Wednesday May 17, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of May 17, 1972:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Minnesota        873  112   220   40    8   15   104   13    9   93   149  .252
Detroit          790   98   198   26    7   19    93    3    6   71   109  .251
Cleveland        799   80   198   34    4   11    72   18   11   68   106  .248
California       849   64   208   26    3   12    60    8    5   63   136  .245
Chicago          811   83   198   26    4   13    74   17    8   69   153  .244
Kansas City      923   80   221   31    7    8    76   16   11   81   131  .239
Boston           754   87   178   31    4   12    79    9    3   61   126  .236
Oakland          751   87   174   24    4   15    78    9    8   78   118  .232
Baltimore        770   82   177   37    2   12    77    7    7   76   148  .230
New York         788   68   175   28    5   13    62   12    7   69    90  .222
Texas            830   77   160   23    3    8    68   23   18  112   180  .193
Milwaukee        760   45   138   17    3   15    44    5    3   56   137  .182

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Pat Kelly (CHI)          20   71   11   25   4   2   0    3   7   3    8    8  .352
Tommy McCraw (CLE)       24   76   11   26   2   3   1    7   7   3   11    7  .342
Lou Piniella (KC)        27  104   15   34   5   1   2    9   2   0    4   12  .327
Vada Pinson (CAL)        23   86   10   28   6   0   2   11   4   1    2    7  .326
Thurman Munson (NY)      24   81   10   26   2   1   2    8   3   1   12    5  .321
Bill Freehan (DET)       21   82   13   26   6   1   2   19   0   1    5    8  .317
Dick Allen (CHI)         25   96   15   30   4   1   5   19   3   0    8   23  .313
Luis Aparicio (BOS)      22   96    7   30   7   0   0    8   1   0    2    3  .313
Norm Cash (DET)          24   81   12   25   1   0   6   16   0   1    8    8  .309
Joe Rudi (OAK)           20   85   12   26   5   1   1    6   0   1    4    7  .306

 Baltimore            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Don Baylor             8   25    2    9   1   0   1    4   1   0    3    1  .360
Terry Crowley          9   14    2    5   1   0   1    2   0   0    0    2  .357
Brooks Robinson       25   91    9   25   7   0   0   11   0   0    8   13  .275
Don Buford            25   82   11   22   2   0   1    4   3   1   15   15  .268
Paul Blair            25   91   11   24   2   0   2   11   1   1    5   19  .264
Merv Rettenmund       21   68   13   17   4   0   1    5   1   0   11    8  .250
Bobby Grich            9   24    1    6   1   0   0    2   1   1    2    5  .250
Tom Shopay            10    8    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    3  .250
Mark Belanger         22   72    7   16   2   0   1    6   0   1    0    9  .222
Davey Johnson         24   79    6   17   7   1   0    7   0   1   10   14  .215
Boog Powell           23   72   12   13   3   0   4   15   0   0   13   15  .181
Andy Etchebarren      17   52    2    9   3   0   0    5   0   2    3   10  .173
Johnny Oates           5   13    1    2   1   0   1    3   0   0    0    2  .154
Ellie Hendricks        6   19    0    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    3  .053
Chico Salmon           3    3    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       12   37    8   14   3   0   1    4   0   1    2    6  .378
Luis Aparicio         22   96    7   30   7   0   0    8   1   0    2    3  .313
John Kennedy           7   26    5    8   1   0   1    7   0   0    1    4  .308
Bob Montgomery         8   30    3    9   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    8  .300
Tommy Harper          22   88   19   24   7   1   3   12   0   1   10   14  .273
Carlton Fisk          12   41    6   11   6   1   0    4   2   0    5    9  .268
Reggie Smith          19   72   10   17   1   0   2    6   4   0    7   14  .236
Ben Oglivie           12   22    2    5   0   1   1    3   0   0    2    6  .227
Bob Burda             11    9    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .222
Doug Griffin          19   65    6   14   1   0   0    3   2   0   10    5  .215
Phil Gagliano          8   11    0    2   0   0   0    3   0   0    2    3  .182
Rick Miller           14   23    3    4   0   0   3    7   0   1    2    8  .174
Rico Petrocelli       19   70    5   12   1   1   1    6   0   0    6    9  .171
Carl Yastrzemski      15   55    6    9   0   0   0    5   0   0    6    6  .164
Danny Cater           15   52    4    7   1   0   0    5   0   0    3    7  .135
Bob Gallagher          1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 California           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ken Berry             17   53    5   19   3   1   1    7   0   0    6    7  .359
Vada Pinson           23   86   10   28   6   0   2   11   4   1    2    7  .326
Winston Llenas        11   27    1    8   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    3  .296
Bob Oliver            10   39    5   11   2   1   2    5   0   0    1    9  .282
Art Kusnyer           12   33    3    9   0   0   0    2   0   0    6    6  .273
Sandy Alomar          26  104    7   28   3   0   0    1   4   3    9   11  .269
Ken McMullen          22   75    3   19   3   0   0    2   0   0    8    7  .253
Jim Spencer           22   78    6   18   1   0   1    4   0   0    3   11  .231
Mickey Rivers         18   57    4   13   1   0   0    1   0   1    6    9  .228
Andy Kosco            12   36    3    8   0   0   1    2   0   0    0    5  .222
Leo Cardenas          26   95    5   21   2   1   3    9   0   0   10   14  .221
Jeff Torborg          15   46    1    9   2   0   0    6   0   0    4    2  .196
Tom Silverio          13   12    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    5  .167
Leroy Stanton         13   38    7    6   1   0   2    3   0   0    4   11  .158
Syd O'Brien            6    8    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    3  .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             20   71   11   25   4   2   0    3   7   3    8    8  .352
Walt Williams         10   29    1   10   2   0   0    1   1   0    2    3  .345
Dick Allen            25   96   15   30   4   1   5   19   3   0    8   23  .313
Carlos May            23   83   12   25   4   0   2   11   6   3    9    8  .301
Rich Morales          13   36    4   10   0   0   1    4   0   0    2   10  .278
Bill Melton           24   90    7   22   2   0   2   10   0   1    7   11  .244
Mike Andrews          25   84   12   19   4   0   1    6   0   1   14   13  .226
Jorge Orta            18   58    8   12   1   1   1    5   0   0    1   14  .207
Rick Reichardt        18   45    0    9   1   0   0    1   0   0    7   13  .200
Ed Herrmann           17   52    3   10   2   0   1    8   0   0    4    4  .192
Jay Johnstone         20   49    5    9   2   0   0    2   0   0    5    7  .184
Tom Egan              15   35    1    6   0   0   0    1   0   0    0   11  .171
Luis Alvarado          4    7    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .143
Jim Qualls             9    9    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          24   76   11   26   2   3   1    7   7   3   11    7  .342
Jack Brohamer         18   65   10   19   2   1   0    8   1   0    1    8  .292
Roy Foster             5    7    1    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .286
Jerry Moses            5    7    1    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .286
Ray Fosse             23   86    8   24   4   0   2    8   2   0    8    0  .279
Alex Johnson          24   91    9   25   3   0   4   16   1   2    5    8  .275
Buddy Bell            24   89    4   23   4   0   1    9   4   2    5    5  .258
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         23   88    9   20   6   0   0    5   1   0    8    8  .227
Del Unser             24   97    9   22   5   0   1    6   1   2    6   13  .227
Frank Duffy           19   50    4   10   2   0   0    2   1   1   10   10  .200
Fred Stanley           4   10    1    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    2  .200
Eddie Leon            17   45    2    8   1   0   1    1   0   1    6   10  .178
Lou Camilli            7    7    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .143
Adolfo Phillips       13    7    2    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    2  .000

 Detroit              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Mickey Stanley        19   35    3   12   1   0   2    4   0   0    0    1  .343
Gates Brown           16   42    9   14   1   0   2    5   1   0    4    8  .333
Ike Brown              4    3    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .333
Bill Freehan          21   82   13   26   6   1   2   19   0   1    5    8  .317
Norm Cash             24   81   12   25   1   0   6   16   0   1    8    8  .309
Ed Brinkman           24   84    8   22   5   1   1   10   0   0    4    6  .262
Tony Taylor            9   27    2    7   3   1   0    2   1   0    2    3  .259
Aurelio Rodriguez     24  101   15   26   1   1   0    8   0   1    6   13  .257
Willie Horton         21   70    9   17   4   1   4    9   0   0    7    8  .243
Al Kaline             19   58    8   14   1   2   0    5   0   0    6    7  .241
Dick McAuliffe        20   56    9   13   2   0   1    5   0   0   18   13  .232
Jim Northrup          20   68    5   12   1   0   0    4   1   2    4    7  .177
Paul Jata              5    7    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .143
Tom Haller             4   10    1    1   0   0   1    4   0   0    1    1  .100
Dalton Jones           3    3    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
Gail Hopkins           8    6    0    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .333
Bobby Knoop            5    6    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Lou Piniella          27  104   15   34   5   1   2    9   2   0    4   12  .327
Ed Kirkpatrick        15   46    6   14   1   0   3    7   0   2    6    5  .304
Cookie Rojas          27  107   11   30   6   0   0   11   1   4    6    7  .280
Bob Oliver            16   63    7   17   2   1   1    6   1   0    2   12  .270
Jerry May             15   42    3   11   4   0   0    0   0   0    8    2  .262
Richie Scheinblum     17   46    2   12   0   0   1    7   0   0    8    6  .261
Freddie Patek         16   68    9   16   3   2   0    6   7   1    6   11  .235
Amos Otis             25   96    7   22   2   1   0    5   4   3    7   12  .229
Steve Hovley          13   22    1    5   1   0   0    2   0   1    2    3  .227
John Mayberry         27  101    6   21   2   1   1   10   0   0   10   13  .208
Paul Schaal           27   98   10   19   4   1   0    6   1   0   16   13  .194
Bobby Floyd            9   29    1    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    4  .138
Ron Hansen             5   10    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .100
Dennis Paepke          1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .000
Joe Keough             5    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           12   21    2    7   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    4  .333
Bob Heise             12   45    1   13   1   0   0    2   0   0    2    3  .289
Mike Ferraro          13   26    1    6   2   0   1    2   0   0    0    2  .231
Ellie Rodriguez        8   18    0    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .222
Joe Lahoud            18   60    5   12   1   1   1    3   1   0    6   13  .200
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
Johnny Briggs         20   65    7   12   1   0   1    3   0   0   11    9  .185
Billy Conigliaro      20   78    6   14   1   0   4    6   0   0    1   18  .180
Bill Voss             11   18    0    3   1   0   0    1   0   1    2    2  .167
Rick Auerbach         22   83    3   13   1   1   0    2   1   1    2   11  .157
Dave May              22   86    4   13   2   0   2    2   2   0    5   12  .151
Ron Theobald          15   43    4    6   0   0   1    3   0   1   10    6  .140
George Scott          22   88    6   12   3   0   3    9   1   0    8   16  .136
Darrell Porter        16   52    2    7   1   0   1    2   0   0    4   19  .135
Paul Ratliff           7   10    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    7  .100

 Minnesota            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Steve Braun           18   68    8   24   3   0   1   12   2   1    4    4  .353
Rod Carew             24   92   12   28   6   1   0   16   1   2   13   15  .304
Cesar Tovar           24   98   22   29   4   1   0    6   6   4   12    7  .296
Danny Thompson        24  103   14   28   8   1   1   12   1   0    5   15  .272
Bobby Darwin          22   85   11   23   2   1   6   21   0   1   11   25  .271
Jim Nettles           15   28    3    7   0   0   0    2   0   1    8    5  .250
Harmon Killebrew      24   82   10   20   4   1   4   16   0   0   20   16  .244
Eric Soderholm        12   45    4   10   4   0   1    2   1   0    1    2  .222
Phil Roof             14   37    6    8   4   1   0    4   0   0    3   10  .216
Dan Monzon             7    5    3    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .200
Steve Brye            20   72    4   14   3   2   0    4   2   0    5   13  .194
Rich Reese            21   16    3    3   0   0   1    3   0   0    2    1  .188
George Mitterwald     11   28    2    5   2   0   0    2   0   0    1    5  .179
Rick Dempsey           8   21    0    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    5    4  .143
Chuck Manuel           8   14    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    3  .143
Rick Renick            8    7    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .143

 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        24   81   10   26   2   1   2    8   3   1   12    5  .321
Ron Blomberg          14   43    5   13   4   0   2    9   0   0    2    1  .302
Rusty Torres          18   40    3   11   4   0   0    3   0   1    5   11  .275
Horace Clarke         22   91    7   24   3   0   0    3   2   2    8    9  .264
Gene Michael          23   72    8   16   1   2   1   10   0   0    6    6  .222
Roy White             24   82   10   18   1   0   1    5   5   0   14    8  .220
Johnny Callison       15   55    4   12   4   0   1    4   0   0    3    5  .218
Ron Swoboda            6    5    1    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .200
Bobby Murcer          23   90    8   17   5   0   3    7   2   2    8   10  .189
Felipe Alou           18   54    3   10   1   1   1    2   0   0    3    5  .185
Rich McKinney         22   82    5   14   1   0   1    5   0   0    5    8  .171
Hal Lanier             8    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           8   11    1    5   2   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .455
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
Joe Rudi              20   85   12   26   5   1   1    6   0   1    4    7  .306
Brant Alyea            8   11    1    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .273
Dave Duncan           16   56    7   15   0   0   5   16   0   1    3    4  .268
Mike Hegan            16    8    0    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    3  .250
Sal Bando             23   79    9   19   3   2   0    7   1   0   18    9  .241
Mike Epstein          22   72    9   17   2   0   2   10   0   1   12   12  .236
Angel Mangual         12   43    3   10   2   0   1    5   0   0    4    6  .233
Reggie Jackson        23   90   13   19   4   0   5   14   2   1   10   25  .211
Bert Campaneris       22   91   11   19   2   0   0    3   5   1    7   18  .209
Larry Brown           18   53    7   10   0   0   0    1   0   0    6    2  .189
Bobby Brooks          15   39    4    7   0   0   0    5   0   1    8    8  .180
Gene Tenace           11   33    3    5   1   0   1    2   0   0    2    6  .152
Dwain Anderson         3    7    2    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    4  .000
Ron Clark              1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 Texas                G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Dave Nelson           26  102   17   29   1   2   1    5  11   2   12   24  .284
Dick Billings         18   45    2   11   0   0   0    6   0   1    3    6  .244
Frank Howard          25   82    7   20   3   0   2   11   0   0   16   13  .244
Tom Grieve            13   25    1    6   0   0   0    1   0   2    1    9  .240
Toby Harrah           26   71    8   17   2   1   0    8   1   1   11    8  .239
Elliott Maddox        26   80    9   16   5   0   0    1   5   2   13   17  .200
Len Randle            25  102    9   20   6   0   0    9   2   4    5   25  .196
Larry Biittner        22   47    3    9   1   0   0    2   1   3    3    4  .192
Joe Lovitto           17   32    6    6   0   0   0    3   2   1    9    7  .188
Ted Ford              14   33    3    6   0   0   3    6   0   1    4   10  .182
Ken Suarez             7   11    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .182
Hal King              20   43    5    6   2   0   1    3   0   0   13   12  .140
Don Mincher           19   65    6    8   3   0   1    9   1   1   15   12  .123
Ted Kubiak            10   18    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    3  .000
Jim Driscoll          11   11    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000
Jeff Burroughs         3   10    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    5  .000

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  C. Rojas (KC)           107
  S. Alomar (CAL)         104
  L. Piniella (KC)        104
  D. Thompson (MIN)       103
  D. Nelson (TEX)         102
  B. Oliver (CAL)         102
  L. Randle (TEX)         102
  J. Mayberry (KC)        101
  A. Rodriguez (DET)      101
  P. Schaal (KC)           98

Runs Scored:

  C. Tovar (MIN)           22
  T. Harper (BOS)          19
  D. Nelson (TEX)          17
  D. Allen (CHI)           15
  L. Piniella (KC)         15
  A. Rodriguez (DET)       15
  D. Thompson (MIN)        14
  B. Freehan (DET)         13
  R. Jackson (OAK)         13
  M. Rettenmund (BAL)      13

Hits:

  L. Piniella (KC)         34
  D. Allen (CHI)           30
  L. Aparicio (BOS)        30
  C. Rojas (KC)            30
  D. Nelson (TEX)          29
  C. Tovar (MIN)           29
  S. Alomar (CAL)          28
  R. Carew (MIN)           28
  B. Oliver (CAL)          28
  V. Pinson (CAL)          28

Doubles:

  D. Thompson (MIN)         8
  L. Aparicio (BOS)         7
  T. Harper (BOS)           7
  D. Johnson (BAL)          7
  B. Robinson (BAL)         7
  R. Carew (MIN)            6
  C. Fisk (BOS)             6
  B. Freehan (DET)          6
  G. Nettles (CLE)          6
  V. Pinson (CAL)           6

Triples:

  T. McCraw (CLE)           3
  S. Bando (OAK)            2
  S. Brye (MIN)             2
  A. Kaline (DET)           2
  P. Kelly (CHI)            2
  G. Michael (NY)           2
  D. Nelson (TEX)           2
  B. Oliver (CAL)           2
  F. Patek (KC)             2
  D. Allen (CHI)            1

Home Runs:

  N. Cash (DET)             6
  B. Darwin (MIN)           6
  D. Allen (CHI)            5
  D. Duncan (OAK)           5
  R. Jackson (OAK)          5
  B. Conigliaro (MIL)       4
  W. Horton (DET)           4
  A. Johnson (CLE)          4
  H. Killebrew (MIN)        4
  B. Powell (BAL)           4

RBI:

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

Stolen Bases:

  D. Nelson (TEX)          11
  P. Kelly (CHI)            7
  T. McCraw (CLE)           7
  F. Patek (KC)             7
  C. May (CHI)              6
  C. Tovar (MIN)            6
  B. Campaneris (OAK)       5
  E. Maddox (TEX)           5
  R. White (NY)             5
  S. Alomar (CAL)           4

Caught Stealing:

  L. Randle (TEX)           4
  C. Rojas (KC)             4
  C. Tovar (MIN)            4
  S. Alomar (CAL)           3
  L. Biittner (TEX)         3
  P. Kelly (CHI)            3
  C. May (CHI)              3
  T. McCraw (CLE)           3
  A. Otis (KC)              3
  B. Bell (CLE)             2

Walks:

  H. Killebrew (MIN)       20
  S. Bando (OAK)           18
  D. McAuliffe (DET)       18
  F. Howard (TEX)          16
  P. Schaal (KC)           16
  D. Buford (BAL)          15
  D. Mincher (TEX)         15
  M. Andrews (CHI)         14
  R. White (NY)            14
  R. Carew (MIN)           13

Strikeouts:

  B. Darwin (MIN)          25
  R. Jackson (OAK)         25
  L. Randle (TEX)          25
  D. Nelson (TEX)          24
  D. Allen (CHI)           23
  B. Oliver (CAL)          21
  P. Blair (BAL)           19
  D. Porter (MIL)          19
  B. Campaneris (OAK)      18
  B. Conigliaro (MIL)      18

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