Monday May 17, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of May 17, 1971:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
New York        1144  138   312   62   10   22   126   19   11  119   196  .273
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      1203  152   316   48   13   29   142   11    4   98   195  .263
San Francisco   1279  164   331   50    7   39   155   20   10  157   211  .259
Atlanta         1246  131   320   43    9   38   121   13   16   94   140  .257
Montreal         881   92   218   37    5   12    82    7    6   93   132  .247
Cincinnati      1177  114   287   40    6   30   106   16    6  112   186  .244
Houston         1206  129   291   52   10   12   117   23   11  105   197  .241
Chicago         1181  140   284   48    8   30   133   11    7  128   182  .241
San Diego       1189  118   285   41    5   30   114   13    3  114   215  .240
Philadelphia    1080   95   245   39    5   25    91   10    7  101   202  .227

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ralph Garr (ATL)         36  151   29   61   5   3   4   12   5   7    5    5  .404
Willie Davis (LA)        36  140   21   54   9   4   0   15   2   2    3   12  .386
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
Felix Millan (ATL)       35  138   14   49   5   2   1   11   4   2   12    2  .355
Rusty Staub (MON)        28   99   18   35   7   0   2   12   2   1   13   10  .354
Joe Torre (STL)          35  133   22   46   5   1   6   26   0   1   12   16  .346
Ted Simmons (STL)        34  122   14   41  11   2   0   17   0   2   14   13  .336
Glenn Beckert (CHI)      36  145   25   47   5   2   0   11   2   1    8    7  .324
Jerry Grote (NY)         32  108   16   35  10   0   1    9   0   2   12   13  .324

 Atlanta              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ralph Garr            36  151   29   61   5   3   4   12   5   7    5    5  .404
Felix Millan          35  138   14   49   5   2   1   11   4   2   12    2  .355
Orlando Cepeda        32  129   16   39   7   1  11   25   2   3    8   10  .302
Sonny Jackson         36  136   16   38   9   2   0    5   1   1   11   10  .279
Hank Aaron            34  119   19   31   6   0  12   30   1   0   15   10  .261
Bob Didier            17   56    2   14   1   0   0    2   0   0    3    7  .250
Earl Williams         26   83    8   19   3   0   5   12   0   1    4   14  .229
Marty Perez           28   76    5   15   3   1   0    3   0   1    6    9  .197
Clete Boyer           24   72    6   14   0   0   3    9   0   0    6    8  .194
Gil Garrido           23   48    1    8   0   0   0    2   0   1    5    6  .167
Hal King              25   74    5   12   2   0   1    3   0   0    8   18  .162
Mike Lum              28   35    3    5   0   0   1    3   0   0    6    2  .143
Dusty Baker           15   29    1    4   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    8  .138
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
Lee May               22   76   10   24   2   0   6   12   0   0    5   20  .316
Woody Woodward        30   71    4   22   3   0   0    5   2   0    7    8  .310
Pete Rose             35  141   12   38   6   1   3    6   4   1   19   15  .270
Johnny Bench          35  138   31   37   5   0  13   23   1   0   12   24  .268
Tommy Helms           34  127    6   33   2   0   0   13   1   1    3    8  .260
Hal McRae             26   79    6   20   6   0   0    6   1   0    3    6  .253
Dave Concepcion       23   82    4   20   0   3   0    7   3   3    5    8  .244
Tony Perez            34  138   18   33   3   1   5   17   0   0   13   27  .239
Bernie Carbo          27   82    8   18   5   1   1    4   2   1   22   24  .220
Willie Smith          15   41    3    9   2   0   1    4   0   0    1    4  .220
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         7   23    2    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    3    2  .130
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            13   27    6   12   2   0   0    4   0   0    8    7  .444
Jesus Alou            24   72    7   28   5   0   0    5   3   2    5    3  .389
Rich Chiles           10   11    2    4   1   1   0    0   0   0    1    3  .364
Cesar Geronimo        25   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
Joe Morgan            36  139   23   35  10   1   3   20   8   3   17   10  .252
Roger Metzger         36  140   17   35   4   1   0    8   3   2    8   15  .250
Denis Menke           36  132   14   32   6   1   0    9   1   1   15   26  .242
Norm Miller           16   39    2    9   2   0   1    5   0   0    2    3  .231
Jim Wynn              26   87    7   19   3   0   1   11   3   1   11   16  .218
Johnny Edwards        30   86    4   18   1   1   0    6   0   1    6    8  .209
Cesar Cedeno          35  119   16   23   5   3   1   13   3   1    8   29  .193
Doug Rader            35  124    9   23   5   1   2   14   1   0   10   28  .186
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         10   18    3    7   0   0   0    4   0   0    0    5  .389
Rusty Staub           28   99   18   35   7   0   2   12   2   1   13   10  .354
Ron Hunt              28   98   17   30   2   1   1    5   3   0   14    7  .306
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
John Boccabella       11   25    4    7   4   0   1    1   0   1    2    4  .280
Coco Laboy            23   47    2   13   2   0   0    5   0   1    5    5  .277
John Bateman          28   98    6   26   6   0   2   11   0   0    5   14  .265
Ron Swoboda           19   41    6   10   2   3   0    4   0   0    5   10  .244
Boots Day             22   65    7   14   0   1   1    3   0   1    6    7  .215
Jim Fairey            17   34    3    7   2   0   0    4   0   1    2    3  .206
Mack Jones            14   30    5    6   2   0   2    6   0   0    3    7  .200
Bobby Wine            28   91    5   18   2   0   0    3   0   0    5   12  .198
Bob Bailey            24   76    7   14   3   0   2   13   2   0   17   17  .184
Jim Gosger             5    7    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .143
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         23   65   11   22   2   1   2   10   2   1   12   14  .339
Jerry Grote           32  108   16   35  10   0   1    9   0   2   12   13  .324
Bud Harrelson         33  130   20   42   5   3   0   10  12   1   20   12  .323
Ed Kranepool          22   75   15   23   4   2   2   11   0   1    6    6  .307
Donn Clendenon        19   67    9   20   3   0   5    9   0   1    6   16  .299
Tommie Agee           28  113   12   33   6   0   3   14   1   4    7   26  .292
Cleon Jones           33  131   15   36   6   1   4   17   3   0    9   25  .275
Bob Aspromonte        31  116    9   31   6   1   3   16   0   1    7    6  .267
Ken Boswell           24   81    7   21   9   0   1    8   0   0    6    4  .259
Tim Foli              20   59   11   15   7   2   0    9   0   0    7    7  .254
Don Hahn              19   32    5    8   1   0   0    1   1   0    5    9  .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           17   21    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    5    1  .095
Al Weis                4    5    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000

 Philadelphia         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Willie Montanez       30  109   19   34   7   0   8   13   0   2   13   23  .312
Tim McCarver          28  104    7   27   2   0   2    9   2   0    6    4  .260
Roger Freed           32  104    8   26   6   1   2   11   0   0   15   30  .250
Terry Harmon           6    8    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .250
Joe Lis               21   46    4   11   3   0   2    4   0   1    7   16  .239
Larry Hisle           18   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            33  129   11   30   3   1   0    6   6   2    6    7  .233
Tony Taylor           19   52    4   12   0   1   1    5   1   1    5    5  .231
Ron Stone             20   40    1    9   3   0   0    2   0   1    4    8  .225
Don Money             33  125    9   25   2   0   4   14   0   0    7   23  .200
Deron Johnson         32  116    9   23   6   0   1    7   0   0    9   29  .198
Johnny Briggs         10   22    3    4   1   0   0    3   0   0    6    2  .182
Mike Ryan              6   19    3    3   0   1   2    3   0   0    2    5  .158
Byron Browne          16   16    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    8  .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          2    1    2    1   1   0   0    3   0   0    1    0 1.000
Willie Stargell       29  109   20   35   4   0  13   33   0   0    9   33  .321
Dave Cash             27  106   20   33   4   1   0    5   2   1   10   13  .311
Vic Davalillo         16   46    7   14   1   0   1    5   3   0    2    6  .304
Roberto Clemente      34  129   14   38   4   4   2   17   0   0    5   18  .295
Bill Mazeroski        13   41    3   12   0   0   0    2   0   0    5    1  .293
Manny Sanguillen      34  130   11   38   9   0   1   16   1   1    4    6  .292
Richie Hebner         28  106   14   30   7   3   2   19   0   1   11   10  .283
Gene Clines           19   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
Bob Robertson         31  109   15   26   5   0   6   12   0   0   13   27  .239
Al Oliver             32  124    8   29   7   1   0    7   1   1    6   13  .234
Gene Alley            25   70    9   16   1   3   1    5   2   0   10    8  .229
Milt May               8   14    1    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    3  .214
Jose Pagan            17   41    3    7   0   0   1    4   0   0    3   11  .171

 San Diego            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Angel Bravo            4    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          28   80    8   25   4   1   1    4   2   0    3   18  .313
Nate Colbert          36  126   20   37   5   0   8   23   0   0   22   22  .294
Enzo Hernandez        27  104    9   30   2   1   0    3   3   1   14    7  .289
Cito Gaston           33  132   20   34   5   1   6   17   0   0    7   38  .258
Ollie Brown           34  121    8   31   6   0   3   14   0   0   15   17  .256
Larry Stahl           28   81    9   20   2   1   3   12   1   1    6    8  .247
Don Mason             24   66    6   16   1   0   1    3   2   0    3    5  .242
Dave Campbell         35  132   19   29   6   0   4   10   3   0   10   26  .220
Chris Cannizzaro      21   63    2   12   1   0   1    8   0   0   11   10  .191
Ed Spiezio            16   54    3   10   2   1   0    9   1   0    6    6  .185
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:

  R. Garr (ATL)           151
  C. Speier (SF)          146
  G. Beckert (CHI)        145
  W. Parker (LA)          143
  D. Kessinger (CHI)      141
  P. Rose (CIN)           141
  W. Davis (LA)           140
  R. Metzger (HOU)        140
  J. Morgan (HOU)         139
  J. Bench (CIN)          138

Runs Scored:

  B. Bonds (SF)            34
  J. Bench (CIN)           31
  R. Garr (ATL)            29
  L. Brock (STL)           27
  G. Beckert (CHI)         25
  W. Mays (SF)             24
  J. Morgan (HOU)          23
  B. Williams (CHI)        23
  J. Torre (STL)           22
  W. Davis (LA)            21

Hits:

  R. Garr (ATL)            61
  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)        42
  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:

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

Home Runs:

  J. Bench (CIN)           13
  W. Stargell (PIT)        13
  H. Aaron (ATL)           12
  O. Cepeda (ATL)          11
  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)          25
  J. Bench (CIN)           23
  J. Cardenal (STL)        23
  N. Colbert (SD)          23
  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)           38
  W. Stargell (PIT)        33
  R. Freed (PHI)           30
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          29
  D. Johnson (PHI)         29
  D. Rader (HOU)           28
  T. Perez (CIN)           27
  B. Robertson (PIT)       27
  T. Agee (NY)             26
  D. Campbell (SD)         26


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