Monday May 24, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of May 24, 1976:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Philadelphia    1134  194   326   52   14   31   184   20   12  136   171  .288
Cincinnati      1360  227   381   70   15   33   216   48   12  168   211  .280
Pittsburgh      1295  154   348   65   15   26   150    9    7  101   180  .269
Chicago         1342  172   354   62    7   27   161   22   16  152   170  .264
New York        1366  169   359   47    5   34   159   17   12  144   193  .263
Los Angeles     1404  174   366   51    9   31   162   32   17  125   202  .261
San Diego       1278  165   329   49   15   19   156   19    7  115   178  .257
San Francisco   1430  138   362   48   13   15   124   15   20  132   178  .253
St. Louis       1375  142   345   60   11   17   128   12   17  101   217  .251
Houston         1423  152   346   47   12   21   137   35   14  135   193  .243
Montreal        1167  136   282   49    7   25   132   24   11  104   180  .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
Doug Rader (SD)          31  110   15   38   5   3   3   17   0   1   10   14  .346
Ken Griffey (CIN)        33  135   29   46   8   2   2   27  10   0   12   18  .341
Steve Garvey (LA)        40  169   21   57  11   1   1   22   6   2    8   22  .337
Al Oliver (PIT)          31  120   20   39   5   2   5   16   0   0    7    8  .325
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
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
Bill Buckner (LA)        37  163   20   51   9   2   2   13   8   3    3    6  .313

 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
Leon Roberts          28   67    9   20   4   1   3   10   0   0    9   10  .299
Enos Cabell           32  129   19   38   5   3   0   11   8   0    7   22  .295
Cesar Cedeno          35  133   25   39   6   1   7   23  14   4    8    8  .293
Bob Watson            42  158   21   45   5   1   5   22   1   1   20   18  .285
Greg Gross            39  128   11   35   4   1   0    7   0   1   16   10  .273
Rob Andrews           11   49    4   13   1   0   0    4   1   0    3    1  .265
Jose Cruz             28   87    5   23   1   1   1   15   3   2   12   11  .264
Roger Metzger         42  138    8   35   5   3   0    7   0   0   13   19  .254
Larry Milbourne       39  128   21   32   4   0   0    7   6   1   14   10  .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         34   95    9   17   5   0   0    4   1   4    4   15  .179
Skip Jutze            17   43    1    5   0   1   0    4   0   0    1   11  .116
Art Howe               9   12    0    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    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          40  169   21   57  11   1   1   22   6   2    8   22  .337
Ron Cey               37  135   24   43   3   2   8   26   0   2   24   24  .319
Bill Buckner          37  163   20   51   9   2   2   13   8   3    3    6  .313
Bill Russell          30  104   12   31   1   1   2   10   3   1    2   11  .298
Steve Yeager          34  110   17   31   4   0   6   14   2   0    9   21  .282
Dusty Baker           36  150   20   38   8   0   1   19   2   3   13   21  .253
Ted Sizemore          22   88    5   21   3   0   0    4   1   2    6    7  .239
Davey Lopes           15   63    9   15   4   1   0    3   6   1    5    8  .238
Ed Goodson            21   31    3    7   0   0   2    8   0   0    5    6  .226
Henry Cruz            24   52    6   11   0   1   4   10   0   1    4    4  .212
Joe Ferguson          33  113   14   23   3   0   5   14   1   0   15   25  .204
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
Joe Simpson            1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
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         5   18    4    6   0   1   2    6   1   0    3    5  .333
Pepe Frias            18   15    2    5   2   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .333
Pepe Mangual          24   79   15   23   3   1   2   11   8   4   18   15  .291
Barry Foote           18   61    8   17   3   0   1    4   1   0    2    4  .279
Tim Foli              31  116   12   31   8   1   4   17   2   1    5    9  .267
Jim Dwyer             21   42    7   11   1   1   0    1   0   0    7    5  .262
Mike Jorgensen        29  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
Gary Carter           34  124   12   31   1   0   3   17   0   2   15   18  .250
Jerry White           33  121   16   30   6   0   2   11   5   2   11   10  .248
Ellis Valentine       19   42    4   10   0   0   2    6   0   0    1    7  .238
Pete Mackanin         33  125   15   29   6   1   3   15   1   0    4   21  .232
Larry Parrish         34  129   16   28   5   2   1   15   1   1   12   23  .217
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             3    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           23   81   15   31   5   1   4   16   0   1   13    9  .383
Joe Torre             32   86   12   30   3   1   2    7   1   1    3    8  .349
Ron Hodges            16   41    9   14   1   0   1   10   1   0    8    3  .342
Bruce Boisclair       24   45    6   15   3   0   0    3   2   1    3    6  .333
Jerry Grote           32   99    8   31   0   0   0    8   0   1   14    4  .313
Ed Kranepool          38  142   20   41   4   0   3   17   0   0   11   12  .289
Felix Millan          39  153   16   39  11   0   1    9   0   0   15    6  .255
Dave Kingman          39  161   25   40   5   1  15   35   4   1    7   42  .248
Del Unser             38  149   14   35   4   1   4   20   4   1    8   20  .235
Wayne Garrett         37  124   18   28   4   0   2   11   3   3   21   11  .226
Bud Harrelson         38  104    9   23   3   1   1    9   2   1   29   25  .221
Mike Phillips         14   32    1    7   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    3  .219
Benny Ayala           16   20    2    3   0   0   1    2   0   1    1    6  .150
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           21   48    7   18   5   0   1    9   1   0   12   10  .375
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          31  110   18   34   7   3   2   17   3   1   13    9  .309
Mike Schmidt          33  121   32   37   4   1  15   34   2   1   26   33  .306
Greg Luzinski         31  115   17   35   6   0   5   26   0   0   10   18  .304
Jay Johnstone         25   84   19   25   7   2   1    9   1   1   10    5  .298
Bob Boone             29   95   13   28   5   0   2   14   1   3   10   12  .295
Dave Cash             33  146   28   43   4   5   0   20   1   3   11    4  .295
Dick Allen            15   51    7   15   1   0   1   10   3   1    9   10  .294
Larry Bowa            29  123   17   36   4   2   0   14   4   1   11    8  .293
Jerry Martin          31   20    6    4   1   0   0    2   0   0    2    4  .200
Terry Harmon          10   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         25   79   11   29   5   1   5   14   0   3    3    9  .367
Al Oliver             31  120   20   39   5   2   5   16   0   0    7    8  .325
Dave Parker           26  103   17   32   5   5   4   22   2   1    2   18  .311
Richie Zisk           37  143   16   44  14   0   4   22   0   0   12   25  .308
Willie Stargell       30  113   18   34   8   1   5   16   0   0   19   27  .301
Tommy Helms           12   18    0    5   3   0   0    3   0   0    1    1  .278
Manny Sanguillen      33  127   20   32   6   2   0    4   0   0    8    7  .252
Ed Kirkpatrick        13   20    1    5   0   0   0    0   0   0    4    4  .250
Rennie Stennett       38  158   14   39   7   2   1   14   2   1    6    9  .247
Frank Taveras         29   90    8   21   1   0   0    9   5   1    5   10  .233
Duffy Dyer            14   28    3    6   2   0   1    5   0   0    3    7  .214
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
Bob Robertson         18   32    1    4   1   0   0    4   0   1    9    6  .125

 San Diego            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Doug Rader            31  110   15   38   5   3   3   17   0   1   10   14  .346
Merv Rettenmund       21   32    5   11   3   0   1    3   2   1   10    5  .344
Enzo Hernandez        19   46    8   15   2   0   0    7   2   0    4    2  .326
Ted Kubiak            22   56    8   17   1   2   0   12   0   2    7    2  .304
Willie Davis          38  151   22   44   7   4   2   20   7   0    5   10  .291
Johnny Grubb          14   47    9   13   0   1   1    4   0   0   13    7  .277
Dave Winfield         38  139   28   38   9   1   6   27   5   2   17   26  .273
Tito Fuentes          32  125   11   34   5   0   0   11   0   0    4    6  .272
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             33   82   11   20   4   0   1   13   0   0    4    9  .244
Fred Kendall          34  109   10   24   2   0   0    7   0   0    9   11  .220
Gene Locklear         21   37    5    8   2   0   0    4   0   0    3    9  .216
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         13   34    7   16   1   1   1    4   1   1    5    4  .471
Mike Sadek            16   26    2    8   2   0   0    2   0   0    2    2  .308
Willie Montanez       41  164   14   50  11   2   1   12   2   1   12   11  .305
Ken Reitz             41  157    8   42   1   0   2   17   1   1    6   11  .268
Bobby Murcer          41  153   18   40   4   2   2   17   2   3   27   23  .261
Von Joshua            39  152   13   39   4   2   0    2   1   3    4   19  .257
Chris Speier          41  149   17   37   6   2   0   13   1   1   24   17  .248
Glenn Adams           19   21    1    5   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    3  .238
Derrel Thomas         40  153   17   36   2   2   2   12   5   9   13   15  .235
Gary Matthews         39  149   19   35   4   1   6   22   2   1   21   21  .235
Dave Rader            27   77    5   18   6   0   0    6   0   0    5    8  .234
Marc Hill             22   48    5   10   3   0   1    5   0   0    1    8  .208
Gary Thomasson         8    5    1    1   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .200
Chris Arnold          22   28    2    5   0   1   0    2   0   0    1    8  .179
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)          169
  W. Montanez (SF)        164
  B. Buckner (LA)         163
  D. Kingman (NY)         161
  J. Cardenal (CHI)       159
  R. Stennett (PIT)       158
  B. Watson (HOU)         158
  K. Reitz (SF)           157
  P. Rose (CIN)           155
  F. Millan (NY)          153

Runs Scored:

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

Hits:

  S. Garvey (LA)           57
  P. Rose (CIN)            56
  B. Buckner (LA)          51
  J. Cardenal (CHI)        51
  W. Montanez (SF)         50
  R. Monday (CHI)          47
  K. Griffey (CIN)         46
  B. Watson (HOU)          45
  W. Davis (SD)            44
  G. Foster (CIN)          44

Doubles:

  R. Zisk (PIT)            14
  B. Madlock (CHI)         12
  S. Garvey (LA)           11
  F. Millan (NY)           11
  W. Montanez (SF)         11
  J. Cardenal (CHI)        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)         34
  G. Foster (CIN)          30
  R. Monday (CHI)          30
  T. Perez (CIN)           29
  K. Griffey (CIN)         27
  D. Winfield (SD)         27
  R. Cey (LA)              26
  G. Luzinski (PHI)        26
  J. Bench (CIN)           25

Stolen Bases:

  J. Morgan (CIN)          16
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          14
  K. Griffey (CIN)         10
  B. Buckner (LA)           8
  E. Cabell (HOU)           8
  P. Mangual (MON)          8
  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
  C. Cedeno (HOU)           4
  W. Howard (HOU)           4
  P. Mangual (MON)          4
  B. McBride (STL)          4
  R. Office (ATL)           4
  D. Baker (LA)             3
  B. Boone (PHI)            3

Walks:

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

Strikeouts:

  D. Kingman (NY)          42
  R. Monday (CHI)          34
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         33
  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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