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

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

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Pittsburgh       965  128   278   55   10   23   119   10    6   70   140  .288
Houston          940  143   246   37   10   27   132   16    9   95   155  .262
St. Louis        985  102   255   32    7   10    93   20    8   73   150  .259
New York         910  112   235   33    7   20   104    7    8   99   154  .258
Los Angeles     1006  114   257   40    4   23   108   13    9   81   155  .256
Chicago          882  118   222   38    5   25   111   15    8   91   139  .252
Atlanta          946  103   238   36    1   24    97   12    4   93   126  .252
Philadelphia     905   93   222   44    6   21    87    6    7   95   176  .245
Cincinnati       934  125   226   40    7   24   113   35   13  110   155  .242
San Francisco   1027  115   234   49   11   24   111   28    8  104   201  .228
Montreal         880   88   200   33    4    8    80   15   14   82   145  .227
San Diego        947   84   206   32    6   19    78   14   14   72   165  .218

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Joe Torre (STL)          27  105   12   40   6   2   2   17   1   0    6   15  .381
Manny Sanguillen (PIT)   26  107   12   40   4   3   2   13   1   0    2   13  .374
Rick Monday (CHI)        25   75   17   28   4   1   5   13   5   2   18   18  .373
Bobby Tolan (CIN)        28  108   22   39   9   3   4   23  14   3   11    7  .361
Cesar Cedeno (HOU)       24  102   17   36   6   1   1   12  10   2    9   10  .353
Lee May (HOU)            23   90   17   31   3   2   6   19   0   1   11   22  .344
Al Oliver (PIT)          26  111   16   38   8   1   2   19   0   1    5    7  .342
Richie Hebner (PIT)      26   95   15   32   6   1   5   16   0   0   10    9  .337
Matty Alou (STL)         26   93    8   30   3   0   0    7   3   2    4    4  .323
Jim Wynn (HOU)           27  106   22   34   5   1   7   23   2   2   16   17  .321

 Atlanta              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Gil Garrido            3    1    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0 1.000
Orlando Cepeda        14   51    4   17   2   0   3    7   0   0    3    9  .333
Jim Breazeale         10   13    2    4   1   0   0    3   0   0    0    2  .308
Oscar Brown           12   13    3    4   0   0   2    4   0   0    1    1  .308
Ralph Garr            28  114   15   35   3   0   3   12   7   3    5    7  .307
Rico Carty            24   69    9   21   4   0   2    8   0   0   16    9  .304
Dusty Baker           21   42    5   12   4   0   1    4   1   0    2   10  .286
Felix Millan          28  121   11   34   5   1   0   12   2   0    8    8  .281
Hank Aaron            23   85   13   23   2   0   6   14   1   0   16   13  .271
Marty Perez           28  100    8   24   4   0   0    6   0   1    5   11  .240
Earl Williams         28  104   11   24   5   0   3   12   0   0   12   18  .231
Darrell Evans         24   79   10   18   1   0   4   13   1   0   14    7  .228
Mike Lum              22   56    5   10   2   0   0    0   0   0    8    5  .179
Paul Casanova          9   26    1    4   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    5  .154
Sonny Jackson          1    1    0    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           25   75   17   28   4   1   5   13   5   2   18   18  .373
Jim Hickman           21   76   17   25   2   0   5   13   1   0    7    9  .329
Ron Santo             18   68   13   20   3   0   5   12   0   1    7   11  .294
Carmen Fanzone        16   34    7   10   4   0   3   10   0   0    6    8  .294
Jose Cardenal         24   91   17   26   6   2   4   18   5   4    8    8  .286
Billy Williams        26  110   16   28   5   1   2   12   1   0    7   13  .255
Don Kessinger         26   95   12   22   4   0   0    7   1   0   13   10  .232
Glenn Beckert         26  108    8   25   3   1   1   11   0   1    5    1  .232
Randy Hundley         24   81    4   18   6   0   0    8   0   0   11   15  .222
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
Frank Fernandez        2    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000
Paul Popovich          3    2    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          9    8    4    4   0   0   0    0   0   1    2    2  .500
Bobby Tolan           28  108   22   39   9   3   4   23  14   3   11    7  .361
Joe Morgan            28  103   27   31   5   2   5   13  14   3   21    5  .301
Tony Perez            25   97   12   28   4   0   6   22   0   0    8   31  .289
Dave Concepcion       28   91    8   24   2   0   1   13   6   2    5   12  .264
Julian Javier         12   32    2    8   2   0   1    5   1   0    3    3  .250
Pete Rose             28  118   16   28   3   1   0    8   0   1   11    6  .237
Johnny Bench          26   98   10   21   3   1   4   14   0   0   13   14  .214
Denis Menke           27   84    9   18   4   0   2    7   0   1   12   17  .214
Ted Uhlaender         20   47    4    9   2   0   0    3   0   1    6    4  .192
George Foster          9   23    2    4   2   0   0    2   0   0    3    6  .174
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
Bill Plummer           2    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Pat Corrales           2    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    0  .000

 Houston              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Cesar Cedeno          24  102   17   36   6   1   1   12  10   2    9   10  .353
Lee May               23   90   17   31   3   2   6   19   0   1   11   22  .344
Jesus Alou             6    9    2    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    0  .333
Jim Wynn              27  106   22   34   5   1   7   23   2   2   16   17  .321
Johnny Edwards        25   84   14   24   5   0   3   11   0   2   13   10  .286
Bob Watson            27  101   20   28   3   1   4   18   0   0   13   15  .277
Bobby Fenwick          6   15    1    4   2   0   0    3   0   0    1    4  .267
Norm Miller           12   15    2    4   2   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .267
Jimmy Stewart         12   28    5    7   1   2   0    3   0   0    1    1  .250
Jack Hiatt             4    8    1    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    2  .250
Bob Stinson            4    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250
Doug Rader            27  107   11   25   5   2   3   17   1   0    6   19  .234
Tommy Helms           24   92   10   19   1   0   2   10   0   1    4    4  .207
Roger Metzger         27  110   18   19   1   1   1   11   3   1   14   11  .173

 Los Angeles          G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Bobby Valentine       14   26    3   10   0   0   0    2   0   1    3    5  .385
Bill Russell          24   62    5   23   6   0   3   14   0   2    4   10  .371
Wes Parker            20   70    6   21   1   0   0    7   0   0    9    3  .300
Steve Garvey          25   85   15   25   4   0   2    6   1   1    6    7  .294
Chris Cannizzaro      12   38    6   11   1   0   1    5   0   0    5    9  .290
Willie Crawford       21   64    9   18   4   1   5    8   2   1    6   11  .281
Willie Davis          29  124   20   34   5   1   5   16   5   1    3   16  .274
Manny Mota            22   63   11   17   1   1   1    9   1   0    2    4  .270
Frank Robinson        26   86   10   22   4   0   3   15   1   1   15   20  .256
Jim Lefebvre          24   88    6   21   4   0   2   13   0   0    8   15  .239
Bill Buckner          18   55    5   13   2   0   0    1   0   1    3    3  .236
Duke Sims             12   41    2    8   2   0   1    3   0   0    2    5  .195
Billy Grabarkewitz    13   34    4    6   2   0   0    2   1   0    4   11  .177
Dick Dietz            11   29    3    5   1   0   0    4   1   0    5    3  .172
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            11   13    0    6   2   0   0    6   0   0    1    2  .462
Bobby Wine            15    8    2    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .375
John Bateman           9   19    0    6   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    2  .316
Clyde Mashore         20   42    6   12   3   0   0    5   1   0    4    9  .286
Ken Singleton         27   95   15   24   3   1   2   11   2   3   16   26  .253
Ron Hunt              27  102   11   24   5   0   0    7   1   0   13    8  .235
Bob Bailey            27  100   12   23   3   1   1   10   4   2   12   13  .230
Ron Woods             19   48    3   11   1   0   0    2   1   2    4    8  .229
Mike Jorgensen        27   97   13   22   3   0   4   12   3   3   12   23  .227
Ron Fairly            21   65    7   14   2   0   1    6   1   1    8    7  .215
Boots Day             18   56    3   12   2   0   0    5   0   1    1    8  .214
John Boccabella       23   77    7   16   3   1   0    2   0   1    4   12  .208
Tim Foli              26   84    6   17   2   1   0   10   2   1    3    7  .202
Hector Torres          7    9    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    3  .000

 New York             G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Duffy Dyer             6   15    2    8   2   0   0    2   0   0    1    4  .533
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
John Milner           12   23    5    9   2   0   1    6   0   0    2    6  .391
Cleon Jones           24   92   11   29   2   0   2   13   0   1    7   22  .315
Jim Fregosi           26   98   16   30   5   3   3   14   0   0   11   18  .306
Ted Martinez          12   44    7   13   1   2   0    3   0   1    1    6  .296
Tommie Agee           26   99   20   29   7   0   4   15   3   2   16   21  .293
Rusty Staub           27  104   15   29   3   0   4   13   0   0   14    8  .279
Jerry Grote           23   74    3   19   3   1   1    7   0   0   12    4  .257
Bud Harrelson         27  108   13   25   2   0   1    6   4   2   10   12  .232
Ed Kranepool          23   69    8   14   3   0   3   11   0   0    9   10  .203
Ken Boswell           19   73    6   14   1   1   0    5   0   1    9    5  .192
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          12   29    9   12   1   1   0    3   0   1    5    0  .414
Byron Browne           9    8    2    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    3  .375
Denny Doyle           21   66    5   20   4   0   0    9   0   1    7    9  .303
Greg Luzinski         27  104   15   31   7   2   6   14   0   0   10   18  .298
Tommy Hutton          20   68    8   20   3   1   1    6   0   0    5    6  .294
Roger Freed            7   11    1    3   0   0   1    3   0   0    0    5  .273
Ron Stone             11   15    2    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    3  .267
Mike Ryan              6   21    1    5   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    4  .238
Willie Montanez       26  101   11   24   8   1   2   10   0   0   10   26  .238
Don Money             27   92    7   21   5   0   3    8   2   2   19   18  .228
Tim McCarver          23   87    8   19   6   0   2    8   0   2    8   10  .218
Larry Bowa            27  110   12   24   2   0   0    3   3   1    7   11  .218
Deron Johnson         16   43    3    9   1   1   2   12   0   0    4   12  .209
Mike Anderson         26   80    5   14   4   0   2    5   1   0   13   27  .175
Pete Koegel            7    6    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .167

 Pittsburgh           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Rennie Stennett       18   56   10   22   4   2   1    9   0   2    0    4  .393
Manny Sanguillen      26  107   12   40   4   3   2   13   1   0    2   13  .374
Vic Davalillo         18   34   10   12   2   0   2    5   2   0    4    3  .353
Al Oliver             26  111   16   38   8   1   2   19   0   1    5    7  .342
Richie Hebner         26   95   15   32   6   1   5   16   0   0   10    9  .337
Gene Alley            18   44    4   14   2   0   0    7   2   1    7    5  .318
Roberto Clemente      25  101   18   32   7   2   2   13   0   0    8   10  .317
Dave Cash             19   84   16   25   5   0   1    3   3   2    5    7  .298
Willie Stargell       24   95   12   26   8   0   6   20   0   0    8   25  .274
Milt May               9   13    0    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .231
Jackie Hernandez      17   40    3    9   1   0   0    3   0   0    2    8  .225
Jose Pagan            10   14    0    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .143
Gene Clines           17   29    3    4   1   1   0    1   1   0    3    8  .138
Bob Robertson         22   72    6    9   3   0   2    5   1   0   16   20  .125
Bill Mazeroski         2    2    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             22   74   11   26   4   2   2    9   1   3    7    5  .351
Garry Jestadt         13   17    1    5   0   0   1    3   0   0    1    2  .294
Jerry Morales         15   30    2    8   1   2   0    3   1   1    4    4  .267
Cito Gaston           13   34    2    9   3   0   0    3   0   0    2    4  .265
Dave Campbell         26   84    6   22   5   0   0    3   0   2    9   11  .262
Johnny Jeter          27   97    9   24   1   1   4    9   3   4    5   27  .247
Nate Colbert          29  107   19   26   5   1   9   21   1   0   12   24  .243
Larry Stahl           18   45    3    9   1   0   1    3   0   0    5    8  .200
Derrel Thomas         27  101    8   20   4   0   1    9   2   3   10   21  .198
Fred Kendall          17   57    4   11   0   0   1    2   0   0    3   11  .193
Don Mason              9   11    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .182
Bob Barton            15   46    0    8   0   0   0    5   1   0    2    6  .174
Ollie Brown           23   70    3   12   2   0   0    3   0   0    5    9  .171
Enzo Hernandez        27   97   12   16   4   0   0    3   5   1    5    5  .165
Rafael Robles          5   10    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .100
Ed Spiezio             1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 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          31  129   12   36   7   1   2    9   5   1    4   14  .279
Al Gallagher          17   51    6   14   0   0   1    2   0   0    8    7  .275
Bobby Bonds           31  122   20   33   8   3   3   16   6   1    8   23  .271
Chris Speier          31  122   13   32   8   1   4   14   2   0   15   17  .262
Chris Arnold          13   24    2    6   2   0   0    0   0   1    7    3  .250
Dave Kingman          31  118   15   29   4   3   7   26   7   1    9   34  .246
Dave Rader            19   55    4   13   3   0   1    7   0   0    1    7  .236
Jim Ray Hart           5   18    1    4   1   0   1    1   0   0    0    5  .222
Garry Maddox          20   69    8   14   5   1   0    7   1   0    4   18  .203
Jim Howarth           15   15    6    3   1   0   0    0   1   0    9    5  .200
Willie Mays           19   49    8    9   2   0   0    3   3   0   17    5  .184
Bernie Williams        7   11    2    2   0   1   0    1   0   0    1    5  .182
Ken Henderson         28  100    8   17   3   0   3    9   3   2   11   19  .170
Fran Healy            21   52    4    6   1   0   1    7   0   1    7   14  .115
Jimmy Rosario          7    2    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   1    0    0  .000

 St. Louis            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Marty Martinez         8    6    0    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    0  .500
Joe Torre             27  105   12   40   6   2   2   17   1   0    6   15  .381
Matty Alou            26   93    8   30   3   0   0    7   3   2    4    4  .323
Lou Brock             29  125   13   38   2   1   1   11  13   5    5   19  .304
Ed Crosby             26   83    8   24   0   0   0    7   0   0    4    6  .289
Ted Simmons           27  103   11   27   7   0   2   13   0   1    6   15  .262
Jerry McNertney       11   16    0    4   1   0   0    2   0   0    2    7  .250
Dwain Anderson         2    4    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Mike Fiore             6    4    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    1  .250
Joe Hague             26   74    8   18   5   1   3   11   0   0   15   18  .243
Jose Cruz             27   84    9   19   2   2   0    8   1   0    8   11  .226
Ted Sizemore          24   98   11   21   1   0   0    7   1   0    3    9  .214
Luis Melendez         25   49    8   10   2   1   1    1   0   0    5    4  .204
Donn Clendenon        18   39    4    6   1   0   1    1   1   0    4   14  .154
Dal Maxvill           19   28    1    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    7    5  .071

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  T. Fuentes (SF)         129
  L. Brock (STL)          125
  W. Davis (LA)           124
  B. Bonds (SF)           122
  C. Speier (SF)          122
  F. Millan (ATL)         121
  D. Kingman (SF)         118
  P. Rose (CIN)           118
  R. Garr (ATL)           114
  A. Oliver (PIT)         111

Runs Scored:

  J. Morgan (CIN)          27
  B. Tolan (CIN)           22
  J. Wynn (HOU)            22
  T. Agee (NY)             20
  B. Bonds (SF)            20
  W. Davis (LA)            20
  B. Watson (HOU)          20
  N. Colbert (SD)          19
  R. Clemente (PIT)        18
  R. Metzger (HOU)         18

Hits:

  M. Sanguillen (PIT)      40
  J. Torre (STL)           40
  B. Tolan (CIN)           39
  L. Brock (STL)           38
  A. Oliver (PIT)          38
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          36
  T. Fuentes (SF)          36
  R. Garr (ATL)            35
  W. Davis (LA)            34
  F. Millan (ATL)          34

Doubles:

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

Triples:

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

Home Runs:

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

RBI:

  D. Kingman (SF)          26
  B. Tolan (CIN)           23
  J. Wynn (HOU)            23
  T. Perez (CIN)           22
  N. Colbert (SD)          21
  W. Stargell (PIT)        20
  L. May (HOU)             19
  A. Oliver (PIT)          19
  J. Cardenal (CHI)        18
  B. Watson (HOU)          18

Stolen Bases:

  J. Morgan (CIN)          14
  B. Tolan (CIN)           14
  L. Brock (STL)           13
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          10
  R. Garr (ATL)             7
  D. Kingman (SF)           7
  B. Bonds (SF)             6
  D. Concepcion (CIN)       6
  J. Cardenal (CHI)         5
  W. Davis (LA)             5

Caught Stealing:

  L. Brock (STL)            5
  J. Cardenal (CHI)         4
  J. Jeter (SD)             4
  R. Garr (ATL)             3
  M. Jorgensen (MON)        3
  L. Lee (SD)               3
  J. Morgan (CIN)           3
  K. Singleton (MON)        3
  D. Thomas (SD)            3
  B. Tolan (CIN)            3

Walks:

  J. Morgan (CIN)          21
  W. Mays (NY)             19
  D. Money (PHI)           19
  R. Monday (CHI)          18
  H. Aaron (ATL)           16
  T. Agee (NY)             16
  R. Carty (ATL)           16
  B. Robertson (PIT)       16
  K. Singleton (MON)       16
  J. Wynn (HOU)            16

Strikeouts:

  D. Kingman (SF)          34
  T. Perez (CIN)           31
  M. Anderson (PHI)        27
  J. Jeter (SD)            27
  W. Montanez (PHI)        26
  K. Singleton (MON)       26
  W. Stargell (PIT)        25
  N. Colbert (SD)          24
  B. Bonds (SF)            23
  M. Jorgensen (MON)       23

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