Saturday April 22, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of April 22, 1972:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Los Angeles      281   43    79    9    2    8    39    1    0   13    34  .281
Cincinnati       197   31    51   10    3    5    26   10    2   22    31  .259
Atlanta          295   29    73   11    0    9    28    2    0   33    45  .248
Philadelphia     191   17    47    9    2    5    15    2    2   21    36  .246
Houston          236   41    57    8    4    9    37    3    1   26    40  .242
Pittsburgh       205   21    49    7    2    4    18    0    3   17    32  .239
St. Louis        239   18    57    6    1    0    17    3    2   18    38  .239
Montreal         153   21    36    9    1    1    20    5    2   22    20  .235
San Diego        251   18    55    5    1    3    17    6    5   12    44  .219
San Francisco    268   30    58    9    1    5    29    8    2   36    48  .216
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
Bobby Tolan (CIN)         6   24    6   12   2   2   1    7   4   0    1    3  .500
Johnny Jeter (SD)         7   20    4   10   0   0   1    3   1   2    1    2  .500
Manny Sanguillen (PIT)    6   20    3   10   1   1   0    3   0   0    1    3  .500
Manny Mota (LA)           7   23    8   10   0   1   1    8   0   0    1    0  .435
Pete Rose (CIN)           6   25    4   10   1   0   0    2   0   0    2    1  .400
Jim Lefebvre (LA)         8   31    3   12   2   0   2    8   0   0    0    2  .387
Wes Parker (LA)           6   19    1    7   0   0   0    3   0   0    2    0  .368
Cesar Cedeno (HOU)        7   30    3   11   3   1   0    3   2   0    2    1  .367
Chris Cannizzaro (LA)     6   22    5    8   1   0   1    3   0   0    2    5  .364
Willie Davis (LA)         8   34   10   12   2   0   2    7   1   0    1    3  .353

 Atlanta              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Oscar Brown            5    9    2    4   0   0   2    4   0   0    1    1  .444
Rico Carty             7   16    4    7   1   0   2    2   0   0    3    3  .438
Marty Perez            9   27    3    9   2   0   0    2   0   0    4    3  .333
Ralph Garr             9   37    4   12   2   0   0    4   1   0    2    4  .324
Earl Williams          9   35    6   11   3   0   2    3   0   0    4    7  .314
Jim Breazeale          4    7    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .286
Darrell Evans          7   26    4    7   0   0   2    5   0   0    4    4  .269
Mike Lum               7   21    1    5   1   0   0    0   0   0    4    3  .238
Felix Millan           9   37    1    8   1   0   0    3   1   0    4    2  .216
Paul Casanova          5   12    1    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .167
Hank Aaron             7   26    1    3   0   0   1    3   0   0    5    3  .115
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
Darrel Chaney          2    1    2    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0 1.000
Bobby Tolan            6   24    6   12   2   2   1    7   4   0    1    3  .500
Julian Javier          2    2    1    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .500
Pete Rose              6   25    4   10   1   0   0    2   0   0    2    1  .400
George Foster          2    9    1    3   2   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .333
Denis Menke            6   19    4    6   0   0   1    1   0   1    5    3  .316
Dave Concepcion        6   19    2    5   0   0   0    4   2   0    1    1  .263
Joe Morgan             6   22    6    5   0   1   1    4   4   0    5    0  .227
Tony Perez             6   22    3    4   1   0   2    5   0   0    3    9  .182
Cesar Geronimo         5   14    1    2   1   0   0    0   0   1    1    3  .143
Johnny Bench           6   20    1    1   1   0   0    3   0   0    3    2  .050
Bernie Carbo           5    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Ted Uhlaender          4    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Hal McRae              2    2    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           7   30    3   11   3   1   0    3   2   0    2    1  .367
Doug Rader             7   27    5    9   2   2   2   11   0   0    2    3  .333
Lee May                7   29    4    9   0   0   1    3   0   0    2    8  .310
Jim Wynn               7   29    6    9   0   0   2    5   0   1    2    5  .310
Bob Watson             7   23    9    7   0   0   1    5   0   0    5    5  .304
Johnny Edwards         5   18    4    5   2   0   1    3   0   0    1    2  .278
Jack Hiatt             2    5    0    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    1  .200
Tommy Helms            7   28    4    4   0   0   2    5   0   0    0    1  .143
Roger Metzger          7   25    5    2   0   1   0    1   1   0    8    1  .080
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             7   23    8   10   0   1   1    8   0   0    1    0  .435
Jim Lefebvre           8   31    3   12   2   0   2    8   0   0    0    2  .387
Wes Parker             6   19    1    7   0   0   0    3   0   0    2    0  .368
Chris Cannizzaro       6   22    5    8   1   0   1    3   0   0    2    5  .364
Willie Davis           8   34   10   12   2   0   2    7   1   0    1    3  .353
Steve Garvey           8   25    3    8   2   0   0    1   0   0    1    4  .320
Willie Crawford        5   15    1    4   1   0   1    1   0   0    1    2  .267
Frank Robinson         8   22    4    5   0   0   0    6   0   0    3    7  .227
Duke Sims              2    5    1    1   0   0   1    1   0   0    0    0  .200
Bill Buckner           5   14    1    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .143
Maury Wills            8   32    2    4   0   1   0    0   0   0    0    4  .125
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
John Bateman           1    1    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0 1.000
Clyde Mashore          2    1    3    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    0 1.000
Terry Humphrey         3    5    0    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .600
Jim Fairey             3    5    0    2   1   0   0    3   0   0    0    1  .400
Ken Singleton          5   14    3    5   1   1   0    6   1   0    5    4  .357
Boots Day              5   15    0    4   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    2  .267
Ron Fairly             4   13    0    3   1   0   0    1   1   0    1    1  .231
Tim Foli               5   13    1    3   1   0   0    1   1   0    2    0  .231
Ron Hunt               5   18    5    4   2   0   0    0   1   0    4    2  .222
Bob Bailey             5   19    4    4   1   0   0    1   1   0    1    0  .211
John Boccabella        4   15    1    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .200
Mike Jorgensen         5   15    4    3   0   0   1    3   0   1    4    1  .200
Ron Woods              3    5    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   1    1    2  .000
Hector Torres          2    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Bobby Wine             4    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           7   20    4   10   0   0   1    3   1   2    1    2  .500
Cito Gaston            6   15    0    5   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    4  .333
Garry Jestadt          3    6    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Derrel Thomas          7   22    2    7   1   0   0    2   1   1    3    4  .318
Fred Kendall           2    7    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .286
Leron Lee              6   20    0    5   0   0   0    1   1   2    0    2  .250
Jerry Morales          4   12    1    3   0   0   0    1   1   0    0    2  .250
Ollie Brown            7   18    0    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .167
Dave Campbell          6   18    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    2  .167
Rafael Robles          3    6    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .167
Bob Barton             6   21    0    3   0   0   0    2   1   0    0    4  .143
Nate Colbert           8   29    6    4   1   1   2    4   0   0    2   11  .138
Enzo Hernandez         7   23    3    3   1   0   0    0   1   0    1    2  .130
Larry Stahl            6   15    0    1   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    3  .067
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            8   33    7   10   2   0   1    4   2   0    2    0  .303
Tito Fuentes           8   34    4   10   1   0   1    3   2   0    1    2  .294
Jim Howarth            6    4    3    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    5    2  .250
Chris Speier           8   28    3    6   1   0   0    0   0   0    5    6  .214
Al Gallagher           4   14    0    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    4  .214
Dave Kingman           8   33    4    7   1   1   1    7   1   0    1    7  .212
Ken Henderson          8   29    0    5   0   0   0    2   1   1    5    8  .172
Fran Healy             8   28    3    4   0   0   1    5   0   1    5    5  .143
Willie Mays            8   27    3    3   2   0   0    3   2   0    9    3  .111
Bernie Williams        2    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000
Chris Arnold           1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Dave Rader             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              6   16    2    7   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    2  .438
Joe Torre              5   19    3    7   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    4  .368
Ted Simmons            7   27    3    9   1   0   0    3   0   0    2    3  .333
Jerry McNertney        3    3    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .333
Matty Alou             7   27    3    8   1   0   0    1   1   1    1    2  .296
Joe Hague              5   14    2    4   2   0   0    2   0   0    7    1  .286
Jose Cruz              7   26    1    6   0   1   0    4   1   0    2    2  .231
Ted Sizemore           7   30    3    6   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .200
Lou Brock              7   31    0    6   0   0   0    2   1   1    1    7  .194
Dal Maxvill            5   12    0    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .000
Donn Clendenon         6   11    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    5  .000
Luis Melendez          6    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  R. Garr (ATL)            37
  F. Millan (ATL)          37
  E. Williams (ATL)        35
  W. Davis (LA)            34
  T. Fuentes (SF)          34
  B. Bonds (SF)            33
  D. Kingman (SF)          33
  M. Wills (LA)            32
  L. Brock (STL)           31
  J. Lefebvre (LA)         31

Runs Scored:

  W. Davis (LA)            10
  B. Watson (HOU)           9
  M. Mota (LA)              8
  B. Bonds (SF)             7
  J. Cardenal (CHI)         6
  N. Colbert (SD)           6
  J. Morgan (CIN)           6
  B. Tolan (CIN)            6
  E. Williams (ATL)         6
  J. Wynn (HOU)             6

Hits:

  W. Davis (LA)            12
  R. Garr (ATL)            12
  J. Lefebvre (LA)         12
  B. Tolan (CIN)           12
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          11
  E. Williams (ATL)        11
  B. Bonds (SF)            10
  T. Fuentes (SF)          10
  J. Jeter (SD)            10
  M. Mota (LA)             10

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
  J. Edwards (HOU)          2
  G. Foster (CIN)           2
  J. Fregosi (NY)           2
  R. Garr (ATL)             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:

  O. Brown (ATL)            2
  R. Carty (ATL)            2
  N. Colbert (SD)           2
  W. Davis (LA)             2
  D. Evans (ATL)            2
  T. Helms (HOU)            2
  J. Lefebvre (LA)          2
  G. Luzinski (PHI)         2
  T. Perez (CIN)            2
  D. Rader (HOU)            2

RBI:

  D. Rader (HOU)           11
  J. Lefebvre (LA)          8
  M. Mota (LA)              8
  W. Davis (LA)             7
  D. Kingman (SF)           7
  B. Tolan (CIN)            7
  F. Robinson (LA)          6
  K. Singleton (MON)        6
  D. Evans (ATL)            5
  F. Healy (SF)             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
  T. Fuentes (SF)           2
  W. Mays (SF)              2
  T. Agee (NY)              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
  C. Geronimo (CIN)         1
  F. Healy (SF)             1
  K. Henderson (SF)         1

Walks:

  W. Mays (SF)              9
  R. Metzger (HOU)          8
  J. Hague (STL)            7
  R. Hundley (CHI)          6
  H. Aaron (ATL)            5
  F. Healy (SF)             5
  K. Henderson (SF)         5
  J. Howarth (SF)           5
  D. Menke (CIN)            5
  J. Morgan (CIN)           5

Strikeouts:

  N. Colbert (SD)          11
  T. Perez (CIN)            9
  K. Henderson (SF)         8
  L. May (HOU)              8
  D. Baker (ATL)            7
  L. Brock (STL)            7
  D. Johnson (PHI)          7
  D. Kingman (SF)           7
  B. Robertson (PIT)        7
  F. Robinson (LA)          7

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