Friday May 26, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of May 26, 1972:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Kansas City     1148  113   286   43    7   15   108   19   11  107   163  .249
Chicago         1042  119   254   39    4   16   108   20   11   98   188  .244
Detroit         1046  125   254   35    9   22   118    4    7   95   151  .243
California      1169  100   283   39    3   18    90   15    8   84   181  .242
Minnesota       1100  131   262   49    8   16   121   14   10  111   196  .238
Oakland         1012  122   241   34    6   26   111   13   11  108   163  .238
Boston          1012  108   235   40    4   15    94   12    5   88   170  .232
Cleveland       1027   89   238   44    4   12    80   19   14   81   143  .232
New York        1005   91   232   35    5   14    83   14   12   91   123  .231
Baltimore        991  107   217   44    5   19   101   10    8  102   202  .219
Texas           1115  105   222   31    4   12    93   30   24  138   236  .199
Milwaukee        973   61   183   30    3   17    59    6    7   95   186  .188

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Vada Pinson (CAL)        31  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
Tommy McCraw (CLE)       29   91   13   29   2   3   1    7   8   3   13    7  .319
Lou Piniella (KC)        33  129   21   41   6   1   4   15   3   0    8   14  .318
Carlos May (CHI)         30  111   18   35   7   0   3   21   6   4   12   13  .315
Joe Rudi (OAK)           28  119   18   37   6   3   2    9   0   1    7    9  .311
Dick Allen (CHI)         32  121   19   37   6   1   7   27   3   0   13   28  .306
Rod Carew (MIN)          31  118   14   36   7   1   0   23   1   2   16   17  .305
Cesar Tovar (MIN)        31  124   26   37   5   1   0    8   6   5   13    8  .298
Thurman Munson (NY)      30  100   12   29   2   1   2   10   3   3   13    9  .290

 Baltimore            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Terry Crowley         15   34    7   13   3   0   3    8   0   0    1    4  .382
Don Baylor            13   41    7   15   3   0   5    9   1   0    5    6  .366
Bobby Grich           13   32    3    9   2   0   0    2   2   1    5    8  .281
Paul Blair            31  110   13   29   2   2   2   15   1   1    5   23  .264
Brooks Robinson       32  118   12   31   7   0   0   12   0   0   10   16  .263
Davey Johnson         29   92    8   22   8   1   0    7   0   1   13   16  .239
Merv Rettenmund       28   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         29   96    9   17   2   1   1    6   0   1    3   14  .177
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           30   88   13   13   3   0   4   16   0   0   14   19  .148
Ellie Hendricks       10   27    0    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    6    5  .074
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         12   23    0    7   0   0   0    3   0   0    4    3  .304
Duane Josephson       19   63   11   18   4   0   1    5   0   1    3   11  .286
John Kennedy          10   28    6    8   1   0   1    7   0   0    1    4  .286
Luis Aparicio         30  126    9   35   8   0   0    9   2   1    5    5  .278
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
Carlton Fisk          19   66    8   17   8   1   0    6   2   0    5   11  .258
Tommy Harper          30  117   24   30   8   1   4   13   0   1   15   20  .256
Doug Griffin          27   93    8   23   2   0   0    5   3   0   13    9  .247
Reggie Smith          27   96   13   22   1   0   4   11   5   1   16   19  .229
Rico Petrocelli       27  102    7   21   3   1   1    8   0   0    7   14  .206
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           19   59    4    9   1   0   0    5   0   0    3    7  .153
Rick Miller           18   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           31  112   14   37   6   0   3   14   8   1    3    7  .330
Ken Berry             21   68    7   22   3   1   1   10   0   0    8    8  .324
Winston Llenas        16   32    1   10   1   0   0    3   0   0    1    3  .313
Sandy Alomar          35  140   14   38   5   0   0    2   6   5   13   14  .271
Ken McMullen          31  107    5   29   4   0   0    5   0   0   12   10  .271
John Stephenson        2    4    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .250
Bob Oliver            19   77    6   19   5   1   2    8   0   0    3   18  .247
Andy Kosco            16   49    4   12   1   0   2    4   0   0    1    6  .245
Leroy Stanton         20   65   12   14   3   0   3    8   0   0    5   16  .215
Jim Spencer           27   89    6   19   1   0   1    5   0   0    3   14  .214
Mickey Rivers         24   80    7   17   2   0   0    2   1   2    6   16  .213
Leo Cardenas          35  129    6   26   2   1   3   11   0   0   13   18  .202
Jeff Torborg          17   50    3   10   3   0   0    6   0   0    5    2  .200
Art Kusnyer           21   57    6   11   0   0   1    4   0   0    8    9  .193
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            30  111   18   35   7   0   3   21   6   4   12   13  .315
Dick Allen            32  121   19   37   6   1   7   27   3   0   13   28  .306
Mike Andrews          32  106   18   28   4   0   1    9   0   1   21   14  .264
Walt Williams         15   42    4   11   3   0   0    1   1   0    2    4  .262
Rick Reichardt        24   59    2   14   3   0   0    5   0   0   10   16  .237
Bill Melton           31  115   11   27   2   0   2   13   0   1   10   16  .235
Rich Morales          20   60    5   14   0   0   1    6   0   1    4   11  .233
Jorge Orta            21   60    9   12   1   1   1    5   0   0    1   15  .200
Ed Herrmann           23   71    3   14   3   0   1   10   0   0    4    4  .197
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          29   91   13   29   2   3   1    7   8   3   13    7  .319
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
Ray Fosse             30  113    9   30   7   0   2   10   2   0    9    6  .266
Jack Brohamer         21   72   10   19   2   1   0    8   1   0    2    9  .264
John Lowenstein        7    4    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    2  .250
Alex Johnson          31  118   10   27   3   0   4   17   1   2    6   14  .229
Roy Foster            10   22    1    5   2   0   0    1   0   1    0    4  .227
Del Unser             29  113    9   24   7   0   1    6   1   2    7   14  .212
Graig Nettles         28  104   11   22   6   0   1    7   1   0   11   12  .212
Frank Duffy           25   68    4   14   3   0   0    3   1   1   11   13  .206
Eddie Leon            24   71    3   13   1   0   1    2   0   2    6   12  .183
Chris Chambliss        8   17    2    3   0   0   1    1   0   0    1    2  .177
Fred Stanley           6   12    1    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    3  .167
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        26   54    4   16   1   1   2    7   0   0    1    3  .296
Bill Freehan          23   89   13   26   6   1   2   19   0   1    6    9  .292
Norm Cash             32  104   16   30   1   0   8   20   0   1   10   13  .289
Tony Taylor           14   39    6   11   3   1   1    3   1   0    4    5  .282
Al Kaline             27   83   12   21   2   2   0    8   0   0    8    9  .253
Willie Horton         24   76   10   19   4   1   4    9   0   0    9    8  .250
Aurelio Rodriguez     32  130   19   32   2   1   0   11   0   1    7   17  .246
Ed Brinkman           32  110    8   26   5   1   1   10   0   0    5   11  .236
Jim Northrup          28   95    8   22   3   0   0    5   1   3    6   10  .232
Tom Haller            12   32    3    7   1   1   1   10   0   0    3    4  .219
Dick McAuliffe        27   74   11   15   4   0   1    7   0   0   22   16  .203
Paul Jata              7   11    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .182
Ike Brown              6    7    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    4  .143
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
Carl Taylor            1    1    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0 1.000
Bobby Knoop            8   14    1    5   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .357
Ed Kirkpatrick        21   62    7   20   2   0   3   10   0   2   13    6  .323
Lou Piniella          33  129   21   41   6   1   4   15   3   0    8   14  .318
Cookie Rojas          32  124   12   34   7   0   0   14   1   4    6   11  .274
Bob Oliver            16   63    7   17   2   1   1    6   1   0    2   12  .270
Freddie Patek         22   94   13   25   5   2   0    8   8   1    8   15  .266
Steve Hovley          17   31    3    8   1   0   0    3   1   1    2    5  .258
Jerry May             16   43    3   11   4   0   0    0   0   0    8    2  .256
Gail Hopkins          10    8    0    2   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    0  .250
Richie Scheinblum     22   69    4   17   1   0   2    9   0   0    9    8  .246
John Mayberry         33  123   10   29   3   1   3   14   0   0   15   17  .236
Amos Otis             31  122    9   28   4   1   1   11   4   3   10   16  .230
Paul Schaal           33  124   15   26   7   1   1    8   1   0   17   17  .210
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             7    3    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          20   53    3   16   6   0   1    5   0   1    2    4  .302
Ellie Rodriguez       14   34    2   10   2   0   1    3   0   1    6    1  .294
Bob Heise             19   69    2   19   2   0   0    2   0   0    7    5  .275
Brock Davis           17   29    2    7   0   0   0    2   0   1    3    6  .241
Tommie Reynolds       13   21    3    5   2   0   0    3   0   0    2    1  .238
Billy Conigliaro      26   99    8   19   4   0   4    9   0   0    3   27  .192
Johnny Briggs         27   84    8   16   2   0   2    6   0   0   17   15  .191
Joe Lahoud            21   63    5   12   1   1   1    3   1   0    6   14  .191
Curt Motton            6    6    1    1   0   0   1    2   0   0    1    2  .167
Rick Auerbach         28  101    4   16   1   1   0    2   1   1    2   15  .158
Dave May              27  102    5   16   3   0   2    4   2   0    6   13  .157
George Scott          29  111    9   16   4   0   3    9   2   1   15   23  .144
Ron Theobald          19   47    5    6   0   0   1    3   0   1   15    7  .128
Darrell Porter        18   56    2    7   1   0   1    2   0   0    5   21  .125
Bill Voss             16   24    0    3   1   0   0    1   0   1    3    3  .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           24   80    8   25   4   0   1   13   2   1    5    4  .313
Rod Carew             31  118   14   36   7   1   0   23   1   2   16   17  .305
Cesar Tovar           31  124   26   37   5   1   0    8   6   5   13    8  .298
Danny Thompson        31  131   17   34   9   1   1   13   1   0    6   18  .260
Bobby Darwin          29  113   13   29   4   1   6   25   0   1   11   33  .257
Harmon Killebrew      30   98   12   22   4   1   4   16   0   0   25   23  .225
Dan Monzon            10    5    4    1   0   0   0    0   1   0    1    2  .200
Eric Soderholm        17   61    6   12   4   0   2    4   1   0    3    9  .197
Phil Roof             19   47    7    9   5   1   0    4   0   0    4   13  .192
Steve Brye            26   84    4   16   3   2   0    4   2   0    6   15  .191
Jim Nettles           21   38    3    7   0   0   0    2   0   1    8    8  .184
Rich Reese            28   23    3    4   0   0   1    3   0   0    4    2  .174
Rick Renick           11   13    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .154
Chuck Manuel          12   20    1    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    4  .150
Rick Dempsey          11   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             5   11    1    4   0   0   1    2   0   0    0    2  .364
Thurman Munson        30  100   12   29   2   1   2   10   3   3   13    9  .290
Horace Clarke         29  118   10   33   6   0   0    8   2   3    9   10  .280
Ron Blomberg          20   60    6   16   4   0   2   10   0   0    4    3  .267
Roy White             31  106   14   27   3   0   2   12   5   1   17   10  .255
Johnny Callison       19   69    5   16   4   0   1    4   1   0    3    7  .232
Rich McKinney         29  106    8   24   1   0   1    5   1   0    7   10  .226
Gene Michael          29   90   10   20   1   2   1   11   0   0   10   11  .222
Bobby Murcer          30  114   12   25   5   0   3    8   2   3   13   13  .219
Felipe Alou           23   62    3   13   3   1   1    3   0   0    3    6  .210
Rusty Torres          24   59    4   12   4   0   0    3   0   1    7   16  .203
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
Dick Green             7   21    1    8   1   1   0    3   0   1    1    1  .381
Joe Rudi              28  119   18   37   6   3   2    9   0   1    7    9  .311
George Hendrick        7   11    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   1    0    2  .273
Mike Epstein          29   98   13   26   3   0   4   15   0   1   14   16  .265
Reggie Jackson        31  120   18   31   6   0   8   22   2   2   15   36  .258
Angel Mangual         16   51    3   13   3   0   1    6   0   0    4    8  .255
Dave Duncan           24   78   11   19   0   0   8   23   0   1    9    7  .244
Sal Bando             31  108   14   26   5   2   1   11   1   0   23   14  .241
Brant Alyea           10   13    1    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .231
Bert Campaneris       30  123   16   25   2   0   1    4   8   2    9   21  .203
Mike Hegan            21   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
Larry Brown           26   75    8   13   0   0   0    4   0   0    9    5  .173
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
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           35  130   20   37   3   2   1    7  14   3   15   29  .285
Dick Billings         26   72    6   20   0   0   1   11   0   1    5   10  .278
Tom Grieve            13   25    1    6   0   0   0    1   0   2    1    9  .240
Elliott Maddox        35  116   16   27   5   1   0    2   7   2   16   22  .233
Frank Howard          28   92    7   20   3   0   2   11   1   0   16   13  .217
Larry Biittner        27   52    4   11   1   0   0    2   1   3    4    4  .212
Len Randle            31  120   11   24   7   0   1   11   2   4    6   32  .200
Toby Harrah           35  100    9   20   2   1   0   11   1   2   12    9  .200
Ken Suarez             8   11    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .182
Ted Ford              16   34    3    6   0   0   3    7   0   1    4   10  .177
Jeff Burroughs        12   46    2    8   1   0   1    2   0   2    2   16  .174
Joe Lovitto           26   60    8   10   0   0   0    5   3   3   16   13  .167
Hal King              26   53    6    8   3   0   1    4   0   0   14   17  .151
Don Mincher           27   87   10   13   5   0   2   14   1   1   18   14  .149
Ted Kubiak            14   29    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    5    5  .035
Jim Driscoll          15   18    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    3  .000

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  S. Alomar (CAL)         140
  B. Oliver (CAL)         140
  D. Thompson (MIN)       131
  D. Nelson (TEX)         130
  A. Rodriguez (DET)      130
  L. Cardenas (CAL)       129
  L. Piniella (KC)        129
  L. Aparicio (BOS)       126
  C. Rojas (KC)           124
  P. Schaal (KC)          124

Runs Scored:

  C. Tovar (MIN)           26
  T. Harper (BOS)          24
  L. Piniella (KC)         21
  D. Nelson (TEX)          20
  D. Allen (CHI)           19
  A. Rodriguez (DET)       19
  M. Andrews (CHI)         18
  R. Jackson (OAK)         18
  C. May (CHI)             18
  J. Rudi (OAK)            18

Hits:

  L. Piniella (KC)         41
  S. Alomar (CAL)          38
  D. Allen (CHI)           37
  D. Nelson (TEX)          37
  V. Pinson (CAL)          37
  J. Rudi (OAK)            37
  C. Tovar (MIN)           37
  R. Carew (MIN)           36
  B. Oliver (CAL)          36
  L. Aparicio (BOS)        35

Doubles:

  D. Thompson (MIN)         9
  L. Aparicio (BOS)         8
  C. Fisk (BOS)             8
  T. Harper (BOS)           8
  D. Johnson (BAL)          8
  R. Carew (MIN)            7
  R. Fosse (CLE)            7
  C. May (CHI)              7
  B. Oliver (CAL)           7
  L. Randle (TEX)           7

Triples:

  T. McCraw (CLE)           3
  J. Rudi (OAK)             3
  S. Bando (OAK)            2
  P. Blair (BAL)            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

Home Runs:

  N. Cash (DET)             8
  D. Duncan (OAK)           8
  R. Jackson (OAK)          8
  D. Allen (CHI)            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)          25
  R. Carew (MIN)           23
  D. Duncan (OAK)          23
  R. Jackson (OAK)         22
  C. May (CHI)             21
  N. Cash (DET)            20
  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
  F. Patek (KC)             8
  V. Pinson (CAL)           8
  E. Maddox (TEX)           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
  H. Clarke (NY)            3
  P. Kelly (CHI)            3
  J. Lovitto (TEX)          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)         18
  J. Briggs (MIL)          17
  P. Schaal (KC)           17
  R. White (NY)            17
  R. Carew (MIN)           16

Strikeouts:

  R. Jackson (OAK)         36
  B. Darwin (MIN)          33
  L. Randle (TEX)          32
  B. Oliver (CAL)          30
  D. Nelson (TEX)          29
  D. Allen (CHI)           28
  B. Conigliaro (MIL)      27
  P. Blair (BAL)           23
  H. Killebrew (MIN)       23
  G. Scott (MIL)           23


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