Sunday May 23, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of May 23, 1976:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Philadelphia    1106  187   317   51   13   30   177   20   12  130   168  .287
Cincinnati      1360  227   381   70   15   33   216   48   12  168   211  .280
Pittsburgh      1266  152   343   64   15   26   148    9    6   97   178  .271
New York        1333  168   352   46    4   34   158   17   11  143   190  .264
Chicago         1342  172   354   62    7   27   161   22   16  152   170  .264
Los Angeles     1372  174   360   50    9   31   162   32   17  123   200  .262
San Diego       1251  163   324   49   15   19   154   18    7  112   174  .259
San Francisco   1402  133   353   46   13   14   119   14   19  126   175  .252
St. Louis       1375  142   345   60   11   17   128   12   17  101   217  .251
Houston         1388  151   338   47   12   21   137   34   13  132   192  .244
Montreal        1133  132   274   47    7   23   128   24   11  101   177  .242
Atlanta         1312  136   292   35    7   19   127   14    9  162   190  .223

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Pete Rose (CIN)          38  155   34   56   8   2   3   22   1   1   25   18  .361
Ken Griffey (CIN)        33  135   29   46   8   2   2   27  10   0   12   18  .341
Al Oliver (PIT)          30  116   20   39   5   2   5   16   0   0    7    7  .336
Steve Garvey (LA)        39  165   21   55  11   1   1   22   6   2    8   22  .333
George Foster (CIN)      33  136   19   44   5   1   5   30   2   1   10   19  .324
Jose Cardenal (CHI)      37  159   20   51  10   0   4   21   6   3   12   12  .321
Bill Buckner (LA)        36  160   20   51   9   2   2   13   8   3    2    6  .319
Ron Cey (LA)             37  135   24   43   3   2   8   26   0   2   24   24  .319
Rick Monday (CHI)        36  149   35   47   7   2   8   30   1   6   17   34  .315
Richie Zisk (PIT)        36  140   16   44  14   0   4   22   0   0   11   25  .314

 Atlanta              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Cito Gaston           15   20    4    7   1   0   1    5   0   0    3    5  .350
Ken Henderson         34  107   12   33   4   0   4   15   1   1   14   11  .308
Marty Perez           25   75    7   21   4   0   1    6   0   0    6    6  .280
Vic Correll           16   43    4   12   3   0   1    7   0   0    4    5  .279
Rod Gilbreath         11   11    2    3   1   0   0    2   0   0    3    2  .273
Biff Pocoroba         30  101   12   26   4   0   0    7   1   0    7    5  .257
Lee Lacy              38  129   15   32   2   1   3   16   1   1    5    9  .248
Darrel Chaney         36   97    5   24   2   2   0    9   0   0   14   17  .247
Rowland Office        37  124   19   28   3   1   1   10   1   4   20   20  .226
Jim Wynn              39  131   22   29   5   0   4   15   4   0   30   24  .221
Earl Williams         23   54    3   11   0   0   2    5   0   0    4    8  .204
Jerry Royster         37  115    8   21   5   0   0    4   2   3   14   17  .183
Darrell Evans         35  112   11   20   0   0   1    8   3   0   27   27  .179
Tom Paciorek          22   41    3    7   0   1   0    5   0   0    4    7  .171
Dave May              22   46    5    6   1   2   1    5   1   0    4    8  .130
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
Jose Cardenal         37  159   20   51  10   0   4   21   6   3   12   12  .321
Rick Monday           36  149   35   47   7   2   8   30   1   6   17   34  .315
Bill Madlock          35  141   17   43  12   1   3   23   5   3   16    9  .305
Steve Swisher         33  125   14   38   4   1   2   13   1   0    3   17  .304
Manny Trillo          36  143   10   41   8   1   0   17   5   1   14   11  .287
Mick Kelleher         18   32    5    9   2   0   0    3   0   0    1    3  .281
Jerry Morales         34  139   20   38   4   0   5   18   1   2   15    8  .273
Joe Wallis            20   24    6    6   0   2   0    2   0   1    2    5  .250
Dave Rosello          35  115   17   28   2   0   1    6   0   0   22   15  .244
Champ Summers         24   43    2    9   1   0   1    7   1   0    6    8  .209
Andre Thornton        27   85    8   17   6   0   2   14   2   0   20   14  .200
George Mitterwald     14   25    4    5   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    3  .200
Larry Biittner         5   15    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .200
Randy Hundley         13   18    3    3   2   0   0    1   0   0    1    4  .167
Pete Lacock           24   35    3    5   1   0   1    4   0   0    8    5  .143
Mike Adams            15   14    1    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    5    4  .143
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
Ed Armbrister         15   11    2    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .364
Pete Rose             38  155   34   56   8   2   3   22   1   1   25   18  .361
Ken Griffey           33  135   29   46   8   2   2   27  10   0   12   18  .341
George Foster         33  136   19   44   5   1   5   30   2   1   10   19  .324
Joe Morgan            34  118   28   36   8   1   5   22  16   3   31   12  .305
Bob Bailey            20   43    5   13   4   0   2    7   0   0    2    7  .302
Bill Plummer          15   37    4   11   3   0   1    2   0   0    3   10  .297
Joel Youngblood       24   32    5    9   1   1   0    1   1   0    2    3  .281
Cesar Geronimo        29   87   10   23   6   4   0   11   1   1   13   19  .264
Tony Perez            34  130   22   33   9   1   3   29   4   1   12   14  .254
Dave Concepcion       38  146   22   36   5   2   3   17   7   3   18   16  .247
Doug Flynn            15   33    2    8   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    5  .242
Johnny Bench          31  114   19   25   8   1   6   25   4   0   18   25  .219
Mike Lum              22   38    7    8   3   0   1    5   0   1    7    5  .211
Dan Driessen          23   45   12    9   1   0   2   11   2   1   11    6  .200

 Houston              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Jerry Davanon          9    6    2    2   0   0   0    1   0   1    2    1  .333
Cesar Cedeno          34  129   25   39   6   1   7   23  14   3    8    8  .302
Leon Roberts          27   66    9   19   4   1   3   10   0   0    9   10  .288
Bob Watson            41  154   21   44   5   1   5   22   1   1   20   17  .286
Greg Gross            38  123   11   35   4   1   0    7   0   1   16   10  .285
Enos Cabell           31  125   18   35   5   3   0   11   7   0    7   22  .280
Roger Metzger         41  134    8   35   5   3   0    7   0   0   13   19  .261
Jose Cruz             27   85    5   22   1   1   1   15   3   2   10   11  .259
Larry Milbourne       38  127   21   32   4   0   0    7   6   1   14   10  .252
Rob Andrews           10   44    4   11   1   0   0    4   1   0    3    1  .250
Ken Boswell           29   49    3   11   1   0   0    3   1   0    3    3  .225
Cliff Johnson         33  110   13   22   4   0   5   16   0   0   19   24  .200
Wilbur Howard         33   94    9   17   5   0   0    4   1   4    4   15  .181
Skip Jutze            16   39    1    5   0   1   0    4   0   0    1   11  .128
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            13   13    1    5   0   0   0    4   0   0    1    1  .385
Steve Garvey          39  165   21   55  11   1   1   22   6   2    8   22  .333
Bill Buckner          36  160   20   51   9   2   2   13   8   3    2    6  .319
Ron Cey               37  135   24   43   3   2   8   26   0   2   24   24  .319
Bill Russell          29  101   12   31   1   1   2   10   3   1    2   11  .307
Steve Yeager          34  110   17   31   4   0   6   14   2   0    9   21  .282
Dusty Baker           35  146   20   38   8   0   1   19   2   3   13   21  .260
Ted Sizemore          22   88    5   21   3   0   0    4   1   2    6    7  .239
Davey Lopes           14   60    9   14   3   1   0    3   6   1    4    8  .233
Henry Cruz            23   51    6   11   0   1   4   10   0   1    4    4  .216
Joe Ferguson          32  109   14   22   3   0   5   14   1   0   15   25  .202
Ed Goodson            20   27    3    5   0   0   2    8   0   0    5    5  .185
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         16   36    3    4   0   0   0    1   0   1    4    3  .111
Danny Walton           1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 Montreal             G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Andre Thornton         4   13    3    5   0   1   2    6   1   0    3    3  .385
Pepe Frias            17   14    2    5   2   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .357
Pepe Mangual          23   76   15   22   2   1   2   11   8   4   17   15  .290
Barry Foote           17   57    7   15   2   0   0    3   1   0    2    3  .263
Jim Dwyer             21   42    7   11   1   1   0    1   0   0    7    5  .262
Mike Jorgensen        28  104   11   27   6   0   3    9   2   0   12   14  .260
Bombo Rivera          12   27    3    7   2   0   0    3   0   0    2    4  .259
Tim Foli              30  112   11   29   8   1   3   15   2   1    5    9  .259
Jerry White           32  116   16   30   6   0   2   11   5   2   11   10  .259
Gary Carter           33  121   12   31   1   0   3   17   0   2   15   18  .256
Ellis Valentine       19   42    4   10   0   0   2    6   0   0    1    7  .238
Pete Mackanin         32  121   15   27   6   1   3   14   1   0    4   21  .223
Larry Parrish         33  127   15   28   5   2   1   15   1   1   10   23  .221
Jose Morales          14   14    1    3   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    2  .214
Nate Colbert          14   40    5    8   2   0   2    6   3   1    9   16  .200
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             4    1    1    1   1   0   0    0   0   1    0    0 1.000
John Milner           22   77   14   30   5   0   4   16   0   1   13    9  .390
Ron Hodges            15   37    9   14   1   0   1   10   1   0    8    3  .378
Joe Torre             31   82   12   29   3   1   2    6   1   1    3    8  .354
Bruce Boisclair       23   44    6   14   2   0   0    3   2   1    3    6  .318
Jerry Grote           32   99    8   31   0   0   0    8   0   1   14    4  .313
Ed Kranepool          37  138   20   39   4   0   3   17   0   0   11   12  .283
Felix Millan          38  149   16   39  11   0   1    9   0   0   15    6  .262
Dave Kingman          39  161   25   40   5   1  15   35   4   1    7   42  .248
Wayne Garrett         36  121   18   28   4   0   2   11   3   2   20   11  .231
Bud Harrelson         37  101    9   23   3   1   1    9   2   1   29   24  .228
Del Unser             37  145   14   33   4   1   4   20   4   1    8   19  .228
Mike Phillips         14   32    1    7   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    3  .219
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           20   44    7   17   5   0   1    9   1   0   12    9  .386
Tim McCarver          14   22    4    8   2   1   0    3   0   0    4    2  .364
Bobby Tolan           27   74   10   23   2   0   4   17   2   1    1   10  .311
Garry Maddox          30  107   17   33   7   3   2   17   3   1   12    9  .308
Greg Luzinski         30  112   16   34   6   0   4   24   0   0    9   18  .304
Larry Bowa            28  119   17   36   4   2   0   13   4   1   11    8  .303
Mike Schmidt          32  119   32   36   4   0  15   32   2   1   24   32  .303
Jay Johnstone         25   84   19   25   7   2   1    9   1   1   10    5  .298
Dick Allen            14   48    7   14   1   0   1   10   3   1    8   10  .292
Dave Cash             32  142   26   41   4   5   0   18   1   3   10    4  .289
Bob Boone             28   91   11   26   4   0   2   14   1   3   10   12  .286
Jerry Martin          30   20    6    4   1   0   0    2   0   0    2    4  .200
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                 7    6    0    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    1  .500
Bill Robinson         24   75   11   29   5   1   5   14   0   3    3    9  .387
Al Oliver             30  116   20   39   5   2   5   16   0   0    7    7  .336
Richie Zisk           36  140   16   44  14   0   4   22   0   0   11   25  .314
Dave Parker           26  103   17   32   5   5   4   22   2   1    2   18  .311
Willie Stargell       30  113   18   34   8   1   5   16   0   0   19   27  .301
Manny Sanguillen      32  125   19   32   6   2   0    4   0   0    7    7  .256
Rennie Stennett       37  154   14   39   7   2   1   14   2   1    6    9  .253
Ed Kirkpatrick        13   20    1    5   0   0   0    0   0   0    4    4  .250
Duffy Dyer            13   27    3    6   2   0   1    5   0   0    3    7  .222
Frank Taveras         28   86    8   19   1   0   0    8   5   1    5    9  .221
Richie Hebner         34  124   15   26   4   0   1    8   0   0   12   11  .210
Mario Mendoza         20   44    2    9   1   0   0    4   0   0    2    7  .205
Tommy Helms           11   15    0    3   2   0   0    2   0   0    1    1  .200
Bob Robertson         17   30    0    4   1   0   0    4   0   0    7    6  .133

 San Diego            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Doug Rader            30  107   15   37   5   3   3   16   0   1    9   13  .346
Merv Rettenmund       20   29    4   10   3   0   1    3   2   1    9    4  .345
Enzo Hernandez        18   42    7   14   2   0   0    7   2   0    4    2  .333
Ted Kubiak            22   56    8   17   1   2   0   12   0   2    7    2  .304
Willie Davis          37  148   22   44   7   4   2   19   7   0    5   10  .297
Tito Fuentes          31  121   11   34   5   0   0   11   0   0    4    5  .281
Dave Winfield         37  136   28   38   9   1   6   27   4   2   16   26  .279
Johnny Grubb          14   47    9   13   0   1   1    4   0   0   13    7  .277
Hector Torres         32  105    7   28   3   0   4   10   1   0    9   15  .267
Jerry Turner          25   70   10   18   3   4   0    7   2   1    5    8  .257
Mike Ivie             32   79   11   20   4   0   1   13   0   0    4    9  .253
Gene Locklear         21   37    5    8   2   0   0    4   0   0    3    9  .216
Fred Kendall          33  106   10   22   2   0   0    7   0   0    9   11  .208
Willie McCovey        24   72    8   13   3   0   1   10   0   0    6   17  .181
Bob Davis             11   20    1    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    4  .150
Luis Melendez          2    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000

 San Francisco        G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Craig Robinson         9    3    1    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    0 1.000
Larry Herndon         12   31    5   13   1   1   0    3   0   1    4    4  .419
Mike Sadek            16   26    2    8   2   0   0    2   0   0    2    2  .308
Willie Montanez       40  161   14   49  10   2   1   11   2   1   11   11  .304
Bobby Murcer          40  150   17   39   4   2   2   16   2   2   26   23  .260
Ken Reitz             40  154    8   40   1   0   2   16   1   1    6   11  .260
Von Joshua            39  152   13   39   4   2   0    2   1   3    4   19  .257
Chris Speier          40  146   16   36   6   2   0   13   1   1   23   15  .247
Derrel Thomas         39  150   17   36   2   2   2   12   5   9   13   15  .240
Glenn Adams           19   21    1    5   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    3  .238
Dave Rader            27   77    5   18   6   0   0    6   0   0    5    8  .234
Gary Matthews         38  147   18   34   3   1   6   21   2   1   19   21  .231
Marc Hill             21   44    5   10   3   0   1    5   0   0    1    8  .227
Gary Thomasson         8    5    1    1   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .200
Chris Arnold          21   27    2    5   0   1   0    2   0   0    1    8  .185
Steve Ontiveros       30   38    5    5   1   0   0    3   0   0    4    3  .132

 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       31  101   14   35   5   1   2   10   1   0    4   10  .347
Ron Fairly            23   45    7   15   4   0   0   12   0   0    9    4  .333
Doug Clarey            4    3    1    1   0   0   1    2   0   0    0    1  .333
Ted Simmons           38  143   11   42   9   0   1   20   0   3   14    9  .294
Mike Anderson         23   58    4   17   3   1   0    1   1   0    8    9  .293
Vic Harris            37  148   16   41   8   2   1   14   0   0   10   31  .277
Lou Brock             33  136   18   37   4   2   0   11   6   7    5   18  .272
Mike Tyson            13   43    6   11   0   2   1    4   0   1    1    2  .256
Don Kessinger         38  133   15   33   7   1   0    7   0   0   13   17  .248
Ken Rudolph           10   18    1    4   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    3  .222
Reggie Smith          29  110   14   22   5   0   6   18   1   1   10   17  .200
Jerry Mumphrey         9   22    1    4   2   0   0    1   0   0    0    4  .182
Hector Cruz           33  117    9   21   4   0   4   15   0   0    3   28  .180
Keith Hernandez       28   76    5   13   1   2   0    1   2   1   10   14  .171
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

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  S. Garvey (LA)          165
  D. Kingman (NY)         161
  W. Montanez (SF)        161
  B. Buckner (LA)         160
  J. Cardenal (CHI)       159
  P. Rose (CIN)           155
  K. Reitz (SF)           154
  R. Stennett (PIT)       154
  B. Watson (HOU)         154
  V. Joshua (SF)          152

Runs Scored:

  R. Monday (CHI)          35
  P. Rose (CIN)            34
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         32
  K. Griffey (CIN)         29
  J. Morgan (CIN)          28
  D. Winfield (SD)         28
  D. Cash (PHI)            26
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          25
  D. Kingman (NY)          25
  R. Cey (LA)              24

Hits:

  P. Rose (CIN)            56
  S. Garvey (LA)           55
  B. Buckner (LA)          51
  J. Cardenal (CHI)        51
  W. Montanez (SF)         49
  R. Monday (CHI)          47
  K. Griffey (CIN)         46
  W. Davis (SD)            44
  G. Foster (CIN)          44
  B. Watson (HOU)          44

Doubles:

  R. Zisk (PIT)            14
  B. Madlock (CHI)         12
  S. Garvey (LA)           11
  F. Millan (NY)           11
  J. Cardenal (CHI)        10
  W. Montanez (SF)         10
  B. Buckner (LA)           9
  T. Perez (CIN)            9
  T. Simmons (STL)          9
  D. Winfield (SD)          9

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
  R. Smith (STL)            6
  D. Winfield (SD)          6
  S. Yeager (LA)            6

RBI:

  D. Kingman (NY)          35
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         32
  G. Foster (CIN)          30
  R. Monday (CHI)          30
  T. Perez (CIN)           29
  K. Griffey (CIN)         27
  D. Winfield (SD)         27
  R. Cey (LA)              26
  J. Bench (CIN)           25
  G. Luzinski (PHI)        24

Stolen Bases:

  J. Morgan (CIN)          16
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          14
  K. Griffey (CIN)         10
  B. Buckner (LA)           8
  P. Mangual (MON)          8
  E. Cabell (HOU)           7
  D. Concepcion (CIN)       7
  W. Davis (SD)             7
  L. Brock (STL)            6
  J. Cardenal (CHI)         6

Caught Stealing:

  D. Thomas (SF)            9
  L. Brock (STL)            7
  R. Monday (CHI)           6
  W. Howard (HOU)           4
  P. Mangual (MON)          4
  B. McBride (STL)          4
  R. Office (ATL)           4
  D. Baker (LA)             3
  B. Boone (PHI)            3
  B. Buckner (LA)           3

Walks:

  J. Morgan (CIN)          31
  J. Wynn (ATL)            30
  B. Harrelson (NY)        29
  D. Evans (ATL)           27
  B. Murcer (SF)           26
  P. Rose (CIN)            25
  R. Cey (LA)              24
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         24
  C. Speier (SF)           23
  A. Thornton (MON)        23

Strikeouts:

  D. Kingman (NY)          42
  R. Monday (CHI)          34
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         32
  V. Harris (STL)          31
  H. Cruz (STL)            28
  D. Evans (ATL)           27
  W. Stargell (PIT)        27
  D. Winfield (SD)         26
  J. Bench (CIN)           25
  J. Ferguson (LA)         25

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