Sunday May 28, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of May 28, 1972:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Kansas City     1209  117   299   48    7   15   112   20   12  113   170  .247
Detroit         1113  132   273   37   10   22   125    4    7  102   165  .245
California      1234  108   302   43    4   19    97   16    8   85   186  .245
Chicago         1115  126   271   39    4   17   115   22   11  106   204  .243
Minnesota       1167  140   283   51    8   18   129   14   11  118   205  .243
Oakland         1083  133   261   39    6   29   121   15   11  114   177  .241
Boston          1078  121   255   45    5   17   107   13    6   97   179  .237
New York        1068   96   245   37    5   14    86   16   13  100   133  .229
Cleveland       1089   92   248   45    4   12    83   20   14   88   155  .228
Baltimore       1053  116   233   47    6   20   108   11    8  110   212  .221
Texas           1189  123   242   33    4   16   110   33   24  146   245  .204
Milwaukee       1045   65   209   34    3   18    63    6    7  102   195  .200

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Carlos May (CHI)         32  119   19   39   7   0   3   21   6   4   13   13  .328
Pat Kelly (CHI)          27   95   16   31   6   2   0    3  10   3   12   10  .326
Joe Rudi (OAK)           30  127   19   41   8   3   2   10   0   1    8    9  .323
Lou Piniella (KC)        35  137   23   44   7   1   4   15   3   0    8   15  .321
Vada Pinson (CAL)        33  120   15   38   6   0   3   14   8   1    3    7  .317
Dick Allen (CHI)         34  127   20   40   6   1   7   29   4   0   16   28  .315
Tommy McCraw (CLE)       31   98   13   30   3   3   1    7   8   3   14    9  .306
Cesar Tovar (MIN)        33  129   28   39   5   1   0    8   6   5   15    8  .302
Luis Aparicio (BOS)      32  135   11   40   8   1   0   12   2   1    5    5  .296
Rod Carew (MIN)          33  122   16   36   7   1   0   23   1   2   18   17  .295

 Baltimore            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Terry Crowley         17   41    8   16   4   0   4   10   0   0    1    4  .390
Don Baylor            15   49    7   19   4   1   5   11   2   0    5    6  .388
Bobby Grich           15   40    5   11   2   0   0    3   2   1    5   11  .275
Brooks Robinson       34  124   13   32   7   0   0   12   0   0   11   16  .258
Paul Blair            33  118   13   29   2   2   2   15   1   1    5   27  .246
Davey Johnson         29   92    8   22   8   1   0    7   0   1   13   16  .239
Merv Rettenmund       30   84   14   20   5   0   2    8   1   1   13   11  .238
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         31  102   11   17   2   1   1    6   0   1    6   16  .167
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           32   95   13   14   3   0   4   16   0   0   15   19  .147
Ellie Hendricks       11   29    2    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    8    5  .103
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         32  135   11   40   8   1   0   12   2   1    5    5  .296
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          32  124   27   34   9   1   5   14   0   1   17   20  .274
Bob Montgomery         9   33    3    9   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    9  .273
Carlton Fisk          21   73   12   19   9   1   1    9   2   0    6   12  .260
Reggie Smith          29  104   13   26   2   0   4   14   6   2   17   20  .250
Doug Griffin          29   97    8   23   2   0   0    5   3   0   16    9  .237
Ben Oglivie           18   40    2    9   1   1   1    4   0   0    3    8  .225
Rico Petrocelli       29  110    8   23   3   1   1    9   0   0    7   15  .209
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
Bob Burda             14   14    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    1  .143
Rick Miller           20   31    4    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           33  120   15   38   6   0   3   14   8   1    3    7  .317
Winston Llenas        16   32    1   10   1   0   0    3   0   0    1    3  .313
Sandy Alomar          37  148   15   40   5   0   0    2   6   5   13   15  .270
Ken McMullen          33  115    6   31   4   0   0    6   0   0   12   11  .270
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         22   72   13   17   6   0   3   11   0   0    5   17  .236
Mickey Rivers         25   84    7   19   2   0   0    2   2   2    6   16  .226
Jim Spencer           29   94    7   21   1   0   1    6   0   0    3   14  .223
Leo Cardenas          37  136    6   28   3   1   3   12   0   0   13   20  .206
Jeff Torborg          17   50    3   10   3   0   0    6   0   0    5    2  .200
Art Kusnyer           23   63    6   11   0   0   1    4   0   0    8    9  .175
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         3    3    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Carlos May            32  119   19   39   7   0   3   21   6   4   13   13  .328
Pat Kelly             27   95   16   31   6   2   0    3  10   3   12   10  .326
Dick Allen            34  127   20   40   6   1   7   29   4   0   16   28  .315
Mike Andrews          34  115   20   30   4   0   2   11   0   1   22   15  .261
Walt Williams         17   47    4   11   3   0   0    1   1   0    2    6  .234
Rick Reichardt        25   60    2   14   3   0   0    5   0   0   11   16  .233
Rich Morales          22   68    5   15   0   0   1    7   0   1    4   13  .221
Bill Melton           33  124   11   27   2   0   2   13   0   1   10   17  .218
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         28   64    7   12   2   0   0    3   0   1    8    9  .188
Tom Egan              19   47    1    8   1   0   0    2   0   0    1   17  .170
Luis Alvarado          8    9    1    1   0   0   0    2   1   0    0    1  .111
Jim Qualls            11   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          31   98   13   30   3   3   1    7   8   3   14    9  .306
Jack Brohamer         22   76   11   21   2   1   0    8   2   0    2    9  .276
Buddy Bell            30  112    4   30   6   0   1    9   4   3    6    6  .268
Ray Fosse             31  115    9   30   7   0   2   10   2   0   11    7  .261
Jerry Moses           10   20    1    5   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    4  .250
Alex Johnson          32  121   10   27   3   0   4   17   1   2    7   14  .223
Graig Nettles         30  110   12   24   6   0   1    9   1   0   12   12  .218
Del Unser             31  118    9   25   7   0   1    6   1   2    7   16  .212
Frank Duffy           27   74    5   15   3   0   0    3   1   1   12   15  .203
Chris Chambliss       10   25    2    5   0   0   1    2   0   0    1    3  .200
Roy Foster            12   26    1    5   2   0   0    1   0   1    0    5  .192
Eddie Leon            26   76    3   13   1   0   1    2   0   2    6   12  .171
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
John Lowenstein        8    8    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    3  .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
Ike Brown              7    9    2    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    4  .333
Gates Brown           23   55   10   18   2   0   2    6   2   0    5    9  .327
Bill Freehan          24   91   14   28   6   1   2   20   0   1    6    9  .308
Tony Taylor           16   45    6   13   3   1   1    3   1   0    4    6  .289
Norm Cash             34  110   16   31   1   0   8   20   0   1   11   17  .282
Mickey Stanley        28   61    5   17   1   1   2   10   0   0    3    4  .279
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
Ed Brinkman           34  117    9   29   5   1   1   12   0   0    5   11  .248
Aurelio Rodriguez     34  138   19   33   2   1   0   11   0   1    7   21  .239
Jim Northrup          30  101    8   24   3   1   0    5   1   3    7   10  .238
Dick McAuliffe        28   78   11   17   4   0   1    8   0   0   22   17  .218
Tom Haller            14   38    3    8   2   1   1   10   0   0    4    5  .211
Paul Jata              9   19    3    4   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    3  .211
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            3    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          35  137   23   44   7   1   4   15   3   0    8   15  .321
Cookie Rojas          34  132   12   36   8   0   0   14   1   4    6   11  .273
Bob Oliver            16   63    7   17   2   1   1    6   1   0    2   12  .270
Freddie Patek         24  101   13   27   5   2   0    9   8   2    9   15  .267
Richie Scheinblum     23   73    4   18   1   0   2   10   0   0    9    8  .247
Jerry May             17   45    3   11   4   0   0    0   0   0    8    2  .244
Amos Otis             32  124    9   29   5   1   1   12   5   3   12   16  .234
John Mayberry         35  130   10   29   3   1   3   14   0   0   16   18  .223
Steve Hovley          19   36    3    8   1   0   0    3   1   1    2    6  .222
Gail Hopkins          11    9    0    2   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    0  .222
Paul Schaal           35  131   17   29   8   1   1    8   1   0   17   18  .221
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       16   42    3   16   3   0   1    3   0   1    7    1  .381
Mike Ferraro          22   61    3   18   7   0   1    5   0   1    3    6  .295
Brock Davis           18   30    2    8   0   0   0    2   0   1    3    6  .267
Bob Heise             21   76    2   20   2   0   0    2   0   0    8    5  .263
Tommie Reynolds       14   22    3    5   2   0   0    3   0   0    2    1  .227
Billy Conigliaro      28  108   10   23   4   0   4    9   0   0    3   30  .213
Joe Lahoud            22   63    5   12   1   1   1    3   1   0    7   14  .191
Johnny Briggs         29   91    8   17   2   0   2    6   0   0   18   17  .187
Dave May              29  111    6   20   4   0   3    5   2   0    6   14  .180
Rick Auerbach         30  107    4   18   1   1   0    4   1   1    4   15  .168
George Scott          31  120    9   20   5   0   3    9   2   1   15   23  .167
Curt Motton            6    6    1    1   0   0   1    2   0   0    1    2  .167
Darrell Porter        18   56    2    7   1   0   1    2   0   0    5   21  .125
Ron Theobald          21   49    5    6   0   0   1    4   0   1   15    7  .122
Bill Voss             18   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           33  129   28   39   5   1   0    8   6   5   15    8  .302
Rod Carew             33  122   16   36   7   1   0   23   1   2   18   17  .295
Danny Thompson        33  137   18   37   9   1   1   14   1   0    6   18  .270
Rick Renick           13   19    3    5   1   0   1    1   0   0    1    0  .263
Harmon Killebrew      32  103   13   26   5   1   5   21   0   1   26   23  .252
Dan Monzon            11    8    4    2   0   0   0    1   1   0    1    2  .250
Bobby Darwin          31  121   13   30   4   1   6   25   0   1   11   35  .248
Rich Reese            30   25    3    5   0   0   1    3   0   0    4    2  .200
Steve Brye            28   87    4   17   3   2   0    4   2   0    6   15  .195
Eric Soderholm        19   67    6   13   4   0   2    4   1   0    3   10  .194
Phil Roof             20   50    7    9   5   1   0    4   0   0    4   14  .180
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             6   14    1    6   0   0   1    2   0   0    1    2  .429
Ron Swoboda            7   10    2    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    3  .300
Thurman Munson        32  109   12   31   2   1   2   10   3   3   13    9  .284
Horace Clarke         31  126   11   35   6   0   0    9   2   4   10   10  .278
Ron Blomberg          22   64    6   16   4   0   2   10   0   0    4    4  .250
Roy White             33  112   15   27   3   0   2   13   7   1   19   11  .241
Johnny Callison       21   71    5   16   4   0   1    4   1   0    3    7  .225
Bobby Murcer          32  118   12   26   5   0   3    8   2   3   14   13  .220
Gene Michael          30   92   10   20   1   2   1   11   0   0   10   11  .217
Rich McKinney         31  111    8   24   1   0   1    5   1   0    7   12  .216
Felipe Alou           25   66    3   14   4   1   1    4   0   0    4    6  .212
Rusty Torres          25   63    4   13   4   0   0    3   0   1    7   17  .206
Jerry Kenney           9   14    3    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    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              5    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              30  127   19   41   8   3   2   10   0   1    8    9  .323
Reggie Jackson        33  129   19   35   8   0   8   24   2   2   16   39  .271
Angel Mangual         17   52    3   13   3   0   1    6   0   0    4    8  .250
George Hendrick        9   20    2    5   0   0   1    3   1   1    0    4  .250
Mike Hegan            22   12    1    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    4  .250
Mike Epstein          31  105   13   26   3   0   4   16   0   1   14   18  .248
Sal Bando             33  114   15   27   5   2   1   11   1   0   26   16  .237
Dave Duncan           26   85   13   20   0   0   9   24   0   1   10    8  .235
Brant Alyea           10   13    1    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .231
Bert Campaneris       32  132   18   28   3   0   2    6   9   2    9   23  .212
Larry Brown           28   82    9   15   0   0   0    4   0   0    9    6  .183
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
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         28   81    9   22   0   0   2   14   0   1    6   12  .272
Toby Harrah           37  107   11   26   4   1   0   17   2   2   12    9  .243
Elliott Maddox        37  124   18   30   5   1   0    2   9   2   18   22  .242
Tom Grieve            13   25    1    6   0   0   0    1   0   2    1    9  .240
Ted Ford              18   43    6   10   0   0   4    8   0   1    5   11  .233
Larry Biittner        28   52    4   11   1   0   0    2   1   3    4    4  .212
Frank Howard          29   95    7   20   3   0   2   11   1   0   17   13  .211
Len Randle            33  130   13   25   7   0   1   11   2   4    6   33  .192
Ken Suarez            10   12    0    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    1  .167
Jeff Burroughs        14   49    2    8   1   0   1    2   0   2    2   16  .163
Joe Lovitto           28   68   10   11   0   0   0    6   3   3   16   14  .162
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            16   33    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    6    5  .030
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)         148
  B. Oliver (CAL)         143
  A. Rodriguez (DET)      138
  L. Piniella (KC)        137
  D. Thompson (MIN)       137
  L. Cardenas (CAL)       136
  L. Aparicio (BOS)       135
  B. Campaneris (OAK)     132
  C. Rojas (KC)           132
  P. Schaal (KC)          131

Runs Scored:

  C. Tovar (MIN)           28
  T. Harper (BOS)          27
  L. Piniella (KC)         23
  D. Allen (CHI)           20
  M. Andrews (CHI)         20
  D. Nelson (TEX)          20
  R. Jackson (OAK)         19
  C. May (CHI)             19
  A. Rodriguez (DET)       19
  J. Rudi (OAK)            19

Hits:

  L. Piniella (KC)         44
  J. Rudi (OAK)            41
  D. Allen (CHI)           40
  S. Alomar (CAL)          40
  L. Aparicio (BOS)        40
  C. May (CHI)             39
  C. Tovar (MIN)           39
  V. Pinson (CAL)          38
  D. Nelson (TEX)          37
  B. Oliver (CAL)          37

Doubles:

  C. Fisk (BOS)             9
  T. Harper (BOS)           9
  D. Thompson (MIN)         9
  L. Aparicio (BOS)         8
  R. Jackson (OAK)          8
  D. Johnson (BAL)          8
  C. Rojas (KC)             8
  J. Rudi (OAK)             8
  P. Schaal (KC)            8
  R. Carew (MIN)            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
  H. Killebrew (MIN)        5
  B. Conigliaro (MIL)       4
  T. Crowley (BAL)          4

RBI:

  D. Allen (CHI)           29
  B. Darwin (MIN)          25
  D. Duncan (OAK)          24
  R. Jackson (OAK)         24
  R. Carew (MIN)           23
  H. Killebrew (MIN)       21
  C. May (CHI)             21
  N. Cash (DET)            20
  B. Freehan (DET)         20
  T. Harrah (TEX)          17

Stolen Bases:

  D. Nelson (TEX)          14
  P. Kelly (CHI)           10
  B. Campaneris (OAK)       9
  E. Maddox (TEX)           9
  T. McCraw (CLE)           8
  F. Patek (KC)             8
  V. Pinson (CAL)           8
  R. White (NY)             7
  S. Alomar (CAL)           6
  C. May (CHI)              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)           26
  H. Killebrew (MIN)       26
  M. Andrews (CHI)         22
  D. McAuliffe (DET)       22
  D. Buford (BAL)          19
  D. Mincher (TEX)         19
  R. White (NY)            19
  J. Briggs (MIL)          18
  R. Carew (MIN)           18
  E. Maddox (TEX)          18

Strikeouts:

  R. Jackson (OAK)         39
  B. Darwin (MIN)          35
  L. Randle (TEX)          33
  B. Conigliaro (MIL)      30
  B. Oliver (CAL)          30
  D. Nelson (TEX)          29
  D. Allen (CHI)           28
  P. Blair (BAL)           27
  B. Campaneris (OAK)      23
  H. Killebrew (MIN)       23


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