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

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

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Pittsburgh      1186  163   344   65   10   27   149   12    9   97   163  .290
St. Louis       1202  121   313   36   10   14   110   21   10   89   177  .260
Atlanta         1155  125   298   46    1   28   118   13    7  108   145  .258
Chicago         1075  139   273   42    7   30   130   19   11  110   167  .254
Los Angeles     1237  139   312   53    5   28   128   20   10   99   182  .252
New York        1131  133   282   41    8   25   124    9    9  123   204  .249
Houston         1213  170   301   43   12   36   158   22   11  122   202  .248
Cincinnati      1158  147   277   43   10   27   133   40   15  136   190  .239
Philadelphia    1131  107   268   50    9   22    99    7    8  118   216  .237
Montreal        1128  108   256   44    5   13    97   19   16   98   183  .227
San Francisco   1291  150   293   58   12   35   145   33    8  121   243  .227
San Diego       1203  101   258   43    7   21    94   15   18   86   216  .215

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Joe Torre (STL)          33  127   14   48   7   2   3   21   1   0    8   16  .378
Manny Sanguillen (PIT)   32  131   16   48   5   3   2   16   1   0    2   15  .366
Leron Lee (SD)           29  101   15   36   6   3   4   14   1   3    8    8  .356
Matty Alou (STL)         32  119   13   41   3   0   1    8   3   2    5    5  .345
Al Oliver (PIT)          32  135   19   44   8   1   3   23   0   3    9    8  .326
Roberto Clemente (PIT)   30  125   21   40   8   2   3   16   0   0    8   11  .320
Rick Monday (CHI)        31   97   19   31   5   1   5   14   5   2   20   23  .320
Richie Hebner (PIT)      29  105   17   33   6   1   5   16   0   0   16   11  .314
Lou Brock (STL)          35  153   15   48   2   2   1   11  14   5    5   24  .314
Bobby Tolan (CIN)        34  131   23   41   9   3   4   23  14   4   11    9  .313

 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        17   62    5   21   3   0   3    8   0   0    4   11  .339
Dusty Baker           27   64    6   20   4   0   1    7   1   0    3   13  .313
Jim Breazeale         10   13    2    4   1   0   0    3   0   0    0    2  .308
Ralph Garr            34  140   19   42   3   0   3   12   8   3    5    8  .300
Oscar Brown           16   14    5    4   0   0   2    4   0   0    1    1  .286
Rico Carty            28   79   10   22   4   0   2    8   0   0   18    9  .279
Felix Millan          34  146   12   40   6   1   0   12   2   1    9    9  .274
Darrell Evans         29   95   14   26   3   0   6   18   1   0   19    7  .274
Hank Aaron            28  101   16   27   3   0   6   15   1   0   20   13  .267
Earl Williams         34  130   14   33   7   0   4   18   0   0   12   22  .254
Marty Perez           34  123    8   28   6   0   0    8   0   1    5   15  .228
Mike Lum              25   65    6   14   2   0   0    2   0   2    9    5  .215
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
Gene Hiser             4    6    0    2   0   0   0    0   1   0    0    0  .333
Rick Monday           31   97   19   31   5   1   5   14   5   2   20   23  .320
Ron Santo             18   68   13   20   3   0   5   12   0   1    7   11  .294
Jose Cardenal         30  112   23   32   6   3   6   23   6   4   11   10  .286
Jim Hickman           27   93   19   26   2   0   5   13   1   0   10   13  .280
Billy Williams        32  133   18   37   6   1   4   15   2   1    8   14  .278
Ken Rudolph            7   22    4    6   0   1   1    4   1   0    1    5  .273
Paul Popovich          6   11    0    3   1   0   0    1   0   1    2    2  .273
Don Kessinger         29  108   13   28   4   0   0   10   1   0   15   10  .259
Carmen Fanzone        22   55    9   14   4   0   3   11   0   1    8   11  .255
Glenn Beckert         32  131    9   33   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         14   13    5    6   0   0   0    3   1   1    3    3  .462
Bobby Tolan           34  131   23   41   9   3   4   23  14   4   11    9  .313
Tony Perez            25   97   12   28   4   0   6   22   0   0    8   31  .289
Joe Morgan            35  126   32   36   5   2   5   14  16   3   27   10  .286
Joe Hague              5   15    4    4   0   0   1    1   0   0    6    1  .267
Julian Javier         14   35    2    9   2   0   1    6   1   0    3    3  .257
Dave Concepcion       35  114    8   29   3   1   1   14   6   2    5   15  .254
Pete Rose             35  148   20   37   4   2   0    8   1   1   12    8  .250
Johnny Bench          33  118   16   28   3   1   6   18   1   1   20   14  .237
Denis Menke           32   95    9   22   4   0   2    7   0   1   13   19  .232
Hal McRae             16   28    0    6   1   0   0    7   0   0    1    2  .214
Cesar Geronimo        24   35    5    6   3   1   1    3   0   1    4   12  .171
Ted Uhlaender         25   60    4   10   2   0   0    4   0   1    9    4  .167
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          32  134   19   40   6   1   1   12  13   3   13   13  .299
Bob Watson            35  131   28   39   4   1   8   25   0   0   15   18  .298
Lee May               31  121   20   36   4   2   8   23   0   1   11   30  .298
Jim Wynn              34  131   26   38   6   1   7   24   2   2   20   21  .290
Johnny Edwards        30  100   16   26   5   2   3   11   0   2   17   16  .260
Bob Stinson            4    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250
Tommy Helms           31  119   10   28   2   0   2   14   0   1    4    4  .235
Jimmy Stewart         16   34    6    8   1   2   0    3   0   0    2    2  .235
Norm Miller           15   18    2    4   2   0   0    1   0   0    2    2  .222
Doug Rader            35  136   13   27   5   2   5   24   2   0    9   26  .199
Roger Metzger         35  143   20   28   2   1   1   12   5   2   18   15  .196
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          31   86    7   29   8   0   3   16   1   2    6   12  .337
Bobby Valentine       21   54    7   18   1   0   1    3   1   1    4    6  .333
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
Steve Garvey          32  110   17   30   6   0   2    9   2   2    7   10  .273
Willie Davis          36  153   22   41   6   1   6   21   9   1    4   18  .268
Frank Robinson        33  110   14   29   5   0   5   19   1   1   19   25  .264
Chris Cannizzaro      16   50    7   13   1   0   1    6   0   0    6    9  .260
Willie Crawford       27   78    9   20   5   1   5    8   2   1    7   14  .256
Bill Buckner          21   68    7   17   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
Dick Dietz            13   31    3    5   1   0   0    4   1   0    5    4  .161
Duke Sims             16   52    2    8   2   0   1    3   0   0    3    8  .154
Maury Wills           20   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            19    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         24   51    6   13   3   0   0    5   1   0    4   11  .255
Mike Jorgensen        31  110   16   28   4   0   5   15   6   4   14   24  .255
Ken Singleton         35  123   18   31   5   1   2   11   2   3   19   30  .252
Ron Woods             22   56    3   14   3   0   0    3   1   2    4    9  .250
John Boccabella       30  100    8   24   4   1   0    3   0   1    5   15  .240
Ron Fairly            27   88    9   21   2   0   3   13   1   1    8   10  .239
Bob Bailey            35  128   13   30   3   1   2   12   4   2   14   20  .234
Ron Hunt              35  126   13   28   7   0   0    8   1   0   15    8  .222
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         12   22    2    3   0   1   1    2   0   0    1    4  .136

 New York             G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Willie Mays            5   15    7    6   2   0   2    4   0   1    5    5  .400
Duffy Dyer             8   22    2    8   2   0   0    2   0   0    1    6  .364
John Milner           16   35    5   11   2   0   1    7   0   0    3    9  .314
Rusty Staub           34  129   17   39   5   0   5   17   0   0   18    9  .302
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
Cleon Jones           29  108   11   30   2   0   2   13   0   2    8   26  .278
Jim Fregosi           32  118   17   32   5   3   3   14   0   0   12   20  .271
Jerry Grote           28   90    6   22   3   1   3   11   0   0   14    7  .244
Ed Kranepool          28   87    9   20   3   0   3   12   1   0   10   14  .230
Bud Harrelson         33  131   15   29   3   0   1    7   4   2   13   20  .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           24   92    6   15   1   1   0    5   0   1    9    5  .163
Don Hahn               7    6    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .000
Dave Marshall          6    5    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .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           27   88    7   26   5   1   0   10   0   1    7   11  .296
Greg Luzinski         34  129   16   38   7   2   6   17   0   0   12   21  .295
Ron Stone             16   21    2    6   0   1   0    1   0   0    3    4  .286
Roger Freed            8   14    1    4   0   0   1    3   0   0    0    6  .286
Tommy Hutton          26   79    9   22   3   1   2    8   0   0    6    8  .279
Willie Montanez       33  124   12   29   9   1   2   13   0   0   16   32  .234
Tim McCarver          29  112   10   24   7   0   2    9   0   2    9   11  .214
Larry Bowa            34  134   15   28   3   0   0    3   3   2   14   12  .209
Mike Ryan              7   24    1    5   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    4  .208
Deron Johnson         23   64    4   13   1   1   2   12   0   0    4   15  .203
Don Money             34  116    7   23   5   0   3    8   2   2   21   25  .198
Mike Anderson         31   96    7   18   5   1   2    5   1   0   15   34  .188
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       20   65   11   26   6   2   1   11   0   2    0    4  .400
Vic Davalillo         23   48   14   19   2   0   2    7   2   0    5    3  .396
Manny Sanguillen      32  131   16   48   5   3   2   16   1   0    2   15  .366
Al Oliver             32  135   19   44   8   1   3   23   0   3    9    8  .326
Roberto Clemente      30  125   21   40   8   2   3   16   0   0    8   11  .320
Gene Alley            21   54    6   17   2   0   0    8   2   1    9    5  .315
Richie Hebner         29  105   17   33   6   1   5   16   0   0   16   11  .314
Dave Cash             25  114   21   35   6   0   1    8   4   3    6    9  .307
Milt May              12   17    0    5   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    1  .294
Willie Stargell       30  117   14   33  10   0   8   25   0   0   14   31  .282
Jackie Hernandez      21   54    5   14   4   0   0    5   0   0    3    9  .259
Jose Pagan            12   20    1    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    3  .150
Gene Clines           20   35    5    5   1   1   0    1   2   0    4    8  .143
Bob Robertson         25   72    6    9   3   0   2    5   1   0   16   20  .125
Bill Mazeroski         4    4    0    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    0  .000

 San Diego            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Leron Lee             29  101   15   36   6   3   4   14   1   3    8    8  .356
Jerry Morales         21   46    5   13   4   2   0    3   1   1    6    4  .283
Garry Jestadt         19   33    1    9   0   0   1    4   0   0    1    5  .273
Ed Spiezio             7   11    1    3   2   0   0    3   0   0    0    1  .273
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
Johnny Jeter          32  111   10   25   1   1   4    9   4   4    7   34  .225
Nate Colbert          37  135   21   30   7   1   9   24   1   1   16   33  .222
Curt Blefary           6   14    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .214
Derrel Thomas         34  126   10   26   5   0   1   10   2   4   10   23  .206
Bob Barton            21   64    0   12   0   0   0    7   1   0    2   15  .188
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
Ollie Brown           23   70    3   12   2   0   0    3   0   0    5    9  .171
Larry Stahl           24   65    3   11   1   0   1    3   0   0    6   11  .169
Enzo Hernandez        34  113   14   19   5   0   0    3   5   1    6    6  .168
Rafael Robles         11   18    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .167
Ivan Murrell           4    6    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .167

 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          21   49    4   13   2   1   1    3   0   1    7    4  .265
Tito Fuentes          37  151   15   40   8   1   2    9   6   1    5   16  .265
Chris Speier          36  138   17   36  10   1   5   17   2   0   18   19  .261
Bobby Bonds           39  154   27   40   9   3   6   24   6   1   10   34  .260
Dave Kingman          39  146   22   36   4   3  10   32  11   1   12   39  .247
Garry Maddox          25   87    9   20   8   1   0   10   1   0    4   19  .230
Dave Rader            27   81    5   18   3   0   1    8   0   0    4    8  .222
Jim Howarth           19   18    6    4   2   0   0    1   1   0    9    6  .222
Bernie Williams       15   41    5    8   1   1   1    4   0   0    2   10  .195
Ed Goodson             7   21    3    4   0   0   1    2   0   0    1    0  .191
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             33  127   14   48   7   2   3   21   1   0    8   16  .378
Matty Alou            32  119   13   41   3   0   1    8   3   2    5    5  .345
Lou Brock             35  153   15   48   2   2   1   11  14   5    5   24  .314
Ted Sizemore          30  121   16   33   3   1   0    9   1   0    7    9  .273
Ed Crosby             32  102    9   27   0   0   0    8   0   0    4    7  .265
Ted Simmons           33  129   13   34   8   1   3   19   0   1    7   17  .264
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
Bernie Carbo           5   18    0    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    5  .222
Luis Melendez         28   60   10   12   2   1   2    3   0   1    5    4  .200
Dwain Anderson         5    5    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .200
Jose Cruz             32   98    9   19   2   2   0    8   1   0   10   15  .194
Donn Clendenon        22   42    4    6   1   0   1    1   1   0    5   16  .143
Mike Fiore            10    8    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    2  .125
Dal Maxvill           23   30    1    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    7    5  .067

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  B. Bonds (SF)           154
  L. Brock (STL)          153
  W. Davis (LA)           153
  T. Fuentes (SF)         151
  P. Rose (CIN)           148
  D. Kingman (SF)         146
  F. Millan (ATL)         146
  R. Metzger (HOU)        143
  R. Garr (ATL)           140
  C. Speier (SF)          138

Runs Scored:

  J. Morgan (CIN)          32
  B. Watson (HOU)          28
  B. Bonds (SF)            27
  J. Wynn (HOU)            26
  J. Cardenal (CHI)        23
  B. Tolan (CIN)           23
  T. Agee (NY)             22
  W. Davis (LA)            22
  D. Kingman (SF)          22
  D. Cash (PIT)            21

Hits:

  L. Brock (STL)           48
  M. Sanguillen (PIT)      48
  J. Torre (STL)           48
  A. Oliver (PIT)          44
  R. Garr (ATL)            42
  M. Alou (STL)            41
  W. Davis (LA)            41
  B. Tolan (CIN)           41
  B. Bonds (SF)            40
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          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
  L. May (HOU)              8
  W. Stargell (PIT)         8
  B. Watson (HOU)           8
  J. Wynn (HOU)             7
  H. Aaron (ATL)            6
  J. Bench (CIN)            6
  B. Bonds (SF)             6
  J. Cardenal (CHI)         6

RBI:

  D. Kingman (SF)          32
  W. Stargell (PIT)        25
  B. Watson (HOU)          25
  B. Bonds (SF)            24
  N. Colbert (SD)          24
  D. Rader (HOU)           24
  J. Wynn (HOU)            24
  J. Cardenal (CHI)        23
  L. May (HOU)             23
  A. Oliver (PIT)          23

Stolen Bases:

  J. Morgan (CIN)          16
  L. Brock (STL)           14
  B. Tolan (CIN)           14
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          13
  D. Kingman (SF)          11
  W. Davis (LA)             9
  R. Garr (ATL)             8
  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
  B. Tolan (CIN)            4
  D. Cash (PIT)             3
  C. Cedeno (HOU)           3
  R. Garr (ATL)             3

Walks:

  J. Morgan (CIN)          27
  J. Hague (CIN)           23
  W. Mays (NY)             22
  D. Money (PHI)           21
  H. Aaron (ATL)           20
  J. Bench (CIN)           20
  R. Monday (CHI)          20
  J. Wynn (HOU)            20
  D. Evans (ATL)           19
  F. Robinson (LA)         19

Strikeouts:

  D. Kingman (SF)          39
  M. Anderson (PHI)        34
  B. Bonds (SF)            34
  J. Jeter (SD)            34
  N. Colbert (SD)          33
  W. Montanez (PHI)        32
  T. Perez (CIN)           31
  W. Stargell (PIT)        31
  L. May (HOU)             30
  K. Singleton (MON)       30

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