Wednesday April 19, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of April 19, 1972:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Chicago          173   21    47    7    2    2    19    3    3   20    37  .272
Detroit           97   10    25    6    0    2    10    0    0    4     7  .258
Baltimore        121   15    31    7    0    1    14    1    0    8    21  .256
Oakland          149   16    37    5    1    3    14    3    3   19    20  .248
Cleveland        130   10    31    3    0    1     9    4    0   11    20  .239
New York         111    6    25    3    1    0     6    0    2   11    12  .225
California       121    7    27    3    0    0     6    2    1   14    19  .223
Kansas City      204   11    45    8    0    1    11    2    1   10    28  .221
Minnesota        137   18    28    4    0    5    18    1    2   17    29  .204
Milwaukee         95    7    17    2    1    3     7    1    1    3    12  .179
Texas            120    6    21    2    0    0     4    4    1   11    24  .175
Boston           122    7    19    2    0    0     7    1    0   13    28  .156

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Sandy Alomar (CAL)        4   14    2    7   1   0   0    0   1   1    3    1  .500
Bobby Darwin (MIN)        4   14    4    7   1   0   3    8   0   1    4    2  .500
Dick Green (OAK)          5   15    0    7   1   0   0    1   0   1    1    1  .467
Pat Kelly (CHI)           4   11    4    5   2   2   0    1   0   1    2    2  .455
Dick Allen (CHI)          5   20    5    8   2   0   1    4   1   0    3    5  .400
Carlos May (CHI)          5   20    3    8   1   0   1    6   1   1    3    2  .400
Sal Bando (OAK)           5   18    4    7   0   0   0    1   1   0    3    1  .389
Jorge Orta (CHI)          5   14    4    5   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    5  .357
Dave Nelson (TEX)         4   17    1    6   0   0   0    1   2   0    0    3  .353
Leo Cardenas (CAL)        4   12    0    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    5    3  .333

 Baltimore            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Mark Belanger          4   12    2    6   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .500
Andy Etchebarren       3    8    0    3   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    0  .375
Davey Johnson          4   14    1    4   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    3  .286
Brooks Robinson        4   14    1    4   1   0   0    3   0   0    1    3  .286
Paul Blair             4   15    3    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    2  .267
Don Buford             4   15    2    4   0   0   1    2   1   0    1    2  .267
Merv Rettenmund        4   14    3    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .214
Boog Powell            4   12    1    2   1   0   0    3   0   0    2    3  .167
Ellie Hendricks        2    6    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000
Don Baylor             1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .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         2    6    0    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .667
Duane Josephson        3    6    0    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .333
Doug Griffin           4   10    2    3   0   0   0    1   1   0    4    1  .300
Tommy Harper           4   14    2    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    5  .143
Luis Aparicio          4   15    0    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .133
Rico Petrocelli        4   15    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    3  .133
Danny Cater            4   14    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    4  .071
Reggie Smith           4   15    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    3  .067
Carl Yastrzemski       4   15    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .067
Bob Burda              2    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Phil Gagliano          1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Ben Oglivie            1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Rick Miller            1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 California           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Sandy Alomar           4   14    2    7   1   0   0    0   1   1    3    1  .500
Leo Cardenas           4   12    0    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    5    3  .333
Vada Pinson            4   12    0    3   0   0   0    1   1   0    1    2  .250
Leroy Stanton          4   13    3    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    5  .231
Ken McMullen           4   14    0    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .214
Jeff Torborg           3   10    0    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .200
Mickey Rivers          4   14    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .071
Jim Spencer            4   14    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .071
Tom Silverio           2    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000
Art Kusnyer            1    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000
Billy Cowan            1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    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

 Chicago              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Pat Kelly              4   11    4    5   2   2   0    1   0   1    2    2  .455
Dick Allen             5   20    5    8   2   0   1    4   1   0    3    5  .400
Carlos May             5   20    3    8   1   0   1    6   1   1    3    2  .400
Walt Williams          4   10    0    4   1   0   0    0   1   0    1    1  .400
Jorge Orta             5   14    4    5   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    5  .357
Tom Egan               4    6    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Bill Melton            5   19    2    6   0   0   0    3   0   1    4    0  .316
Ed Herrmann            4   14    1    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .214
Luis Alvarado          3    6    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .167
Mike Andrews           5   19    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    5  .105
Rick Reichardt         5   15    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    6  .067
Jay Johnstone          3    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
Tommy McCraw           4   10    4    4   0   0   1    3   2   0    1    3  .400
Del Unser              4   17    1    5   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    1  .294
Ray Fosse              4   14    1    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    0  .286
Frank Duffy            4   11    1    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    3    3  .273
Buddy Bell             4   13    1    3   0   0   0    0   2   0    0    1  .231
Eddie Leon             4   14    0    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    3  .214
Alex Johnson           4   16    1    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .188
Graig Nettles          4   16    1    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .188
Chris Chambliss        2    6    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .167
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        3    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
Willie Horton          3   10    1    5   2   0   0    2   0   0    1    0  .500
Ed Brinkman            3   10    2    4   1   0   1    3   0   0    0    1  .400
Bill Freehan           3   10    1    4   2   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .400
Norm Cash              3    9    2    3   0   0   1    1   0   0    0    0  .333
Al Kaline              3   12    2    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .250
Mickey Stanley         3    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Aurelio Rodriguez      3   12    0    2   0   0   0    3   0   0    0    0  .167
Dick McAuliffe         3    8    1    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    0  .125
Jim Northrup           2    8    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .125
Paul Jata              1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Tony Taylor            1    3    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
Richie Scheinblum      2    2    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .500
Steve Hovley           3    9    0    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    2  .444
Cookie Rojas           6   23    2    7   1   0   0    0   1   0    2    0  .304
John Mayberry          6   23    0    6   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    2  .261
Bob Oliver             6   23    2    6   1   0   1    3   0   0    0    4  .261
Lou Piniella           6   23    1    6   1   0   0    1   1   0    1    0  .261
Bobby Floyd            6   20    0    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    4  .200
Amos Otis              5   17    1    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .177
Jerry May              5   18    1    3   3   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .167
Paul Schaal            6   21    4    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    4    3  .095
Ed Kirkpatrick         1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   1    1    1  .000
Gail Hopkins           2    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Ron Hansen             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
Ron Theobald           3    8    2    3   0   0   1    1   0   0    2    0  .375
Joe Lahoud             3    9    1    3   0   1   0    0   1   0    1    1  .333
Johnny Briggs          3   12    2    3   1   0   1    2   0   0    0    0  .250
Paul Ratliff           2    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .250
Dave May               3   12    1    2   0   0   1    1   0   0    0    2  .167
Darrell Porter         2    6    0    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .167
Bill Voss              2    7    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .143
George Scott           3   12    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .083
Rick Auerbach          3   13    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   1    0    2  .077
Billy Conigliaro       1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
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
Bob Heise              1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Tommie Reynolds        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
Bobby Darwin           4   14    4    7   1   0   3    8   0   1    4    2  .500
Jim Nettles            3    2    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .500
Steve Braun            3    6    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .333
Cesar Tovar            4   16    2    5   0   0   0    1   0   1    0    2  .313
Rod Carew              4   18    2    5   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    3  .278
Chuck Manuel           3    8    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .250
Danny Thompson         4   16    2    3   1   0   1    4   0   0    1    3  .188
Harmon Killebrew       4   13    2    2   1   0   1    1   0   0    5    3  .154
Eric Soderholm         3   11    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000
Steve Brye             3    7    0    0   0   0   0    0   1   0    0    2  .000
Phil Roof              2    7    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    4  .000
Rick Dempsey           2    6    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    2  .000
George Mitterwald      1    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Rich Reese             2    2    1    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          3   11    0    5   0   0   0    1   0   1    1    1  .455
Thurman Munson         4   12    1    4   0   0   0    0   0   1    2    2  .333
Bernie Allen           1    3    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Felipe Alou            2    7    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .286
Gene Michael           3    7    0    2   0   1   0    3   0   0    2    0  .286
Roy White              4   14    2    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .214
Rich McKinney          4   15    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .133
Bobby Murcer           4   15    1    2   2   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .133
Johnny Callison        2    6    0    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .000
Rusty Torres           3    5    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    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             5   15    0    7   1   0   0    1   0   1    1    1  .467
Sal Bando              5   18    4    7   0   0   0    1   1   0    3    1  .389
Mike Epstein           5   13    2    4   0   0   1    4   0   0    4    0  .308
Joe Rudi               5   21    4    6   3   1   0    0   0   0    1    3  .286
Dave Duncan            3   11    2    3   0   0   2    3   0   0    0    2  .273
Gene Tenace            3    9    1    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .222
Reggie Jackson         5   17    2    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    3  .177
Bobby Brooks           5   15    0    2   0   0   0    2   0   1    4    4  .133
Bert Campaneris        5   18    0    2   0   0   0    0   1   1    3    4  .111
Brant Alyea            1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Mike Hegan             4    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
George Hendrick        1    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
Dave Nelson            4   17    1    6   0   0   0    1   2   0    0    3  .353
Elliott Maddox         4    6    2    2   1   0   0    0   1   0    0    1  .333
Tom Grieve             2    7    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .286
Hal King               3    5    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    4    1  .200
Len Randle             4   16    1    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    4  .188
Dick Billings          2    7    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .143
Frank Howard           4   15    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .133
Larry Biittner         3    9    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   1    0    2  .111
Toby Harrah            4   11    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    2  .091
Joe Lovitto            4   11    0    1   0   0   0    0   1   0    2    4  .091
Don Mincher            2    6    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    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:

  J. Mayberry (KC)         23
  B. Oliver (KC)           23
  L. Piniella (KC)         23
  C. Rojas (KC)            23
  J. Rudi (OAK)            21
  P. Schaal (KC)           21
  D. Allen (CHI)           20
  B. Floyd (KC)            20
  C. May (CHI)             20
  M. Andrews (CHI)         19

Runs Scored:

  D. Allen (CHI)            5
  S. Bando (OAK)            4
  B. Darwin (MIN)           4
  P. Kelly (CHI)            4
  T. McCraw (CLE)           4
  J. Orta (CHI)             4
  J. Rudi (OAK)             4
  P. Schaal (KC)            4
  P. Blair (BAL)            3
  C. May (CHI)              3

Hits:

  D. Allen (CHI)            8
  C. May (CHI)              8
  S. Alomar (CAL)           7
  S. Bando (OAK)            7
  B. Darwin (MIN)           7
  D. Green (OAK)            7
  C. Rojas (KC)             7
  M. Belanger (BAL)         6
  J. Mayberry (KC)          6
  B. Melton (CHI)           6

Doubles:

  J. May (KC)               3
  J. Rudi (OAK)             3
  D. Allen (CHI)            2
  B. Freehan (DET)          2
  W. Horton (DET)           2
  P. Kelly (CHI)            2
  B. Murcer (NY)            2
  S. Alomar (CAL)           1
  L. Aparicio (BOS)         1
  M. Belanger (BAL)         1

Triples:

  P. Kelly (CHI)            2
  J. Lahoud (MIL)           1
  G. Michael (NY)           1
  J. Rudi (OAK)             1

Home Runs:

  B. Darwin (MIN)           3
  D. Duncan (OAK)           2
  D. Allen (CHI)            1
  J. Briggs (MIL)           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

RBI:

  B. Darwin (MIN)           8
  C. May (CHI)              6
  D. Allen (CHI)            4
  M. Epstein (OAK)          4
  D. Thompson (MIN)         4
  E. Brinkman (DET)         3
  D. Duncan (OAK)           3
  T. McCraw (CLE)           3
  B. Melton (CHI)           3
  G. Michael (NY)           3

Stolen Bases:

  B. Bell (CLE)             2
  T. McCraw (CLE)           2
  D. Nelson (TEX)           2
  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

Caught Stealing:

  S. Alomar (CAL)           1
  R. Auerbach (MIL)         1
  L. Biittner (TEX)         1
  B. Brooks (OAK)           1
  B. Campaneris (OAK)       1
  H. Clarke (NY)            1
  B. Darwin (MIN)           1
  D. Green (OAK)            1
  P. Kelly (CHI)            1
  E. Kirkpatrick (KC)       1

Walks:

  L. Cardenas (CAL)         5
  H. Killebrew (MIN)        5
  B. Brooks (OAK)           4
  B. Darwin (MIN)           4
  M. Epstein (OAK)          4
  D. Griffin (BOS)          4
  H. King (TEX)             4
  B. Melton (CHI)           4
  P. Schaal (KC)            4
  D. Allen (CHI)            3

Strikeouts:

  R. Reichardt (CHI)        6
  W. Wood (CHI)             6
  D. Allen (CHI)            5
  M. Andrews (CHI)          5
  T. Harper (BOS)           5
  J. Orta (CHI)             5
  G. Perry (CLE)            5
  L. Stanton (CAL)          5
  B. Brooks (OAK)           4
  B. Campaneris (OAK)       4

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