Sunday April 16, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of April 16, 1972:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
San Diego         94   10    25    3    1    0     9    3    2    3    15  .266
San Francisco     73   15    19    6    1    3    14    3    0    5    12  .260
Atlanta          100   10    26    6    0    0    10    2    0   19    22  .260
Chicago           66    6    16    2    1    0     5    1    0    7     7  .242
St. Louis         66    4    16    4    1    0     4    0    1    3    13  .242
Cincinnati        64   11    14    4    1    2     7    5    0   10    13  .219
Houston           64    6    14    1    1    2     6    1    0    4    12  .219
Montreal          60    6    11    4    0    1     5    2    0    7     8  .183
New York          57    4    10    1    0    1     4    2    0    4    13  .175
Philadelphia      60    4    10    2    0    1     2    0    2    9    10  .167
Los Angeles       64    4    10    4    0    1     3    0    0    1     9  .156
Pittsburgh        64    2    10    0    1    0     2    0    0    2    16  .156

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ralph Garr (ATL)          3   12    3    7   1   0   0    2   1   0    1    1  .583
Denis Menke (CIN)         2    7    2    4   0   0   1    1   0   0    1    0  .571
Dave Kingman (SF)         2    9    3    4   1   1   1    6   0   0    0    2  .444
Marty Perez (ATL)         3    9    2    4   1   0   0    1   0   0    3    1  .444
Bobby Bonds (SF)          2    7    4    3   2   0   0    0   2   0    1    0  .429
Ron Hunt (MON)            2    7    3    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .429
Cleon Jones (NY)          2    7    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .429
Jim Lefebvre (LA)         2    7    1    3   2   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .429
Derrel Thomas (SD)        2    7    1    3   0   0   0    1   1   0    0    0  .429
Bob Watson (HOU)          2    7    2    3   0   0   1    3   0   0    1    0  .429

 Atlanta              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ralph Garr             3   12    3    7   1   0   0    2   1   0    1    1  .583
Marty Perez            3    9    2    4   1   0   0    1   0   0    3    1  .444
Earl Williams          3   11    0    4   3   0   0    1   0   0    3    3  .364
Darrell Evans          3   12    2    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    2  .333
Felix Millan           3   13    0    3   1   0   0    3   1   0    2    2  .231
Mike Lum               3   11    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    3  .182
Dusty Baker            3   10    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    4  .100
Hank Aaron             2    7    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    2  .000
Jim Breazeale          1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Oscar Brown            2    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Rico Carty             2    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .000
Orlando Cepeda         1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000
Paul Casanova          1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 Chicago              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ron Santo              2    9    1    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .333
Billy Williams         2    9    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Randy Hundley          2    6    0    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    1  .333
Glenn Beckert          2    8    0    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    0  .250
Jose Cardenal          2    8    2    2   0   1   0    0   1   0    1    0  .250
Joe Pepitone           2    9    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .222
Don Kessinger          2    5    0    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .200
Rick Monday            2    5    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    1  .200

 Cincinnati           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Denis Menke            2    7    2    4   0   0   1    1   0   0    1    0  .571
George Foster          1    5    1    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .400
Pete Rose              2    7    1    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .286
Bobby Tolan            2    8    1    2   1   0   0    0   2   0    1    3  .250
Johnny Bench           2    7    1    1   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    0  .143
Dave Concepcion        2    7    1    1   0   0   0    1   1   0    0    1  .143
Joe Morgan             2    7    2    1   0   1   0    3   2   0    2    0  .143
Tony Perez             2    7    2    1   0   0   1    1   0   0    2    4  .143
Cesar Geronimo         2    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Bernie Carbo           1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    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
Bob Watson             2    7    2    3   0   0   1    3   0   0    1    0  .429
Cesar Cedeno           2    8    1    3   0   0   0    0   1   0    0    0  .375
Lee May                2    8    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .375
Johnny Edwards         1    3    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Tommy Helms            2    7    1    2   0   0   1    3   0   0    0    0  .286
Roger Metzger          2    7    1    1   0   1   0    0   0   0    2    1  .143
Doug Rader             2    8    0    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .125
Jim Wynn               2    8    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .000
Bob Stinson            2    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Jack Hiatt             1    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .000
Jimmy Stewart          1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Norm Miller            1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 Los Angeles          G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Jim Lefebvre           2    7    1    3   2   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .429
Willie Crawford        2    7    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .286
Duke Sims              2    5    1    1   0   0   1    1   0   0    0    0  .200
Willie Davis           2    7    1    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .143
Frank Robinson         2    7    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    3  .143
Bill Buckner           2    8    1    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .125
Maury Wills            2    8    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Billy Grabarkewitz     2    7    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Dick Dietz             1    2    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           2    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000

 Montreal             G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Terry Humphrey         2    4    0    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .500
Ron Hunt               2    7    3    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .429
Mike Jorgensen         2    6    2    2   0   0   1    3   0   0    1    1  .333
Ron Fairly             2    7    0    2   1   0   0    1   1   0    1    0  .286
Ken Singleton          2    6    0    1   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    2  .167
Boots Day              2    7    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .143
Bob Bailey             2    7    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Tim Foli               2    5    0    0   0   0   0    0   1   0    1    0  .000
John Boccabella        1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Jim Fairey             1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Ron Woods              1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Clyde Mashore          1    0    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Hector Torres          1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Bobby Wine             2    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
Cleon Jones            2    7    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .429
Ed Kranepool           2    4    1    1   0   0   1    3   0   0    0    1  .250
Tommie Agee            2    6    0    1   0   0   0    0   1   0    2    3  .167
Jim Fregosi            2    6    1    1   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .167
Bud Harrelson          2    7    0    1   0   0   0    0   1   0    0    4  .143
Rusty Staub            2    7    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .143
Ken Boswell            2    8    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .125
Jerry Grote            2    6    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Dave Marshall          1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
John Milner            1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000

 Philadelphia         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ron Stone              2    1    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0 1.000
Mike Anderson          2    6    0    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .333
Tim McCarver           2    9    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   1    0    1  .222
Don Money              2    5    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   1    2    0  .200
Denny Doyle            2    6    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .167
Greg Luzinski          2    6    1    1   0   0   1    1   0   0    2    1  .167
Willie Montanez        2    7    0    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    3  .143
Larry Bowa             2    8    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .125
Deron Johnson          2    8    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000
Terry Harmon           1    1    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       2    7    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .286
Al Oliver              2    8    1    2   0   1   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250
Willie Stargell        2    8    0    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    3  .250
Rennie Stennett        2    8    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250
Manny Sanguillen       2    7    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .143
Roberto Clemente       2    7    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .000
Bob Robertson          2    7    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .000
Richie Hebner          2    6    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .000
Gene Clines            2    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000

 San Diego            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Johnny Jeter           2    4    2    3   0   0   0    0   1   1    0    0  .750
Garry Jestadt          1    3    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .667
Derrel Thomas          2    7    1    3   0   0   0    1   1   0    0    0  .429
Cito Gaston            2    5    0    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .400
Bob Barton             2    7    0    2   0   0   0    2   1   0    0    2  .286
Enzo Hernandez         2    7    2    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .286
Leron Lee              2    8    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   1    0    1  .250
Jerry Morales          2    8    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .250
Fred Kendall           1    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Nate Colbert           3   10    3    2   1   1   0    1   0   0    2    4  .200
Ollie Brown            2    5    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .200
Dave Campbell          2    6    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .167
Larry Stahl            2    7    0    1   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    2  .143
Don Mason              2    5    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Rafael Robles          1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000

 San Francisco        G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Dave Kingman           2    9    3    4   1   1   1    6   0   0    0    2  .444
Bobby Bonds            2    7    4    3   2   0   0    0   2   0    1    0  .429
Tito Fuentes           2    9    2    3   1   0   1    3   0   0    0    1  .333
Ken Henderson          2    9    0    2   0   0   0    0   1   0    0    3  .222
Willie McCovey         2    9    2    2   1   0   1    2   0   0    0    2  .222
Fran Healy             2    8    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .125
Willie Mays            2    8    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .125
Chris Speier           2    7    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .000
Jim Howarth            1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000
Jimmy Rosario          1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 St. Louis            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Matty Alou             2    8    0    3   1   0   0    1   0   1    0    1  .375
Joe Torre              2    8    2    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .375
Jose Cruz              2    6    0    2   0   1   0    1   0   0    1    1  .333
Ted Simmons            2    8    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .250
Ted Sizemore           2    8    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Joe Hague              2    5    0    1   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    0  .200
Lou Brock              2    9    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    4  .111
Dal Maxvill            2    6    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Donn Clendenon         2    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Ed Crosby              1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Jerry McNertney        1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Luis Melendez          1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  F. Millan (ATL)          13
  D. Evans (ATL)           12
  R. Garr (ATL)            12
  M. Lum (ATL)             11
  E. Williams (ATL)        11
  D. Baker (ATL)           10
  N. Colbert (SD)          10
  L. Brock (STL)            9
  T. Fuentes (SF)           9
  K. Henderson (SF)         9

Runs Scored:

  B. Bonds (SF)             4
  N. Colbert (SD)           3
  R. Garr (ATL)             3
  R. Hunt (MON)             3
  D. Kingman (SF)           3
  J. Cardenal (CHI)         2
  D. Evans (ATL)            2
  T. Fuentes (SF)           2
  E. Hernandez (SD)         2
  J. Jeter (SD)             2

Hits:

  R. Garr (ATL)             7
  D. Evans (ATL)            4
  D. Kingman (SF)           4
  D. Menke (CIN)            4
  M. Perez (ATL)            4
  E. Williams (ATL)         4
  M. Alou (STL)             3
  B. Bonds (SF)             3
  C. Cedeno (HOU)           3
  T. Fuentes (SF)           3

Doubles:

  E. Williams (ATL)         3
  B. Bonds (SF)             2
  J. Lefebvre (LA)          2
  M. Alou (STL)             1
  M. Anderson (PHI)         1
  J. Bench (CIN)            1
  B. Buckner (LA)           1
  N. Colbert (SD)           1
  W. Davis (LA)             1
  R. Fairly (MON)           1

Triples:

  J. Cardenal (CHI)         1
  N. Colbert (SD)           1
  J. Cruz (STL)             1
  D. Kingman (SF)           1
  R. Metzger (HOU)          1
  J. Morgan (CIN)           1
  A. Oliver (PIT)           1

Home Runs:

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

RBI:

  D. Kingman (SF)           6
  T. Fuentes (SF)           3
  T. Helms (HOU)            3
  M. Jorgensen (MON)        3
  E. Kranepool (NY)         3
  F. Millan (ATL)           3
  J. Morgan (CIN)           3
  B. Watson (HOU)           3
  B. Barton (SD)            2
  G. Beckert (CHI)          2

Stolen Bases:

  B. Bonds (SF)             2
  J. Morgan (CIN)           2
  B. Tolan (CIN)            2
  T. Agee (NY)              1
  B. Barton (SD)            1
  J. Cardenal (CHI)         1
  C. Cedeno (HOU)           1
  D. Concepcion (CIN)       1
  R. Fairly (MON)           1
  T. Foli (MON)             1

Caught Stealing:

  M. Alou (STL)             1
  J. Jeter (SD)             1
  L. Lee (SD)               1
  T. McCarver (PHI)         1
  D. Money (PHI)            1

Walks:

  H. Aaron (ATL)            3
  M. Lum (ATL)              3
  M. Perez (ATL)            3
  E. Williams (ATL)         3
  T. Agee (NY)              2
  J. Bench (CIN)            2
  N. Colbert (SD)           2
  D. Evans (ATL)            2
  J. Hague (STL)            2
  R. Hundley (CHI)          2

Strikeouts:

  D. Baker (ATL)            4
  L. Brock (STL)            4
  N. Colbert (SD)           4
  B. Harrelson (NY)         4
  T. Perez (CIN)            4
  T. Agee (NY)              3
  K. Henderson (SF)         3
  M. Lum (ATL)              3
  W. Montanez (PHI)         3
  B. Robertson (PIT)        3

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