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Tuesday April 18, 1972
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American League batting statistics through games of April 18, 1972:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Chicago          144   19    41    7    2    2    18    2    3   15    26  .285
Detroit           64    8    17    3    0    2     8    0    0    3     5  .266
Baltimore         89   10    22    4    0    1     9    1    0    7    17  .247
Kansas City      138   10    32    6    0    1    10    1    1    9    22  .232
Oakland           87    9    20    3    0    3     7    3    2   14    12  .230
New York          82    3    18    2    0    0     3    0    1    7     8  .220
Cleveland         97    7    21    3    0    1     7    0    0    9    12  .217
Milwaukee         65    5    13    2    1    2     5    0    1    2     8  .200
California        86    4    17    1    0    0     3    1    1   10    13  .198
Texas             90    5    16    2    0    0     3    1    0    7    19  .178
Boston            90    6    14    2    0    0     6    1    0    9    24  .156
Minnesota         99    6    13    2    0    4     6    1    1   10    22  .131

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Sandy Alomar (CAL)        3   10    2    7   1   0   0    0   1   1    2    1  .700
Dick Green (OAK)          3    9    0    6   1   0   0    1   0   1    1    1  .667
Pat Kelly (CHI)           3    8    4    5   2   2   0    1   0   1    2    0  .625
Carlos May (CHI)          4   17    2    8   1   0   1    6   0   1    2    2  .471
Walt Williams (CHI)       3    9    0    4   1   0   0    0   1   0    1    0  .444
Dick Allen (CHI)          4   16    5    7   2   0   1    4   1   0    3    2  .438
Bobby Darwin (MIN)        3   10    2    4   0   0   2    3   0   1    3    1  .400
Jorge Orta (CHI)          4   10    3    4   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    3  .400
Frank Duffy (CLE)         3    8    1    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    3  .375
Thurman Munson (NY)       3    8    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   1    2    1  .375

 Baltimore            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Mark Belanger          3    9    2    6   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .667
Brooks Robinson        3   11    0    4   1   0   0    3   0   0    0    2  .364
Don Buford             3   11    1    3   0   0   1    2   1   0    1    2  .273
Merv Rettenmund        3   11    3    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .273
Andy Etchebarren       2    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Paul Blair             3   11    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .182
Boog Powell            3    8    0    1   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    1  .125
Davey Johnson          3   10    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    3  .100
Ellie Hendricks        2    6    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000
Terry Crowley          1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Bobby Grich            1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Tom Shopay             1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000

 Boston               G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Bob Montgomery         1    3    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .667
Duane Josephson        3    6    0    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .333
Doug Griffin           3    7    1    2   0   0   0    1   1   0    3    1  .286
Luis Aparicio          3   12    0    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .167
Rico Petrocelli        3   12    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .167
Tommy Harper           3    9    2    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    4  .111
Danny Cater            3   10    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    3  .100
Carl Yastrzemski       3   11    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .091
Reggie Smith           3   11    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    3  .000
Bob Burda              1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000

 California           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Sandy Alomar           3   10    2    7   1   0   0    0   1   1    2    1  .700
Leo Cardenas           3    8    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    4    2  .250
Ken McMullen           3   10    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .200
Vada Pinson            3   10    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .200
Leroy Stanton          3    9    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    4  .111
Mickey Rivers          3   10    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .100
Jim Spencer            3   11    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .091
Jeff Torborg           2    6    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Art Kusnyer            1    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000
Winston Llenas         1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Syd O'Brien            1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Tom Silverio           1    1    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
Pat Kelly              3    8    4    5   2   2   0    1   0   1    2    0  .625
Carlos May             4   17    2    8   1   0   1    6   0   1    2    2  .471
Walt Williams          3    9    0    4   1   0   0    0   1   0    1    0  .444
Dick Allen             4   16    5    7   2   0   1    4   1   0    3    2  .438
Jorge Orta             4   10    3    4   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    3  .400
Ed Herrmann            3   11    1    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .273
Bill Melton            4   15    2    4   0   0   0    2   0   1    4    0  .267
Tom Egan               3    5    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .200
Luis Alvarado          3    6    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .167
Mike Andrews           4   17    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    4  .118
Rick Reichardt         4   14    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    5  .071
Jay Johnstone          2    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    1  .000
Jim Qualls             3    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Rich Morales           1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 Cleveland            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Jack Brohamer          1    1    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0 1.000
Frank Duffy            3    8    1    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    3  .375
Tommy McCraw           3    6    2    2   0   0   1    3   0   0    1    1  .333
Del Unser              3   14    1    4   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    1  .286
Graig Nettles          3   12    1    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250
Ray Fosse              3   10    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    0  .200
Eddie Leon             3   10    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    2  .200
Alex Johnson           3   12    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .167
Chris Chambliss        2    6    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .167
Buddy Bell             3    9    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Lou Camilli            1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
John Lowenstein        1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    1  .000
Adolfo Phillips        2    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000

 Detroit              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ed Brinkman            2    7    1    3   0   0   1    3   0   0    0    1  .429
Bill Freehan           2    7    1    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .429
Norm Cash              2    8    2    3   0   0   1    1   0   0    0    0  .375
Willie Horton          2    6    1    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .333
Al Kaline              2    8    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250
Dick McAuliffe         2    7    1    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    0  .143
Jim Northrup           2    8    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .125
Aurelio Rodriguez      2    8    0    1   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    0  .125
Mickey Stanley         2    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 Kansas City          G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Steve Hovley           2    8    0    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    2  .500
Lou Piniella           4   15    1    5   1   0   0    1   1   0    1    0  .333
Amos Otis              3    9    1    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .333
John Mayberry          4   16    0    4   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .250
Bob Oliver             4   16    2    4   1   0   1    3   0   0    0    2  .250
Cookie Rojas           4   16    1    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .250
Jerry May              3   12    1    3   3   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Bobby Floyd            4   15    0    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    4  .133
Paul Schaal            4   13    4    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    4    3  .077
Ed Kirkpatrick         1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   1    1    1  .000
Gail Hopkins           1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 Milwaukee            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Darrell Porter         1    3    0    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Joe Lahoud             2    7    1    2   0   1   0    0   0   0    0    1  .286
Johnny Briggs          2    8    1    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Paul Ratliff           2    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .250
Ron Theobald           2    4    1    1   0   0   1    1   0   0    2    0  .250
Dave May               2    9    1    2   0   0   1    1   0   0    0    1  .222
Bill Voss              2    7    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .143
George Scott           2    8    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .125
Rick Auerbach          2    9    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   1    0    1  .111
Brock Davis            1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Mike Ferraro           1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Ellie Rodriguez        1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 Minnesota            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Jim Nettles            2    2    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .500
Bobby Darwin           3   10    2    4   0   0   2    3   0   1    3    1  .400
Cesar Tovar            3   12    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .250
Harmon Killebrew       3   10    1    2   1   0   1    1   0   0    3    1  .200
Chuck Manuel           2    6    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .167
Danny Thompson         3   11    1    1   0   0   1    1   0   0    0    3  .091
Rod Carew              3   12    0    1   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    3  .083
Eric Soderholm         3   11    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000
Rick Dempsey           2    6    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    2  .000
Steve Brye             2    5    0    0   0   0   0    0   1   0    0    2  .000
Phil Roof              1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000
Steve Braun            2    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
George Mitterwald      1    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Rich Reese             1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Rick Renick            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
John Ellis             1    1    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0 1.000
Ron Blomberg           2    5    0    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .600
Horace Clarke          2    7    0    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .429
Thurman Munson         3    8    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   1    2    1  .375
Bernie Allen           1    3    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Felipe Alou            1    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Gene Michael           2    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    0  .250
Rich McKinney          3   11    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .182
Roy White              3   11    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .182
Bobby Murcer           3   11    1    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .091
Johnny Callison        2    6    0    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .000
Rusty Torres           2    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000
Jerry Kenney           1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 Oakland              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Dick Green             3    9    0    6   1   0   0    1   0   1    1    1  .667
Dave Duncan            2    7    2    3   0   0   2    3   0   0    0    2  .429
Gene Tenace            2    5    1    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .400
Sal Bando              3   11    3    3   0   0   0    0   1   0    2    1  .273
Joe Rudi               3   13    1    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    3  .154
Mike Epstein           3    7    1    1   0   0   1    1   0   0    3    0  .143
Bobby Brooks           3   10    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   1    1    2  .100
Bert Campaneris        3   10    0    1   0   0   0    0   1   0    3    1  .100
Reggie Jackson         3    9    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    1  .000
Brant Alyea            1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Mike Hegan             3    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Larry Brown            1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 Texas                G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Hal King               2    3    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    0  .333
Tom Grieve             2    7    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .286
Len Randle             3   12    1    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    3  .250
Dave Nelson            3   13    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .231
Elliott Maddox         3    5    1    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .200
Frank Howard           3   11    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .182
Dick Billings          2    7    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .143
Toby Harrah            3    8    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    1  .125
Joe Lovitto            3    9    0    1   0   0   0    0   1   0    1    3  .111
Larry Biittner         2    5    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000
Don Mincher            1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000
Ted Kubiak             1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  M. Andrews (CHI)         17
  C. May (CHI)             17
  D. Allen (CHI)           16
  J. Mayberry (KC)         16
  B. Oliver (KC)           16
  C. Rojas (KC)            16
  B. Floyd (KC)            15
  B. Melton (CHI)          15
  L. Piniella (KC)         15
  R. Reichardt (CHI)       14

Runs Scored:

  D. Allen (CHI)            5
  P. Kelly (CHI)            4
  P. Schaal (KC)            4
  S. Bando (OAK)            3
  J. Orta (CHI)             3
  M. Rettenmund (BAL)       3
  S. Alomar (CAL)           2
  M. Belanger (BAL)         2
  P. Blair (BAL)            2
  N. Cash (DET)             2

Hits:

  C. May (CHI)              8
  D. Allen (CHI)            7
  S. Alomar (CAL)           7
  M. Belanger (BAL)         6
  D. Green (OAK)            6
  P. Kelly (CHI)            5
  L. Piniella (KC)          5
  B. Darwin (MIN)           4
  S. Hovley (KC)            4
  J. Mayberry (KC)          4

Doubles:

  J. May (KC)               3
  D. Allen (CHI)            2
  P. Kelly (CHI)            2
  S. Alomar (CAL)           1
  L. Aparicio (BOS)         1
  M. Belanger (BAL)         1
  R. Blomberg (NY)          1
  J. Briggs (MIL)           1
  R. Carew (MIN)            1
  F. Duffy (CLE)            1

Triples:

  P. Kelly (CHI)            2
  J. Lahoud (MIL)           1

Home Runs:

  B. Darwin (MIN)           2
  D. Duncan (OAK)           2
  D. Allen (CHI)            1
  E. Brinkman (DET)         1
  D. Buford (BAL)           1
  N. Cash (DET)             1
  M. Epstein (OAK)          1
  H. Killebrew (MIN)        1
  C. May (CHI)              1
  D. May (MIL)              1

RBI:

  C. May (CHI)              6
  D. Allen (CHI)            4
  E. Brinkman (DET)         3
  B. Darwin (MIN)           3
  D. Duncan (OAK)           3
  T. McCraw (CLE)           3
  B. Oliver (KC)            3
  B. Robinson (BAL)         3
  D. Buford (BAL)           2
  B. Floyd (KC)             2

Stolen Bases:

  D. Allen (CHI)            1
  S. Alomar (CAL)           1
  S. Bando (OAK)            1
  S. Brye (MIN)             1
  D. Buford (BAL)           1
  B. Campaneris (OAK)       1
  D. Griffin (BOS)          1
  J. Lovitto (TEX)          1
  B. Odom (OAK)             1
  L. Piniella (KC)          1

Caught Stealing:

  S. Alomar (CAL)           1
  R. Auerbach (MIL)         1
  B. Brooks (OAK)           1
  B. Darwin (MIN)           1
  D. Green (OAK)            1
  P. Kelly (CHI)            1
  E. Kirkpatrick (KC)       1
  C. May (CHI)              1
  B. Melton (CHI)           1
  T. Munson (NY)            1

Walks:

  L. Cardenas (CAL)         4
  B. Melton (CHI)           4
  P. Schaal (KC)            4
  D. Allen (CHI)            3
  B. Campaneris (OAK)       3
  B. Darwin (MIN)           3
  M. Epstein (OAK)          3
  D. Griffin (BOS)          3
  T. Harper (BOS)           3
  R. Jackson (OAK)          3

Strikeouts:

  W. Wood (CHI)             6
  R. Reichardt (CHI)        5
  M. Andrews (CHI)          4
  B. Floyd (KC)             4
  T. Harper (BOS)           4
  L. Stanton (CAL)          4
  R. Carew (MIN)            3
  D. Cater (BOS)            3
  F. Duffy (CLE)            3
  D. Johnson (BAL)          3


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