Sunday April 30, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of April 30, 1972:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Detroit          364   51   100   18    2    8    49    2    3   37    50  .275
Minnesota        384   56   102   16    3    7    52    3    6   39    62  .266
Chicago          431   48   109   17    4    9    43    7    4   40    78  .253
California       430   33   107   16    0    5    30    6    2   39    69  .249
Kansas City      479   31   118   18    4    2    30   10    4   35    60  .246
Cleveland        413   34   101   15    1    4    29   11    4   38    56  .245
Baltimore        390   49    93   24    0    5    48    5    4   47    74  .239
New York         389   34    87   14    3    7    32    2    3   39    56  .224
Oakland          356   34    78    9    4    5    32    3    4   42    59  .219
Boston           357   39    78   17    3    0    33    4    1   39    54  .219
Texas            390   47    81   13    1    5    42   13    9   64    84  .208
Milwaukee        307   19    54    8    1    6    19    2    1   23    44  .176

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Bobby Darwin (MIN)       11   41    8   18   1   0   5   15   0   1    6    8  .439
Norm Cash (DET)          11   34    8   14   0   0   4   11   0   0    5    4  .412
Dick Allen (CHI)         13   51   11   19   3   1   4    9   2   0    6   10  .373
Vada Pinson (CAL)        12   43    5   16   5   0   1    5   3   0    2    5  .372
Bill Freehan (DET)       10   38    7   14   4   0   1    8   0   1    2    3  .368
Carlos May (CHI)         13   46    7   16   4   0   2    9   2   2    8    5  .348
Ed Brinkman (DET)        11   38    6   13   5   0   1    8   0   0    3    4  .342
Tommy McCraw (CLE)       12   38    6   13   2   1   1    4   6   0    6    4  .342
Jorge Orta (CHI)         11   37    8   12   1   1   1    5   0   0    1    9  .324
Alex Johnson (CLE)       12   48    3   15   1   0   1    4   0   2    2    2  .313

 Baltimore            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Don Baylor             4   12    1    5   1   0   1    4   1   0    1    0  .417
Terry Crowley          5    8    2    3   1   0   1    2   0   0    0    1  .375
Don Buford            13   45    9   14   1   0   1    3   3   0   10    7  .311
Andy Etchebarren       7   21    1    6   2   0   0    4   0   1    2    2  .286
Davey Johnson         13   43    3   12   6   0   0    5   0   1    6    7  .279
Brooks Robinson       13   44    5   12   4   0   0    9   0   0    6    7  .273
Paul Blair            13   48    8   13   2   0   1    6   0   1    2    7  .271
Mark Belanger         12   37    4   10   2   0   0    3   0   0    0    4  .270
Merv Rettenmund       10   33    8    7   1   0   0    1   1   0    6    4  .212
Bobby Grich            4    8    1    1   1   0   0    1   0   1    1    4  .125
Boog Powell           12   33    4    4   1   0   1    9   0   0    8    8  .121
Ellie Hendricks        6   19    0    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    3  .053
Tom Shopay             5    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .000
Johnny Oates           1    3    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          3    3    0    2   0   0   0    3   0   0    0    1  .667
Duane Josephson        3    6    0    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .333
Carlton Fisk           7   23    5    7   4   1   0    2   1   0    4    5  .304
Luis Aparicio         11   45    3   13   5   0   0    4   0   0    2    1  .289
Doug Griffin          11   35    5    9   0   0   0    3   1   0    7    1  .257
Tommy Harper          11   41    8    9   2   0   0    4   0   1    7    8  .220
Reggie Smith           9   33    4    7   0   0   0    1   2   0    4    6  .212
Ben Oglivie            6   10    1    2   0   1   0    0   0   0    2    3  .200
Rico Petrocelli       11   43    4    8   1   1   0    4   0   0    3    5  .186
Carl Yastrzemski      11   41    4    6   0   0   0    3   0   0    4    5  .146
Danny Cater           11   38    3    3   1   0   0    4   0   0    3    5  .079
Bob Burda              6    4    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .000
Rick Miller            3    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              8   23    2   10   1   0   1    4   0   0    1    3  .435
Vada Pinson           12   43    5   16   5   0   1    5   3   0    2    5  .372
Art Kusnyer            5   15    2    5   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    2  .333
Andy Kosco             3    9    0    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .333
Sandy Alomar          13   50    4   14   2   0   0    1   3   2    8    7  .280
Jeff Torborg           8   27    1    7   2   0   0    4   0   0    3    0  .259
Winston Llenas         6   12    1    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    1  .250
Jim Spencer           13   49    5   12   1   0   1    2   0   0    3    6  .245
Mickey Rivers         10   36    2    8   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    4  .222
Leo Cardenas          13   50    2   10   0   0   2    4   0   0    7    9  .200
Ken McMullen          12   41    2    8   2   0   0    0   0   0    6    4  .195
Leroy Stanton          8   27    5    4   1   0   0    1   0   0    3    8  .148
Tom Silverio           8    8    1    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          7   18    1    7   2   0   0    0   1   0    2    1  .389
Dick Allen            13   51   11   19   3   1   4    9   2   0    6   10  .373
Carlos May            13   46    7   16   4   0   2    9   2   2    8    5  .348
Jorge Orta            11   37    8   12   1   1   1    5   0   0    1    9  .324
Pat Kelly             10   35    5   11   2   2   0    2   2   1    2    4  .314
Bill Melton           13   49    4   14   0   0   0    5   0   1    5    1  .286
Mike Andrews          13   45    3    9   2   0   1    6   0   0    7    8  .200
Ed Herrmann            9   30    2    6   1   0   1    5   0   0    1    3  .200
Jay Johnstone         10   25    2    5   2   0   0    1   0   0    4    6  .200
Luis Alvarado          3    6    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .167
Rich Morales           5    8    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    3  .125
Tom Egan               9   18    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    4  .111
Rick Reichardt         8   23    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    9  .087
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
Jack Brohamer          6   21    4    8   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    2  .381
Tommy McCraw          12   38    6   13   2   1   1    4   6   0    6    4  .342
John Lowenstein        4    3    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    1  .333
Alex Johnson          12   48    3   15   1   0   1    4   0   2    2    2  .313
Ray Fosse             12   47    5   14   3   0   1    3   1   0    5    0  .298
Buddy Bell            12   45    3   12   2   0   1    6   2   0    4    1  .267
Del Unser             12   50    4   13   2   0   0    2   0   1    3    7  .260
Fred Stanley           2    4    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250
Lou Camilli            5    5    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .200
Graig Nettles         12   48    2    9   1   0   0    2   1   0    4    4  .188
Chris Chambliss        2    6    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .167
Eddie Leon            10   28    0    4   1   0   0    0   0   1    4    7  .143
Frank Duffy           12   31    2    4   1   0   0    0   1   0    7    5  .129
Adolfo Phillips        6    5    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .000
Roy Foster             3    2    0    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .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
Gates Brown            6   18    5    8   1   0   0    3   0   0    3    2  .444
Norm Cash             11   34    8   14   0   0   4   11   0   0    5    4  .412
Mickey Stanley         9   15    1    6   0   0   1    3   0   0    0    0  .400
Bill Freehan          10   38    7   14   4   0   1    8   0   1    2    3  .368
Ed Brinkman           11   38    6   13   5   0   1    8   0   0    3    4  .342
Tony Taylor            5   14    1    4   2   1   0    2   1   0    2    1  .286
Aurelio Rodriguez     11   47    6   12   1   0   0    6   0   0    3    8  .255
Willie Horton         10   33    6    8   3   1   1    3   0   0    4    4  .242
Paul Jata              3    5    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .200
Dick McAuliffe         9   26    5    5   2   0   0    1   0   0   10    2  .192
Jim Northrup           9   32    2    6   0   0   0    3   1   1    3    3  .188
Al Kaline              9   28    3    5   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    4  .179
Tom Haller             2    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Ike Brown              2    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Dalton Jones           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           7   11    0    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    2  .364
Freddie Patek          5   20    3    7   0   1   0    1   5   1    3    2  .350
Lou Piniella          14   53    6   16   4   1   0    1   1   0    3    4  .302
Cookie Rojas          14   57    2   16   4   0   0    7   1   1    2    2  .281
Bob Oliver            14   55    6   15   1   1   1    5   0   0    2   10  .273
Ed Kirkpatrick         3   11    0    3   0   0   0    0   0   1    1    1  .273
Jerry May             12   37    3   10   3   0   0    0   0   0    6    2  .270
John Mayberry         14   53    3   14   2   0   1    5   0   0    4    5  .264
Amos Otis             13   50    2   12   2   0   0    2   2   1    2    7  .240
Richie Scheinblum      5    5    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .200
Paul Schaal           14   52    5    9   2   1   0    2   1   0    9    6  .173
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           4    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000
Joe Keough             2    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              5   11    0    5   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .455
Joe Lahoud             9   28    4    9   0   1   1    2   1   0    3    5  .321
Brock Davis            5    8    1    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    0  .250
Mike Ferraro           5    4    0    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Paul Ratliff           3    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .250
Johnny Briggs         10   36    4    8   1   0   1    3   0   0    3    3  .222
Ron Theobald           8   21    3    4   0   0   1    2   0   0    5    0  .191
Billy Conigliaro       8   29    1    5   0   0   1    1   0   0    1    6  .172
Ellie Rodriguez        3    6    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .167
Bill Voss              4    8    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .125
Dave May              10   37    2    4   0   0   2    2   0   0    2    4  .108
George Scott          10   39    0    4   2   0   0    3   0   0    1    5  .103
Darrell Porter         7   21    1    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    8  .095
Rick Auerbach         10   37    2    3   1   0   0    1   1   1    1    6  .081
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
Steve Braun            7   23    5   12   2   0   0    7   1   1    1    2  .522
Bobby Darwin          11   41    8   18   1   0   5   15   0   1    6    8  .439
George Mitterwald      3    8    1    3   2   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .375
Dan Monzon             3    3    2    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .333
Rich Reese             9    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Danny Thompson        11   45    6   14   4   0   1    6   0   0    3    7  .311
Cesar Tovar           11   44    8   12   0   1   0    4   0   4    3    3  .273
Harmon Killebrew      11   39    4   10   2   1   1    5   0   0    9    8  .256
Rod Carew             11   44    7   10   1   0   0    6   0   0    3    8  .227
Chuck Manuel           4    9    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .222
Steve Brye             9   29    2    6   1   1   0    3   2   0    0    5  .207
Jim Nettles            6   10    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    1  .200
Eric Soderholm         6   24    2    4   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .167
Phil Roof              6   16    4    2   2   0   0    2   0   0    3    4  .125
Rick Dempsey           5   14    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    5    4  .000
Rick Renick            3    2    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             3    6    1    4   0   0   1    2   0   0    0    0  .667
Ron Swoboda            3    2    1    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .500
Ron Blomberg           6   15    1    7   2   0   0    2   0   0    1    0  .467
Thurman Munson        12   41    4   12   1   0   1    3   0   1    6    3  .293
Bobby Murcer          12   46    5   12   5   0   2    6   0   0    5    7  .261
Horace Clarke         10   40    2   10   0   0   0    1   1   2    6    5  .250
Johnny Callison        8   26    3    6   2   0   0    3   0   0    1    4  .231
Gene Michael          11   29    4    6   0   1   1    7   0   0    5    1  .207
Roy White             12   44    5    9   1   0   1    2   1   0    5    5  .205
Rich McKinney         10   38    3    7   0   0   1    2   0   0    3    4  .184
Felipe Alou           10   34    2    6   1   1   0    1   0   0    2    5  .177
Rusty Torres           9   17    1    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    8  .177
Bernie Allen           4    8    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .125
Jerry Kenney           5    8    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .125
Hal Lanier             4    6    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
Dick Green             7   21    1    8   1   1   0    3   0   1    1    1  .381
Curt Blefary           4    3    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .333
George Hendrick        3    3    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .333
Sal Bando             11   42    4   11   1   2   0    4   1   0    7    5  .262
Joe Rudi              11   47    7   12   3   1   0    1   0   0    3    5  .255
Mike Epstein          11   32    3    8   1   0   1    4   0   1    9    4  .250
Mike Hegan             9    4    0    1   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .250
Dave Duncan            6   22    2    5   0   0   2    5   0   0    0    3  .227
Reggie Jackson        11   43    4    8   1   0   1    4   0   0    5   14  .186
Bert Campaneris       11   44    3    8   0   0   0    1   1   1    4    9  .182
Gene Tenace            6   22    3    4   1   0   1    2   0   0    1    4  .182
Bobby Brooks          11   35    3    6   0   0   0    4   0   1    8    7  .171
Larry Brown            6   13    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    1  .154
Brant Alyea            3    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
Ken Suarez             2    2    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .500
Ted Ford               3    3    1    1   0   0   1    3   0   0    1    1  .333
Tom Grieve             6   16    1    5   0   0   0    1   0   1    1    6  .313
Dave Nelson           13   49   10   13   0   0   1    3   7   1    6   12  .265
Len Randle            13   54    7   14   5   0   0    6   2   3    3   12  .259
Frank Howard          12   42    6   10   3   0   2    9   0   0    5    6  .238
Toby Harrah           13   39    6    9   1   1   0    5   0   0    7    5  .231
Elliott Maddox        13   27    3    6   1   0   0    0   3   1    7    7  .222
Dick Billings          8   18    1    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    3    1  .222
Larry Biittner        12   29    1    5   0   0   0    2   0   3    2    4  .172
Don Mincher            9   31    4    5   2   0   1    7   0   0    9    9  .161
Hal King              10   22    2    3   1   0   0    0   0   0   12    5  .136
Joe Lovitto           10   23    4    3   0   0   0    2   1   0    7    5  .130
Jim Driscoll           5    5    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Jeff Burroughs         1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Ted Kubiak             3    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  C. Rojas (KC)            57
  B. Oliver (KC)           55
  L. Randle (TEX)          54
  J. Mayberry (KC)         53
  L. Piniella (KC)         53
  P. Schaal (KC)           52
  D. Allen (CHI)           51
  S. Alomar (CAL)          50
  L. Cardenas (CAL)        50
  A. Otis (KC)             50

Runs Scored:

  D. Allen (CHI)           11
  D. Nelson (TEX)          10
  D. Buford (BAL)           9
  P. Blair (BAL)            8
  N. Cash (DET)             8
  B. Darwin (MIN)           8
  T. Harper (BOS)           8
  J. Orta (CHI)             8
  M. Rettenmund (BAL)       8
  C. Tovar (MIN)            8

Hits:

  D. Allen (CHI)           19
  B. Darwin (MIN)          18
  C. May (CHI)             16
  L. Piniella (KC)         16
  V. Pinson (CAL)          16
  C. Rojas (KC)            16
  A. Johnson (CLE)         15
  B. Oliver (KC)           15
  S. Alomar (CAL)          14
  D. Buford (BAL)          14

Doubles:

  D. Johnson (BAL)          6
  L. Aparicio (BOS)         5
  E. Brinkman (DET)         5
  B. Murcer (NY)            5
  V. Pinson (CAL)           5
  L. Randle (TEX)           5
  C. Fisk (BOS)             4
  B. Freehan (DET)          4
  C. May (CHI)              4
  L. Piniella (KC)          4

Triples:

  S. Bando (OAK)            2
  P. Kelly (CHI)            2
  D. Allen (CHI)            1
  F. Alou (NY)              1
  S. Brye (MIN)             1
  C. Fisk (BOS)             1
  D. Green (OAK)            1
  T. Harrah (TEX)           1
  W. Horton (DET)           1
  M. Kekich (NY)            1

Home Runs:

  B. Darwin (MIN)           5
  D. Allen (CHI)            4
  N. Cash (DET)             4
  L. Cardenas (CAL)         2
  D. Duncan (OAK)           2
  F. Howard (TEX)           2
  C. May (CHI)              2
  D. May (MIL)              2
  B. Murcer (NY)            2
  M. Andrews (CHI)          1

RBI:

  B. Darwin (MIN)          15
  N. Cash (DET)            11
  D. Allen (CHI)            9
  F. Howard (TEX)           9
  C. May (CHI)              9
  B. Powell (BAL)           9
  B. Robinson (BAL)         9
  E. Brinkman (DET)         8
  B. Freehan (DET)          8
  S. Braun (MIN)            7

Stolen Bases:

  D. Nelson (TEX)           7
  T. McCraw (CLE)           6
  F. Patek (KC)             5
  S. Alomar (CAL)           3
  D. Buford (BAL)           3
  E. Maddox (TEX)           3
  V. Pinson (CAL)           3
  D. Allen (CHI)            2
  B. Bell (CLE)             2
  S. Brye (MIN)             2

Caught Stealing:

  C. Tovar (MIN)            4
  L. Biittner (TEX)         3
  L. Randle (TEX)           3
  S. Alomar (CAL)           2
  H. Clarke (NY)            2
  A. Johnson (CLE)          2
  C. May (CHI)              2
  R. Auerbach (MIL)         1
  P. Blair (BAL)            1
  S. Braun (MIN)            1

Walks:

  H. King (TEX)            12
  D. Buford (BAL)          10
  D. McAuliffe (DET)       10
  M. Epstein (OAK)          9
  H. Killebrew (MIN)        9
  D. Mincher (TEX)          9
  P. Schaal (KC)            9
  S. Alomar (CAL)           8
  B. Brooks (OAK)           8
  C. May (CHI)              8

Strikeouts:

  R. Jackson (OAK)         14
  D. Nelson (TEX)          12
  L. Randle (TEX)          12
  D. Allen (CHI)           10
  B. Oliver (KC)           10
  W. Wood (CHI)            10
  B. Campaneris (OAK)       9
  L. Cardenas (CAL)         9
  D. Mincher (TEX)          9
  J. Orta (CHI)             9

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