Friday May 4, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of May 4, 1973:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Pittsburgh       711  119   209   30    6   28   110    0    5   63    87  .294
San Francisco    962  131   258   39   11   24   116   16    9   97   160  .268
Chicago          806  103   214   32    3   14    93    9   10   96   116  .266
Los Angeles      917   88   230   30    3   16    80   19    8   68   136  .251
Montreal         688   87   172   27    0   15    80    7   11   82   108  .250
Cincinnati       789  110   197   30    4   20   101   27   10  102   136  .250
San Diego        861   82   211   31    5   10    78    7    7   82   156  .245
Atlanta          835   79   199   28    5   23    76    8    6   79   120  .238
Philadelphia     718   72   165   30    7    6    63    4    8   68   137  .230
St. Louis        750   72   170   26    7    8    64    6    5   65   121  .227
Houston          932  112   210   38   10   22   104   20   13   81   174  .225
New York         736   66   153   27    2   10    62    2    8   89   117  .208

 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)          23   86   14   31   5   0   4   11   1   1   12   10  .361
Manny Sanguillen (PIT)   19   87   15   30   4   2   1    6   0   0    1    5  .345
Bob Watson (HOU)         27   96   17   33   5   2   4   21   1   1   17   14  .344
Dave Concepcion (CIN)    19   71   12   24   4   1   3   18   3   0    3   14  .338
Jose Cardenal (CHI)      23   86   20   29   8   1   2   16   1   1   12   15  .337
Willie Stargell (PIT)    17   66   19   22   3   0   7   18   0   0   11   14  .333
Ed Goodson (SF)          21   74    8   24   4   1   1   11   0   0    6    8  .324
Joe Morgan (CIN)         24   86   18   27   5   2   4   17  13   3   18    7  .314
Al Oliver (PIT)          18   80   15   25   6   1   4   21   0   0    3    5  .313

 Atlanta              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Dick Dietz            10   10    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    2  .300
Dusty Baker           21   86   13   25   3   0   2    7   3   1    9    8  .291
Mike Lum              16   46    5   13   2   0   2    7   0   0    1    7  .283
Rod Gilbreath         20   66    5   18   1   1   0    2   2   1    3   10  .273
Davey Johnson         23   89    7   24   4   0   2    6   0   1   12   11  .270
Johnny Oates          22   87    7   23   3   0   2    6   0   2    6   10  .264
Darrell Evans         23   88   13   22   5   1   7   19   0   0   11   13  .250
Marty Perez           19   60    4   14   4   2   1    8   0   1   10    7  .233
Larvell Blanks        11   13    0    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .231
Oscar Brown            9   22    1    5   1   0   0    0   0   0    3    5  .227
Ralph Garr            22  104    6   20   2   1   0    2   3   0    4   11  .192
Hank Aaron            21   67   12   12   1   0   7   11   0   0   16   10  .179
Sonny Jackson         13   24    1    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .167
Paul Casanova          4    7    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Jack Pierce            4    4    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
Gene Hiser            16   16    2    6   0   0   0    1   1   0    1    1  .375
Ron Santo             23   86   14   31   5   0   4   11   1   1   12   10  .361
Ken Rudolph            7   23    1    8   1   1   0    6   0   1    0    3  .348
Jose Cardenal         23   86   20   29   8   1   2   16   1   1   12   15  .337
Rick Monday           21   76   14   23   4   1   5   10   0   5   18   15  .303
Glenn Beckert         20   79    5   22   6   0   0    9   0   0    8    2  .279
Don Kessinger         24   76    5   21   1   0   0    8   0   1   12    5  .276
Paul Popovich          7   22    5    6   0   0   0    4   0   0    4    1  .273
Joe Pepitone          20   74   11   20   2   0   2   12   1   0    3    4  .270
Billy Williams        24   94   13   24   3   0   1   10   1   0    9   13  .255
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         6    8    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    4  .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           10   10    3    5   0   0   1    4   0   0    3    1  .500
Dave Concepcion       19   71   12   24   4   1   3   18   3   0    3   14  .338
Joe Morgan            24   86   18   27   5   2   4   17  13   3   18    7  .314
Pete Rose             23   90   15   27   4   1   1    8   1   3   12    9  .300
Tony Perez            24   86   11   25   5   0   3   11   1   0   10   15  .291
Bobby Tolan           22   90    9   25   4   0   2   16   5   3    3   11  .278
Phil Gagliano         11   23    3    6   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    1  .261
Joe Hague              8   13    2    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    3  .231
Cesar Geronimo        24   72   10   16   3   0   1    5   4   0    3   14  .222
Johnny Bench          24   81   10   17   1   0   4   12   0   1   21   18  .210
Denis Menke           21   53    5   11   3   0   0    4   0   0   12   15  .208
Bill Plummer           4    6    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .167
Richie Scheinblum     10   19    3    3   0   0   1    2   0   0    4    2  .158
Darrel Chaney         13   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            27   96   17   33   5   2   4   21   1   1   17   14  .344
Jesus Alou             6    6    1    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Cesar Cedeno          27  105   15   32  11   1   3   10  10   2   11   19  .305
Tommie Agee           20   42    4   12   0   1   0    0   0   3    3   10  .286
Jim Wynn              27  107   24   27   4   1   8   17   4   4   12   22  .252
Tommy Helms           27  106    9   24   1   1   0    9   1   0    6    7  .226
Doug Rader            27   96   11   21   3   0   5   16   2   1   14   25  .219
Johnny Edwards        21   69    6   15   3   2   1    9   0   0    3    8  .217
Bob Gallagher         11   10    2    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    6  .200
Lee May               21   76    7   15   5   0   1    7   0   0    3   15  .197
Jimmy Stewart          7    6    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .167
Larry Howard          13   34    2    5   2   0   0    2   0   0    3    7  .147
Roger Metzger         23   74    5    8   1   2   0    5   2   1    5   10  .108
Hector Torres         10   23    2    2   0   0   0    1   0   1    2    4  .087
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            12   43    5   16   1   0   0    3   0   1    3    2  .372
Ken McMullen           6   19    0    7   2   0   0    1   0   0    1    5  .368
Davey Lopes           17   38    6   13   0   0   0    4   6   0    6   10  .342
Von Joshua            10   24    3    8   0   0   1    6   1   1    2    1  .333
Joe Ferguson          24   89   14   27   7   0   5   16   0   1   14   12  .303
Willie Davis          26  109   16   29   4   2   6   18   4   1    5   10  .266
Ron Cey               24   77    5   20   1   1   1   10   0   0    8   13  .260
Bill Buckner          26  113   13   29   3   0   2    8   3   0    2    8  .257
Bill Russell          26  106    9   26   4   0   0    3   1   0    2   14  .245
Willie Crawford       24   83    9   20   4   0   0    5   3   1   11   12  .241
Steve Garvey          17   41    0    9   2   0   0    1   0   0    0    5  .220
Lee Lacy              21   67    5   14   1   0   0    3   0   2    8   18  .209
Tom Paciorek          15   31    1    5   1   0   1    2   0   1    3    7  .161
Steve Yeager           5    7    1    1   0   0   0    0   1   0    2    2  .143
Chris Cannizzaro       2    2    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             14   30    6   12   1   0   0    6   0   1    5    0  .400
Ron Fairly            19   50   11   19   3   0   4   10   0   1   21    2  .380
Ron Hunt              18   60   12   20   0   0   0    4   1   2   10    5  .333
Hal Breeden            9   19    2    6   0   0   2    5   0   0    0    3  .316
Boots Day             12   10    3    3   1   0   0    3   0   0    2    0  .300
Ken Singleton         21   69   13   20   2   0   3   10   1   2   13   11  .290
John Boccabella       18   60    3   17   4   0   0    8   0   0    1    9  .283
Pepe Frias            12   37    4    8   3   0   0    3   0   1    2    4  .216
Tim Foli              21   85   10   18   1   0   1    8   2   1    2   10  .212
Bob Bailey            15   29    5    6   1   0   1    4   0   0    6    5  .207
Mike Jorgensen        17   60    4   11   3   0   1    6   1   1    7    8  .183
Coco Laboy            16   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           20   58    7    9   2   0   1    6   2   1    4   15  .155
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             2    6    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   1    3    1  .333
John Milner           16   52   11   17   1   0   5   13   0   1   12    9  .327
Jim Beauchamp          6   10    0    3   0   0   0    3   0   0    1    1  .300
Ted Martinez          15   46    6   13   1   0   0    4   0   3    3    8  .283
Ed Kranepool          12   29    5    8   1   1   0    6   0   0    4    2  .276
Jerry Grote           12   39    3   10   2   0   0    5   0   0    1    5  .256
Cleon Jones           11   37    4    9   1   0   2    6   0   0    3    7  .243
George Theodore       11   26    1    6   2   0   0    2   0   0    2    4  .231
Bud Harrelson         20   74    4   15   2   0   0    1   1   1    8   11  .203
Wayne Garrett         15   40    2    8   3   0   0    2   1   1    8    7  .200
Ken Boswell            9   10    1    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    0  .200
Felix Millan          23   92    9   18   4   1   0    1   0   0    7    6  .196
Jim Fregosi           14   36    1    7   2   0   0    3   0   1    7    9  .194
Rusty Staub           23   82    9   14   4   0   3    8   0   0   14    6  .171
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         15   33    8   11   3   0   2    4   0   1    3    4  .333
Tommy Hutton          10   22    4    7   1   0   0    5   1   0    0    1  .318
Mike Ryan              5   14    4    4   0   1   0    2   0   0    1    5  .286
Bill Robinson         20   57    9   16   7   0   1    7   1   0    2   12  .281
Larry Bowa            21   90    8   24   1   1   0    8   1   1    7    6  .267
Denny Doyle           15   42    8   11   1   2   0    2   0   0    8    7  .262
Cesar Tovar           13   47    7   12   5   1   0    3   0   0    6    3  .255
Del Unser             12   36    2    9   0   0   0    3   0   3    2    2  .250
Terry Harmon          12   26    3    6   1   0   0    2   0   0    4    3  .231
Mike Schmidt          11   40    1    9   2   0   1    3   1   0    7   17  .225
Bob Boone             16   60    4   13   2   0   0    3   0   0    6    3  .217
Greg Luzinski         20   71    5   15   3   1   0    1   0   0    5   23  .211
Willie Montanez       21   81    4   17   0   1   1   12   0   3   10   15  .210
Deron Johnson         12   36    3    6   2   0   1    5   0   0    5   10  .167
Jose Pagan            10   16    1    2   2   0   0    2   0   0    0    4  .125
Larry Cox              1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Mike Rogodzinski       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
Manny Sanguillen      19   87   15   30   4   2   1    6   0   0    1    5  .345
Willie Stargell       17   66   19   22   3   0   7   18   0   0   11   14  .333
Al Oliver             18   80   15   25   6   1   4   21   0   0    3    5  .313
Bob Robertson         19   74   17   23   5   0   3   10   0   1   13   13  .311
Milt May              18   71    8   22   0   0   3   13   0   1    6    5  .310
Dave Cash             13   57   11   17   1   0   1    7   0   2    5    4  .298
Richie Hebner         19   74   12   21   6   1   2   10   0   0   11    3  .284
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       14   56    6   13   0   1   4   12   0   0    3    6  .232
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         16   43    2   14   2   0   0    6   0   1    4    7  .326
Dave Marshall         19   32    3   10   4   0   0    2   0   1    5    5  .313
Cito Gaston           22   75   12   23   2   1   3    9   0   0    6   16  .307
Johnny Grubb          20   66    8   20   3   1   0    3   0   2    4   12  .303
Fred Kendall          23   77    8   23   5   1   1   11   0   0    6    8  .299
Leron Lee             25   95    9   28   3   1   1    8   2   0   13   18  .295
Nate Colbert          26   98   10   27   5   0   1   12   1   2   12   28  .276
Derrel Thomas         23   78    6   17   2   1   0    3   2   1   10    8  .218
Dave Hilton           26   88   10   18   3   0   2   10   1   0    9    9  .205
Jerry Morales         20   46    4    9   2   0   2    7   0   0    4    9  .196
Enzo Hernandez        18   58    5   11   0   0   0    4   1   0    5    1  .190
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              2    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .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            21   74    8   24   4   1   1   11   0   0    6    8  .324
Gary Matthews         20   54    3   17   4   2   0    3   0   0    5    8  .315
Tito Fuentes          28  120   14   37   3   2   1    8   5   2    5   12  .308
Bobby Bonds           28  123   24   36  10   2   5   18   4   4    9   27  .293
Willie McCovey        27   75   10   20   2   0   6   15   0   0   24   15  .267
Chris Speier          28  113   16   30   4   0   4   15   1   1   10   22  .266
Gary Thomasson        22   67    7   16   0   1   2   10   0   0    8   11  .239
Al Gallagher           5    9    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .222
Dave Rader            28   93   12   19   5   0   0    6   0   0   12    5  .204
Dave Kingman          21   47    7    8   2   0   2    4   1   0    4   16  .170
Jim Howarth           12   16    3    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    1  .125
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
Joe Torre             22   78    9   24   1   1   2   10   0   0   11   12  .308
Luis Melendez         16   43    5   13   3   0   0    3   1   1    5    8  .302
Bill Stein             9   11    0    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    4  .273
Lou Brock             21   95   11   25   3   2   1   10   3   2    3   10  .263
Jose Cruz             22   83   10   19   4   1   3    9   0   0    6   14  .229
Ted Simmons           22   80    5   18   2   1   0    7   0   0   10    7  .225
Mick Kelleher          7   18    1    4   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    5  .222
Dwain Anderson         9    9    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .222
Tim McCarver          17   33    2    7   0   0   0    3   0   0    2    1  .212
Bobby Fenwick          3    5    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .200
Mike Tyson             8   17    1    3   1   0   0    0   0   1    2    1  .177
Ken Reitz             21   69    3   12   1   0   0    3   0   0    4    3  .174
Bernie Carbo          15   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
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)           123
  T. Fuentes (SF)         120
  B. Buckner (LA)         113
  C. Speier (SF)          113
  W. Davis (LA)           109
  J. Wynn (HOU)           107
  T. Helms (HOU)          106
  B. Russell (LA)         106
  C. Cedeno (HOU)         105
  R. Garr (ATL)           104

Runs Scored:

  B. Bonds (SF)            24
  J. Wynn (HOU)            24
  J. Cardenal (CHI)        20
  W. Stargell (PIT)        19
  J. Morgan (CIN)          18
  B. Robertson (PIT)       17
  B. Watson (HOU)          17
  W. Davis (LA)            16
  C. Speier (SF)           16
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          15

Hits:

  T. Fuentes (SF)          37
  B. Bonds (SF)            36
  B. Watson (HOU)          33
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          32
  G. Maddox (SF)           31
  R. Santo (CHI)           31
  M. Sanguillen (PIT)      30
  C. Speier (SF)           30
  B. Buckner (LA)          29
  J. Cardenal (CHI)        29

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
  N. Colbert (SD)           5
  D. Evans (ATL)            5

Triples:

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

Home Runs:

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

RBI:

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

Stolen Bases:

  J. Morgan (CIN)          13
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          10
  D. Lopes (LA)             6
  T. Fuentes (SF)           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
  T. Martinez (NY)          3
  W. Montanez (PHI)         3
  J. Morgan (CIN)           3
  P. Rose (CIN)             3
  B. Tolan (CIN)            3
  D. Unser (PHI)            3

Walks:

  W. McCovey (SF)          24
  J. Bench (CIN)           21
  R. Fairly (MON)          21
  R. Monday (CHI)          18
  J. Morgan (CIN)          18
  B. Watson (HOU)          17
  H. Aaron (ATL)           16
  J. Ferguson (LA)         14
  D. Rader (HOU)           14
  R. Staub (NY)            14

Strikeouts:

  N. Colbert (SD)          28
  B. Bonds (SF)            27
  D. Rader (HOU)           25
  G. Luzinski (PHI)        23
  C. Speier (SF)           22
  J. Wynn (HOU)            22
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          19
  J. Bench (CIN)           18
  L. Lacy (LA)             18
  L. Lee (SD)              18

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