Tuesday May 15, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of May 15, 1979:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Cincinnati      1250  178   348   66   11   26   168   35    9  142   222  .278
Pittsburgh      1046  140   282   55   13   26   123   32   12   83   147  .270
St. Louis       1156  138   310   55   20   19   132   24   14   92   166  .268
Montreal        1061  139   282   59    7   28   130   23   14   96   183  .266
Philadelphia    1090  145   287   53    6   24   138   27   14  123   144  .263
Atlanta         1071  143   278   47    5   31   134   14   14  115   178  .260
Houston         1239  154   320   59    9   15   149   39   19  113   177  .258
Chicago         1043  129   269   51    7   27   119   10    8  111   154  .258
Los Angeles     1248  160   321   51    8   35   156   25   14  127   187  .257
San Diego       1252  160   308   50   13   22   147   13   14  131   154  .246
New York        1033  111   237   40    7   17   106   29   18  115   157  .229
San Francisco   1128  155   256   38   11   21   141   20   13  121   184  .227

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Pete Rose (PHI)          33  122   19   43  11   0   1   14   4   1   22    7  .353
George Foster (CIN)      35  136   21   47   6   2   6   31   0   1   18   32  .346
Dave Winfield (SD)       37  143   25   49  11   5   7   25   2   3   15   15  .343
Dave Concepcion (CIN)    35  149   31   50   6   3   5   24   9   2   16   14  .336
Jose Cruz (HOU)          35  127   21   42   8   3   2   25  10   1   18   14  .331
Steve Ontiveros (CHI)    30  116   13   38   7   0   0   10   0   1   13   12  .328
Gary Carter (MON)        29  104   19   34   7   0   8   24   1   1   10   12  .327
Dale Murphy (ATL)        32  117   19   38   2   1  10   26   1   1   13   22  .325
Warren Cromartie (MON)   31  130   18   42  11   2   1   11   1   2    7   14  .323
Terry Whitfield (SF)     35  130   22   42   7   2   2   20   2   2   10   16  .323

 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           32  117   19   38   2   1  10   26   1   1   13   22  .325
Jerry Royster         31  114   18   36   4   1   0   11   6   2   14   14  .316
Gary Matthews         32  129   22   39   8   2   8   23   4   2   11   15  .302
Barry Bonnell         30  108   16   31   4   1   5   16   1   1    6   12  .287
Charlie Spikes        13   14    3    4   3   0   0    4   0   0    2    4  .286
Pepe Frias            28   84    5   23   5   0   1   10   1   0    4    8  .274
Joe Nolan             10   11    2    3   2   0   0    1   0   0    2    1  .273
Jeff Burroughs        32  110   13   28   5   0   3   10   0   1   21   22  .255
Rowland Office        29   28    7    7   0   0   2    7   0   0    4    5  .250
Mike Lum              28   88   11   21   5   0   1    9   0   2    8   13  .239
Bruce Benedict         8   26    1    6   1   0   0    2   0   1    4    2  .231
Glenn Hubbard         32  121   15   27   4   0   1    9   0   4   15   14  .223
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       30  116   13   38   7   0   0   10   0   1   13   12  .328
Scot Thompson         19   40    5   13   4   0   0    5   0   0    1    4  .325
Dave Kingman          30  111   22   32   4   0   9   24   0   0   19   34  .288
Bobby Murcer          28   92   14   26   3   1   4   14   0   3   19    8  .283
Jerry Martin          29  105    9   29   9   0   2   15   0   0    5   14  .276
Larry Biittner        12   11    0    3   0   0   0    3   0   0    1    3  .273
Ted Sizemore          30  100   11   26   4   0   1    8   1   0   15   10  .260
Bill Buckner          30  132   16   34   9   3   3   14   3   1    6    8  .258
Ivan DeJesus          28  117   17   25   6   1   2    8   4   3    9   18  .214
Tim Blackwell         10   19    2    4   0   1   0    4   0   0    8    4  .211
Gene Clines           10   10    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .200
Barry Foote           26   89    5   16   2   0   4    9   1   0    3   23  .180
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
George Foster         35  136   21   47   6   2   6   31   0   1   18   32  .346
Dave Concepcion       35  149   31   50   6   3   5   24   9   2   16   14  .336
Joe Morgan            29   96   19   31  10   1   3   11   9   0   18   13  .323
Ken Griffey           34  151   21   48  11   1   2   15   9   1   11   16  .318
Ray Knight            34  127   13   40   9   0   0   12   2   1   15   11  .315
Vic Correll           10   24    3    7   2   0   0    1   0   0    4    8  .292
Junior Kennedy        15   52    9   15   3   0   0    4   1   1    3    6  .289
Dan Driessen          31  101   13   27   6   1   5   22   2   2   13   19  .267
Paul Blair             4    4    1    1   0   0   1    2   0   0    1    0  .250
Arturo DeFreitas      12   17    1    4   2   0   0    3   0   0    0    7  .235
Champ Summers         22   47    9   11   2   1   1   11   0   1   10   11  .234
Johnny Bench          29  101   13   21   3   0   2   17   2   0   22   19  .208
Cesar Geronimo        33  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             35  127   21   42   8   3   2   25  10   1   18   14  .331
Jeffrey Leonard       24   44   10   14   2   2   0    7   2   3    9   12  .318
Enos Cabell           36  143   16   44  10   0   3   24  11   5    9   16  .308
Cesar Cedeno          30   94   14   26   9   0   3   14   7   1   20   11  .277
Bob Watson            36  132   14   36   4   0   2   16   0   0   11   21  .273
Terry Puhl            36  152   27   41   4   1   2    8   7   8   15   13  .270
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
Rafael Landestoy      27   16    5    4   0   0   0    3   0   0    1    2  .250
Alan Ashby            29   97    5   24   6   1   0   15   0   0    8   20  .247
Art Howe              32  106   11   24   3   0   2   12   0   0    7    9  .226
Bruce Bochy           12   32    2    6   1   0   0    2   0   0    2    5  .188
Jimmy Sexton          13   13    2    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .154
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          13    6    4    4   2   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .667
Manny Mota             9    7    0    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    1  .429
Bill Russell          37  155   19   49   7   1   2   19   1   4    7   11  .316
Steve Garvey          37  151   23   47   7   0   6   23   2   4    6   13  .311
Rick Monday           12   33    2   10   0   0   0    2   0   0    5    6  .303
Ron Cey               35  119   18   35   7   0   7   19   3   1   23   23  .294
Dusty Baker           35  134   18   39   8   0   3   14   1   2   10   16  .291
Von Joshua            19   26    3    7   0   0   1    4   0   0    0    5  .269
Derrel Thomas         28   67    7   18   2   1   0    7   4   1    7    9  .269
Gary Thomasson        28   87    6   23   1   1   2   12   1   0   12    9  .264
Davey Lopes           37  150   28   35   6   4   4    8   9   2   17   23  .233
Joe Ferguson          26   81   11   18   3   0   5   21   0   0   18   17  .222
Steve Yeager          25   70    8   12   2   1   4   10   0   0    9   13  .171
Reggie Smith          18   47    9    8   1   0   1    8   3   0   10   13  .170
Vic Davalillo         12   11    0    1   0   0   0    1   1   0    1    0  .091
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              8    6    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    1  .333
Gary Carter           29  104   19   34   7   0   8   24   1   1   10   12  .327
Warren Cromartie      31  130   18   42  11   2   1   11   1   2    7   14  .323
Tony Solaita           9   10    1    3   2   0   0    1   0   0    2    6  .300
Andre Dawson          31  134   24   39   8   3   9   21   5   3    6   24  .291
Larry Parrish         30  103   10   28  13   0   1   10   3   0    9   22  .272
Chris Speier          31   99   12   26   5   0   2    6   0   0   16   10  .263
Jerry White           16   31    5    8   1   1   1    7   2   0    0    4  .258
Tony Perez            30  111   16   28   3   0   3   16   1   0   11   23  .252
Rodney Scott          31  120   14   30   5   0   1   15   6   4   19   21  .250
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       27  100    9   24   2   1   2   16   4   3    7   11  .240
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          31  120   15   38   8   0   4   19   8   3   17   12  .317
Joel Youngblood       29   83   12   26   4   0   5   14   5   3   13    9  .313
Steve Henderson       29  104   12   28   5   1   1   12   5   2   14   19  .269
Richie Hebner         26   91   11   23   3   1   1   10   1   1   15   13  .253
John Stearns          30  102   15   22   7   0   2   11   3   3   11   14  .216
Doug Flynn            31  107    7   21   1   1   1   14   0   0    6    9  .196
Ed Kranepool          14   26    2    5   1   0   1    5   0   0    3    2  .192
Frank Taveras         22   84    9   16   1   1   0    1   7   2    9   12  .191
Ron Hodges            13   16    0    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    5  .188
Elliott Maddox        12   22    1    4   1   0   0    2   0   1    3    2  .182
Willie Montanez       28  107   12   18   4   0   2    7   0   1   11   14  .168
Kelvin Chapman        19   45    4    7   1   1   0    2   0   0    5    7  .156
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             18   22    4    9   2   0   0    4   1   0    0    2  .409
Mike Anderson         12   13    4    5   1   0   0    1   0   0    3    2  .385
Pete Rose             33  122   19   43  11   0   1   14   4   1   22    7  .353
Manny Trillo          22   76    5   23   4   0   0    8   0   1    4    9  .303
Larry Bowa            33  128   20   37   4   1   0    7   5   3   16    8  .289
Greg Luzinski         29  102   11   28   7   0   4   23   1   1   17   21  .275
Garry Maddox          32  126   22   34   7   2   4   15   6   2    5   17  .270
Mike Schmidt          33  112   22   30   5   0  11   26   1   2   21   23  .268
Bob Boone             29   93    9   22   5   1   1   11   0   2   10    7  .237
Bake McBride          31  111   16   23   1   2   3   14   7   2    9   13  .207
Greg Gross            19   10    1    2   0   0   0    0   1   0    1    1  .200
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             9   22    0    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    3    4  .136
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              19   73   11   25   4   0   0   14   0   1    6    1  .343
Willie Stargell       18   61    7   20   5   0   4   17   0   0    3   15  .328
Dave Parker           30  115   23   37   8   3   4   12   6   0   13   16  .322
Omar Moreno           30  123   19   38   3   4   0   14  16   6   10   13  .309
John Milner           24   65    9   19   5   1   5   18   2   1   13    6  .292
Ed Ott                22   81    7   22   3   1   2    7   0   0    1    9  .272
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           30  109   20   27   9   1   2    6   2   2   12   24  .248
Frank Taveras         11   45    4   11   3   0   0    1   2   1    0    2  .244
Rennie Stennett       27  100    7   24   4   0   0    8   1   1    6   12  .240
Lee Lacy              16   28    1    6   0   2   0    3   1   0    6    8  .214
Manny Sanguillen      11   14    3    3   2   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .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          13   19    4    7   1   1   0    4   0   0    2    4  .368
Broderick Perkins     26   32    6   11   0   0   0    4   0   0    3    2  .344
Dave Winfield         37  143   25   49  11   5   7   25   2   3   15   15  .343
Bill Almon            22   37    6   11   2   0   0    2   1   1    3    7  .297
Kurt Bevacqua         22   31    6    9   2   1   0    8   0   0    9    2  .290
Jerry Turner          37  139   15   40   6   0   3   23   0   0   12   14  .288
Bill Fahey            15   36    3   10   1   1   1    7   0   0    4    2  .278
Dan Briggs            22   48   11   13   3   1   2   11   0   0    4    7  .271
Fernando Gonzalez     34  112   11   29   4   1   3   11   0   0    7   10  .259
Gene Tenace           34   96   14   24   0   1   4   14   0   2   23   21  .250
Gene Richards         33  123   16   30   6   1   1   10   3   2   10   16  .244
Barry Evans           35  126    6   26   4   0   0   10   0   2    4   14  .206
Mike Hargrove         33   86   13   16   4   0   0    5   0   1   21    9  .186
Fred Kendall           8   11    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .182
Ozzie Smith           36  133   16   21   3   1   0    7   6   3   11    6  .158

 San Francisco        G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Johnnie Lemaster      12   36    8   13   1   0   1    6   1   0    5    5  .361
Max Venable           13    6    4    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .333
Terry Whitfield       35  130   22   42   7   2   2   20   2   2   10   16  .323
Darrell Evans         35  122   19   34   3   1   4   14   2   2   17    9  .279
Larry Herndon         26   30    4    8   2   2   1    7   0   1    3   11  .267
Jack Clark            35  124   20   32   8   1   4   22   1   1   20   27  .258
Willie McCovey        21   52    3   13   3   0   1    7   0   0    3    9  .250
Rob Andrews           14   13    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .231
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         27   82    8   14   1   3   0    7   2   0    6    5  .171
Bill Madlock          34  125   15   21   4   1   1   17   4   1   10    8  .168
Marc Hill             27   86    9   14   0   0   1    7   0   0    8   13  .163
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             25   79    8   29   0   2   1    7   3   4    4   11  .367
Mike Phillips         12   24    2    8   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    2  .333
Mike Dimmel            6    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   1    0    0  .333
George Hendrick       33  111   14   35   8   1   2   18   1   0   11   18  .315
Tony Scott            33  140   15   43   5   6   0   17  11   2    3   18  .307
Dane Iorg             21   51    5   14   2   1   1    5   1   0    4    5  .275
Ted Simmons           33  110   19   30   7   0   7   17   0   0   24    6  .273
Ken Reitz             33  123    7   33  12   0   2   17   1   0    7   18  .268
Ken Oberkfell         20   30    7    8   0   1   1    2   0   0    5    5  .267
Keith Hernandez       33  132   19   35  12   3   2   19   1   1   10   18  .265
Jerry Mumphrey        19   19    6    5   0   0   0    1   0   1    1    3  .263
Garry Templeton       32  134   15   35   2   3   0    7   4   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:

  B. Russell (LA)         155
  T. Puhl (HOU)           152
  S. Garvey (LA)          151
  K. Griffey (CIN)        151
  D. Lopes (LA)           150
  D. Concepcion (CIN)     149
  C. Reynolds (HOU)       145
  E. Cabell (HOU)         143
  D. Winfield (SD)        143
  T. Scott (STL)          140

Runs Scored:

  D. Concepcion (CIN)      31
  D. Lopes (LA)            28
  T. Puhl (HOU)            27
  D. Winfield (SD)         25
  A. Dawson (MON)          24
  S. Garvey (LA)           23
  B. North (SF)            23
  D. Parker (PIT)          23
  D. Kingman (CHI)         22
  G. Maddox (PHI)          22

Hits:

  D. Concepcion (CIN)      50
  B. Russell (LA)          49
  D. Winfield (SD)         49
  K. Griffey (CIN)         48
  G. Foster (CIN)          47
  S. Garvey (LA)           47
  E. Cabell (HOU)          44
  P. Rose (PHI)            43
  T. Scott (STL)           43
  W. Cromartie (MON)       42

Doubles:

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

Triples:

  T. Scott (STL)            6
  D. Winfield (SD)          5
  D. Lopes (LA)             4
  O. Moreno (PIT)           4
  B. Buckner (CHI)          3
  D. Concepcion (CIN)       3
  J. Cruz (HOU)             3
  A. Dawson (MON)           3
  K. Hernandez (STL)        3
  R. Metzger (SF)           3

Home Runs:

  M. Schmidt (PHI)         11
  D. Murphy (ATL)          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)          31
  D. Murphy (ATL)          26
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         26
  J. Cruz (HOU)            25
  D. Winfield (SD)         25
  E. Cabell (HOU)          24
  G. Carter (MON)          24
  D. Concepcion (CIN)      24
  D. Kingman (CHI)         24
  S. Garvey (LA)           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
  J. Bench (CIN)           22
  P. Rose (PHI)            22
  J. Burroughs (ATL)       21
  M. Hargrove (SD)         21
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         21
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          20

Strikeouts:

  D. Kingman (CHI)         34
  G. Foster (CIN)          32
  J. Clark (SF)            27
  A. Dawson (MON)          24
  P. Garner (PIT)          24
  R. Cey (LA)              23
  B. Foote (CHI)           23
  D. Lopes (LA)            23
  T. Perez (MON)           23
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         23

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