Friday June 9, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of June 9, 1978:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Los Angeles     1882  280   511  101   10   50   262   40   15  214   266  .272
Cincinnati      1955  278   523  111   15   52   261   52   22  239   344  .268
Philadelphia    1708  241   447   76    8   45   227   61   17  199   290  .262
Montreal        1872  248   486   89   10   40   224   27   12  157   304  .260
Houston         1737  190   443   69   11   31   180   50   16  142   224  .255
Chicago         1773  220   446   69   24   29   207   19   20  177   257  .252
San Francisco   1770  206   439   78   18   34   195   32   19  193   299  .248
New York        1949  219   478   85   15   29   206   32   30  213   313  .245
Pittsburgh      1785  208   434   76   15   29   187   66   29  164   285  .243
San Diego       1784  180   431   64   13   25   160   47   30  189   299  .242
Atlanta         1733  172   414   60   12   26   156   38   26  187   270  .239
St. Louis       1977  202   470   93    9   25   191   28   13  151   271  .238

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ken Griffey (CIN)        57  232   38   77  15   4   3   17  10   2   20   34  .332
Jeff Burroughs (ATL)     53  176   23   57  14   1   4   25   1   1   42   33  .324
Ted Simmons (STL)        58  196   31   63  21   1   6   26   0   1   32   12  .321
Terry Puhl (HOU)         50  206   24   66  10   2   2   13   8   5   14   16  .320
George Foster (CIN)      57  228   39   73  10   4  12   46   3   1   23   52  .320
Reggie Smith (LA)        53  195   37   62  13   1  11   41   4   1   28   37  .318
Larry Bowa (PHI)         48  209   30   66   9   1   0   13  13   2    9   17  .316
Bill Madlock (SF)        44  173   26   54   9   1   5   17   8   3   22   21  .312
Dave Concepcion (CIN)    55  209   27   65  16   2   2   27   6   6   16   38  .311
Jack Clark (SF)          53  203   33   63  15   5   6   28   5   2   20   33  .310

 Atlanta              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Tom Paciorek           5    9    2    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .333
Jeff Burroughs        53  176   23   57  14   1   4   25   1   1   42   33  .324
Darrel Chaney         34   91   12   26   4   0   1    8   1   0   14   16  .286
Gary Matthews         26   91   16   26   4   1   7   14   0   1   13   17  .286
Jerry Royster         50  194   27   53   5   3   1   13  14   7   21   16  .273
Brian Asselstine      39  103   11   28   3   3   2   13   2   1   11   16  .272
Biff Pocoroba         49  156   11   41   6   0   3   20   0   2   15    7  .263
Rowland Office        47  109   11   28   2   0   2    5   1   5    7   16  .257
Barry Bonnell         43  126   11   28   5   1   0    9   8   2    9   13  .222
Joe Nolan             27   36    4    8   3   1   0    4   0   0    3    4  .222
Rod Gilbreath         44  127    7   26   6   1   1   10   3   2   11   20  .205
Bob Beall             32   50    6   10   1   0   0    2   1   1    8    9  .200
Cito Gaston           28   57    2   11   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    9  .193
Dale Murphy           50  173   20   33   2   1   4   21   6   2   19   45  .191
Jerry Maddox           6   13    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .154
Pat Rockett           43  102    3   14   2   0   0    4   1   2   10   10  .137

 Chicago              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Bill Buckner          37  134   15   43   7   0   1   16   4   2    7    6  .321
Greg Gross            37  104   10   32   3   5   1   18   0   0   12    5  .308
Manny Trillo          49  183   15   53   8   3   2   23   0   2   20   25  .290
Gene Clines           36   91   18   26   5   1   0    7   2   2    8    9  .286
Joe Wallis            26   50    7   14   1   1   1    4   0   2    5   13  .280
Ivan DeJesus          52  212   37   57   7   4   2   12   4   5   26   27  .269
Larry Biittner        32   86   12   23   3   1   2   16   0   1   11   10  .267
Dave Rader            42  134   15   34   8   2   1   19   1   0   11   11  .254
Mick Kelleher         12   16    2    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    1  .250
Bobby Murcer          50  186   24   46   7   4   3   22   5   2   23   25  .247
Dave Kingman          45  158   26   38   5   1  13   36   2   4   17   54  .241
Hector Cruz           27   71    7   16   4   0   2    8   0   0    3    6  .225
Larry Cox             23   52    4   10   2   0   1    7   0   0    5    7  .192
Steve Ontiveros       48  167   19   31   6   1   0    8   0   0   21   25  .186
Rudy Meoli            19   10    3    1   0   0   0    1   1   0    2    2  .100

 Cincinnati           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ken Griffey           57  232   38   77  15   4   3   17  10   2   20   34  .332
George Foster         57  228   39   73  10   4  12   46   3   1   23   52  .320
Dave Concepcion       55  209   27   65  16   2   2   27   6   6   16   38  .311
Dan Driessen          51  183   32   55  12   1   7   32  11   2   32   23  .301
Mike Lum              30   55    8   16   3   0   3   11   0   0   11    6  .291
Pete Rose             56  239   39   67  17   2   4   19   4   1   23   13  .280
Junior Kennedy        33   43    5   11   1   0   0    2   2   1    9   12  .256
Cesar Geronimo        50  129   10   32   9   1   2   16   3   1   20   28  .248
Dave Collins          40   45    6   11   0   0   0    5   1   3    8    9  .244
Joe Morgan            50  174   31   42  13   0   7   38  10   4   38   16  .241
Johnny Bench          45  164   22   38   7   0  10   26   1   1   16   40  .232
Ray Knight            30   28    4    5   2   0   1    3   0   0    2    5  .179
Don Werner            29   70    5   12   2   1   0    8   1   0   11   18  .171
Rick Auerbach         21   19    5    3   1   0   1    3   0   0    4    4  .158
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            50  206   24   66  10   2   2   13   8   5   14   16  .320
Enos Cabell           52  213   22   62   5   1   3   25   7   5    9   26  .291
Art Howe              48  169   20   49  16   1   3   19   1   1   14   14  .290
Jose Cruz             50  191   23   54  10   3   3   28   9   2   18   25  .283
Cesar Cedeno          42  164   27   46   7   1   6   16  20   2   11   22  .281
Wilbur Howard         21   36    3   10   0   1   1    3   1   0    0    2  .278
Jesus Alou            21   30    1    8   0   0   1    5   0   0    1    0  .267
Bob Watson            49  167   19   43   8   1   6   30   0   0   20   22  .258
Denny Walling         31   44    6   10   1   0   1    8   1   0    5    4  .227
Roger Metzger         43  119   11   27   4   1   0    6   0   0   12    8  .227
Joe Ferguson          37  116   16   26   3   0   5   16   0   0   21   22  .224
Julio Gonzalez        13   27    3    6   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .222
Reggie Baldwin        10   29    1    6   2   0   0    4   0   0    0    1  .207
Jimmy Sexton          27   52    4    8   0   0   0    0   3   0    4    9  .154
Ed Herrmann           16   36    1    4   1   0   0    0   0   0    3    3  .111
Dave Bergman          27   23    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    5    8  .087

 Los Angeles          G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Johnny Oates          11   17    1    8   1   0   0    1   0   1    1    1  .471
Rick Monday           45  141   27   46  12   1  11   36   1   1   22   31  .326
Reggie Smith          53  195   37   62  13   1  11   41   4   1   28   37  .318
Lee Lacy              35   92   16   29   8   3   6   13   3   2    9   11  .315
Manny Mota            15   13    0    4   1   0   0    4   0   0    1    2  .308
Davey Lopes           45  160   32   46   9   1   5   17  14   1   28   17  .288
Dusty Baker           52  183   21   51   9   0   2   21   2   0   14   30  .279
Ron Cey               53  199   31   55  10   0   7   36   1   1   34   30  .276
Billy North           20   55   16   15   4   0   0    1   6   2   17    9  .273
Jerry Grote           18   37    2   10   4   0   0    5   0   0    6    4  .270
Steve Garvey          55  226   29   60  10   3   6   32   4   2   11   23  .266
Bill Russell          54  234   32   62  11   1   2   23   4   2    9   14  .265
Vic Davalillo         28   34    7    9   1   0   0    7   0   1    3    1  .265
Ted Martinez          18   16    6    4   0   0   0    1   0   1    1    6  .250
Glenn Burke           16   19    2    4   0   0   0    2   1   0    0    4  .211
Steve Yeager          45  133   12   26   5   0   0   13   0   0   22   19  .196

 Montreal             G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Pepe Frias            33    5    3    3   2   1   0    3   0   0    0    0  .600
Stan Papi             20   47    5   14   4   0   0    5   0   0    2    6  .298
Chris Speier          48  158   15   45   5   1   3   15   0   0   23   20  .285
Ellis Valentine       51  193   27   54  11   0   7   29   2   2   11   23  .280
Larry Parrish         53  191   24   53  16   1   7   34   0   1   11   39  .278
Dave Cash             55  221   30   61  11   2   1   13   5   3   16   10  .276
Warren Cromartie      52  203   29   55  11   2   2   18   3   2   12   23  .271
Andre Dawson          55  210   39   56   4   3   9   33  12   3   16   50  .267
Tony Perez            52  190   22   50  13   0   5   28   0   0   18   42  .263
Gary Carter           55  195   31   48   7   0   6   30   3   1   28   25  .246
Wayne Garrett         28   37    4    9   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    3  .243
Del Unser             48   60    7   14   2   0   0    5   1   0    8   10  .233
Jerry White           18   10    2    2   0   0   0    0   1   0    1    3  .200
Sam Mejias            25   11    4    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .182
Bob Reece              7    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          57  227   33   70  15   2   4   23   8   5   25   34  .308
Bobby Valentine       32   82   10   23   2   0   1   13   0   1    9   12  .281
Willie Montanez       56  214   28   60  13   0   8   40   1   1   23   39  .280
Elliott Maddox        35  109   13   29   6   2   0   12   1   3   22   12  .266
Steve Henderson       57  217   33   57   8   1   6   31   3   3   21   47  .263
Joel Youngblood       34   69    8   18   4   2   1    7   0   0    5   11  .261
Tom Grieve            22   51    3   13   2   0   1    5   0   0    5    9  .255
Ron Hodges            19   48    2   12   2   1   0    4   1   1    5    6  .250
John Stearns          48  157   15   39   8   0   3   19   8   2   24   18  .248
Len Randle            45  148   20   34   7   4   0    7   7   7   35   23  .230
Doug Flynn            57  206   12   47   3   2   0   15   0   1    9   16  .228
Ken Henderson          7   22    2    5   2   0   1    4   0   1    4    4  .227
Bruce Boisclair       44  101   15   22   2   1   3   11   1   3   14   18  .218
Ed Kranepool          25   37    2    7   0   0   1    5   0   0    3    3  .189
Tim Foli              32  126   10   23   7   0   0    8   1   2    5    7  .183
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         21   40    6   14   6   0   1    9   0   1    4    3  .350
Larry Bowa            48  209   30   66   9   1   0   13  13   2    9   17  .316
Garry Maddox          49  181   18   56  11   0   2   22  17   2   16   27  .309
Jerry Martin          39   64   13   19   2   1   3   13   2   1    9    9  .297
Tim McCarver          23   45    5   13   4   0   0    3   0   0   11    9  .289
Bake McBride          40  165   25   47   6   2   2   10  14   1   15   22  .285
Richie Hebner         44  134   18   37   7   1   4   22   2   1   18   24  .276
Bob Boone             44  138   20   37   5   2   6   27   1   2   17    8  .268
Mike Schmidt          46  178   37   47   8   0   8   30   7   3   31   39  .264
Greg Luzinski         50  168   30   41   9   0  12   36   4   0   36   44  .244
Bud Harrelson         26   40    6    8   1   0   0    0   0   0    6    7  .200
Ted Sizemore          11   37    4    7   1   0   0    1   1   0    1    4  .189
Jay Johnstone         33   54    3   10   2   0   0    4   0   2    6    9  .185
Jim Morrison          28   77   10   14   0   1   3   10   0   1    8   13  .182
Barry Foote           11   11    2    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    4  .182
Davey Johnson         22   47    6    7   0   0   2   12   0   0    4   10  .149

 Pittsburgh           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ken Macha              3    2    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .500
Steve Brye            29   61   11   18   5   0   1    4   1   0    6    5  .295
Dave Parker           51  203   28   58   7   3   8   30   8   3   15   30  .286
Duffy Dyer            22   65    3   18   6   1   0    7   1   0   10    7  .277
Bill Robinson         35  129   22   35  10   1   3   23   6   3   12   26  .271
Manny Sanguillen      26   67    5   18   0   1   2    4   0   1    1    1  .269
Mario Mendoza         23   30    4    8   1   0   1    3   2   1    0    5  .267
Rennie Stennett       47  177   21   46   5   1   2   21   0   1    6   14  .260
Frank Taveras         51  201   20   52  11   1   0   14  14   9   11   23  .259
John Milner           34   78   10   20   4   0   1    9   1   0   11    7  .256
Ed Ott                37  121   13   30   5   1   2   11   0   0    9   14  .248
Willie Stargell       40  118   14   29   4   0   6   23   2   0   18   29  .246
Phil Garner           51  181   17   43   7   4   2   22   6   5   20   26  .238
Jim Fregosi           20   20    3    4   1   0   0    1   0   0    6    8  .200
Omar Moreno           53  177   32   35   6   2   1    9  24   6   30   40  .198
Fernando Gonzalez      9   21    2    4   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    3  .191

 San Diego            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Dave Roberts           6   16    0    5   1   0   0    2   0   0    3    2  .313
Chuck Baker           26   38    7   11   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    7  .290
Bill Almon            54  198   21   56  13   0   0   12   8   1   14   39  .283
Don Reynolds          18   29    3    8   0   0   0    2   1   0    6    4  .276
Dave Winfield         52  196   21   53   7   1   7   27   7   5   13   29  .270
Gene Richards         51  189   25   50   6   4   2   15  12   7   24   26  .265
Mike Champion         21   24    1    6   0   1   0    4   0   0    5    6  .250
Derrel Thomas         53  166   12   41   5   0   0   12   6   4   12   15  .247
George Hendrick       36  111    9   27   4   0   3    8   1   1   12   16  .243
Ozzie Smith           52  187   13   45   5   3   0   14   8   4    7   15  .241
Gene Tenace           48  133   27   31   8   3   6   18   4   3   44   35  .233
Jerry Turner          34   52    4   12   4   0   2    7   0   0    4   12  .231
Oscar Gamble          46  146   18   33   3   1   3   18   0   1   18   21  .226
Rick Sweet            39   98    7   22   1   0   1    5   0   3   18   17  .225
Tucker Ashford        16   40    1    8   2   0   1    6   0   0    3    5  .200
Bob Davis             19   40    3    8   1   0   0    2   0   1    1    5  .200
Fernando Gonzalez      3    7    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .143

 San Francisco        G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Mike Ivie             35   90   10   32   2   1   3   20   2   0    4   12  .356
Bill Madlock          44  173   26   54   9   1   5   17   8   3   22   21  .312
Jack Clark            53  203   33   63  15   5   6   28   5   2   20   33  .310
Terry Whitfield       51  168   29   47   8   2   4   10   2   4   11   28  .280
Larry Herndon         51  188   21   51   6   3   0   12   5   4   22   29  .271
Darrell Evans         53  185   30   50   9   1   5   21   2   1   40   25  .270
Mike Sadek            20   61    9   16   2   0   0    4   1   0    6    6  .262
Rob Andrews           19   45    6   10   2   1   0    4   1   0    5    5  .222
Tom Heintzelman       14   18    2    4   0   0   2    4   0   0    0    3  .222
Willie McCovey        48  159   13   35   9   2   5   40   1   0   18   24  .220
Marc Hill             38  128    6   27   6   0   2   12   1   2   18   14  .211
Johnnie Lemaster      44  139    6   28   5   2   0    5   3   3    9   25  .201
Skip James            31   17    5    2   1   0   0    3   1   0    3    4  .118
Vic Harris            31   62    2    4   0   0   1    7   0   0    4   14  .065

 St. Louis            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ted Simmons           58  196   31   63  21   1   6   26   0   1   32   12  .321
Keith Hernandez       58  214   26   59  13   1   4   27   3   3   28   24  .276
Mike Tyson            52  162   10   43   6   0   3   17   1   0    9   20  .265
Ken Reitz             58  215   18   54   7   0   5   32   1   0    8   25  .251
Steve Swisher         11   21    1    5   1   0   0    1   1   0    1    4  .238
Mike Phillips         27   51    4   12   2   1   0    5   0   0    2    8  .235
Roger Freed           23   39    2    9   4   0   2   13   0   0    4    6  .231
Garry Templeton       58  245   22   56   9   1   0   12   5   2    4   41  .229
Jerry Morales         57  211   25   48  10   3   3   26   3   1   17   24  .228
Tony Scott            32   80   11   18   0   1   0    2   1   2    5   14  .225
Jim Dwyer             31   59    8   13   2   0   1    4   1   0    9    3  .220
Lou Brock             42  150   16   33   4   0   0    6  11   2   11   18  .220
Jerry Mumphrey        36  106   11   18   3   0   0    8   1   2    9   12  .170
Gary Sutherland       10    6    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .167
George Hendrick       13   50    6    8   4   0   1    5   0   0    4   12  .160
Dane Iorg             19   35    1    5   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    5  .143
Bob Coluccio           1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .000

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  G. Templeton (STL)      245
  P. Rose (CIN)           239
  B. Russell (LA)         234
  K. Griffey (CIN)        232
  G. Foster (CIN)         228
  L. Mazzilli (NY)        227
  S. Garvey (LA)          226
  D. Cash (MON)           221
  S. Henderson (NY)       217
  K. Reitz (STL)          215

Runs Scored:

  A. Dawson (MON)          39
  G. Foster (CIN)          39
  P. Rose (CIN)            39
  K. Griffey (CIN)         38
  I. DeJesus (CHI)         37
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         37
  R. Smith (LA)            37
  J. Clark (SF)            33
  S. Henderson (NY)        33
  L. Mazzilli (NY)         33

Hits:

  K. Griffey (CIN)         77
  G. Foster (CIN)          73
  L. Mazzilli (NY)         70
  P. Rose (CIN)            67
  L. Bowa (PHI)            66
  T. Puhl (HOU)            66
  D. Concepcion (CIN)      65
  J. Clark (SF)            63
  T. Simmons (STL)         63
  E. Cabell (HOU)          62

Doubles:

  T. Simmons (STL)         21
  P. Rose (CIN)            17
  D. Concepcion (CIN)      16
  A. Howe (HOU)            16
  L. Parrish (MON)         16
  J. Clark (SF)            15
  K. Griffey (CIN)         15
  L. Mazzilli (NY)         15
  J. Burroughs (ATL)       14
  B. Almon (SD)            13

Triples:

  J. Clark (SF)             5
  G. Gross (CHI)            5
  I. DeJesus (CHI)          4
  G. Foster (CIN)           4
  P. Garner (PIT)           4
  K. Griffey (CIN)          4
  B. Murcer (CHI)           4
  L. Randle (NY)            4
  G. Richards (SD)          4
  B. Asselstine (ATL)       3

Home Runs:

  D. Kingman (CHI)         13
  G. Foster (CIN)          12
  G. Luzinski (PHI)        12
  R. Monday (LA)           11
  R. Smith (LA)            11
  J. Bench (CIN)           10
  A. Dawson (MON)           9
  W. Montanez (NY)          8
  D. Parker (PIT)           8
  M. Schmidt (PHI)          8

RBI:

  G. Foster (CIN)          46
  R. Smith (LA)            41
  W. McCovey (SF)          40
  W. Montanez (NY)         40
  J. Morgan (CIN)          38
  R. Cey (LA)              36
  D. Kingman (CHI)         36
  G. Luzinski (PHI)        36
  R. Monday (LA)           36
  L. Parrish (MON)         34

Stolen Bases:

  O. Moreno (PIT)          24
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          20
  G. Maddox (PHI)          17
  D. Lopes (LA)            14
  B. McBride (PHI)         14
  J. Royster (ATL)         14
  F. Taveras (PIT)         14
  L. Bowa (PHI)            13
  A. Dawson (MON)          12
  G. Richards (SD)         12

Caught Stealing:

  F. Taveras (PIT)          9
  L. Randle (NY)            7
  G. Richards (SD)          7
  J. Royster (ATL)          7
  D. Concepcion (CIN)       6
  O. Moreno (PIT)           6
  E. Cabell (HOU)           5
  I. DeJesus (CHI)          5
  P. Garner (PIT)           5
  L. Mazzilli (NY)          5

Walks:

  G. Tenace (SD)           44
  J. Burroughs (ATL)       42
  D. Evans (SF)            40
  J. Morgan (CIN)          38
  G. Luzinski (PHI)        36
  L. Randle (NY)           35
  R. Cey (LA)              34
  D. Driessen (CIN)        32
  T. Simmons (STL)         32
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         31

Strikeouts:

  D. Kingman (CHI)         54
  G. Foster (CIN)          52
  A. Dawson (MON)          50
  S. Henderson (NY)        47
  D. Murphy (ATL)          45
  G. Luzinski (PHI)        44
  T. Perez (MON)           42
  G. Templeton (STL)       41
  J. Bench (CIN)           40
  O. Moreno (PIT)          40

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