Wednesday April 15, 1970
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of April 15, 1970:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Atlanta          315   57    92   16    4   11    53    3    3   28    40  .292
San Francisco    338   54    98   19    2    8    50    3    0   58    54  .290
St. Louis        248   42    71   12    3    6    41    5    2   29    36  .286
Cincinnati       364   42    91   12    4   11    40    5    7   29    65  .250
New York         213   23    53   11    2    0    21    5    2   29    38  .249
Houston          304   41    71   13    3   13    36   10    2   27    47  .234
San Diego        297   30    68   12    1    7    26    2    2   16    62  .229
Chicago          188   15    42    5    1    3    13    1    1   14    30  .223
Philadelphia     211   15    45   12    3    3    15    0    4   22    42  .213
Pittsburgh       207   18    43    6    3    4    16    3    1   12    45  .208
Montreal         226   14    43    6    2    1    14    4    1   29    40  .190
Los Angeles      278   17    50    3    0    4    16    5    3   18    33  .180

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ken Henderson (SF)       10   38   11   20   4   0   1   12   0   0    7    3  .526
Al Gallagher (SF)        10   40    8   18   4   1   0    5   0   0    4    1  .450
Roberto Clemente (PIT)    6   23    0   10   0   1   0    5   1   0    4    5  .435
Cleon Jones (NY)          6   23    6   10   3   0   0    3   1   0    5    4  .435
Rico Carty (ATL)          9   33    9   14   3   0   2    9   0   0    5    4  .424
Orlando Cepeda (ATL)      9   34    9   14   5   0   3    7   0   0    4    5  .412
Dick Dietz (SF)           9   34    4   14   3   0   4   11   0   0    5    7  .412
Bernie Carbo (CIN)        9   25    3   10   0   1   2    4   1   1    5    4  .400
Tony Perez (CIN)         11   38    7   15   0   0   3    7   0   1    7    6  .395
Jose Cardenal (STL)       7   31    7   12   1   1   1    8   4   0    3    2  .387

 Atlanta              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Hal King               1    1    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0 1.000
Rico Carty             9   33    9   14   3   0   2    9   0   0    5    4  .424
Orlando Cepeda         9   34    9   14   5   0   3    7   0   0    4    5  .412
Hank Aaron             9   35   11   13   2   0   4   14   1   0    6    3  .371
Felix Millan           9   36    6   12   1   1   0    1   1   2    2    2  .333
Sonny Jackson          9   35    8   10   2   1   0    2   0   0    5    2  .286
Tony Gonzalez          9   36    4   10   2   2   0    8   0   1    1    4  .278
Bob Tillman            6   25    3    6   1   0   1    4   0   0    1    5  .240
Mike Lum               7    5    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .200
Bob Didier             3   11    1    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    1  .182
Clete Boyer            9   31    3    5   0   0   1    5   1   0    3    4  .161
Bob Aspromonte         1    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Ralph Garr             3    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Tommie Aaron           1    0    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
Paul Popovich          1    1    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0 1.000
Jim Hickman            6   18    1    7   2   0   1    1   0   0    2    4  .389
Glenn Beckert          6   22    3    7   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .318
Ernie Banks            6   19    2    6   1   0   0    3   0   0    4    2  .316
Don Kessinger          6   24    2    5   1   0   0    0   0   1    1    1  .208
Billy Williams         6   24    3    5   0   0   1    2   1   0    0    5  .208
Johnny Callison        6   21    3    4   1   1   1    6   0   0    1    2  .191
Ron Santo              6   21    1    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    5  .191
Randy Hundley          2    7    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .143
J. C. Martin           4   11    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .091
Cleo James             3    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Ken Rudolph            1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Willie Smith           1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Boots Day              2    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Jimmie Hall            1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000

 Cincinnati           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Angel Bravo            3    1    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0 1.000
Darrel Chaney          3    6    1    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .500
Bernie Carbo           9   25    3   10   0   1   2    4   1   1    5    4  .400
Tony Perez            11   38    7   15   0   0   3    7   0   1    7    6  .395
Lee May                5   18    1    5   1   0   1    3   0   0    0    4  .278
Pete Rose             11   35    7    9   2   1   0    1   2   1   10    7  .257
Woody Woodward         1    4    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250
Johnny Bench          11   45    4   11   1   1   2    7   0   2    0    7  .244
Dave Concepcion       10   33    4    8   3   0   0    2   0   0    2    3  .242
Bobby Tolan           11   47    6   10   2   1   3   12   2   1    1    9  .213
Hal McRae              6   16    1    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .188
Tommy Helms           11   47    4    8   2   0   0    1   0   1    1    1  .170
Jimmy Stewart          7    8    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    4  .125
Pat Corrales           3   11    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    4  .091

 Houston              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Jim Beauchamp          4    4    1    2   0   0   1    2   0   0    0    1  .500
Joe Pepitone           7   23    6    8   2   1   3    4   1   0    3    0  .348
Denis Menke            9   35    7   11   4   0   0    4   0   0    2    3  .314
Norm Miller            7   24    5    7   2   0   1    5   0   0    4    3  .292
Tommy Davis            9   33    2    9   1   0   1    2   2   0    0    5  .273
Jim Wynn               9   36    4    9   2   0   2    6   4   0    3    7  .250
John Mayberry          5   13    4    3   0   0   2    4   0   0    2    4  .231
Joe Morgan             9   35    5    8   1   1   0    0   3   2    5    4  .229
Doug Rader             9   32    6    7   0   1   3    7   0   0    3    6  .219
Jesus Alou             3    8    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .125
Johnny Edwards         9   30    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    5  .067
Bob Watson             2    7    0    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    3  .000
Keith Lampard          3    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Marty Martinez         1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Leon McFadden          1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 Los Angeles          G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ted Sizemore           5   15    1    5   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Manny Mota             4   10    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    1  .300
Billy Grabarkewitz     6   12    1    3   0   0   1    3   1   0    1    4  .250
Tom Haller             4   13    1    3   0   0   0    1   1   0    1    2  .231
Bill Sudakis           4    9    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .222
Maury Wills            9   30    3    6   0   0   0    1   0   2    7    1  .200
Jeff Torborg           3   10    0    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .200
Wes Parker             9   33    2    6   1   0   0    4   0   0    2    3  .182
Andy Kosco             5   17    2    3   0   0   2    3   0   0    0    2  .177
Willie Crawford        8   23    1    4   0   0   1    1   0   0    1    8  .174
Bill Buckner           5   19    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   1    1    1  .158
Jim Lefebvre           5   14    2    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .143
Willie Davis           9   33    2    3   0   0   0    1   2   0    0    2  .091
Steve Garvey           6   19    0    1   0   0   0    0   1   0    1    4  .053
Len Gabrielson         2    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000

 Montreal             G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Rusty Staub            7   25    3    9   1   1   0    6   1   0    6    3  .360
Gary Sutherland        4    7    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .286
Bobby Wine             7   23    2    6   0   0   0    0   0   0    4    2  .261
Ron Fairly             7   28    1    6   1   0   1    4   1   0    3    4  .214
Marv Staehle           6   24    3    5   1   1   0    2   0   0    3    0  .208
Adolfo Phillips        7   22    0    4   0   0   0    0   1   0    3    8  .182
Coco Laboy             7   24    0    4   1   0   0    1   0   0    4    2  .167
Bob Bailey             5    9    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   1    1    1  .111
John Boccabella        6   19    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    4  .105
Mack Jones             6   24    2    2   1   0   0    0   1   0    3    8  .083
Ron Brand              3    6    0    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .000
Jack Hiatt             2    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000
Jose Herrera           1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Angel Hermoso          2    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 New York             G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Donn Clendenon         4    8    2    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    1  .500
Al Weis                2    4    2    2   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    0  .500
Cleon Jones            6   23    6   10   3   0   0    3   1   0    5    4  .435
Art Shamsky            5   19    3    7   2   0   0    1   1   0    1    1  .368
Ken Boswell            5   12    0    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    3    2  .333
Bud Harrelson          6   23    2    6   1   0   0    0   1   0    5    3  .261
Jerry Grote            6   20    1    5   2   1   0    3   0   0    1    2  .250
Ron Swoboda            6   22    2    5   1   1   0    3   0   0    6    6  .227
Mike Jorgensen         6    5    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .200
Tommie Agee            6   28    2    4   0   0   0    0   1   0    3    5  .143
Joe Foy                6   26    0    3   0   0   0    2   1   2    2    4  .115
Wayne Garrett          2    5    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .000
Ed Kranepool           3    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .000
Dave Marshall          2    1    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 Philadelphia         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Rick Joseph            4    3    1    2   0   0   1    2   0   0    0    0  .667
Larry Hisle            7   20    1    7   2   0   0    2   0   0    6    7  .350
Tim McCarver           7   24    1    8   4   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .333
Don Money              5   15    2    5   2   1   0    3   0   0    2    3  .333
Byron Browne           6    8    0    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .250
Denny Doyle            7   29    1    7   0   2   0    2   0   1    1    6  .241
Tony Taylor            7   22    1    4   0   0   0    0   0   1    2    6  .182
Deron Johnson          7   24    4    4   2   0   2    5   0   0    3    5  .167
Johnny Briggs          7   22    1    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    6  .136
Larry Bowa             7   27    1    2   1   0   0    0   0   2    3    4  .074
Ron Stone              2    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Sam Parrilla           2    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .000
Terry Harmon           1    0    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 Pittsburgh           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Roberto Clemente       6   23    0   10   0   1   0    5   1   0    4    5  .435
Richie Hebner          3    9    0    3   2   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .333
Matty Alou             6   25    7    8   1   1   0    2   2   0    1    1  .320
Al Oliver              6   22    2    7   1   1   0    0   0   1    0    1  .318
Bob Robertson          3    7    1    2   0   0   1    1   0   0    0    0  .286
Jerry May              6   17    2    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    3    3  .177
Bill Mazeroski         6   24    2    4   1   0   1    3   0   0    2    4  .167
Jose Pagan             4   15    1    2   0   0   1    1   0   0    1    2  .133
Gene Alley             6   24    1    3   0   0   1    1   0   0    0    9  .125
Willie Stargell        6   21    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    6  .000
Johnny Jeter           3    1    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Jose Martinez          3    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Freddie Patek          2    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Dave Ricketts          2    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 San Diego            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ed Spiezio             6   15    2    6   0   0   1    2   0   0    2    1  .400
Jose Arcia             5    5    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .400
Cito Gaston            9   33    4   12   4   0   1    4   1   1    3    6  .364
Ivan Murrell           3    3    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .333
Tommy Dean             8   28    5    8   1   0   1    4   0   0    0    6  .286
Dave Campbell          9   32    4    9   2   0   0    1   1   0    1    4  .281
Nate Colbert           9   30    8    8   0   1   4    9   0   0    5    6  .267
Al Ferrara             9   22    1    5   3   0   0    0   0   0    2    6  .227
Chris Cannizzaro       9   28    1    6   0   0   0    1   0   1    2    4  .214
Ramon Webster          5    5    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .200
Ollie Brown            9   36    1    5   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    6  .139
Van Kelly              7   23    2    3   2   0   0    2   0   0    1    8  .130
Jerry Morales          8   17    1    1   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    3  .059
Bob Barton             1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Ron Slocum             2    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000

 San Francisco        G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ken Henderson         10   38   11   20   4   0   1   12   0   0    7    3  .526
Al Gallagher          10   40    8   18   4   1   0    5   0   0    4    1  .450
Dick Dietz             9   34    4   14   3   0   4   11   0   0    5    7  .412
Ron Hunt               8   22    5    8   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .364
Willie Mays            7   23    3    7   2   0   0    1   0   0    4    1  .304
Bob Burda              7    4    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .250
Bobby Bonds           10   35    9    8   1   0   1    4   3   0   10   11  .229
Bob Heise              7   14    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    1  .214
Willie McCovey        10   32    7    6   1   0   2    7   0   0   12    7  .188
Steve Whitaker         6   16    1    3   1   0   0    4   0   0    1    8  .188
Hal Lanier             6   17    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    2  .177
Tito Fuentes           7   23    1    4   1   1   0    2   0   0    4    1  .174
Bob Taylor             5    6    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    0  .167
Russ Gibson            1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Don Mason              4    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000
Jim Davenport          1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 St. Louis            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Jim Campbell           3    3    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .667
Cookie Rojas           3    3    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .667
Jose Cardenal          7   31    7   12   1   1   1    8   4   0    3    2  .387
Dick Allen             7   31    7   10   3   0   3    8   0   0    2    7  .323
Joe Hague              7   24    2    7   0   1   1    4   0   0    4    4  .292
Joe Torre              7   29    4    8   2   0   1    6   0   0    3    3  .276
Julian Javier          7   28    4    7   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    3  .250
Vic Davalillo          4    4    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .250
Leron Lee              7   29    4    7   1   0   0    3   0   1    1    6  .241
Lou Brock              7   29    6    6   4   0   0    2   1   0    4    2  .207
Dal Maxvill            7   16    2    2   1   0   0    2   0   0    7    4  .125
Phil Gagliano          2    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Carl Taylor            2    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000
Milt Ramirez           2    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  T. Helms (CIN)           47
  B. Tolan (CIN)           47
  J. Bench (CIN)           45
  A. Gallagher (SF)        40
  K. Henderson (SF)        38
  T. Perez (CIN)           38
  O. Brown (SD)            36
  T. Gonzalez (ATL)        36
  F. Millan (ATL)          36
  J. Wynn (HOU)            36

Runs Scored:

  H. Aaron (ATL)           11
  K. Henderson (SF)        11
  B. Bonds (SF)             9
  R. Carty (ATL)            9
  O. Cepeda (ATL)           9
  N. Colbert (SD)           8
  A. Gallagher (SF)         8
  S. Jackson (ATL)          8
  D. Allen (STL)            7
  M. Alou (PIT)             7

Hits:

  K. Henderson (SF)        20
  A. Gallagher (SF)        18
  T. Perez (CIN)           15
  R. Carty (ATL)           14
  O. Cepeda (ATL)          14
  D. Dietz (SF)            14
  H. Aaron (ATL)           13
  J. Cardenal (STL)        12
  C. Gaston (SD)           12
  F. Millan (ATL)          12

Doubles:

  O. Cepeda (ATL)           5
  L. Brock (STL)            4
  A. Gallagher (SF)         4
  C. Gaston (SD)            4
  K. Henderson (SF)         4
  T. McCarver (PHI)         4
  D. Menke (HOU)            4
  D. Allen (STL)            3
  R. Carty (ATL)            3
  D. Concepcion (CIN)       3

Triples:

  D. Doyle (PHI)            2
  T. Gonzalez (ATL)         2
  M. Alou (PIT)             1
  J. Bench (CIN)            1
  J. Callison (CHI)         1
  B. Carbo (CIN)            1
  J. Cardenal (STL)         1
  R. Clemente (PIT)         1
  N. Colbert (SD)           1
  G. Culver (STL)           1

Home Runs:

  H. Aaron (ATL)            4
  N. Colbert (SD)           4
  D. Dietz (SF)             4
  D. Allen (STL)            3
  O. Cepeda (ATL)           3
  J. Pepitone (HOU)         3
  T. Perez (CIN)            3
  D. Rader (HOU)            3
  B. Tolan (CIN)            3
  J. Bench (CIN)            2

RBI:

  H. Aaron (ATL)           14
  K. Henderson (SF)        12
  B. Tolan (CIN)           12
  D. Dietz (SF)            11
  R. Carty (ATL)            9
  N. Colbert (SD)           9
  D. Allen (STL)            8
  J. Cardenal (STL)         8
  T. Gonzalez (ATL)         8
  J. Bench (CIN)            7

Stolen Bases:

  J. Cardenal (STL)         4
  J. Wynn (HOU)             4
  B. Bonds (SF)             3
  J. Morgan (HOU)           3
  M. Alou (PIT)             2
  T. Davis (HOU)            2
  W. Davis (LA)             2
  P. Rose (CIN)             2
  B. Tolan (CIN)            2
  H. Aaron (ATL)            1

Caught Stealing:

  J. Bench (CIN)            2
  L. Bowa (PHI)             2
  J. Foy (NY)               2
  F. Millan (ATL)           2
  J. Morgan (HOU)           2
  M. Wills (LA)             2
  B. Bailey (MON)           1
  B. Buckner (LA)           1
  C. Cannizzaro (SD)        1
  B. Carbo (CIN)            1

Walks:

  W. McCovey (SF)          12
  B. Bonds (SF)            10
  P. Rose (CIN)            10
  K. Henderson (SF)         7
  D. Maxvill (STL)          7
  T. Perez (CIN)            7
  M. Wills (LA)             7
  H. Aaron (ATL)            6
  L. Hisle (PHI)            6
  R. Staub (MON)            6

Strikeouts:

  B. Bonds (SF)            11
  G. Alley (PIT)            9
  B. Tolan (CIN)            9
  W. Crawford (LA)          8
  M. Jones (MON)            8
  V. Kelly (SD)             8
  A. Phillips (MON)         8
  S. Whitaker (SF)          8
  D. Allen (STL)            7
  J. Bench (CIN)            7

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