Monday May 7, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of May 7, 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       846  112   233   49   12   21    98   30   11   69   123  .275
St. Louis        899  112   243   45   17   15   106   17   11   74   128  .270
Atlanta          877  114   234   36    2   27   107   11   13   91   144  .267
Philadelphia     839  116   223   40    5   22   111   22   13  105   110  .266
Houston          956  129   248   45    8   15   125   33   14   81   139  .259
San Diego        992  137   254   41   10   19   126   11   12   99   127  .256
Chicago          732   92   182   36    4   21    85    8    6   88   111  .249
Los Angeles     1002  112   246   39    5   20   108   19   12  101   145  .246
New York         821   94   196   35    6   12    90   24   14   78   124  .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)       29  117   23   44   9   5   7   24   2   3   11   14  .376
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
Dave Parker (PIT)        24   91   22   32   7   3   3    8   6   0   11   13  .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
Jerry Royster (ATL)      25   89   14   30   3   0   0    9   6   2   13   11  .337
Terry Whitfield (SF)     28  104   18   35   6   2   2   17   2   2    9   13  .337
Pete Rose (PHI)          26   91   16   30   6   0   1    8   3   1   21    7  .330

 Atlanta              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Bruce Benedict         4   14    0    5   1   0   0    2   0   1    1    1  .357
Jerry Royster         25   89   14   30   3   0   0    9   6   2   13   11  .337
Bob Horner             1    3    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Barry Bonnell         25   90   13   29   4   1   5   16   1   1    4    9  .322
Dale Murphy           26   95   17   30   1   0   9   22   0   1   10   17  .316
Joe Nolan              8   10    2    3   2   0   0    1   0   0    2    1  .300
Rowland Office        23   24    7    7   0   0   2    7   0   0    3    4  .292
Pepe Frias            25   76    5   22   5   0   1    9   1   0    4    8  .290
Gary Matthews         26  104   17   29   4   1   7   15   3   1    9   12  .279
Jeff Burroughs        26   87    9   23   4   0   1    6   0   1   18   16  .264
Glenn Hubbard         26  101   12   24   4   0   1    7   0   4   12   11  .238
Mike Lum              22   78    9   18   4   0   1    7   0   2    6   13  .231
Charlie Spikes        11   13    3    3   2   0   0    2   0   0    1    4  .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         10    9    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    6  .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          11    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           12   33    2   10   0   0   0    2   0   0    5    6  .303
Dusty Baker           29  110   13   33   6   0   2   12   1   2    8   14  .300
Bill Russell          30  123   13   36   5   1   1   13   0   4    7    8  .293
Steve Garvey          30  121   17   35   5   0   4   14   1   2    5   10  .289
Derrel Thomas         23   53    5   14   2   1   0    6   4   1    6    8  .264
Ron Cey               28   95   13   25   6   0   4   10   3   1   18   18  .263
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           30  122   18   26   6   2   1    3   7   2   12   19  .213
Steve Yeager          20   56    5    9   1   1   3    7   0   0    6   10  .161
Reggie Smith          15   38    7    6   1   0   1    7   2   0    6   10  .158
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       22   63   11   21   3   0   4   12   4   2   10    7  .333
Lee Mazzilli          24   95   13   29   4   0   3   15   8   2   13   11  .305
Steve Henderson       23   88   10   25   5   1   0   11   4   2    9   15  .284
Ed Kranepool          10   11    2    3   1   0   1    4   0   0    2    1  .273
Elliott Maddox         6   15    1    4   1   0   0    2   0   1    2    2  .267
Richie Hebner         19   70   10   18   3   1   1    9   1   0    7    6  .257
John Stearns          23   83   11   19   7   0   1    8   2   3    6   10  .229
Frank Taveras         15   57    6   11   1   1   0    1   5   1    6    9  .193
Doug Flynn            24   83    7   16   1   0   1   13   0   0    5    8  .193
Ron Hodges            11   16    0    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    5  .188
Willie Montanez       24   93   11   15   4   0   1    4   0   1    9   14  .161
Kelvin Chapman        17   44    3    7   1   1   0    2   0   0    4    7  .159
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           4    9    3    5   2   0   0    4   0   0    1    1  .556
Mike Anderson          7    6    1    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .500
Del Unser             13   12    3    4   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .333
Dave Rader             4    3    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .333
Pete Rose             26   91   16   30   6   0   1    8   3   1   21    7  .330
Manny Trillo          22   76    5   23   4   0   0    8   0   1    4    9  .303
Larry Bowa            26   95   14   28   4   1   0    5   4   3   16    5  .295
Garry Maddox          25   95   20   28   4   2   4   13   4   2    5   12  .295
Greg Luzinski         25   85   11   24   6   0   4   20   1   1   16   15  .282
Mike Schmidt          26   87   16   23   4   0   9   23   1   1   16   18  .264
Bob Boone             22   68    7   17   4   1   1    9   0   2    9    7  .250
Bake McBride          25   89   12   20   1   1   3   14   7   2    7   11  .225
Tim McCarver           8   18    1    3   1   0   0    3   0   0    1    1  .167
Greg Gross            16    8    1    1   0   0   0    0   1   0    1    1  .125
Rudy Meoli             4    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           19   45    8   16   4   1   4   14   2   1   12    5  .356
Tim Foli              13   51    7   18   4   0   0    8   0   1    3    1  .353
Dave Parker           24   91   22   32   7   3   3    8   6   0   11   13  .352
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
Omar Moreno           24   95   15   29   2   3   0   11  14   6   10    9  .305
Ed Ott                16   60    4   18   1   1   2    7   0   0    1    8  .300
Steve Nicosia         12   35    3   10   2   0   2    4   0   0    3    0  .286
Frank Taveras         11   45    4   11   3   0   0    1   2   1    0    2  .244
Bill Robinson         21   74   11   18   3   0   5   13   1   0    3   13  .243
Rennie Stennett       22   83    7   20   4   0   0    8   1   1    5   10  .241
Phil Garner           24   91   14   21   9   1   1    2   2   1    9   19  .231
Lee Lacy              15   28    1    6   0   2   0    3   1   0    5    8  .214
Dale Berra            10   16    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    2  .125
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
Don Reynolds           8   15    3    6   1   1   0    4   0   0    2    3  .400
Bill Almon            15   23    5    9   2   0   0    2   1   1    0    3  .391
Dave Winfield         29  117   23   44   9   5   7   24   2   3   11   14  .376
Broderick Perkins     21   26    6    9   0   0   0    4   0   0    2    1  .346
Jerry Turner          29  112   13   34   5   0   2   19   0   0    7   12  .304
Kurt Bevacqua         15   24    6    7   1   1   0    4   0   0    8    2  .292
Fernando Gonzalez     26   93   10   27   3   1   3   11   0   0    7    8  .290
Bill Fahey             8   14    0    4   1   0   0    3   0   0    2    0  .286
Gene Tenace           28   81   12   20   0   1   4   14   0   1   18   18  .247
Gene Richards         25  100   14   23   4   1   1    9   3   2    8   14  .230
Barry Evans           27  101    5   23   4   0   0   10   0   2    4   12  .228
Dan Briggs            17   31    9    7   1   0   2    7   0   0    2    6  .226
Mike Hargrove         26   73   13   15   4   0   0    5   0   1   20    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
  B. Russell (LA)         123
  D. Lopes (LA)           122
  S. Garvey (LA)          121
  C. Reynolds (HOU)       119
  D. Winfield (SD)        117
  G. Templeton (STL)      114
  J. Turner (SD)          112
  D. Concepcion (CIN)     111
  D. Baker (LA)           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
  G. Maddox (PHI)          20
  J. Clark (SF)            19
  W. Cromartie (MON)       18
  J. Cruz (HOU)            18

Hits:

  D. Winfield (SD)         44
  K. Griffey (CIN)         40
  W. Cromartie (MON)       36
  G. Foster (CIN)          36
  T. Puhl (HOU)            36
  B. Russell (LA)          36
  T. Scott (STL)           36
  D. Concepcion (CIN)      35
  A. Dawson (MON)          35
  S. Garvey (LA)           35

Doubles:

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

Triples:

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

Home Runs:

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

RBI:

  G. Foster (CIN)          25
  G. Carter (MON)          24
  D. Winfield (SD)         24
  E. Cabell (HOU)          23
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         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)          14
  E. Cabell (HOU)          11
  J. Cruz (HOU)             9
  L. Mazzilli (NY)          8
  J. Morgan (CIN)           8
  K. Griffey (CIN)          7
  D. Lopes (LA)             7
  B. McBride (PHI)          7
  B. North (SF)             7
  T. Scott (STL)            7

Caught Stealing:

  O. Moreno (PIT)           6
  T. Puhl (HOU)             6
  E. Cabell (HOU)           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)            21
  M. Hargrove (SD)         20
  T. Simmons (STL)         19
  J. Burroughs (ATL)       18
  R. Cey (LA)              18
  J. Morgan (CIN)          18
  G. Tenace (SD)           18
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          17
  J. Clark (SF)            17

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
  D. Lopes (LA)            19
  B. Watson (HOU)          19

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