Tuesday April 25, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of April 25, 1978:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Los Angeles      542   91   158   23    1   17    88   10    4   68    57  .292
Cincinnati       599   92   164   36    5   15    84   22   10   75   115  .274
Houston          612   73   164   29    2   13    71   18    7   54    78  .268
Montreal         515   67   136   31    5    8    64    6    6   44    87  .264
Philadelphia     443   67   115   27    2   11    62   16    5   67    68  .260
St. Louis        570   72   143   29    5    8    69   12    3   54    82  .251
San Diego        501   50   125   21    2    6    44   11    5   50    70  .250
Chicago          542   55   133   23    2    5    49    7    7   51    74  .245
Pittsburgh       485   69   110   17    8   10    60   18    7   63    75  .227
Atlanta          481   35   107   11    0    9    33   11    7   43    64  .223
San Francisco    491   52   102   20    6    9    50    3    5   62    85  .208
New York         585   51   115   17    2   12    49    7   10   56    97  .197

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ron Cey (LA)             16   60   11   23   2   0   2   13   1   0   11    4  .383
Rick Monday (LA)         16   54   13   20   3   0   8   20   1   1    8    6  .370
Bill Almon (SD)          15   56    6   20   3   0   0    4   2   1    4    7  .357
Dave Parker (PIT)        15   57   12   20   3   0   4    9   3   1    6    5  .351
Jeff Burroughs (ATL)     15   52    4   18   5   0   1    7   0   1   11    8  .346
Mike Schmidt (PHI)       13   55   13   19   5   0   3   14   2   1    6   11  .346
Steve Garvey (LA)        16   68   14   23   3   1   3   15   2   1    2    5  .338
Ken Griffey (CIN)        17   72   12   24   5   2   1    6   6   1    5   13  .333
Chris Speier (MON)       15   51    5   17   2   1   2    9   0   0    5    8  .333
Larry Parrish (MON)      14   52    8   17   8   0   0   12   0   0    1    8  .327

 Atlanta              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Darrel Chaney          5    9    1    4   0   0   1    3   0   0    0    0  .444
Gary Matthews          6   21    6    8   0   0   4    6   0   0    3    3  .381
Jeff Burroughs        15   52    4   18   5   0   1    7   0   1   11    8  .346
Brian Asselstine      11   22    2    7   1   0   0    1   1   0    1    3  .318
Jerry Royster         15   47    7   14   0   0   1    2   7   1   11    2  .298
Biff Pocoroba         15   43    1   11   1   0   0    4   0   1    3    2  .256
Tom Paciorek           2    4    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Rod Gilbreath         11   30    1    7   0   0   0    0   1   1    1    2  .233
Barry Bonnell         14   51    3   10   2   0   0    1   0   1    2    5  .196
Rowland Office        13   36    1    7   1   0   1    1   0   1    1    4  .194
Dale Murphy           15   52    5    8   1   0   1    4   1   1    4   16  .154
Pat Rockett           15   42    2    5   0   0   0    2   1   0    2    4  .119
Cito Gaston           10   23    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .087
Bob Beall             13   14    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    4  .071
Joe Nolan              6    5    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .000

 Chicago              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Larry Cox              3    1    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0 1.000
Joe Wallis             8   14    1    6   1   0   0    1   0   1    0    3  .429
Bill Buckner           8   24    4   10   2   0   1    2   2   0    1    2  .417
Greg Gross            10   29    1    9   1   0   0    5   0   0    1    0  .310
Ivan DeJesus          16   68    6   21   4   0   0    4   1   2    7    8  .309
Manny Trillo          13   43    4   12   2   0   0    4   0   1    5    4  .279
Dave Rader            16   56    4   15   3   0   0    5   1   0    4    5  .268
Bobby Murcer          16   58    8   15   2   1   0    8   0   0    9    9  .259
Larry Biittner        13   39    6   10   1   1   2    6   0   1    6    5  .256
Mick Kelleher          7   13    0    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    1  .231
Gene Clines           11   35    7    8   1   0   0    5   2   1    4    3  .229
Hector Cruz           10   27    3    6   2   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .222
Dave Kingman          15   54    5   10   1   0   2    6   1   1    4   17  .185
Steve Ontiveros       13   40    3    5   3   0   0    2   0   0    5    6  .125
Rudy Meoli             4    3    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 Cincinnati           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ken Griffey           17   72   12   24   5   2   1    6   6   1    5   13  .333
Johnny Bench          17   64   12   20   4   0   4   12   1   1   11   17  .313
George Foster         17   69   13   21   2   0   3    9   1   1    7   20  .304
Cesar Geronimo        17   58    4   17   4   1   1   10   1   1    8    9  .293
Pete Rose             17   74    9   21   5   1   0    6   0   0    7    3  .284
Dave Concepcion       16   53    7   15   3   0   0    9   2   2    7    8  .283
Dan Driessen          16   64   12   18   2   1   2   10   7   1   10   11  .281
Joe Morgan            17   63   16   17   9   0   3   14   4   2   13    8  .270
Rick Auerbach          9   12    3    3   1   0   1    3   0   0    2    2  .250
Ray Knight             9    4    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .250
Don Werner             4    4    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .250
Dave Collins          10    9    1    2   0   0   0    3   0   1    1    5  .222
Junior Kennedy        10    5    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .000
Mike Lum               4    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000
Mike Grace             2    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000

 Houston              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Jesus Alou             4    4    0    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .750
Wilbur Howard         11   15    2    5   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .333
Denny Walling          9    9    0    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    1  .333
Art Howe              18   65   10   21   6   0   3    8   0   1    6    2  .323
Jose Cruz             18   68    9   21   3   0   0    5   3   0    8    6  .309
Bob Watson            18   65    8   20   6   0   2   14   0   0    7    9  .308
Enos Cabell           18   80    4   23   2   1   1   11   2   1    1   10  .288
Cesar Cedeno          17   67    9   19   4   0   1    7   9   1    6    6  .284
Terry Puhl            18   75    9   19   3   0   1    3   3   3    7    8  .253
Roger Metzger         18   55    6   13   2   1   0    5   0   0    6    5  .236
Joe Ferguson          16   56   11   11   2   0   5   10   0   0    9   12  .196
Ed Herrmann            5    9    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .111
Dave Bergman          10    6    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .000
Julio Gonzalez         3    2    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Jimmy Sexton           7    1    2    0   0   0   0    0   1   0    1    0  .000

 Los Angeles          G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Johnny Oates           1    1    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0 1.000
Ron Cey               16   60   11   23   2   0   2   13   1   0   11    4  .383
Rick Monday           16   54   13   20   3   0   8   20   1   1    8    6  .370
Steve Garvey          16   68   14   23   3   1   3   15   2   1    2    5  .338
Dusty Baker           16   60    8   19   1   0   0    7   1   0    6    8  .317
Reggie Smith          16   58   12   17   5   0   2    8   0   0    7    7  .293
Davey Lopes           16   62   15   18   4   0   2    7   4   1   13    5  .290
Vic Davalillo          6    7    1    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    0  .286
Steve Yeager          14   47    3   12   2   0   0    6   0   0    7    7  .255
Lee Lacy               5    4    1    1   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    1  .250
Glenn Burke            7    9    1    2   0   0   0    2   1   0    0    1  .222
Bill Russell          16   67    5   14   2   0   0    5   0   0    3    5  .209
Jerry Grote            2    6    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    1  .167
Ted Martinez           4    3    2    0   0   0   0    0   0   1    1    2  .000
Manny Mota             2    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000

 Montreal             G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Pepe Frias             9    1    1    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    0 1.000
Chris Speier          15   51    5   17   2   1   2    9   0   0    5    8  .333
Ellis Valentine       12   45    5   15   2   0   1    8   1   1    1    8  .333
Larry Parrish         14   52    8   17   8   0   0   12   0   0    1    8  .327
Dave Cash             15   60   13   19   5   2   1    5   1   1    6    2  .317
Gary Carter           15   58    9   17   4   0   2   11   1   1    7    6  .293
Del Unser             14   29    3    8   1   0   0    2   1   0    4    4  .276
Andre Dawson          15   59   13   15   1   2   2    9   2   2    6   14  .254
Tony Perez            15   58    4   12   3   0   0    3   0   0    5   12  .207
Warren Cromartie      12   43    4    7   3   0   0    2   0   1    4    6  .163
Wayne Garrett          6   12    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .083
Sam Mejias            11    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Stan Papi              3    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Jerry White            5    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Bob Reece              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
Joel Youngblood        7    5    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .400
Bobby Valentine        6   12    1    4   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    1  .333
Tom Grieve             8   16    2    5   0   0   1    2   0   0    2    3  .313
Doug Flynn            18   62    2   18   0   0   0    3   0   1    4    7  .290
Bruce Boisclair       13   36    5    9   0   0   1    5   1   1    5    5  .250
Lee Mazzilli          18   65    6   15   4   1   2    4   1   0    7   11  .231
Ken Henderson          7   22    2    5   2   0   1    4   0   1    4    4  .227
Willie Montanez       17   60    9   12   3   0   2    4   0   0    5   12  .200
John Stearns          17   52    3   10   2   0   0    2   2   0    4    7  .192
Ron Hodges             5   11    0    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    1  .182
Ed Kranepool           7   18    2    3   0   0   1    3   0   0    2    1  .167
Steve Henderson       18   61    8   10   1   1   4   12   0   0    4   17  .164
Len Randle            18   61    2    9   2   0   0    3   2   5   13    7  .148
Tim Foli              17   64    7    9   2   0   0    2   1   2    4    5  .141
Elliott Maddox         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
Bud Harrelson          5    2    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .500
Mike Schmidt          13   55   13   19   5   0   3   14   2   1    6   11  .346
Barry Foote            2    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Greg Luzinski         13   45    8   14   4   0   3    8   2   0   12   13  .311
Garry Maddox          13   49    4   15   4   0   0    5   5   1    6    5  .306
Larry Bowa            13   58    8   17   3   0   0    3   3   0    4    5  .293
Tim McCarver           4    7    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    5    0  .286
Richie Hebner         11   30    3    8   2   0   1    5   1   1    5    5  .267
Bob Boone             12   31   11    8   0   2   2    7   0   1   10    5  .258
Jerry Martin           9   15    2    3   1   0   0    3   0   0    2    1  .200
Bake McBride          10   42    6    8   3   0   0    1   2   0    5    3  .191
Ted Sizemore          10   37    4    7   1   0   0    1   1   0    1    4  .189
Jose Cardenal          4   10    0    1   1   0   0    3   0   1    2    0  .100
Davey Johnson          8   20    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    5  .050
Jay Johnstone          7    6    0    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    2  .000

 Pittsburgh           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Duffy Dyer             2    4    0    2   1   1   0    3   0   0    1    0  .500
Dave Parker           15   57   12   20   3   0   4    9   3   1    6    5  .351
Steve Brye             9   12    6    4   2   0   0    0   0   0    5    2  .333
Rennie Stennett       13   49    7   14   1   1   1    7   0   0    1    4  .286
Bill Robinson         15   50   11   14   3   1   3   12   3   1    8    9  .280
Omar Moreno           15   46    8   11   2   0   0    4   8   2   10    9  .239
Frank Taveras         15   59    5   13   2   1   0    6   2   2    1    4  .220
Willie Stargell       14   38    6    8   1   0   2    3   1   0   10   10  .211
Ed Ott                13   45    4    9   1   1   0    6   0   0    5    4  .200
Fernando Gonzalez      7   16    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .188
Phil Garner           13   45    4    8   1   3   0    8   0   1    4   11  .178
Jim Fregosi            7    6    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    4    2  .167
Manny Sanguillen       3    7    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .143
John Milner            7   10    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    1  .100
Mario Mendoza          7    5    0    0   0   0   0    0   1   0    0    0  .000

 San Diego            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Don Reynolds           6    5    0    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    0  .600
Chuck Baker            6    8    2    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .500
Mike Champion          9    5    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    1  .400
Bill Almon            15   56    6   20   3   0   0    4   2   1    4    7  .357
Dave Winfield         15   60    8   19   3   1   4   13   1   0    3    7  .317
Derrel Thomas         15   56    3   14   3   0   0    2   2   1    6    5  .250
Oscar Gamble          14   48    6   11   1   0   0    6   0   0    5    8  .229
George Hendrick       15   49    4   11   2   0   1    3   0   0    6    7  .225
Ozzie Smith           15   45    4   10   1   0   0    3   1   0    1    3  .222
Jerry Turner          12   19    3    4   3   0   1    2   0   0    1    4  .211
Gene Tenace           11   25    3    5   2   1   0    1   0   1    9    4  .200
Bob Davis              9   20    0    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    2  .200
Rick Sweet            10   23    1    4   0   0   0    0   0   1    3    4  .174
Gene Richards         14   53    7    9   1   0   0    3   5   1    8    9  .170

 San Francisco        G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Mike Ivie              9   15    2    6   1   0   1    6   0   0    0    4  .400
Rob Andrews           10   25    5    7   2   1   0    4   1   0    4    3  .280
Tom Heintzelman        6    8    1    2   0   0   1    1   0   0    0    1  .250
Mike Sadek             2    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Terry Whitfield       15   52    4   12   0   2   2    5   1   1    3    8  .231
Jack Clark            15   57    7   13   3   0   1    6   0   0    8   11  .228
Willie McCovey        15   45    3   10   2   1   2   10   0   0    5    4  .222
Darrell Evans         15   52    7   11   3   0   1    6   0   0   12    8  .212
Larry Herndon         15   58    7   12   3   1   0    1   0   2    8   10  .207
Bill Madlock           8   26    2    5   1   0   0    2   0   0    5    5  .192
Marc Hill             14   48    2    9   2   0   0    3   0   2    7    5  .188
Johnnie Lemaster      15   47    4    8   1   1   0    1   1   0    3    8  .170
Skip James            12    9    4    1   1   0   0    3   0   0    1    2  .111
Vic Harris             7   12    0    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
Gary Sutherland        5    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Keith Hernandez       17   60    9   19   6   0   2   12   2   0   12    6  .317
Ted Simmons           17   61    9   19   7   0   1   10   0   0    6    3  .312
Mike Phillips          9   13    1    4   1   1   0    2   0   0    0    2  .308
Lou Brock             12   38    7   11   0   0   0    1   3   0    6    4  .290
Ken Reitz             17   59    8   17   2   0   1    9   1   0    5    9  .288
Roger Freed            8   18    2    5   2   0   2    8   0   0    1    2  .278
Jerry Morales         17   66    9   18   3   2   1    8   3   0    7    6  .273
Mike Tyson            15   43    3   11   2   0   1    9   0   0    3    6  .256
Tony Scott            12   32    6    7   0   1   0    1   1   2    3    7  .219
Garry Templeton       17   75    9   14   4   1   0    2   2   0    2   10  .187
Jim Dwyer             11   17    1    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    2  .177
Jerry Mumphrey        11   32    3    5   1   0   0    3   0   1    3    5  .156
Dane Iorg              7    9    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    3  .111
Steve Swisher          2    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .000

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  E. Cabell (HOU)          80
  T. Puhl (HOU)            75
  G. Templeton (STL)       75
  P. Rose (CIN)            74
  K. Griffey (CIN)         72
  G. Foster (CIN)          69
  J. Cruz (HOU)            68
  I. DeJesus (CHI)         68
  S. Garvey (LA)           68
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          67

Runs Scored:

  J. Morgan (CIN)          16
  D. Lopes (LA)            15
  S. Garvey (LA)           14
  D. Cash (MON)            13
  A. Dawson (MON)          13
  G. Foster (CIN)          13
  R. Monday (LA)           13
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         13
  J. Bench (CIN)           12
  D. Driessen (CIN)        12

Hits:

  K. Griffey (CIN)         24
  E. Cabell (HOU)          23
  R. Cey (LA)              23
  S. Garvey (LA)           23
  J. Cruz (HOU)            21
  I. DeJesus (CHI)         21
  G. Foster (CIN)          21
  A. Howe (HOU)            21
  P. Rose (CIN)            21
  B. Almon (SD)            20

Doubles:

  J. Morgan (CIN)           9
  L. Parrish (MON)          8
  T. Simmons (STL)          7
  K. Hernandez (STL)        6
  A. Howe (HOU)             6
  B. Watson (HOU)           6
  J. Burroughs (ATL)        5
  D. Cash (MON)             5
  K. Griffey (CIN)          5
  P. Rose (CIN)             5

Triples:

  P. Garner (PIT)           3
  B. Boone (PHI)            2
  D. Cash (MON)             2
  A. Dawson (MON)           2
  K. Griffey (CIN)          2
  J. Morales (STL)          2
  T. Whitfield (SF)         2
  R. Andrews (SF)           1
  L. Biittner (CHI)         1
  E. Cabell (HOU)           1

Home Runs:

  R. Monday (LA)            8
  J. Ferguson (HOU)         5
  J. Bench (CIN)            4
  S. Henderson (NY)         4
  G. Matthews (ATL)         4
  D. Parker (PIT)           4
  D. Winfield (SD)          4
  G. Foster (CIN)           3
  S. Garvey (LA)            3
  A. Howe (HOU)             3

RBI:

  R. Monday (LA)           20
  S. Garvey (LA)           15
  J. Morgan (CIN)          14
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         14
  B. Watson (HOU)          14
  R. Cey (LA)              13
  D. Winfield (SD)         13
  J. Bench (CIN)           12
  S. Henderson (NY)        12
  K. Hernandez (STL)       12

Stolen Bases:

  C. Cedeno (HOU)           9
  O. Moreno (PIT)           8
  D. Driessen (CIN)         7
  J. Royster (ATL)          7
  K. Griffey (CIN)          6
  G. Maddox (PHI)           5
  G. Richards (SD)          5
  D. Lopes (LA)             4
  J. Morgan (CIN)           4
  L. Bowa (PHI)             3

Caught Stealing:

  L. Randle (NY)            5
  T. Puhl (HOU)             3
  D. Concepcion (CIN)       2
  A. Dawson (MON)           2
  I. DeJesus (CHI)          2
  T. Foli (NY)              2
  L. Herndon (SF)           2
  M. Hill (SF)              2
  O. Moreno (PIT)           2
  J. Morgan (CIN)           2

Walks:

  D. Lopes (LA)            13
  J. Morgan (CIN)          13
  L. Randle (NY)           13
  D. Evans (SF)            12
  K. Hernandez (STL)       12
  G. Luzinski (PHI)        12
  J. Bench (CIN)           11
  J. Burroughs (ATL)       11
  R. Cey (LA)              11
  J. Royster (ATL)         11

Strikeouts:

  G. Foster (CIN)          20
  J. Bench (CIN)           17
  S. Henderson (NY)        17
  D. Kingman (CHI)         17
  D. Murphy (ATL)          16
  A. Dawson (MON)          14
  K. Griffey (CIN)         13
  G. Luzinski (PHI)        13
  J. Ferguson (HOU)        12
  W. Montanez (NY)         12

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