42   6   1   2   14   0   1    7   13  .294
Ted Kubiak            31   45    3   13   1   0   1    4   0   1    4    4  .289
Deron Johnson         17   70   11   20   2   0   4   13   0   0    6   13  .286
Dal Maxvill           19   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           39  136   22   36   4   1   8   21   0   0   27   32  .265
Sal Bando             39  135   15   33   4   0   7   16   1   1   23   16  .244
Joe Rudi              39  160   18   37   7   0   5   21   0   0   10   27  .231
Mike Hegan            22   14    2    3   1   0   1    1   0   0    2    4  .214
Dick Green            35   80    6   17   4   0   1   10   0   0    1   12  .213
Jay Johnstone         11   16    1    3   1   0   0    3   0   1    2    2  .188
Rich McKinney         17   22    4    4   1   0   1    2   0   0    3    2  .182
Angel Mangual         26   73    8   12   1   0   2    7   0   1    4   14  .164

 Texas                G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Alex Johnson          35  137   11   42   4   1   3   15   3   2    5   20  .307
Ken Suarez            20   62    9   19   3   0   1    3   1   0    5    4  .307
Toby Harrah           34  129   15   33   6   1   1   17   2   2   13   14  .256
Elliott Maddox        27   79   12   20   1   0   1    8   4   3   12   15  .253
Dave Nelson           25   91   13   23   5   0   2   10   5   3    8   20  .253
Jim Mason             19   43    5   10   1   1   0    1   0   0    4   10  .233
Jeff Burroughs        34  118    9   27   2   1   6   16   0   0   12   23  .229
Vic Harris            31  113   10   24   1   1   1    8   1   1    4   16  .212
Mike Epstein          27   85    9   16   3   0   1    6   0   0   14   19  .188
Dick Billings         12   33    3    6   2   0   0    4   1   0    3    4  .182
Rico Carty            33  110    9   19   4   0   1   10   2   0   16   19  .173
Bill Sudakis          12   25    1    4   2   0   1    3   0   0    3    3  .160
Larry Biittner        17   48    1    7   2   0   0    2   0   0    4    4  .146
Joe Lovitto           19   40    2    5   1   0   0    0   1   0    5    5  .125
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

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  A. Otis (KC)            162
  J. Rudi (OAK)           160
  D. May (MIL)            151
  F. Patek (KC)           149
  A. Rodriguez (DET)      147
  C. Rojas (KC)           147
  R. White (NY)           147
  R. Jackson (OAK)        146
  B. Murcer (NY)          145
  H. Clarke (NY)          144

Runs Scored:

  J. Mayberry (KC)         29
  A. Otis (KC)             29
  R. Jackson (OAK)         27
  F. Patek (KC)            26
  L. Hisle (MIN)           25
  E. Kirkpatrick (KC)      25
  B. Murcer (NY)           24
  D. Allen (CHI)           23
  B. North (OAK)           23
  G. Tenace (OAK)          22

Hits:

  A. Otis (KC)             51
  R. Jackson (OAK)         45
  B. Campaneris (OAK)      43
  D. May (MIL)             43
  R. Fosse (OAK)           42
  A. Johnson (TEX)         42
  B. Murcer (NY)           42
  C. Rojas (KC)            42
  L. Hisle (MIN)           41
  D. Allen (CHI)           40

Doubles:

  C. Rojas (KC)            12
  E. Kirkpatrick (KC)      11
  D. Allen (CHI)           10
  L. Hisle (MIN)           10
  S. Braun (MIN)            9
  A. Otis (KC)              9
  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:

  J. Mayberry (KC)         11
  D. May (MIL)             10
  D. Duncan (CLE)           9
  D. Allen (CHI)            8
  C. Fisk (BOS)             8
  B. Melton (CHI)           8
  A. Otis (KC)              8
  G. Tenace (OAK)           8
  S. Bando (OAK)            7
  B. Murcer (NY)            7

RBI:

  J. Mayberry (KC)         38
  B. Melton (CHI)          30
  R. Jackson (OAK)         29
  B. Murcer (NY)           25
  D. May (MIL)             24
  A. Otis (KC)             24
  F. Robinson (CAL)        24
  B. Darwin (MIN)          22
  G. Nettles (NY)          22
  B. Oliver (CAL)          22

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)            6
  H. Clarke (NY)            4
  T. Munson (NY)            4
  F. Patek (KC)             4
  P. Schaal (KC)            4
  G. Thomas (MIL)           4
  S. Alomar (CAL)           3
  D. Baylor (BAL)           3
  P. Blair (BAL)            3
  B. Campaneris (OAK)       3

Walks:

  J. Mayberry (KC)         29
  B. Grich (BAL)           27
  G. Nettles (NY)          27
  G. Tenace (OAK)          27
  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)          41
  C. Spikes (CLE)          32
  G. Tenace (OAK)          32
  G. Thomas (MIL)          32
  L. Hisle (MIN)           30
  R. Jackson (OAK)         29
  D. Duncan (CLE)          28
  J. Mayberry (KC)         28
  J. Orta (CHI)            28
  K. Henderson (CHI)       27


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