Wednesday April 26, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of April 26, 1978:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Los Angeles      585  105   177   27    1   20   102   10    4   72    68  .303
Cincinnati       635   96   174   38    5   16    88   22   10   81   120  .274
Houston          645   74   171   31    2   13    72   21    7   55    82  .265
Philadelphia     483   69   128   29    2   12    64   16    5   68    73  .265
Montreal         550   69   145   32    6    8    66    6    6   46    92  .264
St. Louis        616   84   162   33    6   10    80   13    3   57    88  .263
San Diego        532   52   131   21    2    6    46   14    6   52    81  .246
Chicago          572   59   137   24    2    6    53    7    7   53    78  .240
Atlanta          515   41   119   14    2    9    39   12    7   48    68  .231
Pittsburgh       518   70   114   18    8   11    61   18    9   65    84  .220
San Francisco    526   53   111   22    6   10    51    3    5   62    92  .211
New York         621   51   121   18    2   12    49    8   10   60   105  .195

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Mike Schmidt (PHI)       14   60   14   23   6   0   4   15   2   1    6   12  .383
Ron Cey (LA)             17   66   12   25   2   0   2   14   1   0   11    6  .379
Dusty Baker (LA)         17   65   10   24   4   0   0    9   1   0    6    8  .369
Rick Monday (LA)         17   57   14   21   3   0   8   21   1   1   10    8  .368
Jeff Burroughs (ATL)     16   55    5   20   5   0   1    7   0   1   12    8  .364
Keith Hernandez (STL)    18   66   12   23   7   0   2   14   2   0   12    6  .349
Dave Parker (PIT)        16   61   12   21   3   0   4    9   3   1    6    5  .344
Steve Garvey (LA)        17   73   16   25   3   1   3   15   2   1    2    6  .343
Bill Almon (SD)          16   60    6   20   3   0   0    4   2   1    4    9  .333
Ken Griffey (CIN)        18   76   13   25   5   2   1    6   6   1    6   14  .329

 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        16   55    5   20   5   0   1    7   0   1   12    8  .364
Brian Asselstine      12   22    2    7   1   0   0    1   1   0    2    3  .318
Jerry Royster         16   52    9   16   1   0   1    2   8   1   11    2  .308
Rod Gilbreath         12   34    2    9   1   1   0    1   1   1    1    3  .265
Tom Paciorek           2    4    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Biff Pocoroba         16   46    1   11   1   0   0    4   0   1    4    2  .239
Rowland Office        14   37    1    8   1   0   1    1   0   1    1    4  .216
Barry Bonnell         15   55    3   11   3   0   0    2   0   1    3    5  .200
Dale Murphy           16   56    6   10   1   1   1    7   1   1    4   17  .179
Cito Gaston           11   26    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .115
Pat Rockett           16   45    2    5   0   0   0    2   1   0    3    4  .111
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
Joe Wallis             9   16    2    7   1   0   0    1   0   1    1    3  .438
Bill Buckner           8   24    4   10   2   0   1    2   2   0    1    2  .417
Greg Gross            11   30    1    9   1   0   0    5   0   0    1    0  .300
Ivan DeJesus          17   71    7   21   4   0   0    4   1   2    8    8  .296
Manny Trillo          14   47    4   13   2   0   0    4   0   1    5    5  .277
Bobby Murcer          17   62    9   17   3   1   1   12   0   0    9    9  .274
Dave Rader            16   56    4   15   3   0   0    5   1   0    4    5  .268
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           12   38    8    8   1   0   0    5   2   1    4    3  .211
Larry Cox              4    5    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .200
Hector Cruz           11   31    3    6   2   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .194
Dave Kingman          15   54    5   10   1   0   2    6   1   1    4   17  .185
Steve Ontiveros       14   44    3    5   3   0   0    2   0   0    5    7  .114
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           18   76   13   25   5   2   1    6   6   1    6   14  .329
George Foster         18   73   13   23   3   0   3   10   1   1    8   20  .315
Dan Driessen          17   69   13   21   3   1   2   10   7   1   10   11  .304
Johnny Bench          18   68   12   20   4   0   4   12   1   1   12   18  .294
Pete Rose             18   79    9   23   5   1   0    7   0   0    7    3  .291
Cesar Geronimo        18   60    4   17   4   1   1   10   1   1    9    9  .283
Dave Concepcion       17   58    7   16   3   0   0    9   2   2    7    9  .276
Joe Morgan            18   67   18   18   9   0   4   16   4   2   14    8  .269
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          11   10    1    2   0   0   0    3   0   1    1    5  .200
Junior Kennedy        11    6    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .000
Mike Lum               4    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000
Mike Grace             3    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .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
Denny Walling          9    9    0    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    1  .333
Art Howe              19   69   10   22   7   0   3    8   0   1    6    2  .319
Wilbur Howard         12   16    2    5   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .313
Bob Watson            19   68    9   21   7   0   2   14   0   0    8   10  .309
Jose Cruz             19   72    9   22   3   0   0    5   3   0    8    7  .306
Terry Puhl            19   79    9   22   3   0   1    3   4   3    7    8  .279
Enos Cabell           19   84    4   23   2   1   1   11   3   1    1   10  .274
Cesar Cedeno          18   70    9   19   4   0   1    7   9   1    6    7  .271
Roger Metzger         19   58    6   13   2   1   0    5   0   0    6    5  .224
Joe Ferguson          17   60   11   12   2   0   5   11   0   0    9   13  .200
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           8    1    2    0   0   0   0    0   2   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               17   66   12   25   2   0   2   14   1   0   11    6  .379
Dusty Baker           17   65   10   24   4   0   0    9   1   0    6    8  .369
Rick Monday           17   57   14   21   3   0   8   21   1   1   10    8  .368
Steve Garvey          17   73   16   25   3   1   3   15   2   1    2    6  .343
Davey Lopes           17   66   18   20   4   0   3    9   4   1   15    6  .303
Vic Davalillo          6    7    1    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    0  .286
Reggie Smith          17   64   13   18   5   0   3   11   0   0    7    9  .281
Steve Yeager          15   51    4   13   2   0   0    8   0   0    7    9  .255
Bill Russell          17   72    7   18   3   0   1    7   0   0    3    5  .250
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
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
Ellis Valentine       13   49    5   16   2   0   1    8   1   1    1    8  .327
Larry Parrish         15   56    8   18   8   0   0   12   0   0    1    8  .321
Chris Speier          16   54    5   17   2   1   2    9   0   0    5    8  .315
Dave Cash             16   64   14   20   5   2   1    6   1   1    6    3  .313
Del Unser             15   31    3    9   1   0   0    2   1   0    4    5  .290
Gary Carter           16   61    9   17   4   0   2   11   1   1    7    6  .279
Andre Dawson          16   62   13   16   1   2   2    9   2   2    7   16  .258
Warren Cromartie      13   48    5   10   4   1   0    2   0   1    4    6  .208
Tony Perez            16   60    4   12   3   0   0    3   0   0    6   12  .200
Wayne Garrett          7   13    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .154
Sam Mejias            11    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Stan Papi              4    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Jerry White            6    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Bob Reece              2    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
Joel Youngblood        7    5    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .400
Tom Grieve             8   16    2    5   0   0   1    2   0   0    2    3  .313
Doug Flynn            19   64    2   18   0   0   0    3   0   1    4    8  .281
Bobby Valentine        7   16    1    4   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    2  .250
Lee Mazzilli          19   70    6   17   5   1   2    4   1   0    7   12  .243
Bruce Boisclair       14   39    5    9   0   0   1    5   1   1    7    6  .231
Ken Henderson          7   22    2    5   2   0   1    4   0   1    4    4  .227
Ed Kranepool           8   19    2    4   0   0   1    3   0   0    2    1  .211
John Stearns          18   57    3   11   2   0   0    2   3   0    4    8  .193
Willie Montanez       18   65    9   12   3   0   2    4   0   0    5   14  .185
Ron Hodges             6   11    0    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    1  .182
Steve Henderson       19   66    8   11   1   1   4   12   0   0    4   17  .167
Len Randle            19   64    2   10   2   0   0    3   2   5   14    7  .156
Tim Foli              17   64    7    9   2   0   0    2   1   2    4    5  .141
Elliott Maddox         2    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Sergio Ferrer          1    0    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
Tim McCarver           5   10    2    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    6    0  .400
Mike Schmidt          14   60   14   23   6   0   4   15   2   1    6   12  .383
Barry Foote            2    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Greg Luzinski         14   50    8   16   5   0   3    8   2   0   12   13  .320
Garry Maddox          14   53    4   16   4   0   0    5   5   1    6    5  .302
Bob Boone             13   32   11    9   0   2   2    7   0   1   10    5  .281
Larry Bowa            14   63    8   17   3   0   0    3   3   0    4    7  .270
Richie Hebner         12   35    3    9   2   0   1    5   1   1    5    6  .257
Jerry Martin           9   15    2    3   1   0   0    3   0   0    2    1  .200
Ted Sizemore          10   37    4    7   1   0   0    1   1   0    1    4  .189
Jose Cardenal          5   11    0    2   1   0   0    4   0   1    2    0  .182
Bake McBride          11   47    6    8   3   0   0    1   2   0    5    4  .170
Davey Johnson          9   23    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    5  .044
Jay Johnstone          8    7    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           16   61   12   21   3   0   4    9   3   1    6    5  .344
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         16   53   11   15   3   1   3   12   3   2    8    9  .283
Omar Moreno           16   50    8   12   3   0   0    4   8   2   10   10  .240
Frank Taveras         16   63    5   13   2   1   0    6   2   2    1    5  .206
Ed Ott                14   49    5   10   1   1   1    7   0   0    5    5  .204
Willie Stargell       15   41    6    8   1   0   2    3   1   0   11   10  .195
Fernando Gonzalez      7   16    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .188
Phil Garner           14   48    4    8   1   3   0    8   0   2    5   11  .167
Manny Sanguillen       3    7    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .143
Jim Fregosi            8   10    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    4    5  .100
John Milner            7   10    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    1  .100
Mario Mendoza          8    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            7   10    3    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .400
Mike Champion         10    5    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    1  .400
Bill Almon            16   60    6   20   3   0   0    4   2   1    4    9  .333
Dave Winfield         16   64    8   19   3   1   4   13   1   0    3    9  .297
Ozzie Smith           16   49    4   13   1   0   0    4   3   1    1    3  .265
Derrel Thomas         16   57    3   15   3   0   0    3   2   1    6    5  .263
George Hendrick       16   49    4   11   2   0   1    3   0   0    6    7  .225
Oscar Gamble          15   51    6   11   1   0   0    6   0   0    5   10  .216
Gene Tenace           12   28    4    6   2   1   0    1   1   1    9    6  .214
Bob Davis             10   20    0    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    2  .200
Rick Sweet            11   26    1    5   0   0   0    0   0   1    3    5  .192
Jerry Turner          13   23    3    4   3   0   1    2   0   0    1    5  .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 Sadek             3    8    0    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .500
Mike Ivie             10   16    2    6   1   0   1    6   0   0    0    4  .375
Rob Andrews           11   29    5    8   2   1   0    4   1   0    4    3  .276
Terry Whitfield       16   56    4   14   0   2   2    5   1   1    3    9  .250
Jack Clark            16   61    7   14   4   0   1    6   0   0    8   12  .230
Tom Heintzelman        7    9    1    2   0   0   1    1   0   0    0    2  .222
Darrell Evans         16   56    7   12   4   0   1    6   0   0   12    9  .214
Larry Herndon         15   58    7   12   3   1   0    1   0   2    8   10  .207
Willie McCovey        16   49    3   10   2   1   2   10   0   0    5    4  .204
Bill Madlock           9   30    3    6   1   0   1    3   0   0    5    6  .200
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            13   10    4    1   1   0   0    3   0   0    1    2  .100
Vic Harris             8   15    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
Keith Hernandez       18   66   12   23   7   0   2   14   2   0   12    6  .349
Gary Sutherland        5    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Lou Brock             13   43    8   14   0   0   0    1   4   0    6    4  .326
Ted Simmons           18   64   10   20   8   0   1   12   0   0    7    4  .313
Mike Phillips          9   13    1    4   1   1   0    2   0   0    0    2  .308
Ken Reitz             18   64    9   19   2   0   2   12   1   0    5   10  .297
Jerry Morales         18   70   10   20   4   2   1   10   3   0    8    7  .286
Roger Freed            8   18    2    5   2   0   2    8   0   0    1    2  .278
Mike Tyson            16   47    4   12   3   0   1    9   0   0    4    6  .255
Jim Dwyer             12   18    2    4   1   0   1    2   0   0    2    2  .222
Tony Scott            12   32    6    7   0   1   0    1   1   2    3    7  .219
Steve Swisher          3    5    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .200
Garry Templeton       18   81   10   15   4   1   0    2   2   0    2   10  .185
Jerry Mumphrey        12   37    3    6   1   0   0    3   0   1    3    6  .162
Dane Iorg              7    9    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    3  .111

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  E. Cabell (HOU)          84
  G. Templeton (STL)       81
  T. Puhl (HOU)            79
  P. Rose (CIN)            79
  K. Griffey (CIN)         76
  G. Foster (CIN)          73
  S. Garvey (LA)           73
  J. Cruz (HOU)            72
  B. Russell (LA)          72
  I. DeJesus (CHI)         71

Runs Scored:

  D. Lopes (LA)            18
  J. Morgan (CIN)          18
  S. Garvey (LA)           16
  D. Cash (MON)            14
  R. Monday (LA)           14
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         14
  A. Dawson (MON)          13
  D. Driessen (CIN)        13
  G. Foster (CIN)          13
  K. Griffey (CIN)         13

Hits:

  R. Cey (LA)              25
  S. Garvey (LA)           25
  K. Griffey (CIN)         25
  D. Baker (LA)            24
  E. Cabell (HOU)          23
  G. Foster (CIN)          23
  K. Hernandez (STL)       23
  P. Rose (CIN)            23
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         23
  J. Cruz (HOU)            22

Doubles:

  J. Morgan (CIN)           9
  L. Parrish (MON)          8
  T. Simmons (STL)          8
  K. Hernandez (STL)        7
  A. Howe (HOU)             7
  B. Watson (HOU)           7
  M. Schmidt (PHI)          6
  J. Burroughs (ATL)        5
  D. Cash (MON)             5
  K. Griffey (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
  J. Morgan (CIN)           4
  D. Parker (PIT)           4
  M. Schmidt (PHI)          4
  D. Winfield (SD)          4
  G. Foster (CIN)           3

RBI:

  R. Monday (LA)           21
  J. Morgan (CIN)          16
  S. Garvey (LA)           15
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         15
  R. Cey (LA)              14
  K. Hernandez (STL)       14
  B. Watson (HOU)          14
  D. Winfield (SD)         13
  J. Bench (CIN)           12
  S. Henderson (NY)        12

Stolen Bases:

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

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
  P. Garner (PIT)           2
  L. Herndon (SF)           2
  M. Hill (SF)              2
  O. Moreno (PIT)           2

Walks:

  D. Lopes (LA)            15
  J. Morgan (CIN)          14
  L. Randle (NY)           14
  J. Bench (CIN)           12
  J. Burroughs (ATL)       12
  D. Evans (SF)            12
  K. Hernandez (STL)       12
  G. Luzinski (PHI)        12
  R. Cey (LA)              11
  J. Royster (ATL)         11

Strikeouts:

  G. Foster (CIN)          20
  J. Bench (CIN)           18
  S. Henderson (NY)        17
  D. Kingman (CHI)         17
  D. Murphy (ATL)          17
  A. Dawson (MON)          16
  K. Griffey (CIN)         14
  W. Montanez (NY)         14
  J. Ferguson (HOU)        13
  G. Luzinski (PHI)        13

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