Sunday May 28, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of May 28, 1978:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Los Angeles     1518  225   426   87    6   40   212   32   14  178   216  .281
Cincinnati      1586  228   430   93   12   43   211   44   18  189   279  .271
Philadelphia    1363  190   358   65    7   33   182   38   16  164   221  .263
Houston         1410  162   365   56    9   29   154   43   12  121   185  .259
Montreal        1505  186   381   73   10   27   169   20   10  132   251  .253
San Diego       1464  151   364   52   11   22   133   40   24  148   237  .249
Chicago         1404  165   346   50   21   23   154   15   16  133   207  .246
San Francisco   1438  170   354   62   12   29   161   25   15  156   244  .246
New York        1587  178   388   66   14   22   170   29   27  179   257  .245
St. Louis       1551  158   377   75    7   21   150   21   11  111   186  .243
Pittsburgh      1466  174   356   53   14   28   159   61   25  135   244  .243
Atlanta         1350  131   317   48   11   17   116   32   19  145   212  .235

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Jeff Burroughs (ATL)     42  138   18   48  13   1   4   24   0   1   32   23  .348
Reggie Smith (LA)        43  165   31   56  13   1   8   34   3   1   24   32  .339
Ken Griffey (CIN)        46  187   30   63  12   3   3   15   8   2   14   26  .337
Rick Monday (LA)         37  125   22   42  10   0  11   33   1   1   20   26  .336
Jack Clark (SF)          43  165   29   55  14   4   5   22   5   2   17   28  .333
Terry Puhl (HOU)         40  165   24   54   6   2   2   10   8   3   13   14  .327
Ted Simmons (STL)        46  160   23   52  17   1   5   23   0   1   23    8  .325
George Foster (CIN)      46  186   28   60   7   4   7   33   3   1   19   43  .323
Dan Driessen (CIN)       42  152   27   49  11   1   7   28  10   2   25   20  .322
Dusty Baker (LA)         41  144   17   46   8   0   2   20   2   0   13   25  .319

 Atlanta              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Jeff Burroughs        42  138   18   48  13   1   4   24   0   1   32   23  .348
Tom Paciorek           5    9    2    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .333
Darrel Chaney         25   58    9   17   4   0   1    7   1   0   13   11  .293
Brian Asselstine      36   91    9   26   3   3   1   11   2   1   11   14  .286
Jerry Royster         42  158   24   41   5   3   1   10  12   5   20   15  .260
Gary Matthews         15   48    8   12   1   1   5    9   0   1    7    9  .250
Biff Pocoroba         40  128    6   31   5   0   0   11   0   1   11    7  .242
Barry Bonnell         34   97   11   23   4   1   0    5   7   2    9   10  .237
Rowland Office        37   89   10   21   1   0   2    5   1   2    6   14  .236
Rod Gilbreath         34   98    5   22   6   1   0    8   2   2    6   16  .225
Dale Murphy           40  140   15   29   2   1   2   13   5   1   11   34  .207
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
Greg Gross            28   80    6   28   2   5   1   15   0   0    6    5  .350
Bill Buckner          32  123   15   40   7   0   1   14   4   2    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          38  141   11   38   6   1   2   19   0   2   15   18  .270
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
Ivan DeJesus          41  166   30   42   5   3   1    7   2   4   20   20  .253
Bobby Murcer          41  152   19   38   6   4   2   19   3   1   20   23  .250
Dave Rader            32  101   11   25   6   2   1   12   1   0    8    8  .248
Dave Kingman          35  124   16   30   5   1   9   27   2   2   12   43  .242
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       38  134   13   23   4   1   0    5   0   0   16   19  .172
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           46  187   30   63  12   3   3   15   8   2   14   26  .337
George Foster         46  186   28   60   7   4   7   33   3   1   19   43  .323
Dan Driessen          42  152   27   49  11   1   7   28  10   2   25   20  .322
Dave Concepcion       44  164   21   51  13   1   2   20   5   4   13   29  .311
Pete Rose             45  191   33   57  17   2   3   17   4   0   20   10  .298
Cesar Geronimo        43  121   10   32   9   1   2   16   3   1   18   26  .265
Joe Morgan            42  148   28   36  12   0   7   34   8   4   32   16  .243
Dave Collins          32   37    6    9   0   0   0    4   1   3    8    8  .243
Mike Lum              20   26    4    6   1   0   1    3   0   0    4    2  .231
Johnny Bench          44  163   21   37   7   0   9   25   1   1   16   40  .227
Junior Kennedy        27   31    5    7   1   0   0    1   1   0    5    8  .226
Ray Knight            21   15    3    3   0   0   1    3   0   0    2    2  .200
Don Werner            18   33    2    6   0   0   0    5   0   0    4    8  .182
Rick Auerbach         18   18    5    3   1   0   1    3   0   0    4    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            40  165   24   54   6   2   2   10   8   3   13   14  .327
Jesus Alou            14   16    1    5   0   0   1    4   0   0    1    0  .313
Jose Cruz             40  155   18   46   8   1   2   20   7   1   14   21  .297
Art Howe              39  136   18   39  14   1   3   14   1   1   12    6  .287
Enos Cabell           42  174   17   49   4   1   3   24   5   4    9   23  .282
Bob Watson            39  136   14   38   8   1   5   28   0   0   16   19  .279
Wilbur Howard         21   36    3   10   0   1   1    3   1   0    0    2  .278
Cesar Cedeno          39  151   24   41   7   1   6   16  18   2   11   20  .272
Julio Gonzalez        11   24    3    6   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .250
Denny Walling         23   30    5    7   0   0   1    6   1   0    2    3  .233
Roger Metzger         38  114   11   26   4   1   0    6   0   0   11    8  .228
Joe Ferguson          36  114   16   25   3   0   5   16   0   0   21   21  .219
Jimmy Sexton          18   21    2    4   0   0   0    0   2   0    2    4  .191
Dave Bergman          21   18    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    6  .111
Ed Herrmann           13   29    0    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    3  .103
Reggie Baldwin         2    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
Johnny Oates          10   16    1    7   1   0   0    1   0   1    1    1  .438
Reggie Smith          43  165   31   56  13   1   8   34   3   1   24   32  .339
Rick Monday           37  125   22   42  10   0  11   33   1   1   20   26  .336
Dusty Baker           41  144   17   46   8   0   2   20   2   0   13   25  .319
Jerry Grote           12   26    2    8   2   0   0    2   0   0    6    3  .308
Lee Lacy              27   63   11   19   5   2   4    9   2   2    7    7  .302
Davey Lopes           39  138   30   41   8   1   4   13  12   1   26   15  .297
Ron Cey               42  161   27   46   9   0   5   28   1   0   27   25  .286
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          44  182   24   48   9   1   5   26   4   2   10   19  .264
Bill Russell          43  185   24   47   9   1   1   16   3   2    9   10  .254
Billy North            9   29    6    7   3   0   0    1   3   2    6    4  .241
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
Dave Cash             44  174   29   53  11   2   1   10   5   3   16    8  .305
Stan Papi             14   30    2    9   3   0   0    3   0   0    1    3  .300
Chris Speier          40  132   12   38   5   1   2   14   0   0   18   17  .288
Ellis Valentine       40  152   18   41   8   0   4   20   2   1    8   18  .270
Warren Cromartie      41  158   20   42  10   2   1   16   2   1   12   18  .266
Larry Parrish         42  155   19   40  13   1   4   23   0   1    7   31  .258
Andre Dawson          44  173   26   43   2   3   6   22   7   3   11   43  .249
Tony Perez            41  148   12   35   9   0   3   18   0   0   16   33  .237
Gary Carter           44  153   25   36   6   0   6   27   2   1   25   19  .235
Del Unser             37   57    6   13   1   0   0    4   1   0    8   10  .228
Wayne Garrett         24   33    4    7   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    3  .212
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              6    7    1    1   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    2  .143

 New York             G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Lee Mazzilli          46  186   27   59  11   2   4   22   5   4   19   27  .317
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       46  175   22   46   5   1   5   27   3   2   17   38  .263
John Stearns          40  133   11   34   6   0   2   17   8   2   20   15  .256
Willie Montanez       45  174   22   44  10   0   5   29   1   1   19   33  .253
Doug Flynn            46  170   11   41   2   2   0   14   0   1    8   15  .241
Elliott Maddox        25   76    8   18   5   1   0    9   1   3   15    7  .237
Bruce Boisclair       36   86   14   20   2   1   2    8   1   3   14   14  .233
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
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
Tim Foli              23   90    9   17   6   0   0    3   1   2    4    5  .189
Ed Kranepool          21   32    2    6   0   0   1    4   0   0    3    3  .188
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
Garry Maddox          39  141   15   43   9   0   2   19  11   2   14   19  .305
Larry Bowa            38  163   21   49   6   1   0   10   8   2    9   15  .301
Bake McBride          32  134   17   39   6   2   1    9   9   1   12   18  .291
Jerry Martin          31   49    9   14   2   0   3   13   1   1    6    6  .286
Mike Schmidt          39  156   32   42   8   0   8   27   4   3   22   30  .269
Bob Boone             35  105   17   28   4   2   4   23   0   2   17    6  .267
Richie Hebner         35  106   15   28   6   1   3   16   2   1   13   19  .264
Greg Luzinski         40  134   23   32   8   0   8   21   2   0   29   32  .239
Jay Johnstone         27   45    3   10   2   0   0    4   0   2    5    7  .222
Barry Foote            9    9    2    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    3  .222
Bud Harrelson         22   39    4    8   1   0   0    0   0   0    5    7  .205
Ted Sizemore          11   37    4    7   1   0   0    1   1   0    1    4  .189
Jim Morrison          18   47    6    8   0   1   1    6   0   0    6    9  .170
Davey Johnson         17   40    5    5   0   0   1    8   0   0    4    7  .125

 Pittsburgh           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Manny Sanguillen      20   49    4   16   0   1   2    4   0   1    1    1  .327
Rennie Stennett       39  144   18   42   4   1   2   21   0   1    4    9  .292
Dave Parker           44  171   23   49   7   2   7   28   6   3   15   27  .287
Steve Brye            27   56   10   16   4   0   1    3   1   0    6    5  .286
Frank Taveras         43  167   18   46   8   1   0   10  14   8    9   19  .275
Duffy Dyer            18   53    2   14   4   1   0    6   1   0    5    7  .264
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
Mario Mendoza         19   21    4    5   0   0   1    2   2   1    0    3  .238
Phil Garner           42  149   14   34   4   4   2   20   5   5   14   23  .228
Willie Stargell       36  103   11   22   2   0   6   18   2   0   16   28  .214
Omar Moreno           44  155   29   33   5   2   1    9  22   4   26   33  .213
John Milner           27   57    7   11   4   0   1    6   1   0   10    7  .193
Fernando Gonzalez      9   21    2    4   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    3  .191
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            44  162   19   49  10   0   0   10   7   1   13   26  .303
Dave Winfield         42  161   16   44   5   1   6   23   5   4    9   24  .273
Gene Richards         42  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         43  132   10   34   5   0   0    6   5   3   10   12  .258
Ozzie Smith           42  149   11   38   4   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
Oscar Gamble          39  122   15   28   3   1   3   17   0   1   17   19  .230
Gene Tenace           38  108   19   23   5   2   4   12   3   1   30   28  .213
Bob Davis             18   38    3    8   1   0   0    2   0   1    1    4  .211
Tucker Ashford        10   24    1    5   1   0   1    5   0   0    2    3  .208

 San Francisco        G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Mike Ivie             28   65    9   23   2   0   3   17   1   0    3   10  .354
Jack Clark            43  165   29   55  14   4   5   22   5   2   17   28  .333
Bill Madlock          34  131   19   38   5   0   4   15   5   1   17   17  .290
Terry Whitfield       42  149   26   43   7   2   4    8   2   4    9   25  .289
Mike Sadek            14   44    5   12   1   0   0    3   1   0    1    3  .273
Larry Herndon         41  150   16   40   5   2   0   10   4   4   19   22  .267
Darrell Evans         43  149   24   39   7   0   4   17   1   1   32   23  .262
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        39  127    9   26   7   2   4   33   0   0   14   17  .205
Marc Hill             33  109    6   22   4   0   2   11   1   2   18   12  .202
Johnnie Lemaster      38  121    6   24   3   1   0    4   3   1    6   24  .198
Skip James            27   16    5    2   1   0   0    3   1   0    2    3  .125
Vic Harris            22   43    1    3   0   0   0    5   0   0    3   10  .070

 St. Louis            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ted Simmons           46  160   23   52  17   1   5   23   0   1   23    8  .325
Mike Phillips         18   29    2    9   2   1   0    3   0   0    1    4  .310
Keith Hernandez       45  168   20   49  13   0   3   22   2   2   24   17  .292
Mike Tyson            42  133   10   37   6   0   3   15   1   0    7   14  .278
Lou Brock             33  115   13   29   4   0   0    4   7   2   10   12  .252
Ken Reitz             46  171   16   43   6   0   4   24   1   0    6   17  .252
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            30   78   11   18   0   1   0    2   1   2    5   14  .231
Garry Templeton       46  195   19   42   8   1   0    8   5   1    2   29  .215
Jerry Morales         44  166   17   35   6   2   3   19   3   1   13   18  .211
Jerry Mumphrey        33   96    8   16   2   0   0    8   1   2    8   10  .167
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             18   34    1    5   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    5  .147

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  G. Templeton (STL)      195
  P. Rose (CIN)           191
  K. Griffey (CIN)        187
  G. Foster (CIN)         186
  L. Mazzilli (NY)        186
  B. Russell (LA)         185
  S. Garvey (LA)          182
  S. Henderson (NY)       175
  E. Cabell (HOU)         174
  D. Cash (MON)           174

Runs Scored:

  P. Rose (CIN)            33
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         32
  R. Smith (LA)            31
  I. DeJesus (CHI)         30
  K. Griffey (CIN)         30
  D. Lopes (LA)            30
  D. Cash (MON)            29
  J. Clark (SF)            29
  O. Moreno (PIT)          29
  G. Foster (CIN)          28

Hits:

  K. Griffey (CIN)         63
  G. Foster (CIN)          60
  L. Mazzilli (NY)         59
  P. Rose (CIN)            57
  R. Smith (LA)            56
  J. Clark (SF)            55
  T. Puhl (HOU)            54
  D. Cash (MON)            53
  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
  B. Asselstine (ATL)       3
  A. Dawson (MON)           3
  I. DeJesus (CHI)          3
  K. Griffey (CIN)          3

Home Runs:

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

RBI:

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

Stolen Bases:

  O. Moreno (PIT)          22
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          18
  F. Taveras (PIT)         14
  D. Lopes (LA)            12
  J. Royster (ATL)         12
  G. Maddox (PHI)          11
  G. Richards (SD)         11
  D. Driessen (CIN)        10
  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
  J. Burroughs (ATL)       32
  D. Evans (SF)            32
  J. Morgan (CIN)          32
  G. Tenace (SD)           30
  G. Luzinski (PHI)        29
  R. Cey (LA)              27
  D. Lopes (LA)            26
  O. Moreno (PIT)          26
  G. Carter (MON)          25

Strikeouts:

  A. Dawson (MON)          43
  G. Foster (CIN)          43
  D. Kingman (CHI)         43
  J. Bench (CIN)           40
  S. Henderson (NY)        38
  D. Murphy (ATL)          34
  W. Montanez (NY)         33
  O. Moreno (PIT)          33
  T. Perez (MON)           33
  G. Luzinski (PHI)        32


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