Sunday May 20, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of May 20, 1979:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Cincinnati      1384  201   386   76   12   28   190   36    9  156   245  .279
Philadelphia    1288  195   355   69   10   32   185   31   15  151   179  .276
Montreal        1250  167   336   70    8   37   156   25   14  111   216  .269
Chicago         1226  161   326   61    8   36   148   10    9  121   168  .266
St. Louis       1311  158   348   63   20   21   151   25   18  107   187  .265
Pittsburgh      1220  168   323   61   16   37   148   34   15   94   179  .265
Los Angeles     1413  181   365   61    9   43   177   29   16  143   212  .258
Atlanta         1280  167   330   53    5   38   158   16   14  131   205  .258
Houston         1429  170   363   63    9   19   163   45   23  131   198  .254
San Diego       1416  169   339   51   14   25   156   15   16  146   176  .239
San Francisco   1349  189   316   43   12   28   172   27   14  144   208  .234
New York        1202  131   280   49    7   19   126   34   19  131   178  .233

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Pete Rose (PHI)          38  147   25   52  15   0   1   21   5   2   24    9  .354
Dale Murphy (ATL)        38  139   26   49   3   1  13   36   2   1   17   24  .353
George Foster (CIN)      37  144   22   49   6   2   6   33   0   1   18   35  .340
Dave Concepcion (CIN)    38  160   34   54   7   3   5   25   9   2   17   15  .338
Dave Winfield (SD)       42  162   25   54  12   5   7   25   2   3   17   16  .333
Gary Carter (MON)        34  120   23   40   9   0   8   26   1   1   15   13  .333
Joe Morgan (CIN)         31  103   24   34  12   1   3   11  10   0   20   13  .330
George Hendrick (STL)    36  117   15   38  10   1   2   18   1   0   11   19  .325
Dave Parker (PIT)        35  137   27   44   8   3   6   16   7   0   13   20  .321
Jerry Royster (ATL)      36  134   22   43   5   1   0   12   7   2   14   15  .321

 Atlanta              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Charlie Spikes        16   17    4    6   3   0   1    5   0   0    2    5  .353
Dale Murphy           38  139   26   49   3   1  13   36   2   1   17   24  .353
Jerry Royster         36  134   22   43   5   1   0   12   7   2   14   15  .321
Gary Matthews         38  155   24   45  10   2   8   23   4   2   13   18  .290
Bob Horner             6   21    3    6   0   0   2    6   0   0    3    3  .286
Barry Bonnell         36  132   17   36   4   1   6   19   1   1    8   15  .273
Joe Nolan             11   11    2    3   2   0   0    1   0   0    2    1  .273
Pepe Frias            34  101    6   26   5   0   1   10   1   0    5    9  .257
Jeff Burroughs        38  135   16   33   7   0   3   11   0   1   23   25  .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         38  143   16   33   4   0   1   10   0   4   16   17  .231
Bruce Benedict        11   35    1    6   1   0   0    3   0   1    5    2  .171
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         21   45    6   16   4   0   0    6   0   0    1    4  .356
Ken Henderson          1    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .333
Dave Kingman          35  131   28   41   4   0  13   33   0   0   21   38  .313
Mike Vail             16   32    6   10   1   1   2    6   0   0    4    4  .313
Steve Ontiveros       35  137   15   42   8   0   1   11   0   1   14   14  .307
Bobby Murcer          31   95   14   27   3   1   4   14   0   3   20    8  .284
Ted Sizemore          35  118   14   31   4   0   2   10   1   0   15   10  .263
Jerry Martin          34  126   12   33  11   0   3   18   0   0    5   16  .262
Ivan DeJesus          33  138   23   36   8   1   2    9   4   4   10   20  .261
Bill Buckner          35  155   20   40  10   3   5   23   3   1    6    8  .258
Larry Biittner        14   12    0    3   0   0   0    3   0   0    2    3  .250
Tim Blackwell         10   19    2    4   0   1   0    4   0   0    8    4  .211
Barry Foote           31  108    7   22   5   0   4   10   1   0    4   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            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          18   23    3    9   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    6  .391
George Foster         37  144   22   49   6   2   6   33   0   1   18   35  .340
Dave Concepcion       38  160   34   54   7   3   5   25   9   2   17   15  .338
Joe Morgan            31  103   24   34  12   1   3   11  10   0   20   13  .330
Junior Kennedy        17   58   10   18   3   0   0    4   1   1    4    7  .310
Ken Griffey           38  167   24   51  11   1   2   15   9   1   13   19  .305
Ray Knight            38  142   16   43  10   0   0   14   2   1   16   15  .303
Vic Correll           11   28    4    8   2   0   1    3   0   0    4    8  .286
Dan Driessen          35  116   15   33   6   1   6   28   2   2   15   20  .285
Arturo DeFreitas      12   17    1    4   2   0   0    3   0   0    0    7  .235
Champ Summers         25   55   10   12   2   1   1   11   0   1   13   14  .218
Cesar Geronimo        36  124   11   27   7   3   0   10   1   0    6   21  .218
Johnny Bench          32  111   15   24   3   0   2   21   2   0   24   21  .216
Rick Auerbach         16   25    3    4   2   0   0    2   0   0    0    4  .160
Paul Blair             8    7    1    1   0   0   1    2   0   0    1    1  .143

 Houston              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Jeffrey Leonard       29   55   10   19   3   2   0    8   2   3    9   13  .346
Jose Cruz             41  147   21   46   8   3   2   26  10   2   22   16  .313
Enos Cabell           42  168   18   50  11   0   3   26  12   6    9   19  .298
Craig Reynolds        40  168   21   48   6   2   0   14   5   2    4   13  .286
Cesar Cedeno          35  113   16   30  10   0   3   15   9   1   22   13  .266
Julio Gonzalez        12   27    2    7   1   0   0    3   0   0    1    2  .259
Terry Puhl            42  166   28   43   4   1   3    9   7   9   17   15  .259
Bob Watson            41  149   15   38   4   0   3   17   0   0   14   22  .255
Alan Ashby            33  108    6   26   6   1   1   16   0   0    8   23  .241
Bruce Bochy           15   41    4    9   1   0   1    3   0   0    2    7  .220
Art Howe              37  125   11   26   3   0   2   14   0   0    8   11  .208
Rafael Landestoy      33   22    6    4   0   0   0    3   0   0    1    2  .182
Jimmy Sexton          14   13    3    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .154
Denny Walling         15   12    1    1   0   0   0    2   0   0    5    2  .083
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          16    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            23   41    8   16   3   0   3    6   0   1    0    6  .390
Bill Russell          42  176   20   54   8   1   3   22   1   5    7   12  .307
Rick Monday           12   33    2   10   0   0   0    2   0   0    5    6  .303
Steve Garvey          42  171   24   51   7   0   7   26   2   4    6   15  .298
Ron Cey               35  119   18   35   7   0   7   19   3   1   23   23  .294
Derrel Thomas         33   83    9   24   4   2   0   10   4   1   11   10  .289
Dusty Baker           40  154   19   42  10   0   3   15   2   2   11   19  .273
Gary Thomasson        33  103    9   27   2   1   3   15   2   0   17   17  .262
Pedro Guerrero         4    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250
Davey Lopes           42  171   35   42   7   4   7   12  11   2   20   27  .246
Joe Ferguson          28   86   11   18   3   0   5   21   0   0   19   20  .209
Reggie Smith          19   48    9    9   1   0   1    9   3   0   10   13  .188
Steve Yeager          30   85    8   15   2   1   4   11   0   0   10   14  .177
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
Tony Solaita          11   18    4    8   3   0   1    4   0   0    4    9  .444
Gary Carter           34  120   23   40   9   0   8   26   1   1   15   13  .333
Jim Mason              6    9    1    3   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    1  .333
Dave Cash              8    6    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    1  .333
Warren Cromartie      36  155   23   49  11   3   4   14   1   2    7   17  .316
Jerry White           19   37    5   11   1   1   1    8   3   0    1    4  .297
Larry Parrish         35  122   12   35  15   0   1   11   3   0   11   27  .287
Andre Dawson          36  151   28   43   8   3  11   27   5   3    8   26  .285
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
Duffy Dyer             4    8    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .250
Ellis Valentine       32  120   13   29   3   1   3   17   4   3   10   15  .242
Tommy Hutton          17   13    5    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    1  .231
Rodney Scott          36  145   15   32   5   0   1   15   7   4   19   25  .221
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          11   23    3   10   1   1   0    5   0   0    3    3  .435
Bruce Boisclair       18   27    4    9   2   1   0    0   0   2    0    8  .333
Gil Flores            17   15    2    5   0   0   0    4   0   0    0    4  .333
Lee Mazzilli          35  140   18   43   8   0   4   20   9   3   18   13  .307
Joel Youngblood       33  100   14   30   7   0   5   15   5   4   15   10  .300
Richie Hebner         30  109   14   31   5   1   2   18   1   1   18   16  .284
Steve Henderson       33  121   18   32   5   1   1   12   7   2   19   23  .265
Elliott Maddox        13   23    1    5   1   0   0    2   0   1    3    2  .217
Frank Taveras         26  106   14   23   2   1   0    2   9   2   10   15  .217
John Stearns          34  117   16   24   7   0   3   13   3   3   13   15  .205
Willie Montanez       32  128   12   25   6   0   2   11   0   1   11   15  .195
Ed Kranepool          15   26    2    5   1   0   1    5   0   0    4    2  .192
Doug Flynn            35  124    7   23   1   1   1   15   0   0    6   11  .186
Ron Hodges            16   18    0    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    5  .167
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          11   30    7   12   2   0   0    8   0   0    2    4  .400
Del Unser             23   38    8   14   2   0   0    8   1   0    2    5  .368
Pete Rose             38  147   25   52  15   0   1   21   5   2   24    9  .354
Mike Anderson         15   15    4    5   1   0   0    1   0   0    5    3  .333
Garry Maddox          36  137   28   42  11   2   6   23   6   2    5   18  .307
Larry Bowa            38  151   27   46   6   2   0    8   6   3   16    9  .305
Manny Trillo          22   76    5   23   4   0   0    8   0   1    4    9  .303
Mike Schmidt          38  131   29   38   6   0  14   33   1   2   29   28  .290
Greg Gross            24   21    2    6   1   1   0    1   1   0    1    1  .286
Greg Luzinski         32  103   11   28   7   0   4   23   1   1   19   21  .272
Bob Boone             33  109   13   28   7   1   2   17   0   2   12    8  .257
Bake McBride          36  134   23   30   2   3   4   18   7   2   12   16  .224
Rudy Meoli            14   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         10   19    3    3   1   0   0    4   1   0    5    4  .158
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       23   80   11   26   5   0   8   23   0   0    6   22  .325
Dave Parker           35  137   27   44   8   3   6   16   7   0   13   20  .321
Omar Moreno           35  143   24   44   3   5   1   16  17   7   12   14  .308
John Milner           27   73   10   21   5   1   6   20   2   1   13    8  .288
Steve Nicosia         16   50    5   14   3   0   3    6   0   0    3    2  .280
Mike Easler           10    8    3    2   0   0   1    1   0   0    2    1  .250
Ed Ott                25   89    7   22   3   1   2    8   0   0    1   11  .247
Frank Taveras         11   45    4   11   3   0   0    1   2   1    0    2  .244
Bill Robinson         31  107   17   26   5   1   7   16   1   0    6   19  .243
Phil Garner           35  129   21   31  11   1   2    8   2   4   12   27  .240
Rennie Stennett       32  119   10   28   5   1   0    8   1   1    8   12  .235
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            18   37    4    7   1   0   1    4   0   0    4    5  .189

 San Diego            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Dave Winfield         42  162   25   54  12   5   7   25   2   3   17   16  .333
Don Reynolds          17   24    5    8   1   1   0    4   0   0    3    4  .333
Bill Fahey            17   43    3   12   1   1   1    7   0   0    4    2  .279
Broderick Perkins     30   43    6   12   0   0   0    6   0   0    4    4  .279
Gene Richards         38  144   20   40   6   2   2   13   4   2   11   16  .278
Kurt Bevacqua         27   45    6   12   2   1   0    8   0   1   11    4  .267
Dan Briggs            24   49   11   13   3   1   2   11   0   0    5    8  .265
Jerry Turner          42  156   15   41   6   0   3   23   0   0   13   18  .263
Fernando Gonzalez     37  120   11   30   4   1   3   12   0   0    7   10  .250
Fred Kendall           9   12    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .250
Bill Almon            27   53    6   13   2   0   0    2   1   1    3   12  .245
Gene Tenace           37  106   15   25   0   1   5   15   0   2   26   23  .236
Barry Evans           39  131    7   27   4   0   1   11   0   2    4   14  .206
Mike Hargrove         37   94   13   17   4   0   0    6   0   2   22   10  .181
Ozzie Smith           40  146   18   22   3   1   0    7   7   3   12    6  .151

 San Francisco        G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Max Venable           17    7    5    3   0   0   0    0   2   0    1    1  .429
Johnnie Lemaster      15   45    9   15   1   0   1    6   1   0    5    7  .333
Terry Whitfield       41  154   24   47   8   2   2   23   2   2   11   16  .305
Larry Herndon         32   50    8   15   2   3   2   10   2   1    3   11  .300
Darrell Evans         41  147   23   41   4   1   5   18   3   2   18   14  .279
Jack Clark            40  147   20   39   8   1   4   23   1   1   22   30  .265
Willie McCovey        27   68    5   17   3   0   2   11   0   0    6    9  .250
Billy North           37  114   27   26   3   0   1    9   8   6   30   21  .228
Mike Ivie             30  100   12   22   1   1   5   19   1   0    6   23  .220
Roger Metzger         32   97   10   20   3   3   0   11   3   0    8    7  .206
John Tamargo          22   46    5    9   2   0   2    3   0   0    3    6  .196
Bill Madlock          38  145   20   28   4   1   3   23   4   2   10    9  .193
Rob Andrews           19   22    3    4   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    1  .182
Marc Hill             31   94   10   15   0   0   1    8   0   0   11   13  .160
Mike Sadek            12   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             28   93   12   35   0   2   2   11   3   4    4   11  .376
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
Jerry Mumphrey        23   26    7    8   1   0   0    1   0   2    1    4  .308
Mike Phillips         15   33    2   10   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    3  .303
Dane Iorg             24   62    6   18   2   1   1    6   1   1    6    6  .290
Ted Simmons           36  122   22   34   8   0   7   20   0   0   27    6  .279
Tony Scott            37  157   16   43   5   6   0   18  12   2    6   23  .274
Keith Hernandez       37  150   22   40  12   3   3   24   1   2   13   18  .267
Ken Oberkfell         23   42   10   11   1   1   1    3   0   0    5    6  .262
Garry Templeton       35  140   16   36   2   3   0    7   4   4    3   24  .257
Ken Reitz             37  141    8   35  13   0   2   20   1   0    7   19  .248
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          16   13    1    2   0   0   0    3   0   0    3    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)         176
  S. Garvey (LA)          171
  D. Lopes (LA)           171
  E. Cabell (HOU)         168
  C. Reynolds (HOU)       168
  K. Griffey (CIN)        167
  T. Puhl (HOU)           166
  D. Winfield (SD)        162
  D. Concepcion (CIN)     160
  T. Scott (STL)          157

Runs Scored:

  D. Lopes (LA)            35
  D. Concepcion (CIN)      34
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         29
  A. Dawson (MON)          28
  D. Kingman (CHI)         28
  G. Maddox (PHI)          28
  T. Puhl (HOU)            28
  L. Bowa (PHI)            27
  B. North (SF)            27
  D. Parker (PIT)          27

Hits:

  D. Concepcion (CIN)      54
  B. Russell (LA)          54
  D. Winfield (SD)         54
  P. Rose (PHI)            52
  S. Garvey (LA)           51
  K. Griffey (CIN)         51
  E. Cabell (HOU)          50
  W. Cromartie (MON)       49
  G. Foster (CIN)          49
  D. Murphy (ATL)          49

Doubles:

  L. Parrish (MON)         15
  P. Rose (PHI)            15
  K. Reitz (STL)           13
  K. Hernandez (STL)       12
  J. Morgan (CIN)          12
  D. Winfield (SD)         12
  E. Cabell (HOU)          11
  W. Cromartie (MON)       11
  P. Garner (PIT)          11
  K. Griffey (CIN)         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
  W. Cromartie (MON)        3
  J. Cruz (HOU)             3
  A. Dawson (MON)           3
  C. Geronimo (CIN)         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
  D. Lopes (LA)             7

RBI:

  D. Murphy (ATL)          36
  G. Foster (CIN)          33
  D. Kingman (CHI)         33
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         33
  D. Driessen (CIN)        28
  A. Dawson (MON)          27
  E. Cabell (HOU)          26
  G. Carter (MON)          26
  J. Cruz (HOU)            26
  S. Garvey (LA)           26

Stolen Bases:

  O. Moreno (PIT)          17
  E. Cabell (HOU)          12
  T. Scott (STL)           12
  D. Lopes (LA)            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
  E. Cabell (HOU)           6
  B. North (SF)             6
  B. Russell (LA)           5
  L. Brock (STL)            4
  I. DeJesus (CHI)          4
  P. Garner (PIT)           4
  S. Garvey (LA)            4
  G. Hubbard (ATL)          4

Walks:

  B. North (SF)            30
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         29
  T. Simmons (STL)         27
  G. Tenace (SD)           26
  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
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         28
  P. Garner (PIT)          27
  D. Lopes (LA)            27
  L. Parrish (MON)         27
  A. Dawson (MON)          26
  J. Burroughs (ATL)       25
  R. Scott (MON)           25

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