Thursday May 25, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of May 25, 1972:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Kansas City     1110  108   275   41    7   15   103   17   11   97   160  .248
Chicago         1013  117   248   37    4   16   106   20   11   94   184  .245
Detroit         1009  117   246   35    9   22   111    4    7   88   141  .244
California      1136   90   273   39    3   17    81   15    8   78   179  .240
Minnesota       1066  124   254   47    8   16   115   14   10  108   190  .238
Oakland          983  118   232   33    6   25   107   13   11  106   161  .236
Cleveland        995   89   234   42    4   12    80   19   14   81   137  .235
Boston           982  103   230   39    4   15    92   11    5   82   163  .234
New York         972   89   225   35    5   14    81   13   11   88   117  .232
Baltimore        966  105   214   44    4   19    99   10    8   98   196  .222
Texas           1083  105   217   31    4   12    93   30   24  135   229  .200
Milwaukee        939   57   173   26    3   17    56    5    7   87   184  .184

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Tommy McCraw (CLE)       28   87   13   29   2   3   1    7   8   3   13    7  .333
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
Lou Piniella (KC)        32  125   20   40   5   1   4   14   3   0    6   14  .320
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
Dick Allen (CHI)         31  119   19   37   6   1   7   27   3   0   11   27  .311
Thurman Munson (NY)      29   96   11   29   2   1   2   10   3   3   13    9  .302
Rod Carew (MIN)          30  115   13   34   7   1   0   20   1   2   15   17  .296
Luis Aparicio (BOS)      29  121    9   35   8   0   0    9   2   1    5    5  .289

 Baltimore            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Terry Crowley         14   32    7   13   3   0   3    8   0   0    0    4  .406
Don Baylor            12   37    7   15   3   0   5    9   1   0    5    6  .405
Brooks Robinson       31  115   12   31   7   0   0   12   0   0   10   16  .270
Paul Blair            30  107   12   28   2   1   2   14   1   1    5   22  .262
Bobby Grich           12   29    2    7   2   0   0    2   2   1    4    7  .241
Davey Johnson         29   92    8   22   8   1   0    7   0   1   13   16  .239
Merv Rettenmund       27   83   14   19   5   0   2    8   1   1   13   11  .229
Tom Shopay            11    9    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    4  .222
Don Buford            31  105   12   23   2   0   1    4   5   1   19   20  .219
Mark Belanger         28   92    9   17   2   1   1    6   0   1    3   13  .185
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           29   86   13   13   3   0   4   15   0   0   14   18  .151
Ellie Hendricks        9   26    0    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    4    4  .077
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
Phil Gagliano         11   20    0    6   0   0   0    3   0   0    4    3  .300
Luis Aparicio         29  121    9   35   8   0   0    9   2   1    5    5  .289
John Kennedy           9   28    5    8   1   0   1    7   0   0    1    4  .286
Duane Josephson       18   60   11   17   4   0   1    4   0   1    3   10  .283
Bob Montgomery         9   33    3    9   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    9  .273
Ben Oglivie           16   34    2    9   1   1   1    4   0   0    3    6  .265
Tommy Harper          29  115   22   30   8   1   4   13   0   1   13   20  .261
Carlton Fisk          18   62    7   16   7   1   0    5   2   0    5   10  .258
Doug Griffin          26   91    7   23   2   0   0    5   2   0   11    9  .253
Reggie Smith          26   93   13   22   1   0   4   11   5   1   15   17  .237
Rico Petrocelli       26   98    7   19   3   1   1    8   0   0    7   13  .194
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
Vada Pinson           30  112   14   37   6   0   3   14   8   1    3    7  .330
Ken Berry             20   65    6   21   3   1   1    8   0   0    7    8  .323
Winston Llenas        16   32    1   10   1   0   0    3   0   0    1    3  .313
Ken McMullen          30  103    4   28   4   0   0    4   0   0   12   10  .272
Sandy Alomar          34  137   11   37   5   0   0    2   6   5   11   14  .270
John Stephenson        2    4    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .250
Andy Kosco            15   45    3   11   1   0   1    2   0   0    0    5  .244
Bob Oliver            18   72    6   17   5   1   2    6   0   0    3   18  .236
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
Leroy Stanton         19   62   10   13   3   0   3    8   0   0    4   16  .210
Jeff Torborg          17   50    3   10   3   0   0    6   0   0    5    2  .200
Leo Cardenas          34  125    5   24   2   1   3   11   0   0   12   18  .192
Art Kusnyer           20   53    5   10   0   0   1    3   0   0    8    9  .189
Tom Silverio          13   12    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    5  .167
Syd O'Brien           12   13    4    2   1   0   1    1   0   0    1    4  .154
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
Tommy McCraw          28   87   13   29   2   3   1    7   8   3   13    7  .333
Jerry Moses            8   16    1    5   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    3  .313
Buddy Bell            30  112    4   30   6   0   1    9   4   3    6    6  .268
Jack Brohamer         20   71   10   19   2   1   0    8   1   0    2    9  .268
Ray Fosse             29  109    9   29   6   0   2   10   2   0    9    5  .266
John Lowenstein        7    4    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    2  .250
Alex Johnson          30  114   10   27   3   0   4   17   1   2    6   13  .237
Frank Duffy           24   64    4   14   3   0   0    3   1   1   11   13  .219
Del Unser             29  113    9   24   7   0   1    6   1   2    7   14  .212
Roy Foster             9   19    1    4   1   0   0    1   0   1    0    4  .211
Graig Nettles         27  100   11   21   6   0   1    7   1   0   11   10  .210
Eddie Leon            23   68    3   13   1   0   1    2   0   2    6   12  .191
Fred Stanley           6   12    1    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    3  .167
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
Gates Brown           23   55   10   18   2   0   2    6   2   0    5    9  .327
Mickey Stanley        25   49    4   16   1   1   2    7   0   0    1    2  .327
Bill Freehan          23   89   13   26   6   1   2   19   0   1    6    9  .292
Norm Cash             31  104   15   30   1   0   8   19   0   1    9   13  .289
Al Kaline             26   80   11   20   2   2   0    6   0   0    6    8  .250
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
Ed Brinkman           31  105    8   26   5   1   1   10   0   0    5   10  .248
Aurelio Rodriguez     31  125   17   30   2   1   0   10   0   1    7   17  .240
Jim Northrup          27   94    8   22   3   0   0    5   1   3    6   10  .234
Tony Taylor           13   36    3    8   3   1   1    3   1   0    2    5  .222
Tom Haller            11   27    3    6   1   1   1    8   0   0    3    2  .222
Dick McAuliffe        27   74   11   15   4   0   1    7   0   0   22   16  .203
Paul Jata              6    8    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .125
Dalton Jones           6    6    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000
Wayne Comer            2    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        20   59    7   20   2   0   3   10   0   2   11    6  .339
Lou Piniella          32  125   20   40   5   1   4   14   3   0    6   14  .320
Gail Hopkins           9    7    0    2   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    0  .286
Bob Oliver            16   63    7   17   2   1   1    6   1   0    2   12  .270
Cookie Rojas          31  119   11   32   6   0   0   12   1   4    6   11  .269
Freddie Patek         21   89   12   23   5   2   0    8   7   1    7   15  .258
Jerry May             16   43    3   11   4   0   0    0   0   0    8    2  .256
Richie Scheinblum     22   69    4   17   1   0   2    9   0   0    9    8  .246
Steve Hovley          16   25    2    6   1   0   0    2   0   1    2    4  .240
John Mayberry         32  119   10   27   3   1   3   13   0   0   14   17  .227
Amos Otis             30  119    9   27   4   1   1   11   4   3    8   16  .227
Paul Schaal           32  119   15   26   7   1   1    8   1   0   17   15  .219
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
Mike Ferraro          19   48    2   14   5   0   1    5   0   1    2    4  .292
Ellie Rodriguez       13   31    1    9   2   0   1    3   0   1    5    1  .290
Bob Heise             18   66    2   18   2   0   0    2   0   0    5    5  .273
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         26   80    8   16   2   0   2    6   0   0   16   15  .200
Joe Lahoud            20   62    5   12   1   1   1    3   1   0    6   14  .194
Billy Conigliaro      25   95    8   17   2   0   4    8   0   0    3   27  .179
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          28  109    8   16   4   0   3    9   1   1   12   23  .147
Ron Theobald          18   44    5    6   0   0   1    3   0   1   15    6  .136
Dave May              26   97    4   13   2   0   2    2   2   0    6   13  .134
Bill Voss             15   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           23   80    8   25   4   0   1   13   2   1    5    4  .313
Rod Carew             30  115   13   34   7   1   0   20   1   2   15   17  .296
Cesar Tovar           30  121   24   35   5   1   0    7   6   5   12    8  .289
Danny Thompson        30  126   17   34   9   1   1   12   1   0    6   18  .270
Bobby Darwin          28  109   13   28   3   1   6   24   0   1   11   32  .257
Harmon Killebrew      29   94   12   21   4   1   4   16   0   0   25   23  .223
Rick Renick           10    9    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .222
Eric Soderholm        16   58    6   12   4   0   2    4   1   0    2    6  .207
Dan Monzon             9    5    3    1   0   0   0    0   1   0    1    2  .200
Steve Brye            25   84    4   16   3   2   0    4   2   0    6   15  .191
Jim Nettles           20   37    3    7   0   0   0    2   0   1    8    8  .189
Phil Roof             18   44    6    8   4   1   0    4   0   0    4   12  .182
Rich Reese            27   22    3    4   0   0   1    3   0   0    4    2  .182
Chuck Manuel          12   20    1    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    4  .150
Rick Dempsey          10   21    0    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    5    4  .143
George Mitterwald     15   36    2    5   2   0   0    2   0   0    1    8  .139

 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        29   96   11   29   2   1   2   10   3   3   13    9  .302
Horace Clarke         28  113   10   31   6   0   0    6   2   2    9   10  .274
Ron Blomberg          19   58    6   15   4   0   2   10   0   0    4    2  .259
Roy White             30  103   14   26   3   0   2   12   5   1   16    9  .252
Johnny Callison       18   64    5   15   4   0   1    4   0   0    3    6  .234
Gene Michael          28   87    9   20   1   2   1   11   0   0    9   11  .230
Bobby Murcer          29  112   12   25   5   0   3    8   2   3   12   13  .223
Felipe Alou           22   60    3   13   3   1   1    3   0   0    3    6  .217
Rich McKinney         28  102    8   22   1   0   1    5   1   0    7    9  .216
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            11    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
Dick Billings         25   69    6   20   0   0   1   11   0   1    4   10  .290
Dave Nelson           34  129   20   37   3   2   1    7  14   3   15   28  .287
Tom Grieve            13   25    1    6   0   0   0    1   0   2    1    9  .240
Elliott Maddox        34  113   16   25   5   1   0    2   7   2   15   21  .221
Frank Howard          28   92    7   20   3   0   2   11   1   0   16   13  .217
Larry Biittner        26   51    4   11   1   0   0    2   1   3    4    4  .216
Toby Harrah           34   96    9   20   2   1   0   11   1   2   12    9  .208
Len Randle            30  116   11   22   7   0   1   11   2   4    6   32  .190
Ken Suarez             8   11    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .182
Joe Lovitto           25   56    8   10   0   0   0    5   3   3   16   12  .179
Ted Ford              16   34    3    6   0   0   3    7   0   1    4   10  .177
Jeff Burroughs        11   42    2    7   1   0   1    2   0   2    2   15  .167
Don Mincher           26   84   10   13   5   0   2   14   1   1   17   13  .155
Hal King              25   52    6    8   3   0   1    4   0   0   14   17  .154
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)         137
  B. Oliver (CAL)         135
  D. Nelson (TEX)         129
  D. Thompson (MIN)       126
  L. Cardenas (CAL)       125
  L. Piniella (KC)        125
  A. Rodriguez (DET)      125
  L. Aparicio (BOS)       121
  C. Tovar (MIN)          121
  D. Allen (CHI)          119

Runs Scored:

  C. Tovar (MIN)           24
  T. Harper (BOS)          22
  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
  D. Thompson (MIN)        17

Hits:

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

Doubles:

  D. Thompson (MIN)         9
  L. Aparicio (BOS)         8
  T. Harper (BOS)           8
  D. Johnson (BAL)          8
  R. Carew (MIN)            7
  C. Fisk (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)           5
  B. Conigliaro (MIL)       4
  M. Epstein (OAK)          4
  T. Harper (BOS)           4
  W. Horton (DET)           4

RBI:

  D. Allen (CHI)           27
  B. Darwin (MIN)          24
  D. Duncan (OAK)          22
  R. Jackson (OAK)         21
  C. May (CHI)             21
  R. Carew (MIN)           20
  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)       25
  S. Bando (OAK)           23
  D. McAuliffe (DET)       22
  M. Andrews (CHI)         21
  D. Buford (BAL)          19
  D. Mincher (TEX)         17
  P. Schaal (KC)           17
  J. Briggs (MIL)          16
  F. Howard (TEX)          16
  J. Lovitto (TEX)         16

Strikeouts:

  R. Jackson (OAK)         36
  B. Darwin (MIN)          32
  L. Randle (TEX)          32
  B. Oliver (CAL)          30
  D. Nelson (TEX)          28
  D. Allen (CHI)           27
  B. Conigliaro (MIL)      27
  H. Killebrew (MIN)       23
  G. Scott (MIL)           23
  P. Blair (BAL)           22

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