1973 American League Batting Leaders

1972 Season 1974 Season

Classification: Major League

Overall: 972 games, 12 teams, approx. 162 games in season

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League Player Batting
Rk	Name	Age	Tm	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1	Rod Carew	27	MIN	Maj	MIN	149	657	580	98	203	30	11	6	62	41	16	62	55	.350	.411	.471	.882	273	16	2	7	6	9
2	Al Bumbry	26	BAL	Maj	BAL	110	395	356	73	120	15	11	7	34	23	10	34	49	.337	.399	.500	.899	178	5	3	1	1	0
3	Ron Blomberg	24	NYA	Maj	NYY	100	338	301	45	99	13	1	12	57	2	0	34	25	.329	.395	.498	.893	150	7	0	1	2	4
4	Richie Scheinblum	30	CAL	Maj	CAL	77	268	229	28	75	10	2	3	21	0	0	35	27	.328	.417	.428	.845	98	6	1	2	1	6
5	Rich Coggins*	22	BAL	Maj	BAL	110	426	389	54	124	19	9	7	41	17	9	28	24	.319	.363	.468	.831	182	7	0	7	2	2
6	Dick Allen	31	CHA	Maj	CHW	72	288	250	39	79	20	3	16	41	7	2	33	51	.316	.394	.612	1.006	153	9	1	1	3	3
7	Willie Horton	30	DET	Maj	DET	111	443	411	42	130	19	3	17	53	1	4	23	57	.316	.362	.501	.863	206	14	7	1	1	5
8	Danny Cater	33	BOS	Maj	BOS	63	208	195	30	61	12	0	1	24	0	0	10	22	.313	.348	.390	.738	76	6	1	1	1	1
9	Jim Northrup	33	DET	Maj	DET	119	447	404	55	124	14	7	12	44	4	4	38	41	.307	.366	.465	.832	188	8	1	2	2	6
10	Tommy Davis	34	BAL	Maj	BAL	137	590	552	53	169	20	3	7	89	11	3	30	56	.306	.341	.391	.732	216	15	1	3	4	3
11	George Scott	29	MIL	Maj	MIL	158	673	604	98	185	30	4	24	107	9	5	61	94	.306	.370	.488	.858	295	19	2	2	4	6
12	Bobby Murcer	27	NYA	Maj	NYY	160	672	616	83	187	29	2	22	95	6	7	50	67	.304	.357	.464	.821	286	11	3	0	3	6
13	Dave May	29	MIL	Maj	MIL	156	680	624	96	189	23	4	25	93	6	7	44	78	.303	.352	.473	.824	295	13	5	3	4	6
14	Reggie Smith	28	BOS	Maj	BOS	115	495	423	79	128	23	2	21	69	3	2	68	49	.303	.398	.515	.913	218	11	1	0	3	7
15	Thurman Munson	26	NYA	Maj	NYY	147	576	519	80	156	29	4	20	74	4	6	48	64	.301	.362	.488	.849	253	12	4	1	4	4
16	Amos Otis	26	KCA	Maj	KCR	148	651	583	89	175	21	4	26	93	13	9	63	47	.300	.368	.484	.851	282	10	1	1	3	5
17	Jim Holt	29	MIN	Maj	MIN	132	475	441	52	131	25	3	11	58	0	3	29	43	.297	.341	.442	.783	195	12	2	0	3	4
18	Matty Alou*	34	NYA	Maj	NYY	123	538	497	59	147	22	1	2	28	5	2	30	43	.296	.338	.356	.694	177	18	3	6	2	0
19	Carl Yastrzemski	33	BOS	Maj	BOS	152	652	540	82	160	25	4	19	95	9	7	105	58	.296	.407	.463	.870	250	19	0	1	6	13
20	Reggie Jackson*	27	OAK	Maj	OAK	151	629	539	99	158	28	2	32	117	22	8	76	111	.293	.383	.531	.914	286	13	7	0	7	11
21	John Lowenstein	26	CLE	Maj	CLE	98	334	305	42	89	16	1	6	40	5	3	23	41	.292	.338	.410	.748	125	9	0	3	3	0
22	Tony Oliva	34	MIN	Maj	MIN	146	624	571	63	166	20	0	16	92	2	1	45	44	.291	.345	.410	.754	234	13	4	0	4	14
23	Orlando Cepeda	35	BOS	Maj	BOS	142	608	550	51	159	25	0	20	86	0	2	50	81	.289	.350	.444	.793	244	24	3	2	3	13
24	Walt Williams	29	CLE	Maj	CLE	104	371	350	43	101	15	1	8	38	9	4	14	29	.289	.316	.406	.722	142	8	1	4	2	2
25	Paul Schaal	30	KCA	Maj	KCR	121	471	396	61	114	14	3	8	42	5	6	63	45	.288	.389	.399	.788	158	13	5	3	4	0
26	Sal Bando	29	OAK	Maj	OAK	162	689	592	97	170	32	3	29	98	4	2	82	84	.287	.375	.498	.873	295	13	4	6	5	5
27	Alex Johnson	30	TEX	Maj	TEX	158	663	624	62	179	26	3	8	68	10	5	32	82	.287	.322	.377	.698	235	17	2	1	4	5
28	Dave Nelson	29	TEX	Maj	TEX	142	624	576	71	165	24	4	7	48	43	16	34	78	.287	.325	.379	.703	218	11	0	11	3	3
29	Don Baylor	24	BAL	Maj	BAL	118	459	405	64	116	20	4	11	51	32	9	35	48	.286	.357	.437	.794	177	11	13	0	6	3
30	Tony Muser*	25	CHA	Maj	CHW	109	346	309	38	88	14	3	4	30	8	4	33	36	.285	.352	.388	.740	120	7	0	2	2	0
31	Bill North	25	OAK	Maj	OAK	146	642	554	98	158	10	5	5	34	53	20	78	89	.285	.376	.348	.725	193	7	3	7	0	5
32	Ken Berry	32	CAL	Maj	CAL	136	452	415	48	118	11	2	3	36	1	6	26	50	.284	.327	.342	.669	142	19	1	8	2	0
33	Don Money	26	MIL	Maj	MIL	145	627	556	75	158	28	2	11	61	22	5	53	53	.284	.347	.401	.749	223	12	3	11	4	3
34	Steve Braun	25	MIN	Maj	MIN	115	440	361	46	102	28	5	6	42	4	3	74	48	.283	.408	.438	.845	158	9	3	1	1	8
35	Tommy Harper	32	BOS	Maj	BOS	147	638	566	92	159	23	3	17	71	54	14	61	93	.281	.351	.422	.774	239	6	1	9	1	2
36	Paul Blair	29	BAL	Maj	BAL	146	554	500	73	140	25	3	10	64	18	8	43	72	.280	.334	.402	.736	201	10	0	6	5	4
37	Ollie Brown	29	MIL	Maj	MIL	97	333	296	28	83	10	1	7	32	4	1	33	53	.280	.355	.392	.747	116	8	2	1	1	1
38	Jeff Burroughs	22	TEX	Maj	TEX	151	605	526	71	147	17	1	30	85	0	0	67	88	.280	.355	.487	.842	256	8	1	0	11	3
39	Pat Kelly*	28	CHA	Maj	CHW	144	625	550	77	154	24	5	1	44	22	15	65	91	.280	.355	.347	.703	191	18	2	3	5	1
40	John Mayberry*	24	KCA	Maj	KCR	152	638	510	87	142	20	2	26	100	3	0	122	79	.278	.417	.478	.895	244	5	2	0	4	17
41	Bill Melton	27	CHA	Maj	CHW	152	642	560	83	155	29	1	20	87	4	4	75	66	.277	.363	.439	.802	246	20	2	2	3	7
42	Fran Healy	26	KCA	Maj	KCR	95	315	279	25	77	15	2	6	34	3	4	31	56	.276	.348	.409	.757	114	4	0	5	0	0
43	Cookie Rojas	34	KCA	Maj	KCR	139	595	551	77	152	29	3	6	69	18	4	37	38	.276	.320	.372	.692	205	16	1	1	5	1
44	Bill Sharp*	23	CHA	Maj	CHW	77	223	196	23	54	8	3	4	22	2	3	19	28	.276	.346	.408	.754	80	2	3	3	2	2
45	Dick McAuliffe	33	DET	Maj	DET	106	395	343	39	94	18	1	12	47	0	4	49	52	.274	.366	.437	.804	150	2	1	2	0	5
46	Chris Chambliss	24	CLE	Maj	CLE	155	636	572	70	156	30	2	11	53	4	8	58	76	.273	.342	.390	.732	223	14	3	1	2	8
47	Al Gallagher	27	CAL	Maj	CAL	110	352	311	16	85	6	1	0	26	1	3	35	31	.273	.345	.299	.644	93	9	1	1	4	3
48	Larry Hisle	26	MIN	Maj	MIN	143	618	545	88	148	25	6	15	64	11	4	64	128	.272	.351	.422	.773	230	13	4	2	3	2
49	Luis Aparicio	39	BOS	Maj	BOS	132	561	499	56	135	17	1	0	49	13	1	43	33	.271	.324	.309	.633	154	12	0	12	7	1
50	Jerry Hairston	21	CHA	Maj	CHW	60	245	210	25	57	11	1	0	23	0	0	33	30	.271	.371	.333	.705	70	3	1	0	1	0
51	John Ellis	24	CLE	Maj	CLE	127	494	437	59	118	12	2	14	68	0	0	46	57	.270	.339	.403	.741	176	13	3	1	7	2
52	Joe Rudi	26	OAK	Maj	OAK	120	483	437	53	118	25	1	12	66	0	0	30	72	.270	.315	.414	.729	181	13	2	7	7	4
53	Ellie Rodríguez	27	MIL	Maj	MIL	94	350	290	30	78	8	1	0	30	4	3	41	28	.269	.376	.303	.680	88	8	10	7	2	3
54	Buddy Bell	21	CLE	Maj	CLE	156	689	631	86	169	23	7	14	59	7	15	49	47	.268	.325	.393	.718	248	13	6	0	3	2
55	George Hendrick	23	CLE	Maj	CLE	113	473	440	64	118	18	0	21	61	7	6	25	71	.268	.308	.452	.760	199	9	2	2	4	1
56	Carlos May	25	CHA	Maj	CHW	149	617	553	62	148	20	0	20	96	8	6	53	73	.268	.334	.412	.747	228	14	5	1	5	5
57	Oscar Gamble	23	CLE	Maj	CLE	113	432	390	56	104	11	3	20	44	3	4	34	37	.267	.329	.464	.793	181	4	3	3	2	1
58	Jorge Orta	22	CHA	Maj	CHW	128	469	425	46	113	9	10	6	40	8	8	37	87	.266	.323	.377	.699	160	7	1	1	5	3
59	Frank Robinson	37	CAL	Maj	CAL	147	630	534	85	142	29	0	30	97	1	1	82	93	.266	.372	.489	.861	261	13	10	1	3	12
60	Tommy McCraw*	32	CAL	Maj	CAL	99	297	264	25	70	7	0	3	24	3	2	30	42	.265	.343	.326	.669	86	2	2	0	1	1
61	Bob Oliver	30	CAL	Maj	CAL	151	586	544	51	144	24	1	18	89	1	1	33	100	.265	.311	.412	.722	224	15	5	0	4	7
62	Boog Powell	31	BAL	Maj	BAL	114	464	370	52	98	13	1	11	54	0	2	85	64	.265	.398	.395	.792	146	11	0	4	5	10
63	Jerry Terrell	26	MIN	Maj	MIN	124	475	438	43	116	15	2	1	32	13	7	21	56	.265	.297	.315	.612	138	4	1	10	5	0
64	Steve Brye	24	MIN	Maj	MIN	92	318	278	39	73	9	5	6	33	3	5	35	43	.263	.343	.396	.739	110	4	0	3	2	1
65	Horace Clarke	34	NYA	Maj	NYY	148	650	590	60	155	21	0	2	35	11	10	47	48	.263	.317	.309	.625	182	18	2	6	5	0
66	Frank Duffy	26	CLE	Maj	CLE	116	395	361	34	95	16	4	8	50	6	6	25	41	.263	.312	.396	.708	143	12	2	4	3	0
67	Ed Kirkpatrick	28	KCA	Maj	KCR	126	485	429	61	113	24	3	6	45	3	7	46	48	.263	.333	.375	.708	161	12	1	4	5	6
68	Norm Cash*	39	DET	Maj	DET	121	420	363	51	95	19	0	19	40	1	0	47	73	.262	.357	.471	.828	171	6	8	0	2	7
69	Dick Green	32	OAK	Maj	OAK	133	366	332	33	87	17	0	3	42	0	2	21	63	.262	.308	.340	.649	113	10	2	9	2	0
70	Merv Rettenmund	30	BAL	Maj	BAL	95	390	321	59	84	17	2	9	44	11	2	57	38	.262	.378	.411	.789	132	4	4	6	2	4
71	Jim Spencer*	25	TEX,CAL	Maj	TEX-CAL	131	489	439	45	115	16	5	6	54	0	3	43	50	.262	.329	.362	.691	159	11	2	2	3	7
72	Rick Miller*	25	BOS	Maj	BOS	143	503	441	65	115	17	7	6	43	12	7	51	59	.261	.339	.372	.711	164	6	3	4	4	2
73	Toby Harrah	24	TEX	Maj	TEX	118	519	461	64	120	16	1	10	50	10	3	46	49	.260	.328	.364	.693	168	11	2	7	3	2
74	Ken Henderson	27	CHA	Maj	CHW	73	291	262	32	68	13	0	6	32	3	4	27	49	.260	.330	.378	.708	99	10	1	0	1	2
75	Vada Pinson*	34	CAL	Maj	CAL	124	501	466	56	121	14	6	8	57	5	5	20	55	.260	.286	.367	.653	171	11	0	8	7	3
76	George Mitterwald	28	MIN	Maj	MIN	125	481	432	50	112	15	0	16	64	3	1	39	111	.259	.326	.405	.731	175	10	5	2	3	0
77	Gene Tenace	26	OAK	Maj	OAK	160	636	510	83	132	18	2	24	84	2	2	101	94	.259	.387	.443	.830	226	13	10	8	7	8
78	Kurt Bevacqua	26	KCA	Maj	KCR	99	309	276	39	71	8	3	2	40	2	3	25	42	.257	.317	.330	.647	91	7	1	3	4	1
79	Tom Ragland	27	CLE	Maj	CLE	67	198	183	16	47	7	1	0	12	2	3	8	31	.257	.292	.306	.598	56	3	1	6	0	0
80	Brooks Robinson	36	BAL	Maj	BAL	155	619	549	53	141	17	2	9	72	2	0	55	50	.257	.326	.344	.670	189	19	3	8	4	5
81	Ray Fosse	26	OAK	Maj	OAK	143	532	492	37	126	23	2	7	52	2	2	25	62	.256	.291	.354	.644	174	10	1	9	5	4
82	Frank Howard	36	DET	Maj	DET	85	251	227	26	58	9	1	12	29	0	1	24	28	.256	.327	.463	.789	105	12	0	0	0	4
83	Doug Griffin	26	BOS	Maj	BOS	113	439	396	43	101	14	5	1	33	7	5	21	42	.255	.293	.323	.617	128	12	3	13	6	0
84	Al Kaline	38	DET	Maj	DET	91	347	310	40	79	13	0	10	45	4	1	29	28	.255	.320	.394	.713	122	10	3	0	5	4
85	Bill Sudakis	27	TEX	Maj	TEX	82	263	235	32	60	11	0	15	43	0	1	23	53	.255	.321	.494	.814	116	6	0	4	1	1
86	Jim Ray Hart	31	NYA	Maj	NYY	114	378	339	29	86	13	2	13	52	0	2	36	45	.254	.324	.419	.743	142	16	0	1	2	7
87	Steve Hovley*	28	KCA	Maj	KCR	104	268	232	29	59	8	1	2	24	6	4	33	34	.254	.346	.323	.669	75	3	0	2	1	2
88	Darrell Porter	21	MIL	Maj	MIL	117	416	350	50	89	19	2	16	67	5	2	57	85	.254	.363	.457	.820	160	6	4	3	2	6
89	Larry Biittner*	26	TEX	Maj	TEX	83	281	258	19	65	8	2	1	12	1	0	20	21	.252	.307	.310	.617	80	8	1	1	1	0
90	Bobby Darwin	30	MIN	Maj	MIN	145	614	560	69	141	20	2	18	90	5	2	46	137	.252	.309	.391	.701	219	22	3	0	5	5
91	Bobby Grich	24	BAL	Maj	BAL	162	700	581	82	146	29	7	12	50	17	9	107	91	.251	.373	.387	.760	225	7	7	3	2	3
92	Bert Campaneris	31	OAK	Maj	OAK	151	671	601	89	150	17	6	4	46	34	10	50	79	.250	.308	.318	.626	191	10	4	9	7	1
93	Lou Piniella	29	KCA	Maj	KCR	144	553	513	53	128	28	1	9	69	5	7	30	65	.250	.291	.361	.652	185	22	2	3	5	7
94	Rick Reichardt	30	CHA,KCA	Maj	CHW-KCR	87	308	280	30	70	13	3	6	33	2	4	19	57	.250	.298	.382	.680	107	7	1	6	2	1
95	Vic Harris	23	TEX	Maj	TEX	152	618	555	71	138	14	7	8	44	13	12	55	81	.249	.317	.342	.659	190	16	2	2	4	1
96	Ken Suarez	30	TEX	Maj	TEX	93	323	278	25	69	11	0	1	27	1	2	33	16	.248	.334	.299	.633	83	10	5	3	4	0
97	John Briggs*	29	MIL	Maj	MIL	142	580	488	78	120	20	7	18	57	15	9	87	83	.246	.361	.426	.787	208	6	2	1	2	6
98	Carlton Fisk	25	BOS	Maj	BOS	135	558	508	65	125	21	0	26	71	7	2	37	99	.246	.309	.441	.750	224	11	10	1	2	2
99	Deron Johnson	34	OAK	Maj	OAK	131	530	464	61	114	14	2	19	81	0	1	59	116	.246	.330	.407	.738	189	11	1	3	3	7
100	Roy White	29	NYA	Maj	NYY	162	723	639	88	157	22	3	18	60	16	9	78	81	.246	.329	.374	.703	239	14	2	3	1	3