Saturday June 24, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of June 24, 1978:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Los Angeles     2345  341   646  122   13   62   321   54   24  265   332  .276
Cincinnati      2374  319   627  123   18   62   299   68   24  269   414  .264
Houston         2194  249   563   91   15   38   234   68   22  190   281  .257
Philadelphia    2160  285   553   91   10   56   265   74   20  228   362  .256
Montreal        2355  283   602  111   11   46   257   33   14  193   380  .256
Pittsburgh      2257  269   567   98   17   39   240   96   35  209   365  .251
San Francisco   2247  268   564  102   23   43   253   43   24  231   358  .251
San Diego       2275  232   570   85   20   32   207   66   37  233   368  .251
Chicago         2253  263   554   91   30   32   247   27   21  210   322  .246
New York        2440  256   597   95   18   36   241   41   35  262   392  .245
Atlanta         2162  222   515   76   19   35   201   45   30  236   345  .238
St. Louis       2359  235   553  108   12   31   224   39   16  183   321  .234

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Terry Puhl (HOU)         58  238   30   78  11   2   2   13  10   7   16   18  .328
Jeff Burroughs (ATL)     64  211   28   68  16   2   7   33   1   1   55   41  .322
Larry Bowa (PHI)         62  264   37   85  11   1   1   15  14   2   10   20  .322
Reggie Smith (LA)        53  195   37   62  13   1  11   41   4   1   28   37  .318
Ken Griffey (CIN)        70  284   44   90  17   5   3   21  10   2   20   42  .317
Bill Madlock (SF)        50  189   29   59   9   1   6   18  11   3   23   21  .312
George Foster (CIN)      69  273   47   85  11   5  16   53   3   2   28   61  .311
Davey Lopes (LA)         59  216   45   67  11   2   7   22  20   1   35   24  .310
Dan Driessen (CIN)       63  228   35   70  15   1   9   39  16   3   34   28  .307
Dave Parker (PIT)        64  255   40   78  10   4  12   43  11   3   23   36  .306

 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         39  140   25   41   5   3   8   21   0   1   21   27  .293
Jerry Royster         63  243   35   70   8   4   1   17  17   8   29   20  .288
Brian Asselstine      39  103   11   28   3   3   2   13   2   1   11   16  .272
Biff Pocoroba         56  180   12   48   7   0   3   20   0   3   17    9  .267
Rowland Office        57  135   13   31   2   0   3   14   3   5    9   21  .230
Bob Beall             42   75   12   17   4   0   0    5   3   1   12   12  .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
Darrel Chaney         46  134   15   29   5   1   1    9   1   0   16   25  .216
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           34   71    2   14   0   0   0    0   0   0    2   10  .197
Dale Murphy           62  219   24   43   3   1   5   25   6   3   22   58  .196
Bob Horner             8   31    4    5   2   0   1    3   0   0    1    5  .161
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            50  151   12   44   6   5   1   23   1   0   14    6  .291
Gene Clines           46  114   20   32   6   1   0    9   2   2   10   15  .281
Larry Biittner        46  144   17   40   6   1   3   24   0   1   12   16  .278
Ivan DeJesus          65  260   47   71   9   6   3   15   8   5   32   35  .273
Manny Trillo          63  236   20   60  10   4   2   26   0   2   22   29  .254
Larry Cox             30   68    6   17   3   0   1    9   0   0    7    9  .250
Bobby Murcer          62  226   28   56   8   4   3   23   7   2   27   30  .248
Hector Cruz           30   76    8   18   5   0   2    9   0   0    3    6  .237
Dave Rader            53  167   17   37   8   2   1   19   1   0   12   13  .222
Dave Kingman          58  191   28   42   6   1  14   39   3   4   21   68  .220
Steve Ontiveros       59  209   23   45   9   3   0   13   0   1   23   28  .215
Mick Kelleher         16   20    2    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    2  .200
Rudy Meoli            27   21    6    3   0   1   0    2   1   0    5    3  .143
Jerry White            2    5    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    0  .000
Rodney Scott           1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .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           70  284   44   90  17   5   3   21  10   2   20   42  .317
George Foster         69  273   47   85  11   5  16   53   3   2   28   61  .311
Dan Driessen          63  228   35   70  15   1   9   39  16   3   34   28  .307
Dave Concepcion       66  252   30   76  16   2   2   31   7   6   18   42  .302
Mike Lum              36   66    8   19   3   0   3   12   0   0   13    8  .288
Pete Rose             69  293   49   84  20   3   4   21   7   1   25   15  .287
Joe Morgan            60  209   34   53  15   0   8   43  15   4   42   21  .254
Cesar Geronimo        63  162   14   41   9   1   5   20   4   1   24   33  .253
Dave Collins          46   52    6   13   0   0   0    5   2   3    8   10  .250
Johnny Bench          46  165   22   38   7   0  10   26   1   1   16   40  .230
Junior Kennedy        38   55    6   12   1   0   0    3   2   1   12   13  .218
Don Werner            42  103    6   17   2   1   0   10   1   0   13   27  .165
Ray Knight            38   37    4    6   3   0   1    3   0   0    2    7  .162
Rick Auerbach         25   26    5    3   1   0   1    3   0   0    4    7  .115
Ken Henderson          6    8    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000
Vic Correll            4    4    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

 Houston              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Jesus Alou            28   48    3   16   2   0   1    6   0   0    2    0  .333
Terry Puhl            58  238   30   78  11   2   2   13  10   7   16   18  .328
Enos Cabell           65  275   33   81   9   1   4   35  12   6    9   33  .295
Art Howe              61  217   25   62  21   1   4   26   2   2   19   23  .286
Cesar Cedeno          48  185   30   52   8   2   6   21  23   2   15   22  .281
Bob Watson            62  212   29   58  10   2   8   39   0   0   25   28  .274
Julio Gonzalez        17   33    3    9   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    2  .273
Jose Cruz             63  240   30   64  12   4   3   33  11   3   25   26  .267
Denny Walling         43   80   10   19   1   1   1    9   4   0    7    6  .238
Wilbur Howard         31   51    5   12   0   1   1    3   1   0    1    7  .235
Reggie Baldwin        17   48    4   11   4   0   1    7   0   0    0    2  .229
Joe Ferguson          46  137   20   31   5   0   7   22   0   0   33   28  .226
Roger Metzger         45  123   11   27   4   1   0    6   0   0   12    9  .220
Jimmy Sexton          36   68    4   11   0   0   0    1   4   1    5   12  .162
Mike Fischlin          8   19    0    3   0   0   0    0   1   0    2    2  .158
Dave Bergman          37   35    2    5   0   0   0    2   0   0    8    9  .143
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
Reggie Smith          53  195   37   62  13   1  11   41   4   1   28   37  .318
Jerry Grote           23   48    5   15   5   0   0    7   0   0    8    4  .313
Manny Mota            18   16    0    5   1   0   0    4   0   0    1    3  .313
Davey Lopes           59  216   45   67  11   2   7   22  20   1   35   24  .310
Rick Monday           54  166   30   50  12   1  12   37   1   2   24   39  .301
Lee Lacy              48  131   20   38  10   3   7   20   4   3   14   17  .290
Steve Garvey          69  283   39   82  11   3   9   45   5   3   15   26  .290
Billy North           32   94   19   27   7   0   0    3   9   4   20   15  .287
Ron Cey               67  246   37   69  17   0   8   43   1   4   46   42  .281
Vic Davalillo         34   40    8   11   1   1   0    7   1   1    3    1  .275
Bill Russell          68  291   39   79  14   2   2   29   4   2   12   19  .272
Dusty Baker           66  237   26   64  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          58  167   15   34   5   0   2   17   0   0   29   24  .204

 Montreal             G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Pepe Frias            38    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
Ellis Valentine       66  247   30   71  15   0  10   36   4   3   15   31  .287
Dave Cash             70  282   33   80  12   2   1   15   6   4   20   14  .284
Larry Parrish         62  219   28   61  16   2   7   34   0   1   15   48  .279
Tony Perez            66  241   29   67  23   0   5   35   0   0   20   51  .278
Warren Cromartie      67  257   33   69  13   2   2   21   3   2   15   27  .269
Chris Speier          60  203   19   54   7   1   3   17   0   0   30   28  .266
Andre Dawson          67  248   41   63   4   3  10   36  13   3   16   58  .254
Gary Carter           67  237   33   54   8   0   6   31   4   1   32   30  .228
Del Unser             60   84   10   19   3   0   1    8   2   0    9   15  .226
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          72  281   37   81  17   3   5   29   9   6   31   43  .288
Bobby Valentine       39   90   10   25   2   0   1   13   0   1   11   14  .278
Elliott Maddox        47  147   16   40   7   2   0   13   1   4   29   16  .272
Willie Montanez       71  268   33   72  14   0  10   45   3   1   32   51  .269
John Stearns          63  203   22   53   8   0   5   24  11   2   30   23  .261
Steve Henderson       72  272   40   68   8   3   7   36   4   4   26   58  .250
Joel Youngblood       45   81   11   20   4   2   1    7   0   0    5   13  .247
Doug Flynn            72  256   13   62   3   2   0   17   1   2   11   20  .242
Tom Grieve            28   59    3   14   2   0   1    5   0   0    5   12  .237
Len Randle            59  204   23   47   9   4   1   14   7   7   40   29  .230
Ron Hodges            25   57    3   13   2   1   0    4   1   2    7    7  .228
Tim Foli              43  167   11   38  10   0   0   10   1   2    6    9  .228
Ken Henderson          7   22    2    5   2   0   1    4   0   1    4    4  .227
Bruce Boisclair       54  119   16   27   2   1   3   12   2   3   16   19  .227
Ed Kranepool          32   46    3    9   1   0   1    6   0   0    5    6  .196
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            62  264   37   85  11   1   1   15  14   2   10   20  .322
Garry Maddox          62  225   21   68  13   1   4   26  20   2   21   34  .302
Jose Cardenal         30   63    6   19   7   0   1   13   0   1    4    4  .302
Bake McBride          51  206   29   58   6   2   2   14  16   2   16   25  .282
Richie Hebner         56  170   21   47   8   1   5   25   2   2   18   29  .277
Jerry Martin          51   85   17   23   3   1   4   16   3   1   10   14  .271
Bob Boone             54  171   23   45   5   2   6   29   1   3   22   12  .263
Tim McCarver          32   61    6   16   5   0   0    4   1   0   11   11  .262
Mike Schmidt          60  228   44   59  11   1  11   37   9   3   37   50  .259
Greg Luzinski         64  219   35   53  11   0  15   43   6   0   42   58  .242
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          16   52    8    8   1   0   0    1   2   0    3    5  .154
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           64  255   40   78  10   4  12   43  11   3   23   36  .306
John Milner           42   99   13   29   6   0   2   14   1   0   15   11  .293
Manny Sanguillen      36   87    6   25   0   1   2    5   1   1    2    2  .287
Frank Taveras         64  261   30   73  16   1   0   19  20  12   12   29  .280
Duffy Dyer            28   86    5   23   7   1   0    8   1   0   11   11  .267
Willie Stargell       50  151   19   40   8   0   9   31   2   0   23   35  .265
Mario Mendoza         31   34    4    9   1   0   1    3   2   1    1    5  .265
Ed Ott                47  155   17   40   6   1   4   17   1   0   11   21  .258
Steve Brye            34   70   11   18   5   0   1    4   1   0    7    6  .257
Ken Macha              7    8    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    0  .250
Bill Robinson         48  181   28   45  12   2   3   28   8   4   15   42  .249
Rennie Stennett       59  217   23   53   5   1   2   23   1   1   10   18  .244
Phil Garner           64  233   27   56  10   4   2   25  11   6   27   33  .240
Omar Moreno           65  208   37   44   6   2   1   13  34   7   35   45  .212
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         65  242   35   71   9   7   2   19  19   9   30   34  .293
Dave Winfield         67  252   30   73  11   1  12   43   8   5   15   33  .290
Bill Almon            67  241   26   69  15   1   0   16   8   3   18   43  .286
Chuck Baker           27   39    7   11   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    7  .282
Ozzie Smith           67  243   19   63   7   3   0   17  15   4   15   20  .259
Derrel Thomas         68  209   18   53   5   1   1   17   6   6   16   20  .254
Mike Champion         21   24    1    6   0   1   0    4   0   0    5    6  .250
Oscar Gamble          59  193   23   48   8   3   4   21   0   1   21   24  .249
Fernando Gonzalez     16   53    3   13   0   0   0    2   3   1    0    7  .245
George Hendrick       36  111    9   27   4   0   3    8   1   1   12   16  .243
Dave Roberts          14   33    1    8   2   0   0    2   0   0    4    5  .242
Jerry Turner          38   56    4   13   4   0   2    7   0   0    4   13  .232
Rick Sweet            50  131   10   30   2   0   1    6   1   3   22   18  .229
Gene Tenace           59  165   31   37   9   3   6   22   4   3   51   43  .224
Tucker Ashford        25   55    1   12   4   0   1    8   0   0    5   10  .218
Don Reynolds          22   37    3    8   0   0   0    2   1   0    7    6  .216
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            7   18    5    8   0   0   2    6   0   1    2    3  .444
Mike Ivie             44  119   15   42   4   1   4   25   2   0    6   15  .353
Roger Metzger          6   17    1    6   2   0   0    5   1   0    0    0  .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       66  219   36   64   9   2   5   13   2   6   13   32  .292
Larry Herndon         66  237   23   66   8   6   0   20   8   4   25   33  .279
Jim Dwyer              7   11    1    3   2   1   0    3   0   0    2    1  .273
Mike Sadek            24   75   11   20   2   0   0    5   1   0    7    6  .267
Darrell Evans         68  236   42   61  12   1   7   29   2   2   50   29  .259
Rob Andrews           33   92   12   21   3   2   0    5   2   1    8   11  .228
Willie McCovey        55  183   17   41  12   2   5   41   1   0   22   28  .224
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             50  166    6   33   6   0   2   14   1   2   18   16  .199
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           70  237   36   72  24   1   7   28   0   1   37   15  .304
Keith Hernandez       70  252   37   67  13   2   8   36   5   3   35   29  .266
Mike Tyson            63  199   12   51   7   0   3   18   1   0   10   24  .256
Jerry Morales         69  256   26   63  12   3   3   32   3   2   18   29  .246
Ken Reitz             70  257   18   62   9   0   5   37   1   0   11   29  .241
Tony Scott            36   88   11   21   0   1   0    2   2   3    5   16  .239
Steve Swisher         16   35    2    8   2   0   0    2   1   0    2    6  .229
Garry Templeton       70  289   28   65  10   3   0   14   9   2    9   43  .225
George Hendrick       22   81    8   18   8   0   2   11   0   0    7   15  .222
Mike Phillips         32   59    4   13   2   1   0    5   0   0    3    8  .220
Jim Dwyer             34   65    8   14   3   0   1    4   1   0    9    3  .215
Roger Freed           26   42    2    9   4   0   2   13   0   0    4    8  .214
Lou Brock             51  173   17   35   4   0   0    6  12   3   11   20  .202
Jerry Mumphrey        43  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)           293
  B. Russell (LA)         291
  G. Templeton (STL)      289
  K. Griffey (CIN)        284
  S. Garvey (LA)          283
  D. Cash (MON)           282
  L. Mazzilli (NY)        281
  E. Cabell (HOU)         275
  G. Foster (CIN)         273
  S. Henderson (NY)       272

Runs Scored:

  P. Rose (CIN)            49
  I. DeJesus (CHI)         47
  G. Foster (CIN)          47
  D. Lopes (LA)            45
  K. Griffey (CIN)         44
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         44
  D. Evans (SF)            42
  J. Clark (SF)            41
  A. Dawson (MON)          41
  S. Henderson (NY)        40

Hits:

  K. Griffey (CIN)         90
  L. Bowa (PHI)            85
  G. Foster (CIN)          85
  P. Rose (CIN)            84
  S. Garvey (LA)           82
  E. Cabell (HOU)          81
  L. Mazzilli (NY)         81
  D. Cash (MON)            80
  B. Russell (LA)          79
  D. Parker (PIT)          78

Doubles:

  T. Simmons (STL)         24
  T. Perez (MON)           23
  A. Howe (HOU)            21
  J. Clark (SF)            20
  P. Rose (CIN)            20
  R. Cey (LA)              17
  K. Griffey (CIN)         17
  L. Mazzilli (NY)         17
  J. Burroughs (ATL)       16
  D. Concepcion (CIN)      16

Triples:

  G. Richards (SD)          7
  I. DeJesus (CHI)          6
  L. Herndon (SF)           6
  J. Clark (SF)             5
  G. Foster (CIN)           5
  K. Griffey (CIN)          5
  G. Gross (CHI)            5
  J. Cruz (HOU)             4
  P. Garner (PIT)           4
  B. Murcer (CHI)           4

Home Runs:

  G. Foster (CIN)          16
  G. Luzinski (PHI)        15
  D. Kingman (CHI)         14
  R. Monday (LA)           12
  D. Parker (PIT)          12
  D. Winfield (SD)         12
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         11
  R. Smith (LA)            11
  J. Bench (CIN)           10
  A. Dawson (MON)          10

RBI:

  G. Foster (CIN)          53
  S. Garvey (LA)           45
  W. Montanez (NY)         45
  R. Cey (LA)              43
  G. Luzinski (PHI)        43
  J. Morgan (CIN)          43
  D. Parker (PIT)          43
  D. Winfield (SD)         43
  J. Clark (SF)            41
  W. McCovey (SF)          41

Stolen Bases:

  O. Moreno (PIT)          34
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          23
  D. Lopes (LA)            20
  G. Maddox (PHI)          20
  F. Taveras (PIT)         20
  G. Richards (SD)         19
  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
  J. Royster (ATL)          8
  O. Moreno (PIT)           7
  T. Puhl (HOU)             7
  L. Randle (NY)            7
  E. Cabell (HOU)           6
  D. Concepcion (CIN)       6
  P. Garner (PIT)           6
  L. Mazzilli (NY)          6

Walks:

  J. Burroughs (ATL)       55
  G. Tenace (SD)           51
  D. Evans (SF)            50
  R. Cey (LA)              46
  G. Luzinski (PHI)        42
  J. Morgan (CIN)          42
  L. Randle (NY)           40
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         37
  T. Simmons (STL)         37
  K. Hernandez (STL)       35

Strikeouts:

  D. Kingman (CHI)         68
  G. Foster (CIN)          61
  A. Dawson (MON)          58
  S. Henderson (NY)        58
  G. Luzinski (PHI)        58
  D. Murphy (ATL)          58
  W. Montanez (NY)         51
  T. Perez (MON)           51
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         50
  L. Parrish (MON)         48


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