Wednesday May 9, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of May 9, 1979:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Montreal         904  131   255   56    6   26   122   21   13   76   158  .282
Cincinnati      1001  145   281   50    9   20   138   30    9  120   166  .281
Pittsburgh       917  130   250   51   13   24   114   31   11   72   128  .273
Atlanta          942  127   252   40    2   28   118   12   14  101   156  .268
St. Louis        989  120   264   48   18   18   114   21   12   82   143  .267
Philadelphia     919  127   243   44    6   22   121   23   13  110   122  .264
Houston         1050  135   271   45    8   15   130   35   15   91   147  .258
Chicago          803  103   204   42    5   23    95    8    7   96   125  .254
San Diego       1063  145   269   43   13   20   134   11   13  107   132  .253
Los Angeles     1061  122   263   41    6   22   118   21   13  113   154  .248
New York         880   98   205   35    6   12    93   24   15   86   133  .233
San Francisco    971  138   221   32   10   19   125   19   13  109   154  .228

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Dave Winfield (SD)       31  123   24   44   9   5   7   25   2   3   13   14  .358
George Foster (CIN)      29  112   16   40   5   1   4   27   0   1   15   23  .357
Pete Rose (PHI)          28  101   17   36   7   0   1   12   4   1   21    7  .356
Gary Carter (MON)        25   90   18   32   6   0   8   24   1   1    9   10  .356
Warren Cromartie (MON)   26  110   18   38  10   2   1    8   1   2    6   11  .346
Dale Murphy (ATL)        28  102   18   35   2   0   9   23   0   1   11   19  .343
Tony Scott (STL)         28  120   15   41   5   6   0   17  10   2    2   15  .342
Jose Cruz (HOU)          29  106   19   36   7   3   2   21   9   1   16   13  .340
Steve Ontiveros (CHI)    24   89   11   30   7   0   0    6   0   1   10    7  .337
Ken Griffey (CIN)        28  120   18   40   9   1   2   13   7   1    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
Dale Murphy           28  102   18   35   2   0   9   23   0   1   11   19  .343
Bob Horner             1    3    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Barry Bonnell         27   96   16   31   4   1   5   16   1   1    6    9  .323
Jerry Royster         27   99   14   31   3   0   0   11   6   2   13   13  .313
Gary Matthews         28  113   19   34   5   1   8   19   4   2    9   12  .301
Rowland Office        25   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
Joe Nolan              9   11    2    3   2   0   0    1   0   0    2    1  .273
Jeff Burroughs        28   96   10   24   4   0   1    6   0   1   18   18  .250
Glenn Hubbard         28  107   14   25   4   0   1    9   0   4   13   12  .234
Charlie Spikes        12   13    3    3   2   0   0    2   0   0    2    4  .231
Mike Lum              24   85   10   19   5   0   1    7   0   2    8   13  .224
Mike Macha             6   13    2    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    5  .154
Darrel Chaney         12   14    1    1   1   0   0    2   0   0    3    9  .071
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              9   13    3    6   0   1   2    5   0   0    3    3  .462
Steve Ontiveros       24   89   11   30   7   0   0    6   0   1   10    7  .337
Scot Thompson         16   36    5   12   4   0   0    5   0   0    1    4  .333
Larry Biittner        10    9    0    3   0   0   0    3   0   0    1    3  .333
Bobby Murcer          22   68   12   19   1   0   4   13   0   2   16    5  .279
Jerry Martin          23   79    6   22   6   0   2   12   0   0    5   13  .279
Ted Sizemore          24   77   10   20   3   0   0    5   1   0   12   10  .260
Tim Blackwell          8   12    2    3   0   1   0    4   0   0    8    3  .250
Dave Kingman          24   86   16   21   3   0   8   20   0   0   16   27  .244
Bill Buckner          24  103   12   24   9   2   3   11   2   1    6    6  .233
Ivan DeJesus          24  100   15   22   5   1   2    8   3   3    8   17  .220
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          6    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          12   15    2    6   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    5  .400
George Foster         29  112   16   40   5   1   4   27   0   1   15   23  .357
Ken Griffey           28  120   18   40   9   1   2   13   7   1    9   14  .333
Vic Correll            9   21    3    7   2   0   0    1   0   0    4    5  .333
Dave Concepcion       29  119   25   39   5   2   3   17   8   2   15    6  .328
Joe Morgan            26   95   19   31  10   1   3   11   9   0   18   13  .326
Ray Knight            28  102   10   32   7   0   0   11   1   1   11    8  .314
Arturo DeFreitas      11   14    1    4   2   0   0    3   0   0    0    5  .286
Champ Summers         17   32    9    9   1   1   1    9   0   1    7    6  .281
Junior Kennedy         9   20    1    5   0   0   0    1   0   1    1    3  .250
Dan Driessen          25   88   10   21   4   1   4   18   2   2   13   17  .239
Cesar Geronimo        28   97   11   19   2   2   0    7   1   0    6   17  .196
Johnny Bench          23   79   12   15   1   0   2   12   2   0   18   16  .190
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       18   25    8   10   2   1   0    6   2   1    7    8  .400
Jose Cruz             29  106   19   36   7   3   2   21   9   1   16   13  .340
Enos Cabell           30  119   15   37   5   0   3   24  11   5    9   11  .311
Bob Watson            30  112   11   31   2   0   2   15   0   0    7   19  .277
Cesar Cedeno          27   89   13   24   8   0   3   13   7   1   17   10  .270
Terry Puhl            30  134   24   36   2   1   2    6   6   6   10   11  .269
Craig Reynolds        30  131   17   34   6   2   0    7   0   1    2   11  .260
Jimmy Sexton           8    4    2    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .250
Alan Ashby            24   84    3   19   5   1   0   11   0   0    6   19  .226
Art Howe              29  100   10   22   3   0   2   12   0   0    7    8  .220
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
Julio Gonzalez         7   11    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .182
Denny Walling         10    8    0    1   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    1  .125
Jesus Alou            11   11    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .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
Bill Russell          32  131   13   39   6   1   1   14   0   4    7    8  .298
Steve Garvey          32  129   19   38   5   0   5   17   1   3    6   11  .295
Dusty Baker           31  116   14   34   7   0   2   12   1   2   10   15  .293
Ron Cey               30  101   14   29   6   0   5   14   3   1   20   19  .287
Derrel Thomas         24   53    5   14   2   1   0    6   4   1    6    8  .264
Gary Thomasson        25   74    4   19   0   0   1    8   1   0   11    7  .257
Davey Lopes           32  129   21   28   6   3   1    4   8   2   14   19  .217
Joe Ferguson          22   67    7   14   2   0   2   16   0   0   15   13  .209
Reggie Smith          17   43    9    7   1   0   1    7   3   0   10   12  .163
Steve Yeager          20   56    5    9   1   1   3    7   0   0    6   10  .161
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
Dave Cash              6    5    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .400
Duffy Dyer             3    5    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .400
Gary Carter           25   90   18   32   6   0   8   24   1   1    9   10  .356
Warren Cromartie      26  110   18   38  10   2   1    8   1   2    6   11  .346
Andre Dawson          26  112   20   36   8   2   8   20   4   3    6   21  .321
Larry Parrish         25   89   10   27  13   0   1   10   3   0    5   19  .303
Tony Solaita           9   10    1    3   2   0   0    1   0   0    2    6  .300
Chris Speier          26   82   12   23   5   0   2    6   0   0   15    7  .281
Jerry White           15   26    5    7   1   1   1    6   1   0    0    4  .269
Ellis Valentine       23   87    9   23   2   1   2   16   4   3    7    9  .264
Tony Perez            25   95   16   25   3   0   3   16   1   0    7   19  .263
Jim Mason              4    4    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .250
Rodney Scott          26  102   12   25   4   0   0   12   6   4   14   20  .245
Ken Macha              7    9    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
Bruce Boisclair       14   24    4    8   2   1   0    0   0   2    0    7  .333
Joel Youngblood       24   68   11   22   3   0   4   12   4   3   12    8  .324
Lee Mazzilli          26  102   13   31   4   0   3   16   8   2   14   11  .304
Steve Henderson       24   88   10   25   5   1   0   11   4   2    9   15  .284
Richie Hebner         21   76   11   20   3   1   1    9   1   0    9    7  .263
Elliott Maddox         7   16    1    4   1   0   0    2   0   1    2    2  .250
John Stearns          25   89   12   20   7   0   1    8   2   3    7   11  .225
Ed Kranepool          12   19    2    4   1   0   1    5   0   0    2    2  .211
Doug Flynn            26   89    7   17   1   0   1   14   0   0    5    8  .191
Frank Taveras         17   64    7   12   1   1   0    1   5   1    6   10  .188
Ron Hodges            12   16    0    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    5  .188
Kelvin Chapman        17   44    3    7   1   1   0    2   0   0    4    7  .159
Willie Montanez       26  100   11   15   4   0   1    4   0   1    9   14  .150
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          9    6    2    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    2  .500
Pete Rose             28  101   17   36   7   0   1   12   4   1   21    7  .356
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            28  106   17   31   4   1   0    7   4   3   16    6  .293
Garry Maddox          27  104   21   30   6   2   4   14   4   2    5   13  .289
Greg Luzinski         27   94   11   27   7   0   4   22   1   1   17   19  .287
Mike Schmidt          28   96   17   24   4   0   9   23   1   1   16   19  .250
Bob Boone             24   75    7   18   4   1   1    9   0   2    9    7  .240
Bake McBride          27   99   15   22   1   2   3   14   7   2    8   11  .222
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             6   13    0    1   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    3  .077
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        11    3    3    2   0   1   0    1   1   0    0    0  .667
Tim Foli              15   58   10   22   4   0   0   13   0   1    3    1  .379
Omar Moreno           26  105   19   35   3   4   0   12  15   6   10    9  .333
Willie Stargell       16   57    7   19   5   0   4   16   0   0    2   14  .333
Dave Parker           26   99   22   32   7   3   3   10   6   0   11   13  .323
John Milner           21   54    9   17   4   1   5   18   2   1   12    6  .315
Steve Nicosia         12   35    3   10   2   0   2    4   0   0    3    0  .286
Manny Sanguillen       7    7    3    2   2   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .286
Ed Ott                18   68    5   18   1   1   2    7   0   0    1    8  .265
Bill Robinson         23   82   14   21   4   0   7   15   1   0    4   13  .256
Frank Taveras         11   45    4   11   3   0   0    1   2   1    0    2  .244
Rennie Stennett       23   87    7   20   4   0   0    8   1   1    5   10  .230
Phil Garner           26   97   16   22   9   1   1    3   2   1   10   20  .227
Lee Lacy              16   28    1    6   0   2   0    3   1   0    6    8  .214
Dale Berra            12   20    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    3  .100
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            16   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         31  123   24   44   9   5   7   25   2   3   13   14  .358
Broderick Perkins     23   27    6    9   0   0   0    4   0   0    2    1  .333
Jerry Turner          31  121   14   36   5   0   3   21   0   0    8   12  .298
Bill Fahey            10   21    1    6   1   1   0    4   0   0    3    0  .286
Fernando Gonzalez     28  103   11   29   4   1   3   11   0   0    7    8  .282
Kurt Bevacqua         17   25    6    7   1   1   0    5   0   0    8    2  .280
Dan Briggs            19   36    9   10   2   1   2    8   0   0    3    6  .278
Gene Tenace           29   85   13   22   0   1   4   14   0   1   20   18  .259
Gene Richards         27  102   14   23   4   1   1    9   3   2    8   14  .226
Barry Evans           29  109    6   24   4   0   0   10   0   2    4   12  .220
Mike Hargrove         28   78   13   15   4   0   0    5   0   1   20    8  .192
Ozzie Smith           30  114   15   19   3   1   0    7   5   3    8    6  .167
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       30  111   19   37   6   2   2   18   2   2   10   14  .333
Willie McCovey        16   34    1   11   3   0   0    4   0   0    1    6  .324
Rob Andrews           10   10    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .300
Larry Herndon         22   21    4    6   1   2   1    4   0   1    2    7  .286
Jack Clark            30  105   20   28   7   1   4   20   1   1   18   21  .267
Darrell Evans         30  105   14   28   2   0   3   13   2   2   15    7  .267
Johnnie Lemaster      10   30    6    8   1   0   1    5   0   0    5    4  .267
Max Venable            9    4    2    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250
Billy North           29   95   23   23   2   0   1    8   7   6   26   18  .242
Mike Ivie             27   92    9   20   1   1   4   17   1   0    5   20  .217
Roger Metzger         24   71    7   13   1   3   0    7   2   0    6    4  .183
Marc Hill             23   74    9   12   0   0   1    6   0   0    7    8  .162
Bill Madlock          29  106   14   17   3   1   1   17   4   1    9    6  .160
John Tamargo          16   32    3    5   2   0   1    2   0   0    1    3  .156
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             23   72    7   27   0   2   1    7   2   4    3   11  .375
Tony Scott            28  120   15   41   5   6   0   17  10   2    2   15  .342
Ken Oberkfell         16   18    5    6   0   1   0    0   0   0    4    3  .333
Mike Dimmel            6    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   1    0    0  .333
George Hendrick       28   94   13   29   7   1   2   12   1   0    9   15  .309
Ken Reitz             28  103    6   30  11   0   2   16   1   0    7   16  .291
Dane Iorg             20   47    5   13   2   1   1    5   1   0    4    5  .277
Ted Simmons           28   93   17   25   5   0   7   14   0   0   22    5  .269
Keith Hernandez       28  112   14   29  11   1   2   16   1   1    9   16  .259
Garry Templeton       28  126   15   32   2   3   0    6   3   1    3   18  .254
Mike Tyson            25   66    6   14   4   1   2    9   2   1    6   12  .212
Tom Grieve             9   15    1    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    4    1  .200
Mike Phillips          9   11    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .182
Bernie Carbo          13   12    1    2   0   0   0    3   0   0    1    2  .167
Roger Freed            9    8    1    1   0   0   1    4   0   0    1    3  .125
Jerry Mumphrey        15   10    3    1   0   0   0    1   0   1    1    2  .100
Steve Swisher          6    6    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    2  .000

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  T. Puhl (HOU)           134
  C. Reynolds (HOU)       131
  B. Russell (LA)         131
  S. Garvey (LA)          129
  D. Lopes (LA)           129
  G. Templeton (STL)      126
  D. Winfield (SD)        123
  J. Turner (SD)          121
  K. Griffey (CIN)        120
  T. Scott (STL)          120

Runs Scored:

  D. Concepcion (CIN)      25
  T. Puhl (HOU)            24
  D. Winfield (SD)         24
  B. North (SF)            23
  D. Parker (PIT)          22
  D. Lopes (LA)            21
  G. Maddox (PHI)          21
  J. Clark (SF)            20
  A. Dawson (MON)          20
  J. Cruz (HOU)            19

Hits:

  D. Winfield (SD)         44
  T. Scott (STL)           41
  G. Foster (CIN)          40
  K. Griffey (CIN)         40
  D. Concepcion (CIN)      39
  B. Russell (LA)          39
  W. Cromartie (MON)       38
  S. Garvey (LA)           38
  E. Cabell (HOU)          37
  T. Whitfield (SF)        37

Doubles:

  L. Parrish (MON)         13
  K. Hernandez (STL)       11
  K. Reitz (STL)           11
  W. Cromartie (MON)       10
  J. Morgan (CIN)          10
  B. Buckner (CHI)          9
  P. Garner (PIT)           9
  K. Griffey (CIN)          9
  D. Winfield (SD)          9
  C. Cedeno (HOU)           8

Triples:

  T. Scott (STL)            6
  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)          8
  G. Matthews (ATL)         8
  B. Robinson (PIT)         7
  T. Simmons (STL)          7
  D. Winfield (SD)          7
  B. Bonnell (ATL)          5

RBI:

  G. Foster (CIN)          27
  D. Winfield (SD)         25
  E. Cabell (HOU)          24
  G. Carter (MON)          24
  D. Murphy (ATL)          23
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         23
  G. Luzinski (PHI)        22
  J. Cruz (HOU)            21
  J. Turner (SD)           21
  J. Clark (SF)            20

Stolen Bases:

  O. Moreno (PIT)          15
  E. Cabell (HOU)          11
  T. Scott (STL)           10
  J. Cruz (HOU)             9
  J. Morgan (CIN)           9
  D. Concepcion (CIN)       8
  D. Lopes (LA)             8
  L. Mazzilli (NY)          8
  C. Cedeno (HOU)           7
  K. Griffey (CIN)          7

Caught Stealing:

  O. Moreno (PIT)           6
  B. North (SF)             6
  T. Puhl (HOU)             6
  E. Cabell (HOU)           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)            26
  T. Simmons (STL)         22
  P. Rose (PHI)            21
  R. Cey (LA)              20
  M. Hargrove (SD)         20
  G. Tenace (SD)           20
  J. Bench (CIN)           18
  J. Burroughs (ATL)       18
  J. Clark (SF)            18
  J. Morgan (CIN)          18

Strikeouts:

  D. Kingman (CHI)         27
  G. Foster (CIN)          23
  J. Clark (SF)            21
  A. Dawson (MON)          21
  B. Foote (CHI)           20
  P. Garner (PIT)          20
  M. Ivie (SF)             20
  R. Scott (MON)           20
  A. Ashby (HOU)           19
  R. Cey (LA)              19


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