Wednesday May 10, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of May 10, 1972:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Pittsburgh       746   92   210   43    7   17    86    6    4   57   107  .282
St. Louis        718   85   194   26    5    7    79   16    4   60    98  .270
Philadelphia     703   78   182   36    5   17    72    4    7   71   135  .259
Houston          693  107   179   25    7   21   102   12    7   74   115  .258
Atlanta          783   94   202   29    1   20    89    8    4   84   103  .258
Chicago          719  104   185   31    5   19    97   12    7   81   107  .257
Los Angeles      774   94   199   26    2   19    90    8    7   60   110  .257
New York         660   74   167   26    5   13    68    4    4   61   108  .253
Cincinnati       729   95   177   33    6   18    87   29    5   81   118  .243
San Francisco    806  100   188   35   10   20    96   26    6   86   156  .233
San Diego        718   63   161   27    5   13    60   12   13   54   127  .224
Montreal         653   66   142   23    4    5    59   15   12   67   111  .218

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Cesar Cedeno (HOU)       17   71   13   29   5   1   0    9   8   1    8    4  .409
Bobby Tolan (CIN)        21   83   17   33   8   3   4   21  11   1    9    5  .398
Rick Monday (CHI)        20   56   13   21   2   1   2    8   4   2   17   14  .375
Joe Torre (STL)          19   73   11   27   6   1   2   15   0   0    6   11  .370
Manny Sanguillen (PIT)   20   84    8   30   4   2   1   11   1   0    2   12  .357
Matty Alou (STL)         21   78    8   27   3   0   0    6   3   2    4    3  .346
Al Oliver (PIT)          20   87    9   30   7   1   2   16   0   0    3    7  .345
Jim Wynn (HOU)           20   77   17   26   3   1   6   19   1   2   13   13  .338
Roberto Clemente (PIT)   19   79   15   26   6   1   1    6   0   0    7    7  .329
Rico Carty (ATL)         20   55    8   18   3   0   2    7   0   0   15    7  .327

 Atlanta              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Orlando Cepeda        10   37    2   14   2   0   1    3   0   0    1    6  .378
Oscar Brown           10   12    3    4   0   0   2    4   0   0    1    1  .333
Rico Carty            20   55    8   18   3   0   2    7   0   0   15    7  .327
Ralph Garr            23   97   15   31   3   0   3   12   5   3    5    6  .320
Jim Breazeale         10   13    2    4   1   0   0    3   0   0    0    2  .308
Hank Aaron            18   66   11   19   1   0   6   14   1   0   14   12  .288
Felix Millan          23  101   10   28   4   1   0   12   1   0    8    6  .277
Earl Williams         23   85   11   22   4   0   3   11   0   0   11   13  .259
Marty Perez           23   83    8   21   3   0   0    6   0   1    5    9  .253
Darrell Evans         20   67    9   16   1   0   3   12   1   0   12    6  .239
Mike Lum              20   55    5   10   2   0   0    0   0   0    8    5  .182
Dusty Baker           17   31    3    5   2   0   0    3   0   0    1    8  .161
Paul Casanova          8   22    1    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    4  .136
Gil Garrido            2    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
Carmen Fanzone        11   18    5    7   3   0   2    8   0   0    3    5  .389
Jim Hickman           16   56   15   21   1   0   5   13   1   0    6    6  .375
Rick Monday           20   56   13   21   2   1   2    8   4   2   17   14  .375
Ron Santo             18   68   13   20   3   0   5   12   0   1    7   11  .294
Billy Williams        21   90   16   25   4   1   2   12   1   0    6    7  .278
Randy Hundley         19   63    3   17   6   0   0    8   0   0   11   10  .270
Jose Cardenal         19   72   14   19   5   2   2   13   4   3    8    5  .264
Glenn Beckert         21   89    7   20   2   1   1   10   0   1    4    1  .225
Don Kessinger         21   77   11   17   4   0   0    6   0   0   11    8  .221
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            7    9    1    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .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
Gene Hiser             1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .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           21   83   17   33   8   3   4   21  11   1    9    5  .398
Julian Javier          7   16    1    5   2   0   0    1   1   0    1    1  .313
Joe Morgan            21   84   19   23   4   2   3    9  12   1   12    4  .274
Dave Concepcion       21   76    7   20   1   0   1   13   5   0    4   11  .263
Tony Perez            19   74    7   19   1   0   3   11   0   0    7   24  .257
Pete Rose             21   92   13   22   3   1   0    6   0   1    8    4  .239
George Foster          6   13    1    3   2   0   0    0   0   0    1    3  .231
Denis Menke           21   74    9   17   4   0   2    7   0   1   12   14  .230
Johnny Bench          20   77    8   16   3   0   4   13   0   0   11   13  .208
Ted Uhlaender         15   35    3    6   1   0   0    3   0   0    3    2  .171
Cesar Geronimo        18   30    4    5   3   0   1    2   0   1    4   11  .167
Bernie Carbo          17   20    2    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    6    3  .150
Hal McRae              8    7    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
Cesar Cedeno          17   71   13   29   5   1   0    9   8   1    8    4  .409
Jim Wynn              20   77   17   26   3   1   6   19   1   2   13   13  .338
Jesus Alou             5    9    2    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    0  .333
Lee May               20   82   13   26   2   1   5   17   0   1    8   21  .317
Johnny Edwards        18   61   12   18   4   0   3    9   0   2    9   10  .295
Norm Miller           11   14    2    4   2   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .286
Jack Hiatt             3    8    0    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    2  .250
Jimmy Stewart          7    8    1    2   0   1   0    2   0   0    0    1  .250
Bob Watson            20   73   14   18   2   0   2   12   0   0   10   12  .247
Doug Rader            20   78    8   19   4   2   2   13   1   0    5   14  .244
Tommy Helms           20   79    9   15   1   0   2   10   0   0    4    3  .190
Roger Metzger         20   82   15   13   1   1   1    6   2   1   11    7  .159
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          17   33    4   16   3   0   2   11   0   2    3    6  .485
Chris Cannizzaro       8   26    5    9   1   0   1    3   0   0    4    6  .346
Manny Mota            17   52   11   16   1   1   1    9   1   0    1    1  .308
Wes Parker            18   66    6   20   1   0   0    6   0   0    8    3  .303
Steve Garvey          22   76   15   23   3   0   2    6   1   1    6    5  .303
Willie Crawford       16   47    6   14   2   0   4    7   1   1    4    9  .298
Frank Robinson        20   69    8   20   3   0   2   12   1   1    9   15  .290
Willie Davis          22   95   17   27   3   0   4   14   2   1    3   13  .284
Jim Lefebvre          22   85    6   21   4   0   2   13   0   0    8   14  .247
Dick Dietz            11   29    3    5   1   0   0    4   1   0    5    3  .172
Duke Sims              8   26    2    4   0   0   1    1   0   0    1    4  .154
Bill Buckner          12   34    2    5   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    3  .147
Maury Wills           17   60    4    7   1   1   0    0   1   1    3    9  .117
Billy Grabarkewitz     6    9    0    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .000
Bobby Valentine        7    4    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         4    8    1    5   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .625
Jim Fairey             6    9    0    4   1   0   0    5   0   0    0    1  .444
Clyde Mashore         15   28    5    9   2   0   0    4   1   0    4    5  .321
Ken Singleton         20   70   11   19   2   1   2   11   2   3   13   21  .271
Mike Jorgensen        20   68   11   17   3   0   2    7   3   3   11   16  .250
Ron Woods             14   36    2    9   1   0   0    1   1   2    3    7  .250
Bob Bailey            20   78   11   18   2   1   1    5   4   2    8    9  .231
Tim Foli              19   65    5   14   1   1   0    7   2   0    2    4  .215
John Bateman           5    5    0    1   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    1  .200
Bobby Wine            12    5    1    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .200
John Boccabella       19   66    6   13   2   1   0    2   0   1    3   11  .197
Ron Hunt              20   74    8   14   5   0   0    5   1   0   11    8  .189
Ron Fairly            15   48    3    8   1   0   0    4   1   1    7    6  .167
Boots Day             13   42    1    7   1   0   0    4   0   0    1    7  .167
Hector Torres          5    3    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
Duffy Dyer             2    4    0    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .500
Wayne Garrett          2    2    0    1   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .500
John Milner            8   10    1    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    3  .400
Rusty Staub           19   75   10   23   2   0   2    7   0   0   10    6  .307
Ted Martinez           8   30    6    9   1   1   0    2   0   0    0    3  .300
Cleon Jones           18   72    7   21   2   0   2   12   0   0    4   17  .292
Tommie Agee           19   74   14   21   6   0   3   12   1   2   10   15  .284
Jim Fregosi           19   73   10   19   4   2   2    8   0   0    9   12  .260
Ed Kranepool          17   51    6   13   3   0   2   10   0   0    4    8  .255
Bud Harrelson         19   79   10   20   2   0   1    3   3   2    6    9  .253
Jerry Grote           18   60    3   15   3   1   1    5   0   0    8    4  .250
Ken Boswell           13   52    3    9   0   1   0    2   0   0    5    3  .173
Jim Beauchamp          7   22    1    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    4  .136
Don Hahn               6    5    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .000
Dave Marshall          5    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000

 Philadelphia         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Terry Harmon           9   24    8   11   1   1   0    3   0   1    4    0  .458
Byron Browne           6    5    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .400
Tommy Hutton          14   46    5   16   1   1   0    5   0   0    3    6  .348
Roger Freed            4    9    1    3   0   0   1    3   0   0    0    4  .333
Greg Luzinski         21   78   12   23   4   1   5    9   0   0    9   13  .295
Denny Doyle           16   51    5   15   2   0   0    6   0   1    6    5  .294
Willie Montanez       20   74    8   21   8   1   1    9   0   0   10   17  .284
Ron Stone              9   11    1    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .273
Tim McCarver          17   62    7   16   5   0   2    8   0   2    5    8  .258
Larry Bowa            21   87   12   21   2   0   0    3   2   1    3    9  .241
Mike Ryan              6   21    1    5   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    4  .238
Don Money             21   74    6   16   5   0   3    7   1   2   12   15  .216
Deron Johnson         11   39    3    8   1   1   2   12   0   0    3   11  .205
Mike Anderson         21   67    3   13   4   0   1    3   1   0    9   21  .194
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
Rennie Stennett       16   53   10   21   3   2   1    9   0   2    0    3  .396
Manny Sanguillen      20   84    8   30   4   2   1   11   1   0    2   12  .357
Al Oliver             20   87    9   30   7   1   2   16   0   0    3    7  .345
Vic Davalillo         12   18    3    6   1   0   1    2   1   0    2    1  .333
Roberto Clemente      19   79   15   26   6   1   1    6   0   0    7    7  .329
Gene Alley            15   38    3   12   2   0   0    7   1   1    7    4  .316
Richie Hebner         20   73   11   23   5   0   3    9   0   0    8    7  .315
Dave Cash             13   57   11   17   4   0   1    3   2   1    4    4  .298
Willie Stargell       18   70    9   19   5   0   5   15   0   0    6   19  .271
Jackie Hernandez      11   26    3    5   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    4  .192
Gene Clines           13   28    2    4   1   1   0    1   1   0    2    7  .143
Jose Pagan            10   14    0    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .143
Bob Robertson         17   61    5    7   2   0   2    5   0   0   14   17  .115
Milt May               6    8    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Bill Mazeroski         1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 San Diego            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Leron Lee             15   47    6   18   3   2   1    5   1   3    7    3  .383
Garry Jestadt          8   12    0    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .333
Fred Kendall          11   35    4   10   0   0   1    2   0   0    2    5  .286
Johnny Jeter          20   71    8   20   1   1   3    6   2   4    3   20  .282
Jerry Morales         11   22    2    6   1   1   0    2   1   1    3    4  .273
Nate Colbert          22   81   16   22   4   1   7   17   1   0    9   18  .272
Cito Gaston           13   34    2    9   3   0   0    3   0   0    2    4  .265
Dave Campbell         19   61    4   13   4   0   0    2   0   2    6    9  .213
Derrel Thomas         20   74    5   14   4   0   1    9   2   3    8   17  .189
Bob Barton            14   43    0    8   0   0   0    5   1   0    2    6  .186
Ollie Brown           21   65    3   12   2   0   0    3   0   0    4    8  .185
Don Mason              9   11    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .182
Larry Stahl           12   31    1    5   0   0   0    2   0   0    3    6  .161
Enzo Hernandez        20   73    9   11   3   0   0    2   4   0    2    4  .151
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            2    5    0    2   0   1   0    3   0   0    0    0  .400
Willie McCovey         4   12    2    4   1   0   1    2   0   0    1    2  .333
Bobby Bonds           24   97   19   29   7   3   3   15   6   0    5   14  .299
Tito Fuentes          24  102   11   29   5   1   1    5   4   1    3    8  .284
Chris Speier          24   95   10   25   5   1   3   12   2   0   11   16  .263
Chris Arnold          12   24    2    6   2   0   0    0   0   1    7    3  .250
Jim Howarth           12   12    6    3   1   0   0    0   1   0    9    3  .250
Al Gallagher          13   41    4   10   0   0   1    2   0   0    8    6  .244
Dave Kingman          24   95   14   23   2   3   6   23   6   1    5   30  .242
Dave Rader            13   39    3    9   2   0   1    5   0   0    1    4  .231
Garry Maddox          13   45    6   10   3   1   0    7   1   0    3   14  .222
Ken Henderson         23   82    8   17   3   0   3    9   3   2    9   17  .207
Willie Mays           19   49    8    9   2   0   0    3   3   0   17    5  .184
Fran Healy            16   45    3    4   0   0   1    7   0   1    5   12  .089
Bernie Williams        4    3    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    3  .000
Jimmy Rosario          4    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 St. Louis            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Marty Martinez         5    2    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .500
Joe Torre             19   73   11   27   6   1   2   15   0   0    6   11  .370
Matty Alou            21   78    8   27   3   0   0    6   3   2    4    3  .346
Mike Fiore             4    3    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .333
Lou Brock             21   90   10   28   2   1   0    7  10   2    5   15  .311
Jerry McNertney        7   13    0    4   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    6  .308
Ed Crosby             20   65    7   19   0   0   0    6   0   0    4    4  .292
Ted Simmons           19   72   10   20   3   0   2   11   0   0    6    9  .278
Joe Hague             19   54    6   15   5   1   2   10   0   0   15    9  .278
Jose Cruz             20   62    9   16   2   1   0    8   1   0    7    6  .258
Ted Sizemore          17   74    8   16   1   0   0    6   1   0    2    7  .216
Luis Melendez         19   31    7    6   1   1   1    1   0   0    3    2  .194
Donn Clendenon        12   20    1    2   1   0   0    0   1   0    2    6  .100
Dal Maxvill           14   23    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    4    4  .044

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  T. Fuentes (SF)         102
  F. Millan (ATL)         101
  B. Bonds (SF)            97
  R. Garr (ATL)            97
  W. Davis (LA)            95
  D. Kingman (SF)          95
  C. Speier (SF)           95
  P. Rose (CIN)            92
  L. Brock (STL)           90
  B. Williams (CHI)        90

Runs Scored:

  B. Bonds (SF)            19
  J. Morgan (CIN)          19
  W. Davis (LA)            17
  B. Tolan (CIN)           17
  J. Wynn (HOU)            17
  N. Colbert (SD)          16
  B. Williams (CHI)        16
  R. Clemente (PIT)        15
  R. Garr (ATL)            15
  S. Garvey (LA)           15

Hits:

  B. Tolan (CIN)           33
  R. Garr (ATL)            31
  A. Oliver (PIT)          30
  M. Sanguillen (PIT)      30
  B. Bonds (SF)            29
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          29
  T. Fuentes (SF)          29
  L. Brock (STL)           28
  F. Millan (ATL)          28
  M. Alou (STL)            27

Doubles:

  W. Montanez (PHI)         8
  B. Tolan (CIN)            8
  B. Bonds (SF)             7
  A. Oliver (PIT)           7
  T. Agee (NY)              6
  R. Clemente (PIT)         6
  R. Hundley (CHI)          6
  J. Torre (STL)            6
  J. Cardenal (CHI)         5
  C. Cedeno (HOU)           5

Triples:

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

Home Runs:

  N. Colbert (SD)           7
  H. Aaron (ATL)            6
  D. Kingman (SF)           6
  J. Wynn (HOU)             6
  J. Hickman (CHI)          5
  G. Luzinski (PHI)         5
  L. May (HOU)              5
  R. Santo (CHI)            5
  W. Stargell (PIT)         5
  J. Bench (CIN)            4

RBI:

  D. Kingman (SF)          23
  B. Tolan (CIN)           21
  J. Wynn (HOU)            19
  N. Colbert (SD)          17
  L. May (HOU)             17
  A. Oliver (PIT)          16
  B. Bonds (SF)            15
  W. Stargell (PIT)        15
  J. Torre (STL)           15
  H. Aaron (ATL)           14

Stolen Bases:

  J. Morgan (CIN)          12
  B. Tolan (CIN)           11
  L. Brock (STL)           10
  C. Cedeno (HOU)           8
  B. Bonds (SF)             6
  D. Kingman (SF)           6
  D. Concepcion (CIN)       5
  R. Garr (ATL)             5
  B. Bailey (MON)           4
  J. Cardenal (CHI)         4

Caught Stealing:

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

Walks:

  W. Mays (SF)             17
  R. Monday (CHI)          17
  R. Carty (ATL)           15
  J. Hague (STL)           15
  H. Aaron (ATL)           14
  B. Robertson (PIT)       14
  K. Singleton (MON)       13
  J. Wynn (HOU)            13
  D. Evans (ATL)           12
  D. Menke (CIN)           12

Strikeouts:

  D. Kingman (SF)          30
  T. Perez (CIN)           24
  M. Anderson (PHI)        21
  L. May (HOU)             21
  K. Singleton (MON)       21
  J. Jeter (SD)            20
  W. Stargell (PIT)        19
  N. Colbert (SD)          18
  K. Henderson (SF)        17
  C. Jones (NY)            17


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