Tuesday June 27, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of June 27, 1978:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Los Angeles     2444  350   668  126   13   65   330   54   24  274   345  .273
Cincinnati      2474  332   651  125   18   62   310   70   24  279   432  .263
Houston         2326  264   597   97   17   38   248   74   23  201   304  .257
Pittsburgh      2392  285   608  105   18   43   255  104   39  217   384  .254
San Francisco   2390  291   607  109   24   47   275   47   28  253   385  .254
Montreal        2451  293   622  115   11   47   266   35   15  196   392  .254
Philadelphia    2248  291   570   96   10   59   271   75   22  236   378  .254
San Diego       2405  248   605   90   20   33   222   71   39  249   388  .252
Chicago         2351  277   582   95   32   34   260   30   23  221   329  .248
New York        2539  272   622   98   18   41   257   42   35  272   405  .245
Atlanta         2300  238   549   80   19   41   216   49   30  247   364  .239
St. Louis       2491  258   589  120   13   37   245   41   17  192   333  .237

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Terry Puhl (HOU)         62  256   34   85  11   3   2   14  11   7   17   24  .332
Jeff Burroughs (ATL)     65  215   28   69  16   2   7   33   1   1   55   41  .321
Larry Bowa (PHI)         65  275   37   88  12   1   1   15  15   3   10   21  .320
Ken Griffey (CIN)        73  295   45   93  18   5   3   24  10   2   20   42  .315
Reggie Smith (LA)        54  198   37   62  13   1  11   42   4   1   28   37  .313
Dave Parker (PIT)        68  270   41   84  12   4  13   45  12   4   25   39  .311
Davey Lopes (LA)         62  229   48   71  12   2   8   24  20   1   35   28  .310
Jack Clark (SF)          69  256   42   79  20   5   9   47   8   2   27   39  .309
Terry Whitfield (SF)     69  231   37   71   9   2   5   13   2   7   14   36  .307
Dave Concepcion (CIN)    69  264   32   81  16   2   2   31   9   6   19   43  .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        65  215   28   69  16   2   7   33   1   1   55   41  .321
Gary Matthews         43  156   26   45   6   3   9   25   2   1   23   30  .289
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         60  191   13   51   7   0   3   21   0   3   18    9  .267
Rowland Office        60  148   17   37   2   0   6   18   3   5   10   23  .250
Rod Gilbreath         55  159   10   36   8   1   2   14   3   3   13   24  .226
Barry Bonnell         56  166   11   36   5   2   0    9   9   2   13   16  .217
Jerry Maddox           7   14    1    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .214
Cito Gaston           37   77    3   16   1   0   0    0   0   0    2   12  .208
Bob Beall             46   82   12   17   4   0   0    5   3   1   12   13  .207
Darrel Chaney         49  140   17   29   5   1   1    9   1   0   19   27  .207
Dale Murphy           65  231   27   47   4   1   6   26   6   3   22   60  .204
Joe Nolan             31   41    5    8   3   1   0    4   0   0    6    4  .195
Bob Horner            10   38    5    6   2   0   2    5   0   0    2    6  .158
Pat Rockett           46  111    3   16   2   0   0    4   1   2   10   12  .144

 Chicago              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Rodney Scott           4   14    2    5   1   0   0    0   2   1    2    3  .357
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
Gene Clines           48  114   20   32   6   1   0    9   2   2   12   15  .281
Greg Gross            53  164   13   46   6   5   1   23   1   0   14    6  .281
Larry Biittner        49  155   19   42   6   1   3   27   0   1   13   17  .271
Ivan DeJesus          68  272   47   72  10   6   3   16   9   5   34   38  .265
Manny Trillo          63  236   20   60  10   4   2   26   0   2   22   29  .254
Bobby Murcer          65  236   30   58   8   4   3   23   7   2   30   30  .246
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          61  203   32   48   6   3  15   41   3   4   21   69  .237
Steve Ontiveros       62  220   24   51  10   3   0   15   0   2   23   28  .232
Dave Rader            56  175   18   38   8   2   2   23   1   0   13   13  .217
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            29   23    6    3   0   1   0    2   1   0    5    3  .130
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           73  295   45   93  18   5   3   24  10   2   20   42  .315
Dave Concepcion       69  264   32   81  16   2   2   31   9   6   19   43  .307
George Foster         72  285   47   87  11   5  16   53   3   2   29   64  .305
Dan Driessen          66  239   35   71  15   1   9   40  16   3   35   30  .297
Pete Rose             72  305   52   88  20   3   4   22   7   1   26   16  .289
Mike Lum              37   66    8   19   3   0   3   12   0   0   13    8  .288
Joe Morgan            63  214   34   55  15   0   8   46  15   4   45   21  .257
Vic Correll            7    8    2    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .250
Cesar Geronimo        66  172   15   42   9   1   5   20   4   1   24   36  .244
Johnny Bench          47  166   22   39   7   0  10   26   1   1   16   40  .235
Dave Collins          49   57    6   13   0   0   0    7   2   3    8   12  .228
Junior Kennedy        39   60    6   13   1   0   0    3   2   1   12   14  .217
Ray Knight            41   38    5    6   3   0   1    3   0   0    2    8  .158
Don Werner            44  108    7   17   2   1   0   10   1   0   13   29  .157
Rick Auerbach         26   27    5    3   1   0   1    3   0   0    4    7  .111
Ken Henderson          8   10    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .100
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            62  256   34   85  11   3   2   14  11   7   17   24  .332
Jesus Alou            30   53    3   16   2   0   1    6   0   0    2    1  .302
Enos Cabell           69  292   36   86  11   1   4   39  14   6    9   36  .295
Art Howe              64  226   26   65  23   1   4   26   2   2   21   23  .288
Bob Watson            66  224   29   63  10   2   8   42   0   0   25   29  .281
Cesar Cedeno          48  185   30   52   8   2   6   21  23   2   15   22  .281
Julio Gonzalez        21   44    5   12   1   0   0    2   0   1    3    5  .273
Jose Cruz             67  256   31   67  13   4   3   35  12   3   25   30  .262
Denny Walling         46   91   12   23   2   2   1   12   5   0    9    6  .253
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          50  147   20   31   5   0   7   22   0   0   36   30  .211
Jimmy Sexton          38   68    4   11   0   0   0    1   5   1    5   12  .162
Dave Bergman          40   39    2    6   0   0   0    2   0   0   10    9  .154
Mike Fischlin         11   25    0    3   0   0   0    0   1   0    2    3  .120
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
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
Davey Lopes           62  229   48   71  12   2   8   24  20   1   35   28  .310
Rick Monday           57  173   31   53  12   1  13   38   1   2   25   41  .306
Jerry Grote           24   50    5   15   5   0   0    7   0   0    9    4  .300
Steve Garvey          72  295   41   88  13   3   9   46   5   3   16   26  .298
Billy North           35  100   19   29   7   0   0    3   9   4   22   15  .290
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
Ron Cey               70  258   38   70  17   0   9   46   1   4   46   44  .271
Bill Russell          71  305   40   82  14   2   2   29   4   2   12   19  .269
Dusty Baker           69  248   26   65  12   0   4   32   3   1   19   40  .262
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          59  170   15   34   5   0   2   17   0   0   30   24  .200

 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       69  259   32   76  15   0  10   37   5   3   15   33  .293
Larry Parrish         65  228   30   66  16   2   8   36   0   2   15   48  .290
Tony Perez            69  250   30   69  24   0   5   36   0   0   20   51  .276
Dave Cash             73  294   35   81  13   2   1   16   6   4   20   14  .276
Warren Cromartie      70  269   34   71  13   2   2   21   3   2   15   27  .264
Chris Speier          63  215   20   55   7   1   3   18   0   0   30   31  .256
Andre Dawson          70  258   41   64   5   3  10   39  14   3   16   59  .248
Gary Carter           70  244   33   55   9   0   6   31   4   1   33   32  .225
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         39   54    5   10   0   0   1    2   0   0    5    8  .185
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          75  293   39   84  17   3   6   31   9   6   33   44  .287
Bobby Valentine       39   90   10   25   2   0   1   13   0   1   11   14  .278
Elliott Maddox        50  159   19   44   8   2   0   14   1   4   31   18  .277
Willie Montanez       74  281   34   77  14   0  11   47   3   1   32   52  .274
Steve Henderson       75  283   41   73  10   3   8   40   4   4   26   58  .258
John Stearns          66  213   23   54   8   0   6   27  11   2   32   25  .254
Joel Youngblood       47   81   11   20   4   2   1    7   0   0    5   13  .247
Doug Flynn            75  265   15   64   3   2   0   17   1   2   12   20  .242
Tom Grieve            29   60    3   14   2   0   1    5   0   0    5   13  .233
Ron Hodges            25   57    3   13   2   1   0    4   1   2    7    7  .228
Len Randle            62  215   26   49   9   4   1   15   8   7   42   31  .228
Ken Henderson          7   22    2    5   2   0   1    4   0   1    4    4  .227
Tim Foli              46  178   13   40  10   0   0   10   1   2    7   10  .225
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            65  275   37   88  12   1   1   15  15   3   10   21  .320
Jose Cardenal         31   63    6   19   7   0   1   13   0   1    4    4  .302
Garry Maddox          65  234   22   70  13   1   5   27  20   2   22   35  .299
Bake McBride          54  217   30   62   7   2   2   15  16   2   16   28  .286
Jerry Martin          54   86   17   23   3   1   4   16   3   1   11   14  .267
Richie Hebner         59  177   22   47   8   1   5   25   2   2   19   30  .266
Bob Boone             56  178   23   46   6   2   6   29   1   3   22   13  .258
Tim McCarver          33   62    6   16   5   0   0    4   1   1   13   11  .258
Mike Schmidt          63  240   44   60  12   1  11   37   9   3   37   53  .250
Greg Luzinski         67  228   37   56  11   0  17   46   6   0   45   59  .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
Jim Morrison          35   95   10   16   0   1   3   10   0   1    9   16  .168
Ted Sizemore          19   61    8   10   1   0   0    2   2   0    3    6  .164
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
Dave Parker           68  270   41   84  12   4  13   45  12   4   25   39  .311
John Milner           46  110   16   34   7   0   3   16   3   0   18   14  .309
Manny Sanguillen      38   91    6   27   0   1   2    5   1   1    3    2  .297
Frank Taveras         68  279   31   81  17   2   0   20  21  13   12   29  .290
Duffy Dyer            29   90    5   24   7   1   0    8   1   0   11   11  .267
Mario Mendoza         31   34    4    9   1   0   1    3   2   1    1    5  .265
Steve Brye            36   72   12   19   6   0   1    4   1   0    7    6  .264
Willie Stargell       51  152   19   40   8   0   9   31   2   0   23   35  .263
Ed Ott                50  165   18   42   6   1   5   18   1   0   11   22  .255
Rennie Stennett       63  228   25   58   6   1   3   27   1   1   10   18  .254
Bill Robinson         52  197   32   48  13   2   3   29   9   4   16   46  .244
Phil Garner           68  247   28   59  10   4   2   26  12   7   27   35  .239
Omar Moreno           69  224   39   48   6   2   1   15  36   8   36   47  .214
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
Ken Macha              9   12    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    1  .167

 San Diego            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Gene Richards         69  258   38   78  10   7   2   20  20  10   32   36  .302
Dave Winfield         71  267   35   79  11   1  13   48   9   6   18   34  .296
Chuck Baker           28   39    7   11   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    7  .282
Bill Almon            71  255   27   71  15   1   0   16   8   3   20   47  .278
Ozzie Smith           71  257   22   66   7   3   0   17  17   4   17   20  .257
Derrel Thomas         69  213   18   54   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
Fernando Gonzalez     20   71    5   17   1   0   0    2   3   1    0    8  .239
Jerry Turner          38   56    4   13   4   0   2    7   0   0    4   13  .232
Gene Tenace           61  166   31   37   9   3   6   22   4   3   52   43  .223
Dave Roberts          16   36    2    8   2   0   0    2   0   0    7    6  .222
Don Reynolds          25   41    3    9   0   0   0    3   1   0    7    7  .220
Rick Sweet            52  137   10   30   2   0   1    6   1   3   22   18  .219
Tucker Ashford        29   70    1   15   5   0   1   12   0   0    6   13  .214
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
Jim Dwyer             10   18    2    6   3   1   0    7   0   0    4    2  .333
Bill Madlock          53  196   32   63  10   1   7   21  11   4   25   22  .321
Jack Clark            69  256   42   79  20   5   9   47   8   2   27   39  .309
Terry Whitfield       69  231   37   71   9   2   5   13   2   7   14   36  .307
Roger Metzger         10   31    2    9   3   0   0    5   1   1    1    1  .290
Larry Herndon         70  252   26   71   8   7   0   21  10   4   26   35  .282
Hector Cruz           11   32    7    9   0   0   2    6   0   2    5    7  .281
Mike Sadek            27   79   12   21   2   0   1    6   1   0    8    8  .266
Darrell Evans         72  250   43   64  14   1   7   33   2   2   51   31  .256
Rob Andrews           34   94   12   22   3   2   0    5   3   1    9   11  .234
Willie McCovey        59  194   19   44  12   2   6   43   1   0   25   29  .227
Tom Heintzelman       14   18    2    4   0   0   2    4   0   0    0    3  .222
Marc Hill             53  176   10   38   6   0   2   15   1   2   19   16  .216
Johnnie Lemaster      56  172   11   37   9   2   0    6   3   3   11   31  .215
Skip James            34   18    5    2   1   0   0    3   1   0    3    4  .111
Vic Harris            37   71    2    5   1   0   1    7   0   0    4   18  .070

 St. Louis            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ted Simmons           74  254   38   77  25   1   8   33   0   1   38   17  .303
Keith Hernandez       74  267   41   72  15   2   8   37   6   3   38   30  .270
Mike Tyson            67  212   15   55   8   0   3   18   1   0   11   25  .259
Ken Reitz             74  270   20   65  11   0   6   41   1   0   12   31  .241
Jerry Morales         73  272   26   65  13   3   3   32   3   2   18   30  .239
Garry Templeton       74  306   34   73  13   4   1   17  10   3   10   43  .239
Tony Scott            37   89   11   21   0   1   0    2   2   3    5   17  .236
Steve Swisher         19   45    4   10   2   0   1    4   1   0    2    8  .222
George Hendrick       26   95   10   21   9   0   3   13   0   0    9   15  .221
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           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        46  126   14   25   4   0   0   11   4   2   13   13  .198
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:

  G. Templeton (STL)      306
  P. Rose (CIN)           305
  B. Russell (LA)         305
  S. Garvey (LA)          295
  K. Griffey (CIN)        295
  D. Cash (MON)           294
  L. Mazzilli (NY)        293
  E. Cabell (HOU)         292
  G. Foster (CIN)         285
  S. Henderson (NY)       283

Runs Scored:

  P. Rose (CIN)            52
  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)            42
  A. Dawson (MON)          41
  S. Garvey (LA)           41

Hits:

  K. Griffey (CIN)         93
  L. Bowa (PHI)            88
  S. Garvey (LA)           88
  P. Rose (CIN)            88
  G. Foster (CIN)          87
  E. Cabell (HOU)          86
  T. Puhl (HOU)            85
  L. Mazzilli (NY)         84
  D. Parker (PIT)          84
  B. Russell (LA)          82

Doubles:

  T. Simmons (STL)         25
  T. Perez (MON)           24
  A. Howe (HOU)            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. Luzinski (PHI)        17
  G. Foster (CIN)          16
  D. Kingman (CHI)         15
  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
  J. Clark (SF)            47
  W. Montanez (NY)         47
  R. Cey (LA)              46
  S. Garvey (LA)           46
  G. Luzinski (PHI)        46
  J. Morgan (CIN)          46
  D. Parker (PIT)          45
  W. McCovey (SF)          43

Stolen Bases:

  O. Moreno (PIT)          36
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          23
  F. Taveras (PIT)         21
  D. Lopes (LA)            20
  G. Maddox (PHI)          20
  G. Richards (SD)         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)         10
  O. Moreno (PIT)           8
  J. Royster (ATL)          8
  P. Garner (PIT)           7
  T. Puhl (HOU)             7
  L. Randle (NY)            7
  T. Whitfield (SF)         7
  E. Cabell (HOU)           6
  D. Concepcion (CIN)       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)          45
  L. Randle (NY)           42
  K. Hernandez (STL)       38
  T. Simmons (STL)         38
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         37

Strikeouts:

  D. Kingman (CHI)         69
  G. Foster (CIN)          64
  D. Murphy (ATL)          60
  A. Dawson (MON)          59
  G. Luzinski (PHI)        59
  S. Henderson (NY)        58
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         53
  W. Montanez (NY)         52
  T. Perez (MON)           51
  L. Parrish (MON)         48

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