Monday June 26, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of June 26, 1978:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Los Angeles     2408  347   659  125   13   64   327   54   24  271   340  .274
Cincinnati      2439  328   643  125   18   62   306   70   24  276   424  .264
Houston         2293  257   587   96   16   38   242   71   23  198   299  .256
Philadelphia    2219  290   568   96   10   58   270   75   22  234   373  .256
Pittsburgh      2325  284   592  102   18   43   254  103   39  215   377  .255
Montreal        2419  293   615  113   11   47   266   35   15  195   387  .254
San Diego       2376  247   599   90   20   33   221   71   38  245   385  .252
San Francisco   2349  282   591  105   24   45   266   47   27  247   382  .252
Chicago         2321  275   576   95   31   33   258   30   23  218   328  .248
New York        2505  265   612   96   18   40   250   42   35  267   403  .244
Atlanta         2268  238   542   79   19   41   216   49   30  247   362  .239
St. Louis       2426  250   574  117   12   35   237   40   16  187   329  .237

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Terry Puhl (HOU)         61  252   32   83  11   2   2   13  10   7   16   23  .329
Larry Bowa (PHI)         64  271   37   88  12   1   1   15  15   3   10   20  .325
Jeff Burroughs (ATL)     64  211   28   68  16   2   7   33   1   1   55   41  .322
Bill Madlock (SF)        53  196   32   63  10   1   7   21  11   4   25   22  .321
Ken Griffey (CIN)        72  290   45   92  18   5   3   23  10   2   20   42  .317
Davey Lopes (LA)         61  224   48   71  12   2   8   24  20   1   35   25  .317
Reggie Smith (LA)        54  198   37   62  13   1  11   42   4   1   28   37  .313
George Foster (CIN)      71  281   47   87  11   5  16   53   3   2   29   63  .310
Ted Simmons (STL)        72  246   37   76  25   1   8   32   0   1   37   16  .309
Jack Clark (SF)          68  254   41   78  20   5   8   43   8   2   27   39  .307

 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         42  152   26   44   6   3   9   25   2   1   23   30  .290
Jerry Royster         66  257   37   73   8   4   1   19  18   8   29   21  .284
Brian Asselstine      39  103   11   28   3   3   2   13   2   1   11   16  .272
Biff Pocoroba         59  188   13   51   7   0   3   21   0   3   18    9  .271
Rowland Office        60  148   17   37   2   0   6   18   3   5   10   23  .250
Rod Gilbreath         54  155   10   34   7   1   2   14   3   3   13   24  .219
Barry Bonnell         55  162   11   35   5   2   0    9   9   2   13   16  .216
Jerry Maddox           7   14    1    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .214
Cito Gaston           36   76    3   16   1   0   0    0   0   0    2   12  .211
Bob Beall             45   81   12   17   4   0   0    5   3   1   12   13  .210
Darrel Chaney         49  140   17   29   5   1   1    9   1   0   19   27  .207
Dale Murphy           64  228   27   46   4   1   6   26   6   3   22   60  .202
Joe Nolan             31   41    5    8   3   1   0    4   0   0    6    4  .195
Bob Horner             9   34    5    6   2   0   2    5   0   0    2    5  .177
Pat Rockett           45  108    3   15   2   0   0    4   1   2   10   12  .139

 Chicago              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Rodney Scott           3   12    2    4   1   0   0    0   2   1    0    3  .333
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            52  160   13   46   6   5   1   23   1   0   14    6  .288
Gene Clines           47  114   20   32   6   1   0    9   2   2   11   15  .281
Larry Biittner        48  151   19   42   6   1   3   27   0   1   13   17  .278
Ivan DeJesus          67  268   47   72  10   6   3   16   9   5   34   37  .269
Manny Trillo          63  236   20   60  10   4   2   26   0   2   22   29  .254
Bobby Murcer          64  232   30   58   8   4   3   23   7   2   30   30  .250
Larry Cox             31   70    6   17   3   0   1    9   0   0    7    9  .243
Hector Cruz           30   76    8   18   5   0   2    9   0   0    3    6  .237
Dave Kingman          60  199   30   46   6   2  14   40   3   4   21   69  .231
Steve Ontiveros       61  217   24   49  10   3   0   14   0   2   23   28  .226
Dave Rader            55  172   18   38   8   2   2   23   1   0   13   13  .221
Mick Kelleher         16   20    2    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    2  .200
Mike Vail              7    6    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .167
Rudy Meoli            28   22    6    3   0   1   0    2   1   0    5    3  .136
Jerry White            2    5    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    0  .000

 Cincinnati           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ken Griffey           72  290   45   92  18   5   3   23  10   2   20   42  .317
George Foster         71  281   47   87  11   5  16   53   3   2   29   63  .310
Dave Concepcion       68  261   32   79  16   2   2   31   9   6   18   43  .303
Dan Driessen          65  235   35   71  15   1   9   40  16   3   35   28  .302
Pete Rose             71  301   51   87  20   3   4   21   7   1   26   16  .289
Mike Lum              36   66    8   19   3   0   3   12   0   0   13    8  .288
Vic Correll            6    7    2    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .286
Joe Morgan            62  211   34   53  15   0   8   44  15   4   44   21  .251
Cesar Geronimo        65  169   15   42   9   1   5   20   4   1   24   35  .249
Dave Collins          48   56    6   13   0   0   0    7   2   3    8   11  .232
Johnny Bench          46  165   22   38   7   0  10   26   1   1   16   40  .230
Junior Kennedy        39   60    6   13   1   0   0    3   2   1   12   14  .217
Ray Knight            40   37    4    6   3   0   1    3   0   0    2    7  .162
Don Werner            43  105    6   17   2   1   0   10   1   0   13   28  .162
Rick Auerbach         25   26    5    3   1   0   1    3   0   0    4    7  .115
Ken Henderson          7    9    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

 Houston              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Terry Puhl            61  252   32   83  11   2   2   13  10   7   16   23  .329
Jesus Alou            30   53    3   16   2   0   1    6   0   0    2    1  .302
Enos Cabell           68  288   35   84  10   1   4   36  13   6    9   36  .292
Art Howe              64  226   26   65  23   1   4   26   2   2   21   23  .288
Cesar Cedeno          48  185   30   52   8   2   6   21  23   2   15   22  .281
Bob Watson            65  220   29   61  10   2   8   41   0   0   25   29  .277
Julio Gonzalez        20   40    4   11   1   0   0    2   0   1    3    4  .275
Jose Cruz             66  252   31   67  13   4   3   35  12   3   25   28  .266
Denny Walling         45   88   11   22   2   2   1   11   4   0    8    6  .250
Reggie Baldwin        19   51    4   12   4   0   1    7   0   0    0    2  .235
Wilbur Howard         31   51    5   12   0   1   1    3   1   0    1    7  .235
Roger Metzger         45  123   11   27   4   1   0    6   0   0   12    9  .220
Joe Ferguson          49  144   20   31   5   0   7   22   0   0   35   29  .215
Jimmy Sexton          38   68    4   11   0   0   0    1   5   1    5   12  .162
Dave Bergman          39   39    2    6   0   0   0    2   0   0   10    9  .154
Mike Fischlin         10   22    0    3   0   0   0    0   1   0    2    3  .136
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          14   20    1    9   1   0   0    1   0   1    3    1  .450
Davey Lopes           61  224   48   71  12   2   8   24  20   1   35   25  .317
Reggie Smith          54  198   37   62  13   1  11   42   4   1   28   37  .313
Manny Mota            18   16    0    5   1   0   0    4   0   0    1    3  .313
Rick Monday           56  170   31   52  12   1  13   38   1   2   24   41  .306
Jerry Grote           24   50    5   15   5   0   0    7   0   0    9    4  .300
Steve Garvey          71  290   40   85  12   3   9   46   5   3   16   26  .293
Vic Davalillo         36   42    9   12   1   1   0    7   1   1    3    1  .286
Lee Lacy              49  134   20   38  10   3   7   20   4   3   15   18  .284
Billy North           34   97   19   27   7   0   0    3   9   4   21   15  .278
Ron Cey               69  254   37   69  17   0   8   43   1   4   46   44  .272
Bill Russell          70  300   39   80  14   2   2   29   4   2   12   19  .267
Dusty Baker           68  244   26   65  12   0   4   32   3   1   19   38  .266
Ted Martinez          23   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            39    6    3    3   2   1   0    3   0   0    0    0  .500
Stan Papi             28   67    6   20   5   0   0    6   0   0    6    8  .299
Ellis Valentine       68  255   32   74  15   0  10   37   5   3   15   32  .290
Larry Parrish         64  225   30   64  16   2   8   36   0   2   15   48  .284
Dave Cash             72  290   35   81  13   2   1   16   6   4   20   14  .279
Tony Perez            68  246   30   67  23   0   5   36   0   0   20   51  .272
Warren Cromartie      69  265   34   71  13   2   2   21   3   2   15   27  .268
Chris Speier          62  211   20   55   7   1   3   18   0   0   30   31  .261
Andre Dawson          69  255   41   64   5   3  10   39  14   3   16   58  .251
Gary Carter           69  241   33   54   8   0   6   31   4   1   32   31  .224
Del Unser             62   86   10   19   3   0   1    8   2   0   10   15  .221
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         38   53    5   10   0   0   1    2   0   0    5    8  .189
Ed Herrmann            4   12    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .167
Bob Reece              7    7    1    1   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    2  .143

 New York             G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Lee Mazzilli          74  290   38   83  17   3   6   30   9   6   31   44  .286
Bobby Valentine       39   90   10   25   2   0   1   13   0   1   11   14  .278
Willie Montanez       73  276   34   75  14   0  11   47   3   1   32   51  .272
Elliott Maddox        49  155   17   41   7   2   0   13   1   4   30   18  .265
Steve Henderson       74  279   41   72   9   3   8   38   4   4   26   58  .258
John Stearns          65  210   22   53   8   0   5   24  11   2   31   24  .252
Joel Youngblood       46   81   11   20   4   2   1    7   0   0    5   13  .247
Doug Flynn            74  261   14   63   3   2   0   17   1   2   12   20  .241
Tom Grieve            29   60    3   14   2   0   1    5   0   0    5   13  .233
Tim Foli              45  174   13   40  10   0   0   10   1   2    7   10  .230
Ron Hodges            25   57    3   13   2   1   0    4   1   2    7    7  .228
Len Randle            61  211   24   48   9   4   1   15   8   7   41   31  .228
Ken Henderson          7   22    2    5   2   0   1    4   0   1    4    4  .227
Bruce Boisclair       56  121   16   27   2   1   3   12   2   3   16   20  .223
Ed Kranepool          34   48    4   10   1   0   2    9   0   0    5    7  .208
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            64  271   37   88  12   1   1   15  15   3   10   20  .325
Garry Maddox          64  232   22   70  13   1   5   27  20   2   21   35  .302
Jose Cardenal         30   63    6   19   7   0   1   13   0   1    4    4  .302
Bake McBride          53  214   30   61   7   2   2   15  16   2   16   27  .285
Richie Hebner         58  174   22   47   8   1   5   25   2   2   19   30  .270
Jerry Martin          53   86   17   23   3   1   4   16   3   1   10   14  .267
Bob Boone             55  175   23   46   6   2   6   29   1   3   22   13  .263
Tim McCarver          33   62    6   16   5   0   0    4   1   1   13   11  .258
Mike Schmidt          62  236   44   60  12   1  11   37   9   3   37   52  .254
Greg Luzinski         66  224   36   55  11   0  16   45   6   0   45   58  .246
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
Ted Sizemore          18   58    8   10   1   0   0    2   2   0    3    6  .172
Jim Morrison          35   95   10   16   0   1   3   10   0   1    9   16  .168
Davey Johnson         29   65    7    9   1   0   2   12   0   0    5   14  .139
Barry Foote           15   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
John Milner           44  105   16   33   7   0   3   16   3   0   18   13  .314
Dave Parker           66  262   41   80  10   4  13   45  12   4   25   39  .305
Frank Taveras         66  270   31   78  17   2   0   20  20  13   12   29  .289
Manny Sanguillen      36   87    6   25   0   1   2    5   1   1    2    2  .287
Steve Brye            35   71   12   19   6   0   1    4   1   0    7    6  .268
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                49  162   18   42   6   1   5   18   1   0   11   21  .259
Rennie Stennett       61  225   25   57   6   1   3   27   1   1   10   18  .253
Ken Macha              7    8    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    0  .250
Bill Robinson         50  189   31   47  12   2   3   29   9   4   16   44  .249
Phil Garner           66  240   28   58  10   4   2   26  12   7   27   34  .242
Omar Moreno           67  217   39   47   6   2   1   15  36   8   35   46  .217
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         68  255   38   76  10   7   2   19  20   9   31   36  .298
Dave Winfield         70  263   35   78  11   1  13   48   9   6   18   34  .297
Bill Almon            70  251   27   71  15   1   0   16   8   3   20   45  .283
Chuck Baker           27   39    7   11   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    7  .282
Ozzie Smith           70  254   22   65   7   3   0   17  17   4   16   20  .256
Fernando Gonzalez     19   67    5   17   1   0   0    2   3   1    0    8  .254
Derrel Thomas         68  209   18   53   5   1   1   17   6   6   16   20  .254
Oscar Gamble          62  202   24   51  10   3   4   24   1   1   23   27  .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
Jerry Turner          38   56    4   13   4   0   2    7   0   0    4   13  .232
Dave Roberts          15   35    1    8   2   0   0    2   0   0    5    5  .229
Don Reynolds          24   40    3    9   0   0   0    3   1   0    7    7  .225
Gene Tenace           60  165   31   37   9   3   6   22   4   3   52   43  .224
Tucker Ashford        28   67    1   15   5   0   1   12   0   0    6   13  .224
Rick Sweet            52  137   10   30   2   0   1    6   1   3   22   18  .219
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             46  124   15   43   4   1   4   25   2   0    6   15  .347
Bill Madlock          53  196   32   63  10   1   7   21  11   4   25   22  .321
Jim Dwyer              9   16    1    5   3   1   0    6   0   0    3    2  .313
Jack Clark            68  254   41   78  20   5   8   43   8   2   27   39  .307
Terry Whitfield       68  227   37   67   9   2   5   13   2   6   14   36  .295
Hector Cruz           10   31    6    9   0   0   2    6   0   2    4    7  .290
Larry Herndon         69  247   25   70   8   7   0   21  10   4   26   35  .283
Mike Sadek            26   79   12   21   2   0   1    6   1   0    8    8  .266
Roger Metzger          9   27    1    7   2   0   0    5   1   1    0    1  .259
Darrell Evans         71  244   43   62  12   1   7   31   2   2   51   30  .254
Rob Andrews           34   94   12   22   3   2   0    5   3   1    9   11  .234
Willie McCovey        58  191   18   43  12   2   5   42   1   0   23   29  .225
Tom Heintzelman       14   18    2    4   0   0   2    4   0   0    0    3  .222
Johnnie Lemaster      56  172   11   37   9   2   0    6   3   3   11   31  .215
Marc Hill             52  171    8   35   6   0   2   14   1   2   19   16  .205
Skip James            34   18    5    2   1   0   0    3   1   0    3    4  .111
Vic Harris            36   66    2    4   0   0   1    7   0   0    4   18  .061

 St. Louis            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ted Simmons           72  246   37   76  25   1   8   32   0   1   37   16  .309
Keith Hernandez       72  260   39   70  15   2   8   37   5   3   36   30  .269
Mike Tyson            65  206   14   55   8   0   3   18   1   0   10   25  .267
Ken Reitz             72  265   20   64  10   0   6   39   1   0   11   30  .242
Tony Scott            36   88   11   21   0   1   0    2   2   3    5   16  .239
Steve Swisher         18   42    4   10   2   0   1    4   1   0    2    7  .238
Jerry Morales         71  265   26   63  12   3   3   32   3   2   18   30  .238
Garry Templeton       72  297   32   69  13   3   0   16  10   2   10   43  .232
Mike Phillips         32   59    4   13   2   1   0    5   0   0    3    8  .220
George Hendrick       24   87    9   19   9   0   2   11   0   0    9   15  .218
Jim Dwyer             34   65    8   14   3   0   1    4   1   0    9    3  .215
Roger Freed           27   43    2    9   4   0   2   13   0   0    4    8  .209
Lou Brock             51  173   17   35   4   0   0    6  12   3   11   20  .202
Jerry Mumphrey        44  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)           301
  B. Russell (LA)         300
  G. Templeton (STL)      297
  D. Cash (MON)           290
  S. Garvey (LA)          290
  K. Griffey (CIN)        290
  L. Mazzilli (NY)        290
  E. Cabell (HOU)         288
  G. Foster (CIN)         281
  S. Henderson (NY)       279

Runs Scored:

  P. Rose (CIN)            51
  D. Lopes (LA)            48
  I. DeJesus (CHI)         47
  G. Foster (CIN)          47
  K. Griffey (CIN)         45
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         44
  D. Evans (SF)            43
  J. Clark (SF)            41
  A. Dawson (MON)          41
  S. Henderson (NY)        41

Hits:

  K. Griffey (CIN)         92
  L. Bowa (PHI)            88
  G. Foster (CIN)          87
  P. Rose (CIN)            87
  S. Garvey (LA)           85
  E. Cabell (HOU)          84
  L. Mazzilli (NY)         83
  T. Puhl (HOU)            83
  D. Cash (MON)            81
  D. Parker (PIT)          80

Doubles:

  T. Simmons (STL)         25
  A. Howe (HOU)            23
  T. Perez (MON)           23
  J. Clark (SF)            20
  P. Rose (CIN)            20
  K. Griffey (CIN)         18
  R. Cey (LA)              17
  L. Mazzilli (NY)         17
  F. Taveras (PIT)         17
  J. Burroughs (ATL)       16

Triples:

  L. Herndon (SF)           7
  G. Richards (SD)          7
  I. DeJesus (CHI)          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)        16
  D. Kingman (CHI)         14
  R. Monday (LA)           13
  D. Parker (PIT)          13
  D. Winfield (SD)         13
  W. Montanez (NY)         11
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         11
  R. Smith (LA)            11
  J. Bench (CIN)           10

RBI:

  G. Foster (CIN)          53
  D. Winfield (SD)         48
  W. Montanez (NY)         47
  S. Garvey (LA)           46
  G. Luzinski (PHI)        45
  D. Parker (PIT)          45
  J. Morgan (CIN)          44
  R. Cey (LA)              43
  J. Clark (SF)            43
  W. McCovey (SF)          42

Stolen Bases:

  O. Moreno (PIT)          36
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          23
  D. Lopes (LA)            20
  G. Maddox (PHI)          20
  G. Richards (SD)         20
  F. Taveras (PIT)         20
  J. Royster (ATL)         18
  O. Smith (SD)            17
  D. Driessen (CIN)        16
  B. McBride (PHI)         16

Caught Stealing:

  F. Taveras (PIT)         13
  G. Richards (SD)          9
  O. Moreno (PIT)           8
  J. Royster (ATL)          8
  P. Garner (PIT)           7
  T. Puhl (HOU)             7
  L. Randle (NY)            7
  E. Cabell (HOU)           6
  D. Concepcion (CIN)       6
  L. Mazzilli (NY)          6

Walks:

  J. Burroughs (ATL)       55
  G. Tenace (SD)           52
  D. Evans (SF)            51
  R. Cey (LA)              46
  G. Luzinski (PHI)        45
  J. Morgan (CIN)          44
  L. Randle (NY)           41
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         37
  T. Simmons (STL)         37
  K. Hernandez (STL)       36

Strikeouts:

  D. Kingman (CHI)         69
  G. Foster (CIN)          63
  D. Murphy (ATL)          60
  A. Dawson (MON)          58
  S. Henderson (NY)        58
  G. Luzinski (PHI)        58
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         52
  W. Montanez (NY)         51
  T. Perez (MON)           51
  L. Parrish (MON)         48


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