Friday May 21, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of May 21, 1971:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
St. Louis       1355  181   375   62   11   26   175   33   21  124   179  .277
New York        1280  151   345   68   11   25   139   20   12  125   219  .270
Los Angeles     1383  165   368   53    8   20   158   22   12  142   188  .266
Pittsburgh      1357  171   361   54   15   33   161   13    5  112   213  .266
San Francisco   1419  185   370   54    7   44   176   20   10  172   237  .261
Atlanta         1393  154   360   46   10   46   143   14   17  106   159  .258
Cincinnati      1306  131   324   46    6   33   122   21    6  123   207  .248
Chicago         1321  160   326   52    9   36   153   11    7  138   200  .247
Montreal        1036  104   251   42    5   16    93   11    7  115   159  .242
San Diego       1335  134   323   48    6   32   129   14    3  129   235  .242
Houston         1336  139   321   56   13   12   126   25   14  122   218  .240
Philadelphia    1205  106   274   44    5   27   102   11    8  115   230  .227

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ralph Garr (ATL)         40  169   32   66   6   3   5   14   5   7    6    7  .391
Willie Davis (LA)        40  159   26   61   9   4   0   19   4   2    3   12  .384
Lou Brock (STL)          38  156   33   56  11   1   2   12  16   7   13   20  .359
Willie Mays (SF)         36  126   26   44  11   1   8   27   5   1   23   26  .349
Rusty Staub (MON)        32  115   21   40   9   0   3   15   3   1   16   11  .348
Glenn Beckert (CHI)      39  159   29   55   5   2   0   11   2   1    8    7  .346
Joe Torre (STL)          39  146   29   50   5   1   7   30   0   1   16   17  .343
Felix Millan (ATL)       39  156   16   53   5   2   1   14   4   2   12    2  .340
Matty Alou (STL)         36  150   15   50  10   2   0   18   3   4    8    4  .333
Willie Stargell (PIT)    31  115   22   38   4   0  14   36   0   0   10   34  .330

 Atlanta              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ralph Garr            40  169   32   66   6   3   5   14   5   7    6    7  .391
Felix Millan          39  156   16   53   5   2   1   14   4   2   12    2  .340
Hank Aaron            37  127   23   36   6   0  14   33   1   0   17   12  .284
Orlando Cepeda        36  146   18   41   7   1  11   25   3   4   10   11  .281
Sonny Jackson         40  154   20   41   9   2   0    5   1   1   13   14  .266
Clete Boyer           28   89   10   22   0   0   6   18   0   0    7   11  .247
Bob Didier            20   68    2   16   1   0   0    2   0   0    3    8  .235
Earl Williams         28   84    8   19   3   0   5   12   0   1    4   14  .226
Marty Perez           32   91    6   20   4   2   0    4   0   1    6   12  .220
Mike Lum              32   42    5    8   0   0   3    7   0   0    8    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              26   75    5   12   2   0   1    3   0   0   10   18  .160
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
Jose Ortiz            25   68    7   21   7   0   0    3   1   2    4    4  .309
Billy Williams        40  152   26   46   6   1  11   25   0   2   20   15  .303
Ron Santo             39  135   23   40   4   0  10   33   1   0   21   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
Chris Cannizzaro       2    7    1    2   0   0   1    1   0   0    1    1  .286
J. C. Martin          12   32    5    9   1   0   2    5   1   0    3    4  .281
Don Kessinger         40  155   20   35   3   4   0    8   4   2   16   12  .226
Jim Hickman           32   94   11   21   1   0   4   13   0   0   17   18  .223
Johnny Callison       37  117   10   26   9   0   2   18   2   0   18   18  .222
Brock Davis            5    9    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .222
Hector Torres          6    9    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    4  .222
Danny Breeden         13   35    2    7   1   0   0    3   0   0    5    8  .200
Ernie Banks           10   17    0    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    3    4  .118
Hal Breeden           13   20    1    2   1   0   1    1   0   0    1    4  .100
Ken Rudolph           16   47    3    4   1   0   0    3   0   0    5   14  .085
Paul Popovich         15   24    1    1   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    4  .042
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               26   92   12   31   2   0   7   15   0   0    5   21  .337
Woody Woodward        32   71    4   22   3   0   0    5   2   0    7    8  .310
Tommy Helms           38  143    7   40   4   0   0   15   2   1    3    9  .280
Johnny Bench          39  153   32   41   5   0  13   24   2   0   15   28  .268
Dave Concepcion       27   95    5   25   1   3   1   11   4   3    6   11  .263
Pete Rose             39  152   15   39   6   1   4    7   4   1   21   16  .257
Hal McRae             26   79    6   20   6   0   0    6   1   0    3    6  .253
Tony Perez            38  155   20   37   4   1   5   20   1   0   14   28  .239
Ty Cline              22   48    8   11   1   0   0    1   2   0   14    9  .229
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
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
Pat Corrales           5   11    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .182
Buddy Bradford        11   34    4    6   2   0   0    2   1   0    5    5  .177
Jimmy Stewart         23   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
Al Ferrara             1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .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
Jack Hiatt            15   30    6   12   2   0   0    4   0   0    8    7  .400
Jesus Alou            28   86    9   34   5   1   0    6   3   2    6    3  .395
Cesar Geronimo        28   13    2    4   0   1   0    1   0   0    1    7  .308
Bob Watson            36  130   16   37   5   0   3   13   0   0   12    7  .285
Norm Miller           18   43    2   11   3   0   1    8   0   0    2    3  .256
Denis Menke           39  142   15   36   7   1   0   10   1   2   19   27  .254
Joe Morgan            40  152   23   38  10   2   3   20   9   4   18   11  .250
Roger Metzger         40  157   18   39   4   2   0    9   4   2    9   18  .248
Jim Wynn              30   96    7   21   3   0   1   11   3   2   13   18  .219
Johnny Edwards        34   96    4   19   1   1   0    7   0   1    6   10  .198
Cesar Cedeno          39  130   17   24   5   3   1   14   3   1    8   32  .185
Doug Rader            39  137   10   25   6   1   2   14   1   0   13   33  .183
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
John Mayberry          1    3    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000

 Los Angeles          G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Willie Davis          40  159   26   61   9   4   0   19   4   2    3   12  .384
Willie Crawford       21   27    8   10   0   0   1    6   0   1    2    5  .370
Manny Mota            25   69    6   21   3   0   0   10   1   2    7    5  .304
Maury Wills           37  152   18   46   3   0   1   10   4   3    9   11  .303
Duke Sims             25   70    6   21   5   0   2   10   0   0    9    7  .300
Jim Lefebvre          24   67    4   20   1   1   2   15   0   0    6    7  .299
Tom Haller            19   42    8   12   1   0   1    7   0   0    8    5  .286
Wes Parker            41  154   20   43   7   0   3   24   2   0   18   17  .279
Bill Buckner          24   81   10   21   0   0   2    8   0   0    3    3  .259
Dick Allen            37  126   18   30   7   0   4   20   4   0   22   25  .238
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          34  101   10   22   5   2   0    7   3   2   10   15  .218
Bobby Valentine       15   32    2    6   1   0   0    2   2   0    2    5  .188
Bill Sudakis          20   51    6    9   1   0   2    4   0   1    9   12  .177
Von Joshua             4    3    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         13   21    5    8   0   0   1    5   0   0    0    5  .381
Rusty Staub           32  115   21   40   9   0   3   15   3   1   16   11  .348
John Boccabella       14   28    5    8   4   0   2    2   0   1    2    4  .286
Ron Brand             14   14    1    4   0   0   0    1   1   1    1    1  .286
Ron Fairly            28   74    7   21   5   0   1    9   0   1   20   10  .284
Coco Laboy            25   53    2   15   3   0   0    6   0   1    6    6  .283
Ron Hunt              32  118   18   32   2   1   1    5   3   0   16   12  .271
John Bateman          32  114    6   30   6   0   2   11   0   0    5   17  .263
Ron Swoboda           21   44    6   11   2   3   0    4   0   0    5   10  .250
Jim Fairey            19   40    5    9   2   0   0    4   1   1    3    3  .225
Boots Day             26   78    7   16   0   1   1    4   0   1    6    8  .205
Bob Bailey            28   90    8   18   3   0   2   14   3   0   23   21  .200
Bobby Wine            31   99    5   19   2   0   0    3   0   0    5   14  .192
Jim Gosger             9   21    1    4   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .191
Mack Jones            18   35    5    6   2   0   2    6   0   0    5    7  .171
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
Ed Kranepool          25   84   18   27   6   2   2   11   0   1    6    6  .321
Jerry Grote           36  122   17   39  11   0   1   11   0   3   12   15  .320
Bud Harrelson         37  146   20   45   5   3   0   10  12   1   20   13  .308
Dave Marshall         26   74   11   22   2   1   2   10   2   1   12   17  .297
Tim Foli              23   67   12   19   7   2   0    9   0   0    7    7  .284
Tommie Agee           32  128   13   36   7   0   4   15   2   4    9   27  .281
Cleon Jones           37  147   17   41   7   1   4   17   3   0    9   27  .279
Donn Clendenon        21   76    9   21   3   0   5    9   0   1    6   19  .276
Bob Aspromonte        35  131   12   36   6   1   5   20   0   1    8    7  .275
Ken Boswell           27   88    9   23   9   1   1   10   0   0    8    4  .261
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       34  122   19   37   8   0   8   14   0   2   15   27  .303
Terry Harmon           9   17    1    5   1   0   0    5   0   0    2    4  .294
Larry Hisle           21   40    5   10   1   0   0    2   0   0    4   10  .250
Bobby Pfeil            5    4    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .250
Roger Freed           36  118    9   29   6   1   2   12   0   0   17   36  .246
Tim McCarver          31  113    7   27   2   0   2    9   2   0    6    5  .239
Tony Taylor           23   67    4   16   1   1   1    5   2   1    7    6  .239
Denny Doyle           27   89    7   21   5   1   1    8   1   0    6    7  .236
Joe Lis               25   56    7   13   5   0   2    4   0   1   10   21  .232
Larry Bowa            37  146   13   33   3   1   0    6   6   3    7    9  .226
Ron Stone             22   40    2    9   3   0   0    2   0   1    5    8  .225
Deron Johnson         36  130   11   28   6   0   2   10   0   0   10   30  .215
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

 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       31  115   22   38   4   0  14   36   0   0   10   34  .330
Dave Cash             31  122   22   39   5   1   0    6   2   1   13   14  .320
Roberto Clemente      38  148   18   47   5   5   3   21   0   0    6   20  .318
Manny Sanguillen      37  140   13   43  10   0   1   17   1   2    4    7  .307
Vic Davalillo         20   62   10   19   2   1   1    8   3   0    2    6  .307
Richie Hebner         32  123   15   36   8   3   2   20   0   1   13   11  .293
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         35  126   17   31   5   0   8   16   0   0   14   30  .246
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            29   85   11   17   1   3   1    5   3   0   12    9  .200
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
Bob Barton            23   79   11   25   4   0   3    5   0   1    7   11  .317
Ivan Murrell          28   80    8   25   4   1   1    4   2   0    3   18  .313
Nate Colbert          40  140   23   43   8   1   8   25   0   0   22   22  .307
Ollie Brown           38  139    8   37   8   0   3   16   0   0   15   19  .266
Enzo Hernandez        31  124   10   33   2   1   0    5   4   1   14    8  .266
Cito Gaston           35  141   22   37   5   1   7   21   0   0    7   39  .262
Larry Stahl           32   89    9   23   2   1   3   12   1   1    7   10  .258
Don Mason             28   81    8   19   1   0   1    5   2   0    7    7  .235
Dave Campbell         38  140   21   31   7   0   4   10   3   0   13   26  .221
Angel Bravo            8   15    2    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .200
Ed Spiezio            20   71    4   14   2   1   1   11   1   0    7   10  .197
Chris Cannizzaro      21   63    2   12   1   0   1    8   0   0   11   10  .191
Fred Kendall           4    7    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    3  .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            14   32    1    1   0   0   0    0   1   0    2    6  .031
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
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             7    9    2    7   1   0   2    8   1   0    1    1  .778
Willie Mays           36  126   26   44  11   1   8   27   5   1   23   26  .349
Willie McCovey        32  115   15   37   2   0   8   22   0   2   16   14  .322
Bobby Bonds           37  149   38   45   9   1  11   21   7   2   21   29  .302
Dick Dietz            38  127   15   37   6   0   5   22   1   0   32   20  .291
George Foster         30   85    9   24   5   0   3    8   0   1    5   20  .282
Chris Speier          38  153   18   42   3   1   1    5   0   0   14   22  .275
Al Gallagher          37  124   14   33   5   0   2   12   0   1   15   18  .266
Tito Fuentes          35  137   10   35   5   1   0    9   2   0    6    5  .256
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
Lou Brock             38  156   33   56  11   1   2   12  16   7   13   20  .359
Jerry McNertney        6   14    2    5   1   1   1    5   0   0    1    2  .357
Joe Torre             39  146   29   50   5   1   7   30   0   1   16   17  .343
Matty Alou            36  150   15   50  10   2   0   18   3   4    8    4  .333
Ted Simmons           37  133   17   43  12   3   0   20   0   2   16   16  .323
Julian Javier         24   71   10   21   2   0   2    8   2   0    4    6  .296
Jim Beauchamp         20   53   10   14   2   0   1    4   2   1    2    6  .264
Luis Melendez         23   32    9    8   1   0   0    4   2   0    2    5  .250
Joe Hague             36  103    9   25   2   0   5   16   0   1   12   20  .243
Jose Cardenal         40  147   19   34   7   2   5   29   7   1   16   14  .231
Ted Sizemore          33  115   12   26   1   0   0   10   1   3   10    8  .226
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
Dal Maxvill           32   61    5    8   1   1   0    3   0   0   11    8  .131

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  R. Garr (ATL)           169
  G. Beckert (CHI)        159
  W. Davis (LA)           159
  R. Metzger (HOU)        157
  L. Brock (STL)          156
  F. Millan (ATL)         156
  D. Kessinger (CHI)      155
  T. Perez (CIN)          155
  S. Jackson (ATL)        154
  W. Parker (LA)          154

Runs Scored:

  B. Bonds (SF)            38
  L. Brock (STL)           33
  J. Bench (CIN)           32
  R. Garr (ATL)            32
  G. Beckert (CHI)         29
  J. Torre (STL)           29
  W. Davis (LA)            26
  W. Mays (SF)             26
  B. Williams (CHI)        26
  H. Aaron (ATL)           23

Hits:

  R. Garr (ATL)            66
  W. Davis (LA)            61
  L. Brock (STL)           56
  G. Beckert (CHI)         55
  F. Millan (ATL)          53
  M. Alou (STL)            50
  J. Torre (STL)           50
  R. Clemente (PIT)        47
  B. Williams (CHI)        46
  M. Wills (LA)            46

Doubles:

  T. Simmons (STL)         12
  L. Brock (STL)           11
  J. Grote (NY)            11
  W. Mays (SF)             11
  M. Alou (STL)            10
  J. Morgan (HOU)          10
  M. Sanguillen (PIT)      10
  B. Bonds (SF)             9
  K. Boswell (NY)           9
  J. Callison (CHI)         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)           14
  W. Stargell (PIT)        14
  J. Bench (CIN)           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:

  W. Stargell (PIT)        36
  H. Aaron (ATL)           33
  R. Santo (CHI)           33
  J. Torre (STL)           30
  J. Cardenal (STL)        29
  W. Mays (SF)             27
  O. Cepeda (ATL)          25
  N. Colbert (SD)          25
  B. Williams (CHI)        25
  J. Bench (CIN)           24

Stolen Bases:

  L. Brock (STL)           16
  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:

  L. Brock (STL)            7
  R. Garr (ATL)             7
  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. Bailey (MON)          23
  B. Carbo (CIN)           23
  W. Mays (SF)             23
  D. Allen (LA)            22
  N. Colbert (SD)          22
  B. Bonds (SF)            21
  P. Rose (CIN)            21
  R. Santo (CHI)           21
  R. Fairly (MON)          20

Strikeouts:

  C. Gaston (SD)           39
  R. Freed (PHI)           36
  W. Stargell (PIT)        34
  D. Rader (HOU)           33
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          32
  D. Johnson (PHI)         30
  B. Robertson (PIT)       30
  B. Bonds (SF)            29
  J. Bench (CIN)           28
  T. Perez (CIN)           28


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