Friday May 18, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of May 18, 1979:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Cincinnati      1315  192   366   69   11   27   182   36    9  153   233  .278
Philadelphia    1217  184   335   65    9   31   176   29   15  143   166  .275
Pittsburgh      1157  159   309   60   16   33   140   34   12   89   164  .267
Chicago         1161  156   308   57    8   36   145   10    8  115   165  .265
St. Louis       1224  142   324   62   20   19   136   24   15   95   176  .265
Montreal        1169  147   306   63    7   31   138   24   14  102   200  .262
Atlanta         1168  158   304   49    5   36   149   16   14  124   189  .260
Houston         1334  161   342   61    9   18   156   43   21  124   183  .256
Los Angeles     1347  171   344   55    9   41   167   29   15  134   201  .255
San Diego       1314  162   319   50   14   23   149   14   15  137   162  .243
New York        1114  119   257   46    7   17   114   31   18  122   166  .231
San Francisco   1233  170   283   41   12   21   156   21   13  135   196  .230

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Dale Murphy (ATL)        35  127   24   44   3   1  13   35   2   1   15   23  .347
Pete Rose (PHI)          36  137   24   47  14   0   1   19   4   2   24    9  .343
George Foster (CIN)      37  144   22   49   6   2   6   33   0   1   18   35  .340
Dave Winfield (SD)       39  150   25   51  11   5   7   25   2   3   16   15  .340
Dave Concepcion (CIN)    36  153   32   51   6   3   5   24   9   2   17   15  .333
Jerry Royster (ATL)      34  128   21   42   5   1   0   12   7   2   14   14  .328
Gary Carter (MON)        32  116   19   38   8   0   8   25   1   1   11   13  .328
George Hendrick (STL)    35  116   15   38  10   1   2   18   1   0   11   19  .328
Dave Parker (PIT)        33  129   25   42   8   3   5   15   7   0   13   19  .326
Terry Whitfield (SF)     38  140   23   45   8   2   2   22   2   2   11   16  .321

 Atlanta              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Bob Horner             3   10    2    4   0   0   1    2   0   0    1    1  .400
Dale Murphy           35  127   24   44   3   1  13   35   2   1   15   23  .347
Jerry Royster         34  128   21   42   5   1   0   12   7   2   14   14  .328
Charlie Spikes        13   14    3    4   3   0   0    4   0   0    2    4  .286
Gary Matthews         35  141   23   40   8   2   8   23   4   2   12   17  .284
Barry Bonnell         33  118   17   33   4   1   6   18   1   1    8   13  .280
Joe Nolan             11   11    2    3   2   0   0    1   0   0    2    1  .273
Pepe Frias            31   93    5   25   5   0   1   10   1   0    5    9  .269
Rowland Office        31   28    7    7   0   0   2    7   0   0    4    5  .250
Mike Lum              31   89   12   22   5   0   1    9   0   2    8   13  .247
Jeff Burroughs        35  122   14   29   5   0   3   10   0   1   22   23  .238
Glenn Hubbard         35  132   16   30   4   0   1   10   0   4   15   15  .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             14   26    6   10   1   1   2    6   0   0    4    3  .385
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       33  130   15   41   7   0   1   11   0   1   13   14  .315
Dave Kingman          33  124   27   36   4   0  13   32   0   0   20   37  .290
Bobby Murcer          29   94   14   27   3   1   4   14   0   3   19    8  .287
Jerry Martin          32  118   12   33  11   0   3   18   0   0    5   15  .280
Bill Buckner          33  146   19   39   9   3   5   22   3   1    6    8  .267
Ted Sizemore          33  111   14   29   4   0   2   10   1   0   15   10  .261
Larry Biittner        13   12    0    3   0   0   0    3   0   0    1    3  .250
Ivan DeJesus          31  131   21   31   7   1   2    9   4   3   10   20  .237
Tim Blackwell         10   19    2    4   0   1   0    4   0   0    8    4  .211
Barry Foote           29  102    6   21   4   0   4   10   1   0    3   23  .206
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          17   22    3    9   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    6  .409
George Foster         37  144   22   49   6   2   6   33   0   1   18   35  .340
Dave Concepcion       36  153   32   51   6   3   5   24   9   2   17   15  .333
Joe Morgan            30  100   21   32  10   1   3   11  10   0   19   13  .320
Ray Knight            36  134   16   42   9   0   0   14   2   1   16   11  .313
Ken Griffey           36  159   22   49  11   1   2   15   9   1   12   18  .308
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          33  108   14   30   6   1   5   23   2   2   15   19  .278
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          30  103   15   22   3   0   2   19   2   0   24   19  .214
Paul Blair             6    5    1    1   0   0   1    2   0   0    1    0  .200
Cesar Geronimo        34  116   11   22   4   2   0   10   1   0    6   21  .190
Rick Auerbach         15   24    2    4   2   0   0    2   0   0    0    4  .167

 Houston              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Jeffrey Leonard       26   49   10   16   2   2   0    8   2   3    9   12  .327
Jose Cruz             38  137   21   44   8   3   2   26  10   2   20   14  .321
Enos Cabell           39  156   16   46  10   0   3   24  11   5    9   17  .295
Cesar Cedeno          32  101   14   28  10   0   3   14   9   1   22   12  .277
Craig Reynolds        37  156   20   43   6   2   0   13   4   1    4   13  .276
Terry Puhl            39  160   27   42   4   1   2    8   7   9   17   13  .263
Julio Gonzalez        12   27    2    7   1   0   0    3   0   0    1    2  .259
Bob Watson            39  143   15   37   4   0   3   17   0   0   13   22  .259
Alan Ashby            31  103    6   26   6   1   1   16   0   0    8   21  .252
Bruce Bochy           13   36    4    8   1   0   1    3   0   0    2    5  .222
Rafael Landestoy      30   18    5    4   0   0   0    3   0   0    1    2  .222
Art Howe              35  117   11   24   3   0   2   12   0   0    8   10  .205
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            10    8    0    3   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    1  .375
Bill Russell          40  167   20   52   7   1   3   21   1   5    7   12  .311
Steve Garvey          40  163   24   50   7   0   7   25   2   4    6   14  .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
Von Joshua            21   34    5   10   1   0   2    5   0   0    0    6  .294
Derrel Thomas         31   77    7   22   3   2   0    8   4   1    9    9  .286
Dusty Baker           38  146   18   41   9   0   3   14   2   2   10   17  .281
Gary Thomasson        31   96    8   26   2   1   3   15   2   0   15   14  .271
Pedro Guerrero         4    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250
Davey Lopes           40  163   33   39   6   4   6   10  11   2   18   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          28   78    8   12   2   1   4   10   0   0   10   14  .154
Vic Davalillo         14   13    0    1   0   0   0    1   1   0    1    0  .077
Johnny Oates           4    4    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           32  116   19   38   8   0   8   25   1   1   11   13  .328
Warren Cromartie      34  144   19   45  11   2   2   12   1   2    7   15  .313
Tony Solaita          10   13    2    4   2   0   1    2   0   0    4    8  .308
Andre Dawson          34  141   26   41   8   3  10   23   5   3    8   24  .291
Jerry White           17   36    5   10   1   1   1    7   2   0    0    4  .278
Larry Parrish         33  113   11   30  14   0   1   10   3   0   10   24  .266
Chris Speier          34  110   12   29   5   0   2    7   0   0   16   12  .264
Tony Perez            32  119   16   30   3   0   3   17   1   0   11   24  .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          34  134   15   32   5   0   1   15   7   4   19   24  .239
Ellis Valentine       30  113   10   25   3   1   2   16   4   3    7   14  .221
Tommy Hutton          15   11    4    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    1  .182
Ken Macha             10   11    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           9   25    7   12   2   0   0    8   0   0    2    3  .480
Del Unser             21   35    8   14   2   0   0    8   1   0    0    5  .400
Pete Rose             36  137   24   47  14   0   1   19   4   2   24    9  .343
Mike Anderson         14   15    4    5   1   0   0    1   0   0    4    3  .333
Greg Gross            22   16    2    5   0   1   0    1   1   0    1    1  .313
Manny Trillo          22   76    5   23   4   0   0    8   0   1    4    9  .303
Larry Bowa            36  141   24   42   6   1   0    8   6   3   16    9  .298
Garry Maddox          35  135   28   40  10   2   6   22   6   2    5   18  .296
Mike Schmidt          36  123   28   35   5   0  14   32   1   2   27   24  .285
Greg Luzinski         30  102   11   28   7   0   4   23   1   1   18   21  .275
Bob Boone             31  101   12   27   7   1   2   17   0   2   12    7  .267
Bake McBride          34  126   20   28   2   3   3   15   7   2   10   15  .222
Dave Rader             5    5    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .200
Rudy Meoli            12   33    0    6   2   0   0    5   1   0    5    7  .182
Tim McCarver          12   23    1    4   1   1   0    3   0   0    4    4  .174
Jose Cardenal          9   15    2    2   1   0   0    2   0   0    5    3  .133
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       21   73   11   24   5   0   8   23   0   0    5   19  .329
Dave Parker           33  129   25   42   8   3   5   15   7   0   13   19  .326
Omar Moreno           33  136   22   42   3   5   0   14  17   6   11   14  .309
John Milner           25   66    9   19   5   1   5   18   2   1   13    6  .288
Steve Nicosia         16   50    5   14   3   0   3    6   0   0    3    2  .280
Ed Ott                23   82    7   22   3   1   2    7   0   0    1    9  .268
Mike Easler           10    8    3    2   0   0   1    1   0   0    2    1  .250
Bill Robinson         29  106   17   26   5   1   7   16   1   0    6   18  .245
Frank Taveras         11   45    4   11   3   0   0    1   2   1    0    2  .244
Rennie Stennett       30  113    9   27   5   1   0    8   1   1    6   12  .239
Phil Garner           33  122   20   28  10   1   2    8   2   2   12   25  .230
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            16   30    2    5   1   0   0    2   0   0    3    4  .167

 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         39  150   25   51  11   5   7   25   2   3   16   15  .340
Kurt Bevacqua         24   39    6   12   2   1   0    8   0   1    9    2  .308
Broderick Perkins     28   36    6   11   0   0   0    5   0   0    4    4  .306
Bill Almon            24   44    6   13   2   0   0    2   1   1    3    8  .296
Jerry Turner          39  146   15   40   6   0   3   23   0   0   13   15  .274
Dan Briggs            23   49   11   13   3   1   2   11   0   0    4    8  .265
Fernando Gonzalez     36  116   11   30   4   1   3   11   0   0    7   10  .259
Gene Richards         35  130   18   33   6   2   2   11   4   2   11   16  .254
Bill Fahey            16   40    3   10   1   1   1    7   0   0    4    2  .250
Gene Tenace           35   99   14   24   0   1   4   14   0   2   24   22  .242
Barry Evans           36  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         35   91   13   16   4   0   0    5   0   1   21   10  .176
Ozzie Smith           37  135   16   21   3   1   0    7   6   3   11    6  .156

 San Francisco        G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Johnnie Lemaster      14   41    9   14   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       38  140   23   45   8   2   2   22   2   2   11   16  .321
Larry Herndon         29   41    6   12   2   3   1    8   1   1    3   11  .293
Darrell Evans         38  133   21   38   4   1   4   17   2   2   18   10  .286
Jack Clark            38  138   20   37   8   1   4   23   1   1   21   28  .268
Willie McCovey        24   59    4   14   3   0   1    7   0   0    5    9  .237
Rob Andrews           17   18    3    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    2    1  .222
Billy North           34  105   24   23   2   0   1    8   7   6   28   21  .219
Mike Ivie             29   96   10   21   1   1   4   18   1   0    5   23  .219
Roger Metzger         30   88    8   16   2   3   0   10   2   0    8    5  .182
Bill Madlock          36  136   18   24   4   1   1   19   4   1   10    9  .177
Marc Hill             30   94   10   15   0   0   1    8   0   0   11   13  .160
John Tamargo          19   37    3    5   2   0   1    2   0   0    1    5  .135
Hector Cruz            9   10    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    5  .000
Mike Sadek             9    9    1    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    3  .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)         167
  S. Garvey (LA)          163
  D. Lopes (LA)           163
  T. Puhl (HOU)           160
  K. Griffey (CIN)        159
  E. Cabell (HOU)         156
  C. Reynolds (HOU)       156
  D. Concepcion (CIN)     153
  D. Winfield (SD)        150
  T. Scott (STL)          148

Runs Scored:

  D. Lopes (LA)            33
  D. Concepcion (CIN)      32
  G. Maddox (PHI)          28
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         28
  D. Kingman (CHI)         27
  T. Puhl (HOU)            27
  A. Dawson (MON)          26
  D. Parker (PIT)          25
  D. Winfield (SD)         25
  L. Bowa (PHI)            24

Hits:

  B. Russell (LA)          52
  D. Concepcion (CIN)      51
  D. Winfield (SD)         51
  S. Garvey (LA)           50
  G. Foster (CIN)          49
  K. Griffey (CIN)         49
  P. Rose (PHI)            47
  E. Cabell (HOU)          46
  W. Cromartie (MON)       45
  T. Whitfield (SF)        45

Doubles:

  L. Parrish (MON)         14
  P. Rose (PHI)            14
  K. Reitz (STL)           13
  K. Hernandez (STL)       12
  W. Cromartie (MON)       11
  K. Griffey (CIN)         11
  J. Martin (CHI)          11
  D. Winfield (SD)         11
  E. Cabell (HOU)          10
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          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)         13
  D. Murphy (ATL)          13
  A. Dawson (MON)          10
  G. Carter (MON)           8
  G. Matthews (ATL)         8
  W. Stargell (PIT)         8
  R. Cey (LA)               7
  S. Garvey (LA)            7
  B. Robinson (PIT)         7

RBI:

  D. Murphy (ATL)          35
  G. Foster (CIN)          33
  D. Kingman (CHI)         32
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         32
  J. Cruz (HOU)            26
  G. Carter (MON)          25
  S. Garvey (LA)           25
  D. Winfield (SD)         25
  E. Cabell (HOU)          24
  D. Concepcion (CIN)      24

Stolen Bases:

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

Caught Stealing:

  T. Puhl (HOU)             9
  O. Moreno (PIT)           6
  B. North (SF)             6
  E. Cabell (HOU)           5
  B. Russell (LA)           5
  L. Brock (STL)            4
  S. Garvey (LA)            4
  G. Hubbard (ATL)          4
  R. Scott (MON)            4
  L. Bowa (PHI)             3

Walks:

  B. North (SF)            28
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         27
  J. Bench (CIN)           24
  P. Rose (PHI)            24
  T. Simmons (STL)         24
  G. Tenace (SD)           24
  R. Cey (LA)              23
  J. Burroughs (ATL)       22
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          22
  J. Clark (SF)            21

Strikeouts:

  D. Kingman (CHI)         37
  G. Foster (CIN)          35
  J. Clark (SF)            28
  P. Garner (PIT)          25
  D. Lopes (LA)            25
  A. Dawson (MON)          24
  L. Parrish (MON)         24
  T. Perez (MON)           24
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         24
  R. Scott (MON)           24


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