Monday June 5, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of June 5, 1972:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Pittsburgh      1579  212   454   86   14   33   196   17    9  128   234  .288
St. Louis       1539  157   396   52   13   19   143   26   12  110   227  .257
Atlanta         1455  176   373   56    3   38   165   14   10  156   189  .256
Chicago         1405  181   353   55   10   33   166   27   15  153   213  .251
Houston         1557  210   387   64   13   44   195   28   16  163   252  .249
Los Angeles     1563  181   386   62   11   33   163   26   15  130   239  .247
Cincinnati      1522  215   375   58   15   43   198   48   23  192   275  .246
New York        1473  174   361   59    9   34   163   10   13  168   265  .245
Philadelphia    1512  132   352   57   11   26   121    7   10  162   282  .233
San Francisco   1702  202   395   77   13   49   192   40   13  162   316  .232
Montreal        1392  128   317   52    5   17   113   25   20  118   226  .228
San Diego       1468  120   318   49    9   25   112   22   19  104   264  .217

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Manny Sanguillen (PIT)   42  163   19   57   6   3   2   22   1   0    6   18  .350
Matty Alou (STL)         40  152   17   52   5   1   1    9   4   2    6    7  .342
Joe Torre (STL)          43  167   22   57  10   2   5   26   2   0   10   19  .341
Leron Lee (SD)           37  135   18   44   8   3   5   15   1   3    8   17  .326
Roberto Clemente (PIT)   39  156   27   50  10   3   3   20   0   0   12   17  .321
Al Oliver (PIT)          43  178   22   57  10   1   3   31   0   3   13   12  .320
Rusty Staub (NY)         44  167   24   53   8   0   8   29   0   1   22   10  .317
Bobby Tolan (CIN)        44  173   33   54  10   4   4   28  15   5   16   19  .312
Cesar Cedeno (HOU)       39  149   25   46   6   1   4   15  13   4   19   14  .309
Ralph Garr (ATL)         43  179   26   55   3   0   4   15   9   4    8   11  .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           36   95   11   30   6   0   1   15   1   0    9   15  .316
Ralph Garr            43  179   26   55   3   0   4   15   9   4    8   11  .307
Rico Carty            35  108   19   33   6   0   4   15   0   0   22   12  .306
Darrell Evans         38  122   22   34   4   0   8   28   1   1   30   13  .279
Earl Williams         43  163   18   42   8   1   4   20   0   0   18   29  .258
Jim Breazeale         13   16    2    4   1   0   0    3   0   0    0    3  .250
Felix Millan          43  184   15   45   7   1   0   14   2   1   13   11  .245
Marty Perez           43  154   11   37   8   1   1   14   0   2   10   17  .240
Hank Aaron            37  135   24   32   3   0   9   20   1   0   28   17  .237
Oscar Brown           20   17    6    4   0   0   2    4   0   0    1    3  .235
Mike Lum              32   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
J. C. Martin           2    6    0    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .500
Ron Santo             23   85   15   26   4   1   5   16   0   1    8   13  .306
Rick Monday           41  127   24   38   6   1   5   18   8   3   31   30  .299
Gene Hiser            10   17    1    5   0   0   0    2   1   0    3    2  .294
Jim Hickman           31  105   20   30   3   0   5   15   1   0   13   14  .286
Billy Williams        42  173   25   49   7   2   6   21   2   1   12   17  .283
Carmen Fanzone        31   84   11   23   7   0   3   17   0   2   15   16  .274
Jose Cardenal         40  149   29   40   7   3   6   28   9   5   13   16  .269
Ken Rudolph           10   30    5    8   0   1   1    4   1   0    1    5  .267
Don Kessinger         39  143   18   38   6   0   0   11   2   1   21   12  .266
Glenn Beckert         41  169   18   41   5   1   1   13   0   1   10    4  .243
Randy Hundley         33  111    6   22   6   0   1   11   0   0   11   20  .198
Billy North           10   24    2    4   0   0   0    0   3   0    1   10  .167
Paul Popovich          9   21    0    3   1   0   0    1   0   1    2    2  .143
Joe Pepitone           8   25    1    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    4    4  .120
Art Shamsky           12   14    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    3  .071
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         17   18    5    6   0   0   0    3   1   1    5    6  .333
Bobby Tolan           44  173   33   54  10   4   4   28  15   5   16   19  .312
Johnny Bench          43  162   30   48   5   2  13   35   1   3   25   20  .296
Tony Perez            32  124   16   35   5   1   7   25   0   0   13   38  .282
Hal McRae             19   32    2    9   1   0   2   12   0   0    1    2  .281
Joe Morgan            44  163   44   45   6   2   7   21  19   5   36   12  .276
Julian Javier         18   44    3   12   2   0   2    9   1   0    4    5  .273
Pete Rose             45  193   25   50  10   2   0   12   1   1   18   16  .259
Joe Hague             13   32    6    8   0   1   2    7   1   1   10    3  .250
Dave Concepcion       45  149   12   35   5   1   1   18   8   3   11   25  .235
Denis Menke           42  121   14   28   5   0   2    9   0   1   20   26  .231
George Foster         19   52    5   11   3   0   1    6   1   0    4   18  .212
Cesar Geronimo        33   51    7   10   3   2   1    7   0   2    8   17  .196
Ted Uhlaender         28   63    5   11   2   0   0    4   0   1    9    4  .175
Bernie Carbo          19   21    2    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    6    3  .143
Bill Plummer           5   11    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
Cesar Cedeno          39  149   25   46   6   1   4   15  13   4   19   14  .309
Bob Watson            45  166   33   51   6   2   9   30   0   0   19   24  .307
Jesus Alou            18   38    4   11   0   0   0    3   0   0    5    2  .290
Jim Wynn              41  160   29   45   9   1   7   27   6   2   22   22  .281
Lee May               41  161   26   45   7   2   9   26   1   1   15   43  .280
Jimmy Stewart         24   43    7   11   1   2   0    4   0   0    3    4  .256
Johnny Edwards        37  119   18   30   6   2   3   15   0   2   20   16  .252
Bobby Fenwick         13   29    4    7   3   0   0    3   0   1    3    4  .241
Tommy Helms           37  141   12   33   4   0   2   15   0   1    4    5  .234
Doug Rader            45  173   17   38   9   2   7   31   2   3   13   30  .220
Norm Miller           21   34    4    7   2   0   1    3   0   0    3    5  .206
Jack Hiatt            10   25    2    5   3   0   0    0   0   0    5    5  .200
Roger Metzger         45  186   23   37   5   1   1   17   6   2   22   22  .199
Larry Howard           3    6    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    1  .167
Bob Stinson            7    9    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .111

 Los Angeles          G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Manny Mota            37  113   18   35   6   3   2   18   2   1    3    5  .310
Bill Buckner          28   93   12   28   3   0   0    4   1   1    5    4  .301
Bobby Valentine       30   87   11   25   3   0   2    7   1   3    7   14  .287
Wes Parker            31  103   10   29   3   0   0    9   0   1   16    8  .282
Frank Robinson        40  128   19   36   5   0   7   27   1   2   22   27  .281
Bill Russell          41  127   13   35   9   1   3   16   3   2    7   21  .276
Steve Garvey          41  137   21   37   6   1   3   12   3   2   10   14  .270
Willie Davis          46  192   29   48   6   3   6   23  10   1    6   22  .250
Chris Cannizzaro      18   55    7   13   1   0   1    7   0   0    7   12  .236
Willie Crawford       33   98   10   23   5   2   5   10   2   1    7   19  .235
Jim Lefebvre          29   99    7   23   4   0   3   14   0   0    9   16  .232
Duke Sims             25   73    4   13   4   0   1    7   0   0    8   11  .178
Billy Grabarkewitz    15   37    5    6   2   0   0    2   1   0    5   14  .162
Dick Dietz            15   33    3    5   1   0   0    4   1   0    9    5  .152
Maury Wills           23   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
Bobby Wine            21    9    2    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Jim Fairey            21   34    0   10   3   0   0    6   0   0    1    6  .294
Terry Humphrey         8   22    1    6   1   0   0    0   0   1    0    3  .273
John Bateman          15   26    0    7   1   0   0    2   0   0    3    4  .269
Mike Jorgensen        39  139   18   36   7   0   5   16   8   4   18   31  .259
Clyde Mashore         27   58    7   15   3   0   1    6   1   0    4   13  .259
Ron Woods             25   62    3   16   3   0   0    3   1   3    4    9  .258
Ron Hunt              40  146   15   36   7   0   0    9   3   0   16    8  .247
Bob Bailey            43  155   16   37   3   1   4   16   5   3   19   27  .239
John Boccabella       34  115    9   27   5   1   0    4   0   2    5   16  .235
Ron Fairly            35  112   11   26   2   0   4   16   1   1   11   11  .232
Ken Singleton         43  152   21   35   6   1   2   13   2   3   20   35  .230
Boots Day             32  104    7   22   3   0   0    7   1   2    5   11  .212
Tim Foli              38  126   11   24   5   1   0   11   3   1    5   13  .191
Hector Torres         17   39    3    7   1   1   1    2   0   0    2    7  .180

 New York             G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Duffy Dyer            11   35    4   12   3   0   2    6   0   0    2    9  .343
Willie Mays            9   27    8    9   2   0   2    5   0   1   10    9  .333
Rusty Staub           44  167   24   53   8   0   8   29   0   1   22   10  .317
Tommie Agee           41  155   28   46  12   0   5   22   4   3   22   33  .297
John Milner           25   68   11   20   3   0   4   13   0   0    6   14  .294
Cleon Jones           36  136   14   37   4   0   2   16   0   3    9   30  .272
Jerry Grote           35  114    9   28   4   1   3   15   0   0   16   11  .246
Jim Fregosi           39  146   17   35   7   3   3   15   0   0   15   26  .240
Ted Martinez          21   71    8   17   1   3   0    5   0   1    3   14  .239
Bud Harrelson         42  162   23   37   5   1   1    8   5   3   24   23  .228
Ed Kranepool          33   97    9   22   4   0   3   12   1   0   11   16  .227
Wayne Garrett         11   27    3    6   2   0   0    1   0   0    8    5  .222
Jim Beauchamp         11   28    2    5   0   0   0    3   0   0    1    4  .179
Ken Boswell           29  110    7   19   1   1   1    8   0   1   10    8  .173
Dave Marshall         10    9    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .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          17   51   10   18   1   1   0    4   1   1    7    4  .353
Denny Doyle           35  119   10   34   5   1   0   11   0   2    9   14  .286
Greg Luzinski         44  176   19   50   8   2   7   19   0   0   14   33  .284
Roger Freed           13   24    1    6   0   0   1    3   0   0    0    7  .250
Tommy Hutton          35  110   12   27   4   1   3   12   0   1    9    9  .246
Byron Browne          14   13    2    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    6  .231
Mike Ryan             12   40    3    9   1   0   1    3   0   0    4    6  .225
Don Money             44  157   11   35   7   0   3   11   2   2   27   32  .223
Ron Stone             24   36    3    8   0   1   0    1   0   0    8    9  .222
Larry Bowa            44  181   17   40   3   2   0    7   3   2   16   15  .221
Willie Montanez       43  168   14   36  11   1   3   15   0   0   21   40  .214
Pete Koegel           16   24    0    5   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    7  .208
Tim McCarver          38  136   13   28   7   0   2   10   0   2   14   12  .206
Deron Johnson         29   72    5   14   1   1   2   12   0   0    5   21  .194
Mike Anderson         36  103    8   20   5   1   2    5   1   0   19   36  .194
Oscar Gamble           3    7    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .143

 Pittsburgh           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Vic Davalillo         30   70   16   26   4   0   2    8   3   0    6    3  .371
Rennie Stennett       28   88   14   32   6   4   1   15   0   2    0    8  .364
Manny Sanguillen      42  163   19   57   6   3   2   22   1   0    6   18  .350
Roberto Clemente      39  156   27   50  10   3   3   20   0   0   12   17  .321
Al Oliver             43  178   22   57  10   1   3   31   0   3   13   12  .320
Gene Clines           29   66   11   21   3   1   0    1   4   0    4   12  .318
Jose Pagan            20   46    7   14   6   0   2    4   0   0    3    6  .304
Richie Hebner         33  121   19   36   6   1   6   17   0   0   18   16  .298
Willie Stargell       39  142   18   42  11   0  11   35   0   0   18   36  .296
Gene Alley            31   76    8   22   2   0   0   10   3   1   12   10  .290
Dave Cash             34  156   27   44  10   1   1   10   5   3    7   12  .282
Milt May              17   30    1    7   1   0   0    2   0   0    2    2  .233
Jackie Hernandez      27   72    6   16   4   0   0    5   0   0    3   15  .222
Bob Robertson         33   92    6   12   4   0   2    6   1   0   20   28  .130
Bill Mazeroski         6    5    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             37  135   18   44   8   3   5   15   1   3    8   17  .326
Cito Gaston           15   36    2   10   3   0   0    3   0   0    2    5  .278
Garry Jestadt         27   67    1   18   0   0   1    8   0   0    1    6  .269
Jerry Morales         26   60    6   15   4   2   0    4   2   1    8    8  .250
Dave Campbell         33  100    6   24   5   0   0    3   0   4   11   12  .240
Johnny Jeter          40  140   12   32   2   1   5   11   4   4    8   37  .229
Derrel Thomas         41  150   13   34   6   1   1   10   3   4   13   25  .227
Nate Colbert          45  166   23   36   7   1  10   28   2   2   18   41  .217
Ed Spiezio            12   19    2    4   2   0   0    3   1   0    0    2  .211
Bob Barton            28   85    1   17   1   0   0    9   2   0    2   17  .200
Fred Kendall          23   71    5   14   0   0   1    2   0   0    3   13  .197
Rafael Robles         16   22    1    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .182
Don Mason              9   11    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .182
Enzo Hernandez        42  133   14   24   6   0   0    3   7   1    9    9  .181
Larry Stahl           30   78    6   14   1   0   2    5   0   0   10   14  .180
Ollie Brown           23   70    3   12   2   0   0    3   0   0    5    9  .171
Curt Blefary          12   19    2    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    4  .158
Ivan Murrell           5    7    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    3  .143

 San Francisco        G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ed Goodson            18   61    7   19   0   0   3   10   0   0    4    2  .312
Willie McCovey         7   20    3    6   2   0   2    4   0   0    2    6  .300
Al Gallagher          26   65    7   18   0   0   1    5   0   0   11   10  .277
Bobby Bonds           51  204   38   56  12   3   8   31   9   3   17   45  .275
Chris Speier          48  177   21   46  12   1   6   22   4   0   25   23  .260
Jim Howarth           27   35    7    9   4   0   0    3   1   0    9    8  .257
Tito Fuentes          49  200   20   51  12   1   3   13   6   1   10   20  .255
Chris Arnold          23   51    4   13   2   1   1    3   0   1    7    4  .255
Garry Maddox          37  125   14   31  11   1   2   17   2   0    5   26  .248
Dave Kingman          51  187   31   44   5   3  14   38  11   3   20   51  .235
Dave Rader            34  104    6   24   4   0   1   10   0   0    4    9  .231
Ken Henderson         46  150   16   31   4   1   5   13   4   2   17   26  .207
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
Russ Gibson            4   11    0    2   0   1   0    3   0   0    0    3  .182
Bernie Williams       20   53    6    9   1   1   1    4   0   0    2   14  .170
Fran Healy            30   66    7    8   2   0   1    7   0   1    8   14  .121
Jimmy Rosario          7    2    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   1    0    0  .000
Damaso Blanco          4    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   1    0    1  .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
Matty Alou            40  152   17   52   5   1   1    9   4   2    6    7  .342
Joe Torre             43  167   22   57  10   2   5   26   2   0   10   19  .341
Lou Brock             45  197   18   58   4   3   1   14  17   6    5   27  .294
Ted Simmons           43  170   18   49  10   1   4   26   0   1    8   23  .288
Jerry McNertney       13   18    1    5   1   1   0    4   0   0    2    7  .278
Ted Sizemore          40  157   20   42   5   1   1   11   1   0   10   14  .268
Dwain Anderson         7    8    2    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250
Ed Crosby             37  109    9   27   0   0   0    8   0   0    6    9  .248
Joe Hague             27   76    8   18   5   1   3   11   0   1   17   18  .237
Bernie Carbo          12   38    3    8   0   0   0    2   0   0   10    9  .211
Luis Melendez         38   98   12   19   3   1   2    7   0   1    6    8  .194
Jose Cruz             35  106    9   20   2   2   0    8   1   0   10   17  .189
Donn Clendenon        26   51    5    9   3   0   1    2   1   0    6   18  .177
Dal Maxvill           33   54    4    8   2   0   0    4   0   0    9    8  .148
Mike Fiore            14   10    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    3  .100
Brant Alyea            2    5    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  B. Bonds (SF)           204
  T. Fuentes (SF)         200
  L. Brock (STL)          197
  P. Rose (CIN)           193
  W. Davis (LA)           192
  D. Kingman (SF)         187
  R. Metzger (HOU)        186
  F. Millan (ATL)         184
  L. Bowa (PHI)           181
  R. Garr (ATL)           179

Runs Scored:

  J. Morgan (CIN)          44
  B. Bonds (SF)            38
  B. Tolan (CIN)           33
  B. Watson (HOU)          33
  D. Kingman (SF)          31
  J. Bench (CIN)           30
  J. Cardenal (CHI)        29
  W. Davis (LA)            29
  J. Wynn (HOU)            29
  T. Agee (NY)             28

Hits:

  L. Brock (STL)           58
  A. Oliver (PIT)          57
  M. Sanguillen (PIT)      57
  J. Torre (STL)           57
  B. Bonds (SF)            56
  R. Garr (ATL)            55
  B. Tolan (CIN)           54
  R. Staub (NY)            53
  M. Alou (STL)            52
  T. Fuentes (SF)          51

Doubles:

  T. Agee (NY)             12
  B. Bonds (SF)            12
  T. Fuentes (SF)          12
  C. Speier (SF)           12
  G. Maddox (SF)           11
  W. Montanez (PHI)        11
  W. Stargell (PIT)        11
  D. Cash (PIT)            10
  R. Clemente (PIT)        10
  A. Oliver (PIT)          10

Triples:

  R. Stennett (PIT)         4
  B. Tolan (CIN)            4
  B. Bonds (SF)             3
  L. Brock (STL)            3
  J. Cardenal (CHI)         3
  R. Clemente (PIT)         3
  W. Davis (LA)             3
  J. Fregosi (NY)           3
  D. Kingman (SF)           3
  L. Lee (SD)               3

Home Runs:

  D. Kingman (SF)          14
  J. Bench (CIN)           13
  W. Stargell (PIT)        11
  N. Colbert (SD)          10
  H. Aaron (ATL)            9
  L. May (HOU)              9
  B. Watson (HOU)           9
  B. Bonds (SF)             8
  D. Evans (ATL)            8
  R. Staub (NY)             8

RBI:

  D. Kingman (SF)          38
  J. Bench (CIN)           35
  W. Stargell (PIT)        35
  B. Bonds (SF)            31
  A. Oliver (PIT)          31
  D. Rader (HOU)           31
  B. Watson (HOU)          30
  R. Staub (NY)            29
  J. Cardenal (CHI)        28
  N. Colbert (SD)          28

Stolen Bases:

  J. Morgan (CIN)          19
  L. Brock (STL)           17
  B. Tolan (CIN)           15
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          13
  D. Kingman (SF)          11
  W. Davis (LA)            10
  B. Bonds (SF)             9
  J. Cardenal (CHI)         9
  R. Garr (ATL)             9
  D. Concepcion (CIN)       8

Caught Stealing:

  L. Brock (STL)            6
  J. Cardenal (CHI)         5
  J. Morgan (CIN)           5
  B. Tolan (CIN)            5
  D. Campbell (SD)          4
  C. Cedeno (HOU)           4
  R. Garr (ATL)             4
  J. Jeter (SD)             4
  M. Jorgensen (MON)        4
  D. Thomas (SD)            4

Walks:

  J. Morgan (CIN)          36
  R. Monday (CHI)          31
  D. Evans (ATL)           30
  H. Aaron (ATL)           28
  J. Hague (CIN)           27
  W. Mays (NY)             27
  D. Money (PHI)           27
  J. Bench (CIN)           25
  C. Speier (SF)           25
  B. Harrelson (NY)        24

Strikeouts:

  D. Kingman (SF)          51
  B. Bonds (SF)            45
  L. May (HOU)             43
  N. Colbert (SD)          41
  W. Montanez (PHI)        40
  T. Perez (CIN)           38
  J. Jeter (SD)            37
  M. Anderson (PHI)        36
  W. Stargell (PIT)        36
  K. Singleton (MON)       35


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