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

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

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Pittsburgh      1334  178   383   74   11   28   163   16    9  110   194  .287
St. Louis       1337  140   351   38   10   17   128   25   10   99   192  .263
Atlanta         1292  152   330   51    2   34   142   14    9  136   158  .255
Chicago         1217  156   308   48    9   30   146   24   14  131   181  .253
Houston         1324  183   333   54   12   36   170   26   11  131   218  .252
Los Angeles     1341  155   335   59    5   28   142   21   12  111   199  .250
New York        1284  145   317   49    8   27   135    9   11  135   227  .247
Cincinnati      1248  162   299   45   13   30   147   40   17  153   204  .240
Philadelphia    1244  118   294   52    9   23   107    7   10  136   235  .236
San Francisco   1445  174   339   64   12   41   167   37    9  136   265  .235
Montreal        1234  121   283   47    5   15   106   24   18  109   198  .229
San Diego       1303  110   282   46    8   24   102   15   19   92   228  .216

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Joe Torre (STL)          37  143   19   53   8   2   4   23   2   0    9   17  .371
Manny Sanguillen (PIT)   36  143   16   52   6   3   2   19   1   0    5   15  .364
Leron Lee (SD)           32  114   16   40   6   3   5   15   1   3    8   11  .351
Matty Alou (STL)         36  136   15   47   3   0   1    9   3   2    5    7  .346
Al Oliver (PIT)          36  150   19   51   9   1   3   27   0   3   11    9  .340
Rick Monday (CHI)        35  109   23   37   6   1   5   17   8   3   25   24  .339
Roberto Clemente (PIT)   33  135   25   45  10   2   3   17   0   0   10   12  .333
Bob Watson (HOU)         38  141   29   44   6   1   8   27   0   0   17   19  .312
Rusty Staub (NY)         38  147   20   45   6   0   5   18   0   0   19    9  .306
Bobby Tolan (CIN)        37  142   24   43   9   3   4   23  14   4   12   12  .303

 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           31   78    8   24   4   0   1    9   1   0    7   13  .308
Ralph Garr            38  160   22   48   3   0   4   14   9   3    5    9  .300
Rico Carty            30   87   13   25   5   0   3   11   0   0   21   10  .287
Darrell Evans         33  107   18   29   4   0   6   22   1   1   25   10  .271
Felix Millan          38  164   15   44   7   1   0   13   2   1   11   10  .268
Jim Breazeale         12   15    2    4   1   0   0    3   0   0    0    2  .267
Hank Aaron            32  114   22   29   3   0   8   19   1   0   27   13  .254
Oscar Brown           18   16    5    4   0   0   2    4   0   0    1    3  .250
Marty Perez           38  137   11   33   7   0   1   13   0   2    8   15  .241
Earl Williams         38  147   15   35   7   1   4   19   0   0   15   25  .238
Mike Lum              28   74    8   16   3   0   1    3   0   2    9    5  .216
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           35  109   23   37   6   1   5   17   8   3   25   24  .339
Carmen Fanzone        26   71   10   21   6   0   3   16   0   2   11   11  .296
Ron Santo             18   68   13   20   3   0   5   12   0   1    7   11  .294
Billy Williams        36  150   22   44   7   2   4   16   2   1   10   14  .293
Gene Hiser             8   14    0    4   0   0   0    2   1   0    3    2  .286
Jim Hickman           28   97   19   27   2   0   5   13   1   0   12   13  .278
Jose Cardenal         34  130   25   35   6   3   6   27   8   4   12   14  .269
Don Kessinger         33  123   14   33   5   0   0   10   1   1   15   11  .268
Ken Rudolph            8   25    4    6   0   1   1    4   1   0    1    5  .240
Glenn Beckert         36  148   14   35   5   1   1   11   0   1    9    2  .237
Randy Hundley         30  101    4   20   6   0   0   10   0   0   11   16  .198
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           10   10    1    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    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           37  142   24   43   9   3   4   23  14   4   12   12  .303
Joe Hague              7   21    5    6   0   1   1    2   0   1    7    1  .286
Joe Morgan            38  138   35   39   5   2   7   16  16   3   29   10  .283
Tony Perez            27  101   12   28   4   0   6   22   0   0   10   31  .277
Johnny Bench          36  129   20   34   3   2   6   20   1   1   21   15  .264
Julian Javier         14   35    2    9   2   0   1    6   1   0    3    3  .257
Pete Rose             38  160   21   40   5   2   0   11   1   1   14    9  .250
Dave Concepcion       38  122    9   30   3   1   1   16   6   2    6   17  .246
Denis Menke           35  104   11   24   5   0   2    7   0   1   16   21  .231
Hal McRae             16   28    0    6   1   0   0    7   0   0    1    2  .214
Cesar Geronimo        26   40    6    7   3   2   1    6   0   2    6   13  .175
George Foster         15   36    2    6   2   0   0    2   0   0    4   12  .167
Ted Uhlaender         26   61    4   10   2   0   0    4   0   1    9    4  .164
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            11   21    4    8   0   0   0    3   0   0    3    2  .381
Bobby Fenwick         10   19    4    6   3   0   0    3   0   0    1    4  .316
Bob Watson            38  141   29   44   6   1   8   27   0   0   17   19  .312
Cesar Cedeno          33  135   19   40   6   1   1   12  13   3   13   13  .296
Jim Wynn              37  144   28   41   7   1   7   26   5   2   21   21  .285
Lee May               34  134   21   38   5   2   8   24   0   1   12   35  .284
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
Tommy Helms           34  132   12   33   4   0   2   15   0   1    4    4  .250
Jimmy Stewart         18   35    6    8   1   2   0    3   0   0    2    2  .229
Roger Metzger         38  157   22   33   4   1   1   14   6   2   19   18  .210
Jack Hiatt            10   25    2    5   3   0   0    0   0   0    5    5  .200
Bob Stinson            5    5    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .200
Doug Rader            38  149   13   29   6   2   5   25   2   0    9   28  .195

 Los Angeles          G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Bill Russell          34  100   11   33   9   0   3   16   2   2    6   13  .330
Bobby Valentine       24   64    9   21   3   0   1    3   1   1    4    8  .328
Manny Mota            30   93   16   30   5   2   2   15   1   0    3    5  .323
Wes Parker            27   89    8   24   2   0   0    9   0   1   14    6  .270
Frank Robinson        36  116   16   31   5   0   5   22   1   2   21   26  .267
Steve Garvey          34  114   17   30   6   0   2    9   2   2    7   10  .263
Bill Buckner          23   73    9   19   3   0   0    4   0   1    5    3  .260
Willie Davis          39  165   24   42   6   1   6   22   9   1    5   20  .255
Willie Crawford       28   83    9   20   5   1   5    8   2   1    7   15  .241
Chris Cannizzaro      18   55    7   13   1   0   1    7   0   0    7   12  .236
Jim Lefebvre          28   95    6   22   4   0   2   13   0   0    9   16  .232
Duke Sims             18   57    3   10   3   0   1    5   0   0    4    8  .175
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           22   63    5    7   1   1   0    0   1   1    4    9  .111

 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            20    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         26   57    7   15   3   0   1    6   1   0    4   12  .263
Mike Jorgensen        34  120   18   31   6   0   5   16   7   4   17   27  .258
Ron Woods             24   61    3   15   3   0   0    3   1   3    4    9  .246
Ken Singleton         38  135   20   33   5   1   2   12   2   3   20   33  .244
John Boccabella       33  112    9   27   5   1   0    4   0   1    5   16  .241
Bob Bailey            38  137   15   33   3   1   3   14   5   3   18   22  .241
John Bateman          14   25    0    6   1   0   0    2   0   0    3    4  .240
Ron Hunt              38  138   14   33   7   0   0    9   3   0   16    8  .239
Ron Fairly            30   96    9   22   2   0   3   14   1   1    8   11  .229
Boots Day             27   84    7   17   2   0   0    6   1   2    4    9  .202
Tim Foli              33  108   10   21   4   1   0   10   3   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            10   32    3   10   2   0   1    3   0   0    1    8  .313
Rusty Staub           38  147   20   45   6   0   5   18   0   0   19    9  .306
Tommie Agee           35  130   23   39  10   0   5   21   4   3   20   27  .300
Ted Martinez          17   59    8   16   1   3   0    4   0   1    2   13  .271
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           20   51    7   13   2   0   2   10   0   0    4   12  .255
Ed Kranepool          30   92    9   22   4   0   3   12   1   0   10   14  .239
Bud Harrelson         36  144   16   32   4   0   1    7   4   2   15   20  .222
Wayne Garrett          8   21    2    4   2   0   0    1   0   0    5    4  .191
Jim Beauchamp         10   27    2    5   0   0   0    3   0   0    1    4  .185
Ken Boswell           25   96    6   17   1   1   0    5   0   1    9    5  .177
Dave Marshall          8    7    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .000
Don Hahn               7    6    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .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
Greg Luzinski         37  145   16   43   8   2   6   18   0   0   12   26  .297
Denny Doyle           30  101    9   29   5   1   0   11   0   2    9   12  .287
Roger Freed            8   14    1    4   0   0   1    3   0   0    0    6  .286
Tommy Hutton          29   89   11   22   3   1   2    8   0   1    8    8  .247
Willie Montanez       36  136   14   33   9   1   3   14   0   0   20   34  .243
Ron Stone             19   29    2    7   0   1   0    1   0   0    6    6  .241
Tim McCarver          32  125   12   27   7   0   2   10   0   2   10   12  .216
Don Money             37  129    7   27   6   0   3   11   2   2   22   28  .209
Mike Ryan              7   24    1    5   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    4  .208
Larry Bowa            37  149   17   31   3   0   0    3   3   2   15   13  .208
Deron Johnson         26   69    5   14   1   1   2   12   0   0    5   18  .203
Mike Anderson         34   98    7   18   5   1   2    5   1   0   16   34  .184
Pete Koegel           10    9    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .111

 Pittsburgh           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Rennie Stennett       23   74   11   27   6   2   1   11   0   2    0    7  .365
Manny Sanguillen      36  143   16   52   6   3   2   19   1   0    5   15  .364
Vic Davalillo         26   60   15   21   2   0   2    7   3   0    5    3  .350
Al Oliver             36  150   19   51   9   1   3   27   0   3   11    9  .340
Roberto Clemente      33  135   25   45  10   2   3   17   0   0   10   12  .333
Dave Cash             29  134   24   40   8   1   1   10   5   3    6   12  .299
Richie Hebner         32  119   18   35   6   1   6   17   0   0   16   16  .294
Willie Stargell       32  121   15   35  11   0   8   26   0   0   15   33  .289
Gene Alley            25   66    7   19   2   0   0    9   2   1    9    7  .288
Jackie Hernandez      22   57    5   14   4   0   0    5   0   0    3   11  .246
Gene Clines           24   46    7   11   2   1   0    1   4   0    4   11  .239
Milt May              14   21    0    5   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    1  .238
Jose Pagan            14   26    2    5   2   0   0    1   0   0    1    5  .192
Bob Robertson         28   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             32  114   16   40   6   3   5   15   1   3    8   11  .351
Cito Gaston           13   34    2    9   3   0   0    3   0   0    2    4  .265
Garry Jestadt         22   46    1   12   0   0   1    6   0   0    1    6  .261
Jerry Morales         22   50    5   13   4   2   0    3   1   1    6    5  .260
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
Nate Colbert          40  148   23   33   7   1  10   26   1   2   16   35  .223
Johnny Jeter          35  122   12   27   2   1   5   11   4   4    7   35  .221
Derrel Thomas         37  138   12   29   5   1   1   10   2   4   11   24  .210
Bob Barton            24   74    0   15   1   0   0    8   1   0    2   15  .203
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
Don Mason              9   11    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .182
Enzo Hernandez        37  120   14   21   6   0   0    3   5   1    7    7  .175
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

 San Francisco        G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Willie McCovey         4   12    2    4   1   0   1    2   0   0    1    2  .333
Ed Goodson            11   37    5   12   0   0   2    8   0   0    4    1  .324
Bobby Bonds           43  175   33   50  11   3   7   27   7   1   11   36  .286
Al Gallagher          22   60    7   17   0   0   1    4   0   0   10    9  .283
Garry Maddox          29  105   13   29  10   1   2   14   2   0    5   23  .276
Jim Howarth           22   22    7    6   2   0   0    2   1   0    9    6  .273
Tito Fuentes          41  169   18   45   9   1   3   12   6   1    7   16  .266
Chris Arnold          22   50    4   13   2   1   1    3   0   1    7    4  .260
Chris Speier          40  154   18   40  11   1   5   18   3   0   19   19  .260
Dave Kingman          43  161   24   39   4   3  11   34  11   2   16   43  .242
Russ Gibson            3    9    0    2   0   1   0    3   0   0    0    2  .222
Dave Rader            28   83    5   18   3   0   1    8   0   0    4    8  .217
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
Bernie Williams       17   50    6    9   1   1   1    4   0   0    2   12  .180
Ken Henderson         38  124   10   20   3   0   4   12   4   2   12   25  .161
Fran Healy            27   61    7    7   1   0   1    7   0   1    8   14  .115
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             37  143   19   53   8   2   4   23   2   0    9   17  .371
Matty Alou            36  136   15   47   3   0   1    9   3   2    5    7  .346
Lou Brock             39  170   17   51   2   2   1   11  17   5    5   25  .300
Ted Simmons           37  145   18   42   8   1   4   24   0   1    8   18  .290
Ted Sizemore          34  136   19   37   3   1   1   10   1   0    9   11  .272
Ed Crosby             34  105    9   27   0   0   0    8   0   0    5    8  .257
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           9   31    2    7   0   0   0    2   0   0    6    8  .226
Luis Melendez         32   75   10   15   2   1   2    7   0   1    6    5  .200
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
Donn Clendenon        22   42    4    6   1   0   1    1   1   0    5   16  .143
Mike Fiore            12    9    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    2  .111
Dal Maxvill           27   40    1    4   2   0   0    3   0   0    7    5  .100

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  B. Bonds (SF)           175
  L. Brock (STL)          170
  T. Fuentes (SF)         169
  W. Davis (LA)           165
  F. Millan (ATL)         164
  D. Kingman (SF)         161
  R. Garr (ATL)           160
  P. Rose (CIN)           160
  R. Metzger (HOU)        157
  C. Speier (SF)          154

Runs Scored:

  J. Morgan (CIN)          35
  B. Bonds (SF)            33
  B. Watson (HOU)          29
  J. Wynn (HOU)            28
  J. Cardenal (CHI)        25
  R. Clemente (PIT)        25
  D. Cash (PIT)            24
  W. Davis (LA)            24
  D. Kingman (SF)          24
  B. Tolan (CIN)           24

Hits:

  J. Torre (STL)           53
  M. Sanguillen (PIT)      52
  L. Brock (STL)           51
  A. Oliver (PIT)          51
  B. Bonds (SF)            50
  R. Garr (ATL)            48
  M. Alou (STL)            47
  R. Clemente (PIT)        45
  T. Fuentes (SF)          45
  R. Staub (NY)            45

Doubles:

  B. Bonds (SF)            11
  C. Speier (SF)           11
  W. Stargell (PIT)        11
  T. Agee (NY)             10
  R. Clemente (PIT)        10
  G. Maddox (SF)           10
  T. Fuentes (SF)           9
  W. Montanez (PHI)         9
  A. Oliver (PIT)           9
  B. Russell (LA)           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
  J. Bench (CIN)            2
  L. Brock (STL)            2

Home Runs:

  D. Kingman (SF)          11
  N. Colbert (SD)          10
  H. Aaron (ATL)            8
  L. May (HOU)              8
  W. Stargell (PIT)         8
  B. Watson (HOU)           8
  B. Bonds (SF)             7
  J. Morgan (CIN)           7
  J. Wynn (HOU)             7
  J. Bench (CIN)            6

RBI:

  D. Kingman (SF)          34
  B. Bonds (SF)            27
  J. Cardenal (CHI)        27
  A. Oliver (PIT)          27
  B. Watson (HOU)          27
  N. Colbert (SD)          26
  W. Stargell (PIT)        26
  J. Wynn (HOU)            26
  D. Rader (HOU)           25
  L. May (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)             7

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
  B. Bailey (MON)           3
  D. Cash (PIT)             3

Walks:

  J. Morgan (CIN)          29
  H. Aaron (ATL)           27
  D. Evans (ATL)           25
  R. Monday (CHI)          25
  J. Hague (CIN)           24
  W. Mays (NY)             23
  D. Money (PHI)           22
  J. Bench (CIN)           21
  R. Carty (ATL)           21
  F. Robinson (LA)         21

Strikeouts:

  D. Kingman (SF)          43
  B. Bonds (SF)            36
  N. Colbert (SD)          35
  J. Jeter (SD)            35
  L. May (HOU)             35
  M. Anderson (PHI)        34
  W. Montanez (PHI)        34
  K. Singleton (MON)       33
  W. Stargell (PIT)        33
  T. Perez (CIN)           31

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