Sunday May 1, 1977
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of May 1, 1977:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Los Angeles      740  134   223   49    4   29   129   19   11   94   117  .301
Atlanta          721   86   196   24    0   18    81   12    7   55   113  .272
Cincinnati       678  100   184   39    5   17    93   21   11   64    87  .271
St. Louis        674  107   182   36    8   15    96   11   13   71    92  .270
Pittsburgh       621   85   165   29    5   15    80   35   17   54    88  .266
Philadelphia     572   75   146   31    6   12    69    9    6   47    92  .255
Montreal         583   63   148   31    3   17    60    6    4   36    91  .254
Chicago          555   60   139   27    1    9    58    4    6   44    75  .251
San Diego        823  107   206   32   10   17   104   12    5   93   174  .250
Houston          718   78   179   29    9   12    74   18    9   69   108  .249
San Francisco    684   70   169   29    3   15    67   11    6   58    92  .247
New York         597   77   142   24    1   15    69   12    9   48    98  .238

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ted Simmons (STL)        20   71   16   30   3   1   5   23   1   1    7    1  .423
Ron Cey (LA)             21   77   18   31   5   1   9   29   0   0   20   14  .403
Dave Parker (PIT)        18   75   16   30   7   0   3   16   4   6    5   13  .400
Gary Matthews (ATL)      18   68   13   26   3   0   2    8   3   0    7    8  .382
Steve Yeager (LA)        18   61   11   23   8   1   2   14   0   0   12   13  .377
Reggie Smith (LA)        18   61   19   22   8   0   3   16   1   3   15    9  .361
Ken Griffey (CIN)        20   80   20   28   6   1   2   10   5   1    7    8  .350
Julio Gonzalez (HOU)     17   67    7   23   5   1   0    4   1   1    2    7  .343
Pete Rose (CIN)          20   72   18   24   7   1   1   10   1   0   13    4  .333
Bill Russell (LA)        21   98   14   32   6   1   0   10   3   2    1    6  .327

 Atlanta              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Junior Moore           9   10    2    5   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    2  .500
Craig Robinson         3    2    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .500
Gary Matthews         18   68   13   26   3   0   2    8   3   0    7    8  .382
Joe Nolan              5    6    1    2   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    0  .333
Jeff Burroughs        21   79   16   25   2   0   6   20   0   0   11   17  .317
Vic Correll            9   26    3    8   2   0   1    1   0   0    2    2  .308
Rowland Office        21   91    8   25   3   0   1    7   1   2    5   12  .275
Pat Rockett           21   66    5   17   2   0   0    6   0   1    6    9  .258
Biff Pocoroba         18   49    3   12   3   0   1   10   0   0    4    6  .245
Willie Montanez       20   80   11   19   1   0   4    8   1   0    4   11  .238
Rod Gilbreath         20   72    5   17   2   0   0    7   1   2    5   13  .236
Jerry Royster         21   84   10   18   0   0   2    4   5   2    5   13  .214
Brian Asselstine      14   15    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    3  .200
Cito Gaston            4    5    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    3  .200
Tom Paciorek          11   21    3    4   1   0   1    2   1   0    0    6  .191

 Chicago              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Gene Clines            4    3    0    1   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    0  .333
Manny Trillo          17   56    8   18   4   1   0    8   0   0    4    7  .321
Bill Buckner           8   29    3    9   2   0   0    5   0   0    0    1  .310
Larry Biittner        13   46    5   14   3   0   0    6   0   0    1    4  .304
Bobby Murcer          17   63    9   19   4   0   4   13   1   0    5    9  .302
Jerry Morales         17   60    4   18   5   0   1   12   0   2    6    9  .300
Ivan DeJesus          16   63    8   18   3   0   1    5   1   3    4    7  .286
Greg Gross             9   15    2    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .267
George Mitterwald     15   48    6   12   3   0   1    3   0   0    4   12  .250
Steve Ontiveros       17   53    3   12   1   0   1    1   0   0    9    6  .226
Jose Cardenal         15   51    9    9   2   0   1    2   2   1    7    2  .177
Steve Swisher          4    9    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .111
Joe Wallis             9   13    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .077
Mick Kelleher          5    7    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Mike Gordon            2    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000
Dave Rosello           4    4    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .000

 Cincinnati           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ken Griffey           20   80   20   28   6   1   2   10   5   1    7    8  .350
Pete Rose             20   72   18   24   7   1   1   10   1   0   13    4  .333
Bob Bailey             2    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .333
George Foster         20   74    9   24   3   1   3   20   1   2    6    9  .324
Dave Concepcion       20   80    6   22   2   0   0    4   5   0    2    8  .275
Dan Driessen          19   69   10   18   5   0   3   16   3   2    6   11  .261
Joe Morgan            20   62   15   16   4   1   3   14   5   1   20    5  .258
Johnny Bench          17   66    9   17   5   0   3    9   0   1    4    9  .258
Cesar Geronimo        20   72    7   15   3   1   2    8   0   1    4   13  .208
Doug Flynn            11    5    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .200
Mike Lum              11   11    1    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .182
Ed Armbrister          6    6    0    1   0   0   0    0   1   2    1    1  .167
Bill Plummer           7   19    2    3   1   0   0    1   0   1    0    3  .158
Champ Summers          8    9    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .111
Ray Knight             4    2    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
Wilbur Howard          3    2    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .500
Ken Boswell           10    8    0    3   0   1   0    4   0   0    2    1  .375
Julio Gonzalez        17   67    7   23   5   1   0    4   1   1    2    7  .343
Cliff Johnson         15   43    6   14   1   0   4    7   0   0    5    7  .326
Enos Cabell           18   78   11   25   3   2   1    9   9   5    2    5  .321
Joe Ferguson          19   63    8   19   3   0   5   11   0   0   13   13  .302
Jose Cruz             21   86   12   24   5   2   0    7   4   1    5   13  .279
Willie Crawford       13   33    4    9   1   0   1    8   0   0    7    2  .273
Art Howe               9   20    1    5   3   0   0    3   0   0    2    1  .250
Bob Watson            21   79   14   19   2   2   1    8   1   0   12    7  .241
Rob Sperring          14   41    2    9   1   0   0    3   0   0    3    5  .220
Roger Metzger         16   45    5    9   2   1   0    1   0   0    3    5  .200
Art Gardner           17   24    1    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    5  .167
Ed Herrmann            6   13    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .154
Cesar Cedeno          15   52    6    6   3   0   0    4   3   2    9    7  .115
Leon Roberts           6    9    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    3  .111
Jim Fuller             2    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    4  .000

 Los Angeles          G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Manny Mota             1    1    1    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    0 1.000
Ron Cey               21   77   18   31   5   1   9   29   0   0   20   14  .403
Lee Lacy               9   18    5    7   2   0   1    4   0   0    0    2  .389
Steve Yeager          18   61   11   23   8   1   2   14   0   0   12   13  .377
Reggie Smith          18   61   19   22   8   0   3   16   1   3   15    9  .361
Bill Russell          21   98   14   32   6   1   0   10   3   2    1    6  .327
Johnny Oates           5   13    2    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    2  .308
Davey Lopes           21   87   18   26   5   1   1    3  13   4   12    8  .299
Dusty Baker           21   72   12   20   3   0   3   11   0   0    7    9  .278
John Hale             20   19    2    5   1   0   0    1   0   1    2    7  .263
Steve Garvey          21   89   18   23   4   0   6   21   2   0    3   14  .258
Rick Monday           21   75   12   19   5   0   3   10   0   1   17   20  .253
Boog Powell            5    5    0    1   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    1  .200
Ed Goodson             6    6    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Ted Martinez           4    1    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 Montreal             G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Chris Speier           3   12    1    4   0   1   0    1   0   0    0    0  .333
Gary Carter           17   59    9   19   2   0   7   10   0   0    8   16  .322
Dave Cash             17   72   11   23   6   0   0    5   1   1    5    2  .319
Tony Perez            17   65   11   20   2   0   4   13   2   0    4   15  .308
Ellis Valentine       14   52    9   16   2   0   5   12   3   1    4    7  .308
Warren Cromartie      17   68    7   20   8   1   0    4   0   0    1    3  .294
Andre Dawson          17   61    5   13   4   0   0    3   0   0    5   12  .213
Pepe Frias             3    5    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .200
Larry Parrish         17   66    3   13   1   0   0    3   0   2    3    8  .197
Del Unser             10   11    1    2   1   0   1    5   0   0    1    3  .182
Tim Foli              13   57    2   10   5   1   0    3   0   0    0    4  .175
Jose Morales           6    6    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .167
Mike Jorgensen         6    4    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    2  .000
Pete Mackanin          4    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Sam Mejias             8    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .000
Wayne Garrett          2    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000
Barry Foote            1    1    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
Len Randle             2    5    2    3   0   1   0    1   1   1    0    1  .600
Bruce Boisclair       16   36    5   12   3   0   1   10   1   0    4    5  .333
Leo Foster             2    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .333
Ed Kranepool          15   49    6   15   5   0   2    6   1   1    2    2  .306
Jerry Grote            4   10    1    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    1  .300
Dave Kingman          18   69   10   20   2   0   6   18   2   1    4   19  .290
Joe Torre             10   21    1    6   2   0   1    5   0   0    1    5  .286
Felix Millan          17   59   12   14   3   0   0    3   1   0    2    3  .237
Roy Staiger           15   55    7   13   3   0   2    5   0   0    3   12  .236
John Stearns          15   55    6   13   2   0   2    4   1   2    5    5  .236
Lee Mazzilli          18   66   14   15   1   0   0    3   4   2   11    8  .227
John Milner           11   28    3    6   2   0   1    4   0   0    1    2  .214
Mike Vail             12   20    1    4   0   0   0    3   0   2    5    8  .200
Mike Phillips         12   26    2    5   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    4  .192
Ron Hodges             6    7    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .143
Bud Harrelson         16   43    3    6   0   0   0    1   1   0    5    5  .140
Luis Alvarado          1    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 Philadelphia         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Richie Hebner          3   14    1    5   1   1   0    3   0   0    0    2  .357
Tim McCarver           4   14    2    5   1   0   0    0   1   1    2    1  .357
Davey Johnson          8   15    1    5   1   0   1    3   0   0    1    1  .333
Greg Luzinski         17   65   10   20   9   0   3   14   0   0    5   19  .308
Jay Johnstone         15   53    5   16   2   0   0    8   2   3    1    6  .302
Ted Sizemore          13   44    7   13   3   1   0    4   0   0    5    0  .296
Bob Boone             14   45    4   13   2   1   0    9   0   0    3    5  .289
Larry Bowa            14   51    6   13   2   0   2    2   1   0    8    2  .255
Garry Maddox          17   75   12   19   6   1   2    9   3   0    3    7  .253
Bobby Tolan            8    9    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .222
Terry Harmon           5   10    3    2   0   0   1    1   0   0    2    2  .200
Tommy Hutton           9   10    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .200
Mike Schmidt          17   61   14   12   1   1   3    6   2   1   10   19  .197
Dane Iorg             12   30    3    5   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    3  .167
Fred Andrews           7   16    2    2   0   1   0    1   0   0    1    4  .125
Jerry Martin          13   17    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   1    3    5  .118
Ollie Brown            6    5    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000

 Pittsburgh           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Dave Parker           18   75   16   30   7   0   3   16   4   6    5   13  .400
Bill Robinson         15   42    9   14   4   0   1   13   2   1    3    7  .333
Ken Macha              2    3    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Mario Mendoza          5    3    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Al Oliver             17   60    8   18   4   1   1    9   2   3    3    5  .300
Willie Stargell        8   25    4    7   1   0   3    5   0   0    2    7  .280
Rennie Stennett       18   67    6   18   2   1   1   10   4   2    5    5  .269
Phil Garner           18   64   10   17   5   1   2    5   1   0    9    3  .266
Omar Moreno           15   57   10   14   2   1   0    4   8   1    5   11  .246
Duffy Dyer            11   31    2    7   1   0   2    5   0   0    2    3  .226
Frank Taveras         18   68    9   15   1   1   0    5   8   2    4   15  .221
Ed Ott                11   32    3    7   1   0   0    2   0   2    7    3  .219
Miguel Dilone         11   26    2    4   0   0   0    0   6   0    1    2  .154
Fernando Gonzalez      6    7    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .143
Ed Kirkpatrick         9   11    2    1   0   0   1    2   0   0    5    0  .091
Tommy Helms            6    5    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000

 San Diego            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Gary Sutherland        9   16    1    7   1   0   1    4   0   0    1    2  .438
Merv Rettenmund       16   24    6    8   1   1   1    3   0   0    8    3  .333
Dave Winfield         24   95   19   30   4   1   3   18   5   2    9   11  .316
George Hendrick       24   92   13   29   3   1   3   13   1   0   11   17  .315
Doug Rader            22   67    6   18   6   1   3   12   0   0   15   19  .269
Mike Ivie             19   73   11   19   4   1   1    9   1   0    4    3  .260
Bill Almon            22   85    9   22   0   2   0    4   1   1    3   22  .259
Gene Tenace           24   87   13   22   4   2   3   19   0   0   14   19  .253
Dave Roberts          10   23    2    5   3   0   0    4   0   0    1    7  .217
Jerry Turner          23   65    9   13   1   0   2    8   1   1    5   14  .200
Mike Champion         22   76    3   15   4   0   0    4   0   0    9   21  .197
Gene Richards         18   54    9    9   1   1   0    0   3   1    7   10  .167
Bobby Valentine       19   18    1    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    3  .111
Enzo Hernandez         7    3    1    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
Tim Foli               5   16    2    7   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    0  .438
Darrell Evans         19   67   10   21   3   0   3   11   0   0    7    5  .313
Terry Whitfield       11   27    1    8   3   0   0    1   1   0    3    2  .296
Bill Madlock          20   84   14   24   5   1   2   11   3   1    3    5  .286
Willie McCovey        19   71   10   20   4   0   5   18   0   0    6   16  .282
Jack Clark            14   54    3   15   4   0   0    4   1   3    3    7  .278
Marc Hill             14   47    4   13   1   0   1    2   0   0    3    1  .277
Larry Herndon         17   31    3    8   3   0   1    3   1   0    1    4  .258
Gary Thomasson        17   53    4   12   1   1   2    3   0   1    8   15  .226
Rob Andrews           19   61    8   13   2   1   0    3   2   1   12    5  .213
Derrel Thomas         17   52    4   11   1   0   0    1   2   0    5    6  .212
Mike Sadek            10   22    1    4   0   0   0    3   1   0    2    0  .182
Chris Speier           6   17    1    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .177
Johnnie Lemaster       7   16    1    2   0   0   0    3   0   0    1    2  .125
Randy Elliott         10   23    2    2   0   0   1    1   0   0    0    4  .087
Tom Heintzelman        2    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Ken Rudolph            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
Jerry Mumphrey        14   16    4    7   3   0   0    1   0   0    3    0  .438
Ted Simmons           20   71   16   30   3   1   5   23   1   1    7    1  .423
Roger Freed            4    5    1    2   0   0   1    2   0   0    2    0  .400
Tony Scott            18   31    4   12   3   1   0    6   2   1    7    7  .387
Keith Hernandez       20   65   12   21   4   1   4   17   2   0   12    5  .323
Hector Cruz           16   57   11   18   3   1   1   12   0   1   10    5  .316
Lou Brock             19   64   10   19   3   3   0    4   3   2    5    8  .297
Garry Templeton       18   75   17   22   2   1   0    9   0   4    2   10  .293
Mike Anderson         10   12    1    3   0   0   1    3   0   0    1    1  .250
Joel Youngblood       10   14    0    3   1   0   0    1   0   1    3    4  .214
Ken Reitz             20   75    6   16   8   0   1    9   1   1    1    8  .213
Bake McBride          17   54    8   11   3   0   2    7   2   2    4    9  .204
Don Kessinger         11   29    6    5   0   0   0    1   0   0    5    5  .172
Mike Tyson            14   45    5    7   1   0   0    1   0   0    4   10  .156
Jerry Davanon          7    8    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .000
Dave Rader             5    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  B. Russell (LA)          98
  D. Winfield (SD)         95
  G. Hendrick (SD)         92
  R. Office (ATL)          91
  S. Garvey (LA)           89
  D. Lopes (LA)            87
  G. Tenace (SD)           87
  J. Cruz (HOU)            86
  B. Almon (SD)            85
  B. Madlock (SF)          84

Runs Scored:

  K. Griffey (CIN)         20
  R. Smith (LA)            19
  D. Winfield (SD)         19
  R. Cey (LA)              18
  S. Garvey (LA)           18
  D. Lopes (LA)            18
  P. Rose (CIN)            18
  G. Templeton (STL)       17
  J. Burroughs (ATL)       16
  D. Parker (PIT)          16

Hits:

  B. Russell (LA)          32
  R. Cey (LA)              31
  D. Parker (PIT)          30
  T. Simmons (STL)         30
  D. Winfield (SD)         30
  G. Hendrick (SD)         29
  K. Griffey (CIN)         28
  D. Lopes (LA)            26
  G. Matthews (ATL)        26
  J. Burroughs (ATL)       25

Doubles:

  G. Luzinski (PHI)         9
  W. Cromartie (MON)        8
  K. Reitz (STL)            8
  R. Smith (LA)             8
  S. Yeager (LA)            8
  D. Parker (PIT)           7
  P. Rose (CIN)             7
  D. Cash (MON)             6
  T. Foli (SF)              6
  K. Griffey (CIN)          6

Triples:

  L. Brock (STL)            3
  B. Almon (SD)             2
  E. Cabell (HOU)           2
  J. Cruz (HOU)             2
  G. Tenace (SD)            2
  B. Watson (HOU)           2
  F. Andrews (PHI)          1
  R. Andrews (SF)           1
  B. Boone (PHI)            1
  K. Boswell (HOU)          1

Home Runs:

  R. Cey (LA)               9
  G. Carter (MON)           7
  J. Burroughs (ATL)        6
  S. Garvey (LA)            6
  D. Kingman (NY)           6
  J. Ferguson (HOU)         5
  W. McCovey (SF)           5
  T. Simmons (STL)          5
  E. Valentine (MON)        5
  K. Hernandez (STL)        4

RBI:

  R. Cey (LA)              29
  T. Simmons (STL)         23
  S. Garvey (LA)           21
  J. Burroughs (ATL)       20
  G. Foster (CIN)          20
  G. Tenace (SD)           19
  D. Kingman (NY)          18
  W. McCovey (SF)          18
  D. Winfield (SD)         18
  K. Hernandez (STL)       17

Stolen Bases:

  D. Lopes (LA)            13
  E. Cabell (HOU)           9
  O. Moreno (PIT)           8
  F. Taveras (PIT)          8
  M. Dilone (PIT)           6
  D. Concepcion (CIN)       5
  K. Griffey (CIN)          5
  J. Morgan (CIN)           5
  J. Royster (ATL)          5
  D. Winfield (SD)          5

Caught Stealing:

  D. Parker (PIT)           6
  E. Cabell (HOU)           5
  D. Lopes (LA)             4
  G. Templeton (STL)        4
  J. Clark (SF)             3
  I. DeJesus (CHI)          3
  J. Johnstone (PHI)        3
  A. Oliver (PIT)           3
  R. Smith (LA)             3
  E. Armbrister (CIN)       2

Walks:

  R. Cey (LA)              20
  J. Morgan (CIN)          20
  R. Monday (LA)           17
  D. Rader (SD)            15
  R. Smith (LA)            15
  G. Tenace (SD)           14
  J. Ferguson (HOU)        13
  P. Rose (CIN)            13
  R. Andrews (SF)          12
  K. Hernandez (STL)       12

Strikeouts:

  B. Almon (SD)            22
  M. Champion (SD)         21
  R. Monday (LA)           20
  D. Kingman (NY)          19
  G. Luzinski (PHI)        19
  D. Rader (SD)            19
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         19
  G. Tenace (SD)           19
  J. Burroughs (ATL)       17
  G. Hendrick (SD)         17


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