Wednesday June 21, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of June 21, 1978:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Los Angeles     2254  333   624  119   13   60   313   53   22  255   318  .277
Cincinnati      2269  311   598  120   18   60   293   66   24  261   398  .264
Montreal        2254  275   576  107   10   43   249   29   13  183   358  .256
Houston         2091  240   534   87   14   37   227   66   19  179   271  .255
Philadelphia    2038  265   520   87    8   53   248   67   20  220   347  .255
San Francisco   2149  257   540   98   22   41   243   41   23  225   346  .251
Pittsburgh      2171  260   545   95   17   37   231   89   35  200   353  .251
San Diego       2182  221   540   81   18   31   196   60   34  220   359  .248
Chicago         2153  259   532   88   29   31   243   25   21  204   312  .247
New York        2331  249   576   91   18   34   235   40   35  246   379  .247
Atlanta         2066  221   496   73   19   35   200   44   29  232   330  .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)     63  208   28   68  16   2   7   33   1   1   54   40  .327
Ken Griffey (CIN)        67  272   42   87  17   5   3   21  10   2   20   39  .320
Reggie Smith (LA)        53  195   37   62  13   1  11   41   4   1   28   37  .318
Terry Puhl (HOU)         55  225   27   71  10   2   2   13  10   5   14   18  .316
Davey Lopes (LA)         56  204   44   64  11   2   6   20  20   1   34   22  .314
Larry Bowa (PHI)         58  250   33   78   9   1   1   14  13   2   10   19  .312
Dan Driessen (CIN)       60  215   35   67  14   1   9   39  16   3   34   26  .312
George Foster (CIN)      66  260   46   81  11   5  15   50   3   2   28   60  .312
Dave Parker (PIT)        62  245   38   76  10   4  11   42  10   3   22   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        63  208   28   68  16   2   7   33   1   1   54   40  .327
Gary Matthews         36  130   25   38   5   3   8   21   0   1   19   26  .292
Jerry Royster         60  232   35   66   8   4   1   17  17   7   28   20  .285
Brian Asselstine      39  103   11   28   3   3   2   13   2   1   11   16  .272
Biff Pocoroba         53  170   12   45   6   0   3   20   0   3   17    8  .265
Darrel Chaney         43  125   15   29   5   1   1    9   1   0   16   23  .232
Rowland Office        55  130   13   30   2   0   3   13   3   5    9   20  .231
Rod Gilbreath         52  147   10   33   7   1   2   14   3   3   13   22  .225
Joe Nolan             29   36    4    8   3   1   0    4   0   0    4    4  .222
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
Barry Bonnell         51  146   11   31   5   2   0    9   8   2   12   15  .212
Dale Murphy           60  211   24   43   3   1   5   25   6   3   22   56  .204
Cito Gaston           31   62    2   12   0   0   0    0   0   0    2   10  .194
Bob Horner             5   19    3    3   1   0   1    3   0   0    1    2  .158
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            47  144   12   42   6   5   1   23   1   0   14    6  .292
Larry Biittner        43  132   17   38   6   1   3   23   0   1   12   16  .288
Gene Clines           43  108   20   30   6   1   0    8   2   2    9   14  .278
Ivan DeJesus          62  248   45   68   9   5   2   14   7   5   32   35  .274
Manny Trillo          60  224   19   59  10   4   2   26   0   2   22   28  .263
Larry Cox             28   63    6   15   2   0   1    8   0   0    7    8  .238
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          56  187   28   42   6   1  14   39   3   4   21   66  .225
Dave Rader            50  161   17   36   8   2   1   19   1   0   12   13  .224
Steve Ontiveros       59  209   23   45   9   3   0   13   0   1   23   28  .215
Mick Kelleher         14   19    2    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    2  .211
Rudy Meoli            24   16    6    2   0   1   0    2   1   0    3    3  .125
Mike Vail              3    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           67  272   42   87  17   5   3   21  10   2   20   39  .320
Dan Driessen          60  215   35   67  14   1   9   39  16   3   34   26  .312
George Foster         66  260   46   81  11   5  15   50   3   2   28   60  .312
Dave Concepcion       63  239   28   72  16   2   2   30   7   6   17   41  .301
Mike Lum              34   64    8   19   3   0   3   12   0   0   13    7  .297
Pete Rose             66  280   48   78  19   3   4   21   6   1   24   15  .279
Joe Morgan            59  209   34   53  15   0   8   43  15   4   41   21  .254
Dave Collins          44   49    6   12   0   0   0    5   1   3    8    9  .245
Cesar Geronimo        60  154   13   37   9   1   4   19   4   1   24   32  .240
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
Don Werner            39   99    6   16   2   1   0   10   1   0   11   27  .162
Ray Knight            36   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          5    7    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000
Mike Grace             5    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000
Vic Correll            2    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            26   40    3   15   2   0   1    6   0   0    2    0  .375
Terry Puhl            55  225   27   71  10   2   2   13  10   5   14   18  .316
Enos Cabell           62  260   31   75   8   1   4   32  11   5    9   31  .289
Art Howe              58  205   25   58  19   1   4   25   1   2   19   21  .283
Cesar Cedeno          48  185   30   52   8   2   6   21  23   2   15   22  .281
Julio Gonzalez        17   33    3    9   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    2  .273
Jose Cruz             60  228   29   62  12   3   3   33  11   3   24   26  .272
Bob Watson            59  201   27   54  10   2   8   38   0   0   25   27  .269
Denny Walling         41   75   10   19   1   1   1    9   4   0    7    5  .253
Wilbur Howard         28   49    5   12   0   1   1    3   1   0    1    7  .245
Joe Ferguson          44  134   19   30   5   0   6   20   0   0   27   26  .224
Reggie Baldwin        16   45    4   10   4   0   1    7   0   0    0    2  .222
Roger Metzger         45  123   11   27   4   1   0    6   0   0   12    9  .220
Jimmy Sexton          34   67    4   11   0   0   0    1   4   1    5   12  .164
Dave Bergman          35   33    2    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    7    8  .121
Ed Herrmann           16   36    1    4   1   0   0    0   0   0    3    3  .111
Mike Fischlin          5   11    0    1   0   0   0    0   1   0    1    1  .091

 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
Jerry Grote           22   47    5   15   5   0   0    6   0   0    7    4  .319
Reggie Smith          53  195   37   62  13   1  11   41   4   1   28   37  .318
Davey Lopes           56  204   44   64  11   2   6   20  20   1   34   22  .314
Manny Mota            18   16    0    5   1   0   0    4   0   0    1    3  .313
Lee Lacy              45  119   18   37  10   3   7   20   3   3   14   15  .311
Rick Monday           52  164   30   50  12   1  12   37   1   2   24   39  .305
Steve Garvey          66  271   38   79  11   3   8   44   5   3   15   25  .292
Dusty Baker           63  227   25   63  11   0   4   30   3   1   17   36  .278
Bill Russell          65  279   38   77  14   2   2   29   4   2   12   18  .276
Vic Davalillo         33   40    8   11   1   1   0    7   1   1    3    1  .275
Ron Cey               64  237   36   65  15   0   8   43   1   3   43   38  .274
Billy North           29   85   19   23   6   0   0    2   9   3   18   13  .271
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          55  160   14   32   5   0   2   16   0   0   27   24  .200

 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             67  268   33   77  12   2   1   14   5   4   20   11  .287
Ellis Valentine       63  236   29   66  15   0   9   33   3   2   14   30  .280
Chris Speier          57  191   19   53   7   1   3   17   0   0   28   24  .278
Tony Perez            63  230   27   63  19   0   5   35   0   0   19   48  .274
Warren Cromartie      64  245   32   66  13   2   2   21   3   2   14   26  .269
Larry Parrish         60  213   27   57  16   1   7   34   0   1   13   47  .268
Andre Dawson          64  239   40   61   4   3   9   35  12   3   16   56  .255
Del Unser             57   78   10   18   3   0   1    6   2   0    9   15  .231
Gary Carter           64  227   32   52   8   0   6   31   3   1   30   28  .229
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         36   50    4    9   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    6  .180
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          69  269   36   79  16   3   4   28   9   6   27   42  .294
Bobby Valentine       37   88   10   25   2   0   1   13   0   1   11   13  .284
Elliott Maddox        45  142   16   39   7   2   0   13   1   4   27   16  .275
Willie Montanez       68  259   31   70  14   0   9   44   3   1   27   49  .270
Steve Henderson       69  258   40   68   8   3   7   36   4   4   26   57  .264
John Stearns          60  190   21   49   8   0   5   24  10   2   29   23  .258
Doug Flynn            69  245   13   60   3   2   0   17   1   2   10   18  .245
Joel Youngblood       42   78    9   19   4   2   1    7   0   0    5   13  .244
Tom Grieve            28   59    3   14   2   0   1    5   0   0    5   12  .237
Ron Hodges            23   55    3   13   2   1   0    4   1   2    7    7  .236
Len Randle            56  193   23   45   9   4   1   12   7   7   38   28  .233
Ken Henderson          7   22    2    5   2   0   1    4   0   1    4    4  .227
Bruce Boisclair       51  116   16   26   2   1   3   12   2   3   16   19  .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           62  245   38   76  10   4  11   42  10   3   22   35  .310
Frank Taveras         62  251   30   72  16   1   0   18  20  12   12   27  .287
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       49  150   19   40   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                45  147   17   38   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         46  172   27   43  11   2   3   27   7   4   13   40  .250
Ken Macha              7    8    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    0  .250
Rennie Stennett       57  209   23   51   5   1   2   23   1   1    9   18  .244
Mario Mendoza         30   33    4    8   1   0   1    3   2   1    0    5  .242
Phil Garner           62  223   26   54  10   4   2   25  11   6   26   31  .242
Omar Moreno           63  199   35   42   6   2   1   12  29   7   34   44  .211
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
Bill Almon            64  230   23   66  15   0   0   14   8   3   16   42  .287
Dave Winfield         64  244   28   70  10   1  11   41   8   5   14   32  .287
Chuck Baker           27   39    7   11   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    7  .282
Gene Richards         62  232   33   65   9   7   2   17  16   8   27   33  .280
Derrel Thomas         65  199   18   52   5   1   1   16   6   5   15   19  .261
Ozzie Smith           64  233   19   60   6   3   0   15  13   4   13   19  .258
Mike Champion         21   24    1    6   0   1   0    4   0   0    5    6  .250
Fernando Gonzalez     13   41    3   10   0   0   0    2   2   0    0    5  .244
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            47  125    8   29   2   0   1    6   1   3   20   18  .232
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          56  183   21   41   6   2   4   21   0   1   21   23  .224
Jerry Turner          37   55    4   12   4   0   2    7   0   0    4   13  .218
Tucker Ashford        24   54    1   11   4   0   1    6   0   0    5   10  .204
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             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            65  245   41   75  20   5   8   41   8   2   25   37  .306
Jim Dwyer              5   10    1    3   2   1   0    3   0   0    2    1  .300
Terry Whitfield       63  206   33   60   8   2   4   12   2   6   13   31  .291
Hector Cruz            4    7    2    2   0   0   1    2   0   0    1    0  .286
Roger Metzger          3    7    0    2   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    0  .286
Larry Herndon         63  228   22   62   7   5   0   19   7   4   24   33  .272
Darrell Evans         65  225   40   60  12   1   7   29   2   2   48   28  .267
Mike Sadek            24   75   11   20   2   0   0    5   1   0    7    6  .267
Rob Andrews           30   80   12   21   3   2   0    5   2   1    8   10  .263
Willie McCovey        52  173   17   40  11   2   5   41   1   0   20   26  .231
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             47  156    6   30   6   0   2   13   1   2   18   16  .192
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

 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:

  P. Rose (CIN)           280
  B. Russell (LA)         279
  G. Templeton (STL)      278
  K. Griffey (CIN)        272
  S. Garvey (LA)          271
  L. Mazzilli (NY)        269
  D. Cash (MON)           268
  E. Cabell (HOU)         260
  G. Foster (CIN)         260
  W. Montanez (NY)        259

Runs Scored:

  P. Rose (CIN)            48
  G. Foster (CIN)          46
  I. DeJesus (CHI)         45
  D. Lopes (LA)            44
  K. Griffey (CIN)         42
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         42
  J. Clark (SF)            41
  A. Dawson (MON)          40
  D. Evans (SF)            40
  S. Henderson (NY)        40

Hits:

  K. Griffey (CIN)         87
  G. Foster (CIN)          81
  S. Garvey (LA)           79
  L. Mazzilli (NY)         79
  L. Bowa (PHI)            78
  P. Rose (CIN)            78
  D. Cash (MON)            77
  B. Russell (LA)          77
  D. Parker (PIT)          76
  E. Cabell (HOU)          75

Doubles:

  T. Simmons (STL)         24
  J. Clark (SF)            20
  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
  I. DeJesus (CHI)          5
  G. Foster (CIN)           5
  K. Griffey (CIN)          5
  G. Gross (CHI)            5
  L. Herndon (SF)           5
  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
  S. Garvey (LA)           44
  W. Montanez (NY)         44
  R. Cey (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)          29
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          23
  D. Lopes (LA)            20
  F. Taveras (PIT)         20
  G. Maddox (PHI)          19
  J. Royster (ATL)         17
  D. Driessen (CIN)        16
  G. Richards (SD)         16
  B. McBride (PHI)         15
  J. Morgan (CIN)          15

Caught Stealing:

  F. Taveras (PIT)         12
  G. Richards (SD)          8
  O. Moreno (PIT)           7
  L. Randle (NY)            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)       54
  G. Tenace (SD)           51
  D. Evans (SF)            48
  R. Cey (LA)              43
  J. Morgan (CIN)          41
  G. Luzinski (PHI)        39
  L. Randle (NY)           38
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         35
  D. Driessen (CIN)        34
  D. Lopes (LA)            34

Strikeouts:

  D. Kingman (CHI)         66
  G. Foster (CIN)          60
  S. Henderson (NY)        57
  A. Dawson (MON)          56
  G. Luzinski (PHI)        56
  D. Murphy (ATL)          56
  W. Montanez (NY)         49
  T. Perez (MON)           48
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         48
  L. Parrish (MON)         47

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