Tuesday May 17, 1977
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of May 17, 1977:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Los Angeles     1245  201   363   72    6   45   193   26   16  139   207  .292
Chicago         1084  175   312   52    7   26   164   12   10  106   140  .288
Pittsburgh      1083  156   305   49   11   28   143   68   33  106   155  .282
St. Louis       1119  166   308   62   11   27   152   21   26  118   159  .275
Cincinnati      1110  149   296   60    8   24   137   37   16  104   164  .267
Montreal        1040  109   276   62    4   20    98    9   11   68   148  .265
Philadelphia    1056  146   279   57   12   26   134   12   13   98   163  .264
Atlanta         1185  141   306   41    1   27   131   21   13  104   189  .258
San Diego       1310  177   338   56   17   28   172   21    7  153   279  .258
Houston         1155  120   278   40   13   24   113   39   11  117   166  .241
San Francisco   1120  112   267   40    8   21   102   17    9   98   156  .238
New York        1098  119   255   39    6   25   108   18   16   93   184  .232

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Dave Parker (PIT)        32  133   25   53  10   2   6   31   5   9    9   19  .399
Ted Simmons (STL)        32  110   23   41   8   1   6   27   1   2   17    8  .373
Ellis Valentine (MON)    27  106   13   38   7   0   5   17   3   1    7   15  .359
Manny Trillo (CHI)       31  107   18   38   7   3   3   17   0   0    8   16  .355
Reggie Smith (LA)        32  112   31   38   8   1   8   24   1   4   27   17  .339
Pete Rose (CIN)          33  125   26   42  13   1   1   16   1   1   17   11  .336
Dave Winfield (SD)       38  154   30   51   8   3   7   35   5   3   13   19  .331
Ivan DeJesus (CHI)       31  125   25   41   9   0   1   14   4   5    9   16  .328
Larry Biittner (CHI)     28  111   16   36   6   0   2   18   0   0    4    7  .324
Steve Ontiveros (CHI)    32  106   14   34   3   2   2   16   0   1   20   12  .321

 Atlanta              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Gary Matthews         23   81   18   32   5   0   4   13   3   0    9   10  .395
Craig Robinson         5    6    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .333
Junior Moore          22   58    8   19   2   0   0    3   0   1    5    6  .328
Barry Bonnell          9   22    1    7   1   0   0    4   1   0    4    2  .318
Jeff Burroughs        35  131   24   39   3   0   9   32   1   0   21   30  .298
Darrel Chaney         11   27    2    8   2   1   0    0   0   0    0    5  .296
Vic Correll           16   42    4   12   2   0   2    4   0   1    4    5  .286
Joe Nolan              6    7    1    2   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    0  .286
Rowland Office        32  123   10   32   4   0   1   11   1   2    5   17  .260
Biff Pocoroba         30   79    8   20   7   0   2   16   1   0   10    7  .253
Pat Rockett           31   87    8   22   2   0   0    7   0   1    7   11  .253
Willie Montanez       20   80   11   19   1   0   4    8   1   0    4   11  .238
Brian Asselstine      25   39    4    9   1   0   1    3   1   0    3    4  .231
Tom Paciorek          25   74    9   17   4   0   2    8   1   0    2   19  .230
Rod Gilbreath         30   93    7   19   2   0   0    7   1   3    9   17  .204
Jerry Royster         35  133   20   27   1   0   2    4   9   5   16   20  .203
Cito Gaston           12   30    2    4   0   0   0    1   1   0    3    8  .133

 Chicago              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Gene Clines           11   22    6   10   2   0   2   12   1   0    6    1  .455
Bill Buckner          14   37    4   14   5   0   0    9   0   0    2    1  .378
Manny Trillo          31  107   18   38   7   3   3   17   0   0    8   16  .355
Ivan DeJesus          31  125   25   41   9   0   1   14   4   5    9   16  .328
Larry Biittner        28  111   16   36   6   0   2   18   0   0    4    7  .324
Steve Ontiveros       32  106   14   34   3   2   2   16   0   1   20   12  .321
Bobby Murcer          32  116   25   36   4   1   6   25   3   1   17   13  .310
Jerry Morales         31  111   12   32   6   0   3   22   0   2   10   19  .288
George Mitterwald     29  100   19   28   5   0   4   15   0   0   10   16  .280
Greg Gross            19   41   10   11   1   1   0    6   0   0    6    4  .268
Dave Rosello           7    8    3    2   0   0   1    2   0   0    1    2  .250
Joe Wallis            14   25    4    5   0   0   1    3   0   0    1    6  .200
Mick Kelleher         10   17    1    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    2  .177
Jose Cardenal         22   63   13   11   2   0   1    2   4   1   11    2  .175
Steve Swisher          6   14    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .143
Mike Gordon            2    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000

 Cincinnati           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Pete Rose             33  125   26   42  13   1   1   16   1   1   17   11  .336
Ray Knight             9    6    0    2   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    1  .333
Ken Griffey           33  134   23   42  10   1   2   13   5   2   11   13  .313
Ed Armbrister         14   16    2    5   0   1   0    2   1   2    2    4  .313
George Foster         33  123   12   38   5   1   4   21   3   3   11   21  .309
Bob Bailey             8   18    2    5   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    4  .278
Dan Driessen          31  100   15   26   7   0   4   22   7   2   11   14  .260
Johnny Bench          26   99   13   25   8   0   5   16   0   1    7   14  .253
Dave Concepcion       33  123   12   31   2   0   1    9  11   0    5   13  .252
Joe Morgan            33  109   23   27   5   2   4   20   8   3   28   12  .248
Cesar Geronimo        31  106   11   23   3   2   2    9   0   1    5   16  .217
Mike Lum              16   19    2    4   1   0   0    3   0   0    1    5  .211
Bill Plummer          12   32    3    5   2   0   0    2   1   1    3   10  .156
Champ Summers         12   13    2    2   0   0   1    1   0   0    0    1  .154
Doug Flynn            19   11    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .091

 Houston              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Cliff Johnson         27   73   12   27   3   0   8   16   0   0    9   12  .370
Joe Ferguson          32  105   12   31   4   0   7   17   0   0   23   20  .295
Julio Gonzalez        30  122    8   36   7   1   0    7   1   1    4   14  .295
Wilbur Howard         13   17    4    5   0   0   1    1   4   0    0    2  .294
Enos Cabell           29  117   15   32   5   3   2   11  12   5    2    8  .274
Willie Crawford       23   67    9   18   3   0   1   11   0   0    8    2  .269
Art Howe              22   55    2   14   3   1   0    6   0   0    8    5  .255
Ken Boswell           19   24    1    6   0   1   0    4   0   0    6    2  .250
Jose Cruz             34  129   16   30   6   3   1   10   8   2   12   16  .233
Bob Watson            32  118   18   27   2   2   3   14   2   0   14   12  .229
Roger Metzger         16   45    5    9   2   1   0    1   0   0    3    5  .200
Cesar Cedeno          28   92   11   18   4   0   1    5  12   3   19   13  .196
Rob Sperring          19   52    3    9   1   0   0    3   0   0    4    8  .173
Art Gardner           24   29    1    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    6  .138
Leon Roberts          11   15    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    4  .133
Ed Herrmann            8   17    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .118
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             4    2    1    1   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    0  .500
Reggie Smith          32  112   31   38   8   1   8   24   1   4   27   17  .339
Ted Martinez           9    9    1    3   1   1   0    0   0   1    0    0  .333
John Hale             31   28    2    9   2   0   0    3   0   1    2    7  .321
Ron Cey               35  131   26   42   7   1  13   42   0   0   30   31  .321
Steve Yeager          29  101   14   32  12   1   2   18   0   0   14   25  .317
Lee Lacy              17   35    5   11   2   0   1    4   0   0    0    6  .314
Davey Lopes           34  132   26   41   7   1   2    8  16   6   16   16  .311
Dusty Baker           35  120   20   36   5   0   5   18   0   1   13   17  .300
Steve Garvey          35  149   28   43   8   0   7   27   3   0    7   20  .289
Bill Russell          34  160   22   46   6   1   0   14   5   2    1    7  .288
Rick Monday           34  128   18   35  10   0   6   19   0   1   20   37  .273
Johnny Oates           9   26    3    7   1   0   0    1   1   0    2    4  .269
Boog Powell            9    9    0    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    1  .222
Ed Goodson            10    9    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .000

 Montreal             G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Del Unser             22   55    6   20   6   0   2    9   0   0    5    8  .364
Ellis Valentine       27  106   13   38   7   0   5   17   3   1    7   15  .359
Gary Carter           27   93   14   28   4   0   7   14   0   1   11   20  .301
Warren Cromartie      29  115   11   34  14   1   0    8   0   1    3    6  .296
Barry Foote            5   14    1    4   1   0   1    4   0   0    1    2  .286
Pete Mackanin          8    7    3    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .286
Tony Perez            30  109   16   31   4   0   5   18   2   0    9   18  .284
Dave Cash             30  127   19   36   8   1   0    8   3   5    8    6  .284
Mike Jorgensen        15   16    2    4   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    4  .250
Andre Dawson          20   71    5   16   4   0   0    4   0   0    5   17  .225
Larry Parrish         29  109    9   24   3   0   0    6   0   2    8   11  .220
Chris Speier          16   66    4   14   4   1   0    3   1   1    6    7  .212
Tim Foli              13   57    2   10   5   1   0    3   0   0    0    4  .175
Pepe Frias             4    7    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .143
Wayne Garrett          5    7    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    3  .143
Jose Morales          11   11    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .091
Sam Mejias             9    5    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .000

 New York             G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Len Randle            14   42    8   16   1   1   1    3   4   2    2    6  .381
Mike Vail             20   40    3   13   1   1   1    6   0   2    6   15  .325
Ed Kranepool          27   84   11   26   8   0   3    9   1   1    3    5  .310
Bruce Boisclair       28   62    7   17   3   0   1   11   1   0    8   13  .274
John Stearns          28   96   10   26   3   1   3   10   2   3   15    8  .271
Jerry Grote           13   37    3   10   2   0   0    3   0   0    5    4  .270
John Milner           24   63    8   17   2   2   3    9   0   0    6    5  .270
Dave Kingman          32  119   15   29   3   0   8   24   2   2    9   34  .244
Lee Mazzilli          33  121   18   29   6   1   0    5   5   5   18   15  .240
Felix Millan          26   95   13   20   3   0   0    3   1   0    2    3  .211
Roy Staiger           20   69    9   14   3   0   2    5   0   0    3   13  .203
Ron Hodges            10   11    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .182
Joe Torre             19   41    2    7   2   0   1    8   0   0    1   10  .171
Mike Phillips         23   59    4   10   1   0   1    2   0   1    1    9  .170
Leo Foster             9   14    1    2   0   0   0    0   1   0    1    3  .143
Bud Harrelson         27   68    3    9   1   0   0    4   1   0    8    6  .132
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
Davey Johnson         15   32    5   11   2   0   3    9   0   0    1    4  .344
Tim McCarver          13   30    5   10   4   2   0    1   1   1    3    1  .333
Jay Johnstone         25   79   12   26   4   0   1   11   2   3    8    6  .329
Greg Luzinski         31  120   20   37  13   1   6   21   0   0    6   31  .308
Ted Sizemore          27   89   14   26   4   1   1    9   0   1   12    4  .292
Bob Boone             26   87   12   25   3   1   0   14   0   0    7    9  .287
Garry Maddox          31  139   17   39   9   2   3   19   3   1    6   13  .281
Richie Hebner         13   50    6   14   2   2   1    7   0   3    7    4  .280
Jerry Martin          22   43    7   11   4   0   1    4   0   1    6   11  .256
Mike Schmidt          31  110   22   26   5   1   7   15   4   3   22   31  .236
Larry Bowa            27  106   12   25   2   1   2    7   2   0   10    7  .236
Terry Harmon           8   15    4    3   0   0   1    3   0   0    2    3  .200
Tommy Hutton          20   16    1    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    5  .188
Ollie Brown           12   11    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    3  .182
Dane Iorg             12   30    3    5   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    3  .167
Bobby Tolan           13   14    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    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           32  133   25   53  10   2   6   31   5   9    9   19  .399
Fernando Gonzalez     10   14    1    5   1   0   1    4   0   1    1    2  .357
Willie Stargell       20   61   11   21   2   0   7   16   0   1    8   14  .344
Ken Macha              2    3    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Al Oliver             31  110   17   35   5   2   2   15   5   7    9    7  .318
Bill Robinson         21   53   10   16   4   0   2   14   2   1    4   10  .302
Duffy Dyer            23   63    7   19   3   0   2    8   3   0   10   10  .302
Rennie Stennett       32  116   12   32   5   1   1   12   8   5   10    9  .276
Ed Ott                15   41    8   11   1   0   1    6   3   3   11    4  .268
Frank Taveras         32  120   15   32   4   2   0   10  16   3    8   20  .267
Omar Moreno           29  104   19   26   3   2   1    7  15   2   12   15  .250
Mario Mendoza          8    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Phil Garner           32  114   17   27   7   1   3    9   3   1   12   11  .237
Miguel Dilone         18   34    2    4   0   0   0    0   8   0    1    3  .118
Ed Kirkpatrick        14   22    3    2   1   0   1    3   0   0    7    5  .091
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       16   22    1   10   2   0   1    5   0   0    2    2  .455
Dave Winfield         38  154   30   51   8   3   7   35   5   3   13   19  .331
Doug Rader            34  107   14   33   6   1   4   19   0   0   24   27  .308
Merv Rettenmund       26   37    8   11   1   1   1    3   0   0   13    6  .297
George Hendrick       35  128   16   38   5   1   3   15   1   0   12   29  .297
Bobby Valentine       26   27    4    7   1   0   1    5   0   0    2    4  .259
Mike Ivie             26   89   14   23   5   1   1   12   1   0    6    3  .258
Gene Richards         32  113   21   29   4   2   1    4   8   1   15   20  .257
Mike Champion         36  131    9   31   8   1   0   13   0   1   13   32  .237
Jerry Turner          31   81   15   19   2   1   3   12   2   1   10   14  .235
Bill Almon            36  139   15   32   1   4   0   10   3   1    7   33  .230
Dave Roberts          17   28    2    6   3   0   0    4   0   0    2    8  .214
Gene Tenace           38  136   18   29   7   2   4   25   1   0   25   33  .213
Bob Davis             13   35    2    6   2   0   1    4   0   0    2    8  .171
Enzo Hernandez         7    3    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Luis Melendez          2    1    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
Willie McCovey        33  115   13   35   7   0   5   23   0   0   17   26  .304
Tim Foli              19   70    7   21   4   2   1    2   0   0    2    1  .300
Terry Whitfield       19   48    3   14   5   1   1    4   1   0    4    5  .292
Bill Madlock          34  132   20   38   6   1   4   16   5   1    9    8  .288
Darrell Evans         32   95   11   27   3   0   3   11   0   2   17    8  .284
Marc Hill             27   82    7   19   1   0   2    6   0   0    6    5  .232
Gary Thomasson        28   77    6   17   2   1   2    4   1   1    9   17  .221
Jack Clark            25   87   10   19   4   0   0    5   3   3    5   11  .218
Rob Andrews           28   83    9   18   2   1   0    6   2   1   13    7  .217
Larry Herndon         28   63    6   13   3   1   1    3   1   0    2    9  .206
Derrel Thomas         29   93    6   18   1   0   0    3   3   1    7   16  .194
Randy Elliott         18   38    4    7   1   0   2    8   0   0    0    5  .184
Chris Speier           6   17    1    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .177
Mike Sadek            15   32    1    4   0   0   0    4   1   0    3    1  .125
Johnnie Lemaster      13   17    2    2   0   0   0    3   0   0    1    3  .118
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            7    8    1    4   1   0   1    3   0   0    4    0  .500
Jerry Mumphrey        25   48   12   20   5   2   2    5   2   1    9    5  .417
Dave Rader             9   12    1    5   3   0   0    3   0   0    1    0  .417
Ted Simmons           32  110   23   41   8   1   6   27   1   2   17    8  .373
Tony Scott            29   76    8   27   3   1   1   15   3   5   10   12  .355
Keith Hernandez       33  103   20   33   9   1   6   24   2   1   25   13  .320
Garry Templeton       29  121   24   35   3   1   2   11   3   6    2   17  .289
Lou Brock             32  102   16   29   6   4   1    8   4   4    5   12  .284
Hector Cruz           27   92   13   24   4   1   1   14   1   1   14   14  .261
Don Kessinger         17   50    8   13   2   0   0    3   0   0    6    6  .260
Ken Reitz             33  120   12   30  10   0   3   16   2   2    4   13  .250
Joel Youngblood       16   16    1    4   1   0   0    1   0   2    3    5  .250
Bake McBride          26   78   11   17   4   0   3   14   3   2    4   11  .218
Mike Anderson         17   16    1    3   0   0   1    3   0   0    2    3  .188
Mike Tyson            26   80    7   14   1   0   0    5   0   0    7   12  .175
Jerry Davanon          9    8    2    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .000

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  B. Russell (LA)         160
  D. Winfield (SD)        154
  S. Garvey (LA)          149
  B. Almon (SD)           139
  G. Maddox (PHI)         139
  G. Tenace (SD)          136
  K. Griffey (CIN)        134
  D. Parker (PIT)         133
  J. Royster (ATL)        133
  D. Lopes (LA)           132

Runs Scored:

  R. Smith (LA)            31
  D. Winfield (SD)         30
  S. Garvey (LA)           28
  R. Cey (LA)              26
  D. Lopes (LA)            26
  P. Rose (CIN)            26
  I. DeJesus (CHI)         25
  B. Murcer (CHI)          25
  D. Parker (PIT)          25
  J. Burroughs (ATL)       24

Hits:

  D. Parker (PIT)          53
  D. Winfield (SD)         51
  B. Russell (LA)          46
  S. Garvey (LA)           43
  R. Cey (LA)              42
  K. Griffey (CIN)         42
  P. Rose (CIN)            42
  I. DeJesus (CHI)         41
  D. Lopes (LA)            41
  T. Simmons (STL)         41

Doubles:

  W. Cromartie (MON)       14
  G. Luzinski (PHI)        13
  P. Rose (CIN)            13
  S. Yeager (LA)           12
  K. Griffey (CIN)         10
  R. Monday (LA)           10
  D. Parker (PIT)          10
  K. Reitz (STL)           10
  I. DeJesus (CHI)          9
  T. Foli (SF)              9

Triples:

  B. Almon (SD)             4
  L. Brock (STL)            4
  E. Cabell (HOU)           3
  J. Cruz (HOU)             3
  T. Foli (SF)              3
  M. Trillo (CHI)           3
  D. Winfield (SD)          3
  C. Geronimo (CIN)         2
  R. Hebner (PHI)           2
  G. Maddox (PHI)           2

Home Runs:

  R. Cey (LA)              13
  J. Burroughs (ATL)        9
  C. Johnson (HOU)          8
  D. Kingman (NY)           8
  R. Smith (LA)             8
  G. Carter (MON)           7
  J. Ferguson (HOU)         7
  S. Garvey (LA)            7
  M. Schmidt (PHI)          7
  W. Stargell (PIT)         7

RBI:

  R. Cey (LA)              42
  D. Winfield (SD)         35
  J. Burroughs (ATL)       32
  D. Parker (PIT)          31
  S. Garvey (LA)           27
  T. Simmons (STL)         27
  B. Murcer (CHI)          25
  G. Tenace (SD)           25
  K. Hernandez (STL)       24
  D. Kingman (NY)          24

Stolen Bases:

  D. Lopes (LA)            16
  F. Taveras (PIT)         16
  O. Moreno (PIT)          15
  E. Cabell (HOU)          12
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          12
  D. Concepcion (CIN)      11
  J. Royster (ATL)          9
  J. Cruz (HOU)             8
  M. Dilone (PIT)           8
  J. Morgan (CIN)           8

Caught Stealing:

  D. Parker (PIT)           9
  A. Oliver (PIT)           7
  D. Lopes (LA)             6
  G. Templeton (STL)        6
  E. Cabell (HOU)           5
  D. Cash (MON)             5
  I. DeJesus (CHI)          5
  L. Mazzilli (NY)          5
  J. Royster (ATL)          5
  T. Scott (STL)            5

Walks:

  R. Cey (LA)              30
  J. Morgan (CIN)          28
  R. Smith (LA)            27
  K. Hernandez (STL)       25
  G. Tenace (SD)           25
  D. Rader (SD)            24
  J. Ferguson (HOU)        23
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         22
  J. Burroughs (ATL)       21
  R. Monday (LA)           20

Strikeouts:

  R. Monday (LA)           37
  D. Kingman (NY)          34
  B. Almon (SD)            33
  G. Tenace (SD)           33
  M. Champion (SD)         32
  R. Cey (LA)              31
  G. Luzinski (PHI)        31
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         31
  J. Burroughs (ATL)       30
  G. Hendrick (SD)         29

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