Friday June 16, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of June 16, 1972:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Pittsburgh      1971  265   564  100   17   41   248   23   11  159   299  .286
St. Louis       1845  190   475   62   16   25   172   34   14  134   274  .258
Atlanta         1829  226   466   68    5   48   212   17   13  196   244  .255
Chicago         1731  225   438   68   12   45   207   35   19  187   276  .253
Cincinnati      1818  260   447   69   20   52   239   56   27  219   341  .246
Houston         1882  238   462   74   15   53   222   29   20  199   322  .246
New York        1804  214   442   71   11   44   201   11   15  210   322  .245
Los Angeles     1852  201   453   70   11   38   181   30   15  153   280  .245
Philadelphia    1839  162   431   70   14   30   148   10   12  196   348  .234
San Francisco   2028  231   469   92   15   54   214   46   16  182   366  .231
Montreal        1717  158   391   59    7   20   141   30   23  144   282  .228
San Diego       1836  150   407   62   11   32   142   26   20  119   339  .222

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Manny Sanguillen (PIT)   51  199   23   68   8   4   2   25   1   1    8   20  .342
Rico Carty (ATL)         46  148   26   49   9   0   5   22   0   0   27   14  .331
Matty Alou (STL)         48  183   23   60   6   1   2   11   6   2   10    7  .328
Roberto Clemente (PIT)   47  191   34   62  11   3   4   27   0   0   14   20  .325
Joe Torre (STL)          52  202   27   65  10   2   8   31   2   0   13   22  .322
Al Oliver (PIT)          52  219   31   70  10   1   4   40   1   3   15   15  .320
Cesar Cedeno (HOU)       49  188   29   60   9   3   6   19  14   7   23   21  .319
Bobby Tolan (CIN)        53  209   39   66  13   4   4   31  17   6   18   25  .316
Willie Stargell (PIT)    46  172   23   54  11   1  14   46   1   0   22   41  .314
Leron Lee (SD)           47  176   21   55  12   3   6   20   2   3   11   25  .313

 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
Orlando Cepeda        22   69    5   23   3   0   3    8   0   0    6   14  .333
Sonny Jackson          5    3    2    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Rico Carty            46  148   26   49   9   0   5   22   0   0   27   14  .331
Ralph Garr            54  225   36   69   4   0   4   16  11   5   12   14  .307
Dusty Baker           45  127   15   38   7   1   3   22   2   2   12   22  .299
Darrell Evans         47  149   28   41   5   0   9   32   1   1   38   16  .275
Earl Williams         54  202   24   53  11   1   6   32   0   0   25   35  .262
Mike Lum              39   87    8   21   3   1   1    7   0   2   10    8  .241
Hank Aaron            45  165   30   39   3   0  12   26   1   0   32   20  .236
Marty Perez           54  192   13   45   8   1   1   14   0   2   14   24  .234
Oscar Brown           23   18    7    4   0   0   2    4   0   0    1    3  .222
Felix Millan          54  231   19   51   9   1   1   17   2   1   13   13  .221
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

 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             33  118   20   37   5   1   7   23   1   1   12   23  .314
Jose Cardenal         50  181   34   55  10   5   7   31  12   7   16   19  .304
Billy Williams        52  213   33   63   8   2  12   33   2   1   16   23  .296
Rick Monday           49  152   30   44   7   1   6   22   8   4   35   34  .290
Jim Hickman           38  122   24   35   5   0   6   17   1   0   16   17  .287
Don Kessinger         49  182   23   47   7   0   0   13   4   2   25   16  .258
Glenn Beckert         50  205   22   52   8   1   1   15   0   1   12   10  .254
Ken Rudolph           11   33    5    8   0   1   1    4   1   0    1    6  .242
Carmen Fanzone        40  112   13   26   7   0   4   22   1   2   21   23  .232
Randy Hundley         42  144    6   28   7   0   1   14   1   0   12   25  .194
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           53  209   39   66  13   4   4   31  17   6   18   25  .316
Johnny Bench          52  192   40   57   6   2  17   47   1   3   30   25  .297
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            41  156   21   43   7   3   8   34   0   1   15   45  .276
Joe Morgan            53  195   53   53   6   2   7   21  25   5   42   15  .272
Pete Rose             54  230   32   60  11   3   1   14   1   1   21   21  .261
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           48  133   15   32   5   1   2   13   0   1   20   29  .241
George Foster         22   63    6   15   3   0   2    9   1   1    4   18  .238
Dave Concepcion       54  176   13   38   5   2   1   19   8   3   13   32  .216
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
Cesar Cedeno          49  188   29   60   9   3   6   19  14   7   23   21  .319
Jesus Alou            21   47    5   15   1   0   0    3   0   0    5    2  .319
Bob Watson            55  200   36   58   7   2  10   34   0   0   23   27  .290
Jim Wynn              48  184   34   53   9   1   9   29   6   2   27   27  .288
Lee May               51  196   29   53   8   2  10   28   1   1   20   53  .270
Tommy Helms           42  160   13   39   4   0   2   18   0   1    4    7  .244
Johnny Edwards        44  136   18   33   7   2   3   16   0   2   24   19  .243
Larry Howard           8   21    1    5   0   0   1    2   0   0    4    3  .238
Jimmy Stewart         30   59    8   14   2   2   0    6   0   0    3    5  .237
Doug Rader            55  206   23   46  11   2   8   34   2   3   20   40  .223
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         55  227   24   42   5   1   1   17   6   3   26   31  .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          36  125   15   40   4   0   1    8   3   1    6    6  .320
Manny Mota            43  132   22   41   9   3   3   23   3   1    4    5  .311
Bobby Valentine       39  118   14   33   5   0   2    7   2   3    8   15  .280
Frank Robinson        49  160   21   44   5   0   8   31   1   2   26   32  .275
Wes Parker            39  119   10   32   3   0   0    9   0   1   17   11  .269
Bill Russell          46  142   13   37   9   1   3   16   3   2    7   26  .261
Willie Davis          52  215   31   56   7   3   7   24  10   1    8   25  .261
Steve Garvey          50  167   22   43   6   1   4   13   3   2   13   16  .258
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
Willie Crawford       38  112   10   25   5   2   5   11   2   1    9   23  .223
Duke Sims             32   96    4   18   4   0   1    9   0   0   11   13  .188
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           28   82    8   11   1   1   0    0   1   1    6   10  .134

 Montreal             G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Bobby Wine            26   10    2    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .300
Jim Fairey            27   41    0   11   3   0   0    8   0   0    1    8  .268
Boots Day             41  135   12   35   3   1   0   11   1   3    9   13  .259
Clyde Mashore         32   64    8   16   3   0   1    6   1   0    4   15  .250
Terry Humphrey        17   56    3   14   3   0   0    0   0   1    0   10  .250
Ron Hunt              50  185   20   46   8   0   0   10   4   0   17   12  .249
John Bateman          18   29    0    7   1   0   0    3   0   0    3    4  .241
Mike Jorgensen        48  170   21   40   7   1   6   23   9   6   24   38  .235
John Boccabella       37  120   10   28   6   1   0    5   0   2    7   17  .233
Bob Bailey            52  189   19   44   4   1   5   22   5   3   21   35  .233
Ron Fairly            44  140   13   32   3   0   4   19   1   1   16   15  .229
Ron Woods             29   70    3   16   3   0   0    3   1   3    4    9  .229
Ken Singleton         53  182   24   41   7   1   3   15   3   3   23   42  .225
Tim Foli              48  160   14   32   5   1   0   12   5   1    7   17  .200
Hector Torres         19   42    3    7   1   1   1    2   0   0    2    9  .167
Tim McCarver           2    8    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .125

 New York             G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Duffy Dyer            18   59   10   21   4   0   5   13   0   1    6   12  .356
Willie Mays           14   46   11   16   3   0   2    7   0   1   15   12  .348
Rusty Staub           54  202   30   61   9   0   9   35   0   1   27   11  .302
John Milner           35  100   16   28   5   0   6   15   0   0    8   22  .280
Cleon Jones           46  174   16   48   7   0   2   21   0   3   10   38  .276
Tommie Agee           49  187   30   51  13   0   5   26   4   4   24   41  .273
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
Jim Beauchamp         14   31    3    7   0   0   0    3   0   0    1    4  .226
Ed Kranepool          39  103    9   23   4   0   3   12   1   0   12   17  .223
Bud Harrelson         51  193   28   43   6   3   1   10   5   3   30   27  .223
Wayne Garrett         21   52    7   10   2   0   1    4   1   0   15   10  .192
Ken Boswell           35  134   10   25   2   1   3   11   0   1   13   12  .187
Dave Marshall         14   13    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
John Bateman           1    5    0    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .600
Terry Harmon          22   65   11   20   1   1   0    5   1   1    9    6  .308
Greg Luzinski         54  212   25   61  12   2   8   25   0   0   19   42  .288
Tommy Hutton          45  135   16   38   7   1   4   18   1   2   13   10  .282
Denny Doyle           42  148   11   40   6   1   0   12   0   2   11   16  .270
Oscar Gamble          12   23    3    6   1   0   0    1   0   0    4    5  .261
Larry Bowa            54  217   21   52   3   5   0   10   4   2   18   17  .240
Tim McCarver          45  152   14   36   8   0   2   14   1   2   17   15  .237
Roger Freed           20   40    2    9   0   0   2    5   0   0    2   10  .225
Don Money             54  189   15   41   7   0   3   11   2   3   30   41  .217
Willie Montanez       53  203   19   44  13   1   4   16   0   0   25   49  .217
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
Mike Ryan             17   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
Ron Stone             32   45    3    8   0   1   0    1   0   0    9    9  .178
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
Manny Sanguillen      51  199   23   68   8   4   2   25   1   1    8   20  .342
Gene Clines           34   85   16   29   5   1   0    1   5   0    5   16  .341
Roberto Clemente      47  191   34   62  11   3   4   27   0   0   14   20  .325
Al Oliver             52  219   31   70  10   1   4   40   1   3   15   15  .320
Willie Stargell       46  172   23   54  11   1  14   46   1   0   22   41  .314
Jose Pagan            26   68    8   21   8   0   2    6   0   0    3    8  .309
Richie Hebner         38  139   21   41   6   1   7   18   0   0   22   20  .295
Dave Cash             41  191   32   54  11   2   2   13   6   3   11   15  .283
Gene Alley            37   96   10   27   3   0   0   13   4   2   16   14  .281
Bill Mazeroski         9   13    2    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    3    0  .231
Jackie Hernandez      34   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         41  115    7   15   4   0   2   10   1   0   21   34  .130

 San Diego            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Fred Stanley           3    6    1    3   0   0   0    0   1   0    0    0  .500
Leron Lee             47  176   21   55  12   3   6   20   2   3   11   25  .313
Cito Gaston           21   42    3   12   3   0   1    7   0   0    2    7  .286
Jerry Morales         35   84   10   23   5   2   1    5   2   1    9   13  .274
Garry Jestadt         34   88    2   23   0   0   1    9   0   0    1    7  .261
Derrel Thomas         51  195   17   48   7   1   1   14   4   4   16   31  .246
Dave Campbell         33  100    6   24   5   0   0    3   0   4   11   12  .240
Larry Stahl           40  121   11   28   3   1   4   10   0   1   11   23  .231
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
Dave Roberts           7   27    0    6   2   0   0    1   0   0    0    6  .222
Nate Colbert          55  204   27   40   8   1  12   32   3   2   20   49  .196
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
Pat Corrales           4   12    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    4  .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
Ed Goodson            24   73    8   21   0   0   4   12   0   0    4    3  .288
Al Gallagher          31   76    8   21   0   0   1    5   0   1   12   11  .276
Bobby Bonds           61  241   43   65  15   3  10   37  12   3   20   54  .270
Jim Howarth           31   42    8   11   4   0   0    3   2   0    9    8  .262
Chris Speier          58  215   23   56  13   1   6   25   4   1   27   29  .261
Tito Fuentes          59  227   26   59  14   1   3   15   7   1   13   22  .260
Garry Maddox          47  162   16   42  14   2   3   18   2   1    5   30  .259
Dave Rader            43  133    9   33   6   0   1   11   0   0    7   10  .248
Chris Arnold          25   55    4   13   2   1   1    3   0   1    7    6  .236
Dave Kingman          60  217   34   48   7   3  14   38  12   3   22   55  .221
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
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
Willie McCovey        16   48    3    8   2   0   2    6   0   0    7   11  .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        11   22    3    9   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    3  .409
Matty Alou            48  183   23   60   6   1   2   11   6   2   10    7  .328
Joe Torre             52  202   27   65  10   2   8   31   2   0   13   22  .322
Jerry McNertney       15   22    2    7   2   1   0    6   0   0    4    9  .318
Lou Brock             54  235   24   71   5   4   1   15  22   7    8   33  .302
Ted Simmons           52  202   22   55  12   2   5   36   0   1    8   28  .272
Ted Sizemore          44  173   21   47   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             43  120   10   28   1   0   0    8   0   0    6    9  .233
Luis Melendez         43  113   12   24   3   1   2    7   0   1    7   10  .212
Bernie Carbo          20   62    4   13   1   0   0    3   0   0   11   15  .210
Donn Clendenon        31   63    7   13   3   0   2    5   1   1    9   20  .206
Jose Cruz             43  123   10   24   3   2   0    8   2   0   12   17  .195
Dal Maxvill           41   81    5   13   3   0   0    6   0   0   10   13  .161
Brant Alyea            5    8    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .125
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)           241
  L. Brock (STL)          235
  F. Millan (ATL)         231
  P. Rose (CIN)           230
  T. Fuentes (SF)         227
  R. Metzger (HOU)        227
  R. Garr (ATL)           225
  A. Oliver (PIT)         219
  L. Bowa (PHI)           217
  D. Kingman (SF)         217

Runs Scored:

  J. Morgan (CIN)          53
  B. Bonds (SF)            43
  J. Bench (CIN)           40
  B. Tolan (CIN)           39
  R. Garr (ATL)            36
  B. Watson (HOU)          36
  J. Cardenal (CHI)        34
  R. Clemente (PIT)        34
  D. Kingman (SF)          34
  J. Wynn (HOU)            34

Hits:

  L. Brock (STL)           71
  A. Oliver (PIT)          70
  R. Garr (ATL)            69
  M. Sanguillen (PIT)      68
  B. Tolan (CIN)           66
  B. Bonds (SF)            65
  J. Torre (STL)           65
  B. Williams (CHI)        63
  R. Clemente (PIT)        62
  G. Luzinski (PHI)        61

Doubles:

  B. Bonds (SF)            15
  T. Fuentes (SF)          14
  G. Maddox (SF)           14
  T. Agee (NY)             13
  W. Montanez (PHI)        13
  C. Speier (SF)           13
  B. Tolan (CIN)           13
  L. Lee (SD)              12
  G. Luzinski (PHI)        12
  T. Simmons (STL)         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)        12
  B. Bonds (SF)            10
  L. May (HOU)             10
  B. Watson (HOU)          10
  D. Evans (ATL)            9

RBI:

  J. Bench (CIN)           47
  W. Stargell (PIT)        46
  A. Oliver (PIT)          40
  D. Kingman (SF)          38
  B. Bonds (SF)            37
  T. Simmons (STL)         36
  R. Staub (NY)            35
  T. Perez (CIN)           34
  D. Rader (HOU)           34
  B. Watson (HOU)          34

Stolen Bases:

  J. Morgan (CIN)          25
  L. Brock (STL)           22
  B. Tolan (CIN)           17
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          14
  B. Bonds (SF)            12
  J. Cardenal (CHI)        12
  D. Kingman (SF)          12
  R. Garr (ATL)            11
  W. Davis (LA)            10
  M. Jorgensen (MON)        9

Caught Stealing:

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

Walks:

  J. Morgan (CIN)          42
  D. Evans (ATL)           38
  R. Monday (CHI)          35
  H. Aaron (ATL)           32
  W. Mays (NY)             32
  J. Hague (CIN)           31
  J. Bench (CIN)           30
  B. Harrelson (NY)        30
  D. Money (PHI)           30
  R. Carty (ATL)           27

Strikeouts:

  D. Kingman (SF)          55
  B. Bonds (SF)            54
  L. May (HOU)             53
  N. Colbert (SD)          49
  W. Montanez (PHI)        49
  T. Perez (CIN)           45
  J. Jeter (SD)            44
  G. Luzinski (PHI)        42
  K. Singleton (MON)       42
  T. Agee (NY)             41

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