Friday May 11, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of May 11, 1979:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Cincinnati      1110  161   313   56   11   23   153   31    9  125   189  .282
Pittsburgh       950  134   259   53   13   25   118   31   11   75   136  .273
Montreal         963  134   262   57    6   27   125   21   13   80   169  .272
St. Louis       1055  123   280   50   18   18   117   22   14   83   153  .265
Philadelphia     987  131   261   47    6   22   125   25   14  113   128  .264
Atlanta          972  130   255   41    2   29   121   13   14  104   162  .262
Houston         1113  139   289   51    9   15   134   35   16   99   155  .260
Chicago          907  117   231   47    6   26   109    9    8  104   141  .255
Los Angeles     1130  143   286   44    8   29   139   24   13  121   163  .253
San Diego       1126  147   282   45   13   21   136   11   13  112   139  .250
New York         940  103   216   37    6   15    98   27   15   95   142  .230
San Francisco   1030  140   230   34   10   20   127   19   13  112   165  .223

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Pete Rose (PHI)          30  108   17   39   8   0   1   13   4   1   22    7  .361
Dave Winfield (SD)       33  130   25   46  10   5   7   25   2   3   14   14  .354
George Foster (CIN)      31  120   19   42   5   2   5   28   0   1   16   27  .350
Dave Concepcion (CIN)    31  132   28   46   5   3   5   24   8   2   15    8  .349
Warren Cromartie (MON)   28  118   18   40  11   2   1    9   1   2    6   12  .339
Tony Scott (STL)         30  128   15   43   5   6   0   17  11   2    2   16  .336
Steve Ontiveros (CHI)    26  102   12   34   7   0   0   10   0   1   10    9  .333
Jose Cruz (HOU)          31  112   19   37   7   3   2   22   9   1   17   13  .330
Dale Murphy (ATL)        29  106   18   35   2   0   9   23   0   1   11   20  .330
Gary Carter (MON)        27   97   18   32   6   0   8   24   1   1    9   11  .330

 Atlanta              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Bruce Benedict         5   17    1    6   1   0   0    2   0   1    2    1  .353
Bob Horner             1    3    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Dale Murphy           29  106   18   35   2   0   9   23   0   1   11   20  .330
Barry Bonnell         28  100   16   31   4   1   5   16   1   1    6   11  .310
Jerry Royster         28  102   14   31   3   0   0   11   6   2   14   13  .304
Gary Matthews         29  117   19   35   6   1   8   20   4   2    9   12  .299
Rowland Office        26   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        29   99   11   25   4   0   2    7   0   1   19   19  .253
Charlie Spikes        12   13    3    3   2   0   0    2   0   0    2    4  .231
Glenn Hubbard         29  111   14   25   4   0   1    9   0   4   13   13  .225
Mike Lum              25   85   10   19   5   0   1    8   0   2    8   13  .224
Mike Macha             6   13    2    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    5  .154
Darrel Chaney         13   17    2    1   1   0   0    2   1   0    3    9  .059
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       26  102   12   34   7   0   0   10   0   1   10    9  .333
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          26   88   11   24   4   0   1    7   1   0   13   10  .273
Dave Kingman          26   97   20   26   4   0   9   23   0   0   18   30  .268
Jerry Martin          25   90    7   24   7   0   2   14   0   0    5   14  .267
Bobby Murcer          24   76   12   20   1   1   4   13   0   3   18    8  .263
Bill Buckner          26  114   14   29   9   2   3   12   3   1    6    7  .254
Tim Blackwell          8   12    2    3   0   1   0    4   0   0    8    3  .250
Mick Kelleher          3    4    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250
Ivan DeJesus          26  108   16   23   6   1   2    8   3   3    9   18  .213
Gene Clines           10   10    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .200
Barry Foote           24   82    4   15   2   0   3    5   1   0    3   23  .183
Steve Dillard          8    4    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          14   19    3    8   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    6  .421
Junior Kennedy        11   34    7   12   2   0   0    3   0   1    1    4  .353
George Foster         31  120   19   42   5   2   5   28   0   1   16   27  .350
Dave Concepcion       31  132   28   46   5   3   5   24   8   2   15    8  .349
Vic Correll            9   21    3    7   2   0   0    1   0   0    4    5  .333
Joe Morgan            27   95   19   31  10   1   3   11   9   0   18   13  .326
Ken Griffey           30  133   19   43   9   1   2   13   8   1   10   14  .323
Ray Knight            30  113   10   34   7   0   0   12   1   1   12   10  .301
Arturo DeFreitas      11   14    1    4   2   0   0    3   0   0    0    5  .286
Champ Summers         19   39    9   10   1   1   1   10   0   1    8    9  .256
Dan Driessen          27   90   10   21   4   1   4   18   2   2   13   18  .233
Johnny Bench          25   91   13   18   3   0   2   15   2   0   18   17  .198
Cesar Geronimo        30  109   11   21   3   2   0    7   1   0    6   21  .193
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       20   33    9   12   2   2   0    6   2   1    7   10  .364
Jose Cruz             31  112   19   37   7   3   2   22   9   1   17   13  .330
Enos Cabell           32  127   16   41   8   0   3   24  11   5    9   11  .323
Julio Gonzalez         9   17    1    5   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    2  .294
Bob Watson            32  118   12   33   3   0   2   15   0   0    9   19  .280
Terry Puhl            32  141   24   38   3   1   2    6   6   7   12   12  .270
Cesar Cedeno          28   90   13   24   8   0   3   13   7   1   17   11  .267
Rafael Landestoy      26   15    5    4   0   0   0    3   0   0    1    2  .267
Jimmy Sexton           9    4    2    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .250
Craig Reynolds        32  137   17   34   6   2   0    8   0   1    3   12  .248
Art Howe              30  101   10   23   3   0   2   12   0   0    7    8  .228
Alan Ashby            26   88    3   20   5   1   0   12   0   0    6   20  .227
Bruce Bochy           11   29    2    5   1   0   0    2   0   0    2    5  .172
Denny Walling         12    9    0    1   0   0   0    2   0   0    3    2  .111
Jesus Alou            12   12    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          34  140   16   43   6   1   2   19   1   4    7    9  .307
Rick Monday           12   33    2   10   0   0   0    2   0   0    5    6  .303
Steve Garvey          34  137   20   41   6   0   5   19   2   3    6   12  .299
Ron Cey               32  107   17   32   6   0   7   17   3   1   22   19  .299
Von Joshua            18   24    3    7   0   0   1    4   0   0    0    3  .292
Dusty Baker           32  120   15   34   7   0   2   12   1   2   10   16  .283
Gary Thomasson        27   83    6   23   1   1   2   12   1   0   11    7  .277
Derrel Thomas         25   57    6   14   2   1   0    6   4   1    7    8  .246
Davey Lopes           34  136   25   31   6   4   2    5   9   2   16   21  .228
Joe Ferguson          23   69    9   15   2   0   3   17   0   0   17   13  .217
Steve Yeager          22   62    7   11   1   1   4    9   0   0    7   11  .177
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              7    5    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    1  .400
Duffy Dyer             3    5    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .400
Warren Cromartie      28  118   18   40  11   2   1    9   1   2    6   12  .339
Gary Carter           27   97   18   32   6   0   8   24   1   1    9   11  .330
Andre Dawson          28  120   21   36   8   2   8   20   4   3    6   22  .300
Tony Solaita           9   10    1    3   2   0   0    1   0   0    2    6  .300
Larry Parrish         27   93   10   27  13   0   1   10   3   0    7   21  .290
Chris Speier          28   88   12   24   5   0   2    6   0   0   15    8  .273
Jerry White           15   26    5    7   1   1   1    6   1   0    0    4  .269
Ellis Valentine       25   93    9   24   2   1   2   16   4   3    7   10  .258
Jim Mason              4    4    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .250
Rodney Scott          28  110   14   27   4   0   1   14   6   4   14   20  .246
Tony Perez            27  102   16   25   3   0   3   16   1   0    8   22  .245
Ken Macha              9   10    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
Lee Mazzilli          28  109   14   34   6   0   4   17   8   2   14   12  .312
Joel Youngblood       26   73   11   22   3   0   4   12   4   3   12    9  .301
Steve Henderson       26   94   12   26   5   1   1   12   4   2   11   16  .277
Richie Hebner         23   81   11   21   3   1   1   10   1   0   11    9  .259
John Stearns          27   93   13   21   7   0   2   10   3   3    9   11  .226
Elliott Maddox         9   20    1    4   1   0   0    2   0   1    3    2  .200
Doug Flynn            28   96    7   19   1   0   1   14   0   0    5    8  .198
Frank Taveras         19   71    8   14   1   1   0    1   7   1    7   10  .197
Ed Kranepool          14   26    2    5   1   0   1    5   0   0    3    2  .192
Ron Hodges            13   16    0    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    5  .188
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           6   14    4    7   2   0   0    4   0   0    2    2  .500
Del Unser             15   13    3    5   1   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .385
Pete Rose             30  108   17   39   8   0   1   13   4   1   22    7  .361
Mike Anderson         11    9    2    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    2  .333
Manny Trillo          22   76    5   23   4   0   0    8   0   1    4    9  .303
Larry Bowa            30  114   19   33   4   1   0    7   5   3   16    6  .290
Garry Maddox          29  112   21   32   6   2   4   14   5   2    5   13  .286
Greg Luzinski         29  102   11   28   7   0   4   23   1   1   17   21  .275
Mike Schmidt          30  104   17   27   5   0   9   24   1   2   16   20  .260
Bob Boone             26   81    9   20   5   1   1    9   0   2   10    7  .247
Bake McBride          29  104   15   22   1   2   3   14   7   2    8   11  .212
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          7   10    1    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    2  .100
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        12    3    3    2   0   1   0    1   1   0    0    0  .667
Tim Foli              16   62   11   23   4   0   0   13   0   1    4    1  .371
Willie Stargell       16   57    7   19   5   0   4   16   0   0    2   14  .333
Omar Moreno           27  110   19   36   3   4   0   12  15   6   10   11  .327
Dave Parker           27  104   23   33   7   3   4   12   6   0   11   16  .317
John Milner           22   58    9   17   4   1   5   18   2   1   12    6  .293
Steve Nicosia         12   35    3   10   2   0   2    4   0   0    3    0  .286
Ed Ott                19   71    7   20   3   1   2    7   0   0    1    8  .282
Bill Robinson         24   86   14   23   4   0   7   15   1   0    4   14  .267
Manny Sanguillen       8    8    3    2   2   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250
Frank Taveras         11   45    4   11   3   0   0    1   2   1    0    2  .244
Rennie Stennett       24   90    7   21   4   0   0    8   1   1    6   11  .233
Phil Garner           27  100   16   23   9   1   1    5   2   1   10   21  .230
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            7    5    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    1  .000

 San Diego            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Don Reynolds          10   18    4    7   1   1   0    4   0   0    2    4  .389
Dave Winfield         33  130   25   46  10   5   7   25   2   3   14   14  .354
Bill Almon            18   26    5    9   2   0   0    2   1   1    1    4  .346
Broderick Perkins     24   31    6   10   0   0   0    4   0   0    2    2  .323
Jerry Turner          33  127   14   39   6   0   3   21   0   0    9   12  .307
Bill Fahey            12   29    1    8   1   1   0    5   0   0    3    2  .276
Kurt Bevacqua         18   26    6    7   1   1   0    5   0   0    8    2  .269
Fernando Gonzalez     30  108   11   29   4   1   3   11   0   0    7    8  .269
Gene Tenace           31   88   13   22   0   1   4   14   0   1   22   19  .250
Dan Briggs            20   40    9   10   2   1   2    8   0   0    3    6  .250
Gene Richards         29  107   14   25   4   1   1    9   3   2    8   15  .234
Barry Evans           31  114    6   24   4   0   0   10   0   2    4   13  .211
Mike Hargrove         29   79   13   15   4   0   0    5   0   1   20    8  .190
Ozzie Smith           32  121   15   21   3   1   0    7   5   3    8    6  .174
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       32  119   19   38   6   2   2   18   2   2   10   15  .319
Johnnie Lemaster      11   33    7   10   1   0   1    5   0   0    5    5  .303
Larry Herndon         23   21    4    6   1   2   1    4   0   1    2    7  .286
Rob Andrews           12   11    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .273
Darrell Evans         32  111   15   30   3   0   4   14   2   2   15    8  .270
Willie McCovey        18   41    1   11   3   0   0    4   0   0    1    7  .268
Jack Clark            32  112   20   29   7   1   4   20   1   1   19   23  .259
Billy North           31  102   23   23   2   0   1    8   7   6   27   19  .226
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
Bill Madlock          31  113   14   18   3   1   1   17   4   1    9    7  .159
Marc Hill             24   77    9   12   0   0   1    6   0   0    7   10  .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            30  128   15   43   5   6   0   17  11   2    2   16  .336
Mike Dimmel            6    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   1    0    0  .333
Ken Oberkfell         18   22    6    7   0   1   0    0   0   0    4    4  .318
George Hendrick       30  101   13   31   7   1   2   13   1   0   10   16  .307
Dane Iorg             21   51    5   14   2   1   1    5   1   0    4    5  .275
Ken Reitz             30  111    6   30  11   0   2   16   1   0    7   17  .270
Keith Hernandez       30  120   15   32  12   1   2   16   1   1    9   17  .267
Ted Simmons           30   99   18   26   6   0   7   15   0   0   22    5  .263
Garry Templeton       30  134   15   35   2   3   0    7   3   3    3   21  .261
Mike Tyson            26   68    6   14   4   1   2    9   2   1    6   12  .206
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        17   14    3    1   0   0   0    1   0   1    1    3  .071
Steve Swisher          7    8    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    2  .000

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  T. Puhl (HOU)           141
  B. Russell (LA)         140
  S. Garvey (LA)          137
  C. Reynolds (HOU)       137
  D. Lopes (LA)           136
  G. Templeton (STL)      134
  K. Griffey (CIN)        133
  D. Concepcion (CIN)     132
  D. Winfield (SD)        130
  T. Scott (STL)          128

Runs Scored:

  D. Concepcion (CIN)      28
  D. Lopes (LA)            25
  D. Winfield (SD)         25
  T. Puhl (HOU)            24
  B. North (SF)            23
  D. Parker (PIT)          23
  A. Dawson (MON)          21
  G. Maddox (PHI)          21
  J. Clark (SF)            20
  S. Garvey (LA)           20

Hits:

  D. Concepcion (CIN)      46
  D. Winfield (SD)         46
  K. Griffey (CIN)         43
  B. Russell (LA)          43
  T. Scott (STL)           43
  G. Foster (CIN)          42
  E. Cabell (HOU)          41
  S. Garvey (LA)           41
  W. Cromartie (MON)       40
  P. Rose (PHI)            39

Doubles:

  L. Parrish (MON)         13
  K. Hernandez (STL)       12
  W. Cromartie (MON)       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
  E. Cabell (HOU)           8

Triples:

  T. Scott (STL)            6
  D. Winfield (SD)          5
  D. Lopes (LA)             4
  O. Moreno (PIT)           4
  D. Concepcion (CIN)       3
  J. Cruz (HOU)             3
  R. Metzger (SF)           3
  D. Parker (PIT)           3
  G. Templeton (STL)        3
  L. Brock (STL)            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
  R. Cey (LA)               7
  B. Robinson (PIT)         7
  T. Simmons (STL)          7
  D. Winfield (SD)          7

RBI:

  G. Foster (CIN)          28
  D. Winfield (SD)         25
  E. Cabell (HOU)          24
  G. Carter (MON)          24
  D. Concepcion (CIN)      24
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         24
  D. Kingman (CHI)         23
  G. Luzinski (PHI)        23
  D. Murphy (ATL)          23
  J. Cruz (HOU)            22

Stolen Bases:

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

Caught Stealing:

  T. Puhl (HOU)             7
  O. Moreno (PIT)           6
  B. North (SF)             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)            27
  R. Cey (LA)              22
  P. Rose (PHI)            22
  T. Simmons (STL)         22
  G. Tenace (SD)           22
  M. Hargrove (SD)         20
  J. Burroughs (ATL)       19
  J. Clark (SF)            19
  J. Bench (CIN)           18
  D. Kingman (CHI)         18

Strikeouts:

  D. Kingman (CHI)         30
  G. Foster (CIN)          27
  J. Clark (SF)            23
  B. Foote (CHI)           23
  A. Dawson (MON)          22
  T. Perez (MON)           22
  P. Garner (PIT)          21
  C. Geronimo (CIN)        21
  D. Lopes (LA)            21
  G. Luzinski (PHI)        21


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