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

National League batting statistics through games of May 22, 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     1175  131   296   50    5   26   125   15    9   97   172  .252
Houston         1109  157   275   39   11   31   145   17   11  110   179  .248
Philadelphia    1068  104   259   50    8   22    97    7    8  113   208  .243
Cincinnati      1095  144   264   42    9   25   130   38   14  130   184  .241
San Francisco   1226  144   283   56   12   33   139   32    8  119   231  .231
Montreal        1068   98   239   42    4    9    88   17   16   95   176  .224
San Diego       1108   98   240   42    6   20    91   14   17   80   194  .217

 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)            28  108   19   34   4   2   7   21   0   1   11   25  .315
Roberto Clemente (PIT)   28  112   19   35   8   2   2   13   0   0    8   10  .313
Cesar Cedeno (HOU)       29  122   18   38   6   1   1   12  10   3   11   12  .312

 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
Bobby Fenwick          8   19    3    6   3   0   0    3   0   0    1    4  .316
Lee May               28  108   19   34   4   2   7   21   0   1   11   25  .315
Cesar Cedeno          29  122   18   38   6   1   1   12  10   3   11   12  .312
Jim Wynn              32  124   25   37   5   1   7   24   2   2   18   20  .298
Bob Watson            32  119   23   33   3   1   6   23   0   0   15   17  .277
Norm Miller           12   15    2    4   2   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .267
Johnny Edwards        28   95   14   25   5   1   3   11   0   2   15   14  .263
Bob Stinson            4    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250
Jimmy Stewart         14   33    5    7   1   2   0    3   0   0    1    2  .212
Doug Rader            32  124   12   26   5   2   4   20   2   0    9   24  .210
Tommy Helms           28  107   10   22   1   0   2   11   0   1    4    4  .206
Roger Metzger         32  131   20   24   1   1   1   11   3   2   16   12  .183
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       19   46    6   16   1   0   1    3   0   1    4    6  .348
Bill Russell          29   78    7   26   8   0   3   16   0   2    6   10  .333
Wes Parker            23   80    7   23   2   0   0    7   0   0   11    4  .288
Manny Mota            26   76   14   21   2   2   2   11   1   0    3    5  .276
Willie Crawford       25   73    9   20   5   1   5    8   2   1    7   13  .274
Chris Cannizzaro      15   48    6   13   1   0   1    6   0   0    5    9  .271
Steve Garvey          30  104   16   28   5   0   2    9   1   1    6   10  .269
Willie Davis          34  145   22   39   6   1   6   20   7   1    4   17  .269
Frank Robinson        31  103   12   27   5   0   3   17   1   1   19   22  .262
Bill Buckner          20   64    7   16   3   0   0    3   0   1    4    3  .250
Jim Lefebvre          26   89    6   21   4   0   2   13   0   0    9   15  .236
Billy Grabarkewitz    14   35    4    6   2   0   0    2   1   0    4   12  .171
Duke Sims             15   49    2    8   2   0   1    3   0   0    3    7  .163
Dick Dietz            13   31    3    5   1   0   0    4   1   0    5    4  .161
Maury Wills           19   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            17    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
Ken Singleton         33  117   17   29   5   1   2   11   2   3   18   29  .248
Ron Woods             21   53    3   13   2   0   0    2   1   2    4    9  .245
Mike Jorgensen        29  103   14   25   4   0   4   12   4   4   14   24  .243
John Boccabella       28   93    7   22   3   1   0    3   0   1    5   15  .237
Bob Bailey            33  121   12   28   3   1   1   11   4   2   13   19  .231
Ron Hunt              33  119   13   27   7   0   0    7   1   0   15    8  .227
Ron Fairly            26   84    8   19   2   0   2   11   1   1    8    8  .226
Tim Foli              32  103    8   20   4   1   0   10   2   1    5   10  .194
Boots Day             24   73    5   13   2   0   0    5   1   2    2    9  .178
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
Denny Doyle           25   80    7   25   5   1   0    9   0   1    7   10  .313
Greg Luzinski         32  122   15   36   7   2   6   17   0   0   12   20  .295
Tommy Hutton          24   77    9   22   3   1   2    8   0   0    6    8  .286
Roger Freed            8   14    1    4   0   0   1    3   0   0    0    6  .286
Ron Stone             14   20    2    5   0   1   0    1   0   0    2    4  .250
Tim McCarver          27  104    9   24   7   0   2    9   0   2    9   11  .231
Willie Montanez       31  118   12   27   9   1   2   12   0   0   14   31  .229
Larry Bowa            32  126   15   28   3   0   0    3   3   2   13   12  .222
Deron Johnson         21   57    4   12   1   1   2   12   0   0    4   15  .211
Don Money             32  110    7   23   5   0   3    8   2   2   20   23  .209
Mike Ryan              7   24    1    5   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    4  .208
Mike Anderson         29   89    6   16   5   0   2    5   1   0   15   31  .180
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
Leron Lee             26   89   13   32   5   2   3   12   1   3    8    6  .360
Jerry Morales         19   42    5   13   4   2   0    3   1   1    5    4  .310
Cito Gaston           13   34    2    9   3   0   0    3   0   0    2    4  .265
Garry Jestadt         17   27    1    7   0   0   1    4   0   0    1    5  .259
Dave Campbell         30   94    6   24   5   0   0    3   0   4   11   11  .255
Ed Spiezio             4    8    1    2   2   0   0    3   0   0    0    1  .250
Nate Colbert          34  126   21   29   7   1   9   23   1   1   13   29  .230
Johnny Jeter          30  105   10   24   1   1   4    9   3   4    6   30  .229
Derrel Thomas         31  114    9   24   5   0   1   10   2   3   10   22  .211
Ivan Murrell           2    5    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .200
Bob Barton            19   59    0   11   0   0   0    7   1   0    2   13  .186
Don Mason              9   11    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .182
Fred Kendall          19   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
Enzo Hernandez        32  109   14   19   5   0   0    3   5   1    6    5  .174
Ollie Brown           23   70    3   12   2   0   0    3   0   0    5    9  .171
Curt Blefary           3    7    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .143
Rafael Robles          8   12    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .083

 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
Ed Goodson             5   13    3    4   0   0   1    2   0   0    1    0  .308
Al Gallagher          20   59    7   17   0   0   1    4   0   0    9    9  .288
Chris Arnold          19   41    4   11   2   1   1    3   0   1    7    4  .268
Tito Fuentes          37  151   15   40   8   1   2    9   6   1    5   16  .265
Chris Speier          34  133   15   35  10   1   4   15   2   0   16   17  .263
Bobby Bonds           37  145   26   38   9   3   5   23   6   1   10   30  .262
Dave Kingman          37  139   20   34   4   3  10   32  10   1   12   38  .245
Dave Rader            25   74    5   18   3   0   1    8   0   0    4    7  .243
Garry Maddox          24   84    9   19   8   1   0    9   1   0    4   19  .226
Bernie Williams       13   34    4    7   0   1   1    3   0   0    2    9  .206
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
Ken Henderson         33  110    9   19   3   0   4   11   3   2   12   20  .173
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)         151
  B. Bonds (SF)           145
  W. Davis (LA)           145
  L. Brock (STL)          142
  D. Kingman (SF)         139
  P. Rose (CIN)           139
  F. Millan (ATL)         137
  C. Speier (SF)          133
  R. Garr (ATL)           131
  R. Metzger (HOU)        131

Runs Scored:

  J. Morgan (CIN)          32
  B. Bonds (SF)            26
  J. Wynn (HOU)            25
  B. Tolan (CIN)           23
  B. Watson (HOU)          23
  T. Agee (NY)             22
  W. Davis (LA)            22
  J. Cardenal (CHI)        21
  N. Colbert (SD)          21
  D. Kingman (SF)          20

Hits:

  L. Brock (STL)           44
  J. Torre (STL)           44
  A. Oliver (PIT)          42
  M. Sanguillen (PIT)      42
  T. Fuentes (SF)          40
  B. Tolan (CIN)           40
  W. Davis (LA)            39
  R. Garr (ATL)            39
  F. Millan (ATL)          39
  B. Bonds (SF)            38

Doubles:

  C. Speier (SF)           10
  W. Stargell (PIT)        10
  T. Agee (NY)              9
  B. Bonds (SF)             9
  W. Montanez (PHI)         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:

  D. Kingman (SF)          10
  N. Colbert (SD)           9
  W. Stargell (PIT)         8
  L. May (HOU)              7
  J. Wynn (HOU)             7
  H. Aaron (ATL)            6
  W. Davis (LA)             6
  G. Luzinski (PHI)         6
  T. Perez (CIN)            6
  B. Watson (HOU)           6

RBI:

  D. Kingman (SF)          32
  W. Stargell (PIT)        25
  J. Wynn (HOU)            24
  B. Bonds (SF)            23
  N. Colbert (SD)          23
  B. Tolan (CIN)           23
  B. Watson (HOU)          23
  T. Perez (CIN)           22
  L. May (HOU)             21
  A. Oliver (PIT)          21

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
  C. Cedeno (HOU)           3
  R. Garr (ATL)             3
  L. Lee (SD)               3
  J. Morgan (CIN)           3

Walks:

  J. Morgan (CIN)          25
  J. Hague (CIN)           22
  W. Mays (NY)             21
  R. Monday (CHI)          20
  D. Money (PHI)           20
  F. Robinson (LA)         19
  T. Agee (NY)             18
  J. Bench (CIN)           18
  R. Carty (ATL)           18
  K. Singleton (MON)       18

Strikeouts:

  D. Kingman (SF)          38
  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)       29
  W. Stargell (PIT)        28
  C. Jones (NY)            25

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