Tuesday May 8, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of May 8, 1979:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Montreal         870  129   245   54    6   26   120   20   12   74   152  .282
Cincinnati       970  138   272   48    8   20   131   28    9  114   160  .280
St. Louis        933  116   252   47   17   17   110   17   12   77   131  .270
Pittsburgh       874  113   236   49   13   21    99   30   11   69   125  .270
Atlanta          905  118   240   38    2   27   110   12   13   94   149  .265
Philadelphia     882  125   233   42    6   22   119   22   13  109   120  .264
Houston          991  130   257   45    8   15   126   33   14   82   142  .259
San Diego       1035  145   268   42   13   20   134   11   13  105   130  .259
Chicago          769   99   195   39    5   22    91    8    7   92   118  .254
Los Angeles     1027  115   252   40    6   20   111   20   13  105   148  .245
New York         851   96   202   35    6   12    92   24   15   84   128  .237
San Francisco    940  129   211   31   10   19   117   19   12  102   152  .225

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Dave Winfield (SD)       30  121   24   44   9   5   7   25   2   3   12   14  .364
Gary Carter (MON)        24   86   17   31   5   0   8   24   1   1    9    9  .361
Warren Cromartie (MON)   25  106   18   37  10   2   1    8   1   2    6    9  .349
George Foster (CIN)      28  109   14   38   3   1   4   25   0   1   14   22  .349
Ken Griffey (CIN)        27  115   18   40   9   1   2   13   7   1    9   13  .348
Dave Parker (PIT)        25   94   22   32   7   3   3    8   6   0   11   13  .340
Pete Rose (PHI)          27   97   16   33   7   0   1   12   3   1   21    7  .340
Jose Cruz (HOU)          28  100   18   34   7   3   2   20   9   1   14   12  .340
Andre Dawson (MON)       25  107   20   36   8   2   8   20   4   3    6   19  .336
Terry Whitfield (SF)     29  108   18   36   6   2   2   17   2   2    9   14  .333

 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
Bob Horner             1    3    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Dale Murphy           27   97   18   32   1   0   9   22   0   1   11   17  .330
Jerry Royster         26   93   14   30   3   0   0    9   6   2   13   11  .323
Barry Bonnell         26   93   14   29   4   1   5   16   1   1    4    9  .312
Joe Nolan              8   10    2    3   2   0   0    1   0   0    2    1  .300
Rowland Office        24   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         27  108   18   31   5   1   7   15   4   1    9   12  .287
Jeff Burroughs        27   91    9   23   4   0   1    6   0   1   18   17  .253
Glenn Hubbard         27  104   13   25   4   0   1    8   0   4   12   12  .240
Charlie Spikes        11   13    3    3   2   0   0    2   0   0    1    4  .231
Mike Lum              23   81    9   18   4   0   1    7   0   2    7   13  .222
Mike Macha             5   13    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    5  .154
Darrel Chaney         11   11    0    1   1   0   0    2   0   0    2    7  .091
Bob Beall             12    9    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    3  .000

 Chicago              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Mike Vail              8   12    3    6   0   1   2    5   0   0    3    2  .500
Scot Thompson         15   35    5   12   4   0   0    5   0   0    1    4  .343
Steve Ontiveros       23   85   10   28   7   0   0    6   0   1   10    7  .329
Tim Blackwell          7   10    2    3   0   1   0    3   0   0    7    3  .300
Bobby Murcer          21   64   12   18   1   0   4   13   0   2   15    5  .281
Jerry Martin          22   75    5   21   5   0   2   12   0   0    5   12  .280
Ted Sizemore          23   74   10   19   3   0   0    5   1   0   12    8  .257
Larry Biittner         9    8    0    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    3  .250
Dave Kingman          23   83   15   20   3   0   7   19   0   0   15   25  .241
Bill Buckner          23   98   12   23   8   2   3   10   2   1    6    6  .235
Ivan DeJesus          23   96   15   22   5   1   2    8   3   3    7   16  .229
Gene Clines           10   10    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .200
Barry Foote           22   70    3   13   1   0   2    3   1   0    3   20  .186
Steve Dillard          5    1    2    0   0   0   0    0   1   0    1    0  .000
Sam Mejias             7    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          11   13    2    5   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    4  .385
George Foster         28  109   14   38   3   1   4   25   0   1   14   22  .349
Ken Griffey           27  115   18   40   9   1   2   13   7   1    9   13  .348
Vic Correll            9   21    3    7   2   0   0    1   0   0    4    5  .333
Dave Concepcion       28  116   23   38   5   2   3   17   6   2   13    5  .328
Joe Morgan            26   95   19   31  10   1   3   11   9   0   18   13  .326
Junior Kennedy         8   16    0    5   0   0   0    1   0   1    0    3  .313
Arturo DeFreitas      10   13    1    4   2   0   0    3   0   0    0    4  .308
Ray Knight            27  100   10   30   7   0   0   10   1   1   10    8  .300
Champ Summers         16   29    8    7   1   0   1    7   0   1    7    6  .241
Dan Driessen          25   88   10   21   4   1   4   18   2   2   13   17  .239
Johnny Bench          22   76   11   15   1   0   2   12   2   0   17   16  .197
Cesar Geronimo        27   93   11   18   2   2   0    7   1   0    6   16  .194
Rick Auerbach         10   17    2    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .177
Paul Blair             1    0    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
Jeffrey Leonard       17   21    7    8   2   1   0    6   1   0    5    7  .381
Jose Cruz             28  100   18   34   7   3   2   20   9   1   14   12  .340
Enos Cabell           29  112   15   35   5   0   3   23  11   5    8   10  .313
Terry Puhl            29  129   24   36   2   1   2    5   6   6    8   11  .279
Bob Watson            29  105    9   29   2   0   2   14   0   0    6   19  .276
Craig Reynolds        29  123   16   33   6   2   0    7   0   1    2   11  .268
Cesar Cedeno          26   87   13   23   8   0   3   13   6   1   17   10  .264
Julio Gonzalez         6    4    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .250
Alan Ashby            23   77    3   18   5   1   0   11   0   0    6   18  .234
Art Howe              28   99   10   22   3   0   2   12   0   0    7    8  .222
Rafael Landestoy      25   14    5    3   0   0   0    3   0   0    1    2  .214
Bruce Bochy            9   26    2    5   1   0   0    2   0   0    1    5  .192
Denny Walling          9    8    0    1   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    1  .125
Jesus Alou            10   10    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .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           30  113   14   34   7   0   2   12   1   2    8   14  .301
Steve Garvey          31  125   17   36   5   0   4   14   1   3    5   11  .288
Bill Russell          31  126   13   36   5   1   1   13   0   4    7    8  .286
Ron Cey               29   97   13   26   6   0   4   11   3   1   19   18  .268
Derrel Thomas         24   53    5   14   2   1   0    6   4   1    6    8  .264
Gary Thomasson        24   70    4   18   0   0   1    8   1   0   11    5  .257
Davey Lopes           31  126   19   28   6   3   1    4   7   2   12   19  .222
Joe Ferguson          21   63    7   14   2   0   2   16   0   0   15   13  .222
Steve Yeager          20   56    5    9   1   1   3    7   0   0    6   10  .161
Reggie Smith          16   40    7    6   1   0   1    7   3   0    8   10  .150
Vic Davalillo         10    9    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           24   86   17   31   5   0   8   24   1   1    9    9  .361
Warren Cromartie      25  106   18   37  10   2   1    8   1   2    6    9  .349
Andre Dawson          25  107   20   36   8   2   8   20   4   3    6   19  .336
Tony Solaita           9   10    1    3   2   0   0    1   0   0    2    6  .300
Larry Parrish         24   85   10   25  12   0   1   10   3   0    5   19  .294
Chris Speier          25   79   12   22   5   0   2    6   0   0   14    7  .279
Jerry White           15   26    5    7   1   1   1    6   1   0    0    4  .269
Tony Perez            24   92   15   24   3   0   3   16   1   0    6   19  .261
Ellis Valentine       22   84    9   21   2   1   2   14   4   2    7    9  .250
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
Rodney Scott          25   98   12   24   4   0   0   12   5   4   14   20  .245
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            11   10    2    5   0   0   0    3   0   0    0    3  .500
Alex Trevino           7   16    2    7   0   1   0    4   0   0    2    2  .438
Joel Youngblood       23   66   11   22   3   0   4   12   4   3   11    8  .333
Bruce Boisclair       14   24    4    8   2   1   0    0   0   2    0    7  .333
Lee Mazzilli          25   98   13   31   4   0   3   16   8   2   14   11  .316
Steve Henderson       24   88   10   25   5   1   0   11   4   2    9   15  .284
Ed Kranepool          11   15    2    4   1   0   1    5   0   0    2    1  .267
Elliott Maddox         6   15    1    4   1   0   0    2   0   1    2    2  .267
Richie Hebner         20   72   11   19   3   1   1    9   1   0    9    6  .264
John Stearns          24   87   11   20   7   0   1    8   2   3    6   10  .230
Ron Hodges            12   16    0    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    5  .188
Doug Flynn            25   86    7   16   1   0   1   13   0   0    5    8  .186
Frank Taveras         16   60    6   11   1   1   0    1   5   1    6    9  .183
Kelvin Chapman        17   44    3    7   1   1   0    2   0   0    4    7  .159
Willie Montanez       25   97   11   15   4   0   1    4   0   1    9   14  .155
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           5   11    4    6   2   0   0    4   0   0    1    1  .546
Mike Anderson          8    6    2    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    2  .500
Pete Rose             27   97   16   33   7   0   1   12   3   1   21    7  .340
Del Unser             14   12    3    4   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .333
Manny Trillo          22   76    5   23   4   0   0    8   0   1    4    9  .303
Larry Bowa            27  101   16   30   4   1   0    7   4   3   16    5  .297
Garry Maddox          26  100   21   29   5   2   4   14   4   2    5   13  .290
Greg Luzinski         26   90   11   24   6   0   4   20   1   1   17   19  .267
Mike Schmidt          27   92   17   24   4   0   9   23   1   1   16   19  .261
Bob Boone             23   71    7   18   4   1   1    9   0   2    9    7  .254
Bake McBride          26   94   15   21   1   2   3   14   7   2    8   11  .223
Dave Rader             5    5    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .200
Tim McCarver           8   18    1    3   1   0   0    3   0   0    1    1  .167
Greg Gross            17    8    1    1   0   0   0    0   1   0    1    1  .125
Rudy Meoli             5   10    0    1   1   0   0    1   0   0    1    3  .100
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        10    3    2    2   0   1   0    1   1   0    0    0  .667
Dave Parker           25   94   22   32   7   3   3    8   6   0   11   13  .340
Willie Stargell       16   57    7   19   5   0   4   16   0   0    2   14  .333
Tim Foli              14   54    7   18   4   0   0    9   0   1    3    1  .333
John Milner           20   48    8   16   4   1   4   14   2   1   12    5  .333
Manny Sanguillen       6    6    2    2   2   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Omar Moreno           25   99   16   31   2   4   0   11  14   6   10    9  .313
Ed Ott                17   63    4   18   1   1   2    7   0   0    1    8  .286
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
Rennie Stennett       22   83    7   20   4   0   0    8   1   1    5   10  .241
Bill Robinson         22   77   11   18   3   0   5   13   1   0    3   13  .234
Phil Garner           25   94   14   21   9   1   1    2   2   1    9   20  .223
Lee Lacy              15   28    1    6   0   2   0    3   1   0    5    8  .214
Dale Berra            11   19    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    3  .105
Mike Easler            6    5    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            15   23    5    9   2   0   0    2   1   1    0    3  .391
Don Reynolds           9   18    4    7   1   1   0    4   0   0    2    4  .389
Dave Winfield         30  121   24   44   9   5   7   25   2   3   12   14  .364
Broderick Perkins     22   26    6    9   0   0   0    4   0   0    2    1  .346
Bill Fahey             9   19    1    6   1   1   0    4   0   0    2    0  .316
Jerry Turner          30  117   14   36   5   0   3   21   0   0    8   12  .308
Fernando Gonzalez     27   99   11   29   4   1   3   11   0   0    7    8  .293
Kurt Bevacqua         16   24    6    7   1   1   0    5   0   0    8    2  .292
Dan Briggs            18   33    9    9   1   1   2    8   0   0    3    6  .273
Gene Tenace           29   85   13   22   0   1   4   14   0   1   20   18  .259
Gene Richards         26  101   14   23   4   1   1    9   3   2    8   14  .228
Barry Evans           28  107    6   24   4   0   0   10   0   2    4   12  .224
Mike Hargrove         27   74   13   15   4   0   0    5   0   1   20    7  .203
Ozzie Smith           29  112   15   19   3   1   0    7   5   3    8    5  .170
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       29  108   18   36   6   2   2   17   2   2    9   14  .333
Willie McCovey        16   34    1   11   3   0   0    4   0   0    1    6  .324
Johnnie Lemaster       9   26    6    8   1   0   1    5   0   0    5    4  .308
Rob Andrews           10   10    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .300
Larry Herndon         21   21    4    6   1   2   1    4   0   1    2    7  .286
Jack Clark            29  101   19   27   6   1   4   17   1   1   17   21  .267
Max Venable            9    4    2    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250
Darrell Evans         29  101   13   25   2   0   3   13   2   2   15    7  .248
Billy North           28   94   22   23   2   0   1    8   7   5   22   17  .245
Mike Ivie             26   87    8   19   1   1   4   16   1   0    5   19  .218
Roger Metzger         24   71    7   13   1   3   0    7   2   0    6    4  .183
Marc Hill             22   71    7   12   0   0   1    6   0   0    6    8  .169
John Tamargo          16   32    3    5   2   0   1    2   0   0    1    3  .156
Bill Madlock          28  102   13   15   3   1   1   15   4   1    9    6  .147
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             22   71    7   26   0   2   1    7   2   4    3   11  .366
Mike Dimmel            6    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   1    0    0  .333
Tony Scott            27  113   14   36   4   5   0   15   7   2    2   15  .319
Dane Iorg             19   41    5   13   2   1   1    5   1   0    4    4  .317
Ken Oberkfell         15   16    5    5   0   1   0    0   0   0    4    3  .313
George Hendrick       27   87   13   27   7   1   2   11   1   0    9   14  .310
Ken Reitz             27   96    5   29  11   0   1   15   1   0    7   15  .302
Ted Simmons           27   91   17   25   5   0   7   14   0   0   20    4  .275
Keith Hernandez       27  110   14   29  11   1   2   16   1   1    7   16  .264
Garry Templeton       27  119   14   31   2   3   0    6   2   1    3   14  .261
Mike Tyson            24   62    6   14   4   1   2    9   2   1    6   12  .226
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        14    8    3    1   0   0   0    1   0   1    1    2  .125
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)           129
  D. Lopes (LA)           126
  B. Russell (LA)         126
  S. Garvey (LA)          125
  C. Reynolds (HOU)       123
  D. Winfield (SD)        121
  G. Templeton (STL)      119
  J. Turner (SD)          117
  D. Concepcion (CIN)     116
  K. Griffey (CIN)        115

Runs Scored:

  T. Puhl (HOU)            24
  D. Winfield (SD)         24
  D. Concepcion (CIN)      23
  B. North (SF)            22
  D. Parker (PIT)          22
  G. Maddox (PHI)          21
  A. Dawson (MON)          20
  J. Clark (SF)            19
  D. Lopes (LA)            19
  J. Morgan (CIN)          19

Hits:

  D. Winfield (SD)         44
  K. Griffey (CIN)         40
  D. Concepcion (CIN)      38
  G. Foster (CIN)          38
  W. Cromartie (MON)       37
  A. Dawson (MON)          36
  S. Garvey (LA)           36
  T. Puhl (HOU)            36
  B. Russell (LA)          36
  T. Scott (STL)           36

Doubles:

  L. Parrish (MON)         12
  K. Hernandez (STL)       11
  K. Reitz (STL)           11
  W. Cromartie (MON)       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
  O. Moreno (PIT)           4
  J. Cruz (HOU)             3
  D. Lopes (LA)             3
  R. Metzger (SF)           3
  D. Parker (PIT)           3
  G. Templeton (STL)        3
  L. Brock (STL)            2
  B. Buckner (CHI)          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
  D. Winfield (SD)         25
  G. Carter (MON)          24
  E. Cabell (HOU)          23
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         23
  D. Murphy (ATL)          22
  J. Turner (SD)           21
  J. Cruz (HOU)            20
  A. Dawson (MON)          20
  G. Luzinski (PHI)        20

Stolen Bases:

  O. Moreno (PIT)          14
  E. Cabell (HOU)          11
  J. Cruz (HOU)             9
  J. Morgan (CIN)           9
  L. Mazzilli (NY)          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)         20
  G. Tenace (SD)           20
  R. Cey (LA)              19
  J. Burroughs (ATL)       18
  J. Morgan (CIN)          18
  J. Bench (CIN)           17
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          17

Strikeouts:

  D. Kingman (CHI)         25
  G. Foster (CIN)          22
  J. Clark (SF)            21
  B. Foote (CHI)           20
  P. Garner (PIT)          20
  R. Scott (MON)           20
  A. Dawson (MON)          19
  M. Ivie (SF)             19
  D. Lopes (LA)            19
  G. Luzinski (PHI)        19


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