Select a date:      
Thursday May 10, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of May 10, 1979:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Cincinnati      1071  153   299   54   10   21   146   31    9  123   180  .279
Montreal         936  134   261   57    6   27   125   21   13   76   165  .279
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       1022  123   273   49   18   18   117   21   13   82   150  .267
Philadelphia     954  130   250   46    6   22   124   25   13  111   126  .262
Houston         1078  136   276   48    8   15   131   35   15   98   150  .256
Chicago          872  112   223   45    5   26   104    8    7  100   134  .256
Los Angeles     1097  136   277   43    7   25   132   24   13  119   159  .253
San Diego       1097  147   276   44   13   21   136   11   13  109   136  .252
New York         910   99   211   36    6   13    94   25   15   89   137  .232
San Francisco   1000  138   224   33   10   19   125   19   13  110   159  .224

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Dave Winfield (SD)       32  126   25   45  10   5   7   25   2   3   14   14  .357
George Foster (CIN)      30  116   18   41   5   2   4   27   0   1   15   25  .353
Pete Rose (PHI)          29  105   17   37   8   0   1   13   4   1   21    7  .352
Warren Cromartie (MON)   27  114   18   40  11   2   1    9   1   2    6   11  .351
Dale Murphy (ATL)        28  102   18   35   2   0   9   23   0   1   11   19  .343
Gary Carter (MON)        26   94   18   32   6   0   8   24   1   1    9   11  .340
Tony Scott (STL)         29  124   15   42   5   6   0   17  10   2    2   15  .339
Steve Ontiveros (CHI)    25   98   11   33   7   0   0    9   0   1   10    8  .337
Ken Griffey (CIN)        29  129   18   43   9   1   2   13   8   1    9   14  .333
Omar Moreno (PIT)        26  105   19   35   3   4   0   12  15   6   10    9  .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             10   14    3    6   0   1   2    5   0   0    3    3  .429
Steve Ontiveros       25   98   11   33   7   0   0    9   0   1   10    8  .337
Ken Henderson          1    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .333
Scot Thompson         17   37    5   12   4   0   0    5   0   0    1    4  .324
Larry Biittner        11   10    0    3   0   0   0    3   0   0    1    3  .300
Ted Sizemore          25   84   11   23   3   0   1    6   1   0   13   10  .274
Jerry Martin          24   86    6   23   7   0   2   13   0   0    5   13  .267
Dave Kingman          25   94   19   25   4   0   9   23   0   0   17   29  .266
Bobby Murcer          23   73   12   19   1   0   4   13   0   2   16    7  .260
Tim Blackwell          8   12    2    3   0   1   0    4   0   0    8    3  .250
Mick Kelleher          2    4    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250
Bill Buckner          25  109   13   27   9   2   3   11   2   1    6    6  .248
Ivan DeJesus          25  104   15   23   6   1   2    8   3   3    8   18  .221
Gene Clines           10   10    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .200
Barry Foote           23   78    4   14   1   0   3    4   1   0    3   22  .180
Steve Dillard          7    3    2    0   0   0   0    0   1   0    2    0  .000
Sam Mejias             7    1    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Miguel Dilone          1    0    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 Cincinnati           G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Harry Spilman          1    4    1    2   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .500
Dave Collins          13   18    2    7   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    6  .389
George Foster         30  116   18   41   5   2   4   27   0   1   15   25  .353
Ken Griffey           29  129   18   43   9   1   2   13   8   1    9   14  .333
Vic Correll            9   21    3    7   2   0   0    1   0   0    4    5  .333
Dave Concepcion       30  127   27   42   5   2   4   20   8   2   15    7  .331
Joe Morgan            27   95   19   31  10   1   3   11   9   0   18   13  .326
Ray Knight            29  109   10   33   7   0   0   12   1   1   12    9  .303
Arturo DeFreitas      11   14    1    4   2   0   0    3   0   0    0    5  .286
Junior Kennedy        10   29    3    8   2   0   0    2   0   1    1    4  .276
Champ Summers         18   35    9    9   1   1   1    9   0   1    8    8  .257
Dan Driessen          26   89   10   21   4   1   4   18   2   2   13   18  .236
Johnny Bench          24   87   13   17   2   0   2   15   2   0   18   17  .195
Cesar Geronimo        29  105   11   20   2   2   0    7   1   0    6   19  .191
Rick Auerbach         11   18    2    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .167
Paul Blair             2    1    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       19   29    8   11   2   1   0    6   2   1    7    8  .379
Jose Cruz             30  109   19   36   7   3   2   21   9   1   17   13  .330
Enos Cabell           31  123   15   38   6   0   3   24  11   5    9   11  .309
Bob Watson            31  115   12   32   3   0   2   15   0   0    8   19  .278
Terry Puhl            31  136   24   37   3   1   2    6   6   6   12   12  .272
Cesar Cedeno          27   89   13   24   8   0   3   13   7   1   17   10  .270
Craig Reynolds        31  133   17   34   6   2   0    7   0   1    3   11  .256
Jimmy Sexton           8    4    2    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .250
Alan Ashby            25   85    3   19   5   1   0   11   0   0    6   20  .224
Art Howe              29  100   10   22   3   0   2   12   0   0    7    8  .220
Julio Gonzalez         8   14    1    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    2  .214
Rafael Landestoy      25   14    5    3   0   0   0    3   0   0    1    2  .214
Bruce Bochy           10   29    2    5   1   0   0    2   0   0    2    5  .172
Denny Walling         11    8    0    1   0   0   0    2   0   0    3    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          12    5    4    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .600
Manny Mota             8    6    0    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    0  .500
Bill Russell          33  136   16   42   6   1   2   19   1   4    7    9  .309
Rick Monday           12   33    2   10   0   0   0    2   0   0    5    6  .303
Ron Cey               31  103   16   31   6   0   6   16   3   1   22   19  .301
Steve Garvey          33  133   20   39   5   0   5   17   2   3    6   12  .293
Dusty Baker           31  116   14   34   7   0   2   12   1   2   10   15  .293
Von Joshua            18   24    3    7   0   0   1    4   0   0    0    3  .292
Gary Thomasson        26   79    5   22   1   1   1   10   1   0   11    7  .279
Derrel Thomas         25   57    6   14   2   1   0    6   4   1    7    8  .246
Davey Lopes           33  132   23   29   6   3   1    4   9   2   16   19  .220
Joe Ferguson          22   67    7   14   2   0   2   16   0   0   15   13  .209
Steve Yeager          21   58    7   10   1   1   4    9   0   0    7   11  .172
Reggie Smith          18   47    9    8   1   0   1    8   3   0   10   13  .170
Vic Davalillo         10    9    0    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    0  .000
Johnny Oates           3    3    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .000
Pedro Guerrero         1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .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
Warren Cromartie      27  114   18   40  11   2   1    9   1   2    6   11  .351
Gary Carter           26   94   18   32   6   0   8   24   1   1    9   11  .340
Andre Dawson          27  116   21   36   8   2   8   20   4   3    6   22  .310
Tony Solaita           9   10    1    3   2   0   0    1   0   0    2    6  .300
Larry Parrish         26   92   10   27  13   0   1   10   3   0    5   21  .294
Chris Speier          27   85   12   23   5   0   2    6   0   0   15    8  .271
Jerry White           15   26    5    7   1   1   1    6   1   0    0    4  .269
Ellis Valentine       24   90    9   24   2   1   2   16   4   3    7    9  .267
Rodney Scott          27  106   14   27   4   0   1   14   6   4   14   20  .255
Tony Perez            26   99   16   25   3   0   3   16   1   0    7   21  .253
Jim Mason              4    4    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .250
Ken Macha              8    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            12   11    2    5   0   0   0    3   0   0    0    3  .455
Alex Trevino           8   17    2    7   0   1   0    4   0   0    2    2  .412
Bruce Boisclair       15   25    4    8   2   1   0    0   0   2    0    8  .320
Joel Youngblood       25   69   11   22   3   0   4   12   4   3   12    9  .319
Lee Mazzilli          27  105   14   33   5   0   4   17   8   2   14   11  .314
Steve Henderson       25   91   10   25   5   1   0   11   4   2   10   15  .275
Richie Hebner         22   79   11   20   3   1   1    9   1   0    9    8  .253
John Stearns          26   91   12   20   7   0   1    8   2   3    7   11  .220
Elliott Maddox         8   19    1    4   1   0   0    2   0   1    3    2  .211
Doug Flynn            27   92    7   19   1   0   1   14   0   0    5    8  .207
Frank Taveras         18   68    7   14   1   1   0    1   6   1    6   10  .206
Ron Hodges            12   16    0    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    5  .188
Ed Kranepool          13   22    2    4   1   0   1    5   0   0    3    2  .182
Kelvin Chapman        18   45    3    7   1   1   0    2   0   0    4    7  .156
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         10    6    2    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    2  .500
Pete Rose             29  105   17   37   8   0   1   13   4   1   21    7  .352
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            29  110   19   33   4   1   0    7   5   3   16    6  .300
Greg Luzinski         28   98   11   28   7   0   4   23   1   1   17   20  .286
Garry Maddox          28  108   21   30   6   2   4   14   5   2    5   13  .278
Bob Boone             25   78    8   19   5   1   1    9   0   2   10    7  .244
Mike Schmidt          29  100   17   24   4   0   9   23   1   1   16   20  .240
Bake McBride          28  103   15   22   1   2   3   14   7   2    8   11  .214
Dave Rader             5    5    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .200
Rudy Meoli             7   17    0    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    3  .177
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
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            17   23    5    9   2   0   0    2   1   1    0    3  .391
Don Reynolds          10   18    4    7   1   1   0    4   0   0    2    4  .389
Dave Winfield         32  126   25   45  10   5   7   25   2   3   14   14  .357
Broderick Perkins     24   31    6   10   0   0   0    4   0   0    2    2  .323
Bill Fahey            11   25    1    8   1   1   0    5   0   0    3    1  .320
Jerry Turner          32  124   14   37   5   0   3   21   0   0    9   12  .298
Fernando Gonzalez     29  107   11   29   4   1   3   11   0   0    7    8  .271
Kurt Bevacqua         18   26    6    7   1   1   0    5   0   0    8    2  .269
Gene Tenace           30   86   13   22   0   1   4   14   0   1   20   19  .256
Dan Briggs            20   40    9   10   2   1   2    8   0   0    3    6  .250
Gene Richards         28  103   14   23   4   1   1    9   3   2    8   15  .223
Barry Evans           30  111    6   24   4   0   0   10   0   2    4   12  .216
Mike Hargrove         28   78   13   15   4   0   0    5   0   1   20    8  .192
Ozzie Smith           31  118   15   20   3   1   0    7   5   3    8    6  .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
Max Venable           10    5    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .400
Terry Whitfield       31  115   19   37   6   2   2   18   2   2   10   15  .322
Willie McCovey        17   37    1   11   3   0   0    4   0   0    1    7  .297
Larry Herndon         22   21    4    6   1   2   1    4   0   1    2    7  .286
Rob Andrews           11   11    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .273
Darrell Evans         31  108   14   29   3   0   3   13   2   2   15    7  .269
Johnnie Lemaster      10   30    6    8   1   0   1    5   0   0    5    4  .267
Jack Clark            31  109   20   29   7   1   4   20   1   1   18   22  .266
Billy North           30   99   23   23   2   0   1    8   7   6   26   18  .232
Mike Ivie             27   92    9   20   1   1   4   17   1   0    5   20  .217
Roger Metzger         25   74    7   13   1   3   0    7   2   0    6    4  .176
Marc Hill             23   74    9   12   0   0   1    6   0   0    7    8  .162
Bill Madlock          30  109   14   17   3   1   1   17   4   1    9    7  .156
John Tamargo          17   35    3    5   2   0   1    2   0   0    1    4  .143
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            29  124   15   42   5   6   0   17  10   2    2   15  .339
Ken Oberkfell         17   21    6    7   0   1   0    0   0   0    4    4  .333
Mike Dimmel            6    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   1    0    0  .333
George Hendrick       29   98   13   31   7   1   2   13   1   0    9   16  .316
Ken Reitz             29  107    6   30  11   0   2   16   1   0    7   16  .280
Dane Iorg             21   51    5   14   2   1   1    5   1   0    4    5  .275
Ted Simmons           29   97   18   26   6   0   7   15   0   0   22    5  .268
Keith Hernandez       29  116   15   31  11   1   2   16   1   1    9   17  .267
Garry Templeton       29  130   15   33   2   3   0    7   3   2    3   21  .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        16   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

The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at "www.retrosheet.org".

















League Leaders

At Bats:

  T. Puhl (HOU)           136
  B. Russell (LA)         136
  S. Garvey (LA)          133
  C. Reynolds (HOU)       133
  D. Lopes (LA)           132
  G. Templeton (STL)      130
  K. Griffey (CIN)        129
  D. Concepcion (CIN)     127
  D. Winfield (SD)        126
  T. Scott (STL)          124

Runs Scored:

  D. Concepcion (CIN)      27
  D. Winfield (SD)         25
  T. Puhl (HOU)            24
  D. Lopes (LA)            23
  B. North (SF)            23
  D. Parker (PIT)          22
  A. Dawson (MON)          21
  G. Maddox (PHI)          21
  J. Clark (SF)            20
  S. Garvey (LA)           20

Hits:

  D. Winfield (SD)         45
  K. Griffey (CIN)         43
  D. Concepcion (CIN)      42
  B. Russell (LA)          42
  T. Scott (STL)           42
  G. Foster (CIN)          41
  W. Cromartie (MON)       40
  S. Garvey (LA)           39
  E. Cabell (HOU)          38
  T. Puhl (HOU)            37

Doubles:

  L. Parrish (MON)         13
  W. Cromartie (MON)       11
  K. Hernandez (STL)       11
  K. Reitz (STL)           11
  J. Morgan (CIN)          10
  D. Winfield (SD)         10
  B. Buckner (CHI)          9
  P. Garner (PIT)           9
  K. Griffey (CIN)          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. Kingman (CHI)          9
  D. Murphy (ATL)           9
  M. Schmidt (PHI)          9
  G. Carter (MON)           8
  A. Dawson (MON)           8
  G. Matthews (ATL)         8
  B. Robinson (PIT)         7
  T. Simmons (STL)          7
  D. Winfield (SD)          7
  R. Cey (LA)               6

RBI:

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

Stolen Bases:

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

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
  R. Cey (LA)              22
  T. Simmons (STL)         22
  P. Rose (PHI)            21
  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)         29
  G. Foster (CIN)          25
  J. Clark (SF)            22
  A. Dawson (MON)          22
  B. Foote (CHI)           22
  L. Parrish (MON)         21
  T. Perez (MON)           21
  G. Templeton (STL)       21
  A. Ashby (HOU)           20
  P. Garner (PIT)          20


Copyright © 2014-2024, All Rights Reserved   •   Privacy Policy   •   Contact Us   •   Status Report