Saturday May 27, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of May 27, 1978:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Los Angeles     1482  220   416   84    6   39   207   32   12  174   212  .281
Cincinnati      1554  227   424   92   12   43   210   44   18  188   277  .273
Philadelphia    1330  187   352   63    7   33   179   36   16  160   218  .265
Houston         1379  161   360   56    8   28   153   43   12  121   180  .261
Montreal        1473  184   377   73   10   27   168   19   10  132   245  .256
San Diego       1436  148   359   50   11   22   131   39   24  145   234  .250
Chicago         1381  163   339   50   21   23   152   14   16  132   205  .246
St. Louis       1535  158   375   75    7   21   150   21   10  111   184  .244
San Francisco   1402  164   342   58   12   28   155   24   15  154   235  .244
New York        1551  174   377   63   14   22   166   29   27  178   253  .243
Pittsburgh      1435  169   346   53   14   27   155   59   25  134   240  .241
Atlanta         1319  126   309   47    9   16   111   31   19  141   204  .234

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Jeff Burroughs (ATL)     41  135   17   47  13   1   3   23   0   1   31   23  .348
Rick Monday (LA)         36  122   22   42  10   0  11   33   1   1   19   26  .344
Ken Griffey (CIN)        45  183   30   62  12   3   3   15   8   2   14   26  .339
Terry Puhl (HOU)         39  161   24   54   6   2   2   10   8   3   13   14  .335
Reggie Smith (LA)        42  160   30   53  13   1   7   32   3   1   24   31  .331
Ted Simmons (STL)        45  158   23   52  17   1   5   23   0   1   23    7  .329
Jack Clark (SF)          42  162   28   53  14   4   5   22   4   2   16   27  .327
Dusty Baker (LA)         40  141   17   46   8   0   2   20   2   0   12   25  .326
Dan Driessen (CIN)       42  152   27   49  11   1   7   28  10   2   25   20  .322
Lee Mazzilli (NY)        45  181   26   58  11   2   4   22   5   4   19   27  .320

 Atlanta              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Jeff Burroughs        41  135   17   47  13   1   3   23   0   1   31   23  .348
Tom Paciorek           5    9    2    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .333
Darrel Chaney         24   55    8   16   3   0   1    7   1   0   12   10  .291
Brian Asselstine      35   87    8   24   3   2   1   10   2   1   11   13  .276
Gary Matthews         14   45    8   12   1   1   5    9   0   1    6    7  .267
Jerry Royster         41  154   24   40   5   3   1    9  12   5   20   15  .260
Biff Pocoroba         39  126    6   31   5   0   0   10   0   1   10    7  .246
Rowland Office        36   89   10   21   1   0   2    5   1   2    6   14  .236
Barry Bonnell         33   93   10   21   4   0   0    4   6   2    9    9  .226
Rod Gilbreath         33   98    5   22   6   1   0    8   2   2    6   16  .225
Dale Murphy           39  136   14   28   2   1   2   13   5   1   11   33  .206
Joe Nolan             20   25    2    5   2   0   0    1   0   0    3    4  .200
Cito Gaston           22   52    1    9   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    9  .173
Pat Rockett           37   91    3   12   0   0   0    4   1   2    9   10  .132
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          31  120   14   40   7   0   1   14   4   2    6    5  .333
Greg Gross            27   77    5   25   2   5   1   15   0   0    6    5  .325
Joe Wallis            19   39    5   12   1   1   1    4   0   2    3   10  .308
Gene Clines           26   68   14   19   1   1   0    5   2   2    6    7  .279
Manny Trillo          37  139   11   38   6   1   2   19   0   2   14   18  .273
Mick Kelleher         10   15    2    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    1  .267
Larry Biittner        22   47    7   12   2   1   2   10   0   1    7    6  .255
Dave Rader            31   99   11   25   6   2   1   12   1   0    8    8  .253
Ivan DeJesus          40  163   30   41   5   3   1    7   2   4   20   20  .252
Bobby Murcer          40  149   19   37   6   4   2   19   2   1   20   23  .248
Dave Kingman          34  121   16   29   5   1   9   25   2   2   12   42  .240
Hector Cruz           23   63    7   13   2   0   2    5   0   0    3    6  .206
Larry Cox             19   47    2    9   1   0   1    6   0   0    3    7  .192
Steve Ontiveros       37  132   13   22   4   1   0    5   0   0   16   19  .167
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           45  183   30   62  12   3   3   15   8   2   14   26  .339
Dan Driessen          42  152   27   49  11   1   7   28  10   2   25   20  .322
Dave Concepcion       43  160   21   51  13   1   2   20   5   4   13   28  .319
George Foster         45  182   28   58   6   4   7   32   3   1   19   43  .319
Pete Rose             44  187   33   57  17   2   3   17   4   0   20   10  .305
Cesar Geronimo        42  118   10   32   9   1   2   16   3   1   18   26  .271
Ray Knight            20   12    3    3   0   0   1    3   0   0    2    2  .250
Joe Morgan            41  147   28   36  12   0   7   34   8   4   32   16  .245
Mike Lum              19   25    4    6   1   0   1    3   0   0    4    2  .240
Johnny Bench          44  163   21   37   7   0   9   25   1   1   16   40  .227
Dave Collins          31   36    6    8   0   0   0    4   1   3    8    8  .222
Junior Kennedy        26   28    4    6   1   0   0    1   1   0    5    7  .214
Don Werner            17   30    2    5   0   0   0    5   0   0    4    8  .167
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            39  161   24   54   6   2   2   10   8   3   13   14  .335
Jesus Alou            13   15    1    5   0   0   1    4   0   0    1    0  .333
Jose Cruz             39  151   18   46   8   1   2   20   7   1   14   20  .305
Art Howe              38  133   18   38  14   0   3   14   1   1   12    6  .286
Bob Watson            38  135   14   38   8   1   5   28   0   0   16   18  .282
Enos Cabell           41  171   17   48   4   1   3   24   5   4    9   22  .281
Wilbur Howard         21   36    3   10   0   1   1    3   1   0    0    2  .278
Cesar Cedeno          38  147   23   40   7   1   5   15  18   2   11   19  .272
Julio Gonzalez        11   24    3    6   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .250
Denny Walling         22   29    5    7   0   0   1    6   1   0    2    3  .241
Roger Metzger         37  112   11   26   4   1   0    6   0   0   11    7  .232
Joe Ferguson          36  114   16   25   3   0   5   16   0   0   21   21  .219
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          20   14    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    6  .000
Reggie Baldwin         1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 Los Angeles          G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Manny Mota            11    9    0    4   1   0   0    4   0   0    1    1  .444
Rick Monday           36  122   22   42  10   0  11   33   1   1   19   26  .344
Johnny Oates           9   12    1    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .333
Reggie Smith          42  160   30   53  13   1   7   32   3   1   24   31  .331
Lee Lacy              26   58   11   19   5   2   4    9   2   2    7    6  .328
Dusty Baker           40  141   17   46   8   0   2   20   2   0   12   25  .326
Jerry Grote           12   26    2    8   2   0   0    2   0   0    6    3  .308
Davey Lopes           38  138   30   41   8   1   4   13  12   1   26   15  .297
Ron Cey               41  157   26   44   8   0   5   27   1   0   26   25  .280
Vic Davalillo         21   25    4    7   1   0   0    4   0   1    2    1  .280
Ted Martinez          16   15    6    4   0   0   0    1   0   1    1    6  .267
Steve Garvey          43  178   23   47   8   1   5   25   4   2   10   19  .264
Bill Russell          42  181   22   47   9   1   1   16   3   2    8   10  .260
Billy North            8   28    6    6   3   0   0    1   3   1    6    4  .214
Glenn Burke           16   19    2    4   0   0   0    2   1   0    0    4  .211
Steve Yeager          36  111   10   23   5   0   0   12   0   0   18   16  .207

 Montreal             G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Pepe Frias            23    5    3    3   2   1   0    3   0   0    0    0  .600
Stan Papi             13   26    1    8   3   0   0    3   0   0    1    3  .308
Dave Cash             43  170   28   52  11   2   1   10   4   3   16    8  .306
Chris Speier          40  132   12   38   5   1   2   14   0   0   18   17  .288
Ellis Valentine       39  148   18   41   8   0   4   19   2   1    8   18  .277
Warren Cromartie      40  154   20   42  10   2   1   16   2   1   12   16  .273
Larry Parrish         41  152   19   40  13   1   4   23   0   1    7   30  .263
Andre Dawson          43  170   26   42   2   3   6   22   7   3   11   43  .247
Del Unser             36   53    6   13   1   0   0    4   1   0    8    9  .245
Gary Carter           43  152   25   36   6   0   6   27   2   1   25   18  .237
Tony Perez            41  148   12   35   9   0   3   18   0   0   16   33  .237
Wayne Garrett         23   32    4    7   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    3  .219
Sam Mejias            23   10    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .200
Jerry White           18   10    2    2   0   0   0    0   1   0    1    3  .200
Bob Reece              5    5    1    1   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    2  .200

 New York             G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Lee Mazzilli          45  181   26   58  11   2   4   22   5   4   19   27  .320
Bobby Valentine       27   76   10   22   2   0   1   13   0   1    8   11  .290
Joel Youngblood       25   51    7   14   4   2   0    5   0   0    4    8  .275
Steve Henderson       45  171   22   45   5   1   5   27   3   2   17   37  .263
Willie Montanez       44  170   22   44  10   0   5   29   1   1   19   33  .259
John Stearns          39  129   10   33   6   0   2   17   8   2   20   15  .256
Doug Flynn            45  166   11   39   2   2   0   12   0   1    8   14  .235
Len Randle            42  145   20   33   7   4   0    7   7   7   34   23  .228
Ken Henderson          7   22    2    5   2   0   1    4   0   1    4    4  .227
Bruce Boisclair       35   84   14   19   2   1   2    7   1   3   13   14  .226
Elliott Maddox        24   71    8   16   4   1   0    8   1   3   15    7  .225
Ron Hodges            13   32    1    7   0   1   0    4   1   0    3    6  .219
Tom Grieve            16   29    2    6   0   0   1    2   0   0    4    6  .207
Ed Kranepool          21   32    2    6   0   0   1    4   0   0    3    3  .188
Tim Foli              22   86    8   15   5   0   0    3   1   2    4    5  .174
Sergio Ferrer         16    6    2    1   0   0   0    0   1   0    0    2  .167

 Philadelphia         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Jose Cardenal         14   27    4   10   4   0   0    7   0   1    3    2  .370
Tim McCarver          17   36    5   13   4   0   0    3   0   0   10    7  .361
Larry Bowa            37  160   21   49   6   1   0   10   8   2    8   15  .306
Garry Maddox          38  138   14   42   9   0   2   17   9   2   13   19  .304
Bake McBride          31  129   17   39   6   2   1    9   9   1   12   17  .302
Jerry Martin          30   48    9   14   2   0   3   13   1   1    6    6  .292
Mike Schmidt          38  153   32   42   8   0   8   27   4   3   21   30  .275
Richie Hebner         34  102   14   27   5   1   3   16   2   1   13   19  .265
Bob Boone             34  101   17   26   3   2   4   22   0   2   17    6  .257
Greg Luzinski         39  131   22   31   8   0   8   21   2   0   28   32  .237
Barry Foote            9    9    2    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    3  .222
Bud Harrelson         21   38    4    8   1   0   0    0   0   0    5    7  .211
Jay Johnstone         26   44    3    9   2   0   0    4   0   2    5    7  .205
Ted Sizemore          11   37    4    7   1   0   0    1   1   0    1    4  .189
Jim Morrison          17   47    6    8   0   1   1    6   0   0    6    9  .170
Davey Johnson         16   37    5    5   0   0   1    8   0   0    4    7  .135

 Pittsburgh           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Manny Sanguillen      19   45    3   14   0   1   2    4   0   1    1    1  .311
Dave Parker           43  167   23   49   7   2   7   27   6   3   15   26  .293
Steve Brye            27   56   10   16   4   0   1    3   1   0    6    5  .286
Rennie Stennett       38  140   18   39   4   1   2   20   0   1    4    9  .279
Frank Taveras         42  164   17   45   8   1   0    9  13   8    9   19  .274
Bill Robinson         26   90   16   23   4   1   3   17   6   2   11   23  .256
Ed Ott                32  102   11   26   4   1   2   10   0   0    7   11  .255
Duffy Dyer            17   50    2   12   4   1   0    6   1   0    5    7  .240
Mario Mendoza         19   21    4    5   0   0   1    2   2   1    0    3  .238
Phil Garner           41  146   14   34   4   4   2   20   5   5   14   23  .233
Willie Stargell       36  103   11   22   2   0   6   18   2   0   16   28  .214
Omar Moreno           43  151   28   32   5   2   1    9  21   4   26   32  .212
Fernando Gonzalez      9   21    2    4   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    3  .191
John Milner           26   54    5   10   4   0   0    5   1   0    9    7  .185
Jim Fregosi           17   18    2    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    5    7  .167

 San Diego            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Don Reynolds          14   16    1    6   0   0   0    2   1   0    2    2  .375
Chuck Baker           21   35    7   11   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    7  .314
Bill Almon            43  159   19   48  10   0   0    9   7   1   13   26  .302
Dave Winfield         41  158   15   44   5   1   6   23   5   4    8   24  .279
Gene Richards         41  159   23   43   5   3   2   14  11   6   20   20  .270
Mike Champion         19   23    1    6   0   1   0    4   0   0    5    5  .261
Derrel Thomas         42  129   10   33   5   0   0    6   4   3   10   12  .256
Ozzie Smith           41  145   10   37   3   3   0   14   7   3    5   10  .255
Jerry Turner          28   45    4   11   4   0   2    6   0   0    2    9  .244
George Hendrick       36  111    9   27   4   0   3    8   1   1   12   16  .243
Rick Sweet            33   84    6   20   1   0   1    3   0   3   16   16  .238
Bob Davis             17   35    3    8   1   0   0    2   0   1    1    4  .229
Tucker Ashford         9   22    1    5   1   0   1    5   0   0    1    3  .227
Oscar Gamble          38  118   14   26   2   1   3   16   0   1   17   19  .220
Gene Tenace           37  105   19   23   5   2   4   12   3   1   29   27  .219

 San Francisco        G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Mike Ivie             27   64    8   22   2   0   2   13   1   0    3   10  .344
Jack Clark            42  162   28   53  14   4   5   22   4   2   16   27  .327
Bill Madlock          33  127   19   38   5   0   4   15   5   1   16   17  .299
Mike Sadek            13   40    5   11   0   0   0    3   1   0    1    3  .275
Terry Whitfield       41  144   24   39   4   2   4    8   2   4    9   24  .271
Larry Herndon         40  146   15   38   5   2   0   10   4   4   19   21  .260
Darrell Evans         42  145   23   37   7   0   4   15   1   1   32   22  .255
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
Willie McCovey        38  123    9   26   7   2   4   33   0   0   14   15  .211
Marc Hill             33  109    6   22   4   0   2   11   1   2   18   12  .202
Johnnie Lemaster      37  120    6   24   3   1   0    4   3   1    6   24  .200
Skip James            27   16    5    2   1   0   0    3   1   0    2    3  .125
Vic Harris            21   41    1    3   0   0   0    5   0   0    3    8  .073

 St. Louis            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ted Simmons           45  158   23   52  17   1   5   23   0   1   23    7  .329
Mike Phillips         17   28    2    9   2   1   0    3   0   0    1    4  .321
Keith Hernandez       44  166   20   48  13   0   3   22   2   2   24   17  .289
Mike Tyson            42  133   10   37   6   0   3   15   1   0    7   14  .278
Lou Brock             32  113   13   29   4   0   0    4   7   2   10   12  .257
Ken Reitz             45  169   16   42   6   0   4   24   1   0    6   17  .249
Jim Dwyer             25   51    7   12   2   0   1    2   0   0    4    2  .235
Roger Freed           18   34    2    8   4   0   2   12   0   0    1    4  .235
Tony Scott            29   78   11   18   0   1   0    2   1   2    5   14  .231
Garry Templeton       45  193   19   42   8   1   0    8   5   1    2   29  .218
Jerry Morales         44  166   17   35   6   2   3   19   3   1   13   18  .211
Jerry Mumphrey        32   94    8   16   2   0   0    8   1   1    8    9  .170
Steve Swisher          8   12    1    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .167
Gary Sutherland       10    6    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .167
Dane Iorg             17   32    1    5   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    5  .156

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  G. Templeton (STL)      193
  P. Rose (CIN)           187
  K. Griffey (CIN)        183
  G. Foster (CIN)         182
  L. Mazzilli (NY)        181
  B. Russell (LA)         181
  S. Garvey (LA)          178
  E. Cabell (HOU)         171
  S. Henderson (NY)       171
  D. Cash (MON)           170

Runs Scored:

  P. Rose (CIN)            33
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         32
  I. DeJesus (CHI)         30
  K. Griffey (CIN)         30
  D. Lopes (LA)            30
  R. Smith (LA)            30
  D. Cash (MON)            28
  J. Clark (SF)            28
  G. Foster (CIN)          28
  O. Moreno (PIT)          28

Hits:

  K. Griffey (CIN)         62
  G. Foster (CIN)          58
  L. Mazzilli (NY)         58
  P. Rose (CIN)            57
  T. Puhl (HOU)            54
  J. Clark (SF)            53
  R. Smith (LA)            53
  D. Cash (MON)            52
  T. Simmons (STL)         52
  D. Concepcion (CIN)      51

Doubles:

  P. Rose (CIN)            17
  T. Simmons (STL)         17
  J. Clark (SF)            14
  A. Howe (HOU)            14
  J. Burroughs (ATL)       13
  D. Concepcion (CIN)      13
  K. Hernandez (STL)       13
  L. Parrish (MON)         13
  R. Smith (LA)            13
  K. Griffey (CIN)         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
  I. DeJesus (CHI)          3
  K. Griffey (CIN)          3
  G. Richards (SD)          3

Home Runs:

  R. Monday (LA)           11
  J. Bench (CIN)            9
  D. Kingman (CHI)          9
  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:

  J. Morgan (CIN)          34
  W. McCovey (SF)          33
  R. Monday (LA)           33
  G. Foster (CIN)          32
  R. Smith (LA)            32
  W. Montanez (NY)         29
  D. Driessen (CIN)        28
  B. Watson (HOU)          28
  G. Carter (MON)          27
  R. Cey (LA)              27

Stolen Bases:

  O. Moreno (PIT)          21
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          18
  F. Taveras (PIT)         13
  D. Lopes (LA)            12
  J. Royster (ATL)         12
  G. Richards (SD)         11
  D. Driessen (CIN)        10
  G. Maddox (PHI)           9
  B. McBride (PHI)          9
  L. Bowa (PHI)             8

Caught Stealing:

  F. Taveras (PIT)          8
  L. Randle (NY)            7
  G. Richards (SD)          6
  P. Garner (PIT)           5
  J. Royster (ATL)          5
  E. Cabell (HOU)           4
  D. Concepcion (CIN)       4
  I. DeJesus (CHI)          4
  L. Herndon (SF)           4
  L. Mazzilli (NY)          4

Walks:

  L. Randle (NY)           34
  D. Evans (SF)            32
  J. Morgan (CIN)          32
  J. Burroughs (ATL)       31
  G. Tenace (SD)           29
  G. Luzinski (PHI)        28
  R. Cey (LA)              26
  D. Lopes (LA)            26
  O. Moreno (PIT)          26
  G. Carter (MON)          25

Strikeouts:

  A. Dawson (MON)          43
  G. Foster (CIN)          43
  D. Kingman (CHI)         42
  J. Bench (CIN)           40
  S. Henderson (NY)        37
  W. Montanez (NY)         33
  D. Murphy (ATL)          33
  T. Perez (MON)           33
  G. Luzinski (PHI)        32
  O. Moreno (PIT)          32

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