Wednesday June 14, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of June 14, 1978:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Los Angeles     2056  312   568  109   11   58   293   47   17  224   292  .276
Cincinnati      2114  291   558  114   16   57   274   58   22  245   372  .264
Philadelphia    1864  256   481   79    8   52   242   64   20  207   315  .258
Houston         1904  217   487   78   12   36   207   56   18  161   244  .256
Montreal        2063  263   527   96   10   41   237   28   13  171   332  .256
Chicago         1934  239   481   78   25   31   224   22   20  193   284  .249
New York        2114  233   525   86   16   33   220   37   33  229   346  .248
San Francisco   1928  227   478   88   18   36   213   35   20  202   319  .248
San Diego       1987  206   492   71   16   31   184   55   32  205   326  .248
Pittsburgh      1956  227   482   87   16   32   203   79   32  176   323  .246
Atlanta         1893  199   457   70   16   32   181   41   29  211   298  .241
St. Louis       2134  215   506   99   12   27   204   32   15  164   292  .237

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ken Griffey (CIN)        62  253   40   83  16   4   3   19  10   2   20   37  .328
Jeff Burroughs (ATL)     58  190   27   62  15   2   6   30   1   1   49   36  .326
Ted Simmons (STL)        63  213   34   68  23   1   6   26   0   1   34   13  .319
Reggie Smith (LA)        53  195   37   62  13   1  11   41   4   1   28   37  .318
Terry Puhl (HOU)         52  213   25   67  10   2   2   13   8   5   14   16  .315
George Foster (CIN)      62  246   43   77  10   4  14   48   3   1   25   57  .313
Bill Madlock (SF)        46  179   27   56   9   1   5   17  10   3   23   21  .313
Jack Clark (SF)          58  220   35   68  18   5   7   36   6   2   21   34  .309
Dave Concepcion (CIN)    58  221   27   68  16   2   2   28   7   6   16   40  .308
Larry Bowa (PHI)         53  228   31   70   9   1   0   13  13   2   10   19  .307

 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        58  190   27   62  15   2   6   30   1   1   49   36  .326
Jerry Royster         55  215   30   61   7   3   1   15  15   7   22   19  .284
Gary Matthews         31  107   21   30   5   2   8   18   0   1   18   21  .280
Brian Asselstine      39  103   11   28   3   3   2   13   2   1   11   16  .272
Biff Pocoroba         51  162   11   44   6   0   3   20   0   3   16    7  .272
Darrel Chaney         38  106   14   28   5   1   1    8   1   0   16   18  .264
Rowland Office        51  121   12   29   2   0   2   10   2   5    8   17  .240
Rod Gilbreath         49  145    9   33   7   1   2   14   3   3   13   21  .228
Joe Nolan             28   36    4    8   3   1   0    4   0   0    3    4  .222
Bob Beall             36   60   11   13   3   0   0    3   2   1   11   10  .217
Barry Bonnell         47  134   11   29   5   2   0    9   8   2   10   14  .216
Dale Murphy           55  193   22   38   3   1   5   24   6   3   20   52  .197
Cito Gaston           29   58    2   11   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    9  .190
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          40  140   15   44   8   0   1   17   4   2    7    6  .314
Joe Wallis            28   55    7   17   2   1   1    6   0   2    5   13  .309
Greg Gross            41  117   12   36   6   5   1   21   0   0   14    5  .308
Larry Biittner        37  105   14   30   3   1   3   21   0   1   12   13  .286
Gene Clines           39   99   19   28   6   1   0    7   2   2    8   13  .283
Manny Trillo          54  199   16   54   8   3   2   24   0   2   20   26  .271
Ivan DeJesus          56  224   41   59   8   4   2   12   6   5   30   29  .263
Bobby Murcer          55  197   26   48   7   4   3   22   5   2   25   27  .244
Hector Cruz           30   76    8   18   5   0   2    9   0   0    3    6  .237
Dave Rader            46  146   15   34   8   2   1   19   1   0   12   12  .233
Larry Cox             25   56    5   13   2   0   1    7   0   0    5    7  .232
Dave Kingman          50  173   27   40   5   1  14   39   3   4   19   61  .231
Mick Kelleher         13   19    2    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    2  .211
Steve Ontiveros       53  185   22   36   7   2   0    9   0   0   22   27  .195
Rudy Meoli            21   14    4    1   0   0   0    1   1   0    3    3  .071

 Cincinnati           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ken Griffey           62  253   40   83  16   4   3   19  10   2   20   37  .328
George Foster         62  246   43   77  10   4  14   48   3   1   25   57  .313
Dave Concepcion       58  221   27   68  16   2   2   28   7   6   16   40  .308
Dan Driessen          56  202   33   61  13   1   8   36  12   2   32   25  .302
Mike Lum              32   57    8   16   3   0   3   11   0   0   12    6  .281
Pete Rose             61  259   42   70  17   3   4   19   4   1   24   15  .270
Joe Morgan            54  190   32   49  14   0   8   39  13   4   39   17  .258
Cesar Geronimo        55  139   11   34   9   1   3   17   4   1   20   30  .245
Junior Kennedy        34   46    5   11   1   0   0    3   2   1    9   12  .239
Dave Collins          42   47    6   11   0   0   0    5   1   3    8    9  .234
Johnny Bench          46  165   22   38   7   0  10   26   1   1   16   40  .230
Ray Knight            32   30    4    5   2   0   1    3   0   0    2    5  .167
Don Werner            34   86    5   14   2   1   0    9   1   0   11   23  .163
Rick Auerbach         24   26    5    3   1   0   1    3   0   0    4    7  .115
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
Jesus Alou            23   35    2   12   2   0   1    5   0   0    1    0  .343
Terry Puhl            52  213   25   67  10   2   2   13   8   5   14   16  .315
Enos Cabell           57  236   27   68   6   1   4   29   7   5    9   28  .288
Jose Cruz             55  209   26   59  12   3   3   32   9   3   21   25  .282
Cesar Cedeno          47  182   30   51   8   2   6   20  23   2   15   22  .280
Art Howe              53  186   22   52  16   1   4   21   1   1   16   19  .280
Bob Watson            54  181   22   47   8   1   8   35   0   0   23   25  .260
Wilbur Howard         23   39    4   10   0   1   1    3   1   0    1    3  .256
Denny Walling         36   55    7   14   1   0   1    9   3   0    6    5  .255
Julio Gonzalez        15   28    3    7   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    2  .250
Joe Ferguson          39  119   18   27   4   0   5   16   0   0   23   23  .227
Roger Metzger         45  123   11   27   4   1   0    6   0   0   12    9  .220
Reggie Baldwin        14   42    4    9   4   0   1    7   0   0    0    2  .214
Jimmy Sexton          32   66    4   11   0   0   0    1   4   1    4   12  .167
Ed Herrmann           16   36    1    4   1   0   0    0   0   0    3    3  .111
Dave Bergman          31   28    2    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    6    8  .107

 Los Angeles          G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Johnny Oates          12   18    1    8   1   0   0    1   0   1    1    1  .444
Manny Mota            16   14    0    5   1   0   0    4   0   0    1    2  .357
Reggie Smith          53  195   37   62  13   1  11   41   4   1   28   37  .318
Rick Monday           48  152   28   48  12   1  12   37   1   1   23   35  .316
Lee Lacy              39  104   18   32   9   3   7   16   3   2   10   13  .308
Davey Lopes           50  183   38   56   9   2   5   18  16   1   28   19  .306
Jerry Grote           20   43    4   13   5   0   0    6   0   0    6    4  .302
Steve Garvey          60  246   34   70  10   3   8   38   5   2   13   24  .285
Dusty Baker           57  203   23   57  11   0   3   28   3   0   15   33  .281
Ron Cey               58  217   35   60  12   0   8   41   1   2   37   36  .277
Bill Russell          59  255   36   70  12   1   2   27   4   2    9   15  .275
Billy North           25   71   18   19   5   0   0    1   8   3   18   11  .268
Vic Davalillo         30   34    7    9   1   0   0    7   0   1    3    1  .265
Ted Martinez          21   17    6    4   0   0   0    1   1   1    1    6  .235
Glenn Burke           16   19    2    4   0   0   0    2   1   0    0    4  .211
Steve Yeager          49  145   14   29   5   0   2   15   0   0   23   21  .200

 Montreal             G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Pepe Frias            36    6    3    3   2   1   0    3   0   0    0    0  .500
Stan Papi             24   56    6   17   5   0   0    6   0   0    3    6  .304
Ellis Valentine       57  216   27   61  13   0   7   30   2   2   11   27  .282
Larry Parrish         56  199   26   56  16   1   7   34   0   1   12   42  .281
Chris Speier          53  176   18   49   6   1   3   17   0   0   28   21  .278
Dave Cash             61  244   31   66  12   2   1   13   5   4   19   10  .271
Warren Cromartie      58  222   30   60  11   2   2   21   3   2   13   25  .270
Andre Dawson          59  223   40   59   4   3   9   33  12   3   16   53  .265
Tony Perez            57  209   24   54  14   0   5   31   0   0   18   47  .258
Sam Mejias            28   16    5    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .250
Del Unser             53   73   10   17   3   0   1    6   2   0    9   14  .233
Gary Carter           59  210   31   48   7   0   6   30   3   1   29   26  .229
Wayne Garrett         33   45    4    9   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    6  .200
Jerry White           18   10    2    2   0   0   0    0   1   0    1    3  .200
Bob Reece              7    7    1    1   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    2  .143
Ed Herrmann            2    6    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 New York             G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Lee Mazzilli          62  246   36   75  15   3   4   25   9   6   25   39  .305
Bobby Valentine       34   83   10   23   2   0   1   13   0   1    9   13  .277
Willie Montanez       61  233   29   64  13   0   9   42   2   1   25   45  .275
Elliott Maddox        39  122   14   33   6   2   0   12   1   3   26   14  .271
Steve Henderson       62  234   35   63   8   1   6   32   4   4   25   51  .269
John Stearns          53  173   17   45   8   0   5   22   9   2   26   20  .260
Joel Youngblood       37   70    9   18   4   2   1    7   0   0    5   11  .257
Len Randle            49  166   22   41   8   4   1   12   7   7   35   25  .247
Ron Hodges            21   51    3   12   2   1   0    4   1   1    6    7  .235
Tom Grieve            25   56    3   13   2   0   1    5   0   0    5   11  .232
Doug Flynn            62  221   12   51   3   2   0   16   1   2   10   18  .231
Ken Henderson          7   22    2    5   2   0   1    4   0   1    4    4  .227
Bruce Boisclair       47  106   15   23   2   1   3   11   1   3   14   18  .217
Tim Foli              37  145   10   29   7   0   0    8   1   2    5    8  .200
Ed Kranepool          28   38    3    7   0   0   1    5   0   0    5    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         24   45    6   15   6   0   1   10   0   1    4    4  .333
Larry Bowa            53  228   31   70   9   1   0   13  13   2   10   19  .307
Garry Maddox          54  197   20   59  11   0   3   24  19   2   18   31  .300
Jerry Martin          42   68   14   20   2   1   3   14   3   1   10   10  .294
Tim McCarver          25   49    5   14   5   0   0    3   0   0   11   10  .286
Bake McBride          44  182   26   51   6   2   2   11  14   2   15   23  .280
Richie Hebner         48  147   20   40   7   1   5   24   2   2   18   26  .272
Mike Schmidt          51  197   39   53   9   0  10   33   7   3   32   43  .269
Bob Boone             48  151   22   40   5   2   6   28   1   3   18   10  .265
Greg Luzinski         55  187   33   46   9   0  15   40   4   0   37   48  .246
Bud Harrelson         27   41    6    9   1   0   0    0   0   0    6    7  .220
Ted Sizemore          11   37    4    7   1   0   0    1   1   0    1    4  .189
Barry Foote           12   11    2    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    4  .182
Jay Johnstone         35   56    3   10   2   0   0    4   0   2    6    9  .179
Davey Johnson         24   49    7    8   1   0   2   12   0   0    4   10  .163
Jim Morrison          33   92   10   15   0   1   3   10   0   1    9   15  .163

 Pittsburgh           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ken Macha              5    3    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .333
Dave Parker           56  223   32   65   8   4   9   35  10   3   17   33  .292
Manny Sanguillen      31   74    5   21   0   1   2    5   0   1    1    2  .284
Steve Brye            31   64   11   18   5   0   1    4   1   0    6    6  .281
Duffy Dyer            24   72    3   20   7   1   0    7   1   0   10   10  .278
John Milner           37   85   10   23   4   0   1   10   1   0   12    9  .271
Frank Taveras         56  222   24   60  14   1   0   15  18  10   11   25  .270
Ed Ott                41  133   16   35   6   1   3   13   0   0   10   18  .263
Willie Stargell       44  133   16   35   7   0   7   26   2   0   20   32  .263
Rennie Stennett       51  191   21   49   5   1   2   21   1   1    7   15  .257
Mario Mendoza         27   32    4    8   1   0   1    3   2   1    0    5  .250
Bill Robinson         40  148   22   36  10   1   3   23   6   3   12   36  .243
Phil Garner           56  199   20   47   9   4   2   24   9   6   22   29  .236
Omar Moreno           58  189   35   38   6   2   1   10  27   7   33   40  .201
Jim Fregosi           20   20    3    4   1   0   0    1   0   0    6    8  .200
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 Winfield         58  220   27   65   8   1  11   38   8   5   14   29  .296
Bill Almon            59  216   23   63  14   0   0   13   8   2   15   40  .292
Chuck Baker           27   39    7   11   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    7  .282
Don Reynolds          18   29    3    8   0   0   0    2   1   0    6    4  .276
Gene Richards         57  216   28   59   8   6   2   17  14   7   25   30  .273
Ozzie Smith           58  209   17   54   5   3   0   14  12   4   12   16  .258
Mike Champion         21   24    1    6   0   1   0    4   0   0    5    6  .250
Derrel Thomas         59  177   16   44   5   0   1   14   6   5   13   18  .249
George Hendrick       36  111    9   27   4   0   3    8   1   1   12   16  .243
Rick Sweet            43  111    7   26   1   0   1    5   0   3   19   18  .234
Oscar Gamble          51  165   21   38   4   2   4   21   0   1   19   22  .230
Gene Tenace           54  155   30   35   8   3   6   20   4   3   47   40  .226
Tucker Ashford        21   49    1   11   4   0   1    6   0   0    4    7  .225
Jerry Turner          36   54    4   12   4   0   2    7   0   0    4   12  .222
Fernando Gonzalez      7   19    2    4   0   0   0    1   1   0    0    1  .211
Dave Roberts           8   24    0    5   1   0   0    2   0   0    3    3  .208
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             39  102   11   36   3   1   3   22   2   0    6   12  .353
Bill Madlock          46  179   27   56   9   1   5   17  10   3   23   21  .313
Jack Clark            58  220   35   68  18   5   7   36   6   2   21   34  .309
Terry Whitfield       56  185   31   52   8   2   4   10   2   5   11   28  .281
Darrell Evans         58  204   34   55  11   1   6   25   2   1   40   26  .270
Mike Sadek            21   64    9   17   2   0   0    5   1   0    7    6  .266
Larry Herndon         56  206   21   53   6   3   0   14   5   4   22   32  .257
Rob Andrews           23   57   11   14   2   1   0    4   1   0    7    8  .246
Willie McCovey        50  167   15   39  11   2   5   41   1   0   18   26  .234
Tom Heintzelman       14   18    2    4   0   0   2    4   0   0    0    3  .222
Johnnie Lemaster      49  157    9   33   7   2   0    5   3   3    9   27  .210
Marc Hill             42  142    6   28   6   0   2   12   1   2   18   15  .197
Skip James            33   18    5    2   1   0   0    3   1   0    3    4  .111
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           63  213   34   68  23   1   6   26   0   1   34   13  .319
Keith Hernandez       63  230   30   63  13   2   5   30   3   3   31   29  .274
Ken Reitz             63  231   18   59   8   0   5   35   1   0   10   25  .255
Mike Tyson            57  178   10   44   6   0   3   17   1   0    9   22  .247
Mike Phillips         29   55    4   13   2   1   0    5   0   0    2    8  .236
Jerry Morales         62  229   25   54  11   3   3   28   3   2   17   26  .236
Garry Templeton       63  262   24   61   9   3   0   13   7   2    6   41  .233
Steve Swisher         12   22    1    5   1   0   0    1   1   0    1    4  .227
Roger Freed           24   40    2    9   4   0   2   13   0   0    4    7  .225
Tony Scott            34   85   11   19   0   1   0    2   2   2    5   15  .224
Lou Brock             45  162   17   35   4   0   0    6  11   3   11   19  .216
Jim Dwyer             34   65    8   14   3   0   1    4   1   0    9    3  .215
George Hendrick       17   64    7   12   5   0   2    9   0   0    6   14  .188
Jerry Mumphrey        38  110   12   19   3   0   0    8   2   2   10   12  .173
Gary Sutherland       10    6    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .167
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)      262
  P. Rose (CIN)           259
  B. Russell (LA)         255
  K. Griffey (CIN)        253
  G. Foster (CIN)         246
  S. Garvey (LA)          246
  L. Mazzilli (NY)        246
  D. Cash (MON)           244
  E. Cabell (HOU)         236
  S. Henderson (NY)       234

Runs Scored:

  G. Foster (CIN)          43
  P. Rose (CIN)            42
  I. DeJesus (CHI)         41
  A. Dawson (MON)          40
  K. Griffey (CIN)         40
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         39
  D. Lopes (LA)            38
  R. Smith (LA)            37
  L. Mazzilli (NY)         36
  B. Russell (LA)          36

Hits:

  K. Griffey (CIN)         83
  G. Foster (CIN)          77
  L. Mazzilli (NY)         75
  L. Bowa (PHI)            70
  S. Garvey (LA)           70
  P. Rose (CIN)            70
  B. Russell (LA)          70
  E. Cabell (HOU)          68
  J. Clark (SF)            68
  D. Concepcion (CIN)      68

Doubles:

  T. Simmons (STL)         23
  J. Clark (SF)            18
  P. Rose (CIN)            17
  D. Concepcion (CIN)      16
  K. Griffey (CIN)         16
  A. Howe (HOU)            16
  L. Parrish (MON)         16
  J. Burroughs (ATL)       15
  L. Mazzilli (NY)         15
  B. Almon (SD)            14

Triples:

  G. Richards (SD)          6
  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
  D. Parker (PIT)           4
  L. Randle (NY)            4

Home Runs:

  G. Luzinski (PHI)        15
  G. Foster (CIN)          14
  D. Kingman (CHI)         14
  R. Monday (LA)           12
  R. Smith (LA)            11
  D. Winfield (SD)         11
  J. Bench (CIN)           10
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         10
  A. Dawson (MON)           9
  W. Montanez (NY)          9

RBI:

  G. Foster (CIN)          48
  W. Montanez (NY)         42
  R. Cey (LA)              41
  W. McCovey (SF)          41
  R. Smith (LA)            41
  G. Luzinski (PHI)        40
  D. Kingman (CHI)         39
  J. Morgan (CIN)          39
  S. Garvey (LA)           38
  D. Winfield (SD)         38

Stolen Bases:

  O. Moreno (PIT)          27
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          23
  G. Maddox (PHI)          19
  F. Taveras (PIT)         18
  D. Lopes (LA)            16
  J. Royster (ATL)         15
  B. McBride (PHI)         14
  G. Richards (SD)         14
  L. Bowa (PHI)            13
  J. Morgan (CIN)          13

Caught Stealing:

  F. Taveras (PIT)         10
  O. Moreno (PIT)           7
  L. Randle (NY)            7
  G. Richards (SD)          7
  J. Royster (ATL)          7
  D. Concepcion (CIN)       6
  P. Garner (PIT)           6
  L. Mazzilli (NY)          6
  E. Cabell (HOU)           5
  I. DeJesus (CHI)          5

Walks:

  J. Burroughs (ATL)       49
  G. Tenace (SD)           47
  D. Evans (SF)            40
  J. Morgan (CIN)          39
  R. Cey (LA)              37
  G. Luzinski (PHI)        37
  L. Randle (NY)           35
  T. Simmons (STL)         34
  O. Moreno (PIT)          33
  D. Driessen (CIN)        32

Strikeouts:

  D. Kingman (CHI)         61
  G. Foster (CIN)          57
  A. Dawson (MON)          53
  D. Murphy (ATL)          52
  S. Henderson (NY)        51
  G. Luzinski (PHI)        48
  T. Perez (MON)           47
  W. Montanez (NY)         45
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         43
  L. Parrish (MON)         42

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