Sunday May 14, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of May 14, 1972:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Detroit          697   87   182   24    6   15    83    3    6   64    92  .261
Minnesota        777  100   201   37    7   13    93   10    9   87   125  .259
Cleveland        738   77   188   33    3   11    69   17   11   60   101  .255
California       757   59   189   24    2   12    55    6    4   59   121  .250
Chicago          716   76   176   22    4   13    69   15    7   60   125  .246
Kansas City      801   67   189   25    6    8    64   13    7   66   113  .236
Boston           678   81   158   29    4   11    73    7    2   58   113  .233
Oakland          650   79   149   23    4   13    70    7    5   70   103  .229
Baltimore        667   70   151   31    1    9    65    6    6   68   131  .226
New York         721   64   162   27    5   12    58    8    7   61    87  .225
Texas            710   69   142   18    2    8    61   18   15  100   157  .200
Milwaukee        691   40   123   17    2   13    39    5    3   51   126  .178

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Tommy McCraw (CLE)       22   69   10   24   2   2   1    7   6   3   11    7  .348
Vada Pinson (CAL)        21   78    8   27   6   0   2   10   3   1    2    7  .346
Norm Cash (DET)          21   70   11   24   1   0   5   15   0   1    7    7  .343
Bill Freehan (DET)       19   74   13   25   6   1   2   19   0   1    5    7  .338
Thurman Munson (NY)      22   73   10   24   2   1   2    7   2   1   12    5  .329
Lou Piniella (KC)        24   89   12   29   4   1   2    7   1   0    4   11  .326
Rod Carew (MIN)          21   87   11   28   6   1   0   15   1   2   12   14  .322
Dick Allen (CHI)         22   84   15   27   4   1   5   16   2   0    8   17  .321
Carlos May (CHI)         21   75   12   24   4   0   2   10   6   3    9    8  .320
Ray Fosse (CLE)          21   79    8   24   4   0   2    8   2   0    7    0  .304

 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            22   80   10   22   2   0   2    9   1   1    4   16  .275
Don Buford            22   73   11   20   2   0   1    3   3   1   14   13  .274
Brooks Robinson       22   78    7   20   5   0   0   10   0   0    8   12  .256
Tom Shopay            10    8    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    3  .250
Bobby Grich            7   17    1    4   1   0   0    1   0   1    1    5  .235
Davey Johnson         22   73    6   17   7   1   0    7   0   1    8   12  .233
Merv Rettenmund       18   58   10   13   3   0   0    3   1   0   10    8  .224
Mark Belanger         19   60    5   13   2   0   0    4   0   0    0    8  .217
Andy Etchebarren      14   42    2    8   3   0   0    5   0   2    3    7  .191
Boog Powell           21   64    9   10   2   0   3   14   0   0   12   13  .156
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
Duane Josephson       10   30    8   11   3   0   1    3   0   0    2    5  .367
Bob Montgomery         6   23    3    8   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    6  .348
John Kennedy           6   21    5    7   1   0   1    7   0   0    1    4  .333
Luis Aparicio         20   86    6   25   7   0   0    8   0   0    2    3  .291
Carlton Fisk          12   41    6   11   6   1   0    4   2   0    5    9  .268
Tommy Harper          20   80   17   21   5   1   3   12   0   1   10   13  .263
Reggie Smith          17   64    9   16   1   0   2    5   4   0    6   13  .250
Bob Burda             10    8    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .250
Phil Gagliano          7    8    0    2   0   0   0    3   0   0    2    2  .250
Ben Oglivie           11   21    2    5   0   1   1    3   0   0    2    6  .238
Doug Griffin          17   57    6   12   1   0   0    3   1   0    9    3  .211
Rico Petrocelli       18   66    5   11   1   1   1    6   0   0    6    8  .167
Rick Miller           12   18    2    3   0   0   2    4   0   1    1    7  .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

 California           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ken Berry             16   51    5   19   3   1   1    7   0   0    5    6  .373
Vada Pinson           21   78    8   27   6   0   2   10   3   1    2    7  .346
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
Bob Oliver             7   28    4    8   1   0   2    3   0   0    0    7  .286
Andy Kosco            10   31    3    8   0   0   1    2   0   0    0    5  .258
Mickey Rivers         15   48    3   12   1   0   0    1   0   1    4    5  .250
Ken McMullen          19   63    3   15   3   0   0    1   0   0    8    7  .238
Jim Spencer           22   78    6   18   1   0   1    4   0   0    3   11  .231
Sandy Alomar          23   93    6   21   3   0   0    1   3   2    9   11  .226
Jeff Torborg          13   40    1    9   2   0   0    6   0   0    4    2  .225
Leo Cardenas          23   84    5   18   1   1   3    8   0   0   10   13  .214
Leroy Stanton         11   32    7    6   1   0   2    3   0   0    4   10  .188
Tom Silverio          12   11    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    5  .182
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
Walt Williams         10   29    1   10   2   0   0    1   1   0    2    3  .345
Dick Allen            22   84   15   27   4   1   5   16   2   0    8   17  .321
Carlos May            21   75   12   24   4   0   2   10   6   3    9    8  .320
Rich Morales          10   26    4    8   0   0   1    4   0   0    1    6  .308
Bill Melton           22   83    7   20   1   0   2    9   0   1    7    8  .241
Jorge Orta            15   52    8   12   1   1   1    5   0   0    1   12  .231
Rick Reichardt        16   39    0    8   1   0   0    1   0   0    5   11  .205
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          22   73    9   14   2   0   1    6   0   0   13   12  .192
Tom Egan              13   28    1    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    7  .143
Luis Alvarado          4    7    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .143
Jim Qualls             8    8    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .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          22   69   10   24   2   2   1    7   6   3   11    7  .348
Jerry Moses            4    6    1    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .333
Jack Brohamer         16   59   10   19   2   1   0    7   1   0    0    6  .322
Ray Fosse             21   79    8   24   4   0   2    8   2   0    7    0  .304
Roy Foster             5    7    1    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .286
Alex Johnson          22   85    8   23   2   0   4   15   1   2    3    7  .271
Buddy Bell            22   82    4   22   4   0   1    9   4   2    4    5  .268
Chris Chambliss        4    8    1    2   0   0   1    1   0   0    0    0  .250
John Lowenstein        5    4    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    2  .250
Graig Nettles         21   80    9   18   6   0   0    4   1   0    8    7  .225
Del Unser             22   90    9   20   5   0   1    6   1   2    5   13  .222
Eddie Leon            15   38    2    8   1   0   1    1   0   1    5    9  .211
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
Lou Camilli            7    7    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .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
Mickey Stanley        17   31    3   12   1   0   2    4   0   0    0    1  .387
Gates Brown           13   34    8   13   1   0   1    4   1   0    4    6  .382
Norm Cash             21   70   11   24   1   0   5   15   0   1    7    7  .343
Bill Freehan          19   74   13   25   6   1   2   19   0   1    5    7  .338
Ike Brown              3    3    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .333
Ed Brinkman           21   74    8   20   5   1   1   10   0   0    4    5  .270
Aurelio Rodriguez     21   90   13   24   1   0   0    7   0   1    5   12  .267
Al Kaline             18   54    8   14   1   2   0    4   0   0    6    6  .259
Tony Taylor            8   24    1    6   2   1   0    2   1   0    2    3  .250
Willie Horton         18   60    8   14   4   1   3    8   0   0    6    6  .233
Dick McAuliffe        17   50    7   11   2   0   1    5   0   0   17    9  .220
Jim Northrup          18   61    3   10   0   0   0    3   1   2    3    7  .164
Paul Jata              5    7    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .143
Tom Haller             3    7    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            4    5    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .400
Lou Piniella          24   89   12   29   4   1   2    7   1   0    4   11  .326
Ed Kirkpatrick        12   37    5   12   0   0   3    6   0   1    4    3  .324
Richie Scheinblum     14   33    2    9   0   0   1    6   0   0    5    5  .273
Bob Oliver            16   63    7   17   2   1   1    6   1   0    2   12  .270
Cookie Rojas          24   92    8   24   4   0   0    9   1   3    5    6  .261
Freddie Patek         13   53    8   13   3   2   0    5   6   1    5    7  .245
Amos Otis             22   82    6   20   2   0   0    4   3   2    5   10  .244
Jerry May             14   41    3   10   3   0   0    0   0   0    8    2  .244
Steve Hovley          12   22    1    5   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    3  .227
John Mayberry         24   88    4   18   2   1   1    8   0   0    8   12  .205
Gail Hopkins           7    5    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .200
Paul Schaal           24   86    9   16   4   1   0    5   1   0   15   12  .186
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             10   36    0   11   1   0   0    2   0   0    2    3  .306
Mike Ferraro          11   22    1    5   2   0   1    2   0   0    0    2  .227
Ellie Rodriguez        8   18    0    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .222
Joe Lahoud            17   57    5   12   1   1   1    3   1   0    5   12  .211
Curt Motton            4    5    1    1   0   0   1    1   0   0    0    1  .200
Tommie Reynolds       10   16    1    3   2   0   0    3   0   0    1    0  .188
Billy Conigliaro      18   70    5   13   1   0   4    6   0   0    1   17  .186
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
Rick Auerbach         20   76    3   11   1   0   0    2   1   1    1   10  .145
Dave May              20   78    4   11   2   0   2    2   2   0    4   12  .141
Ron Theobald          15   43    4    6   0   0   1    3   0   1   10    6  .140
George Scott          20   81    5   11   3   0   2    7   1   0    7   14  .136
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             21   87   11   28   6   1   0   15   1   2   12   14  .322
Bobby Darwin          19   74   11   22   2   1   6   21   0   1   10   20  .297
Danny Thompson        21   91   13   26   7   0   1    8   1   0    5   13  .286
Cesar Tovar           21   88   18   25   4   1   0    6   4   4   10    7  .284
Harmon Killebrew      21   70    8   18   4   1   2   13   0   0   20   13  .257
Dan Monzon             6    4    3    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .250
Jim Nettles           13   25    2    6   0   0   0    2   0   1    7    4  .240
Rich Reese            19   13    3    3   0   0   1    3   0   0    2    0  .231
Phil Roof             13   35    6    8   4   1   0    4   0   0    3    8  .229
Eric Soderholm         9   35    4    8   3   0   1    2   0   0    1    0  .229
Steve Brye            18   64    3   12   2   2   0    4   2   0    5   12  .188
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        22   73   10   24   2   1   2    7   2   1   12    5  .329
Ron Blomberg          12   36    4   11   3   0   2    8   0   0    1    1  .306
Johnny Callison       13   46    4   12   4   0   1    4   0   0    3    5  .261
Rusty Torres          17   39    3   10   4   0   0    3   0   1    5   11  .256
Horace Clarke         20   82    7   21   3   0   0    3   1   2    7    9  .256
Gene Michael          21   64    8   16   1   2   1   10   0   0    6    4  .250
Roy White             22   79    9   17   1   0   1    5   4   0   10    8  .215
Ron Swoboda            6    5    1    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .200
Felipe Alou           18   54    3   10   1   1   1    2   0   0    3    5  .185
Bobby Murcer          21   82    6   15   5   0   2    6   1   2    7   10  .183
Rich McKinney         20   75    5   13   1   0   1    4   0   0    4    7  .173
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           7   10    1    5   2   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .500
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
Joe Rudi              17   72   11   19   4   1   0    4   0   1    4    6  .264
Mike Epstein          19   59    8   15   2   0   2   10   0   1   12   10  .254
Sal Bando             20   68    8   17   3   2   0    7   1   0   16    8  .250
Dave Duncan           13   48    6   12   0   0   5   16   0   0    1    4  .250
Reggie Jackson        20   78   13   18   4   0   5   13   2   0   10   22  .231
Bert Campaneris       19   79    9   17   2   0   0    3   3   1    6   16  .215
Larry Brown           15   44    6    9   0   0   0    0   0   0    4    1  .205
Angel Mangual          9   32    2    6   2   0   0    3   0   0    3    3  .188
Bobby Brooks          15   39    4    7   0   0   0    5   0   1    8    8  .180
Mike Hegan            14    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         15   36    2   10   0   0   0    4   0   1    3    2  .278
Dave Nelson           23   87   14   24   1   1   1    5  10   2   11   22  .276
Frank Howard          22   75    7   20   3   0   2   11   0   0   14   13  .267
Tom Grieve            12   24    1    6   0   0   0    1   0   2    1    9  .250
Toby Harrah           23   61    8   14   1   1   0    6   0   0    8    8  .230
Len Randle            22   88    9   20   6   0   0    9   2   4    5   22  .227
Elliott Maddox        23   66    8   15   4   0   0    1   4   2   12   15  .227
Ken Suarez             5   10    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .200
Ted Ford              13   32    3    6   0   0   3    6   0   1    4   10  .188
Larry Biittner        20   37    2    6   0   0   0    2   0   3    3    4  .162
Hal King              18   39    4    5   1   0   1    2   0   0   13   11  .128
Joe Lovitto           14   24    5    3   0   0   0    2   1   0    7    6  .125
Don Mincher           17   60    5    7   2   0   1    8   1   0   14   12  .117
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)          93
  C. Rojas (KC)            92
  B. Oliver (CAL)          91
  D. Thompson (MIN)        91
  A. Rodriguez (DET)       90
  D. Unser (CLE)           90
  L. Piniella (KC)         89
  J. Mayberry (KC)         88
  L. Randle (TEX)          88
  C. Tovar (MIN)           88

Runs Scored:

  C. Tovar (MIN)           18
  T. Harper (BOS)          17
  D. Allen (CHI)           15
  D. Nelson (TEX)          14
  B. Freehan (DET)         13
  R. Jackson (OAK)         13
  A. Rodriguez (DET)       13
  D. Thompson (MIN)        13
  C. May (CHI)             12
  L. Piniella (KC)         12

Hits:

  L. Piniella (KC)         29
  R. Carew (MIN)           28
  D. Allen (CHI)           27
  V. Pinson (CAL)          27
  D. Thompson (MIN)        26
  L. Aparicio (BOS)        25
  B. Freehan (DET)         25
  B. Oliver (CAL)          25
  C. Tovar (MIN)           25
  N. Cash (DET)            24

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
  L. Randle (TEX)           6
  E. Brinkman (DET)         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
  K. Berry (CAL)            1

Home Runs:

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

RBI:

  B. Darwin (MIN)          21
  B. Freehan (DET)         19
  D. Allen (CHI)           16
  D. Duncan (OAK)          16
  R. Carew (MIN)           15
  N. Cash (DET)            15
  A. Johnson (CLE)         15
  B. Powell (BAL)          14
  R. Jackson (OAK)         13
  H. Killebrew (MIN)       13

Stolen Bases:

  D. Nelson (TEX)          10
  P. Kelly (CHI)            6
  C. May (CHI)              6
  T. McCraw (CLE)           6
  F. Patek (KC)             6
  B. Bell (CLE)             4
  E. Maddox (TEX)           4
  R. Smith (BOS)            4
  C. Tovar (MIN)            4
  R. White (NY)             4

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
  C. Rojas (KC)             3
  S. Alomar (CAL)           2
  B. Bell (CLE)             2
  R. Carew (MIN)            2

Walks:

  H. Killebrew (MIN)       20
  D. McAuliffe (DET)       17
  S. Bando (OAK)           16
  P. Schaal (KC)           15
  D. Buford (BAL)          14
  F. Howard (TEX)          14
  D. Mincher (TEX)         14
  M. Andrews (CHI)         13
  H. King (TEX)            13
  R. Carew (MIN)           12

Strikeouts:

  R. Jackson (OAK)         22
  D. Nelson (TEX)          22
  L. Randle (TEX)          22
  B. Darwin (MIN)          20
  B. Oliver (CAL)          19
  D. Allen (CHI)           17
  B. Conigliaro (MIL)      17
  D. Porter (MIL)          17
  P. Blair (BAL)           16
  B. Campaneris (OAK)      16

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