Friday May 25, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of May 25, 1979:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Cincinnati      1527  215   426   85   12   32   203   39   10  164   267  .279
Philadelphia    1413  204   383   77   11   34   194   32   15  160   199  .271
Montreal        1344  178   360   77    9   38   165   29   16  117   233  .268
Chicago         1366  177   365   65    8   41   164   10   10  133   188  .267
Los Angeles     1562  210   413   68   10   51   205   33   17  159   225  .264
St. Louis       1411  165   370   67   20   23   158   29   18  111   209  .262
Pittsburgh      1356  178   355   70   17   41   155   35   16  104   207  .262
Atlanta         1407  185   362   62    5   42   174   17   14  143   224  .257
Houston         1560  185   390   68    9   21   175   51   25  145   217  .250
San Diego       1555  183   374   55   14   28   169   15   17  162   190  .241
New York        1342  149   319   57    9   21   143   37   21  140   196  .238
San Francisco   1474  209   346   47   13   32   189   29   17  156   222  .235

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Pete Rose (PHI)          42  162   27   58  18   0   1   21   6   2   25   10  .358
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)       46  177   26   59  13   5   8   29   2   3   20   17  .333
Lee Mazzilli (NY)        39  155   25   51  12   1   4   22  10   3   20   14  .329
Gary Carter (MON)        36  128   23   42  10   0   8   26   1   1   15   15  .328
Ray Knight (CIN)         42  157   19   51  12   0   1   15   2   1   17   15  .325
Dave Concepcion (CIN)    42  177   34   57   8   3   5   26  10   2   18   16  .322
Joe Morgan (CIN)         34  112   24   36  13   1   3   11  11   0   23   14  .321
Jose Cruz (HOU)          45  162   24   52  11   3   2   28  12   2   24   18  .321

 Atlanta              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Charlie Spikes        18   18    5    7   3   0   1    5   0   0    3    5  .389
Dale Murphy           39  141   26   49   3   1  13   36   2   1   19   24  .348
Bob Horner             9   32    5   10   0   0   4   11   0   0    4    3  .313
Jerry Royster         40  151   24   46   6   1   0   14   7   2   14   18  .305
Gary Matthews         42  169   28   48  12   2   9   25   4   2   16   22  .284
Rowland Office        37   40    7   11   2   0   2    9   0   0    5    6  .275
Barry Bonnell         39  135   17   37   4   1   6   19   1   1    8   16  .274
Joe Nolan             12   15    2    4   3   0   0    1   0   0    2    3  .267
Pepe Frias            38  114    9   30   6   0   1   11   2   0    6   10  .263
Mike Lum              37   96   12   24   6   0   1   10   0   2    8   13  .250
Jeff Burroughs        42  151   18   36   7   0   4   14   0   1   24   26  .238
Glenn Hubbard         41  152   18   36   5   0   1   10   0   4   16   18  .237
Bruce Benedict        13   40    1    7   1   0   0    3   0   1    6    2  .175
Mike Macha             6   13    2    2   0   0   0    1   0   0    1    5  .154
Darrel Chaney         18   32    5    2   2   0   0    2   1   0    4   14  .063
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         25   48    6   18   4   0   0    7   0   1    1    4  .375
Ken Henderson          1    3    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .333
Steve Ontiveros       38  145   18   46   8   0   2   14   0   1   17   15  .317
Dave Kingman          39  146   29   46   5   0  14   35   0   0   22   41  .315
Mike Vail             18   34    6   10   1   1   2    6   0   0    4    5  .294
Larry Biittner        16   14    0    4   0   0   0    3   0   0    2    3  .286
Bill Buckner          39  172   22   49  12   3   5   25   3   1    6    9  .285
Jerry Martin          38  142   16   38  11   0   4   21   0   0    6   16  .268
Bobby Murcer          35  111   14   29   3   1   4   14   0   3   21   12  .261
Ivan DeJesus          37  152   26   39   8   1   2    9   4   4   14   22  .257
Ted Sizemore          39  133   15   33   5   0   2   11   1   0   15   12  .248
Barry Foote           35  121    9   25   5   0   6   14   1   0    5   25  .207
Gene Clines           10   10    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .200
Tim Blackwell         11   22    2    4   0   1   0    4   0   0    9    5  .182
Mick Kelleher          8   17    1    3   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .177
Steve Dillard         10    6    4    1   0   0   0    0   1   0    3    1  .167
Sam Mejias            13    4    1    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    3  .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          22   35    4   15   1   0   1    6   0   1    2    8  .429
George Foster         37  144   22   49   6   2   6   33   0   1   18   35  .340
Ray Knight            42  157   19   51  12   0   1   15   2   1   17   15  .325
Junior Kennedy        20   65   11   21   4   0   0    5   1   1    4    7  .323
Dave Concepcion       42  177   34   57   8   3   5   26  10   2   18   16  .322
Joe Morgan            34  112   24   36  13   1   3   11  11   0   23   14  .321
Ken Griffey           42  185   26   56  12   1   3   18   9   1   14   22  .303
Vic Correll           12   30    5    9   2   0   1    3   0   0    4    8  .300
Dan Driessen          39  133   17   37   7   1   6   28   3   2   15   23  .278
Johnny Bench          36  124   16   28   3   0   3   22   2   0   26   24  .226
Arturo DeFreitas      13   18    1    4   2   0   0    3   0   0    0    7  .222
Cesar Geronimo        39  132   13   29   8   3   0   11   1   0    6   22  .220
Champ Summers         27   60   10   12   2   1   1   11   0   1   13   15  .200
Rick Auerbach         16   25    3    4   2   0   0    2   0   0    0    4  .160
Paul Blair            11   16    1    2   0   0   1    3   0   0    1    2  .125
Ken Henderson          1    1    0    0   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    0  .000

 Houston              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Jose Cruz             45  162   24   52  11   3   2   28  12   2   24   18  .321
Jeffrey Leonard       31   63   10   19   3   2   0    8   2   3    9   17  .302
Enos Cabell           46  183   20   53  11   0   4   29  14   6   10   21  .290
Craig Reynolds        42  176   22   49   6   2   0   14   5   2    4   13  .278
Cesar Cedeno          39  125   19   34  11   0   3   17  10   1   26   14  .272
Terry Puhl            45  179   29   47   4   1   4   12   7  10   18   16  .263
Bob Watson            45  159   15   39   4   0   3   18   0   0   16   22  .245
Julio Gonzalez        15   37    4    9   1   0   0    3   1   0    2    2  .243
Alan Ashby            37  123    6   28   6   1   1   17   0   0    8   25  .228
Bruce Bochy           16   42    4    9   1   0   1    3   0   0    2    7  .214
Denny Walling         17   14    3    3   1   0   0    2   0   0    5    2  .214
Art Howe              39  132   11   26   3   0   2   14   0   0    9   12  .197
Rafael Landestoy      36   26    7    5   0   0   0    3   0   0    3    3  .192
Jimmy Sexton          16   14    3    2   0   0   0    0   0   1    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          19   15    5    7   2   0   0    0   1   1    0    0  .467
Manny Mota            12    9    0    4   0   0   0    2   0   0    2    1  .444
Von Joshua            26   46    8   16   3   0   3    6   0   1    0    7  .348
Bill Russell          46  195   22   62   9   1   3   22   1   5    7   12  .318
Steve Garvey          46  187   28   59  10   0   8   32   2   4    8   15  .316
Dusty Baker           44  170   27   52  12   1   4   19   3   2   14   19  .306
Rick Monday           12   33    2   10   0   0   0    2   0   0    5    6  .303
Ron Cey               36  121   18   36   7   0   7   19   3   1   23   24  .298
Gary Thomasson        37  116   12   32   2   1   4   19   2   0   17   21  .276
Derrel Thomas         37   97   11   26   4   2   1   12   4   1   12   11  .268
Davey Lopes           46  185   39   44   7   4   9   17  13   2   23   29  .238
Reggie Smith          21   57   10   13   1   0   1   10   3   0   12   13  .228
Joe Ferguson          32   98   12   20   4   0   6   25   0   0   22   21  .204
Pedro Guerrero         5    5    0    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .200
Johnny Oates           5    6    1    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .167
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

 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          13   24    3   10   1   1   0    5   0   0    3    3  .417
Lee Mazzilli          39  155   25   51  12   1   4   22  10   3   20   14  .329
Joel Youngblood       37  119   18   38   9   1   6   18   5   5   15   12  .319
Bruce Boisclair       20   29    4    9   2   1   0    0   0   2    0    9  .310
Richie Hebner         34  126   15   37   5   1   3   24   1   1   18   16  .294
Gil Flores            19   18    2    5   0   0   0    4   0   0    0    5  .278
Steve Henderson       37  138   19   37   5   1   1   14   8   2   19   25  .268
Frank Taveras         30  122   16   26   2   1   0    2  10   2   10   18  .213
Willie Montanez       36  142   14   29   8   0   2   12   0   1   13   16  .204
John Stearns          38  130   17   26   7   0   3   15   3   3   14   16  .200
Elliott Maddox        14   26    1    5   1   0   0    2   0   1    5    5  .192
Ron Hodges            18   21    0    4   1   0   0    1   0   0    3    5  .191
Ed Kranepool          17   27    2    5   1   0   1    5   0   0    4    2  .185
Doug Flynn            39  132    7   24   1   1   1   15   0   1    7   11  .182
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          15   37    7   14   2   0   0   10   0   0    5    4  .378
Pete Rose             42  162   27   58  18   0   1   21   6   2   25   10  .358
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
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
Garry Maddox          37  141   28   42  11   2   6   23   6   2    5   18  .298
Mike Schmidt          42  144   31   42   8   0  15   34   1   2   31   35  .292
Greg Luzinski         36  118   12   31   7   0   5   26   1   1   19   27  .263
Greg Gross            27   24    2    6   1   1   0    1   1   0    1    1  .250
Bob Boone             36  117   13   29   7   1   2   17   0   2   14    9  .248
Bake McBride          40  151   24   34   2   3   4   18   7   2   12   17  .225
Rudy Meoli            18   46    2   10   4   1   0    6   1   0    5    9  .217
Tim McCarver          15   29    1    6   1   1   0    3   0   0    4    4  .207
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           39  161   26   51   4   6   2   17  18   7   12   20  .317
Willie Stargell       27   96   12   30   6   0   9   24   0   0    7   28  .313
Dave Parker           39  154   28   47  10   3   6   16   7   0   14   26  .305
Mike Easler           13   10    4    3   0   0   2    3   0   1    3    1  .300
Tim Foli              23   87   11   26   5   0   0   14   0   1    7    2  .299
John Milner           30   81   10   23   5   1   6   20   2   1   15    9  .284
Steve Nicosia         17   54    6   15   4   0   3    6   0   0    3    2  .278
Lee Lacy              20   38    2   10   1   2   0    3   1   0    7    9  .263
Rennie Stennett       33  123   11   31   6   1   0    8   1   1    8   12  .252
Frank Taveras         11   45    4   11   3   0   0    1   2   1    0    2  .244
Phil Garner           36  129   21   31  11   1   2    8   2   4   13   27  .240
Ed Ott                28  101    8   24   3   1   3    9   0   0    1   11  .238
Bill Robinson         34  113   17   26   5   1   7   17   1   0    6   20  .230
Dale Berra            22   51    5   10   2   0   1    4   0   0    6    8  .196
Manny Sanguillen      13   16    3    3   2   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .188

 San Diego            G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Fred Kendall          11   16    2    6   0   0   0    0   0   0    1    0  .375
Dave Winfield         46  177   26   59  13   5   8   29   2   3   20   17  .333
Don Reynolds          19   25    5    8   1   1   0    5   0   0    3    4  .320
Broderick Perkins     33   54    6   17   0   0   0    7   0   0    4    7  .315
Bill Fahey            17   43    3   12   1   1   1    7   0   0    4    2  .279
Gene Richards         42  160   24   44   7   2   2   14   4   3   13   17  .275
Dan Briggs            26   53   11   14   3   1   2   12   0   0    6    8  .264
Fernando Gonzalez     41  137   14   35   5   1   5   15   0   0    8   11  .256
Jerry Turner          45  170   17   43   6   0   3   23   0   0   13   19  .253
Bill Almon            30   53    7   13   2   0   0    2   1   1    4   12  .245
Gene Tenace           41  120   16   29   1   1   5   15   0   2   30   25  .242
Kurt Bevacqua         31   62    6   14   2   1   0   10   0   1   12    5  .226
Barry Evans           41  133    7   27   4   0   1   11   0   2    4   14  .203
Mike Hargrove         41  100   13   20   4   0   0    6   0   2   22   10  .200
Ozzie Smith           44  155   19   23   3   1   0    7   7   3   15    8  .148

 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      16   48    9   15   1   0   1    6   1   0    5    7  .313
Larry Herndon         34   50    8   15   2   3   2   10   2   1    3   11  .300
Terry Whitfield       45  169   24   50   8   2   2   24   2   2   12   18  .296
Jack Clark            44  163   23   45   8   1   5   26   1   1   23   33  .276
Darrell Evans         45  162   25   44   4   1   5   21   3   3   19   14  .272
Willie McCovey        30   79    8   20   4   0   3   13   0   0    6   11  .253
Billy North           41  128   31   29   3   0   1    9   9   7   33   24  .227
Rob Andrews           22   23    4    5   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    1  .217
Mike Ivie             31  102   12   22   1   1   5   19   1   0    7   23  .216
Bill Madlock          42  158   23   33   6   1   3   24   4   3   13    9  .209
Roger Metzger         35  108   10   21   3   4   0   14   4   0    9    9  .194
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            16   22    3    3   1   0   1    4   0   0    2    4  .136
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)         195
  S. Garvey (LA)          187
  K. Griffey (CIN)        185
  D. Lopes (LA)           185
  E. Cabell (HOU)         183
  T. Puhl (HOU)           179
  D. Concepcion (CIN)     177
  D. Winfield (SD)        177
  C. Reynolds (HOU)       176
  B. Buckner (CHI)        172

Runs Scored:

  D. Lopes (LA)            39
  D. Concepcion (CIN)      34
  B. North (SF)            31
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         31
  A. Dawson (MON)          30
  D. Kingman (CHI)         29
  T. Puhl (HOU)            29
  S. Garvey (LA)           28
  G. Maddox (PHI)          28
  G. Matthews (ATL)        28

Hits:

  B. Russell (LA)          62
  S. Garvey (LA)           59
  D. Winfield (SD)         59
  P. Rose (PHI)            58
  D. Concepcion (CIN)      57
  K. Griffey (CIN)         56
  E. Cabell (HOU)          53
  D. Baker (LA)            52
  J. Cruz (HOU)            52
  R. Knight (CIN)          51

Doubles:

  P. Rose (PHI)            18
  L. Parrish (MON)         15
  K. Reitz (STL)           14
  J. Morgan (CIN)          13
  D. Winfield (SD)         13
  D. Baker (LA)            12
  B. Buckner (CHI)         12
  K. Griffey (CIN)         12
  K. Hernandez (STL)       12
  R. Knight (CIN)          12

Triples:

  O. Moreno (PIT)           6
  T. Scott (STL)            6
  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)         14
  D. Murphy (ATL)          13
  A. Dawson (MON)          11
  D. Lopes (LA)             9
  G. Matthews (ATL)         9
  W. Stargell (PIT)         9
  G. Carter (MON)           8
  S. Garvey (LA)            8
  T. Simmons (STL)          8

RBI:

  D. Murphy (ATL)          36
  D. Kingman (CHI)         35
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         34
  G. Foster (CIN)          33
  S. Garvey (LA)           32
  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
  D. Lopes (LA)            13
  T. Scott (STL)           13
  J. Cruz (HOU)            12
  F. Taveras (NY)          12
  J. Morgan (CIN)          11
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          10
  D. Concepcion (CIN)      10
  L. Mazzilli (NY)         10

Caught Stealing:

  T. Puhl (HOU)            10
  O. Moreno (PIT)           7
  B. North (SF)             7
  E. Cabell (HOU)           6
  B. Russell (LA)           5
  J. Youngblood (NY)        5
  L. Brock (STL)            4
  I. DeJesus (CHI)          4
  P. Garner (PIT)           4
  S. Garvey (LA)            4

Walks:

  B. North (SF)            33
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         31
  G. Tenace (SD)           30
  T. Simmons (STL)         29
  J. Bench (CIN)           26
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          26
  P. Rose (PHI)            25
  J. Burroughs (ATL)       24
  J. Cruz (HOU)            24
  R. Cey (LA)              23

Strikeouts:

  D. Kingman (CHI)         41
  G. Foster (CIN)          35
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         35
  J. Clark (SF)            33
  D. Lopes (LA)            29
  A. Dawson (MON)          28
  W. Stargell (PIT)        28
  P. Garner (PIT)          27
  G. Luzinski (PHI)        27
  L. Parrish (MON)         27


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