Sunday May 21, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of May 21, 1972:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Pittsburgh      1090  148   313   63   10   26   137   12    8   81   153  .287
St. Louis       1117  115   290   35    9   12   104   21    9   86   170  .260
Atlanta         1086  119   278   44    1   26   112   12    6  101   140  .256
Chicago         1014  132   257   41    7   27   123   19    9  103   155  .254
New York        1069  131   271   39    8   25   122    9    9  120   194  .254
Los Angeles     1137  123   286   47    4   25   117   15    9   92   169  .252
Houston         1074  150   264   38   11   29   138   17    9  108   174  .246
Philadelphia    1036  101   251   50    8   22    94    7    8  107   205  .242
Cincinnati      1095  144   264   42    9   25   130   38   14  130   184  .241
San Francisco   1189  135   272   55   12   29   130   32    8  114   226  .229
Montreal        1036   92   230   40    4    8    83   16   16   91   172  .222
San Diego       1077   98   236   42    6   20    91   14   17   80   190  .219

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Joe Torre (STL)          31  118   13   44   6   2   3   20   1   0    8   15  .373
Manny Sanguillen (PIT)   30  118   13   42   4   3   2   16   1   0    2   13  .356
Rick Monday (CHI)        29   89   19   31   5   1   5   14   5   2   20   20  .348
Matty Alou (STL)         30  109   12   37   3   0   1    8   3   2    5    5  .339
Al Oliver (PIT)          30  125   19   42   8   1   3   21   0   2    6    7  .336
Bobby Tolan (CIN)        32  123   23   40   9   3   4   23  14   3   11    9  .325
Richie Hebner (PIT)      27   99   15   32   6   1   5   16   0   0   10   10  .323
Lee May (HOU)            27  104   18   33   4   2   6   19   0   1   11   25  .317
Roberto Clemente (PIT)   28  112   19   35   8   2   2   13   0   0    8   10  .313
Lou Brock (STL)          33  142   15   44   2   2   1   11  14   5    5   23  .310

 Atlanta              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Gil Garrido            4    1    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0 1.000
Orlando Cepeda        16   58    5   20   3   0   3    8   0   0    4   10  .345
Jim Breazeale         10   13    2    4   1   0   0    3   0   0    0    2  .308
Ralph Garr            32  131   18   39   3   0   3   12   7   3    5    8  .298
Rico Carty            27   75   10   22   4   0   2    8   0   0   18    9  .293
Dusty Baker           25   56    5   16   4   0   1    6   1   0    3   12  .286
Oscar Brown           14   14    5    4   0   0   2    4   0   0    1    1  .286
Felix Millan          32  137   12   39   6   1   0   12   2   1    9    9  .285
Hank Aaron            26   98   16   27   3   0   6   15   1   0   17   13  .276
Earl Williams         32  121   14   32   7   0   4   18   0   0   12   20  .265
Darrell Evans         27   90   12   23   2   0   5   17   1   0   16    7  .256
Marty Perez           32  115    8   26   5   0   0    6   0   1    5   14  .226
Mike Lum              24   62    5   11   2   0   0    1   0   1    8    5  .177
Paul Casanova         10   29    1    4   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    6  .138
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           29   89   19   31   5   1   5   14   5   2   20   20  .348
Gene Hiser             4    6    0    2   0   0   0    0   1   0    0    0  .333
Jim Hickman           25   87   18   26   2   0   5   13   1   0    8   11  .299
Ron Santo             18   68   13   20   3   0   5   12   0   1    7   11  .294
Jose Cardenal         28  104   21   30   6   3   4   19   6   4   11    9  .289
Billy Williams        30  126   17   35   6   1   3   14   2   1    7   14  .278
Don Kessinger         29  108   13   28   4   0   0   10   1   0   15   10  .259
Carmen Fanzone        20   48    8   12   4   0   3   11   0   0    7   10  .250
Glenn Beckert         30  123    9   29   4   1   1   11   0   1    6    1  .236
Ken Rudolph            5   17    3    4   0   1   1    3   1   0    0    4  .235
Randy Hundley         26   89    4   20   6   0   0    9   0   0   11   16  .225
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
Art Shamsky            9   10    1    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    2  .000
Paul Popovich          4    5    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .000
Frank Fernandez        2    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000

 Cincinnati           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Darrel Chaney         12   13    5    6   0   0   0    3   1   1    3    3  .462
Joe Hague              3    8    3    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    5    0  .375
Bobby Tolan           32  123   23   40   9   3   4   23  14   3   11    9  .325
Joe Morgan            33  120   32   35   5   2   5   13  15   3   25   10  .292
Tony Perez            25   97   12   28   4   0   6   22   0   0    8   31  .289
Pete Rose             33  139   19   36   4   1   0    8   1   1   12    6  .259
Julian Javier         14   35    2    9   2   0   1    6   1   0    3    3  .257
Hal McRae             14   24    0    6   1   0   0    7   0   0    1    2  .250
Dave Concepcion       33  107    8   26   2   1   1   14   6   2    5   15  .243
Johnny Bench          31  113   15   27   3   1   5   17   0   1   18   14  .239
Denis Menke           30   88    9   18   4   0   2    7   0   1   12   18  .205
Ted Uhlaender         23   56    4   10   2   0   0    4   0   1    9    4  .179
Cesar Geronimo        23   34    5    6   3   1   1    3   0   1    4   12  .177
George Foster         13   33    2    5   2   0   0    2   0   0    3   11  .152
Bernie Carbo          19   21    2    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    6    3  .143
Bill Plummer           4    9    0    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    4  .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
Jesus Alou             9   11    2    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    1  .364
Lee May               27  104   18   33   4   2   6   19   0   1   11   25  .317
Cesar Cedeno          28  117   17   36   6   1   1   12  10   2   11   11  .308
Jim Wynn              31  122   24   37   5   1   7   23   2   2   17   19  .303
Johnny Edwards        27   92   14   25   5   1   3   11   0   2   14   13  .272
Bob Watson            31  115   22   31   3   1   5   20   0   0   15   17  .270
Bobby Fenwick          7   15    2    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
Bob Stinson            4    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250
Doug Rader            31  120   12   26   5   2   4   20   2   0    9   23  .217
Jimmy Stewart         14   33    5    7   1   2   0    3   0   0    1    2  .212
Tommy Helms           28  107   10   22   1   0   2   11   0   1    4    4  .206
Roger Metzger         31  126   18   22   1   1   1   11   3   1   16   11  .175
Jack Hiatt             6   14    1    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    2  .143

 Los Angeles          G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Bobby Valentine       18   42    4   15   0   0   1    3   0   1    4    6  .357
Bill Russell          28   74    7   24   7   0   3   14   0   2    6   10  .324
Wes Parker            22   75    6   23   2   0   0    7   0   0   11    3  .307
Chris Cannizzaro      14   44    6   13   1   0   1    6   0   0    5    9  .296
Willie Crawford       24   72    9   20   5   1   5    8   2   1    7   12  .278
Manny Mota            25   71   12   19   2   1   2   10   1   0    3    5  .268
Frank Robinson        30  101   11   27   5   0   3   17   1   1   16   22  .267
Steve Garvey          29   99   16   26   5   0   2    7   1   1    6    9  .263
Willie Davis          33  140   20   36   5   1   5   17   7   1    4   17  .257
Bill Buckner          20   64    7   16   3   0   0    3   0   1    4    3  .250
Jim Lefebvre          25   89    6   21   4   0   2   13   0   0    8   15  .236
Billy Grabarkewitz    14   35    4    6   2   0   0    2   1   0    4   12  .171
Duke Sims             14   48    2    8   2   0   1    3   0   0    3    7  .167
Dick Dietz            12   30    3    5   1   0   0    4   1   0    5    4  .167
Maury Wills           18   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
Bobby Wine            16    9    2    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Jim Fairey            16   29    0    9   3   0   0    6   0   0    1    5  .310
John Bateman          12   23    0    6   1   0   0    2   0   0    3    3  .261
Clyde Mashore         23   47    6   12   3   0   0    5   1   0    4   10  .255
Ron Woods             21   53    3   13   2   0   0    2   1   2    4    9  .245
Ken Singleton         32  114   16   27   4   1   2   11   2   3   17   28  .237
Ron Hunt              32  115   12   27   7   0   0    7   1   0   14    8  .235
John Boccabella       27   90    7   21   3   1   0    2   0   1    5   15  .233
Bob Bailey            32  117   12   27   3   1   1   11   4   2   13   17  .231
Mike Jorgensen        28  100   13   23   3   0   4   12   3   4   13   24  .230
Ron Fairly            25   80    7   17   2   0   1    7   1   1    8    8  .213
Tim Foli              31   99    8   20   4   1   0   10   2   1    5   10  .202
Boots Day             23   70    3   13   2   0   0    5   1   2    1    9  .186
Hector Torres         10   15    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    4  .067

 New York             G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Duffy Dyer             8   22    2    8   2   0   0    2   0   0    1    6  .364
Willie Mays            4   12    6    4   2   0   2    4   0   1    4    5  .333
John Milner           15   34    5   11   2   0   1    7   0   0    3    8  .324
Cleon Jones           27  100   11   30   2   0   2   13   0   2    8   25  .300
Tommie Agee           30  114   22   33   9   0   5   19   4   2   18   23  .290
Rusty Staub           32  122   17   35   4   0   5   16   0   0   17    9  .287
Ted Martinez          16   56    8   16   1   3   0    4   0   1    1   12  .286
Jim Fregosi           30  111   17   31   5   3   3   14   0   0   12   20  .279
Jerry Grote           26   84    6   22   3   1   3   11   0   0   14    6  .262
Ed Kranepool          26   80    9   19   3   0   3   12   1   0   10   13  .238
Bud Harrelson         31  124   14   28   2   0   1    6   4   2   12   17  .226
Wayne Garrett          4    5    1    1   1   0   0    1   0   0    3    2  .200
Jim Beauchamp          9   27    2    5   0   0   0    3   0   0    0    4  .185
Ken Boswell           22   85    6   15   1   1   0    5   0   1    9    5  .177
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          14   36   10   14   1   1   0    3   1   1    5    2  .389
Byron Browne          10    9    2    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    4  .333
Greg Luzinski         31  119   15   36   7   2   6   15   0   0   12   20  .303
Denny Doyle           24   75    6   22   5   1   0    9   0   1    7   10  .293
Tommy Hutton          23   76    9   22   3   1   2    8   0   0    6    8  .290
Roger Freed            8   14    1    4   0   0   1    3   0   0    0    6  .286
Ron Stone             13   20    2    5   0   1   0    1   0   0    1    4  .250
Willie Montanez       30  116   12   27   9   1   2   12   0   0   12   31  .233
Tim McCarver          26   99    9   23   7   0   2    8   0   2    9   11  .232
Larry Bowa            31  123   13   27   3   0   0    3   3   2   11   12  .220
Mike Ryan              7   24    1    5   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    4  .208
Don Money             31  106    7   22   5   0   3    8   2   2   20   23  .208
Deron Johnson         20   53    4   11   1   1   2   12   0   0    4   13  .208
Mike Anderson         28   86    6   15   5   0   2    5   1   0   14   31  .174
Pete Koegel            9    8    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .125

 Pittsburgh           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Rennie Stennett       19   60   10   23   5   2   1   10   0   2    0    4  .383
Vic Davalillo         21   44   13   16   2   0   2    6   2   0    5    3  .364
Manny Sanguillen      30  118   13   42   4   3   2   16   1   0    2   13  .356
Al Oliver             30  125   19   42   8   1   3   21   0   2    6    7  .336
Richie Hebner         27   99   15   32   6   1   5   16   0   0   10   10  .323
Gene Alley            19   44    4   14   2   0   0    7   2   1    7    5  .318
Roberto Clemente      28  112   19   35   8   2   2   13   0   0    8   10  .313
Milt May              10   16    0    5   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .313
Dave Cash             23  102   19   31   6   0   1    5   4   3    5    9  .304
Willie Stargell       28  106   14   31  10   0   8   25   0   0   12   28  .293
Jackie Hernandez      21   54    5   14   4   0   0    5   0   0    3    9  .259
Gene Clines           19   32    5    5   1   1   0    1   2   0    4    8  .156
Jose Pagan            12   20    1    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    3  .150
Bob Robertson         24   72    6    9   3   0   2    5   1   0   16   20  .125
Bill Mazeroski         3    4    0    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .000

 San Diego            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ed Spiezio             3    5    1    2   2   0   0    3   0   0    0    0  .400
Leron Lee             25   85   13   30   5   2   3   12   1   3    8    6  .353
Jerry Morales         18   38    5   13   4   2   0    3   1   1    5    4  .342
Cito Gaston           13   34    2    9   3   0   0    3   0   0    2    4  .265
Garry Jestadt         16   23    1    6   0   0   1    4   0   0    1    4  .261
Dave Campbell         30   94    6   24   5   0   0    3   0   4   11   11  .255
Curt Blefary           2    4    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .250
Ivan Murrell           1    4    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .250
Nate Colbert          33  122   21   29   7   1   9   23   1   1   13   29  .238
Johnny Jeter          30  105   10   24   1   1   4    9   3   4    6   30  .229
Derrel Thomas         30  113    9   24   5   0   1   10   2   3   10   22  .212
Bob Barton            18   57    0   11   0   0   0    7   1   0    2   11  .193
Don Mason              9   11    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .182
Fred Kendall          18   61    4   11   0   0   1    2   0   0    3   11  .180
Larry Stahl           21   57    3   10   1   0   1    3   0   0    5    9  .175
Ollie Brown           23   70    3   12   2   0   0    3   0   0    5    9  .171
Enzo Hernandez        31  107   14   18   5   0   0    3   5   1    6    5  .168
Rafael Robles          7   11    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .091

 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
Al Gallagher          20   59    7   17   0   0   1    4   0   0    9    9  .288
Chris Arnold          18   39    4   11   2   1   1    3   0   1    7    4  .282
Chris Speier          33  129   14   34   9   1   4   14   2   0   16   17  .264
Tito Fuentes          36  148   14   39   8   1   2    9   6   1    5   15  .264
Bobby Bonds           36  142   24   37   9   3   5   23   6   1    8   30  .261
Dave Rader            24   71    5   18   3   0   1    8   0   0    3    7  .254
Ed Goodson             4    8    2    2   0   0   1    2   0   0    1    0  .250
Dave Kingman          36  135   18   32   4   3   8   27  10   1   11   37  .237
Garry Maddox          24   84    9   19   8   1   0    9   1   0    4   19  .226
Jim Ray Hart           8   20    1    4   1   0   1    1   0   0    1    6  .200
Willie Mays           19   49    8    9   2   0   0    3   3   0   17    5  .184
Jim Howarth           18   17    6    3   1   0   0    0   1   0    9    6  .177
Bernie Williams       12   29    3    5   0   1   0    2   0   0    2    9  .172
Ken Henderson         32  106    8   18   3   0   3    9   3   2   11   19  .170
Fran Healy            23   52    6    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             31  118   13   44   6   2   3   20   1   0    8   15  .373
Matty Alou            30  109   12   37   3   0   1    8   3   2    5    5  .339
Lou Brock             33  142   15   44   2   2   1   11  14   5    5   23  .310
Ed Crosby             30   97    9   27   0   0   0    7   0   0    4    7  .278
Ted Simmons           31  119   12   33   8   1   2   18   0   1    7   17  .277
Ted Sizemore          28  111   15   28   3   0   0    9   1   0    7    9  .252
Dwain Anderson         3    4    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Joe Hague             27   76    8   18   5   1   3   11   0   1   17   18  .237
Jerry McNertney       12   17    0    4   1   0   0    2   0   0    2    7  .235
Luis Melendez         26   50    8   10   2   1   1    1   0   0    5    4  .200
Jose Cruz             31   98    9   19   2   2   0    8   1   0    9   15  .194
Mike Fiore             8    6    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    2  .167
Donn Clendenon        21   41    4    6   1   0   1    1   1   0    5   15  .146
Bernie Carbo           3   10    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    4  .100
Dal Maxvill           22   28    1    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    7    5  .071

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  T. Fuentes (SF)         148
  B. Bonds (SF)           142
  L. Brock (STL)          142
  W. Davis (LA)           140
  P. Rose (CIN)           139
  F. Millan (ATL)         137
  D. Kingman (SF)         135
  R. Garr (ATL)           131
  C. Speier (SF)          129
  R. Metzger (HOU)        126

Runs Scored:

  J. Morgan (CIN)          32
  B. Bonds (SF)            24
  J. Wynn (HOU)            24
  B. Tolan (CIN)           23
  T. Agee (NY)             22
  B. Watson (HOU)          22
  J. Cardenal (CHI)        21
  N. Colbert (SD)          21
  W. Davis (LA)            20
  D. Cash (PIT)            19

Hits:

  L. Brock (STL)           44
  J. Torre (STL)           44
  A. Oliver (PIT)          42
  M. Sanguillen (PIT)      42
  B. Tolan (CIN)           40
  T. Fuentes (SF)          39
  R. Garr (ATL)            39
  F. Millan (ATL)          39
  M. Alou (STL)            37
  B. Bonds (SF)            37

Doubles:

  W. Stargell (PIT)        10
  T. Agee (NY)              9
  B. Bonds (SF)             9
  W. Montanez (PHI)         9
  C. Speier (SF)            9
  B. Tolan (CIN)            9
  R. Clemente (PIT)         8
  T. Fuentes (SF)           8
  G. Maddox (SF)            8
  A. Oliver (PIT)           8

Triples:

  B. Bonds (SF)             3
  J. Cardenal (CHI)         3
  J. Fregosi (NY)           3
  D. Kingman (SF)           3
  T. Martinez (NY)          3
  M. Sanguillen (PIT)       3
  B. Tolan (CIN)            3
  L. Brock (STL)            2
  R. Clemente (PIT)         2
  J. Cruz (STL)             2

Home Runs:

  N. Colbert (SD)           9
  D. Kingman (SF)           8
  W. Stargell (PIT)         8
  J. Wynn (HOU)             7
  H. Aaron (ATL)            6
  G. Luzinski (PHI)         6
  L. May (HOU)              6
  T. Perez (CIN)            6
  T. Agee (NY)              5
  J. Bench (CIN)            5

RBI:

  D. Kingman (SF)          27
  W. Stargell (PIT)        25
  B. Bonds (SF)            23
  N. Colbert (SD)          23
  B. Tolan (CIN)           23
  J. Wynn (HOU)            23
  T. Perez (CIN)           22
  A. Oliver (PIT)          21
  D. Rader (HOU)           20
  J. Torre (STL)           20

Stolen Bases:

  J. Morgan (CIN)          15
  L. Brock (STL)           14
  B. Tolan (CIN)           14
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          10
  D. Kingman (SF)          10
  W. Davis (LA)             7
  R. Garr (ATL)             7
  B. Bonds (SF)             6
  J. Cardenal (CHI)         6
  D. Concepcion (CIN)       6

Caught Stealing:

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

Walks:

  J. Morgan (CIN)          25
  J. Hague (CIN)           22
  W. Mays (NY)             21
  R. Monday (CHI)          20
  D. Money (PHI)           20
  T. Agee (NY)             18
  J. Bench (CIN)           18
  R. Carty (ATL)           18
  H. Aaron (ATL)           17
  K. Singleton (MON)       17

Strikeouts:

  D. Kingman (SF)          37
  M. Anderson (PHI)        31
  W. Montanez (PHI)        31
  T. Perez (CIN)           31
  B. Bonds (SF)            30
  J. Jeter (SD)            30
  N. Colbert (SD)          29
  K. Singleton (MON)       28
  W. Stargell (PIT)        28
  C. Jones (NY)            25


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