Monday May 29, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of May 29, 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
California      1301  115   318   47    4   20   104   18    9   94   200  .244
Detroit         1177  135   286   39   11   22   127    4    8  106   172  .243
Minnesota       1167  140   283   51    8   18   129   14   11  118   205  .243
Oakland         1148  144   276   41    6   33   131   15   13  120   189  .240
Chicago         1179  133   282   40    4   20   122   22   13  117   219  .239
Boston          1114  124   263   48    5   19   110   13    6   98   183  .236
New York        1127  105   264   41    5   14    95   17   15  106   137  .234
Cleveland       1120   93   253   46    4   12    84   20   14   89   163  .226
Baltimore       1086  122   243   50    7   20   113   14    9  117   220  .224
Milwaukee       1087   76   221   36    5   22    73    6    7  108   206  .203
Texas           1251  125   252   36    4   16   112   34   24  155   254  .201

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Joe Rudi (OAK)           32  136   20   45   9   3   3   12   0   2    8    9  .331
Pat Kelly (CHI)          29  102   17   33   6   2   1    4  10   3   12   10  .324
Tommy McCraw (CLE)       32  102   14   33   4   3   1    7   8   3   14    9  .324
Lou Piniella (KC)        35  137   23   44   7   1   4   15   3   0    8   15  .321
Dick Allen (CHI)         36  134   21   43   6   1   8   30   4   1   18   30  .321
Vada Pinson (CAL)        35  123   16   39   6   0   3   14   8   1    3    7  .317
Carlos May (CHI)         34  125   21   39   7   0   3   21   6   4   15   14  .312
Cesar Tovar (MIN)        33  129   28   39   5   1   0    8   6   5   15    8  .302
Rod Carew (MIN)          33  122   16   36   7   1   0   23   1   2   18   17  .295
Luis Aparicio (BOS)      33  139   11   40   8   1   0   12   2   1    5    5  .288

 Baltimore            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Don Baylor            16   53    8   20   4   1   5   12   3   0    6    7  .377
Terry Crowley         18   43    8   16   4   0   4   10   0   0    2    5  .372
Bobby Grich           16   44    6   12   3   0   0    4   2   1    6   13  .273
Brooks Robinson       35  127   14   33   7   0   0   12   0   0   12   17  .260
Merv Rettenmund       31   89   16   23   6   1   2    8   2   1   13   11  .258
Paul Blair            34  120   13   30   2   2   2   16   1   1    5   27  .250
Davey Johnson         29   92    8   22   8   1   0    7   0   1   13   16  .239
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
Johnny Oates           6   17    1    3   2   0   1    4   0   1    0    2  .177
Andy Etchebarren      23   67    2   11   3   0   0    8   0   2    4   15  .164
Mark Belanger         32  104   11   17   2   1   1    6   0   1    8   16  .164
Boog Powell           33   98   14   16   3   0   4   17   1   0   16   20  .163
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         33  139   11   40   8   1   0   12   2   1    5    5  .288
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
Bob Montgomery         9   33    3    9   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    9  .273
Tommy Harper          33  129   27   34   9   1   5   14   0   1   17   20  .264
Carlton Fisk          22   76   12   20   9   1   1    9   2   0    7   13  .263
Reggie Smith          30  108   14   28   3   0   5   15   6   2   17   20  .259
Doug Griffin          30  101    9   24   3   0   0    5   3   0   16   10  .238
Bob Burda             15   18    2    4   0   0   1    2   0   0    2    1  .222
Rico Petrocelli       30  114    8   24   3   1   1    9   0   0    7   15  .211
Ben Oglivie           19   44    2    9   1   1   1    4   0   0    3   10  .205
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           20   31    4    4   0   0   3    7   0   1    2   12  .129
Bob Gallagher          4    3    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             24   77    8   25   3   1   1   11   1   1   11    8  .325
Vada Pinson           35  123   16   39   6   0   3   14   8   1    3    7  .317
Winston Llenas        16   32    1   10   1   0   0    3   0   0    1    3  .313
Ken McMullen          35  123    7   33   4   0   0    7   0   0   13   13  .268
Sandy Alomar          39  157   16   42   7   0   0    3   6   5   13   17  .268
Bob Oliver            22   89    9   23   7   2   2    8   1   0    3   20  .258
Leroy Stanton         24   80   14   20   6   0   4   15   0   0    6   20  .250
John Stephenson        2    4    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .250
Mickey Rivers         27   85    7   19   2   0   0    2   2   2    6   17  .224
Andy Kosco            18   54    4   12   1   0   2    4   0   0    2    6  .222
Jim Spencer           31   95    7   21   1   0   1    6   0   0    3   15  .221
Leo Cardenas          39  143    6   30   3   1   3   12   0   0   14   21  .210
Jeff Torborg          17   50    3   10   3   0   0    6   0   0    5    2  .200
Art Kusnyer           25   69    6   12   0   0   1    4   0   0    9    9  .174
Tom Silverio          13   12    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    5  .167
Syd O'Brien           14   14    5    2   1   0   1    1   0   0    2    4  .143
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
Pat Kelly             29  102   17   33   6   2   1    4  10   3   12   10  .324
Dick Allen            36  134   21   43   6   1   8   30   4   1   18   30  .321
Carlos May            34  125   21   39   7   0   3   21   6   4   15   14  .312
Mike Andrews          36  123   21   31   4   0   2   11   0   1   23   17  .252
Rick Reichardt        26   62    3   15   3   0   0    5   0   1   12   17  .242
Walt Williams         18   51    4   12   3   0   0    1   1   0    2    6  .235
Rich Morales          24   75    5   16   1   0   1    9   0   1    5   14  .213
Jorge Orta            22   61   10   13   1   1   1    5   0   0    1   15  .213
Bill Melton           35  132   12   28   2   0   3   16   0   1   11   20  .212
Ed Herrmann           25   78    3   16   3   0   1   10   0   0    5    5  .205
Jay Johnstone         30   68    7   12   2   0   0    3   0   1    9    9  .177
Tom Egan              20   50    1    8   1   0   0    2   0   0    2   18  .160
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
Jim Lyttle             1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000

 Cleveland            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Tommy McCraw          32  102   14   33   4   3   1    7   8   3   14    9  .324
Jack Brohamer         23   80   11   23   2   1   0    9   2   0    2   10  .288
Buddy Bell            30  112    4   30   6   0   1    9   4   3    6    6  .268
Ray Fosse             32  118    9   30   7   0   2   10   2   0   12    7  .254
Jerry Moses           10   20    1    5   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    4  .250
Alex Johnson          33  124   10   27   3   0   4   17   1   2    7   15  .218
Graig Nettles         31  114   12   24   6   0   1    9   1   0   12   12  .211
Del Unser             32  121    9   25   7   0   1    6   1   2    7   17  .207
Frank Duffy           28   76    5   15   3   0   0    3   1   1   12   15  .197
Roy Foster            12   26    1    5   2   0   0    1   0   1    0    5  .192
Chris Chambliss       11   29    2    5   0   0   1    2   0   0    1    4  .172
Eddie Leon            27   77    3   13   1   0   1    2   0   2    6   13  .169
Fred Stanley           6   12    1    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    3  .167
Lou Camilli            9    9    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .111
John Lowenstein        9    9    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    4  .111
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              8   12    3    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    4  .333
Gates Brown           24   59   10   19   2   0   2    6   2   0    5    9  .322
Bill Freehan          26   96   15   30   7   1   2   20   0   1    6    9  .313
Tony Taylor           17   49    6   15   3   1   1    3   1   0    4    7  .306
Norm Cash             35  114   16   32   1   0   8   20   0   1   11   17  .281
Mickey Stanley        30   69    5   18   1   2   2   11   0   0    3    4  .261
Ed Brinkman           36  123    9   31   5   1   1   12   0   0    6   11  .252
Al Kaline             29   84   12   21   2   2   0    8   0   0    8   10  .250
Willie Horton         24   76   10   19   4   1   4    9   0   0    9    8  .250
Aurelio Rodriguez     36  145   19   35   3   1   0   12   0   2    8   21  .241
Jim Northrup          31  105    8   24   3   1   0    5   1   3    7   10  .229
Tom Haller            16   43    3    9   2   1   1   10   0   0    5    7  .209
Dick McAuliffe        29   82   11   17   4   0   1    8   0   0   22   18  .207
Paul Jata             10   23    3    4   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    3  .174
Dalton Jones           7    7    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000
Wayne Comer            3    0    1    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       17   47    4   17   3   0   1    3   0   1    7    3  .362
Mike Ferraro          23   66    4   19   8   0   1    5   0   1    3    6  .288
Brock Davis           18   30    2    8   0   0   0    2   0   1    3    6  .267
Bob Heise             22   81    2   20   2   0   0    2   0   0    8    6  .247
Billy Conigliaro      29  113   12   26   4   1   6   13   0   0    3   30  .230
Tommie Reynolds       14   22    3    5   2   0   0    3   0   0    2    1  .227
Johnny Briggs         30   96   10   19   2   0   3    8   0   0   19   19  .198
Joe Lahoud            22   63    5   12   1   1   1    3   1   0    7   14  .191
George Scott          32  125   11   23   5   1   4   13   2   1   16   25  .184
Dave May              30  115    7   21   5   0   3    5   2   0    8   14  .183
Rick Auerbach         31  111    6   19   1   1   0    4   1   1    5   16  .171
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
Ron Swoboda            9   13    3    5   2   0   0    1   0   1    1    3  .385
John Ellis             8   21    3    8   1   0   1    2   0   0    1    3  .381
Horace Clarke         33  133   12   38   6   0   0   10   3   4   11   10  .286
Thurman Munson        33  112   13   31   2   1   2   10   3   3   14    9  .277
Ron Blomberg          23   66    6   17   4   0   2   10   0   0    4    4  .258
Jerry Kenney          10   16    4    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    1  .250
Roy White             35  119   16   29   3   0   2   13   7   1   20   11  .244
Rusty Torres          27   65    4   15   6   0   0    7   0   1    7   17  .231
Felipe Alou           27   71    4   16   4   1   1    5   0   0    4    6  .225
Rich McKinney         31  111    8   24   1   0   1    5   1   0    7   12  .216
Johnny Callison       22   75    5   16   4   0   1    4   1   0    3    8  .213
Bobby Murcer          34  122   12   26   5   0   3    8   2   4   15   14  .213
Gene Michael          32   95   10   20   1   2   1   11   0   0   11   11  .211
Hal Lanier            13   11    0    2   0   0   0    3   0   1    0    0  .182
Bernie Allen           9   18    0    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    4  .167

 Oakland              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ron Clark              6    5    0    3   2   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .600
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              32  136   20   45   9   3   3   12   0   2    8    9  .331
Reggie Jackson        35  136   21   36   8   0   9   25   2   2   17   41  .265
George Hendrick       10   23    3    6   0   0   2    6   1   1    0    5  .261
Mike Hegan            22   12    1    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    4  .250
Angel Mangual         18   53    3   13   3   0   1    6   0   0    4    9  .245
Mike Epstein          33  112   14   27   3   0   5   19   0   1   14   19  .241
Brant Alyea           10   13    1    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .231
Dave Duncan           27   87   13   20   0   0   9   24   0   1   10   10  .230
Sal Bando             35  119   17   27   5   2   1   11   1   0   28   16  .227
Bert Campaneris       34  140   20   30   4   0   2    6   9   2    9   23  .214
Ollie Brown            8   24    2    5   1   0   0    0   1   1    4    6  .208
Gene Tenace           14   41    4    8   1   0   1    3   0   0    2    7  .195
Bobby Brooks          15   39    4    7   0   0   0    5   0   1    8    8  .180
Larry Brown           30   88    9   15   0   0   0    4   0   0   10    6  .171
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
Marty Martinez         1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000

 Texas                G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Dave Nelson           36  131   20   37   3   2   1    7  14   3   15   29  .282
Dick Billings         30   88   10   23   0   0   2   14   0   1    7   13  .261
Tom Grieve            13   25    1    6   0   0   0    1   0   2    1    9  .240
Toby Harrah           39  114   12   27   5   1   0   17   2   2   13   11  .237
Elliott Maddox        39  127   18   30   5   1   0    2  10   2   20   23  .236
Ted Ford              20   51    6   12   0   0   4    8   0   1    5   11  .235
Larry Biittner        30   54    4   12   1   0   0    2   1   3    4    4  .222
Len Randle            35  138   13   28   8   0   1   12   2   4    6   33  .203
Frank Howard          31  100    7   20   3   0   2   11   1   0   17   15  .200
Joe Lovitto           30   76   10   13   1   0   0    6   3   3   16   15  .171
Jeff Burroughs        15   51    2    8   1   0   1    2   0   2    4   17  .157
Don Mincher           29   92   12   14   5   0   3   17   1   1   20   15  .152
Hal King              29   61    8    9   3   0   2    5   0   0   16   18  .148
Ken Suarez            11   14    0    2   0   0   0    3   0   0    0    1  .143
Ted Kubiak            17   34    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    6    5  .029
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)         157
  B. Oliver (CAL)         152
  A. Rodriguez (DET)      145
  L. Cardenas (CAL)       143
  B. Campaneris (OAK)     140
  L. Aparicio (BOS)       139
  L. Randle (TEX)         138
  L. Piniella (KC)        137
  D. Thompson (MIN)       137
  R. Jackson (OAK)        136

Runs Scored:

  C. Tovar (MIN)           28
  T. Harper (BOS)          27
  L. Piniella (KC)         23
  D. Allen (CHI)           21
  M. Andrews (CHI)         21
  R. Jackson (OAK)         21
  C. May (CHI)             21
  B. Campaneris (OAK)      20
  D. Nelson (TEX)          20
  J. Rudi (OAK)            20

Hits:

  J. Rudi (OAK)            45
  L. Piniella (KC)         44
  D. Allen (CHI)           43
  S. Alomar (CAL)          42
  L. Aparicio (BOS)        40
  B. Oliver (CAL)          40
  C. May (CHI)             39
  V. Pinson (CAL)          39
  C. Tovar (MIN)           39
  H. Clarke (NY)           38

Doubles:

  C. Fisk (BOS)             9
  T. Harper (BOS)           9
  B. Oliver (CAL)           9
  J. Rudi (OAK)             9
  D. Thompson (MIN)         9
  L. Aparicio (BOS)         8
  M. Ferraro (MIL)          8
  R. Jackson (OAK)          8
  D. Johnson (BAL)          8
  L. Randle (TEX)           8

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

RBI:

  D. Allen (CHI)           30
  B. Darwin (MIN)          25
  R. Jackson (OAK)         25
  D. Duncan (OAK)          24
  R. Carew (MIN)           23
  H. Killebrew (MIN)       21
  C. May (CHI)             21
  N. Cash (DET)            20
  B. Freehan (DET)         20
  M. Epstein (OAK)         19

Stolen Bases:

  D. Nelson (TEX)          14
  P. Kelly (CHI)           10
  E. Maddox (TEX)          10
  B. Campaneris (OAK)       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
  B. Murcer (NY)            4
  L. Randle (TEX)           4
  C. Rojas (KC)             4
  B. Bell (CLE)             3
  L. Biittner (TEX)         3
  P. Kelly (CHI)            3

Walks:

  S. Bando (OAK)           28
  H. Killebrew (MIN)       26
  M. Andrews (CHI)         23
  D. McAuliffe (DET)       22
  E. Maddox (TEX)          20
  D. Mincher (TEX)         20
  R. White (NY)            20
  J. Briggs (MIL)          19
  D. Buford (BAL)          19
  D. Allen (CHI)           18

Strikeouts:

  R. Jackson (OAK)         41
  B. Darwin (MIN)          35
  L. Randle (TEX)          33
  B. Oliver (CAL)          32
  D. Allen (CHI)           30
  B. Conigliaro (MIL)      30
  D. Nelson (TEX)          29
  P. Blair (BAL)           27
  G. Scott (MIL)           25
  B. Campaneris (OAK)      23


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