Tuesday May 12, 1970
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of May 12, 1970:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Atlanta         1061  177   296   48    5   44   164   14    9  121   147  .279
Cincinnati      1104  172   294   50    8   52   157   18   10  117   201  .266
San Francisco   1156  194   305   55    7   41   182   22    1  182   224  .264
Houston         1093  157   288   54   14   31   147   20   12  104   173  .264
St. Louis        917  125   237   34    7   26   119   17    6   94   147  .259
Chicago          921  131   229   26   13   34   127    7    2  109   150  .249
Los Angeles     1051  124   261   44   12   12   111   35   11  108   153  .248
Pittsburgh      1041  124   250   36   13   23   113   12    3   83   188  .240
San Diego       1151  140   275   41    6   37   124   14   17  109   256  .239
New York        1039  126   239   42    9   18   114   35   13  141   194  .230
Philadelphia    1069   98   232   38   10   23    89   12    6  103   204  .217
Montreal         962   92   208   39    7   15    86   17    4  145   184  .216

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Rico Carty (ATL)         31  114   31   49   9   0   8   29   0   1   19   11  .430
Dick Dietz (SF)          27  102   15   39   7   2   8   35   0   0   15   27  .382
Don Money (PHI)          25   92   16   35   7   2   4   14   0   0   11   12  .380
Tony Perez (CIN)         33  119   28   45   4   0  12   33   1   1   23   27  .378
Roberto Clemente (PIT)   25   95   10   35   6   4   2   18   1   0    7   12  .368
Ken Henderson (SF)       33  121   33   44  10   0   5   25   2   0   30   14  .364
Denis Menke (HOU)        32  120   19   43   8   1   3   26   0   0   14   17  .358
Hank Aaron (ATL)         30  118   30   39   2   0  14   35   3   0   16   11  .331
Bobby Bonds (SF)         33  135   35   44   6   2   7   21  15   0   24   37  .326
Richie Hebner (PIT)      27   93   13   30   9   3   0    9   1   1    6   12  .323

 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            31  114   31   49   9   0   8   29   0   1   19   11  .430
Hank Aaron            30  118   30   39   2   0  14   35   3   0   16   11  .331
Hal King              13   28    4    9   2   0   2    6   0   0   11    6  .321
Orlando Cepeda        30  114   20   36  10   0   8   21   1   2   10   19  .316
Felix Millan          31  128   19   39   4   1   2   12   2   2    7    6  .305
Tony Gonzalez         31  123   21   36   6   2   2   19   1   2   10   15  .293
Sonny Jackson         27  100   25   27   6   1   0    7   5   0   27    9  .270
Bob Tillman           13   44    4   10   1   0   2    6   0   0    2   11  .227
Clete Boyer           29  108   10   24   5   0   4   18   1   2    7   20  .222
Bob Didier            17   40    1    7   0   1   0    2   1   0    2    4  .175
Bob Aspromonte         8   13    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .154
Mike Lum              20   15    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    3  .133
Ralph Garr            12    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
Jack Hiatt             1    1    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0 1.000
Don Kessinger         28  110   20   34   4   4   1    8   2   1   16   14  .309
Glenn Beckert         28  113   17   34   0   2   1   11   1   0    8    3  .301
Johnny Callison       27  101   13   28   4   1   5   18   3   1    9    9  .277
Jim Hickman           24   75    9   20   4   1   5   12   0   0   16   18  .267
Willie Smith          12   19    3    5   2   0   1    3   0   0    2    5  .263
Billy Williams        28  111   22   29   1   0  12   34   1   0   11   15  .261
Boots Day             11    8    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .250
Ernie Banks           25   90   11   22   4   2   3   15   0   0   10   13  .244
Ron Santo             28  107   15   26   5   2   4   17   0   0   12   22  .243
Randy Hundley          6   21    0    5   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    7  .238
Cleo James            13   10    1    2   0   1   0    0   0   0    0    1  .200
J. C. Martin          22   56   10    9   1   0   1    3   0   0   15    4  .161
Paul Popovich          9   10    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .100
Jimmie Hall           10   13    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    5  .077
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            33  119   28   45   4   0  12   33   1   1   23   27  .378
Hal McRae             19   40    7   13   2   1   4    7   0   0    6    3  .325
Bernie Carbo          25   73   10   23   3   1   6   14   4   1   18   12  .315
Lee May               27  101   18   31   7   0   9   22   0   1    8   18  .307
Dave Concepcion       31   95   11   27   4   0   1    5   1   0   10   13  .284
Bobby Tolan           33  134   28   38  11   1   6   22   8   2   10   28  .284
Johnny Bench          33  128   19   35   7   2  10   28   0   2    8   24  .273
Pete Rose             33  130   22   34   6   1   4   11   3   2   16   17  .262
Darrel Chaney          9   12    1    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    5  .250
Tommy Helms           32  135   18   27   5   0   0    8   0   1    4    5  .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
Woody Woodward         7   15    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    2  .133
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           32  120   19   43   8   1   3   26   0   0   14   17  .358
Jesus Alou            13   36    6   12   5   0   0    7   0   0    2    1  .333
Doug Rader            32  116   20   36   4   1   7   22   1   1   11   17  .310
Tommy Davis           27   97   11   29   3   2   1   12   4   2    2   12  .299
Jim Beauchamp         16   17    3    5   0   0   1    4   0   1    2    3  .294
Jim Wynn              32  116   22   34   7   0   7   22   8   2   19   17  .293
Joe Morgan            32  125   21   33   6   5   0    9   4   5   21   14  .264
Joe Pepitone          30  113   17   29   5   3   5    8   1   1    7   12  .257
Keith Lampard         17   32    4    8   3   1   0    3   0   0    1   12  .250
Norm Miller           19   62    8   15   3   0   2   10   0   0    8    9  .242
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        31  109    9   16   5   0   2   10   1   0    6   17  .147
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    27   72    9   27   5   1   2   17   4   1   17   23  .375
Manny Mota            17   48    7   16   1   3   0    5   2   1    8    7  .333
Wes Parker            30  117   16   36  11   1   3   22   2   0   14    8  .308
Jeff Torborg          16   37    4   11   3   0   0    5   1   0    2    1  .297
Gary Moore             3    7    2    2   0   2   0    0   0   0    0    0  .286
Von Joshua             7   25    5    7   0   0   0    1   1   0    2    6  .280
Ted Sizemore          26   97   11   25   2   0   1    7   3   0   11    3  .258
Willie Crawford       28   78   15   19   2   1   2    8   3   1   12   28  .244
Tom Haller            13   37    4    9   0   2   0    4   1   0    2    4  .243
Maury Wills           30  117   15   28   3   1   0    6  10   3   17    5  .239
Willie Davis          30  113   11   27   6   1   0   11   5   4    5   10  .239
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           29   97   12   29   2   2   2   15   4   1   28   17  .299
Jim Fairey            16   44   11   12   2   1   2    7   1   1    4    9  .273
Ron Fairly            28   96   11   25   4   0   3   12   5   0   23   16  .260
Marv Staehle          22   73    9   18   3   1   0    7   1   0   12    4  .247
Ron Brand             19   49    5   12   2   0   0    3   1   0    5    5  .245
Bobby Wine            29  101    6   22   6   1   1   11   0   0    8   21  .218
Mack Jones            24   80   10   17   3   1   3    9   1   0   18   22  .213
Adolfo Phillips       15   50    2   10   1   0   2    3   1   0    3   14  .200
Don Hahn               9   30    3    6   1   0   0    0   1   0    3    2  .200
Gary Sutherland       19   57    5   10   3   0   1    4   0   0    2    1  .175
John Bateman          11   40    2    7   2   0   1    3   1   1    3    8  .175
John Boccabella       11   22    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    4  .136
Bob Bailey            21   38    5    5   1   1   0    0   1   1    8    8  .132
Coco Laboy            22   70    1    9   4   0   0    3   0   0    9   15  .129
Jim Qualls             9    9    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .111
Boots Day              1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   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
Dave Marshall         15   34    5   11   3   1   1   10   1   1    2    6  .324
Art Shamsky           26   87   13   28   7   0   3   14   1   0   12    7  .322
Bud Harrelson         31  120   25   36   7   4   1   10  10   2   22    9  .300
Ken Boswell           22   73    7   21   1   0   2   11   2   1    6    9  .288
Donn Clendenon        23   68   11   18   2   0   4   16   0   0    4   16  .265
Tommie Agee           29  120   19   28   3   0   3    9   7   2   16   30  .233
Ron Swoboda           27   52    2   12   1   1   0    4   1   1   15   15  .231
Joe Foy               27   93    9   19   4   0   1   10   9   3   17    9  .204
Duffy Dyer            18   61    3   12   0   0   0    3   0   1   10   13  .197
Al Weis               11   21    4    4   2   0   0    3   0   1    2    6  .191
Wayne Garrett         13   33    4    6   2   1   1    3   1   0   10    5  .182
Ed Kranepool          13   22    1    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    4    1  .182
Cleon Jones           26   89   11   16   3   1   0    9   1   1   11   18  .180
Mike Jorgensen        21   40    6    7   2   0   2    2   2   0    5   11  .175
Jerry Grote           13   44    1    6   3   1   0    3   0   0    2    6  .136

 Philadelphia         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Don Money             25   92   16   35   7   2   4   14   0   0   11   12  .380
Mike Ryan              3    6    0    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    0  .333
Rick Joseph           12   19    2    5   0   1   2    4   0   0    0    4  .263
Mike Compton          10   23    4    6   0   1   1    2   0   0    2    2  .261
Jim Hutto             15   27    1    7   1   0   1    3   0   0    1    2  .259
Tim McCarver          19   69    4   17   4   0   0    0   0   0    4    5  .246
Denny Doyle           28  115   12   26   4   4   0    4   2   1    8   21  .226
Tony Taylor           23   79    8   17   1   0   0    5   2   2    7   12  .215
Johnny Briggs         28  102    9   21   3   1   2   12   3   0   10   19  .206
Deron Johnson         31  110   11   22   3   0   8   19   0   0   16   28  .200
Larry Hisle           29  100   10   20   5   0   3   11   1   0   19   37  .200
Byron Browne          26   70    7   14   4   1   2    2   1   1    6   17  .200
Ron Stone             17   35    1    7   1   0   0    1   1   0    0    5  .200
Terry Harmon          13   26    2    5   0   0   0    0   1   0    2    4  .192
Larry Bowa            28   93    4   17   2   0   0    4   1   2    8    9  .183
Del Bates              6   13    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    3  .154
Sam Parrilla          11   16    0    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    4  .125

 Pittsburgh           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Bob Robertson         20   60   10   23   2   0   6   14   1   0    8   13  .383
Roberto Clemente      25   95   10   35   6   4   2   18   1   0    7   12  .368
Richie Hebner         27   93   13   30   9   3   0    9   1   1    6   12  .323
Manny Sanguillen      20   78    5   25   3   0   3    8   1   0    0   12  .321
Johnny Jeter          15   19    8    6   0   0   0    1   0   0    4    2  .316
Freddie Patek         16   34    7    9   0   2   0    3   2   0    6    8  .265
Willie Stargell       28   97   15   22   2   0   6   21   0   0   14   28  .227
Matty Alou            31  134   21   30   3   1   0    8   3   1    5    6  .224
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
Bill Mazeroski        27   98    8   19   4   0   1   14   1   0    8   14  .194
Gene Alley            25   86    9   16   3   0   2    4   2   0    6   25  .186
Al Oliver             27   90    9   16   3   2   2    5   0   1    2    5  .178
Jose Martinez         13   12    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    3  .083
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           34  139   18   42   7   3   4   19   2   1    8   30  .302
Ed Spiezio            21   65   11   19   2   0   1    5   2   0    9   10  .292
Bob Barton            11   31    4    9   2   0   1    4   0   0    3    5  .290
Chris Cannizzaro      26   79    7   22   2   0   1    9   0   4    9   12  .279
Tommy Dean            10   29    5    8   1   0   1    5   0   0    2    6  .276
Ollie Brown           27   98   14   27   4   0   4    9   0   1   10   16  .276
Dave Campbell         34  132   15   36   7   0   2   11   4   3   10   25  .273
Ivan Murrell          21   40    4   10   2   0   2    8   1   1    0   13  .250
Al Ferrara            34   87   11   21   4   1   4    9   0   0   17   17  .241
Ramon Webster         24   29    2    7   1   0   0    1   1   0    4    4  .241
Nate Colbert          32  114   21   27   3   1  10   20   1   3   12   29  .237
Steve Huntz           16   68    7   12   2   0   4    8   0   2    9   13  .177
Ron Slocum            16    6    1    1   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    1  .167
Van Kelly             22   64    7   10   2   0   1    8   0   0    6   18  .156
Jerry Morales         28   58    6    9   0   1   1    4   0   0    3   11  .155
Jose Arcia            19   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            27  102   15   39   7   2   8   35   0   0   15   27  .382
Ken Henderson         33  121   33   44  10   0   5   25   2   0   30   14  .364
Bobby Bonds           33  135   35   44   6   2   7   21  15   0   24   37  .326
Ron Hunt              29  104   18   32   6   0   2   12   1   1   12    8  .308
Al Gallagher          24   84   13   24   5   2   0    8   0   0    8   13  .286
Russ Gibson            7   29    3    8   4   0   0    3   0   0    2    4  .276
Willie Mays           27   93   21   25   4   0   6   15   2   0   17   18  .269
Bob Heise             19   39    3   10   1   0   0    8   0   0    3    4  .256
Tito Fuentes          18   64    7   15   2   1   1    4   1   0    7    5  .234
Willie McCovey        33  113   23   26   6   0  10   32   0   0   38   25  .230
Hal Lanier            24   82    7   18   0   0   2    9   1   0    4    6  .220
Jim Davenport         10   24    1    5   1   0   0    1   0   0    5    4  .208
Bob Burda             20   16    1    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    4    1  .188
Bob Taylor            18   22    4    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    5    4  .136
Steve Whitaker        16   27    3    3   1   0   0    4   0   0    2   14  .111
Don Mason             14   12    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         27  117   19   37   6   2   1   15   9   1    7   12  .316
Lou Brock             27  114   23   34   5   0   3   10   7   0    9   15  .298
Dick Allen            27  101   22   30   4   1  11   26   0   1   16   23  .297
Joe Hague             25   73    5   21   2   1   3   13   1   0   15   16  .288
Julian Javier         19   65    9   18   2   0   0    7   0   0    1    6  .277
Joe Torre             27  105   13   29   5   1   4   17   0   2   11   17  .276
Leron Lee             27   86   11   23   6   0   2    9   0   1   10   16  .267
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           16   40    3    6   1   0   1    6   0   0    7    5  .150
Cookie Rojas          15   33    0    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    3    1  .091
Milt Ramirez          14   22    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .091
Phil Gagliano          8   11    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .091

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  C. Gaston (SD)          139
  B. Bonds (SF)           135
  T. Helms (CIN)          135
  M. Alou (PIT)           134
  B. Tolan (CIN)          134
  D. Campbell (SD)        132
  P. Rose (CIN)           130
  J. Bench (CIN)          128
  F. Millan (ATL)         128
  J. Morgan (HOU)         125

Runs Scored:

  B. Bonds (SF)            35
  K. Henderson (SF)        33
  R. Carty (ATL)           31
  H. Aaron (ATL)           30
  T. Perez (CIN)           28
  B. Tolan (CIN)           28
  B. Harrelson (NY)        25
  S. Jackson (ATL)         25
  L. Brock (STL)           23
  W. McCovey (SF)          23

Hits:

  R. Carty (ATL)           49
  T. Perez (CIN)           45
  B. Bonds (SF)            44
  K. Henderson (SF)        44
  D. Menke (HOU)           43
  C. Gaston (SD)           42
  H. Aaron (ATL)           39
  D. Dietz (SF)            39
  F. Millan (ATL)          39
  B. Tolan (CIN)           38

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
  D. Kessinger (CHI)        4
  C. Gaston (SD)            3
  R. Hebner (PIT)           3
  M. Mota (LA)              3
  J. Pepitone (HOU)         3
  E. Banks (CHI)            2

Home Runs:

  H. Aaron (ATL)           14
  T. Perez (CIN)           12
  B. Williams (CHI)        12
  D. Allen (STL)           11
  J. Bench (CIN)           10
  N. Colbert (SD)          10
  W. McCovey (SF)          10
  L. May (CIN)              9
  R. Carty (ATL)            8
  O. Cepeda (ATL)           8

RBI:

  H. Aaron (ATL)           35
  D. Dietz (SF)            35
  B. Williams (CHI)        34
  T. Perez (CIN)           33
  W. McCovey (SF)          32
  R. Carty (ATL)           29
  J. Bench (CIN)           28
  D. Allen (STL)           26
  D. Menke (HOU)           26
  K. Henderson (SF)        25

Stolen Bases:

  B. Bonds (SF)            15
  B. Harrelson (NY)        10
  M. Wills (LA)            10
  J. Cardenal (STL)         9
  J. Foy (NY)               9
  B. Tolan (CIN)            8
  J. Wynn (HOU)             8
  T. Agee (NY)              7
  L. Brock (STL)            7
  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
  J. Foy (NY)               3
  M. Wills (LA)             3
  T. Agee (NY)              2
  J. Arcia (SD)             2
  J. Bench (CIN)            2

Walks:

  W. McCovey (SF)          38
  K. Henderson (SF)        30
  R. Staub (MON)           28
  S. Jackson (ATL)         27
  B. Bonds (SF)            24
  R. Fairly (MON)          23
  T. Perez (CIN)           23
  B. Harrelson (NY)        22
  J. Morgan (HOU)          21
  R. Carty (ATL)           19

Strikeouts:

  B. Bonds (SF)            37
  L. Hisle (PHI)           37
  T. Agee (NY)             30
  C. Gaston (SD)           30
  N. Colbert (SD)          29
  W. Crawford (LA)         28
  D. Johnson (PHI)         28
  W. Stargell (PIT)        28
  B. Tolan (CIN)           28
  D. Dietz (SF)            27


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