Sunday May 20, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of May 20, 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     1444  175   392   58    6   26   158   34   12  131   196  .272
Chicago         1343  180   358   58    4   32   164   19   21  170   191  .267
San Francisco   1470  191   381   57   18   37   172   29   12  146   243  .259
San Diego       1372  139   349   54    7   18   130   25    8  125   237  .254
Atlanta         1386  158   338   51    6   40   150   13   12  146   206  .244
Cincinnati      1285  174   310   51    6   33   161   41   14  166   228  .241
Montreal        1073  126   258   45    0   20   115   10   16  130   150  .240
St. Louis       1205  134   289   47   11   13   119   13   16  134   195  .240
Houston         1403  175   336   52   17   33   163   31   17  123   251  .240
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)         41  144   30   52   6   2   5   28   1   1   28   20  .361
Ron Santo (CHI)          36  130   20   45   9   0   5   18   1   1   21   19  .346
Joe Morgan (CIN)         37  120   23   40   9   2   5   24  17   4   24   11  .333
Joe Torre (STL)          34  120   15   40   2   1   2   16   0   0   20   19  .333
Johnny Grubb (SD)        33  110   18   36   7   1   2   10   1   2   14   16  .327
Manny Sanguillen (PIT)   33  148   22   48   7   3   4   14   0   0    2    8  .324
Fred Kendall (SD)        37  127   11   41   8   1   2   18   0   0   10   14  .323
Bob Robertson (PIT)      30  115   24   37   8   0   7   17   0   2   19   22  .322
Cesar Cedeno (HOU)       41  165   25   53  12   2   7   19  19   3   12   23  .321
Cito Gaston (SD)         35  125   16   40   6   2   4   17   0   0    7   25  .320

 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
Dick Dietz            17   24    2    7   1   0   0    5   0   0    7    2  .292
Rod Gilbreath         28   73   10   21   2   1   0    2   2   1    6   10  .288
Darrell Evans         38  144   22   40   8   2  11   28   1   0   21   20  .278
Davey Johnson         39  143   15   38   7   0   6   18   1   2   24   23  .266
Dusty Baker           36  147   29   39   6   0   6   20   3   1   12   13  .265
Oscar Brown           15   42    3   10   3   0   0    0   0   0    3    7  .238
Ralph Garr            33  156   14   37   4   1   0    5   5   2    4   15  .237
Hank Aaron            36  114   24   27   3   0  11   20   0   0   28   16  .237
Marty Perez           33  112   10   26   5   2   1   12   0   2   19   16  .232
Johnny Oates          36  132    9   30   4   0   2   10   0   2    8   16  .227
Larvell Blanks        17   18    1    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    3  .222
Sonny Jackson         21   40    3    7   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    0  .175
Paul Casanova         11   25    0    4   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    4  .160
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            37  120   23   40   9   2   5   24  17   4   24   11  .333
Pete Rose             38  151   28   47   9   2   1   15   1   4   20   10  .311
Dave Concepcion       34  127   20   36   4   1   5   22   7   0    8   25  .284
Gene Locklear         16   11    4    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .273
Tony Perez            36  132   16   35   8   0   6   18   1   0   17   21  .265
Johnny Bench          39  141   23   35   6   1  10   35   0   1   25   25  .248
Bobby Tolan           37  149   14   36   5   0   3   19   9   3    5   26  .242
Richie Scheinblum     20   41    4    9   2   0   1    7   0   0    7    2  .220
Phil Gagliano         18   32    3    7   0   0   0    2   0   0    6    6  .219
Denis Menke           36   84   12   17   3   0   0    4   1   0   31   20  .202
Cesar Geronimo        39   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
Darrel Chaney         24   43    4    6   0   0   0    2   0   1    3    9  .140
Bill Plummer          10   17    0    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    3  .118
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            41  144   30   52   6   2   5   28   1   1   28   20  .361
Cesar Cedeno          41  165   25   53  12   2   7   19  19   3   12   23  .321
Tommie Agee           28   59    8   17   0   1   1    2   1   3    5   15  .288
Tommy Helms           41  157   14   43   6   1   0   14   1   1    9    8  .274
Jesus Alou             9    8    1    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250
Doug Rader            41  148   15   36   6   0   5   20   2   1   19   33  .243
Jim Wynn              39  152   30   34   5   3   9   22   4   5   17   29  .224
Bob Gallagher         16   14    2    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    7  .214
Johnny Edwards        33  104   12   22   3   2   3   16   0   0    9   10  .212
Roger Metzger         37  129   12   26   3   6   0    9   3   2    7   15  .202
Jimmy Stewart         11   10    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    3  .200
Lee May               35  126   13   24   5   0   3   17   0   0    7   26  .191
Larry Howard          19   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           29   89   17   33   3   0   1   11  13   0   13   15  .371
Manny Mota            25   88   11   31   4   1   0   10   0   2    9    3  .352
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          39  143   28   45  11   0   9   33   0   1   26   19  .315
Steve Yeager          12   24    5    7   1   0   1    1   1   0    6    7  .292
Ron Cey               39  131   12   38   3   1   4   26   0   0   18   18  .290
Willie Crawford       38  127   20   36   8   0   1   13   4   1   20   18  .284
Bill Buckner          40  177   21   50   5   0   2   11   4   1    5   12  .283
Willie Davis          41  169   26   46   8   2   6   24   5   2    8   17  .272
Bill Russell          41  169   18   44   8   1   0    8   6   1    5   20  .260
Steve Garvey          25   48    0   11   3   1   0    6   0   0    0    7  .229
Lee Lacy              25   77    8   15   1   0   0    4   0   2   11   19  .195
Tom Paciorek          25   44    1    8   1   0   1    2   0   1    3   11  .182
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             19   17    5    7   2   0   0    5   0   0    2    1  .412
Ron Fairly            30   85   13   29   3   0   6   13   0   2   28    2  .341
Hal Breeden           18   33    5   11   3   0   3    7   0   0    2    5  .333
Ron Woods             26   71   13   22   3   0   1   11   1   2   13    6  .310
John Boccabella       29   94    5   28   6   0   0   12   0   0    4   11  .298
Ron Hunt              30  106   18   31   3   0   0    5   2   2   12    6  .293
Ken Singleton         33  109   19   28   3   0   3   15   2   2   22   14  .257
Bob Bailey            27   64    7   15   5   0   2   10   0   0   12   10  .234
Tim Foli              30  109   12   23   2   0   1   10   2   1    2   11  .211
Pepe Frias            21   59    5   12   3   0   0    6   0   3    2    7  .203
Mike Jorgensen        28   95    9   17   4   0   1    6   1   1   16   15  .179
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
Coco Laboy            22   33    2    4   1   0   1    2   0   0    5    8  .121
Terry Humphrey        12   26    1    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    6  .115
Clyde Mashore          4    5    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000
Bob Stinson            4    2    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           5    8    1    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .375
Johnny Grubb          33  110   18   36   7   1   2   10   1   2   14   16  .327
Fred Kendall          37  127   11   41   8   1   2   18   0   0   10   14  .323
Cito Gaston           35  125   16   40   6   2   4   17   0   0    7   25  .320
Leron Lee             37  132   11   37   3   1   2   12   2   0   17   24  .280
Dave Marshall         25   36    4   10   4   0   0    2   0   1    6    5  .278
Jerry Morales         31   83    8   23   4   1   2   16   3   0    4   14  .277
Nate Colbert          40  152   16   41   8   0   3   22   3   2   16   39  .270
Enzo Hernandez        33  119   18   32   1   0   0    6  11   1   11    4  .269
Dave Campbell         28   90    2   22   3   0   0    8   1   1    7   14  .244
Derrel Thomas         31  100    7   20   4   1   0    4   2   1   11   15  .200
Dave Hilton           40  136   15   27   4   0   3   12   2   0   13   20  .199
Ivan Murrell          18   26    3    5   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    8  .192
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          10    8    2    3   0   0   1    4   0   0    2    1  .375
Garry Maddox          31  112   13   38   4   4   1   10   5   3    4   14  .339
Gary Matthews         35  102   12   33   7   3   2    7   2   0   15   11  .324
Ed Goodson            32  107   11   33   4   1   1   14   0   0    7   12  .308
Bobby Bonds           43  184   39   56  13   2   9   28  13   5   16   43  .304
Tito Fuentes          42  178   20   53   8   3   1   17   6   2    8   16  .298
Mike Phillips         12   14    4    4   1   0   0    2   0   1    1    2  .286
Chris Speier          43  172   20   46   7   1   5   24   2   1   17   28  .267
Willie McCovey        40  123   15   29   2   2   9   20   0   0   30   23  .236
Gary Thomasson        30   74    9   17   0   1   2   10   0   0    9   15  .230
Al Gallagher           5    9    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .222
Dave Rader            42  139   16   29   6   0   0    9   0   0   16    6  .209
Dave Kingman          32   82   11   15   3   0   5   13   1   0    5   32  .183
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         11    2    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          18   66    8   21   4   0   0    9   1   1    7    5  .318
Lou Brock             35  151   22   43   5   2   1   14  10   7   10   20  .285
Ted Simmons           36  134    8   35   5   2   0   15   0   0   17   11  .261
Mike Tyson            22   66    8   17   1   1   0    5   0   3    5    8  .258
Luis Melendez         27   75    6   19   4   0   0    7   1   1    6   13  .253
Tim McCarver          25   43    4   10   1   0   0    6   0   0    6    3  .233
Jose Cruz             34  122   18   28   7   1   4   16   0   2   18   21  .230
Mick Kelleher         14   19    1    4   1   0   0    2   0   0    2    5  .211
Bill Stein            15   24    0    5   0   0   0    0   0   0    4    6  .208
Ken Reitz             35  123   10   25   7   0   3   11   0   1    5    8  .203
Bernie Carbo          23   58    5   11   3   0   0    7   0   0   12   17  .190
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        14   15    3    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    4    4  .133

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  B. Bonds (SF)           184
  T. Fuentes (SF)         178
  B. Buckner (LA)         177
  C. Speier (SF)          172
  W. Davis (LA)           169
  B. Russell (LA)         169
  C. Cedeno (HOU)         165
  L. Bowa (PHI)           157
  T. Helms (HOU)          157
  R. Garr (ATL)           156

Runs Scored:

  B. Bonds (SF)            39
  B. Watson (HOU)          30
  J. Wynn (HOU)            30
  D. Baker (ATL)           29
  J. Ferguson (LA)         28
  P. Rose (CIN)            28
  J. Cardenal (CHI)        26
  W. Davis (LA)            26
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          25
  W. Stargell (PIT)        25

Hits:

  B. Bonds (SF)            56
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          53
  T. Fuentes (SF)          53
  B. Watson (HOU)          52
  B. Buckner (LA)          50
  M. Sanguillen (PIT)      48
  P. Rose (CIN)            47
  W. Davis (LA)            46
  C. Speier (SF)           46
  J. Cardenal (CHI)        45

Doubles:

  B. Bonds (SF)            13
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          12
  J. Ferguson (LA)         11
  J. Cardenal (CHI)        10
  C. Tovar (PHI)           10
  G. Beckert (CHI)          9
  J. Morgan (CIN)           9
  B. Robinson (PHI)         9
  P. Rose (CIN)             9
  R. Santo (CHI)            9

Triples:

  R. Metzger (HOU)          6
  G. Maddox (SF)            4
  T. Fuentes (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

Home Runs:

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

RBI:

  J. Bench (CIN)           35
  J. Ferguson (LA)         33
  B. Bonds (SF)            28
  D. Evans (ATL)           28
  B. Watson (HOU)          28
  W. Stargell (PIT)        27
  R. Cey (LA)              26
  A. Oliver (PIT)          26
  W. Davis (LA)            24
  J. Morgan (CIN)          24

Stolen Bases:

  C. Cedeno (HOU)          19
  J. Morgan (CIN)          17
  B. Bonds (SF)            13
  D. Lopes (LA)            13
  E. Hernandez (SD)        11
  L. Brock (STL)           10
  B. Tolan (CIN)            9
  D. Concepcion (CIN)       7
  T. Fuentes (SF)           6
  B. Russell (LA)           6

Caught Stealing:

  R. Monday (CHI)           8
  L. Brock (STL)            7
  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:

  D. Menke (CIN)           31
  W. McCovey (SF)          30
  R. Monday (CHI)          30
  H. Aaron (ATL)           28
  R. Fairly (MON)          28
  B. Watson (HOU)          28
  J. Ferguson (LA)         26
  J. Bench (CIN)           25
  D. Johnson (ATL)         24
  J. Morgan (CIN)          24

Strikeouts:

  B. Bonds (SF)            43
  N. Colbert (SD)          39
  G. Luzinski (PHI)        35
  D. Rader (HOU)           33
  D. Kingman (SF)          32
  J. Wynn (HOU)            29
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         28
  C. Speier (SF)           28
  W. Stargell (PIT)        28
  L. May (HOU)             26

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