Wednesday April 26, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of April 26, 1972:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Chicago          336   41    92   12    4    6    36    4    4   29    57  .274
Minnesota        241   41    64   12    1    6    38    2    3   25    45  .266
Detroit          268   30    71   12    1    3    29    1    2   22    31  .265
California       325   26    81   13    0    4    23    4    2   33    54  .249
Cleveland        290   26    72   10    0    4    23    9    4   29    40  .248
Kansas City      359   23    87   12    3    1    22    7    2   24    44  .242
New York         262   24    63    9    1    4    24    2    2   29    37  .241
Oakland          254   26    58    7    3    5    24    3    4   27    33  .228
Baltimore        291   28    61   15    0    4    27    3    2   27    55  .210
Texas            301   31    61   11    1    3    28   10    5   44    60  .203
Boston           252   24    51    9    2    0    19    3    0   25    38  .202
Milwaukee        216   14    37    4    1    5    14    2    1   16    32  .171

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Vada Pinson (CAL)         9   30    3   13   4   0   0    4   1   0    2    5  .433
Bobby Darwin (MIN)        7   26    6   11   1   0   4   11   0   1    4    6  .423
Dick Allen (CHI)         10   39   10   16   2   1   3    8   1   0    5    7  .410
Bill Freehan (DET)        7   27    3   11   4   0   0    4   0   1    1    2  .407
Carlos May (CHI)         10   37    6   14   2   0   2    9   1   2    5    3  .378
Norm Cash (DET)           8   24    5    9   0   0   2    6   0   0    5    0  .375
Tommy McCraw (CLE)        9   25    5    9   1   0   1    3   5   0    5    4  .360
Thurman Munson (NY)       8   31    3   11   1   0   0    1   0   1    4    3  .355
Pat Kelly (CHI)           8   26    5    9   2   2   0    1   1   1    2    3  .346
Bill Melton (CHI)        10   38    4   13   0   0   0    5   0   1    4    0  .342

 Baltimore            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Terry Crowley          4    7    2    3   1   0   1    2   0   0    0    0  .429
Andy Etchebarren       5   14    1    5   2   0   0    4   0   1    1    2  .357
Paul Blair            10   36    6    9   1   0   1    4   0   1    1    6  .250
Mark Belanger         10   32    3    8   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    3  .250
Davey Johnson         10   33    2    8   4   0   0    1   0   0    3    7  .242
Don Buford            10   33    3    7   0   0   1    2   2   0    7    6  .212
Merv Rettenmund        9   29    6    6   1   0   0    1   1   0    4    3  .207
Brooks Robinson       10   34    1    7   2   0   0    3   0   0    2    6  .206
Don Baylor             2    5    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .200
Boog Powell            9   24    2    3   1   0   1    7   0   0    5    6  .125
Ellie Hendricks        5   16    0    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    3  .063
Johnny Oates           1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Tom Shopay             4    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .000
Bobby Grich            2    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    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
Carlton Fisk           4   14    2    5   2   1   0    1   0   0    1    2  .357
Duane Josephson        3    6    0    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .333
Luis Aparicio          8   32    2    9   4   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .281
Doug Griffin           8   25    3    7   0   0   0    3   1   0    5    1  .280
Reggie Smith           8   29    4    6   0   0   0    0   2   0    4    6  .207
Carl Yastrzemski       8   28    3    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    3    2  .143
Tommy Harper           8   29    4    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    5    6  .138
Rico Petrocelli        8   30    3    4   0   1   0    3   0   0    2    4  .133
Danny Cater            8   27    2    2   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    4  .074
Bob Burda              3    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Ben Oglivie            3    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000
Phil Gagliano          1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Rick Miller            2    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
Ken Berry              5   11    2    5   1   0   1    2   0   0    1    3  .455
Vada Pinson            9   30    3   13   4   0   0    4   1   0    2    5  .433
Art Kusnyer            4   11    1    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    1  .364
Sandy Alomar          10   37    4   12   2   0   0    1   3   2    8    5  .324
Jeff Torborg           6   21    1    6   2   0   0    3   0   0    1    0  .286
Jim Spencer           10   37    4    9   1   0   1    2   0   0    3    4  .243
Leo Cardenas          10   38    2    8   0   0   2    4   0   0    6    6  .211
Winston Llenas         5   10    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .200
Mickey Rivers          9   31    1    6   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    3  .194
Ken McMullen           9   32    2    5   0   0   0    0   0   0    4    3  .156
Leroy Stanton          8   27    5    4   1   0   0    1   0   0    3    8  .148
Tom Silverio           5    7    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .143
Syd O'Brien            3    6    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000
Billy Cowan            3    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000
Joe Azcue              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
Dick Allen            10   39   10   16   2   1   3    8   1   0    5    7  .410
Walt Williams          6   15    1    6   1   0   0    0   1   0    1    1  .400
Carlos May            10   37    6   14   2   0   2    9   1   2    5    3  .378
Pat Kelly              8   26    5    9   2   2   0    1   1   1    2    3  .346
Bill Melton           10   38    4   13   0   0   0    5   0   1    4    0  .342
Jorge Orta             9   28    7    9   1   1   0    4   0   0    1    6  .321
Jay Johnstone          8   18    1    5   2   0   0    1   0   0    3    4  .278
Rich Morales           3    4    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .250
Ed Herrmann            6   21    1    4   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .191
Mike Andrews          10   37    1    7   1   0   1    6   0   0    4    6  .189
Luis Alvarado          3    6    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .167
Tom Egan               8   17    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    4  .118
Rick Reichardt         7   19    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    8  .053
Jim Qualls             5    3    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          3   10    3    5   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .500
John Lowenstein        2    2    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    1  .500
Tommy McCraw           9   25    5    9   1   0   1    3   5   0    5    4  .360
Alex Johnson           9   37    3   11   1   0   1    4   0   2    1    2  .297
Ray Fosse              9   34    4    9   1   0   1    2   1   0    3    0  .265
Del Unser              9   36    3    9   1   0   0    2   0   1    2    3  .250
Buddy Bell             9   32    3    8   2   0   1    5   2   0    2    1  .250
Graig Nettles          9   33    2    7   1   0   0    2   0   0    4    2  .212
Frank Duffy            9   23    2    4   1   0   0    0   1   0    7    5  .174
Chris Chambliss        2    6    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .167
Eddie Leon             8   25    0    4   1   0   0    0   0   1    3    6  .160
Lou Camilli            3    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Roy Foster             2    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000
Adolfo Phillips        3    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Jerry Moses            1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 Detroit              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Mickey Stanley         6   10    0    5   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    0  .500
Bill Freehan           7   27    3   11   4   0   0    4   0   1    1    2  .407
Gates Brown            4   13    3    5   1   0   0    3   0   0    1    1  .385
Norm Cash              8   24    5    9   0   0   2    6   0   0    5    0  .375
Ed Brinkman            8   28    5    9   2   0   1    4   0   0    2    4  .321
Aurelio Rodriguez      8   35    4    9   1   0   0    5   0   0    2    5  .257
Paul Jata              2    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250
Tony Taylor            3    9    0    2   0   1   0    2   0   0    1    0  .222
Willie Horton          7   25    2    5   2   0   0    2   0   0    1    4  .200
Dick McAuliffe         7   22    4    4   2   0   0    1   0   0    6    2  .182
Al Kaline              7   24    2    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .167
Jim Northrup           6   24    1    4   0   0   0    0   1   1    2    2  .167
Tom Haller             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
Freddie Patek          2    6    1    3   0   1   0    0   2   0    1    0  .500
Steve Hovley           6   10    0    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    2  .400
Cookie Rojas          11   43    2   14   2   0   0    4   1   1    2    2  .326
John Mayberry         11   40    2   12   1   0   0    4   0   0    2    3  .300
Bob Oliver            11   41    5   12   1   1   1    5   0   0    1    8  .293
Ed Kirkpatrick         2    7    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   1    1    1  .286
Richie Scheinblum      4    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Jerry May              9   29    1    7   3   0   0    0   0   0    4    1  .241
Lou Piniella          11   40    4    9   2   0   0    1   1   0    3    4  .225
Paul Schaal           11   37    5    7   2   1   0    0   1   0    8    4  .189
Amos Otis             10   35    2    6   1   0   0    1   2   0    1    4  .171
Bobby Floyd            9   29    1    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    4  .138
Ron Hansen             2    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Gail Hopkins           3    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Joe Keough             1    0    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
Bob Heise              3    4    0    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .750
Mike Ferraro           2    2    0    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .500
Joe Lahoud             7   23    4    9   0   1   1    2   1   0    2    4  .391
Brock Davis            3    3    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .333
Paul Ratliff           3    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .250
Johnny Briggs          7   25    4    6   1   0   1    2   0   0    2    1  .240
Ron Theobald           6   16    3    3   0   0   1    1   0   0    4    0  .188
Bill Voss              3    7    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .143
Darrell Porter         5   15    0    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    4  .133
Billy Conigliaro       5   17    1    2   0   0   1    1   0   0    1    4  .118
Dave May               7   28    1    2   0   0   1    1   0   0    1    4  .071
George Scott           7   28    0    2   1   0   0    3   0   0    0    4  .071
Rick Auerbach          7   29    1    2   0   0   0    1   1   1    0    6  .069
Tommie Reynolds        4    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000
Ellie Rodriguez        2    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000

 Minnesota            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Dan Monzon             1    1    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0 1.000
Steve Braun            5   14    4    8   2   0   0    6   0   1    1    2  .571
Bobby Darwin           7   26    6   11   1   0   4   11   0   1    4    6  .423
Jim Nettles            4    3    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .333
Rich Reese             5    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Danny Thompson         7   29    4    8   3   0   1    5   0   0    1    3  .276
Cesar Tovar            7   30    5    8   0   0   0    2   0   1    1    3  .267
Steve Brye             6   19    1    5   1   1   0    3   2   0    0    3  .263
Harmon Killebrew       7   24    4    6   1   0   1    3   0   0    6    7  .250
Chuck Manuel           3    8    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .250
Rod Carew              7   26    5    6   1   0   0    3   0   0    3    5  .231
Phil Roof              3   11    3    2   2   0   0    2   0   0    1    4  .182
Eric Soderholm         4   15    2    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .133
Rick Dempsey           4   12    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    4    4  .000
George Mitterwald      1    2    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             2    2    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0 1.000
Ron Swoboda            1    1    1    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    0 1.000
Ron Blomberg           5   11    1    7   2   0   0    2   0   0    1    0  .636
Thurman Munson         8   31    3   11   1   0   0    1   0   1    4    3  .355
Bernie Allen           2    3    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .333
Horace Clarke          7   29    2    9   0   0   0    1   1   1    5    3  .310
Bobby Murcer           8   31    4    9   3   0   2    6   0   0    4    3  .290
Rich McKinney          8   30    3    7   0   0   1    2   0   0    3    4  .233
Roy White              8   31    3    7   1   0   0    1   1   0    2    5  .226
Johnny Callison        6   19    2    3   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    3  .158
Gene Michael           7   19    2    3   0   1   1    7   0   0    4    0  .158
Felipe Alou            6   22    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    2  .136
Rusty Torres           6    8    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    5  .000
Jerry Kenney           4    6    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Hal Lanier             1    0    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
Curt Blefary           3    2    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .500
George Hendrick        2    2    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .500
Dick Green             7   21    1    8   1   1   0    3   0   1    1    1  .381
Sal Bando              8   31    4   10   1   1   0    3   1   0    4    2  .323
Mike Epstein           8   23    3    6   0   0   1    4   0   1    6    2  .261
Joe Rudi               8   35    5    9   3   1   0    0   0   0    1    4  .257
Mike Hegan             7    4    0    1   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .250
Dave Duncan            5   18    2    4   0   0   2    3   0   0    0    2  .222
Gene Tenace            4   14    2    3   1   0   1    2   0   0    0    0  .214
Bobby Brooks           8   25    2    5   0   0   0    4   0   1    6    4  .200
Bert Campaneris        8   32    2    5   0   0   0    0   1   1    3    6  .156
Reggie Jackson         8   29    3    4   0   0   1    2   0   0    5    8  .138
Larry Brown            3    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Brant Alyea            2    1    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000

 Texas                G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Toby Harrah           10   31    5    9   1   1   0    3   0   0    5    4  .290
Tom Grieve             4   14    0    4   0   0   0    0   0   1    1    5  .286
Elliott Maddox        10   18    2    5   1   0   0    0   3   0    5    4  .278
Dave Nelson           10   37    6    9   0   0   1    2   4   0    5    9  .243
Len Randle            10   42    5   10   4   0   0    6   2   1    1    9  .238
Don Mincher            6   20    3    4   2   0   1    6   0   0    7    3  .200
Dick Billings          6   16    0    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    1  .188
Frank Howard           9   33    3    6   3   0   1    4   0   0    2    4  .182
Larry Biittner         9   22    1    4   0   0   0    2   0   3    1    3  .182
Hal King               7   15    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    9    4  .133
Joe Lovitto            9   23    3    3   0   0   0    2   1   0    7    5  .130
Jeff Burroughs         1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Jim Driscoll           3    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Ted Kubiak             2    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Ken Suarez             1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  C. Rojas (KC)            43
  L. Randle (TEX)          42
  B. Oliver (KC)           41
  J. Mayberry (KC)         40
  L. Piniella (KC)         40
  D. Allen (CHI)           39
  L. Cardenas (CAL)        38
  B. Melton (CHI)          38
  S. Alomar (CAL)          37
  M. Andrews (CHI)         37

Runs Scored:

  D. Allen (CHI)           10
  J. Orta (CHI)             7
  P. Blair (BAL)            6
  B. Darwin (MIN)           6
  C. May (CHI)              6
  D. Nelson (TEX)           6
  M. Rettenmund (BAL)       6
  E. Brinkman (DET)         5
  R. Carew (MIN)            5
  N. Cash (DET)             5

Hits:

  D. Allen (CHI)           16
  C. May (CHI)             14
  C. Rojas (KC)            14
  B. Melton (CHI)          13
  V. Pinson (CAL)          13
  S. Alomar (CAL)          12
  J. Mayberry (KC)         12
  B. Oliver (KC)           12
  B. Darwin (MIN)          11
  B. Freehan (DET)         11

Doubles:

  L. Aparicio (BOS)         4
  B. Freehan (DET)          4
  D. Johnson (BAL)          4
  V. Pinson (CAL)           4
  L. Randle (TEX)           4
  F. Howard (TEX)           3
  J. May (KC)               3
  B. Murcer (NY)            3
  J. Rudi (OAK)             3
  D. Thompson (MIN)         3

Triples:

  P. Kelly (CHI)            2
  D. Allen (CHI)            1
  S. Bando (OAK)            1
  S. Brye (MIN)             1
  C. Fisk (BOS)             1
  D. Green (OAK)            1
  T. Harrah (TEX)           1
  J. Lahoud (MIL)           1
  G. Michael (NY)           1
  B. Oliver (KC)            1

Home Runs:

  B. Darwin (MIN)           4
  D. Allen (CHI)            3
  L. Cardenas (CAL)         2
  N. Cash (DET)             2
  D. Duncan (OAK)           2
  C. May (CHI)              2
  B. Murcer (NY)            2
  M. Andrews (CHI)          1
  B. Bell (CLE)             1
  K. Berry (CAL)            1

RBI:

  B. Darwin (MIN)          11
  C. May (CHI)              9
  D. Allen (CHI)            8
  G. Michael (NY)           7
  B. Powell (BAL)           7
  M. Andrews (CHI)          6
  S. Braun (MIN)            6
  N. Cash (DET)             6
  D. Mincher (TEX)          6
  B. Murcer (NY)            6

Stolen Bases:

  T. McCraw (CLE)           5
  D. Nelson (TEX)           4
  S. Alomar (CAL)           3
  E. Maddox (TEX)           3
  B. Bell (CLE)             2
  S. Brye (MIN)             2
  D. Buford (BAL)           2
  A. Otis (KC)              2
  F. Patek (KC)             2
  L. Randle (TEX)           2

Caught Stealing:

  L. Biittner (TEX)         3
  S. Alomar (CAL)           2
  A. Johnson (CLE)          2
  C. May (CHI)              2
  R. Auerbach (MIL)         1
  P. Blair (BAL)            1
  S. Braun (MIN)            1
  B. Brooks (OAK)           1
  B. Campaneris (OAK)       1
  H. Clarke (NY)            1

Walks:

  H. King (TEX)             9
  S. Alomar (CAL)           8
  P. Schaal (KC)            8
  D. Buford (BAL)           7
  F. Duffy (CLE)            7
  J. Lovitto (TEX)          7
  D. Mincher (TEX)          7
  B. Brooks (OAK)           6
  L. Cardenas (CAL)         6
  M. Epstein (OAK)          6

Strikeouts:

  D. Nelson (TEX)           9
  L. Randle (TEX)           9
  W. Wood (CHI)             9
  R. Jackson (OAK)          8
  B. Oliver (KC)            8
  R. Reichardt (CHI)        8
  L. Stanton (CAL)          8
  D. Allen (CHI)            7
  D. Johnson (BAL)          7
  H. Killebrew (MIN)        7


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