Tuesday May 18, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of May 18, 1971:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
St. Louis       1253  156   344   55   11   22   151   30   19  110   167  .275
New York        1182  144   324   63   10   25   132   19   11  121   199  .274
Los Angeles     1277  151   341   50    8   20   145   18   11  133   172  .267
Pittsburgh      1233  155   322   49   13   29   145   13    4  105   202  .261
San Francisco   1315  171   342   52    7   40   162   20   10  163   213  .260
Atlanta         1276  139   328   43   10   41   129   13   16   96   143  .257
Montreal         910   94   224   38    5   12    84    7    7   98   138  .246
Cincinnati      1208  118   295   41    6   32   110   17    6  113   191  .244
Houston         1234  132   297   54   11   12   120   23   13  109   202  .241
San Diego       1226  120   295   43    5   31   116   13    3  116   220  .241
Chicago         1214  143   291   50    8   30   136   11    7  131   188  .240
Philadelphia    1113   98   254   41    5   25    94   10    8  106   205  .228

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ralph Garr (ATL)         37  155   30   62   5   3   5   13   5   7    5    5  .400
Willie Davis (LA)        37  145   22   56   9   4   0   16   2   2    3   12  .386
Willie Mays (SF)         33  114   25   42  11   1   8   26   5   1   22   21  .368
Lou Brock (STL)          35  141   29   51   9   1   2   10  14   6   13   18  .362
Felix Millan (ATL)       36  142   15   50   5   2   1   11   4   2   12    2  .352
Rusty Staub (MON)        29  102   19   35   7   0   2   12   2   1   14   10  .343
Ted Simmons (STL)        35  126   15   43  12   3   0   20   0   2   14   14  .341
Joe Torre (STL)          36  135   23   46   5   1   6   26   0   1   14   16  .341
Jerry Grote (NY)         33  112   17   37  10   0   1    9   0   2   12   13  .330
Matty Alou (STL)         33  136   13   44   7   2   0   16   2   4    8    3  .324

 Atlanta              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ralph Garr            37  155   30   62   5   3   5   13   5   7    5    5  .400
Felix Millan          36  142   15   50   5   2   1   11   4   2   12    2  .352
Orlando Cepeda        33  132   17   39   7   1  11   25   2   3    9   11  .296
Sonny Jackson         37  140   17   39   9   2   0    5   1   1   11   10  .279
Hank Aaron            35  122   21   33   6   0  13   32   1   0   16   11  .271
Bob Didier            18   59    2   14   1   0   0    2   0   0    3    7  .237
Earl Williams         26   83    8   19   3   0   5   12   0   1    4   14  .229
Marty Perez           29   79    6   17   3   2   0    4   0   1    6    9  .215
Clete Boyer           25   76    7   15   0   0   4   12   0   0    6    8  .197
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              29   35    3    5   0   0   1    4   0   0    6    2  .143
Dusty Baker           16   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         37  149   26   48   5   2   0   11   2   1    8    7  .322
Jose Ortiz            23   64    7   20   7   0   0    3   1   2    4    4  .313
Ron Santo             36  123   21   36   4   0   8   29   1   0   20   24  .293
Joe Pepitone          34  114   11   33   5   1   4   15   0   0    7    9  .290
J. C. Martin          11   28    4    8   1   0   1    3   1   0    3    4  .286
Randy Hundley          5   14    1    4   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    1  .286
Billy Williams        37  138   23   39   6   0   9   18   0   2   20   13  .283
Johnny Callison       34  104   10   24   9   0   2   17   2   0   18   17  .231
Hector Torres          5    9    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    4  .222
Jim Hickman           29   84   10   18   1   0   4   12   0   0   15   16  .214
Don Kessinger         37  143   16   30   2   4   0    7   4   2   14   11  .210
Danny Breeden         13   35    2    7   1   0   0    3   0   0    5    8  .200
Ernie Banks            9   16    0    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    3    4  .125
Hal Breeden           11   18    1    2   1   0   1    1   0   0    1    4  .111
Ken Rudolph           16   47    3    4   1   0   0    3   0   0    5   14  .085
Paul Popovich         14   21    1    1   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    3  .048
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               23   80   11   26   2   0   7   15   0   0    5   20  .325
Woody Woodward        31   71    4   22   3   0   0    5   2   0    7    8  .310
Tommy Helms           35  130    6   35   2   0   0   13   1   1    3    8  .269
Pete Rose             36  145   13   39   6   1   4    7   4   1   19   15  .269
Johnny Bench          36  142   32   38   5   0  13   23   1   0   12   26  .268
Hal McRae             26   79    6   20   6   0   0    6   1   0    3    6  .253
Dave Concepcion       24   85    4   21   0   3   0    7   4   3    6    8  .247
Tony Perez            35  142   19   34   4   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          28   85    8   18   5   1   1    4   2   1   22   26  .212
Ty Cline              19   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
Frank Duffy           13   16    0    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .188
Jimmy Stewart         20   22    1    4   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    4  .182
Buddy Bradford         8   26    2    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    3    3  .115
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
Rich Chiles           11   12    2    5   2   1   0    1   0   0    1    3  .417
Jack Hiatt            14   29    6   12   2   0   0    4   0   0    8    7  .414
Jesus Alou            25   75    7   29   5   0   0    5   3   2    5    3  .387
Cesar Geronimo        26   12    2    4   0   1   0    1   0   0    1    6  .333
Bob Watson            33  119   14   34   5   0   3   13   0   0   10    7  .286
Denis Menke           37  135   15   34   7   1   0   10   1   2   16   26  .252
Roger Metzger         37  144   17   36   4   2   0    9   3   2    8   16  .250
Joe Morgan            37  142   23   35  10   1   3   20   8   4   18   10  .247
Norm Miller           16   39    2    9   2   0   1    5   0   0    2    3  .231
Jim Wynn              27   90    7   19   3   0   1   11   3   1   12   16  .211
Johnny Edwards        31   86    4   18   1   1   0    6   0   1    6    8  .209
Cesar Cedeno          36  123   17   24   5   3   1   13   3   1    8   30  .195
Doug Rader            36  127    9   23   5   1   2   14   1   0   10   31  .181
Marty Martinez         7    6    2    1   1   0   0    0   1   0    1    1  .167
Larry Howard           4    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          37  145   22   56   9   4   0   16   2   2    3   12  .386
Willie Crawford       19   25    7    9   0   0   1    6   0   1    2    5  .360
Manny Mota            24   66    6   21   3   0   0   10   1   2    6    5  .318
Maury Wills           35  142   17   45   3   0   1    9   4   3    9   11  .317
Jim Lefebvre          22   62    4   18   1   1   2   13   0   0    6    6  .290
Tom Haller            18   42    8   12   1   0   1    7   0   0    8    5  .286
Duke Sims             23   62    5   17   4   0   2    7   0   0    8    6  .274
Bill Buckner          22   71    9   19   0   0   2    8   0   0    3    2  .268
Wes Parker            38  145   19   38   5   0   3   22   2   0   15   15  .262
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            34  116   16   27   7   0   4   19   3   0   20   21  .233
Bill Sudakis          19   48    6    9   1   0   2    4   0   0    8   12  .188
Bobby Valentine       12   20    1    3   1   0   0    1   1   0    2    5  .150
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           29  102   19   35   7   0   2   12   2   1   14   10  .343
Ron Hunt              29  102   18   31   2   1   1    5   3   0   14    8  .304
Ron Fairly            25   65    7   19   4   0   1    8   0   1   15    7  .292
John Boccabella       12   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
Jim Gosger             6   11    0    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .273
John Bateman          29  101    6   27   6   0   2   11   0   0    5   14  .267
Ron Swoboda           19   41    6   10   2   3   0    4   0   0    5   10  .244
Ron Brand             11    9    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   1    1    1  .222
Jim Fairey            17   34    3    7   2   0   0    4   0   1    2    3  .206
Bob Bailey            25   78    7   16   3   0   2   14   2   0   19   17  .205
Boots Day             23   69    7   14   0   1   1    3   0   1    6    7  .203
Bobby Wine            28   91    5   18   2   0   0    3   0   0    5   12  .198
Mack Jones            15   33    5    6   2   0   2    6   0   0    4    7  .182
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         24   66   11   22   2   1   2   10   2   1   12   14  .333
Jerry Grote           33  112   17   37  10   0   1    9   0   2   12   13  .330
Ed Kranepool          23   76   15   24   4   2   2   11   0   1    6    6  .316
Bud Harrelson         34  134   20   42   5   3   0   10  12   1   20   12  .313
Donn Clendenon        20   72    9   21   3   0   5    9   0   1    6   16  .292
Tommie Agee           29  117   13   34   6   0   4   15   1   4    8   26  .291
Tim Foli              21   63   12   18   7   2   0    9   0   0    7    7  .286
Bob Aspromonte        32  120   12   34   6   1   5   18   0   1    7    6  .283
Cleon Jones           34  135   15   36   6   1   4   17   3   0    9   26  .267
Ken Boswell           25   82    7   21   9   0   1    8   0   0    6    4  .256
Don Hahn              20   34    5    8   1   0   0    1   1   0    6   10  .235
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           18   23    1    3   1   0   0    4   0   0    5    1  .130
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       31  113   19   36   8   0   8   13   0   2   13   23  .319
Terry Harmon           7   11    1    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    0  .273
Tim McCarver          29  105    7   27   2   0   2    9   2   0    6    4  .257
Roger Freed           33  107    8   27   6   1   2   12   0   0   16   31  .252
Joe Lis               22   48    5   12   4   0   2    4   0   1    8   17  .250
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
Tony Taylor           20   56    4   13   0   1   1    5   1   1    6    5  .232
Ron Stone             20   40    1    9   3   0   0    2   0   1    4    8  .225
Larry Bowa            34  134   12   30   3   1   0    6   6   3    6    7  .224
Deron Johnson         33  120   10   25   6   0   1    8   0   0    9   29  .208
Don Money             33  125    9   25   2   0   4   14   0   0    7   23  .200
Johnny Briggs         10   22    3    4   1   0   0    3   0   0    6    2  .182
Mike Ryan              7   23    3    3   0   1   2    3   0   0    2    5  .130
Byron Browne          17   17    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    9  .118
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             28  109   20   34   4   1   0    6   2   1   12   13  .312
Roberto Clemente      35  133   14   40   4   4   2   18   0   0    5   18  .301
Vic Davalillo         17   50    8   15   2   0   1    6   3   0    2    6  .300
Manny Sanguillen      34  130   11   38   9   0   1   16   1   1    4    6  .292
Bill Mazeroski        14   42    3   12   0   0   0    2   0   0    5    1  .286
Richie Hebner         29  109   14   31   7   3   2   19   0   1   12   10  .284
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
Al Oliver             33  127    8   30   7   1   0    7   2   1    7   13  .236
Bob Robertson         32  113   15   26   5   0   6   12   0   0   13   30  .230
Gene Alley            26   72   11   16   1   3   1    5   3   0   12    9  .222
Jose Pagan            17   41    3    7   0   0   1    4   0   0    3   11  .171
Milt May               9   18    1    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    5  .167

 San Diego            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ivan Murrell          28   80    8   25   4   1   1    4   2   0    3   18  .313
Bob Barton            20   68    8   21   3   0   3    5   0   1    5    9  .309
Nate Colbert          37  131   20   39   6   0   8   24   0   0   22   22  .298
Angel Bravo            5    7    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .286
Enzo Hernandez        28  109    9   31   2   1   0    3   3   1   14    7  .284
Ollie Brown           35  125    8   33   7   0   3   14   0   0   15   17  .264
Cito Gaston           34  136   21   34   5   1   6   17   0   0    7   39  .250
Larry Stahl           29   85    9   21   2   1   3   12   1   1    6    9  .247
Don Mason             25   69    6   17   1   0   1    3   2   0    4    6  .246
Dave Campbell         35  132   19   29   6   0   4   10   3   0   10   26  .220
Ed Spiezio            17   58    4   12   2   1   1   10   1   0    6    6  .207
Chris Cannizzaro      21   63    2   12   1   0   1    8   0   0   11   10  .191
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           33  114   25   42  11   1   8   26   5   1   22   21  .368
Willie McCovey        29  103   13   32   2   0   7   18   0   2   16   13  .311
Bobby Bonds           34  137   35   41   9   1  10   20   7   2   19   25  .299
George Foster         28   77    9   23   5   0   3    8   0   1    5   18  .299
Dick Dietz            35  117   13   33   6   0   4   20   1   0   29   18  .282
Chris Speier          36  148   18   41   3   1   1    5   0   0   14   22  .277
Al Gallagher          34  112   12   30   4   0   2   11   0   1   14   16  .268
Tito Fuentes          32  126    9   31   5   1   0    9   2   0    4    4  .246
Ken Henderson         32  117   16   28   4   2   3   22   3   1   18   13  .239
Hal Lanier            25   59    5   12   1   0   0    4   0   0    6    6  .203
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             35  141   29   51   9   1   2   10  14   6   13   18  .362
Ted Simmons           35  126   15   43  12   3   0   20   0   2   14   14  .341
Joe Torre             36  135   23   46   5   1   6   26   0   1   14   16  .341
Matty Alou            33  136   13   44   7   2   0   16   2   4    8    3  .324
Julian Javier         21   61    9   17   2   0   1    4   2   0    2    5  .279
Luis Melendez         21   30    6    8   1   0   0    4   2   0    2    5  .267
Jim Beauchamp         18   46    7   12   1   0   1    3   2   1    2    6  .261
Leron Lee             14   17    2    4   1   0   1    2   0   1    2    9  .235
Joe Hague             34   98    7   23   2   0   4   14   0   1   11   20  .235
Ted Sizemore          31  111   12   26   1   0   0    9   1   3    8    8  .234
Dick Schofield        15   32    4    7   2   0   1    5   0   0    3    6  .219
Jose Cardenal         37  136   17   28   7   2   4   24   7   0   14   14  .206
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)           155
  G. Beckert (CHI)        149
  C. Speier (SF)          148
  W. Davis (LA)           145
  W. Parker (LA)          145
  P. Rose (CIN)           145
  R. Metzger (HOU)        144
  D. Kessinger (CHI)      143
  J. Bench (CIN)          142
  F. Millan (ATL)         142

Runs Scored:

  B. Bonds (SF)            35
  J. Bench (CIN)           32
  R. Garr (ATL)            30
  L. Brock (STL)           29
  G. Beckert (CHI)         26
  W. Mays (SF)             25
  J. Morgan (HOU)          23
  J. Torre (STL)           23
  B. Williams (CHI)        23
  W. Davis (LA)            22

Hits:

  R. Garr (ATL)            62
  W. Davis (LA)            56
  L. Brock (STL)           51
  F. Millan (ATL)          50
  G. Beckert (CHI)         48
  J. Torre (STL)           46
  M. Wills (LA)            45
  M. Alou (STL)            44
  T. Simmons (STL)         43
  B. Harrelson (NY)        42

Doubles:

  T. Simmons (STL)         12
  W. Mays (SF)             11
  J. Grote (NY)            10
  J. Morgan (HOU)          10
  B. Bonds (SF)             9
  K. Boswell (NY)           9
  L. Brock (STL)            9
  J. Callison (CHI)         9
  W. Davis (LA)             9
  S. Jackson (ATL)          9

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
  T. Simmons (STL)          3

Home Runs:

  H. Aaron (ATL)           13
  J. Bench (CIN)           13
  W. Stargell (PIT)        13
  O. Cepeda (ATL)          11
  B. Bonds (SF)            10
  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)           32
  R. Santo (CHI)           29
  W. Mays (SF)             26
  J. Torre (STL)           26
  O. Cepeda (ATL)          25
  J. Cardenal (STL)        24
  N. Colbert (SD)          24
  J. Bench (CIN)           23
  K. Henderson (SF)        22

Stolen Bases:

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

Caught Stealing:

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

Walks:

  D. Dietz (SF)            29
  B. Carbo (CIN)           22
  N. Colbert (SD)          22
  W. Mays (SF)             22
  D. Allen (LA)            20
  B. Harrelson (NY)        20
  R. Santo (CHI)           20
  B. Williams (CHI)        20
  B. Bailey (MON)          19
  B. Bonds (SF)            19

Strikeouts:

  C. Gaston (SD)           39
  W. Stargell (PIT)        33
  R. Freed (PHI)           31
  D. Rader (HOU)           31
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          30
  B. Robertson (PIT)       30
  D. Johnson (PHI)         29
  T. Perez (CIN)           27
  T. Agee (NY)             26
  J. Bench (CIN)           26


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