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

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

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Pittsburgh      1256  171   364   70   11   28   156   14    9  101   182  .290
Atlanta         1189  134   309   48    1   29   126   14    7  113   147  .260
St. Louis       1266  131   329   37   10   17   119   25   10   95   181  .260
Chicago         1154  146   291   46    9   30   136   21   13  121   173  .252
Houston         1246  175   312   46   12   36   163   26   11  125   206  .250
Los Angeles     1266  142   317   55    5   28   131   20   11  102   183  .250
New York        1216  138   301   46    8   26   128    9   10  129   218  .248
Cincinnati      1188  151   286   44   10   28   137   40   15  143   194  .241
Philadelphia    1168  111   277   51    9   22   101    7    8  121   225  .237
Montreal        1161  111   265   45    5   14   100   19   17  100   188  .228
San Francisco   1326  154   302   58   12   36   149   33    8  123   246  .228
San Diego       1232  101   263   43    7   21    94   15   18   88   222  .214

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Joe Torre (STL)          35  134   17   50   8   2   4   23   2   0    9   16  .373
Manny Sanguillen (PIT)   34  136   16   50   6   3   2   17   1   0    3   15  .368
Leron Lee (SD)           30  105   15   38   6   3   4   14   1   3    8    9  .362
Matty Alou (STL)         34  127   13   44   3   0   1    9   3   2    5    6  .347
Roberto Clemente (PIT)   31  130   23   44  10   2   3   17   0   0    8   11  .339
Al Oliver (PIT)          34  142   19   46   8   1   3   25   0   3    9    8  .324
Rick Monday (CHI)        33  105   20   34   6   1   5   15   6   2   22   24  .324
Lou Brock (STL)          37  161   17   51   2   2   1   11  17   5    5   24  .317
Richie Hebner (PIT)      30  109   18   34   6   1   6   17   0   0   16   14  .312
Bobby Tolan (CIN)        35  135   23   42   9   3   4   23  14   4   11    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        17   62    5   21   3   0   3    8   0   0    4   11  .339
Dusty Baker           28   68    7   22   4   0   1    8   1   0    3   13  .324
Jim Breazeale         10   13    2    4   1   0   0    3   0   0    0    2  .308
Ralph Garr            35  145   21   44   3   0   3   13   9   3    5    8  .303
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
Darrell Evans         30   98   15   27   3   0   6   19   1   0   21    7  .276
Felix Millan          35  151   13   41   6   1   0   12   2   1    9    9  .272
Hank Aaron            29  106   18   28   3   0   7   18   1   0   20   13  .264
Earl Williams         35  134   14   34   7   0   4   18   0   0   13   23  .254
Marty Perez           35  125    9   30   7   0   0    9   0   1    7   15  .240
Mike Lum              26   69    7   15   3   0   0    2   0   2    9    5  .217
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             6    8    0    3   0   0   0    0   1   0    1    1  .375
Rick Monday           33  105   20   34   6   1   5   15   6   2   22   24  .324
Ron Santo             18   68   13   20   3   0   5   12   0   1    7   11  .294
Billy Williams        34  143   20   42   7   2   4   15   2   1    9   14  .294
Jim Hickman           28   97   19   27   2   0   5   13   1   0   12   13  .278
Jose Cardenal         32  123   24   33   6   3   6   23   7   4   11   13  .268
Carmen Fanzone        24   64    9   17   5   0   3   16   0   2   10   11  .266
Don Kessinger         31  113   13   30   4   0   0   10   1   1   15   10  .266
Glenn Beckert         34  139   12   34   5   1   1   11   0   1    9    2  .245
Ken Rudolph            8   25    4    6   0   1   1    4   1   0    1    5  .240
Randy Hundley         28   94    4   20   6   0   0    9   0   0   11   16  .213
Paul Popovich          7   17    0    3   1   0   0    1   0   1    2    2  .177
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        3    3    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           35  135   23   42   9   3   4   23  14   4   11    9  .311
Joe Morgan            36  129   34   38   5   2   6   15  16   3   29   10  .295
Tony Perez            26  100   12   28   4   0   6   22   0   0   10   31  .280
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       36  117    8   30   3   1   1   15   6   2    5   15  .256
Pete Rose             36  152   21   38   4   2   0    8   1   1   13    9  .250
Johnny Bench          34  122   17   30   3   1   6   20   1   1   20   14  .246
Denis Menke           33   98    9   23   5   0   2    7   0   1   14   19  .235
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         14   36    2    6   2   0   0    2   0   0    4   12  .167
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            10   16    3    6   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    1  .375
Bobby Fenwick          9   19    4    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            36  134   29   40   4   1   8   25   0   0   16   18  .299
Lee May               32  125   20   37   5   2   8   24   0   1   11   32  .296
Jim Wynn              35  135   27   39   6   1   7   24   5   2   21   21  .289
Johnny Edwards        31  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
Jimmy Stewart         16   34    6    8   1   2   0    3   0   0    2    2  .235
Tommy Helms           32  123   11   28   2   0   2   14   0   1    4    4  .228
Norm Miller           15   18    2    4   2   0   0    1   0   0    2    2  .222
Roger Metzger         36  147   20   30   3   1   1   14   6   2   18   16  .204
Doug Rader            36  140   13   28   5   2   5   25   2   0    9   26  .200
Jack Hiatt             9   21    1    4   2   0   0    0   0   0    4    5  .191

 Los Angeles          G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Bill Russell          32   90    8   30   9   0   3   16   1   2    6   12  .333
Bobby Valentine       22   58    8   19   2   0   1    3   1   1    4    6  .328
Manny Mota            28   84   15   25   4   2   2   11   1   0    3    5  .298
Frank Robinson        34  113   15   31   5   0   5   20   1   2   20   25  .274
Wes Parker            25   86    8   23   2   0   0    7   0   0   12    5  .267
Steve Garvey          33  113   17   30   6   0   2    9   2   2    7   10  .266
Willie Davis          37  156   22   41   6   1   6   22   9   1    4   18  .263
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
Chris Cannizzaro      17   52    7   13   1   0   1    7   0   0    7   10  .250
Jim Lefebvre          27   90    6   21   4   0   2   13   0   0    9   15  .233
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            17   30    0    9   3   0   0    6   0   0    1    5  .300
Clyde Mashore         25   55    7   15   3   0   1    6   1   0    4   11  .273
Mike Jorgensen        32  113   17   29   5   0   5   15   6   4   15   25  .257
Ken Singleton         36  127   19   32   5   1   2   11   2   3   19   31  .252
Ron Woods             23   60    3   15   3   0   0    3   1   3    4    9  .250
John Bateman          13   24    0    6   1   0   0    2   0   0    3    3  .250
John Boccabella       31  103    8   25   4   1   0    4   0   1    5   16  .243
Ron Fairly            28   89    9   21   2   0   3   13   1   1    8   10  .236
Ron Hunt              36  129   13   30   7   0   0    9   1   0   15    8  .233
Bob Bailey            36  131   13   30   3   1   2   12   4   2   15   20  .229
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         13   26    2    4   0   1   1    2   0   0    1    4  .154

 New York             G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Willie Mays            6   21    7    8   2   0   2    5   0   1    6    6  .381
Duffy Dyer             9   28    3   10   2   0   1    3   0   0    1    7  .357
Rusty Staub           36  139   19   43   6   0   5   18   0   0   18    9  .309
Tommie Agee           33  121   22   35  10   0   5   19   4   2   20   24  .289
Ted Martinez          16   56    8   16   1   3   0    4   0   1    1   12  .286
John Milner           18   44    5   12   2   0   1    7   0   0    3   12  .273
Cleon Jones           31  118   11   32   2   0   2   14   0   3    8   29  .271
Jim Fregosi           34  128   17   34   7   3   3   14   0   0   12   20  .266
Jerry Grote           29   94    6   23   3   1   3   11   0   0   14    8  .245
Bud Harrelson         35  140   16   32   4   0   1    7   4   2   14   20  .229
Ed Kranepool          29   88    9   20   3   0   3   12   1   0   10   14  .227
Jim Beauchamp         10   27    2    5   0   0   0    3   0   0    1    4  .185
Ken Boswell           24   92    6   15   1   1   0    5   0   1    9    5  .163
Wayne Garrett          6   14    2    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    4    3  .143
Don Hahn               7    6    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .000
Dave Marshall          7    6    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           28   92    8   27   5   1   0   10   0   1    8   11  .294
Greg Luzinski         35  134   16   39   8   2   6   17   0   0   12   23  .291
Roger Freed            8   14    1    4   0   0   1    3   0   0    0    6  .286
Tommy Hutton          27   80    9   22   3   1   2    8   0   0    6    8  .275
Ron Stone             17   22    2    6   0   1   0    1   0   0    3    4  .273
Willie Montanez       34  129   13   32   9   1   2   13   0   0   16   33  .248
Larry Bowa            35  139   16   30   3   0   0    3   3   2   14   13  .216
Mike Ryan              7   24    1    5   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    4  .208
Tim McCarver          30  116   10   24   7   0   2   10   0   2    9   11  .207
Deron Johnson         24   68    5   14   1   1   2   12   0   0    4   17  .206
Don Money             35  120    7   24   5   0   3    8   2   2   21   27  .200
Mike Anderson         32   98    7   18   5   1   2    5   1   0   16   34  .184
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       21   69   11   27   6   2   1   11   0   2    0    6  .391
Manny Sanguillen      34  136   16   50   6   3   2   17   1   0    3   15  .368
Vic Davalillo         24   52   14   19   2   0   2    7   2   0    5    3  .365
Roberto Clemente      31  130   23   44  10   2   3   17   0   0    8   11  .339
Al Oliver             34  142   19   46   8   1   3   25   0   3    9    8  .324
Richie Hebner         30  109   18   34   6   1   6   17   0   0   16   14  .312
Dave Cash             27  123   23   38   7   1   1    8   4   3    6   12  .309
Gene Alley            23   61    6   18   2   0   0    9   2   1    9    7  .295
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
Milt May              13   21    0    5   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    1  .238
Gene Clines           22   43    7    9   1   1   0    1   4   0    4   11  .209
Jose Pagan            14   26    2    5   2   0   0    1   0   0    1    5  .192
Bob Robertson         26   73    6    9   3   0   2    5   1   0   19   21  .123
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             30  105   15   38   6   3   4   14   1   3    8    9  .362
Jerry Morales         21   46    5   13   4   2   0    3   1   1    6    4  .283
Garry Jestadt         20   37    1   10   0   0   1    4   0   0    1    5  .270
Cito Gaston           13   34    2    9   3   0   0    3   0   0    2    4  .265
Ed Spiezio             8   12    1    3   2   0   0    3   0   0    0    1  .250
Dave Campbell         32   97    6   24   5   0   0    3   0   4   11   12  .247
Johnny Jeter          33  114   10   25   1   1   4    9   4   4    7   35  .219
Nate Colbert          38  139   21   30   7   1   9   24   1   1   16   34  .216
Derrel Thomas         35  130   10   27   5   0   1   10   2   4   10   24  .208
Curt Blefary           7   15    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .200
Fred Kendall          20   65    4   12   0   0   1    2   0   0    3   12  .185
Larry Stahl           25   66    3   12   1   0   1    3   0   0    8   11  .182
Don Mason              9   11    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .182
Bob Barton            22   67    0   12   0   0   0    7   1   0    2   15  .179
Ollie Brown           23   70    3   12   2   0   0    3   0   0    5    9  .171
Rafael Robles         12   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
Enzo Hernandez        35  115   14   19   5   0   0    3   5   1    6    7  .165

 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
Jim Howarth           20   20    7    6   2   0   0    2   1   0    9    6  .300
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          38  156   15   41   8   1   2    9   6   1    5   16  .263
Bobby Bonds           40  159   27   41   9   3   6   24   6   1   10   35  .258
Chris Speier          37  142   17   36  10   1   5   17   2   0   18   19  .254
Ed Goodson             8   24    3    6   0   0   1    3   0   0    2    0  .250
Garry Maddox          26   91   11   22   8   1   1   11   1   0    4   19  .242
Dave Kingman          40  150   22   36   4   3  10   32  11   1   12   40  .240
Dave Rader            28   83    5   18   3   0   1    8   0   0    4    8  .217
Bernie Williams       16   45    6    9   1   1   1    4   0   0    2   11  .200
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         35  114    9   19   3   0   4   12   3   2   12   21  .167
Fran Healy            24   53    6    6   1   0   1    7   0   1    7   14  .113
Jimmy Rosario          7    2    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   1    0    0  .000
Damaso Blanco          1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    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             35  134   17   50   8   2   4   23   2   0    9   16  .373
Matty Alou            34  127   13   44   3   0   1    9   3   2    5    6  .347
Lou Brock             37  161   17   51   2   2   1   11  17   5    5   24  .317
Ted Simmons           35  136   16   38   8   1   4   21   0   1    8   17  .279
Ted Sizemore          32  127   18   34   3   1   1   10   1   0    9   10  .268
Ed Crosby             32  102    9   27   0   0   0    8   0   0    4    7  .265
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           7   24    0    5   0   0   0    1   0   0    5    5  .208
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
Luis Melendez         30   68   10   13   2   1   2    5   0   1    5    4  .191
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           25   37    1    3   1   0   0    2   0   0    7    5  .081

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  L. Brock (STL)          161
  B. Bonds (SF)           159
  W. Davis (LA)           156
  T. Fuentes (SF)         156
  P. Rose (CIN)           152
  F. Millan (ATL)         151
  D. Kingman (SF)         150
  R. Metzger (HOU)        147
  R. Garr (ATL)           145
  B. Williams (CHI)       143

Runs Scored:

  J. Morgan (CIN)          34
  B. Watson (HOU)          29
  B. Bonds (SF)            27
  J. Wynn (HOU)            27
  J. Cardenal (CHI)        24
  D. Cash (PIT)            23
  R. Clemente (PIT)        23
  B. Tolan (CIN)           23
  T. Agee (NY)             22
  W. Davis (LA)            22

Hits:

  L. Brock (STL)           51
  M. Sanguillen (PIT)      50
  J. Torre (STL)           50
  A. Oliver (PIT)          46
  M. Alou (STL)            44
  R. Clemente (PIT)        44
  R. Garr (ATL)            44
  R. Staub (NY)            43
  B. Tolan (CIN)           42
  B. Williams (CHI)        42

Doubles:

  T. Agee (NY)             10
  R. Clemente (PIT)        10
  C. Speier (SF)           10
  W. Stargell (PIT)        10
  B. Bonds (SF)             9
  W. Montanez (PHI)         9
  B. Russell (LA)           9
  B. Tolan (CIN)            9
  T. Fuentes (SF)           8
  G. Luzinski (PHI)         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
  H. Aaron (ATL)            7
  J. Wynn (HOU)             7
  J. Bench (CIN)            6
  B. Bonds (SF)             6
  J. Cardenal (CHI)         6

RBI:

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

Stolen Bases:

  L. Brock (STL)           17
  J. Morgan (CIN)          16
  B. Tolan (CIN)           14
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          13
  D. Kingman (SF)          11
  W. Davis (LA)             9
  R. Garr (ATL)             9
  J. Cardenal (CHI)         7
  B. Bonds (SF)             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)          29
  J. Hague (CIN)           23
  W. Mays (NY)             23
  R. Monday (CHI)          22
  D. Evans (ATL)           21
  D. Money (PHI)           21
  J. Wynn (HOU)            21
  H. Aaron (ATL)           20
  T. Agee (NY)             20
  J. Bench (CIN)           20

Strikeouts:

  D. Kingman (SF)          40
  B. Bonds (SF)            35
  J. Jeter (SD)            35
  M. Anderson (PHI)        34
  N. Colbert (SD)          34
  W. Montanez (PHI)        33
  L. May (HOU)             32
  T. Perez (CIN)           31
  K. Singleton (MON)       31
  W. Stargell (PIT)        31


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