Monday May 31, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of May 31, 1971:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
St. Louis       1697  243   488   79   17   31   237   40   21  158   224  .288
Los Angeles     1683  202   449   64   10   23   194   29   18  166   229  .267
Pittsburgh      1653  213   438   66   17   48   200   18    7  137   270  .265
New York        1577  180   417   80   13   30   166   25   16  153   269  .264
San Francisco   1755  235   453   69   11   54   222   28   12  214   304  .258
Atlanta         1727  189   433   60   12   50   176   19   20  145   215  .251
Chicago         1623  182   403   65   10   40   173   14    7  160   250  .248
Montreal        1386  147   335   54    8   23   129   13    9  151   227  .242
San Diego       1695  167   405   57    9   36   159   16    7  162   321  .239
Houston         1658  165   396   69   16   16   148   30   16  144   268  .239
Cincinnati      1629  153   383   58    6   38   141   22    8  145   268  .235
Philadelphia    1553  135   345   53    9   35   130   11    9  132   284  .222

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Lou Brock (STL)          48  199   46   74  14   2   2   17  19   7   15   30  .372
Willie Davis (LA)        49  195   30   72  10   4   0   24   6   2    4   14  .369
Ralph Garr (ATL)         50  211   37   76   8   3   5   15   9   8    7   18  .360
Joe Torre (STL)          49  186   34   67   8   2   7   41   1   1   19   21  .360
Glenn Beckert (CHI)      48  196   33   69   7   2   0   14   2   1   10    8  .352
Willie Mays (SF)         44  152   32   51  12   1  11   33   6   1   29   33  .336
Rusty Staub (MON)        43  153   29   50  12   0   4   19   3   1   23   13  .327
Manny Sanguillen (PIT)   45  167   15   54  11   0   2   21   2   2    6   10  .323
Matty Alou (STL)         46  195   21   63  14   2   0   25   4   4    8    6  .323
Dave Cash (PIT)          40  155   28   50   6   1   0    6   4   1   19   17  .323

 Atlanta              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ralph Garr            50  211   37   76   8   3   5   15   9   8    7   18  .360
Felix Millan          49  196   21   61   8   3   1   21   4   2   14    8  .311
Orlando Cepeda        45  173   22   53   9   1  12   33   3   4   18   13  .306
Hank Aaron            46  155   29   43   7   0  15   36   1   0   27   15  .277
Sonny Jackson         50  195   26   54  12   2   1    8   2   2   16   18  .277
Clete Boyer           30   98   10   24   1   0   6   19   0   0    8   11  .245
Darrell Evans          8   23    4    5   0   0   1    3   0   1    2    4  .217
Marty Perez           41  117    6   25   5   3   0    5   0   1    8   14  .214
Earl Williams         37  103    9   22   3   0   5   13   0   1    5   18  .214
Bob Didier            28   93    4   19   2   0   0    2   0   0    4   11  .204
Gil Garrido           30   58    2   10   0   0   0    4   0   1    6    8  .172
Mike Lum              37   48    5    8   0   0   3    7   0   0   10    5  .167
Dusty Baker           17   30    1    5   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    8  .167
Hal King              30   83    5   13   2   0   1    5   0   0   15   20  .157
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         48  196   33   69   7   2   0   14   2   1   10    8  .352
Randy Hundley          9   21    1    7   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    2  .333
Ron Santo             48  168   24   49   7   0  10   35   2   0   25   33  .292
Jose Ortiz            30   86    9   25   7   1   0    3   1   2    4    9  .291
Joe Pepitone          34  114   11   33   5   1   4   15   0   0    7    9  .290
J. C. Martin          13   35    5   10   1   0   2    5   1   0    3    5  .286
Billy Williams        49  186   29   51   7   1  12   28   0   2   23   16  .274
Brock Davis           11   26    3    7   3   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .269
Chris Cannizzaro      10   28    3    7   1   0   1    3   0   0    5    3  .250
Don Kessinger         49  189   24   46   4   4   0   10   6   2   20   17  .243
Jim Hickman           41  129   14   30   2   0   7   21   0   0   18   25  .233
Hector Torres          7    9    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    4  .222
Johnny Callison       45  137   10   28   9   0   2   18   2   0   20   26  .204
Danny Breeden         13   35    2    7   1   0   0    3   0   0    5    8  .200
Ernie Banks           14   30    0    4   1   0   0    0   0   0    3    6  .133
Hal Breeden           17   27    1    3   1   0   1    1   0   0    2    5  .111
Ken Rudolph           16   47    3    4   1   0   0    3   0   0    5   14  .085
Paul Popovich         17   26    1    1   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    4  .039
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               36  127   18   40   2   0   9   20   0   0   10   27  .315
Pete Rose             49  190   19   53  10   1   4    8   4   2   26   19  .279
Tommy Helms           48  178   10   48   9   0   0   18   2   1    3   12  .270
Woody Woodward        40   83    5   22   3   0   0    5   3   0    9   10  .265
Hal McRae             29   89    7   23   6   0   1    7   1   0    3    8  .258
Dave Concepcion       36  119    6   28   1   3   1   11   4   3    7   13  .235
Johnny Bench          49  192   34   45   6   0  14   25   2   0   16   39  .234
Jimmy Stewart         30   30    1    7   1   0   0    0   0   1    2    8  .233
Bernie Carbo          39  120   10   26   7   1   1    7   2   1   24   31  .217
Ty Cline              27   52    8   11   1   0   0    1   2   0   15   10  .212
Tony Perez            48  191   21   40   4   1   6   23   1   0   16   35  .209
Al Ferrara             7   10    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    2  .200
Angel Bravo            5    5    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .200
Buddy Bradford        18   56    5   11   3   0   0    5   1   0    6   10  .196
Willie Smith          22   48    3    9   2   0   1    4   0   0    1    6  .188
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            20   45    6   18   2   0   0    4   0   0   10    8  .400
Jesus Alou            37  125   10   42   7   1   0    7   3   2    6    7  .336
Marty Martinez         8    7    2    2   1   0   0    0   1   0    1    1  .286
Bob Watson            44  159   16   44   6   0   3   14   0   1   12    8  .277
Joe Morgan            49  188   27   49  11   2   3   20  11   4   22   13  .261
Denis Menke           44  147   16   37   7   1   0   12   1   2   21   30  .252
Norm Miller           23   52    4   13   4   0   1    8   0   0    3    9  .250
Cesar Geronimo        33   16    2    4   0   1   0    1   0   0    1    8  .250
Jim Wynn              37  120    9   28   4   0   2   14   4   2   15   20  .233
Johnny Edwards        40  112    7   26   4   2   1   13   1   1    8   12  .232
Roger Metzger         49  197   21   44   5   3   0   10   5   3   11   19  .223
Cesar Cedeno          48  143   19   28   7   3   2   17   3   1    9   34  .196
Doug Rader            47  168   13   32   7   1   2   14   1   0   15   37  .191
John Mayberry         10   36    6    6   0   1   1    2   0   0    3   10  .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       28   45   11   17   2   1   1    8   0   1    3    7  .378
Willie Davis          49  195   30   72  10   4   0   24   6   2    4   14  .369
Jim Lefebvre          33  100   11   33   2   1   3   21   0   1    9   10  .330
Maury Wills           46  185   20   57   5   0   1   14   5   5   14   13  .308
Manny Mota            28   75    6   22   3   0   0   10   1   2    7    6  .293
Duke Sims             30   86    7   25   5   1   2   11   0   1   10    9  .291
Tom Haller            22   46    9   13   1   0   1    8   0   0    8    5  .283
Wes Parker            50  186   22   50   8   0   3   25   3   1   23   21  .269
Bill Buckner          29   95   11   24   1   0   2   10   0   0    3    5  .253
Dick Allen            45  153   23   37   7   0   5   25   5   0   25   32  .242
Billy Grabarkewitz    20   51    4   12   4   0   0    5   1   0   11   12  .235
Steve Garvey          35  109   15   25   6   1   2   10   1   1   12   16  .229
Bill Russell          38  111   12   23   5   2   0    7   3   2   11   18  .207
Bobby Valentine       24   61    6   12   2   0   0    3   4   1    5    7  .197
Bill Sudakis          24   64    9   12   2   0   3    5   0   1   10   17  .188
Von Joshua             7    5    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           43  153   29   50  12   0   4   19   3   1   23   13  .327
Ron Brand             18   19    2    6   0   0   0    1   1   1    1    2  .316
Ron Fairly            35   98   10   28   7   0   2   13   0   2   22   13  .286
Coco Laboy            30   63    4   18   3   0   0    6   0   1    6   11  .286
Clyde Mashore         19   35    7   10   0   0   1    5   0   0    2   10  .286
Ron Hunt              40  142   24   38   3   2   1    7   3   0   19   15  .268
Ron Swoboda           28   51    6   13   2   3   0    5   0   0    8   12  .255
John Bateman          40  145   10   36   6   0   3   14   0   0    6   22  .248
Bob Bailey            39  132   15   32   6   1   5   25   3   0   27   33  .242
Jim Fairey            28   64    6   15   3   0   0    7   1   1    4    6  .234
Mack Jones            24   47    5   10   3   0   2    7   1   0    6   12  .213
John Boccabella       19   44    5    9   4   0   2    2   0   1    2    8  .205
Boots Day             33   89    7   18   0   1   1    5   0   1    8    9  .202
Gary Sutherland       15   26    1    5   0   0   1    1   0   0    0    1  .192
Bobby Wine            41  126    6   23   2   0   0    4   0   0    9   16  .183
Jim Gosger            18   47    4    8   2   1   0    3   0   1    3    5  .170

 New York             G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Duffy Dyer             6   12    0    4   2   1   0    3   0   0    2    3  .333
Ed Kranepool          30  100   22   33   8   2   4   13   0   2    7    7  .330
Jerry Grote           43  150   17   45  12   0   1   13   0   3   13   19  .300
Bud Harrelson         44  179   21   53   6   4   0   12  12   2   21   16  .296
Cleon Jones           45  184   19   52   9   1   4   21   3   2   11   32  .283
Tommie Agee           40  160   18   43   7   0   6   19   5   4   16   36  .269
Tim Foli              31  102   17   27   7   2   0   10   2   0    9   14  .265
Bob Aspromonte        40  148   12   39   6   1   5   22   0   1    9   10  .264
Dave Marshall         30   84   11   22   2   1   2   10   2   1   13   21  .262
Donn Clendenon        26   95   12   24   4   0   5   12   0   1    9   20  .253
Don Hahn              26   44    7   11   2   0   0    2   1   0    7   11  .250
Ken Boswell           34  106   12   26  10   1   1   11   0   0   10    7  .245
Ken Singleton         24   57    4   11   0   0   1    5   0   0   12   18  .193
Art Shamsky           23   33    2    5   2   0   1    7   0   0    7    1  .152
Al Weis                6    8    1    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    3  .000

 Philadelphia         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Bobby Pfeil            7    5    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .400
Willie Montanez       44  161   21   43  10   1   9   21   0   2   18   33  .267
Terry Harmon          14   27    2    7   1   1   0    6   0   0    3    4  .259
Joe Lis               33   81    9   20   5   0   3    6   0   1   12   26  .247
Tony Taylor           32  104    9   25   2   1   1    5   2   2    9   10  .240
Larry Hisle           25   42    5   10   1   0   0    2   0   0    4   11  .238
Oscar Gamble           3   13    2    3   1   0   1    3   0   0    0    1  .231
Roger Freed           46  157   10   36   6   1   2   12   0   0   18   41  .229
Tim McCarver          38  136    8   31   3   0   2    9   2   0    6    7  .228
Larry Bowa            47  185   15   42   6   1   0   10   6   3    9   13  .227
Denny Doyle           33  105    8   23   5   1   2   10   1   0    6    9  .219
Deron Johnson         46  165   17   36   6   0   5   17   0   0   15   38  .218
Ron Stone             27   44    2    9   3   0   0    2   0   1    5   10  .205
Don Money             39  144   11   29   2   2   4   14   0   0    7   24  .201
Johnny Briggs         10   22    3    4   1   0   0    3   0   0    6    2  .182
Byron Browne          24   24    1    4   0   0   1    1   0   0    3   11  .167
Mike Ryan             13   43    6    7   1   1   3    4   0   0    3    7  .163

 Pittsburgh           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Charlie Sands          5    3    3    2   1   0   1    5   0   0    2    0  .667
Manny Sanguillen      45  167   15   54  11   0   2   21   2   2    6   10  .323
Dave Cash             40  155   28   50   6   1   0    6   4   1   19   17  .323
Roberto Clemente      45  176   24   54   6   5   6   28   0   0    7   24  .307
Richie Hebner         40  151   19   46  10   3   5   28   0   2   15   18  .305
Willie Stargell       40  148   26   44   5   0  17   43   0   0   12   44  .297
Bill Mazeroski        16   44    4   13   0   0   0    2   0   0    6    2  .296
Vic Davalillo         25   76   12   22   3   1   1    9   4   0    3    9  .290
Bob Robertson         44  159   21   40   8   0  10   21   0   0   17   38  .252
Al Oliver             41  154   11   37   8   2   0   10   2   2   10   16  .240
Jackie Hernandez      23   65    6   15   3   0   1    6   0   0    5   13  .231
Gene Clines           24   49   11   11   2   1   0    4   2   0    7    7  .225
Gene Alley            38  108   14   21   2   4   2    8   3   0   13   12  .194
Jose Pagan            20   48    3    9   0   0   1    4   0   0    4   12  .188
Milt May              15   32    3    5   0   0   1    2   0   0    2    7  .156

 San Diego            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ivan Murrell          34   97   10   29   4   1   3    9   2   0    3   26  .299
Bob Barton            31  106   12   31   6   0   3    7   0   1   10   16  .293
Nate Colbert          50  166   27   48   8   1   9   27   0   0   28   28  .289
Ollie Brown           49  176   11   50   8   0   3   19   1   0   18   28  .284
Larry Stahl           39  116   12   32   3   1   3   13   1   2    8   17  .276
Enzo Hernandez        42  168   15   44   3   3   0    5   4   2   20   14  .262
Cito Gaston           46  185   25   47   6   1   7   26   1   0   10   48  .254
Garry Jestadt          6   24    2    6   2   0   0    3   0   0    0    3  .250
Don Mason             34  101   13   24   1   0   1    6   2   0   10    8  .238
Dave Campbell         48  175   24   37   7   1   5   15   3   1   16   35  .211
Chris Cannizzaro      21   63    2   12   1   0   1    8   0   0   11   10  .191
Ed Spiezio            27   85    5   16   3   1   1   12   1   0    8   16  .188
Angel Bravo           15   26    3    4   0   0   0    3   0   1    1    5  .154
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           8   17    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    7  .059
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            12   20    3    9   1   0   2    8   1   0    2    5  .450
Willie Mays           44  152   32   51  12   1  11   33   6   1   29   33  .336
Willie McCovey        39  138   19   44   4   0   9   27   0   2   23   18  .319
Bobby Bonds           47  194   45   58  10   3  13   30   9   2   23   34  .299
Dick Dietz            47  152   18   44   7   0   7   27   1   0   42   28  .290
Jimmy Rosario         29   65   12   18   4   1   0    5   2   4   12   11  .277
Al Gallagher          47  160   20   44   6   1   2   17   0   1   19   22  .275
George Foster         36  105   11   28   5   0   3    8   0   1    6   27  .267
Tito Fuentes          45  176   13   46   8   1   0   14   5   0    7   10  .261
Chris Speier          48  189   25   48   4   1   2    7   1   0   19   25  .254
Ken Henderson         34  122   18   30   4   2   3   22   3   1   18   13  .246
Hal Lanier            30   68    6   13   1   0   1    6   0   0    6    9  .191
Russ Gibson            4   13    0    2   0   1   0    2   0   0    1    1  .154
Frank Johnson         26   43    4    4   1   0   0    5   0   0    3    7  .093
Bob Heise             13   11    2    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Frank Duffy            1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .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             48  199   46   74  14   2   2   17  19   7   15   30  .372
Jerry McNertney       11   30    5   11   1   1   2    9   0   0    3    3  .367
Joe Torre             49  186   34   67   8   2   7   41   1   1   19   21  .360
Matty Alou            46  195   21   63  14   2   0   25   4   4    8    6  .323
Julian Javier         34  110   17   34   2   2   2   15   2   0    5   10  .309
Ted Simmons           43  156   20   48  12   3   1   27   0   2   17   16  .308
Ted Sizemore          40  136   17   37   2   1   0   15   1   3   12    9  .272
Joe Hague             45  122   16   31   3   0   7   21   0   1   22   24  .254
Jim Beauchamp         25   63   13   16   3   0   1    4   3   1    5    7  .254
Jose Cardenal         50  186   24   47  10   3   6   37   8   1   19   20  .253
Leron Lee             18   20    3    5   1   0   1    2   0   1    3   10  .250
Luis Melendez         27   36    9    8   1   0   0    4   2   0    2    6  .222
Dick Schofield        20   38    6    8   2   0   1    6   0   0    8    7  .211
Dal Maxvill           41   66    5    9   1   1   0    4   0   0   12    9  .136

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  R. Garr (ATL)           211
  L. Brock (STL)          199
  R. Metzger (HOU)        197
  G. Beckert (CHI)        196
  F. Millan (ATL)         196
  M. Alou (STL)           195
  W. Davis (LA)           195
  S. Jackson (ATL)        195
  B. Bonds (SF)           194
  J. Bench (CIN)          192

Runs Scored:

  L. Brock (STL)           46
  B. Bonds (SF)            45
  R. Garr (ATL)            37
  J. Bench (CIN)           34
  J. Torre (STL)           34
  G. Beckert (CHI)         33
  W. Mays (SF)             32
  W. Davis (LA)            30
  H. Aaron (ATL)           29
  R. Staub (MON)           29

Hits:

  R. Garr (ATL)            76
  L. Brock (STL)           74
  W. Davis (LA)            72
  G. Beckert (CHI)         69
  J. Torre (STL)           67
  M. Alou (STL)            63
  F. Millan (ATL)          61
  B. Bonds (SF)            58
  M. Wills (LA)            57
  R. Clemente (PIT)        54

Doubles:

  M. Alou (STL)            14
  L. Brock (STL)           14
  J. Grote (NY)            12
  S. Jackson (ATL)         12
  W. Mays (SF)             12
  T. Simmons (STL)         12
  R. Staub (MON)           12
  J. Morgan (HOU)          11
  M. Sanguillen (PIT)      11
  B. Bonds (SF)            10

Triples:

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

Home Runs:

  W. Stargell (PIT)        17
  H. Aaron (ATL)           15
  J. Bench (CIN)           14
  B. Bonds (SF)            13
  O. Cepeda (ATL)          12
  B. Williams (CHI)        12
  W. Mays (SF)             11
  B. Robertson (PIT)       10
  R. Santo (CHI)           10
  N. Colbert (SD)           9

RBI:

  W. Stargell (PIT)        43
  J. Torre (STL)           41
  J. Cardenal (STL)        37
  H. Aaron (ATL)           36
  R. Santo (CHI)           35
  O. Cepeda (ATL)          33
  W. Mays (SF)             33
  B. Bonds (SF)            30
  R. Clemente (PIT)        28
  R. Hebner (PIT)          28

Stolen Bases:

  L. Brock (STL)           19
  B. Harrelson (NY)        12
  J. Morgan (HOU)          11
  B. Bonds (SF)             9
  R. Garr (ATL)             9
  J. Cardenal (STL)         8
  L. Bowa (PHI)             6
  W. Davis (LA)             6
  D. Kessinger (CHI)        6
  W. Mays (SF)              6

Caught Stealing:

  R. Garr (ATL)             8
  L. Brock (STL)            7
  M. Wills (LA)             5
  T. Agee (NY)              4
  M. Alou (STL)             4
  O. Cepeda (ATL)           4
  J. Morgan (HOU)           4
  J. Rosario (SF)           4
  L. Bowa (PHI)             3
  D. Concepcion (CIN)       3

Walks:

  D. Dietz (SF)            42
  W. Mays (SF)             29
  N. Colbert (SD)          28
  H. Aaron (ATL)           27
  B. Bailey (MON)          27
  P. Rose (CIN)            26
  D. Allen (LA)            25
  R. Santo (CHI)           25
  B. Carbo (CIN)           24
  B. Bonds (SF)            23

Strikeouts:

  C. Gaston (SD)           48
  W. Stargell (PIT)        44
  R. Freed (PHI)           41
  J. Bench (CIN)           39
  D. Johnson (PHI)         38
  B. Robertson (PIT)       38
  D. Rader (HOU)           37
  T. Agee (NY)             36
  D. Campbell (SD)         35
  T. Perez (CIN)           35


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