Friday June 23, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of June 23, 1978:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Los Angeles     2313  337   637  120   13   62   317   54   23  262   325  .275
Cincinnati      2337  316   614  122   18   60   296   66   24  267   408  .263
Philadelphia    2127  279   545   90    9   55   261   73   20  225   357  .256
Houston         2152  244   550   89   15   38   231   68   21  183   278  .256
Montreal        2321  281   593  110   10   46   255   30   13  188   372  .256
Pittsburgh      2210  262   554   96   17   37   233   91   35  203   359  .251
San Francisco   2214  266   555  100   22   43   251   43   23  230   353  .251
San Diego       2243  226   559   85   18   31   201   64   36  225   362  .249
Chicago         2217  261   544   89   29   32   245   25   21  207   316  .245
New York        2395  252   587   93   18   35   238   40   35  256   387  .245
Atlanta         2128  221   506   75   19   35   200   44   29  236   339  .238
St. Louis       2327  235   547  107   12   31   224   39   16  179   317  .235

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Jeff Burroughs (ATL)     64  211   28   68  16   2   7   33   1   1   55   41  .322
Terry Puhl (HOU)         57  233   29   75  11   2   2   13  10   6   15   18  .322
Ken Griffey (CIN)        69  281   44   90  17   5   3   21  10   2   20   41  .320
Larry Bowa (PHI)         61  260   36   83  11   1   1   15  14   2   10   20  .319
Reggie Smith (LA)        53  195   37   62  13   1  11   41   4   1   28   37  .318
Davey Lopes (LA)         58  212   45   67  11   2   7   21  20   1   35   24  .316
Dan Driessen (CIN)       62  224   35   70  15   1   9   39  16   3   34   27  .313
Bill Madlock (SF)        50  189   29   59   9   1   6   18  11   3   23   21  .312
George Foster (CIN)      68  269   46   83  11   5  15   52   3   2   28   61  .309
Ted Simmons (STL)        69  234   36   72  24   1   7   28   0   1   36   15  .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        64  211   28   68  16   2   7   33   1   1   55   41  .322
Gary Matthews         38  136   25   40   5   3   8   21   0   1   21   26  .294
Jerry Royster         62  239   35   66   8   4   1   17  17   7   29   20  .276
Biff Pocoroba         55  176   12   48   7   0   3   20   0   3   17    8  .273
Brian Asselstine      39  103   11   28   3   3   2   13   2   1   11   16  .272
Rowland Office        56  131   13   30   2   0   3   13   3   5    9   20  .229
Bob Beall             41   71   12   16   4   0   0    5   2   1   12   11  .225
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
Darrel Chaney         45  131   15   29   5   1   1    9   1   0   16   24  .221
Jerry Maddox           7   14    1    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .214
Barry Bonnell         53  153   11   32   5   2   0    9   8   2   12   16  .209
Cito Gaston           33   67    2   14   0   0   0    0   0   0    2   10  .209
Dale Murphy           62  219   24   43   3   1   5   25   6   3   22   58  .196
Bob Horner             7   27    3    4   1   0   1    3   0   0    1    4  .148
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            49  150   12   44   6   5   1   23   1   0   14    6  .293
Larry Biittner        45  140   17   40   6   1   3   24   0   1   12   16  .286
Gene Clines           45  110   20   31   6   1   0    8   2   2    9   15  .282
Ivan DeJesus          64  255   46   69   9   5   3   15   7   5   32   35  .271
Manny Trillo          62  232   19   59  10   4   2   26   0   2   22   29  .254
Bobby Murcer          61  222   28   53   7   4   3   23   6   2   26   30  .239
Hector Cruz           30   76    8   18   5   0   2    9   0   0    3    6  .237
Larry Cox             29   65    6   15   2   0   1    8   0   0    7    8  .231
Dave Kingman          57  188   28   42   6   1  14   39   3   4   21   67  .223
Dave Rader            52  166   17   36   8   2   1   19   1   0   12   13  .217
Steve Ontiveros       59  209   23   45   9   3   0   13   0   1   23   28  .215
Mick Kelleher         15   19    2    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    2  .211
Rudy Meoli            26   21    6    3   0   1   0    2   1   0    4    3  .143
Jerry White            2    5    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    0  .000
Mike Vail              5    4    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           69  281   44   90  17   5   3   21  10   2   20   41  .320
Dan Driessen          62  224   35   70  15   1   9   39  16   3   34   27  .313
George Foster         68  269   46   83  11   5  15   52   3   2   28   61  .309
Dave Concepcion       65  248   30   74  16   2   2   30   7   6   17   42  .298
Mike Lum              35   65    8   19   3   0   3   12   0   0   13    7  .292
Pete Rose             68  288   48   80  19   3   4   21   6   1   25   15  .278
Joe Morgan            59  209   34   53  15   0   8   43  15   4   41   21  .254
Cesar Geronimo        62  158   13   38   9   1   4   19   4   1   24   33  .241
Dave Collins          45   50    6   12   0   0   0    5   1   3    8   10  .240
Johnny Bench          46  165   22   38   7   0  10   26   1   1   16   40  .230
Junior Kennedy        37   52    6   11   1   0   0    3   2   1   12   13  .212
Ray Knight            37   36    4    6   3   0   1    3   0   0    2    6  .167
Don Werner            41  103    6   17   2   1   0   10   1   0   13   27  .165
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            3    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            57  233   29   75  11   2   2   13  10   6   15   18  .322
Enos Cabell           64  269   31   78   8   1   4   34  12   6    9   33  .290
Art Howe              60  212   25   60  20   1   4   25   2   2   19   22  .283
Cesar Cedeno          48  185   30   52   8   2   6   21  23   2   15   22  .281
Bob Watson            61  208   28   57  10   2   8   38   0   0   25   27  .274
Julio Gonzalez        17   33    3    9   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    2  .273
Jose Cruz             62  234   29   63  12   4   3   33  11   3   25   26  .269
Denny Walling         42   79   10   19   1   1   1    9   4   0    7    6  .241
Wilbur Howard         30   50    5   12   0   1   1    3   1   0    1    7  .240
Reggie Baldwin        17   48    4   11   4   0   1    7   0   0    0    2  .229
Joe Ferguson          45  137   20   31   5   0   7   22   0   0   28   28  .226
Roger Metzger         45  123   11   27   4   1   0    6   0   0   12    9  .220
Jimmy Sexton          35   67    4   11   0   0   0    1   4   1    5   12  .164
Mike Fischlin          7   15    0    2   0   0   0    0   1   0    2    1  .133
Dave Bergman          36   34    2    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    7    9  .118
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           58  212   45   67  11   2   7   21  20   1   35   24  .316
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
Steve Garvey          68  279   39   82  11   3   9   45   5   3   15   25  .294
Lee Lacy              47  127   19   37  10   3   7   20   4   3   14   15  .291
Billy North           31   91   19   26   6   0   0    2   9   4   19   14  .286
Vic Davalillo         33   40    8   11   1   1   0    7   1   1    3    1  .275
Ron Cey               66  242   36   66  16   0   8   43   1   3   46   41  .273
Bill Russell          67  287   39   78  14   2   2   29   4   2   12   18  .272
Dusty Baker           65  233   25   63  11   0   4   31   3   1   18   37  .270
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          57  166   14   33   5   0   2   17   0   0   28   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             69  277   33   79  12   2   1   14   5   4   20   12  .285
Ellis Valentine       65  244   30   69  15   0  10   35   3   2   14   31  .283
Tony Perez            65  238   29   66  22   0   5   35   0   0   19   50  .277
Chris Speier          59  198   19   54   7   1   3   17   0   0   30   27  .273
Larry Parrish         61  217   27   59  16   1   7   34   0   1   13   48  .272
Warren Cromartie      66  253   32   67  13   2   2   21   3   2   14   27  .265
Andre Dawson          66  244   41   62   4   3  10   36  12   3   16   57  .254
Gary Carter           66  233   33   54   8   0   6   31   4   1   32   29  .232
Del Unser             59   83   10   19   3   0   1    8   2   0    9   15  .229
Sam Mejias            30   20    5    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    1  .200
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          71  277   37   81  17   3   5   29   9   6   29   42  .292
Bobby Valentine       39   90   10   25   2   0   1   13   0   1   11   14  .278
Elliott Maddox        46  145   16   39   7   2   0   13   1   4   28   16  .269
Willie Montanez       70  264   31   70  14   0   9   44   3   1   30   50  .265
John Stearns          62  197   22   51   8   0   5   24  10   2   30   23  .259
Steve Henderson       71  266   40   68   8   3   7   36   4   4   26   57  .256
Doug Flynn            71  251   13   61   3   2   0   17   1   2   11   20  .243
Joel Youngblood       44   80   10   19   4   2   1    7   0   0    5   13  .238
Tom Grieve            28   59    3   14   2   0   1    5   0   0    5   12  .237
Len Randle            58  200   23   47   9   4   1   13   7   7   39   29  .235
Ron Hodges            24   56    3   13   2   1   0    4   1   2    7    7  .232
Ken Henderson          7   22    2    5   2   0   1    4   0   1    4    4  .227
Tim Foli              42  161   10   36   8   0   0    9   1   2    6    9  .224
Bruce Boisclair       53  118   16   26   2   1   3   12   2   3   16   19  .220
Ed Kranepool          31   43    3    9   1   0   1    6   0   0    5    5  .209
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
Larry Bowa            61  260   36   83  11   1   1   15  14   2   10   20  .319
Garry Maddox          61  221   21   67  13   0   4   26  20   2   21   32  .303
Jose Cardenal         29   60    6   18   7   0   1   13   0   1    4    4  .300
Bake McBride          51  206   29   58   6   2   2   14  16   2   16   25  .282
Richie Hebner         55  169   21   46   8   1   5   25   2   2   18   29  .272
Jerry Martin          50   81   16   22   2   1   4   15   3   1   10   14  .272
Bob Boone             53  167   23   45   5   2   6   29   1   3   22   11  .270
Tim McCarver          31   60    6   16   5   0   0    4   1   0   11   11  .267
Mike Schmidt          59  225   43   58  11   1  10   35   9   3   36   50  .258
Greg Luzinski         63  216   35   53  11   0  15   43   6   0   41   57  .245
Bud Harrelson         29   41    6    9   1   0   0    0   0   0    6    7  .220
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
Ted Sizemore          15   49    6    8   1   0   0    1   1   0    2    5  .163
Davey Johnson         28   62    7    9   1   0   2   12   0   0    5   13  .145
Barry Foote           14   16    2    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    5  .125

 Pittsburgh           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Dave Parker           63  250   38   76  10   4  11   42  10   3   22   36  .304
Frank Taveras         63  256   30   73  16   1   0   19  20  12   12   28  .285
Manny Sanguillen      35   85    5   24   0   1   2    5   1   1    2    2  .282
Duffy Dyer            28   86    5   23   7   1   0    8   1   0   11   11  .267
John Milner           41   94   11   25   4   0   1   10   1   0   14   10  .266
Willie Stargell       50  151   19   40   8   0   9   31   2   0   23   35  .265
Ed Ott                46  149   17   39   6   1   4   16   1   0   11   20  .262
Steve Brye            34   70   11   18   5   0   1    4   1   0    7    6  .257
Bill Robinson         47  177   27   45  12   2   3   28   7   4   13   41  .254
Ken Macha              7    8    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    0  .250
Rennie Stennett       58  214   23   52   5   1   2   23   1   1    9   18  .243
Mario Mendoza         30   33    4    8   1   0   1    3   2   1    0    5  .242
Phil Garner           63  227   27   55  10   4   2   25  11   6   27   32  .242
Omar Moreno           64  202   36   43   6   2   1   12  31   7   35   44  .213
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         64  239   34   70   9   7   2   18  17   9   28   33  .293
Dave Winfield         66  249   29   72  11   1  11   41   8   5   14   32  .289
Chuck Baker           27   39    7   11   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    7  .282
Bill Almon            66  238   24   67  15   0   0   15   8   3   16   43  .282
Ozzie Smith           66  239   19   62   7   3   0   17  15   4   14   19  .259
Derrel Thomas         67  206   18   53   5   1   1   17   6   6   16   20  .257
Dave Roberts          13   32    1    8   2   0   0    2   0   0    3    5  .250
Mike Champion         21   24    1    6   0   1   0    4   0   0    5    6  .250
Oscar Gamble          58  189   21   46   8   2   4   21   0   1   21   23  .243
George Hendrick       36  111    9   27   4   0   3    8   1   1   12   16  .243
Rick Sweet            49  130   10   30   2   0   1    6   1   3   22   18  .231
Gene Tenace           58  164   31   37   9   3   6   22   4   3   51   42  .226
Fernando Gonzalez     15   49    3   11   0   0   0    2   3   0    0    6  .225
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
Hector Cruz            6   14    4    6   0   0   2    6   0   0    2    1  .429
Roger Metzger          5   13    1    5   1   0   0    3   1   0    0    0  .385
Mike Ivie             44  119   15   42   4   1   4   25   2   0    6   15  .353
Bill Madlock          50  189   29   59   9   1   6   18  11   3   23   21  .312
Jack Clark            66  246   41   75  20   5   8   41   8   2   25   37  .305
Terry Whitfield       65  215   36   63   9   2   5   13   2   6   13   31  .293
Jim Dwyer              7   11    1    3   2   1   0    3   0   0    2    1  .273
Larry Herndon         65  233   23   63   7   5   0   20   8   4   25   33  .270
Mike Sadek            24   75   11   20   2   0   0    5   1   0    7    6  .267
Darrell Evans         67  233   41   61  12   1   7   29   2   2   49   28  .262
Rob Andrews           32   88   12   21   3   2   0    5   2   1    8   11  .239
Willie McCovey        54  179   17   41  12   2   5   41   1   0   22   27  .229
Tom Heintzelman       14   18    2    4   0   0   2    4   0   0    0    3  .222
Johnnie Lemaster      55  170   10   36   8   2   0    6   3   3   10   31  .212
Marc Hill             49  163    6   31   6   0   2   14   1   2   18   16  .190
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           69  234   36   72  24   1   7   28   0   1   36   15  .308
Keith Hernandez       69  249   37   67  13   2   8   36   5   3   34   29  .269
Steve Swisher         15   31    2    8   2   0   0    2   1   0    2    4  .258
Mike Tyson            62  196   12   49   7   0   3   18   1   0   10   24  .250
Ken Reitz             69  253   18   62   9   0   5   37   1   0   11   28  .245
Tony Scott            36   88   11   21   0   1   0    2   2   3    5   16  .239
Jerry Morales         68  252   26   60  11   3   3   32   3   2   18   29  .238
George Hendrick       21   77    8   18   8   0   2   11   0   0    7   15  .234
Garry Templeton       69  286   28   64  10   3   0   14   9   2    8   43  .224
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
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)           288
  B. Russell (LA)         287
  G. Templeton (STL)      286
  K. Griffey (CIN)        281
  S. Garvey (LA)          279
  D. Cash (MON)           277
  L. Mazzilli (NY)        277
  E. Cabell (HOU)         269
  G. Foster (CIN)         269
  S. Henderson (NY)       266

Runs Scored:

  P. Rose (CIN)            48
  I. DeJesus (CHI)         46
  G. Foster (CIN)          46
  D. Lopes (LA)            45
  K. Griffey (CIN)         44
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         43
  J. Clark (SF)            41
  A. Dawson (MON)          41
  D. Evans (SF)            41
  S. Henderson (NY)        40

Hits:

  K. Griffey (CIN)         90
  L. Bowa (PHI)            83
  G. Foster (CIN)          83
  S. Garvey (LA)           82
  L. Mazzilli (NY)         81
  P. Rose (CIN)            80
  D. Cash (MON)            79
  E. Cabell (HOU)          78
  B. Russell (LA)          78
  D. Parker (PIT)          76

Doubles:

  T. Simmons (STL)         24
  T. Perez (MON)           22
  J. Clark (SF)            20
  A. Howe (HOU)            20
  P. Rose (CIN)            19
  K. Griffey (CIN)         17
  L. Mazzilli (NY)         17
  J. Burroughs (ATL)       16
  R. Cey (LA)              16
  D. Concepcion (CIN)      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
  A. Dawson (MON)          10
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         10

RBI:

  G. Foster (CIN)          52
  S. Garvey (LA)           45
  W. Montanez (NY)         44
  R. Cey (LA)              43
  G. Luzinski (PHI)        43
  J. Morgan (CIN)          43
  D. Parker (PIT)          42
  J. Clark (SF)            41
  W. McCovey (SF)          41
  R. Smith (LA)            41

Stolen Bases:

  O. Moreno (PIT)          31
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          23
  D. Lopes (LA)            20
  G. Maddox (PHI)          20
  F. Taveras (PIT)         20
  G. Richards (SD)         17
  J. Royster (ATL)         17
  D. Driessen (CIN)        16
  B. McBride (PHI)         16
  J. Morgan (CIN)          15

Caught Stealing:

  F. Taveras (PIT)         12
  G. Richards (SD)          9
  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)            49
  R. Cey (LA)              46
  G. Luzinski (PHI)        41
  J. Morgan (CIN)          41
  L. Randle (NY)           39
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         36
  T. Simmons (STL)         36
  D. Lopes (LA)            35

Strikeouts:

  D. Kingman (CHI)         67
  G. Foster (CIN)          61
  D. Murphy (ATL)          58
  A. Dawson (MON)          57
  S. Henderson (NY)        57
  G. Luzinski (PHI)        57
  W. Montanez (NY)         50
  T. Perez (MON)           50
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         50
  L. Parrish (MON)         48


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