Sunday May 31, 1970
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of May 31, 1970:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Los Angeles     1688  237   456   68   25   23   218   66   21  176   248  .270
Atlanta         1591  239   429   76    8   60   223   18   12  172   221  .270
Cincinnati      1705  251   458   79   12   74   232   33   13  192   319  .269
San Francisco   1765  290   469   78   10   63   275   30    5  244   338  .266
St. Louis       1532  204   396   63   12   34   193   24   11  158   267  .259
Houston         1716  231   443   82   18   46   218   30   16  169   270  .258
Pittsburgh      1676  211   430   72   20   38   192   19   10  138   290  .257
Chicago         1462  207   362   57   17   47   198    8    2  171   238  .248
San Diego       1808  247   445   74   11   64   221   20   23  174   379  .246
New York        1614  199   376   66   18   33   182   55   20  221   333  .233
Montreal        1518  160   334   60   11   29   152   22   11  221   289  .220
Philadelphia    1612  144   353   53   17   37   134   18   19  165   353  .219

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Rico Carty (ATL)         46  165   45   72  12   1  14   45   1   1   30   14  .436
Tony Perez (CIN)         50  189   42   71   8   0  18   53   4   1   29   39  .376
B. Grabarkewitz (LA)     45  139   26   52   7   3   4   32  11   3   27   38  .374
Dick Dietz (SF)          42  157   26   55  10   2  10   43   0   0   25   36  .350
Roberto Clemente (PIT)   42  162   16   56   9   7   3   26   1   0   12   25  .346
Cito Gaston (SD)         50  202   33   69  10   6   7   30   3   1   17   38  .342
Ken Henderson (SF)       50  191   45   64  12   0   8   36   4   0   39   29  .335
Denis Menke (HOU)        50  191   27   64  12   1   3   33   1   0   19   28  .335
Richie Hebner (PIT)      41  142   17   47  13   3   1   14   2   2   16   19  .331
Art Shamsky (NY)         38  133   18   44  11   0   5   20   1   0   17   11  .331

 Atlanta              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Tommie Aaron           8   10    1    5   2   0   1    2   0   0    0    1  .500
Rico Carty            46  165   45   72  12   1  14   45   1   1   30   14  .436
Orlando Cepeda        45  170   27   55  16   0  11   33   1   3   16   28  .324
Hank Aaron            43  167   41   54   7   0  16   45   4   0   24   18  .323
Gil Garrido           14   51    4   16   2   0   1    3   0   0    2    1  .314
Felix Millan          46  197   32   59   9   2   2   12   3   3    8   11  .300
Hal King              17   34    4    9   2   0   2    6   0   0   11    8  .265
Sonny Jackson         34  126   26   32   7   2   0    7   6   1   30   11  .254
Bob Tillman           21   67    5   17   2   0   3   11   0   0    4   13  .254
Tony Gonzalez         43  151   25   38   7   2   3   22   1   2   15   19  .252
Clete Boyer           44  164   12   36   6   0   6   24   1   2   14   32  .220
Mike Lum              34   57    5   11   3   0   0    2   0   0    5   11  .193
Bob Aspromonte        10   15    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .133
Bob Didier            26   70    1    9   0   1   0    2   1   0    4    6  .129
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
Phil Gagliano          1    1    0    1   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    0 1.000
Jim Hickman           39  122   24   40   8   1  11   28   0   0   28   24  .328
Don Kessinger         43  178   30   55   9   7   1   14   2   1   17   23  .309
Glenn Beckert         44  184   28   54   1   3   2   16   1   0   12    7  .294
Billy Williams        44  173   40   49   6   0  15   43   1   0   22   24  .283
Johnny Callison       43  144   16   36   6   1   6   26   3   1   16   11  .250
Boots Day             11    8    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .250
Ron Santo             44  164   21   40   9   2   4   26   0   0   21   32  .244
Ernie Banks           33  113   13   27   5   2   4   18   0   0   10   18  .239
Randy Hundley          6   21    0    5   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    7  .238
Jack Hiatt            16   44    4    8   4   0   0    3   0   0    7   11  .182
Willie Smith          23   37    3    6   3   0   1    3   0   0    4   11  .162
Cleo James            27   50    6    8   1   1   1    3   1   0    5    5  .160
J. C. Martin          25   61   10    9   1   0   1    3   0   0   17    8  .148
Paul Popovich         17   24    1    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    1  .125
Jimmie Hall           16   20    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    7  .100
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            50  189   42   71   8   0  18   53   4   1   29   39  .376
Bernie Carbo          38  104   14   34   6   2   8   20   4   2   39   18  .327
Bobby Tolan           50  193   38   59  15   1   8   30  15   2   23   38  .306
Hal McRae             25   54    8   16   2   1   5    8   0   0    7    7  .296
Lee May               44  175   29   51  11   0  14   31   0   1   12   36  .291
Pete Rose             50  203   35   56   9   2   6   20   5   3   25   25  .276
Angel Bravo           18   11    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    1  .273
Johnny Bench          50  203   29   55  13   3  14   39   0   2   12   39  .271
Dave Concepcion       44  133   19   36   5   1   1    8   2   1   17   21  .271
Darrel Chaney         19   44    3   10   1   0   0    2   0   0    1   12  .227
Tommy Helms           47  187   18   38   6   0   0   13   0   1    6    9  .203
Woody Woodward        11   21    2    4   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    2  .191
Pat Corrales           8   20    0    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    4  .150
Jimmy Stewart         34   36    3    5   1   0   0    0   2   0    3    8  .139
Jay Ward               5    3    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           50  191   27   64  12   1   3   33   1   0   19   28  .335
Don Bryant             4    6    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .333
Jim Wynn              49  177   31   55  15   0  11   37  10   3   29   25  .311
Marty Martinez        15   25    3    7   1   0   0    3   0   0    1    2  .280
Joe Morgan            49  183   35   51   9   7   1   15   9   8   42   21  .279
Keith Lampard         23   36    5   10   5   1   0    3   0   0    3   12  .278
Doug Rader            48  177   26   48   5   1  10   28   1   1   16   29  .271
Jesus Alou            30  111   14   30   8   0   0   14   0   0    3    4  .270
Tommy Davis           40  150   15   40   4   2   2   22   5   2    3   18  .267
Norm Miller           32   96   10   25   4   0   3   16   0   0   15   12  .260
Joe Pepitone          46  177   26   44   7   4  10   18   2   1   10   18  .249
Jim Beauchamp         25   24    3    5   0   0   1    4   0   1    2    5  .208
John Mayberry         16   48    8    9   1   0   3    6   1   0    6   11  .188
Bob Watson            14   29    1    5   3   0   0    2   0   0    0    8  .172
Johnny Edwards        48  168   17   28   5   1   2   11   1   0   13   26  .167
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    45  139   26   52   7   3   4   32  11   3   27   38  .374
Tom Haller            28   89   14   28   2   4   1   13   1   0    9   11  .315
Manny Mota            32   99   17   30   2   4   1    9   5   2   16   15  .303
Wes Parker            48  188   25   55  16   1   4   36   2   1   26   22  .293
Willie Davis          48  193   28   56   9   5   1   30  17   5    8   14  .290
Willie Crawford       45  140   30   39   4   3   4   19   3   2   20   41  .279
Maury Wills           47  189   31   52   6   2   0   15  17   6   24    8  .275
Ted Sizemore          35  126   13   34   3   0   1   12   3   1   13    4  .270
Jeff Torborg          22   49    5   13   4   0   0    5   1   0    4    3  .265
Von Joshua            18   54    8   14   1   1   0    4   2   0    3   11  .259
Jim Lefebvre          23   62    8   16   1   0   0    8   0   0    3    7  .258
Andy Kosco            24   80   10   17   6   0   3   12   1   0    1   15  .213
Bill Sudakis          27   70    6   14   3   0   3   10   1   0   12   12  .200
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        13   12    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    5  .083

 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           46  160   26   52   9   3   6   27   7   3   38   24  .325
Ron Fairly            45  153   18   43   9   0   3   23   5   0   33   23  .281
Ron Brand             27   57    5   15   2   1   0    4   1   0    6    6  .263
Jim Fairey            29   80   16   20   3   2   2   12   1   3   10   13  .250
Adolfo Phillips       30   75    6   18   1   1   3    5   1   0    9   20  .240
Mack Jones            37  117   22   27   5   1   6   14   2   0   26   31  .231
Marv Staehle          35  118   16   26   3   1   0    8   1   2   17    9  .220
Don Hahn              15   37    4    8   2   0   0    0   1   0    6    5  .216
John Bateman          28  100    6   20   3   0   3    9   2   1    9   20  .200
Boots Day              7    5    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .200
John Boccabella       14   26    2    5   0   0   1    2   0   0    0    4  .192
Coco Laboy            39  132    6   24   7   0   1   14   0   1   11   28  .182
Bobby Wine            46  157    8   28   6   1   2   15   0   0   13   29  .178
Gary Sutherland       30   84    6   13   3   0   1    5   0   0    8    4  .155
Jim Qualls             9    9    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .111
Bob Bailey            33   55    8    6   1   1   1    4   1   1   15   10  .109
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
Dave Marshall         20   44    6   15   5   1   2   12   2   1    4    8  .341
Art Shamsky           38  133   18   44  11   0   5   20   1   0   17   11  .331
Donn Clendenon        34  100   18   29   4   0   6   19   2   0    6   24  .290
Ken Boswell           34  115   10   32   2   1   2   15   4   2   11   11  .278
Bud Harrelson         47  175   31   47   8   5   1   14  12   3   36   22  .269
Ron Swoboda           44  110   11   29   5   2   3   21   2   1   17   35  .264
Tommie Agee           45  185   31   43   4   1   6   13  14   4   24   53  .232
Cleon Jones           42  151   20   33   5   4   1   19   3   2   17   30  .219
Joe Foy               39  128   13   27   7   0   2   15  11   5   30   14  .211
Al Weis               22   48    9   10   4   1   0    4   1   1    6   10  .208
Duffy Dyer            22   68    4   14   1   0   0    5   0   1   11   14  .206
Wayne Garrett         20   51    7   10   3   2   1    4   1   0   15   11  .196
Mike Jorgensen        33   50   10    9   2   0   2    2   2   0    8   14  .180
Jerry Grote           29   99    4   16   3   1   2    9   0   0    7   15  .162
Ed Kranepool          21   30    1    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    4    1  .133

 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
Tony Taylor           36  133   17   36   3   0   4   15   4   4   11   21  .271
Ron Stone             31   66    3   17   3   2   1    6   1   3    4   10  .258
Tim McCarver          19   69    4   17   4   0   0    0   0   0    4    5  .246
Denny Doyle           42  166   16   39   4   5   0    5   4   1   16   33  .235
Johnny Briggs         36  124   14   28   3   3   2   14   3   3   17   24  .226
Byron Browne          36   93    9   20   5   1   4    4   1   1    8   27  .215
Rick Joseph           17   33    2    7   1   1   2    4   0   0    2    9  .212
Jim Hutto             22   38    2    8   1   0   1    3   0   0    3    7  .211
Deron Johnson         47  164   14   32   5   0  10   26   0   0   21   45  .195
Larry Hisle           45  160   14   31   7   1   5   17   1   1   26   62  .194
Larry Bowa            44  152    8   29   3   1   0    4   3   4   13   14  .191
Terry Harmon          19   28    3    5   0   0   0    1   1   0    2    6  .179
Del Bates             19   50    0    8   2   0   0    1   0   1    6   14  .160
Scott Reid             5   14    3    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    3  .143
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

 Pittsburgh           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Dave Cash              2    8    0    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    1  .375
Roberto Clemente      42  162   16   56   9   7   3   26   1   0   12   25  .346
Richie Hebner         41  142   17   47  13   3   1   14   2   2   16   19  .331
Bob Robertson         32  106   17   34   4   1   9   23   1   1   11   21  .321
Manny Sanguillen      37  136   14   39   5   0   5   17   1   3    4   20  .287
Matty Alou            48  212   34   58   7   2   0   18   7   3   10    7  .274
Willie Stargell       40  134   22   33   4   2   8   27   0   0   17   36  .246
Jerry May             16   45    6   11   2   1   0    3   0   0   10   10  .244
Freddie Patek         30   82   15   20   2   2   0    5   3   0   10   17  .244
Johnny Jeter          27   41   10   10   2   0   1    3   1   0    4    9  .244
Al Oliver             43  152   15   36  10   2   4   22   0   1    3    8  .237
Gene Alley            37  126   19   29   7   0   4   10   2   0   13   32  .230
Bill Mazeroski        40  136   11   30   6   0   2   17   1   0   12   17  .221
Jose Pagan            27   52    3    9   0   0   1    2   0   0    5    8  .173
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           50  202   33   69  10   6   7   30   3   1   17   38  .342
Ed Spiezio            33   86   19   26   4   1   2    9   2   0   16   11  .302
Chris Cannizzaro      36  117   13   34   4   1   3   14   0   5   10   16  .291
Ollie Brown           42  161   20   45   9   0   6   24   1   1   13   22  .280
Bob Barton            20   62    7   17   4   0   2    6   0   0    5   10  .274
Tommy Dean            20   55    9   15   4   0   1    5   1   0    2    9  .273
Ivan Murrell          40  108   15   28   4   0   6   19   1   3    4   32  .259
Nate Colbert          51  183   35   47   5   1  17   38   1   3   17   45  .257
Al Ferrara            49  123   16   30   6   1   6   16   0   0   22   26  .244
Dave Campbell         53  214   27   51  11   0   2   18   7   3   15   44  .238
Ron Slocum            18    9    2    2   1   0   1    5   0   1    2    3  .222
Steve Huntz           35  141   23   28   5   0   8   18   0   3   20   24  .199
Van Kelly             34   85    9   15   3   0   1    9   0   1   15   19  .177
Ramon Webster         37   52    4    9   1   0   0    2   1   0    5    9  .173
Jerry Morales         28   58    6    9   0   1   1    4   0   0    3   11  .155
Jose Arcia            31   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            42  157   26   55  10   2  10   43   0   0   25   36  .350
Ken Henderson         50  191   45   64  12   0   8   36   4   0   39   29  .335
Bobby Bonds           50  208   46   63  10   3   9   30  20   3   32   63  .303
Al Gallagher          31   95   15   28   6   2   0    8   0   0   10   13  .295
Frank Johnson         13   31    5    9   0   0   2    7   0   0    2    1  .290
Willie Mays           41  150   31   43   5   0  12   30   2   0   24   29  .287
Ron Hunt              43  157   29   45   8   0   2   19   2   1   14   13  .287
Bob Taylor            26   35    9   10   0   0   1    6   0   0    7    5  .286
Jim Davenport         16   31    3    8   1   0   0    2   0   0    7    5  .258
Bob Heise             25   51    5   13   1   0   0   10   0   0    4    5  .255
Tito Fuentes          35  128   15   32   5   2   2   16   1   1   10   12  .250
Bob Burda             25   20    1    5   0   0   0    3   0   0    5    2  .250
Willie McCovey        45  156   31   38   8   0  15   43   0   0   47   33  .244
Hal Lanier            39  135   12   31   3   1   2   13   1   0    5    8  .230
Russ Gibson           10   37    3    8   4   0   0    3   0   0    4    7  .216
Steve Whitaker        16   27    3    3   1   0   0    4   0   0    2   14  .111
Don Mason             19   22    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    3  .091

 St. Louis            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Joe Hague             40  120   14   41   5   1   5   22   1   0   23   21  .342
Lou Brock             38  158   26   48   6   1   3   14   9   0   12   20  .304
Joe Torre             45  172   25   51   8   2   5   26   0   2   23   27  .297
Dick Allen            45  173   35   51  11   1  16   40   0   2   22   42  .295
Jose Cardenal         43  183   26   53   8   3   1   20  11   1   11   22  .290
Leron Lee             42  119   14   31   9   0   2   11   1   1   12   26  .261
Julian Javier         37  133   17   34   7   0   0   13   0   0    8   18  .256
Vic Davalillo         28   36    8    9   2   1   1   10   0   0    4    6  .250
Jim Campbell          13   13    0    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    3  .231
Carl Taylor           27   61    6   14   3   0   1    9   0   0   10    8  .230
Phil Gagliano         18   32    0    6   0   0   0    2   0   1    1    3  .188
Dal Maxvill           39   86   13   16   1   0   0    5   0   0   19   22  .186
Milt Ramirez          26   37    3    6   0   1   0    2   0   1    3    4  .162
Mike Shannon          13   39    2    5   1   0   0    3   1   0    1    6  .128
Ted Simmons            2    8    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .125
Cookie Rojas          22   47    2    5   0   0   0    2   0   0    3    4  .106
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)        214
  M. Alou (PIT)           212
  B. Bonds (SF)           208
  J. Bench (CIN)          203
  P. Rose (CIN)           203
  C. Gaston (SD)          202
  F. Millan (ATL)         197
  W. Davis (LA)           193
  B. Tolan (CIN)          193
  K. Henderson (SF)       191

Runs Scored:

  B. Bonds (SF)            46
  R. Carty (ATL)           45
  K. Henderson (SF)        45
  T. Perez (CIN)           42
  H. Aaron (ATL)           41
  B. Williams (CHI)        40
  B. Tolan (CIN)           38
  D. Allen (STL)           35
  N. Colbert (SD)          35
  J. Morgan (HOU)          35

Hits:

  R. Carty (ATL)           72
  T. Perez (CIN)           71
  C. Gaston (SD)           69
  K. Henderson (SF)        64
  D. Menke (HOU)           64
  B. Bonds (SF)            63
  F. Millan (ATL)          59
  B. Tolan (CIN)           59
  M. Alou (PIT)            58
  R. Clemente (PIT)        56

Doubles:

  O. Cepeda (ATL)          16
  W. Parker (LA)           16
  B. Tolan (CIN)           15
  J. Wynn (HOU)            15
  J. Bench (CIN)           13
  R. Hebner (PIT)          13
  R. Carty (ATL)           12
  K. Henderson (SF)        12
  D. Menke (HOU)           12
  D. Allen (STL)           11

Triples:

  R. Clemente (PIT)         7
  D. Kessinger (CHI)        7
  J. Morgan (HOU)           7
  C. Gaston (SD)            6
  W. Davis (LA)             5
  D. Doyle (PHI)            5
  B. Harrelson (NY)         5
  T. Haller (LA)            4
  C. Jones (NY)             4
  M. Mota (LA)              4

Home Runs:

  T. Perez (CIN)           18
  N. Colbert (SD)          17
  H. Aaron (ATL)           16
  D. Allen (STL)           16
  W. McCovey (SF)          15
  B. Williams (CHI)        15
  J. Bench (CIN)           14
  R. Carty (ATL)           14
  L. May (CIN)             14
  W. Mays (SF)             12

RBI:

  T. Perez (CIN)           53
  H. Aaron (ATL)           45
  R. Carty (ATL)           45
  D. Dietz (SF)            43
  W. McCovey (SF)          43
  B. Williams (CHI)        43
  D. Allen (STL)           40
  J. Bench (CIN)           39
  N. Colbert (SD)          38
  J. Wynn (HOU)            37

Stolen Bases:

  B. Bonds (SF)            20
  W. Davis (LA)            17
  M. Wills (LA)            17
  B. Tolan (CIN)           15
  T. Agee (NY)             14
  B. Harrelson (NY)        12
  J. Cardenal (STL)        11
  J. Foy (NY)              11
  B. Grabarkewitz (LA)     11
  J. Wynn (HOU)            10

Caught Stealing:

  J. Morgan (HOU)           8
  M. Wills (LA)             6
  C. Cannizzaro (SD)        5
  W. Davis (LA)             5
  J. Foy (NY)               5
  T. Agee (NY)              4
  L. Bowa (PHI)             4
  T. Taylor (PHI)           4
  M. Alou (PIT)             3
  B. Bonds (SF)             3

Walks:

  W. McCovey (SF)          47
  J. Morgan (HOU)          42
  B. Carbo (CIN)           39
  K. Henderson (SF)        39
  R. Staub (MON)           38
  B. Harrelson (NY)        36
  R. Fairly (MON)          33
  B. Bonds (SF)            32
  R. Carty (ATL)           30
  J. Foy (NY)              30

Strikeouts:

  B. Bonds (SF)            63
  L. Hisle (PHI)           62
  T. Agee (NY)             53
  N. Colbert (SD)          45
  D. Johnson (PHI)         45
  D. Campbell (SD)         44
  D. Allen (STL)           42
  W. Crawford (LA)         41
  J. Bench (CIN)           39
  T. Perez (CIN)           39


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