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National League batting statistics through games of June 15, 1978:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Los Angeles     2086  315   576  109   11   58   296   48   18  230   294  .276
Cincinnati      2114  291   558  114   16   57   274   58   22  245   372  .264
Philadelphia    1901  257   490   81    8   52   242   66   20  209   326  .258
Houston         1904  217   487   78   12   36   207   56   18  161   244  .256
Montreal        2097  266   536   99   10   42   240   28   13  173   335  .256
San Francisco   1962  233   490   89   19   36   219   36   21  204   324  .250
Chicago         1934  239   481   78   25   31   224   22   20  193   284  .249
New York        2144  233   530   86   16   33   220   37   34  229   351  .247
San Diego       2019  207   499   72   16   31   184   55   32  208   330  .247
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
Larry Bowa (PHI)         54  233   31   73   9   1   0   13  13   2   10   19  .313
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)          59  223   36   69  19   5   7   38   7   2   22   35  .309
Davey Lopes (LA)         51  185   39   57   9   2   5   18  16   1   30   19  .308

 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           49  155   29   48  12   1  12   37   1   1   24   36  .310
Davey Lopes           51  185   39   57   9   2   5   18  16   1   30   19  .308
Lee Lacy              40  105   18   32   9   3   7   16   3   2   10   13  .305
Jerry Grote           20   43    4   13   5   0   0    6   0   0    6    4  .302
Steve Garvey          61  250   34   72  10   3   8   40   5   3   13   24  .288
Dusty Baker           58  206   23   58  11   0   3   28   3   0   16   33  .282
Bill Russell          60  259   36   72  12   1   2   28   4   2    9   15  .278
Ron Cey               59  221   35   60  12   0   8   41   1   2   37   36  .272
Billy North           26   75   18   20   5   0   0    1   9   3   18   11  .267
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          50  148   14   30   5   0   2   15   0   0   24   22  .203

 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
Ellis Valentine       58  220   28   63  14   0   8   32   2   2   11   28  .286
Chris Speier          54  180   19   51   7   1   3   17   0   0   28   21  .283
Stan Papi             25   60    6   17   5   0   0    6   0   0    3    7  .283
Larry Parrish         56  199   26   56  16   1   7   34   0   1   12   42  .281
Dave Cash             62  248   31   68  12   2   1   13   5   4   19   10  .274
Warren Cromartie      59  226   30   60  11   2   2   21   3   2   13   25  .266
Andre Dawson          59  223   40   59   4   3   9   33  12   3   16   53  .265
Tony Perez            58  213   25   55  15   0   5   32   0   0   18   47  .258
Del Unser             54   73   10   17   3   0   1    6   2   0    9   14  .233
Gary Carter           60  213   31   49   7   0   6   30   3   1   30   26  .230
Sam Mejias            29   19    5    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    1  .211
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          63  250   36   75  15   3   4   25   9   6   25   41  .300
Elliott Maddox        40  125   14   35   6   2   0   12   1   4   26   14  .280
Bobby Valentine       34   83   10   23   2   0   1   13   0   1    9   13  .277
Willie Montanez       62  236   29   64  13   0   9   42   2   1   25   45  .271
Steve Henderson       63  237   35   63   8   1   6   32   4   4   25   52  .266
John Stearns          54  176   17   45   8   0   5   22   9   2   26   21  .256
Joel Youngblood       38   71    9   18   4   2   1    7   0   0    5   11  .254
Len Randle            50  170   22   41   8   4   1   12   7   7   35   26  .241
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            63  224   12   51   3   2   0   16   1   2   10   18  .228
Ken Henderson          7   22    2    5   2   0   1    4   0   1    4    4  .227
Bruce Boisclair       48  108   15   24   2   1   3   11   1   3   14   18  .222
Tim Foli              38  148   10   31   7   0   0    8   1   2    5    8  .210
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            54  233   31   73   9   1   0   13  13   2   10   19  .313
Garry Maddox          55  201   20   60  12   0   3   24  19   2   18   32  .299
Jerry Martin          43   69   14   20   2   1   3   14   3   1   10   11  .290
Bake McBride          45  186   26   53   6   2   2   11  15   2   16   24  .285
Tim McCarver          26   50    5   14   5   0   0    3   0   0   11   10  .280
Richie Hebner         49  151   20   41   8   1   5   24   2   2   18   27  .272
Mike Schmidt          52  202   39   54   9   0  10   33   8   3   32   45  .267
Bob Boone             49  154   23   41   5   2   6   28   1   3   19   10  .266
Greg Luzinski         56  192   33   46   9   0  15   40   4   0   37   51  .240
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
Jim Morrison          34   93   10   15   0   1   3   10   0   1    9   16  .161
Davey Johnson         25   52    7    8   1   0   2   12   0   0    4   10  .154

 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         59  224   27   66   8   1  11   38   8   5   14   30  .295
Bill Almon            60  218   23   63  14   0   0   13   8   2   15   40  .289
Chuck Baker           27   39    7   11   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    7  .282
Gene Richards         58  216   28   59   8   6   2   17  14   7   25   30  .273
Fernando Gonzalez      8   22    2    6   0   0   0    1   1   0    0    1  .273
Ozzie Smith           59  213   17   54   5   3   0   14  12   4   12   16  .254
Derrel Thomas         60  180   16   45   5   0   1   14   6   5   14   18  .250
Dave Roberts           9   28    1    7   2   0   0    2   0   0    3    3  .250
Mike Champion         21   24    1    6   0   1   0    4   0   0    5    6  .250
George Hendrick       36  111    9   27   4   0   3    8   1   1   12   16  .243
Don Reynolds          19   33    3    8   0   0   0    2   1   0    6    5  .242
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           55  158   30   36   8   3   6   20   4   3   48   40  .228
Jerry Turner          36   54    4   12   4   0   2    7   0   0    4   12  .222
Tucker Ashford        22   52    1   11   4   0   1    6   0   0    5    8  .212
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             40  106   12   38   3   1   3   23   2   0    6   13  .359
Bill Madlock          46  179   27   56   9   1   5   17  10   3   23   21  .313
Jack Clark            59  223   36   69  19   5   7   38   7   2   22   35  .309
Terry Whitfield       57  189   31   55   8   2   4   11   2   6   11   28  .291
Darrell Evans         59  207   36   57  11   1   6   25   2   1   41   26  .275
Mike Sadek            22   68    9   18   2   0   0    5   1   0    7    6  .265
Larry Herndon         57  210   22   54   6   4   0   16   5   4   22   32  .257
Rob Andrews           24   62   12   15   2   1   0    4   1   0    7    9  .242
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      50  160    9   33   7   2   0    5   3   3    9   29  .206
Marc Hill             42  142    6   28   6   0   2   12   1   2   18   15  .197
Skip James            34   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)         259
  K. Griffey (CIN)        253
  S. Garvey (LA)          250
  L. Mazzilli (NY)        250
  D. Cash (MON)           248
  G. Foster (CIN)         246
  S. Henderson (NY)       237
  E. Cabell (HOU)         236

Runs Scored:

  G. Foster (CIN)          43
  P. Rose (CIN)            42
  I. DeJesus (CHI)         41
  A. Dawson (MON)          40
  K. Griffey (CIN)         40
  D. Lopes (LA)            39
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         39
  R. Smith (LA)            37
  J. Clark (SF)            36
  D. Evans (SF)            36

Hits:

  K. Griffey (CIN)         83
  G. Foster (CIN)          77
  L. Mazzilli (NY)         75
  L. Bowa (PHI)            73
  S. Garvey (LA)           72
  B. Russell (LA)          72
  P. Rose (CIN)            70
  J. Clark (SF)            69
  E. Cabell (HOU)          68
  D. Cash (MON)            68

Doubles:

  T. Simmons (STL)         23
  J. Clark (SF)            19
  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
  T. Perez (MON)           15

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
  L. Herndon (SF)           4
  B. Murcer (CHI)           4
  D. Parker (PIT)           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
  S. Garvey (LA)           40
  G. Luzinski (PHI)        40
  D. Kingman (CHI)         39
  J. Morgan (CIN)          39
  J. Clark (SF)            38

Stolen Bases:

  O. Moreno (PIT)          27
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          23
  G. Maddox (PHI)          19
  F. Taveras (PIT)         18
  D. Lopes (LA)            16
  B. McBride (PHI)         15
  J. Royster (ATL)         15
  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
  T. Whitfield (SF)         6
  E. Cabell (HOU)           5

Walks:

  J. Burroughs (ATL)       49
  G. Tenace (SD)           48
  D. Evans (SF)            41
  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
  S. Henderson (NY)        52
  D. Murphy (ATL)          52
  G. Luzinski (PHI)        51
  T. Perez (MON)           47
  W. Montanez (NY)         45
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         45
  L. Parrish (MON)         42


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