Wednesday May 26, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of May 26, 1976:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Philadelphia    1201  207   352   55   14   34   197   24   13  142   180  .293
Cincinnati      1425  240   400   72   15   35   229   48   14  178   222  .281
Pittsburgh      1372  163   369   67   16   27   159    9    8  108   188  .269
Los Angeles     1476  184   387   53   10   33   170   34   17  130   206  .262
Chicago         1403  178   367   66    7   28   166   22   18  157   175  .262
New York        1428  173   371   49    5   36   163   19   13  148   200  .260
San Francisco   1496  156   383   51   13   19   142   15   21  147   191  .256
San Diego       1336  170   340   53   16   20   161   19    7  122   185  .255
St. Louis       1441  149   359   63   11   19   135   14   17  108   221  .249
Houston         1496  162   369   50   13   22   146   35   15  144   200  .247
Montreal        1235  145   294   52    8   27   141   25   11  112   190  .238
Atlanta         1378  144   306   37    7   20   135   14    9  169   196  .222

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Pete Rose (CIN)          40  163   36   58   8   2   3   22   1   1   27   18  .356
Ken Griffey (CIN)        35  142   33   49   9   2   2   28  10   0   14   18  .345
Doug Rader (SD)          33  116   16   40   6   3   4   21   0   1   11   14  .345
George Foster (CIN)      35  143   21   49   6   1   7   36   2   1   11   19  .343
Willie Montanez (SF)     43  174   16   58  13   2   2   16   2   1   12   11  .333
Steve Garvey (LA)        42  175   23   58  11   1   1   22   6   2   11   22  .331
Al Oliver (PIT)          33  130   22   43   5   2   5   17   0   0    7    9  .331
Jose Cardenal (CHI)      39  166   22   54  10   0   5   22   6   4   13   13  .325
Garry Maddox (PHI)       32  114   18   36   8   3   2   17   3   1   13   10  .316
Bill Madlock (CHI)       37  148   17   46  14   1   3   25   5   3   16    9  .311

 Atlanta              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Cito Gaston           16   21    4    8   1   0   1    7   0   0    3    5  .381
Ken Henderson         35  111   13   34   4   0   4   15   1   1   14   12  .306
Vic Correll           17   43    4   12   3   0   1    7   0   0    4    5  .279
Darrel Chaney         38  104    6   27   3   2   0   11   0   0   15   18  .260
Marty Perez           27   84    8   21   4   0   1    6   0   0    6    6  .250
Rod Gilbreath         12   12    2    3   1   0   0    2   0   0    3    2  .250
Lee Lacy              38  129   15   32   2   1   3   16   1   1    5    9  .248
Biff Pocoroba         32  106   12   26   4   0   0    7   1   0    9    5  .245
Rowland Office        39  133   21   32   3   1   2   12   1   4   20   21  .241
Jim Wynn              41  135   23   30   6   0   4   17   4   0   30   25  .222
Earl Williams         24   55    3   12   0   0   2    5   0   0    4    8  .218
Tom Paciorek          23   43    4    9   0   1   0    5   0   0    4    7  .209
Jerry Royster         39  121    8   21   5   0   0    4   2   3   14   17  .174
Darrell Evans         37  119   11   20   0   0   1    8   3   0   28   28  .168
Dave May              24   52    6    7   1   2   1    5   1   0    6    8  .135
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         39  166   22   54  10   0   5   22   6   4   13   13  .325
Bill Madlock          37  148   17   46  14   1   3   25   5   3   16    9  .311
Rick Monday           38  155   36   47   7   2   8   30   1   6   19   34  .303
Steve Swisher         34  129   14   39   4   1   2   14   1   0    3   17  .302
Mick Kelleher         19   35    6   10   3   0   0    3   0   0    1    3  .286
Manny Trillo          38  148   10   41   8   1   0   17   5   1   15   12  .277
Jerry Morales         36  147   20   40   4   0   5   18   1   3   15    9  .272
Joe Wallis            21   25    6    6   0   2   0    2   0   1    2    5  .240
Dave Rosello          36  118   17   28   2   0   1    6   0   0   22   16  .237
Larry Biittner         7   23    2    5   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .217
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     15   28    4    5   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    3  .179
Randy Hundley         13   18    3    3   2   0   0    1   0   0    1    4  .167
Mike Adams            15   14    1    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    5    4  .143
Pete Lacock           25   36    3    5   1   0   1    4   0   0    8    5  .139
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             40  163   36   58   8   2   3   22   1   1   27   18  .356
Ken Griffey           35  142   33   49   9   2   2   28  10   0   14   18  .345
George Foster         35  143   21   49   6   1   7   36   2   1   11   19  .343
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       25   32    5    9   1   1   0    1   1   0    2    3  .281
Tony Perez            36  137   23   36   9   1   3   30   4   2   12   15  .263
Cesar Geronimo        31   94   10   24   6   4   0   11   1   2   15   22  .255
Dave Concepcion       40  154   25   38   5   2   3   18   7   3   19   17  .247
Doug Flynn            17   41    2   10   0   0   0    3   0   0    1    6  .244
Johnny Bench          33  121   20   26   8   1   6   28   4   0   19   26  .215
Mike Lum              23   39    7    8   3   0   1    5   0   1    7    5  .205
Dan Driessen          24   46   12    9   1   0   2   11   2   1   11    6  .196

 Houston              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Leon Roberts          29   70    9   21   4   2   3   11   0   0    9   10  .300
Rob Andrews           13   57    5   17   1   0   0    4   1   0    4    1  .298
Enos Cabell           34  138   19   41   5   3   0   11   8   0    8   23  .297
Cesar Cedeno          37  142   27   42   7   1   7   25  14   5    8    8  .296
Greg Gross            40  133   12   38   5   1   0    8   0   1   16   10  .286
Jerry Davanon         10    7    2    2   0   0   0    1   0   1    2    1  .286
Bob Watson            44  166   21   47   6   1   5   24   1   1   22   18  .283
Jose Cruz             30   93    5   24   1   1   1   15   3   2   13   13  .258
Larry Milbourne       40  129   21   32   4   0   0    7   6   1   14   10  .248
Roger Metzger         44  142    9   35   5   3   0    7   0   0   16   19  .247
Ken Boswell           30   50    3   12   1   0   0    3   1   0    3    3  .240
Cliff Johnson         33  110   13   22   4   0   5   16   0   0   19   24  .200
Wilbur Howard         36  101   12   20   5   0   1    7   1   4    4   17  .198
Skip Jutze            19   51    3    7   0   1   0    4   0   0    2   11  .137
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        5    8    0    4   0   0   0    4   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          42  175   23   58  11   1   1   22   6   2   11   22  .331
Bill Buckner          39  172   20   53  10   2   2   14   8   3    3    7  .308
Bill Russell          32  111   15   34   1   2   2   10   3   1    3   11  .306
Ron Cey               39  144   24   44   3   2   8   27   0   2   24   24  .306
Steve Yeager          35  114   18   32   4   0   7   16   2   0    9   21  .281
Davey Lopes           17   70    9   18   4   1   0    5   8   1    6    8  .257
Dusty Baker           38  159   21   39   8   0   1   19   2   3   13   23  .245
Ted Sizemore          23   89    5   21   3   0   0    4   1   2    6    7  .236
Joe Ferguson          35  121   16   28   4   0   6   15   1   0   15   25  .231
Ed Goodson            22   32    3    7   0   0   2    8   0   0    5    6  .219
Henry Cruz            24   52    6   11   0   1   4   10   0   1    4    4  .212
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         17   36    3    4   0   0   0    1   0   1    4    3  .111
Joe Simpson            3    5    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Danny Walton           2    2    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
Pepe Frias            19   15    2    5   2   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .333
Pepe Mangual          26   86   18   25   3   1   2   11   9   4   20   17  .291
Barry Foote           19   62    8   17   3   0   1    4   1   0    2    4  .274
Jerry White           35  128   18   34   7   1   2   12   5   2   11   10  .266
Tim Foli              33  125   12   33   9   1   4   18   2   1    5   11  .264
Bombo Rivera          12   27    3    7   2   0   0    3   0   0    2    4  .259
Jim Dwyer             22   43    7   11   1   1   0    1   0   0    7    5  .256
Andre Thornton         7   24    4    6   0   1   2    7   1   0    5    5  .250
Mike Jorgensen        31  111   11   27   6   0   3    9   2   0   14   14  .243
Ellis Valentine       19   42    4   10   0   0   2    6   0   0    1    7  .238
Gary Carter           36  131   13   31   1   0   3   17   0   2   17   18  .237
Pete Mackanin         35  134   16   31   6   1   4   16   1   0    4   23  .231
Larry Parrish         36  136   18   30   6   2   2   20   1   1   12   23  .221
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
Jose Morales          16   16    1    3   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    3  .188
Jim Lyttle             4    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
John Milner           25   87   15   31   5   1   4   17   0   1   13   10  .356
Bruce Boisclair       25   46    6   16   3   0   0    3   2   1    3    6  .348
Joe Torre             34   90   12   31   3   1   2    7   1   1    3    8  .344
Ron Hodges            16   41    9   14   1   0   1   10   1   0    8    3  .342
Leon Brown             6    6    1    2   1   0   0    0   0   1    0    1  .333
Jerry Grote           34  106    9   33   0   0   1    9   1   1   14    5  .311
Ed Kranepool          39  146   20   41   4   0   3   17   0   0   11   13  .281
Felix Millan          41  162   17   42  12   0   1   10   0   0   15    7  .259
Dave Kingman          41  167   26   41   5   1  16   36   4   1    8   43  .246
Wayne Garrett         38  128   19   30   5   0   2   11   4   3   22   11  .234
Del Unser             39  151   14   35   4   1   4   20   4   2   10   20  .232
Bud Harrelson         40  109    9   24   3   1   1    9   2   1   29   26  .220
Mike Phillips         15   33    1    7   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    3  .212
Benny Ayala           17   21    2    3   0   0   1    2   0   1    1    6  .143
Roy Staiger            8   20    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    3  .100
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           22   52    8   19   5   0   2   11   1   0   12   11  .365
Tim McCarver          16   24    4    8   2   1   0    3   0   0    5    2  .333
Jay Johnstone         26   89   22   29   8   2   2   11   1   1   10    5  .326
Bobby Tolan           28   78   10   25   2   0   4   18   2   1    1   10  .321
Bob Boone             30   98   14   31   6   0   2   16   1   3   11   12  .316
Garry Maddox          32  114   18   36   8   3   2   17   3   1   13   10  .316
Larry Bowa            31  130   20   40   4   2   0   14   7   1   12    9  .308
Mike Schmidt          35  128   32   39   4   1  15   35   2   2   28   34  .305
Dave Cash             35  155   28   46   4   5   0   22   1   3   11    5  .297
Greg Luzinski         33  123   18   36   6   0   6   28   0   0   10   20  .293
Dick Allen            16   55    7   16   1   0   1   10   4   1    9   10  .291
Tommy Hutton          19   27    7    7   0   0   0    3   1   0    8    5  .259
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
Jerry Martin          33   21    7    4   1   0   0    2   0   0    2    5  .191
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                 8    7    0    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    1  .429
Bill Robinson         27   87   12   33   5   1   5   15   0   3    4   10  .379
Al Oliver             33  130   22   43   5   2   5   17   0   0    7    9  .331
Dave Parker           27  104   17   33   5   5   4   24   2   1    2   18  .317
Richie Zisk           39  153   17   47  14   0   4   22   0   0   12   26  .307
Willie Stargell       32  123   19   37   8   2   6   18   0   0   19   27  .301
Tommy Helms           13   19    0    5   3   0   0    3   0   0    1    1  .263
Manny Sanguillen      35  132   20   34   6   2   0    4   0   0   10    8  .258
Rennie Stennett       40  168   15   42   9   2   1   16   2   1    6    9  .250
Ed Kirkpatrick        14   21    1    5   0   0   0    0   0   0    4    4  .238
Frank Taveras         31   94    8   21   1   0   0    9   5   1    5   10  .223
Duffy Dyer            16   29    3    6   2   0   1    5   0   0    3    7  .207
Mario Mendoza         22   44    3    9   1   0   0    4   0   1    3    7  .205
Richie Hebner         36  133   16   27   4   0   1    8   0   0   13   13  .203
Bob Robertson         20   33    1    4   1   0   0    5   0   1   10    6  .121

 San Diego            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Doug Rader            33  116   16   40   6   3   4   21   0   1   11   14  .345
Enzo Hernandez        21   52    8   17   3   0   0    7   2   0    6    2  .327
Ted Kubiak            23   57    8   17   1   2   0   12   0   2    7    3  .298
Willie Davis          40  158   23   46   7   5   2   21   7   0    6   10  .291
Merv Rettenmund       23   38    5   11   3   0   1    3   2   1   10    5  .290
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
Tito Fuentes          34  132   12   35   6   0   0   11   0   0    4    7  .265
Dave Winfield         40  144   28   38   9   1   6   27   5   2   18   27  .264
Mike Ivie             35   85   12   22   4   0   1   13   0   0    5    9  .259
Jerry Turner          26   72   10   18   3   4   0    7   2   1    5    9  .250
Gene Locklear         21   37    5    8   2   0   0    4   0   0    3    9  .216
Fred Kendall          36  116   10   25   3   0   0    7   0   0    9   12  .216
Willie McCovey        25   74    9   14   3   0   1   10   0   0    7   17  .189
Bob Davis             11   20    1    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    4  .150
Luis Melendez          3    3    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         15   43    9   19   1   1   1    4   1   1    5    4  .442
Willie Montanez       43  174   16   58  13   2   2   16   2   1   12   11  .333
Mike Sadek            17   26    3    8   2   0   0    3   0   0    3    2  .308
Bobby Murcer          43  160   21   44   4   2   3   23   2   3   30   24  .275
Ken Reitz             43  164    9   43   1   0   3   18   1   1    8   12  .262
Von Joshua            40  153   13   39   4   2   0    2   1   3    4   20  .255
Chris Speier          43  157   18   39   7   2   0   16   1   1   25   21  .248
Glenn Adams           19   21    1    5   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    3  .238
Derrel Thomas         42  160   20   37   2   2   2   12   5  10   16   16  .231
Gary Matthews         41  157   22   36   4   1   7   25   2   1   22   23  .229
Dave Rader            29   80    6   18   6   0   0    6   0   0    7    9  .225
Marc Hill             23   49    5   10   3   0   1    5   0   0    1    9  .204
Gary Thomasson         8    5    1    1   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .200
Chris Arnold          24   29    2    5   0   1   0    2   0   0    2    8  .172
Steve Ontiveros       31   38    5    5   1   0   0    3   0   0    5    3  .132

 St. Louis            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Bake McBride          25   98   15   36   4   0   1    7   2   4    8   11  .367
Willie Crawford       33  108   16   39   6   1   3   13   1   0    5   12  .361
Ron Fairly            25   51    7   17   4   0   0   14   0   0   10    4  .333
Doug Clarey            4    3    1    1   0   0   1    2   0   0    0    1  .333
Ted Simmons           40  151   12   44   9   0   1   20   0   3   15    9  .291
Mike Anderson         24   59    4   17   3   1   0    1   1   0    8    9  .288
Lou Brock             35  145   18   39   4   2   0   12   7   7    5   18  .269
Vic Harris            39  153   16   41   8   2   1   14   0   0   11   31  .268
Mike Tyson            15   50    6   12   1   2   1    4   0   1    1    2  .240
Don Kessinger         40  140   15   33   7   1   0    7   0   0   14   17  .236
Ken Rudolph           10   18    1    4   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    3  .222
Reggie Smith          31  116   16   23   5   0   7   19   1   1   12   18  .198
Keith Hernandez       29   77    6   14   2   2   0    1   2   1   10   14  .182
Jerry Mumphrey         9   22    1    4   2   0   0    1   0   0    0    4  .182
Hector Cruz           34  118    9   21   4   0   4   15   0   0    3   28  .178
Luis Melendez         20   24    0    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .125
Lee Richard           18   26    3    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    4  .077

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  S. Garvey (LA)          175
  W. Montanez (SF)        174
  B. Buckner (LA)         172
  R. Stennett (PIT)       168
  D. Kingman (NY)         167
  J. Cardenal (CHI)       166
  B. Watson (HOU)         166
  K. Reitz (SF)           164
  P. Rose (CIN)           163
  F. Millan (NY)          162

Runs Scored:

  R. Monday (CHI)          36
  P. Rose (CIN)            36
  K. Griffey (CIN)         33
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         32
  D. Cash (PHI)            28
  J. Morgan (CIN)          28
  D. Winfield (SD)         28
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          27
  D. Kingman (NY)          26
  D. Concepcion (CIN)      25

Hits:

  S. Garvey (LA)           58
  W. Montanez (SF)         58
  P. Rose (CIN)            58
  J. Cardenal (CHI)        54
  B. Buckner (LA)          53
  G. Foster (CIN)          49
  K. Griffey (CIN)         49
  R. Monday (CHI)          47
  B. Watson (HOU)          47
  R. Zisk (PIT)            47

Doubles:

  B. Madlock (CHI)         14
  R. Zisk (PIT)            14
  W. Montanez (SF)         13
  F. Millan (NY)           12
  S. Garvey (LA)           11
  B. Buckner (LA)          10
  J. Cardenal (CHI)        10
  T. Foli (MON)             9
  K. Griffey (CIN)          9
  T. Perez (CIN)            9

Triples:

  D. Cash (PHI)             5
  W. Davis (SD)             5
  D. Parker (PIT)           5
  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)          16
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         15
  R. Cey (LA)               8
  R. Monday (CHI)           8
  C. Cedeno (HOU)           7
  G. Foster (CIN)           7
  G. Matthews (SF)          7
  R. Smith (STL)            7
  S. Yeager (LA)            7
  J. Bench (CIN)            6

RBI:

  G. Foster (CIN)          36
  D. Kingman (NY)          36
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         35
  R. Monday (CHI)          30
  T. Perez (CIN)           30
  J. Bench (CIN)           28
  K. Griffey (CIN)         28
  G. Luzinski (PHI)        28
  R. Cey (LA)              27
  D. Winfield (SD)         27

Stolen Bases:

  J. Morgan (CIN)          16
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          14
  K. Griffey (CIN)         10
  P. Mangual (MON)          9
  B. Buckner (LA)           8
  E. Cabell (HOU)           8
  D. Lopes (LA)             8
  L. Bowa (PHI)             7
  L. Brock (STL)            7
  D. Concepcion (CIN)       7

Caught Stealing:

  D. Thomas (SF)           10
  L. Brock (STL)            7
  R. Monday (CHI)           6
  C. Cedeno (HOU)           5
  J. Cardenal (CHI)         4
  W. Howard (HOU)           4
  P. Mangual (MON)          4
  B. McBride (STL)          4
  R. Office (ATL)           4
  D. Baker (LA)             3

Walks:

  J. Morgan (CIN)          31
  B. Murcer (SF)           30
  J. Wynn (ATL)            30
  B. Harrelson (NY)        29
  D. Evans (ATL)           28
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         28
  P. Rose (CIN)            27
  C. Speier (SF)           25
  A. Thornton (MON)        25
  R. Cey (LA)              24

Strikeouts:

  D. Kingman (NY)          43
  R. Monday (CHI)          34
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         34
  V. Harris (STL)          31
  H. Cruz (STL)            28
  D. Evans (ATL)           28
  W. Stargell (PIT)        27
  D. Winfield (SD)         27
  J. Bench (CIN)           26
  B. Harrelson (NY)        26

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