Saturday May 19, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of May 19, 1979:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Cincinnati      1348  197   376   73   12   27   186   36    9  156   238  .279
Philadelphia    1252  189   342   66    9   32   180   30   15  148   174  .273
Pittsburgh      1188  162   316   61   16   34   142   34   14   93   172  .266
Montreal        1211  157   322   66    7   36   148   25   14  104   211  .266
St. Louis       1268  151   336   62   20   20   144   24   17  101   177  .265
Chicago         1188  156   311   57    8   36   145   10    9  118   166  .262
Atlanta         1250  166   327   53    5   38   157   16   14  130   201  .262
Los Angeles     1381  175   355   59    9   41   171   29   15  139   208  .257
Houston         1370  163   349   61    9   18   158   44   22  126   189  .255
San Diego       1351  166   327   51   14   25   153   14   15  141   172  .242
New York        1159  123   268   46    7   17   118   33   18  127   174  .231
San Francisco   1308  181   301   42   12   25   165   25   13  140   204  .230

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Dale Murphy (ATL)        37  135   26   48   3   1  13   36   2   1   17   24  .356
Pete Rose (PHI)          37  142   25   50  15   0   1   20   5   2   24    9  .352
George Foster (CIN)      37  144   22   49   6   2   6   33   0   1   18   35  .340
Dave Winfield (SD)       40  154   25   52  12   5   7   25   2   3   17   16  .338
Dave Concepcion (CIN)    37  157   33   52   6   3   5   24   9   2   17   15  .331
Joe Morgan (CIN)         31  103   24   34  12   1   3   11  10   0   20   13  .330
Gary Carter (MON)        33  119   20   39   8   0   8   25   1   1   12   13  .328
George Hendrick (STL)    36  117   15   38  10   1   2   18   1   0   11   19  .325
Dave Parker (PIT)        34  133   26   43   8   3   6   16   7   0   13   20  .323
Jerry Royster (ATL)      35  133   22   43   5   1   0   12   7   2   14   15  .323

 Atlanta              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Charlie Spikes        15   16    4    6   3   0   1    5   0   0    2    4  .375
Dale Murphy           37  135   26   48   3   1  13   36   2   1   17   24  .356
Bob Horner             5   18    3    6   0   0   2    6   0   0    2    3  .333
Jerry Royster         35  133   22   43   5   1   0   12   7   2   14   15  .323
Gary Matthews         37  151   24   44  10   2   8   23   4   2   13   18  .291
Barry Bonnell         35  128   17   36   4   1   6   19   1   1    8   15  .281
Joe Nolan             11   11    2    3   2   0   0    1   0   0    2    1  .273
Pepe Frias            33   98    6   26   5   0   1   10   1   0    5    9  .265
Jeff Burroughs        37  131   15   32   7   0   3   11   0   1   23   24  .244
Mike Lum              33   91   12   22   5   0   1    9   0   2    8   13  .242
Rowland Office        33   29    7    7   0   0   2    7   0   0    4    6  .241
Glenn Hubbard         37  140   16   33   4   0   1   10   0   4   16   16  .236
Bruce Benedict        10   33    1    6   1   0   0    2   0   1    5    2  .182
Mike Macha             6   13    2    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    5  .154
Darrel Chaney         15   26    3    2   2   0   0    2   1   0    3   12  .077
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
Scot Thompson         20   42    6   14   4   0   0    5   0   0    1    4  .333
Mike Vail             15   30    6   10   1   1   2    6   0   0    4    3  .333
Ken Henderson          1    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .333
Steve Ontiveros       34  133   15   41   7   0   1   11   0   1   13   14  .308
Dave Kingman          34  126   27   37   4   0  13   32   0   0   21   38  .294
Bobby Murcer          30   94   14   27   3   1   4   14   0   3   20    8  .287
Jerry Martin          33  121   12   33  11   0   3   18   0   0    5   15  .273
Ted Sizemore          34  114   14   30   4   0   2   10   1   0   15   10  .263
Bill Buckner          34  150   19   39   9   3   5   22   3   1    6    8  .260
Larry Biittner        13   12    0    3   0   0   0    3   0   0    1    3  .250
Ivan DeJesus          32  134   21   32   7   1   2    9   4   4   10   20  .239
Tim Blackwell         10   19    2    4   0   1   0    4   0   0    8    4  .211
Barry Foote           30  105    6   21   4   0   4   10   1   0    3   23  .200
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            11    3    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    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       37  157   33   52   6   3   5   24   9   2   17   15  .331
Joe Morgan            31  103   24   34  12   1   3   11  10   0   20   13  .330
Ray Knight            37  138   16   43  10   0   0   14   2   1   16   12  .312
Ken Griffey           37  162   23   50  11   1   2   15   9   1   13   18  .309
Junior Kennedy        16   55   10   16   3   0   0    4   1   1    4    7  .291
Dan Driessen          34  112   14   32   6   1   5   25   2   2   15   20  .286
Vic Correll           11   28    4    8   2   0   1    3   0   0    4    8  .286
Champ Summers         24   51   10   12   2   1   1   11   0   1   13   12  .235
Arturo DeFreitas      12   17    1    4   2   0   0    3   0   0    0    7  .235
Johnny Bench          31  107   15   23   3   0   2   21   2   0   24   20  .215
Cesar Geronimo        35  120   11   24   5   3   0   10   1   0    6   21  .200
Rick Auerbach         15   24    2    4   2   0   0    2   0   0    0    4  .167
Paul Blair             7    6    1    1   0   0   1    2   0   0    1    1  .167

 Houston              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Jeffrey Leonard       27   51   10   17   2   2   0    8   2   3    9   12  .333
Jose Cruz             39  140   21   44   8   3   2   26  10   2   21   15  .314
Enos Cabell           40  160   16   47  10   0   3   25  12   5    9   17  .294
Craig Reynolds        38  161   20   45   6   2   0   14   4   2    4   13  .280
Cesar Cedeno          33  106   15   29  10   0   3   14   9   1   22   13  .274
Bob Watson            40  146   15   38   4   0   3   17   0   0   13   22  .260
Julio Gonzalez        12   27    2    7   1   0   0    3   0   0    1    2  .259
Terry Puhl            40  163   27   42   4   1   2    8   7   9   17   14  .258
Alan Ashby            32  105    6   26   6   1   1   16   0   0    8   22  .248
Bruce Bochy           14   37    4    8   1   0   1    3   0   0    2    6  .216
Rafael Landestoy      31   19    5    4   0   0   0    3   0   0    1    2  .211
Art Howe              36  121   11   25   3   0   2   12   0   0    8   11  .207
Jimmy Sexton          14   13    3    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .154
Denny Walling         13   10    0    1   0   0   0    2   0   0    3    2  .100
Jesus Alou            15   14    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    4  .000

 Los Angeles          G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Ted Martinez          15    6    5    4   2   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .667
Manny Mota            11    9    0    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    1  .444
Von Joshua            22   37    6   13   2   0   2    5   0   0    0    6  .351
Bill Russell          41  171   20   53   8   1   3   22   1   5    7   12  .310
Steve Garvey          41  168   24   51   7   0   7   25   2   4    6   15  .304
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
Derrel Thomas         32   81    7   23   4   2   0   10   4   1    9    9  .284
Dusty Baker           39  150   19   42  10   0   3   15   2   2   11   17  .280
Gary Thomasson        32  100    9   27   2   1   3   15   2   0   16   17  .270
Pedro Guerrero         4    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250
Davey Lopes           41  167   33   39   6   4   6   10  11   2   19   27  .234
Joe Ferguson          28   86   11   18   3   0   5   21   0   0   19   20  .209
Steve Yeager          29   82    8   14   2   1   4   10   0   0   10   14  .171
Reggie Smith          18   47    9    8   1   0   1    8   3   0   10   13  .170
Vic Davalillo         15   13    0    1   0   0   0    1   1   0    2    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           33  119   20   39   8   0   8   25   1   1   12   13  .328
Warren Cromartie      35  149   21   47  11   2   3   13   1   2    7   17  .315
Tony Solaita          10   13    2    4   2   0   1    2   0   0    4    8  .308
Jerry White           18   37    5   11   1   1   1    8   3   0    0    4  .297
Andre Dawson          35  146   27   42   8   3  11   25   5   3    8   26  .288
Larry Parrish         34  118   12   33  14   0   1   10   3   0   10   26  .280
Chris Speier          35  115   12   30   6   0   2    8   0   0   16   14  .261
Tony Perez            33  124   17   32   4   0   4   19   1   0   11   24  .258
Tommy Hutton          16   12    5    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    1  .250
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
Ellis Valentine       31  117   12   28   3   1   3   17   4   3    8   15  .239
Rodney Scott          35  139   15   32   5   0   1   15   7   4   19   24  .230
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            16   14    2    5   0   0   0    4   0   0    0    4  .357
Bruce Boisclair       18   27    4    9   2   1   0    0   0   2    0    8  .333
Lee Mazzilli          34  135   16   41   8   0   4   20   8   3   18   13  .304
Joel Youngblood       32   96   13   29   6   0   5   15   5   3   14   10  .302
Richie Hebner         29  104   13   29   4   1   1   13   1   1   18   15  .279
Steve Henderson       32  118   17   32   5   1   1   12   7   2   16   22  .271
Elliott Maddox        13   23    1    5   1   0   0    2   0   1    3    2  .217
Willie Montanez       31  123   12   25   6   0   2   11   0   1   11   15  .203
Frank Taveras         25  100   12   20   2   1   0    1   9   2   10   14  .200
John Stearns          33  112   15   22   7   0   2   11   3   3   13   15  .196
Ed Kranepool          15   26    2    5   1   0   1    5   0   0    4    2  .192
Doug Flynn            34  119    7   22   1   1   1   15   0   0    6   11  .185
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          10   27    7   12   2   0   0    8   0   0    2    4  .444
Del Unser             22   38    8   14   2   0   0    8   1   0    1    5  .368
Pete Rose             37  142   25   50  15   0   1   20   5   2   24    9  .352
Mike Anderson         15   15    4    5   1   0   0    1   0   0    5    3  .333
Manny Trillo          22   76    5   23   4   0   0    8   0   1    4    9  .303
Garry Maddox          35  135   28   40  10   2   6   22   6   2    5   18  .296
Larry Bowa            37  146   25   43   6   1   0    8   6   3   16    9  .295
Mike Schmidt          37  127   28   35   5   0  14   32   1   2   28   27  .276
Greg Luzinski         31  102   11   28   7   0   4   23   1   1   19   21  .275
Bob Boone             32  105   13   28   7   1   2   17   0   2   12    7  .267
Greg Gross            23   20    2    5   0   1   0    1   1   0    1    1  .250
Bake McBride          35  130   21   29   2   3   4   18   7   2   11   16  .223
Rudy Meoli            13   35    1    7   2   0   0    5   1   0    5    8  .200
Dave Rader             5    5    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .200
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        15    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       22   76   11   25   5   0   8   23   0   0    6   19  .329
Dave Parker           34  133   26   43   8   3   6   16   7   0   13   20  .323
Omar Moreno           34  139   23   43   3   5   0   14  17   7   12   14  .309
John Milner           26   70    9   20   5   1   5   19   2   1   13    8  .286
Steve Nicosia         16   50    5   14   3   0   3    6   0   0    3    2  .280
Ed Ott                24   86    7   22   3   1   2    7   0   0    1   10  .256
Mike Easler           10    8    3    2   0   0   1    1   0   0    2    1  .250
Bill Robinson         30  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
Phil Garner           34  126   20   30  11   1   2    8   2   3   12   27  .238
Rennie Stennett       31  116    9   27   5   1   0    8   1   1    7   12  .233
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            17   33    3    6   1   0   0    2   0   0    4    4  .182

 San Diego            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Don Reynolds          15   20    4    7   1   1   0    4   0   0    2    4  .350
Dave Winfield         40  154   25   52  12   5   7   25   2   3   17   16  .338
Kurt Bevacqua         25   41    6   12   2   1   0    8   0   1   10    4  .293
Broderick Perkins     29   39    6   11   0   0   0    6   0   0    4    4  .282
Jerry Turner          40  151   15   41   6   0   3   23   0   0   13   17  .272
Gene Richards         36  135   19   36   6   2   2   12   4   2   11   16  .267
Bill Almon            25   49    6   13   2   0   0    2   1   1    3   11  .265
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
Bill Fahey            16   40    3   10   1   1   1    7   0   0    4    2  .250
Gene Tenace           36  103   15   25   0   1   5   15   0   2   25   22  .243
Barry Evans           37  128    7   27   4   0   1   11   0   2    4   14  .211
Mike Hargrove         36   92   13   17   4   0   0    5   0   1   21   10  .185
Fred Kendall           8   11    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .182
Ozzie Smith           38  139   17   21   3   1   0    7   6   3   12    6  .151

 San Francisco        G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Johnnie Lemaster      15   45    9   15   1   0   1    6   1   0    5    7  .333
Max Venable           16    6    5    2   0   0   0    0   2   0    1    1  .333
Larry Herndon         31   45    8   14   2   3   2   10   2   1    3   11  .311
Terry Whitfield       40  149   24   46   8   2   2   23   2   2   11   16  .309
Darrell Evans         40  142   22   39   4   1   4   17   2   2   18   11  .275
Willie McCovey        26   64    5   17   3   0   2   11   0   0    5    9  .266
Jack Clark            40  147   20   39   8   1   4   23   1   1   22   30  .265
Billy North           36  110   26   25   3   0   1    8   8   6   29   21  .227
Mike Ivie             30  100   12   22   1   1   5   19   1   0    6   23  .220
John Tamargo          21   43    3    8   2   0   1    2   0   0    1    5  .186
Roger Metzger         31   92    8   17   2   3   0   10   2   0    8    7  .185
Rob Andrews           18   22    3    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    1  .182
Bill Madlock          37  140   19   25   4   1   2   20   4   1   10    9  .179
Marc Hill             31   94   10   15   0   0   1    8   0   0   11   13  .160
Mike Sadek            11   11    1    0   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    3  .000
Hector Cruz            9   10    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    5  .000

 St. Louis            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Lou Brock             27   89   10   33   0   2   1    9   3   4    4   11  .371
Mike Dimmel            6    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   1    0    0  .333
George Hendrick       36  117   15   38  10   1   2   18   1   0   11   19  .325
Mike Phillips         15   33    2   10   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    3  .303
Jerry Mumphrey        22   24    7    7   1   0   0    1   0   2    1    4  .292
Ted Simmons           35  118   21   34   8   0   7   20   0   0   25    6  .288
Tony Scott            36  153   16   43   5   6   0   18  11   2    5   21  .281
Dane Iorg             23   58    5   16   2   1   1    5   1   1    5    6  .276
Garry Templeton       34  134   15   35   2   3   0    7   4   4    3   21  .261
Keith Hernandez       36  145   21   37  12   3   3   22   1   1   12   18  .255
Ken Reitz             36  136    8   34  13   0   2   18   1   0    7   18  .250
Ken Oberkfell         22   37    9    9   0   1   1    3   0   0    5    6  .243
Mike Tyson            30   79    7   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          15   13    1    2   0   0   0    3   0   0    2    3  .154
Roger Freed           12    8    1    1   0   0   1    4   0   0    3    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)         171
  S. Garvey (LA)          168
  D. Lopes (LA)           167
  T. Puhl (HOU)           163
  K. Griffey (CIN)        162
  C. Reynolds (HOU)       161
  E. Cabell (HOU)         160
  D. Concepcion (CIN)     157
  D. Winfield (SD)        154
  T. Scott (STL)          153

Runs Scored:

  D. Concepcion (CIN)      33
  D. Lopes (LA)            33
  G. Maddox (PHI)          28
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         28
  A. Dawson (MON)          27
  D. Kingman (CHI)         27
  T. Puhl (HOU)            27
  D. Murphy (ATL)          26
  B. North (SF)            26
  D. Parker (PIT)          26

Hits:

  B. Russell (LA)          53
  D. Concepcion (CIN)      52
  D. Winfield (SD)         52
  S. Garvey (LA)           51
  K. Griffey (CIN)         50
  P. Rose (PHI)            50
  G. Foster (CIN)          49
  D. Murphy (ATL)          48
  E. Cabell (HOU)          47
  W. Cromartie (MON)       47

Doubles:

  P. Rose (PHI)            15
  L. Parrish (MON)         14
  K. Reitz (STL)           13
  K. Hernandez (STL)       12
  J. Morgan (CIN)          12
  D. Winfield (SD)         12
  W. Cromartie (MON)       11
  P. Garner (PIT)          11
  K. Griffey (CIN)         11
  J. Martin (CHI)          11

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
  C. Geronimo (CIN)         3
  K. Hernandez (STL)        3

Home Runs:

  M. Schmidt (PHI)         14
  D. Kingman (CHI)         13
  D. Murphy (ATL)          13
  A. Dawson (MON)          11
  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)          36
  G. Foster (CIN)          33
  D. Kingman (CHI)         32
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         32
  J. Cruz (HOU)            26
  E. Cabell (HOU)          25
  G. Carter (MON)          25
  A. Dawson (MON)          25
  D. Driessen (CIN)        25
  S. Garvey (LA)           25

Stolen Bases:

  O. Moreno (PIT)          17
  E. Cabell (HOU)          12
  D. Lopes (LA)            11
  T. Scott (STL)           11
  F. Taveras (NY)          11
  J. Cruz (HOU)            10
  J. Morgan (CIN)          10
  C. Cedeno (HOU)           9
  D. Concepcion (CIN)       9
  K. Griffey (CIN)          9

Caught Stealing:

  T. Puhl (HOU)             9
  O. Moreno (PIT)           7
  B. North (SF)             6
  E. Cabell (HOU)           5
  B. Russell (LA)           5
  L. Brock (STL)            4
  I. DeJesus (CHI)          4
  S. Garvey (LA)            4
  G. Hubbard (ATL)          4
  R. Scott (MON)            4

Walks:

  B. North (SF)            29
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         28
  T. Simmons (STL)         25
  G. Tenace (SD)           25
  J. Bench (CIN)           24
  P. Rose (PHI)            24
  J. Burroughs (ATL)       23
  R. Cey (LA)              23
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          22
  J. Clark (SF)            22

Strikeouts:

  D. Kingman (CHI)         38
  G. Foster (CIN)          35
  J. Clark (SF)            30
  P. Garner (PIT)          27
  D. Lopes (LA)            27
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         27
  A. Dawson (MON)          26
  L. Parrish (MON)         26
  J. Burroughs (ATL)       24
  D. Murphy (ATL)          24

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