Saturday May 20, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of May 20, 1978:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Los Angeles     1279  199   362   70    4   36   189   28    9  152   181  .283
Cincinnati      1329  197   367   78   11   37   181   41   16  160   234  .276
Philadelphia    1152  169   310   56    6   29   162   30   16  150   193  .269
Houston         1180  142   310   50    8   25   136   34   11  110   145  .263
Montreal        1235  148   315   57    9   24   135   16    8  118   211  .255
San Diego       1199  125   300   42   11   19   110   32   23  125   189  .250
St. Louis       1336  149   332   69    6   20   141   20    9  106   170  .249
San Francisco   1215  142   300   50   12   26   135   21   12  127   200  .247
Pittsburgh      1203  146   295   42   14   24   133   56   20  114   205  .245
Chicago         1210  140   296   43   14   21   132   12   14  112   177  .245
Atlanta         1137  101   273   40    5   15    91   28   18  112   177  .240
New York        1318  140   306   50   10   17   134   24   24  162   226  .232

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Jeff Burroughs (ATL)     35  115   15   43  11   0   3   21   0   1   26   19  .374
Rick Monday (LA)         35  121   22   42  10   0  11   33   1   1   19   25  .347
Reggie Smith (LA)        36  137   27   46  12   1   7   30   3   1   20   26  .336
George Foster (CIN)      38  156   26   52   6   4   6   29   2   1   14   38  .333
Ken Griffey (CIN)        38  161   25   53  11   2   2   12   8   2   11   22  .329
Dusty Baker (LA)         34  118   16   38   6   0   2   16   2   0   11   20  .322
Dan Driessen (CIN)       37  138   25   44  10   1   7   26   9   1   22   18  .319
Terry Puhl (HOU)         33  135   22   43   5   2   2    9   6   3   13   12  .319
Bill Madlock (SF)        27  102   16   32   4   0   4   14   3   0   14   14  .314
Bill Almon (SD)          36  134   16   42   8   0   0    9   6   1   11   25  .313

 Atlanta              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Jeff Burroughs        35  115   15   43  11   0   3   21   0   1   26   19  .374
Tom Paciorek           5    9    2    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .333
Darrel Chaney         19   40    5   13   3   0   1    6   1   0    9    7  .325
Gary Matthews          8   26    6    8   0   0   4    6   0   0    3    4  .308
Jerry Royster         35  132   21   38   5   2   1    7  12   5   15   14  .288
Brian Asselstine      29   73    8   20   2   1   1    6   1   1    9   11  .274
Rowland Office        30   85    8   21   1   0   2    5   1   2    6   12  .247
Biff Pocoroba         33  106    3   25   4   0   0    9   0   1    7    6  .236
Barry Bonnell         29   83    6   19   4   0   0    3   4   2    6    9  .229
Rod Gilbreath         28   85    4   19   6   1   0    6   2   2    4   13  .224
Joe Nolan             18   23    2    5   2   0   0    1   0   0    3    3  .217
Dale Murphy           33  114   11   24   2   1   2   12   5   1   10   30  .211
Cito Gaston           21   51    1    9   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    9  .177
Bob Beall             24   31    3    4   0   0   0    1   1   1    5    6  .129
Pat Rockett           34   86    3   11   0   0   0    3   1   2    7   10  .128

 Chicago              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Bill Buckner          26   98   13   32   6   0   1   11   2   2    6    5  .327
Joe Wallis            17   37    5   12   1   1   1    4   0   1    2    9  .324
Greg Gross            24   68    5   21   1   4   1   12   0   0    4    3  .309
Manny Trillo          32  121    6   33   6   1   0   15   0   2   11   15  .273
Gene Clines           23   55   12   15   1   0   0    5   2   2    5    5  .273
Bobby Murcer          35  130   17   35   5   4   2   18   2   1   19   20  .269
Ivan DeJesus          35  142   25   38   5   2   1    7   2   4   18   17  .268
Mick Kelleher         10   15    2    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    1  .267
Larry Biittner        21   46    7   12   2   1   2   10   0   1    7    6  .261
Dave Kingman          29  105   14   26   5   0   9   23   2   1    9   35  .248
Dave Rader            26   80    9   19   4   1   1    7   1   0    7    7  .238
Hector Cruz           22   62    7   13   2   0   2    5   0   0    3    5  .210
Larry Cox             18   47    2    9   1   0   1    6   0   0    3    7  .192
Steve Ontiveros       32  116   11   17   3   0   0    4   0   0   12   18  .147
Rudy Meoli            15    9    2    1   0   0   0    1   1   0    2    2  .111

 Cincinnati           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
George Foster         38  156   26   52   6   4   6   29   2   1   14   38  .333
Ken Griffey           38  161   25   53  11   2   2   12   8   2   11   22  .329
Dan Driessen          37  138   25   44  10   1   7   26   9   1   22   18  .319
Dave Concepcion       37  136   18   42   8   1   2   17   5   4   13   25  .309
Pete Rose             37  161   27   48  13   2   3   16   3   0   15    7  .298
Cesar Geronimo        36  111    9   30   7   1   2   13   3   1   16   23  .270
Joe Morgan            36  128   28   34  11   0   7   31   8   4   29   14  .266
Dave Collins          24   24    5    6   0   0   0    4   1   2    6    7  .250
Don Werner            12   20    2    5   0   0   0    5   0   0    3    4  .250
Johnny Bench          37  141   19   34   7   0   7   20   1   1   15   31  .241
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
Ray Knight            15    7    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    0  .143
Mike Lum              14   18    1    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    2  .111
Mike Grace             5    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000
Ken Henderson          1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .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
Julio Gonzalez         8   12    3    4   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .333
Terry Puhl            33  135   22   43   5   2   2    9   6   3   13   12  .319
Bob Watson            35  124   14   37   8   1   5   28   0   0   15   15  .298
Jose Cruz             33  128   15   37   7   1   1   16   5   1   11   16  .289
Cesar Cedeno          33  126   21   36   7   1   5   15  15   2   11   15  .286
Wilbur Howard         21   36    3   10   0   1   1    3   1   0    0    2  .278
Enos Cabell           35  145   14   40   3   1   2   22   4   3    9   17  .276
Art Howe              35  123   16   33  11   0   3    9   1   1   12    3  .268
Roger Metzger         31   93    9   23   4   1   0    6   0   0    9    6  .247
Denny Walling         18   21    2    5   0   0   1    6   0   0    0    3  .238
Joe Ferguson          30   97   15   21   3   0   5   14   0   0   19   15  .217
Jimmy Sexton          16   20    2    4   0   0   0    0   2   0    2    4  .200
Ed Herrmann           10   24    0    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    3  .125
Dave Bergman          16    8    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    4  .000

 Los Angeles          G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Billy North            2    2    3    1   1   0   0    1   0   0    3    0  .500
Jerry Grote           10   22    2    8   2   0   0    1   0   0    5    2  .364
Rick Monday           35  121   22   42  10   0  11   33   1   1   19   25  .347
Reggie Smith          36  137   27   46  12   1   7   30   3   1   20   26  .336
Dusty Baker           34  118   16   38   6   0   2   16   2   0   11   20  .322
Davey Lopes           36  138   29   41   8   1   4   13  12   1   26   15  .297
Manny Mota             9    7    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .286
Lee Lacy              20   39    8   11   2   0   3    7   2   1    3    4  .282
Ron Cey               35  135   21   38   6   0   3   25   1   0   22   23  .282
Johnny Oates           8   11    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .273
Bill Russell          37  161   21   43   8   1   1   15   3   1    7   10  .267
Steve Garvey          37  153   22   40   6   1   5   25   3   2    9   16  .261
Vic Davalillo         18   24    3    6   1   0   0    2   0   1    2    1  .250
Steve Yeager          31   97    9   23   5   0   0   12   0   0   15   15  .237
Glenn Burke           16   19    2    4   0   0   0    2   1   0    0    4  .211
Ted Martinez          12    9    5    1   0   0   0    0   0   1    1    4  .111

 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
Dave Cash             36  143   21   43   9   2   1    8   4   1   14    8  .301
Warren Cromartie      33  126   18   36   8   1   1   10   0   1   12   14  .286
Chris Speier          35  116   11   33   5   1   2   13   0   0   18   17  .285
Ellis Valentine       32  125   16   35   4   0   4   13   2   1    6   16  .280
Larry Parrish         34  126   14   35  12   1   2   19   0   1    6   24  .278
Andre Dawson          36  143   24   38   1   3   6   21   6   3   10   37  .266
Del Unser             31   47    4   12   1   0   0    3   1   0    8    8  .255
Bob Reece              4    4    1    1   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    1  .250
Tony Perez            35  127   10   29   7   0   2   14   0   0   14   28  .228
Gary Carter           36  128   18   29   6   0   6   24   2   1   21   17  .227
Jerry White           18   10    2    2   0   0   0    0   1   0    1    3  .200
Wayne Garrett         20   29    3    5   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    2  .172
Stan Papi              9   12    0    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .167
Sam Mejias            21    8    2    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .125

 New York             G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Lee Mazzilli          39  153   19   47  11   2   4   19   4   3   18   24  .307
Bobby Valentine       25   75   10   22   2   0   1   13   0   1    8   11  .293
Steve Henderson       39  145   18   38   3   1   5   26   2   2   14   29  .262
Joel Youngblood       20   43    6   11   4   1   0    3   0   0    3    7  .256
Elliott Maddox        18   45    5   11   2   1   0    8   1   1   12    6  .244
Len Randle            38  124   19   29   6   4   0    6   6   7   34   20  .234
John Stearns          36  120    7   28   5   0   1   11   7   2   19   15  .233
Doug Flynn            39  142    8   33   1   1   0    9   0   1    8   12  .232
Willie Montanez       38  149   17   34   8   0   2   18   1   1   13   29  .228
Ken Henderson          7   22    2    5   2   0   1    4   0   1    4    4  .227
Tom Grieve            15   28    2    6   0   0   1    2   0   0    4    6  .214
Bruce Boisclair       30   72   10   15   2   0   1    6   1   3   12   14  .208
Ed Kranepool          18   29    2    5   0   0   1    4   0   0    3    3  .172
Sergio Ferrer         16    6    2    1   0   0   0    0   1   0    0    2  .167
Tim Foli              17   64    7    9   2   0   0    2   1   2    4    5  .141
Ron Hodges             9   16    1    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    3    3  .125

 Philadelphia         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Tim McCarver          14   32    5   13   4   0   0    3   0   0   10    6  .406
Jose Cardenal         11   22    2    8   4   0   0    6   0   1    2    2  .364
Larry Bowa            32  139   20   43   6   1   0    8   7   2    8   13  .309
Bake McBride          26  112   15   33   5   1   1    9   5   1   10   16  .295
Mike Schmidt          33  134   30   39   8   0   7   23   4   3   18   27  .291
Barry Foote            7    7    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .286
Richie Hebner         30   92   13   25   5   1   3   16   2   1   13   15  .272
Garry Maddox          33  118   11   32   6   0   0   14   9   2   13   17  .271
Bud Harrelson         17   26    2    7   1   0   0    0   0   0    5    5  .269
Greg Luzinski         34  114   21   30   8   0   8   21   2   0   24   28  .263
Bob Boone             30   85   16   22   1   2   4   19   0   2   17    6  .259
Jerry Martin          26   41    7   10   2   0   2   11   0   1    6    6  .244
Jay Johnstone         22   35    3    8   2   0   0    4   0   2    5    5  .229
Ted Sizemore          11   37    4    7   1   0   0    1   1   0    1    4  .189
Jim Morrison          15   46    6    8   0   1   1    6   0   0    6    9  .174
Davey Johnson         14   30    4    4   0   0   1    7   0   0    4    5  .133

 Pittsburgh           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Manny Sanguillen      16   35    2   12   0   1   1    2   0   1    1    1  .343
Dave Parker           36  139   21   43   4   2   7   24   6   2   13   24  .309
Rennie Stennett       32  116   15   33   4   1   1   13   0   0    3    8  .285
Steve Brye            22   43    7   12   2   0   1    2   1   0    5    4  .279
Frank Taveras         35  137   12   37   6   1   0    7  11   7    5   16  .270
Bill Robinson         26   90   16   23   4   1   3   17   6   2   11   23  .256
Mario Mendoza         17   20    3    5   0   0   1    2   2   1    0    2  .250
Omar Moreno           36  122   26   29   5   2   0    7  21   3   25   25  .238
Phil Garner           34  124   13   29   4   4   2   19   4   4    9   21  .234
Willie Stargell       31   87   11   20   2   0   6   17   2   0   13   22  .230
Ed Ott                27   84   10   19   2   1   2    9   0   0    7    9  .226
Duffy Dyer            14   42    1    9   4   1   0    5   1   0    4    6  .214
Fernando Gonzalez      7   16    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .188
John Milner           20   39    4    7   3   0   0    5   1   0    8    4  .180
Jim Fregosi           13   14    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    5    6  .143

 San Diego            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Chuck Baker           16   23    6    9   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    6  .391
Don Reynolds          11   14    0    5   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    2  .357
Bill Almon            36  134   16   42   8   0   0    9   6   1   11   25  .313
Gene Richards         34  131   20   38   4   3   2   13  11   6   18   17  .290
Ozzie Smith           36  129   10   35   3   3   0   12   7   3    5    8  .271
Dave Winfield         34  132   12   35   5   1   6   21   2   4    8   18  .265
Rick Sweet            26   63    4   16   0   0   1    3   0   3   11   11  .254
Derrel Thomas         36  111    8   27   5   0   0    5   3   2   10    9  .243
Bob Davis             17   35    3    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       32  102    9   23   2   0   3    6   1   1   11   15  .226
Gene Tenace           30   80   15   18   5   2   3   11   2   1   25   19  .225
Jerry Turner          25   40    4    9   3   0   2    5   0   0    1    8  .225
Oscar Gamble          33  104   12   22   2   1   2   13   0   1   15   15  .212
Tucker Ashford         4    3    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             23   56    8   20   2   0   2   13   1   0    2    7  .357
Bill Madlock          27  102   16   32   4   0   4   14   3   0   14   14  .314
Jack Clark            36  139   24   42  11   4   4   17   3   1   14   23  .302
Terry Whitfield       35  127   23   37   3   2   4    8   2   4    8   20  .291
Mike Sadek            11   36    4   10   0   0   0    3   1   0    1    3  .278
Larry Herndon         34  126   13   34   5   2   0   10   4   3   15   19  .270
Darrell Evans         36  125   17   33   7   0   4   15   1   1   26   18  .264
Rob Andrews           17   43    6   10   2   1   0    4   1   0    5    4  .233
Willie McCovey        32  103    6   21   5   2   3   27   0   0   11   12  .204
Johnnie Lemaster      34  114    6   23   3   1   0    4   3   1    6   23  .202
Marc Hill             28   95    5   19   3   0   2    8   1   2   13   12  .200
Tom Heintzelman       12   16    2    3   0   0   2    3   0   0    0    3  .188
Skip James            25   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
Keith Hernandez       39  149   20   46  13   0   3   21   2   2   22   15  .309
Ted Simmons           39  137   21   42  15   0   4   19   0   0   22    7  .307
Mike Tyson            37  119    9   33   6   0   3   15   1   0    7   13  .277
Lou Brock             29  106   13   28   4   0   0    4   7   2   10   12  .264
Roger Freed           15   27    2    7   3   0   2   12   0   0    1    4  .259
Ken Reitz             39  147   16   38   6   0   4   24   1   0    5   16  .259
Dane Iorg             12   21    1    5   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    4  .238
Garry Templeton       39  168   18   38   8   1   0    7   4   1    2   26  .226
Jerry Morales         38  148   17   33   6   2   3   18   3   1   13   15  .223
Tony Scott            26   74   11   16   0   1   0    2   1   2    5   14  .216
Jim Dwyer             20   33    4    7   2   0   1    2   0   0    3    2  .212
Jerry Mumphrey        27   77    7   14   2   0   0    8   1   1    8    9  .182
Gary Sutherland       10    6    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .167
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)      168
  K. Griffey (CIN)        161
  P. Rose (CIN)           161
  B. Russell (LA)         161
  G. Foster (CIN)         156
  S. Garvey (LA)          153
  L. Mazzilli (NY)        153
  K. Hernandez (STL)      149
  W. Montanez (NY)        149
  J. Morales (STL)        148

Runs Scored:

  M. Schmidt (PHI)         30
  D. Lopes (LA)            29
  J. Morgan (CIN)          28
  P. Rose (CIN)            27
  R. Smith (LA)            27
  G. Foster (CIN)          26
  O. Moreno (PIT)          26
  I. DeJesus (CHI)         25
  D. Driessen (CIN)        25
  K. Griffey (CIN)         25

Hits:

  K. Griffey (CIN)         53
  G. Foster (CIN)          52
  P. Rose (CIN)            48
  L. Mazzilli (NY)         47
  K. Hernandez (STL)       46
  R. Smith (LA)            46
  D. Driessen (CIN)        44
  L. Bowa (PHI)            43
  J. Burroughs (ATL)       43
  D. Cash (MON)            43

Doubles:

  T. Simmons (STL)         15
  K. Hernandez (STL)       13
  P. Rose (CIN)            13
  L. Parrish (MON)         12
  R. Smith (LA)            12
  J. Burroughs (ATL)       11
  J. Clark (SF)            11
  K. Griffey (CIN)         11
  A. Howe (HOU)            11
  L. Mazzilli (NY)         11

Triples:

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

Home Runs:

  R. Monday (LA)           11
  D. Kingman (CHI)          9
  G. Luzinski (PHI)         8
  J. Bench (CIN)            7
  D. Driessen (CIN)         7
  J. Morgan (CIN)           7
  D. Parker (PIT)           7
  M. Schmidt (PHI)          7
  R. Smith (LA)             7
  G. Carter (MON)           6

RBI:

  R. Monday (LA)           33
  J. Morgan (CIN)          31
  R. Smith (LA)            30
  G. Foster (CIN)          29
  B. Watson (HOU)          28
  W. McCovey (SF)          27
  D. Driessen (CIN)        26
  S. Henderson (NY)        26
  R. Cey (LA)              25
  S. Garvey (LA)           25

Stolen Bases:

  O. Moreno (PIT)          21
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          15
  D. Lopes (LA)            12
  J. Royster (ATL)         12
  G. Richards (SD)         11
  F. Taveras (PIT)         11
  D. Driessen (CIN)         9
  G. Maddox (PHI)           9
  K. Griffey (CIN)          8
  J. Morgan (CIN)           8

Caught Stealing:

  L. Randle (NY)            7
  F. Taveras (PIT)          7
  G. Richards (SD)          6
  J. Royster (ATL)          5
  D. Concepcion (CIN)       4
  I. DeJesus (CHI)          4
  P. Garner (PIT)           4
  J. Morgan (CIN)           4
  T. Whitfield (SF)         4
  D. Winfield (SD)          4

Walks:

  L. Randle (NY)           34
  J. Morgan (CIN)          29
  J. Burroughs (ATL)       26
  D. Evans (SF)            26
  D. Lopes (LA)            26
  O. Moreno (PIT)          25
  G. Tenace (SD)           25
  G. Luzinski (PHI)        24
  R. Cey (LA)              22
  D. Driessen (CIN)        22

Strikeouts:

  G. Foster (CIN)          38
  A. Dawson (MON)          37
  D. Kingman (CHI)         35
  J. Bench (CIN)           31
  D. Murphy (ATL)          30
  S. Henderson (NY)        29
  W. Montanez (NY)         29
  G. Luzinski (PHI)        28
  T. Perez (MON)           28
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         27


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