Saturday April 8, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of April 8, 1978:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Los Angeles       77   19    29    4    0    3    18    4    1    9     9  .377
Cincinnati        93   18    30    5    1    4    17    5    3   19    17  .323
Montreal          72    6    21    1    1    1     6    4    0    5    13  .292
St. Louis         72    5    21    2    1    1     5    1    0    2    10  .292
Philadelphia      65    8    18    5    0    2     8    0    1    8     8  .277
San Diego         66    3    17    3    0    1     3    1    1    5     6  .258
Houston          105   14    26    4    0    4    14    3    0    7    20  .248
Atlanta           65    6    16    0    0    4     6    0    2    5     8  .246
New York          63    9    14    4    0    3     9    2    1    8     9  .222
San Francisco     63    8    14    5    1    0     8    1    1    7    16  .222
Chicago           70    3    15    3    0    0     3    0    2    3    11  .214
Pittsburgh        58    5     7    2    0    1     3    1    0   13     8  .121

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Steve Yeager (LA)         2    9    2    6   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    1  .667
Chris Speier (MON)        2    8    1    5   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .625
Rob Andrews (SF)          2    7    2    4   1   1   0    4   1   0    2    1  .571
Dave Cash (MON)           2    9    2    5   0   1   0    2   1   0    0    0  .556
Ivan DeJesus (CHI)        2    9    1    5   1   0   0    0   0   1    0    2  .556
George Foster (CIN)       3   12    5    6   1   0   2    4   0   1    1    2  .500
Dusty Baker (LA)          2    8    3    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .500
Lee Mazzilli (NY)         2    8    1    4   2   0   1    3   0   0    0    0  .500
Joe Morgan (CIN)          3    8    4    4   2   0   1    5   1   1    5    2  .500
Reggie Smith (LA)         2    8    3    4   1   0   1    4   0   0    0    2  .500

 Atlanta              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Jeff Burroughs         2    7    0    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .429
Gary Matthews          2    7    1    3   0   0   1    1   0   0    1    1  .429
Jerry Royster          2    7    1    3   0   0   1    1   0   0    1    0  .429
Biff Pocoroba          2    5    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   1    2    0  .400
Barry Bonnell          2    8    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   1    0    1  .250
Dale Murphy            2    8    1    2   0   0   1    2   0   0    0    1  .250
Rowland Office         2    6    1    1   0   0   1    1   0   0    0    2  .167
Pat Rockett            2    8    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Bob Beall              2    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Cito Gaston            2    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Rod Gilbreath          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
Ivan DeJesus           2    9    1    5   1   0   0    0   0   1    0    2  .556
Larry Biittner         1    2    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .500
Hector Cruz            2    2    0    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .500
Greg Gross             1    3    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Bill Buckner           2    9    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .222
Dave Rader             2    6    0    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .167
Manny Trillo           2    6    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .167
Dave Kingman           2    7    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   1    1    2  .143
Bobby Murcer           2    9    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    4  .111
Gene Clines            2    6    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Steve Ontiveros        2    6    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .000
Rudy Meoli             1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Larry Cox              1    0    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          3   12    5    6   1   0   2    4   0   1    1    2  .500
Joe Morgan             3    8    4    4   2   0   1    5   1   1    5    2  .500
Johnny Bench           3    8    1    3   0   0   1    3   0   0    4    4  .375
Cesar Geronimo         3   11    0    4   1   1   0    3   0   0    1    1  .364
Pete Rose              3   13    2    4   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .308
Dave Concepcion        3   10    1    3   0   0   0    1   0   1    1    2  .300
Ken Griffey            3   12    2    3   0   0   0    0   2   0    2    2  .250
Dan Driessen           3    9    2    2   0   0   0    0   2   0    3    1  .222
Ray Knight             3    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          3    2    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .500
Denny Walling          2    2    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .500
Jose Cruz              3   13    1    5   1   0   0    3   0   0    0    1  .385
Cesar Cedeno           3   13    2    4   0   0   1    2   1   0    1    3  .308
Enos Cabell            3   14    2    4   1   0   0    2   2   0    0    3  .286
Terry Puhl             3   12    4    3   0   0   1    1   0   0    2    0  .250
Joe Ferguson           3   11    2    2   0   0   2    3   0   0    1    5  .182
Art Howe               3   11    1    2   2   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .182
Bob Watson             3   12    1    2   0   0   0    3   0   0    0    1  .167
Roger Metzger          3    7    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    1  .143
Dave Bergman           2    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Jimmy Sexton           2    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
Steve Yeager           2    9    2    6   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    1  .667
Dusty Baker            2    8    3    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .500
Reggie Smith           2    8    3    4   1   0   1    4   0   0    0    2  .500
Rick Monday            2    9    3    4   1   0   1    4   0   1    1    1  .444
Bill Russell           2   10    1    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .400
Ron Cey                2    8    1    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    1  .375
Steve Garvey           2    9    2    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    1  .222
Davey Lopes            2    7    2    1   0   0   1    4   3   0    3    1  .143
Glenn Burke            2    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           2    0    2    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           2    8    1    5   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .625
Dave Cash              2    9    2    5   0   1   0    2   1   0    0    0  .556
Gary Carter            2    8    1    3   1   0   1    2   0   0    1    1  .375
Tony Perez             2    8    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    3  .250
Wayne Garrett          1    4    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .250
Larry Parrish          1    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250
Ellis Valentine        2    9    0    2   0   0   0    0   1   0    0    3  .222
Andre Dawson           2    7    1    1   0   0   0    1   2   0    2    2  .143
Del Unser              1    5    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Sam Mejias             2    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
Pepe Frias             1    0    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
Bruce Boisclair        1    1    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0 1.000
Ed Kranepool           1    1    1    1   0   0   1    2   0   0    0    0 1.000
Lee Mazzilli           2    8    1    4   2   0   1    3   0   0    0    0  .500
Ken Henderson          2    6    1    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    0  .333
Steve Henderson        2    7    2    2   0   0   1    1   0   0    1    3  .286
Doug Flynn             2    6    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   1    1    1  .167
John Stearns           2    6    0    1   0   0   0    0   1   0    1    1  .167
Willie Montanez        2    8    2    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .125
Tim Foli               2    9    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .111
Len Randle             2    6    0    0   0   0   0    0   1   0    2    1  .000
Joel Youngblood        1    1    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          2    6    1    4   1   0   1    1   0   1    0    0  .667
Bake McBride           2    9    0    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Greg Luzinski          2    6    0    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    0  .333
Garry Maddox           2    7    0    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .286
Larry Bowa             2    8    1    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .250
Mike Schmidt           2    9    1    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    3  .222
Ted Sizemore           2    8    1    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .125
Bob Boone              2    4    2    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    1  .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
Jerry Martin           1    1    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .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
Steve Brye             1    1    1    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    0 1.000
Dave Parker            2    8    1    2   1   0   1    1   0   0    1    2  .250
Fernando Gonzalez      2    5    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .200
Omar Moreno            2    7    0    1   0   0   0    0   1   0    1    0  .143
Rennie Stennett        2    8    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .125
Frank Taveras          2    9    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .111
Ed Ott                 2    6    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    0  .000
Willie Stargell        2    4    0    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    1  .000
John Milner            1    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000
Bill Robinson          2    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000
Mario Mendoza          2    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Jim Fregosi            1    0    0    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .000

 San Diego            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ozzie Smith            2    4    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .500
Dave Winfield          2    9    1    4   1   0   1    1   0   0    0    1  .444
Derrel Thomas          2    8    0    3   0   0   0    0   1   1    1    0  .375
Bill Almon             2    7    0    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .286
George Hendrick        2    8    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250
Gene Richards          2    9    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .222
Gene Tenace            2    6    1    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .167
Oscar Gamble           2    8    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .125
Jerry Turner           2    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Chuck Baker            2    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Bob Davis              1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Rick Sweet             1    1    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            2    7    2    4   1   1   0    4   1   0    2    1  .571
Darrell Evans          2    7    0    3   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    0  .429
Larry Herndon          2    7    2    2   1   0   0    0   0   1    2    2  .286
Marc Hill              2    7    1    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .286
Jack Clark             2    9    0    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    4  .222
Johnnie Lemaster       2    7    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .000
Terry Whitfield        2    6    0    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .000
Willie McCovey         2    5    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    1  .000
Mike Ivie              1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Skip James             2    1    1    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          2    9    1    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .444
Lou Brock              2    7    0    3   0   0   0    1   1   0    1    2  .429
Mike Tyson             2    7    1    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .429
Keith Hernandez        2    8    1    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .375
Tony Scott             2    8    1    2   0   1   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250
Garry Templeton        2    9    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .222
Ken Reitz              2    8    1    1   0   0   1    1   0   0    0    1  .125
Ted Simmons            2    9    0    1   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .111
Jim Dwyer              2    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Dane Iorg              1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  E. Cabell (HOU)          14
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          13
  J. Cruz (HOU)            13
  P. Rose (CIN)            13
  G. Foster (CIN)          12
  K. Griffey (CIN)         12
  T. Puhl (HOU)            12
  B. Watson (HOU)          12
  J. Ferguson (HOU)        11
  C. Geronimo (CIN)        11

Runs Scored:

  G. Foster (CIN)           5
  J. Morgan (CIN)           4
  T. Puhl (HOU)             4
  D. Baker (LA)             3
  R. Monday (LA)            3
  R. Smith (LA)             3
  R. Andrews (SF)           2
  B. Boone (PHI)            2
  E. Cabell (HOU)           2
  D. Cash (MON)             2

Hits:

  G. Foster (CIN)           6
  S. Yeager (LA)            6
  D. Cash (MON)             5
  J. Cruz (HOU)             5
  I. DeJesus (CHI)          5
  C. Speier (MON)           5
  R. Andrews (SF)           4
  D. Baker (LA)             4
  E. Cabell (HOU)           4
  C. Cedeno (HOU)           4

Doubles:

  A. Howe (HOU)             2
  L. Mazzilli (NY)          2
  J. Morgan (CIN)           2
  B. Almon (SD)             1
  R. Andrews (SF)           1
  L. Bowa (PHI)             1
  S. Brye (PIT)             1
  E. Cabell (HOU)           1
  G. Carter (MON)           1
  R. Cey (LA)               1

Triples:

  R. Andrews (SF)           1
  D. Cash (MON)             1
  C. Geronimo (CIN)         1
  T. Scott (STL)            1

Home Runs:

  J. Ferguson (HOU)         2
  G. Foster (CIN)           2
  J. Bench (CIN)            1
  G. Carter (MON)           1
  C. Cedeno (HOU)           1
  L. Christenson (PHI)      1
  R. Hebner (PHI)           1
  S. Henderson (NY)         1
  E. Kranepool (NY)         1
  D. Lopes (LA)             1

RBI:

  J. Morgan (CIN)           5
  R. Andrews (SF)           4
  L. Christenson (PHI)      4
  G. Foster (CIN)           4
  D. Lopes (LA)             4
  R. Monday (LA)            4
  R. Smith (LA)             4
  J. Bench (CIN)            3
  J. Cruz (HOU)             3
  J. Ferguson (HOU)         3

Stolen Bases:

  D. Lopes (LA)             3
  E. Cabell (HOU)           2
  A. Dawson (MON)           2
  D. Driessen (CIN)         2
  K. Griffey (CIN)          2
  R. Andrews (SF)           1
  L. Brock (STL)            1
  G. Burke (LA)             1
  D. Cash (MON)             1
  C. Cedeno (HOU)           1

Caught Stealing:

  B. Bonnell (ATL)          1
  D. Concepcion (CIN)       1
  I. DeJesus (CHI)          1
  D. Flynn (NY)             1
  G. Foster (CIN)           1
  R. Hebner (PHI)           1
  L. Herndon (SF)           1
  D. Kingman (CHI)          1
  R. Monday (LA)            1
  J. Morgan (CIN)           1

Walks:

  J. Morgan (CIN)           5
  J. Bench (CIN)            4
  D. Driessen (CIN)         3
  D. Lopes (LA)             3
  W. Stargell (PIT)         3
  R. Andrews (SF)           2
  B. Boone (PHI)            2
  R. Cey (LA)               2
  A. Dawson (MON)           2
  K. Griffey (CIN)          2

Strikeouts:

  J. Ferguson (HOU)         5
  J. Bench (CIN)            4
  J. Clark (SF)             4
  B. Murcer (CHI)           4
  E. Cabell (HOU)           3
  C. Cedeno (HOU)           3
  S. Henderson (NY)         3
  J. Lemaster (SF)          3
  T. Perez (MON)            3
  M. Schmidt (PHI)          3

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