Please read the following table in Markdown format and then answer the question according to the table. Table cells in one row are seperated by '|', and different rows are seperated by '
'.

Table:
| Year | Player | Team | League | Position |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1971.0 | Willie Mays Category:Articles with hCards † | San Francisco Giants | National | Outfielder |
| 1972.0 | Brooks Robinson Category:Articles with hCards † | Baltimore Orioles | American | Third baseman |
| 1973.0 | Al Kaline Category:Articles with hCards † | Detroit Tigers | American | Outfielder |
| 1974.0 | Willie Stargell Category:Articles with hCards † | Pittsburgh Pirates | National | Outfielder |
| 1975.0 | Lou Brock Category:Articles with hCards † | St. Louis Cardinals | National | Outfielder |
| 1976.0 | Pete Rose Category:Articles with hCards | Cincinnati Reds | National | Third baseman |
| 1977.0 | Rod Carew Category:Articles with hCards † | Minnesota Twins | American | First baseman |
| 1978.0 | Greg Luzinski Category:Articles with hCards | Philadelphia Phillies | National | Outfielder |
| 1979.0 | Andre Thornton Category:Articles with hCards | Cleveland Indians | American | First baseman |
| 1980.0 | Phil Niekro Category:Articles with hCards † | Atlanta Braves | National | Pitcher |
| 1981.0 | Steve Garvey Category:Articles with hCards | Los Angeles Dodgers | National | First baseman |
| 1982.0 | Ken Singleton Category:Articles with hCards | Baltimore Orioles | American | Designated hitter |
| 1983.0 | Cecil Cooper Category:Articles with hCards | Milwaukee Brewers | American | First baseman |
| 1984.0 | Ron Guidry Category:Articles with hCards | New York Yankees | American | Pitcher |
| 1985.0 | Don Baylor Category:Articles with hCards | New York Yankees | American | Designated hitter |
| 1986.0 | Garry Maddox Category:Articles with hCards | Philadelphia Phillies | National | Outfielder |
| 1987.0 | Rick Sutcliffe Category:Articles with hCards | Chicago Cubs | National | Pitcher |
| 1988.0 | Dale Murphy Category:Articles with hCards | Atlanta Braves | National | Outfielder |
| 1989.0 | Gary Carter Category:Articles with hCards † | New York Mets | National | Catcher |
| 1990.0 | Dave Stewart Category:Articles with hCards | Oakland Athletics | American | Pitcher |
| 1991.0 | Harold Reynolds Category:Articles with hCards | Seattle Mariners | American | Second baseman |
| 1992.0 | Cal Ripken, Jr. Category:Articles with hCards † | Baltimore Orioles | American | Shortstop |
| 1993.0 | Barry Larkin Category:Articles with hCards † | Cincinnati Reds | National | Shortstop |
| 1994.0 | Dave Winfield Category:Articles with hCards † | Minnesota Twins | American | Designated hitter |
| 1995.0 | Ozzie Smith Category:Articles with hCards † | St. Louis Cardinals | National | Shortstop |
| 1996.0 | Kirby Puckett Category:Articles with hCards † | Minnesota Twins | American | Outfielder |
| 1997.0 | Eric Davis Category:Articles with hCards | Baltimore Orioles | American | Outfielder |
| 1998.0 | Sammy Sosa Category:Articles with hCards | Chicago Cubs | National | Outfielder |
| 1999.0 | Tony Gwynn Category:Articles with hCards † | San Diego Padres | National | Outfielder |
| 2000.0 | Al Leiter Category:Articles with hCards | New York Mets | National | Pitcher |
| 2001.0 | Curt Schilling Category:Articles with hCards | Arizona Diamondbacks | National | Pitcher |
| 2002.0 | Jim Thome Category:Articles with hCards | Cleveland Indians | American | First baseman |
| 2003.0 | Jamie Moyer Category:Articles with hCards | Seattle Mariners | American | Pitcher |
| 2004.0 | Edgar Martínez Category:Articles with hCards | Seattle Mariners | American | Designated hitter |
| 2005.0 | John Smoltz Category:Articles with hCards | Atlanta Braves | National | Pitcher |
| 2006.0 | Carlos Delgado Category:Articles with hCards | New York Mets | National | First baseman |
| 2007.0 | Craig Biggio Category:Articles with hCards | Houston Astros | National | Second baseman |
| 2008.0 | Albert Pujols Category:Articles with hCards | St. Louis Cardinals | National | First baseman |
| 2009.0 | Derek Jeter Category:Articles with hCards | New York Yankees | American | Shortstop |
| 2010.0 | Tim Wakefield Category:Articles with hCards | Boston Red Sox | American | Pitcher |
| 2011.0 | David Ortiz Category:Articles with hCards | Boston Red Sox | American | Designated hitter |
| 2012.0 | Clayton Kershaw Category:Articles with hCards | Los Angeles Dodgers | National | Pitcher |
| 2013.0 | Carlos Beltrán Category:Articles with hCards | St. Louis Cardinals | National | Outfielder |
Question:
What is the league of the third baseman player before 1973?
Answer:
American