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

National League batting statistics through games of May 23, 1972:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Pittsburgh      1127  154   325   63   10   26   141   12    8   86   155  .288
St. Louis       1153  117   301   36    9   13   106   21    9   87   172  .261
Atlanta         1121  121   288   45    1   27   114   12    6  105   141  .257
Chicago         1046  134   268   42    7   27   125   19   10  106   160  .256
New York        1098  132   277   40    8   25   123    9    9  121   198  .252
Los Angeles     1206  139   304   52    5   28   128   17    9   99   176  .252
Houston         1180  166   293   41   12   35   154   21   11  119   197  .248
Philadelphia    1104  106   267   50    8   22    98    7    8  116   214  .242
Cincinnati      1126  145   270   42   10   25   131   39   14  131   186  .240
San Francisco   1262  149   290   58   12   35   144   33    8  120   238  .230
Montreal        1098  104   247   42    5   11    93   19   16   98   180  .225
San Diego       1170   99   251   42    7   20    92   14   18   85   205  .215

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Joe Torre (STL)          32  122   13   46   7   2   3   21   1   0    8   15  .377
Matty Alou (STL)         31  113   12   40   3   0   1    8   3   2    5    5  .354
Leron Lee (SD)           28   97   14   34   5   3   3   12   1   3    8    8  .351
Manny Sanguillen (PIT)   31  123   14   43   4   3   2   16   1   0    2   14  .350
Rick Monday (CHI)        30   93   19   31   5   1   5   14   5   2   20   21  .333
Richie Hebner (PIT)      28  101   16   33   6   1   5   16   0   0   12   10  .327
Al Oliver (PIT)          31  129   19   42   8   1   3   21   0   2    7    7  .326
Roberto Clemente (PIT)   29  117   19   37   8   2   2   14   0   0    8   10  .316
Bobby Tolan (CIN)        33  127   23   40   9   3   4   23  14   3   11    9  .315
Dave Cash (PIT)          24  106   20   33   6   0   1    6   4   3    6    9  .311

 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
Dusty Baker           26   60    6   19   4   0   1    6   1   0    3   12  .317
Jim Breazeale         10   13    2    4   1   0   0    3   0   0    0    2  .308
Ralph Garr            33  136   18   40   3   0   3   12   7   3    5    8  .294
Oscar Brown           15   14    5    4   0   0   2    4   0   0    1    1  .286
Felix Millan          33  141   12   40   6   1   0   12   2   1    9    9  .284
Rico Carty            28   79   10   22   4   0   2    8   0   0   18    9  .279
Hank Aaron            27  101   16   27   3   0   6   15   1   0   19   13  .267
Earl Williams         33  126   14   33   7   0   4   18   0   0   12   21  .262
Darrell Evans         28   92   12   24   2   0   5   17   1   0   18    7  .261
Marty Perez           33  119    8   27   6   0   0    7   0   1    5   14  .227
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
Paul Popovich          5    8    0    3   1   0   0    1   0   1    2    1  .375
Rick Monday           30   93   19   31   5   1   5   14   5   2   20   21  .333
Gene Hiser             4    6    0    2   0   0   0    0   1   0    0    0  .333
Ken Rudolph            6   20    3    6   0   1   1    4   1   0    0    4  .300
Ron Santo             18   68   13   20   3   0   5   12   0   1    7   11  .294
Jim Hickman           26   90   19   26   2   0   5   13   1   0    9   11  .289
Jose Cardenal         29  108   21   30   6   3   4   19   6   4   11   10  .278
Billy Williams        31  129   17   35   6   1   3   14   2   1    8   14  .271
Carmen Fanzone        21   52    9   14   4   0   3   11   0   0    7   11  .269
Don Kessinger         29  108   13   28   4   0   0   10   1   0   15   10  .259
Glenn Beckert         31  127    9   32   4   1   1   11   0   1    6    1  .252
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
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         13   13    5    6   0   0   0    3   1   1    3    3  .462
Bobby Tolan           33  127   23   40   9   3   4   23  14   3   11    9  .315
Joe Morgan            34  124   32   36   5   2   5   14  15   3   25   10  .290
Tony Perez            25   97   12   28   4   0   6   22   0   0    8   31  .289
Pete Rose             34  143   20   37   4   2   0    8   1   1   12    7  .259
Julian Javier         14   35    2    9   2   0   1    6   1   0    3    3  .257
Joe Hague              4   12    3    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    5    0  .250
Dave Concepcion       34  110    8   27   2   1   1   14   6   2    5   15  .246
Hal McRae             15   25    0    6   1   0   0    7   0   0    1    2  .240
Johnny Bench          32  115   15   27   3   1   5   17   1   1   19   14  .235
Denis Menke           31   92    9   20   4   0   2    7   0   1   12   19  .217
Cesar Geronimo        23   34    5    6   3   1   1    3   0   1    4   12  .177
Ted Uhlaender         24   59    4   10   2   0   0    4   0   1    9    4  .170
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
Cesar Cedeno          31  130   18   39   6   1   1   12  12   3   13   13  .300
Lee May               30  117   19   35   4   2   7   21   0   1   11   29  .299
Bob Watson            34  127   27   37   4   1   8   25   0   0   15   18  .291
Jim Wynn              33  128   25   37   5   1   7   24   2   2   19   20  .289
Johnny Edwards        29   97   16   26   5   2   3   11   0   2   16   15  .268
Bob Stinson            4    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250
Jimmy Stewart         16   34    6    8   1   2   0    3   0   0    2    2  .235
Tommy Helms           30  115   10   27   2   0   2   13   0   1    4    4  .235
Norm Miller           14   18    2    4   2   0   0    1   0   0    2    2  .222
Doug Rader            34  133   13   27   5   2   5   23   2   0    9   26  .203
Roger Metzger         34  138   20   26   1   1   1   12   5   2   18   14  .188
Jack Hiatt             8   18    1    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    3    4  .111

 Los Angeles          G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Bill Russell          30   83    7   27   8   0   3   16   0   2    6   12  .325
Bobby Valentine       20   50    7   16   1   0   1    3   0   1    4    6  .320
Manny Mota            27   80   15   24   4   2   2   11   1   0    3    5  .300
Wes Parker            24   83    8   23   2   0   0    7   0   0   11    5  .277
Frank Robinson        32  106   14   29   5   0   5   19   1   1   19   23  .274
Willie Crawford       26   74    9   20   5   1   5    8   2   1    7   13  .270
Willie Davis          35  149   22   40   6   1   6   21   8   1    4   17  .269
Steve Garvey          31  107   17   28   5   0   2    9   2   1    7   10  .262
Chris Cannizzaro      16   50    7   13   1   0   1    6   0   0    6    9  .260
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            18    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
Mike Jorgensen        30  107   16   28   4   0   5   15   6   4   14   24  .262
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         34  120   17   30   5   1   2   11   2   3   19   29  .250
Ron Woods             21   53    3   13   2   0   0    2   1   2    4    9  .245
Ron Fairly            27   88    9   21   2   0   3   13   1   1    8   10  .239
John Boccabella       29   97    7   22   3   1   0    3   0   1    5   15  .227
Bob Bailey            34  124   12   28   3   1   1   11   4   2   14   20  .226
Ron Hunt              34  122   13   27   7   0   0    7   1   0   15    8  .221
Tim Foli              32  103    8   20   4   1   0   10   2   1    5   10  .194
Boots Day             25   77    6   14   2   0   0    5   1   2    2    9  .182
Hector Torres         11   18    1    2   0   1   0    1   0   0    1    4  .111

 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           16   35    5   11   2   0   1    7   0   0    3    9  .314
Rusty Staub           33  126   17   39   5   0   5   17   0   0   17    9  .310
Cleon Jones           28  104   11   30   2   0   2   13   0   2    8   25  .289
Tommie Agee           31  118   22   34   9   0   5   19   4   2   18   24  .288
Ted Martinez          16   56    8   16   1   3   0    4   0   1    1   12  .286
Jim Fregosi           31  114   17   31   5   3   3   14   0   0   12   20  .272
Jerry Grote           27   86    6   22   3   1   3   11   0   0   14    6  .256
Ed Kranepool          27   83    9   20   3   0   3   12   1   0   10   13  .241
Bud Harrelson         32  127   15   28   2   0   1    6   4   2   13   18  .221
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           23   88    6   15   1   1   0    5   0   1    9    5  .171
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           26   85    7   26   5   1   0    9   0   1    7   10  .306
Greg Luzinski         33  126   16   38   7   2   6   17   0   0   12   21  .302
Ron Stone             15   21    2    6   0   1   0    1   0   0    2    4  .286
Roger Freed            8   14    1    4   0   0   1    3   0   0    0    6  .286
Tommy Hutton          25   78    9   22   3   1   2    8   0   0    6    8  .282
Willie Montanez       32  121   12   29   9   1   2   13   0   0   15   32  .240
Tim McCarver          28  109   10   24   7   0   2    9   0   2    9   11  .220
Larry Bowa            33  130   15   28   3   0   0    3   3   2   14   12  .215
Deron Johnson         22   61    4   13   1   1   2   12   0   0    4   15  .213
Mike Ryan              7   24    1    5   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    4  .208
Don Money             33  113    7   23   5   0   3    8   2   2   21   25  .204
Mike Anderson         30   93    6   17   5   0   2    5   1   0   15   33  .183
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
Vic Davalillo         22   48   14   19   2   0   2    7   2   0    5    3  .396
Rennie Stennett       19   60   10   23   5   2   1   10   0   2    0    4  .383
Manny Sanguillen      31  123   14   43   4   3   2   16   1   0    2   14  .350
Gene Alley            20   48    5   16   2   0   0    8   2   1    8    5  .333
Richie Hebner         28  101   16   33   6   1   5   16   0   0   12   10  .327
Al Oliver             31  129   19   42   8   1   3   21   0   2    7    7  .326
Roberto Clemente      29  117   19   37   8   2   2   14   0   0    8   10  .316
Dave Cash             24  106   20   33   6   0   1    6   4   3    6    9  .311
Milt May              11   17    0    5   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .294
Willie Stargell       29  111   14   31  10   0   8   25   0   0   12   29  .279
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         25   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             28   97   14   34   5   3   3   12   1   3    8    8  .351
Ed Spiezio             6   10    1    3   2   0   0    3   0   0    0    1  .300
Jerry Morales         20   45    5   13   4   2   0    3   1   1    6    4  .289
Garry Jestadt         18   30    1    8   0   0   1    4   0   0    1    5  .267
Cito Gaston           13   34    2    9   3   0   0    3   0   0    2    4  .265
Dave Campbell         32   97    6   24   5   0   0    3   0   4   11   12  .247
Nate Colbert          36  132   21   30   7   1   9   24   1   1   15   31  .227
Johnny Jeter          31  108   10   24   1   1   4    9   3   4    7   32  .222
Derrel Thomas         33  122    9   25   5   0   1   10   2   4   10   23  .205
Ivan Murrell           3    5    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .200
Bob Barton            20   62    0   12   0   0   0    7   1   0    2   13  .194
Fred Kendall          20   65    4   12   0   0   1    2   0   0    3   12  .185
Don Mason              9   11    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .182
Rafael Robles         10   17    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .177
Ollie Brown           23   70    3   12   2   0   0    3   0   0    5    9  .171
Enzo Hernandez        33  111   14   19   5   0   0    3   5   1    6    5  .171
Curt Blefary           5   12    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .167
Larry Stahl           23   61    3   10   1   0   1    3   0   0    6   10  .164

 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          20   45    4   12   2   1   1    3   0   1    7    4  .267
Tito Fuentes          37  151   15   40   8   1   2    9   6   1    5   16  .265
Chris Speier          35  136   16   36  10   1   5   17   2   0   17   17  .265
Bobby Bonds           38  150   27   39   9   3   6   24   6   1   10   31  .260
Dave Kingman          38  143   22   36   4   3  10   32  11   1   12   39  .252
Ed Goodson             6   17    3    4   0   0   1    2   0   0    1    0  .235
Dave Rader            26   78    5   18   3   0   1    8   0   0    4    8  .231
Garry Maddox          24   84    9   19   8   1   0    9   1   0    4   19  .226
Jim Howarth           19   18    6    4   2   0   0    1   1   0    9    6  .222
Bernie Williams       14   38    5    8   1   1   1    4   0   0    2   10  .211
Jim Ray Hart           9   21    1    4   1   0   1    1   0   0    1    6  .191
Willie Mays           19   49    8    9   2   0   0    3   3   0   17    5  .184
Ken Henderson         34  114    9   19   3   0   4   11   3   2   12   21  .167
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         9    7    0    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    1  .429
Joe Torre             32  122   13   46   7   2   3   21   1   0    8   15  .377
Matty Alou            31  113   12   40   3   0   1    8   3   2    5    5  .354
Lou Brock             34  147   15   45   2   2   1   11  14   5    5   23  .306
Ed Crosby             31  100    9   27   0   0   0    7   0   0    4    7  .270
Ted Sizemore          29  115   16   31   3   0   0    9   1   0    7    9  .270
Ted Simmons           32  123   12   33   8   1   2   18   0   1    7   17  .268
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         27   54    9   11   2   1   2    2   0   0    5    4  .204
Dwain Anderson         4    5    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .200
Jose Cruz             31   98    9   19   2   2   0    8   1   0    9   15  .194
Bernie Carbo           4   13    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    4  .154
Donn Clendenon        22   42    4    6   1   0   1    1   1   0    5   16  .143
Mike Fiore             9    7    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    2  .143
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)           150
  W. Davis (LA)           149
  L. Brock (STL)          147
  D. Kingman (SF)         143
  P. Rose (CIN)           143
  F. Millan (ATL)         141
  R. Metzger (HOU)        138
  R. Garr (ATL)           136
  C. Speier (SF)          136

Runs Scored:

  J. Morgan (CIN)          32
  B. Bonds (SF)            27
  B. Watson (HOU)          27
  J. Wynn (HOU)            25
  B. Tolan (CIN)           23
  T. Agee (NY)             22
  W. Davis (LA)            22
  D. Kingman (SF)          22
  J. Cardenal (CHI)        21
  N. Colbert (SD)          21

Hits:

  J. Torre (STL)           46
  L. Brock (STL)           45
  M. Sanguillen (PIT)      43
  A. Oliver (PIT)          42
  M. Alou (STL)            40
  W. Davis (LA)            40
  T. Fuentes (SF)          40
  R. Garr (ATL)            40
  F. Millan (ATL)          40
  B. Tolan (CIN)           40

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
  L. Lee (SD)               3
  T. Martinez (NY)          3
  M. Sanguillen (PIT)       3
  B. Tolan (CIN)            3
  L. Brock (STL)            2
  R. Clemente (PIT)         2

Home Runs:

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

RBI:

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

Stolen Bases:

  J. Morgan (CIN)          15
  L. Brock (STL)           14
  B. Tolan (CIN)           14
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          12
  D. Kingman (SF)          11
  W. Davis (LA)             8
  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. Thomas (SD)            4
  D. Cash (PIT)             3
  C. Cedeno (HOU)           3
  R. Garr (ATL)             3
  L. Lee (SD)               3

Walks:

  J. Morgan (CIN)          25
  J. Hague (CIN)           22
  W. Mays (NY)             21
  D. Money (PHI)           21
  R. Monday (CHI)          20
  H. Aaron (ATL)           19
  J. Bench (CIN)           19
  F. Robinson (LA)         19
  K. Singleton (MON)       19
  J. Wynn (HOU)            19

Strikeouts:

  D. Kingman (SF)          39
  M. Anderson (PHI)        33
  J. Jeter (SD)            32
  W. Montanez (PHI)        32
  B. Bonds (SF)            31
  N. Colbert (SD)          31
  T. Perez (CIN)           31
  L. May (HOU)             29
  K. Singleton (MON)       29
  W. Stargell (PIT)        29

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