Sunday May 17, 1970
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of May 17, 1970:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Atlanta         1212  187   327   56    5   46   172   15   11  138   165  .270
Houston         1275  186   339   60   16   38   176   24   13  127   198  .266
Cincinnati      1256  187   333   57    9   58   172   26   10  132   235  .265
Los Angeles     1227  158   321   50   14   18   145   50   13  131   179  .262
St. Louis       1080  144   281   39    8   27   136   21    7  111   176  .260
San Francisco   1322  212   341   57    8   47   200   25    1  204   249  .258
Pittsburgh      1214  148   300   45   16   27   135   13    4  100   213  .247
Chicago         1048  137   253   33   14   34   132    8    2  121   178  .241
San Diego       1319  164   317   52    6   43   144   15   19  122   283  .240
New York        1145  140   266   49   10   19   126   40   13  151   219  .232
Montreal        1093  112   242   43    7   19   104   20    7  164   207  .221
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
B. Grabarkewitz (LA)     32   88   14   37   5   1   3   21   8   2   23   25  .421
Rico Carty (ATL)         35  127   31   52  10   0   8   30   0   1   22   12  .409
Tony Perez (CIN)         37  137   32   54   5   0  13   36   4   1   24   30  .394
Don Money (PHI)          28  102   18   39   8   2   6   19   0   0   13   13  .382
Roberto Clemente (PIT)   30  116   12   42   8   5   2   22   1   0    8   15  .362
Dick Dietz (SF)          31  112   17   39   7   2   8   35   0   0   19   28  .348
Denis Menke (HOU)        37  139   21   48   8   1   3   30   0   0   17   21  .345
Hank Aaron (ATL)         34  134   34   46   5   0  16   40   3   0   19   13  .343
Ken Henderson (SF)       38  143   33   48  10   0   5   26   3   0   30   21  .336
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           6    8    1    5   2   0   1    2   0   0    0    0  .625
Rico Carty            35  127   31   52  10   0   8   30   0   1   22   12  .409
Hank Aaron            34  134   34   46   5   0  16   40   3   0   19   13  .343
Orlando Cepeda        34  131   21   41  11   0   8   22   1   3   11   21  .313
Felix Millan          35  147   23   44   6   1   2   12   2   2    7    6  .299
Tony Gonzalez         35  135   22   37   7   2   2   19   1   2   13   16  .274
Hal King              15   33    4    9   2   0   2    6   0   0   11    8  .273
Sonny Jackson         31  118   25   30   6   1   0    7   6   1   30   10  .254
Bob Tillman           14   48    4   11   1   0   2    7   0   0    2   12  .229
Clete Boyer           33  125   10   28   5   0   4   18   1   2    9   21  .224
Bob Didier            20   49    1    7   0   1   0    2   1   0    3    5  .143
Bob Aspromonte         9   14    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .143
Mike Lum              23   22    2    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    5  .136
Ralph Garr            13    9    3    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    3  .111
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         32  128   20   38   4   5   1    8   2   1   16   19  .297
Glenn Beckert         32  130   19   37   0   2   1   11   1   0    9    5  .285
Johnny Callison       31  110   13   30   5   1   5   18   3   1   11   10  .273
Jim Hickman           27   81    9   22   5   1   5   14   0   0   16   18  .272
Billy Williams        32  125   24   33   3   0  12   34   1   0   13   19  .264
Willie Smith          15   23    3    6   3   0   1    3   0   0    2    5  .261
Boots Day             11    8    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .250
Ron Santo             32  119   16   29   5   2   4   18   0   0   16   24  .244
Randy Hundley          6   21    0    5   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    7  .238
Ernie Banks           28  101   11   23   4   2   3   16   0   0   10   17  .228
Cleo James            17   19    2    3   1   1   0    0   1   0    2    2  .158
J. C. Martin          23   58   10    9   1   0   1    3   0   0   16    6  .155
Jack Hiatt             4   10    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .100
Paul Popovich         11   12    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .083
Jimmie Hall           12   16    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    6  .063
Ken Rudolph            5    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           11    5    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    1  .400
Tony Perez            37  137   32   54   5   0  13   36   4   1   24   30  .394
Bernie Carbo          28   81   10   25   3   1   6   14   4   1   21   14  .309
Lee May               31  118   20   36   8   0  11   26   0   1   10   20  .305
Hal McRae             20   43    7   13   2   1   4    7   0   0    6    6  .302
Bobby Tolan           37  148   29   43  12   1   6   22  11   2   12   31  .291
Dave Concepcion       34  108   12   30   5   1   1    5   1   0   10   16  .278
Johnny Bench          37  146   21   40   8   2  11   32   0   2    9   29  .274
Pete Rose             37  147   24   37   6   1   6   14   4   2   18   18  .252
Darrel Chaney         11   19    1    4   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    8  .211
Jimmy Stewart         22   24    3    5   1   0   0    0   1   0    3    5  .208
Tommy Helms           35  142   18   27   5   0   0    8   0   1    5    7  .190
Woody Woodward        10   20    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    2  .150
Pat Corrales           6   16    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    4  .125
Jay Ward               2    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000

 Houston              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Denis Menke           37  139   21   48   8   1   3   30   0   0   17   21  .345
Jim Wynn              37  136   26   43  10   0   8   29   8   3   21   19  .316
Doug Rader            37  136   24   41   4   1   9   26   1   1   13   21  .302
Tommy Davis           32  118   11   35   4   2   1   17   5   2    3   13  .297
Joe Morgan            37  143   28   42   6   6   1   12   6   5   28   15  .294
Jesus Alou            17   56    9   16   6   0   0    7   0   0    2    4  .286
Joe Pepitone          35  135   22   35   6   3   8   14   2   1    7   12  .259
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        36  125   12   21   5   1   2   10   1   0   11   17  .168
Bob Watson            10   19    1    2   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    7  .105
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    32   88   14   37   5   1   3   21   8   2   23   25  .421
Manny Mota            22   68   11   22   1   4   1    7   3   1   11   11  .324
Tom Haller            18   51    6   16   0   3   1    9   1   0    6    7  .314
Wes Parker            35  139   20   43  14   1   4   27   2   0   15   12  .309
Maury Wills           35  139   22   40   4   1   0    7  16   3   19    5  .288
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
Ted Sizemore          31  116   12   30   2   0   1   11   3   1   12    3  .259
Willie Davis          35  136   17   34   8   1   1   19   9   4    6   13  .250
Willie Crawford       33   93   20   23   2   1   3   12   3   1   16   31  .247
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           33  112   19   35   3   2   4   20   6   1   31   19  .313
Ron Fairly            32  110   12   30   5   0   3   18   5   0   25   17  .273
Marv Staehle          25   84   12   22   3   1   0    7   1   1   13    4  .262
Jim Fairey            19   53   11   13   2   1   2    7   1   2    5   10  .245
Ron Brand             19   49    5   12   2   0   0    3   1   0    5    5  .245
Mack Jones            27   91   15   22   4   1   4   11   1   0   20   23  .242
Adolfo Phillips       19   56    3   13   1   0   2    3   1   0    4   14  .232
Bobby Wine            33  115    7   24   6   1   2   12   0   0   10   23  .209
Don Hahn              10   30    3    6   1   0   0    0   1   0    3    2  .200
John Bateman          15   54    2   10   3   0   1    4   2   1    5   10  .185
Gary Sutherland       22   62    5   11   3   0   1    4   0   0    4    2  .177
Coco Laboy            26   84    1   12   4   0   0    6   0   1    9   19  .143
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
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         23   73   11   27   3   1   7   16   1   1    8   15  .370
Roberto Clemente      30  116   12   42   8   5   2   22   1   0    8   15  .362
Richie Hebner         30  101   13   33   9   3   0    9   1   1    9   12  .327
Manny Sanguillen      24   89    5   25   3   0   3    9   1   0    1   14  .281
Freddie Patek         21   53   12   14   1   2   0    3   2   0    9   12  .264
Matty Alou            36  157   24   39   4   1   0   11   4   1    6    7  .248
Willie Stargell       33  111   19   26   2   1   8   26   0   0   16   31  .234
Johnny Jeter          18   26    8    6   0   0   0    1   0   0    4    4  .231
Jerry May             15   40    5    9   2   1   0    3   0   0    9    9  .225
Al Oliver             31  105   11   22   6   2   3   12   0   1    2    5  .210
Bill Mazeroski        29  100    8   20   4   0   1   14   1   0    8   14  .200
Gene Alley            28   96   11   19   3   0   2    4   2   0    8   27  .198
Jose Pagan            20   39    2    7   0   0   1    2   0   0    5    6  .180
Dave Ricketts          9    7    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .143
Jose Martinez         16   20    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    5  .050

 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
Chris Cannizzaro      29   90    8   26   2   0   2   11   0   4    9   12  .289
Ivan Murrell          26   60    9   17   3   0   4   14   1   2    1   16  .283
Ollie Brown           32  118   16   32   6   0   5   13   0   1   10   17  .271
Dave Campbell         39  152   17   40   9   0   2   13   4   3   11   29  .263
Tommy Dean            15   46    8   12   3   0   1    5   1   0    2    8  .261
Al Ferrara            37   97   12   23   4   1   4   10   0   0   17   19  .237
Nate Colbert          37  132   23   31   4   1  11   23   1   3   13   33  .235
Ramon Webster         28   38    4    8   1   0   0    1   1   0    5    6  .211
Steve Huntz           21   84    8   15   2   0   5    9   0   2   12   15  .179
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            23   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            31  112   17   39   7   2   8   35   0   0   19   28  .348
Ken Henderson         38  143   33   48  10   0   5   26   3   0   30   21  .336
Bobby Bonds           38  155   38   49   7   2   7   21  17   0   28   41  .316
Ron Hunt              31  109   18   32   6   0   2   12   1   1   12    8  .294
Al Gallagher          27   92   14   27   5   2   0    8   0   0    9   13  .294
Willie Mays           31  107   24   31   4   0   8   20   2   0   20   19  .290
Hal Lanier            27   92    7   22   0   0   2   10   1   0    5    6  .239
Tito Fuentes          23   85    9   20   3   2   2    9   1   0    7    5  .235
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
Bob Heise             21   47    4   11   1   0   0    9   0   0    4    4  .234
Willie McCovey        36  120   25   28   6   0  12   35   0   0   42   27  .233
Frank Johnson          4   14    3    3   0   0   1    1   0   0    0    0  .214
Jim Davenport         12   25    1    5   1   0   0    1   0   0    6    4  .200
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         32  137   19   43   6   2   1   19  10   1    8   18  .314
Joe Hague             29   84    8   26   3   1   3   15   1   0   19   17  .310
Dick Allen            32  120   25   36   5   1  12   28   0   1   18   27  .300
Joe Torre             32  126   17   37   6   1   4   17   0   2   12   18  .294
Lou Brock             32  133   24   38   5   0   3   11   9   0   12   17  .286
Julian Javier         24   86   10   23   3   0   0    7   0   0    1   10  .267
Leron Lee             31   95   12   25   6   0   2   10   0   1   11   19  .263
Vic Davalillo         17   20    5    5   1   1   1    6   0   0    1    1  .250
Jim Campbell          13   13    0    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    3  .231
Dal Maxvill           27   55    8   10   1   0   0    3   0   0   11   15  .182
Mike Shannon           4   11    1    2   0   0   0    1   1   0    0    2  .182
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          19   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)           157
  B. Bonds (SF)           155
  D. Campbell (SD)        152
  B. Tolan (CIN)          148
  F. Millan (ATL)         147
  P. Rose (CIN)           147
  J. Bench (CIN)          146
  C. Gaston (SD)          146
  K. Henderson (SF)       143
  J. Morgan (HOU)         143

Runs Scored:

  B. Bonds (SF)            38
  H. Aaron (ATL)           34
  K. Henderson (SF)        33
  T. Perez (CIN)           32
  R. Carty (ATL)           31
  B. Tolan (CIN)           29
  B. Harrelson (NY)        28
  J. Morgan (HOU)          28
  J. Wynn (HOU)            26
  D. Allen (STL)           25

Hits:

  T. Perez (CIN)           54
  R. Carty (ATL)           52
  B. Bonds (SF)            49
  K. Henderson (SF)        48
  D. Menke (HOU)           48
  H. Aaron (ATL)           46
  C. Gaston (SD)           45
  F. Millan (ATL)          44
  J. Cardenal (STL)        43
  W. Parker (LA)           43

Doubles:

  W. Parker (LA)           14
  B. Tolan (CIN)           12
  O. Cepeda (ATL)          11
  R. Carty (ATL)           10
  K. Henderson (SF)        10
  J. Wynn (HOU)            10
  D. Campbell (SD)          9
  R. Hebner (PIT)           9
  J. Bench (CIN)            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)           16
  T. Perez (CIN)           13
  D. Allen (STL)           12
  W. McCovey (SF)          12
  B. Williams (CHI)        12
  J. Bench (CIN)           11
  N. Colbert (SD)          11
  L. May (CIN)             11
  D. Rader (HOU)            9
  R. Carty (ATL)            8

RBI:

  H. Aaron (ATL)           40
  T. Perez (CIN)           36
  D. Dietz (SF)            35
  W. McCovey (SF)          35
  B. Williams (CHI)        34
  J. Bench (CIN)           32
  R. Carty (ATL)           30
  D. Menke (HOU)           30
  J. Wynn (HOU)            29
  D. Allen (STL)           28

Stolen Bases:

  B. Bonds (SF)            17
  M. Wills (LA)            16
  B. Harrelson (NY)        11
  B. Tolan (CIN)           11
  J. Cardenal (STL)        10
  T. Agee (NY)              9
  L. Brock (STL)            9
  W. Davis (LA)             9
  J. Foy (NY)               9
  B. Grabarkewitz (LA)      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
  R. Staub (MON)           31
  K. Henderson (SF)        30
  S. Jackson (ATL)         30
  B. Bonds (SF)            28
  J. Morgan (HOU)          28
  R. Fairly (MON)          25
  T. Perez (CIN)           24
  B. Grabarkewitz (LA)     23
  B. Harrelson (NY)        23

Strikeouts:

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

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