Thursday May 20, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of May 20, 1976:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Philadelphia    1001  176   287   48   13   28   166   17   11  118   155  .287
Cincinnati      1255  211   354   67   15   31   202   47   11  159   201  .282
Pittsburgh      1104  130   298   58   11   20   127    7    5   88   151  .270
Chicago         1181  157   316   55    7   27   150   21   12  145   151  .268
New York        1234  156   330   44    4   32   146   15    9  127   175  .267
San Diego       1154  157   306   45   15   18   148   16    7  109   161  .265
Los Angeles     1253  160   325   48    8   30   148   27   15  115   183  .259
San Francisco   1273  128   330   40   12   13   114   14   19  115   162  .259
St. Louis       1263  132   317   54   10   11   118   11   17   92   195  .251
Montreal        1040  123   254   44    6   22   119   21   11   89   160  .244
Houston         1270  140   310   45   12   19   126   30   12  125   176  .244
Atlanta         1174  116   260   31    5   18   110   12    8  140   174  .222

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Pete Rose (CIN)          35  143   32   55   8   2   3   22   1   1   23   15  .385
Rick Monday (CHI)        32  130   33   44   6   2   8   29   1   4   16   30  .339
Jose Cardenal (CHI)      33  141   19   47   9   0   4   19   6   2   12    9  .333
Ken Griffey (CIN)        31  126   26   42   8   2   2   27  10   0   11   18  .333
Joe Morgan (CIN)         32  110   28   35   8   1   5   22  16   3   31   12  .318
Bill Madlock (CHI)       31  123   17   39  10   1   3   21   5   2   15    8  .317
Richie Zisk (PIT)        32  121   12   38  14   0   2   18   0   0   11   21  .314
Greg Luzinski (PHI)      27   99   15   31   6   0   4   23   0   0    8   15  .313
Ron Cey (LA)             36  131   24   41   3   2   8   26   0   2   23   24  .313
Willie Montanez (SF)     36  147   12   46   9   2   0   10   2   1   10   10  .313

 Atlanta              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ken Henderson         33  106   12   33   4   0   4   15   1   1   14   11  .311
Marty Perez           23   67    6   19   4   0   1    5   0   0    6    6  .284
Vic Correll           16   43    4   12   3   0   1    7   0   0    4    5  .279
Cito Gaston           14   18    3    5   1   0   1    3   0   0    2    5  .278
Rod Gilbreath         11   11    2    3   1   0   0    2   0   0    3    2  .273
Biff Pocoroba         26   85   11   23   3   0   0    4   0   0    6    5  .271
Lee Lacy              35  119   14   28   2   1   3   15   1   1    5    7  .235
Jim Wynn              35  118   17   27   4   0   3   12   4   0   25   21  .229
Darrel Chaney         32   81    5   18   2   1   0    7   0   0   12   16  .222
Earl Williams         23   54    3   11   0   0   2    5   0   0    4    8  .204
Rowland Office        33  108   14   21   2   1   1   10   1   3   16   18  .194
Jerry Royster         33  102    8   19   4   0   0    3   2   3   11   15  .186
Darrell Evans         31   97    7   17   0   0   1    7   3   0   24   25  .175
Tom Paciorek          22   41    3    7   0   1   0    5   0   0    4    7  .171
Dave May              18   34    4    5   1   1   1    2   0   0    1    7  .147
Terry Crowley          7    6    0    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .000

 Chicago              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Rick Monday           32  130   33   44   6   2   8   29   1   4   16   30  .339
Jose Cardenal         33  141   19   47   9   0   4   19   6   2   12    9  .333
Bill Madlock          31  123   17   39  10   1   3   21   5   2   15    8  .317
Steve Swisher         30  112   13   35   4   1   2   11   0   0    2   15  .313
Manny Trillo          33  134    9   38   8   1   0   17   5   1   13   10  .284
Jerry Morales         30  121   20   33   4   0   5   17   1   2   14    7  .273
Joe Wallis            19   22    6    6   0   2   0    2   0   1    2    5  .273
Dave Rosello          32  103   16   27   2   0   1    6   0   0   21   14  .262
Mick Kelleher         14   23    2    5   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .217
Andre Thornton        27   85    8   17   6   0   2   14   2   0   20   14  .200
Champ Summers         21   40    2    8   1   0   1    7   1   0    6    8  .200
Randy Hundley         13   18    3    3   2   0   0    1   0   0    1    4  .167
Mike Adams            14   12    1    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    5    3  .167
Pete Lacock           22   33    3    5   1   0   1    4   0   0    8    4  .152
George Mitterwald     12   16    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .125
Larry Biittner         1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Tim Hosley             1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 Cincinnati           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Pete Rose             35  143   32   55   8   2   3   22   1   1   23   15  .385
Ed Armbrister         14   11    2    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .364
Ken Griffey           31  126   26   42   8   2   2   27  10   0   11   18  .333
Joe Morgan            32  110   28   35   8   1   5   22  16   3   31   12  .318
Bob Bailey            18   39    4   12   4   0   1    5   0   0    1    7  .308
George Foster         30  124   17   38   4   1   4   22   2   0   10   19  .307
Bill Plummer          14   36    4   11   3   0   1    2   0   0    3    9  .306
Doug Flynn            14   28    2    8   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    5  .286
Cesar Geronimo        26   78   10   22   5   4   0   11   1   1   12   16  .282
Joel Youngblood       22   30    5    8   1   1   0    1   1   0    2    3  .267
Tony Perez            31  119   18   30   8   1   3   26   4   1   11   13  .252
Johnny Bench          28  103   16   24   8   1   6   25   4   0   17   24  .233
Dave Concepcion       35  135   22   30   5   2   3   16   6   3   17   16  .222
Mike Lum              22   38    7    8   3   0   1    5   0   1    7    5  .211
Dan Driessen          22   44   12    9   1   0   2   11   2   1   11    6  .205

 Houston              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Jerry Davanon          7    4    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   1    2    0  .500
Leon Roberts          25   61    9   19   4   1   3   10   0   0    9    9  .312
Greg Gross            35  110   10   34   4   1   0    7   0   1   14    9  .309
Cesar Cedeno          31  119   21   35   6   1   7   23  11   3    6    8  .294
Enos Cabell           30  123   18   35   5   3   0   11   7   0    7   21  .285
Bob Watson            38  141   18   40   5   1   3   16   1   0   19   14  .284
Larry Milbourne       36  126   21   32   4   0   0    7   6   1   13   10  .254
Ken Boswell           26   40    3   10   1   0   0    3   1   0    2    2  .250
Roger Metzger         38  121    8   30   4   3   0    6   0   0   13   18  .248
Jose Cruz             24   71    5   16   1   1   1   12   2   2   10    8  .225
Rob Andrews            7   29    1    6   0   0   0    4   1   0    3    1  .207
Cliff Johnson         32  107   13   22   4   0   5   16   0   0   19   23  .206
Wilbur Howard         32   93    9   17   5   0   0    4   1   4    4   14  .183
Skip Jutze            13   28    1    3   0   1   0    4   0   0    1   10  .107
Art Howe               8   12    0    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    4  .083

 Los Angeles          G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ellie Rodriguez        4    4    0    2   0   0   0    3   0   0    2    1  .500
Glenn Burke            9    9    3    4   0   0   0    1   0   1    1    2  .444
Manny Mota            11   12    1    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    1  .333
Bill Russell          26   89   12   28   1   1   2    9   3   1    1    9  .315
Ron Cey               36  131   24   41   3   2   8   26   0   2   23   24  .313
Steve Garvey          36  150   19   46  10   0   1   16   5   1    8   21  .307
Bill Buckner          33  145   18   44   8   2   2   12   7   3    2    5  .303
Steve Yeager          31   99   16   28   4   0   5   12   2   0    9   21  .283
Dusty Baker           32  132   18   35   8   0   1   18   2   3   12   19  .265
Davey Lopes           11   46    6   11   3   1   0    3   3   0    3    6  .239
Ted Sizemore          22   88    5   21   3   0   0    4   1   2    6    7  .239
Henry Cruz            21   49    6   11   0   1   4   10   0   1    3    4  .225
Ed Goodson            17   18    2    4   0   0   2    7   0   0    3    5  .222
Joe Ferguson          29   97   13   20   3   0   5   14   1   0   14   20  .206
John Hale             25   45    4    7   1   1   0    3   3   0    9    9  .156
Ivan DeJesus          12   22    3    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    6  .136
Rick Auerbach         14   36    2    4   0   0   0    1   0   1    4    3  .111

 Montreal             G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Andre Thornton         1    4    1    2   0   0   1    2   0   0    0    1  .500
Pepe Frias            14   10    2    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .300
Pepe Mangual          20   66   12   19   2   1   2   11   7   4   14   12  .288
Bombo Rivera          10   21    3    6   2   0   0    3   0   0    2    4  .286
Gary Carter           30  111   12   30   1   0   3   15   0   2   14   18  .270
Jim Dwyer             20   41    7   11   1   1   0    1   0   0    7    5  .268
Barry Foote           17   57    7   15   2   0   0    3   1   0    2    3  .263
Jerry White           29  107   14   28   5   0   2   11   5   2   10   10  .262
Tim Foli              28  105   11   27   8   1   3   15   1   1    4    8  .257
Mike Jorgensen        27  101   10   25   6   0   3    8   2   0   11   14  .248
Larry Parrish         30  116   15   28   5   2   1   14   1   1   10   20  .241
Ellis Valentine       19   42    4   10   0   0   2    6   0   0    1    7  .238
Pete Mackanin         29  110   15   25   5   1   3   14   1   0    4   18  .227
Nate Colbert          13   37    5    8   2   0   2    6   3   1    8   13  .216
Jose Morales          14   14    1    3   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    2  .214
Larry Biittner        11   32    2    6   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    3  .188
Jim Lyttle             1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 New York             G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Leon Brown             2    1    0    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    0 1.000
John Milner           19   65   13   27   5   0   4   15   0   1   12    8  .415
Joe Torre             28   79   12   29   3   1   2    6   1   1    3    8  .367
Ron Hodges            13   33    7   12   1   0   1   10   1   0    7    3  .364
Jerry Grote           29   94    8   30   0   0   0    7   0   1   11    4  .319
Bruce Boisclair       20   41    4   12   2   0   0    3   2   1    3    6  .293
Ed Kranepool          34  127   18   35   4   0   3   16   0   0   10   11  .276
Dave Kingman          36  148   25   40   5   1  15   35   4   1    7   39  .270
Felix Millan          35  141   16   38  10   0   1    9   0   0   13    5  .270
Mike Phillips         11   27    1    7   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    2  .259
Bud Harrelson         34   96    9   23   3   1   1    9   2   0   26   23  .240
Wayne Garrett         33  111   16   25   3   0   1    7   2   2   16   10  .225
Del Unser             34  133   13   29   4   1   3   15   3   1    8   17  .218
Benny Ayala           15   19    2    3   0   0   1    2   0   1    1    5  .158
Roy Staiger            7   17    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    3  .118
John Stearns           6   15    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .067

 Philadelphia         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Johnny Oates           1    4    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .500
Ollie Brown           17   38    6   15   5   0   1    7   0   0   11    9  .395
Tim McCarver          11   17    4    6   1   1   0    3   0   0    4    2  .353
Garry Maddox          27   95   16   31   7   3   1   15   3   1   11    9  .326
Greg Luzinski         27   99   15   31   6   0   4   23   0   0    8   15  .313
Mike Schmidt          29  109   30   34   3   0  15   31   2   1   21   29  .312
Larry Bowa            25  106   16   33   4   2   0   12   4   1    9    8  .311
Jay Johnstone         23   80   18   24   7   2   1    8   1   1    8    5  .300
Bobby Tolan           25   71   10   21   2   0   4   17   2   1    1    9  .296
Dave Cash             29  128   24   37   3   5   0   18   0   3    9    4  .289
Bob Boone             26   83   10   22   4   0   2   13   1   2   10   11  .265
Dick Allen            11   39    6    9   1   0   0    8   2   1    8    8  .231
Jerry Martin          27   18    6    4   1   0   0    2   0   0    2    4  .222
Terry Harmon           9   15    4    3   0   0   0    2   1   0    3    2  .200
Tim Blackwell          2    5    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .200
Tommy Hutton          18   24    4    4   0   0   0    2   1   0    7    5  .167
Tony Taylor            2    2    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 Pittsburgh           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Bill Robinson         20   58    7   21   4   1   3    8   0   2    2    5  .362
Ed Ott                 4    3    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .333
Al Oliver             26   98   15   32   4   1   4   14   0   0    6    5  .327
Richie Zisk           32  121   12   38  14   0   2   18   0   0   11   21  .314
Ed Kirkpatrick        11   16    1    5   0   0   0    0   0   0    4    2  .313
Dave Parker           26  103   17   32   5   5   4   22   2   1    2   18  .311
Willie Stargell       26   96   14   27   6   0   4   13   0   0   16   24  .281
Duffy Dyer            10   18    2    5   2   0   1    5   0   0    1    4  .278
Rennie Stennett       33  134   13   35   6   2   1   14   1   1    6    9  .261
Manny Sanguillen      29  116   19   30   6   1   0    4   0   0    7    5  .259
Richie Hebner         30  107   14   24   3   0   1    8   0   0   12    9  .224
Mario Mendoza         18   41    2    9   1   0   0    3   0   0    2    6  .220
Tommy Helms           10   14    0    3   2   0   0    2   0   0    1    1  .214
Frank Taveras         24   75    7   15   1   0   0    7   4   1    3    8  .200
Bob Robertson         14   27    0    4   1   0   0    4   0   0    7    5  .148

 San Diego            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Doug Rader            27   97   15   34   5   3   3   14   0   1    9   13  .351
Enzo Hernandez        17   40    7   14   2   0   0    7   2   0    4    2  .350
Merv Rettenmund       19   28    4    9   3   0   1    3   2   1    9    4  .321
Ted Kubiak            21   55    8   17   1   2   0   12   0   2    7    2  .309
Tito Fuentes          28  109   10   33   5   0   0   11   0   0    3    4  .303
Willie Davis          34  137   21   40   7   4   2   19   5   0    5   10  .292
Dave Winfield         34  125   26   36   8   1   5   23   4   2   16   24  .288
Johnny Grubb          14   47    9   13   0   1   1    4   0   0   13    7  .277
Hector Torres         29   96    7   26   2   0   4   10   1   0    9   14  .271
Gene Locklear         18   26    5    7   1   0   0    4   0   0    2    7  .269
Jerry Turner          23   68   10   18   3   4   0    7   2   1    5    8  .265
Mike Ivie             31   78   11   20   4   0   1   13   0   0    4    9  .256
Fred Kendall          30   97   10   20   2   0   0    7   0   0    9   11  .206
Willie McCovey        21   62    6   11   2   0   1   10   0   0    5   14  .177
Bob Davis             11   20    1    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    4  .150

 San Francisco        G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Craig Robinson         8    3    1    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    0 1.000
Larry Herndon          9   22    5    8   0   1   0    2   0   1    3    4  .364
Willie Montanez       36  147   12   46   9   2   0   10   2   1   10   10  .313
Mike Sadek            14   26    2    8   2   0   0    2   0   0    2    2  .308
Ken Reitz             36  139    8   40   1   0   2   16   1   1    6   11  .288
Chris Speier          36  133   16   36   6   2   0   12   1   1   20   14  .271
Bobby Murcer          36  138   17   36   4   2   2   15   2   2   23   22  .261
Von Joshua            35  142   12   37   3   2   0    2   1   3    4   17  .261
Derrel Thomas         36  145   16   35   2   2   2   12   5   9   13   15  .241
Gary Matthews         35  137   18   33   3   1   6   21   2   1   18   19  .241
Dave Rader            23   71    5   17   5   0   0    6   0   0    3    7  .239
Glenn Adams           15   17    1    4   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .235
Marc Hill             17   37    5    8   2   0   1    4   0   0    1    7  .216
Gary Thomasson         8    5    1    1   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .200
Chris Arnold          17   17    1    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    7  .177
Steve Ontiveros       26   30    5    4   0   0   0    3   0   0    4    3  .133

 St. Louis            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Bake McBride          24   96   14   35   4   0   1    7   1   4    8   11  .365
Willie Crawford       29   98   14   34   5   1   2   10   1   0    4   10  .347
Ron Fairly            22   44    7   15   4   0   0   12   0   0    9    4  .341
Doug Clarey            4    3    1    1   0   0   1    2   0   0    0    1  .333
Mike Anderson         20   46    4   14   3   1   0    1   1   0    8    8  .304
Ted Simmons           35  132   10   40   8   0   1   20   0   3   11    9  .303
Mike Tyson            10   30    5    9   0   2   1    4   0   1    1    0  .300
Vic Harris            34  135   15   38   7   2   0   13   0   0    9   28  .282
Lou Brock             31  130   18   35   4   1   0   10   5   7    2   16  .269
Don Kessinger         35  120   15   31   7   1   0    7   0   0   13   16  .258
Ken Rudolph            9   17    1    4   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    3  .235
Keith Hernandez       26   75    4   13   1   2   0    1   2   1    9   13  .173
Hector Cruz           30  105    7   18   3   0   2   12   0   0    3   23  .171
Reggie Smith          26   97   10   16   5   0   3   13   1   1    9   14  .165
Luis Melendez         20   24    0    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .125
Lee Richard           17   26    3    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    4  .077
Jerry Mumphrey         6   15    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .067

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  S. Garvey (LA)          150
  D. Kingman (NY)         148
  W. Montanez (SF)        147
  B. Buckner (LA)         145
  D. Thomas (SF)          145
  P. Rose (CIN)           143
  V. Joshua (SF)          142
  J. Cardenal (CHI)       141
  F. Millan (NY)          141
  B. Watson (HOU)         141

Runs Scored:

  R. Monday (CHI)          33
  P. Rose (CIN)            32
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         30
  J. Morgan (CIN)          28
  K. Griffey (CIN)         26
  D. Winfield (SD)         26
  D. Kingman (NY)          25
  D. Cash (PHI)            24
  R. Cey (LA)              24
  D. Concepcion (CIN)      22

Hits:

  P. Rose (CIN)            55
  J. Cardenal (CHI)        47
  S. Garvey (LA)           46
  W. Montanez (SF)         46
  B. Buckner (LA)          44
  R. Monday (CHI)          44
  K. Griffey (CIN)         42
  R. Cey (LA)              41
  W. Davis (SD)            40
  D. Kingman (NY)          40

Doubles:

  R. Zisk (PIT)            14
  S. Garvey (LA)           10
  B. Madlock (CHI)         10
  F. Millan (NY)           10
  J. Cardenal (CHI)         9
  W. Montanez (SF)          9
  D. Baker (LA)             8
  J. Bench (CIN)            8
  B. Buckner (LA)           8
  T. Foli (MON)             8

Triples:

  D. Cash (PHI)             5
  D. Parker (PIT)           5
  W. Davis (SD)             4
  C. Geronimo (CIN)         4
  J. Turner (SD)            4
  E. Cabell (HOU)           3
  G. Maddox (PHI)           3
  R. Metzger (HOU)          3
  D. Rader (SD)             3
  L. Bowa (PHI)             2

Home Runs:

  D. Kingman (NY)          15
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         15
  R. Cey (LA)               8
  R. Monday (CHI)           8
  C. Cedeno (HOU)           7
  J. Bench (CIN)            6
  G. Matthews (SF)          6
  J. Ferguson (LA)          5
  C. Johnson (HOU)          5
  J. Morales (CHI)          5

RBI:

  D. Kingman (NY)          35
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         31
  R. Monday (CHI)          29
  K. Griffey (CIN)         27
  R. Cey (LA)              26
  T. Perez (CIN)           26
  J. Bench (CIN)           25
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          23
  G. Luzinski (PHI)        23
  D. Winfield (SD)         23

Stolen Bases:

  J. Morgan (CIN)          16
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          11
  K. Griffey (CIN)         10
  B. Buckner (LA)           7
  E. Cabell (HOU)           7
  P. Mangual (MON)          7
  J. Cardenal (CHI)         6
  D. Concepcion (CIN)       6
  L. Milbourne (HOU)        6
  L. Brock (STL)            5

Caught Stealing:

  D. Thomas (SF)            9
  L. Brock (STL)            7
  W. Howard (HOU)           4
  P. Mangual (MON)          4
  B. McBride (STL)          4
  R. Monday (CHI)           4
  D. Baker (LA)             3
  B. Buckner (LA)           3
  D. Cash (PHI)             3
  C. Cedeno (HOU)           3

Walks:

  J. Morgan (CIN)          31
  B. Harrelson (NY)        26
  J. Wynn (ATL)            25
  D. Evans (ATL)           24
  R. Cey (LA)              23
  B. Murcer (SF)           23
  P. Rose (CIN)            23
  D. Rosello (CHI)         21
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         21
  C. Speier (SF)           20

Strikeouts:

  D. Kingman (NY)          39
  R. Monday (CHI)          30
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         29
  V. Harris (STL)          28
  D. Evans (ATL)           25
  J. Bench (CIN)           24
  R. Cey (LA)              24
  W. Stargell (PIT)        24
  D. Winfield (SD)         24
  H. Cruz (STL)            23

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