Monday June 19, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of June 19, 1978:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Los Angeles     2179  325   602  113   12   59   305   53   19  246   303  .276
Cincinnati      2205  305   583  117   17   59   288   63   23  256   386  .264
Montreal        2195  273   564  106   10   42   247   29   13  181   349  .257
Houston         2015  231   516   84   13   36   221   62   19  171   257  .256
Philadelphia    2007  263   513   87    8   53   246   66   20  217   341  .256
San Francisco   2086  251   525   95   21   41   237   39   22  217   338  .252
Pittsburgh      2106  252   525   92   17   36   224   86   35  194   346  .249
San Diego       2111  218   523   79   17   31   193   57   33  215   347  .248
Chicago         2088  257   517   87   27   31   241   25   21  203   302  .248
New York        2277  245   560   90   17   33   231   40   35  241   368  .246
Atlanta         1993  214   479   71   17   35   193   43   29  225   323  .240
St. Louis       2233  222   525  100   12   29   211   35   16  169   302  .235

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ken Griffey (CIN)        65  264   42   85  17   5   3   20  10   2   20   38  .322
Jeff Burroughs (ATL)     61  202   28   65  15   2   7   32   1   1   51   39  .322
Davey Lopes (LA)         54  194   43   62   9   2   6   20  20   1   34   19  .320
Reggie Smith (LA)        53  195   37   62  13   1  11   41   4   1   28   37  .318
Terry Puhl (HOU)         53  214   25   67  10   2   2   13   8   5   14   16  .313
Larry Bowa (PHI)         57  246   32   77   9   1   1   14  13   2   10   19  .313
Bill Madlock (SF)        48  187   28   58   9   1   6   18  11   3   23   21  .310
Dave Concepcion (CIN)    61  233   28   72  16   2   2   30   7   6   16   41  .309
Dave Parker (PIT)        60  240   37   74   9   4  11   42  10   3   19   35  .308
Ted Simmons (STL)        66  224   34   69  23   1   6   26   0   1   34   14  .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        61  202   28   65  15   2   7   32   1   1   51   39  .322
Gary Matthews         34  120   23   34   5   2   8   19   0   1   19   25  .283
Jerry Royster         58  224   33   63   7   3   1   16  16   7   27   20  .281
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         41  117   15   29   5   1   1    9   1   0   16   23  .248
Rowland Office        54  130   13   30   2   0   3   13   3   5    9   20  .231
Rod Gilbreath         50  146    9   33   7   1   2   14   3   3   13   22  .226
Joe Nolan             29   36    4    8   3   1   0    4   0   0    4    4  .222
Barry Bonnell         49  138   11   30   5   2   0    9   8   2   10   14  .217
Bob Beall             39   69   12   15   3   0   0    5   2   1   12   10  .217
Jerry Maddox           7   14    1    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .214
Bob Horner             3   10    2    2   1   0   1    2   0   0    1    1  .200
Dale Murphy           58  203   24   40   3   1   5   24   6   3   22   55  .197
Cito Gaston           31   62    2   12   0   0   0    0   0   0    2   10  .194
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          43  154   15   46   8   0   1   18   4   2    7    6  .299
Larry Biittner        41  124   17   37   6   1   3   23   0   1   12   14  .298
Greg Gross            45  137   12   40   6   5   1   23   1   0   14    6  .292
Ivan DeJesus          60  240   44   67   9   4   2   14   7   5   32   33  .279
Gene Clines           42  105   20   28   6   1   0    7   2   2    8   14  .267
Manny Trillo          58  216   18   57  10   3   2   26   0   2   22   28  .264
Larry Cox             27   60    6   15   2   0   1    8   0   0    7    7  .250
Hector Cruz           30   76    8   18   5   0   2    9   0   0    3    6  .237
Bobby Murcer          58  210   28   49   7   4   3   23   6   2   26   29  .233
Dave Rader            49  157   17   36   8   2   1   19   1   0   12   13  .229
Dave Kingman          54  179   28   40   5   1  14   39   3   4   21   63  .224
Mick Kelleher         13   19    2    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    2  .211
Steve Ontiveros       57  203   23   41   9   3   0   12   0   1   23   28  .202
Rudy Meoli            23   15    6    2   0   1   0    2   1   0    3    3  .133
Mike Vail              1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 Cincinnati           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ken Griffey           65  264   42   85  17   5   3   20  10   2   20   38  .322
Dave Concepcion       61  233   28   72  16   2   2   30   7   6   16   41  .309
Dan Driessen          58  208   35   64  13   1   9   38  14   3   33   26  .308
George Foster         64  252   44   77  10   4  14   48   3   1   27   59  .306
Mike Lum              34   64    8   19   3   0   3   12   0   0   13    7  .297
Pete Rose             64  271   46   75  18   3   4   21   5   1   24   15  .277
Joe Morgan            57  201   33   52  15   0   8   42  15   4   41   18  .259
Cesar Geronimo        58  148   13   37   9   1   4   19   4   1   23   31  .250
Dave Collins          43   48    6   12   0   0   0    5   1   3    8    9  .250
Junior Kennedy        34   46    5   11   1   0   0    3   2   1    9   12  .239
Johnny Bench          46  165   22   38   7   0  10   26   1   1   16   40  .230
Don Werner            37   93    6   15   2   1   0   10   1   0   11   24  .161
Ray Knight            35   31    4    5   2   0   1    3   0   0    2    5  .161
Rick Auerbach         24   26    5    3   1   0   1    3   0   0    4    7  .115
Ken Henderson          4    6    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
Vic Correll            1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .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           60  250   31   74   7   1   4   31  11   5    9   29  .296
Art Howe              56  198   24   56  18   1   4   24   1   2   17   20  .283
Cesar Cedeno          48  185   30   52   8   2   6   21  23   2   15   22  .281
Jose Cruz             58  221   28   62  12   3   3   32  10   3   23   25  .281
Bob Watson            57  194   25   52   9   1   8   38   0   0   24   26  .268
Denny Walling         39   69    9   18   1   1   1    9   3   0    7    5  .261
Julio Gonzalez        16   31    3    8   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    2  .258
Wilbur Howard         26   47    5   12   0   1   1    3   1   0    1    6  .255
Roger Metzger         45  123   11   27   4   1   0    6   0   0   12    9  .220
Joe Ferguson          42  129   18   28   5   0   5   18   0   0   25   25  .217
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
Dave Bergman          34   33    2    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    6    8  .121
Ed Herrmann           16   36    1    4   1   0   0    0   0   0    3    3  .111
Mike Fischlin          3    5    0    0   0   0   0    0   1   0    1    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
Davey Lopes           54  194   43   62   9   2   6   20  20   1   34   19  .320
Reggie Smith          53  195   37   62  13   1  11   41   4   1   28   37  .318
Rick Monday           51  163   30   50  12   1  12   37   1   2   24   39  .307
Lee Lacy              43  111   18   34  10   3   7   19   3   2   13   13  .306
Jerry Grote           20   43    4   13   5   0   0    6   0   0    6    4  .302
Steve Garvey          64  262   36   75  11   3   8   42   5   3   14   24  .286
Vic Davalillo         32   39    8   11   1   1   0    7   1   1    3    1  .282
Ron Cey               62  231   36   64  14   0   8   42   1   2   39   38  .277
Dusty Baker           61  218   23   60  11   0   3   28   3   0   17   34  .275
Bill Russell          63  270   37   74  12   1   2   28   4   2   11   15  .274
Billy North           27   77   18   21   5   0   0    2   9   3   18   12  .273
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          53  156   14   31   5   0   2   15   0   0   27   24  .199

 Montreal             G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Pepe Frias            37    6    3    3   2   1   0    3   0   0    0    0  .500
Stan Papi             27   66    6   20   5   0   0    6   0   0    6    7  .303
Dave Cash             65  260   33   74  12   2   1   14   5   4   20   11  .285
Chris Speier          55  184   19   52   7   1   3   17   0   0   28   21  .283
Ellis Valentine       61  231   28   65  15   0   8   32   3   2   13   29  .281
Tony Perez            61  223   27   61  19   0   5   35   0   0   19   48  .274
Warren Cromartie      62  239   32   65  12   2   2   21   3   2   13   26  .272
Larry Parrish         59  210   27   57  16   1   7   34   0   1   13   46  .271
Andre Dawson          62  234   40   61   4   3   9   35  12   3   16   55  .261
Gary Carter           62  221   31   51   8   0   6   31   3   1   30   27  .231
Del Unser             56   75   10   17   3   0   1    6   2   0    9   14  .227
Sam Mejias            29   19    5    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    1  .211
Jerry White           18   10    2    2   0   0   0    0   1   0    1    3  .200
Wayne Garrett         34   46    4    9   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    6  .196
Bob Reece              7    7    1    1   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    2  .143
Ed Herrmann            3    9    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000

 New York             G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Lee Mazzilli          67  263   36   78  16   3   4   28   9   6   27   41  .297
Bobby Valentine       35   83   10   23   2   0   1   13   0   1    9   13  .277
Willie Montanez       66  252   31   68  14   0   9   44   3   1   27   47  .270
Elliott Maddox        44  138   15   37   7   2   0   13   1   4   27   15  .268
Steve Henderson       67  252   38   66   8   2   6   34   4   4   25   57  .262
John Stearns          58  185   20   46   8   0   5   22  10   2   28   23  .249
Joel Youngblood       41   78    9   19   4   2   1    7   0   0    5   13  .244
Doug Flynn            67  239   13   58   3   2   0   17   1   2   10   18  .243
Ron Hodges            23   55    3   13   2   1   0    4   1   2    7    7  .236
Len Randle            54  187   23   44   8   4   1   12   7   7   37   27  .235
Bruce Boisclair       50  113   16   26   2   1   3   12   2   3   16   18  .230
Ken Henderson          7   22    2    5   2   0   1    4   0   1    4    4  .227
Tom Grieve            27   58    3   13   2   0   1    5   0   0    5   12  .224
Tim Foli              40  154   10   33   7   0   0    8   1   2    5    8  .214
Ed Kranepool          29   39    3    8   1   0   1    6   0   0    5    3  .205
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         27   53    6   17   7   0   1   11   0   1    4    4  .321
Larry Bowa            57  246   32   77   9   1   1   14  13   2   10   19  .313
Garry Maddox          58  210   20   63  13   0   3   24  19   2   21   32  .300
Bake McBride          47  195   27   55   6   2   2   11  15   2   16   25  .282
Bob Boone             51  160   23   43   5   2   6   29   1   3   21   10  .269
Richie Hebner         51  157   21   42   8   1   5   24   2   2   18   27  .268
Jerry Martin          46   75   14   20   2   1   3   14   3   1   10   14  .267
Mike Schmidt          55  214   42   57  11   0  10   33   8   3   33   47  .266
Tim McCarver          28   55    5   14   5   0   0    4   0   0   11   11  .255
Greg Luzinski         59  204   33   48  10   0  15   40   4   0   38   54  .235
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
Jay Johnstone         35   56    3   10   2   0   0    4   0   2    6    9  .179
Jim Morrison          35   95   10   16   0   1   3   10   0   1    9   16  .168
Barry Foote           13   12    2    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    5  .167
Davey Johnson         28   62    7    9   1   0   2   12   0   0    5   13  .145

 Pittsburgh           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Dave Parker           60  240   37   74   9   4  11   42  10   3   19   35  .308
Frank Taveras         60  242   29   68  15   1   0   17  20  12   12   26  .281
Manny Sanguillen      34   82    5   23   0   1   2    5   1   1    1    2  .281
Duffy Dyer            26   80    5   22   7   1   0    7   1   0   11   11  .275
John Milner           40   93   11   25   4   0   1   10   1   0   14   10  .269
Willie Stargell       47  142   18   38   8   0   8   30   2   0   23   33  .268
Ed Ott                44  143   17   37   6   1   4   16   1   0   11   20  .259
Steve Brye            34   70   11   18   5   0   1    4   1   0    7    6  .257
Bill Robinson         44  165   26   42  11   2   3   27   6   4   12   39  .255
Ken Macha              7    8    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    0  .250
Rennie Stennett       55  202   22   50   5   1   2   22   1   1    8   18  .248
Mario Mendoza         30   33    4    8   1   0   1    3   2   1    0    5  .242
Phil Garner           60  214   23   49   9   4   2   24  10   6   26   31  .229
Omar Moreno           61  192   35   39   6   2   1   10  28   7   34   42  .203
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         62  235   27   69  10   1  11   41   8   5   14   31  .294
Bill Almon            62  224   23   65  15   0   0   14   8   3   15   41  .290
Chuck Baker           27   39    7   11   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    7  .282
Fernando Gonzalez     11   32    3    9   0   0   0    1   1   0    0    2  .281
Gene Richards         60  224   32   61   9   6   2   17  15   7   26   32  .272
Ozzie Smith           62  224   19   58   6   3   0   15  12   4   13   18  .259
Derrel Thomas         63  191   17   49   5   1   1   15   6   5   14   19  .257
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          20   34    3    8   0   0   0    2   1   0    6    6  .235
Rick Sweet            45  118    8   27   1   0   1    5   1   3   19   18  .229
Gene Tenace           57  163   31   37   9   3   6   22   4   3   51   42  .227
Dave Roberts          12   31    1    7   2   0   0    2   0   0    3    5  .226
Oscar Gamble          54  175   21   39   5   2   4   21   0   1   20   22  .223
Jerry Turner          36   54    4   12   4   0   2    7   0   0    4   12  .222
Tucker Ashford        23   53    1   11   4   0   1    6   0   0    5    9  .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
Jim Dwyer              3    3    0    2   2   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .667
Mike Ivie             43  118   15   42   4   1   4   25   2   0    6   14  .356
Hector Cruz            3    6    2    2   0   0   1    2   0   0    1    0  .333
Bill Madlock          48  187   28   58   9   1   6   18  11   3   23   21  .310
Jack Clark            63  236   39   71  19   5   8   41   8   2   25   37  .301
Terry Whitfield       61  199   32   58   8   2   4   12   2   6   11   30  .292
Mike Sadek            23   72   11   20   2   0   0    5   1   0    7    6  .278
Darrell Evans         63  219   39   59  12   1   7   28   2   1   45   27  .269
Larry Herndon         61  225   22   60   6   5   0   19   6   4   23   33  .267
Rob Andrews           28   72   12   19   3   2   0    5   1   1    8    9  .264
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      53  167   10   35   8   2   0    6   3   3   10   30  .210
Marc Hill             45  153    6   30   6   0   2   12   1   2   18   16  .196
Skip James            34   18    5    2   1   0   0    3   1   0    3    4  .111
Vic Harris            33   63    2    4   0   0   1    7   0   0    4   15  .064
Roger Metzger          2    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 St. Louis            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ted Simmons           66  224   34   69  23   1   6   26   0   1   34   14  .308
Steve Swisher         13   25    1    7   2   0   0    2   1   0    1    4  .280
Keith Hernandez       66  239   33   65  13   2   7   33   4   3   33   29  .272
Mike Tyson            59  185   11   47   6   0   3   18   1   0    9   22  .254
Ken Reitz             66  241   18   60   8   0   5   35   1   0   11   26  .249
Tony Scott            36   88   11   21   0   1   0    2   2   3    5   16  .239
Jerry Morales         65  241   25   56  11   3   3   29   3   2   17   27  .232
Garry Templeton       66  275   25   63   9   3   0   13   8   2    6   41  .229
Mike Phillips         31   59    4   13   2   1   0    5   0   0    2    8  .220
Roger Freed           25   41    2    9   4   0   2   13   0   0    4    8  .220
Jim Dwyer             34   65    8   14   3   0   1    4   1   0    9    3  .215
Lou Brock             48  168   17   35   4   0   0    6  11   3   11   19  .208
George Hendrick       19   70    8   13   5   0   2    9   0   0    6   15  .186
Jerry Mumphrey        41  118   13   21   3   0   0    9   3   2   12   12  .178
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)      275
  P. Rose (CIN)           271
  B. Russell (LA)         270
  K. Griffey (CIN)        264
  L. Mazzilli (NY)        263
  S. Garvey (LA)          262
  D. Cash (MON)           260
  G. Foster (CIN)         252
  S. Henderson (NY)       252
  W. Montanez (NY)        252

Runs Scored:

  P. Rose (CIN)            46
  I. DeJesus (CHI)         44
  G. Foster (CIN)          44
  D. Lopes (LA)            43
  K. Griffey (CIN)         42
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         42
  A. Dawson (MON)          40
  J. Clark (SF)            39
  D. Evans (SF)            39
  S. Henderson (NY)        38

Hits:

  K. Griffey (CIN)         85
  L. Mazzilli (NY)         78
  L. Bowa (PHI)            77
  G. Foster (CIN)          77
  S. Garvey (LA)           75
  P. Rose (CIN)            75
  E. Cabell (HOU)          74
  D. Cash (MON)            74
  D. Parker (PIT)          74
  B. Russell (LA)          74

Doubles:

  T. Simmons (STL)         23
  J. Clark (SF)            19
  T. Perez (MON)           19
  A. Howe (HOU)            18
  P. Rose (CIN)            18
  K. Griffey (CIN)         17
  D. Concepcion (CIN)      16
  L. Mazzilli (NY)         16
  L. Parrish (MON)         16
  B. Almon (SD)            15

Triples:

  G. Richards (SD)          6
  J. Clark (SF)             5
  K. Griffey (CIN)          5
  G. Gross (CHI)            5
  L. Herndon (SF)           5
  I. DeJesus (CHI)          4
  G. Foster (CIN)           4
  P. Garner (PIT)           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
  D. Parker (PIT)          11
  R. Smith (LA)            11
  D. Winfield (SD)         11
  J. Bench (CIN)           10
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         10
  A. Dawson (MON)           9

RBI:

  G. Foster (CIN)          48
  W. Montanez (NY)         44
  R. Cey (LA)              42
  S. Garvey (LA)           42
  J. Morgan (CIN)          42
  D. Parker (PIT)          42
  J. Clark (SF)            41
  W. McCovey (SF)          41
  R. Smith (LA)            41
  D. Winfield (SD)         41

Stolen Bases:

  O. Moreno (PIT)          28
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          23
  D. Lopes (LA)            20
  F. Taveras (PIT)         20
  G. Maddox (PHI)          19
  J. Royster (ATL)         16
  B. McBride (PHI)         15
  J. Morgan (CIN)          15
  G. Richards (SD)         15
  D. Driessen (CIN)        14

Caught Stealing:

  F. Taveras (PIT)         12
  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)           51
  D. Evans (SF)            45
  J. Morgan (CIN)          41
  R. Cey (LA)              39
  G. Luzinski (PHI)        38
  L. Randle (NY)           37
  D. Lopes (LA)            34
  O. Moreno (PIT)          34
  T. Simmons (STL)         34

Strikeouts:

  D. Kingman (CHI)         63
  G. Foster (CIN)          59
  S. Henderson (NY)        57
  A. Dawson (MON)          55
  D. Murphy (ATL)          55
  G. Luzinski (PHI)        54
  T. Perez (MON)           48
  W. Montanez (NY)         47
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         47
  L. Parrish (MON)         46

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