Friday April 28, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of April 28, 1978:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Los Angeles      625  112   190   30    1   21   108   11    5   77    76  .304
Cincinnati       673  101   186   39    6   18    92   22   11   84   127  .276
Houston          680   77   180   31    3   14    75   21    7   56    83  .265
Montreal         581   75   153   34    6    8    69    6    6   50    96  .263
Philadelphia     509   72   133   29    2   13    67   16    6   70    76  .261
St. Louis        647   85   168   35    6   10    81   14    3   60    93  .260
San Diego        565   54   142   23    2    8    48   15    7   53    89  .251
Chicago          612   63   148   26    2    8    56    7    7   57    82  .242
Atlanta          581   47   134   14    2   10    44   15    9   55    80  .231
Pittsburgh       556   74   127   18    8   12    65   21    9   66    90  .228
San Francisco    596   63   131   24    6   13    61    5    5   71    99  .220
New York         649   52   124   19    2   12    50    8   11   67   111  .191

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Jeff Burroughs (ATL)     18   60    6   23   5   0   2   10   0   1   15    8  .383
Rick Monday (LA)         18   61   14   23   3   0   8   22   1   1   11    9  .377
Dusty Baker (LA)         18   69   11   26   5   0   1   12   1   0    6    9  .377
Mike Schmidt (PHI)       15   63   14   23   6   0   4   15   2   1    6   13  .365
Ron Cey (LA)             18   70   12   25   2   0   2   14   1   0   12    6  .357
Dave Parker (PIT)        17   66   13   23   3   0   5   12   4   1    6    5  .349
Dave Cash (MON)          17   68   16   23   5   2   1    6   1   1    6    3  .338
George Foster (CIN)      19   77   15   26   3   1   4   12   1   1    8   21  .338
Steve Garvey (LA)        18   77   17   26   3   1   3   15   2   2    3    8  .338
Bill Almon (SD)          17   63    6   21   4   0   0    4   2   1    5   10  .333

 Atlanta              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Jeff Burroughs        18   60    6   23   5   0   2   10   0   1   15    8  .383
Gary Matthews          6   21    6    8   0   0   4    6   0   0    3    3  .381
Darrel Chaney          7   14    1    5   0   0   1    3   0   0    0    1  .357
Brian Asselstine      13   27    2    9   1   0   0    2   1   1    2    4  .333
Jerry Royster         18   60   11   19   1   0   1    2  10   2   12    3  .317
Rod Gilbreath         13   35    2    9   1   1   0    1   1   1    1    3  .257
Rowland Office        15   39    3   10   1   0   1    1   0   1    2    4  .256
Tom Paciorek           2    4    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Biff Pocoroba         17   50    1   12   1   0   0    4   0   1    4    2  .240
Barry Bonnell         17   60    4   13   3   0   0    3   1   1    5    5  .217
Dale Murphy           18   64    6   11   1   1   1    7   1   1    4   19  .172
Pat Rockett           18   53    2    5   0   0   0    2   1   0    3    6  .094
Cito Gaston           13   32    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    4  .094
Bob Beall             14   15    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    5  .067
Joe Nolan              7    9    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
Bill Buckner           9   26    4   11   2   0   1    2   2   0    1    2  .423
Joe Wallis            10   17    2    7   1   0   0    1   0   1    1    3  .412
Greg Gross            12   32    1   10   1   0   0    5   0   0    1    0  .313
Ivan DeJesus          18   76    8   23   4   0   0    4   1   2    8    8  .303
Larry Biittner        14   40    6   11   1   1   2    7   0   1    6    5  .275
Manny Trillo          15   51    4   14   2   0   0    4   0   1    6    5  .275
Bobby Murcer          18   66    9   18   4   1   1   12   0   0   10   10  .273
Dave Rader            17   58    4   15   3   0   0    5   1   0    5    5  .259
Hector Cruz           12   35    5    9   2   0   2    2   0   0    1    0  .257
Mick Kelleher          8   13    1    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    1  .231
Gene Clines           13   41    8    8   1   0   0    5   2   1    4    3  .195
Dave Kingman          16   57    5   11   2   0   2    6   1   1    4   19  .193
Larry Cox              5    7    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .143
Steve Ontiveros       15   48    3    5   3   0   0    2   0   0    6    7  .104
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
George Foster         19   77   15   26   3   1   4   12   1   1    8   21  .338
Dan Driessen          18   74   13   23   3   1   2   10   7   1   10   11  .311
Ken Griffey           19   81   13   25   5   2   1    6   6   1    6   14  .309
Cesar Geronimo        19   63    4   19   4   1   1   10   1   1   10   10  .302
Pete Rose             19   84   10   25   6   1   0    8   0   0    7    3  .298
Johnny Bench          19   73   12   21   4   0   4   12   1   1   12   18  .288
Dave Concepcion       18   63    8   18   3   0   1   10   2   3    7   11  .286
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        12    9    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    3  .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             5    5    0    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .600
Jimmy Sexton           9    4    2    2   0   0   0    0   2   0    1    0  .500
Wilbur Howard         13   20    3    7   0   1   1    3   0   0    0    1  .350
Art Howe              20   73   11   23   7   0   3    8   0   1    6    2  .315
Jose Cruz             19   72    9   22   3   0   0    5   3   0    8    7  .306
Denny Walling         10   10    1    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    1  .300
Bob Watson            20   71    9   21   7   0   2   14   0   0    9   11  .296
Terry Puhl            20   83    9   24   3   0   1    4   4   3    7    8  .289
Enos Cabell           20   88    4   24   2   1   1   11   3   1    1   10  .273
Cesar Cedeno          19   74    9   19   4   0   1    7   9   1    6    7  .257
Roger Metzger         20   60    6   13   2   1   0    5   0   0    6    5  .217
Joe Ferguson          18   64   11   13   2   0   5   11   0   0    9   13  .203
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         4    3    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .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
Rick Monday           18   61   14   23   3   0   8   22   1   1   11    9  .377
Dusty Baker           18   69   11   26   5   0   1   12   1   0    6    9  .377
Ron Cey               18   70   12   25   2   0   2   14   1   0   12    6  .357
Steve Garvey          18   77   17   26   3   1   3   15   2   2    3    8  .338
Davey Lopes           18   71   18   22   5   0   3   11   4   1   15    7  .310
Glenn Burke            8   10    2    3   0   0   0    2   1   0    0    1  .300
Reggie Smith          18   67   14   20   6   0   3   11   0   0    9   10  .299
Vic Davalillo          6    7    1    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    0  .286
Steve Yeager          16   56    6   14   2   0   0    8   0   0    7   10  .250
Lee Lacy               5    4    1    1   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    1  .250
Bill Russell          18   77    8   19   3   0   1    7   1   0    3    5  .247
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            10    1    1    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    0 1.000
Dave Cash             17   68   16   23   5   2   1    6   1   1    6    3  .338
Ellis Valentine       14   53    5   17   2   0   1    8   1   1    1    8  .321
Larry Parrish         16   60    8   19   9   0   0   12   0   0    1    8  .317
Chris Speier          17   58    5   17   2   1   2    9   0   0    5    8  .293
Del Unser             16   31    3    9   1   0   0    2   1   0    4    5  .290
Gary Carter           17   63   10   17   4   0   2   12   1   1    8    6  .270
Andre Dawson          17   64   13   16   1   2   2    9   2   2    8   17  .250
Warren Cromartie      14   50    8   11   4   1   0    2   0   1    6    7  .220
Tony Perez            17   64    4   14   4   0   0    5   0   0    6   13  .219
Wayne Garrett          7   13    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .154
Sam Mejias            12    5    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        8    6    1    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    0  .333
Elliott Maddox         3    3    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    1  .333
Tom Grieve             8   16    2    5   0   0   1    2   0   0    2    3  .313
Doug Flynn            20   68    2   18   0   0   0    3   0   1    4    8  .265
Lee Mazzilli          20   73    6   17   5   1   2    4   1   0    8   14  .233
Ken Henderson          7   22    2    5   2   0   1    4   0   1    4    4  .227
Bruce Boisclair       15   40    5    9   0   0   1    5   1   1    7    6  .225
Ed Kranepool           8   19    2    4   0   0   1    3   0   0    2    1  .211
Bobby Valentine        8   19    1    4   1   0   0    2   0   1    1    3  .211
John Stearns          19   60    3   11   2   0   0    2   3   0    5    9  .183
Ron Hodges             6   11    0    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    1  .182
Willie Montanez       19   69    9   12   3   0   2    4   0   0    5   15  .174
Steve Henderson       20   70    8   12   1   1   4   12   0   0    4   17  .171
Len Randle            20   67    3   11   3   0   0    3   2   5   15    7  .164
Tim Foli              17   64    7    9   2   0   0    2   1   2    4    5  .141
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
Barry Foote            3    4    2    2   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          15   63   14   23   6   0   4   15   2   1    6   13  .365
Bud Harrelson          6    3    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Greg Luzinski         15   53    8   16   5   0   3    8   2   0   12   14  .302
Garry Maddox          15   56    4   16   4   0   0    5   5   1    6    5  .286
Richie Hebner         13   37    3   10   2   0   1    5   1   1    6    7  .270
Bob Boone             14   34   11    9   0   2   2    7   0   1   11    5  .265
Jerry Martin          10   19    3    5   1   0   1    6   0   1    2    1  .263
Larry Bowa            15   66    8   17   3   0   0    3   3   0    4    7  .258
Ted Sizemore          11   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         10   25    2    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    5  .080
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           17   66   13   23   3   0   5   12   4   1    6    5  .349
Steve Brye             9   12    6    4   2   0   0    0   0   0    5    2  .333
Rennie Stennett       14   53    7   15   1   1   1    7   0   0    1    5  .283
Bill Robinson         17   58   11   16   3   1   3   12   3   2    8   11  .276
Omar Moreno           17   55   10   15   3   0   0    5  10   2   10   10  .273
Ed Ott                15   53    5   12   1   1   1    7   0   0    5    5  .226
Willie Stargell       16   41    6    8   1   0   2    3   1   0   11   10  .195
Frank Taveras         17   67    5   13   2   1   0    6   2   2    1    6  .194
Phil Garner           15   52    5   10   1   3   0    8   0   2    5   12  .192
Fernando Gonzalez      7   16    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .188
Jim Fregosi            9   11    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    4    5  .182
Manny Sanguillen       4    8    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .125
John Milner            8   13    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    4    1  .077
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
Mike Champion         10    5    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    1  .400
Bill Almon            17   63    6   21   4   0   0    4   2   1    5   10  .333
Dave Winfield         17   68    9   21   3   1   5   14   1   0    3    9  .309
Chuck Baker            8   13    3    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    5  .308
Ozzie Smith           17   52    4   15   1   0   0    4   3   1    1    4  .289
Derrel Thomas         17   58    3   15   3   0   0    3   2   1    6    5  .259
Oscar Gamble          16   52    6   12   1   0   0    6   0   0    5   10  .231
George Hendrick       17   53    5   12   2   0   2    4   0   0    6    7  .226
Gene Richards         15   57    7   12   1   0   0    3   6   2    8    9  .211
Bob Davis             10   20    0    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    2  .200
Gene Tenace           13   32    4    6   2   1   0    1   1   1    9    7  .188
Rick Sweet            12   27    1    5   0   0   0    0   0   1    3    5  .185
Jerry Turner          14   26    3    4   3   0   1    2   0   0    1    6  .154

 San Francisco        G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Mike Ivie             12   24    2    9   1   0   1    6   0   0    0    4  .375
Rob Andrews           12   30    5    8   2   1   0    4   1   0    4    3  .267
Mike Sadek             5   15    0    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .267
Terry Whitfield       17   61    5   16   0   2   2    5   1   1    3   10  .262
Willie McCovey        18   56    4   14   4   1   3   17   0   0    6    5  .250
Jack Clark            18   68    9   16   4   0   2    7   1   0   10   13  .235
Larry Herndon         17   62    7   14   3   1   0    1   0   2    9   10  .226
Tom Heintzelman        7    9    1    2   0   0   1    1   0   0    0    2  .222
Darrell Evans         18   64    9   13   4   0   1    7   0   0   14   11  .203
Johnnie Lemaster      17   55    4   11   1   1   0    1   2   0    3    8  .200
Marc Hill             14   48    2    9   2   0   0    3   0   2    7    5  .188
Bill Madlock          11   38    6    7   1   0   2    4   0   0    7    7  .184
Skip James            14   10    4    1   1   0   0    3   0   0    1    2  .100
Vic Harris             9   16    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
Lou Brock             14   46    8   16   2   0   0    1   5   0    7    4  .348
Gary Sutherland        5    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Keith Hernandez       19   70   12   23   7   0   2   14   2   0   12    7  .329
Ted Simmons           19   67   11   21   8   0   1   12   0   0    8    4  .313
Ken Reitz             19   68    9   21   2   0   2   12   1   0    5   10  .309
Mike Phillips         10   14    1    4   1   1   0    2   0   0    1    2  .286
Roger Freed            8   18    2    5   2   0   2    8   0   0    1    2  .278
Jerry Morales         19   74   10   20   4   2   1   10   3   0    8    7  .270
Mike Tyson            17   49    4   12   3   0   1    9   0   0    4    6  .245
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
Dane Iorg              8   10    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    3  .200
Steve Swisher          3    5    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .200
Garry Templeton       19   85   10   15   4   1   0    2   2   0    2   12  .177
Jerry Mumphrey        13   40    3    6   1   0   0    4   0   1    3    7  .150

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  E. Cabell (HOU)          88
  G. Templeton (STL)       85
  P. Rose (CIN)            84
  T. Puhl (HOU)            83
  K. Griffey (CIN)         81
  G. Foster (CIN)          77
  S. Garvey (LA)           77
  B. Russell (LA)          77
  I. DeJesus (CHI)         76
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          74

Runs Scored:

  D. Lopes (LA)            18
  J. Morgan (CIN)          18
  S. Garvey (LA)           17
  D. Cash (MON)            16
  G. Foster (CIN)          15
  R. Monday (LA)           14
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         14
  R. Smith (LA)            14
  A. Dawson (MON)          13
  D. Driessen (CIN)        13

Hits:

  D. Baker (LA)            26
  G. Foster (CIN)          26
  S. Garvey (LA)           26
  R. Cey (LA)              25
  K. Griffey (CIN)         25
  P. Rose (CIN)            25
  E. Cabell (HOU)          24
  T. Puhl (HOU)            24
  J. Burroughs (ATL)       23
  D. Cash (MON)            23

Doubles:

  J. Morgan (CIN)           9
  L. Parrish (MON)          9
  T. Simmons (STL)          8
  K. Hernandez (STL)        7
  A. Howe (HOU)             7
  B. Watson (HOU)           7
  P. Rose (CIN)             6
  M. Schmidt (PHI)          6
  R. Smith (LA)             6
  D. Baker (LA)             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
  D. Parker (PIT)           5
  D. Winfield (SD)          5
  J. Bench (CIN)            4
  G. Foster (CIN)           4
  S. Henderson (NY)         4
  G. Matthews (ATL)         4
  J. Morgan (CIN)           4
  M. Schmidt (PHI)          4

RBI:

  R. Monday (LA)           22
  W. McCovey (SF)          17
  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)         14
  D. Baker (LA)            12

Stolen Bases:

  O. Moreno (PIT)          10
  J. Royster (ATL)         10
  C. Cedeno (HOU)           9
  D. Driessen (CIN)         7
  K. Griffey (CIN)          6
  G. Richards (SD)          6
  L. Brock (STL)            5
  G. Maddox (PHI)           5
  D. Lopes (LA)             4
  J. Morgan (CIN)           4

Caught Stealing:

  L. Randle (NY)            5
  D. Concepcion (CIN)       3
  T. Puhl (HOU)             3
  A. Dawson (MON)           2
  I. DeJesus (CHI)          2
  T. Foli (NY)              2
  P. Garner (PIT)           2
  S. Garvey (LA)            2
  L. Herndon (SF)           2
  M. Hill (SF)              2

Walks:

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

Strikeouts:

  G. Foster (CIN)          21
  D. Kingman (CHI)         19
  D. Murphy (ATL)          19
  J. Bench (CIN)           18
  A. Dawson (MON)          17
  S. Henderson (NY)        17
  W. Montanez (NY)         15
  K. Griffey (CIN)         14
  G. Luzinski (PHI)        14
  L. Mazzilli (NY)         14

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