Monday June 12, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of June 12, 1972:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Pittsburgh      1842  249   531   96   15   40   232   23   10  146   280  .288
St. Louis       1780  188   458   59   16   25   170   32   14  129   264  .257
Atlanta         1689  211   428   65    4   44   197   16   11  184   228  .253
Cincinnati      1699  245   422   64   16   49   225   52   25  210   314  .248
Houston         1785  231   443   73   15   50   215   29   18  188   301  .248
Los Angeles     1785  199   439   70   11   38   180   26   15  149   274  .246
Chicago         1593  196   391   59   11   37   181   32   18  172   253  .245
New York        1696  199   414   66   10   40   187   11   14  196   304  .244
Philadelphia    1700  155   400   64   14   28   141   10   11  186   320  .235
San Francisco   1888  214   433   84   15   52   201   43   15  176   345  .229
Montreal        1584  142   357   57    6   18   127   27   21  130   255  .225
San Diego       1696  135   370   54   11   29   127   24   20  112   307  .218

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Manny Sanguillen (PIT)   48  187   21   63   8   3   2   22   1   1    8   20  .337
Joe Torre (STL)          50  194   27   65  10   2   8   31   2   0   13   22  .335
Matty Alou (STL)         47  180   23   60   6   1   2   10   6   2    9    7  .333
Cesar Cedeno (HOU)       46  175   29   58   8   3   6   19  14   6   23   18  .331
Bobby Tolan (CIN)        49  194   39   63  12   4   4   29  17   5   18   22  .325
Roberto Clemente (PIT)   44  179   31   58  11   3   4   26   0   0   13   19  .324
Al Oliver (PIT)          48  205   28   66  10   1   3   37   1   3   13   15  .322
Leron Lee (SD)           43  159   19   50   9   3   5   16   2   3   10   21  .315
Willie Stargell (PIT)    44  165   22   51  11   0  14   44   1   0   21   40  .309
Johnny Bench (CIN)       48  180   36   55   6   2  15   44   1   3   27   22  .306

 Atlanta              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Gil Garrido            6    3    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .667
Rico Carty            42  132   25   42   8   0   5   19   0   0   26   14  .318
Orlando Cepeda        20   66    5   21   3   0   3    8   0   0    4   14  .318
Dusty Baker           41  112   14   34   6   0   2   19   2   1   11   20  .304
Ralph Garr            50  208   32   62   3   0   4   15  10   4   11   14  .298
Darrell Evans         43  136   26   38   5   0   9   32   1   1   35   14  .279
Earl Williams         50  187   23   49  11   1   6   27   0   0   24   32  .262
Mike Lum              37   86    8   21   3   1   1    7   0   2   10    8  .244
Marty Perez           50  176   13   42   8   1   1   14   0   2   14   22  .239
Hank Aaron            42  154   27   36   3   0  10   24   1   0   29   18  .234
Felix Millan          50  212   17   49   9   1   0   16   2   1   13   13  .231
Oscar Brown           23   18    7    4   0   0   2    4   0   0    1    3  .222
Paul Casanova         13   39    2    8   2   0   0    2   0   0    2    9  .205
Jim Breazeale         16   24    2    4   1   0   0    3   0   0    1    4  .167
Sonny Jackson          2    1    1    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
Gene Hiser            11   17    1    5   0   0   0    2   1   0    3    2  .294
Rick Monday           45  140   27   41   7   1   6   20   8   4   33   32  .293
Ron Santo             29  105   17   30   4   1   6   18   0   1   10   21  .286
Billy Williams        48  195   27   54   7   2   7   23   2   1   15   20  .277
Jim Hickman           35  112   20   31   4   0   5   15   1   0   15   16  .277
Jose Cardenal         46  168   30   46   7   4   6   29  10   6   15   19  .274
Don Kessinger         45  167   20   43   6   0   0   12   4   2   22   14  .258
Carmen Fanzone        37  103   12   26   7   0   4   22   1   2   19   21  .252
Glenn Beckert         46  187   19   46   6   1   1   14   0   1   11    6  .246
Ken Rudolph           11   33    5    8   0   1   1    4   1   0    1    6  .242
Randy Hundley         38  129    6   26   7   0   1   11   1   0   12   24  .202
Billy North           14   25    5    4   0   0   0    0   3   0    1   11  .160
Joe Pepitone           8   25    1    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    4    4  .120
Paul Popovich         13   27    0    3   1   0   0    1   0   1    3    2  .111
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           49  194   39   63  12   4   4   29  17   5   18   22  .325
Johnny Bench          48  180   36   55   6   2  15   44   1   3   27   22  .306
Tony Perez            37  141   19   40   6   2   8   32   0   1   15   42  .284
Hal McRae             21   36    2   10   2   0   2   15   0   0    1    3  .278
Joe Hague             18   44    8   12   0   1   4   10   1   1   14    7  .273
Joe Morgan            49  184   49   50   6   2   7   21  21   5   38   14  .272
Darrel Chaney         20   26    6    7   1   0   0    3   1   1    6   10  .269
Pete Rose             50  215   31   57  10   2   1   14   1   1   20   20  .265
Julian Javier         20   51    3   13   2   0   2    9   1   0    5    5  .255
Denis Menke           44  122   14   28   5   0   2   10   0   1   20   26  .230
Dave Concepcion       50  168   13   37   5   1   1   18   8   3   12   29  .220
George Foster         20   56    5   12   3   0   1    7   1   0    4   18  .214
Cesar Geronimo        38   54    7   11   3   2   1    7   0   3    8   19  .204
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           6   13    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    4  .077
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          46  175   29   58   8   3   6   19  14   6   23   18  .331
Jesus Alou            21   47    5   15   1   0   0    3   0   0    5    2  .319
Bob Watson            52  191   35   57   7   2  10   34   0   0   21   26  .298
Jim Wynn              45  173   31   48   9   1   7   27   6   2   25   24  .278
Lee May               48  186   27   50   8   2   9   27   1   1   18   51  .269
Johnny Edwards        42  130   18   33   7   2   3   16   0   2   23   18  .254
Tommy Helms           39  148   13   37   4   0   2   18   0   1    4    5  .250
Jimmy Stewart         28   58    8   14   2   2   0    5   0   0    3    5  .241
Larry Howard           7   17    1    4   0   0   1    2   0   0    4    2  .235
Doug Rader            52  197   22   45  11   2   8   32   2   3   17   38  .228
Jack Hiatt            10   25    2    5   3   0   0    0   0   0    5    5  .200
Norm Miller           23   36    5    7   2   0   1    3   0   0    5    7  .194
Bobby Fenwick         18   37    4    7   3   0   0    3   0   1    3    8  .189
Roger Metzger         52  215   24   39   5   1   1   17   6   2   25   28  .181
Bob Stinson           10   13    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .154

 Los Angeles          G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Bill Buckner          34  117   15   38   4   0   1    7   1   1    6    5  .325
Manny Mota            42  129   21   40   9   3   3   23   2   1    4    5  .310
Frank Robinson        47  152   21   43   5   0   8   31   1   2   26   31  .283
Bobby Valentine       37  110   14   30   5   0   2    7   1   3    8   15  .273
Steve Garvey          48  159   22   43   6   1   4   13   3   2   13   15  .270
Wes Parker            37  115   10   31   3   0   0    9   0   1   16   11  .270
Bill Russell          46  142   13   37   9   1   3   16   3   2    7   26  .261
Willie Davis          51  213   31   55   7   3   7   24  10   1    6   25  .258
Willie Crawford       37  108   10   25   5   2   5   11   2   1    9   21  .232
Chris Cannizzaro      20   61    7   14   2   0   1    7   0   0    7   13  .230
Jim Lefebvre          31  103    7   23   4   0   3   14   0   0   10   17  .223
Duke Sims             30   88    4   16   4   0   1    9   0   0   11   13  .182
Billy Grabarkewitz    17   38    6    6   2   0   0    2   1   0    6   15  .158
Dick Dietz            16   34    3    5   1   0   0    4   1   0    9    5  .147
Maury Wills           26   73    7    8   1   1   0    0   1   1    6   10  .110

 Montreal             G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Bobby Wine            22   10    2    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .300
Jim Fairey            25   38    0   10   3   0   0    6   0   0    1    7  .263
Ron Hunt              46  169   19   43   7   0   0    9   3   0   16   10  .254
Clyde Mashore         30   64    8   16   3   0   1    6   1   0    4   15  .250
Terry Humphrey        14   44    2   11   3   0   0    0   0   1    0    5  .250
Mike Jorgensen        44  155   20   38   7   1   5   19   9   4   21   33  .245
John Bateman          18   29    0    7   1   0   0    3   0   0    3    4  .241
Ron Fairly            40  129   12   31   3   0   4   18   1   1   14   13  .240
Boots Day             37  121    9   29   3   0   0    9   1   3    8   11  .240
John Boccabella       36  118    9   28   6   1   0    5   0   2    5   17  .237
Ron Woods             28   68    3   16   3   0   0    3   1   3    4    9  .235
Bob Bailey            49  179   16   40   4   1   4   19   5   3   19   34  .224
Ken Singleton         49  170   22   38   6   1   3   15   2   3   22   38  .224
Tim Foli              44  146   11   27   5   1   0   11   4   1    6   16  .185
Hector Torres         18   40    3    7   1   1   1    2   0   0    2    8  .175

 New York             G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Duffy Dyer            15   49    7   16   4   0   3    8   0   0    3   11  .327
Willie Mays           12   37   10   12   2   0   2    5   0   1   14   11  .324
Rusty Staub           51  190   27   58   8   0   9   34   0   1   26   11  .305
John Milner           32   86   16   25   4   0   6   15   0   0    8   18  .291
Tommie Agee           47  182   29   50  13   0   5   26   4   4   23   40  .275
Cleon Jones           43  163   15   44   6   0   2   19   0   3   10   36  .270
Jim Fregosi           44  163   18   41   8   3   3   15   0   0   16   28  .252
Ted Martinez          24   78    8   19   1   3   0    5   0   1    3   15  .244
Jerry Grote           38  124    9   29   4   1   3   15   0   0   16   13  .234
Ed Kranepool          36  100    9   23   4   0   3   12   1   0   11   17  .230
Bud Harrelson         49  185   27   42   6   2   1   10   5   3   30   25  .227
Jim Beauchamp         14   31    3    7   0   0   0    3   0   0    1    4  .226
Wayne Garrett         18   41    6    8   2   0   1    3   1   0   13    8  .195
Ken Boswell           32  121    8   22   1   1   2    9   0   1   11   10  .182
Dave Marshall         13   12    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    4  .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          20   61   11   19   1   1   0    5   1   1    8    5  .312
Greg Luzinski         50  196   23   57  11   2   7   23   0   0   18   38  .291
Tommy Hutton          41  122   16   33   5   1   4   16   1   1   13   10  .271
Denny Doyle           39  135   10   36   5   1   0   12   0   2   10   16  .267
Larry Bowa            50  201   20   48   3   5   0   10   4   2   18   16  .239
Don Money             50  175   15   41   7   0   3   11   2   3   29   36  .234
Tim McCarver          43  148   14   34   8   0   2   13   1   2   16   15  .230
Pete Koegel           20   27    0    6   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    8  .222
Willie Montanez       49  188   18   41  12   1   4   16   0   0   24   46  .218
Mike Ryan             14   46    3   10   1   0   1    3   0   0    4    6  .217
Ron Stone             29   38    3    8   0   1   0    1   0   0    9    9  .211
Byron Browne          18   19    2    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    8  .211
Oscar Gamble           8   20    2    4   1   0   0    1   0   0    3    4  .200
Mike Anderson         36  103    8   20   5   1   2    5   1   0   19   36  .194
Roger Freed           17   32    1    6   0   0   1    3   0   0    0    8  .188
Deron Johnson         33   82    5   15   1   1   2   13   0   0    6   23  .183

 Pittsburgh           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Vic Davalillo         35   87   19   33   6   0   2   10   4   0    7    6  .379
Rennie Stennett       33  107   17   38   7   4   1   17   0   2    1    9  .355
Gene Clines           31   77   13   26   4   1   0    1   5   0    4   15  .338
Manny Sanguillen      48  187   21   63   8   3   2   22   1   1    8   20  .337
Roberto Clemente      44  179   31   58  11   3   4   26   0   0   13   19  .324
Al Oliver             48  205   28   66  10   1   3   37   1   3   13   15  .322
Jose Pagan            23   59    8   19   7   0   2    5   0   0    3    8  .322
Willie Stargell       44  165   22   51  11   0  14   44   1   0   21   40  .309
Dave Cash             37  175   31   53  11   2   2   13   6   3    8   12  .303
Richie Hebner         36  137   20   39   6   1   7   18   0   0   19   20  .285
Gene Alley            34   87   10   24   2   0   0   12   4   1   14   13  .276
Bill Mazeroski         9   13    2    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    3    0  .231
Jackie Hernandez      32   86    7   18   4   0   1    7   0   0    5   19  .209
Milt May              18   36    1    7   1   0   0    2   0   0    3    2  .194
Bob Robertson         37  101    6   12   4   0   2    6   1   0   21   31  .119

 San Diego            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Leron Lee             43  159   19   50   9   3   5   16   2   3   10   21  .315
Cito Gaston           18   39    2   11   3   0   0    3   0   0    2    5  .282
Garry Jestadt         33   87    2   22   0   0   1    8   0   0    1    7  .253
Jerry Morales         31   69    8   17   4   2   1    5   2   1    8    9  .246
Derrel Thomas         47  179   13   43   6   1   1   13   4   4   14   29  .240
Dave Campbell         33  100    6   24   5   0   0    3   0   4   11   12  .240
Johnny Jeter          46  160   13   37   2   2   5   12   4   4    8   43  .231
Larry Stahl           36  104    9   24   3   1   3    9   0   1   11   19  .231
Fred Kendall          29   92    7   20   1   0   1    3   0   0    4   19  .217
Nate Colbert          51  192   27   39   7   1  12   30   2   2   19   45  .203
Bob Barton            29   88    1   17   1   0   0    9   2   0    2   19  .193
Enzo Hernandez        48  147   14   27   6   0   0    4   7   1   10   10  .184
Don Mason              9   11    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .182
Dave Roberts           3   11    0    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .182
Ed Spiezio            16   23    2    4   2   0   0    4   1   0    0    3  .174
Ollie Brown           23   70    3   12   2   0   0    3   0   0    5    9  .171
Rafael Robles         18   24    1    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .167
Ivan Murrell           5    7    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    3  .143
Curt Blefary          17   23    2    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    4  .130

 San Francisco        G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Damaso Blanco          6    3    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   1    0    1  .667
Ed Goodson            22   67    7   19   0   0   3   10   0   0    4    2  .284
Al Gallagher          29   71    7   20   0   0   1    5   0   1   12   10  .282
Bobby Bonds           57  226   41   60  14   3   9   33  11   3   18   49  .266
Tito Fuentes          55  215   22   55  13   1   3   13   6   1   12   21  .256
Chris Speier          54  199   21   50  12   1   6   24   4   0   26   27  .251
Garry Maddox          43  146   15   36  12   2   3   18   2   1    5   29  .247
Jim Howarth           29   37    7    9   4   0   0    3   1   0    9    8  .243
Dave Rader            39  120    7   29   6   0   1   10   0   0    7    9  .242
Chris Arnold          24   54    4   13   2   1   1    3   0   1    7    6  .241
Dave Kingman          56  201   32   46   5   3  14   38  12   3   21   53  .229
Ken Henderson         52  173   17   35   4   1   6   14   4   2   18   30  .202
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
Willie McCovey        12   36    3    6   2   0   2    4   0   0    6    9  .167
Fran Healy            31   69    9   10   3   0   1    7   0   1    8   15  .145
Jimmy Rosario          7    2    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   1    0    0  .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             50  194   27   65  10   2   8   31   2   0   13   22  .335
Matty Alou            47  180   23   60   6   1   2   10   6   2    9    7  .333
Jerry McNertney       14   21    2    7   2   1   0    6   0   0    4    8  .333
Lou Brock             52  229   22   68   4   4   1   15  20   7    6   31  .297
Ted Simmons           50  194   22   54  11   2   5   36   0   1    8   27  .278
Ted Sizemore          43  169   21   46   5   2   1   13   1   0   12   14  .272
Dwain Anderson         9   16    3    4   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .250
Bernie Carbo          18   54    4   13   1   0   0    3   0   0   11   13  .241
Ed Crosby             41  118   10   28   1   0   0    8   0   0    6    9  .237
Joe Hague             27   76    8   18   5   1   3   11   0   1   17   18  .237
Luis Melendez         42  109   12   23   3   1   2    7   0   1    7    9  .211
Donn Clendenon        29   59    7   11   3   0   2    4   1   1    9   20  .186
Jose Cruz             42  119   10   22   2   2   0    8   2   0   12   17  .185
Dal Maxvill           40   79    5   12   3   0   0    6   0   0   10   13  .152
Mike Fiore            17   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:

  L. Brock (STL)          229
  B. Bonds (SF)           226
  T. Fuentes (SF)         215
  R. Metzger (HOU)        215
  P. Rose (CIN)           215
  W. Davis (LA)           213
  F. Millan (ATL)         212
  R. Garr (ATL)           208
  A. Oliver (PIT)         205
  L. Bowa (PHI)           201

Runs Scored:

  J. Morgan (CIN)          49
  B. Bonds (SF)            41
  B. Tolan (CIN)           39
  J. Bench (CIN)           36
  B. Watson (HOU)          35
  R. Garr (ATL)            32
  D. Kingman (SF)          32
  D. Cash (PIT)            31
  R. Clemente (PIT)        31
  W. Davis (LA)            31

Hits:

  L. Brock (STL)           68
  A. Oliver (PIT)          66
  J. Torre (STL)           65
  M. Sanguillen (PIT)      63
  B. Tolan (CIN)           63
  R. Garr (ATL)            62
  M. Alou (STL)            60
  B. Bonds (SF)            60
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          58
  R. Clemente (PIT)        58

Doubles:

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

Triples:

  L. Bowa (PHI)             5
  L. Brock (STL)            4
  J. Cardenal (CHI)         4
  R. Stennett (PIT)         4
  B. Tolan (CIN)            4
  B. Bonds (SF)             3
  C. Cedeno (HOU)           3
  R. Clemente (PIT)         3
  W. Davis (LA)             3
  J. Fregosi (NY)           3

Home Runs:

  J. Bench (CIN)           15
  D. Kingman (SF)          14
  W. Stargell (PIT)        14
  N. Colbert (SD)          12
  H. Aaron (ATL)           10
  B. Watson (HOU)          10
  B. Bonds (SF)             9
  D. Evans (ATL)            9
  L. May (HOU)              9
  R. Staub (NY)             9

RBI:

  J. Bench (CIN)           44
  W. Stargell (PIT)        44
  D. Kingman (SF)          38
  A. Oliver (PIT)          37
  T. Simmons (STL)         36
  R. Staub (NY)            34
  B. Watson (HOU)          34
  B. Bonds (SF)            33
  D. Evans (ATL)           32
  T. Perez (CIN)           32

Stolen Bases:

  J. Morgan (CIN)          21
  L. Brock (STL)           20
  B. Tolan (CIN)           17
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          14
  D. Kingman (SF)          12
  B. Bonds (SF)            11
  J. Cardenal (CHI)        10
  W. Davis (LA)            10
  R. Garr (ATL)            10
  M. Jorgensen (MON)        9

Caught Stealing:

  L. Brock (STL)            7
  J. Cardenal (CHI)         6
  C. Cedeno (HOU)           6
  J. Morgan (CIN)           5
  B. Tolan (CIN)            5
  T. Agee (NY)              4
  D. Campbell (SD)          4
  R. Garr (ATL)             4
  J. Jeter (SD)             4
  M. Jorgensen (MON)        4

Walks:

  J. Morgan (CIN)          38
  D. Evans (ATL)           35
  R. Monday (CHI)          33
  J. Hague (CIN)           31
  W. Mays (NY)             31
  B. Harrelson (NY)        30
  H. Aaron (ATL)           29
  D. Money (PHI)           29
  J. Bench (CIN)           27
  R. Carty (ATL)           26

Strikeouts:

  D. Kingman (SF)          53
  L. May (HOU)             51
  B. Bonds (SF)            49
  W. Montanez (PHI)        46
  N. Colbert (SD)          45
  J. Jeter (SD)            43
  T. Perez (CIN)           42
  T. Agee (NY)             40
  W. Stargell (PIT)        40
  G. Luzinski (PHI)        38


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