Tuesday May 9, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of May 9, 1972:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Minnesota        594   86   160   29    6   10    80    5    6   56    97  .269
Detroit          562   77   148   22    5   12    73    2    3   54    77  .263
Cleveland        608   58   155   28    2    6    51   16   10   53    87  .255
Baltimore        510   61   127   27    0    7    58    6    5   57    94  .249
California       585   44   140   20    1    8    40    6    3   48    93  .239
Kansas City      677   54   160   21    5    7    51   11    4   51    93  .236
Chicago          586   52   136   19    4    9    47   12    6   52   107  .232
Oakland          504   61   113   18    4    8    55    5    5   60    75  .224
New York         586   53   130   22    4   11    49    6    5   51    74  .222
Boston           499   51   110   23    3    2    44    6    1   50    76  .220
Texas            551   57   113   14    1    7    51   15   11   84   127  .205
Milwaukee        500   26    88   12    1    9    26    4    1   39    90  .176

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Bobby Darwin (MIN)       17   62   11   22   2   1   6   20   0   1    8   14  .355
Lou Piniella (KC)        20   75   11   26   4   1   2    7   1   0    3    8  .347
Norm Cash (DET)          17   55   11   19   1   0   5   15   0   0    7    6  .346
Tommy McCraw (CLE)       18   59    8   20   2   2   1    7   6   3    8    6  .339
Bill Freehan (DET)       16   62   11   21   6   0   1   14   0   1    4    7  .339
Vada Pinson (CAL)        17   62    7   21   6   0   2    8   3   1    2    6  .339
Danny Thompson (MIN)     17   71   11   24   6   0   1    7   1   0    4   10  .338
Dick Allen (CHI)         18   68   11   22   3   1   4   10   2   0    8   15  .324
Don Buford (BAL)         17   56   11   18   2   0   1    3   3   1   12    9  .321
A. Rodriguez (DET)       17   72   12   23   1   0   0    7   0   0    4   10  .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
Don Buford            17   56   11   18   2   0   1    3   3   1   12    9  .321
Brooks Robinson       17   58    6   18   4   0   0    9   0   0    8    8  .310
Paul Blair            17   61    8   17   2   0   1    8   1   1    4   11  .279
Mark Belanger         16   51    5   13   2   0   0    3   0   0    0    4  .255
Davey Johnson         17   56    4   14   7   0   0    6   0   1    7   10  .250
Merv Rettenmund       14   47    9   11   1   0   0    2   1   0    8    6  .234
Tom Shopay             6    5    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .200
Andy Etchebarren      10   31    1    6   2   0   0    4   0   1    2    5  .194
Boog Powell           16   48    8    8   2   0   2   13   0   0    8   10  .167
Johnny Oates           2    6    1    1   0   0   1    1   0   0    0    0  .167
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
Duane Josephson        5   12    3    6   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .500
Phil Gagliano          6    4    0    2   0   0   0    3   0   0    2    1  .500
John Kennedy           1    3    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .333
Luis Aparicio         15   63    3   17   6   0   0    6   0   0    2    2  .270
Carlton Fisk          11   38    6   10   6   1   0    4   2   0    5    8  .263
Tommy Harper          15   58   12   15   4   0   1    5   0   1    8   10  .259
Reggie Smith          12   43    4   10   1   0   0    1   3   0    5    7  .233
Doug Griffin          14   45    5    9   0   0   0    3   1   0    8    3  .200
Ben Oglivie            8   17    1    3   0   1   0    1   0   0    2    5  .177
Rico Petrocelli       15   59    5   10   1   1   1    5   0   0    5    7  .170
Bob Burda              8    6    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .167
Carl Yastrzemski      15   55    6    9   0   0   0    5   0   0    6    6  .164
Danny Cater           14   50    3    6   1   0   0    4   0   0    3    6  .120
Rick Miller            7    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000

 California           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Bob Oliver             2    8    3    4   1   0   2    2   0   0    0    2  .500
Ken Berry             11   31    3   12   2   0   1    5   0   0    3    4  .387
Winston Llenas         8   20    1    7   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    1  .350
Vada Pinson           17   62    7   21   6   0   2    8   3   1    2    6  .339
Art Kusnyer            8   22    2    6   0   0   0    2   0   0    5    3  .273
Jim Spencer           18   65    5   16   1   0   1    3   0   0    3    9  .246
Sandy Alomar          18   70    5   17   2   0   0    1   3   2    8    9  .243
Andy Kosco             8   26    1    6   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    4  .231
Mickey Rivers         13   42    2    9   1   0   0    1   0   0    4    5  .214
Jeff Torborg          10   33    1    7   2   0   0    4   0   0    3    1  .212
Leo Cardenas          18   67    4   14   0   1   2    6   0   0    8   10  .209
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          10    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             14   49    6   18   2   2   0    2   5   2    4    5  .367
Walt Williams          9   24    1    8   2   0   0    0   1   0    2    3  .333
Dick Allen            18   68   11   22   3   1   4   10   2   0    8   15  .324
Carlos May            18   63    7   19   4   0   2    9   4   3    9    7  .302
Bill Melton           18   68    5   17   1   0   0    5   0   1    6    5  .250
Jorge Orta            15   52    8   12   1   1   1    5   0   0    1   12  .231
Ed Herrmann           13   40    2    8   2   0   1    5   0   0    2    3  .200
Jay Johnstone         14   33    3    6   2   0   0    1   0   0    5    6  .182
Mike Andrews          18   62    4   11   2   0   1    6   0   0    8   11  .177
Rick Reichardt        13   33    0    5   0   0   0    1   0   0    4    9  .152
Luis Alvarado          4    7    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .143
Tom Egan              12   24    1    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    6  .125
Rich Morales           6   11    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    4  .091
Jim Qualls             7    5    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .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          18   59    8   20   2   2   1    7   6   3    8    6  .339
Jack Brohamer         12   45    7   15   2   0   0    6   1   0    0    5  .333
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          18   70    6   21   2   0   2    9   1   2    3    5  .300
Ray Fosse             18   67    5   20   4   0   1    7   2   0    7    0  .299
Graig Nettles         18   68    9   18   6   0   0    3   1   0    8    6  .265
Buddy Bell            18   67    4   17   2   0   1    8   3   1    4    4  .254
Del Unser             18   76    7   18   4   0   1    4   1   2    3   11  .237
Frank Duffy           16   42    3    9   2   0   0    0   1   1   10    9  .214
Fred Stanley           4   10    1    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    2  .200
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       10    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
Gates Brown           10   26    8   10   1   0   1    4   0   0    4    4  .385
Mickey Stanley        14   27    3   10   1   0   2    4   0   0    0    1  .370
Norm Cash             17   55   11   19   1   0   5   15   0   0    7    6  .346
Bill Freehan          16   62   11   21   6   0   1   14   0   1    4    7  .339
Aurelio Rodriguez     17   72   12   23   1   0   0    7   0   0    4   10  .319
Ed Brinkman           17   59    7   17   5   1   1   10   0   0    4    5  .288
Al Kaline             15   44    6   12   0   2   0    3   0   0    5    6  .273
Tony Taylor            8   24    1    6   2   1   0    2   1   0    2    3  .250
Dick McAuliffe        13   39    6    8   2   0   0    3   0   0   14    5  .205
Willie Horton         15   50    7   10   3   1   2    7   0   0    4    6  .200
Paul Jata              4    6    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .167
Jim Northrup          14   46    3    6   0   0   0    3   1   1    3    5  .130
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          20   75   11   26   4   1   2    7   1   0    3    8  .347
Ed Kirkpatrick         8   24    3    7   0   0   3    5   0   1    3    2  .292
Bob Oliver            16   63    7   17   2   1   1    6   1   0    2   12  .270
Cookie Rojas          20   78    7   21   4   0   0    7   1   1    4    4  .269
Richie Scheinblum     10   20    1    5   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    2  .250
Gail Hopkins           6    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .250
Jerry May             14   41    3   10   3   0   0    0   0   0    8    2  .244
Freddie Patek          9   37    5    9   1   1   0    2   5   1    4    4  .243
Steve Hovley          10   17    0    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    3  .235
John Mayberry         20   73    4   17   2   1   1    8   0   0    7    9  .233
Paul Schaal           20   75    8   15   3   1   0    3   1   0   11    9  .200
Amos Otis             19   70    4   14   2   0   0    3   2   1    4   10  .200
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             3    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000

 Milwaukee            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Bob Heise              6   14    0    7   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    1  .500
Curt Motton            1    2    1    1   0   0   1    1   0   0    0    0  .500
Mike Ferraro           7    9    0    3   2   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Brock Davis            9   12    1    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    3  .250
Joe Lahoud            14   45    4   10   0   1   1    2   1   0    5   11  .222
Paul Ratliff           4    5    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .200
Johnny Briggs         15   51    4    9   1   0   1    3   0   0    7    6  .177
Billy Conigliaro      14   51    3    9   1   0   2    3   0   0    1   13  .177
Rick Auerbach         16   60    3   10   1   0   0    2   1   1    1    8  .167
Ellie Rodriguez        6   12    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .167
Bill Voss              8   12    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .167
George Scott          16   59    2    8   2   0   1    4   0   0    5    9  .136
Ron Theobald          13   37    3    5   0   0   1    3   0   0    8    4  .135
Dave May              16   62    2    8   1   0   2    2   2   0    3    9  .129
Darrell Porter        12   35    1    4   1   0   0    0   0   0    2   15  .114
Tommie Reynolds        7   10    1    1   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .100

 Minnesota            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Rich Reese            15    7    3    3   0   0   1    3   0   0    0    0  .429
Steve Braun           13   48    7   20   3   0   1   10   2   1    1    2  .417
Bobby Darwin          17   62   11   22   2   1   6   20   0   1    8   14  .355
Danny Thompson        17   71   11   24   6   0   1    7   1   0    4   10  .338
Dan Monzon             4    3    3    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .333
Harmon Killebrew      17   57    7   17   4   1   1   12   0   0   14   11  .298
Rod Carew             17   68   11   18   4   1   0   10   0   0    7   12  .265
Cesar Tovar           17   68   12   17   3   1   0    5   0   4    5    7  .250
Jim Nettles           10   16    1    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    4    3  .250
George Mitterwald      7   17    1    4   2   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .235
Phil Roof             10   29    5    6   3   0   0    4   0   0    3    7  .207
Chuck Manuel           5   10    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .200
Eric Soderholm         6   24    2    4   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .167
Steve Brye            14   46    3    7   1   2   0    4   2   0    1    9  .152
Rick Dempsey           5   14    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    5    4  .000
Rick Renick            4    3    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           9   27    3    9   3   0   1    6   0   0    1    1  .333
Thurman Munson        18   60    7   19   2   0   2    6   1   1   11    4  .317
Gene Michael          17   48    7   12   1   2   1    8   0   0    6    2  .250
Ron Swoboda            5    4    1    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .250
Horace Clarke         16   65    5   16   2   0   0    2   1   2    6    7  .246
Roy White             18   67    8   16   1   0   1    4   3   0    6    7  .239
Rusty Torres          13   27    2    6   2   0   0    1   0   0    5    9  .222
Bobby Murcer          18   70    6   15   5   0   2    6   1   1    6   10  .214
Johnny Callison       11   39    4    8   3   0   1    4   0   0    1    5  .205
Rich McKinney         16   59    4   11   0   0   1    4   0   0    4    6  .186
Felipe Alou           14   46    3    7   1   1   1    2   0   0    2    5  .152
Hal Lanier             5    7    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   1    0    0  .143
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

 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           5    8    1    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .375
George Hendrick        3    3    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .333
Dave Duncan            9   33    5    9   0   0   4   12   0   0    0    4  .273
Sal Bando             16   54    8   14   2   2   0    6   1   0   14    7  .259
Mike Epstein          16   47    6   12   2   0   1    9   0   1   11    6  .255
Reggie Jackson        16   60   10   15   4   0   2    8   1   0    8   14  .250
Angel Mangual          5   16    1    4   2   0   0    3   0   0    2    1  .250
Joe Rudi              14   58    9   14   4   1   0    1   0   1    3    6  .241
Mike Hegan            12    5    0    1   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .200
Bobby Brooks          13   37    4    7   0   0   0    5   0   1    8    7  .189
Bert Campaneris       16   65    4   11   0   0   0    2   2   1    5   13  .169
Gene Tenace            8   28    3    4   1   0   1    2   0   0    2    5  .143
Larry Brown           11   29    4    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    1  .138
Brant Alyea            4    5    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000
Dwain Anderson         1    0    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             3    4    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .500
Dave Nelson           18   70   11   19   0   0   1    4   9   1    8   19  .271
Ted Ford               8   15    2    4   0   0   2    5   0   0    3    5  .267
Frank Howard          17   58    7   14   3   0   2    9   0   0   11   10  .241
Dick Billings         12   29    1    7   0   0   0    2   0   1    3    2  .241
Len Randle            17   71    7   17   5   0   0    9   2   3    4   18  .239
Elliott Maddox        18   46    5   11   2   0   0    1   3   2    9   11  .239
Tom Grieve             8   21    1    5   0   0   0    1   0   1    1    9  .238
Toby Harrah           18   44    8   10   1   1   0    5   0   0    7    7  .227
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             8   14    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    2  .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)            78
  D. Unser (CLE)           76
  L. Piniella (KC)         75
  P. Schaal (KC)           75
  J. Mayberry (KC)         73
  A. Rodriguez (DET)       72
  B. Oliver (CAL)          71
  L. Randle (TEX)          71
  D. Thompson (MIN)        71
  S. Alomar (CAL)          70

Runs Scored:

  T. Harper (BOS)          12
  A. Rodriguez (DET)       12
  C. Tovar (MIN)           12
  D. Allen (CHI)           11
  D. Buford (BAL)          11
  R. Carew (MIN)           11
  N. Cash (DET)            11
  B. Darwin (MIN)          11
  B. Freehan (DET)         11
  D. Nelson (TEX)          11

Hits:

  L. Piniella (KC)         26
  D. Thompson (MIN)        24
  A. Rodriguez (DET)       23
  D. Allen (CHI)           22
  B. Darwin (MIN)          22
  B. Freehan (DET)         21
  A. Johnson (CLE)         21
  B. Oliver (CAL)          21
  V. Pinson (CAL)          21
  C. Rojas (KC)            21

Doubles:

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

Triples:

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

Home Runs:

  B. Darwin (MIN)           6
  N. Cash (DET)             5
  D. Allen (CHI)            4
  D. Duncan (OAK)           4
  E. Kirkpatrick (KC)       3
  B. Oliver (CAL)           3
  L. Cardenas (CAL)         2
  B. Conigliaro (MIL)       2
  T. Ford (TEX)             2
  W. Horton (DET)           2

RBI:

  B. Darwin (MIN)          20
  N. Cash (DET)            15
  B. Freehan (DET)         14
  B. Powell (BAL)          13
  D. Duncan (OAK)          12
  H. Killebrew (MIN)       12
  D. Allen (CHI)           10
  S. Braun (MIN)           10
  E. Brinkman (DET)        10
  R. Carew (MIN)           10

Stolen Bases:

  D. Nelson (TEX)           9
  T. McCraw (CLE)           6
  P. Kelly (CHI)            5
  F. Patek (KC)             5
  C. May (CHI)              4
  S. Alomar (CAL)           3
  B. Bell (CLE)             3
  D. Buford (BAL)           3
  E. Maddox (TEX)           3
  V. Pinson (CAL)           3

Caught Stealing:

  C. Tovar (MIN)            4
  L. Biittner (TEX)         3
  C. May (CHI)              3
  T. McCraw (CLE)           3
  L. Randle (TEX)           3
  S. Alomar (CAL)           2
  H. Clarke (NY)            2
  A. Johnson (CLE)          2
  P. Kelly (CHI)            2
  E. Maddox (TEX)           2

Walks:

  S. Bando (OAK)           14
  H. Killebrew (MIN)       14
  D. McAuliffe (DET)       14
  D. Buford (BAL)          12
  H. King (TEX)            12
  D. Mincher (TEX)         12
  M. Epstein (OAK)         11
  F. Howard (TEX)          11
  T. Munson (NY)           11
  P. Schaal (KC)           11

Strikeouts:

  D. Nelson (TEX)          19
  L. Randle (TEX)          18
  D. Allen (CHI)           15
  D. Porter (MIL)          15
  B. Darwin (MIN)          14
  R. Jackson (OAK)         14
  B. Oliver (CAL)          14
  B. Campaneris (OAK)      13
  B. Conigliaro (MIL)      13
  R. Carew (MIN)           12

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