Tuesday May 22, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of May 22, 1973:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Chicago         1177  164   315   57   10   30   147   19   20  130   211  .268
Minnesota       1230  168   328   58   13   27   155   12   10  135   230  .267
New York        1328  177   352   52    4   32   172   11   13  126   152  .265
Boston          1180  151   311   57    7   36   142   18    6  122   183  .264
Kansas City     1408  205   371   69    8   34   192   25   18  164   180  .264
Oakland         1442  185   380   54    7   41   179   33   14  144   224  .264
California      1184  129   291   45    7   19   125   19   13   86   150  .246
Detroit         1323  143   315   53   10   28   126   10    9  136   153  .238
Cleveland       1354  144   311   45    3   32   135    3   14  118   197  .230
Texas           1163  113   264   37    5   18   103   22   12  110   187  .227
Baltimore       1225  119   274   41    9   20   107   30   12  133   152  .224
Milwaukee       1247  137   276   43   11   34   132   18   12  113   224  .221

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ed Kirkpatrick (KC)      32  120   25   40  11   1   3   20   1   3   10   10  .333
Dick Allen (CHI)         35  126   24   41  10   3   9   21   4   0   16   26  .325
Carlton Fisk (BOS)       34  123   17   40   7   0   8   17   1   1    8   22  .325
Thurman Munson (NY)      38  138   20   44   9   1   5   21   0   4    6    9  .319
Bert Campaneris (OAK)    35  149   20   46   3   2   1   12   9   4    9   20  .309
Steve Braun (MIN)        31  108   20   33   9   3   2   15   1   0   23   15  .306
Reggie Jackson (OAK)     41  154   28   47   8   1   6   30   6   2   21   31  .305
Amos Otis (KC)           41  168   30   51   9   1   8   24   4   1   16   12  .304
Bobby Valentine (CAL)    32  126   12   38   5   2   1   13   6   1    5    9  .302
Rod Carew (MIN)          35  136   23   41   6   3   3   17   4   3   13   19  .302

 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           23   88    5   24   6   0   0    8   0   0    3   11  .273
Andy Etchebarren       8   11    0    3   0   1   0    0   0   0    1    0  .273
Al Bumbry             22   49    9   13   1   2   1    3   2   2    3    3  .265
Bobby Grich           36  130   13   32   5   1   3    7   5   1   29   21  .246
Rich Coggins          17   50    7   12   1   3   1    6   4   0    4    3  .240
Don Baylor            33  126   14   29   6   1   2    9   6   3   10   17  .230
Paul Blair            33  100   10   22   2   0   1    3   5   3    6   12  .220
Mark Belanger         35  115   10   25   4   0   0   10   5   1    9    5  .217
Merv Rettenmund       24   92   11   20   5   0   1   12   2   2   13   10  .217
Terry Crowley         21   60    5   13   1   0   0    3   0   0    6    3  .217
Boog Powell           35  128    9   27   3   0   1   14   0   0   21   20  .211
Earl Williams         31  110   13   22   4   0   5   17   0   0   19   25  .200
Brooks Robinson       36  131    7   25   2   1   3   10   1   0    9   17  .191
Ellie Hendricks       10   21    3    4   1   0   1    3   0   0    0    5  .191
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          34  123   17   40   7   0   8   17   1   1    8   22  .325
Mario Guerrero         6   20    3    6   0   0   0    1   1   0    1    1  .300
Doug Griffin          35  124   16   37   7   1   1    9   2   1    4   14  .298
Reggie Smith          26   93   15   27   7   0   4   15   1   0   18   16  .290
Orlando Cepeda        31  121   13   35   7   0   6   21   0   1   12   18  .289
Carl Yastrzemski      35  134   15   36   8   1   6   23   2   1   20   15  .269
Ben Oglivie           20   57    6   15   5   1   1    3   0   0    2   16  .263
Luis Aparicio         31  122   14   31   5   0   0   11   1   1   11    4  .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
Tommy Harper          33  130   19   30   5   3   2   11   8   1   17   26  .231
Rick Miller           23   39    2    9   1   0   0    0   1   0    4    6  .231
Dwight Evans          29   70    9   16   1   0   1    8   1   0   11   15  .229
John Kennedy          17   41    4    8   2   1   1    6   0   0    4   13  .195
Rico Petrocelli       25   86   13   16   0   0   6   15   0   0   10   11  .186

 California           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ken Berry             31   89   12   27   5   1   0    6   1   1    7   11  .303
Bobby Valentine       32  126   12   38   5   2   1   13   6   1    5    9  .302
Rudy Meoli            24   46   10   13   2   0   0    2   0   0    8    5  .283
Frank Robinson        30  109   17   30   5   0   7   25   0   0   12   15  .275
Al Gallagher          28   83    5   22   3   0   0    5   1   1   12    9  .265
Bob Oliver            32  105   10   27   4   1   5   22   0   0    5   17  .257
Leroy Stanton         21   56    7   14   4   0   1    2   0   0    2   14  .250
Jim Spencer           29   87   10   21   4   2   2   11   0   0    9    9  .241
Art Kusnyer           14   29    3    7   2   0   0    3   0   1    0    3  .241
Vada Pinson           29  105   13   25   3   0   1   15   0   2    5   13  .238
Jeff Torborg          22   54    3   12   3   0   0    4   0   0    2    5  .222
Tommy McCraw          23   59    2   13   1   0   1    5   1   1    6    7  .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          35  112    9   21   0   0   0    6   9   3    3    7  .188
Billy Grabarkewitz    20   62   10   11   3   1   1    4   1   2    9   12  .177
Doug Howard            8   21    2    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    6  .095
Mike Epstein           1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .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             24   89   19   32   7   2   0   12   1   6   14   13  .360
Rick Reichardt        20   59    6   20   4   1   1    8   2   1    4    9  .339
Dick Allen            35  126   24   41  10   3   9   21   4   0   16   26  .325
Tony Muser            17   20    2    6   2   0   0    1   0   1    3    4  .300
Ken Henderson         33  126   18   37   7   0   2   10   1   3   15   27  .294
Carlos May            27  110   13   32   1   0   4   21   2   2    7   17  .291
Bill Melton           35  129   22   37   7   0   8   30   0   0   19    9  .287
Mike Andrews          27   90    9   23   6   0   0    9   0   1   15   15  .256
Ed Herrmann           25   81   12   19   3   1   2    7   0   0    8    5  .235
Johnny Jeter          23   77    8   18   4   1   1    2   2   0    2   19  .234
Eddie Leon            33   97   10   20   3   0   1    9   1   1    8   22  .206
Jorge Orta            35  115   14   23   2   2   1   10   4   3   14   30  .200
Luis Alvarado          9   12    2    2   0   0   0    0   2   1    0    3  .167
Chuck Brinkman        15   36    4    5   1   0   1    6   0   0    4    8  .139
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           19   46    3   17   2   0   0    4   0   1    3    6  .370
John Lowenstein       16   45    6   13   2   0   0    4   0   1    6    5  .289
John Ellis            23   73    8   21   2   0   1    6   0   0    8   11  .288
Buddy Bell            41  142   19   36   4   0   1   10   0   3   18   13  .254
Jerry Kenney           5   16    0    4   0   1   0    2   0   0    2    0  .250
George Hendrick       38  145   19   36   6   0   4   15   0   1    6   20  .248
Walt Williams         18   45    4   11   1   0   0    4   2   0    1    6  .244
Dave Duncan           39  145   19   35   4   0   9   21   0   0    8   28  .241
Charlie Spikes        39  145   21   34   5   1   8   25   0   1   11   33  .235
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           18   51    3    9   0   0   0    4   0   0    4    6  .177
Rusty Torres          32  108   10   19   7   0   1    6   1   1   16   16  .176
Leo Cardenas          29   76    4   13   3   0   0    3   0   1    6   18  .171
Chris Chambliss       37  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
Duke Sims             21   64    7   19   4   0   2    9   1   0    9    6  .297
Bill Freehan          34  134   12   39   6   1   0    8   0   0   13   10  .291
Ed Brinkman           39  125   12   34   3   4   1   10   0   0   11   13  .272
Gates Brown           28   84   12   22   2   0   3   13   0   1   10    9  .262
Al Kaline             24   90   13   23   4   0   3   10   1   0   12   10  .256
Dick McAuliffe        29  100    6   25   7   0   0    8   0   2   14   13  .250
Jim Northrup          26   96   14   23   4   1   2    5   1   0   12    8  .240
Mickey Stanley        37  115   14   26   5   1   4   15   0   2   13   11  .226
Frank Howard          21   51    5   11   2   1   0    4   0   1    7    6  .216
Dick Sharon            3    5    0    1   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    0  .200
Aurelio Rodriguez     39  149   12   29   7   1   2   15   1   0    6   18  .195
Norm Cash             31  103   15   20   5   0   5   10   1   0   15   19  .194
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            22   49    2    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    4   11  .061
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        32  120   25   40  11   1   3   20   1   3   10   10  .333
Kurt Bevacqua         15   40    7   13   1   0   0    4   0   0    5    5  .325
Amos Otis             41  168   30   51   9   1   8   24   4   1   16   12  .304
Steve Hovley          26   63    6   19   3   0   0    6   1   1    5    8  .302
John Mayberry         41  144   32   42   5   1  13   42   0   0   31   28  .292
Cookie Rojas          38  152   23   43  12   1   1   19   5   0   10    9  .283
Paul Schaal           39  135   13   37   5   0   2   15   1   4   23   20  .274
Gail Hopkins          16   31    4    8   2   0   0    4   0   0    6    4  .258
Lou Piniella          39  138   16   34   6   0   3   20   3   2    7   11  .246
Fran Healy            18   50    1   12   2   0   0    3   0   0    5   14  .240
Freddie Patek         40  157   26   35   6   2   1   11   8   4   22   23  .223
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           7   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              37  154   19   43   2   1  10   24   1   0    6   25  .279
Ellie Rodriguez       14   41    5   11   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    5  .268
Pedro Garcia          37  127   15   33   5   2   5   14   1   1    7   19  .260
John Felske            7   12    1    3   0   1   0    4   0   0    1    3  .250
George Scott          37  137   18   34   5   0   4   17   1   2   19   20  .248
Tim Johnson           22   68    7   15   4   1   0    5   0   0    4    8  .221
Johnny Briggs         36  128   17   28   6   3   3   12   2   2   19   18  .219
Don Money             35  131   14   28   6   0   3   16   2   1   10   16  .214
Gorman Thomas         28   86   10   18   4   1   1    5   4   4   11   32  .209
Ollie Brown           29   87    5   18   5   1   1    6   1   0    7   19  .207
Darrell Porter        28   78   10   16   1   1   3   10   2   0   13   17  .205
Bob Coluccio          21   67    5   12   2   0   3    7   3   0    3   13  .179
Joe Lahoud            23   54    6    6   0   0   0    5   1   0    7    9  .111
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

 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              29   93   10   29   5   2   2   11   0   2    8    9  .312
Steve Braun           31  108   20   33   9   3   2   15   1   0   23   15  .306
Rod Carew             35  136   23   41   6   3   3   17   4   3   13   19  .302
Larry Hisle           36  145   25   43  10   3   5   13   5   2   19   30  .297
Tony Oliva            32  122   16   34   6   0   2   20   0   0    9   13  .279
Danny Thompson        34  130   12   36   6   1   1   18   0   0    5   14  .277
George Mitterwald     23   71   10   18   4   0   2   11   0   1   10   23  .254
Bobby Darwin          35  136   21   33   5   0   5   22   1   0   10   43  .243
Harmon Killebrew      28  105   12   25   3   0   2    9   0   0   15   24  .238
Phil Roof             18   47    2   11   2   0   0    7   0   0    7   10  .234
Steve Brye            12   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               19   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          22   76   12   28   5   0   3   15   0   0    5    9  .368
Thurman Munson        38  138   20   44   9   1   5   21   0   4    6    9  .319
Bobby Murcer          39  153   25   43   5   1   7   25   2   2   11   20  .281
Felipe Alou           28   84   11   23   5   0   2   10   0   0    3    9  .274
Horace Clarke         39  154   14   41   4   0   0   12   4   4   12    6  .266
Matty Alou            32  128   19   34   6   1   1   11   0   0   10   17  .266
Gene Michael          36  117   12   31   4   1   1   14   1   1    8   10  .265
Hal Lanier             7   16    3    4   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    1  .250
Roy White             39  156   18   38   3   0   2   12   2   1   22   22  .244
Celerino Sanchez       7   14    3    3   1   0   1    4   0   1    1    2  .214
Graig Nettles         39  127   22   25   2   0   7   22   0   0   30   13  .197
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
Bert Campaneris       35  149   20   46   3   2   1   12   9   4    9   20  .309
Deron Johnson         19   75   14   23   3   1   5   15   0   0    7   13  .307
Reggie Jackson        41  154   28   47   8   1   6   30   6   2   21   31  .305
Billy Conigliaro      15   44    2   13   2   1   0    5   1   0    2    7  .296
Ted Kubiak            31   45    3   13   1   0   1    4   0   1    4    4  .289
Ray Fosse             41  150   10   43   6   1   2   15   0   1    7   14  .287
Dal Maxvill           19   14    0    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    3  .286
Billy North           35  120   23   32   4   0   1    8  15   3   18   16  .267
Gene Tenace           40  139   22   36   4   1   8   21   0   0   28   33  .259
Sal Bando             41  143   18   35   6   0   7   16   1   1   23   16  .245
Joe Rudi              41  167   19   38   7   0   5   21   0   0   11   28  .228
Dick Green            37   85    6   18   4   0   1   11   0   0    2   12  .212
Rich McKinney         18   25    4    5   2   0   1    5   0   0    3    2  .200
Jay Johnstone         11   16    1    3   1   0   0    3   0   1    2    2  .188
Mike Hegan            23   18    2    3   1   0   1    1   0   0    2    5  .167
Angel Mangual         27   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          36  141   11   42   4   1   3   15   3   2    5   21  .298
Ken Suarez            21   65    9   19   3   0   1    3   1   0    5    5  .292
Dave Nelson           26   95   13   25   5   0   2   10   6   3    8   20  .263
Jim Mason             20   46    5   12   1   1   0    1   0   0    4   10  .261
Elliott Maddox        27   79   12   20   1   0   1    8   4   3   12   15  .253
Toby Harrah           35  133   15   33   6   1   1   17   2   2   13   14  .248
Jeff Burroughs        35  121    9   27   2   1   6   16   0   0   13   23  .223
Vic Harris            32  117   10   26   1   1   1    8   1   2    4   17  .222
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            34  114   10   20   4   0   1   10   2   0   16   19  .175
Bill Sudakis          12   25    1    4   2   0   1    3   0   0    3    3  .160
Larry Biittner        18   52    1    7   2   0   0    2   0   0    4    5  .135
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)            168
  J. Rudi (OAK)           167
  F. Patek (KC)           157
  R. White (NY)           156
  H. Clarke (NY)          154
  R. Jackson (OAK)        154
  D. May (MIL)            154
  B. Murcer (NY)          153
  C. Rojas (KC)           152
  R. Fosse (OAK)          150

Runs Scored:

  J. Mayberry (KC)         32
  A. Otis (KC)             30
  R. Jackson (OAK)         28
  F. Patek (KC)            26
  L. Hisle (MIN)           25
  E. Kirkpatrick (KC)      25
  B. Murcer (NY)           25
  D. Allen (CHI)           24
  R. Carew (MIN)           23
  B. North (OAK)           23

Hits:

  A. Otis (KC)             51
  R. Jackson (OAK)         47
  B. Campaneris (OAK)      46
  T. Munson (NY)           44
  R. Fosse (OAK)           43
  L. Hisle (MIN)           43
  D. May (MIL)             43
  B. Murcer (NY)           43
  C. Rojas (KC)            43
  A. Johnson (TEX)         42

Doubles:

  C. Rojas (KC)            12
  E. Kirkpatrick (KC)      11
  D. Allen (CHI)           10
  L. Hisle (MIN)           10
  S. Braun (MIN)            9
  T. Munson (NY)            9
  A. Otis (KC)              9
  R. Jackson (OAK)          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
  R. Coggins (BAL)          3
  T. Harper (BOS)           3
  L. Hisle (MIN)            3
  A. Bumbry (BAL)           2
  B. Campaneris (OAK)       2

Home Runs:

  J. Mayberry (KC)         13
  D. May (MIL)             10
  D. Allen (CHI)            9
  D. Duncan (CLE)           9
  C. Fisk (BOS)             8
  B. Melton (CHI)           8
  A. Otis (KC)              8
  C. Spikes (CLE)           8
  G. Tenace (OAK)           8
  S. Bando (OAK)            7

RBI:

  J. Mayberry (KC)         42
  R. Jackson (OAK)         30
  B. Melton (CHI)          30
  B. Murcer (NY)           25
  F. Robinson (CAL)        25
  C. Spikes (CLE)          25
  D. May (MIL)             24
  A. Otis (KC)             24
  C. Yastrzemski (BOS)     23
  B. Darwin (MIN)          22

Stolen Bases:

  B. North (OAK)           15
  S. Alomar (CAL)           9
  B. Campaneris (OAK)       9
  T. Harper (BOS)           8
  F. Patek (KC)             8
  D. Baylor (BAL)           6
  R. Jackson (OAK)          6
  D. Nelson (TEX)           6
  B. Valentine (CAL)        6
  M. Belanger (BAL)         5

Caught Stealing:

  P. Kelly (CHI)            6
  B. Campaneris (OAK)       4
  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
  B. Bell (CLE)             3

Walks:

  J. Mayberry (KC)         31
  G. Nettles (NY)          30
  B. Grich (BAL)           29
  G. Tenace (OAK)          28
  S. Bando (OAK)           23
  S. Braun (MIN)           23
  P. Schaal (KC)           23
  F. Patek (KC)            22
  R. White (NY)            22
  R. Jackson (OAK)         21

Strikeouts:

  B. Darwin (MIN)          43
  C. Spikes (CLE)          33
  G. Tenace (OAK)          33
  G. Thomas (MIL)          32
  R. Jackson (OAK)         31
  L. Hisle (MIN)           30
  J. Orta (CHI)            30
  D. Duncan (CLE)          28
  J. Mayberry (KC)         28
  J. Rudi (OAK)            28


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