Saturday May 5, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

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

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Montreal         801  118   226   52    5   24   109   18   11   69   141  .282
Cincinnati       862  111   241   45    7   16   106   25    6   97   137  .280
Pittsburgh       784  106   218   47   11   20    93   26    8   58   116  .278
St. Louis        866  108   233   43   16   14   102   17   11   73   122  .269
Atlanta          804   99   211   29    1   25    92   10   12   83   135  .262
Philadelphia     767  101   198   36    3   21    98   21   11   95   103  .258
Houston          885  116   228   40    8   14   112   33   13   74   127  .258
San Diego        918  126   233   37    9   18   116   10   12   95   116  .254
Los Angeles      941  107   233   37    5   19   103   18   10   93   134  .248
New York         751   87   180   34    6   11    83   22   14   71   117  .240
Chicago          690   78   164   34    3   18    72    8    6   85   108  .238
San Francisco    883  125   205   30   10   19   114   17   12   93   142  .232

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Dave Winfield (SD)       27  108   23   42   9   4   7   23   2   3   11   12  .389
Ken Griffey (CIN)        24  100   15   37   8   1   2    9   7   1    9   10  .370
Warren Cromartie (MON)   23   98   17   36  10   1   1    8   1   2    5    7  .367
George Foster (CIN)      25   98   13   36   3   1   4   25   0   0   11   20  .367
Dave Parker (PIT)        22   84   22   30   7   2   3    8   5   0    9   11  .357
Jerry Royster (ATL)      23   80   11   28   3   0   0    8   6   2   12   10  .350
Terry Whitfield (SF)     27  101   17   35   6   2   2   17   2   2    9   12  .347
Gary Carter (MON)        22   78   15   27   5   0   7   20   1   0    9    9  .346
Tony Scott (STL)         25  106   14   36   4   5   0   15   7   2    1   15  .340
Pete Rose (PHI)          24   83   16   28   5   0   1    7   3   1   19    7  .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         23   80   11   28   3   0   0    8   6   2   12   10  .350
Bob Horner             1    3    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Barry Bonnell         24   86   13   28   3   1   5   16   1   1    4    9  .326
Dale Murphy           24   87   17   27   1   0   9   20   0   1   10   15  .310
Jeff Burroughs        24   82    9   23   4   0   1    6   0   1   18   15  .281
Rowland Office        21   18    5    5   0   0   1    4   0   0    2    3  .278
Pepe Frias            24   71    4   19   4   0   1    5   0   0    4    8  .268
Gary Matthews         24   94   15   25   4   0   6   13   3   0    9   12  .266
Mike Lum              21   78    9   18   4   0   1    7   0   2    6   13  .231
Glenn Hubbard         24   92    9   19   1   0   1    6   0   4   12   10  .207
Joe Nolan              6    6    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .167
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

 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
Steve Ontiveros       21   76    7   21   3   0   0    3   0   0   10    7  .276
Bobby Murcer          20   59   10   16   1   0   3   11   0   2   15    5  .271
Jerry Martin          20   65    4   16   4   0   2    8   0   0    5   10  .246
Ted Sizemore          21   67    9   16   3   0   0    4   1   0   11    8  .239
Bill Buckner          21   88    9   21   8   1   2    9   2   1    6    6  .239
Ivan DeJesus          21   88   12   20   5   1   2    6   3   3    6   14  .227
Dave Kingman          21   75   11   17   3   0   7   19   0   0   13   23  .227
Barry Foote           21   67    3   12   1   0   2    2   1   0    3   20  .179
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           24  100   15   37   8   1   2    9   7   1    9   10  .370
George Foster         25   98   13   36   3   1   4   25   0   0   11   20  .367
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            24   88    8   28   7   0   0    9   1   0    9    7  .318
Dave Concepcion       25  104   18   33   4   2   1   12   4   2   11    3  .317
Joe Morgan            23   86   16   27  10   1   2    7   8   0   16   13  .314
Dan Driessen          24   88   10   21   4   1   4   18   2   2   12   17  .239
Johnny Bench          20   68    8   14   1   0   2   12   2   0   15   14  .206
Rick Auerbach          8   15    1    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .200
Cesar Geronimo        25   87    8   15   2   1   0    4   1   0    6   15  .172
Champ Summers         13   21    5    3   1   0   0    2   0   0    3    6  .143

 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
Jose Cruz             26   92   17   30   7   3   2   20   9   1   14   12  .326
Rafael Landestoy      22   10    4    3   0   0   0    3   0   0    0    2  .300
Cesar Cedeno          23   77   10   23   8   0   3   13   6   1   14    8  .299
Terry Puhl            26  115   23   34   2   1   2    4   6   6    7   10  .296
Craig Reynolds        26  109   15   32   6   2   0    7   0   1    2    9  .294
Enos Cabell           26   99   14   29   4   0   3   19  11   4    8    8  .293
Bob Watson            26   94    7   23   2   0   1   10   0   0    5   19  .245
Alan Ashby            22   73    2   17   4   1   0   11   0   0    6   17  .233
Art Howe              26   95   10   21   3   0   2   12   0   0    7    8  .221
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           6    3    2    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .000
Julio Gonzalez         3    2    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          10    4    3    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .750
Manny Mota             8    6    0    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    0  .500
Von Joshua            16   22    3    7   0   0   1    4   0   0    0    2  .318
Rick Monday           11   33    2   10   0   0   0    2   0   0    4    6  .303
Dusty Baker           27  103   13   31   5   0   2   12   1   2    7   14  .301
Bill Russell          28  115   12   34   5   1   1   11   0   4    7    7  .296
Steve Garvey          28  113   16   33   5   0   3   13   1   2    5   10  .292
Derrel Thomas         22   51    5   14   2   1   0    6   4   0    4    8  .275
Ron Cey               26   89   13   24   5   0   4   10   3   1   16   18  .270
Joe Ferguson          19   58    6   14   2   0   2   15   0   0   14   12  .241
Gary Thomasson        22   63    4   15   0   0   1    8   1   0   11    4  .238
Davey Lopes           28  116   17   25   6   2   1    3   6   1   11   17  .216
Steve Yeager          18   51    4    8   1   1   3    7   0   0    5    9  .157
Reggie Smith          13   33    7    5   1   0   1    5   2   0    6    7  .152
Vic Davalillo          9    8    0    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .000
Johnny Oates           2    3    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      23   98   17   36  10   1   1    8   1   2    5    7  .367
Gary Carter           22   78   15   27   5   0   7   20   1   0    9    9  .346
Andre Dawson          23   98   19   33   8   2   8   19   4   3    6   18  .337
Tony Solaita           9   10    1    3   2   0   0    1   0   0    2    6  .300
Chris Speier          23   73   12   21   5   0   2    6   0   0   12    6  .288
Larry Parrish         22   77    9   21  10   0   0    6   2   0    5   18  .273
Jerry White           15   26    5    7   1   1   1    6   1   0    0    4  .269
Ellis Valentine       20   77    7   20   2   1   2   13   3   2    6    8  .260
Tony Perez            22   85   12   22   3   0   3   15   1   0    5   18  .259
Rodney Scott          23   90   12   23   4   0   0   12   5   4   14   19  .256
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          11    7    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           5   12    1    6   0   1   0    4   0   0    0    1  .500
Bruce Boisclair       13   23    4    8   2   1   0    0   0   2    0    6  .348
Joel Youngblood       20   57   10   19   3   0   4   11   3   2    8    7  .333
Steve Henderson       22   83    9   24   4   1   0    9   4   2    9   14  .289
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
Lee Mazzilli          22   88   11   25   4   0   3   15   7   2   11   11  .284
Richie Hebner         18   66   10   17   3   1   1    9   1   0    7    6  .258
John Stearns          21   75   10   19   7   0   1    8   2   3    6   10  .253
Ron Hodges            10   15    0    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    4  .200
Frank Taveras         13   47    6    9   1   1   0    1   5   1    6    7  .192
Doug Flynn            22   75    7   14   1   0   1   12   0   0    5    8  .187
Willie Montanez       22   85   11   14   4   0   1    3   0   1    9   13  .165
Kelvin Chapman        16   43    3    7   1   1   0    2   0   0    4    7  .163
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           2    1    0    1   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    0 1.000
Mike Anderson          5    5    1    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .600
Del Unser             12   11    3    4   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .364
Pete Rose             24   83   16   28   5   0   1    7   3   1   19    7  .337
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
Larry Bowa            24   86   14   25   4   1   0    3   4   3   16    5  .291
Greg Luzinski         23   78   10   22   6   0   4   20   1   1   14   15  .282
Garry Maddox          23   86   16   24   3   2   4   13   4   2    5    9  .279
Mike Schmidt          24   79   14   21   4   0   8   21   1   1   14   18  .266
Bob Boone             20   63    4   14   4   0   1    9   0   0    6    6  .222
Bake McBride          23   80   10   17   1   0   3    9   6   2    7   10  .213
Tim McCarver           8   18    1    3   1   0   0    3   0   0    1    1  .167
Greg Gross            15    8    1    1   0   0   0    0   1   0    1    1  .125
Rudy Meoli             3    8    0    1   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .125
Jose Cardenal          6    9    1    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    2  .000
Lonnie Smith           5    5    1    0   0   0   0    0   1   0    1    2  .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         8    2    2    2   0   1   0    1   1   0    0    0 1.000
John Milner           17   38    8   16   4   1   4   14   2   1   10    4  .421
Manny Sanguillen       5    5    2    2   2   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .400
Dave Parker           22   84   22   30   7   2   3    8   5   0    9   11  .357
Willie Stargell       16   57    7   19   5   0   4   16   0   0    2   14  .333
Tim Foli              11   42    7   14   3   0   0    5   0   0    3    1  .333
Ed Ott                15   57    4   18   1   1   2    7   0   0    1    8  .316
Omar Moreno           22   89   12   26   2   3   0   10  11   5    8    9  .292
Steve Nicosia         11   32    3    9   2   0   2    4   0   0    2    0  .281
Bill Robinson         19   69   10   17   3   0   4   12   1   0    2   12  .246
Frank Taveras         11   45    4   11   3   0   0    1   2   1    0    2  .244
Lee Lacy              14   26    1    6   0   2   0    3   1   0    4    8  .231
Phil Garner           22   84   13   19   8   1   1    2   2   1    8   19  .226
Rennie Stennett       21   80    7   18   4   0   0    8   1   0    5   10  .225
Dale Berra             9   13    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .154
Mike Easler            5    4    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         27  108   23   42   9   4   7   23   2   3   11   12  .389
Bill Almon            13   17    3    6   1   0   0    1   1   1    0    2  .353
Don Reynolds           6    6    0    2   0   1   0    2   0   0    1    1  .333
Jerry Turner          27  106   13   33   4   0   2   18   0   0    7   12  .311
Broderick Perkins     19   23    4    7   0   0   0    3   0   0    2    1  .304
Fernando Gonzalez     24   85   10   25   3   1   3   10   0   0    7    6  .294
Bill Fahey             8   14    0    4   1   0   0    3   0   0    2    0  .286
Gene Tenace           26   73   11   17   0   1   4   14   0   1   18   16  .233
Gene Richards         25  100   14   23   4   1   1    9   3   2    8   14  .230
Barry Evans           25   94    4   21   3   0   0   10   0   2    4   12  .223
Dan Briggs            15   27    7    6   1   0   1    4   0   0    1    6  .222
Mike Hargrove         24   72   13   15   4   0   0    5   0   1   19    7  .208
Ozzie Smith           27  105   14   17   3   0   0    6   4   2    7    4  .162
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
Terry Whitfield       27  101   17   35   6   2   2   17   2   2    9   12  .347
Willie McCovey        14   30    1   10   3   0   0    4   0   0    1    4  .333
Rob Andrews            9    9    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .333
Johnnie Lemaster       8   24    6    7   1   0   1    5   0   0    4    4  .292
Larry Herndon         20   21    4    6   1   2   1    4   0   1    2    7  .286
Jack Clark            27   96   19   27   6   1   4   17   1   1   14   19  .281
Billy North           26   87   21   23   2   0   1    8   7   5   20   17  .264
Darrell Evans         27   95   13   25   2   0   3   13   2   2   14    6  .263
Max Venable            9    4    2    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250
Mike Ivie             24   81    8   17   1   1   4   14   1   0    5   19  .210
Roger Metzger         22   68    7   13   1   3   0    7   2   0    5    3  .191
John Tamargo          14   28    3    5   2   0   1    2   0   0    1    1  .179
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             7    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             20   64    6   23   0   1   1    7   2   4    3   11  .359
Tony Scott            25  106   14   36   4   5   0   15   7   2    1   15  .340
Mike Dimmel            6    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   1    0    0  .333
Ken Reitz             25   88    5   28  11   0   1   15   1   0    7   14  .318
Ken Oberkfell         14   16    5    5   0   1   0    0   0   0    3    3  .313
Dane Iorg             18   40    4   12   2   1   0    4   1   0    4    4  .300
George Hendrick       25   79   12   23   6   1   1    8   1   0    9   12  .291
Ted Simmons           25   86   15   24   5   0   6   12   0   0   18    4  .279
Garry Templeton       25  110   13   30   2   3   0    5   2   1    3   14  .273
Mike Tyson            22   56    5   13   3   1   2    9   2   1    6    9  .232
Keith Hernandez       25  102   13   22   9   1   2   15   1   0    7   16  .216
Tom Grieve             9   15    1    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    4    1  .200
Mike Phillips          8   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            8    7    1    1   0   0   1    4   0   0    1    2  .143
Jerry Mumphrey        12    7    3    1   0   0   0    1   0   1    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)           116
  T. Puhl (HOU)           115
  B. Russell (LA)         115
  S. Garvey (LA)          113
  G. Templeton (STL)      110
  C. Reynolds (HOU)       109
  D. Winfield (SD)        108
  T. Scott (STL)          106
  J. Turner (SD)          106
  O. Smith (SD)           105

Runs Scored:

  T. Puhl (HOU)            23
  D. Winfield (SD)         23
  D. Parker (PIT)          22
  B. North (SF)            21
  J. Clark (SF)            19
  A. Dawson (MON)          19
  D. Concepcion (CIN)      18
  W. Cromartie (MON)       17
  J. Cruz (HOU)            17
  D. Lopes (LA)            17

Hits:

  D. Winfield (SD)         42
  K. Griffey (CIN)         37
  W. Cromartie (MON)       36
  G. Foster (CIN)          36
  T. Scott (STL)           36
  T. Whitfield (SF)        35
  T. Puhl (HOU)            34
  B. Russell (LA)          34
  D. Concepcion (CIN)      33
  A. Dawson (MON)          33

Doubles:

  K. Reitz (STL)           11
  W. Cromartie (MON)       10
  J. Morgan (CIN)          10
  L. Parrish (MON)         10
  K. Hernandez (STL)        9
  D. Winfield (SD)          9
  B. Buckner (CHI)          8
  C. Cedeno (HOU)           8
  A. Dawson (MON)           8
  P. Garner (PIT)           8

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
  B. Forsch (STL)           2
  L. Herndon (SF)           2

Home Runs:

  D. Murphy (ATL)           9
  A. Dawson (MON)           8
  M. Schmidt (PHI)          8
  G. Carter (MON)           7
  D. Kingman (CHI)          7
  D. Winfield (SD)          7
  G. Matthews (ATL)         6
  T. Simmons (STL)          6
  B. Bonnell (ATL)          5
  R. Cey (LA)               4

RBI:

  G. Foster (CIN)          25
  D. Winfield (SD)         23
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         21
  G. Carter (MON)          20
  J. Cruz (HOU)            20
  G. Luzinski (PHI)        20
  D. Murphy (ATL)          20
  E. Cabell (HOU)          19
  A. Dawson (MON)          19
  D. Kingman (CHI)         19

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
  T. Scott (STL)            7
  F. Taveras (NY)           7
  C. Cedeno (HOU)           6

Caught Stealing:

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

Walks:

  B. North (SF)            20
  M. Hargrove (SD)         19
  P. Rose (PHI)            19
  J. Burroughs (ATL)       18
  T. Simmons (STL)         18
  G. Tenace (SD)           18
  L. Bowa (PHI)            16
  R. Cey (LA)              16
  J. Morgan (CIN)          16
  J. Bench (CIN)           15

Strikeouts:

  D. Kingman (CHI)         23
  B. Foote (CHI)           20
  G. Foster (CIN)          20
  J. Clark (SF)            19
  P. Garner (PIT)          19
  M. Ivie (SF)             19
  R. Scott (MON)           19
  B. Watson (HOU)          19
  R. Cey (LA)              18
  A. Dawson (MON)          18

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