Saturday May 20, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of May 20, 1972:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Kansas City     1004  101   255   37    7   13    96   17   11   88   141  .254
Detroit          885  107   218   32    8   21   101    3    7   78   124  .246
Minnesota        932  114   229   41    8   15   106   13   10   98   161  .246
Chicago          873   94   213   28    4   14    83   18    8   74   159  .244
Cleveland        860   84   205   36    4   12    76   18   14   77   116  .238
California       960   69   227   30    3   13    64    8    5   64   151  .237
Oakland          864   99   204   31    5   17    90   11    8   84   135  .236
Baltimore        838   90   194   39    3   13    85    8    7   80   162  .232
Boston           818   89   189   33    4   13    80    9    4   65   137  .231
New York         821   74   186   29    5   13    67   12    8   75    95  .227
Texas            893   84   177   26    4    8    75   26   20  116   187  .198
Milwaukee        821   49   152   22    3   15    48    5    5   63   154  .185

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Lou Piniella (KC)        29  113   20   40   5   1   4   14   3   0    5   12  .354
Pat Kelly (CHI)          22   80   13   28   6   2   0    3   8   3    8    8  .350
Tommy McCraw (CLE)       25   79   12   27   2   3   1    7   7   3   11    7  .342
Dick Allen (CHI)         27  103   16   33   4   1   6   23   3   0    9   24  .320
Vada Pinson (CAL)        26   95   10   30   6   0   2   12   4   1    2    7  .316
Rod Carew (MIN)          26  100   12   31   7   1   0   17   1   2   13   15  .310
Joe Rudi (OAK)           23  100   15   31   5   2   1    6   0   1    4    9  .310
Thurman Munson (NY)      25   84   10   26   2   1   2    8   3   2   12    6  .310
Norm Cash (DET)          27   88   13   27   1   0   7   18   0   1    9   10  .307
Luis Aparicio (BOS)      24  104    7   31   7   0   0    8   1   1    2    5  .298

 Baltimore            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Terry Crowley         11   19    4    9   2   0   2    7   0   0    0    2  .474
Don Baylor             8   25    2    9   1   0   1    4   1   0    3    1  .360
Brooks Robinson       27  100   12   29   7   0   0   11   0   0    8   14  .290
Paul Blair            27   98   11   28   2   1   2   13   1   1    5   19  .286
Don Buford            27   90   11   23   2   0   1    4   4   1   16   16  .256
Bobby Grich            9   24    1    6   1   0   0    2   1   1    2    5  .250
Merv Rettenmund       23   73   13   17   4   0   1    5   1   0   11    9  .233
Davey Johnson         26   86    7   20   8   1   0    7   0   1   11   15  .233
Tom Shopay            11    9    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    4  .222
Mark Belanger         24   80    8   16   2   0   1    6   0   1    1   11  .200
Andy Etchebarren      19   58    2   10   3   0   0    6   0   2    3   13  .172
Boog Powell           25   79   13   13   3   0   4   15   0   0   14   16  .165
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
Ken Berry             17   53    5   19   3   1   1    7   0   0    6    7  .359
Vada Pinson           26   95   10   30   6   0   2   12   4   1    2    7  .316
Winston Llenas        14   30    1    9   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    3  .300
Sandy Alomar          29  116    8   31   3   0   0    1   4   3   10   12  .267
Ken McMullen          25   85    3   22   4   0   0    2   0   0    8    8  .259
John Stephenson        2    4    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .250
Bob Oliver            13   52    5   12   3   1   2    5   0   0    1   13  .231
Art Kusnyer           15   39    3    9   0   0   0    2   0   0    6    7  .231
Jim Spencer           24   86    6   19   1   0   1    4   0   0    3   13  .221
Andy Kosco            14   41    3    9   0   0   1    2   0   0    0    5  .220
Mickey Rivers         21   71    5   15   2   0   0    2   0   1    6   14  .211
Leo Cardenas          29  106    5   22   2   1   3    9   0   0   10   15  .208
Jeff Torborg          16   48    1    9   2   0   0    6   0   0    4    2  .188
Syd O'Brien            9   12    3    2   1   0   1    1   0   0    1    3  .167
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             22   80   13   28   6   2   0    3   8   3    8    8  .350
Walt Williams         10   29    1   10   2   0   0    1   1   0    2    3  .345
Dick Allen            27  103   16   33   4   1   6   23   3   0    9   24  .320
Carlos May            25   91   14   26   4   0   2   11   6   3    9   11  .286
Rich Morales          15   42    4   11   0   0   1    5   0   0    2   10  .262
Bill Melton           26   97    8   23   2   0   2   11   0   1    7   11  .237
Mike Andrews          27   89   13   20   4   0   1    7   0   1   17   13  .225
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
Ed Herrmann           19   59    3   11   2   0   1    9   0   0    4    4  .186
Jay Johnstone         22   52    6    9   2   0   0    2   0   0    6    8  .173
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
Jerry Moses            5    7    1    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .286
Jack Brohamer         19   67   10   19   2   1   0    8   1   0    2    9  .284
Ray Fosse             25   93    8   24   4   0   2    8   2   0    9    2  .258
Alex Johnson          26   98   10   25   3   0   4   17   1   2    6    8  .255
Buddy Bell            26   96    4   24   5   0   1    9   4   3    6    6  .250
John Lowenstein        6    4    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    2  .250
Del Unser             26  102    9   23   6   0   1    6   1   2    6   14  .226
Graig Nettles         25   94   10   21   6   0   1    7   1   0   10    9  .223
Frank Duffy           21   54    4   11   2   0   0    2   1   1   11   10  .204
Fred Stanley           4   10    1    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    2  .200
Eddie Leon            19   51    2    9   1   0   1    2   0   2    6   10  .177
Chris Chambliss        6   13    2    2   0   0   1    1   0   0    1    1  .154
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        21   38    3   13   1   0   2    4   0   0    0    1  .342
Gates Brown           19   52   10   16   2   0   2    6   1   0    4    9  .308
Norm Cash             27   88   13   27   1   0   7   18   0   1    9   10  .307
Bill Freehan          23   89   13   26   6   1   2   19   0   1    6    9  .292
Tony Taylor           12   31    3    8   3   1   1    3   1   0    2    4  .258
Willie Horton         23   75   10   19   4   1   4    9   0   0    9    8  .253
Al Kaline             22   64    8   16   2   2   0    5   0   0    6    7  .250
Ike Brown              5    4    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .250
Aurelio Rodriguez     27  113   16   28   2   1   0    8   0   1    6   15  .248
Ed Brinkman           27   93    8   22   5   1   1   10   0   0    4   10  .237
Dick McAuliffe        23   62   10   14   3   0   1    6   0   0   19   13  .226
Jim Northrup          23   79    6   17   2   0   0    5   1   3    5    7  .215
Tom Haller             7   15    3    3   1   1   1    6   0   0    1    2  .200
Paul Jata              6    8    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .125
Dalton Jones           5    5    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000

 Kansas City          G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Bobby Knoop            7   11    1    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .364
Ed Kirkpatrick        17   53    7   19   2   0   3   10   0   2    8    5  .359
Lou Piniella          29  113   20   40   5   1   4   14   3   0    5   12  .354
Gail Hopkins           8    6    0    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .333
Cookie Rojas          29  110   11   30   6   0   0   11   1   4    6    9  .273
Bob Oliver            16   63    7   17   2   1   1    6   1   0    2   12  .270
Freddie Patek         18   78   11   21   5   2   0    7   7   1    6   14  .269
Jerry May             15   42    3   11   4   0   0    0   0   0    8    2  .262
Amos Otis             27  106    9   27   4   1   1   11   4   3    8   13  .255
Steve Hovley          15   24    2    6   1   0   0    2   0   1    2    4  .250
John Mayberry         29  109    9   24   2   1   3   13   0   0   12   14  .220
Richie Scheinblum     19   56    2   12   0   0   1    7   0   0    8    8  .214
Paul Schaal           29  106   12   21   5   1   0    7   1   0   17   13  .198
Bobby Floyd            9   29    1    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    4  .138
Ron Hansen             7   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             6    2    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           13   21    2    7   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    4  .333
Bob Heise             14   52    2   15   1   0   0    2   0   0    3    3  .289
Ellie Rodriguez       10   22    0    6   2   0   0    0   0   1    2    1  .273
Mike Ferraro          15   34    1    9   3   0   1    3   0   1    0    2  .265
Tommie Reynolds       12   19    2    5   2   0   0    3   0   0    1    1  .263
Joe Lahoud            18   60    5   12   1   1   1    3   1   0    6   13  .200
Johnny Briggs         22   70    7   13   2   0   1    4   0   0   12   11  .186
Billy Conigliaro      22   84    7   15   1   0   4    8   0   0    2   21  .179
Rick Auerbach         24   90    4   15   1   1   0    2   1   1    2   12  .167
Bill Voss             12   18    0    3   1   0   0    1   0   1    3    2  .167
Curt Motton            5    6    1    1   0   0   1    1   0   0    0    2  .167
Dave May              24   92    4   13   2   0   2    2   2   0    6   12  .141
Ron Theobald          16   43    4    6   0   0   1    3   0   1   11    6  .140
George Scott          24   96    6   13   4   0   3    9   1   0    8   20  .135
Darrell Porter        17   54    2    7   1   0   1    2   0   0    4   20  .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           20   74    8   24   3   0   1   12   2   1    5    4  .324
Rod Carew             26  100   12   31   7   1   0   17   1   2   13   15  .310
Cesar Tovar           26  106   22   31   4   1   0    6   6   5   12    7  .293
Danny Thompson        26  110   15   29   8   1   1   12   1   0    5   16  .264
Bobby Darwin          24   92   11   24   2   1   6   22   0   1   11   28  .261
Harmon Killebrew      25   84   11   21   4   1   4   16   0   0   22   17  .250
Jim Nettles           17   32    3    7   0   0   0    2   0   1    8    6  .219
Eric Soderholm        13   46    4   10   4   0   1    2   1   0    1    2  .217
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            21   75    4   14   3   2   0    4   2   0    5   15  .187
George Mitterwald     12   31    2    5   2   0   0    2   0   0    1    7  .161
Rich Reese            23   19    3    3   0   0   1    3   0   0    4    2  .158
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              3    4    0    2   2   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .500
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              23  100   15   31   5   2   1    6   0   1    4    9  .310
Angel Mangual         15   50    3   13   3   0   1    6   0   0    4    7  .260
Sal Bando             26   91   10   23   5   2   0    9   1   0   19   10  .253
Mike Epstein          24   80   10   20   2   0   3   13   0   1   12   14  .250
Brant Alyea            9   12    1    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .250
Ollie Brown            3    8    1    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .250
George Hendrick        4    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250
Reggie Jackson        26  102   14   24   5   0   5   17   2   1   11   30  .235
Dave Duncan           19   65    7   15   0   0   5   17   0   1    5    5  .231
Bert Campaneris       25  105   15   23   2   0   1    4   7   1    7   18  .219
Mike Hegan            18   11    0    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    4  .182
Larry Brown           21   61    7   11   0   0   0    1   0   0    7    3  .180
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
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           28  109   19   32   1   2   1    6  11   3   13   24  .294
Dick Billings         20   53    3   14   0   0   0    7   0   1    3    7  .264
Tom Grieve            13   25    1    6   0   0   0    1   0   2    1    9  .240
Toby Harrah           28   77    8   18   2   1   0   10   1   2   11    8  .234
Frank Howard          26   86    7   20   3   0   2   11   1   0   16   13  .233
Elliott Maddox        28   89   11   20   5   1   0    2   7   2   13   18  .225
Len Randle            27  108   10   21   7   0   0    9   2   4    6   26  .194
Larry Biittner        22   47    3    9   1   0   0    2   1   3    3    4  .192
Joe Lovitto           19   37    7    7   0   0   0    3   2   1   11    7  .189
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           20   69    6    9   4   0   1   11   1   1   15   12  .130
Jeff Burroughs         5   18    0    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    6  .111
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)         116
  B. Oliver (CAL)         115
  L. Piniella (KC)        113
  A. Rodriguez (DET)      113
  C. Rojas (KC)           110
  D. Thompson (MIN)       110
  J. Mayberry (KC)        109
  D. Nelson (TEX)         109
  L. Randle (TEX)         108
  L. Cardenas (CAL)       106

Runs Scored:

  C. Tovar (MIN)           22
  L. Piniella (KC)         20
  T. Harper (BOS)          19
  D. Nelson (TEX)          19
  D. Allen (CHI)           16
  A. Rodriguez (DET)       16
  B. Campaneris (OAK)      15
  J. Rudi (OAK)            15
  D. Thompson (MIN)        15
  R. Jackson (OAK)         14

Hits:

  L. Piniella (KC)         40
  D. Allen (CHI)           33
  D. Nelson (TEX)          32
  S. Alomar (CAL)          31
  L. Aparicio (BOS)        31
  R. Carew (MIN)           31
  J. Rudi (OAK)            31
  C. Tovar (MIN)           31
  V. Pinson (CAL)          30
  C. Rojas (KC)            30

Doubles:

  D. Johnson (BAL)          8
  D. Thompson (MIN)         8
  L. Aparicio (BOS)         7
  R. Carew (MIN)            7
  C. Fisk (BOS)             7
  T. Harper (BOS)           7
  L. Randle (TEX)           7
  B. Robinson (BAL)         7
  B. Freehan (DET)          6
  P. Kelly (CHI)            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
  D. Allen (CHI)            6
  B. Darwin (MIN)           6
  D. Duncan (OAK)           5
  R. Jackson (OAK)          5
  B. Conigliaro (MIL)       4
  W. Horton (DET)           4
  A. Johnson (CLE)          4
  H. Killebrew (MIN)        4
  L. Piniella (KC)          4

RBI:

  D. Allen (CHI)           23
  B. Darwin (MIN)          22
  B. Freehan (DET)         19
  N. Cash (DET)            18
  R. Carew (MIN)           17
  D. Duncan (OAK)          17
  R. Jackson (OAK)         17
  A. Johnson (CLE)         17
  H. Killebrew (MIN)       16
  B. Powell (BAL)          15

Stolen Bases:

  D. Nelson (TEX)          11
  P. Kelly (CHI)            8
  B. Campaneris (OAK)       7
  E. Maddox (TEX)           7
  T. McCraw (CLE)           7
  F. Patek (KC)             7
  C. May (CHI)              6
  C. Tovar (MIN)            6
  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
  B. Bell (CLE)             3
  L. Biittner (TEX)         3
  P. Kelly (CHI)            3
  C. May (CHI)              3
  T. McCraw (CLE)           3
  D. Nelson (TEX)           3

Walks:

  H. Killebrew (MIN)       22
  S. Bando (OAK)           19
  D. McAuliffe (DET)       19
  M. Andrews (CHI)         17
  P. Schaal (KC)           17
  D. Buford (BAL)          16
  F. Howard (TEX)          16
  D. Mincher (TEX)         15
  B. Powell (BAL)          14
  R. White (NY)            14

Strikeouts:

  R. Jackson (OAK)         30
  B. Darwin (MIN)          28
  L. Randle (TEX)          26
  B. Oliver (CAL)          25
  D. Allen (CHI)           24
  D. Nelson (TEX)          24
  B. Conigliaro (MIL)      21
  D. Porter (MIL)          20
  G. Scott (MIL)           20
  P. Blair (BAL)           19


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