Thursday May 11, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of May 11, 1978:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Los Angeles      984  150   280   49    4   28   144   20    6  116   131  .285
Cincinnati      1054  160   291   59    7   32   147   36   13  122   196  .276
Philadelphia     837  137   230   44    5   23   131   23   12  124   135  .275
Montreal         970  128   256   49    9   20   117    7    6   87   159  .264
St. Louis        999  119   254   57    6   15   113   18    6   85   135  .254
Atlanta          881   86   221   29    4   14    76   25   14   87   125  .251
Houston          903   93   223   38    5   20    91   27    7   75   112  .247
Pittsburgh       930  116   225   31   12   16   104   48   15   98   154  .242
San Diego        928   88   223   35    8   16    79   25   14   95   150  .240
Chicago          950   95   228   35    6   11    88   11   13   83   135  .240
New York        1060  112   241   40    7   16   106   19   18  131   182  .227
San Francisco    929   92   209   35    9   14    89   14   10  101   160  .225

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Jeff Burroughs (ATL)     27   89   13   37   9   0   3   18   0   1   21   11  .416
Rick Monday (LA)         29   98   20   36   8   0   9   26   1   1   17   18  .367
Dan Driessen (CIN)       29  110   20   37   7   1   6   21   9   1   16   15  .336
Ellis Valentine (MON)    24   92   14   30   4   0   3   11   2   1    5   12  .326
Dusty Baker (LA)         28  102   13   33   6   0   2   14   2   0   10   17  .324
Dave Parker (PIT)        28  110   17   35   4   2   6   21   4   1    8   16  .318
Reggie Smith (LA)        28  104   21   33  11   1   6   22   0   0   14   18  .317
Bill Almon (SD)          28  101   11   32   6   0   0    6   3   1    9   19  .317
Ted Simmons (STL)        30  102   16   32  12   0   2   15   0   0   18    5  .314
George Foster (CIN)      30  125   21   39   4   2   5   18   1   1   10   34  .312

 Atlanta              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Jeff Burroughs        27   89   13   37   9   0   3   18   0   1   21   11  .416
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         14   26    4    9   2   0   1    4   1   0    6    4  .346
Jerry Royster         27  100   19   31   3   1   1    4  12   3   14    7  .310
Rowland Office        23   68    6   20   1   0   2    4   1   2    4    9  .294
Brian Asselstine      22   56    5   15   2   1   0    4   1   1    5    9  .268
Biff Pocoroba         25   81    2   20   3   0   0    9   0   1    5    3  .247
Rod Gilbreath         20   58    4   13   4   1   0    2   2   1    3    9  .224
Barry Bonnell         24   70    6   15   3   0   0    3   2   2    5    6  .214
Dale Murphy           27   95   11   20   2   1   2   12   5   1    9   25  .211
Cito Gaston           17   40    1    6   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    5  .150
Pat Rockett           26   72    2   10   0   0   0    3   1   1    5    8  .139
Joe Nolan             13   17    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    1  .118
Bob Beall             19   18    2    2   0   0   0    1   0   1    3    5  .111

 Chicago              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Bill Buckner          19   66    6   23   4   0   1    7   2   2    4    4  .349
Joe Wallis            15   29    3   10   1   1   0    3   0   1    2    7  .345
Greg Gross            19   51    2   17   1   1   1   10   0   0    2    0  .333
Bobby Murcer          28  104   15   29   5   2   1   14   2   1   13   17  .279
Larry Biittner        17   42    6   11   1   1   2    8   0   1    7    5  .262
Manny Trillo          25   89    5   23   4   1   0    9   0   2   10    9  .258
Ivan DeJesus          28  117   16   30   4   0   0    5   2   3   11   11  .256
Dave Rader            21   65    6   16   3   0   0    5   1   0    6    6  .246
Gene Clines           18   46    8   11   1   0   0    5   2   2    4    4  .239
Hector Cruz           18   54    7   12   2   0   2    4   0   0    2    4  .222
Mick Kelleher          9   14    1    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    1  .214
Dave Kingman          23   82    6   17   5   0   3    8   1   1    5   28  .207
Larry Cox             14   35    1    7   0   0   1    4   0   0    2    6  .200
Steve Ontiveros       25   85    8   12   3   0   0    4   0   0   10   12  .141
Rudy Meoli            13    8    2    1   0   0   0    1   1   0    1    1  .125

 Cincinnati           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Dan Driessen          29  110   20   37   7   1   6   21   9   1   16   15  .336
George Foster         30  125   21   39   4   2   5   18   1   1   10   34  .312
Ken Griffey           30  129   19   40   8   2   2    9   8   1    9   20  .310
Pete Rose             29  128   20   39   9   1   3   16   2   0    9    4  .305
Cesar Geronimo        30   96    9   28   6   1   2   13   3   1   14   20  .292
Joe Morgan            28  103   24   29  10   0   5   23   7   3   21   11  .282
Dave Concepcion       29  105   15   29   5   0   2   15   4   3   10   20  .276
Johnny Bench          29  107   17   29   6   0   6   17   1   1   14   24  .271
Don Werner             9   13    2    3   0   0   0    4   0   0    3    3  .231
Rick Auerbach         12   15    3    3   1   0   1    3   0   0    2    3  .200
Dave Collins          18   17    2    3   0   0   0    3   0   2    3    6  .177
Junior Kennedy        20   17    3    3   1   0   0    0   1   0    5    5  .177
Ray Knight            11    6    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .167
Mike Lum              11   12    0    1   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    2  .083
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
Cesar Cedeno          26  101   16   30   6   1   5   13  12   1    8   11  .297
Jose Cruz             25   94   10   27   6   0   0    6   4   0    9   10  .287
Art Howe              27   96   12   27   8   0   3    8   0   1    7    2  .281
Wilbur Howard         18   32    3    9   0   1   1    3   1   0    0    1  .281
Bob Watson            27   97   12   27   7   0   4   19   0   0   12   12  .278
Terry Puhl            25  104   10   28   4   1   1    6   5   3    7    9  .269
Enos Cabell           27  110    6   27   2   1   1   11   3   1    8   16  .246
Denny Walling         14   14    1    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    3  .214
Joe Ferguson          23   78   12   16   2   0   5   13   0   0   11   15  .205
Roger Metzger         23   65    6   13   2   1   0    5   0   0    7    5  .200
Jimmy Sexton          15   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
Rick Monday           29   98   20   36   8   0   9   26   1   1   17   18  .367
Jerry Grote            7   14    1    5   0   0   0    1   0   0    4    1  .357
Lee Lacy              12   20    5    7   1   0   2    6   0   0    1    2  .350
Glenn Burke           12   12    2    4   0   0   0    2   1   0    0    1  .333
Johnny Oates           4    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .333
Dusty Baker           28  102   13   33   6   0   2   14   2   0   10   17  .324
Reggie Smith          28  104   21   33  11   1   6   22   0   0   14   18  .317
Davey Lopes           29  112   24   34   7   1   3   11  11   1   23   10  .304
Ron Cey               27  103   15   30   3   0   2   17   1   0   16   13  .291
Steve Garvey          29  120   17   32   4   1   3   19   2   2    6   15  .267
Bill Russell          29  124   15   32   5   1   1   10   2   1    5    8  .258
Steve Yeager          25   81    6   18   2   0   0   10   0   0   10   12  .222
Vic Davalillo         12   15    2    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    1  .200
Ted Martinez           8    4    2    0   0   0   0    0   0   1    1    3  .000
Manny Mota             5    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .000

 Montreal             G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Pepe Frias            16    3    2    2   1   1   0    2   0   0    0    0  .667
Ellis Valentine       24   92   14   30   4   0   3   11   2   1    5   12  .326
Chris Speier          27   91   10   27   4   1   2   12   0   0   14   13  .297
Larry Parrish         27  103   13   30  10   1   2   18   0   0    4   19  .291
Dave Cash             28  110   20   32   7   2   1    8   1   1   11    7  .291
Andre Dawson          28  111   21   32   1   3   6   19   2   2    8   25  .288
Del Unser             25   42    3   11   1   0   0    2   1   0    5    6  .262
Gary Carter           28  103   15   26   5   0   5   22   1   1   13   12  .252
Warren Cromartie      25   92   14   23   6   1   0    5   0   1   10   10  .250
Jerry White           12    8    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .250
Bob Reece              4    4    1    1   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    1  .250
Tony Perez            27  103    9   24   7   0   1   10   0   0    9   21  .233
Stan Papi              8   11    0    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .182
Sam Mejias            19    8    2    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .125
Wayne Garrett         14   18    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    1  .111

 New York             G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Bobby Valentine       20   64    8   20   2   0   1   12   0   1    7    9  .313
Lee Mazzilli          32  126   14   37   9   1   4   14   4   2   11   19  .294
Elliott Maddox        14   39    4   11   2   1   0    8   1   1   11    5  .282
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            32  114    8   28   1   1   0    6   0   1    6    9  .246
John Stearns          30   95    7   23   5   0   1    9   6   1   18   13  .242
Steve Henderson       32  118   14   28   2   1   4   18   2   2   10   24  .237
Ken Henderson          7   22    2    5   2   0   1    4   0   1    4    4  .227
Bruce Boisclair       23   53    8   12   1   0   1    6   1   1    9   10  .226
Willie Montanez       31  118   14   24   6   0   2   10   1   1   11   24  .203
Ed Kranepool          14   26    2    5   0   0   1    4   0   0    2    1  .192
Len Randle            31   93   13   17   4   3   0    5   3   5   29   15  .183
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         10    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          9    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
Tim McCarver           9   21    4    7   2   0   0    1   0   0   10    6  .333
Mike Schmidt          25  101   26   31   6   0   5   17   3   3   15   18  .307
Larry Bowa            25  108   16   33   5   1   0    5   5   2    8   10  .306
Greg Luzinski         25   86   18   26   7   0   7   19   2   0   19   20  .302
Richie Hebner         21   66   10   19   4   1   2   13   2   1   12   10  .288
Garry Maddox          25   92    9   26   6   0   0   13   7   2   11   12  .283
Bake McBride          20   85   12   24   5   0   1    9   3   1    9   10  .282
Jerry Martin          19   26    4    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
Bob Boone             21   56   15   14   1   2   3   14   0   1   15    6  .250
Jim Morrison          10   32    6    8   0   1   1    6   0   0    5    9  .250
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         14   13    0    1   0   0   0    2   0   0    4    3  .077

 Pittsburgh           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Dave Parker           28  110   17   35   4   2   6   21   4   1    8   16  .318
Steve Brye            16   26    6    8   2   0   0    1   0   0    5    3  .308
Rennie Stennett       25   89   14   26   3   1   1    9   0   0    3    8  .292
Manny Sanguillen      11   25    1    7   0   1   1    1   0   0    1    0  .280
Mario Mendoza         14   15    3    4   0   0   1    2   2   1    0    1  .267
Frank Taveras         27  105    9   27   5   1   0    6   9   5    2   10  .257
Omar Moreno           28   91   20   23   3   0   0    6  19   2   22   20  .253
Bill Robinson         25   88   14   22   3   1   3   16   6   2   10   22  .250
Ed Ott                21   69    9   16   1   1   2    9   0   0    7    7  .232
Duffy Dyer             9   27    1    6   3   1   0    5   1   0    3    4  .222
Phil Garner           26   94   10   20   2   4   0   14   4   4    8   16  .213
Willie Stargell       24   65    6   13   2   0   2    8   2   0   13   16  .200
Fernando Gonzalez      7   16    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .188
Jim Fregosi           12   13    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    5    5  .154
John Milner           14   25    1    3   1   0   0    3   0   0    7    2  .120

 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           10   15    3    5   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    6  .333
Bill Almon            28  101   11   32   6   0   0    6   3   1    9   19  .317
Ozzie Smith           28  100    7   29   3   2   0    7   6   2    2    6  .290
Dave Winfield         27  107   11   30   4   1   6   18   2   3    5   13  .280
Gene Richards         26   97   13   24   3   2   1    6   9   3   15   12  .247
Derrel Thomas         28   83    6   20   4   0   0    3   3   1    9    6  .241
Oscar Gamble          26   92   11   22   2   1   2   13   0   0    9   12  .239
Mike Champion         18   22    1    5   0   1   0    4   0   0    5    5  .227
Gene Tenace           23   60   10   12   5   1   2    5   2   1   18   15  .200
George Hendrick       26   81    6   16   2   0   3    5   0   0    9   14  .198
Jerry Turner          21   36    4    7   3   0   2    4   0   0    1    8  .194
Rick Sweet            20   42    2    7   0   0   0    2   0   3    9    9  .167
Bob Davis             14   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             17   34    4   11   1   0   1    7   0   0    0    6  .324
Mike Sadek             8   23    1    6   0   0   0    0   1   0    1    2  .261
Terry Whitfield       27   97   13   25   0   2   2    6   1   3    6   15  .258
Larry Herndon         26   95    9   24   3   2   0    5   2   3   13   14  .253
Jack Clark            28  107   14   27   8   1   2    9   2   0   12   22  .252
Darrell Evans         28  101   11   24   6   0   1    9   1   1   19   16  .238
Rob Andrews           15   39    6    9   2   1   0    4   1   0    4    4  .231
Bill Madlock          19   70   10   16   3   0   2    6   1   0   10   12  .229
Willie McCovey        28   90    5   20   5   2   3   25   0   0   10   11  .222
Johnnie Lemaster      27   89    5   19   2   1   0    3   3   1    5   18  .214
Marc Hill             22   74    4   15   2   0   1    6   1   2   12   10  .203
Tom Heintzelman        9   11    1    2   0   0   1    1   0   0    0    3  .182
Skip James            21   14    4    1   1   0   0    3   1   0    1    2  .071
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
Ted Simmons           30  102   16   32  12   0   2   15   0   0   18    5  .314
Keith Hernandez       30  113   15   34  11   0   3   18   2   2   15   11  .301
Ken Reitz             30  107   14   31   4   0   4   18   1   0    5   13  .290
Lou Brock             23   79   10   22   3   0   0    3   6   1   10    8  .279
Tony Scott            18   47    9   13   0   1   0    1   1   2    4   11  .277
Mike Tyson            28   87    5   24   4   0   1   12   1   0    4    9  .276
Mike Phillips         11   15    1    4   1   1   0    2   0   0    1    2  .267
Roger Freed           10   23    2    6   2   0   2    9   0   0    1    3  .261
Gary Sutherland        7    4    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Jim Dwyer             16   29    4    7   2   0   1    2   0   0    3    2  .241
Garry Templeton       30  131   14   29   8   1   0    7   4   0    2   18  .221
Jerry Morales         30  113   14   25   5   2   2   15   3   0   13   14  .221
Dane Iorg              8   10    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    3  .200
Steve Swisher          4    6    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .167
Jerry Mumphrey        20   58    6    8   2   0   0    5   0   1    5    9  .138

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  G. Templeton (STL)      131
  K. Griffey (CIN)        129
  P. Rose (CIN)           128
  L. Mazzilli (NY)        126
  G. Foster (CIN)         125
  B. Russell (LA)         124
  S. Garvey (LA)          120
  S. Henderson (NY)       118
  W. Montanez (NY)        118
  I. DeJesus (CHI)        117

Runs Scored:

  M. Schmidt (PHI)         26
  D. Lopes (LA)            24
  J. Morgan (CIN)          24
  A. Dawson (MON)          21
  G. Foster (CIN)          21
  R. Smith (LA)            21
  D. Cash (MON)            20
  D. Driessen (CIN)        20
  R. Monday (LA)           20
  O. Moreno (PIT)          20

Hits:

  K. Griffey (CIN)         40
  G. Foster (CIN)          39
  P. Rose (CIN)            39
  J. Burroughs (ATL)       37
  D. Driessen (CIN)        37
  L. Mazzilli (NY)         37
  R. Monday (LA)           36
  D. Parker (PIT)          35
  K. Hernandez (STL)       34
  D. Lopes (LA)            34

Doubles:

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

Triples:

  P. Garner (PIT)           4
  A. Dawson (MON)           3
  L. Randle (NY)            3
  B. Boone (PHI)            2
  D. Cash (MON)             2
  G. Foster (CIN)           2
  K. Griffey (CIN)          2
  L. Herndon (SF)           2
  W. McCovey (SF)           2
  J. Morales (STL)          2

Home Runs:

  R. Monday (LA)            9
  G. Luzinski (PHI)         7
  J. Bench (CIN)            6
  A. Dawson (MON)           6
  D. Driessen (CIN)         6
  D. Parker (PIT)           6
  R. Smith (LA)             6
  D. Winfield (SD)          6
  G. Carter (MON)           5
  C. Cedeno (HOU)           5

RBI:

  R. Monday (LA)           26
  W. McCovey (SF)          25
  J. Morgan (CIN)          23
  G. Carter (MON)          22
  R. Smith (LA)            22
  D. Driessen (CIN)        21
  D. Parker (PIT)          21
  A. Dawson (MON)          19
  S. Garvey (LA)           19
  G. Luzinski (PHI)        19

Stolen Bases:

  O. Moreno (PIT)          19
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          12
  J. Royster (ATL)         12
  D. Lopes (LA)            11
  D. Driessen (CIN)         9
  G. Richards (SD)          9
  F. Taveras (PIT)          9
  K. Griffey (CIN)          8
  G. Maddox (PHI)           7
  J. Morgan (CIN)           7

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
  G. Richards (SD)          3
  J. Royster (ATL)          3

Walks:

  L. Randle (NY)           29
  D. Lopes (LA)            23
  O. Moreno (PIT)          22
  J. Burroughs (ATL)       21
  J. Morgan (CIN)          21
  D. Evans (SF)            19
  G. Luzinski (PHI)        19
  T. Simmons (STL)         18
  J. Stearns (NY)          18
  G. Tenace (SD)           18

Strikeouts:

  G. Foster (CIN)          34
  D. Kingman (CHI)         28
  A. Dawson (MON)          25
  D. Murphy (ATL)          25
  J. Bench (CIN)           24
  S. Henderson (NY)        24
  W. Montanez (NY)         24
  J. Clark (SF)            22
  B. Robinson (PIT)        22
  T. Perez (MON)           21


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