Thursday May 11, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of May 11, 1972:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Minnesota        622   88   167   32    6   11    82    5    7   62   104  .269
Cleveland        640   65   165   28    2    7    57   17   10   56    90  .258
Detroit          592   77   152   22    5   12    73    2    4   54    84  .257
California       655   50   161   22    1    8    46    6    3   53   104  .246
Chicago          621   59   146   20    4    9    53   14    6   54   111  .235
Baltimore        570   63   133   27    0    8    59    6    5   63   104  .233
Kansas City      708   56   165   23    5    7    53   11    4   53   100  .233
New York         623   53   140   23    5   11    49    6    5   51    76  .225
Boston           559   60   122   26    4    3    52    6    1   53    92  .218
Oakland          533   61   116   19    4    8    55    5    5   61    79  .218
Texas            612   60   125   16    1    7    54   15   14   88   140  .204
Milwaukee        534   30    94   14    1   10    29    4    1   41    97  .176

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Norm Cash (DET)          18   58   11   21   1   0   5   15   0   1    7    6  .362
Pat Kelly (CHI)          15   54    7   19   3   2   0    2   5   2    4    5  .352
Vada Pinson (CAL)        19   70    7   24   6   0   2   10   3   1    2    7  .343
Lou Piniella (KC)        21   79   11   27   4   1   2    7   1   0    3    8  .342
Bill Freehan (DET)       16   62   11   21   6   0   1   14   0   1    4    7  .339
Bobby Darwin (MIN)       18   65   11   22   2   1   6   20   0   1    9   15  .339
Danny Thompson (MIN)     18   75   11   25   7   0   1    8   1   0    4   11  .333
Thurman Munson (NY)      19   64    7   21   2   1   2    6   1   1   11    4  .328
Tommy McCraw (CLE)       19   61    9   20   2   2   1    7   6   3   10    6  .328
Dick Allen (CHI)         19   72   12   23   3   1   4   11   2   0    8   16  .319

 Baltimore            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Terry Crowley          7   11    2    5   1   0   1    2   0   0    0    1  .455
Don Baylor             6   20    1    8   1   0   1    4   1   0    1    1  .400
Don Buford            19   61   11   19   2   0   1    3   3   1   14    9  .312
Paul Blair            19   68    9   19   2   0   2    9   1   1    4   13  .279
Brooks Robinson       19   66    6   18   4   0   0    9   0   0    8    8  .273
Mark Belanger         17   54    5   13   2   0   0    3   0   0    0    6  .241
Davey Johnson         19   62    4   14   7   0   0    6   0   1    8   10  .226
Merv Rettenmund       15   50   10   11   1   0   0    2   1   0    9    7  .220
Andy Etchebarren      12   36    1    7   2   0   0    4   0   1    2    5  .194
Tom Shopay             7    6    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .167
Boog Powell           18   54    8    8   2   0   2   13   0   0   10   12  .148
Johnny Oates           3    7    1    1   0   0   1    1   0   0    0    0  .143
Bobby Grich            5   12    1    1   1   0   0    1   0   1    1    5  .083
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         3   10    2    7   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .700
Phil Gagliano          6    4    0    2   0   0   0    3   0   0    2    1  .500
Duane Josephson        7   18    5    7   2   0   0    0   0   0    0    4  .389
Tommy Harper          17   66   14   18   4   1   1    8   0   1    9   10  .273
Carlton Fisk          12   41    6   11   6   1   0    4   2   0    5    9  .268
Luis Aparicio         17   71    4   19   7   0   0    8   0   0    2    2  .268
John Kennedy           3    9    2    2   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    2  .222
Reggie Smith          14   50    5   11   1   0   1    3   3   0    5   10  .220
Doug Griffin          14   45    5    9   0   0   0    3   1   0    8    3  .200
Ben Oglivie            9   18    1    3   0   1   0    1   0   0    2    6  .167
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
Rico Petrocelli       17   65    5   10   1   1   1    5   0   0    6    8  .154
Danny Cater           14   50    3    6   1   0   0    4   0   0    3    6  .120
Rick Miller            9    9    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    5  .000

 California           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ken Berry             13   38    4   15   2   0   1    7   0   0    5    5  .395
Vada Pinson           19   70    7   24   6   0   2   10   3   1    2    7  .343
Winston Llenas        10   26    1    8   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    3  .308
Art Kusnyer            9   25    3    7   0   0   0    2   0   0    6    4  .280
Sandy Alomar          20   80    6   21   3   0   0    1   3   2    8   10  .263
Bob Oliver             4   16    3    4   1   0   2    2   0   0    0    4  .250
Jim Spencer           20   73    5   18   1   0   1    4   0   0    3   10  .247
Andy Kosco             8   26    1    6   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    4  .231
Mickey Rivers         14   44    3   10   1   0   0    1   0   0    4    5  .227
Leo Cardenas          20   74    4   16   1   1   2    6   0   0    9   11  .216
Jeff Torborg          11   37    1    8   2   0   0    4   0   0    3    1  .216
Tom Silverio          11   10    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    4  .200
Ken McMullen          16   52    3    9   2   0   0    0   0   0    7    7  .173
Leroy Stanton          9   28    5    4   1   0   0    1   0   0    3    9  .143
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             15   54    7   19   3   2   0    2   5   2    4    5  .352
Walt Williams          9   24    1    8   2   0   0    0   1   0    2    3  .333
Dick Allen            19   72   12   23   3   1   4   11   2   0    8   16  .319
Carlos May            19   67    9   21   4   0   2   10   6   3    9    7  .313
Rich Morales           7   15    1    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    4  .267
Bill Melton           19   72    5   17   1   0   0    5   0   1    6    6  .236
Jorge Orta            15   52    8   12   1   1   1    5   0   0    1   12  .231
Ed Herrmann           14   44    3   10   2   0   1    7   0   0    2    4  .227
Jay Johnstone         15   37    4    7   2   0   0    1   0   0    5    6  .189
Mike Andrews          19   64    5   11   2   0   1    6   0   0   10   12  .172
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
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
Jack Brohamer         13   49    8   17   2   0   0    6   1   0    0    5  .347
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
Tommy McCraw          19   61    9   20   2   2   1    7   6   3   10    6  .328
Ray Fosse             19   71    7   22   4   0   1    7   2   0    7    0  .310
Alex Johnson          19   74    7   22   2   0   3   12   1   2    3    5  .297
Buddy Bell            19   71    4   19   2   0   1    8   4   1    4    5  .268
Graig Nettles         19   72    9   18   6   0   0    3   1   0    8    6  .250
Del Unser             19   79    8   18   4   0   1    4   1   2    4   12  .228
Frank Duffy           17   46    4   10   2   0   0    2   1   1   10    9  .217
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
Mickey Stanley        14   27    3   10   1   0   2    4   0   0    0    1  .370
Gates Brown           11   30    8   11   1   0   1    4   0   0    4    6  .367
Norm Cash             18   58   11   21   1   0   5   15   0   1    7    6  .362
Bill Freehan          16   62   11   21   6   0   1   14   0   1    4    7  .339
Aurelio Rodriguez     18   76   12   23   1   0   0    7   0   0    4   11  .303
Ed Brinkman           18   62    7   17   5   1   1   10   0   0    4    5  .274
Al Kaline             16   47    6   12   0   2   0    3   0   0    5    6  .255
Tony Taylor            8   24    1    6   2   1   0    2   1   0    2    3  .250
Dick McAuliffe        14   42    6    9   2   0   0    3   0   0   14    6  .214
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          15   50    3    6   0   0   0    3   1   1    3    6  .120
Tom Haller             3    7    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           2    2    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          21   79   11   27   4   1   2    7   1   0    3    8  .342
Ed Kirkpatrick         9   27    4    8   0   0   3    5   0   1    3    3  .296
Bob Oliver            16   63    7   17   2   1   1    6   1   0    2   12  .270
Cookie Rojas          21   82    7   21   4   0   0    7   1   1    4    5  .256
Richie Scheinblum     11   24    1    6   0   0   0    3   0   0    2    3  .250
Jerry May             14   41    3   10   3   0   0    0   0   0    8    2  .244
Freddie Patek         10   41    5   10   2   1   0    3   5   1    4    5  .244
Steve Hovley          11   21    1    5   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    3  .238
John Mayberry         21   76    4   17   2   1   1    8   0   0    8   10  .224
Amos Otis             19   70    4   14   2   0   0    3   2   1    4   10  .200
Gail Hopkins           7    5    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .200
Paul Schaal           21   78    8   15   3   1   0    3   1   0   11   10  .192
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             4    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .000

 Milwaukee            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Curt Motton            1    2    1    1   0   0   1    1   0   0    0    0  .500
Bob Heise              7   18    0    8   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    2  .444
Mike Ferraro           8   10    0    3   2   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .300
Brock Davis            9   12    1    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    3  .250
Joe Lahoud            15   49    4   10   0   1   1    2   1   0    5   11  .204
Paul Ratliff           4    5    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .200
Billy Conigliaro      15   55    4   10   1   0   3    5   0   0    1   14  .182
Johnny Briggs         16   53    5    9   1   0   1    3   0   0    8    7  .170
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
Rick Auerbach         17   64    3   10   1   0   0    2   1   1    1    8  .156
George Scott          17   63    3    9   3   0   1    5   0   0    5   10  .143
Dave May              17   66    3    9   2   0   2    2   2   0    3   10  .136
Ron Theobald          13   37    3    5   0   0   1    3   0   0    8    4  .135
Darrell Porter        13   38    1    5   1   0   0    0   0   0    3   16  .132
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            16    7    3    3   0   0   1    3   0   0    0    0  .429
Steve Braun           14   50    7   20   3   0   1   10   2   1    2    3  .400
Bobby Darwin          18   65   11   22   2   1   6   20   0   1    9   15  .339
Danny Thompson        18   75   11   25   7   0   1    8   1   0    4   11  .333
Dan Monzon             4    3    3    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .333
Harmon Killebrew      18   59    8   18   4   1   2   13   0   0   16   12  .305
Rod Carew             18   70   11   19   4   1   0   10   0   1    8   13  .271
Cesar Tovar           18   71   13   18   4   1   0    5   0   4    6    7  .254
Jim Nettles           10   16    1    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    4    3  .250
Phil Roof             10   29    5    6   3   0   0    4   0   0    3    7  .207
George Mitterwald      8   21    1    4   2   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .191
Chuck Manuel           6   11    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .182
Steve Brye            15   50    3    9   2   2   0    4   2   0    1   10  .180
Eric Soderholm         6   24    2    4   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .167
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
Thurman Munson        19   64    7   21   2   1   2    6   1   1   11    4  .328
Ron Blomberg          10   31    3   10   3   0   1    6   0   0    1    1  .323
Horace Clarke         17   70    5   18   2   0   0    2   1   2    6    7  .257
Gene Michael          18   52    7   13   1   2   1    8   0   0    6    2  .250
Ron Swoboda            5    4    1    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .250
Johnny Callison       12   43    4   10   3   0   1    4   0   0    1    5  .233
Rusty Torres          14   31    2    7   3   0   0    1   0   0    5   10  .226
Roy White             19   71    8   16   1   0   1    4   3   0    6    7  .225
Bobby Murcer          18   70    6   15   5   0   2    6   1   1    6   10  .214
Rich McKinney         17   63    4   11   0   0   1    4   0   0    4    6  .175
Felipe Alou           15   47    3    8   1   1   1    2   0   0    2    5  .170
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           6   10    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .100

 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
Mike Epstein          16   47    6   12   2   0   1    9   0   1   11    6  .255
Dave Duncan           10   36    5    9   0   0   4   12   0   0    0    4  .250
Brant Alyea            5    8    1    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .250
Sal Bando             17   58    8   14   2   2   0    6   1   0   14    7  .241
Joe Rudi              14   58    9   14   4   1   0    1   0   1    3    6  .241
Reggie Jackson        17   64   10   15   4   0   2    8   1   0    8   16  .234
Angel Mangual          6   20    1    4   2   0   0    3   0   0    2    1  .200
Mike Hegan            12    5    0    1   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .200
Bobby Brooks          14   38    4    7   0   0   0    5   0   1    8    7  .184
Bert Campaneris       16   65    4   11   0   0   0    2   2   1    5   13  .169
Larry Brown           12   31    4    5   0   0   0    0   0   0    4    1  .161
Gene Tenace            9   31    3    4   1   0   1    2   0   0    2    5  .129
Dwain Anderson         2    4    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .000

 Texas                G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ken Suarez             4    7    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .286
Dave Nelson           20   76   12   20   0   0   1    4   9   1    9   19  .263
Elliott Maddox        20   54    6   14   4   0   0    1   3   2    9   11  .259
Frank Howard          19   66    7   17   3   0   2   10   0   0   11   10  .258
Tom Grieve            10   24    1    6   0   0   0    1   0   2    1    9  .250
Dick Billings         12   29    1    7   0   0   0    2   0   1    3    2  .241
Toby Harrah           20   51    8   12   1   1   0    6   0   0    7    7  .235
Len Randle            19   77    7   18   5   0   0    9   2   4    5   21  .234
Ted Ford              10   22    2    5   0   0   2    5   0   1    3    8  .227
Larry Biittner        17   34    1    5   0   0   0    2   0   3    2    4  .147
Don Mincher           14   49    5    7   2   0   1    7   0   0   13   11  .143
Hal King              15   35    4    5   1   0   1    2   0   0   13   10  .143
Joe Lovitto           13   24    5    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)            82
  S. Alomar (CAL)          80
  B. Oliver (CAL)          79
  L. Piniella (KC)         79
  D. Unser (CLE)           79
  P. Schaal (KC)           78
  L. Randle (TEX)          77
  J. Mayberry (KC)         76
  D. Nelson (TEX)          76
  A. Rodriguez (DET)       76

Runs Scored:

  T. Harper (BOS)          14
  C. Tovar (MIN)           13
  D. Allen (CHI)           12
  D. Nelson (TEX)          12
  A. Rodriguez (DET)       12
  D. Buford (BAL)          11
  R. Carew (MIN)           11
  N. Cash (DET)            11
  B. Darwin (MIN)          11
  B. Freehan (DET)         11

Hits:

  L. Piniella (KC)         27
  D. Thompson (MIN)        25
  V. Pinson (CAL)          24
  D. Allen (CHI)           23
  A. Rodriguez (DET)       23
  B. Darwin (MIN)          22
  R. Fosse (CLE)           22
  A. Johnson (CLE)         22
  S. Alomar (CAL)          21
  N. Cash (DET)            21

Doubles:

  L. Aparicio (BOS)         7
  D. Johnson (BAL)          7
  D. Thompson (MIN)         7
  C. Fisk (BOS)             6
  B. Freehan (DET)          6
  G. Nettles (CLE)          6
  V. Pinson (CAL)           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
  B. Conigliaro (MIL)       3
  A. Johnson (CLE)          3
  E. Kirkpatrick (KC)       3
  B. Oliver (CAL)           3
  P. Blair (BAL)            2
  L. Cardenas (CAL)         2

RBI:

  B. Darwin (MIN)          20
  N. Cash (DET)            15
  B. Freehan (DET)         14
  H. Killebrew (MIN)       13
  B. Powell (BAL)          13
  D. Duncan (OAK)          12
  A. Johnson (CLE)         12
  D. Allen (CHI)           11
  S. Braun (MIN)           10
  E. Brinkman (DET)        10

Stolen Bases:

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

Caught Stealing:

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

Walks:

  H. Killebrew (MIN)       16
  S. Bando (OAK)           14
  D. Buford (BAL)          14
  D. McAuliffe (DET)       14
  H. King (TEX)            13
  D. Mincher (TEX)         13
  M. Epstein (OAK)         11
  F. Howard (TEX)          11
  T. Munson (NY)           11
  P. Schaal (KC)           11

Strikeouts:

  L. Randle (TEX)          21
  D. Nelson (TEX)          19
  D. Allen (CHI)           16
  R. Jackson (OAK)         16
  B. Oliver (CAL)          16
  D. Porter (MIL)          16
  B. Darwin (MIN)          15
  B. Conigliaro (MIL)      14
  P. Blair (BAL)           13
  B. Campaneris (OAK)      13

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