Monday May 1, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of May 1, 1972:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Pittsburgh       528   59   148   30    5    9    54    2    4   40    79  .280
Atlanta          510   74   137   20    1   17    71    4    3   63    78  .269
Los Angeles      549   77   147   20    2   16    73    5    2   38    63  .268
Houston          521   87   139   23    5   18    82    7    6   61    85  .267
St. Louis        457   53   121   15    3    3    47   11    3   39    67  .265
New York         436   48   114   13    3    9    44    2    2   37    66  .262
Cincinnati       455   63   117   23    4   10    57   21    4   56    70  .257
Philadelphia     508   52   128   22    4   15    50    4    4   49    91  .252
Chicago          482   55   112   21    1   10    49   10    5   50    77  .232
San Francisco    573   77   133   24    5   18    73   18    5   63   114  .232
Montreal         406   47    94   15    2    4    45   13    6   49    71  .232
San Diego        500   31   107   15    1    5    30    9    8   29    84  .214

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Bobby Tolan (CIN)        13   52   11   22   6   2   2   13   8   1    6    4  .423
Cesar Cedeno (HOU)       12   51    9   21   5   1   0    6   6   1    6    2  .412
Al Oliver (PIT)          14   59    5   23   6   1   0   12   0   0    3    4  .390
Manny Sanguillen (PIT)   14   58    5   22   1   2   0    5   0   0    2    9  .379
Jim Wynn (HOU)           15   58   15   22   3   1   5   16   0   2   10   11  .379
Joe Torre (STL)          11   43    8   16   3   1   1    7   0   0    4    7  .372
Matty Alou (STL)         13   52    8   19   3   0   0    3   3   1    4    2  .365
Ralph Garr (ATL)         15   63   13   23   3   0   2   10   3   2    4    6  .365
Ted Simmons (STL)        11   44    6   16   2   0   1    6   0   0    2    4  .364
Greg Luzinski (PHI)      15   57   10   20   4   1   4    7   0   0    5    9  .351

 Atlanta              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Rico Carty            13   32    7   14   2   0   2    7   0   0   10    5  .438
Jim Breazeale          7   10    1    4   1   0   0    3   0   0    0    1  .400
Ralph Garr            15   63   13   23   3   0   2   10   3   2    4    6  .365
Oscar Brown            9   12    3    4   0   0   2    4   0   0    1    1  .333
Marty Perez           15   52    6   15   3   0   0    4   0   1    5    8  .289
Earl Williams         15   57    9   16   3   0   3    8   0   0    8   10  .281
Darrell Evans         12   43    8   12   1   0   3   10   0   0    8    4  .279
Felix Millan          15   66    6   18   3   1   0   10   1   0    6    4  .273
Hank Aaron            12   47    7   11   1   0   4   10   0   0    9   10  .234
Orlando Cepeda         2    5    1    1   0   0   1    1   0   0    1    2  .200
Mike Lum              13   41    5    8   1   0   0    0   0   0    7    5  .195
Paul Casanova          6   16    1    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    1  .188
Dusty Baker           10   27    2    3   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    7  .111
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            9   28    6    9   1   0   2    6   1   0    4    2  .321
Ron Santo             14   55   11   17   3   0   4   10   0   1    6    8  .309
Billy Williams        14   61   10   18   4   0   1    5   1   0    3    6  .295
Carmen Fanzone         6    7    0    2   2   0   0    2   0   0    0    2  .286
Randy Hundley         12   41    2   11   3   0   0    5   0   0    7    8  .268
Rick Monday           13   33    5    8   0   0   1    2   2   1   11   12  .242
Jose Cardenal         13   50    9   12   3   1   2    6   4   2    5    4  .240
Glenn Beckert         14   59    2   13   1   0   0    5   0   1    2    1  .220
Don Kessinger         14   51    6   11   3   0   0    3   0   0    5    5  .216
Billy North            7   23    2    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            3    2    0    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    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           13   52   11   22   6   2   2   13   8   1    6    4  .423
Dave Concepcion       13   48    4   15   1   0   1   11   3   0    3    7  .313
Julian Javier          4   13    1    4   2   0   0    1   1   0    0    1  .308
Denis Menke           13   44    8   12   1   0   2    5   0   1   10    7  .273
George Foster          4   11    1    3   2   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .273
Pete Rose             13   59    7   16   1   1   0    3   0   1    4    2  .271
Joe Morgan            13   54   13   14   2   1   1    4   9   0    7    3  .259
Tony Perez            11   40    6   10   1   0   2    7   0   0    6   14  .250
Johnny Bench          12   43    6    9   2   0   2    8   0   0   10    5  .209
Ted Uhlaender         10   24    2    5   1   0   0    3   0   0    3    1  .208
Cesar Geronimo        11   22    2    4   3   0   0    1   0   1    2    7  .182
Bernie Carbo          11    9    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .000
Hal McRae              6    5    0    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .000
Pat Corrales           2    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    0  .000

 Houston              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Jesus Alou             3    7    2    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    0  .429
Cesar Cedeno          12   51    9   21   5   1   0    6   6   1    6    2  .412
Jim Wynn              15   58   15   22   3   1   5   16   0   2   10   11  .379
Johnny Edwards        13   47    9   15   4   0   3    9   0   1    5    6  .319
Lee May               15   62   10   19   2   0   4   13   0   1    7   17  .307
Norm Miller            7   10    1    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .300
Doug Rader            15   58    8   16   4   2   2   13   0   0    5    9  .276
Jack Hiatt             3    8    0    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    2  .250
Bob Watson            15   54   13   13   2   0   2    9   0   0   10    8  .241
Tommy Helms           15   61    8   13   1   0   2    8   0   0    2    2  .213
Jimmy Stewart          4    5    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .200
Roger Metzger         15   59   10    7   0   1   0    4   1   1   11    5  .119
Bob Stinson            3    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
Bill Russell          12   18    3    9   2   0   2    7   0   1    2    3  .500
Chris Cannizzaro       8   26    5    9   1   0   1    3   0   0    4    6  .346
Manny Mota            12   36   10   12   0   1   1    8   0   0    1    1  .333
Wes Parker            14   48    5   15   1   0   0    5   0   0    7    1  .313
Jim Lefebvre          16   61    5   19   4   0   2   11   0   0    4    6  .312
Steve Garvey          16   55   11   17   2   0   1    4   1   1    3    4  .309
Willie Davis          16   67   15   20   2   0   3   13   2   0    3    6  .299
Frank Robinson        14   45    5   12   2   0   1   10   0   0    4    9  .267
Dick Dietz             7   15    2    4   1   0   0    2   1   0    2    1  .267
Willie Crawford       12   36    5    9   2   0   4    7   1   0    2    6  .250
Duke Sims              5   16    2    3   0   0   1    1   0   0    0    0  .188
Bill Buckner           9   23    2    4   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    2  .174
Maury Wills           13   47    3    5   1   1   0    0   0   0    2    6  .106
Billy Grabarkewitz     3    7    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Bobby Valentine        4    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
Terry Humphrey         3    5    0    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .600
Jim Fairey             5    7    0    3   1   0   0    5   0   0    0    1  .429
Ken Singleton         13   44    9   15   1   1   2   11   2   1    8   13  .341
Tim Foli              13   42    5   13   1   1   0    6   2   0    2    3  .310
Mike Jorgensen        13   41    8   11   2   0   2    5   2   2    8   10  .268
Bob Bailey            13   49    8   13   2   0   0    3   3   1    6    6  .265
John Bateman           4    4    0    1   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    1  .250
Clyde Mashore          8   14    5    3   1   0   0    2   1   0    3    2  .214
Ron Woods              8   19    1    4   1   0   0    1   1   1    2    4  .211
Boots Day             10   31    1    6   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    5  .194
John Boccabella       12   42    3    8   1   0   0    2   0   1    2    7  .191
Ron Hunt              13   44    5    8   2   0   0    2   1   0    9    6  .182
Ron Fairly            10   32    1    4   1   0   0    2   1   0    4    4  .125
Hector Torres          3    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000
Bobby Wine             8    1    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 Milner            6    9    1    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .444
Cleon Jones           12   44    4   15   2   0   1    9   0   0    4   10  .341
Duffy Dyer             1    3    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .333
Rusty Staub           13   51    7   16   1   0   1    3   0   0    7    6  .314
Ted Martinez           3   13    2    4   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .308
Bud Harrelson         13   52    5   15   2   0   1    3   1   1    3    7  .289
Jerry Grote           12   39    3   10   2   1   1    4   0   0    4    2  .256
Tommie Agee           13   51   10   13   2   0   2    7   1   1    4    9  .255
Jim Fregosi           13   48    7   12   2   1   2    7   0   0    6    4  .250
Ed Kranepool          12   35    3    8   0   0   1    6   0   0    3    6  .229
Ken Boswell           10   40    3    9   0   1   0    2   0   0    5    2  .225
Jim Beauchamp          4   12    1    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    1  .167
Dave Marshall          4    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Don Hahn               3    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000
Wayne Garrett          1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 Philadelphia         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Byron Browne           3    2    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .500
Greg Luzinski         15   57   10   20   4   1   4    7   0   0    5    9  .351
Tommy Hutton           8   24    1    8   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    3  .333
Terry Harmon           6   13    3    4   0   1   0    2   0   0    2    0  .308
Mike Ryan              4   13    1    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    1  .308
Ron Stone              8   10    1    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .300
Willie Montanez       14   51    6   15   5   1   1    4   0   0    7    9  .294
Denny Doyle           13   42    4   12   1   0   0    6   0   1    4    3  .286
Larry Bowa            15   64    8   16   2   0   0    2   2   0    2    6  .250
Tim McCarver          12   47    5   11   3   0   2    6   0   1    3    5  .234
Deron Johnson         10   39    3    8   1   1   2   11   0   0    3   11  .205
Don Money             15   51    4   10   2   0   3    4   1   2   11   12  .196
Mike Anderson         15   52    2    9   2   0   1    2   1   0    6   17  .173
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
Gene Alley             9   16    2    8   2   0   0    5   0   1    5    1  .500
Rennie Stennett       13   40    8   17   3   1   1    6   0   2    0    1  .425
Al Oliver             14   59    5   23   6   1   0   12   0   0    3    4  .390
Manny Sanguillen      14   58    5   22   1   2   0    5   0   0    2    9  .379
Vic Davalillo         10   16    3    6   1   0   1    2   1   0    2    0  .375
Richie Hebner         14   52    8   16   5   0   3    7   0   0    3    5  .308
Roberto Clemente      13   52    9   15   3   0   1    3   0   0    6    6  .289
Dave Cash              9   42    6   11   2   0   0    1   0   1    1    3  .262
Willie Stargell       13   49    4   10   3   0   2    8   0   0    5   14  .204
Jackie Hernandez      11   26    3    5   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    4  .192
Gene Clines           10   24    2    4   1   1   0    1   1   0    1    6  .167
Bob Robertson         12   44    2    4   1   0   1    3   0   0   10   15  .091
Jose Pagan             7   11    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .000
Milt May               6    8    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000

 San Diego            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Garry Jestadt          7   11    0    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .364
Leron Lee             11   31    2   11   1   0   0    1   1   3    3    2  .355
Johnny Jeter          15   51    4   15   1   0   1    3   1   3    1   14  .294
Cito Gaston           13   34    2    9   3   0   0    3   0   0    2    4  .265
Derrel Thomas         14   46    3   11   2   0   0    3   2   2    6    9  .239
Nate Colbert          16   59   11   14   2   1   4    9   1   0    3   14  .237
Bob Barton            12   38    0    8   0   0   0    5   1   0    2    6  .211
Jerry Morales          8   15    1    3   0   0   0    1   1   0    1    3  .200
Fred Kendall           6   16    0    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .188
Dave Campbell         13   40    1    7   1   0   0    2   0   0    3    6  .175
Enzo Hernandez        14   45    5    7   3   0   0    0   2   0    1    3  .156
Ollie Brown           15   40    0    6   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    5  .150
Larry Stahl           10   27    0    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    4  .148
Don Mason              8   10    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .100
Rafael Robles          5   10    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .100

 San Francisco        G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Russ Gibson            1    4    0    2   0   1   0    2   0   0    0    0  .500
Dave Rader             7   20    3    7   2   0   1    5   0   0    1    2  .350
Willie McCovey         4   12    2    4   1   0   1    2   0   0    1    2  .333
Tito Fuentes          17   72    8   21   4   1   1    4   2   1    3    6  .292
Bobby Bonds           17   70   12   20   5   1   2   11   5   0    3   12  .286
Al Gallagher           7   25    3    7   0   0   1    2   0   0    4    4  .280
Chris Speier          17   68    9   17   4   1   2    7   0   0    6   13  .250
Ken Henderson         16   57    6   13   2   0   3    7   2   2    7   13  .228
Dave Kingman          17   67   12   15   1   1   6   18   5   0    3   22  .224
Jim Howarth           10    9    5    2   0   0   0    0   1   0    7    3  .222
Garry Maddox           8   29    4    6   2   0   0    2   0   0    3   10  .207
Chris Arnold           8   15    2    3   0   0   0    0   0   1    6    2  .200
Willie Mays           15   41    6    6   2   0   0    3   3   0   13    4  .146
Fran Healy            13   40    3    4   0   0   1    7   0   1    5    8  .100
Jimmy Rosario          4    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Bernie Williams        2    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .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
Joe Torre             11   43    8   16   3   1   1    7   0   0    4    7  .372
Matty Alou            13   52    8   19   3   0   0    3   3   1    4    2  .365
Ted Simmons           11   44    6   16   2   0   1    6   0   0    2    4  .364
Jerry McNertney        6   12    0    4   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    6  .333
Ed Crosby             12   37    5   12   0   0   0    3   0   0    4    3  .324
Jose Cruz             13   50    5   13   2   1   0    6   1   0    5    4  .260
Lou Brock             13   57    3   14   0   0   0    5   6   2    3   13  .246
Joe Hague             11   35    5    8   3   1   1    7   0   0   11    5  .229
Ted Sizemore          13   56    6   11   0   0   0    2   1   0    2    5  .196
Dal Maxvill            9   14    0    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .000
Donn Clendenon         9   12    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    5  .000
Luis Melendez         11    5    3    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Mike Fiore             2    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  T. Fuentes (SF)          72
  B. Bonds (SF)            70
  C. Speier (SF)           68
  W. Davis (LA)            67
  D. Kingman (SF)          67
  F. Millan (ATL)          66
  L. Bowa (PHI)            64
  R. Garr (ATL)            63
  L. May (HOU)             62
  T. Helms (HOU)           61

Runs Scored:

  W. Davis (LA)            15
  J. Wynn (HOU)            15
  R. Garr (ATL)            13
  J. Morgan (CIN)          13
  B. Watson (HOU)          13
  B. Bonds (SF)            12
  D. Kingman (SF)          12
  N. Colbert (SD)          11
  S. Garvey (LA)           11
  R. Santo (CHI)           11

Hits:

  R. Garr (ATL)            23
  A. Oliver (PIT)          23
  M. Sanguillen (PIT)      22
  B. Tolan (CIN)           22
  J. Wynn (HOU)            22
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          21
  T. Fuentes (SF)          21
  B. Bonds (SF)            20
  W. Davis (LA)            20
  G. Luzinski (PHI)        20

Doubles:

  A. Oliver (PIT)           6
  B. Tolan (CIN)            6
  B. Bonds (SF)             5
  C. Cedeno (HOU)           5
  R. Hebner (PIT)           5
  W. Montanez (PHI)         5
  J. Edwards (HOU)          4
  T. Fuentes (SF)           4
  J. Lefebvre (LA)          4
  G. Luzinski (PHI)         4

Triples:

  D. Rader (HOU)            2
  M. Sanguillen (PIT)       2
  B. Tolan (CIN)            2
  B. Bonds (SF)             1
  K. Boswell (NY)           1
  J. Cardenal (CHI)         1
  C. Cedeno (HOU)           1
  G. Clines (PIT)           1
  N. Colbert (SD)           1
  J. Cruz (STL)             1

Home Runs:

  D. Kingman (SF)           6
  J. Wynn (HOU)             5
  H. Aaron (ATL)            4
  N. Colbert (SD)           4
  W. Crawford (LA)          4
  G. Luzinski (PHI)         4
  L. May (HOU)              4
  R. Santo (CHI)            4
  W. Davis (LA)             3
  J. Edwards (HOU)          3

RBI:

  D. Kingman (SF)          18
  J. Wynn (HOU)            16
  W. Davis (LA)            13
  L. May (HOU)             13
  D. Rader (HOU)           13
  B. Tolan (CIN)           13
  A. Oliver (PIT)          12
  B. Bonds (SF)            11
  D. Concepcion (CIN)      11
  D. Johnson (PHI)         11

Stolen Bases:

  J. Morgan (CIN)           9
  B. Tolan (CIN)            8
  L. Brock (STL)            6
  C. Cedeno (HOU)           6
  B. Bonds (SF)             5
  D. Kingman (SF)           5
  J. Cardenal (CHI)         4
  M. Alou (STL)             3
  B. Bailey (MON)           3
  D. Concepcion (CIN)       3

Caught Stealing:

  J. Jeter (SD)             3
  L. Lee (SD)               3
  L. Brock (STL)            2
  J. Cardenal (CHI)         2
  R. Garr (ATL)             2
  K. Henderson (SF)         2
  M. Jorgensen (MON)        2
  D. Money (PHI)            2
  R. Stennett (PIT)         2
  D. Thomas (SD)            2

Walks:

  W. Mays (SF)             13
  J. Hague (STL)           11
  R. Metzger (HOU)         11
  R. Monday (CHI)          11
  D. Money (PHI)           11
  J. Bench (CIN)           10
  R. Carty (ATL)           10
  D. Menke (CIN)           10
  B. Robertson (PIT)       10
  B. Watson (HOU)          10

Strikeouts:

  D. Kingman (SF)          22
  M. Anderson (PHI)        17
  L. May (HOU)             17
  B. Robertson (PIT)       15
  N. Colbert (SD)          14
  J. Jeter (SD)            14
  T. Perez (CIN)           14
  W. Stargell (PIT)        14
  L. Brock (STL)           13
  K. Henderson (SF)        13

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