Sunday May 14, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of May 14, 1978:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Los Angeles     1111  169   313   58    4   29   161   24    7  138   153  .282
Cincinnati      1152  171   314   65    9   33   156   39   15  138   214  .273
Philadelphia     932  147   252   48    5   27   141   23   15  133   151  .270
Montreal        1063  137   279   52    9   21   126   15    7  104   174  .263
St. Louis       1154  135   293   64    6   16   129   19    8   96   150  .254
Houston          987  105   248   44    5   21   103   28    9   89   127  .251
Pittsburgh      1033  126   254   39   12   16   113   51   17  101   166  .246
Atlanta          974   91   239   33    5   15    81   26   15   93   142  .245
San Diego       1021  100   250   37   10   16    90   28   17  101   164  .245
Chicago         1075  116   258   37    7   17   108   11   14  100   153  .240
San Francisco   1076  117   253   41   11   20   112   18   11  115   183  .235
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)     30  100   13   39   9   0   3   19   0   1   22   15  .390
Dan Driessen (CIN)       32  120   24   41   9   1   7   23   9   1   18   17  .342
Rick Monday (LA)         32  112   20   37   8   0   9   27   1   1   19   22  .330
Keith Hernandez (STL)    34  130   18   42  13   0   3   21   2   2   18   13  .323
Reggie Smith (LA)        31  115   24   37  11   1   6   26   1   0   20   21  .322
George Foster (CIN)      33  137   22   44   4   3   5   22   2   1   11   36  .321
Ted Simmons (STL)        34  116   18   37  13   0   3   16   0   0   20    5  .319
Dusty Baker (LA)         30  104   13   33   6   0   2   14   2   0   10   17  .317
Ellis Valentine (MON)    27  104   15   33   4   0   3   12   2   1    5   13  .317
Rennie Stennett (PIT)    28  101   15   32   4   1   1   12   0   0    3    8  .317

 Atlanta              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Jeff Burroughs        30  100   13   39   9   0   3   19   0   1   22   15  .390
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         30  113   20   34   4   2   1    6  12   4   14    9  .301
Darrel Chaney         16   30    4    9   2   0   1    4   1   0    7    5  .300
Brian Asselstine      25   63    6   17   2   1   1    5   1   1    6    9  .270
Rowland Office        26   75    7   20   1   0   2    4   1   2    4    9  .267
Biff Pocoroba         28   90    2   22   4   0   0    9   0   1    6    3  .244
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         23   67    4   14   5   1   0    3   2   1    3   10  .209
Dale Murphy           30  105   11   21   2   1   2   12   5   1   10   28  .200
Cito Gaston           19   46    1    8   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    7  .174
Pat Rockett           29   78    3   11   0   0   0    3   1   1    5    9  .141
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          22   81   11   28   5   0   1    8   2   2    6    4  .346
Joe Wallis            17   37    5   12   1   1   1    4   0   1    2    9  .324
Greg Gross            21   58    3   18   1   1   1   10   0   0    4    2  .310
Bobby Murcer          31  118   17   33   5   3   2   17   2   1   15   17  .280
Mick Kelleher         10   15    2    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    1  .267
Ivan DeJesus          31  128   19   34   4   0   0    5   2   4   15   13  .266
Larry Biittner        18   43    6   11   1   1   2    8   0   1    7    5  .256
Dave Kingman          25   93   10   23   5   0   7   18   1   1    6   30  .247
Manny Trillo          28  104    5   25   4   1   0   11   0   2   11   13  .240
Gene Clines           20   47    9   11   1   0   0    5   2   2    5    4  .234
Dave Rader            23   70    6   16   3   0   0    5   1   0    6    6  .229
Hector Cruz           20   58    7   12   2   0   2    4   0   0    2    5  .207
Larry Cox             17   44    2    8   1   0   1    5   0   0    3    7  .182
Steve Ontiveros       28  100    9   14   3   0   0    4   0   0   12   16  .140
Rudy Meoli            14    8    2    1   0   0   0    1   1   0    2    1  .125

 Cincinnati           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Dan Driessen          32  120   24   41   9   1   7   23   9   1   18   17  .342
George Foster         33  137   22   44   4   3   5   22   2   1   11   36  .321
Ken Griffey           33  138   21   43  10   2   2    9   8   2   11   22  .312
Pete Rose             32  141   22   42  10   2   3   16   3   0   11    5  .298
Dave Concepcion       32  114   16   32   6   0   2   15   4   4   13   22  .281
Cesar Geronimo        33  105    9   29   6   1   2   13   3   1   16   21  .276
Don Werner            10   15    2    4   0   0   0    5   0   0    3    3  .267
Joe Morgan            31  111   24   29  10   0   5   24   8   3   24   13  .261
Johnny Bench          32  120   17   30   6   0   6   18   1   1   14   27  .250
Junior Kennedy        22   20    3    4   1   0   0    0   1   0    5    6  .200
Rick Auerbach         12   15    3    3   1   0   1    3   0   0    2    3  .200
Dave Collins          20   18    3    3   0   0   0    3   0   2    3    6  .167
Ray Knight            13    6    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    0  .167
Mike Lum              12   13    0    1   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    2  .077
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
Johnny Oates           6    7    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .429
Jerry Grote            8   15    1    5   0   0   0    1   0   0    5    1  .333
Rick Monday           32  112   20   37   8   0   9   27   1   1   19   22  .330
Reggie Smith          31  115   24   37  11   1   6   26   1   0   20   21  .322
Dusty Baker           30  104   13   33   6   0   2   14   2   0   10   17  .317
Lee Lacy              15   32    7   10   2   0   2    6   1   1    2    2  .313
Davey Lopes           32  123   27   38   7   1   3   11  12   1   25   13  .309
Glenn Burke           14   13    2    4   0   0   0    2   1   0    0    2  .308
Ron Cey               30  118   17   35   6   0   2   22   1   0   19   18  .297
Bill Russell          32  142   18   38   7   1   1   12   3   1    5    8  .268
Steve Garvey          32  134   18   35   5   1   4   23   2   2    8   15  .261
Steve Yeager          28   89    7   20   4   0   0   10   0   0   14   14  .225
Vic Davalillo         14   18    2    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    1  .167
Manny Mota             7    6    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .167
Ted Martinez           9    8    4    1   0   0   0    0   0   1    1    4  .125

 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       27  104   15   33   4   0   3   12   2   1    5   13  .317
Dave Cash             31  122   20   36   8   2   1    8   3   1   13    8  .295
Larry Parrish         30  114   14   33  11   1   2   19   0   1    5   21  .290
Andre Dawson          31  123   22   35   1   3   6   20   6   2    8   27  .285
Chris Speier          30  100   10   28   4   1   2   13   0   0   16   14  .280
Warren Cromartie      28  105   15   28   7   1   0    6   0   1   11   11  .267
Del Unser             28   45    4   12   1   0   0    3   1   0    7    8  .267
Gary Carter           31  108   18   27   5   0   6   24   2   1   19   13  .250
Jerry White           15    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            30  109    9   25   7   0   1   11   0   0   12   23  .229
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         16   19    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    1  .105

 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
Jose Cardenal          8   19    1    7   4   0   0    6   0   1    2    1  .368
Bud Harrelson         11   11    1    4   1   0   0    0   0   0    3    2  .364
Barry Foote            6    6    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .333
Larry Bowa            26  111   16   34   5   1   0    5   5   2    8   10  .306
Tim McCarver          12   23    4    7   2   0   0    1   0   0   10    6  .304
Greg Luzinski         28   96   21   29   8   0   8   20   2   0   20   21  .302
Richie Hebner         24   74   11   22   4   1   3   15   2   1   12   12  .297
Mike Schmidt          28  112   28   33   6   0   7   21   3   3   16   20  .295
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             24   68   15   18   1   2   3   15   0   2   15    6  .265
Jerry Martin          22   38    5    8   1   0   1    8   0   1    4    5  .211
Jim Morrison          13   41    6    8   0   1   1    6   0   0    6    9  .195
Jay Johnstone         17   21    1    4   1   0   0    3   0   2    5    4  .191
Ted Sizemore          11   37    4    7   1   0   0    1   1   0    1    4  .189
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
Rennie Stennett       28  101   15   32   4   1   1   12   0   0    3    8  .317
Manny Sanguillen      13   29    1    9   0   1   1    2   0   1    1    1  .310
Dave Parker           31  122   18   36   4   2   6   22   5   1    8   18  .295
Steve Brye            19   35    6   10   2   0   0    1   0   0    5    4  .286
Frank Taveras         30  116   12   33   6   1   0    7  10   6    3   10  .285
Mario Mendoza         14   15    3    4   0   0   1    2   2   1    0    1  .267
Bill Robinson         26   90   16   23   4   1   3   17   6   2   11   23  .256
Omar Moreno           31  103   22   26   5   0   0    7  20   2   22   21  .252
Duffy Dyer            11   34    1    8   4   1   0    5   1   0    4    4  .235
Ed Ott                24   74    9   17   1   1   2    9   0   0    7    9  .230
Phil Garner           29  105   11   23   3   4   0   15   4   4    8   17  .219
Willie Stargell       27   71    6   14   2   0   2    8   2   0   13   17  .197
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            31  113   13   35   7   0   0    7   3   1    9   22  .310
Ozzie Smith           31  110    8   32   3   3   0   11   6   2    2    7  .291
Dave Winfield         30  118   11   33   4   1   6   21   2   3    6   17  .280
Gene Richards         29  109   17   30   3   3   1    9  11   5   16   13  .275
Derrel Thomas         31   94    6   22   4   0   0    3   3   1    9    6  .234
Oscar Gamble          28   95   11   22   2   1   2   13   0   0   10   13  .232
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       29   91    7   18   2   0   3    5   1   0   10   14  .198
Gene Tenace           25   63   11   12   5   1   2    5   2   1   19   16  .191
Jerry Turner          23   38    4    7   3   0   2    4   0   0    1    8  .184
Rick Sweet            21   45    2    8   0   0   0    2   0   3    9    9  .178
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             20   45    5   15   2   0   1   11   0   0    1    7  .333
Terry Whitfield       31  113   21   33   1   2   4    8   2   3    8   17  .292
Jack Clark            32  123   18   35  10   3   3   15   2   1   12   22  .285
Bill Madlock          23   83   13   22   4   0   3    9   3   0   14   12  .265
Mike Sadek            10   31    2    8   0   0   0    0   1   0    1    2  .258
Larry Herndon         30  113   10   29   4   2   0    7   3   3   13   19  .257
Darrell Evans         32  111   13   27   6   0   1   10   1   1   23   16  .243
Rob Andrews           16   42    6   10   2   1   0    4   1   0    5    4  .238
Willie McCovey        30   95    6   21   5   2   3   26   0   0   10   11  .221
Marc Hill             25   84    5   17   2   0   2    8   1   2   12   11  .202
Tom Heintzelman       11   15    2    3   0   0   2    3   0   0    0    3  .200
Johnnie Lemaster      30  100    5   19   2   1   0    3   3   1    5   21  .190
Skip James            24   16    4    2   1   0   0    3   1   0    1    3  .125
Vic Harris            16   27    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    6  .037

 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
Keith Hernandez       34  130   18   42  13   0   3   21   2   2   18   13  .323
Ted Simmons           34  116   18   37  13   0   3   16   0   0   20    5  .319
Ken Reitz             34  126   15   35   5   0   4   23   1   0    5   15  .278
Mike Tyson            32  101    6   28   6   0   1   13   1   0    7   12  .277
Lou Brock             25   89   11   23   3   0   0    3   6   1   10   10  .258
Roger Freed           12   24    2    6   2   0   2   10   0   0    1    3  .250
Garry Templeton       34  145   18   35   8   1   0    7   4   1    2   20  .241
Jim Dwyer             18   31    4    7   2   0   1    2   0   0    3    2  .226
Tony Scott            22   67   10   15   0   1   0    2   1   2    4   12  .224
Jerry Morales         33  126   16   28   6   2   2   17   3   1   13   14  .222
Dane Iorg              9   14    1    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    3  .214
Gary Sutherland        9    5    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .200
Jerry Mumphrey        23   66    6   10   2   0   0    6   1   1    6    9  .152
Steve Swisher          6   10    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .100

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  G. Templeton (STL)      145
  B. Russell (LA)         142
  P. Rose (CIN)           141
  K. Griffey (CIN)        138
  G. Foster (CIN)         137
  S. Garvey (LA)          134
  L. Mazzilli (NY)        134
  K. Hernandez (STL)      130
  W. Montanez (NY)        129
  I. DeJesus (CHI)        128

Runs Scored:

  M. Schmidt (PHI)         28
  D. Lopes (LA)            27
  D. Driessen (CIN)        24
  J. Morgan (CIN)          24
  R. Smith (LA)            24
  A. Dawson (MON)          22
  G. Foster (CIN)          22
  O. Moreno (PIT)          22
  P. Rose (CIN)            22
  K. Griffey (CIN)         21

Hits:

  G. Foster (CIN)          44
  K. Griffey (CIN)         43
  K. Hernandez (STL)       42
  P. Rose (CIN)            42
  D. Driessen (CIN)        41
  L. Mazzilli (NY)         41
  J. Burroughs (ATL)       39
  D. Lopes (LA)            38
  B. Russell (LA)          38
  R. Monday (LA)           37

Doubles:

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

Triples:

  P. Garner (PIT)           4
  J. Clark (SF)             3
  A. Dawson (MON)           3
  G. Foster (CIN)           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

Home Runs:

  R. Monday (LA)            9
  G. Luzinski (PHI)         8
  D. Driessen (CIN)         7
  D. Kingman (CHI)          7
  M. Schmidt (PHI)          7
  J. Bench (CIN)            6
  G. Carter (MON)           6
  A. Dawson (MON)           6
  D. Parker (PIT)           6
  R. Smith (LA)             6

RBI:

  R. Monday (LA)           27
  W. McCovey (SF)          26
  R. Smith (LA)            26
  G. Carter (MON)          24
  J. Morgan (CIN)          24
  D. Driessen (CIN)        23
  S. Garvey (LA)           23
  K. Reitz (STL)           23
  R. Cey (LA)              22
  G. Foster (CIN)          22

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
  J. Royster (ATL)          4
  L. Herndon (SF)           3
  L. Mazzilli (NY)          3
  J. Morgan (CIN)           3

Walks:

  L. Randle (NY)           30
  D. Lopes (LA)            25
  J. Morgan (CIN)          24
  D. Evans (SF)            23
  J. Burroughs (ATL)       22
  O. Moreno (PIT)          22
  G. Luzinski (PHI)        20
  T. Simmons (STL)         20
  R. Smith (LA)            20
  G. Carter (MON)          19

Strikeouts:

  G. Foster (CIN)          36
  D. Kingman (CHI)         30
  D. Murphy (ATL)          28
  J. Bench (CIN)           27
  A. Dawson (MON)          27
  W. Montanez (NY)         27
  S. Henderson (NY)        26
  T. Perez (MON)           23
  B. Robinson (PIT)        23
  B. Almon (SD)            22


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