Thursday May 17, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of May 17, 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    1183  181   327   64    9   31   174   29   15  140   160  .276
Pittsburgh      1118  150   296   57   14   30   131   33   12   86   160  .265
St. Louis       1224  142   324   62   20   19   136   24   15   95   176  .265
Chicago         1127  151   298   55    8   33   141   10    8  114   163  .264
Montreal        1133  142   296   60    7   30   133   23   14   99   196  .261
Atlanta         1135  152   295   49    5   32   143   15   14  120   186  .260
Los Angeles     1314  165   335   54    8   38   161   29   14  131   196  .255
Houston         1303  158   332   61    9   17   153   42   21  123   180  .255
San Diego       1284  160   315   50   13   22   147   14   14  132   158  .245
New York        1114  119   257   46    7   17   114   31   18  122   166  .231
San Francisco   1200  166   275   41   12   21   152   21   13  133   191  .229

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Pete Rose (PHI)          35  134   24   47  14   0   1   19   4   2   23    9  .351
Dave Winfield (SD)       38  147   25   51  11   5   7   25   2   3   15   15  .347
George Foster (CIN)      36  140   22   48   6   2   6   32   0   1   18   34  .343
Gary Carter (MON)        31  113   19   38   8   0   8   25   1   1   10   13  .336
Dave Concepcion (CIN)    35  149   31   50   6   3   5   24   9   2   16   14  .336
Jerry Royster (ATL)      33  123   20   41   5   1   0   12   6   2   14   14  .333
Dale Murphy (ATL)        34  124   21   41   3   1  10   30   2   1   14   23  .331
George Hendrick (STL)    35  116   15   38  10   1   2   18   1   0   11   19  .328
Joe Morgan (CIN)         29   96   19   31  10   1   3   11   9   0   18   13  .323
Omar Moreno (PIT)        32  131   22   42   3   5   0   14  17   6   11   13  .321

 Atlanta              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Jerry Royster         33  123   20   41   5   1   0   12   6   2   14   14  .333
Dale Murphy           34  124   21   41   3   1  10   30   2   1   14   23  .331
Gary Matthews         34  137   23   40   8   2   8   23   4   2   12   16  .292
Barry Bonnell         32  115   17   33   4   1   6   18   1   1    7   12  .287
Charlie Spikes        13   14    3    4   3   0   0    4   0   0    2    4  .286
Bob Horner             2    7    1    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .286
Pepe Frias            30   90    5   25   5   0   1   10   1   0    4    9  .278
Joe Nolan             11   11    2    3   2   0   0    1   0   0    2    1  .273
Rowland Office        31   28    7    7   0   0   2    7   0   0    4    5  .250
Mike Lum              30   89   12   22   5   0   1    9   0   2    8   13  .247
Jeff Burroughs        34  118   13   28   5   0   3   10   0   1   22   23  .237
Glenn Hubbard         34  128   16   29   4   0   1   10   0   4   15   14  .227
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             13   23    5    9   0   1   2    6   0   0    3    3  .391
Scot Thompson         20   42    6   14   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       32  126   15   39   7   0   1   11   0   1   13   14  .310
Dave Kingman          32  120   26   35   4   0  12   30   0   0   20   36  .292
Bobby Murcer          29   94   14   27   3   1   4   14   0   3   19    8  .287
Jerry Martin          31  114   11   32  10   0   3   18   0   0    5   15  .281
Bill Buckner          32  142   18   38   9   3   4   21   3   1    6    8  .268
Ted Sizemore          32  107   13   28   4   0   1    9   1   0   15   10  .262
Larry Biittner        13   12    0    3   0   0   0    3   0   0    1    3  .250
Ivan DeJesus          30  127   21   30   7   1   2    9   4   3   10   19  .236
Tim Blackwell         10   19    2    4   0   1   0    4   0   0    8    4  .211
Barry Foote           28   98    6   20   4   0   4   10   1   0    3   23  .204
Gene Clines           10   10    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .200
Steve Dillard         10    6    4    1   0   0   0    0   1   0    3    1  .167
Mick Kelleher          6   13    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .154
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             37  133   21   42   8   3   2   25  10   2   20   14  .316
Enos Cabell           38  152   16   45  10   0   3   24  11   5    9   17  .296
Cesar Cedeno          32  101   14   28  10   0   3   14   9   1   22   12  .277
Bob Watson            38  140   15   37   4   0   3   17   0   0   12   21  .264
Craig Reynolds        36  152   19   40   6   2   0   13   3   1    4   13  .263
Terry Puhl            38  157   27   41   4   1   2    8   7   9   17   13  .261
Julio Gonzalez        12   27    2    7   1   0   0    3   0   0    1    2  .259
Alan Ashby            30  100    5   24   6   1   0   15   0   0    8   20  .240
Bruce Bochy           13   36    4    8   1   0   1    3   0   0    2    5  .222
Rafael Landestoy      29   18    5    4   0   0   0    3   0   0    1    2  .222
Art Howe              34  113   11   24   3   0   2   12   0   0    8   10  .212
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          14    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
Pedro Guerrero         3    3    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .333
Steve Garvey          39  159   23   49   7   0   6   23   2   4    6   14  .308
Bill Russell          39  163   19   50   7   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               35  119   18   35   7   0   7   19   3   1   23   23  .294
Dusty Baker           37  142   18   41   9   0   3   14   2   2   10   16  .289
Derrel Thomas         30   73    7   20   3   1   0    7   4   1    9    9  .274
Gary Thomasson        30   93    7   25   2   1   3   15   2   0   14   12  .269
Von Joshua            20   30    4    8   0   0   2    5   0   0    0    5  .267
Davey Lopes           39  159   31   38   6   4   5    9  11   2   17   25  .239
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          27   77    8   12   2   1   4   10   0   0    9   14  .156
Vic Davalillo         13   12    0    1   0   0   0    1   1   0    1    0  .083
Johnny Oates           3    3    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           31  113   19   38   8   0   8   25   1   1   10   13  .336
Dave Cash              8    6    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    1  .333
Warren Cromartie      33  139   19   44  11   2   2   12   1   2    7   14  .317
Tony Solaita          10   13    2    4   2   0   1    2   0   0    4    8  .308
Andre Dawson          33  138   24   39   8   3   9   21   5   3    6   24  .283
Jerry White           17   36    5   10   1   1   1    7   2   0    0    4  .278
Larry Parrish         32  109   10   29  13   0   1   10   3   0   10   24  .266
Chris Speier          33  106   12   28   5   0   2    6   0   0   16   11  .264
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              5    4    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    1  .250
Rodney Scott          33  129   15   31   5   0   1   15   6   4   19   23  .240
Ellis Valentine       29  109    9   24   2   1   2   16   4   3    7   14  .220
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          10   22    3    9   0   1   0    5   0   0    3    3  .409
Gil Flores            15   13    2    5   0   0   0    4   0   0    0    3  .385
Bruce Boisclair       18   27    4    9   2   1   0    0   0   2    0    8  .333
Joel Youngblood       31   91   13   29   6   0   5   15   5   3   13    9  .319
Lee Mazzilli          33  130   16   41   8   0   4   20   8   3   17   12  .315
Steve Henderson       31  114   14   30   5   1   1   12   6   2   15   21  .263
Richie Hebner         28   98   13   25   4   1   1   11   1   1   18   15  .255
John Stearns          32  108   15   22   7   0   2   11   3   3   12   15  .204
Frank Taveras         24   95   11   19   2   1   0    1   8   2    9   13  .200
Doug Flynn            33  114    7   22   1   1   1   15   0   0    6   10  .193
Ed Kranepool          15   26    2    5   1   0   1    5   0   0    4    2  .192
Willie Montanez       30  117   12   22   6   0   2    9   0   1   11   15  .188
Elliott Maddox        12   22    1    4   1   0   0    2   0   1    3    2  .182
Ron Hodges            15   17    0    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    5  .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
Mike Anderson         13   13    4    5   1   0   0    1   0   0    3    2  .385
Del Unser             20   34    8   13   2   0   0    8   1   0    0    5  .382
Pete Rose             35  134   24   47  14   0   1   19   4   2   23    9  .351
Larry Bowa            35  137   24   42   6   1   0    8   6   3   16    9  .307
Manny Trillo          22   76    5   23   4   0   0    8   0   1    4    9  .303
Garry Maddox          34  134   27   40  10   2   6   22   6   2    5   18  .299
Mike Schmidt          35  119   28   33   5   0  14   32   1   2   27   23  .277
Greg Luzinski         30  102   11   28   7   0   4   23   1   1   18   21  .275
Bob Boone             30   97   11   25   6   1   2   16   0   2   12    7  .258
Greg Gross            21   13    2    3   0   1   0    1   1   0    1    1  .231
Bake McBride          33  124   20   28   2   3   3   15   7   2   10   15  .226
Dave Rader             5    5    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .200
Rudy Meoli            11   32    0    6   2   0   0    5   1   0    5    6  .188
Tim McCarver          11   22    1    4   1   1   0    3   0   0    4    3  .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
Willie Stargell       20   69   10   23   5   0   7   21   0   0    4   18  .333
Omar Moreno           32  131   22   42   3   5   0   14  17   6   11   13  .321
Dave Parker           32  124   23   39   8   3   4   14   6   0   13   19  .315
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         15   45    4   12   3   0   2    4   0   0    3    2  .267
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         28  102   15   24   4   0   7   15   1   0    5   18  .235
Rennie Stennett       29  108    7   25   4   0   0    8   1   1    6   12  .232
Phil Garner           32  117   20   27   9   1   2    6   2   2   12   25  .231
Lee Lacy              16   28    1    6   0   2   0    3   1   0    6    8  .214
Manny Sanguillen      12   15    3    3   2   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .200
Dale Berra            15   27    1    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    3  .111

 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           14    6    4    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .333
Terry Whitfield       37  139   23   44   8   2   2   22   2   2   11   16  .317
Larry Herndon         28   38    6   11   2   3   1    8   1   1    3   11  .290
Darrell Evans         37  129   21   37   4   1   4   15   2   2   18   10  .287
Jack Clark            37  135   20   37   8   1   4   23   1   1   20   28  .274
Willie McCovey        23   58    4   14   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             28   93    9   20   1   1   4   17   1   0    5   21  .215
Roger Metzger         29   87    8   16   2   3   0   10   2   0    8    5  .184
Rob Andrews           16   17    2    3   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    1  .177
Bill Madlock          35  131   16   22   4   1   1   19   4   1   10    9  .168
Marc Hill             29   92   10   15   0   0   1    7   0   0   11   13  .163
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            8    7    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    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       35  116   15   38  10   1   2   18   1   0   11   19  .328
Jerry Mumphrey        21   24    6    7   1   0   0    1   0   2    1    4  .292
Tony Scott            35  148   15   43   5   6   0   17  11   2    4   21  .291
Mike Phillips         14   29    2    8   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    3  .276
Ted Simmons           34  113   19   31   8   0   7   19   0   0   24    6  .274
Garry Templeton       33  134   15   35   2   3   0    7   4   3    3   21  .261
Ken Reitz             35  131    8   34  13   0   2   18   1   0    7   18  .260
Dane Iorg             22   54    5   14   2   1   1    5   1   0    4    6  .259
Ken Oberkfell         21   31    7    8   0   1   1    2   0   0    5    5  .258
Keith Hernandez       35  140   20   35  12   3   2   19   1   1   11   18  .250
Mike Tyson            29   79    6   18   6   1   2   11   2   1    6   13  .228
Tom Grieve             9   15    1    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    4    1  .200
Bernie Carbo          14   13    1    2   0   0   0    3   0   0    1    3  .154
Roger Freed           11    8    1    1   0   0   1    4   0   0    2    3  .125
Steve Swisher          8   12    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    2  .083

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League Leaders

At Bats:

  B. Russell (LA)         163
  S. Garvey (LA)          159
  D. Lopes (LA)           159
  T. Puhl (HOU)           157
  K. Griffey (CIN)        155
  E. Cabell (HOU)         152
  C. Reynolds (HOU)       152
  D. Concepcion (CIN)     149
  T. Scott (STL)          148
  D. Winfield (SD)        147

Runs Scored:

  D. Concepcion (CIN)      31
  D. Lopes (LA)            31
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         28
  G. Maddox (PHI)          27
  T. Puhl (HOU)            27
  D. Kingman (CHI)         26
  D. Winfield (SD)         25
  L. Bowa (PHI)            24
  A. Dawson (MON)          24
  B. North (SF)            24

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
  P. Rose (PHI)            47
  E. Cabell (HOU)          45
  W. Cromartie (MON)       44
  T. Whitfield (SF)        44

Doubles:

  P. Rose (PHI)            14
  L. Parrish (MON)         13
  K. Reitz (STL)           13
  K. Hernandez (STL)       12
  W. Cromartie (MON)       11
  K. Griffey (CIN)         11
  D. Winfield (SD)         11
  E. Cabell (HOU)          10
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          10
  G. Hendrick (STL)        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
  L. Herndon (SF)           3

Home Runs:

  M. Schmidt (PHI)         14
  D. Kingman (CHI)         12
  D. Murphy (ATL)          10
  A. Dawson (MON)           9
  G. Carter (MON)           8
  G. Matthews (ATL)         8
  R. Cey (LA)               7
  B. Robinson (PIT)         7
  T. Simmons (STL)          7
  W. Stargell (PIT)         7

RBI:

  G. Foster (CIN)          32
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         32
  D. Kingman (CHI)         30
  D. Murphy (ATL)          30
  G. Carter (MON)          25
  J. Cruz (HOU)            25
  D. Winfield (SD)         25
  E. Cabell (HOU)          24
  D. Concepcion (CIN)      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
  F. Taveras (NY)          10
  C. Cedeno (HOU)           9
  D. Concepcion (CIN)       9
  K. Griffey (CIN)          9
  J. Morgan (CIN)           9

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
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         27
  T. Simmons (STL)         24
  R. Cey (LA)              23
  P. Rose (PHI)            23
  G. Tenace (SD)           23
  J. Bench (CIN)           22
  J. Burroughs (ATL)       22
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          22
  M. Hargrove (SD)         21

Strikeouts:

  D. Kingman (CHI)         36
  G. Foster (CIN)          34
  J. Clark (SF)            28
  P. Garner (PIT)          25
  D. Lopes (LA)            25
  A. Dawson (MON)          24
  L. Parrish (MON)         24
  J. Burroughs (ATL)       23
  R. Cey (LA)              23
  B. Foote (CHI)           23

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