Thursday May 14, 1970
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of May 14, 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   1220  202   319   56    8   43   190   23    1  190   230  .262
St. Louis        983  137   256   37    7   27   129   18    6  104   156  .260
Houston         1160  166   302   55   14   34   156   20   12  116   179  .260
Los Angeles     1123  135   285   46   14   13   122   41   11  119   161  .254
Chicago          948  131   230   26   13   34   127    7    2  110   157  .243
Pittsburgh      1113  136   270   40   13   26   124   13    3   87   197  .243
San Diego       1213  142   287   43    6   37   125   15   17  114   267  .237
New York        1072  130   245   43   10   19   118   36   13  143   206  .229
Philadelphia    1103  104   243   38   10   26    95   12    9  105   212  .220
Montreal         997   99   217   41    7   16    93   17    4  147   193  .218

 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
Don Money (PHI)          26   95   18   37   7   2   6   19   0   0   12   12  .390
Tony Perez (CIN)         33  119   28   45   4   0  12   33   1   1   23   27  .378
Dick Dietz (SF)          29  106   17   39   7   2   8   35   0   0   17   27  .368
Roberto Clemente (PIT)   27  104   11   37   7   4   2   20   1   0    7   14  .356
Denis Menke (HOU)        34  126   20   44   8   1   3   27   0   0   16   19  .349
Ken Henderson (SF)       35  129   33   45  10   0   5   25   2   0   30   14  .349
Hank Aaron (ATL)         30  118   30   39   2   0  14   35   3   0   16   11  .331
Richie Hebner (PIT)      29  100   13   33   9   3   0    9   1   1    7   12  .330
Bobby Bonds (SF)         35  143   36   47   6   2   7   21  16   0   26   39  .329

 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
Don Kessinger         29  114   20   34   4   4   1    8   2   1   16   15  .298
Glenn Beckert         29  117   17   34   0   2   1   11   1   0    8    3  .291
Johnny Callison       28  104   13   28   4   1   5   18   3   1    9    9  .269
Jim Hickman           24   75    9   20   4   1   5   12   0   0   16   18  .267
Willie Smith          13   19    3    5   2   0   1    3   0   0    2    5  .263
Billy Williams        29  114   22   29   1   0  12   34   1   0   11   16  .254
Boots Day             11    8    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .250
Jack Hiatt             2    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250
Ernie Banks           26   93   11   23   4   2   3   15   0   0   10   13  .247
Ron Santo             29  109   15   26   5   2   4   17   0   0   13   23  .239
Randy Hundley          6   21    0    5   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    7  .238
Cleo James            14   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           11   16    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    6  .063
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           34  126   20   44   8   1   3   27   0   0   16   19  .349
Doug Rader            34  122   23   39   4   1   8   23   1   1   13   17  .320
Tommy Davis           29  105   11   31   3   2   1   13   4   2    2   12  .295
Jesus Alou            14   41    6   12   5   0   0    7   0   0    2    1  .293
Jim Wynn              34  125   23   36   8   0   7   23   8   2   19   17  .288
Joe Morgan            34  132   22   36   6   5   0   10   4   5   24   14  .273
Jim Beauchamp         18   19    3    5   0   0   1    4   0   1    2    3  .263
Joe Pepitone          32  121   19   31   5   3   7   12   1   1    7   12  .256
Keith Lampard         17   32    4    8   3   1   0    3   0   0    1   12  .250
Norm Miller           21   67    8   15   3   0   2   10   0   0    9    9  .224
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        33  114    9   16   5   0   2   10   1   0    9   17  .140
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    29   77   11   30   5   1   3   19   5   1   22   24  .390
Manny Mota            19   56    9   20   1   4   0    6   3   1    9    8  .357
Wes Parker            32  127   17   39  12   1   3   23   2   0   14   10  .307
Tom Haller            15   41    4   12   0   3   0    5   1   0    4    5  .293
Von Joshua             7   25    5    7   0   0   0    1   1   0    2    6  .280
Jeff Torborg          17   40    4   11   3   0   0    5   1   0    2    1  .275
Maury Wills           32  125   17   32   3   1   0    6  11   3   18    5  .256
Willie Davis          32  122   14   30   7   1   0   14   8   4    6   11  .246
Ted Sizemore          28  106   11   26   2   0   1    8   3   0   11    3  .245
Willie Crawford       30   83   16   20   2   1   2   10   3   1   13   28  .241
Andy Kosco            23   79   10   17   6   0   3   12   1   0    1   15  .215
Jim Lefebvre          14   33    4    7   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    3  .212
Bill Sudakis          18   52    4   11   2   0   1    5   1   0    8    9  .212
Gary Moore             4   10    2    2   0   2   0    0   0   0    0    0  .200
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           30  101   15   32   3   2   3   19   4   1   28   18  .317
Ron Fairly            29   99   11   26   5   0   3   15   5   0   23   16  .263
Marv Staehle          23   78   11   20   3   1   0    7   1   0   12    4  .256
Jim Fairey            17   47   11   12   2   1   2    7   1   1    4   10  .255
Ron Brand             19   49    5   12   2   0   0    3   1   0    5    5  .245
Adolfo Phillips       16   51    2   11   1   0   2    3   1   0    3   14  .216
Mack Jones            25   84   12   18   3   1   3    9   1   0   19   23  .214
Bobby Wine            30  104    6   22   6   1   1   11   0   0    9   22  .212
Don Hahn               9   30    3    6   1   0   0    0   1   0    3    2  .200
John Bateman          12   44    2    8   2   0   1    3   1   1    3    8  .182
Gary Sutherland       19   57    5   10   3   0   1    4   0   0    2    1  .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            23   74    1    9   4   0   0    3   0   0    9   17  .122
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
Art Shamsky           27   91   14   29   7   0   4   15   1   0   12    7  .319
Bud Harrelson         32  124   25   36   7   4   1   10  10   2   22   10  .290
Dave Marshall         16   38    5   11   3   1   1   10   1   1    2    8  .290
Ken Boswell           23   77    7   22   1   0   2   11   3   1    6   10  .286
Donn Clendenon        23   68   11   18   2   0   4   16   0   0    4   16  .265
Ron Swoboda           28   52    2   12   1   1   0    4   1   1   15   15  .231
Tommie Agee           30  124   19   28   3   0   3    9   7   2   16   32  .226
Wayne Garrett         14   36    6    8   3   2   1    4   1   0   10    6  .222
Joe Foy               28   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
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        22   43    7    7   2   0   2    2   2   0    6   13  .163
Jerry Grote           14   48    1    7   3   1   0    4   0   0    2    7  .146

 Philadelphia         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Don Money             26   95   18   37   7   2   6   19   0   0   12   12  .390
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
Jim Hutto             16   27    1    7   1   0   1    3   0   0    1    2  .259
Ron Stone             18   39    2   10   1   0   1    2   1   1    0    5  .256
Tim McCarver          19   69    4   17   4   0   0    0   0   0    4    5  .246
Mike Compton          11   26    4    6   0   1   1    2   0   0    2    4  .231
Denny Doyle           29  119   13   27   4   4   0    4   2   1    8   22  .227
Tony Taylor           24   80    8   18   1   0   0    5   2   3    7   12  .225
Johnny Briggs         29  106   11   23   3   1   2   12   3   0   10   20  .217
Larry Hisle           30  104   10   21   5   0   3   11   1   1   19   37  .202
Deron Johnson         32  114   11   23   3   0   8   19   0   0   16   29  .202
Byron Browne          26   70    7   14   4   1   2    2   1   1    6   17  .200
Terry Harmon          13   26    2    5   0   0   0    0   1   0    2    4  .192
Larry Bowa            29   97    4   17   2   0   0    4   1   2    8   11  .175
Del Bates              7   14    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    3  .143
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      27  104   11   37   7   4   2   20   1   0    7   14  .356
Richie Hebner         29  100   13   33   9   3   0    9   1   1    7   12  .330
Johnny Jeter          15   19    8    6   0   0   0    1   0   0    4    2  .316
Manny Sanguillen      22   86    5   25   3   0   3    8   1   0    0   13  .291
Freddie Patek         18   43   10   12   1   2   0    3   2   0    7   10  .279
Willie Stargell       30  104   18   25   2   0   8   25   0   0   15   29  .240
Matty Alou            33  143   24   34   4   1   0    9   4   1    6    6  .238
Jerry May             13   34    3    7   1   1   0    3   0   0    7    8  .206
Bill Mazeroski        27   98    8   19   4   0   1   14   1   0    8   14  .194
Jose Pagan            17   37    2    7   0   0   1    2   0   0    4    5  .189
Gene Alley            25   86    9   16   3   0   2    4   2   0    6   25  .186
Al Oliver             29   97   10   18   4   2   3    9   0   1    2    5  .186
Jose Martinez         15   20    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    5  .050
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           36  146   18   45   7   3   4   19   2   1    9   30  .308
Ed Spiezio            21   65   11   19   2   0   1    5   2   0    9   10  .292
Tommy Dean            12   36    6   10   2   0   1    5   1   0    2    7  .278
Chris Cannizzaro      27   83    7   23   2   0   1    9   0   4    9   12  .277
Ollie Brown           29  105   14   28   4   0   4    9   0   1   10   17  .267
Bob Barton            12   34    4    9   2   0   1    4   0   0    3    6  .265
Dave Campbell         36  140   15   37   7   0   2   12   4   3   10   27  .264
Ivan Murrell          23   48    5   12   3   0   2    8   1   1    0   13  .250
Al Ferrara            34   87   11   21   4   1   4    9   0   0   17   17  .241
Nate Colbert          34  119   21   28   3   1  10   20   1   3   12   30  .235
Ramon Webster         26   34    2    7   1   0   0    1   1   0    4    5  .206
Steve Huntz           18   72    7   13   2   0   4    8   0   2   12   14  .181
Ron Slocum            16    6    1    1   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    1  .167
Van Kelly             23   64    7   10   2   0   1    8   0   0    7   18  .156
Jerry Morales         28   58    6    9   0   1   1    4   0   0    3   11  .155
Jose Arcia            20   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            29  106   17   39   7   2   8   35   0   0   17   27  .368
Ken Henderson         35  129   33   45  10   0   5   25   2   0   30   14  .349
Bobby Bonds           35  143   36   47   6   2   7   21  16   0   26   39  .329
Ron Hunt              30  108   18   32   6   0   2   12   1   1   12    8  .296
Al Gallagher          24   84   13   24   5   2   0    8   0   0    8   13  .286
Willie Mays           28   96   21   25   4   0   6   16   2   0   17   18  .260
Russ Gibson            8   31    3    8   4   0   0    3   0   0    2    4  .258
Bob Heise             19   39    3   10   1   0   0    8   0   0    3    4  .256
Tito Fuentes          20   72    9   18   3   2   2    9   1   0    7    5  .250
Frank Johnson          2    8    3    2   0   0   1    1   0   0    0    0  .250
Hal Lanier            26   89    7   22   0   0   2   10   1   0    5    6  .247
Willie McCovey        34  116   23   26   6   0  10   32   0   0   39   25  .224
Jim Davenport         11   24    1    5   1   0   0    1   0   0    6    4  .208
Bob Burda             20   16    1    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    4    1  .188
Bob Taylor            19   23    4    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    5    5  .130
Steve Whitaker        16   27    3    3   1   0   0    4   0   0    2   14  .111
Don Mason             15   15    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    2  .067

 St. Louis            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Jose Cardenal         29  124   19   40   6   2   1   17  10   1    8   13  .323
Dick Allen            29  109   25   34   5   1  12   27   0   1   17   23  .312
Joe Hague             27   79    7   24   3   1   3   15   1   0   18   16  .304
Lou Brock             29  123   24   36   5   0   3   11   7   0    9   15  .293
Joe Torre             29  113   15   31   5   1   4   17   0   2   12   17  .274
Julian Javier         21   73   10   19   2   0   0    7   0   0    1    9  .260
Leron Lee             29   93   11   24   6   0   2    9   0   1   11   19  .258
Jim Campbell          13   13    0    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    3  .231
Vic Davalillo         15   18    4    4   1   0   1    5   0   0    1    1  .222
Dal Maxvill           24   53    7    9   1   0   0    2   0   0   10   15  .170
Phil Gagliano          9   12    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .167
Carl Taylor           17   41    3    6   1   0   1    6   0   0    7    5  .146
Milt Ramirez          16   25    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    2  .120
Cookie Rojas          15   33    0    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    3    1  .091
Mike Shannon           1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  C. Gaston (SD)          146
  M. Alou (PIT)           143
  B. Bonds (SF)           143
  D. Campbell (SD)        140
  T. Helms (CIN)          135
  B. Tolan (CIN)          134
  J. Morgan (HOU)         132
  P. Rose (CIN)           130
  K. Henderson (SF)       129
  J. Bench (CIN)          128

Runs Scored:

  B. Bonds (SF)            36
  K. Henderson (SF)        33
  R. Carty (ATL)           31
  H. Aaron (ATL)           30
  T. Perez (CIN)           28
  B. Tolan (CIN)           28
  D. Allen (STL)           25
  B. Harrelson (NY)        25
  S. Jackson (ATL)         25
  M. Alou (PIT)            24

Hits:

  R. Carty (ATL)           49
  B. Bonds (SF)            47
  C. Gaston (SD)           45
  K. Henderson (SF)        45
  T. Perez (CIN)           45
  D. Menke (HOU)           44
  J. Cardenal (STL)        40
  H. Aaron (ATL)           39
  D. Dietz (SF)            39
  F. Millan (ATL)          39

Doubles:

  W. Parker (LA)           12
  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. Wynn (HOU)             8
  J. Bench (CIN)            7
  D. Campbell (SD)          7

Triples:

  J. Morgan (HOU)           5
  R. Clemente (PIT)         4
  D. Doyle (PHI)            4
  B. Harrelson (NY)         4
  D. Kessinger (CHI)        4
  M. Mota (LA)              4
  C. Gaston (SD)            3
  T. Haller (LA)            3
  R. Hebner (PIT)           3
  J. Pepitone (HOU)         3

Home Runs:

  H. Aaron (ATL)           14
  D. Allen (STL)           12
  T. Perez (CIN)           12
  B. Williams (CHI)        12
  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)           27
  D. Menke (HOU)           27
  K. Henderson (SF)        25

Stolen Bases:

  B. Bonds (SF)            16
  M. Wills (LA)            11
  J. Cardenal (STL)        10
  B. Harrelson (NY)        10
  J. Foy (NY)               9
  W. Davis (LA)             8
  B. Tolan (CIN)            8
  J. Wynn (HOU)             8
  T. Agee (NY)              7
  L. Brock (STL)            7

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
  T. Taylor (PHI)           3
  M. Wills (LA)             3
  T. Agee (NY)              2
  J. Arcia (SD)             2

Walks:

  W. McCovey (SF)          39
  K. Henderson (SF)        30
  R. Staub (MON)           28
  S. Jackson (ATL)         27
  B. Bonds (SF)            26
  J. Morgan (HOU)          24
  R. Fairly (MON)          23
  T. Perez (CIN)           23
  B. Grabarkewitz (LA)     22
  B. Harrelson (NY)        22

Strikeouts:

  B. Bonds (SF)            39
  L. Hisle (PHI)           37
  T. Agee (NY)             32
  N. Colbert (SD)          30
  C. Gaston (SD)           30
  D. Johnson (PHI)         29
  W. Stargell (PIT)        29
  W. Crawford (LA)         28
  B. Tolan (CIN)           28
  D. Campbell (SD)         27


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