Tuesday May 8, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of May 8, 1973:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Pittsburgh       843  133   240   32    7   38   124    0    5   73   107  .285
San Francisco   1108  159   297   43   13   31   143   20    9  115   194  .268
Chicago          994  126   262   40    3   21   115   14   12  110   142  .264
Los Angeles     1042  113   271   37    4   19   102   25   10   85   152  .260
San Diego       1007  102   257   38    5   13    97   14    7  100   188  .255
Montreal         816  100   204   35    0   17    92    8   12  100   124  .250
Cincinnati       933  131   233   37    4   23   122   32   13  118   161  .250
Atlanta          977  101   239   35    5   29    98    8    6   95   142  .245
Houston         1081  144   255   42   12   29   134   23   13   97   197  .236
St. Louis        847   82   192   33    8    9    74    7    5   71   133  .227
Philadelphia     871   77   197   34    8    7    67    4    9   80   167  .226
New York         874   89   189   35    2   10    83    3    8  106   137  .216

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Bob Watson (HOU)         31  111   22   41   6   2   5   25   1   1   21   15  .369
Ron Santo (CHI)          26   94   15   34   5   0   5   14   1   1   15   12  .362
Manny Sanguillen (PIT)   23  102   17   35   5   3   2    7   0   0    1    5  .343
Dave Concepcion (CIN)    23   89   17   30   4   1   4   19   6   0    5   18  .337
Willie Stargell (PIT)    20   78   22   26   3   0  10   22   0   0   12   15  .333
Jose Cardenal (CHI)      28  106   23   35   8   1   3   18   2   1   12   16  .330
Al Oliver (PIT)          22   96   18   31   6   1   6   24   0   0    4    7  .323
Joe Morgan (CIN)         26   87   18   28   6   2   4   19  13   3   19    7  .322
Cesar Cedeno (HOU)       31  125   20   40  12   1   6   14  12   2   11   19  .320
Cito Gaston (SD)         26   94   14   30   4   1   4   13   0   0    6   22  .319

 Atlanta              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Dick Dietz            12   15    2    5   0   0   0    2   0   0    4    2  .333
Dusty Baker           25  104   19   31   5   0   5   12   3   1   10    9  .298
Rod Gilbreath         22   67    6   19   1   1   0    2   2   1    3   10  .284
Davey Johnson         27  103   10   29   4   0   4   11   0   1   16   14  .282
Mike Lum              19   54    6   15   2   0   2    7   0   0    2    8  .278
Darrell Evans         27  103   14   28   5   1   7   21   0   0   14   15  .272
Marty Perez           23   75    7   20   5   2   1   11   0   1   13    8  .267
Johnny Oates          25   98    8   25   4   0   2    7   0   2    6   11  .255
Larvell Blanks        11   13    0    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .231
Oscar Brown           11   32    2    7   2   0   0    0   0   0    3    7  .219
Hank Aaron            25   81   16   17   3   0   8   13   0   0   17   12  .210
Ralph Garr            22  104    6   20   2   1   0    2   3   0    4   11  .192
Sonny Jackson         15   30    1    5   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .167
Paul Casanova          6   14    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .071
Jack Pierce            6   11    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    4  .000

 Chicago              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ken Rudolph            9   32    2   12   3   1   0    7   0   2    0    3  .375
Gene Hiser            21   30    4   11   0   0   0    1   4   1    1    2  .367
Ron Santo             26   94   15   34   5   0   5   14   1   1   15   12  .362
Jose Cardenal         28  106   23   35   8   1   3   18   2   1   12   16  .330
Rick Monday           23   85   17   26   5   1   6   12   0   5   20   18  .306
Joe Pepitone          25   91   14   27   3   0   3   16   1   0    5    5  .297
Glenn Beckert         24  100    8   27   8   0   0   10   0   0    8    3  .270
Billy Williams        28  108   15   28   3   0   2   13   1   0    9   16  .259
Paul Popovich         10   27    5    7   0   0   0    4   0   0    4    1  .259
Don Kessinger         29   94    6   22   1   0   0    8   0   1   15    9  .234
Randy Hundley         24   75    4   13   2   0   1    4   1   1    7    6  .173
Jim Hickman           17   38    5    6   1   0   0    3   1   0    6   10  .158
Cleo James            10   23    3    3   0   0   0    0   2   0    1    4  .130
Adrian Garrett         9   10    1    1   0   0   1    2   0   0    0    4  .100
Carmen Fanzone         8   11    2    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    3    2  .091
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           12   12    4    6   0   0   1    4   0   0    3    1  .500
Dave Concepcion       23   89   17   30   4   1   4   19   6   0    5   18  .337
Joe Morgan            26   87   18   28   6   2   4   19  13   3   19    7  .322
Pete Rose             27  107   19   32   4   1   1   11   1   4   15    9  .299
Tony Perez            28  104   13   29   6   0   3   13   1   0   11   16  .279
Bobby Tolan           26  107   11   28   5   0   2   18   6   3    5   14  .262
Johnny Bench          28   99   13   23   3   0   6   19   0   1   21   20  .232
Phil Gagliano         13   26    3    6   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    4  .231
Denis Menke           25   61    7   14   3   0   0    4   1   0   16   16  .230
Richie Scheinblum     13   24    3    5   1   0   1    5   0   0    4    2  .208
Cesar Geronimo        28   78   11   16   3   0   1    5   4   1    4   17  .205
Joe Hague             10   20    2    4   2   0   0    1   0   0    3    3  .200
Gene Locklear         10    5    4    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .200
Bill Plummer           6    8    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .125
Darrel Chaney         17   33    1    4   0   0   0    1   0   1    2    7  .121
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            31  111   22   41   6   2   5   25   1   1   21   15  .369
Jesus Alou             6    6    1    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Cesar Cedeno          31  125   20   40  12   1   6   14  12   2   11   19  .320
Tommie Agee           22   46    7   13   0   1   1    1   0   3    5   11  .283
Tommy Helms           31  124   12   31   1   1   0   10   1   0    7    7  .250
Jim Wynn              30  119   27   28   4   2   8   20   4   4   13   24  .235
Johnny Edwards        25   84   10   19   3   2   2   11   0   0    5    9  .226
Doug Rader            31  111   12   25   4   0   5   17   2   1   18   28  .225
Lee May               25   92   10   18   5   0   2   13   0   0    4   17  .196
Larry Howard          14   36    2    6   2   0   0    3   0   0    3    7  .167
Bob Gallagher         13   12    2    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    7  .167
Roger Metzger         27   93    8   14   1   3   0    8   3   1    6   15  .151
Jimmy Stewart          8    7    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    3  .143
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            16   56    8   22   3   0   0    7   0   2    6    2  .393
Ken McMullen           7   20    0    7   2   0   0    1   0   0    1    5  .350
Davey Lopes           19   43    9   15   0   0   0    5   9   0    9   10  .349
Von Joshua            10   24    3    8   0   0   1    6   1   1    2    1  .333
Joe Ferguson          28  104   16   32   9   0   6   21   0   1   15   14  .308
Willie Davis          30  124   19   36   5   2   6   19   5   2    5   11  .290
Ron Cey               28   89    8   23   1   1   2   13   0   0   12   16  .258
Willie Crawford       27   93   12   24   4   0   1    9   3   1   13   14  .258
Bill Russell          30  122   13   31   6   1   0    4   3   0    2   16  .254
Bill Buckner          29  124   15   31   3   0   2    9   3   0    3    8  .250
Steve Garvey          18   42    0    9   2   0   0    1   0   0    0    5  .214
Lee Lacy              23   74    6   15   1   0   0    4   0   2    9   18  .203
Steve Yeager           7   10    1    2   0   0   0    0   1   0    3    4  .200
Tom Paciorek          17   36    1    6   1   0   1    2   0   1    3    9  .167
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             18   44   10   17   3   0   1   10   0   1    8    1  .386
Ron Fairly            22   57   12   22   3   0   5   11   0   2   22    2  .386
Hal Breeden           12   27    4   10   3   0   2    6   0   0    2    5  .370
Boots Day             14   12    3    4   1   0   0    3   0   0    2    0  .333
Ron Hunt              22   76   14   24   1   0   0    4   1   2   11    6  .316
John Boccabella       22   72    3   21   4   0   0   10   0   0    3   10  .292
Ken Singleton         25   79   15   22   2   0   3   10   2   2   19   12  .279
Tim Foli              25  103   12   22   2   0   1    9   2   1    2   11  .214
Pepe Frias            13   38    4    8   3   0   0    3   0   1    2    4  .211
Bob Bailey            19   43    5    9   2   0   1    5   0   0    7    7  .209
Mike Jorgensen        20   69    4   11   3   0   1    6   1   1    8   11  .159
Terry Humphrey         8   19    1    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    5  .158
Coco Laboy            17   26    2    4   1   0   1    2   0   0    5    7  .154
Jorge Roque           21   60    7    9   2   0   1    6   2   1    4   17  .150
Pepe Mangual          10   23    1    3   1   0   1    3   0   0    1    9  .130
Clyde Mashore          1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
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          7   11    1    4   0   0   0    4   0   0    1    1  .364
John Milner           16   52   11   17   1   0   5   13   0   1   12    9  .327
Ed Kranepool          16   44    7   14   4   1   0   11   0   0    5    3  .318
George Theodore       12   28    2    7   3   0   0    2   0   0    2    4  .250
Cleon Jones           11   37    4    9   1   0   2    6   0   0    3    7  .243
Felix Millan          27  109   13   26   6   1   0    5   0   0    7    6  .239
Ted Martinez          19   64    8   15   1   0   0    4   0   3    4   11  .234
Jerry Grote           16   52    4   12   2   0   0    6   0   0    2    6  .231
Jim Fregosi           15   41    2    9   2   0   0    4   0   1    7    9  .220
Bud Harrelson         24   84    6   18   2   0   0    3   1   1   13   13  .214
Wayne Garrett         19   53    5   11   4   0   0    2   1   1   11    9  .208
Rusty Staub           27   98   13   19   5   0   3   11   0   0   17   10  .194
Jim Gosger             6   21    2    4   0   0   0    3   0   1    4    4  .191
Ken Boswell           11   11    1    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    0  .182
Rich Chiles            8   25    2    3   2   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .120
Duffy Dyer            16   45    2    5   0   0   0    1   0   0    3   11  .111
Willie Mays           12   38    3    4   1   0   0    1   0   0    5    9  .105

 Philadelphia         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Tommy Hutton          12   24    4    7   1   0   0    5   1   0    0    1  .292
Cesar Tovar           17   64    7   18   6   1   0    3   0   1    6    4  .281
Mike Anderson         18   43    9   12   3   0   2    4   0   1    4    9  .279
Mike Ryan              7   18    5    5   0   1   1    4   0   0    2    6  .278
Bill Robinson         21   63   10   17   7   0   1    7   1   0    3   12  .270
Del Unser             16   46    3   12   0   0   0    3   0   3    2    4  .261
Terry Harmon          13   29    3    7   1   0   0    3   0   0    4    3  .241
Larry Bowa            25  110    8   26   1   2   0    8   1   1    7    8  .236
Willie Montanez       25  100    4   23   2   1   1   12   0   3   10   18  .230
Denny Doyle           19   53    8   12   1   2   0    3   0   0   10    8  .226
Mike Schmidt          13   45    1   10   3   0   1    3   1   0    8   19  .222
Greg Luzinski         24   87    6   19   3   1   0    1   0   0    5   27  .218
Bob Boone             19   70    4   15   2   0   0    3   0   0    8    7  .214
Mike Rogodzinski       5   10    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    2  .200
Deron Johnson         12   36    3    6   2   0   1    5   0   0    5   10  .167
Jose Pagan            11   17    1    2   2   0   0    2   0   0    0    4  .118
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
Manny Sanguillen      23  102   17   35   5   3   2    7   0   0    1    5  .343
Willie Stargell       20   78   22   26   3   0  10   22   0   0   12   15  .333
Al Oliver             22   96   18   31   6   1   6   24   0   0    4    7  .323
Bob Robertson         22   84   19   26   5   0   4   11   0   1   15   15  .310
Milt May              22   84    9   25   0   0   4   14   0   1    8    7  .298
Gene Clines           11   14    2    4   0   1   0    2   0   1    1    3  .286
Dave Cash             17   74   12   21   1   0   2    8   0   2    6    5  .284
Richie Hebner         23   86   14   24   7   1   3   11   0   0   14    6  .279
Fernando Gonzalez      4    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250
Gene Alley            17   51    7   12   2   0   2    8   0   0    7   10  .235
Rennie Stennett       18   71    6   16   0   1   4   14   0   0    3    7  .225
Vic Davalillo         12   17    3    3   0   0   1    2   0   0    0    1  .177
Richie Zisk            6   15    1    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    5  .133
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         20   60    2   20   3   0   0    8   0   1    5   10  .333
Cito Gaston           26   94   14   30   4   1   4   13   0   0    6   22  .319
Johnny Grubb          24   79   13   25   3   1   1    6   1   2   10   12  .317
Dave Marshall         20   32    3   10   4   0   0    2   0   1    6    5  .313
Fred Kendall          27   93   10   28   7   1   1   13   0   0    8   12  .301
Leron Lee             29  110   10   33   3   1   1    9   2   0   15   22  .300
Nate Colbert          30  116   13   33   6   0   2   18   3   2   13   32  .285
Enzo Hernandez        22   74    9   17   0   0   0    4   4   0    7    2  .230
Derrel Thomas         24   79    6   17   2   1   0    3   2   1   10    8  .215
Dave Hilton           30  103   10   22   4   0   2   11   2   0   11   12  .214
Jerry Morales         21   48    4    9   2   0   2    7   0   0    4   10  .188
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           6    4    2    2   0   0   1    4   0   0    2    0  .500
Garry Maddox          21   79   12   31   2   3   1    9   5   2    2   10  .392
Mike Phillips          9    8    3    3   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    1  .375
Ed Goodson            23   75    8   25   4   1   1   11   0   0    6    8  .333
Gary Matthews         24   67    7   22   4   2   1    4   1   0    8   11  .328
Tito Fuentes          32  138   18   44   6   2   1   13   5   2    6   14  .319
Bobby Bonds           32  141   32   44  10   2   8   25   6   4   12   34  .312
Chris Speier          32  130   17   35   5   1   4   20   2   1   12   24  .269
Willie McCovey        30   88   12   22   2   1   7   16   0   0   26   19  .250
Mike Sadek             6    4    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .250
Gary Thomasson        23   70    7   16   0   1   2   10   0   0    8   13  .229
Al Gallagher           5    9    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .222
Dave Rader            32  106   14   21   5   0   0    6   0   0   14    5  .198
Dave Kingman          25   64    9   12   2   0   4   11   1   0    5   22  .188
Jim Howarth           16   32    3    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    4    2  .125
Jim Ray Hart           5    3    0    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    1  .000
Damaso Blanco         10    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             25   90    9   28   2   1   2   10   0   0   12   15  .311
Luis Melendez         18   45    5   13   3   0   0    3   1   1    5    8  .289
Mike Tyson            11   26    2    7   1   0   0    1   0   1    2    2  .269
Lou Brock             24  108   13   28   4   2   1   11   4   2    3   11  .259
Jose Cruz             23   87   12   21   4   1   4   12   0   0    6   14  .241
Mick Kelleher          7   18    1    4   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    5  .222
Bernie Carbo          16   42    2    9   3   0   0    3   0   0    5    9  .214
Tim McCarver          18   33    2    7   0   0   0    3   0   0    3    1  .212
Ted Simmons           25   92    5   18   2   1   0    8   0   0   10    7  .196
Ken Reitz             24   79    5   14   2   0   0    5   0   0    4    4  .177
Bill Stein            11   17    0    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    5  .177
Bobby Fenwick          5    6    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .167
Ed Crosby             11   26    3    4   2   1   0    0   0   0    2    4  .154
Ray Busse             19   55    5    8   4   2   1    3   0   0    2   16  .146
Dwain Anderson        11   14    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    3  .143

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  B. Bonds (SF)           141
  T. Fuentes (SF)         138
  C. Speier (SF)          130
  C. Cedeno (HOU)         125
  B. Buckner (LA)         124
  W. Davis (LA)           124
  T. Helms (HOU)          124
  B. Russell (LA)         122
  J. Wynn (HOU)           119
  N. Colbert (SD)         116

Runs Scored:

  B. Bonds (SF)            32
  J. Wynn (HOU)            27
  J. Cardenal (CHI)        23
  W. Stargell (PIT)        22
  B. Watson (HOU)          22
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          20
  D. Baker (ATL)           19
  W. Davis (LA)            19
  B. Robertson (PIT)       19
  P. Rose (CIN)            19

Hits:

  B. Bonds (SF)            44
  T. Fuentes (SF)          44
  B. Watson (HOU)          41
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          40
  W. Davis (LA)            36
  J. Cardenal (CHI)        35
  M. Sanguillen (PIT)      35
  C. Speier (SF)           35
  R. Santo (CHI)           34
  N. Colbert (SD)          33

Doubles:

  C. Cedeno (HOU)          12
  B. Bonds (SF)            10
  J. Ferguson (LA)          9
  G. Beckert (CHI)          8
  J. Cardenal (CHI)         8
  R. Hebner (PIT)           7
  F. Kendall (SD)           7
  B. Robinson (PHI)         7
  N. Colbert (SD)           6
  T. Fuentes (SF)           6

Triples:

  G. Maddox (SF)            3
  R. Metzger (HOU)          3
  M. Sanguillen (PIT)       3
  B. Bonds (SF)             2
  L. Bowa (PHI)             2
  L. Brock (STL)            2
  R. Busse (STL)            2
  W. Davis (LA)             2
  D. Doyle (PHI)            2
  J. Edwards (HOU)          2

Home Runs:

  W. Stargell (PIT)        10
  H. Aaron (ATL)            8
  B. Bonds (SF)             8
  J. Wynn (HOU)             8
  D. Evans (ATL)            7
  W. McCovey (SF)           7
  J. Bench (CIN)            6
  C. Cedeno (HOU)           6
  W. Davis (LA)             6
  J. Ferguson (LA)          6

RBI:

  B. Bonds (SF)            25
  B. Watson (HOU)          25
  A. Oliver (PIT)          24
  W. Stargell (PIT)        22
  D. Evans (ATL)           21
  J. Ferguson (LA)         21
  C. Speier (SF)           20
  J. Wynn (HOU)            20
  J. Bench (CIN)           19
  D. Concepcion (CIN)      19

Stolen Bases:

  J. Morgan (CIN)          13
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          12
  D. Lopes (LA)             9
  B. Bonds (SF)             6
  D. Concepcion (CIN)       6
  B. Tolan (CIN)            6
  W. Davis (LA)             5
  T. Fuentes (SF)           5
  G. Maddox (SF)            5
  L. Brock (STL)            4

Caught Stealing:

  R. Monday (CHI)           5
  B. Bonds (SF)             4
  P. Rose (CIN)             4
  J. Wynn (HOU)             4
  T. Agee (HOU)             3
  T. Martinez (NY)          3
  W. Montanez (PHI)         3
  J. Morgan (CIN)           3
  B. Tolan (CIN)            3
  D. Unser (PHI)            3

Walks:

  W. McCovey (SF)          26
  R. Fairly (MON)          22
  J. Bench (CIN)           21
  B. Watson (HOU)          21
  R. Monday (CHI)          20
  J. Morgan (CIN)          19
  K. Singleton (MON)       19
  D. Rader (HOU)           18
  H. Aaron (ATL)           17
  R. Staub (NY)            17

Strikeouts:

  B. Bonds (SF)            34
  N. Colbert (SD)          32
  D. Rader (HOU)           28
  G. Luzinski (PHI)        27
  C. Speier (SF)           24
  J. Wynn (HOU)            24
  C. Gaston (SD)           22
  D. Kingman (SF)          22
  L. Lee (SD)              22
  J. Bench (CIN)           20

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