Thursday June 15, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of June 15, 1972:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Pittsburgh      1939  263   557   99   17   41   246   23   11  154   293  .287
St. Louis       1813  189   468   61   16   25   171   32   14  130   271  .258
Atlanta         1764  220   448   65    5   48   206   17   12  185   234  .254
Chicago         1699  221   426   67   12   43   204   34   18  185   271  .251
Cincinnati      1786  259   441   68   20   52   238   55   26  217   331  .247
Houston         1848  237   455   73   15   52   221   29   18  195   310  .246
Los Angeles     1819  201   447   70   11   38   181   30   15  151   277  .246
New York        1770  212   434   70   10   44   200   11   15  206   321  .245
Philadelphia    1798  162   420   67   14   30   148   10   12  193   343  .234
San Francisco   1990  225   458   88   15   53   209   45   16  181   361  .230
Montreal        1653  151   377   59    6   19   136   30   22  134   271  .228
San Diego       1805  149   402   61   11   32   141   25   20  118   330  .223

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Manny Sanguillen (PIT)   50  195   23   66   8   4   2   24   1   1    8   20  .339
Rico Carty (ATL)         44  140   25   47   8   0   5   20   0   0   26   14  .336
Matty Alou (STL)         47  180   23   60   6   1   2   10   6   2    9    7  .333
Joe Torre (STL)          51  198   27   65  10   2   8   31   2   0   13   22  .328
Roberto Clemente (PIT)   46  188   33   61  11   3   4   27   0   0   13   19  .325
Bobby Tolan (CIN)        52  205   39   66  13   4   4   31  17   6   18   23  .322
Leron Lee (SD)           46  172   21   55  12   3   6   20   2   3   11   23  .320
Willie Stargell (PIT)    45  169   23   54  11   1  14   45   1   0   21   40  .320
Al Oliver (PIT)          51  216   30   69  10   1   4   40   1   3   14   15  .319
Cesar Cedeno (HOU)       48  183   29   58   8   3   6   19  14   6   23   20  .317

 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            44  140   25   47   8   0   5   20   0   0   26   14  .336
Orlando Cepeda        21   67    5   21   3   0   3    8   0   0    4   14  .313
Dusty Baker           43  120   15   36   6   1   3   22   2   2   11   22  .300
Ralph Garr            52  216   34   64   3   0   4   15  11   4   12   14  .296
Darrell Evans         45  144   27   40   5   0   9   32   1   1   35   15  .278
Earl Williams         52  195   24   52  11   1   6   29   0   0   24   32  .267
Mike Lum              38   87    8   21   3   1   1    7   0   2   10    8  .241
Hank Aaron            44  163   30   39   3   0  12   26   1   0   29   19  .239
Marty Perez           52  184   13   44   8   1   1   14   0   2   14   22  .239
Felix Millan          52  222   18   50   9   1   1   17   2   1   13   13  .225
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          4    2    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            13   19    1    6   0   0   0    2   1   0    3    2  .316
Ron Santo             32  114   20   35   5   1   7   23   1   1   12   22  .307
Jose Cardenal         49  177   34   52  10   5   7   31  11   6   16   19  .294
Billy Williams        51  209   32   61   8   2  11   31   2   1   16   23  .292
Rick Monday           48  151   29   44   7   1   6   22   8   4   35   34  .291
Jim Hickman           37  119   23   33   5   0   5   16   1   0   16   17  .277
Don Kessinger         48  179   23   46   7   0   0   13   4   2   25   15  .257
Glenn Beckert         49  201   21   50   7   1   1   15   0   1   12   10  .249
Ken Rudolph           11   33    5    8   0   1   1    4   1   0    1    6  .242
Carmen Fanzone        39  109   13   26   7   0   4   22   1   2   20   23  .239
Randy Hundley         41  141    6   28   7   0   1   14   1   0   12   25  .199
Billy North           17   26    7    4   0   0   0    0   3   0    1   12  .154
Art Shamsky           13   15    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    3  .133
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
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           52  205   39   66  13   4   4   31  17   6   18   23  .322
Johnny Bench          51  188   40   57   6   2  17   47   1   3   30   24  .303
Joe Hague             20   50    9   14   2   1   4   10   1   1   14    8  .280
Hal McRae             21   36    2   10   2   0   2   15   0   0    1    3  .278
Tony Perez            40  152   20   42   6   3   8   34   0   1   15   44  .276
Joe Morgan            52  192   53   52   6   2   7   21  24   5   41   14  .271
Pete Rose             53  227   32   60  11   3   1   14   1   1   20   20  .264
Darrel Chaney         21   28    6    7   1   0   0    3   1   1    6   10  .250
Julian Javier         21   54    3   13   2   0   2    9   1   0    5    6  .241
Denis Menke           47  129   15   30   5   1   2   13   0   1   20   28  .233
George Foster         21   59    6   13   3   0   2    8   1   0    4   18  .220
Dave Concepcion       53  173   13   38   5   2   1   19   8   3   13   30  .220
Cesar Geronimo        40   56    8   12   3   2   1    8   0   3    8   20  .214
Ted Uhlaender         30   65    5   11   2   0   0    4   0   1    9    4  .169
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
Jesus Alou            21   47    5   15   1   0   0    3   0   0    5    2  .319
Cesar Cedeno          48  183   29   58   8   3   6   19  14   6   23   20  .317
Bob Watson            54  196   36   58   7   2  10   34   0   0   23   27  .296
Jim Wynn              47  180   33   51   9   1   8   28   6   2   26   26  .283
Lee May               50  192   29   53   8   2  10   28   1   1   20   51  .276
Tommy Helms           41  156   13   38   4   0   2   18   0   1    4    7  .244
Johnny Edwards        44  136   18   33   7   2   3   16   0   2   24   19  .243
Jimmy Stewart         30   59    8   14   2   2   0    6   0   0    3    5  .237
Larry Howard           7   17    1    4   0   0   1    2   0   0    4    2  .235
Doug Rader            54  205   23   46  11   2   8   34   2   3   17   39  .224
Jack Hiatt            10   25    2    5   3   0   0    0   0   0    5    5  .200
Bobby Fenwick         18   37    4    7   3   0   0    3   0   1    3    8  .189
Bob Stinson           12   16    1    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .188
Roger Metzger         54  222   24   41   5   1   1   17   6   2   26   28  .185
Norm Miller           25   38    5    7   2   0   1    3   0   0    5    7  .184

 Los Angeles          G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Bill Buckner          35  121   15   39   4   0   1    8   3   1    6    6  .322
Manny Mota            43  132   22   41   9   3   3   23   3   1    4    5  .311
Bobby Valentine       38  114   14   32   5   0   2    7   2   3    8   15  .281
Frank Robinson        48  156   21   43   5   0   8   31   1   2   26   32  .276
Wes Parker            38  118   10   32   3   0   0    9   0   1   17   11  .271
Steve Garvey          49  163   22   43   6   1   4   13   3   2   13   16  .264
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             31   92    4   17   4   0   1    9   0   0   11   13  .185
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           27   78    8   10   1   1   0    0   1   1    6   10  .128

 Montreal             G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Bobby Wine            24   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
Boots Day             39  129   10   33   3   0   0   11   1   3    8   13  .256
Clyde Mashore         31   64    8   16   3   0   1    6   1   0    4   15  .250
Terry Humphrey        16   52    3   13   3   0   0    0   0   1    0    8  .250
Ron Hunt              48  178   20   44   8   0   0   10   4   0   16   11  .247
Mike Jorgensen        46  163   21   40   7   1   6   23   9   5   22   35  .245
John Bateman          18   29    0    7   1   0   0    3   0   0    3    4  .241
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
Ken Singleton         51  178   24   41   7   1   3   15   3   3   23   40  .230
Ron Fairly            42  136   12   31   3   0   4   18   1   1   15   15  .228
Bob Bailey            51  186   17   42   4   1   4   20   5   3   20   35  .226
Tim Foli              46  153   13   30   5   1   0   12   5   1    6   17  .196
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            17   55    9   19   4   0   5   13   0   1    6   12  .346
Willie Mays           13   42   11   14   3   0   2    6   0   1   14   12  .333
Rusty Staub           53  199   30   61   9   0   9   35   0   1   26   11  .307
John Milner           34   96   16   27   4   0   6   15   0   0    8   21  .281
Tommie Agee           48  187   30   51  13   0   5   26   4   4   23   41  .273
Cleon Jones           45  173   16   47   7   0   2   21   0   3   10   38  .272
Jim Fregosi           44  163   18   41   8   3   3   15   0   0   16   28  .252
Jerry Grote           38  124    9   29   4   1   3   15   0   0   16   13  .234
Ted Martinez          25   82    9   19   1   3   0    5   0   1    4   16  .232
Ed Kranepool          38  101    9   23   4   0   3   12   1   0   11   17  .228
Jim Beauchamp         14   31    3    7   0   0   0    3   0   0    1    4  .226
Bud Harrelson         50  189   27   42   6   2   1   10   5   3   30   27  .222
Wayne Garrett         20   48    7   10   2   0   1    4   1   0   15   10  .208
Ken Boswell           34  129   10   24   2   1   3   11   0   1   13   12  .186
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          21   65   11   20   1   1   0    5   1   1    9    6  .308
Greg Luzinski         53  207   25   60  12   2   8   25   0   0   19   41  .290
Tommy Hutton          44  130   16   36   5   1   4   18   1   2   13   10  .277
Denny Doyle           41  144   11   39   6   1   0   12   0   2   10   16  .271
Tim McCarver          45  152   14   36   8   0   2   14   1   2   17   15  .237
Larry Bowa            53  213   21   50   3   5   0   10   4   2   18   17  .235
Oscar Gamble          11   22    3    5   1   0   0    1   0   0    4    5  .227
Roger Freed           20   40    2    9   0   0   2    5   0   0    2   10  .225
Don Money             53  186   15   41   7   0   3   11   2   3   29   40  .220
Willie Montanez       52  199   19   43  13   1   4   16   0   0   24   48  .216
Byron Browne          19   19    2    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    8  .211
Pete Koegel           22   29    0    6   1   0   0    1   0   0    3    9  .207
Ron Stone             31   39    3    8   0   1   0    1   0   0    9    9  .205
Mike Ryan             16   51    3   10   1   0   1    3   0   0    4    7  .196
Mike Anderson         36  103    8   20   5   1   2    5   1   0   19   36  .194
Deron Johnson         36   87    5   15   1   1   2   13   0   0    6   26  .172

 Pittsburgh           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Vic Davalillo         36   91   19   33   6   0   2   10   4   0    7    8  .363
Rennie Stennett       34  108   17   38   7   4   1   17   0   2    1    9  .352
Gene Clines           34   85   16   29   5   1   0    1   5   0    5   16  .341
Manny Sanguillen      50  195   23   66   8   4   2   24   1   1    8   20  .339
Roberto Clemente      46  188   33   61  11   3   4   27   0   0   13   19  .325
Willie Stargell       45  169   23   54  11   1  14   45   1   0   21   40  .320
Al Oliver             51  216   30   69  10   1   4   40   1   3   14   15  .319
Jose Pagan            25   64    8   19   7   0   2    6   0   0    3    8  .297
Richie Hebner         38  139   21   41   6   1   7   18   0   0   22   20  .295
Gene Alley            36   93   10   27   3   0   0   13   4   2   15   13  .290
Dave Cash             40  187   32   54  11   2   2   13   6   3   10   13  .289
Bill Mazeroski         9   13    2    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    3    0  .231
Jackie Hernandez      33   90    7   18   4   0   1    7   0   0    5   20  .200
Milt May              19   40    2    8   2   0   0    3   0   0    3    2  .200
Bob Robertson         40  111    7   15   4   0   2   10   1   0   21   34  .135

 San Diego            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Fred Stanley           2    2    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .500
Leron Lee             46  172   21   55  12   3   6   20   2   3   11   23  .320
Cito Gaston           20   41    3   12   3   0   1    7   0   0    2    6  .293
Jerry Morales         34   81   10   22   5   2   1    5   2   1    9   12  .272
Garry Jestadt         34   88    2   23   0   0   1    9   0   0    1    7  .261
Dave Roberts           6   24    0    6   2   0   0    1   0   0    0    6  .250
Derrel Thomas         50  191   16   47   7   1   1   14   4   4   16   29  .246
Dave Campbell         33  100    6   24   5   0   0    3   0   4   11   12  .240
Larry Stahl           39  117   11   28   3   1   4   10   0   1   11   22  .239
Johnny Jeter          47  161   13   37   2   2   5   12   4   4    8   44  .230
Fred Kendall          31   94    7   21   1   0   1    4   0   0    5   19  .223
Pat Corrales           3    9    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .222
Nate Colbert          54  201   27   39   7   1  12   31   3   2   19   49  .194
Bob Barton            29   88    1   17   1   0   0    9   2   0    2   19  .193
Enzo Hernandez        51  155   14   29   7   0   0    4   7   1   10   10  .187
Don Mason              9   11    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .182
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
Ed Spiezio            18   25    2    4   2   0   0    4   1   0    0    4  .160
Curt Blefary          18   26    3    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    5  .154
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
Damaso Blanco          8    3    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   1    0    1  .667
Al Gallagher          30   72    7   21   0   0   1    5   0   1   12   10  .292
Ed Goodson            23   72    8   21   0   0   4   12   0   0    4    3  .292
Bobby Bonds           60  237   42   63  14   3   9   35  12   3   20   53  .266
Jim Howarth           31   42    8   11   4   0   0    3   2   0    9    8  .262
Tito Fuentes          58  224   25   58  14   1   3   14   6   1   12   21  .259
Chris Speier          57  210   22   54  12   1   6   25   4   1   27   28  .257
Garry Maddox          46  158   15   40  13   2   3   18   2   1    5   30  .253
Dave Rader            42  129    9   31   6   0   1   10   0   0    7   10  .240
Chris Arnold          25   55    4   13   2   1   1    3   0   1    7    6  .236
Dave Kingman          59  212   33   47   6   3  14   38  12   3   22   55  .222
Ken Henderson         55  182   18   36   5   1   6   14   4   2   18   30  .198
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
Willie McCovey        15   44    3    8   2   0   2    6   0   0    7   11  .182
Russ Gibson            4   11    0    2   0   1   0    3   0   0    0    3  .182
Bernie Williams       21   54    6    9   1   1   1    4   0   0    2   15  .167
Fran Healy            32   72    9   10   3   0   1    7   0   1    8   16  .139
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
Dwain Anderson        10   19    3    7   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    3  .368
Matty Alou            47  180   23   60   6   1   2   10   6   2    9    7  .333
Joe Torre             51  198   27   65  10   2   8   31   2   0   13   22  .328
Jerry McNertney       15   22    2    7   2   1   0    6   0   0    4    9  .318
Lou Brock             53  233   23   69   5   4   1   15  20   7    6   33  .296
Ted Simmons           51  198   22   55  12   2   5   36   0   1    8   28  .278
Ted Sizemore          43  169   21   46   5   2   1   13   1   0   12   14  .272
Joe Hague             27   76    8   18   5   1   3   11   0   1   17   18  .237
Ed Crosby             42  119   10   28   1   0   0    8   0   0    6    9  .235
Bernie Carbo          19   58    4   13   1   0   0    3   0   0   11   14  .224
Luis Melendez         43  113   12   24   3   1   2    7   0   1    7   10  .212
Donn Clendenon        30   62    7   13   3   0   2    5   1   1    9   20  .210
Jose Cruz             42  119   10   22   2   2   0    8   2   0   12   17  .185
Dal Maxvill           41   81    5   13   3   0   0    6   0   0   10   13  .161
Brant Alyea            4    7    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .143
Mike Fiore            17   10    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    3  .100

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  B. Bonds (SF)           237
  L. Brock (STL)          233
  P. Rose (CIN)           227
  T. Fuentes (SF)         224
  R. Metzger (HOU)        222
  F. Millan (ATL)         222
  R. Garr (ATL)           216
  A. Oliver (PIT)         216
  L. Bowa (PHI)           213
  W. Davis (LA)           213

Runs Scored:

  J. Morgan (CIN)          53
  B. Bonds (SF)            42
  J. Bench (CIN)           40
  B. Tolan (CIN)           39
  B. Watson (HOU)          36
  J. Cardenal (CHI)        34
  R. Garr (ATL)            34
  R. Clemente (PIT)        33
  D. Kingman (SF)          33
  J. Wynn (HOU)            33

Hits:

  L. Brock (STL)           69
  A. Oliver (PIT)          69
  M. Sanguillen (PIT)      66
  B. Tolan (CIN)           66
  J. Torre (STL)           65
  R. Garr (ATL)            64
  B. Bonds (SF)            63
  R. Clemente (PIT)        61
  R. Staub (NY)            61
  B. Williams (CHI)        61

Doubles:

  B. Bonds (SF)            14
  T. Fuentes (SF)          14
  T. Agee (NY)             13
  G. Maddox (SF)           13
  W. Montanez (PHI)        13
  B. Tolan (CIN)           13
  L. Lee (SD)              12
  G. Luzinski (PHI)        12
  T. Simmons (STL)         12
  C. Speier (SF)           12

Triples:

  L. Bowa (PHI)             5
  J. Cardenal (CHI)         5
  L. Brock (STL)            4
  M. Sanguillen (PIT)       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

Home Runs:

  J. Bench (CIN)           17
  D. Kingman (SF)          14
  W. Stargell (PIT)        14
  H. Aaron (ATL)           12
  N. Colbert (SD)          12
  B. Williams (CHI)        11
  L. May (HOU)             10
  B. Watson (HOU)          10
  B. Bonds (SF)             9
  D. Evans (ATL)            9

RBI:

  J. Bench (CIN)           47
  W. Stargell (PIT)        45
  A. Oliver (PIT)          40
  D. Kingman (SF)          38
  T. Simmons (STL)         36
  B. Bonds (SF)            35
  R. Staub (NY)            35
  T. Perez (CIN)           34
  D. Rader (HOU)           34
  B. Watson (HOU)          34

Stolen Bases:

  J. Morgan (CIN)          24
  L. Brock (STL)           20
  B. Tolan (CIN)           17
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          14
  B. Bonds (SF)            12
  D. Kingman (SF)          12
  J. Cardenal (CHI)        11
  R. Garr (ATL)            11
  W. Davis (LA)            10
  M. Jorgensen (MON)        9

Caught Stealing:

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

Walks:

  J. Morgan (CIN)          41
  D. Evans (ATL)           35
  R. Monday (CHI)          35
  J. Hague (CIN)           31
  W. Mays (NY)             31
  J. Bench (CIN)           30
  B. Harrelson (NY)        30
  H. Aaron (ATL)           29
  D. Money (PHI)           29
  C. Speier (SF)           27

Strikeouts:

  D. Kingman (SF)          55
  B. Bonds (SF)            53
  L. May (HOU)             51
  N. Colbert (SD)          49
  W. Montanez (PHI)        48
  J. Jeter (SD)            44
  T. Perez (CIN)           44
  T. Agee (NY)             41
  G. Luzinski (PHI)        41
  D. Money (PHI)           40

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