Saturday May 12, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of May 12, 1979:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Cincinnati      1140  163   316   57   11   23   154   34    9  133   200  .277
Montreal        1003  137   274   58    7   28   128   22   14   86   175  .273
Pittsburgh       979  137   267   54   13   25   121   32   12   78   139  .273
St. Louis       1088  130   291   53   20   18   124   22   14   88   157  .268
Houston         1181  150   311   53    9   15   145   38   17  106   166  .263
Atlanta         1005  136   264   44    4   29   127   13   14  109   169  .263
Philadelphia    1017  132   263   47    6   22   126   27   14  116   136  .259
Chicago          976  122   250   49    6   26   112    9    8  108   150  .256
Los Angeles     1170  147   296   44    8   32   143   24   14  123   177  .253
San Diego       1151  149   288   46   13   21   137   11   14  118   140  .250
New York         968  104   222   38    6   15    99   28   15  101   147  .229
San Francisco   1058  144   238   35   11   20   131   20   13  115   172  .225

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Dave Winfield (SD)       34  134   25   47  11   5   7   25   2   3   14   14  .351
Pete Rose (PHI)          31  112   17   39   8   0   1   13   4   1   22    7  .348
Jose Cruz (HOU)          33  120   20   41   7   3   2   24   9   1   17   13  .342
George Foster (CIN)      32  123   19   42   5   2   5   28   0   1   17   29  .342
Dave Concepcion (CIN)    32  135   29   46   5   3   5   24   9   2   16    9  .341
Warren Cromartie (MON)   29  123   18   41  11   2   1   10   1   2    6   14  .333
Omar Moreno (PIT)        28  114   19   38   3   4   0   14  16   6   10   12  .333
Gary Carter (MON)        28  102   19   34   7   0   8   24   1   1    9   12  .333
Dale Murphy (ATL)        30  109   18   36   2   1   9   24   0   1   12   20  .330
Steve Ontiveros (CHI)    28  109   12   36   7   0   0   10   0   1   12   10  .330

 Atlanta              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Bob Horner             1    3    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .333
Dale Murphy           30  109   18   36   2   1   9   24   0   1   12   20  .330
Jerry Royster         29  107   16   33   3   0   0   11   6   2   14   13  .308
Gary Matthews         30  121   21   37   7   2   8   21   4   2   10   13  .306
Barry Bonnell         29  103   16   31   4   1   5   16   1   1    6   11  .301
Bruce Benedict         6   20    1    6   1   0   0    2   0   1    3    1  .300
Rowland Office        27   24    7    7   0   0   2    7   0   0    3    4  .292
Pepe Frias            26   77    5   22   5   0   1    9   1   0    4    8  .286
Charlie Spikes        13   14    3    4   3   0   0    4   0   0    2    4  .286
Joe Nolan             10   11    2    3   2   0   0    1   0   0    2    1  .273
Jeff Burroughs        30  103   11   26   4   0   2    8   0   1   19   22  .252
Mike Lum              26   86   11   20   5   0   1    9   0   2    8   13  .233
Glenn Hubbard         30  113   14   25   4   0   1    9   0   4   15   14  .221
Mike Macha             6   13    2    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    5  .154
Darrel Chaney         14   21    3    2   2   0   0    2   1   0    3   10  .095
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             11   15    3    6   0   1   2    5   0   0    3    3  .400
Scot Thompson         18   39    5   13   4   0   0    5   0   0    1    4  .333
Ken Henderson          1    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .333
Steve Ontiveros       28  109   12   36   7   0   0   10   0   1   12   10  .330
Dave Kingman          28  104   20   29   4   0   9   23   0   0   18   34  .279
Bobby Murcer          26   83   14   23   3   1   4   14   0   3   19    8  .277
Larry Biittner        12   11    0    3   0   0   0    3   0   0    1    3  .273
Jerry Martin          27   97    8   26   7   0   2   14   0   0    5   14  .268
Ted Sizemore          28   94   11   25   4   0   1    8   1   0   14   10  .266
Bill Buckner          28  123   15   32   9   2   3   13   3   1    6    7  .260
Tim Blackwell          9   16    2    4   0   1   0    4   0   0    8    4  .250
Ivan DeJesus          27  112   16   23   6   1   2    8   3   3    9   18  .205
Gene Clines           10   10    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .200
Barry Foote           25   85    4   15   2   0   3    5   1   0    3   23  .177
Mick Kelleher          4    8    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .125
Steve Dillard          8    4    2    0   0   0   0    0   1   0    2    0  .000
Sam Mejias             9    2    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          15   20    3    8   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    6  .400
George Foster         32  123   19   42   5   2   5   28   0   1   17   29  .342
Dave Concepcion       32  135   29   46   5   3   5   24   9   2   16    9  .341
Joe Morgan            28   95   19   31  10   1   3   11   9   0   18   13  .326
Ken Griffey           31  138   20   44   9   1   2   13   9   1   10   16  .319
Junior Kennedy        12   39    7   12   2   0   0    3   0   1    1    5  .308
Ray Knight            31  115   10   35   7   0   0   12   2   1   14   11  .304
Vic Correll           10   24    3    7   2   0   0    1   0   0    4    8  .292
Arturo DeFreitas      11   14    1    4   2   0   0    3   0   0    0    5  .286
Champ Summers         20   41    9   11   2   1   1   11   0   1   10    9  .268
Dan Driessen          28   91   10   21   4   1   4   18   2   2   13   18  .231
Johnny Bench          26   91   13   18   3   0   2   15   2   0   19   17  .198
Cesar Geronimo        31  112   11   21   3   2   0    7   1   0    6   21  .188
Rick Auerbach         12   19    2    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .158
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       22   38    9   13   2   2   0    6   2   1    7   11  .342
Jose Cruz             33  120   20   41   7   3   2   24   9   1   17   13  .342
Enos Cabell           34  136   16   42   8   0   3   24  11   5    9   14  .309
Julio Gonzalez        11   24    2    7   1   0   0    3   0   0    1    2  .292
Bob Watson            34  126   14   36   4   0   2   16   0   0   10   19  .286
Terry Puhl            34  148   26   41   4   1   2    8   7   8   14   12  .277
Cesar Cedeno          29   92   14   25   8   0   3   14   7   1   18   11  .272
Rafael Landestoy      26   15    5    4   0   0   0    3   0   0    1    2  .267
Craig Reynolds        33  142   19   37   6   2   0   11   2   1    3   13  .261
Jimmy Sexton          11    8    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .250
Alan Ashby            27   91    5   22   5   1   0   13   0   0    8   20  .242
Art Howe              31  102   10   23   3   0   2   12   0   0    7    8  .226
Bruce Bochy           12   32    2    6   1   0   0    2   0   0    2    5  .188
Denny Walling         12    9    0    1   0   0   0    2   0   0    3    2  .111
Jesus Alou            13   13    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    4  .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
Steve Garvey          35  142   21   44   6   0   6   20   2   4    6   12  .310
Bill Russell          35  145   17   44   6   1   2   19   1   4    7   10  .303
Rick Monday           12   33    2   10   0   0   0    2   0   0    5    6  .303
Ron Cey               33  111   17   32   6   0   7   17   3   1   23   22  .288
Dusty Baker           33  125   15   36   7   0   2   13   1   2   10   16  .288
Von Joshua            19   26    3    7   0   0   1    4   0   0    0    5  .269
Gary Thomasson        28   87    6   23   1   1   2   12   1   0   12    9  .264
Derrel Thomas         26   58    6   15   2   1   0    6   4   1    7    8  .259
Davey Lopes           35  141   26   33   6   4   3    6   9   2   16   22  .234
Joe Ferguson          24   73   10   16   2   0   4   18   0   0   17   14  .219
Steve Yeager          23   63    7   11   1   1   4    9   0   0    7   12  .175
Reggie Smith          18   47    9    8   1   0   1    8   3   0   10   13  .170
Vic Davalillo         11   10    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         2    2    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              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      29  123   18   41  11   2   1   10   1   2    6   14  .333
Gary Carter           28  102   19   34   7   0   8   24   1   1    9   12  .333
Andre Dawson          29  125   23   38   8   3   9   21   4   3    6   22  .304
Tony Solaita           9   10    1    3   2   0   0    1   0   0    2    6  .300
Larry Parrish         28   97   10   27  13   0   1   10   3   0    8   21  .278
Chris Speier          29   92   12   25   5   0   2    6   0   0   16   10  .272
Ellis Valentine       25   93    9   24   2   1   2   16   4   3    7   10  .258
Jerry White           16   31    5    8   1   1   1    7   2   0    0    4  .258
Tony Perez            28  106   16   27   3   0   3   16   1   0    9   23  .255
Jim Mason              4    4    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .250
Rodney Scott          29  114   14   28   4   0   1   14   6   4   16   20  .246
Ken Macha              9   10    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    5  .000
Tommy Hutton          12    8    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
Alex Trevino           9   19    3    8   0   1   0    4   0   0    2    2  .421
Gil Flores            13   12    2    5   0   0   0    3   0   0    0    3  .417
Bruce Boisclair       15   25    4    8   2   1   0    0   0   2    0    8  .320
Lee Mazzilli          29  112   14   35   7   0   4   18   8   2   15   12  .313
Joel Youngblood       27   76   11   22   3   0   4   12   4   3   12    9  .290
Steve Henderson       27   96   12   27   5   1   1   12   5   2   13   17  .281
Richie Hebner         24   84   11   22   3   1   1   10   1   0   12   11  .262
John Stearns          28   97   13   21   7   0   2   10   3   3    9   13  .217
Doug Flynn            29   99    7   20   1   0   1   14   0   0    6    8  .202
Frank Taveras         20   75    8   15   1   1   0    1   7   1    8   10  .200
Ed Kranepool          14   26    2    5   1   0   1    5   0   0    3    2  .192
Elliott Maddox        10   21    1    4   1   0   0    2   0   1    3    2  .191
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             16   17    3    7   1   0   0    2   1   0    0    2  .412
Pete Rose             31  112   17   39   8   0   1   13   4   1   22    7  .348
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            31  118   19   33   4   1   0    7   5   3   16    6  .280
Garry Maddox          30  116   21   32   6   2   4   14   6   2    5   15  .276
Greg Luzinski         29  102   11   28   7   0   4   23   1   1   17   21  .275
Mike Schmidt          31  106   17   27   5   0   9   24   1   2   18   22  .255
Bob Boone             27   84    9   20   5   1   1    9   0   2   10    7  .238
Bake McBride          30  107   16   22   1   2   3   14   7   2    9   13  .206
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
Rudy Meoli             8   20    0    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    4  .150
Greg Gross            18    9    1    1   0   0   0    0   1   0    1    1  .111
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        13    3    4    2   0   1   0    1   1   0    0    0  .667
Tim Foli              17   66   11   23   4   0   0   13   0   1    4    1  .349
Willie Stargell       17   58    7   20   5   0   4   17   0   0    2   14  .345
Omar Moreno           28  114   19   38   3   4   0   14  16   6   10   12  .333
Dave Parker           28  107   23   35   8   3   4   12   6   0   12   16  .327
John Milner           22   58    9   17   4   1   5   18   2   1   12    6  .293
Ed Ott                20   73    7   20   3   1   2    7   0   0    1    9  .274
Steve Nicosia         13   37    3   10   2   0   2    4   0   0    3    1  .270
Bill Robinson         25   90   14   24   4   0   7   15   1   0    4   14  .267
Manny Sanguillen       9   12    3    3   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       25   93    7   22   4   0   0    8   1   1    6   11  .237
Phil Garner           28  101   18   23   9   1   1    5   2   2   12   21  .228
Lee Lacy              16   28    1    6   0   2   0    3   1   0    6    8  .214
Dale Berra            13   20    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    3  .100
Mike Easler            8    6    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
Bill Almon            19   28    6   10   2   0   0    2   1   1    2    4  .357
Dave Winfield         34  134   25   47  11   5   7   25   2   3   14   14  .351
Broderick Perkins     24   31    6   10   0   0   0    4   0   0    2    2  .323
Jerry Turner          34  130   14   39   6   0   3   21   0   0   10   12  .300
Kurt Bevacqua         19   27    6    8   1   1   0    6   0   0    8    2  .296
Bill Fahey            12   29    1    8   1   1   0    5   0   0    3    2  .276
Fernando Gonzalez     31  108   11   29   4   1   3   11   0   0    7    8  .269
Gene Tenace           32   91   13   23   0   1   4   14   0   2   23   20  .253
Dan Briggs            20   40    9   10   2   1   2    8   0   0    3    6  .250
Gene Richards         30  110   14   25   4   1   1    9   3   2    9   15  .227
Barry Evans           32  118    6   25   4   0   0   10   0   2    4   13  .212
Mike Hargrove         30   79   13   15   4   0   0    5   0   1   20    8  .190
Fred Kendall           7   11    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .182
Ozzie Smith           33  123   15   21   3   1   0    7   5   3    9    6  .171

 San Francisco        G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Max Venable           11    5    3    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .400
Johnnie Lemaster      12   36    8   13   1   0   1    6   1   0    5    5  .361
Terry Whitfield       33  122   19   38   6   2   2   19   2   2   10   16  .312
Larry Herndon         24   22    4    6   1   2   1    4   0   1    3    8  .273
Rob Andrews           12   11    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .273
Darrell Evans         33  114   17   31   3   1   4   14   2   2   16    9  .272
Jack Clark            33  115   20   30   7   1   4   20   1   1   20   24  .261
Willie McCovey        19   45    1   11   3   0   0    4   0   0    1    9  .244
Billy North           32  104   23   23   2   0   1    8   7   6   27   20  .221
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             25   79    9   13   0   0   1    7   0   0    7   10  .165
Bill Madlock          32  117   14   19   4   1   1   17   4   1    9    7  .162
John Tamargo          17   35    3    5   2   0   1    2   0   0    1    4  .143
Mike Sadek             9    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
Mike Dimmel            6    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   1    0    0  .333
Tony Scott            31  133   15   43   5   6   0   17  11   2    2   18  .323
Ken Oberkfell         18   22    6    7   0   1   0    0   0   0    4    4  .318
George Hendrick       31  103   13   31   7   1   2   15   1   0   11   16  .301
Ken Reitz             31  115    7   32  12   0   2   17   1   0    7   17  .278
Dane Iorg             21   51    5   14   2   1   1    5   1   0    4    5  .275
Keith Hernandez       31  125   17   34  12   3   2   18   1   1    9   17  .272
Ted Simmons           31  102   18   27   7   0   7   16   0   0   24    5  .265
Garry Templeton       31  134   15   35   2   3   0    7   3   3    3   21  .261
Mike Phillips         10   16    2    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0  .250
Jerry Mumphrey        18   18    6    4   0   0   0    1   0   1    1    3  .222
Mike Tyson            27   72    6   15   5   1   2   10   2   1    6   13  .208
Tom Grieve             9   15    1    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    4    1  .200
Bernie Carbo          13   12    1    2   0   0   0    3   0   0    1    2  .167
Roger Freed           10    8    1    1   0   0   1    4   0   0    2    3  .125
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)           148
  B. Russell (LA)         145
  S. Garvey (LA)          142
  C. Reynolds (HOU)       142
  D. Lopes (LA)           141
  K. Griffey (CIN)        138
  E. Cabell (HOU)         136
  D. Concepcion (CIN)     135
  G. Templeton (STL)      134
  D. Winfield (SD)        134

Runs Scored:

  D. Concepcion (CIN)      29
  D. Lopes (LA)            26
  T. Puhl (HOU)            26
  D. Winfield (SD)         25
  A. Dawson (MON)          23
  B. North (SF)            23
  D. Parker (PIT)          23
  S. Garvey (LA)           21
  G. Maddox (PHI)          21
  G. Matthews (ATL)        21

Hits:

  D. Winfield (SD)         47
  D. Concepcion (CIN)      46
  S. Garvey (LA)           44
  K. Griffey (CIN)         44
  B. Russell (LA)          44
  T. Scott (STL)           43
  E. Cabell (HOU)          42
  G. Foster (CIN)          42
  W. Cromartie (MON)       41
  J. Cruz (HOU)            41

Doubles:

  L. Parrish (MON)         13
  K. Hernandez (STL)       12
  K. Reitz (STL)           12
  W. Cromartie (MON)       11
  D. Winfield (SD)         11
  J. Morgan (CIN)          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
  A. Dawson (MON)           3
  K. Hernandez (STL)        3
  R. Metzger (SF)           3
  D. Parker (PIT)           3

Home Runs:

  A. Dawson (MON)           9
  D. Kingman (CHI)          9
  D. Murphy (ATL)           9
  M. Schmidt (PHI)          9
  G. Carter (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
  J. Cruz (HOU)            24
  D. Murphy (ATL)          24
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         24
  D. Kingman (CHI)         23
  G. Luzinski (PHI)        23

Stolen Bases:

  O. Moreno (PIT)          16
  E. Cabell (HOU)          11
  T. Scott (STL)           11
  D. Concepcion (CIN)       9
  J. Cruz (HOU)             9
  K. Griffey (CIN)          9
  D. Lopes (LA)             9
  J. Morgan (CIN)           9
  F. Taveras (NY)           9
  L. Mazzilli (NY)          8

Caught Stealing:

  T. Puhl (HOU)             8
  O. Moreno (PIT)           6
  B. North (SF)             6
  E. Cabell (HOU)           5
  L. Brock (STL)            4
  S. Garvey (LA)            4
  G. Hubbard (ATL)          4
  B. Russell (LA)           4
  R. Scott (MON)            4
  L. Bowa (PHI)             3

Walks:

  B. North (SF)            27
  T. Simmons (STL)         24
  R. Cey (LA)              23
  G. Tenace (SD)           23
  P. Rose (PHI)            22
  J. Clark (SF)            20
  M. Hargrove (SD)         20
  J. Bench (CIN)           19
  J. Burroughs (ATL)       19
  B. Murcer (CHI)          19

Strikeouts:

  D. Kingman (CHI)         34
  G. Foster (CIN)          29
  J. Clark (SF)            24
  B. Foote (CHI)           23
  T. Perez (MON)           23
  J. Burroughs (ATL)       22
  R. Cey (LA)              22
  A. Dawson (MON)          22
  D. Lopes (LA)            22
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         22


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