Saturday May 16, 1970
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of May 16, 1970:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Atlanta         1127  180   311   54    5   45   167   15   10  127   156  .276
Houston         1247  183   334   60   16   36   173   23   13  123   195  .268
Cincinnati      1166  175   307   53    8   53   160   23   10  123   216  .263
San Francisco   1290  212   337   57    8   47   200   25    1  202   245  .261
St. Louis       1048  140   272   39    7   27   132   20    7  111   168  .260
Los Angeles     1192  150   309   48   14   17   137   45   13  126   174  .259
Pittsburgh      1176  141   286   44   16   27   128   13    4   94   205  .243
Chicago         1013  134   245   32   14   34   130    8    2  118   169  .242
San Diego       1286  159   306   49    6   41   139   15   18  122   277  .238
New York        1145  140   266   49   10   19   126   40   13  151   219  .232
Montreal        1058  104   229   43    7   16    96   19    5  160   205  .216
Philadelphia    1163  104   248   39   10   26    95   12   10  112   237  .213

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Rico Carty (ATL)         33  121   31   51   9   0   8   30   0   1   20   11  .422
B. Grabarkewitz (LA)     31   85   13   35   5   1   3   20   7   2   22   25  .412
Don Money (PHI)          28  102   18   39   8   2   6   19   0   0   13   13  .382
Tony Perez (CIN)         35  126   29   47   4   0  12   34   3   1   24   29  .373
Roberto Clemente (PIT)   29  111   11   40   8   5   2   20   1   0    8   14  .360
Dick Dietz (SF)          30  109   17   39   7   2   8   35   0   0   18   28  .358
Denis Menke (HOU)        36  136   21   47   8   1   3   30   0   0   16   21  .346
Hank Aaron (ATL)         32  125   32   43   5   0  15   37   3   0   17   11  .344
Ken Henderson (SF)       37  139   33   46  10   0   5   26   3   0   30   20  .331
Richie Hebner (PIT)      30  101   13   33   9   3   0    9   1   1    9   12  .327

 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            33  121   31   51   9   0   8   30   0   1   20   11  .422
Hank Aaron            32  125   32   43   5   0  15   37   3   0   17   11  .344
Orlando Cepeda        32  121   20   39  11   0   8   21   1   3   11   20  .322
Felix Millan          33  137   20   40   5   1   2   12   2   2    7    6  .292
Tony Gonzalez         33  130   21   37   7   2   2   19   1   2   11   16  .285
Hal King              14   32    4    9   2   0   2    6   0   0   11    8  .281
Sonny Jackson         29  107   25   28   6   1   0    7   6   0   29    9  .262
Bob Tillman           13   44    4   10   1   0   2    6   0   0    2   11  .227
Clete Boyer           31  116   10   26   5   0   4   18   1   2    7   21  .224
Mike Lum              22   16    2    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    3  .188
Bob Didier            19   43    1    7   0   1   0    2   1   0    2    4  .163
Bob Aspromonte         8   13    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .154
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         31  123   20   36   4   5   1    8   2   1   16   18  .293
Johnny Callison       30  107   13   30   5   1   5   18   3   1   10    9  .280
Glenn Beckert         31  125   18   35   0   2   1   11   1   0    9    4  .280
Jim Hickman           26   80    9   22   5   1   5   14   0   0   16   18  .275
Billy Williams        31  122   22   32   3   0  12   34   1   0   12   18  .262
Boots Day             11    8    2    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           27   97   11   23   4   2   3   15   0   0   10   15  .237
Ron Santo             31  115   16   27   5   2   4   17   0   0   16   23  .235
Willie Smith          14   22    3    5   2   0   1    3   0   0    2    5  .227
Cleo James            16   17    2    3   1   1   0    0   1   0    1    1  .177
J. C. Martin          23   58   10    9   1   0   1    3   0   0   16    6  .155
Jack Hiatt             3    7    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .143
Paul Popovich         10   11    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .091
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           10    4    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    1  .500
Tony Perez            35  126   29   47   4   0  12   34   3   1   24   29  .373
Hal McRae             19   40    7   13   2   1   4    7   0   0    6    3  .325
Bernie Carbo          27   79   10   24   3   1   6   14   4   1   20   14  .304
Lee May               29  109   19   33   7   0  10   23   0   1    8   19  .303
Bobby Tolan           35  142   28   41  11   1   6   22  10   2   10   30  .289
Dave Concepcion       33  101   11   28   5   0   1    5   1   0   10   14  .277
Johnny Bench          35  135   19   37   8   2  10   29   0   2    9   26  .274
Pete Rose             35  138   22   35   6   1   4   11   4   2   16   18  .254
Darrel Chaney          9   12    1    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    5  .250
Tommy Helms           34  141   18   27   5   0   0    8   0   1    5    7  .192
Jimmy Stewart         20   17    2    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    5  .177
Pat Corrales           5   14    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    4  .143
Woody Woodward         8   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           36  136   21   47   8   1   3   30   0   0   16   21  .346
Jim Wynn              36  133   26   42  10   0   8   28   8   3   21   19  .316
Doug Rader            36  132   24   41   4   1   9   26   1   1   13   20  .311
Tommy Davis           31  114   11   35   4   2   1   17   5   2    3   13  .307
Jesus Alou            16   53    9   16   6   0   0    7   0   0    2    3  .302
Joe Morgan            36  141   26   40   6   6   0   11   5   5   26   15  .284
Joe Pepitone          34  131   21   34   6   3   7   13   2   1    7   12  .260
Keith Lampard         17   32    4    8   3   1   0    3   0   0    1   12  .250
Jim Beauchamp         19   20    3    5   0   0   1    4   0   1    2    4  .250
Norm Miller           21   67    8   15   3   0   2   10   0   0    9    9  .224
Marty Martinez         8   10    1    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .200
John Mayberry         16   48    8    9   1   0   3    6   1   0    6   11  .188
Johnny Edwards        35  123   12   21   5   1   2   10   1   0   10   17  .171
Bob Watson             9   18    1    2   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    7  .111
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    31   85   13   35   5   1   3   20   7   2   22   25  .412
Manny Mota            21   63   10   20   1   4   0    6   3   1   11   10  .318
Wes Parker            34  134   19   42  13   1   4   26   2   0   15   11  .313
Tom Haller            17   49    5   15   0   3   1    9   1   0    4    7  .306
Maury Wills           34  135   20   38   4   1   0    7  13   3   18    5  .282
Von Joshua             9   25    5    7   0   0   0    1   1   0    2    6  .280
Jeff Torborg          19   40    4   11   3   0   0    5   1   0    2    1  .275
Willie Crawford       32   89   19   23   2   1   3   12   3   1   15   28  .258
Ted Sizemore          30  112   12   28   2   0   1    9   3   1   12    3  .250
Willie Davis          34  131   16   32   7   1   1   17   8   4    6   13  .244
Andy Kosco            23   79   10   17   6   0   3   12   1   0    1   15  .215
Bill Sudakis          19   53    4   11   2   0   1    5   1   0    8    9  .208
Jim Lefebvre          15   34    4    7   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    4  .206
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         9    9    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           32  109   16   34   3   2   3   19   5   1   29   19  .312
Ron Fairly            31  106   11   28   5   0   3   17   5   0   24   17  .264
Marv Staehle          24   80   11   20   3   1   0    7   1   0   13    4  .250
Ron Brand             19   49    5   12   2   0   0    3   1   0    5    5  .245
Jim Fairey            18   49   11   12   2   1   2    7   1   1    5   10  .245
Mack Jones            26   87   14   20   4   1   3    9   1   0   20   23  .230
Adolfo Phillips       18   55    3   12   1   0   2    3   1   0    4   14  .218
Bobby Wine            32  111    6   23   6   1   1   11   0   0   10   23  .207
Don Hahn              10   30    3    6   1   0   0    0   1   0    3    2  .200
John Bateman          14   51    2   10   3   0   1    4   2   1    4    9  .196
Gary Sutherland       21   61    5   11   3   0   1    4   0   0    4    1  .180
John Boccabella       11   22    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    4  .136
Bob Bailey            23   40    6    5   1   1   0    0   1   1   11    9  .125
Coco Laboy            25   81    1   10   4   0   0    3   0   1    9   19  .124
Jim Qualls             9    9    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .111
Boots Day              2    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         34  133   28   39   8   4   1   11  11   2   23   11  .293
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        25   75   13   20   2   0   4   16   0   0    6   16  .267
Ron Swoboda           30   61    4   16   3   1   0    7   1   1   15   17  .262
Wayne Garrett         14   36    6    8   3   2   1    4   1   0   10    6  .222
Joe Foy               30  100    9   22   6   0   1   12   9   3   19    9  .220
Tommie Agee           32  132   21   29   3   0   3    9   9   2   18   35  .220
Duffy Dyer            18   61    3   12   0   0   0    3   0   1   10   13  .197
Jerry Grote           16   57    1   11   3   1   0    5   0   0    2    7  .193
Cleon Jones           28   97   12   18   3   1   0   10   2   1   12   19  .186
Ed Kranepool          13   22    1    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    4    1  .182
Al Weis               13   29    4    5   3   0   0    3   0   1    2    7  .172
Mike Jorgensen        24   43    7    7   2   0   2    2   2   0    6   13  .163

 Philadelphia         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Don Money             28  102   18   39   8   2   6   19   0   0   13   13  .382
Mike Ryan              3    6    0    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    0  .333
Ron Stone             19   40    2   10   1   0   1    2   1   1    0    6  .250
Jim Hutto             17   28    1    7   1   0   1    3   0   0    1    3  .250
Tim McCarver          19   69    4   17   4   0   0    0   0   0    4    5  .246
Mike Compton          13   29    4    7   0   1   1    2   0   0    3    5  .241
Rick Joseph           13   22    2    5   0   1   2    4   0   0    1    4  .227
Denny Doyle           30  123   13   27   4   4   0    4   2   1    8   24  .220
Tony Taylor           25   83    8   18   1   0   0    5   2   3    8   12  .217
Johnny Briggs         31  111   11   23   3   1   2   12   3   1   12   22  .207
Byron Browne          26   70    7   14   4   1   2    2   1   1    6   17  .200
Larry Hisle           32  111   10   22   5   0   3   11   1   1   19   41  .198
Deron Johnson         34  119   11   23   3   0   8   19   0   0   16   33  .193
Terry Harmon          13   26    2    5   0   0   0    0   1   0    2    4  .192
Larry Bowa            31  103    4   18   2   0   0    4   1   2    9   12  .175
Sam Parrilla          11   16    0    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    4  .125
Del Bates              8   17    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    4  .118
Oscar Gamble           2    8    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .000

 Pittsburgh           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Bob Robertson         22   68   11   27   3   1   7   16   1   1    8   14  .397
Roberto Clemente      29  111   11   40   8   5   2   20   1   0    8   14  .360
Richie Hebner         30  101   13   33   9   3   0    9   1   1    9   12  .327
Johnny Jeter          17   21    8    6   0   0   0    1   0   0    4    2  .286
Manny Sanguillen      23   88    5   25   3   0   3    9   1   0    1   13  .284
Freddie Patek         20   50   12   13   1   2   0    3   2   0    8   12  .260
Matty Alou            35  152   24   37   4   1   0   10   4   1    6    6  .243
Willie Stargell       32  111   19   26   2   1   8   25   0   0   15   31  .234
Jerry May             14   38    3    8   2   1   0    3   0   0    7    9  .211
Bill Mazeroski        28   99    8   20   4   0   1   14   1   0    8   14  .202
Al Oliver             30  101   11   19   5   2   3    9   0   1    2    5  .188
Gene Alley            27   92    9   17   3   0   2    4   2   0    7   25  .185
Jose Pagan            19   39    2    7   0   0   1    2   0   0    4    6  .180
Jose Martinez         16   20    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    5  .050
Dave Ricketts          8    6    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            23   66   13   20   3   0   1    5   2   0   10   10  .303
Bob Barton            13   38    5   11   3   0   1    4   0   0    3    6  .290
Ollie Brown           31  114   16   32   6   0   5   13   0   1   10   17  .281
Chris Cannizzaro      28   87    7   24   2   0   1   10   0   4    9   12  .276
Dave Campbell         38  149   16   39   8   0   2   13   4   3   11   29  .262
Ivan Murrell          25   56    9   14   3   0   4   11   1   1    1   15  .250
Nate Colbert          36  128   23   31   4   1  11   23   1   3   13   32  .242
Tommy Dean            14   42    6   10   2   0   1    5   1   0    2    7  .238
Al Ferrara            36   93   12   22   4   1   4   10   0   0   17   18  .237
Ramon Webster         28   38    4    8   1   0   0    1   1   0    5    6  .211
Steve Huntz           20   80    7   14   2   0   4    8   0   2   12   15  .175
Van Kelly             25   65    8   11   2   0   1    9   0   0   10   18  .169
Ron Slocum            17    6    1    1   1   0   0    2   0   1    1    1  .167
Jerry Morales         28   58    6    9   0   1   1    4   0   0    3   11  .155
Jose Arcia            22   33    2    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            30  109   17   39   7   2   8   35   0   0   18   28  .358
Ken Henderson         37  139   33   46  10   0   5   26   3   0   30   20  .331
Bobby Bonds           37  151   38   49   7   2   7   21  17   0   28   40  .325
Al Gallagher          26   88   14   26   5   2   0    8   0   0    9   13  .296
Ron Hunt              31  109   18   32   6   0   2   12   1   1   12    8  .294
Willie Mays           30  104   24   30   4   0   8   20   2   0   19   19  .289
Bob Heise             20   43    4   11   1   0   0    9   0   0    4    4  .256
Tito Fuentes          22   81    9   20   3   2   2    9   1   0    7    5  .247
Hal Lanier            27   92    7   22   0   0   2   10   1   0    5    6  .239
Willie McCovey        35  118   25   28   6   0  12   35   0   0   42   25  .237
Russ Gibson            9   34    3    8   4   0   0    3   0   0    3    6  .235
Bob Burda             21   17    1    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    4    1  .235
Frank Johnson          3   13    3    3   0   0   1    1   0   0    0    0  .231
Jim Davenport         11   24    1    5   1   0   0    1   0   0    6    4  .208
Bob Taylor            20   23    4    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    6    5  .130
Steve Whitaker        16   27    3    3   1   0   0    4   0   0    2   14  .111
Don Mason             16   19    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    2  .105

 St. Louis            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Jose Cardenal         31  133   19   42   6   2   1   19  10   1    8   17  .316
Joe Hague             28   81    8   25   3   1   3   15   1   0   19   16  .309
Dick Allen            31  116   25   35   5   1  12   28   0   1   18   25  .302
Lou Brock             31  129   24   38   5   0   3   11   9   0   12   15  .295
Joe Torre             31  122   15   35   6   1   4   17   0   2   12   17  .287
Julian Javier         23   82   10   22   3   0   0    7   0   0    1   10  .268
Leron Lee             30   94   12   24   6   0   2    9   0   1   11   19  .255
Mike Shannon           3    8    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .250
Jim Campbell          13   13    0    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    3  .231
Vic Davalillo         16   19    4    4   1   0   1    5   0   0    1    1  .211
Dal Maxvill           26   53    8    9   1   0   0    2   0   0   11   15  .170
Carl Taylor           18   45    3    7   1   0   1    6   0   0    7    5  .156
Phil Gagliano         11   14    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .143
Milt Ramirez          18   28    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    3  .107
Cookie Rojas          16   34    0    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    3    1  .088

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  M. Alou (PIT)           152
  B. Bonds (SF)           151
  D. Campbell (SD)        149
  C. Gaston (SD)          146
  B. Tolan (CIN)          142
  T. Helms (CIN)          141
  J. Morgan (HOU)         141
  K. Henderson (SF)       139
  P. Rose (CIN)           138
  F. Millan (ATL)         137

Runs Scored:

  B. Bonds (SF)            38
  K. Henderson (SF)        33
  H. Aaron (ATL)           32
  R. Carty (ATL)           31
  T. Perez (CIN)           29
  B. Harrelson (NY)        28
  B. Tolan (CIN)           28
  J. Morgan (HOU)          26
  J. Wynn (HOU)            26
  D. Allen (STL)           25

Hits:

  R. Carty (ATL)           51
  B. Bonds (SF)            49
  D. Menke (HOU)           47
  T. Perez (CIN)           47
  K. Henderson (SF)        46
  C. Gaston (SD)           45
  H. Aaron (ATL)           43
  J. Cardenal (STL)        42
  W. Parker (LA)           42
  J. Wynn (HOU)            42

Doubles:

  W. Parker (LA)           13
  O. Cepeda (ATL)          11
  B. Tolan (CIN)           11
  K. Henderson (SF)        10
  J. Wynn (HOU)            10
  R. Carty (ATL)            9
  R. Hebner (PIT)           9
  J. Bench (CIN)            8
  D. Campbell (SD)          8
  R. Clemente (PIT)         8

Triples:

  J. Morgan (HOU)           6
  R. Clemente (PIT)         5
  D. Kessinger (CHI)        5
  D. Doyle (PHI)            4
  B. Harrelson (NY)         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)           15
  D. Allen (STL)           12
  W. McCovey (SF)          12
  T. Perez (CIN)           12
  B. Williams (CHI)        12
  N. Colbert (SD)          11
  J. Bench (CIN)           10
  L. May (CIN)             10
  D. Rader (HOU)            9
  R. Carty (ATL)            8

RBI:

  H. Aaron (ATL)           37
  D. Dietz (SF)            35
  W. McCovey (SF)          35
  T. Perez (CIN)           34
  B. Williams (CHI)        34
  R. Carty (ATL)           30
  D. Menke (HOU)           30
  J. Bench (CIN)           29
  D. Allen (STL)           28
  J. Wynn (HOU)            28

Stolen Bases:

  B. Bonds (SF)            17
  M. Wills (LA)            13
  B. Harrelson (NY)        11
  J. Cardenal (STL)        10
  B. Tolan (CIN)           10
  T. Agee (NY)              9
  L. Brock (STL)            9
  J. Foy (NY)               9
  W. Davis (LA)             8
  J. Wynn (HOU)             8

Caught Stealing:

  J. Morgan (HOU)           5
  C. Cannizzaro (SD)        4
  W. Davis (LA)             4
  D. Campbell (SD)          3
  O. Cepeda (ATL)           3
  N. Colbert (SD)           3
  J. Foy (NY)               3
  T. Taylor (PHI)           3
  M. Wills (LA)             3
  J. Wynn (HOU)             3

Walks:

  W. McCovey (SF)          42
  K. Henderson (SF)        30
  S. Jackson (ATL)         29
  R. Staub (MON)           29
  B. Bonds (SF)            28
  J. Morgan (HOU)          26
  R. Fairly (MON)          24
  T. Perez (CIN)           24
  B. Harrelson (NY)        23
  B. Grabarkewitz (LA)     22

Strikeouts:

  L. Hisle (PHI)           41
  B. Bonds (SF)            40
  T. Agee (NY)             35
  D. Johnson (PHI)         33
  N. Colbert (SD)          32
  W. Stargell (PIT)        31
  C. Gaston (SD)           30
  B. Tolan (CIN)           30
  D. Campbell (SD)         29
  T. Perez (CIN)           29

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