Friday April 28, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of April 28, 1972:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Detroit          301   42    84   15    1    4    41    1    2   31    35  .279
Chicago          366   41    95   12    4    6    36    4    4   34    62  .260
Minnesota        274   45    71   13    2    7    42    3    4   28    49  .259
Kansas City      389   27    99   15    4    2    26    7    2   26    48  .255
California       362   28    90   13    0    4    25    5    2   36    59  .249
New York         295   25    71   10    2    4    25    2    2   31    41  .241
Cleveland        321   26    77   10    0    4    23    9    4   31    43  .240
Baltimore        328   40    77   16    0    4    39    3    3   36    62  .235
Oakland          291   31    68    8    3    5    29    3    4   34    37  .234
Texas            333   40    72   13    1    4    37   11    6   49    68  .216
Boston           284   30    59   12    2    0    24    3    0   31    44  .208
Milwaukee        245   15    42    5    1    5    15    2    1   18    36  .171

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Norm Cash (DET)           9   29    7   12   0   0   3   10   0   0    5    1  .414
Vada Pinson (CAL)        10   35    3   14   4   0   0    4   2   0    2    5  .400
Bobby Darwin (MIN)        8   30    7   12   1   0   5   13   0   1    4    6  .400
Bill Freehan (DET)        8   30    5   12   4   0   0    6   0   1    1    2  .400
Dick Allen (CHI)         11   42   10   16   2   1   3    8   1   0    6    8  .381
Ed Brinkman (DET)         9   32    5   12   4   0   1    8   0   0    2    4  .375
Carlos May (CHI)         11   39    6   14   2   0   2    9   1   2    7    4  .359
Bill Melton (CHI)        11   42    4   14   0   0   0    5   0   1    4    0  .333
Tommy McCraw (CLE)       10   27    5    9   1   0   1    3   5   0    5    4  .333
Cookie Rojas (KC)        12   46    2   15   3   0   0    6   1   1    2    2  .326

 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       6   18    1    6   2   0   0    4   0   1    2    2  .333
Davey Johnson         11   38    2   11   5   0   0    4   0   1    3    7  .290
Don Buford            11   37    5   10   0   0   1    3   2   0    9    7  .270
Paul Blair            11   41    7   11   1   0   1    6   0   1    1    7  .268
Mark Belanger         11   35    4    9   1   0   0    3   0   0    0    3  .257
Brooks Robinson       11   37    4    9   2   0   0    5   0   0    4    6  .243
Merv Rettenmund       10   33    8    7   1   0   0    1   1   0    6    4  .212
Don Baylor             2    5    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .200
Boog Powell           10   28    4    4   1   0   1    9   0   0    7    7  .143
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
Phil Gagliano          2    2    0    1   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    1  .500
Carlton Fisk           5   16    3    6   3   1   0    2   0   0    3    2  .375
Duane Josephson        3    6    0    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .333
Doug Griffin           9   28    5    9   0   0   0    3   1   0    6    1  .321
Luis Aparicio          9   35    2    9   4   0   0    2   0   0    2    1  .257
Reggie Smith           9   33    4    7   0   0   0    1   2   0    4    6  .212
Tommy Harper           9   32    5    5   1   0   0    2   0   0    6    7  .156
Rico Petrocelli        9   34    4    5   0   1   0    3   0   0    2    4  .147
Carl Yastrzemski       9   33    3    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    3    5  .121
Danny Cater            9   30    3    2   1   0   0    2   0   0    2    5  .067
Bob Burda              4    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Ben Oglivie            4    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    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
Andy Kosco             1    1    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0 1.000
Ken Berry              6   15    2    7   1   0   1    3   0   0    1    3  .467
Vada Pinson           10   35    3   14   4   0   0    4   2   0    2    5  .400
Art Kusnyer            4   11    1    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    1  .364
Sandy Alomar          11   42    4   13   2   0   0    1   3   2    8    5  .310
Jeff Torborg           7   24    1    7   2   0   0    4   0   0    2    0  .292
Mickey Rivers         10   36    2    8   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    4  .222
Jim Spencer           11   41    5    9   1   0   1    2   0   0    3    4  .220
Leo Cardenas          11   42    2    9   0   0   2    4   0   0    7    8  .214
Winston Llenas         5   10    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .200
Leroy Stanton          8   27    5    4   1   0   0    1   0   0    3    8  .148
Ken McMullen          10   36    2    5   0   0   0    0   0   0    4    4  .139
Tom Silverio           6    8    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .125
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              2    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
Walt Williams          6   15    1    6   1   0   0    0   1   0    1    1  .400
Dick Allen            11   42   10   16   2   1   3    8   1   0    6    8  .381
Carlos May            11   39    6   14   2   0   2    9   1   2    7    4  .359
Bill Melton           11   42    4   14   0   0   0    5   0   1    4    0  .333
Jorge Orta            10   32    7   10   1   1   0    4   0   0    1    6  .313
Pat Kelly              9   30    5    9   2   2   0    1   1   1    2    4  .300
Jay Johnstone          9   22    1    5   2   0   0    1   0   0    3    5  .227
Ed Herrmann            7   24    1    5   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .208
Rich Morales           4    5    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .200
Mike Andrews          11   39    1    7   1   0   1    6   0   0    6    6  .180
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
Chuck Brinkman         1    1    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
John Lowenstein        3    2    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    1  .500
Jack Brohamer          4   11    3    5   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .455
Tommy McCraw          10   27    5    9   1   0   1    3   5   0    5    4  .333
Alex Johnson          10   41    3   13   1   0   1    4   0   2    1    2  .317
Ray Fosse             10   38    4   11   1   0   1    2   1   0    3    0  .290
Del Unser             10   40    3   10   1   0   0    2   0   1    2    3  .250
Buddy Bell            10   35    3    8   2   0   1    5   2   0    3    1  .229
Graig Nettles         10   37    2    7   1   0   0    2   0   0    4    2  .189
Chris Chambliss        2    6    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .167
Frank Duffy           10   25    2    4   1   0   0    0   1   0    7    5  .160
Eddie Leon             9   28    0    4   1   0   0    0   0   1    4    7  .143
Lou Camilli            4    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000
Roy Foster             2    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000
Adolfo Phillips        4    2    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
Fred Stanley           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
Gates Brown            5   15    5    7   1   0   0    3   0   0    3    1  .467
Mickey Stanley         7   11    0    5   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    0  .455
Norm Cash              9   29    7   12   0   0   3   10   0   0    5    1  .414
Bill Freehan           8   30    5   12   4   0   0    6   0   1    1    2  .400
Ed Brinkman            9   32    5   12   4   0   1    8   0   0    2    4  .375
Aurelio Rodriguez      9   39    6   11   1   0   0    5   0   0    3    5  .282
Paul Jata              2    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250
Willie Horton          8   27    4    6   3   0   0    2   0   0    3    4  .222
Tony Taylor            3    9    0    2   0   1   0    2   0   0    1    0  .222
Jim Northrup           7   28    2    5   0   0   0    2   1   1    3    2  .179
Al Kaline              7   24    2    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .167
Dick McAuliffe         8   24    5    4   2   0   0    1   0   0    9    2  .167
Tom Haller             2    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Ike Brown              1    1    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
Steve Hovley           6   10    0    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    2  .400
Freddie Patek          3   10    1    4   0   1   0    1   2   0    1    1  .400
Cookie Rojas          12   46    2   15   3   0   0    6   1   1    2    2  .326
John Mayberry         12   44    3   14   2   0   1    5   0   0    2    3  .318
Jerry May             10   32    2   10   3   0   0    0   0   0    5    1  .313
Bob Oliver            12   45    6   13   1   1   1    5   0   0    1    9  .289
Ed Kirkpatrick         2    7    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   1    1    1  .286
Lou Piniella          12   43    5   12   3   1   0    1   1   0    3    4  .279
Richie Scheinblum      4    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Amos Otis             11   39    2    7   1   0   0    1   2   0    1    6  .180
Paul Schaal           12   40    5    7   2   1   0    0   1   0    9    4  .175
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              4    8    0    5   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .625
Joe Lahoud             8   26    4    9   0   1   1    2   1   0    2    5  .346
Brock Davis            3    3    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .333
Mike Ferraro           3    3    0    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Paul Ratliff           3    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .250
Johnny Briggs          8   29    4    7   1   0   1    3   0   0    2    2  .241
Ron Theobald           6   16    3    3   0   0   1    1   0   0    4    0  .188
Ellie Rodriguez        3    6    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .167
Billy Conigliaro       6   21    1    3   0   0   1    1   0   0    1    5  .143
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
Dave May               8   30    1    2   0   0   1    1   0   0    1    4  .067
George Scott           8   31    0    2   1   0   0    3   0   0    1    5  .065
Rick Auerbach          8   32    2    2   0   0   0    1   1   1    1    6  .063
Tommie Reynolds        5    5    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            6   18    5   10   2   0   0    6   1   1    1    2  .556
Bobby Darwin           8   30    7   12   1   0   5   13   0   1    4    6  .400
Rich Reese             6    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Cesar Tovar            8   34    5   10   0   1   0    4   0   2    1    3  .294
Steve Brye             6   19    1    5   1   1   0    3   2   0    0    3  .263
Harmon Killebrew       8   27    4    7   2   0   1    3   0   0    7    7  .259
Chuck Manuel           3    8    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .250
Danny Thompson         8   33    4    8   3   0   1    5   0   0    1    4  .242
Rod Carew              8   30    5    6   1   0   0    3   0   0    3    6  .200
Jim Nettles            5    6    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .167
Phil Roof              4   14    4    2   2   0   0    2   0   0    2    4  .143
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         9   34    3   11   1   0   0    1   0   1    5    3  .324
Horace Clarke          8   33    2   10   0   0   0    1   1   1    5    5  .303
Bobby Murcer           9   35    4    9   3   0   2    6   0   0    4    3  .257
Bernie Allen           3    4    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .250
Roy White              9   34    4    8   1   0   0    1   1   0    3    5  .235
Johnny Callison        7   23    2    5   2   0   0    2   0   0    1    3  .217
Rich McKinney          9   34    3    7   0   0   1    2   0   0    3    4  .206
Felipe Alou            7   26    1    5   0   1   0    1   0   0    2    2  .192
Gene Michael           8   23    2    4   0   1   1    7   0   0    4    1  .174
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              9   34    4   10   1   1   0    3   1   0    6    3  .294
Joe Rudi               9   40    5   11   3   1   0    1   0   0    1    4  .275
Mike Hegan             8    4    0    1   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .250
Mike Epstein           9   27    3    6   0   0   1    4   0   1    7    2  .222
Dave Duncan            5   18    2    4   0   0   2    3   0   0    0    2  .222
Gene Tenace            5   19    3    4   1   0   1    2   0   0    0    2  .211
Bobby Brooks           9   29    3    6   0   0   0    4   0   1    7    5  .207
Reggie Jackson         9   34    3    7   1   0   1    4   0   0    5    8  .206
Bert Campaneris        9   36    3    6   0   0   0    1   1   1    3    6  .167
Larry Brown            4    6    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    0  .167
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
Ted Ford               1    1    1    1   0   0   1    3   0   0    1    0 1.000
Tom Grieve             5   15    1    5   0   0   0    1   0   1    1    5  .333
Elliott Maddox        11   22    2    6   1   0   0    0   3   0    5    6  .273
Toby Harrah           11   34    6    9   1   1   0    4   0   0    5    4  .265
Dave Nelson           11   42    8   11   0   0   1    3   5   0    5   10  .262
Len Randle            11   46    7   12   5   0   0    6   2   2    2    9  .261
Frank Howard          10   36    5    8   3   0   1    6   0   0    3    5  .222
Don Mincher            7   25    3    5   2   0   1    7   0   0    7    6  .200
Dick Billings          7   17    0    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    1  .177
Hal King               8   17    2    3   1   0   0    0   0   0   10    4  .177
Larry Biittner        10   24    1    4   0   0   0    2   0   3    1    3  .167
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:

  L. Randle (TEX)          46
  C. Rojas (KC)            46
  B. Oliver (KC)           45
  J. Mayberry (KC)         44
  L. Piniella (KC)         43
  D. Allen (CHI)           42
  S. Alomar (CAL)          42
  L. Cardenas (CAL)        42
  B. Melton (CHI)          42
  D. Nelson (TEX)          42

Runs Scored:

  D. Allen (CHI)           10
  D. Nelson (TEX)           8
  M. Rettenmund (BAL)       8
  P. Blair (BAL)            7
  N. Cash (DET)             7
  B. Darwin (MIN)           7
  J. Orta (CHI)             7
  L. Randle (TEX)           7
  T. Harrah (TEX)           6
  C. May (CHI)              6

Hits:

  D. Allen (CHI)           16
  C. Rojas (KC)            15
  C. May (CHI)             14
  J. Mayberry (KC)         14
  B. Melton (CHI)          14
  V. Pinson (CAL)          14
  S. Alomar (CAL)          13
  A. Johnson (CLE)         13
  B. Oliver (KC)           13
  E. Brinkman (DET)        12

Doubles:

  D. Johnson (BAL)          5
  L. Randle (TEX)           5
  L. Aparicio (BOS)         4
  E. Brinkman (DET)         4
  B. Freehan (DET)          4
  V. Pinson (CAL)           4
  C. Fisk (BOS)             3
  W. Horton (DET)           3
  F. Howard (TEX)           3
  J. May (KC)               3

Triples:

  P. Kelly (CHI)            2
  D. Allen (CHI)            1
  F. Alou (NY)              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

Home Runs:

  B. Darwin (MIN)           5
  D. Allen (CHI)            3
  N. Cash (DET)             3
  L. Cardenas (CAL)         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)          13
  N. Cash (DET)            10
  C. May (CHI)              9
  B. Powell (BAL)           9
  D. Allen (CHI)            8
  E. Brinkman (DET)         8
  G. Michael (NY)           7
  D. Mincher (TEX)          7
  M. Andrews (CHI)          6
  P. Blair (BAL)            6

Stolen Bases:

  T. McCraw (CLE)           5
  D. Nelson (TEX)           5
  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
  V. Pinson (CAL)           2

Caught Stealing:

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

Walks:

  H. King (TEX)            10
  D. Buford (BAL)           9
  D. McAuliffe (DET)        9
  P. Schaal (KC)            9
  S. Alomar (CAL)           8
  B. Brooks (OAK)           7
  L. Cardenas (CAL)         7
  F. Duffy (CLE)            7
  M. Epstein (OAK)          7
  H. Killebrew (MIN)        7

Strikeouts:

  D. Nelson (TEX)          10
  B. Oliver (KC)            9
  L. Randle (TEX)           9
  W. Wood (CHI)             9
  D. Allen (CHI)            8
  L. Cardenas (CAL)         8
  R. Jackson (OAK)          8
  R. Reichardt (CHI)        8
  L. Stanton (CAL)          8
  P. Blair (BAL)            7

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