Tuesday May 15, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of May 15, 1973:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Pittsburgh      1073  156   307   41    9   42   145    2    6   89   140  .286
Chicago         1182  159   319   50    4   29   145   16   16  141   165  .270
Los Angeles     1214  144   322   45    6   21   129   28   10  109   170  .265
San Francisco   1338  181   353   50   15   36   164   28   11  138   226  .264
San Diego       1207  123   306   45    6   15   116   23    7  116   211  .254
Atlanta         1179  137   295   44    5   34   129   12    8  123   174  .250
Montreal         982  116   239   42    0   18   106   10   16  122   140  .243
Cincinnati      1087  148   262   38    4   30   137   38   13  139   195  .241
St. Louis       1070  117   254   42    9   11   104   12   11  117   167  .237
Houston         1240  158   293   47   14   30   148   29   15  111   213  .236
Philadelphia    1108  107   252   43    9   14    96    5   12   99   200  .227
New York        1048  116   236   39    2   13   106    3    9  122   164  .225

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ron Santo (CHI)          32  116   20   43   9   0   5   17   1   1   18   15  .371
Bob Watson (HOU)         36  128   26   47   6   2   5   27   1   1   24   17  .367
Manny Sanguillen (PIT)   29  132   21   45   7   3   4   13   0   0    1    5  .341
Cesar Cedeno (HOU)       36  144   23   48  12   2   6   17  17   3   12   19  .333
Joe Morgan (CIN)         31   99   21   33   7   2   4   19  15   3   20    9  .333
Al Oliver (PIT)          28  121   21   40   6   1   7   26   1   0    4    9  .331
Joe Torre (STL)          32  116   15   38   2   1   2   16   0   0   19   18  .328
Johnny Grubb (SD)        30  102   16   33   6   1   1    9   1   2   13   16  .324
Willie Stargell (PIT)    26  103   23   33   5   1  10   24   0   0   16   24  .320
Jose Cardenal (CHI)      33  123   25   39   9   1   4   21   2   1   15   19  .317

 Atlanta              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Dusty Baker           30  121   26   37   5   0   6   18   3   1   12   10  .306
Mike Lum              24   73    9   22   4   0   3   15   1   1    5   13  .301
Rod Gilbreath         24   72    9   21   2   1   0    2   2   1    5   10  .292
Davey Johnson         33  121   12   34   5   0   5   14   1   2   22   19  .281
Oscar Brown           13   38    3   10   3   0   0    0   0   0    3    7  .263
Dick Dietz            13   19    2    5   0   0   0    2   0   0    4    2  .263
Darrell Evans         32  120   16   31   6   1   7   22   1   0   18   15  .258
Marty Perez           29   98    9   24   5   2   1   12   0   1   16   15  .245
Johnny Oates          31  115    9   28   4   0   2   10   0   2    8   13  .244
Ralph Garr            27  127   11   30   4   1   0    4   4   0    4   13  .236
Larvell Blanks        15   17    1    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    3  .235
Hank Aaron            31  100   22   23   3   0  10   18   0   0   19   13  .230
Paul Casanova          8   18    0    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    4  .167
Sonny Jackson         17   32    2    5   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    0  .156
Jack Pierce            9   18    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    7  .056

 Chicago              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ken Rudolph           11   40    5   15   4   1   1    8   0   2    0    3  .375
Ron Santo             32  116   20   43   9   0   5   17   1   1   18   15  .371
Gene Hiser            25   34    5   12   1   0   0    2   4   1    3    3  .353
Jose Cardenal         33  123   25   39   9   1   4   21   2   1   15   19  .317
Rick Monday           29  104   20   32   6   1   8   17   0   7   27   21  .308
Glenn Beckert         29  117   10   34   8   0   0   11   0   1   12    4  .291
Billy Williams        33  125   19   36   3   0   4   17   1   0   12   18  .288
Joe Pepitone          28  102   14   28   3   0   3   16   1   1    5    6  .275
Paul Popovich         11   32    5    8   0   0   0    4   0   0    4    2  .250
Don Kessinger         35  113    9   28   2   1   0   13   0   1   18   11  .248
Randy Hundley         28   89    9   17   3   0   3    8   1   1    8    7  .191
Jim Hickman           21   49    7    9   1   0   0    4   1   0    9   10  .184
Cleo James            12   25    4    4   0   0   0    0   4   0    1    4  .160
Adrian Garrett         9   10    1    1   0   0   1    2   0   0    0    4  .100
Carmen Fanzone        11   14    3    1   1   0   0    1   0   0    4    3  .071
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           13   13    4    6   0   0   1    4   0   0    3    2  .462
Joe Morgan            31   99   21   33   7   2   4   19  15   3   20    9  .333
Pete Rose             32  126   23   39   4   1   1   11   1   4   18    9  .310
Dave Concepcion       28  105   19   32   4   1   5   21   7   0    8   22  .305
Tony Perez            30  112   15   32   6   0   5   16   1   0   11   17  .286
Bobby Tolan           31  126   12   32   5   0   3   19   8   3    5   20  .254
Johnny Bench          33  116   18   27   3   0   9   27   0   1   25   22  .233
Denis Menke           30   70    7   15   3   0   0    4   1   0   22   18  .214
Phil Gagliano         15   30    3    6   0   0   0    1   0   0    5    6  .200
Cesar Geronimo        33   92   11   17   3   0   1    5   4   1    4   21  .185
Richie Scheinblum     15   28    3    5   1   0   1    5   0   0    5    2  .179
Bill Plummer           8   13    0    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    1  .154
Joe Hague             12   28    2    4   2   0   0    1   1   0    3    4  .143
Gene Locklear         12    7    4    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .143
Darrel Chaney         21   39    1    5   0   0   0    1   0   1    2    9  .128
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            36  128   26   47   6   2   5   27   1   1   24   17  .367
Cesar Cedeno          36  144   23   48  12   2   6   17  17   3   12   19  .333
Tommie Agee           26   53    8   16   0   1   1    2   1   3    5   12  .302
Jesus Alou             8    7    1    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .286
Tommy Helms           36  140   12   34   3   1   0   11   1   0    9    7  .243
Doug Rader            36  129   13   30   5   0   5   19   2   1   18   29  .233
Jim Wynn              34  135   28   30   5   2   8   21   4   5   15   25  .222
Lee May               30  109   11   23   5   0   3   16   0   0    6   20  .211
Johnny Edwards        30   97   10   20   3   2   2   12   0   0    7   10  .206
Roger Metzger         32  110   11   19   2   4   0    8   3   1    7   15  .173
Larry Howard          16   39    2    6   2   0   0    3   0   0    3    7  .154
Bob Gallagher         15   13    2    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    7  .154
Jimmy Stewart         10    9    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    3  .111
Hector Torres         11   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            20   72   10   27   3   1   0    8   0   2    7    3  .375
Ken McMullen           7   20    0    7   2   0   0    1   0   0    1    5  .350
Davey Lopes           23   57   11   19   0   0   1    9  10   0   13   13  .333
Von Joshua            10   24    3    8   0   0   1    6   1   1    2    1  .333
Steve Yeager           8   16    3    5   1   0   0    0   1   0    3    5  .313
Joe Ferguson          33  120   21   37   9   0   7   27   0   1   20   15  .308
Willie Davis          35  142   24   42   7   2   6   21   5   2    7   12  .296
Willie Crawford       32  107   16   30   7   0   1   12   4   1   16   15  .280
Ron Cey               33  108   10   29   1   1   2   19   0   0   15   16  .269
Bill Buckner          34  147   17   38   4   0   2   10   3   0    4    8  .259
Bill Russell          35  144   15   36   7   1   0    5   4   0    3   20  .250
Steve Garvey          21   44    0   10   2   1   0    3   0   0    0    5  .227
Lee Lacy              25   77    8   15   1   0   0    4   0   2   11   19  .195
Tom Paciorek          19   40    1    7   1   0   1    2   0   1    3   10  .175
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
Boots Day             17   15    5    6   2   0   0    4   0   0    2    1  .400
Ron Fairly            27   75   13   26   3   0   6   13   0   2   26    2  .347
Hal Breeden           16   31    4   10   3   0   2    6   0   0    2    5  .323
John Boccabella       27   86    5   27   6   0   0   12   0   0    4   11  .314
Ron Hunt              27   95   16   29   2   0   0    5   2   2   12    6  .305
Ron Woods             23   63   12   19   3   0   1   11   1   2   10    4  .302
Ken Singleton         30   99   18   27   2   0   3   13   2   2   21   12  .273
Bob Bailey            24   55    5   12   4   0   1    7   0   0   12    8  .218
Pepe Frias            18   52    5   11   3   0   0    5   0   3    2    6  .212
Tim Foli              28  107   12   22   2   0   1    9   2   1    2   11  .206
Mike Jorgensen        25   85    6   15   4   0   1    6   1   1   15   14  .177
Jorge Roque           25   61    7    9   2   0   1    6   2   2    4   17  .148
Coco Laboy            21   30    2    4   1   0   1    2   0   0    5    8  .133
Pepe Mangual          10   23    1    3   1   0   1    3   0   0    1    9  .130
Terry Humphrey        11   24    1    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    5  .125
Clyde Mashore          2    4    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Bob Stinson            3    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000

 New York             G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Jim Beauchamp          9   15    1    6   0   0   0    8   0   0    2    1  .400
John Milner           17   53   11   17   1   0   5   13   0   1   12    9  .321
Ed Kranepool          21   61    7   19   4   1   0   13   0   0    5    5  .312
George Theodore       14   33    2    9   3   0   0    2   0   0    2    5  .273
Felix Millan          30  124   16   33   6   1   0    6   0   0    7    6  .266
Cleon Jones           15   53   11   14   2   0   2    8   0   0    4    7  .264
Wayne Garrett         24   70   10   16   4   0   2    4   1   1   13   10  .229
Jim Gosger            11   35    4    8   1   0   0    6   0   1    5    7  .229
Jim Fregosi           16   44    3   10   2   0   0    5   0   1    8    9  .227
Jerry Grote           18   59    5   13   2   0   0    6   0   0    2    7  .220
Bud Harrelson         29  100    7   22   2   0   0    5   1   1   18   16  .220
Ted Martinez          23   78   10   17   1   0   0    5   0   3    5   15  .218
Rusty Staub           32  115   17   24   7   0   4   15   0   0   20   14  .209
Ken Boswell           12   12    1    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    0  .167
Duffy Dyer            20   58    2    7   0   0   0    1   0   1    3   14  .121
Rich Chiles            8   25    2    3   2   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .120
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          17   43    8   15   2   0   0    5   1   0    2    2  .349
Bill Robinson         23   68   12   20   7   0   2    9   1   0    3   14  .294
Cesar Tovar           24   90   12   26   9   1   0    4   1   1    8    7  .289
Del Unser             23   61    5   17   0   0   1    4   0   5    5    7  .279
Mike Schmidt          19   63    4   16   3   0   2    8   1   1   10   24  .254
Mike Anderson         22   61    9   15   5   0   2    7   0   1    4   15  .246
Terry Harmon          14   30    3    7   1   0   0    3   0   0    4    3  .233
Willie Montanez       31  123    7   28   2   1   2   17   0   3   12   21  .228
Larry Bowa            32  138   10   30   1   2   0   10   1   1    8    8  .217
Mike Ryan              9   23    5    5   0   1   1    4   0   0    3    8  .217
Greg Luzinski         31  116   11   25   4   2   2    6   0   0    6   31  .216
Denny Doyle           25   61    9   13   1   2   0    3   0   0   12    8  .213
Bob Boone             25   90    5   18   4   0   1    7   0   0    9    9  .200
Mike Rogodzinski       8   15    0    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    4    2  .200
Deron Johnson         12   36    3    6   2   0   1    5   0   0    5   10  .167
Jose Pagan            13   19    2    2   2   0   0    2   0   0    0    4  .105
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
Jerry McNertney        4    2    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .500
Gene Clines           17   23    5    8   0   1   0    3   1   1    2    3  .348
Manny Sanguillen      29  132   21   45   7   3   4   13   0   0    1    5  .341
Al Oliver             28  121   21   40   6   1   7   26   1   0    4    9  .331
Willie Stargell       26  103   23   33   5   1  10   24   0   0   16   24  .320
Dave Cash             20   91   15   29   3   0   2   10   0   3    6    6  .319
Milt May              28  106    9   33   0   0   4   14   0   1    9    8  .311
Bob Robertson         26  100   21   30   7   0   5   13   0   1   18   19  .300
Richie Hebner         29  106   15   27   7   1   3   15   0   0   17    9  .255
Gene Alley            22   71   10   16   2   1   2    8   0   0    7   15  .225
Fernando Gonzalez      7    9    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .222
Rennie Stennett       23   86    6   18   1   1   4   15   0   0    4    9  .209
Richie Zisk            8   17    1    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    6  .177
Vic Davalillo         17   27    3    4   0   0   1    2   0   0    1    2  .148
Jackie Hernandez       5    1    1    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           4    6    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .333
Johnny Grubb          30  102   16   33   6   1   1    9   1   2   13   16  .324
Cito Gaston           32  117   15   37   5   2   4   16   0   0    7   24  .316
Fred Kendall          32  111   10   33   7   1   1   15   0   0    9   12  .297
Leron Lee             33  117   10   34   3   1   1    9   2   0   16   22  .291
Dave Marshall         23   35    3   10   4   0   0    2   0   1    6    5  .286
Nate Colbert          35  134   15   38   7   0   3   20   3   2   14   35  .284
Dave Campbell         25   79    2   21   3   0   0    8   1   1    6   13  .266
Enzo Hernandez        28   98   16   26   1   0   0    5  10   0   11    4  .265
Jerry Morales         26   65    5   16   3   0   2   14   2   0    4   11  .246
Dave Hilton           36  124   14   26   4   0   3   12   2   0   12   16  .210
Derrel Thomas         26   87    6   17   2   1   0    3   2   1   10   11  .195
Ivan Murrell          15   16    3    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    5  .125
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              5    5    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           7    5    2    2   0   0   1    4   0   0    2    0  .400
Garry Maddox          27   98   13   35   2   3   1   10   5   2    3   12  .357
Ed Goodson            28   91   11   31   4   1   1   14   0   0    7   11  .341
Gary Matthews         31   89    8   28   5   2   1    6   2   0   13   11  .315
Bobby Bonds           39  169   38   53  12   2   9   26  12   5   14   39  .314
Tito Fuentes          38  161   19   50   8   2   1   14   6   2    8   15  .311
Mike Phillips         12   14    4    4   1   0   0    2   0   1    1    2  .286
Chris Speier          39  156   20   43   7   1   5   24   2   1   16   25  .276
Willie McCovey        37  111   15   28   2   2   9   20   0   0   30   22  .252
Mike Sadek             7    4    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    0  .250
Gary Thomasson        28   74    8   17   0   1   2   10   0   0    8   15  .230
Al Gallagher           5    9    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .222
Dave Rader            39  130   14   25   5   0   0    8   0   0   15    6  .192
Dave Kingman          29   76   10   13   2   0   5   12   1   0    5   29  .171
Jim Howarth           21   42    3    6   0   1   0    4   0   0    5    2  .143
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             32  116   15   38   2   1   2   16   0   0   19   18  .328
Lou Brock             31  136   21   38   4   2   1   12   9   5    8   15  .279
Luis Melendez         23   62    6   17   4   0   0    6   1   1    6   10  .274
Jose Cruz             30  108   16   27   7   1   4   16   0   1   14   18  .250
Mike Tyson            18   52    6   13   1   0   0    3   0   2    4    5  .250
Ted Simmons           32  117    8   28   3   1   0   13   0   0   16    9  .239
Tim McCarver          22   35    3    8   0   0   0    3   0   0    5    1  .229
Mick Kelleher         11   18    1    4   1   0   0    2   0   0    2    5  .222
Bernie Carbo          21   54    4   11   3   0   0    7   0   0   10   15  .204
Bill Stein            13   20    0    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    5  .200
Ken Reitz             31  107    6   21   6   0   1    7   0   0    5    5  .196
Bobby Fenwick          5    6    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .167
Ray Busse             24   70    6   10   4   2   2    5   0   1    5   21  .143
Dwain Anderson        12   14    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    4    3  .143
Ed Crosby             14   31    3    4   2   1   0    0   0   0    4    4  .129

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  B. Bonds (SF)           169
  T. Fuentes (SF)         161
  C. Speier (SF)          156
  B. Buckner (LA)         147
  C. Cedeno (HOU)         144
  B. Russell (LA)         144
  W. Davis (LA)           142
  T. Helms (HOU)          140
  L. Bowa (PHI)           138
  L. Brock (STL)          136

Runs Scored:

  B. Bonds (SF)            38
  J. Wynn (HOU)            28
  D. Baker (ATL)           26
  B. Watson (HOU)          26
  J. Cardenal (CHI)        25
  W. Davis (LA)            24
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          23
  P. Rose (CIN)            23
  W. Stargell (PIT)        23
  H. Aaron (ATL)           22

Hits:

  B. Bonds (SF)            53
  T. Fuentes (SF)          50
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          48
  B. Watson (HOU)          47
  M. Sanguillen (PIT)      45
  R. Santo (CHI)           43
  C. Speier (SF)           43
  W. Davis (LA)            42
  A. Oliver (PIT)          40
  J. Cardenal (CHI)        39

Doubles:

  B. Bonds (SF)            12
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          12
  J. Cardenal (CHI)         9
  J. Ferguson (LA)          9
  R. Santo (CHI)            9
  C. Tovar (PHI)            9
  G. Beckert (CHI)          8
  T. Fuentes (SF)           8
  N. Colbert (SD)           7
  W. Crawford (LA)          7

Triples:

  R. Metzger (HOU)          4
  G. Maddox (SF)            3
  M. Sanguillen (PIT)       3
  B. Bonds (SF)             2
  L. Bowa (PHI)             2
  L. Brock (STL)            2
  R. Busse (STL)            2
  C. Cedeno (HOU)           2
  W. Davis (LA)             2
  D. Doyle (PHI)            2

Home Runs:

  H. Aaron (ATL)           10
  W. Stargell (PIT)        10
  J. Bench (CIN)            9
  B. Bonds (SF)             9
  W. McCovey (SF)           9
  R. Monday (CHI)           8
  J. Wynn (HOU)             8
  D. Evans (ATL)            7
  J. Ferguson (LA)          7
  A. Oliver (PIT)           7

RBI:

  J. Bench (CIN)           27
  J. Ferguson (LA)         27
  B. Watson (HOU)          27
  B. Bonds (SF)            26
  A. Oliver (PIT)          26
  C. Speier (SF)           24
  W. Stargell (PIT)        24
  D. Evans (ATL)           22
  J. Cardenal (CHI)        21
  D. Concepcion (CIN)      21

Stolen Bases:

  C. Cedeno (HOU)          17
  J. Morgan (CIN)          15
  B. Bonds (SF)            12
  E. Hernandez (SD)        10
  D. Lopes (LA)            10
  L. Brock (STL)            9
  B. Tolan (CIN)            8
  D. Concepcion (CIN)       7
  T. Fuentes (SF)           6
  W. Davis (LA)             5

Caught Stealing:

  R. Monday (CHI)           7
  B. Bonds (SF)             5
  L. Brock (STL)            5
  D. Unser (PHI)            5
  J. Wynn (HOU)             5
  P. Rose (CIN)             4
  T. Agee (HOU)             3
  D. Cash (PIT)             3
  C. Cedeno (HOU)           3
  P. Frias (MON)            3

Walks:

  W. McCovey (SF)          30
  R. Monday (CHI)          27
  R. Fairly (MON)          26
  J. Bench (CIN)           25
  B. Watson (HOU)          24
  D. Johnson (ATL)         22
  D. Menke (CIN)           22
  K. Singleton (MON)       21
  J. Ferguson (LA)         20
  J. Morgan (CIN)          20

Strikeouts:

  B. Bonds (SF)            39
  N. Colbert (SD)          35
  G. Luzinski (PHI)        31
  D. Kingman (SF)          29
  D. Rader (HOU)           29
  C. Speier (SF)           25
  J. Wynn (HOU)            25
  C. Gaston (SD)           24
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         24
  W. Stargell (PIT)        24

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