Saturday May 13, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of May 13, 1972:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Minnesota        749   96   195   36    6   12    89    8    7   83   124  .260
Detroit          629   80   162   24    5   13    76    2    4   57    89  .258
Cleveland        705   73   181   31    3    8    65   17   11   59    98  .257
California       724   53   177   24    1    9    49    6    4   57   117  .245
Chicago          681   72   164   21    4   12    65   15    7   59   121  .241
Boston           644   76   149   29    4    8    68    7    2   56   107  .231
Kansas City      738   57   170   23    6    7    54   11    5   56   109  .230
Baltimore        634   69   145   29    1    9    64    6    6   68   123  .229
New York         690   62   157   27    5   12    56    8    6   57    86  .228
Oakland          614   73   138   20    4   11    65    7    5   67    96  .225
Texas            675   66   136   16    2    8    60   17   14   98   153  .202
Milwaukee        660   38   117   16    2   12    37    5    3   51   122  .177

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Norm Cash (DET)          19   62   11   23   1   0   5   15   0   1    7    6  .371
Steve Braun (MIN)        16   62    7   22   3   0   1   10   2   1    3    4  .355
Pat Kelly (CHI)          17   62    8   22   3   2   0    3   6   3    4    6  .355
Tommy McCraw (CLE)       21   68   10   24   2   2   1    7   6   3   10    7  .353
Vada Pinson (CAL)        21   78    8   27   6   0   2   10   3   1    2    7  .346
Bill Freehan (DET)       17   67   12   23   6   0   2   17   0   1    4    7  .343
Dick Allen (CHI)         21   80   15   27   4   1   5   16   2   0    8   17  .338
Lou Piniella (KC)        22   83   11   28   4   1   2    7   1   0    3   10  .337
Rod Carew (MIN)          20   83   11   27   6   1   0   13   1   1   12   14  .325
Thurman Munson (NY)      21   71    9   23   2   1   2    7   2   1   11    5  .324

 Baltimore            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Terry Crowley          8   12    2    5   1   0   1    2   0   0    0    2  .417
Don Baylor             7   22    2    8   1   0   1    4   1   0    2    1  .364
Paul Blair            21   76   10   22   2   0   2    9   1   1    4   14  .290
Don Buford            21   69   11   19   2   0   1    3   3   1   14   13  .275
Brooks Robinson       21   74    6   19   4   0   0   10   0   0    8   11  .257
Davey Johnson         21   70    6   17   7   1   0    7   0   1    8   11  .243
Merv Rettenmund       17   54   10   12   2   0   0    2   1   0   10    7  .222
Mark Belanger         19   60    5   13   2   0   0    4   0   0    0    8  .217
Andy Etchebarren      13   39    2    8   3   0   0    5   0   2    3    6  .205
Boog Powell           20   60    9   10   2   0   3   14   0   0   12   13  .167
Bobby Grich            6   13    1    2   1   0   0    1   0   1    1    5  .154
Tom Shopay             9    7    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    3  .143
Johnny Oates           4   11    1    1   0   0   1    1   0   0    0    1  .091
Ellie Hendricks        6   19    0    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    3  .053
Chico Salmon           2    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000

 Boston               G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Bob Montgomery         5   19    3    8   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    4  .421
Duane Josephson        9   27    7   10   3   0   0    1   0   0    1    5  .370
John Kennedy           5   17    4    6   1   0   1    7   0   0    1    3  .353
Luis Aparicio         19   82    6   23   7   0   0    8   0   0    2    3  .281
Tommy Harper          19   77   17   21   5   1   3   12   0   1    9   13  .273
Carlton Fisk          12   41    6   11   6   1   0    4   2   0    5    9  .268
Reggie Smith          16   60    8   15   1   0   2    5   4   0    6   12  .250
Phil Gagliano          7    8    0    2   0   0   0    3   0   0    2    2  .250
Ben Oglivie           10   19    1    4   0   1   0    2   0   0    2    6  .211
Doug Griffin          16   53    6   11   1   0   0    3   1   0    9    3  .208
Rico Petrocelli       18   66    5   11   1   1   1    6   0   0    6    8  .167
Carl Yastrzemski      15   55    6    9   0   0   0    5   0   0    6    6  .164
Bob Burda              9    7    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .143
Rick Miller           11   15    1    2   0   0   1    2   0   1    1    7  .133
Danny Cater           14   50    3    6   1   0   0    4   0   0    3    6  .120

 California           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Vada Pinson           21   78    8   27   6   0   2   10   3   1    2    7  .346
Ken Berry             15   47    4   16   3   0   1    7   0   0    5    5  .340
Art Kusnyer           11   30    3    9   0   0   0    2   0   0    6    5  .300
Winston Llenas        11   27    1    8   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    3  .296
Ken McMullen          18   59    3   15   3   0   0    1   0   0    8    7  .254
Mickey Rivers         15   48    3   12   1   0   0    1   0   1    4    5  .250
Sandy Alomar          22   88    6   21   3   0   0    1   3   2    9   10  .239
Jim Spencer           22   78    6   18   1   0   1    4   0   0    3   11  .231
Andy Kosco             9   27    1    6   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    5  .222
Jeff Torborg          12   37    1    8   2   0   0    4   0   0    3    1  .216
Leo Cardenas          22   81    5   17   1   1   3    8   0   0   10   13  .210
Bob Oliver             6   24    3    5   1   0   2    2   0   0    0    7  .208
Tom Silverio          12   11    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    5  .182
Leroy Stanton         10   29    5    4   1   0   0    1   0   0    3   10  .138
Syd O'Brien            4    6    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .000
Billy Cowan            3    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000
Joe Azcue              3    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             17   62    8   22   3   2   0    3   6   3    4    6  .355
Dick Allen            21   80   15   27   4   1   5   16   2   0    8   17  .338
Walt Williams          9   24    1    8   2   0   0    0   1   0    2    3  .333
Carlos May            21   75   12   24   4   0   2   10   6   3    9    8  .320
Rich Morales           9   22    2    6   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    6  .273
Bill Melton           21   79    7   20   1   0   2    9   0   1    7    7  .253
Jorge Orta            15   52    8   12   1   1   1    5   0   0    1   12  .231
Ed Herrmann           16   49    3   10   2   0   1    8   0   0    3    4  .204
Jay Johnstone         17   41    5    8   2   0   0    2   0   0    5    6  .195
Mike Andrews          21   70    7   13   2   0   1    6   0   0   12   12  .186
Rick Reichardt        15   35    0    5   0   0   0    1   0   0    5   10  .143
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
Tommy McCraw          21   68   10   24   2   2   1    7   6   3   10    7  .353
Jack Brohamer         15   56   10   19   2   1   0    7   1   0    0    6  .339
Roy Foster             4    3    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .333
Ray Fosse             20   75    7   23   4   0   1    7   2   0    7    0  .307
Alex Johnson          21   81    8   23   2   0   4   15   1   2    3    5  .284
Buddy Bell            21   78    4   22   4   0   1    9   4   2    4    5  .282
John Lowenstein        5    4    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    2  .250
Del Unser             21   86    9   20   5   0   1    6   1   2    5   13  .233
Graig Nettles         21   80    9   18   6   0   0    4   1   0    8    7  .225
Frank Duffy           18   49    4   10   2   0   0    2   1   1   10   10  .204
Fred Stanley           4   10    1    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    2  .200
Jerry Moses            3    5    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .200
Eddie Leon            14   34    1    5   1   0   0    0   0   1    5    9  .147
Lou Camilli            7    7    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .143
Chris Chambliss        3    7    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .143
Adolfo Phillips       12    7    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .000

 Detroit              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Norm Cash             19   62   11   23   1   0   5   15   0   1    7    6  .371
Mickey Stanley        15   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
Bill Freehan          17   67   12   23   6   0   2   17   0   1    4    7  .343
Aurelio Rodriguez     19   81   12   23   1   0   0    7   0   0    4   11  .284
Al Kaline             17   51    8   14   1   2   0    3   0   0    6    6  .275
Ed Brinkman           19   66    7   18   5   1   1   10   0   0    4    5  .273
Tony Taylor            8   24    1    6   2   1   0    2   1   0    2    3  .250
Willie Horton         16   52    7   11   4   1   2    7   0   0    6    6  .212
Dick McAuliffe        15   46    6    9   2   0   0    3   0   0   14    8  .196
Paul Jata              4    6    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .167
Jim Northrup          16   55    3    7   0   0   0    3   1   1    3    7  .127
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            3    4    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .500
Lou Piniella          22   83   11   28   4   1   2    7   1   0    3   10  .337
Bob Oliver            16   63    7   17   2   1   1    6   1   0    2   12  .270
Ed Kirkpatrick        10   30    4    8   0   0   3    5   0   1    3    3  .267
Richie Scheinblum     12   27    1    7   0   0   0    3   0   0    2    4  .259
Cookie Rojas          22   86    7   22   4   0   0    8   1   2    4    5  .256
Freddie Patek         11   45    6   11   2   2   0    3   5   1    4    7  .244
Jerry May             14   41    3   10   3   0   0    0   0   0    8    2  .244
Steve Hovley          11   21    1    5   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    3  .238
John Mayberry         22   80    4   18   2   1   1    8   0   0    8   12  .225
Gail Hopkins           7    5    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .200
Amos Otis             20   73    4   14   2   0   0    3   2   1    5   10  .192
Paul Schaal           22   80    8   15   3   1   0    3   1   0   13   11  .188
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
Brock Davis           11   20    2    7   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    3  .350
Bob Heise              9   33    0   10   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    3  .303
Mike Ferraro          10   19    1    5   2   0   1    2   0   0    0    2  .263
Curt Motton            3    4    1    1   0   0   1    1   0   0    0    0  .250
Joe Lahoud            17   57    5   12   1   1   1    3   1   0    5   12  .211
Ellie Rodriguez        7   15    0    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .200
Bill Voss             10   17    0    3   1   0   0    1   0   1    2    2  .177
Johnny Briggs         18   58    6   10   1   0   1    3   0   0   10    8  .172
Billy Conigliaro      17   66    4   11   1   0   3    5   0   0    1   17  .167
Tommie Reynolds        9   12    1    2   1   0   0    3   0   0    1    0  .167
Rick Auerbach         19   72    3   11   1   0   0    2   1   1    1    9  .153
Dave May              19   76    4   11   2   0   2    2   2   0    4   11  .145
George Scott          19   77    5   11   3   0   2    7   1   0    7   14  .143
Ron Theobald          14   42    4    6   0   0   1    3   0   1   10    6  .143
Darrell Porter        14   45    1    5   1   0   0    0   0   0    4   17  .111
Paul Ratliff           6    9    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    6  .111

 Minnesota            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Steve Braun           16   62    7   22   3   0   1   10   2   1    3    4  .355
Rod Carew             20   83   11   27   6   1   0   13   1   1   12   14  .325
Bobby Darwin          19   74   11   22   2   1   6   21   0   1   10   20  .297
Danny Thompson        20   88   13   26   7   0   1    8   1   0    5   13  .296
Cesar Tovar           20   86   16   24   4   1   0    6   2   4    9    7  .279
Harmon Killebrew      20   67    8   18   4   1   2   13   0   0   19   13  .269
Dan Monzon             6    4    3    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .250
Rich Reese            18   13    3    3   0   0   1    3   0   0    2    0  .231
Jim Nettles           12   22    2    5   0   0   0    2   0   0    6    3  .227
Eric Soderholm         8   31    4    7   2   0   1    2   0   0    1    0  .226
Phil Roof             12   32    5    7   4   0   0    4   0   0    3    8  .219
Steve Brye            17   61    3   12   2   2   0    4   2   0    4   12  .197
George Mitterwald      9   23    1    4   2   0   0    1   0   0    1    3  .174
Chuck Manuel           8   14    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    3  .143
Rick Dempsey           7   20    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    5    4  .100
Rick Renick            6    5    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        21   71    9   23   2   1   2    7   2   1   11    5  .324
Ron Blomberg          11   35    4   11   3   0   2    8   0   0    1    1  .314
Horace Clarke         19   79    7   21   3   0   0    3   1   2    6    9  .266
Johnny Callison       13   46    4   12   4   0   1    4   0   0    3    5  .261
Rusty Torres          16   35    3    9   4   0   0    2   0   1    5   10  .257
Gene Michael          20   60    8   15   1   2   1    9   0   0    6    4  .250
Ron Swoboda            5    4    1    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .250
Roy White             21   75    9   16   1   0   1    5   4   0   10    8  .213
Felipe Alou           17   51    3   10   1   1   1    2   0   0    2    5  .196
Bobby Murcer          20   79    6   15   5   0   2    6   1   1    6   10  .190
Rich McKinney         19   71    5   13   1   0   1    4   0   0    4    7  .183
Hal Lanier             7    7    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   1    0    0  .143
Jerry Kenney           6    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
Curt Blefary           6    9    1    4   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .444
Dick Green             7   21    1    8   1   1   0    3   0   1    1    1  .381
George Hendrick        3    3    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .333
Brant Alyea            7   10    1    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .300
Dave Duncan           12   44    6   12   0   0   5   16   0   0    1    4  .273
Mike Epstein          18   55    7   14   2   0   1    9   0   1   12    8  .255
Joe Rudi              16   67   10   17   4   1   0    3   0   1    4    6  .254
Sal Bando             19   64    8   15   2   2   0    6   1   0   15    7  .234
Reggie Jackson        19   74   12   17   4   0   4   12   2   0    9   20  .230
Angel Mangual          8   29    2    6   2   0   0    3   0   0    2    3  .207
Bert Campaneris       18   75    8   15   1   0   0    2   3   1    6   15  .200
Larry Brown           14   40    5    8   0   0   0    0   0   0    4    1  .200
Bobby Brooks          15   39    4    7   0   0   0    5   0   1    8    8  .180
Mike Hegan            13    7    0    1   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    3  .143
Gene Tenace           10   32    3    4   1   0   1    2   0   0    2    6  .125
Dwain Anderson         3    7    2    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    4  .000

 Texas                G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Dick Billings         14   32    1    9   0   0   0    4   0   1    3    2  .281
Dave Nelson           22   83   14   23   0   1   1    5   9   1   11   21  .277
Frank Howard          21   73    7   19   3   0   2   11   0   0   12   12  .260
Tom Grieve            12   24    1    6   0   0   0    1   0   2    1    9  .250
Elliott Maddox        22   61    8   15   4   0   0    1   4   2   12   14  .246
Toby Harrah           22   58    8   13   1   1   0    6   0   0    8    8  .224
Len Randle            21   84    7   18   5   0   0    9   2   4    5   22  .214
Ted Ford              12   28    3    6   0   0   3    6   0   1    4    9  .214
Ken Suarez             5   10    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .200
Larry Biittner        19   36    2    6   0   0   0    2   0   3    3    4  .167
Hal King              17   38    4    5   1   0   1    2   0   0   13   11  .132
Don Mincher           16   55    5    7   2   0   1    8   1   0   14   12  .127
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           9   10    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:

  S. Alomar (CAL)          88
  D. Thompson (MIN)        88
  B. Oliver (CAL)          87
  C. Rojas (KC)            86
  C. Tovar (MIN)           86
  D. Unser (CLE)           86
  L. Randle (TEX)          84
  R. Carew (MIN)           83
  D. Nelson (TEX)          83
  L. Piniella (KC)         83

Runs Scored:

  T. Harper (BOS)          17
  C. Tovar (MIN)           16
  D. Allen (CHI)           15
  D. Nelson (TEX)          14
  D. Thompson (MIN)        13
  B. Freehan (DET)         12
  R. Jackson (OAK)         12
  C. May (CHI)             12
  A. Rodriguez (DET)       12
  D. Buford (BAL)          11

Hits:

  L. Piniella (KC)         28
  D. Allen (CHI)           27
  R. Carew (MIN)           27
  V. Pinson (CAL)          27
  D. Thompson (MIN)        26
  C. May (CHI)             24
  T. McCraw (CLE)          24
  C. Tovar (MIN)           24
  L. Aparicio (BOS)        23
  N. Cash (DET)            23

Doubles:

  L. Aparicio (BOS)         7
  D. Johnson (BAL)          7
  D. Thompson (MIN)         7
  R. Carew (MIN)            6
  C. Fisk (BOS)             6
  B. Freehan (DET)          6
  G. Nettles (CLE)          6
  V. Pinson (CAL)           6
  E. Brinkman (DET)         5
  T. Harper (BOS)           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
  F. Patek (KC)             2
  D. Allen (CHI)            1
  F. Alou (NY)              1
  E. Brinkman (DET)         1

Home Runs:

  B. Darwin (MIN)           6
  D. Allen (CHI)            5
  N. Cash (DET)             5
  D. Duncan (OAK)           5
  R. Jackson (OAK)          4
  A. Johnson (CLE)          4
  L. Cardenas (CAL)         3
  B. Conigliaro (MIL)       3
  T. Ford (TEX)             3
  T. Harper (BOS)           3

RBI:

  B. Darwin (MIN)          21
  B. Freehan (DET)         17
  D. Allen (CHI)           16
  D. Duncan (OAK)          16
  N. Cash (DET)            15
  A. Johnson (CLE)         15
  B. Powell (BAL)          14
  R. Carew (MIN)           13
  H. Killebrew (MIN)       13
  T. Harper (BOS)          12

Stolen Bases:

  D. Nelson (TEX)           9
  P. Kelly (CHI)            6
  C. May (CHI)              6
  T. McCraw (CLE)           6
  F. Patek (KC)             5
  B. Bell (CLE)             4
  E. Maddox (TEX)           4
  R. Smith (BOS)            4
  R. White (NY)             4
  S. Alomar (CAL)           3

Caught Stealing:

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

Walks:

  H. Killebrew (MIN)       19
  S. Bando (OAK)           15
  D. Buford (BAL)          14
  D. McAuliffe (DET)       14
  D. Mincher (TEX)         14
  H. King (TEX)            13
  P. Schaal (KC)           13
  M. Andrews (CHI)         12
  R. Carew (MIN)           12
  M. Epstein (OAK)         12

Strikeouts:

  L. Randle (TEX)          22
  D. Nelson (TEX)          21
  B. Darwin (MIN)          20
  R. Jackson (OAK)         20
  B. Oliver (CAL)          19
  D. Allen (CHI)           17
  B. Conigliaro (MIL)      17
  D. Porter (MIL)          17
  B. Campaneris (OAK)      15
  P. Blair (BAL)           14


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