Tuesday May 26, 1970
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of May 26, 1970:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Atlanta         1455  212   390   66    8   53   197   18   12  157   201  .268
Cincinnati      1565  228   418   71   11   66   211   31   11  166   295  .267
Los Angeles     1501  208   400   63   21   21   190   63   16  153   217  .267
Houston         1535  215   405   72   17   39   202   28   15  154   229  .264
San Francisco   1585  256   412   68    9   57   242   30    5  232   304  .260
St. Louis       1349  177   342   51   10   32   168   24    8  140   237  .254
San Diego       1669  221   410   66    9   60   196   18   22  152   351  .246
Pittsburgh      1494  176   367   60   19   35   160   17    9  117   262  .246
Chicago         1295  180   317   49   15   39   173    8    2  148   215  .245
New York        1406  172   325   60   16   30   156   47   16  189   278  .231
Montreal        1347  145   297   52   10   25   137   21    9  203   257  .221
Philadelphia    1440  126   312   46   14   31   116   17   18  143   308  .217

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Rico Carty (ATL)         42  151   38   64  12   1  10   36   1   1   27   13  .424
B. Grabarkewitz (LA)     40  118   23   48   7   2   3   25  11   3   25   31  .407
Tony Perez (CIN)         46  174   37   65   7   0  16   46   4   1   27   35  .374
Denis Menke (HOU)        45  169   27   59  11   1   3   33   1   0   19   23  .349
Ken Henderson (SF)       45  174   40   60  12   0   7   34   4   0   34   28  .345
Roberto Clemente (PIT)   38  146   14   50   9   7   3   24   1   0    9   21  .343
Cito Gaston (SD)         46  184   30   63   8   6   7   28   2   1   16   34  .342
Dick Dietz (SF)          37  136   20   46   8   2   9   38   0   0   25   34  .338
Hank Aaron (ATL)         40  154   37   50   5   0  16   43   4   0   24   15  .325
Jim Wynn (HOU)           44  158   26   51  14   0   8   31   9   3   24   21  .323

 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            42  151   38   64  12   1  10   36   1   1   27   13  .424
Hank Aaron            40  154   37   50   5   0  16   43   4   0   24   15  .325
Orlando Cepeda        41  157   25   50  13   0  10   26   1   3   14   27  .319
Felix Millan          42  179   27   52   7   2   2   12   3   3    7   10  .291
Gil Garrido           10   32    0    9   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    1  .281
Hal King              16   34    4    9   2   0   2    6   0   0   11    8  .265
Tony Gonzalez         40  144   23   37   7   2   2   19   1   2   13   18  .257
Sonny Jackson         33  126   26   32   7   2   0    7   6   1   30   11  .254
Clete Boyer           40  152   12   36   6   0   6   24   1   2   10   27  .237
Bob Tillman           18   60    5   14   1   0   3    9   0   0    3   12  .233
Mike Lum              30   45    4    9   2   0   0    2   0   0    5    6  .200
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            16   10    3    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    3  .100

 Chicago              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Don Kessinger         38  155   26   48   7   5   1   11   2   1   16   21  .310
Jim Hickman           34  106   19   32   7   1   8   21   0   0   22   22  .302
Glenn Beckert         39  160   25   48   0   3   1   13   1   0   12    6  .300
Billy Williams        39  154   34   43   5   0  14   41   1   0   17   23  .279
Ron Santo             39  148   20   37   9   2   4   26   0   0   19   28  .250
Johnny Callison       38  132   15   33   6   1   5   23   3   1   16   11  .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           31  104   11   24   4   2   3   16   0   0   10   17  .231
Cleo James            23   36    4    7   1   1   0    2   1   0    4    3  .194
Willie Smith          18   32    3    6   3   0   1    3   0   0    2    9  .188
J. C. Martin          23   58   10    9   1   0   1    3   0   0   16    6  .155
Jack Hiatt            11   34    3    5   3   0   0    2   0   0    3    9  .147
Paul Popovich         15   21    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .095
Jimmie Hall           14   18    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    7  .056
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            46  174   37   65   7   0  16   46   4   1   27   35  .374
Bernie Carbo          35   98   14   31   4   2   8   18   4   1   30   18  .316
Bobby Tolan           46  181   33   57  15   1   6   26  14   2   17   36  .315
Lee May               40  157   26   47  11   0  12   29   0   1   11   31  .299
Hal McRae             22   49    7   14   2   1   4    7   0   0    7    7  .286
Johnny Bench          46  186   26   51  12   2  13   37   0   2   10   37  .274
Pete Rose             46  185   31   50   6   2   6   20   5   3   22   23  .270
Dave Concepcion       42  131   18   35   5   1   1    8   1   0   16   21  .267
Angel Bravo           15    8    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    1  .250
Darrel Chaney         16   31    2    6   1   0   0    1   0   0    0   10  .194
Woody Woodward        11   21    2    4   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    2  .191
Tommy Helms           43  169   18   31   5   0   0   11   0   1    6    9  .183
Jimmy Stewart         30   32    3    5   1   0   0    0   2   0    3    8  .156
Pat Corrales           8   20    0    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    4  .150
Jay Ward               4    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    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           45  169   27   59  11   1   3   33   1   0   19   23  .349
Jim Wynn              44  158   26   51  14   0   8   31   9   3   24   21  .323
Doug Rader            43  157   25   46   5   1   9   27   1   1   15   22  .293
Jesus Alou            25   87   12   25   6   0   0   12   0   0    3    4  .287
Joe Morgan            44  163   32   46   7   6   1   14   8   7   38   18  .282
Tommy Davis           38  143   14   38   4   2   1   20   5   2    3   17  .266
Marty Martinez        13   23    3    6   1   0   0    3   0   0    1    2  .261
Keith Lampard         22   35    5    9   4   1   0    3   0   0    3   12  .257
Joe Pepitone          42  161   24   41   7   4   8   16   2   1    9   13  .255
Norm Miller           27   83   10   21   4   0   3   14   0   0   12   11  .253
Jim Beauchamp         23   22    3    5   0   0   1    4   0   1    2    4  .227
John Mayberry         16   48    8    9   1   0   3    6   1   0    6   11  .188
Johnny Edwards        44  152   15   26   5   1   2   11   1   0   12   21  .171
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    40  118   23   48   7   2   3   25  11   3   25   31  .407
Manny Mota            29   87   14   27   2   4   1    8   5   1   12   13  .310
Tom Haller            23   69   11   21   2   3   1   12   1   0    8    8  .304
Von Joshua            15   44    8   13   1   1   0    3   2   0    3    7  .296
Jim Lefebvre          18   42    5   12   1   0   0    7   0   0    2    4  .286
Willie Crawford       40  118   28   33   3   3   3   17   3   1   19   36  .280
Wes Parker            43  170   23   47  15   1   4   33   2   0   20   18  .277
Maury Wills           42  169   26   46   5   2   0   13  16   5   19    8  .272
Jeff Torborg          22   49    5   13   4   0   0    5   1   0    4    3  .265
Willie Davis          43  169   23   44   8   3   1   21  15   4    7   14  .260
Ted Sizemore          33  123   13   32   2   0   1   11   3   1   13    4  .260
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
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        10   10    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    5  .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           41  140   23   43   6   3   4   24   7   1   37   22  .307
Ron Fairly            40  137   16   38   6   0   3   21   5   0   31   21  .277
Ron Brand             25   56    5   15   2   1   0    4   1   0    5    6  .268
Jim Fairey            25   73   15   19   3   2   2   12   1   3    8   12  .260
Marv Staehle          31  107   16   26   3   1   0    8   1   2   16    8  .243
Mack Jones            33  110   19   25   5   1   5   13   1   0   24   29  .227
Adolfo Phillips       25   62    6   14   1   0   3    5   1   0    7   16  .226
Bobby Wine            41  141    7   27   6   1   2   14   0   0   12   27  .192
Don Hahn              13   32    3    6   1   0   0    0   1   0    4    3  .188
John Bateman          23   82    4   15   3   0   2    6   2   1    8   17  .183
John Boccabella       12   23    2    4   0   0   1    1   0   0    0    4  .174
Coco Laboy            34  114    4   19   6   0   1   12   0   1   10   27  .167
Gary Sutherland       27   72    6   12   3   0   1    4   0   0    6    3  .167
Bob Bailey            29   48    8    6   1   1   1    4   1   1   15   10  .125
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           33  113   17   38  10   0   5   17   1   0   15    9  .336
Dave Marshall         18   42    6   13   4   1   2   12   2   1    4    8  .310
Donn Clendenon        31   91   18   27   4   0   6   19   0   0    6   20  .297
Ron Swoboda           38   88    7   25   5   2   1   16   1   1   16   26  .284
Ken Boswell           30   98    9   27   1   1   2   12   3   2   11   10  .276
Bud Harrelson         42  157   29   43   8   5   1   12  12   3   31   16  .274
Tommie Agee           39  161   25   37   4   1   5   11  10   3   20   45  .230
Joe Foy               35  116   11   26   7   0   2   13  11   3   24   12  .224
Wayne Garrett         17   44    6    9   3   2   1    4   1   0   14    7  .205
Al Weis               17   36    6    7   3   1   0    4   1   1    5    8  .194
Duffy Dyer            19   63    3   12   0   0   0    3   0   1   10   14  .191
Mike Jorgensen        30   48   10    9   2   0   2    2   2   0    8   13  .188
Jerry Grote           24   83    3   14   3   1   2    9   0   0    3    9  .169
Cleon Jones           36  126   16   21   4   2   1   14   3   1   13   27  .167
Ed Kranepool          17   26    1    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    4    1  .154

 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           31  111   12   27   1   0   1   10   3   3   10   18  .243
Ron Stone             26   55    2   13   2   1   1    3   1   3    1    7  .236
Denny Doyle           37  149   15   35   4   4   0    4   4   1   10   27  .235
Johnny Briggs         36  124   14   28   3   3   2   14   3   3   17   24  .226
Jim Hutto             20   31    2    7   1   0   1    3   0   0    1    5  .226
Byron Browne          32   83    8   18   5   1   3    3   1   1    7   24  .217
Rick Joseph           17   33    2    7   1   1   2    4   0   0    2    9  .212
Larry Hisle           40  139   13   29   7   1   4   16   1   1   25   51  .209
Deron Johnson         42  144   12   28   4   0   9   22   0   0   19   40  .194
Del Bates             14   32    0    6   1   0   0    1   0   1    4    9  .188
Terry Harmon          17   27    3    5   0   0   0    0   1   0    2    5  .185
Larry Bowa            39  131    6   23   2   0   0    4   3   4   12   14  .176
Sam Parrilla          11   16    0    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    4  .125
Oscar Gamble           9   30    1    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    7  .100
Scott Reid             1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000

 Pittsburgh           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Roberto Clemente      38  146   14   50   9   7   3   24   1   0    9   21  .343
Bob Robertson         27   85   12   28   3   1   8   17   1   1    9   19  .329
Richie Hebner         36  124   15   39  11   3   0   10   1   2   11   17  .315
Manny Sanguillen      32  120   10   35   5   0   5   14   1   2    2   16  .292
Matty Alou            43  188   28   52   5   2   0   14   7   3    9    7  .277
Johnny Jeter          24   41   10   10   2   0   1    3   1   0    4    9  .244
Willie Stargell       37  128   21   30   4   1   8   26   0   0   17   35  .234
Freddie Patek         27   77   13   18   2   2   0    4   2   0   10   16  .234
Jerry May             15   40    5    9   2   1   0    3   0   0    9    9  .225
Al Oliver             38  131   12   28   8   2   4   17   0   1    2    7  .214
Bill Mazeroski        37  127   11   26   5   0   2   17   1   0   12   16  .205
Gene Alley            32  108   12   21   3   0   3    6   2   0    9   30  .194
Jose Pagan            26   51    3    9   0   0   1    2   0   0    5    7  .177
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           46  184   30   63   8   6   7   28   2   1   16   34  .342
Ed Spiezio            29   78   16   23   3   0   2    7   2   0   13   10  .295
Chris Cannizzaro      34  109   12   32   4   0   3   13   0   4   10   14  .294
Ollie Brown           38  145   18   41   8   0   6   19   1   1   11   20  .283
Tommy Dean            18   54    9   15   4   0   1    5   1   0    2    9  .278
Bob Barton            18   53    6   14   4   0   1    4   0   0    5    9  .264
Nate Colbert          47  169   31   43   4   1  16   35   1   3   16   40  .254
Dave Campbell         49  196   24   49  11   0   2   17   6   3   13   39  .250
Ivan Murrell          36  101   14   25   4   0   6   18   1   3    3   31  .248
Al Ferrara            45  114   14   28   5   1   5   13   0   0   19   24  .246
Ron Slocum            18    9    2    2   1   0   1    5   0   1    2    3  .222
Ramon Webster         35   47    4    9   1   0   0    1   1   0    5    8  .192
Steve Huntz           31  126   18   24   3   0   7   14   0   3   15   21  .191
Van Kelly             32   82    8   13   3   0   1    9   0   1   12   19  .159
Jerry Morales         28   58    6    9   0   1   1    4   0   0    3   11  .155
Jose Arcia            28   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
Ken Henderson         45  174   40   60  12   0   7   34   4   0   34   28  .345
Dick Dietz            37  136   20   46   8   2   9   38   0   0   25   34  .338
Al Gallagher          29   93   15   28   6   2   0    8   0   0   10   13  .301
Bobby Bonds           45  187   44   56   7   2   8   27  20   3   32   53  .300
Ron Hunt              38  137   24   39   7   0   2   17   2   1   12   11  .285
Willie Mays           37  132   28   37   4   0  11   26   2   0   23   23  .280
Bob Heise             24   49    5   13   1   0   0   10   0   0    4    4  .265
Tito Fuentes          30  112   13   28   4   2   2   11   1   1    8   11  .250
Willie McCovey        43  148   31   36   8   0  15   42   0   0   47   33  .243
Frank Johnson          8   21    3    5   0   0   1    3   0   0    1    0  .238
Jim Davenport         15   30    2    7   1   0   0    2   0   0    6    5  .233
Hal Lanier            34  117   10   27   1   1   2   11   1   0    5    7  .231
Russ Gibson           10   37    3    8   4   0   0    3   0   0    4    7  .216
Bob Burda             24   19    1    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    5    2  .211
Bob Taylor            23   26    5    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    7    5  .154
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
Joe Torre             40  155   23   48   8   2   5   23   0   2   17   23  .310
Dick Allen            40  151   32   45   7   1  16   37   0   1   21   40  .298
Lou Brock             33  137   24   40   5   0   3   12   9   0   12   18  .292
Jose Cardenal         40  172   25   49   7   3   1   19  11   1   10   21  .285
Leron Lee             39  113   13   29   8   0   2   10   1   1   12   23  .257
Vic Davalillo         23   24    6    6   1   1   1    8   0   0    1    4  .250
Julian Javier         32  113   12   28   5   0   0   11   0   0    5   16  .248
Jim Campbell          13   13    0    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    3  .231
Carl Taylor           24   59    5   13   2   0   1    8   0   0    9    8  .220
Phil Gagliano         17   31    0    6   0   0   0    2   0   1    1    3  .194
Dal Maxvill           35   78   12   14   1   0   0    5   0   0   18   19  .180
Cookie Rojas          20   45    2    5   0   0   0    2   0   0    3    3  .111
Milt Ramirez          22   29    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    3  .103
Mike Shannon           9   27    1    2   0   0   0    2   1   0    0    4  .074
Bart Zeller            1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  D. Campbell (SD)        196
  M. Alou (PIT)           188
  B. Bonds (SF)           187
  J. Bench (CIN)          186
  P. Rose (CIN)           185
  C. Gaston (SD)          184
  B. Tolan (CIN)          181
  F. Millan (ATL)         179
  K. Henderson (SF)       174
  T. Perez (CIN)          174

Runs Scored:

  B. Bonds (SF)            44
  K. Henderson (SF)        40
  R. Carty (ATL)           38
  H. Aaron (ATL)           37
  T. Perez (CIN)           37
  B. Williams (CHI)        34
  B. Tolan (CIN)           33
  D. Allen (STL)           32
  J. Morgan (HOU)          32
  N. Colbert (SD)          31

Hits:

  T. Perez (CIN)           65
  R. Carty (ATL)           64
  C. Gaston (SD)           63
  K. Henderson (SF)        60
  D. Menke (HOU)           59
  B. Tolan (CIN)           57
  B. Bonds (SF)            56
  M. Alou (PIT)            52
  F. Millan (ATL)          52
  J. Bench (CIN)           51

Doubles:

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

Triples:

  R. Clemente (PIT)         7
  C. Gaston (SD)            6
  J. Morgan (HOU)           6
  B. Harrelson (NY)         5
  D. Kessinger (CHI)        5
  D. Doyle (PHI)            4
  M. Mota (LA)              4
  J. Pepitone (HOU)         4
  G. Beckert (CHI)          3
  J. Briggs (PHI)           3

Home Runs:

  H. Aaron (ATL)           16
  D. Allen (STL)           16
  N. Colbert (SD)          16
  T. Perez (CIN)           16
  W. McCovey (SF)          15
  B. Williams (CHI)        14
  J. Bench (CIN)           13
  L. May (CIN)             12
  W. Mays (SF)             11
  R. Carty (ATL)           10

RBI:

  T. Perez (CIN)           46
  H. Aaron (ATL)           43
  W. McCovey (SF)          42
  B. Williams (CHI)        41
  D. Dietz (SF)            38
  D. Allen (STL)           37
  J. Bench (CIN)           37
  R. Carty (ATL)           36
  N. Colbert (SD)          35
  K. Henderson (SF)        34

Stolen Bases:

  B. Bonds (SF)            20
  M. Wills (LA)            16
  W. Davis (LA)            15
  B. Tolan (CIN)           14
  B. Harrelson (NY)        12
  J. Cardenal (STL)        11
  J. Foy (NY)              11
  B. Grabarkewitz (LA)     11
  T. Agee (NY)             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
  T. Agee (NY)              3
  M. Alou (PIT)             3
  B. Bonds (SF)             3
  J. Briggs (PHI)           3
  D. Campbell (SD)          3

Walks:

  W. McCovey (SF)          47
  J. Morgan (HOU)          38
  R. Staub (MON)           37
  K. Henderson (SF)        34
  B. Bonds (SF)            32
  R. Fairly (MON)          31
  B. Harrelson (NY)        31
  B. Carbo (CIN)           30
  S. Jackson (ATL)         30
  R. Carty (ATL)           27

Strikeouts:

  B. Bonds (SF)            53
  L. Hisle (PHI)           51
  T. Agee (NY)             45
  D. Allen (STL)           40
  N. Colbert (SD)          40
  D. Johnson (PHI)         40
  D. Campbell (SD)         39
  J. Bench (CIN)           37
  W. Crawford (LA)         36
  B. Tolan (CIN)           36


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