Thursday May 4, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of May 4, 1972:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Pittsburgh       557   62   154   31    6    9    57    3    4   45    85  .277
St. Louis        563   66   151   18    4    4    60   12    4   44    76  .268
Los Angeles      616   85   165   22    2   16    81    7    3   46    78  .268
New York         509   60   136   20    5   10    54    2    3   43    77  .267
Houston          554   89   145   25    5   18    84    7    6   62    93  .262
Philadelphia     582   63   152   28    5   16    59    4    5   54   103  .261
Chicago          590   87   154   27    5   15    80   11    6   64    90  .261
Cincinnati       558   80   143   28    6   12    72   22    5   68    92  .256
Atlanta          606   76   155   21    1   17    73    4    3   73    86  .256
San Francisco    636   84   144   26    8   18    80   21    5   71   124  .226
Montreal         485   50   106   17    3    4    48   14    7   52    87  .219
San Diego        577   40   123   20    2    6    38   11   10   44    98  .213

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Bobby Tolan (CIN)        16   64   14   28   7   3   3   19   9   1    7    5  .438
Cesar Cedeno (HOU)       13   55    9   22   5   1   0    6   6   1    6    2  .400
Rico Carty (ATL)         16   39    7   15   2   0   2    7   0   0   14    5  .385
Al Oliver (PIT)          15   63    5   24   6   1   0   12   0   0    3    5  .381
Manny Sanguillen (PIT)   15   61    5   23   1   2   0    6   0   0    2    9  .377
Joe Torre (STL)          14   55    9   20   4   1   1    9   0   0    4    9  .364
Jim Wynn (HOU)           16   62   15   22   3   1   5   16   0   2   10   11  .355
Matty Alou (STL)         16   65    8   23   3   0   0    4   3   2    4    3  .354
Rick Monday (CHI)        16   44   11   15   1   1   1    6   3   1   13   12  .341
Cleon Jones (NY)         14   53    6   18   2   0   2   11   0   0    4   12  .340

 Atlanta              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Orlando Cepeda         5   16    1    7   1   0   1    1   0   0    1    2  .438
Rico Carty            16   39    7   15   2   0   2    7   0   0   14    5  .385
Ralph Garr            18   75   13   25   3   0   2   10   3   2    4    6  .333
Jim Breazeale          9   12    2    4   1   0   0    3   0   0    0    2  .333
Oscar Brown           10   12    3    4   0   0   2    4   0   0    1    1  .333
Hank Aaron            15   56    8   15   1   0   4   10   0   0   11   11  .268
Marty Perez           18   64    6   17   3   0   0    5   0   1    5    8  .266
Felix Millan          18   79    6   20   3   1   0   10   1   0    7    5  .253
Darrell Evans         15   52    8   13   1   0   3   11   0   0   10    5  .250
Earl Williams         18   66    9   16   3   0   3    8   0   0    9   11  .242
Mike Lum              16   44    5    8   1   0   0    0   0   0    7    5  .182
Paul Casanova          7   18    1    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    3  .167
Dusty Baker           13   29    2    3   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    8  .103
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           12   39   12   16   1   0   4    9   1   0    6    2  .410
Rick Monday           16   44   11   15   1   1   1    6   3   1   13   12  .341
Billy Williams        17   73   14   23   4   1   2   11   1   0    5    6  .315
Jose Cardenal         15   58   13   18   5   2   2   13   4   3    6    4  .310
Ron Santo             17   67   13   20   3   0   5   12   0   1    7   11  .299
Carmen Fanzone         7    7    1    2   2   0   0    2   0   0    0    2  .286
Randy Hundley         15   51    2   14   5   0   0    8   0   0    8    9  .275
Don Kessinger         17   61    9   15   3   0   0    5   0   0    9    6  .246
Glenn Beckert         17   74    6   17   2   1   1    8   0   1    2    1  .230
Billy North            9   24    2    4   0   0   0    0   2   0    1   10  .167
Joe Pepitone           8   25    1    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    4    4  .120
Ken Rudolph            3    9    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .111
Art Shamsky            5    7    1    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .000
Paul Popovich          3    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Frank Fernandez        1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000

 Cincinnati           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Darrel Chaney          5    2    2    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .500
Bobby Tolan           16   64   14   28   7   3   3   19   9   1    7    5  .438
Julian Javier          4   13    1    4   2   0   0    1   1   0    0    1  .308
Dave Concepcion       16   60    6   17   1   0   1   13   3   0    3   10  .283
George Foster          4   11    1    3   2   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .273
Denis Menke           16   56    9   15   3   0   2    5   0   1   11   10  .268
Tony Perez            14   53    6   14   1   0   2    8   0   0    6   20  .264
Pete Rose             16   69   11   18   2   1   0    5   0   1    8    3  .261
Joe Morgan            16   65   15   16   2   2   1    6   9   1    9    4  .246
Johnny Bench          15   56    7   13   3   0   3   10   0   0   10    8  .232
Ted Uhlaender         12   32    3    6   1   0   0    3   0   0    3    2  .188
Cesar Geronimo        14   23    3    4   3   0   0    1   0   1    3    7  .174
Bernie Carbo          14   12    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    4    2  .083
Hal McRae              7    6    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          13   55    9   22   5   1   0    6   6   1    6    2  .400
Norm Miller            8   11    1    4   2   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .364
Jim Wynn              16   62   15   22   3   1   5   16   0   2   10   11  .355
Johnny Edwards        14   50   10   16   4   0   3    9   0   1    5    8  .320
Lee May               16   65   10   20   2   0   4   14   0   1    8   17  .308
Doug Rader            16   62    8   17   4   2   2   13   0   0    5   10  .274
Jack Hiatt             3    8    0    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    2  .250
Bob Watson            16   58   13   13   2   0   2    9   0   0   10   10  .224
Tommy Helms           16   65    8   13   1   0   2    8   0   0    2    3  .200
Jimmy Stewart          4    5    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .200
Roger Metzger         16   63   11    8   1   1   0    4   1   1   11    5  .127
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          14   25    4   12   2   0   2   11   0   2    3    5  .480
Chris Cannizzaro       8   26    5    9   1   0   1    3   0   0    4    6  .346
Frank Robinson        16   53    7   17   3   0   1   10   1   0    5   11  .321
Wes Parker            16   57    5   18   1   0   0    5   0   0    7    1  .316
Jim Lefebvre          18   68    6   21   4   0   2   12   0   0    6    9  .309
Manny Mota            14   44   11   13   0   1   1    9   1   0    1    1  .296
Steve Garvey          18   61   13   18   3   0   1    4   1   1    5    4  .295
Willie Davis          18   76   15   22   2   0   3   13   2   0    3    9  .290
Willie Crawford       13   36    5    9   2   0   4    7   1   0    2    6  .250
Dick Dietz             9   20    2    4   1   0   0    3   1   0    4    2  .200
Duke Sims              6   17    2    3   0   0   1    1   0   0    0    1  .177
Bill Buckner           9   23    2    4   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    2  .174
Maury Wills           14   48    3    6   1   1   0    0   0   0    2    6  .125
Billy Grabarkewitz     4    7    0    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .000
Bobby Valentine        6    3    1    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             6    9    0    4   1   0   0    5   0   0    0    1  .444
Ken Singleton         15   52    9   15   1   1   2   11   2   1    9   15  .289
Tim Foli              15   50    5   14   1   1   0    6   2   0    2    3  .280
Clyde Mashore         10   19    5    5   2   0   0    3   1   0    3    4  .263
Bob Bailey            15   58    8   15   2   1   0    4   3   2    7    7  .259
John Bateman           4    4    0    1   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    1  .250
Mike Jorgensen        15   49    8   12   2   0   2    5   3   2    9   13  .245
Ron Hunt              15   54    7   10   3   0   0    2   1   0    9    6  .185
John Boccabella       14   50    3    9   1   0   0    2   0   1    2    9  .180
Boots Day             11   34    1    6   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    5  .177
Ron Woods             10   23    1    4   1   0   0    1   1   1    2    6  .174
Ron Fairly            12   39    2    6   1   0   0    3   1   0    4    6  .154
Bobby Wine             9    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Hector Torres          3    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000

 New York             G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Wayne Garrett          2    2    0    1   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .500
John Milner            6    9    1    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .444
Cleon Jones           14   53    6   18   2   0   2   11   0   0    4   12  .340
Duffy Dyer             1    3    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .333
Rusty Staub           15   59    8   18   2   0   1    4   0   0    8    6  .305
Ted Martinez           5   17    4    5   1   1   0    1   0   0    0    2  .294
Jerry Grote           14   45    3   13   2   1   1    5   0   0    6    2  .289
Tommie Agee           15   59   12   17   5   0   2    8   1   2    5   10  .288
Jim Fregosi           15   56    8   15   2   2   2    7   0   0    7    7  .268
Bud Harrelson         15   61    7   16   2   0   1    3   1   1    4    8  .262
Ed Kranepool          14   44    5   10   2   0   1    7   0   0    3    7  .227
Ken Boswell           11   44    3    9   0   1   0    2   0   0    5    2  .205
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

 Philadelphia         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Byron Browne           4    3    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .667
Terry Harmon           7   17    5    7   1   1   0    2   0   0    3    0  .412
Tommy Hutton          10   32    3   13   1   1   0    5   0   0    2    4  .406
Roger Freed            3    8    1    3   0   0   1    3   0   0    0    3  .375
Greg Luzinski         17   64   11   21   4   1   4    7   0   0    7   11  .328
Willie Montanez       16   60    8   18   7   1   1    5   0   0    8   12  .300
Ron Stone              8   10    1    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .300
Mike Ryan              5   17    1    5   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    2  .294
Denny Doyle           14   46    4   13   1   0   0    6   0   1    4    3  .283
Larry Bowa            17   73    8   19   2   0   0    2   2   1    2    6  .260
Tim McCarver          14   52    7   12   3   0   2    6   0   1    3    5  .231
Deron Johnson         10   39    3    8   1   1   2   11   0   0    3   11  .205
Don Money             17   59    4   11   3   0   3    6   1   2   11   12  .186
Mike Anderson         17   54    2    9   2   0   1    2   1   0    6   18  .167
Pete Koegel            4    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000

 Pittsburgh           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Gene Alley            10   19    2    8   2   0   0    5   0   1    6    2  .421
Rennie Stennett       14   44    8   18   3   2   1    8   0   2    0    3  .409
Al Oliver             15   63    5   24   6   1   0   12   0   0    3    5  .381
Manny Sanguillen      15   61    5   23   1   2   0    6   0   0    2    9  .377
Vic Davalillo         10   16    3    6   1   0   1    2   1   0    2    0  .375
Richie Hebner         15   56    9   17   5   0   3    7   0   0    3    5  .304
Roberto Clemente      14   55    9   15   3   0   1    3   0   0    7    7  .273
Dave Cash             10   44    8   12   2   0   0    1   1   1    3    3  .273
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           11   27    2    4   1   1   0    1   1   0    2    6  .148
Bob Robertson         12   44    2    4   1   0   1    3   0   0   10   15  .091
Jose Pagan             8   12    0    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .083
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
Leron Lee             13   39    4   14   1   1   1    4   1   3    6    3  .359
Garry Jestadt          8   12    0    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .333
Johnny Jeter          17   59    5   16   1   0   1    3   2   4    2   16  .271
Cito Gaston           13   34    2    9   3   0   0    3   0   0    2    4  .265
Nate Colbert          18   65   12   16   2   1   4    9   1   0    7   16  .246
Dave Campbell         15   49    2   11   4   0   0    2   0   0    4    8  .225
Fred Kendall           7   20    1    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .200
Derrel Thomas         16   56    3   11   2   0   0    4   2   3    8   10  .196
Ollie Brown           17   48    1    9   2   0   0    2   0   0    3    6  .188
Jerry Morales          9   16    1    3   0   0   0    1   1   0    1    4  .188
Bob Barton            14   43    0    8   0   0   0    5   1   0    2    6  .186
Don Mason              9   11    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .182
Larry Stahl           11   27    0    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    3    4  .148
Enzo Hernandez        16   55    7    7   3   0   0    1   3   0    2    4  .127
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
Willie McCovey         4   12    2    4   1   0   1    2   0   0    1    2  .333
Jim Howarth           11   10    6    3   1   0   0    0   1   0    7    3  .300
Bobby Bonds           19   78   15   23   5   3   2   12   5   0    3   12  .295
Dave Rader             9   24    3    7   2   0   1    5   0   0    1    3  .292
Tito Fuentes          19   81    8   21   4   1   1    4   2   1    3    6  .259
Chris Speier          19   75    9   19   5   1   2    8   1   0    8   14  .253
Al Gallagher           9   29    3    7   0   0   1    2   0   0    7    4  .241
Dave Kingman          19   76   13   18   1   2   6   20   6   0    3   23  .237
Ken Henderson         18   63    6   13   2   0   3    9   2   2    7   14  .206
Chris Arnold           9   16    2    3   0   0   0    0   0   1    6    2  .188
Willie Mays           16   44    7    8   2   0   0    3   3   0   15    4  .182
Garry Maddox          10   34    4    6   2   0   0    3   1   0    3   11  .177
Fran Healy            14   43    3    4   0   0   1    7   0   1    5   10  .093
Jimmy Rosario          4    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Bernie Williams        3    2    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .000

 St. Louis            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Marty Martinez         4    2    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .500
Joe Torre             14   55    9   20   4   1   1    9   0   0    4    9  .364
Matty Alou            16   65    8   23   3   0   0    4   3   2    4    3  .354
Ted Simmons           14   55    8   18   2   0   1    6   0   0    3    6  .327
Ed Crosby             15   47    6   15   0   0   0    6   0   0    4    3  .319
Jerry McNertney        7   13    0    4   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    6  .308
Jose Cruz             16   53    6   14   2   1   0    6   1   0    5    4  .264
Lou Brock             16   69    6   18   0   1   0    7   7   2    5   15  .261
Luis Melendez         14   16    4    4   1   0   1    1   0   0    0    1  .250
Joe Hague             14   42    5   10   3   1   1    7   0   0   13    5  .238
Ted Sizemore          16   70    8   15   1   0   0    6   1   0    2    6  .214
Donn Clendenon        10   15    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    5  .000
Dal Maxvill           10   14    0    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    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)          81
  F. Millan (ATL)          79
  B. Bonds (SF)            78
  W. Davis (LA)            76
  D. Kingman (SF)          76
  R. Garr (ATL)            75
  C. Speier (SF)           75
  G. Beckert (CHI)         74
  L. Bowa (PHI)            73
  B. Williams (CHI)        73

Runs Scored:

  B. Bonds (SF)            15
  W. Davis (LA)            15
  J. Morgan (CIN)          15
  J. Wynn (HOU)            15
  B. Tolan (CIN)           14
  B. Williams (CHI)        14
  J. Cardenal (CHI)        13
  R. Garr (ATL)            13
  S. Garvey (LA)           13
  D. Kingman (SF)          13

Hits:

  B. Tolan (CIN)           28
  R. Garr (ATL)            25
  A. Oliver (PIT)          24
  M. Alou (STL)            23
  B. Bonds (SF)            23
  M. Sanguillen (PIT)      23
  B. Williams (CHI)        23
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          22
  W. Davis (LA)            22
  J. Wynn (HOU)            22

Doubles:

  W. Montanez (PHI)         7
  B. Tolan (CIN)            7
  A. Oliver (PIT)           6
  T. Agee (NY)              5
  B. Bonds (SF)             5
  J. Cardenal (CHI)         5
  C. Cedeno (HOU)           5
  R. Hebner (PIT)           5
  R. Hundley (CHI)          5
  C. Speier (SF)            5

Triples:

  B. Bonds (SF)             3
  B. Tolan (CIN)            3
  J. Cardenal (CHI)         2
  J. Fregosi (NY)           2
  D. Kingman (SF)           2
  J. Morgan (CIN)           2
  D. Rader (HOU)            2
  M. Sanguillen (PIT)       2
  R. Stennett (PIT)         2
  B. Bailey (MON)           1

Home Runs:

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

RBI:

  D. Kingman (SF)          20
  B. Tolan (CIN)           19
  J. Wynn (HOU)            16
  L. May (HOU)             14
  J. Cardenal (CHI)        13
  D. Concepcion (CIN)      13
  W. Davis (LA)            13
  D. Rader (HOU)           13
  B. Bonds (SF)            12
  J. Lefebvre (LA)         12

Stolen Bases:

  J. Morgan (CIN)           9
  B. Tolan (CIN)            9
  L. Brock (STL)            7
  C. Cedeno (HOU)           6
  D. Kingman (SF)           6
  B. Bonds (SF)             5
  J. Cardenal (CHI)         4
  M. Alou (STL)             3
  B. Bailey (MON)           3
  D. Concepcion (CIN)       3

Caught Stealing:

  J. Jeter (SD)             4
  J. Cardenal (CHI)         3
  L. Lee (SD)               3
  D. Thomas (SD)            3
  T. Agee (NY)              2
  M. Alou (STL)             2
  B. Bailey (MON)           2
  L. Brock (STL)            2
  R. Garr (ATL)             2
  K. Henderson (SF)         2

Walks:

  W. Mays (SF)             15
  R. Carty (ATL)           14
  J. Hague (STL)           13
  R. Monday (CHI)          13
  H. Aaron (ATL)           11
  D. Menke (CIN)           11
  R. Metzger (HOU)         11
  D. Money (PHI)           11
  J. Bench (CIN)           10
  D. Evans (ATL)           10

Strikeouts:

  D. Kingman (SF)          23
  T. Perez (CIN)           20
  M. Anderson (PHI)        18
  L. May (HOU)             17
  N. Colbert (SD)          16
  J. Jeter (SD)            16
  L. Brock (STL)           15
  B. Robertson (PIT)       15
  K. Singleton (MON)       15
  K. Henderson (SF)        14

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