Thursday April 5, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of April 5, 1979:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
New York          38   10    13    4    0    1    10    1    1    4     7  .342
Chicago           39    6    13    5    0    1     6    0    0    0     4  .333
San Diego         35    4    11    4    0    1     3    1    0    2     5  .314
San Francisco     37   11    11    2    0    1     8    0    0    5     3  .297
Cincinnati        33    5     9    2    1    0     5    0    0    4     2  .273
Los Angeles       32    3     6    1    0    1     3    1    1    1     4  .188

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Scot Thompson (CHI)       1    2    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0 1.000
Richie Hebner (NY)        1    5    2    4   2   0   1    4   0   0    0    0  .800
Terry Whitfield (SF)      1    5    1    4   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    0  .800
Dave Kingman (CHI)        1    4    1    3   1   0   1    3   0   0    0    0  .750
Dave Winfield (SD)        1    4    1    3   1   0   0    0   1   0    0    0  .750
Ivan DeJesus (CHI)        1    5    2    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .600
Ted Sizemore (CHI)        1    5    1    3   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    0  .600
Barry Evans (SD)          1    4    1    2   2   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .500
Darrell Evans (SF)        1    4    1    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    0  .500
Steve Garvey (LA)         1    4    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   1    0    0  .500

 Chicago              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Scot Thompson          1    2    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0 1.000
Dave Kingman           1    4    1    3   1   0   1    3   0   0    0    0  .750
Ivan DeJesus           1    5    2    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .600
Ted Sizemore           1    5    1    3   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    0  .600
Jerry Martin           1    4    1    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Steve Ontiveros        1    4    0    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Bill Buckner           1    5    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Barry Foote            1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .000
Bobby Murcer           1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Larry Biittner         1    1    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
Cesar Geronimo         1    4    2    2   0   1   0    2   0   0    0    0  .500
Ken Griffey            1    4    0    2   2   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .500
Johnny Bench           1    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .333
Dave Concepcion        1    3    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .333
Dan Driessen           1    4    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .250
George Foster          1    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Joe Morgan             1    4    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .250
Rick Auerbach          1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Dave Collins           1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Junior Kennedy         1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Arturo DeFreitas       1    0    0    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .000

 Los Angeles          G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Steve Garvey           1    4    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   1    0    0  .500
Ron Cey                1    4    1    1   0   0   1    2   1   0    0    0  .250
Bill Russell           1    4    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .250
Reggie Smith           1    4    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .250
Dusty Baker            1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Davey Lopes            1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .000
Rick Monday            1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Steve Yeager           1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Derrel Thomas          1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 New York             G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Richie Hebner          1    5    2    4   2   0   1    4   0   0    0    0  .800
Elliott Maddox         1    4    0    2   1   0   0    1   0   1    1    1  .500
Lee Mazzilli           1    4    2    2   1   0   0    0   1   0    1    0  .500
Kelvin Chapman         1    5    2    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .400
Steve Henderson        1    5    1    1   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    1  .200
Willie Montanez        1    5    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .200
Doug Flynn             1    3    0    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .000
John Stearns           1    3    1    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .000

 San Diego            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Dave Winfield          1    4    1    3   1   0   0    0   1   0    0    0  .750
Barry Evans            1    4    1    2   2   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .500
Fernando Gonzalez      1    4    1    2   0   0   1    1   0   0    0    0  .500
Gene Richards          1    5    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .400
Jerry Turner           1    4    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .250
Ozzie Smith            1    5    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Mike Hargrove          1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Gene Tenace            1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .000
Bill Almon             1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Kurt Bevacqua          1    0    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000
Bill Fahey             1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Broderick Perkins      1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 San Francisco        G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Terry Whitfield        1    5    1    4   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    0  .800
Darrell Evans          1    4    1    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    0  .500
Mike Ivie              1    4    2    2   0   0   1    1   0   0    1    0  .500
Jack Clark             1    3    3    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    0  .333
Marc Hill              1    4    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .250
Bill Madlock           1    4    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .250
Billy North            1    6    0    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .000
Roger Metzger          1    4    2    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  B. North (SF)             6
  B. Buckner (CHI)          5
  K. Chapman (NY)           5
  I. DeJesus (CHI)          5
  R. Hebner (NY)            5
  S. Henderson (NY)         5
  W. Montanez (NY)          5
  G. Richards (SD)          5
  T. Sizemore (CHI)         5
  O. Smith (SD)             5

Runs Scored:

  J. Clark (SF)             3
  K. Chapman (NY)           2
  I. DeJesus (CHI)          2
  C. Geronimo (CIN)         2
  R. Hebner (NY)            2
  M. Ivie (SF)              2
  L. Mazzilli (NY)          2
  R. Metzger (SF)           2
  J. Bench (CIN)            1
  K. Bevacqua (SD)          1

Hits:

  R. Hebner (NY)            4
  T. Whitfield (SF)         4
  I. DeJesus (CHI)          3
  D. Kingman (CHI)          3
  T. Sizemore (CHI)         3
  D. Winfield (SD)          3
  K. Chapman (NY)           2
  B. Evans (SD)             2
  D. Evans (SF)             2
  S. Garvey (LA)            2

Doubles:

  B. Evans (SD)             2
  K. Griffey (CIN)          2
  R. Hebner (NY)            2
  J. Clark (SF)             1
  I. DeJesus (CHI)          1
  B. Hooton (LA)            1
  D. Kingman (CHI)          1
  E. Maddox (NY)            1
  J. Martin (CHI)           1
  L. Mazzilli (NY)          1

Triples:

  C. Geronimo (CIN)         1

Home Runs:

  R. Cey (LA)               1
  F. Gonzalez (SD)          1
  R. Hebner (NY)            1
  M. Ivie (SF)              1
  D. Kingman (CHI)          1

RBI:

  R. Hebner (NY)            4
  D. Kingman (CHI)          3
  R. Cey (LA)               2
  D. Evans (SF)             2
  C. Geronimo (CIN)         2
  S. Henderson (NY)         2
  T. Sizemore (CHI)         2
  T. Whitfield (SF)         2
  K. Chapman (NY)           1
  D. Concepcion (CIN)       1

Stolen Bases:

  R. Cey (LA)               1
  L. Mazzilli (NY)          1
  D. Winfield (SD)          1

Caught Stealing:

  S. Garvey (LA)            1
  E. Maddox (NY)            1

Walks:

  J. Clark (SF)             2
  J. Bench (CIN)            1
  K. Bevacqua (SD)          1
  D. Concepcion (CIN)       1
  D. Flynn (NY)             1
  K. Griffey (CIN)          1
  M. Hill (SF)              1
  M. Ivie (SF)              1
  D. Lopes (LA)             1
  E. Maddox (NY)            1

Strikeouts:

  B. Foote (CHI)            3
  V. Blue (SF)              2
  J. Stearns (NY)           2
  C. Swan (NY)              2
  D. Baker (LA)             1
  D. Collins (CIN)          1
  M. Hargrove (SD)          1
  S. Henderson (NY)         1
  D. Lopes (LA)             1
  E. Maddox (NY)            1

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