Thursday May 5, 1977
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of May 5, 1977:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Los Angeles      868  151   256   55    4   32   146   21   12  101   141  .295
Pittsburgh       740  112   205   36    6   21   104   44   21   67   109  .277
St. Louis        740  117   202   40    8   18   106   11   16   77   103  .273
Cincinnati       742  104   197   41    5   17    96   21   12   68    92  .266
Philadelphia     709   95   186   38   10   15    88    9    9   62   101  .262
Atlanta          821   94   213   26    0   20    88   14    9   61   127  .259
Chicago          661   81   170   33    2   14    79    5    8   58    88  .257
San Diego        962  127   245   36   12   20   124   13    7  108   199  .255
Montreal         689   74   175   39    3   17    69    7    6   44   106  .254
San Francisco    785   78   195   32    4   15    74   13    6   68   105  .248
Houston          823   90   198   29    9   16    86   22    9   78   122  .241
New York         724   82   165   26    1   17    73   13    9   55   122  .228

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Dave Parker (PIT)        21   89   21   37   9   0   5   24   4   7    6   14  .416
Ted Simmons (STL)        22   76   16   31   3   1   5   24   1   2   10    3  .408
Gary Matthews (ATL)      18   68   13   26   3   0   2    8   3   0    7    8  .382
Steve Yeager (LA)        21   69   12   25   8   1   2   14   0   0   14   15  .362
Manny Trillo (CHI)       20   67   11   24   5   2   2   14   0   0    6   10  .358
Ron Cey (LA)             25   90   19   32   5   1  10   33   0   0   23   18  .356
Reggie Smith (LA)        22   74   20   26   8   0   3   17   1   3   17   15  .351
Pete Rose (CIN)          22   80   18   28   8   1   1   10   1   0   13    4  .350
Julio Gonzalez (HOU)     20   81    7   27   5   1   0    6   1   1    3    8  .333
Darrell Evans (SF)       22   73   10   24   3   0   3   11   0   0    9    5  .329

 Atlanta              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Darrel Chaney          1    2    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .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
Junior Moore          12   21    4    8   1   0   0    1   0   0    3    3  .381
Jeff Burroughs        24   90   17   29   3   0   7   25   0   0   12   19  .322
Vic Correll           10   28    3    8   2   0   1    1   0   0    3    2  .286
Joe Nolan              6    7    1    2   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    0  .286
Rowland Office        24  104    9   28   3   0   1    7   1   2    5   13  .269
Willie Montanez       20   80   11   19   1   0   4    8   1   0    4   11  .238
Pat Rockett           24   77    5   18   2   0   0    6   0   1    6   10  .234
Rod Gilbreath         21   73    5   17   2   0   0    7   1   2    5   14  .233
Biff Pocoroba         21   56    3   13   4   0   1   10   0   0    5    6  .232
Brian Asselstine      16   19    2    4   0   0   1    1   0   0    1    3  .211
Jerry Royster         24   96   13   20   0   0   2    4   6   4    7   15  .208
Cito Gaston            5   10    1    2   0   0   0    1   1   0    1    5  .200
Tom Paciorek          14   32    3    4   1   0   1    2   1   0    0    9  .125
Barry Bonnell          1    3    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
Bill Buckner          10   33    4   12   5   0   0    7   0   0    2    1  .364
Manny Trillo          20   67   11   24   5   2   2   14   0   0    6   10  .358
Gene Clines            4    3    0    1   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    0  .333
Ivan DeJesus          19   74   11   23   4   0   1    6   1   4    5    8  .311
Bobby Murcer          20   74   12   23   4   0   4   15   1   1    7   11  .311
Larry Biittner        16   54    6   16   3   0   0    6   0   0    1    4  .296
Jerry Morales         19   65    5   19   5   0   2   15   0   2    6   10  .292
Greg Gross            11   23    5    6   1   0   0    2   0   0    2    2  .261
George Mitterwald     18   59    7   15   3   0   2    5   0   0    6   13  .254
Steve Ontiveros       20   64    4   13   1   0   1    2   0   0   11    7  .203
Joe Wallis            11   22    3    4   0   0   1    3   0   0    0    4  .182
Jose Cardenal         16   53   10    9   2   0   1    2   3   1    9    2  .170
Steve Swisher          4    9    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .111
Mick Kelleher          6   10    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .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
Pete Rose             22   80   18   28   8   1   1   10   1   0   13    4  .350
Bob Bailey             2    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .333
Ken Griffey           22   87   20   28   6   1   2   10   5   1    8    8  .322
George Foster         22   81   10   26   4   1   3   20   1   2    7   10  .321
Ed Armbrister          7    7    0    2   0   0   0    0   1   2    1    1  .286
Dave Concepcion       22   83    6   22   2   0   0    4   5   0    2    8  .265
Joe Morgan            22   70   15   18   4   1   3   15   5   2   20    6  .257
Mike Lum              12   12    1    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    3  .250
Johnny Bench          19   73    9   18   5   0   3   10   0   1    5   10  .247
Dan Driessen          21   75   11   18   5   0   3   16   3   2    7   12  .240
Cesar Geronimo        22   80    8   16   3   1   2    8   0   1    4   13  .200
Bill Plummer           7   19    2    3   1   0   0    1   0   1    0    3  .158
Doug Flynn            12    8    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .125
Champ Summers          9   10    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .100
Ray Knight             5    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          4    2    1    1   0   0   0    0   1   0    0    0  .500
Julio Gonzalez        20   81    7   27   5   1   0    6   1   1    3    8  .333
Cliff Johnson         17   45    7   15   1   0   5   10   0   0    5    7  .333
Enos Cabell           19   79   11   25   3   2   1    9   9   5    2    5  .317
Joe Ferguson          22   73   10   22   3   0   6   13   0   0   15   16  .301
Bob Watson            24   91   16   23   2   2   3   13   2   0   12    9  .253
Art Howe              12   28    1    7   3   0   0    3   0   0    5    3  .250
Ken Boswell           13   12    1    3   0   1   0    4   0   0    2    2  .250
Jose Cruz             24   99   13   24   5   2   0    7   5   1    6   13  .242
Willie Crawford       16   46    7   11   1   0   1    8   0   0    7    2  .239
Roger Metzger         16   45    5    9   2   1   0    1   0   0    3    5  .200
Rob Sperring          17   50    3    9   1   0   0    3   0   0    3    7  .180
Art Gardner           20   27    1    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    5  .148
Cesar Cedeno          18   63    6    9   3   0   0    4   4   2   11    8  .143
Ed Herrmann            7   14    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .143
Leon Roberts           7    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
Lee Lacy              10   19    5    7   2   0   1    4   0   0    0    2  .368
Steve Yeager          21   69   12   25   8   1   2   14   0   0   14   15  .362
Ron Cey               25   90   19   32   5   1  10   33   0   0   23   18  .356
Reggie Smith          22   74   20   26   8   0   3   17   1   3   17   15  .351
Bill Russell          25  114   17   36   6   1   0   12   3   2    1    6  .316
Davey Lopes           25  102   21   30   6   1   1    4  14   5   12   10  .294
Johnny Oates           6   17    3    5   0   0   0    1   1   0    2    3  .294
Rick Monday           25   90   13   25   8   0   3   13   0   1   17   26  .278
Dusty Baker           25   87   14   24   3   0   5   14   0   0    7   10  .276
Steve Garvey          25  105   21   27   6   0   6   22   2   0    3   15  .257
John Hale             24   20    2    5   1   0   0    1   0   1    2    7  .250
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
Gary Carter           19   64   11   21   4   0   7   11   0   0    8   16  .328
Ellis Valentine       17   66    9   20   3   0   5   13   3   1    4   11  .303
Warren Cromartie      19   76    7   23   9   1   0    4   0   0    1    3  .303
Tony Perez            20   77   11   23   2   0   4   14   2   0    5   15  .299
Dave Cash             20   86   12   25   6   0   0    7   1   2    5    4  .291
Chris Speier           6   22    3    6   1   1   0    1   1   1    4    1  .273
Andre Dawson          18   65    5   14   4   0   0    4   0   0    5   14  .215
Larry Parrish         20   76    6   16   2   0   0    3   0   2    5    8  .211
Del Unser             13   24    3    5   3   0   1    5   0   0    1    5  .208
Pepe Frias             3    5    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .200
Tim Foli              13   57    2   10   5   1   0    3   0   0    0    4  .175
Barry Foote            3    6    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .167
Jose Morales           6    6    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .167
Mike Jorgensen         8    5    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

 New York             G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Len Randle             5    9    2    3   0   1   0    1   1   1    1    4  .333
Mike Vail             14   26    2    8   0   0   1    4   0   2    6    8  .308
Ed Kranepool          17   57    7   17   5   0   2    6   1   1    2    3  .298
Bruce Boisclair       19   41    5   12   3   0   1   10   1   0    4    7  .293
Dave Kingman          21   78   10   22   2   0   6   18   2   1    4   23  .282
John Stearns          18   64    6   17   2   0   2    4   1   2    7    5  .266
Leo Foster             4    8    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .250
Lee Mazzilli          22   81   16   20   3   0   0    3   5   2   12   11  .247
Jerry Grote            5   14    1    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    1  .214
Felix Millan          20   71   12   15   3   0   0    3   1   0    2    3  .211
Joe Torre             12   29    1    6   2   0   1    6   0   0    1    7  .207
Roy Staiger           18   65    7   13   3   0   2    5   0   0    3   12  .200
John Milner           15   40    4    8   2   0   2    6   0   0    2    4  .200
Mike Phillips         14   31    2    6   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    4  .194
Ron Hodges             6    7    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .143
Bud Harrelson         19   51    3    7   0   0   0    1   1   0    6    5  .137
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
Tim McCarver           6   19    5    9   3   2   0    0   1   1    2    1  .474
Jay Johnstone         18   60    7   20   3   0   0    8   2   3    2    6  .333
Richie Hebner          6   25    4    8   1   2   0    3   0   1    3    2  .320
Ted Sizemore          17   58    9   18   3   1   0    6   0   0    7    0  .310
Greg Luzinski         21   81   15   24   9   0   5   17   0   0    6   21  .296
Davey Johnson         10   18    1    5   1   0   1    3   0   0    1    2  .278
Bob Boone             18   55    5   15   2   1   0   11   0   0    5    7  .273
Tommy Hutton          12   12    0    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    3  .250
Ollie Brown            9    8    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .250
Larry Bowa            17   61    8   15   2   0   2    4   1   0    9    2  .246
Garry Maddox          21   94   12   23   6   2   2   11   3   0    4    8  .245
Mike Schmidt          21   76   15   18   3   1   4    9   2   3   13   21  .237
Bobby Tolan            9   10    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .200
Jerry Martin          16   26    2    5   2   0   0    1   0   1    3    5  .192
Dane Iorg             12   30    3    5   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    3  .167
Terry Harmon           6   12    3    2   0   0   1    2   0   0    2    2  .167
Fred Andrews           7   16    2    2   0   1   0    1   0   0    1    4  .125

 Pittsburgh           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Dave Parker           21   89   21   37   9   0   5   24   4   7    6   14  .416
Bill Robinson         16   43    9   15   4   0   1   13   2   1    4    7  .349
Ken Macha              2    3    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Mario Mendoza          6    3    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Al Oliver             20   72   10   22   4   1   1   11   4   4    5    5  .306
Rennie Stennett       21   81    9   24   3   1   1   10   5   2    6    7  .296
Willie Stargell       10   34    5   10   1   0   4    9   0   1    3    9  .294
Duffy Dyer            13   36    3   10   2   0   2    5   1   0    2    4  .278
Phil Garner           21   78   12   21   6   1   2    6   1   0    9    6  .269
Ed Ott                14   38    8   10   1   0   1    5   3   3   11    4  .263
Fernando Gonzalez      7    8    1    2   0   0   1    2   0   0    0    1  .250
Omar Moreno           18   69   13   16   2   1   1    5   9   1    7   14  .232
Frank Taveras         21   81   10   18   2   1   0    7   9   2    5   17  .222
Miguel Dilone         14   27    2    4   0   0   0    0   6   0    1    2  .148
Ed Kirkpatrick        11   16    2    1   0   0   1    3   0   0    5    2  .063
Tommy Helms            7    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       10   17    1    8   1   0   1    5   0   0    1    2  .471
George Hendrick       26   94   13   30   3   1   3   13   1   0   11   17  .319
Dave Winfield         28  113   21   36   5   1   4   24   5   3    9   13  .319
Merv Rettenmund       20   35    8   11   1   1   1    3   0   0   11    5  .314
Doug Rader            26   80    8   21   6   1   4   15   0   0   17   24  .263
Mike Ivie             21   79   11   20   4   1   1    9   1   0    4    3  .253
Bill Almon            26  102   12   25   0   2   0    6   1   1    5   26  .245
Mike Champion         26   90    7   21   6   1   0    5   0   1   11   22  .233
Gene Tenace           28  101   14   23   4   2   3   20   0   0   17   22  .228
Jerry Turner          26   70   10   15   1   1   2    8   1   1    5   14  .214
Gene Richards         22   72   12   15   1   1   1    4   4   1    9   11  .208
Dave Roberts          12   24    2    5   3   0   0    4   0   0    1    8  .208
Bobby Valentine       21   20    2    4   0   0   0    3   0   0    2    3  .200
Bob Davis              3    7    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .143
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
Darrell Evans         22   73   10   24   3   0   3   11   0   0    9    5  .329
Terry Whitfield       13   28    1    9   3   0   0    2   1   0    3    2  .321
Tim Foli               8   29    3    9   2   1   0    0   0   0    2    0  .310
Willie McCovey        22   81   10   24   4   0   5   20   0   0    8   18  .296
Bill Madlock          23   96   15   28   5   1   2   11   3   1    3    5  .292
Marc Hill             17   55    4   14   1   0   1    2   0   0    4    3  .255
Jack Clark            17   63    5   15   4   0   0    4   1   3    3    9  .238
Larry Herndon         20   42    3   10   3   0   1    3   1   0    1    5  .238
Gary Thomasson        19   61    5   14   2   1   2    3   1   1    8   15  .230
Rob Andrews           20   61    8   13   2   1   0    3   2   1   13    5  .213
Derrel Thomas         20   63    5   13   1   0   0    2   3   0    7    9  .206
Randy Elliott         12   28    3    5   1   0   1    3   0   0    0    4  .179
Chris Speier           6   17    1    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .177
Mike Sadek            11   24    1    4   0   0   0    3   1   0    3    1  .167
Johnnie Lemaster       9   16    2    2   0   0   0    3   0   0    1    2  .125
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
Roger Freed            5    6    1    3   1   0   1    3   0   0    2    0  .500
Jerry Mumphrey        15   17    4    7   3   0   0    1   0   0    3    0  .412
Ted Simmons           22   76   16   31   3   1   5   24   1   2   10    3  .408
Tony Scott            20   38    6   15   3   1   1    9   2   2    9    7  .395
Lou Brock             21   72   12   23   4   3   1    6   3   3    5    8  .319
Hector Cruz           18   65   12   20   3   1   1   12   0   1   10    7  .308
Keith Hernandez       22   73   13   22   5   1   4   18   2   0   12    6  .301
Garry Templeton       20   84   19   25   3   1   1   10   0   4    2   11  .298
Ken Reitz             22   80    6   19   8   0   1   10   1   1    1    9  .238
Mike Anderson         12   13    1    3   0   0   1    3   0   0    2    2  .231
Joel Youngblood       11   14    1    3   1   0   0    1   0   1    3    4  .214
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            16   52    5    8   1   0   0    1   0   0    4   11  .154
Jerry Davanon          9    8    2    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)         114
  D. Winfield (SD)        113
  S. Garvey (LA)          105
  R. Office (ATL)         104
  B. Almon (SD)           102
  D. Lopes (LA)           102
  G. Tenace (SD)          101
  J. Cruz (HOU)            99
  B. Madlock (SF)          96
  J. Royster (ATL)         96

Runs Scored:

  S. Garvey (LA)           21
  D. Lopes (LA)            21
  D. Parker (PIT)          21
  D. Winfield (SD)         21
  K. Griffey (CIN)         20
  R. Smith (LA)            20
  R. Cey (LA)              19
  G. Templeton (STL)       19
  P. Rose (CIN)            18
  J. Burroughs (ATL)       17

Hits:

  D. Parker (PIT)          37
  B. Russell (LA)          36
  D. Winfield (SD)         36
  R. Cey (LA)              32
  T. Simmons (STL)         31
  G. Hendrick (SD)         30
  D. Lopes (LA)            30
  J. Burroughs (ATL)       29
  K. Griffey (CIN)         28
  B. Madlock (SF)          28

Doubles:

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

Triples:

  L. Brock (STL)            3
  B. Almon (SD)             2
  E. Cabell (HOU)           2
  J. Cruz (HOU)             2
  T. Foli (SF)              2
  R. Hebner (PHI)           2
  G. Maddox (PHI)           2
  T. McCarver (PHI)         2
  G. Tenace (SD)            2
  M. Trillo (CHI)           2

Home Runs:

  R. Cey (LA)              10
  J. Burroughs (ATL)        7
  G. Carter (MON)           7
  J. Ferguson (HOU)         6
  S. Garvey (LA)            6
  D. Kingman (NY)           6
  D. Baker (LA)             5
  C. Johnson (HOU)          5
  G. Luzinski (PHI)         5
  W. McCovey (SF)           5

RBI:

  R. Cey (LA)              33
  J. Burroughs (ATL)       25
  D. Parker (PIT)          24
  T. Simmons (STL)         24
  D. Winfield (SD)         24
  S. Garvey (LA)           22
  G. Foster (CIN)          20
  W. McCovey (SF)          20
  G. Tenace (SD)           20
  K. Hernandez (STL)       18

Stolen Bases:

  D. Lopes (LA)            14
  E. Cabell (HOU)           9
  O. Moreno (PIT)           9
  F. Taveras (PIT)          9
  M. Dilone (PIT)           6
  J. Royster (ATL)          6
  D. Concepcion (CIN)       5
  J. Cruz (HOU)             5
  K. Griffey (CIN)          5
  L. Mazzilli (NY)          5

Caught Stealing:

  D. Parker (PIT)           7
  E. Cabell (HOU)           5
  D. Lopes (LA)             5
  I. DeJesus (CHI)          4
  A. Oliver (PIT)           4
  J. Royster (ATL)          4
  G. Templeton (STL)        4
  L. Brock (STL)            3
  J. Clark (SF)             3
  J. Johnstone (PHI)        3

Walks:

  R. Cey (LA)              23
  J. Morgan (CIN)          20
  R. Monday (LA)           17
  D. Rader (SD)            17
  R. Smith (LA)            17
  G. Tenace (SD)           17
  J. Ferguson (HOU)        15
  S. Yeager (LA)           14
  R. Andrews (SF)          13
  P. Rose (CIN)            13

Strikeouts:

  B. Almon (SD)            26
  R. Monday (LA)           26
  D. Rader (SD)            24
  D. Kingman (NY)          23
  M. Champion (SD)         22
  G. Tenace (SD)           22
  G. Luzinski (PHI)        21
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         21
  J. Burroughs (ATL)       19
  R. Cey (LA)              18


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