Saturday May 19, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of May 19, 1973:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Pittsburgh      1206  170   339   45   11   45   159    2    8   98   166  .281
Los Angeles     1376  165   374   56    6   24   149   32   10  125   190  .272
Chicago         1343  180   358   58    4   32   164   19   21  170   191  .267
San Francisco   1436  184   371   53   16   37   166   29   12  141   237  .258
San Diego       1304  135   331   51    6   18   127   25    7  122   227  .254
Atlanta         1325  152   326   51    5   37   144   13   11  139   200  .246
Cincinnati      1224  170   299   48    5   32   158   40   14  163   218  .244
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         1370  167   327   52   17   31   157   31   16  120   243  .239
Philadelphia    1281  125   298   51   11   16   112    7   13  114   230  .233
New York        1157  129   267   42    2   15   118    4    9  132   179  .231

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Bob Watson (HOU)         40  141   28   50   6   2   5   28   1   1   27   20  .355
Ron Santo (CHI)          36  130   20   45   9   0   5   18   1   1   21   19  .346
Joe Morgan (CIN)         35  112   23   38   9   2   5   24  16   4   24   11  .339
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
Cesar Cedeno (HOU)       40  161   25   53  12   2   7   19  19   3   12   22  .329
Manny Sanguillen (PIT)   33  148   22   48   7   3   4   14   0   0    2    8  .324
Bob Robertson (PIT)      30  115   24   37   8   0   7   17   0   2   19   22  .322
Cito Gaston (SD)         35  125   16   40   6   2   4   17   0   0    7   25  .320
Pete Rose (CIN)          36  144   28   46   8   2   1   15   1   4   19   10  .319

 Atlanta              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Mike Lum              28   89   10   28   5   0   3   17   1   2    6   15  .315
Rod Gilbreath         27   72    9   21   2   1   0    2   2   1    6   10  .292
Dick Dietz            15   21    2    6   1   0   0    5   0   0    4    2  .286
Dusty Baker           34  139   29   39   6   0   6   20   3   1   12   12  .281
Davey Johnson         37  136   14   37   7   0   5   17   1   2   24   22  .272
Darrell Evans         36  138   20   36   8   1   9   25   1   0   19   20  .261
Oscar Brown           14   39    3   10   3   0   0    0   0   0    3    7  .256
Ralph Garr            31  147   13   35   4   1   0    4   5   1    4   15  .238
Marty Perez           31  105    9   25   5   2   1   12   0   2   18   16  .238
Hank Aaron            35  110   24   26   3   0  11   19   0   0   27   16  .236
Larvell Blanks        16   17    1    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    3  .235
Johnny Oates          35  128    9   29   4   0   2   10   0   2    8   15  .227
Paul Casanova         10   22    0    4   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    4  .182
Sonny Jackson         21   40    3    7   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    0  .175
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
Pat Bourque            1    5    0    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .400
Gene Hiser            28   35    6   13   2   0   0    3   4   1    3    3  .371
Ron Santo             36  130   20   45   9   0   5   18   1   1   21   19  .346
Jose Cardenal         38  141   26   45  10   1   4   21   2   1   18   21  .319
Ken Rudolph           13   47    5   15   4   1   1    8   0   2    0    4  .319
Glenn Beckert         33  131   12   41   9   0   0   13   0   1   15    4  .313
Billy Williams        38  144   21   43   4   0   5   23   1   1   14   20  .299
Rick Monday           34  124   24   36   8   1   8   18   1   8   30   26  .290
Joe Pepitone          31  112   16   30   3   0   3   18   3   1    8    6  .268
Don Kessinger         40  125   13   30   2   1   0   13   0   2   23   12  .240
Randy Hundley         32  101   11   20   3   0   4   11   1   2   11    8  .198
Paul Popovich         15   42    6    8   0   0   0    5   0   0    4    4  .191
Carmen Fanzone        13   17    4    3   2   0   1    2   0   0    5    4  .177
Jim Hickman           22   52    7    9   1   0   0    4   1   1   10   10  .173
Cleo James            13   25    5    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
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           16   17    4    8   0   0   1    4   0   0    4    4  .471
Joe Morgan            35  112   23   38   9   2   5   24  16   4   24   11  .339
Pete Rose             36  144   28   46   8   2   1   15   1   4   19   10  .319
Gene Locklear         15   10    4    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .300
Dave Concepcion       32  120   20   35   4   1   5   22   7   0    8   23  .292
Tony Perez            34  126   15   33   7   0   5   16   1   0   16   20  .262
Johnny Bench          37  134   22   33   5   0  10   34   0   1   25   25  .246
Bobby Tolan           35  141   12   34   5   0   3   19   9   3    5   25  .241
Phil Gagliano         17   31    3    7   0   0   0    2   0   0    6    6  .226
Denis Menke           34   79   12   17   3   0   0    4   1   0   30   19  .215
Richie Scheinblum     19   38    4    8   2   0   1    7   0   0    7    2  .211
Cesar Geronimo        37   96   11   17   3   0   1    5   4   1    4   22  .177
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         24   43    4    6   0   0   0    2   0   1    3    9  .140
Bob Barton             3    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            40  141   28   50   6   2   5   28   1   1   27   20  .355
Cesar Cedeno          40  161   25   53  12   2   7   19  19   3   12   22  .329
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           40  153   13   41   6   1   0   13   1   1    9    7  .268
Doug Rader            40  144   14   34   6   0   5   20   2   1   19   32  .236
Jim Wynn              38  147   29   33   5   3   8   21   4   5   17   29  .225
Bob Gallagher         16   14    2    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    7  .214
Johnny Edwards        32  102   10   21   3   2   2   13   0   0    8   10  .206
Roger Metzger         36  125   12   25   3   6   0    9   3   1    7   15  .200
Jimmy Stewart         11   10    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    3  .200
Lee May               34  123   12   24   5   0   3   17   0   0    6   24  .195
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           27   80   15   31   3   0   1   11  12   0   13   14  .388
Manny Mota            24   84   11   31   4   1   0   10   0   2    9    3  .369
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          37  136   25   43  10   0   8   30   0   1   24   18  .316
Willie Crawford       36  121   18   35   8   0   1   13   4   1   18   17  .289
Steve Yeager          11   21    5    6   1   0   1    1   1   0    5    7  .286
Ron Cey               37  123   11   35   3   1   3   23   0   0   18   18  .285
Willie Davis          39  161   26   45   8   2   6   24   5   2    8   16  .280
Bill Buckner          38  168   20   45   5   0   2   11   4   0    5   11  .268
Bill Russell          39  162   17   42   8   1   0    7   5   0    4   20  .259
Steve Garvey          24   47    0   10   2   1   0    4   0   0    0    7  .213
Lee Lacy              25   77    8   15   1   0   0    4   0   2   11   19  .195
Tom Paciorek          23   43    1    8   1   0   1    2   0   1    3   10  .186
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           18   54   11   17   1   0   5   13   0   1   12   10  .315
Ed Kranepool          24   72    7   22   5   1   0   13   0   0    5    6  .306
Wayne Garrett         27   82   12   22   5   0   3    8   1   1   16   10  .268
Jim Gosger            14   45    4   12   1   0   0    7   0   1    5    8  .267
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
Ken Boswell           13   16    2    4   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    0  .250
Bud Harrelson         32  110   10   27   2   0   0    5   2   1   20   17  .246
George Theodore       17   46    3   11   3   0   0    4   0   0    3    8  .239
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           35  128   19   28   7   0   5   19   0   0   21   14  .219
Jim Fregosi           18   52    3   10   2   0   0    5   0   1    9   11  .192
Duffy Dyer            23   71    3   10   0   0   0    1   0   1    3   15  .141
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
Bill Robinson         26   78   13   27   9   0   2   10   2   0    3   15  .346
Del Unser             28   80    9   24   2   2   2    7   0   5    6    9  .300
Tommy Hutton          22   55    8   16   2   0   0    5   1   0    3    5  .291
Cesar Tovar           29  111   14   31  10   1   0    5   2   1   10    9  .279
Terry Harmon          17   33    4    9   1   0   0    3   0   0    4    3  .273
Mike Rogodzinski      10   16    2    4   0   0   1    1   0   0    5    2  .250
Mike Anderson         25   62   10   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
Willie Montanez       36  142    9   33   2   1   2   20   0   3   15   22  .232
Mike Schmidt          24   74    5   17   3   0   2    8   1   1   12   28  .230
Denny Doyle           28   66   10   15   1   2   0    3   0   0   12    9  .227
Larry Bowa            37  157   10   34   1   2   0   12   1   1    9   11  .217
Greg Luzinski         36  136   12   29   4   2   2    8   0   0    6   35  .213
Bob Boone             28  100    6   19   4   0   1    9   0   1   12   10  .190
Deron Johnson         12   36    3    6   2   0   1    5   0   0    5   10  .167
Jose Pagan            16   22    2    3   3   0   0    3   0   0    0    4  .136
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             24  106   18   36   5   0   2   13   0   3    8    9  .340
Manny Sanguillen      33  148   22   48   7   3   4   14   0   0    2    8  .324
Bob Robertson         30  115   24   37   8   0   7   17   0   2   19   22  .322
Willie Stargell       29  116   25   36   6   1  11   27   0   0   16   28  .310
Al Oliver             31  130   21   40   6   1   7   26   1   0    4   10  .308
Gene Clines           21   33    6   10   0   1   0    4   1   2    2    4  .303
Milt May              32  119   10   35   0   0   4   14   0   1   10    9  .294
Richie Hebner         32  117   15   30   7   1   3   16   0   0   19   10  .256
Gene Alley            26   82   12   18   2   2   2    8   0   0    8   17  .220
Rennie Stennett       25   88    7   19   1   1   4   15   0   0    5    9  .216
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           35  125   16   40   6   2   4   17   0   0    7   25  .320
Fred Kendall          35  122   11   38   8   1   2   18   0   0   10   14  .312
Nate Colbert          38  145   16   41   8   0   3   22   3   2   15   38  .283
Leron Lee             35  124   11   35   3   1   2   11   2   0   17   24  .282
Dave Marshall         25   36    4   10   4   0   0    2   0   1    6    5  .278
Jerry Morales         29   75    8   20   4   0   2   15   3   0    4   13  .267
Enzo Hernandez        31  110   17   28   1   0   0    5  11   0   11    4  .255
Dave Campbell         28   90    2   22   3   0   0    8   1   1    7   14  .244
Derrel Thomas         29   93    7   19   3   1   0    4   2   1   10   12  .204
Dave Hilton           38  129   14   26   4   0   3   12   2   0   13   17  .202
Ivan Murrell          16   18    3    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    6  .111
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              6    6    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          30  108   13   36   3   3   1   10   5   3    4   14  .333
Ed Goodson            31  102   11   32   4   1   1   14   0   0    7   11  .314
Gary Matthews         34   99   11   31   6   3   2    7   2   0   14   11  .313
Bobby Bonds           42  180   38   56  13   2   9   27  13   5   15   41  .311
Tito Fuentes          41  173   19   52   8   2   1   14   6   2    8   16  .301
Mike Phillips         12   14    4    4   1   0   0    2   0   1    1    2  .286
Chris Speier          42  168   20   45   7   1   5   24   2   1   16   28  .268
Willie McCovey        40  123   15   29   2   2   9   20   0   0   30   23  .236
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            41  137   14   28   5   0   0    8   0   0   15    6  .204
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)           180
  T. Fuentes (SF)         173
  B. Buckner (LA)         168
  C. Speier (SF)          168
  B. Russell (LA)         162
  C. Cedeno (HOU)         161
  W. Davis (LA)           161
  L. Bowa (PHI)           157
  T. Helms (HOU)          153
  M. Sanguillen (PIT)     148

Runs Scored:

  B. Bonds (SF)            38
  D. Baker (ATL)           29
  J. Wynn (HOU)            29
  P. Rose (CIN)            28
  B. Watson (HOU)          28
  J. Cardenal (CHI)        26
  W. Davis (LA)            26
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          25
  J. Ferguson (LA)         25
  W. Stargell (PIT)        25

Hits:

  B. Bonds (SF)            56
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          53
  T. Fuentes (SF)          52
  B. Watson (HOU)          50
  M. Sanguillen (PIT)      48
  P. Rose (CIN)            46
  B. Buckner (LA)          45
  J. Cardenal (CHI)        45
  W. Davis (LA)            45
  R. Santo (CHI)           45

Doubles:

  B. Bonds (SF)            13
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          12
  J. Cardenal (CHI)        10
  J. Ferguson (LA)         10
  C. Tovar (PHI)           10
  G. Beckert (CHI)          9
  J. Morgan (CIN)           9
  B. Robinson (PHI)         9
  R. Santo (CHI)            9
  N. Colbert (SD)           8

Triples:

  R. Metzger (HOU)          6
  G. Maddox (SF)            3
  G. Matthews (SF)          3
  M. Sanguillen (PIT)       3
  J. Wynn (HOU)             3
  G. Alley (PIT)            2
  B. Bonds (SF)             2
  L. Bowa (PHI)             2
  L. Brock (STL)            2
  R. Busse (STL)            2

Home Runs:

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

RBI:

  J. Bench (CIN)           34
  J. Ferguson (LA)         30
  B. Watson (HOU)          28
  B. Bonds (SF)            27
  W. Stargell (PIT)        27
  A. Oliver (PIT)          26
  D. Evans (ATL)           25
  W. Davis (LA)            24
  J. Morgan (CIN)          24
  C. Speier (SF)           24

Stolen Bases:

  C. Cedeno (HOU)          19
  J. Morgan (CIN)          16
  B. Bonds (SF)            13
  D. Lopes (LA)            12
  E. Hernandez (SD)        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
  D. Menke (CIN)           30
  R. Monday (CHI)          30
  H. Aaron (ATL)           27
  B. Watson (HOU)          27
  R. Fairly (MON)          26
  J. Bench (CIN)           25
  J. Ferguson (LA)         24
  D. Johnson (ATL)         24
  J. Morgan (CIN)          24

Strikeouts:

  B. Bonds (SF)            41
  N. Colbert (SD)          38
  G. Luzinski (PHI)        35
  D. Rader (HOU)           32
  D. Kingman (SF)          30
  J. Wynn (HOU)            29
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         28
  C. Speier (SF)           28
  W. Stargell (PIT)        28
  R. Monday (CHI)          26


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