Thursday April 16, 1970
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of April 16, 1970:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
San Francisco    382   65   112   21    3   11    61    5    0   63    65  .293
Atlanta          352   61   103   18    4   11    57    3    4   32    43  .293
St. Louis        248   42    71   12    3    6    41    5    2   29    36  .286
Cincinnati       403   54   105   17    5   13    50    6    7   33    71  .261
Houston          342   50    83   15    4   15    44   11    2   36    51  .243
Chicago          227   21    55    8    1    4    19    1    1   18    36  .242
Philadelphia     256   20    61   15    3    4    19    0    4   27    47  .238
New York         241   27    57   11    3    0    25    5    2   35    45  .237
San Diego        334   35    76   13    1    9    30    2    2   18    69  .228
Pittsburgh       235   25    48    7    3    5    23    4    2   19    52  .204
Los Angeles      311   19    60    4    0    4    18    5    5   22    35  .193
Montreal         226   14    43    6    2    1    14    4    1   29    40  .190

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ken Henderson (SF)       11   42   12   20   4   0   1   12   1   0    9    3  .476
Dick Dietz (SF)          10   39    6   17   5   0   4   12   0   0    5    9  .436
Al Gallagher (SF)        11   45    9   19   4   1   0    6   0   0    5    4  .422
Orlando Cepeda (ATL)     10   39    9   16   5   0   3    7   0   1    4    5  .410
Roberto Clemente (PIT)    7   27    0   11   0   1   0    7   1   0    4    5  .407
Cleon Jones (NY)          7   27    7   11   3   1   0    6   1   0    5    5  .407
Rico Carty (ATL)         10   37   10   15   3   0   2   10   0   0    6    4  .405
Tony Perez (CIN)         12   42    9   17   1   0   4    9   0   1    8    7  .405
Bernie Carbo (CIN)       10   30    3   12   2   1   2    6   1   1    5    4  .400
Ernie Banks (CHI)         7   23    3    9   2   0   0    4   0   0    5    2  .391

 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
Orlando Cepeda        10   39    9   16   5   0   3    7   0   1    4    5  .410
Rico Carty            10   37   10   15   3   0   2   10   0   0    6    4  .405
Hank Aaron             9   35   11   13   2   0   4   14   1   0    6    3  .371
Felix Millan          10   40    7   14   1   1   0    1   1   2    2    2  .350
Sonny Jackson         10   40    9   12   2   1   0    2   0   0    5    3  .300
Tony Gonzalez         10   41    5   12   3   2   0    9   0   1    1    4  .293
Bob Tillman            6   25    3    6   1   0   1    4   0   0    1    5  .240
Bob Didier             4   14    1    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    1  .214
Clete Boyer           10   34    3    6   1   0   1    7   1   0    4    5  .177
Mike Lum               8    9    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .111
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          2    2    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .500
Ernie Banks            7   23    3    9   2   0   0    4   0   0    5    2  .391
Jim Hickman            7   21    1    8   3   0   1    3   0   0    3    4  .381
Randy Hundley          3   12    0    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    2  .333
Cleo James             4    3    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Glenn Beckert          7   26    4    7   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .269
Billy Williams         7   29    5    7   0   0   2    4   1   0    0    5  .241
Ron Santo              7   26    3    6   1   0   0    0   0   0    3    6  .231
Don Kessinger          7   27    2    6   1   0   0    0   0   1    3    2  .222
Johnny Callison        7   26    3    4   1   1   1    6   0   0    1    3  .154
J. C. Martin           4   11    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .091
Ken Rudolph            2    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            4    1    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0 1.000
Darrel Chaney          4    7    1    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    3  .429
Tony Perez            12   42    9   17   1   0   4    9   0   1    8    7  .405
Bernie Carbo          10   30    3   12   2   1   2    6   1   1    5    4  .400
Lee May                6   23    3    9   2   0   2    7   0   0    0    5  .391
Pete Rose             12   39    9   11   2   1   0    1   2   1   11    7  .282
Woody Woodward         2    4    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250
Johnny Bench          12   50    4   11   1   1   2    7   0   2    0    8  .220
Dave Concepcion       11   37    4    8   3   0   0    2   0   0    2    4  .216
Bobby Tolan           12   51    8   11   3   1   3   12   2   1    2   10  .216
Tommy Helms           12   51    6   10   2   0   0    3   0   1    1    1  .196
Hal McRae              7   16    1    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .188
Jimmy Stewart          8    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          5    5    1    2   0   0   1    2   0   0    0    1  .400
Denis Menke           10   38    8   13   4   0   1    6   0   0    3    4  .342
Norm Miller            8   25    5    8   2   0   1    6   0   0    4    3  .320
Tommy Davis           10   38    4   12   2   1   1    5   2   0    0    5  .316
Joe Pepitone           8   29    7    9   3   1   3    4   1   0    3    0  .310
Jim Wynn              10   39    7   10   2   0   3    7   4   0    6    7  .256
Doug Rader            10   36    6    9   0   1   3    8   0   0    4    6  .250
Joe Morgan            10   39    6    9   1   1   0    0   4   2    7    4  .231
John Mayberry          6   15    5    3   0   0   2    4   0   0    4    5  .200
Jesus Alou             3    8    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .125
Johnny Edwards        10   34    0    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    6  .088
Bob Watson             3    8    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         2    2    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           6   16    1    6   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .375
Manny Mota             4   10    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    1  .300
Bill Sudakis           5   11    0    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .273
Tom Haller             5   15    1    4   0   0   0    1   1   0    1    2  .267
Billy Grabarkewitz     7   13    1    3   0   0   1    3   1   0    4    4  .231
Maury Wills           10   33    4    7   0   0   0    1   0   2    7    1  .212
Jeff Torborg           3   10    0    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .200
Willie Crawford        9   26    1    5   0   0   1    1   0   0    1    9  .192
Wes Parker            10   37    2    7   1   0   0    5   0   0    2    3  .189
Jim Lefebvre           6   17    2    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    1  .177
Andy Kosco             6   18    2    3   0   0   2    3   0   0    0    2  .167
Willie Davis          10   37    2    6   0   0   0    2   2   2    0    2  .162
Bill Buckner           6   24    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   1    1    2  .125
Steve Garvey           7   21    0    1   0   0   0    0   1   0    1    4  .048
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
Cleon Jones            7   27    7   11   3   1   0    6   1   0    5    5  .407
Al Weis                3    5    2    2   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    1  .400
Art Shamsky            6   20    3    7   2   0   0    1   1   0    1    1  .350
Ken Boswell            5   12    0    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    3    2  .333
Donn Clendenon         5   12    2    4   0   0   0    3   0   0    0    3  .333
Ron Swoboda            7   25    2    6   1   1   0    3   0   0    7    7  .240
Bud Harrelson          7   26    2    6   1   0   0    0   1   0    6    4  .231
Jerry Grote            7   24    1    5   2   1   0    3   0   0    1    2  .208
Mike Jorgensen         7    5    2    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .200
Tommie Agee            7   32    3    5   0   0   0    0   1   0    3    6  .156
Joe Foy                7   28    1    4   0   0   0    2   1   2    4    4  .143
Wayne Garrett          3    5    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .000
Ed Kranepool           4    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .000
Dave Marshall          3    2    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            5    4    1    2   0   0   1    2   0   0    0    0  .500
Don Money              6   20    3    8   2   1   0    3   0   0    2    3  .400
Tim McCarver           8   29    3   10   4   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .345
Larry Hisle            8   25    1    8   3   0   0    2   0   0    6    9  .320
Denny Doyle            8   35    2   10   1   2   0    2   0   1    1    7  .286
Ron Stone              3    7    0    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .286
Byron Browne           7    8    0    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .250
Deron Johnson          8   28    5    6   2   0   3    7   0   0    5    6  .214
Tony Taylor            8   23    1    4   0   0   0    0   0   1    2    6  .174
Larry Bowa             8   31    1    5   1   0   0    2   0   2    4    4  .161
Johnny Briggs          8   28    1    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    7  .107
Sam Parrilla           3    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .000
Terry Harmon           2    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       7   27    0   11   0   1   0    7   1   0    4    5  .407
Richie Hebner          4   11    1    4   3   0   0    2   0   1    1    2  .364
Al Oliver              7   26    3    8   1   1   1    1   0   1    0    2  .308
Bob Robertson          3    7    1    2   0   0   1    1   0   0    0    0  .286
Matty Alou             7   29    9    8   1   1   0    2   2   0    2    1  .276
Jose Pagan             5   16    1    3   0   0   1    2   0   0    1    2  .188
Jerry May              7   18    2    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    5    4  .167
Bill Mazeroski         7   26    2    4   1   0   1    3   1   0    3    5  .154
Gene Alley             7   26    1    3   0   0   1    2   0   0    1   10  .115
Willie Stargell        7   24    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    7  .042
Jose Martinez          4    2    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Johnny Jeter           3    1    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Freddie Patek          3    1    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Dave Ricketts          3    1    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
Ivan Murrell           4    4    1    2   0   0   1    2   0   0    0    1  .500
Ed Spiezio             6   15    2    6   0   0   1    2   0   0    2    1  .400
Cito Gaston           10   38    5   13   4   0   1    4   1   1    3    7  .342
Tommy Dean             8   28    5    8   1   0   1    4   0   0    0    6  .286
Jose Arcia             6    7    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .286
Nate Colbert          10   34    9    9   0   1   5   12   0   0    5    8  .265
Dave Campbell         10   36    5    9   2   0   0    1   1   0    1    5  .250
Al Ferrara            10   23    1    5   3   0   0    0   0   0    2    6  .217
Chris Cannizzaro       9   28    1    6   0   0   0    1   0   1    2    4  .214
Ollie Brown           10   40    1    8   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    7  .200
Van Kelly              8   28    3    5   2   0   0    2   0   0    1    8  .179
Ramon Webster          6    6    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .167
Jerry Morales          9   20    1    1   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    3  .050
Bob Barton             2    5    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Ron Slocum             3    2    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         11   42   12   20   4   0   1   12   1   0    9    3  .476
Dick Dietz            10   39    6   17   5   0   4   12   0   0    5    9  .436
Al Gallagher          11   45    9   19   4   1   0    6   0   0    5    4  .422
Ron Hunt               8   22    5    8   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .364
Willie Mays            8   28    4    9   2   0   1    4   0   0    5    2  .321
Bobby Bonds           11   41   11   12   1   1   1    5   4   0   10   11  .293
Bob Burda              7    4    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .250
Tito Fuentes           8   27    3    6   1   1   1    3   0   0    4    1  .222
Bob Heise              8   19    1    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    1  .211
Willie McCovey        11   37    8    7   1   0   3    9   0   0   13   11  .189
Hal Lanier             6   17    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    2  .177
Steve Whitaker         7   17    1    3   1   0   0    4   0   0    1    9  .177
Bob Taylor             6    7    2    1   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    0  .143
Russ Gibson            1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Don Mason              5    3    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)           51
  B. Tolan (CIN)           51
  J. Bench (CIN)           50
  A. Gallagher (SF)        45
  K. Henderson (SF)        42
  T. Perez (CIN)           42
  B. Bonds (SF)            41
  T. Gonzalez (ATL)        41
  O. Brown (SD)            40
  S. Jackson (ATL)         40

Runs Scored:

  K. Henderson (SF)        12
  H. Aaron (ATL)           11
  B. Bonds (SF)            11
  R. Carty (ATL)           10
  M. Alou (PIT)             9
  O. Cepeda (ATL)           9
  N. Colbert (SD)           9
  A. Gallagher (SF)         9
  S. Jackson (ATL)          9
  T. Perez (CIN)            9

Hits:

  K. Henderson (SF)        20
  A. Gallagher (SF)        19
  D. Dietz (SF)            17
  T. Perez (CIN)           17
  O. Cepeda (ATL)          16
  R. Carty (ATL)           15
  F. Millan (ATL)          14
  H. Aaron (ATL)           13
  C. Gaston (SD)           13
  D. Menke (HOU)           13

Doubles:

  O. Cepeda (ATL)           5
  D. Dietz (SF)             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

Triples:

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

Home Runs:

  N. Colbert (SD)           5
  H. Aaron (ATL)            4
  D. Dietz (SF)             4
  T. Perez (CIN)            4
  D. Allen (STL)            3
  O. Cepeda (ATL)           3
  D. Johnson (PHI)          3
  W. McCovey (SF)           3
  J. Pepitone (HOU)         3
  D. Rader (HOU)            3

RBI:

  H. Aaron (ATL)           14
  N. Colbert (SD)          12
  D. Dietz (SF)            12
  K. Henderson (SF)        12
  B. Tolan (CIN)           12
  R. Carty (ATL)           10
  T. Gonzalez (ATL)         9
  W. McCovey (SF)           9
  T. Perez (CIN)            9
  D. Allen (STL)            8

Stolen Bases:

  B. Bonds (SF)             4
  J. Cardenal (STL)         4
  J. Morgan (HOU)           4
  J. Wynn (HOU)             4
  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
  W. Davis (LA)             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

Walks:

  W. McCovey (SF)          13
  P. Rose (CIN)            11
  B. Bonds (SF)            10
  K. Henderson (SF)         9
  T. Perez (CIN)            8
  D. Maxvill (STL)          7
  J. Morgan (HOU)           7
  R. Swoboda (NY)           7
  M. Wills (LA)             7
  H. Aaron (ATL)            6

Strikeouts:

  B. Bonds (SF)            11
  W. McCovey (SF)          11
  G. Alley (PIT)           10
  B. Tolan (CIN)           10
  W. Crawford (LA)          9
  D. Dietz (SF)             9
  L. Hisle (PHI)            9
  S. Whitaker (SF)          9
  J. Bench (CIN)            8
  N. Colbert (SD)           8


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