Friday May 22, 1970
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of May 22, 1970:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Cincinnati      1396  203   373   64   11   62   188   28   10  147   268  .267
Atlanta         1352  201   356   62    7   50   186   16   11  151   185  .263
Houston         1431  199   375   68   16   38   187   28   15  146   216  .262
Los Angeles     1392  180   362   56   17   20   164   57   15  147   205  .260
St. Louis       1244  168   319   47    9   30   159   22    8  130   212  .256
San Francisco   1425  224   361   62    9   49   212   28    2  214   275  .253
Pittsburgh      1394  162   343   54   18   29   147   14    7  109   246  .246
Chicago         1158  156   283   42   15   35   150    8    2  133   195  .244
San Diego       1449  184   352   58    7   47   162   16   21  132   316  .243
New York        1280  155   295   55   11   28   141   44   15  173   252  .231
Montreal        1254  139   284   50    9   23   131   20    9  187   240  .227
Philadelphia    1341  116   288   43   13   28   106   15   17  129   283  .215

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Rico Carty (ATL)         39  141   35   59  11   1  10   35   0   1   25   12  .418
B. Grabarkewitz (LA)     37  106   17   42   5   1   3   22  10   2   25   31  .396
Tony Perez (CIN)         41  155   34   57   6   0  14   41   4   1   24   34  .368
Don Money (PHI)          32  118   19   42   8   2   7   22   0   1   14   16  .356
Roberto Clemente (PIT)   35  137   13   48   8   7   2   23   1   0    9   20  .350
Dick Dietz (SF)          34  124   19   42   8   2   9   37   0   0   21   32  .339
Ken Henderson (SF)       41  155   35   52  10   0   6   32   3   0   32   24  .336
Denis Menke (HOU)        42  157   24   52   9   1   3   30   1   0   18   22  .331
Orlando Cepeda (ATL)     38  146   25   48  12   0  10   25   1   3   13   23  .329
Hank Aaron (ATL)         37  143   35   47   5   0  16   41   3   0   23   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            39  141   35   59  11   1  10   35   0   1   25   12  .418
Orlando Cepeda        38  146   25   48  12   0  10   25   1   3   13   23  .329
Hank Aaron            37  143   35   47   5   0  16   41   3   0   23   14  .329
Felix Millan          39  166   25   46   7   1   2   12   3   2    7    9  .277
Hal King              16   34    4    9   2   0   2    6   0   0   11    8  .265
Tony Gonzalez         38  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
Bob Tillman           15   48    4   11   1   0   2    7   0   0    3   12  .229
Clete Boyer           37  140   10   32   6   0   4   20   1   2   10   25  .229
Mike Lum              27   33    3    5   1   0   0    2   0   0    4    6  .152
Bob Aspromonte         9   14    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .143
Bob Didier            24   64    1    9   0   1   0    2   1   0    3    6  .141
Ralph Garr            15    9    3    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    3  .111
Gil Garrido            7   21    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .095

 Chicago              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Don Kessinger         35  143   24   44   6   5   1   10   2   1   16   21  .308
Glenn Beckert         35  145   23   44   0   3   1   13   1   0    9    5  .303
Jim Hickman           30   92   13   27   7   1   6   17   0   0   18   19  .294
Billy Williams        35  138   28   38   5   0  12   38   1   0   15   21  .275
Johnny Callison       34  118   13   31   5   1   5   18   3   1   13   10  .263
Boots Day             11    8    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .250
Ron Santo             35  132   16   32   6   2   4   23   0   0   17   25  .242
Randy Hundley          6   21    0    5   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    7  .238
Ernie Banks           30  104   11   24   4   2   3   16   0   0   10   17  .231
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            19   23    3    3   1   1   0    0   1   0    3    2  .130
Jack Hiatt             7   18    2    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    3    5  .111
Paul Popovich         14   15    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .067
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            41  155   34   57   6   0  14   41   4   1   24   34  .368
Bernie Carbo          31   89   12   29   4   2   7   17   4   1   24   16  .326
Lee May               35  135   23   41   9   0  11   28   0   1   11   27  .304
Johnny Bench          41  164   25   49  11   2  13   35   0   2   10   32  .299
Bobby Tolan           41  164   30   49  13   1   6   22  12   2   15   33  .299
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
Pete Rose             41  163   27   43   6   2   6   14   4   2   21   20  .264
Dave Concepcion       38  122   13   32   5   1   1    6   1   0   11   19  .262
Darrel Chaney         12   22    1    5   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    9  .227
Tommy Helms           39  155   18   29   5   0   0   10   0   1    6    8  .187
Jimmy Stewart         26   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        11   18    2    6   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    2  .333
Denis Menke           42  157   24   52   9   1   3   30   1   0   18   22  .331
Jim Wynn              42  154   26   49  14   0   8   31   9   3   23   20  .318
Doug Rader            40  145   25   45   5   1   9   26   1   1   15   21  .310
Jesus Alou            22   74    9   22   6   0   0    9   0   0    3    4  .297
Joe Morgan            42  157   31   45   7   6   1   14   8   7   35   17  .287
Tommy Davis           36  134   12   36   4   2   1   18   5   2    3   16  .269
Joe Pepitone          40  152   23   38   7   3   8   14   2   1    9   13  .250
Keith Lampard         20   34    5    8   3   1   0    3   0   0    2   12  .235
Jim Beauchamp         22   22    3    5   0   0   1    4   0   1    2    4  .227
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        41  141   13   22   5   1   2   11   1   0   12   20  .156
Bob Watson            11   20    1    2   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    8  .100
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    37  106   17   42   5   1   3   22  10   2   25   31  .396
Manny Mota            27   84   13   26   2   4   1    8   3   1   11   13  .310
Wes Parker            40  158   22   47  15   1   4   32   2   0   17   16  .298
Von Joshua            13   34    6   10   1   0   0    1   2   0    3    6  .294
Jeff Torborg          21   46    5   13   4   0   0    5   1   0    4    2  .283
Willie Crawford       37  108   23   30   3   2   3   15   3   1   17   34  .278
Maury Wills           39  154   23   42   4   1   0   10  16   5   19    7  .273
Tom Haller            21   61    7   16   0   3   1    9   1   0    8    7  .262
Ted Sizemore          33  123   13   32   2   0   1   11   3   1   13    4  .260
Willie Davis          40  156   21   39   8   3   1   19  12   4    7   13  .250
Bill Sudakis          23   65    6   14   3   0   3   10   1   0   12   12  .215
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           38  131   23   41   6   3   4   24   6   1   34   21  .313
Ron Fairly            37  127   16   37   6   0   3   21   5   0   29   19  .291
Ron Brand             22   52    5   14   2   0   0    4   1   0    5    5  .269
Jim Fairey            23   68   12   18   2   2   2   12   1   3    6   12  .265
Marv Staehle          29   99   16   25   3   1   0    8   1   2   14    8  .253
Mack Jones            31  103   19   25   5   1   5   13   1   0   23   27  .243
Adolfo Phillips       23   58    6   14   1   0   3    5   1   0    7   14  .241
John Bateman          20   70    3   14   3   0   1    5   2   1    8   15  .200
Bobby Wine            38  130    7   25   6   1   2   12   0   0   11   25  .192
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            31  104    2   16   6   0   0    9   0   1    9   25  .154
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
Donn Clendenon        28   85   17   26   4   0   6   19   0   0    6   17  .306
Ken Boswell           26   85    8   24   1   0   2   11   3   2    8   10  .282
Ron Swoboda           34   72    5   20   4   1   1   10   1   1   16   21  .278
Bud Harrelson         38  148   28   40   8   4   1   12  11   3   26   15  .270
Joe Foy               34  112   10   26   7   0   2   13  10   3   24   10  .232
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           20   72    2   13   3   1   1    6   0   0    3    8  .181
Cleon Jones           32  116   14   20   3   2   1   12   2   1   12   26  .172
Mike Jorgensen        28   47    8    8   2   0   2    2   2   0    8   13  .170
Ed Kranepool          15   24    1    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    4    1  .167
Al Weis               15   33    5    5   3   0   0    3   1   1    5    8  .152

 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          16   37    5   11   0   1   1    2   0   0    6    6  .297
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
Tony Taylor           28   98   10   23   1   0   0    6   3   3    8   15  .235
Rick Joseph           16   30    2    7   1   1   2    4   0   0    2    7  .233
Ron Stone             23   44    2   10   1   0   1    2   1   2    0    7  .227
Johnny Briggs         36  124   14   28   3   3   2   14   3   3   17   24  .226
Byron Browne          29   80    8   17   5   1   3    3   1   1    7   23  .213
Larry Hisle           37  131   11   27   6   1   3   14   1   1   21   48  .206
Denny Doyle           34  135   14   27   4   4   0    4   2   1   10   26  .200
Deron Johnson         39  136   11   27   4   0   8   20   0   0   17   39  .199
Terry Harmon          14   26    2    5   0   0   0    0   1   0    2    4  .192
Larry Bowa            36  123    6   23   2   0   0    4   3   4   10   13  .187
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           6   19    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    5  .053

 Pittsburgh           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Bob Robertson         25   77   11   27   3   1   7   16   1   1    9   17  .351
Roberto Clemente      35  137   13   48   8   7   2   23   1   0    9   20  .350
Richie Hebner         35  120   15   39  11   3   0   10   1   2   11   17  .325
Manny Sanguillen      29  110    7   31   4   0   3   10   1   2    1   16  .282
Matty Alou            40  177   26   47   4   1   0   11   5   1    6    7  .266
Johnny Jeter          21   32    9    8   2   0   0    2   0   0    4    6  .250
Freddie Patek         26   76   13   18   2   2   0    4   2   0   10   15  .237
Willie Stargell       36  125   21   29   3   1   8   26   0   0   17   34  .232
Jerry May             15   40    5    9   2   1   0    3   0   0    9    9  .225
Al Oliver             36  124   12   27   7   2   4   16   0   1    2    7  .218
Bill Mazeroski        34  117   10   23   5   0   2   17   1   0   10   15  .197
Gene Alley            29   97   11   19   3   0   2    4   2   0    8   27  .196
Jose Pagan            24   43    2    7   0   0   1    2   0   0    5    7  .163
Dave Ricketts         10    8    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .125
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           40  161   20   51   8   4   4   20   2   1   10   33  .317
Ed Spiezio            26   69   14   21   3   0   1    6   2   0   12   10  .304
Bob Barton            15   46    6   14   4   0   1    4   0   0    3    8  .304
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         43  168   19   45  10   0   2   17   5   3   11   33  .268
Tommy Dean            17   53    8   14   4   0   1    5   1   0    2    9  .264
Ivan Murrell          30   75   11   19   3   0   5   15   1   3    2   23  .253
Al Ferrara            41  108   14   27   5   1   5   13   0   0   19   23  .250
Nate Colbert          41  147   26   33   4   1  13   27   1   3   14   37  .225
Ramon Webster         31   41    4    8   1   0   0    1   1   0    5    7  .195
Steve Huntz           25  100   11   18   2   0   5   11   0   3   13   17  .180
Ron Slocum            17    6    1    1   1   0   0    2   0   1    1    1  .167
Van Kelly             27   69    8   11   2   0   1    9   0   0   11   19  .159
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            34  124   19   42   8   2   9   37   0   0   21   32  .339
Ken Henderson         41  155   35   52  10   0   6   32   3   0   32   24  .336
Bobby Bonds           41  165   40   49   7   2   7   22  19   1   31   47  .297
Al Gallagher          27   92   14   27   5   2   0    8   0   0    9   13  .294
Ron Hunt              34  120   21   34   7   0   2   12   2   1   12   10  .283
Willie Mays           33  116   24   32   4   0   8   20   2   0   20   20  .276
Hal Lanier            30  102    8   25   1   1   2   11   1   0    5    6  .245
Willie McCovey        39  132   27   32   7   0  12   36   0   0   44   30  .242
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
Tito Fuentes          26   96    9   22   3   2   2   10   1   0    7    7  .229
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
Frank Johnson          5   17    3    3   0   0   1    1   0   0    1    0  .177
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
Dick Allen            37  138   30   43   7   1  14   34   0   1   21   32  .312
Joe Hague             34   94    9   29   4   1   3   16   1   0   22   19  .309
Joe Torre             37  143   22   43   7   1   5   22   0   2   16   21  .301
Jose Cardenal         37  159   24   47   7   3   1   19  11   1    9   19  .296
Lou Brock             32  133   24   38   5   0   3   11   9   0   12   17  .286
Phil Gagliano         14   19    0    5   0   0   0    1   0   1    0    2  .263
Vic Davalillo         22   23    6    6   1   1   1    8   0   0    1    3  .261
Julian Javier         29  102   11   26   4   0   0   11   0   0    4   13  .255
Leron Lee             36  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           22   52    4   11   2   0   1    7   0   0    9    6  .212
Dal Maxvill           32   71   12   12   1   0   0    4   0   0   14   19  .169
Milt Ramirez          20   28    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    3  .107
Cookie Rojas          18   40    0    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    3    2  .100
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)           177
  D. Campbell (SD)        168
  F. Millan (ATL)         166
  B. Bonds (SF)           165
  J. Bench (CIN)          164
  B. Tolan (CIN)          164
  P. Rose (CIN)           163
  C. Gaston (SD)          161
  J. Cardenal (STL)       159
  W. Parker (LA)          158

Runs Scored:

  B. Bonds (SF)            40
  H. Aaron (ATL)           35
  R. Carty (ATL)           35
  K. Henderson (SF)        35
  T. Perez (CIN)           34
  J. Morgan (HOU)          31
  D. Allen (STL)           30
  B. Tolan (CIN)           30
  B. Harrelson (NY)        28
  B. Williams (CHI)        28

Hits:

  R. Carty (ATL)           59
  T. Perez (CIN)           57
  K. Henderson (SF)        52
  D. Menke (HOU)           52
  C. Gaston (SD)           51
  J. Bench (CIN)           49
  B. Bonds (SF)            49
  B. Tolan (CIN)           49
  J. Wynn (HOU)            49
  O. Cepeda (ATL)          48

Doubles:

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

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
  G. Beckert (CHI)          3
  J. Briggs (PHI)           3
  J. Cardenal (STL)         3

Home Runs:

  H. Aaron (ATL)           16
  D. Allen (STL)           14
  T. Perez (CIN)           14
  J. Bench (CIN)           13
  N. Colbert (SD)          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)           41
  T. Perez (CIN)           41
  B. Williams (CHI)        38
  D. Dietz (SF)            37
  W. McCovey (SF)          36
  J. Bench (CIN)           35
  R. Carty (ATL)           35
  D. Allen (STL)           34
  K. Henderson (SF)        32
  W. Parker (LA)           32

Stolen Bases:

  B. Bonds (SF)            19
  M. Wills (LA)            16
  W. Davis (LA)            12
  B. Tolan (CIN)           12
  J. Cardenal (STL)        11
  B. Harrelson (NY)        11
  T. Agee (NY)             10
  J. Foy (NY)              10
  B. Grabarkewitz (LA)     10
  L. Brock (STL)            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)          44
  J. Morgan (HOU)          35
  R. Staub (MON)           34
  K. Henderson (SF)        32
  B. Bonds (SF)            31
  S. Jackson (ATL)         30
  R. Fairly (MON)          29
  B. Harrelson (NY)        26
  R. Carty (ATL)           25
  B. Grabarkewitz (LA)     25

Strikeouts:

  L. Hisle (PHI)           48
  B. Bonds (SF)            47
  T. Agee (NY)             40
  D. Johnson (PHI)         39
  N. Colbert (SD)          37
  W. Crawford (LA)         34
  T. Perez (CIN)           34
  W. Stargell (PIT)        34
  D. Campbell (SD)         33
  C. Gaston (SD)           33

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