Wednesday May 19, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of May 19, 1971:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
St. Louis       1288  161   353   56   11   22   155   32   19  114   170  .274
New York        1216  145   331   64   10   25   133   19   12  121   207  .272
Los Angeles     1314  157   351   51    8   20   151   20   11  135   179  .267
Pittsburgh      1271  161   335   49   15   30   151   13    4  107   206  .264
Atlanta         1311  149   344   45   10   45   138   13   17   97   145  .262
San Francisco   1351  176   351   52    7   43   167   20   10  164   220  .260
Montreal         944   98   235   39    5   14    88    8    7  104   140  .249
Cincinnati      1241  119   303   41    6   32   111   17    6  114   198  .244
Chicago         1250  152   304   51    9   33   145   11    7  134   191  .243
Houston         1269  133   304   54   11   12   121   23   14  113   207  .240
San Diego       1263  122   302   45    5   31   118   14    3  121   223  .239
Philadelphia    1143  102   261   42    5   26    98   11    8  107   212  .228

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ralph Garr (ATL)         38  159   31   64   5   3   5   14   5   7    5    5  .403
Willie Davis (LA)        38  150   24   58   9   4   0   17   3   2    3   12  .387
Willie Mays (SF)         34  118   25   43  11   1   8   27   5   1   22   22  .364
Lou Brock (STL)          36  146   30   52   9   1   2   10  15   6   13   18  .356
Felix Millan (ATL)       37  146   16   52   5   2   1   13   4   2   12    2  .356
Rusty Staub (MON)        30  106   20   37   7   0   3   14   2   1   15   10  .349
Glenn Beckert (CHI)      38  154   28   52   5   2   0   11   2   1    8    7  .338
Joe Torre (STL)          37  138   24   46   5   1   6   26   0   1   15   16  .333
Ted Simmons (STL)        36  130   16   43  12   3   0   20   0   2   15   15  .331
Dave Cash (PIT)          29  112   21   37   4   1   0    6   2   1   12   13  .330

 Atlanta              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ralph Garr            38  159   31   64   5   3   5   14   5   7    5    5  .403
Felix Millan          37  146   16   52   5   2   1   13   4   2   12    2  .356
Orlando Cepeda        34  136   17   40   7   1  11   25   2   4    9   11  .294
Sonny Jackson         38  143   19   41   9   2   0    5   1   1   12   10  .287
Hank Aaron            35  122   21   33   6   0  13   32   1   0   16   11  .271
Bob Didier            19   63    2   15   1   0   0    2   0   0    3    7  .238
Marty Perez           30   83    6   19   4   2   0    4   0   1    6   10  .229
Earl Williams         26   83    8   19   3   0   5   12   0   1    4   14  .229
Clete Boyer           26   80   10   18   0   0   6   15   0   0    6    9  .225
Mike Lum              30   39    5    7   0   0   3    7   0   0    6    2  .180
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
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         38  154   28   52   5   2   0   11   2   1    8    7  .338
Brock Davis            4    6    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .333
Jose Ortiz            23   64    7   20   7   0   0    3   1   2    4    4  .313
Billy Williams        38  143   25   42   6   1  11   24   0   2   20   14  .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
Ron Santo             37  127   21   36   4   0   8   29   1   0   20   24  .284
J. C. Martin          12   32    5    9   1   0   2    5   1   0    3    4  .281
Johnny Callison       35  108   10   25   9   0   2   17   2   0   18   17  .232
Hector Torres          5    9    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    4  .222
Don Kessinger         38  146   18   31   2   4   0    8   4   2   16   11  .212
Jim Hickman           30   87   10   18   1   0   4   12   0   0   16   17  .207
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
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               24   84   11   28   2   0   7   15   0   0    5   20  .333
Woody Woodward        31   71    4   22   3   0   0    5   2   0    7    8  .310
Tommy Helms           36  134    6   36   2   0   0   13   1   1    3    8  .269
Johnny Bench          37  146   32   39   5   0  13   23   1   0   12   27  .267
Pete Rose             37  149   13   39   6   1   4    7   4   1   19   16  .262
Hal McRae             26   79    6   20   6   0   0    6   1   0    3    6  .253
Dave Concepcion       25   89    4   22   0   3   0    7   4   3    6    9  .247
Tony Perez            36  146   19   35   4   1   5   17   0   0   13   28  .240
Bernie Carbo          29   88    9   19   5   1   1    4   2   1   23   27  .216
Willie Smith          16   42    3    9   2   0   1    4   0   0    1    4  .214
Ty Cline              20   40    6    8   1   0   0    1   2   0   14    9  .200
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         21   23    1    4   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    5  .174
Buddy Bradford         9   28    2    4   1   0   0    2   0   0    3    3  .143
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           12   13    2    6   2   1   0    1   0   0    1    3  .462
Jack Hiatt            15   30    6   12   2   0   0    4   0   0    8    7  .400
Jesus Alou            26   79    7   31   5   0   0    5   3   2    5    3  .392
Cesar Geronimo        26   12    2    4   0   1   0    1   0   0    1    6  .333
Bob Watson            34  123   15   35   5   0   3   13   0   0   11    7  .285
Denis Menke           38  139   15   36   7   1   0   10   1   2   17   26  .259
Joe Morgan            38  143   23   35  10   1   3   20   8   4   18   10  .245
Roger Metzger         38  149   17   36   4   2   0    9   3   2    8   17  .242
Norm Miller           16   39    2    9   2   0   1    5   0   0    2    3  .231
Jim Wynn              28   94    7   20   3   0   1   11   3   2   13   18  .213
Johnny Edwards        32   89    4   18   1   1   0    6   0   1    6    9  .202
Cesar Cedeno          37  126   17   24   5   3   1   14   3   1    8   30  .191
Doug Rader            37  130    9   23   5   1   2   14   1   0   11   32  .177
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          38  150   24   58   9   4   0   17   3   2    3   12  .387
Willie Crawford       20   26    8   10   0   0   1    6   0   1    2    5  .385
Manny Mota            24   66    6   21   3   0   0   10   1   2    6    5  .318
Maury Wills           36  147   17   45   3   0   1   10   4   3    9   11  .306
Duke Sims             24   66    5   20   5   0   2    9   0   0    8    7  .303
Jim Lefebvre          23   63    4   18   1   1   2   13   0   0    6    6  .286
Tom Haller            19   42    8   12   1   0   1    7   0   0    8    5  .286
Wes Parker            39  148   19   38   5   0   3   22   2   0   16   17  .257
Bill Buckner          23   76    9   19   0   0   2    8   0   0    3    3  .250
Steve Garvey          30  101   15   25   6   1   2    9   1   1   12   14  .248
Dick Allen            35  119   17   29   7   0   4   20   4   0   21   22  .244
Billy Grabarkewitz    20   51    4   12   4   0   0    5   1   0   11   12  .235
Bill Russell          32   97   10   22   5   2   0    7   3   2   10   13  .227
Bobby Valentine       13   24    2    5   1   0   0    2   1   0    2    5  .208
Bill Sudakis          19   48    6    9   1   0   2    4   0   0    8   12  .188
Von Joshua             3    2    1    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         11   19    4    8   0   0   1    5   0   0    0    5  .421
Rusty Staub           30  106   20   37   7   0   3   14   2   1   15   10  .349
Ron Hunt              30  106   18   31   2   1   1    5   3   0   15    8  .293
Coco Laboy            24   48    2   14   3   0   0    6   0   1    6    5  .292
Ron Fairly            26   66    7   19   4   0   1    8   0   1   18    7  .288
Jim Gosger             7   14    1    4   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .286
John Boccabella       12   25    4    7   4   0   1    1   0   1    2    4  .280
John Bateman          30  105    6   29   6   0   2   11   0   0    5   14  .276
Ron Swoboda           20   43    6   11   2   3   0    4   0   0    5   10  .256
Jim Fairey            18   35    4    8   2   0   0    4   1   1    2    3  .229
Boots Day             24   72    7   15   0   1   1    3   0   1    6    7  .208
Bob Bailey            26   83    7   17   3   0   2   14   2   0   19   18  .205
Ron Brand             12   10    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   1    1    1  .200
Bobby Wine            29   93    5   18   2   0   0    3   0   0    5   13  .194
Mack Jones            16   34    5    6   2   0   2    6   0   0    4    7  .177
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           34  116   17   37  10   0   1    9   0   3   12   14  .319
Ed Kranepool          23   76   15   24   4   2   2   11   0   1    6    6  .316
Bud Harrelson         35  138   20   43   5   3   0   10  12   1   20   13  .312
Tommie Agee           30  121   13   36   7   0   4   15   1   4    8   26  .298
Tim Foli              22   67   12   19   7   2   0    9   0   0    7    7  .284
Donn Clendenon        21   76    9   21   3   0   5    9   0   1    6   19  .276
Bob Aspromonte        33  124   12   34   6   1   5   18   0   1    7    6  .274
Cleon Jones           35  139   16   38   6   1   4   17   3   0    9   26  .273
Ken Boswell           25   82    7   21   9   0   1    8   0   0    6    4  .256
Don Hahn              21   37    5    9   1   0   0    2   1   0    6   11  .243
Ken Singleton         20   48    3    8   0   0   1    5   0   0   11   16  .167
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
Terry Harmon           8   14    1    5   1   0   0    5   0   0    2    1  .357
Willie Montanez       32  117   19   36   8   0   8   13   0   2   13   25  .308
Tim McCarver          29  105    7   27   2   0   2    9   2   0    6    4  .257
Roger Freed           34  111    9   28   6   1   2   12   0   0   16   34  .252
Joe Lis               23   50    6   12   4   0   2    4   0   1    9   18  .240
Denny Doyle           26   85    7   20   5   1   1    8   1   0    6    7  .235
Tony Taylor           21   60    4   14   0   1   1    5   2   1    6    5  .233
Larry Hisle           19   39    5    9   1   0   0    2   0   0    4   10  .231
Ron Stone             21   40    1    9   3   0   0    2   0   1    4    8  .225
Larry Bowa            35  138   12   30   3   1   0    6   6   3    6    7  .217
Deron Johnson         34  123   10   26   6   0   1    8   0   0    9   29  .211
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              8   26    4    4   0   1   3    4   0   0    2    5  .154
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
Dave Cash             29  112   21   37   4   1   0    6   2   1   12   13  .330
Willie Stargell       29  109   20   35   4   0  13   33   0   0    9   33  .321
Roberto Clemente      36  138   17   44   4   5   3   21   0   0    5   18  .319
Manny Sanguillen      35  130   11   38   9   0   1   16   1   1    4    6  .292
Vic Davalillo         18   55    9   16   2   1   1    7   3   0    2    6  .291
Richie Hebner         30  114   14   33   7   3   2   20   0   1   12   11  .290
Bill Mazeroski        15   43    4   12   0   0   0    2   0   0    6    2  .279
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             34  130    8   31   7   1   0    8   2   1    8   13  .239
Bob Robertson         33  117   15   27   5   0   6   12   0   0   13   30  .231
Gene Alley            27   76   11   16   1   3   1    5   3   0   12    9  .211
Jose Pagan            17   41    3    7   0   0   1    4   0   0    3   11  .171
Milt May              10   22    1    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    6  .136

 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            21   72    9   22   4   0   3    5   0   1    5   10  .306
Nate Colbert          38  135   21   40   7   0   8   24   0   0   22   22  .296
Enzo Hernandez        29  114    9   32   2   1   0    4   4   1   14    7  .281
Ollie Brown           36  130    8   34   7   0   3   15   0   0   15   17  .262
Larry Stahl           30   89    9   23   2   1   3   12   1   1    7   10  .258
Cito Gaston           34  136   21   34   5   1   6   17   0   0    7   39  .250
Don Mason             26   72    6   17   1   0   1    3   2   0    6    6  .236
Dave Campbell         36  132   19   29   6   0   4   10   3   0   11   26  .220
Chris Cannizzaro      21   63    2   12   1   0   1    8   0   0   11   10  .191
Ed Spiezio            18   63    4   12   2   1   1   10   1   0    6    6  .191
Angel Bravo            6   12    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .167
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           34  118   25   43  11   1   8   27   5   1   22   22  .364
Willie McCovey        30  107   13   33   2   0   7   18   0   2   16   14  .308
Bobby Bonds           35  141   37   43   9   1  11   21   7   2   20   27  .305
George Foster         28   77    9   23   5   0   3    8   0   1    5   18  .299
Dick Dietz            36  121   14   35   6   0   5   22   1   0   29   18  .289
Chris Speier          36  148   18   41   3   1   1    5   0   0   14   22  .277
Al Gallagher          35  116   12   30   4   0   2   11   0   1   14   17  .259
Tito Fuentes          33  130    9   32   5   1   0    9   2   0    4    4  .246
Ken Henderson         33  121   17   29   4   2   3   22   3   1   18   13  .240
Hal Lanier            26   62    6   13   1   0   1    5   0   0    6    6  .210
Jimmy Rosario         19   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         20   28    4    3   1   0   0    5   0   0    3    5  .107
Bob Heise              9    9    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             15   17    1    7   0   0   0    2   0   0    4    4  .412
Jerry McNertney        5   10    2    4   0   1   1    2   0   0    1    1  .400
Lou Brock             36  146   30   52   9   1   2   10  15   6   13   18  .356
Joe Torre             37  138   24   46   5   1   6   26   0   1   15   16  .333
Ted Simmons           36  130   16   43  12   3   0   20   0   2   15   15  .331
Matty Alou            34  141   13   46   7   2   0   16   3   4    8    3  .326
Julian Javier         22   65    9   20   2   0   1    6   2   0    2    5  .308
Luis Melendez         21   30    6    8   1   0   0    4   2   0    2    5  .267
Jim Beauchamp         19   50    8   13   2   0   1    4   2   1    2    6  .260
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
Leron Lee             15   18    2    4   1   0   1    2   0   1    2   10  .222
Dick Schofield        16   32    4    7   2   0   1    5   0   0    3    6  .219
Jose Cardenal         38  138   18   29   7   2   4   25   7   0   16   14  .210
Dal Maxvill           30   61    5    8   1   1   0    3   0   0   10    8  .131

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  R. Garr (ATL)           159
  G. Beckert (CHI)        154
  W. Davis (LA)           150
  R. Metzger (HOU)        149
  P. Rose (CIN)           149
  W. Parker (LA)          148
  C. Speier (SF)          148
  M. Wills (LA)           147
  J. Bench (CIN)          146
  L. Brock (STL)          146

Runs Scored:

  B. Bonds (SF)            37
  J. Bench (CIN)           32
  R. Garr (ATL)            31
  L. Brock (STL)           30
  G. Beckert (CHI)         28
  W. Mays (SF)             25
  B. Williams (CHI)        25
  W. Davis (LA)            24
  J. Torre (STL)           24
  J. Morgan (HOU)          23

Hits:

  R. Garr (ATL)            64
  W. Davis (LA)            58
  G. Beckert (CHI)         52
  L. Brock (STL)           52
  F. Millan (ATL)          52
  M. Alou (STL)            46
  J. Torre (STL)           46
  M. Wills (LA)            45
  R. Clemente (PIT)        44
  B. Bonds (SF)            43

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)         5
  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
  B. Bonds (SF)            11
  O. Cepeda (ATL)          11
  B. Williams (CHI)        11
  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)             27
  J. Torre (STL)           26
  J. Cardenal (STL)        25
  O. Cepeda (ATL)          25
  N. Colbert (SD)          24
  B. Williams (CHI)        24
  J. Bench (CIN)           23

Stolen Bases:

  L. Brock (STL)           15
  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. Allen (LA)             4
  D. Concepcion (CIN)       4

Caught Stealing:

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

Walks:

  D. Dietz (SF)            29
  B. Carbo (CIN)           23
  N. Colbert (SD)          22
  W. Mays (SF)             22
  D. Allen (LA)            21
  B. Bonds (SF)            20
  B. Harrelson (NY)        20
  R. Santo (CHI)           20
  B. Williams (CHI)        20
  B. Bailey (MON)          19

Strikeouts:

  C. Gaston (SD)           39
  R. Freed (PHI)           34
  W. Stargell (PIT)        33
  D. Rader (HOU)           32
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          30
  B. Robertson (PIT)       30
  D. Johnson (PHI)         29
  T. Perez (CIN)           28
  J. Bench (CIN)           27
  B. Bonds (SF)            27

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