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

National League batting statistics through games of May 30, 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
Houston         1389  191   347   57   12   37   178   26   13  139   228  .250
Los Angeles     1408  165   351   60    8   32   151   22   12  116   211  .249
New York        1348  159   334   52    9   29   148   10   12  149   243  .248
Cincinnati      1316  179   318   46   14   33   162   45   18  168   226  .242
San Francisco   1511  179   355   68   13   42   172   38   12  140   275  .235
Philadelphia    1346  123   316   55    9   23   112    7   10  148   255  .235
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
Rusty Staub (NY)         40  154   22   50   8   0   6   24   0   1   20    9  .325
Bobby Tolan (CIN)        39  150   28   47   9   4   4   25  15   5   15   12  .313
Tommie Agee (NY)         37  140   26   43  11   0   5   22   4   3   20   31  .307

 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
Bobby Tolan           39  150   28   47   9   4   4   25  15   5   15   12  .313
Johnny Bench          38  139   24   39   3   2   8   24   1   1   21   18  .281
Tony Perez            27  101   12   28   4   0   6   22   0   0   10   31  .277
Joe Morgan            40  145   39   40   5   2   7   17  18   3   32   11  .276
Joe Hague              9   29    6    8   0   1   2    7   1   1    8    3  .276
Julian Javier         14   35    2    9   2   0   1    6   1   0    3    3  .257
Pete Rose             40  168   23   42   6   2   0   11   1   1   17   12  .250
Dave Concepcion       40  129    9   32   3   1   1   18   7   2    7   20  .248
Denis Menke           37  109   12   25   5   0   2    8   0   1   18   23  .229
Hal McRae             16   28    0    6   1   0   0    7   0   0    1    2  .214
Cesar Geronimo        28   46    7    9   3   2   1    6   0   2    8   15  .196
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            13   23    4    9   0   0   0    3   0   0    4    2  .391
Bobby Fenwick         10   19    4    6   3   0   0    3   0   0    1    4  .316
Bob Watson            40  147   30   45   6   1   8   28   0   0   17   21  .306
Cesar Cedeno          35  136   19   40   6   1   1   12  13   3   14   13  .294
Jim Wynn              39  153   29   44   8   1   7   27   5   2   21   22  .288
Lee May               36  141   23   40   6   2   8   24   0   1   13   37  .284
Johnny Edwards        34  109   16   28   5   2   3   14   0   2   18   16  .257
Norm Miller           18   28    4    7   2   0   1    3   0   0    3    4  .250
Tommy Helms           36  139   12   33   4   0   2   15   0   1    4    5  .237
Jimmy Stewart         19   36    6    8   1   2   0    3   0   0    2    3  .222
Roger Metzger         40  162   23   34   4   1   1   15   6   2   22   18  .210
Doug Rader            40  156   14   32   7   2   5   26   2   2    9   28  .205
Jack Hiatt            10   25    2    5   3   0   0    0   0   0    5    5  .200
Bob Stinson            7    9    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .111
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       25   68   10   22   3   0   1    4   1   1    4   10  .324
Bill Russell          36  108   12   34   9   1   3   16   2   2    7   16  .315
Manny Mota            32  101   16   30   5   2   2   15   1   0    3    5  .297
Frank Robinson        38  124   18   34   5   0   7   27   1   2   21   26  .274
Bill Buckner          24   77    9   21   3   0   0    4   1   1    5    3  .273
Wes Parker            28   93    8   25   3   0   0    9   0   1   14    8  .269
Steve Garvey          36  121   19   32   6   0   3   10   2   2    8   12  .265
Willie Davis          41  174   27   46   6   3   6   23   9   1    5   20  .264
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             20   61    3   10   3   0   1    5   0   0    5    8  .164
Billy Grabarkewitz    15   37    5    6   2   0   0    2   1   0    5   14  .162
Dick Dietz            14   32    3    5   1   0   0    4   1   0    7    5  .156
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            8   24    8    9   2   0   2    5   0   1    9    8  .375
Rusty Staub           40  154   22   50   8   0   6   24   0   1   20    9  .325
Duffy Dyer            10   32    3   10   2   0   1    3   0   0    1    8  .313
Tommie Agee           37  140   26   43  11   0   5   22   4   3   20   31  .307
Cleon Jones           33  125   12   34   3   0   2   15   0   3    8   29  .272
Ted Martinez          19   63    8   17   1   3   0    4   0   1    2   13  .270
Jerry Grote           32  104    9   26   3   1   3   13   0   0   16    9  .250
John Milner           21   52    7   13   2   0   2   10   0   0    6   12  .250
Jim Fregosi           37  141   17   35   7   3   3   15   0   0   13   25  .248
Ed Kranepool          31   95    9   22   4   0   3   12   1   0   11   15  .232
Bud Harrelson         38  149   21   34   4   1   1    8   5   2   20   20  .228
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          16   43   10   17   1   1   0    4   1   1    7    3  .395
Byron Browne          11   10    2    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    5  .300
Greg Luzinski         40  158   16   45   8   2   6   18   0   0   12   29  .285
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       39  148   14   35  11   1   3   15   0   0   20   36  .237
Larry Bowa            40  161   17   36   3   0   0    5   3   2   16   13  .224
Ron Stone             20   32    3    7   0   1   0    1   0   0    7    7  .219
Don Money             40  139    9   30   7   0   3   11   2   2   25   29  .216
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
Mike Anderson         36  103    8   20   5   1   2    5   1   0   19   36  .194
Mike Ryan              9   31    2    6   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    5  .194
Pete Koegel           13   19    0    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    5  .158

 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            13   45    5   16   0   0   2    9   0   0    4    1  .356
Willie McCovey         4   12    2    4   1   0   1    2   0   0    1    2  .333
Jim Howarth           24   24    7    7   3   0   0    3   1   0    9    6  .292
Al Gallagher          23   60    7   17   0   0   1    4   0   0   10    9  .283
Bobby Bonds           45  181   34   51  11   3   7   29   8   2   13   38  .282
Garry Maddox          31  113   14   30  11   1   2   14   2   0    5   25  .266
Tito Fuentes          43  178   18   47  10   1   3   12   6   1    7   17  .264
Chris Arnold          22   50    4   13   2   1   1    3   0   1    7    4  .260
Chris Speier          42  162   18   41  11   1   5   18   3   0   19   20  .253
Dave Kingman          45  167   25   41   5   3  12   35  11   3   17   45  .246
Russ Gibson            3    9    0    2   0   1   0    3   0   0    0    2  .222
Dave Rader            30   89    5   19   3   0   1    8   0   0    4    9  .214
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         40  131   12   23   3   1   4   12   4   2   13   25  .176
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          3    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   1    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)           181
  T. Fuentes (SF)         178
  L. Brock (STL)          175
  W. Davis (LA)           174
  F. Millan (ATL)         168
  P. Rose (CIN)           168
  D. Kingman (SF)         167
  R. Garr (ATL)           164
  R. Metzger (HOU)        162
  C. Speier (SF)          162

Runs Scored:

  J. Morgan (CIN)          39
  B. Bonds (SF)            34
  B. Watson (HOU)          30
  J. Wynn (HOU)            29
  B. Tolan (CIN)           28
  R. Clemente (PIT)        27
  W. Davis (LA)            27
  T. Agee (NY)             26
  J. Cardenal (CHI)        26
  D. Kingman (SF)          25

Hits:

  J. Torre (STL)           55
  M. Sanguillen (PIT)      54
  A. Oliver (PIT)          53
  L. Brock (STL)           52
  B. Bonds (SF)            51
  R. Staub (NY)            50
  M. Alou (STL)            48
  R. Garr (ATL)            48
  R. Clemente (PIT)        47
  T. Fuentes (SF)          47

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)          10
  A. Oliver (PIT)           9
  B. Russell (LA)           9

Triples:

  B. Tolan (CIN)            4
  B. Bonds (SF)             3
  L. Brock (STL)            3
  J. Cardenal (CHI)         3
  W. Davis (LA)             3
  J. Fregosi (NY)           3
  D. Kingman (SF)           3
  L. Lee (SD)               3
  T. Martinez (NY)          3
  M. Sanguillen (PIT)       3

Home Runs:

  D. Kingman (SF)          12
  N. Colbert (SD)          10
  W. Stargell (PIT)         9
  H. Aaron (ATL)            8
  J. Bench (CIN)            8
  L. May (HOU)              8
  B. Watson (HOU)           8
  B. Bonds (SF)             7
  J. Morgan (CIN)           7
  F. Robinson (LA)          7

RBI:

  D. Kingman (SF)          35
  W. Stargell (PIT)        30
  B. Bonds (SF)            29
  A. Oliver (PIT)          28
  B. Watson (HOU)          28
  J. Cardenal (CHI)        27
  F. Robinson (LA)         27
  J. Wynn (HOU)            27
  N. Colbert (SD)          26
  D. Rader (HOU)           26

Stolen Bases:

  J. Morgan (CIN)          18
  L. Brock (STL)           17
  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
  B. Tolan (CIN)            5
  D. Campbell (SD)          4
  J. Cardenal (CHI)         4
  J. Jeter (SD)             4
  M. Jorgensen (MON)        4
  D. Thomas (SD)            4
  T. Agee (NY)              3
  B. Bailey (MON)           3
  D. Cash (PIT)             3

Walks:

  J. Morgan (CIN)          32
  H. Aaron (ATL)           27
  D. Evans (ATL)           26
  W. Mays (NY)             26
  R. Monday (CHI)          26
  J. Hague (CIN)           25
  D. Money (PHI)           25
  R. Carty (ATL)           22
  R. Metzger (HOU)         22
  J. Bench (CIN)           21

Strikeouts:

  D. Kingman (SF)          45
  B. Bonds (SF)            38
  L. May (HOU)             37
  M. Anderson (PHI)        36
  J. Jeter (SD)            36
  W. Montanez (PHI)        36
  N. Colbert (SD)          35
  K. Singleton (MON)       33
  W. Stargell (PIT)        33
  T. Agee (NY)             31

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