Thursday May 27, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of May 27, 1971:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
St. Louis       1567  220   448   75   14   28   214   37   21  145   210  .286
New York        1436  170   384   73   11   28   157   23   13  139   240  .267
Los Angeles     1550  181   411   56    9   22   173   25   17  148   211  .265
Pittsburgh      1517  186   395   59   15   39   175   17    5  130   246  .260
San Francisco   1593  209   413   59   10   49   199   24   11  188   274  .259
Atlanta         1595  177   403   56   10   49   165   19   19  135   201  .253
Chicago         1487  174   371   62    9   38   166   14    7  151   226  .250
Montreal        1224  132   302   48    8   21   118   11    8  135   196  .247
Cincinnati      1498  148   361   56    6   36   137   21    8  135   239  .241
Houston         1517  158   365   62   15   13   141   28   15  134   255  .241
San Diego       1538  154   369   53    9   33   147   15    5  145   276  .240
Philadelphia    1383  123   310   48    7   32   118   11    9  126   262  .224

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Willie Davis (LA)        45  178   27   67   9   4   0   21   5   2    4   13  .376
Lou Brock (STL)          44  182   42   68  13   1   2   17  19   7   14   27  .374
Ralph Garr (ATL)         46  194   35   69   7   3   5   14   9   7    7   15  .356
Glenn Beckert (CHI)      44  179   31   63   7   2   0   14   2   1    9    8  .352
Joe Torre (STL)          45  170   32   59   7   1   7   36   0   1   18   19  .347
Rusty Staub (MON)        38  135   27   46  11   0   4   18   3   1   20   12  .341
Willie Mays (SF)         40  138   28   47  11   1   9   30   5   1   24   31  .341
Ted Simmons (STL)        39  140   17   46  12   3   0   21   0   2   16   16  .329
Felix Millan (ATL)       45  180   19   58   7   2   1   18   4   2   14    7  .322
Matty Alou (STL)         42  177   16   57  13   2   0   21   3   4    8    6  .322

 Atlanta              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ralph Garr            46  194   35   69   7   3   5   14   9   7    7   15  .356
Felix Millan          45  180   19   58   7   2   1   18   4   2   14    7  .322
Orlando Cepeda        42  165   22   51   9   1  12   32   3   4   17   13  .309
Sonny Jackson         46  179   25   51  11   2   1    8   2   2   15   17  .285
Hank Aaron            43  146   28   41   7   0  15   34   1   0   24   14  .281
Clete Boyer           30   98   10   24   1   0   6   19   0   0    8   11  .245
Earl Williams         33   87    8   19   3   0   5   12   0   1    4   16  .218
Bob Didier            24   79    3   17   1   0   0    2   0   0    4   11  .215
Marty Perez           37  107    6   22   5   2   0    5   0   1    7   14  .206
Mike Lum              35   44    5    8   0   0   3    7   0   0    9    4  .182
Dusty Baker           17   30    1    5   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    8  .167
Gil Garrido           27   55    1    9   0   0   0    3   0   1    5    8  .164
Hal King              30   83    5   13   2   0   1    5   0   0   15   20  .157
Darrell Evans          5   15    2    2   0   0   0    1   0   1    1    3  .133
Marv Staehle          12    9    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         44  179   31   63   7   2   0   14   2   1    9    8  .352
Brock Davis            8   15    3    5   2   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .333
Ron Santo             44  153   23   46   6   0  10   34   2   0   24   29  .301
Joe Pepitone          34  114   11   33   5   1   4   15   0   0    7    9  .290
Billy Williams        45  170   27   49   7   1  11   26   0   2   22   16  .288
Jose Ortiz            29   81    8   23   7   0   0    3   1   2    4    7  .284
J. C. Martin          12   32    5    9   1   0   2    5   1   0    3    4  .281
Randy Hundley          6   15    1    4   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    1  .267
Chris Cannizzaro       7   23    3    6   1   0   1    2   0   0    4    2  .261
Don Kessinger         45  175   23   42   4   4   0   10   6   2   17   12  .240
Jim Hickman           37  114   13   26   1   0   6   18   0   0   17   22  .228
Hector Torres          6    9    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    4  .222
Johnny Callison       42  132   10   28   9   0   2   18   2   0   19   25  .212
Danny Breeden         13   35    2    7   1   0   0    3   0   0    5    8  .200
Hal Breeden           15   25    1    3   1   0   1    1   0   0    2    5  .120
Ernie Banks           11   18    0    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    3    4  .111
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               32  112   17   35   2   0   8   17   0   0    8   24  .313
Tommy Helms           44  163   10   46   9   0   0   18   2   1    3    9  .282
Pete Rose             45  174   17   48   8   1   4    8   4   2   24   17  .276
Woody Woodward        37   83    5   22   3   0   0    5   2   0    9   10  .265
Jimmy Stewart         28   27    1    7   1   0   0    0   0   1    2    6  .259
Hal McRae             26   79    6   20   6   0   0    6   1   0    3    6  .253
Dave Concepcion       32  104    6   26   1   3   1   11   4   3    6   13  .250
Al Ferrara             4    4    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    0  .250
Johnny Bench          45  176   33   43   6   0  14   25   2   0   16   33  .244
Bernie Carbo          35  112   10   25   7   1   1    7   2   1   23   29  .223
Ty Cline              25   50    8   11   1   0   0    1   2   0   15    9  .220
Tony Perez            44  179   21   39   4   1   6   23   1   0   14   32  .218
Buddy Bradford        17   52    5   11   3   0   0    5   1   0    5    9  .212
Angel Bravo            5    5    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .200
Willie Smith          21   47    3    9   2   0   1    4   0   0    1    6  .192
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           15   17    2    7   2   1   0    2   0   0    2    4  .412
Jack Hiatt            18   38    6   15   2   0   0    4   0   0    9    8  .395
Jesus Alou            33  107   10   40   7   1   0    7   3   2    6    5  .374
Marty Martinez         8    7    2    2   1   0   0    0   1   0    1    1  .286
Bob Watson            40  142   16   40   5   0   3   14   0   0   12    8  .282
Cesar Geronimo        30   15    2    4   0   1   0    1   0   0    1    8  .267
Denis Menke           41  145   16   37   7   1   0   12   1   2   21   28  .255
Joe Morgan            45  172   26   43  10   2   3   20  10   4   21   13  .250
Norm Miller           22   52    4   13   4   0   1    8   0   0    2    9  .250
Roger Metzger         45  179   19   42   4   2   0   10   5   3   10   19  .235
John Mayberry          6   22    5    5   0   1   0    1   0   0    3    6  .227
Jim Wynn              34  107    8   24   4   0   1   12   3   2   14   19  .224
Johnny Edwards        38  107    6   23   2   2   1   13   1   1    6   12  .215
Doug Rader            43  153   13   30   6   1   2   14   1   0   13   35  .196
Cesar Cedeno          44  138   18   25   6   3   1   14   3   1    9   34  .181
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       25   37    9   14   1   0   1    7   0   1    2    6  .378
Willie Davis          45  178   27   67   9   4   0   21   5   2    4   13  .376
Jim Lefebvre          29   86    8   27   1   1   3   18   0   1    6   10  .314
Maury Wills           42  171   19   52   3   0   1   12   5   5   10   11  .304
Manny Mota            28   75    6   22   3   0   0   10   1   2    7    6  .293
Duke Sims             29   83    7   24   5   1   2   11   0   1    9    8  .289
Tom Haller            21   43    8   12   1   0   1    7   0   0    8    5  .279
Wes Parker            46  172   21   47   8   0   3   24   2   1   20   19  .273
Bill Buckner          27   94   11   23   1   0   2    9   0   0    3    5  .245
Billy Grabarkewitz    20   51    4   12   4   0   0    5   1   0   11   12  .235
Steve Garvey          32  107   15   25   6   1   2   10   1   1   12   15  .234
Dick Allen            41  138   19   32   7   0   4   22   4   0   23   30  .232
Bill Russell          35  103   10   22   5   2   0    7   3   2   10   17  .214
Bobby Valentine       20   49    4   10   1   0   0    2   3   0    3    6  .204
Bill Sudakis          22   56    7   10   1   0   3    5   0   1    9   13  .179
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           38  135   27   46  11   0   4   18   3   1   20   12  .341
Clyde Mashore         17   28    6    9   0   0   1    5   0   0    1    8  .321
Coco Laboy            28   61    4   18   3   0   0    6   0   1    6   11  .295
Ron Fairly            34   95   10   28   7   0   2   13   0   1   21   12  .295
Ron Hunt              35  126   21   35   2   2   1    6   3   0   17   13  .278
Ron Brand             16   15    1    4   0   0   0    1   1   1    1    2  .267
Ron Swoboda           24   49    6   13   2   3   0    5   0   0    7   10  .265
John Bateman          36  129    8   33   6   0   3   14   0   0    6   20  .256
Bob Bailey            34  113   12   27   4   1   3   22   3   0   25   27  .239
Jim Fairey            23   51    5   11   2   0   0    5   1   1    4    3  .216
Jim Gosger            13   33    4    7   2   1   0    3   0   1    2    4  .212
Gary Sutherland       13   24    1    5   0   0   1    1   0   0    0    1  .208
John Boccabella       17   39    5    8   4   0   2    2   0   1    2    7  .205
Boots Day             28   79    7   16   0   1   1    4   0   1    6    8  .203
Bobby Wine            37  115    6   23   2   0   0    4   0   0    8   14  .200
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          27   88   20   29   7   2   3   12   0   1    6    6  .330
Jerry Grote           40  138   17   42  12   0   1   12   0   3   13   16  .304
Bud Harrelson         41  165   21   49   5   3   0   11  12   1   21   16  .297
Tim Foli              27   88   14   25   7   2   0    9   1   0    7   11  .284
Cleon Jones           41  166   18   47   8   1   4   20   3   1   10   27  .283
Tommie Agee           36  143   18   40   7   0   6   18   4   4   14   29  .280
Dave Marshall         28   79   11   22   2   1   2   10   2   1   13   20  .279
Don Hahn              24   40    6   11   2   0   0    2   1   0    6   11  .275
Bob Aspromonte        38  141   12   38   6   1   5   22   0   1    8   10  .270
Donn Clendenon        25   91   12   24   4   0   5   12   0   1    8   20  .264
Ken Boswell           30   95   10   24   9   1   1   11   0   0    9    4  .253
Ken Singleton         23   56    4   11   0   0   1    5   0   0   12   17  .196
Duffy Dyer             5    8    0    1   0   0   0    3   0   0    2    2  .125
Art Shamsky           21   26    1    3   1   0   0    5   0   0    5    1  .115
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       39  143   21   42   9   1   9   18   0   2   17   32  .294
Terry Harmon          13   27    2    7   1   1   0    6   0   0    3    4  .259
Bobby Pfeil            6    4    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .250
Joe Lis               30   73    9   18   5   0   3    6   0   1   12   23  .247
Tim McCarver          35  123    8   30   3   0   2    9   2   0    6    6  .244
Larry Hisle           25   42    5   10   1   0   0    2   0   0    4   11  .238
Tony Taylor           28   89    7   21   1   1   1    5   2   2    9    8  .236
Roger Freed           41  137   10   32   6   1   2   12   0   0   18   38  .234
Denny Doyle           30   97    8   22   5   1   2   10   1   0    6    9  .227
Larry Bowa            42  169   14   38   5   1   0    7   6   3    7   11  .225
Deron Johnson         41  148   14   32   6   0   4   16   0   0   13   35  .216
Ron Stone             24   42    2    9   3   0   0    2   0   1    5    8  .214
Don Money             34  126    9   25   2   0   4   14   0   0    7   24  .198
Johnny Briggs         10   22    3    4   1   0   0    3   0   0    6    2  .182
Mike Ryan             11   37    5    5   0   1   3    4   0   0    2    7  .135
Byron Browne          20   19    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    3   10  .105

 Pittsburgh           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Charlie Sands          4    2    3    2   1   0   1    5   0   0    2    0 1.000
Dave Cash             36  140   24   45   6   1   0    6   4   1   17   15  .321
Manny Sanguillen      42  156   14   50  10   0   2   19   1   2    5    8  .321
Roberto Clemente      42  163   22   51   6   5   5   25   0   0    7   21  .313
Willie Stargell       36  133   23   40   5   0  15   39   0   0   11   41  .301
Bill Mazeroski        16   44    4   13   0   0   0    2   0   0    6    2  .296
Vic Davalillo         23   72   10   21   3   1   1    9   4   0    2    8  .292
Richie Hebner         36  134   16   38   8   3   3   21   0   1   15   15  .284
Bob Robertson         40  143   18   35   5   0   8   17   0   0   17   34  .245
Jackie Hernandez      22   65    6   15   3   0   1    6   0   0    5   13  .231
Al Oliver             37  140    8   32   7   1   0    9   2   1    9   14  .229
Gene Clines           23   48   10   10   2   1   0    4   2   0    7    7  .208
Gene Alley            34   95   13   18   2   3   1    5   3   0   13   11  .190
Jose Pagan            20   48    3    9   0   0   1    4   0   0    4   12  .188
Milt May              14   28    2    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    7  .143

 San Diego            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Bob Barton            27   92   12   29   5   0   3    7   0   1    9   12  .315
Ivan Murrell          31   85    8   25   4   1   1    4   2   0    3   20  .294
Nate Colbert          45  151   24   44   8   1   8   25   0   0   24   24  .291
Larry Stahl           37  109   12   30   3   1   3   13   1   1    8   15  .275
Ollie Brown           44  159   10   43   8   0   3   17   0   0   16   24  .270
Cito Gaston           41  166   24   44   5   1   7   25   1   0    8   40  .265
Enzo Hernandez        37  151   12   40   3   3   0    5   4   2   16   12  .265
Garry Jestadt          2    8    0    2   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    1  .250
Don Mason             33   98   13   23   1   0   1    6   2   0    9    7  .235
Dave Campbell         44  161   23   36   7   1   5   15   3   1   15   31  .224
Ed Spiezio            25   80    5   16   3   1   1   12   1   0    8   14  .200
Chris Cannizzaro      21   63    2   12   1   0   1    8   0   0   11   10  .191
Angel Bravo           12   23    3    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    3  .174
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           7   14    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    5  .071
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            10   15    3    8   1   0   2    8   1   0    2    3  .533
Willie Mays           40  138   28   47  11   1   9   30   5   1   24   31  .341
Willie McCovey        36  128   17   40   3   0   8   24   0   2   20   15  .313
Dick Dietz            42  141   17   42   6   0   7   26   1   0   36   25  .298
Bobby Bonds           42  172   41   50  10   3  11   24   8   2   23   31  .291
Al Gallagher          42  142   17   40   5   0   2   15   0   1   16   20  .282
Chris Speier          43  170   21   47   4   1   2    7   0   0   15   23  .277
George Foster         35  103   11   28   5   0   3    8   0   1    5   25  .272
Tito Fuentes          40  155   11   40   6   1   0   10   4   0    7    8  .258
Ken Henderson         34  122   18   30   4   2   3   22   3   1   18   13  .246
Jimmy Rosario         24   48    7   10   1   1   0    2   2   3   10    9  .208
Hal Lanier            29   67    6   13   1   0   1    6   0   0    6    8  .194
Russ Gibson            3   13    0    2   0   1   0    2   0   0    0    1  .154
Frank Johnson         24   35    4    3   1   0   0    5   0   0    3    6  .086
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             44  182   42   68  13   1   2   17  19   7   14   27  .374
Jerry McNertney       11   30    5   11   1   1   2    9   0   0    3    3  .367
Joe Torre             45  170   32   59   7   1   7   36   0   1   18   19  .347
Julian Javier         30   94   17   32   2   2   2   15   2   0    5    8  .340
Ted Simmons           39  140   17   46  12   3   0   21   0   2   16   16  .329
Matty Alou            42  177   16   57  13   2   0   21   3   4    8    6  .322
Jim Beauchamp         23   59   13   16   3   0   1    4   3   1    5    7  .271
Ted Sizemore          39  133   16   35   2   1   0   15   1   3   12    9  .263
Jose Cardenal         46  172   22   41  10   2   5   33   7   1   18   19  .238
Joe Hague             42  114   14   27   2   0   6   18   0   1   19   22  .237
Luis Melendez         27   36    9    8   1   0   0    4   2   0    2    6  .222
Dick Schofield        17   33    4    7   2   0   1    5   0   0    3    6  .212
Leron Lee             17   19    2    4   1   0   1    2   0   1    3   10  .211
Dal Maxvill           37   65    5    9   1   1   0    4   0   0   11    9  .139

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  R. Garr (ATL)           194
  L. Brock (STL)          182
  F. Millan (ATL)         180
  G. Beckert (CHI)        179
  S. Jackson (ATL)        179
  R. Metzger (HOU)        179
  T. Perez (CIN)          179
  W. Davis (LA)           178
  M. Alou (STL)           177
  J. Bench (CIN)          176

Runs Scored:

  L. Brock (STL)           42
  B. Bonds (SF)            41
  R. Garr (ATL)            35
  J. Bench (CIN)           33
  J. Torre (STL)           32
  G. Beckert (CHI)         31
  H. Aaron (ATL)           28
  W. Mays (SF)             28
  W. Davis (LA)            27
  R. Staub (MON)           27

Hits:

  R. Garr (ATL)            69
  L. Brock (STL)           68
  W. Davis (LA)            67
  G. Beckert (CHI)         63
  J. Torre (STL)           59
  F. Millan (ATL)          58
  M. Alou (STL)            57
  M. Wills (LA)            52
  O. Cepeda (ATL)          51
  R. Clemente (PIT)        51

Doubles:

  M. Alou (STL)            13
  L. Brock (STL)           13
  J. Grote (NY)            12
  T. Simmons (STL)         12
  S. Jackson (ATL)         11
  W. Mays (SF)             11
  R. Staub (MON)           11
  B. Bonds (SF)            10
  J. Cardenal (STL)        10
  J. Morgan (HOU)          10

Triples:

  R. Clemente (PIT)         5
  W. Davis (LA)             4
  D. Kessinger (CHI)        4
  G. Alley (PIT)            3
  B. Bonds (SF)             3
  C. Cedeno (HOU)           3
  D. Concepcion (CIN)       3
  R. Garr (ATL)             3
  B. Harrelson (NY)         3
  R. Hebner (PIT)           3

Home Runs:

  H. Aaron (ATL)           15
  W. Stargell (PIT)        15
  J. Bench (CIN)           14
  O. Cepeda (ATL)          12
  B. Bonds (SF)            11
  B. Williams (CHI)        11
  R. Santo (CHI)           10
  W. Mays (SF)              9
  W. Montanez (PHI)         9
  N. Colbert (SD)           8

RBI:

  W. Stargell (PIT)        39
  J. Torre (STL)           36
  H. Aaron (ATL)           34
  R. Santo (CHI)           34
  J. Cardenal (STL)        33
  O. Cepeda (ATL)          32
  W. Mays (SF)             30
  D. Dietz (SF)            26
  B. Williams (CHI)        26
  J. Bench (CIN)           25

Stolen Bases:

  L. Brock (STL)           19
  B. Harrelson (NY)        12
  J. Morgan (HOU)          10
  R. Garr (ATL)             9
  B. Bonds (SF)             8
  J. Cardenal (STL)         7
  L. Bowa (PHI)             6
  D. Kessinger (CHI)        6
  W. Davis (LA)             5
  W. Mays (SF)              5

Caught Stealing:

  L. Brock (STL)            7
  R. Garr (ATL)             7
  M. Wills (LA)             5
  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

Walks:

  D. Dietz (SF)            36
  B. Bailey (MON)          25
  H. Aaron (ATL)           24
  N. Colbert (SD)          24
  W. Mays (SF)             24
  P. Rose (CIN)            24
  R. Santo (CHI)           24
  D. Allen (LA)            23
  B. Bonds (SF)            23
  B. Carbo (CIN)           23

Strikeouts:

  W. Stargell (PIT)        41
  C. Gaston (SD)           40
  R. Freed (PHI)           38
  D. Johnson (PHI)         35
  D. Rader (HOU)           35
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          34
  B. Robertson (PIT)       34
  J. Bench (CIN)           33
  W. Montanez (PHI)        32
  T. Perez (CIN)           32


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