Sunday May 23, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of May 23, 1971:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
St. Louis       1421  194   397   68   13   26   188   34   21  130   187  .279
New York        1354  163   366   71   11   27   151   22   13  130   228  .270
Los Angeles     1456  171   388   55    9   21   164   23   14  143   198  .267
Pittsburgh      1419  175   369   56   15   34   164   16    5  122   232  .260
San Francisco   1488  193   385   56    8   44   183   23   11  183   251  .259
Atlanta         1465  161   378   50   10   46   150   17   18  117   173  .258
Chicago         1388  168   351   57    9   37   161   12    7  143   210  .253
Cincinnati      1370  138   338   51    6   35   128   21    8  125   218  .247
Montreal        1094  113   269   43    7   19   102   11    7  122   168  .246
San Diego       1405  139   341   50    7   32   134   14    4  133   250  .243
Houston         1414  145   339   59   14   12   129   26   14  124   236  .240
Philadelphia    1271  114   290   45    5   30   109   11    8  119   238  .228

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Willie Davis (LA)        42  166   26   64   9   4   0   21   4   2    4   12  .386
Ralph Garr (ATL)         42  177   34   68   7   3   5   14   8   7    7   10  .384
Rusty Staub (MON)        34  121   23   44   9   0   4   17   3   1   18   11  .364
Lou Brock (STL)          40  164   35   59  11   1   2   13  17   7   13   22  .360
Glenn Beckert (CHI)      41  167   30   60   6   2   0   13   2   1    8    7  .359
Willie Mays (SF)         37  128   26   45  11   1   8   28   5   1   23   26  .352
Joe Torre (STL)          41  154   30   52   5   1   7   31   0   1   16   18  .338
Felix Millan (ATL)       41  165   17   55   5   2   1   15   4   2   12    4  .333
Matty Alou (STL)         38  158   15   52  11   2   0   19   3   4    8    4  .329
Ted Simmons (STL)        37  133   17   43  12   3   0   20   0   2   16   16  .323

 Atlanta              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ralph Garr            42  177   34   68   7   3   5   14   8   7    7   10  .384
Felix Millan          41  165   17   55   5   2   1   15   4   2   12    4  .333
Orlando Cepeda        38  155   18   46   7   1  11   29   3   4   11   12  .297
Hank Aaron            39  133   24   37   6   0  14   33   1   0   21   13  .278
Sonny Jackson         42  162   23   45  10   2   0    5   1   2   14   14  .278
Clete Boyer           30   98   10   24   1   0   6   19   0   0    8   11  .245
Bob Didier            22   72    2   16   1   0   0    2   0   0    4   10  .222
Earl Williams         30   86    8   19   3   0   5   12   0   1    4   15  .221
Marty Perez           34   97    6   21   5   2   0    4   0   1    6   13  .217
Mike Lum              33   42    5    8   0   0   3    7   0   0    9    3  .191
Hal King              27   78    5   13   2   0   1    4   0   0   11   18  .167
Dusty Baker           17   30    1    5   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    8  .167
Gil Garrido           25   51    1    8   0   0   0    2   0   1    5    7  .157
Marv Staehle          11    8    3    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    3  .000
Darrell Evans          1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 Chicago              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Brock Davis            6   11    3    4   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .364
Glenn Beckert         41  167   30   60   6   2   0   13   2   1    8    7  .359
Billy Williams        42  159   27   48   7   1  11   26   0   2   21   15  .302
Ron Santo             41  143   23   43   6   0  10   34   2   0   22   27  .301
Jose Ortiz            27   74    7   22   7   0   0    3   1   2    4    6  .297
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
Jim Hickman           34  102   12   24   1   0   5   16   0   0   17   20  .235
Don Kessinger         42  163   21   38   3   4   0    8   4   2   16   12  .233
Johnny Callison       39  124   10   28   9   0   2   18   2   0   19   20  .226
Hector Torres          6    9    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    4  .222
Chris Cannizzaro       4   14    2    3   0   0   1    2   0   0    2    2  .214
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               28   99   15   33   2   0   8   16   0   0    6   23  .333
Al Ferrara             2    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .333
Woody Woodward        33   71    4   22   3   0   0    5   2   0    7    8  .310
Tommy Helms           40  150    8   43   7   0   0   17   2   1    3    9  .287
Pete Rose             41  159   15   42   7   1   4    7   4   2   22   16  .264
Johnny Bench          41  161   32   41   5   0  13   24   2   0   15   30  .255
Hal McRae             26   79    6   20   6   0   0    6   1   0    3    6  .253
Dave Concepcion       29  103    6   26   1   3   1   11   4   3    6   13  .252
Tony Perez            40  163   21   38   4   1   6   22   1   0   14   28  .233
Ty Cline              23   49    8   11   1   0   0    1   2   0   14    9  .225
Bernie Carbo          31   96   10   21   6   1   1    5   2   1   23   29  .219
Jimmy Stewart         24   24    1    5   1   0   0    0   0   1    2    5  .208
Willie Smith          18   44    3    9   2   0   1    4   0   0    1    5  .205
Buddy Bradford        13   40    4    8   3   0   0    3   1   0    5    6  .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
Pat Corrales           5   11    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .182
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
Jack Hiatt            17   34    6   14   2   0   0    4   0   0    9    8  .412
Jesus Alou            30   94   10   36   6   1   0    6   3   2    6    4  .383
Cesar Geronimo        29   14    2    4   0   1   0    1   0   0    1    8  .286
Marty Martinez         8    7    2    2   1   0   0    0   1   0    1    1  .286
Bob Watson            38  138   16   39   5   0   3   13   0   0   12    7  .283
Denis Menke           40  143   15   37   7   1   0   11   1   2   19   27  .259
Joe Morgan            42  162   23   41  10   2   3   20   9   4   18   12  .253
Roger Metzger         42  167   18   40   4   2   0    9   4   2    9   19  .240
Norm Miller           19   46    2   11   3   0   1    8   0   0    2    5  .239
Jim Wynn              32  102    7   22   3   0   1   12   3   2   13   19  .216
Johnny Edwards        35   99    5   20   2   1   0    7   1   1    6   11  .202
John Mayberry          3   10    3    2   0   1   0    1   0   0    2    4  .200
Cesar Cedeno          41  133   18   25   6   3   1   14   3   1    8   33  .188
Doug Rader            41  145   11   26   6   1   2   14   1   0   13   34  .179
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          42  166   26   64   9   4   0   21   4   2    4   12  .386
Willie Crawford       23   35    8   12   0   0   1    7   0   1    2    6  .343
Jim Lefebvre          26   75    7   23   1   1   3   17   0   0    6    8  .307
Maury Wills           39  161   18   49   3   0   1   10   5   4    9   11  .304
Manny Mota            25   69    6   21   3   0   0   10   1   2    7    5  .304
Duke Sims             27   78    6   23   5   1   2   10   0   1    9    8  .295
Tom Haller            21   43    8   12   1   0   1    7   0   0    8    5  .279
Wes Parker            43  162   20   45   8   0   3   24   2   0   18   18  .278
Bill Buckner          26   90   11   22   1   0   2    8   0   0    3    5  .244
Steve Garvey          31  105   15   25   6   1   2    9   1   1   12   15  .238
Dick Allen            38  127   18   30   7   0   4   20   4   0   22   26  .236
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       17   40    2    8   1   0   0    2   2   0    2    6  .200
Bill Sudakis          20   51    6    9   1   0   2    4   0   1    9   12  .177
Von Joshua             6    4    2    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 Montreal             G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Rusty Staub           34  121   23   44   9   0   4   17   3   1   18   11  .364
Clyde Mashore         15   25    6    8   0   0   1    5   0   0    0    7  .320
Coco Laboy            26   57    4   18   3   0   0    6   0   1    6    7  .316
Ron Fairly            30   79    7   23   6   0   1    9   0   1   20   11  .291
Ron Brand             14   14    1    4   0   0   0    1   1   1    1    1  .286
Ron Hunt              33  120   18   33   2   2   1    6   3   0   16   12  .275
John Bateman          33  118    7   32   6   0   3   12   0   0    5   17  .271
Ron Swoboda           21   44    6   11   2   3   0    4   0   0    5   10  .250
John Boccabella       16   35    5    8   4   0   2    2   0   1    2    5  .229
Jim Fairey            20   42    5    9   2   0   0    4   1   1    4    3  .214
Boots Day             27   78    7   16   0   1   1    4   0   1    6    8  .205
Bob Bailey            30   98    9   20   3   1   3   17   3   0   23   23  .204
Bobby Wine            33  104    6   21   2   0   0    4   0   0    7   14  .202
Mack Jones            18   35    5    6   2   0   2    6   0   0    5    7  .171
Jim Gosger            10   24    2    4   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    2  .167
Gary Sutherland       11   15    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .133

 New York             G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ed Kranepool          26   85   19   28   7   2   2   11   0   1    6    6  .329
Jerry Grote           38  128   17   41  11   0   1   12   0   3   13   15  .320
Bud Harrelson         39  155   20   46   5   3   0   11  12   1   20   15  .297
Dave Marshall         27   75   11   22   2   1   2   10   2   1   13   17  .293
Tommie Agee           34  137   16   39   7   0   6   18   3   4   10   29  .285
Donn Clendenon        23   85   11   24   4   0   5   11   0   1    7   20  .282
Cleon Jones           39  156   18   44   7   1   4   18   3   1    9   27  .282
Don Hahn              23   40    6   11   2   0   0    2   1   0    6   11  .275
Ken Boswell           28   89   10   24   9   1   1   11   0   0    9    4  .270
Bob Aspromonte        36  134   12   36   6   1   5   20   0   1    8    8  .269
Tim Foli              25   77   13   20   7   2   0    9   1   0    7    9  .260
Ken Singleton         22   52    4    9   0   0   1    5   0   0   11   16  .173
Duffy Dyer             5    8    0    1   0   0   0    3   0   0    2    2  .125
Art Shamsky           20   25    1    3   1   0   0    5   0   0    5    1  .120
Al Weis                5    7    1    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .000

 Philadelphia         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Willie Montanez       36  131   20   40   9   0   9   17   0   2   15   28  .305
Joe Lis               27   62    9   16   5   0   3    6   0   1   11   22  .258
Bobby Pfeil            6    4    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .250
Roger Freed           38  126   10   31   6   1   2   12   0   0   17   36  .246
Tim McCarver          32  114    7   28   2   0   2    9   2   0    6    5  .246
Larry Hisle           23   41    5   10   1   0   0    2   0   0    4   10  .244
Tony Taylor           25   75    5   18   1   1   1    5   2   1    8    8  .240
Denny Doyle           28   89    7   21   5   1   1    8   1   0    6    7  .236
Terry Harmon          11   22    1    5   1   0   0    5   0   0    3    4  .227
Ron Stone             23   41    2    9   3   0   0    2   0   1    5    8  .220
Larry Bowa            39  155   13   34   3   1   0    6   6   3    7   10  .219
Deron Johnson         38  137   12   30   6   0   3   12   0   0   11   30  .219
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             10   33    5    5   0   1   3    4   0   0    2    7  .152
Byron Browne          18   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          3    1    2    1   1   0   0    3   0   0    2    0 1.000
Roberto Clemente      39  152   18   48   6   5   3   21   0   0    6   20  .316
Dave Cash             33  128   23   40   5   1   0    6   3   1   16   14  .313
Willie Stargell       33  122   22   38   4   0  14   36   0   0   10   38  .312
Manny Sanguillen      39  145   13   44  10   0   1   18   1   2    4    7  .303
Richie Hebner         34  130   16   37   8   3   3   21   0   1   14   14  .285
Vic Davalillo         22   71   10   20   3   1   1    9   4   0    2    8  .282
Bill Mazeroski        15   43    4   12   0   0   0    2   0   0    6    2  .279
Bob Robertson         37  132   18   33   5   0   8   16   0   0   16   32  .250
Al Oliver             35  134    8   32   7   1   0    9   2   1    8   14  .239
Jackie Hernandez      22   65    6   15   3   0   1    6   0   0    5   13  .231
Gene Clines           22   44    9   10   2   1   0    4   2   0    7    7  .227
Gene Alley            31   86   11   17   1   3   1    5   3   0   12   10  .198
Jose Pagan            18   41    3    7   0   0   1    4   0   0    4   11  .171
Milt May              13   27    2    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    6  .148

 San Diego            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Bob Barton            25   86   12   27   5   0   3    7   0   1    8   12  .314
Nate Colbert          42  142   23   44   8   1   8   25   0   0   22   22  .310
Ivan Murrell          29   81    8   25   4   1   1    4   2   0    3   18  .309
Cito Gaston           37  148   23   41   5   1   7   21   0   0    8   39  .277
Ollie Brown           40  147    8   40   8   0   3   17   0   0   15   21  .272
Enzo Hernandez        33  133   10   35   3   2   0    5   4   2   15    9  .263
Don Mason             30   89    9   22   1   0   1    6   2   0    7    7  .247
Larry Stahl           34   97    9   23   2   1   3   12   1   1    7   13  .237
Dave Campbell         40  148   22   33   7   0   4   10   3   0   13   29  .223
Chris Cannizzaro      21   63    2   12   1   0   1    8   0   0   11   10  .191
Ed Spiezio            22   74    4   14   2   1   1   11   1   0    7   11  .189
Angel Bravo           10   22    3    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    3  .182
Fred Kendall           5    7    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    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             9   14    3    8   1   0   2    8   1   0    2    3  .571
Willie Mays           37  128   26   45  11   1   8   28   5   1   23   26  .352
Willie McCovey        34  120   16   37   2   0   8   23   0   2   20   14  .308
Bobby Bonds           39  159   40   49  10   2  11   24   8   2   22   31  .308
Dick Dietz            39  131   15   37   6   0   5   22   1   0   33   21  .282
Al Gallagher          39  131   16   36   5   0   2   13   0   1   16   18  .275
George Foster         32   92    9   25   5   0   3    8   0   1    5   22  .272
Chris Speier          40  159   18   42   3   1   1    5   0   0   15   23  .264
Tito Fuentes          37  144   10   37   5   1   0    9   3   0    7    6  .257
Ken Henderson         34  122   18   30   4   2   3   22   3   1   18   13  .246
Hal Lanier            28   65    6   13   1   0   1    6   0   0    6    7  .200
Jimmy Rosario         21   45    5    9   1   0   0    1   2   3   10    9  .200
Russ Gibson            3   13    0    2   0   1   0    2   0   0    0    1  .154
Frank Johnson         21   29    4    3   1   0   0    5   0   0    3    5  .103
Bob Heise             11   10    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             40  164   35   59  11   1   2   13  17   7   13   22  .360
Joe Torre             41  154   30   52   5   1   7   31   0   1   16   18  .338
Matty Alou            38  158   15   52  11   2   0   19   3   4    8    4  .329
Julian Javier         26   77   13   25   2   1   2   12   2   0    4    6  .325
Ted Simmons           37  133   17   43  12   3   0   20   0   2   16   16  .323
Jerry McNertney        8   19    3    6   1   1   1    5   0   0    3    2  .316
Jim Beauchamp         21   56   11   16   3   0   1    4   2   1    2    7  .286
Ted Sizemore          35  121   14   29   2   1   0   14   1   3   11    8  .240
Jose Cardenal         42  155   21   37   9   2   5   30   7   1   16   15  .239
Joe Hague             38  106   10   25   2   0   5   16   0   1   14   21  .236
Luis Melendez         25   34    9    8   1   0   0    4   2   0    2    5  .235
Leron Lee             16   18    2    4   1   0   1    2   0   1    3   10  .222
Dick Schofield        16   32    4    7   2   0   1    5   0   0    3    6  .219
Dal Maxvill           34   62    5    8   1   1   0    3   0   0   11    8  .129

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  R. Garr (ATL)           177
  G. Beckert (CHI)        167
  R. Metzger (HOU)        167
  W. Davis (LA)           166
  F. Millan (ATL)         165
  L. Brock (STL)          164
  D. Kessinger (CHI)      163
  T. Perez (CIN)          163
  S. Jackson (ATL)        162
  J. Morgan (HOU)         162

Runs Scored:

  B. Bonds (SF)            40
  L. Brock (STL)           35
  R. Garr (ATL)            34
  J. Bench (CIN)           32
  G. Beckert (CHI)         30
  J. Torre (STL)           30
  B. Williams (CHI)        27
  W. Davis (LA)            26
  W. Mays (SF)             26
  H. Aaron (ATL)           24

Hits:

  R. Garr (ATL)            68
  W. Davis (LA)            64
  G. Beckert (CHI)         60
  L. Brock (STL)           59
  F. Millan (ATL)          55
  M. Alou (STL)            52
  J. Torre (STL)           52
  B. Bonds (SF)            49
  M. Wills (LA)            49
  R. Clemente (PIT)        48

Doubles:

  T. Simmons (STL)         12
  M. Alou (STL)            11
  L. Brock (STL)           11
  J. Grote (NY)            11
  W. Mays (SF)             11
  B. Bonds (SF)            10
  S. Jackson (ATL)         10
  J. Morgan (HOU)          10
  M. Sanguillen (PIT)      10
  K. Boswell (NY)           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
  W. Montanez (PHI)         9
  N. Colbert (SD)           8
  L. May (CIN)              8

RBI:

  W. Stargell (PIT)        36
  R. Santo (CHI)           34
  H. Aaron (ATL)           33
  J. Torre (STL)           31
  J. Cardenal (STL)        30
  O. Cepeda (ATL)          29
  W. Mays (SF)             28
  B. Williams (CHI)        26
  N. Colbert (SD)          25
  J. Bench (CIN)           24

Stolen Bases:

  L. Brock (STL)           17
  B. Harrelson (NY)        12
  J. Morgan (HOU)           9
  B. Bonds (SF)             8
  R. Garr (ATL)             8
  J. Cardenal (STL)         7
  L. Bowa (PHI)             6
  W. Mays (SF)              5
  M. Wills (LA)             5
  D. Allen (LA)             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
  M. Wills (LA)             4
  L. Bowa (PHI)             3
  D. Concepcion (CIN)       3
  J. Grote (NY)             3

Walks:

  D. Dietz (SF)            33
  B. Bailey (MON)          23
  B. Carbo (CIN)           23
  W. Mays (SF)             23
  D. Allen (LA)            22
  B. Bonds (SF)            22
  N. Colbert (SD)          22
  P. Rose (CIN)            22
  R. Santo (CHI)           22
  H. Aaron (ATL)           21

Strikeouts:

  C. Gaston (SD)           39
  W. Stargell (PIT)        38
  R. Freed (PHI)           36
  D. Rader (HOU)           34
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          33
  B. Robertson (PIT)       32
  B. Bonds (SF)            31
  J. Bench (CIN)           30
  D. Johnson (PHI)         30
  T. Agee (NY)             29


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