Thursday May 18, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of May 18, 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          822  105   206   29    8   21    99    3    6   74   114  .251
Cleveland        799   80   198   34    4   11    72   18   11   68   106  .248
Chicago          811   83   198   26    4   13    74   17    8   69   153  .244
California       894   68   218   28    3   12    63    8    5   64   140  .244
Kansas City      923   80   221   31    7    8    76   16   11   81   131  .239
Oakland          794   90   186   25    4   16    81    9    8   81   122  .234
Boston           784   89   181   32    4   13    80    9    3   65   134  .231
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
Vada Pinson (CAL)        24   91   10   30   6   0   2   12   4   1    2    7  .330
Lou Piniella (KC)        27  104   15   34   5   1   2    9   2   0    4   12  .327
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
Norm Cash (DET)          25   84   13   26   1   0   7   17   0   1    9    8  .310
Joe Rudi (OAK)           21   91   13   28   5   1   1    6   0   1    4    7  .308
Rod Carew (MIN)          24   92   12   28   6   1   0   16   1   2   13   15  .304

 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       13   41    8   14   3   0   1    4   0   1    2    6  .342
John Kennedy           7   26    5    8   1   0   1    7   0   0    1    4  .308
Luis Aparicio         23  100    7   30   7   0   0    8   1   0    2    4  .300
Bob Montgomery         8   30    3    9   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    8  .300
Carlton Fisk          13   44    7   12   7   1   0    4   2   0    5    9  .273
Tommy Harper          23   91   19   24   7   1   3   12   0   1   11   15  .264
Reggie Smith          20   75   11   18   1   0   3    7   4   0    8   15  .240
Ben Oglivie           12   22    2    5   0   1   1    3   0   0    2    6  .227
Doug Griffin          20   68    6   14   1   0   0    3   2   0   11    5  .206
Bob Burda             12   10    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .200
Phil Gagliano          8   11    0    2   0   0   0    3   0   0    2    3  .182
Rico Petrocelli       20   73    5   13   1   1   1    6   0   0    7   11  .178
Carl Yastrzemski      15   55    6    9   0   0   0    5   0   0    6    6  .164
Rick Miller           15   27    3    4   0   0   3    7   0   1    2   10  .148
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
John Stephenson        1    2    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .500
Ken Berry             17   53    5   19   3   1   1    7   0   0    6    7  .359
Vada Pinson           24   91   10   30   6   0   2   12   4   1    2    7  .330
Winston Llenas        12   28    1    8   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    3  .286
Sandy Alomar          27  109    8   30   3   0   0    1   4   3   10   11  .275
Art Kusnyer           13   34    3    9   0   0   0    2   0   0    6    6  .265
Ken McMullen          23   78    3   20   4   0   0    2   0   0    8    7  .256
Bob Oliver            11   44    5   11   2   1   2    5   0   0    1   11  .250
Jim Spencer           23   83    6   19   1   0   1    4   0   0    3   12  .229
Mickey Rivers         19   63    5   14   1   0   0    2   0   1    6    9  .222
Andy Kosco            12   36    3    8   0   0   1    2   0   0    0    5  .222
Leo Cardenas          27  100    5   21   2   1   3    9   0   0   10   15  .210
Jeff Torborg          16   48    1    9   2   0   0    6   0   0    4    2  .188
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            7   10    2    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    3  .100
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
Gates Brown           17   45   10   15   1   0   2    5   1   0    4    8  .333
Mickey Stanley        20   36    3   12   1   0   2    4   0   0    0    1  .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             25   84   13   26   1   0   7   17   0   1    9    8  .310
Tony Taylor           10   29    3    8   3   1   1    3   1   0    2    3  .276
Willie Horton         22   71   10   18   4   1   4    9   0   0    9    8  .254
Ed Brinkman           25   88    8   22   5   1   1   10   0   0    4    8  .250
Aurelio Rodriguez     25  105   15   26   1   1   0    8   0   1    6   14  .248
Dick McAuliffe        21   58    9   14   3   0   1    6   0   0   18   13  .241
Al Kaline             20   59    8   14   1   2   0    5   0   0    6    7  .237
Tom Haller             5   14    3    3   1   1   1    6   0   0    1    2  .214
Jim Northrup          21   72    6   13   2   0   0    5   1   2    4    7  .181
Paul Jata              5    7    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .143
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              21   91   13   28   5   1   1    6   0   1    4    7  .308
Brant Alyea            8   11    1    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .273
Dave Duncan           17   59    7   15   0   0   5   17   0   1    4    4  .254
Mike Epstein          23   76    9   19   2   0   2   10   0   1   12   13  .250
Angel Mangual         13   48    3   12   3   0   1    5   0   0    4    6  .250
Sal Bando             24   84    9   20   3   2   0    7   1   0   18   10  .238
Reggie Jackson        24   94   13   21   4   0   5   15   2   1   11   26  .223
Bert Campaneris       23   97   13   21   2   0   1    4   5   1    7   18  .217
Mike Hegan            17   10    0    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    4  .200
Larry Brown           19   58    7   11   0   0   0    1   0   0    6    2  .190
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
Ollie Brown            1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .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:

  S. Alomar (CAL)         109
  B. Oliver (CAL)         107
  C. Rojas (KC)           107
  A. Rodriguez (DET)      105
  L. Piniella (KC)        104
  D. Thompson (MIN)       103
  D. Nelson (TEX)         102
  L. Randle (TEX)         102
  J. Mayberry (KC)        101
  L. Aparicio (BOS)       100

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. Campaneris (OAK)      13
  N. Cash (DET)            13
  B. Freehan (DET)         13

Hits:

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

Doubles:

  D. Thompson (MIN)         8
  L. Aparicio (BOS)         7
  C. Fisk (BOS)             7
  T. Harper (BOS)           7
  D. Johnson (BAL)          7
  B. Robinson (BAL)         7
  R. Carew (MIN)            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)             7
  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
  N. Cash (DET)            17
  D. Duncan (OAK)          17
  R. Carew (MIN)           16
  A. Johnson (CLE)         16
  H. Killebrew (MIN)       16
  R. Jackson (OAK)         15
  B. Powell (BAL)          15

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:

  R. Jackson (OAK)         26
  B. Darwin (MIN)          25
  L. Randle (TEX)          25
  D. Nelson (TEX)          24
  D. Allen (CHI)           23
  B. Oliver (CAL)          23
  P. Blair (BAL)           19
  D. Porter (MIL)          19
  B. Campaneris (OAK)      18
  B. Conigliaro (MIL)      18

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