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

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

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Pittsburgh       339   36    90   15    4    5    33    1    4   30    55  .266
Los Angeles      377   52    98   11    2   11    48    3    1   26    48  .260
Philadelphia     301   31    78   15    4    7    29    3    2   32    56  .259
New York         264   30    67   10    1    5    26    2    1   29    41  .254
Atlanta          402   46   102   13    1   15    44    3    1   43    61  .254
St. Louis        343   36    87   10    2    2    33    8    2   33    49  .254
Houston          380   67    96   14    5   15    62    6    2   39    61  .253
Cincinnati       314   43    79   17    4    7    38   12    4   39    47  .252
Chicago          383   37    83   17    1    4    32   10    3   42    61  .217
San Diego        347   22    75    7    1    4    21    8    7   15    59  .216
Montreal         246   23    52   11    1    1    22    5    3   34    41  .211
San Francisco    366   45    74   13    2   10    44    9    3   43    70  .202

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Bobby Tolan (CIN)         9   37    7   17   3   2   2   10   5   1    4    4  .460
Manny Sanguillen (PIT)    9   36    4   15   1   1   0    4   0   0    2    7  .417
Cesar Cedeno (HOU)        9   39    6   16   4   1   0    6   5   0    3    1  .410
Johnny Jeter (SD)        10   32    4   12   0   0   1    3   1   3    1    7  .375
Ted Simmons (STL)        10   41    6   15   2   0   1    6   0   0    2    3  .366
Wes Parker (LA)           9   29    3   10   0   0   0    4   0   0    4    1  .345
Pete Rose (CIN)           9   41    6   14   1   1   0    2   0   1    3    1  .342
Jim Lefebvre (LA)        11   42    3   14   2   0   2    9   0   0    1    5  .333
Richie Hebner (PIT)       9   30    6   10   3   0   2    5   0   0    3    3  .333
Al Oliver (PIT)           9   37    3   12   4   1   0    7   0   0    2    2  .324

 Atlanta              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Rico Carty            10   23    5   11   1   0   2    3   0   0    7    4  .478
Oscar Brown            8   11    3    4   0   0   2    4   0   0    1    1  .364
Jim Breazeale          6    9    0    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .333
Ralph Garr            12   49    7   15   2   0   1    6   2   1    3    5  .306
Darrell Evans         10   37    6   11   1   0   3    8   0   0    6    4  .297
Earl Williams         12   48    8   14   3   0   3    6   0   0    4   10  .292
Marty Perez           12   39    4   11   2   0   0    2   0   0    4    4  .282
Felix Millan          12   51    2   13   1   1   0    5   1   0    4    2  .255
Mike Lum              10   34    2    7   1   0   0    0   0   0    4    5  .206
Hank Aaron            10   37    5    7   0   0   4    7   0   0    7    7  .189
Paul Casanova          5   12    1    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .167
Dusty Baker            8   22    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    7  .046
Orlando Cepeda         1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000
Gil Garrido            1    0    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 Chicago              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Jim Hickman            6   15    4    5   1   0   0    0   1   0    4    1  .333
Ron Santo             11   45    7   13   3   0   2    5   0   1    5    8  .289
Billy Williams        11   49    5   13   4   0   1    5   1   0    2    5  .265
Rick Monday           10   23    4    6   0   0   0    1   2   0   10    7  .261
Jose Cardenal         10   40    8   10   2   1   1    5   4   2    3    3  .250
Randy Hundley          9   32    2    8   3   0   0    5   0   0    6    6  .250
Carmen Fanzone         4    5    0    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .200
Glenn Beckert         11   47    1    9   0   0   0    3   0   0    2    1  .192
Don Kessinger         11   39    3    7   2   0   0    3   0   0    4    4  .180
Billy North            6   23    1    4   0   0   0    0   2   0    1    9  .174
Ken Rudolph            2    7    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .143
Joe Pepitone           8   25    1    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    4    4  .120
Paul Popovich          2    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Art Shamsky            2    2    0    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .000

 Cincinnati           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Darrel Chaney          3    1    2    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0 1.000
Bobby Tolan            9   37    7   17   3   2   2   10   5   1    4    4  .460
Pete Rose              9   41    6   14   1   1   0    2   0   1    3    1  .342
Julian Javier          4   13    1    4   2   0   0    1   1   0    0    1  .308
Dave Concepcion        9   31    2    9   0   0   0    6   2   0    3    2  .290
Denis Menke            9   32    5    9   0   0   1    2   0   1    6    5  .281
George Foster          4   11    1    3   2   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .273
Joe Morgan             9   35    9    7   2   1   1    4   4   0    7    1  .200
Tony Perez             7   25    3    5   1   0   2    6   0   0    3   10  .200
Cesar Geronimo         8   21    1    4   3   0   0    1   0   1    1    6  .191
Johnny Bench           9   30    5    5   2   0   1    5   0   0    9    4  .167
Ted Uhlaender          6    8    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000
Bernie Carbo           7    6    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000
Hal McRae              5    4    0    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .000

 Houston              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Jesus Alou             2    6    2    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    0  .500
Cesar Cedeno           9   39    6   16   4   1   0    6   5   0    3    1  .410
Norm Miller            4    6    1    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Jim Wynn              11   41   10   13   0   1   3   10   0   2    8    7  .317
Johnny Edwards         9   33    6   10   3   0   2    6   0   0    1    5  .303
Doug Rader            11   43    7   13   3   2   2   11   0   0    2    6  .302
Lee May               11   46    8   13   1   0   4   11   0   0    4   12  .283
Bob Watson            11   40   12   10   1   0   2    7   0   0    6    6  .250
Jack Hiatt             3    8    0    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    2  .250
Tommy Helms           11   44    5    8   0   0   2    6   0   0    1    2  .182
Roger Metzger         11   42    8    5   0   1   0    2   1   0   10    3  .119
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
Bobby Fenwick          1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000

 Los Angeles          G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Manny Mota             8   24    8   10   0   1   1    8   0   0    1    0  .417
Chris Cannizzaro       8   26    5    9   1   0   1    3   0   0    4    6  .346
Wes Parker             9   29    3   10   0   0   0    4   0   0    4    1  .345
Jim Lefebvre          11   42    3   14   2   0   2    9   0   0    1    5  .333
Willie Davis          11   45   12   14   2   0   2    8   2   0    3    4  .311
Frank Robinson        10   30    4    8   1   0   0    8   0   0    3    8  .267
Willie Crawford        8   27    4    7   1   0   4    5   0   0    1    3  .259
Steve Garvey          11   35    3    9   2   0   0    1   0   1    2    4  .257
Duke Sims              2    5    1    1   0   0   1    1   0   0    0    0  .200
Bill Buckner           6   18    1    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    1  .167
Maury Wills           11   44    3    5   1   1   0    0   0   0    2    6  .114
Billy Grabarkewitz     3    7    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Dick Dietz             4    6    0    0   0   0   0    0   1   0    1    0  .000
Bill Russell           7    4    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .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           2    1    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    0 1.000
Terry Humphrey         3    5    0    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .600
Ken Singleton          8   25    4    9   1   1   0    6   1   0    6    6  .360
Jim Fairey             4    6    0    2   1   0   0    3   0   0    0    1  .333
Tim Foli               8   24    1    6   1   0   0    2   1   0    2    1  .250
Bob Bailey             8   29    5    7   2   0   0    1   1   0    4    2  .241
Boots Day              7   22    0    5   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    4  .227
Ron Fairly             6   20    0    4   1   0   0    2   1   0    2    1  .200
John Boccabella        7   26    1    5   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    5  .192
Ron Hunt               8   27    5    5   2   0   0    0   1   0    8    4  .185
Clyde Mashore          5    7    3    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    1  .143
Mike Jorgensen         8   24    4    3   0   0   1    3   0   2    6    5  .125
Ron Woods              5   10    0    1   1   0   0    0   0   1    1    3  .100
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
Jim Beauchamp          1    1    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0 1.000
John Milner            5    8    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .375
Cleon Jones            7   25    3    9   2   0   1    6   0   0    3    5  .360
Rusty Staub            8   31    5    9   1   0   0    0   0   0    6    5  .290
Ed Kranepool           8   26    3    7   0   0   1    5   0   0    3    5  .269
Tommie Agee            8   31    7    8   1   0   1    3   1   0    4    6  .258
Bud Harrelson          8   32    2    8   1   0   0    1   1   1    2    7  .250
Jim Fregosi            8   29    5    7   2   0   2    6   0   0    4    2  .241
Ken Boswell            8   35    2    6   0   1   0    1   0   0    2    2  .171
Jerry Grote            8   24    1    4   2   0   0    2   0   0    4    0  .167
Dave Marshall          3    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Don Hahn               1    1    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           3    3    1    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0 1.000
Terry Harmon           4    6    1    3   0   1   0    2   0   0    1    0  .500
Byron Browne           2    2    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .500
Mike Ryan              1    2    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .500
Willie Montanez        9   34    4   11   5   1   0    1   0   0    5    6  .324
Denny Doyle            9   25    3    8   0   0   0    2   0   0    4    1  .320
Larry Bowa             9   39    4   11   2   0   0    2   2   0    0    5  .282
Greg Luzinski          9   32    7    9   2   1   3    5   0   0    4    7  .281
Ron Stone              6    4    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .250
Mike Anderson          9   28    1    6   2   0   0    0   1   0    6    8  .214
Tim McCarver           9   38    2    8   2   0   1    5   0   1    0    4  .211
Deron Johnson          9   35    2    7   1   1   1    8   0   0    3   11  .200
Don Money              9   31    2    5   1   0   1    1   0   1    6    6  .161
Pete Koegel            3    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000
Roger Freed            1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000

 Pittsburgh           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Rennie Stennett        8   24    4   11   1   1   0    3   0   2    0    1  .458
Manny Sanguillen       9   36    4   15   1   1   0    4   0   0    2    7  .417
Gene Alley             7   11    1    4   2   0   0    4   0   1    4    1  .364
Richie Hebner          9   30    6   10   3   0   2    5   0   0    3    3  .333
Al Oliver              9   37    3   12   4   1   0    7   0   0    2    2  .324
Vic Davalillo          7    7    2    2   0   0   1    1   0   0    1    0  .286
Roberto Clemente       9   35    6    9   1   0   0    0   0   0    5    5  .257
Dave Cash              5   23    2    5   0   0   0    1   0   1    1    2  .217
Willie Stargell        8   36    2    7   1   0   1    4   0   0    2   10  .194
Jackie Hernandez       8   18    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    4  .167
Gene Clines            6   14    1    2   0   1   0    0   1   0    0    3  .143
Bob Robertson          9   32    2    4   1   0   1    3   0   0    9   11  .125
Jose Pagan             5    9    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000
Milt May               4    6    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          10   32    4   12   0   0   1    3   1   3    1    7  .375
Garry Jestadt          4    6    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Derrel Thomas         10   33    2    9   2   0   0    3   1   1    3    5  .273
Fred Kendall           4   11    0    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .273
Leron Lee              8   26    1    7   0   0   0    1   1   3    2    2  .269
Cito Gaston            8   20    0    5   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    4  .250
Jerry Morales          6   14    1    3   0   0   0    1   1   0    0    2  .214
Nate Colbert          11   41    7    8   1   1   3    5   1   0    2   12  .195
Bob Barton             8   28    0    5   0   0   0    3   1   0    0    5  .179
Dave Campbell          9   29    1    5   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    3  .172
Ollie Brown           10   24    0    4   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    3  .167
Rafael Robles          4    6    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .167
Enzo Hernandez        10   31    4    5   1   0   0    0   2   0    1    2  .161
Larry Stahl            8   22    0    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    4  .136
Don Mason              5    6    1    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
Dave Rader             3    6    0    2   1   0   0    3   0   0    1    1  .333
Bobby Bonds           11   44    9   12   2   0   2    8   2   0    2    3  .273
Tito Fuentes          11   47    6   12   3   0   1    3   2   1    1    3  .255
Dave Kingman          11   42    8   10   1   1   4   12   2   0    3   11  .238
Chris Speier          11   42    5    9   1   1   1    2   0   0    5    8  .214
Al Gallagher           4   14    0    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    4  .214
Ken Henderson         11   40    1    7   1   0   0    2   1   1    5   11  .175
Jim Howarth            7    7    3    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    6    3  .143
Chris Arnold           4    8    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .125
Willie Mays           11   33    5    4   2   0   0    3   2   0   10    4  .121
Fran Healy            11   34    3    4   0   0   1    6   0   1    5    7  .118
Garry Maddox           2    6    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    4  .000
Bernie Williams        2    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000
Jimmy Rosario          2    1    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
Ted Simmons           10   41    6   15   2   0   1    6   0   0    2    3  .366
Jerry McNertney        3    3    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .333
Ed Crosby              9   25    3    8   0   0   0    3   0   0    4    3  .320
Joe Torre              8   29    4    9   2   0   0    2   0   0    4    7  .310
Matty Alou            10   39    5   12   2   0   0    3   2   1    3    2  .308
Joe Hague              8   25    4    7   3   1   1    5   0   0   10    3  .280
Lou Brock             10   43    3   11   0   0   0    3   4   1    2    8  .256
Jose Cruz             10   38    3    9   0   1   0    4   1   0    4    4  .237
Ted Sizemore          10   42    4    9   0   0   0    2   1   0    2    3  .214
Donn Clendenon         8   12    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    5  .000
Dal Maxvill            7   12    0    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .000
Luis Melendez          8    4    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Mike Fiore             1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  F. Millan (ATL)          51
  R. Garr (ATL)            49
  B. Williams (CHI)        49
  E. Williams (ATL)        48
  G. Beckert (CHI)         47
  T. Fuentes (SF)          47
  L. May (HOU)             46
  W. Davis (LA)            45
  R. Santo (CHI)           45
  B. Bonds (SF)            44

Runs Scored:

  W. Davis (LA)            12
  B. Watson (HOU)          12
  J. Wynn (HOU)            10
  B. Bonds (SF)             9
  J. Morgan (CIN)           9
  J. Cardenal (CHI)         8
  D. Kingman (SF)           8
  L. May (HOU)              8
  R. Metzger (HOU)          8
  M. Mota (LA)              8

Hits:

  B. Tolan (CIN)           17
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          16
  R. Garr (ATL)            15
  M. Sanguillen (PIT)      15
  T. Simmons (STL)         15
  W. Davis (LA)            14
  J. Lefebvre (LA)         14
  P. Rose (CIN)            14
  E. Williams (ATL)        14
  L. May (HOU)             13

Doubles:

  W. Montanez (PHI)         5
  C. Cedeno (HOU)           4
  A. Oliver (PIT)           4
  B. Williams (CHI)         4
  J. Edwards (HOU)          3
  T. Fuentes (SF)           3
  C. Geronimo (CIN)         3
  J. Hague (STL)            3
  R. Hebner (PIT)           3
  R. Hundley (CHI)          3

Triples:

  D. Rader (HOU)            2
  B. Tolan (CIN)            2
  K. Boswell (NY)           1
  J. Cardenal (CHI)         1
  C. Cedeno (HOU)           1
  G. Clines (PIT)           1
  N. Colbert (SD)           1
  J. Cruz (STL)             1
  J. Hague (STL)            1
  T. Harmon (PHI)           1

Home Runs:

  H. Aaron (ATL)            4
  W. Crawford (LA)          4
  D. Kingman (SF)           4
  L. May (HOU)              4
  N. Colbert (SD)           3
  D. Evans (ATL)            3
  G. Luzinski (PHI)         3
  E. Williams (ATL)         3
  J. Wynn (HOU)             3
  B. Bonds (SF)             2

RBI:

  D. Kingman (SF)          12
  L. May (HOU)             11
  D. Rader (HOU)           11
  B. Tolan (CIN)           10
  J. Wynn (HOU)            10
  J. Lefebvre (LA)          9
  B. Bonds (SF)             8
  W. Davis (LA)             8
  D. Evans (ATL)            8
  D. Johnson (PHI)          8

Stolen Bases:

  C. Cedeno (HOU)           5
  B. Tolan (CIN)            5
  L. Brock (STL)            4
  J. Cardenal (CHI)         4
  J. Morgan (CIN)           4
  M. Alou (STL)             2
  B. Bonds (SF)             2
  L. Bowa (PHI)             2
  D. Concepcion (CIN)       2
  W. Davis (LA)             2

Caught Stealing:

  J. Jeter (SD)             3
  L. Lee (SD)               3
  J. Cardenal (CHI)         2
  M. Jorgensen (MON)        2
  R. Stennett (PIT)         2
  J. Wynn (HOU)             2
  G. Alley (PIT)            1
  M. Alou (STL)             1
  L. Brock (STL)            1
  D. Cash (PIT)             1

Walks:

  J. Hague (STL)           10
  W. Mays (SF)             10
  R. Metzger (HOU)         10
  R. Monday (CHI)          10
  J. Bench (CIN)            9
  B. Robertson (PIT)        9
  R. Hunt (MON)             8
  J. Wynn (HOU)             8
  H. Aaron (ATL)            7
  R. Carty (ATL)            7

Strikeouts:

  N. Colbert (SD)          12
  L. May (HOU)             12
  K. Henderson (SF)        11
  D. Johnson (PHI)         11
  D. Kingman (SF)          11
  B. Robertson (PIT)       11
  T. Perez (CIN)           10
  W. Stargell (PIT)        10
  E. Williams (ATL)        10
  B. North (CHI)            9


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