Monday May 21, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of May 21, 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         1413  181   374   52    6   41   175   32   13  142   222  .265
Boston          1147  149   303   57    7   36   140   18    6  121   179  .264
Minnesota       1197  160   316   57   13   27   148   11    9  129   224  .264
New York        1290  170   340   50    4   31   165   11   13  121   149  .264
Kansas City     1367  198   359   67    8   32   186   25   18  159   177  .263
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
Cleveland       1321  139   303   45    3   31   131    2   13  114   196  .229
Texas           1130  112   257   37    5   18   103   21   11  109   183  .227
Baltimore       1191  116   266   40    7   20   104   29   12  130   146  .223
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)      31  116   25   39  11   1   3   19   1   3    9   10  .336
Dick Allen (CHI)         34  122   23   40  10   3   8   20   4   0   16   25  .328
Thurman Munson (NY)      37  134   20   43   8   1   5   20   0   4    5    9  .321
Carlton Fisk (BOS)       33  120   17   38   7   0   8   17   1   1    8   22  .317
Amos Otis (KC)           40  164   29   51   9   1   8   24   4   1   15   12  .311
Reggie Jackson (OAK)     40  150   27   46   8   1   6   29   6   2   21   30  .307
Alex Johnson (TEX)       35  137   11   42   4   1   3   15   3   2    5   20  .307
Bert Campaneris (OAK)    34  145   19   44   2   2   1   12   9   3    9   20  .303
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
Andy Etchebarren       8   11    0    3   0   1   0    0   0   0    1    0  .273
Tommy Davis           22   84    4   22   5   0   0    8   0   0    3   11  .262
Al Bumbry             21   46    9   12   1   1   1    2   2   2    3    3  .261
Bobby Grich           35  127   13   31   5   1   3    7   5   1   28   20  .244
Rich Coggins          16   46    7   11   1   2   1    6   3   0    3    3  .239
Don Baylor            32  122   14   29   6   1   2    9   6   3   10   17  .238
Paul Blair            32   98   10   22   2   0   1    3   5   3    6   11  .225
Mark Belanger         34  113   10   25   4   0   0    9   5   1    9    5  .221
Boog Powell           34  124    9   27   3   0   1   14   0   0   21   19  .218
Merv Rettenmund       23   92   11   20   5   0   1   12   2   2   12   10  .217
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       35  127    6   24   2   1   3   10   1   0    9   16  .189
Ellie Hendricks        9   18    2    3   1   0   1    2   0   0    0    3  .167
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          33  120   17   38   7   0   8   17   1   1    8   22  .317
Doug Griffin          34  120   16   36   7   1   1    9   2   1    4   14  .300
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        30  117   13   33   7   0   6   20   0   1   12   18  .282
Carl Yastrzemski      34  130   14   35   8   1   6   23   2   1   20   15  .269
Ben Oglivie           19   57    6   15   5   1   1    3   0   0    2   16  .263
Rick Miller           22   35    2    9   1   0   0    0   1   0    4    5  .257
Luis Aparicio         30  118   13   30   5   0   0   11   1   1   11    3  .254
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
Dwight Evans          28   67    9   16   1   0   1    8   1   0   11   14  .239
Tommy Harper          32  126   19   29   5   3   2   11   8   1   17   25  .230
John Kennedy          16   41    4    8   2   1   1    6   0   0    4   13  .195
Rico Petrocelli       24   83   13   16   0   0   6   14   0   0    9   11  .193

 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           18   41    3   15   2   0   0    4   0   1    3    5  .366
John Lowenstein       16   45    6   13   2   0   0    4   0   1    6    5  .289
John Ellis            22   70    8   20   2   0   1    6   0   0    7   11  .286
George Hendrick       37  142   18   36   6   0   4   15   0   1    5   20  .254
Jerry Kenney           5   16    0    4   0   1   0    2   0   0    2    0  .250
Dave Duncan           38  141   19   35   4   0   9   21   0   0    8   28  .248
Buddy Bell            40  137   18   33   4   0   1    9   0   2   18   13  .241
Walt Williams         17   42    3   10   1   0   0    4   1   0    1    6  .238
Charlie Spikes        38  141   20   33   5   1   7   22   0   1   11   33  .234
Oscar Gamble          23   69    8   16   3   1   3    8   0   2    6    5  .232
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           17   48    3    9   0   0   0    4   0   0    3    6  .188
Rusty Torres          31  105    9   19   7   0   1    6   1   1   15   16  .181
Leo Cardenas          29   76    4   13   3   0   0    3   0   1    6   18  .171
Chris Chambliss       36  126   11   21   2   0   2   10   0   1   13   18  .167

 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        31  116   25   39  11   1   3   19   1   3    9   10  .336
Amos Otis             40  164   29   51   9   1   8   24   4   1   15   12  .311
Steve Hovley          25   58    5   17   2   0   0    6   1   1    4    8  .293
Cookie Rojas          37  147   21   42  12   1   1   19   5   0   10    9  .286
Kurt Bevacqua         14   35    7   10   1   0   0    3   0   0    5    5  .286
Paul Schaal           39  135   13   37   5   0   2   15   1   4   23   20  .274
John Mayberry         40  140   29   38   4   1  11   38   0   0   30   28  .271
Gail Hopkins          15   26    4    7   2   0   0    4   0   0    6    4  .269
Fran Healy            17   46    1   12   2   0   0    3   0   0    5   12  .261
Lou Piniella          38  137   16   34   6   0   3   20   3   2    7   11  .248
Freddie Patek         39  153   26   35   6   2   1   11   8   4   21   22  .229
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          26   76   12   28   5   0   3   17   2   0   11   11  .368
Jim Ray Hart          21   71   10   24   4   0   2   12   0   0    5    9  .338
Thurman Munson        37  134   20   43   8   1   5   20   0   4    5    9  .321
Bobby Murcer          38  149   24   43   5   1   7   25   2   2   10   19  .289
Gene Michael          35  113   12   31   4   1   1   14   1   1    8    9  .274
Horace Clarke         38  149   13   40   4   0   0   12   4   4   12    6  .269
Felipe Alou           27   80   11   21   5   0   2    9   0   0    3    8  .263
Matty Alou            31  123   18   32   6   1   1    9   0   0   10   17  .260
Hal Lanier             7   16    3    4   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    1  .250
Roy White             38  152   17   37   3   0   2   12   2   1   21   22  .243
Celerino Sanchez       7   14    3    3   1   0   1    4   0   1    1    2  .214
Graig Nettles         38  124   21   24   2   0   7   22   0   0   28   13  .194
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        40  150   27   46   8   1   6   29   6   2   21   30  .307
Bert Campaneris       34  145   19   44   2   2   1   12   9   3    9   20  .303
Deron Johnson         18   73   13   22   3   0   5   15   0   0    6   13  .301
Billy Conigliaro      15   44    2   13   2   1   0    5   1   0    2    7  .296
Ray Fosse             40  147   10   43   6   1   2   15   0   1    7   13  .293
Ted Kubiak            31   45    3   13   1   0   1    4   0   1    4    4  .289
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           40  139   22   36   4   1   8   21   0   0   28   33  .259
Sal Bando             40  139   17   35   6   0   7   16   1   1   23   16  .252
Joe Rudi              40  163   19   37   7   0   5   21   0   0   11   28  .227
Dick Green            36   82    6   18   4   0   1   11   0   0    2   12  .220
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
Mike Hegan            23   18    2    3   1   0   1    1   0   0    2    5  .167
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)            164
  J. Rudi (OAK)           163
  F. Patek (KC)           153
  R. White (NY)           152
  D. May (MIL)            151
  R. Jackson (OAK)        150
  H. Clarke (NY)          149
  B. Murcer (NY)          149
  R. Fosse (OAK)          147
  A. Rodriguez (DET)      147

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)         46
  B. Campaneris (OAK)      44
  R. Fosse (OAK)           43
  D. May (MIL)             43
  T. Munson (NY)           43
  B. Murcer (NY)           43
  A. Johnson (TEX)         42
  C. Rojas (KC)            42
  L. Hisle (MIN)           41

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
  R. Jackson (OAK)          8
  T. Munson (NY)            8
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)      8
  O. Cepeda (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
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     23
  B. Darwin (MIN)          22
  G. Nettles (NY)          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)         30
  B. Grich (BAL)           28
  G. Nettles (NY)          28
  G. Tenace (OAK)          28
  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)          33
  G. Tenace (OAK)          33
  G. Thomas (MIL)          32
  L. Hisle (MIN)           30
  R. Jackson (OAK)         30
  D. Duncan (CLE)          28
  J. Mayberry (KC)         28
  J. Orta (CHI)            28
  J. Rudi (OAK)            28


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