Monday May 24, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of May 24, 1971:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
St. Louis       1460  197   411   70   13   26   191   34   21  136   193  .282
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
Atlanta         1502  170   389   54   10   47   158   18   19  125   179  .259
San Francisco   1488  193   385   56    8   44   183   23   11  183   251  .259
Chicago         1388  168   351   57    9   37   161   12    7  143   210  .253
Montreal        1128  117   278   43    8   21   106   11    8  122   173  .247
Cincinnati      1400  139   344   53    6   35   129   21    8  127   221  .246
San Diego       1446  151   355   51    9   33   144   15    4  140   262  .246
Houston         1414  145   339   59   14   12   129   26   14  124   236  .240
Philadelphia    1296  116   292   45    5   31   111   11    8  122   244  .225

 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)         43  182   35   69   7   3   5   14   9   7    7   11  .379
Lou Brock (STL)          41  168   37   62  12   1   2   13  17   7   14   23  .369
Glenn Beckert (CHI)      41  167   30   60   6   2   0   13   2   1    8    7  .359
Rusty Staub (MON)        35  125   23   44   9   0   4   17   3   1   18   11  .352
Willie Mays (SF)         37  128   26   45  11   1   8   28   5   1   23   26  .352
Joe Torre (STL)          42  159   30   55   5   1   7   32   0   1   16   18  .346
Felix Millan (ATL)       42  170   19   57   7   2   1   18   4   2   12    5  .335
Matty Alou (STL)         39  163   16   54  12   2   0   20   3   4    8    4  .331
Ted Simmons (STL)        38  136   17   44  12   3   0   20   0   2   16   16  .324

 Atlanta              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ralph Garr            43  182   35   69   7   3   5   14   9   7    7   11  .379
Felix Millan          42  170   19   57   7   2   1   18   4   2   12    5  .335
Darrell Evans          2    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   1    1    0  .333
Orlando Cepeda        39  157   21   48   8   1  12   31   3   4   14   12  .306
Hank Aaron            40  137   25   39   7   0  14   33   1   0   22   13  .285
Sonny Jackson         43  167   24   47  10   2   0    5   1   2   14   16  .281
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           35  102    6   21   5   2   0    5   0   1    6   13  .206
Mike Lum              33   42    5    8   0   0   3    7   0   0    9    3  .191
Gil Garrido           26   52    1    9   0   0   0    3   0   1    5    7  .173
Dusty Baker           17   30    1    5   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    8  .167
Hal King              28   80    5   13   2   0   1    5   0   0   14   19  .163
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
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
Al Ferrara             2    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .333
Lee May               29  103   16   34   2   0   8   16   0   0    6   23  .330
Woody Woodward        34   73    4   22   3   0   0    5   2   0    8    9  .301
Tommy Helms           41  152    8   43   7   0   0   18   2   1    3    9  .283
Pete Rose             42  163   15   43   7   1   4    7   4   2   22   17  .264
Johnny Bench          42  164   32   42   6   0  13   24   2   0   16   30  .256
Hal McRae             26   79    6   20   6   0   0    6   1   0    3    6  .253
Dave Concepcion       30  103    6   26   1   3   1   11   4   3    6   13  .252
Jimmy Stewart         25   25    1    6   1   0   0    0   0   1    2    5  .240
Tony Perez            41  167   21   39   4   1   6   22   1   0   14   28  .234
Bernie Carbo          32  100   10   22   7   1   1    5   2   1   23   29  .220
Ty Cline              24   50    8   11   1   0   0    1   2   0   14    9  .220
Willie Smith          19   45    3    9   2   0   1    4   0   0    1    5  .200
Angel Bravo            5    5    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .200
Buddy Bradford        14   42    4    8   3   0   0    3   1   0    5    6  .191
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           35  125   23   44   9   0   4   17   3   1   18   11  .352
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            31   83    8   24   6   0   2   11   0   1   20   12  .289
Ron Brand             15   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          34  122    7   32   6   0   3   12   0   0    5   17  .262
Ron Swoboda           22   45    6   11   2   3   0    4   0   0    5   10  .244
John Boccabella       16   35    5    8   4   0   2    2   0   1    2    5  .229
Jim Fairey            21   46    5   10   2   0   0    4   1   1    4    3  .217
Bob Bailey            31  102   10   22   3   1   3   18   3   0   23   24  .216
Jim Gosger            11   28    3    6   1   1   0    2   0   1    1    3  .214
Gary Sutherland       12   19    1    4   0   0   1    1   0   0    0    0  .211
Boots Day             27   78    7   16   0   1   1    4   0   1    6    8  .205
Bobby Wine            34  106    6   21   2   0   0    4   0   0    7   14  .198
Mack Jones            19   36    5    6   2   0   2    6   0   0    5    8  .167

 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       37  134   20   40   9   0   9   17   0   2   15   29  .299
Joe Lis               28   64    9   17   5   0   3    6   0   1   12   22  .266
Bobby Pfeil            6    4    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .250
Larry Hisle           24   41    5   10   1   0   0    2   0   0    4   10  .244
Roger Freed           39  128   10   31   6   1   2   12   0   0   18   36  .242
Tim McCarver          33  117    7   28   2   0   2    9   2   0    6    6  .239
Denny Doyle           29   92    8   22   5   1   2   10   1   0    6    7  .239
Tony Taylor           26   79    5   18   1   1   1    5   2   1    8    8  .228
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
Deron Johnson         39  139   13   30   6   0   3   12   0   0   12   32  .216
Larry Bowa            40  159   13   34   3   1   0    6   6   3    7   10  .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             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           38  154   24   44   5   1   7   25   1   0    8   40  .286
Enzo Hernandez        34  139   12   38   3   3   0    5   4   2   15   10  .273
Ollie Brown           41  150    8   40   8   0   3   17   0   0   16   23  .267
Larry Stahl           35  102   12   27   3   1   3   13   1   1    8   14  .265
Don Mason             31   93   13   23   1   0   1    6   2   0    9    7  .247
Dave Campbell         41  152   23   35   7   1   5   14   3   0   14   29  .230
Ed Spiezio            23   78    5   15   2   1   1   12   1   0    8   13  .192
Chris Cannizzaro      21   63    2   12   1   0   1    8   0   0   11   10  .191
Angel Bravo           10   22    3    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    3  .182
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
Fred Kendall           6   11    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    5  .091
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             16   18    1    7   0   0   0    2   0   0    4    4  .389
Lou Brock             41  168   37   62  12   1   2   13  17   7   14   23  .369
Joe Torre             42  159   30   55   5   1   7   32   0   1   16   18  .346
Matty Alou            39  163   16   54  12   2   0   20   3   4    8    4  .331
Ted Simmons           38  136   17   44  12   3   0   20   0   2   16   16  .324
Julian Javier         27   82   13   26   2   1   2   13   2   0    4    8  .317
Jerry McNertney        9   21    3    6   1   1   1    5   0   0    3    3  .286
Jim Beauchamp         22   57   11   16   3   0   1    4   2   1    2    7  .281
Ted Sizemore          36  125   14   31   2   1   0   14   1   3   12    9  .248
Jose Cardenal         43  159   21   39   9   2   5   30   7   1   17   15  .245
Joe Hague             39  108   10   25   2   0   5   16   0   1   17   21  .232
Luis Melendez         26   35    9    8   1   0   0    4   2   0    2    5  .229
Dick Schofield        16   32    4    7   2   0   1    5   0   0    3    6  .219
Leron Lee             17   19    2    4   1   0   1    2   0   1    3   10  .211
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)           182
  F. Millan (ATL)         170
  L. Brock (STL)          168
  G. Beckert (CHI)        167
  S. Jackson (ATL)        167
  R. Metzger (HOU)        167
  T. Perez (CIN)          167
  W. Davis (LA)           166
  J. Bench (CIN)          164
  M. Alou (STL)           163

Runs Scored:

  B. Bonds (SF)            40
  L. Brock (STL)           37
  R. Garr (ATL)            35
  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)           25

Hits:

  R. Garr (ATL)            69
  W. Davis (LA)            64
  L. Brock (STL)           62
  G. Beckert (CHI)         60
  F. Millan (ATL)          57
  J. Torre (STL)           55
  M. Alou (STL)            54
  B. Bonds (SF)            49
  M. Wills (LA)            49
  O. Cepeda (ATL)          48

Doubles:

  M. Alou (STL)            12
  L. Brock (STL)           12
  T. Simmons (STL)         12
  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
  E. Hernandez (SD)         3

Home Runs:

  H. Aaron (ATL)           14
  W. Stargell (PIT)        14
  J. Bench (CIN)           13
  O. Cepeda (ATL)          12
  B. Bonds (SF)            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)           32
  O. Cepeda (ATL)          31
  J. Cardenal (STL)        30
  W. Mays (SF)             28
  B. Williams (CHI)        26
  N. Colbert (SD)          25
  C. Gaston (SD)           25

Stolen Bases:

  L. Brock (STL)           17
  B. Harrelson (NY)        12
  R. Garr (ATL)             9
  J. Morgan (HOU)           9
  B. Bonds (SF)             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
  H. Aaron (ATL)           22
  D. Allen (LA)            22
  B. Bonds (SF)            22
  N. Colbert (SD)          22
  P. Rose (CIN)            22
  R. Santo (CHI)           22

Strikeouts:

  C. Gaston (SD)           40
  W. Stargell (PIT)        38
  R. Freed (PHI)           36
  D. Rader (HOU)           34
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          33
  D. Johnson (PHI)         32
  B. Robertson (PIT)       32
  B. Bonds (SF)            31
  J. Bench (CIN)           30
  T. Agee (NY)             29

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