Monday May 21, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of May 21, 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    1322  200   365   73   10   33   190   32   15  155   184  .276
Montreal        1280  169   342   71    8   38   158   26   15  113   223  .267
Chicago         1226  161   326   61    8   36   148   10    9  121   168  .266
Pittsburgh      1255  172   333   64   16   40   152   34   15   98   188  .265
St. Louis       1344  161   356   64   20   22   154   25   18  107   194  .265
Atlanta         1317  174   343   58    5   40   165   16   14  133   208  .260
Los Angeles     1444  183   370   63    9   43   179   30   16  145   213  .256
Houston         1456  175   368   63    9   20   166   48   24  139   201  .253
San Diego       1445  172   345   51   14   26   159   15   16  153   178  .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)          39  151   26   55  17   0   1   21   6   2   24    9  .364
Dale Murphy (ATL)        39  141   26   49   3   1  13   36   2   1   19   24  .348
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
Gary Carter (MON)        35  124   23   41   9   0   8   26   1   1   15   14  .331
Joe Morgan (CIN)         31  103   24   34  12   1   3   11  10   0   20   13  .330
Dave Winfield (SD)       43  165   25   54  12   5   7   25   2   3   18   16  .327
Jerry Royster (ATL)      37  139   23   45   6   1   0   12   7   2   14   15  .324
Dave Parker (PIT)        36  141   27   45   9   3   6   16   7   0   14   22  .319
George Hendrick (STL)    37  121   15   38  10   1   2   18   1   0   11   19  .314

 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           39  141   26   49   3   1  13   36   2   1   19   24  .348
Jerry Royster         37  139   23   45   6   1   0   12   7   2   14   15  .324
Gary Matthews         39  160   26   47  11   2   9   25   4   2   13   19  .294
Bob Horner             7   25    4    7   0   0   3    9   0   0    3    3  .280
Barry Bonnell         37  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            35  105    6   27   6   0   1   11   1   0    5    9  .257
Jeff Burroughs        39  140   17   35   7   0   3   11   0   1   23   26  .250
Mike Lum              34   92   12   23   5   0   1    9   0   2    8   13  .250
Rowland Office        34   33    7    8   1   0   2    8   0   0    4    6  .242
Glenn Hubbard         39  147   17   35   5   0   1   10   0   4   16   17  .238
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         16   26    4    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             42  151   22   47   8   3   2   26  11   2   22   16  .311
Enos Cabell           43  171   18   50  11   0   3   26  13   6   10   20  .292
Craig Reynolds        40  168   21   48   6   2   0   14   5   2    4   13  .286
Cesar Cedeno          36  115   17   31  10   0   3   16  10   1   24   13  .270
Terry Puhl            43  170   29   45   4   1   4   10   7  10   18   15  .265
Bob Watson            42  151   15   38   4   0   3   18   0   0   15   22  .252
Julio Gonzalez        13   29    3    7   1   0   0    3   0   0    2    2  .241
Alan Ashby            34  112    6   26   6   1   1   16   0   0    8   24  .232
Bruce Bochy           15   41    4    9   1   0   1    3   0   0    2    7  .220
Art Howe              38  129   11   26   3   0   2   14   0   0    8   12  .202
Rafael Landestoy      34   22    7    4   0   0   0    3   0   0    3    2  .182
Jimmy Sexton          15   14    3    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .143
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            24   45    8   16   3   0   3    6   0   1    0    6  .356
Bill Russell          43  180   20   55   8   1   3   22   1   5    7   12  .306
Steve Garvey          43  174   25   53   8   0   7   26   2   4    7   15  .305
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         34   87    9   24   4   2   0   10   4   1   11   10  .276
Dusty Baker           41  158   20   43  11   0   3   15   3   2   11   19  .272
Gary Thomasson        34  107    9   28   2   1   3   17   2   0   17   17  .262
Pedro Guerrero         4    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250
Davey Lopes           43  175   35   42   7   4   7   12  11   2   20   28  .240
Joe Ferguson          29   88   11   18   3   0   5   21   0   0   20   20  .205
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
Dave Cash              8    6    1    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    1  .333
Gary Carter           35  124   23   41   9   0   8   26   1   1   15   14  .331
Warren Cromartie      37  158   23   49  11   3   4   15   1   2    7   18  .310
Larry Parrish         36  123   12   36  15   0   1   11   3   1   11   27  .293
Jerry White           20   38    5   11   1   1   1    8   3   0    1    4  .290
Andre Dawson          37  155   28   43   8   3  11   27   5   3    8   27  .277
Jim Mason              7   11    1    3   1   0   0    2   0   0    0    2  .273
Tony Perez            34  128   18   34   5   0   5   20   1   0   11   25  .266
Chris Speier          36  117   12   31   6   0   2    8   0   0   17   14  .265
Duffy Dyer             4    8    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .250
Ellis Valentine       33  124   13   30   3   1   3   17   4   3   10   16  .242
Rodney Scott          37  148   16   32   5   0   1   15   8   4   20   26  .216
Tommy Hutton          18   14    5    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    1  .214
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          12   31    7   13   2   0   0    9   0   0    3    4  .419
Del Unser             24   41   10   15   3   0   0   10   1   0    3    6  .366
Pete Rose             39  151   26   55  17   0   1   21   6   2   24    9  .364
Mike Anderson         16   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
Manny Trillo          22   76    5   23   4   0   0    8   0   1    4    9  .303
Larry Bowa            39  156   27   46   6   2   0    8   6   3   16    9  .295
Mike Schmidt          39  133   31   39   6   0  15   34   1   2   31   29  .293
Greg Gross            24   21    2    6   1   1   0    1   1   0    1    1  .286
Greg Luzinski         33  107   11   29   7   0   4   23   1   1   19   23  .271
Bob Boone             33  109   13   28   7   1   2   17   0   2   12    8  .257
Tim McCarver          13   27    1    6   1   1   0    3   0   0    4    4  .222
Rudy Meoli            15   37    1    8   3   0   0    6   1   0    5    8  .216
Bake McBride          37  139   23   30   2   3   4   18   7   2   12   16  .216
Dave Rader             5    5    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    1  .200
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
Willie Stargell       24   84   12   28   5   0   9   24   0   0    6   24  .333
Tim Foli              20   78   11   26   5   0   0   14   0   1    6    2  .333
Dave Parker           36  141   27   45   9   3   6   16   7   0   14   22  .319
Omar Moreno           36  148   25   45   3   5   2   17  17   7   12   16  .304
John Milner           28   75   10   21   5   1   6   20   2   1   14    9  .280
Steve Nicosia         16   50    5   14   3   0   3    6   0   0    3    2  .280
Rennie Stennett       33  123   11   31   6   1   0    8   1   1    8   12  .252
Mike Easler           10    8    3    2   0   0   1    1   0   0    2    1  .250
Ed Ott                26   93    8   23   3   1   3    9   0   0    1   11  .247
Frank Taveras         11   45    4   11   3   0   0    1   2   1    0    2  .244
Bill Robinson         32  108   17   26   5   1   7   16   1   0    6   19  .241
Phil Garner           35  129   21   31  11   1   2    8   2   4   12   27  .240
Lee Lacy              17   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            19   39    4    7   1   0   1    4   0   0    6    5  .180

 San Diego            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Don Reynolds          17   24    5    8   1   1   0    4   0   0    3    4  .333
Dave Winfield         43  165   25   54  12   5   7   25   2   3   18   16  .327
Bill Fahey            17   43    3   12   1   1   1    7   0   0    4    2  .279
Broderick Perkins     31   47    6   13   0   0   0    6   0   0    4    4  .277
Gene Richards         39  148   20   40   6   2   2   13   4   2   12   17  .270
Kurt Bevacqua         28   49    6   13   2   1   0    9   0   1   12    4  .265
Dan Briggs            24   49   11   13   3   1   2   11   0   0    5    8  .265
Jerry Turner          43  160   15   41   6   0   3   23   0   0   13   18  .256
Fernando Gonzalez     38  124   12   31   4   1   4   14   0   0    7   11  .250
Gene Tenace           38  108   16   27   0   1   5   15   0   2   28   23  .250
Fred Kendall           9   12    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .250
Bill Almon            28   53    6   13   2   0   0    2   1   1    3   12  .245
Barry Evans           39  131    7   27   4   0   1   11   0   2    4   14  .206
Mike Hargrove         38   94   13   17   4   0   0    6   0   2   22   10  .181
Ozzie Smith           41  148   19   23   3   1   0    7   7   3   14    6  .155

 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             29   97   13   36   0   2   2   11   3   4    4   12  .371
Mike Dimmel            6    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   1    0    0  .333
George Hendrick       37  121   15   38  10   1   2   18   1   0   11   19  .314
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
Jerry Mumphrey        24   28    7    8   1   0   0    1   0   2    1    4  .286
Ted Simmons           37  126   22   35   9   0   7   20   0   0   27    6  .278
Keith Hernandez       38  154   23   42  12   3   4   26   1   2   13   19  .273
Tony Scott            38  158   17   43   5   6   0   18  12   2    6   24  .272
Garry Templeton       36  144   16   39   2   3   0    8   4   4    3   25  .271
Ken Oberkfell         23   42   10   11   1   1   1    3   0   0    5    6  .262
Ken Reitz             38  145    8   35  13   0   2   20   1   0    7   20  .241
Mike Tyson            31   82    7   19   6   1   2   11   2   1    6   14  .232
Tom Grieve             9   15    1    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    4    1  .200
Bernie Carbo          17   13    1    2   0   0   0    3   0   0    3    3  .154
Roger Freed           13    9    1    1   0   0   1    4   0   0    3    3  .111
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)         180
  D. Lopes (LA)           175
  S. Garvey (LA)          174
  E. Cabell (HOU)         171
  T. Puhl (HOU)           170
  C. Reynolds (HOU)       168
  K. Griffey (CIN)        167
  D. Winfield (SD)        165
  D. Concepcion (CIN)     160
  G. Matthews (ATL)       160

Runs Scored:

  D. Lopes (LA)            35
  D. Concepcion (CIN)      34
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         31
  T. Puhl (HOU)            29
  A. Dawson (MON)          28
  D. Kingman (CHI)         28
  G. Maddox (PHI)          28
  L. Bowa (PHI)            27
  B. North (SF)            27
  D. Parker (PIT)          27

Hits:

  P. Rose (PHI)            55
  B. Russell (LA)          55
  D. Concepcion (CIN)      54
  D. Winfield (SD)         54
  S. Garvey (LA)           53
  K. Griffey (CIN)         51
  E. Cabell (HOU)          50
  W. Cromartie (MON)       49
  G. Foster (CIN)          49
  D. Murphy (ATL)          49

Doubles:

  P. Rose (PHI)            17
  L. Parrish (MON)         15
  K. Reitz (STL)           13
  K. Hernandez (STL)       12
  J. Morgan (CIN)          12
  D. Winfield (SD)         12
  D. Baker (LA)            11
  E. Cabell (HOU)          11
  W. Cromartie (MON)       11
  P. Garner (PIT)          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)         15
  D. Kingman (CHI)         13
  D. Murphy (ATL)          13
  A. Dawson (MON)          11
  G. Matthews (ATL)         9
  W. Stargell (PIT)         9
  G. Carter (MON)           8
  R. Cey (LA)               7
  S. Garvey (LA)            7
  D. Lopes (LA)             7

RBI:

  D. Murphy (ATL)          36
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         34
  G. Foster (CIN)          33
  D. Kingman (CHI)         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)          13
  T. Scott (STL)           12
  J. Cruz (HOU)            11
  D. Lopes (LA)            11
  F. Taveras (NY)          11
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          10
  J. Morgan (CIN)          10
  D. Concepcion (CIN)       9
  K. Griffey (CIN)          9

Caught Stealing:

  T. Puhl (HOU)            10
  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:

  M. Schmidt (PHI)         31
  B. North (SF)            30
  G. Tenace (SD)           28
  T. Simmons (STL)         27
  J. Bench (CIN)           24
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          24
  P. Rose (PHI)            24
  J. Burroughs (ATL)       23
  R. Cey (LA)              23
  J. Clark (SF)            22

Strikeouts:

  D. Kingman (CHI)         38
  G. Foster (CIN)          35
  J. Clark (SF)            30
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         29
  D. Lopes (LA)            28
  A. Dawson (MON)          27
  P. Garner (PIT)          27
  L. Parrish (MON)         27
  J. Burroughs (ATL)       26
  R. Scott (MON)           26

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