Saturday May 6, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of May 6, 1972:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Minnesota        489   71   130   24    3    9    67    5    6   45    80  .266
Detroit          495   65   130   20    5   11    63    2    3   44    66  .263
Cleveland        550   53   141   25    2    5    46   14    7   49    76  .256
Baltimore        478   56   118   26    0    7    54    6    4   55    88  .247
California       520   39   126   16    1    6    35    6    2   44    82  .242
Kansas City      610   49   146   20    4    5    46   11    4   45    83  .239
Chicago          523   50   123   19    4    9    45   11    4   46    92  .235
Oakland          412   41    93   13    4    7    39    3    5   47    63  .226
Boston           424   43    92   20    3    2    36    4    1   44    64  .217
New York         481   41   102   19    3    7    39    4    4   45    62  .212
Texas            516   53   102   14    1    7    47   15   10   82   120  .198
Milwaukee        395   19    63    9    1    6    19    2    1   29    75  .160

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Bobby Darwin (MIN)       14   51    9   19   1   0   6   19   0   1    7   10  .373
Tommy McCraw (CLE)       16   52    8   19   2   2   1    7   6   2    8    6  .365
Danny Thompson (MIN)     14   59    9   21   5   0   1    6   1   0    3    9  .356
Vada Pinson (CAL)        15   54    7   19   5   0   2    7   3   0    2    5  .352
Bill Freehan (DET)       14   52    9   18   6   0   1   11   0   1    4    6  .346
Lou Piniella (KC)        18   67   10   23   4   1   1    5   1   0    3    5  .343
Dick Allen (CHI)         16   60   11   20   3   1   4   10   2   0    8   12  .333
Alex Johnson (CLE)       16   64    6   21   2   0   2    9   1   2    2    2  .328
Carlos May (CHI)         16   56    7   18   4   0   2    9   4   2    9    6  .321
Norm Cash (DET)          15   47   10   15   0   0   5   14   0   0    7    6  .319

 Baltimore            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Terry Crowley          6    9    2    4   1   0   1    2   0   0    0    1  .444
Don Baylor             5   16    1    7   1   0   1    4   1   0    1    0  .438
Brooks Robinson       16   55    5   17   4   0   0    9   0   0    7    8  .309
Don Buford            16   52   10   16   1   0   1    3   3   0   12    8  .308
Paul Blair            16   57    8   16   2   0   1    7   1   1    4   10  .281
Merv Rettenmund       13   43    9   11   1   0   0    2   1   0    8    5  .256
Mark Belanger         15   47    5   12   2   0   0    3   0   0    0    4  .255
Davey Johnson         16   53    3   13   7   0   0    5   0   1    6   10  .245
Andy Etchebarren       9   27    1    6   2   0   0    4   0   1    2    4  .222
Tom Shopay             6    5    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .200
Johnny Oates           2    6    1    1   0   0   1    1   0   0    0    0  .167
Boog Powell           15   44    6    6   2   0   2   12   0   0    8    9  .136
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

 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          5    4    0    2   0   0   0    3   0   0    1    1  .500
Duane Josephson        3    6    0    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .333
Luis Aparicio         13   53    3   15   6   0   0    4   0   0    2    2  .283
Carlton Fisk           9   30    5    8   5   1   0    2   1   0    5    8  .267
Reggie Smith          10   34    4    8   0   0   0    1   2   0    4    6  .235
Tommy Harper          13   49   10   11   3   0   1    5   0   1    8    8  .225
Doug Griffin          13   41    5    9   0   0   0    3   1   0    8    2  .220
Rico Petrocelli       13   50    5   10   1   1   1    5   0   0    4    5  .200
Ben Oglivie            8   17    1    3   0   1   0    1   0   0    2    5  .177
Carl Yastrzemski      13   49    5    8   0   0   0    3   0   0    4    5  .163
Danny Cater           13   46    3    6   1   0   0    4   0   0    3    5  .130
Bob Burda              6    4    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .000
Rick Miller            5    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             10   28    2   10   1   0   1    5   0   0    2    4  .357
Art Kusnyer            6   17    2    6   0   0   0    2   0   0    3    2  .353
Vada Pinson           15   54    7   19   5   0   2    7   3   0    2    5  .352
Andy Kosco             6   21    1    6   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .286
Jim Spencer           16   60    5   16   1   0   1    3   0   0    3    9  .267
Sandy Alomar          16   62    5   16   2   0   0    1   3   2    8    7  .258
Winston Llenas         6   12    1    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    1  .250
Mickey Rivers         12   39    2    9   1   0   0    1   0   0    3    4  .231
Leo Cardenas          16   60    3   13   0   1   2    5   0   0    8    9  .217
Jeff Torborg          10   33    1    7   2   0   0    4   0   0    3    1  .212
Ken McMullen          15   51    2    9   2   0   0    0   0   0    6    7  .177
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
Pat Kelly             12   41    6   14   2   2   0    2   4   1    4    4  .342
Dick Allen            16   60   11   20   3   1   4   10   2   0    8   12  .333
Carlos May            16   56    7   18   4   0   2    9   4   2    9    6  .321
Walt Williams          8   22    1    7   2   0   0    0   1   0    2    2  .318
Bill Melton           16   61    5   17   1   0   0    5   0   1    5    3  .279
Jorge Orta            13   45    8   12   1   1   1    5   0   0    1   10  .267
Jay Johnstone         12   29    2    6   2   0   0    1   0   0    4    6  .207
Ed Herrmann           11   35    2    7   2   0   1    5   0   0    2    3  .200
Luis Alvarado          3    6    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .167
Mike Andrews          16   56    3    9   2   0   1    6   0   0    7   11  .161
Rick Reichardt        11   31    0    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    9  .129
Tom Egan              11   22    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    5  .091
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
Tommy McCraw          16   52    8   19   2   2   1    7   6   2    8    6  .365
Roy Foster             4    3    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .333
John Lowenstein        4    3    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    1  .333
Alex Johnson          16   64    6   21   2   0   2    9   1   2    2    2  .328
Jack Brohamer         10   37    7   12   1   0   0    5   1   0    0    4  .324
Ray Fosse             16   61    5   19   4   0   1    7   1   0    6    0  .312
Graig Nettles         16   61    8   16   5   0   0    3   1   0    8    5  .262
Del Unser             16   68    6   17   4   0   0    2   1   1    3   10  .250
Buddy Bell            16   61    3   15   2   0   1    7   2   1    4    4  .246
Fred Stanley           4   10    1    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    2  .200
Frank Duffy           14   38    3    7   2   0   0    0   1   0    8    7  .184
Lou Camilli            6    6    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .167
Chris Chambliss        2    6    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .167
Eddie Leon            12   30    0    4   1   0   0    0   0   1    4    8  .133
Adolfo Phillips        8    5    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .000
Jerry Moses            2    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000

 Detroit              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Mickey Stanley        12   21    2    8   0   0   2    4   0   0    0    1  .381
Bill Freehan          14   52    9   18   6   0   1   11   0   1    4    6  .346
Gates Brown            9   24    6    8   1   0   0    3   0   0    3    4  .333
Norm Cash             15   47   10   15   0   0   5   14   0   0    7    6  .319
Aurelio Rodriguez     15   63   10   20   1   0   0    6   0   0    3    9  .318
Ed Brinkman           15   52    6   16   5   1   1    9   0   0    3    4  .308
Al Kaline             13   37    5   10   0   2   0    2   0   0    2    4  .270
Tony Taylor            7   19    1    5   2   1   0    2   1   0    2    1  .263
Dick McAuliffe        12   37    6    8   2   0   0    2   0   0   12    4  .216
Willie Horton         14   47    7   10   3   1   2    7   0   0    4    5  .213
Paul Jata              4    6    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .167
Jim Northrup          12   42    2    6   0   0   0    3   1   1    3    4  .143
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
Bobby Knoop            2    3    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .667
Lou Piniella          18   67   10   23   4   1   1    5   1   0    3    5  .343
Gail Hopkins           5    3    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .333
Freddie Patek          7   28    5    9   1   1   0    2   5   1    4    2  .321
Steve Hovley           9   13    0    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    3  .308
Richie Scheinblum      8   14    1    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    1  .286
Ed Kirkpatrick         6   18    2    5   0   0   2    3   0   1    2    1  .278
Cookie Rojas          18   69    6   19   4   0   0    7   1   1    4    4  .275
Bob Oliver            16   63    7   17   2   1   1    6   1   0    2   12  .270
Jerry May             14   41    3   10   3   0   0    0   0   0    8    2  .244
John Mayberry         18   66    4   15   2   0   1    7   0   0    6    8  .227
Amos Otis             17   65    3   14   2   0   0    3   2   1    3   10  .215
Paul Schaal           18   68    7   11   2   1   0    3   1   0   10    9  .162
Bobby Floyd            9   29    1    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    4  .138
Ron Hansen             4   10    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .100
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
Brock Davis            8   11    1    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    2  .273
Mike Ferraro           5    4    0    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Joe Lahoud            12   37    4    9   0   1   1    2   1   0    5    9  .243
Paul Ratliff           4    5    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .200
Bill Voss              7   11    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .182
Johnny Briggs         13   45    4    8   1   0   1    3   0   0    5    5  .178
Ron Theobald          11   30    3    5   0   0   1    2   0   0    6    1  .167
Billy Conigliaro      11   39    1    6   0   0   1    1   0   0    1   12  .154
Rick Auerbach         13   46    2    6   1   0   0    1   1   1    1    7  .130
Ellie Rodriguez        4    8    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .125
Dave May              13   49    2    6   1   0   2    2   0   0    2    9  .122
George Scott          13   49    0    4   2   0   0    3   0   0    2    8  .082
Darrell Porter        10   28    1    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    2   13  .071
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           10   35    7   16   3   0   1    9   2   1    1    2  .457
Rich Reese            12    5    2    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    0  .400
Bobby Darwin          14   51    9   19   1   0   6   19   0   1    7   10  .373
Danny Thompson        14   59    9   21   5   0   1    6   1   0    3    9  .356
Dan Monzon             3    3    2    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .333
Harmon Killebrew      14   49    5   14   4   1   1   10   0   0   10   11  .286
Cesar Tovar           14   56   11   15   2   1   0    4   0   4    4    5  .268
Rod Carew             14   56   10   14   3   0   0    7   0   0    5    9  .250
George Mitterwald      4   12    1    3   2   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .250
Chuck Manuel           4    9    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .222
Phil Roof              8   23    4    4   2   0   0    3   0   0    3    6  .174
Eric Soderholm         6   24    2    4   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .167
Steve Brye            11   37    2    6   1   1   0    3   2   0    0    7  .162
Jim Nettles            7   13    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    2  .154
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 Blomberg           7   19    1    7   2   0   0    2   0   0    1    0  .368
Ron Swoboda            4    3    1    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .333
Thurman Munson        15   49    5   13   2   0   1    5   0   1    9    3  .265
Horace Clarke         13   52    4   13   2   0   0    2   1   2    6    6  .250
Bobby Murcer          15   58    6   14   5   0   2    6   1   1    5    8  .241
Roy White             15   55    6   13   1   0   1    4   2   0    5    6  .236
Rusty Torres          11   23    2    5   2   0   0    1   0   0    4    8  .217
Gene Michael          14   38    5    8   1   1   1    7   0   0    5    1  .211
Johnny Callison        9   30    3    6   2   0   0    3   0   0    1    4  .200
Rich McKinney         13   48    3    8   0   0   1    4   0   0    4    5  .167
Felipe Alou           12   41    2    6   1   1   0    1   0   0    2    5  .146
Jerry Kenney           5    8    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .125
Bernie Allen           5    9    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .111
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
Angel Mangual          2    6    0    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .333
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
Dave Duncan            7   25    3    7   0   0   3    7   0   0    0    3  .280
Sal Bando             13   49    5   13   2   2   0    6   1   0    8    6  .265
Joe Rudi              13   55    8   14   4   1   0    1   0   1    3    5  .255
Mike Epstein          13   36    3    8   1   0   1    4   0   1   10    5  .222
Reggie Jackson        13   50    6   11   2   0   2    6   0   0    6   14  .220
Mike Hegan            11    5    0    1   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .200
Bert Campaneris       13   52    4   10   0   0   0    2   1   1    4   10  .192
Bobby Brooks          11   35    3    6   0   0   0    4   0   1    8    7  .171
Gene Tenace            7   24    3    4   1   0   1    2   0   0    2    4  .167
Larry Brown            8   19    2    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    1  .158
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               7   11    2    4   0   0   2    5   0   0    3    4  .364
Tom Grieve             7   17    1    5   0   0   0    1   0   1    1    7  .294
Dave Nelson           17   66   11   18   0   0   1    3   9   1    7   18  .273
Frank Howard          16   54    7   13   3   0   2    9   0   0   10    8  .241
Len Randle            16   66    7   15   5   0   0    6   2   3    4   18  .227
Toby Harrah           17   41    6    9   1   1   0    5   0   0    7    7  .220
Dick Billings         11   25    1    5   0   0   0    2   0   0    3    2  .200
Elliott Maddox        17   42    3    8   2   0   0    1   3   2    9   11  .191
Hal King              14   32    4    5   1   0   1    1   0   0   12    8  .156
Don Mincher           13   46    5    7   2   0   1    7   0   0   12   11  .152
Larry Biittner        16   34    1    5   0   0   0    2   0   3    2    4  .147
Joe Lovitto           12   24    4    3   0   0   0    2   1   0    7    6  .125
Ted Kubiak             7   13    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    1  .000
Jim Driscoll           7    8    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

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  C. Rojas (KC)            69
  P. Schaal (KC)           68
  D. Unser (CLE)           68
  L. Piniella (KC)         67
  J. Mayberry (KC)         66
  D. Nelson (TEX)          66
  L. Randle (TEX)          66
  A. Otis (KC)             65
  A. Johnson (CLE)         64
  B. Oliver (KC)           63

Runs Scored:

  D. Allen (CHI)           11
  D. Nelson (TEX)          11
  C. Tovar (MIN)           11
  D. Buford (BAL)          10
  R. Carew (MIN)           10
  N. Cash (DET)            10
  T. Harper (BOS)          10
  L. Piniella (KC)         10
  A. Rodriguez (DET)       10
  B. Darwin (MIN)           9

Hits:

  L. Piniella (KC)         23
  A. Johnson (CLE)         21
  D. Thompson (MIN)        21
  D. Allen (CHI)           20
  A. Rodriguez (DET)       20
  B. Darwin (MIN)          19
  R. Fosse (CLE)           19
  T. McCraw (CLE)          19
  V. Pinson (CAL)          19
  C. Rojas (KC)            19

Doubles:

  D. Johnson (BAL)          7
  L. Aparicio (BOS)         6
  B. Freehan (DET)          6
  E. Brinkman (DET)         5
  C. Fisk (BOS)             5
  B. Murcer (NY)            5
  G. Nettles (CLE)          5
  V. Pinson (CAL)           5
  L. Randle (TEX)           5
  D. Thompson (MIN)         5

Triples:

  S. Bando (OAK)            2
  A. Kaline (DET)           2
  P. Kelly (CHI)            2
  T. McCraw (CLE)           2
  D. Allen (CHI)            1
  F. Alou (NY)              1
  E. Brinkman (DET)         1
  S. Brye (MIN)             1
  L. Cardenas (CAL)         1
  C. Fisk (BOS)             1

Home Runs:

  B. Darwin (MIN)           6
  N. Cash (DET)             5
  D. Allen (CHI)            4
  D. Duncan (OAK)           3
  L. Cardenas (CAL)         2
  T. Ford (TEX)             2
  W. Horton (DET)           2
  F. Howard (TEX)           2
  R. Jackson (OAK)          2
  A. Johnson (CLE)          2

RBI:

  B. Darwin (MIN)          19
  N. Cash (DET)            14
  B. Powell (BAL)          12
  B. Freehan (DET)         11
  D. Allen (CHI)           10
  H. Killebrew (MIN)       10
  S. Braun (MIN)            9
  E. Brinkman (DET)         9
  F. Howard (TEX)           9
  A. Johnson (CLE)          9

Stolen Bases:

  D. Nelson (TEX)           9
  T. McCraw (CLE)           6
  F. Patek (KC)             5
  P. Kelly (CHI)            4
  C. May (CHI)              4
  S. Alomar (CAL)           3
  D. Buford (BAL)           3
  E. Maddox (TEX)           3
  V. Pinson (CAL)           3
  D. Allen (CHI)            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
  E. Maddox (TEX)           2
  C. May (CHI)              2
  T. McCraw (CLE)           2
  R. Auerbach (MIL)         1

Walks:

  D. Buford (BAL)          12
  H. King (TEX)            12
  D. McAuliffe (DET)       12
  D. Mincher (TEX)         12
  M. Epstein (OAK)         10
  F. Howard (TEX)          10
  H. Killebrew (MIN)       10
  P. Schaal (KC)           10
  E. Maddox (TEX)           9
  C. May (CHI)              9

Strikeouts:

  D. Nelson (TEX)          18
  L. Randle (TEX)          18
  R. Jackson (OAK)         14
  D. Porter (MIL)          13
  D. Allen (CHI)           12
  B. Conigliaro (MIL)      12
  B. Oliver (KC)           12
  M. Andrews (CHI)         11
  H. Killebrew (MIN)       11
  E. Maddox (TEX)          11


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