Tuesday May 2, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of May 2, 1972:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Detroit          400   54   108   19    2    9    52    2    3   38    52  .270
Minnesota        384   56   102   16    3    7    52    3    6   39    62  .266
California       462   33   114   16    0    5    30    6    2   40    73  .247
Chicago          462   48   113   18    4    9    43    7    4   41    84  .245
Cleveland        446   38   109   18    2    4    33   13    4   42    59  .244
Kansas City      511   37   124   19    4    3    34   11    4   37    67  .243
Baltimore        420   52   100   26    0    6    51    6    4   49    81  .238
New York         418   39    93   16    3    7    37    3    3   44    58  .223
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            423   49    88   13    1    5    44   13    9   69    97  .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)          12   38    9   15   0   0   5   14   0   0    5    4  .395
Bill Freehan (DET)       11   41    8   15   5   0   1    8   0   1    3    3  .366
Vada Pinson (CAL)        13   47    5   17   5   0   1    5   3   0    2    5  .362
Dick Allen (CHI)         14   54   11   19   3   1   4    9   2   0    7   11  .352
Tommy McCraw (CLE)       13   41    6   14   2   2   1    5   6   0    7    4  .342
Lou Piniella (KC)        15   57    8   19   4   1   1    2   1   0    3    4  .333
Ed Brinkman (DET)        12   42    6   14   5   0   1    8   0   0    3    4  .333
Carlos May (CHI)         14   49    7   16   4   0   2    9   2   2    8    6  .327
Danny Thompson (MIN)     11   45    6   14   4   0   1    6   0   0    3    7  .311

 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            14   48    9   14   1   0   1    3   3   0   11    7  .292
Davey Johnson         14   46    3   13   7   0   0    5   0   1    6    8  .283
Mark Belanger         13   40    4   11   2   0   0    3   0   0    0    4  .275
Brooks Robinson       14   48    5   13   4   0   0    9   0   0    6    8  .271
Paul Blair            14   52    8   14   2   0   1    7   1   1    2    9  .269
Andy Etchebarren       8   24    1    6   2   0   0    4   0   1    2    3  .250
Merv Rettenmund       11   36    9    7   1   0   0    1   1   0    7    4  .194
Boog Powell           13   37    6    6   2   0   2   11   0   0    8    8  .162
Bobby Grich            4    8    1    1   1   0   0    1   0   1    1    4  .125
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           13   47    5   17   5   0   1    5   3   0    2    5  .362
Art Kusnyer            5   15    2    5   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    2  .333
Sandy Alomar          14   54    4   15   2   0   0    1   3   2    8    7  .278
Jim Spencer           14   53    5   14   1   0   1    2   0   0    3    6  .264
Winston Llenas         6   12    1    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    1  .250
Jeff Torborg           9   30    1    7   2   0   0    4   0   0    3    0  .233
Mickey Rivers         11   39    2    9   1   0   0    1   0   0    3    4  .231
Andy Kosco             4   13    0    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .231
Leo Cardenas          14   54    2   12   0   0   2    4   0   0    7    9  .222
Ken McMullen          13   44    2    8   2   0   0    0   0   0    6    5  .182
Leroy Stanton          9   28    5    4   1   0   0    1   0   0    3    9  .143
Tom Silverio           9    9    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    4  .111
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
Dick Allen            14   54   11   19   3   1   4    9   2   0    7   11  .352
Carlos May            14   49    7   16   4   0   2    9   2   2    8    6  .327
Jorge Orta            11   37    8   12   1   1   1    5   0   0    1    9  .324
Walt Williams          8   22    1    7   2   0   0    0   1   0    2    2  .318
Pat Kelly             10   35    5   11   2   2   0    2   2   1    2    4  .314
Bill Melton           14   53    4   16   1   0   0    5   0   1    5    1  .302
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
Mike Andrews          14   49    3    9   2   0   1    6   0   0    7   10  .184
Luis Alvarado          3    6    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .167
Rick Reichardt         9   27    0    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    9  .111
Tom Egan              10   21    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    4  .095
Rich Morales           6   11    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    4  .091
Jim Qualls             6    4    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          7   25    5    9   1   0   0    2   1   0    0    2  .360
Tommy McCraw          13   41    6   14   2   2   1    5   6   0    7    4  .342
John Lowenstein        4    3    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    1  .333
Alex Johnson          13   52    4   16   1   0   1    5   0   2    2    2  .308
Ray Fosse             13   50    5   15   4   0   1    5   1   0    6    0  .300
Fred Stanley           3    7    1    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .286
Buddy Bell            13   49    3   12   2   0   1    6   2   0    4    1  .245
Del Unser             13   55    4   13   2   0   0    2   1   1    3    8  .236
Graig Nettles         13   51    4   12   2   0   0    2   1   0    5    4  .235
Lou Camilli            5    5    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .200
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        7    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
Mickey Stanley        10   16    1    7   0   0   1    3   0   0    0    0  .438
Norm Cash             12   38    9   15   0   0   5   14   0   0    5    4  .395
Gates Brown            7   21    6    8   1   0   0    3   0   0    3    2  .381
Bill Freehan          11   41    8   15   5   0   1    8   0   1    3    3  .366
Ed Brinkman           12   42    6   14   5   0   1    8   0   0    3    4  .333
Tony Taylor            5   14    1    4   2   1   0    2   1   0    2    1  .286
Aurelio Rodriguez     12   51    6   14   1   0   0    6   0   0    3    8  .275
Willie Horton         11   37    6    8   3   1   1    3   0   0    4    4  .216
Al Kaline             10   29    3    6   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    4  .207
Dick McAuliffe        10   31    5    6   2   0   0    1   0   0   10    3  .194
Jim Northrup          10   35    2    6   0   0   0    3   1   1    3    3  .171
Paul Jata              4    6    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .167
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          15   57    8   19   4   1   1    2   1   0    3    4  .333
Ed Kirkpatrick         3   11    0    3   0   0   0    0   0   1    1    1  .273
Bob Oliver            15   59    7   16   2   1   1    6   1   0    2   11  .271
Cookie Rojas          15   61    3   16   4   0   0    7   1   1    2    3  .262
John Mayberry         15   56    4   14   2   0   1    5   0   0    5    6  .250
Jerry May             13   40    3   10   3   0   0    0   0   0    7    2  .250
Amos Otis             14   53    2   12   2   0   0    3   2   1    2    8  .226
Richie Scheinblum      5    5    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .200
Paul Schaal           15   56    6   10   2   1   0    2   1   0    9    7  .179
Ron Hansen             3    6    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .167
Bobby Floyd            9   29    1    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    4  .138
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        13   43    5   13   2   0   1    5   0   1    8    3  .302
Bobby Murcer          13   50    6   13   5   0   2    6   0   0    5    8  .260
Horace Clarke         11   44    3   11   1   0   0    1   1   2    6    6  .250
Johnny Callison        8   26    3    6   2   0   0    3   0   0    1    4  .231
Roy White             13   48    6   11   1   0   1    3   2   0    5    5  .229
Rich McKinney         11   41    3    8   0   0   1    4   0   0    4    4  .195
Gene Michael          12   32    4    6   0   1   1    7   0   0    5    1  .188
Felipe Alou           11   38    2    6   1   1   0    1   0   0    2    5  .158
Rusty Torres          10   19    2    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    4    8  .158
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
Ted Ford               4    4    1    2   0   0   1    4   0   0    1    1  .500
Ken Suarez             2    2    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .500
Tom Grieve             6   16    1    5   0   0   0    1   0   1    1    6  .313
Dave Nelson           14   53   10   14   0   0   1    3   7   1    7   14  .264
Len Randle            14   59    7   15   5   0   0    6   2   3    3   15  .254
Frank Howard          13   44    6   11   3   0   2    9   0   0    7    6  .250
Dick Billings          8   18    1    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    3    1  .222
Toby Harrah           14   41    6    9   1   1   0    5   0   0    7    7  .220
Elliott Maddox        14   29    3    6   1   0   0    1   3   1    9    7  .207
Don Mincher           10   36    5    7   2   0   1    7   0   0    9    9  .194
Hal King              11   25    3    4   1   0   0    0   0   0   12    7  .160
Larry Biittner        13   32    1    5   0   0   0    2   0   3    2    4  .156
Joe Lovitto           11   24    4    3   0   0   0    2   1   0    7    6  .125
Jim Driscoll           6    6    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Ted Kubiak             4    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .000
Jeff Burroughs         1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  C. Rojas (KC)            61
  B. Oliver (KC)           59
  L. Randle (TEX)          59
  L. Piniella (KC)         57
  J. Mayberry (KC)         56
  P. Schaal (KC)           56
  D. Unser (CLE)           55
  D. Allen (CHI)           54
  S. Alomar (CAL)          54
  L. Cardenas (CAL)        54

Runs Scored:

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

Hits:

  D. Allen (CHI)           19
  L. Piniella (KC)         19
  B. Darwin (MIN)          18
  V. Pinson (CAL)          17
  A. Johnson (CLE)         16
  C. May (CHI)             16
  B. Melton (CHI)          16
  B. Oliver (KC)           16
  C. Rojas (KC)            16
  S. Alomar (CAL)          15

Doubles:

  D. Johnson (BAL)          7
  L. Aparicio (BOS)         5
  E. Brinkman (DET)         5
  B. Freehan (DET)          5
  B. Murcer (NY)            5
  V. Pinson (CAL)           5
  L. Randle (TEX)           5
  C. Fisk (BOS)             4
  R. Fosse (CLE)            4
  C. May (CHI)              4

Triples:

  S. Bando (OAK)            2
  P. Kelly (CHI)            2
  T. McCraw (CLE)           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

Home Runs:

  N. Cash (DET)             5
  B. Darwin (MIN)           5
  D. Allen (CHI)            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
  B. Powell (BAL)           2

RBI:

  B. Darwin (MIN)          15
  N. Cash (DET)            14
  B. Powell (BAL)          11
  D. Allen (CHI)            9
  F. Howard (TEX)           9
  C. May (CHI)              9
  B. Robinson (BAL)         9
  E. Brinkman (DET)         8
  B. Freehan (DET)          8
  P. Blair (BAL)            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)          11
  D. McAuliffe (DET)       10
  M. Epstein (OAK)          9
  H. Killebrew (MIN)        9
  E. Maddox (TEX)           9
  D. Mincher (TEX)          9
  P. Schaal (KC)            9
  S. Alomar (CAL)           8
  B. Brooks (OAK)           8

Strikeouts:

  L. Randle (TEX)          15
  R. Jackson (OAK)         14
  D. Nelson (TEX)          14
  D. Allen (CHI)           11
  B. Oliver (KC)           11
  M. Andrews (CHI)         10
  W. Wood (CHI)            10
  P. Blair (BAL)            9
  B. Campaneris (OAK)       9
  L. Cardenas (CAL)         9

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