Tuesday June 6, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of June 6, 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       1574  162   405   53   13   20   148   28   13  113   232  .257
Atlanta         1488  179   378   57    3   39   168   15   10  158   191  .254
Houston         1591  214   398   67   13   45   198   28   16  167   256  .250
Chicago         1434  181   358   56   10   33   166   27   15  157   217  .250
Los Angeles     1597  186   396   64   11   33   168   26   15  133   245  .248
New York        1503  177   369   60    9   35   166   11   13  171   266  .246
Cincinnati      1552  217   380   58   15   44   200   48   23  195   282  .245
Philadelphia    1545  135   358   58   12   26   124    7   10  163   286  .232
San Francisco   1735  205   402   80   13   51   195   40   13  164   319  .232
Montreal        1426  130   328   52    5   17   115   25   21  118   230  .230
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)         41  155   18   54   5   1   1    9   4   2    7    7  .348
Joe Torre (STL)          44  171   23   58  10   2   6   27   2   0   10   20  .339
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
Cesar Cedeno (HOU)       40  154   26   49   7   1   4   15  13   4   19   14  .318
Bobby Tolan (CIN)        45  177   34   56  10   4   4   28  15   5   16   20  .316
Bob Watson (HOU)         46  170   33   53   6   2   9   31   0   0   19   24  .312
Rusty Staub (NY)         45  171   24   53   8   0   8   29   0   1   22   10  .310

 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           37   98   11   31   6   0   1   15   2   0   10   15  .316
Rico Carty            36  112   20   34   6   0   4   16   0   0   22   12  .304
Ralph Garr            44  183   26   55   3   0   4   15   9   4    8   11  .301
Darrell Evans         39  126   23   35   4   0   9   30   1   1   30   13  .278
Earl Williams         44  167   18   43   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          44  188   16   46   8   1   0   14   2   1   13   11  .245
Marty Perez           44  157   11   37   8   1   1   14   0   2   11   17  .236
Oscar Brown           20   17    6    4   0   0   2    4   0   0    1    3  .235
Hank Aaron            38  139   24   32   3   0   9   20   1   0   28   17  .230
Mike Lum              33   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             24   89   15   27   4   1   5   16   0   1    8   14  .303
Rick Monday           41  127   24   38   6   1   5   18   8   3   31   30  .299
Gene Hiser            11   17    1    5   0   0   0    2   1   0    3    2  .294
Billy Williams        43  177   25   50   7   2   6   21   2   1   12   17  .283
Jim Hickman           32  107   20   30   3   0   5   15   1   0   15   14  .280
Ken Rudolph           10   30    5    8   0   1   1    4   1   0    1    5  .267
Don Kessinger         40  147   18   39   6   0   0   11   2   1   21   12  .265
Carmen Fanzone        32   87   11   23   7   0   3   17   0   2   16   17  .264
Jose Cardenal         41  152   29   40   7   3   6   28   9   5   13   16  .263
Glenn Beckert         42  173   18   43   6   1   1   13   0   1   10    4  .249
Randy Hundley         34  114    6   22   6   0   1   11   0   0   11   21  .193
Billy North           10   24    2    4   0   0   0    0   3   0    1   10  .167
Paul Popovich         10   21    0    3   1   0   0    1   0   1    3    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           45  177   34   56  10   4   4   28  15   5   16   20  .316
Johnny Bench          44  165   31   49   5   2  14   37   1   3   25   20  .297
Tony Perez            33  127   16   35   5   1   7   25   0   0   14   38  .276
Hal McRae             20   33    2    9   1   0   2   12   0   0    1    2  .273
Julian Javier         19   48    3   13   2   0   2    9   1   0    4    5  .271
Joe Morgan            45  167   44   45   6   2   7   21  19   5   36   13  .270
Joe Hague             14   34    6    9   0   1   2    7   1   1   11    4  .265
Pete Rose             46  196   25   50  10   2   0   12   1   1   19   17  .255
Denis Menke           42  121   14   28   5   0   2    9   0   1   20   26  .231
Dave Concepcion       46  152   12   35   5   1   1   18   8   3   11   26  .230
George Foster         19   52    5   11   3   0   1    6   1   0    4   18  .212
Cesar Geronimo        34   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          40  154   26   49   7   1   4   15  13   4   19   14  .318
Bob Watson            46  170   33   53   6   2   9   31   0   0   19   24  .312
Jesus Alou            19   43    5   13   1   0   0    3   0   0    5    2  .302
Jim Wynn              41  160   29   45   9   1   7   27   6   2   22   22  .281
Lee May               42  163   26   45   7   2   9   26   1   1   17   44  .276
Jimmy Stewart         25   47    8   12   2   2   0    4   0   0    3    4  .255
Johnny Edwards        37  119   18   30   6   2   3   15   0   2   20   16  .252
Bobby Fenwick         14   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            46  175   17   39   9   2   7   31   2   3   15   30  .223
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         46  191   23   37   5   1   1   17   6   2   22   24  .194
Larry Howard           4    9    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    2  .111
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            38  114   18   36   7   3   2   19   2   1    3    5  .316
Bill Buckner          29   97   13   30   3   0   0    4   1   1    5    4  .309
Bobby Valentine       31   92   13   27   4   0   2    7   1   3    7   14  .294
Frank Robinson        41  131   20   38   5   0   7   28   1   2   23   27  .290
Wes Parker            32  103   10   29   3   0   0    9   0   1   16    8  .282
Bill Russell          42  131   13   35   9   1   3   16   3   2    7   22  .267
Steve Garvey          42  140   21   37   6   1   3   12   3   2   11   15  .264
Willie Davis          47  196   30   49   6   3   6   23  10   1    6   23  .250
Willie Crawford       34  101   10   24   5   2   5   11   2   1    7   20  .238
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             26   76    4   14   4   0   1    9   0   0    9   11  .184
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            22   35    0   10   3   0   0    6   0   0    1    6  .286
John Bateman          15   26    0    7   1   0   0    2   0   0    3    4  .269
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
Mike Jorgensen        40  142   18   36   7   0   5   16   8   4   18   31  .254
Ron Hunt              41  150   16   38   7   0   0    9   3   0   16    8  .253
Ron Fairly            36  116   11   28   2   0   4   16   1   1   11   11  .241
Boots Day             33  108    7   26   3   0   0    9   1   3    5   11  .241
Bob Bailey            44  159   16   38   3   1   4   16   5   3   19   28  .239
John Boccabella       34  115    9   27   5   1   0    4   0   2    5   16  .235
Terry Humphrey         9   26    1    6   1   0   0    0   0   1    0    4  .231
Ken Singleton         44  156   21   35   6   1   2   13   2   3   20   36  .224
Tim Foli              39  129   11   24   5   1   0   11   3   1    5   14  .186
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           45  171   24   53   8   0   8   29   0   1   22   10  .310
Tommie Agee           42  159   28   48  12   0   5   23   4   3   22   33  .302
John Milner           26   71   13   21   3   0   5   14   0   0    7   14  .296
Cleon Jones           37  140   14   39   5   0   2   17   0   3    9   30  .279
Jim Fregosi           40  150   17   36   7   3   3   15   0   0   15   26  .240
Ted Martinez          21   71    8   17   1   3   0    5   0   1    3   14  .239
Jerry Grote           36  117    9   28   4   1   3   15   0   0   16   11  .239
Ed Kranepool          33   97    9   22   4   0   3   12   1   0   11   16  .227
Bud Harrelson         43  165   23   37   5   1   1    8   5   3   25   23  .224
Jim Beauchamp         12   29    3    6   0   0   0    3   0   0    1    4  .207
Wayne Garrett         12   29    3    6   2   0   0    1   1   0    9    6  .207
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          18   55   11   18   1   1   0    4   1   1    7    5  .327
Denny Doyle           35  119   10   34   5   1   0   11   0   2    9   14  .286
Greg Luzinski         45  180   20   51   9   2   7   20   0   0   14   34  .283
Tommy Hutton          36  111   12   28   4   1   3   14   0   1    9    9  .252
Mike Ryan             13   43    3   10   1   0   1    3   0   0    4    6  .233
Larry Bowa            45  185   17   42   3   3   0    7   3   2   16   15  .227
Don Money             45  160   12   36   7   0   3   11   2   2   28   32  .225
Ron Stone             24   36    3    8   0   1   0    1   0   0    8    9  .222
Roger Freed           14   27    1    6   0   0   1    3   0   0    0    7  .222
Byron Browne          15   14    2    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    7  .214
Willie Montanez       44  172   14   36  11   1   3   15   0   0   21   41  .209
Tim McCarver          38  136   13   28   7   0   2   10   0   2   14   12  .206
Pete Koegel           17   25    0    5   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    7  .200
Mike Anderson         36  103    8   20   5   1   2    5   1   0   19   36  .194
Deron Johnson         30   76    5   14   1   1   2   12   0   0    5   21  .184
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            19   62    7   19   0   0   3   10   0   0    4    2  .307
Al Gallagher          26   65    7   18   0   0   1    5   0   0   11   10  .277
Bobby Bonds           52  208   38   57  13   3   8   31   9   3   17   46  .274
Willie McCovey         8   23    3    6   2   0   2    4   0   0    3    7  .261
Jim Howarth           27   35    7    9   4   0   0    3   1   0    9    8  .257
Garry Maddox          38  129   15   33  12   1   3   18   2   0    5   26  .256
Chris Speier          49  180   21   46  12   1   6   23   4   0   26   23  .256
Tito Fuentes          50  204   20   52  12   1   3   13   6   1   10   20  .255
Chris Arnold          23   51    4   13   2   1   1    3   0   1    7    4  .255
Dave Rader            35  108    7   26   5   0   1   10   0   0    4    9  .241
Dave Kingman          52  191   31   44   5   3  14   38  11   3   20   51  .230
Ken Henderson         47  154   17   32   4   1   6   14   4   2   17   26  .208
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            41  155   18   54   5   1   1    9   4   2    7    7  .348
Joe Torre             44  171   23   58  10   2   6   27   2   0   10   20  .339
Lou Brock             46  201   19   60   4   3   1   14  19   7    6   27  .299
Ted Simmons           44  174   19   50  11   1   4   28   0   1    8   23  .287
Jerry McNertney       13   18    1    5   1   1   0    4   0   0    2    7  .278
Ted Sizemore          41  161   21   43   5   1   1   12   1   0   11   14  .267
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
Bernie Carbo          13   42    3   10   0   0   0    3   0   0   10    9  .238
Joe Hague             27   76    8   18   5   1   3   11   0   1   17   18  .237
Luis Melendez         38   98   12   19   3   1   2    7   0   1    6    8  .194
Jose Cruz             36  110    9   20   2   2   0    8   1   0   10   17  .182
Donn Clendenon        26   51    5    9   3   0   1    2   1   0    6   18  .177
Dal Maxvill           34   58    4    8   2   0   0    4   0   0    9   10  .138
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)           208
  T. Fuentes (SF)         204
  L. Brock (STL)          201
  W. Davis (LA)           196
  P. Rose (CIN)           196
  D. Kingman (SF)         191
  R. Metzger (HOU)        191
  F. Millan (ATL)         188
  L. Bowa (PHI)           185
  R. Garr (ATL)           183

Runs Scored:

  J. Morgan (CIN)          44
  B. Bonds (SF)            38
  B. Tolan (CIN)           34
  B. Watson (HOU)          33
  J. Bench (CIN)           31
  D. Kingman (SF)          31
  W. Davis (LA)            30
  J. Cardenal (CHI)        29
  J. Wynn (HOU)            29
  T. Agee (NY)             28

Hits:

  L. Brock (STL)           60
  J. Torre (STL)           58
  B. Bonds (SF)            57
  A. Oliver (PIT)          57
  M. Sanguillen (PIT)      57
  B. Tolan (CIN)           56
  R. Garr (ATL)            55
  M. Alou (STL)            54
  R. Staub (NY)            53
  B. Watson (HOU)          53

Doubles:

  B. Bonds (SF)            13
  T. Agee (NY)             12
  T. Fuentes (SF)          12
  G. Maddox (SF)           12
  C. Speier (SF)           12
  W. Montanez (PHI)        11
  T. Simmons (STL)         11
  W. Stargell (PIT)        11
  D. Cash (PIT)            10
  R. Clemente (PIT)        10

Triples:

  R. Stennett (PIT)         4
  B. Tolan (CIN)            4
  B. Bonds (SF)             3
  L. Bowa (PHI)             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

Home Runs:

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

RBI:

  D. Kingman (SF)          38
  J. Bench (CIN)           37
  W. Stargell (PIT)        35
  B. Bonds (SF)            31
  A. Oliver (PIT)          31
  D. Rader (HOU)           31
  B. Watson (HOU)          31
  D. Evans (ATL)           30
  R. Staub (NY)            29
  J. Cardenal (CHI)        28

Stolen Bases:

  L. Brock (STL)           19
  J. Morgan (CIN)          19
  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)            7
  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)           28
  D. Money (PHI)           28
  W. Mays (NY)             27
  C. Speier (SF)           26
  J. Bench (CIN)           25
  B. Harrelson (NY)        25

Strikeouts:

  D. Kingman (SF)          51
  B. Bonds (SF)            46
  L. May (HOU)             44
  N. Colbert (SD)          41
  W. Montanez (PHI)        41
  T. Perez (CIN)           38
  J. Jeter (SD)            37
  M. Anderson (PHI)        36
  K. Singleton (MON)       36
  W. Stargell (PIT)        36

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