Saturday April 15, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of April 15, 1972:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
San Diego         30    6     9    1    1    0     5    1    0    2     4  .300
Philadelphia      36    4    10    2    0    1     2    0    1    2     3  .278
Atlanta           35    5     9    3    0    0     5    1    0    8     6  .257
Houston           32    0     8    1    1    0     0    1    0    2     7  .250
New York          28    4     7    1    0    1     4    2    0    3     7  .250
San Francisco     33    5     8    1    0    2     5    1    0    3     4  .242
Los Angeles       36    3     7    3    0    1     3    0    0    0     3  .194
Montreal          29    3     5    1    0    1     3    1    0    4     4  .172
Pittsburgh        31    0     5    0    0    0     0    0    0    0     9  .161
St. Louis         31    2     5    2    0    0     2    0    1    1     8  .161
Chicago           31    2     4    1    0    0     2    1    0    2     5  .129
Cincinnati        30    1     3    1    0    1     1    0    0    1     7  .100

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Derrel Thomas (SD)        1    4    1    3   0   0   0    1   1   0    0    0  .750
Matty Alou (STL)          1    4    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   1    0    1  .500
Mike Anderson (PHI)       1    4    0    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .500
Cesar Cedeno (HOU)        1    4    0    2   0   0   0    0   1   0    0    0  .500
Darrell Evans (ATL)       1    4    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .500
Tito Fuentes (SF)         1    4    2    2   0   0   1    2   0   0    0    1  .500
Ken Henderson (SF)        1    4    0    2   0   0   0    0   1   0    0    0  .500
Lee May (HOU)             1    4    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .500
Marty Perez (ATL)         1    4    1    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .500
Nate Colbert (SD)         1    2    2    1   0   1   0    0   0   0    2    1  .500

 Atlanta              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Darrell Evans          1    4    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .500
Marty Perez            1    4    1    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .500
Dusty Baker            1    3    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .333
Mike Lum               1    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    1  .333
Ralph Garr             1    4    1    1   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    1  .250
Earl Williams          1    4    0    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .250
Felix Millan           1    5    0    1   0   0   0    1   1   0    0    0  .200
Hank Aaron             1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    1  .000
Oscar Brown            1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Orlando Cepeda         1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000

 Chicago              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Don Kessinger          1    2    0    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .500
Rick Monday            1    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .333
Glenn Beckert          1    4    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .250
Randy Hundley          1    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Joe Pepitone           1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000
Ron Santo              1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Billy Williams         1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Jose Cardenal          1    3    1    0   0   0   0    0   1   0    1    0  .000

 Cincinnati           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Pete Rose              1    3    0    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .667
Denis Menke            1    3    1    1   0   0   1    1   0   0    0    0  .333
Johnny Bench           1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Tony Perez             1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000
Bobby Tolan            1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .000
Dave Concepcion        1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Cesar Geronimo         1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Joe Morgan             1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000
Julian Javier          1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 Houston              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Cesar Cedeno           1    4    0    2   0   0   0    0   1   0    0    0  .500
Lee May                1    4    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .500
Johnny Edwards         1    3    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Roger Metzger          1    3    0    1   0   1   0    0   0   0    1    1  .333
Tommy Helms            1    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Doug Rader             1    4    0    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Jim Wynn               1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .000
Bob Watson             1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000
Bob Stinson            1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000

 Los Angeles          G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Bill Buckner           1    4    1    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Willie Crawford        1    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250
Willie Davis           1    4    1    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Jim Lefebvre           1    4    0    1   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .250
Frank Robinson         1    4    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .250
Duke Sims              1    4    1    1   0   0   1    1   0   0    0    0  .250
Billy Grabarkewitz     1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Maury Wills            1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Manny Mota             1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Steve Garvey           1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 Montreal             G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Terry Humphrey         1    3    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Ron Hunt               1    3    2    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .333
Mike Jorgensen         1    3    1    1   0   0   1    3   0   0    0    0  .333
Ken Singleton          1    3    0    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .333
Boots Day              1    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Bob Bailey             1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Ron Fairly             1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000
Tim Foli               1    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   1   0    1    0  .000
Bobby Wine             1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 New York             G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ed Kranepool           1    2    1    1   0   0   1    3   0   0    0    1  .500
Tommie Agee            1    3    0    1   0   0   0    0   1   0    1    1  .333
Jim Fregosi            1    3    1    1   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .333
Bud Harrelson          1    3    0    1   0   0   0    0   1   0    0    1  .333
Rusty Staub            1    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .333
Cleon Jones            1    4    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .250
Ken Boswell            1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Jerry Grote            1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 Philadelphia         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ron Stone              1    1    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0 1.000
Mike Anderson          1    4    0    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .500
Tim McCarver           1    5    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   1    0    1  .400
Denny Doyle            1    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .333
Greg Luzinski          1    3    1    1   0   0   1    1   0   0    1    0  .333
Don Money              1    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Larry Bowa             1    5    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .200
Willie Montanez        1    5    0    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .200
Deron Johnson          1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 Pittsburgh           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Jackie Hernandez       1    3    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Manny Sanguillen       1    3    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Al Oliver              1    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250
Rennie Stennett        1    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250
Roberto Clemente       1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Willie Stargell        1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000
Richie Hebner          1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Bob Robertson          1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000
Gene Clines            1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000

 San Diego            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Derrel Thomas          1    4    1    3   0   0   0    1   1   0    0    0  .750
Nate Colbert           1    2    2    1   0   1   0    0   0   0    2    1  .500
Bob Barton             1    3    0    1   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    0  .333
Dave Campbell          1    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Enzo Hernandez         1    3    1    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .333
Jerry Morales          1    4    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .250
Leron Lee              1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Larry Stahl            1    3    0    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .000
Ollie Brown            1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Johnny Jeter           1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 San Francisco        G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Tito Fuentes           1    4    2    2   0   0   1    2   0   0    0    1  .500
Ken Henderson          1    4    0    2   0   0   0    0   1   0    0    0  .500
Willie Mays            1    4    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .250
Willie McCovey         1    4    1    1   0   0   1    2   0   0    0    0  .250
Bobby Bonds            1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Dave Kingman           1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000
Fran Healy             1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000
Chris Speier           1    3    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .000
Jim Howarth            1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000

 St. Louis            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Matty Alou             1    4    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   1    0    1  .500
Joe Hague              1    3    0    1   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .333
Ted Sizemore           1    4    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Joe Torre              1    4    1    1   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .250
Lou Brock              1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000
Ted Simmons            1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Dal Maxvill            1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Jose Cruz              1    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .000
Donn Clendenon         1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Ed Crosby              1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  L. Bowa (PHI)             5
  T. McCarver (PHI)         5
  F. Millan (ATL)           5
  W. Montanez (PHI)         5
  M. Alou (STL)             4
  M. Anderson (PHI)         4
  B. Bailey (MON)           4
  G. Beckert (CHI)          4
  J. Bench (CIN)            4
  B. Bonds (SF)             4

Runs Scored:

  N. Colbert (SD)           2
  T. Fuentes (SF)           2
  R. Hunt (MON)             2
  L. Bowa (PHI)             1
  B. Buckner (LA)           1
  D. Campbell (SD)          1
  J. Cardenal (CHI)         1
  W. Davis (LA)             1
  D. Doyle (PHI)            1
  D. Evans (ATL)            1

Hits:

  D. Thomas (SD)            3
  M. Alou (STL)             2
  M. Anderson (PHI)         2
  C. Cedeno (HOU)           2
  D. Evans (ATL)            2
  T. Fuentes (SF)           2
  K. Henderson (SF)         2
  J. Marichal (SF)          2
  L. May (HOU)              2
  T. McCarver (PHI)         2

Doubles:

  M. Anderson (PHI)         1
  B. Buckner (LA)           1
  W. Davis (LA)             1
  J. Fregosi (NY)           1
  R. Garr (ATL)             1
  J. Hague (STL)            1
  E. Hernandez (SD)         1
  D. Kessinger (CHI)        1
  J. Lefebvre (LA)          1
  J. Marichal (SF)          1

Triples:

  N. Colbert (SD)           1
  R. Metzger (HOU)          1

Home Runs:

  T. Fuentes (SF)           1
  M. Jorgensen (MON)        1
  E. Kranepool (NY)         1
  G. Luzinski (PHI)         1
  W. McCovey (SF)           1
  D. Menke (CIN)            1
  D. Sims (LA)              1

RBI:

  M. Jorgensen (MON)        3
  E. Kranepool (NY)         3
  B. Barton (SD)            2
  T. Fuentes (SF)           2
  R. Garr (ATL)             2
  W. McCovey (SF)           2
  D. Baker (ATL)            1
  G. Beckert (CHI)          1
  J. Fregosi (NY)           1
  J. Hague (STL)            1

Stolen Bases:

  T. Agee (NY)              1
  J. Cardenal (CHI)         1
  C. Cedeno (HOU)           1
  T. Foli (MON)             1
  B. Harrelson (NY)         1
  K. Henderson (SF)         1
  F. Millan (ATL)           1
  D. Thomas (SD)            1

Caught Stealing:

  M. Alou (STL)             1
  T. McCarver (PHI)         1

Walks:

  H. Aaron (ATL)            2
  N. Colbert (SD)           2
  M. Lum (ATL)              2
  T. Agee (NY)              1
  J. Cardenal (CHI)         1
  O. Cepeda (ATL)           1
  J. Cruz (STL)             1
  D. Doyle (PHI)            1
  D. Evans (ATL)            1
  R. Fairly (MON)           1

Strikeouts:

  B. Tolan (CIN)            3
  J. Wynn (HOU)             3
  J. Billingham (CIN)       2
  L. Brock (STL)            2
  C. Jones (NY)             2
  D. Kingman (SF)           2
  W. Montanez (PHI)         2
  J. Pepitone (CHI)         2
  T. Perez (CIN)            2
  B. Robertson (PIT)        2

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