Sunday May 16, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of May 16, 1971:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
New York        1099  135   301   61   10   20   123   19   11  115   183  .274
St. Louis       1221  150   333   53   10   22   145   26   18  104   160  .273
Los Angeles     1245  146   330   50    8   20   140   18   11  130   171  .265
Pittsburgh      1170  146   304   46   12   27   136   11    4   94   194  .260
San Francisco   1279  164   331   50    7   39   155   20   10  157   211  .259
Atlanta         1202  127   311   43    9   34   117   13   16   92   134  .259
Montreal         850   87   211   36    5   11    77    6    6   89   130  .248
Cincinnati      1144  112   281   40    5   28   104   16    5  111   184  .246
San Diego       1159  118   281   40    5   30   114   12    3  114   209  .243
Houston         1174  127   283   51   10   12   115   23   11  104   190  .241
Chicago         1181  140   284   48    8   30   133   11    7  128   182  .241
Philadelphia    1052   92   239   37    5   23    88   10    5   99   200  .227

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ralph Garr (ATL)         35  145   27   58   5   3   2   10   5   7    5    5  .400
Willie Davis (LA)        36  140   21   54   9   4   0   15   2   2    3   12  .386
Felix Millan (ATL)       34  132   14   49   5   2   1   11   4   2   12    2  .371
Willie Mays (SF)         32  110   24   40  10   1   8   26   5   1   21   20  .364
Lou Brock (STL)          34  137   27   49   8   1   2   10  14   6   12   18  .358
Rusty Staub (MON)        27   96   17   34   7   0   2   11   2   1   12   10  .354
Joe Torre (STL)          35  133   22   46   5   1   6   26   0   1   12   16  .346
Jerry Grote (NY)         31  104   16   35  10   0   1    9   0   2   12   12  .337
Ted Simmons (STL)        34  122   14   41  11   2   0   17   0   2   14   13  .336
Bud Harrelson (NY)       32  124   20   41   5   3   0   10  12   1   20   11  .331

 Atlanta              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ralph Garr            35  145   27   58   5   3   2   10   5   7    5    5  .400
Felix Millan          34  132   14   49   5   2   1   11   4   2   12    2  .371
Orlando Cepeda        31  124   15   37   7   1  10   24   2   3    8    9  .298
Sonny Jackson         35  131   16   38   9   2   0    5   1   1   11    9  .290
Hank Aaron            33  115   19   31   6   0  12   30   1   0   14    9  .270
Bob Didier            16   52    2   13   1   0   0    2   0   0    2    6  .250
Earl Williams         26   83    8   19   3   0   5   12   0   1    4   14  .229
Marty Perez           27   73    5   14   3   1   0    3   0   1    6    8  .192
Clete Boyer           23   67    5   12   0   0   2    8   0   0    6    7  .179
Gil Garrido           22   48    1    8   0   0   0    2   0   1    5    6  .167
Hal King              24   73    5   12   2   0   1    3   0   0    8   18  .164
Mike Lum              27   34    3    5   0   0   1    3   0   0    6    2  .147
Dusty Baker           14   28    1    4   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    8  .143
Marv Staehle          10    7    3    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    3  .000

 Chicago              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Glenn Beckert         36  145   25   47   5   2   0   11   2   1    8    7  .324
Jose Ortiz            22   60    7   18   6   0   0    2   1   2    4    4  .300
J. C. Martin          10   27    4    8   1   0   1    3   1   0    3    4  .296
Ron Santo             35  119   20   35   4   0   8   28   1   0   20   22  .294
Joe Pepitone          34  114   11   33   5   1   4   15   0   0    7    9  .290
Randy Hundley          5   14    1    4   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    1  .286
Hector Torres          4    7    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .286
Billy Williams        36  134   23   38   6   0   9   18   0   2   20   13  .284
Johnny Callison       33  101    9   23   8   0   2   16   2   0   17   17  .228
Don Kessinger         36  141   16   30   2   4   0    7   4   2   14   11  .213
Danny Breeden         12   33    2    7   1   0   0    3   0   0    4    7  .212
Jim Hickman           28   81   10   17   1   0   4   12   0   0   14   16  .210
Ernie Banks            8   15    0    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    3    3  .133
Hal Breeden           10   17    1    2   1   0   1    1   0   0    1    4  .118
Ken Rudolph           16   47    3    4   1   0   0    3   0   0    5   14  .085
Paul Popovich         13   20    1    1   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    3  .050
Garry Jestadt          3    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Brock Davis            3    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000
Cleo James             1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 Cincinnati           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Woody Woodward        29   71    4   22   3   0   0    5   2   0    7    8  .310
Lee May               21   73   10   22   2   0   6   12   0   0    4   20  .301
Pete Rose             34  137   11   37   6   1   2    5   4   0   19   15  .270
Johnny Bench          34  134   30   36   5   0  12   22   1   0   12   23  .269
Tommy Helms           33  123    6   33   2   0   0   13   1   1    3    8  .268
Dave Concepcion       22   78    4   20   0   3   0    7   3   3    5    8  .256
Hal McRae             26   79    6   20   6   0   0    6   1   0    3    6  .253
Tony Perez            33  134   18   32   3   1   5   17   0   0   13   27  .239
Willie Smith          15   41    3    9   2   0   1    4   0   0    1    4  .220
Bernie Carbo          26   78    8   17   5   0   1    4   2   1   22   23  .218
Ty Cline              18   39    6    8   1   0   0    1   2   0   14    9  .205
Pat Corrales           4   10    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .200
Angel Bravo            5    5    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .200
Jimmy Stewart         19   21    1    4   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    4  .191
Frank Duffy           13   16    0    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .188
Buddy Bradford         6   20    2    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    3    2  .150
Bill Plummer           6   11    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .000

 Houston              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Jack Hiatt            12   25    6   11   2   0   0    3   0   0    7    7  .440
Jesus Alou            23   69    7   26   4   0   0    5   3   2    5    3  .377
Rich Chiles           10   11    2    4   1   1   0    0   0   0    1    3  .364
Cesar Geronimo        24   12    1    4   0   1   0    1   0   0    1    6  .333
Bob Watson            32  119   14   34   5   0   3   13   0   0    9    7  .286
Roger Metzger         35  136   17   35   4   1   0    8   3   2    8   14  .257
Joe Morgan            35  135   22   34  10   1   3   20   8   3   17   10  .252
Denis Menke           35  128   14   31   6   1   0    9   1   1   15   25  .242
Norm Miller           16   39    2    9   2   0   1    5   0   0    2    3  .231
Jim Wynn              25   83    7   18   3   0   1   10   3   1   11   14  .217
Johnny Edwards        30   86    4   18   1   1   0    6   0   1    6    8  .209
Cesar Cedeno          34  115   16   23   5   3   1   13   3   1    8   27  .200
Doug Rader            34  120    8   21   5   1   2   14   1   0   10   28  .175
Marty Martinez         7    6    2    1   1   0   0    0   1   0    1    1  .167
Larry Howard           3    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000

 Los Angeles          G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Willie Davis          36  140   21   54   9   4   0   15   2   2    3   12  .386
Willie Crawford       18   24    6    8   0   0   1    6   0   1    2    5  .333
Manny Mota            23   64    6   20   3   0   0    9   1   2    6    5  .313
Maury Wills           34  138   16   43   3   0   1    8   4   3    9   10  .312
Tom Haller            17   39    8   12   1   0   1    7   0   0    7    5  .308
Jim Lefebvre          21   59    3   17   1   1   2   13   0   0    5    6  .288
Duke Sims             23   62    5   17   4   0   2    7   0   0    8    6  .274
Bill Buckner          21   69    8   18   0   0   2    8   0   0    3    2  .261
Wes Parker            37  143   19   37   5   0   3   21   2   0   14   15  .259
Steve Garvey          30  101   15   25   6   1   2    9   1   1   12   14  .248
Billy Grabarkewitz    20   51    4   12   4   0   0    5   1   0   11   12  .235
Bill Russell          31   94   10   22   5   2   0    7   3   2   10   13  .234
Dick Allen            33  112   16   26   7   0   4   18   3   0   20   21  .232
Bill Sudakis          19   48    6    9   1   0   2    4   0   0    8   12  .188
Bobby Valentine       11   16    1    2   1   0   0    1   1   0    2    5  .125
Von Joshua             2    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 Montreal             G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Clyde Mashore          9   16    2    6   0   0   0    4   0   0    0    5  .375
Rusty Staub           27   96   17   34   7   0   2   11   2   1   12   10  .354
John Boccabella       10   22    4    7   4   0   1    1   0   1    1    4  .318
Ron Hunt              27   95   16   29   2   1   1    5   2   0   12    7  .305
Ron Fairly            24   64    7   19   4   0   1    8   0   1   15    6  .297
Ron Brand             10    7    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .286
Coco Laboy            22   43    2   12   1   0   0    5   0   1    5    5  .279
John Bateman          27   94    5   25   6   0   2   11   0   0    5   14  .266
Ron Swoboda           19   41    6   10   2   3   0    4   0   0    5   10  .244
Boots Day             21   64    7   14   0   1   1    3   0   1    6    7  .219
Bobby Wine            27   87    5   18   2   0   0    3   0   0    5   12  .207
Jim Fairey            17   34    3    7   2   0   0    4   0   1    2    3  .206
Mack Jones            13   30    5    6   2   0   2    6   0   0    3    7  .200
Jim Gosger             4    6    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .167
Bob Bailey            23   73    6   12   3   0   1    9   2   0   17   16  .164
Gary Sutherland       10   11    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 New York             G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Dave Marshall         22   65   11   22   2   1   2   10   2   1   11   14  .339
Jerry Grote           31  104   16   35  10   0   1    9   0   2   12   12  .337
Bud Harrelson         32  124   20   41   5   3   0   10  12   1   20   11  .331
Ed Kranepool          22   75   15   23   4   2   2   11   0   1    6    6  .307
Tommie Agee           27  107   11   32   6   0   3   14   1   4    7   23  .299
Cleon Jones           32  127   15   35   6   1   4   17   3   0    8   24  .276
Donn Clendenon        18   62    7   17   2   0   3    6   0   1    5   15  .274
Tim Foli              19   55   11   15   7   2   0    9   0   0    7    6  .273
Ken Boswell           23   80    7   21   9   0   1    8   0   0    6    4  .263
Bob Aspromonte        30  111    9   29   6   1   3   16   0   1    7    6  .261
Don Hahn              18   28    5    7   1   0   0    1   1   0    4    7  .250
Ken Singleton         19   47    3    8   0   0   1    5   0   0   11   16  .170
Duffy Dyer             4    7    0    1   0   0   0    3   0   0    2    1  .143
Art Shamsky           16   20    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    5    1  .100
Al Weis                3    4    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000

 Philadelphia         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Willie Montanez       29  105   19   34   7   0   8   13   0   2   13   22  .324
Tim McCarver          28  104    7   27   2   0   2    9   2   0    6    4  .260
Terry Harmon           6    8    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .250
Roger Freed           31  101    8   25   5   1   2   11   0   0   15   30  .248
Larry Hisle           17   38    4    9   1   0   0    2   0   0    4   10  .237
Denny Doyle           26   85    7   20   5   1   1    8   1   0    6    7  .235
Larry Bowa            32  125   11   29   3   1   0    6   6   1    6    7  .232
Joe Lis               20   44    3   10   2   0   2    4   0   0    7   16  .227
Ron Stone             20   40    1    9   3   0   0    2   0   1    4    8  .225
Tony Taylor           18   49    4   11   0   1   1    5   1   1    4    4  .225
Don Money             32  121    9   25   2   0   4   14   0   0    7   23  .207
Deron Johnson         31  113    9   23   6   0   1    7   0   0    8   29  .204
Johnny Briggs         10   22    3    4   1   0   0    3   0   0    6    2  .182
Byron Browne          16   16    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    8  .125
Mike Ryan              5   16    2    2   0   1   1    2   0   0    2    5  .125
Bobby Pfeil            4    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .000

 Pittsburgh           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Charlie Sands          1    1    1    1   1   0   0    3   0   0    0    0 1.000
Willie Stargell       29  109   20   35   4   0  13   33   0   0    9   33  .321
Vic Davalillo         15   42    7   13   1   0   1    4   3   0    1    6  .310
Manny Sanguillen      33  126   11   38   9   0   1   16   1   1    4    6  .302
Dave Cash             26  102   19   30   4   1   0    5   2   1    9   13  .294
Bill Mazeroski        12   41    3   12   0   0   0    2   0   0    4    1  .293
Richie Hebner         27  103   14   30   7   3   2   18   0   1   11   10  .291
Roberto Clemente      33  124   13   35   4   3   1   14   0   0    5   17  .282
Gene Clines           18   37    9   10   2   1   0    4   1   0    6    5  .270
Jackie Hernandez      19   61    6   15   3   0   1    6   0   0    5   12  .246
Al Oliver             31  120    8   28   6   1   0    7   1   1    6   13  .233
Bob Robertson         30  105   14   24   5   0   5   11   0   0   13   27  .229
Milt May               8   14    1    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    3  .214
Gene Alley            24   66    7   14   0   3   1    5   2   0   10    8  .212
Jose Pagan            16   40    3    7   0   0   1    4   0   0    3   11  .175

 San Diego            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Angel Bravo            3    6    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .333
Bob Barton            19   65    8   21   3   0   3    5   0   1    4    8  .323
Ivan Murrell          27   78    8   25   4   1   1    4   2   0    3   18  .321
Enzo Hernandez        26  100    9   30   2   1   0    3   3   1   14    7  .300
Nate Colbert          35  122   20   36   4   0   8   23   0   0   22   21  .295
Cito Gaston           32  128   20   34   5   1   6   17   0   0    7   36  .266
Ollie Brown           33  118    8   30   6   0   3   14   0   0   15   17  .254
Larry Stahl           27   80    9   20   2   1   3   12   1   1    6    8  .250
Don Mason             24   66    6   16   1   0   1    3   2   0    3    5  .242
Dave Campbell         34  128   19   29   6   0   4   10   2   0   10   24  .227
Ed Spiezio            15   51    3   10   2   1   0    9   1   0    6    5  .196
Chris Cannizzaro      20   60    2   11   1   0   1    8   0   0   11   10  .183
Ramon Webster         10    8    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    1  .125
Al Ferrara            17   17    0    2   1   0   0    2   0   0    5    5  .118
Tommy Dean            13   31    1    1   0   0   0    0   1   0    2    6  .032
Ron Slocum             7   18    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    8  .000
Dave Robinson          7    6    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    3  .000
Fred Kendall           3    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000
Leron Lee              1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 San Francisco        G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Fran Healy             5    7    2    6   0   0   2    5   1   0    1    1  .857
Willie Mays           32  110   24   40  10   1   8   26   5   1   21   20  .364
Willie McCovey        28  101   13   31   2   0   7   17   0   2   13   13  .307
Bobby Bonds           33  133   34   40   9   1   9   17   7   2   19   25  .301
George Foster         28   77    9   23   5   0   3    8   0   1    5   18  .299
Dick Dietz            34  113   13   32   5   0   4   20   1   0   28   18  .283
Chris Speier          35  146   18   41   3   1   1    5   0   0   13   22  .281
Al Gallagher          33  108   10   28   4   0   2   11   0   1   14   16  .259
Tito Fuentes          31  121    8   30   5   1   0    9   2   0    4    4  .248
Ken Henderson         31  112   16   27   4   2   3   20   3   1   18   13  .241
Hal Lanier            24   57    4   11   1   0   0    3   0   0    6    6  .193
Jimmy Rosario         18   38    4    7   1   0   0    1   1   2    9    8  .184
Russ Gibson            3   13    0    2   0   1   0    2   0   0    0    1  .154
Frank Johnson         19   27    4    3   1   0   0    5   0   0    3    4  .111
Bob Heise              8    7    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 St. Louis            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Bob Burda             14   16    1    7   0   0   0    2   0   0    4    3  .438
Jerry McNertney        5   10    2    4   0   1   1    2   0   0    1    1  .400
Lou Brock             34  137   27   49   8   1   2   10  14   6   12   18  .358
Joe Torre             35  133   22   46   5   1   6   26   0   1   12   16  .346
Ted Simmons           34  122   14   41  11   2   0   17   0   2   14   13  .336
Matty Alou            32  132   11   42   7   2   0   16   2   4    7    3  .318
Julian Javier         20   59    9   17   2   0   1    3   0   0    1    4  .288
Jim Beauchamp         17   45    7   12   1   0   1    3   2   0    2    6  .267
Luis Melendez         21   30    6    8   1   0   0    4   2   0    2    5  .267
Leron Lee             14   17    2    4   1   0   1    2   0   1    2    9  .235
Ted Sizemore          30  107   12   25   1   0   0    9   1   3    8    7  .234
Joe Hague             33   94    7   21   2   0   4   13   0   1   11   18  .223
Dick Schofield        15   32    4    7   2   0   1    5   0   0    3    6  .219
Jose Cardenal         36  132   17   26   7   2   4   23   5   0   13   14  .197
Dal Maxvill           29   58    5    8   1   1   0    3   0   0   10    8  .138

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  C. Speier (SF)          146
  G. Beckert (CHI)        145
  R. Garr (ATL)           145
  W. Parker (LA)          143
  D. Kessinger (CHI)      141
  W. Davis (LA)           140
  M. Wills (LA)           138
  L. Brock (STL)          137
  P. Rose (CIN)           137
  R. Metzger (HOU)        136

Runs Scored:

  B. Bonds (SF)            34
  J. Bench (CIN)           30
  L. Brock (STL)           27
  R. Garr (ATL)            27
  G. Beckert (CHI)         25
  W. Mays (SF)             24
  B. Williams (CHI)        23
  J. Morgan (HOU)          22
  J. Torre (STL)           22
  W. Davis (LA)            21

Hits:

  R. Garr (ATL)            58
  W. Davis (LA)            54
  L. Brock (STL)           49
  F. Millan (ATL)          49
  G. Beckert (CHI)         47
  J. Torre (STL)           46
  M. Wills (LA)            43
  M. Alou (STL)            42
  B. Harrelson (NY)        41
  T. Simmons (STL)         41

Doubles:

  T. Simmons (STL)         11
  J. Grote (NY)            10
  W. Mays (SF)             10
  J. Morgan (HOU)          10
  B. Bonds (SF)             9
  K. Boswell (NY)           9
  W. Davis (LA)             9
  S. Jackson (ATL)          9
  M. Sanguillen (PIT)       9
  L. Brock (STL)            8

Triples:

  W. Davis (LA)             4
  D. Kessinger (CHI)        4
  G. Alley (PIT)            3
  C. Cedeno (HOU)           3
  R. Clemente (PIT)         3
  D. Concepcion (CIN)       3
  R. Garr (ATL)             3
  B. Harrelson (NY)         3
  R. Hebner (PIT)           3
  R. Swoboda (MON)          3

Home Runs:

  W. Stargell (PIT)        13
  H. Aaron (ATL)           12
  J. Bench (CIN)           12
  O. Cepeda (ATL)          10
  B. Bonds (SF)             9
  B. Williams (CHI)         9
  N. Colbert (SD)           8
  W. Mays (SF)              8
  W. Montanez (PHI)         8
  R. Santo (CHI)            8

RBI:

  W. Stargell (PIT)        33
  H. Aaron (ATL)           30
  R. Santo (CHI)           28
  W. Mays (SF)             26
  J. Torre (STL)           26
  O. Cepeda (ATL)          24
  J. Cardenal (STL)        23
  N. Colbert (SD)          23
  J. Bench (CIN)           22
  W. Parker (LA)           21

Stolen Bases:

  L. Brock (STL)           14
  B. Harrelson (NY)        12
  J. Morgan (HOU)           8
  B. Bonds (SF)             7
  L. Bowa (PHI)             6
  J. Cardenal (STL)         5
  R. Garr (ATL)             5
  W. Mays (SF)              5
  D. Kessinger (CHI)        4
  F. Millan (ATL)           4

Caught Stealing:

  R. Garr (ATL)             7
  L. Brock (STL)            6
  T. Agee (NY)              4
  M. Alou (STL)             4
  O. Cepeda (ATL)           3
  D. Concepcion (CIN)       3
  J. Morgan (HOU)           3
  T. Sizemore (STL)         3
  M. Wills (LA)             3
  J. Alou (HOU)             2

Walks:

  D. Dietz (SF)            28
  B. Carbo (CIN)           22
  N. Colbert (SD)          22
  W. Mays (SF)             21
  D. Allen (LA)            20
  B. Harrelson (NY)        20
  R. Santo (CHI)           20
  B. Williams (CHI)        20
  B. Bonds (SF)            19
  P. Rose (CIN)            19

Strikeouts:

  C. Gaston (SD)           36
  W. Stargell (PIT)        33
  R. Freed (PHI)           30
  D. Johnson (PHI)         29
  D. Rader (HOU)           28
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          27
  T. Perez (CIN)           27
  B. Robertson (PIT)       27
  B. Bonds (SF)            25
  D. Menke (HOU)           25


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