Tuesday June 20, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of June 20, 1978:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Los Angeles     2213  328   610  116   13   59   308   53   19  252   310  .276
Cincinnati      2240  311   595  120   18   60   293   64   24  260   394  .266
Houston         2051  236   527   87   14   36   223   62   19  174   263  .257
Montreal        2226  273   568  107   10   42   247   29   13  183   354  .255
Philadelphia    2038  265   520   87    8   53   248   67   20  220   347  .255
San Francisco   2120  254   535   96   22   41   240   40   23  221   342  .252
Pittsburgh      2139  258   535   94   17   37   229   88   35  198   352  .250
Chicago         2122  258   526   87   28   31   242   25   21  203   309  .248
San Diego       2150  221   532   80   18   31   196   59   33  219   353  .247
New York        2305  248   568   91   17   34   234   40   35  245   373  .246
Atlanta         2031  219   487   72   18   35   198   43   29  228   324  .240
St. Louis       2265  226   532  102   12   29   215   38   16  171   307  .235

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Jeff Burroughs (ATL)     62  206   28   67  16   2   7   33   1   1   52   39  .325
Ken Griffey (CIN)        66  268   42   87  17   5   3   21  10   2   20   38  .325
Reggie Smith (LA)        53  195   37   62  13   1  11   41   4   1   28   37  .318
Davey Lopes (LA)         55  199   44   63  10   2   6   20  20   1   34   21  .317
Terry Puhl (HOU)         54  219   26   69  10   2   2   13   8   5   14   17  .315
Dan Driessen (CIN)       59  213   35   67  14   1   9   39  15   3   33   26  .315
George Foster (CIN)      65  256   46   80  11   5  15   50   3   2   28   60  .313
Larry Bowa (PHI)         58  250   33   78   9   1   1   14  13   2   10   19  .312
Dave Parker (PIT)        61  242   38   75   9   4  11   42  10   3   21   35  .310
Bill Madlock (SF)        49  188   28   58   9   1   6   18  11   3   23   21  .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
Jeff Burroughs        62  206   28   67  16   2   7   33   1   1   52   39  .325
Gary Matthews         35  125   25   35   5   3   8   19   0   1   19   25  .280
Jerry Royster         59  228   33   63   7   3   1   17  16   7   27   20  .276
Brian Asselstine      39  103   11   28   3   3   2   13   2   1   11   16  .272
Biff Pocoroba         52  166   12   45   6   0   3   20   0   3   17    7  .271
Darrel Chaney         42  121   15   29   5   1   1    9   1   0   16   23  .240
Rowland Office        55  130   13   30   2   0   3   13   3   5    9   20  .231
Rod Gilbreath         51  146   10   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         50  142   11   31   5   2   0    9   8   2   11   14  .218
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             4   15    3    3   1   0   1    3   0   0    1    1  .200
Dale Murphy           59  207   24   41   3   1   5   25   6   3   22   55  .198
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
Greg Gross            46  141   12   42   6   5   1   23   1   0   14    6  .298
Larry Biittner        42  128   17   38   6   1   3   23   0   1   12   15  .297
Ivan DeJesus          61  244   44   67   9   4   2   14   7   5   32   35  .275
Manny Trillo          59  220   19   59  10   4   2   26   0   2   22   28  .268
Gene Clines           42  105   20   28   6   1   0    7   2   2    8   14  .267
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          59  214   28   50   7   4   3   23   6   2   26   30  .234
Dave Kingman          55  183   28   41   5   1  14   39   3   4   21   65  .224
Dave Rader            50  161   17   36   8   2   1   19   1   0   12   13  .224
Mick Kelleher         13   19    2    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    2  .211
Steve Ontiveros       58  206   23   43   9   3   0   13   0   1   23   28  .209
Rudy Meoli            24   16    6    2   0   1   0    2   1   0    3    3  .125
Mike Vail              2    2    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           66  268   42   87  17   5   3   21  10   2   20   38  .325
Dan Driessen          59  213   35   67  14   1   9   39  15   3   33   26  .315
George Foster         65  256   46   80  11   5  15   50   3   2   28   60  .313
Dave Concepcion       62  236   28   72  16   2   2   30   7   6   17   41  .305
Mike Lum              34   64    8   19   3   0   3   12   0   0   13    7  .297
Pete Rose             65  276   48   77  19   3   4   21   5   1   24   15  .279
Joe Morgan            58  205   34   53  15   0   8   43  15   4   41   19  .259
Dave Collins          43   48    6   12   0   0   0    5   1   3    8    9  .250
Cesar Geronimo        59  151   13   37   9   1   4   19   4   1   24   32  .245
Junior Kennedy        35   47    5   11   1   0   0    3   2   1    9   13  .234
Johnny Bench          46  165   22   38   7   0  10   26   1   1   16   40  .230
Ray Knight            36   31    4    5   2   0   1    3   0   0    2    5  .161
Don Werner            38   97    6   15   2   1   0   10   1   0   11   27  .155
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            25   40    3   15   2   0   1    5   0   0    1    0  .375
Terry Puhl            54  219   26   69  10   2   2   13   8   5   14   17  .315
Enos Cabell           61  255   31   75   8   1   4   32  11   5    9   31  .294
Art Howe              57  201   25   57  19   1   4   25   1   2   18   20  .284
Cesar Cedeno          48  185   30   52   8   2   6   21  23   2   15   22  .281
Jose Cruz             59  224   28   62  12   3   3   32  10   3   23   25  .277
Bob Watson            58  197   27   54  10   2   8   38   0   0   25   26  .274
Julio Gonzalez        16   31    3    8   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    2  .258
Denny Walling         40   70    9   18   1   1   1    9   3   0    7    5  .257
Wilbur Howard         27   48    5   12   0   1   1    3   1   0    1    6  .250
Joe Ferguson          43  132   18   29   5   0   5   18   0   0   26   25  .220
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
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          4    9    0    1   0   0   0    0   1   0    1    1  .111

 Los Angeles          G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Johnny Oates          13   18    1    8   1   0   0    1   0   1    2    1  .444
Manny Mota            17   15    0    5   1   0   0    4   0   0    1    2  .333
Jerry Grote           21   44    5   14   5   0   0    6   0   0    6    4  .318
Reggie Smith          53  195   37   62  13   1  11   41   4   1   28   37  .318
Davey Lopes           55  199   44   63  10   2   6   20  20   1   34   21  .317
Lee Lacy              44  114   18   35  10   3   7   19   3   2   14   13  .307
Rick Monday           52  164   30   50  12   1  12   37   1   2   24   39  .305
Steve Garvey          65  266   37   76  11   3   8   43   5   3   15   25  .286
Ron Cey               63  233   36   65  15   0   8   43   1   2   42   38  .279
Bill Russell          64  275   37   76  13   2   2   29   4   2   11   17  .276
Billy North           28   80   18   22   5   0   0    2   9   3   18   12  .275
Vic Davalillo         33   40    8   11   1   1   0    7   1   1    3    1  .275
Dusty Baker           62  222   23   60  11   0   3   28   3   0   17   36  .270
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          54  159   14   31   5   0   2   15   0   0   27   24  .195

 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             66  264   33   75  12   2   1   14   5   4   20   11  .284
Ellis Valentine       62  234   28   65  15   0   8   32   3   2   14   29  .278
Tony Perez            62  227   27   63  19   0   5   35   0   0   19   48  .278
Chris Speier          56  188   19   52   7   1   3   17   0   0   28   24  .277
Warren Cromartie      63  242   32   66  13   2   2   21   3   2   14   26  .273
Larry Parrish         60  213   27   57  16   1   7   34   0   1   13   47  .268
Andre Dawson          63  238   40   61   4   3   9   35  12   3   16   56  .256
Gary Carter           63  224   31   51   8   0   6   31   3   1   30   27  .228
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         35   47    4    9   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    6  .192
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          68  266   36   79  16   3   4   28   9   6   27   41  .297
Elliott Maddox        45  142   16   39   7   2   0   13   1   4   27   16  .275
Bobby Valentine       36   85   10   23   2   0   1   13   0   1   11   13  .271
Willie Montanez       67  256   31   69  14   0   9   44   3   1   27   48  .270
Steve Henderson       68  256   39   67   8   2   7   36   4   4   25   57  .262
John Stearns          59  187   21   47   8   0   5   23  10   2   29   23  .251
Doug Flynn            68  242   13   59   3   2   0   17   1   2   10   18  .244
Joel Youngblood       42   78    9   19   4   2   1    7   0   0    5   13  .244
Len Randle            55  190   23   45   9   4   1   12   7   7   38   27  .237
Ron Hodges            23   55    3   13   2   1   0    4   1   2    7    7  .236
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         28   57    6   18   7   0   1   12   0   1    4    4  .316
Larry Bowa            58  250   33   78   9   1   1   14  13   2   10   19  .312
Garry Maddox          58  210   20   63  13   0   3   24  19   2   21   32  .300
Bake McBride          48  199   27   56   6   2   2   12  15   2   16   25  .281
Richie Hebner         52  161   21   44   8   1   5   24   2   2   18   29  .273
Tim McCarver          29   56    5   15   5   0   0    4   0   0   11   11  .268
Mike Schmidt          56  216   42   57  11   0  10   33   9   3   35   48  .264
Jerry Martin          47   76   14   20   2   1   3   14   3   1   10   14  .263
Bob Boone             52  164   23   43   5   2   6   29   1   3   21   10  .262
Greg Luzinski         60  207   33   48  10   0  15   40   4   0   39   56  .232
Bud Harrelson         29   41    6    9   1   0   0    0   0   0    6    7  .220
Ted Sizemore          12   40    5    8   1   0   0    1   1   0    1    4  .200
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           61  242   38   75   9   4  11   42  10   3   21   35  .310
Frank Taveras         61  247   30   70  16   1   0   17  20  12   12   27  .283
Manny Sanguillen      34   82    5   23   0   1   2    5   1   1    1    2  .281
John Milner           40   93   11   25   4   0   1   10   1   0   14   10  .269
Willie Stargell       48  146   19   39   8   0   9   31   2   0   23   34  .267
Duffy Dyer            27   83    5   22   7   1   0    8   1   0   11   11  .265
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         45  168   27   43  11   2   3   27   7   4   13   40  .256
Ken Macha              7    8    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    0  .250
Rennie Stennett       56  205   23   51   5   1   2   23   1   1    9   18  .249
Mario Mendoza         30   33    4    8   1   0   1    3   2   1    0    5  .242
Phil Garner           61  219   24   51  10   4   2   25  11   6   26   31  .233
Omar Moreno           62  196   35   40   6   2   1   11  28   7   34   44  .204
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         63  240   28   70  10   1  11   41   8   5   14   31  .292
Bill Almon            63  227   23   65  15   0   0   14   8   3   16   42  .286
Chuck Baker           27   39    7   11   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    7  .282
Gene Richards         61  228   33   63   9   7   2   17  16   7   27   32  .276
Fernando Gonzalez     12   37    3   10   0   0   0    2   2   0    0    4  .270
Derrel Thomas         64  196   18   52   5   1   1   16   6   5   14   19  .265
Ozzie Smith           63  229   19   58   6   3   0   15  12   4   13   19  .253
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            46  121    8   28   2   0   1    6   1   3   20   18  .231
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
Jerry Turner          37   55    4   12   4   0   2    7   0   0    4   13  .218
Oscar Gamble          55  179   21   39   5   2   4   21   0   1   21   22  .218
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              4    7    0    3   2   1   0    3   0   0    1    1  .429
Mike Ivie             44  119   15   42   4   1   4   25   2   0    6   15  .353
Bill Madlock          49  188   28   58   9   1   6   18  11   3   23   21  .309
Jack Clark            64  241   40   73  19   5   8   41   8   2   25   37  .303
Terry Whitfield       62  203   33   60   8   2   4   12   2   6   12   30  .296
Hector Cruz            4    7    2    2   0   0   1    2   0   0    1    0  .286
Larry Herndon         62  228   22   62   7   5   0   19   7   4   24   33  .272
Darrell Evans         64  222   40   60  12   1   7   29   2   2   47   27  .270
Mike Sadek            24   75   11   20   2   0   0    5   1   0    7    6  .267
Rob Andrews           29   76   12   20   3   2   0    5   1   1    8    9  .263
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      54  170   10   36   8   2   0    6   3   3   10   31  .212
Marc Hill             46  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           67  228   35   70  24   1   6   26   0   1   34   14  .307
Steve Swisher         13   25    1    7   2   0   0    2   1   0    1    4  .280
Keith Hernandez       67  243   35   66  13   2   7   34   5   3   33   29  .272
Mike Tyson            60  189   11   48   6   0   3   18   1   0    9   23  .254
Ken Reitz             67  245   18   62   9   0   5   37   1   0   11   27  .253
Tony Scott            36   88   11   21   0   1   0    2   2   3    5   16  .239
Jerry Morales         66  244   25   57  11   3   3   30   3   2   17   27  .234
Garry Templeton       67  278   26   63   9   3   0   13   9   2    7   41  .227
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             49  172   17   35   4   0   0    6  11   3   11   20  .204
George Hendrick       19   70    8   13   5   0   2    9   0   0    6   15  .186
Jerry Mumphrey        42  121   13   22   3   0   0    9   4   2   13   13  .182
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)      278
  P. Rose (CIN)           276
  B. Russell (LA)         275
  K. Griffey (CIN)        268
  S. Garvey (LA)          266
  L. Mazzilli (NY)        266
  D. Cash (MON)           264
  G. Foster (CIN)         256
  S. Henderson (NY)       256
  W. Montanez (NY)        256

Runs Scored:

  P. Rose (CIN)            48
  G. Foster (CIN)          46
  I. DeJesus (CHI)         44
  D. Lopes (LA)            44
  K. Griffey (CIN)         42
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         42
  J. Clark (SF)            40
  A. Dawson (MON)          40
  D. Evans (SF)            40
  S. Henderson (NY)        39

Hits:

  K. Griffey (CIN)         87
  G. Foster (CIN)          80
  L. Mazzilli (NY)         79
  L. Bowa (PHI)            78
  P. Rose (CIN)            77
  S. Garvey (LA)           76
  B. Russell (LA)          76
  E. Cabell (HOU)          75
  D. Cash (MON)            75
  D. Parker (PIT)          75

Doubles:

  T. Simmons (STL)         24
  J. Clark (SF)            19
  A. Howe (HOU)            19
  T. Perez (MON)           19
  P. Rose (CIN)            19
  K. Griffey (CIN)         17
  J. Burroughs (ATL)       16
  D. Concepcion (CIN)      16
  L. Mazzilli (NY)         16
  L. Parrish (MON)         16

Triples:

  G. Richards (SD)          7
  J. Clark (SF)             5
  G. Foster (CIN)           5
  K. Griffey (CIN)          5
  G. Gross (CHI)            5
  L. Herndon (SF)           5
  I. DeJesus (CHI)          4
  P. Garner (PIT)           4
  B. Murcer (CHI)           4
  D. Parker (PIT)           4

Home Runs:

  G. Foster (CIN)          15
  G. Luzinski (PHI)        15
  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)          50
  W. Montanez (NY)         44
  R. Cey (LA)              43
  S. Garvey (LA)           43
  J. Morgan (CIN)          43
  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
  G. Richards (SD)         16
  J. Royster (ATL)         16
  D. Driessen (CIN)        15
  B. McBride (PHI)         15
  J. Morgan (CIN)          15

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)       52
  G. Tenace (SD)           51
  D. Evans (SF)            47
  R. Cey (LA)              42
  J. Morgan (CIN)          41
  G. Luzinski (PHI)        39
  L. Randle (NY)           38
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         35
  D. Lopes (LA)            34
  O. Moreno (PIT)          34

Strikeouts:

  D. Kingman (CHI)         65
  G. Foster (CIN)          60
  S. Henderson (NY)        57
  A. Dawson (MON)          56
  G. Luzinski (PHI)        56
  D. Murphy (ATL)          55
  W. Montanez (NY)         48
  T. Perez (MON)           48
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         48
  L. Parrish (MON)         47

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