Saturday May 13, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of May 13, 1978:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Los Angeles     1051  162   297   56    4   29   155   23    7  132   143  .283
Cincinnati      1117  167   305   62    8   33   152   39   15  136   207  .273
Philadelphia     900  140   243   45    5   24   134   23   13  129   147  .270
Montreal        1030  136   271   52    9   21   125   11    6  100   171  .263
St. Louis       1071  128   275   60    6   16   122   18    6   87   142  .257
Houston          987  105   248   44    5   21   103   28    9   89   127  .251
Pittsburgh      1000  125   249   39   12   16   112   51   17  100   163  .249
San Diego        991  100   246   37   10   16    90   28   17  101   157  .248
Atlanta          944   89   232   32    5   14    79   26   14   92   136  .246
Chicago         1020  106   247   36    7   13    98   11   14   89   147  .242
San Francisco    996  108   231   38   10   17   103   17   11  105   171  .232
New York        1144  120   260   41    9   16   114   21   20  143   198  .227

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Jeff Burroughs (ATL)     29   96   13   38   9   0   3   19   0   1   22   13  .396
Rick Monday (LA)         31  105   20   36   8   0   9   26   1   1   19   20  .343
Ted Simmons (STL)        32  110   18   37  13   0   3   16   0   0   19    5  .336
Dan Driessen (CIN)       31  117   22   39   8   1   7   23   9   1   17   17  .333
Bill Almon (SD)          30  109   13   35   7   0   0    7   3   1    9   20  .321
Reggie Smith (LA)        30  109   23   35  11   1   6   24   0   0   18   20  .321
Dusty Baker (LA)         29  103   13   33   6   0   2   14   2   0   10   17  .320
Keith Hernandez (STL)    32  122   17   39  12   0   3   20   2   2   15   12  .320
George Foster (CIN)      32  133   21   42   4   2   5   19   2   1   11   36  .316
Ellis Valentine (MON)    26  100   15   31   4   0   3   12   2   1    5   13  .310

 Atlanta              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Jeff Burroughs        29   96   13   38   9   0   3   19   0   1   22   13  .396
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
Jerry Royster         29  109   20   33   4   2   1    6  12   3   14    9  .303
Darrel Chaney         16   30    4    9   2   0   1    4   1   0    7    5  .300
Rowland Office        25   74    6   20   1   0   2    4   1   2    4    9  .270
Brian Asselstine      24   59    5   15   2   1   0    4   1   1    6    9  .254
Biff Pocoroba         27   89    2   22   4   0   0    9   0   1    5    3  .247
Barry Bonnell         25   72    6   17   3   0   0    3   3   2    6    6  .236
Joe Nolan             15   19    1    4   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    1  .211
Rod Gilbreath         22   64    4   13   4   1   0    2   2   1    3   10  .203
Dale Murphy           29  101   11   20   2   1   2   12   5   1   10   27  .198
Cito Gaston           18   43    1    7   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    5  .163
Pat Rockett           28   75    3   11   0   0   0    3   1   1    5    9  .147
Bob Beall             20   19    2    2   0   0   0    1   0   1    3    5  .105

 Chicago              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Bill Buckner          21   73    9   25   4   0   1    7   2   2    6    4  .343
Joe Wallis            17   37    5   12   1   1   1    4   0   1    2    9  .324
Greg Gross            20   56    3   18   1   1   1   10   0   0    2    1  .321
Bobby Murcer          30  112   16   32   5   3   1   16   2   1   14   17  .286
Ivan DeJesus          30  125   17   33   4   0   0    5   2   4   12   13  .264
Larry Biittner        17   42    6   11   1   1   2    8   0   1    7    5  .262
Manny Trillo          27   97    5   25   4   1   0   11   0   2   10   11  .258
Dave Rader            22   66    6   16   3   0   0    5   1   0    6    6  .242
Gene Clines           19   47    8   11   1   0   0    5   2   2    4    4  .234
Dave Kingman          24   86    7   19   5   0   4   10   1   1    5   29  .221
Hector Cruz           19   55    7   12   2   0   2    4   0   0    2    4  .218
Mick Kelleher          9   14    1    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    1  .214
Larry Cox             16   42    2    8   1   0   1    5   0   0    3    7  .191
Steve Ontiveros       27   93    9   14   3   0   0    4   0   0   11   15  .151
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          31  117   22   39   8   1   7   23   9   1   17   17  .333
George Foster         32  133   21   42   4   2   5   19   2   1   11   36  .316
Ken Griffey           32  134   20   41   9   2   2    9   8   2   11   21  .306
Pete Rose             31  136   22   41  10   2   3   16   3   0   11    4  .302
Cesar Geronimo        32  102    9   29   6   1   2   13   3   1   15   20  .284
Dave Concepcion       31  110   16   31   5   0   2   15   4   4   13   21  .282
Don Werner            10   15    2    4   0   0   0    5   0   0    3    3  .267
Joe Morgan            30  110   24   29  10   0   5   24   8   3   24   13  .264
Johnny Bench          31  116   17   30   6   0   6   17   1   1   14   26  .259
Rick Auerbach         12   15    3    3   1   0   1    3   0   0    2    3  .200
Dave Collins          19   17    3    3   0   0   0    3   0   2    3    6  .177
Junior Kennedy        21   17    3    3   1   0   0    0   1   0    5    5  .177
Ray Knight            13    6    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    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             8   10    0    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .400
Terry Puhl            27  115   12   34   4   1   1    7   5   3    7   11  .296
Cesar Cedeno          28  112   16   31   7   1   5   14  12   2    9   15  .277
Jose Cruz             27  105   10   29   6   0   0    6   4   1   10   12  .276
Wilbur Howard         19   33    3    9   0   1   1    3   1   0    0    1  .273
Bob Watson            29  103   12   28   7   0   4   19   0   0   14   14  .272
Art Howe              29  104   14   28   9   0   3    8   0   1   10    2  .269
Enos Cabell           29  120    8   30   3   1   2   17   4   1    9   16  .250
Roger Metzger         25   70    7   17   3   1   0    5   0   0    8    5  .243
Joe Ferguson          25   84   14   19   3   0   5   14   0   0   12   15  .226
Denny Walling         15   14    1    3   0   0   0    3   0   0    0    3  .214
Jimmy Sexton          16   20    2    4   0   0   0    0   2   0    2    4  .200
Julio Gonzalez         7   10    2    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .200
Ed Herrmann            9   20    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    2  .100
Dave Bergman          13    8    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    4  .000

 Los Angeles          G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Jerry Grote            7   14    1    5   0   0   0    1   0   0    4    1  .357
Rick Monday           31  105   20   36   8   0   9   26   1   1   19   20  .343
Glenn Burke           13   12    2    4   0   0   0    2   1   0    0    1  .333
Lee Lacy              14   28    7    9   2   0   2    6   1   1    2    2  .321
Reggie Smith          30  109   23   35  11   1   6   24   0   0   18   20  .321
Dusty Baker           29  103   13   33   6   0   2   14   2   0   10   17  .320
Davey Lopes           31  121   26   37   7   1   3   11  12   1   24   13  .306
Ron Cey               29  111   16   32   5   0   2   20   1   0   18   15  .288
Bill Russell          31  134   17   36   7   1   1   12   3   1    5    8  .269
Steve Garvey          31  127   18   34   5   1   4   22   2   2    8   15  .268
Johnny Oates           5    4    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .250
Steve Yeager          27   87    7   19   3   0   0   10   0   0   13   13  .218
Vic Davalillo         13   15    2    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    1  .200
Manny Mota             6    5    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .200
Ted Martinez           8    4    2    0   0   0   0    0   0   1    1    3  .000

 Montreal             G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Pepe Frias            18    3    2    2   1   1   0    2   0   0    0    0  .667
Ellis Valentine       26  100   15   31   4   0   3   12   2   1    5   13  .310
Chris Speier          29   96   10   28   4   1   2   13   0   0   16   14  .292
Dave Cash             30  117   20   34   8   2   1    8   2   1   13    8  .291
Larry Parrish         29  111   14   32  11   1   2   19   0   0    4   21  .288
Andre Dawson          30  119   22   34   1   3   6   20   4   2    8   26  .286
Del Unser             27   44    4   12   1   0   0    3   1   0    7    7  .273
Warren Cromartie      27  101   14   26   7   1   0    6   0   1   10   11  .257
Gary Carter           30  106   18   27   5   0   6   23   1   1   18   13  .255
Jerry White           14    8    2    2   0   0   0    0   1   0    0    2  .250
Bob Reece              4    4    1    1   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    1  .250
Tony Perez            29  106    9   25   7   0   1   11   0   0   11   22  .236
Stan Papi              8   11    0    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .182
Sam Mejias            21    8    2    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .125
Wayne Garrett         15   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
Joel Youngblood       16   28    5    9   3   1   0    3   0   0    3    5  .321
Bobby Valentine       22   67    9   21   2   0   1   12   0   1    8    9  .313
Lee Mazzilli          34  134   16   41   9   2   4   14   4   3   14   22  .306
Elliott Maddox        16   44    4   11   2   1   0    8   1   1   11    6  .250
Tom Grieve            12   20    2    5   0   0   1    2   0   0    3    5  .250
Sergio Ferrer         11    4    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250
Doug Flynn            34  123    8   30   1   1   0    8   0   1    7    9  .244
John Stearns          32  104    7   25   5   0   1   11   6   1   19   13  .240
Steve Henderson       34  125   15   29   2   1   4   20   2   2   11   26  .232
Ken Henderson          7   22    2    5   2   0   1    4   0   1    4    4  .227
Willie Montanez       33  129   15   27   6   0   2   12   1   1   11   27  .209
Bruce Boisclair       25   61    9   12   1   0   1    6   1   1   11   12  .197
Ed Kranepool          16   27    2    5   0   0   1    4   0   0    3    2  .185
Len Randle            33  104   13   19   4   3   0    5   5   6   30   18  .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

 Philadelphia         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Bud Harrelson         10    8    0    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .375
Jose Cardenal          7   19    1    7   4   0   0    6   0   1    2    1  .368
Barry Foote            6    6    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .333
Tim McCarver          11   22    4    7   2   0   0    1   0   0   10    6  .318
Larry Bowa            26  111   16   34   5   1   0    5   5   2    8   10  .306
Mike Schmidt          27  108   27   32   6   0   6   20   3   3   16   19  .296
Greg Luzinski         27   93   18   27   7   0   7   19   2   0   19   21  .290
Richie Hebner         23   70   10   20   4   1   2   13   2   1   12   11  .286
Bake McBride          20   85   12   24   5   0   1    9   3   1    9   10  .282
Garry Maddox          27   93    9   26   6   0   0   13   7   2   11   13  .280
Bob Boone             23   64   15   17   1   2   3   14   0   2   15    6  .266
Jim Morrison          12   38    6    8   0   1   1    6   0   0    6    9  .211
Jerry Martin          21   34    5    7   1   0   1    7   0   1    4    5  .206
Ted Sizemore          11   37    4    7   1   0   0    1   1   0    1    4  .189
Jay Johnstone         16   18    0    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    4    4  .167
Davey Johnson         13   29    3    3   0   0   1    5   0   0    4    5  .103

 Pittsburgh           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Manny Sanguillen      13   29    1    9   0   1   1    2   0   1    1    1  .310
Rennie Stennett       27   97   15   30   4   1   1   12   0   0    3    8  .309
Dave Parker           30  118   18   36   4   2   6   21   5   1    8   18  .305
Frank Taveras         29  113   11   33   6   1   0    7  10   6    2   10  .292
Steve Brye            18   31    6    9   2   0   0    1   0   0    5    3  .290
Mario Mendoza         14   15    3    4   0   0   1    2   2   1    0    1  .267
Omar Moreno           30   99   22   26   5   0   0    7  20   2   22   21  .263
Bill Robinson         26   90   16   23   4   1   3   17   6   2   11   23  .256
Duffy Dyer            11   34    1    8   4   1   0    5   1   0    4    4  .235
Phil Garner           28  101   11   23   3   4   0   15   4   4    8   17  .228
Ed Ott                23   71    9   16   1   1   2    9   0   0    7    8  .225
Willie Stargell       26   67    6   13   2   0   2    8   2   0   13   17  .194
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           16   28    1    4   2   0   0    3   0   0    7    2  .143

 San Diego            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Don Reynolds           8    9    0    5   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    1  .556
Chuck Baker           11   16    4    6   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    6  .375
Bill Almon            30  109   13   35   7   0   0    7   3   1    9   20  .321
Ozzie Smith           30  107    8   31   3   3   0   11   6   2    2    7  .290
Dave Winfield         29  114   11   33   4   1   6   21   2   3    6   14  .290
Gene Richards         28  105   17   28   3   3   1    9  11   5   16   13  .267
Derrel Thomas         30   91    6   22   4   0   0    3   3   1    9    6  .242
Oscar Gamble          27   92   11   22   2   1   2   13   0   0   10   12  .239
Bob Davis             16   35    2    8   1   0   0    2   0   1    1    4  .229
Mike Champion         18   22    1    5   0   1   0    4   0   0    5    5  .227
George Hendrick       28   88    7   18   2   0   3    5   1   0   10   14  .205
Gene Tenace           25   63   11   12   5   1   2    5   2   1   19   16  .191
Jerry Turner          22   37    4    7   3   0   2    4   0   0    1    8  .189
Rick Sweet            20   42    2    7   0   0   0    2   0   3    9    9  .167
Tucker Ashford         2    1    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             18   36    5   12   2   0   1   10   0   0    0    7  .333
Terry Whitfield       29  104   17   29   0   2   3    7   2   3    7   16  .279
Jack Clark            30  115   16   31   9   2   2   12   2   1   12   22  .270
Bill Madlock          21   78   13   21   4   0   3    8   2   0   10   12  .269
Mike Sadek             9   27    1    7   0   0   0    0   1   0    1    2  .259
Larry Herndon         28  103   10   26   3   2   0    7   3   3   13   16  .252
Tom Heintzelman       10   12    2    3   0   0   2    2   0   0    0    3  .250
Darrell Evans         30  106   13   26   6   0   1   10   1   1   21   16  .245
Rob Andrews           15   39    6    9   2   1   0    4   1   0    4    4  .231
Willie McCovey        30   95    6   21   5   2   3   26   0   0   10   11  .221
Johnnie Lemaster      29   97    5   19   2   1   0    3   3   1    5   19  .196
Marc Hill             23   78    4   15   2   0   1    6   1   2   12   11  .192
Skip James            22   14    4    1   1   0   0    3   1   0    1    2  .071
Vic Harris            14   19    0    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    2  .000

 St. Louis            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Mike Phillips         13   20    2    7   1   1   0    3   0   0    1    2  .350
Ted Simmons           32  110   18   37  13   0   3   16   0   0   19    5  .336
Keith Hernandez       32  122   17   39  12   0   3   20   2   2   15   12  .320
Ken Reitz             32  115   14   32   4   0   4   20   1   0    5   15  .278
Lou Brock             24   84   11   23   3   0   0    3   6   1   10    8  .274
Tony Scott            20   56   10   15   0   1   0    1   1   2    4   11  .268
Mike Tyson            30   95    5   25   4   0   1   12   1   0    4   10  .263
Roger Freed           11   23    2    6   2   0   2   10   0   0    1    3  .261
Jim Dwyer             17   30    4    7   2   0   1    2   0   0    3    2  .233
Garry Templeton       32  134   15   30   8   1   0    7   4   0    2   19  .224
Jerry Morales         32  120   15   26   6   2   2   17   3   0   13   14  .217
Dane Iorg              8   10    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    3  .200
Gary Sutherland        8    5    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .200
Jerry Mumphrey        21   62    6    9   2   0   0    5   0   1    5    9  .145
Steve Swisher          5    7    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .143

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  P. Rose (CIN)           136
  K. Griffey (CIN)        134
  L. Mazzilli (NY)        134
  B. Russell (LA)         134
  G. Templeton (STL)      134
  G. Foster (CIN)         133
  W. Montanez (NY)        129
  S. Garvey (LA)          127
  I. DeJesus (CHI)        125
  S. Henderson (NY)       125

Runs Scored:

  M. Schmidt (PHI)         27
  D. Lopes (LA)            26
  J. Morgan (CIN)          24
  R. Smith (LA)            23
  A. Dawson (MON)          22
  D. Driessen (CIN)        22
  O. Moreno (PIT)          22
  P. Rose (CIN)            22
  G. Foster (CIN)          21
  D. Cash (MON)            20

Hits:

  G. Foster (CIN)          42
  K. Griffey (CIN)         41
  L. Mazzilli (NY)         41
  P. Rose (CIN)            41
  D. Driessen (CIN)        39
  K. Hernandez (STL)       39
  J. Burroughs (ATL)       38
  D. Lopes (LA)            37
  T. Simmons (STL)         37
  R. Monday (LA)           36

Doubles:

  T. Simmons (STL)         13
  K. Hernandez (STL)       12
  L. Parrish (MON)         11
  R. Smith (LA)            11
  J. Morgan (CIN)          10
  P. Rose (CIN)            10
  J. Burroughs (ATL)        9
  J. Clark (SF)             9
  K. Griffey (CIN)          9
  A. Howe (HOU)             9

Triples:

  P. Garner (PIT)           4
  A. Dawson (MON)           3
  B. Murcer (CHI)           3
  L. Randle (NY)            3
  G. Richards (SD)          3
  O. Smith (SD)             3
  B. Boone (PHI)            2
  D. Cash (MON)             2
  J. Clark (SF)             2
  G. Foster (CIN)           2

Home Runs:

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

RBI:

  W. McCovey (SF)          26
  R. Monday (LA)           26
  J. Morgan (CIN)          24
  R. Smith (LA)            24
  G. Carter (MON)          23
  D. Driessen (CIN)        23
  S. Garvey (LA)           22
  D. Parker (PIT)          21
  D. Winfield (SD)         21
  R. Cey (LA)              20

Stolen Bases:

  O. Moreno (PIT)          20
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          12
  D. Lopes (LA)            12
  J. Royster (ATL)         12
  G. Richards (SD)         11
  F. Taveras (PIT)         10
  D. Driessen (CIN)         9
  K. Griffey (CIN)          8
  J. Morgan (CIN)           8
  G. Maddox (PHI)           7

Caught Stealing:

  L. Randle (NY)            6
  F. Taveras (PIT)          6
  G. Richards (SD)          5
  D. Concepcion (CIN)       4
  I. DeJesus (CHI)          4
  P. Garner (PIT)           4
  L. Herndon (SF)           3
  L. Mazzilli (NY)          3
  J. Morgan (CIN)           3
  T. Puhl (HOU)             3

Walks:

  L. Randle (NY)           30
  D. Lopes (LA)            24
  J. Morgan (CIN)          24
  J. Burroughs (ATL)       22
  O. Moreno (PIT)          22
  D. Evans (SF)            21
  G. Luzinski (PHI)        19
  R. Monday (LA)           19
  T. Simmons (STL)         19
  J. Stearns (NY)          19

Strikeouts:

  G. Foster (CIN)          36
  D. Kingman (CHI)         29
  W. Montanez (NY)         27
  D. Murphy (ATL)          27
  J. Bench (CIN)           26
  A. Dawson (MON)          26
  S. Henderson (NY)        26
  B. Robinson (PIT)        23
  J. Clark (SF)            22
  L. Mazzilli (NY)         22


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