Thursday May 3, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of May 3, 1973:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Pittsburgh       675  107   197   30    5   25    99    0    5   54    85  .292
San Francisco    934  126   252   39   11   22   111   16    8   91   155  .270
Chicago          773   99   206   32    3   12    89    9    9   92   112  .267
Cincinnati       757  107   191   30    4   19    98   25   10   97   133  .252
Montreal         660   81   163   26    0   14    74    7   10   77   104  .247
San Diego        827   76   204   29    5    9    72    7    7   76   152  .247
Los Angeles      872   82   215   29    2   16    74   18    7   67   131  .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        712   67   160   24    7    8    60    6    5   62   114  .225
Houston          877  103   197   37    9   21    95   19   13   75   159  .225
New York         687   61   145   25    2   10    58    2    7   81   108  .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)          22   82   14   31   5   0   4   11   1   1   12   10  .378
Willie Stargell (PIT)    16   62   19   22   3   0   7   18   0   0   10   12  .355
Manny Sanguillen (PIT)   18   82   15   29   4   2   1    6   0   0    1    5  .354
Jose Cardenal (CHI)      22   84   20   29   8   1   2   16   1   1   10   14  .345
Bob Watson (HOU)         26   93   16   32   5   1   4   19   1   1   13   14  .344
Al Oliver (PIT)          17   74   15   25   6   1   4   21   0   0    3    5  .338
Joe Morgan (CIN)         23   82   17   27   5   2   4   17  12   3   17    7  .329
Cito Gaston (SD)         21   72   11   23   2   1   3    8   0   0    4   16  .319
Ed Goodson (SF)          20   73    8   23   4   1   1    9   0   0    6    8  .315

 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         4    2    1    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .500
Ron Santo             22   82   14   31   5   0   4   11   1   1   12   10  .378
Jose Cardenal         22   84   20   29   8   1   2   16   1   1   10   14  .345
Gene Hiser            15   15    2    5   0   0   0    1   1   0    1    1  .333
Ken Rudolph            6   19    1    6   1   1   0    4   0   0    0    3  .316
Rick Monday           20   71   13   22   4   1   4    9   0   5   18   14  .310
Glenn Beckert         19   75    4   21   6   0   0    9   0   0    8    2  .280
Paul Popovich          7   22    5    6   0   0   0    4   0   0    4    1  .273
Don Kessinger         23   74    5   20   1   0   0    8   0   1   10    4  .270
Billy Williams        23   90   13   24   3   0   1   10   1   0    9   13  .267
Joe Pepitone          19   70    9   18   2   0   1   11   1   0    3    4  .257
Cleo James             7   13    3    3   0   0   0    0   2   0    1    2  .231
Randy Hundley         21   64    3   10   1   0   0    2   1   1    6    4  .156
Jim Hickman           14   30    4    4   0   0   0    2   1   0    5    8  .133
Adrian Garrett         5    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            9    9    3    5   0   0   1    4   0   0    3    1  .556
Dave Concepcion       18   67   12   24   4   1   3   18   2   0    3   13  .358
Joe Morgan            23   82   17   27   5   2   4   17  12   3   17    7  .329
Pete Rose             22   86   15   27   4   1   1    8   1   3   11    9  .314
Tony Perez            23   83   11   24   5   0   3   11   1   0   10   15  .289
Bobby Tolan           21   86    8   23   4   0   1   14   5   3    3   10  .267
Phil Gagliano         11   23    3    6   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    1  .261
Cesar Geronimo        23   72   10   16   3   0   1    5   4   0    2   14  .222
Denis Menke           20   51    5   11   3   0   0    4   0   0   11   15  .216
Joe Hague              7   10    2    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    3  .200
Johnny Bench          23   77    9   15   1   0   4   11   0   1   20   18  .195
Richie Scheinblum      9   18    3    3   0   0   1    2   0   0    4    2  .167
Bill Plummer           4    6    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .167
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
Ken McMullen           6   19    0    7   2   0   0    1   0   0    1    5  .368
Manny Mota            11   38    4   13   1   0   0    2   0   0    3    2  .342
Von Joshua            10   24    3    8   0   0   1    6   1   1    2    1  .333
Davey Lopes           16   32    5   10   0   0   0    3   5   0    6    9  .313
Joe Ferguson          23   84   13   26   7   0   5   16   0   1   14   11  .310
Bill Buckner          25  108   13   29   3   0   2    8   3   0    2    7  .269
Willie Davis          25  104   16   27   4   2   6   17   4   1    5   10  .260
Ron Cey               23   72    4   18   1   0   1    8   0   0    8   13  .250
Bill Russell          25  101    8   25   3   0   0    2   1   0    2   14  .248
Willie Crawford       23   79    8   18   4   0   0    5   3   1   10   11  .228
Lee Lacy              21   67    5   14   1   0   0    3   0   2    8   18  .209
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           5    7    1    1   0   0   0    0   1   0    2    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 Gosger             1    3    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   1    0    1  .667
John Milner           16   52   11   17   1   0   5   13   0   1   12    9  .327
Ted Martinez          14   39    6   12   0   0   0    2   0   2    3    6  .308
Jim Beauchamp          5   10    0    3   0   0   0    3   0   0    1    1  .300
Ed Kranepool          11   28    3    8   1   1   0    6   0   0    2    1  .286
George Theodore       10   24    1    6   2   0   0    2   0   0    2    4  .250
Cleon Jones           11   37    4    9   1   0   2    6   0   0    3    7  .243
Jerry Grote           11   33    2    8   2   0   0    4   0   0    1    4  .242
Wayne Garrett         14   34    2    8   3   0   0    2   1   1    8    5  .235
Ken Boswell            8    9    1    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    0  .222
Bud Harrelson         19   68    4   15   2   0   0    1   1   1    8   11  .221
Jim Fregosi           13   36    1    7   2   0   0    3   0   1    6    9  .194
Felix Millan          22   85    9   15   4   1   0    1   0   0    7    5  .177
Rusty Staub           22   77    8   13   3   0   3    8   0   0   12    6  .169
Rich Chiles            8   25    2    3   2   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .120
Duffy Dyer            14   42    2    5   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    9  .119
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
Gene Clines            8   11    2    4   0   1   0    2   0   1    1    1  .364
Willie Stargell       16   62   19   22   3   0   7   18   0   0   10   12  .355
Manny Sanguillen      18   82   15   29   4   2   1    6   0   0    1    5  .354
Al Oliver             17   74   15   25   6   1   4   21   0   0    3    5  .338
Milt May              17   68    7   21   0   0   3   12   0   1    4    5  .309
Bob Robertson         18   71   14   21   5   0   3   10   0   1   11   13  .296
Dave Cash             12   53    9   15   1   0   0    4   0   2    3    4  .283
Richie Hebner         18   71    9   20   6   0   2    9   0   0    9    3  .282
Vic Davalillo          9   11    3    3   0   0   1    2   0   0    0    0  .273
Gene Alley            15   50    7   12   2   0   2    8   0   0    7   10  .240
Rennie Stennett       13   52    4   10   0   1   2    6   0   0    3    6  .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 Campbell         15   41    2   14   2   0   0    5   0   1    4    6  .342
Johnny Grubb          19   62    8   20   3   1   0    3   0   2    4   12  .323
Dave Marshall         18   31    3   10   4   0   0    2   0   1    5    5  .323
Cito Gaston           21   72   11   23   2   1   3    8   0   0    4   16  .319
Leron Lee             24   91    8   27   3   1   1    8   2   0   12   18  .297
Fred Kendall          22   73    7   21   5   1   1   11   0   0    5    8  .288
Nate Colbert          25   94    9   25   3   0   1   11   1   2   11   28  .266
Derrel Thomas         23   78    6   17   2   1   0    3   2   1   10    8  .218
Dave Hilton           25   84    9   17   3   0   1    7   1   0    9    9  .202
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
Don Mason              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
Chris Arnold           4    3    1    2   0   0   1    4   0   0    1    0  .667
Mike Phillips          8    5    3    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .400
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         20   54    3   17   4   2   0    3   0   0    5    8  .315
Tito Fuentes          27  117   14   36   3   2   1    8   5   1    4   12  .308
Bobby Bonds           27  119   23   35  10   2   5   18   4   4    9   27  .294
Willie McCovey        26   72   10   20   2   0   6   15   0   0   23   14  .278
Chris Speier          27  110   15   29   4   0   3   13   1   1   10   21  .264
Gary Thomasson        21   65    6   15   0   1   2   10   0   0    6   10  .231
Al Gallagher           5    9    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .222
Dave Rader            27   90   12   19   5   0   0    6   0   0   11    5  .211
Dave Kingman          20   43    6    7   2   0   1    3   1   0    4   14  .163
Jim Howarth           11   14    2    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    1  .143
Jim Ray Hart           5    3    0    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    1  .000
Damaso Blanco          9    1    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         15   39    5   12   2   0   0    3   1   1    5    8  .308
Joe Torre             21   75    9   23   1   1   2   10   0   0    9   12  .307
Bill Stein             9   11    0    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    4  .273
Lou Brock             20   90   10   22   3   2   1    9   3   2    3   10  .244
Jose Cruz             21   78   10   19   4   1   3    9   0   0    6   12  .244
Ted Simmons           21   77    4   18   2   1   0    7   0   0    9    6  .234
Dwain Anderson         9    9    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .222
Tim McCarver          16   28    1    6   0   0   0    3   0   0    2    1  .214
Bobby Fenwick          3    5    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .200
Ken Reitz             20   68    3   12   1   0   0    3   0   0    4    2  .177
Mike Tyson             7   12    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   1    2    0  .167
Bernie Carbo          14   37    1    6   1   0   0    2   0   0    5    8  .162
Ed Crosby             11   26    3    4   2   1   0    0   0   0    2    4  .154
Mick Kelleher          6   15    0    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    5  .133
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)           119
  T. Fuentes (SF)         117
  C. Speier (SF)          110
  B. Buckner (LA)         108
  W. Davis (LA)           104
  B. Russell (LA)         101
  T. Helms (HOU)          100
  J. Wynn (HOU)           100
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          98
  N. Colbert (SD)          94

Runs Scored:

  B. Bonds (SF)            23
  J. Wynn (HOU)            22
  J. Cardenal (CHI)        20
  W. Stargell (PIT)        19
  J. Morgan (CIN)          17
  W. Davis (LA)            16
  B. Watson (HOU)          16
  A. Oliver (PIT)          15
  P. Rose (CIN)            15
  M. Sanguillen (PIT)      15

Hits:

  T. Fuentes (SF)          36
  B. Bonds (SF)            35
  B. Watson (HOU)          32
  G. Maddox (SF)           31
  R. Santo (CHI)           31
  B. Buckner (LA)          29
  J. Cardenal (CHI)        29
  M. Sanguillen (PIT)      29
  C. Speier (SF)           29
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          28

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
  W. McCovey (SF)           6
  B. Bonds (SF)             5
  J. Ferguson (LA)          5
  J. Milner (NY)            5
  D. Rader (HOU)            5

RBI:

  A. Oliver (PIT)          21
  B. Watson (HOU)          19
  B. Bonds (SF)            18
  D. Concepcion (CIN)      18
  W. Stargell (PIT)        18
  W. Davis (LA)            17
  J. Morgan (CIN)          17
  J. Wynn (HOU)            17
  J. Cardenal (CHI)        16
  J. Ferguson (LA)         16

Stolen Bases:

  J. Morgan (CIN)          12
  C. Cedeno (HOU)           9
  T. Fuentes (SF)           5
  D. Lopes (LA)             5
  G. Maddox (SF)            5
  B. Tolan (CIN)            5
  B. Bonds (SF)             4
  W. Davis (LA)             4
  C. Geronimo (CIN)         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
  J. Morgan (CIN)           3
  P. Rose (CIN)             3
  B. Tolan (CIN)            3
  D. Unser (PHI)            3
  L. Brock (STL)            2

Walks:

  W. McCovey (SF)          23
  J. Bench (CIN)           20
  R. Fairly (MON)          19
  R. Monday (CHI)          18
  J. Morgan (CIN)          17
  H. Aaron (ATL)           15
  J. Ferguson (LA)         14
  D. Rader (HOU)           13
  B. Watson (HOU)          13
  L. Lee (SD)              12

Strikeouts:

  N. Colbert (SD)          28
  B. Bonds (SF)            27
  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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