Wednesday May 24, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of May 24, 1972:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Kansas City     1078  103   269   39    7   14    98   17   11   93   154  .250
Detroit          976  117   240   35    9   22   111    4    7   88   135  .246
Chicago         1013  117   248   37    4   16   106   20   11   94   184  .245
California      1104   88   267   37    3   17    80   15    8   76   173  .242
Minnesota       1038  118   248   44    8   16   110   14   10  104   182  .239
Cleveland        962   89   227   41    4   12    80   19   14   81   133  .236
Oakland          983  118   232   33    6   25   107   13   11  106   161  .236
New York         944   87   220   34    5   13    79   13   11   86   114  .233
Boston           950  101   221   36    4   15    91   10    5   79   159  .233
Baltimore        937  104   210   42    4   18    98    9    8   96   187  .224
Texas           1049  100   208   29    4   11    89   29   23  133   222  .198
Milwaukee        910   55   167   23    3   16    54    5    7   77   178  .184

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Tommy McCraw (CLE)       27   84   13   29   2   3   1    7   8   3   13    7  .345
Lou Piniella (KC)        31  121   20   40   5   1   4   14   3   0    6   13  .331
Vada Pinson (CAL)        30  112   14   37   6   0   3   14   8   1    3    7  .330
Pat Kelly (CHI)          25   89   15   29   6   2   0    3   9   3   11    8  .326
Carlos May (CHI)         29  108   17   34   7   0   3   21   6   4   11   13  .315
Joe Rudi (OAK)           27  115   18   36   6   3   2    9   0   1    7    9  .313
Thurman Munson (NY)      28   93   11   29   2   1   2   10   3   3   13    8  .312
Dick Allen (CHI)         31  119   19   37   6   1   7   27   3   0   11   27  .311
Rod Carew (MIN)          29  113   12   34   7   1   0   19   1   2   14   17  .301
Dave Nelson (TEX)        33  125   20   37   3   2   1    7  14   3   15   27  .296

 Baltimore            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Terry Crowley         13   28    7   12   3   0   3    8   0   0    0    3  .429
Don Baylor            11   35    6   14   3   0   4    8   1   0    4    5  .400
Brooks Robinson       30  111   12   31   7   0   0   12   0   0   10   15  .279
Paul Blair            30  107   12   28   2   1   2   14   1   1    5   22  .262
Davey Johnson         28   92    8   22   8   1   0    7   0   1   13   16  .239
Merv Rettenmund       26   79   14   18   4   0   2    8   1   1   13   10  .228
Don Buford            30  101   12   23   2   0   1    4   5   1   19   18  .228
Bobby Grich           11   27    2    6   1   0   0    2   1   1    3    7  .222
Tom Shopay            11    9    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    4  .222
Mark Belanger         27   90    9   17   2   1   1    6   0   1    3   13  .189
Andy Etchebarren      22   65    2   11   3   0   0    8   0   2    3   15  .169
Johnny Oates           5   13    1    2   1   0   1    3   0   0    0    2  .154
Boog Powell           28   85   13   13   3   0   4   15   0   0   14   18  .153
Ellie Hendricks        8   22    0    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    4    3  .091
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       17   56   11   17   4   0   1    4   0   1    3   10  .304
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         28  118    8   33   7   0   0    8   1   1    4    5  .280
Carlton Fisk          17   58    7   16   7   1   0    5   2   0    5   10  .276
Bob Montgomery         9   33    3    9   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    9  .273
Ben Oglivie           15   31    2    8   1   1   1    4   0   0    2    6  .258
Tommy Harper          28  111   21   28   7   1   4   13   0   1   13   18  .252
Reggie Smith          25   90   13   22   1   0   4   11   5   1   14   16  .244
Doug Griffin          25   87    7   21   2   0   0    5   2   0   11    9  .241
Rico Petrocelli       25   94    7   18   2   1   1    8   0   0    7   13  .192
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             19   62    5   21   3   1   1    8   0   0    6    8  .339
Vada Pinson           30  112   14   37   6   0   3   14   8   1    3    7  .330
Winston Llenas        15   31    1   10   1   0   0    3   0   0    1    3  .323
Ken McMullen          29   99    4   27   4   0   0    3   0   0   12   10  .273
Sandy Alomar          33  133   10   36   4   0   0    2   6   5   11   13  .271
Bob Oliver            17   68    6   17   5   1   2    6   0   0    3   17  .250
John Stephenson        2    4    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .250
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
Jeff Torborg          17   50    3   10   3   0   0    6   0   0    5    2  .200
Leo Cardenas          33  121    5   24   2   1   3   11   0   0   12   18  .198
Art Kusnyer           19   51    5   10   0   0   1    3   0   0    7    9  .196
Leroy Stanton         18   58   10   11   3   0   3    8   0   0    4   14  .190
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            29  108   17   34   7   0   3   21   6   4   11   13  .315
Dick Allen            31  119   19   37   6   1   7   27   3   0   11   27  .311
Walt Williams         14   38    3   10   2   0   0    1   1   0    2    3  .263
Mike Andrews          31  103   18   27   4   0   1    9   0   1   21   14  .262
Rick Reichardt        23   56    2   14   3   0   0    5   0   0    9   16  .250
Bill Melton           30  112   11   26   2   0   2   12   0   1   10   16  .232
Rich Morales          19   56    5   13   0   0   1    6   0   1    4   11  .232
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
Jay Johnstone         26   58    6   10   2   0   0    2   0   1    7    8  .172
Tom Egan              18   43    1    7   1   0   0    2   0   0    1   14  .163
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            7   12    1    5   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    3  .417
Tommy McCraw          27   84   13   29   2   3   1    7   8   3   13    7  .345
Jack Brohamer         20   71   10   19   2   1   0    8   1   0    2    9  .268
Ray Fosse             28  105    9   28   5   0   2   10   2   0    9    4  .267
Roy Foster             8   15    1    4   1   0   0    1   0   1    0    4  .267
Buddy Bell            29  108    4   28   6   0   1    9   4   3    6    6  .259
John Lowenstein        7    4    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    2  .250
Alex Johnson          29  110   10   27   3   0   4   17   1   2    6   12  .246
Del Unser             29  113    9   24   7   0   1    6   1   2    7   14  .212
Graig Nettles         27  100   11   21   6   0   1    7   1   0   11   10  .210
Frank Duffy           23   61    4   12   3   0   0    3   1   1   11   12  .197
Eddie Leon            22   64    3   12   1   0   1    2   0   2    6   12  .188
Fred Stanley           5   11    1    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    2  .182
Chris Chambliss        7   14    2    2   0   0   1    1   0   0    1    1  .143
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        24   46    4   15   1   1   2    7   0   0    1    1  .326
Gates Brown           22   54   10   17   2   0   2    6   2   0    5    9  .315
Bill Freehan          23   89   13   26   6   1   2   19   0   1    6    9  .292
Norm Cash             30  100   15   29   1   0   8   19   0   1    9   13  .290
Al Kaline             25   76   11   20   2   2   0    6   0   0    6    8  .263
Tom Haller            10   23    3    6   1   1   1    8   0   0    3    2  .261
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
Aurelio Rodriguez     30  121   17   30   2   1   0   10   0   1    7   17  .248
Ed Brinkman           30  102    8   24   5   1   1   10   0   0    5   10  .235
Jim Northrup          26   90    8   21   3   0   0    5   1   3    6    9  .233
Tony Taylor           13   36    3    8   3   1   1    3   1   0    2    5  .222
Dick McAuliffe        26   70   11   15   4   0   1    7   0   0   22   14  .214
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
Wayne Comer            1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .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        19   57    7   19   2   0   3   10   0   2    9    6  .333
Lou Piniella          31  121   20   40   5   1   4   14   3   0    6   13  .331
Gail Hopkins           9    7    0    2   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    0  .286
Freddie Patek         20   85   11   23   5   2   0    7   7   1    7   15  .271
Bob Oliver            16   63    7   17   2   1   1    6   1   0    2   12  .270
Cookie Rojas          30  115   11   31   6   0   0   11   1   4    6    9  .270
Jerry May             16   43    3   11   4   0   0    0   0   0    8    2  .256
Richie Scheinblum     21   65    3   16   0   0   2    8   0   0    9    8  .246
Steve Hovley          16   25    2    6   1   0   0    2   0   1    2    4  .240
Amos Otis             29  115    9   27   4   1   1   11   4   3    8   15  .235
John Mayberry         31  117    9   26   2   1   3   13   0   0   12   17  .222
Paul Schaal           31  115   13   24   7   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       12   29    0    8   2   0   0    1   0   1    3    1  .276
Bob Heise             17   63    2   17   1   0   0    2   0   0    4    5  .270
Mike Ferraro          18   43    1   11   3   0   1    5   0   1    2    3  .256
Brock Davis           16   29    2    7   0   0   0    2   0   1    2    6  .241
Tommie Reynolds       13   21    3    5   2   0   0    3   0   0    2    1  .238
Johnny Briggs         25   77    8   16   2   0   2    6   0   0   15   13  .208
Joe Lahoud            20   62    5   12   1   1   1    3   1   0    6   14  .194
Billy Conigliaro      24   91    8   17   2   0   4    8   0   0    2   26  .187
Curt Motton            6    6    1    1   0   0   1    2   0   0    1    2  .167
Rick Auerbach         27  101    4   16   1   1   0    2   1   1    2   15  .158
George Scott          27  106    8   16   4   0   3    9   1   1   10   22  .151
Dave May              25   93    4   13   2   0   2    2   2   0    6   13  .140
Ron Theobald          17   43    5    6   0   0   1    3   0   1   12    6  .140
Bill Voss             14   23    0    3   1   0   0    1   0   1    3    3  .130
Darrell Porter        18   56    2    7   1   0   1    2   0   0    5   21  .125
Paul Ratliff           8   11    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    8  .091

 Minnesota            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Steve Braun           22   79    8   24   3   0   1   12   2   1    5    4  .304
Rod Carew             29  113   12   34   7   1   0   19   1   2   14   17  .301
Cesar Tovar           29  117   23   33   4   1   0    7   6   5   12    8  .282
Danny Thompson        29  124   16   34   9   1   1   12   1   0    5   18  .274
Bobby Darwin          27  105   12   26   2   1   6   22   0   1   11   32  .248
Harmon Killebrew      28   91   11   21   4   1   4   16   0   0   24   20  .231
Rick Renick           10    9    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .222
Jim Nettles           19   34    3    7   0   0   0    2   0   1    8    7  .206
Eric Soderholm        15   54    5   11   4   0   2    3   1   0    2    3  .204
Dan Monzon             9    5    3    1   0   0   0    0   1   0    1    2  .200
Steve Brye            24   83    4   16   3   2   0    4   2   0    6   15  .193
Phil Roof             17   44    6    8   4   1   0    4   0   0    4   12  .182
Rich Reese            26   22    3    4   0   0   1    3   0   0    4    2  .182
Chuck Manuel          11   19    1    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    3  .158
George Mitterwald     14   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        28   93   11   29   2   1   2   10   3   3   13    8  .312
Horace Clarke         27  109   10   30   5   0   0    6   2   2    9   10  .275
Ron Blomberg          18   55    6   15   4   0   2   10   0   0    4    2  .273
Roy White             29  100   13   25   3   0   1   10   5   1   15    9  .250
Gene Michael          27   85    9   20   1   2   1   11   0   0    8   10  .235
Johnny Callison       17   60    5   14   4   0   1    4   0   0    3    5  .233
Bobby Murcer          28  108   11   24   5   0   3    8   2   3   12   13  .222
Rich McKinney         27   99    8   22   1   0   1    5   1   0    7    9  .222
Felipe Alou           21   60    3   13   3   1   1    3   0   0    3    6  .217
Rusty Torres          23   58    4   12   4   0   0    3   0   1    7   16  .207
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           7   12    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .083
Bernie Allen           7   13    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .077

 Oakland              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ron Clark              4    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
George Hendrick        6    7    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   1    0    1  .429
Dick Green             7   21    1    8   1   1   0    3   0   1    1    1  .381
Joe Rudi              27  115   18   36   6   3   2    9   0   1    7    9  .313
Mike Epstein          28   94   12   24   2   0   4   15   0   1   14   16  .255
Angel Mangual         16   51    3   13   3   0   1    6   0   0    4    8  .255
Dave Duncan           23   76   10   19   0   0   8   22   0   1    8    7  .250
Reggie Jackson        30  117   16   29   6   0   7   21   2   2   14   36  .248
Sal Bando             30  104   14   25   5   2   1   11   1   0   23   14  .240
Brant Alyea           10   13    1    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .231
Bert Campaneris       29  119   16   25   2   0   1    4   8   2    9   20  .210
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           13   36    3    6   1   0   1    2   0   0    2    7  .167
Ollie Brown            7   19    1    3   1   0   0    0   1   0    4    4  .158
Larry Brown           25   72    8   11   0   0   0    2   0   0    9    5  .153
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           33  125   20   37   3   2   1    7  14   3   15   27  .296
Dick Billings         24   65    5   18   0   0   1   10   0   1    4   10  .277
Tom Grieve            13   25    1    6   0   0   0    1   0   2    1    9  .240
Elliott Maddox        33  109   16   24   5   1   0    2   7   2   15   20  .220
Toby Harrah           33   92    9   20   2   1   0   11   1   2   12    9  .217
Frank Howard          28   92    7   20   3   0   2   11   1   0   16   13  .217
Larry Biittner        25   50    3   10   1   0   0    2   1   3    4    4  .200
Joe Lovitto           24   53    8   10   0   0   0    5   2   3   15   12  .189
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        10   38    2    6   1   0   1    2   0   1    2   13  .158
Hal King              25   52    6    8   3   0   1    4   0   0   14   17  .154
Don Mincher           25   81    9   12   4   0   2   13   1   1   16   13  .148
Ted Kubiak            14   29    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    5    5  .035
Jim Driscoll          14   15    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    2  .000

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  S. Alomar (CAL)         133
  B. Oliver (CAL)         131
  D. Nelson (TEX)         125
  D. Thompson (MIN)       124
  L. Cardenas (CAL)       121
  L. Piniella (KC)        121
  A. Rodriguez (DET)      121
  D. Allen (CHI)          119
  B. Campaneris (OAK)     119
  L. Aparicio (BOS)       118

Runs Scored:

  C. Tovar (MIN)           23
  T. Harper (BOS)          21
  D. Nelson (TEX)          20
  L. Piniella (KC)         20
  D. Allen (CHI)           19
  M. Andrews (CHI)         18
  J. Rudi (OAK)            18
  C. May (CHI)             17
  A. Rodriguez (DET)       17
  B. Campaneris (OAK)      16

Hits:

  L. Piniella (KC)         40
  D. Allen (CHI)           37
  D. Nelson (TEX)          37
  V. Pinson (CAL)          37
  S. Alomar (CAL)          36
  J. Rudi (OAK)            36
  R. Carew (MIN)           34
  C. May (CHI)             34
  B. Oliver (CAL)          34
  D. Thompson (MIN)        34

Doubles:

  D. Thompson (MIN)         9
  D. Johnson (BAL)          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. Duncan (OAK)           8
  D. Allen (CHI)            7
  R. Jackson (OAK)          7
  B. Darwin (MIN)           6
  D. Baylor (BAL)           4
  B. Conigliaro (MIL)       4
  M. Epstein (OAK)          4
  T. Harper (BOS)           4
  W. Horton (DET)           4

RBI:

  D. Allen (CHI)           27
  B. Darwin (MIN)          22
  D. Duncan (OAK)          22
  R. Jackson (OAK)         21
  C. May (CHI)             21
  R. Carew (MIN)           19
  N. Cash (DET)            19
  B. Freehan (DET)         19
  A. Johnson (CLE)         17
  H. Killebrew (MIN)       16

Stolen Bases:

  D. Nelson (TEX)          14
  P. Kelly (CHI)            9
  B. Campaneris (OAK)       8
  T. McCraw (CLE)           8
  V. Pinson (CAL)           8
  E. Maddox (TEX)           7
  F. Patek (KC)             7
  S. Alomar (CAL)           6
  C. May (CHI)              6
  C. Tovar (MIN)            6

Caught Stealing:

  S. Alomar (CAL)           5
  C. Tovar (MIN)            5
  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)       24
  S. Bando (OAK)           23
  D. McAuliffe (DET)       22
  M. Andrews (CHI)         21
  D. Buford (BAL)          19
  P. Schaal (KC)           17
  F. Howard (TEX)          16
  D. Mincher (TEX)         16
  J. Briggs (MIL)          15
  J. Lovitto (TEX)         15

Strikeouts:

  R. Jackson (OAK)         36
  B. Darwin (MIN)          32
  B. Oliver (CAL)          29
  L. Randle (TEX)          29
  D. Allen (CHI)           27
  D. Nelson (TEX)          27
  B. Conigliaro (MIL)      26
  P. Blair (BAL)           22
  G. Scott (MIL)           22
  D. Porter (MIL)          21

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