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. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of May 27, 1972:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Kansas City     1178  115   292   46    7   15   110   19   12  110   167  .248
Chicago         1077  122   262   39    4   17   111   21   11  101   194  .243
Detroit         1076  127   261   36   10   22   120    4    7  100   156  .243
California      1201  104   291   42    4   18    94   15    8   85   183  .242
Minnesota       1137  133   274   50    8   16   122   14   10  112   200  .241
Oakland         1044  128   251   38    6   28   116   13   11  113   167  .240
Boston          1047  117   246   43    4   16   103   12    5   92   175  .235
Cleveland       1058   91   244   45    4   12    82   19   14   85   151  .231
New York        1034   92   237   36    5   14    84   15   13   95   127  .229
Baltimore       1021  111   223   46    5   20   105   10    8  105   207  .218
Texas           1156  121   237   32    4   16   108   33   24  145   242  .205
Milwaukee       1012   64   197   32    3   18    62    6    7   99   193  .195

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Pat Kelly (CHI)          26   93   16   31   6   2   0    3  10   3   12    9  .333
Vada Pinson (CAL)        32  116   14   37   6   0   3   14   8   1    3    7  .319
Joe Rudi (OAK)           29  123   19   39   8   3   2   10   0   1    8    9  .317
Lou Piniella (KC)        34  133   22   42   7   1   4   15   3   0    8   14  .316
Tommy McCraw (CLE)       30   95   13   30   3   3   1    7   8   3   13    9  .316
Carlos May (CHI)         31  115   18   36   7   0   3   21   6   4   12   13  .313
Dick Allen (CHI)         33  124   19   38   6   1   7   28   3   0   14   28  .307
Cesar Tovar (MIN)        32  126   27   38   5   1   0    8   6   5   13    8  .302
Rod Carew (MIN)          32  120   14   36   7   1   0   23   1   2   16   17  .300
Luis Aparicio (BOS)      31  131   10   39   8   0   0   12   2   1    5    5  .298

 Baltimore            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Terry Crowley         16   38    8   16   4   0   4   10   0   0    1    4  .421
Don Baylor            14   45    7   16   4   0   5   11   1   0    5    6  .356
Bobby Grich           14   36    5   10   2   0   0    2   2   1    5   10  .278
Brooks Robinson       33  121   12   31   7   0   0   12   0   0   10   16  .256
Paul Blair            32  114   13   29   2   2   2   15   1   1    5   25  .254
Davey Johnson         29   92    8   22   8   1   0    7   0   1   13   16  .239
Merv Rettenmund       29   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         30   98   10   17   2   1   1    6   0   1    5   14  .174
Andy Etchebarren      23   67    2   11   3   0   0    8   0   2    4   15  .164
Johnny Oates           5   13    1    2   1   0   1    3   0   0    0    2  .154
Boog Powell           31   92   13   14   3   0   4   16   0   0   14   19  .152
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
Luis Aparicio         31  131   10   39   8   0   0   12   2   1    5    5  .298
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
Tommy Harper          31  121   27   33   9   1   5   14   0   1   16   20  .273
Bob Montgomery         9   33    3    9   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    9  .273
Ben Oglivie           17   36    2    9   1   1   1    4   0   0    3    7  .250
Carlton Fisk          20   69   11   17   8   1   0    6   2   0    6   12  .246
Doug Griffin          28   96    8   23   2   0   0    5   3   0   13    9  .240
Reggie Smith          28  100   13   22   1   0   4   13   5   1   17   20  .220
Rico Petrocelli       28  106    7   22   3   1   1    9   0   0    7   14  .208
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           20   63    4   10   2   0   0    5   0   0    3    7  .159
Rick Miller           19   31    3    4   0   0   3    7   0   1    2   12  .129
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             22   72    8   23   3   1   1   10   0   0    8    8  .319
Vada Pinson           32  116   14   37   6   0   3   14   8   1    3    7  .319
Winston Llenas        16   32    1   10   1   0   0    3   0   0    1    3  .313
Ken McMullen          32  111    5   30   4   0   0    6   0   0   12   10  .270
Sandy Alomar          36  144   14   38   5   0   0    2   6   5   13   15  .264
Bob Oliver            20   80    7   20   5   2   2    8   0   0    3   18  .250
John Stephenson        2    4    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .250
Andy Kosco            16   49    4   12   1   0   2    4   0   0    1    6  .245
Leroy Stanton         21   69   13   16   5   0   3    9   0   0    5   17  .232
Jim Spencer           28   90    7   20   1   0   1    6   0   0    3   14  .222
Mickey Rivers         24   80    7   17   2   0   0    2   1   2    6   16  .213
Leo Cardenas          36  132    6   27   3   1   3   12   0   0   13   18  .205
Jeff Torborg          17   50    3   10   3   0   0    6   0   0    5    2  .200
Art Kusnyer           22   60    6   11   0   0   1    4   0   0    8    9  .183
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             26   93   16   31   6   2   0    3  10   3   12    9  .333
Carlos May            31  115   18   36   7   0   3   21   6   4   12   13  .313
Dick Allen            33  124   19   38   6   1   7   28   3   0   14   28  .307
Mike Andrews          33  110   19   29   4   0   2   11   0   1   22   14  .264
Walt Williams         16   43    4   11   3   0   0    1   1   0    2    4  .256
Rick Reichardt        24   59    2   14   3   0   0    5   0   0   10   16  .237
Bill Melton           32  119   11   27   2   0   2   13   0   1   10   16  .227
Rich Morales          21   64    5   14   0   0   1    6   0   1    4   13  .219
Jorge Orta            22   61   10   13   1   1   1    5   0   0    1   15  .213
Ed Herrmann           24   75    3   15   3   0   1   10   0   0    4    5  .200
Jay Johnstone         27   62    6   11   2   0   0    2   0   1    7    9  .177
Tom Egan              18   43    1    7   1   0   0    2   0   0    1   14  .163
Luis Alvarado          7    8    1    1   0   0   0    1   1   0    0    1  .125
Jim Qualls            10   10    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          30   95   13   30   3   3   1    7   8   3   13    9  .316
Jerry Moses            9   17    1    5   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    3  .294
Buddy Bell            30  112    4   30   6   0   1    9   4   3    6    6  .268
Jack Brohamer         21   72   10   19   2   1   0    8   1   0    2    9  .264
Ray Fosse             31  115    9   30   7   0   2   10   2   0   11    7  .261
John Lowenstein        7    4    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    2  .250
Chris Chambliss        9   21    2    5   0   0   1    2   0   0    1    3  .238
Alex Johnson          32  121   10   27   3   0   4   17   1   2    7   14  .223
Graig Nettles         29  106   12   23   6   0   1    8   1   0   12   12  .217
Del Unser             30  114    9   24   7   0   1    6   1   2    7   15  .211
Frank Duffy           26   72    5   15   3   0   0    3   1   1   11   14  .208
Roy Foster            11   25    1    5   2   0   0    1   0   1    0    5  .200
Eddie Leon            25   75    3   13   1   0   1    2   0   2    6   12  .173
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
Bill Freehan          23   89   13   26   6   1   2   19   0   1    6    9  .292
Norm Cash             33  107   16   31   1   0   8   20   0   1   11   14  .290
Mickey Stanley        27   56    5   16   1   1   2    7   0   0    3    4  .286
Tony Taylor           15   40    6   11   3   1   1    3   1   0    4    6  .275
Al Kaline             28   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     33  133   19   33   2   1   0   11   0   1    7   18  .248
Ed Brinkman           33  114    9   27   5   1   1   11   0   0    5   11  .237
Jim Northrup          29   99    8   23   3   1   0    5   1   3    6   10  .232
Tom Haller            13   35    3    8   2   1   1   10   0   0    4    4  .229
Dick McAuliffe        28   78   11   17   4   0   1    8   0   0   22   17  .218
Ike Brown              6    7    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    4  .143
Paul Jata              8   15    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .133
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            2    2    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .500
Bobby Knoop            8   14    1    5   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .357
Ed Kirkpatrick        22   65    7   21   3   0   3   11   0   2   14    6  .323
Lou Piniella          34  133   22   42   7   1   4   15   3   0    8   14  .316
Freddie Patek         23   97   13   27   5   2   0    9   8   2    9   15  .278
Cookie Rojas          33  128   12   35   8   0   0   14   1   4    6   11  .273
Bob Oliver            16   63    7   17   2   1   1    6   1   0    2   12  .270
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         34  126   10   29   3   1   3   14   0   0   16   18  .230
Amos Otis             31  122    9   28   4   1   1   11   4   3   10   16  .230
Steve Hovley          18   35    3    8   1   0   0    3   1   1    2    6  .229
Paul Schaal           34  127   16   27   7   1   1    8   1   0   17   17  .213
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
Joe Keough             8    7    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .000
Dennis Paepke          2    6    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .000

 Milwaukee            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ellie Rodriguez       15   38    3   13   2   0   1    3   0   1    7    1  .342
Mike Ferraro          21   58    3   18   7   0   1    5   0   1    2    5  .310
Brock Davis           18   30    2    8   0   0   0    2   0   1    3    6  .267
Bob Heise             20   72    2   19   2   0   0    2   0   0    7    5  .264
Tommie Reynolds       13   21    3    5   2   0   0    3   0   0    2    1  .238
Billy Conigliaro      27  104    9   21   4   0   4    9   0   0    3   29  .202
Johnny Briggs         28   88    8   17   2   0   2    6   0   0   18   17  .193
Joe Lahoud            22   63    5   12   1   1   1    3   1   0    7   14  .191
Dave May              28  107    6   19   4   0   3    5   2   0    6   14  .178
Curt Motton            6    6    1    1   0   0   1    2   0   0    1    2  .167
Rick Auerbach         29  104    4   17   1   1   0    3   1   1    3   15  .164
George Scott          30  116    9   17   4   0   3    9   2   1   15   23  .147
Darrell Porter        18   56    2    7   1   0   1    2   0   0    5   21  .125
Ron Theobald          20   48    5    6   0   0   1    4   0   1   15    7  .125
Bill Voss             17   25    0    3   1   0   0    1   0   1    3    3  .120
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           25   84    8   26   4   0   1   13   2   1    5    4  .310
Cesar Tovar           32  126   27   38   5   1   0    8   6   5   13    8  .302
Rod Carew             32  120   14   36   7   1   0   23   1   2   16   17  .300
Danny Thompson        32  133   17   35   9   1   1   13   1   0    6   18  .263
Dan Monzon            11    8    4    2   0   0   0    1   1   0    1    2  .250
Bobby Darwin          30  117   13   29   4   1   6   25   0   1   11   34  .248
Rick Renick           12   17    1    4   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .235
Harmon Killebrew      31  100   12   23   4   1   4   16   0   0   25   23  .230
Eric Soderholm        18   63    6   13   4   0   2    4   1   0    3    9  .206
Rich Reese            29   25    3    5   0   0   1    3   0   0    4    2  .200
Steve Brye            27   86    4   17   3   2   0    4   2   0    6   15  .198
Phil Roof             19   47    7    9   5   1   0    4   0   0    4   13  .192
Rick Dempsey          12   23    0    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    5    4  .174
Jim Nettles           22   41    3    7   0   0   0    2   0   1    8    9  .171
George Mitterwald     16   38    2    6   2   0   0    2   0   0    1    9  .158
Chuck Manuel          13   20    1    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    4  .150

 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        31  104   12   30   2   1   2   10   3   3   13    9  .289
Horace Clarke         30  122   10   34   6   0   0    9   2   4    9   10  .279
Ron Blomberg          21   63    6   16   4   0   2   10   0   0    4    3  .254
Roy White             32  109   14   27   3   0   2   12   6   1   18   11  .248
Johnny Callison       20   70    5   16   4   0   1    4   1   0    3    7  .229
Rich McKinney         30  107    8   24   1   0   1    5   1   0    7   10  .224
Gene Michael          29   90   10   20   1   2   1   11   0   0   10   11  .222
Bobby Murcer          31  117   12   25   5   0   3    8   2   3   14   13  .214
Felipe Alou           24   63    3   13   3   1   1    3   0   0    3    6  .206
Rusty Torres          25   63    4   13   4   0   0    3   0   1    7   17  .206
Ron Swoboda            6    5    1    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .200
Jerry Kenney           8   14    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    1  .143
Hal Lanier            11    7    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   1    0    0  .143
Bernie Allen           8   16    0    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    3  .125

 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              29  123   19   39   8   3   2   10   0   1    8    9  .317
Reggie Jackson        32  124   18   34   8   0   8   23   2   2   16   37  .274
Mike Epstein          30  102   13   26   3   0   4   15   0   1   14   17  .255
Angel Mangual         16   51    3   13   3   0   1    6   0   0    4    8  .255
Dave Duncan           25   81   13   20   0   0   9   24   0   1   10    7  .247
Sal Bando             32  110   14   26   5   2   1   11   1   0   25   15  .236
Brant Alyea           10   13    1    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .231
Bert Campaneris       31  127   17   27   2   0   2    6   8   2    9   21  .213
George Hendrick        8   15    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   1    0    3  .200
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           27   78    9   13   0   0   0    4   0   0    9    5  .167
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         27   77    8   21   0   0   2   14   0   1    6   11  .273
Elliott Maddox        36  120   18   30   5   1   0    2   9   2   18   22  .250
Tom Grieve            13   25    1    6   0   0   0    1   0   2    1    9  .240
Ted Ford              17   39    6    9   0   0   4    8   0   1    5   10  .231
Toby Harrah           36  103   11   23   3   1   0   16   2   2   12    9  .223
Frank Howard          28   92    7   20   3   0   2   11   1   0   16   13  .217
Larry Biittner        28   52    4   11   1   0   0    2   1   3    4    4  .212
Len Randle            32  126   12   25   7   0   1   11   2   4    6   33  .198
Joe Lovitto           27   64   10   11   0   0   0    6   3   3   16   14  .172
Jeff Burroughs        13   48    2    8   1   0   1    2   0   2    2   16  .167
Ken Suarez             9   12    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .167
Hal King              27   57    8    9   3   0   2    5   0   0   15   18  .158
Don Mincher           28   90   12   14   5   0   3   17   1   1   19   14  .156
Ted Kubiak            15   29    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    6    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)         144
  B. Oliver (CAL)         143
  L. Piniella (KC)        133
  A. Rodriguez (DET)      133
  D. Thompson (MIN)       133
  L. Cardenas (CAL)       132
  L. Aparicio (BOS)       131
  D. Nelson (TEX)         130
  C. Rojas (KC)           128
  B. Campaneris (OAK)     127

Runs Scored:

  T. Harper (BOS)          27
  C. Tovar (MIN)           27
  L. Piniella (KC)         22
  D. Nelson (TEX)          20
  D. Allen (CHI)           19
  M. Andrews (CHI)         19
  A. Rodriguez (DET)       19
  J. Rudi (OAK)            19
  R. Jackson (OAK)         18
  E. Maddox (TEX)          18

Hits:

  L. Piniella (KC)         42
  L. Aparicio (BOS)        39
  J. Rudi (OAK)            39
  D. Allen (CHI)           38
  S. Alomar (CAL)          38
  C. Tovar (MIN)           38
  D. Nelson (TEX)          37
  B. Oliver (CAL)          37
  V. Pinson (CAL)          37
  R. Carew (MIN)           36

Doubles:

  T. Harper (BOS)           9
  D. Thompson (MIN)         9
  L. Aparicio (BOS)         8
  C. Fisk (BOS)             8
  R. Jackson (OAK)          8
  D. Johnson (BAL)          8
  C. Rojas (KC)             8
  J. Rudi (OAK)             8
  R. Carew (MIN)            7
  M. Ferraro (MIL)          7

Triples:

  T. McCraw (CLE)           3
  B. Oliver (CAL)           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

Home Runs:

  D. Duncan (OAK)           9
  N. Cash (DET)             8
  R. Jackson (OAK)          8
  D. Allen (CHI)            7
  B. Darwin (MIN)           6
  D. Baylor (BAL)           5
  T. Harper (BOS)           5
  B. Conigliaro (MIL)       4
  T. Crowley (BAL)          4
  M. Epstein (OAK)          4

RBI:

  D. Allen (CHI)           28
  B. Darwin (MIN)          25
  D. Duncan (OAK)          24
  R. Carew (MIN)           23
  R. Jackson (OAK)         23
  C. May (CHI)             21
  N. Cash (DET)            20
  B. Freehan (DET)         19
  A. Johnson (CLE)         17
  D. Mincher (TEX)         17

Stolen Bases:

  D. Nelson (TEX)          14
  P. Kelly (CHI)           10
  E. Maddox (TEX)           9
  B. Campaneris (OAK)       8
  T. McCraw (CLE)           8
  F. Patek (KC)             8
  V. Pinson (CAL)           8
  S. Alomar (CAL)           6
  C. May (CHI)              6
  C. Tovar (MIN)            6

Caught Stealing:

  S. Alomar (CAL)           5
  C. Tovar (MIN)            5
  H. Clarke (NY)            4
  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

Walks:

  S. Bando (OAK)           25
  H. Killebrew (MIN)       25
  M. Andrews (CHI)         22
  D. McAuliffe (DET)       22
  D. Buford (BAL)          19
  D. Mincher (TEX)         19
  J. Briggs (MIL)          18
  E. Maddox (TEX)          18
  R. White (NY)            18
  P. Schaal (KC)           17

Strikeouts:

  R. Jackson (OAK)         37
  B. Darwin (MIN)          34
  L. Randle (TEX)          33
  B. Oliver (CAL)          30
  B. Conigliaro (MIL)      29
  D. Nelson (TEX)          29
  D. Allen (CHI)           28
  P. Blair (BAL)           25
  H. Killebrew (MIN)       23
  G. Scott (MIL)           23


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