Monday May 22, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of May 22, 1972:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Kansas City     1041  103   264   38    7   14    98   17   11   90   147  .254
Detroit          917  112   228   33    9   22   106    4    7   80   127  .249
Chicago          951  110   235   32    4   16    99   19    9   82   171  .247
Minnesota        996  117   242   43    8   16   109   13   10  103   169  .243
California      1033   80   248   34    3   16    74   11    7   70   166  .240
Cleveland        894   84   213   39    4   12    76   18   14   77   123  .238
Oakland          924  110   217   33    6   21    99   13   10   99   147  .235
New York         884   83   207   33    5   13    75   13    9   82   106  .234
Boston           883   94   204   35    4   13    84   10    4   72   147  .231
Baltimore        870   95   200   40    3   16    90    8    8   84   167  .230
Texas            986   98   197   28    4    9    87   29   22  130   209  .200
Milwaukee        850   49   156   22    3   15    48    5    5   66   159  .184

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Lou Piniella (KC)        30  116   20   40   5   1   4   14   3   0    6   12  .345
Tommy McCraw (CLE)       25   79   12   27   2   3   1    7   7   3   11    7  .342
Vada Pinson (CAL)        28  104   12   34   6   0   3   13   6   1    2    7  .327
Pat Kelly (CHI)          24   86   14   28   6   2   0    3   8   3    9    8  .326
Joe Rudi (OAK)           25  108   17   34   6   3   1    6   0   1    6    9  .315
Dick Allen (CHI)         29  112   18   35   4   1   7   26   3   0   10   26  .313
Carlos May (CHI)         27  100   15   31   6   0   3   20   6   4   10   11  .310
Norm Cash (DET)          28   92   14   28   1   0   8   19   0   1    9   11  .304
Thurman Munson (NY)      26   87   10   26   2   1   2    8   3   2   13    7  .299
Rod Carew (MIN)          28  108   12   32   7   1   0   18   1   2   14   16  .296

 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             9   29    4   12   2   0   3    6   1   0    3    1  .414
Brooks Robinson       28  104   12   29   7   0   0   11   0   0    8   15  .279
Paul Blair            28  102   11   28   2   1   2   13   1   1    5   20  .275
Bobby Grich            9   24    1    6   1   0   0    2   1   1    2    5  .250
Davey Johnson         27   89    7   22   8   1   0    7   0   1   11   15  .247
Don Buford            28   94   12   23   2   0   1    4   4   1   17   16  .245
Merv Rettenmund       24   75   14   18   4   0   2    8   1   1   13   10  .240
Tom Shopay            11    9    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    4  .222
Mark Belanger         25   84    8   16   2   0   1    6   0   1    1   11  .191
Boog Powell           26   79   13   13   3   0   4   15   0   0   14   16  .165
Andy Etchebarren      20   62    2   10   3   0   0    6   0   2    3   14  .161
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       15   48   10   17   4   0   1    4   0   1    3    7  .354
John Kennedy           9   28    5    8   1   0   1    7   0   0    1    4  .286
Luis Aparicio         26  111    7   31   7   0   0    8   1   1    2    5  .279
Carlton Fisk          15   51    7   14   7   1   0    4   2   0    5    9  .275
Bob Montgomery         9   33    3    9   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    9  .273
Tommy Harper          26  103   19   26   7   1   3   12   0   1   12   18  .252
Reggie Smith          23   84   11   21   1   0   3    8   5   0   11   15  .250
Doug Griffin          23   80    6   19   2   0   0    5   2   0   11    7  .238
Phil Gagliano         10   18    0    4   0   0   0    3   0   0    3    3  .222
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
Rico Petrocelli       23   85    7   15   2   1   1    7   0   0    7   13  .177
Carl Yastrzemski      15   55    6    9   0   0   0    5   0   0    6    6  .164
Danny Cater           18   58    4    9   1   0   0    5   0   0    3    7  .155
Rick Miller           16   27    3    4   0   0   3    7   0   1    2   10  .148
Bob Gallagher          3    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           28  104   12   34   6   0   3   13   6   1    2    7  .327
Winston Llenas        15   31    1   10   1   0   0    3   0   0    1    3  .323
Sandy Alomar          31  125    8   32   3   0   0    2   4   4   10   13  .256
Ken McMullen          27   91    4   23   4   0   0    2   0   0   11   10  .253
John Stephenson        2    4    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .250
Bob Oliver            15   59    5   14   4   1   2    5   0   0    3   16  .237
Art Kusnyer           17   44    4   10   0   0   1    3   0   0    6    8  .227
Andy Kosco            14   41    3    9   0   0   1    2   0   0    0    5  .220
Jim Spencer           26   89    6   19   1   0   1    4   0   0    3   14  .214
Mickey Rivers         23   80    6   17   2   0   0    2   1   2    6   16  .213
Leo Cardenas          31  115    5   24   2   1   3   11   0   0   10   16  .209
Leroy Stanton         16   49   10   10   2   0   3    7   0   0    4   13  .204
Jeff Torborg          17   50    3   10   3   0   0    6   0   0    5    2  .200
Syd O'Brien           10   12    4    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
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
Chuck Brinkman         2    2    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .500
Pat Kelly             24   86   14   28   6   2   0    3   8   3    9    8  .326
Dick Allen            29  112   18   35   4   1   7   26   3   0   10   26  .313
Carlos May            27  100   15   31   6   0   3   20   6   4   10   11  .310
Walt Williams         12   34    3   10   2   0   0    1   1   0    2    3  .294
Mike Andrews          29   98   17   26   4   0   1    9   0   1   18   14  .265
Rich Morales          17   49    5   12   0   0   1    5   0   0    3   11  .245
Bill Melton           28  105   10   24   2   0   2   11   0   1    9   13  .229
Rick Reichardt        21   52    1   11   1   0   0    2   0   0    7   15  .212
Ed Herrmann           21   63    3   13   2   0   1    9   0   0    4    4  .206
Jorge Orta            20   59    9   12   1   1   1    5   0   0    1   15  .203
Tom Egan              17   39    1    7   1   0   0    2   0   0    1   12  .180
Jay Johnstone         24   57    6   10   2   0   0    2   0   0    6    8  .175
Luis Alvarado          6    8    1    1   0   0   0    1   1   0    0    1  .125
Jim Qualls             9    9    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000

 Cleveland            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Jerry Moses            6   11    1    4   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    3  .364
Tommy McCraw          25   79   12   27   2   3   1    7   7   3   11    7  .342
Roy Foster             7   14    1    4   1   0   0    1   0   1    0    4  .286
Jack Brohamer         19   67   10   19   2   1   0    8   1   0    2    9  .284
Ray Fosse             26   97    8   26   5   0   2    8   2   0    9    2  .268
Buddy Bell            27  100    4   26   6   0   1    9   4   3    6    6  .260
John Lowenstein        6    4    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    2  .250
Alex Johnson          27  102   10   25   3   0   4   17   1   2    6   10  .245
Del Unser             27  106    9   24   7   0   1    6   1   2    6   14  .226
Graig Nettles         25   94   10   21   6   0   1    7   1   0   10    9  .223
Fred Stanley           4   10    1    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    2  .200
Frank Duffy           22   58    4   11   2   0   0    2   1   1   11   11  .190
Eddie Leon            20   55    2    9   1   0   1    2   0   2    6   11  .164
Chris Chambliss        6   13    2    2   0   0   1    1   0   0    1    1  .154
Lou Camilli            8    8    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .125
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        22   40    3   14   1   1   2    6   0   0    0    1  .350
Gates Brown           20   53   10   17   2   0   2    6   2   0    4    9  .321
Norm Cash             28   92   14   28   1   0   8   19   0   1    9   11  .304
Bill Freehan          23   89   13   26   6   1   2   19   0   1    6    9  .292
Al Kaline             23   68    9   18   2   2   0    6   0   0    6    7  .265
Tony Taylor           12   31    3    8   3   1   1    3   1   0    2    4  .258
Aurelio Rodriguez     28  116   17   29   2   1   0    8   0   1    7   15  .250
Willie Horton         24   76   10   19   4   1   4    9   0   0    9    8  .250
Ike Brown              5    4    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .250
Dick McAuliffe        24   65   11   15   4   0   1    7   0   0   20   14  .231
Ed Brinkman           28   96    8   22   5   1   1   10   0   0    4   10  .229
Jim Northrup          24   83    7   19   2   0   0    5   1   3    5    8  .229
Tom Haller             8   19    3    4   1   1   1    6   0   0    1    2  .211
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            8   14    1    5   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .357
Ed Kirkpatrick        18   54    7   19   2   0   3   10   0   2    8    5  .352
Lou Piniella          30  116   20   40   5   1   4   14   3   0    6   12  .345
Gail Hopkins           9    7    0    2   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    0  .286
Cookie Rojas          29  110   11   30   6   0   0   11   1   4    6    9  .273
Freddie Patek         19   81   11   22   5   2   0    7   7   1    6   14  .272
Bob Oliver            16   63    7   17   2   1   1    6   1   0    2   12  .270
Jerry May             16   43    3   11   4   0   0    0   0   0    8    2  .256
Amos Otis             28  111    9   27   4   1   1   11   4   3    8   15  .243
Steve Hovley          16   25    2    6   1   0   0    2   0   1    2    4  .240
John Mayberry         30  113    9   26   2   1   3   13   0   0   12   15  .230
Richie Scheinblum     20   61    3   14   0   0   2    8   0   0    8    8  .230
Paul Schaal           30  110   13   23   6   1   0    7   1   0   17   14  .209
Ron Hansen             8   13    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    3  .154
Bobby Floyd            9   29    1    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    4  .138
Dennis Paepke          2    6    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .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
Bob Heise             15   56    2   16   1   0   0    2   0   0    3    4  .286
Brock Davis           14   25    2    7   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    4  .280
Ellie Rodriguez       10   22    0    6   2   0   0    0   0   1    2    1  .273
Tommie Reynolds       12   19    2    5   2   0   0    3   0   0    1    1  .263
Mike Ferraro          16   36    1    9   3   0   1    3   0   1    1    2  .250
Johnny Briggs         23   73    7   15   2   0   1    4   0   0   13   11  .206
Joe Lahoud            19   61    5   12   1   1   1    3   1   0    6   13  .197
Billy Conigliaro      22   84    7   15   1   0   4    8   0   0    2   21  .179
Rick Auerbach         25   93    4   16   1   1   0    2   1   1    2   13  .172
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
Bill Voss             13   22    0    3   1   0   0    1   0   1    3    3  .136
George Scott          25  100    6   13   4   0   3    9   1   0    8   21  .130
Darrell Porter        18   56    2    7   1   0   1    2   0   0    5   21  .125
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           21   78    8   24   3   0   1   12   2   1    5    4  .308
Rod Carew             28  108   12   32   7   1   0   18   1   2   14   16  .296
Cesar Tovar           28  114   23   33   4   1   0    7   6   5   12    8  .290
Danny Thompson        28  119   15   32   8   1   1   12   1   0    5   17  .269
Bobby Darwin          26  100   12   25   2   1   6   22   0   1   11   30  .250
Harmon Killebrew      27   87   11   21   4   1   4   16   0   0   23   18  .241
Eric Soderholm        14   49    5   11   4   0   2    3   1   0    2    2  .225
Rick Renick           10    9    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .222
Jim Nettles           18   32    3    7   0   0   0    2   0   1    8    6  .219
Dan Monzon             8    5    3    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .200
Phil Roof             16   41    6    8   4   1   0    4   0   0    4   10  .195
Chuck Manuel          10   16    1    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    3  .188
Steve Brye            23   81    4   15   3   2   0    4   2   0    6   15  .185
Rich Reese            25   22    3    4   0   0   1    3   0   0    4    2  .182
George Mitterwald     13   34    2    5   2   0   0    2   0   0    1    8  .147
Rick Dempsey          10   21    0    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    5    4  .143

 New York             G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
John Ellis             4   10    1    4   0   0   1    2   0   0    0    1  .400
Ron Blomberg          16   50    6   15   4   0   2   10   0   0    3    2  .300
Thurman Munson        26   87   10   26   2   1   2    8   3   2   13    7  .299
Horace Clarke         25  104   10   28   4   0   0    5   2   2    9   10  .269
Roy White             27   95   12   25   3   0   1    9   5   1   14    9  .263
Gene Michael          26   82    9   20   1   2   1   11   0   0    8    9  .244
Rusty Torres          21   52    4   12   4   0   0    3   0   1    7   14  .231
Felipe Alou           20   59    3   13   3   1   1    3   0   0    3    6  .220
Johnny Callison       15   55    4   12   4   0   1    4   0   0    3    5  .218
Bobby Murcer          26  101   10   22   5   0   3    8   2   2   11   12  .218
Ron Swoboda            6    5    1    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .200
Rich McKinney         25   92    8   18   1   0   1    5   1   0    7    9  .196
Hal Lanier            10    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              25  108   17   34   6   3   1    6   0   1    6    9  .315
Angel Mangual         15   50    3   13   3   0   1    6   0   0    4    7  .260
Brant Alyea            9   12    1    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .250
George Hendrick        5    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   1    0    1  .250
Reggie Jackson        28  110   15   27   6   0   6   20   2   1   12   35  .246
Sal Bando             28   98   12   24   5   2   1   11   1   0   21   12  .245
Mike Epstein          26   86   11   21   2   0   3   13   0   1   14   15  .244
Dave Duncan           21   71    9   17   0   0   7   20   0   1    7    6  .239
Ollie Brown            5   13    1    3   1   0   0    0   1   0    4    0  .231
Bert Campaneris       27  112   16   23   2   0   1    4   8   2    9   19  .205
Mike Hegan            20   11    0    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    4  .182
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
Larry Brown           23   67    7   11   0   0   0    2   0   0    8    4  .164
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           31  119   20   35   2   2   1    7  14   3   15   27  .294
Dick Billings         22   60    4   17   0   0   0    9   0   1    4    9  .283
Tom Grieve            13   25    1    6   0   0   0    1   0   2    1    9  .240
Toby Harrah           31   86    9   20   2   1   0   11   1   2   12    8  .233
Frank Howard          27   91    7   20   3   0   2   11   1   0   16   13  .220
Elliott Maddox        31  102   16   22   5   1   0    2   7   2   14   20  .216
Larry Biittner        23   47    3    9   1   0   0    2   1   3    4    4  .192
Joe Lovitto           22   47    8    9   0   0   0    5   2   2   14   11  .192
Len Randle            28  112   10   21   7   0   0    9   2   4    6   29  .188
Ted Ford              15   33    3    6   0   0   3    7   0   1    4   10  .182
Ken Suarez             8   11    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .182
Hal King              23   48    6    8   3   0   1    4   0   0   14   14  .167
Jeff Burroughs         8   30    2    5   1   0   1    2   0   1    2    9  .167
Don Mincher           23   76    8   10   4   0   1   12   1   1   15   13  .132
Ted Kubiak            12   23    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    5    5  .000
Jim Driscoll          12   11    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    0  .000

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  S. Alomar (CAL)         125
  B. Oliver (CAL)         122
  D. Nelson (TEX)         119
  D. Thompson (MIN)       119
  L. Piniella (KC)        116
  A. Rodriguez (DET)      116
  L. Cardenas (CAL)       115
  C. Tovar (MIN)          114
  J. Mayberry (KC)        113
  D. Allen (CHI)          112

Runs Scored:

  C. Tovar (MIN)           23
  D. Nelson (TEX)          20
  L. Piniella (KC)         20
  T. Harper (BOS)          19
  D. Allen (CHI)           18
  M. Andrews (CHI)         17
  A. Rodriguez (DET)       17
  J. Rudi (OAK)            17
  B. Campaneris (OAK)      16
  E. Maddox (TEX)          16

Hits:

  L. Piniella (KC)         40
  D. Allen (CHI)           35
  D. Nelson (TEX)          35
  V. Pinson (CAL)          34
  J. Rudi (OAK)            34
  C. Tovar (MIN)           33
  S. Alomar (CAL)          32
  R. Carew (MIN)           32
  D. Thompson (MIN)        32
  L. Aparicio (BOS)        31

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
  D. Unser (CLE)            7
  B. Bell (CLE)             6

Triples:

  T. McCraw (CLE)           3
  J. Rudi (OAK)             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

Home Runs:

  N. Cash (DET)             8
  D. Allen (CHI)            7
  D. Duncan (OAK)           7
  B. Darwin (MIN)           6
  R. Jackson (OAK)          6
  B. Conigliaro (MIL)       4
  W. Horton (DET)           4
  A. Johnson (CLE)          4
  H. Killebrew (MIN)        4
  L. Piniella (KC)          4

RBI:

  D. Allen (CHI)           26
  B. Darwin (MIN)          22
  D. Duncan (OAK)          20
  R. Jackson (OAK)         20
  C. May (CHI)             20
  N. Cash (DET)            19
  B. Freehan (DET)         19
  R. Carew (MIN)           18
  A. Johnson (CLE)         17
  H. Killebrew (MIN)       16

Stolen Bases:

  D. Nelson (TEX)          14
  B. Campaneris (OAK)       8
  P. Kelly (CHI)            8
  E. Maddox (TEX)           7
  T. McCraw (CLE)           7
  F. Patek (KC)             7
  C. May (CHI)              6
  V. Pinson (CAL)           6
  C. Tovar (MIN)            6
  R. Smith (BOS)            5

Caught Stealing:

  C. Tovar (MIN)            5
  S. Alomar (CAL)           4
  C. May (CHI)              4
  L. Randle (TEX)           4
  C. Rojas (KC)             4
  B. Bell (CLE)             3
  L. Biittner (TEX)         3
  P. Kelly (CHI)            3
  T. McCraw (CLE)           3
  D. Nelson (TEX)           3

Walks:

  H. Killebrew (MIN)       23
  S. Bando (OAK)           21
  D. McAuliffe (DET)       20
  M. Andrews (CHI)         18
  D. Buford (BAL)          17
  P. Schaal (KC)           17
  F. Howard (TEX)          16
  D. Mincher (TEX)         15
  D. Nelson (TEX)          15
  R. Carew (MIN)           14

Strikeouts:

  R. Jackson (OAK)         35
  B. Darwin (MIN)          30
  L. Randle (TEX)          29
  B. Oliver (CAL)          28
  D. Nelson (TEX)          27
  D. Allen (CHI)           26
  B. Conigliaro (MIL)      21
  D. Porter (MIL)          21
  G. Scott (MIL)           21
  P. Blair (BAL)           20

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