Thursday May 28, 1970
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of May 28, 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     1571  214   416   65   21   21   196   64   17  158   231  .265
Houston         1564  216   410   72   17   40   203   28   15  157   231  .262
San Francisco   1651  271   432   70    9   63   257   30    5  236   313  .262
St. Louis       1414  186   358   55   10   33   177   24    9  148   250  .253
Pittsburgh      1567  187   389   67   19   36   169   17   10  121   275  .248
San Diego       1701  225   416   67   10   60   200   18   22  158   358  .245
Chicago         1359  188   332   51   15   42   180    8    2  155   225  .244
New York        1470  177   339   61   16   30   160   52   16  198   300  .231
Montreal        1413  148   308   53   10   25   140   21    9  212   276  .218
Philadelphia    1509  134   327   48   15   34   124   18   19  153   327  .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)     42  126   23   49   7   2   3   25  11   3   25   35  .389
Tony Perez (CIN)         47  178   39   67   7   0  17   48   4   1   27   35  .376
Roberto Clemente (PIT)   40  154   14   53   9   7   3   26   1   0   10   23  .344
Denis Menke (HOU)        46  173   27   59  11   1   3   33   1   0   19   23  .341
Ken Henderson (SF)       47  182   42   62  12   0   8   36   4   0   35   28  .341
Dick Dietz (SF)          39  144   24   49   8   2  10   39   0   0   25   34  .340
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
Richie Hebner (PIT)      38  132   16   43  13   3   0   12   1   2   12   18  .326

 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           36  113   21   36   8   1  10   25   0   0   23   23  .319
Don Kessinger         40  164   27   50   8   5   1   12   2   1   16   22  .305
Glenn Beckert         41  169   25   48   0   3   1   13   1   0   12    7  .284
Billy Williams        41  160   37   45   5   0  14   42   1   0   20   24  .281
Boots Day             11    8    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .250
Ron Santo             41  155   20   38   9   2   4   26   0   0   20   30  .245
Johnny Callison       40  139   15   34   6   1   5   23   3   1   16   11  .245
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            25   43    5    8   1   1   1    3   1   0    4    5  .186
Willie Smith          20   33    3    6   3   0   1    3   0   0    3   10  .182
Jack Hiatt            13   39    3    7   3   0   0    2   0   0    3    9  .180
J. C. Martin          24   59   10    9   1   0   1    3   0   0   17    6  .153
Paul Popovich         16   22    1    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .136
Jimmie Hall           15   19    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    7  .053
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    42  126   23   49   7   2   3   25  11   3   25   35  .389
Manny Mota            29   87   14   27   2   4   1    8   5   1   12   13  .310
Tom Haller            25   76   12   23   2   3   1   12   1   0    9    9  .303
Jim Lefebvre          20   50    7   15   1   0   0    8   0   0    2    5  .300
Wes Parker            45  177   23   50  15   1   4   34   2   1   22   20  .283
Willie Davis          45  178   24   49   9   3   1   23  16   4    7   14  .275
Willie Crawford       42  125   29   34   4   3   3   17   3   1   20   37  .272
Jeff Torborg          22   49    5   13   4   0   0    5   1   0    4    3  .265
Maury Wills           44  178   26   47   5   2   0   14  16   5   19    8  .264
Ted Sizemore          33  123   13   32   2   0   1   11   3   1   13    4  .260
Von Joshua            17   53    8   13   1   1   0    4   2   0    3   11  .245
Andy Kosco            24   80   10   17   6   0   3   12   1   0    1   15  .213
Bill Sudakis          26   69    6   14   3   0   3   10   1   0   12   12  .203
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        12   11    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
Jack Hiatt            17   43    4   14   2   0   0    7   0   0   14   14  .326
Rusty Staub           43  148   23   45   7   3   4   24   7   1   37   24  .304
Ron Fairly            42  143   17   40   6   0   3   21   5   0   33   22  .280
Ron Brand             25   56    5   15   2   1   0    4   1   0    5    6  .268
Jim Fairey            26   74   15   19   3   2   2   12   1   3    8   13  .257
Boots Day              5    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Marv Staehle          32  108   16   26   3   1   0    8   1   2   16    9  .241
Mack Jones            34  111   19   25   5   1   5   13   1   0   24   30  .225
Adolfo Phillips       27   69    6   15   1   0   3    5   1   0    9   20  .217
John Bateman          25   89    4   17   3   0   2    6   2   1    9   18  .191
Bobby Wine            43  148    8   28   6   1   2   15   0   0   12   29  .189
Don Hahn              14   33    3    6   1   0   0    0   1   0    6    4  .182
John Boccabella       13   23    2    4   0   0   1    1   0   0    0    4  .174
Coco Laboy            36  122    5   21   6   0   1   12   0   1   10   27  .172
Gary Sutherland       29   79    6   13   3   0   1    5   0   0    8    4  .165
Bob Bailey            31   53    8    6   1   1   1    4   1   1   15   10  .113
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           34  116   17   39  10   0   5   17   1   0   16    9  .336
Dave Marshall         18   42    6   13   4   1   2   12   2   1    4    8  .310
Donn Clendenon        33   96   18   29   4   0   6   19   2   0    6   23  .302
Ken Boswell           31  101    9   30   2   1   2   14   4   2   11   10  .297
Bud Harrelson         43  159   29   43   8   5   1   12  12   3   33   16  .270
Ron Swoboda           40   96    7   25   5   2   1   16   1   1   16   31  .260
Tommie Agee           41  167   27   39   4   1   5   11  12   3   22   48  .234
Joe Foy               36  119   12   26   7   0   2   13  11   3   25   12  .219
Wayne Garrett         18   49    7   10   3   2   1    4   1   0   14    9  .204
Duffy Dyer            19   63    3   12   0   0   0    3   0   1   10   14  .191
Al Weis               19   43    6    8   3   1   0    4   1   1    6   10  .186
Mike Jorgensen        32   49   10    9   2   0   2    2   2   0    8   14  .184
Cleon Jones           38  135   16   24   4   2   1   16   3   1   13   27  .178
Jerry Grote           26   89    4   15   3   1   2    9   0   0    5   10  .169
Ed Kranepool          18   27    1    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    4    1  .148

 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
Ron Stone             28   59    2   15   3   1   1    5   1   3    2    7  .254
Tony Taylor           33  120   14   30   1   0   3   12   4   4   10   19  .250
Tim McCarver          19   69    4   17   4   0   0    0   0   0    4    5  .246
Denny Doyle           39  155   16   36   4   4   0    4   4   1   14   31  .232
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          34   87    8   18   5   1   3    3   1   1    8   25  .207
Deron Johnson         44  152   14   31   4   0  10   25   0   0   20   42  .204
Larry Hisle           42  148   13   29   7   1   4   16   1   1   25   58  .196
Terry Harmon          18   27    3    5   0   0   0    1   1   0    2    5  .185
Del Bates             16   38    0    7   2   0   0    1   0   1    6   10  .184
Larry Bowa            41  140    7   24   2   1   0    4   3   4   12   14  .171
Sam Parrilla          11   16    0    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    4  .125
Scott Reid             2    8    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .125
Oscar Gamble           9   30    1    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    7  .100

 Pittsburgh           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Roberto Clemente      40  154   14   53   9   7   3   26   1   0   10   23  .344
Richie Hebner         38  132   16   43  13   3   0   12   1   2   12   18  .326
Bob Robertson         29   94   13   29   3   1   9   19   1   1    9   20  .309
Manny Sanguillen      34  128   12   37   5   0   5   14   1   3    3   19  .289
Matty Alou            45  198   30   55   6   2   0   15   7   3    9    7  .278
Johnny Jeter          26   41   10   10   2   0   1    3   1   0    4    9  .244
Willie Stargell       38  129   21   30   4   1   8   26   0   0   17   35  .233
Freddie Patek         28   78   13   18   2   2   0    4   2   0   10   17  .231
Jerry May             15   40    5    9   2   1   0    3   0   0    9    9  .225
Gene Alley            34  115   15   25   6   0   3    7   2   0   10   30  .217
Bill Mazeroski        39  134   11   29   6   0   2   17   1   0   12   17  .216
Al Oliver             40  139   13   30   8   2   4   18   0   1    2    8  .216
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         19   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
Ken Henderson         47  182   42   62  12   0   8   36   4   0   35   28  .341
Dick Dietz            39  144   24   49   8   2  10   39   0   0   25   34  .340
Frank Johnson         10   26    5    8   0   0   2    6   0   0    2    0  .308
Al Gallagher          29   93   15   28   6   2   0    8   0   0   10   13  .301
Bobby Bonds           47  192   45   57   7   2   9   28  20   3   32   55  .297
Ron Hunt              40  145   26   42   8   0   2   18   2   1   13   11  .290
Willie Mays           39  141   29   40   4   0  12   28   2   0   23   25  .284
Bob Heise             24   49    5   13   1   0   0   10   0   0    4    4  .265
Tito Fuentes          32  117   14   29   5   2   2   14   1   1    9   11  .248
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            36  124   10   27   1   1   2   11   1   0    5    8  .218
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             37  106   11   35   5   1   4   21   1   0   23   19  .330
Dick Allen            42  160   34   48   9   1  16   38   0   1   21   40  .300
Joe Torre             42  160   24   48   8   2   5   23   0   2   21   24  .300
Lou Brock             35  142   24   42   5   0   3   13   9   0   12   19  .296
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         34  119   14   29   5   0   0   11   0   0    7   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         25   32    8    7   2   1   1    8   0   0    2    6  .219
Dal Maxvill           37   84   12   16   1   0   0    5   0   0   18   21  .191
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          11   34    1    3   1   0   0    3   1   0    1    5  .088
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)           198
  B. Bonds (SF)           192
  J. Bench (CIN)          191
  P. Rose (CIN)           191
  C. Gaston (SD)          187
  F. Millan (ATL)         184
  B. Tolan (CIN)          184
  K. Henderson (SF)       182
  W. Davis (LA)           178

Runs Scored:

  B. Bonds (SF)            45
  K. Henderson (SF)        42
  H. Aaron (ATL)           39
  R. Carty (ATL)           39
  T. Perez (CIN)           39
  B. Williams (CHI)        37
  D. Allen (STL)           34
  B. Tolan (CIN)           33
  J. Morgan (HOU)          32
  P. Rose (CIN)            32

Hits:

  R. Carty (ATL)           67
  T. Perez (CIN)           67
  C. Gaston (SD)           63
  K. Henderson (SF)        62
  D. Menke (HOU)           59
  B. Bonds (SF)            57
  B. Tolan (CIN)           57
  M. Alou (PIT)            55
  J. Bench (CIN)           54
  R. Clemente (PIT)        53

Doubles:

  W. Parker (LA)           15
  B. Tolan (CIN)           15
  O. Cepeda (ATL)          14
  J. Wynn (HOU)            14
  J. Bench (CIN)           13
  R. Hebner (PIT)          13
  R. Carty (ATL)           12
  K. Henderson (SF)        12
  D. Campbell (SD)         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)        42
  D. Dietz (SF)            39
  D. Allen (STL)           38
  J. Bench (CIN)           38
  R. Carty (ATL)           37
  K. Henderson (SF)        36
  N. Colbert (SD)          35

Stolen Bases:

  B. Bonds (SF)            20
  W. Davis (LA)            16
  M. Wills (LA)            16
  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)        35
  R. Fairly (MON)          33
  B. Harrelson (NY)        33
  B. Bonds (SF)            32
  B. Carbo (CIN)           32
  S. Jackson (ATL)         30
  R. Carty (ATL)           27

Strikeouts:

  L. Hisle (PHI)           58
  B. Bonds (SF)            55
  T. Agee (NY)             48
  D. Johnson (PHI)         42
  N. Colbert (SD)          41
  D. Allen (STL)           40
  D. Campbell (SD)         40
  J. Bench (CIN)           37
  W. Crawford (LA)         37
  B. Tolan (CIN)           37


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