Saturday May 23, 1970
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of May 23, 1970:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Cincinnati      1435  217   388   69   11   64   201   28   10  153   271  .270
Atlanta         1386  206   366   63    7   52   191   18   11  154   192  .264
Houston         1462  202   381   69   16   38   190   28   15  149   219  .261
San Francisco   1485  240   384   64    9   53   228   29    4  224   287  .259
Los Angeles     1420  181   365   57   17   20   164   59   15  149   208  .257
St. Louis       1278  171   326   48    9   32   162   23    8  132   220  .255
Chicago         1201  170   298   45   15   37   163    8    2  142   198  .248
San Diego       1512  201   373   61    7   52   177   16   21  144   327  .247
Pittsburgh      1430  170   352   55   19   32   155   14    7  111   251  .246
New York        1318  163   307   58   15   30   147   46   15  176   260  .233
Montreal        1284  143   288   50    9   24   135   20    9  193   242  .224
Philadelphia    1371  117   292   43   14   28   107   15   17  130   299  .213

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Rico Carty (ATL)         40  144   37   60  11   1  10   35   1   1   26   13  .417
B. Grabarkewitz (LA)     38  109   17   43   6   1   3   22  10   2   25   31  .395
Tony Perez (CIN)         42  159   36   59   7   0  15   43   4   1   25   34  .371
Don Money (PHI)          32  118   19   42   8   2   7   22   0   1   14   16  .356
Roberto Clemente (PIT)   36  142   14   49   8   7   3   24   1   0    9   20  .345
Dick Dietz (SF)          35  130   20   44   8   2   9   37   0   0   23   34  .339
Denis Menke (HOU)        43  161   25   54  10   1   3   32   1   0   18   22  .335
Ken Henderson (SF)       42  162   37   54  10   0   7   33   3   0   33   27  .333
Cito Gaston (SD)         41  166   23   54   8   4   5   23   2   1   14   33  .325
Richie Hebner (PIT)      35  120   15   39  11   3   0   10   1   2   11   17  .325

 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            40  144   37   60  11   1  10   35   1   1   26   13  .417
Hank Aaron            38  148   36   48   5   0  16   41   4   0   23   14  .324
Orlando Cepeda        39  149   25   48  12   0  10   25   1   3   14   25  .322
Felix Millan          40  170   25   47   7   1   2   12   3   2    7   10  .277
Hal King              16   34    4    9   2   0   2    6   0   0   11    8  .265
Tony Gonzalez         39  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
Gil Garrido            8   25    0    6   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .240
Clete Boyer           38  144   12   34   6   0   6   24   1   2   10   26  .236
Bob Tillman           16   52    4   12   1   0   2    7   0   0    3   12  .231
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
Mike Lum              28   37    3    5   1   0   0    2   0   0    5    6  .135
Ralph Garr            15    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         35  143   24   44   6   5   1   10   2   1   16   21  .308
Glenn Beckert         36  150   24   45   0   3   1   13   1   0   10    5  .300
Jim Hickman           31   95   17   28   7   1   6   18   0   0   21   19  .295
Billy Williams        36  143   31   40   5   0  14   40   1   0   16   21  .280
Johnny Callison       35  123   15   33   6   1   5   21   3   1   14   11  .268
Ron Santo             36  136   19   34   7   2   4   23   0   0   19   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           30  104   11   24   4   2   3   16   0   0   10   17  .231
Cleo James            20   27    4    6   1   1   0    2   1   0    4    2  .222
Willie Smith          17   31    3    6   3   0   1    3   0   0    2    8  .194
Jack Hiatt             8   24    2    4   2   0   0    2   0   0    3    6  .167
J. C. Martin          23   58   10    9   1   0   1    3   0   0   16    6  .155
Paul Popovich         15   21    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .095
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            42  159   36   59   7   0  15   43   4   1   25   34  .371
Bernie Carbo          32   92   14   31   4   2   8   18   4   1   25   16  .337
Lee May               36  140   25   44  10   0  11   28   0   1   11   27  .314
Bobby Tolan           42  169   31   51  14   1   6   24  12   2   16   34  .302
Johnny Bench          42  169   26   50  12   2  13   36   0   2   10   33  .296
Hal McRae             21   45    7   13   2   1   4    7   0   0    7    7  .289
Angel Bravo           14    7    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    1  .286
Pete Rose             42  168   28   45   6   2   6   18   4   2   21   21  .268
Dave Concepcion       39  125   16   33   5   1   1    7   1   0   13   19  .264
Darrel Chaney         13   22    1    5   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    9  .227
Woody Woodward        11   21    2    4   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    2  .191
Tommy Helms           40  158   18   29   5   0   0   11   0   1    6    8  .184
Jimmy Stewart         27   28    3    5   1   0   0    0   2   0    3    6  .179
Pat Corrales           7   17    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    4  .118
Jay Ward               3    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             2    2    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .500
Denis Menke           43  161   25   54  10   1   3   32   1   0   18   22  .335
Marty Martinez        11   18    2    6   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    2  .333
Jim Wynn              42  154   26   49  14   0   8   31   9   3   23   20  .318
Doug Rader            41  149   25   46   5   1   9   27   1   1   15   21  .309
Joe Morgan            43  159   31   45   7   6   1   14   8   7   37   17  .283
Jesus Alou            23   78   10   22   6   0   0    9   0   0    3    4  .282
Tommy Davis           37  138   12   36   4   2   1   18   5   2    3   17  .261
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           25   75    9   17   3   0   2   11   0   0   11    9  .227
John Mayberry         16   48    8    9   1   0   3    6   1   0    6   11  .188
Johnny Edwards        42  144   13   23   5   1   2   11   1   0   12   20  .160
Bob Watson            12   24    1    3   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    8  .125
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    38  109   17   43   6   1   3   22  10   2   25   31  .395
Manny Mota            28   87   14   27   2   4   1    8   5   1   12   13  .310
Von Joshua            13   34    6   10   1   0   0    1   2   0    3    6  .294
Wes Parker            41  161   22   47  15   1   4   32   2   0   18   16  .292
Willie Crawford       38  111   23   30   3   2   3   15   3   1   17   35  .270
Maury Wills           40  158   23   42   4   1   0   10  16   5   19    7  .266
Jeff Torborg          22   49    5   13   4   0   0    5   1   0    4    3  .265
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          41  160   21   39   8   3   1   19  12   4    7   14  .244
Andy Kosco            23   79   10   17   6   0   3   12   1   0    1   15  .215
Bill Sudakis          24   67    6   14   3   0   3   10   1   0   12   12  .209
Jim Lefebvre          16   34    4    7   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    4  .206
Gary Moore             7   16    2    3   0   2   0    0   1   0    0    1  .188
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           39  135   23   42   6   3   4   24   6   1   34   22  .311
Ron Fairly            38  130   16   37   6   0   3   21   5   0   30   19  .285
Ron Brand             23   53    5   14   2   0   0    4   1   0    5    5  .264
Jim Fairey            24   70   14   18   2   2   2   12   1   3    8   12  .257
Marv Staehle          30  102   16   25   3   1   0    8   1   2   16    8  .245
Adolfo Phillips       23   58    6   14   1   0   3    5   1   0    7   14  .241
Mack Jones            32  107   19   25   5   1   5   13   1   0   23   28  .234
Bobby Wine            39  134    7   27   6   1   2   14   0   0   11   25  .202
John Bateman          21   74    3   14   3   0   1    5   2   1    8   15  .189
Don Hahn              12   32    3    6   1   0   0    0   1   0    4    3  .188
Gary Sutherland       26   68    6   12   3   0   1    4   0   0    5    3  .177
John Boccabella       12   23    2    4   0   0   1    1   0   0    0    4  .174
Coco Laboy            32  107    4   17   6   0   1   11   0   1   10   25  .159
Bob Bailey            27   45    8    6   1   1   1    4   1   1   13    9  .133
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           30  102   16   34  10   0   5   17   1   0   14    8  .333
Dave Marshall         18   42    6   13   4   1   2   12   2   1    4    8  .310
Donn Clendenon        29   86   17   26   4   0   6   19   0   0    6   18  .302
Ken Boswell           27   89    8   26   1   1   2   11   3   2    9   10  .292
Bud Harrelson         39  150   28   41   8   4   1   12  11   3   26   15  .273
Ron Swoboda           35   77    6   21   4   2   1   10   1   1   16   22  .273
Joe Foy               35  116   11   26   7   0   2   13  11   3   24   12  .224
Wayne Garrett         14   36    6    8   3   2   1    4   1   0   10    6  .222
Tommie Agee           36  149   24   33   3   1   5   11  10   2   20   41  .222
Duffy Dyer            18   61    3   12   0   0   0    3   0   1   10   13  .197
Al Weis               16   36    6    7   3   1   0    4   1   1    5    8  .194
Jerry Grote           21   76    3   14   3   1   2    8   0   0    3    9  .184
Cleon Jones           33  120   15   21   4   2   1   13   3   1   12   26  .175
Mike Jorgensen        28   47    8    8   2   0   2    2   2   0    8   13  .170
Ed Kranepool          16   25    1    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    4    1  .160

 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          17   39    5   11   0   1   1    2   0   0    6    8  .282
Tim McCarver          19   69    4   17   4   0   0    0   0   0    4    5  .246
Tony Taylor           29  102   10   24   1   0   0    6   3   3    8   18  .235
Ron Stone             24   47    2   11   1   1   1    3   1   2    0    7  .234
Jim Hutto             19   30    1    7   1   0   1    3   0   0    1    5  .233
Johnny Briggs         36  124   14   28   3   3   2   14   3   3   17   24  .226
Rick Joseph           17   33    2    7   1   1   2    4   0   0    2    9  .212
Byron Browne          30   81    8   17   5   1   3    3   1   1    7   24  .210
Denny Doyle           35  139   14   29   4   4   0    4   2   1   10   27  .209
Larry Hisle           38  133   12   27   6   1   3   14   1   1   22   50  .203
Deron Johnson         40  137   11   27   4   0   8   20   0   0   17   39  .197
Terry Harmon          15   26    2    5   0   0   0    0   1   0    2    4  .192
Larry Bowa            37  125    6   23   2   0   0    4   3   4   10   14  .184
Del Bates             12   27    0    4   0   0   0    1   0   1    2    8  .148
Sam Parrilla          11   16    0    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    4  .125
Oscar Gamble           7   23    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    6  .044

 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      36  142   14   49   8   7   3   24   1   0    9   20  .345
Richie Hebner         35  120   15   39  11   3   0   10   1   2   11   17  .325
Manny Sanguillen      30  114    8   32   4   0   3   12   1   2    1   16  .281
Johnny Jeter          22   33   10    9   2   0   1    3   0   0    4    6  .273
Matty Alou            41  182   26   49   4   2   0   13   5   1    6    7  .269
Freddie Patek         26   76   13   18   2   2   0    4   2   0   10   15  .237
Willie Stargell       37  128   21   30   4   1   8   26   0   0   17   35  .234
Jerry May             15   40    5    9   2   1   0    3   0   0    9    9  .225
Al Oliver             37  128   12   27   7   2   4   16   0   1    2    7  .211
Gene Alley            30  101   12   20   3   0   3    6   2   0    8   28  .198
Bill Mazeroski        35  120   11   23   5   0   2   17   1   0   11   16  .192
Jose Pagan            25   47    3    9   0   0   1    2   0   0    5    7  .192
Dave Ricketts         10    8    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .125
Jose Martinez         18   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           41  166   23   54   8   4   5   23   2   1   14   33  .325
Bob Barton            15   46    6   14   4   0   1    4   0   0    3    8  .304
Chris Cannizzaro      32  101   12   30   2   0   3   13   0   4   10   13  .297
Ed Spiezio            27   71   15   21   3   0   1    6   2   0   13   10  .296
Tommy Dean            18   54    9   15   4   0   1    5   1   0    2    9  .278
Ollie Brown           34  130   16   36   7   0   5   14   0   1   10   18  .277
Ivan Murrell          31   82   13   22   4   0   5   16   1   3    3   23  .268
Dave Campbell         44  175   21   45  10   0   2   17   5   3   13   36  .257
Al Ferrara            42  109   14   27   5   1   5   13   0   0   19   23  .248
Nate Colbert          42  155   28   38   4   1  14   31   1   3   15   38  .245
Ron Slocum            18    9    2    2   1   0   1    5   0   1    2    3  .222
Steve Huntz           26  108   15   21   3   0   6   12   0   3   14   19  .194
Ramon Webster         32   42    4    8   1   0   0    1   1   0    5    7  .191
Jerry Morales         28   58    6    9   0   1   1    4   0   0    3   11  .155
Van Kelly             28   72    8   11   2   0   1    9   0   0   12   19  .153
Jose Arcia            26   34    2    3   0   0   0    1   3   2    4    5  .088

 San Francisco        G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Dick Dietz            35  130   20   44   8   2   9   37   0   0   23   34  .339
Ken Henderson         42  162   37   54  10   0   7   33   3   0   33   27  .333
Bobby Bonds           42  173   42   52   7   2   7   24  20   2   32   48  .301
Willie Mays           34  122   27   36   4   0  10   24   2   0   23   21  .295
Al Gallagher          28   92   15   27   5   2   0    8   0   0   10   13  .294
Ron Hunt              35  128   23   37   7   0   2   15   2   1   12   10  .289
Hal Lanier            31  105    9   26   1   1   2   11   1   0    5    6  .248
Tito Fuentes          27  102   11   25   4   2   2   10   1   1    7    8  .245
Willie McCovey        40  140   28   34   8   0  13   40   0   0   45   32  .243
Russ Gibson            9   34    3    8   4   0   0    3   0   0    3    6  .235
Bob Heise             23   47    5   11   1   0   0    9   0   0    4    4  .234
Frank Johnson          6   18    3    4   0   0   1    2   0   0    1    0  .222
Bob Burda             24   19    1    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    5    2  .211
Jim Davenport         14   29    1    6   1   0   0    2   0   0    6    5  .207
Bob Taylor            21   24    4    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    6    5  .167
Steve Whitaker        16   27    3    3   1   0   0    4   0   0    2   14  .111
Don Mason             18   21    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    3  .095

 St. Louis            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Joe Hague             35   97    9   31   5   1   3   16   1   0   23   19  .320
Dick Allen            38  142   32   45   7   1  16   37   0   1   21   32  .317
Joe Torre             38  147   22   44   7   1   5   22   0   2   16   21  .299
Jose Cardenal         38  163   24   47   7   3   1   19  11   1    9   21  .288
Lou Brock             32  133   24   38   5   0   3   11   9   0   12   17  .286
Vic Davalillo         22   23    6    6   1   1   1    8   0   0    1    3  .261
Leron Lee             37  111   13   28   7   0   2   10   1   1   11   23  .252
Julian Javier         30  106   11   26   4   0   0   11   0   0    4   15  .245
Jim Campbell          13   13    0    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    3  .231
Phil Gagliano         15   23    0    5   0   0   0    1   0   1    0    3  .217
Carl Taylor           22   52    4   11   2   0   1    7   0   0    9    6  .212
Dal Maxvill           33   74   12   13   1   0   0    4   0   0   15   19  .176
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)           182
  D. Campbell (SD)        175
  B. Bonds (SF)           173
  F. Millan (ATL)         170
  J. Bench (CIN)          169
  B. Tolan (CIN)          169
  P. Rose (CIN)           168
  C. Gaston (SD)          166
  J. Cardenal (STL)       163
  K. Henderson (SF)       162

Runs Scored:

  B. Bonds (SF)            42
  R. Carty (ATL)           37
  K. Henderson (SF)        37
  H. Aaron (ATL)           36
  T. Perez (CIN)           36
  D. Allen (STL)           32
  J. Morgan (HOU)          31
  B. Tolan (CIN)           31
  B. Williams (CHI)        31
  N. Colbert (SD)          28

Hits:

  R. Carty (ATL)           60
  T. Perez (CIN)           59
  C. Gaston (SD)           54
  K. Henderson (SF)        54
  D. Menke (HOU)           54
  B. Bonds (SF)            52
  B. Tolan (CIN)           51
  J. Bench (CIN)           50
  M. Alou (PIT)            49
  R. Clemente (PIT)        49

Doubles:

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

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)           16
  T. Perez (CIN)           15
  N. Colbert (SD)          14
  B. Williams (CHI)        14
  J. Bench (CIN)           13
  W. McCovey (SF)          13
  L. May (CIN)             11
  R. Carty (ATL)           10
  O. Cepeda (ATL)          10

RBI:

  T. Perez (CIN)           43
  H. Aaron (ATL)           41
  W. McCovey (SF)          40
  B. Williams (CHI)        40
  D. Allen (STL)           37
  D. Dietz (SF)            37
  J. Bench (CIN)           36
  R. Carty (ATL)           35
  K. Henderson (SF)        33
  D. Menke (HOU)           32

Stolen Bases:

  B. Bonds (SF)            20
  M. Wills (LA)            16
  W. Davis (LA)            12
  B. Tolan (CIN)           12
  J. Cardenal (STL)        11
  J. Foy (NY)              11
  B. Harrelson (NY)        11
  T. Agee (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)          45
  J. Morgan (HOU)          37
  R. Staub (MON)           34
  K. Henderson (SF)        33
  B. Bonds (SF)            32
  R. Fairly (MON)          30
  S. Jackson (ATL)         30
  R. Carty (ATL)           26
  B. Harrelson (NY)        26
  B. Carbo (CIN)           25

Strikeouts:

  L. Hisle (PHI)           50
  B. Bonds (SF)            48
  T. Agee (NY)             41
  D. Johnson (PHI)         39
  N. Colbert (SD)          38
  D. Campbell (SD)         36
  W. Crawford (LA)         35
  W. Stargell (PIT)        35
  D. Dietz (SF)            34
  T. Perez (CIN)           34

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