Thursday June 8, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of June 8, 1972:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Pittsburgh      1732  236   501   93   15   39   220   22   10  144   262  .289
St. Louis       1650  174   428   54   15   22   158   28   13  118   244  .259
Atlanta         1549  184   390   61    3   40   173   15   10  166   203  .252
Los Angeles     1662  189   414   65   11   34   170   26   15  136   253  .249
Houston         1656  217   412   67   14   46   201   28   16  173   275  .249
Chicago         1498  187   370   56   10   35   172   30   16  163   235  .247
Cincinnati      1622  228   399   61   15   47   211   48   24  201   299  .246
New York        1571  183   385   63    9   35   172   11   13  180   278  .245
Philadelphia    1608  145   377   62   13   27   134    9   11  172   300  .235
San Francisco   1797  209   416   82   15   51   198   43   14  172   333  .232
Montreal        1490  137   342   54    6   17   122   26   21  125   239  .230
San Diego       1595  127   346   53   10   27   119   22   19  108   286  .217

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Joe Torre (STL)          46  180   25   62  10   2   7   29   2   0   11   21  .344
Manny Sanguillen (PIT)   45  175   20   60   7   3   2   22   1   1    7   20  .343
Matty Alou (STL)         43  164   20   56   6   1   1    9   4   2    8    7  .342
Bobby Tolan (CIN)        47  187   35   61  12   4   4   28  15   5   16   20  .326
Al Oliver (PIT)          46  197   26   63  10   1   3   35   1   3   13   14  .320
Leron Lee (SD)           40  147   18   47   9   3   5   16   1   3   10   18  .320
Cesar Cedeno (HOU)       42  160   27   51   7   2   4   15  13   4   21   15  .319
Bob Watson (HOU)         48  177   34   56   6   2  10   32   0   0   20   26  .316
Roberto Clemente (PIT)   41  165   29   52  11   3   3   21   0   0   13   18  .315
Rusty Staub (NY)         47  178   24   56   8   0   8   31   0   1   23   10  .315

 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
Ralph Garr            46  192   27   59   3   0   4   15   9   4    8   12  .307
Rico Carty            38  119   21   36   7   0   5   17   0   0   23   13  .303
Dusty Baker           39  105   12   31   6   0   1   15   2   0   11   19  .295
Darrell Evans         41  131   24   38   5   0   9   32   1   1   32   13  .290
Earl Williams         46  173   18   44   9   1   4   21   0   0   20   30  .254
Felix Millan          46  195   17   47   9   1   0   15   2   1   13   11  .241
Oscar Brown           21   17    6    4   0   0   2    4   0   0    1    3  .235
Marty Perez           46  163   11   38   8   1   1   14   0   2   12   18  .233
Hank Aaron            38  139   24   32   3   0   9   20   1   0   28   17  .230
Mike Lum              34   75    8   16   3   0   1    3   0   2   10    6  .213
Jim Breazeale         15   23    2    4   1   0   0    3   0   0    1    3  .174
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
Rick Monday           42  131   25   39   6   1   5   18   8   3   31   30  .298
Gene Hiser            11   17    1    5   0   0   0    2   1   0    3    2  .294
Billy Williams        45  184   27   53   7   2   7   23   2   1   13   18  .288
Ron Santo             26   95   15   27   4   1   5   16   0   1    9   19  .284
Jim Hickman           33  111   20   30   3   0   5   15   1   0   15   16  .270
Ken Rudolph           10   30    5    8   0   1   1    4   1   0    1    5  .267
Jose Cardenal         43  159   29   42   7   3   6   29  10   5   14   17  .264
Carmen Fanzone        34   93   12   24   7   0   4   20   1   2   18   19  .258
Don Kessinger         42  153   19   39   6   0   0   11   3   2   22   13  .255
Glenn Beckert         44  180   19   44   6   1   1   13   0   1   10    6  .244
Randy Hundley         36  122    6   24   6   0   1   11   0   0   11   22  .197
Billy North           11   25    2    4   0   0   0    0   3   0    1   11  .160
Paul Popovich         11   22    0    3   1   0   0    1   0   1    3    2  .136
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
Bobby Tolan           47  187   35   61  12   4   4   28  15   5   16   20  .326
Joe Hague             16   40    8   12   0   1   4   10   1   1   12    4  .300
Johnny Bench          46  170   32   49   5   2  14   38   1   3   27   22  .288
Darrel Chaney         18   21    5    6   0   0   0    3   1   1    6    8  .286
Tony Perez            35  135   18   38   6   1   8   31   0   0   14   40  .282
Joe Morgan            47  176   46   48   6   2   7   21  19   5   37   13  .273
Hal McRae             20   33    2    9   1   0   2   12   0   0    1    2  .273
Pete Rose             48  206   27   54  10   2   0   13   1   1   19   19  .262
Julian Javier         20   51    3   13   2   0   2    9   1   0    5    5  .255
Denis Menke           43  121   14   28   5   0   2    9   0   1   20   26  .231
Dave Concepcion       48  160   13   36   5   1   1   18   8   3   11   29  .225
George Foster         19   52    5   11   3   0   1    6   1   0    4   18  .212
Cesar Geronimo        36   52    7   10   3   2   1    7   0   3    8   18  .192
Ted Uhlaender         29   64    5   11   2   0   0    4   0   1    9    4  .172
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
Jesus Alou            21   47    5   15   1   0   0    3   0   0    5    2  .319
Cesar Cedeno          42  160   27   51   7   2   4   15  13   4   21   15  .319
Bob Watson            48  177   34   56   6   2  10   32   0   0   20   26  .316
Jim Wynn              41  160   29   45   9   1   7   27   6   2   22   22  .281
Lee May               44  171   26   47   7   2   9   27   1   1   17   47  .275
Jimmy Stewart         27   56    8   14   2   2   0    5   0   0    3    5  .250
Johnny Edwards        39  122   18   30   6   2   3   15   0   2   21   16  .246
Tommy Helms           37  141   12   33   4   0   2   15   0   1    4    5  .234
Bobby Fenwick         16   31    4    7   3   0   0    3   0   1    3    5  .226
Doug Rader            48  183   18   40   9   2   7   31   2   3   15   34  .219
Jack Hiatt            10   25    2    5   3   0   0    0   0   0    5    5  .200
Norm Miller           22   36    4    7   2   0   1    3   0   0    4    7  .194
Roger Metzger         48  199   23   38   5   1   1   17   6   2   22   26  .191
Bob Stinson            8   11    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .182
Larry Howard           5   11    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    4    2  .091

 Los Angeles          G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Bill Buckner          30  102   14   33   3   0   0    4   1   1    5    4  .324
Manny Mota            39  117   18   36   7   3   2   19   2   1    3    5  .308
Frank Robinson        43  137   20   40   5   0   7   29   1   2   24   28  .292
Bobby Valentine       33  100   13   29   4   0   2    7   1   3    7   14  .290
Steve Garvey          44  147   22   40   6   1   4   13   3   2   11   15  .272
Wes Parker            34  107   10   29   3   0   0    9   0   1   16    8  .271
Bill Russell          44  139   13   37   9   1   3   16   3   2    7   26  .266
Willie Davis          49  205   30   52   6   3   6   23  10   1    6   24  .254
Chris Cannizzaro      19   58    7   14   2   0   1    7   0   0    7   12  .241
Jim Lefebvre          30   99    7   23   4   0   3   14   0   0   10   16  .232
Willie Crawford       35  105   10   24   5   2   5   11   2   1    7   20  .229
Duke Sims             27   80    4   16   4   0   1    9   0   0    9   12  .200
Billy Grabarkewitz    16   37    6    6   2   0   0    2   1   0    6   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            23   36    0   10   3   0   0    6   0   0    1    6  .278
John Bateman          16   27    0    7   1   0   0    2   0   0    3    4  .259
Clyde Mashore         28   58    7   15   3   0   1    6   1   0    4   13  .259
Mike Jorgensen        42  147   20   38   7   1   5   19   9   4   21   31  .259
Ron Woods             25   62    3   16   3   0   0    3   1   3    4    9  .258
Ron Fairly            38  123   12   31   3   0   4   18   1   1   12   12  .252
Ron Hunt              43  158   18   39   7   0   0    9   3   0   16    9  .247
Boots Day             35  115    8   28   3   0   0    9   1   3    6   11  .244
Terry Humphrey        11   34    1    8   2   0   0    0   0   1    0    5  .235
John Boccabella       35  115    9   27   5   1   0    4   0   2    5   16  .235
Bob Bailey            46  167   16   39   3   1   4   17   5   3   19   30  .234
Ken Singleton         46  162   21   36   6   1   2   14   2   3   22   37  .222
Tim Foli              41  137   11   25   5   1   0   11   3   1    5   15  .183
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
Willie Mays           10   30    9   11   2   0   2    5   0   1   12   10  .367
Rusty Staub           47  178   24   56   8   0   8   31   0   1   23   10  .315
Duffy Dyer            12   39    4   12   3   0   2    6   0   0    2   10  .308
Tommie Agee           44  168   29   49  13   0   5   26   4   3   23   34  .292
Cleon Jones           39  148   14   42   5   0   2   18   0   3    9   31  .284
John Milner           28   76   13   21   3   0   5   14   0   0    7   15  .276
Jim Fregosi           42  158   18   40   8   3   3   15   0   0   16   27  .253
Ed Kranepool          34   98    9   23   4   0   3   12   1   0   11   16  .235
Jerry Grote           37  121    9   28   4   1   3   15   0   0   16   13  .231
Ted Martinez          23   74    8   17   1   3   0    5   0   1    3   15  .230
Bud Harrelson         45  173   26   39   6   1   1    8   5   3   27   23  .225
Jim Beauchamp         13   30    3    6   0   0   0    3   0   0    1    4  .200
Wayne Garrett         14   32    3    6   2   0   0    1   1   0   10    7  .188
Ken Boswell           29  110    7   19   1   1   1    8   0   1   10    8  .173
Dave Marshall         11   10    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    3  .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          19   57   11   18   1   1   0    4   1   1    8    5  .316
Greg Luzinski         47  186   23   54  10   2   7   23   0   0   15   36  .290
Denny Doyle           36  123   10   34   5   1   0   11   0   2   10   14  .276
Tommy Hutton          38  115   15   31   5   1   4   16   1   1   11    9  .270
Larry Bowa            47  191   18   45   3   4   0   10   4   2   17   15  .236
Byron Browne          16   17    2    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    8  .235
Don Money             47  168   14   39   7   0   3   11   2   3   29   33  .232
Oscar Gamble           5   13    0    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .231
Mike Ryan             14   46    3   10   1   0   1    3   0   0    4    6  .217
Ron Stone             26   37    3    8   0   1   0    1   0   0    8    9  .216
Willie Montanez       46  177   15   38  12   1   3   15   0   0   22   43  .215
Tim McCarver          40  139   13   29   7   0   2   11   0   2   15   13  .209
Roger Freed           15   30    1    6   0   0   1    3   0   0    0    8  .200
Pete Koegel           18   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         31   79    5   15   1   1   2   13   0   0    5   21  .190

 Pittsburgh           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Vic Davalillo         32   82   18   31   6   0   2   10   4   0    7    5  .378
Rennie Stennett       30   93   14   33   6   4   1   15   0   2    1    9  .355
Manny Sanguillen      45  175   20   60   7   3   2   22   1   1    7   20  .343
Gene Clines           31   77   13   26   4   1   0    1   5   0    4   15  .338
Al Oliver             46  197   26   63  10   1   3   35   1   3   13   14  .320
Roberto Clemente      41  165   29   52  11   3   3   21   0   0   13   18  .315
Jose Pagan            21   51    8   16   7   0   2    5   0   0    3    7  .314
Willie Stargell       42  157   21   49  11   0  14   43   1   0   21   37  .312
Dave Cash             37  175   31   53  11   2   2   13   6   3    8   12  .303
Richie Hebner         35  133   20   38   6   1   7   18   0   0   19   19  .286
Gene Alley            33   82    9   23   2   0   0   11   3   1   14   12  .281
Jackie Hernandez      29   79    7   17   4   0   1    6   0   0    5   18  .215
Milt May              18   36    1    7   1   0   0    2   0   0    3    2  .194
Bob Robertson         35   94    6   12   4   0   2    6   1   0   20   29  .128
Bill Mazeroski         7    5    0    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    0  .000

 San Diego            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Leron Lee             40  147   18   47   9   3   5   16   1   3   10   18  .320
Cito Gaston           16   37    2   10   3   0   0    3   0   0    2    5  .270
Jerry Morales         29   68    7   17   4   2   1    5   2   1    8    9  .250
Garry Jestadt         30   81    1   20   0   0   1    8   0   0    1    7  .247
Dave Campbell         33  100    6   24   5   0   0    3   0   4   11   12  .240
Johnny Jeter          43  148   13   35   2   2   5   12   4   4    8   39  .237
Derrel Thomas         44  166   13   39   6   1   1   11   3   4   14   27  .235
Larry Stahl           33   93    8   20   3   0   2    5   0   0   10   16  .215
Fred Kendall          26   81    6   17   1   0   1    2   0   0    4   16  .210
Nate Colbert          48  181   24   37   7   1  11   29   2   2   18   44  .204
Bob Barton            29   88    1   17   1   0   0    9   2   0    2   19  .193
Enzo Hernandez        45  140   14   26   6   0   0    4   7   1    9   10  .186
Ed Spiezio            15   22    2    4   2   0   0    4   1   0    0    2  .182
Don Mason              9   11    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .182
Rafael Robles         17   23    1    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .174
Ollie Brown           23   70    3   12   2   0   0    3   0   0    5    9  .171
Ivan Murrell           5    7    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    3  .143
Curt Blefary          15   22    2    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    4  .136
Dave Roberts           1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000

 San Francisco        G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ed Goodson            20   63    7   19   0   0   3   10   0   0    4    2  .302
Al Gallagher          26   65    7   18   0   0   1    5   0   0   11   10  .277
Bobby Bonds           54  214   40   59  14   3   8   31  11   3   18   46  .276
Tito Fuentes          52  206   21   53  12   1   3   13   6   1   12   20  .257
Garry Maddox          40  137   15   35  12   2   3   18   2   1    5   29  .256
Chris Speier          51  189   21   48  12   1   6   24   4   0   26   25  .254
Jim Howarth           28   36    7    9   4   0   0    3   1   0    9    8  .250
Chris Arnold          24   54    4   13   2   1   1    3   0   1    7    6  .241
Dave Rader            37  113    7   27   6   0   1   10   0   0    6    9  .239
Dave Kingman          54  198   32   46   5   3  14   38  12   3   21   53  .232
Ken Henderson         49  161   17   33   4   1   6   14   4   2   18   28  .205
Willie McCovey        10   30    3    6   2   0   2    4   0   0    4    9  .200
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
Joe Torre             46  180   25   62  10   2   7   29   2   0   11   21  .344
Matty Alou            43  164   20   56   6   1   1    9   4   2    8    7  .342
Lou Brock             48  211   20   63   4   3   1   14  19   7    6   29  .299
Ted Simmons           46  183   21   52  11   2   4   31   0   1    8   25  .284
Jerry McNertney       13   18    1    5   1   1   0    4   0   0    2    7  .278
Ted Sizemore          43  169   21   46   5   2   1   13   1   0   12   14  .272
Bernie Carbo          15   47    3   12   0   0   0    3   0   0   11   12  .255
Dwain Anderson         7    8    2    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250
Ed Crosby             38  110   10   27   0   0   0    8   0   0    6    9  .246
Joe Hague             27   76    8   18   5   1   3   11   0   1   17   18  .237
Luis Melendez         39  102   12   21   3   1   2    7   0   1    6    9  .206
Donn Clendenon        27   53    6   10   3   0   2    4   1   0    6   18  .189
Jose Cruz             38  113   10   21   2   2   0    8   1   0   11   17  .186
Dal Maxvill           36   66    4    9   2   0   0    5   0   0    9   10  .136
Mike Fiore            15   10    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    3  .100
Brant Alyea            3    6    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  B. Bonds (SF)           214
  L. Brock (STL)          211
  T. Fuentes (SF)         206
  P. Rose (CIN)           206
  W. Davis (LA)           205
  R. Metzger (HOU)        199
  D. Kingman (SF)         198
  A. Oliver (PIT)         197
  F. Millan (ATL)         195
  R. Garr (ATL)           192

Runs Scored:

  J. Morgan (CIN)          46
  B. Bonds (SF)            40
  B. Tolan (CIN)           35
  B. Watson (HOU)          34
  J. Bench (CIN)           32
  D. Kingman (SF)          32
  D. Cash (PIT)            31
  W. Davis (LA)            30
  T. Agee (NY)             29
  J. Cardenal (CHI)        29

Hits:

  L. Brock (STL)           63
  A. Oliver (PIT)          63
  J. Torre (STL)           62
  B. Tolan (CIN)           61
  M. Sanguillen (PIT)      60
  B. Bonds (SF)            59
  R. Garr (ATL)            59
  M. Alou (STL)            56
  R. Staub (NY)            56
  B. Watson (HOU)          56

Doubles:

  B. Bonds (SF)            14
  T. Agee (NY)             13
  T. Fuentes (SF)          12
  G. Maddox (SF)           12
  W. Montanez (PHI)        12
  C. Speier (SF)           12
  B. Tolan (CIN)           12
  D. Cash (PIT)            11
  R. Clemente (PIT)        11
  T. Simmons (STL)         11

Triples:

  L. Bowa (PHI)             4
  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

Home Runs:

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

RBI:

  W. Stargell (PIT)        43
  J. Bench (CIN)           38
  D. Kingman (SF)          38
  A. Oliver (PIT)          35
  D. Evans (ATL)           32
  B. Watson (HOU)          32
  B. Bonds (SF)            31
  T. Perez (CIN)           31
  D. Rader (HOU)           31
  T. Simmons (STL)         31

Stolen Bases:

  L. Brock (STL)           19
  J. Morgan (CIN)          19
  B. Tolan (CIN)           15
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          13
  D. Kingman (SF)          12
  B. Bonds (SF)            11
  J. Cardenal (CHI)        10
  W. Davis (LA)            10
  R. Garr (ATL)             9
  M. Jorgensen (MON)        9

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)          37
  D. Evans (ATL)           32
  R. Monday (CHI)          31
  J. Hague (CIN)           29
  W. Mays (NY)             29
  D. Money (PHI)           29
  H. Aaron (ATL)           28
  J. Bench (CIN)           27
  B. Harrelson (NY)        27
  C. Speier (SF)           26

Strikeouts:

  D. Kingman (SF)          53
  L. May (HOU)             47
  B. Bonds (SF)            46
  N. Colbert (SD)          44
  W. Montanez (PHI)        43
  T. Perez (CIN)           40
  J. Jeter (SD)            39
  K. Singleton (MON)       37
  W. Stargell (PIT)        37
  M. Anderson (PHI)        36

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