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Wednesday May 23, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of May 23, 1979:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Cincinnati      1454  208   404   80   12   31   197   38    9  160   257  .278
Philadelphia    1382  204   379   76   11   34   194   32   15  158   192  .274
Montreal        1344  178   360   77    9   38   165   29   16  117   233  .268
Pittsburgh      1319  175   349   69   16   40   153   35   16  101   196  .265
Chicago         1258  163   332   61    8   37   150   10    9  124   173  .264
St. Louis       1411  165   370   67   20   23   158   29   18  111   209  .262
Los Angeles     1519  193   393   67   10   44   188   32   17  154   221  .259
Atlanta         1376  181   355   62    5   40   170   16   14  138   218  .258
Houston         1528  184   385   66    9   21   174   51   24  143   213  .252
San Diego       1520  181   367   54   14   27   167   15   16  161   189  .241
San Francisco   1415  201   333   45   13   28   183   28   16  151   213  .235
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)          41  159   27   56  17   0   1   21   6   2   24    9  .352
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)       45  173   26   58  13   5   8   29   2   3   20   17  .335
Gary Carter (MON)        36  128   23   42  10   0   8   26   1   1   15   15  .328
Dave Concepcion (CIN)    40  169   34   55   8   3   5   26   9   2   17   16  .325
Joe Morgan (CIN)         33  109   24   35  12   1   3   11  11   0   22   14  .321
Jose Cruz (HOU)          44  159   24   51  10   3   2   28  12   2   23   18  .321
Omar Moreno (PIT)        38  156   25   50   4   5   2   17  18   7   12   17  .321
Ray Knight (CIN)         40  150   18   48  11   0   1   15   2   1   16   15  .320

 Atlanta              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Charlie Spikes        17   17    5    6   3   0   1    5   0   0    3    5  .353
Dale Murphy           39  141   26   49   3   1  13   36   2   1   19   24  .348
Jerry Royster         39  147   24   46   6   1   0   14   7   2   14   18  .313
Gary Matthews         41  167   27   48  12   2   9   25   4   2   14   21  .287
Bob Horner             8   29    4    8   0   0   3   10   0   0    3    3  .276
Barry Bonnell         38  132   17   36   4   1   6   19   1   1    8   15  .273
Joe Nolan             12   15    2    4   3   0   0    1   0   0    2    3  .267
Pepe Frias            37  111    8   29   6   0   1   11   1   0    5    9  .261
Rowland Office        36   39    7   10   2   0   2    9   0   0    5    6  .256
Mike Lum              36   96   12   24   6   0   1   10   0   2    8   13  .250
Glenn Hubbard         40  151   18   36   5   0   1   10   0   4   16   17  .238
Jeff Burroughs        41  148   17   35   7   0   3   11   0   1   23   26  .237
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         17   28    5    2   2   0   0    2   1   0    4   13  .071
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          20   28    4   11   0   0   1    5   0   0    2    6  .393
George Foster         37  144   22   49   6   2   6   33   0   1   18   35  .340
Dave Concepcion       40  169   34   55   8   3   5   26   9   2   17   16  .325
Junior Kennedy        18   59   10   19   4   0   0    4   1   1    4    7  .322
Joe Morgan            33  109   24   35  12   1   3   11  11   0   22   14  .321
Ray Knight            40  150   18   48  11   0   1   15   2   1   16   15  .320
Ken Griffey           40  175   25   54  12   1   2   16   9   1   14   20  .309
Vic Correll           11   28    4    8   2   0   1    3   0   0    4    8  .286
Dan Driessen          37  124   16   35   6   1   6   28   3   2   15   22  .282
Arturo DeFreitas      13   18    1    4   2   0   0    3   0   0    0    7  .222
Johnny Bench          34  118   16   26   3   0   3   22   2   0   25   22  .220
Cesar Geronimo        38  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             9   11    1    1   0   0   1    2   0   0    1    2  .091

 Houston              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Jose Cruz             44  159   24   51  10   3   2   28  12   2   23   18  .321
Jeffrey Leonard       31   63   10   19   3   2   0    8   2   3    9   17  .302
Enos Cabell           45  179   20   53  11   0   4   29  14   6   10   20  .296
Craig Reynolds        41  173   22   49   6   2   0   14   5   2    4   13  .283
Cesar Cedeno          38  121   19   34  11   0   3   17  10   1   26   14  .281
Terry Puhl            44  175   29   46   4   1   4   11   7  10   18   16  .263
Bob Watson            44  156   15   39   4   0   3   18   0   0   15   22  .250
Julio Gonzalez        15   37    4    9   1   0   0    3   1   0    2    2  .243
Alan Ashby            36  120    6   27   6   1   1   17   0   0    8   25  .225
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
Denny Walling         16   13    2    2   0   0   0    2   0   0    5    2  .154
Jimmy Sexton          15   14    3    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .143
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          18   14    5    7   2   0   0    0   1   1    0    0  .500
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
Bill Russell          45  190   22   60   9   1   3   22   1   5    7   12  .316
Steve Garvey          45  183   26   57  10   0   7   30   2   4    8   15  .312
Rick Monday           12   33    2   10   0   0   0    2   0   0    5    6  .303
Dusty Baker           43  166   23   49  12   1   3   17   3   2   13   19  .295
Ron Cey               35  119   18   35   7   0   7   19   3   1   23   23  .294
Derrel Thomas         36   94    9   25   4   2   0   11   4   1   12   10  .266
Gary Thomasson        36  111   10   29   2   1   3   17   2   0   17   19  .261
Pedro Guerrero         4    4    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .250
Davey Lopes           45  181   37   43   7   4   8   14  12   2   21   29  .238
Reggie Smith          20   52    9   11   1   0   1    9   3   0   11   13  .212
Joe Ferguson          31   95   11   18   3   0   5   21   0   0   22   21  .190
Steve Yeager          32   91    8   15   2   1   4   11   0   0   10   16  .165
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           36  128   23   42  10   0   8   26   1   1   15   15  .328
Warren Cromartie      39  166   23   50  11   3   4   16   1   2    7   20  .301
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          39  163   30   45   9   3  11   27   6   3    8   28  .276
Tony Perez            36  136   19   37   6   1   5   23   1   0   11   26  .272
Chris Speier          38  123   12   32   7   0   2    9   0   0   17   14  .260
Duffy Dyer             5   12    0    3   1   0   0    0   0   0    1    2  .250
Ellis Valentine       35  131   14   32   3   1   3   18   4   3   11   18  .244
Rodney Scott          39  155   20   35   5   0   1   15  10   4   21   26  .226
Tommy Hutton          18   14    5    3   1   0   0    1   0   0    2    1  .214
Ken Macha             11   13    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    2    6  .077

 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          14   34    7   14   2   0   0   10   0   0    4    4  .412
Pete Rose             41  159   27   56  17   0   1   21   6   2   24    9  .352
Mike Anderson         16   15    4    5   1   0   0    1   0   0    5    3  .333
Del Unser             26   48   10   15   3   0   0   10   1   0    3    7  .313
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          41  140   31   41   8   0  15   34   1   2   31   33  .293
Greg Luzinski         35  114   12   31   7   0   5   26   1   1   19   25  .272
Greg Gross            26   23    2    6   1   1   0    1   1   0    1    1  .261
Bob Boone             35  114   13   29   7   1   2   17   0   2   14    8  .254
Rudy Meoli            17   43    2   10   4   1   0    6   1   0    5    8  .233
Bake McBride          39  147   24   33   2   3   4   18   7   2   12   17  .225
Tim McCarver          14   28    1    6   1   1   0    3   0   0    4    4  .214
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
Omar Moreno           38  156   25   50   4   5   2   17  18   7   12   17  .321
Tim Foli              22   82   11   26   5   0   0   14   0   1    7    2  .317
Willie Stargell       26   92   12   29   5   0   9   24   0   0    6   27  .315
Dave Parker           38  149   28   46  10   3   6   16   7   0   14   23  .309
John Milner           29   79   10   23   5   1   6   20   2   1   14    9  .291
Steve Nicosia         17   54    6   15   4   0   3    6   0   0    3    2  .278
Lee Lacy              19   35    1    9   1   2   0    3   1   0    7    8  .257
Rennie Stennett       33  123   11   31   6   1   0    8   1   1    8   12  .252
Ed Ott                27   97    8   24   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
Mike Easler           12    9    3    2   0   0   1    1   0   1    3    1  .222
Manny Sanguillen      12   15    3    3   2   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .200
Dale Berra            21   47    5    9   2   0   1    4   0   0    6    6  .192

 San Diego            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Dave Winfield         45  173   26   58  13   5   8   29   2   3   20   17  .335
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     33   54    6   17   0   0   0    7   0   0    4    7  .315
Gene Richards         41  156   23   44   7   2   2   14   4   2   13   17  .282
Bill Fahey            17   43    3   12   1   1   1    7   0   0    4    2  .279
Dan Briggs            25   50   11   13   3   1   2   11   0   0    5    8  .260
Fernando Gonzalez     40  133   13   34   5   1   4   14   0   0    8   11  .256
Jerry Turner          45  170   17   43   6   0   3   23   0   0   13   19  .253
Bill Almon            29   53    7   13   2   0   0    2   1   1    4   12  .245
Gene Tenace           40  116   16   28   0   1   5   15   0   2   30   25  .241
Kurt Bevacqua         30   58    6   14   2   1   0   10   0   1   12    5  .241
Barry Evans           40  133    7   27   4   0   1   11   0   2    4   14  .203
Mike Hargrove         40   96   13   18   4   0   0    6   0   2   22   10  .188
Ozzie Smith           43  152   19   23   3   1   0    7   7   3   15    7  .151

 San Francisco        G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Max Venable           18    8    5    3   0   0   0    0   2   0    1    1  .375
Johnnie Lemaster      15   45    9   15   1   0   1    6   1   0    5    7  .333
Larry Herndon         33   50    8   15   2   3   2   10   2   1    3   11  .300
Terry Whitfield       43  161   24   48   8   2   2   23   2   2   12   17  .298
Darrell Evans         43  154   25   44   4   1   5   21   3   3   19   14  .286
Jack Clark            42  156   22   42   8   1   4   25   1   1   22   31  .269
Willie McCovey        29   76    7   19   4   0   2   12   0   0    6   10  .250
Billy North           39  121   30   29   3   0   1    9   9   7   32   22  .240
Mike Ivie             30  100   12   22   1   1   5   19   1   0    6   23  .220
Rob Andrews           21   23    4    5   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    1  .217
Roger Metzger         34  104   10   21   3   4   0   14   3   0    9    8  .202
Bill Madlock          40  152   22   30   5   1   3   24   4   2   11    9  .197
John Tamargo          23   48    5    9   2   0   2    3   0   0    3    6  .188
Marc Hill             31   94   10   15   0   0   1    8   0   0   11   13  .160
Mike Sadek            14   16    1    1   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    3  .063
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             31  105   13   40   1   2   2   11   4   4    4   14  .381
Mike Dimmel            6    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   1    0    0  .333
George Hendrick       39  128   15   39  11   1   2   18   1   0   12   20  .305
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           39  132   23   38   9   0   8   21   0   0   29    7  .288
Garry Templeton       38  152   17   41   2   3   0    9   5   4    3   26  .270
Tony Scott            39  161   18   43   5   6   0   18  13   2    7   24  .267
Ken Oberkfell         24   45   11   12   1   1   1    3   1   0    5    6  .267
Keith Hernandez       40  162   23   43  12   3   4   27   1   2   13   21  .265
Jerry Mumphrey        26   32    7    8   1   0   0    1   0   2    1    6  .250
Ken Reitz             40  153    8   37  14   0   2   21   1   0    7   23  .242
Mike Tyson            33   87    7   19   6   1   2   11   2   1    6   15  .218
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           14   10    1    1   0   0   1    4   0   0    3    3  .100
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)         190
  S. Garvey (LA)          183
  D. Lopes (LA)           181
  E. Cabell (HOU)         179
  K. Griffey (CIN)        175
  T. Puhl (HOU)           175
  C. Reynolds (HOU)       173
  D. Winfield (SD)        173
  J. Turner (SD)          170
  D. Concepcion (CIN)     169

Runs Scored:

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

Hits:

  B. Russell (LA)          60
  D. Winfield (SD)         58
  S. Garvey (LA)           57
  P. Rose (PHI)            56
  D. Concepcion (CIN)      55
  K. Griffey (CIN)         54
  E. Cabell (HOU)          53
  J. Cruz (HOU)            51
  W. Cromartie (MON)       50
  O. Moreno (PIT)          50

Doubles:

  P. Rose (PHI)            17
  L. Parrish (MON)         15
  K. Reitz (STL)           14
  D. Winfield (SD)         13
  D. Baker (LA)            12
  K. Griffey (CIN)         12
  K. Hernandez (STL)       12
  G. Matthews (ATL)        12
  J. Morgan (CIN)          12
  E. Cabell (HOU)          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
  S. Garvey (LA)           30
  E. Cabell (HOU)          29
  D. Winfield (SD)         29
  J. Cruz (HOU)            28
  D. Driessen (CIN)        28
  A. Dawson (MON)          27

Stolen Bases:

  O. Moreno (PIT)          18
  E. Cabell (HOU)          14
  T. Scott (STL)           13
  J. Cruz (HOU)            12
  D. Lopes (LA)            12
  F. Taveras (NY)          12
  J. Morgan (CIN)          11
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          10
  R. Scott (MON)           10
  D. Concepcion (CIN)       9

Caught Stealing:

  T. Puhl (HOU)            10
  O. Moreno (PIT)           7
  B. North (SF)             7
  E. Cabell (HOU)           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)         29
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          26
  J. Bench (CIN)           25
  P. Rose (PHI)            24
  J. Burroughs (ATL)       23
  R. Cey (LA)              23
  J. Cruz (HOU)            23

Strikeouts:

  D. Kingman (CHI)         39
  G. Foster (CIN)          35
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         33
  J. Clark (SF)            31
  D. Lopes (LA)            29
  A. Dawson (MON)          28
  P. Garner (PIT)          27
  L. Parrish (MON)         27
  W. Stargell (PIT)        27
  J. Burroughs (ATL)       26


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