Wednesday May 27, 1970
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of May 27, 1970:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Cincinnati      1605  234   435   74   12   67   216   32   11  169   303  .271
Atlanta         1492  220   402   69    8   55   205   18   12  159   205  .269
Los Angeles     1537  211   408   64   21   21   193   63   17  157   223  .266
San Francisco   1621  267   425   70    9   60   253   30    5  234   308  .262
Houston         1564  216   410   72   17   40   203   28   15  157   231  .262
St. Louis       1379  177   345   52   10   32   168   24    8  142   246  .250
Pittsburgh      1528  180   375   63   19   35   164   17    9  119   265  .245
San Diego       1701  225   416   67   10   60   200   18   22  158   358  .245
Chicago         1325  180   321   50   15   39   173    8    2  149   221  .242
New York        1435  175   330   60   16   30   158   51   16  196   289  .230
Montreal        1375  145   301   52   10   25   137   21    9  204   264  .219
Philadelphia    1469  129   318   46   14   32   119   18   19  147   317  .217

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Rico Carty (ATL)         43  155   39   67  12   1  10   37   1   1   27   13  .432
B. Grabarkewitz (LA)     41  122   23   49   7   2   3   25  11   3   25   32  .402
Tony Perez (CIN)         47  178   39   67   7   0  17   48   4   1   27   35  .376
Roberto Clemente (PIT)   39  150   14   52   9   7   3   26   1   0    9   22  .347
Dick Dietz (SF)          38  140   23   48   8   2   9   38   0   0   25   34  .343
Denis Menke (HOU)        46  173   27   59  11   1   3   33   1   0   19   23  .341
Ken Henderson (SF)       46  179   41   61  12   0   7   34   4   0   34   28  .341
Cito Gaston (SD)         47  187   30   63   8   6   7   28   2   1   17   35  .337
Hank Aaron (ATL)         41  159   39   52   5   0  16   43   4   0   24   16  .327
Orlando Cepeda (ATL)     42  161   26   52  14   0  11   30   1   3   14   27  .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            43  155   39   67  12   1  10   37   1   1   27   13  .432
Hank Aaron            41  159   39   52   5   0  16   43   4   0   24   16  .327
Orlando Cepeda        42  161   26   52  14   0  11   30   1   3   14   27  .323
Felix Millan          43  184   28   53   8   2   2   12   3   3    7   10  .288
Gil Garrido           11   37    1   10   1   0   1    3   0   0    2    1  .270
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
Bob Tillman           18   60    5   14   1   0   3    9   0   0    3   12  .233
Clete Boyer           41  155   12   36   6   0   6   24   1   2   11   28  .232
Mike Lum              31   49    5   10   3   0   0    2   0   0    5    8  .204
Bob Aspromonte         9   14    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .143
Bob Didier            25   68    1    9   0   1   0    2   1   0    3    6  .132
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
Jim Hickman           35  109   19   33   8   1   8   21   0   0   22   23  .303
Don Kessinger         39  159   26   48   7   5   1   11   2   1   16   21  .302
Glenn Beckert         40  164   25   48   0   3   1   13   1   0   12    6  .293
Billy Williams        40  158   34   43   5   0  14   41   1   0   17   24  .272
Johnny Callison       39  135   15   34   6   1   5   23   3   1   16   11  .252
Ron Santo             40  152   20   38   9   2   4   26   0   0   19   29  .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
Willie Smith          19   33    3    6   3   0   1    3   0   0    2   10  .182
Cleo James            24   39    4    7   1   1   0    2   1   0    4    4  .180
J. C. Martin          24   59   10    9   1   0   1    3   0   0   17    6  .153
Jack Hiatt            12   35    3    5   3   0   0    2   0   0    3    9  .143
Paul Popovich         16   22    1    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .136
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            47  178   39   67   7   0  17   48   4   1   27   35  .376
Angel Bravo           16    9    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    1  .333
Bernie Carbo          36  101   14   33   5   2   8   19   4   1   32   18  .327
Bobby Tolan           47  184   33   57  15   1   6   27  15   2   17   37  .310
Lee May               41  162   26   47  11   0  12   29   0   1   11   33  .290
Johnny Bench          47  191   28   54  13   3  13   38   0   2   10   37  .283
Hal McRae             23   50    7   14   2   1   4    7   0   0    7    7  .280
Pete Rose             47  191   32   52   6   2   6   20   5   3   22   25  .272
Dave Concepcion       42  131   18   35   5   1   1    8   1   0   16   21  .267
Darrel Chaney         17   35    3    9   1   0   0    1   0   0    1   11  .257
Tommy Helms           44  174   18   35   6   0   0   11   0   1    6    9  .201
Woody Woodward        11   21    2    4   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    2  .191
Jimmy Stewart         31   33    3    5   1   0   0    0   2   0    3    8  .152
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
Denis Menke           46  173   27   59  11   1   3   33   1   0   19   23  .341
Don Bryant             3    3    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .333
Jim Wynn              45  161   26   51  14   0   8   31   9   3   25   21  .317
Doug Rader            44  160   25   46   5   1   9   27   1   1   15   22  .288
Jesus Alou            26   91   12   26   6   0   0   12   0   0    3    4  .286
Joe Morgan            45  166   32   46   7   6   1   14   8   7   39   18  .277
Tommy Davis           38  143   14   38   4   2   1   20   5   2    3   17  .266
Joe Pepitone          43  164   25   43   7   4   9   17   2   1    9   13  .262
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
Norm Miller           28   86   10   22   4   0   3   14   0   0   13   11  .256
Jim Beauchamp         24   23    3    5   0   0   1    4   0   1    2    4  .217
John Mayberry         16   48    8    9   1   0   3    6   1   0    6   11  .188
Johnny Edwards        45  155   15   27   5   1   2   11   1   0   12   22  .174
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    41  122   23   49   7   2   3   25  11   3   25   32  .402
Manny Mota            29   87   14   27   2   4   1    8   5   1   12   13  .310
Tom Haller            24   72   11   22   2   3   1   12   1   0    9    8  .306
Jim Lefebvre          19   46    6   13   1   0   0    7   0   0    2    5  .283
Wes Parker            44  174   23   49  15   1   4   34   2   1   21   19  .282
Willie Crawford       41  121   28   33   3   3   3   17   3   1   20   36  .273
Willie Davis          44  174   24   47   9   3   1   23  15   4    7   14  .270
Von Joshua            16   49    8   13   1   1   0    3   2   0    3   10  .265
Jeff Torborg          22   49    5   13   4   0   0    5   1   0    4    3  .265
Maury Wills           43  174   26   46   5   2   0   13  16   5   19    8  .264
Ted Sizemore          33  123   13   32   2   0   1   11   3   1   13    4  .260
Andy Kosco            24   80   10   17   6   0   3   12   1   0    1   15  .213
Bill Sudakis          25   68    6   14   3   0   3   10   1   0   12   12  .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        11   10    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    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           42  143   23   44   6   3   4   24   7   1   37   22  .308
Ron Fairly            41  140   16   39   6   0   3   21   5   0   31   22  .279
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       26   66    6   15   1   0   3    5   1   0    7   19  .227
Bobby Wine            42  143    7   27   6   1   2   14   0   0   12   28  .189
Don Hahn              13   32    3    6   1   0   0    0   1   0    4    3  .188
John Bateman          24   85    4   15   3   0   2    6   2   1    8   18  .177
John Boccabella       12   23    2    4   0   0   1    1   0   0    0    4  .174
Gary Sutherland       28   75    6   13   3   0   1    4   0   0    7    3  .173
Coco Laboy            35  117    4   19   6   0   1   12   0   1   10   27  .162
Bob Bailey            30   52    8    6   1   1   1    4   1   1   15   10  .115
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        32   95   18   29   4   0   6   19   2   0    6   22  .305
Ken Boswell           30   98    9   27   1   1   2   12   3   2   11   10  .276
Ron Swoboda           39   92    7   25   5   2   1   16   1   1   16   29  .272
Bud Harrelson         43  159   29   43   8   5   1   12  12   3   33   16  .270
Tommie Agee           40  163   26   37   4   1   5   11  12   3   22   46  .227
Joe Foy               36  119   12   26   7   0   2   13  11   3   25   12  .219
Wayne Garrett         17   44    6    9   3   2   1    4   1   0   14    7  .205
Duffy Dyer            19   63    3   12   0   0   0    3   0   1   10   14  .191
Mike Jorgensen        31   48   10    9   2   0   2    2   2   0    8   13  .188
Al Weis               18   39    6    7   3   1   0    4   1   1    6    9  .180
Cleon Jones           37  130   16   23   4   2   1   16   3   1   13   27  .177
Jerry Grote           25   86    4   15   3   1   2    9   0   0    4    9  .174
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           32  114   12   28   1   0   1   10   4   4   10   18  .246
Ron Stone             27   55    2   13   2   1   1    3   1   3    1    7  .236
Denny Doyle           38  152   16   35   4   4   0    4   4   1   11   30  .230
Jim Hutto             21   35    2    8   1   0   1    3   0   0    1    5  .229
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          33   86    8   18   5   1   3    3   1   1    8   25  .209
Deron Johnson         43  147   13   30   4   0  10   25   0   0   20   41  .204
Larry Hisle           41  143   13   29   7   1   4   16   1   1   25   53  .203
Terry Harmon          17   27    3    5   0   0   0    0   1   0    2    5  .185
Del Bates             15   34    0    6   1   0   0    1   0   1    5   10  .177
Larry Bowa            40  135    6   23   2   0   0    4   3   4   12   14  .170
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      39  150   14   52   9   7   3   26   1   0    9   22  .347
Richie Hebner         37  127   15   41  11   3   0   11   1   2   12   17  .323
Bob Robertson         28   89   12   28   3   1   8   17   1   1    9   19  .315
Manny Sanguillen      33  123   11   35   5   0   5   14   1   2    3   17  .285
Matty Alou            44  193   28   52   5   2   0   14   7   3    9    7  .269
Johnny Jeter          25   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
Gene Alley            33  112   14   24   5   0   3    7   2   0    9   30  .214
Bill Mazeroski        38  130   11   27   6   0   2   17   1   0   12   16  .208
Al Oliver             39  135   12   28   8   2   4   17   0   1    2    7  .207
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           47  187   30   63   8   6   7   28   2   1   17   35  .337
Ed Spiezio            30   78   17   23   3   0   2    7   2   0   14   10  .295
Chris Cannizzaro      35  113   13   33   4   1   3   14   0   4   10   15  .292
Tommy Dean            18   54    9   15   4   0   1    5   1   0    2    9  .278
Ollie Brown           39  149   18   41   8   0   6   19   1   1   11   21  .275
Bob Barton            18   53    6   14   4   0   1    4   0   0    5    9  .264
Ivan Murrell          37  105   14   27   4   0   6   18   1   3    3   31  .257
Nate Colbert          48  170   31   43   4   1  16   35   1   3   16   41  .253
Al Ferrara            46  114   14   28   5   1   5   13   0   0   20   24  .246
Dave Campbell         50  200   25   49  11   0   2   17   6   3   14   40  .245
Ron Slocum            18    9    2    2   1   0   1    5   0   1    2    3  .222
Steve Huntz           32  131   18   25   4   0   7   16   0   3   15   22  .191
Van Kelly             33   84    9   15   3   0   1    9   0   1   14   19  .179
Ramon Webster         36   51    4    9   1   0   0    2   1   0    5    9  .177
Jerry Morales         28   58    6    9   0   1   1    4   0   0    3   11  .155
Jose Arcia            29   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            38  140   23   48   8   2   9   38   0   0   25   34  .343
Ken Henderson         46  179   41   61  12   0   7   34   4   0   34   28  .341
Al Gallagher          29   93   15   28   6   2   0    8   0   0   10   13  .301
Bobby Bonds           46  188   44   56   7   2   8   27  20   3   32   54  .298
Willie Mays           38  137   29   40   4   0  12   28   2   0   23   24  .292
Frank Johnson          9   24    5    7   0   0   2    6   0   0    1    0  .292
Ron Hunt              39  141   25   40   8   0   2   18   2   1   13   11  .284
Bob Heise             24   49    5   13   1   0   0   10   0   0    4    4  .265
Tito Fuentes          31  114   14   29   5   2   2   14   1   1    9   11  .254
Willie McCovey        43  148   31   36   8   0  15   42   0   0   47   33  .243
Jim Davenport         15   30    2    7   1   0   0    2   0   0    6    5  .233
Bob Taylor            24   30    7    7   0   0   1    4   0   0    7    5  .233
Hal Lanier            35  121   10   27   1   1   2   11   1   0    5    7  .223
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
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             36  101    9   31   5   1   3   16   1   0   23   19  .307
Joe Torre             41  158   23   48   8   2   5   23   0   2   18   23  .304
Lou Brock             34  138   24   41   5   0   3   12   9   0   12   18  .297
Dick Allen            41  155   32   45   7   1  16   37   0   1   21   40  .290
Jose Cardenal         40  172   25   49   7   3   1   19  11   1   10   21  .285
Leron Lee             40  117   13   29   8   0   2   10   1   1   12   26  .248
Julian Javier         33  115   12   28   5   0   0   11   0   0    6   17  .244
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
Vic Davalillo         24   28    6    6   1   1   1    8   0   0    1    6  .214
Dal Maxvill           36   80   12   15   1   0   0    5   0   0   18   20  .188
Phil Gagliano         18   32    0    6   0   0   0    2   0   1    1    3  .188
Cookie Rojas          20   45    2    5   0   0   0    2   0   0    3    3  .111
Milt Ramirez          23   29    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    3  .103
Mike Shannon          10   30    1    3   1   0   0    2   1   0    0    4  .100
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)        200
  M. Alou (PIT)           193
  J. Bench (CIN)          191
  P. Rose (CIN)           191
  B. Bonds (SF)           188
  C. Gaston (SD)          187
  F. Millan (ATL)         184
  B. Tolan (CIN)          184
  K. Henderson (SF)       179
  T. Perez (CIN)          178

Runs Scored:

  B. Bonds (SF)            44
  K. Henderson (SF)        41
  H. Aaron (ATL)           39
  R. Carty (ATL)           39
  T. Perez (CIN)           39
  B. Williams (CHI)        34
  B. Tolan (CIN)           33
  D. Allen (STL)           32
  J. Morgan (HOU)          32
  P. Rose (CIN)            32

Hits:

  R. Carty (ATL)           67
  T. Perez (CIN)           67
  C. Gaston (SD)           63
  K. Henderson (SF)        61
  D. Menke (HOU)           59
  B. Tolan (CIN)           57
  B. Bonds (SF)            56
  J. Bench (CIN)           54
  F. Millan (ATL)          53
  H. Aaron (ATL)           52

Doubles:

  W. Parker (LA)           15
  B. Tolan (CIN)           15
  O. Cepeda (ATL)          14
  J. Wynn (HOU)            14
  J. Bench (CIN)           13
  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. Bench (CIN)            3

Home Runs:

  T. Perez (CIN)           17
  H. Aaron (ATL)           16
  D. Allen (STL)           16
  N. Colbert (SD)          16
  W. McCovey (SF)          15
  B. Williams (CHI)        14
  J. Bench (CIN)           13
  L. May (CIN)             12
  W. Mays (SF)             12
  O. Cepeda (ATL)          11

RBI:

  T. Perez (CIN)           48
  H. Aaron (ATL)           43
  W. McCovey (SF)          42
  B. Williams (CHI)        41
  J. Bench (CIN)           38
  D. Dietz (SF)            38
  D. Allen (STL)           37
  R. Carty (ATL)           37
  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)           15
  T. Agee (NY)             12
  B. Harrelson (NY)        12
  J. Cardenal (STL)        11
  J. Foy (NY)              11
  B. Grabarkewitz (LA)     11
  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. Taylor (PHI)           4
  T. Agee (NY)              3
  M. Alou (PIT)             3
  B. Bonds (SF)             3
  J. Briggs (PHI)           3

Walks:

  W. McCovey (SF)          47
  J. Morgan (HOU)          39
  R. Staub (MON)           37
  K. Henderson (SF)        34
  B. Harrelson (NY)        33
  B. Bonds (SF)            32
  B. Carbo (CIN)           32
  R. Fairly (MON)          31
  S. Jackson (ATL)         30
  R. Carty (ATL)           27

Strikeouts:

  B. Bonds (SF)            54
  L. Hisle (PHI)           53
  T. Agee (NY)             46
  N. Colbert (SD)          41
  D. Johnson (PHI)         41
  D. Allen (STL)           40
  D. Campbell (SD)         40
  J. Bench (CIN)           37
  B. Tolan (CIN)           37
  W. Crawford (LA)         36


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