Monday April 20, 1970
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of April 20, 1970:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
St. Louis        316   53    94   13    4    8    51    6    3   38    45  .298
San Francisco    483   86   135   28    3   13    82    5    0   89    87  .280
Atlanta          449   68   123   19    4   14    64    3    4   36    53  .274
Cincinnati       544   83   146   23    6   23    77    9    8   52    95  .268
Chicago          294   37    76   11    3    6    35    4    1   32    47  .259
Houston          465   64   113   19    7   17    57   16    5   50    71  .243
New York         374   52    90   19    5    5    46    9    3   52    68  .241
Philadelphia     387   25    87   18    4    5    24    0    5   38    74  .225
San Diego        431   40    96   18    1   11    35    4    3   24    88  .223
Los Angeles      385   34    83    6    3    5    33    9    5   31    48  .216
Montreal         294   22    59    9    3    2    21    5    1   40    57  .201
Pittsburgh       329   31    65   10    4    6    28    4    2   25    63  .198

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Tony Perez (CIN)         16   57   14   26   2   0   7   20   0   1   12    7  .456
Ken Henderson (SF)       14   51   17   23   6   0   1   13   1   0   15    5  .451
Jose Cardenal (STL)       9   39   10   17   1   2   1    9   4   0    4    2  .436
Dick Dietz (SF)          10   39    6   17   5   0   4   12   0   0    5    9  .436
Don Money (PHI)          10   33    4   13   2   1   1    5   0   0    4    3  .394
Hank Aaron (ATL)         12   47   12   18   2   0   5   16   1   0    6    5  .383
Rico Carty (ATL)         13   47   11   18   3   0   3   13   0   0    8    4  .383
Al Gallagher (SF)        14   57   11   21   5   1   0    7   0   0    7    6  .368
Rusty Staub (MON)         9   33    4   12   1   1   1    8   1   0    7    6  .364
Orlando Cepeda (ATL)     13   50    9   18   5   0   3    7   0   1    4    7  .360

 Atlanta              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Hank Aaron            12   47   12   18   2   0   5   16   1   0    6    5  .383
Rico Carty            13   47   11   18   3   0   3   13   0   0    8    4  .383
Orlando Cepeda        13   50    9   18   5   0   3    7   0   1    4    7  .360
Felix Millan          13   52    7   17   1   1   0    1   1   2    2    2  .327
Tony Gonzalez         13   53    8   16   4   2   0    9   0   1    1    4  .302
Sonny Jackson         10   40    9   12   2   1   0    2   0   0    5    3  .300
Bob Tillman            9   32    4    9   1   0   2    6   0   0    1    6  .281
Hal King               3    4    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .250
Bob Didier             5   17    1    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    1  .177
Clete Boyer           12   42    3    6   1   0   1    7   1   0    4    8  .143
Mike Lum               9   10    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .100
Gil Garrido            3    8    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Bob Aspromonte         4    7    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Ralph Garr             5    3    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .000
Tommie Aaron           2    1    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
Boots Day              4    1    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0 1.000
Willie Smith           2    2    0    1   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .500
Jim Hickman            9   26    1   10   3   0   1    3   0   0    6    5  .385
Ernie Banks            9   32    3   11   2   0   0    6   0   0    5    2  .344
Cleo James             5    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Paul Popovich          3    3    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .333
Glenn Beckert          9   34    8   10   0   0   0    0   1   0    3    1  .294
Billy Williams         9   38    9   11   1   0   3   11   1   0    1    5  .290
Don Kessinger          9   33    6    9   1   1   0    0   2   1    7    3  .273
Ron Santo              9   32    3    8   2   1   0    3   0   0    5    7  .250
Randy Hundley          5   20    0    5   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    6  .250
Johnny Callison        9   33    4    6   1   1   2    9   0   0    3    4  .182
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
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            5    1    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0 1.000
Tony Perez            16   57   14   26   2   0   7   20   0   1   12    7  .456
Darrel Chaney          5    8    1    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    3  .375
Lee May               10   38    6   13   3   0   4   11   0   0    2    6  .342
Bernie Carbo          13   39    4   13   2   1   2    6   1   1    9    7  .333
Hal McRae             10   21    4    6   0   1   2    3   0   0    0    1  .286
Bobby Tolan           16   67   12   18   5   1   3   15   4   2    5   12  .269
Dave Concepcion       14   46    4   12   4   0   0    3   1   0    3    4  .261
Pete Rose             16   58   13   15   2   1   1    3   2   1   12    9  .259
Tommy Helms           16   70   11   16   2   0   0    3   0   1    1    2  .229
Johnny Bench          16   66    7   14   2   1   4   11   0   2    1   13  .212
Woody Woodward         3    8    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .125
Jimmy Stewart         10   10    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    5  .100
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
Denis Menke           14   50    8   18   5   0   1   10   0   0    6    5  .360
Jim Beauchamp          7    6    1    2   0   0   1    3   0   0    1    1  .333
Tommy Davis           14   52    7   17   2   2   1    6   3   1    1    6  .327
Norm Miller            8   25    5    8   2   0   1    6   0   0    4    3  .320
Jim Wynn              14   55    9   16   3   0   4    9   5   0    7   10  .291
Joe Morgan            14   53    8   14   1   3   0    3   4   4   10    5  .264
Joe Pepitone          12   44    8   11   3   1   3    4   1   0    4    3  .250
Doug Rader            14   49    8   11   0   1   4    9   1   0    6   10  .225
John Mayberry         10   28    6    4   1   0   2    5   1   0    5    7  .143
Jesus Alou             3    8    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .125
Johnny Edwards        14   48    2    5   1   0   0    0   1   0    2    8  .104
Bob Watson             3    8    0    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    3  .000
Keith Lampard          4    4    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           8   23    2    9   2   0   0    2   0   0    0    0  .391
Billy Grabarkewitz     9   21    3    7   0   1   1    6   1   0    5    6  .333
Manny Mota             4   10    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    1  .300
Tom Haller             7   21    3    6   0   1   0    1   1   0    1    2  .286
Bill Sudakis           5   11    0    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .273
Jeff Torborg           5   11    1    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .273
Maury Wills           12   40    7    9   0   1   0    2   3   2   11    1  .225
Willie Crawford       11   33    2    7   0   0   1    1   0   0    3   13  .212
Jim Lefebvre           7   20    3    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    1  .200
Wes Parker            12   47    3    9   1   0   1    7   0   0    2    5  .192
Andy Kosco             8   27    3    5   1   0   2    4   0   0    0    4  .185
Willie Davis          12   46    3    7   0   0   0    5   3   2    0    5  .152
Bill Buckner           7   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            9   33    4   12   1   1   1    8   1   0    7    6  .364
Ron Fairly             9   34    3    9   2   0   1    5   2   0    6    5  .265
Bobby Wine             9   31    2    8   1   0   0    1   0   0    5    5  .258
Marv Staehle           7   27    5    6   2   1   0    3   0   0    5    1  .222
Jack Hiatt             4    9    0    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    4  .222
Jim Fairey             1    5    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .200
Adolfo Phillips        9   27    0    5   0   0   0    0   1   0    3   10  .185
Gary Sutherland        6   12    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .167
Coco Laboy             9   32    0    5   1   0   0    1   0   0    4    3  .156
Bob Bailey             7   13    2    2   0   1   0    0   0   1    2    1  .154
John Boccabella        7   19    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    4  .105
Mack Jones             7   29    2    3   1   0   0    0   1   0    3    9  .103
Ron Brand              4    7    0    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .000
Angel Hermoso          3    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Jose Herrera           1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000

 New York             G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Art Shamsky            8   26    3    9   3   0   0    2   1   0    2    2  .346
Ken Boswell            7   18    1    6   0   0   1    3   0   0    5    2  .333
Al Weis                5   12    4    4   2   0   0    3   0   0    2    1  .333
Bud Harrelson         11   41    9   13   3   2   1    4   2   0    9    4  .317
Donn Clendenon         7   19    4    6   0   0   1    8   0   0    2    5  .316
Cleon Jones           11   42    8   12   3   1   0    8   1   0    5    9  .286
Ron Swoboda           11   34    2    8   1   1   0    4   0   0   10    9  .235
Tommie Agee           11   48    8   10   1   0   1    3   2   1    6    8  .208
Joe Foy               11   45    6    9   1   0   1    5   3   2    6    5  .200
Jerry Grote           10   36    1    6   3   1   0    3   0   0    1    4  .167
Mike Jorgensen         8    6    2    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .167
Ed Kranepool           5    7    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .143
Wayne Garrett          3    5    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .000
Duffy Dyer             1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Dave Marshall          4    3    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000

 Philadelphia         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Don Money             10   33    4   13   2   1   1    5   0   0    4    3  .394
Mike Ryan              1    3    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .333
Tim McCarver          11   39    3   12   4   0   0    0   0   0    2    3  .308
Byron Browne           9   13    1    4   2   0   0    0   0   0    3    3  .308
Denny Doyle           11   46    3   14   2   3   0    2   0   1    2    8  .304
Larry Hisle           12   41    2   11   4   0   0    3   0   0    6   15  .268
Tony Taylor            9   28    2    7   0   0   0    0   0   2    2    6  .250
Rick Joseph            6    9    1    2   0   0   1    2   0   0    0    0  .222
Terry Harmon           4    5    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .200
Ron Stone              7   17    0    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .177
Deron Johnson         12   40    5    7   2   0   3    7   0   0    5   11  .175
Larry Bowa            12   41    1    6   1   0   0    2   0   2    5    7  .146
Johnny Briggs         12   40    1    5   0   0   0    2   0   0    4   12  .125
Sam Parrilla           6    7    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .000
Jim Hutto              3    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Mike Compton           2    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 Pittsburgh           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Bob Robertson          5   15    1    7   1   0   1    2   0   0    0    1  .467
Richie Hebner          6   18    3    7   4   0   0    2   0   1    2    2  .389
Roberto Clemente       8   29    0   11   0   1   0    7   1   0    4    5  .379
Al Oliver             10   37    4    9   1   2   1    1   0   1    0    2  .243
Matty Alou            10   43   11   10   1   1   0    2   2   0    2    2  .233
Jose Pagan             7   21    1    4   0   0   1    2   0   0    1    3  .191
Bill Mazeroski        10   37    2    6   1   0   1    3   1   0    3    5  .162
Jerry May              9   25    2    4   1   0   0    2   0   0    5    6  .160
Gene Alley            10   37    1    4   1   0   1    2   0   0    1   12  .108
Willie Stargell        9   29    2    2   0   0   1    4   0   0    3    9  .069
Johnny Jeter           5    5    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000
Jose Martinez          5    3    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Manny Sanguillen       1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Freddie Patek          5    2    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    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
Cito Gaston           13   50    5   17   6   0   1    5   1   1    3   10  .340
Ed Spiezio             8   19    2    6   0   0   1    2   0   0    3    1  .316
Dave Campbell         13   47    7   14   3   0   0    1   2   1    1    6  .298
Tommy Dean             8   28    5    8   1   0   1    4   0   0    0    6  .286
Ivan Murrell           7    7    1    2   0   0   1    2   0   0    0    3  .286
Ollie Brown           12   48    2   11   1   0   1    2   0   0    0    8  .229
Chris Cannizzaro      11   35    1    8   0   0   0    1   0   1    2    5  .229
Ramon Webster          8    9    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .222
Al Ferrara            13   28    1    6   4   0   0    0   0   0    2    7  .214
Nate Colbert          13   45    9    9   0   1   5   12   0   0    5   12  .200
Van Kelly             10   35    3    5   2   0   0    2   0   0    3    9  .143
Jerry Morales         12   29    2    4   0   0   1    4   0   0    3    4  .138
Jose Arcia             9   15    1    2   0   0   0    0   1   0    2    3  .133
Bob Barton             3    9    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Ron Slocum             5    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         14   51   17   23   6   0   1   13   1   0   15    5  .451
Dick Dietz            10   39    6   17   5   0   4   12   0   0    5    9  .436
Al Gallagher          14   57   11   21   5   1   0    7   0   0    7    6  .368
Ron Hunt              10   30    6   11   1   0   1    7   0   0    2    1  .367
Bobby Bonds           14   53   14   15   2   1   1    6   4   0   13   15  .283
Bob Heise             11   32    2    9   1   0   0    7   0   0    3    2  .281
Willie Mays           10   33    5    9   2   0   1    5   0   0    7    2  .273
Bob Burda              8    4    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    0  .250
Tito Fuentes           9   32    4    7   2   1   1    3   0   0    4    3  .219
Willie McCovey        14   45   11    9   1   0   4   11   0   0   19   13  .200
Russ Gibson            4   17    2    3   1   0   0    3   0   0    1    1  .177
Hal Lanier             6   17    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    2  .177
Steve Whitaker         9   18    2    3   1   0   0    4   0   0    2   10  .167
Bob Taylor             8   12    2    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    3    1  .167
Don Mason              6    4    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          9   39   10   17   1   2   1    9   4   0    4    2  .436
Carl Taylor            3    5    1    2   0   0   1    2   0   0    2    0  .400
Joe Hague              8   26    2    8   0   1   1    5   0   0    6    5  .308
Joe Torre              9   36    5   11   2   0   1    8   0   1    5    3  .306
Dick Allen             9   38    8   11   3   0   4   10   0   0    3    8  .290
Lou Brock              9   38    9   11   4   0   0    2   2   0    5    3  .290
Leron Lee              9   36    6   10   2   0   0    3   0   1    2    6  .278
Vic Davalillo          4    4    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .250
Julian Javier          9   37    4    9   0   0   0    3   0   0    1    3  .243
Dal Maxvill            9   23    2    2   1   0   0    2   0   0    7    9  .087
Phil Gagliano          2    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    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)           70
  B. Tolan (CIN)           67
  J. Bench (CIN)           66
  P. Rose (CIN)            58
  A. Gallagher (SF)        57
  T. Perez (CIN)           57
  J. Wynn (HOU)            55
  B. Bonds (SF)            53
  T. Gonzalez (ATL)        53
  J. Morgan (HOU)          53

Runs Scored:

  K. Henderson (SF)        17
  B. Bonds (SF)            14
  T. Perez (CIN)           14
  P. Rose (CIN)            13
  H. Aaron (ATL)           12
  B. Tolan (CIN)           12
  M. Alou (PIT)            11
  R. Carty (ATL)           11
  A. Gallagher (SF)        11
  T. Helms (CIN)           11

Hits:

  T. Perez (CIN)           26
  K. Henderson (SF)        23
  A. Gallagher (SF)        21
  H. Aaron (ATL)           18
  R. Carty (ATL)           18
  O. Cepeda (ATL)          18
  D. Menke (HOU)           18
  B. Tolan (CIN)           18
  J. Cardenal (STL)        17
  T. Davis (HOU)           17

Doubles:

  C. Gaston (SD)            6
  K. Henderson (SF)         6
  O. Cepeda (ATL)           5
  D. Dietz (SF)             5
  A. Gallagher (SF)         5
  D. Menke (HOU)            5
  B. Tolan (CIN)            5
  L. Brock (STL)            4
  D. Concepcion (CIN)       4
  A. Ferrara (SD)           4

Triples:

  D. Doyle (PHI)            3
  J. Morgan (HOU)           3
  J. Cardenal (STL)         2
  T. Davis (HOU)            2
  T. Gonzalez (ATL)         2
  B. Harrelson (NY)         2
  A. Oliver (PIT)           2
  M. Alou (PIT)             1
  B. Bailey (MON)           1
  J. Bench (CIN)            1

Home Runs:

  T. Perez (CIN)            7
  H. Aaron (ATL)            5
  N. Colbert (SD)           5
  D. Allen (STL)            4
  J. Bench (CIN)            4
  D. Dietz (SF)             4
  L. May (CIN)              4
  W. McCovey (SF)           4
  D. Rader (HOU)            4
  J. Wynn (HOU)             4

RBI:

  T. Perez (CIN)           20
  H. Aaron (ATL)           16
  B. Tolan (CIN)           15
  R. Carty (ATL)           13
  K. Henderson (SF)        13
  N. Colbert (SD)          12
  D. Dietz (SF)            12
  J. Bench (CIN)           11
  L. May (CIN)             11
  W. McCovey (SF)          11

Stolen Bases:

  J. Wynn (HOU)             5
  B. Bonds (SF)             4
  J. Cardenal (STL)         4
  J. Morgan (HOU)           4
  B. Tolan (CIN)            4
  T. Davis (HOU)            3
  W. Davis (LA)             3
  J. Foy (NY)               3
  M. Wills (LA)             3
  T. Agee (NY)              2

Caught Stealing:

  J. Morgan (HOU)           4
  J. Bench (CIN)            2
  L. Bowa (PHI)             2
  W. Davis (LA)             2
  J. Foy (NY)               2
  F. Millan (ATL)           2
  T. Taylor (PHI)           2
  B. Tolan (CIN)            2
  M. Wills (LA)             2
  T. Agee (NY)              1

Walks:

  W. McCovey (SF)          19
  K. Henderson (SF)        15
  B. Bonds (SF)            13
  T. Perez (CIN)           12
  P. Rose (CIN)            12
  M. Wills (LA)            11
  J. Morgan (HOU)          10
  R. Swoboda (NY)          10
  B. Carbo (CIN)            9
  B. Harrelson (NY)         9

Strikeouts:

  B. Bonds (SF)            15
  L. Hisle (PHI)           15
  J. Bench (CIN)           13
  W. Crawford (LA)         13
  W. McCovey (SF)          13
  G. Alley (PIT)           12
  J. Briggs (PHI)          12
  N. Colbert (SD)          12
  B. Tolan (CIN)           12
  D. Johnson (PHI)         11


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