Saturday May 27, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

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

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Pittsburgh      1301  172   374   72   11   28   157   15    9  106   187  .288
Atlanta         1221  143   317   49    2   30   134   14    9  124   151  .260
St. Louis       1299  132   335   37   10   17   120   25   10   96   186  .258
Chicago         1184  151   300   46    9   30   141   24   14  127   176  .253
Houston         1279  178   322   48   12   36   166   26   11  127   213  .252
Los Angeles     1299  149   327   58    5   28   138   20   12  107   194  .252
New York        1250  142   309   48    8   26   132    9   11  134   221  .247
Cincinnati      1218  160   295   44   11   30   145   40   16  149   197  .242
Philadelphia    1209  113   284   51    9   23   103    7    9  130   232  .235
San Francisco   1372  165   319   62   12   39   159   35    8  127   249  .233
Montreal        1196  114   273   46    5   15   102   20   17  103   194  .228
San Diego       1267  105   271   44    7   22    98   15   18   89   225  .214

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Manny Sanguillen (PIT)   35  140   16   51   6   3   2   18   1   0    4   15  .364
Joe Torre (STL)          36  138   17   50   8   2   4   23   2   0    9   17  .362
Leron Lee (SD)           31  109   15   38   6   3   4   14   1   3    8   10  .349
Matty Alou (STL)         35  131   13   45   3   0   1    9   3   2    5    7  .344
Rick Monday (CHI)        34  107   21   36   6   1   5   17   8   3   23   24  .336
Al Oliver (PIT)          35  146   19   49   9   1   3   25   0   3   11    8  .336
Roberto Clemente (PIT)   32  135   24   45  10   2   3   17   0   0    9   12  .333
Bobby Tolan (CIN)        36  138   24   43   9   3   4   23  14   4   12   10  .312
Lou Brock (STL)          38  165   17   51   2   2   1   11  17   5    5   24  .309
Bob Watson (HOU)         37  138   29   42   5   1   8   26   0   0   16   19  .304

 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           29   71    8   22   4   0   1    8   1   0    5   13  .310
Jim Breazeale         10   13    2    4   1   0   0    3   0   0    0    2  .308
Ralph Garr            36  150   21   44   3   0   3   13   9   3    5    9  .293
Darrell Evans         31  101   18   29   4   0   6   21   1   1   23    7  .287
Felix Millan          36  155   13   42   6   1   0   13   2   1   10    9  .271
Rico Carty            29   82   11   22   4   0   2    8   0   0   20   10  .268
Oscar Brown           17   15    5    4   0   0   2    4   0   0    1    2  .267
Hank Aaron            30  108   19   28   3   0   7   18   1   0   23   13  .259
Marty Perez           36  130   11   33   7   0   1   13   0   2    7   15  .254
Earl Williams         36  138   15   35   7   1   4   19   0   0   14   24  .254
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
Rick Monday           34  107   21   36   6   1   5   17   8   3   23   24  .336
Gene Hiser             7   10    0    3   0   0   0    0   1   0    3    1  .300
Billy Williams        35  146   21   43   7   2   4   16   2   1   10   14  .295
Ron Santo             18   68   13   20   3   0   5   12   0   1    7   11  .294
Jim Hickman           28   97   19   27   2   0   5   13   1   0   12   13  .278
Don Kessinger         32  118   14   32   4   0   0   10   1   1   15   10  .271
Carmen Fanzone        25   67    9   18   5   0   3   16   0   2   11   11  .269
Jose Cardenal         33  127   24   34   6   3   6   25   8   4   11   14  .268
Glenn Beckert         35  143   14   35   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         29   98    4   20   6   0   0    9   0   0   11   16  .204
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           36  138   24   43   9   3   4   23  14   4   12   10  .312
Joe Morgan            37  134   35   39   5   2   7   16  16   3   29   10  .291
Joe Hague              6   18    4    5   0   0   1    1   0   0    6    1  .278
Tony Perez            27  101   12   28   4   0   6   22   0   0   10   31  .277
Johnny Bench          35  125   19   33   3   1   6   20   1   1   21   14  .264
Julian Javier         14   35    2    9   2   0   1    6   1   0    3    3  .257
Dave Concepcion       37  118    9   30   3   1   1   16   6   2    6   15  .254
Pete Rose             37  157   21   39   4   2   0   10   1   1   13    9  .248
Denis Menke           34  100   11   23   5   0   2    7   0   1   16   20  .230
Hal McRae             16   28    0    6   1   0   0    7   0   0    1    2  .214
Cesar Geronimo        25   38    6    7   3   2   1    6   0   2    5   12  .184
Ted Uhlaender         25   60    4   10   2   0   0    4   0   1    9    4  .167
George Foster         15   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
Bob Watson            37  138   29   42   5   1   8   26   0   0   16   19  .304
Cesar Cedeno          32  134   19   40   6   1   1   12  13   3   13   13  .299
Lee May               33  129   21   38   5   2   8   24   0   1   11   34  .295
Jim Wynn              36  138   28   40   6   1   7   24   5   2   21   21  .290
Norm Miller           16   22    3    6   2   0   0    1   0   0    2    3  .273
Johnny Edwards        32  102   16   26   5   2   3   12   0   2   18   16  .255
Bob Stinson            4    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250
Tommy Helms           33  127   11   30   2   0   2   15   0   1    4    4  .236
Jimmy Stewart         17   35    6    8   1   2   0    3   0   0    2    2  .229
Roger Metzger         37  151   20   31   3   1   1   14   6   2   19   16  .205
Doug Rader            37  144   13   29   6   2   5   25   2   0    9   28  .201
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
Bobby Valentine       23   63    9   21   3   0   1    3   1   1    4    8  .333
Bill Russell          33   95    9   31   9   0   3   16   1   2    6   12  .326
Manny Mota            29   88   16   28   5   2   2   13   1   0    3    5  .318
Wes Parker            26   89    8   24   2   0   0    9   0   1   13    6  .270
Frank Robinson        35  116   16   31   5   0   5   21   1   2   21   26  .267
Steve Garvey          33  113   17   30   6   0   2    9   2   2    7   10  .266
Willie Davis          38  160   23   42   6   1   6   22   9   1    4   19  .263
Willie Crawford       27   78    9   20   5   1   5    8   2   1    7   14  .256
Bill Buckner          22   68    8   17   3   0   0    3   0   1    5    3  .250
Chris Cannizzaro      18   55    7   13   1   0   1    7   0   0    7   12  .236
Jim Lefebvre          27   90    6   21   4   0   2   13   0   0    9   15  .233
Duke Sims             17   53    2    9   2   0   1    5   0   0    3    8  .170
Billy Grabarkewitz    15   37    5    6   2   0   0    2   1   0    5   14  .162
Dick Dietz            13   31    3    5   1   0   0    4   1   0    5    4  .161
Maury Wills           21   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            18   31    0   10   3   0   0    6   0   0    1    5  .323
Clyde Mashore         25   55    7   15   3   0   1    6   1   0    4   11  .273
Mike Jorgensen        33  116   17   30   5   0   5   15   6   4   16   26  .259
Ron Woods             23   60    3   15   3   0   0    3   1   3    4    9  .250
Ken Singleton         37  131   19   32   5   1   2   11   2   3   19   33  .244
John Boccabella       32  107    9   26   5   1   0    4   0   1    5   16  .243
John Bateman          14   25    0    6   1   0   0    2   0   0    3    4  .240
Ron Fairly            29   93    9   22   2   0   3   14   1   1    8   11  .237
Bob Bailey            37  134   14   31   3   1   3   13   4   2   16   21  .231
Ron Hunt              37  134   13   31   7   0   0    9   2   0   15    8  .231
Boots Day             26   81    7   16   2   0   0    5   1   2    3    9  .198
Tim Foli              32  103    8   20   4   1   0   10   2   1    5   10  .194
Hector Torres         14   30    2    4   0   1   1    2   0   0    1    4  .133

 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
Tommie Agee           34  126   22   38  10   0   5   21   4   3   20   25  .302
Rusty Staub           37  143   19   43   6   0   5   18   0   0   19    9  .301
Ted Martinez          16   56    8   16   1   3   0    4   0   1    1   12  .286
Cleon Jones           32  123   12   33   3   0   2   14   0   3    8   29  .268
Jerry Grote           30   97    7   25   3   1   3   13   0   0   15    8  .258
Jim Fregosi           35  133   17   34   7   3   3   14   0   0   12   22  .256
John Milner           19   47    6   12   2   0   1    7   0   0    4   12  .255
Wayne Garrett          7   17    2    4   2   0   0    1   0   0    5    3  .235
Ed Kranepool          29   88    9   20   3   0   3   12   1   0   10   14  .227
Bud Harrelson         36  144   16   32   4   0   1    7   4   2   15   20  .222
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
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           29   97    8   28   5   1   0   10   0   1    9   11  .289
Greg Luzinski         36  140   16   40   8   2   6   17   0   0   12   25  .286
Roger Freed            8   14    1    4   0   0   1    3   0   0    0    6  .286
Tommy Hutton          28   85   10   22   3   1   2    8   0   1    7    8  .259
Willie Montanez       35  133   14   33   9   1   3   14   0   0   18   34  .248
Ron Stone             18   25    2    6   0   1   0    1   0   0    5    5  .240
Larry Bowa            36  144   16   30   3   0   0    3   3   2   15   13  .208
Mike Ryan              7   24    1    5   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    4  .208
Tim McCarver          31  121   10   25   7   0   2   10   0   2   10   12  .207
Deron Johnson         25   69    5   14   1   1   2   12   0   0    4   18  .203
Don Money             36  125    7   25   5   0   3    9   2   2   22   28  .200
Mike Anderson         33   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       22   70   11   27   6   2   1   11   0   2    0    6  .386
Manny Sanguillen      35  140   16   51   6   3   2   18   1   0    4   15  .364
Vic Davalillo         25   56   14   20   2   0   2    7   2   0    5    3  .357
Al Oliver             35  146   19   49   9   1   3   25   0   3   11    8  .336
Roberto Clemente      32  135   24   45  10   2   3   17   0   0    9   12  .333
Richie Hebner         31  115   18   35   6   1   6   17   0   0   16   15  .304
Dave Cash             28  129   23   38   7   1   1    8   5   3    6   12  .295
Gene Alley            24   66    6   19   2   0   0    9   2   1    9    7  .288
Willie Stargell       31  118   14   33  10   0   8   25   0   0   14   32  .280
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           23   45    7   10   2   1   0    1   4   0    4   11  .222
Jose Pagan            14   26    2    5   2   0   0    1   0   0    1    5  .192
Bob Robertson         27   78    6    9   3   0   2    5   1   0   19   22  .115
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             31  109   15   38   6   3   4   14   1   3    8   10  .349
Jerry Morales         21   46    5   13   4   2   0    3   1   1    6    4  .283
Garry Jestadt         21   41    1   11   0   0   1    5   0   0    1    5  .268
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
Ed Spiezio             9   13    1    3   2   0   0    3   0   0    0    1  .231
Johnny Jeter          34  118   11   27   2   1   5   11   4   4    7   35  .229
Nate Colbert          39  143   21   30   7   1   9   25   1   1   16   35  .210
Derrel Thomas         36  134   11   28   5   0   1   10   2   4   10   24  .209
Rafael Robles         13   20    1    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .200
Fred Kendall          21   66    5   13   0   0   1    2   0   0    3   12  .197
Curt Blefary           8   16    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .188
Larry Stahl           26   70    4   13   1   0   1    3   0   0    8   12  .186
Bob Barton            23   71    0   13   0   0   0    7   1   0    2   15  .183
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
Ivan Murrell           4    6    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .167
Enzo Hernandez        36  117   14   19   5   0   0    3   5   1    6    7  .162

 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
Ed Goodson             9   30    5   10   0   0   2    6   0   0    2    0  .333
Willie McCovey         4   12    2    4   1   0   1    2   0   0    1    2  .333
Al Gallagher          21   59    7   17   0   0   1    4   0   0   10    9  .288
Jim Howarth           21   21    7    6   2   0   0    2   1   0    9    6  .286
Tito Fuentes          39  161   17   44   9   1   3   10   6   1    5   16  .273
Bobby Bonds           41  165   29   44  11   3   6   26   6   1   10   35  .267
Chris Arnold          21   49    4   13   2   1   1    3   0   1    7    4  .265
Chris Speier          38  148   18   39  11   1   5   17   3   0   18   19  .264
Dave Kingman          41  154   23   38   4   3  11   34  11   1   14   40  .247
Garry Maddox          27   97   12   23   8   1   1   12   1   0    4   22  .237
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         36  119   10   20   3   0   4   12   4   2   12   21  .168
Fran Healy            25   57    6    6   1   0   1    7   0   1    8   14  .105
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             36  138   17   50   8   2   4   23   2   0    9   17  .362
Matty Alou            35  131   13   45   3   0   1    9   3   2    5    7  .344
Lou Brock             38  165   17   51   2   2   1   11  17   5    5   24  .309
Ted Simmons           36  140   16   39   8   1   4   22   0   1    8   17  .279
Ted Sizemore          33  131   19   36   3   1   1   10   1   0    9   11  .275
Ed Crosby             33  103    9   27   0   0   0    8   0   0    4    7  .262
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           8   28    0    6   0   0   0    1   0   0    5    6  .214
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         31   71   10   13   2   1   2    5   0   1    6    4  .183
Donn Clendenon        22   42    4    6   1   0   1    1   1   0    5   16  .143
Mike Fiore            11    9    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    2  .111
Dal Maxvill           26   39    1    3   1   0   0    2   0   0    7    5  .077

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  B. Bonds (SF)           165
  L. Brock (STL)          165
  T. Fuentes (SF)         161
  W. Davis (LA)           160
  P. Rose (CIN)           157
  F. Millan (ATL)         155
  D. Kingman (SF)         154
  R. Metzger (HOU)        151
  R. Garr (ATL)           150
  C. Speier (SF)          148

Runs Scored:

  J. Morgan (CIN)          35
  B. Bonds (SF)            29
  B. Watson (HOU)          29
  J. Wynn (HOU)            28
  J. Cardenal (CHI)        24
  R. Clemente (PIT)        24
  B. Tolan (CIN)           24
  D. Cash (PIT)            23
  W. Davis (LA)            23
  D. Kingman (SF)          23

Hits:

  L. Brock (STL)           51
  M. Sanguillen (PIT)      51
  J. Torre (STL)           50
  A. Oliver (PIT)          49
  M. Alou (STL)            45
  R. Clemente (PIT)        45
  B. Bonds (SF)            44
  T. Fuentes (SF)          44
  R. Garr (ATL)            44
  R. Staub (NY)            43

Doubles:

  B. Bonds (SF)            11
  C. Speier (SF)           11
  T. Agee (NY)             10
  R. Clemente (PIT)        10
  W. Stargell (PIT)        10
  T. Fuentes (SF)           9
  W. Montanez (PHI)         9
  A. Oliver (PIT)           9
  B. Russell (LA)           9
  B. Tolan (CIN)            9

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)          11
  N. Colbert (SD)           9
  L. May (HOU)              8
  W. Stargell (PIT)         8
  B. Watson (HOU)           8
  H. Aaron (ATL)            7
  J. Morgan (CIN)           7
  J. Wynn (HOU)             7
  J. Bench (CIN)            6
  B. Bonds (SF)             6

RBI:

  D. Kingman (SF)          34
  B. Bonds (SF)            26
  B. Watson (HOU)          26
  J. Cardenal (CHI)        25
  N. Colbert (SD)          25
  A. Oliver (PIT)          25
  D. Rader (HOU)           25
  W. Stargell (PIT)        25
  L. May (HOU)             24
  J. Wynn (HOU)            24

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)         8
  R. Monday (CHI)           8
  B. Bonds (SF)             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
  T. Agee (NY)              3
  D. Cash (PIT)             3
  C. Cedeno (HOU)           3

Walks:

  J. Morgan (CIN)          29
  H. Aaron (ATL)           23
  D. Evans (ATL)           23
  J. Hague (CIN)           23
  W. Mays (NY)             23
  R. Monday (CHI)          23
  D. Money (PHI)           22
  J. Bench (CIN)           21
  F. Robinson (LA)         21
  J. Wynn (HOU)            21

Strikeouts:

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

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