Friday April 21, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of April 21, 1972:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Los Angeles      253   42    75    9    2    7    38    1    0   11    29  .296
Cincinnati       166   24    42    9    3    4    19   10    1   18    28  .253
Philadelphia     191   17    47    9    2    5    15    2    2   21    36  .246
Houston          202   35    49    6    4    7    32    2    1   22    36  .243
Pittsburgh       205   21    49    7    2    4    18    0    3   17    32  .239
St. Louis        199   13    47    6    1    0    12    1    2   15    35  .236
Montreal         116   15    27    8    1    1    14    3    2   15    16  .233
San Diego        220   18    48    5    1    3    17    5    4   11    38  .218
San Francisco    235   30    51    9    1    5    29    7    2   33    43  .217
Atlanta          260   18    56   10    0    4    17    2    0   30    42  .215
New York         116    8    24    5    0    1     7    2    0   15    27  .207
Chicago          196   19    40    7    1    3    17    3    2   15    29  .204

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Manny Mota (LA)           6   19    8   10   0   1   1    8   0   0    1    0  .526
Manny Sanguillen (PIT)    6   20    3   10   1   1   0    3   0   0    1    3  .500
Bobby Tolan (CIN)         5   20    4    9   1   2   0    2   4   0    1    3  .450
Cesar Cedeno (HOU)        6   25    3   11   3   1   0    3   2   0    2    0  .440
Pete Rose (CIN)           5   22    3    9   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .409
Willie Davis (LA)         7   30   10   12   2   0   2    7   1   0    1    3  .400
Chris Cannizzaro (LA)     5   20    5    8   1   0   1    3   0   0    1    4  .400
Jim Lefebvre (LA)         7   28    2   11   2   0   1    7   0   0    0    2  .393
Denny Doyle (PHI)         6   17    3    6   0   0   0    0   0   0    4    1  .353
Bob Watson (HOU)          6   20    8    7   0   0   1    5   0   0    4    3  .350

 Atlanta              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Oscar Brown            4    5    1    3   0   0   1    1   0   0    0    0  .600
Rico Carty             6   12    2    5   1   0   1    1   0   0    3    3  .417
Marty Perez            8   24    2    7   2   0   0    2   0   0    4    3  .292
Earl Williams          8   31    3    9   3   0   0    1   0   0    3    6  .290
Jim Breazeale          4    7    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .286
Ralph Garr             8   32    3    9   1   0   0    2   1   0    2    4  .281
Darrell Evans          7   26    4    7   0   0   2    5   0   0    4    4  .269
Mike Lum               6   20    1    4   1   0   0    0   0   0    4    3  .200
Felix Millan           8   32    0    5   1   0   0    3   1   0    4    2  .156
Paul Casanova          4    8    0    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .125
Hank Aaron             6   22    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    4    3  .046
Dusty Baker            7   22    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    7  .046
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
Billy North            2    9    1    3   0   0   0    0   1   0    0    3  .333
Ken Rudolph            1    3    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Billy Williams         6   25    3    8   1   0   1    3   0   0    0    1  .320
Randy Hundley          5   13    1    4   1   0   0    2   0   0    6    3  .308
Rick Monday            5   14    2    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    4  .286
Jose Cardenal          6   22    6    6   0   1   1    3   2   2    2    0  .273
Ron Santo              6   23    4    6   2   0   1    2   0   0    2    5  .261
Joe Pepitone           6   24    1    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    4  .125
Glenn Beckert          6   25    0    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    0  .120
Don Kessinger          6   18    0    2   2   0   0    3   0   0    1    2  .111
Jim Hickman            2    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Paul Popovich          1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Art Shamsky            1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 Cincinnati           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Julian Javier          2    2    1    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .500
Bobby Tolan            5   20    4    9   1   2   0    2   4   0    1    3  .450
Pete Rose              5   22    3    9   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .409
Denis Menke            5   15    4    5   0   0   1    1   0   1    5    2  .333
George Foster          2    9    1    3   2   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .333
Dave Concepcion        5   16    1    4   0   0   0    4   2   0    0    1  .250
Tony Perez             5   18    3    4   1   0   2    5   0   0    3    7  .222
Joe Morgan             5   19    4    4   0   1   1    4   4   0    4    0  .211
Cesar Geronimo         4   11    1    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .091
Johnny Bench           5   17    1    1   1   0   0    2   0   0    3    2  .059
Bernie Carbo           4    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Hal McRae              2    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Ted Uhlaender          3    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Darrel Chaney          1    0    1    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           6   25    3   11   3   1   0    3   2   0    2    0  .440
Bob Watson             6   20    8    7   0   0   1    5   0   0    4    3  .350
Jim Wynn               6   25    5    8   0   0   1    2   0   1    2    5  .320
Doug Rader             6   23    5    7   1   2   2   10   0   0    2    3  .304
Lee May                6   25    4    7   0   0   1    3   0   0    2    8  .280
Johnny Edwards         4   14    2    3   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    2  .214
Jack Hiatt             2    5    0    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    1  .200
Tommy Helms            6   24    4    3   0   0   2    5   0   0    0    1  .125
Roger Metzger          6   22    3    2   0   1   0    1   0   0    6    1  .091
Jimmy Stewart          3    3    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Bob Stinson            2    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .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
Manny Mota             6   19    8   10   0   1   1    8   0   0    1    0  .526
Willie Davis           7   30   10   12   2   0   2    7   1   0    1    3  .400
Chris Cannizzaro       5   20    5    8   1   0   1    3   0   0    1    4  .400
Jim Lefebvre           7   28    2   11   2   0   1    7   0   0    0    2  .393
Steve Garvey           7   22    3    7   2   0   0    1   0   0    1    4  .318
Wes Parker             5   17    1    5   0   0   0    3   0   0    1    0  .294
Willie Crawford        5   15    1    4   1   0   1    1   0   0    1    2  .267
Frank Robinson         7   19    4    5   0   0   0    6   0   0    3    6  .263
Duke Sims              2    5    1    1   0   0   1    1   0   0    0    0  .200
Maury Wills            7   28    2    4   0   1   0    0   0   0    0    3  .143
Bill Buckner           5   14    1    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .143
Billy Grabarkewitz     3    7    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Bill Russell           5    4    1    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
Bobby Valentine        2    2    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
Clyde Mashore          2    1    3    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    0 1.000
Terry Humphrey         2    4    0    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .500
Jim Fairey             2    2    0    1   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    0  .500
Ron Fairly             3   10    0    3   1   0   0    1   1   0    1    0  .300
Ron Hunt               4   14    5    4   2   0   0    0   1   0    3    2  .286
Tim Foli               4   11    1    3   1   0   0    1   1   0    1    0  .273
Ken Singleton          4   11    1    3   1   1   0    4   0   0    3    4  .273
Bob Bailey             4   15    2    4   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .267
John Boccabella        3   10    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .200
Boots Day              4   12    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .167
Mike Jorgensen         4   12    2    2   0   0   1    3   0   1    2    1  .167
Ron Woods              2    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   1    1    1  .000
Hector Torres          1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Bobby Wine             3    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            4   14    1    5   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    4  .357
Jim Fregosi            4   14    2    4   2   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .286
Ed Kranepool           4   11    2    3   0   0   1    3   0   0    1    3  .273
Bud Harrelson          4   15    1    4   1   0   0    1   1   0    1    6  .267
Tommie Agee            4   13    1    2   1   0   0    0   1   0    3    4  .154
Rusty Staub            4   14    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    1  .143
Ken Boswell            4   15    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    2  .133
Jerry Grote            4    9    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    0  .111
Dave Marshall          2    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
John Milner            2    2    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
Tommy Hutton           1    1    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0 1.000
Ron Stone              4    2    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .500
Denny Doyle            6   17    3    6   0   0   0    0   0   0    4    1  .353
Willie Montanez        6   24    3    8   5   1   0    0   0   0    2    5  .333
Larry Bowa             6   26    2    8   0   0   0    2   2   0    0    3  .308
Tim McCarver           6   27    2    7   1   0   1    3   0   1    0    4  .259
Deron Johnson          6   21    1    4   1   1   0    3   0   0    3    7  .191
Mike Anderson          6   19    0    3   2   0   0    0   0   0    3    5  .158
Greg Luzinski          6   19    2    3   0   0   2    4   0   0    3    4  .158
Don Money              6   19    2    3   0   0   1    1   0   1    4    3  .158
Terry Harmon           3    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Roger Freed            1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Pete Koegel            2    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000

 Pittsburgh           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Gene Alley             4    3    0    2   1   0   0    2   0   1    1    0  .667
Manny Sanguillen       6   20    3   10   1   1   0    3   0   0    1    3  .500
Al Oliver              6   25    2    8   2   1   0    2   0   0    2    2  .320
Roberto Clemente       6   20    4    5   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    2  .250
Richie Hebner          6   16    4    4   1   0   1    1   0   0    3    1  .250
Rennie Stennett        5   12    1    3   0   0   0    1   0   1    0    1  .250
Dave Cash              4   17    2    4   0   0   0    1   0   1    1    2  .235
Vic Davalillo          4    5    2    1   0   0   1    1   0   0    0    0  .200
Jackie Hernandez       6   16    0    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    4  .188
Bob Robertson          6   20    1    3   1   0   1    3   0   0    4    7  .150
Willie Stargell        5   21    1    3   0   0   1    3   0   0    1    4  .143
Gene Clines            4    7    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .000
Jose Pagan             3    6    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Milt May               2    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 San Diego            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Johnny Jeter           6   16    4    8   0   0   1    3   1   2    1    0  .500
Cito Gaston            6   15    0    5   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    4  .333
Garry Jestadt          2    6    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Derrel Thomas          6   19    2    6   1   0   0    2   1   0    3    3  .316
Fred Kendall           2    7    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .286
Leron Lee              5   16    0    4   0   0   0    1   0   2    0    2  .250
Jerry Morales          4   12    1    3   0   0   0    1   1   0    0    2  .250
Ollie Brown            6   14    0    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .214
Dave Campbell          5   16    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .188
Rafael Robles          3    6    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .167
Nate Colbert           7   25    6    4   1   1   2    4   0   0    2   10  .160
Bob Barton             5   18    0    2   0   0   0    2   1   0    0    4  .111
Enzo Hernandez         6   20    3    2   1   0   0    0   1   0    1    2  .100
Larry Stahl            5   14    0    1   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    3  .071
Don Mason              3    5    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
Willie McCovey         4   12    2    4   1   0   1    2   0   0    1    2  .333
Bobby Bonds            7   29    7    9   2   0   1    4   2   0    2    0  .310
Tito Fuentes           7   30    4    8   1   0   1    3   1   0    1    2  .267
Jim Howarth            6    4    3    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    5    2  .250
Dave Kingman           7   29    4    7   1   1   1    7   1   0    1    6  .241
Chris Speier           7   25    3    6   1   0   0    0   0   0    4    6  .240
Fran Healy             7   24    3    4   0   0   1    5   0   1    5    4  .167
Willie Mays            7   24    3    3   2   0   0    3   2   0    8    3  .125
Ken Henderson          7   25    0    3   0   0   0    2   1   1    5    8  .120
Al Gallagher           3   11    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    3  .091
Dave Rader             1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Bernie Williams        1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .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
Marty Martinez         2    1    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0 1.000
Ed Crosby              5   12    2    6   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    1  .500
Ted Simmons            6   23    2    8   1   0   0    3   0   0    1    3  .348
Jerry McNertney        3    3    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .333
Matty Alou             6   23    2    7   1   0   0    1   0   1    1    2  .304
Joe Torre              4   14    2    4   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    4  .286
Joe Hague              4   11    1    3   2   0   0    1   0   0    5    0  .273
Ted Sizemore           6   25    3    6   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .240
Jose Cruz              6   21    0    5   0   1   0    3   1   0    2    2  .238
Lou Brock              6   26    0    4   0   0   0    0   0   1    1    7  .154
Dal Maxvill            5   12    0    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .000
Donn Clendenon         5   10    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    5  .000
Luis Melendez          5    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  R. Garr (ATL)            32
  F. Millan (ATL)          32
  E. Williams (ATL)        31
  W. Davis (LA)            30
  T. Fuentes (SF)          30
  B. Bonds (SF)            29
  D. Kingman (SF)          29
  J. Lefebvre (LA)         28
  M. Wills (LA)            28
  T. McCarver (PHI)        27

Runs Scored:

  W. Davis (LA)            10
  M. Mota (LA)              8
  B. Watson (HOU)           8
  B. Bonds (SF)             7
  J. Cardenal (CHI)         6
  N. Colbert (SD)           6
  C. Cannizzaro (LA)        5
  R. Hunt (MON)             5
  D. Rader (HOU)            5
  J. Wynn (HOU)             5

Hits:

  W. Davis (LA)            12
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          11
  J. Lefebvre (LA)         11
  M. Mota (LA)             10
  M. Sanguillen (PIT)      10
  B. Bonds (SF)             9
  R. Garr (ATL)             9
  P. Rose (CIN)             9
  B. Tolan (CIN)            9
  E. Williams (ATL)         9

Doubles:

  W. Montanez (PHI)         5
  C. Cedeno (HOU)           3
  E. Williams (ATL)         3
  M. Anderson (PHI)         2
  B. Bonds (SF)             2
  W. Davis (LA)             2
  G. Foster (CIN)           2
  J. Fregosi (NY)           2
  S. Garvey (LA)            2
  J. Hague (STL)            2

Triples:

  D. Rader (HOU)            2
  B. Tolan (CIN)            2
  J. Cardenal (CHI)         1
  C. Cedeno (HOU)           1
  N. Colbert (SD)           1
  J. Cruz (STL)             1
  D. Johnson (PHI)          1
  D. Kingman (SF)           1
  R. Metzger (HOU)          1
  W. Montanez (PHI)         1

Home Runs:

  N. Colbert (SD)           2
  W. Davis (LA)             2
  D. Evans (ATL)            2
  T. Helms (HOU)            2
  G. Luzinski (PHI)         2
  T. Perez (CIN)            2
  D. Rader (HOU)            2
  B. Bonds (SF)             1
  O. Brown (ATL)            1
  C. Cannizzaro (LA)        1

RBI:

  D. Rader (HOU)           10
  M. Mota (LA)              8
  W. Davis (LA)             7
  D. Kingman (SF)           7
  J. Lefebvre (LA)          7
  F. Robinson (LA)          6
  D. Evans (ATL)            5
  F. Healy (SF)             5
  T. Helms (HOU)            5
  T. Perez (CIN)            5

Stolen Bases:

  J. Morgan (CIN)           4
  B. Tolan (CIN)            4
  B. Bonds (SF)             2
  L. Bowa (PHI)             2
  J. Cardenal (CHI)         2
  C. Cedeno (HOU)           2
  D. Concepcion (CIN)       2
  W. Mays (SF)              2
  T. Agee (NY)              1
  B. Barton (SD)            1

Caught Stealing:

  J. Cardenal (CHI)         2
  J. Jeter (SD)             2
  L. Lee (SD)               2
  G. Alley (PIT)            1
  M. Alou (STL)             1
  L. Brock (STL)            1
  D. Cash (PIT)             1
  F. Healy (SF)             1
  K. Henderson (SF)         1
  M. Jorgensen (MON)        1

Walks:

  W. Mays (SF)              8
  R. Hundley (CHI)          6
  R. Metzger (HOU)          6
  J. Hague (STL)            5
  F. Healy (SF)             5
  K. Henderson (SF)         5
  J. Howarth (SF)           5
  D. Menke (CIN)            5
  H. Aaron (ATL)            4
  D. Doyle (PHI)            4

Strikeouts:

  N. Colbert (SD)          10
  K. Henderson (SF)         8
  L. May (HOU)              8
  D. Baker (ATL)            7
  L. Brock (STL)            7
  D. Johnson (PHI)          7
  T. Perez (CIN)            7
  B. Robertson (PIT)        7
  B. Harrelson (NY)         6
  D. Kingman (SF)           6


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