Friday May 21, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of May 21, 1976:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Philadelphia    1029  178   293   49   13   29   168   18   11  122   159  .285
Cincinnati      1288  213   359   68   15   31   203   48   11  159   203  .279
Pittsburgh      1136  134   305   61   12   20   131    8    5   91   156  .269
New York        1267  160   339   46    4   33   150   15    9  133   181  .268
Chicago         1216  162   325   57    7   27   155   22   13  148   158  .267
San Diego       1183  161   312   46   15   19   152   18    7  111   163  .264
Los Angeles     1284  162   333   48    8   31   150   29   15  115   190  .259
San Francisco   1302  128   333   41   13   13   114   14   19  119   166  .256
St. Louis       1298  133   325   57   10   11   119   11   17   93   202  .250
Montreal        1075  126   262   46    6   23   122   22   11   93   164  .244
Houston         1303  141   316   45   12   19   127   30   12  126   181  .243
Atlanta         1208  124   269   33    6   18   118   12    8  147   177  .223

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Pete Rose (CIN)          36  147   32   55   8   2   3   22   1   1   23   16  .374
Rick Monday (CHI)        33  135   34   45   6   2   8   30   1   5   16   31  .333
Ken Griffey (CIN)        31  126   26   42   8   2   2   27  10   0   11   18  .333
Jose Cardenal (CHI)      34  146   19   48  10   0   4   21   6   2   12   10  .329
Steve Swisher (CHI)      31  115   14   37   4   1   2   11   1   0    3   16  .322
Bill Madlock (CHI)       32  127   17   40  11   1   3   21   5   2   15    8  .315
Ron Cey (LA)             36  131   24   41   3   2   8   26   0   2   23   24  .313
Richie Zisk (PIT)        33  125   13   39  14   0   2   19   0   0   11   23  .312
Ken Henderson (ATL)      33  106   12   33   4   0   4   15   1   1   14   11  .311
Greg Gross (HOU)         36  113   11   35   4   1   0    7   0   1   15    9  .310

 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           24   71    7   21   4   0   1    6   0   0    6    6  .296
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         27   88   11   23   3   0   0    5   0   0    7    5  .261
Lee Lacy              35  119   14   28   2   1   3   15   1   1    5    7  .235
Darrel Chaney         33   85    5   20   2   1   0    8   0   0   13   16  .235
Jim Wynn              36  122   19   28   5   0   3   14   4   0   26   22  .230
Rowland Office        34  113   16   24   3   1   1   10   1   3   16   18  .212
Earl Williams         23   54    3   11   0   0   2    5   0   0    4    8  .204
Jerry Royster         34  105    8   19   4   0   0    3   2   3   12   15  .181
Tom Paciorek          22   41    3    7   0   1   0    5   0   0    4    7  .171
Darrell Evans         32  100    9   17   0   0   1    7   3   0   26   26  .170
Dave May              19   38    5    6   1   2   1    5   0   0    2    7  .158
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           33  135   34   45   6   2   8   30   1   5   16   31  .333
Jose Cardenal         34  146   19   48  10   0   4   21   6   2   12   10  .329
Steve Swisher         31  115   14   37   4   1   2   11   1   0    3   16  .322
Bill Madlock          32  127   17   40  11   1   3   21   5   2   15    8  .315
Manny Trillo          33  134    9   38   8   1   0   17   5   1   13   10  .284
Joe Wallis            19   22    6    6   0   2   0    2   0   1    2    5  .273
Jerry Morales         31  125   20   33   4   0   5   17   1   2   14    8  .264
Dave Rosello          33  106   16   27   2   0   1    6   0   0   22   15  .255
Mick Kelleher         15   26    3    6   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    3  .231
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         2    5    1    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             36  147   32   55   8   2   3   22   1   1   23   16  .374
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            33  114   28   35   8   1   5   22  16   3   31   12  .307
Bill Plummer          14   36    4   11   3   0   1    2   0   0    3    9  .306
George Foster         31  128   17   39   4   1   4   23   2   0   10   19  .305
Joel Youngblood       23   31    5    9   1   1   0    1   1   0    2    3  .290
Bob Bailey            19   42    4   12   4   0   1    5   0   0    1    7  .286
Doug Flynn            14   28    2    8   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    5  .286
Cesar Geronimo        27   81   10   22   5   4   0   11   1   1   12   17  .272
Tony Perez            32  123   19   31   9   1   3   26   4   1   11   13  .252
Dave Concepcion       36  139   22   32   5   2   3   16   7   3   17   16  .230
Johnny Bench          29  107   17   24   8   1   6   25   4   0   17   24  .224
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
Greg Gross            36  113   11   35   4   1   0    7   0   1   15    9  .310
Leon Roberts          26   65    9   19   4   1   3   10   0   0    9   10  .292
Cesar Cedeno          32  120   21   35   6   1   7   23  11   3    6    8  .292
Enos Cabell           30  123   18   35   5   3   0   11   7   0    7   21  .285
Bob Watson            39  145   18   40   5   1   3   16   1   0   19   15  .276
Larry Milbourne       36  126   21   32   4   0   0    7   6   1   13   10  .254
Roger Metzger         39  124    8   31   4   3   0    6   0   0   13   18  .250
Jose Cruz             25   75    5   18   1   1   1   13   2   2   10   10  .240
Ken Boswell           27   44    3   10   1   0   0    3   1   0    2    3  .227
Rob Andrews            8   33    1    7   0   0   0    4   1   0    3    1  .212
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            14   31    1    4   0   1   0    4   0   0    1   10  .129
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          27   92   12   30   1   1   2   10   3   1    1    9  .326
Ron Cey               36  131   24   41   3   2   8   26   0   2   23   24  .313
Bill Buckner          34  149   18   46   8   2   2   12   8   3    2    5  .309
Steve Garvey          37  154   19   47  10   0   1   16   6   1    8   22  .305
Steve Yeager          32  102   17   29   4   0   6   13   2   0    9   21  .284
Dusty Baker           33  136   18   35   8   0   1   18   2   3   12   20  .257
Ted Sizemore          22   88    5   21   3   0   0    4   1   2    6    7  .239
Ed Goodson            18   22    3    5   0   0   2    7   0   0    3    5  .227
Henry Cruz            21   49    6   11   0   1   4   10   0   1    3    4  .225
Davey Lopes           12   50    6   11   3   1   0    3   3   0    3    7  .220
Joe Ferguson          30  100   13   21   3   0   5   14   1   0   14   22  .210
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         15   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         2    9    2    4   0   0   2    5   1   0    0    2  .444
Pepe Mangual          21   69   13   21   2   1   2   11   7   4   16   12  .304
Pepe Frias            15   10    2    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .300
Jim Dwyer             20   41    7   11   1   1   0    1   0   0    7    5  .268
Gary Carter           31  114   12   30   1   0   3   15   0   2   15   18  .263
Barry Foote           17   57    7   15   2   0   0    3   1   0    2    3  .263
Jerry White           30  112   15   29   6   0   2   11   5   2   10   10  .259
Tim Foli              29  109   11   28   8   1   3   15   1   1    4    8  .257
Bombo Rivera          11   24    3    6   2   0   0    3   0   0    2    4  .250
Mike Jorgensen        27  101   10   25   6   0   3    8   2   0   11   14  .248
Ellis Valentine       19   42    4   10   0   0   2    6   0   0    1    7  .238
Larry Parrish         31  120   15   28   5   2   1   14   1   1   10   21  .233
Pete Mackanin         30  114   15   26   6   1   3   14   1   0    4   18  .228
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             2    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000

 New York             G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Leon Brown             3    1    1    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    0 1.000
John Milner           20   70   13   28   5   0   4   15   0   1   12    8  .400
Ron Hodges            14   34    8   13   1   0   1   10   1   0    7    3  .382
Joe Torre             29   80   12   29   3   1   2    6   1   1    3    8  .363
Jerry Grote           30   95    8   30   0   0   0    7   0   1   14    4  .316
Bruce Boisclair       21   42    5   13   2   0   0    3   2   1    3    6  .310
Ed Kranepool          35  131   18   38   4   0   3   16   0   0   10   11  .290
Felix Millan          36  145   16   39  11   0   1    9   0   0   14    6  .269
Dave Kingman          37  152   25   40   5   1  15   35   4   1    7   40  .263
Mike Phillips         12   27    1    7   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    2  .259
Wayne Garrett         34  115   17   27   4   0   2   11   2   2   17   10  .235
Bud Harrelson         35   98    9   23   3   1   1    9   2   0   27   23  .235
Del Unser             35  137   13   29   4   1   3   15   3   1    8   19  .212
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           18   41    7   15   5   0   1    7   0   0   12    9  .366
Tim McCarver          12   20    4    7   1   1   0    3   0   0    4    2  .350
Garry Maddox          28   97   17   32   7   3   2   17   3   1   12    9  .330
Larry Bowa            26  110   16   34   4   2   0   12   4   1    9    8  .309
Greg Luzinski         28  102   15   31   6   0   4   23   0   0    9   17  .304
Mike Schmidt          30  112   30   34   3   0  15   31   2   1   22   30  .304
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             30  132   24   38   4   5   0   18   0   3    9    4  .288
Bob Boone             26   83   10   22   4   0   2   13   1   2   10   11  .265
Dick Allen            12   42    6   11   1   0   0    8   3   1    8    8  .262
Jerry Martin          28   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
Ed Ott                 5    4    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .500
Bill Robinson         21   62    7   22   5   1   3   11   0   2    2    7  .355
Al Oliver             27  100   16   32   4   1   4   14   0   0    7    6  .320
Ed Kirkpatrick        11   16    1    5   0   0   0    0   0   0    4    2  .313
Richie Zisk           33  125   13   39  14   0   2   19   0   0   11   23  .312
Dave Parker           26  103   17   32   5   5   4   22   2   1    2   18  .311
Willie Stargell       27   98   15   28   7   0   4   13   0   0   18   24  .286
Duffy Dyer            11   19    2    5   2   0   1    5   0   0    1    4  .263
Rennie Stennett       34  138   14   36   6   2   1   14   2   1    6    9  .261
Manny Sanguillen      30  120   19   31   6   2   0    4   0   0    7    5  .258
Richie Hebner         31  111   14   25   4   0   1    8   0   0   12    9  .225
Mario Mendoza         18   41    2    9   1   0   0    3   0   0    2    6  .220
Tommy Helms           11   15    0    3   2   0   0    2   0   0    1    1  .200
Frank Taveras         25   78    7   15   1   0   0    7   4   1    3    8  .192
Bob Robertson         15   28    0    4   1   0   0    4   0   0    7    5  .143

 San Diego            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Enzo Hernandez        17   40    7   14   2   0   0    7   2   0    4    2  .350
Doug Rader            28  100   15   34   5   3   3   14   0   1    9   13  .340
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
Willie Davis          35  141   22   42   7   4   2   19   7   0    5   10  .298
Tito Fuentes          29  112   11   33   5   0   0   11   0   0    4    5  .295
Dave Winfield         35  129   27   37   8   1   6   27   4   2   16   24  .287
Johnny Grubb          14   47    9   13   0   1   1    4   0   0   13    7  .277
Gene Locklear         19   29    5    8   2   0   0    4   0   0    2    7  .276
Hector Torres         30   99    7   27   2   0   4   10   1   0    9   14  .273
Jerry Turner          23   68   10   18   3   4   0    7   2   1    5    8  .265
Mike Ivie             32   79   11   20   4   0   1   13   0   0    4    9  .253
Fred Kendall          31  100   10   21   2   0   0    7   0   0    9   11  .210
Willie McCovey        22   64    7   11   2   0   1   10   0   0    6   14  .172
Bob Davis             11   20    1    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    4  .150
Luis Melendez          1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 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
Mike Sadek            14   26    2    8   2   0   0    2   0   0    2    2  .308
Willie Montanez       37  150   12   46   9   2   0   10   2   1   11   10  .307
Ken Reitz             37  143    8   40   1   0   2   16   1   1    6   11  .280
Chris Speier          37  136   16   36   6   2   0   12   1   1   21   14  .265
Bobby Murcer          37  141   17   37   4   2   2   15   2   2   24   22  .262
Von Joshua            36  146   12   37   3   2   0    2   1   3    4   18  .253
Dave Rader            24   73    5   18   6   0   0    6   0   0    4    7  .247
Derrel Thomas         37  145   16   35   2   2   2   12   5   9   13   15  .241
Gary Matthews         36  141   18   33   3   1   6   21   2   1   18   20  .234
Glenn Adams           16   18    1    4   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    3  .222
Marc Hill             18   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          18   21    1    4   0   1   0    2   0   0    1    8  .191
Steve Ontiveros       27   31    5    4   0   0   0    3   0   0    4    3  .129

 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         21   50    4   16   3   1   0    1   1   0    8    8  .320
Ted Simmons           36  136   10   41   9   0   1   20   0   3   11    9  .302
Mike Tyson            11   34    5   10   0   2   1    4   0   1    1    0  .294
Vic Harris            35  139   15   39   8   2   0   13   0   0    9   29  .281
Lou Brock             32  133   18   35   4   1   0   10   5   7    3   18  .263
Don Kessinger         36  124   15   31   7   1   0    7   0   0   13   16  .250
Ken Rudolph           10   18    1    4   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    3  .222
Hector Cruz           31  109    7   19   4   0   2   13   0   0    3   24  .174
Keith Hernandez       26   75    4   13   1   2   0    1   2   1    9   13  .173
Reggie Smith          27  101   11   17   5   0   3   13   1   1    9   16  .168
Luis Melendez         20   24    0    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .125
Jerry Mumphrey         7   16    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .125
Lee Richard           17   26    3    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    4  .077

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  S. Garvey (LA)          154
  D. Kingman (NY)         152
  W. Montanez (SF)        150
  B. Buckner (LA)         149
  P. Rose (CIN)           147
  J. Cardenal (CHI)       146
  V. Joshua (SF)          146
  F. Millan (NY)          145
  D. Thomas (SF)          145
  B. Watson (HOU)         145

Runs Scored:

  R. Monday (CHI)          34
  P. Rose (CIN)            32
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         30
  J. Morgan (CIN)          28
  D. Winfield (SD)         27
  K. Griffey (CIN)         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)        48
  S. Garvey (LA)           47
  B. Buckner (LA)          46
  W. Montanez (SF)         46
  R. Monday (CHI)          45
  W. Davis (SD)            42
  K. Griffey (CIN)         42
  R. Cey (LA)              41
  T. Simmons (STL)         41

Doubles:

  R. Zisk (PIT)            14
  B. Madlock (CHI)         11
  F. Millan (NY)           11
  J. Cardenal (CHI)        10
  S. Garvey (LA)           10
  W. Montanez (SF)          9
  T. Perez (CIN)            9
  T. Simmons (STL)          9
  D. Baker (LA)             8
  J. Bench (CIN)            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
  D. Winfield (SD)          6
  S. Yeager (LA)            6
  J. Ferguson (LA)          5

RBI:

  D. Kingman (NY)          35
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         31
  R. Monday (CHI)          30
  K. Griffey (CIN)         27
  D. Winfield (SD)         27
  R. Cey (LA)              26
  T. Perez (CIN)           26
  J. Bench (CIN)           25
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          23
  G. Foster (CIN)          23

Stolen Bases:

  J. Morgan (CIN)          16
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          11
  K. Griffey (CIN)         10
  B. Buckner (LA)           8
  E. Cabell (HOU)           7
  D. Concepcion (CIN)       7
  W. Davis (SD)             7
  P. Mangual (MON)          7
  J. Cardenal (CHI)         6
  S. Garvey (LA)            6

Caught Stealing:

  D. Thomas (SF)            9
  L. Brock (STL)            7
  R. Monday (CHI)           5
  W. Howard (HOU)           4
  P. Mangual (MON)          4
  B. McBride (STL)          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)        27
  D. Evans (ATL)           26
  J. Wynn (ATL)            26
  B. Murcer (SF)           24
  R. Cey (LA)              23
  P. Rose (CIN)            23
  D. Rosello (CHI)         22
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         22
  C. Speier (SF)           21

Strikeouts:

  D. Kingman (NY)          40
  R. Monday (CHI)          31
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         30
  V. Harris (STL)          29
  D. Evans (ATL)           26
  J. Bench (CIN)           24
  R. Cey (LA)              24
  H. Cruz (STL)            24
  W. Stargell (PIT)        24
  D. Winfield (SD)         24


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