Thursday June 22, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of June 22, 1978:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Los Angeles     2284  336   630  119   13   61   316   54   23  260   324  .276
Cincinnati      2308  316   611  121   18   60   296   66   24  264   403  .265
Houston         2124  244   546   89   15   38   231   68   21  182   274  .257
Montreal        2286  277   583  109   10   44   251   29   13  186   362  .255
Philadelphia    2064  267   523   88    8   53   249   67   20  220   352  .253
Pittsburgh      2171  260   545   95   17   37   231   89   35  200   353  .251
San Francisco   2177  257   543   99   22   41   243   41   23  228   348  .249
San Diego       2211  223   549   83   18   31   198   62   35  223   362  .248
Chicago         2153  259   532   88   29   31   243   25   21  204   312  .247
New York        2357  249   578   91   18   34   235   40   35  249   380  .245
Atlanta         2097  221   501   75   19   35   200   44   29  234   332  .239
St. Louis       2297  227   539  104   12   30   216   39   16  173   313  .235

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ken Griffey (CIN)        68  277   44   90  17   5   3   21  10   2   20   40  .325
Terry Puhl (HOU)         56  229   29   74  11   2   2   13  10   6   15   18  .323
Jeff Burroughs (ATL)     64  211   28   68  16   2   7   33   1   1   55   41  .322
Reggie Smith (LA)        53  195   37   62  13   1  11   41   4   1   28   37  .318
Dan Driessen (CIN)       61  220   35   69  14   1   9   39  16   3   34   27  .314
George Foster (CIN)      67  265   46   83  11   5  15   52   3   2   28   61  .313
Davey Lopes (LA)         57  208   45   65  11   2   7   21  20   1   35   24  .313
Larry Bowa (PHI)         59  253   34   79   9   1   1   14  13   2   10   20  .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        64  211   28   68  16   2   7   33   1   1   55   41  .322
Gary Matthews         37  134   25   39   5   3   8   21   0   1   19   26  .291
Jerry Royster         61  235   35   66   8   4   1   17  17   7   29   20  .281
Brian Asselstine      39  103   11   28   3   3   2   13   2   1   11   16  .272
Biff Pocoroba         54  173   12   47   7   0   3   20   0   3   17    8  .272
Rowland Office        56  131   13   30   2   0   3   13   3   5    9   20  .229
Bob Beall             40   70   12   16   4   0   0    5   2   1   12   10  .229
Darrel Chaney         44  128   15   29   5   1   1    9   1   0   16   23  .227
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
Jerry Maddox           7   14    1    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .214
Barry Bonnell         52  149   11   31   5   2   0    9   8   2   12   15  .208
Dale Murphy           61  215   24   43   3   1   5   25   6   3   22   56  .200
Cito Gaston           32   63    2   12   0   0   0    0   0   0    2   10  .191
Bob Horner             6   23    3    4   1   0   1    3   0   0    1    3  .174
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           68  277   44   90  17   5   3   21  10   2   20   40  .325
Dan Driessen          61  220   35   69  14   1   9   39  16   3   34   27  .314
George Foster         67  265   46   83  11   5  15   52   3   2   28   61  .313
Dave Concepcion       64  244   30   74  16   2   2   30   7   6   17   41  .303
Mike Lum              34   64    8   19   3   0   3   12   0   0   13    7  .297
Pete Rose             67  284   48   79  19   3   4   21   6   1   25   15  .278
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        61  154   13   37   9   1   4   19   4   1   24   32  .240
Johnny Bench          46  165   22   38   7   0  10   26   1   1   16   40  .230
Junior Kennedy        36   51    6   11   1   0   0    3   2   1   10   13  .216
Don Werner            40  102    6   17   2   1   0   10   1   0   12   27  .167
Ray Knight            37   36    4    6   3   0   1    3   0   0    2    6  .167
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            27   43    3   15   2   0   1    6   0   0    2    0  .349
Terry Puhl            56  229   29   74  11   2   2   13  10   6   15   18  .323
Enos Cabell           63  265   31   77   8   1   4   34  12   6    9   32  .291
Art Howe              59  209   25   60  20   1   4   25   2   2   19   21  .287
Cesar Cedeno          48  185   30   52   8   2   6   21  23   2   15   22  .281
Bob Watson            60  205   28   56  10   2   8   38   0   0   25   27  .273
Julio Gonzalez        17   33    3    9   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    2  .273
Jose Cruz             61  232   29   63  12   4   3   33  11   3   24   26  .272
Denny Walling         41   75   10   19   1   1   1    9   4   0    7    5  .253
Wilbur Howard         29   49    5   12   0   1   1    3   1   0    1    7  .245
Joe Ferguson          45  137   20   31   5   0   7   22   0   0   28   28  .226
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
Mike Fischlin          6   14    0    2   0   0   0    0   1   0    2    1  .143
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

 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           57  208   45   65  11   2   7   21  20   1   35   24  .313
Manny Mota            18   16    0    5   1   0   0    4   0   0    1    3  .313
Rick Monday           53  165   30   50  12   1  12   37   1   2   24   39  .303
Lee Lacy              46  123   19   37  10   3   7   20   4   3   14   15  .301
Steve Garvey          67  275   38   80  11   3   8   44   5   3   15   25  .291
Bill Russell          66  283   39   78  14   2   2   29   4   2   12   18  .276
Vic Davalillo         33   40    8   11   1   1   0    7   1   1    3    1  .275
Dusty Baker           64  230   25   63  11   0   4   31   3   1   17   37  .274
Billy North           30   88   19   24   6   0   0    2   9   4   19   14  .273
Ron Cey               65  239   36   65  15   0   8   43   1   3   45   40  .272
Ted Martinez          22   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          56  163   14   33   5   0   2   17   0   0   28   24  .203

 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             68  272   33   77  12   2   1   14   5   4   20   11  .283
Ellis Valentine       64  240   29   67  15   0   9   33   3   2   14   30  .279
Tony Perez            64  234   28   65  21   0   5   35   0   0   19   48  .278
Chris Speier          58  194   19   53   7   1   3   17   0   0   29   25  .273
Warren Cromartie      65  249   32   67  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          65  240   40   61   4   3   9   35  12   3   16   56  .254
Del Unser             58   82   10   19   3   0   1    7   2   0    9   15  .232
Gary Carter           65  230   32   53   8   0   6   31   3   1   31   28  .230
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         37   53    5   10   0   0   1    2   0   0    4    8  .189
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          70  273   36   79  16   3   4   28   9   6   27   42  .289
Bobby Valentine       38   89   10   25   2   0   1   13   0   1   11   13  .281
Elliott Maddox        46  145   16   39   7   2   0   13   1   4   28   16  .269
Willie Montanez       69  262   31   70  14   0   9   44   3   1   27   49  .267
Steve Henderson       70  261   40   68   8   3   7   36   4   4   26   57  .261
John Stearns          61  193   21   50   8   0   5   24  10   2   29   23  .259
Joel Youngblood       43   78    9   19   4   2   1    7   0   0    5   13  .244
Doug Flynn            70  247   13   60   3   2   0   17   1   2   10   18  .243
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            57  196   23   45   9   4   1   12   7   7   39   28  .230
Ken Henderson          7   22    2    5   2   0   1    4   0   1    4    4  .227
Bruce Boisclair       52  117   16   26   2   1   3   12   2   3   16   19  .222
Tim Foli              41  156   10   34   7   0   0    8   1   2    6    8  .218
Ed Kranepool          30   40    3    8   1   0   1    6   0   0    5    4  .200
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            59  253   34   79   9   1   1   14  13   2   10   20  .312
Garry Maddox          59  213   20   63  13   0   3   24  19   2   21   32  .296
Bake McBride          49  202   27   56   6   2   2   12  15   2   16   25  .277
Richie Hebner         53  164   21   45   8   1   5   25   2   2   18   29  .274
Jerry Martin          48   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
Mike Schmidt          57  219   42   57  11   0  10   33   9   3   35   49  .260
Tim McCarver          30   59    5   15   5   0   0    4   0   0   11   11  .254
Greg Luzinski         61  210   34   49  11   0  15   40   4   0   39   57  .233
Bud Harrelson         29   41    6    9   1   0   0    0   0   0    6    7  .220
Ted Sizemore          13   43    5    8   1   0   0    1   1   0    1    5  .186
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
Gene Richards         63  236   34   68   9   7   2   17  17   8   27   33  .288
Dave Winfield         65  245   28   70  10   1  11   41   8   5   14   32  .286
Bill Almon            65  234   23   66  15   0   0   14   8   3   16   43  .282
Chuck Baker           27   39    7   11   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    7  .282
Derrel Thomas         66  202   18   53   5   1   1   17   6   6   16   20  .262
Ozzie Smith           65  236   19   61   6   3   0   16  14   4   13   19  .259
Mike Champion         21   24    1    6   0   1   0    4   0   0    5    6  .250
Fernando Gonzalez     14   45    3   11   0   0   0    2   2   0    0    6  .244
George Hendrick       36  111    9   27   4   0   3    8   1   1   12   16  .243
Oscar Gamble          57  186   21   44   8   2   4   21   0   1   21   23  .237
Rick Sweet            48  126    9   29   2   0   1    6   1   3   22   18  .230
Dave Roberts          12   31    1    7   2   0   0    2   0   0    3    5  .226
Gene Tenace           58  164   31   37   9   3   6   22   4   3   51   42  .226
Jerry Turner          37   55    4   12   4   0   2    7   0   0    4   13  .218
Don Reynolds          21   37    3    8   0   0   0    2   1   0    6    6  .216
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            66  246   41   75  20   5   8   41   8   2   25   37  .305
Hector Cruz            5   10    2    3   0   0   1    2   0   0    2    1  .300
Terry Whitfield       64  210   33   60   8   2   4   12   2   6   13   31  .286
Jim Dwyer              6   11    1    3   2   1   0    3   0   0    2    1  .273
Larry Herndon         64  230   22   62   7   5   0   19   7   4   24   33  .270
Mike Sadek            24   75   11   20   2   0   0    5   1   0    7    6  .267
Darrell Evans         66  229   40   61  12   1   7   29   2   2   48   28  .266
Rob Andrews           31   84   12   21   3   2   0    5   2   1    8   10  .250
Willie McCovey        53  175   17   41  12   2   5   41   1   0   22   26  .234
Tom Heintzelman       14   18    2    4   0   0   2    4   0   0    0    3  .222
Roger Metzger          4    9    0    2   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    0  .222
Johnnie Lemaster      55  170   10   36   8   2   0    6   3   3   10   31  .212
Marc Hill             48  159    6   30   6   0   2   13   1   2   18   16  .189
Skip James            34   18    5    2   1   0   0    3   1   0    3    4  .111
Vic Harris            34   64    2    4   0   0   1    7   0   0    4   16  .063

 St. Louis            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ted Simmons           68  231   35   71  24   1   6   26   0   1   35   14  .307
Keith Hernandez       68  247   36   67  13   2   8   35   5   3   33   29  .271
Mike Tyson            61  193   11   49   7   0   3   18   1   0    9   24  .254
Steve Swisher         14   28    1    7   2   0   0    2   1   0    2    4  .250
Ken Reitz             68  249   18   62   9   0   5   37   1   0   11   28  .249
Tony Scott            36   88   11   21   0   1   0    2   2   3    5   16  .239
Jerry Morales         67  248   25   59  11   3   3   30   3   2   17   28  .238
Garry Templeton       68  282   26   63   9   3   0   13   9   2    7   43  .223
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             50  172   17   35   4   0   0    6  12   3   11   20  .204
George Hendrick       20   74    8   15   6   0   2    9   0   0    6   15  .203
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)           284
  B. Russell (LA)         283
  G. Templeton (STL)      282
  K. Griffey (CIN)        277
  S. Garvey (LA)          275
  L. Mazzilli (NY)        273
  D. Cash (MON)           272
  E. Cabell (HOU)         265
  G. Foster (CIN)         265
  W. Montanez (NY)        262

Runs Scored:

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

Hits:

  K. Griffey (CIN)         90
  G. Foster (CIN)          83
  S. Garvey (LA)           80
  L. Bowa (PHI)            79
  L. Mazzilli (NY)         79
  P. Rose (CIN)            79
  B. Russell (LA)          78
  E. Cabell (HOU)          77
  D. Cash (MON)            77
  D. Parker (PIT)          76

Doubles:

  T. Simmons (STL)         24
  T. Perez (MON)           21
  J. Clark (SF)            20
  A. Howe (HOU)            20
  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
  J. Cruz (HOU)             4
  P. Garner (PIT)           4
  B. Murcer (CHI)           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)          52
  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
  G. Richards (SD)         17
  J. Royster (ATL)         17
  D. Driessen (CIN)        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
  E. Cabell (HOU)           6
  D. Concepcion (CIN)       6
  P. Garner (PIT)           6
  L. Mazzilli (NY)          6
  T. Puhl (HOU)             6

Walks:

  J. Burroughs (ATL)       55
  G. Tenace (SD)           51
  D. Evans (SF)            48
  R. Cey (LA)              45
  J. Morgan (CIN)          41
  G. Luzinski (PHI)        39
  L. Randle (NY)           39
  D. Lopes (LA)            35
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         35
  T. Simmons (STL)         35

Strikeouts:

  D. Kingman (CHI)         66
  G. Foster (CIN)          61
  S. Henderson (NY)        57
  G. Luzinski (PHI)        57
  A. Dawson (MON)          56
  D. Murphy (ATL)          56
  W. Montanez (NY)         49
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         49
  T. Perez (MON)           48
  L. Parrish (MON)         47

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