Time to move ahead in my on-going "Expanded League Leaders" thread
to the American League's top RBI guys for 1973, with this 1974 creation:
Of
course we start off with the A.L.'s MVP of 1973, the man Reggie
Jackson, who led the league with his 117 RBI's, the only time during his
Hall of Fame career he led in that department.
Jackson helped
the Oakland A's win their second straight championship in 1973, leading
the league in homers, RBIs, runs and slugging while hitting .293,
almost a 30 point jump from the year before.
My year's end he was tabbed the MVP, made his fourth All-Star team, and cemented himself as a bonafide superstar in the game.
Right
behind him with 107 RBIs was Milwaukee Brewer slugger George Scott, who
reached 100 RBIs for the first time in his career, along with 24 homers
and a .306 batting average, also picking up his fifth Gold Glove for
his defensive work at first base.
For Scott, outside the RBIs
it was a typical season, consistently hitting 20+ homers, driving in 75
runs while giving his team stellar work on defense, to the tune of eight
Gold Gloves before he was done.
Rounding out the top three
RBI men of 1973 is Kansas City Royals slugger John Mayberry, who had yet
another fine year when he reached exactly 100 RBIs for the second
straight year, also leading the league in walks with 122 while hitting
.278 with 87 runs scored.
Those numbers gave him a seventh
place finish in the MVP race, something he'd top two years later with a
second place finish in 1975.
Three great sluggers during the mid-70's who did not disappoint!
