Wednesday May 31, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of May 31, 1972:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Kansas City     1277  121   315   53    7   16   115   22   13  117   178  .247
California      1369  125   336   49    4   21   113   18    9  100   217  .245
Detroit         1212  140   295   39   11   24   132    4    8  112   176  .243
Minnesota       1228  146   296   51    8   21   135   14   11  125   217  .241
Chicago         1246  136   297   41    4   21   125   25   13  127   237  .238
Oakland         1213  151   289   43    6   35   138   16   13  125   197  .238
Boston          1147  130   271   48    5   21   116   13    6  101   187  .236
New York        1192  111   276   42    5   15   101   17   15  116   144  .232
Cleveland       1160   97   264   49    4   12    88   20   14   93   168  .228
Baltimore       1114  122   246   50    7   20   113   14    9  121   224  .221
Milwaukee       1152   83   241   36    5   22    79    7    7  114   215  .209
Texas           1314  129   268   40    4   17   115   36   26  162   264  .204

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Pat Kelly (CHI)          31  110   18   36   6   2   1    4  11   3   14   12  .327
Joe Rudi (OAK)           34  145   23   47  10   3   3   12   0   2    8    9  .324
Lou Piniella (KC)        37  146   23   47   8   1   4   15   3   1    8   16  .322
Dick Allen (CHI)         38  140   21   44   7   1   8   31   4   1   21   30  .314
Tommy McCraw (CLE)       33  106   14   33   4   3   1    7   8   3   14    9  .311
Carlos May (CHI)         36  133   22   40   7   0   3   21   7   4   16   15  .301
Vada Pinson (CAL)        37  131   17   39   6   0   3   14   8   1    4    9  .298
Cesar Tovar (MIN)        35  137   29   40   5   1   0    8   6   5   15    9  .292
Norm Cash (DET)          36  117   17   34   1   0   9   21   0   1   12   17  .291
Rod Carew (MIN)          35  129   17   37   7   1   0   23   1   2   19   19  .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             25   79    8   25   3   1   1   11   1   1   13    8  .317
Winston Llenas        17   33    1   10   1   0   0    3   0   0    1    3  .303
Vada Pinson           37  131   17   39   6   0   3   14   8   1    4    9  .298
Bob Oliver            24   96   11   27   7   2   3   14   1   0    3   22  .281
Sandy Alomar          41  166   19   46   7   0   0    3   6   5   13   17  .277
Leroy Stanton         26   88   14   24   6   0   4   17   0   0    6   21  .273
Ken McMullen          37  130    8   35   5   0   0    7   0   0   14   16  .269
Mickey Rivers         29   89   10   21   3   0   0    2   2   2    7   18  .236
Andy Kosco            18   54    4   12   1   0   2    4   0   0    2    6  .222
Jim Spencer           33   96    7   21   1   0   1    6   0   0    3   15  .219
Leo Cardenas          41  150    6   30   3   1   3   13   0   0   14   22  .200
Jeff Torborg          17   50    3   10   3   0   0    6   0   0    5    2  .200
Tom Silverio          13   12    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    5  .167
Art Kusnyer           26   73    6   12   0   0   1    4   0   0    9   11  .164
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             31  110   18   36   6   2   1    4  11   3   14   12  .327
Dick Allen            38  140   21   44   7   1   8   31   4   1   21   30  .314
Carlos May            36  133   22   40   7   0   3   21   7   4   16   15  .301
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          26   83    6   19   1   0   2   11   0   1    5   16  .229
Bill Melton           37  139   12   29   2   0   3   16   0   1   13   21  .209
Ed Herrmann           27   85    3   17   3   0   1   10   0   0    6    9  .200
Jorge Orta            24   67   10   13   1   1   1    5   1   0    2   17  .194
Jay Johnstone         32   77    7   14   2   0   0    3   0   1    9   11  .182
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          33  106   14   33   4   3   1    7   8   3   14    9  .311
Jack Brohamer         24   84   11   25   3   1   0    9   2   0    2   11  .298
Lou Camilli           10   11    2    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .273
Buddy Bell            31  116    5   31   6   0   1    9   4   3    7    6  .267
Ray Fosse             33  123    9   31   7   0   2   11   2   0   12    7  .252
Jerry Moses           11   21    1    5   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    5  .238
Graig Nettles         32  117   13   25   6   0   1    9   1   0   13   12  .214
Alex Johnson          34  127   10   27   3   0   4   17   1   2    7   16  .213
Chris Chambliss       12   33    3    7   1   0   1    2   0   0    2    4  .212
Del Unser             33  123    9   25   7   0   1    6   1   2    7   17  .203
Roy Foster            13   26    1    5   2   0   0    1   0   1    1    5  .192
Frank Duffy           29   79    5   15   3   0   0    3   1   1   12   16  .190
John Lowenstein       10   11    0    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    5  .182
Eddie Leon            28   77    3   13   1   0   1    3   0   2    6   13  .169
Fred Stanley           6   12    1    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    3  .167
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
Bill Freehan          27   97   16   31   7   1   2   20   0   1    6    9  .320
Gates Brown           25   64   10   20   2   0   2    6   2   0    5   10  .313
Tony Taylor           18   49    6   15   3   1   1    3   1   0    4    7  .306
Norm Cash             36  117   17   34   1   0   9   21   0   1   12   17  .291
Mickey Stanley        31   73    7   20   1   2   3   13   0   0    4    4  .274
Ed Brinkman           37  126    9   32   5   1   1   13   0   0    7   12  .254
Willie Horton         24   76   10   19   4   1   4    9   0   0    9    8  .250
Al Kaline             30   85   12   21   2   2   0    8   0   0    8   10  .247
Aurelio Rodriguez     37  149   19   35   3   1   0   13   0   2    9   21  .235
Tom Haller            17   47    4   11   2   1   1   10   0   0    5    7  .234
Jim Northrup          32  109    8   24   3   1   0    5   1   3    8   10  .220
Dick McAuliffe        30   86   11   17   4   0   1    8   0   0   22   18  .198
Paul Jata             11   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            4    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          37  146   23   47   8   1   4   15   3   1    8   16  .322
Ed Kirkpatrick        24   72    7   23   3   0   3   12   0   2   14    7  .319
Cookie Rojas          36  136   12   37   8   0   0   14   1   4    6   11  .272
Bob Oliver            16   63    7   17   2   1   1    6   1   0    2   12  .270
Freddie Patek         26  109   13   28   6   2   0    9   8   2   10   16  .257
Richie Scheinblum     24   74    4   19   2   0   2   10   0   0    9    8  .257
Amos Otis             34  131   11   33   7   1   1   12   7   3   13   16  .252
Jerry May             18   46    3   11   4   0   0    0   0   0    8    2  .239
Steve Hovley          21   44    5   10   1   0   1    4   1   1    3    9  .227
John Mayberry         37  134   10   29   3   1   3   14   0   0   16   18  .216
Paul Schaal           37  139   17   30   8   1   1    8   1   0   17   19  .216
Ron Hansen             9   14    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    4  .143
Gail Hopkins          13   14    0    2   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    0  .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       19   50    4   18   3   0   1    4   0   1    9    3  .360
Mike Ferraro          25   70    4   20   8   0   1    6   0   1    4    6  .286
Brock Davis           18   30    2    8   0   0   0    2   0   1    3    6  .267
Bob Heise             23   84    3   21   2   0   0    3   0   0    8    6  .250
Tommie Reynolds       16   24    3    6   2   0   0    3   0   0    4    1  .250
Billy Conigliaro      31  120   14   29   4   1   6   13   0   0    4   32  .242
Johnny Briggs         32  101   12   23   2   0   3    8   0   0   19   19  .228
Joe Lahoud            23   66    5   13   1   1   1    4   1   0    7   14  .197
George Scott          34  133   11   26   5   1   4   14   3   1   16   28  .196
Rick Auerbach         33  117    7   21   1   1   0    5   1   1    5   17  .180
Dave May              32  123    7   21   5   0   3    5   2   0    8   15  .171
Curt Motton            6    6    1    1   0   0   1    2   0   0    1    2  .167
Ron Theobald          23   58    6    9   0   0   1    4   0   1   15    7  .155
Darrell Porter        18   56    2    7   1   0   1    2   0   0    5   21  .125
Bill Voss             19   26    0    3   1   0   0    1   0   1    3    3  .115
Paul Ratliff           9   13    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    9  .077
John Felske            1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000

 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           35  137   29   40   5   1   0    8   6   5   15    9  .292
Rod Carew             35  129   17   37   7   1   0   23   1   2   19   19  .287
Danny Thompson        35  145   18   40   9   1   1   14   1   0    6   18  .276
Dan Monzon            11    8    4    2   0   0   0    1   1   0    1    2  .250
Bobby Darwin          33  126   13   31   4   1   6   25   0   1   14   37  .246
Harmon Killebrew      34  110   14   27   5   1   5   22   0   1   27   23  .246
Phil Roof             22   56    9   13   5   1   2    6   0   0    5   15  .232
Rick Renick           15   24    3    5   1   0   1    1   0   0    2    2  .208
Rich Reese            32   25    3    5   0   0   1    3   0   0    4    2  .200
Steve Brye            30   89    4   17   3   2   0    4   2   0    6   16  .191
Eric Soderholm        21   75    7   14   4   0   3    7   1   0    3   12  .187
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           10   16    4    6   3   0   0    1   0   1    2    4  .375
John Ellis             9   25    4    9   1   0   1    4   0   0    1    3  .360
Thurman Munson        35  120   14   33   2   1   2   10   3   3   15   10  .275
Horace Clarke         35  141   12   38   6   0   0   10   3   4   12   10  .270
Ron Blomberg          24   68    6   17   4   0   2   10   0   0    6    4  .250
Roy White             37  126   18   31   3   0   3   14   7   1   22   11  .246
Gene Michael          33   99   10   23   1   2   1   13   0   0   11   11  .232
Rusty Torres          29   69    4   16   6   0   0    8   0   1    8   17  .232
Felipe Alou           28   75    5   17   4   1   1    5   0   0    5    6  .227
Rich McKinney         31  111    8   24   1   0   1    5   1   0    7   12  .216
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            15   17    0    2   0   0   0    3   0   1    0    2  .118

 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              34  145   23   47  10   3   3   12   0   2    8    9  .324
Reggie Jackson        37  141   23   37   8   0  10   26   2   2   20   42  .262
Ollie Brown            9   28    2    7   1   0   0    1   1   1    4    7  .250
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          35  117   14   28   3   0   5   20   0   1   16   19  .239
Dave Duncan           29   95   14   22   0   0  10   25   0   1   10   10  .232
George Hendrick       12   26    3    6   0   0   2    7   2   1    0    6  .231
Brant Alyea           10   13    1    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .231
Sal Bando             37  126   17   29   5   2   1   13   1   0   28   16  .230
Gene Tenace           15   42    4    9   1   0   1    3   0   0    2    7  .214
Bert Campaneris       36  149   21   31   5   0   2    6   9   2    9   26  .208
Bobby Brooks          15   39    4    7   0   0   0    5   0   1    8    8  .180
Larry Brown           32   95    9   16   0   0   0    4   0   0   10    6  .168
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           38  132   21   37   3   2   1    7  15   3   15   29  .280
Ted Ford              22   59    7   16   0   0   5    9   1   2    6   13  .271
Dick Billings         32   97   10   24   0   0   2   14   0   2    7   15  .247
Tom Grieve            13   25    1    6   0   0   0    1   0   2    1    9  .240
Toby Harrah           41  122   13   29   6   1   0   18   2   2   13   11  .238
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        32   58    4   13   2   0   0    2   1   3    4    4  .224
Len Randle            37  145   13   30   9   0   1   12   2   4    6   35  .207
Frank Howard          32  102    7   21   3   0   2   11   1   0   18   15  .206
Joe Lovitto           32   85   10   15   2   0   0    7   3   3   16   17  .177
Hal King              30   65    8   10   3   0   2    5   0   0   17   18  .154
Don Mincher           30   94   12   14   5   0   3   17   1   1   23   15  .149
Jeff Burroughs        17   54    2    8   1   0   1    2   0   2    5   19  .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)         166
  B. Oliver (CAL)         159
  L. Cardenas (CAL)       150
  B. Campaneris (OAK)     149
  A. Rodriguez (DET)      149
  L. Piniella (KC)        146
  L. Randle (TEX)         145
  J. Rudi (OAK)           145
  D. Thompson (MIN)       145
  L. Aparicio (BOS)       143

Runs Scored:

  C. Tovar (MIN)           29
  T. Harper (BOS)          28
  R. Jackson (OAK)         23
  L. Piniella (KC)         23
  J. Rudi (OAK)            23
  C. May (CHI)             22
  D. Allen (CHI)           21
  M. Andrews (CHI)         21
  B. Campaneris (OAK)      21
  D. Nelson (TEX)          21

Hits:

  L. Piniella (KC)         47
  J. Rudi (OAK)            47
  S. Alomar (CAL)          46
  D. Allen (CHI)           44
  B. Oliver (CAL)          44
  L. Aparicio (BOS)        41
  C. May (CHI)             40
  D. Thompson (MIN)        40
  C. Tovar (MIN)           40
  V. Pinson (CAL)          39

Doubles:

  J. Rudi (OAK)            10
  C. Fisk (BOS)             9
  T. Harper (BOS)           9
  B. Oliver (CAL)           9
  L. Randle (TEX)           9
  D. Thompson (MIN)         9
  L. Aparicio (BOS)         8
  M. Ferraro (MIL)          8
  R. Jackson (OAK)          8
  D. Johnson (BAL)          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)         10
  N. Cash (DET)             9
  D. Allen (CHI)            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)           31
  R. Jackson (OAK)         26
  B. Darwin (MIN)          25
  D. Duncan (OAK)          25
  R. Carew (MIN)           23
  H. Killebrew (MIN)       22
  N. Cash (DET)            21
  C. May (CHI)             21
  M. Epstein (OAK)         20
  B. Freehan (DET)         20

Stolen Bases:

  D. Nelson (TEX)          15
  P. Kelly (CHI)           11
  E. Maddox (TEX)          10
  B. Campaneris (OAK)       9
  T. McCraw (CLE)           8
  F. Patek (KC)             8
  V. Pinson (CAL)           8
  C. May (CHI)              7
  A. Otis (KC)              7
  R. White (NY)             7

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. Mincher (TEX)         23
  D. McAuliffe (DET)       22
  R. White (NY)            22
  D. Allen (CHI)           21
  R. Jackson (OAK)         20
  E. Maddox (TEX)          20
  J. Briggs (MIL)          19

Strikeouts:

  R. Jackson (OAK)         42
  B. Darwin (MIN)          37
  L. Randle (TEX)          35
  B. Oliver (CAL)          34
  B. Conigliaro (MIL)      32
  D. Allen (CHI)           30
  D. Nelson (TEX)          29
  G. Scott (MIL)           28
  P. Blair (BAL)           27
  B. Campaneris (OAK)      26

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