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

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

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Pittsburgh       864  108   244   46    9   19   100    9    4   62   130  .282
St. Louis        881   98   229   31    5   10    89   18    6   69   133  .260
Los Angeles      912  110   235   36    3   23   104   12    9   71   138  .258
Atlanta          847   96   216   32    1   21    91    9    4   86   111  .255
Philadelphia     812   86   206   42    6   17    80    5    7   86   157  .254
Houston          835  120   211   28    8   25   112   14    8   82   143  .253
Chicago          779  107   196   33    5   20   100   13    8   83   119  .252
Cincinnati       850  117   213   40    7   22   106   33    9   95   141  .251
New York         808   88   202   30    6   16    81    6    7   78   138  .250
San Francisco    934  111   218   45   11   22   107   26    7  102   182  .233
Montreal         785   80   177   28    4    8    73   15   13   75   131  .226
San Diego        862   81   192   32    5   19    76   14   13   63   151  .223

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Joe Torre (STL)          24   94   12   36   6   1   2   16   0   0    6   13  .383
Manny Sanguillen (PIT)   23   95   10   36   4   3   1   12   1   0    2   12  .379
Bobby Tolan (CIN)        25   98   22   37   9   3   4   23  13   2    9    6  .378
Al Oliver (PIT)          23  100   13   37   7   1   2   19   0   0    4    7  .370
Cesar Cedeno (HOU)       21   89   15   32   5   1   1   11   9   1    8    9  .360
Matty Alou (STL)         23   80    8   28   3   0   0    7   3   2    4    3  .350
Lee May (HOU)            22   89   16   31   3   2   6   19   0   1   10   21  .348
Rick Monday (CHI)        22   64   14   22   3   1   2    8   4   2   17   16  .344
Jim Wynn (HOU)           24   94   20   31   4   1   7   21   1   2   14   15  .330
Cleon Jones (NY)         23   90   10   29   2   0   2   13   0   1    5   21  .322

 Atlanta              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Orlando Cepeda        12   45    2   15   2   0   1    3   0   0    1    9  .333
Oscar Brown           10   12    3    4   0   0   2    4   0   0    1    1  .333
Jim Breazeale         10   13    2    4   1   0   0    3   0   0    0    2  .308
Rico Carty            22   62    8   19   3   0   2    7   0   0   15    9  .307
Ralph Garr            25  105   15   32   3   0   3   12   5   3    5    7  .305
Felix Millan          25  109   11   32   5   1   0   12   2   0    8    7  .294
Hank Aaron            20   73   11   20   1   0   6   14   1   0   15   12  .274
Earl Williams         25   92   11   24   5   0   3   12   0   0   12   13  .261
Marty Perez           25   89    8   23   4   0   0    6   0   1    5    9  .258
Darrell Evans         22   74   10   18   1   0   4   13   1   0   12    7  .243
Mike Lum              20   55    5   10   2   0   0    0   0   0    8    5  .182
Dusty Baker           18   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
Sonny Jackson          1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
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
Rick Monday           22   64   14   22   3   1   2    8   4   2   17   16  .344
Jim Hickman           18   64   15   21   1   0   5   13   1   0    6    7  .328
Carmen Fanzone        13   23    5    7   3   0   2    8   0   0    4    7  .304
Ron Santo             18   68   13   20   3   0   5   12   0   1    7   11  .294
Billy Williams        23   97   16   26   4   1   2   12   1   0    7   10  .268
Jose Cardenal         21   79   15   21   5   2   3   15   5   4    8    6  .266
Randy Hundley         21   69    4   18   6   0   0    8   0   0   11   11  .261
Glenn Beckert         23   96    7   24   3   1   1   11   0   1    4    1  .250
Don Kessinger         23   84   11   18   4   0   0    6   0   0   11    9  .214
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          7    6    3    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .500
Bobby Tolan           25   98   22   37   9   3   4   23  13   2    9    6  .378
Joe Morgan            25   95   26   29   5   2   4   11  13   2   18    5  .305
Tony Perez            23   89   11   27   4   0   6   22   0   0    8   28  .303
Dave Concepcion       25   86    7   23   2   0   1   13   6   1    4   12  .267
Pete Rose             25  109   15   27   3   1   0    6   0   1    8    6  .248
Julian Javier         10   25    1    6   2   0   0    2   1   0    2    2  .240
Denis Menke           24   76    9   17   4   0   2    7   0   1   12   15  .224
Johnny Bench          24   91    9   20   3   1   4   14   0   0   12   14  .220
George Foster          8   19    2    4   2   0   0    2   0   0    3    5  .211
Ted Uhlaender         18   40    3    8   2   0   0    3   0   1    5    3  .200
Cesar Geronimo        19   31    4    5   3   0   1    2   0   1    4   12  .161
Bernie Carbo          18   20    2    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    6    3  .150
Hal McRae              9    8    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
Bill Plummer           1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 Houston              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Cesar Cedeno          21   89   15   32   5   1   1   11   9   1    8    9  .360
Lee May               22   89   16   31   3   2   6   19   0   1   10   21  .348
Jesus Alou             5    9    2    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    0  .333
Bobby Fenwick          3    6    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    3  .333
Jim Wynn              24   94   20   31   4   1   7   21   1   2   14   15  .330
Johnny Edwards        22   76   12   23   5   0   3    9   0   2   10   10  .303
Norm Miller           12   15    2    4   2   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .267
Bob Watson            24   91   15   24   2   0   3   15   0   0   10   13  .264
Jack Hiatt             3    8    0    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    2  .250
Doug Rader            24   94    9   21   4   2   2   13   1   0    6   17  .223
Tommy Helms           23   89    9   17   1   0   2   10   0   1    4    4  .191
Roger Metzger         24   98   17   15   1   1   1    6   3   1   13   11  .153
Jimmy Stewart          9   16    2    2   0   1   0    2   0   0    1    1  .125
Bob Stinson            3    3    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          21   50    5   22   6   0   3   14   0   2    4    8  .440
Willie Crawford       19   59    9   18   4   1   5    8   1   1    5   11  .305
Chris Cannizzaro      10   33    6   10   1   0   1    4   0   0    5    8  .303
Steve Garvey          23   80   15   24   4   0   2    6   1   1    6    5  .300
Wes Parker            20   70    6   21   1   0   0    7   0   0    9    3  .300
Bobby Valentine       11   17    3    5   0   0   0    1   0   1    2    4  .294
Manny Mota            20   59   11   17   1   1   1    9   1   0    1    3  .288
Willie Davis          26  112   19   32   4   0   5   15   5   1    3   14  .286
Frank Robinson        23   78    9   21   3   0   3   15   1   1   12   18  .269
Jim Lefebvre          22   85    6   21   4   0   2   13   0   0    8   14  .247
Bill Buckner          16   46    4    8   1   0   0    1   0   1    3    3  .174
Dick Dietz            11   29    3    5   1   0   0    4   1   0    5    3  .172
Duke Sims             10   35    2    6   1   0   1    2   0   0    1    5  .171
Billy Grabarkewitz    10   24    3    4   2   0   0    2   1   0    2    9  .167
Maury Wills           17   60    4    7   1   1   0    0   1   1    3    9  .117

 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             8   10    0    5   2   0   0    5   0   0    1    1  .500
John Bateman           8   16    0    6   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    2  .375
Bobby Wine            15    8    2    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .375
Clyde Mashore         18   37    5   10   2   0   0    5   1   0    4    7  .270
Ken Singleton         24   84   14   22   2   1   2   11   2   3   15   24  .262
Bob Bailey            24   90   12   22   3   1   1    8   4   2   11   12  .244
Mike Jorgensen        24   86   13   21   3   0   4   11   3   3   11   21  .244
Ron Hunt              24   91   11   21   5   0   0    6   1   0   12    8  .231
Ron Woods             17   44    3   10   1   0   0    1   1   2    3    8  .227
Ron Fairly            18   56    6   12   2   0   1    6   1   1    8    6  .214
Tim Foli              23   75    5   15   2   1   0    9   2   1    2    5  .200
John Boccabella       21   71    6   13   2   1   0    2   0   1    3   12  .183
Boots Day             15   48    1    8   1   0   0    5   0   0    1    8  .167
Hector Torres          6    7    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .000

 New York             G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Wayne Garrett          2    2    0    1   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .500
Willie Mays            1    2    2    1   0   0   1    1   0   1    2    1  .500
Duffy Dyer             5   10    1    4   2   0   0    1   0   0    1    4  .400
John Milner           10   14    2    5   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    4  .357
Cleon Jones           23   90   10   29   2   0   2   13   0   1    5   21  .322
Ted Martinez          11   42    7   13   1   2   0    2   0   1    0    6  .310
Tommie Agee           23   89   16   25   7   0   3   13   3   2   12   18  .281
Jim Fregosi           23   86   11   23   5   2   2    8   0   0   10   16  .267
Rusty Staub           24   92   11   24   2   0   3   11   0   0   12    8  .261
Jerry Grote           21   68    3   17   3   1   1    7   0   0   10    4  .250
Ed Kranepool          20   59    7   14   3   0   3   11   0   0    6   10  .237
Bud Harrelson         24   98   11   22   2   0   1    3   3   2    8   12  .225
Ken Boswell           16   61    3   11   1   1   0    3   0   0    6    3  .180
Jim Beauchamp          8   26    1    4   0   0   0    3   0   0    0    4  .154
Don Hahn               7    6    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          11   29    9   12   1   1   0    3   0   1    5    0  .414
Byron Browne           7    6    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .333
Greg Luzinski         24   93   13   29   7   2   5   13   0   0    9   15  .312
Tommy Hutton          17   58    6   18   2   1   0    5   0   0    4    6  .310
Roger Freed            6   10    1    3   0   0   1    3   0   0    0    5  .300
Denny Doyle           18   58    5   17   3   0   0    8   0   1    6    7  .293
Willie Montanez       23   89   10   23   8   1   1    9   0   0   10   22  .258
Don Money             24   84    7   21   5   0   3    8   1   2   16   16  .250
Ron Stone             10   12    1    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .250
Tim McCarver          20   75    8   18   6   0   2    8   0   2    7    9  .240
Mike Ryan              6   21    1    5   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    4  .238
Larry Bowa            24   98   12   23   2   0   0    3   3   1    6   11  .235
Deron Johnson         14   41    3    9   1   1   2   12   0   0    4   11  .220
Pete Koegel            6    5    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .200
Mike Anderson         24   75    4   13   4   0   1    4   1   0   12   24  .173

 Pittsburgh           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Rennie Stennett       17   55   10   21   3   2   1    9   0   2    0    4  .382
Manny Sanguillen      23   95   10   36   4   3   1   12   1   0    2   12  .379
Al Oliver             23  100   13   37   7   1   2   19   0   0    4    7  .370
Vic Davalillo         15   23    6    8   1   0   1    3   2   0    3    1  .348
Gene Alley            18   44    4   14   2   0   0    7   2   1    7    5  .318
Roberto Clemente      22   90   16   28   6   2   1    8   0   0    7   10  .311
Richie Hebner         23   85   12   26   5   0   4   12   0   0    8    8  .306
Dave Cash             16   72   12   20   5   0   1    3   2   1    4    7  .278
Willie Stargell       21   84   10   22   5   0   6   18   0   0    7   24  .262
Milt May               9   13    0    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .231
Jackie Hernandez      14   29    3    5   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    5  .172
Jose Pagan            10   14    0    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .143
Gene Clines           15   29    3    4   1   1   0    1   1   0    2    8  .138
Bob Robertson         20   72    6    9   3   0   2    5   1   0   16   20  .125
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             19   63   11   24   4   2   2    9   1   3    7    4  .381
Garry Jestadt         10   14    1    5   0   0   1    2   0   0    1    1  .357
Dave Campbell         23   75    6   21   5   0   0    3   0   2    8    9  .280
Johnny Jeter          24   87    9   24   1   1   4    9   3   4    4   24  .276
Cito Gaston           13   34    2    9   3   0   0    3   0   0    2    4  .265
Nate Colbert          26   98   19   25   5   1   9   21   1   0   10   22  .255
Jerry Morales         12   24    2    6   1   1   0    2   1   1    3    4  .250
Fred Kendall          15   51    4   11   0   0   1    2   0   0    2    9  .216
Bob Barton            14   43    0    8   0   0   0    5   1   0    2    6  .186
Derrel Thomas         24   92    7   17   4   0   1    9   2   3    9   19  .185
Don Mason              9   11    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .182
Ollie Brown           22   70    3   12   2   0   0    3   0   0    4    9  .171
Larry Stahl           16   42    3    7   1   0   1    3   0   0    5    8  .167
Enzo Hernandez        24   89   11   14   4   0   0    3   5   0    4    5  .157
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
Tito Fuentes          28  118   12   34   7   1   2    8   4   1    4   12  .288
Jim Ray Hart           2    7    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .286
Bobby Bonds           28  112   19   31   7   3   3   16   6   1    7   20  .277
Chris Speier          28  110   13   30   7   1   4   14   2   0   15   17  .273
Al Gallagher          16   50    6   13   0   0   1    2   0   0    8    7  .260
Dave Kingman          28  108   14   27   4   3   6   24   6   1    8   33  .250
Chris Arnold          13   24    2    6   2   0   0    0   0   1    7    3  .250
Bernie Williams        5    4    2    1   0   1   0    1   0   0    1    3  .250
Garry Maddox          17   59    8   14   5   1   0    7   1   0    4   15  .237
Dave Rader            17   51    4   11   3   0   1    7   0   0    1    7  .216
Jim Howarth           14   14    6    3   1   0   0    0   1   0    9    5  .214
Willie Mays           19   49    8    9   2   0   0    3   3   0   17    5  .184
Ken Henderson         27   96    8   17   3   0   3    9   3   2   11   18  .177
Fran Healy            18   46    4    4   0   0   1    7   0   1    7   12  .087
Jimmy Rosario          5    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         7    5    0    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    0  .400
Joe Torre             24   94   12   36   6   1   2   16   0   0    6   13  .383
Matty Alou            23   80    8   28   3   0   0    7   3   2    4    3  .350
Mike Fiore             5    3    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    1  .333
Ed Crosby             24   75    8   22   0   0   0    6   0   0    4    5  .293
Lou Brock             26  111   12   32   2   1   1   10  12   3    5   16  .288
Ted Simmons           24   91   11   24   6   0   2   13   0   1    6   13  .264
Joe Hague             23   65    7   17   5   1   3   11   0   0   15   16  .262
Jerry McNertney       11   16    0    4   1   0   0    2   0   0    2    7  .250
Jose Cruz             24   76    9   17   2   1   0    8   1   0    8   10  .224
Ted Sizemore          22   91   10   19   1   0   0    6   1   0    2    9  .209
Luis Melendez         23   46    8    9   2   1   1    1   0   0    4    4  .196
Donn Clendenon        16   35    4    5   1   0   1    1   1   0    3   12  .143
Dal Maxvill           18   26    1    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    6    5  .077

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  T. Fuentes (SF)         118
  B. Bonds (SF)           112
  W. Davis (LA)           112
  L. Brock (STL)          111
  C. Speier (SF)          110
  F. Millan (ATL)         109
  P. Rose (CIN)           109
  D. Kingman (SF)         108
  R. Garr (ATL)           105
  A. Oliver (PIT)         100

Runs Scored:

  J. Morgan (CIN)          26
  B. Tolan (CIN)           22
  J. Wynn (HOU)            20
  B. Bonds (SF)            19
  N. Colbert (SD)          19
  W. Davis (LA)            19
  R. Metzger (HOU)         17
  T. Agee (NY)             16
  R. Clemente (PIT)        16
  L. May (HOU)             16

Hits:

  A. Oliver (PIT)          37
  B. Tolan (CIN)           37
  M. Sanguillen (PIT)      36
  J. Torre (STL)           36
  T. Fuentes (SF)          34
  L. Brock (STL)           32
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          32
  W. Davis (LA)            32
  R. Garr (ATL)            32
  F. Millan (ATL)          32

Doubles:

  B. Tolan (CIN)            9
  W. Montanez (PHI)         8
  T. Agee (NY)              7
  B. Bonds (SF)             7
  T. Fuentes (SF)           7
  G. Luzinski (PHI)         7
  A. Oliver (PIT)           7
  C. Speier (SF)            7
  R. Clemente (PIT)         6
  R. Hundley (CHI)          6

Triples:

  B. Bonds (SF)             3
  D. Kingman (SF)           3
  M. Sanguillen (PIT)       3
  B. Tolan (CIN)            3
  J. Cardenal (CHI)         2
  R. Clemente (PIT)         2
  J. Fregosi (NY)           2
  L. Lee (SD)               2
  G. Luzinski (PHI)         2
  T. Martinez (NY)          2

Home Runs:

  N. Colbert (SD)           9
  J. Wynn (HOU)             7
  H. Aaron (ATL)            6
  D. Kingman (SF)           6
  L. May (HOU)              6
  T. Perez (CIN)            6
  W. Stargell (PIT)         6
  W. Crawford (LA)          5
  W. Davis (LA)             5
  J. Hickman (CHI)          5

RBI:

  D. Kingman (SF)          24
  B. Tolan (CIN)           23
  T. Perez (CIN)           22
  N. Colbert (SD)          21
  J. Wynn (HOU)            21
  L. May (HOU)             19
  A. Oliver (PIT)          19
  W. Stargell (PIT)        18
  B. Bonds (SF)            16
  J. Torre (STL)           16

Stolen Bases:

  J. Morgan (CIN)          13
  B. Tolan (CIN)           13
  L. Brock (STL)           12
  C. Cedeno (HOU)           9
  B. Bonds (SF)             6
  D. Concepcion (CIN)       6
  D. Kingman (SF)           6
  J. Cardenal (CHI)         5
  W. Davis (LA)             5
  R. Garr (ATL)             5

Caught Stealing:

  J. Cardenal (CHI)         4
  J. Jeter (SD)             4
  L. Brock (STL)            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

Walks:

  W. Mays (NY)             19
  J. Morgan (CIN)          18
  R. Monday (CHI)          17
  D. Money (PHI)           16
  B. Robertson (PIT)       16
  H. Aaron (ATL)           15
  R. Carty (ATL)           15
  J. Hague (STL)           15
  K. Singleton (MON)       15
  C. Speier (SF)           15

Strikeouts:

  D. Kingman (SF)          33
  T. Perez (CIN)           28
  M. Anderson (PHI)        24
  J. Jeter (SD)            24
  K. Singleton (MON)       24
  W. Stargell (PIT)        24
  N. Colbert (SD)          22
  W. Montanez (PHI)        22
  C. Jones (NY)            21
  M. Jorgensen (MON)       21

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