Friday April 14, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of April 14, 1978:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Cincinnati       276   56    90   23    3    9    53   11    5   41    44  .326
Los Angeles      249   46    75   13    1    7    44    7    2   30    23  .301
St. Louis        239   33    71   13    3    3    32    9    2   16    36  .297
Philadelphia     171   31    50   14    0    4    28    7    1   29    22  .292
Montreal         214   26    62   10    2    4    26    5    2   19    37  .290
Houston          272   35    73   14    0    7    34    7    3   18    48  .268
Chicago          242   20    64   11    1    3    18    4    5   19    32  .265
San Diego        195   20    49    8    1    3    19    4    4   21    25  .251
Atlanta          199   21    48    1    0    8    20    2    3   20    23  .241
San Francisco    244   30    57   12    3    7    29    1    3   19    40  .234
New York         252   28    54   10    1    9    28    4    4   27    37  .214
Pittsburgh       216   20    38    7    2    3    17    4    2   31    33  .176

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Keith Hernandez (STL)     7   26    5   13   5   0   1    7   2   0    3    1  .500
Bill Buckner (CHI)        6   22    4   10   2   0   1    2   2   0    1    2  .455
Ron Cey (LA)              7   29    6   12   2   0   1    7   1   0    4    2  .414
Joe Morgan (CIN)          8   30    9   12   6   0   2   12   1   1    6    3  .400
Ted Simmons (STL)         7   25    5   10   4   0   0    7   0   0    2    2  .400
Garry Maddox (PHI)        5   20    2    8   2   0   0    3   2   0    2    1  .400
Jerry Royster (ATL)       6   20    4    8   0   0   1    2   2   1    6    1  .400
Chris Speier (MON)        6   23    3    9   0   1   1    6   0   0    0    2  .391
Manny Trillo (CHI)        7   23    2    9   1   0   0    4   0   1    3    2  .391
Ken Griffey (CIN)         8   34    7   13   3   1   0    2   4   0    2    4  .382

 Atlanta              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Darrel Chaney          2    2    1    2   0   0   1    2   0   0    0    0 1.000
Jerry Royster          6   20    4    8   0   0   1    2   2   1    6    1  .400
Gary Matthews          6   21    6    8   0   0   4    6   0   0    3    3  .381
Biff Pocoroba          6   15    1    5   0   0   0    3   0   1    2    0  .333
Jeff Burroughs         6   21    1    6   1   0   0    2   0   0    4    4  .286
Barry Bonnell          6   25    2    7   0   0   0    0   0   1    0    1  .280
Rod Gilbreath          3    8    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Dale Murphy            6   21    2    3   0   0   1    2   0   0    3    6  .143
Rowland Office         5   16    1    2   0   0   1    1   0   0    0    2  .125
Pat Rockett            6   18    2    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .111
Cito Gaston            5   10    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .100
Bob Beall              6    6    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Joe Nolan              3    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .000
Brian Asselstine       2    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
Mick Kelleher          2    1    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0 1.000
Bill Buckner           6   22    4   10   2   0   1    2   2   0    1    2  .455
Manny Trillo           7   23    2    9   1   0   0    4   0   1    3    2  .391
Ivan DeJesus           7   30    1   11   2   0   0    3   0   2    3    3  .367
Larry Biittner         6   12    2    4   0   1   1    2   0   0    1    0  .333
Bobby Murcer           7   28    4    7   2   0   0    3   0   0    2    7  .250
Gene Clines            5   18    2    4   0   0   0    1   1   1    1    0  .222
Hector Cruz            6   14    1    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .214
Greg Gross             4   14    0    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .214
Dave Rader             7   25    2    5   2   0   0    0   1   0    1    2  .200
Dave Kingman           7   26    1    5   1   0   1    2   0   1    3   10  .192
Steve Ontiveros        4   10    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    2  .100
Rudy Meoli             2    1    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Joe Wallis             2    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .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
Rick Auerbach          3    1    0    1   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    0 1.000
Dave Collins           3    1    1    1   0   0   0    2   0   1    1    0 1.000
Joe Morgan             8   30    9   12   6   0   2   12   1   1    6    3  .400
Ken Griffey            8   34    7   13   3   1   0    2   4   0    2    4  .382
George Foster          8   33   10   12   2   0   2    5   1   1    2    8  .364
Johnny Bench           8   29    7   10   2   0   2    7   0   0    7    9  .345
Dave Concepcion        8   30    4   10   3   0   0    7   1   1    4    5  .333
Dan Driessen           8   30    8   10   1   0   2    7   4   0    6    1  .333
Ray Knight             8    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .333
Cesar Geronimo         8   25    3    8   1   1   1    7   0   1    8    4  .320
Pete Rose              8   35    5   11   3   1   0    3   0   0    3    1  .314
Junior Kennedy         4    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000
Mike Lum               2    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Don Werner             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
Ed Herrmann            2    1    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0 1.000
Jesus Alou             3    3    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .667
Wilbur Howard          6    5    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .400
Jose Cruz              8   32    4   11   3   0   0    4   0   0    1    5  .344
Cesar Cedeno           8   33    6   11   2   0   1    4   4   1    2    4  .333
Terry Puhl             8   32    6   10   1   0   1    3   1   1    3    1  .313
Bob Watson             8   31    3    8   2   0   0    6   0   0    0    5  .258
Enos Cabell            8   35    3    9   1   0   1    4   2   0    0    7  .257
Art Howe               8   29    3    7   3   0   1    4   0   0    2    2  .241
Joe Ferguson           8   27    6    6   1   0   3    6   0   0    4   10  .222
Denny Walling          5    5    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .200
Roger Metzger          8   20    1    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    4    3  .150
Dave Bergman           4    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000
Julio Gonzalez         1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Jimmy Sexton           5    1    1    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
Lee Lacy               3    2    1    1   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    0  .500
Ron Cey                7   29    6   12   2   0   1    7   1   0    4    2  .414
Steve Yeager           6   21    2    8   1   0   0    3   0   0    3    3  .381
Dusty Baker            7   27    5   10   0   0   0    5   1   0    3    2  .370
Steve Garvey           7   30    7   11   2   1   1    7   1   1    2    2  .367
Rick Monday            7   26    6    9   3   0   3    9   0   1    5    2  .346
Reggie Smith           7   29    8    9   4   0   1    4   0   0    2    3  .310
Vic Davalillo          3    4    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .250
Bill Russell           7   32    1    6   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    4  .188
Davey Lopes            7   27    5    5   1   0   1    5   3   0    7    1  .185
Jerry Grote            1    3    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    1  .000
Glenn Burke            3    2    1    0   0   0   0    0   1   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
Pepe Frias             3    1    1    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    0 1.000
Larry Parrish          5   17    3    8   3   0   0    5   0   0    0    4  .471
Del Unser              5   17    3    7   1   0   0    1   1   0    3    0  .412
Chris Speier           6   23    3    9   0   1   1    6   0   0    0    2  .391
Dave Cash              6   27    6   10   2   1   0    2   1   0    1    0  .370
Ellis Valentine        5   20    1    7   0   0   1    2   1   1    0    5  .350
Gary Carter            6   24    4    7   1   0   2    5   0   0    4    5  .292
Tony Perez             6   24    1    5   1   0   0    1   0   0    3    5  .208
Andre Dawson           6   25    3    4   0   0   0    3   2   1    2    8  .160
Wayne Garrett          2    8    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .125
Warren Cromartie       3    8    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .000
Sam Mejias             5    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Jerry White            2    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Stan Papi              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
Bruce Boisclair        4    7    3    3   0   0   1    2   0   0    2    1  .429
Tom Grieve             3    5    1    2   0   0   1    1   0   0    1    1  .400
Joel Youngblood        4    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Steve Henderson        8   27    7    8   1   1   3   10   0   0    2    8  .296
Doug Flynn             8   25    1    7   0   0   0    1   0   1    3    2  .280
Lee Mazzilli           8   28    3    7   2   0   2    4   0   0    2    5  .250
Ed Kranepool           3    8    2    2   0   0   1    2   0   0    1    0  .250
Ken Henderson          7   22    2    5   2   0   1    4   0   1    4    4  .227
Tim Foli               8   32    5    6   2   0   0    1   1   1    2    0  .188
Willie Montanez        7   22    3    4   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    5  .182
John Stearns           8   24    0    4   0   0   0    1   2   0    2    3  .167
Len Randle             8   28    0    3   2   0   0    1   1   1    5    3  .107
Ron Hodges             2    3    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          5   17    3    7   2   0   1    4   0   1    2    2  .412
Garry Maddox           5   20    2    8   2   0   0    3   2   0    2    1  .400
Greg Luzinski          5   17    3    6   2   0   0    3   1   0    5    3  .353
Larry Bowa             5   21    4    7   2   0   0    1   2   0    2    4  .333
Mike Schmidt           5   22    6    7   2   0   1    6   1   0    1    4  .318
Bake McBride           5   20    4    6   2   0   0    0   1   0    4    0  .300
Tim McCarver           3    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    4    0  .250
Ted Sizemore           5   18    2    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    3  .111
Bob Boone              5    9    4    1   0   0   1    4   0   0    5    2  .111
Davey Johnson          3    4    0    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .000
Jay Johnstone          4    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Jerry Martin           3    2    1    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .000
Jose Cardenal          2    1    0    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .000
Bud Harrelson          3    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 Pittsburgh           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Steve Brye             5    8    3    3   2   0   0    0   0   0    3    1  .375
Bill Robinson          7   17    4    6   2   1   1    3   1   1    6    3  .353
Frank Taveras          7   29    1    7   1   1   0    4   1   0    0    1  .241
Willie Stargell        6   13    1    3   0   0   1    2   0   0    4    2  .231
Jim Fregosi            5    5    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    1  .200
Dave Parker            7   27    2    5   2   0   1    1   0   0    1    4  .185
Omar Moreno            7   18    2    3   0   0   0    2   2   1    3    1  .167
Manny Sanguillen       2    6    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .167
Rennie Stennett        6   21    1    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .143
John Milner            4    8    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    1  .125
Phil Garner            5   17    1    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    6  .118
Ed Ott                 6   19    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    4  .105
Fernando Gonzalez      5   12    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .083
Mario Mendoza          3    1    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
Derrel Thomas          6   20    2    7   1   0   0    0   1   1    4    1  .350
Dave Winfield          6   26    4    9   1   1   2    8   1   0    0    3  .346
Mike Champion          5    3    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .333
Don Reynolds           4    3    0    1   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    0  .333
Bill Almon             6   21    1    6   1   0   0    0   1   1    1    1  .286
Ozzie Smith            6   15    1    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .267
George Hendrick        6   23    1    6   2   0   1    3   0   0    1    3  .261
Gene Richards          6   25    4    6   1   0   0    2   1   1    1    5  .240
Oscar Gamble           6   22    3    5   0   0   0    2   0   0    3    3  .227
Jerry Turner           6    6    1    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .167
Gene Tenace            6   13    2    2   1   0   0    0   0   1    8    1  .154
Rick Sweet             3    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Bob Davis              3    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Chuck Baker            3    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
Mike Ivie              3    5    2    3   0   0   1    4   0   0    0    0  .600
Tom Heintzelman        3    5    1    2   0   0   1    1   0   0    0    1  .400
Jack Clark             7   29    6    9   3   0   1    3   0   0    3    6  .310
Terry Whitfield        7   23    3    7   0   1   2    5   0   0    0    5  .304
Rob Andrews            7   25    5    7   2   1   0    4   1   0    4    3  .280
Marc Hill              6   23    1    6   2   0   0    3   0   1    1    2  .261
Larry Herndon          7   28    3    7   2   1   0    1   0   2    3    4  .250
Mike Sadek             1    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Darrell Evans          7   27    2    6   1   0   1    5   0   0    2    2  .222
Willie McCovey         7   21    2    4   1   0   1    3   0   0    3    3  .191
Johnnie Lemaster       7   23    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    4  .087
Vic Harris             4    9    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000
Skip James             6    3    2    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .000

 St. Louis            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Keith Hernandez        7   26    5   13   5   0   1    7   2   0    3    1  .500
Ted Simmons            7   25    5   10   4   0   0    7   0   0    2    2  .400
Mike Tyson             6   20    2    8   1   0   1    6   0   0    1    3  .400
Mike Phillips          3    5    0    2   0   1   0    2   0   0    0    1  .400
Lou Brock              5   17    3    6   0   0   0    1   2   0    3    3  .353
Ken Reitz              7   25    4    7   0   0   1    4   1   0    2    5  .280
Garry Templeton        7   32    5    8   2   0   0    0   2   0    0    4  .250
Jerry Morales          7   28    4    7   1   1   0    3   1   0    2    4  .250
Jim Dwyer              5    5    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .200
Jerry Mumphrey         2    5    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .200
Tony Scott             6   22    3    4   0   1   0    0   1   2    2    3  .182
Roger Freed            3    8    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)          35
  P. Rose (CIN)            35
  K. Griffey (CIN)         34
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          33
  G. Foster (CIN)          33
  J. Cruz (HOU)            32
  T. Foli (NY)             32
  T. Puhl (HOU)            32
  B. Russell (LA)          32
  G. Templeton (STL)       32

Runs Scored:

  G. Foster (CIN)          10
  J. Morgan (CIN)           9
  D. Driessen (CIN)         8
  R. Smith (LA)             8
  J. Bench (CIN)            7
  S. Garvey (LA)            7
  K. Griffey (CIN)          7
  S. Henderson (NY)         7
  D. Cash (MON)             6
  C. Cedeno (HOU)           6

Hits:

  K. Griffey (CIN)         13
  K. Hernandez (STL)       13
  R. Cey (LA)              12
  G. Foster (CIN)          12
  J. Morgan (CIN)          12
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          11
  J. Cruz (HOU)            11
  I. DeJesus (CHI)         11
  S. Garvey (LA)           11
  P. Rose (CIN)            11

Doubles:

  J. Morgan (CIN)           6
  K. Hernandez (STL)        5
  T. Simmons (STL)          4
  R. Smith (LA)             4
  J. Clark (SF)             3
  D. Concepcion (CIN)       3
  J. Cruz (HOU)             3
  K. Griffey (CIN)          3
  A. Howe (HOU)             3
  R. Monday (LA)            3

Triples:

  R. Andrews (SF)           1
  L. Biittner (CHI)         1
  D. Cash (MON)             1
  S. Garvey (LA)            1
  C. Geronimo (CIN)         1
  K. Griffey (CIN)          1
  S. Henderson (NY)         1
  L. Herndon (SF)           1
  J. Morales (STL)          1
  M. Phillips (STL)         1

Home Runs:

  G. Matthews (ATL)         4
  J. Ferguson (HOU)         3
  S. Henderson (NY)         3
  R. Monday (LA)            3
  J. Bench (CIN)            2
  G. Carter (MON)           2
  D. Driessen (CIN)         2
  G. Foster (CIN)           2
  L. Mazzilli (NY)          2
  J. Morgan (CIN)           2

RBI:

  J. Morgan (CIN)          12
  S. Henderson (NY)        10
  R. Monday (LA)            9
  D. Winfield (SD)          8
  J. Bench (CIN)            7
  R. Cey (LA)               7
  D. Concepcion (CIN)       7
  D. Driessen (CIN)         7
  S. Garvey (LA)            7
  C. Geronimo (CIN)         7

Stolen Bases:

  C. Cedeno (HOU)           4
  D. Driessen (CIN)         4
  K. Griffey (CIN)          4
  D. Lopes (LA)             3
  L. Bowa (PHI)             2
  L. Brock (STL)            2
  B. Buckner (CHI)          2
  E. Cabell (HOU)           2
  A. Dawson (MON)           2
  K. Hernandez (STL)        2

Caught Stealing:

  I. DeJesus (CHI)          2
  L. Herndon (SF)           2
  T. Scott (STL)            2
  B. Almon (SD)             1
  B. Bonnell (ATL)          1
  C. Cedeno (HOU)           1
  G. Clines (CHI)           1
  D. Collins (CIN)          1
  D. Concepcion (CIN)       1
  A. Dawson (MON)           1

Walks:

  C. Geronimo (CIN)         8
  G. Tenace (SD)            8
  J. Bench (CIN)            7
  D. Lopes (LA)             7
  D. Driessen (CIN)         6
  J. Morgan (CIN)           6
  B. Robinson (PIT)         6
  J. Royster (ATL)          6
  B. Boone (PHI)            5
  G. Luzinski (PHI)         5

Strikeouts:

  J. Ferguson (HOU)        10
  D. Kingman (CHI)         10
  J. Bench (CIN)            9
  A. Dawson (MON)           8
  G. Foster (CIN)           8
  S. Henderson (NY)         8
  E. Cabell (HOU)           7
  B. Murcer (CHI)           7
  J. Clark (SF)             6
  P. Garner (PIT)           6

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