Tuesday May 1, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of May 1, 1973:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Pittsburgh       600   91   172   28    5   22    85    0    4   49    80  .287
San Francisco    866  120   237   36   11   21   107   16    8   83   142  .274
Chicago          704   94   189   29    3   12    84    7    9   90    98  .269
Cincinnati       690   95   172   27    4   15    87   23    8   93   110  .249
Los Angeles      813   77   201   28    2   14    69   16    7   64   124  .247
Montreal         626   78   153   25    0   14    71    6   10   75   100  .244
San Diego        753   71   182   26    2    9    68    6    6   73   138  .242
Atlanta          724   73   173   24    5   22    71    8    4   68   105  .239
Philadelphia     618   63   145   23    6    5    56    4    8   60   121  .235
St. Louis        645   59   143   22    6    6    53    6    4   55   101  .222
Houston          838   94   184   34    9   20    86   16   11   71   153  .220
New York         622   55   129   23    2    9    52    2    6   75    97  .207

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Garry Maddox (SF)        20   79   12   31   2   3   1    9   5   2    2   10  .392
Ron Santo (CHI)          20   75   14   28   4   0   4   11   1   1   11    9  .373
Jose Cardenal (CHI)      20   76   19   27   7   1   2   15   1   1   10   11  .355
Manny Sanguillen (PIT)   16   73   13   25   4   2   1    5   0   0    1    5  .343
Bob Watson (HOU)         25   90   13   30   5   1   3   16   1   1   12   14  .333
Cito Gaston (SD)         19   63   11   21   2   1   3    8   0   0    4   15  .333
Joe Morgan (CIN)         21   76   16   25   5   2   4   17  11   2   16    5  .329
Pete Rose (CIN)          20   77   14   25   4   1   0    6   1   2   11    6  .325
Ed Goodson (SF)          19   71    8   23   4   1   1    9   0   0    5    8  .324
Joe Ferguson (LA)        22   81   13   26   7   0   5   15   0   1   14   11  .321

 Atlanta              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Dick Dietz             9   10    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    2  .300
Dusty Baker           19   74   13   22   2   0   2    6   3   0    7    6  .297
Mike Lum              14   34    5   10   1   0   2    7   0   0    1    7  .294
Davey Johnson         21   77    7   22   3   0   2    6   0   0   11    9  .286
Johnny Oates          20   75    6   21   3   0   2    6   0   2    4    9  .280
Rod Gilbreath         19   65    5   18   1   1   0    2   2   1    3    9  .277
Marty Perez           18   56    4   14   4   2   1    8   0   1    8    6  .250
Darrell Evans         21   75   12   17   4   1   6   15   0   0   10   13  .227
Ralph Garr            20   90    6   19   2   1   0    2   3   0    3    8  .211
Larvell Blanks         9   11    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .182
Oscar Brown            8   18    0    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    3  .167
Hank Aaron            19   60   11    9   1   0   7   11   0   0   15    9  .150
Sonny Jackson         11   17    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .118
Paul Casanova          4    7    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Jack Pierce            2    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .000

 Chicago              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Carmen Fanzone         3    2    1    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .500
Gene Hiser            14   10    2    4   0   0   0    1   1   0    1    0  .400
Ron Santo             20   75   14   28   4   0   4   11   1   1   11    9  .373
Jose Cardenal         20   76   19   27   7   1   2   15   1   1   10   11  .355
Rick Monday           18   66   13   21   4   1   4    9   0   5   18   14  .318
Ken Rudolph            5   16    1    5   0   1   0    4   0   0    0    3  .313
Billy Williams        21   81   13   23   3   0   1   10   1   0    9   11  .284
Glenn Beckert         18   71    4   20   6   0   0    9   0   0    8    1  .282
Paul Popovich          6   18    5    5   0   0   0    3   0   0    4    0  .278
Don Kessinger         21   67    5   18   1   0   0    6   0   1   10    3  .269
Joe Pepitone          17   62    7   16   2   0   1   11   0   0    3    4  .258
Cleo James             6   13    2    3   0   0   0    0   2   0    1    2  .231
Randy Hundley         19   60    3    9   1   0   0    2   0   1    6    3  .150
Jim Hickman           12   29    3    4   0   0   0    1   1   0    4    7  .138
Adrian Garrett         4    7    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .000
Tony Larussa           1    0    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 Cincinnati           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Larry Stahl            8    8    2    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    1  .500
Dave Concepcion       16   59   11   21   2   1   2   15   2   0    3   11  .356
Joe Morgan            21   76   16   25   5   2   4   17  11   2   16    5  .329
Pete Rose             20   77   14   25   4   1   0    6   1   2   11    6  .325
Tony Perez            21   76    9   23   4   0   3   10   1   0    9   12  .303
Joe Hague              6    7    2    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    1  .286
Bobby Tolan           19   78    8   21   4   0   1   13   5   3    3    8  .269
Phil Gagliano         11   23    3    6   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    1  .261
Denis Menke           18   44    4   10   3   0   0    4   0   0   10   10  .227
Cesar Geronimo        21   70    9   15   3   0   1    5   3   0    2   14  .214
Johnny Bench          21   70    7   12   1   0   3   10   0   1   19   17  .171
Bill Plummer           3    6    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .167
Richie Scheinblum      8   15    2    2   0   0   1    2   0   0    4    1  .133
Darrel Chaney         12   23    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    4  .044
Gene Locklear          8    4    4    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .000
Bob Barton             2    1    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
Bob Watson            25   90   13   30   5   1   3   16   1   1   12   14  .333
Cesar Cedeno          25   93   11   27  11   1   2    9   8   2   11   18  .290
Tommie Agee           18   37    3   10   0   1   0    0   0   2    3    8  .270
Jim Wynn              25   96   22   25   4   1   8   17   4   3   12   17  .260
Tommy Helms           25   95    9   22   1   1   0    6   1   0    6    7  .232
Johnny Edwards        19   63    6   14   3   2   1    8   0   0    3    6  .222
Bob Gallagher         10    9    2    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    5  .222
Doug Rader            25   87    9   18   2   0   5   12   1   1   12   23  .207
Jimmy Stewart          6    5    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .200
Larry Howard          12   28    2    5   2   0   0    1   0   0    2    6  .179
Lee May               19   68    6   12   4   0   1    5   0   0    3   12  .177
Hector Torres          9   20    2    2   0   0   0    1   0   1    2    3  .100
Roger Metzger         21   68    3    6   0   2   0    5   1   1    3    9  .088
Jesus Alou             4    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Norm Miller            3    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000

 Los Angeles          G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Manny Mota             9   31    3   12   1   0   0    1   0   0    3    2  .387
Ken McMullen           6   19    0    7   2   0   0    1   0   0    1    5  .368
Von Joshua            10   24    3    8   0   0   1    6   1   1    2    1  .333
Joe Ferguson          22   81   13   26   7   0   5   15   0   1   14   11  .321
Davey Lopes           14   25    4    8   0   0   0    3   4   0    5    7  .320
Bill Buckner          23  100   12   28   3   0   2    8   3   0    2    6  .280
Ron Cey               21   65    4   17   1   0   1    8   0   0    8   12  .262
Bill Russell          23   95    8   23   3   0   0    2   1   0    2   13  .242
Willie Davis          23   96   14   23   3   2   4   14   4   1    5    8  .240
Lee Lacy              20   66    5   14   1   0   0    3   0   2    8   18  .212
Willie Crawford       21   72    8   15   4   0   0    5   3   1   10   11  .208
Steve Garvey          16   40    0    8   2   0   0    1   0   0    0    5  .200
Tom Paciorek          14   30    1    5   1   0   1    2   0   1    3    6  .167
Steve Yeager           4    7    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .143
Chris Cannizzaro       1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Paul Powell            2    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000

 Montreal             G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ron Woods             12   22    6    9   1   0   0    4   0   1    5    0  .409
Ron Fairly            17   45   10   18   3   0   3    8   0   1   18    2  .400
Hal Breeden            9   19    2    6   0   0   2    5   0   0    0    3  .316
Ron Hunt              16   55   10   17   0   0   0    4   1   2    8    5  .309
Boots Day             11   10    2    3   1   0   0    3   0   0    1    0  .300
Ken Singleton         19   62   12   18   1   0   3   10   1   1   12    9  .290
John Boccabella       16   53    3   15   4   0   0    7   0   0    1    9  .283
Tim Foli              19   77    8   17   1   0   1    7   2   1    2    9  .221
Pepe Frias            12   37    4    8   3   0   0    3   0   1    2    4  .216
Mike Jorgensen        15   51    4    9   3   0   1    3   0   1    7    7  .177
Coco Laboy            14   24    2    4   1   0   1    2   0   0    5    7  .167
Terry Humphrey         7   18    1    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    5  .167
Jorge Roque           18   58    7    9   2   0   1    6   2   1    4   15  .155
Bob Bailey            13   22    4    3   0   0   1    4   0   0    6    3  .136
Pepe Mangual          10   23    1    3   1   0   1    3   0   0    1    9  .130
Bob Stinson            2    0    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
Jim Beauchamp          3    6    0    2   0   0   0    3   0   0    0    0  .333
John Milner           16   52   11   17   1   0   5   13   0   1   12    9  .327
Ted Martinez          12   31    5   10   0   0   0    1   0   2    2    6  .323
Ed Kranepool          10   25    3    8   1   1   0    6   0   0    2    1  .320
George Theodore        8   22    1    6   2   0   0    2   0   0    2    2  .273
Jerry Grote            9   26    1    7   2   0   0    4   0   0    0    3  .269
Wayne Garrett         13   31    1    8   3   0   0    2   1   1    7    4  .258
Ken Boswell            7    8    1    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    0  .250
Cleon Jones           11   37    4    9   1   0   2    6   0   0    3    7  .243
Jim Fregosi           11   31    1    7   2   0   0    3   0   1    6    8  .226
Bud Harrelson         17   62    3   11   1   0   0    0   1   1    7   10  .177
Rusty Staub           20   69    7   11   3   0   2    4   0   0   12    4  .159
Felix Millan          20   76    8   12   3   1   0    1   0   0    7    5  .158
Duffy Dyer            13   41    2    5   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    9  .122
Rich Chiles            8   25    2    3   2   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .120
Willie Mays           10   34    3    4   1   0   0    1   0   0    4    8  .118

 Philadelphia         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Mike Anderson         13   21    4    7   2   0   1    3   0   1    3    4  .333
Del Unser             11   29    2    9   0   0   0    2   0   3    2    2  .310
Bill Robinson         18   52    9   15   7   0   1    6   1   0    2   10  .289
Tommy Hutton           9   21    4    6   1   0   0    5   1   0    0    1  .286
Mike Ryan              5   14    4    4   0   1   0    2   0   0    1    5  .286
Larry Bowa            19   78    8   22   1   1   0    8   1   1    5    5  .282
Mike Schmidt           9   29    1    8   1   0   1    3   1   0    6   12  .276
Denny Doyle           13   34    6    9   1   1   0    1   0   0    7    6  .265
Bob Boone             14   48    4   11   1   0   0    3   0   0    6    2  .229
Willie Montanez       19   71    4   16   0   1   1   12   0   3    8   13  .225
Cesar Tovar           11   36    6    8   2   1   0    2   0   0    5    2  .222
Greg Luzinski         19   69    5   15   3   1   0    1   0   0    4   23  .217
Terry Harmon          10   23    2    5   1   0   0    2   0   0    4    3  .217
Deron Johnson         12   36    3    6   2   0   1    5   0   0    5   10  .167
Jose Pagan             8   14    0    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .071
Larry Cox              1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 Pittsburgh           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Chuck Goggin           1    1    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0 1.000
Dave Parker            1    1    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0 1.000
Fernando Gonzalez      2    2    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .500
Willie Stargell       14   54   17   21   3   0   7   18   0   0    9   12  .389
Gene Clines            8   11    2    4   0   1   0    2   0   1    1    1  .364
Manny Sanguillen      16   73   13   25   4   2   1    5   0   0    1    5  .343
Al Oliver             15   66   12   21   6   1   2   14   0   0    3    5  .318
Dave Cash             10   44    6   13   1   0   0    3   0   2    3    3  .296
Richie Hebner         16   63    8   18   5   0   2    9   0   0    8    3  .286
Vic Davalillo          9   11    3    3   0   0   1    2   0   0    0    0  .273
Milt May              15   59    5   16   0   0   2    8   0   0    4    5  .271
Bob Robertson         16   63   11   17   4   0   3    9   0   1   10   13  .270
Gene Alley            15   50    7   12   2   0   2    8   0   0    7   10  .240
Rennie Stennett       11   45    4    9   0   1   2    6   0   0    1    5  .200
Richie Zisk            5   12    1    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    5  .167
Jackie Hernandez       2    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Dal Maxvill            1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 San Diego            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Pat Corrales           2    2    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .500
Dave Marshall         16   29    3   10   4   0   0    2   0   1    5    4  .345
Cito Gaston           19   63   11   21   2   1   3    8   0   0    4   15  .333
Fred Kendall          20   65    7   20   5   1   1   11   0   0    5    5  .308
Dave Campbell         13   33    2   10   2   0   0    5   0   1    4    6  .303
Nate Colbert          23   86    9   23   3   0   1   10   1   2   10   24  .267
Johnny Grubb          17   54    5   14   2   0   0    2   0   1    3   12  .259
Leron Lee             22   82    8   21   1   0   1    6   2   0   12   17  .256
Derrel Thomas         21   68    5   16   2   0   0    3   2   1   10    8  .235
Dave Hilton           23   78    9   17   3   0   1    7   0   0    8    8  .218
Jerry Morales         19   45    4    9   2   0   2    7   0   0    4    8  .200
Enzo Hernandez        17   54    4   10   0   0   0    4   1   0    4    1  .185
Ivan Murrell          12   13    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    5  .154
Bob Davis              5   11    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    5  .091
Dave Roberts          13   24    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    5  .083

 San Francisco        G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Chris Arnold           2    2    1    1   0   0   1    4   0   0    0    0  .500
Mike Phillips          6    2    2    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .500
Garry Maddox          20   79   12   31   2   3   1    9   5   2    2   10  .392
Mike Sadek             3    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Ed Goodson            19   71    8   23   4   1   1    9   0   0    5    8  .324
Gary Matthews         18   47    3   15   3   2   0    3   0   0    4    7  .319
Tito Fuentes          25  109   13   34   3   2   1    8   5   1    3   11  .312
Bobby Bonds           25  109   21   33  10   2   5   17   4   4    9   24  .303
Chris Speier          25  102   15   28   4   0   3   13   1   1    9   19  .275
Willie McCovey        24   66    9   18   2   0   5   14   0   0   22   12  .273
Gary Thomasson        19   60    6   14   0   1   2   10   0   0    5    9  .233
Al Gallagher           5    9    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .222
Dave Rader            25   82   11   17   4   0   0    6   0   0   11    5  .207
Jim Howarth            9   11    2    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .182
Dave Kingman          18   41    6    7   2   0   1    2   1   0    4   13  .171
Jim Ray Hart           5    3    0    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    1  .000
Damaso Blanco          7    0    2    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
Ted Sizemore          15   54    6   18   4   0   0    9   1   1    6    4  .333
Luis Melendez         13   30    4   10   1   0   0    3   1   1    5    5  .333
Joe Torre             19   69    8   20   1   0   2   10   0   0    7   11  .290
Bill Stein             9   11    0    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    4  .273
Jose Cruz             19   74    9   18   4   1   2    6   0   0    5   11  .243
Tim McCarver          14   21    1    5   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    1  .238
Lou Brock             18   80    8   19   3   2   0    7   3   2    3    8  .238
Ted Simmons           19   70    3   16   2   1   0    6   0   0    8    6  .229
Dwain Anderson         9    9    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .222
Bobby Fenwick          3    5    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .200
Ken Reitz             18   67    3   12   1   0   0    3   0   0    4    2  .179
Bernie Carbo          13   34    1    6   1   0   0    2   0   0    5    7  .177
Ed Crosby             11   26    3    4   2   1   0    0   0   0    2    4  .154
Mick Kelleher          4    7    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .143
Ray Busse             16   44    5    5   2   1   1    2   0   0    2   14  .114
Mike Tyson             5    6    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  B. Bonds (SF)           109
  T. Fuentes (SF)         109
  C. Speier (SF)          102
  B. Buckner (LA)         100
  W. Davis (LA)            96
  J. Wynn (HOU)            96
  T. Helms (HOU)           95
  B. Russell (LA)          95
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          93
  R. Garr (ATL)            90

Runs Scored:

  J. Wynn (HOU)            22
  B. Bonds (SF)            21
  J. Cardenal (CHI)        19
  W. Stargell (PIT)        17
  J. Morgan (CIN)          16
  C. Speier (SF)           15
  W. Davis (LA)            14
  P. Rose (CIN)            14
  R. Santo (CHI)           14
  D. Baker (ATL)           13

Hits:

  T. Fuentes (SF)          34
  B. Bonds (SF)            33
  G. Maddox (SF)           31
  B. Watson (HOU)          30
  B. Buckner (LA)          28
  R. Santo (CHI)           28
  C. Speier (SF)           28
  J. Cardenal (CHI)        27
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          27
  J. Ferguson (LA)         26

Doubles:

  C. Cedeno (HOU)          11
  B. Bonds (SF)            10
  J. Cardenal (CHI)         7
  J. Ferguson (LA)          7
  B. Robinson (PHI)         7
  G. Beckert (CHI)          6
  A. Oliver (PIT)           6
  R. Hebner (PIT)           5
  F. Kendall (SD)           5
  J. Morgan (CIN)           5

Triples:

  G. Maddox (SF)            3
  B. Bonds (SF)             2
  L. Brock (STL)            2
  W. Davis (LA)             2
  J. Edwards (HOU)          2
  T. Fuentes (SF)           2
  G. Matthews (SF)          2
  R. Metzger (HOU)          2
  J. Morgan (CIN)           2
  M. Perez (ATL)            2

Home Runs:

  J. Wynn (HOU)             8
  H. Aaron (ATL)            7
  W. Stargell (PIT)         7
  D. Evans (ATL)            6
  B. Bonds (SF)             5
  J. Ferguson (LA)          5
  W. McCovey (SF)           5
  J. Milner (NY)            5
  D. Rader (HOU)            5
  W. Davis (LA)             4

RBI:

  W. Stargell (PIT)        18
  B. Bonds (SF)            17
  J. Morgan (CIN)          17
  J. Wynn (HOU)            17
  B. Watson (HOU)          16
  J. Cardenal (CHI)        15
  D. Concepcion (CIN)      15
  D. Evans (ATL)           15
  J. Ferguson (LA)         15
  W. Davis (LA)            14

Stolen Bases:

  J. Morgan (CIN)          11
  C. Cedeno (HOU)           8
  T. Fuentes (SF)           5
  G. Maddox (SF)            5
  B. Tolan (CIN)            5
  B. Bonds (SF)             4
  W. Davis (LA)             4
  D. Lopes (LA)             4
  J. Wynn (HOU)             4
  D. Baker (ATL)            3

Caught Stealing:

  R. Monday (CHI)           5
  B. Bonds (SF)             4
  W. Montanez (PHI)         3
  B. Tolan (CIN)            3
  D. Unser (PHI)            3
  J. Wynn (HOU)             3
  T. Agee (HOU)             2
  L. Brock (STL)            2
  D. Cash (PIT)             2
  C. Cedeno (HOU)           2

Walks:

  W. McCovey (SF)          22
  J. Bench (CIN)           19
  R. Fairly (MON)          18
  R. Monday (CHI)          18
  J. Morgan (CIN)          16
  H. Aaron (ATL)           15
  J. Ferguson (LA)         14
  L. Lee (SD)              12
  J. Milner (NY)           12
  D. Rader (HOU)           12

Strikeouts:

  B. Bonds (SF)            24
  N. Colbert (SD)          24
  G. Luzinski (PHI)        23
  D. Rader (HOU)           23
  C. Speier (SF)           19
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          18
  L. Lacy (LA)             18
  J. Bench (CIN)           17
  L. Lee (SD)              17
  J. Wynn (HOU)            17

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