Friday May 18, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of May 18, 1973:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Pittsburgh      1167  166   325   45   11   43   155    2    6   96   159  .279
Los Angeles     1325  158   357   52    6   24   143   31   10  122   184  .269
Chicago         1280  173   344   53    4   31   157   19   18  160   182  .269
San Francisco   1404  183   365   51   16   36   165   28   12  139   232  .260
San Diego       1272  131   324   48    6   17   123   25    7  118   221  .255
Atlanta         1279  145   315   48    5   36   137   13   11  133   190  .246
Cincinnati      1193  160   290   46    4   31   148   40   14  151   211  .243
Montreal        1016  119   246   42    0   19   108   10   16  123   144  .242
St. Louis       1139  126   272   44   11   12   112   12   13  122   181  .239
Houston         1340  165   319   52   14   31   155   31   16  120   236  .238
New York        1122  128   258   41    2   14   117    4    9  127   175  .230
Philadelphia    1207  116   270   47   10   16   104    5   12  106   220  .224

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Bob Watson (HOU)         39  138   28   49   6   2   5   27   1   1   27   19  .355
Joe Morgan (CIN)         34  112   22   38   9   2   5   23  16   4   21   11  .339
Ron Santo (CHI)          35  127   20   43   9   0   5   17   1   1   19   19  .339
Cesar Cedeno (HOU)       39  157   25   53  12   2   7   19  19   3   12   21  .338
Joe Torre (STL)          34  120   15   40   2   1   2   16   0   0   20   19  .333
Johnny Grubb (SD)        32  109   18   36   7   1   2   10   1   2   14   16  .330
Glenn Beckert (CHI)      32  127   12   41   9   0   0   13   0   1   15    4  .323
Manny Sanguillen (PIT)   32  143   21   46   7   3   4   14   0   0    2    7  .322
Joe Ferguson (LA)        36  131   24   42  10   0   8   30   0   1   23   17  .321
Cito Gaston (SD)         34  123   16   39   5   2   4   17   0   0    7   25  .317

 Atlanta              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Mike Lum              27   84    9   26   4   0   3   16   1   2    6   14  .310
Rod Gilbreath         26   72    9   21   2   1   0    2   2   1    5   10  .292
Dusty Baker           33  133   28   38   6   0   6   19   3   1   12   10  .286
Davey Johnson         36  132   12   35   6   0   5   16   1   2   23   22  .265
Oscar Brown           13   38    3   10   3   0   0    0   0   0    3    7  .263
Darrell Evans         35  132   18   34   8   1   8   24   1   0   19   19  .258
Dick Dietz            14   20    2    5   0   0   0    2   0   0    4    2  .250
Ralph Garr            30  141   13   35   4   1   0    4   5   1    4   14  .248
Marty Perez           30  101    9   24   5   2   1   12   0   2   17   16  .238
Hank Aaron            34  106   23   25   3   0  11   19   0   0   25   14  .236
Larvell Blanks        16   17    1    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    3  .235
Johnny Oates          34  125    9   29   4   0   2   10   0   2    8   15  .232
Sonny Jackson         20   39    3    7   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    0  .180
Paul Casanova          9   21    0    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    4  .143
Jack Pierce           11   20    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    8  .050

 Chicago              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Gene Hiser            27   35    6   13   2   0   0    3   4   1    3    3  .371
Ken Rudolph           12   44    5   15   4   1   1    8   0   2    0    4  .341
Ron Santo             35  127   20   43   9   0   5   17   1   1   19   19  .339
Glenn Beckert         32  127   12   41   9   0   0   13   0   1   15    4  .323
Jose Cardenal         36  135   25   42   9   1   4   21   2   1   16   21  .311
Rick Monday           32  115   23   35   7   1   8   18   1   8   30   23  .304
Billy Williams        36  135   19   40   3   0   4   19   1   1   14   18  .296
Joe Pepitone          31  112   16   30   3   0   3   18   3   1    8    6  .268
Don Kessinger         38  121   10   30   2   1   0   13   0   1   19   12  .248
Paul Popovich         14   39    6    8   0   0   0    4   0   0    4    3  .205
Randy Hundley         30   95   11   19   3   0   4   11   1   1   11    8  .200
Jim Hickman           21   49    7    9   1   0   0    4   1   0    9   10  .184
Cleo James            13   25    5    4   0   0   0    0   4   0    1    4  .160
Carmen Fanzone        12   15    4    2   1   0   1    2   0   0    4    3  .133
Adrian Garrett         9   10    1    1   0   0   1    2   0   0    0    4  .100
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           15   17    4    8   0   0   1    4   0   0    4    4  .471
Joe Morgan            34  112   22   38   9   2   5   23  16   4   21   11  .339
Pete Rose             35  139   25   43   6   1   1   13   1   4   19    9  .309
Dave Concepcion       31  115   20   35   4   1   5   22   7   0    8   23  .304
Tony Perez            33  125   15   33   7   0   5   16   1   0   12   20  .264
Bobby Tolan           34  137   12   34   5   0   3   19   9   3    5   23  .248
Johnny Bench          36  130   20   31   5   0   9   29   0   1   25   25  .239
Phil Gagliano         17   31    3    7   0   0   0    2   0   0    6    6  .226
Gene Locklear         14    9    4    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .222
Denis Menke           33   77   10   17   3   0   0    4   1   0   27   18  .221
Richie Scheinblum     18   36    4    7   2   0   1    6   0   0    6    2  .194
Cesar Geronimo        36   94   11   17   3   0   1    5   4   1    4   21  .181
Joe Hague             13   29    2    5   2   0   0    1   1   0    3    4  .172
Bill Plummer           9   14    0    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    1  .143
Darrel Chaney         23   42    3    5   0   0   0    1   0   1    3    9  .119
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            39  138   28   49   6   2   5   27   1   1   27   19  .355
Cesar Cedeno          39  157   25   53  12   2   7   19  19   3   12   21  .338
Tommie Agee           27   58    8   17   0   1   1    2   1   3    5   14  .293
Jesus Alou             8    7    1    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .286
Tommy Helms           39  150   13   39   6   1   0   13   1   1    9    7  .260
Doug Rader            39  141   14   34   6   0   5   20   2   1   19   31  .241
Jim Wynn              37  143   28   32   5   2   8   21   4   5   17   28  .224
Bob Gallagher         16   14    2    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    7  .214
Johnny Edwards        31   99   10   21   3   2   2   13   0   0    8   10  .212
Lee May               33  120   12   24   5   0   3   17   0   0    6   23  .200
Jimmy Stewart         11   10    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    3  .200
Roger Metzger         35  121   11   22   3   4   0    8   3   1    7   15  .182
Larry Howard          18   45    2    6   2   0   0    3   0   0    5   12  .133
Hector Torres         12   24    2    2   0   0   0    1   0   1    2    4  .083
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
Davey Lopes           26   73   13   27   2   0   1   11  11   0   13   14  .370
Manny Mota            23   80   10   29   3   1   0    8   0   2    9    3  .363
Ken McMullen           7   20    0    7   2   0   0    1   0   0    1    5  .350
Von Joshua            10   24    3    8   0   0   1    6   1   1    2    1  .333
Joe Ferguson          36  131   24   42  10   0   8   30   0   1   23   17  .321
Willie Crawford       35  115   18   34   8   0   1   13   4   1   18   16  .296
Ron Cey               36  119   11   35   3   1   3   23   0   0   17   16  .294
Steve Yeager          11   21    5    6   1   0   1    1   1   0    5    7  .286
Willie Davis          38  156   26   42   7   2   6   22   5   2    7   16  .269
Bill Buckner          37  161   18   42   5   0   2   10   4   0    5   11  .261
Bill Russell          38  157   16   40   7   1   0    6   5   0    4   20  .255
Steve Garvey          23   46    0   10   2   1   0    4   0   0    0    6  .217
Tom Paciorek          22   41    1    8   1   0   1    2   0   1    3   10  .195
Lee Lacy              25   77    8   15   1   0   0    4   0   2   11   19  .195
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             18   16    5    6   2   0   0    4   0   0    2    1  .375
Hal Breeden           17   32    5   11   3   0   3    7   0   0    2    5  .344
Ron Fairly            28   79   13   27   3   0   6   13   0   2   26    2  .342
Ron Woods             24   67   12   22   3   0   1   11   1   2   10    4  .328
Ron Hunt              28   99   17   30   2   0   0    5   2   2   12    6  .303
John Boccabella       28   90    5   27   6   0   0   12   0   0    4   11  .300
Ken Singleton         31  102   19   27   2   0   3   13   2   2   22   13  .265
Bob Bailey            25   56    5   12   4   0   1    8   0   0   12    9  .214
Tim Foli              29  108   12   22   2   0   1    9   2   1    2   11  .204
Pepe Frias            19   54    5   11   3   0   0    5   0   3    2    6  .204
Mike Jorgensen        26   89    6   16   4   0   1    6   1   1   15   15  .180
Jorge Roque           25   61    7    9   2   0   1    6   2   2    4   17  .148
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
Coco Laboy            22   33    2    4   1   0   1    2   0   0    5    8  .121
Clyde Mashore          3    5    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         10   17    1    6   0   0   0    8   0   0    3    2  .353
John Milner           17   53   11   17   1   0   5   13   0   1   12    9  .321
Ed Kranepool          23   67    7   20   4   1   0   13   0   0    5    6  .299
George Theodore       16   41    3   11   3   0   0    4   0   0    3    8  .268
Felix Millan          30  124   16   33   6   1   0    6   0   0    7    6  .266
Wayne Garrett         26   79   12   21   5   0   3    8   1   1   14   10  .266
Cleon Jones           15   53   11   14   2   0   2    8   0   0    4    7  .264
Jim Gosger            13   40    4   10   1   0   0    7   0   1    5    7  .250
Ken Boswell           13   16    2    4   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    0  .250
Bud Harrelson         31  108   10   26   2   0   0    5   2   1   18   17  .241
Jerry Grote           18   59    5   13   2   0   0    6   0   0    2    7  .220
Ted Martinez          25   82   12   18   1   0   0    5   0   3    6   15  .220
Rusty Staub           34  124   18   27   7   0   4   18   0   0   20   14  .218
Jim Fregosi           17   47    3   10   2   0   0    5   0   1    9   10  .213
Rich Chiles            8   25    2    3   2   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .120
Duffy Dyer            22   67    3    8   0   0   0    1   0   1    3   15  .119
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         24   69   12   21   8   0   2    9   1   0    3   14  .304
Tommy Hutton          20   54    8   16   2   0   0    5   1   0    2    5  .296
Del Unser             26   73    8   21   1   1   2    6   0   5    5    7  .288
Cesar Tovar           27  102   13   28  10   1   0    4   1   1    9    8  .275
Mike Rogodzinski       9   16    1    4   0   0   1    1   0   0    4    2  .250
Mike Anderson         24   62    9   15   5   0   2    7   0   1    4   16  .242
Mike Ryan             11   30    5    7   0   1   1    4   0   0    3   11  .233
Terry Harmon          15   31    3    7   1   0   0    3   0   0    4    3  .226
Willie Montanez       34  133    8   30   2   1   2   18   0   3   14   21  .226
Mike Schmidt          22   72    5   16   3   0   2    8   1   1   12   27  .222
Greg Luzinski         34  128   12   28   4   2   2    8   0   0    6   34  .219
Denny Doyle           26   61    9   13   1   2   0    3   0   0   12    8  .213
Larry Bowa            35  148   10   31   1   2   0   11   1   1    9   10  .210
Bob Boone             26   94    5   18   4   0   1    8   0   0    9    9  .192
Deron Johnson         12   36    3    6   2   0   1    5   0   0    5   10  .167
Jose Pagan            14   20    2    2   2   0   0    2   0   0    0    4  .100
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        5    2    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .500
Dave Cash             23  101   17   33   5   0   2   13   0   3    8    8  .327
Manny Sanguillen      32  143   21   46   7   3   4   14   0   0    2    7  .322
Gene Clines           20   29    6    9   0   1   0    4   1   1    2    3  .310
Al Oliver             30  129   21   40   6   1   7   26   1   0    4   10  .310
Bob Robertson         29  111   23   34   8   0   6   16   0   1   18   22  .306
Willie Stargell       28  111   24   34   6   1  10   24   0   0   16   26  .306
Milt May              31  115   10   35   0   0   4   14   0   1   10    8  .304
Richie Hebner         31  112   15   29   7   1   3   16   0   0   19    9  .259
Gene Alley            25   80   12   18   2   2   2    8   0   0    7   17  .225
Rennie Stennett       24   86    7   18   1   1   4   15   0   0    5    9  .209
Richie Zisk           10   21    1    4   1   1   0    1   0   0    1    7  .191
Fernando Gonzalez      8   13    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    3  .154
Vic Davalillo         19   29    3    4   0   0   1    2   0   0    1    2  .138
Jackie Hernandez       6    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          32  109   18   36   7   1   2   10   1   2   14   16  .330
Cito Gaston           34  123   16   39   5   2   4   17   0   0    7   25  .317
Fred Kendall          34  119   10   36   8   1   1   16   0   0    9   14  .303
Leron Lee             34  120   11   35   3   1   2   11   2   0   17   22  .292
Dave Marshall         24   35    4   10   4   0   0    2   0   1    6    5  .286
Nate Colbert          37  142   15   39   7   0   3   20   3   2   14   38  .275
Jerry Morales         28   71    7   19   3   0   2   15   3   0    4   12  .268
Enzo Hernandez        30  106   16   27   1   0   0    5  11   0   11    4  .255
Dave Campbell         27   87    2   22   3   0   0    8   1   1    6   13  .253
Derrel Thomas         28   92    7   19   3   1   0    4   2   1   10   12  .207
Dave Hilton           37  126   14   26   4   0   3   12   2   0   12   16  .206
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           9    7    2    3   0   0   1    4   0   0    2    0  .429
Garry Maddox          29  105   13   35   2   3   1   10   5   3    3   13  .333
Ed Goodson            30   99   11   32   4   1   1   14   0   0    7   11  .323
Gary Matthews         33   96   10   30   6   3   1    6   2   0   13   11  .313
Tito Fuentes          40  169   19   52   8   2   1   14   6   2    8   15  .308
Bobby Bonds           41  176   38   54  12   2   9   27  12   5   15   41  .307
Mike Phillips         12   14    4    4   1   0   0    2   0   1    1    2  .286
Chris Speier          41  164   20   45   7   1   5   24   2   1   16   26  .274
Willie McCovey        39  119   15   29   2   2   9   20   0   0   30   22  .244
Gary Thomasson        29   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            40  133   14   26   5   0   0    8   0   0   15    6  .196
Dave Kingman          31   78   10   13   2   0   5   12   1   0    5   30  .167
Mike Sadek             8    6    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    0  .167
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
Joe Torre             34  120   15   40   2   1   2   16   0   0   20   19  .333
Ted Sizemore          16   58    6   18   4   0   0    9   1   1    6    4  .310
Mike Tyson            20   59    8   17   1   1   0    5   0   2    4    6  .288
Lou Brock             33  144   22   41   5   2   1   13   9   6    9   18  .285
Ted Simmons           34  126    8   32   4   2   0   14   0   0   16   10  .254
Luis Melendez         25   71    6   18   4   0   0    7   1   1    6   12  .254
Jose Cruz             32  115   17   27   7   1   4   16   0   1   16   20  .235
Tim McCarver          23   38    3    8   0   0   0    4   0   0    5    2  .211
Mick Kelleher         13   19    1    4   1   0   0    2   0   0    2    5  .211
Bernie Carbo          21   54    4   11   3   0   0    7   0   0   10   15  .204
Ken Reitz             33  115    8   23   6   0   2    8   0   1    5    7  .200
Bill Stein            14   21    0    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    5  .191
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
Ed Crosby             16   35    4    5   2   1   0    1   0   0    4    4  .143
Dwain Anderson        13   14    3    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    4    3  .143

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  B. Bonds (SF)           176
  T. Fuentes (SF)         169
  C. Speier (SF)          164
  B. Buckner (LA)         161
  C. Cedeno (HOU)         157
  B. Russell (LA)         157
  W. Davis (LA)           156
  T. Helms (HOU)          150
  L. Bowa (PHI)           148
  L. Brock (STL)          144

Runs Scored:

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

Hits:

  B. Bonds (SF)            54
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          53
  T. Fuentes (SF)          52
  B. Watson (HOU)          49
  M. Sanguillen (PIT)      46
  C. Speier (SF)           45
  P. Rose (CIN)            43
  R. Santo (CHI)           43
  B. Buckner (LA)          42
  J. Cardenal (CHI)        42

Doubles:

  B. Bonds (SF)            12
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          12
  J. Ferguson (LA)         10
  C. Tovar (PHI)           10
  G. Beckert (CHI)          9
  J. Cardenal (CHI)         9
  J. Morgan (CIN)           9
  R. Santo (CHI)            9
  W. Crawford (LA)          8
  D. Evans (ATL)            8

Triples:

  R. Metzger (HOU)          4
  G. Maddox (SF)            3
  G. Matthews (SF)          3
  M. Sanguillen (PIT)       3
  G. Alley (PIT)            2
  B. Bonds (SF)             2
  L. Bowa (PHI)             2
  L. Brock (STL)            2
  R. Busse (STL)            2
  C. Cedeno (HOU)           2

Home Runs:

  H. Aaron (ATL)           11
  W. Stargell (PIT)        10
  J. Bench (CIN)            9
  B. Bonds (SF)             9
  W. McCovey (SF)           9
  D. Evans (ATL)            8
  J. Ferguson (LA)          8
  R. Monday (CHI)           8
  J. Wynn (HOU)             8
  C. Cedeno (HOU)           7

RBI:

  J. Ferguson (LA)         30
  J. Bench (CIN)           29
  B. Bonds (SF)            27
  B. Watson (HOU)          27
  A. Oliver (PIT)          26
  D. Evans (ATL)           24
  C. Speier (SF)           24
  W. Stargell (PIT)        24
  R. Cey (LA)              23
  J. Morgan (CIN)          23

Stolen Bases:

  C. Cedeno (HOU)          19
  J. Morgan (CIN)          16
  B. Bonds (SF)            12
  E. Hernandez (SD)        11
  D. Lopes (LA)            11
  L. Brock (STL)            9
  B. Tolan (CIN)            9
  D. Concepcion (CIN)       7
  T. Fuentes (SF)           6
  W. Davis (LA)             5

Caught Stealing:

  R. Monday (CHI)           8
  L. Brock (STL)            6
  B. Bonds (SF)             5
  D. Unser (PHI)            5
  J. Wynn (HOU)             5
  J. Morgan (CIN)           4
  P. Rose (CIN)             4
  T. Agee (HOU)             3
  D. Cash (PIT)             3
  C. Cedeno (HOU)           3

Walks:

  W. McCovey (SF)          30
  R. Monday (CHI)          30
  D. Menke (CIN)           27
  B. Watson (HOU)          27
  R. Fairly (MON)          26
  H. Aaron (ATL)           25
  J. Bench (CIN)           25
  J. Ferguson (LA)         23
  D. Johnson (ATL)         23
  K. Singleton (MON)       22

Strikeouts:

  B. Bonds (SF)            41
  N. Colbert (SD)          38
  G. Luzinski (PHI)        34
  D. Rader (HOU)           31
  D. Kingman (SF)          30
  J. Wynn (HOU)            28
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         27
  C. Speier (SF)           26
  W. Stargell (PIT)        26
  J. Bench (CIN)           25

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