Wednesday May 2, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of May 2, 1973:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Pittsburgh       632   93   180   29    5   22    87    0    5   52    83  .285
San Francisco    897  121   241   37   11   21   108   16    8   88   150  .269
Chicago          737   95   195   30    3   12    85    9    9   91   107  .265
Los Angeles      844   81   210   29    2   16    73   16    7   64   126  .249
Cincinnati       723  101   179   28    4   18    93   24    8   96   124  .248
Montreal         660   81   163   26    0   14    74    7   10   77   104  .247
San Diego        791   75   195   28    4    9    72    7    7   76   144  .247
Atlanta          759   75   182   25    5   22    72    8    4   69   105  .240
Philadelphia     654   67   156   27    6    6    60    4    8   61   125  .239
St. Louis        680   64   154   23    6    8    58    6    5   58   105  .227
Houston          877  103   197   37    9   21    95   19   13   75   159  .225
New York         655   56   138   24    2    9    53    2    6   79   100  .211

 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)          21   78   14   29   4   0   4   11   1   1   12    9  .372
Jose Cardenal (CHI)      21   80   19   28   8   1   2   16   1   1   10   13  .350
Bob Watson (HOU)         26   93   16   32   5   1   4   19   1   1   13   14  .344
Manny Sanguillen (PIT)   17   77   13   26   4   2   1    5   0   0    1    5  .338
Pete Rose (CIN)          21   82   15   26   4   1   1    8   1   2   11    8  .317
Joe Morgan (CIN)         22   79   16   25   5   2   4   17  11   2   16    7  .317
Ed Goodson (SF)          20   73    8   23   4   1   1    9   0   0    6    8  .315
Rick Monday (CHI)        19   70   13   22   4   1   4    9   0   5   18   14  .314
Joe Ferguson (LA)        23   84   13   26   7   0   5   16   0   1   14   11  .310

 Atlanta              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Dusty Baker           20   78   13   24   3   0   2    7   3   0    7    6  .308
Dick Dietz             9   10    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    2  .300
Johnny Oates          21   79    7   22   3   0   2    6   0   2    4    9  .279
Rod Gilbreath         19   65    5   18   1   1   0    2   2   1    3    9  .277
Davey Johnson         22   81    7   22   3   0   2    6   0   0   11    9  .272
Mike Lum              15   38    5   10   1   0   2    7   0   0    1    7  .263
Marty Perez           18   56    4   14   4   2   1    8   0   1    8    6  .250
Darrell Evans         22   79   12   19   4   1   6   15   0   0   10   13  .241
Ralph Garr            21   93    6   19   2   1   0    2   3   0    4    8  .204
Hank Aaron            20   64   12   11   1   0   7   11   0   0   15    9  .172
Oscar Brown            8   18    0    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    3  .167
Larvell Blanks        10   12    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .167
Sonny Jackson         12   21    0    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .143
Paul Casanova          4    7    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Jack Pierce            3    3    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             21   78   14   29   4   0   4   11   1   1   12    9  .372
Jose Cardenal         21   80   19   28   8   1   2   16   1   1   10   13  .350
Rick Monday           19   70   13   22   4   1   4    9   0   5   18   14  .314
Ken Rudolph            5   16    1    5   0   1   0    4   0   0    0    3  .313
Billy Williams        22   85   13   24   3   0   1   10   1   0    9   12  .282
Glenn Beckert         19   75    4   21   6   0   0    9   0   0    8    2  .280
Paul Popovich          6   18    5    5   0   0   0    3   0   0    4    0  .278
Don Kessinger         22   70    5   18   1   0   0    6   0   1   10    4  .257
Joe Pepitone          18   66    8   16   2   0   1   11   1   0    3    4  .242
Cleo James             6   13    2    3   0   0   0    0   2   0    1    2  .231
Randy Hundley         20   64    3   10   1   0   0    2   1   1    6    4  .156
Jim Hickman           13   30    3    4   0   0   0    1   1   0    4    8  .133
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       17   63   12   23   3   1   3   18   2   0    3   13  .365
Pete Rose             21   82   15   26   4   1   1    8   1   2   11    8  .317
Joe Morgan            22   79   16   25   5   2   4   17  11   2   16    7  .317
Tony Perez            22   79   10   23   4   0   3   10   1   0   10   13  .291
Phil Gagliano         11   23    3    6   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    1  .261
Bobby Tolan           20   82    8   21   4   0   1   13   5   3    3    9  .256
Cesar Geronimo        22   71   10   16   3   0   1    5   4   0    2   14  .225
Denis Menke           19   47    4   10   3   0   0    4   0   0   11   12  .213
Joe Hague              7   10    2    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    3  .200
Johnny Bench          22   73    8   13   1   0   4   11   0   1   20   18  .178
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            26   93   16   32   5   1   4   19   1   1   13   14  .344
Cesar Cedeno          26   98   12   28  11   1   2    9   9   2   11   18  .286
Tommie Agee           19   38    3   10   0   1   0    0   0   3    3    9  .263
Jim Wynn              26  100   22   26   4   1   8   17   4   4   12   18  .260
Tommy Helms           26  100    9   24   1   1   0    9   1   0    6    7  .240
Bob Gallagher         10    9    2    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    5  .222
Johnny Edwards        20   68    6   15   3   2   1    9   0   0    3    7  .221
Lee May               20   72    7   15   5   0   1    7   0   0    3   13  .208
Doug Rader            26   90   11   18   2   0   5   12   2   1   13   25  .200
Jesus Alou             5    5    0    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .200
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
Roger Metzger         22   71    5    8   1   2   0    5   2   1    5    9  .113
Hector Torres          9   20    2    2   0   0   0    1   0   1    2    3  .100
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            10   35    4   13   1   0   0    1   0   0    3    2  .371
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
Davey Lopes           15   29    4    9   0   0   0    3   4   0    5    8  .310
Joe Ferguson          23   84   13   26   7   0   5   16   0   1   14   11  .310
Bill Buckner          24  104   13   29   3   0   2    8   3   0    2    6  .279
Willie Davis          24  100   16   27   4   2   6   17   4   1    5    8  .270
Ron Cey               22   68    4   18   1   0   1    8   0   0    8   13  .265
Bill Russell          24   98    8   24   3   0   0    2   1   0    2   13  .245
Lee Lacy              20   66    5   14   1   0   0    3   0   2    8   18  .212
Willie Crawford       22   75    8   15   4   0   0    5   3   1   10   11  .200
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             13   26    6   10   1   0   0    4   0   1    5    0  .385
Ron Fairly            18   48   10   18   3   0   3    8   0   1   19    2  .375
Ron Hunt              17   57   11   18   0   0   0    4   1   2    9    5  .316
Hal Breeden            9   19    2    6   0   0   2    5   0   0    0    3  .316
John Boccabella       17   56    3   17   4   0   0    8   0   0    1    9  .304
Boots Day             11   10    2    3   1   0   0    3   0   0    1    0  .300
Ken Singleton         20   66   13   19   2   0   3   10   1   1   12   10  .288
Pepe Frias            12   37    4    8   3   0   0    3   0   1    2    4  .216
Tim Foli              20   82    8   17   1   0   1    7   2   1    2   10  .207
Mike Jorgensen        16   56    4   11   3   0   1    5   1   1    7    7  .196
Coco Laboy            15   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           19   58    7    9   2   0   1    6   2   1    4   15  .155
Bob Bailey            14   26    4    4   0   0   1    4   0   0    6    4  .154
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          4    9    0    3   0   0   0    3   0   0    1    1  .333
John Milner           16   52   11   17   1   0   5   13   0   1   12    9  .327
Ed Kranepool          10   25    3    8   1   1   0    6   0   0    2    1  .320
Ted Martinez          13   35    5   11   0   0   0    2   0   2    3    6  .314
Jerry Grote           10   30    1    8   2   0   0    4   0   0    0    3  .267
George Theodore        9   23    1    6   2   0   0    2   0   0    2    3  .261
Wayne Garrett         13   31    1    8   3   0   0    2   1   1    7    4  .258
Cleon Jones           11   37    4    9   1   0   2    6   0   0    3    7  .243
Ken Boswell            8    9    1    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    0  .222
Bud Harrelson         18   65    4   14   1   0   0    0   1   1    8   10  .215
Jim Fregosi           12   35    1    7   2   0   0    3   0   1    6    8  .200
Felix Millan          21   81    8   14   4   1   0    1   0   0    7    5  .173
Rusty Staub           21   73    7   12   3   0   2    4   0   0   12    4  .164
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           11   37    3    4   1   0   0    1   0   0    5    9  .108

 Philadelphia         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Mike Anderson         14   25    6    9   2   0   2    4   0   1    3    4  .360
Del Unser             11   29    2    9   0   0   0    2   0   3    2    2  .310
Bill Robinson         19   56    9   16   7   0   1    7   1   0    2   11  .286
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            20   82    8   23   1   1   0    8   1   1    6    5  .281
Mike Schmidt          10   33    1    9   2   0   1    3   1   0    6   13  .273
Cesar Tovar           12   41    7   11   4   1   0    3   0   0    5    2  .268
Denny Doyle           14   35    6    9   1   1   0    1   0   0    7    6  .257
Terry Harmon          11   26    2    6   1   0   0    2   0   0    4    3  .231
Willie Montanez       20   75    4   17   0   1   1   12   0   3    8   13  .227
Greg Luzinski         19   69    5   15   3   1   0    1   0   0    4   23  .217
Bob Boone             15   52    4   11   1   0   0    3   0   0    6    2  .212
Deron Johnson         12   36    3    6   2   0   1    5   0   0    5   10  .167
Jose Pagan             9   16    1    2   2   0   0    1   0   0    0    4  .125
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       15   57   18   21   3   0   7   18   0   0   10   12  .368
Gene Clines            8   11    2    4   0   1   0    2   0   1    1    1  .364
Manny Sanguillen      17   77   13   26   4   2   1    5   0   0    1    5  .338
Al Oliver             16   69   12   21   6   1   2   15   0   0    3    5  .304
Richie Hebner         17   67    8   20   6   0   2    9   0   0    8    3  .299
Milt May              16   63    5   18   0   0   2    9   0   1    4    5  .286
Bob Robertson         17   67   11   19   4   0   3    9   0   1   10   13  .284
Vic Davalillo          9   11    3    3   0   0   1    2   0   0    0    0  .273
Dave Cash             11   48    7   13   1   0   0    3   0   2    3    4  .271
Gene Alley            15   50    7   12   2   0   2    8   0   0    7   10  .240
Rennie Stennett       12   47    4    9   0   1   2    6   0   0    3    5  .192
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         17   30    3   10   4   0   0    2   0   1    5    5  .333
Dave Campbell         14   37    2   12   2   0   0    5   0   1    4    6  .324
Johnny Grubb          18   58    7   18   3   1   0    3   0   2    4   12  .310
Cito Gaston           20   68   11   21   2   1   3    8   0   0    4   15  .309
Fred Kendall          21   70    7   21   5   1   1   11   0   0    5    7  .300
Nate Colbert          24   90    9   25   3   0   1   11   1   2   11   25  .278
Leron Lee             23   87    8   24   2   0   1    8   2   0   12   18  .276
Derrel Thomas         22   73    6   17   2   1   0    3   2   1   10    8  .233
Dave Hilton           24   80    9   17   3   0   1    7   1   0    9    8  .213
Jerry Morales         20   46    4    9   2   0   2    7   0   0    4    9  .196
Enzo Hernandez        17   54    4   10   0   0   0    4   1   0    4    1  .185
Ivan Murrell          13   14    3    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    5  .143
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           3    2    1    1   0   0   1    4   0   0    1    0  .500
Mike Phillips          7    2    3    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             4    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .333
Ed Goodson            20   73    8   23   4   1   1    9   0   0    6    8  .315
Gary Matthews         19   51    3   16   4   2   0    3   0   0    4    7  .314
Tito Fuentes          26  113   13   34   3   2   1    8   5   1    3   12  .301
Bobby Bonds           26  114   21   34  10   2   5   17   4   4    9   26  .298
Willie McCovey        25   69    9   19   2   0   5   14   0   0   23   12  .275
Chris Speier          26  105   15   28   4   0   3   13   1   1   10   21  .267
Gary Thomasson        20   62    6   14   0   1   2   10   0   0    5   10  .226
Al Gallagher           5    9    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .222
Dave Rader            26   86   11   18   4   0   0    6   0   0   11    5  .209
Dave Kingman          19   42    6    7   2   0   1    3   1   0    4   14  .167
Jim Howarth           10   12    2    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .167
Jim Ray Hart           5    3    0    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    1  .000
Damaso Blanco          8    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
Joe Torre             20   73    9   22   1   0   2   10   0   0    7   12  .301
Luis Melendez         14   35    4   10   1   0   0    3   1   1    5    7  .286
Bill Stein             9   11    0    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    4  .273
Lou Brock             19   85    9   21   3   2   1    9   3   2    3    8  .247
Jose Cruz             20   77   10   19   4   1   3    9   0   0    6   11  .247
Ted Simmons           20   73    4   17   2   1   0    6   0   0    9    6  .233
Dwain Anderson         9    9    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .222
Mike Tyson             6    9    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   1    1    0  .222
Tim McCarver          15   25    1    5   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    1  .200
Bobby Fenwick          3    5    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .200
Mick Kelleher          5   11    0    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .182
Ken Reitz             19   68    3   12   1   0   0    3   0   0    4    2  .177
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
Ray Busse             16   44    5    5   2   1   1    2   0   0    2   14  .114

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  B. Bonds (SF)           114
  T. Fuentes (SF)         113
  C. Speier (SF)          105
  B. Buckner (LA)         104
  W. Davis (LA)           100
  T. Helms (HOU)          100
  J. Wynn (HOU)           100
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          98
  B. Russell (LA)          98
  R. Garr (ATL)            93

Runs Scored:

  J. Wynn (HOU)            22
  B. Bonds (SF)            21
  J. Cardenal (CHI)        19
  W. Stargell (PIT)        18
  W. Davis (LA)            16
  J. Morgan (CIN)          16
  B. Watson (HOU)          16
  P. Rose (CIN)            15
  C. Speier (SF)           15
  R. Santo (CHI)           14

Hits:

  B. Bonds (SF)            34
  T. Fuentes (SF)          34
  B. Watson (HOU)          32
  G. Maddox (SF)           31
  B. Buckner (LA)          29
  R. Santo (CHI)           29
  J. Cardenal (CHI)        28
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          28
  C. Speier (SF)           28
  W. Davis (LA)            27

Doubles:

  C. Cedeno (HOU)          11
  B. Bonds (SF)            10
  J. Cardenal (CHI)         8
  J. Ferguson (LA)          7
  B. Robinson (PHI)         7
  G. Beckert (CHI)          6
  R. Hebner (PIT)           6
  A. Oliver (PIT)           6
  F. Kendall (SD)           5
  L. May (HOU)              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
  W. Davis (LA)             6
  D. Evans (ATL)            6
  B. Bonds (SF)             5
  J. Ferguson (LA)          5
  W. McCovey (SF)           5
  J. Milner (NY)            5
  D. Rader (HOU)            5

RBI:

  B. Watson (HOU)          19
  D. Concepcion (CIN)      18
  W. Stargell (PIT)        18
  B. Bonds (SF)            17
  W. Davis (LA)            17
  J. Morgan (CIN)          17
  J. Wynn (HOU)            17
  J. Cardenal (CHI)        16
  J. Ferguson (LA)         16
  D. Evans (ATL)           15

Stolen Bases:

  J. Morgan (CIN)          11
  C. Cedeno (HOU)           9
  T. Fuentes (SF)           5
  G. Maddox (SF)            5
  B. Tolan (CIN)            5
  B. Bonds (SF)             4
  W. Davis (LA)             4
  C. Geronimo (CIN)         4
  D. Lopes (LA)             4
  J. Wynn (HOU)             4

Caught Stealing:

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

Walks:

  W. McCovey (SF)          23
  J. Bench (CIN)           20
  R. Fairly (MON)          19
  R. Monday (CHI)          18
  J. Morgan (CIN)          16
  H. Aaron (ATL)           15
  J. Ferguson (LA)         14
  D. Rader (HOU)           13
  B. Watson (HOU)          13
  L. Lee (SD)              12

Strikeouts:

  B. Bonds (SF)            26
  N. Colbert (SD)          25
  D. Rader (HOU)           25
  G. Luzinski (PHI)        23
  C. Speier (SF)           21
  J. Bench (CIN)           18
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          18
  L. Lacy (LA)             18
  L. Lee (SD)              18
  J. Wynn (HOU)            18

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