Monday May 8, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

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

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Los Angeles      894  142   259   43    4   27   136   20    5  107   110  .290
Philadelphia     746  129   211   40    4   20   123   23   10  112   113  .283
Cincinnati       985  152   276   55    7   30   139   35   13  111   181  .280
Montreal         832  115   221   42    9   17   104    6    6   76   137  .266
St. Louis        900  110   232   52    6   12   104   18    4   76   122  .258
Houston          838   87   212   38    3   18    85   24    7   72   104  .253
Atlanta          813   77   196   26    4   13    69   23   13   75   115  .241
Chicago          855   83   206   32    5   10    76    8   12   74   120  .241
Pittsburgh       824  107   198   27   11   16    97   41   15   94   140  .240
San Diego        830   79   199   32    7   13    70   24   12   83   137  .240
San Francisco    833   82   187   33    7   14    79   11   10   92   131  .225
New York         955   96   210   34    4   15    91   16   16  116   163  .220

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Jeff Burroughs (ATL)     25   83   11   33   8   0   2   16   0   1   19   10  .398
Rick Monday (LA)         26   89   19   34   6   0   9   26   1   1   15   15  .382
Keith Hernandez (STL)    27  100   15   34  11   0   3   18   2   1   15    8  .340
Dave Parker (PIT)        25   98   15   33   3   2   6   21   4   1    7   14  .337
Jerry Royster (ATL)      25   92   17   30   3   1   1    4  12   3   12    5  .326
Mike Schmidt (PHI)       22   89   25   29   6   0   5   17   3   2   15   16  .326
Ken Griffey (CIN)        28  120   18   39   8   2   2    9   8   1    8   17  .325
Ellis Valentine (MON)    21   80   12   26   4   0   3   11   1   1    4   10  .325
Dusty Baker (LA)         26   99   12   32   5   0   2   14   2   0    9   15  .323
Dan Driessen (CIN)       27  103   19   33   5   1   5   19   9   1   14   15  .320

 Atlanta              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Jeff Burroughs        25   83   11   33   8   0   2   16   0   1   19   10  .398
Gary Matthews          6   21    6    8   0   0   4    6   0   0    3    3  .381
Tom Paciorek           4    8    2    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .375
Darrel Chaney         12   23    3    8   1   0   1    3   0   0    4    3  .348
Jerry Royster         25   92   17   30   3   1   1    4  12   3   12    5  .326
Brian Asselstine      20   48    5   13   2   1   0    2   1   1    4    7  .271
Rod Gilbreath         18   51    4   13   4   1   0    2   2   1    2    8  .255
Rowland Office        21   60    4   15   1   0   2    4   1   1    2    8  .250
Biff Pocoroba         23   72    1   16   3   0   0    8   0   1    4    3  .222
Barry Bonnell         22   70    6   15   3   0   0    3   2   2    5    6  .214
Dale Murphy           25   87   10   15   1   1   2   11   4   1    9   25  .172
Cito Gaston           17   40    1    6   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    5  .150
Joe Nolan             11   15    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    1  .133
Pat Rockett           25   69    2    9   0   0   0    3   1   1    5    8  .130
Bob Beall             18   18    2    2   0   0   0    1   0   1    2    5  .111

 Chicago              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Bill Buckner          16   56    5   21   4   0   1    6   2   1    2    4  .375
Greg Gross            17   46    2   16   1   1   1    9   0   0    1    0  .348
Joe Wallis            13   25    2    8   1   0   0    1   0   1    1    6  .320
Ivan DeJesus          25  105   15   30   4   0   0    5   2   3   10   11  .286
Bobby Murcer          25   94   11   25   4   2   1   13   0   1   12   15  .266
Larry Biittner        16   42    6   11   1   1   2    7   0   1    6    5  .262
Manny Trillo          22   78    4   20   4   1   0    7   0   2   10    7  .256
Hector Cruz           16   49    7   12   2   0   2    4   0   0    2    3  .245
Dave Rader            19   63    5   15   3   0   0    5   1   0    6    6  .238
Gene Clines           17   45    8   10   1   0   0    5   2   2    4    4  .222
Mick Kelleher          9   14    1    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    1  .214
Dave Kingman          21   75    6   15   4   0   3    8   1   1    5   25  .200
Larry Cox             11   26    0    5   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    5  .192
Steve Ontiveros       22   74    6   10   3   0   0    3   0   0    8   11  .135
Rudy Meoli            10    6    2    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000

 Cincinnati           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ken Griffey           28  120   18   39   8   2   2    9   8   1    8   17  .325
Dan Driessen          27  103   19   33   5   1   5   19   9   1   14   15  .320
Pete Rose             27  119   20   38   9   1   3   16   2   0    8    4  .319
George Foster         28  117   19   37   4   2   4   16   1   1    9   31  .316
Cesar Geronimo        28   92    9   27   6   1   2   13   3   1   14   19  .294
Joe Morgan            26   96   23   28  10   0   5   23   6   3   20   11  .292
Dave Concepcion       27   97   15   28   5   0   2   14   4   3    9   17  .289
Johnny Bench          27   99   16   26   5   0   6   15   1   1   13   22  .263
Don Werner             9   13    2    3   0   0   0    4   0   0    3    3  .231
Dave Collins          17   14    1    3   0   0   0    3   0   2    2    6  .214
Rick Auerbach         12   15    3    3   1   0   1    3   0   0    2    3  .200
Ray Knight            10    5    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .200
Junior Kennedy        18   16    2    3   1   0   0    0   1   0    4    4  .188
Mike Lum              10   11    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    2  .000
Mike Grace             5    3    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             7    9    0    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .333
Jose Cruz             23   87   10   26   6   0   0    6   3   0    8    9  .299
Art Howe              25   88   11   26   8   0   3    8   0   1    7    2  .296
Bob Watson            25   89   11   26   7   0   4   18   0   0   12   11  .292
Wilbur Howard         17   31    3    9   0   1   1    3   1   0    0    1  .290
Cesar Cedeno          24   94   13   26   6   0   3   11  10   1    7   10  .277
Terry Puhl            23   96   10   26   4   0   1    4   5   3    7    9  .271
Enos Cabell           25  102    6   27   2   1   1   11   3   1    8   13  .265
Denny Walling         13   13    1    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    3  .231
Roger Metzger         21   60    6   13   2   1   0    5   0   0    6    5  .217
Joe Ferguson          21   71   11   15   2   0   5   12   0   0   11   14  .211
Jimmy Sexton          14   20    2    4   0   0   0    0   2   0    2    4  .200
Julio Gonzalez         6    8    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .125
Ed Herrmann            8   17    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .118
Dave Bergman          11    6    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .000

 Los Angeles          G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Johnny Oates           2    2    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .500
Lee Lacy              10   13    4    5   0   0   2    5   0   0    1    1  .385
Rick Monday           26   89   19   34   6   0   9   26   1   1   15   15  .382
Glenn Burke           11   11    2    4   0   0   0    2   1   0    0    1  .364
Jerry Grote            6   14    1    5   0   0   0    1   0   0    4    1  .357
Dusty Baker           26   99   12   32   5   0   2   14   2   0    9   15  .323
Reggie Smith          26   98   19   31  10   1   5   20   0   0   12   16  .316
Ron Cey               24   93   15   29   3   0   2   16   1   0   15   10  .312
Davey Lopes           26  101   22   31   6   1   3   11  11   1   22   10  .307
Steve Garvey          26  109   17   30   4   1   3   19   2   2    6   11  .275
Bill Russell          26  111   14   30   5   1   1    9   2   0    5    6  .270
Steve Yeager          22   74    6   15   2   0   0    8   0   0    9   10  .203
Vic Davalillo         10   10    2    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    0  .200
Ted Martinez           8    4    2    0   0   0   0    0   0   1    1    3  .000
Manny Mota             4    3    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            14    3    2    2   1   1   0    2   0   0    0    0  .667
Bob Reece              3    2    1    1   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .500
Ellis Valentine       21   80   12   26   4   0   3   11   1   1    4   10  .325
Dave Cash             24   94   20   30   7   2   1    7   1   1   10    5  .319
Chris Speier          23   76    7   23   2   1   2   12   0   0   12   11  .303
Larry Parrish         23   88   12   26   9   1   2   16   0   0    3   15  .296
Andre Dawson          24   95   19   27   1   3   5   16   2   2    8   24  .284
Del Unser             21   33    3    9   1   0   0    2   1   0    4    5  .273
Gary Carter           24   90   13   23   5   0   3   18   1   1   11   10  .256
Warren Cromartie      21   77   12   18   4   1   0    4   0   1    9    8  .234
Tony Perez            24   92    8   21   5   0   1    9   0   0    8   19  .228
Stan Papi              6    9    0    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .222
Jerry White           10    6    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .167
Wayne Garrett         10   16    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .125
Sam Mejias            16    7    2    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .000

 New York             G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Bobby Valentine       17   52    7   16   2   0   1   10   0   1    6    7  .308
Lee Mazzilli          29  113   13   34   9   1   4   13   3   2   10   18  .301
Joel Youngblood       14   22    4    6   2   0   0    3   0   0    3    5  .273
Tom Grieve            11   19    2    5   0   0   1    2   0   0    2    5  .263
Doug Flynn            29  103    6   25   0   0   0    4   0   1    6    9  .243
Elliott Maddox        11   25    4    6   1   0   0    3   1   0   10    5  .240
Bruce Boisclair       21   52    8   12   1   0   1    6   1   1    9   10  .231
Ken Henderson          7   22    2    5   2   0   1    4   0   1    4    4  .227
Steve Henderson       29  106   12   24   2   1   4   18   2   2    8   23  .226
Willie Montanez       28  107   12   23   6   0   2    9   1   1    9   20  .215
John Stearns          27   85    6   18   4   0   0    7   4   0   15   11  .212
Ed Kranepool          13   25    2    5   0   0   1    4   0   0    2    1  .200
Len Randle            28   83    8   13   3   2   0    4   3   5   24   12  .157
Ron Hodges             7   14    0    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    1  .143
Tim Foli              17   64    7    9   2   0   0    2   1   2    4    5  .141
Sergio Ferrer          7    2    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          8    5    0    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .600
Barry Foote            5    5    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .400
Mike Schmidt          22   89   25   29   6   0   5   17   3   2   15   16  .326
Larry Bowa            22   98   16   31   5   1   0    5   5   1    6    8  .316
Tim McCarver           7   16    4    5   1   0   0    0   0   0   10    5  .313
Greg Luzinski         22   77   17   24   7   0   6   18   2   0   16   18  .312
Jim Morrison           7   23    5    7   0   1   0    4   0   0    5    7  .304
Garry Maddox          22   82    9   24   5   0   0   13   7   2    9    9  .293
Richie Hebner         19   59    9   17   3   0   2   11   2   1   11    9  .288
Bob Boone             19   49   14   14   1   2   3   14   0   1   14    6  .286
Bake McBride          17   74   11   20   4   0   0    8   3   1    8    7  .270
Jerry Martin          17   26    3    7   1   0   1    7   0   1    3    2  .269
Jose Cardenal          6   15    0    4   3   0   0    6   0   1    2    0  .267
Ted Sizemore          11   37    4    7   1   0   0    1   1   0    1    4  .189
Davey Johnson         12   27    3    3   0   0   1    5   0   0    3    5  .111
Jay Johnstone         12   10    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
Dave Parker           25   98   15   33   3   2   6   21   4   1    7   14  .337
Steve Brye            13   20    6    6   2   0   0    0   0   0    5    3  .300
Rennie Stennett       22   80   12   23   3   1   1    8   0   0    3    8  .288
Bill Robinson         24   84   14   22   3   1   3   16   6   2   10   20  .262
Manny Sanguillen       9   23    1    6   0   1   1    1   0   0    1    0  .261
Omar Moreno           25   78   19   20   3   0   0    6  16   2   21   18  .256
Frank Taveras         24   92    8   23   5   1   0    6   7   5    2    8  .250
Ed Ott                20   65    8   15   1   1   2    9   0   0    7    7  .231
Willie Stargell       21   53    6   11   1   0   2    6   2   0   13   14  .208
Duffy Dyer             7   20    1    4   2   1   0    4   0   0    3    4  .200
Phil Garner           23   83    8   16   2   3   0   13   3   4    7   14  .193
Fernando Gonzalez      7   16    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .188
Jim Fregosi           11   12    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    5    5  .167
Mario Mendoza         13   12    3    2   0   0   1    2   2   1    0    1  .167
John Milner           12   24    1    3   1   0   0    2   0   0    6    2  .125

 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            9   14    3    5   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    5  .357
Bill Almon            25   91    9   28   5   0   0    6   3   1    8   19  .308
Ozzie Smith           25   87    7   26   2   2   0    5   6   2    2    6  .299
Dave Winfield         24   95   11   26   4   1   6   18   2   2    4   12  .274
Oscar Gamble          23   80   10   21   2   1   2   13   0   0    9   11  .263
Derrel Thomas         25   74    5   18   4   0   0    3   2   1    7    6  .243
Gene Richards         23   85   12   20   3   1   1    5   9   2   13   10  .235
Mike Champion         18   22    1    5   0   1   0    4   0   0    5    5  .227
Jerry Turner          19   34    4    7   3   0   2    4   0   0    1    7  .206
George Hendrick       23   70    5   14   2   0   2    4   0   0    7   11  .200
Gene Tenace           20   51    7    9   4   1   0    1   2   1   15   13  .177
Rick Sweet            18   41    2    7   0   0   0    1   0   3    8    9  .171
Bob Davis             13   28    0    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    4  .143
Tucker Ashford         1    0    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             15   29    3   10   1   0   1    6   0   0    0    5  .345
Terry Whitfield       24   88   11   23   0   2   2    5   1   3    6   14  .261
Mike Sadek             7   20    1    5   0   0   0    0   1   0    1    2  .250
Jack Clark            25   96   12   23   8   0   2    8   1   0   10   18  .240
Larry Herndon         23   84    9   20   3   2   0    4   2   3   12   11  .238
Johnnie Lemaster      24   80    5   19   2   1   0    2   2   1    4   11  .238
Rob Andrews           15   39    6    9   2   1   0    4   1   0    4    4  .231
Marc Hill             20   67    4   15   2   0   1    5   1   2   11    7  .224
Darrell Evans         25   90   10   20   5   0   1    9   1   1   17   14  .222
Tom Heintzelman        7    9    1    2   0   0   1    1   0   0    0    2  .222
Bill Madlock          16   60    7   13   2   0   2    6   1   0    9   11  .217
Willie McCovey        25   81    4   17   5   1   3   21   0   0    9    9  .210
Skip James            20   13    4    1   1   0   0    3   0   0    1    2  .077
Vic Harris            13   18    0    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    1  .000

 St. Louis            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Keith Hernandez       27  100   15   34  11   0   3   18   2   1   15    8  .340
Gary Sutherland        6    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Ted Simmons           27   94   14   29  12   0   1   13   0   0   13    5  .309
Ken Reitz             27   95   12   28   4   0   3   17   1   0    5   13  .295
Lou Brock             20   69   10   20   2   0   0    2   6   0    8    7  .290
Tony Scott            15   37    7   10   0   1   0    1   1   2    3    8  .270
Mike Phillips         11   15    1    4   1   1   0    2   0   0    1    2  .267
Mike Tyson            25   76    5   20   3   0   1   10   1   0    4    8  .263
Jim Dwyer             15   28    4    7   2   0   1    2   0   0    3    2  .250
Jerry Morales         27  101   13   23   5   2   1   13   3   0   12   12  .228
Roger Freed            9   22    2    5   2   0   2    9   0   0    1    3  .227
Garry Templeton       27  118   13   26   6   1   0    6   4   0    2   17  .220
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
Jerry Mumphrey        20   58    6    8   2   0   0    5   0   1    5    9  .138

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  K. Griffey (CIN)        120
  P. Rose (CIN)           119
  G. Templeton (STL)      118
  G. Foster (CIN)         117
  L. Mazzilli (NY)        113
  B. Russell (LA)         111
  S. Garvey (LA)          109
  W. Montanez (NY)        107
  S. Henderson (NY)       106
  I. DeJesus (CHI)        105

Runs Scored:

  M. Schmidt (PHI)         25
  J. Morgan (CIN)          23
  D. Lopes (LA)            22
  D. Cash (MON)            20
  P. Rose (CIN)            20
  A. Dawson (MON)          19
  D. Driessen (CIN)        19
  G. Foster (CIN)          19
  R. Monday (LA)           19
  O. Moreno (PIT)          19

Hits:

  K. Griffey (CIN)         39
  P. Rose (CIN)            38
  G. Foster (CIN)          37
  K. Hernandez (STL)       34
  L. Mazzilli (NY)         34
  R. Monday (LA)           34
  J. Burroughs (ATL)       33
  D. Driessen (CIN)        33
  D. Parker (PIT)          33
  D. Baker (LA)            32

Doubles:

  T. Simmons (STL)         12
  K. Hernandez (STL)       11
  J. Morgan (CIN)          10
  R. Smith (LA)            10
  L. Mazzilli (NY)          9
  L. Parrish (MON)          9
  P. Rose (CIN)             9
  J. Burroughs (ATL)        8
  J. Clark (SF)             8
  K. Griffey (CIN)          8

Triples:

  A. Dawson (MON)           3
  P. Garner (PIT)           3
  B. Boone (PHI)            2
  D. Cash (MON)             2
  G. Foster (CIN)           2
  K. Griffey (CIN)          2
  L. Herndon (SF)           2
  J. Morales (STL)          2
  B. Murcer (CHI)           2
  D. Parker (PIT)           2

Home Runs:

  R. Monday (LA)            9
  J. Bench (CIN)            6
  G. Luzinski (PHI)         6
  D. Parker (PIT)           6
  D. Winfield (SD)          6
  A. Dawson (MON)           5
  D. Driessen (CIN)         5
  J. Ferguson (HOU)         5
  J. Morgan (CIN)           5
  M. Schmidt (PHI)          5

RBI:

  R. Monday (LA)           26
  J. Morgan (CIN)          23
  W. McCovey (SF)          21
  D. Parker (PIT)          21
  R. Smith (LA)            20
  D. Driessen (CIN)        19
  S. Garvey (LA)           19
  G. Carter (MON)          18
  S. Henderson (NY)        18
  K. Hernandez (STL)       18

Stolen Bases:

  O. Moreno (PIT)          16
  J. Royster (ATL)         12
  D. Lopes (LA)            11
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          10
  D. Driessen (CIN)         9
  G. Richards (SD)          9
  K. Griffey (CIN)          8
  G. Maddox (PHI)           7
  F. Taveras (PIT)          7
  L. Brock (STL)            6

Caught Stealing:

  L. Randle (NY)            5
  F. Taveras (PIT)          5
  P. Garner (PIT)           4
  D. Concepcion (CIN)       3
  I. DeJesus (CHI)          3
  L. Herndon (SF)           3
  J. Morgan (CIN)           3
  T. Puhl (HOU)             3
  J. Royster (ATL)          3
  R. Sweet (SD)             3

Walks:

  L. Randle (NY)           24
  D. Lopes (LA)            22
  O. Moreno (PIT)          21
  J. Morgan (CIN)          20
  J. Burroughs (ATL)       19
  D. Evans (SF)            17
  G. Luzinski (PHI)        16
  R. Cey (LA)              15
  K. Hernandez (STL)       15
  R. Monday (LA)           15

Strikeouts:

  G. Foster (CIN)          31
  D. Kingman (CHI)         25
  D. Murphy (ATL)          25
  A. Dawson (MON)          24
  S. Henderson (NY)        23
  J. Bench (CIN)           22
  W. Montanez (NY)         20
  B. Robinson (PIT)        20
  B. Almon (SD)            19
  C. Geronimo (CIN)        19

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