Friday April 7, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of April 7, 1978:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Los Angeles       38   13    14    2    0    2    12    4    1    5     5  .368
Cincinnati        66   16    24    5    0    3    15    5    2   15    15  .364
St. Louis         39    5    13    2    0    1     5    1    0    1     6  .333
San Diego         34    3    10    2    0    1     3    0    1    5     5  .294
Houston           75   13    22    4    0    4    13    2    0    4    12  .293
Atlanta           33    4     9    0    0    3     4    0    2    3     3  .273
New York          29    3     7    3    0    0     3    1    1    4     3  .241
Montreal          34    1     8    1    0    1     1    0    0    0     7  .235
Philadelphia      30    1     7    2    0    0     1    0    0    4     4  .233
Chicago           31    0     7    3    0    0     0    0    2    1     4  .226
San Francisco     32    2     5    2    0    0     2    1    0    0    10  .156
Pittsburgh        26    1     3    1    0    0     1    0    0    3     3  .115

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Rick Monday (LA)          1    5    3    4   1   0   1    4   0   1    0    0  .800
Rob Andrews (SF)          1    4    1    3   1   0   0    1   1   0    0    1  .750
Ivan DeJesus (CHI)        1    4    0    3   1   0   0    0   0   1    0    0  .750
Steve Yeager (LA)         1    4    2    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .750
George Foster (CIN)       2    8    4    5   1   0   1    3   0   1    1    1  .625
Jerry Morales (STL)       1    5    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .600
Dave Winfield (SD)        1    5    1    3   1   0   1    1   0   0    0    1  .600
Joe Morgan (CIN)          2    6    4    3   2   0   1    5   1   0    3    2  .500
Barry Bonnell (ATL)       1    4    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   1    0    0  .500
Gary Carter (MON)         1    4    1    2   1   0   1    1   0   0    0    0  .500

 Atlanta              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Barry Bonnell          1    4    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   1    0    0  .500
Dale Murphy            1    4    1    2   0   0   1    2   0   0    0    0  .500
Jerry Royster          1    4    1    2   0   0   1    1   0   0    0    0  .500
Biff Pocoroba          1    2    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   1    2    0  .500
Jeff Burroughs         1    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Rowland Office         1    4    1    1   0   0   1    1   0   0    0    0  .250
Pat Rockett            1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Gary Matthews          1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .000
Bob Beall              1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Cito Gaston            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
Hector Cruz            1    1    0    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    0 1.000
Ivan DeJesus           1    4    0    3   1   0   0    0   0   1    0    0  .750
Dave Kingman           1    3    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   1    1    0  .333
Dave Rader             1    3    0    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Manny Trillo           1    3    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Bill Buckner           1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000
Gene Clines            1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Bobby Murcer           1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000
Steve Ontiveros        1    3    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
Dave Collins           1    1    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    0 1.000
George Foster          2    8    4    5   1   0   1    3   0   1    1    1  .625
Joe Morgan             2    6    4    3   2   0   1    5   1   0    3    2  .500
Johnny Bench           2    7    1    3   0   0   1    3   0   0    2    3  .429
Dan Driessen           2    5    2    2   0   0   0    0   2   0    3    1  .400
Cesar Geronimo         2    8    0    3   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    1  .375
Pete Rose              2    9    2    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .333
Dave Concepcion        2    8    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   1    1    2  .250
Ken Griffey            2    8    2    2   0   0   0    0   2   0    2    2  .250
Ray Knight             2    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
Jesus Alou             1    1    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0 1.000
Wilbur Howard          2    1    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0 1.000
Denny Walling          2    2    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .500
Cesar Cedeno           2    9    2    4   0   0   1    2   1   0    1    0  .444
Jose Cruz              2    9    1    4   1   0   0    3   0   0    0    1  .444
Enos Cabell            2   10    2    3   1   0   0    2   1   0    0    2  .300
Joe Ferguson           2    8    2    2   0   0   2    3   0   0    0    4  .250
Art Howe               2    8    1    2   2   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Terry Puhl             2    8    3    2   0   0   1    1   0   0    2    0  .250
Bob Watson             2    9    1    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    1  .222
Roger Metzger          2    5    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .000
Dave Bergman           2    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Jimmy Sexton           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
Rick Monday            1    5    3    4   1   0   1    4   0   1    0    0  .800
Steve Yeager           1    4    2    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .750
Bill Russell           1    5    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .400
Dusty Baker            1    3    2    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .333
Davey Lopes            1    3    2    1   0   0   1    4   3   0    2    1  .333
Reggie Smith           1    3    0    1   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    1  .333
Steve Garvey           1    4    2    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .250
Ron Cey                1    5    1    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .200
Glenn Burke            1    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   1   0    0    0  .000
Vic Davalillo          1    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Lee Lacy               1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Ted Martinez           1    0    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            1    4    1    2   1   0   1    1   0   0    0    0  .500
Dave Cash              1    4    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .500
Chris Speier           1    3    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .333
Larry Parrish          1    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250
Tony Perez             1    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250
Andre Dawson           1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Ellis Valentine        1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .000
Sam Mejias             1    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Warren Cromartie       1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Stan Papi              1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Jerry White            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
Lee Mazzilli           1    4    0    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .500
Doug Flynn             1    2    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   1    1    0  .500
John Stearns           1    2    0    1   0   0   0    0   1   0    1    0  .500
Ken Henderson          1    3    1    1   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .333
Steve Henderson        1    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .333
Willie Montanez        1    4    1    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Tim Foli               1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Len Randle             1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000

 Philadelphia         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Richie Hebner          1    3    0    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .667
Garry Maddox           1    4    0    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .500
Bake McBride           1    4    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .500
Mike Schmidt           1    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .250
Ted Sizemore           1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Larry Bowa             1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000
Greg Luzinski          1    3    0    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .000
Bob Boone              1    1    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000
Bud Harrelson          1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Jay Johnstone          1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Tim McCarver           1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000

 Pittsburgh           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Fernando Gonzalez      1    3    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Dave Parker            1    3    0    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .333
Frank Taveras          1    4    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Omar Moreno            1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Ed Ott                 1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Rennie Stennett        1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Bill Robinson          1    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000
Willie Stargell        1    2    0    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .000
Mario Mendoza          1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 San Diego            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Dave Winfield          1    5    1    3   1   0   1    1   0   0    0    1  .600
George Hendrick        1    4    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .500
Derrel Thomas          1    4    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   1    1    0  .500
Gene Tenace            1    3    1    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .333
Bill Almon             1    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250
Gene Richards          1    5    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .200
Oscar Gamble           1    4    0    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .000
Bob Davis              1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Ozzie Smith            1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000
Jerry Turner           1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Chuck Baker            1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Mike Champion          1    0    0    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .000
Don Reynolds           1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000

 San Francisco        G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Rob Andrews            1    4    1    3   1   0   0    1   1   0    0    1  .750
Darrell Evans          1    4    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .250
Larry Herndon          1    4    1    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250
Jack Clark             1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000
Marc Hill              1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Johnnie Lemaster       1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Willie McCovey         1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Terry Whitfield        1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000
Mike Ivie              1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Skip James             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 Morales          1    5    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .600
Mike Tyson             1    4    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .500
Keith Hernandez        1    5    1    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .400
Lou Brock              1    3    0    1   0   0   0    1   1   0    1    1  .333
Ken Reitz              1    4    1    1   0   0   1    1   0   0    0    0  .250
Tony Scott             1    4    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Ted Simmons            1    5    0    1   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .200
Garry Templeton        1    5    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Jim Dwyer              1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  E. Cabell (HOU)          10
  C. Cedeno (HOU)           9
  J. Cruz (HOU)             9
  P. Rose (CIN)             9
  B. Watson (HOU)           9
  D. Concepcion (CIN)       8
  J. Ferguson (HOU)         8
  G. Foster (CIN)           8
  C. Geronimo (CIN)         8
  K. Griffey (CIN)          8

Runs Scored:

  G. Foster (CIN)           4
  J. Morgan (CIN)           4
  R. Monday (LA)            3
  T. Puhl (HOU)             3
  D. Baker (LA)             2
  E. Cabell (HOU)           2
  C. Cedeno (HOU)           2
  D. Driessen (CIN)         2
  J. Ferguson (HOU)         2
  S. Garvey (LA)            2

Hits:

  G. Foster (CIN)           5
  C. Cedeno (HOU)           4
  J. Cruz (HOU)             4
  R. Monday (LA)            4
  R. Andrews (SF)           3
  J. Bench (CIN)            3
  E. Cabell (HOU)           3
  I. DeJesus (CHI)          3
  C. Geronimo (CIN)         3
  J. Morales (STL)          3

Doubles:

  A. Howe (HOU)             2
  J. Morgan (CIN)           2
  R. Andrews (SF)           1
  E. Cabell (HOU)           1
  G. Carter (MON)           1
  R. Cey (LA)               1
  H. Cruz (CHI)             1
  J. Cruz (HOU)             1
  I. DeJesus (CHI)          1
  G. Foster (CIN)           1

Triples:

Home Runs:

  J. Ferguson (HOU)         2
  J. Bench (CIN)            1
  G. Carter (MON)           1
  C. Cedeno (HOU)           1
  G. Foster (CIN)           1
  D. Lopes (LA)             1
  R. Monday (LA)            1
  J. Morgan (CIN)           1
  D. Murphy (ATL)           1
  R. Office (ATL)           1

RBI:

  J. Morgan (CIN)           5
  D. Lopes (LA)             4
  R. Monday (LA)            4
  J. Bench (CIN)            3
  J. Cruz (HOU)             3
  J. Ferguson (HOU)         3
  G. Foster (CIN)           3
  E. Cabell (HOU)           2
  C. Cedeno (HOU)           2
  C. Geronimo (CIN)         2

Stolen Bases:

  D. Lopes (LA)             3
  D. Driessen (CIN)         2
  K. Griffey (CIN)          2
  R. Andrews (SF)           1
  L. Brock (STL)            1
  G. Burke (LA)             1
  E. Cabell (HOU)           1
  C. Cedeno (HOU)           1
  J. Morgan (CIN)           1
  J. Stearns (NY)           1

Caught Stealing:

  B. Bonnell (ATL)          1
  D. Concepcion (CIN)       1
  I. DeJesus (CHI)          1
  D. Flynn (NY)             1
  G. Foster (CIN)           1
  D. Kingman (CHI)          1
  R. Monday (LA)            1
  B. Pocoroba (ATL)         1
  D. Thomas (SD)            1

Walks:

  D. Driessen (CIN)         3
  J. Morgan (CIN)           3
  J. Bench (CIN)            2
  K. Griffey (CIN)          2
  D. Lopes (LA)             2
  B. Pocoroba (ATL)         2
  T. Puhl (HOU)             2
  D. Baker (LA)             1
  B. Boone (PHI)            1
  L. Bowa (PHI)             1

Strikeouts:

  J. Ferguson (HOU)         4
  J. Bench (CIN)            3
  E. Valentine (MON)        3
  B. Buckner (CHI)          2
  E. Cabell (HOU)           2
  J. Clark (SF)             2
  D. Concepcion (CIN)       2
  K. Griffey (CIN)          2
  J. Montefusco (SF)        2
  J. Morales (STL)          2

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