Sunday May 8, 1977
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

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

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Los Angeles      948  164   281   57    5   35   159   21   12  113   156  .296
Pittsburgh       836  136   242   41    8   26   126   51   24   81   123  .290
Chicago          762  105   209   36    4   17   100    7    9   69    96  .274
Cincinnati       845  121   226   44    6   21   112   23   14   79   111  .268
St. Louis        832  124   218   43    9   18   111   13   19   83   121  .262
Philadelphia     795  105   208   41   10   16    98    9   10   70   118  .262
Montreal         764   85   197   45    3   19    77    7    9   49   112  .258
Atlanta          924  103   238   31    0   21    97   15    9   69   144  .258
San Diego       1029  139   264   39   13   23   136   15    7  118   209  .257
San Francisco    906   97   230   36    8   16    87   16    9   82   124  .254
Houston          924   95   218   34   10   17    91   26    9   90   136  .236
New York         848   93   192   28    4   18    84   14   12   63   137  .226

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Dave Parker (PIT)        24  102   23   43  10   0   5   28   5   8    7   14  .422
Ted Simmons (STL)        24   83   17   33   4   1   5   24   1   2   11    3  .398
Manny Trillo (CHI)       23   76   14   29   6   2   3   17   0   0    6   10  .382
Steve Yeager (LA)        22   75   12   28   9   1   2   16   0   0   14   16  .373
Ron Cey (LA)             27   98   22   35   5   1  11   37   0   0   25   20  .357
Reggie Smith (LA)        24   82   23   29   8   1   4   18   1   3   20   15  .354
Pete Rose (CIN)          25   93   20   32   8   1   1   11   1   1   14    6  .344
Bobby Murcer (CHI)       23   84   17   28   4   1   5   19   1   1    9   12  .333
Ellis Valentine (MON)    19   76   10   25   4   0   5   14   3   1    4   12  .329
Darrell Evans (SF)       25   80   10   26   3   0   3   11   0   2   13    7  .325

 Atlanta              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Gary Matthews         19   68   13   26   3   0   2    8   3   0    7    8  .382
Junior Moore          14   24    4    8   1   0   0    1   0   0    3    3  .333
Craig Robinson         4    3    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .333
Jeff Burroughs        27  102   19   32   3   0   7   26   0   0   13   22  .314
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        26  109    9   30   3   0   1    9   1   2    5   13  .275
Biff Pocoroba         24   66    5   17   6   0   1   11   0   0    6    7  .258
Brian Asselstine      19   29    3    7   0   0   1    2   0   0    1    3  .241
Willie Montanez       20   80   11   19   1   0   4    8   1   0    4   11  .238
Pat Rockett           27   83    5   19   2   0   0    6   0   1    7   11  .229
Tom Paciorek          17   44    5   10   3   0   2    6   1   0    1   11  .227
Rod Gilbreath         24   76    5   17   2   0   0    7   1   2    5   15  .224
Cito Gaston            8   18    1    4   0   0   0    1   1   0    2    6  .222
Darrel Chaney          4   15    1    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    4  .200
Jerry Royster         27  107   14   21   0   0   2    4   7   4   10   17  .196
Barry Bonnell          4    7    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          11   34    4   13   5   0   0    8   0   0    2    1  .382
Manny Trillo          23   76   14   29   6   2   3   17   0   0    6   10  .382
Bobby Murcer          23   84   17   28   4   1   5   19   1   1    9   12  .333
Larry Biittner        19   67   10   21   3   0   0    8   0   0    3    5  .313
Ivan DeJesus          22   87   13   27   4   0   1    8   2   4    5   10  .310
Jerry Morales         22   76    7   23   5   0   2   16   0   2    7   10  .303
Greg Gross            13   25    5    7   1   0   0    2   0   0    2    2  .280
George Mitterwald     21   69   10   19   3   0   3    9   0   0    7   13  .275
Gene Clines            5    4    0    1   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    0  .250
Steve Ontiveros       23   72    7   17   1   1   1    5   0   1   14    8  .236
Jose Cardenal         19   63   11   11   2   0   1    2   4   1   11    2  .175
Joe Wallis            12   23    3    4   0   0   1    3   0   0    0    5  .174
Steve Swisher          4    9    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .111
Mick Kelleher          8   12    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             25   93   20   32   8   1   1   11   1   1   14    6  .344
Bob Bailey             4    9    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .333
Ray Knight             6    3    0    1   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    0  .333
George Foster         25   92   11   29   4   1   4   21   1   2    8   14  .315
Ken Griffey           25  101   21   31   6   1   2   10   5   1    8   11  .307
Ed Armbrister         10   10    1    3   0   1   0    1   1   2    2    1  .300
Joe Morgan            25   82   19   22   4   1   4   17   5   3   22   10  .268
Johnny Bench          22   83   11   21   6   0   4   14   0   1    6   11  .253
Dave Concepcion       25   95    8   24   2   0   0    5   6   0    2    9  .253
Dan Driessen          24   81   14   20   6   0   4   19   4   2    9   13  .247
Mike Lum              14   14    1    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    3  .214
Cesar Geronimo        24   86    9   18   3   1   2    9   0   1    5   14  .209
Bill Plummer           8   20    2    3   1   0   0    1   0   1    2    3  .150
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

 Houston              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Cliff Johnson         20   49    7   17   3   0   5   11   0   0    6    7  .347
Wilbur Howard          6    3    2    1   0   0   0    0   2   0    0    0  .333
Julio Gonzalez        23   95    7   30   6   1   0    7   1   1    3   10  .316
Enos Cabell           22   86   12   27   4   2   1    9   9   5    2    6  .314
Ken Boswell           15   20    1    6   0   1   0    4   0   0    3    2  .300
Joe Ferguson          25   86   11   24   3   0   7   15   0   0   15   17  .279
Willie Crawford       18   55    8   14   2   0   1    9   0   0    7    2  .255
Art Howe              15   36    1    9   3   1   0    3   0   0    7    4  .250
Bob Watson            27  102   17   24   2   2   3   13   2   0   13    9  .235
Jose Cruz             27  110   13   25   5   2   0    7   6   1    7   14  .227
Roger Metzger         16   45    5    9   2   1   0    1   0   0    3    5  .200
Rob Sperring          18   51    3    9   1   0   0    3   0   0    4    8  .177
Art Gardner           21   27    1    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    5  .148
Cesar Cedeno          21   70    6   10   3   0   0    4   6   2   16    9  .143
Ed Herrmann            7   14    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .143
Leon Roberts           8   10    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    4  .100
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             2    1    1    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    0 1.000
Lee Lacy              12   23    5    9   2   0   1    4   0   0    0    4  .391
Steve Yeager          22   75   12   28   9   1   2   16   0   0   14   16  .373
Ron Cey               27   98   22   35   5   1  11   37   0   0   25   20  .357
Reggie Smith          24   82   23   29   8   1   4   18   1   3   20   15  .354
Bill Russell          27  126   19   38   6   1   0   12   3   2    1    6  .302
Johnny Oates           7   20    3    6   0   0   0    1   1   0    2    4  .300
Davey Lopes           27  108   23   32   6   1   1    4  14   5   14   13  .296
Steve Garvey          27  115   22   32   6   0   6   24   2   0    3   16  .278
Dusty Baker           27   95   15   26   4   0   5   15   0   0    9   12  .274
Rick Monday           27   99   14   27   8   0   4   15   0   1   18   29  .273
John Hale             25   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             7    6    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .000
Ted Martinez           5    2    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
Ellis Valentine       19   76   10   25   4   0   5   14   3   1    4   12  .329
Warren Cromartie      21   84    9   26  12   1   0    4   0   1    2    3  .310
Tony Perez            22   86   12   25   3   0   5   16   2   0    5   16  .291
Chris Speier           8   31    3    9   2   1   0    2   1   1    5    2  .290
Gary Carter           21   73   12   21   4   0   7   11   0   0    8   16  .288
Dave Cash             22   94   15   27   6   0   0    7   1   4    6    4  .287
Del Unser             15   32    5    9   3   0   2    7   0   0    2    5  .281
Larry Parrish         22   83    7   18   2   0   0    5   0   2    6   10  .217
Andre Dawson          18   65    5   14   4   0   0    4   0   0    5   14  .215
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           7    7    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .143
Mike Jorgensen         9    6    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          3    3    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             9   22    4    7   0   1   0    2   2   2    1    4  .318
Bruce Boisclair       21   46    5   14   3   0   1   10   1   0    4    9  .304
Ed Kranepool          20   65    9   19   5   0   2    6   1   1    2    3  .292
Mike Vail             17   31    2    9   0   1   1    4   0   2    6   11  .290
Dave Kingman          25   90   11   24   2   0   6   20   2   1    6   27  .267
John Stearns          21   77    8   20   2   1   3    8   1   2    7    5  .260
Lee Mazzilli          26   93   16   24   5   0   0    4   5   4   14   12  .258
John Milner           18   50    6   12   2   1   2    7   0   0    4    4  .240
Jerry Grote            7   17    1    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    1  .235
Felix Millan          22   79   12   17   3   0   0    3   1   0    2    3  .215
Roy Staiger           19   67    8   13   3   0   2    5   0   0    3   12  .194
Joe Torre             14   33    1    6   2   0   1    6   0   0    1    7  .182
Leo Foster             5   11    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .182
Mike Phillips         17   42    3    7   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    5  .167
Ron Hodges             6    7    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .143
Bud Harrelson         22   57    3    7   0   0   0    1   1   0    7    5  .123
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           8   21    5    9   3   2   0    0   1   1    2    1  .429
Jay Johnstone         20   63   10   22   4   0   0    8   2   3    6    6  .349
Bob Boone             20   65    8   21   3   1   0   12   0   0    5    8  .323
Ted Sizemore          19   65    9   21   3   1   0    6   0   0    7    1  .323
Richie Hebner          8   34    4   10   1   2   0    5   0   2    5    2  .294
Greg Luzinski         23   89   15   26   9   0   5   17   0   0    6   22  .292
Davey Johnson         11   19    1    5   1   0   1    3   0   0    1    2  .263
Garry Maddox          23  104   12   25   6   2   2   14   3   0    5    8  .240
Larry Bowa            19   72    9   17   2   0   2    6   1   0    9    3  .236
Mike Schmidt          23   86   16   20   3   1   5   11   2   3   14   26  .233
Tommy Hutton          13   13    0    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    3  .231
Ollie Brown           10    9    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    3  .222
Jerry Martin          17   32    4    6   3   0   0    1   0   1    3    8  .188
Dane Iorg             12   30    3    5   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    3  .167
Bobby Tolan           11   12    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .167
Terry Harmon           7   14    3    2   0   0   1    2   0   0    2    3  .143
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           24  102   23   43  10   0   5   28   5   8    7   14  .422
Willie Stargell       13   43    9   15   1   0   6   13   0   1    4   12  .349
Bill Robinson         17   47   10   16   4   0   2   14   2   1    4    9  .340
Fernando Gonzalez      8    9    1    3   0   0   1    3   0   0    0    1  .333
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             23   83   14   26   4   1   2   13   4   4    8    7  .313
Rennie Stennett       24   90   10   28   4   1   1   10   7   4    8    7  .311
Duffy Dyer            16   45    5   14   3   0   2    7   1   0    3    7  .311
Ed Ott                14   38    8   10   1   0   1    5   3   3   11    4  .263
Omar Moreno           21   78   15   20   2   2   1    6  11   1    8   14  .256
Phil Garner           24   86   16   22   6   1   3    8   1   0   11    7  .256
Frank Taveras         24   92   13   21   3   2   0    8  11   2    8   18  .228
Miguel Dilone         15   29    2    4   0   0   0    0   6   0    1    2  .138
Ed Kirkpatrick        11   16    2    1   0   0   1    3   0   0    5    2  .063
Tommy Helms            8    6    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       11   18    1    9   1   0   1    5   0   0    1    2  .500
Dave Winfield         30  121   22   38   5   1   5   27   5   3   10   14  .314
George Hendrick       28   96   13   30   3   1   3   13   1   0   11   18  .313
Merv Rettenmund       22   36    8   11   1   1   1    3   0   0   11    5  .306
Doug Rader            26   80    8   21   6   1   4   15   0   0   17   24  .263
Mike Ivie             23   86   14   22   4   1   1   10   1   0    6    3  .256
Gene Tenace           30  107   16   27   5   2   4   23   0   0   19   22  .252
Mike Champion         28   99    7   24   7   1   0    9   0   1   11   23  .242
Bill Almon            28  110   12   26   0   3   0    6   2   1    5   28  .236
Gene Richards         24   81   14   19   1   1   1    4   5   1   10   12  .235
Jerry Turner          28   77   14   17   2   1   3    9   1   1    7   14  .221
Dave Roberts          14   25    2    5   3   0   0    4   0   0    1    8  .200
Bobby Valentine       22   21    2    4   0   0   0    3   0   0    2    4  .191
Bob Davis              5   11    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .091
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
Terry Whitfield       15   36    2   12   5   1   0    3   1   0    4    3  .333
Darrell Evans         25   80   10   26   3   0   3   11   0   2   13    7  .325
Tim Foli              12   44    6   13   3   2   0    0   0   0    2    1  .296
Willie McCovey        26   95   12   28   5   0   5   22   0   0   10   20  .295
Bill Madlock          27  106   17   31   5   1   2   12   5   1    8    6  .293
Marc Hill             20   66    6   17   1   0   2    6   0   0    4    3  .258
Rob Andrews           22   66    9   16   2   1   0    6   2   1   13    5  .242
Gary Thomasson        23   66    6   16   2   1   2    3   1   1    8   16  .242
Jack Clark            19   70    7   16   4   0   0    5   2   3    4    9  .229
Derrel Thomas         23   75    5   17   1   0   0    3   3   1    7   12  .227
Larry Herndon         24   53    4   12   3   1   1    3   1   0    2    8  .226
Chris Speier           6   17    1    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .177
Randy Elliott         13   31    3    5   1   0   1    3   0   0    0    5  .161
Mike Sadek            12   27    1    4   0   0   0    3   1   0    3    1  .148
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
Ted Simmons           24   83   17   33   4   1   5   24   1   2   11    3  .398
Jerry Mumphrey        18   23    5    9   3   1   0    1   0   0    3    1  .391
Tony Scott            23   49    7   17   3   1   1   10   2   3    9   10  .347
Garry Templeton       22   92   21   27   3   1   1   10   1   4    2   14  .294
Lou Brock             24   82   13   24   4   3   1    6   3   3    5    8  .293
Hector Cruz           20   72   12   21   4   1   1   13   0   1   10    9  .292
Keith Hernandez       25   81   13   23   5   1   4   19   2   1   15    9  .284
Joel Youngblood       13   15    1    4   1   0   0    1   0   2    3    4  .267
Ken Reitz             25   89    6   20   9   0   1   10   1   1    2   10  .225
Mike Anderson         14   14    1    3   0   0   1    3   0   0    2    3  .214
Bake McBride          19   59    9   12   3   0   2    8   3   2    4   10  .203
Don Kessinger         12   32    6    6   0   0   0    1   0   0    5    5  .188
Mike Tyson            19   61    5    9   1   0   0    2   0   0    5   12  .148
Jerry Davanon          9    8    2    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .000
Dave Rader             7    7    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  B. Russell (LA)         126
  D. Winfield (SD)        121
  S. Garvey (LA)          115
  B. Almon (SD)           110
  J. Cruz (HOU)           110
  R. Office (ATL)         109
  D. Lopes (LA)           108
  J. Royster (ATL)        107
  G. Tenace (SD)          107
  B. Madlock (SF)         106

Runs Scored:

  D. Lopes (LA)            23
  D. Parker (PIT)          23
  R. Smith (LA)            23
  R. Cey (LA)              22
  S. Garvey (LA)           22
  D. Winfield (SD)         22
  K. Griffey (CIN)         21
  G. Templeton (STL)       21
  P. Rose (CIN)            20
  J. Burroughs (ATL)       19

Hits:

  D. Parker (PIT)          43
  B. Russell (LA)          38
  D. Winfield (SD)         38
  R. Cey (LA)              35
  T. Simmons (STL)         33
  J. Burroughs (ATL)       32
  S. Garvey (LA)           32
  D. Lopes (LA)            32
  P. Rose (CIN)            32
  K. Griffey (CIN)         31

Doubles:

  W. Cromartie (MON)       12
  D. Parker (PIT)          10
  G. Luzinski (PHI)         9
  K. Reitz (STL)            9
  S. Yeager (LA)            9
  T. Foli (SF)              8
  R. Monday (LA)            8
  P. Rose (CIN)             8
  R. Smith (LA)             8
  M. Champion (SD)          7

Triples:

  B. Almon (SD)             3
  L. Brock (STL)            3
  T. Foli (SF)              3
  E. Cabell (HOU)           2
  J. Cruz (HOU)             2
  R. Hebner (PHI)           2
  G. Maddox (PHI)           2
  T. McCarver (PHI)         2
  O. Moreno (PIT)           2
  F. Taveras (PIT)          2

Home Runs:

  R. Cey (LA)              11
  J. Burroughs (ATL)        7
  G. Carter (MON)           7
  J. Ferguson (HOU)         7
  S. Garvey (LA)            6
  D. Kingman (NY)           6
  W. Stargell (PIT)         6
  D. Baker (LA)             5
  C. Johnson (HOU)          5
  G. Luzinski (PHI)         5

RBI:

  R. Cey (LA)              37
  D. Parker (PIT)          28
  D. Winfield (SD)         27
  J. Burroughs (ATL)       26
  S. Garvey (LA)           24
  T. Simmons (STL)         24
  G. Tenace (SD)           23
  W. McCovey (SF)          22
  G. Foster (CIN)          21
  D. Kingman (NY)          20

Stolen Bases:

  D. Lopes (LA)            14
  O. Moreno (PIT)          11
  F. Taveras (PIT)         11
  E. Cabell (HOU)           9
  J. Royster (ATL)          7
  R. Stennett (PIT)         7
  C. Cedeno (HOU)           6
  D. Concepcion (CIN)       6
  J. Cruz (HOU)             6
  M. Dilone (PIT)           6

Caught Stealing:

  D. Parker (PIT)           8
  E. Cabell (HOU)           5
  D. Lopes (LA)             5
  D. Cash (MON)             4
  I. DeJesus (CHI)          4
  L. Mazzilli (NY)          4
  A. Oliver (PIT)           4
  J. Royster (ATL)          4
  R. Stennett (PIT)         4
  G. Templeton (STL)        4

Walks:

  R. Cey (LA)              25
  J. Morgan (CIN)          22
  R. Smith (LA)            20
  G. Tenace (SD)           19
  R. Monday (LA)           18
  D. Rader (SD)            17
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          16
  J. Ferguson (HOU)        15
  K. Hernandez (STL)       15
  D. Lopes (LA)            14

Strikeouts:

  R. Monday (LA)           29
  B. Almon (SD)            28
  D. Kingman (NY)          27
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         26
  D. Rader (SD)            24
  M. Champion (SD)         23
  J. Burroughs (ATL)       22
  G. Luzinski (PHI)        22
  G. Tenace (SD)           22
  R. Cey (LA)              20

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