Friday April 8, 1977
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of April 8, 1977:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
St. Louis         41   12    14    4    0    1     9    1    0    5     2  .342
Pittsburgh        36    6    11    2    0    1     6    1    0    6     2  .306
Los Angeles       33    5     9    2    0    0     5    1    0    4     8  .273
Cincinnati        61   11    16    4    2    2    11    3    1    5     6  .262
San Diego         69    6    18    5    0    2     6    2    0    9     8  .261
Chicago           35    3     9    0    0    1     3    2    0    1     8  .257
Houston           35    3     8    1    1    1     3    1    1    4     8  .229
New York          32    5     7    3    0    0     4    0    2    2     6  .219
Atlanta           39    2     8    1    0    1     2    2    0    2     8  .205
San Francisco     30    1     4    1    0    1     1    0    0    3     6  .133

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Larry Biittner (CHI)      1    4    0    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .750
Rennie Stennett (PIT)     1    4    2    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .750
Jose Cardenal (CHI)       1    3    2    2   0   0   0    0   1   0    1    0  .667
Rod Gilbreath (ATL)       1    3    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .667
Dave Parker (PIT)         1    5    1    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .600
Ken Griffey (CIN)         2    7    4    4   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .571
Cesar Geronimo (CIN)      2    6    1    3   0   1   1    2   0   0    1    2  .500
Steve Garvey (LA)         1    4    1    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    2  .500
Steve Ontiveros (CHI)     1    4    1    2   0   0   1    1   0   0    0    1  .500
Ted Simmons (STL)         1    4    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .500

 Atlanta              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Rod Gilbreath          1    3    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .667
Jeff Burroughs         1    5    1    2   0   0   1    2   0   0    0    2  .400
Gary Matthews          1    5    0    1   0   0   0    0   1   0    0    2  .200
Willie Montanez        1    5    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .200
Rowland Office         1    5    1    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .200
Jerry Royster          1    5    0    1   0   0   0    0   1   0    0    1  .200
Biff Pocoroba          1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Pat Rockett            1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Brian Asselstine       1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 Chicago              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Larry Biittner         1    4    0    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .750
Jose Cardenal          1    3    2    2   0   0   0    0   1   0    1    0  .667
Steve Ontiveros        1    4    1    2   0   0   1    1   0   0    0    1  .500
Ivan DeJesus           1    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Bobby Murcer           1    4    0    1   0   0   0    1   1   0    0    2  .250
Jerry Morales          1    4    0    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .000
Manny Trillo           1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Steve Swisher          1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Mike Gordon            1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Greg Gross             1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Joe Wallis             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
Ken Griffey            2    7    4    4   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .571
Cesar Geronimo         2    6    1    3   0   1   1    2   0   0    1    2  .500
Dave Concepcion        2    8    1    3   1   0   0    1   3   0    0    1  .375
Joe Morgan             2    6    1    2   1   0   1    4   0   0    1    0  .333
Bill Plummer           2    8    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   1    0    1  .250
George Foster          2    6    0    1   0   1   0    3   0   0    1    1  .167
Pete Rose              2    7    3    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .143
Dan Driessen           2    8    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Ed Armbrister          1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Doug Flynn             1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 Houston              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Joe Ferguson           1    5    1    2   0   0   1    1   0   0    0    0  .400
Julio Gonzalez         1    5    1    2   0   0   0    0   1   0    0    0  .400
Roger Metzger          1    3    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .333
Enos Cabell            1    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   1    1    0  .250
Bob Watson             1    4    1    1   0   1   0    0   0   0    1    0  .250
Willie Crawford        1    5    0    1   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .200
Jose Cruz              1    3    0    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .000
Art Gardner            1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .000
Rob Sperring           1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Wilbur Howard          1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 Los Angeles          G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Steve Garvey           1    4    1    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    2  .500
Steve Yeager           1    4    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .500
Dusty Baker            1    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .333
Ron Cey                1    3    0    1   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .333
Reggie Smith           1    3    2    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .333
Bill Russell           1    4    1    1   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .250
Davey Lopes            1    5    0    0   0   0   0    0   1   0    0    1  .000
Rick Monday            1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000
John Hale              1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 New York             G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Dave Kingman           1    3    1    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .333
Bud Harrelson          1    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250
Ed Kranepool           1    4    0    1   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .250
Lee Mazzilli           1    4    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250
John Milner            1    4    1    1   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .250
Roy Staiger            1    4    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .250
John Stearns           1    4    0    1   0   0   0    2   0   2    0    0  .250
Felix Millan           1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Bruce Boisclair        1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 Pittsburgh           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Rennie Stennett        1    4    2    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .750
Dave Parker            1    5    1    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .600
Willie Stargell        1    5    0    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .400
Duffy Dyer             1    4    1    1   0   0   1    2   0   0    0    1  .250
Phil Garner            1    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .250
Frank Taveras          1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000
Miguel Dilone          1    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Fernando Gonzalez      1    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Omar Moreno            1    2    1    0   0   0   0    0   1   0    1    0  .000
Mario Mendoza          1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Al Oliver              1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Bill Robinson          1    1    0    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .000
Ed Kirkpatrick         1    0    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000

 San Diego            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Mike Ivie              2    9    2    4   1   0   1    1   0   0    0    0  .444
George Hendrick        2    7    0    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    0  .429
Mike Champion          2    8    1    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .375
Gene Tenace            2    9    1    3   1   0   1    4   0   0    0    0  .333
Doug Rader             2    7    0    2   2   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .286
Dave Winfield          2    7    2    2   0   0   0    0   1   0    2    0  .286
Gene Richards          2    7    0    1   0   0   0    0   1   0    2    1  .143
Bill Almon             2    8    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    5  .000
Jerry Turner           2    3    0    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .000
Bobby Valentine        2    2    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
Darrell Evans          1    2    0    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    0  .500
Marc Hill              1    2    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .500
Gary Thomasson         1    4    1    1   0   0   1    1   0   0    0    2  .250
Rob Andrews            1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Bill Madlock           1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Willie McCovey         1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000
Terry Whitfield        1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Chris Speier           1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Derrel Thomas          1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 St. Louis            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Tony Scott             1    1    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0 1.000
Mike Tyson             1    3    0    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .667
Ted Simmons            1    4    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .500
Jerry Mumphrey         1    2    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .500
Keith Hernandez        1    5    2    2   1   0   1    4   0   0    0    0  .400
Garry Templeton        1    6    3    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Lou Brock              1    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Bake McBride           1    4    1    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250
Ken Reitz              1    4    1    1   1   0   0    2   1   0    0    0  .250
Hector Cruz            1    3    1    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    1  .000
Jerry Davanon          1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000
Don Kessinger          1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000
Dave Rader             1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  M. Ivie (SD)              9
  G. Tenace (SD)            9
  B. Almon (SD)             8
  M. Champion (SD)          8
  D. Concepcion (CIN)       8
  D. Driessen (CIN)         8
  B. Plummer (CIN)          8
  K. Griffey (CIN)          7
  G. Hendrick (SD)          7
  D. Rader (SD)             7

Runs Scored:

  K. Griffey (CIN)          4
  P. Rose (CIN)             3
  G. Templeton (STL)        3
  J. Cardenal (CHI)         2
  K. Hernandez (STL)        2
  M. Ivie (SD)              2
  R. Smith (LA)             2
  R. Stennett (PIT)         2
  D. Winfield (SD)          2
  D. Baker (LA)             1

Hits:

  K. Griffey (CIN)          4
  M. Ivie (SD)              4
  L. Biittner (CHI)         3
  M. Champion (SD)          3
  D. Concepcion (CIN)       3
  C. Geronimo (CIN)         3
  G. Hendrick (SD)          3
  D. Parker (PIT)           3
  R. Stennett (PIT)         3
  G. Tenace (SD)            3

Doubles:

  D. Rader (SD)             2
  R. Cey (LA)               1
  M. Champion (SD)          1
  D. Concepcion (CIN)       1
  W. Crawford (HOU)         1
  D. Evans (SF)             1
  K. Griffey (CIN)          1
  K. Hernandez (STL)        1
  M. Ivie (SD)              1
  D. Kingman (NY)           1

Triples:

  G. Foster (CIN)           1
  C. Geronimo (CIN)         1
  B. Watson (HOU)           1

Home Runs:

  J. Burroughs (ATL)        1
  D. Dyer (PIT)             1
  J. Ferguson (HOU)         1
  C. Geronimo (CIN)         1
  K. Hernandez (STL)        1
  M. Ivie (SD)              1
  J. Morgan (CIN)           1
  S. Ontiveros (CHI)        1
  G. Tenace (SD)            1
  G. Thomasson (SF)         1

RBI:

  K. Hernandez (STL)        4
  J. Morgan (CIN)           4
  G. Tenace (SD)            4
  G. Foster (CIN)           3
  J. Burroughs (ATL)        2
  D. Dyer (PIT)             2
  S. Garvey (LA)            2
  C. Geronimo (CIN)         2
  K. Reitz (STL)            2
  J. Stearns (NY)           2

Stolen Bases:

  D. Concepcion (CIN)       3
  J. Cardenal (CHI)         1
  J. Gonzalez (HOU)         1
  D. Lopes (LA)             1
  G. Matthews (ATL)         1
  O. Moreno (PIT)           1
  B. Murcer (CHI)           1
  K. Reitz (STL)            1
  G. Richards (SD)          1
  J. Royster (ATL)          1

Caught Stealing:

  J. Stearns (NY)           2
  E. Cabell (HOU)           1
  B. Plummer (CIN)          1

Walks:

  H. Cruz (STL)             2
  D. Evans (SF)             2
  G. Hendrick (SD)          2
  G. Richards (SD)          2
  D. Winfield (SD)          2
  D. Baker (LA)             1
  E. Cabell (HOU)           1
  J. Cardenal (CHI)         1
  R. Cey (LA)               1
  M. Champion (SD)          1

Strikeouts:

  B. Almon (SD)             5
  J. Burroughs (ATL)        2
  A. Gardner (HOU)          2
  S. Garvey (LA)            2
  C. Geronimo (CIN)         2
  G. Matthews (ATL)         2
  W. McCovey (SF)           2
  R. Metzger (HOU)          2
  R. Monday (LA)            2
  J. Morales (CHI)          2

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