Tuesday May 30, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of May 30, 1972:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Kansas City     1240  119   304   50    7   16   113   20   13  116   174  .245
California      1334  121   327   48    4   21   109   18    9   96   205  .245
Detroit         1177  135   286   39   11   22   127    4    8  106   172  .243
Minnesota       1198  143   290   51    8   20   132   14   11  122   214  .242
Chicago         1212  133   289   40    4   20   122   22   13  121   229  .238
Oakland         1177  146   280   42    6   34   133   15   13  123   194  .238
Boston          1147  130   271   48    5   21   116   13    6  101   187  .236
New York        1155  106   265   41    5   14    96   17   15  112   141  .229
Cleveland       1120   93   253   46    4   12    84   20   14   89   163  .226
Baltimore       1114  122   246   50    7   20   113   14    9  121   224  .221
Milwaukee       1117   79   231   36    5   22    76    7    7  112   210  .207
Texas           1277  128   259   36    4   17   114   36   26  157   260  .203

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Joe Rudi (OAK)           33  140   21   46  10   3   3   12   0   2    8    9  .329
Tommy McCraw (CLE)       32  102   14   33   4   3   1    7   8   3   14    9  .324
Pat Kelly (CHI)          30  106   17   34   6   2   1    4  10   3   13   11  .321
Lou Piniella (KC)        36  141   23   45   7   1   4   15   3   1    8   15  .319
Dick Allen (CHI)         37  135   21   43   6   1   8   30   4   1   21   30  .319
Vada Pinson (CAL)        36  127   17   39   6   0   3   14   8   1    3    7  .307
Carlos May (CHI)         35  129   21   39   7   0   3   21   6   4   15   15  .302
Cesar Tovar (MIN)        34  133   29   40   5   1   0    8   6   5   15    9  .301
Rod Carew (MIN)          34  125   16   36   7   1   0   23   1   2   19   18  .288
Luis Aparicio (BOS)      34  143   11   41   8   1   0   14   2   1    6    5  .287

 Baltimore            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Terry Crowley         19   45    8   17   4   0   4   10   0   0    4    5  .378
Don Baylor            17   57    8   20   4   1   5   12   3   0    6    7  .351
Merv Rettenmund       32   93   16   24   6   1   2    8   2   1   13   11  .258
Brooks Robinson       36  131   14   33   7   0   0   12   0   0   12   17  .252
Paul Blair            34  120   13   30   2   2   2   16   1   1    5   27  .250
Bobby Grich           17   48    6   12   3   0   0    4   2   1    6   14  .250
Davey Johnson         29   92    8   22   8   1   0    7   0   1   13   16  .239
Don Buford            32  106   12   23   2   0   1    4   5   1   19   21  .217
Tom Shopay            12   10    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    5  .200
Johnny Oates           6   17    1    3   2   0   1    4   0   1    0    2  .177
Mark Belanger         33  106   11   18   2   1   1    6   0   1    9   16  .170
Andy Etchebarren      23   67    2   11   3   0   0    8   0   2    4   15  .164
Boog Powell           34  101   14   16   3   0   4   17   1   0   17   20  .158
Ellie Hendricks       12   32    2    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    8    6  .094
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
Luis Aparicio         34  143   11   41   8   1   0   14   2   1    6    5  .287
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          34  133   28   36   9   1   6   16   0   1   18   21  .271
Phil Gagliano         13   26    0    7   0   0   0    3   0   0    4    4  .269
Carlton Fisk          23   80   14   21   9   1   2   10   2   0    7   13  .263
Reggie Smith          31  112   14   28   3   0   5   15   6   2   17   20  .250
Doug Griffin          31  105   10   25   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       31  117    9   24   3   1   1    9   0   0    8   16  .205
Ben Oglivie           19   44    2    9   1   1   1    4   0   0    3   10  .205
Danny Cater           21   67    4   11   2   0   0    5   0   0    3    7  .164
Carl Yastrzemski      15   55    6    9   0   0   0    5   0   0    6    6  .164
Rick Miller           21   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
John Stephenson        3    7    0    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .429
Ken Berry             24   77    8   25   3   1   1   11   1   1   11    8  .325
Winston Llenas        16   32    1   10   1   0   0    3   0   0    1    3  .313
Vada Pinson           36  127   17   39   6   0   3   14   8   1    3    7  .307
Bob Oliver            23   91   11   25   7   2   3   12   1   0    3   20  .275
Sandy Alomar          40  161   17   44   7   0   0    3   6   5   13   17  .273
Ken McMullen          36  126    7   33   4   0   0    7   0   0   14   14  .262
Leroy Stanton         25   84   14   21   6   0   4   15   0   0    6   20  .250
Mickey Rivers         28   89    9   21   3   0   0    2   2   2    6   18  .236
Andy Kosco            18   54    4   12   1   0   2    4   0   0    2    6  .222
Jim Spencer           32   96    7   21   1   0   1    6   0   0    3   15  .219
Leo Cardenas          40  147    6   30   3   1   3   13   0   0   14   21  .204
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
Jim Lyttle             2    2    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .500
Chuck Brinkman         3    3    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Pat Kelly             30  106   17   34   6   2   1    4  10   3   13   11  .321
Dick Allen            37  135   21   43   6   1   8   30   4   1   21   30  .319
Carlos May            35  129   21   39   7   0   3   21   6   4   15   15  .302
Mike Andrews          37  124   21   32   4   0   2   11   0   1   23   17  .258
Rick Reichardt        27   63    3   15   3   0   0    5   0   1   12   17  .238
Walt Williams         19   52    4   12   3   0   0    1   1   0    2    7  .231
Rich Morales          25   79    5   17   1   0   1    9   0   1    5   16  .215
Bill Melton           36  136   12   29   2   0   3   16   0   1   11   21  .213
Ed Herrmann           26   82    3   17   3   0   1   10   0   0    5    6  .207
Jorge Orta            23   64   10   13   1   1   1    5   0   0    1   16  .203
Jay Johnstone         31   72    7   13   2   0   0    3   0   1    9   10  .181
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

 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            4    2    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .500
Bobby Knoop            9   15    1    5   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    0  .333
Lou Piniella          36  141   23   45   7   1   4   15   3   1    8   15  .319
Ed Kirkpatrick        23   68    7   21   3   0   3   11   0   2   14    7  .309
Cookie Rojas          35  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         25  104   13   27   5   2   0    9   8   2   10   15  .260
Richie Scheinblum     24   74    4   19   2   0   2   10   0   0    9    8  .257
Jerry May             18   46    3   11   4   0   0    0   0   0    8    2  .239
Amos Otis             33  127   10   30   6   1   1   12   5   3   13   16  .236
Steve Hovley          20   40    4    9   1   0   1    4   1   1    2    7  .225
Paul Schaal           36  135   17   30   8   1   1    8   1   0   17   19  .222
John Mayberry         36  133   10   29   3   1   3   14   0   0   16   18  .218
Gail Hopkins          12   10    0    2   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    0  .200
Ron Hansen             9   14    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    4  .143
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       18   49    4   18   3   0   1    4   0   1    9    3  .367
Mike Ferraro          24   68    4   20   8   0   1    6   0   1    4    6  .294
Brock Davis           18   30    2    8   0   0   0    2   0   1    3    6  .267
Tommie Reynolds       15   24    3    6   2   0   0    3   0   0    3    1  .250
Bob Heise             22   81    2   20   2   0   0    2   0   0    8    6  .247
Billy Conigliaro      30  117   14   27   4   1   6   13   0   0    3   31  .231
Johnny Briggs         31   97   10   20   2   0   3    8   0   0   19   19  .206
George Scott          33  129   11   25   5   1   4   14   3   1   16   26  .194
Joe Lahoud            22   63    5   12   1   1   1    3   1   0    7   14  .191
Dave May              31  119    7   21   5   0   3    5   2   0    8   15  .177
Rick Auerbach         32  115    6   20   1   1   0    4   1   1    5   17  .174
Curt Motton            6    6    1    1   0   0   1    2   0   0    1    2  .167
Ron Theobald          22   53    6    8   0   0   1    4   0   1   15    7  .151
Darrell Porter        18   56    2    7   1   0   1    2   0   0    5   21  .125
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           34  133   29   40   5   1   0    8   6   5   15    9  .301
Rod Carew             34  125   16   36   7   1   0   23   1   2   19   18  .288
Danny Thompson        34  141   18   39   9   1   1   14   1   0    6   18  .277
Bobby Darwin          32  124   13   31   4   1   6   25   0   1   12   37  .250
Dan Monzon            11    8    4    2   0   0   0    1   1   0    1    2  .250
Harmon Killebrew      33  106   13   26   5   1   5   22   0   1   27   23  .245
Rick Renick           14   21    3    5   1   0   1    1   0   0    2    1  .238
Phil Roof             21   54    9   11   5   1   2    6   0   0    4   15  .204
Rich Reese            31   25    3    5   0   0   1    3   0   0    4    2  .200
Steve Brye            29   88    4   17   3   2   0    4   2   0    6   16  .193
Eric Soderholm        20   71    6   13   4   0   2    4   1   0    3   12  .183
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         34  136   12   38   6   0   0   10   3   4   12   10  .279
Thurman Munson        34  115   14   31   2   1   2   10   3   3   15   10  .270
Ron Blomberg          24   68    6   17   4   0   2   10   0   0    6    4  .250
Roy White             36  123   16   29   3   0   2   13   7   1   20   11  .236
Rusty Torres          28   68    4   16   6   0   0    8   0   1    8   17  .235
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
Gene Michael          32   95   10   20   1   2   1   11   0   0   11   11  .211
Johnny Callison       23   76    5   16   4   0   1    4   1   0    3    9  .211
Jerry Kenney          11   19    4    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    4    2  .211
Bobby Murcer          35  126   12   26   5   0   3    8   2   4   15   14  .206
Bernie Allen          10   19    0    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    4  .158
Hal Lanier            14   13    0    2   0   0   0    3   0   1    0    1  .154

 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              33  140   21   46  10   3   3   12   0   2    8    9  .329
Reggie Jackson        36  139   21   36   8   0   9   25   2   2   18   42  .259
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          34  113   14   27   3   0   5   19   0   1   16   19  .239
Dave Duncan           28   91   14   21   0   0  10   25   0   1   10   10  .231
George Hendrick       11   26    3    6   0   0   2    7   1   1    0    6  .231
Brant Alyea           10   13    1    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .231
Sal Bando             36  122   17   28   5   2   1   11   1   0   28   16  .230
Gene Tenace           15   42    4    9   1   0   1    3   0   0    2    7  .214
Bert Campaneris       35  144   20   30   4   0   2    6   9   2    9   24  .208
Ollie Brown            8   24    2    5   1   0   0    0   1   1    4    6  .208
Bobby Brooks          15   39    4    7   0   0   0    5   0   1    8    8  .180
Larry Brown           31   91    9   15   0   0   0    4   0   0   10    6  .165
Dwain Anderson         3    7    2    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    4  .000
Adrian Garrett         1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .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           37  131   21   37   3   2   1    7  15   3   15   29  .282
Ted Ford              21   55    7   15   0   0   5    9   1   2    5   12  .273
Dick Billings         31   92   10   23   0   0   2   14   0   2    7   15  .250
Tom Grieve            13   25    1    6   0   0   0    1   0   2    1    9  .240
Toby Harrah           40  117   12   28   5   1   0   18   2   2   13   11  .239
Elliott Maddox        40  127   18   30   5   1   0    2  10   2   20   23  .236
Ken Suarez            12   17    1    4   0   0   0    3   0   0    0    1  .235
Larry Biittner        31   54    4   12   1   0   0    2   1   3    4    4  .222
Frank Howard          32  102    7   21   3   0   2   11   1   0   18   15  .206
Len Randle            36  141   13   28   8   0   1   12   2   4    6   33  .199
Joe Lovitto           31   80   10   13   1   0   0    6   3   3   16   17  .163
Don Mincher           29   92   12   14   5   0   3   17   1   1   20   15  .152
Jeff Burroughs        16   53    2    8   1   0   1    2   0   2    5   18  .151
Hal King              29   61    8    9   3   0   2    5   0   0   16   18  .148
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)         161
  B. Oliver (CAL)         154
  L. Cardenas (CAL)       147
  A. Rodriguez (DET)      145
  B. Campaneris (OAK)     144
  L. Aparicio (BOS)       143
  L. Piniella (KC)        141
  L. Randle (TEX)         141
  D. Thompson (MIN)       141
  J. Rudi (OAK)           140

Runs Scored:

  C. Tovar (MIN)           29
  T. Harper (BOS)          28
  L. Piniella (KC)         23
  D. Allen (CHI)           21
  M. Andrews (CHI)         21
  R. Jackson (OAK)         21
  C. May (CHI)             21
  D. Nelson (TEX)          21
  J. Rudi (OAK)            21
  B. Campaneris (OAK)      20

Hits:

  J. Rudi (OAK)            46
  L. Piniella (KC)         45
  S. Alomar (CAL)          44
  D. Allen (CHI)           43
  B. Oliver (CAL)          42
  L. Aparicio (BOS)        41
  C. Tovar (MIN)           40
  C. May (CHI)             39
  V. Pinson (CAL)          39
  D. Thompson (MIN)        39

Doubles:

  J. Rudi (OAK)            10
  C. Fisk (BOS)             9
  T. Harper (BOS)           9
  B. Oliver (CAL)           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)          10
  R. Jackson (OAK)          9
  D. Allen (CHI)            8
  N. Cash (DET)             8
  B. Conigliaro (MIL)       6
  B. Darwin (MIN)           6
  T. Harper (BOS)           6
  D. Baylor (BAL)           5
  M. Epstein (OAK)          5
  T. Ford (TEX)             5

RBI:

  D. Allen (CHI)           30
  B. Darwin (MIN)          25
  D. Duncan (OAK)          25
  R. Jackson (OAK)         25
  R. Carew (MIN)           23
  H. Killebrew (MIN)       22
  C. May (CHI)             21
  N. Cash (DET)            20
  B. Freehan (DET)         20
  M. Epstein (OAK)         19

Stolen Bases:

  D. Nelson (TEX)          15
  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)       27
  M. Andrews (CHI)         23
  D. McAuliffe (DET)       22
  D. Allen (CHI)           21
  E. Maddox (TEX)          20
  D. Mincher (TEX)         20
  R. White (NY)            20
  J. Briggs (MIL)          19
  D. Buford (BAL)          19

Strikeouts:

  R. Jackson (OAK)         42
  B. Darwin (MIN)          37
  L. Randle (TEX)          33
  B. Oliver (CAL)          32
  B. Conigliaro (MIL)      31
  D. Allen (CHI)           30
  D. Nelson (TEX)          29
  P. Blair (BAL)           27
  G. Scott (MIL)           26
  B. Campaneris (OAK)      24

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