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

National League batting statistics through games of May 29, 1972:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Pittsburgh      1403  189   408   78   12   30   174   16    9  113   201  .291
St. Louis       1373  146   359   41   12   17   133   25   10  104   201  .262
Atlanta         1321  154   336   52    2   34   144   14    9  140   163  .254
Chicago         1249  161   316   50    9   30   150   24   14  133   188  .253
Los Angeles     1376  160   343   59    7   31   146   22   12  111   203  .249
Houston         1354  186   337   55   12   37   173   26   12  139   222  .249
New York        1316  152   323   50    8   29   141   10   11  144   232  .245
Cincinnati      1281  170   308   46   13   31   154   42   17  163   215  .240
Philadelphia    1316  123   313   55    9   23   112    7   10  143   249  .238
San Francisco   1477  176   343   66   12   41   169   38    9  138   270  .232
Montreal        1265  123   289   49    5   16   108   24   19  109   199  .229
San Diego       1332  111   287   47    8   24   103   17   19   95   234  .216

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Joe Torre (STL)          38  148   20   55   9   2   4   25   2   0    9   17  .372
Manny Sanguillen (PIT)   38  152   16   54   6   3   2   21   1   0    5   17  .355
Matty Alou (STL)         37  140   16   48   3   0   1    9   3   2    6    7  .343
Rick Monday (CHI)        36  112   23   38   6   1   5   18   8   3   26   24  .339
Leron Lee (SD)           33  118   16   40   6   3   5   15   1   3    8   13  .339
Roberto Clemente (PIT)   35  139   27   47  10   2   3   17   0   0   11   12  .338
Al Oliver (PIT)          38  158   21   53   9   1   3   28   0   3   11   10  .335
Bobby Tolan (CIN)        38  147   26   46   9   3   4   23  15   4   13   12  .313
Tommie Agee (NY)         36  135   25   42  11   0   5   22   4   3   20   28  .311
Bob Watson (HOU)         39  143   29   44   6   1   8   27   0   0   17   20  .308

 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           32   82    8   26   5   0   1   11   1   0    7   13  .317
Ralph Garr            39  164   22   48   3   0   4   14   9   3    5    9  .293
Rico Carty            31   90   13   26   5   0   3   11   0   0   22   10  .289
Darrell Evans         34  110   19   31   4   0   6   22   1   1   26   10  .282
Jim Breazeale         12   15    2    4   1   0   0    3   0   0    0    2  .267
Felix Millan          39  168   15   44   7   1   0   13   2   1   11   11  .262
Oscar Brown           19   16    6    4   0   0   2    4   0   0    1    3  .250
Hank Aaron            33  118   22   29   3   0   8   19   1   0   27   14  .246
Earl Williams         39  150   15   36   7   1   4   19   0   0   15   25  .240
Marty Perez           39  139   11   33   7   0   1   13   0   2    9   16  .237
Mike Lum              29   74    8   16   3   0   1    3   0   2   10    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           36  112   23   38   6   1   5   18   8   3   26   24  .339
Billy Williams        37  153   23   45   7   2   4   17   2   1   11   14  .294
Ron Santo             19   72   13   21   3   0   5   12   0   1    7   11  .292
Gene Hiser             8   14    0    4   0   0   0    2   1   0    3    2  .286
Carmen Fanzone        27   75   10   21   6   0   3   16   0   2   11   14  .280
Jim Hickman           28   97   19   27   2   0   5   13   1   0   12   13  .278
Jose Cardenal         35  134   26   36   7   3   6   27   8   4   12   15  .269
Don Kessinger         34  127   14   34   6   0   0   11   1   1   15   11  .268
Ken Rudolph            8   25    4    6   0   1   1    4   1   0    1    5  .240
Glenn Beckert         37  152   15   35   5   1   1   11   0   1    9    3  .230
Randy Hundley         31  104    5   21   6   0   0   10   0   0   11   17  .202
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
Joe Hague              8   25    6    8   0   1   2    6   1   1    8    1  .320
Bobby Tolan           38  147   26   46   9   3   4   23  15   4   13   12  .313
Tony Perez            27  101   12   28   4   0   6   22   0   0   10   31  .277
Joe Morgan            39  142   36   39   5   2   7   17  16   3   30   10  .275
Johnny Bench          37  134   22   36   3   2   6   20   1   1   21   17  .269
Julian Javier         14   35    2    9   2   0   1    6   1   0    3    3  .257
Pete Rose             39  163   22   41   6   2   0   11   1   1   17   10  .252
Dave Concepcion       39  125    9   31   3   1   1   18   6   2    7   18  .248
Denis Menke           36  106   12   24   5   0   2    7   0   1   17   22  .226
Hal McRae             16   28    0    6   1   0   0    7   0   0    1    2  .214
Cesar Geronimo        27   42    6    7   3   2   1    6   0   2    8   15  .167
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            12   22    4    8   0   0   0    3   0   0    4    2  .364
Bobby Fenwick         10   19    4    6   3   0   0    3   0   0    1    4  .316
Bob Watson            39  143   29   44   6   1   8   27   0   0   17   20  .308
Cesar Cedeno          34  135   19   40   6   1   1   12  13   3   14   13  .296
Norm Miller           17   24    4    7   2   0   1    3   0   0    3    3  .292
Jim Wynn              38  149   28   43   8   1   7   27   5   2   21   21  .289
Lee May               35  137   21   38   5   2   8   24   0   1   13   36  .277
Johnny Edwards        33  105   16   26   5   2   3   12   0   2   18   16  .248
Tommy Helms           35  136   12   33   4   0   2   15   0   1    4    4  .243
Jimmy Stewart         18   35    6    8   1   2   0    3   0   0    2    2  .229
Roger Metzger         39  158   23   33   4   1   1   14   6   2   22   18  .209
Jack Hiatt            10   25    2    5   3   0   0    0   0   0    5    5  .200
Doug Rader            39  153   13   30   6   2   5   25   2   1    9   28  .196
Bob Stinson            6    8    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .125
Larry Howard           1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000

 Los Angeles          G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Bobby Valentine       24   64    9   21   3   0   1    3   1   1    4    8  .328
Bill Russell          35  104   12   34   9   1   3   16   2   2    6   15  .327
Manny Mota            31   97   16   30   5   2   2   15   1   0    3    5  .309
Frank Robinson        37  120   17   33   5   0   6   24   1   2   21   26  .275
Bill Buckner          24   77    9   21   3   0   0    4   1   1    5    3  .273
Wes Parker            27   89    8   24   2   0   0    9   0   1   14    6  .270
Steve Garvey          35  118   18   31   6   0   3   10   2   2    7   11  .263
Willie Davis          40  169   25   43   6   2   6   22   9   1    5   20  .254
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          29   99    7   23   4   0   3   14   0   0    9   16  .232
Duke Sims             19   61    3   10   3   0   1    5   0   0    4    8  .164
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            19   32    0   10   3   0   0    6   0   0    1    5  .313
Clyde Mashore         26   57    7   15   3   0   1    6   1   0    4   12  .263
Mike Jorgensen        35  124   18   32   7   0   5   16   7   4   17   27  .258
Ken Singleton         39  138   20   34   6   1   2   13   2   3   20   33  .246
Ron Woods             24   61    3   15   3   0   0    3   1   3    4    9  .246
Bob Bailey            39  141   16   34   3   1   4   15   5   3   18   23  .241
Ron Hunt              39  141   14   34   7   0   0    9   3   0   16    8  .241
John Bateman          14   25    0    6   1   0   0    2   0   0    3    4  .240
John Boccabella       34  115    9   27   5   1   0    4   0   2    5   16  .235
Ron Fairly            31  100   10   23   2   0   3   14   1   1    8   11  .230
Boots Day             28   88    7   17   2   0   0    6   1   2    4    9  .193
Tim Foli              34  111   10   21   4   1   0   10   3   1    5   10  .189
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            7   21    7    8   2   0   2    5   0   1    7    6  .381
Duffy Dyer            10   32    3   10   2   0   1    3   0   0    1    8  .313
Tommie Agee           36  135   25   42  11   0   5   22   4   3   20   28  .311
Rusty Staub           39  150   21   46   6   0   6   20   0   0   20    9  .307
Ted Martinez          18   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           31  101    8   26   3   1   3   13   0   0   15    8  .257
John Milner           21   52    7   13   2   0   2   10   0   0    6   12  .250
Jim Fregosi           36  137   17   34   7   3   3   14   0   0   13   24  .248
Ed Kranepool          31   95    9   22   4   0   3   12   1   0   11   15  .232
Bud Harrelson         37  146   18   32   4   0   1    7   5   2   18   20  .219
Wayne Garrett          8   21    2    4   2   0   0    1   0   0    5    4  .191
Jim Beauchamp         11   28    2    5   0   0   0    3   0   0    1    4  .179
Ken Boswell           26  101    7   18   1   1   1    8   0   1    9    6  .178
Dave Marshall          9    8    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          15   40   10   16   1   1   0    4   1   1    6    3  .400
Byron Browne          11   10    2    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    5  .300
Greg Luzinski         39  154   16   45   8   2   6   18   0   0   12   28  .292
Denny Doyle           31  105    9   29   5   1   0   11   0   2    9   13  .276
Roger Freed           10   16    1    4   0   0   1    3   0   0    0    7  .250
Tommy Hutton          31   94   11   23   3   1   2    8   0   1    8    8  .245
Willie Montanez       38  144   14   35  11   1   3   15   0   0   20   36  .243
Mike Ryan              8   27    2    6   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    4  .222
Larry Bowa            39  158   17   35   3   0   0    5   3   2   15   13  .222
Don Money             39  137    9   30   7   0   3   11   2   2   23   29  .219
Ron Stone             20   32    3    7   0   1   0    1   0   0    7    7  .219
Tim McCarver          34  130   12   27   7   0   2   10   0   2   10   12  .208
Deron Johnson         27   70    5   14   1   1   2   12   0   0    5   19  .200
Pete Koegel           12   15    0    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    5  .200
Mike Anderson         35   99    8   19   5   1   2    5   1   0   19   34  .192

 Pittsburgh           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Rennie Stennett       24   78   12   30   6   3   1   12   0   2    0    7  .385
Manny Sanguillen      38  152   16   54   6   3   2   21   1   0    5   17  .355
Vic Davalillo         26   60   15   21   2   0   2    7   3   0    5    3  .350
Roberto Clemente      35  139   27   47  10   2   3   17   0   0   11   12  .338
Al Oliver             38  158   21   53   9   1   3   28   0   3   11   10  .335
Jose Pagan            16   32    4   10   5   0   1    3   0   0    2    5  .313
Gene Alley            27   67    7   20   2   0   0   10   2   1    9    7  .299
Willie Stargell       34  128   16   38  11   0   9   30   0   0   15   33  .297
Dave Cash             30  139   24   41   8   1   1   10   5   3    6   12  .295
Richie Hebner         32  119   18   35   6   1   6   17   0   0   16   16  .294
Gene Clines           26   54    9   15   3   1   0    1   4   0    4   11  .278
Milt May              14   21    0    5   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    1  .238
Jackie Hernandez      24   64    5   15   4   0   0    5   0   0    3   12  .234
Bob Robertson         30   82    6    9   3   0   2    5   1   0   20   23  .110
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             33  118   16   40   6   3   5   15   1   3    8   13  .339
Cito Gaston           13   34    2    9   3   0   0    3   0   0    2    4  .265
Garry Jestadt         23   50    1   13   0   0   1    6   0   0    1    6  .260
Jerry Morales         23   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
Johnny Jeter          36  126   12   29   2   1   5   11   4   4    7   36  .230
Nate Colbert          41  151   23   33   7   1  10   26   1   2   17   35  .219
Derrel Thomas         38  142   12   31   6   1   1   10   3   4   11   24  .218
Rafael Robles         13   20    1    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .200
Bob Barton            25   76    0   15   1   0   0    9   1   0    2   15  .197
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
Don Mason              9   11    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .182
Larry Stahl           27   73    5   13   1   0   1    3   0   0    9   13  .178
Enzo Hernandez        38  122   14   21   6   0   0    3   6   1    8    7  .172
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
Ed Goodson            12   41    5   14   0   0   2    9   0   0    4    1  .342
Willie McCovey         4   12    2    4   1   0   1    2   0   0    1    2  .333
Jim Howarth           23   23    7    7   3   0   0    3   1   0    9    6  .304
Al Gallagher          22   60    7   17   0   0   1    4   0   0   10    9  .283
Bobby Bonds           44  179   34   50  11   3   7   27   8   1   11   38  .279
Garry Maddox          30  109   14   30  11   1   2   14   2   0    5   23  .275
Tito Fuentes          42  173   18   45   9   1   3   12   6   1    7   16  .260
Chris Arnold          22   50    4   13   2   1   1    3   0   1    7    4  .260
Chris Speier          41  158   18   40  11   1   5   18   3   0   19   20  .253
Dave Kingman          44  164   24   39   4   3  11   34  11   2   17   45  .238
Russ Gibson            3    9    0    2   0   1   0    3   0   0    0    2  .222
Dave Rader            29   85    5   18   3   0   1    8   0   0    4    8  .212
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         39  127   10   20   3   0   4   12   4   2   13   25  .158
Fran Healy            28   63    7    7   1   0   1    7   0   1    8   14  .111
Jimmy Rosario          7    2    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   1    0    0  .000
Damaso Blanco          2    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             38  148   20   55   9   2   4   25   2   0    9   17  .372
Matty Alou            37  140   16   48   3   0   1    9   3   2    6    7  .343
Lou Brock             40  175   17   52   2   3   1   12  17   5    5   25  .297
Ted Simmons           38  150   18   43   9   1   4   24   0   1    8   21  .287
Jerry McNertney       13   18    1    5   1   1   0    4   0   0    2    7  .278
Ted Sizemore          35  141   20   38   4   1   1   10   1   0    9   12  .270
Ed Crosby             35  106    9   27   0   0   0    8   0   0    6    9  .255
Joe Hague             27   76    8   18   5   1   3   11   0   1   17   18  .237
Bernie Carbo          10   33    3    7   0   0   0    2   0   0    8    9  .212
Luis Melendez         33   79   11   16   2   1   2    7   0   1    6    5  .203
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        23   42    4    6   1   0   1    1   1   0    6   16  .143
Mike Fiore            12    9    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    2  .111
Dal Maxvill           28   41    1    4   2   0   0    3   0   0    7    5  .098

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  B. Bonds (SF)           179
  L. Brock (STL)          175
  T. Fuentes (SF)         173
  W. Davis (LA)           169
  F. Millan (ATL)         168
  R. Garr (ATL)           164
  D. Kingman (SF)         164
  P. Rose (CIN)           163
  L. Bowa (PHI)           158
  R. Metzger (HOU)        158

Runs Scored:

  J. Morgan (CIN)          36
  B. Bonds (SF)            34
  B. Watson (HOU)          29
  J. Wynn (HOU)            28
  R. Clemente (PIT)        27
  J. Cardenal (CHI)        26
  B. Tolan (CIN)           26
  T. Agee (NY)             25
  W. Davis (LA)            25
  D. Cash (PIT)            24

Hits:

  J. Torre (STL)           55
  M. Sanguillen (PIT)      54
  A. Oliver (PIT)          53
  L. Brock (STL)           52
  B. Bonds (SF)            50
  M. Alou (STL)            48
  R. Garr (ATL)            48
  R. Clemente (PIT)        47
  R. Staub (NY)            46
  B. Tolan (CIN)           46

Doubles:

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

Triples:

  B. Bonds (SF)             3
  L. Brock (STL)            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
  R. Stennett (PIT)         3
  B. Tolan (CIN)            3

Home Runs:

  D. Kingman (SF)          11
  N. Colbert (SD)          10
  W. Stargell (PIT)         9
  H. Aaron (ATL)            8
  L. May (HOU)              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
  W. Stargell (PIT)        30
  A. Oliver (PIT)          28
  B. Bonds (SF)            27
  J. Cardenal (CHI)        27
  B. Watson (HOU)          27
  J. Wynn (HOU)            27
  N. Colbert (SD)          26
  D. Rader (HOU)           25
  J. Torre (STL)           25

Stolen Bases:

  L. Brock (STL)           17
  J. Morgan (CIN)          16
  B. Tolan (CIN)           15
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          13
  D. Kingman (SF)          11
  W. Davis (LA)             9
  R. Garr (ATL)             9
  B. Bonds (SF)             8
  J. Cardenal (CHI)         8
  R. Monday (CHI)           8

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)          30
  H. Aaron (ATL)           27
  D. Evans (ATL)           26
  R. Monday (CHI)          26
  J. Hague (CIN)           25
  W. Mays (NY)             24
  D. Money (PHI)           23
  R. Carty (ATL)           22
  R. Metzger (HOU)         22
  J. Bench (CIN)           21

Strikeouts:

  D. Kingman (SF)          45
  B. Bonds (SF)            38
  J. Jeter (SD)            36
  L. May (HOU)             36
  W. Montanez (PHI)        36
  N. Colbert (SD)          35
  M. Anderson (PHI)        34
  K. Singleton (MON)       33
  W. Stargell (PIT)        33
  T. Perez (CIN)           31


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