Thursday June 1, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

American League batting statistics through games of June 1, 1972:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Kansas City     1311  126   324   53    7   19   120   22   13  120   181  .247
California      1369  125   336   49    4   21   113   18    9  100   217  .245
Detroit         1244  140   302   39   11   24   132    4    9  112   179  .243
Boston          1182  137   283   50    5   22   122   13    6  103   189  .239
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
Minnesota       1256  149   299   51    8   22   138   15   12  128   222  .238
New York        1239  119   288   44    5   17   109   17   15  121   149  .232
Cleveland       1184   98   267   49    4   12    89   21   15   95   172  .226
Baltimore       1147  123   253   51    7   20   114   16    9  124   231  .221
Milwaukee       1196   92   253   37    5   26    88    9    8  123   222  .212
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)        38  150   24   48   8   1   5   17   3   1    8   16  .320
Dick Allen (CHI)         38  140   21   44   7   1   8   31   4   1   21   30  .314
Tommy McCraw (CLE)       34  109   14   34   4   3   1    8   8   3   14   10  .312
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)        36  141   29   41   5   1   0    9   6   6   15    9  .291
Norm Cash (DET)          37  121   17   35   1   0   9   21   0   1   12   17  .289
Luis Aparicio (BOS)      35  148   11   42   8   1   0   14   2   1    6    6  .284

 Baltimore            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Terry Crowley         20   48    8   17   4   0   4   10   0   0    5    5  .354
Don Baylor            18   60    8   21   4   1   5   13   4   0    7    7  .350
Paul Blair            34  120   13   30   2   2   2   16   1   1    5   27  .250
Davey Johnson         30   96    9   24   8   1   0    7   0   1   13   17  .250
Bobby Grich           18   52    6   13   3   0   0    4   2   1    6   14  .250
Merv Rettenmund       33   97   16   24   6   1   2    8   2   1   13   13  .247
Brooks Robinson       37  135   14   33   7   0   0   12   0   0   12   18  .244
Don Buford            33  107   12   23   2   0   1    4   5   1   19   22  .215
Tom Shopay            12   10    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    5  .200
Johnny Oates           7   21    1    4   2   0   1    4   1   1    0    3  .191
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           35  104   14   17   3   0   4   17   1   0   18   21  .164
Ellie Hendricks       12   32    2    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    8    6  .094
Chico Salmon           4    4    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         14   31    2    9   1   0   0    3   0   0    4    5  .290
Duane Josephson       19   63   11   18   4   0   1    5   0   1    3   11  .286
Luis Aparicio         35  148   11   42   8   1   0   14   2   1    6    6  .284
Tommy Harper          35  134   29   37   9   1   6   16   0   1   18   21  .276
Bob Montgomery         9   33    3    9   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    9  .273
John Kennedy          11   30    6    8   1   0   1    7   0   0    1    4  .267
Doug Griffin          32  109   11   29   4   0   0    6   3   0   16   10  .266
Carlton Fisk          24   84   15   22   9   1   3   12   2   0    7   13  .262
Reggie Smith          32  114   15   28   3   0   5   15   6   2   19   20  .246
Bob Burda             15   18    2    4   0   0   1    2   0   0    2    1  .222
Rico Petrocelli       32  118    9   25   3   1   1   11   0   0    8   16  .212
Ben Oglivie           19   44    2    9   1   1   1    4   0   0    3   10  .205
Danny Cater           22   71    5   12   2   0   0    6   0   0    3    7  .169
Carl Yastrzemski      15   55    6    9   0   0   0    5   0   0    6    6  .164
Rick Miller           22   34    4    5   0   0   3    7   0   1    2   12  .147
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          34  109   14   34   4   3   1    8   8   3   14   10  .312
Jack Brohamer         25   87   11   25   3   1   0    9   2   0    2   11  .287
Lou Camilli           10   11    2    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .273
Buddy Bell            32  119    5   31   6   0   1    9   4   3    7    6  .261
Ray Fosse             34  126    9   32   7   0   2   11   3   0   12    8  .254
Jerry Moses           11   21    1    5   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    5  .238
Chris Chambliss       13   36    3    8   1   0   1    2   0   1    2    4  .222
Graig Nettles         33  119   13   25   6   0   1    9   1   0   14   13  .210
Alex Johnson          35  130   10   27   3   0   4   17   1   2    7   16  .208
Del Unser             34  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
Fred Stanley           6   12    1    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    3  .167
Eddie Leon            29   79    4   13   1   0   1    3   0   2    7   13  .165
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           26   68   10   21   2   0   2    6   2   0    5   10  .309
Tony Taylor           18   49    6   15   3   1   1    3   1   0    4    7  .306
Mickey Stanley        32   76    7   22   1   2   3   13   0   0    4    4  .290
Norm Cash             37  121   17   35   1   0   9   21   0   1   12   17  .289
Ed Brinkman           38  129    9   33   5   1   1   13   0   0    7   12  .256
Willie Horton         24   76   10   19   4   1   4    9   0   0    9    8  .250
Al Kaline             31   86   12   21   2   2   0    8   0   0    8   10  .244
Jim Northrup          33  113    8   26   3   1   0    5   1   4    8   10  .230
Aurelio Rodriguez     38  153   19   35   3   1   0   13   0   2    9   22  .229
Tom Haller            18   51    4   11   2   1   1   10   0   0    5    7  .216
Dick McAuliffe        31   89   11   17   4   0   1    8   0   0   22   19  .191
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
Bobby Knoop            9   15    1    5   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    0  .333
Carl Taylor            5    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .333
Ed Kirkpatrick        25   76    8   25   3   0   4   13   0   2   14    8  .329
Lou Piniella          38  150   24   48   8   1   5   17   3   1    8   16  .320
Cookie Rojas          37  139   13   38   8   0   0   14   1   4    7   11  .273
Bob Oliver            16   63    7   17   2   1   1    6   1   0    2   12  .270
Richie Scheinblum     25   75    5   20   2   0   3   12   0   0    9    8  .267
Steve Hovley          22   47    6   12   1   0   1    4   1   1    3    9  .255
Amos Otis             35  135   11   34   7   1   1   12   7   3   13   18  .252
Freddie Patek         27  113   13   28   6   2   0    9   8   2   11   16  .248
Jerry May             18   46    3   11   4   0   0    0   0   0    8    2  .239
Paul Schaal           38  142   17   31   8   1   1    8   1   0   18   19  .218
John Mayberry         38  134   10   29   3   1   3   14   0   0   16   18  .216
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
Gail Hopkins          14   17    0    2   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    0  .118
Joe Keough             9    8    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
John Felske            2    5    1    2   0   0   1    2   0   0    1    2  .400
Ellie Rodriguez       19   50    4   18   3   0   1    4   0   1    9    3  .360
Mike Ferraro          26   74    6   21   8   0   1    6   0   1    6    8  .284
Brock Davis           18   30    2    8   0   0   0    2   0   1    3    6  .267
Bob Heise             24   85    3   21   2   0   0    3   0   0    8    6  .247
Billy Conigliaro      32  126   15   31   4   1   7   14   0   0    4   33  .246
Tommie Reynolds       17   25    3    6   2   0   0    3   0   0    5    1  .240
Johnny Briggs         33  102   12   23   2   0   3    8   0   0   19   19  .226
Joe Lahoud            24   70    6   15   1   1   2    5   1   1    7   14  .214
George Scott          35  138   12   28   5   1   5   17   4   1   17   29  .203
Rick Auerbach         34  122    8   22   1   1   0    6   2   1    7   17  .180
Ron Theobald          24   64    7   11   1   0   1    5   0   1   16    7  .172
Dave May              33  126    8   21   5   0   3    5   2   0    8   15  .167
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
Bill Voss             20   26    0    3   1   0   0    1   0   1    4    3  .115
Paul Ratliff           9   13    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    9  .077

 Minnesota            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Steve Braun           26   85    8   26   4   0   1   13   2   1    5    4  .306
Cesar Tovar           36  141   29   41   5   1   0    9   6   6   15    9  .291
Rod Carew             36  132   17   37   7   1   0   23   1   2   20   19  .280
Danny Thompson        36  149   18   40   9   1   1   14   1   0    6   19  .269
Dan Monzon            11    8    4    2   0   0   0    1   1   0    1    2  .250
Harmon Killebrew      35  111   14   27   5   1   5   22   0   1   27   23  .243
Bobby Darwin          34  128   13   31   4   1   6   25   0   1   15   39  .242
Phil Roof             22   56    9   13   5   1   2    6   0   0    5   15  .232
Rich Reese            33   28    4    6   0   0   1    3   0   0    4    2  .214
Rick Renick           15   24    3    5   1   0   1    1   0   0    2    2  .208
Eric Soderholm        22   78    8   15   4   0   4    9   1   0    3   12  .192
Steve Brye            30   89    4   17   3   2   0    4   2   0    6   16  .191
Rick Dempsey          12   23    0    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    5    4  .174
Jim Nettles           23   43    4    7   0   0   0    2   1   1    9    9  .163
Chuck Manuel          13   20    1    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    4  .150
George Mitterwald     17   41    2    6   2   0   0    2   0   0    1   10  .146

 New York             G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ron Swoboda           11   17    4    6   3   0   0    1   0   1    2    5  .353
John Ellis            10   28    4    9   1   0   1    4   0   0    1    3  .321
Thurman Munson        36  125   16   34   3   1   2   11   3   3   16   11  .272
Horace Clarke         36  147   13   39   6   0   0   10   3   4   12   10  .265
Ron Blomberg          25   71    6   18   4   0   2   10   0   0    6    4  .254
Roy White             38  129   18   32   3   0   3   14   7   1   25   12  .248
Felipe Alou           29   76    5   18   4   1   1    6   0   0    5    6  .237
Rusty Torres          30   74    6   17   6   0   1   10   0   1    9   18  .230
Gene Michael          34  101   10   23   1   2   1   13   0   0   11   12  .228
Bobby Murcer          36  132   14   30   6   0   4   12   2   4   15   14  .227
Johnny Callison       24   77    6   17   4   0   1    4   1   0    3    9  .221
Rich McKinney         31  111    8   24   1   0   1    5   1   0    7   12  .216
Jerry Kenney          12   25    4    5   0   0   0    0   0   0    4    2  .200
Bernie Allen          11   22    0    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    4  .136
Hal Lanier            16   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
  A. Rodriguez (DET)      153
  L. Cardenas (CAL)       150
  L. Piniella (KC)        150
  B. Campaneris (OAK)     149
  D. Thompson (MIN)       149
  L. Aparicio (BOS)       148
  H. Clarke (NY)          147
  L. Randle (TEX)         145

Runs Scored:

  T. Harper (BOS)          29
  C. Tovar (MIN)           29
  L. Piniella (KC)         24
  R. Jackson (OAK)         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)         48
  J. Rudi (OAK)            47
  S. Alomar (CAL)          46
  D. Allen (CHI)           44
  B. Oliver (CAL)          44
  L. Aparicio (BOS)        42
  C. Tovar (MIN)           41
  C. May (CHI)             40
  D. Thompson (MIN)        40
  H. Clarke (NY)           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)       7
  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:

  C. Tovar (MIN)            6
  S. Alomar (CAL)           5
  H. Clarke (NY)            4
  C. May (CHI)              4
  B. Murcer (NY)            4
  J. Northrup (DET)         4
  L. Randle (TEX)           4
  C. Rojas (KC)             4
  B. Bell (CLE)             3
  L. Biittner (TEX)         3

Walks:

  S. Bando (OAK)           28
  H. Killebrew (MIN)       27
  R. White (NY)            25
  M. Andrews (CHI)         23
  D. Mincher (TEX)         23
  D. McAuliffe (DET)       22
  D. Allen (CHI)           21
  R. Carew (MIN)           20
  R. Jackson (OAK)         20
  E. Maddox (TEX)          20

Strikeouts:

  R. Jackson (OAK)         42
  B. Darwin (MIN)          39
  L. Randle (TEX)          35
  B. Oliver (CAL)          34
  B. Conigliaro (MIL)      33
  D. Allen (CHI)           30
  D. Nelson (TEX)          29
  G. Scott (MIL)           29
  P. Blair (BAL)           27
  B. Campaneris (OAK)      26


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