Wednesday May 9, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of May 9, 1973:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Pittsburgh       882  138   254   33    7   40   129    1    5   75   111  .288
San Francisco   1142  160   304   43   13   31   144   21    9  117   200  .266
Chicago         1029  135   272   41    3   24   124   16   13  115   146  .264
Los Angeles     1070  121   277   38    5   19   109   25   10   92   153  .259
San Diego       1038  104   263   39    5   14    99   16    7  103   190  .253
Cincinnati       971  140   244   37    4   27   131   32   13  120   172  .251
Montreal         816  100   204   35    0   17    92    8   12  100   124  .250
Atlanta         1007  102   244   37    5   29    99    9    6   98   148  .242
Houston         1081  144   255   42   12   29   134   23   13   97   197  .236
Philadelphia     909   84   209   36    8   10    74    4    9   85   174  .230
St. Louis        876   85   196   34    8   10    77    9    6   76   139  .224
New York         905   97   200   35    2   11    90    3    8  110   138  .221

 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
Manny Sanguillen (PIT)   24  107   18   37   5   3   3   10   0   0    1    5  .346
Ron Santo (CHI)          27   99   15   34   5   0   5   14   1   1   15   13  .343
Dave Concepcion (CIN)    24   94   19   32   4   1   5   21   6   0    5   19  .340
Willie Stargell (PIT)    21   83   23   28   3   0  10   22   0   0   12   17  .337
Jose Cardenal (CHI)      28  106   23   35   8   1   3   18   2   1   12   16  .330
Cito Gaston (SD)         27   98   14   32   4   1   4   13   0   0    6   22  .327
Rick Monday (CHI)        24   89   18   29   5   1   7   15   0   6   21   18  .326
Joe Morgan (CIN)         27   87   18   28   6   2   4   19  13   3   19    7  .322
Pete Rose (CIN)          28  112   23   36   4   1   1   11   1   4   15    9  .321

 Atlanta              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Dusty Baker           26  107   20   32   5   0   5   12   3   1   11   10  .299
Rod Gilbreath         22   67    6   19   1   1   0    2   2   1    3   10  .284
Mike Lum              19   54    6   15   2   0   2    7   0   0    2    8  .278
Darrell Evans         28  106   14   29   6   1   7   22   0   0   15   15  .274
Davey Johnson         28  106   10   29   4   0   4   11   1   1   17   17  .274
Marty Perez           24   79    7   21   5   2   1   11   0   1   13    8  .266
Dick Dietz            13   19    2    5   0   0   0    2   0   0    4    2  .263
Johnny Oates          26   99    8   25   4   0   2    7   0   2    6   11  .253
Oscar Brown           12   36    2    9   3   0   0    0   0   0    3    7  .250
Larvell Blanks        12   14    0    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .214
Hank Aaron            26   85   16   17   3   0   8   13   0   0   17   12  .200
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          7   15    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .067
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            22   33    5   12   1   0   0    2   4   1    2    3  .364
Ron Santo             27   99   15   34   5   0   5   14   1   1   15   13  .343
Jose Cardenal         28  106   23   35   8   1   3   18   2   1   12   16  .330
Rick Monday           24   89   18   29   5   1   7   15   0   6   21   18  .326
Joe Pepitone          26   95   14   27   3   0   3   16   1   0    5    5  .284
Billy Williams        29  111   16   30   3   0   3   15   1   0   10   16  .270
Glenn Beckert         25  104   10   28   8   0   0   10   0   0    9    4  .269
Paul Popovich         10   27    5    7   0   0   0    4   0   0    4    1  .259
Don Kessinger         30   98    7   23   1   0   0    8   0   1   15    9  .235
Randy Hundley         25   78    6   14   2   0   2    6   1   1    8    6  .180
Cleo James            11   24    4    4   0   0   0    0   4   0    1    4  .167
Jim Hickman           17   38    5    6   1   0   0    3   1   0    6   10  .158
Adrian Garrett         9   10    1    1   0   0   1    2   0   0    0    4  .100
Carmen Fanzone         9   11    2    1   1   0   0    1   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       24   94   19   32   4   1   5   21   6   0    5   19  .340
Joe Morgan            27   87   18   28   6   2   4   19  13   3   19    7  .322
Pete Rose             28  112   23   36   4   1   1   11   1   4   15    9  .321
Tony Perez            29  109   13   30   6   0   3   13   1   0   11   17  .275
Johnny Bench          29  103   16   26   3   0   9   26   0   1   22   20  .252
Bobby Tolan           27  111   11   28   5   0   2   18   6   3    5   16  .252
Denis Menke           26   62    7   14   3   0   0    4   1   0   16   17  .226
Richie Scheinblum     13   24    3    5   1   0   1    5   0   0    4    2  .208
Cesar Geronimo        29   82   11   17   3   0   1    5   4   1    4   18  .207
Phil Gagliano         14   29    3    6   0   0   0    1   0   0    4    5  .207
Joe Hague             10   20    2    4   2   0   0    1   0   0    3    3  .200
Gene Locklear         11    6    4    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .167
Darrel Chaney         18   36    1    4   0   0   0    1   0   1    2    9  .111
Bill Plummer           7    9    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .111
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            17   59    9   22   3   0   0    8   0   2    7    2  .373
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          29  107   18   33   9   0   6   21   0   1   16   14  .308
Willie Davis          31  126   19   36   5   2   6   20   5   2    6   11  .286
Willie Crawford       28   96   12   26   5   0   1   11   3   1   13   14  .271
Bill Russell          31  127   14   32   6   1   0    5   3   0    2   17  .252
Bill Buckner          30  128   15   32   3   0   2    9   3   0    3    8  .250
Ron Cey               29   93    8   23   1   1   2   13   0   0   12   16  .247
Steve Garvey          19   43    0   10   2   1   0    3   0   0    0    5  .233
Steve Yeager           7   10    1    2   0   0   0    0   1   0    3    4  .200
Lee Lacy              24   76    8   15   1   0   0    4   0   2   11   18  .197
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          17   48    7   14   4   1   0   11   0   0    5    3  .292
George Theodore       12   28    2    7   3   0   0    2   0   0    2    4  .250
Felix Millan          28  114   14   28   6   1   0    6   0   0    7    6  .246
Cleon Jones           11   37    4    9   1   0   2    6   0   0    3    7  .243
Bud Harrelson         25   87    7   21   2   0   0    4   1   1   14   13  .241
Jerry Grote           17   56    5   13   2   0   0    6   0   0    2    6  .232
Wayne Garrett         20   57    6   13   4   0   0    2   1   1   11    9  .228
Jim Fregosi           15   41    2    9   2   0   0    4   0   1    7    9  .220
Ted Martinez          20   69    8   15   1   0   0    5   0   3    4   11  .217
Jim Gosger             7   23    4    5   0   0   0    4   0   1    5    5  .217
Rusty Staub           28  100   15   20   5   0   4   13   0   0   19   10  .200
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
Bill Robinson         22   68   11   20   7   0   2    9   1   0    3   14  .294
Mike Anderson         19   48    9   14   5   0   2    5   0   1    4   11  .292
Tommy Hutton          12   24    4    7   1   0   0    5   1   0    0    1  .292
Cesar Tovar           18   68    8   19   6   1   0    3   0   1    7    4  .279
Del Unser             17   47    4   13   0   0   1    4   0   3    2    4  .277
Mike Rogodzinski       6   11    0    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    2  .273
Mike Ryan              8   20    5    5   0   1   1    4   0   0    3    7  .250
Larry Bowa            26  115    8   27   1   2   0    9   1   1    7    8  .235
Terry Harmon          14   30    3    7   1   0   0    3   0   0    4    3  .233
Willie Montanez       26  103    6   24   2   1   2   14   0   3   12   18  .233
Denny Doyle           20   56    9   13   1   2   0    3   0   0   10    8  .232
Greg Luzinski         25   91    7   20   3   1   0    1   0   0    6   28  .220
Mike Schmidt          14   46    1   10   3   0   1    3   1   0    8   20  .217
Bob Boone             20   71    4   15   2   0   0    3   0   0    8    7  .211
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      24  107   18   37   5   3   3   10   0   0    1    5  .346
Willie Stargell       21   83   23   28   3   0  10   22   0   0   12   17  .337
Gene Clines           12   18    3    6   0   1   0    2   1   1    2    3  .333
Al Oliver             23   97   18   31   6   1   6   24   0   0    4    7  .320
Bob Robertson         23   88   20   28   6   0   5   13   0   1   16   16  .318
Dave Cash             18   79   13   24   1   0   2    8   0   2    6    5  .304
Milt May              23   88    9   26   0   0   4   14   0   1    8    8  .296
Richie Hebner         24   87   14   24   7   1   3   11   0   0   14    6  .276
Gene Alley            17   51    7   12   2   0   2    8   0   0    7   10  .235
Rennie Stennett       19   75    6   16   0   1   4   14   0   0    3    7  .213
Richie Zisk            7   16    1    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    5  .188
Vic Davalillo         13   17    3    3   0   0   1    2   0   0    0    1  .177
Fernando Gonzalez      5    7    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .143
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
Jerry McNertney        1    0    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
Cito Gaston           27   98   14   32   4   1   4   13   0   0    6   22  .327
Dave Campbell         21   64    2   20   3   0   0    8   0   1    5   11  .313
Dave Marshall         20   32    3   10   4   0   0    2   0   1    6    5  .313
Fred Kendall          28   96   10   29   7   1   1   14   0   0    9   12  .302
Johnny Grubb          25   83   13   25   3   1   1    6   1   2   10   12  .301
Leron Lee             30  114   10   33   3   1   1    9   2   0   15   22  .290
Nate Colbert          31  120   14   34   7   0   2   18   3   2   13   32  .283
Dave Hilton           31  106   11   24   4   0   3   12   2   0   11   13  .226
Enzo Hernandez        23   76    9   17   0   0   0    4   6   0    9    2  .224
Derrel Thomas         24   79    6   17   2   1   0    3   2   1   10    8  .215
Jerry Morales         21   48    4    9   2   0   2    7   0   0    4   10  .188
Ivan Murrell          14   15    3    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    5  .133
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              3    4    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          22   79   12   31   2   3   1    9   5   2    2   10  .392
Mike Phillips         10    9    3    3   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    1  .333
Ed Goodson            24   76    8   25   4   1   1   11   0   0    6    8  .329
Gary Matthews         25   70    7   23   4   2   1    4   1   0    9   11  .329
Tito Fuentes          33  142   18   45   6   2   1   13   5   2    6   14  .317
Bobby Bonds           33  145   32   44  10   2   8   25   7   4   12   35  .303
Chris Speier          33  134   17   37   5   1   4   20   2   1   12   24  .276
Mike Sadek             6    4    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .250
Willie McCovey        31   90   12   22   2   1   7   16   0   0   27   19  .244
Gary Thomasson        24   71    8   17   0   1   2   10   0   0    8   13  .239
Al Gallagher           5    9    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .222
Dave Rader            33  110   14   22   5   0   0    7   0   0   14    5  .200
Dave Kingman          26   68    9   12   2   0   4   11   1   0    5   25  .177
Jim Howarth           17   36    3    5   0   0   0    2   0   0    4    2  .139
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             26   94    9   28   2   1   2   11   0   0   12   15  .298
Luis Melendez         19   48    5   13   3   0   0    3   1   1    5    8  .271
Lou Brock             25  110   14   29   4   2   1   11   6   3    5   12  .264
Jose Cruz             24   89   12   21   4   1   4   12   0   0    8   15  .236
Mike Tyson            12   30    2    7   1   0   0    1   0   1    2    3  .233
Mick Kelleher          8   18    1    4   1   0   0    2   0   0    2    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           26   96    6   19   2   1   0    8   0   0   10    7  .198
Ken Reitz             25   83    6   16   3   0   1    7   0   0    4    4  .193
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
Dwain Anderson        11   14    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    3  .143
Ray Busse             20   58    5    8   4   2   1    3   0   0    2   18  .138

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  B. Bonds (SF)           145
  T. Fuentes (SF)         142
  C. Speier (SF)          134
  B. Buckner (LA)         128
  B. Russell (LA)         127
  W. Davis (LA)           126
  C. Cedeno (HOU)         125
  T. Helms (HOU)          124
  N. Colbert (SD)         120
  J. Wynn (HOU)           119

Runs Scored:

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

Hits:

  T. Fuentes (SF)          45
  B. Bonds (SF)            44
  B. Watson (HOU)          41
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          40
  M. Sanguillen (PIT)      37
  C. Speier (SF)           37
  W. Davis (LA)            36
  P. Rose (CIN)            36
  J. Cardenal (CHI)        35
  N. Colbert (SD)          34

Doubles:

  C. Cedeno (HOU)          12
  B. Bonds (SF)            10
  J. Ferguson (LA)          9
  G. Beckert (CHI)          8
  J. Cardenal (CHI)         8
  N. Colbert (SD)           7
  R. Hebner (PIT)           7
  F. Kendall (SD)           7
  B. Robinson (PHI)         7
  D. Evans (ATL)            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
  J. Bench (CIN)            9
  H. Aaron (ATL)            8
  B. Bonds (SF)             8
  J. Wynn (HOU)             8
  D. Evans (ATL)            7
  W. McCovey (SF)           7
  R. Monday (CHI)           7
  C. Cedeno (HOU)           6
  W. Davis (LA)             6

RBI:

  J. Bench (CIN)           26
  B. Bonds (SF)            25
  B. Watson (HOU)          25
  A. Oliver (PIT)          24
  D. Evans (ATL)           22
  W. Stargell (PIT)        22
  D. Concepcion (CIN)      21
  J. Ferguson (LA)         21
  W. Davis (LA)            20
  C. Speier (SF)           20

Stolen Bases:

  J. Morgan (CIN)          13
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          12
  D. Lopes (LA)             9
  B. Bonds (SF)             7
  L. Brock (STL)            6
  D. Concepcion (CIN)       6
  E. Hernandez (SD)         6
  B. Tolan (CIN)            6
  W. Davis (LA)             5
  T. Fuentes (SF)           5

Caught Stealing:

  R. Monday (CHI)           6
  B. Bonds (SF)             4
  P. Rose (CIN)             4
  J. Wynn (HOU)             4
  T. Agee (HOU)             3
  L. Brock (STL)            3
  T. Martinez (NY)          3
  W. Montanez (PHI)         3
  J. Morgan (CIN)           3
  B. Tolan (CIN)            3

Walks:

  W. McCovey (SF)          27
  J. Bench (CIN)           22
  R. Fairly (MON)          22
  R. Monday (CHI)          21
  B. Watson (HOU)          21
  J. Morgan (CIN)          19
  K. Singleton (MON)       19
  R. Staub (NY)            19
  D. Rader (HOU)           18
  H. Aaron (ATL)           17

Strikeouts:

  B. Bonds (SF)            35
  N. Colbert (SD)          32
  G. Luzinski (PHI)        28
  D. Rader (HOU)           28
  D. Kingman (SF)          25
  C. Speier (SF)           24
  J. Wynn (HOU)            24
  C. Gaston (SD)           22
  L. Lee (SD)              22
  J. Bench (CIN)           20

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