Friday May 4, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of May 4, 1979:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Montreal         769  115   219   49    5   22   106   16   11   65   133  .285
Cincinnati       830  105   233   42    7   16   100   25    6   91   134  .281
Pittsburgh       748  100   208   45   11   20    88   25    8   54   112  .278
St. Louis        831  103   221   41   13   13    97   16    9   70   112  .266
Atlanta          771   96   203   29    1   24    89   10   12   83   133  .263
Houston          852  114   219   39    8   13   110   33   13   74   123  .257
San Diego        887  120   225   37    9   16   110    9   11   92   115  .254
Philadelphia     732   90   185   32    3   19    87   20   11   88   102  .253
Los Angeles      911  107   229   36    5   19   103   18   10   91   131  .251
New York         713   83   168   33    5   10    79   22   14   71   116  .236
Chicago          656   69   154   33    2   14    63    7    6   79   105  .235
San Francisco    851  119   198   29   10   18   109   15   11   88   137  .233

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Dave Winfield (SD)       26  104   21   39   9   4   5   19   2   3   11   12  .375
Ken Griffey (CIN)        23   96   14   36   8   1   2    9   7   1    8   10  .375
Warren Cromartie (MON)   22   94   17   35   9   1   1    8   1   2    5    7  .372
George Foster (CIN)      24   94   13   34   3   1   4   24   0   0   11   19  .362
Jerry Royster (ATL)      22   76   11   27   3   0   0    8   6   2   12   10  .355
Gary Carter (MON)        21   75   15   26   4   0   7   20   1   0    8    8  .347
Dave Parker (PIT)        21   81   19   28   5   2   3    8   4   0    7   11  .346
Barry Bonnell (ATL)      23   82   13   28   3   1   5   16   1   1    4    9  .342
Pete Rose (PHI)          23   80   14   27   4   0   1    6   3   1   17    7  .338
Terry Whitfield (SF)     26   98   15   33   6   2   2   17   1   2    8   12  .337

 Atlanta              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Charlie Spikes         9    8    2    3   2   0   0    2   0   0    0    3  .375
Bruce Benedict         3   11    0    4   1   0   0    2   0   1    1    1  .364
Jerry Royster         22   76   11   27   3   0   0    8   6   2   12   10  .355
Barry Bonnell         23   82   13   28   3   1   5   16   1   1    4    9  .342
Bob Horner             1    3    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Dale Murphy           23   84   16   26   1   0   9   20   0   1   10   15  .310
Jeff Burroughs        23   78    9   22   4   0   1    6   0   1   18   15  .282
Pepe Frias            23   68    4   19   4   0   1    5   0   0    4    8  .279
Gary Matthews         23   90   15   25   4   0   6   13   3   0    9   10  .278
Rowland Office        20   17    5    4   0   0   1    4   0   0    2    3  .235
Mike Lum              20   74    8   17   4   0   1    7   0   2    6   13  .230
Glenn Hubbard         23   89    8   18   1   0   0    3   0   4   12   10  .202
Mike Macha             5   13    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    5  .154
Bob Beall             12    9    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    3  .000
Darrel Chaney          9    6    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    4  .000
Joe Nolan              5    5    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000

 Chicago              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Mike Vail              6    6    1    3   0   1   0    1   0   0    3    2  .500
Tim Blackwell          5    5    1    2   0   0   0    3   0   0    5    1  .400
Scot Thompson         13   33    5   11   4   0   0    4   0   0    1    3  .333
Larry Biittner         8    7    0    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    2  .286
Bobby Murcer          19   55    9   15   1   0   2    9   0   2   14    5  .273
Steve Ontiveros       20   72    6   19   3   0   0    3   0   0    9    6  .264
Jerry Martin          19   60    3   15   4   0   1    5   0   0    5    9  .250
Dave Kingman          20   71   11   17   3   0   7   19   0   0   12   22  .239
Bill Buckner          20   85    8   20   7   1   2    8   1   1    4    6  .235
Ted Sizemore          20   64    7   15   3   0   0    4   1   0   11    8  .234
Ivan DeJesus          20   84   10   17   5   0   1    4   3   3    5   14  .202
Barry Foote           20   63    2   11   1   0   1    1   1   0    3   20  .175
Gene Clines            8    8    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .125
Steve Dillard          4    1    2    0   0   0   0    0   1   0    1    0  .000
Sam Mejias             6    1    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Mick Kelleher          1    0    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 Collins           9   10    2    4   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .400
Ken Griffey           23   96   14   36   8   1   2    9   7   1    8   10  .375
George Foster         24   94   13   34   3   1   4   24   0   0   11   19  .362
Vic Correll            8   18    2    6   2   0   0    1   0   0    3    4  .333
Junior Kennedy         6   12    0    4   0   0   0    1   0   1    0    2  .333
Arturo DeFreitas       7    6    1    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .333
Ray Knight            23   84    8   27   7   0   0    9   1   0    9    6  .321
Joe Morgan            22   83   14   26   9   1   2    5   8   0   15   12  .313
Dave Concepcion       24  100   16   31   2   2   1   12   4   2   10    3  .310
Dan Driessen          24   88   10   21   4   1   4   18   2   2   12   17  .239
Rick Auerbach          7   15    1    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .200
Johnny Bench          19   66    8   13   1   0   2   10   2   0   13   14  .197
Cesar Geronimo        24   83    8   15   2   1   0    4   1   0    6   15  .181
Champ Summers         12   18    4    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    6  .167

 Houston              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Jeffrey Leonard       14   14    6    5   1   1   0    5   1   0    5    5  .357
Rafael Landestoy      21    9    4    3   0   0   0    3   0   0    0    2  .333
Jose Cruz             25   88   17   29   7   3   2   20   9   1   14   11  .330
Cesar Cedeno          22   74    9   22   8   0   2   11   6   1   14    8  .297
Enos Cabell           25   95   14   28   4   0   3   19  11   4    8    8  .295
Terry Puhl            25  111   22   32   1   1   2    4   6   6    7   10  .288
Craig Reynolds        25  105   15   29   6   2   0    7   0   1    2    9  .276
Bob Watson            25   90    7   23   2   0   1   10   0   0    5   18  .256
Alan Ashby            21   70    2   17   4   1   0   11   0   0    6   17  .243
Art Howe              25   91   10   20   3   0   2   12   0   0    7    6  .220
Bruce Bochy            7   19    1    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    3  .211
Denny Walling          7    8    0    1   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    1  .125
Jesus Alou             9    9    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .000
Jimmy Sexton           5    2    2    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000
Julio Gonzalez         2    1    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
Ted Martinez           9    3    3    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .667
Manny Mota             8    6    0    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    0  .500
Von Joshua            15   21    3    7   0   0   1    4   0   0    0    2  .333
Dusty Baker           26   99   13   31   5   0   2   12   1   2    7   13  .313
Bill Russell          27  111   12   34   5   1   1   11   0   4    7    7  .306
Rick Monday           11   33    2   10   0   0   0    2   0   0    4    6  .303
Steve Garvey          27  110   16   32   5   0   3   13   1   2    4    9  .291
Derrel Thomas         21   50    5   14   2   1   0    6   4   0    4    8  .280
Ron Cey               25   86   13   23   5   0   4   10   3   1   16   18  .267
Gary Thomasson        21   59    4   15   0   0   1    8   1   0   11    4  .254
Joe Ferguson          19   58    6   14   2   0   2   15   0   0   14   12  .241
Davey Lopes           27  112   17   25   6   2   1    3   6   1   11   17  .223
Steve Yeager          17   50    4    8   1   1   3    7   0   0    4    9  .160
Reggie Smith          13   33    7    5   1   0   1    5   2   0    6    7  .152
Vic Davalillo          8    7    0    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .000
Johnny Oates           1    2    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000

 Montreal             G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Duffy Dyer             3    5    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .400
Warren Cromartie      22   94   17   35   9   1   1    8   1   2    5    7  .372
Gary Carter           21   75   15   26   4   0   7   20   1   0    8    8  .347
Tony Solaita           8    9    1    3   2   0   0    1   0   0    2    5  .333
Andre Dawson          22   96   18   31   7   2   7   17   2   3    4   18  .323
Chris Speier          22   69   11   20   5   0   1    5   0   0   12    5  .290
Larry Parrish         21   74    9   21  10   0   0    6   2   0    4   17  .284
Tony Perez            21   81   12   22   3   0   3   15   1   0    5   17  .272
Jerry White           15   26    5    7   1   1   1    6   1   0    0    4  .269
Rodney Scott          22   86   12   23   4   0   0   12   5   4   14   17  .267
Ellis Valentine       19   73    7   19   2   1   2   13   3   2    6    8  .260
Dave Cash              5    4    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .250
Jim Mason              4    4    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .250
Ken Macha              6    8    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    5  .000
Tommy Hutton          10    6    2    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    1  .000

 New York             G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Gil Flores             9    9    2    5   0   0   0    3   0   0    0    2  .556
Alex Trevino           4    7    0    3   0   0   0    3   0   0    0    0  .429
Joel Youngblood       19   53   10   18   3   0   4   11   3   2    8    7  .340
Bruce Boisclair       12   22    3    7   2   1   0    0   0   2    0    6  .318
Lee Mazzilli          21   84   10   24   4   0   2   13   7   2   11   11  .286
Elliott Maddox         5   14    1    4   1   0   0    2   0   1    2    2  .286
Ed Kranepool           9    7    1    2   1   0   0    3   0   0    2    0  .286
Steve Henderson       21   79    9   22   4   1   0    9   4   2    9   14  .279
Richie Hebner         18   66   10   17   3   1   1    9   1   0    7    6  .258
John Stearns          20   71   10   17   6   0   1    7   2   3    6   10  .239
Frank Taveras         12   42    6    9   1   1   0    1   5   1    6    7  .214
Ron Hodges            10   15    0    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    4  .200
Doug Flynn            21   71    7   13   1   0   1   12   0   0    5    8  .183
Kelvin Chapman        15   42    3    7   1   1   0    2   0   0    4    7  .167
Willie Montanez       21   81   10   13   4   0   1    3   0   1    9   13  .161
Tim Foli               3    7    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
Ramon Aviles           1    1    0    1   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    0 1.000
Mike Anderson          4    5    1    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .600
Del Unser             11   11    3    4   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .364
Pete Rose             23   80   14   27   4   0   1    6   3   1   17    7  .338
Dave Rader             4    3    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .333
Manny Trillo          22   76    5   23   4   0   0    8   0   1    4    9  .303
Garry Maddox          22   81   16   24   3   2   4   13   4   2    5    9  .296
Larry Bowa            23   82   12   23   4   1   0    3   3   3   15    5  .281
Greg Luzinski         22   74    9   20   5   0   4   16   1   1   13   15  .270
Mike Schmidt          23   74   11   18   3   0   6   16   1   1   14   18  .243
Bake McBride          22   76    8   16   1   0   3    9   6   2    6    9  .211
Bob Boone             19   59    4   11   4   0   1    9   0   0    5    6  .186
Tim McCarver           8   18    1    3   1   0   0    3   0   0    1    1  .167
Greg Gross            14    8    1    1   0   0   0    0   1   0    1    1  .125
Jose Cardenal          5    8    0    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    2  .000
Lonnie Smith           5    5    1    0   0   0   0    0   1   0    1    2  .000
Rudy Meoli             2    4    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Pete Mackanin          5    3    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
Matt Alexander         7    2    2    2   0   1   0    1   1   0    0    0 1.000
John Milner           16   35    8   15   4   1   4   13   2   1    9    4  .429
Manny Sanguillen       5    5    2    2   2   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .400
Dave Parker           21   81   19   28   5   2   3    8   4   0    7   11  .346
Willie Stargell       15   56    7   18   5   0   4   14   0   0    2   14  .321
Tim Foli              10   38    6   12   3   0   0    5   0   0    3    1  .316
Omar Moreno           21   84   11   26   2   3   0   10  11   5    8    9  .310
Ed Ott                14   53    4   16   1   1   2    6   0   0    0    8  .302
Steve Nicosia         11   32    3    9   2   0   2    4   0   0    2    0  .281
Bill Robinson         18   65   10   17   3   0   4   11   1   0    2   10  .262
Frank Taveras         11   45    4   11   3   0   0    1   2   1    0    2  .244
Phil Garner           21   80   13   19   8   1   1    2   2   1    8   18  .238
Rennie Stennett       20   76    6   17   4   0   0    8   1   0    5   10  .224
Lee Lacy              13   25    1    5   0   2   0    3   1   0    4    8  .200
Dale Berra             9   13    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .154
Mike Easler            4    3    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .000

 San Diego            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Kurt Bevacqua         13   16    6    7   1   1   0    4   0   0    7    1  .438
Dave Winfield         26  104   21   39   9   4   5   19   2   3   11   12  .375
Bill Almon            13   17    3    6   1   0   0    1   1   1    0    2  .353
Don Reynolds           5    6    0    2   0   1   0    2   0   0    0    1  .333
Jerry Turner          26  102   12   32   4   0   2   17   0   0    7   12  .314
Broderick Perkins     19   23    4    7   0   0   0    3   0   0    2    1  .304
Fernando Gonzalez     23   81   10   24   3   1   3   10   0   0    7    6  .296
Bill Fahey             8   14    0    4   1   0   0    3   0   0    2    0  .286
Gene Richards         24   96   13   23   4   1   1    9   2   2    8   14  .240
Gene Tenace           25   69   11   16   0   1   4   14   0   1   18   16  .232
Dan Briggs            14   27    7    6   1   0   1    4   0   0    1    6  .222
Mike Hargrove         23   69   12   15   4   0   0    5   0   1   18    7  .217
Barry Evans           24   91    4   19   3   0   0    9   0   1    3   12  .209
Ozzie Smith           26  101   13   17   3   0   0    6   4   2    7    4  .168
Fred Kendall           6    8    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .125

 San Francisco        G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Rob Andrews            8    6    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .500
Terry Whitfield       26   98   15   33   6   2   2   17   1   2    8   12  .337
Willie McCovey        14   30    1   10   3   0   0    4   0   0    1    4  .333
Johnnie Lemaster       8   24    6    7   1   0   1    5   0   0    4    4  .292
Larry Herndon         19   21    4    6   1   2   1    4   0   1    2    7  .286
Jack Clark            26   91   17   25   5   1   3   14   1   1   14   19  .275
Billy North           25   84   20   23   2   0   1    8   7   4   18   16  .274
Darrell Evans         26   91   12   23   2   0   3   12   2   2   14    6  .253
Max Venable            9    4    2    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250
Mike Ivie             23   77    8   17   1   1   4   14   1   0    5   17  .221
John Tamargo          13   24    3    5   2   0   1    2   0   0    1    1  .208
Roger Metzger         21   65    7   12   1   3   0    6   1   0    4    3  .185
Marc Hill             22   71    7   12   0   0   1    6   0   0    6    8  .169
Bill Madlock          26   96   12   15   3   1   1   15   2   1    8    6  .156
Mike Sadek             6    7    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    3  .000
Hector Cruz            6    6    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    4  .000

 St. Louis            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Lou Brock             19   63    6   23   0   1   1    7   2   4    3   10  .365
Tony Scott            24  101   14   34   4   5   0   15   6   1    1   15  .337
Mike Dimmel            6    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   1    0    0  .333
Ken Oberkfell         13   16    5    5   0   1   0    0   0   0    3    3  .313
Ken Reitz             24   85    4   26  10   0   1   14   1   0    7   14  .306
George Hendrick       24   75   11   21   6   0   1    8   1   0    9   11  .280
Garry Templeton       24  105   13   29   2   3   0    5   2   1    3   11  .276
Ted Simmons           24   83   13   22   4   0   5   11   0   0   17    4  .265
Dane Iorg             17   38    3   10   2   0   0    3   1   0    2    4  .263
Mike Tyson            21   54    5   13   3   1   2    9   2   1    6    8  .241
Keith Hernandez       24   97   13   22   9   1   2   15   1   0    7   13  .227
Tom Grieve             9   15    1    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    4    1  .200
Mike Phillips          7   10    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .200
Bernie Carbo          12   12    1    2   0   0   0    3   0   0    0    2  .167
Roger Freed            7    6    1    1   0   0   1    4   0   0    1    1  .167
Jerry Mumphrey        11    7    3    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    2  .143
Steve Swisher          5    3    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    0  .000

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  D. Lopes (LA)           112
  T. Puhl (HOU)           111
  B. Russell (LA)         111
  S. Garvey (LA)          110
  C. Reynolds (HOU)       105
  G. Templeton (STL)      105
  D. Winfield (SD)        104
  J. Turner (SD)          102
  T. Scott (STL)          101
  O. Smith (SD)           101

Runs Scored:

  T. Puhl (HOU)            22
  D. Winfield (SD)         21
  B. North (SF)            20
  D. Parker (PIT)          19
  A. Dawson (MON)          18
  J. Clark (SF)            17
  W. Cromartie (MON)       17
  J. Cruz (HOU)            17
  D. Lopes (LA)            17
  D. Concepcion (CIN)      16

Hits:

  D. Winfield (SD)         39
  K. Griffey (CIN)         36
  W. Cromartie (MON)       35
  G. Foster (CIN)          34
  B. Russell (LA)          34
  T. Scott (STL)           34
  T. Whitfield (SF)        33
  S. Garvey (LA)           32
  T. Puhl (HOU)            32
  J. Turner (SD)           32

Doubles:

  L. Parrish (MON)         10
  K. Reitz (STL)           10
  W. Cromartie (MON)        9
  K. Hernandez (STL)        9
  J. Morgan (CIN)           9
  D. Winfield (SD)          9
  C. Cedeno (HOU)           8
  P. Garner (PIT)           8
  K. Griffey (CIN)          8
  B. Buckner (CHI)          7

Triples:

  T. Scott (STL)            5
  D. Winfield (SD)          4
  J. Cruz (HOU)             3
  R. Metzger (SF)           3
  O. Moreno (PIT)           3
  G. Templeton (STL)        3
  D. Concepcion (CIN)       2
  A. Dawson (MON)           2
  L. Herndon (SF)           2
  L. Lacy (PIT)             2

Home Runs:

  D. Murphy (ATL)           9
  G. Carter (MON)           7
  A. Dawson (MON)           7
  D. Kingman (CHI)          7
  G. Matthews (ATL)         6
  M. Schmidt (PHI)          6
  B. Bonnell (ATL)          5
  T. Simmons (STL)          5
  D. Winfield (SD)          5
  R. Cey (LA)               4

RBI:

  G. Foster (CIN)          24
  G. Carter (MON)          20
  J. Cruz (HOU)            20
  D. Murphy (ATL)          20
  E. Cabell (HOU)          19
  D. Kingman (CHI)         19
  D. Winfield (SD)         19
  D. Driessen (CIN)        18
  A. Dawson (MON)          17
  J. Turner (SD)           17

Stolen Bases:

  E. Cabell (HOU)          11
  O. Moreno (PIT)          11
  J. Cruz (HOU)             9
  J. Morgan (CIN)           8
  K. Griffey (CIN)          7
  L. Mazzilli (NY)          7
  B. North (SF)             7
  F. Taveras (NY)           7
  C. Cedeno (HOU)           6
  D. Lopes (LA)             6

Caught Stealing:

  T. Puhl (HOU)             6
  O. Moreno (PIT)           5
  L. Brock (STL)            4
  E. Cabell (HOU)           4
  G. Hubbard (ATL)          4
  B. North (SF)             4
  B. Russell (LA)           4
  R. Scott (MON)            4
  L. Bowa (PHI)             3
  A. Dawson (MON)           3

Walks:

  J. Burroughs (ATL)       18
  M. Hargrove (SD)         18
  B. North (SF)            18
  G. Tenace (SD)           18
  P. Rose (PHI)            17
  T. Simmons (STL)         17
  R. Cey (LA)              16
  L. Bowa (PHI)            15
  J. Morgan (CIN)          15
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          14

Strikeouts:

  D. Kingman (CHI)         22
  B. Foote (CHI)           20
  J. Clark (SF)            19
  G. Foster (CIN)          19
  R. Cey (LA)              18
  A. Dawson (MON)          18
  P. Garner (PIT)          18
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         18
  B. Watson (HOU)          18
  A. Ashby (HOU)           17

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