Saturday June 10, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of June 10, 1978:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Los Angeles     1921  285   524  103   10   51   267   43   15  217   272  .273
Cincinnati      1996  284   536  111   15   55   267   55   22  241   350  .269
Philadelphia    1737  247   455   76    8   46   233   63   18  201   299  .262
Montreal        1905  252   496   90   10   40   227   27   12  159   307  .260
Houston         1776  202   457   73   11   33   192   51   16  148   228  .257
Chicago         1809  228   456   73   24   31   215   19   20  179   263  .252
San Francisco   1804  208   445   79   18   34   196   34   19  197   304  .247
New York        1979  220   486   85   16   29   207   33   31  215   323  .246
San Diego       1823  190   447   66   14   28   169   49   32  193   301  .245
Pittsburgh      1821  212   445   77   15   30   191   68   30  165   291  .244
St. Louis       2007  207   478   95   11   25   196   29   13  154   273  .238
Atlanta         1763  174   419   62   12   27   158   38   26  188   277  .238

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ken Griffey (CIN)        58  237   39   79  15   4   3   18  10   2   20   35  .333
Ted Simmons (STL)        59  199   33   65  22   1   6   26   0   1   32   12  .327
Jeff Burroughs (ATL)     54  179   23   57  14   1   4   26   1   1   42   34  .318
Reggie Smith (LA)        53  195   37   62  13   1  11   41   4   1   28   37  .318
George Foster (CIN)      58  233   39   74  10   4  12   46   3   1   23   54  .318
Terry Puhl (HOU)         51  211   25   67  10   2   2   13   8   5   14   16  .318
Larry Bowa (PHI)         49  213   30   67   9   1   0   13  13   2    9   18  .315
Dave Concepcion (CIN)    56  214   27   67  16   2   2   27   7   6   16   39  .313
Bill Madlock (SF)        45  177   26   55   9   1   5   17   9   3   23   21  .311
Garry Maddox (PHI)       50  184   20   57  11   0   3   24  18   2   17   29  .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        54  179   23   57  14   1   4   26   1   1   42   34  .318
Darrel Chaney         34   91   12   26   4   0   1    8   1   0   14   16  .286
Jerry Royster         51  198   28   55   7   3   1   13  14   7   21   17  .278
Gary Matthews         27   95   16   26   4   1   7   14   0   1   13   18  .274
Brian Asselstine      39  103   11   28   3   3   2   13   2   1   11   16  .272
Biff Pocoroba         50  159   11   42   6   0   3   20   0   2   15    7  .264
Rowland Office        48  110   11   28   2   0   2    5   1   5    7   17  .255
Joe Nolan             27   36    4    8   3   1   0    4   0   0    3    4  .222
Barry Bonnell         44  129   11   28   5   1   0    9   8   2    9   13  .217
Rod Gilbreath         45  130    8   28   6   1   2   11   3   2   11   20  .215
Bob Beall             33   51    6   10   1   0   0    2   1   1    8   10  .196
Cito Gaston           28   57    2   11   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    9  .193
Dale Murphy           51  176   20   33   2   1   4   21   6   2   20   45  .188
Jerry Maddox           6   13    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .154
Pat Rockett           44  105    3   14   2   0   0    4   1   2   10   11  .133

 Chicago              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Bill Buckner          38  135   15   44   8   0   1   17   4   2    7    6  .326
Greg Gross            38  108   12   34   5   5   1   19   0   0   13    5  .315
Joe Wallis            27   54    7   16   2   1   1    5   0   2    5   13  .296
Manny Trillo          50  184   16   54   8   3   2   23   0   2   20   25  .294
Gene Clines           37   92   18   26   5   1   0    7   2   2    8   10  .283
Larry Biittner        33   90   14   25   3   1   3   19   0   1   11   10  .278
Ivan DeJesus          52  212   37   57   7   4   2   12   4   5   26   27  .269
Dave Rader            43  138   15   34   8   2   1   19   1   0   11   11  .246
Bobby Murcer          51  187   24   46   7   4   3   22   5   2   23   25  .246
Dave Kingman          46  162   27   39   5   1  14   38   2   4   17   56  .241
Hector Cruz           27   71    7   16   4   0   2    8   0   0    3    6  .225
Mick Kelleher         13   19    2    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    2  .211
Larry Cox             23   52    4   10   2   0   1    7   0   0    5    7  .192
Steve Ontiveros       49  171   20   32   6   1   0    8   0   0   21   25  .187
Rudy Meoli            20   13    4    1   0   0   0    1   1   0    3    3  .077

 Cincinnati           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ken Griffey           58  237   39   79  15   4   3   18  10   2   20   35  .333
George Foster         58  233   39   74  10   4  12   46   3   1   23   54  .318
Dave Concepcion       56  214   27   67  16   2   2   27   7   6   16   39  .313
Dan Driessen          52  188   33   58  12   1   8   35  12   2   32   24  .309
Mike Lum              31   57    8   16   3   0   3   11   0   0   12    6  .281
Pete Rose             57  244   40   67  17   2   4   19   4   1   23   14  .275
Junior Kennedy        33   43    5   11   1   0   0    2   2   1    9   12  .256
Cesar Geronimo        51  130   11   33   9   1   3   17   3   1   20   28  .254
Joe Morgan            51  178   32   44  13   0   8   39  11   4   39   16  .247
Dave Collins          41   46    6   11   0   0   0    5   1   3    8    9  .239
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            30   75    5   13   2   1   0    8   1   0   11   18  .173
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            51  211   25   67  10   2   2   13   8   5   14   16  .318
Enos Cabell           53  218   24   64   6   1   4   28   7   5    9   26  .294
Art Howe              49  172   21   50  16   1   3   19   1   1   15   14  .291
Cesar Cedeno          43  167   29   48   8   1   6   16  21   2   13   22  .287
Jose Cruz             51  195   24   55  10   3   3   29   9   2   19   25  .282
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            50  170   21   45   8   1   7   34   0   0   21   23  .265
Julio Gonzalez        14   28    3    7   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .250
Denny Walling         32   45    6   11   1   0   1    9   1   0    5    4  .244
Reggie Baldwin        11   34    3    8   4   0   0    6   0   0    0    2  .235
Joe Ferguson          37  116   16   26   3   0   5   16   0   0   21   22  .224
Roger Metzger         44  122   11   27   4   1   0    6   0   0   12    8  .221
Jimmy Sexton          28   53    4    8   0   0   0    0   3   0    4   10  .151
Ed Herrmann           16   36    1    4   1   0   0    0   0   0    3    3  .111
Dave Bergman          28   24    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    5    8  .083

 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
Manny Mota            16   14    0    5   1   0   0    4   0   0    1    2  .357
Rick Monday           46  144   27   47  12   1  11   36   1   1   23   31  .326
Reggie Smith          53  195   37   62  13   1  11   41   4   1   28   37  .318
Lee Lacy              36   93   16   29   8   3   6   13   3   2    9   11  .312
Davey Lopes           46  165   32   48   9   1   5   17  15   1   28   18  .291
Billy North           21   60   16   17   4   0   0    1   7   2   17   10  .283
Dusty Baker           53  188   21   53  10   0   2   23   2   0   14   32  .282
Ron Cey               54  202   32   56  11   0   7   37   1   1   35   31  .277
Steve Garvey          56  230   30   62  10   3   6   33   4   2   12   23  .270
Vic Davalillo         29   34    7    9   1   0   0    7   0   1    3    1  .265
Jerry Grote           19   38    2   10   4   0   0    5   0   0    6    4  .263
Bill Russell          55  239   33   62  11   1   2   23   4   2    9   14  .259
Ted Martinez          19   16    6    4   0   0   0    1   1   1    1    6  .250
Glenn Burke           16   19    2    4   0   0   0    2   1   0    0    4  .211
Steve Yeager          46  136   13   27   5   0   1   14   0   0   22   19  .199

 Montreal             G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Pepe Frias            34    5    3    3   2   1   0    3   0   0    0    0  .600
Stan Papi             21   47    5   14   4   0   0    5   0   0    2    6  .298
Chris Speier          49  162   16   48   6   1   3   17   0   0   24   20  .296
Larry Parrish         54  195   26   56  16   1   7   34   0   1   11   39  .287
Dave Cash             56  224   30   62  11   2   1   13   5   3   17   10  .277
Ellis Valentine       52  197   27   54  11   0   7   29   2   2   11   23  .274
Warren Cromartie      53  207   29   56  11   2   2   19   3   2   12   23  .271
Andre Dawson          56  214   39   57   4   3   9   33  12   3   16   51  .266
Tony Perez            53  194   23   51  13   0   5   28   0   0   18   42  .263
Wayne Garrett         28   37    4    9   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    3  .243
Gary Carter           56  199   31   48   7   0   6   30   3   1   28   26  .241
Del Unser             49   61    7   14   2   0   0    5   1   0    8   11  .230
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          58  231   34   71  15   3   4   23   8   6   25   36  .307
Bobby Valentine       32   82   10   23   2   0   1   13   0   1    9   12  .281
Willie Montanez       57  218   28   60  13   0   8   40   1   1   23   41  .275
Elliott Maddox        36  111   13   30   6   2   0   12   1   3   24   13  .270
Steve Henderson       58  220   33   58   8   1   6   32   4   3   21   49  .264
Joel Youngblood       35   70    8   18   4   2   1    7   0   0    5   11  .257
Ron Hodges            19   48    2   12   2   1   0    4   1   1    5    6  .250
John Stearns          49  161   15   40   8   0   3   19   8   2   24   19  .248
Tom Grieve            23   54    3   13   2   0   1    5   0   0    5   11  .241
Len Randle            45  148   20   34   7   4   0    7   7   7   35   23  .230
Ken Henderson          7   22    2    5   2   0   1    4   0   1    4    4  .227
Doug Flynn            58  208   12   47   3   2   0   15   0   1    9   16  .226
Bruce Boisclair       45  102   15   22   2   1   3   11   1   3   14   18  .216
Tim Foli              33  129   10   26   7   0   0    8   1   2    5    7  .202
Ed Kranepool          26   38    2    7   0   0   1    5   0   0    3    3  .184
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            49  213   30   67   9   1   0   13  13   2    9   18  .315
Garry Maddox          50  184   20   57  11   0   3   24  18   2   17   29  .310
Jerry Martin          40   64   14   19   2   1   3   13   3   1    9    9  .297
Bake McBride          41  169   26   49   6   2   2   11  14   1   15   23  .290
Tim McCarver          23   45    5   13   4   0   0    3   0   0   11    9  .289
Richie Hebner         45  137   19   38   7   1   4   23   2   1   18   25  .277
Bob Boone             45  141   21   39   5   2   6   28   1   3   17    9  .277
Mike Schmidt          47  182   37   48   8   0   8   31   7   3   31   39  .264
Greg Luzinski         51  171   30   41   9   0  12   36   4   0   37   45  .240
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         34   55    3   10   2   0   0    4   0   2    6    9  .182
Barry Foote           11   11    2    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    4  .182
Jim Morrison          29   79   10   14   0   1   3   10   0   1    8   14  .177
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              4    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           52  207   29   60   7   3   8   31   8   3   15   30  .290
Duffy Dyer            23   69    3   19   6   1   0    7   1   0   10    8  .275
John Milner           35   82   10   22   4   0   1   10   1   0   11    7  .268
Frank Taveras         52  206   22   55  11   1   0   14  16   9   11   23  .267
Mario Mendoza         24   30    4    8   1   0   1    3   2   1    0    5  .267
Manny Sanguillen      27   68    5   18   0   1   2    4   0   1    1    1  .265
Bill Robinson         36  133   22   35  10   1   3   23   6   3   12   28  .263
Willie Stargell       41  121   15   31   5   0   7   25   2   0   19   29  .256
Rennie Stennett       48  180   21   46   5   1   2   21   0   1    6   14  .256
Ed Ott                38  122   13   30   5   1   2   11   0   0    9   15  .246
Phil Garner           52  185   17   44   7   4   2   22   6   5   20   27  .238
Jim Fregosi           20   20    3    4   1   0   0    1   0   0    6    8  .200
Omar Moreno           54  178   32   35   6   2   1    9  24   7   30   40  .197
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
Bill Almon            55  203   22   59  14   0   0   12   8   2   14   39  .291
Chuck Baker           26   38    7   11   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    7  .290
Dave Winfield         53  200   23   56   7   1   9   33   7   5   14   29  .280
Don Reynolds          18   29    3    8   0   0   0    2   1   0    6    4  .276
Gene Richards         52  193   26   53   6   5   2   16  13   7   25   26  .275
Derrel Thomas         54  168   13   43   5   0   0   12   6   5   12   15  .256
Mike Champion         21   24    1    6   0   1   0    4   0   0    5    6  .250
Fernando Gonzalez      4    8    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250
George Hendrick       36  111    9   27   4   0   3    8   1   1   12   16  .243
Dave Roberts           7   21    0    5   1   0   0    2   0   0    3    3  .238
Ozzie Smith           53  190   14   45   5   3   0   14   9   4    8   15  .237
Oscar Gamble          47  150   19   35   3   1   4   19   0   1   18   21  .233
Jerry Turner          34   52    4   12   4   0   2    7   0   0    4   12  .231
Gene Tenace           49  137   29   31   8   3   6   18   4   3   45   35  .226
Rick Sweet            39   98    7   22   1   0   1    5   0   3   18   17  .225
Tucker Ashford        17   45    1    9   3   0   1    6   0   0    3    6  .200
Bob Davis             19   40    3    8   1   0   0    2   0   1    1    5  .200

 San Francisco        G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Mike Ivie             36   93   10   32   2   1   3   20   2   0    5   12  .344
Bill Madlock          45  177   26   55   9   1   5   17   9   3   23   21  .311
Jack Clark            54  207   34   63  15   5   6   28   6   2   21   33  .304
Terry Whitfield       52  168   29   47   8   2   4   10   2   4   11   28  .280
Larry Herndon         52  192   21   52   6   3   0   13   5   4   22   29  .271
Darrell Evans         54  190   30   51  10   1   5   21   2   1   40   26  .268
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        49  163   13   35   9   2   5   40   1   0   18   26  .215
Marc Hill             39  132    6   28   6   0   2   12   1   2   18   14  .212
Johnnie Lemaster      45  143    7   30   5   2   0    5   3   3    9   25  .210
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           59  199   33   65  22   1   6   26   0   1   32   12  .327
Keith Hernandez       59  216   27   60  13   2   4   29   3   3   29   24  .278
Mike Tyson            53  166   10   44   6   0   3   17   1   0    9   20  .265
Ken Reitz             59  218   18   55   8   0   5   32   1   0    9   25  .252
Mike Phillips         28   52    4   12   2   1   0    5   0   0    2    8  .231
Roger Freed           23   39    2    9   4   0   2   13   0   0    4    6  .231
Jerry Morales         58  213   25   49  10   3   3   28   3   1   17   24  .230
Garry Templeton       59  248   23   57   9   2   0   13   5   2    4   41  .230
Steve Swisher         12   22    1    5   1   0   0    1   1   0    1    4  .227
Tony Scott            33   81   11   18   0   1   0    2   1   2    5   14  .222
Lou Brock             42  150   16   33   4   0   0    6  11   2   11   18  .220
Jim Dwyer             32   63    8   13   2   0   1    4   1   0    9    3  .206
Jerry Mumphrey        37  109   12   19   3   0   0    8   2   2   10   12  .174
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           2    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .000

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  G. Templeton (STL)      248
  P. Rose (CIN)           244
  B. Russell (LA)         239
  K. Griffey (CIN)        237
  G. Foster (CIN)         233
  L. Mazzilli (NY)        231
  S. Garvey (LA)          230
  D. Cash (MON)           224
  S. Henderson (NY)       220
  E. Cabell (HOU)         218

Runs Scored:

  P. Rose (CIN)            40
  A. Dawson (MON)          39
  G. Foster (CIN)          39
  K. Griffey (CIN)         39
  I. DeJesus (CHI)         37
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         37
  R. Smith (LA)            37
  J. Clark (SF)            34
  L. Mazzilli (NY)         34
  D. Driessen (CIN)        33

Hits:

  K. Griffey (CIN)         79
  G. Foster (CIN)          74
  L. Mazzilli (NY)         71
  L. Bowa (PHI)            67
  D. Concepcion (CIN)      67
  T. Puhl (HOU)            67
  P. Rose (CIN)            67
  T. Simmons (STL)         65
  E. Cabell (HOU)          64
  J. Clark (SF)            63

Doubles:

  T. Simmons (STL)         22
  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
  B. Almon (SD)            14
  J. Burroughs (ATL)       14

Triples:

  J. Clark (SF)             5
  G. Gross (CHI)            5
  G. Richards (SD)          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
  B. Asselstine (ATL)       3

Home Runs:

  D. Kingman (CHI)         14
  G. Foster (CIN)          12
  G. Luzinski (PHI)        12
  R. Monday (LA)           11
  R. Smith (LA)            11
  J. Bench (CIN)           10
  A. Dawson (MON)           9
  D. Winfield (SD)          9
  D. Driessen (CIN)         8
  W. Montanez (NY)          8

RBI:

  G. Foster (CIN)          46
  R. Smith (LA)            41
  W. McCovey (SF)          40
  W. Montanez (NY)         40
  J. Morgan (CIN)          39
  D. Kingman (CHI)         38
  R. Cey (LA)              37
  G. Luzinski (PHI)        36
  R. Monday (LA)           36
  D. Driessen (CIN)        35

Stolen Bases:

  O. Moreno (PIT)          24
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          21
  G. Maddox (PHI)          18
  F. Taveras (PIT)         16
  D. Lopes (LA)            15
  B. McBride (PHI)         14
  J. Royster (ATL)         14
  L. Bowa (PHI)            13
  G. Richards (SD)         13
  A. Dawson (MON)          12

Caught Stealing:

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

Walks:

  G. Tenace (SD)           45
  J. Burroughs (ATL)       42
  D. Evans (SF)            40
  J. Morgan (CIN)          39
  G. Luzinski (PHI)        37
  R. Cey (LA)              35
  L. Randle (NY)           35
  D. Driessen (CIN)        32
  T. Simmons (STL)         32
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         31

Strikeouts:

  D. Kingman (CHI)         56
  G. Foster (CIN)          54
  A. Dawson (MON)          51
  S. Henderson (NY)        49
  G. Luzinski (PHI)        45
  D. Murphy (ATL)          45
  T. Perez (MON)           42
  W. Montanez (NY)         41
  G. Templeton (STL)       41
  J. Bench (CIN)           40


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