Saturday April 7, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of April 7, 1979:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
New York          73   19    24    6    0    2    19    3    2    7    11  .329
Pittsburgh        71    9    23    2    0    4     7    2    2    3     9  .324
St. Louis         65   11    21    6    1    2    11    3    1    5     5  .323
Chicago           73   10    21    7    0    1    10    0    0   12    12  .288
Los Angeles       97   18    27    5    0    3    18    1    1   12    15  .278
Cincinnati       102    9    27    6    1    1     9    2    0    7    16  .265
San Francisco    102   22    25    5    1    2    19    2    1   16     9  .245
Houston           61    8    14    2    2    0     8    4    1    2     9  .230
San Diego         97    7    20    7    0    1     6    1    0   11    15  .206
Montreal          70    9    12    1    1    1     7    3    1    8    11  .171
Philadelphia      62    3     9    0    0    3     3    0    1    3     5  .145
Atlanta           59    1     7    0    0    0     0    0    0    6    12  .119

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Tony Scott (STL)          2    8    3    6   1   1   0    3   1   1    0    1  .750
Bill Russell (LA)         3   13    2    8   2   0   0    4   0   0    0    1  .615
Terry Puhl (HOU)          2    7    2    4   0   0   0    1   1   1    1    0  .571
Richie Hebner (NY)        2    9    3    5   2   0   1    5   0   0    1    0  .556
Lee Mazzilli (NY)         2    9    3    5   1   0   1    3   1   1    1    0  .556
Dave Kingman (CHI)        2    8    1    4   1   0   1    4   0   0    1    1  .500
Frank Taveras (PIT)       2    8    1    4   0   0   0    0   2   1    0    0  .500
Dave Winfield (SD)        3    8    1    4   1   0   0    0   1   0    4    0  .500
Steve Garvey (LA)         3   13    2    6   0   0   0    2   0   1    0    0  .462
Ted Sizemore (CHI)        2    9    2    4   2   0   0    2   0   0    1    0  .444

 Atlanta              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Bob Horner             1    3    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Gary Matthews          2    7    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .286
Dale Murphy            2    6    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .167
Mike Lum               2    7    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .143
Glenn Hubbard          2    8    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .125
Barry Bonnell          2    6    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .000
Jerry Royster          2    5    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Pepe Frias             2    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Jeff Burroughs         2    3    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    4    2  .000
Bob Beall              2    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Rowland Office         2    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Charlie Spikes         1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Darrel Chaney          2    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          2    3    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .667
Dave Kingman           2    8    1    4   1   0   1    4   0   0    1    1  .500
Ted Sizemore           2    9    2    4   2   0   0    2   0   0    1    0  .444
Ivan DeJesus           2   10    2    4   2   0   0    0   0   0    1    3  .400
Jerry Martin           2    8    1    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .375
Steve Ontiveros        2    6    0    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    3    0  .333
Bobby Murcer           2    7    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .143
Bill Buckner           2    8    2    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    0  .125
Barry Foote            2    6    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    4  .000
Larry Biittner         2    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Tim Blackwell          1    1    0    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    0  .000
Gene Clines            1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Mike Vail              1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000

 Cincinnati           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ray Knight             2    4    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .500
Arturo DeFreitas       3    2    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .500
Joe Morgan             3   12    1    5   1   0   0    0   1   0    1    0  .417
Ken Griffey            3   12    0    4   3   0   0    1   1   0    1    2  .333
Johnny Bench           3    9    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    1  .333
Dave Concepcion        3   11    1    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .273
George Foster          3   11    1    3   2   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .273
Dan Driessen           3   12    2    3   0   0   1    3   0   0    0    3  .250
Cesar Geronimo         3   12    2    2   0   1   0    2   0   0    0    3  .167
Rick Auerbach          3   10    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .100
Dave Collins           3    2    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .000
Junior Kennedy         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
Terry Puhl             2    7    2    4   0   0   0    1   1   1    1    0  .571
Enos Cabell            2    7    1    3   1   0   0    3   2   0    0    0  .429
Jose Cruz              2    6    2    2   0   1   0    0   1   0    1    0  .333
Alan Ashby             2    7    1    2   0   1   0    3   0   0    0    0  .286
Cesar Cedeno           2    7    1    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .286
Art Howe               2    7    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .143
Bob Watson             2    7    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .000
Craig Reynolds         2    6    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Rafael Landestoy       2    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
Bill Russell           3   13    2    8   2   0   0    4   0   0    0    1  .615
Joe Ferguson           2    4    2    2   0   0   1    4   0   0    1    2  .500
Steve Garvey           3   13    2    6   0   0   0    2   0   1    0    0  .462
Rick Monday            2    6    0    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    2  .333
Davey Lopes            3   10    3    3   2   0   0    0   0   0    4    2  .300
Ron Cey                3   10    2    2   0   0   1    3   1   0    3    2  .200
Reggie Smith           3   10    4    2   0   0   1    3   0   0    2    0  .200
Dusty Baker            3   10    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .100
Steve Yeager           2    7    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Derrel Thomas          3    3    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Manny Mota             1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Gary Thomasson         2    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
Jerry White            1    1    1    1   0   1   0    0   0   0    0    0 1.000
Jim Mason              1    2    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .500
Larry Parrish          2    7    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .286
Rodney Scott           2    7    0    2   1   0   0    2   1   1    3    1  .286
Tony Perez             2    7    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .143
Ellis Valentine        2    7    0    1   0   0   0    0   2   0    2    1  .143
Gary Carter            2    8    1    1   0   0   1    1   0   0    0    1  .125
Andre Dawson           2    9    2    1   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    1  .111
Warren Cromartie       2   10    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .100
Chris Speier           2    6    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Tommy Hutton           2    1    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000
Tony Solaita           2    1    0    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .000
Ken Macha              1    0    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000

 New York             G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Alex Trevino           1    1    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0 1.000
Richie Hebner          2    9    3    5   2   0   1    5   0   0    1    0  .556
Lee Mazzilli           2    9    3    5   1   0   1    3   1   1    1    0  .556
Joel Youngblood        1    2    2    1   0   0   0    1   1   0    0    0  .500
Kelvin Chapman         2    9    3    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .333
Elliott Maddox         2    6    0    2   1   0   0    1   0   1    1    2  .333
Doug Flynn             2    7    0    2   0   0   0    3   0   0    1    0  .286
Steve Henderson        2    8    3    2   0   0   0    3   1   0    1    1  .250
Willie Montanez        2    9    2    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .222
John Stearns           2    6    2    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .000
Tim Foli               1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Ed Kranepool           1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 Philadelphia         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Pete Rose              2    7    0    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .429
Manny Trillo           2    6    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   1    0    0  .333
Greg Luzinski          2    8    1    2   0   0   1    1   0   0    0    2  .250
Mike Schmidt           2    6    1    1   0   0   1    1   0   0    2    1  .167
Garry Maddox           2    7    1    1   0   0   1    1   0   0    0    0  .143
Larry Bowa             2    8    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Bake McBride           2    8    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Bob Boone              2    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Tim McCarver           1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Greg Gross             2    1    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
Ed Ott                 1    3    1    2   0   0   1    1   0   0    0    0  .667
Omar Moreno            2    5    0    3   0   0   0    1   0   1    1    0  .600
Frank Taveras          2    8    1    4   0   0   0    0   2   1    0    0  .500
John Milner            2    2    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .500
Willie Stargell        2    9    0    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .333
Dave Parker            2    8    3    2   0   0   1    1   0   0    1    2  .250
Bill Robinson          2    8    1    2   0   0   1    2   0   0    1    1  .250
Rennie Stennett        2    8    0    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250
Steve Nicosia          2    5    1    1   0   0   1    1   0   0    0    0  .200
Phil Garner            2    7    1    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .143
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
Matt Alexander         2    0    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Dale Berra             2    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          3    8    1    4   1   0   0    0   1   0    4    0  .500
Bill Fahey             2    2    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .500
Jerry Turner           3   11    0    4   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    1  .364
Mike Hargrove          3   12    2    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    4  .250
Gene Richards          3   13    1    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    4  .231
Barry Evans            3   11    1    2   2   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .182
Fernando Gonzalez      3   12    1    2   0   0   1    1   0   0    0    0  .167
Ozzie Smith            3   12    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Gene Tenace            2    5    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    1  .000
Fred Kendall           1    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Kurt Bevacqua          2    1    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    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

 San Francisco        G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Willie McCovey         1    1    0    1   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    0 1.000
Darrell Evans          3   12    2    5   1   0   0    4   0   0    1    0  .417
Terry Whitfield        3   13    2    5   1   0   0    4   0   0    0    0  .385
Mike Ivie              3    9    3    3   0   0   2    3   0   0    4    0  .333
Jack Clark             3   12    4    3   2   0   0    1   0   0    2    2  .250
Bill Madlock           3   13    4    3   0   1   0    4   1   0    1    0  .231
Roger Metzger          3   10    2    2   0   0   0    1   1   0    1    0  .200
Billy North            3   12    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   1    3    1  .167
Marc Hill              3   11    2    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    2  .091
Johnnie Lemaster       1    1    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000
Larry Herndon          2    0    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000

 St. Louis            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Tony Scott             2    8    3    6   1   1   0    3   1   1    0    1  .750
Ken Reitz              2    7    0    5   3   0   0    4   0   0    0    0  .714
Keith Hernandez        2    7    2    3   0   0   1    2   0   0    1    1  .429
Garry Templeton        2    9    1    3   1   0   0    0   1   0    0    0  .333
Ted Simmons            2    7    2    2   0   0   1    1   0   0    1    0  .286
George Hendrick        2    8    2    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .250
Mike Tyson             2    5    0    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .000
Lou Brock              1    3    1    0   0   0   0    0   1   0    1    1  .000
Tom Grieve             1    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Mike Dimmel            2    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000
Dane Iorg              1    0    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  S. Garvey (LA)           13
  B. Madlock (SF)          13
  G. Richards (SD)         13
  B. Russell (LA)          13
  T. Whitfield (SF)        13
  J. Clark (SF)            12
  D. Driessen (CIN)        12
  D. Evans (SF)            12
  C. Geronimo (CIN)        12
  F. Gonzalez (SD)         12

Runs Scored:

  J. Clark (SF)             4
  B. Madlock (SF)           4
  R. Smith (LA)             4
  K. Chapman (NY)           3
  R. Hebner (NY)            3
  S. Henderson (NY)         3
  M. Ivie (SF)              3
  D. Lopes (LA)             3
  L. Mazzilli (NY)          3
  D. Parker (PIT)           3

Hits:

  B. Russell (LA)           8
  S. Garvey (LA)            6
  T. Scott (STL)            6
  D. Evans (SF)             5
  R. Hebner (NY)            5
  L. Mazzilli (NY)          5
  J. Morgan (CIN)           5
  K. Reitz (STL)            5
  T. Whitfield (SF)         5
  I. DeJesus (CHI)          4

Doubles:

  K. Griffey (CIN)          3
  K. Reitz (STL)            3
  J. Clark (SF)             2
  I. DeJesus (CHI)          2
  B. Evans (SD)             2
  G. Foster (CIN)           2
  R. Hebner (NY)            2
  D. Lopes (LA)             2
  B. Russell (LA)           2
  T. Sizemore (CHI)         2

Triples:

  A. Ashby (HOU)            1
  J. Cruz (HOU)             1
  C. Geronimo (CIN)         1
  B. Madlock (SF)           1
  T. Scott (STL)            1
  J. White (MON)            1

Home Runs:

  M. Ivie (SF)              2
  G. Carter (MON)           1
  R. Cey (LA)               1
  D. Driessen (CIN)         1
  J. Ferguson (LA)          1
  F. Gonzalez (SD)          1
  R. Hebner (NY)            1
  K. Hernandez (STL)        1
  D. Kingman (CHI)          1
  G. Luzinski (PHI)         1

RBI:

  R. Hebner (NY)            5
  D. Evans (SF)             4
  J. Ferguson (LA)          4
  D. Kingman (CHI)          4
  B. Madlock (SF)           4
  K. Reitz (STL)            4
  B. Russell (LA)           4
  T. Whitfield (SF)         4
  A. Ashby (HOU)            3
  E. Cabell (HOU)           3

Stolen Bases:

  E. Cabell (HOU)           2
  F. Taveras (PIT)          2
  E. Valentine (MON)        2
  L. Brock (STL)            1
  R. Cey (LA)               1
  J. Cruz (HOU)             1
  K. Griffey (CIN)          1
  S. Henderson (NY)         1
  B. Madlock (SF)           1
  L. Mazzilli (NY)          1

Caught Stealing:

  S. Garvey (LA)            1
  E. Maddox (NY)            1
  L. Mazzilli (NY)          1
  O. Moreno (PIT)           1
  B. North (SF)             1
  T. Puhl (HOU)             1
  R. Scott (MON)            1
  T. Scott (STL)            1
  F. Taveras (PIT)          1
  M. Trillo (PHI)           1

Walks:

  J. Burroughs (ATL)        4
  M. Ivie (SF)              4
  D. Lopes (LA)             4
  D. Winfield (SD)          4
  J. Bench (CIN)            3
  R. Cey (LA)               3
  B. North (SF)             3
  S. Ontiveros (CHI)        3
  R. Scott (MON)            3
  G. Tenace (SD)            3

Strikeouts:

  B. Foote (CHI)            4
  M. Hargrove (SD)          4
  G. Richards (SD)          4
  I. DeJesus (CHI)          3
  D. Driessen (CIN)         3
  K. Forsch (HOU)           3
  C. Geronimo (CIN)         3
  B. Watson (HOU)           3
  D. Baker (LA)             2
  V. Blue (SF)              2

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