1972 AMERICAN LEAGUE REVIEW

Level: MLB

An organized section of a full season review with standings, team totals, leaderboards, player registers and much more.

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Rank	Player	Position	Status	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	GDP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1	Dick Allen	1B-3B	Retired	Chi White Sox	148	506	90	156	28	5	37	113	19	8	99	126	1	0	3	13	.308	.420	.603	1023
2	Bobby Murcer	OF	Deceased	NY Yankees	153	585	102	171	30	7	33	96	11	9	63	67	2	0	4	6	.292	.361	.537	898
3	Joe Rudi	OF-1B	Retired	Oakland	147	593	94	181	32	9	19	75	3	4	37	62	2	15	6	15	.305	.345	.486	831
4	Carlos May	OF-1B	First Base Coach - Schaumburg (2012)	Chi White Sox	148	523	83	161	26	3	12	68	23	14	79	70	9	0	4	10	.308	.405	.438	843
5	John Mayberry	1B	Retired	KC Royals	149	503	65	150	24	3	25	100	0	2	78	74	3	1	3	12	.298	.394	.507	901
6	Roy White	OF	Retired	NY Yankees	155	556	76	150	29	0	10	54	23	7	99	59	5	4	2	11	.270	.384	.376	760
7	Lou Piniella	OF	Retired	KC Royals	151	574	65	179	33	4	11	72	7	2	34	59	8	4	4	25	.312	.356	.441	797
8	Carlton Fisk	C	Retired	Boston	131	457	74	134	28	9	22	61	5	2	52	83	4	1	0	11	.293	.370	.538	908
9	Mike Epstein	1B	Retired	Oakland	138	455	63	123	18	2	26	70	0	1	68	68	11	0	3	7	.270	.376	.490	866
10	Reggie Jackson	OF	Retired	Oakland	135	499	72	132	25	2	25	75	9	8	59	125	8	4	2	5	.265	.350	.473	823
11	Tommy Harper	OF-3B	Retired	Boston	144	556	92	141	29	2	14	49	25	7	67	104	9	5	4	4	.254	.341	.388	729
12	Reggie Smith	OF-CF	Retired	Boston	131	467	75	126	25	4	21	74	15	4	68	63	4	0	4	8	.270	.365	.475	840
13	George Scott	1B	Retired	Milwaukee	152	578	71	154	24	4	20	88	16	4	43	130	4	2	2	19	.266	.321	.426	747
14	Amos Otis	OF	Retired	KC Royals	143	540	75	158	28	2	11	54	28	12	50	59	3	6	6	6	.293	.352	.413	765
15	Bert Campaneris	SS	Retired	Oakland	149	625	85	150	25	2	8	32	52	14	32	88	2	20	2	9	.240	.278	.325	603
16	Harmon Killebrew	1B-3B	Deceased	Minnesota	139	433	53	100	13	2	26	74	0	1	94	91	1	0	4	16	.231	.367	.450	817
17	Bob Oliver	1B-OF	Retired	California	134	509	47	137	20	4	19	70	4	3	27	97	3	0	5	15	.269	.307	.436	743
		1B-OF	Retired	KC Royals	16	63	7	17	2	1	1	6	1	0	2	12	0	0	0	2	.270	.292	.381	673
18	Sal Bando	3B	Retired	Oakland	152	535	64	126	20	3	15	77	3	1	78	55	9	6	3	13	.236	.341	.368	709
19	Cesar Tovar	OF-3B	Deceased	Minnesota	141	548	86	145	20	6	2	31	21	10	39	39	14	5	1	6	.265	.329	.334	663
20	Bobby Darwin	OF	Retired	Minnesota	145	513	48	137	20	2	22	80	2	3	38	145	8	1	2	24	.267	.326	.442	768
21	Boog Powell	1B-OF	Retired	Baltimore	140	465	53	117	20	1	21	81	4	0	65	92	4	1	4	13	.252	.346	.434	780
22	Mike Andrews	2B	Retired	Chi White Sox	148	505	58	111	18	0	7	50	2	2	70	78	2	18	7	4	.220	.313	.297	610
23	Rod Carew	1B-2B	Retired	Minnesota	142	535	61	170	21	6	0	51	12	6	43	60	2	9	2	11	.318	.369	.379	748
24	Graig Nettles	3B	Retired	Cleveland	150	557	65	141	28	0	17	70	2	3	57	50	4	2	3	9	.253	.325	.395	720
25	Richie Scheinblum	OF	Retired	KC Royals	134	450	60	135	21	4	8	66	0	1	58	40	4	3	3	19	.300	.383	.418	801
Rank	Player	Position	Status	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	GDP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
26	Sandy Alomar	2B	Retired	California	155	610	65	146	20	3	1	25	20	12	47	55	0	6	3	8	.239	.292	.287	579
27	Carl Yastrzemski	OF-LF	Retired	Boston	125	455	70	120	18	2	12	68	5	4	67	44	4	0	9	13	.264	.357	.391	748
28	Aurelio Rodriguez	3B	Deceased	Detroit	153	601	65	142	23	5	13	56	2	3	28	104	2	7	1	14	.236	.272	.356	628
29	Dave Nelson	2B-3B	Retired	Texas	145	499	68	113	16	3	2	28	51	17	67	81	5	9	0	4	.226	.324	.283	607
30	Danny Thompson	SS-3B	Deceased	Minnesota	144	573	54	158	22	6	4	48	3	4	34	57	2	13	2	14	.276	.318	.356	674
31	Bobby Grich	2B	Retired	Baltimore	133	460	66	128	21	3	12	50	13	6	53	96	7	3	5	8	.278	.358	.415	773
32	Rico Petrocelli	SS-3B	Retired	Boston	147	521	62	125	15	2	15	75	0	1	78	91	2	2	4	8	.240	.339	.363	702
33	Norm Cash	1B	Deceased	Detroit	137	440	51	114	16	0	22	61	0	2	50	64	4	4	3	9	.259	.338	.445	783
34	Brooks Robinson	3B	Retired	Baltimore	153	556	48	139	23	2	8	64	1	0	43	45	2	4	7	12	.250	.303	.342	645
35	Horace Clarke	2B	Retired	NY Yankees	147	547	65	132	20	2	3	37	18	6	56	44	4	3	3	7	.241	.315	.302	617
36	Ed Brinkman	SS	Deceased	Detroit	156	516	42	105	19	1	6	49	0	0	38	51	3	7	7	14	.203	.259	.279	538
37	Rick Auerbach	SS	Retired	Milwaukee	153	554	50	121	16	3	2	30	24	8	43	62	2	5	1	14	.218	.277	.269	546
38	Vada Pinson	OF	Deceased	California	136	484	56	133	24	2	7	49	17	6	30	54	5	4	4	7	.275	.321	.376	697
39	Paul Blair	OF	Retired	Baltimore	142	477	47	111	20	8	8	49	7	8	25	78	0	5	7	16	.233	.267	.358	625
40	Don Buford	OF-2B	Retired	Baltimore	125	408	46	84	6	2	5	22	8	3	69	83	4	3	1	5	.206	.326	.267	593
41	Cookie Rojas	2B	Retired	KC Royals	137	487	49	127	25	0	3	53	2	8	41	35	1	5	7	17	.261	.315	.331	646
42	Pat Kelly	OF	Deceased	Chi White Sox	119	402	57	105	14	7	5	24	32	9	55	69	4	2	1	5	.261	.355	.368	723
43	Don Baylor	OF	Hitting Coach - Arizona Diamondbacks (2013)	Baltimore	102	320	33	81	13	3	11	38	24	2	29	50	9	2	3	9	.253	.330	.416	746
44	Mickey Stanley	OF	Retired	Detroit	142	435	45	102	16	6	14	55	1	0	29	49	0	3	8	15	.234	.278	.395	673
45	Buddy Bell	3B	Retired	Cleveland	132	466	49	119	21	1	9	36	5	6	34	29	3	1	1	5	.255	.310	.363	673
46	Freddie Patek	SS	Retired	KC Royals	136	518	59	110	25	4	0	32	33	7	47	64	3	6	3	9	.212	.280	.276	556
47	Leo Cardenas	SS	Retired	California	150	551	25	123	11	2	6	42	1	2	35	73	2	13	1	15	.223	.272	.283	555
48	Doug Griffin	2B	Retired	Boston	129	470	43	122	12	1	2	35	9	2	45	48	2	15	3	7	.260	.325	.302	627
49	Ray Fosse	C	Retired	Cleveland	134	457	42	110	20	1	10	41	5	1	45	46	3	1	2	18	.241	.312	.354	666
50	Chris Chambliss	1B	Hitting Coach - Seattle Mariners (2012)	Cleveland	121	466	51	136	27	2	6	44	3	4	26	63	0	3	4	8	.292	.327	.397	724
Rank	Player	Position	Status	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	GDP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
51	Johnny Briggs	OF	Retired	Milwaukee	135	418	58	111	14	1	21	65	1	2	54	67	1	2	6	8	.266	.347	.455	802
52	Ed Herrmann	C	Retired	Chi White Sox	116	354	23	88	9	0	10	40	0	0	43	37	4	0	4	13	.249	.333	.359	692
53	Dave Duncan	C	Pitching Coach - St. Louis Cardinals (2011)	Oakland	121	403	39	88	13	0	19	59	0	2	34	68	5	2	6	13	.218	.283	.392	675
54	Fritz Peterson	P	Retired	NY Yankees	35	82	6	19	1	0	0	9	0	0	3	14	0	15	0	1	.232	.259	.244	503
55	Danny Cater	1B-OF	Retired	Boston	92	317	32	75	17	1	8	39	0	1	15	33	2	1	7	16	.237	.270	.372	642
56	Thurman Munson	C	Deceased	NY Yankees	140	511	54	143	16	3	7	46	6	7	47	58	3	4	2	13	.280	.343	.364	707
57	Joe Coleman	P	Pitching Coach - Jupiter (2013)	Detroit	40	82	5	9	0	0	0	5	0	1	5	30	0	15	0	3	.110	.161	.110	271
58	Ron Theobald	2B	Retired	Milwaukee	125	391	45	86	11	0	1	19	0	7	68	38	5	9	1	11	.220	.342	.256	598
59	Ellie Rodriguez	C	Retired	Milwaukee	116	355	31	101	14	2	2	35	1	4	52	43	7	3	5	7	.285	.382	.352	734
60	Gaylord Perry	P	Retired	Cleveland	41	110	5	17	2	0	1	9	0	0	5	43	1	14	1	2	.155	.197	.200	397
61	Leroy Stanton	OF	Retired	California	127	402	44	101	15	3	12	39	2	3	22	100	4	2	2	16	.251	.295	.393	688
62	Dick Tidrow	P	Retired	Cleveland	39	70	5	7	0	0	0	6	0	0	2	34	0	13	0	2	.100	.125	.100	225
63	Paul Schaal	3B	Retired	KC Royals	127	435	47	99	19	3	6	41	1	3	61	59	2	2	3	14	.228	.323	.326	649
64	Wilbur Wood	P	Retired	Chi White Sox	49	125	8	17	0	0	0	7	0	0	6	65	0	13	0	4	.136	.176	.136	312
65	Luis Aparicio	SS	Retired	Boston	110	436	47	112	26	3	3	39	3	3	26	28	2	5	5	8	.257	.299	.351	650
66	Toby Harrah	3B-SS	Assistant Hitting Coach - Detroit Tigers (2013)	Texas	116	374	47	97	14	3	1	31	16	7	34	31	0	5	6	3	.259	.316	.321	637
67	Dick Bosman	P	Retired	Texas	29	53	1	5	1	0	0	3	0	0	1	19	0	13	0	1	.094	.111	.113	224
68	Willie Horton	OF	Retired	Detroit	108	333	44	77	9	5	11	36	0	0	27	47	3	2	2	8	.231	.293	.387	680
69	Alex Johnson	OF	Retired	Cleveland	108	356	31	85	10	1	8	37	6	8	22	40	1	2	3	10	.239	.283	.340	623
70	Elliott Maddox	OF-3B	Retired	Texas	98	294	40	74	7	2	0	10	20	10	49	53	2	3	1	7	.252	.361	.289	650
71	Bill Freehan	C	Retired	Detroit	111	374	51	98	18	2	10	56	0	1	48	51	6	1	1	7	.262	.354	.401	755
72	Ken Berry	OF	Retired	California	119	409	41	118	15	3	5	39	5	3	35	47	2	12	1	4	.289	.347	.377	724
73	Frank Duffy	SS	Retired	Cleveland	130	385	23	92	16	4	3	27	6	2	31	54	1	10	1	12	.239	.297	.325	622
74	Dick Billings	C-OF	Retired	Texas	133	469	41	119	15	1	5	58	1	5	29	77	2	2	6	13	.254	.296	.322	618
75	Tommy McCraw	1B-OF	Retired	Cleveland	129	391	43	101	13	5	7	33	12	10	41	47	4	3	3	11	.258	.333	.371	704
Rank	Player	Position	Status	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	GDP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
76	Steve Kline	P	Retired	NY Yankees	32	76	5	7	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	22	1	12	0	2	.092	.148	.092	240
77	Ted Ford	OF	Retired	Texas	129	429	43	101	19	1	14	50	4	3	37	80	3	7	5	6	.235	.297	.382	679
78	Ken Holtzman	P	Retired	Oakland	40	90	6	16	4	0	0	6	0	0	1	25	0	11	0	4	.178	.187	.222	409
79	Johnny Callison	OF	Deceased	NY Yankees	92	275	28	71	10	0	9	34	3	0	18	34	0	2	5	6	.258	.299	.393	692
80	Jack Brohamer	2B	Retired	Cleveland	136	527	49	123	13	2	5	35	3	2	27	46	1	9	3	8	.233	.271	.294	565
81	Ed Kirkpatrick	OF-C	Retired	KC Royals	113	364	43	100	15	1	9	43	3	5	51	50	3	1	4	4	.275	.365	.396	761
82	Mickey Lolich	P	Retired	Detroit	41	89	3	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	39	1	11	0	3	.067	.245	.067	312
83	Bert Blyleven	P	Retired	Minnesota	39	94	9	15	2	0	0	6	0	0	2	36	0	11	0	1	.160	.177	.181	358
84	Celerino Sanchez	3B	Deceased	NY Yankees	71	250	18	62	8	3	0	22	0	0	12	30	4	2	1	9	.248	.292	.304	596
85	Dick McAuliffe	2B-SS	Retired	Detroit	122	408	47	98	16	3	8	30	0	0	59	59	2	1	0	2	.240	.339	.353	692
86	Rick Reichardt	OF	Retired	Chi White Sox	101	291	31	73	14	4	8	43	2	2	28	63	3	4	2	5	.251	.321	.409	730
87	Al Kaline	OF	Retired	Detroit	106	278	46	87	11	2	10	32	1	0	28	33	2	1	5	11	.313	.374	.475	849
88	Jim Lonborg	P	Retired	Milwaukee	33	69	1	10	0	0	0	3	0	0	4	29	0	9	0	1	.145	.192	.145	337
89	Ken McMullen	3B	Retired	California	137	472	36	127	18	1	9	34	1	2	48	59	0	1	2	12	.269	.335	.369	704

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