Monday May 15, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of May 15, 1978:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Los Angeles     1148  176   325   62    4   30   168   26    7  140   162  .283
Cincinnati      1152  171   314   65    9   33   156   39   15  138   214  .273
Philadelphia     960  147   254   48    5   27   141   23   16  136   160  .265
Montreal        1063  137   279   52    9   21   126   15    7  104   174  .263
Houston         1020  110   259   46    5   22   106   30    9   92   129  .254
St. Louis       1204  138   303   65    6   16   130   20    8   98   156  .252
Pittsburgh      1073  132   267   40   13   18   119   53   18  103   173  .249
Atlanta          974   91   239   33    5   15    81   26   15   93   142  .245
San Diego       1069  104   259   38   10   18    94   30   17  106   170  .242
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
Reggie Smith (LA)        32  120   26   41  12   1   7   30   3   0   20   22  .342
Rick Monday (LA)         33  114   20   38   9   0   9   27   1   1   19   23  .333
Keith Hernandez (STL)    35  135   19   44  13   0   3   21   2   2   19   13  .326
George Foster (CIN)      33  137   22   44   4   3   5   22   2   1   11   36  .321
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
Ted Simmons (STL)        35  121   18   38  13   0   3   17   0   0   21    6  .314

 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            28  118   12   35   4   1   1    7   5   3    8   11  .297
Cesar Cedeno          29  114   19   33   7   1   5   14  14   2   11   15  .290
Bob Watson            30  107   13   30   7   0   5   21   0   0   14   14  .280
Art Howe              30  108   14   30  10   0   3    8   0   1   10    3  .278
Jose Cruz             28  109   10   30   7   0   0    7   4   1   10   12  .275
Wilbur Howard         19   33    3    9   0   1   1    3   1   0    0    1  .273
Enos Cabell           30  124    9   31   3   1   2   17   4   1    9   16  .250
Roger Metzger         26   74    7   18   3   1   0    5   0   0    8    5  .243
Joe Ferguson          26   88   14   20   3   0   5   14   0   0   12   15  .227
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           7    8    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .375
Reggie Smith          32  120   26   41  12   1   7   30   3   0   20   22  .342
Rick Monday           33  114   20   38   9   0   9   27   1   1   19   23  .333
Dusty Baker           30  104   13   33   6   0   2   14   2   0   10   17  .317
Jerry Grote            9   19    2    6   1   0   0    1   0   0    5    2  .316
Davey Lopes           32  123   27   38   7   1   3   11  12   1   25   13  .309
Ron Cey               31  121   17   36   6   0   2   23   1   0   20   20  .298
Manny Mota             8    7    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .286
Lee Lacy              16   36    7   10   2   0   2    6   1   1    2    4  .278
Bill Russell          33  147   20   40   7   1   1   14   3   1    5    9  .272
Glenn Burke           15   15    2    4   0   0   0    2   1   0    0    2  .267
Steve Garvey          33  138   18   35   5   1   4   23   2   2    8   15  .254
Vic Davalillo         15   22    3    5   1   0   0    2   0   0    2    1  .227
Steve Yeager          28   89    7   20   4   0   0   10   0   0   14   14  .225
Ted Martinez          10    8    5    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         12   13    1    4   1   0   0    0   0   0    3    2  .308
Tim McCarver          12   23    4    7   2   0   0    1   0   0   10    6  .304
Richie Hebner         25   77   11   23   4   1   3   15   2   1   12   12  .299
Larry Bowa            27  115   16   34   5   1   0    5   5   2    8   12  .296
Mike Schmidt          28  112   28   33   6   0   7   21   3   3   16   20  .295
Greg Luzinski         29   99   21   29   8   0   8   20   2   0   21   21  .293
Barry Foote            7    7    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .286
Garry Maddox          28   96    9   27   6   0   0   13   7   2   11   15  .281
Bake McBride          21   89   12   24   5   0   1    9   3   1    9   13  .270
Bob Boone             25   70   15   18   1   2   3   15   0   2   15    6  .257
Jerry Martin          23   38    5    8   1   0   1    8   0   1    5    5  .211
Ted Sizemore          11   37    4    7   1   0   0    1   1   0    1    4  .189
Jim Morrison          14   43    6    8   0   1   1    6   0   0    6    9  .186
Jay Johnstone         18   25    1    4   1   0   0    3   0   2    5    5  .160
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           32  126   19   38   4   2   6   22   6   1    9   18  .302
Frank Taveras         31  121   12   34   6   1   0    7  10   6    3   11  .281
Steve Brye            20   36    6   10   2   0   0    1   0   0    5    4  .278
Mario Mendoza         15   19    3    5   0   0   1    2   2   1    0    2  .263
Omar Moreno           32  108   23   28   5   1   0    7  20   3   22   22  .259
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
Ed Ott                25   79    9   18   1   1   2    9   0   0    7    9  .228
Phil Garner           30  110   12   25   3   4   1   17   4   4    8   17  .227
Willie Stargell       28   75    8   16   2   0   3   10   2   0   13   18  .213
John Milner           17   32    2    6   3   0   0    5   1   0    7    2  .188
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

 San Diego            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Don Reynolds           9   10    0    5   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    1  .500
Chuck Baker           12   16    4    6   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    6  .375
Bill Almon            32  119   14   37   7   0   0    7   4   1    9   22  .311
Dave Winfield         31  123   12   35   5   1   6   21   2   3    7   17  .285
Ozzie Smith           32  115    8   32   3   3   0   11   7   2    3    8  .278
Gene Richards         30  115   17   30   3   3   1    9  11   5   16   14  .261
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
Oscar Gamble          29   98   11   22   2   1   2   13   0   0   10   13  .225
Derrel Thomas         32  100    6   22   4   0   0    3   3   1    9    8  .220
Jerry Turner          24   39    4    8   3   0   2    5   0   0    1    8  .205
George Hendrick       30   94    7   19   2   0   3    5   1   0   10   14  .202
Rick Sweet            22   50    3   10   0   0   1    3   0   3   10   10  .200
Gene Tenace           26   67   12   13   5   1   3    7   2   1   21   17  .194
Tucker Ashford         3    2    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       35  135   19   44  13   0   3   21   2   2   19   13  .326
Ted Simmons           35  121   18   38  13   0   3   17   0   0   21    6  .314
Lou Brock             26   95   13   26   4   0   0    3   7   1   10   10  .274
Ken Reitz             35  132   15   35   5   0   4   23   1   0    5   15  .265
Mike Tyson            33  106    6   28   6   0   1   13   1   0    7   13  .264
Roger Freed           13   25    2    6   2   0   2   10   0   0    1    4  .240
Dane Iorg             10   17    1    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    3  .235
Garry Templeton       35  151   18   35   8   1   0    7   4   1    2   21  .232
Tony Scott            22   67   10   15   0   1   0    2   1   2    4   12  .224
Jerry Morales         34  132   16   29   6   2   2   17   3   1   13   15  .220
Jim Dwyer             19   32    4    7   2   0   1    2   0   0    3    2  .219
Gary Sutherland        9    5    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .200
Jerry Mumphrey        24   69    6   12   2   0   0    6   1   1    6    9  .174
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)      151
  B. Russell (LA)         147
  P. Rose (CIN)           141
  S. Garvey (LA)          138
  K. Griffey (CIN)        138
  G. Foster (CIN)         137
  K. Hernandez (STL)      135
  L. Mazzilli (NY)        134
  J. Morales (STL)        132
  K. Reitz (STL)          132

Runs Scored:

  M. Schmidt (PHI)         28
  D. Lopes (LA)            27
  R. Smith (LA)            26
  D. Driessen (CIN)        24
  J. Morgan (CIN)          24
  O. Moreno (PIT)          23
  A. Dawson (MON)          22
  G. Foster (CIN)          22
  P. Rose (CIN)            22
  K. Griffey (CIN)         21

Hits:

  G. Foster (CIN)          44
  K. Hernandez (STL)       44
  K. Griffey (CIN)         43
  P. Rose (CIN)            42
  D. Driessen (CIN)        41
  L. Mazzilli (NY)         41
  R. Smith (LA)            41
  B. Russell (LA)          40
  J. Burroughs (ATL)       39
  D. Lopes (LA)            38

Doubles:

  K. Hernandez (STL)       13
  T. Simmons (STL)         13
  R. Smith (LA)            12
  L. Parrish (MON)         11
  J. Clark (SF)            10
  K. Griffey (CIN)         10
  A. Howe (HOU)            10
  J. Morgan (CIN)          10
  P. Rose (CIN)            10
  J. Burroughs (ATL)        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
  R. Smith (LA)             7
  J. Bench (CIN)            6
  G. Carter (MON)           6
  A. Dawson (MON)           6
  D. Parker (PIT)           6

RBI:

  R. Smith (LA)            30
  R. Monday (LA)           27
  W. McCovey (SF)          26
  G. Carter (MON)          24
  J. Morgan (CIN)          24
  R. Cey (LA)              23
  D. Driessen (CIN)        23
  S. Garvey (LA)           23
  K. Reitz (STL)           23
  G. Foster (CIN)          22

Stolen Bases:

  O. Moreno (PIT)          20
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          14
  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
  L. Brock (STL)            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
  O. Moreno (PIT)           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)        21
  T. Simmons (STL)         21
  G. Tenace (SD)           21
  R. Cey (LA)              20

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
  R. Monday (LA)           23
  T. Perez (MON)           23
  B. Robinson (PIT)        23

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