Friday May 19, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of May 19, 1972:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Kansas City      965   96   241   34    7   12    91   16   11   84   136  .250
Minnesota        902  113   225   40    8   15   105   13   10   96   153  .249
Detroit          851  106   211   30    8   21   100    3    7   74   117  .248
Cleveland        830   82   203   35    4   11    74   18   13   73   110  .245
Chicago          840   86   205   26    4   13    77   18    8   70   156  .244
California       929   69   225   30    3   13    64    8    5   64   145  .242
Oakland          825   91   192   27    5   16    82    9    8   83   129  .233
Boston           818   89   189   33    4   13    80    9    4   65   137  .231
Baltimore        802   84   185   38    2   12    79    7    7   77   155  .231
New York         821   74   186   29    5   13    67   12    8   75    95  .227
Texas            861   79   167   25    3    8    70   25   18  113   184  .194
Milwaukee        791   49   147   20    3   15    48    5    5   60   147  .186

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Pat Kelly (CHI)          21   75   11   26   4   2   0    3   8   3    8    8  .347
Lou Piniella (KC)        28  108   18   37   5   1   3   11   2   0    5   12  .343
Tommy McCraw (CLE)       25   79   12   27   2   3   1    7   7   3   11    7  .342
Vada Pinson (CAL)        25   91   10   30   6   0   2   12   4   1    2    7  .330
Rod Carew (MIN)          25   96   12   30   6   1   0   16   1   2   13   15  .313
Norm Cash (DET)          26   87   13   27   1   0   7   18   0   1    9    9  .310
Dick Allen (CHI)         26  100   15   31   4   1   5   19   3   0    8   24  .310
Thurman Munson (NY)      25   84   10   26   2   1   2    8   3   2   12    6  .310
Bill Freehan (DET)       22   85   13   26   6   1   2   19   0   1    5    8  .306
Joe Rudi (OAK)           22   95   14   29   5   2   1    6   0   1    4    8  .305

 Baltimore            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Terry Crowley         10   15    2    6   1   0   1    3   0   0    0    2  .400
Don Baylor             8   25    2    9   1   0   1    4   1   0    3    1  .360
Brooks Robinson       26   95   10   27   7   0   0   11   0   0    8   13  .284
Paul Blair            26   95   11   26   2   0   2   11   1   1    5   19  .274
Don Buford            26   86   11   23   2   0   1    4   3   1   15   16  .267
Bobby Grich            9   24    1    6   1   0   0    2   1   1    2    5  .250
Merv Rettenmund       22   72   13   17   4   0   1    5   1   0   11    8  .236
Davey Johnson         25   83    7   19   8   1   0    7   0   1   10   14  .229
Tom Shopay            11    9    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    4  .222
Mark Belanger         23   76    7   16   2   0   1    6   0   1    0   11  .211
Boog Powell           24   75   12   13   3   0   4   15   0   0   14   16  .173
Andy Etchebarren      18   54    2    9   3   0   0    6   0   2    3   11  .167
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
Bob Montgomery         8   30    3    9   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    8  .300
Luis Aparicio         24  104    7   31   7   0   0    8   1   1    2    5  .298
Carlton Fisk          14   47    7   14   7   1   0    4   2   0    5    9  .298
Tommy Harper          24   95   19   24   7   1   3   12   0   1   11   16  .253
Reggie Smith          21   79   11   19   1   0   3    7   4   0    8   15  .241
Doug Griffin          21   72    6   17   2   0   0    3   2   0   11    5  .236
Ben Oglivie           13   26    2    5   0   1   1    3   0   0    2    6  .192
Bob Burda             13   11    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .182
Phil Gagliano          8   11    0    2   0   0   0    3   0   0    2    3  .182
Rico Petrocelli       21   77    5   13   1   1   1    6   0   0    7   11  .169
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           16   56    4    8   1   0   0    5   0   0    3    7  .143
Bob Gallagher          2    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .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           25   91   10   30   6   0   2   12   4   1    2    7  .330
Winston Llenas        13   29    1    9   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    3  .310
Sandy Alomar          28  113    8   31   3   0   0    1   4   3   10   11  .274
Bob Oliver            12   48    5   12   3   1   2    5   0   0    1   12  .250
Ken McMullen          24   82    3   20   4   0   0    2   0   0    8    8  .244
Art Kusnyer           14   38    3    9   0   0   0    2   0   0    6    6  .237
Jim Spencer           23   83    6   19   1   0   1    4   0   0    3   12  .229
Andy Kosco            13   40    3    9   0   0   1    2   0   0    0    5  .225
Mickey Rivers         20   67    5   15   2   0   0    2   0   1    6   12  .224
Leo Cardenas          28  104    5   22   2   1   3    9   0   0   10   15  .212
Jeff Torborg          16   48    1    9   2   0   0    6   0   0    4    2  .188
Syd O'Brien            8   11    3    2   1   0   1    1   0   0    1    3  .182
Tom Silverio          13   12    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    5  .167
Leroy Stanton         14   41    7    6   1   0   2    3   0   0    4   11  .146
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             21   75   11   26   4   2   0    3   8   3    8    8  .347
Walt Williams         10   29    1   10   2   0   0    1   1   0    2    3  .345
Dick Allen            26  100   15   31   4   1   5   19   3   0    8   24  .310
Carlos May            24   87   12   26   4   0   2   11   6   3    9    9  .299
Rich Morales          14   39    4   11   0   0   1    5   0   0    2   10  .282
Bill Melton           25   93    8   22   2   0   2   10   0   1    7   11  .237
Mike Andrews          26   86   12   19   4   0   1    7   0   1   15   13  .221
Rick Reichardt        19   48    1   10   1   0   0    1   0   0    7   14  .208
Jorge Orta            18   58    8   12   1   1   1    5   0   0    1   14  .207
Jay Johnstone         21   49    5    9   2   0   0    2   0   0    5    7  .184
Ed Herrmann           18   55    3   10   2   0   1    8   0   0    4    4  .182
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          25   79   12   27   2   3   1    7   7   3   11    7  .342
Roy Foster             6   10    1    3   1   0   0    1   0   1    0    3  .300
Jack Brohamer         18   65   10   19   2   1   0    8   1   0    1    8  .292
Jerry Moses            5    7    1    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .286
Ray Fosse             24   89    8   24   4   0   2    8   2   0    9    1  .270
Alex Johnson          25   94    9   25   3   0   4   17   1   2    6    8  .266
Buddy Bell            25   93    4   24   5   0   1    9   4   2    5    5  .258
John Lowenstein        5    4    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    2  .250
Del Unser             25   98    9   22   5   0   1    6   1   2    6   14  .225
Chris Chambliss        5    9    2    2   0   0   1    1   0   0    1    0  .222
Graig Nettles         24   91    9   20   6   0   0    5   1   0    9    9  .220
Frank Duffy           20   54    4   11   2   0   0    2   1   1   10   10  .204
Fred Stanley           4   10    1    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    2  .200
Eddie Leon            18   48    2    9   1   0   1    2   0   2    6   10  .188
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        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
Norm Cash             26   87   13   27   1   0   7   18   0   1    9    9  .310
Gates Brown           18   49   10   15   1   0   2    5   1   0    4    9  .306
Bill Freehan          22   85   13   26   6   1   2   19   0   1    5    8  .306
Tony Taylor           11   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
Aurelio Rodriguez     26  109   16   27   2   1   0    8   0   1    6   14  .248
Ed Brinkman           26   90    8   22   5   1   1   10   0   0    4    9  .244
Al Kaline             21   62    8   15   1   2   0    5   0   0    6    7  .242
Dick McAuliffe        22   61    9   14   3   0   1    6   0   0   18   13  .230
Jim Northrup          22   75    6   15   2   0   0    5   1   3    4    7  .200
Tom Haller             6   15    3    3   1   1   1    6   0   0    1    2  .200
Paul Jata              5    7    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .143
Dalton Jones           4    4    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            6    8    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .375
Lou Piniella          28  108   18   37   5   1   3   11   2   0    5   12  .343
Gail Hopkins           8    6    0    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .333
Ed Kirkpatrick        16   49    7   16   1   0   3    9   0   2    7    5  .327
Cookie Rojas          28  109   11   30   6   0   0   11   1   4    6    8  .275
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
Steve Hovley          14   23    2    6   1   0   0    2   0   1    2    3  .261
Freddie Patek         17   73   10   19   4   2   0    7   7   1    6   12  .260
Amos Otis             26  102    9   26   4   1   1   10   4   3    7   13  .255
Richie Scheinblum     18   51    2   12   0   0   1    7   0   0    8    7  .235
John Mayberry         28  105    9   23   2   1   3   13   0   0   11   14  .219
Paul Schaal           28  102   11   20   4   1   0    7   1   0   16   13  .196
Bobby Floyd            9   29    1    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    4  .138
Ron Hansen             6   11    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .091
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
Mike Ferraro          14   30    1    9   3   0   1    3   0   1    0    2  .300
Bob Heise             13   48    2   13   1   0   0    2   0   0    3    3  .271
Ellie Rodriguez        9   21    0    5   1   0   0    0   0   1    2    1  .238
Tommie Reynolds       11   18    2    4   2   0   0    3   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
Johnny Briggs         21   67    7   13   2   0   1    4   0   0   11   10  .194
Billy Conigliaro      21   81    7   15   1   0   4    8   0   0    2   19  .185
Rick Auerbach         23   87    4   15   1   1   0    2   1   1    2   12  .172
Bill Voss             11   18    0    3   1   0   0    1   0   1    2    2  .167
Dave May              23   89    4   13   2   0   2    2   2   0    6   12  .146
Ron Theobald          15   43    4    6   0   0   1    3   0   1   10    6  .140
Darrell Porter        16   52    2    7   1   0   1    2   0   0    4   19  .135
George Scott          23   92    6   12   3   0   3    9   1   0    8   19  .130
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           19   71    8   24   3   0   1   12   2   1    5    4  .338
Rod Carew             25   96   12   30   6   1   0   16   1   2   13   15  .313
Cesar Tovar           25  102   22   30   4   1   0    6   6   5   12    7  .294
Bobby Darwin          23   88   11   24   2   1   6   22   0   1   11   26  .273
Danny Thompson        25  107   14   28   8   1   1   12   1   0    5   16  .262
Harmon Killebrew      25   84   11   21   4   1   4   16   0   0   22   17  .250
Jim Nettles           16   31    3    7   0   0   0    2   0   1    8    5  .226
Eric Soderholm        12   45    4   10   4   0   1    2   1   0    1    2  .222
Phil Roof             15   39    6    8   4   1   0    4   0   0    3   10  .205
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
George Mitterwald     11   28    2    5   2   0   0    2   0   0    1    5  .179
Rich Reese            22   17    3    3   0   0   1    3   0   0    2    1  .177
Rick Dempsey           9   21    0    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    5    4  .143
Rick Renick            8    7    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .143
Chuck Manuel           9   15    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    3  .133

 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        25   84   10   26   2   1   2    8   3   2   12    6  .310
Ron Blomberg          15   46    5   14   4   0   2    9   0   0    3    1  .304
Horace Clarke         23   95    9   27   4   0   0    4   2   2    9    9  .284
Rusty Torres          19   45    3   12   4   0   0    3   0   1    5   12  .267
Gene Michael          24   76    9   18   1   2   1   11   0   0    6    7  .237
Roy White             25   87   10   19   1   0   1    7   5   0   14    9  .218
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          24   93    8   18   5   0   3    8   2   2   10   10  .194
Felipe Alou           19   55    3   10   1   1   1    2   0   0    3    6  .182
Rich McKinney         23   85    6   15   1   0   1    5   0   0    6    8  .177
Hal Lanier             9    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
Ron Clark              2    1    0    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    0 1.000
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
Joe Rudi              22   95   14   29   5   2   1    6   0   1    4    8  .305
Mike Epstein          23   76    9   19   2   0   2   10   0   1   12   13  .250
Brant Alyea            9   12    1    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .250
George Hendrick        4    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250
Dave Duncan           18   61    7   15   0   0   5   17   0   1    5    5  .246
Angel Mangual         14   49    3   12   3   0   1    5   0   0    4    7  .245
Reggie Jackson        25   97   13   23   5   0   5   16   2   1   11   27  .237
Sal Bando             25   87    9   20   3   2   0    7   1   0   18   10  .230
Bert Campaneris       24  101   13   22   2   0   1    4   5   1    7   18  .218
Mike Hegan            17   10    0    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    4  .200
Larry Brown           20   60    7   11   0   0   0    1   0   0    7    3  .183
Bobby Brooks          15   39    4    7   0   0   0    5   0   1    8    8  .180
Gene Tenace           12   36    3    6   1   0   1    2   0   0    2    7  .167
Dwain Anderson         3    7    2    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    4  .000
Ollie Brown            2    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000
Larry Haney            1    1    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           27  106   17   30   1   2   1    5  11   2   12   24  .283
Dick Billings         19   49    2   12   0   0   0    6   0   1    3    6  .245
Tom Grieve            13   25    1    6   0   0   0    1   0   2    1    9  .240
Frank Howard          26   86    7   20   3   0   2   11   1   0   16   13  .233
Toby Harrah           27   74    8   17   2   1   0    9   1   1   11    8  .230
Elliott Maddox        27   84    9   17   5   0   0    2   6   2   13   18  .202
Len Randle            26  105   10   21   7   0   0    9   2   4    5   26  .200
Joe Lovitto           18   35    7    7   0   0   0    3   2   1   10    7  .200
Larry Biittner        22   47    3    9   1   0   0    2   1   3    3    4  .192
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
Jeff Burroughs         4   14    0    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    6  .071
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

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  S. Alomar (CAL)         113
  B. Oliver (CAL)         111
  A. Rodriguez (DET)      109
  C. Rojas (KC)           109
  L. Piniella (KC)        108
  D. Thompson (MIN)       107
  D. Nelson (TEX)         106
  J. Mayberry (KC)        105
  L. Randle (TEX)         105
  L. Aparicio (BOS)       104

Runs Scored:

  C. Tovar (MIN)           22
  T. Harper (BOS)          19
  L. Piniella (KC)         18
  D. Nelson (TEX)          17
  A. Rodriguez (DET)       16
  D. Allen (CHI)           15
  J. Rudi (OAK)            14
  D. Thompson (MIN)        14
  B. Campaneris (OAK)      13
  N. Cash (DET)            13

Hits:

  L. Piniella (KC)         37
  D. Allen (CHI)           31
  S. Alomar (CAL)          31
  L. Aparicio (BOS)        31
  R. Carew (MIN)           30
  D. Nelson (TEX)          30
  V. Pinson (CAL)          30
  C. Rojas (KC)            30
  C. Tovar (MIN)           30
  B. Oliver (CAL)          29

Doubles:

  D. Johnson (BAL)          8
  D. Thompson (MIN)         8
  L. Aparicio (BOS)         7
  C. Fisk (BOS)             7
  T. Harper (BOS)           7
  L. Randle (TEX)           7
  B. Robinson (BAL)         7
  R. Carew (MIN)            6
  B. Freehan (DET)          6
  G. Nettles (CLE)          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
  J. Rudi (OAK)             2

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)          22
  D. Allen (CHI)           19
  B. Freehan (DET)         19
  N. Cash (DET)            18
  D. Duncan (OAK)          17
  A. Johnson (CLE)         17
  R. Carew (MIN)           16
  R. Jackson (OAK)         16
  H. Killebrew (MIN)       16
  B. Powell (BAL)          15

Stolen Bases:

  D. Nelson (TEX)          11
  P. Kelly (CHI)            8
  T. McCraw (CLE)           7
  F. Patek (KC)             7
  E. Maddox (TEX)           6
  C. May (CHI)              6
  C. Tovar (MIN)            6
  B. Campaneris (OAK)       5
  R. White (NY)             5
  S. Alomar (CAL)           4

Caught Stealing:

  C. Tovar (MIN)            5
  L. Randle (TEX)           4
  C. Rojas (KC)             4
  S. Alomar (CAL)           3
  L. Biittner (TEX)         3
  P. Kelly (CHI)            3
  C. May (CHI)              3
  T. McCraw (CLE)           3
  J. Northrup (DET)         3
  A. Otis (KC)              3

Walks:

  H. Killebrew (MIN)       22
  S. Bando (OAK)           18
  D. McAuliffe (DET)       18
  F. Howard (TEX)          16
  P. Schaal (KC)           16
  M. Andrews (CHI)         15
  D. Buford (BAL)          15
  D. Mincher (TEX)         15
  B. Powell (BAL)          14
  R. White (NY)            14

Strikeouts:

  R. Jackson (OAK)         27
  B. Darwin (MIN)          26
  L. Randle (TEX)          26
  D. Allen (CHI)           24
  D. Nelson (TEX)          24
  B. Oliver (CAL)          24
  P. Blair (BAL)           19
  B. Conigliaro (MIL)      19
  D. Porter (MIL)          19
  G. Scott (MIL)           19


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