Sunday May 6, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of May 6, 1979:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Montreal         837  125   238   53    5   25   116   19   12   71   147  .284
Cincinnati       934  130   263   46    8   19   124   27    9  108   152  .282
Pittsburgh       813  108   224   47   11   20    95   28    9   61   118  .276
Atlanta          843  112   228   35    2   26   105   11   13   87   139  .271
St. Louis        899  112   243   45   17   15   106   17   11   74   128  .270
Philadelphia     803  105   210   37    3   22   102   21   12   97   106  .262
Houston          956  129   248   45    8   15   125   33   14   81   139  .259
San Diego        955  131   243   39    9   19   121   11   12   97   119  .255
Chicago          732   92   182   36    4   21    85    8    6   88   111  .249
Los Angeles      973  107   239   38    5   19   103   19   11   95   140  .246
New York         787   92   188   35    6   11    88   23   14   75   120  .239
San Francisco    912  129   210   31   10   19   117   19   12  101   143  .230

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Dave Winfield (SD)       28  112   23   42   9   4   7   23   2   3   11   13  .375
Gary Carter (MON)        23   82   17   30   5   0   8   24   1   1    9    9  .366
Ken Griffey (CIN)        26  110   17   40   9   1   2   13   7   1    9   12  .364
Warren Cromartie (MON)   24  102   18   36  10   1   1    8   1   2    6    8  .353
Jerry Royster (ATL)      24   85   13   30   3   0   0    9   6   2   12   11  .353
Dave Parker (PIT)        23   88   22   31   7   2   3    8   5   0    9   12  .352
George Foster (CIN)      27  105   14   36   3   1   4   25   0   1   13   22  .343
Andre Dawson (MON)       24  103   20   35   8   2   8   19   4   3    6   19  .340
Terry Whitfield (SF)     28  104   18   35   6   2   2   17   2   2    9   13  .337
Pete Rose (PHI)          25   87   16   29   5   0   1    7   3   1   20    7  .333

 Atlanta              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Bruce Benedict         3   11    0    4   1   0   0    2   0   1    1    1  .364
Jerry Royster         24   85   13   30   3   0   0    9   6   2   12   11  .353
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           25   91   17   29   1   0   9   22   0   1   10   16  .319
Joe Nolan              7   10    2    3   2   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .300
Rowland Office        22   24    7    7   0   0   2    7   0   0    2    4  .292
Pepe Frias            25   76    5   22   5   0   1    9   1   0    4    8  .290
Jeff Burroughs        25   83    9   23   4   0   1    6   0   1   18   15  .277
Gary Matthews         25   99   16   27   4   1   6   13   3   1    9   12  .273
Charlie Spikes        10   12    3    3   2   0   0    2   0   0    1    4  .250
Glenn Hubbard         25   97   12   23   4   0   1    7   0   4   12   10  .237
Mike Lum              21   78    9   18   4   0   1    7   0   2    6   13  .231
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              7   11    3    6   0   1   2    5   0   0    3    2  .546
Tim Blackwell          6    7    2    3   0   1   0    3   0   0    5    1  .429
Scot Thompson         14   34    5   12   4   0   0    5   0   0    1    3  .353
Steve Ontiveros       22   81    8   25   5   0   0    4   0   0   10    7  .309
Larry Biittner         8    7    0    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    2  .286
Bobby Murcer          20   59   10   16   1   0   3   11   0   2   15    5  .271
Dave Kingman          22   79   14   20   3   0   7   19   0   0   14   24  .253
Jerry Martin          21   70    5   17   4   0   2   10   0   0    5   11  .243
Ted Sizemore          22   71   10   17   3   0   0    5   1   0   12    8  .239
Bill Buckner          22   93   11   22   8   1   3   10   2   1    6    6  .237
Ivan DeJesus          22   93   14   22   5   1   2    8   3   3    6   15  .237
Barry Foote           22   70    3   13   1   0   2    3   1   0    3   20  .186
Gene Clines            9    9    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .111
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          10   13    2    5   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    4  .385
Ken Griffey           26  110   17   40   9   1   2   13   7   1    9   12  .364
George Foster         27  105   14   36   3   1   4   25   0   1   13   22  .343
Vic Correll            9   21    3    7   2   0   0    1   0   0    4    5  .333
Joe Morgan            25   90   18   29  10   1   3   10   8   0   18   13  .322
Dave Concepcion       27  111   20   35   4   2   2   14   6   2   13    5  .315
Junior Kennedy         8   16    0    5   0   0   0    1   0   1    0    3  .313
Ray Knight            26   97    9   30   7   0   0    9   1   1    9    7  .309
Champ Summers         15   27    7    7   1   0   1    7   0   1    6    6  .259
Dan Driessen          24   88   10   21   4   1   4   18   2   2   12   17  .239
Arturo DeFreitas       9    9    1    2   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    3  .222
Johnny Bench          21   72   10   15   1   0   2   12   2   0   16   14  .208
Cesar Geronimo        26   92   11   18   2   2   0    7   1   0    6   15  .196
Rick Auerbach         10   17    2    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .177

 Houston              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Jeffrey Leonard       16   20    7    8   2   1   0    6   1   0    5    7  .400
Jose Cruz             27   96   18   31   7   3   2   20   9   1   14   12  .323
Enos Cabell           28  108   15   33   5   0   3   23  11   5    8    9  .306
Terry Puhl            28  124   24   36   2   1   2    5   6   6    8   11  .290
Craig Reynolds        28  119   16   33   6   2   0    7   0   1    2   11  .277
Cesar Cedeno          25   83   13   23   8   0   3   13   6   1   17   10  .277
Bob Watson            28  101    8   27   2   0   2   14   0   0    6   19  .267
Alan Ashby            23   77    3   18   5   1   0   11   0   0    6   18  .234
Rafael Landestoy      24   13    5    3   0   0   0    3   0   0    1    2  .231
Bruce Bochy            8   22    2    5   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    4  .227
Art Howe              27   98   10   22   3   0   2   12   0   0    7    8  .225
Denny Walling          8    8    0    1   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    1  .125
Jesus Alou            10   10    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .000
Julio Gonzalez         5    3    1    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .000
Jimmy Sexton           7    3    2    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    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            17   23    3    7   0   0   1    4   0   0    0    3  .304
Rick Monday           11   33    2   10   0   0   0    2   0   0    4    6  .303
Dusty Baker           28  106   13   32   5   0   2   12   1   2    8   14  .302
Steve Garvey          29  117   16   34   5   0   3   13   1   2    5   10  .291
Bill Russell          29  119   12   34   5   1   1   11   0   4    7    8  .286
Derrel Thomas         22   51    5   14   2   1   0    6   4   0    4    8  .275
Ron Cey               27   93   13   25   6   0   4   10   3   1   16   18  .269
Gary Thomasson        23   67    4   17   0   0   1    8   1   0   11    5  .254
Joe Ferguson          20   62    6   14   2   0   2   15   0   0   14   13  .226
Davey Lopes           29  120   17   26   6   2   1    3   7   2   11   18  .217
Steve Yeager          19   52    4    8   1   1   3    7   0   0    6    9  .154
Reggie Smith          14   34    7    5   1   0   1    5   2   0    6    8  .147
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
Gary Carter           23   82   17   30   5   0   8   24   1   1    9    9  .366
Warren Cromartie      24  102   18   36  10   1   1    8   1   2    6    8  .353
Andre Dawson          24  103   20   35   8   2   8   19   4   3    6   19  .340
Tony Solaita           9   10    1    3   2   0   0    1   0   0    2    6  .300
Chris Speier          24   76   12   22   5   0   2    6   0   0   13    7  .290
Larry Parrish         23   81    9   23  11   0   0    7   3   0    5   18  .284
Tony Perez            23   89   14   24   3   0   3   16   1   0    5   18  .270
Jerry White           15   26    5    7   1   1   1    6   1   0    0    4  .269
Rodney Scott          24   94   12   24   4   0   0   12   5   4   14   20  .255
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
Ellis Valentine       21   81    7   20   2   1   2   14   3   2    6    8  .247
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            10    9    2    5   0   0   0    3   0   0    0    2  .556
Alex Trevino           6   15    2    7   0   1   0    4   0   0    2    1  .467
Bruce Boisclair       13   23    4    8   2   1   0    0   0   2    0    6  .348
Joel Youngblood       21   60   11   20   3   0   4   12   4   2    9    7  .333
Lee Mazzilli          23   92   12   27   4   0   3   15   7   2   12   11  .294
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       23   88   10   25   5   1   0   11   4   2    9   15  .284
Richie Hebner         18   66   10   17   3   1   1    9   1   0    7    6  .258
John Stearns          22   79   11   19   7   0   1    8   2   3    6   10  .241
Ron Hodges            10   15    0    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    4  .200
Frank Taveras         14   52    6   10   1   1   0    1   5   1    6    9  .192
Doug Flynn            23   79    7   15   1   0   1   13   0   0    5    8  .190
Kelvin Chapman        17   44    3    7   1   1   0    2   0   0    4    7  .159
Willie Montanez       23   89   11   14   4   0   1    3   0   1    9   13  .157
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
Mike Anderson          6    5    1    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .600
Ramon Aviles           3    5    1    3   1   0   0    3   0   0    0    0  .600
Del Unser             12   11    3    4   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .364
Pete Rose             25   87   16   29   5   0   1    7   3   1   20    7  .333
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
Greg Luzinski         24   82   11   24   6   0   4   20   1   1   14   15  .293
Larry Bowa            25   91   14   26   4   1   0    3   4   3   16    5  .286
Garry Maddox          24   90   17   25   3   2   4   13   4   2    5   11  .278
Mike Schmidt          25   83   15   22   4   0   9   23   1   1   15   18  .265
Bob Boone             21   66    4   16   4   0   1    9   0   1    6    6  .242
Bake McBride          24   84   10   18   1   0   3   10   6   2    7   11  .214
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         9    2    2    2   0   1   0    1   1   0    0    0 1.000
John Milner           18   42    8   16   4   1   4   14   2   1   10    4  .381
Dave Parker           23   88   22   31   7   2   3    8   5   0    9   12  .352
Tim Foli              12   46    7   16   3   0   0    7   0   0    3    1  .348
Willie Stargell       16   57    7   19   5   0   4   16   0   0    2   14  .333
Manny Sanguillen       6    6    2    2   2   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Ed Ott                16   60    4   18   1   1   2    7   0   0    1    8  .300
Omar Moreno           23   91   14   26   2   3   0   10  13   5   10    9  .286
Steve Nicosia         11   32    3    9   2   0   2    4   0   0    2    0  .281
Frank Taveras         11   45    4   11   3   0   0    1   2   1    0    2  .244
Bill Robinson         20   70   10   17   3   0   4   12   1   0    2   12  .243
Rennie Stennett       22   83    7   20   4   0   0    8   1   1    5   10  .241
Phil Garner           23   87   13   20   8   1   1    2   2   1    8   19  .230
Lee Lacy              15   28    1    6   0   2   0    3   1   0    5    8  .214
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
Bill Almon            14   19    4    8   1   0   0    1   1   1    0    2  .421
Don Reynolds           7   10    1    4   1   1   0    3   0   0    2    2  .400
Dave Winfield         28  112   23   42   9   4   7   23   2   3   11   13  .375
Kurt Bevacqua         14   20    6    7   1   1   0    4   0   0    7    1  .350
Jerry Turner          28  107   13   33   4   0   2   18   0   0    7   12  .308
Fernando Gonzalez     25   89   10   27   3   1   3   11   0   0    7    6  .303
Broderick Perkins     20   24    5    7   0   0   0    3   0   0    2    1  .292
Bill Fahey             8   14    0    4   1   0   0    3   0   0    2    0  .286
Gene Tenace           27   77   11   18   0   1   4   14   0   1   18   17  .234
Gene Richards         25  100   14   23   4   1   1    9   3   2    8   14  .230
Dan Briggs            16   31    8    7   1   0   2    7   0   0    2    6  .226
Barry Evans           26   98    5   22   4   0   0   10   0   2    4   12  .225
Mike Hargrove         25   73   13   15   4   0   0    5   0   1   19    7  .206
Ozzie Smith           28  108   14   17   3   0   0    6   5   2    7    4  .157
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
Willie McCovey        15   31    1   11   3   0   0    4   0   0    1    4  .355
Terry Whitfield       28  104   18   35   6   2   2   17   2   2    9   13  .337
Rob Andrews            9    9    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .333
Johnnie Lemaster       9   26    6    8   1   0   1    5   0   0    5    4  .308
Larry Herndon         21   21    4    6   1   2   1    4   0   1    2    7  .286
Jack Clark            28   98   19   27   6   1   4   17   1   1   17   19  .276
Billy North           27   90   22   23   2   0   1    8   7   5   22   17  .256
Darrell Evans         28   99   13   25   2   0   3   13   2   2   14    6  .253
Max Venable            9    4    2    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250
Mike Ivie             25   86    8   19   1   1   4   16   1   0    5   19  .221
Roger Metzger         23   68    7   13   1   3   0    7   2   0    6    3  .191
John Tamargo          15   29    3    5   2   0   1    2   0   0    1    1  .172
Marc Hill             22   71    7   12   0   0   1    6   0   0    6    8  .169
Bill Madlock          27   99   13   15   3   1   1   15   4   1    9    6  .152
Mike Sadek             8    9    1    0   0   0   0    1   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             21   68    7   26   0   2   1    7   2   4    3   11  .382
Mike Dimmel            6    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   1    0    0  .333
Tony Scott            26  110   14   36   4   5   0   15   7   2    1   15  .327
Ken Oberkfell         14   16    5    5   0   1   0    0   0   0    3    3  .313
Ken Reitz             26   92    5   28  11   0   1   15   1   0    7   15  .304
Dane Iorg             18   40    4   12   2   1   0    4   1   0    4    4  .300
George Hendrick       26   83   12   24   6   1   1    8   1   0    9   14  .289
Ted Simmons           26   88   16   25   5   0   7   14   0   0   19    4  .284
Garry Templeton       26  114   14   31   2   3   0    6   2   1    3   14  .272
Keith Hernandez       26  106   13   25  10   1   2   16   1   0    7   16  .236
Mike Tyson            23   60    6   14   4   1   2    9   2   1    6   11  .233
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        13    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:

  T. Puhl (HOU)           124
  D. Lopes (LA)           120
  C. Reynolds (HOU)       119
  B. Russell (LA)         119
  S. Garvey (LA)          117
  G. Templeton (STL)      114
  D. Winfield (SD)        112
  D. Concepcion (CIN)     111
  K. Griffey (CIN)        110
  T. Scott (STL)          110

Runs Scored:

  T. Puhl (HOU)            24
  D. Winfield (SD)         23
  B. North (SF)            22
  D. Parker (PIT)          22
  D. Concepcion (CIN)      20
  A. Dawson (MON)          20
  J. Clark (SF)            19
  W. Cromartie (MON)       18
  J. Cruz (HOU)            18
  J. Morgan (CIN)          18

Hits:

  D. Winfield (SD)         42
  K. Griffey (CIN)         40
  W. Cromartie (MON)       36
  G. Foster (CIN)          36
  T. Puhl (HOU)            36
  T. Scott (STL)           36
  D. Concepcion (CIN)      35
  A. Dawson (MON)          35
  T. Whitfield (SF)        35
  S. Garvey (LA)           34

Doubles:

  L. Parrish (MON)         11
  K. Reitz (STL)           11
  W. Cromartie (MON)       10
  K. Hernandez (STL)       10
  J. Morgan (CIN)          10
  K. Griffey (CIN)          9
  D. Winfield (SD)          9
  B. Buckner (CHI)          8
  C. Cedeno (HOU)           8
  A. Dawson (MON)           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
  L. Brock (STL)            2
  D. Concepcion (CIN)       2
  A. Dawson (MON)           2
  B. Forsch (STL)           2

Home Runs:

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

RBI:

  G. Foster (CIN)          25
  G. Carter (MON)          24
  E. Cabell (HOU)          23
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         23
  D. Winfield (SD)         23
  D. Murphy (ATL)          22
  J. Cruz (HOU)            20
  G. Luzinski (PHI)        20
  A. Dawson (MON)          19
  D. Kingman (CHI)         19

Stolen Bases:

  O. Moreno (PIT)          13
  E. Cabell (HOU)          11
  J. Cruz (HOU)             9
  J. Morgan (CIN)           8
  K. Griffey (CIN)          7
  D. Lopes (LA)             7
  L. Mazzilli (NY)          7
  B. North (SF)             7
  T. Scott (STL)            7
  F. Taveras (NY)           7

Caught Stealing:

  T. Puhl (HOU)             6
  E. Cabell (HOU)           5
  O. Moreno (PIT)           5
  B. North (SF)             5
  L. Brock (STL)            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)            22
  P. Rose (PHI)            20
  M. Hargrove (SD)         19
  T. Simmons (STL)         19
  J. Burroughs (ATL)       18
  J. Morgan (CIN)          18
  G. Tenace (SD)           18
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          17
  J. Clark (SF)            17
  J. Bench (CIN)           16

Strikeouts:

  D. Kingman (CHI)         24
  G. Foster (CIN)          22
  B. Foote (CHI)           20
  R. Scott (MON)           20
  J. Clark (SF)            19
  A. Dawson (MON)          19
  P. Garner (PIT)          19
  M. Ivie (SF)             19
  B. Watson (HOU)          19
  A. Ashby (HOU)           18

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