Sunday May 13, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of May 13, 1979:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Cincinnati      1182  170   330   59   11   25   160   34    9  137   207  .279
Pittsburgh      1014  140   276   54   13   26   123   32   12   82   141  .272
Montreal        1035  139   280   59    7   28   130   23   14   92   178  .271
St. Louis       1124  137   302   54   20   19   131   23   14   90   161  .269
Philadelphia    1057  144   278   51    6   23   137   27   14  122   140  .263
Houston         1208  153   315   55    9   15   148   39   18  110   173  .261
Atlanta         1037  139   270   45    5   30   130   13   14  109   173  .260
Los Angeles     1207  155   309   48    8   34   151   24   14  124   184  .256
Chicago         1007  122   255   49    6   26   112    9    8  109   151  .253
San Diego       1190  154   296   46   13   22   141   13   14  124   146  .249
New York        1002  108   231   39    7   16   103   28   17  105   151  .231
San Francisco   1093  147   247   35   11   20   134   20   13  116   180  .226

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Pete Rose (PHI)          32  118   19   41   9   0   1   14   4   1   22    7  .348
Jose Cruz (HOU)          34  123   21   42   8   3   2   25  10   1   18   13  .342
Dave Winfield (SD)       35  138   25   47  11   5   7   25   2   3   15   14  .341
George Foster (CIN)      33  128   19   43   5   2   5   29   0   1   17   30  .336
Dave Concepcion (CIN)    33  140   29   47   5   3   5   24   9   2   16   11  .336
Gary Carter (MON)        28  102   19   34   7   0   8   24   1   1    9   12  .333
Dale Murphy (ATL)        31  113   19   37   2   1  10   26   0   1   12   20  .327
Steve Ontiveros (CHI)    29  113   12   37   7   0   0   10   0   1   12   11  .327
Joe Morgan (CIN)         28   95   19   31  10   1   3   11   9   0   18   13  .326
Warren Cromartie (MON)   30  126   18   41  11   2   1   11   1   2    7   14  .325

 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           31  113   19   37   2   1  10   26   0   1   12   20  .327
Jerry Royster         30  111   16   34   3   1   0   11   6   2   14   14  .306
Barry Bonnell         29  103   16   31   4   1   5   16   1   1    6   11  .301
Gary Matthews         31  125   21   37   7   2   8   21   4   2   10   15  .296
Pepe Frias            27   80    5   23   5   0   1   10   1   0    4    8  .288
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
Bruce Benedict         7   23    1    6   1   0   0    2   0   1    3    1  .261
Jeff Burroughs        31  107   12   27   5   0   2    8   0   1   19   22  .252
Rowland Office        28   28    7    7   0   0   2    7   0   0    3    5  .250
Mike Lum              27   87   11   20   5   0   1    9   0   2    8   13  .230
Glenn Hubbard         31  116   15   26   4   0   1    9   0   4   15   14  .224
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
Ken Henderson          1    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .333
Steve Ontiveros       29  113   12   37   7   0   0   10   0   1   12   11  .327
Scot Thompson         19   40    5   13   4   0   0    5   0   0    1    4  .325
Dave Kingman          29  107   20   30   4   0   9   23   0   0   19   34  .280
Larry Biittner        12   11    0    3   0   0   0    3   0   0    1    3  .273
Ted Sizemore          29   97   11   26   4   0   1    8   1   0   14   10  .268
Bobby Murcer          27   87   14   23   3   1   4   14   0   3   19    8  .264
Jerry Martin          28  101    8   26   7   0   2   14   0   0    5   14  .257
Bill Buckner          29  127   15   32   9   2   3   13   3   1    6    7  .252
Tim Blackwell         10   19    2    4   0   1   0    4   0   0    8    4  .211
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          5   12    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .167
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
Junior Kennedy        13   44    9   15   3   0   0    4   0   1    2    5  .341
George Foster         33  128   19   43   5   2   5   29   0   1   17   30  .336
Dave Concepcion       33  140   29   47   5   3   5   24   9   2   16   11  .336
Paul Blair             3    3    1    1   0   0   1    2   0   0    1    0  .333
Joe Morgan            28   95   19   31  10   1   3   11   9   0   18   13  .326
Ken Griffey           32  143   21   46  10   1   2   13   9   1   11   16  .322
Ray Knight            32  120   11   37   7   0   0   12   2   1   14   11  .308
Vic Correll           10   24    3    7   2   0   0    1   0   0    4    8  .292
Champ Summers         20   41    9   11   2   1   1   11   0   1   10    9  .268
Dan Driessen          29   93   12   23   4   1   5   19   2   2   13   18  .247
Arturo DeFreitas      12   17    1    4   2   0   0    3   0   0    0    7  .235
Johnny Bench          27   95   13   19   3   0   2   16   2   0   20   17  .200
Cesar Geronimo        32  114   11   21   3   2   0    7   1   0    6   21  .184
Rick Auerbach         13   19    2    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    3  .158

 Houston              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Jose Cruz             34  123   21   42   8   3   2   25  10   1   18   13  .342
Jeffrey Leonard       23   41   10   14   2   2   0    7   2   2    8   12  .342
Enos Cabell           35  139   16   42   8   0   3   24  11   5    9   16  .302
Bob Watson            35  128   14   36   4   0   2   16   0   0   11   20  .281
Cesar Cedeno          29   92   14   25   8   0   3   14   7   1   18   11  .272
Terry Puhl            35  151   27   41   4   1   2    8   7   8   15   13  .272
Rafael Landestoy      26   15    5    4   0   0   0    3   0   0    1    2  .267
Julio Gonzalez        12   27    2    7   1   0   0    3   0   0    1    2  .259
Craig Reynolds        34  145   19   37   6   2   0   11   2   1    3   13  .255
Alan Ashby            28   94    5   23   5   1   0   14   0   0    8   20  .245
Art Howe              31  102   10   23   3   0   2   12   0   0    7    8  .226
Jimmy Sexton          12    9    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .222
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             9    7    0    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    1  .429
Steve Garvey          36  146   22   45   6   0   6   21   2   4    6   13  .308
Bill Russell          36  150   18   46   6   1   2   19   1   4    7   11  .307
Rick Monday           12   33    2   10   0   0   0    2   0   0    5    6  .303
Ron Cey               34  115   18   34   7   0   7   18   3   1   23   23  .296
Dusty Baker           34  129   16   37   8   0   2   13   1   2   10   16  .287
Derrel Thomas         27   62    7   17   2   1   0    6   4   1    7    9  .274
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
Davey Lopes           36  146   27   35   6   4   4    8   9   2   16   23  .240
Joe Ferguson          25   77   11   18   3   0   5   21   0   0   17   15  .234
Steve Yeager          24   66    8   12   2   1   4   10   0   0    8   12  .182
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
Gary Carter           28  102   19   34   7   0   8   24   1   1    9   12  .333
Dave Cash              8    6    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    1  .333
Warren Cromartie      30  126   18   41  11   2   1   11   1   2    7   14  .325
Andre Dawson          30  130   24   39   8   3   9   21   5   3    6   23  .300
Tony Solaita           9   10    1    3   2   0   0    1   0   0    2    6  .300
Chris Speier          30   96   12   26   5   0   2    6   0   0   16   10  .271
Larry Parrish         29  100   10   27  13   0   1   10   3   0    9   22  .270
Jerry White           16   31    5    8   1   1   1    7   2   0    0    4  .258
Tony Perez            29  109   16   28   3   0   3   16   1   0   10   23  .257
Rodney Scott          30  117   14   30   5   0   1   15   6   4   18   20  .256
Duffy Dyer             4    8    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .250
Jim Mason              4    4    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .250
Ellis Valentine       26   97    9   24   2   1   2   16   4   3    7   10  .247
Tommy Hutton          13    9    3    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    1  .111
Ken Macha              9   10    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    5  .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            14   13    2    5   0   0   0    3   0   0    0    3  .385
Bruce Boisclair       16   25    4    8   2   1   0    0   0   2    0    8  .320
Lee Mazzilli          30  117   14   37   7   0   4   19   8   3   15   12  .316
Joel Youngblood       28   80   11   24   4   0   4   12   4   3   12    9  .300
Steve Henderson       28   99   12   28   5   1   1   12   5   2   14   17  .283
Richie Hebner         25   89   11   23   3   1   1   10   1   1   12   12  .258
John Stearns          29   99   14   21   7   0   2   11   3   3   10   14  .212
Doug Flynn            30  103    7   21   1   1   1   14   0   0    6    8  .204
Frank Taveras         21   80    9   16   1   1   0    1   7   1    8   11  .200
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
Elliott Maddox        11   22    1    4   1   0   0    2   0   1    3    2  .182
Kelvin Chapman        19   45    4    7   1   1   0    2   0   0    5    7  .156
Willie Montanez       27  103   12   16   4   0   2    6   0   1   10   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           7   18    4    9   2   0   0    6   0   0    2    2  .500
Del Unser             17   18    4    8   2   0   0    4   1   0    0    2  .444
Mike Anderson         12   13    4    5   1   0   0    1   0   0    3    2  .385
Pete Rose             32  118   19   41   9   0   1   14   4   1   22    7  .348
Manny Trillo          22   76    5   23   4   0   0    8   0   1    4    9  .303
Larry Bowa            32  124   20   35   4   1   0    7   5   3   16    6  .282
Garry Maddox          31  122   22   34   7   2   4   15   6   2    5   16  .279
Greg Luzinski         29  102   11   28   7   0   4   23   1   1   17   21  .275
Mike Schmidt          32  108   21   29   5   0  10   25   1   2   21   22  .269
Bob Boone             28   89    9   21   5   1   1   11   0   2   10    7  .236
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           9   18    1    3   1   0   0    3   0   0    2    1  .167
Jose Cardenal          8   13    2    2   1   0   0    2   0   0    4    3  .154
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
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              18   69   11   24   4   0   0   14   0   1    6    1  .348
Willie Stargell       17   58    7   20   5   0   4   17   0   0    2   14  .345
Dave Parker           29  111   23   36   8   3   4   12   6   0   13   16  .324
Omar Moreno           29  119   19   38   3   4   0   14  16   6   10   12  .319
John Milner           23   61    9   18   4   1   5   18   2   1   13    6  .295
Ed Ott                21   77    7   21   3   1   2    7   0   0    1    9  .273
Steve Nicosia         13   37    3   10   2   0   2    4   0   0    3    1  .270
Bill Robinson         26   94   14   24   4   0   7   15   1   0    4   15  .255
Phil Garner           29  105   20   26   9   1   2    6   2   2   12   21  .248
Frank Taveras         11   45    4   11   3   0   0    1   2   1    0    2  .244
Rennie Stennett       26   97    7   23   4   0   0    8   1   1    6   11  .237
Manny Sanguillen      10   13    3    3   2   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .231
Lee Lacy              16   28    1    6   0   2   0    3   1   0    6    8  .214
Mike Easler            9    7    2    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    1  .143
Dale Berra            13   20    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    3  .100

 San Diego            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Don Reynolds          11   18    4    7   1   1   0    4   0   0    2    4  .389
Bill Almon            20   32    6   11   2   0   0    2   1   1    2    5  .344
Dave Winfield         35  138   25   47  11   5   7   25   2   3   15   14  .341
Broderick Perkins     25   31    6   10   0   0   0    4   0   0    3    2  .323
Bill Fahey            13   33    3   10   1   1   1    7   0   0    3    2  .303
Jerry Turner          35  134   15   40   6   0   3   21   0   0   11   13  .299
Kurt Bevacqua         20   28    6    8   1   1   0    6   0   0    9    2  .286
Fernando Gonzalez     32  109   11   29   4   1   3   11   0   0    7    9  .266
Gene Tenace           32   91   13   23   0   1   4   14   0   2   23   20  .253
Dan Briggs            21   45   11   11   2   1   2    9   0   0    3    7  .244
Gene Richards         31  116   14   26   4   1   1   10   3   2    9   16  .224
Barry Evans           33  121    6   26   4   0   0   10   0   2    4   13  .215
Mike Hargrove         31   79   13   15   4   0   0    5   0   1   21    8  .190
Fred Kendall           7   11    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .182
Ozzie Smith           34  127   15   21   3   1   0    7   6   3   10    6  .165

 San Francisco        G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Max Venable           12    5    4    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .400
Johnnie Lemaster      12   36    8   13   1   0   1    6   1   0    5    5  .361
Terry Whitfield       34  126   20   41   6   2   2   19   2   2   10   16  .325
Darrell Evans         34  118   17   32   3   1   4   14   2   2   16    9  .271
Larry Herndon         25   26    4    7   1   2   1    5   0   1    3   10  .269
Jack Clark            34  119   20   31   7   1   4   20   1   1   20   26  .261
Rob Andrews           13   12    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .250
Willie McCovey        20   49    1   12   3   0   0    6   0   0    1    9  .245
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
Marc Hill             26   83    9   14   0   0   1    7   0   0    7   12  .169
Roger Metzger         26   78    7   13   1   3   0    7   2   0    6    4  .167
Bill Madlock          33  122   15   20   4   1   1   17   4   1    9    8  .164
John Tamargo          18   36    3    5   2   0   1    2   0   0    1    4  .139
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             24   76    8   29   0   2   1    7   3   4    3   11  .382
Mike Dimmel            6    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   1    0    0  .333
Tony Scott            32  137   15   43   5   6   0   17  11   2    2   18  .314
George Hendrick       32  107   13   33   8   1   2   18   1   0   11   17  .308
Ken Oberkfell         19   26    7    8   0   1   1    2   0   0    5    4  .308
Mike Phillips         11   20    2    6   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .300
Dane Iorg             21   51    5   14   2   1   1    5   1   0    4    5  .275
Keith Hernandez       32  128   19   35  12   3   2   19   1   1   10   17  .273
Ken Reitz             32  119    7   32  12   0   2   17   1   0    7   18  .269
Ted Simmons           32  106   19   28   7   0   7   17   0   0   24    6  .264
Jerry Mumphrey        19   19    6    5   0   0   0    1   0   1    1    3  .263
Garry Templeton       31  134   15   35   2   3   0    7   3   3    3   21  .261
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)           151
  B. Russell (LA)         150
  S. Garvey (LA)          146
  D. Lopes (LA)           146
  C. Reynolds (HOU)       145
  K. Griffey (CIN)        143
  D. Concepcion (CIN)     140
  E. Cabell (HOU)         139
  D. Winfield (SD)        138
  T. Scott (STL)          137

Runs Scored:

  D. Concepcion (CIN)      29
  D. Lopes (LA)            27
  T. Puhl (HOU)            27
  D. Winfield (SD)         25
  A. Dawson (MON)          24
  B. North (SF)            23
  D. Parker (PIT)          23
  S. Garvey (LA)           22
  G. Maddox (PHI)          22
  J. Cruz (HOU)            21

Hits:

  D. Concepcion (CIN)      47
  D. Winfield (SD)         47
  K. Griffey (CIN)         46
  B. Russell (LA)          46
  S. Garvey (LA)           45
  G. Foster (CIN)          43
  T. Scott (STL)           43
  E. Cabell (HOU)          42
  J. Cruz (HOU)            42
  W. Cromartie (MON)       41

Doubles:

  L. Parrish (MON)         13
  K. Hernandez (STL)       12
  K. Reitz (STL)           12
  W. Cromartie (MON)       11
  D. Winfield (SD)         11
  K. Griffey (CIN)         10
  J. Morgan (CIN)          10
  B. Buckner (CHI)          9
  P. Garner (PIT)           9
  P. Rose (PHI)             9

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:

  D. Murphy (ATL)          10
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         10
  A. Dawson (MON)           9
  D. Kingman (CHI)          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)          29
  D. Murphy (ATL)          26
  J. Cruz (HOU)            25
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         25
  D. Winfield (SD)         25
  E. Cabell (HOU)          24
  G. Carter (MON)          24
  D. Concepcion (CIN)      24
  D. Kingman (CHI)         23
  G. Luzinski (PHI)        23

Stolen Bases:

  O. Moreno (PIT)          16
  E. Cabell (HOU)          11
  T. Scott (STL)           11
  J. Cruz (HOU)            10
  D. Concepcion (CIN)       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
  M. Hargrove (SD)         21
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         21
  J. Bench (CIN)           20
  J. Clark (SF)            20
  J. Burroughs (ATL)       19

Strikeouts:

  D. Kingman (CHI)         34
  G. Foster (CIN)          30
  J. Clark (SF)            26
  R. Cey (LA)              23
  A. Dawson (MON)          23
  B. Foote (CHI)           23
  D. Lopes (LA)            23
  T. Perez (MON)           23
  J. Burroughs (ATL)       22
  L. Parrish (MON)         22

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