Thursday May 21, 1970
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of May 21, 1970:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Atlanta         1320  200   353   62    7   50   185   15   11  145   181  .267
Cincinnati      1359  198   361   61   10   60   183   28   10  145   257  .266
Los Angeles     1361  180   357   55   17   20   164   55   15  144   197  .262
Houston         1395  197   365   66   16   38   186   27   15  146   209  .262
St. Louis       1211  162   311   45    8   29   153   22    7  127   200  .257
San Francisco   1394  215   352   59    9   47   203   26    1  208   265  .253
Pittsburgh      1365  159   338   53   18   28   144   14    6  104   239  .248
Chicago         1122  150   274   39   14   34   144    8    2  130   189  .244
San Diego       1418  180   346   56    7   47   160   16   21  128   307  .244
New York        1243  151   287   54   10   27   137   44   15  169   246  .231
Montreal        1221  133   274   50    8   22   125   20    9  186   234  .224
Philadelphia    1305  113   278   43   12   28   103   14   17  126   277  .213

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Rico Carty (ATL)         38  139   35   58  11   1  10   35   0   1   23   12  .417
B. Grabarkewitz (LA)     36  102   17   41   5   1   3   22   9   2   25   29  .402
Tony Perez (CIN)         40  151   33   56   6   0  13   39   4   1   24   34  .371
Don Money (PHI)          32  118   19   42   8   2   7   22   0   1   14   16  .356
Roberto Clemente (PIT)   34  133   12   47   8   7   2   23   1   0    9   19  .353
Orlando Cepeda (ATL)     37  143   25   48  12   0  10   25   1   3   12   23  .336
Dick Dietz (SF)          33  120   17   40   7   2   8   35   0   0   20   31  .333
Ken Henderson (SF)       40  151   34   50  10   0   5   27   3   0   31   23  .331
Richie Hebner (PIT)      34  118   15   39  11   3   0    9   1   1    9   15  .331
Hank Aaron (ATL)         36  140   35   46   5   0  16   40   3   0   22   14  .329

 Atlanta              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Tommie Aaron           7    9    1    5   2   0   1    2   0   0    0    1  .556
Rico Carty            38  139   35   58  11   1  10   35   0   1   23   12  .417
Orlando Cepeda        37  143   25   48  12   0  10   25   1   3   12   23  .336
Hank Aaron            36  140   35   46   5   0  16   40   3   0   22   14  .329
Felix Millan          38  161   24   45   7   1   2   12   2   2    7    7  .280
Hal King              16   34    4    9   2   0   2    6   0   0   11    8  .265
Tony Gonzalez         37  143   23   37   7   2   2   19   1   2   13   18  .259
Sonny Jackson         33  126   26   32   7   2   0    7   6   1   30   11  .254
Clete Boyer           36  137   10   32   6   0   4   20   1   2    9   24  .234
Bob Tillman           15   48    4   11   1   0   2    7   0   0    3   12  .229
Mike Lum              26   29    3    5   1   0   0    2   0   0    3    6  .172
Bob Didier            23   60    1    9   0   1   0    2   1   0    3    6  .150
Bob Aspromonte         9   14    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .143
Gil Garrido            6   17    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .118
Ralph Garr            14    9    3    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    3  .111

 Chicago              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Don Kessinger         34  139   24   43   6   5   1   10   2   1   16   19  .309
Glenn Beckert         34  140   21   42   0   2   1   12   1   0    9    5  .300
Jim Hickman           29   88   12   25   6   1   5   14   0   0   18   19  .284
Billy Williams        34  133   26   36   4   0  12   37   1   0   15   20  .271
Johnny Callison       33  117   13   31   5   1   5   18   3   1   12   10  .265
Ron Santo             34  128   16   32   6   2   4   22   0   0   17   25  .250
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           29  102   11   23   4   2   3   16   0   0   10   17  .226
Willie Smith          17   31    3    6   3   0   1    3   0   0    2    8  .194
J. C. Martin          23   58   10    9   1   0   1    3   0   0   16    6  .155
Cleo James            18   20    2    3   1   1   0    0   1   0    2    2  .150
Jack Hiatt             6   14    2    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    4  .071
Paul Popovich         13   14    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .071
Jimmie Hall           13   17    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    6  .059
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
Tony Perez            40  151   33   56   6   0  13   39   4   1   24   34  .371
Bernie Carbo          30   86   11   28   4   2   6   16   4   1   23   15  .326
Lee May               34  131   22   39   8   0  11   27   0   1   11   25  .298
Johnny Bench          40  159   24   47   9   2  13   35   0   2   10   30  .296
Bobby Tolan           40  160   30   47  13   1   6   22  12   2   14   32  .294
Hal McRae             21   45    7   13   2   1   4    7   0   0    7    7  .289
Angel Bravo           13    7    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    1  .286
Dave Concepcion       37  118   13   31   5   1   1    5   1   0   11   19  .263
Pete Rose             40  158   26   41   6   1   6   14   4   2   21   18  .260
Darrel Chaney         12   22    1    5   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    9  .227
Tommy Helms           38  151   18   29   5   0   0   10   0   1    6    8  .192
Jimmy Stewart         25   27    3    5   1   0   0    0   2   0    3    6  .185
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
Don Bryant             1    1    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0 1.000
Marty Martinez        10   17    2    6   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    2  .353
Denis Menke           41  153   23   50   8   1   3   30   0   0   18   22  .327
Jim Wynn              41  150   26   48  14   0   8   31   9   3   23   20  .320
Jesus Alou            21   70    9   21   6   0   0    9   0   0    3    4  .300
Doug Rader            39  141   25   42   4   1   9   26   1   1   15   21  .298
Joe Morgan            41  153   31   44   7   6   1   14   8   7   35   16  .288
Tommy Davis           35  130   11   35   4   2   1   18   5   2    3   16  .269
Joe Pepitone          39  148   23   38   7   3   8   14   2   1    9   12  .257
Jim Beauchamp         21   21    3    5   0   0   1    4   0   1    2    4  .238
Keith Lampard         20   34    5    8   3   1   0    3   0   0    2   12  .235
Norm Miller           24   72    8   16   3   0   2   11   0   0   10    9  .222
John Mayberry         16   48    8    9   1   0   3    6   1   0    6   11  .188
Johnny Edwards        40  138   13   21   5   1   2   10   1   0   12   18  .152
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    36  102   17   41   5   1   3   22   9   2   25   29  .402
Manny Mota            26   83   13   26   2   4   1    8   3   1   11   12  .313
Wes Parker            39  156   22   47  15   1   4   32   2   0   15   16  .301
Jeff Torborg          21   46    5   13   4   0   0    5   1   0    4    2  .283
Willie Crawford       36  104   23   29   3   2   3   15   3   1   17   32  .279
Maury Wills           38  151   23   42   4   1   0   10  16   5   19    6  .278
Tom Haller            20   58    7   16   0   3   1    9   1   0    7    7  .276
Von Joshua            12   30    6    8   0   0   0    1   2   0    3    6  .267
Ted Sizemore          33  123   13   32   2   0   1   11   3   1   13    4  .260
Willie Davis          39  152   21   38   8   3   1   19  11   4    7   13  .250
Bill Sudakis          22   61    6   14   3   0   3   10   1   0   12   10  .230
Andy Kosco            23   79   10   17   6   0   3   12   1   0    1   15  .215
Jim Lefebvre          15   34    4    7   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    4  .206
Gary Moore             6   15    2    3   0   2   0    0   1   0    0    1  .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
Boots Day              4    3    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Jack Hiatt            17   43    4   14   2   0   0    7   0   0   14   14  .326
Rusty Staub           37  127   23   41   6   3   4   24   6   1   34   21  .323
Ron Fairly            36  123   15   34   6   0   3   20   5   0   29   19  .276
Ron Brand             22   52    5   14   2   0   0    4   1   0    5    5  .269
Jim Fairey            22   64   11   16   2   1   2   10   1   3    6   11  .250
Marv Staehle          28   95   14   23   3   1   0    8   1   2   14    7  .242
Adolfo Phillips       22   58    6   14   1   0   3    5   1   0    7   14  .241
Mack Jones            30  100   17   24   5   1   4   11   1   0   22   26  .240
John Bateman          19   66    3   13   3   0   1    5   2   1    8   14  .197
Bobby Wine            37  127    7   25   6   1   2   12   0   0   11   24  .197
Don Hahn              12   32    3    6   1   0   0    0   1   0    4    3  .188
Gary Sutherland       25   67    6   12   3   0   1    4   0   0    5    3  .179
John Boccabella       12   23    2    4   0   0   1    1   0   0    0    4  .174
Coco Laboy            30  100    2   15   6   0   0    8   0   1    9   24  .150
Bob Bailey            26   44    8    6   1   1   1    4   1   1   13    9  .136
Jim Qualls             9    9    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .111
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           29   98   14   31   8   0   4   15   1   0   13    8  .316
Dave Marshall         18   42    6   13   4   1   2   12   2   1    4    8  .310
Ken Boswell           25   83    8   24   1   0   2   11   3   2    8   10  .289
Donn Clendenon        27   80   15   23   3   0   5   17   0   0    6   16  .288
Ron Swoboda           33   67    5   19   4   1   1    9   1   1   16   19  .284
Bud Harrelson         37  144   28   40   8   4   1   12  11   3   25   13  .278
Joe Foy               33  109   10   25   7   0   2   13  10   3   23   10  .229
Wayne Garrett         14   36    6    8   3   2   1    4   1   0   10    6  .222
Tommie Agee           35  145   23   32   3   0   5   11  10   2   19   40  .221
Duffy Dyer            18   61    3   12   0   0   0    3   0   1   10   13  .197
Jerry Grote           19   68    2   12   3   1   1    6   0   0    3    8  .177
Ed Kranepool          14   23    1    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    4    1  .174
Cleon Jones           31  111   13   19   3   1   1   11   2   1   12   25  .171
Mike Jorgensen        27   43    7    7   2   0   2    2   2   0    7   13  .163
Al Weis               14   31    5    5   3   0   0    3   1   1    4    8  .161

 Philadelphia         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Don Money             32  118   19   42   8   2   7   22   0   1   14   16  .356
Mike Ryan              3    6    0    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    0  .333
Mike Compton          15   33    4    9   0   1   1    2   0   0    6    6  .273
Rick Joseph           15   26    2    7   1   1   2    4   0   0    1    6  .269
Tim McCarver          19   69    4   17   4   0   0    0   0   0    4    5  .246
Jim Hutto             18   29    1    7   1   0   1    3   0   0    1    4  .241
Ron Stone             22   43    2   10   1   0   1    2   1   2    0    7  .233
Tony Taylor           27   94    9   21   1   0   0    6   2   3    8   14  .223
Johnny Briggs         35  122   13   27   3   2   2   12   3   3   15   23  .221
Denny Doyle           33  130   14   27   4   4   0    4   2   1   10   25  .208
Byron Browne          28   78    8   16   5   1   3    3   1   1    7   22  .205
Larry Hisle           36  127   11   26   6   1   3   13   1   1   21   47  .205
Deron Johnson         38  134   11   27   4   0   8   20   0   0   17   39  .202
Terry Harmon          14   26    2    5   0   0   0    0   1   0    2    4  .192
Larry Bowa            35  119    6   22   2   0   0    4   3   4   10   13  .185
Del Bates             11   26    0    4   0   0   0    1   0   1    2    7  .154
Sam Parrilla          11   16    0    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    4  .125
Oscar Gamble           5   17    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    5  .000

 Pittsburgh           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Roberto Clemente      34  133   12   47   8   7   2   23   1   0    9   19  .353
Bob Robertson         25   77   11   27   3   1   7   16   1   1    9   17  .351
Richie Hebner         34  118   15   39  11   3   0    9   1   1    9   15  .331
Manny Sanguillen      28  106    7   30   4   0   3   10   1   2    1   16  .283
Matty Alou            39  173   26   47   4   1   0   11   5   1    6    7  .272
Johnny Jeter          21   32    9    8   2   0   0    2   0   0    4    6  .250
Freddie Patek         25   73   13   18   2   2   0    4   2   0    9   15  .247
Willie Stargell       35  122   20   29   3   1   8   26   0   0   16   32  .238
Jerry May             15   40    5    9   2   1   0    3   0   0    9    9  .225
Bill Mazeroski        33  114   10   23   5   0   2   17   1   0   10   14  .202
Al Oliver             35  120   11   24   6   2   3   14   0   1    2    7  .200
Gene Alley            29   97   11   19   3   0   2    4   2   0    8   27  .196
Jose Pagan            23   42    2    7   0   0   1    2   0   0    5    7  .167
Dave Ricketts          9    7    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .143
Jose Martinez         17   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           39  158   19   49   7   4   4   20   2   1    9   33  .310
Bob Barton            14   42    6   13   3   0   1    4   0   0    3    6  .310
Ed Spiezio            25   68   14   21   3   0   1    6   2   0   12   10  .309
Chris Cannizzaro      31   97   11   28   2   0   2   11   0   4   10   13  .289
Ollie Brown           33  122   16   34   6   0   5   13   0   1   10   18  .279
Dave Campbell         42  164   18   44  10   0   2   17   5   3   11   32  .268
Ivan Murrell          29   71   11   19   3   0   5   15   1   3    2   21  .268
Tommy Dean            17   53    8   14   4   0   1    5   1   0    2    9  .264
Al Ferrara            40  106   14   27   5   1   5   12   0   0   18   22  .255
Nate Colbert          40  143   26   33   4   1  13   26   1   3   14   35  .231
Ramon Webster         30   40    4    8   1   0   0    1   1   0    5    7  .200
Steve Huntz           24   97    9   17   2   0   5   11   0   3   12   17  .175
Van Kelly             26   66    8   11   2   0   1    9   0   0   10   19  .167
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            25   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            33  120   17   40   7   2   8   35   0   0   20   31  .333
Ken Henderson         40  151   34   50  10   0   5   27   3   0   31   23  .331
Bobby Bonds           40  162   39   49   7   2   7   21  18   0   30   44  .303
Al Gallagher          27   92   14   27   5   2   0    8   0   0    9   13  .294
Ron Hunt              33  117   19   34   7   0   2   12   1   1   12    9  .291
Willie Mays           33  116   24   32   4   0   8   20   2   0   20   20  .276
Hal Lanier            29   98    7   24   0   1   2   11   1   0    5    6  .245
Russ Gibson            9   34    3    8   4   0   0    3   0   0    3    6  .235
Bob Heise             22   47    4   11   1   0   0    9   0   0    4    4  .234
Willie McCovey        38  129   25   30   7   0  12   36   0   0   42   29  .233
Tito Fuentes          25   92    9   21   3   2   2    9   1   0    7    6  .228
Frank Johnson          4   14    3    3   0   0   1    1   0   0    0    0  .214
Bob Burda             23   19    1    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    4    2  .211
Jim Davenport         13   26    1    5   1   0   0    1   0   0    6    5  .192
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             17   20    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    2  .100

 St. Louis            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Joe Hague             33   93    9   29   4   1   3   16   1   0   22   18  .312
Dick Allen            36  135   29   42   7   1  14   34   0   1   20   31  .311
Jose Cardenal         36  154   23   46   7   2   1   19  11   1    9   18  .299
Joe Torre             36  140   19   41   7   1   4   21   0   2   15   20  .293
Lou Brock             32  133   24   38   5   0   3   11   9   0   12   17  .286
Vic Davalillo         21   22    6    6   1   1   1    8   0   0    1    2  .273
Julian Javier         28   99   11   25   3   0   0    7   0   0    4   12  .253
Leron Lee             35  107   12   27   7   0   2   10   0   1   11   22  .252
Jim Campbell          13   13    0    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    3  .231
Carl Taylor           21   50    3   10   1   0   1    7   0   0    8    5  .200
Phil Gagliano         13   15    0    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .200
Dal Maxvill           31   67   12   12   1   0   0    4   0   0   14   19  .179
Cookie Rojas          17   37    0    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    3    1  .108
Milt Ramirez          20   28    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    3  .107
Mike Shannon           8   26    1    2   0   0   0    2   1   0    0    4  .077
Bart Zeller            1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  M. Alou (PIT)           173
  D. Campbell (SD)        164
  B. Bonds (SF)           162
  F. Millan (ATL)         161
  B. Tolan (CIN)          160
  J. Bench (CIN)          159
  C. Gaston (SD)          158
  P. Rose (CIN)           158
  W. Parker (LA)          156
  J. Cardenal (STL)       154

Runs Scored:

  B. Bonds (SF)            39
  H. Aaron (ATL)           35
  R. Carty (ATL)           35
  K. Henderson (SF)        34
  T. Perez (CIN)           33
  J. Morgan (HOU)          31
  B. Tolan (CIN)           30
  D. Allen (STL)           29
  B. Harrelson (NY)        28
  M. Alou (PIT)            26

Hits:

  R. Carty (ATL)           58
  T. Perez (CIN)           56
  K. Henderson (SF)        50
  D. Menke (HOU)           50
  B. Bonds (SF)            49
  C. Gaston (SD)           49
  O. Cepeda (ATL)          48
  J. Wynn (HOU)            48
  M. Alou (PIT)            47
  J. Bench (CIN)           47

Doubles:

  W. Parker (LA)           15
  J. Wynn (HOU)            14
  B. Tolan (CIN)           13
  O. Cepeda (ATL)          12
  R. Carty (ATL)           11
  R. Hebner (PIT)          11
  D. Campbell (SD)         10
  K. Henderson (SF)        10
  J. Bench (CIN)            9
  R. Clemente (PIT)         8

Triples:

  R. Clemente (PIT)         7
  J. Morgan (HOU)           6
  D. Kessinger (CHI)        5
  D. Doyle (PHI)            4
  C. Gaston (SD)            4
  B. Harrelson (NY)         4
  M. Mota (LA)              4
  W. Davis (LA)             3
  T. Haller (LA)            3
  R. Hebner (PIT)           3

Home Runs:

  H. Aaron (ATL)           16
  D. Allen (STL)           14
  J. Bench (CIN)           13
  N. Colbert (SD)          13
  T. Perez (CIN)           13
  W. McCovey (SF)          12
  B. Williams (CHI)        12
  L. May (CIN)             11
  R. Carty (ATL)           10
  O. Cepeda (ATL)          10

RBI:

  H. Aaron (ATL)           40
  T. Perez (CIN)           39
  B. Williams (CHI)        37
  W. McCovey (SF)          36
  J. Bench (CIN)           35
  R. Carty (ATL)           35
  D. Dietz (SF)            35
  D. Allen (STL)           34
  W. Parker (LA)           32
  J. Wynn (HOU)            31

Stolen Bases:

  B. Bonds (SF)            18
  M. Wills (LA)            16
  B. Tolan (CIN)           12
  J. Cardenal (STL)        11
  W. Davis (LA)            11
  B. Harrelson (NY)        11
  T. Agee (NY)             10
  J. Foy (NY)              10
  L. Brock (STL)            9
  B. Grabarkewitz (LA)      9

Caught Stealing:

  J. Morgan (HOU)           7
  M. Wills (LA)             5
  L. Bowa (PHI)             4
  C. Cannizzaro (SD)        4
  W. Davis (LA)             4
  J. Briggs (PHI)           3
  D. Campbell (SD)          3
  O. Cepeda (ATL)           3
  N. Colbert (SD)           3
  J. Fairey (MON)           3

Walks:

  W. McCovey (SF)          42
  J. Morgan (HOU)          35
  R. Staub (MON)           34
  K. Henderson (SF)        31
  B. Bonds (SF)            30
  S. Jackson (ATL)         30
  R. Fairly (MON)          29
  B. Grabarkewitz (LA)     25
  B. Harrelson (NY)        25
  T. Perez (CIN)           24

Strikeouts:

  L. Hisle (PHI)           47
  B. Bonds (SF)            44
  T. Agee (NY)             40
  D. Johnson (PHI)         39
  N. Colbert (SD)          35
  T. Perez (CIN)           34
  C. Gaston (SD)           33
  D. Campbell (SD)         32
  W. Crawford (LA)         32
  W. Stargell (PIT)        32


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