Sunday May 10, 1970
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of May 10, 1970:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Atlanta          988  167   280   47    5   42   157   13    7  113   135  .283
Cincinnati      1043  166   285   49    8   50   151   17    9  111   186  .273
San Francisco   1069  183   284   53    6   39   171   21    1  166   208  .266
Houston         1052  149   275   51   14   29   139   20   12  101   170  .261
St. Louis        854  113   218   31    6   24   107   15    6   86   135  .255
Los Angeles     1015  121   254   44   12   12   109   33   11  102   149  .250
Chicago          845  121   209   24   11   31   117    7    2  101   138  .247
Pittsburgh       984  117   238   34   13   21   106   11    3   76   180  .242
San Diego       1075  129   257   40    5   36   114   13   16   98   241  .239
New York         985  118   228   39    9   17   106   33   11  124   185  .232
Philadelphia    1003   93   219   37    9   22    84   10    6  100   191  .218
Montreal         890   85   190   33    7   12    80   13    4  138   169  .214

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Rico Carty (ATL)         29  107   31   45   9   0   8   28   0   1   17   11  .421
Tony Perez (CIN)         31  111   27   44   4   0  12   33   0   1   23   24  .396
Roberto Clemente (PIT)   23   88    9   34   6   4   1   17   1   0    6   11  .386
Don Money (PHI)          23   84   15   31   7   2   3   11   0   0   11   12  .369
Dick Dietz (SF)          25   93   13   34   7   1   7   29   0   0   13   26  .366
Ken Henderson (SF)       31  114   29   41  10   0   5   25   2   0   26   14  .360
Denis Menke (HOU)        31  115   17   39   8   1   2   22   0   0   14   17  .339
Bobby Bonds (SF)         31  124   33   42   6   2   7   21  14   0   22   33  .339
Ron Hunt (SF)            27   92   18   31   5   0   2   11   1   1   12    7  .337
Orlando Cepeda (ATL)     28  105   19   35  10   0   7   19   1   1   10   17  .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            29  107   31   45   9   0   8   28   0   1   17   11  .421
Orlando Cepeda        28  105   19   35  10   0   7   19   1   1   10   17  .333
Hal King              12   27    4    9   2   0   2    6   0   0   11    6  .333
Hank Aaron            28  109   28   35   2   0  13   32   3   0   15   11  .321
Tony Gonzalez         29  115   21   35   6   2   2   19   1   1    9   13  .304
Felix Millan          29  119   17   36   4   1   2   11   2   2    7    5  .303
Sonny Jackson         25   93   21   26   6   1   0    7   4   0   24    9  .280
Bob Tillman           12   42    4   10   1   0   2    6   0   0    1   11  .238
Clete Boyer           27  100    9   22   4   0   4   18   1   2    7   19  .220
Bob Didier            15   35    1    7   0   1   0    2   1   0    2    2  .200
Bob Aspromonte         8   13    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .154
Mike Lum              18   14    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    3  .143
Ralph Garr            11    8    3    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    3  .125
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
Glenn Beckert         26  102   17   30   0   2   1   10   1   0    8    3  .294
Jim Hickman           22   68    9   20   4   1   5   12   0   0   15   17  .294
Willie Smith          10   17    3    5   2   0   1    3   0   0    2    4  .294
Johnny Callison       25   94   12   27   4   1   4   16   3   1    8    9  .287
Don Kessinger         26  101   19   29   4   3   1    6   2   1   15   13  .287
Billy Williams        26  103   21   27   1   0  11   32   1   0    9   13  .262
Boots Day             10    8    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .250
Ron Santo             26   97   13   24   4   2   4   16   0   0   11   18  .247
Randy Hundley          6   21    0    5   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    7  .238
Ernie Banks           23   82    9   19   4   1   2   13   0   0   10   11  .232
Cleo James            12   10    1    2   0   1   0    0   0   0    0    1  .200
J. C. Martin          20   51    8    8   0   0   1    3   0   0   13    4  .157
Paul Popovich          7    8    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .125
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            9    3    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    0  .667
Tony Perez            31  111   27   44   4   0  12   33   0   1   23   24  .396
Hal McRae             17   37    7   12   1   1   4    6   0   0    5    3  .324
Bernie Carbo          24   71   10   22   3   1   6   13   4   1   17   12  .310
Dave Concepcion       29   90   11   27   4   0   1    4   1   0   10   12  .300
Bobby Tolan           31  127   28   38  11   1   6   22   8   2    9   25  .299
Lee May               25   95   15   28   7   0   8   21   0   0    7   18  .295
Johnny Bench          31  120   17   33   7   2   9   26   0   2    8   22  .275
Pete Rose             31  122   22   33   6   1   4   11   3   2   16   15  .271
Darrel Chaney          9   12    1    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    5  .250
Tommy Helms           31  131   18   27   5   0   0    8   0   1    4    4  .206
Woody Woodward         5   10    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .200
Jimmy Stewart         18   16    2    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    5  .188
Pat Corrales           5   14    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    4  .143
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
Denis Menke           31  115   17   39   8   1   2   22   0   0   14   17  .339
Jesus Alou            13   36    6   12   5   0   0    7   0   0    2    1  .333
Jim Beauchamp         15   16    3    5   0   0   1    4   0   1    2    3  .313
Tommy Davis           26   93   10   29   3   2   1   12   4   2    2   12  .312
Doug Rader            31  111   18   33   3   1   6   21   1   1   11   17  .297
Jim Wynn              31  111   20   32   7   0   7   22   8   2   19   17  .288
Joe Pepitone          29  108   17   29   5   3   5    8   1   1    7   12  .269
Joe Morgan            31  121   21   31   5   5   0    9   4   5   20   14  .256
Norm Miller           18   59    8   15   3   0   2   10   0   0    6    8  .254
Keith Lampard         17   32    4    8   3   1   0    3   0   0    1   12  .250
Marty Martinez         7    9    1    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .222
John Mayberry         16   48    8    9   1   0   3    6   1   0    6   11  .188
Johnny Edwards        30  104    8   15   4   0   2    8   1   0    6   17  .144
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
Billy Grabarkewitz    26   70    9   27   5   1   2   17   4   1   15   22  .386
Manny Mota            16   44    6   15   1   3   0    5   2   1    7    7  .341
Jeff Torborg          15   33    4   11   3   0   0    5   1   0    2    1  .333
Wes Parker            29  114   15   35  11   1   3   21   2   0   12    8  .307
Von Joshua             6   24    5    7   0   0   0    1   1   0    2    6  .292
Gary Moore             3    7    2    2   0   2   0    0   0   0    0    0  .286
Ted Sizemore          25   92   11   25   2   0   1    6   3   0   11    3  .272
Tom Haller            13   37    4    9   0   2   0    4   1   0    2    4  .243
Maury Wills           29  112   15   27   3   1   0    6   9   3   17    5  .241
Willie Crawford       27   73   14   17   2   1   2    8   2   1   12   26  .233
Willie Davis          29  109   11   25   6   1   0   11   5   4    4   10  .229
Jim Lefebvre          13   32    4    7   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    3  .219
Bill Sudakis          17   51    4   11   2   0   1    5   1   0    8    8  .216
Andy Kosco            23   79   10   17   6   0   3   12   1   0    1   15  .215
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         8    8    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    4  .000

 Montreal             G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Jack Hiatt            17   43    4   14   2   0   0    7   0   0   14   14  .326
Rusty Staub           27   93   12   27   2   2   2   15   3   1   26   16  .290
Ron Fairly            26   89   10   24   4   0   3   12   4   0   22   14  .270
Jim Fairey            14   39   10   10   2   1   1    6   1   1    4    7  .256
Ron Brand             18   48    5   12   2   0   0    3   1   0    5    5  .250
Marv Staehle          20   66    9   16   3   1   0    6   1   0   12    4  .242
Don Hahn               8   27    3    6   1   0   0    0   1   0    3    2  .222
Mack Jones            22   74   10   16   3   1   3    9   1   0   18   19  .216
Bobby Wine            27   94    5   20   5   1   1   10   0   0    7   20  .213
Adolfo Phillips       14   47    1    9   1   0   1    2   1   0    3   14  .192
Gary Sutherland       18   54    5   10   3   0   1    4   0   0    2    1  .185
John Boccabella       10   21    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    4  .143
John Bateman           9   32    1    4   1   0   0    1   0   1    2    7  .125
Bob Bailey            20   35    4    4   0   1   0    0   0   1    8    8  .114
Jim Qualls             9    9    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .111
Coco Laboy            20   62    0    6   1   0   0    3   0   0    8   13  .097
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
Art Shamsky           24   80   12   26   7   0   2   12   1   0   10    7  .325
Ken Boswell           20   66    6   20   1   0   2   10   2   1    6    9  .303
Bud Harrelson         29  116   24   35   7   4   1    9   9   2   17    9  .302
Donn Clendenon        21   65   10   18   2   0   4   16   0   0    2   14  .277
Dave Marshall         14   30    4    8   0   1   1    8   1   1    1    6  .267
Tommie Agee           27  113   18   27   3   0   3    9   7   2   14   27  .239
Ron Swoboda           25   48    2   11   1   1   0    4   1   0   15   14  .229
Joe Foy               25   89    9   18   4   0   1    9   8   2   14    9  .202
Ed Kranepool          12   20    0    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    1  .200
Al Weis               11   21    4    4   2   0   0    3   0   1    2    6  .191
Duffy Dyer            17   58    2   11   0   0   0    3   0   1   10   12  .190
Cleon Jones           25   88   11   16   3   1   0    9   1   1   11   18  .182
Wayne Garrett         13   33    4    6   2   1   1    3   1   0   10    5  .182
Mike Jorgensen        21   40    6    7   2   0   2    2   2   0    5   11  .175
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             14   24    1    7   1   0   1    3   0   0    1    2  .292
Rick Joseph           12   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
Mike Compton           8   17    3    4   0   0   1    2   0   0    2    1  .235
Terry Harmon          11   17    2    4   0   0   0    0   1   0    2    2  .235
Denny Doyle           26  108   10   25   4   4   0    4   1   1    8   19  .232
Ron Stone             16   31    1    7   1   0   0    1   1   0    0    5  .226
Byron Browne          24   63    7   14   4   1   2    2   1   1    6   15  .222
Tony Taylor           21   77    8   16   0   0   0    5   2   2    7   12  .208
Johnny Briggs         27   98    8   20   3   1   2   12   2   0   10   19  .204
Larry Hisle           28   98   10   20   5   0   3   11   1   0   19   37  .204
Larry Bowa            28   93    4   17   2   0   0    4   1   2    8    9  .183
Deron Johnson         29  105   11   19   3   0   8   18   0   0   13   26  .181
Del Bates              5   12    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    3  .167
Sam Parrilla          10   13    0    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    3  .154

 Pittsburgh           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Bob Robertson         18   53   10   21   2   0   6   13   1   0    7   11  .396
Roberto Clemente      23   88    9   34   6   4   1   17   1   0    6   11  .386
Manny Sanguillen      18   70    5   25   3   0   3    8   1   0    0   10  .357
Johnny Jeter          14   18    8    6   0   0   0    1   0   0    4    2  .333
Richie Hebner         25   87   12   27   9   3   0    8   1   1    5   12  .310
Freddie Patek         14   28    5    8   0   2   0    2   1   0    5    8  .286
Matty Alou            29  127   21   30   3   1   0    8   3   1    5    6  .236
Willie Stargell       26   93   13   20   1   0   5   19   0   0   11   26  .215
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
Gene Alley            25   86    9   16   3   0   2    4   2   0    6   25  .186
Bill Mazeroski        26   95    7   17   3   0   1   13   1   0    8   14  .179
Al Oliver             27   90    9   16   3   2   2    5   0   1    2    5  .178
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           32  128   17   40   7   2   4   17   2   1    8   27  .313
Ed Spiezio            20   59   10   18   2   0   1    5   2   0    9    8  .305
Dave Campbell         32  124   15   36   7   0   2   10   4   3    8   24  .290
Tommy Dean             9   28    5    8   1   0   1    4   0   0    0    6  .286
Chris Cannizzaro      25   75    7   21   2   0   1    9   0   4    9   11  .280
Ollie Brown           25   91   12   24   4   0   3    7   0   0    7   15  .264
Bob Barton            10   27    2    7   2   0   1    2   0   0    3    5  .259
Ron Slocum            15    4    1    1   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    1  .250
Nate Colbert          31  110   21   27   3   1  10   20   1   3   11   27  .246
Al Ferrara            32   78   10   19   4   1   4    8   0   0   17   15  .244
Ivan Murrell          20   39    4    9   2   0   2    8   1   1    0   13  .231
Ramon Webster         22   26    1    6   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    4  .231
Steve Huntz           14   58    6   10   1   0   4    8   0   2    8   12  .172
Van Kelly             21   63    7    9   2   0   1    7   0   0    6   18  .143
Jerry Morales         26   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            25   93   13   34   7   1   7   29   0   0   13   26  .366
Ken Henderson         31  114   29   41  10   0   5   25   2   0   26   14  .360
Bobby Bonds           31  124   33   42   6   2   7   21  14   0   22   33  .339
Ron Hunt              27   92   18   31   5   0   2   11   1   1   12    7  .337
Al Gallagher          24   84   13   24   5   2   0    8   0   0    8   13  .286
Willie Mays           25   83   20   23   3   0   6   15   2   0   15   15  .277
Russ Gibson            7   29    3    8   4   0   0    3   0   0    2    4  .276
Bob Heise             17   39    3   10   1   0   0    8   0   0    3    4  .256
Tito Fuentes          16   55    7   13   2   1   1    4   1   0    6    4  .236
Hal Lanier            22   74    7   17   0   0   2    7   1   0    3    5  .230
Willie McCovey        31  104   21   23   6   0   9   31   0   0   35   23  .221
Bob Burda             18   14    1    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    4    1  .214
Jim Davenport          9   24    1    5   1   0   0    1   0   0    4    4  .208
Steve Whitaker        16   27    3    3   1   0   0    4   0   0    2   14  .111
Bob Taylor            17   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         25  109   18   35   6   2   1   15   8   1    6   10  .321
Joe Hague             23   69    5   20   1   1   3    9   1   0   14   15  .290
Dick Allen            25   94   19   27   3   1   9   19   0   1   14   21  .287
Joe Torre             25   97   12   27   5   0   4   17   0   2   11   17  .278
Julian Javier         17   58    9   16   2   0   0    7   0   0    1    5  .276
Lou Brock             25  107   19   29   5   0   3    9   6   0    7   15  .271
Leron Lee             25   82   10   22   5   0   2    9   0   1   10   15  .268
Jim Campbell          12   12    0    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .250
Vic Davalillo         13   14    3    3   0   0   1    2   0   0    1    0  .214
Dal Maxvill           23   53    7    9   1   0   0    2   0   0   10   15  .170
Carl Taylor           15   36    2    5   1   0   1    6   0   0    6    4  .139
Phil Gagliano          7   10    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .100
Cookie Rojas          15   33    0    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    3    1  .091
Milt Ramirez          12   15    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .067

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  T. Helms (CIN)          131
  C. Gaston (SD)          128
  M. Alou (PIT)           127
  B. Tolan (CIN)          127
  B. Bonds (SF)           124
  D. Campbell (SD)        124
  P. Rose (CIN)           122
  J. Morgan (HOU)         121
  J. Bench (CIN)          120
  F. Millan (ATL)         119

Runs Scored:

  B. Bonds (SF)            33
  R. Carty (ATL)           31
  K. Henderson (SF)        29
  H. Aaron (ATL)           28
  B. Tolan (CIN)           28
  T. Perez (CIN)           27
  B. Harrelson (NY)        24
  P. Rose (CIN)            22
  M. Alou (PIT)            21
  N. Colbert (SD)          21

Hits:

  R. Carty (ATL)           45
  T. Perez (CIN)           44
  B. Bonds (SF)            42
  K. Henderson (SF)        41
  C. Gaston (SD)           40
  D. Menke (HOU)           39
  B. Tolan (CIN)           38
  D. Campbell (SD)         36
  F. Millan (ATL)          36
  H. Aaron (ATL)           35

Doubles:

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

Triples:

  J. Morgan (HOU)           5
  R. Clemente (PIT)         4
  D. Doyle (PHI)            4
  B. Harrelson (NY)         4
  R. Hebner (PIT)           3
  D. Kessinger (CHI)        3
  M. Mota (LA)              3
  J. Pepitone (HOU)         3
  G. Beckert (CHI)          2
  J. Bench (CIN)            2

Home Runs:

  H. Aaron (ATL)           13
  T. Perez (CIN)           12
  B. Williams (CHI)        11
  N. Colbert (SD)          10
  D. Allen (STL)            9
  J. Bench (CIN)            9
  W. McCovey (SF)           9
  R. Carty (ATL)            8
  D. Johnson (PHI)          8
  L. May (CIN)              8

RBI:

  T. Perez (CIN)           33
  H. Aaron (ATL)           32
  B. Williams (CHI)        32
  W. McCovey (SF)          31
  D. Dietz (SF)            29
  R. Carty (ATL)           28
  J. Bench (CIN)           26
  K. Henderson (SF)        25
  D. Menke (HOU)           22
  B. Tolan (CIN)           22

Stolen Bases:

  B. Bonds (SF)            14
  B. Harrelson (NY)         9
  M. Wills (LA)             9
  J. Cardenal (STL)         8
  J. Foy (NY)               8
  B. Tolan (CIN)            8
  J. Wynn (HOU)             8
  T. Agee (NY)              7
  L. Brock (STL)            6
  W. Davis (LA)             5

Caught Stealing:

  J. Morgan (HOU)           5
  C. Cannizzaro (SD)        4
  W. Davis (LA)             4
  D. Campbell (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)          35
  K. Henderson (SF)        26
  R. Staub (MON)           26
  S. Jackson (ATL)         24
  T. Perez (CIN)           23
  B. Bonds (SF)            22
  R. Fairly (MON)          22
  J. Morgan (HOU)          20
  L. Hisle (PHI)           19
  J. Wynn (HOU)            19

Strikeouts:

  L. Hisle (PHI)           37
  B. Bonds (SF)            33
  T. Agee (NY)             27
  N. Colbert (SD)          27
  C. Gaston (SD)           27
  W. Crawford (LA)         26
  D. Dietz (SF)            26
  D. Johnson (PHI)         26
  W. Stargell (PIT)        26
  G. Alley (PIT)           25


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