Friday May 1, 1970
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of May 1, 1970:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Atlanta          766  125   222   39    5   29   117    7    6   80    97  .290
St. Louis        587   82   159   26    5   15    77    9    4   57    82  .271
Cincinnati       773  116   203   35    7   34   110   13    8   81   136  .263
San Francisco    772  129   202   37    3   26   121   13    1  135   154  .262
Houston          742   98   187   36   10   23    90   17    9   71   119  .252
Chicago          617   90   155   18    8   21    86    7    2   71   115  .251
New York         681   77   158   30    7   11    70   22    8   80   127  .232
Los Angeles      697   60   151   23    5    7    54   21    7   65   101  .217
Pittsburgh       653   77   141   27    9   12    70    9    2   54   127  .216
Philadelphia     654   49   139   23    6   10    46    5    6   65   121  .213
San Diego        712   68   150   24    3   18    60    8    9   63   167  .211
Montreal         620   53   129   23    7    5    50   12    4   88   123  .208

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Tony Perez (CIN)         23   80   22   36   2   0  10   27   0   1   18   14  .450
Rico Carty (ATL)         22   81   23   34   7   0   7   23   0   1   14    8  .420
Roberto Clemente (PIT)   18   69    7   27   5   3   1   15   1   0    6   10  .391
Ron Hunt (SF)            19   60   12   23   3   0   2   11   1   1   11    3  .383
Dick Dietz (SF)          19   70    9   26   5   0   6   21   0   0    9   22  .371
Jose Cardenal (STL)      17   72   15   26   5   2   1   12   6   1    6    3  .361
Orlando Cepeda (ATL)     21   81   15   29   9   0   5   15   0   1    7   10  .358
Ken Henderson (SF)       23   81   22   29   6   0   2   17   1   0   23    8  .358
Bobby Bonds (SF)         23   88   26   31   5   1   5   13   9   0   18   26  .352
Glenn Beckert (CHI)      19   73   16   25   0   2   1    6   1   0    7    3  .343

 Atlanta              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Tommie Aaron           5    7    1    4   2   0   1    2   0   0    0    0  .571
Rico Carty            22   81   23   34   7   0   7   23   0   1   14    8  .420
Hal King               8   17    2    7   1   0   1    4   0   0    8    5  .412
Orlando Cepeda        21   81   15   29   9   0   5   15   0   1    7   10  .358
Hank Aaron            21   82   22   28   2   0   9   22   2   0   13    8  .342
Tony Gonzalez         22   92   17   30   6   2   1   16   0   1    4    8  .326
Sonny Jackson         18   69   14   22   5   1   0    6   2   0   15    8  .319
Felix Millan          22   92   12   28   2   1   1    5   2   2    4    3  .304
Bob Tillman           11   38    4    9   1   0   2    6   0   0    1   10  .237
Bob Didier            10   26    1    5   0   1   0    2   0   0    2    1  .192
Clete Boyer           20   74    6   13   3   0   2   11   1   1    6   15  .176
Bob Aspromonte         7   13    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .154
Mike Lum              16   14    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    3  .143
Gil Garrido            4   11    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .000
Ralph Garr             9    6    2    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    3  .000

 Chicago              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Glenn Beckert         19   73   16   25   0   2   1    6   1   0    7    3  .343
Boots Day              7    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .333
Johnny Callison       19   71    8   22   3   1   4   16   3   1    6    7  .310
Don Kessinger         19   70   18   21   3   2   1    4   2   1   14   10  .300
Jim Hickman           17   50    6   15   3   1   3    5   0   0   13   14  .300
Billy Williams        19   76   17   21   1   0   8   26   1   0    5   10  .276
Willie Smith           6   12    2    3   1   0   1    2   0   0    0    4  .250
Paul Popovich          5    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .250
Randy Hundley          6   21    0    5   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    7  .238
Ernie Banks           17   60    5   14   3   0   1   10   0   0    7   10  .233
Ron Santo             19   70    9   15   3   2   1   10   0   0   10   15  .214
Cleo James             9    5    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .200
J. C. Martin          13   37    4    5   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    3  .135
Jimmie Hall            5    8    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    4  .125
Ken Rudolph            4    7    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    4  .000

 Cincinnati           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Angel Bravo            8    2    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    0 1.000
Tony Perez            23   80   22   36   2   0  10   27   0   1   18   14  .450
Darrel Chaney          7    9    1    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    4  .333
Bernie Carbo          18   55    7   16   2   1   4    9   3   1   14   10  .291
Hal McRae             13   28    4    8   1   1   2    3   0   0    1    1  .286
Johnny Bench          23   93   10   25   4   2   6   19   0   2    3   17  .269
Lee May               17   64    6   17   5   0   4   14   0   0    5   12  .266
Bobby Tolan           23   93   19   24   8   1   5   19   6   2    9   16  .258
Dave Concepcion       21   67    7   17   4   0   1    4   1   0    7    9  .254
Pete Rose             23   89   16   22   4   1   2    6   2   1   12   10  .247
Tommy Helms           23   98   16   22   4   0   0    6   0   1    3    4  .225
Woody Woodward         4    8    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .125
Pat Corrales           4   11    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    4  .091
Jimmy Stewart         13   13    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    5  .077

 Houston              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Keith Lampard         11   14    2    6   2   0   0    1   0   0    1    4  .429
Jim Beauchamp         11   13    2    5   0   0   1    4   0   1    2    3  .385
Jesus Alou             8   24    4    8   5   0   0    4   0   0    1    0  .333
Tommy Davis           19   69    7   22   3   2   1    9   3   1    1    7  .319
Denis Menke           22   82    9   25   6   1   1   13   0   0    8   12  .305
Jim Wynn              22   85   14   24   5   0   6   16   6   1   11   14  .282
Joe Pepitone          20   71   12   19   3   3   5    6   1   1    6    6  .268
Norm Miller           12   38    6   10   2   0   1    7   0   0    5    6  .263
Doug Rader            22   77   12   19   2   1   4   11   1   0    8   12  .247
Joe Morgan            22   83   12   19   2   3   0    4   4   5   16   10  .229
John Mayberry         14   40    8    7   1   0   3    6   1   0    5    9  .175
Johnny Edwards        21   73    6   12   2   0   1    3   1   0    3   15  .164
Bob Watson             7   16    1    2   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    6  .125
Marty Martinez         5    8    1    1   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .125
Leon McFadden          2    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
Billy Grabarkewitz    18   48    6   15   1   1   2    8   2   0   11   16  .313
Manny Mota            10   26    2    7   0   0   0    1   1   0    5    4  .269
Wes Parker            21   79    6   21   5   0   1    9   2   0    8    5  .266
Tom Haller            12   33    4    8   0   2   0    4   1   0    2    3  .242
Ted Sizemore          17   58    4   14   2   0   0    2   1   0    6    2  .241
Maury Wills           21   78   10   18   1   1   0    5   7   2   15    3  .231
Willie Crawford       19   54    6   12   1   1   1    5   0   0    4   21  .222
Jeff Torborg          10   18    1    4   2   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .222
Jim Lefebvre           9   23    3    5   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    2  .217
Bill Sudakis          11   23    1    5   1   0   0    1   1   0    5    1  .217
Andy Kosco            16   60    7   12   5   0   3    8   0   0    0   13  .200
Willie Davis          21   83    7   15   4   0   0    6   5   4    2    8  .181
Bill Buckner          14   33    1    4   0   0   0    0   0   1    2    4  .121
Steve Garvey           9   23    0    2   1   0   0    0   1   0    1    4  .087
Len Gabrielson         4    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000

 Montreal             G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Jack Hiatt            11   28    3   10   2   0   0    4   0   0   11    8  .357
Don Hahn               3   12    3    4   1   0   0    0   1   0    2    2  .333
Rusty Staub           19   67    8   22   2   2   1   12   3   1   17   10  .328
Bobby Wine            19   68    4   17   3   1   1    7   0   0    6   15  .250
Ron Fairly            19   68    7   16   2   0   3    9   4   0   14   12  .235
Marv Staehle          13   47    6   10   3   1   0    4   1   0    7    3  .213
Mack Jones            16   59    4   12   3   1   0    5   1   0    9   15  .203
Gary Sutherland       13   36    4    7   3   0   0    2   0   0    1    1  .194
Ron Brand             10   22    3    4   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    3  .182
Jim Fairey             8   24    5    4   0   1   0    1   1   1    1    5  .167
Adolfo Phillips       10   31    0    5   0   0   0    0   1   0    3   12  .161
John Bateman           4   13    0    2   1   0   0    1   0   1    0    4  .154
John Boccabella        9   21    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    4  .143
Coco Laboy            17   53    0    6   1   0   0    3   0   0    7   10  .113
Bob Bailey            14   26    3    2   0   1   0    0   0   1    6    6  .077
Jim Qualls             5    7    0    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .000
Angel Hermoso          4    1    1    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
Bud Harrelson         20   79   15   25   6   4   1    6   6   2   11    6  .317
Art Shamsky           15   47    7   14   5   0   0    3   1   0    6    4  .298
Ken Boswell           14   41    2   12   1   0   1    6   1   0    5    4  .293
Donn Clendenon        15   46    7   13   1   0   3   13   0   0    2   12  .283
Ron Swoboda           19   44    2   11   1   1   0    4   1   0   13   12  .250
Mike Jorgensen        13   20    6    5   1   0   2    2   1   0    4    5  .250
Cleon Jones           18   66   10   15   3   1   0    9   1   1    8   15  .227
Tommie Agee           18   75   11   17   2   0   2    4   3   1    9   18  .227
Ed Kranepool           9   18    0    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    1  .222
Duffy Dyer             8   29    1    6   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    4  .207
Al Weis               10   20    4    4   2   0   0    3   0   1    2    5  .200
Joe Foy               18   67    6   13   2   0   1    8   6   2    7    6  .194
Dave Marshall          8   16    2    3   0   0   1    4   1   1    0    4  .188
Wayne Garrett          7   18    0    3   1   0   0    1   1   0    4    3  .167
Jerry Grote           12   41    1    6   3   1   0    3   0   0    2    6  .146

 Philadelphia         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Don Money             16   55    7   20   3   2   1    6   0   0    6    9  .364
Rick Joseph            9   12    2    4   0   1   2    4   0   0    0    1  .333
Mike Ryan              2    6    0    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    0  .333
Tim McCarver          18   67    4   17   4   0   0    0   0   0    4    5  .254
Denny Doyle           19   78    7   18   3   3   0    3   1   1    5   13  .231
Tony Taylor           13   40    2    9   0   0   0    1   0   2    2    8  .225
Larry Hisle           20   68    6   15   4   0   1    6   1   0   10   22  .221
Byron Browne          17   42    3    9   3   0   0    0   1   1    6   10  .214
Deron Johnson         20   69    8   14   3   0   5   11   0   0   10   17  .203
Terry Harmon           7    5    2    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .200
Jim Hutto              6    5    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .200
Johnny Briggs         20   70    5   12   1   0   1    8   1   0   10   15  .171
Ron Stone              9   18    0    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .167
Larry Bowa            20   66    1   10   1   0   0    4   1   2    6    8  .152
Sam Parrilla           6    7    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .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
Roberto Clemente      18   69    7   27   5   3   1   15   1   0    6   10  .391
Manny Sanguillen      11   41    4   16   2   0   3    8   1   0    0    7  .390
Bob Robertson          9   21    2    7   1   0   1    2   0   0    4    5  .333
Freddie Patek         10   12    4    4   0   2   0    1   1   0    2    4  .333
Richie Hebner         16   57    8   18   8   1   0    5   1   1    3    9  .316
Matty Alou            20   84   17   19   2   1   0    6   3   0    5    3  .226
Jose Pagan            10   23    2    4   0   0   1    2   0   0    3    4  .174
Al Oliver             20   67    6   11   2   2   1    2   0   1    2    4  .164
Jerry May             10   26    2    4   1   0   0    2   0   0    5    6  .154
Bill Mazeroski        20   72    6   11   3   0   1   10   1   0    6   10  .153
Gene Alley            18   61    5    9   2   0   1    3   1   0    4   20  .148
Willie Stargell       17   58    7    8   1   0   3   11   0   0    6   18  .138
Johnny Jeter           8   10    4    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    4    0  .100
Jose Martinez          8    4    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000
Dave Ricketts          4    2    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           22   86   10   26   7   1   2   10   1   1    4   19  .302
Dave Campbell         22   79   10   23   4   0   0    3   3   3    5   15  .291
Tommy Dean             8   28    5    8   1   0   1    4   0   0    0    6  .286
Ivan Murrell          11   11    1    3   0   0   1    3   1   0    0    5  .273
Chris Cannizzaro      18   54    1   14   1   0   0    6   0   2    5    8  .259
Ollie Brown           19   70    6   17   2   0   2    5   0   0    6   12  .243
Ed Spiezio            13   34    2    8   0   0   1    3   0   0    6    4  .235
Al Ferrara            22   43    5    9   4   0   2    2   0   0   11   11  .209
Nate Colbert          22   77   12   16   1   1   6   14   1   2    8   21  .208
Ramon Webster         16   16    0    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    4  .188
Jerry Morales         20   55    5    8   0   1   1    4   0   0    3   11  .146
Van Kelly             16   47    5    6   2   0   0    2   0   0    6   16  .128
Steve Huntz            4   17    2    2   0   0   2    2   0   0    1    3  .118
Jose Arcia            16   33    1    3   0   0   0    1   2   1    4    5  .091
Bob Barton             7   14    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    3  .071
Ron Slocum            12    2    1    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
Ron Hunt              19   60   12   23   3   0   2   11   1   1   11    3  .383
Dick Dietz            19   70    9   26   5   0   6   21   0   0    9   22  .371
Ken Henderson         23   81   22   29   6   0   2   17   1   0   23    8  .358
Bobby Bonds           23   88   26   31   5   1   5   13   9   0   18   26  .352
Al Gallagher          20   74   12   22   5   1   0    8   0   0    8   10  .297
Bob Heise             16   38    3   10   1   0   0    8   0   0    3    4  .263
Willie Mays           18   57    9   14   3   0   2    8   1   0   11    9  .246
Russ Gibson            5   21    2    5   1   0   0    3   0   0    1    1  .238
Tito Fuentes          11   34    4    7   2   1   1    3   0   0    4    4  .206
Jim Davenport          7   20    1    4   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    4  .200
Willie McCovey        23   76   14   14   2   0   6   17   0   0   27   19  .184
Hal Lanier            14   39    4    7   0   0   2    4   1   0    3    3  .180
Bob Burda             13    7    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    0  .143
Steve Whitaker        12   23    2    3   1   0   0    4   0   0    2   13  .130
Bob Taylor            12   18    3    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    5    4  .111
Don Mason              9    6    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    0  .000

 St. Louis            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Jose Cardenal         17   72   15   26   5   2   1   12   6   1    6    3  .361
Lou Brock             17   73   14   22   4   0   2    5   3   0    6   10  .301
Joe Torre             17   67    9   20   5   0   2   13   0   1    7    8  .299
Dick Allen            17   66   14   19   3   1   6   15   0   0    7   13  .288
Leron Lee             17   67    7   19   5   0   1    8   0   1    3   11  .284
Joe Hague             16   47    3   13   1   1   2    7   0   0   11   11  .277
Jim Campbell           8    8    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .250
Julian Javier         14   49    5   11   1   0   0    4   0   0    1    4  .225
Carl Taylor            8   15    2    3   0   0   1    2   0   0    3    0  .200
Dal Maxvill           15   39    5    7   1   0   0    2   0   0    8   12  .180
Cookie Rojas           8   15    0    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    0  .133
Vic Davalillo          8    8    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .125
Milt Ramirez           6   10    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .100
Phil Gagliano          4    6    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  T. Helms (CIN)           98
  J. Bench (CIN)           93
  B. Tolan (CIN)           93
  T. Gonzalez (ATL)        92
  F. Millan (ATL)          92
  P. Rose (CIN)            89
  B. Bonds (SF)            88
  C. Gaston (SD)           86
  J. Wynn (HOU)            85
  M. Alou (PIT)            84

Runs Scored:

  B. Bonds (SF)            26
  R. Carty (ATL)           23
  H. Aaron (ATL)           22
  K. Henderson (SF)        22
  T. Perez (CIN)           22
  B. Tolan (CIN)           19
  D. Kessinger (CHI)       18
  M. Alou (PIT)            17
  T. Gonzalez (ATL)        17
  B. Williams (CHI)        17

Hits:

  T. Perez (CIN)           36
  R. Carty (ATL)           34
  B. Bonds (SF)            31
  T. Gonzalez (ATL)        30
  O. Cepeda (ATL)          29
  K. Henderson (SF)        29
  H. Aaron (ATL)           28
  F. Millan (ATL)          28
  R. Clemente (PIT)        27
  J. Cardenal (STL)        26

Doubles:

  O. Cepeda (ATL)           9
  R. Hebner (PIT)           8
  B. Tolan (CIN)            8
  R. Carty (ATL)            7
  C. Gaston (SD)            7
  T. Gonzalez (ATL)         6
  B. Harrelson (NY)         6
  K. Henderson (SF)         6
  D. Menke (HOU)            6
  J. Alou (HOU)             5

Triples:

  B. Harrelson (NY)         4
  R. Clemente (PIT)         3
  D. Doyle (PHI)            3
  J. Morgan (HOU)           3
  J. Pepitone (HOU)         3
  G. Beckert (CHI)          2
  J. Bench (CIN)            2
  J. Cardenal (STL)         2
  T. Davis (HOU)            2
  T. Gonzalez (ATL)         2

Home Runs:

  T. Perez (CIN)           10
  H. Aaron (ATL)            9
  B. Williams (CHI)         8
  R. Carty (ATL)            7
  D. Allen (STL)            6
  J. Bench (CIN)            6
  N. Colbert (SD)           6
  D. Dietz (SF)             6
  W. McCovey (SF)           6
  J. Wynn (HOU)             6

RBI:

  T. Perez (CIN)           27
  B. Williams (CHI)        26
  R. Carty (ATL)           23
  H. Aaron (ATL)           22
  D. Dietz (SF)            21
  J. Bench (CIN)           19
  B. Tolan (CIN)           19
  K. Henderson (SF)        17
  W. McCovey (SF)          17
  J. Callison (CHI)        16

Stolen Bases:

  B. Bonds (SF)             9
  M. Wills (LA)             7
  J. Cardenal (STL)         6
  J. Foy (NY)               6
  B. Harrelson (NY)         6
  B. Tolan (CIN)            6
  J. Wynn (HOU)             6
  W. Davis (LA)             5
  R. Fairly (MON)           4
  J. Morgan (HOU)           4

Caught Stealing:

  J. Morgan (HOU)           5
  W. Davis (LA)             4
  D. Campbell (SD)          3
  J. Bench (CIN)            2
  L. Bowa (PHI)             2
  C. Cannizzaro (SD)        2
  N. Colbert (SD)           2
  J. Foy (NY)               2
  B. Harrelson (NY)         2
  F. Millan (ATL)           2

Walks:

  W. McCovey (SF)          27
  K. Henderson (SF)        23
  B. Bonds (SF)            18
  T. Perez (CIN)           18
  R. Staub (MON)           17
  J. Morgan (HOU)          16
  S. Jackson (ATL)         15
  M. Wills (LA)            15
  B. Carbo (CIN)           14
  R. Carty (ATL)           14

Strikeouts:

  B. Bonds (SF)            26
  D. Dietz (SF)            22
  L. Hisle (PHI)           22
  N. Colbert (SD)          21
  W. Crawford (LA)         21
  G. Alley (PIT)           20
  C. Gaston (SD)           19
  W. McCovey (SF)          19
  T. Agee (NY)             18
  W. Stargell (PIT)        18


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