Friday May 8, 1970
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of May 8, 1970:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Atlanta          924  157   264   46    5   39   147   11    7  105   127  .286
Cincinnati       975  158   266   48    8   45   143   17    9  107   172  .273
San Francisco    992  167   260   47    6   35   156   19    1  156   198  .262
Houston          982  137   252   46   14   27   128   18   12   96   156  .257
St. Louis        781  104   199   29    6   21    98   14    6   82   117  .255
Los Angeles      929  105   228   40    9   11    95   27   11   92   135  .245
Chicago          777  107   188   23   10   27   103    7    2   88   130  .242
San Diego       1006  118   238   39    4   33   105   13   14   88   224  .237
Pittsburgh       905  109   209   33   11   19    98   10    3   71   165  .231
Philadelphia     923   89   206   36    8   21    81    9    6   95   175  .223
New York         910   97   203   36    9   13    86   32   10  112   174  .223
Montreal         828   81   182   32    7   10    76   13    4  130   158  .220

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Rico Carty (ATL)         27  100   28   42   9   0   8   27   0   1   16   11  .420
Tony Perez (CIN)         29  103   26   42   4   0  12   33   0   1   22   22  .408
Roberto Clemente (PIT)   21   79    8   30   6   3   1   16   1   0    6   10  .380
Dick Dietz (SF)          24   91   12   34   7   1   7   29   0   0   11   25  .374
Don Money (PHI)          23   84   15   31   7   2   3   11   0   0   11   12  .369
Ken Henderson (SF)       29  105   27   37   8   0   3   21   2   0   25   14  .352
Orlando Cepeda (ATL)     26   97   18   33  10   0   6   17   1   1   10   14  .340
Hank Aaron (ATL)         26  101   27   34   2   0  12   30   3   0   15    9  .337
Bobby Bonds (SF)         29  114   30   38   5   2   7   18  12   0   21   33  .333
Jose Cardenal (STL)      23   99   18   33   6   2   1   13   8   1    6    8  .333

 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            27  100   28   42   9   0   8   27   0   1   16   11  .420
Hal King              10   23    4    8   1   0   2    5   0   0    9    6  .348
Orlando Cepeda        26   97   18   33  10   0   6   17   1   1   10   14  .340
Hank Aaron            26  101   27   34   2   0  12   30   3   0   15    9  .337
Felix Millan          27  111   16   34   4   1   2   11   2   2    7    3  .306
Tony Gonzalez         27  108   19   33   6   2   1   16   1   1    8   13  .306
Sonny Jackson         23   87   20   25   6   1   0    7   2   0   21    9  .287
Bob Tillman           12   42    4   10   1   0   2    6   0   0    1   11  .238
Clete Boyer           25   92    8   19   4   0   4   17   1   2    7   18  .207
Bob Didier            13   34    1    6   0   1   0    2   1   0    2    2  .177
Bob Aspromonte         7   13    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .154
Mike Lum              17   14    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    3  .143
Ralph Garr            10    7    3    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    3  .143
Gil Garrido            4   11    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .000

 Chicago              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Jim Hickman           20   60    8   18   4   1   4    7   0   0   15   15  .300
Glenn Beckert         24   93   17   27   0   2   1    8   1   0    7    3  .290
Don Kessinger         24   91   19   26   4   3   1    6   2   1   15   11  .286
Johnny Callison       23   87    8   24   3   1   4   16   3   1    6    9  .276
Ron Santo             24   91   12   23   4   2   3   14   0   0   10   16  .253
Billy Williams        24   96   19   24   1   0  10   30   1   0    6   13  .250
Willie Smith           9   16    3    4   2   0   1    3   0   0    2    4  .250
Boots Day              9    8    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .250
Randy Hundley          6   21    0    5   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    7  .238
Ernie Banks           21   75    6   15   4   0   1   10   0   0    9   11  .200
Cleo James            11   10    1    2   0   1   0    0   0   0    0    1  .200
Paul Popovich          6    5    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .200
J. C. Martin          18   46    7    7   0   0   1    3   0   0   10    4  .152
Jimmie Hall            8   11    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    5  .091
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            29  103   26   42   4   0  12   33   0   1   22   22  .408
Hal McRae             17   37    7   12   1   1   4    6   0   0    5    3  .324
Bobby Tolan           29  119   28   37  11   1   6   22   8   2    9   24  .311
Dave Concepcion       27   84   10   26   4   0   1    4   1   0   10   12  .310
Bernie Carbo          22   65    9   19   2   1   5   12   4   1   16   11  .292
Lee May               23   87   13   25   7   0   6   19   0   0    7   16  .287
Johnny Bench          29  113   16   32   7   2   8   24   0   2    7   20  .283
Pete Rose             29  114   21   30   6   1   3    8   3   2   15   13  .263
Darrel Chaney          9   12    1    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    5  .250
Woody Woodward         5   10    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .200
Tommy Helms           29  122   18   24   5   0   0    8   0   1    4    4  .197
Pat Corrales           5   14    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    4  .143
Jimmy Stewart         16   14    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    5  .071
Jay Ward               1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 Houston              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Jim Beauchamp         14   15    3    5   0   0   1    4   0   1    2    3  .333
Jesus Alou            12   31    6   10   5   0   0    6   0   0    2    0  .323
Tommy Davis           24   84    9   27   3   2   1   11   3   2    2   10  .321
Denis Menke           29  109   13   35   7   1   2   21   0   0   12   15  .321
Doug Rader            29  103   16   30   2   1   5   16   1   1   11   16  .291
Keith Lampard         16   28    4    8   3   1   0    3   0   0    1   10  .286
Jim Wynn              29  104   18   29   6   0   6   21   7   2   17   16  .279
Joe Morgan            29  112   20   29   5   5   0    9   4   5   20   14  .259
Norm Miller           18   59    8   15   3   0   2   10   0   0    6    8  .254
Joe Pepitone          27  100   16   25   5   3   5    8   1   1    7   11  .250
John Mayberry         16   48    8    9   1   0   3    6   1   0    6   11  .188
Johnny Edwards        28   97    8   14   3   0   2    6   1   0    5   16  .144
Marty Martinez         6    8    1    1   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .125
Bob Watson             8   17    1    2   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    7  .118
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
Gary Moore             1    2    1    1   0   1   0    0   0   0    0    0  .500
Billy Grabarkewitz    24   67    8   25   5   1   2   16   3   1   13   21  .373
Wes Parker            27  103   12   32  10   1   2   20   2   0   11    5  .311
Von Joshua             6   24    5    7   0   0   0    1   1   0    2    6  .292
Manny Mota            14   32    3    9   0   1   0    3   1   1    7    5  .281
Ted Sizemore          23   82    9   23   2   0   1    5   2   0   10    3  .281
Jeff Torborg          13   23    2    6   3   0   0    1   0   0    2    0  .261
Maury Wills           27  106   15   26   3   1   0    6   9   3   16    4  .245
Willie Davis          27   98   11   24   6   1   0   10   5   4    3   10  .245
Tom Haller            13   37    4    9   0   2   0    4   1   0    2    4  .243
Willie Crawford       25   71   12   17   2   1   2    8   0   1   10   24  .239
Bill Sudakis          16   46    4   10   2   0   1    5   1   0    8    6  .217
Andy Kosco            22   78   10   16   5   0   3   10   1   0    1   15  .205
Jim Lefebvre          12   27    3    5   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    3  .185
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         7    7    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .000

 Montreal             G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Jack Hiatt            15   41    4   14   2   0   0    7   0   0   14   13  .342
Rusty Staub           25   87   12   27   2   2   2   15   3   1   24   14  .310
Jim Fairey            13   36    9   10   2   1   1    6   1   1    3    7  .278
Ron Brand             16   44    5   12   2   0   0    3   1   0    4    5  .273
Ron Fairly            25   86   10   23   4   0   3   12   4   0   22   14  .267
Marv Staehle          19   62    9   16   3   1   0    6   1   0   12    4  .258
Bobby Wine            25   87    5   19   4   1   1    8   0   0    7   19  .218
Don Hahn               7   23    3    5   1   0   0    0   1   0    3    2  .217
Adolfo Phillips       13   43    1    9   1   0   1    2   1   0    3   13  .209
Gary Sutherland       16   49    5   10   3   0   1    4   0   0    2    1  .204
Mack Jones            21   71    8   14   3   1   1    7   1   0   17   19  .197
John Boccabella        9   21    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    4  .143
Jim Qualls             8    9    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .111
Coco Laboy            19   59    0    6   1   0   0    3   0   0    7   11  .102
Bob Bailey            18   31    4    3   0   1   0    0   0   1    7    7  .097
John Bateman           7   26    0    2   1   0   0    1   0   1    1    7  .077
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
Ken Boswell           18   57    4   17   1   0   2   10   2   0    6    7  .298
Art Shamsky           22   71    8   21   5   0   0    7   1   0   10    7  .296
Bud Harrelson         27  105   21   31   7   4   1    7   9   2   17    8  .295
Tommie Agee           25  105   16   26   3   0   3    7   6   2   11   25  .248
Ron Swoboda           23   46    2   11   1   1   0    4   1   0   15   14  .239
Dave Marshall         12   21    3    5   0   1   1    4   1   1    0    5  .238
Donn Clendenon        19   56    7   13   1   0   3   13   0   0    2   13  .232
Ed Kranepool          11   19    0    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    1  .211
Joe Foy               24   89    8   18   4   0   1    9   8   2   11    9  .202
Duffy Dyer            15   51    1   10   0   0   0    2   0   1    8   10  .196
Al Weis               11   21    4    4   2   0   0    3   0   1    2    6  .191
Cleon Jones           25   88   11   16   3   1   0    9   1   1   11   18  .182
Mike Jorgensen        19   39    6    7   2   0   2    2   2   0    5   11  .180
Wayne Garrett         11   29    2    5   2   1   0    1   1   0    8    5  .172
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             23   84   15   31   7   2   3   11   0   0   11   12  .369
Mike Ryan              3    6    0    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    0  .333
Jim Hutto             12   16    1    5   0   0   1    2   0   0    1    2  .313
Rick Joseph           11   19    2    5   0   1   2    4   0   0    0    4  .263
Tim McCarver          19   69    4   17   4   0   0    0   0   0    4    5  .246
Denny Doyle           24   98   10   24   4   4   0    4   1   1    8   17  .245
Tony Taylor           19   67    8   15   0   0   0    5   2   2    7   11  .224
Larry Hisle           27   94   10   20   5   0   3   11   1   0   17   34  .213
Byron Browne          22   53    5   11   4   0   1    1   1   1    6   13  .208
Johnny Briggs         27   98    8   20   3   1   2   12   2   0   10   19  .204
Mike Compton           7   15    3    3   0   0   1    2   0   0    2    1  .200
Deron Johnson         27   96   11   19   3   0   8   18   0   0   12   24  .198
Larry Bowa            26   88    4   17   2   0   0    4   1   2    8    9  .193
Ron Stone             14   26    1    5   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    4  .192
Sam Parrilla           9   12    0    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    3  .167
Del Bates              3    6    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .167
Terry Harmon           9   13    2    2   0   0   0    0   1   0    2    2  .154

 Pittsburgh           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Bob Robertson         16   45   10   18   1   0   6   12   1   0    6    8  .400
Roberto Clemente      21   79    8   30   6   3   1   16   1   0    6   10  .380
Manny Sanguillen      16   61    5   21   3   0   3    8   1   0    0    9  .344
Freddie Patek         12   19    5    6   0   2   0    1   1   0    4    6  .316
Johnny Jeter          12   16    8    5   0   0   0    1   0   0    4    1  .313
Richie Hebner         23   78   11   24   9   2   0    5   1   1    5   11  .308
Matty Alou            27  117   21   26   3   1   0    8   3   1    5    5  .222
Jerry May             13   34    3    7   1   1   0    3   0   0    7    8  .206
Jose Pagan            16   36    2    7   0   0   1    2   0   0    4    5  .194
Willie Stargell       24   85    9   16   1   0   4   18   0   0   10   24  .188
Al Oliver             26   89    9   16   3   2   2    5   0   1    2    5  .180
Bill Mazeroski        26   95    7   17   3   0   1   13   1   0    8   14  .179
Gene Alley            23   78    8   13   3   0   1    3   1   0    5   25  .167
Jose Martinez         12    8    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    3  .000
Dave Ricketts          7    5    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000

 San Diego            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Cito Gaston           30  121   15   36   7   1   4   16   2   1    6   26  .298
Dave Campbell         30  115   14   33   6   0   1    8   4   3    7   22  .287
Ed Spiezio            19   56    8   16   2   0   1    5   2   0    7    8  .286
Tommy Dean             9   28    5    8   1   0   1    4   0   0    0    6  .286
Chris Cannizzaro      24   72    6   20   2   0   1    9   0   3    8   10  .278
Ivan Murrell          18   30    3    8   2   0   1    6   1   0    0   10  .267
Ollie Brown           25   91   12   24   4   0   3    7   0   0    7   15  .264
Bob Barton             9   24    1    6   2   0   1    2   0   0    2    4  .250
Ron Slocum            15    4    1    1   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    1  .250
Al Ferrara            30   69    9   17   4   1   3    5   0   0   17   14  .246
Nate Colbert          30  108   21   26   3   1  10   20   1   3   10   27  .241
Ramon Webster         20   21    0    4   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    4  .191
Steve Huntz           12   50    5    9   1   0   4    7   0   2    7   11  .180
Van Kelly             20   59    7    9   2   0   1    7   0   0    6   17  .153
Jerry Morales         24   56    5    8   0   1   1    4   0   0    3   11  .143
Jose Arcia            18   33    1    3   0   0   0    1   3   2    4    5  .091

 San Francisco        G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Dick Dietz            24   91   12   34   7   1   7   29   0   0   11   25  .374
Ken Henderson         29  105   27   37   8   0   3   21   2   0   25   14  .352
Bobby Bonds           29  114   30   38   5   2   7   18  12   0   21   33  .333
Ron Hunt              25   82   16   27   4   0   2   11   1   1   12    6  .329
Al Gallagher          23   83   13   24   5   2   0    8   0   0    8   12  .289
Willie Mays           24   80   19   23   3   0   6   15   2   0   14   13  .288
Russ Gibson            6   25    2    7   3   0   0    3   0   0    1    3  .280
Bob Heise             16   38    3   10   1   0   0    8   0   0    3    4  .263
Tito Fuentes          14   46    7   11   2   1   1    4   1   0    6    4  .239
Hal Lanier            20   65    5   14   0   0   2    7   1   0    3    5  .215
Jim Davenport          8   24    1    5   1   0   0    1   0   0    3    4  .208
Bob Burda             17   10    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    0  .200
Willie McCovey        29   95   18   18   5   0   7   23   0   0   34   23  .190
Steve Whitaker        15   26    3    3   1   0   0    4   0   0    2   13  .115
Bob Taylor            16   21    4    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    5    4  .095
Don Mason             13   11    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    2  .000

 St. Louis            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Jose Cardenal         23   99   18   33   6   2   1   13   8   1    6    8  .333
Joe Hague             21   64    5   20   1   1   3    8   1   0   14   13  .313
Dick Allen            23   86   18   25   3   1   8   18   0   1   13   18  .291
Joe Torre             23   88   10   24   5   0   3   15   0   2   11   12  .273
Leron Lee             23   82   10   22   5   0   2    9   0   1    8   15  .268
Lou Brock             23   98   18   26   4   0   3    9   5   0    7   15  .265
Julian Javier         15   52    6   12   1   0   0    7   0   0    1    4  .231
Jim Campbell          11   11    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .182
Carl Taylor           13   28    2    5   1   0   1    6   0   0    5    2  .179
Dal Maxvill           21   53    7    9   1   0   0    2   0   0   10   15  .170
Milt Ramirez          10   10    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .100
Cookie Rojas          13   31    0    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    3    0  .097
Vic Davalillo         11   11    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .091
Phil Gagliano          6    7    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  T. Helms (CIN)          122
  C. Gaston (SD)          121
  B. Tolan (CIN)          119
  M. Alou (PIT)           117
  D. Campbell (SD)        115
  B. Bonds (SF)           114
  P. Rose (CIN)           114
  J. Bench (CIN)          113
  J. Morgan (HOU)         112
  F. Millan (ATL)         111

Runs Scored:

  B. Bonds (SF)            30
  R. Carty (ATL)           28
  B. Tolan (CIN)           28
  H. Aaron (ATL)           27
  K. Henderson (SF)        27
  T. Perez (CIN)           26
  M. Alou (PIT)            21
  N. Colbert (SD)          21
  B. Harrelson (NY)        21
  P. Rose (CIN)            21

Hits:

  R. Carty (ATL)           42
  T. Perez (CIN)           42
  B. Bonds (SF)            38
  K. Henderson (SF)        37
  B. Tolan (CIN)           37
  C. Gaston (SD)           36
  D. Menke (HOU)           35
  H. Aaron (ATL)           34
  D. Dietz (SF)            34
  F. Millan (ATL)          34

Doubles:

  B. Tolan (CIN)           11
  O. Cepeda (ATL)          10
  W. Parker (LA)           10
  R. Carty (ATL)            9
  R. Hebner (PIT)           9
  K. Henderson (SF)         8
  J. Bench (CIN)            7
  D. Dietz (SF)             7
  C. Gaston (SD)            7
  B. Harrelson (NY)         7

Triples:

  J. Morgan (HOU)           5
  D. Doyle (PHI)            4
  B. Harrelson (NY)         4
  R. Clemente (PIT)         3
  D. Kessinger (CHI)        3
  J. Pepitone (HOU)         3
  G. Beckert (CHI)          2
  J. Bench (CIN)            2
  B. Bonds (SF)             2
  J. Cardenal (STL)         2

Home Runs:

  H. Aaron (ATL)           12
  T. Perez (CIN)           12
  N. Colbert (SD)          10
  B. Williams (CHI)        10
  D. Allen (STL)            8
  J. Bench (CIN)            8
  R. Carty (ATL)            8
  D. Johnson (PHI)          8
  B. Bonds (SF)             7
  D. Dietz (SF)             7

RBI:

  T. Perez (CIN)           33
  H. Aaron (ATL)           30
  B. Williams (CHI)        30
  D. Dietz (SF)            29
  R. Carty (ATL)           27
  J. Bench (CIN)           24
  W. McCovey (SF)          23
  B. Tolan (CIN)           22
  K. Henderson (SF)        21
  D. Menke (HOU)           21

Stolen Bases:

  B. Bonds (SF)            12
  B. Harrelson (NY)         9
  M. Wills (LA)             9
  J. Cardenal (STL)         8
  J. Foy (NY)               8
  B. Tolan (CIN)            8
  J. Wynn (HOU)             7
  T. Agee (NY)              6
  L. Brock (STL)            5
  W. Davis (LA)             5

Caught Stealing:

  J. Morgan (HOU)           5
  W. Davis (LA)             4
  D. Campbell (SD)          3
  C. Cannizzaro (SD)        3
  N. Colbert (SD)           3
  M. Wills (LA)             3
  T. Agee (NY)              2
  J. Arcia (SD)             2
  J. Bench (CIN)            2
  L. Bowa (PHI)             2

Walks:

  W. McCovey (SF)          34
  K. Henderson (SF)        25
  R. Staub (MON)           24
  R. Fairly (MON)          22
  T. Perez (CIN)           22
  B. Bonds (SF)            21
  S. Jackson (ATL)         21
  J. Morgan (HOU)          20
  A. Ferrara (SD)          17
  B. Harrelson (NY)        17

Strikeouts:

  L. Hisle (PHI)           34
  B. Bonds (SF)            33
  N. Colbert (SD)          27
  C. Gaston (SD)           26
  T. Agee (NY)             25
  G. Alley (PIT)           25
  D. Dietz (SF)            25
  W. Crawford (LA)         24
  D. Johnson (PHI)         24
  W. Stargell (PIT)        24


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