Friday June 16, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of June 16, 1978:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Los Angeles     2117  317   586  110   11   59   298   48   19  231   299  .277
Cincinnati      2143  295   565  116   16   58   278   59   22  250   377  .264
Houston         1956  223   503   79   13   36   213   57   18  165   250  .257
Philadelphia    1937  262   498   83    8   53   245   66   20  214   330  .257
Montreal        2127  267   545  101   10   42   241   29   13  176   338  .256
San Francisco   1994  240   501   90   20   40   226   39   21  209   330  .251
Chicago         1985  246   496   83   25   31   231   24   21  197   288  .250
Pittsburgh      1998  236   499   89   16   34   210   82   33  180   331  .250
New York        2178  237   539   87   16   33   224   39   35  233   354  .248
San Diego       2049  207   504   73   16   31   184   55   32  210   338  .246
Atlanta         1927  203   464   70   16   33   184   41   29  217   309  .241
St. Louis       2161  215   506   99   12   27   204   33   15  167   295  .234

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ken Griffey (CIN)        63  257   40   83  16   4   3   19  10   2   20   38  .323
Jeff Burroughs (ATL)     59  193   27   62  15   2   6   30   1   1   51   37  .321
Reggie Smith (LA)        53  195   37   62  13   1  11   41   4   1   28   37  .318
Bill Madlock (SF)        47  183   28   58   9   1   6   18  11   3   23   21  .317
Larry Bowa (PHI)         55  238   32   75   9   1   1   14  13   2   10   19  .315
Ted Simmons (STL)        64  216   34   68  23   1   6   26   0   1   34   13  .315
Jack Clark (SF)          60  226   37   71  19   5   8   41   8   2   24   36  .314
Davey Lopes (LA)         52  188   40   59   9   2   6   19  16   1   30   19  .314
Terry Puhl (HOU)         53  214   25   67  10   2   2   13   8   5   14   16  .313
George Foster (CIN)      63  249   43   77  10   4  14   48   3   1   26   58  .309

 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
Bob Horner             1    3    1    1   0   0   1    2   0   0    1    0  .333
Jeff Burroughs        59  193   27   62  15   2   6   30   1   1   51   37  .321
Jerry Royster         56  219   31   62   7   3   1   15  15   7   23   20  .283
Gary Matthews         32  112   21   31   5   2   8   18   0   1   18   23  .277
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         39  110   14   29   5   1   1    8   1   0   16   20  .264
Rowland Office        52  126   12   29   2   0   2   10   2   5    8   19  .230
Rod Gilbreath         49  145    9   33   7   1   2   14   3   3   13   21  .228
Bob Beall             37   63   11   14   3   0   0    4   2   1   12   10  .222
Joe Nolan             29   36    4    8   3   1   0    4   0   0    4    4  .222
Barry Bonnell         47  134   11   29   5   2   0    9   8   2   10   14  .216
Jerry Maddox           7   14    1    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .214
Dale Murphy           56  197   23   39   3   1   5   24   6   3   20   54  .198
Cito Gaston           30   59    2   11   0   0   0    0   0   0    2   10  .186
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
Joe Wallis            28   55    7   17   2   1   1    6   0   2    5   13  .309
Bill Buckner          41  146   15   45   8   0   1   18   4   2    7    6  .308
Larry Biittner        38  111   16   34   5   1   3   22   0   1   12   13  .306
Greg Gross            42  124   12   37   6   5   1   21   0   0   14    5  .298
Gene Clines           40  100   19   28   6   1   0    7   2   2    8   14  .280
Ivan DeJesus          57  230   42   62   9   4   2   13   7   5   30   30  .270
Manny Trillo          55  204   18   55   9   3   2   24   0   2   21   26  .270
Bobby Murcer          56  203   28   49   7   4   3   22   6   2   26   28  .241
Hector Cruz           30   76    8   18   5   0   2    9   0   0    3    6  .237
Dave Rader            47  151   15   35   8   2   1   19   1   0   12   13  .232
Dave Kingman          51  174   27   40   5   1  14   39   3   4   19   61  .230
Larry Cox             26   57    5   13   2   0   1    7   0   0    6    7  .228
Mick Kelleher         13   19    2    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    2  .211
Steve Ontiveros       54  190   22   38   7   2   0   11   0   1   23   27  .200
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           63  257   40   83  16   4   3   19  10   2   20   38  .323
George Foster         63  249   43   77  10   4  14   48   3   1   26   58  .309
Dave Concepcion       59  225   27   69  16   2   2   28   7   6   16   40  .307
Dan Driessen          57  206   34   62  13   1   9   37  12   2   32   26  .301
Mike Lum              32   57    8   16   3   0   3   11   0   0   12    6  .281
Pete Rose             62  263   43   72  18   3   4   21   4   1   24   15  .274
Joe Morgan            55  192   32   50  15   0   8   40  14   4   41   17  .260
Cesar Geronimo        56  142   12   35   9   1   3   17   4   1   21   30  .247
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
Don Werner            35   89    6   15   2   1   0    9   1   0   11   23  .169
Ray Knight            33   30    4    5   2   0   1    3   0   0    2    5  .167
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            24   36    2   12   2   0   1    5   0   0    1    0  .333
Terry Puhl            53  214   25   67  10   2   2   13   8   5   14   16  .313
Enos Cabell           58  243   28   71   6   1   4   30   8   5    9   29  .292
Jose Cruz             56  214   27   61  12   3   3   32   9   3   22   25  .285
Cesar Cedeno          48  185   30   52   8   2   6   21  23   2   15   22  .281
Wilbur Howard         24   43    5   12   0   1   1    3   1   0    1    3  .279
Art Howe              54  190   23   53  16   1   4   22   1   1   17   20  .279
Denny Walling         37   62    8   17   1   1   1    9   3   0    6    5  .274
Bob Watson            55  187   23   49   8   1   8   35   0   0   23   26  .262
Julio Gonzalez        16   31    3    8   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    2  .258
Joe Ferguson          40  124   18   28   5   0   5   18   0   0   24   24  .226
Roger Metzger         45  123   11   27   4   1   0    6   0   0   12    9  .220
Reggie Baldwin        15   43    4    9   4   0   1    7   0   0    0    2  .209
Jimmy Sexton          33   67    4   11   0   0   0    1   4   1    5   12  .164
Ed Herrmann           16   36    1    4   1   0   0    0   0   0    3    3  .111
Dave Bergman          32   29    2    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    6    8  .103
Mike Fischlin          1    0    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
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
Davey Lopes           52  188   40   59   9   2   6   19  16   1   30   19  .314
Rick Monday           50  159   29   49  12   1  12   37   1   2   24   38  .308
Lee Lacy              41  105   18   32   9   3   7   16   3   2   11   13  .305
Jerry Grote           20   43    4   13   5   0   0    6   0   0    6    4  .302
Steve Garvey          62  254   34   73  10   3   8   40   5   3   13   24  .287
Bill Russell          61  263   36   74  12   1   2   28   4   2    9   15  .281
Dusty Baker           59  210   23   59  11   0   3   28   3   0   16   33  .281
Billy North           27   77   18   21   5   0   0    2   9   3   18   12  .273
Ron Cey               60  225   36   61  13   0   8   41   1   2   37   37  .271
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          51  151   14   30   5   0   2   15   0   0   24   23  .199

 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             25   60    6   17   5   0   0    6   0   0    3    7  .283
Chris Speier          55  184   19   52   7   1   3   17   0   0   28   21  .283
Ellis Valentine       59  223   28   63  14   0   8   32   3   2   12   28  .283
Dave Cash             63  251   32   70  12   2   1   13   5   4   20   10  .279
Larry Parrish         57  202   26   56  16   1   7   34   0   1   13   43  .277
Warren Cromartie      60  230   30   62  11   2   2   21   3   2   13   25  .270
Andre Dawson          60  227   40   60   4   3   9   33  12   3   16   53  .264
Tony Perez            59  216   25   57  16   0   5   33   0   0   18   48  .264
Del Unser             54   73   10   17   3   0   1    6   2   0    9   14  .233
Gary Carter           61  217   31   50   8   0   6   30   3   1   30   27  .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          64  253   36   75  15   3   4   25   9   6   26   41  .296
Elliott Maddox        41  126   14   35   6   2   0   12   1   4   26   14  .278
Bobby Valentine       34   83   10   23   2   0   1   13   0   1    9   13  .277
Willie Montanez       63  241   30   65  14   0   9   43   2   1   25   46  .270
Steve Henderson       64  241   36   64   8   1   6   33   4   4   25   53  .266
John Stearns          55  176   17   45   8   0   5   22  10   2   27   21  .256
Joel Youngblood       38   71    9   18   4   2   1    7   0   0    5   11  .254
Ron Hodges            22   53    3   13   2   1   0    4   1   2    7    7  .245
Len Randle            51  175   23   42   8   4   1   12   7   7   35   26  .240
Doug Flynn            64  228   12   53   3   2   0   17   1   2   10   18  .233
Tom Grieve            25   56    3   13   2   0   1    5   0   0    5   11  .232
Ken Henderson          7   22    2    5   2   0   1    4   0   1    4    4  .227
Bruce Boisclair       49  111   16   25   2   1   3   12   2   3   15   18  .225
Tim Foli              39  152   10   33   7   0   0    8   1   2    5    8  .217
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         25   48    6   16   6   0   1   11   0   1    4    4  .333
Larry Bowa            55  238   32   75   9   1   1   14  13   2   10   19  .315
Garry Maddox          56  202   20   61  13   0   3   24  19   2   21   32  .302
Jerry Martin          44   69   14   20   2   1   3   14   3   1   10   11  .290
Bake McBride          46  191   27   54   6   2   2   11  15   2   16   25  .283
Richie Hebner         50  153   20   41   8   1   5   24   2   2   18   27  .268
Mike Schmidt          53  206   42   55   9   0  10   33   8   3   33   46  .267
Bob Boone             49  154   23   41   5   2   6   28   1   3   19   10  .266
Tim McCarver          27   54    5   14   5   0   0    4   0   0   11   11  .259
Greg Luzinski         57  196   33   47  10   0  15   40   4   0   38   51  .240
Bud Harrelson         28   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         26   56    7    8   1   0   2   12   0   0    4   11  .143

 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           57  228   33   67   8   4  10   37  10   3   17   34  .294
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
Frank Taveras         57  228   26   63  14   1   0   15  19  11   11   26  .276
John Milner           38   89   10   24   4   0   1   10   1   0   12   10  .270
Ed Ott                42  138   17   37   6   1   4   16   1   0   10   18  .268
Willie Stargell       45  136   17   36   8   0   7   26   2   0   22   32  .265
Rennie Stennett       52  195   22   50   5   1   2   22   1   1    7   16  .256
Bill Robinson         41  153   23   39  11   1   3   24   6   3   12   37  .255
Mario Mendoza         28   33    4    8   1   0   1    3   2   1    0    5  .242
Phil Garner           57  202   21   48   9   4   2   24  10   6   24   30  .238
Omar Moreno           59  190   35   39   6   2   1   10  27   7   33   40  .205
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
Fernando Gonzalez      9   25    2    8   0   0   0    1   1   0    0    1  .320
Dave Winfield         60  228   27   67   8   1  11   38   8   5   14   30  .294
Bill Almon            61  221   23   64  14   0   0   13   8   2   15   40  .290
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
Ozzie Smith           60  217   17   55   6   3   0   14  12   4   12   17  .254
Mike Champion         21   24    1    6   0   1   0    4   0   0    5    6  .250
Derrel Thomas         61  184   16   45   5   0   1   14   6   5   14   19  .245
George Hendrick       36  111    9   27   4   0   3    8   1   1   12   16  .243
Don Reynolds          20   34    3    8   0   0   0    2   1   0    6    6  .235
Rick Sweet            43  111    7   26   1   0   1    5   0   3   19   18  .234
Dave Roberts          10   31    1    7   2   0   0    2   0   0    3    5  .226
Gene Tenace           56  160   30   36   8   3   6   20   4   3   50   42  .225
Oscar Gamble          52  169   21   38   4   2   4   21   0   1   19   22  .225
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
Hector Cruz            1    1    1    1   0   0   1    1   0   0    0    0 1.000
Mike Ivie             41  110   13   39   3   1   4   25   2   0    6   14  .355
Bill Madlock          47  183   28   58   9   1   6   18  11   3   23   21  .317
Jack Clark            60  226   37   71  19   5   8   41   8   2   24   36  .314
Terry Whitfield       58  190   31   55   8   2   4   11   2   6   11   28  .290
Darrell Evans         60  211   37   57  11   1   6   25   2   1   42   27  .270
Mike Sadek            22   68    9   18   2   0   0    5   1   0    7    6  .265
Larry Herndon         58  213   22   55   6   4   0   16   6   4   23   33  .258
Rob Andrews           25   63   12   16   2   2   0    4   1   0    7    9  .254
Willie McCovey        51  170   16   40  11   2   5   41   1   0   19   26  .235
Tom Heintzelman       14   18    2    4   0   0   2    4   0   0    0    3  .222
Johnnie Lemaster      51  163    9   34   8   2   0    5   3   3    9   30  .209
Marc Hill             43  146    6   28   6   0   2   12   1   2   18   16  .192
Skip James            34   18    5    2   1   0   0    3   1   0    3    4  .111
Vic Harris            32   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           64  216   34   68  23   1   6   26   0   1   34   13  .315
Keith Hernandez       64  232   30   63  13   2   5   30   4   3   32   29  .272
Ken Reitz             64  233   18   59   8   0   5   35   1   0   11   25  .253
Mike Tyson            57  178   10   44   6   0   3   17   1   0    9   22  .247
Jerry Morales         63  232   25   54  11   3   3   28   3   2   17   27  .233
Garry Templeton       64  266   24   61   9   3   0   13   7   2    6   41  .229
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
Mike Phillips         30   58    4   13   2   1   0    5   0   0    2    8  .224
Tony Scott            34   85   11   19   0   1   0    2   2   2    5   15  .224
Jim Dwyer             34   65    8   14   3   0   1    4   1   0    9    3  .215
Lou Brock             46  166   17   35   4   0   0    6  11   3   11   19  .211
George Hendrick       18   68    7   12   5   0   2    9   0   0    6   15  .177
Jerry Mumphrey        39  110   12   19   3   0   0    8   2   2   11   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)      266
  P. Rose (CIN)           263
  B. Russell (LA)         263
  K. Griffey (CIN)        257
  S. Garvey (LA)          254
  L. Mazzilli (NY)        253
  D. Cash (MON)           251
  G. Foster (CIN)         249
  E. Cabell (HOU)         243
  S. Henderson (NY)       241

Runs Scored:

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

Hits:

  K. Griffey (CIN)         83
  G. Foster (CIN)          77
  L. Bowa (PHI)            75
  L. Mazzilli (NY)         75
  B. Russell (LA)          74
  S. Garvey (LA)           73
  P. Rose (CIN)            72
  E. Cabell (HOU)          71
  J. Clark (SF)            71
  D. Cash (MON)            70

Doubles:

  T. Simmons (STL)         23
  J. Clark (SF)            19
  P. Rose (CIN)            18
  D. Concepcion (CIN)      16
  K. Griffey (CIN)         16
  A. Howe (HOU)            16
  L. Parrish (MON)         16
  T. Perez (MON)           16
  J. Burroughs (ATL)       15
  L. Mazzilli (NY)         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
  D. Parker (PIT)          10
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         10
  A. Dawson (MON)           9

RBI:

  G. Foster (CIN)          48
  W. Montanez (NY)         43
  R. Cey (LA)              41
  J. Clark (SF)            41
  W. McCovey (SF)          41
  R. Smith (LA)            41
  S. Garvey (LA)           40
  G. Luzinski (PHI)        40
  J. Morgan (CIN)          40
  D. Kingman (CHI)         39

Stolen Bases:

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

Caught Stealing:

  F. Taveras (PIT)         11
  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)       51
  G. Tenace (SD)           50
  D. Evans (SF)            42
  J. Morgan (CIN)          41
  G. Luzinski (PHI)        38
  R. Cey (LA)              37
  L. Randle (NY)           35
  T. Simmons (STL)         34
  O. Moreno (PIT)          33
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         33

Strikeouts:

  D. Kingman (CHI)         61
  G. Foster (CIN)          58
  D. Murphy (ATL)          54
  A. Dawson (MON)          53
  S. Henderson (NY)        53
  G. Luzinski (PHI)        51
  T. Perez (MON)           48
  W. Montanez (NY)         46
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         46
  L. Parrish (MON)         43


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