Thursday May 20, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of May 20, 1971:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
St. Louis       1316  166   360   58   11   23   160   32   19  118   175  .274
New York        1248  145   337   65   10   25   133   20   12  123   213  .270
Pittsburgh      1309  165   348   51   15   31   155   13    4  107   210  .266
Los Angeles     1345  157   356   52    8   20   151   20   12  138   184  .265
Atlanta         1361  152   356   46   10   45   141   14   17  101   152  .262
San Francisco   1385  184   361   54    7   44   175   20   10  172   228  .261
Cincinnati      1277  124   318   44    6   32   116   18    6  115   203  .249
Montreal         992  102   245   41    5   16    91   10    7  111   149  .247
Chicago         1288  159   318   51    9   35   152   11    7  136   197  .247
Houston         1305  135   313   54   12   12   123   25   14  121   216  .240
San Diego       1295  126   310   47    6   31   122   14    3  125   227  .239
Philadelphia    1171  103   267   43    5   27    99   11    8  108   222  .228

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ralph Garr (ATL)         39  165   32   66   6   3   5   14   5   7    6    6  .400
Willie Davis (LA)        39  154   24   59   9   4   0   17   3   2    3   12  .383
Willie Mays (SF)         35  122   26   44  11   1   8   27   5   1   23   24  .361
Lou Brock (STL)          37  150   30   53  10   1   2   11  15   6   13   19  .353
Felix Millan (ATL)       38  152   16   53   5   2   1   14   4   2   12    2  .349
Glenn Beckert (CHI)      39  159   29   55   5   2   0   11   2   1    8    7  .346
Rusty Staub (MON)        31  111   21   38   8   0   3   14   3   1   16   10  .342
Dave Cash (PIT)          30  117   22   39   5   1   0    6   2   1   12   13  .333
Joe Torre (STL)          38  142   25   47   5   1   6   26   0   1   15   17  .331
Willie Stargell (PIT)    30  110   20   36   4   0  13   33   0   0    9   33  .327

 Atlanta              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ralph Garr            39  165   32   66   6   3   5   14   5   7    6    6  .400
Felix Millan          38  152   16   53   5   2   1   14   4   2   12    2  .349
Orlando Cepeda        35  142   18   41   7   1  11   25   3   4    9   11  .289
Sonny Jackson         39  149   20   41   9   2   0    5   1   1   13   13  .275
Hank Aaron            36  123   21   33   6   0  13   32   1   0   16   11  .268
Clete Boyer           27   85   10   21   0   0   6   17   0   0    7   10  .247
Bob Didier            20   68    2   16   1   0   0    2   0   0    3    8  .235
Marty Perez           31   87    6   20   4   2   0    4   0   1    6   10  .230
Earl Williams         27   84    8   19   3   0   5   12   0   1    4   14  .226
Mike Lum              31   42    5    8   0   0   3    7   0   0    7    3  .191
Dusty Baker           17   30    1    5   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    8  .167
Gil Garrido           24   49    1    8   0   0   0    2   0   1    5    6  .163
Hal King              25   74    5   12   2   0   1    3   0   0    8   18  .162
Marv Staehle          11    8    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         39  159   29   55   5   2   0   11   2   1    8    7  .346
Chris Cannizzaro       1    3    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .333
Jose Ortiz            24   64    7   20   7   0   0    3   1   2    4    4  .313
Billy Williams        39  148   26   44   6   1  11   25   0   2   20   15  .297
Ron Santo             38  132   23   39   4   0  10   33   1   0   20   25  .296
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
J. C. Martin          12   32    5    9   1   0   2    5   1   0    3    4  .281
Johnny Callison       36  113   10   26   9   0   2   18   2   0   18   17  .230
Jim Hickman           31   90   11   20   1   0   4   13   0   0   17   17  .222
Brock Davis            5    9    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .222
Hector Torres          5    9    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    4  .222
Don Kessinger         39  151   20   33   2   4   0    8   4   2   16   12  .219
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           12   19    1    2   1   0   1    1   0   0    1    4  .105
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               25   88   12   30   2   0   7   15   0   0    5   20  .341
Woody Woodward        31   71    4   22   3   0   0    5   2   0    7    8  .310
Tommy Helms           37  138    6   38   3   0   0   15   2   1    3    9  .275
Johnny Bench          38  151   32   40   5   0  13   23   1   0   12   28  .265
Pete Rose             38  150   13   39   6   1   4    7   4   1   19   16  .260
Hal McRae             26   79    6   20   6   0   0    6   1   0    3    6  .253
Dave Concepcion       26   92    4   23   0   3   0    7   4   3    6   10  .250
Tony Perez            37  151   20   37   4   1   5   19   0   0   13   28  .245
Ty Cline              21   45    8   11   1   0   0    1   2   0   14    9  .244
Bernie Carbo          30   92   10   21   6   1   1    5   2   1   23   27  .228
Willie Smith          17   43    3    9   2   0   1    4   0   0    1    4  .209
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
Buddy Bradford        10   31    2    6   2   0   0    2   0   0    4    4  .194
Frank Duffy           13   16    0    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .188
Jimmy Stewart         22   23    1    4   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    5  .174
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           13   13    2    6   2   1   0    1   0   0    2    3  .462
Jesus Alou            27   83    8   34   5   1   0    6   3   2    6    3  .410
Jack Hiatt            15   30    6   12   2   0   0    4   0   0    8    7  .400
Cesar Geronimo        27   13    2    4   0   1   0    1   0   0    1    7  .308
Bob Watson            35  127   15   37   5   0   3   13   0   0   12    7  .291
Denis Menke           39  142   15   36   7   1   0   10   1   2   19   27  .254
Norm Miller           17   41    2   10   2   0   1    6   0   0    2    3  .244
Joe Morgan            39  148   23   36  10   1   3   20   9   4   18   11  .243
Roger Metzger         39  153   18   37   4   2   0    9   4   2    9   18  .242
Jim Wynn              29   95    7   20   3   0   1   11   3   2   13   18  .211
Johnny Edwards        33   93    4   18   1   1   0    6   0   1    6   10  .194
Cesar Cedeno          38  129   17   24   5   3   1   14   3   1    8   32  .186
Doug Rader            38  133    9   24   5   1   2   14   1   0   13   33  .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 Crawford       20   26    8   10   0   0   1    6   0   1    2    5  .385
Willie Davis          39  154   24   59   9   4   0   17   3   2    3   12  .383
Maury Wills           36  147   17   45   3   0   1   10   4   3    9   11  .306
Manny Mota            25   69    6   21   3   0   0   10   1   2    7    5  .304
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            40  152   19   41   6   0   3   22   2   0   16   17  .270
Bill Buckner          23   76    9   19   0   0   2    8   0   0    3    3  .250
Dick Allen            36  123   17   30   7   0   4   20   4   0   21   23  .244
Steve Garvey          31  105   15   25   6   1   2    9   1   1   12   15  .238
Billy Grabarkewitz    20   51    4   12   4   0   0    5   1   0   11   12  .235
Bill Russell          33  101   10   22   5   2   0    7   3   2   10   15  .218
Bobby Valentine       14   28    2    5   1   0   0    2   1   0    2    5  .179
Bill Sudakis          20   51    6    9   1   0   2    4   0   1    9   12  .177
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         12   19    4    8   0   0   1    5   0   0    0    5  .421
Rusty Staub           31  111   21   38   8   0   3   14   3   1   16   10  .342
John Boccabella       13   26    5    8   4   0   2    2   0   1    2    4  .308
Ron Hunt              31  112   18   32   2   1   1    5   3   0   16   10  .286
Coco Laboy            25   53    2   15   3   0   0    6   0   1    6    6  .283
Ron Fairly            27   71    7   20   5   0   1    9   0   1   19    8  .282
John Bateman          31  109    6   30   6   0   2   11   0   0    5   15  .275
Ron Swoboda           20   43    6   11   2   3   0    4   0   0    5   10  .256
Ron Brand             13   12    1    3   0   0   0    1   1   1    1    1  .250
Jim Fairey            18   35    4    8   2   0   0    4   1   1    2    3  .229
Bob Bailey            27   87    8   18   3   0   2   14   2   0   21   20  .207
Boots Day             25   73    7   15   0   1   1    3   0   1    6    7  .206
Jim Gosger             8   20    1    4   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .200
Bobby Wine            30   97    5   19   2   0   0    3   0   0    5   13  .196
Mack Jones            17   34    5    6   2   0   2    6   0   0    5    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
Bud Harrelson         36  142   20   45   5   3   0   10  12   1   20   13  .317
Dave Marshall         25   70   11   22   2   1   2   10   2   1   12   15  .314
Jerry Grote           35  119   17   37  10   0   1    9   0   3   12   15  .311
Ed Kranepool          24   80   15   24   4   2   2   11   0   1    6    6  .300
Tommie Agee           31  124   13   36   7   0   4   15   2   4    9   27  .290
Tim Foli              22   67   12   19   7   2   0    9   0   0    7    7  .284
Cleon Jones           36  143   16   40   7   1   4   17   3   0    9   26  .280
Donn Clendenon        21   76    9   21   3   0   5    9   0   1    6   19  .276
Bob Aspromonte        34  128   12   35   6   1   5   18   0   1    7    7  .273
Ken Boswell           26   85    7   22   9   0   1    8   0   0    7    4  .259
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           19   24    1    3   1   0   0    4   0   0    5    1  .125
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       33  119   19   37   8   0   8   13   0   2   14   25  .311
Terry Harmon           9   17    1    5   1   0   0    5   0   0    2    4  .294
Roger Freed           35  114    9   29   6   1   2   12   0   0   16   35  .254
Tim McCarver          30  108    7   27   2   0   2    9   2   0    6    4  .250
Denny Doyle           26   85    7   20   5   1   1    8   1   0    6    7  .235
Tony Taylor           22   64    4   15   1   1   1    5   2   1    6    6  .234
Larry Hisle           20   39    5    9   1   0   0    2   0   0    4   10  .231
Joe Lis               24   53    6   12   4   0   2    4   0   1    9   19  .226
Larry Bowa            36  142   12   32   3   1   0    6   6   3    6    8  .225
Ron Stone             21   40    1    9   3   0   0    2   0   1    4    8  .225
Deron Johnson         35  126   11   27   6   0   2    9   0   0    9   30  .214
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             30  117   22   39   5   1   0    6   2   1   12   13  .333
Willie Stargell       30  110   20   36   4   0  13   33   0   0    9   33  .327
Roberto Clemente      37  143   17   44   4   5   3   21   0   0    5   19  .308
Manny Sanguillen      36  134   13   41  10   0   1   16   1   1    4    7  .306
Vic Davalillo         19   56    9   17   2   1   1    8   3   0    2    6  .304
Richie Hebner         31  118   14   35   7   3   2   20   0   1   12   11  .297
Bill Mazeroski        15   43    4   12   0   0   0    2   0   0    6    2  .279
Gene Clines           20   40    9   10   2   1   0    4   1   0    6    6  .250
Bob Robertson         34  121   16   30   5   0   7   14   0   0   13   30  .248
Jackie Hernandez      20   61    6   15   3   0   1    6   0   0    5   12  .246
Al Oliver             35  134    8   32   7   1   0    9   2   1    8   14  .239
Gene Alley            28   79   11   16   1   3   1    5   3   0   12    9  .203
Jose Pagan            17   41    3    7   0   0   1    4   0   0    3   11  .171
Milt May              11   23    1    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    6  .130

 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
Nate Colbert          39  139   23   43   8   1   8   25   0   0   22   22  .309
Bob Barton            22   75   10   23   4   0   3    5   0   1    6   10  .307
Enzo Hernandez        30  118    9   32   2   1   0    4   4   1   14    7  .271
Ollie Brown           37  134    8   36   8   0   3   16   0   0   15   17  .269
Larry Stahl           31   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             27   77    6   18   1   0   1    4   2   0    6    6  .234
Dave Campbell         37  136   20   30   6   0   4   10   3   0   12   26  .221
Chris Cannizzaro      21   63    2   12   1   0   1    8   0   0   11   10  .191
Ed Spiezio            19   66    4   12   2   1   1   10   1   0    7    8  .182
Angel Bravo            7   14    2    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .143
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             6    8    2    7   1   0   2    8   1   0    1    1  .875
Willie Mays           35  122   26   44  11   1   8   27   5   1   23   24  .361
Willie McCovey        31  112   15   36   2   0   8   21   0   2   16   14  .321
Bobby Bonds           36  145   37   43   9   1  11   21   7   2   21   28  .297
Dick Dietz            37  123   15   36   6   0   5   22   1   0   32   18  .293
George Foster         29   81    9   23   5   0   3    8   0   1    5   19  .284
Chris Speier          37  149   18   41   3   1   1    5   0   0   14   22  .275
Al Gallagher          36  120   14   32   5   0   2   12   0   1   15   18  .267
Tito Fuentes          34  133   10   33   5   1   0    9   2   0    6    4  .248
Ken Henderson         34  122   18   30   4   2   3   22   3   1   18   13  .246
Hal Lanier            27   64    6   13   1   0   1    6   0   0    6    7  .203
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             10    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             37  150   30   53  10   1   2   11  15   6   13   19  .353
Joe Torre             38  142   25   47   5   1   6   26   0   1   15   17  .331
Matty Alou            35  145   14   47   8   2   0   16   3   4    8    3  .324
Ted Simmons           37  133   17   43  12   3   0   20   0   2   16   16  .323
Julian Javier         23   68    9   20   2   0   1    6   2   0    3    6  .294
Luis Melendez         22   30    7    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             35  102    8   25   2   0   5   16   0   1   11   20  .245
Ted Sizemore          32  112   12   26   1   0   0   10   1   3    9    8  .232
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         39  142   18   31   7   2   4   26   7   0   16   14  .218
Dal Maxvill           31   61    5    8   1   1   0    3   0   0   10    8  .131

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  R. Garr (ATL)           165
  G. Beckert (CHI)        159
  W. Davis (LA)           154
  R. Metzger (HOU)        153
  F. Millan (ATL)         152
  W. Parker (LA)          152
  J. Bench (CIN)          151
  D. Kessinger (CHI)      151
  T. Perez (CIN)          151
  L. Brock (STL)          150

Runs Scored:

  B. Bonds (SF)            37
  J. Bench (CIN)           32
  R. Garr (ATL)            32
  L. Brock (STL)           30
  G. Beckert (CHI)         29
  W. Mays (SF)             26
  B. Williams (CHI)        26
  J. Torre (STL)           25
  W. Davis (LA)            24
  N. Colbert (SD)          23

Hits:

  R. Garr (ATL)            66
  W. Davis (LA)            59
  G. Beckert (CHI)         55
  L. Brock (STL)           53
  F. Millan (ATL)          53
  M. Alou (STL)            47
  J. Torre (STL)           47
  B. Harrelson (NY)        45
  M. Wills (LA)            45
  R. Clemente (PIT)        44

Doubles:

  T. Simmons (STL)         12
  W. Mays (SF)             11
  L. Brock (STL)           10
  J. Grote (NY)            10
  J. Morgan (HOU)          10
  M. Sanguillen (PIT)      10
  B. Bonds (SF)             9
  K. Boswell (NY)           9
  J. Callison (CHI)         9
  W. Davis (LA)             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
  R. Santo (CHI)           10
  N. Colbert (SD)           8
  W. Mays (SF)              8
  W. McCovey (SF)           8

RBI:

  R. Santo (CHI)           33
  W. Stargell (PIT)        33
  H. Aaron (ATL)           32
  W. Mays (SF)             27
  J. Cardenal (STL)        26
  J. Torre (STL)           26
  O. Cepeda (ATL)          25
  N. Colbert (SD)          25
  B. Williams (CHI)        25
  J. Bench (CIN)           23

Stolen Bases:

  L. Brock (STL)           15
  B. Harrelson (NY)        12
  J. Morgan (HOU)           9
  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)            32
  B. Carbo (CIN)           23
  W. Mays (SF)             23
  N. Colbert (SD)          22
  D. Allen (LA)            21
  B. Bailey (MON)          21
  B. Bonds (SF)            21
  B. Harrelson (NY)        20
  R. Santo (CHI)           20
  B. Williams (CHI)        20

Strikeouts:

  C. Gaston (SD)           39
  R. Freed (PHI)           35
  D. Rader (HOU)           33
  W. Stargell (PIT)        33
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          32
  D. Johnson (PHI)         30
  B. Robertson (PIT)       30
  J. Bench (CIN)           28
  B. Bonds (SF)            28
  T. Perez (CIN)           28

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