Tuesday May 16, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of May 16, 1978:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Los Angeles     1180  179   335   65    4   30   170   26    8  142   167  .284
Cincinnati      1186  176   323   70    9   34   161   39   15  142   221  .272
Philadelphia     996  148   263   49    5   27   142   23   16  141   168  .264
Montreal        1096  138   286   54    9   21   127   15    8  105   187  .261
Houston         1050  116   268   47    7   23   112   30    9   98   133  .255
St. Louis       1238  143   312   67    6   17   135   20    8  103   162  .252
Pittsburgh      1105  134   272   41   13   19   121   53   19  105   184  .246
Atlanta          974   91   239   33    5   15    81   26   15   93   142  .245
San Diego       1098  111   267   38   11   18    99   31   18  113   175  .243
Chicago         1108  119   264   39    7   18   111   11   14  103   158  .238
San Francisco   1108  121   262   44   12   20   115   19   11  117   187  .237
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
Reggie Smith (LA)        33  124   26   42  12   1   7   30   3   1   20   24  .339
Dan Driessen (CIN)       33  123   24   41   9   1   7   23   9   1   19   18  .333
Rick Monday (LA)         33  114   20   38   9   0   9   27   1   1   19   23  .333
Ted Simmons (STL)        36  126   20   41  14   0   4   19   0   0   21    7  .325
Bill Almon (SD)          33  122   16   39   7   0   0    8   5   1   10   23  .320
Keith Hernandez (STL)    36  138   20   44  13   0   3   21   2   2   21   14  .319
Davey Lopes (LA)         33  127   28   40   8   1   3   11  12   1   25   13  .315
Dusty Baker (LA)         31  108   13   34   6   0   2   15   2   0   10   18  .315
Rennie Stennett (PIT)    29  105   15   33   4   1   1   12   0   0    3    8  .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          23   85   11   29   6   0   1    9   2   2    6    5  .341
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          32  121   17   34   5   3   2   17   2   1   16   17  .281
Mick Kelleher         10   15    2    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    1  .267
Ivan DeJesus          32  131   20   34   4   0   0    5   2   4   16   14  .260
Manny Trillo          29  108    6   27   5   1   0   11   0   2   11   13  .250
Larry Biittner        19   44    6   11   1   1   2    8   0   1    7    5  .250
Dave Kingman          26   97   11   24   5   0   8   19   1   1    6   31  .247
Gene Clines           21   48    9   11   1   0   0    5   2   2    5    4  .229
Dave Rader            23   70    6   16   3   0   0    5   1   0    6    6  .229
Hector Cruz           21   61    7   12   2   0   2    4   0   0    3    5  .197
Larry Cox             18   47    2    9   1   0   1    6   0   0    3    7  .192
Steve Ontiveros       29  104    9   14   3   0   0    4   0   0   12   17  .135
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          33  123   24   41   9   1   7   23   9   1   19   18  .333
George Foster         34  141   22   44   4   3   5   22   2   1   11   38  .312
Pete Rose             33  146   24   45  12   2   3   16   3   0   11    5  .308
Ken Griffey           34  143   22   44  10   2   2   10   8   2   11   22  .308
Joe Morgan            32  114   25   32  11   0   6   28   8   3   25   13  .281
Cesar Geronimo        34  109    9   30   7   1   2   13   3   1   16   23  .275
Dave Concepcion       33  118   16   32   6   0   2   15   4   4   13   22  .271
Don Werner            10   15    2    4   0   0   0    5   0   0    3    3  .267
Johnny Bench          33  124   17   30   6   0   6   18   1   1   14   28  .242
Junior Kennedy        23   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             9   11    0    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .364
Terry Puhl            29  122   14   37   4   2   2    8   5   3    9   11  .303
Bob Watson            31  110   13   32   8   0   5   22   0   0   15   14  .291
Cesar Cedeno          30  118   20   34   7   1   5   14  14   2   11   15  .288
Art Howe              31  110   15   31  10   0   3    9   0   1   11    3  .282
Jose Cruz             29  112   11   31   7   1   0    8   4   1   11   13  .277
Wilbur Howard         19   33    3    9   0   1   1    3   1   0    0    1  .273
Enos Cabell           31  129   10   32   3   1   2   18   4   1    9   17  .248
Roger Metzger         27   78    7   19   3   1   0    6   0   0    8    5  .244
Joe Ferguson          27   90   14   20   3   0   5   14   0   0   14   15  .222
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          14    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
Jerry Grote           10   22    2    8   2   0   0    1   0   0    5    2  .364
Reggie Smith          33  124   26   42  12   1   7   30   3   1   20   24  .339
Rick Monday           33  114   20   38   9   0   9   27   1   1   19   23  .333
Davey Lopes           33  127   28   40   8   1   3   11  12   1   25   13  .315
Dusty Baker           31  108   13   34   6   0   2   15   2   0   10   18  .315
Ron Cey               32  124   18   36   6   0   2   23   1   0   21   20  .290
Manny Mota             8    7    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .286
Bill Russell          34  151   21   43   8   1   1   14   3   1    5    9  .285
Lee Lacy              17   36    7   10   2   0   2    6   1   1    2    4  .278
Steve Garvey          34  141   18   35   5   1   4   24   2   2    9   15  .248
Vic Davalillo         16   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
Glenn Burke           16   19    2    4   0   0   0    2   1   0    0    4  .211
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       28  108   15   33   4   0   3   12   2   1    5   15  .306
Dave Cash             32  126   20   38   9   2   1    8   3   1   13    8  .302
Larry Parrish         31  117   14   34  12   1   2   19   0   1    6   21  .291
Andre Dawson          32  127   22   36   1   3   6   21   6   3    8   29  .284
Chris Speier          31  103   10   29   4   1   2   13   0   0   16   16  .282
Warren Cromartie      29  109   16   30   7   1   0    6   0   1   11   12  .275
Del Unser             28   45    4   12   1   0   0    3   1   0    7    8  .267
Bob Reece              4    4    1    1   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    1  .250
Gary Carter           32  112   18   27   5   0   6   24   2   1   19   15  .241
Jerry White           16    9    2    2   0   0   0    0   1   0    0    2  .222
Tony Perez            31  113    9   25   7   0   1   11   0   0   12   25  .221
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         17   20    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    2  .100

 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          9   20    1    7   4   0   0    6   0   1    2    2  .350
Tim McCarver          13   26    4    9   2   0   0    2   0   0   10    6  .346
Bud Harrelson         13   16    1    5   1   0   0    0   0   0    3    2  .313
Larry Bowa            28  120   16   35   5   1   0    5   5   2    8   12  .292
Richie Hebner         26   80   12   23   4   1   3   15   2   1   13   14  .288
Barry Foote            7    7    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .286
Mike Schmidt          29  116   28   33   6   0   7   21   3   3   17   22  .285
Greg Luzinski         30  102   21   29   8   0   8   20   2   0   23   23  .284
Garry Maddox          29  101    9   28   6   0   0   13   7   2   11   15  .277
Bake McBride          22   94   12   26   5   0   1    9   3   1    9   14  .277
Bob Boone             26   71   15   18   1   2   3   15   0   2   16    6  .254
Jerry Martin          24   39    5    9   2   0   1    8   0   1    5    5  .231
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       29  105   15   33   4   1   1   12   0   0    3    8  .314
Dave Parker           33  129   19   39   4   2   6   22   6   2   10   20  .302
Manny Sanguillen      14   30    1    9   0   1   1    2   0   1    1    1  .300
Steve Brye            20   36    6   10   2   0   0    1   0   0    5    4  .278
Frank Taveras         32  125   12   34   6   1   0    7  10   6    3   14  .272
Mario Mendoza         15   19    3    5   0   0   1    2   2   1    0    2  .263
Bill Robinson         26   90   16   23   4   1   3   17   6   2   11   23  .256
Omar Moreno           33  112   23   28   5   1   0    7  20   3   22   23  .250
Phil Garner           31  114   12   27   4   4   1   17   4   4    8   19  .237
Ed Ott                26   80    9   18   1   1   2    9   0   0    7    9  .225
Duffy Dyer            12   36    1    8   4   1   0    5   1   0    4    5  .222
Willie Stargell       29   79    9   17   2   0   4   12   2   0   13   19  .215
Fernando Gonzalez      7   16    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .188
John Milner           18   35    3    6   3   0   0    5   1   0    8    2  .171
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           13   16    4    6   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    6  .375
Bill Almon            33  122   16   39   7   0   0    8   5   1   10   23  .320
Dave Winfield         32  127   12   35   5   1   6   21   2   3    7   18  .276
Ozzie Smith           33  118    9   32   3   3   0   11   7   2    4    8  .271
Gene Richards         31  118   18   31   3   3   1    9  11   5   17   15  .263
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
Rick Sweet            23   54    3   12   0   0   1    3   0   3   10   10  .222
Derrel Thomas         33  104    7   23   4   0   0    3   3   2   10    8  .221
Oscar Gamble          30  101   12   22   2   1   2   13   0   0   11   14  .218
Gene Tenace           27   69   13   15   5   2   3   10   2   1   23   17  .217
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
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             21   49    6   17   2   0   1   12   1   0    1    7  .347
Terry Whitfield       32  117   22   34   1   2   4    8   2   3    8   17  .291
Jack Clark            33  126   19   36  10   4   3   16   2   1   13   22  .286
Bill Madlock          24   87   13   23   4   0   3    9   3   0   14   13  .264
Larry Herndon         31  116   10   30   5   2   0    8   3   3   13   19  .259
Mike Sadek            10   31    2    8   0   0   0    0   1   0    1    2  .258
Darrell Evans         33  114   14   28   7   0   1   10   1   1   24   17  .246
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
Tom Heintzelman       11   15    2    3   0   0   2    3   0   0    0    3  .200
Marc Hill             26   88    5   17   2   0   2    8   1   2   12   11  .193
Johnnie Lemaster      31  104    5   20   2   1   0    3   3   1    5   23  .192
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         14   21    2    7   1   1   0    3   0   0    1    2  .333
Ted Simmons           36  126   20   41  14   0   4   19   0   0   21    7  .325
Keith Hernandez       36  138   20   44  13   0   3   21   2   2   21   14  .319
Mike Tyson            34  109    6   30   6   0   1   13   1   0    7   13  .275
Roger Freed           14   26    2    7   3   0   2   12   0   0    1    4  .269
Lou Brock             27   98   13   26   4   0   0    3   7   1   10   12  .265
Ken Reitz             36  135   15   35   5   0   4   24   1   0    5   15  .259
Dane Iorg             11   17    1    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    3  .235
Garry Templeton       36  156   18   36   8   1   0    7   4   1    2   22  .231
Jerry Morales         35  136   16   30   6   2   2   17   3   1   13   15  .221
Tony Scott            23   68   11   15   0   1   0    2   1   2    5   13  .221
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        25   72    7   13   2   0   0    6   1   1    7    9  .181
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)      156
  B. Russell (LA)         151
  P. Rose (CIN)           146
  K. Griffey (CIN)        143
  G. Foster (CIN)         141
  S. Garvey (LA)          141
  K. Hernandez (STL)      138
  J. Morales (STL)        136
  K. Reitz (STL)          135
  L. Mazzilli (NY)        134

Runs Scored:

  D. Lopes (LA)            28
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         28
  R. Smith (LA)            26
  J. Morgan (CIN)          25
  D. Driessen (CIN)        24
  P. Rose (CIN)            24
  O. Moreno (PIT)          23
  A. Dawson (MON)          22
  G. Foster (CIN)          22
  K. Griffey (CIN)         22

Hits:

  P. Rose (CIN)            45
  G. Foster (CIN)          44
  K. Griffey (CIN)         44
  K. Hernandez (STL)       44
  B. Russell (LA)          43
  R. Smith (LA)            42
  D. Driessen (CIN)        41
  L. Mazzilli (NY)         41
  T. Simmons (STL)         41
  D. Lopes (LA)            40

Doubles:

  T. Simmons (STL)         14
  K. Hernandez (STL)       13
  L. Parrish (MON)         12
  P. Rose (CIN)            12
  R. Smith (LA)            12
  J. Morgan (CIN)          11
  J. Clark (SF)            10
  K. Griffey (CIN)         10
  A. Howe (HOU)            10
  J. Burroughs (ATL)        9

Triples:

  J. Clark (SF)             4
  P. Garner (PIT)           4
  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
  D. Kingman (CHI)          8
  G. Luzinski (PHI)         8
  D. Driessen (CIN)         7
  M. Schmidt (PHI)          7
  R. Smith (LA)             7
  J. Bench (CIN)            6
  G. Carter (MON)           6
  A. Dawson (MON)           6
  J. Morgan (CIN)           6

RBI:

  R. Smith (LA)            30
  J. Morgan (CIN)          28
  R. Monday (LA)           27
  W. McCovey (SF)          26
  G. Carter (MON)          24
  S. Garvey (LA)           24
  K. Reitz (STL)           24
  R. Cey (LA)              23
  D. Driessen (CIN)        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
  A. Dawson (MON)           3
  L. Herndon (SF)           3
  L. Mazzilli (NY)          3

Walks:

  L. Randle (NY)           30
  D. Lopes (LA)            25
  J. Morgan (CIN)          25
  D. Evans (SF)            24
  G. Luzinski (PHI)        23
  G. Tenace (SD)           23
  J. Burroughs (ATL)       22
  O. Moreno (PIT)          22
  R. Cey (LA)              21
  K. Hernandez (STL)       21

Strikeouts:

  G. Foster (CIN)          38
  D. Kingman (CHI)         31
  A. Dawson (MON)          29
  J. Bench (CIN)           28
  D. Murphy (ATL)          28
  W. Montanez (NY)         27
  S. Henderson (NY)        26
  T. Perez (MON)           25
  R. Smith (LA)            24
  B. Almon (SD)            23

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