Tuesday May 22, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of May 22, 1979:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Cincinnati      1419  203   395   79   12   28   192   37    9  159   250  .278
Philadelphia    1349  203   371   74   10   34   193   32   15  157   186  .275
Montreal        1312  175   350   75    8   38   163   27   16  116   228  .267
Pittsburgh      1287  175   341   67   16   40   153   34   16  100   194  .265
Chicago         1258  163   332   61    8   37   150   10    9  124   173  .264
St. Louis       1377  162   363   66   20   23   155   25   18  109   204  .264
Atlanta         1347  175   349   59    5   40   166   16   14  135   209  .259
Los Angeles     1482  189   379   66    9   44   184   32   17  151   219  .256
Houston         1492  179   376   64    9   21   169   48   24  141   206  .252
San Diego       1489  179   361   52   14   27   165   15   16  159   184  .242
San Francisco   1386  201   330   45   13   28   183   28   15  150   210  .238
New York        1233  135   289   51    7   21   130   35   20  133   186  .234

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Pete Rose (PHI)          40  155   27   56  17   0   1   21   6   2   24    9  .361
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 Winfield (SD)       44  169   26   57  12   5   8   28   2   3   20   17  .337
Dave Concepcion (CIN)    39  165   34   55   8   3   5   26   9   2   17   16  .333
Gary Carter (MON)        35  124   23   41   9   0   8   26   1   1   15   14  .331
Joe Morgan (CIN)         32  105   24   34  12   1   3   11  11   0   22   14  .324
Dave Parker (PIT)        37  145   28   46  10   3   6   16   7   0   14   23  .317
Ray Knight (CIN)         39  146   17   46  11   0   0   14   2   1   16   15  .315
Jerry Royster (ATL)      38  143   23   45   6   1   0   12   7   2   14   16  .315

 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         38  143   23   45   6   1   0   12   7   2   14   16  .315
Gary Matthews         40  164   26   48  12   2   9   25   4   2   13   19  .293
Bob Horner             8   29    4    8   0   0   3   10   0   0    3    3  .276
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
Rowland Office        35   35    7    9   1   0   2    8   0   0    5    6  .257
Pepe Frias            36  108    6   27   6   0   1   11   1   0    5    9  .250
Mike Lum              35   93   12   23   5   0   1    9   0   2    8   13  .247
Jeff Burroughs        40  144   17   35   7   0   3   11   0   1   23   26  .243
Glenn Hubbard         40  151   18   36   5   0   1   10   0   4   16   17  .238
Bruce Benedict        12   37    1    7   1   0   0    3   0   1    6    2  .189
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         22   46    6   16   4   0   0    6   0   0    1    4  .348
Ken Henderson          1    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .333
Dave Kingman          36  135   28   42   4   0  13   33   0   0   21   39  .311
Larry Biittner        15   13    0    4   0   0   0    3   0   0    2    3  .308
Mike Vail             17   33    6   10   1   1   2    6   0   0    4    4  .303
Steve Ontiveros       36  139   16   42   8   0   1   11   0   1   16   14  .302
Bobby Murcer          32   98   14   27   3   1   4   14   0   3   20    9  .276
Jerry Martin          35  130   13   35  11   0   4   20   0   0    5   16  .269
Ted Sizemore          36  121   14   31   4   0   2   10   1   0   15   10  .256
Ivan DeJesus          34  141   23   36   8   1   2    9   4   4   11   21  .255
Bill Buckner          36  159   20   40  10   3   5   23   3   1    6    9  .252
Tim Blackwell         10   19    2    4   0   1   0    4   0   0    8    4  .211
Gene Clines           10   10    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .200
Barry Foote           32  112    7   22   5   0   4   10   1   0    4   24  .196
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          19   24    3   10   0   0   0    3   0   0    2    6  .417
George Foster         37  144   22   49   6   2   6   33   0   1   18   35  .340
Dave Concepcion       39  165   34   55   8   3   5   26   9   2   17   16  .333
Joe Morgan            32  105   24   34  12   1   3   11  11   0   22   14  .324
Junior Kennedy        18   59   10   19   4   0   0    4   1   1    4    7  .322
Ray Knight            39  146   17   46  11   0   0   14   2   1   16   15  .315
Ken Griffey           39  171   25   53  11   1   2   15   9   1   14   19  .310
Vic Correll           11   28    4    8   2   0   1    3   0   0    4    8  .286
Dan Driessen          36  120   15   33   6   1   6   28   2   2   15   20  .275
Arturo DeFreitas      13   18    1    4   2   0   0    3   0   0    0    7  .222
Johnny Bench          33  115   15   25   3   0   2   21   2   0   24   22  .217
Cesar Geronimo        37  128   11   27   7   3   0   10   1   0    6   22  .211
Champ Summers         26   59   10   12   2   1   1   11   0   1   13   15  .203
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       30   59   10   19   3   2   0    8   2   3    9   14  .322
Jose Cruz             43  156   23   49   9   3   2   26  11   2   22   17  .314
Enos Cabell           44  175   19   52  11   0   4   28  13   6   10   20  .297
Craig Reynolds        40  168   21   48   6   2   0   14   5   2    4   13  .286
Cesar Cedeno          37  118   18   33  10   0   3   17  10   1   25   13  .280
Terry Puhl            43  170   29   45   4   1   4   10   7  10   18   15  .265
Bob Watson            43  155   15   39   4   0   3   18   0   0   15   22  .252
Julio Gonzalez        14   34    4    8   1   0   0    3   0   0    2    2  .235
Alan Ashby            35  116    6   26   6   1   1   16   0   0    8   25  .224
Bruce Bochy           15   41    4    9   1   0   1    3   0   0    2    7  .220
Art Howe              39  132   11   26   3   0   2   14   0   0    9   12  .197
Rafael Landestoy      35   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          17   10    5    6   2   0   0    0   1   1    0    0  .600
Manny Mota            11    9    0    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    1    1  .444
Von Joshua            25   46    8   16   3   0   3    6   0   1    0    7  .348
Steve Garvey          44  178   25   55   9   0   7   28   2   4    8   15  .309
Bill Russell          44  185   21   57   9   1   3   22   1   5    7   12  .308
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           42  162   22   45  12   0   3   16   3   2   12   19  .278
Derrel Thomas         35   91    9   24   4   2   0   10   4   1   12   10  .264
Gary Thomasson        35  108    9   28   2   1   3   17   2   0   17   18  .259
Pedro Guerrero         4    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250
Davey Lopes           44  179   37   43   7   4   8   14  12   2   21   29  .240
Joe Ferguson          30   92   11   18   3   0   5   21   0   0   21   21  .196
Reggie Smith          19   48    9    9   1   0   1    9   3   0   10   13  .188
Steve Yeager          31   90    8   15   2   1   4   11   0   0   10   16  .167
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
Jim Mason              8   14    1    5   2   0   0    3   0   1    1    2  .357
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      38  162   23   49  11   3   4   15   1   2    7   18  .303
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          38  159   29   44   9   3  11   27   5   3    8   28  .277
Tony Perez            35  132   19   35   6   0   5   22   1   0   11   26  .265
Chris Speier          37  120   12   31   6   0   2    9   0   0   17   14  .258
Duffy Dyer             5   12    0    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .250
Ellis Valentine       34  127   14   31   3   1   3   18   4   3   11   17  .244
Rodney Scott          38  151   18   33   5   0   1   15   9   4   21   26  .219
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
Joel Youngblood       34  104   15   32   8   0   6   16   5   4   15   11  .308
Lee Mazzilli          36  144   19   44   8   0   4   20   9   3   18   14  .306
Richie Hebner         31  113   15   33   5   1   3   21   1   1   18   16  .292
Steve Henderson       34  125   18   32   5   1   1   12   7   2   19   25  .256
Frank Taveras         27  110   15   25   2   1   0    2  10   2   10   16  .227
Elliott Maddox        13   23    1    5   1   0   0    2   0   1    3    2  .217
John Stearns          35  120   16   24   7   0   3   13   3   3   14   15  .200
Willie Montanez       33  131   12   26   7   0   2   11   0   1   12   16  .199
Ed Kranepool          15   26    2    5   1   0   1    5   0   0    4    2  .192
Doug Flynn            36  126    7   24   1   1   1   15   0   1    6   11  .191
Ron Hodges            17   19    0    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    2    5  .158
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          13   32    7   13   2   0   0    9   0   0    3    4  .406
Pete Rose             40  155   27   56  17   0   1   21   6   2   24    9  .361
Del Unser             25   44   10   15   3   0   0   10   1   0    3    6  .341
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            40  159   27   48   6   2   0    8   6   3   16    9  .302
Mike Schmidt          40  136   31   40   7   0  15   34   1   2   31   30  .294
Greg Luzinski         34  110   12   30   7   0   5   26   1   1   19   24  .273
Greg Gross            25   22    2    6   1   1   0    1   1   0    1    1  .273
Bob Boone             34  110   13   28   7   1   2   17   0   2   14    8  .255
Tim McCarver          13   27    1    6   1   1   0    3   0   0    4    4  .222
Bake McBride          38  143   24   31   2   3   4   18   7   2   12   16  .217
Rudy Meoli            16   39    1    8   3   0   0    6   1   0    5    8  .205
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       25   88   12   29   5   0   9   24   0   0    6   26  .330
Tim Foli              21   81   11   26   5   0   0   14   0   1    6    2  .321
Dave Parker           37  145   28   46  10   3   6   16   7   0   14   23  .317
Omar Moreno           37  152   25   47   3   5   2   17  17   7   12   17  .309
John Milner           28   75   10   21   5   1   6   20   2   1   14    9  .280
Steve Nicosia         17   54    6   15   4   0   3    6   0   0    3    2  .278
Lee Lacy              18   31    1    8   1   2   0    3   1   0    7    8  .258
Rennie Stennett       33  123   11   31   6   1   0    8   1   1    8   12  .252
Mike Easler           11    8    3    2   0   0   1    1   0   1    3    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
Phil Garner           35  129   21   31  11   1   2    8   2   4   12   27  .240
Bill Robinson         33  112   17   26   5   1   7   17   1   0    6   20  .232
Manny Sanguillen      12   15    3    3   2   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .200
Dale Berra            20   43    5    8   1   0   1    4   0   0    6    6  .186

 San Diego            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Dave Winfield         44  169   26   57  12   5   8   28   2   3   20   17  .337
Don Reynolds          18   24    5    8   1   1   0    5   0   0    3    4  .333
Fred Kendall          10   15    2    5   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .333
Broderick Perkins     32   50    6   15   0   0   0    7   0   0    4    5  .300
Bill Fahey            17   43    3   12   1   1   1    7   0   0    4    2  .279
Gene Richards         40  153   21   42   6   2   2   14   4   2   12   17  .275
Fernando Gonzalez     39  129   13   34   5   1   4   14   0   0    8   11  .264
Dan Briggs            25   50   11   13   3   1   2   11   0   0    5    8  .260
Jerry Turner          44  166   17   43   6   0   3   23   0   0   13   19  .259
Kurt Bevacqua         29   55    6   14   2   1   0    9   0   1   12    4  .255
Bill Almon            29   53    7   13   2   0   0    2   1   1    4   12  .245
Gene Tenace           39  112   16   27   0   1   5   15   0   2   30   25  .241
Barry Evans           40  133    7   27   4   0   1   11   0   2    4   14  .203
Mike Hargrove         39   95   13   18   4   0   0    6   0   2   22   10  .190
Ozzie Smith           42  150   19   23   3   1   0    7   7   3   14    7  .153

 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       42  158   24   48   8   2   2   23   2   2   11   17  .304
Larry Herndon         33   50    8   15   2   3   2   10   2   1    3   11  .300
Darrell Evans         42  151   25   44   4   1   5   21   3   3   19   14  .291
Jack Clark            41  152   22   41   8   1   4   25   1   1   22   30  .270
Willie McCovey        28   73    7   19   4   0   2   12   0   0    6   10  .260
Billy North           38  117   30   28   3   0   1    9   9   6   32   21  .239
Mike Ivie             30  100   12   22   1   1   5   19   1   0    6   23  .220
Roger Metzger         33  101   10   21   3   4   0   14   3   0    9    7  .208
Bill Madlock          39  149   22   30   5   1   3   24   4   2   11    9  .201
John Tamargo          22   46    5    9   2   0   2    3   0   0    3    6  .196
Rob Andrews           20   22    4    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            13   15    1    1   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    3  .067
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             30  101   13   38   1   2   2   11   3   4    4   13  .376
Mike Dimmel            6    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   1    0    0  .333
George Hendrick       38  124   15   39  11   1   2   18   1   0   12   20  .315
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           38  129   23   37   9   0   8   21   0   0   28    7  .287
Tony Scott            38  158   17   43   5   6   0   18  12   2    6   24  .272
Garry Templeton       37  148   16   40   2   3   0    8   4   4    3   26  .270
Keith Hernandez       39  158   23   42  12   3   4   26   1   2   13   21  .266
Ken Oberkfell         23   42   10   11   1   1   1    3   0   0    5    6  .262
Jerry Mumphrey        25   32    7    8   1   0   0    1   0   2    1    6  .250
Ken Reitz             39  149    8   36  13   0   2   20   1   0    7   21  .242
Mike Tyson            32   86    7   19   6   1   2   11   2   1    6   15  .221
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)         185
  D. Lopes (LA)           179
  S. Garvey (LA)          178
  E. Cabell (HOU)         175
  K. Griffey (CIN)        171
  T. Puhl (HOU)           170
  D. Winfield (SD)        169
  C. Reynolds (HOU)       168
  J. Turner (SD)          166
  D. Concepcion (CIN)     165

Runs Scored:

  D. Lopes (LA)            37
  D. Concepcion (CIN)      34
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         31
  B. North (SF)            30
  A. Dawson (MON)          29
  T. Puhl (HOU)            29
  D. Kingman (CHI)         28
  G. Maddox (PHI)          28
  D. Parker (PIT)          28
  L. Bowa (PHI)            27

Hits:

  B. Russell (LA)          57
  D. Winfield (SD)         57
  P. Rose (PHI)            56
  D. Concepcion (CIN)      55
  S. Garvey (LA)           55
  K. Griffey (CIN)         53
  E. Cabell (HOU)          52
  W. Cromartie (MON)       49
  J. Cruz (HOU)            49
  G. Foster (CIN)          49

Doubles:

  P. Rose (PHI)            17
  L. Parrish (MON)         15
  K. Reitz (STL)           13
  D. Baker (LA)            12
  K. Hernandez (STL)       12
  G. Matthews (ATL)        12
  J. Morgan (CIN)          12
  D. Winfield (SD)         12
  E. Cabell (HOU)          11
  W. Cromartie (MON)       11

Triples:

  T. Scott (STL)            6
  O. Moreno (PIT)           5
  D. Winfield (SD)          5
  D. Lopes (LA)             4
  R. Metzger (SF)           4
  B. Buckner (CHI)          3
  D. Concepcion (CIN)       3
  W. Cromartie (MON)        3
  J. Cruz (HOU)             3
  A. Dawson (MON)           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
  D. Lopes (LA)             8
  T. Simmons (STL)          8
  D. Winfield (SD)          8

RBI:

  D. Murphy (ATL)          36
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         34
  G. Foster (CIN)          33
  D. Kingman (CHI)         33
  E. Cabell (HOU)          28
  D. Driessen (CIN)        28
  S. Garvey (LA)           28
  D. Winfield (SD)         28
  A. Dawson (MON)          27
  G. Carter (MON)          26

Stolen Bases:

  O. Moreno (PIT)          17
  E. Cabell (HOU)          13
  D. Lopes (LA)            12
  T. Scott (STL)           12
  F. Taveras (NY)          12
  J. Cruz (HOU)            11
  J. Morgan (CIN)          11
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          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:

  B. North (SF)            32
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         31
  G. Tenace (SD)           30
  T. Simmons (STL)         28
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          25
  J. Bench (CIN)           24
  P. Rose (PHI)            24
  J. Burroughs (ATL)       23
  R. Cey (LA)              23
  J. Clark (SF)            22

Strikeouts:

  D. Kingman (CHI)         39
  G. Foster (CIN)          35
  J. Clark (SF)            30
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         30
  D. Lopes (LA)            29
  A. Dawson (MON)          28
  P. Garner (PIT)          27
  L. Parrish (MON)         27
  J. Burroughs (ATL)       26
  T. Perez (MON)           26


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