Wednesday May 23, 1973
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of May 23, 1973:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Pittsburgh      1275  179   360   50   11   47   168    2    9  101   177  .282
Los Angeles     1505  183   409   61    6   29   165   34   14  136   213  .272
San Francisco   1544  207   409   61   19   41   186   36   13  154   253  .265
Chicago         1420  187   374   59    4   33   171   20   21  184   206  .263
San Diego       1434  144   363   56    7   19   135   26    9  133   248  .253
Cincinnati      1349  184   330   55    6   34   170   44   14  173   237  .245
Atlanta         1421  161   347   51    6   41   153   13   12  147   208  .244
Montreal        1149  132   278   48    0   23   120   11   17  142   159  .242
Houston         1507  186   363   59   19   35   174   31   17  129   261  .241
St. Louis       1238  139   297   49   11   13   124   14   16  139   200  .240
Philadelphia    1348  136   313   54   11   18   122    8   14  123   242  .232
New York        1188  132   273   43    2   15   120    4    9  135   187  .230

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Garry Maddox (SF)        33  122   15   43   5   4   2   12   6   4    4   15  .353
Bob Watson (HOU)         44  154   33   53   6   2   5   29   1   1   29   20  .344
Gary Matthews (SF)       37  111   15   38   9   3   2    9   3   0   15   12  .342
Johnny Grubb (SD)        35  116   19   39   9   1   2   11   1   2   15   17  .336
Ron Santo (CHI)          38  137   21   46   9   0   5   19   1   1   24   20  .336
Joe Torre (STL)          34  120   15   40   2   1   2   16   0   0   20   19  .333
Joe Morgan (CIN)         39  128   25   42   9   2   5   24  18   4   25   12  .328
Cesar Cedeno (HOU)       42  165   25   53  12   2   7   19  19   3   12   23  .321
Manny Sanguillen (PIT)   35  156   23   50   7   3   5   16   0   0    2    8  .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
Joe Pepitone           1    4    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .500
Mike Lum              28   89   10   28   5   0   3   17   1   2    6   15  .315
Rod Gilbreath         29   74   10   21   2   1   0    2   2   1    6   10  .284
Dick Dietz            18   25    2    7   1   0   0    5   0   0    7    2  .280
Darrell Evans         39  148   22   40   8   2  11   28   1   0   21   21  .270
Davey Johnson         40  147   15   38   7   0   6   18   1   2   24   24  .259
Dusty Baker           37  151   29   39   6   0   6   20   3   1   12   13  .258
Marty Perez           34  116   11   29   5   2   1   12   0   2   19   16  .250
Ralph Garr            34  160   15   39   4   1   0    6   5   2    4   15  .244
Oscar Brown           15   42    3   10   3   0   0    0   0   0    3    7  .238
Hank Aaron            37  118   25   28   3   0  12   21   0   0   28   16  .237
Johnny Oates          37  135    9   31   4   0   2   10   0   2    9   16  .230
Larvell Blanks        17   18    1    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    3  .222
Sonny Jackson         22   41    3    7   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    0  .171
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            2    8    0    3   1   0   0    1   1   0    2    1  .375
Gene Hiser            29   35    7   13   2   0   0    3   4   1    4    3  .371
Ron Santo             38  137   21   46   9   0   5   19   1   1   24   20  .336
Ken Rudolph           14   52    5   16   4   1   1    9   0   2    0    4  .308
Jose Cardenal         40  150   26   46  10   1   4   21   2   1   18   23  .307
Glenn Beckert         35  141   13   43   9   0   0   13   0   1   16    5  .305
Rick Monday           36  135   25   40   9   1   9   20   1   8   31   29  .296
Billy Williams        40  152   21   44   4   0   5   24   1   1   16   21  .290
Joe Pepitone          31  112   16   30   3   0   3   18   3   1    8    6  .268
Don Kessinger         42  133   14   31   2   1   0   14   0   2   24   14  .233
Randy Hundley         33  106   12   22   3   0   4   11   1   2   11    9  .208
Jim Hickman           24   55    8   11   1   0   0    5   1   1   13   10  .200
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
Cleo James            14   25    5    4   0   0   0    0   4   0    1    4  .160
Adrian Garrett        10   11    1    1   0   0   1    2   0   0    0    5  .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           16   17    4    8   0   0   1    4   0   0    4    4  .471
Joe Morgan            39  128   25   42   9   2   5   24  18   4   25   12  .328
Pete Rose             40  160   29   51   9   2   1   17   1   4   20   10  .319
Dave Concepcion       36  134   20   40   5   1   5   26   9   0    9   25  .299
Tony Perez            38  140   18   37   9   0   6   18   1   0   18   24  .264
Gene Locklear         17   12    4    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    3  .250
Bobby Tolan           39  156   15   38   7   0   3   19   9   3    5   28  .244
Johnny Bench          41  148   24   36   6   1  10   35   0   1   27   25  .243
Richie Scheinblum     22   46    4   11   2   0   1    8   0   0    7    2  .239
Denis Menke           38   89   15   20   3   0   1    6   1   0   33   21  .225
Phil Gagliano         18   32    3    7   0   0   0    2   0   0    6    6  .219
Joe Hague             13   29    2    5   2   0   0    1   1   0    3    4  .172
Cesar Geronimo        41   99   11   17   3   0   1    5   4   1    4   23  .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
Jesus Alou            12   11    2    4   2   0   0    2   0   0    0    2  .364
Bob Watson            44  154   33   53   6   2   5   29   1   1   29   20  .344
Cesar Cedeno          42  165   25   53  12   2   7   19  19   3   12   23  .321
Tommy Helms           42  160   15   45   6   1   0   14   1   1    9    8  .281
Tommie Agee           31   69    9   19   0   2   1    3   1   3    5   16  .275
Bob Gallagher         19   20    3    5   0   0   1    2   0   0    1    8  .250
Doug Rader            44  160   16   38   8   0   5   20   2   1   19   34  .238
Jim Wynn              42  162   32   38   6   3  10   23   4   5   20   29  .235
Johnny Edwards        36  113   12   24   4   2   3   18   0   0    9   11  .212
Roger Metzger         40  142   12   30   4   7   0   10   3   2    8   17  .211
Lee May               38  137   13   26   5   0   3   18   0   0    7   27  .190
Larry Howard          20   48    3    8   3   0   0    4   0   0    5   12  .167
Jimmy Stewart         14   13    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    4  .154
Hector Torres         15   30    2    2   0   0   0    1   0   1    2    4  .067
Norm Miller            3    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000
Skip Jutze             3    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 Los Angeles          G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Davey Lopes           31   97   17   36   4   0   1   13  13   0   13   20  .371
Manny Mota            27   91   11   32   5   1   0   10   0   3   10    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
Willie Crawford       40  133   22   40   8   0   3   16   4   2   22   18  .301
Joe Ferguson          41  151   28   45  11   0   9   33   0   1   26   22  .298
Ron Cey               41  136   13   39   3   1   4   26   0   0   18   19  .287
Bill Buckner          42  185   22   53   5   0   2   12   4   1    5   12  .287
Willie Davis          43  176   27   48   9   2   6   24   5   2    9   19  .273
Bill Russell          43  176   20   47   8   1   1    9   6   1    5   21  .267
Steve Yeager          13   27    5    7   1   0   1    1   1   0    6    9  .259
Steve Garvey          26   49    0   11   3   1   0    6   0   0    0    8  .225
Lee Lacy              25   77    8   15   1   0   0    4   0   2   11   19  .195
Tom Paciorek          27   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             21   20    5    7   2   0   0    5   0   0    2    1  .350
Ron Fairly            32   93   13   32   3   0   6   14   0   2   31    3  .344
Hal Breeden           18   33    5   11   3   0   3    7   0   0    2    5  .333
Ron Woods             28   78   14   23   4   0   1   11   1   2   14    6  .295
Ron Hunt              32  116   19   33   4   0   0    5   2   2   12    7  .285
Ken Singleton         35  117   20   33   3   0   4   17   2   2   24   14  .282
John Boccabella       31  104    5   29   6   0   0   12   0   0    4   14  .279
Bob Bailey            29   71    9   16   5   0   3   11   0   0   15   11  .225
Tim Foli              32  118   12   25   2   0   1   10   2   1    3   11  .212
Pepe Frias            21   59    5   12   3   0   0    6   0   3    2    7  .203
Mike Jorgensen        30  105   10   21   4   0   2    7   1   2   16   18  .200
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           19   54   11   17   1   0   5   13   0   1   13   10  .315
Ed Kranepool          25   76    7   23   6   1   0   15   0   0    5    6  .303
Cleon Jones           16   57   13   16   2   0   2    8   0   0    4    8  .281
Felix Millan          30  124   16   33   6   1   0    6   0   0    7    6  .266
Wayne Garrett         28   85   12   22   5   0   3    8   1   1   17   12  .259
Jim Gosger            15   49    4   12   1   0   0    7   0   1    5   10  .245
George Theodore       17   46    3   11   3   0   0    4   0   0    3    8  .239
Bud Harrelson         33  114   10   27   2   0   0    5   2   1   20   18  .237
Rusty Staub           36  132   20   31   7   0   5   19   0   0   21   14  .235
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
Ken Boswell           14   20    2    4   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    1  .200
Jim Fregosi           18   52    3   10   2   0   0    5   0   1    9   11  .192
Duffy Dyer            24   74    3   10   0   0   0    1   0   1    4   15  .135
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         28   87   13   30  10   0   2   12   2   1    3   17  .345
Tommy Hutton          23   56    8   17   2   0   0    5   1   0    3    5  .304
Del Unser             30   86   10   25   2   2   2    8   0   5    7    9  .291
Cesar Tovar           30  116   16   32  10   1   0    5   2   1   10   11  .276
Terry Harmon          18   33    4    9   1   0   0    3   0   0    5    3  .273
Mike Ryan             12   32    5    8   0   1   1    4   0   0    3   11  .250
Mike Anderson         26   63   10   15   5   0   2    7   0   1    4   16  .238
Willie Montanez       38  149   14   35   3   1   3   22   0   3   17   22  .235
Greg Luzinski         38  145   13   33   5   2   3   13   0   0    6   37  .228
Denny Doyle           30   71   10   16   1   2   0    3   0   0   14   10  .225
Mike Rogodzinski      11   18    2    4   0   0   1    1   0   0    5    2  .222
Mike Schmidt          25   77    5   17   3   0   2    8   1   1   13   29  .221
Larry Bowa            39  164   12   35   1   2   0   12   2   1   10   11  .213
Bob Boone             30  104    6   19   4   0   1    9   0   1   13   10  .183
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             26  113   20   40   7   0   2   14   0   3   10    9  .354
Manny Sanguillen      35  156   23   50   7   3   5   16   0   0    2    8  .321
Bob Robertson         32  122   24   38   8   0   7   17   0   2   20   24  .312
Al Oliver             32  134   21   41   6   1   7   27   1   0    4   11  .306
Willie Stargell       31  124   26   37   6   1  12   28   0   0   16   30  .298
Milt May              34  126   11   37   2   0   4   15   0   1   10   10  .294
Gene Clines           23   39    6   11   1   1   0    4   1   2    2    4  .282
Richie Hebner         34  126   16   34   7   1   3   16   0   0   19   12  .270
Richie Zisk           11   22    1    5   1   1   0    2   0   0    1    7  .227
Gene Alley            28   89   14   20   2   2   2    8   0   0    8   18  .225
Rennie Stennett       26   89    7   20   1   1   4   16   0   0    5    9  .225
Fernando Gonzalez      8   13    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    3  .154
Vic Davalillo         21   30    3    4   0   0   1    2   0   1    1    2  .133
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          35  116   19   39   9   1   2   11   1   2   15   17  .336
Cito Gaston           35  125   16   40   6   2   4   17   0   0    7   25  .320
Fred Kendall          39  135   11   42   8   1   2   20   0   0   10   14  .311
Leron Lee             39  139   12   38   3   1   2   13   2   0   18   25  .273
Dave Marshall         26   37    4   10   4   0   0    2   0   1    6    5  .270
Nate Colbert          42  156   16   42   8   0   3   22   3   2   20   41  .269
Enzo Hernandez        35  128   19   33   1   0   0    6  12   1   11    6  .258
Jerry Morales         33   90    8   23   4   1   2   16   3   0    5   14  .256
Dave Campbell         28   90    2   22   3   0   0    8   1   1    7   14  .244
Dave Hilton           42  144   16   30   4   0   3   12   2   1   13   21  .208
Derrel Thomas         33  107    7   22   4   1   0    4   2   1   12   17  .206
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          33  122   15   43   5   4   2   12   6   4    4   15  .353
Gary Matthews         37  111   15   38   9   3   2    9   3   0   15   12  .342
Ed Goodson            34  116   13   38   4   1   2   15   0   0    7   12  .328
Bobby Bonds           45  190   45   60  14   2  10   29  18   5   18   44  .316
Tito Fuentes          44  186   21   55   8   3   1   19   6   2    9   17  .296
Chris Speier          45  181   21   52   7   2   6   30   2   1   17   29  .287
Mike Phillips         12   14    4    4   1   0   0    2   0   1    1    2  .286
Gary Thomasson        30   74    9   17   0   1   2   10   0   0    9   15  .230
Willie McCovey        42  128   16   29   2   2   9   20   0   0   32   24  .227
Al Gallagher           5    9    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .222
Dave Rader            44  145   16   30   6   0   0    9   0   0   19    6  .207
Dave Kingman          33   85   11   15   3   0   5   13   1   0    5   34  .177
Mike Sadek             8    6    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    0  .167
Jim Howarth           22   43    3    6   0   1   0    4   0   0    5    2  .140
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          19   71    8   23   5   0   0    9   1   1    7    5  .324
Lou Brock             36  156   22   44   5   2   1   16  10   7   10   22  .282
Ted Simmons           37  137    9   36   5   2   0   15   1   0   18   12  .263
Mike Tyson            23   69    9   17   1   1   0    5   0   3    6    8  .246
Luis Melendez         28   80    6   19   4   0   0    7   1   1    6   13  .238
Tim McCarver          25   43    4   10   1   0   0    6   0   0    6    3  .233
Jose Cruz             35  124   18   28   7   1   4   16   0   2   19   21  .226
Bill Stein            16   27    1    6   0   0   0    0   0   0    5    7  .222
Mick Kelleher         14   19    1    4   1   0   0    2   0   0    2    5  .211
Ken Reitz             36  127   11   26   7   0   3   12   0   1    5    8  .205
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)           190
  T. Fuentes (SF)         186
  B. Buckner (LA)         185
  C. Speier (SF)          181
  W. Davis (LA)           176
  B. Russell (LA)         176
  C. Cedeno (HOU)         165
  L. Bowa (PHI)           164
  J. Wynn (HOU)           162
  R. Garr (ATL)           160

Runs Scored:

  B. Bonds (SF)            45
  B. Watson (HOU)          33
  J. Wynn (HOU)            32
  D. Baker (ATL)           29
  P. Rose (CIN)            29
  J. Ferguson (LA)         28
  W. Davis (LA)            27
  J. Cardenal (CHI)        26
  W. Stargell (PIT)        26
  H. Aaron (ATL)           25

Hits:

  B. Bonds (SF)            60
  T. Fuentes (SF)          55
  B. Buckner (LA)          53
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          53
  B. Watson (HOU)          53
  C. Speier (SF)           52
  P. Rose (CIN)            51
  M. Sanguillen (PIT)      50
  W. Davis (LA)            48
  B. Russell (LA)          47

Doubles:

  B. Bonds (SF)            14
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          12
  J. Ferguson (LA)         11
  J. Cardenal (CHI)        10
  B. Robinson (PHI)        10
  C. Tovar (PHI)           10
  G. Beckert (CHI)          9
  W. Davis (LA)             9
  J. Grubb (SD)             9
  G. Matthews (SF)          9

Triples:

  R. Metzger (HOU)          7
  G. Maddox (SF)            4
  T. Fuentes (SF)           3
  G. Matthews (SF)          3
  M. Sanguillen (PIT)       3
  J. Wynn (HOU)             3
  T. Agee (HOU)             2
  G. Alley (PIT)            2
  B. Bonds (SF)             2
  L. Bowa (PHI)             2

Home Runs:

  H. Aaron (ATL)           12
  W. Stargell (PIT)        12
  D. Evans (ATL)           11
  J. Bench (CIN)           10
  B. Bonds (SF)            10
  J. Wynn (HOU)            10
  J. Ferguson (LA)          9
  W. McCovey (SF)           9
  R. Monday (CHI)           9
  C. Cedeno (HOU)           7

RBI:

  J. Bench (CIN)           35
  J. Ferguson (LA)         33
  C. Speier (SF)           30
  B. Bonds (SF)            29
  B. Watson (HOU)          29
  D. Evans (ATL)           28
  W. Stargell (PIT)        28
  A. Oliver (PIT)          27
  R. Cey (LA)              26
  D. Concepcion (CIN)      26

Stolen Bases:

  C. Cedeno (HOU)          19
  B. Bonds (SF)            18
  J. Morgan (CIN)          18
  D. Lopes (LA)            13
  E. Hernandez (SD)        12
  L. Brock (STL)           10
  D. Concepcion (CIN)       9
  B. Tolan (CIN)            9
  T. Fuentes (SF)           6
  G. Maddox (SF)            6

Caught Stealing:

  R. Monday (CHI)           8
  L. Brock (STL)            7
  B. Bonds (SF)             5
  D. Unser (PHI)            5
  J. Wynn (HOU)             5
  G. Maddox (SF)            4
  J. Morgan (CIN)           4
  P. Rose (CIN)             4
  T. Agee (HOU)             3
  D. Cash (PIT)             3

Walks:

  D. Menke (CIN)           33
  W. McCovey (SF)          32
  R. Fairly (MON)          31
  R. Monday (CHI)          31
  B. Watson (HOU)          29
  H. Aaron (ATL)           28
  J. Bench (CIN)           27
  J. Ferguson (LA)         26
  J. Morgan (CIN)          25
  D. Johnson (ATL)         24

Strikeouts:

  B. Bonds (SF)            44
  N. Colbert (SD)          41
  G. Luzinski (PHI)        37
  D. Kingman (SF)          34
  D. Rader (HOU)           34
  W. Stargell (PIT)        30
  R. Monday (CHI)          29
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         29
  C. Speier (SF)           29
  J. Wynn (HOU)            29


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