Tuesday May 23, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of May 23, 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
Chicago          983  112   242   35    4   16   101   20    9   88   175  .246
Detroit          947  112   232   33    9   22   106    4    7   82   134  .245
Minnesota        996  117   242   43    8   16   109   13   10  103   169  .243
California      1066   82   255   37    3   16    75   11    7   72   168  .239
Cleveland        928   87   220   40    4   12    78   18   14   80   129  .237
Oakland          947  113   223   33    6   22   102   13   11  102   153  .236
Boston           918  100   215   35    4   15    90   10    5   76   154  .234
New York         913   83   211   33    5   13    75   13   10   83   111  .231
Baltimore        903  100   204   41    3   18    94    9    8   91   174  .226
Texas           1018   99   204   29    4   10    88   29   23  132   217  .200
Milwaukee        882   52   165   23    3   16    51    5    6   69   168  .187

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Tommy McCraw (CLE)       26   81   12   28   2   3   1    7   7   3   13    7  .346
Lou Piniella (KC)        30  116   20   40   5   1   4   14   3   0    6   12  .345
Pat Kelly (CHI)          25   89   15   29   6   2   0    3   9   3   11    8  .326
Vada Pinson (CAL)        29  108   12   35   6   0   3   13   6   1    2    7  .324
Carlos May (CHI)         28  105   16   33   7   0   3   21   6   4   10   13  .314
Dick Allen (CHI)         30  116   18   36   5   1   7   26   3   0   10   26  .310
Joe Rudi (OAK)           26  110   17   34   6   3   1    7   0   1    7    9  .309
Dave Nelson (TEX)        32  123   20   37   3   2   1    7  14   3   15   27  .301
Thurman Munson (NY)      27   90   10   27   2   1   2    8   3   3   13    8  .300
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         12   23    6   11   3   0   3    8   0   0    0    2  .478
Don Baylor            10   31    5   13   2   0   4    8   1   0    3    2  .419
Brooks Robinson       29  108   12   30   7   0   0   11   0   0    9   15  .278
Paul Blair            29  103   11   28   2   1   2   13   1   1    5   20  .272
Bobby Grich           10   24    1    6   1   0   0    2   1   1    2    5  .250
Don Buford            29   96   12   23   2   0   1    4   5   1   19   16  .240
Davey Johnson         28   92    8   22   8   1   0    7   0   1   13   16  .239
Merv Rettenmund       25   79   14   18   4   0   2    8   1   1   13   10  .228
Tom Shopay            11    9    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    4  .222
Mark Belanger         26   86    9   16   2   0   1    6   0   1    2   12  .186
Andy Etchebarren      21   64    2   10   3   0   0    6   0   2    3   15  .156
Boog Powell           27   84   13   13   3   0   4   15   0   0   14   17  .155
Johnny Oates           5   13    1    2   1   0   1    3   0   0    0    2  .154
Ellie Hendricks        7   20    0    1   1   0   0    1   0   0    3    3  .050
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       16   52   10   17   4   0   1    4   0   1    3   10  .327
Phil Gagliano         11   20    0    6   0   0   0    3   0   0    4    3  .300
John Kennedy           9   28    5    8   1   0   1    7   0   0    1    4  .286
Luis Aparicio         27  116    8   33   7   0   0    8   1   1    2    5  .285
Bob Montgomery         9   33    3    9   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    9  .273
Tommy Harper          27  107   21   28   7   1   4   13   0   1   13   18  .262
Carlton Fisk          16   54    7   14   7   1   0    4   2   0    5    9  .259
Reggie Smith          24   87   13   22   1   0   4   11   5   1   13   16  .253
Doug Griffin          24   84    7   20   2   0   0    5   2   0   11    8  .238
Ben Oglivie           14   27    2    6   0   1   1    4   0   0    2    6  .222
Rico Petrocelli       24   90    7   17   2   1   1    8   0   0    7   13  .189
Bob Burda             13   11    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .182
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           17   28    3    4   0   0   3    7   0   1    2   10  .143
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             18   57    5   20   3   1   1    7   0   0    6    8  .351
Vada Pinson           29  108   12   35   6   0   3   13   6   1    2    7  .324
Winston Llenas        15   31    1   10   1   0   0    3   0   0    1    3  .323
Sandy Alomar          32  129    8   34   4   0   0    2   4   4   10   13  .264
Ken McMullen          28   95    4   24   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            16   63    6   15   5   1   2    5   0   0    3   16  .238
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         24   80    7   17   2   0   0    2   1   2    6   16  .213
Art Kusnyer           18   48    4   10   0   0   1    3   0   0    6    8  .208
Leroy Stanton         17   53   10   11   3   0   3    8   0   0    4   13  .208
Leo Cardenas          32  117    5   24   2   1   3   11   0   0   12   16  .205
Jeff Torborg          17   50    3   10   3   0   0    6   0   0    5    2  .200
Syd O'Brien           11   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             25   89   15   29   6   2   0    3   9   3   11    8  .326
Carlos May            28  105   16   33   7   0   3   21   6   4   10   13  .314
Dick Allen            30  116   18   36   5   1   7   26   3   0   10   26  .310
Walt Williams         13   34    3   10   2   0   0    1   1   0    2    3  .294
Mike Andrews          30  100   17   26   4   0   1    9   0   1   20   14  .260
Rick Reichardt        22   54    1   13   2   0   0    2   0   0    8   15  .241
Bill Melton           29  109   10   25   2   0   2   12   0   1    9   14  .229
Rich Morales          18   53    5   12   0   0   1    5   0   0    3   11  .226
Jorge Orta            21   60    9   12   1   1   1    5   0   0    1   15  .200
Ed Herrmann           22   67    3   13   2   0   1    9   0   0    4    4  .194
Tom Egan              17   39    1    7   1   0   0    2   0   0    1   12  .180
Jay Johnstone         25   57    6   10   2   0   0    2   0   0    7    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          26   81   12   28   2   3   1    7   7   3   13    7  .346
Roy Foster             7   14    1    4   1   0   0    1   0   1    0    4  .286
Buddy Bell            28  104    4   28   6   0   1    9   4   3    6    6  .269
Jack Brohamer         20   71   10   19   2   1   0    8   1   0    2    9  .268
Ray Fosse             27  101    8   27   5   0   2   10   2   0    9    4  .267
John Lowenstein        7    4    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    2  .250
Alex Johnson          28  106   10   25   3   0   4   17   1   2    6   12  .236
Del Unser             28  110    9   24   7   0   1    6   1   2    6   14  .218
Graig Nettles         26   97   11   21   6   0   1    7   1   0   11    9  .217
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            21   60    3   11   1   0   1    2   0   2    6   12  .183
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        23   44    3   15   1   1   2    6   0   0    0    1  .341
Gates Brown           21   54   10   17   2   0   2    6   2   0    4    9  .315
Bill Freehan          23   89   13   26   6   1   2   19   0   1    6    9  .292
Norm Cash             29   96   14   28   1   0   8   19   0   1    9   13  .292
Tony Taylor           12   31    3    8   3   1   1    3   1   0    2    4  .258
Willie Horton         24   76   10   19   4   1   4    9   0   0    9    8  .250
Al Kaline             24   72    9   18   2   2   0    6   0   0    6    8  .250
Ike Brown              5    4    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .250
Aurelio Rodriguez     29  119   17   29   2   1   0    8   0   1    7   17  .244
Ed Brinkman           29   99    8   24   5   1   1   10   0   0    4   10  .242
Tom Haller             9   21    3    5   1   1   1    6   0   0    2    2  .238
Dick McAuliffe        25   68   11   15   4   0   1    7   0   0   21   14  .221
Jim Northrup          25   87    7   19   2   0   0    5   1   3    5    9  .218
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
Ellie Rodriguez       11   26    0    8   2   0   0    1   0   1    2    1  .308
Bob Heise             16   59    2   17   1   0   0    2   0   0    4    4  .288
Tommie Reynolds       12   19    2    5   2   0   0    3   0   0    1    1  .263
Brock Davis           15   28    2    7   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    6  .250
Mike Ferraro          17   40    1    9   3   0   1    3   0   1    1    3  .225
Johnny Briggs         24   76    8   16   2   0   2    6   0   0   14   12  .211
Joe Lahoud            19   61    5   12   1   1   1    3   1   0    6   13  .197
Billy Conigliaro      23   88    8   17   2   0   4    8   0   0    2   23  .193
Curt Motton            5    6    1    1   0   0   1    1   0   0    0    2  .167
Rick Auerbach         26   97    4   16   1   1   0    2   1   1    2   14  .165
George Scott          26  104    7   16   4   0   3    9   1   1    8   21  .154
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
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
Thurman Munson        27   90   10   27   2   1   2    8   3   3   13    8  .300
Ron Blomberg          17   53    6   15   4   0   2   10   0   0    3    2  .283
Horace Clarke         26  108   10   29   4   0   0    5   2   2    9   10  .269
Roy White             28   98   12   25   3   0   1    9   5   1   14    9  .255
Gene Michael          27   85    9   20   1   2   1   11   0   0    8   10  .235
Felipe Alou           20   59    3   13   3   1   1    3   0   0    3    6  .220
Johnny Callison       16   56    4   12   4   0   1    4   0   0    3    5  .214
Rusty Torres          22   56    4   12   4   0   0    3   0   1    7   16  .214
Rich McKinney         26   95    8   20   1   0   1    5   1   0    7    9  .211
Bobby Murcer          27  105   10   22   5   0   3    8   2   2   11   13  .210
Ron Swoboda            6    5    1    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .200
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              26  110   17   34   6   3   1    7   0   1    7    9  .309
Angel Mangual         15   50    3   13   3   0   1    6   0   0    4    7  .260
Reggie Jackson        29  113   16   29   6   0   7   21   2   2   13   35  .257
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
Sal Bando             29  101   13   25   5   2   1   11   1   0   21   13  .248
Mike Epstein          27   89   11   22   2   0   3   13   0   1   14   16  .247
Dave Duncan           22   73    9   17   0   0   7   21   0   1    7    6  .233
Bert Campaneris       28  115   16   24   2   0   1    4   8   2    9   19  .209
Ollie Brown            6   16    1    3   1   0   0    0   1   0    4    3  .188
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           24   69    8   11   0   0   0    2   0   0    9    4  .159
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           32  123   20   37   3   2   1    7  14   3   15   27  .301
Dick Billings         23   61    4   17   0   0   0    9   0   1    4    9  .279
Tom Grieve            13   25    1    6   0   0   0    1   0   2    1    9  .240
Toby Harrah           32   89    9   20   2   1   0   11   1   2   12    9  .225
Frank Howard          28   92    7   20   3   0   2   11   1   0   16   13  .217
Elliott Maddox        32  105   16   22   5   1   0    2   7   2   15   20  .210
Larry Biittner        24   48    3   10   1   0   0    2   1   3    4    4  .208
Joe Lovitto           23   51    8   10   0   0   0    5   2   3   14   12  .196
Len Randle            29  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
Jeff Burroughs         9   34    2    6   1   0   1    2   0   1    2   10  .177
Hal King              24   51    6    8   3   0   1    4   0   0   14   17  .157
Don Mincher           24   78    9   11   4   0   2   13   1   1   16   13  .141
Ted Kubiak            13   26    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    5    5  .039
Jim Driscoll          13   12    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    1  .000

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  S. Alomar (CAL)         129
  B. Oliver (CAL)         126
  D. Nelson (TEX)         123
  A. Rodriguez (DET)      119
  D. Thompson (MIN)       119
  L. Cardenas (CAL)       117
  D. Allen (CHI)          116
  L. Aparicio (BOS)       116
  L. Piniella (KC)        116
  B. Campaneris (OAK)     115

Runs Scored:

  C. Tovar (MIN)           23
  T. Harper (BOS)          21
  D. Nelson (TEX)          20
  L. Piniella (KC)         20
  D. Allen (CHI)           18
  M. Andrews (CHI)         17
  A. Rodriguez (DET)       17
  J. Rudi (OAK)            17
  B. Campaneris (OAK)      16
  R. Jackson (OAK)         16

Hits:

  L. Piniella (KC)         40
  D. Nelson (TEX)          37
  D. Allen (CHI)           36
  V. Pinson (CAL)          35
  S. Alomar (CAL)          34
  J. Rudi (OAK)            34
  L. Aparicio (BOS)        33
  C. May (CHI)             33
  C. Tovar (MIN)           33
  R. Carew (MIN)           32

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
  C. May (CHI)              7
  B. Oliver (CAL)           7
  L. Randle (TEX)           7
  B. Robinson (BAL)         7

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
  R. Jackson (OAK)          7
  B. Darwin (MIN)           6
  D. Baylor (BAL)           4
  B. Conigliaro (MIL)       4
  T. Harper (BOS)           4
  W. Horton (DET)           4
  A. Johnson (CLE)          4

RBI:

  D. Allen (CHI)           26
  B. Darwin (MIN)          22
  D. Duncan (OAK)          21
  R. Jackson (OAK)         21
  C. May (CHI)             21
  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
  P. Kelly (CHI)            9
  B. Campaneris (OAK)       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
  D. Buford (BAL)           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
  J. Lovitto (TEX)          3
  T. McCraw (CLE)           3

Walks:

  H. Killebrew (MIN)       23
  S. Bando (OAK)           21
  D. McAuliffe (DET)       21
  M. Andrews (CHI)         20
  D. Buford (BAL)          19
  P. Schaal (KC)           17
  F. Howard (TEX)          16
  D. Mincher (TEX)         16
  E. Maddox (TEX)          15
  D. Nelson (TEX)          15

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)      23
  D. Porter (MIL)          21
  G. Scott (MIL)           21
  P. Blair (BAL)           20

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