Wednesday May 16, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of May 16, 1979:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Cincinnati      1282  185   357   68   11   27   175   35    9  147   229  .279
Philadelphia    1130  158   303   57    8   26   151   27   15  128   153  .268
St. Louis       1185  140   316   57   20   19   134   24   14   93   167  .267
Pittsburgh      1089  144   289   56   14   28   126   33   12   84   155  .265
Montreal        1094  139   288   60    7   28   130   23   14   96   186  .263
Houston         1276  158   330   61    9   17   153   40   20  118   180  .259
Atlanta         1100  146   284   48    5   31   137   14   14  118   180  .258
Los Angeles     1281  162   328   53    8   36   158   27   14  128   193  .256
Chicago         1071  129   272   52    7   27   119   10    8  111   159  .254
San Diego       1284  160   315   50   13   22   147   14   14  132   158  .245
New York        1079  114   247   42    7   17   109   30   18  120   162  .229
San Francisco   1168  163   267   41   11   21   149   20   13  128   187  .229

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Dave Winfield (SD)       38  147   25   51  11   5   7   25   2   3   15   15  .347
Pete Rose (PHI)          34  127   20   44  12   0   1   15   4   2   22    9  .347
George Foster (CIN)      36  140   22   48   6   2   6   32   0   1   18   34  .343
Dave Concepcion (CIN)    35  149   31   50   6   3   5   24   9   2   16   14  .336
Gary Carter (MON)        30  108   19   36   8   0   8   24   1   1   10   13  .333
Dale Murphy (ATL)        33  121   19   40   2   1  10   29   1   1   13   23  .331
George Hendrick (STL)    34  114   14   37   9   1   2   18   1   0   11   18  .325
Terry Whitfield (SF)     36  136   23   44   8   2   2   21   2   2   10   16  .324
Joe Morgan (CIN)         29   96   19   31  10   1   3   11   9   0   18   13  .323
Omar Moreno (PIT)        31  127   21   41   3   5   0   14  17   6   11   13  .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           33  121   19   40   2   1  10   29   1   1   13   23  .331
Jerry Royster         32  118   19   38   5   1   0   11   6   2   14   14  .322
Gary Matthews         33  132   23   40   8   2   8   23   4   2   12   15  .303
Charlie Spikes        13   14    3    4   3   0   0    4   0   0    2    4  .286
Barry Bonnell         31  112   16   31   4   1   5   16   1   1    6   12  .277
Joe Nolan             11   11    2    3   2   0   0    1   0   0    2    1  .273
Pepe Frias            29   87    5   23   5   0   1   10   1   0    4    8  .264
Rowland Office        30   28    7    7   0   0   2    7   0   0    4    5  .250
Jeff Burroughs        33  113   13   28   5   0   3   10   0   1   22   22  .248
Mike Lum              29   89   12   22   5   0   1    9   0   2    8   13  .247
Glenn Hubbard         33  124   15   27   4   0   1    9   0   4   15   14  .218
Bruce Benedict         9   28    1    6   1   0   0    2   0   1    5    2  .214
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             12   18    3    6   0   1   2    5   0   0    3    3  .333
Ken Henderson          1    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .333
Scot Thompson         19   40    5   13   4   0   0    5   0   0    1    4  .325
Steve Ontiveros       31  119   13   38   7   0   0   10   0   1   13   13  .319
Bobby Murcer          28   92   14   26   3   1   4   14   0   3   19    8  .283
Dave Kingman          31  114   22   32   4   0   9   24   0   0   19   35  .281
Larry Biittner        12   11    0    3   0   0   0    3   0   0    1    3  .273
Jerry Martin          30  108    9   29   9   0   2   15   0   0    5   15  .269
Ted Sizemore          31  103   11   26   4   0   1    8   1   0   15   10  .252
Bill Buckner          31  135   16   34   9   3   3   14   3   1    6    8  .252
Ivan DeJesus          29  121   17   27   6   1   2    8   4   3    9   18  .223
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           27   92    5   17   3   0   4    9   1   0    3   23  .185
Mick Kelleher          5   12    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .167
Steve Dillard          9    5    2    0   0   0   0    0   1   0    2    1  .000
Sam Mejias            10    3    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .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          16   21    3    8   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    6  .381
George Foster         36  140   22   48   6   2   6   32   0   1   18   34  .343
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           35  155   21   49  11   1   2   15   9   1   11   17  .316
Ray Knight            35  130   15   41   9   0   0   14   2   1   16   11  .315
Junior Kennedy        16   55   10   16   3   0   0    4   1   1    4    7  .291
Vic Correll           11   28    4    8   2   0   1    3   0   0    4    8  .286
Dan Driessen          32  104   14   28   6   1   5   22   2   2   14   19  .269
Champ Summers         23   49   10   12   2   1   1   11   0   1   12   12  .245
Arturo DeFreitas      12   17    1    4   2   0   0    3   0   0    0    7  .235
Johnny Bench          29  101   13   21   3   0   2   17   2   0   22   19  .208
Paul Blair             5    5    1    1   0   0   1    2   0   0    1    0  .200
Cesar Geronimo        33  114   11   21   3   2   0    7   1   0    6   21  .184
Rick Auerbach         14   23    2    4   2   0   0    2   0   0    0    4  .174

 Houston              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Jeffrey Leonard       25   45   10   15   2   2   0    7   2   3    9   12  .333
Jose Cruz             36  131   21   42   8   3   2   25  10   1   18   14  .321
Enos Cabell           37  148   16   44  10   0   3   24  11   5    9   17  .297
Cesar Cedeno          31   98   14   27  10   0   3   14   7   1   21   12  .276
Bob Watson            37  137   15   37   4   0   3   17   0   0   11   21  .270
Craig Reynolds        35  149   19   40   6   2   0   13   3   1    4   13  .269
Terry Puhl            37  154   27   41   4   1   2    8   7   9   17   13  .266
Julio Gonzalez        12   27    2    7   1   0   0    3   0   0    1    2  .259
Alan Ashby            29   97    5   24   6   1   0   15   0   0    8   20  .247
Rafael Landestoy      28   17    5    4   0   0   0    3   0   0    1    2  .235
Bruce Bochy           13   36    4    8   1   0   1    3   0   0    2    5  .222
Art Howe              33  109   11   24   3   0   2   12   0   0    8   10  .220
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            14   14    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
Steve Garvey          38  155   23   49   7   0   6   23   2   4    6   13  .316
Bill Russell          38  159   19   50   7   1   2   19   1   4    7   11  .315
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           36  138   18   40   9   0   3   14   1   2   10   16  .290
Von Joshua            19   26    3    7   0   0   1    4   0   0    0    5  .269
Derrel Thomas         29   71    7   19   3   1   0    7   4   1    7    9  .268
Gary Thomasson        29   90    7   24   1   1   3   14   1   0   13   11  .267
Davey Lopes           38  154   29   36   6   4   4    8  11   2   17   25  .234
Joe Ferguson          27   85   11   18   3   0   5   21   0   0   18   19  .212
Reggie Smith          18   47    9    8   1   0   1    8   3   0   10   13  .170
Steve Yeager          26   73    8   12   2   1   4   10   0   0    9   13  .164
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
Gary Carter           30  108   19   36   8   0   8   24   1   1   10   13  .333
Dave Cash              8    6    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    1  .333
Warren Cromartie      32  134   18   43  11   2   1   11   1   2    7   14  .321
Tony Solaita           9   10    1    3   2   0   0    1   0   0    2    6  .300
Andre Dawson          32  138   24   39   8   3   9   21   5   3    6   24  .283
Larry Parrish         31  106   10   29  13   0   1   10   3   0    9   22  .274
Chris Speier          32  102   12   27   5   0   2    6   0   0   16   10  .265
Jerry White           16   31    5    8   1   1   1    7   2   0    0    4  .258
Tony Perez            31  115   16   29   3   0   3   16   1   0   11   23  .252
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
Rodney Scott          32  124   14   30   5   0   1   15   6   4   19   21  .242
Ellis Valentine       28  104    9   24   2   1   2   16   4   3    7   13  .231
Tommy Hutton          14   10    3    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    1  .100
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            15   13    2    5   0   0   0    4   0   0    0    3  .385
Bruce Boisclair       17   26    4    9   2   1   0    0   0   2    0    8  .346
Joel Youngblood       30   88   12   28   5   0   5   15   5   3   13    9  .318
Lee Mazzilli          32  126   15   39   8   0   4   19   8   3   17   12  .310
Steve Henderson       30  109   14   30   5   1   1   12   6   2   15   20  .275
Richie Hebner         27   95   12   23   3   1   1   10   1   1   17   15  .242
John Stearns          31  107   15   22   7   0   2   11   3   3   12   15  .206
Doug Flynn            32  110    7   22   1   1   1   15   0   0    6    9  .200
Ed Kranepool          15   26    2    5   1   0   1    5   0   0    4    2  .192
Frank Taveras         23   90    9   17   1   1   0    1   7   2    9   12  .189
Ron Hodges            14   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       29  113   12   20   5   0   2    7   0   1   11   15  .177
Kelvin Chapman        20   47    4    7   1   1   0    2   0   0    5    7  .149
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           8   21    6   11   2   0   0    7   0   0    2    2  .524
Del Unser             19   27    7   12   2   0   0    6   1   0    0    3  .444
Mike Anderson         13   13    4    5   1   0   0    1   0   0    3    2  .385
Pete Rose             34  127   20   44  12   0   1   15   4   2   22    9  .347
Manny Trillo          22   76    5   23   4   0   0    8   0   1    4    9  .303
Larry Bowa            34  129   20   37   4   1   0    7   5   3   16    9  .287
Garry Maddox          33  130   24   36   8   2   5   18   6   2    5   18  .277
Greg Luzinski         29  102   11   28   7   0   4   23   1   1   17   21  .275
Mike Schmidt          34  115   25   31   5   0  12   28   1   2   23   23  .270
Bob Boone             29   93    9   22   5   1   1   11   0   2   10    7  .237
Bake McBride          32  116   18   25   2   3   3   14   7   2   10   13  .216
Dave Rader             5    5    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .200
Tim McCarver          10   21    1    4   1   1   0    3   0   0    4    3  .191
Rudy Meoli            10   27    0    5   2   0   0    5   0   0    3    4  .185
Greg Gross            20   11    1    2   0   0   0    0   1   0    1    1  .182
Jose Cardenal          8   13    2    2   1   0   0    2   0   0    4    3  .154
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        14    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
Omar Moreno           31  127   21   41   3   5   0   14  17   6   11   13  .323
Willie Stargell       19   66    8   21   5   0   5   18   0   0    3   18  .318
Dave Parker           31  120   23   38   8   3   4   13   6   0   13   17  .317
John Milner           25   66    9   19   5   1   5   18   2   1   13    6  .288
Ed Ott                23   82    7   22   3   1   2    7   0   0    1    9  .268
Steve Nicosia         14   41    3   11   3   0   2    4   0   0    3    1  .268
Mike Easler           10    8    3    2   0   0   1    1   0   0    2    1  .250
Frank Taveras         11   45    4   11   3   0   0    1   2   1    0    2  .244
Bill Robinson         27   99   14   24   4   0   7   15   1   0    4   17  .242
Phil Garner           31  113   20   27   9   1   2    6   2   2   12   24  .239
Rennie Stennett       28  105    7   24   4   0   0    8   1   1    6   12  .229
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
Dale Berra            14   25    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    3  .080

 San Diego            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Don Reynolds          14   20    4    7   1   1   0    4   0   0    2    4  .350
Dave Winfield         38  147   25   51  11   5   7   25   2   3   15   15  .347
Broderick Perkins     27   33    6   11   0   0   0    4   0   0    3    3  .333
Kurt Bevacqua         23   35    6   11   2   1   0    8   0   0    9    2  .314
Bill Almon            23   40    6   12   2   0   0    2   1   1    3    7  .300
Jerry Turner          38  143   15   40   6   0   3   23   0   0   12   15  .280
Dan Briggs            22   48   11   13   3   1   2   11   0   0    4    7  .271
Fernando Gonzalez     35  115   11   30   4   1   3   11   0   0    7   10  .261
Gene Tenace           34   96   14   24   0   1   4   14   0   2   23   21  .250
Bill Fahey            16   40    3   10   1   1   1    7   0   0    4    2  .250
Gene Richards         34  126   16   31   6   1   1   10   4   2   11   16  .246
Barry Evans           35  126    6   26   4   0   0   10   0   2    4   14  .206
Fred Kendall           8   11    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .182
Mike Hargrove         34   90   13   16   4   0   0    5   0   1   21   10  .178
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      13   38    9   13   1   0   1    6   1   0    5    6  .342
Max Venable           13    6    4    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .333
Terry Whitfield       36  136   23   44   8   2   2   21   2   2   10   16  .324
Darrell Evans         36  126   20   36   4   1   4   15   2   2   18    9  .286
Jack Clark            36  130   20   36   8   1   4   23   1   1   20   27  .277
Larry Herndon         27   34    5    9   2   2   1    7   0   1    3   11  .265
Willie McCovey        22   54    4   13   3   0   1    7   0   0    5    9  .241
Billy North           33  104   24   23   2   0   1    8   7   6   28   20  .221
Mike Ivie             27   92    9   20   1   1   4   17   1   0    5   20  .217
Rob Andrews           15   14    2    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    1  .214
Roger Metzger         28   84    8   15   2   3   0    9   2   0    7    5  .179
Bill Madlock          35  131   16   22   4   1   1   19   4   1   10    9  .168
Marc Hill             28   89    9   14   0   0   1    7   0   0   10   13  .157
John Tamargo          19   37    3    5   2   0   1    2   0   0    1    5  .135
Mike Sadek             9    9    1    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    3  .000
Hector Cruz            7    7    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             26   83    9   31   0   2   1    7   3   4    4   11  .374
Mike Dimmel            6    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   1    0    0  .333
George Hendrick       34  114   14   37   9   1   2   18   1   0   11   18  .325
Tony Scott            34  144   15   43   5   6   0   17  11   2    3   19  .299
Mike Phillips         13   27    2    8   0   0   0    2   0   0    0    2  .296
Dane Iorg             21   51    5   14   2   1   1    5   1   0    4    5  .275
Ted Simmons           34  113   19   31   8   0   7   19   0   0   24    6  .274
Ken Oberkfell         20   30    7    8   0   1   1    2   0   0    5    5  .267
Jerry Mumphrey        20   19    6    5   0   0   0    1   0   1    1    3  .263
Ken Reitz             34  126    7   33  12   0   2   17   1   0    7   18  .262
Garry Templeton       32  134   15   35   2   3   0    7   4   3    3   21  .261
Keith Hernandez       34  135   20   35  12   3   2   19   1   1   11   18  .259
Mike Tyson            28   75    6   16   5   1   2   10   2   1    6   13  .213
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)         159
  S. Garvey (LA)          155
  K. Griffey (CIN)        155
  D. Lopes (LA)           154
  T. Puhl (HOU)           154
  D. Concepcion (CIN)     149
  C. Reynolds (HOU)       149
  E. Cabell (HOU)         148
  D. Winfield (SD)        147
  T. Scott (STL)          144

Runs Scored:

  D. Concepcion (CIN)      31
  D. Lopes (LA)            29
  T. Puhl (HOU)            27
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         25
  D. Winfield (SD)         25
  A. Dawson (MON)          24
  G. Maddox (PHI)          24
  B. North (SF)            24
  S. Garvey (LA)           23
  G. Matthews (ATL)        23

Hits:

  D. Winfield (SD)         51
  D. Concepcion (CIN)      50
  B. Russell (LA)          50
  S. Garvey (LA)           49
  K. Griffey (CIN)         49
  G. Foster (CIN)          48
  E. Cabell (HOU)          44
  P. Rose (PHI)            44
  T. Whitfield (SF)        44
  W. Cromartie (MON)       43

Doubles:

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

Triples:

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

Home Runs:

  M. Schmidt (PHI)         12
  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)          32
  D. Murphy (ATL)          29
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         28
  J. Cruz (HOU)            25
  D. Winfield (SD)         25
  E. Cabell (HOU)          24
  G. Carter (MON)          24
  D. Concepcion (CIN)      24
  D. Kingman (CHI)         24
  J. Clark (SF)            23

Stolen Bases:

  O. Moreno (PIT)          17
  E. Cabell (HOU)          11
  D. Lopes (LA)            11
  T. Scott (STL)           11
  J. Cruz (HOU)            10
  D. Concepcion (CIN)       9
  K. Griffey (CIN)          9
  J. Morgan (CIN)           9
  F. Taveras (NY)           9
  L. Mazzilli (NY)          8

Caught Stealing:

  T. Puhl (HOU)             9
  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)            28
  T. Simmons (STL)         24
  R. Cey (LA)              23
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         23
  G. Tenace (SD)           23
  J. Bench (CIN)           22
  J. Burroughs (ATL)       22
  P. Rose (PHI)            22
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          21
  M. Hargrove (SD)         21

Strikeouts:

  D. Kingman (CHI)         35
  G. Foster (CIN)          34
  J. Clark (SF)            27
  D. Lopes (LA)            25
  A. Dawson (MON)          24
  P. Garner (PIT)          24
  R. Cey (LA)              23
  B. Foote (CHI)           23
  D. Murphy (ATL)          23
  T. Perez (MON)           23

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