Wednesday May 24, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of May 24, 1978:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Los Angeles     1419  216   401   80    6   38   204   30   12  169   205  .283
Cincinnati      1494  219   410   88   12   42   202   44   17  181   259  .274
Philadelphia    1228  178   329   59    7   31   171   31   16  153   201  .268
Houston         1281  148   335   54    8   25   142   39   11  113   168  .262
San Diego       1371  145   346   48   11   21   128   38   24  141   219  .252
Montreal        1357  157   339   64    9   24   143   17   10  128   226  .250
Pittsburgh      1338  164   331   50   14   26   151   57   23  128   227  .247
St. Louis       1428  154   351   72    6   20   146   20   10  110   179  .246
Chicago         1278  149   314   47   16   22   139   13   14  119   188  .246
San Francisco   1310  148   320   55   12   27   141   23   13  137   218  .244
New York        1436  158   343   59   11   20   151   26   25  168   240  .239
Atlanta         1258  117   296   44    8   16   104   31   19  130   195  .235

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Rick Monday (LA)         36  122   22   42  10   0  11   33   1   1   19   26  .344
Jeff Burroughs (ATL)     39  129   16   44  11   1   3   22   0   1   29   22  .341
Terry Puhl (HOU)         36  148   22   50   6   2   2    9   8   3   13   14  .338
Reggie Smith (LA)        40  154   30   51  13   1   7   31   3   1   22   30  .331
Dusty Baker (LA)         38  133   16   44   7   0   2   20   2   0   12   23  .331
Ken Griffey (CIN)        43  176   27   58  12   3   3   14   8   2   13   23  .330
Dan Driessen (CIN)       41  151   27   49  11   1   7   28  10   2   25   20  .325
Dave Concepcion (CIN)    41  152   20   49  12   1   2   19   5   4   13   26  .322
Ted Simmons (STL)        42  148   21   47  16   0   4   22   0   1   23    7  .318
Lee Mazzilli (NY)        42  167   25   53  11   2   4   21   4   3   18   26  .317

 Atlanta              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Jeff Burroughs        39  129   16   44  11   1   3   22   0   1   29   22  .341
Tom Paciorek           5    9    2    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .333
Darrel Chaney         22   49    7   15   3   0   1    6   1   0   10    7  .306
Brian Asselstine      33   82    8   23   3   2   1    9   2   1   11   12  .281
Jerry Royster         39  146   24   40   5   3   1    9  12   5   19   15  .274
Gary Matthews         12   38    8   10   1   0   5    8   0   1    5    7  .263
Barry Bonnell         31   87    7   21   4   0   0    3   6   2    7    9  .241
Rowland Office        34   88    9   21   1   0   2    5   1   2    6   14  .239
Biff Pocoroba         37  120    4   28   4   0   0    9   0   1    9    7  .233
Rod Gilbreath         32   97    5   21   6   1   0    8   2   2    6   16  .217
Dale Murphy           37  129   13   27   2   1   2   13   5   1   10   31  .209
Joe Nolan             19   24    2    5   2   0   0    1   0   0    3    3  .208
Cito Gaston           21   51    1    9   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    9  .177
Pat Rockett           36   89    3   12   0   0   0    4   1   2    8   10  .135
Bob Beall             24   31    3    4   0   0   0    1   1   1    5    6  .129

 Chicago              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Bill Buckner          28  106   14   35   7   0   1   12   3   2    6    5  .330
Greg Gross            26   74    5   24   2   5   1   14   0   0    4    4  .324
Joe Wallis            17   37    5   12   1   1   1    4   0   1    2    9  .324
Gene Clines           24   60   12   17   1   0   0    5   2   2    5    6  .283
Manny Trillo          34  128    8   35   6   1   1   17   0   2   13   17  .273
Mick Kelleher         10   15    2    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    1  .267
Ivan DeJesus          37  151   27   39   5   2   1    7   2   4   18   19  .258
Bobby Murcer          37  136   17   35   5   4   2   18   2   1   20   21  .257
Larry Biittner        22   47    7   12   2   1   2   10   0   1    7    6  .255
Dave Kingman          31  112   15   27   5   0   9   24   2   1   10   37  .241
Dave Rader            28   88    9   21   5   1   1    8   1   0    7    7  .239
Hector Cruz           22   62    7   13   2   0   2    5   0   0    3    5  .210
Larry Cox             19   47    2    9   1   0   1    6   0   0    3    7  .192
Steve Ontiveros       34  122   12   20   4   0   0    4   0   0   14   18  .164
Rudy Meoli            16    9    3    1   0   0   0    1   1   0    2    2  .111

 Cincinnati           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ken Griffey           43  176   27   58  12   3   3   14   8   2   13   23  .330
Dan Driessen          41  151   27   49  11   1   7   28  10   2   25   20  .325
Dave Concepcion       41  152   20   49  12   1   2   19   5   4   13   26  .322
George Foster         43  176   28   55   6   4   7   31   3   1   17   43  .313
Pete Rose             42  179   31   54  14   2   3   16   4   0   19    9  .302
Cesar Geronimo        40  114   10   32   9   1   2   15   3   1   17   23  .281
Joe Morgan            39  139   28   35  12   0   7   33   8   4   31   15  .252
Ray Knight            18   12    3    3   0   0   1    3   0   0    2    2  .250
Mike Lum              18   25    3    6   1   0   1    3   0   0    3    2  .240
Johnny Bench          42  156   20   36   7   0   8   23   1   1   16   36  .231
Dave Collins          29   35    6    8   0   0   0    4   1   2    8    7  .229
Junior Kennedy        26   28    4    6   1   0   0    1   1   0    5    7  .214
Don Werner            15   26    2    5   0   0   0    5   0   0    4    6  .192
Rick Auerbach         17   18    5    3   1   0   1    3   0   0    3    4  .167
Ken Henderson          3    5    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
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
Terry Puhl            36  148   22   50   6   2   2    9   8   3   13   14  .338
Julio Gonzalez         9   16    3    5   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .313
Jesus Alou            11   13    0    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .308
Art Howe              37  130   17   37  13   0   3   11   1   1   12    6  .285
Jose Cruz             36  141   16   40   7   1   1   17   5   1   11   20  .284
Bob Watson            38  135   14   38   8   1   5   28   0   0   16   18  .282
Wilbur Howard         21   36    3   10   0   1   1    3   1   0    0    2  .278
Cesar Cedeno          35  134   22   37   7   1   5   15  17   2   11   17  .276
Denny Walling         20   26    4    7   0   0   1    6   1   0    0    3  .269
Enos Cabell           38  158   14   42   4   1   2   23   4   3    9   22  .266
Roger Metzger         34  102   10   24   4   1   0    6   0   0   10    6  .235
Joe Ferguson          33  105   15   24   3   0   5   16   0   0   20   19  .229
Jimmy Sexton          17   21    2    4   0   0   0    0   2   0    2    4  .191
Ed Herrmann           12   27    0    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    3  .111
Dave Bergman          17    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
Manny Mota            10    8    0    3   1   0   0    4   0   0    1    1  .375
Lee Lacy              24   51   11   18   4   2   4    9   2   2    7    6  .353
Rick Monday           36  122   22   42  10   0  11   33   1   1   19   26  .344
Jerry Grote           11   24    2    8   2   0   0    1   0   0    5    3  .333
Johnny Oates           9   12    1    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .333
Reggie Smith          40  154   30   51  13   1   7   31   3   1   22   30  .331
Dusty Baker           38  133   16   44   7   0   2   20   2   0   12   23  .331
Davey Lopes           37  138   30   41   8   1   4   13  12   1   26   15  .297
Vic Davalillo         20   25    4    7   1   0   0    4   0   1    2    1  .280
Ron Cey               39  150   24   41   7   0   4   26   1   0   25   25  .273
Ted Martinez          15   15    6    4   0   0   0    1   0   1    1    6  .267
Steve Garvey          41  170   23   45   8   1   5   25   4   2   10   18  .265
Bill Russell          40  174   22   46   9   1   1   16   3   2    8   10  .264
Billy North            6   20    5    5   2   0   0    1   1   1    5    3  .250
Steve Yeager          35  108   10   23   5   0   0   12   0   0   18   16  .213
Glenn Burke           16   19    2    4   0   0   0    2   1   0    0    4  .211

 Montreal             G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Pepe Frias            20    3    3    2   1   1   0    2   0   0    0    0  .667
Dave Cash             40  157   23   46  10   2   1    8   4   3   16    8  .293
Chris Speier          39  131   11   37   5   1   2   14   0   0   18   17  .282
Ellis Valentine       36  139   16   38   6   0   4   16   2   1    6   17  .273
Warren Cromartie      37  140   19   38   9   1   1   12   1   1   12   15  .271
Andre Dawson          40  158   25   41   2   3   6   22   6   3   10   39  .260
Larry Parrish         38  140   14   36  12   1   2   19   0   1    7   27  .257
Del Unser             34   48    4   12   1   0   0    3   1   0    8    8  .250
Bob Reece              4    4    1    1   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    1  .250
Tony Perez            39  140   11   33   9   0   2   15   0   0   16   31  .236
Gary Carter           40  140   21   32   6   0   6   24   2   1   24   17  .229
Jerry White           18   10    2    2   0   0   0    0   1   0    1    3  .200
Wayne Garrett         21   30    3    5   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    3  .167
Stan Papi             10   12    0    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    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          42  167   25   53  11   2   4   21   4   3   18   26  .317
Bobby Valentine       26   76   10   22   2   0   1   13   0   1    8   11  .290
Joel Youngblood       22   48    6   13   4   1   0    5   0   0    3    8  .271
Steve Henderson       42  160   19   42   5   1   5   27   2   2   14   33  .263
John Stearns          38  128    9   32   5   0   2   14   8   2   20   15  .250
Willie Montanez       41  160   20   39   9   0   4   24   1   1   15   32  .244
Doug Flynn            42  155   10   37   2   2   0   11   0   1    8   13  .239
Elliott Maddox        21   55    6   13   3   1   0    8   1   2   15    7  .236
Ken Henderson          7   22    2    5   2   0   1    4   0   1    4    4  .227
Len Randle            41  139   20   31   7   4   0    6   7   7   34   22  .223
Tom Grieve            15   28    2    6   0   0   1    2   0   0    4    6  .214
Bruce Boisclair       32   76   10   15   2   0   1    6   1   3   12   14  .197
Ron Hodges            10   21    1    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    3    3  .191
Ed Kranepool          19   30    2    5   0   0   1    4   0   0    3    3  .167
Sergio Ferrer         16    6    2    1   0   0   0    0   1   0    0    2  .167
Tim Foli              19   73    8   12   4   0   0    2   1   2    4    5  .164

 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         13   26    3   10   4   0   0    7   0   1    2    2  .385
Larry Bowa            34  148   21   45   6   1   0    9   7   2    8   14  .304
Mike Schmidt          35  143   31   42   8   0   8   27   4   3   18   27  .294
Bake McBride          28  117   16   34   5   2   1    9   5   1   11   16  .291
Barry Foote            7    7    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .286
Jerry Martin          28   47    8   13   2   0   2   11   1   1    6    6  .277
Garry Maddox          35  126   12   34   6   0   1   15   9   2   13   18  .270
Bob Boone             32   93   17   25   3   2   4   21   0   2   17    6  .269
Richie Hebner         31   93   13   25   5   1   3   16   2   1   13   15  .269
Greg Luzinski         36  120   22   31   8   0   8   21   2   0   26   29  .258
Bud Harrelson         19   34    3    8   1   0   0    0   0   0    5    6  .235
Jay Johnstone         24   41    3    8   2   0   0    4   0   2    5    7  .195
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      17   38    2   12   0   1   1    2   0   1    1    1  .316
Dave Parker           40  155   23   48   6   2   7   26   6   3   15   25  .310
Rennie Stennett       35  129   17   37   4   1   2   20   0   1    4    9  .287
Frank Taveras         39  153   16   43   7   1   0    9  12   7    7   19  .281
Steve Brye            25   50    9   14   3   0   1    3   1   0    6    5  .280
Bill Robinson         26   90   16   23   4   1   3   17   6   2   11   23  .256
Duffy Dyer            16   47    2   12   4   1   0    6   1   0    5    7  .255
Mario Mendoza         18   20    4    5   0   0   1    2   2   1    0    2  .250
Ed Ott                30   94   11   23   4   1   2   10   0   0    7   10  .245
Phil Garner           38  137   14   33   4   4   2   20   4   5   12   22  .241
Willie Stargell       35   98   11   22   2   0   6   18   2   0   16   24  .225
Omar Moreno           40  140   27   31   5   2   1    9  21   3   25   31  .221
John Milner           23   47    5    9   4   0   0    5   1   0    9    5  .192
Fernando Gonzalez      9   21    2    4   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    3  .191
Jim Fregosi           15   16    2    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    5    7  .188

 San Diego            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Don Reynolds          13   16    0    6   0   0   0    2   1   0    1    2  .375
Chuck Baker           20   33    7   11   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    6  .333
Tucker Ashford         7   15    1    5   1   0   1    5   0   0    0    1  .333
Bill Almon            41  152   19   46   9   0   0    9   6   1   12   26  .303
Dave Winfield         39  153   15   44   5   1   6   23   5   4    8   23  .288
Gene Richards         39  152   22   43   5   3   2   14  11   6   20   19  .283
Ozzie Smith           39  142   10   36   3   3   0   14   7   3    5   10  .254
Derrel Thomas         40  125   10   31   5   0   0    6   4   3   10   11  .248
George Hendrick       36  111    9   27   4   0   3    8   1   1   12   16  .243
Rick Sweet            31   76    6   18   1   0   1    3   0   3   16   15  .237
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
Jerry Turner          26   40    4    9   3   0   2    5   0   0    2    8  .225
Oscar Gamble          36  112   14   25   2   1   3   15   0   1   17   16  .223
Gene Tenace           35   98   18   21   5   2   3   11   3   1   28   24  .214

 San Francisco        G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Mike Ivie             25   60    8   20   2   0   2   13   1   0    2    9  .333
Jack Clark            39  150   26   47  13   4   5   18   3   1   15   25  .313
Bill Madlock          30  113   16   35   4   0   4   15   5   0   16   16  .310
Terry Whitfield       38  135   24   39   4   2   4    8   2   4    9   21  .289
Mike Sadek            13   40    5   11   0   0   0    3   1   0    1    3  .275
Larry Herndon         37  137   15   36   5   2   0   10   4   4   16   19  .263
Darrell Evans         39  136   17   34   7   0   4   15   1   1   27   20  .250
Rob Andrews           17   43    6   10   2   1   0    4   1   0    5    4  .233
Tom Heintzelman       14   18    2    4   0   0   2    4   0   0    0    3  .222
Marc Hill             30  101    5   21   4   0   2    9   1   2   15   12  .208
Willie McCovey        35  114    6   23   6   2   3   27   0   0   12   14  .202
Johnnie Lemaster      36  117    6   23   3   1   0    4   3   1    6   24  .197
Skip James            26   16    4    2   1   0   0    3   1   0    1    3  .125
Vic Harris            19   34    1    2   0   0   0    3   0   0    3    7  .059

 St. Louis            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Mike Phillips         16   25    2    9   2   1   0    3   0   0    1    3  .360
Ted Simmons           42  148   21   47  16   0   4   22   0   1   23    7  .318
Keith Hernandez       42  158   20   47  13   0   3   21   2   2   24   15  .298
Mike Tyson            39  125   10   35   6   0   3   15   1   0    7   13  .280
Lou Brock             31  111   13   28   4   0   0    4   7   2   10   12  .252
Jim Dwyer             22   40    6   10   2   0   1    2   0   0    3    2  .250
Roger Freed           16   28    2    7   3   0   2   12   0   0    1    4  .250
Ken Reitz             42  157   16   39   6   0   4   24   1   0    6   17  .248
Garry Templeton       42  180   19   40   8   1   0    8   4   1    2   28  .222
Tony Scott            26   74   11   16   0   1   0    2   1   2    5   14  .216
Jerry Morales         41  157   17   33   6   2   3   18   3   1   13   18  .210
Dane Iorg             14   27    1    5   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    5  .185
Jerry Mumphrey        29   84    8   15   2   0   0    8   1   1    8    9  .179
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)      180
  P. Rose (CIN)           179
  G. Foster (CIN)         176
  K. Griffey (CIN)        176
  B. Russell (LA)         174
  S. Garvey (LA)          170
  L. Mazzilli (NY)        167
  S. Henderson (NY)       160
  W. Montanez (NY)        160
  E. Cabell (HOU)         158

Runs Scored:

  P. Rose (CIN)            31
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         31
  D. Lopes (LA)            30
  R. Smith (LA)            30
  G. Foster (CIN)          28
  J. Morgan (CIN)          28
  I. DeJesus (CHI)         27
  D. Driessen (CIN)        27
  K. Griffey (CIN)         27
  O. Moreno (PIT)          27

Hits:

  K. Griffey (CIN)         58
  G. Foster (CIN)          55
  P. Rose (CIN)            54
  L. Mazzilli (NY)         53
  R. Smith (LA)            51
  T. Puhl (HOU)            50
  D. Concepcion (CIN)      49
  D. Driessen (CIN)        49
  D. Parker (PIT)          48
  J. Clark (SF)            47

Doubles:

  T. Simmons (STL)         16
  P. Rose (CIN)            14
  J. Clark (SF)            13
  K. Hernandez (STL)       13
  A. Howe (HOU)            13
  R. Smith (LA)            13
  D. Concepcion (CIN)      12
  K. Griffey (CIN)         12
  J. Morgan (CIN)          12
  L. Parrish (MON)         12

Triples:

  G. Gross (CHI)            5
  J. Clark (SF)             4
  G. Foster (CIN)           4
  P. Garner (PIT)           4
  B. Murcer (CHI)           4
  L. Randle (NY)            4
  A. Dawson (MON)           3
  K. Griffey (CIN)          3
  G. Richards (SD)          3
  J. Royster (ATL)          3

Home Runs:

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

RBI:

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

Stolen Bases:

  O. Moreno (PIT)          21
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          17
  D. Lopes (LA)            12
  J. Royster (ATL)         12
  F. Taveras (PIT)         12
  G. Richards (SD)         11
  D. Driessen (CIN)        10
  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
  P. Garner (PIT)           5
  J. Royster (ATL)          5
  D. Concepcion (CIN)       4
  I. DeJesus (CHI)          4
  L. Herndon (SF)           4
  J. Morgan (CIN)           4
  T. Whitfield (SF)         4

Walks:

  L. Randle (NY)           34
  J. Morgan (CIN)          31
  J. Burroughs (ATL)       29
  G. Tenace (SD)           28
  D. Evans (SF)            27
  D. Lopes (LA)            26
  G. Luzinski (PHI)        26
  R. Cey (LA)              25
  D. Driessen (CIN)        25
  O. Moreno (PIT)          25

Strikeouts:

  G. Foster (CIN)          43
  A. Dawson (MON)          39
  D. Kingman (CHI)         37
  J. Bench (CIN)           36
  S. Henderson (NY)        33
  W. Montanez (NY)         32
  O. Moreno (PIT)          31
  D. Murphy (ATL)          31
  T. Perez (MON)           31
  R. Smith (LA)            30


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