Monday May 31, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of May 31, 1976:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Philadelphia    1392  241   406   72   17   37   226   26   15  169   200  .292
Cincinnati      1596  271   456   82   19   43   259   60   17  204   242  .286
Pittsburgh      1505  172   399   69   17   29   167   10    9  115   202  .265
Chicago         1567  194   410   74    8   31   180   24   20  160   201  .262
Los Angeles     1655  198   432   62   11   36   184   39   17  143   229  .261
San Francisco   1680  172   433   60   13   19   156   17   22  162   203  .258
New York        1634  199   418   55    6   40   188   19   16  171   234  .256
Houston         1643  189   419   55   15   23   170   39   17  155   219  .255
San Diego       1499  191   380   58   16   22   178   22    9  139   200  .254
St. Louis       1586  165   395   67   11   22   150   16   17  126   246  .249
Montreal        1332  150   313   59    8   27   146   26   11  119   200  .235
Atlanta         1517  161   346   41    7   23   150   17    9  192   216  .228

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ken Griffey (CIN)        40  162   39   56   9   3   2   31  15   0   18   19  .346
Pete Rose (CIN)          45  182   39   62   8   2   3   23   1   2   29   18  .341
George Foster (CIN)      40  159   23   54   6   2   9   42   2   1   14   21  .340
Doug Rader (SD)          38  133   17   44   8   3   4   22   0   1   14   17  .331
Bill Madlock (CHI)       42  166   19   54  17   1   3   27   6   3   16    9  .325
Willie Montanez (SF)     48  192   19   62  14   2   2   16   2   1   15   11  .323
Al Oliver (PIT)          37  146   23   47   5   2   5   17   0   0    7   10  .322
Joe Morgan (CIN)         39  134   32   43  11   3   6   29  17   4   33   13  .321
Ron Cey (LA)             44  164   26   52   6   2   8   29   0   2   25   26  .317
Jose Cardenal (CHI)      44  187   24   59  10   1   5   23   7   4   13   16  .316

 Atlanta              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Rod Gilbreath         15   25    6    9   2   0   0    4   1   0    5    2  .360
Cito Gaston           18   23    4    8   1   0   1    7   0   0    3    5  .348
Ken Henderson         39  130   15   38   6   0   4   19   1   1   14   17  .292
Vic Correll           19   46    4   13   3   0   1    7   0   0    6    5  .283
Darrel Chaney         41  114    6   29   3   2   0   11   0   0   18   19  .254
Lee Lacy              38  129   15   32   2   1   3   16   1   1    5    9  .248
Rowland Office        43  151   23   37   3   1   2   12   1   4   22   23  .245
Marty Perez           30   94   11   23   4   0   1    6   0   0    8    8  .245
Jim Wynn              44  143   26   34   7   0   5   19   6   0   36   27  .238
Earl Williams         26   64    4   15   0   0   3    7   0   0    5    9  .234
Biff Pocoroba         35  113   12   26   4   0   0    7   1   0   11    5  .230
Jerry Royster         43  135   10   28   5   0   1    5   2   3   15   18  .207
Tom Paciorek          25   44    4    9   0   1   0    5   0   0    4    7  .205
Darrell Evans         40  130   11   24   0   0   1   10   3   0   29   33  .185
Dave May              27   58    6    9   1   2   1    5   1   0    7    9  .155
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
Bill Madlock          42  166   19   54  17   1   3   27   6   3   16    9  .325
Jose Cardenal         44  187   24   59  10   1   5   23   7   4   13   16  .316
Rick Monday           43  176   40   54   8   2  10   34   1   6   19   39  .307
Mick Kelleher         23   48    7   14   4   0   0    4   0   0    1    4  .292
Manny Trillo          43  166   11   46   9   1   0   18   5   1   16   12  .277
Steve Swisher         39  147   14   40   4   1   2   15   1   0    3   18  .272
Jerry Morales         39  158   21   42   5   0   5   18   1   4   16   10  .266
Larry Biittner        11   31    3    8   1   0   0    0   0   1    0    1  .258
Joe Wallis            23   30    7    7   0   2   0    2   0   1    2    8  .233
Dave Rosello          37  121   17   28   2   0   1    6   0   0   22   16  .231
Champ Summers         26   45    3   10   1   0   1    7   1   0    6    9  .222
George Mitterwald     18   37    6    8   1   0   1    2   0   0    2    7  .216
Andre Thornton        27   85    8   17   6   0   2   14   2   0   20   14  .200
Mike Adams            17   18    1    3   2   0   0    2   0   0    6    4  .167
Randy Hundley         13   18    3    3   2   0   0    1   0   0    1    4  .167
Pete Lacock           26   37    3    5   1   0   1    4   0   0    8    6  .135
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         18   15    3    7   0   0   0    0   1   1    0    4  .467
Ken Griffey           40  162   39   56   9   3   2   31  15   0   18   19  .346
Pete Rose             45  182   39   62   8   2   3   23   1   2   29   18  .341
George Foster         40  159   23   54   6   2   9   42   2   1   14   21  .340
Joe Morgan            39  134   32   43  11   3   6   29  17   4   33   13  .321
Bill Plummer          16   41    5   13   3   0   2    4   0   0    3   10  .317
Bob Bailey            22   48    5   14   4   0   2    9   0   0    2    8  .292
Cesar Geronimo        36  106   14   30   8   4   1   14   2   2   17   22  .283
Joel Youngblood       25   32    5    9   1   1   0    1   1   0    2    3  .281
Dave Concepcion       44  167   28   44   7   2   3   18   7   3   20   18  .264
Tony Perez            40  149   27   39  10   1   5   32   5   2   15   17  .262
Johnny Bench          37  135   22   32   9   1   7   30   6   0   23   28  .237
Doug Flynn            21   51    2   12   0   0   0    3   0   0    1    6  .235
Mike Lum              26   44    7    9   3   0   1    5   0   1    9    6  .205
Dan Driessen          28   55   13   11   2   0   2   12   3   1   12    8  .200

 Houston              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Jerry Davanon         14   15    3    5   0   1   0    6   0   1    2    1  .333
Rob Andrews           17   74    7   24   1   0   0    5   1   1    4    3  .324
Leon Roberts          31   75   12   23   4   2   3   12   0   0   10   12  .307
Enos Cabell           36  147   22   45   5   3   0   13   8   0    8   23  .306
Cesar Cedeno          41  157   31   48   7   1   7   29  17   5   11    9  .306
Greg Gross            43  143   13   42   5   1   0    8   0   1   19   12  .294
Ken Boswell           34   58    4   17   2   0   0    6   1   0    3    4  .293
Bob Watson            48  180   22   49   6   1   5   25   1   1   23   22  .272
Jose Cruz             34  103    8   28   2   2   1   17   4   3   15   14  .272
Larry Milbourne       40  129   21   32   4   0   0    7   6   1   14   10  .248
Roger Metzger         47  152   10   36   5   3   0    7   0   0   16   20  .237
Cliff Johnson         36  124   15   28   7   0   5   18   0   0   19   26  .226
Wilbur Howard         39  109   14   23   5   0   1    9   1   4    4   17  .211
Skip Jutze            22   58    4    8   0   1   0    4   0   0    2   11  .138
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        6    8    0    4   0   0   0    4   0   0    3    1  .500
Glenn Burke            9    9    3    4   0   0   0    1   0   1    1    2  .444
Manny Mota            14   14    1    5   0   0   0    4   0   0    1    1  .357
Ron Cey               44  164   26   52   6   2   8   29   0   2   25   26  .317
Steve Garvey          47  196   26   61  11   1   3   24   6   2   12   24  .311
Bill Buckner          44  195   22   59  12   3   2   15  11   3    4    8  .303
Bill Russell          37  131   17   37   1   2   3   13   3   1    3   12  .282
Davey Lopes           22   90   10   23   5   1   0    6  10   1    7    9  .256
Dusty Baker           43  176   22   44   8   0   1   20   2   3   15   26  .250
Joe Ferguson          40  136   17   34   6   0   6   18   1   0   19   28  .250
Steve Yeager          39  130   19   32   4   0   7   16   2   0    9   27  .246
Ted Sizemore          24   90    5   21   3   0   0    4   1   2    6    7  .233
Henry Cruz            28   61    6   14   1   1   4   11   0   1    5    6  .230
Ed Goodson            24   33    3    7   0   0   2    8   0   0    5    6  .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
Joe Simpson            4    8    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .125
Rick Auerbach         18   36    4    4   0   0   0    1   0   1    4    3  .111
Danny Walton           3    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000

 Montreal             G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Bombo Rivera          13   28    3    8   2   0   0    3   0   0    2    4  .286
Pepe Mangual          29   96   19   27   4   1   2   11  10   4   21   21  .281
Barry Foote           20   66    8   18   4   0   1    4   1   0    2    4  .273
Jerry White           38  138   20   36   7   1   2   13   5   2   13   10  .261
Tim Foli              34  129   12   33   9   1   4   18   2   1    5   11  .256
Mike Jorgensen        33  119   11   30   7   0   3   11   2   0   14   14  .252
Pepe Frias            21   20    2    5   2   0   0    1   0   0    2    1  .250
Gary Carter           39  142   14   34   2   0   3   19   0   2   18   18  .239
Jim Dwyer             25   46    7   11   1   1   0    1   0   0    7    5  .239
Ellis Valentine       19   42    4   10   0   0   2    6   0   0    1    7  .238
Larry Parrish         39  148   19   35   8   2   2   20   1   1   12   24  .237
Pete Mackanin         38  145   16   33   7   1   4   16   1   0    5   25  .228
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          17   17    1    3   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    3  .177
Andre Thornton        10   35    4    6   0   1   2    7   1   0    6    6  .171
Jim Lyttle             5    1    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
Ron Hodges            19   51   10   17   1   0   2   11   1   0    9    4  .333
John Milner           31  107   18   35   6   1   6   22   0   1   16   13  .327
Bruce Boisclair       29   49    7   16   3   0   0    3   2   1    3    7  .327
Joe Torre             39  103   15   33   4   1   2    7   1   1    4    9  .320
Jerry Grote           39  118   11   35   0   0   1   10   1   1   17    8  .297
Ed Kranepool          43  159   21   46   4   0   3   18   0   0   11   13  .289
Leon Brown            11   18    2    5   1   0   0    0   0   1    1    1  .278
Felix Millan          41  162   17   42  12   0   1   10   0   0   15    7  .259
Dave Kingman          47  192   30   48   5   1  17   38   4   1    9   48  .250
Wayne Garrett         44  146   21   34   5   1   2   17   4   4   29   12  .233
Del Unser             44  164   16   37   6   1   4   20   4   3   11   28  .226
Mike Phillips         21   55    3   12   0   0   0    6   0   1    2    6  .218
Bud Harrelson         41  112    9   24   3   1   1    9   2   1   29   26  .214
Roy Staiger           14   44    3    8   2   0   0    5   0   0    2    5  .182
Benny Ayala           22   26    2    3   0   0   1    2   0   1    2    6  .115
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           26   60   10   21   5   0   3   13   1   0   13   11  .350
Jay Johnstone         31  105   24   35  11   2   2   16   1   2   11    6  .333
Tim McCarver          18   27    4    9   2   1   0    3   0   0    6    2  .333
Bob Boone             36  113   18   37   7   1   2   17   1   3   17   13  .327
Mike Schmidt          41  150   35   46   7   2  15   37   2   2   30   37  .307
Dick Allen            21   73   11   22   5   0   2   13   4   1   10   13  .301
Dave Cash             41  176   34   53   5   5   0   26   1   3   17    7  .301
Garry Maddox          38  134   21   40   8   3   2   18   5   2   17   13  .299
Bobby Tolan           32   84   10   25   2   0   4   18   2   1    2   11  .298
Larry Bowa            37  153   24   45   4   3   0   17   7   1   15   10  .294
Greg Luzinski         38  143   19   42   9   0   6   32   0   0   10   22  .294
Tommy Hutton          22   29    7    7   0   0   0    3   1   0    8    5  .241
Jerry Martin          39   22    9    5   2   0   0    3   0   0    2    5  .227
Terry Harmon          13   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
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                 9    8    0    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    1  .375
Bill Robinson         30   96   13   34   5   1   5   15   0   3    6   11  .354
Dave Parker           30  110   17   36   5   5   4   25   2   1    2   18  .327
Al Oliver             37  146   23   47   5   2   5   17   0   0    7   10  .322
Tommy Helms           15   22    1    7   3   1   0    4   0   0    1    1  .318
Richie Zisk           43  169   19   52  15   0   5   23   0   0   12   29  .308
Willie Stargell       33  127   19   38   8   2   6   18   0   0   19   28  .299
Manny Sanguillen      37  139   20   35   6   2   0    5   0   1   11    8  .252
Rennie Stennett       44  184   16   45   9   2   1   17   2   1    8    9  .245
Ed Kirkpatrick        16   26    1    6   0   0   0    0   0   0    4    5  .231
Frank Taveras         35  107    8   24   1   0   0   10   6   1    5   11  .224
Duffy Dyer            18   36    4    8   2   0   2    6   0   0    4    8  .222
Mario Mendoza         24   44    3    9   1   0   0    4   0   1    3    7  .205
Richie Hebner         39  146   17   28   5   0   1    8   0   0   13   13  .192
Bob Robertson         22   39    2    5   1   0   0    6   0   1   10    6  .128

 San Diego            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Doug Rader            38  133   17   44   8   3   4   22   0   1   14   17  .331
Enzo Hernandez        26   68    9   21   3   0   0    8   2   1    9    3  .309
Willie Davis          45  178   24   52   8   5   2   22   8   0    6   10  .292
Ted Kubiak            25   62    9   18   1   2   0   13   0   2    9    4  .290
Merv Rettenmund       26   42    7   12   3   0   1    3   2   1   13    6  .286
Johnny Grubb          14   47    9   13   0   1   1    4   0   0   13    7  .277
Tito Fuentes          38  148   14   40   6   0   0   12   0   0    4    7  .270
Hector Torres         32  105    7   28   3   0   4   10   1   0    9   15  .267
Dave Winfield         45  163   32   43   9   1   7   31   7   2   19   29  .264
Mike Ivie             40   92   13   24   4   0   2   15   0   1    5    9  .261
Jerry Turner          30   87   13   20   3   4   0    8   2   1    7   10  .230
Gene Locklear         24   40    6    9   3   0   0    7   0   0    3    9  .225
Fred Kendall          41  127   11   27   3   0   0    7   0   0    9   13  .213
Willie McCovey        29   88   10   18   4   0   1   10   0   0    9   19  .205
Luis Melendez          6    5    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .200
Bob Davis             14   23    2    4   0   0   0    3   0   0    1    5  .174

 San Francisco        G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Craig Robinson        10    3    1    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    0 1.000
Larry Herndon         20   68   11   27   2   1   1    5   1   2    6    4  .397
Mike Sadek            20   32    3   11   2   0   0    4   0   0    4    2  .344
Willie Montanez       48  192   19   62  14   2   2   16   2   1   15   11  .323
Ken Reitz             48  185   11   49   3   0   3   22   1   1    8   13  .265
Von Joshua            42  156   13   41   5   2   0    2   1   3    4   20  .263
Glenn Adams           21   23    1    6   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    3  .261
Chris Speier          48  178   20   46   9   2   0   16   1   1   25   23  .258
Bobby Murcer          48  181   22   46   4   2   3   26   2   3   32   26  .254
Derrel Thomas         47  183   23   43   4   2   2   12   7  10   18   17  .235
Gary Matthews         46  174   25   39   4   1   7   26   2   1   26   26  .224
Dave Rader            31   86    6   19   6   0   0    6   0   0    8    9  .221
Gary Thomasson         8    5    1    1   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .200
Chris Arnold          27   31    2    6   0   1   0    3   0   0    3    8  .194
Marc Hill             25   53    5   10   3   0   1    6   0   0    1    9  .189
Steve Ontiveros       32   39    5    5   1   0   0    3   0   0    5    3  .128

 St. Louis            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Bake McBride          29  114   19   41   5   0   2    9   2   4    9   12  .360
Willie Crawford       37  121   20   43   6   1   4   17   1   0    8   17  .355
Doug Clarey            4    3    1    1   0   0   1    2   0   0    0    1  .333
Ron Fairly            28   55    9   18   4   0   0   14   0   0   14    4  .327
Mike Anderson         26   64    4   20   3   1   0    1   1   0    8   10  .313
Ted Simmons           44  168   14   47   9   0   1   20   0   3   17   10  .280
Lou Brock             39  159   20   44   5   2   0   15   9   7    8   19  .277
Vic Harris            42  156   16   41   8   2   1   14   0   0   11   31  .263
Don Kessinger         44  151   15   34   7   1   0    9   0   0   16   19  .225
Ken Rudolph           11   18    1    4   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    3  .222
Jerry Mumphrey        11   23    2    5   3   0   0    1   0   0    1    4  .217
Mike Tyson            19   62    6   13   1   2   1    5   0   1    2    5  .210
Hector Cruz           37  129    9   26   5   0   4   16   0   0    3   30  .202
Reggie Smith          35  133   17   26   5   0   8   21   1   1   13   21  .196
Keith Hernandez       32   83    6   15   2   2   0    1   2   1   10   16  .181
Luis Melendez         20   24    0    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .125
Lee Richard           20   30    3    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    5  .067

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  S. Garvey (LA)          196
  B. Buckner (LA)         195
  D. Kingman (NY)         192
  W. Montanez (SF)        192
  J. Cardenal (CHI)       187
  K. Reitz (SF)           185
  R. Stennett (PIT)       184
  D. Thomas (SF)          183
  P. Rose (CIN)           182
  B. Murcer (SF)          181

Runs Scored:

  R. Monday (CHI)          40
  K. Griffey (CIN)         39
  P. Rose (CIN)            39
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         35
  D. Cash (PHI)            34
  J. Morgan (CIN)          32
  D. Winfield (SD)         32
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          31
  D. Kingman (NY)          30
  D. Concepcion (CIN)      28

Hits:

  W. Montanez (SF)         62
  P. Rose (CIN)            62
  S. Garvey (LA)           61
  B. Buckner (LA)          59
  J. Cardenal (CHI)        59
  K. Griffey (CIN)         56
  G. Foster (CIN)          54
  B. Madlock (CHI)         54
  R. Monday (CHI)          54
  D. Cash (PHI)            53

Doubles:

  B. Madlock (CHI)         17
  R. Zisk (PIT)            15
  W. Montanez (SF)         14
  B. Buckner (LA)          12
  F. Millan (NY)           12
  S. Garvey (LA)           11
  J. Johnstone (PHI)       11
  J. Morgan (CIN)          11
  J. Cardenal (CHI)        10
  T. Perez (CIN)           10

Triples:

  D. Cash (PHI)             5
  W. Davis (SD)             5
  D. Parker (PIT)           5
  C. Geronimo (CIN)         4
  J. Turner (SD)            4
  L. Bowa (PHI)             3
  B. Buckner (LA)           3
  E. Cabell (HOU)           3
  K. Griffey (CIN)          3
  G. Maddox (PHI)           3

Home Runs:

  D. Kingman (NY)          17
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         15
  R. Monday (CHI)          10
  G. Foster (CIN)           9
  R. Cey (LA)               8
  R. Smith (STL)            8
  J. Bench (CIN)            7
  C. Cedeno (HOU)           7
  G. Matthews (SF)          7
  D. Winfield (SD)          7

RBI:

  G. Foster (CIN)          42
  D. Kingman (NY)          38
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         37
  R. Monday (CHI)          34
  G. Luzinski (PHI)        32
  T. Perez (CIN)           32
  K. Griffey (CIN)         31
  D. Winfield (SD)         31
  J. Bench (CIN)           30
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          29

Stolen Bases:

  C. Cedeno (HOU)          17
  J. Morgan (CIN)          17
  K. Griffey (CIN)         15
  B. Buckner (LA)          11
  D. Lopes (LA)            10
  P. Mangual (MON)         10
  L. Brock (STL)            9
  E. Cabell (HOU)           8
  W. Davis (SD)             8
  L. Bowa (PHI)             7

Caught Stealing:

  D. Thomas (SF)           10
  L. Brock (STL)            7
  R. Monday (CHI)           6
  C. Cedeno (HOU)           5
  J. Cardenal (CHI)         4
  W. Garrett (NY)           4
  W. Howard (HOU)           4
  P. Mangual (MON)          4
  B. McBride (STL)          4
  J. Morales (CHI)          4

Walks:

  J. Wynn (ATL)            36
  J. Morgan (CIN)          33
  B. Murcer (SF)           32
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         30
  D. Evans (ATL)           29
  W. Garrett (NY)          29
  B. Harrelson (NY)        29
  P. Rose (CIN)            29
  G. Matthews (SF)         26
  A. Thornton (MON)        26

Strikeouts:

  D. Kingman (NY)          48
  R. Monday (CHI)          39
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         37
  D. Evans (ATL)           33
  V. Harris (STL)          31
  H. Cruz (STL)            30
  D. Winfield (SD)         29
  R. Zisk (PIT)            29
  J. Bench (CIN)           28
  J. Ferguson (LA)         28

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