Saturday May 26, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League batting statistics through games of May 26, 1979:

   Club          AB    R     H    2B   3B   HR   RBI   SB   CS   BB    SO   Avg
Cincinnati      1561  218   434   86   12   33   205   41   10  166   270  .278
Chicago         1403  181   380   67    8   41   167   10   10  134   191  .271
Philadelphia    1445  205   388   78   11   35   195   34   15  163   205  .269
Montreal        1344  178   360   77    9   38   165   29   16  117   233  .268
Pittsburgh      1393  186   369   74   17   41   163   35   17  114   214  .265
Los Angeles     1595  211   419   70   10   51   206   33   17  160   231  .263
St. Louis       1411  165   370   67   20   23   158   29   18  111   209  .262
Atlanta         1446  190   376   64    5   43   179   18   15  145   228  .260
Houston         1600  194   403   69   10   22   184   51   25  146   221  .252
New York        1376  159   330   58    9   23   153   39   21  145   203  .240
San Diego       1586  183   380   55   14   28   169   15   17  166   195  .240
San Francisco   1507  213   354   49   13   33   193   31   17  161   227  .235

 Batting Leaders         G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Pete Rose (PHI)          43  166   27   59  18   0   1   21   6   2   25   10  .355
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
Lee Mazzilli (NY)        40  159   27   53  12   1   4   25  11   3   21   15  .333
Gary Carter (MON)        36  128   23   42  10   0   8   26   1   1   15   15  .328
Dave Winfield (SD)       47  180   26   59  13   5   8   29   2   3   20   18  .328
Joel Youngblood (NY)     38  123   20   40   9   1   7   19   5   5   16   13  .325
Ray Knight (CIN)         43  161   19   52  12   0   1   15   2   1   17   16  .323
Steve Garvey (LA)        47  191   28   61  10   0   8   32   2   4    8   16  .319
Jose Cruz (HOU)          46  166   25   53  11   3   3   29  12   2   24   18  .319

 Atlanta              G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Charlie Spikes        19   19    6    8   4   0   1    5   0   0    3    5  .421
Dale Murphy           39  141   26   49   3   1  13   36   2   1   19   24  .348
Joe Nolan             13   18    2    6   3   0   0    1   0   0    3    4  .333
Jerry Royster         41  156   26   47   7   1   0   14   7   2   14   18  .301
Bob Horner            10   37    5   11   0   0   4   11   0   0    4    4  .297
Rowland Office        38   44    8   13   2   0   2    9   1   0    5    6  .296
Gary Matthews         43  174   29   51  12   2  10   29   4   2   16   22  .293
Barry Bonnell         40  136   17   37   4   1   6   19   1   1    8   16  .272
Pepe Frias            39  118    9   31   6   0   1   12   2   1    6   10  .263
Mike Lum              38  100   12   25   6   0   1   10   0   2    8   13  .250
Jeff Burroughs        43  155   18   38   7   0   4   14   0   1   25   26  .245
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         26   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          40  150   29   46   5   0  14   35   0   0   22   43  .307
Mike Vail             19   34    6   10   1   1   2    6   0   0    5    5  .294
Bill Buckner          40  177   22   51  12   3   5   25   3   1    6    9  .288
Larry Biittner        17   14    0    4   0   0   0    3   0   0    2    3  .286
Jerry Martin          39  146   17   40  11   0   4   21   0   0    6   16  .274
Bobby Murcer          36  115   14   31   3   1   4   14   0   3   21   12  .270
Ted Sizemore          40  138   16   37   6   0   2   13   1   0   15   12  .268
Ivan DeJesus          38  157   26   41   8   1   2   10   4   4   14   23  .261
Mick Kelleher          9   21    3    5   1   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .238
Barry Foote           36  125    9   26   5   0   6   14   1   0    5   25  .208
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
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          23   38    4   15   1   0   1    6   0   1    2    8  .395
George Foster         37  144   22   49   6   2   6   33   0   1   18   35  .340
Junior Kennedy        20   65   11   21   4   0   0    5   1   1    4    7  .323
Ray Knight            43  161   19   52  12   0   1   15   2   1   17   16  .323
Joe Morgan            35  116   24   37  13   1   3   11  11   0   23   14  .319
Dave Concepcion       43  181   34   57   8   3   5   26  10   2   18   16  .315
Ken Griffey           43  189   27   58  12   1   4   19  10   1   14   22  .307
Vic Correll           12   30    5    9   2   0   1    3   0   0    4    8  .300
Dan Driessen          40  137   18   38   7   1   6   28   3   2   15   23  .277
Johnny Bench          37  128   17   31   4   0   3   23   3   0   26   24  .242
Arturo DeFreitas      13   18    1    4   2   0   0    3   0   0    0    7  .222
Cesar Geronimo        40  134   13   29   8   3   0   11   1   0    8   22  .216
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            12   17    1    2   0   0   1    3   0   0    1    2  .118
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
Jeffrey Leonard       32   68   11   22   3   2   0   13   2   3    9   17  .324
Jose Cruz             46  166   25   53  11   3   3   29  12   2   24   18  .319
Enos Cabell           47  187   21   55  11   0   4   29  14   6   10   21  .294
Craig Reynolds        43  179   23   50   6   2   0   14   5   2    4   13  .279
Cesar Cedeno          40  129   20   35  12   0   3   17  10   1   27   14  .271
Terry Puhl            46  184   31   49   4   1   4   13   7  10   18   16  .266
Bob Watson            45  159   15   39   4   0   3   18   0   0   16   22  .245
Julio Gonzalez        16   42    5   10   1   0   0    3   1   0    2    3  .238
Alan Ashby            38  127    7   29   6   1   1   19   0   0    8   26  .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              40  133   11   27   3   1   2   14   0   0    9   12  .203
Rafael Landestoy      36   26    7    5   0   0   0    3   0   0    3    3  .192
Jimmy Sexton          17   15    3    2   0   0   0    0   0   1    1    0  .133
Jesus Alou            16   15    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
Pedro Guerrero         6    6    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .333
Steve Garvey          47  191   28   61  10   0   8   32   2   4    8   16  .319
Bill Russell          47  199   22   62   9   1   3   22   1   5    7   12  .312
Dusty Baker           45  174   27   53  12   1   4   20   3   2   14   19  .305
Rick Monday           12   33    2   10   0   0   0    2   0   0    5    6  .303
Ron Cey               37  125   18   36   7   0   7   19   3   1   23   26  .288
Gary Thomasson        37  116   12   32   2   1   4   19   2   0   17   21  .276
Derrel Thomas         38  100   11   27   5   2   1   12   4   1   12   11  .270
Davey Lopes           47  189   39   44   7   4   9   17  13   2   23   30  .233
Reggie Smith          22   61   11   14   2   0   1   10   3   0   12   14  .230
Joe Ferguson          33  101   12   20   4   0   6   25   0   0   23   22  .198
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          40  159   27   53  12   1   4   25  11   3   21   15  .333
Joel Youngblood       38  123   20   40   9   1   7   19   5   5   16   13  .325
Bruce Boisclair       21   30    4    9   2   1   0    0   0   2    0    9  .300
Richie Hebner         35  131   16   39   5   1   3   26   1   1   18   16  .298
Gil Flores            19   18    2    5   0   0   0    4   0   0    0    5  .278
Steve Henderson       38  141   20   39   5   1   2   16   8   2   20   26  .277
Willie Montanez       37  145   15   30   8   0   2   12   0   1   14   16  .207
Frank Taveras         31  126   18   26   2   1   0    2  11   2   11   19  .206
John Stearns          39  133   17   27   7   0   3   17   3   3   14   16  .203
Elliott Maddox        14   26    1    5   1   0   0    2   0   1    5    5  .192
Ed Kranepool          17   27    2    5   1   0   1    5   0   0    4    2  .185
Doug Flynn            40  136    8   25   2   1   1   15   0   1    7   13  .184
Ron Hodges            19   22    0    4   1   0   0    1   0   0    3    5  .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          16   39    7   14   2   0   0   10   0   0    5    6  .359
Pete Rose             43  166   27   59  18   0   1   21   6   2   25   10  .355
Mike Anderson         16   15    4    5   1   0   0    1   0   0    5    3  .333
Del Unser             27   49   10   15   3   0   0   10   1   0    3    7  .306
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          38  145   28   43  11   2   6   23   7   2    5   18  .297
Mike Schmidt          43  148   31   42   8   0  15   34   1   2   31   37  .284
Greg Luzinski         37  121   12   31   7   0   5   26   1   1   20   27  .256
Bob Boone             37  119   14   30   7   1   3   18   0   2   16    9  .252
Greg Gross            28   25    2    6   1   1   0    1   1   0    1    1  .240
Bake McBride          41  155   24   35   2   3   4   18   8   2   12   17  .226
Rudy Meoli            19   50    2   10   4   1   0    6   1   0    5   10  .200
Tim McCarver          16   30    1    6   1   1   0    3   0   0    4    4  .200
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
Bud Harrelson          1    0    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       28  100   12   32   6   0   9   25   0   0    8   29  .320
Omar Moreno           40  166   26   53   5   6   2   21  18   7   12   22  .319
Dave Parker           40  157   29   48  10   3   6   16   7   1   17   27  .306
Mike Easler           14   10    5    3   0   0   2    3   0   1    4    1  .300
Tim Foli              24   92   11   27   5   0   0   14   0   1    7    3  .294
John Milner           31   86   11   24   5   1   6   20   2   1   16    9  .279
Steve Nicosia         18   55    6   15   4   0   3    6   0   0    3    3  .273
Ed Ott                29  106   10   27   5   1   3   10   0   0    1   11  .255
Rennie Stennett       34  124   12   31   6   1   0    8   1   1    9   12  .250
Lee Lacy              21   40    2   10   1   2   0    3   1   0    7    9  .250
Frank Taveras         11   45    4   11   3   0   0    1   2   1    0    2  .244
Phil Garner           37  130   21   31  11   1   2    8   2   4   13   28  .239
Bill Robinson         35  114   17   27   5   1   7   19   1   0    6   20  .237
Dale Berra            23   53    7   12   3   0   1    4   0   0    9    8  .226
Manny Sanguillen      14   17    3    3   2   0   0    0   0   0    0    1  .177

 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         47  180   26   59  13   5   8   29   2   3   20   18  .328
Broderick Perkins     34   55    6   17   0   0   0    7   0   0    4    7  .309
Don Reynolds          20   26    5    8   1   1   0    5   0   0    4    4  .308
Gene Richards         43  164   24   46   7   2   2   14   4   3   13   17  .281
Bill Fahey            18   45    3   12   1   1   1    7   0   0    4    3  .267
Jerry Turner          46  172   17   44   6   0   3   23   0   0   13   19  .256
Dan Briggs            27   55   11   14   3   1   2   12   0   0    6    8  .255
Fernando Gonzalez     42  139   14   35   5   1   5   15   0   0    8   12  .252
Gene Tenace           42  121   16   29   1   1   5   15   0   2   31   25  .240
Bill Almon            31   55    7   13   2   0   0    2   1   1    4   13  .236
Kurt Bevacqua         32   65    6   15   2   1   0   10   0   1   13    5  .231
Mike Hargrove         42  103   13   21   4   0   0    6   0   2   23   10  .204
Barry Evans           42  133    7   27   4   0   1   11   0   2    4   14  .203
Ozzie Smith           45  159   19   24   3   1   0    7   7   3   15    8  .151

 San Francisco        G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS   BB   SO   Avg
Max Venable           19    9    5    3   0   0   0    0   2   0    1    1  .333
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       46  172   24   50   8   2   2   24   2   2   14   19  .291
Jack Clark            45  168   24   47   9   1   5   27   1   1   23   33  .280
Darrell Evans         46  166   26   45   5   1   5   21   3   3   19   14  .271
Willie McCovey        30   79    8   20   4   0   3   13   0   0    6   11  .253
Mike Ivie             32  105   12   24   1   1   5   20   2   0    8   23  .229
Billy North           42  132   32   30   3   0   1    9  10   7   34   25  .227
Rob Andrews           22   23    4    5   0   0   0    1   0   0    3    1  .217
Bill Madlock          43  162   24   35   6   1   4   25   4   3   13    9  .216
Roger Metzger         36  112   10   21   3   4   0   14   4   0    9   10  .188
John Tamargo          24   51    5    9   2   0   2    4   0   0    3    7  .177
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)         199
  S. Garvey (LA)          191
  K. Griffey (CIN)        189
  D. Lopes (LA)           189
  E. Cabell (HOU)         187
  T. Puhl (HOU)           184
  D. Concepcion (CIN)     181
  D. Winfield (SD)        180
  C. Reynolds (HOU)       179
  B. Buckner (CHI)        177

Runs Scored:

  D. Lopes (LA)            39
  D. Concepcion (CIN)      34
  B. North (SF)            32
  T. Puhl (HOU)            31
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         31
  A. Dawson (MON)          30
  D. Kingman (CHI)         29
  G. Matthews (ATL)        29
  D. Parker (PIT)          29
  S. Garvey (LA)           28

Hits:

  B. Russell (LA)          62
  S. Garvey (LA)           61
  P. Rose (PHI)            59
  D. Winfield (SD)         59
  K. Griffey (CIN)         58
  D. Concepcion (CIN)      57
  E. Cabell (HOU)          55
  D. Baker (LA)            53
  J. Cruz (HOU)            53
  L. Mazzilli (NY)         53

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
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          12
  K. Griffey (CIN)         12
  K. Hernandez (STL)       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
  G. Matthews (ATL)        10
  D. Lopes (LA)             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
  J. Cruz (HOU)            29
  G. Matthews (ATL)        29
  D. Winfield (SD)         29
  D. Driessen (CIN)        28

Stolen Bases:

  O. Moreno (PIT)          18
  E. Cabell (HOU)          14
  D. Lopes (LA)            13
  T. Scott (STL)           13
  F. Taveras (NY)          13
  J. Cruz (HOU)            12
  L. Mazzilli (NY)         11
  J. Morgan (CIN)          11
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          10
  D. Concepcion (CIN)      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)            34
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         31
  G. Tenace (SD)           31
  T. Simmons (STL)         29
  C. Cedeno (HOU)          27
  J. Bench (CIN)           26
  J. Burroughs (ATL)       25
  P. Rose (PHI)            25
  J. Cruz (HOU)            24
  R. Cey (LA)              23

Strikeouts:

  D. Kingman (CHI)         43
  M. Schmidt (PHI)         37
  G. Foster (CIN)          35
  J. Clark (SF)            33
  D. Lopes (LA)            30
  W. Stargell (PIT)        29
  A. Dawson (MON)          28
  P. Garner (PIT)          28
  G. Luzinski (PHI)        27
  D. Parker (PIT)          27


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