Friday April 6, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of April 6, 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
St. Louis         34    8    11    3    1    1     8    1    0    3     4  .324
Pittsburgh        34    2    10    1    0    1     2    1    0    0     9  .294
Cincinnati        69    7    19    4    1    1     7    1    0    4    10  .275
San Francisco     69   18    18    3    1    1    15    1    0   12     6  .261
Los Angeles       63   13    16    3    0    3    13    1    1    6    10  .254
San Diego         69    5    17    5    0    1     4    1    0    3    11  .246
Atlanta           32    1     7    0    0    0     0    0    0    4     9  .219
Philadelphia      30    1     5    0    0    1     1    0    1    2     2  .167
Montreal          36    3     5    0    0    1     2    3    0    4     7  .139
Houston           26    2     3    1    0    0     2    3    0    2     5  .115

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Richie Hebner (NY)        1    5    2    4   2   0   1    4   0   0    0    0  .800
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
Dave Winfield (SD)        2    7    1    4   1   0   0    0   1   0    1    0  .571
Darrell Evans (SF)        2    9    1    5   1   0   0    4   0   0    0    0  .556
Bill Russell (LA)         2    9    1    5   1   0   0    3   0   0    0    1  .556
Steve Garvey (LA)         2    8    1    4   0   0   0    1   0   1    0    0  .500
Elliott Maddox (NY)       1    4    0    2   1   0   0    1   0   1    1    1  .500
Lee Mazzilli (NY)         1    4    2    2   1   0   0    0   1   0    1    0  .500
Terry Whitfield (SF)      2    9    2    4   1   0   0    3   0   0    0    0  .444

 Atlanta              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Gary Matthews          1    4    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .500
Bob Horner             1    3    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Dale Murphy            1    3    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .333
Glenn Hubbard          1    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250
Mike Lum               1    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .250
Barry Bonnell          1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Pepe Frias             1    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Bob Beall              1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Jeff Burroughs         1    1    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    1  .000
Rowland Office         1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Jerry Royster          1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Charlie Spikes         1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Darrel Chaney          1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 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
Dave Concepcion        2    7    1    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .429
George Foster          2    8    0    3   2   0   0    1   0   0    0    2  .375
Ken Griffey            2    8    0    3   2   0   0    0   1   0    1    0  .375
Joe Morgan             2    8    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .375
Johnny Bench           2    7    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .286
Dan Driessen           2    8    2    2   0   0   1    2   0   0    0    2  .250
Cesar Geronimo         2    8    2    2   0   1   0    2   0   0    0    1  .250
Rick Auerbach          2    8    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .125
Dave Collins           2    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000
Arturo DeFreitas       2    1    0    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .000
Junior Kennedy         1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Ray Knight             1    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
Enos Cabell            1    3    0    2   1   0   0    2   1   0    0    0  .667
Terry Puhl             1    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   1   0    1    0  .333
Alan Ashby             1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Cesar Cedeno           1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Art Howe               1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Craig Reynolds         1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Bob Watson             1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000
Jose Cruz              1    2    1    0   0   0   0    0   1   0    1    0  .000
Rafael Landestoy       1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 Los Angeles          G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Joe Ferguson           1    3    2    2   0   0   1    4   0   0    1    1  .667
Bill Russell           2    9    1    5   1   0   0    3   0   0    0    1  .556
Steve Garvey           2    8    1    4   0   0   0    1   0   1    0    0  .500
Reggie Smith           2    7    3    2   0   0   1    3   0   0    0    0  .286
Ron Cey                2    6    1    1   0   0   1    2   1   0    2    1  .167
Davey Lopes            2    7    2    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    2  .143
Dusty Baker            2    7    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .000
Rick Monday            1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Derrel Thomas          2    3    1    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
Gary Thomasson         1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Von Joshua             1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Ted Martinez           1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 Montreal             G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Larry Parrish          1    4    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .500
Gary Carter            1    4    1    1   0   0   1    1   0   0    0    1  .250
Andre Dawson           1    4    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .250
Warren Cromartie       1    5    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Tony Perez             1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Chris Speier           1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Rodney Scott           1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   1   0    2    1  .000
Ellis Valentine        1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   2   0    2    0  .000
Tommy Hutton           1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Tony Solaita           1    1    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

 Philadelphia         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Manny Trillo           1    3    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   1    0    0  .667
Garry Maddox           1    3    1    1   0   0   1    1   0   0    0    0  .333
Pete Rose              1    3    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .333
Greg Luzinski          1    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250
Larry Bowa             1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Bake McBride           1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Tim McCarver           1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Mike Schmidt           1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .000
Greg Gross             1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Bob Boone              1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 Pittsburgh           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Omar Moreno            1    2    0    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0 1.000
Ed Ott                 1    3    1    2   0   0   1    1   0   0    0    0  .667
Frank Taveras          1    3    0    2   0   0   0    0   1   0    0    0  .667
Willie Stargell        1    4    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .500
Phil Garner            1    4    1    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .250
Dave Parker            1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000
Bill Robinson          1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Rennie Stennett        1    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Mike Easler            1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Lee Lacy               1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
John Milner            1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Steve Nicosia          1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Matt Alexander         1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Dale Berra             1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 San Diego            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Dave Winfield          2    7    1    4   1   0   0    0   1   0    1    0  .571
Bill Fahey             2    2    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .500
Jerry Turner           2    8    0    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    1  .375
Gene Richards          2    9    0    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .333
Barry Evans            2    8    1    2   2   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250
Fernando Gonzalez      2    8    1    2   0   0   1    1   0   0    0    0  .250
Mike Hargrove          2    8    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .125
Ozzie Smith            2    9    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
Fred Kendall           1    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Dan Briggs             1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Broderick Perkins      2    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    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

 San Francisco        G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Darrell Evans          2    9    1    5   1   0   0    4   0   0    0    0  .556
Terry Whitfield        2    9    2    4   1   0   0    3   0   0    0    0  .444
Bill Madlock           2    9    4    3   0   1   0    4   1   0    1    0  .333
Mike Ivie              2    6    2    2   0   0   1    1   0   0    3    0  .333
Jack Clark             2    8    3    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    1  .250
Marc Hill              2    7    2    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    2  .143
Roger Metzger          2    7    2    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .143
Billy North            2    8    1    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    1  .000
Johnnie Lemaster       1    1    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000
Larry Herndon          1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 St. Louis            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ken Reitz              1    4    0    3   2   0   0    3   0   0    0    0  .750
Tony Scott             1    4    2    3   1   1   0    3   0   0    0    1  .750
Keith Hernandez        1    4    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .500
Ted Simmons            1    3    2    1   0   0   1    1   0   0    1    0  .333
George Hendrick        1    4    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .250
Garry Templeton        1    5    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .200
Lou Brock              1    3    1    0   0   0   0    0   1   0    1    1  .000
Mike Tyson             1    2    0    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .000
Mike Dimmel            1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  D. Evans (SF)             9
  B. Madlock (SF)           9
  G. Richards (SD)          9
  B. Russell (LA)           9
  O. Smith (SD)             9
  T. Whitfield (SF)         9
  R. Auerbach (CIN)         8
  J. Clark (SF)             8
  D. Driessen (CIN)         8
  B. Evans (SD)             8

Runs Scored:

  B. Madlock (SF)           4
  J. Clark (SF)             3
  R. Smith (LA)             3
  K. Chapman (NY)           2
  I. DeJesus (CHI)          2
  D. Driessen (CIN)         2
  J. Ferguson (LA)          2
  C. Geronimo (CIN)         2
  R. Hebner (NY)            2
  M. Hill (SF)              2

Hits:

  D. Evans (SF)             5
  B. Russell (LA)           5
  S. Garvey (LA)            4
  R. Hebner (NY)            4
  T. Whitfield (SF)         4
  D. Winfield (SD)          4
  D. Concepcion (CIN)       3
  I. DeJesus (CHI)          3
  G. Foster (CIN)           3
  K. Griffey (CIN)          3

Doubles:

  B. Evans (SD)             2
  G. Foster (CIN)           2
  K. Griffey (CIN)          2
  R. Hebner (NY)            2
  K. Reitz (STL)            2
  E. Cabell (HOU)           1
  J. Clark (SF)             1
  I. DeJesus (CHI)          1
  D. Evans (SF)             1
  P. Garner (PIT)           1

Triples:

  C. Geronimo (CIN)         1
  B. Madlock (SF)           1
  T. Scott (STL)            1

Home Runs:

  G. Carter (MON)           1
  R. Cey (LA)               1
  D. Driessen (CIN)         1
  J. Ferguson (LA)          1
  F. Gonzalez (SD)          1
  R. Hebner (NY)            1
  M. Ivie (SF)              1
  D. Kingman (CHI)          1
  G. Maddox (PHI)           1
  E. Ott (PIT)              1

RBI:

  D. Evans (SF)             4
  J. Ferguson (LA)          4
  R. Hebner (NY)            4
  B. Madlock (SF)           4
  D. Kingman (CHI)          3
  K. Reitz (STL)            3
  B. Russell (LA)           3
  T. Scott (STL)            3
  R. Smith (LA)             3
  T. Whitfield (SF)         3

Stolen Bases:

  E. Valentine (MON)        2
  L. Brock (STL)            1
  E. Cabell (HOU)           1
  R. Cey (LA)               1
  J. Cruz (HOU)             1
  K. Griffey (CIN)          1
  B. Madlock (SF)           1
  L. Mazzilli (NY)          1
  T. Puhl (HOU)             1
  R. Scott (MON)            1

Caught Stealing:

  S. Garvey (LA)            1
  E. Maddox (NY)            1
  M. Trillo (PHI)           1

Walks:

  J. Burroughs (ATL)        3
  M. Ivie (SF)              3
  B. North (SF)             3
  R. Cey (LA)               2
  J. Clark (SF)             2
  M. Hill (SF)              2
  D. Lopes (LA)             2
  R. Scott (MON)            2
  E. Valentine (MON)        2
  D. Baker (LA)             1

Strikeouts:

  B. Foote (CHI)            3
  M. Hargrove (SD)          3
  D. Baker (LA)             2
  V. Blue (SF)              2
  D. Collins (CIN)          2
  D. Driessen (CIN)         2
  G. Foster (CIN)           2
  P. Garner (PIT)           2
  G. Hendrick (STL)         2
  M. Hill (SF)              2


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